The Gates of the Vault
- The Second Cycle
Welcome to the Vault. Join us as we explore the sorceries of the Grimoire Verum, working with its myriad Spirits, discovering and creating our tools, enriching our communities and enchanting our environments before the signing of our Pact.
This Guide is designed to immerse the sorcerer within the magical cosmology of medieval and early modern Europe and is a primer on the European Grimoire Tradition.
This tradition of astrologically informed Necromancy and Spirit conjuration emerged in the 12th and 13th century, flowing from India and Ancient Greece through the Abbasid Caliphate and Byzantium into Spain, Italy and Southern France. Our tradition is a multifaceted conflux of ideas and magical practices which span millennia, and it is the intention of this Guide to educate and train a new wave of historically literate and well-informed sorcerers to carry the torch of our magical forebears into the future.
I look forward to working with you and aiding you to the best of my ability to accomplish this goal.
There are no prerequisites to joining, all skill levels are welcome, and there is no need to slavishly follow every step. The Tasks which will be presented are evergreen, and the Theory which joins them will allow you to construct and apply yourself to the Work as you deem necessary.
From December 2025 to March 2027 we will cover a broad spectrum of techniques, skills and Spirit work such as astrology, tool creation, consecration, necromancy, divination, the sorcerous journey, and magical time. By the end of the process we should be fully equipped to begin our work within the Circle and forge our first Pact with the Spirits of the Grimorium Verum.
Mat Hadfield - Nov 2025
Author of A Wondrous Spell - Necromancy in the PGM
