Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition
No. 22, Vol. 3. Vernal Equinox 2012

 


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J. S. Kupperman

Editorial Staff
J. S. Kupperman
Frater L.
Samuel Scarborough

Web Design and Development
J. S. Kupperman

Contributors
J. D. Lavoie
J. S. Kupperman
Samuel Scarborough

The Cover Art:

Table of Evocation

The seals of the spirits Barbatos, Buer, Naberios, Zagan and Dantalion, under the auspices of the Hexagonal Seal and Pentagram of Solomon the King.

By J. S. Kupperman

Things That Go Bump Whenever the Hell They Want
Editorial by J. S. Kupperman

A brief introduction to the issue, as well as information on the upcoming JWMT Conference!

An Urban Fantasy Writer's Guide to Classical Demonology
by J. S. Kupperman

A brief introduction to the world of classical demonology and how it has been put to use by authors of Contemporary and Urban Fantasy.

The Life and Spells of David Murgatroyd Part I: His Life and the Michael Scot Invocation
by J. D. Lavoie

This article contains the story of David Murgatroyd a 1970s magician from Yorkshire, England and concerns the version of a spell that he had attributed to the 13th century philosopher Michael Scot in his handwritten leather grimoire (i. e. a mutilated Bible case in which he bound a hand written spell book). This article includes a brief history of the life of David Murgatroyd and his employment of this rare spell and the original historical sources from which he drew.

The Life and Spells of David Murgatroyd Part II: Compendium of Unnatural Black Magic
by J. D. Lavoie


Book Reviews
Sufism for Western Seekers - J.S. Kupperman
Merlin and the Grail Tradition - Samuel Scarborough

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