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The Book of Power

THE BOOK OF POWER

Originally Transcribed by Idres Shah

Introductory Note

The Book of Power was originally transcribed by Idres Shah from an 18th century manuscript, and he

speculates that it has come, whether in this current form or not, from the Middle Eastern magical

tradition. So far, there has only one text of The Book of Power has been found, Shah searched through

many major libraries following up various rumours, but never found another copy. The text contains

many interesting magical squares and cryptic references to numerological systems, probably in this case

the Arabic ABJD system. I have placed all of the footnotes at the end of the document, those by Shah I

formatted in italics . I cannot vouch for the accuracy of my Arabic renderings, but I have included them

nonetheless.

Cabbalistic Secrets of the Master Aptolcater, [ 1 ]

Mage of Adrianople, handed down from the greatest antiquity.

Englished from the Greek by J.D.A., under the patronage of Master A.N.K.B.,

and commenced on the 16th day of June, in The Year of Our Lord, 1724.

I. To overcome enemies of every kind

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Write this square, which follows, on white cloth with red or black colour. This is to be done at the New

Moon. Carry the spell with you, and it is better sewn to the clothing in the region of the heart. When it is

desired to overcome enemies, the word AIKAN [ 2 ] is to be spoken, with the head to the East; and the

twice again to the North and West. Here follows the square:

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A I K N

P R M C

D H T R

M M P M

2. To be revenged upon one that has done you hurt

Say RAIZINO [ 3 ] seven times, to the points of the compass, when you are alone, after nightfall. Then

take a blue wood pen, and write this square upon a dried, triangular leaf:

R A I Z I

I Z I A R

A Z B G D

B M M T M

[ 4 ]

When the leaf is complete, it must be burned in a lamp flame which has not been out for more than three

hours at a time. And there must be no other person within three hundred paces of you when you work. It

is best to do this in a place where no person visits, and always to carry with you a quantity of black cord,

ties around your right arm.

3. The killing of men by magic

There is great evil in killing by magic. It is not allowed by God, or man, and surely there cannot be any

doubt on this point. But it was done in times gone by, and this was the manner of their working:

A square with the number equal to seven times seven was made, and this was made in iron on a plate of

lead, and then was hanged in a running river for the space of seven times seven days. When it was ready,

it was brought by night back to the place where the experiment was to be made. Then there were needed:

a widow’s tear, the three first stones from the river bank, and shoes which had not been used for a year.

All these things were taken, and placed with the talisman in a box of wood which had been made without

nails. This was then buried, and the place where it lay was to be known to no man. When it was required

that the spell should work, the Worker made a picture of the things, and this he burned into a fire of

white wood, and he said the words over them. And these words were EOO EOO EOO MMOO

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ADADBASANA And there words he said seven times seven times, and then the man died.

And when it was all done at night, it was better, and there was nothing seen of it by others.

A man was killed by another man by this square:

M M B A B

B A B M M

M M B B A

A B B M M

It was written in white ink, made from clay and water, and on a black cloth, and the man who was to be

killed was to wear it near to his body. Then the man who was killing the other man writes it again five

and twenty times, on green silk, with a black ink. And it was done three hours after the dark. And if the

man wore it not, then he would only sicken, and die after seventy days. Otherwise he died in three days.

4. To travel instantly from one place to another by magic

The genie AMPHAROOL [ 5 ] presides over instant travel to all places, and he is the genie who was

called by King Solomon [ 6 ] the King of the Genies of Flying. "And he comes to you when you know his

name, and I is thus":

A M PH A

R O L A

M PH A R

O L A M

And this is the way which it is done. Five days after the full Moon, five things are to be taken: and they

are five stones, each one from a place where no sun is seen. Then the magician, taking his hat and shoes

in his hands, goes to a place where there are high winds, and he calls out In a loud voice, so that the genie

may hear him. And he calls upon him in these names: "AMPHA, ROLA, MPHAR, OLAM," as it is

written in the square. And the numbers of the words are also used. [ 7 ]

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The genie will come, and he will be high, and upon his back is a sack. In the sack, if you ask for it, is the

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Ring of Travel, and he will give it to you. And this ring is to be kept in a small woollen bag, and is to be

rubbed with quicksilver every thirty days. And when he comes, he is to be spoken to as an Amiyre, and

he is an Amiyre of the genii [ 8 ], and he speaks to you in all tongues, and also tells the manner of learning

them.

Later in the manuscript another -- and even more curious -- process for travelling instantly from one

place to another is included

To travel from one place to another, by flying as fast as the fastest hawk

This is a great secret, which was known to the sages of the earliest days, and it is known to some today,

though the art was for some time lost.

Take snow, and boil it with oil, on a fire of two kinds of wood (one white, the other red), and then put the

mixture in a bag made from a sheep’s bladder. When this has been in the bladder for a moon and a half,

allow the mixture to run into charcoal, and when all is taken up, powder it upon an alabaster table. This

powder is placed in a horn and when you want to fly, take a pinch of the powder and place it within the

pages of a book, and then put the book in your robe, in a place which has been prepared for it.

You will then take the book and sit with it in your hand, and think of the place which you are to fly. And

this takes longer at first. And when you are ready to fly, and will feel tired, and then you are to say,

"SISPI, SISPI," and you will instantly be at your destination.

When you want to return to the place from which you started, you are to say, "ITTSS, ITTSS," and you

will be back. And it is related of a king of former times that he used in this way to rule two lands, and

moved so rapidly from one to the other that it was not known until after a revolt took place and he had

fled from the first kingdom, that he was the king of two lands.

5. Protection from evil spirits and the mischievous

When you are performing a magical operation, whether it be of alchemy, or the white or red magic, it is

best always to have this square written on paper and bound to the left arm:

S D D D C

H T L T B

S D D D C

H T L T B

[ 9 ]

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And this is the talisman that David gave to Solomon the King, and with it he first was able to become

pure, and thus he attracted the first good spirit, and he brought the others to him, and he learned the

magical arts. So it is of great value.

6. To stop any man, animal, boat or cart from moving

This talisman came from India, and it was there much used against the insurrectionists by the kings of

that land. And when they learned it, they were able to rule without fear, and the enemies were unable to

conquer them.

The square is written on a green leaf with another leaf, in yellow ink, at any time of the day or night:

1 21 63 7

21 7 1 21

9 19 91 9

12 4 6 8

[ 10 ]

The use of this figure is simple and works at once. When you would use it proceed thus:

Look at the bird, or animal, or man, or boat or cart, while holding this leaf in your left hand. Pronounce

the words [sic] "1 21 63 7" [ 11 ] and then the words "12 4 6 8" [ 12 ] until they take effect, which is

rapidly. You must say the words quickly, and not in a high voice. And if there is any fear in you, or any

doubt, this will not happen. For you must learn that doubt is the destroyer of works of magic, and thus be

careful of your processes and your fear.

You must not tell anyone when you are doing this thing. If you tell one, then he must promise, in his

blood, that he will tell no more than one person. And when you are working, your head must be covered,

and if it is covered with a yellow cloth, it is better.

7. To cause love between two people

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Take three strings, one of each of the colours of earth, the sun and the moon. These are taken, and placed

tied together in a small jar of earthenware. When they have lain there for six days, add a little of the juice

of the jasmine flower.

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