Prepare thyself This famous magical grimoire is a powerful tome, purportedly written by King Solomon, the 10th-century monarch rumored in legend to be a master magician himself. Deciphered from ancient documents found in the depths of the British Museum, this 1888 work-translated by one of the most notorious Victorian occultists-was the first appearance in the English language of the hidden secrets and potent incantations of the Old Magic. Discover the archaic mysteries of. . exorcising demons . laying curses . rendering oneself invisible . making a magic carpet . claiming treasure possessed by spirits . and much more British magician and eccentric SAMUEL LIDDELL MACGREGOR MATHERS 1854-1918 also wrote The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage and The Kabbalah Unveiled.