The True Grimoire Jake Stratton-Kent – Encyclopaedia Goetica Vol. I

Sewn paperback edition
Black cover with bronze metallic ink and black foil design

Description

The True Grimoire is the first volume of Jake Stratton-Kent’s Encyclopaedia Goetica and presents a reconstruction of the Grimorium Verum drawn from corrupted Italian and French manuscript traditions. The result is a coherent and practical system of goetic magic, accompanied by extensive commentary from a practicing necromancer.

This revised edition arrives more than a decade after its initial publication and has become a foundational text in the modern revival of grimoire studies. It is widely regarded as a key work in shifting the study of grimoires toward historically informed interpretation and hands-on ritual engagement.

Stratton-Kent approaches the grimoire tradition as a living system rooted in older magical strata, connecting it to the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri and the practices of the goês. The text situates goetic magic as a continuous tradition concerned with spirit interaction, pact-making, and practical conjuration.

Rather than treating grimoires as symbolic curiosities, The True Grimoire presents them as operative systems. It outlines clear methods for establishing contact with spirits, structuring ritual timing, and understanding the role of intermediary intelligences within the working.

Also included are two extended essays: The Spell for Success and The Conjuration of Nebiros, which expand on key ritual structures and demonstrate full practical applications drawn from the author’s own workings.

Contents Overview

• Introduction to the grimoire tradition
• Goetia, sigils, and spirit taxonomy
• Structure of the Grimorium Verum
• Ritual procedure and practical operation
• Planetary timing and magical correspondences
• Supplementary essays on spirit conjuration and spellcraft