Andromalius, Take Two by Camelia Elias

Andromalius, Take Two by Camelia Elias

The focus of this book is Andromalius, the 72nd demon in the Goetia, and how he functions as a mirror of Lucifer himself. In the process of illustrating the Lucifer/Andromalius entanglement, Camelia Elias tells stories about how Andromalius fares when dispatched to perform over and above what the Goetia prescribes. Andromalius doesn't merely deliver the mail, or 'find treasures, catch thieves, and punish the wicked, ' but rather functions as a spy, orchestrates dreams, and divines for missing links. Elias also tells stories about how pacts are made and by whom, and what literature, poetry, and Zen have to say about demonic encounters.

These stories are not merely anchored in the set descriptions of how to conjure a demon and put him to work that we find in most grimoires. Rather, they are stories of collaboration that are entirely based on an assessment of skill in relation to style. This book discusses style in magic, and about how the magician, occultist, or fortuneteller as a stylist manipulates with the perception of the received images of spirit personalities in grimoires. What is the grammar of these images and how does it participate in creating a unique signature for the magician in his encounter with demons?

In practical magic that aims at evocation, invocation, and conjuration of spirits and demons, it's one thing to go by the instruction book and match a demon's office and function with what the scope of an operation is, and quite another to think about how authority is established in heaven and hell. Without being ceremonial about working with the grimoires, the author contributes original, scholarly, and penetrating ideas to the philosophy and practice of demonology.

Elias, Camelia: - Camelia Elias, PhD & Dr.Phil. (habil.) is a former professor and chair of American Studies at Roskilde University. After 20 years in academia, she left her career to pursue her interests in teaching and writing on the philosophy and practice of reading cards. Currently she works with contemplative arts, oracular language, and martial arts cartomancy and Zen at her own school, Aradia Academy.

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ISBN 13	9788792633866
ISBN 10	8792633862
Title	Andromalius, Take Two
Author	Camelia Elias
Series	Divination
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Eyecorner Press
Year published	2022-10-22
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.