Description

The Black Pullet is a book by an anonymous author, first published in the 18th century. This enigmatic grimoire presents itself as a practical manual of talismanic magic: instructions for crafting rings, amulets and sigils, rituals for commanding spirits, and techniques claimed to grant invisibility, wealth, and other extraordinary powers. Framed as the tale of a French officer who, during an Egyptian campaign, is rescued and schooled by a mysterious old man in the pyramids, the work blends hands-on magical recipes with an orientalist narrative voice, drawing on the Egyptomania and Hermetic curiosities that gripped Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Long a favourite among collectors of occult pamphlets and grimoires, the book has circulated in many editions and translations and is frequently paired with other popular texts of folk magic. Its mixture of storytelling and pragmatic ritual has influenced later compilations of ceremonial and talismanic lore and remains of interest to students of European esotericism, occultism, and the history of magical practice.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

Occultism and esotericism
Controlled discovery queries from global-grey matched “Occult Teachings and Traditions”. Retained metadata contains “Esotericism” in the description, “occult” in the description, “Occultism” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).
- “Occult Teachings and Traditions”· via Global Grey ebooks
- “Esotericism”· in description
- “occult”· in description
- “Occultism”· in description
- “occult”· in subject
- “Occult Teachings and Traditions”· in subject
Ritual magic and grimoires
Retained metadata contains “grimoire” in the description, “Grimoires” in the description, “Magic” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).
- “grimoire”· in description
- “Grimoires”· in description
- “Magic”· in description
- “grimoire”· in subject
- “Grimoires”· in subject
- “Magic”· in subject
Witchcraft and folk magic
Retained metadata contains “Folk magic” in the description.
- “Folk magic”· in description
Alchemy and Hermeticism
Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the description.
- “hermetic”· in description

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