Mirror of Solomon: The True Grimoire

& the Angel Anael

by Taliesin McKnight

This version of the "mirror of Solomon" comes from the True Grimoire (Latin:
Grimorium Verum). This is a scrying device used to divine with the aid of the
Angel Anael.
Materials:
*Black scrying mirror
*White cloth
*Red Paint
*Appropriate incense
This ritual actually takes 45 days to perform. During this period (a universal rule
in grimoires) one should commit no sin in thought or deed, practice acts of
kindness and piety, and try to be as spiritually "pure" as possible. After all, you
will be working with an angel, and it's important to be as pure as possible when
dealing with angels. You have to get up to their frequency, so-to-speak."
Otherwise, your contact with the angel will fail.

Obtain a black mirror and a white cloth. Cense the mirror in purifying smoke and
asperge with blessed water. Ask God to purify the mirror with a sincere heart.

Wrap the mirror in the white cloth and keep it in a safe place free from any
negative energy unti the specified time of the working.

On the night of the New Moon during the 1st hour after sunset, go to a window,
look up with devotion to the Creator and say the following prayer:
"O Eternal! O King Eternal! God Ineffable! Thou who hast created all things for
love of me, and by a secret judgment for the health of Man do Thou deign to look
upon me [Name], Thy most unworthy servant, and upon my intention. Vouchsafe
to send unto me Thy Angel Anael, even upon THIS mirror, who doth order,
command, and ordain his companions and Thy subjects, whom Thou hast made!
O Thou Almighty Lord, who hast been, who art, and who shalt remain eternally,
that in Thy Name may they judge and act justly, instructing me in all that I shall
require of them."

Cast upon burning coals any suitable incense, and while casting, recite the
following three times:
"In this, by this, and with this, which I pour out before Thy face, O God, my God,
who art blessed, Three and One, and in the most sublime exaltation, who sittest
above the Cherubim and above the Seraphim, who wilt judge the world by fire.
Hear Thou me!

Then, breathe upon the mirror three times. Say:

"Come, Anael! Come! And may it be thy good pleasure to be with me by thy will,
in the name of the [making the Sign of the Cross] Father most mighty, of the Son
most wise, in the name of the Holy Spirit most living! Come, Anael, in the name

of the terrible JEHOVAH! Come, Anael, by the virtue of the immortal ELOHIM!
Come, Anael, by the right arm of the mighty METATRON! Do thou come unto me
[speak your name over mirror], and so command thy subjects that in love, joy,
and peace they may manifest unto my eyes the things which are hidden from me!
So be it. Amen."

Lift up your eyes to heaven and say:

"O Lord Almighty, who dost cause all things to move according to Thy good
pleasure! Hear Thou my prayer and may my desire be agreeable unto Thee!
Lord, O Lord! If Thou wilt, condescend to look upon this mirror and bless it, that
so Anael, one of Thy servants, may pause thereon with his companions to satisfy
me, [name], Thy poor and humble servant, O God, blessed and exalted above all
the heavenly spirits, who livest and reignest forever and ever! Amen."

Make the Sign of the Cross over yourself and then upon the mirror. Every day for
45 days repeat the Sign of the Cross on yourself and the mirror. On a daily basis,
pray to the Angel Anael and also pray to God with devotion and sincerity in your
heart. Ask Anael each day to use the mirror to reveal things hidden from your
sight. Practice righteousness and avoid any and all impurity during this 45 day
period. Abstain from alcohol and other intoxicants, abstain from sex and overabundance of food. Sexual abstinence, refraining from intoxicants, and fasting
with prayers is common to almost all grimoires. This period should be specially
dedicated to physical and emotional purity and special devotion to the Divine.
Such ascetic practices has been known to induce altered stated of
consciousness and to prepare the magus for deep, spiritual work.

At the end of this 45 day period, you should begin to "feel" the presence of the

angel in the mirror. And, henceforth, whenever you wish to scry in the mirror, light
a white candle on each side of the device, and recite the following prayer:
"Come, Anael! Come according to thy good pleasure!" Pray from your heart for
Anael to come and reveal the things you seek knowledge of. Then, simply gaze
into the mirror. This is will now be the standard procedure each time that you wish
to scry with the aid of the Angel.

To dismiss the angel when you are done with each session, merely recite the
following:
"I thank thee, Anael, because thou hast appeared and satisfied me. Do thou
therefore depart in peace and return when I shall call thee."

Producer Taliesin McKnight