The Book of Dzyon
Description
Leather bound manuscript, 18” x 11½” (medium folio), slightly damaged with some foxing and occasionally irregularly sized pages. No title or author is given on the cover but a frontispiece identifies it as Ye Booke of Comunicacions with ye Angel Dzyon. The manuscript contains text in archaic English and an unknown set of symbols as well as marginal notes in what appears to be Greek.
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Notes
The monks at Sacra di San Michele are able to help us understand that The Book of Dyzon was written by John Dee, English astrologer and magician in the 16th century.
Experiences with Ancient Text
Victor reads the books with the assistance of the monks at Sacra di San Michele.
The books claims that it is about communicating with an angel, but has not connection to Christianity or Judaism. It appears to recollections of communication with an devil or demon. It describes several spells. The last portion, lost in a fire, discusses a rite to contact 'The Dreaming God'.
The Greek comments give a clear grave warning about the dangers of attempting this rite. Not all of the commentary is actually Greek. IT is unknown to the monk.