The Picatrix (Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm)
- Date of account
- Arabic composition often dated 10th–11th century; Latin translation 13th century
- Location
- Al-Andalus and medieval Latin Europe
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Picatrix is an Arabic astrological-magic compendium attributed in medieval transmission to Maslama al-Majriti, though that attribution is disputed. Its Latin translation circulated in Europe and describes talismanic images, planetary correspondences, ritual timing, fumigations, and spiritual intermediaries. It matters for comparing how Hermetic, Arabic, Persian, and late antique materials were reorganized into a practical occult handbook. Uncertainties include its layered composition, manuscript variation, disputed authorship, and the difference between describing ritual theory and documenting successful supernatural effects.
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