This Changes Solomonic Magic Forever
About this episode
This episode explores Gal Sofer’s study of Solomonic magic and its implications for understanding the grimoire tradition.
What if everything you thought you knew about Solomonic magic was wrong? In this video, I explore Gal Sofer’s groundbreaking study of Solomonic magic and why it changes the way we understand the Key of Solomon, the Goetia, and the wider grimoire tradition. Far from being a single, unified body of ancient magical wisdom, these texts emerge as a fluid network shaped by scribes, translations, and centuries of adaptation across Jewish, Christian, Arabic, Greek, and Latin traditions. We will look at the real history behind Solomonic texts, the myth of the “original” grimoire, the Jewish roots of demon-summoning traditions, and why this matters not only for scholars of Western esotericism but also for contemporary practitioners. If you are interested in grimoires, ceremonial magic, the Key of Solomon, the Lesser Key, or the history of Western occultism, this episode will give you a much deeper understanding of what is really at stake. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 MY COURSES 👩🏻‍🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE 🔗 https://www.drangelapuca.com/ BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/services SUBSTACK ✉️ https://substack.com/@drangelapuca BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩…
People in this episode
Host: Dr Angela Puca
Topics covered
- Solomonic magic
- grimoire tradition
- Western esotericism
- demon-summoning
- ceremonial magic
- Key of Solomon
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Key of Solomon, Goetia, Lesser Key, Solomonic magic, grimoire tradition
Places: Jewish, Christian, Arabic, Greek, Latin
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