Sixth & Seventh Book of Moses

A foundational text in the world of folk magic, the Sixth & Seventh Book of Moses brings together two influential apocryphal works attributed to Moses. Long circulated in occult, folk, and rootwork traditions, this restored edition presents the material with clarity, historical context, and corrected translations drawn from original German, Latin, and Hebrew sources.

Key Features:

• Restored and corrected edition: Based on Johann Scheible’s final 1880 English translation, with extensive corrections and restorations by Joseph Peterson to repair omissions, errors, and censored passages found in earlier printings.

• Historical magical texts: Contains the two apocryphal books ascribed to Moses, describing the biblical magic said to part seas, call plagues, and perform miraculous feats.

• Practical ritual material: Includes invocations, sacred words, and detailed seals intended for calling upon angelic forces to influence worldly conditions, from protection and prosperity to justice and spiritual authority.

• Widely used in folk traditions: A longstanding resource in American folk magic, including Pennsylvania Dutch practices, eclectic ceremonial magicians, African American root workers, and practitioners of voodoo and conjure.

• Expanded translated content: Features 35 pages of material never before translated into English, offering readers a more complete view of the text’s original scope.

• Extensive illustrations: Over 100 seals, signs, and sigils reproduced with clarity, providing visual tools central to the book’s ritual system.

• Large, durable format: Presented as a 7.34" x 10.22" hardcover with 320 pages, giving the text room for readable diagrams, seals, and historical notes.

This edition offers a clear, reliable presentation of one of the most influential works in Western folk magic, making it valuable for researchers, practitioners, and anyone seeking an authentic source of traditional ritual material.