Introduction by Benjamin Adamah — 7Evocation — 105 Early Grimoires in Translation — 15I. Theosophia Pneumatica — 24Preface — 25Spirits, Olympian Spirits — 30The Olympian Spirits, Spiritus Olympici — 31Characters, Signs, or Seals — 33A True Spirit-Knower (Geist-Kündiger) — 34What each spirit gives and when they should be called — 37How to Summon Spirits or Angels — 44The preparation to attain the knowledge of spirits is sevenfold — 49Appendix — 52II.Arbatel de Magia Veturum — 58Arbatel — 61Aphorisms — 63Scientia Boni — 95Scientia Mali — 96Appendix — 97III. Faust’s Coercion of Hell — 104What a Magus or the Master should do or take into account during the operation — 106Citation of Prince Pluto — 109Aratron — 113IV. The Pentacles of the Seven Olympic Spirits — 118A Secret Seal — 119A Special Seal — 121A Cross Description, which also includes a Conjuration — 121The Pentacles of the Seven Olympic Spirits — 123V.A true and brief description of the Mercury rod — 132Preparation of a Mercurial Rod from Electrum — 135Oration — 136General Appendix — 141Literature — 149The Olympic Spirits constitute a group of seven occult entities that dwell between the angelic and demonic realms. They are documented in various Renaissance and post-Renaissance grimoires.5 Early Grimoires of The Olympic Spirits is the first publication in the series German Occult Manuscripts in Translation. The Olympic Spirits, also known as 'Olympick Spirits' or 'Olympian Spirits', constitute a group of seven occult entities that dwell between the angelic and demonic realms. They are documented in various Renaissance and post-Renaissance works on ceremonial magic. Like the planetary angels, they are all linked to a specific planet.This is the first book that compiles various 16th and 17th-century occult documents centered around the Olympic Spirits to provide a deeper understanding from a magical and historical point of view. Three German grimoires, one 'Olympic' chapter from the Faust grimoires, and one original Latin manuscript published in Prague, are offered to you in English translation - including editorial notes, an introduction, and a planetary hours appendix.These works are:• Theosophia Pneumatica (1686)• The German Arbatel de Magia Veturum (1686)• Fausti Höllenzwang - Mirakel-Kunst und Wunder-Buch (1504)• The Faustian chapter Die Pentacula derer Sieben Olympischen Geister (1505) containing beautiful deviant Olympic Spirits sigils• The Latin Vera Atque Brevis Descriptio Virgulae Mercurialis (1532)The latter is a rare magico-alchemical treatise on the Olympic Spirits.