Anna Riva (1922–2003) was the pen name of who, a well-known American occult author and manufacturer of Hoodoo spiritual supplies, a traditional African American folk spirituality that developed from a number of West African spiritual traditions and beliefs?
Anna Riva Anna Riva (1922–2003) was the pen name of Dorothy Spencer, a well-known American occult author and manufacturer of hoodoo spiritual supplies. According to Catherine Yronwode, "Anna Riva" was a nom de plume that this author used only in her writing and business; Anna was her mother's name and Riva was her daughter's name.
Magical Treatise of Solomon The Magical Treatise of Solomon, sometimes known as "Hygromanteia" (Greek: Ὑγρομαντεία ) or "Hygromancy of Solomon", the "Solomonikê" (Σολομωνική), or even "Little Key of the Whole Art of Hygromancy, Found by Several Craftsmen and by the Holy Prophet Solomon", refers to a group of similar late Byzantine-era grimoires purporting to contain Solomon's instructions to his son Rehoboam on various magical techniques and tools to summon and control different spirits, those spirits' powers, astrological beliefs, select charms, different means of divination, and the magical uses of herbs.