> "the aforesaid abramelin, knowing the ardent desire which i had to learn, he gave me two manuscript books, very similar in form unto these which i now bequeath unto thee, o lamech, my son." finally, abrahams discovery of the true path comes through his meeting with abramelin, the egyptian mage. abramelin represents the culmination of abrahams quest for divine wisdom. he provides abraham with the manuscripts containing the instructions for acquiring sacred magic. this passing of knowledge through carefully selected texts highlights the theme of transmission and secrecy in occult traditions, where only the worthy are entrusted with sacred wisdom. =chapter six: sacred magic= > "the fear of the lord is the true wisdom, and he who hath it not can in no way penetrate the true secrets of magic, and he but buildeth upon a foundation of sand, and his building can in no way last. the rabbin moses persuaded me to be wise, while he himself, with words which neither he himself nor any other person understood, and with extravagant symbols made bells to sound, and while with execrable conjurations he made appear in glasses him who had committed a theft, and while he made a water causing an old man to appear young (and that only for the space of two hours and no longer). all the which things he indeed taught me, but the whole was but vanity, low curiosity, and a pure deception of the demon, leading to no useful end imaginable, and tending to the loss of the soul. and when i had the veritable knowledge of the sacred magic, i both forgot them, and banished them from mine heart." (p. 20)
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