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The History and Legacy of the Solomonic Seals
The Seals of Solomon, preserved most fully in the Clavicula Salomonis or Greater Key of Solomon, occupy a unique space in the history of magic. Their origins are layered, weaving together threads of Jewish mysticism, medieval grimoire traditions, and later Renaissance ceremonial practice. While the biblical King Solomon is remembered as a wise monarch who commanded spirits and built the Temple in Jerusalem, the grimoires ascribed to him transform that wisdom into a practical system of symbols, invocations, and ritual technique.
The earliest accounts of Solomon’s magical power appear in Jewish texts like the Testament of Solomon, where the king uses a divinely gifted ring to summon, bind, and compel spirits to build the Temple. Over time, this legend expanded, and by the Middle Ages, Christian and Islamic writers alike spoke of Solomon as a master of angelic and demonic forces. Out of these stories grew the body of talismanic diagrams known today as the Seals.
Each Seal is more than decoration. They combine biblical psalms, angelic names, Hebrew letters, astrological glyphs, and geometric forms into compact gateways of power. They were intended not only as aids in prayer but as devices to attract spiritual intelligences, focus intention, and transform reality itself. To medieval magicians, the Seals were as precise and functional as tools in a craftsman’s chest—each designed for a specific operation: attracting love, gaining protection, commanding spirits, or drawing wealth.
As the Solomonic tradition spread across Europe, Africa, and the New World, these Seals were adapted into new contexts. In the hands of cunning folk, conjurers, and rootworkers, they were often reinterpreted through the lens of folk magic. Instead of painstaking ritual conjurations, the Seals could be inscribed on paper, carved into candles, or carried in mojo bags, merging the precision of ceremonial magic with the living current of folk practice.
This blending is part of what makes them so powerful in Hoodoo and related traditions today. The Seals do not demand a cathedral—they answer just as readily on a kitchen table altar, next to a glass of water and a Bible. They speak fluently across systems: psalms meet planetary intelligences, folk offerings meet angelic invocations. In this way, they continue to serve as bridges—between heaven and earth, spirit and matter, ceremonial order and folk improvisation.
To use the Seals of Solomon is to step into a river of tradition that spans centuries. They are at once ancient and alive, and every worker who engages with them adds their voice to that current. Whether approached with the solemnity of a ritual magician or the practicality of a conjure worker, they retain their essential nature: gateways of divine authority, sharpened by tradition, charged by faith, and empowered by use.
And so, when I say that the Seals have become some of my most trusted allies, I speak not only of personal experience but of centuries of testimony from magicians, mystics, and workers across the globe. They are not tools to be taken lightly, but when engaged with respect, they are unparalleled instruments for transformation—capable of reordering life itself with both precision and power
The Planetary Pentacles of the Greater Key
The Greater Key of Solomon preserves seven sets of pentacles, each aligned to one of the seven classical planets of astrology: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon. Each planet has several seals (ranging from 2 to 7), each with distinct designs, Hebrew divine names, angelic signatures, and specific magical uses.
Below is an overview of these pentacles and their powers.
Working the Seals in a Folk-Magic Way
The Seals of Solomon, most famously preserved in the Greater Key of Solomon, have become some of my most trusted and powerful tools for creating fast and sweeping change. In my own work, I’ve found that when approached through the lens of folk magic—as opposed to strictly ceremonial practice—their results are not only potent but often overwhelming in scope.
What makes this path challenging is that the true methods for harnessing the Seals in this way are rarely written down. Few practitioners understand how to bring together the raw, pragmatic force of folk magic with the highly structured nature of ceremonial magic in a manner that enhances both. To do so requires intuition, insight, and the ability to read between the lines of what the grimoires do not explicitly state.
The rituals that can be drawn out from this hidden synthesis are complex, but their power is undeniable. Over the years, I’ve experienced firsthand how these workings can create what feels like a radical shift in reality itself—so much so that the best description I can offer is jumping timelines. Intentions set with the Seals manifest not gradually, but suddenly, and often in a way that sweeps across every part of life. The sensation can be disorienting, as though the ground beneath you has shifted in ways you can’t immediately measure.
Because of this, respect is absolutely essential. The Seals are not merely ink on parchment; they are living gateways tied to specific Spirits and planetary currents. When approached carelessly, the current they unleash can be overwhelming. But when approached with preparation, humility, and devotion, the Seals of Solomon can reconfigure your reality with astonishing speed and certainty
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While ceremonial magicians consecrate the Seals with lengthy rites, I have found they respond beautifully to folk-magic handling:
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Fixing them with condition oils (Money Drawing on Jupiter, Love Drawing on Venus, Fiery Wall of Protection on Mars).
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Setting them beneath dressed candles as the foundation for workings.
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Carrying them in mojo bags, paired with herbs, lodestones, or personal concerns.
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Feeding them with offerings of incense, whiskey, or light in gratitude.
The Seals, when treated as living companions rather than museum pieces, will walk with you. And when they walk with you, expect your life to shift—sometimes in the blink of an eye
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The Greater Key of Solomon preserves seven sets of pentacles, each aligned to one of the seven classical planets of astrology: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon. Each planet has several seals (ranging from 2 to 7), each with distinct designs, Hebrew divine names, angelic signatures, and specific magical uses.
Saturn (3 Pentacles)
Uses: Binding, compelling, protecting, and humbling enemies. Saturn seals are feared for their ability to restrain and constrain—excellent for banishing and protection but dangerous if mishandled.
Imagery: Often inscribed with Hebrew names of God, angelic sigils, and verses invoking restriction and authority.
Folk Application: I’ve used a Saturn seal tucked beneath a jar spell to keep a troublesome enemy’s influence “under lock and key.” When paired with graveyard dirt, its power to bind is nearly immovable.
Jupiter (7 Pentacles)
Uses: Wealth, honor, authority, spiritual elevation, and divine grace. The Jupiter seals are among the most beloved for prosperity workings.
Imagery: Full of angelic names, verses of blessing, and sometimes planetary figures of dominion.
Folk Application: The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter is my personal favorite. I’ve consecrated it into oils and even tucked it under cash registers. Without fail, it moves money like the Mississippi River.
Mars (5 Pentacles)
Uses: Victory in battle, protection against enemies, strength, and courage. Perfect for both physical danger and spiritual combat.
Imagery: Hebrew invocations of divine power in war, geometric figures of swords, spears, and sigils of restraint over hostile forces.
Folk Application: I once gave a soldier deploying overseas the Fifth Pentacle of Mars for his helmet. He came back saying he walked through fire and bullets without a scratch. It’s not a toy.
The Sun (6 Pentacles)
Uses: Fame, healing, glory, illumination, and favor with authority. Sun pentacles are “radiance carriers.”
Imagery: Geometric solar figures, divine names of brilliance, angelic seals.
Folk Application: For public success, I’ve placed a Sun pentacle under candles for clients running for office. The change in their charisma and “shine” was immediate, like watching someone walk out of the shadows into the spotlight.
Venus (5 Pentacles)
Uses: Love, attraction, grace, reconciliation, harmony, and the arts. The Venus pentacles soften hearts and open doors to affection.
Imagery: Divine names interwoven with Hebrew psalms of love and unity, geometric flowers and stars.
Folk Application: I’ve tucked the Second Pentacle of Venus into a red mojo bag alongside rose petals and lodestone dust. The client called it “love at first sight in paper form.”
Mercury (7 Pentacles)
Uses: Eloquence, knowledge, communication, divination, and trickery. Mercury seals are the great tools for magicians themselves.
Imagery: Inscribed with names of angels tied to intellect and swiftness, as well as symbols for divine messengers.
Folk Application: I use Mercury pentacles before teaching classes or delivering public talks. One client swore their court case was won simply because the words flowed better.
The Moon (6 Pentacles)
Uses: Dreams, divination, invisibility, intuition, psychic sight, and protection during the night. The most liminal of the pentacles.
Imagery: Sigils of angels of dreams, Hebrew names invoking concealment and revelation, lunar figures.
Folk Application: The First Pentacle of the Moon is a powerful dream gate. I’ve slipped it under pillows for clients who needed answers from their ancestors. Without fail, messages came through clear as day.
