Why should we challenge the assumption that the Greek magical text, the Hygromanteia, is really the source of the Key of Solomon? Why is Frankenstein’s Monster a better way to look at the collection of ‘Solomonic’ manuscripts? What is a ‘Solomonic network’ with ‘genes’, ‘nodes’ and ‘clusters’? Dr. Gal Sofer - scholar, medical doctor and translator - discusses his first book, Solomonic Magic: Methodology, Texts, and Histories (Brill 2025), answers your Patreon supporter questions and more!
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►⚡Dr. Sofer’s ‘Solomonic Magic’ tome - https://brill.com/display/title/64906

►✅Dr. Sofer’s Academia page: - https://bgu.academia.edu/GalSofer
►▶️Dr. Sofer Lecture: Wisdom and Command | The Magical Seals of Solomon - https://youtu.be/iu5lPccZLyw?si=XdTw7iZwA2bUV9UP
►▶️Dr. Sofer Lecture: From Seals to Pentacles| The Magical Seals of Solomon - https://youtu.be/zgjeysr5OK0?si=SLSiY04YxDt5U2mm
►Email Dr. Sofer - gal.sofer1@gmail.com

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00:00 Intro
2:52 Esoteric + Medical interests
8:52 Deep Manuscript Interest
12:23 Genes, Nodes and Clusters
27:46 SSM and Manuscript Evolution
35:36 Role of Scribes in Narrative!
46:54 Liber Bileth Analysis
1:13:44 Key of Solomon Analysis
1:40:36 Ḥover Ḥaver and Babylonian Talmud
2:06:15 Hygromanteia Analysis
2:58:59 Future Work and Projects

#168 - Hygromanteia, Liber Bileth, & Solomonic Networks with Dr. Gal Sofer