The emerald issue of CONJURE CODEX bursts forth as green shoots of spring, thrusting up through the decay of western civilisation. Here we reveal the taproots of magic in a celebration of flourishing traditions, both old and new.
                                 
 
                                 
The enclosed articles do double duty; they are sufficient unto themselves while providing insights relating to wider topics. Susanne Iles elucidates the Grimoire of Armadel, an important text for which Mathers only consulted one manuscript. Here Susanne explains the omissions in the published text; note too the importance of the ‘First Character’ to the ritual process, mirroring the True Grimoire. Alexander Cummins, writing on the purifying herbs of the latter grimoire, demonstrates further inter-relatedness while his articulate commentary sets a benchmark for other authors. The blue grimoires, wrongly neglected by a previous generation of occultists, receive ample attention in this issue, with material relating to both the Petit Albert and Saint Cyprian. Two articles in this collection depict the quandary of urban magicians, offering solutions and implications. Meanwhile, the New World traditions are amply served by an account of Jesus Malverde, the so-called ‘narco saint’, and new magics are served by Kent Cockerell’s tale of cutting out deadweight, and what can grow when we do. Finally, the ancient roots of Western magic are represented by a readable and briefly commented version of the Testament of Solomon. This foundation text of Solomonic magic, a major portion of Western magic in general, is important in many respects; its C6th roots demonstrate the critical role of the ancient synthesis in shaping Western magic.
                                 
 
                                 
Table of Contents
                                 
                                  
Becoming the Green Mystery by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
                                  
Jesus Malverde: Angel of the Poor by Jamie Alexzander
                                  
The Grimoire of Armadel: A Meeting with Betel by Susanne Iles
                                  
The Testament of Solomon with an introduction by Jake Stratton-Kent
                                  
The Grimoire of Saint Cyprian or The Prodigies of the Devil Translated and with an introduction by José Leitão
                                  
The Love Spells of the Petit Albert Translated and with an introduction by Talia Felix
                                  
Cities of Life and Death by Gavin ‘The Fox’ Marriner
                                  
Against the Interim: A Guide to Cutting Out Bureaucracies with Cut-Up, Trance, and Pain by Kent Cockerell
                                  
The Three Purifiers: The Asperging Herbs of the True Grimoire by Alexander Cummins
                                  
The Saint, the Magus, and the Devil by Humberto Maggi