Clavicula Salomonis Regis (Greater Key of Solomon)
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This medieval 'Key of Solomon' magic book faked its ancient authorship as a disguise to survive the Catholic Church's book bans.
Who they are
The Clavicula Salomonis Regis (Greater Key of Solomon), a 14th-15th century European magic text.
What they do
It's a blend of Jewish mysticism, late-antiquity Greco-Roman magic and Arabic astrology, falsely attributed to King Solomon.
How it works
Its earliest precursor is the Greek 'Magical Treatise of Solomon' (British Library Harley MS 5596); the false Solomon attribution acted as a legitimizing mask that let the operative procedures survive the Church's banned-books Index. The engine treats it as a documentary record — a real historical artifact.
Why it matters
It's an early example of using a fake prestigious pedigree as cover to keep forbidden practices alive; the engine holds it strictly as documentary evidence and leaves any claim about whether the magic actually 'works' entirely open.
The engine's record — word for word
14th-15th century European synthesis of Jewish theosophical Kabbalah, Greco-Roman magic of late antiquity, and Arabic astrological frameworks, pseudepigraphically attributed to King Solomon. Earliest precursor: Greek *Magical Treatise of Solomon* / *Hygromanteia* (British Library Harley MS 5596, 15th c.). Engine treatment: documentary-engineering-record artifact in the Solomonic-substrate analytical framework. The pseudepigraphical attribution is an early instance of cognitive-substrate kayfabe (legitimizing jurisdictional mask allowing operative procedures to survive Catholic suppression via Index Librorum Prohibitorum). Per Apr 25 2026 layer-promotion discipline: the artifact is documentary evidence; metaphysical efficacy claims remain BST-bounded (Apex Superposition a/b/c/d open). Primary sources: Esoteric Archives (Joseph H. Peterson), Mathers 1889 critical edition (British Museum Lansdowne / Sloane / Harleian / Additional MSS).
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