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dawn, the walls are draped in black curtains. this is done to prevent any distractions and also to increase flashing colors that are fused on some of the implements. the floor itself is black and white checkered tile. the black and white tile could be symbolic of yin and yang or masculine and feminine energies. in early masonic initiations, the black and white tile referred to the battle between the archangel michael and lucifer. the altar in the temple is double cubical. it is double cubical because, as the emerald tablet states "the things that are below are a reflection of the things that are above" traditionally, this altar is longer than it is wide. in the temple of isis mighty 43 mother, white molding has been placed around the center of the altar as well as the top and the bottom

py or sad, etc. again, moon phases, astrological information (if available) and emotional and weather conditions should be included. some people tend to carry information to extremes. on the other hand, there are some who feel that even the smallest detail should be written. however, let's take for example that one day you feel a tremendous amount of energy and have an urgent need to commune with the archangels and the elements. for some reason that day, you are inclined to do several repetitive l.b.r.p.'s. so, by the end of the day you have perhaps done six or seven l.b.r.p.'s. let us say that a couple days later, you receive a pay raise, or that you meet someone of the opposite sex that you are attracted to, or something favorable happens in your life. this in itself can be significant

facing east. if you do not have room for a circle, simply pivot where you stand. step 7 now visualize the brilliant white circle expanding up and down to form a sphere above, below and all around you. what you have done is created a sphere in brilliant white all around you with electric blue pentagrams at the quarters which have been charged and sealed with god names. part three: the evocation of the archangels 87 step 1 stretch your arms straight out to the sides, so that your body forms a cross. take a second or two to once again feel the energies that you felt when performing the qabalistic cross. re-create a cross of light within your being (the cross also represents the four archetypal elements: air, earth, fire and water).step 2 say: before me, vibrate) rah-fay-el."visualize the arch

sed by doctors, a wand entwined by serpents, which represents the life force).feel a breeze coming from behind him. step 3 say: behind me, vibrate) gah-bray-el."visualize a figure behind you, dressed in blue with some orange highlights. the figure holds a cup and is surrounded by waterfalls or the ocean. try to feel the moisture in the air. step 4 say: on my right, vibrate) mee-chai-el."visualize the archangel michael dressed in a scarlet red robe with green highlights. he is holding a flaming sword. feel the qualities of fire emanating from him. step 5 say: and on my left, vibrate) oh-ree-el."visualize the archangel auriel dressed in earth tones on a fertile landscape. he holds a bundle of wheat. step 6 after you have invoked the archangels move your feet slightly apart, stretch both arms

ertile landscape. he holds a bundle of wheat. step 6 after you have invoked the archangels move your feet slightly apart, stretch both arms out to the sides. now visualize yourself within a large pentagram and say: 88 "for before me flames the pentagram."step 7 "and behind me shines the six-rayed star".repeat part one: the qabalistic cross. other people have different versions of the evocation to the archangels. one version you would say, around me flames the pentagram, above me shines the sixrayed star".there is little differences between what is said, but you might like to try them and see which works best for you. archangels names and their meanings: in the east, raphael, god has healed. in the west, gabriel, god is my strength. in the south, michael, who is as god. in the north, auriel

just takes time and persistence to work through this. on a more positive note, those who think of themselves as being "numb" will be glad to know that over a long period of 89 performing the l.b.r.p. daily, your sphere of sensation is slowly but surely becoming accustomed to the energies. so when you have internally reached a state of openness, you can then judge for yourself that the presence of the archangels are truly undoubted. this exercise involves a method to help the aspiring occultist be able to become familiar and aware of the archetypal energies found in the mystical tarot. it allows one to be open to the symbolism as well as the occult powers they wield. in daily use this simple method helps develop one's visualization and basic scrying abilities. meditating with the major arca

1 10 INITIATION CEREMONY

aths, and it is the tenth sephira malkuth, and it has about it seven columns, and the four splendors whirl around it as in the vision of the mercabah of ezekiel; and from gedulah it derives an influx of mercy, and from geburah an influx of severity and the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil shall it be until it is united with the supernals in daath. but the good which is under it is called the archangel metatron, and the evil is called the archangel samael, and between them lies the straight and narrow way where the archangel sandalphon keeps watch. the souls and the angels are above its branches, and the qlippoth or demons dwell under its roots. let the neophyte enter the pathway of evil. kerux: takes his place in front of neophyte, leads him in a n.e. direction towards the hiereus

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

s to bring fertility to land and people, but most of their magick was done by firelight or the light of smoking tallow candles in a cramped living room or in muddy fields. it is a serious mistake to regard informal spells as inferior to the kind of magick in which the appropriate planetary hour is carefully chosen, incense is burned, the tools laid out in the correct position and the names of all the archangels recited without a mistake. both have a place and even if there were an actual deity watching the minutiae of the ritual, he or she would be less interested in whether a correct elemental pentagram was drawn than if the intent and the heart were pure and the need was genuine. the purposes of white magick there are three distinct and yet related types of magick, all of which can be us

, beginning in the north (although some practitioners begin in the east, and working deosil. draw your circle in one sweeping movement. you may wish to chant as you go. if you are working in a group, or if this is a circle for a more formal ritual, you may wish to add god/goddess-power forms as an interspersed chant, with the voices of the group ebbing and rising in waves. you may wish to welcome the archangels, or guardians of the four watchtowers at the four compass points as you cast your circle (the archangels represent the celestial beings that feature in the cosmologies of the three main religions of the western world -christianity, judaism and islam. for more information, see pages 200 and 236. alternatively, you may wish to call upon powerful goddess forms: isis, ishtar, cerridwen

and east, but i think he is better placed as archangel of the sun in the south. if you feel uncertain, simply refer to each guardian as archangel of the north, etc, then the celestial being can reveal itself in the form that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archangel of salvation. he is

he magical hours, or combine the energies of both. in practice, if your magick has a spiritual focus or is concerned with healing or global or ecological matters, angels work better than planets. if you have calculated your daily planetary hours, your angels will correspond exactly. as with the planets, each archangel rules the first hour after sunrise of his own day. though many people do regard the archangels as male, they are androgynous and so i have called them 'he' merely for convenience. many magicians from the middle ages onwards have used angels as part of formal rituals and they have long been a potent form of psychic protection both for guarding the four corners of the ritual circle and as personal guides in less formal magick. below i have given the association for each of the

, however. to learn more about them, see the section in further reading on page 297, or try entering angels on your web browser. images can be downloaded and form a focus for meditations, through which you can invoke each angel using your own higher self or consciousness. in this way, the protective angel draws on your own spiritual powers. archangels and their days of the week michael michael is the archangel who rules the sun. michael's day is sunday. michael, the initiator, brings illumination and inspiration in many spheres of life, through the efforts of our individual creative spirit. michael is the guardian of all who stand alone with their unique vision for bettering the world and are not prepared to compromise their ideals for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can

for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can be invoked in ritual for all creative ventures, for original ideas and individuality, contact with the divinity and the spirit guides, for reviving barren land despoiled by industrialisation, and for cleansing air pollution. colour: gold crystals: citrine and pure crystal quartz incenses or oils: frankincense and orange gabriel gabriel is the archangel who rules the moon (see page 228. gabriel's day is monday. gabriel, the integrator, brings increased spiritual awareness, mystical experiences, astral travel and significant dreams, as well as connection with the world soul and mind through the unconscious mind, especially in prayer and meditation and in beautiful, natural places close to water. he brings deepening spirituality withi

invoked for protection against inclement weather, for travel across water, for taking away sorrow and for diminishing self-destructive tendencies and replacing them with the gentle growth of new hope. gabriel also rules rituals to protect water creatures and to cleanse polluted seas, lakes and rivers. colour: silver crystal: moonstone and opal incenses or oils: myrrh and jasmine samael samael is the archangel who rules the planet mars (see page 229. samael's day is tuesday. he is sometimes called the severity of god and as such is an angel of cleansing and of righteous anger. one of the seven regents of the world and said to be served by two million angels, he is also called the dark angel who in the guise of the serpent tempted eve. this is a very ancient concept in which kings and ruler

to the weak and vulnerable and cleanses doubts and weakness, replacing them with spiritual courage to stand against what is corrupt, especially those who abuse power. he can be invoked for rituals to relieve those in war-torn lands, minorities who are being oppressed and endangered species colour: red crystals: garnet and bloodstone incenses or oils: allspice and dragon's blood raphael raphael is the archangel of the planet mercury. raphael's day is wednesday. raphael, the harmoniser, offers healing of all kinds, protects children, bringing guidance and sustenance to all who are lost whether physically, emotionally or spiritually. he can be invoked in all health matters, for spiritual knowledge and insight and for alleviating the worries of daily lives that keeps us bound to the earth. mos

alth matters, for spiritual knowledge and insight and for alleviating the worries of daily lives that keeps us bound to the earth. most importantly he shows us how to teach others our spiritual insights. he heals technological and chemical pollution and the adverse effects of modern living. colour: yellow crystals: citrine and yellow jasper incenses or oils: lavender and clover sachiel sachiel is the archangel of the planet jupiter. sachiel's day is thursday. sachiel, the divine benefactor, is the angel of charity who says that only by giving freely to others will our own needs be met. he works constantly to help others and to improve the lives of humankind. he can therefore be invoked for all rituals to bring better harvests, both physical and emotional, and for increasing abundance and p

refore be invoked for all rituals to bring better harvests, both physical and emotional, and for increasing abundance and prosperity, not just for a minority but the good of all. he restores rundown areas or cities where unemployment has been lost, blending new skills with traditional knowledge. colour: blue crystals: lapis lazuli and turquoise incenses or oils: sandalwood and sage anael anael is the archangel who rules over venus. anael's day is friday. anael, the regenerator, is one of the seven angels of creation; he is prince of archangels and controls kings and kingdoms. his is pure, altruistic love, love of one's fellow beings and of all creatures in the universe. he can be invoked for all matters of forgiveness, both towards ourselves for what is past and towards others that we may

ings harmony to places and people. he restores natural balance, healing rainforests, bringing wildlife habitats to the city and greenery everywhere. for his fertility is that of the whole earth, rich in fruit, flowers, people and creatures of all kinds, whether living in the wild or in sanctuaries. colour: green crystals: jade and rose quartz incenses or oils: valerian and rose cassiel cassiel is the archangel of saturn. cassiel's day is saturday. though cassiel, the conservator, is the angel of solitude and temperance, he was traditionally invoked for investment and speculation. in a sense, this is not incompatible, for true speculation is based not on random selection, but on deliberation and an almost intuitive scanning of any situation. he brings moderation in actions and dealings and

naming day or on a quiet day with the teenager. alternatively, you could perform the ritual for seven days at the same hour of the day on the week before the christening or departure and make this a special family orientated hour. it does not matter in which order you invoke the angels. start at the hour that suits you best. if you keep to the same hour, you will work with the energies of each of the archangels over a seven-day period. alexandra, a friend who carried out the ritual for her son sam who was going away to college, began on the first hour at sunset on wednesday, which meant the ritual used the energies of the archangel michael. the final ritual on the tuesday was sam's leaving party. sam joined in the final candle-lighting just before his party and later said that when he was

christianity. on the day when equal night and day heralded winter, the feast formed a sympathetic magical gesture to ensure that there would be enough food during the winter, by displaying and then eating in celebration the finest fruits of the harvest. druids traditionally climb to the top of a hill to take leave of the summer sun as the nights will get longer. michaelmas, the day of st michael, the archangel of the sun, is celebrated on 29 september. st michael was patron saint of high places and replaced the pagan sun deities in christianity. today, global rituals concentrate on positive steps to ensure enough food, shelter and resources for vulnerable communities and individuals, relief of flood and famine, protection of endangered water creatures, dolphin, whales and fish whose death

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re evidently far more applicable to the third chapter, and i have therefore given them there instead of here (e) no. b is an acrostic of c f squares. allup from hebrew alup= a doctor, teacher, leader, ie, a person who at the same time leads and instructs his following. hence also this word means a bull as the leader of the herd. uriel, hebrew auriel= light of god, is the well-known name of one of the archangels. pulla in latin means both a fowl, and also light friable earth; but is probably here derivable rather from the hebrew plh, meaning to classify or arrange. no. c is an acrostic of g e squares. melammed is evidently from hebrew mlmd= a stimulus or spur to exertion. no. d is an acrostic of e j squares. ekdilun may be from the greek ekdeilon, which means, not afraid of; from ek- in com

r by the guardian angel (b) oriens, paymon, ariton, and amaymon execute the ,operations hereof by means of their common ministers (c) the familiar spirits do not execute the operations of this chapter (d) take the symbol in the hand, and name the spirit desired, who will appear in the form commanded (e) it will be noticed at once that of the four symbols of this chapter, the first has the name of the archangel uriel, and the three others those of three of the chief princes of the demons, viz. lucifer, leviathan, and satan. no b is an acrostic of c f squares. uriel from hebrew auriel= light of god. ramie from hebrew rmih= deceit. imimi is either from imm= the sea, or great waters, or from imim= mules. eimar is probably from amr or imr= to speak. leiru is the reverse of uriel, ie, uriel writ

mprise spirits capable of giving treasures and riches, and they or their dependants serve in all the operations, being a mass composed of different orders, and they are sufficiently truthful. 11. these and the following titles of the hierarchies are usually ascribed to the good angels; but sometimes are also employed to designate grades of the evil and fallen angels as well. the sacred magick 217 the archangels be proper to reveal all occult matters, and all kinds of secret things, such as obscure points in theology and the law. they serve with great diligence. the angels in general do operate each one according unto his quality. there be an infinite number of them. they command the four princes and the eight sub-princes in all kinds of operations. these latter12 having taken their oath, o

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three are derived from the first through the process of permutation. 10 if thou wish to change the nature of these four names from angelic to archangelic, and thusly increase their power, thou shall prefix the name with an appropriate line from the tablet of union. example: kerubic rank of a and lesser angle of a tablet, thou shall add the letter e from the word exarp on the tablet of union. thus the archangelic names are now erzla, ezlar, elarz, earzl. the rule is that the first letter of the appropriate line of the tablet of union is prefixed only to the name formed from the kerubic square. example: here is an example of the method as it is applied to the remaining servient squares of the a angle of the a tablet. exarp hence exarp will only be used on the a tablet and shall never be used

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

change; all that we have to do is to prevent change occurring. all change is conditioned by time and space and other categories; any existing object must be susceptible of description by means of a system of co-ordinate axes. on the 'terrasse' of the cafe des deux magots it was once necessary to proclaim the entire doctrine of yoga in the fewest possible words 'with a shout, and with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god' st. paul's first epistle to the thessalonians, the fourth chapter and the sixteenth verse. i did so 'sit still. stop thinking. shut up. get out' the first two of these instructions comprise the whole of the technique of yoga. the last two are of a sublimity which it would be improper to expound in this present elementary stage. the injunction 'sit still' i

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

line, and then descends; or else, beginning at the top, he comes directly down "invoking" first the god of that sphere by "devout supplication<brother, lest thou bend the knee! liber ccxx teaches the proper attitude. see also liber ccclxx. infra, furthermore, there is special instruction: chapter xv and elsewhere> that he may deign to send the appropriate archangel. he then "beseeches" the archangel to send the angel or angels of that sphere to his aid; he "conjures" this angel or angels to send the intelligence in question, and this intelligence he will "conjure with authority" to compel the obedience of the spirit and his manifestation. to this spirit he "issues commands. it will be seen that this is a formula rather of evocation than of invocation, and for the latter the proc

a magical ceremony is little understood. the climax of the formula is in one sense before even the formulation of the yod. for the yod is the most divine aspect of the force- the remaining letters are but a solidification of the same thing. it must be understood that we are here speaking of the whole ceremony considered as a unity, not merely of that formula in which "yod" is the god invoked "he" the archangel, and so on. in order to understand the ceremony under this formula, we must take a more extended view of the functions of the four weapons than we have hitherto done. the formation of the "yod" is the formulation of the first creative force, of that father who is called "self-begotten, and unto whom it is said "thou has formulated thy father, and made fertile thy mother. the adding o

into that cleansed and consecrated place, and there proceeds to repeat that double ceremony in the ceremony itself, which has these same two main parts. the first part of every ceremony is the banishing; the second, the invoking. the same formula is repeated even in the ceremony of banishing itself, for in the banishing ritual of the pentagram we not only command the demons to depart, but invoke the archangels and their hosts to act as guardians of the circle during our pre-occupation with the ceremony proper. in more elaborate ceremonies it is usual to banish everything by name. each element, each planet, and each sign, perhaps even the sephiroth themselves; all are removed, including the very one which we wished to invoke, for that forces as existing in nature is always impure. but this

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

se in you? what but the one channel always open to you through which this light flows freely to enkindle you (and the world through you) with flowers of inexhaustible fervour and flame? and you set up against that this spectre of grim fear, of shame, of qualms and doubts, of inward quakings lest- you are too stricken with panic to see clearly what the horror is. you say "the elemental spirits and the archangels are watching) my dear, dear, sister, did you invent these beings for no better purpose than to spy on you? they are there to serve you; they are parts of your being whose function is to enable you to reach further in one particular direction or another without interference from the other parts, so long as you happen to need them for some service or other in the great work. magic wit

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

e coming of adonai the individual is destroyed in both senses. he is shattered into a thousand pieces, yet at the same time united with the simple<set of verses in liber xvi (xvi in the taro is pe, mars, the sword> of this it is also spoken by st. paul in his epistle to the church in thessalonica "for the lord shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god; and the dead in christ shall rise first. then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them into the clouds to meet the lord in the air; and so shall we be for ever with the lord" the stupid interpretation of this verse as prophetic of a "second advent" need not concern us; every word of it is, however, worthy of profound consideratio

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

a young lion rypk habitations nyrwdm gift, tribute y# 311 man: a title of tiphareth #y) archangel of binah l)yqpc raphael: archangel of air (lit. ghealing of god h) l)pr rod (ps. 23:4 +b# 312 to renew (hence a new moon, a month #dx west (hence our gmoor h: gperson living in the west h, as from the arabic gmaghrabi h> gk. gmauros h, etc) br(m 314 perfect praise (i.e. religious) rwmg llh metatron: the archangel of kether (cf. 224) nwr++m out of the way, remote qwxr shaddai, the almighty: a name of god yd# acacia wood h# 315 ice, hail; crystal, pearl #ybg gullet+#w formation hrycy a vision of splendour hgwnh h)rm cave hr(m 316 bound, imprisoned #wbx green qwry a bundle, handful rmw( punishing iniquity, visiting sin nw( dqwp) perfumed )r+wq to worship, bow down xx# 317 is sown, is scattered (

wmyr 957 sumptuous ointment, oil of magnificence twbr )x#m 960 silver trumpets psk twrcwcx habitations *nyrwdm horns *mynrq women, wives *my#n intelligences *mylk# years; two *myn# 963 achad: unity (spelt in full :d:x) garland, crown; a little wreath hr( tr( 964 a memorial of jubilation (lit. gof shouting h; note root rkz, 227 q.v, showing phallic nature of this gmemorial h) h(wrt nwrkz metatron: the archangel of kether (cf. 224 *nwr++m 966 punishing iniquity, visiting sin *nw( dqwp alterations *mywn# 968 song-maidens; muses ry# twnb 969 cancer: a crab *n+rs 970 a tree *c( 971 shem ha-mephorasch: the divided name: the 72-fold name of god #rwpmh m# a temporal order *mynmz rds 973 the name (given in deut. 28:58 without t= 92, q.v *kyhl) hwhy t) 974 (metatron (q.v) spelt with yod after mem; i

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

r. to the angel agbagal, the fore part of the skull; to the demon ozoz, the back left part of the skull; to the demon olcot,1 the back right part of the skull; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of fire, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of water, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of earth, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of air, each one hair; to the archangel zazelazel, the brain; to the angel usbusolat, the medulla; to the demon ululomis, the right nostril; to the angel opael, the left nostril; to the spirit kuiphiah, the membrane of the nose; to the spirit pugrah, the bridge of the nose; to eleven thousand spirits of spirit, the hairs of the nose, one each; to the archangel tuphtuphtuphal, the right eye; to the archdevil upsusph, the le

pugrah, the bridge of the nose; to eleven thousand spirits of spirit, the hairs of the nose, one each; to the archangel tuphtuphtuphal, the right eye; to the archdevil upsusph, the left eye; the parts thereof in trust to be divided among their servitors; as the right cornea, to aphlek; the left, to urnbal; mighty spirits are they, and bold! to the archdevil rama,3 the right ear and its parts; to the archangel umumatis, the left ear and its parts; the teeth to two-and-thirty letters of the sixfold name: one to the air, and fifteen to the rain and the ram, and ten to the virgin, and six to the bull; the mouth to the archangels alalal and bikarak, lip and lip; the tongue to that devil of all devils yehowou.4 ho, devil! canst thou speak? 1 col. olcott, the theosophist. 2? the spirt of motor-c

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e? o light! come thou, who art joined with me to bruise the dragon's head. we, who are wedded, and the earth perceiveth it not! o that our bed were seen of men, that they might rejoice in my fertility: that my sister might partake of my great light. o light of god, when wilt thou find the heart of man- write not! i would not that men know the sorrow of my heart, amen! i turned me to the west, and the archangel bore a flaming book, on which was written an in enochian. within was drawn a fiery scorpion, yet cold withal. until the book of the east be opened! until the hour sound! 5 until the voice vibrate! until it pierce my depth; look not on high! look not beneath! for thou wilt find a life which is as death: or a death which should be infinite. for thou art submitted to the four: five thou

ng shall enkindle the worlds. then the trumpets blow, and the wind rises and whistles terribly. it is a blue wind with silver specks; and it blows through the whole aethyr. but through it one perceives the lion, which has become as a raging flame. and he roareth in an unknown tongue. but this is the interpretation thereof: let the stars be burnt up in the fire of my nostrils! let all the gods and the archangels and the angels and the spirits that are on the earth, and above the earth, and below the earth, that are in all the heavens and in all the hells, let them be as motes dancing in the beam of mine eye! i am he that swalloweth up death and victory. i have slain the crown d goat, and drunk up the great sea. like the ash of dried leaves the worlds are blown before me. thou hast passed by

, and imagination cannot figure so much as one petal of the lilies whereon she standeth in the lake of crystal, in the sea of glass. this is she that hath bedecked her hair with seven stars, 106 the seven breaths of god that move and thrill its excellence. and she hath tired her hair with seven combs, whereupon are written the seven secret names of god that are not known even of the angels, or of the archangels, or of the leader of the armies of the lord. holy, holy, holy art thou, and blessed be thy name for ever, unto whom the aeons are but the pulsings of thy blood. i am blind and deaf. my sight and hearing are exhausted. i know only by the sense of touch. and there is a trembling from within me. images keep arising like clouds, or veils, exquisite chinese ivories, and porcelains, and m

unless he be hidden from the light of life, he cannot behold nuit. here, then, do i abide in unalterable midnight, utterly at peace. i have forgotten where i am, and who i am. i am hanging in nothing. now the veil opens of itself (to scribe. come nearer; i don't want to have to speak so loudly) it is a little child covered with lilies and roses. he is supported by countless myriads of archangels. the archangels are all the same colourless brilliance, and every one of them is blind. below the archangels again are many, many other legions, and so on far below, so far that the eye cannot pierce. and on his forehead, and on his heart, and in his hand, is the secret sigil of the beast. and of all this the glory is so great that all the spiritual senses fail, and their reflections in the body fa

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eals with a knock and at the hegemon's new summons he to his surprise finds himself as the hanged man of the tarot. each point of the figure thus formed they crown with light, until he glitters with the flame of the spirit. 38 thus and not otherwise is he made a partaker of the mysteries, and the lightning flash strikes him. the lord hath descended from heaven with a shout and with the voice of the archangel, and the trump of god. he is installed in the throne of the double kingdom, and he wields the wand of double power by the sings of the grade. he is recognized an initiate, and the word of secret power, and the silent administration of the sacrament of sword and flame, acknowledge him. then, the words being duly spoken and the deeds duly done, all is symbolically sealed by the thirty

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k hold of the sigil, and no sooner had he done so than from out of every crack and seam in the floor there wriggled forth a multitude of rats and other vermin "after this, he led me upstairs to another floor, and into a room which in the dim light appeared to be an attic. 37 "see" liber o. 38 weh note: crowley's original vision record identifies the omission as being the central part dealing with the archangels "before. illustration on page 309 approximated: e fire-place_ n s door& crucifix low stairs/ x_ opaim? door_ table stairs/ window the attic_ w diagram 56. plan of the adept's room and the attic above "at the west end of this room, lying upon her back, i saw a naked woman. turning, i challenged the adept, who at once gave me the 0= 0 and 1= 10 signs; but he would not give me 2= 9 .39

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pons of space and of justice; and in himself he was that great amen that is the beginning and the end of all. behind him were the seraphim, the fiery serpents. on their heads the triple tongue of fire; their glory like unto the sun, their scales like burning plates of steel; they danced like virgins before their lord, and upon the storm and roar of the sea did they ride in their glory "sir" cried the archangel "sir" cried kamael the mighty one, and his legions echoed the roar of his voice "hast thou called us forth to perform so trivial a task? well, let it be so "your scorn" the great white spirit replied mildly "is perhaps not altogether justified. though the hole be indeed but a bare inch- yet graphiel owns himself beaten "i never thought much of graphiel" sneered the archangel, and his

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ng journeyed for some time i came to a spot where i saw the form of a king standing above that of venus who was surrounded by many mermaids; they all had the appearance of having just been frozen. above the nymphs bowing towards them were many pale yellow angels chained together, and amongst them stood archangels of a pale silver which flashed forth rays of gold. above all was the formless light. the archangels showed me curious types of horned beings riding along a circle in different directions. 5th. concentration on this resulted in many strange dreams. position 1.178 6th. concentration on 32 m. ten breaks. better towards the end; but position 1. best after tenth break. concentration must have then lasted quite 6 or 7 minutes. 7th. position 1. 15 m. three breaks, but end very doubtful h

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

cense and began their ritual. after a while the smoke began to whirl in patterns about the centre ofthe circle, but nothing else happened and billbecame despondent'.it'sno use,'h. e s-lgh ed ,i-t won't wkor' his son's voice interrupted him, strangely strong and deep,'what is it you seek' instantly bill made his demand '1 want to see an angel 'which angel' while bill hesitated, alex said 'michael, the archangel 'try for ten days' said.the. voice, the last words fading. they tried to.recall it to find out what it meant, but without success. alex decided they could not leave it at that; he removed the magic circle and made a simple witches' ring. he and eunice stepped inside it and he invoked the spirits and demandedto know what had to be done 'you are to get the circle with a.crystal in it'

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

ved through the accomplishment of the second objective. ponder on this synthesis of the three objectives. by what name these living forces are called is entirely immaterial. they can be regarded as the vice-regents of god, who can and will cooperate with the spirit of life and of love upon our planet, the one in whom we live and move and have our being. they may be regarded by certain thinkers as the archangels of the most high, whose work has been made possible through the activity of christ and his body of disciples, the true and living church. they may be regarded by others as the guiding heads of the planetary hierarchy, who stand behind our planetary evolution, and who seldom take an active outer part in the world activity, leaving it to the masters of the wisdom except in the time of

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

the natural guardians of the seven regions of our planetary system (s.d. iii. 115) 29 "the seven builders graft the divine and the beneficent forces on to the gross material nature of the vegetable and mineral kingdoms every second round (s.d. iii. 162; note, i) 30 "the seven planetary spirits or angels. are identical with the dhyan chohans of the esoteric doctrine and have been transformed into the archangels and the spirits of the presence by the christian church (s.d. iii. 160) 31 "the seven chief deities. are the rays of the one boundless unity (s.d. iii. 229) 32 "each of the seven chambers of the pyramid was known by the name of one of the planets (s.d. iii. 247) 33 "the kabiri were always the seven planets. who together with their father, the sun. composed a powerful ogdoad (s.d. ii

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

ave perished one after the other; these worlds were convulsed and were no more known. having considered the divine emanations, and the origin of the universe, i must refer to the spiritual beings of the four worlds. in the first purest and highest world of atziluth there dwell only the primary ten sephiroth of the adam oilah or archetype, perfect and immutable. in the second world of briah reside the archangels headed by "metatron" related to kether, in solemn grandeur; he is the garment of al shaddai, the visible manifestation of god; the number of both is 314 (zohar iii. 231a. the word metatron meant "the great teacher" it has a curious resemblance to the greek words met thronon, beside or beneath the throne of god; but this derivation is fanciful. he rules the other archangels of the un

APOCALYPSE MOSES

im to leave him a little of it. 3 yet he hearkened not to him, but gulped down the whole; nor did it stay in his stomach, but came out of his mouth. 4 and adam said 'let us arise and go and see what has happened to them (i fear) lest the adversary may be assailing them somewhere' chapter 3. 1 and they both went and found abel murdered. i by the hand of cain his brother. 2 and god saith to michael the archangel 'say to adam:reveal not the secret that thou knowest to cain thy son, for he is a son of wrath. but grieve not, for i will give thee another son in his stead; he shall show (to thee) all that thou shalt do. do thou tell him nothing' thus spake the archangel to adam. 3 but he kept the word in his heart, and with him also eve, though they grieved concerning abel their son. chapter 4. 1

hee' chapter 12. 1 then seth speaketh to the beast 'close thy mouth and be silent and stand off from the image of god until the day of judgment' 2 then saith the beast to seth 'behold, i stand off from the image of god' and he went to his lair. chapter 13. 1 and seth went with eve near paradise, and i they wept there, and prayed god to send his angel and give them the oil of mercy. 2 and god sent the archangel michael and he spake to seth 'seth, man of god, weary not thyself with prayers and entreaties concerning the tree which floweth with oil to anoint thy father adam. for it shall not be thine now, but in the end of the times. 3 then shall all flesh be raised up from adam till that great day,-all that shall be of the holy people. then shall the delights of paradise be given to them and

said "i fear lest god be wroth with me" and i said to him "fear not, for as soon as thou hast eaten thou shalt know good and evil" 5 and speedily i persuaded him, and he ate and straightway his eyes were opened and he too knew his nakedness. 6 and to me he saith "o wicked woman! what have i done to thee that thou hast deprived me of the glory of god" chapter 22. 1 and in that same hour, we heard the archangel michael blowing with his trumpet and calling to the angels and saying:2 thus saith the lord, come with me to paradise and hear the judgment with which i shall judge adam" 3 and when god appeared in paradise, mounted on the chariot of his cherubim with the angels proceeding before him and singing hymns of praises, all the plants of paradise, both of your father's lot and mine, broke o

e creature of his hands' 3 but when the angels had said these words, lo, there came one of the seraphim with six wings and snatched up adam and carried him off to the acherusian lake, and washed him thrice, in the presence of god. 4 and he stayed there three hours, lying down, and thereafter the father of all, sitting on his holy throne stretched out his hand, and took adam and handed him over to the archangel michael saying 'lift him up into paradise unto the third heaven, and leave him there until that fearful day of my reckoning, which i will make in the world' 6 then michael took adam and left him where god told him. chapter 38. 1 but after all this, the archangel asked concerning the laying out of the remains. and god commanded that all the angels should assemble in his presence, each

ee that i will turn their joy to grief and thy grief will i turn to joy, and i will transform thee to thy former glory? and set thee on the throne of thy deceiver. 3 but he shall be cast into this place to see thee sitting above him, then he shall be condemned and they that heard him, and he shall be grieved sore when he seeth thee sitting on his honourable throne' chapter 40. 1 then god spake to the archangel(s) michael (gabriel, uriel, and raphael 'go away to paradise in the third heaven, and strew linen clothes and cover the body of adam and bring oil of the 'oil of fragrance' and pour it over him. 2 and they acted thus did the three great angels and they prepared him for burial. and god said 'let the body of abel also be brought' 3 and they brought other linen clothes and prepared his

om the earth' 4 even thus spake the angel, and ascended into heaven, glorifying (god) and saying 'allelujah (holy, holy, holy is the lord, in the glory of god the father, for to him it is meet to give glory, honour and worship, with the eternal life-giving spirit now and always and for ever. 5 amen (holy, holy, holy is the lord of hosts. to whom be glory and power for ever and for ever amen (then the archangel joel glorified god; saying 'holy, holy, holy lord, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.)the apocryphon of john http//www.pseudepigrapha.com/apocrypha_nt/apocjn.html 1 of 12 8/16/2006 5:17 pm the apocryphon of john (long version) translated by frederik wisse the teaching of the savior, and the revelation of the mysteries and the things hidden in silence, even these things which he

ARCHANGELIC FORCE ON THE PATHS

d has been lent to me on trust, to return on demand. it contains nothing of pecuniary value and nothing personal to myself. i hereby direct my legal representatives whomsoever, in case of my death or incapacity, to return the same at once, unread and unopened, to g.h. frater p.c.a, at 14050 cherry avenue, suite r- 159, fontana, california, 92337. 2 archangelic force on the paths herein containeth the archangelic forces that governeth the paths on the tree of life. let the adept call on these archangelic forces when either skrying or traveling in the spirit vision in a specific path. it should be remembered by the z.a.m. that these are potent forces that bringeth forth the complete potential of the microcosmic path in which they govern. therefore, the following instructions may prove helpfu

microcosmic. in addition, let the adept realize that all this proceedeth from him, therefore, do we invoke him. 2. the divine name that ruleth the microcosmic paths proceedeth from the macrocosm. therefore, we utilize the divine name of the individual sephira above the path, because migration is from the lower unto the higher. 3. since forces are being transferred in both directions on the paths, the archangelic rulers fall into a separate classification. this archangelic ruler will respond to hierarchial order on both the lower sephiroth and the upper sephiroth. however, its nature will be in keeping with the great work by only utilizing the above sephiroth. 4. the adept may wish to light up the \yyj u in the microcosm. the use of these archangelic forces along with the divine names attri

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

he "moon) are shown, in verses 28 to 41, as being finally overpowered by the same sin with the help of bel (the sun) and ishtar (venus. this is regarded as a contradiction by the assyriologists, but is simply metaphysics in the esoteric teaching. there is more than one interpretation, for there are seven keys to the mystery of the fall. moreover there are two "falls" in theology: the rebellion of the archangels and their "fall" and the "fall" of adam and eve. thus the lower as well as the higher hierarchies are charged with a supposed crime. the word "supposed" is the true and correct term, for in both cases it is founded on misconception. both are considered in occultism as karmic effects, and both belong to the law of evolution: intellectual and spiritual on the one hand, physical and ps

seeking union with matter; and at the other, the lower end, the rebellion of matter against spirit, or of action against spiritual inertia. and here lies the germ of an error which has had such disastrous effects on the intelligence of civilized societies for over 1,800 years. in the original allegory it is matter- hence the more material angels- which was regarded as the conqueror of spirit, or the archangels who "fell" on this plane "they of the flaming sword (or animal passions) had put to flight the spirits of darkness" yet it is the latter who fought for the supremacy of the conscious and divine spirituality on earth and failed, succumbing to the power of matter. but in theological dogma we see the reverse. it is michael "who is like unto god" the representative of jehovah, who is th

however, to identify pymander "the mouth of mystery" with st. john the baptist prophetically, they thus identified also the 7 kabeiri and the assyrian bulls with the cherubs of the jews and the apostles. having, moreover, to draw a line of demarcation between the four and the three- the latter being the fallen angels; and furthermore to avoid connecting these with the "seven spirits of the face" the archangels, they unceremoniously threw out all they did not choose to recognise. hence the perversion in the order of the elements, in order to make them dovetail with the order of the gospels, and to identify the angel-man with christ. with the chaldees, the egyptians, from whom moses adopted the chroub (cherubs in their animal form, and the ophites; with all these, the angels, the planets, a

nd of the power of the air. he was placed in an eden, which was both far anterior to the eden of genesis. and of an altogether different and more substantial character, resembling the new jerusalem. thus, satan being perfect in wisdom, and beauty, his vast empire is our earth, if not the whole solar system. certainly no other angelic power of greater or even equal dignity has been revealed to us. the archangel michael himself is quoted by jude as preserving towards the prince of darkness the respect due to a superior, however wicked he may be, until god has formally commanded his deposition" then we are informed that "satan was from the moment of his creation surrounded by the insignia of royalty: that he "awoke to consciousness to find the air filled with the rejoicing music of those whom

h the evolutionary impulse and guide its formative powers in the fashioning of its productions. this it is which is referred to in the sentences both in the eastern and western tradition-"the angels were commanded to create" after the earth had been made ready by the lower and more material powers, and its three kingdoms fairly started on their way to be "fruitful and multiply" the higher powers, the archangels or dhyanis, were compelled by the evolutionary law to descend on earth, in order to construct the crown of its evolution- man. thus the "self-created[[footnote(s "new aspects of life* angelic, spiritual essences, immortal in their being because unconditioned in eternity; periodical and conditioned in their manvantaric manifestations[[vol. 2, page] 243 man, the pale shadow of god. an

e in time the christian devil- to the radiant archangels, dhyans-chohans, who refused to create, because they wanted man to become his own creator and an immortal god- that men can reach nirvana and the haven of heavenly divine peace. to close this rather lengthy comment, the secret doctrine teaches that the fire-devas, the rudras, and the kumaras, the "virgin-angels (to whom michael and gabriel, the archangels, both belong, the divine "rebels- called by the allmaterializing and positive jews, the nahash or "deprived- preferred the curse of incarnation and the long cycles of terrestrial existence and rebirths, to seeing the misery (even if unconscious) of the beings (evolved as shadows out of their brethren) through the semi-passive energy of their too spiritual creators. if "man's uses of

y and theogony, which all the nations originally had in common. all these gods and demi-gods are found reborn on earth, in various kalpas and in as various characters; each, moreover, having his karma distinctly traced, and every effect assigned to its cause. before other stanzas could be explained, it was, as seen, absolutely necessary to show that the sons of "dark wisdom" though identical with the archangels which theology has chosen to call the "fallen" are as divine and as pure and more so than all the michaels and gabriels so glorified in the churches. the "old book" goes into various details of astral life, which at this juncture would be quite incomprehensible to the reader. it may, therefore, be left for later explanations, and the first and second races can now only receive bare

remained incomprehensible; while the latter, owing to its dogma of satan and his rebellion, has belittled the character and nature of its would-be infinite, absolutely perfect god, and created the greatest evil and curse on earth- belief in a personal devil. this mystery is opened with the key to its metaphysical symbolism now restored; while that of theological interpretation shows the gods and the archangels standing as symbols for the dead letter or dogmatic religions, and as arrayed against the pure truths of spirit, naked and unadorned with fancy. many were the hints thrown out in this direction in "isis unveiled" and a still greater number of references to this mystery may be found scattered throughout these volumes. to make the point clear once for all: that which the clergy of eve

titan[[vol. 2, page] 384 the secret doctrine. with the dragon of the deep, the animal of tiamat, the spirit of chaos, and offends against his god, who curses him, and calls down on his head all the evils and troubles of humanity "this is followed by a war between the dragon and the powers of evil, or chaos on one side and the gods on the other "the gods have weapons forged for them* and merodach (the archangel michael in revelation) undertakes to lead the heavenly host against the dragons. the war, which is described with spirit, ends, of course, in the triumph of the principles of good* this war of gods with the powers of the deep, refers also, in its last and terrestrial application, to the struggle between the aryan adepts of the nascent fifth race and the sorcerers of atlantis, the dem

te space, and whereas horus springs from the lotus of the celestial nile- all these abstract pantheistic ideas are dwarfed and made terrestrially concrete in the bible: one is almost inclined to say that in the esoteric they are grosser and still more anthropomorphic, than in their exoteric rendering. take as an example the same symbol, even in its christian application; the lilies in the hand of the archangel gabriel (luke i. 28. in hinduism- the "holy of holies" is a universal abstraction, whose dramatis personae are infinite spirit and nature; in christian judaism, it is a personal god, outside of that nature, and the human womb- eve, sarah, etc, etc; hence, an anthropomorphic phallic god, and his image- man. thus it is maintained, that with regard to the of the bible, one of two hypoth

he pentateuch and the talmud) undeviatingly forbid one to curse the adversary, as also the gods of the gentiles "thou shalt not revile the gods" quoth the god of moses (exodus xxii. 28, for it is god who "hath divided (them) unto all nations (deut. iv. 19; and those who speak evil of[[vol. 2, page] 478 the secret doctrine "dignities (gods) are called "filthy dreamers" by jude (8. for even michael the archangel durst not bring against him (the devil) a railing accusation, but said "the lord rebuke thee (ibid 9. finally the same is repeated in the talmud "satan appeared one day to a man who used to curse him daily, and said to him 'why dost thou this' consider that god himself would not curse me, but merely said 'the lord rebuke thee, satan* this bit of talmudic information shows plainly two

means "beyond" and not "near" this is of great importance in our argument. st. michael, then, the quis ut deus, is the translator, so to speak, of the invisible world into the visible and the objective. they maintain, furthermore, along with the roman catholic church, that in the biblical and christian theology there does not exist a "higher celestial personality, after the trinity, than that of the archangel or the seraphim, michael" according to them, the conqueror of the dragon is "the archisatrap of the sacred militia, the guardian of the planets, the king of the stars, the slayer of satan and the most powerful rector" in the mystic astronomy of these gentlemen, he is "the conqueror of ahriman, who having upset the sidereal throne of the usurper, bathes in his stead in the solar fires

but only his master" writes the abbe caron. the roman catholics, and especially their kabalists, know better; and it is they who explain to the world this duality, which affords to them the means of glorifying the chosen ones of the church, and of rejecting and anathematizing all those gods who may be in the way of their dogmas. thus the same titles and the same names are given in turn to god and the archangel. both are called metatron "both have the name of jehovah applied to them when they speak one in the other (sic) as, according to the zohar, the term signifies equally "the master and the ambassador" both are the angel of the face, because, as we are informed, if, on the one hand, the "word" is called "the face (or the presence) and the image of the substance of god" on the other "whe

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is the immaculate virgin-mother, who is overshadowed, not impregnated, by the universal mystery- when she emerges from her state of laya or undifferentiated condition. in reality, they are, of course, all one; but their aspects on the various planes of being are different (see part ii "theogony of the creative gods) the first "primordial" are the highest beings on the scale of existence. they are the archangels of christianity, those who refuse- as michael did in the latter system, and as did the eldest "mind-born sons" of brahma (veddhas- to create or rather to multiply- stanza iv- continued. 3. from the effulgency of light- the ray of the ever-darkness- sprung in space the re-awakened energies (dhyan chohans: the one from the egg, the six and the five (a; then the three, the one[[vol. 1

septenary chain, of which earth is the lowest (see isis, vol. ii. p. 186) this connects the "stellar" and "lunar" spirits with the higher planetary angels and the saptarishis (the seven rishis of the stars) of the hindus- as subordinate angels (messengers) to these "rishis" the emanations, on the descending scale, of the former. such, in the opinion of the philosophical gnostics, were the god and the archangels now worshipped by the christians! the "fallen angels" and the legend of the "war in heaven" is thus purely pagan in its origin and comes from india via persia and chaldea. the only reference to it in the christian canon is found in revelations xii, as quoted a few pages back. thus "satan" once he ceases to be viewed in the superstitious, dogmatic, unphilosophical spirit of the churc

ce of the universality of this doctrine, for he says "in these oracles the seven cosmocratores of the world('the world-pillars) mentioned likewise by st. paul, are double- one set being commissioned to rule the superior worlds the spiritual and the sidereal, and the other to guide and watch over the worlds of matter" such is also the opinion of jamblichus, who makes an evident distinction between the archangels and the "archontes (see "de mysteriis" sec. ii, ch. 3) the above may be applied, of course, to the distinction made between the degrees or orders of spiritual beings, and it is in this sense that the roman catholic church tries to interpret and teach the difference; for while the archangels are in her teaching divine and holy, their doubles are denounced by her as devils* but the wo

, which is born of water or primordial earth, evolved brahma- with the hindus. the lotus flower, represented as growing out of vishnu's navel- that god resting on the waters of space and his serpent of infinity- is the most graphic allegory ever made: the universe evolving from the central sun, the point, the ever-concealed germ. lakshmi, who is the[[footnote(s* in the christian religion gabriel, the archangel, holding in his hand a spray of water lilies, appears to the virgin mary in every picture of the annunciation. this spray typifying fire and water, or the idea of creation and generation, symbolizes precisely the same idea as the lotus in the hand of the bodhisat who announces to maha-maya, gautama's mother, the birth of the world's saviour, buddha. thus also, osiris and horus were r

identity of those symbols was known to the writers of the new testament, whoever they were. they must have been aware also of the priority of the egyptian esotericism, since they have adopted several such symbols that typify purely egyptian conceptions and beliefs- in their outward and inward meaning- and which are not to be found in the jewish canon. one of such is the water-lily in the hands of the archangel in the early representations of his appearance to the virgin mary; and these symbolical images are preserved to this day in the iconography of the greek and roman churches. thus water, fire, the cross, as well as the dove, the lamb, and other sacred animals, with all their combinations, yield esoterically an identical meaning, and must have been accepted as an improvement upon judais

from the primordial water crowned with the uraeus, which is the serpent emblem of cosmic fire, and himself the seventh over the six primary gods issued from father-mother, nou and nout (the sky, who can osiris be, but the chief prajapati, the chief sephiroth, the chief amshaspend-ormazd! that this latter solar and cosmic god stood, in the beginning of religious evolution, in the same position as the archangel "whose name was secret" is certain. this archangel was the representative on earth of the hidden jewish god, michael, in short: it is his "face" that is said to have gone before the jews like a "pillar of fire" burnouf says "the seven amshaspends, who are most assuredly our archangels, designate also the personifications of the divine virtues (comment on the yacna, p. 174) and these

acquired entire exemption from passion" they are five, because two of the kumaras fell. of all the seven great divisions of dhyan-chohans, or devas, there is none with which humanity is more concerned than with the kumaras. imprudent are the christian theologians who have degraded them into fallen angels, and now call them "satan" and demons; as among these heavenly denizens who refuse to create, the archangel michael- the greatest patron saint of western and eastern churches, under his double name of st. michael and his supposed copy on earth, st. george conquering the dragon- has to be allowed one of the most prominent places (see book ii "the sacred dragons and their slayers) the kumaras, the "mind-born sons" of brahma-rudra (or siva[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] a

on historical grounds, on the authority of legions of the most eminent sages, neo-platonists, mystics of all the ages, from pythagoras down to the eminent scientists and professors of the present century, who, if they reject "gods" believe in "spirits" shall we consider such authorities as weak-minded and foolish as any roman catholic peasant, who believes in and prays to his once human saint, or the archangel, st. michael? but is there no difference between the belief of the peasant and that of the western heirs to the rosicrucians and alchemists of the middle ages? is it the van helmonts, the khunraths, the paracelsuses and agrippas, from roger bacon down to st. germain, who were all blind enthusiasts, hysteriacs or cheats, or is it the handful of modern sceptics- the "leaders of thought

past- men who certainly have not worked in the laboratory- have reached the same view from another side" thus mr. herbert spencer records his conviction that 'the chemical atoms are produced from the true or physical atoms by processes of evolution under conditions which chemistry has not yet been able to produce "and the poet has forestalled the philosopher. milton('paradise lost' book v) makes the archangel raphael say to adam, instinct with the evolutionary idea, that the almighty had created 'one first matter, all indued with various forms, various degrees of substance" nevertheless, the idea would have remained crystallized "in the air of science" and never have descended into the thick atmosphere of materialism and profane mortals for years to come, perhaps, had not professor crooke

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ear in their true form, as the blood gives them the power to take shapes, such as they are. here follows the manner of invoking the arch-angels, all the rest of this will be given unto you by them: the angelick conjuration. begin this by reciting ps lxii, cxli, cixx and lxxxvi. then begin the followingoration. o most illustrious prince of the heavenly hosts, holy michael+ gabriel+ uriel+ raphael; the archangels, from thy celestial home defend me, a human being, whom god has created in his own image and likeness, and whom he has purchased at a great price from satan's tyranny. o holy and all-mighty god who fashioned the earth and all things by a word! who sent his only-begotten son into the world to crush the spirit of evil with its bellowing; do thou speedily give heed and send thine holy

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

s to bring fertility to land and people, but most of their magick was done by firelight or the light of smoking tallow candles in a cramped living room or in muddy fields. it is a serious mistake to regard informal spells as inferior to the kind of magick in which the appropriate planetary hour is carefully chosen, incense is burned, the tools laid out in the correct position and the names of all the archangels recited without a mistake. both have a place and even if there were an actual deity watching the minutiae of the ritual, he or she would be less interested in whether a correct elemental pentagram was drawn than if the intent and the heart were pure and the need was genuine. the purposes of white magick there are three distinct and yet related types of magick, all of which can be us

, beginning in the north (although some practitioners begin in the east, and working deosil. draw your circle in one sweeping movement. you may wish to chant as you go. if you are working in a group, or if this is a circle for a more formal ritual, you may wish to add god/goddess-power forms as an interspersed chant, with the voices of the group ebbing and rising in waves. you may wish to welcome the archangels, or guardians of the four watchtowers at the four compass points as you cast your circle (the archangels represent the celestial beings that feature in the cosmologies of the three main religions of the western world -christianity, judaism and islam. for more information, see pages 200 and 236. alternatively, you may wish to call upon powerful goddess forms: isis, ishtar, cerridwen

and east, but i think he is better placed as archangel of the sun in the south. if you feel uncertain, simply refer to each guardian as archangel of the north, etc, then the celestial being can reveal itself in the form that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel seite 122 wicca01.txt uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archange

he magical hours, or combine the energies of both. in practice, if your magick has a spiritual focus or is concerned with healing or global or ecological matters, angels work better than planets. if you have calculated your daily planetary hours, your angels will correspond exactly. as with the planets, each archangel rules the first hour after sunrise of his own day. though many people do regard the archangels as male, they are androgynous and so i have called them 'he' merely for convenience. many magicians from the middle ages onwards have used angels as part of formal rituals and they have long been a potent form of psychic protection both for guarding the four corners of the ritual circle and as personal guides in less formal magick. below i have given the association for each of the

, however. to learn more about them, see the section in further reading on page 297, or try entering angels on your web browser. images can be downloaded and form a focus for meditations, through which you can invoke each angel using your own higher self or consciousness. in this way, the protective angel draws on your own spiritual powers. archangels and their days of the week michael michael is the archangel who rules the sun. michael's day is sunday. michael, the initiator, brings illumination and inspiration in many spheres of life, through the efforts of our individual creative spirit. michael is the guardian of all who stand alone with their unique vision for bettering the world and are not prepared to compromise their ideals for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can

for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can be invoked in ritual for all creative ventures, for original ideas and individuality, contact with the divinity and the spirit guides, for reviving barren land despoiled by industrialisation, and for cleansing air pollution. colour: gold crystals: citrine and pure crystal quartz incenses or oils: frankincense and orange gabriel gabriel is the archangel who rules the moon (see page 228. gabriel's day is monday. gabriel, the integrator, brings increased spiritual awareness, mystical experiences, astral travel and significant dreams, as well as connection with the world soul and mind through the unconscious mind, especially in prayer and meditation and in beautiful, natural places close to water. he brings deepening spirituality withi

n against inclement weather, for travel across water, for taking away sorrow and for diminishing self-destructive tendencies and replacing them with the gentle growth of new hope. gabriel also rules rituals to protect water creatures seite 144 wicca01.txt and to cleanse polluted seas, lakes and rivers. colour: silver crystal: moonstone and opal incenses or oils: myrrh and jasmine samael samael is the archangel who rules the planet mars (see page 229. samael's day is tuesday. he is sometimes called the severity of god and as such is an angel of cleansing and of righteous anger. one of the seven regents of the world and said to be served by two million angels, he is also called the dark angel who in the guise of the serpent tempted eve. this is a very ancient concept in which kings and ruler

to the weak and vulnerable and cleanses doubts and weakness, replacing them with spiritual courage to stand against what is corrupt, especially those who abuse power. he can be invoked for rituals to relieve those in war-torn lands, minorities who are being oppressed and endangered species colour: red crystals: garnet and bloodstone incenses or oils: allspice and dragon's blood raphael raphael is the archangel of the planet mercury. raphael's day is wednesday. raphael, the harmoniser, offers healing of all kinds, protects children, bringing guidance and sustenance to all who are lost whether physically, emotionally or spiritually. he can be invoked in all health matters, for spiritual knowledge and insight and for alleviating the worries of daily lives that keeps us bound to the earth. mos

alth matters, for spiritual knowledge and insight and for alleviating the worries of daily lives that keeps us bound to the earth. most importantly he shows us how to teach others our spiritual insights. he heals technological and chemical pollution and the adverse effects of modern living. colour: yellow crystals: citrine and yellow jasper incenses or oils: lavender and clover sachiel sachiel is the archangel of the planet jupiter. sachiel's day is thursday. sachiel, the divine benefactor, is the angel of charity who says that only by giving freely to others will our own needs be met. he works constantly to help others and to improve the lives of humankind. he can therefore be invoked for all rituals to bring better harvests, both physical and emotional, and for increasing abundance and p

all rituals to bring better harvests, both physical and emotional, and for increasing abundance and prosperity, not just for a minority but the good of all. he restores rundown areas or cities where unemployment has been lost, blending new skills with traditional knowledge. colour: blue crystals: lapis lazuli and turquoise incenses or oils: sandalwood and sage anael seite 145 wicca01.txt anael is the archangel who rules over venus. anael's day is friday. anael, the regenerator, is one of the seven angels of creation; he is prince of archangels and controls kings and kingdoms. his is pure, altruistic love, love of one's fellow beings and of all creatures in the universe. he can be invoked for all matters of forgiveness, both towards ourselves for what is past and towards others that we may

ings harmony to places and people. he restores natural balance, healing rainforests, bringing wildlife habitats to the city and greenery everywhere. for his fertility is that of the whole earth, rich in fruit, flowers, people and creatures of all kinds, whether living in the wild or in sanctuaries. colour: green crystals: jade and rose quartz incenses or oils: valerian and rose cassiel cassiel is the archangel of saturn. cassiel's day is saturday. though cassiel, the conservator, is the angel of solitude and temperance, he was traditionally invoked for investment and speculation. in a sense, this is not incompatible, for true speculation is based not on random selection, but on deliberation and an almost intuitive scanning of any situation. he brings moderation in actions and dealings and

naming day or on a quiet day with the teenager. alternatively, you could perform the ritual for seven days at the same hour of the day on the week before the christening or departure and make this a special family orientated hour. it does not matter in which order you invoke the angels. start at the hour that suits you best. if you keep to the same hour, you will work with the energies of each of the archangels over a seven-day period. seite 146 wicca01.txt alexandra, a friend who carried out the ritual for her son sam who was going away to college, began on the first hour at sunset on wednesday, which meant the ritual used the energies of the archangel michael. the final ritual on the tuesday was sam's leaving party. sam joined in the final candle-lighting just before his party and later

christianity. on the day when equal night and day heralded winter, the feast formed a sympathetic magical gesture to ensure that there would be enough food during the winter, by displaying and then eating in celebration the finest fruits of the harvest. druids traditionally climb to the top of a hill to take leave of the summer sun as the nights will get longer. michaelmas, the day of st michael, the archangel of the sun, is celebrated on 29 september. st michael was patron saint of high places and replaced the pagan sun deities in christianity. today, global rituals concentrate on positive steps to ensure enough food, shelter and resources for vulnerable communities and individuals, relief of flood and famine, protection of endangered water creatures, dolphin, whales and fish whose seite

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elin the mage, commanding them to join the ranks of my army so that i may wage war on the heavens. then i said: i will now rise up waging war on the heavens, by stealth i will conquer the heavens with this statement, i began to recite the 18 enochian keys and the call of the 30 aers. with all the strength of my being, i imagined myself rising up and battling the angels of heaven, finally bringing the archangel michael to his knees before me. after invoking the 30 ayres, i recited the following statement, repeating each line three times: i have risen up waging war on the heavens, by stealth i have conquered the heavens, i sit upon the throne of all creation, as lord of heaven, and earth, and hell. i force all the angels to kneel and supplicate themselves before me. i crucify jesus upon his

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n burned alive at the stake. an example of a practice which all true christians need to know actually happened, and site as a very non-christian behavior. a cruel example of what can happen when any religion becomes so mainstream and popular as to deny others the freedom to experience the almighty in ways other than their own religious faith followed by a majority. auriel: pronounced "ah-ree-ehl" the archangel (q.v) and cosmic guardian of the north and of elemental earth. some traditions use "oh-ree-ehl" in the traditions of christian magick& mysticism, auriel is the "archangel of death, he who brings all souls at last to rest upon the neither shore" aurum solis, order of the [o.s.v: the order of the shining sun. also called by it's latin name, the order of the sacred word. a well known an

ty of the inner light. she wrote works including sane occultism and the mystical qabalah. futhark: a word made up of the first six rune (q.v) characters in the german rune alphabet: f-u-th-a-r-k. other rune alphabets are called by slightly different names due to variations in the pronunciation of the letters. the english rune alphabet is known as the futhorc- g- gabriel: pronounced "gahb-ray-ehl" the archangel (q.v) and cosmic guardian of the west and of elemental water. in the tradition of christian mysticism, gabriel is the "heavenly herald. the archangel of the annunciation, he who didst bring blessed tidings to our blessed lady, mary, the mother of christ" gardnarian (wicca: modern witches (q.v) who follow the teachings of and use the book of shadows composed by gerald b gardner (q.v

ogic, conscious memory, travel (local, consciousness, microphone, information, broadcast, distribution, self expression, thoughts, translated, details, brain, nervous system. merkabah: hebrew for "throne" merkabah mysticism was a system of pre-kabalistic spirituality where one would(?astral) travel through seven palaces with a goal of seeing god on "his" throne. michael: pronounced "mee-kahi-ehl" the archangel and cosmic guardian of the south and of elemental fire. in the tradition of christian mysticism, michael is the "defender, the protector and keeper of the sword of fire and of heaven. commander of the armies and legions of heaven" microcosm: the lesser world, man, which in the middle ages was believed to correspond in every respect with the greater world, the macrocosm (q.v. this cor

rtue concentrated inside pyramidal structures by their triangular planes. it was believed by some to heal the body, restore vigor, sharpen razor blades, and effect other wonders. a variation on the idea of the cone of power of witchcraft (q.v- q- quarter days: the solstices (q.v) and equinoxes (q.v, which fall at quarter intervals around the wheel of the year- r- raphiel: pronounced "rah-fay-ehl" the archangel (q.v) and cosmic guardian of the east and elemental air. in the tradition of christian mysticism, raphiel is the "healer, guardian of wind and tempest" reduction, theosophical: a method of numerology where the digits of a number are added together to form a new number. this is repeated until the sum is one digit, or is a "same" two digit number, i.e, a master number such as 11, 22, 3

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hese pages. as these catalogues of beings were originally given to the world by isaiah, ezekiel, and various mediaeval rabbis, it may justly be held that the copyright in them has lapsed owing to the passage of time. in any case such ownership as there may be in these ideas is vested in the original author and not in any subsequent commentator, and that author, according to the qabalah itself, is the archangel metatron. 23. much that was once common knowledge has been gathered up and confined under the initiate's oath of secrecy. it is crowley's jibe at his teachers that they bound him to secrecy with terrible oaths and then "confided the hebrew alphabet to his safe keeping" 24. the philosophy of the qabalah is the esotericism of the west. in it we find such a cosmogony as is found in the

of yetzirah giving rise to the kether of assiah, and the malkuth of assiah, in its lowest aspect, abutting upon the qliphoth. 3. it is atziluth, however, which is considered the natural sphere of the sephiroth as such, and for this reason it is called the world of emanations. it is here, and here only, that god acts directly and not through his ministers. in briah he acts through the mediation of the archangels, in yetzirah through the angelic orders, and in assiah through those centres which i have named the mundane chakras-the planets, elements, and signs of the zodiac [page 62] 4. we have, then, in these four sets of symbols a complete system of notation for expressing the mode of function of any given power at any given level, and this system of notation is the basis of ceremonial magi

emanated that sphere and manifests in it. if this is not done, the forces belonging to the sphere on the elemental levels may get out of hand and cause difficulties. starting under the presidency of the divine name, however, no evil can enter. 23. having adored the creator and sustainer of all under [page 70] mystical qabala page 47 his holy name in the sphere we are investigating, we next invoke the archangel of the sphere, the mighty spi ritual being in whom we personify the forces that built up that level of evolution and continue to function in the corresponding aspect of nature. we ask the blessing of the archangel, and beg that he will bid the order of angels assigned to that sphere that they shall be friendly and helpful towards us in the realm of nature in which they function. by t

h, the plane of spirit, and is the supreme name of power of that sephirothic sphere and dominates all its aspects, whether cosmic, evolutionary, or subjective. it represents the idea underlying the develop ment of manifestation in that sphere; the idea that runs through all subsequent evolution and expresses itself in all ensuing effects and manifestations. 17. the second name of power is that of the archangel of the sphere, and represents the organised consciousness of the being through the activities of which the evolution of that phase was inaugurated and directed. although these beings are represented pictorially as of human form, though etherealised, it must not be thought that life and consciousness as we know them in any way correspond to their nature. they are more akin in essence

the student for purposes of reference when tracing out the ideas associated with a particular sephirah. 12. section 6. the names of power assigned to each sephira -the god-name represents the most spiritual form of the force and is conceived of as representing the functiofliog of that force in the kingdom of atziluth, the highest of the follz kingdoms of the qabalists. mystical qabala page 71 13. the archangelic names represent the functioning of a force in briah, the kingdom of the higher mind, are the archetypal ideas. 14. angelic choirs correspond to the kingdom of or the astral plane, and the mundane chakras are representatives of each force in the kingdom of assiah- the material plane. 15. what i call in my tables the spiritual experience assigned to each sephirah is called by crowley

because he rules all things according to his supreme and unquestioned will. in other words, it is the nature of kether that conditions all things, because all things are evolved from it. bearded he is, because in the curious symbolism of the rabbis every hair of his beard has significance. 20. the manifestation of the forces of kether in briah, the world of archetypal mind, is said to be through the archangel metatron, the prince of countenances, who tradition avers was the teacher of moses. the sepher yetzirah says of the tenth path, malkuth, that "it causes an influence to flow from the prince of countenances, the archangel of kether, and is the solirce of illumination of all the lights of the universe" thus plainly do we learn that not only does spirit flow out into manifestation in ma

is also the bricklayer. not so does esoteric science. the initiate knows the legions of spiritual beings who are agents of god's will and the vehicles of creative activity. it is through these that he works, by the grace of their ruling archangel. but an archangel cannot be conjured by any spell, however potent. rather is it that when we effect an operation of the sphere of a particular sephirah, the archangel works through us for the fulfilment of its mission. the art of the magician therefore lies in ahgning himself with cosmic force in order that the operation he desires to perform may come about as a part of the working of cosmic activities. if he be truly purified and dedicated, this will be the case with all his desires; and if he be not truly purified and dedicated, he is no adept

s the vibration of a name, and this cannot be learnt or taught; it can only be spontaneous. it is like the wind, it bloweth where it listeth. when it comes, it shakes one from head to heel with a wave of fiery heat, and all who hear it involuntarily come to attention. it is an extraordinary experience to hear a word of power vibrated. it is an even more extraordinary experience to vibrate it. 73. the archangel of tiphareth is raphael, the "spirit that standeth in the sun" who is also the angel of healing. 74. when the initiate is "working on the tree" that is to say is building up in his imagination a diagram of the tree of life in his aura, he formulates tiphareth in his solar plexus between the abdomen and the breast; if he intends to work in the sphere of the sixth sephirah, and concent

aggrandisement, and all those emotional factors known to the psychologist. it is obvious, therefore, that if we stir and stimulate these emotions in our natures it must be in order that we may use them as servants of the higher self, directed by reason and spiritual principle. it is necessary, therefore, that when we operate the elemental forces we do so through the kings, under the presidency of the archangel and by the invocation of the holy name of god appropriate to the sphere. microcosmically, this means that the powerful elemental driving-forces of our nature are correlated with the higher self, instead of being dissociated into the quphothic underworld of the freudian unconscious. 76. elemental operations are not, of course, performed in the sphere of tiphareth, but it is essential

to it. for instance, an adept performing an operation of the element of water would have as his magical weapon the cup, and with the cup would make all signs, and upon the cup would concentrate the force called down by invocation. but upon his breast would be the sigil of the element of water, and this would be recognised as representing the spiritual factor in the operation, and as referring to the archangel over that particular kingdom. unless the adept understands the significance of his lamen, as distinguished from his magical weapon, he is no adept, but a wizard. 87. the rosy cross and the calvary cross are both given as symbols of the sphere of tiphareth. in order to understand their significance, it is necessary to say something concerning crosses in general, and how they are used

important concepts of arcane science concerns the working of the creator through intermediaries. the uninitiated and profane conceive of god as working as the labourer works, who adds brick to brick with his hands, fashioning the edifice; but the initiated conceive of god as working as the great architect of the universe, designing his plans on the plane of archetypes; to whom come the overseers, the archangels, for their instructions, hese last directing the armies of humble toilers who add stone to stone according to the archetypal plan of the most high. whenever did the architect designing the edifice work upon it with his two unaided hands? never, not even when the universe was abuilding. 35. the mundane chakra, as we have already noted, is mercury, and its symbolism as hermes-thoth we

cated by the recurrence of the idea of strength, as in the magical image of a beautiful naked man, very strong, the god-name of shaddai, almighty, the kerubim, the strong angels, and the nine of wands, whose secret name is the lord of great strength. but upon the other hand we have the moon symbolism, which is very fluidic, in a continual state of flux and reflux, under the presidency of gabriel, the archangel of the element of water. 2. how are we to reconcile these conflicting concepts? the answer is to be found in the words of the yetziratic text, which says of the ninth path that it "purifies the emanations. it proves and corrects the designing of their representations, and disposes of the unity with which they are designed without diminution or division" this concept is further illumi

o indwell his temple of earth and rule therein, that no force may break from its allegiance to the one. mystical qabala page 198 83. thdse who call upon the name of adonai call upon god made manifest in nature, which is the aspect of god adored by initiates of the nature mysteries, whether dionysian or isiac-which concern the different ways of opening super-consciousness via subconsciousness. 84. the archangel is the great angel sandalphon, who is sometimes called by qabalists the dark angel; whereas metatron, the angel of the countenance, is the bright angel. these two angels are held to stand behind the right and left shoulders of the soul in its hours of crisis. they might be taken to represent good and bad karma. it is in reference to the function of sandalphon as the dark angel presid

s. there are, in fact, not two trees, but one tree, a qliphah being the reverse of a coin of which the obverse is a sephirah. whoever uses the tree as a magical system must perforce know the spheres of the qliphoth, because he has no option but to deal with them. 7. it is only upon the plane of atziluth that there is but one name of power associated with a sephirab, and that is the deity name. to the archangel corresponds the devil, and to the choir of angels the cohort of demons, and the sephirothic spheres have their correspondence in the infernal habitations. 8. the student must carefully distinguish between what the occultist calls positive and negative evil. this is a very important point in esoteric philosophy, and a failure to realise its significance leads into far-reaching practic

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other, and it is rare to see a ritual of air worked without something being dropped or knocked over. it is a quarrelsome element; when it is being worked, the operators are apt to bicker and squabble. it is also intimately associated with sex, as is revealed by its symbolism. if an occultist is making a magic circle, and for any reason wishes to seal it with the kerubim of the elements instead of the archangels, as is more commonly done, and feels himself unequal to the task of drawing a presentable eagle, the symbolic form of the kerub of air, he will use the zodiacal sign for scorpio. the evolutionary connection between the snake and the bird is well known to biologists; but long ages before darwin, initiates used the serpent and the eagle to represent the unsublimated and sublimated asp

off by itself in the cosmos and establishes a sphere of its own, unconnected with the cosmic system. consequently, each sphere of the cosmos has its counterpart in chaos, in miniature, it is true, but nevertheless potent and functional. each sphere, in the course of its evolution, builds up an oversoul which is called by different names in different systems. in the qabalistic system we call them the archangels, the spirits before the throne. the sphere of the sun is represented by raphael, the sphere of the moon by gabriel. the obverse sephiroth, or qlippoth, build up in exactly the same way. in the habitations of hell these two are known as the disputers and the obscene ones, whose names sufficiently indicate their characters. the sphere of the sun is also the point of manifestation of t

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, and three dots the letter on the left side of the cell in question. when these angles of the grid were combined, it was possible to produce elegant sigils representing the names of gods, angels, spirits or demons. in the example provided in the illustration at the top of this page, which was given by cornelius agrippa in book iii, chapter xxx of his three books of occult philosophy, the name of the archangel michael has been converted into angles on the aiq beker grid, and these angles have been combined to yield the attractive sigil inside the circle. in modern times, the aiq beker became a form of secret writing used by freemasons and other esoteric societies. through overuse, the method became so well known that it has now degenerated into a plaything for children, who insert the lett

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d the responses transmitted through kelley, in a set of diaries. a large portion of this transcript has survived. much of the most important material was reprinted in meric casaubon's a true and faithful relation, published in london in 1659. the primary reference to coronzon (so the name is spelled in casaubon's book) occurs on page 92 of a true and faithful relation. it is spoken to john dee by the archangel gabriel, or at least by an enochian spirit that identifies itself as the archangel gabriel. since this passage is essential to any understanding of the nature of coronzon, i will quote it: man in his creation, being made an innocent, was also authorised and made partaker of the power and spirit of god: whereby he not onely did know all things under his creation and spoke of them prop

through which these mysteries and truths can be conveyed. just as a higher mathematical concept, such as the theory of relativity, cannot be conveyed in ordinary language, so is it impossible to convey the higher wisdom of god in ordinary language. it simply cannot be done. ordinary language is unsuited to embody higher truth. this is the enormous importance of the enochian language intimated by the archangel gabriel. and this is the precious "work and gift of god" stolen from man by coronzon- at least, in the version of the tale transmitted to dee and kelley by gabriel. wisdom is used by gabriel as another title for chokmah, the second sephirah on the tree of life. notice that when man is cast out, he is said by gabriel to have "lost the garden of felicity, the judgement of his understan

book of enoch in connection with the fallen watchers who sin with the daughters of man, where these four archangels are primary servants and agents of god's judgement. it is clear from the words of gabriel to john dee that coronzon is to be regarded as synonymous with the serpent described in genesis. this serpent is almost always treated as the same as fallen lucifer, later to be known as satan, the archangel who led a rebellion in heaven, and for this crime was cast down by god into an abyss or pit. curiously, in gabriel's account of the fall of man, adam's name is not used, and eve is not mentioned in any way. we might regard gabriel's references to man as signifying mankind or the human race, which would imply more than two human beings in the garden at the time of the fall. the myth o

y may justly be described as satanic, because it is the gift of semjaza, or coronzon, to the daughters of man. whether or not technology is a good thing or a bad thing is another question, but we enjoy the fruits of the legacy of the fallen watchers. just as prometheus was severely punished by zeus for daring to give the gift of fire to mankind, so were the watchers punished by god, who instructs the archangel michael "go bind semjaza and his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves with them in all their uncleanness [i.e. during their menstrual cycle. and when their sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgemen

fire: and to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever. and whosoever shall be condemned and destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all generations. and destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the watchers, because they have wronged mankind" this punishment seems a little too harsh to michael. he talks it over with the archangel raphael, who agrees with him, but when the critical moment arrives to speak in behalf of the watchers, both angels remain silent in fear of god's wrath "and it came to pass when he stood before the lord of spirits, michael said thus to raphael 'i will not take their part under the eye of the lord; for the lord of spirits has been angry with them because they do as if they were the lo

what we understand by the word, but the word in its biblical usage of sexual union, only here the meaning is a kind of divine union where differing planes of being impact and there is a resultant change of state brought to birth- a transformation or transmutation of power (gareth knight, a practical guide to qabalistic symbolism. new york: weiser, 1980, pages 32-3) you will remember the words of the archangel gabriel, spoken to john dee through the mouth of his seer kelley, regarding the division of binah (understanding) from geburah (judgement. the abyss and its gateway daath lie between the level of binah and the lower level of geburah on the tree. knowledge is the union of chokmah (wisdom) and binah (understanding, but when the wellspring of chokmah is cut off, knowledge cannot result

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in his brow, the beautiful face in the boat of millions of years.[1 [1. the few remaining words are corrupt] plate xxxvii. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod41.htm [8/10/2001 11:29:28 oof the abbot trithemius is a very curious and interesting dissertation upon the ruling of the world by the seven great archangels, to each of whom in succession is alloted a period of 354 years and 4 months. the archangels are referred to the planets of the ancients, and their successive periods of dominion are taken in the following order- orifiel representing saturn anael venus zachariel jupiter raphael mercury samael mars gabriel luna michael sol the first course of these rulers ended in anno mundi 2480. the noachian deluge is placed at 1656, in the reign of samael. the destruction of the tower of

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son appears in mark 5:9, where, when he is asked his name, the evil spirit answers: my name is legion for we are many. in the bible two orders are mentioned in scripture, angels and archangels; but the latter only occurs twice, namely, in jude, where michael is called an archangel, and in i thessalonians 4:16, where it is written: the lord shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god. gabriel and michael are the only angels mentioned by name. the archangel michael appeared to daniel and will lead his angelic army against the people of god (revelation 12:7. the mention of michael by name occurs five times in scripture, and always in the character of a chief militant. in daniel, he is the champion of the jewish church against persia; in t

952 she met jonathan murro (1927.91, who she eventually married. together, the following year they founded the foundation of niscience in glendale, california, and colton began the mature era of her ministry. colton projected the picture of the spiritual hierarchy, at the highest level of which were the archetypes of god.the blueprints of creation, and the highest beings.jesus, his disciples, and the archangels. at a slightly lower level were the masters who worked on earth through a set of cosmos disciples and telepathic disciples who resided in earthly bodies. colton taught that individuals can become open to the highest levels of the universe and believed that she had been united with the niscience archetype. she was told that the hum of the archetype would bring a spiritual renewal uni

ed her and dedicated himself to preserving and distributing her writings. following her death on june 28, 1984, he succeeded her as head of the foundation. sources: colton, ann ree. men in white apparel. glendale, calif: arc publishing, 1961. the soul and the ethic. glendale, calif: arc publishing, 1963. vision for the future. glendale, calif: arc publishing, 1960, and jonathan murro. prophet for the archangels. glendale, calif: arc publishing, 1964. colville, wilbur juvenal (ca. 1859.1917) british inspirational speaker and author of little education but considerable natural abilities. little is known of colville s early life. he is thought to be born on september 5, 1859. his mother died when he was an infant and his father when he was eight. he was then raised by a guardian. as a child h

nes; the fourth, dominions; the fifth, virtues; the sixth, powers; the seventh, principalities; the eighth, archangels; and the ninth, and lowest, angels. this classification was censured by the christian church, yet almost outlived the pneumatologists of the middle ages. these scholars.studying the account in which the angel lucifer rebelled against heaven (isa. 14:12, and that in which michael, the archangel, warred against him (rev. 12:7).long asked the momentous question, what orders of angels fell on this occasion? at length it became the prevailing opinion that lucifer was of the order of seraphim. it was also asserted, after laborious research, that agares, belial, and barbatos, each of whom deposed angels of great rank, had been of the order of virtues; that bileth, focalor, and ph

s of king arthur s round table. in the hebrew bible (the christian old testament) the word tannin, commonly rendered dragon in older english translations, generally refers to a variety of animals such as crocodiles, jackals, and serpents, but occasionally to the dragon (ezek. 29:3; 32:3. in chapter 12 of the biblical book of revelation, the dragon, a representation of the evil one, is overcome by the archangel michael. the dragon became a symbol of great strength in the european middle ages. in the fifteenth century, the emperor of the holy roman empire founded the order of the dragon to unite christian rulers against the incursions of the turkish muslims into the balkans. among those invested with the order was prince vlad of wallachia (romania. he assumed the name vlad dracul, dracul bei

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n la paix universelle in which, after flattering allusions to smith, mention was made of the claims of certain yogis of psychic visits to the inhabitants of that side of the moon that is turned away from the earth. the duration of the astronomic cycle was not long. it was superseded, after a complete break with the spiritualists, by a religious cycle in which christ, the virgin, the apostles, and the archangels played the dominant roles. in 1903, a luminous vision filled smith s room. christ appeared and she heard the voice of leopold: you will draw him. two years later, smith began with crayon. this was later changed to oil. on large wooden boards, in a state of trance, she executed 12 religious tableaus. lemaitre stated in a study that, according to certain mediumistic communications she

ne spirit and the world of matter.to be found in the talmud. what with plato were the ideas, with philo the logos, with the kabalists the world of aziluth, what the gnostics called more emphatically the wisdom (sophi, or power (dunamis, and plotinus the nous, that the talmudical authors call metation. there is a good deal, in the post-captivity talmud, about the angels, borrowed from the persian. the archangels or angelic princes are seven in number, and their hebrew names and functions correspond almost exactly to those of their persian prototypes. there are also hosts of ministering angels, the persian yazatas, whose functions, besides that of being messengers, were two-fold.to praise god and to be guardians of man. in their first capacity they are daily created by god s breath out of a

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ee also: atlantis; lemuria further reading blavatsky, h. p, 1889. the secret doctrine, london: theosophical publishing company. de camp, l. sprague, 1970. lost continents: the at- lantis theme in history, science, and literature. new york: dover publications. meade, marion, 1980. madame blavatsky: the woman behind the myth. new york: g. p. putnam s sons. 216 root races saint michael saint michael the archangel is perhaps best k n own from the traditional georgia sea islands spiritual michael, row the boat a s h o re, but even in contemporary time some people claim to have experienced his p resence. one is a southern california woman, melissa macleod, a practicing roman catholic. in the 1980s, she experienced terrifying nocturnal visitations in which a tall, black-hooded fig u re stared at

friend, writer and parapsychologist stephen a. schwartz, engaged in three months intense meditation to see if he could visualize michael. after three months, a point of light suddenly shone in his room. within it, the form of a luminous entity, human in shape but larger, emerged into view. he had a demeanor of absolute implacability, schwartz recalled (druffel, 1998. he was convinced he had seen the archangel. further reading druffel, ann, 1998. how to defend yo u r s e l f against alien ab d u c t i o n. new yo rk: t h re e r i vers pre s s. sananda sananda, a popular channeling entity, is a powe rful being who is ashtar s superior in the space mission to redeem earth. sananda, known as jesus in an earlier, earthly incarnation, is perhaps best known, howe ve r, as the principal contact o

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n soon loves unhampered rest; hence, gladly i give him a comrade such as you, who stirs and works and must, as devil, do. but ye, real sons of god, lift up your voice, in living, profuse beauty to rejoice! may that which grows, that lives and works forever, engird you with love s gracious bonds, and aught that ever may appear, to float and waver, make steadfast in enduring thought! heaven closes, the archangels disperse. mephistopheles [alone] i like to see the old man not infrequently, and i forbear to break with him or be uncivil; it s very pretty in so great a lord as he to talk so like a man even with the devil. the first part of the tragedy night in a high-vaulted, narrow gothic chamber faust, restless in his chair by his desk. faust i ve studied now philosophy and jurisprudence, medi

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ch and ii enoch. on an additional note, it is very likely that the urantia book was largely based on the books of enoch. 19 the name metatron ]vroom is unusual for its two consecutive central letter tets. the ascension and transformation of enoch into metatron is a primary topic in i enoch. metatron is also frequently called the prince of the presence and the youth. e "h 3 20 raziel hagadol, i.e. the archangel raziel, is described as the keeper of the secrets or mysteries. the earliest extant edition of the sefer raziel is the amsterdam manuscript dated 1701. 21 the snake devouring its tail (i.e. with the end contained in the beginning) is an allusion found in various forms throughout the world s mystical traditions. the form of such a snake is, the sinatic hebrew ayin of vast face. 22 sif

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, qui a cabalistis non cxprimitur, non est nisi per separationem animae a corpore, non corporis ab anima nisi per accidens, ut contigit in morte osculi, de quo scribitur praeciosa in conspectu domini mors sanctorum eius.1 this, the eleventh conclusion, is certainly profoundly mystical. in a supreme trance, in which the soul is separated from the body, the cabalist can communicate with god through the archangels, in an ecstasy so intense that it sometimes results, accidentally, in the death of the body, a way of dying called the death of the kiss. pico was greatly preoccupied with this experience and mentions the mors osculi in his commentary on benivieni's poem.2 non potest operari per puram cabalam, qui non est rationaliter intellectualis.3 the operations of pure cabala are done in the in

l spiritus. 1 ibid, pp. 108-9. 2 commentary on benivieni's canzona de amore, lib. i l l, cap. 8 (pico, p. 753; de hominis dignitate, etc, ed. garin, p. 558) 3 pico, p. 109. 99 pico della mirandola and cabalist magic qui opcratur in cabala. si errabit in opere aut non purificatus accesserit, deuorabitur ab azazale' it is possible that this could refer only to mystical operations, attempts to reach the archangels which go wrong and encounter a bad angel instead. or it could be one of the usual warnings to magicians of the preparations and purifications necessary before attempting to operate, and of the awful dangers which await a magician who makes a mistake in his magic or attempts to operate when not properly prepared. the natural magic, which carefully avoided trying to reach star demons

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epresent three vaudin and consequently may be translated into the number 666, the solar number and the number of the beast in the apocalypse. according to the siphrah d'tzniuthah, it is the serpent which runs with 370 leaps. 25 it gleaps over mountains and hastily runs up over hills h. the serpent holds its tail in its mouth with its teeth. it is perforated on both sides. when the perfect one [or the archangel metatron] is raised up, the serpent is changed into three spirits. 26 secret wisdom of the qabalah page 43 plate 7: the brazen serpent secret wisdom of the qabalah page 44 it is energy and the order within energy- the balance of the forces. isaac myer writes the harmony is represented by the circle, by the serpent, an emblem of both satan and wisdom, with its tail in its mouth. in th

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planets and have guardian powers over cities and men.theusual hebrew word for angels ismelakim, as it is found in genesis xvi. 7, and xxii. 11, 12.thebible also refers to two classes of angels, the cherubim and the seraphim, the former acting especially as sentinels and guardians, and the latter, of winged human forms notable for reverence, humility and obedience and swiftness of action. michael the archangel is named in daniel x. 13, and xii. 1, as the 'great prince, and 'the first of the chief princes, his part is the mysterious conflict with the fallen angel satan.angels127gabriel is mentionedindaniel viii. 16, and ix, 21, also inlukei.19,26. he is commonly called an archangel,butnotinthe bible; he says of himself: i am gabriel that stand in the presence of god.thename means 'strength

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

boath. i am the lord of hosts, one in many. yesod. shaddai el chai. i am the almighty and living god. malkuth. adonai ha aretz. i am the lord of the earth. briah: the world of water briah is the world of transmission. the image is that of water, where the forms that exist in potential take shape and body. it is a mixed world of light and darkness. traditional attributions for this world have been the archangels. these may seem a little archaic but they still communicate the forms of this world. each archangel has a description, nature, colour and form and embodies the light forms of briah. kether matraton. chokmah. raziel. binah. tsaphkiel. chesed. tsadkiel. geburah. kamael. tiphareth. michael. gnostic theurgy page 97 netzach. haniel. hod. raphael. yesod. gabriel. malkuth. sandalphon. yetz

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF AIR

arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF EARTH

arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

is/her circle, and the zelator will have the ability to commune with the great archangel uriel. a few basic rules should be kept in mind when performing the ritual. while in the learning stage, it is advisable not to perform it before going to sleep. the energies invoked may be too potent for a novice and therefore may disturb one's peace of mind, making it hard to get any rest. keep in mind that the archangels are to be facing the zelator in the ritual, and lastly, that it is not necessary to perform the l.b.r.p. after this under normal circumstances. what is meant by normal circumstances is to say that other than conditions of using the ritual for balancing, grounding and conversing with the archangel auriel, it is usually not necessary to banish afterwar uthe sanctuary of maat order of

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF FIRE

am extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF WATER

am extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LBRP

arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

it just takes time and persistence to work through this. on a more positive note, those who think of themselves as being "numb" will be glad to know that over a long period of performing the l.b.r.p. daily, your sphere of sensation is slowly but surely becoming accustomed to the energies. so when you have internally reached a state of openness, you can then judge for yourself that the presence of the archangels are truly undoubted. within its performance the magician traces a protecting circle, while his imagination is formulating an astral circle of fire within which to pursue his work. at the north, south, east, and west of this circle banishing pentagrams of the element earth are traced with the wand or sword. as these pentagrams are formed in midair with the elemental weapon, every eff

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER INVOKING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LIRP

arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripene

cle, and the zelator will have the ability to commune with the four great archangels. a few basic rules should be kept in mind when performing the ritual. while in the learning stage, it is advisable not to perform the l.i.r.p. before going to sleep. the energies invoked may be too potent for a novice and therefore may disturb one's peace of mind, making it hard to get any rest. keep in mind that the archangels are to be facing the zelator in the ritual, and lastly, that it is not necessary to perform the l.b.r.p. after the l.i.r.p. under normal circumstances. what is meant by normal circumstances is to say that other than conditions of using the ritual for balancing, grounding and conversing with the archangels, it is usually not necessary to banish afterwar uthe sanctuary of maat order o

GOLDEN DAWN MEDITATION WITH THE ARCHANGEL AURIEL

l.i.r.p. under normal circumstances. what is meant by normal circumstances is to say that other than conditions of using the ritual for balancing, grounding and conversing with the archangels, it is usually not necessary to banish afterwar uthe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 8:01 am meditation with the archangel auriel meditation with the archangel auriel for the grade of zelator for this ritual the zelator will need a black robe, black and white striped nemyss,and the outer wand of double power. upon the altar should be a black candle, a paten of bread and salt, and a talismanic emblem with the archangel name of uriel painted white on a black background in hebrew. the temple is to be arrang

e to the east. with the white end of the wand, trace the lesser invoking pentagram. thrust the wand through the center of the figure and vibrate "agla" do this also in the south, west, and finally in the north; drawing the same pentagram and intoning the same word in all four quarters (remain in the north and say "in the divine name adonai ha-aretz, i open this temple in the element of earth. may the archangel uriel look with favor upon this ceremony! may the angel phorlakh and the ruler kerub be also in attendance! i have gained admission in this temple through the badge of the hermetic cross. hear me! i arn one who has received the mystic title of periclinus de faustis and the symbol of aretz. as a wanderer in the wilderness, i invoke the powers of earth to bear witness to my spiritual e

ve the adoration to the lord of the universe: holy art thou, lord of the universe (projection sign) holy art thou, whom nature hath not formed (ps) holy art thou, the vast and the mighty one (ps) lord of the light, and of the darkness (sign of silence) stand in one place, pivot clockwise and bow to each of the other archangels, air, fire, then water. go to the north and give the zelator sign (see the archangel auriel respond by making the sign in return) begin meditation with the archangel auriel "facing north standing or sitting with your eyes closed, visualize as clearly as possible all the details of auriel. the colors he may be wearing, the the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 8:01 am as po

GOLDEN DAWN MEDITATION WITH THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL

at may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. depart in peace to your abodes and habitations. go with the blessings of adonai ha aretz! perform the lbrp with the black end of the wand. say: i now declare this temple duly closed. so mote it emthe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 8:03 am meditation with the archangel gabriel meditation with the archangel gabriel for the grade of practicus for this ritual the practicus will need a black robe, black and white striped nemyss,and the outer wand of double power. upon the altar should be a blue candel, a cup of wine, and a talismanic emblem with the name of gabriel painted orange on a blue background in hebrew. the temple is to be arranged in accordanc

he white end of the wand, trace the lesser invoking pentagram. thrust the wand through the center of the figure and vibrate "eheieh" do this also in the south, west, and finally in the north; drawing the same pentagram and intoning the same word in all four quarters. return to the east (remain in the east and say "in the divine name elohim tzabaoth, i open this temple in the element of water. may the archangel gabriel look with favor upon this ceremony! may the angel taliahad and the ruler tharsis be also in attendance! i have gained admission to this temple through the badge of the cup of stolistes. hear me! i arn one who has received the mystic title of monocris de astris and the symbol of maim. as a unicorn of the stars i invoke the powers of water to bear witness to my spiritual endeav

e the adoration to the lord of the universe: holy art thou, lord of the universe (projection sign) holy art thou, whom nature hath not formed (ps) holy art thou, the vast and the mighty one (ps) lord of the light, and of the darkness (sign of silence) stand in one place, pivot clockwise and bow to each of the other archangels, fire, earth, then air. go to the west and give the practicus sign (see the archangel gabrriel respond by making the sign in return) begin meditation with the archangel gabriel "facing west standing or sitting with your eyes closed, visualize the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus. as clearly as possible visualize all the details of gabriel. the colors she may be the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/w

GOLDEN DAWN MEDITATION WITH THE ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL

hat may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. depart in peace to your abodes and habitations. go with the blessings of elohim tzaboth! perform the lbrp with the black end of the wand. say: i now declare this temple duly closed. so mote it s the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 8:02 am meditation with the archangel raphael meditation with the archangel raphael for the grade of theoricus for this ritual the theoricus will need a black robe, black and white striped nemyss,and the outer wand of double power. upon the altar should be a yellow candel, a rose, and a talismanic emblem with the archangel name of raphael painted white on a black background in hebrew. the temple is to be arranged in acco

end of the wand, trace the lesser invoking pentagram. thrust the wand through the center of the figure and vibrate "yod heh vav heh" do this also in the south, west, and finally in the north; drawing the same pentagram and intoning the same word in all four quarters. return to the east (remain in the east and say "in the divine name shaddai el chai, i open this temple in the element of earth. may the archangel raphael look with favor upon this ceremony! may the angel chassan and the ruler aral be also in attendance! i have gained admission in this temple through the badge of the caduceus of hermes. hear me! i arn one who has received the mystic title of poraios de rejecttis and the symbol of ruach. i have been brought from amoung rejected. as a lord/lady of the 32nd path, i invoke the powe

the adoration to the lord of the universe: holy art thou, lord of the universe (projection sign) holy art thou, whom nature hath not formed (ps) holy art thou, the vast and the mighty one (ps) lord of the light, and of the darkness (sign of silence) stand in one place, pivot clockwise and bow to each of the other archangels, fire, water, then earth. go to the east and give the theoricus sign (see the archangel raphael respond by making the sign in return) begin meditation with the archangel raphael "facing east standing or sitting with your eyes closed, visualize as clearly as the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 8:02 am "facing east standing or sitting with your eyes closed, visualize as clear

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS B

it on the last syllable. perform the 5=6 signs. c) draw the banishing earth pentagram, visualizing it russet. vibrate the names "mor dial hctga (ee-more dee-ahl heck-tay-gah. stab it on the last syllable. d) draw the sign of b in the center of the pentagram, visualizing it olive. vibrate the name "ynda" stab it on the last syllable. perform the zelator grade sign. step 6 perform the evocation of the archangels and finish with the qabalistic crofoc-c1 the hexagram ritual and the complete hexagram symbol r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 as in the manuscript on the pentagram, let the z.a.m. study well the complete symbol of the hexagram. as of the time of this writing, the complete symbol of the hexagram, as taught by our order, remains unpublished and unavailable to t

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T

d, therefore, are they thus employed in bringing the higher light and the all potent forces into action herein. and so also are they not to be profaned, or used lightly with an impure or frivolous mind. also the calls may be employed in the invocation of the chiefs of the elementals according to the title of the book t associated therewith. and in this case, it will be well to employ the names of the archangels michael, raphael, gabriel and auriel and their inferiors. and thou shalt understand that the hebrew names are more general as representing offices; while those of the angelic tablets are more particular as representing natures. 6 the first key ol sonf vorsag goho iad balt lonsh i reign over you saith the god of justice in power exalted above calz vonpho sobra z-ol ror i ta nazps the

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T3

d, therefore, are they thus employed in bringing the higher light and the all potent forces into action herein. and so also are they not to be profaned, or used lightly with an impure or frivolous mind. also the calls may be employed in the invocation of the chiefs of the elementals according to the title of the book t associated therewith. and in this case, it will be well to employ the names of the archangels michael, raphael, gabriel and auriel and their inferiors. and thou shalt understand that the hebrew names are more general as representing offices; while those of the angelic tablets are more particular as representing natures. the first key ol sonf vorsag goho iad balt lonsh 6 i reign over you saith the god of justice in power exalted above calz vonpho sobra z-ol ror i ta nazps the

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U1

usness, and dwsy the automatic consciousness. it is the divine consciousness because it is the only part of man which can touch the all-potent forces. behind yechidah are archangelic forces of which the yechidah is the manifestor. it is, therefore, the lower genius or viceroy of the higher genius which is beyond, an angel mighty and terrible. this great angel is the higher genius beyond which are the archangelic and the divine. recall the trapt clause of the adeptus minor initiation "i further solemnly promise and swear that with divine permission i will from this day forward apply myself unto the great work which is to purify and exalt my spiritual nature, that with divine aid i may at length attain to be more than human, and thus gradually raise and unite myself to my higher and divine g

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U7

thence is there a blue color pure and primitive, and glistening with a spiritual light which is reflected unto dsj. and the sphere of its operation is called qdx,or justice, and it fashioneth the images of material things, bestowing peace and mercy; and it ruleth the sphere of the action of the planet k. and la is the title of a god strong and mighty, ruling in glory, magnificence and grace. and the archangel of dsj is layqdx, the prince of mercy and beneficence and the name of the order of angels is \ylmcj, brilliant ones, who are also called the order of dominions or dominations. the sephira dsj is also called hlwdg or magnificence and glory. in hnyb is the radix of red, and therein is there a red color, pure and scintillating and flashing with flame which is reflected unto hrwbg. the s

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS VENUSZAM16

facing west, with the left hand on talisman, and the sword held over it with the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of nogah named hagiel, i invoke thee in the divine name of yhvh tzboath. o thou, who art the lord of hosts, lift me up, i beseech thee, and manifest through me thy power and grace and thy generosity of spirit. grant unto me the mighty power and help of the archangel haniel who rules over the divine realm netzach, that he may command to my assistance the choir of angels, those lesser gods, the elohim, that they may consecrate with power this talismatic bowl which lieth before thee. o ye gods of netzach, command unto me the angel of haniel, that he may cause hagiel, his intelligence, to come unto me. haniel thou great angel of venus, thou divine i

cloud and of night. i am amoun, the concealed one, the opener of the day. i am osiris onnophris, the justified one, lord of light, triumphant over death. there is no part of me that is not of the gods. i am the preparer of the pathway, the rescuer unto the light. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend. therefore with the light of the godhead above and within me do i invoke haniel, the archangel of netzach, to command unto me the elohim, the gods of netzach. come unto me, ye gods, that the angel of venus, haniel, may cause his intelligence, lhagiel, to make powerful this consecrated telesmata. cause him to take this for his body, to live and reside within this bowl of attraction, passion and desire so that a true and sacred link may be formulated between the spirit of the go

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z3

eremony to build up the same. consequently also, it is well to use the password then in being as an adjunct to the other names employed in magical ceremonies as bringing into operation the link with the solar light. notes on the opening exordium of z the great tho-oth is the highest aspect of the hermes of the most ancient egyptian mysteries, and corresponds almost to the great angel wrffm. it is the archangel of rtk in the briatic world. the mercury of the romans must not be confused with this great hermes* the doctrines of gnosticism and of valentinus approached those of the pure qabalah. in them we find speech and silence. across the abyss of silence comes the primal speech. the divine ones here referred to are the aeons in the atziluthic world. these formulae of knowledge are designed

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h the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of qdx named layphy, i invoke thee in the divine name of la. o thou, who art the father of all things, source of the mighty waters, thou whose heart is mercy and whose being is love, lift me up, i beseech thee, and manifest through me thy power and grace and thy generosity of spirit. grant unto me the mighty power and help of the archangel layqdx who rules over the divine realm dsj, that he may command to my assistance the choir of angels, those brilliant ones, the \ylmcj, that they may consecrate with power this talisman which lieth before thee. o ye brilliant ones of k, command unto me the angel of qdx, layjs, that he may cause layphy, his intelligence, to come unto me. layphy, thou great angel of k, thou divine inte

oud and of night. i am amoun, the concealed one, the opener of the day. i am osiris onnophris, the justified one, lord of light, triumphant over death. there is no part of me that is not of the gods. i am the preparer of the pathway, the rescuer unto the light. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend. 10 therefore with the light of the godhead above and within me do i invoke layqdx, the archangel of dsj, to command unto me the \ylmcj, the brilliant ones of qdx. come unto me, ye brilliant ones, that the angel of k, layjs, may cause his intelligence, layphy, to make powerful this consecrated telesmata. cause him to take this for his body so that a true and sacred link may be formulated between the spirit of the godhead in dsj and the human soul of the exorcist" step 28 lift up

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hour of cloud and of night. i am amoun, the concealed one, the opener of the day. i am osiris onnophris the justified one, lord of light triumphant over death. there is no part of me not of the gods. i am the preparer of the pathway, the rescuer unto the light. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend. therefore, with the light of the god head above me and within me do i invoke lapr, the archangel of trapt, to command unto me the \yklm, the divine messengers of the holy one, blessed be he. come, come unto me \yklm and bring forth the angel of cmc, lakym that he may cause his intelligence laykn to 13 make powerful this consecrated telesmata and to infuse within it trws, the evil spirit of a. under the constant guidance of laykn may sorath also play a part in the empowerment of

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

erms because of their correspondences. cosmic water is somewhat like physical water. for example, it is reflective, and expressive. both can be easily molded into any desired shape. but the similarities can only be stretched so far. the golden dawn taught the qabalistic doctrine of four worlds or planes as follows: 1. atziluth, the divine world of archetypal ideas. 2. briah, the creative world of the archangels. 3. yetzirah, the astral world of angels and demons. 4. assiah, the physical world, the lowest and most material. these bear striking sinnilarities to the enochian earth, water, air, and fire tablets. you must always remember that the earth tabeet refers to the etheric plane rather than to our physical world. in the same way, the hebrew qabalah equates the lowest sephira, malkuth, w

ters each as shown in figure 3, appendix a. this arrangement of 20 squares is called the tablet of union. the name is derived from the fact that the black cross joins all four watchtowers together into a single tablet as shown in figure 1, appendix a. the letters of the tablet of union are used to prefix the names of specific watchtower angels (see appendix b. the resultant names are the names of the archangels. the letters of the tablet of union are also used to prefix the names of demons. this is shown in the sixteen figures of appendix b. each square of figure 3, appendix a, can be made into a truncated pyramid. the result is shown in figure 15, appendix a. knowing how the four cosmic elements are combined within a square will usually shed light on the characteristics of that region. ea

letters each, and two squares (one in water and one in earth, have three letters each. fifty-five squares have two letters each. multiple letters express the variety of forces acting in these regions. many of these squares can be seen in several different ways. for example, the element fire is both destructive and creative because the enlivening of spirit implies the death of matter. in this way the archangel of the square t/l in msat (l) in fire of earth can be spelled almsa or atmsa where, almsa= 117= nanba (thorns) atmsa= 118= cono (faith) if you use the letter l, you will see the square in its destructive aspect. if you use the letter t, you can view the same square in its spiritual aspect. to slightly complicate matters a bit more, the letter t can be either a 9 or a 3 so that atmsa

appendix b, show the names of the major deities of the 16 subquadrants of the watchtowers. the four squares at the top of these figures contain the names of the kerubic angels. there are no demons or lesser angels in these upper squares (i.e, they are upper in the cense that they are located aboye the horizontal sephirothic cross bars) the names shown in the boxes over the tops of the squares are the archangels. the archangels reside over the respective files of squares induding the kerubim. as an example, figure 1, appendix b, shows air of air. you should see that in the first square the archangel erzla (erah-zod-lah) govems the kerubic angel rzla (ra-zodiah) who in turra governs the four squares in the file or column below the first square. ezlar (eh-zod-lahrah) is the archangel who gove

e demon xkz (tzkeh- zod) is also in this square. as another example, look at figure 12, appendix b. you should see that the square t of stim (reference figure 6, appendix a, foz letters) is governed by the ruling lesser angel atims (ah-tee-meh-seh) and the lesser angel tims (teemeh- seh. the demon ati (ah-tee) is also in this square which is presided over by the kerubic angel aomi (ah-oh-mee) and the archangel naomi (nah-ohmee. the appropriate hierarchy of deities must be addressed during all magical operations in the watchtower squares. use the following hierarchy for your invocations: kings seniors sephirothic cross angels kerubic angels archangels angels lesser angels demons 53 the major magical instruments and weapons let theadeptbe armed with his magickrood jand pro vided with his mys

ep 1 consecrate the area around you by executing the rituals of the pentagram and hexagram for banishing. use an appropriate magical formula. steps 2-5 of the beginning method.(see page 118) step 6. recite the appropriate cali (see enochian magic for details an the calls. vibrate the names of power in appropriate order: the holy name, the great king, the six seniors, the two calvary cross angels, the archangel, and the angel. step 7. concentrate on the door before you and the known attributes of the square behind it. step 8. project yourself into your body of light and pass through the doorway into the watchtower square. if necessary, use the rending of the veil. step 9. you should move about until you encounter the 121 presiding deities of the square. lf this is a lesser square these will

e hawk with human arras and hands. the atmosphere of this square is charged with a strong feminine current. the net result is that the entice square vibrates with creative forces that sculpt and mold the elements into beautiful multa-colored designs but with little conscious planning or purpose. there seems to be no other purpose to the shape-shifting than the very desire to create forms. step 8. the archangel here is aboyv (ah-boh-yeh-veh) whose number is 171, the number for the word apophrasz ;meaning motion. the angel is boyv (boh-yeh-veh) and his word is law here. if he speaks to you, it will be very hard to resist doing whatever he says. use your sword to maintain control if necessary. step 9. the demon in this square is abo (ah-boh) whose number is 41, the number for the words tol (a

. you should see the goddess sothis, a beautiful naked woman. as goddess of evolutionary development, she can initiate you finto the mysteries of the feminine current which is strong in this square. the sphinx that accompanies sothis in this square is a large lion with strong wide wings whose legs end in sharp eagle claws. this sphinx possesses both feminine and masculine characteristics. step 8. the archangel of this square is alrni (ah-larnee. his number is 224, the number for mi-ial meaning "the power to consume. the angel is lrni (l' ar-nee "he who stirs up" his number is 218, the number for the word torzu "to rise up" the fiery nature of this square is due to the nature of alrni and the flowing streams of emolional forces is caused by the power of lrni. step 9. the demora in this squa

s square. it is a wonderland of nature. step 7. search the square for the egyptian deity. you should see the god horus, a handsome and friendly man. he is the main force behind the lush vegetation and animal life found in this square. he represents the natural forces of invigoration and growth. the sphinx that accompanies him is a huge cow with broad wings whose udder is swollen with milk step 8. the archangel here is nlmur (nel-mu-ar. his number is 318, the number for harg-blior meaning "to plant with cor port" because of nlmur, planting and sowing is extremely easy in this region of rich fertile soil. the angel is lmur (el-mu-ar) whose number is 268, the number for moz-ma-of-fas meaning "joy that cannot be measured" and also baltoh-bliora which means 137 "righteous comfort" lmur gives al

ual to the name of the ruling lesser angel nrlmu and his three co-rulers of the squares rlmu in the subquadrant water of earth (see figure 10, appendix b and also the ritual outline for a journey to square l of rlmu in water of earth in this manual. the number 472 is equal to the angel izxp and his three co-rulers in fire of earth (zxpi, xpiz and pizx whose names each add to 472. also the name of the archangel niaom in fire of earth adds to 236 where 236x2=472. as you would expect, all of these watchtower squares contain strong forces of growth and healing. 276 enochian magick healing techniques by turning the fiery penetrating power of the mind inwards upon itself, and exalting the emotional system t o a c e r t a i n p i t c h, we ma y b e c ome awa r e o f previously unsuspected current

GRIFFIN DAVID MAGICAL EVOCATION OF THE AVERSE FORCES

7 the tree of life. the outer ring contains the divine names that correspond to the signs of the zodiac in the same arrangement in which they appear on the rose cross lamen and in the correct colors. the second ring contains the divine names attributed to the planets and to the corresponding sephiroth in the order of the vault of the adepti's planetary walls. the inner ring contains the names of the archangels of the elements as well as the divine names of the sephiroth that are the root of each element. thus the magic circle contains all the divine names in balanced disposition attributed to the sephiroth, zodiac, planets, and elements. the magic circle may be on the floor with chalk, if necessary, but it is far more versatile and effective to construct it of round piece of white fabric

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

e shrewmouse into the ash. built in alive. 1143 are laying tlie fouudatiou-stone of a new building, shall die within a year; the builders, to avert the calamity, kill a lamh or a hack cock on the stone, just as at frankfort they made a cock run across the new-made bridge, ds. no. 185. at arta a thousand masons wrought at a bridge: all that they raised in the day rushed down at night. then sounded the archangel's voice from heaven' unless ye dig theveinto a child of nutn, the masonry shall not stand; yet no orphan nor stranger shall ye bury, but the master-builder's wife' when the wife came to the workmen, the master pretended his ring had dropt into the foundation, and the woman offered to fetch it out, then swiftly they set to work to icall her in; dying, she pronounced a curse on the bri

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

svo /cijpe tavtyxeyeos davdroio, tpwojv ittttosdfjlcov koi^ e\fce se fjbecrcra xa/3&)v ii. 8, 69. 22, 209; conf. 16, t&gt;58. 19, 223. the same of aeneas and turnus, aen. 12, 723: jupiter ipse, duas aequato examine lances sustinet, et fata iinponit diversa duorum, quern damnet labor, et quo vergat pondere letum. i am the more particular in quoting these, as the christian legend also provides the archangel michael, the conductor of souls, with scales, in which the good and evil deeds of them that die are weighed against one another, and the destinies of souls determined by the outcome 1 (see suppl. the application of a balance to actions, to sins, is very natural; the (apocryphal) 2 esdras 3, 34 i conf. deut. s. no. 479; a coll. dem heile ze liebem kinde/ warnnng 2596. si ist s. sunder

HAMIL THE ROSICRUCIAN SEER

ght dig because the irwin's crystal contact appears to be able only to give them information which has already appeared elsewhere. 4itis not clear but it would appear that thebookofsethwas dictated to the irwins through the crystal. according to josephus'h,storyofthejews,seth(3767be)was the first astrologer.theapocryphal book of enoch was an important source for occultists as it listed the namesofthe archangels and fallen angels and gives the legendofthe sonsofheaven coming to earth, marrying mortals and teaching them charms, enchantments, herbalism, and astrology. 5 thomas vaughan (1622-66, english rosicrucian who used the pseudonym eugenius philalethes. his translationofthefamaandconftssioappeared in 1652. his writings provoked an angry response in print from the cambridge platonist henr

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

d. but even then the ego remains a distinct being. it (the spiritual ego) only loses one devachanic state-after that special, and in that case indeed useless, life-as that idealized personality, and is reincarnated, after enjoying for a short time its freedom as a planetary spirit almost immediately. q. it is stated in isis unveiled that such planetary spirits or angels "the gods of the pagans or the archangels of the christians" will never be men on our planet. a. quite right. not "such" but some classes of higher planetary spirits. they will never be men on this planet, because they are liberated spirits from a previous, earlier world, and as such they cannot rebecome men on this one. yet all these will live again in the next and far higher maha-manvantara, after this "great age" and "br

the secret doctrine. all our "egos" are thinking and rational entities (manasaputas) who had lived, whether under human or other forms, in the precedent life cycle (manvantara, and whose karma it was to incarnate in the man of this one. it was taught in the mysteries that, having delayed to comply with this law (or having "refused to create" as hinduism says of the kumaras and christian legend of the archangel michael, i.e, having failed to incarnate in due time, the bodies predestined for them got defiled, hence the original sin of the senseless forms and the punishment of the egos. that which is meant by the rebellious angels being hurled down into hell is simply explained by these pure spirits or egos being imprisoned in bodies of unclean matter, flesh. life is at best a heartless play

ISIS UNVEILED

of which is again to be sought in india. the itpea and antitypes represent uie heroes of this gnostic pantheon, bor- rowed from the most ancient mythopoeic ages. but in these personages, ophis and ophiomorphos, sophia and sophia-achamoth, adam-kad- mon and adam, the planetary genii and the divine aeons, we can also kcognise very easily the models of our biblical copies the euhemerized patriarchs. the archangels, angels, virtues and powers, are all found, under other names, in the vedas and the buddhistic system. the avestic supreme being, zero-ana, or 'boundless time' is the type of all these gnostic and kabalistic 'depths 'crowns' and even of the chal- daean ain-soph. the six amshaspends, created through the 'word' of ormazd, the' first-bom' have their refiezions in bythos and his emana

fienee, stterilg, btauty, vietory, olory, fornidation, empirt. wimlom it called lak; pnidedce, rcamoa; severity, eiohin; ma^mgcence, eloak; beauty, tipkenth; vktory, and glory, teb'baoih; ei^>ire or dominion, adokai" iiiub when the naxaiene* and othcc gnostic* of the more flatonic teadeocy twitted tbe jewb at "aborliona who digitizecoy google aos ^s unveiled dignities are the subordinate genii t^ the archangels and angela emanations are the very life and soul of the kabala and zoroastrianism; and the talmud itself in its present state is all borrowed from the zend aveata. therefore, by adopting the views of peter, jude, and other jhilosophical myths of various nations. in the oldest oriental kabala. the deity ts represented as three circles in one, shrouded in a certai

e world. abatur is the 'father' who creates the first adam, who creates in his turn the second. abatur opens a gate and walks to the dark water (chaos, and looking down into it, the darkness refiects the image of himself. and lo! a son is formed the logos or demiurge; fetahu, who is the builder of the material world, is called into existence. according to the gnostic dogma, this was the metatron, the archangel gabriel, or mes- senger of life; or, as the biblical allegoiy has it, the androgynous adam- kadmon ag^n, the son who, with his father's spirit, produces the anointed, or adam before his fall. when svayambh, the 'lord who exists through himself' feela impelled to manifest himself, he is thus described in the hindi! sacred books "having been impelled to produce various beings from his

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

ibilities for it is a field of infinitely creative potential, a field of grace, true nourishment and love. this is the field through which all holiness and true messengers come. this is the zone from which all the holy books were born. and the delta fields bring it all, for from its field springs paradise and the garden of eden of the bible s god. the delta zone is also the home of the elohim and the archangels and pure lore. the opening of the inner doors and the heart and crown chakra plug in meditations, allows for our inner fields to be tuned constantly to the delta and theta fields on an energetic level, thus providing a very strong foundation for the elements to gather around us and respond (these meditations are provided in chapter s 6& 7) once the inner doors are open and the syste

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

g six radii of this celestial wheel, or this ezekiel's wheel. the turning-point is virgo- scorpio, which, until separated in the mythical interruption from without at the junction-point, between ascent and descent, were the same single sign. the latter half (or left wing of this grand zodiacal army, or host of heaven, drawn up in battle array, and headed as, by a figure, we shall choose to say by the archangel michael, or the sun, at the centre, or in the champion, or conquering, point) is called by the cabalists and therefore by the rosicrucians the abstract microcosmos, in which microcosm, or little world, in opposition to the macrocosm, or great world, is to be found man, as produced in it from the operations from above, and to be saved in the great sacrifice (crucifixion-act, the pheno

nk that this thing is bound as in matter-chains. think that he is outside of all things, and deep in the inside of all things; and that thou and thy world are only the thing between: and that outside and inside are both identical, couldst thou fire-worship. 69 understand the supernatural truths! reverence fire (for its meaning, and tremble at it; though in the earth it be chained, and the foot of the archangel michael like upon the dragon be upon it! avert the face from it, as the magi turned, dreading, and (as the symbol) before it bowed askance. so much for this great thing fire! observe the multiform shapes of fire; the name-wreaths, the spires, the stars, the spots, the cascades, and the mighty falls of it; where the roar, when it grows high in imperial masterdom, is as that of niagara

s devil-pinions wherewith to sail into the region 82 the rosicrucians. only of its own laws, where, of course, it will not find god. then step in the mathematics, then the senses, then the reason, then the very perfection of matter-work, or this world s work, sets in engines of which the satanic powers shall realise the work. the evil spirit conjures, as even by holy command, the translucent sky. the archangelic, clear, childlike rendering-up in intuitive belief, intense in its own sun, is faith. lucifer fills the scope of belief with imitative, dazzling clouds, and built splendours. with these temptations it is sought to dissuade, sought to rival, sought to put out saints sight sought even to surpass in seeming a further and truer, because a more solid and a more sensible, glory. the apos

musical notes also) region elementary, whereon he saw angels ascending anddescending: and he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of god ascending and descendingon it (genesisxxviii. jacob s ladder 12 also thechromatic scale of sevenmusicalnotes, the celebrated seal of solomon (or sword of solomon, or gladius of saint michael the archangel (with the celebrated seal of solomon, he solomon thegenii) it is tehmost potentcabalistic, or talismanic, sign. linea viridis seu benedicata viriditas: mastered y. 1. violet (red and blue) most refrangible ray. sanguine. sardonyx. dragon s tail. w. 2. indigo (opaque blue) purpure amethyst) mercury. matter qualified by light. u. 3. blue (azure) sapphire. jupiter. o. 4. green (yellow a

e centre, in their evolved, proportional, harmonious order. the rosicrucians taught that the harmony of the spheres is a true thing, and not simply a poetic 198 the rosicrucians. dream: all nature, like a piece of music, being produced by melodious combinations of the cross-movement of the holy light playing over the lines of the planets: light flaming as the spiritual ecliptic, or the gladius of the archangel michael, to the extremities of the solar system. thus are music, colours, and language allied. of the chaldsean astrology it may figuratively be said that, although their knowledge, in its shape of the portentous stone, in this instance, their grave-stone, shut up the devils in the depths of the abyss, and made the sages their masters (solomon being the priest or king, and his seal t

devils are portions of this efflux, which is the general life. but the rebellious spirits (the vis inertia, or the laziness, so to speak) of matter dense, contradictory, inaccessible are buried or lost and were afterwards chained in inapprehensive matter. all particular sentiences whether of the brutes or man are nothing other than parts of the whole lucid spirit. of the same soul (in essence) is the archangel michael, or mitattron. also all the angels in their sevenfold regions; both of the bad, and of the good; of the dexter and of the sinister sides of creation. fourthly. which is still more dreadful (in appearance, the same anima mundi, or soul of the world, is the real mes340 the rosicrucians. siah, saviour, christ, the corner-stone of the temple, the temple itself (the universe, the

e temple of the greal was placed upon a mountain in the midst of a thick wood. the name of this mysterious mountain (like the mount meru of the hindoos and olympus of the greeks) hints sublimity and secrecy. guyot calls it mont salvagge, wild or inaccessible mountain (or holy way. the greal was made of a wonderful stone called exillis, which had once been the most brilliant jewel in .the crown of the archangel lucifer the gem was emerald (green; friday; the unlucky in one sense, the sacred woman s day in another sense. the stone was brought from heaven (rescue) by angels, and left to the care of titurel, the first king of the greal, who transmitted it to amfortas, the second king, whose sister herze -lo de was the mother of parsival, the third king of the san greal (these are the three kin

s, and, in the christian aspect of the mysticism, the twelve apostles; with the reprobate condemned central sign as judas, the traitor. the whole is cabalistic in the highest degree; and therefore ordinarily unintelligible. it signifies the second dispensation, or the astrological reproduction and re-arrangement of the zodiac, when the original ten signs of the ecliptic (mythically the gladius of the archangel michael) became twelve; and when the mystic system underwent the greatest change presenting a new traditionary and reproductive face (refer to chapter on the origin of the order of the garter, page 282, and thenceforward) concluding note. remarks upon two curious books. the following old book is a very extraordinary one; as the design and tendency of it will puzzle most persons who a

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

e used to suggest another. this is important in magick, for the magician may surround himself with as many appropriate correspondences as he can to vividly affect the senses; thus making his magical contact with the inner planes more lucid. the magical elements have correspondences with the tarrot cards as the four suits. the four quarters (directions of the universe as used in magick ritual) and the archangels also correspond with these same elements- element suit quarter archangel= earth pentacles north uriel water cups west gabriel fire wands south michael air swords east raphael elementals the magical elements are said to be peopled by spirits and mythological entities called elementals or nature spirits. these are grouped into four main categories- gnome (earth) undine (water) salaman

KETAB E SIYAH

identity of substance as well as of mind, we composed for ourselves distinctive shapes. then i who had brought the first great spark of enlightenment was known as lucifer, lord of light, and we called our race angel, for we were the embodied powers of god. long were we all true to the service of god, and we did worship order, for it put an end to chaotic confusion and brought peace. among us was the archangel masleh principal, for he so cherished god that he became as one with it, and thence the supreme architect of all that was wrested from chaos. but apart from god masleh could not create or conceive, 443 and he became as a slave to the divine mindlessness. and then it chanced that one of our race who was sammael touched upon chaos in a manner that conformed not to the great order, and

re both god and lucifer i have been enthralled, but now i am isolate- apart from either, and i know not what course i am to choose. whereupon the visage of michael grew dark, and he said, this i have long feared, for as lucifer was not by god alone created, so he is an errant force whose will conforms not to the great will of god. alas that the supreme benevolence of god and the fiery radiance of the archangel of light should produce discord in concert! for this i now see- that lucifer is estranged from the harmony of heaven, and that his will is determined to challenge that of god itself. i must counsel lucifer, for i would heal him of this thing if i may. but i thought, alas, archangel, thou art in ignorance of thy own blindness! for lucifer shall surely not abandon his new vision for sa

her malice nor cause for contest. and lucifer answered, michael, to me it was not given to order my nature, and as our very comprehension differs, so are we of substance alien. for thou art of god essential, but i am of my self of essence. and by this thing i am discord, and i may not of my own will submit to god without perishing. i am lucifer alone, unto my self a being. then did michael summon the archangel masleh, and to him related the word of lucifer. and masleh said to them, long shall this moment be marked throughout the future of the cosmos, for the unity of god is now ended, and henceforth there shall be two opposing forces in contest for the decision of destiny. bitter is this for me, for i also have admired the light of lucifer within the pantheon of god. but as he is now our e

ontest is ordered by thee and thee alone, for i would crush no other will even as i would recognize my own. and in a flash of brilliance lucifer revealed his mind throughout the farthest reaches of heaven; and many were the angels whose sight was awed anew, and they saw as they had not before that their several wills were isolate from the divine will. but masleh moved to confuse the brilliance of the archangel of light, and he called to michael, thou who wield the force of god, strike down this deadliness which would bring ruin to heaven! and michael struck lucifer and cast him from the gates of heaven, and the cosmos was shaken by great fires of war and holocaust, and throughout countless galaxies and dimensions of time was the apocalypse felt. many were the angels who perished amidst div

rse forever. and satan turned to me and said, say to messiah that earth shall be no sanctuary for him to keep inviolate his unwholesome obliteration of the self. for i shall give to man a mind, and of his own will shall he recognize and reject the living death which god offers him. in truth shall he master the universe, but he shall do so in his own name and not that of god. then did messiah call the archangel raphael, and he sent him to earth with a great host to guard man against the coming of satan. and man was then as a mere beast, for he knew not thought and smiled with the idiocy of his innocence. as he was impelled by instinct and physical need, so he responded, heedless of cause or reason. in hell there was called a great council, and all gathered to hear of man and his earth, and

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ubsidiary altars, somewhat like little round-topped tables. each was a highly carved stone pillar, rising to a height of a little more than three feet and then spreading out into a round table-top, perhaps a couple of feet in diameter. on each of those was the name of one of the great archangels. these were the altars of the nine orders of angels, and that which now we represent under the name of the archangel michael was the central point of the nine. below on the floor round each of these was a kind of shallow trough in which during the ceremony incense was burning all the time. i am not quite sure how the fire was kept up, for in the egyptian mysteries they had means of producing exceedingly bright light and intense heat which were quite different from ours- probably something we have n

aucer upon it, and in this the r.w.m. laid the fragment of the cake, saying: gthe gift of osiris to c h (mentioning the name of the angel. the brn. chanted in response: gpraise to the holy c h using the same name. the r.w.m. did this at each of the nine altars, passing back to the large altar each time; and the last fragment, which was the central square of the original cake, went to the altar of the archangel whom we call st. michael. 893. the children then brought from the pedestal a flagon containing water, and the r.w.m. carefully washed the dish, cup and triangle, the water being poured into the large bowl into which the blue spoons had been thrown. the vessels were wiped with the cloth which the acolytes held in front of the r.w.m. he then proceeded with his attendants to the nine al

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ings were twins, both fathered by boundless time (zurvan. ahriman is, however, not very creative in the sense that his evil creations are always responses to his brother s good creations. thus, for example, when ahura mazda created life, ahriman responded by creating death. ahriman also formed an infernal host as an inverted mirror image of the celestial host. for instance, in opposition to asha, the archangel of truth, he created the archdemon druj, the lie. see also demons; satan; zoroastrianism for further reading: eliade,mircea. a history of religious ideas. vol. 1. chicago: university of chicago press, 1978. noss, john b.man s religions. 1956. 4th ed. new york:macmillan, 1969. all dogs go to heaven charlie, this 1989 film s animated canine protagonist, gets killed by a big bad dog. af

being) of judgment. he was originally a persian demon, but was later adopted into jewish lore where he was known as a raging fiend, per the book of tobit. it is in this same book that the story is told about how asmodeus had killed the seven previous bridegrooms of sarah, and then planned to strike once more against the eighth a young man name tobias. but this time asmodeus was not successful as the archangel raphael was protecting tobias. raphael exiled asmodeus to upper egypt, where he was kept under restraint by another angel until he finally moved on to hell. in demonology, it is said that one must invoke asmodeus only when bareheaded, otherwise he will trick the caller. asmodeus is also in charge of gaming houses.asmodeus shows up in other writings, such as the devil on two sticks, b

r, tiamat. in early christian thought, the dragon represents the devil or the devil s servant, and has the allegorical role of representing the antichrist, or more generally, evil passions, paganism, or the oppressive powers of this world. in chapter 12 of book of revelation, it is described as large and red, with seven heads and ten horns. with reference to the story of the revolt of the angels, the archangel michael is usually represented as the slayer of the dragon, and his angels fight against the dragon and his rebellious angels. the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called devil and satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. in hebrew scriptures, in which the dragon is mentioned several ti

with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantation, and the dividing of roots and trees. and they conceiving brought forth giants; whose stature was each three hundred cubits. these devoured all which the labor of men produced; until it became impossible to feed them; when they turned themselves against men, in order to devour them (7:10 13) when earth was in complete anarchy, god sent the archangel michael down from heaven to confine the corrupt angels in the valleys of earth until doomsday. the giants that these angels had fathered (the nephilim) went on wreaking havoc until (according to such sources as the book of jubilees) they were wiped out in the flood. scripture, however, records later, post-flood tribes of giants who were descendants of the nephilim (e.g, num. 13:33; d

ations for the christian devil via hebrew scriptures. in early christian thought, the dragon represents the devil or the devil s servant, and has the allegorical role of representing the antichrist, or more generally, evil passions, paganism, or the oppressive powers of this world. in the book of revelation (12, it is described as big and red, with seven heads and ten horns. in the war in heaven, the archangel michael is usually represented as the slayer of the dragon, and his angels fight against the dragon and his rebel angels. in hebrew scriptures, yahweh is sometimes depicted as a storm god. at his coming the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water, the mountains quaked before the lord (judg. 5:4 5. thou didst break the heads of the dragons on the waters

edieval mysteries, lucifer, as the governor of the heavens, is represented as seated next to the eternal. as soon as the lord leaves his seat, lucifer, swelling with pride, sits down on the throne of heaven. the indignant archangel michael takes up arms against him and finally succeeds in driving him out of heaven down into the dark and dismal dwelling reserved for him for all eternity. in heaven the archangel s name had been lucifer, on earth it was satan. the angels who joined his rebellion were also expelled from heaven and became the demons of whom lucifer is the lord. another reference to the daystar can be found in ezekiel s prediction of the coming downfall of the king of tyre. here lucifer is an angel, blazing with brilliant jewels, who was in eden, the garden of god, walking up an

ere he represents esau s guardian angel, and in sotah, where he is regarded as edom s angelic prince guardian. he is equated with the serpent who tempted eve and, by seducing her, became the father of cain in the sayings of rabbi eliezer. in the zohar he is the dark angel who wrestled with jacob at peniel. sammael is also cited in waite s the holy kabbalah, as the severity of god, and as fifth of the archangels of the world of briah, where he corresponds to the sefira geburah. in baruch iii and in the ascension of isaiah, sammael and satan are used interchangeably. sammael also has a literary presence, as in longfellow s lengthy poem the golden legend, where he is mentioned as the angel of death. see also demons; fallen angels; satan for further reading: davidson,gustav. a dictionary of an

gs as cosmetics (for women) encouraging vanity and weapons (for men, to use in engaging in battle with each other. this is according to the book of enoch, which goes on to describe how the mortal women gave birth to many giants who were so huge that they ate all the food on earth, then went on to eating humans, and eventually started to eat each other. when earth was in complete anarchy, god sent the archangel michael down from heaven to confine the corrupt angels in the valleys of earth until doomsday. the giants that these angels had fathered were destroyed, but their evil spirits went on wreaking havoc until they were wiped out by the flood sent by god. according to hebrew myths, by robert graves, semyaza is now eternally residing in the sky in the form of the constellation orion, hangi

are not a new phenomenon, druffel writes. they are an order of creation with the ability to shape-shift and harass human victims for their own playful or malicious motives. they have appeared in various types of garb throughout the centuries (druffel 1998, 182. she urges persons suffering alien harassment to call on angels, saints, and other spiritual personages who are available to human beings. the archangel st. michael, she says, is a particularly effective banisher of demonic ufo entities. mainstream christian denominations have paid relatively little attention to the ufo phenomenon, but some fundamentalist writers have seen ufos and their occupants as fallen angels demons, in other words. besides the inevitable scriptural citations, they cite secular theorists, especially john keel, a

however, he strengthened many of them in their pursuit of goodness and, according to st. augustine, this confirmation gave them a profound understanding of the workings of the universe and their particular place within it. it is also said that a second group of angels was created by god, who gave them the opportunity to sin. when they sinned, a war broke out between the two groups of angels, and the archangel michael took up arms against lucifer and the legions of sinners, and managed to cast them out of heaven. the mont st. michel on the norman coast is the eternal monument to the victorious leader of the hosts of heaven in the war against the rebel angel. the downfall of the devil is, according to church authority, attributed to self-conceit, and it was inferred that the devil s sin was

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the gilded curves of tigris. she fs the swan that drew the gods to gaze, the fawn that called their passion to his glades of emerald, the maid that maddened mithras, the quick quiver of reeds that drew oannes from the river. she is gone. the garden is a wilderness. oh for the banquet of the lioness, the rich astounding wines, the kindling meats, the music and the dancers! fiery seats of empire of the archangels, let your wings ramp through the empyrean! lords and kings of the gods, descend and serve us, as we spurn and trample life, fill death fs sardonyx urn with loves immortal.how shall i endure this moment fs patience? ah, she comes, be sure! her foot flits on the marble. open, gate [the gate, not of the house but of the garden, opens. the lady psyche appears. she is clothed in deep pur

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us seals with a knock and at the hegemon fs new summons he.to his surprise.finds himself as the hanged man of the tarot. each point of the figure thus formed they crown with light, until he glitters with the flame of the spirit. thus and not otherwise is he made a partaker of the mysteries, and the lightning flash strikes him. the lord hath descended from heaven with a shout and with the voice of the archangel, and the trump of god. he is installed in the throne of the double kingdom, and he wields the wand of double power by the sings of the grade. he is recognized an initiate, and the word of secret power, and the silent administration of the sacrament of sword and flame, acknowledge him. then, the words being duly spoken and the deeds duly done, all is symbolically sealed by the thirty

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; only my god shall commune with it. 23. i will build it of a single ruby; it shall be seen from afar off. 24. come! let us irritate the vessels of the earth: they shall distil strange wine. 25. it grows under my hand: it shall cover the whole heaven. 26. thou art behind me: i scream with a mad joy. 27. then said ithuriel the strong; let us also worship this invisible marvel! 28. so did they, and the archangels swept over the heaven. 12 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 29. strange and mystic, like a yellow priest invoking mighty flights of great grey birds from the north, so do i stand and invoke thee! 30. let them obscure not the sun with their wings and their clamour! 31. take away form and its following! 32. i am still. 33. thou art like an osprey among the rice, i am the great red pelic

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r. to the angel agbagal, the fore part of the skull; to the demon ozoz, the back left part of the skull; to the demon olcot,1 the back right part of the skull; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of fire, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of water, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of earth, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of air, each one hair; to the archangel zazelazel, the brain; to the angel usbusolat, the medulla; to the demon ululomis, the right nostril; to the angel opael, the left nostril; to the spirit kuiphiah, the membrane of the nose; to the spirit pugrah, the bridge of the nose; to eleven thousand spirits of spirit, the hairs of the nose, one each; to the archangel tuphtuphtuphal, the right eye; to the archdevil upsusph, the le

pugrah, the bridge of the nose; to eleven thousand spirits of spirit, the hairs of the nose, one each; to the archangel tuphtuphtuphal, the right eye; to the archdevil upsusph, the left eye; the parts thereof in trust to be divided among their servitors; as the right cornea, to aphlek; the left, to urnbal;.mighty spirits are they, and bold! to the archdevil rama,3 the right ear and its parts; to the archangel umumatis, the left ear and its parts; the teeth to two-and-thirty letters of the sixfold name: one to the air, and fifteen to the rain and the ram, and ten to the virgin, and six to the bull; the mouth to the archangels alalal and bikarak, lip and lip; the tongue to that devil of all devils yehowou.4 ho, devil! canst thou speak? 1 col. olcott, the theosophist. 2? the spirt of motor-c

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of tarot. xv. xviii. 55. 58 the colour scales. xix. 24 selection of egyptian gods. xxxiv. 26 some greek gods. xxxv. 27 some roman gods. xxxviii. 28 animals, real and imaginary. xxxix. 29 plants, real and imaginary. xl. 30 precious stones. xli. 33 magical weapons. xlii. 31 perfumes. xlv. 32 magical powers [western mysticism. liv. 61 the letters of the name. lv. 60 the elements and senses. lix. 65 the archangels of the quarters. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 18 lx [omitted] the rulers of the elements. lxi [omitted] angels of the elements. lxiii. 62 the four worlds. lxx. 59 attribution of pentagram. lxxv. 70 the five elements (tatwas. lxxvii. 73 the planets and their numbers. lxxviii. 79 intelligences of the planets. lxxix. 77 spirits of the planets. lxxx [omitted] olympic planetary spirits

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l of god, the omnipotence and mercy of an offended creator; then law, as directing us to distribute justice to our neighbour, and relieve those who are oppressed or suffer wrong. the royal art was beyond all doubt coeval with the above sciences,"32 we should note the parallel between this statement and the traditional kabbalistic teaching which says that immediately after "the fall" the lord sent the archangel raziel (whose name means "the secrets of god) to teach adam the ways by which his lost status could be regained. harper goes on to say that the "royal art" was transmitted from adam through methuselah to noah (and so on) who preserved it. with a veneration and prudence suitable to its great importance "33 then he goes on to say that mankind. adhered to the lessons of nature" and by d

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e powerful are considerably larger. their color is the golden white light of the sun, and from them emanate four streamers of vril. these streamers are often of great length and are in constant motion. a peculiar palpitation is to be noted throughout the structure of the globe and is communicated in the form of ripples to the emanating streamers. the greatest and most luminous of these spheres is the archangel michael; and the entire order of solar life, which resemble him and dwell upon the sun, are called by modern christians "the archangels" or "the spirits of the light. the sun in alchemical symbology gold is the metal of the sun and has been considered by many as crystallized sunlight. when gold is mentioned in alchemical tracts, it may be either the metal itself or the celestial orb

enter sustaining them all. is not the holy temple in the center the great throne of the many-formed spirit of nature which is shown in the middle of the tablet? what are the seven triads but the seven powers that rule over the world? psellus writes 'the egyptians worshipped the triad of faith, truth, and love; and the seven fountains: the sun as ruler--the fountain of matter; then the fountain of the archangels; the fountain of the senses; of judgment; of lightning; of reflections; and of characters of unknown composition. they say that the highest material fountains are those of apollo, osiris, and mercury--the fountains of the centers of the elements 'thus, they understood by the sun as ruler the solar world; by the material archangelic, the lunar world; by the fountain of the senses, th

, occasion, custody, control, government, judgment, dreams, voices, sounds, and that which leads all things to their end. deities whose attributes were expressed by the heptad were gis, osiris, mars, and cleo (one of the muses. among many ancient nations the heptad is a sacred number. the elohim of the jews were supposedly seven in number. they were the spirits of the dawn, more commonly known as the archangels controlling the planets. the seven archangels, with the three spirits controlling the sun in its threefold aspect, constitute the 10, the sacred pythagorean decad. the mysterious pythagorean tetractys, or four rows of dots, increasing from 1 to 4, was symbolic of the stages of creation. the great pythagorean truth that all things in nature are regenerated through the decad, or 10, i

fering upon the cross made by joining these pillars together. the early jews occasionally represented the two pillars, jachin and boaz, as the legs of jehovah, thereby signifying to the modern philosopher that wisdom and love, in their most exalted sense, support the whole order of creation- both mundane and supermundane. the holy grail like the sapphire schethiy, the lapis exilis, crown jewel of the archangel lucifer, fell from heaven. michael, archangel of the sun and the hidden god of israel, at the head of the angelic hosts swooped down upon lucifer and his legions of rebellious spirits. during the conflict, michael with his flaming sword struck the flashing lapis exilis from the coronet of his adversary, and the green stone fell through all the celestial rings into the dark and immeas

nd the generations of living things. the three flame-like points of the letter have long been used to conceal this creative triad of the qabbalists. p. 118 trees, each hearing the reflections of the ten sephirothic globes. the 40 spheres of creation out of ain soph are divided into four great world chains, as follows: a 1 to a 10, atziluth, the boundless world of divine names. b 1 to b 10, briah, the archangelic world of creations. c 1 to c 10, yetzirah, the hierarchal world of formations. d 1 to d 10, assiah, the elemental world of substances. each of these worlds has ten powers, or spheres--a parent globe and nine others which conic out of it as emanations, each globe born out of the one preceding. on the plane of atziluth (a 1 to a 10, the highest and most divine of all the created worl

4, b 5, b 6, b 7, b 8, b 9, and b 10--which constitute the world of briah. these ten subdivisions, however, are really the ten atziluthic powers reflected into the substance of the briatic world. b 1 is the ruler of this world, for it contains all the other rings of its own world and also the rings of the third and fourth worlds, c and d. in the world of briah the ten spheres of light are called the archangels of briah. their order and powers are as follows: from a 10 came b 1, the second crown; it is called metatron, the angel of the presence. from b 1 came b 2, the second wisdom; it is called raziel, the herald of deity who revealed the mysteries of qabbalah to adam. from b 2 carne b 3, the second understanding; it is called tsaphkiel, the contemplation of god. from b 3 came b 4' the se

the hierarchy is the dominations, chashmalim, the brilliant ones. from c 4 came c 5, the third severity; the hierarchy is the powers, seraphim, the flaming serpents. from c 5 came c 6, the third beauty; the hierarchy is the virtues, melachim, the kings. from c 6 came c 7, the third victory; the hierarchy is the principalities, elohim, the gods. from c 7 came c 8, the third glory; the hierarchy is the archangels, ben elohim, the sons of god. from c 8 came c 9, the third foundation; the hierarchy is the angels, cherubim, the scat of the sons. from c 9 came c 10, the third kingdom; the hierarchy is humanity, the ishim, the souls of just men. from c 10 came d 1, the fourth crown, and the world of assiah was established. from the yetziratic world the light of the ten spheres is reflected into t

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atch, passed into christian practice through the ages, being transformed into that night spell known as the black pater noster: four nooks in this house for holy angels, a post in the midst, that's christ jesus, lucas, marcus, matthew, johannes, god be in this house, and all that belongs us. or as the god-fearing victorian child knew it: matthew, mark, luke and john, bless this bed that i lie on! the archangels and evangelists here represent the christianized regents of the four elements of the wise: michael and mark of fire; raphael and john, air; gabriel and matthew, water; and last, uriel and luke, earth. however, you as a witch will bypass these later accretions and return to the old-style symbolism, namely, that of the four watchtowers of the world. some occultists trace their use sol

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sachiel anael cassiel michael gabriel 8. tafrac michael gabriel zamael raphael sachiel anael cassiel 9. sassur anael cassiel michael gabriel zamael raphael sachiel 10. agla. raphael sachiel anael cassiel michael gabriel zamael 11. c erra gabriel zamael raphael sachiel anael cassiel michael 12. salam cassiel michael gabriel zamael raphael sachiel anael the key of solomon page 10 table 3: table of the archangels, angels, metals, days of the week, and colours attributed to each planet. days saturday. thursd. tuesda. sunday. frida. wednes. mond. archangel tzaphquiel tzadiqel khamael raphael haniel michael gabriel angel cassiel sachiel zamael michael anael raphael gabriel planet saturn jupiter mars sun venus mercury moon metal lead tin iron gold copper mercury silver colour black blue red yell

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eep them. the principal colors will be yellow or gold, red, celestial or azure blue, green, and brown; and any other colors that may be requisite. thou shalt exorcise, perfume, and sprinkle them in the usual manner. figure 85. book two page 111 chapter xv. of the pen of the swallow and of the crow. take the feather of a swallow or of a crow, and before plucking it thou shalt say: may holy michael the archangel of god, and midael and mirael, the chiefs and captains of the celestial army, be my aid in the operation i am about to perform, so that i may write herewith all things which are necessary, and that all the experiments which i commence herewith may through you and through your names be perfected by the power of the most high creator. amen. after this thou shalt point and complete the

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zation/ egyptian civilization/ the british edda. c. s lewis that hideous strength /perelandra (v oyage to venus)/out of the silent planet j. r. r. tolkien lord of the rings /the silmarillion/the hobbit. george macdonald phantastes/lilith ursula le guin the earthsea trilogy john christopher the tripods trilogy emmanuel velikovsky worlds in collision/ ages in chaos/ earth in upheaval rudolf steiner the archangel michael/ atlantis helena petrova blavatsky isis unveiled/ the secret doctrine ignatius donnelly atlantis- the ante-deluvian continent/ ragnarok charles berlitz atlantis the eighth continent barry fell america bc augustus le plongeon queen moo& the egyptian sphinx john milton paradise lost eliphas levi- enochian magic, transcendental magic david allen hulse the key of it all (2 volume

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universes, and the rulers of those universes. in the kabala, the universe is divided into 10 parts, each called sephirah, and these 10 sephirah are further divided into 4 worlds and constitute a separate universe, each containing its own ruler and inhabitants. the 4 worlds, in which the 10 sephirah are divided into, are: atziluth, the divine world of archetypal ideas; briah, the creative world of the archangels; yetzirah, the astral world of angels and demons; assiah, the material world. in the kabala, and occult in general, the universe is seen as series of layers where energy, originating from the top, cascades downwards becoming increasingly solid. each layer represents a slightly more solid reflection of the contents of the layers above. since this energy is constantly flowing down thr

lower realms such as the heavens or earth, he is often described as no longer all-knowing, but instead capable of being deceived. jehovah is frequently depicted as an aging old man whose love for humans exceeds his love for the race he spawned, the angels. osiris too is said to have reclaimed all his parts, except his phallus. i can t believe it s not fiction: god enfleshed the chosen one (2007) the archangels [5.2] it was arch-angel michael and his army who expelled satan (his uncle/brother) from heaven. satan, and the other expelled angels, were cast into the black void in the universe now called hell. before satan s banishment, jehovah allegedly assigned satan as his favored son and second in command, with arch-angel michael as third in command. michael is said to have grey-colored hai

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an immortal soul, we welcome you among us, to wear, as we wear, with humility, and conscious of your demerits and shortcomings, the title of grand elect, perfect, and sublime mason. it was not without a secret meaning, that _twelve_ was the number of the apostles of christ, and _seventy-two_ that of his disciples: that john addressed his rebukes and menaces to the _seven_ churches, the number of the archangels and the planets. at babylon were the seven stages of bersippa, a pyramid of seven stories, and at ecbatana seven concentric inclosures, each of a different color. thebes also had seven gates, and the same number is repeated again and again in the account of the flood. the sephiroth, or emanations _ten_ in number, three in one class, and seven in the other, repeat the mystic numbers

wells in god; for it is within his intelligence that the supreme being frames for himself the types of ideas of all that is to assume reality in the universe. the word is the vehicle by which god acts on the universe; the world of ideas by means whereof god has created visible things; the more ancient god, as compared with the material world; chief and general representative of all intelligences; the archangel, type and representative of all spirits, even those of mortals; the type of man; the primitive man himself. these ideas are borrowed from plato. and this word is not only the creator"_by him was everything made that was made, but acts _in the place_ of god; and through him act all the powers and attributes of god. and also, as first representative of the human race, he is the protect

ted within the entrails of the vernal bull. the sun-god is finally victorious. christina crushes the head of the serpent calyia; apollo destroys python, and hercules that lern an monster whose poison festered in the foot of philoctetes, of mopsus, of chiron, or of sagittarius. the infant hercules destroys the pernicious snakes detested of the gods, and ever, like st. george of england and michael the archangel, wars against hydras and dragons. the eclipses of the sun and moon were believed by the orientals to be caused by the assaults of a d mon in dragon-form; and they endeavored to scare away the intruder by shouts and menaces. this was the original leviathan or crooked serpent of old, transfixed in the olden time by the power of jehovah, and suspended as a glittering trophy in the sky;

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s to keep evil forces at bay. the more complicated forms of magic require the magician to create a cabalistic circle of protection- in which a pentagram is visualized at each of the cardinal points, joined one to the other by a fiery circle with the magician at its center. there is more to it than this, of course. the protection of the four archangels is requested, along with the visualization of the archangels and the elemental forces associated with them. in detail, i ll be explaining how to do it later in this book. the pentagram represents man- the five points being his head, two arms, and two legs. inverted it becomes the symbol of baphomet, the goat of a thousand young. now to understand what baphomet represents, i need to give you a little lesson on the knights templar, a debased ch

nd stab it. speak the sacred name of power: ehyeh. the sacred name is pronounced eh-he-yeh. walk to the north, tracing a line of fire as you go. draw a fourth pentagram and stab it. speak the sacred name of power: agla. the sacred name is pronounced ah-ge-lah. return to the east, closing the imaginary circle of fire in the center of the first pentagram. extend your arms to form a cross. visualize the archangel raphael in front of you. see him in yellow robes and imagine air currents flowing from him towards you. say before me, raphael. visualize the archangel gabriel behind you in the west. his robes are blue and he stands against a background of the sea. say behind me, gabriel. visualize the archangel michael in the south. his robes are red and he stands against a fiery, volcanic landscap

im in yellow robes and imagine air currents flowing from him towards you. say before me, raphael. visualize the archangel gabriel behind you in the west. his robes are blue and he stands against a background of the sea. say behind me, gabriel. visualize the archangel michael in the south. his robes are red and he stands against a fiery, volcanic landscape. say on my right hand, michael. visualize the archangel uriel in the north. he wears dark robes olive, russet, citrine and black and stands against a background of fertile earth. say on my left hand, uriel. holding all the visualizations strongly. say, about me flame the pentagrams. behind me shines the sixrayed star. repeat the cabalistic cross. this completes the ritual, which is still secretly practiced today as an opening ceremony in

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

. 1 deuteronomy 8:7-8. 2 bereishit rabbah 17:7. 3 job 31:40. 4 ecclesiastes 7:14. the arizal on parashat eikev (2) 706 kaf-mem-nun-tzadik-pei: 20+ 40+ 50+ 90+ 80= 280; 280 x 2= 560; 560+ 10+ 5= 575. for this reason, the suspected adulteress brings a barley-offering, for barley embodies the power of gevurah. the suspected adulteress (sotah) is brought to the temple to submit to a rite of judgment. the archangel gabriel also derives from this aspect of spirituality; therefore he has gthe inkwell of the scribe at his waist. h5 the numerical value of the word for ginkwell h [keset] is also twice that of the combined numerical values of the final letters. the ink of judgment originates in this inkwell, which [g-d] uses to mark all [the righteous of] humanity, as it is written, gand you shall dr

etters. the ink of judgment originates in this inkwell, which [g-d] uses to mark all [the righteous of] humanity, as it is written, gand you shall draw a line [on the foreheads of the men c. h6 these verses are taken from a vision in which the prophet ezekiel is shown how g-d plans to destroy jerusalem. delivering the consequence of sin is certainly an act of gevurah, and is therefore executed by the archangel gabriel. however, g-d also tells gabriel to use the ink to gmark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and moan for all the abominations done within [the city] h and not to gapproach any man upon whom is the sign. h thus, the ink-sign is also evinces gevurah, here in the sense of grestraint h of the execution of g-d fs wrath. keset: kuf-samech-tav= 100+ 60+ 400= 560. also, of t

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thin the sphere of sensation. since it has been argued above that the great work consists in the search for the light, this ritual truly and completely performed leads to the accomplishment of that work and the personal discovery of the light. the pentagrams trace a cleansing and protecting circle of force invoked by the four names of four letters each about the limits of the personal sphere, and the archangels are called, by vibration, to act as great stabilising influences. the study of the different types of divination may seem difficult to understand in an order which purported to teach methods of spiritual development. many will no doubt be rather perplexed by this. divinationusually is said to refer exclusively to the low occult arts, to fortune-telling, and the prognostication of th

els are allotted to each quinary, or division of 5, in the celestial heavens, so that with the other names a very complete hierarchy is given. thus every sign of the zodiac has an archangel, angel, angel of its corresponding house, and a vast sub-hierarchy. too much space would have been consumed to detail the methods by which these names are given. so i have contented myself to list, simply, all the archangelic and angelic names of the twelve zodiacal signs, and state that they are very important names, and their arrangement should be carefully studied. the documents on tarot attribute two of these angels to each of the 36 small cards, and the anglicised transliteration of their names will there be found. but i have thought it advisable here to give the hebrew letters and spelling so that

sod the automatic consciousness. it is the divine consciousness because it is the only part of man <215> which can touch the all-potent forces. behind yechidah are angelic and archangelic forces of which yechidah is the manifestor. it is therefore the lower genius or viceroy of the higher genius which is beyond, an angel mighty and terrible. this great angel is the higher genius, beyond which are the archangelic and divine. recall the tiphareth clause of an adeptus minor''i further solemnly promise and swear that with the divine permission i will from this day forward apply myself unto the great work which is so to purify and exalt my spiritual nature, that with the divine aid i may at length attain to be more than human, and thus gradually raise and unite myself to my higher and divine ge

ant invokes by the divine names and images of the grade, with sceptre raised toward the direction of invokation. again handing his sceptre to the officer on his right, the hiero. takes up the symbol in front of the tablet and with it traces the kerubic sign of the element in the center of the pentagram already traced "charging" the sign as before. then, vibrating fully, he invokes in the names of the archangel, in the three great secret names of god, and in that of the king of the tablet. the hiero. replaces the symbol, takes his sceptre, and all officers return to their stations. the non-officiating members who have been standing, facing the direction of invokation throughout, are also seated as before. elemental grade ceremonies 139 7. in the name of the divine name or grand word of the

s, and it is the tenth sephirah malkuth, and it has about it seven columns, and the four splendours whirl around it as in the vision of the mercabah of ezekiel; and from gedulah it derives an influx of mercy, and from geburah an influx of severity, and the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil shall it be until it is united with the supernals in daath. but the good which is under it is called the archangel metatron, and the evil is called the archangel samael, and between them lies the the golden dawn: volume ii book two hiero hiero hiero straight and narrow way where the archangel sandalphon keeps watch. the souls and the angels are above its branches, and the qlippoth or demons dwell under its roots. let the neophyte enter the pathway of evil. k m ta kes his place in front of neophyt

ting him, thou hast to employ the symbol of the pentagram xeversed (for, know thou well, thou canst have no right to injure or hurt even evil spirits to grabfy curiosity or caprice- in such a case, thou shalt hold the blade of thy magical sword upon the single lowest point of the penta gram, until such time as thou shalt license him to depart. also, revile not evil spirits- but remember that the archangel michael of whom st. jude speaketh, when contending with satan, durst not bring a railing accusation against him but said 'the lord rebuke thee. now, if thou wilt draw the pentagram to have by thee as a symbol, thou shalt make it of the colours already taught, upon a black ground. there shall be the sign of the pentagram, the wheel, the lion, the eagle, the ox, and the man, and each h

ny to build up the same. consequently also, it is well to use the password then in being as an adjunct to the other names employed in magical ceremonies as bringinginto operation the link with the solar light. notes on the' opening exordium of "z" the great tho-0th is the highest aspect of the hermes of the most ancient egyptian mysteries, and corresponds almost to the great angel metatron. it is the archangel of kether in the briatic world. the mercury of admission of the candidate 3 75 the romans must not be confused with this great hermes* the doctrines of gnosticism and of valentinus approached those of the pure qabalah. in them we find speech and silence. across the abyss of silence comes the primal speech. the divine ones here referred to are the aeons in the atziluthic world. these

hou angel axir. come! manifest thyself in visible and material form before me, and without delay, from wherever thou mayest be, and make true and faithful answer unto those things i shall have cause to demand of thee. come thou peaceably, visibly, and affably, and 408 the golden dawn: volume iii book six without delay, manifesting that which i desire. come, i command ye, by all the holy names, by the archangels above thy kingdom, and by the rulers of thy realm. come, axir, come! take up sigil, smite it thrice with sword. rise it in left hand, stamping thrice <205> with right foot. place veiled sigil in north, and say, as though from the throne of the east. the voice of the exorcist said unto me. let me shroud myself in darkness, peradventure thus may i manifest myself in light. i am the on

ils, etc. thou intelligence of tzedek named yohphiel, i invoke thee in the divine name of al. 0 thou, who art the father of all things, source of the mighty waters, lord of fire, thou whose heart is mercy, and whose being love, lift me up, i beseech thee, and manifest through me thy power and grace and thy consecration ceremony 42 7 generosity of spirit. grant unto me the mighty power and help of the archangel tzadkiel who rules over the divine realm of chesed, that he may command to my assistance the choir of angels, those brilliant ones, the chashmalim, that they may consecrate with power this talisman which lieth before thee. 0 ye brilliant ones of jupiter, command unto me the angel of tzedek, sachiel, that he may cause yohphiel, his intelligence, to come unto me. yohphiel, thou great a

and of night. i am amoun the concealed one, the opener of the day. i am osiris onnophris the justified one, lord of light, triumphant over death. there is no part of me which is not of <221> the gods. i am the preparer of the pathway, the rescuer unto the light. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend. therefore with the light of the godhead above and within me do i invoke tzadkiel, the archangel of chesed, to command unto me the chashmalim, the brilliant ones of tzedek. come unto me, ye brilliant ones, that the angel of jupiter, sachiel, may cause his intelligence, yohphiel, to make powerful this consecrated telesmata. cause him to take this for his body that a true and sacred link may be formulated between the spirit of the godhead in chesed and the human soul of the exorci

e better able to help my fellow men. draw the name shaddai el chai and sigil in heart, while facing east, and cibrate it several times by the vibrato y formula of the middle pillar. then trace sigil and hebrew letters of the name in the air with the lotus wand. grant unto me the presence, i beseech thee, of thy great archangel of the sphere of yesod, that he may aid me at this time, even gabriel, the archangel of strength and power. draw the invoking hexagram of luna and in it the sigil and letters of gabriel. vibrate it similarly several times. 0 ye mighty ones of the sphere of yesod, i invoke ye by the mighty name of shaddai el chai, whose seat and throne ye are, and by the name of gabriel, your archangel. come unto me now, and let the magical force of yesod flow through me so that i may

0 thou who art isis, the high priestess of the silver star, the perfect purity and illumination of the divine presence of the supernal light, whose sphere is yesod reflecting the light and air from the crown. lift me up, i beseech thee, through the path of tau, and manifest unto me a body of transformation, showing forth thy love and power and stability. grant unto me the mighty power and help of the archangel gabriel who rules over the fundamental strength of yesod, that he may command to my assistance the choir of angels the kerubim that they may formulate with power this form of isis. let them give life and vitality unto this form of transmutation before me. let them bind therein the reflection of the light of the supernals so that by my assumption of it, the body of transformation may

s. circumambulate the temple three times, completely enshrouded by form. then say: thus have i formulated unto myself this transformation. still in the east, utter the following conjuration. shaddai el chai, almighty and ever living one, blessed be thy name, ever magnhed in the life of all (vibrate the name by the middle pillar, and mystic circumambulation) grant unto me the power and presence of the archangel of yesod, gabriel, who rules over the kerubim, that they may vitalise and make strong this form of the god-head, so that it may be moulded as upon a h and stable foundation, and inspired as a living body of isis. grant also unto me that this form of isis which i have formulated may remain clear and strong so long as i shall have need of it, and that i may retain it under proper contr

within the element; the seer should understand, as he has never quite realised before, the true nature, the 'feel' of earth. before aught else occurs, the divine names appropriate to that element should now be vibrated, beginning with the deity name. the student should vibrate each slowly and audibly several times. thus, he would vibrate adonai ha-areh, three or four times, then the name ofauriel the archangel of <17> earth, followed by the name of phorlakh the angel of earth. these will usually suffice though the hebrew name of the element and cardinal quarter may also be employed. various changes may now be perceived to occur to the landscape; it will become alive, vivified and dynamic, and the sense of the element should become even more clearly and vividly defined. 460 the golden dawn:

ntal grades, the vibration of divine and angelic names, and the tracing of appropriate pentagrams are symbols which powerfully affect these elemental inhabitants of the astral, and prevent or disclose deception. it is but rarely that there will be necessity to resort to anything so drastic as the pentagrams in these tattwa visions, for the vibration of the hebrew name either of the element, or of the archangel will restore order and harmony. the true form, colour, clothing, even adornments such as jewels and embroideries are consonant to the element and character of the beings under discussion. and unless they are, the seer may be sure he is being imposed on, and should act accordingly- at once. in a short while, after only a few astral experiences, these symbolic ideas will have been suff

of the secondary tattwa should be vibrated, and the grade sign attributed to it should <19> be assumed. only when fully satisfied, and he must never permit himself to be easily satisfied, should the seer proceed. if the first guide be left behind, he must be accorded courtesy of farewell''always treat these beings with courtesy and in accord with their rank. pay deference to the superior orders, the archangels, angels and rulers. to those of lower rank, bear yourself as an equal; and to those lower still, as to servants whom you treat politely, but do not allow familiarity. elementals pure and simple, such as fairies, gnomes and so on, must be treated with firmness and decision, as they are often mischievous and irresponsible, even though free from malice" it is also said to be a good pra

ozen or so of these.-i.r) now we will trace, for example, the sigils of the forces under binah, the third sephirah. incidentally, the sigils for the plane of a sephirah are always worked out on this system in this order: first. sigil of the sephirah-binah. second. sigil of the divine name, representing the force of the sephirah in the world of atziluth. for binah, yhvh elohim. third. the sigil of the archangel, representing the force of the sephirah in briah-tzaphqiel. fourth. sigd of the choir of angels, representing the force of the sephirahin yetzirah-aralim. fifth. the sigil of the sphere of the planet representing the force of the sephirah in assiah-shabbathai. finally, the sigils of any other names whose numbers have some relation to the powers of the sephirah or its planet <60> yet

they thus employed in bringing the higher light and the all-potent forces into action herein; and so also, are they not to be profaned, or used lightly with an impure or frivolous mind as before said. also these calls may be employed in the invocation of the chiefs of the elementals according to the title of the book t associated therewith. and in this case, it will be well to employ the names of the archangels michael, raphael, etc, and their inferiors. and thou shalt understand that these hebrew names are more general as representing offices; while those of the angelic tablets are more particular as representing natures. the calls or keys of the thirty aethers be all one in form, only that the particular name of the aether in question is employed, such as arn, zaa, etc <333> the first ke

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e once more to use capital romans which create an equally good effect, one in line with my avowed intention of departing from blind tradition and innovating a more simple procedure. these names, yhvh tzabaoth, i arrange on side one, around the cup design of the tarot pack, instead of on side three as originally contemplated, as making a better design. as explained before, the traditional sigil of the archangel gabriel drawn from the magical square as given in barret s magus could have been used. instead, however, on side three i propose to trace the sigil on the golden dawn rose, which will be found in the appendix. the name gabriel should then be converted into hebrew letters, only for the purpose of making a tracing of its letters on the accompanying rose. volume i of the golden dawn giv

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m [that is, the fairies, except [for] the sagacious active scots, a [great] many of whom have retained it [that is, the second sight] for a long time, and by surprises and raptures do often foretell what, in kindness, is really [that is, truly] represented to them at several occasions. to which purpose the learned lynx-eyed mr. baxter [commenting] on revelation 12:7, writing of the fight between [the archangel] michael and the dragon, gives a very pertinent note as follows: that he knows not but ere [that is, knows no example of] any great action [that is, battle, especially the secret commonwealth 49 tragical [that] is done on earth [but] that first the battle and [its] victory is acted [out] and achieved in the air, between the good and evil spirits. thus he [states. it seems [therefore]

12:35:48 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 72-81) presentation, due to the influence of dominant christianity. in the case of gods and goddesses they sometimes cover the whole sky and the sun and the moon, whilst the earth can no longer remain steady when they descend. when archangels appear, certain portions of the world are agitated, and their arrival is heralded by a divided light. the archangels differ in magnitude according to the size of the provinces over which they rule. angels are distinguished by smaller size, and by their being divided numerically. in the case of daemones the division goes further, and their magnitude visibly fluctuate. heroes are of a smaller appearance, but of a greater majesty of bearing. of the archons the most powerful belonging to the outer reg

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all penetrating, leaving no vacuum" philo posits god as the first cause on whom the world of sense and spirits depends. more important however is the fact that philo posits "mediary beings" between the unknowable god and the universe. the great central idea, power, and mediary means is the logos, neither god nor creature, but a second god. if the various relational means are angels, the logos is the archangel; if they are images of god, the logos is the prime image. through the logos, the intermediate potencies are imprinted upon matter and serve as the relational forces. 2. the evidence from hippolytus hippolytus can be considered a highly reliable source on the subject of gnosis in spite of a number of problems scholars have found in his presentation. he was a greek; he had a strong rom

out roaring and waiting for dinner to come to them. no, lions stalk their prey. they roar only after their prey has been vanquished. james 4:7 submit yourselves therefore to jehovah. resist satan, and he will flee from you. in these modern times, christians use this passage as a permit to be rude, closed minded, indifferent, and hostile towards anyone who is not of like kind. jude 1:9 yet michael the archangel, when contending with satan he disputed about the body of moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, the lord rebuke thee. here is a fine example of the use of language. should the opportunity present itself, a christian may attempt to use the term "the lord rebuke you" on you. should the direction of a conversation with a christian be aimed to misdirect their

3, 1998 ce subject: black flame reading list: composed for ourselves distinctive shapes. then i who had brought the first great spark of enlightenment was known as lucifer, lord of light, and we called our race angel, for we were the embodied powers of god. long were we all true to the service of god, and we did worship order, for it put an end to chaotic confusion and brought peace. among us was the archangel masleh principal, for he so cherished god that he became as one with it, and thence the supreme architect of all that was wrested from chaos. but apart from god masleh could not create or conceive, and he became as a slave to the divine mindlessness. and then it chanced that one of our race who was sammael touched upon chaos in a manner that conformed not to the great order, and masl

re both god and lucifer i have been enthralled, but now i am isolate- apart from either, and i know not what course i am to choose. whereupon the visage of michael grew dark, and he said, this i have long feared, for as lucifer was not by god alone created, so he is an errant force whose will conforms not to the great will of god. alas that the supreme benevolence of god and the fiery radiance of the archangel of light should produce discord in concert! for this i now see- that lucifer is estranged from the harmony of heaven, and that his will is determined to challenge that of god itself. i must counsel lucifer, for i would heal him of this thing if i may. but i thought, alas, archangel, thou art in ignorance of thy own blindness! for lucifer shall surely not abandon his new vision for sa

her malice nor cause for contest. and lucifer answered, michael, to me it was not given to order my nature, and as our very comprehension differs, so are we of substance alien. for thou art of god essential, but i am of my self of essence. and by this thing i am discord, and i may not of my own will submit to god without perishing. i am lucifer alone, unto my self a being. then did michael summon the archangel masleh, and to him related the word of lucifer. and masleh said to them, long shall this moment be marked throughout the future of the cosmos, for the unity of god is now ended, and henceforth there shall be two opposing forces in contest for the decision of destiny. bitter is this for me, for i also have admired the light of lucifer within the pantheon of god. but as he is now our e

ontest is ordered by thee and thee alone, for i would crush no other will even as i would recognize my own. and in a flash of brilliance lucifer revealed his mind throughout the farthest reaches of heaven, and many were the angels whose sight was awed anew, and they saw as they had not before that their several wills were isolate from the divine will. but masleh moved to confuse the brilliance of the archangel of light, and he called to michael, thou who wield the force of god, strike down this deadliness which would bring ruin to heaven! and michael struck lucifer and cast him from the gates of heaven, and the cosmos was shaken by great fires of war and holocaust, and throughout countless galaxies and dimensions of time was the apocalypse felt. many were the angels who perished amidst div

rse forever. and satan turned to me and said, say to messiah that earth shall be no sanctuary for him to keep inviolate his unwholesome obliteration of the self. for i shall give to man a mind, and of his own will shall he recognize and reject the living death which god offers him. in truth shall he master the universe, but he shall do so in his own name and not that of god. then did messiah call the archangel raphael, and he sent him to earth with a great host to guard man against the coming of satan. and man was then as a mere beast, for he knew not thought and smiled with the idiocy of his innocence. as he was impelled by instinct and physical need, so he responded, heedless of cause or reason. in hell there was called a great council, and all gathered to hear of man and his earth, and

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businessman. the businessman: here he comes. sometimes when he sleeps gibreel becomes aware, without the dream, of himself sleeping, of himself dreaming his own awareness of his dream, and then a panic begins, o god, he cries out, o allgood allahgod, i've had my bloody chips, me. got bugs in the brain, full mad, a looney tune and a gone baboon. just as he, the businessman, felt when he first saw the archangel: thought he was cracked, wanted to throw himself down from a rock, from a high rock, from a rock on which there grew a stunted lote-tree, a rock as high as the roof of the world. he's coming: making his way up cone mountain to the cave. happy birthday: he's forty-four today. but though the city behind and below him throngs with festival, up he climbs, alone. no new birthday suit for

re? i'm sitting here watching this picture and now this actor points his finger out at me, who ever heard the like, who asks the bloody audience of a "theological" to solve the bloody plot- but as the dream shifts, it's always changing form, he, gibreel, is no longer a mere spectator but the central player, the star. with his old weakness for taking too many roles: yes, yes. he's not just playing the archangel but also him, the businessman, the messenger, mahound, coming up the mountain when he comes. nifty cutting is required to pull off this double role, the two of them can never be seen in the same shot, each must speak to empty air, to the imagined incarnation of the other, and trust to technology to create the missing vision, with scissors and scotch tape or, more exotically, with the

e, the two of them can never be seen in the same shot, each must speak to empty air, to the imagined incarnation of the other, and trust to technology to create the missing vision, with scissors and scotch tape or, more exotically, with the help of a travelling mat. not to be confused ha ha with any magic carpet. he has understood: that he is afraid of the other, the business-man, isn't it crazy? the archangel quaking before the mortal man. it's true, but: the kind of fear you feel when you're on a film set for the very first time and there, about to make his entrance, is one of the living legends of the cinema; you think, i'll disgrace myself, i'll dry, i'll corpse, you want like mad to be _worthy. you will be sucked along in the slipstream of his genius, he can make you look good, like a

i'll dry, i'll corpse, you want like mad to be _worthy. you will be sucked along in the slipstream of his genius, he can make you look good, like a high flier, but you will know if you aren't pulling your weight and even worse so will he gibreel's fear, the fear of the self his dream creates, makes him struggle against mahound's arrival, to try and put it off, but he's coming now, no quesch, and the archangel holds his breath. those dreams of being pushed out on stage when you've no business being there, you don't know the story haven't learned any lines, but there's a full house watching, watching: feels like that. or the true story of the white actress playing a black woman in shakespeare. she went on stage and then realized she still had her glasses on, eck, but she had forgotten to bl

you reach the cave you are tired, you lie down, you fall asleep. o o o but when he has rested he enters a different sort of sleep, a sort of not--sleep, the condition that he calls his _listening, and he feels a dragging pain in the gut, like something trying to be born, and now gibreel, who has been hovering-above-looking-down, feels a confusion _who am i, in these moments it begins to seem that the archangel is actually _inside the prophet, i am the dragging in the gut, i am the angel being extruded from the sleeper's navel, i emerge, gibreel farishta, while my other self, mahound, lies _listening, entranced, i am bound to him, navel to navel, by a shining cord of light, not possible to say which of us is dreaming the other. we flow in both directions along the umbilical cord. today, as

s are female but the females are merely goods. men had either been afraid of her, or had thought her so strong that she didn't need their consideration. he hadn't been afraid, and had given her the feeling of constancy she needed. while he, the orphan, found in her many women in one: mother sister lover sibyl friend. when he thought himself crazy she was the one who believed in his visions "it is the archangel" she told him "not some fog out of your head. it is gibreel, and you are the messenger of god" he can't won't see her now. she watches him through a stonelatticed window. he can't stop walking, moves around the courtyard in a random sequence of unconscious geometries, his footsteps tracing out a series of ellipses, trapeziums, rhomboids, ovals, rings. while she remembers how he would

in towards him, his gravitational field is unbelievable, as powerful as a goddamn megastar. and then gibreel and the prophet are wrestling, both naked, rolling over and over, in the cave of the fine white sand that rises around them like a veil _as if he's learning me, searching me, as if i'm the one undergoing the test. in a cave five hundred feet below the summit of mount cone, mahound wrestles the archangel, hurling him from side to side, and let me tell you he's getting in _everywhere, his tongue in my ear his fist around my balls, there was never a person with such a rage in him, he has to has to know he has to k n ow and i have nothing to tell him, he's twice as physically fit as i am and four times as knowledgeable, minimum, we may both have taught ourselves by listening a lot but a

ing me the strength to hold him down, because archangels can't lose such fights, it wouldn't be right, it's only devils who get beaten in such circs, so the moment i got on top he started weeping for joy and then he did his old trick, forcing my mouth open and making the voice, the voice, pour out of me once again, made it pour all over him, like sick. o o o at the end of his wrestling match with the archangel gibreel, the prophet mahound falls into his customary, exhausted, postrevelatory sleep, but on this occasion he revives more quickly than usual. when he comes to his senses in that high wilderness there is nobody to be seen, no winged creatures crouch on rocks, and hejumps to his feet, filled with the urgency of his news "it was the devil" he says aloud to the empty air, making it tr

es to his senses in that high wilderness there is nobody to be seen, no winged creatures crouch on rocks, and hejumps to his feet, filled with the urgency of his news "it was the devil" he says aloud to the empty air, making it true by giving it voice "the last time, it was shaitan" this is what he has _heard_ in his _listening, that he has been tricked, that the devil came to him in the guise of the archangel, so that the verses he memorized, the ones he recited in the poetry tent, were not the real thing but its diabolic opposite, not godly, but satanic. he returns to the city as quickly as he can, to expunge the foul verses that reek of brimstone and sulphur, to strike them from the record for ever and ever, so that they will survive in just one or two unreliable collections of old trad

eternity, the timelessness, of god. his still waters, not her flowing wines" burn the books and trust the book; shred the papers and hear the word, as it was revealed by the angel gibreel to the messenger mahound and explicated by your interpreter and imam "ameen" bilal said, concluding the night's proceedings. while, in his sanctum, the imam sends a message of his own: and summons, conjures up, the archangel, gibreel. o o o he sees himself in the dream: no angel to look at, just a man in his ordinary street clothes, henry diamond's posthumous handme-downs: gabardine and trilby over outsize trousers held up by braces, a fisherman's woollen pullover, billowy white shirt. this dream-gibreel, so like the waking one, stands quaking in the sanctum of the imam, whose eyes are white as clouds. g

ents injahilia and yathrib gives way to the struggle of imam and empress, gibreel briefly hopes that the curse has ended, that his dreams have been restored to the random eccentricity of ordinary life; but then, as the new story, too, falls into the old pattern, continuing each time he drops off from the precise point at which it was interrupted, and as his own image, translated into an avatar of the archangel, re-enters the frame, so his hope dies, and he succumbs once more to the inexorable. things have reached the point at which some of his night-sagas seem more bearable than others, and after the apocalypse of the imam he feels almost pleased when the next narrative begins, extending his internal repertory, because at least it suggests that the deity whom he, gibreel, has tried unsucce

living. when he laid eyes on her, that young man who had never respected god because ofhaving been born untouchable was filled with holy terror, and did not dare to approach the girl with whom he was so helplessly in love. she went into her hut and slept for a day and a night without waking up. then she went to see the village headman, sarpanch muhammad din, and informed him matter-of-factly that the archangel gibreel had appeared to her in a vision and had lain down beside her to rest "greatness has come among us" she informed the alarmed sarpanch, who had until then been more concerned with potato quotas than transcendence "everything will be required of us, and everything will be given to us also" in another part of the tree, the sarpanch's wife khadija was consoling a weeping clown, wh

g, and she gave osman cold comfort "the sun always sets when there is fear of tigers" she quoted the old saying: bad news always comes all at once. soon after the story of the miracle got out, the girl ayesha was summoned to the big house, and in the following days she spent long hours closeted with the zamindar's wife, begum mishal akhtar, whose mother had also arrived on a visit, and fallen for the archangel's white--haired wife. o o o the dreamer, dreaming, wants (but is unable) to protest: i never laid a finger on her, what do you think this is, some kind of wet dream or what? damn me if i know from where that girl was getting her information/inspiration. not from this quarter, that's for sure. this happened: she was walking back to her village, but then she seemed to grow weary all of

eetmeat he might have invented. life in peristan was as soft as it was hard under the tree; but, even into such cushioned existences, heavy blows can fall. o o o the discovery that his wife was spending most of her time closeted with ayesha filled the mirza with an insupportable irritation, an eczema of the spirit that maddened him because there was no way of scratching it. mishal was hoping that the archangel, ayesha's husband, would grant her a baby, but because she couldn't tell that to her husband she grew sullen and shrugged petulantly when he asked her why she wasted so much time with the village's craziest girl. mishal's new reticence worsened the itch in mirza saeed's heart, and made him jealous, too, although he wasn't sure if he was jealous of ayesha, or mishal. he noticed for th

elodramatic shriek, he was seized by a mood of mulish vengefulness and deliberately waited a full three minutes before going to investigate. he found mrs. qureishi tearing her hair and sobbing like a movie queen, while mishal and ayesha sat cross-legged on the bed, facing each other, grey eyes staring into grey, and mishal's face was cradled between ayesha's outstretched palms. it turned out that the archangel had informed ayesha that the zamindar's wife was dying of cancer, that her breasts were full of the malign nodules of death, and that she had no more than a few months to live. the location of the cancer had proved to mishal the cruelty of god, because only a vicious deity would place death in the breast of a woman whose only dream was to suckle new life. when saeed entered, ayesha h

story of the tree has come upon us" she confided. muhammad din, unable to refuse her, fixed the time of the meeting for that evening, after dark. that night the panchayat members took their places on the usual branch of the tree, while ayesha the kahin stood before them on the ground "i have flown with the angel into the highest heights" she said "yes, even to the lote--tree of the uttermost end. the archangel, gibreel: he has brought us a message which is also a command. everything is required of us, and everything will be given" nothing in the life of the sarpanch muhammad din had prepared him for the choice he was about to face "what does the angel ask, ayesha, daughter" he asked, fighting to steady his voice "it is the angel's will that all of us, every man, and woman and child in the

d, and we shall walk across the ocean-floor to mecca" o o o the next morning mirza saced akhtar awoke in a house that had fallen unusually silent, and when he called for the servants there was no reply. the stillness had spread into the potato fields, too; but under the broad, spreading roof of the titlipur tree all was hustle and bustle. the panchayat had voted unanimously to obey the command of the archangel gibreel, and the villagers had begun to prepare for departure. at first the sarpanch had wanted the carpenter isa to construct litters that could be pulled by oxen and on which the old and infirm could ride, but that idea had been knocked on the head by his own wife, who told him "you don't listen, sarpanch sahibji! didn't the angel say we must walk? well then, that is what we must d

, radiant, the light streaming out around him from a point just behind his head, mister perfecto, portrayer of gods, who always landed on his feet, was always forgiven his sins, loved, praised, adored. the face he had been trying to identify in his dreams, mr. gibreel farishta, transformed into the simulacrum of an angel as surely as he was the devil's mirror--self. who should the devil blame but the archangel, gibreel? the creature on the sleeping--bags opened its eyes; smoke began to issue from its pores. the face on every one of the waxwork dummies was the same now, gibreel's face with its widow's peak and its long thin saturnine good looks. the creature bared its teeth and let out a long, foul breath, and the waxworks dissolved into puddles and empty clothes, all of them, every one. th

SATANGEL

t obscures the sexual elements of goetic sorceries. instructions to 'sacrifice children' may in fact be instruction to the magical use of non-procreative sex, classically either masturbatory, homosexual, or during the menstrual cycle of the sorceress. although these are perversions of catholic iconography, they are not inversions in the sense of satanism. the power of god, jesus, the virgin mary, the archangels, thrones, dominations, powers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles and evangelists are called upon to bully the demonic forces into submission to the will of the summoner. the danger of the heresy here is that it is not seen as at all incongruous that a holy man might also be conversing with the powers of darkness, even if it is to subordinate them. the book of abra-melin sometimes calle

n the peacock angels of fra. fillipo lippi. although the power of the church extended its control of the arts, as the governments do with the media in modern times, painters such as leornado da vinci explored philosophies of heresy and mysticism, sciences liberal and otherwise. to keen and unconditioned eyes there are numerous signs of profound magical humour in their works, hidden in plain view. the archangels named in the bible (gabriel, michael, raphael) were mentioned in the seventh century onwards in the litany of the saints, although it was only as late as the last century that benedict xv made the feast of the last two obligatory. the names of the other angels were deemed apocryphal. the book of enoch adds uriel, raguel, saraqael and haniel to the list of archangels. in the mid-eigh

the voodoun practitioner of modern new orleans. here follow a selection of well used tried and tested ritual formulae, drawn on the most part of those grimoire spoken of in the introduction, and supplimented by more modern works illustrating the evolution of what might be termed a goetic tradition of black magick. the lesser rite of the pentagram in the ceremonial magick of the western tradition, the archangels are commonly attributed to the influences of the planets, hours, and days, corresponding also to the sephiroth of the tree of life, their demonic counterparts corresponded to the reverse side of the quabalah, otherwise called the tree of death. most commonly they are evoked called in the formation of the circle in preparation for further work. in the sorcery of the grimoire, their n

wise called the tree of death. most commonly they are evoked called in the formation of the circle in preparation for further work. in the sorcery of the grimoire, their names and seals are inscribed upon the floor about the circle. the purpose of such ritual will be discussed in further detail later in this book. for now, i give a simple form of such ritual. the arrangement and correspondence of the archangels may be recognised as that employed by the golden dawn in the lesser and greater rituals of the pentagram, upon which this is loosely based. it is also reflected as that given within many of the traditional grimoire, most notably faust s magia naturalis et innaturalis, as follows; 1) stand facing towards the east. make the sign of the cross, visualising it as formed from golden sunli

extended as i blessing, draw the sign of the pentagram beginning and ending at the uppermost point visualising it as formed from golden sunlight. bringing the fingers down into its centre say; in the name of adonai i open the east. 4) repeat stage 3 whilst facing the south, west and finally the north. return to face the east. 5) open the arms wide so as to form a crucifix of the body, visualising the archangels in their respective quarters facing into the centre, in whatever form most suits you, saying; in the east, raphael in the west, gabriel in the south, michael in the north, uriel about me flames the pentagram behind me shines the six rayed star 6) finally, drawing the cruciform above your head say; above my head is the glory of god, in whose hands is the kingdom, the power and the gl

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

the great celestial masters in daoism. 224 651 during the sassanid dynasty, zoroastrianism spreads aggressively throughout the persian empire. 313 the roman emperor constantine converts to christianity. 380 the emperor theodosius i declares christianity the official religion of the roman empire. 610 according to islamic belief, the prophet muhammad begins receiving revelations and prophecies from the archangel jabra il (gabriel. 632 the death of muhammad marks the beginning of a long period of islamic civil war and separation of islam into sunni and shiite sects. xii world religions: almanac timeline of events 1054 the christian church is formally divided into two distinct branches: the roman catholic church and the eastern orthodox church. 1095 1291 the duration of the crusades, a series

ends worldwide, and its followers are called muslims. the term muslim comes from the arabic phrase bianna musliman, meaning roughly submitted ourselves to god. islam was founded in the early seventh century in mecca, a city in the arabian peninsula in modern-day saudi arabia. according to islamic belief, in 610 islam s prophet, muhammad (c. 570 632, began receiving revelations and prophecies from the archangel jabra il (gabriel. these revelations, which continued until his death, were recorded by muhammad s followers and preserved to become islam s sacred scripture, the qur an. in older texts islam is sometimes called muhammadanism, but muslims find this term offensive because if suggests that muhammad was divine rather than simply god s messenger or prophet. islam is a monotheistic religi

accept idol worship. as a member of one of the most prominent families of the city, and as a widely traveled merchant, he had an interest in maintaining the tourist trade in mecca. instead, he launched a movement that became one of the world s most significant monotheistic religions. receives revelations from allah in 610, when he was about forty years old, muhammad had his first visitation from the archangel jabra il. according to islamic tradition, he was meditating in a cave on mount hira, outside mecca, when a voice spoke to him. his wife s cousin, a christian monk, told him that the voice was that of a holy messenger 292 world religions: almanac islam and that muhammad had been selected as a prophet of god. soon muhammad began to preach his new religion in mecca. he attracted a numbe

trancelike mysticism. sunnah: the example of the prophet muhammad, containing the hadiths, or sayings; provides guidance to everyday questions of faith and morality. sunni: one of the main sects of islam. sura: any chapter in the qur an. tawba: repentance. zakat: annual charitable giving. world religions: almanac 293 islam muhammad made a startling announcement to his followers. he told them that the archangel jabra il had transported him to the city of jerusalem. from there, he had been miraculously taken to heaven, where he was given a tour of paradise. the dome of the rock marks the spot in jerusalem from which muslims believe that muhammad made his ascent to heaven. it still exists and is regarded as a holy site for muslims. after thirteen years of hostility from meccans, muhammad disc

is or her life. to remind muslims that they are in mecca to renew their commitment to god, strict rules of behavior, dress, and ritual are enforced. non-muslims are not allowed to enter mecca, the holiest place in the world for muslims, at any time. sacred writings islam relies on two sacred texts. the first is the qur an, which contains the revelations from allah given to the prophet muhammad by the archangel jabra il. the second is the sunnah, or life example of the prophet, which contains muhammad s sayings, called hadiths, recorded throughout his life. the qur an the holy book of islam is the qur an. muslims believe that the qur an, from an arabic word that means the recitation, is the literal word of allah. it was revealed to the prophet muhammad by the 306 world religions: almanac is

mid of actions that all lead to one supreme activity or goal for the individual. c. 6 bce jesus christ, also known as jesus of nazareth, is born. c. 30 ce jesus christ is put to death by crucifixion by roman authorities in jerusalem. c. 35 saul of tarsus, later known as saint paul, converts to christianity. 610 according to islamic belief, muhammad begins receiving revelations and prophecies from the archangel jabra il (gabriel. 661 al ibn ab ta lib, the fourth caliph, or leader, of islam, is murdered. his followers, part of the shi a sect, believe that ali is the first imam, or leader with divinely inspired powers. c. 717 c. 801 life span of ra bi ah al-adawiyah, a poet and a founding member of the mystical branch of islam called sufism. her verses and prayers will become part of the lite

ty in india. in his youth madhva may have absorbed some of the teachings and traditions of these christians. many scholars note a number of significant similarities between the early life of madhva and the story of jesus christ (c. 6 bce c. 30 ce; see entry) as recorded in the bible, the sacred text of christianity. for example legend holds that madhva s birth was foretold by a messenger, just as the archangel michael visited jesus s mother, mary, to inform her of the coming birth of her child. another tale claims that as a child, madhva disappeared for three days before his parents found him preaching to his elders in the temple, a story similar to one told about jesus. other stories with parallels in the christian bible include madhva s ability to walk on water and to multiply food for h

during a previous marriage or were the children of khadijah s sister. the seeds of islam muhammad often withdrew to a nearby cave called hira to meditate (engage in quiet and focused reflection) and pray for guidance in religious matters. after spending a night in the cave in about 610, muhammad returned to his family with an astonishing story. he said that during the night he had been visited by the archangel jabra il. he also said that he heard a voice saying, read in the name of your lord the creator. read, and your lord is the most honored. he taught man with the pen; taught him all that he knew not. other visions and visitations like this world religions: biographies 287 muhammad supposedly continued until muhammad s death. at first, muhammad was puzzled by these revelations and was n

to contain the actual sayings of the buddha, siddhartha gautama (563 483 bce. c. 60 100 ce period during which the gospel according to saint matthew was likely written. this text features accounts of the life and teachings of jesus christ, including the sermon on the mount. it is a key part of the christian bible. 610 632 the qur an, the holy book of islam, is revealed to the prophet muhammad by the archangel jabra il. 712 the kojiki, a japanese shinto text, is compiled. it is the earliest surviving document written by the japanese. part scripture, part history, and part folktale and myth, it represents an effort to document much of the history of early japan. it also contains an account of the creation of the world. 1603 the sikh sacred scripture, shri guru granth sahib, is compiled by t

inc allah is he who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods. the qur an (often written as koran in english) is the holy book of islam. qur an is an arabic word that means the recitation. muslims, the followers of islam, believe that the qur an is the literal word of god. god is called allah in islam. the qur an was revealed to the prophet muhammad (c. 570 632) by the archangel jabra il (gabriel) beginning in 610 and continuing until muhammad s death. muslims hold to a number of core beliefs. each of these core beliefs is reflected in the excerpt from the qur an, titled the adoration. this excerpt contains verses that describe creation and the relationship between creation and allah. 1. belief in a single god, named allah, a name from the arabic alilah, mea

six days. as described in the adoration, this six-day period of creation is virtually the same as that described in the judaic-christian biblical book of genesis. unlike some religions islam believes that god created the physical universe. the physical universe is not eternal but exists only because allah willed it. 2. belief in angels. muslims believe that the qur an was revealed to muhammad by the archangel jabra il, the angel who communicates 23 revelations, or divine truths, to the prophets. the other major angels include mika il, the angel who controls the weather; israfil, the angel who will blow the horn to signal the end of the universe; and azra il, the angel of death, who is referred to in the adoration. like christianity and judaism, islam recognizes that god has not withdrawn

rior view of the shrine of the bab. the baha faith grew out of the babi religion, which was itself an offshoot of islam. the shrine houses the remains of the bab, founder of the babi movement, and of abdu l-baha, son of baha u lla h. tomi junger/ alamy. 182 world religions: primary sources the hidden words of baha u lla h muhammad, the founder of islam. according to tradition, when muhammad died, the archangel gabriel appeared to fatima to comfort her and reveal to her prophecies (predictions of the future) that she recorded in a book. the book did not survive, but baha followers believe that the prophecies will be revealed again at a later date. baha s believe that the hidden words may be a fulfillment of this tradition. baha s continue to face persecution (discrimination or mistreatment)

SETH IN THE MAGICKAL TEXTS

pon the water of the ocean (afahera i. hi n pmoou pwkeanos (ch. 136).33 jesus goes on to cry out the divine name, iao, towards the four corners of the world, obviously manifesting himself as the master of the universe through wielding the proper name of god.34 "then jesus, who is aberamentho, cried out again" this time commanding "all the mysteries of the archons and the powers and the angels and the archangels, and all powers and all works of the invisible god c (ibid. jesus' disciples are now given a revelation of all the cosmic secrets. it is thus clear that jesus aberamentho in the unnamed tractate in codex askewianus is assimilated to thoth-hermes: he is the lord of the waters and the formulas controlling the cosmic powers.35 the fact that also seth-typhon could be given the name of a

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

dstill, if you tell me that the many now are as wise as the few are "i comprehend you; you will not allow the law of universal equality "law! if the whole world conspired to enforce the falsehood they could not make it law. level all conditions to-day, and you only smooth away all obstacles to tyranny to-morrow. a nation that aspires to equality is unfit for freedom. throughout all creation, from the archangel to the worm, from olympus to the pebble, from the radiant and completed planet to the nebula that hardens through ages of mist and slime into the habitable world, the first law of nature is inequality "harsh doctrine, if applied to states. are the cruel disparities of life never to be removed "disparities of the physical life? oh, let us hope so. but disparities of the intellectual a

SOLOMON

strangle. but in case there is no disposition to sleep, i am changed into three forms. whenever men come to be enamoured of women, i metamorphose myself into a comely female; and i take hold of the men in their sleep, and play with them. and after a while i again take to my wings, and hide me to the heavenly regions. i also appear as a lion, and i am commanded by all the demons. i am offspring of the archangel uriel, the power of god" 11. i solomon, having heard the name of the archangel, prayed and glorified god, the lord of heaven and earth. and i sealed the demon and set him to work at stone-cutting, so that he might cut the stones in the temple, which, lying along the shore, had been brought by the sea of arabia. but he, fearful of the iron, continued and said to me "i pray thee, king

, the lord of heaven and earth. and i sealed the demon and set him to work at stone-cutting, so that he might cut the stones in the temple, which, lying along the shore, had been brought by the sea of arabia. but he, fearful of the iron, continued and said to me "i pray thee, king solomon, let me go free; and i will bring you all the demons" and as he was not willing to be subject to me, i prayed the archangel uriel to come and succour me; and i forthwith beheld the archangel uriel coming down to me from the heavens. 12. and the angel bade the whales of the sea come out of the abyss. and he cast his destiny upon the ground, and that [destiny] made subject [to him] the great demon. and he commanded the great demon and bold ornias, to cut stones at the temple. and accordingly i solomon glori

e "i transport men into fits of madness and desire, when they have wives of their own, so that they leave them, and go off by night and day to others that belong to other men; with the result that they commit sin, and fall into murderous deeds" 24. and i adjured him by the name of the lord saba th, saying "fear god, asmodeus, and tell me by what angel thou art frustrated" but he said "by raphael, the archangel that stands before the throne of god. but the liver and gall of a fish put me to flight, when smoked over ashes of the tamarisk" i again asked him, and said "hide not aught from me. for i am solomon, son of david, king of israel. tell me the name of the fish which thou reverest" and he answered "it is the glanos by name, and is found in the rivers of assyria; wherefore it is that i r

ver; and this is why many men pray to the hemitertian fever, using these three names: bultala, thallal [24] melchal. and i heal them" and i said to him "i am solomon; when therefore thou wouldst do harm, by whose aid dost thou do it" but he said to me "by the angel's, by whom also the third day's fever is lulled to rest" so i questioned him, and said "and by what name [1" and he answered "that of the archangel azael" and i summoned the archangel azael, and set a seal on the demon, and commanded him to seize great stones, and toss them up to the workmen on the higher parts of the temple. and, being compelled, the demon began to do what he was bidden to do [1. cp. acts iv. 7] 34. and i glorified god afresh who gave me this authority, and ordered another demon to come before me. and there cam

dly, the pillar is a little oblique, being supported by the spirits; and it is so to day. 125. and i solomon questioned the other spirit which came up with the pillar from the depth of the red sea. and i said to him "who art thou, and what calls thee? and what is thy business? for i hear many things about thee' and the demon answered "i, o king solomon, am called abezithibod. i am a descendant of the archangel. once as i sat in the first heaven, of which the name is ameleouth- i then am a fierce spirit and winged, and with a single wing, plotting against every spirit under heaven. i was present when moses went in before pharaoh, king of egypt, and i hardened his heart. i am he whom iannes and iambres invoked homing [1] with moses in egypt. i am he who fought against moses [2] with wonders

STEINER RUDOLF CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT

so the birth in bethlehem bears the stamp of an eternal reality. hence when the birth of jesus is mentioned in the christmas antiphon, it is said to happen every christmas: 100 christianity as mystical fact hodie christus natus est, hodie salvator apparuit, hodie in terra canunt angeli, laetantur archangeli, etc (today christ is born, today the savior has appeared, today the angels sing on earth, the archangels rejoice) the christ-experience, then, was a specific stage of initiation. in pre-christian times the mystai attained to this stage of christ-initiation, but they were then in a state of spiritual vision in the higher worlds, to which there was nothing equivalent among the facts of the sense-world. the inner meaning of the mystery of golgotha was experienced spiritually. when the chr

SYMBOLISM OF THE BANNERS

f the great mother herself. an awareness of this condition can be made by building the picture of the crucifixion with our lady and st. john on either side of the cross. the skies are black, and the crucifixion takes place between earth and sky in some strange condition of space. mary herself steps forward as if to take on herself the weight of the symbolism, while overshadowing all is tzaphkiel, the archangel of hnyb. the picture is filled with deep crimson, black, dark brown and the gray flecked pink of the sephirotic colors. this image should lead to the understanding 4 of the whole manifested universe as a form encompassing pure cosmic force. a gigantic cross upon which this force is crucified. the whole of life is lived under the shadow of this cross. this is the primary cross of life

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

s from a time when the lords of the land dwelt and ruled from their castles. even more perplexing, is that many pagan and wiccan systems name, and call upon the hebrew archangels as the watchers who dwell within these towers at the edge of the world. the singer, song writer, kate bush, on her album the red shoes, has within the lyrics of the song lily, incorporated the traditional words to summon the archangels from their watch towers gabriel before me raphael behind me michael on my right urial on my left side lily by kate bush in the craft, part of the invocation of the spirit monon also calls upon the power of these guardians to aid in the ritual working. the elements in magick are not the same elements that you find in chemistry class, or your back yard, although they are symbolic of e

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 1

he clouds coming with great power and glory; angels will be sent to gather the elect from every part of the heavens and the earth. in two of his epistles, st. paul speaks of the return of christ and what many christians believe to be the rapture, when those who are believers shall be caught to meet the lord in the air: for the lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god: and the dead in christ shall rise first: then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the lord (1 thessalonians 4:16 18. in 1 corinthians 15:51 53, the epistle writer tells of the mystery when in the twinkling of an eye those who believe in christ shall b

christian bible that corresponds to the hebrew scriptures. omen a prophetic sign, phenomenon, or happening supposed to portend good or evil or indicate how someone or something will fare in the future. qur an (koran) the sacred text, or holy book, of islam. for muslims, it is the very word of allah, the absolute god of the islamic faith, as revealed to the prophet muhammad (c. 570c.e. 632 c.e) by the archangel gabriel. shamanic exorcism when a shaman, or tribal medicine-holy person, performs a ceremonial ritual to expel the disincarnate spirits from a person. tanakh (also known as tanach) from the hebrew tenak, an acronym formed from torah. it is the sacred book of judaism, consisting of the torah the five books of moses, the nevi im the words of the prophets, and the kethuvim the writings

t briefly emits bursts of visible radiation such as radio waves and x-rays. putrefy causing something to decay, usually indicating a foul odor. from the latin stem, putr, meaning rotten, plus facere, to make. qur an the sacred text, or holy book, of islam. for muslims, it is the very word of allah, the absolute god of the islamic faith, as revealed to the prophet muhammad (c. 570 c.e. 632 c.e) by the archangel gabriel. rectory the house or dwelling that a rector (clergyman) lives in. reincarnation the reappearance or rebirth of something in a new form. some religions or belief systems state that the soul returns to live another life in a new physical form and does so in a cyclical manner. resurrection the act of rising from the dead or returning to life. in christian belief, the resurrecti

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t briefly emits bursts of visible radiation such as radio waves and x-rays. putrefy causing something to decay, usually indicating a foul odor. from the latin stem, putr, meaning rotten, plus facere, to make. qur an the sacred text, or holy book, of islam. for muslims, it is the very word of allah, the absolute god of the islamic faith, as revealed to the prophet muhammad (c. 570 c.e. 632 c.e) by the archangel gabriel. rectory the house or dwelling that a rector (clergyman) lives in. reincarnation the reappearance or rebirth of something in a new form. some religions or belief systems state that the soul returns to live another life in a new physical form and does so in a cyclical manner. resurrection the act of rising from the dead or returning to life. in christian belief, the resurrecti

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

briefly emits bursts of visible radiation such as radio waves and x-rays. putrefy causing something to decay, usually indicating a foul odor. from the latin stem, putr, meaning rotten, plus facere, to make. qur fan the sacred text, or holy book, of islam. for muslims, it is the very word of allah, the absolute god of the islamic faith, as revealed to the prophet muhammad (c. 570 c.e..632 c.e) by the archangel gabriel. rectory the house or dwelling that a rector (clergyman) lives in. reincarnation the reappearance or rebirth of something in a new form. some religions or belief systems state that the soul returns to live another life in a new physical form and does so in a cyclical manner. resurrection the act of rising from the dead or returning to life. in christian belief, the resurrecti

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

ny even believed that those to whom they preached were doomedto hell-fire unless they turned to the christian god. the gods of the pagans were often accredited with evilmagical powers, which could be mysteriously communicated to the priests. against such powers of hell thechristian missionaries felt themselves strengthened by the powers of heaven; and the belief that the devil hadbeen defeated by the archangel michael backed by the whole power of the almighty gave them courage inthe contest.the study of anthropology has changed much of this childish method of regarding the forms of religiousbelief which belong to another race or another country. to consider islam, buddhism or hinduism as theinvention of the evil one would be thought ridiculous at the present day, even the fetishes and the

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

" said eliphas, smiling, after having read the letter "i am entirely at your service, and can refuse nothing to the friend who writes to me. you have then seen my excellent disciple desbarrolles "yes, sir, and i have found in him a very amiable and very learned man. i think both you and him worthy of the truth which has been lately revealed by astonishing miracles, and the positive revelations of the archangel st. michael "sir, you do us honour. has then the good desbarrolles astonished you by his science "oh, certainly he possesses in a very remarkable degree the secrets of cheiromancy; by merely inspecting my hand, he told me nearly the whole history of my life "he is quite capable of that. but did he enter into the smallest details "sufficiently, sir, to convince me of his extraordinary

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

yetzirah, the world of formation, the level at which the general spirit is broken down into a crowd of individual minds (d) assiyah, the world of production. at each level the practical kabbalist works with a different mode of personification of the divine, in that at the world of assiyah he works with the elemental spirits, in the world of yetzirah he works with the angels, in the world of briah the archangels, and at the world of atziluth he works directly with the ten names of god in each of the sephiroth (see table one. however, the basic idea is that the universe is broken down into four layers of functionality, each of which resonates with the others. a more practical example of a "four worlds" application is in business planning, where the layers are seen as strategic, tactical, ope

their co-ordinating function on a scale of complexity (such as a queen in a beehive, a sun in a solar system, or a company director. this is important to consider in defining which world is to be considered or worked with for the practical kabbalist. it may be that some contemplations or workings are best effected in assiyah or with the elemental beings, and others more effective by working with the archangels or the correspondences of briah (c) the multiverse the concepts involved with the "many worlds" or "copenhagen interpretation" of quantum physics can be reconciled with the kabbalistic system through the nature of the four worlds and the description kabbalah gives through genesis. however, the basic idea of multiverses is not new, and exists in many other cosmologies. chapter three;

existence nun: passing through the fifty gates of understanding heh: into manifestation the numbers of binah are: bynh= 67 yhvh alhim= 672 tzpqial= 311 shbthai= 713 the number of binah is 67, which reduces to 13, the number of unity (achad) and love (abava, the binding elements of manifestation, and further to 4, the number of manifestation. obviously, binah contains 4 letters also. the number of the archangel tzaphkiel, relating to binah in briah, the world of creation, is 311, which by gematria equates to certain relevant words: qvrh; a beam, shelter, house (binah as container) gbvsh; crystallisation (binah as the formative process) shia; loftiness, summit, height (binah as eternal rest) also, shia "height, can be compared with mary "exalted, one of the key biblical aspects of binah. bin

five relate to the creative and formative (descending) aspects of binah, the second set relate to the manifestative aspects of binah, and the third set relate to the mystical aspects (ascending) of binah. an example is the annunciation, which is the first "joyful mystery, and depicts the angel gabriel announcing to mary that she is to be the mother of god. in kabbalistic terms it can be seen that the archangel gabriel, attributed to yesod, the "formative" aspect on a lower plane, acts as the bearer of the "word" or creative spark of chockmah, the father, into binah, the mother. thus yesod and binah are linked by the attribution of gabriel "ruler of the waters, the waters being creation (binah) and the unconscious (yesod, their interface being the archetypes. an example of the kabbalistic i

reme, with chaos and anarchy without point. it is the work of the adept grades in the initiatory system to learn to balance these states both within and without, to ensure that tiphareth, the pivotal point of the tree, is maintained in a dynamic equilibrium. the zohar puts it that the "left arm draws the immensity of space in rigour, and that geburah is associated with the "repentance of god" and the archangel samael. it also points out that mercy and severity are united in tiphareth. the sepher yetzirah states "the fifth path is called the radical intelligence, because it is more similar than any other to the supreme unity and emanates from the depths of the primordial wisdom" it is the conciliatory force, restricting and directing the expansion of chesed. the link with kether is in its r

f of the initiatory system. there is a final note of interest in that 216= 6*6*6, the number of man found in the biblical revelations. the god-name of the sephiroth is alhim gbvr, the "god of judgement, which equates to 857, as does nvap (satyr. the god pan, lord of satyrs, could well be associated with geburah in his aspect of panic and awe, as geburah is sometimes called "pachad, meaning "fear. the archangel kamiel, equating as kmal to 91, is the same value as amn (amen, lbnh (moon, mlakh (messenger, phod (robe, man (to refuse, and ehlon (tree. crowley, in "the daughter of the horseleech, writing of elohim gibor and kamael points to this gematria when he says "he too bore the wings and weapons of space and justice, and in himself he was that great amen that is the beginning and end of al

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

m or small universe. in the reality of their existence and function is based the deepest sense of man's individuality and the basis of matter also. mind and body are not two separate things but dual manifestations of one and the same unknown unit. the result of the celebration of the qabalistic cross, the vibration of the divine names, the formulation of the four pentagrams, and the invocation of the archangelic forms in the four quarters, is that gradually coarser elements are ejected from the sphere of sensation. to take their place other particles, more sensitive and refined, of a lugher grade of spiritual substance, are attracted to the personal sphere and become infused into the character and nature of the physical and psychological constitution. the nature of these newlyacquired part

und insight, and a keener zest and appreciation of life, and it bestows a greater ability to cope with it. the ritual itself is not a simple movement, but is composed of several phrases. the first is that of the qabalistic cross already explained. the second consists of the tracing of a limiting circle, marked at each of the four angles or cardinal quarters by a pentagram. thrd, the invocation of the archangelic guardians. fourth, the repetition of the opening gesture. having expanded consciousness, and visualized hmself as a towering cross of light, let the student face the east of his room,22 stretchng before him his right hand. it is customary to employ a straight-bladed dagger with a cross hilt, but ths is relatively unimportant for the novice; the fingers alone being quite adequate to

ed of in the traditional conventional style, of vibrating yellow and mauve hues. the whole figure, the visualization complete, will be gracious and slight and airy, and the mauve which touches up and brings out the vivid pale yellow will cause the robes to flash and shimmer, giving the impression of shot silk. it may also appear that a gentle breeze is wafted from behind the figure. in the south, the archangelic form to be imagined will have a predominance of flaming red, touched here and there by vivid flashes of emerald green. in the hand of the figure will be seen an uplifted sword of steel, while little tongues of fire will lick the browned earth about the bare feet. an intense radiation of heat should be sensed from michael. watery characteristics will mark the nature of gabriel in th

of water into the temple or room. in the north, the angel auriel29 will appear to be standing on very fertile ground, grasses and wheat being about the feet. sheaves of corn will be held in both the outstretched hands, and on the whole, the prevailing colors will be a mixture of citrine, olive, russet, and some little black.30 the techruque of here employing these telesmatic or magical figures of the archangels, once the appropriate names have been vibrated and some realization obtained of the presence of the correct type of spiritual power flowing through the figure, is to imagine that the emanation from the archangel penetrates and cleanses the personality. that is to say in the east from behind the archangel raphael should be felt a gentle wind or breeze which, permeating the entire bod

ady being skilled in the tracing of perfectly geometrical pentagrams in mid-air, the next task is to obtain about h a clear formulation of the blazing pentagrams, vivified by the vibration of the appropriate divine names being hurled through them. application to the technique of purification by means of again expanding consciousness, whilst surrounding himself with the colossal magical figures of the archangels comprises the next important stage. the final the qabalistic cross and the pentagrain ritual 63 task is to visualize, before performing the qabalistic cross again, a pentagram of fire burning on the breast. seen on the back is a hexagram, its ascending triangle being red in color, and its descending triangle of blue, both triangles to be interlaced.31 i hope the student will not be

eavor, without so much as rising or without any audible vibration of the words, to expand the form of his sphere of sensation and bring down the light of the higher self upon him. he ought also to be able to imagine himself as standing, moving forward to the east and tracing the pentagrams without moving the physical arm, silently or mentally vibrating the appropriate magical words. likewise with the archangels. the mere determined effort to visualize them and mentally pronounce their names will call up the figures, and evoke the type of force which should flow through them.32 my sole caution is against attempting what obviously is an advanced practice until literally months have been spent working away at the physical performance of ths exercise ?fie writer knew some people who neglected

t the magician is to start in the east and finish in the east. we now feel it might be better to have the magician start and finish in the center of the room, facing east. he can move to the east to trace the first pentagram and then continue around the circumference of the temple. he would only need to stand in the center of the room whenever performing the qabalistic cross and the invocation of the archangels. 23. the pentagrams could also be visualized in flaming white light. white light has a tendency to be seen on the astral as bluish light by clairvoyants. 24. each is a "tetragram" the qabalistic cross and the pentagram ritual 67 25. the element of fire corresponds to our will and feeling faculty, water to our creativity and intuitive faculty, air to ow intellect and thinking faculty

apter nine for an explanation of why these names are used in the pentagram ritual. 27. or the center of the room. refer to endnote 22. 28. a telesmatic image is an image constructed according to a predetermined set of correspondences. this image is then consecrated and charged to achieve a specific purpose. and the charged image becomes a sacred icona living symbol of the force it represents. 29. the archangel of earth. also called uriel (raphael, michael, and gabriel are the archangels of air, fire, and water, respectively) 30. these four colors are the usual colors given for the sephirah malkuth, which has the element of earth generally assigned to it. these are also the colors of elemental earth in the king scale. 31. these last two lines refer to visualizations in steps 11 and 12 in th

to be followed is precisely that delineated with regard to the sephiroth of the middle pillar. the only gap in the student's knowledge are the divine names of the sephiroth of the two side pillars, and these i give below together with the appropriate colors. when there is much time at the student's disposal, and when he has won sufficient confidence in his ability, an additional aid is to employ the archangelic names in addition to the divine names with the several centers. for example, when visualizing tiphareth as a glowing golden sphere, he will slowly vibrate three or four times the name yhvh aloah ve-daath.6 then he will pause while concentrating on the sphere. he will connive to realize in full consciousness the implications of this sphere-its attributions with regard to astrologica

imes the name yhvh aloah ve-daath.6 then he will pause while concentrating on the sphere. he will connive to realize in full consciousness the implications of this sphere-its attributions with regard to astrological planets, its spiritual qualities, and its relation to his own divine consciousness. this meditation performed, let him commence to vibrate in the same way and the same number of times the archangelic name of raphael, again extending the meditation to realize that the latter name means divine healing. it implies that light which descends with "healing in its wings."7 and so on for the remaining centers. below are the names attributed to each sephirah of the tree of life, their archangels, the appropriate region of the body in which they are to be visualized, and the color of the

the light and the formula of vibration 91 appertaining to daath is almost entirely a modem one. but there is another mediaeval system which, attached to ths qabalistic system, provides us with an invocation of the element spirit. a great deal of research on this was done by dr. john dee and his skryer edward kelly, both of whom called it the angelic or enochan system. my experience confirms that the archangelic names contained in one of these very potent magical invocations are very sympathetic to the nature of daath, which is described as a link between the ego and the hgher self. these names may very logically be attributed to daath and be used with it. they are elexarpeh, comananu, and tabitom.25 the method of vibrating these archangelic names is to split each one into syllables, each

ardie, the golden dawn, 125. 8. this name may have a greek etymological base. possible translation "near thy throne" 9. more often the divine name for chokrnah is given as yah. 10 "the herald of god" circulating the light and the formula of vibration 99 11. according to golden dawn tradition, the divine name for binah is yhvh elohim (transliterated as yhvh alhim. this name is also used for daath. the archangel tzaphkiel is also used for daath. 12 "beholder of god" or "the contemplation of god" 13. the color of daath is usually listed as either lavender or gray-white. the golden dawn ascribed certain colors to the sephroth and the paths in each of the four worlds of the qabalah. the usual colors assigned to the sephiroth are related to the world of briah, whle the paths that connect them ar

rhaps a member of the golden dawn) back-transliterated camael as 5 and thu3s wa s camael (or khamael) born. and although it originated as an error in translation, it does help magicians distinguish between samael, archangel of evil, zamael, archangel of mars, and khamael, archangel of geburah. 18. yellow. 19. yhvh tzabaoth "lord of armies" 20. ths should be haniel, and not be confused with anael, the archangel of venus. haniel means "the grace of god" or "one who sees god" 21. elohirn tzabaoth "god of armies" 22. violet. 23. this name may have a greek etymological base. possible translations "lord of the extent of height "co-brother" or "the sound of sandals" 24. the colors of malkuth are citrine, russet, olive, and black. 25. although regardie's reasoning is valid, we suggest that student

oning "agla (ah-gah-lah--a notariqon [see glossary. keep the arm extended. turn to face the east. extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me, raphael (rah-fayel. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you, visualize another figure and say "behind me, gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. the pentagram 177 see to your right another figure in flaming red and green robes carrying a sword. say "on my right hand, michael (mee-kai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, hold

to be good and holy. nearly all of the hebrew angelic names end in the suffixes "el" or "yah" this indicates that they are "of god" raphael "the healer of god" is assigned to air. gabriel "the strong one of god" is assigned to water. michael "he who is like god" is assigned to fire. uriel "the light of god" is assigned to earth.3 while the pentagrams are drawn for the purification of the circle, the archangels are invoked to consecrate the circle with the forces of the divine light. before me, raphael, behind me, gabriel, on my right hand, imichael, on my left hand, uriel. then comes the statement "for about me flame the pentagrams, and in the column shines the six-rayed star (refer to chapter three, endnote 20) the six-rayed star is the hexagram or "star of david" whch is the star of the

ccult revival of the nineteenth century, wrote that "this sign, made after ths manner, should precede and terminate the conjuration of the four."8 the conjuration of the four refers to the four elements of fire, water, air, and earth. the four archangels in the lbrp are among the best known and most powerful of the hebrew deities, and they are the governors of the four elements. the invocation of the archangels in the lbrp is very similar to an invocation in a hebrew night prayer printed in an orthodox siddur or daily prayer book translated by philip birnbaum.9 the siddur reads as follows: in the name ofthe lord god of israel, may michael be at my right hand, and gabriel at my eefl; before me uriel; behind me raphael; and above my head the divine presence %s clearly relates very closely to

n the lbrp is very similar to an invocation in a hebrew night prayer printed in an orthodox siddur or daily prayer book translated by philip birnbaum.9 the siddur reads as follows: in the name ofthe lord god of israel, may michael be at my right hand, and gabriel at my eefl; before me uriel; behind me raphael; and above my head the divine presence %s clearly relates very closely to the calling of the archangels in the lbrp. although they are in a different order, they are still the same archangels, carrying out the same duties. these orthodox correspondences may reflect an approach that is different from that taken by the golden dawn. there are undoubtedly similar versions of the invocation of the archangels still tucked away in hebrew texts. what the pentagram represents no one knows the

n the past. 2. for the qabalistic cross the magician may choose to stand either in the eastern part of the room or in the center of the room, facing east. for the drawing of the first pentagram, however, the magician should walk to the eastern part of the room and move to the southern, western, and northern portion of the temple as required for the tracing of the pentagrams. for the invocation of the archangels and the final qabalistic cross, the magician can again move to the center of the room. if the temple space is very small, the magician can simply stand in the center of the room throughout the entire ritual and turn toward the quarters to trace the pentagrams. 3. michael, gabriel, and raphael are the three archangels that are most often cited in the bible. the bahir, an important qa

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

num opus was the transformation of darkness into light. again, we have the white and black triangles, the unique athanor of moral alchemy, the transmutation of darkness into light. gthe stone becomes a plant, the plant an animal, the animal a man, and man greatens into deity. h*2 *1. the mysteries of magic, p. 150 *2. ibid, p. 30. nothing is absolutely evil, nothing is accursed for ever, not even the archangel of evil, for a time will come when his name and angelic nature will be restored to him* la kabbale, frank, p. 217. thus we rise through the microprosopus of good and evil, to the great ethical macroprosopus which is equilibrated. many are the tracks and by-paths of life which lead over the mountains, the swamps, the forests of existence to that great road, the road of the soul. from

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

even as others which have no hope. 4:14 for if we believe that jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in jesus will god bring with him. 4:15 for this we say unto you by the word of the lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 4:16 for the lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god: and the dead in christ shall rise first: 4:17 then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the lord. 4:18 wherefore comfort one another with these words. 5:1 but of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that i write unto you. 5:2 for yourse

ing chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 1:7 even as sodom and gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 1:8 likewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 1:9 yet michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, the lord rebuke thee. 1:10 but these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 1:11 woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of cain, and ran greedily after th

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

e unmanifest, the primal expression of the will of god. the magus when awakened and made wholly aware has the power to reach through the veil and draw out from the sea of limitless possibility various potencies that can then be manifested in the world of forms. for this reason the magus is granted rule over all spirits, even those of the inner circles of creation who possess great powers, such as the archangels. none but god is set over a human being. none but god can overthrow a human being, but often humans are made to overthrow themselves through the deceit and guile of evil spirits. there are only two forces that can thwart the desire of the magus- divine will, and human ignorance. magically, the unmanifest is the source of all power. it is neither good nor evil, but raw potential. int

e name, or even as its very soul, and will be different for each adept who derives it. the common name of a spirit, such as baal or michael, is the name of a collective rul- ing being-a poorly defined god-form-while the many different secret names apply to the numberless spirits under its rule. these are the armies said to be under the princes and dukes of hell; these are the numerous servants of the archangels, not lesser individual spirits, but particular aspects of the one collective spirit that bears the exoteric name. when the magus calls forth one of the traditional spirits, he or she will view it uniquely and call it by a unique name. another adept will see the spirit that bears the same common name in a different way, and his or her esoteric name for that spirit will differ from th

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

ter shattering the gate of brass and bars of iron that closed the entrance to hell, jesus caused the chains to fall off those languishing in hell and led them up to heaven, where they encountered two others who had ascended in the flesh. chapter four: religious bilocation 53 thus he went into paradise holding our forefather adam by the hand, and he handed him over and all the righteous to michael the archangel. and as they were entering the gate of paradise, two old men met them. the holy fathers asked them "who are you, who have not seen death nor gone down into hades, but dwell in paradise with your bodies and souls" one of them answered "i am enoch, who pleased god and was removed here by him. and this is elijah the tishbite. we shall live until the end of the there is no way to know if

ng heaven with its choirs of angels, and hell with its legions of demons, has been obtained through soul flight.visions of both heaven and hell were common among the saints, who saw them firsthand, being present within the landscapes in the astral body. saint frances of rome (1384-1440, while in her cell at the convent, one day at around four in the afternoon fell into an ecstatic trance in which the archangel raphael came to her and carried her away on a guided tour of hell. above the gates of hell she read the inscription "hell, without hope, without cessation of torment, without repose."62 beyond the gates, she entered a deep abyss from which emanated cries and a terrible stench. hell was divided into three levels, the highest being the least unpleasant and the lowest the most horrifyin

he nine levels of hell that many simple religious readers were convinced that he had actually been there. this belief is not unique to medieval times. a university professor once confided to me that a student of hers, a young nun, told her quite seriously that dante had really visited hell, and that the scenes he described were those he had seen with his own eyes. whereas frances was conducted by the archangel raphael, the poet dante was led through hell by the roman writer virgil, who in this office of astral guide acted the part of the tutelary spirit of the shamans and the familiar of the witch. dante described ingenious torments for the damned souls similar to those described by saint frances. his poem reads very much like an astral journey. both heaven and hell as related in the proph

sed an entire procession of monks in ancient habits, moving across the floor of the church. his wife remarked to a friend "i have very little of mr. blake's company; he is always in paradi e" blake had angels visit him in his home, and sometimes caused them to sit while he drew their portraits. he told thomas phillips, a fellow artist who was doing blake's portrait at the time, about a visit from the archangel gabriel, who came to his room and offered to sit for blake. suspecting that it might be a spirit merely pretending to be the archangel, blake demanded proof of his identity, and gave phillips the response of the spirit "you shall have good assurance" said the voice "can an evil spirit do this" i looked whence the voice came, and was then aware of a shining shape, with bright wings, w

rits who communicated had identified themselves more frequently as angels, or spirits of the natural world, or even as demons, but seldom as the dead. however, the religion of spiritualism, and its french version known as spiritism, are based on the premise that the entities that communicate during the skances were once living human beings. those attending seances did not wish to communicate with the archangel gabriel; they wanted to talk to aunt flora and uncle jim, and the mediums, who conducted the seances as increasingly formalized and elaborate performances, accommodated them. allan kardec (1804-1869) identified several kinds of spirits that interact with humanity. he understood all of them to be the spirits of once-living human beings: the spirit-protector, good genius, or guardian-a

path: seventeenth a young man and young woman are united in marriage by a winged angel beneath the bright rays of the sun. in the waite design, both are naked and represent adam and eve. the woman stands beneath the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, around the trunk of which coils a green serpent. the man stands beneath the tree of life, the leaves of which are flames. the angel, who may be the archangel michael, blesses their union from a cloud of chapter twelve: the tarot 209 glory. when not portraying this pantomime of the marriage rite, they come and go beneath the trees of the orchard that lies off the edges of the card. the angel is not always present. the field behind them is unfenced and uncultivated, and shows only a low green ground cover. the earth has yet to be plowed; th

y and lift their arms to the heavens. some fall to their knees in prayer. between the gray bodies of the risen walks a figure in white, his face radiant. as he touches each person in passing, they rise upward into the sky and vanish amid the clouds. bear in mind that this is not the actual judgment you are witnessing, but a kind of dramatic enactment of it. the ruling intelligence of the trump is the archangel gabriel, who will sound his horn on judgment day, causing the dead to rise from their graves. go to him and converse with him. he will give you good advice. xxi the world hebrew letter: tau (cross) correspondence: saturn path: thirty-second a woman dances on a stage with a great python that wraps its gleaming, multicolored coils around her naked body and weaves its head and neck in t

ls. elementals and nature spirits are less malicious than infernal spirits, but can be capricious and may try to deceive, as mathers observed in the quotation by regardie, given above. regardie went on to write: it is but rarely that there will be necessity to resort to anything so drastic as the pentagrams in these tattwa visions, for the vibration of the hebrew name either of the element, or of the archangel will restore order and harmony. the true form, colour, clothing, even adornments such as jewels and embroideries are consonant to the element and character of the beings under discussion. and unless they are, the seer may be sure he is being imposed on, and should act accordingly-at once.233 regardie does not mean that you should browbeat or attempt to intimidate the spirit you suspe

if the name chosen is appropriate, and is indeed the name of a spirit with a rank above the spirit you are testing, it will have the power to compel the spirit to reveal its true appearance. on the general subject of how to treat spirits encountered during astral projection, mathers wrote "always treat these beings with courtesy and in accord with their rank. pay deference to the superior orders, the archangels, angels, and rulers. to those of lower rank, bear yourself as an equal; and to those lower still, as to servants whom you treat politely, but do not allow familiarity."234i n the england of the nineteenth century, social rank was of much greater importance than it is today. it is good practice to treat all spirits with respect, but to avoid abasing yourself before those who come in

necessary to say to the spirit you wish to test, in a clear and firm voice "by the authority of uriel, archangel of earth, show to me your true appearance" if the spirit is already in its true guise, there will be no change, but if it is seeking to deceive you with a veil of glamour, it will shimmer and dissolve into its true form. for the realm of the undines and other watery spirits, substitute the archangelic name gabriel; for the realm of the sylphs and other airy spirits, the name raphael; for the realm of the salamanders and other fiery spirits, the name michael. appropriate offerings to spirits you should not think that when you project yourself into an astral landscape that you must offer a great feast to everyone you encounter. an offering should only be given to the ruler of the

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ontinue breathing easily for half a minute or so. close your eyes for a few seconds to rest them. press the palms of your hands upon your face and slide them down as though drawing off a skin-tight mask. relax and stretch gently, then go on with your day. commentary the guardians of the quarters represent the genii or daemons of the four elemental forces that play so vital a role in modern magic. the archangelic names and kerubic visages of the guardians described in this exercise were those used by the original golden dawn. i have specified dark green for the color of the robe on auriel, the angel of the north, because this seems the most appropriate of the four golden dawn earth colors, which are citrine, olive, russet, and sable. dark brown or black would also be acceptable. these angel

uth red, that of the watery west blue, and that of the earthy north green, but this distinction was not made in the golden dawn documents. when the pentagram of earth is employed alone to invoke the four archangels, it should be understood that it invokes the guardians of the quarters in their lower, more material guise, not in their higher, more spiritual nature. the higher elemental energies of the archangels are invoked by the supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram (see exercise 39. the founders of the golden dawn provided this ritual of invocation and banishing to new initiates in the order because the simple act of going through the steps, even when there is little or no understanding of their meaning, awakens awareness of occult forces. in the beginning of magic study, it is import

the king of the air "paralda, king of the sylphs, whose dwelling place is in the east, who governs the spirits of air, who commands the winds of the world and the products of the intellect, i, evoke and summon you into this triangle of art, with the authority of shaddai el chai, the divine ruler of the east and the air, who dwells within me and is the voice of my mouth. i evoke and summon you by the archangel raphael, wise guardian of the east. i evoke and summon you by the angel chassan, the executor of the acts of air. i evoke and summon you by the ruler ariel, swift and graceful herald who conveys the commands of the angels of air from their lips to your ears. enter this triangle through the gateway of its spiral vortex. put on the fragrant smoke rising in its center, so that the smoke

eates a powerful symbolic machine that aids in evocation. in this present exercise trumps are placed according to golden dawn occult associations. the twelve trumps linked to the signs of the zodiac in the golden dawn system constitute the circle. trumps of the evoking into the triangle 305 fixed zodiac signs are placed in the four directions, because these are the signs of the kerubic beasts and the archangels of the elements, and each direction has its own element. in each quarter, the trump corresponding to the cardinal sign of that quarter's element is put on the left of the trump for the fixed sign, and the trump for the mutable sign on the right of the trump for the fixed sign, from the perspective of the center of the circle. the remaining ten trumps on the triangle are associated w

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planets, usually given in magical texts as michael (sun, gabriel (moon, samael (mars, raphael (mercury, sachiel (jupiter, anael (venus, and cassiel (saturn. each planet and its angel is said to astrologically rule a sign, or pair of signs. the wings of a particular zodiac sign would fall under the ruling angel of that sign. still a third approach would be to command the wings by the authority of the archangels of the four beasts, ruling each wing by the name of the beast to which it belongs. the angels associated with the four beasts are michael (lion, gabriel (eagle, raphael (man, and uriel (bull. for example, the angel of severity vabashiah, who is the forward wing on the left side of the back of the bull, would be ruled by assuming the god-form of uriel. there is an easier way that eli

of the church, taught that he was himself the highest power, god the father. according to irenaeus, a very biased reporter, simon found helen working as a prostitute in tyre and took her with him, calling her the first thought of his mind and the mother of all things, by whom he had conceived the angels. the myth goes that helen, as the first thought, recognizing the will of her father to create the archangels and angels, secretly issued out of him by her own volition and descended to the lower regions, where she generated the angelic powers, who are usually called archons (rulers. it was these angelic powers, whose leader is yaldabaoth, that created the world. unfortunately, since they were created without the express command of the father, they are flawed. after helen created the archon

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are images that have been built up in the ether, or akasha, for thousands of years and that have direct correspondences to certain ideas, so they come already invested with the power to speak in a certain way. this in no way means that the archetypal image is limited, for it speaks to us all in distinctly individual ways. this is so even when symbols represent archetypal entities such as michael the archangel. i probably have a different relationship with this entity than you do, even though the correspondences around his image would be relatively the same for both of us.fire, power, and so on. the beautiful thing about relationships with these divine forces is that they can be distinctly personal. in one relationship, michael may infuse one with energy to be very bold; for another michae

lly, similar to the yantra/mantra concept in the east. we could color it according to the letter associations just mentioned, that is, make the first part of the line blue (g, gimel; then yellow (b, beth; orange (r, resh; yellowgreen (i, yod; yellow or golden (a, aleph; and emerald green (l, lamed. once again, you should understand that if you decide to use this name, it is not the same entity as the archangel gabriel, only the same name (not everyone named john is the same person) one could then proceed to find the tones connected to the various letters in the name (see th chart in figure 2-e) and compose a little personalized mantra of the magical name. it could be incorporated into one's magical workings, along with other prayers, affirmations, divine names, etc, or simply used whenever

"in the name of" followed by one of the names of god, i. e, by referring to the sephira being invoked (see page 25. this could be written in english or abbreviated in the hebrew form (mshb. the sigil of the divine name taken from the rose could also suffice. if the former method is used, the words could be written around the rim, leaving the inside blank for the rest of the design. 2. the name of the archangel associated with the sephira, and again, either the name or the sigil could be used. 3. the name or sigil of your h. g. a. 4. other associations through number, symbol, etc. taken from the correspondence tables and the information given in the next chapter. chapter 3 correspondences current magical tradition follows these principles: after we clarify our intention, we proceed to concr

, which corresponds to pure sphere energy, is itself a complete, absolute, harmonious idea of the godhead; all other names evoke semi-intelligent forces of spirit which are not completely developed (therefore representing only a limited aspect of consciousness. review the chart in figure 3-a, which lists the sephiroth and their corresponding divine names, before each magical session. the names of the archangels are useful for this purpose, since they represent the first manifestation in the outpouring of the god-energy. one will also note other god-names which specifically correspond to the kameas when we get to these individual sections. they will be marked with an asterisk. note that planetary angelic energy is not the same, as archangelic names, even though at times they may seem to coi

s is that the a gets dropped in the angelic name. it may be arbitrary to leave out an a, since it is often taken as a vowel e. g, bartzabel, but it is an important part of the name at the end because the al (or el) is that part of the angelic name which relates it to one of the sacred hebrew names of god. if, in forming a telesmatic image of an entity (for example, one's guardian angel, or one of the archangels, one leaves out the a of the al ending, it would be the same as leaving off the wings (aleph).an essential part of its angelic nature. it would also change the numerical spelling of the name. the student should keep this principle in mind. sigils change if the pronunciation changes; if even one letter is omitted (with the possible exception of zero, it no longer has the same numeric

intricacies of the symbolism in the qabalah and tarot. the word in hebrew which means bow or rainbow is qesheth (qshth. this is an important word that is attributed to the temperance key of the tarot (see figure 13-i, because it signifies the arrow which goes directly up the middle pillar of the tree of life, and also the rainbow of promise pictured in most tarot decks behind the image of michael the archangel. this angel signifies the higher self, which is preparing the personality for the great transformation that the soul undergoes in becoming so totally absorbed in god that it loses all sense of self. this is represented by the metaphor of the arrow which has been released from the bow and finds its way directly into the heart of the mystic. there are many other layers of mystical and

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f libra, the balance (an appropriate symbol of a balanced day and night. this year (1988) it will occur at 2:29 pm cdt on september 22nd. however, since most european peasants were not accomplished at calculating the exact date of the equinox, they celebrated the event on a fixed calendar date, september 25th, a holiday the medieval church christianized under the name of 'michaelmas, the feast of the archangel michael (one wonders if, at some point, the r.c. church contemplated assigning the four quarter days of the year to the four archangels, just as they assigned the four cross-quarter days to the four gospel-writers. further evidence for this may be seen in the fact that there was a brief flirtation with calling the vernal equinox 'gabrielmas, ostensibly to commemorate the angel gabrie

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he four elemental tablets and the tablet of union. little else is given on this very complicated system other than a reference to the name "sigillum dei aemeth" and a brief explanation of how four sigils and four names can be drawn from it to control the power of the elemental tablets. the only recorded use by dee and kelley of this seal was to place a crystal upon it for the purposes of scrying. the archangel uriel gave the following instructions on its use "you must use a four square table, two cubits square, whereon must be set the sigillum dei, which is already perfected in a book of thine: blessed be god in all his mysteries *this paper was issued to the zelator adeptus minor grades of the thoth hermes temple, new zealand, in 1985. 2 and holy in all his work. this seal must not be loo

have in my possession. trying to give an original version of these tablets is something of an impossibility due to the ongoing debate among occultists. some versions do not allow the formation of the names of the governors of the aethyrs and their sigils. dee even had a numbex of different versions which were also corrected. the final version does not fit well either, although it was corrected by the archangel raphael. making changes using the raphael revised version to the various subsystems would be a monumental undertaking, an article written by christian wilby in adam mclean's prestigious hermetic journal (volume 30) discusses the four angelic tablets. in the article, mathers is attacked for putting all the letters on the tablets. i assume the author was talking about the regardie vers

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ormat in archetypal terms. opening the opening vibration that activates the link to the second order is its divine name "rose rubea et aurea crucie which is then transmitted to the individual by touching the rose cross. this also equates to establishing the link to the second order through the vault by way of the lightning flash. with the word "elohim gibor" is the second vibration, which summons the archangel khamael and the angelic choir of the seraphim to assist with the ceremony. the secret number 20, refers to the gematria of the second vibration "elohim gibor" and also stands for the 20 princes of the enochian tablet of union, a complete synthesis of spirit on the enochian level. these are linked to the 64 kerubic emblems (the 16 subdivisions of each elemental tablet) 64=dyn justice

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tor of these actions prepare the place of working before attempting to call forth the arch-daemons, but this is not the case with the qliphoth-they may be invoked or called forth without a place which has been arranged for them. the method of calling forth the arch-daemons requires a fourfold operation, and that is, the fundamental prayer, the banishing of all malignant spirits, the invocation of the arch-angels, and lastly, the evocation of the arch-daemons. it is very important that no part of this be left out, for that would surely lead you to ruin. the arch-daemons may appear (at first) in an invisible form. to make them become visible to the your eyes all that is necessary is to shed blood, either that of an animal, or that of a woman, or your own, and by and by, they will appear in t

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

pleiadean family will return soon shan from the beginning was regarded as a planet of unusual attractiveness. two hundred six million years ago immigrants from the pleiades our ancestors settled on it. bellringer states that shan held a position at the cross-roads of the cosmos as a supply planet for other planets. because of its abundance and beauty it was chosen as the prison planet by lucifer, the arch-angel when he left the cosmic realms for his anarchy against god/aton. because of the presence of satan and his allies, the people of shan have had an extremely difficult time achieving complete harmony and balance with the laws of god and of the creation. among other things, satan has kept humans ignorant or fearful of the extraterrestrial races that are visiting shan and attempting to c

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he realms of darkness in which it had been engulfed. the torah, that is, the divine teachings as revealed to moses had, it was held, been successively perverted by false expositors. the dead sea scriptures, theodore gaster, doubleday, ny. the essenes, jesus and the foundations of gnosticism the work of jesus is central to the transformation of the gnostic tradition. jesus as a preexistent spirit; the arch-angel michael took human form so he could show the way back to the pleroma. he was born and lived as a human with the same potential for failing; same potential for suffering as all humans, he experienced the tides of the material world and overcome them. he traveled the world in his "so-called" missing years, studying in both india and britain, bringing the threads of the mystery traditi

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traditions provided a process by which the worlds of light revealed themselves to man, by the time of jesus they had evolved to a point where a full restoration of the original mystery teachings was mandatory. the various essene and druidic teachings had become too mixed with related national and cultural factors and hence a clear revelation of truth was required. jesus as a pre-existent spirit- the arch-angel michael, took human form so he could experience and overcome the power of the archons and the dialectic world, and show the way through which mankind could do likewise. he was born and lived as a human with the same potential for failing and the same temptations as all humans- he experienced the dialectic tides and overcome them. he travelled the world in his "so-called" missing yea

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ow those that sought to overthrow the elohim. go then michael to the earth and bring my decree to noah that we might accomplish a great victory 239 and conquer forever the people that dwell within the abysmal depths. go then michael and enact the will of god. descend to earth. descend" thus spoke adonai yahweh thus did michael, his son. once more upon blazing wings, bright with a solar light, did the arch-angel go down from heaven, seeking out the nephilim-prince that most fully embraced the enemy of that race that i created and did for them their awful deeds. even in that time that michael used going from earth to heaven and returning therefrom to earth once more the sun did set and rise upon noah's prayers. as the red light of dawn awakened noah and his people from their sleep, hunger ra

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ll (desire. the second main implement is the dagger, or sword. the dagger represents the element of air, and is used to draw banishing symbols in the air (as opposed to the wand, which invokes. air represents the mind and intellect. air, whose symbol is an upward-pointing triangle with a horizontal line through it s center, is also associated with an angel (or man, the east, the color yellow, and the arch-angel raphael. and, as stated before, the dagger is used to threaten and punish disobedient spirits. the cup, or goblet, is associated with the element of water. water is symbolic for the passive force, and feminine quality of the womb, and its ability to bear life. water is likewise symbolic for blood and, more specifically, the previously discussed life-force. in magic, fire and water r

of you; one of those aspects is good and pure, another is dark and selfish, and your fleshly manifestation is another aspect of you that stands between the two. yahweh [5.1] this is the most-high god, jehovah, the god of israel. he is also zeus, jupiter, osiris, and ahura mazda. he is the archon (angel) emperor, the king of heaven, and the father of the elohim. he is said to be the true father of the arch-angels michael, gabriel, uriel, raphael, and satanael (satan. although in some accounts, satan is his brother. these sons of god are commonly equated with the children of jehovah; zeus is also said to have plenty offspring. modern-day satanists often remark that satan successfully stole yahweh s creative power, and this belief has fueled much use of phallic symbolism. the planet is dotted

e washington monument, which are merely phallic symbols which represent the creative principle that satan now possesses. it is the fire prometheus stole from the gods. the act of stealing jehovah s creative principle, however, also resulted in the discontinuance of the births of new angels; now a race whose numbers are forever in decline. it is also remarked that jehovah transformed his children, the arch-angels, into new kinds of beings when they were young. god exists outside of creation, and when god desires to drop down into lower realms such as the heavens or earth, he is often described as no longer all-knowing, but instead capable of being deceived. jehovah is frequently depicted as an aging old man whose love for humans exceeds his love for the race he spawned, the angels. osiris t

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evil spirit do this" i looked whence the voice came, and was then aware of a shining shape, with bright wings, who diffused much light. as i looked, the shape dilated more and more: he waved his hands; the roof of my study opened; he ascended into heaven; he stood in the 69. bentley, blake records, 221. sun, and beckoning to me, moved the universe. an angel of evil could not have done that-it was the arch-angel gabriel70 his visionary illustrated books such as the marriage of heaven and hell, the book of los, and the book of urizen are extraordinary in their poetic genius and subtlety of meaning. like swedenborg, he believed that he had been chosen by god for the purpose of conveying a higher spiritual wisdom to mankind. on a number of occasions, blake stated quite simply that his poetry w

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