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abalah each letter of the hebrew alphabet is treated as having a complete sphere of hieroglyphic meanings of its own; whence the most important ancient hebrew names and words can be treated by the qabalistic initiate as in fact so many formulas of spiritual force. b have been thus lengthy in explanation in order that the reader may have some idea of the reason of the construction and use of these magic squares. the sacred magick 129 the second chapter. o obtain information concerning, and to be enlightened upon all sorts of propositions and all doubtful sciences( b( c) all three generally for the above effect( d (1) a l l u p l e i r u l i g i l u r i e l p u l l a (2) m e l a m m e d e r i f o i s e l i s i l l i m a f i r e l o m m o l e r i f a m i l l i s i l e s i o f i r e d e m m a

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

n of the syriac hadad, gthe sun h, from the egyptian hadit; see 156& i.r.q. 994) rdh 210 adam primus: the first man (see 607) rhd) choice rxb pass on, fly xrb to decide, determine rzg to dwell; circle, cycle; generation rwd to conceive hrh a joining of words; incantations; to conjoin; a brother rbx a sword brx n.o.x (liber vii, 1:40; liber 333 caps. 1& 29) c( n points, pricks, dots mydwqn amulet, magic square (mq giants mylpn rushing water yr bloom, blossom; hawk (cn 211 (worthy) rxb) a lion yr) strong rwbg a flash; lightning hr)h a girdle rgx a flood r)y the fear (i.e. wonderment [of hwhy (cf. 611 )ry 212 great voice rwbd splendour; to enlighten rhz to spread out; harlot; golden hrz to enclose; a secret chamber rdx 213 strong, powerful, mighty; the almighty ryb) limestone; chalk ryg slaug

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

appendix weh note: appendix not yet recovered. al i,47 "but they have the half: unite by thine art so that all disappear" the old comment 47. let us, however, add the jewish half, 61. 8+ 80+ 418= 506. cf. verses 24, 25. 506+ 61= 567= 27 x 21? but writing 506 qabalistically backwards we get 605, and 605+ 61= 666. 666= 6 x 111, and 11 ?aleph= 0 in taro. 666= 1+ 2. 36, the sum of the numbers in the magic square of sol. 666= the number of the beast. or, taking the keys, 8, 80, 418, we get vii, xvi, vii, adding to 30. 30+ 61= 91= aleph-mem-nun, amen. this may unite nuit with amoun the negative and concealed. yet to my mind, she is the greater conception, that of which amoun is but a reflection. the new comment see appendix weh note: appendix not yet recovered. al i,48 "my prophet is a fool wit

hich should have been cast into the cup of babalon should "breed scorpions, and vipers, and the cat of slime. in this case he would develop into a black brother, to be torn in pieces and reduced to his elements against his will. al ii,77 "o be thou proud and mighty among men" the old comment 77. though the prophet had in a way at this time identified himself with the number 666, he considered the magic square drawn therefrom rather silly and artificial, if indeed it had yet been devised, on which point he is uncertain. the true square is as follows (it follows when it is discovered. the house of the prophet, not named by him, was chosen by him before he attached any meaning to the number 418; nor had he thought of attaching any importance to the name of the house. he supposed this passage

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

ity it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 111([la= 111= 1= 6, and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the mystic numbers of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself, e.g. saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet, e.g. saturn, 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the magic square of the planet, e.g. saturn 15. a magic square is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number, e.g. saturn is 8 1 6, 3 5 7, 4 9 2, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwared. the last of the magic numbers is the sum of the whole of the figures in the square, e.g. saturn 45.57 the complete list is thus: saturn 3, 9, 15, 45. jupiter 4, 16, 34, 136

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

t is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 x 111 (alph= 111= 1= 6 and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the "mystic numbers" of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself "e.g" saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet "e.g" saturn 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the "magic square" of the planet "e.g" saturn 15. a "magic square" is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number "e.g" saturn is 816, 357, 492, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwards. the last of the magic numbers is the sum of the whole of the figures in the square "e.g" saturn 45. the complete list is thus: saturn 3, 9, 15, 45. jupiter 4, 16, 34, 136. 105 m

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 1 2

say it a hundred and eleven million times. but oh! fertilise my akasic egg today! this remark, one should notice, is truly characteristic of the man john st. john. i see how funny it is; but i'm quite serious withal. ye dull dogs! 28 [the "akasic egg" is the sphere of the personality of man. a theosophic term. ed. 3.55. n.b. mantras might with advantage be palindromes. 3.56. i try to construct a magic square from the mantra. no good. but the mantra is going much better, quite mechanically and "without attachment""i.e. without conscious ulterior design."art for art's sake" as it were) 4.10. i drink a "citron press 4.25. alas! here comes maryt (with a sad tale of x. it appears that she fainted and spent some hours at the hospital. i should have insisted on her stying with me; the symptoms

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

e tablet of the seven planes of the tree of life, answering to the seven planets, and the tablet showing the meaning of the alchemical mercury on the tree of life; also the symbols of all the planets resumed in a mercurial figure. 15 "see 777" col. clxxvii, p. 35. 16 "see 777" col. xiv, p. 4. 17 "see 777" col. lxxx, p. 18 18 "see "handbook of geomancy" the equinox, vol. i, no. ii. 19 a kamea is a magic square "see "mathematical recreations" by w. w. rouse ball. illustration on page 274 approximated below. hb:mem/ hb:ayin/ air_ sigils mercury on tree of tablet of life mercury of air. throne of east_ hb:peh. lamp dais pentacle_ kamea of mercury on_ banner stand_(o_ spirit lamp /lamp tablet hiereus/ hegemon of earth_ lamp_ altar. hierophant. hb:resh_ black white_ mercury_ tablet of seven pla

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3

a mental weakness in that sense. all senses and faculties must share in the work, such at least is the dictum of western ceremonial magic. and so we find the magician placing stone upon stone in the construction of his temple. that is to say, placing pantacle upon pantacle, and safeguarding his one idea by means of swords, daggers, wands, rings, perfumes, suffumigations, robes, talismans, crowns, magic squares and astrological charts, and a thousand other symbols of things, ideas, and states, all reflecting the one idea; so that he may build up a mighty mound, and from it eventually leap over the great wall which stands before him as a partition between two worlds. 4 "doctrine and ritual of magic" pp. 194, 195. 5 instructor. all faculties and all senses should share in the work; nothing in

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

everal worlds or planes of existence. the practical kabalah attempts a mystical and allegorical interpretation of the old testament, studying each phrase, word and letter; it teaches the connection between letters and numbers and the modes of their inter-relation; the principles of gematria, notaricon, and temura; the formation and uses of the divine and angelic names as amulets; the formation of magic squares; and a vast fund of allied curious lore, which subsequently formed the basis of mediaeval magic. for those who do not wish to read any kabalistic work as a whole, but rather to glean a general view of this philosophy, there are now three standard works; two are in english; one by dr. c. ginsburg, 1865, a formal and concise r sum of the doctrines; the other, an excellent book "the doc

w h, heh, was deemed of a fertile type, and so the letter h was added to abram, and the yod i, converted into an h of the name sarai. in the very old "sepher yetzirah" is found the allocation of letters to the planets; from this origin arose a system of designing talismans written on parchment or engraved on brass or gems: as each planet had a letter and a number, in regard to each was allotted a magic square of lesser squares; thus for jupiter 4 was the number and daleth the letter, and the magic square of jupiter had 16 smaller squares within it; in each a number 1 to 16, and so each line added up to 34 and the total of numbers was 136. every talisman duly formed bore at least one god name to sanctify it: notable names were ih, jah; alh, eloah; then ihvh; then the notable 42 lettered nam

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

marcus tullius cicero. 70-19 virgil 67 pirates based in cilicia (a province on the southeastern coast of asia minor) were practicing secret rites of mithras. 46-120 plutarch 20 bc- 45 philo of alexandria, jewish platonic philosopher 10 bce apollonius of tyana 4? bce-33 ce jesus founds christianity. diamond sutra. heart sutra. 1st century ce apollonius of tyana flourished. nagarjuna- first order 4 magic square, in india. 1st to 3rd ce) testament of solomon composed 17 egyptian zodiac at denderah is erected. 30-96 new testament. 50-63 (n.t) colossians, philemon, ephesians, philippians. c.50 chaeremon egyptian stoic philosopher and grammarian, superintendent of the alexandrian library kept in the temple of serapis, and as custodian and expounder of the sacred books belonged to the higher rank

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

ts. many muslims wear amulets, and it is said that the prophet mohammed believed in the evil eye. the koran is sometimes carried as an amulet, or extracts from it are copied out for that purpose. suras 113 and 114 are directed against witchcraft. other powerful charms for amulets include the names and attributes of gods, the names of the suras in the koran, names of prophets, planets, angels, and magic squares. amulets were also widespread among jewish people, particularly from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. the phylacteries still worn in certain rituals are believed to be a protection against evil. one, derived from the legend of lilith, bearing the name of three angels, is given to babies to protect them from her. in jewish folklore, names of god, biblical verses and names

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

d. 960 to the pythagoreans, one represented unity, therefore god; two was duality, the devil; four was sacred and holy, the number on which they swore their most solemn oaths; five was their symbol of marriage. they also attributed certain numbers to the gods, planets and elements; one represented the sun, two the moon; while five was fire, six the earth, eight the air, and twelve water (see also magic square) cornelius agrippa, in his work occult philosophy first published in latin (1531.33, discourses upon numbers as those characters by whose proportion all things are formed. he enumerates the virtues of numerals as displayed in nature, instancing the herb cinquefoil, which by the power of the number five exorcises devils, reduces fever, and forms an antidote to poisons. he also points t

an in childbirth was encircled by red lead or black pebbles to ward off evil influences. in medieval magic practice, the circle was usually marked or drawn around the magician with a magic sword or knife. it might be some nine feet in diameter to allow the movements of the magician in his evocations. portable forms of magic circles were sometimes drawn on parchment and used as talismans (see also magic square; necromancy) the magic circle (organization) british organization of professional and amateur conjuring magicians. it was founded in july 1905 at the famous pinoli s restaurant in wardour street, london (long since vanished, and was originally intended to honor a young professional magician, martin charpender, who had just died. some members preferred an impersonal name to the martin

andi, james. flim-flam! psychics, esp, unicorns& other delusions. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1982. the magic of uri geller. new york: random house, 1975. rev. ed. the truth about uri geller. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1982. sexton, george. spirit mediums and conjurers. london: 1873. truesdell, j. w. the bottom facts concerning the science of spiritualism. new york: g. w. carleton, 1883. magic square an arithmetical curiosity formerly believed to have occult significance. a square is divided into smaller squares, each containing a number so arranged that the sum of each row, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, is the same. in a variant form, letters are used instead of numbers, the most popular arrangement being the rows: sator arepo tenet opera rotas a variant form: salom arepo le

er so arranged that the sum of each row, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, is the same. in a variant form, letters are used instead of numbers, the most popular arrangement being the rows: sator arepo tenet opera rotas a variant form: salom arepo lemel opera molas the variant form is specified in the book of the sacred magic of abra-melin the mage as a charm to obtain the love of a maiden. other magic squares were composed of numbers or letters in irregular arrangements that were believed to have magical power. such squares were inscribed on parchment or other materials and worn as talismans. other talismans were made in circular format, in wax or in metal, and used to invoke spirits. these were sometimes termed seals. the term magic circle more properly indicates the protective circle tr

believed to have magical power. such squares were inscribed on parchment or other materials and worn as talismans. other talismans were made in circular format, in wax or in metal, and used to invoke spirits. these were sometimes termed seals. the term magic circle more properly indicates the protective circle traced upon the ground by the magician when invoking spirits. talismans in the form of magic squares have long been used by hindus and moslems for magical purposes and in religious rituals. maginot, adele (ca. 1848) noted early french medium. she was psychic from childhood and was treated by the magnetist louis-alphonse cahagnet because of the disturbances in her life caused by lively psychic occurrences. he soon found her an excellent clairvoyant, especially for medical purposes. f

men were employed as exorcists to drive out the evil nats, but at the festivals connected with the guardian nats, women were not permitted to officiate. necromancy and occult medicine necromancy used to be common among the burmese. the weza or wizards were of two kinds, good and evil, and these were each subdivided into four classes, according to the materials they employed, such as, for example, magic squares, mercury, or iron. the native doctors professed to cure the diseases caused by witchcraft, and often specialized in various ailments. besides being necromantic, medicine was largely astrological. there was said to be in lower burma a town of wizards at kale thaungtot on the chindwin river, and many journeyed there to have the effects of bewitchment neutralized by its chief. sympathet

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

from one adam and is redeemed in one christ.3 then come chapters on two to twelve,4 with their meanings and groupings, as three for the trinity5; three theological virtues; three graces; three dccans in each sign; three powers of the soul; number, measure, and weight. the letters of the hebrew alphabet have numerical values and these are most potent for number magic. then follows an exposition of magic squares, that is numbers arranged in a square (either the actual numbers or their' ibid, ii, i; ed. cit, pp. 121-3. 2 ibid, he. cit; ed. cit, p. 123. 3 ibid, ii, 4; ed. cit, pp. 125-7. 4 ibid, ii, 5-14; ed. cit, pp. 127-62. 5 ibid, ii, 6; ed. cit, pp. 129-31. 134 cornelius agrippa's survey of renaissance magic hebrew letter equivalents) which are in accordance with planetary numbers and have

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

than man, the human soul and its several aspects or parts; concerning pre-existence and re-incarnation, and the several worlds or planes of existence.thenthe practical kabalah teaches the relations between letters and numbers and the modes of their inter-relation; the principles of gematria, notaricon, and temura; the formation and uses of the divine and angelic names as amulets; the formation of magic squares; and a vast fund of allied curious lore, which with the tarot, formed the basis of medieval magic. for those who donotwish to read any kabalistic work as a whole but rather to glean a general view of the philosophy, there are two standard works, one in english, by dr ginsburg, a very complete and conciseresumeof the doctrines; and one in french by adolph franck, which is more discurs

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

which signifies1 is aleph, the hebrew letter which signifies 10 is yod, and the letter which signifies 100 is qoph. in the same way, the letter which signifies 2 is beth, that which signifies 20 is kaph, and that which signifies 200 is resh. and that is simply the name for the kabala of nine chambers. most of us have probably had some experience170 the sorcerer and his apprenticein the forming of magic squares- which used at any rate to be a popular game among children- arranging figures so that whether added up or down, diagonally or crosswise,theresultwill be the same. thereisa much deeper meaning in the kabala than the childish game'whichis derived from it,267 as manyofour childish games.arederived from the deepest mysteries of the ancients. but according to the kabalistic theory and tr

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

to say it a hundred and eleven million times. but oh! fertilise my .k..ic egg to-day! this remark, one should notice, is truly characteristic of the man john st. john. i see how funny it is; but i fm quite serious withal. ye dull dogs [the..k..ic egg. is the sphere of the personality of man. a theosophic term..ed] 3.55. n.b..mantras might with advantage be palindromes. 3.56. i try to construct a magic square from the mantra. no good. but the mantra is going much better, quite mechanically and .without attachment (i.e, without conscious ulterior design .art for art fs sake. as it were. 4.10. i drink a .citron presse. 1 [an ms. note by ac to a copy of equinox i (1 (transcribed by yorke) about this point reads .3 weeks] john st. john 25 4.25. alas! here comes maryt (with a sad tale of x. it

LIBER LVII

a note on the .mystic numbers. of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself, e.g. saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet, e.g. saturn, 9. the third is 56 [see the sepher yetzirah. t.s] 57 [in equinox i (2, or regardie (ed) the golden dawn. t.s] 58 [see the golden dawn z1 document. t.s] on the qabalah 39 that of the figures in each line of the .magic square. of the planet, e.g. saturn 15. a .magic square. is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number, e.g. saturn is 8 1 6, 3 5 7, 4 9 2, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwards. the last of the magic numbers is the sum of the whole of the figures in the square, e.g. saturn 45.59 the complete list is thus: saturn 3, 9, 15, 45. jupiter 4, 16, 34, 13

LIBER XLI THIEN TAO

ot but honour so superb an achievement, though it cost them dear, inasmuch as the navy league (by an astute series of political moves) compelled the party in power to treble the navy, build a continuous line of forts around the sea-coast, and expend many billions of yen upon the scientific breeding of a more voracious species of shark than had hitherto infested their shores. 2 [this is one of the magic squares from the book of the sacred magic of abramelin the mage (book iii, cap. 25) gto swim for 24 hours without becoming wearied. h. t.s] 3 [a famous english swimmer of the period. t.s] thien tao; or, the synagogue of satan 7 so they carried kwaw shoulder-high to the yoshiwara, and passed him the glad hand, and called out the indians, and annexed his personal property for relics, and other

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

cial earth ritual, and can be considered most effective in matters of blessing the home, and protection generally. in the past, ritual witches would use this process to bless pastures and ploughed fields as well as individual homesteads. similar in effect, but considerably different in approach is the square of saturn spell. this is a talisman as opposed to an amulet. it makes use of a cabalistic magic square similar in kind to your square of mercury, but entirely different in composition. actually, the powers of saturn and mercury are radically opposed in nature, mercury being the airy sky principle of intellectual matters, saturn, the earthy and chthonic principle of material things. the method of making your square of saturn is thus: choose a saturday on or just after the new moon, and

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

ls. the names drawn on the talisman correspond to the names of the spirits who will be assigned the duty of fulfilling the talisman s purpose; in western magic these characters are usually in english or hebrew. the symbols that usually adorn the talisman do not represent abstract concepts, but names. symbols that represent names are called sigils. these sigils are formed by the use of a kamea, or magic square, which is simply a grid of numbers. to use a kamea to form a sigil, one would convert each letter in the name into a number, and then begin drawing lines connecting the numbers on the grid according to their sequence in the name. each of the 7 planets corresponds to a different grid of different sizes, and the spirit s name must be drawn using the grid assigned to that spirit s planet

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

ce and return ye not until i calleth thee (seal ye portals with the sign of koth. wrap the scimitar in a cloth of black silk and setit aside until thou wouldst make use of it; but mark ye well that no other shall lay his hand upon the scimitar lest its vertue be forever lost. editor's note: the following graphic alphabet is deciphered from the manuscript, according to the publishers, by use of a "magic square cipher" inherent in the manuscript itself and is therefor included in this etext version. ye alphabet of nug-soth al azif page 8 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 (note: in ye writing of ye mystic runes of nug-soth ye latin c serveth for ye k) ye characters of nug hold ye key to ye planes, employ ye them in ye talismanic art and in all ye sa

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

, b.a. philosophy, b.s. nursing. professionally was an rn with a psychiatric specialty. recently retired to devote full time to occult studies. a student of mysticism for 20 years "kabbalah led to g.d. obtained the golden dawn in 1970 and this was the focus of occult interests from that time on" currently engaged in projects focusing on color scales, the outer order rituals, and the generation of magic squares. ma dhyan anupassana, aka suzan wilson, born august 26, 1954, sannyasin of bhagwan shree rajneesh, has studied eastern religion at san diego state university and practiced various occult systems since 1972. also a student and teacher of iyengar yoga. she is married to george wilson. they have three sons and plan to emigrate to new zealand as soon as possible where they will continue

pollo missions, a typesetter, a free-lance writer and a practicing astrologer. he has never been to a writers'workshop, owns no cats, and is entirely ignorant of the martial arts. godwin believes in maintaining the open-minded, balanced attitude advocated by the middle path of cabalism. donald tyson of halifax, nova scotia, was born in 1954. his work on the sigils drawn from the planetary kameas (magic squares) has been incorporated into this printing of the golden dawn and is presented in depth in an appendix to his annotated version of the three books of occult philosophy of heinrich cornelius agrippa, forthcoming from llewellyn. tyson is the author of many books and articles on such subjects as the philosophy of magic (the new magus, the history and use of runes (rune magic, and the occ

s constructed? the necessary information is to be found here. sigils-what they are, and how made, are also elucidated in this volume. full instruction in all such matters is given in several documents republished in this volume. there is no other text which is as explicit. francis barrett's the magus and henry cornelius agrippa's far older work on magical philosophy give the si@s derived from the magic squares, but neither is particularly explicit in description, etc. this deficiency is repaired in these g. d. manuscripts. is it divination that interests you? the order method of tarot reading is second to none. in the first place, the description of the cards themselves is unique. from these descriptions the enterprising student could draw or paint a pack for himself. whether he produces a

REGARDIE TALISMANS

these have been reprinted in the magus by barrett, were appropriated by the hermetic order of the golden dawn in the last century, and were once more reprinted by me when compiling the material for the fourth volume of the golden dawn. i would like to suggest that the interested student study this system at the very least, so that he will come to understand the classical basis of the method. the magic squares of the planets found in the appendix of this book are an important part of the science of talismanic structure. to each planet belongs, first, the number of the sephirah to which it corresponds; and secondarily, the other numbers, which are the sum of the various horizontal and vertical rows on the square. for example, saturn is a planetary symbol of binah, the third sephirah on the

phirah of hod. here the number 64 is din, a name meaning justice, or its variation dni, doni. its next number 260 is tiriel, tirial, the name of the intellegence of this sephirah, while 2080 is taphthartharath, tptrtrt, representing the spirit of mercury. in each one of these examples, sigils would be traced on the appropriate square by following the course of the numbers. basic to the use of the magic squares is a method of permutation of hebrew letters and numbers called the qabalah of nine chambers. it is produced by the interception of two horizontal and two vertical lines, forming nine squares, as follows: this arrangement is called aiq beker. reading from right to left we have aleph= 1, yod= 10, qoph= 100. in the second chamber are beth= 2, caph= 20, and resh= 200. thus aiq bkr. this

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

rist, according to the greeks and hebrews. the latin r or greek p is found between the alpha and omega of the apocalypse; the sacred tau, image of the cross, encloses the complete word, as represented previously in our gritual h. without the tarot the magic of the ancients is a closed book, and it is impossible to penetrate any of the great mysteries of the kabalah. the tarot alone interprets the magic squares of agrippa and paracelsus, as we may satisfy ourselves by forming these same squares with the keys of the tarot, and reading off the hieroglyphs thus collected. hereinafter follow the seven magical squares of the planetary genii according to paracelsus: 132 the ritual of transcendental magic the book of hermes 133 by casting up each column of these squares, you will obtain invariably

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

open up the wall" to give a feeling of space, of the void. in effect, to extend the room further out, into another dimension as it were. the friends' leaflet "a call to prayer" states the theme of the mural is "infinity" let us look at this mural squarely from the viewpoint of the esoterically inclined, the occultist. there is an asymmetrical arrangement of the entire mural into what is called a "magic square" which is a square arranged in an equal number of cells. in this case nine. three rows up and three rows down. the game tit-tat-toe is based on this type of square. the talismanic magic square has a series of numbers in the ceils "the enumeration of all of whose columns, vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, will give the same sum" the following nine digits14 so arranged as to add

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

the initiates of the gmagic of light h that will enable them to achieve mastery over the demons and place them under their control. abramelin the great magus learned how to accomplish such a difficult task by undergoing a process of spiritual cleansing and the development of a powerful will. in addition to spiritual and mental exercises, abramelin discovered words of power that can be arranged in magic squares and written on parchment. with the proper application of these magical squares, the magus can command the demons and order them to assist him in the acquisition of earthly knowledge and power. by applying such magic words as gabracadabra, h abramelin magicians claim they can gain the love of anyone they desire, discover hidden treasures, become invisible, invoke spirits to appear, fl

specific only to the individuals wearing them. talismans must be crafted at a proper time and in a proper way to be effective; injury is believed to result from carelessness in the making or wearing of talismans. talismans are often used by members of secret societies. kabbalists, for example, combined a complicated system of knowledge that utilized elements of numerology and astrology to create magic squares that protect against sorcery. magic squares feature letters that spell out the name of god or numbers arranged in rows and columns that produce an equal sum when added in various sequences. the magic triangle, another talisman, is based on the belief that systematic reductions of an inscription, line by line, create power that can ward off evil spirits and heal maladies. the mystical

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

its many derivative systems to arrange the planets on all three of the pillars of the tree, in their ancient order from slowest to quickest. saturn is placed on the third sephirah, jupiter on the fourth, mars on the fifth, the sun on the sixth, venus on the seventh, mercury on the eighth, and the moon on the ninth. the sole rationale for this placement is that these numbers are the numbers of the magic squares assigned to the planets by cornelius agrippa in his three books of occult philosophy,13 first published in its complete form in 1533. agrippa, in turn, got this set of magic squares from an unspecified older source. saturn is assigned to the order three square (3 x 3) because this square is the smallest possi- ble magic square-there is no order two (2 x 2) magic square. that is why t

magic of abramelin the mage particularly useful in these matters. it is an inspired work, descended from the ancient mysteries of the kabbalah. in it is given a system of living that has been proven effective for attaining the conversation of the guardian angel. the ritual process in abramelin should not necessarily be copied, but rather should be used as a pattern and guide. the spirit names and magic squares that appear in the book belong to the writer, abraham the jew, and should not be used by the magus, who must rely on his or her own guardian to provide a personal hierarchy of spirits and their sigils. the book ofthe sacred magic ofabrarnelin recommends a physical withdrawal from society for a period of six lunar cycles, during which the working to achieve the conversation of the gua

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

. n. r i. refer to the crucifurion of christ-they are the first letters of the words iesus nazarenus rex iudaeorum (jesus of nazareth, king of the jews, and are supposed to have been written on a placard affured to jesus by the romans at the time of his execution. the hebrew letters yod-nun-resh-yod are merely their transliterations. the enochian words exarp, hcoma, nanta, bitom appear on a small magic square used by the golden dawn in its version of enochian magic-a subject far too complex to describe here. in the golden dawn, harp is attributed to elemental air and the quarter of the east. hcoma is attributed to water and the west. nanta is attributed to earth and the north. bitom is attributed to fire and the south. the letters of enochian words were sometimes vibrated individually in t

the book ofthe law. the pursuit of the guardian angel has become one of the cornerstones of the western esoteric tradition. the extended ritual described in exhaustive detail in the second book of this work is somewhat different in character than those of most grimoires, in that it is more concerned with inner development and less with outer gestures and objects. the third book contains a set of magic squares the majority of which are incomplete. each square is supposed to possess an inherent power of magic. the squares have quite a bad reputation for causing evil to those who even so much as possess them, without knowing what they are for or how to use them. in my view, this is idle superstition. no one should be afraid to study this book, which is the essential teaching on the holy guar

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

acow (ibid, p. 166. together, the keys and the watchtowers form the heart of enochian magic. it is from the keys that the enochian language is largely derived. the enochian system practiced by the hermetic order of the golden dawn entirely depends on the keys and the elemental associations of angelic names extracted from various sections of the great table of the watchtowers. each watchtower is a magic square of enochian letters consisting of thirteen rows and twelve columns. the watchtowers are bound together into one great table by the letters of the so-called tablet of union arranged in a cross. the golden dawn associated the watchtowers with the four elements and with the letters of tetragrammaton. the enochian magic of the the watclztowers and the keys 165 golden dawn is too complex t

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

t printing, 1996 cover design by tom grewe editing, design, and layout by darwin holmstrom library of congress cataloging in publication data soror a. l, 1947- western mandalas of transformation: astrological and qabalistic talismans and tattwas/ soror a. l; illustrated by lloyd nygaard. lst ed. p. cm (llewellyn golden dawn series) isbn 1-56718-170-8 (pbk: akl. paper) l. mandala. 2. talismans. 3. magic squares. 4. tree of life. 5. magic. i. title. ii. series. bf1442. m34c66 1995 135. 4.dc20 95-44525 cip llewellyn publications a division of llewellyn worldwide, ltd. p. o. box 64383, st. paul, mn 55164-0383 about llewellyn's golden dawn series one hundred years ago the original order of the golden dawn initiated a powerful rebirth of interest in the western esoteric tradition that has lasted

n why the planetary squares were themselves considered talismans. a magic planetary square is an array of numbers arranged so that the sum of any row is equal to the sum of any column. they have been esteemed for their magical and mathematical properties for thousands of years in other traditions besides hermeticism, in places such as china, india, and the middle east. the planetary spirit of the magic square is viewed as a guiding, inspiring, or informing entity, and many planetary talismans of the middle ages have their planetary seals and squares engraved in the talisman dedicated to the mythic figure represented by the planet, e. g, mercury (number eight) or mars (number five. the mars square has twenty-five cells (5x5, and the sum of any row equals sixtyfive. the "theosophic extension

l the numbers from one through sixty-five, which in this case is 325. these are the sacred numbers of mars. according to john michell, who has done perhaps the most comprehensive modern analysis of ancient sacred sites in his many excellent works, magical squares were regarded as "numerical illustrations of cosmic laws. every (ancient) structure was laid out according to one of the patterns which magic squares reveal (1969, p. 110. we will look briefly at some illustrations of this idea in later chapters. if this thesis is correct, then magical planetary squares date back very far indeed. this important revelation. that geometry is related to the numbers in the planetary squares.was also noted by the great occultist, eliphas levi, who said more than a century ago that they may have been in

s the arrangement of certain letters) that were an abbreviation or formula known only to the magician who made them. to attempt to reconstruct such a formula, even if one has a good working knowledge of hebrew or latin, may be of little avail; if the formula was intended for publication, the seals and sigils could well be blinds anyway. we will examine the problem of mistakes as well as blinds in magic squares and sigils in chapter three. in the qabalistic tradition there is a certain sense of correctness: one does not just formulate a desire and put things together. it should be clear by now that one needs a set of correspondences which, because it has the backbone of tradition, has certain built-in 8 western mandalas of transformation rules. one would not put the mark or seal of the plan

draw out the particular planetary power being invoked. if one traces a sigil of one's own name (and one's magical name, or h. g. a) on the kamea, one begins to instill the force behind the magical field of the planet in one's own aura. the correct way of tracing sigils is given in the next section. 53 there is no science that teaches the harmonies of nature more clearly than mathematics, and the magic squares are like a magic mirror which reflects a ray of the symmetry of the divine norm immanent in all things .paul cams, magic squares and cubes magical squares and sigils chapter 4 it is not necessary to understand all of the anomalies and mistakes concerning magical squares that have crept up, intentionally or unintentionally, in the occult tradition which the golden dawn and its offshoo

e of them, and many of their magical designs have been incorporated in beautiful mandala-like islamic carpets and artwork. we will examine this in more detail in chapter nine. information about how to make seals of the planets from the same planetary kameas as we have in the golden dawn tradition is available in the book islamic patterns: an analytical and cosmological approach, in the chapter on magic squares. dr. case did not invent this method of seal-formation; as previously mentioned, it has been suggested that agrippa himself knew about these seals but did not publish them. as far as i know case was the only one to use them in the modern magical tradition. our lodge now uses a number of different designs (some drawn from magical squares we have discovered) as flashing color tablets

onal figure 7-b: alternate closer to understanding the mystery of what constitutes soul through any kind of rational analysis. because we have discovered many alternate kameas since agrippa does not diminish their fascination or their power. from my own experience with tracing seals on many different kameas, there are few that produce symmetry and still contain the same mystery that constitutes a magic square, i. e, the specific numerical relationships we explained earlier. the numbers themselves are consistent: they are simply arranged in different ways. let us examine the two used by agrippa (figure 7-a) and case (figure 7-b, both of which are found in the book magic squares and cubes, published in 1917 by w. s. andrews. in both kameas the number thirteen lies at the center. thirteen is

s of this kamea in the kabbala denudata completely. they do not even follow the principles by which a magical square is traditionally defined (that is, the numerical qualifications which define the four basic numbers of the kamea.in this case, six, thirty-six, 111, and 666. we don't know the reasons why both case and knorr rosenroth gave alternate kameas. case chose one which can also be found in magic squares and cubes by w. s. andrews, printed in 1917. it is a correct kamea numerically, but the seal looks rather like a headless man. in the case of knorr rosenroth, it is usually taken as a blind, since it is such an obvious mistake, but one has to wonder why. it does not produce a geometrical seal; in fact the way it was created was to substitute numbers in the exact order as agrippa's sq

purposes. not only are they powerful catalysts for intuitive communication, but they give us a sense of how basic geometric forms connect everything. they are the building blocks of matter. figure 8-1 is an intriguing kamea. the numbers of the perimeter total 370, which is considered a sacred solar number to geomancers. the inside box of 4x4 squares also has figure 8-e: alternate figure 8-j: true magic square figure 8-k: seal removed from grid some interesting properties. every line equals seventy-four in any direction and is therefore a magical square itself within the kamea of the sun. seventy-four is a factor of 666, since 74x9=666, the theosophic extension of the kamea. although initially the theosophic line of this planetary seal seems to be chaotic, a definite figure emerges from the

to other principal numbers in the kamea of the sun, such as the internal hexagon at stonehenge, measuring 66600 square feet. the abbey at glastonbury is a rectangle shape which is 666 feet long and has an area of 66600 square cubits and can be shown to have been actually laid out on a magical grid of thirty-six squares. michell concludes that "it is evident that the traditional reputation of this magic square for uniting and systematizing the principle cosmic ratios is by no means fanciful (view over atlantis, p. 139. figure 8-m: shm ihshvh figure 8-l agrippa's kamea numerous sigil designs have been given in previous chapters, so we are only giving one in this chapter. however, one of the things the student will note in using the kameas of agrippa (see figure 8-b) and case (see figure 8-e)

gicians, and mulhammad himself once said "praise be god the creator who has bestowed upon man the power to discover the significance of numbers" in the book islamic patterns: an analytical and cosmological approach (1983) keith critchlow notes that: figure 9-d figure 9-e it is in the sense of finding the perfection of a "thing" that we might best understand both the pattern and effectiveness of a magic square. far more significance than is normally realized outside islam resides in the magical properties of the number patterns lying within the warp and weft of the great carpet tradition (p. 42. many of the elegant designs produced by these master weavers were determined by the symmetry of the numbers on the squares. for example, the venus kamea in figure 9-b shows the arrangement of odd ve

amea, if the symmetry is repeated all around, and if the design is turned on its side (compare with figure 9-c) from this symmetrical pattern alone many beautiful designs can emerge. the seal that is created when we trace the line through theosophic extension of the numbers is represented in figures 9-d and 9-e, which can be done in more than one flashing color tablet using green and red. in this magic square (see figure 9-f, the cells that are geometrically opposite always total fifty, one of the secret numbers of mother binah and also the value of the letter nun. the middle cell, which reduces to seven, is twenty-five, or the square of five, which is the number of mars, the mythological complement of venus. the student will note they also have complementary colors. we are including alter

the references are: 1 kings 17: 22, 2 kings 4: 32, 2 kings 13: 2, luke 7: 14; mark 5: 35, john 11, acts 9: 40 and acts 20. figure 10-h figure 10-1 figure 10-j the greek word for resurrection adds up to 971, which reduces to eight. in the spirit of this renewal, it is perhaps no coincidence that the fama says that the rosicrucian order was founded by eight persons. we mentioned earlier that a true magic square equals the same sum if any row is added up.including diagonally. sometimes books on magic squares and seals state that mercury does not do this, but a true mercury kamea does. the one in levi's transcendental magic does not (nor does anyone who has published his kamea.i have seen several, but it is because there is a mistake in his magical square. the original by agrippa in hebrew equ

ence correcting her blinds. later we will employ this scheme for the background of our tattwa constructions. in his article on agrippa (1949, karl nowotny says: preparing the tattwas from the doctrine that elements of the soul are mingled in arithmetic proportion (and) those of the body in geometrical (proportion. he concludes that it is numbers themselves.which term includes such arrangements as magic squares.which act directly upon the soul, while the. geometrical figures have peculiar powers over man's body (p. 197. it does not seem unreasonable that geometric mandala-like forms have proven so beneficial for use in the development of tattwa-meditation techniques in the western tradition over the past 100 years or so. three of the tattwa colors.red, blue, and yellow.are the primary color

ed. i would like to close with a quote by the first golden dawn chief, s. l. mathers, who once said: to establish closer and more personal relations with the lord jesus, the master of masters, is, and ever must be, the ultimate object of the teachings of our order. the powers we teach our disciples to use are bestowed by him according to his promise (1971, p. 213 .a. l: aktrialpro logos appendix amagic square, or kamea, is a square array of numbers in which all the numbers in every vertical column, horizontal row, and corner-to-corner diagonal add up to the same sum. figure a shows a third-order magic square, i. e, a square with three cells along each side. a fourth-order magic square has four cells along each side, and so on. there is only one third-order magic square. the numbers in the

s only one third-order magic square. the numbers in the 3x3 square can be rotated and mirrored to make it seem as though there are more than one third-order square, but the rotated and mirrored versions are not counted as different, because the numbers maintain the same relationship to each other independent of whether the square is set on its head or its side or viewed from behind. there are 880 magic squares of the fourth-order, not counting rotated and mirrored versions. perhaps more surprising, french mathematicians in the seventeenth century were able to construct 549, 504 different fifth-order squares, and it is theorized that more than 13, 000, 000 are possible (fults 1979. such large numbers may seem staggering and even unbelievable until we bring them into perspective. in a 4x4 sq

ticians in the seventeenth century were able to construct 549, 504 different fifth-order squares, and it is theorized that more than 13, 000, 000 are possible (fults 1979. such large numbers may seem staggering and even unbelievable until we bring them into perspective. in a 4x4 square, for example, how many different arrangements of the numbers one through sixteen are possible, whether they form magic squares or not? let us begin with an empty 4x4 square. the number one can be placed in any one of the cells, so there are sixteen possible locations for one. the number two can be placed in any one of the remaining cells not occupied by one, so there are fifteen possible locations for two. 4 3 8 9 5 1 2 7 6 figure a the number three can be placed in any one of the remaining cells not occupie

ents of the numbers one through sixteen in a 4x4 square is: 16xl5xl4xl3xl2x. x3x2xl=20, 922, 789, 888, 000 approximately. dividing this number by eight to discount rotations and mirrorings gives us 2, 615, 348, 736, 000. now, with such a large number of possible arrangements, it is not too difficult to believe that 880 of them are magical. the same procedure yields similar results for fifth-order magic squares. obviously, the traditional kameas selected by agrippa are not the only possible kameas of the fourth through ninth orders. on the other hand, when we trace their theosophic extensions, few kameas produce planetary seals which are endowed with beauty and symmetry. the seals and flashing color tablets we have chosen for mars and the sun are based on fifth and sixth-order kameas which

when we trace their theosophic extensions, few kameas produce planetary seals which are endowed with beauty and symmetry. the seals and flashing color tablets we have chosen for mars and the sun are based on fifth and sixth-order kameas which are different from agrippa's. the reason for our choice is the beauty, symmetry, and power of their designs. when considered in terms of their construction, magic squares are divided into three major categories: odd-order, double-even-order, and single-even-order. along each side of an odd-order magic square there are an odd number of cells, such as three, five, and seven. along each side of a double-even-order magic square there are an even number of cells, which can be divided evenly by four, such as four, eight, and twelve. along each side of a sin

re divided into three major categories: odd-order, double-even-order, and single-even-order. along each side of an odd-order magic square there are an odd number of cells, such as three, five, and seven. along each side of a double-even-order magic square there are an even number of cells, which can be divided evenly by four, such as four, eight, and twelve. along each side of a single-even-order magic square there are an even number of cells, which can be divided evenly by two but not by four, such as six, ten, and fourteen. odd-order magic squares are relatively easy to construct. the traditional kameas of agrippa are generated by the following rule: begin by placing one in the cell directly below the center cell of the square (figure b. the rest of the numbers follow in order, i. e, two

nd one cell to the right of the cell occupied by the previous number. for example, two is placed diagonally one cell down and one cell to the right of the cell occupied by one. the next number, three, should be placed diagonally one cell down and one cell to the right of the cell occupied by two, but two is on the bottom edge of the square, so there is no cell for three to be placed in. since the magic square has edges, the rule for generating it says that if the numbers run off the bottom of the square, put them at the top instead: three is still placed one cell to the right of two, but it is placed in the top cell of the vertical column. the next number, four, should be placed diagonally one cell down and one cell to the right of three, but three is on the right edge of the square, so th

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

related to water and luna, vach, sophia of the gnostics, and the ideal holy ghost, all feminine. 30. the 243 of abram becomes 248 by adding h, and sarai 510 becomes 505 by taking 5 off, putting h for y, and the total of the two names is unaltered, being 753; 248 is the number of the members of microprosopus and of rchm, rechem or mercy. before leaving this subject, a reference must be made to the magic squares, of the planets, etc. to each planet belongs a special unit and secondarily other numbers. thus the square of saturn has three compartments each way, and in each subdivision is a unit, 1 to 9, so arranged that the columns add up to 15 every way, the total being 45. the square of jupiter has a side of four divisions, total 16; each line adds to 34, and the total is 136. numbers--th ei

repo, tenet, opera, rotas. of these the first, third and last number 666, but opera and its reverse number only 356. the number 608 is notable, being in coptic, phre, the sun 500, 100, 8. and in greek we find vhs, 400, 8, 200, which becomes ihs in latin, for the greek upsilon changes to y and i in latin, and so we obtain the anagram of iesus hominum salvator. kircher points out a greek example of magic squares. the names of jesus and mary, and iesous maria have a curious relation. iesous is 10, 8, 200, 70, 400, 200=888. now take maria, 40, 1, 100, 10, 1=152. set 152 in a magic square of three, i.e. nine compartments, thus, 1-5-2, 5-2-1, 2-1-5, then the totals are all 888. the letters of iesous also make a magic square of 36 divisions, adding every way to 888. consult the arithmologia of ki

me to the consecration of the quatuor coronati lodge of freemasons, which has a corresponding membership numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott of 3000 brethren. the present author is a past master of this lodge of literary freemasons. the four masters of ireland of the first half of the 17th century compiled a history of ireland from b.c 2242 to a.d. 1616. 58. magic squares were first known by the work of a greek, emanuel moscopulos, still existing in mss. of the 16th century in the national library of paris. cornelius agrippa then gave the planetary squares, which have been many times copied in subsequent books. from a more mathematical point of view, they have been much studied in france by m. bachet and m. frenicle, m. poignard of brussels and de la

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