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by Jeff Wilson
The Spirit Science
There have been many books over the eras that promise other worldly powers to those that read it. It makes since that many texts had magical powers in ancient times. Many people could not read so the words on the paper were inherently mysterious. The knowledge gained by reading these texts provided otherwise unknown information and could hear the opinions of people long dead. All of this combined, would definitely color how the masses saw certain books.
In the famous grimoire Lesser Keys Of Solomon, there is a book called Ars Notoria, or ‘The Notory Art Of Solomon’. This portion of the Lesser Keys Of Solomon is from the thirteenth century though parts were written as early as the twelfth centuries. There were many grimoires and other magical texts of the time, this one was more focused on prayers, meditations, and oral exercises rather than spells, potions and rituals.
The oldest of the texts found in The Lesser Keys Of Solomon, it promises a silver tongue, a ‘perfect memory’, and wisdom. As the book has gone through numerous and unauthorized revisions through the ages, it’s hard to quantify its success. Also, the original texts were written in mash up of ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. King Solomon himself used the original content of Ars Notoria to become as wise, compassionate and clever as he was made to be famous.
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Those books were the BIN of the day. Full of whackjobs and retardation.