Johann Scheibel

The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses Johann Scheibel

The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses is an 18th or 19th-century magical text allegedly written by Moses, and passed down as hidden (or lost) books of the Five Books of Moses or Pentateuch. A grimoire, a text of magical incantations and seals, purports to instruct the reader in the spells used to create the miracles portrayed in the Judaeo-Christian Bible. The work was printed with annexes or reputed Talmudic magic names, words, and incantation, many taken from Christian biblical passages. It shows diagrams of 'Seals': magical drawings accompanied by incantations intended to perform various tasks, from controlling weather or people to contacting the dead or Christian religious figures.