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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

potent for overcoming stagnation and inertia and for moving forward after an impasse, for friendship and for travel by sea. it is linked with work in the caring professions and all healers, with those who work in the psychic arts, sailors, people who live or work on or near water and for those in the hospitality industry. water's elemental creatures are undines, spirits of the water. the original undine was created without a soul, but gained one by marrying a mortal and bearing him a child. however, she also lost her freedom from pain and her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is

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out magick. the blossom and the fruit, by mabel collins. valuable for its account of the path. petronius arbiter. valuable for those who have wit to understand it. the golden ass, by apuleius. valuable for those who have wit to understand it. le comte de gabalis. valuable for its hints of those things which it mocks. the rape of the lock, by alexander pope. valuable for its account of elementals. undine, by de la motte fouque. valuable as an account of elementals. black magic, by marjorie bowen. an intensely interesting story of sorcery. le peau de chagrin, by honore de balzac. a magnificent magical allegory. number nineteen, by edgar jepson. an excellent tale of modern magic. dracula, by bram stoker. valuable for its account of legends concerning vampires. scientific romances, by h. hinto

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terfalls; 98 the blue vastness of the sea; all roll, sing, leap with a charm beyond words. the water opens its arms to you like a true enchantress; and though i do not much believe in the maniacal frenzies caused by hashish, i should not like to assert that the contemplation of some limpid gulf would be altogether without danger for a soul in love with space and crystal, and that the old fable of undine might not become a tragic reality for the enthusiast. i think i have spoken enough of the gigantic growth of space and time; two ideas always connected, always woven together, but which at such a time the spirit faces without sadness and without fear. it looks with a certain melancholy delight across deep years, and boldly dives into infinite perspectives. you have thoroughly well understoo

BLUE EQUINOX

e blossom and the fruit, by mabel collins. valuable for its account of the path. petronius arbiter. valuable for those who have wit to understand it. the equinox 24 the golden ass, by apuleius. valuble for those who have wit to understand it. le comte de gabalis. valuable for its hints of those things which it mocks. the rape of the lock, by alexander pope. valuable for its account of elementals. undine, by de la motte-fouqu. valuable as an account of elementals. black magic, by marjorie bowen. an intensely interesting story of sorcery. le peau de chagrin, by honor de balzac. a magnificent magical allegory. number nineteen, by edgar jepson. an excellent tale of modern magic. dracula, by bram stoker. valuable for its accounts of legends concerning vampires. scientific romances, by h. hinton

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

potent for overcoming stagnation and inertia and for moving forward after an impasse, for friendship and for travel by sea. it is linked with work in the caring professions and all healers, with those who work in the psychic arts, sailors, people who live or work on or near water and for those in the hospitality industry. water's elemental creatures are undines, spirits of the water. the original undine was created without a soul, but gained one by marrying a mortal and bearing him a child. however, she also lost her freedom from pain and her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is

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t, will remain faithful to the magician for years. some might find their chilly embrace unappealing at first, but it is surprising how quickly you become accustomed to it. they have the ability to provoke intense physical arousal in a man or woman at will, and to sustain it for as long as they wish. it is possible for a man to remain erect for five or six hours, even longer, when stimulated by an undine, with no loss of intensity. this may not be believed by those who have no experience with this type of love-making, but it is assuredly so. the sensation of an undine's caress is indescribably sweet, quite beyond any physical caress. it can only be compared to the sensation of a narcotic coursing through the blood. physical exhaustion on the magician's part is the only limit to this type of

exist, but also those that were destroyed in past ages but continue to survive in the astral realm, and also to libraries of an inhuman type that never had a material existence in our world. dealing with sylphs is seldom an intimate or emotional experience, as can be the case when dealing with gnomes or undines. sylphs are emotionally detached from human desires and motives. it is easy to love an undine, or feel fondness for a gnome, but difficult to interact with a sylph. salamanders are best left uncalled. on those occasions when you wish to cause destruction to a specific place or person, a salamander may be sent, but there is always the danger of backlash. salamanders do not like being told what to do, and must be compelled with words of power and the sigils of superior spirits. they r

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f the proceedings. as stated, it was thought possible for a human being to confer immortality on an elementary spirit through marriage. this does not always occur, however. sometimes the reverse is the case, and the elementals share their mortality with their human mate. in literature, at all events, countless stories relate how men have risked and lost their immortality by marrying a sylph or an undine. according to the comte de gabalis, however, it would seem to be a matter of choice whether a man confers his immortality on his ethereal partner or whether he partakes of her mortal nature, for it suggests that those who have not been predestined to eternal happiness would do well to marry an elemental and thus spare themselves an eternity of woe. not every authority has painted so attract

FAUST

captured is someone within! stay without, none follow in! like a fox in a snare quakes an ancient hell-lynx there. but now give heed! hover hence, hither hover, under, over, and he soon himself has freed. can ye avail him, oh, do not fail him! for he has already done much to profit us, each one. faust first, to deal with this beast s core, i will use the spell of four: salamander must be glowing, undine self-coiling, sylph vanish in going, kobold keep toiling. who would ignore the elements four, their powers and dowers, no master he over spirits can be. vanish in fiery glow, salamander! gurgling, together flow, undine! in meteoric beauty shine, sylph! bring homely help, incubus! incubus! step forth and end the charm for us. none of the four hides in the beast. he lies quite calmly, grins e

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

and fire, water, air and earth. then follow the four groups of so-called elemental spirits, the salamanders of fire, the undines of water, the sylphs of air, and the gnomes of earth, invisibletoordinary men and women, but dwelling in our environment; they were deemed tobeof varying temper in their relations to man; la motte fouque wrote four little tales in regard to these beings: they were named undine, aslauga's knight, sintram and his companions, andthetwo captains. these elemental beings, whose existence is now generally scoffed at, are suggested in numerous verses of the old and new testaments. in the old testament book of proverbs, chapter xxx, we have several notable quaternaries: they are 4 that never have enough; the grave, the barren woman, the dry earth and consuming fire. 4 thi

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

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) salamander (fire) sylph (air) the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 14= dwarfs nymphs jin (genies) fairies elves tritons storm angels brownies mermaids hobgoblins mermen lepricauns sirens harpies elementals are usually only visible to those with clairvoyant sight and are more likely to be seen at night in the mountains or country away from cities- especially i

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

ve, explains the allegorical marvels of the wand of circe. apuleius speaks of a thessalian woman who changed herself into a bird; he won the affections of her servant to discover the secrets of the mistress, but succeeded only in transforming himself into an ass. this allegory contains the most hidden secrets of love. again, the kabalists say that when a man falls in love with a female elementary undine, sylphide or gnomide, as the case may be she becomes immortal with him, or otherwise he dies with her. we have seen already that elementaries are imperfect and as yet mortal men. the revelation we have mentioned, which has been regarded merely as a fable, is therefore the dogma of moral solidarity in love, which is itself the foundation of love, explaining all its sanctity and all its power

3 8 INITIATION CEREMONY

acticus. honoured hegemon see that the temple is properly guarded (done) heg: very honoured hierophant, the temple is properly guarded. hiero: let us adore the lord and king of water (knocks) all face east. hiero: let elohim tzabaoth be praised unto the countless ages of time. amen. hiero: quits his place and goes to tablet of water in west. all face west. hiero: let us rehearse the prayer of the undines or water spirits (knocks) terrible king of the sea, thou who holdest the keys of the cataracts of heaven and who enclosest the subterranean waters in the cavernous hollows of earth; king of the deluge and of the rains of spring; thou who openest the sources of the rivers and of the fountains, thou who commandest moisture which is as it were the blood of the earth, to become the sap of the

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fairies good and bad of the legends dear to our childish days the host of mermaids, satyrs, fauns, sylphs, and fays; the forces intended to be attracted and propitiated by the fetishes of the negro-race; are for the most part no other thing than the ill-understood manifestations of this great class, the elementals. among these, some, as i have before observed, are good; such are the salamanders, undines, sylphs, and gnomes, of the rosicrucian philosophy; many are frightfully malignant, delighting in every kind of evil, and might easily be mistaken for devils by the uninitiated, save that their power is less; a great proportion are neither good nor evil, irrationally working either; just as a monkey or a parrot might act; in fact such closely resemble animals in their nature, and especiall

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

wizards 13 lymphatic systems lemures, ghosts 14 genital system succubi 15 head and face mania, erinyes [euminides] 16 shoulders and arms gorgons, minotaurs 17 lungs ominous appearances, banshees 18 stomach vampires 19 heart horror, dragons 20 the back mermaids (and l, its zodiacal opposite, banshees 21 digestive system incubi, nightmares 22 liver fairies, harpies 23 organs of nutrition nymphs and undines, nereids &c. 24 intestines lami, stryges, witches 25 hips and thighs centaurs 26 genital system satyrs and fauns, panic-demons 27 muscular system furies, chim ras, boars (as in calydon &c. 28 kidneys, bladder &c. water nymphs, sirens, lorelei, mermaids (cf. f) 29 legs and feet phantoms, were-wolves 30 circulatory system will o the wisp 31 organs of circulation salamanders 32 excretory syst

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vain for a year; woman- but if you have made the spirits bring you enough gold, this operation will become unnecessary<black magic> it must further be remarked that it is absolute black magic to use any of these powers if the object can possibly be otherwise attained. if your child is drowning, you must jump and try to save him; it won't do to invoke the undines. nor is it lawful in all circumstances to invoke those undines even where the case is hopeless; maybe it is necessary to you and to the child that it should die. an exempt adept on the right road will make no error here- an adept major is only too likely to do so. a through apprehension of this book will arm adepts of every grade against all the more serious blunders incidental to their un

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sh thyself firmly in the equilibrium of forces, in the centre of the cross of the elements, that cross from whose centre the creative word issued in the birth of the dawning universe. 19. be thou therefore prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice; be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity; be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice. 20. so shalt thou gradually develop the powers of thy soul, and fit thyself to command the spirits of the elements. for wert thou to summon the gnomes to pander to thine avarice, thou wouldst no longer command them, but they would command thee. wouldst thou abuse the pure being

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rom the base of an inverted equilateral triangle. a smaller inverted equilateral triangle is centered within the larger. the "hierophant" then congratulates the newly made practicus, and confers upon him 274 the mystic title of "monokeros de astris,"20 which means "the unicorn from the stars" and gives him the symbol of maim- water. the closing of the temple now takes place, and the prayer to the undines is rehearsed, and in the name of elohim tzabaoth is the dismissal pronounced. illustration on page 275 discussed (too complex for a full description. weh note- this figure represents a theory of eden on the tree of life that is very much different from the symbolism of traditional qabalah, as presented in the "sepher yetzirah" and other sources. the same is true of the particular method of

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

on, tranquility, tenderness, forgiveness, modesty, fluidity in creativity, receptivity, influence vices: self-indulgence, negligence, cowardice, indifference, instability, moodiness, infatuation, easily put upon, delusions season: autumn time of day: sunset direction: west wind: zephyrus colour: blue symbols: willlow, dolphin, fish, water snakes, sea birds, myrrh, ferns, rushes tool: cup spirits: undines under neksa (elusive at first, flowing& difficult to understand, watch politely and learn) shortage: excess: notes various sources including june johns' king of the witches (appendix, starhawk's spiral dance, ellen cannon reed's witches qabala and a lovely pamphlet on the elements put out by church of the seven arrows. l putting elemental notes into the bos (instead of in a grimoire or in

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

lives which constitute the sumtotal of all that is watery, and liquid throughout manifestation, and in dealing with this we must remember that we are concerned with the most occult of investigations, and with matters which are very closely connected with man's evolution. the many groups of the water devas of the manipulatory class have been roughly grouped by mythological writers, under the terms undines, mermaids, and other expressions, but their diversity is great, and this will be necessarily apparent when it is remembered that the sumtotal of- 530- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust water upon the earth (oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and streams, far exceeds the dry portion, or land, and every drop of moisture is in itself a tiny life, fulfilling its function and runnin

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

ir devas (gods; men remaining unaware of it in their blindness. they (men) tremble[[vol. 1, page] 606 the secret doctrine. before them while using them (for magical purposes. the first race of men were the "mind-born sons" of the former. they (the pitris and devas) are our progenitors (book ii. of commentary on the book of dzyan "educated people" so-called, deride the idea of sylphs, salamanders, undines, and gnomes; the men of science regard as an insult any mention of such superstitions; and with a contempt of logic and common good sense, that is often the prerogative of "accepted authority" they allow those, whom it is their duty to instruct, to labour under the absurd impression that in the whole kosmos, or at any rate in our own atmosphere, there are no other conscious, intelligent be

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e. beneath his horse's feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. book t page 6 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20 degree of aquarius to 20 degree of pisces, thus including the greater part of pegasus. fire of water king of undines and nymphs. x. the queen of the thrones of the waters queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated upon a throne, beneath which is flowing water wherein lotuses are seen. her general dress is similar to that of the queen of wands, but upon her crown, cuirass and buskins is seen an ibis with opened wings, and beside her is the same bird, whereon her hand rests. she

lotus in the hand upon the ibis. she is imaginative, poetic, kind, yet not willing to take much trouble for another. coquettish, goodnatured and underneath a dreamy appearance. imagination stronger than feeling. very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent upon dignity than most symbols. she rules from 20 degree gemini to 20 degree cancer. water of water queen of nymphs or undines. xi. the prince of the chariot of the waters king of cups a winged kingly figure with winged crown seated in a chariot drawn by an eagle. on the wheel is the symbol of a scorpion. the eagle is borne as a crest on his crown, cuirass and buskins. general attire like king of wands. beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake. his armour resembles feathers more than scales. he

from the cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. he is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic; a fierce nature with calm exterior. powerful for good or evil but more attracted by the evil if allied with apparent power or wisdom. if ill dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. he rules from 20 degree libra to 20 degree scorpio. air of water prince and emperor of nymphs or undines. xii. the princess of the waters; the lotus of the palace of the floods knave of cups a beautiful amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the princess of wands. her attire is similar. she stands on a sea with foaming spray. away to her right a dolphin. she wears as a crest a swan with opening wings. she bears in one hand a lotus, and in the other an open cup from which a turtle issues. h

antle is lined with swans-down, and is of thin floating material. sweetness, poetry, gentleness and kindness. imaginative, dreamy, at times indolent, yet courageous if roused. when ill dignified she is selfish and luxurious. she rules a quadrant of the heavens around kether. earth of water book t page 7 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 princess and empress of the nymphs or undines throne of the ace of cups. xiii. the lord of the winds and the breezes; he king of the spirits of air knight of swords a winged warrior with crowned winged helmet, mounted upon a brown steed. his general equipment is as that of the knight of wands, but he wears as a crest a winged six-pointed star, similar to those represented on the heads of castor and pollux the dioscuri, the twins gemin

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

bidding. surprisingly, just such conjuration is found as part of many traditions' erecting the temple (or, forming the circle, as some of them call it. included in their rituals is what is referred to as summoning the "guardians of the watchtowers, or "guardians of the four quarters. these "guardians" are often associated with specific entities, such as dragons or salamanders, gnomes, sylphs and undines. it would seem obvious that here the group could be treading on dangerous ground. in fact this was very pointedly brought home to one coven who once forgot) to banish the salamanders of the south at the end of their rites. they were surprised when, shortly after the meeting, fire suddenly broke out in the south of the covenstead! i do not recommend that you indulge in summoning these "guar

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

ument, to track and show changes in electric patterns and potential in the brain. elemental: 1) a non-physical entity composed entirely of one of the magickal elements. these entities should actually be more properly called "elementaries (q.v) according to classic grimoires (q.v. 2) a spirit formed entirely from one of the four magickal elements (q.v) being: fire= salamanders; air= sylphs; water= undines; and earth= gnomes. these attributions were made by the ancient german occultist, paracelsus. 3) a "nature spirit" one of the living beings of the astral (q.v) world. less individuated than human beings, sub rational, highly sensitive, emotional, and imaginative creatures with the primary make up of one element (q.v) and that element's attributes. elemental, artificial: an entity similar t

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ward, water and earth tend to fall downward. fire and water are opposites and are antagonistic, as are air and earth. fire and air are friendly to each other, as are water and earth. elementals are called by various names, but the set of four names applied to them by the german magician paracelsus is most commonly used today. paracelsus called the fire elementals salamanders, the water elementals undines, the air elementals sylphs, and the earth elementals gnomes. salamanders are explosive and quick in their movements, very bright, with extreme and unstable emotions. they can assume many forms, but their forms usually reflect the appearance of a flame. they favor the male form. for example, were a salamander to put on the appearance of a man, its hair would be wavy and red, its complexion

that involve the exercise of will power, such as conflicts with others, tests of courage, battles, warfare. it can be dangerous to evoke salamanders since random fires may begin burning in various parts of the building where the evocation takes place. salamanders are extremely difficult to control and deal with, and should only be employed by a magician who knows exactly what he or she is doing. undines are sensual, mobile, graceful in their movements, somewhat dark, with very strong and persistent emotions. they favor the female form, and are found living in streams, natural springs, ponds and lakes. for many centuries it was believed that undines would appear to traveling men in the forms of beautiful, naked young women, and while charming the men would pull them to their deaths beneath

ewhat dark, with very strong and persistent emotions. they favor the female form, and are found living in streams, natural springs, ponds and lakes. for many centuries it was believed that undines would appear to traveling men in the forms of beautiful, naked young women, and while charming the men would pull them to their deaths beneath the surface of the water. there is some truth in this tale. undines are the most human and seductive of the four elemental types. they tend to be sympathetic and loving. in appearance they most often assume a human shape with long dark hair, dark eyes, very pale white or bluish skin, slender bodies, very graceful hands. they are always extremely beautiful, but may be at the same time strange or otherworldly. their touch is moist and cool, and their hair ap

n and seductive of the four elemental types. they tend to be sympathetic and loving. in appearance they most often assume a human shape with long dark hair, dark eyes, very pale white or bluish skin, slender bodies, very graceful hands. they are always extremely beautiful, but may be at the same time strange or otherworldly. their touch is moist and cool, and their hair appears damp and clinging. undines are useful in matters dealing with love and friendship, bonds of emotional intensity, desire and lust. the only danger in evoking undines is falling in love with them, which can happen very easily. their prolonged presence in a house tends to make it damp and unhealthy. sylphs are active, energetic, quick of movement and of speech, subtle, clever, intelligent, persuasive, but at times mock

in either male or female form, but have a slight preference for the male body. they usually appear in bodies that are only partially formed and transparent, but when they assume human shape they are thin, not muscular, with long arms and legs, deep chests, usually short hair. their touch feels very human and normal. their faces tend to be angular. they can be beautiful, but are not so sensual as undines, and by nature are more aloof and detached. sylphs are helpful when trying to accomplish matters that involve the intellect or products of the intellect, such as works of art, letters, books, ideas, religious dogmas, political manifestos, or the persuasion of others through ideas. there is little danger in evoking sylphs, but they have a mild contempt for human beings and will lie very con

of spirits in each of these four elemental classes is beyond counting. they are obedient to the will of the magician if the magician is serious and in complete control of his own emotions, and knows what he wishes to accomplish. if the magician is weak or uncertain, salamanders will be angry, contemptuous, and may become violent; sylphs will be mocking, uncooperative, and may attempt to deceive; undines will be beguiling, and attempt to seduce and manipulate; gnomes will be surly, stubborn, and may commit acts of vandalism. if the magician is very uncertain of his art, or treats the matter as a joke, the elementals will usually refuse to appear or manifest themselves at all. historically, gnomes were the most popular type of elemental because magicians used them to locate lost objects, to

ntal because magicians used them to locate lost objects, to find rich deposits of ore in the ground, and to reveal the locations of buried treasures. in the centuries before reliable banks, when wealth consisted of gold or silver coins, it was not uncommon for individuals to conceal their savings under the ground. it is the gnomes, by the way, who control the response of the dowsing wand, not the undines, as you might expect- dowsing is used to locate minerals and metals just as often as it is used to find water. the original dowsers were german miners, who employed the dowsing rod to find new veins of ore. undines were most often employed for sexual purposes. they make excellent lovers, and when treated with kindness and respect, will remain faithful to the magician for years. some might

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

the ancient initiations. as these no longer exist, it is necessary to supply their place by analogous actions, such as exposing oneself without fear in a conflagration, of crossing a gulf upon the trunk of a tree or upon a plank, or scaling a steep mountain during a storm, or getting away from a cascade, or from a dangerous whirlpool by swimming. the man who fears water will never reign over the undines; he who is afraid of fire cannot command the salamanders; as long as we are subject to dizziness we must leave the sylphs in peace, and not irritate the gnomes; for inferior spirits only obey a power that is proved to them by showing itself their master even in their own element. when we have acquired by boldness and practice this incontestable power, we may impose upon the elements the ma

firmamentum im medio aquarum et separet aquas ab aquis, quae superius sitcut quaee superius, ad perpetranda miracula rei unius. sol ejus pater est, luna mater et ventus hanc gestavit in utero suo, ascendit a terra ad coelum et rursus a coelo in terram descendit. exorciso te, creatura aquae, ut sis mihi speculum dei vivi in operibus ejus, et fons vitae, et ablutio pecatorum. amen. 7 prayer of the undines terrible king of the sea! thou who boldest the keys of the cataracts of heaven, and who enclosest the subterranean waters in the hollow places of the earth! king of the deluge and of rains, of springtime! thou who openest the sources of streams and fountains! thou who commandest the moisture (which is like the blood of the earth) to become the sap of plants! we adore and invoke thee! speak

the sky upon thy finger, like a ring of sapphire! thou who hidest under the earth, in the kingdom of gems, the wonderful seed of stars! all hail! reign; and be the eternal dispenser of riches, of which thou hast made us the guardians. amen. we most observe that the special kingdom of the gnomes is at the north; that of the salamanders at the south; that of the sylphs at the east; and that of the undines at the west. they influence the four temperaments of men (i. e, the gnomes, the melancholic; the salamanders, the sanguine; the undines, the phlegmatic; and the sylphs, the bilious. their signs are as follows: the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes, and we command them with the sword; of the lion for the salamanders, and we command them with the forked wand, or the magic trident; of th

; the salamanders, the sanguine; the undines, the phlegmatic; and the sylphs, the bilious. their signs are as follows: the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes, and we command them with the sword; of the lion for the salamanders, and we command them with the forked wand, or the magic trident; of the eagle for the sylphs, and we command them with the holy pentacles; finally with aquarius for the undines, and we evoke them with the cup of libations. their respective sovereigns are, gob for the gnomes, djiu for the salamanders, paralda for the sylphs, and nicksa for the undines. when an elementary spirit comes to torment, or at least to annoy the inhabitants of this world, we must conquer it by means of air, water, fire and earth, blowing, sprinkling, burning perfumes, and tracing on the ea

osticism have caused (he church militant and official to completely lose. this sign, made in this way, should precede and terminate the conjuration of the four. in order to control and subject elementary spirits we must never yield to the defects which characterize them. thus a light and capricious mind can never govern the sylphs. an effeminate, cold, and changeable nature will never control the undines. anger irritates the salamanders, and covetous rudeness renders those whom it enslaves the sport of the gnomes. but it is necessary to be as prompt and active as the sylphs; as flexible and attentive to images as the undines. as energetic and strong as the salamanders; as laborious and patient as the gnomes; in a word, we must conquer them in their strength, without ever allowing ourselves

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740, but this is manifestly false. it has been reprinted in paris from time to time in editions for collectors, but without any indication of its true origin. the full title translates as the black pullet; or, the hen with the golden eggs, comprising the science of magical talismans and rings, the art of necromancy and of the kabalah, for the conjuration of aerial and infernal spirits, of sylphs, undines, and gnomes, serviceable for the aquisition of the secret sciences, for the discovery of treasures, for obtaining power to command all beings, and to unmask all sciences and bewitchments. the whole following the doctrines of socrates, pythagoras, zoroaster, son of the grand aromasis, and other philosophers whose works in ms. escaped the conflagration of the library of ptolemy. translated f

clopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. demonology 395 eruptions, and the shadowy ones who are somewhat like ghosts (st. augustine (354.430 c.e) considered all demons under the last category) psellus s classification is not unlike the system of the middle ages, which divided all spirits into those belonging to the four elements: fire, air, earth, and water (salamanders, sylphs, gnomes, and undines, respectively. early concepts of demonology the medieval idea of demons, of course, evolved from ancient christian and gnostic belief, especially from the accounts of demons in the bible. among the jews, the gods of the surrounding nations were called demons, and those nations were condemned for making sacrifices to demons instead of to the one god, yahweh (deut. 32:17; ps. 106:37. the chr

iphas. transcendental magic. london: redway, 1896. reprint, new york: samuel weiser, 1970. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. elementals 489 elementary spirits the unseen entities said to inhabit the four elements; they are composed of the finest essence of each element. the creatures of the air are called sylphs; of the earth, gnomes; of fire, salamanders; and of water, nymphs or undines. the abbe de villars (1635.ca. 1673) is often cited as an authority on the subject, since he published a treatise entitled comte de gabalis (1670, from which a good deal of what follows is drawn. according to this work, before the fall, the creatures of the elements were subject to adam in all things. by means of certain performances this ancient communication may be restored, and man may

human form, somewhat fierce in appearance, but really of a docile nature. they are interested in the sciences and are subtle. they are officious toward the sages and hostile toward the foolish and the ignorant. their wives and daughters are of a masculine type of beauty, such as that of the amazons. the seas and rivers are inhabited as well as the air, and the beings dwelling there are designated undines, or nymphs, by the sages. the female population much exceeds the male, the women being so exceedingly beautiful that among the daughters of men there is none to equal them. the earth is filled almost to the center with gnomes, beings of small stature that guard subterranean treasure, minerals, and precious stones. they are ingenious, friendly toward men, and easy to command. they provide t

of our world perhaps more than the latter differ from one another. all the forms of beasts, insects, and reptiles, as well as strange combinations of the shapes of different animals, may be taken by the lower elementals of earth. the inhabitants of each element have their peculiar virtues and vices that serve to distinguish them. the sylphs are capricious and inconstant, but agile and active; the undines, jealous and cold, but observant; elementary spirits encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 490 the salamanders, hot and hasty, but energetic and strong; and the gnomes, greedy of gold and treasures, but nevertheless hardworking, good-tempered, and patient. anyone who would seek dominion over any of these must practice their virtues but carefully avoid their faults, thus conque

e regions of the nymphs or the gnomes. four rulers have been set over the four species.gob, ruler of the gnomes; paralda, of the sylphs; djin, of the salamanders; and necksa, of the nymphs. the dwellers in each element are assigned a point of the compass, which is where their special kingdom lies. to the gnomes is given the north, to the salamanders, the south, to the sylphs, the east, and to the undines, the west. the gnomes influence those of a melancholic disposition, because they dwell in the gloom of subterranean caverns. the salamanders have an effect on those of sanguine temperament, because their home is in the fire. the undines influence the phlegmatic, and the sylphs those of a bilious temperament. although the elementals are invisible to human eyes, they may on occasion become v

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ign of solomon, is symbolic of the macrocosm, and is formed by the interlacement of two triangles: its points thus constitute the perfect number six. magicians wore it bound on their brows and breasts during ceremonies, and it was engraved on the silver reservoirs of magic lamps. the tetragram, symbolic of the four elements, was used in the conjuration of the elementary spirits.sylphs of the air, undines of the water, and the fire salamanders and gnomes of the earth. in alchemy it represented the magical elements salt, sulphur, mercury, and azoth; in mystic philosophy, the ideas spirit, matter, motion, and rest; in hieroglyphs, the man, eagle, lion, and bull. the pentagram, the sign of the microcosm, was held to be the most powerful means of conjuration in any rite. it might represent good

claimed, in order to dominate these intelligences, to undergo the four trials of ancient initiation, and as these are unknown, their room must be supplied by similar tests. to approach the salamanders, therefore, one must expose himself in a burning house. to draw near the sylphs he must cross a precipice on a plank, or ascend a lofty mountain in a storm; and he who would win to the abode of the undines must plunge into a cascade or whirlpool. the air is exorcised by the sufflation of the four cardinal points, the recitation of the prayer of the sylphs, and by the following formula: the spirit of god moved upon the water, and breathed into the nostrils of man the breath of life. be michael my leader, and be sabtabiel my servant, in the name and by the virtue of light. be the power of the

little of the ash left in an incense pan. the aspergillus is made of branches of vervain, periwinkle, sage, mint, ash, and basil, tied by a thread taken from a virgin s distaff, with a handle of hazelwood which has never borne fruit, and on which the characters of the seven spirits must be carved with a magic awl. the salt and ashes of the incense must be separately consecrated. the prayer of the undines should follow. fire is exorcised by casting salt, incense, white resin, camphor, and sulphur therein, and by thrice pronouncing the three names of the genii of fire: michael, samael, and anael, and then by reciting the prayer of the salamanders. the earth is exorcised by the sprinkling of water, by breathing, by fire, and by the prayer of the gnomes. their signs are the hieroglyphs of the

ers. the earth is exorcised by the sprinkling of water, by breathing, by fire, and by the prayer of the gnomes. their signs are the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes who are commanded with the magic sword; of the lion for the salamanders, who are commanded with the forked rod, or magic trident; of the eagle for the sylphs, who are ruled by the holy pentacles; and finally, of aquarius for the undines, who are evoked by the cup of libations. their respective sovereigns are gob for the gnomes, djin for the salamanders, paralda for the sylphs, and necksa for the undines. these names, it will be noticed, are borrowed from folklore. the laying of an elementary spirit is accomplished by its adjuration by air, water, fire, and earth, by breathing, sprinkling, the burning of perfumes, by traci

njuration of the four should then be repeated, the magus holding the pentacle of solomon in his hand and taking up by turns the sword, rod, and cup, this operation being preceded and terminated by the kabalistic sign of the cross. in order to subjugate an elementary spirit, the magus must be himself free of their besetting sins, thus a changeful person cannot rule the sylphs, nor a fickle one the undines, an angry man the salamanders, or a covetous one the gnomes (the formula for the evocation of spirits is given under necromancy) the white magician did not concern himself as a rule with such matters as the raising of demons, animal transformations, and the like, his whole desire being the exaltation of his spiritual nature, and the questions put by him to the spirits he evoked were all di

n address: 17 station st, brookline, ma 02147. nature spirits (or elementals) according to theosophy, nature spirits have bodies composed of the finer kinds of matter. there are countless hosts of them, divided into seven classes, which, allowing for two unmanifested forms, belong to the ether, air, fire, water, and earth.the last four being called by followers of the kabala, sylphs, salamanders, undines, and gnomes respectively. at the head of each class is a deva or inferior god. nature spirits are said to work in unsuspected ways, sometimes lending their aid to human beings in the form of certain national spiritualist association of churches encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1092 faculties, while those in the astral world are engaged in the creation of form out of the m

f light cuttings for such fateful crossreadings, or virgilian lots, may have given the word spells its particular association with the words of the magician. belief in nature spirits among the lesser figures of mythology who were believed to have direct contact with ancient teutonic peoples and assist them, or were connected with them in the practice of magic, were the duergar, or dwarfs, trolls, undines, nixies, and other spirits. belief in them was distinctly animistic. the people believed that dwarfs and trolls inhabited the recesses of the mountains, caves, and the underworld. nixies and undines were said to dwell in the lakes, rivers, pools, and inlets of the sea. in general these were friendly to humans, but objected to more than occasional intercourse with them. although not of the

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seem the proper man. command! and seek to make us free anew, then happen all that happen can. exit into the tent with the generalissimo. mephistopheles the blunted staff- may he have safety of it! us others it could little profit, there was a kind of cross thereon. faust what s to be done? mephistopheles it is already done!now haste, black kin, in service fleeting to the great mountain-lake! the undines greeting, beg them their torrents semblance to prepare. through women s arts, beyond our seeing, they can part semblance from real being, and that it is real being, each will swear. pause. faust those water-maidens, look! them must our ravens have quite enveigled from their havens, for yonder is a trickling you can see. from many a barren, dry place in the mountain arises now a full, swift

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF WATER

el at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripened wheat. say "on my left hand uriel (ur-ee-el (say "for about me flames the pentagram, and in the column shines the six-rayed star" give the adoration to the lord of the universe go to the west facing west give the practicus sign facing west recite the prayer of the undines: terrible king of the sea, thou who hast the keys of the cataracts of heaven, and who enclosest the subterranean waters in the cavernous hollows of earth. king of the deluge and of the rains of spring; thou who openest the sources of rivers and of fountains; thou who commandest moisture which is, as it were, the blood of the earth, to become the sap of plants. we adore thee and we invoke t

GOLDEN DAWN PRAYERS OF THE ELEMENTALS

he bridles of the winged steeds of dawn. and we shall direct the course of the evening breeze to fly before thee! o spirit of spirits! o eternal soul of souls! o imperishable breath of life! o creative sigh! o mouth which breathest forth and withdrawest the life of all beings, in the flux and reflux of thine eternal word, which is the divine ocean of movement and of truth! amen. the prayer of the undines or water spirits. terrible king of the sea, thou who holdest the keys of the cataracts of heaven, and who enclosest the subterraean waters in the cavernous hollows of earth. king of the deluge and of the rains of spring. thou who openest the sources of the rivers and of the fountains; thou who commandest moisture which is, as it were, the blood of the earth, to become the sap of the plants

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM21

ces necessary for the defense of (each quarter is stabbed, beginning in the south, and ending in the south) 8 magus of water (moves to the west holding the lotus wand by the scorpio band "in the name of elohim tzabaoth, i invoke the protective power of mayim in the cardinal point maarab and its great archangel gabriel, its mighty angel taliahad, its powerful king nichsa, its ruler tharsis and its undines. protect now this holy temple of water from all opposing forces who would harm or destroy the holy order of the r.r. et a.c. and all loyal subjects of the golden dawn. use thy mighty forces of water to first create a wall of invisibility and of protection through the radiation of the rosea crucis and in the name of yehashua. stand guard without cessation, and use whatever force necessary f

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM5

brilliant marine blue ball of light covering the genital area, including the hips and buttocks as well as the upper thighs. superimpose the h symbol in the flashing color of orange on top of the ball of marine blue. step 2 vibrate la and the angelic names layrbg and dhylf. continue to vibrate until you feel the lower portion of your body emersed in the power of. recite the following prayer of the undines "holy art thou, lord of the mighty waters, wherein thy spirit moved in the beginning. twabx \yhla. glory be unto thee, myhla jwr, whose spirit hovered over the great waters of creation. o depth, o inscrutable depth, which exalteth unto the height. lead thou us unto the true light through liberty, through love so that one day we may be found worthy to know thee, to unite with thy spirit in

GOLDEN CHAIN AND THE LONELY ROAD

eremony; interaction will occur where the paths of fate cross and the aspirant is receptive, whether he or she knows it or not. in addition to omens, magical initiations of an especial kind can be granted by the subjection or experiential immersion of the self in elemental power. to pass over fire is to learn the forge's secret. to fall amid the rushing waters and be spared is a blessing from the undines. to walk at night through storm-wind and gale, to ascend a great peak of barren rocks; each possesses its own arcana. we can submit ourselves to such vital trials and seek them out with an intrepid heart. to the master of the lonely road such ordeals are allies, companions and advisors upon a path with but few mortal compatriots. conclusion: initiation is a bridge with one end whilst it is

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

is the opposite of egoism or "selfishness" the characteristic par excellence of the latter. eidolon (gr) the same as that which we term the human phantom, the astral form. elementals (spirits of the elements) the creatures evolved in the four kingdoms, or elements-earth, air, fire, and water. they are called by the cabalists, gnomes (of the earth, sylphs (of the air, salamanders (of the fire, and undines (of the water, except a few of the higher kinds and their rulers. they are rather the forces of nature than ethereal men and women. these forces, as the servile agents of the occultist, may produce various effects; but if employed by elementaries (kamarupas)-in which case they enslave the mediums-they will deceive. all the lower invisible beings generated on the fifth, sixth, and seventh p

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

vae, which can be produced in the artificial magic way. as to further details, see the practical part of this book. another kind of being the adept often has to deal with in the astral plane must not be overlooked, namely the beings of the four pure elements. in the element of fire, their name is salamander; in the air element they are the sylphs, in the water element, they are called mermaids or undines, and in the element of earth there are the gnomes or goblins. these beings represent, as it were, the connection between the astral plane and the earthly elements. how to establish the connection with these beings, how to control them, what can be achieved with their help, all will be reserved to the practical part of the present book to which i shall dedicate the special chapter, magic of

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE TWO

m and root of the radical essence of metals the black dragon death putrefaction decay the king red- the qabalistic microprosopus tiphareth analogous to gold and the sun the queen white- the qabalistic bride of microprosopus malkah analogous to silver and the moon the four orders of the elements are: 1. the spirits of the earth: gnomes 2. the spirits of the air: sylphs 3. the spirits of the water: undines 4. the spirits of the fire: salamanders these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera. the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolized and attributed: kerub of air man aquarius kerub of f

LIBER 777

wizards 13 lymphatic systems lemures, ghosts 14 genital system succubi 15 head and face mania, erinyes [euminides] 16 shoulders and arms gorgons, minotaurs 17 lungs ominous appearances, banshees 18 stomach vampires 19 heart horror, dragons 20 the back mermaids (and l, its zodiacal opposite, banshees 21 digestive system incubi, nightmares 22 liver fairies, harpies 23 organs of nutrition nymphs and undines, nereids &c. 24 intestines lami, stryges, witches 25 hips and thighs centaurs 26 genital system satyrs and fauns, panic-demons 27 muscular system furies, chim ras, boars (as in calydon &c. 28 kidneys, bladder &c. water nymphs, sirens, lorelei, mermaids (cf. f) 29 legs and feet phantoms, were-wolves 30 circulatory system will o the wisp 31 organs of circulation salamanders 32 excretory syst

LIBER CXX

of the sun is sunk in the waters of amentet. let there be a gathering of the lords of silence" 111-11111-111 (he knocketh, he riseth, and giveth the 3 signs of. taking the weapon of which he means to work through out, or if he be assisted by a child, the appropriate weapon be advanced to the center and crieth "i am armed! i am armed! i am strong! i am strong (he goes to the west, where dwell the undines "with my wand i drive back the dwellers of water (to the south, where are salamanders "let the dwellers of fire cower before the fire of my sword (in the east, the home of the sylphs "let the winds draw back at the waving of the spear (in the north, among the gnomes "i have imprisoned the inhabitants of earth. let them keep silence before me (returns to center "i am armed! i am strong! let

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sh thyself firmly in the equilibrium of forces, in the centre of the cross of the elements, that cross from whose centre the creative word issued in the birth of the dawning universe. 19. be thou therefore prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice; be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity; be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice. 20. so shalt thou gradually develop the powers of thy soul, and fit thyself to command the spirits of the elements. for wert thou to summon the gnomes to pander to thine avarice, thou wouldst no longer command them, but they would command thee. 4 liber libra wouldst thou abuse

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ss and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horse's feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20 of k to 20 of l, thus including the greater part of pegasus. b of c king of undines and nymphs. 16 liber lxxviii x the queen of the thrones of the waters queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated upon a throne, beneath which is flowing water wherein lotuses are seen. her general dress is similar to that of the queen of wands, but upon her crown, cuirass and buskins is seen an ibis with opened wings, and beside her is the same bird, whereon her

er face is dreamy. she holds a lotus in the hand upon the ibis. she is imaginative, poetic, kind, yet not willing to take much trouble for another. coquettish, good-natured and underneath a dreamy appearance. imagination stronger than feeling. very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent upon dignity than most symbols. she rules from 20 c to 20 d. c of c queen of nymphs or undines. xi the prince of the chariot of the waters king of cups a winged kingly figure with winged crown seated in a chariot drawn by an eagle. on the wheel is the symbol of a scorpion. the eagle is borne as a crest on his crown, cuirass and buskins. general attire like king of wands. beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake. his armour resembles feathers more than scales. he

, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. he is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic; a fierce nature with calm exterior. powerful for good or evil but more attracted by the a description of the cards of the taro 17 evil if allied with apparent power or wisdom. if ill dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. he rules from 20 g to 20 h. d of c prince and emperor of nymphs or undines. xii the princess of the waters; the lotus of the palace of the floods knave of cups a beautiful amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the princess of wands. her attire is similar. she stands on a sea with foaming spray. away to her right a dolphin. she wears as a crest a swan with opening wings. she bears in one hand a lotus, and in the other an open cup from which a turtle issues. he

one hand a lotus, and in the other an open cup from which a turtle issues. her mantle is lined with swansdown, and is of thin floating material. sweetness, poetry, gentleness and kindness. imaginative, dreamy, at times indolent, yet courageous if roused. when ill dignified she is selfish and luxurious. she rules a quadrant of the heavens around kether. e of c princess and empress of the nymphs or undines throne of the ace of cups. xiii the lord of the winds and the breezes: the king of the spirits of air knight of swords a winged warrior with crowned winged helmet, mounted upon a brown steed. his general equipment is as that of the knight of wands, but he wears as a crest a winged six-pointed 18 liber lxxviii star, similar to those represented on the heads of castor and pollux the dioscuri

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

s of the world- talismanic jewels--zodiacal and planetary stones and gems. 97 ceremonial magic and sorcery the black magic of egypt--doctor johannes faustus--the mephistopheles of the grimores--the invocation of spirits--pacts with demons--the symbolism of the pentagram. 101 p. 8 the elements and their inhabitants. the paracelsian theory of submundanes--the orders of elemental beings--the gnomes, undines, salamanders, and sylphs--demonology--the incubus and succubus- vampirism. 105 hermetic pharmacology, chemistry, and therapeutics the healing methods of paracelsus--palingenesis--hermetic theories concerning the cause of disease--medicinal properties of herbs--the use of drugs in the mysteries--the sect of the assassins. 109 the qabbalah, the secret doctrine of israel the written and unwri

of the letter t. this oaken cross became symbolic of their superior deity. they also worshiped the sun, moon, and stars. the moon received their special veneration. caesar stated that mercury was one of the chief deities of the gauls. the druids are believed to have worshiped mercury under the similitude of a stone cube. they also had great veneration for the nature spirits (fairies, gnomes, and undines, little creatures of the forests and rivers to whom many offerings were made. describing the temples of the druids, charles heckethorn, in the secret societies of all ages& countries, says "their temples wherein the sacred fire was preserved were generally situate on eminences and in dense groves of oak, and assumed various forms--circular, because a circle was the emblem of the universe;

living creatures, so, according to paracelsus, the invisible, spiritual counterpart of visible nature (composed of the tenuous principles of the visible elements) is inhabited by a host of peculiar beings, to whom he has given the name elementals, and which have later been termed the nature spirits. paracelsus divided these people of the elements into four distinct groups, which he called gnomes, undines, sylphs, and salamanders. he taught that they were really living entities, many resembling human beings in shape, and inhabiting worlds of their own, unknown to man because his undeveloped senses were incapable of functioning beyond the limitations of the grosser elements. the civilizations of greece, rome, egypt, china, and india believed implicitly in satyrs, sprites, and goblins. they p

nt for the satyr which, according to st. jerome, was captured alive during the reign of constantine and exhibited to the people. it was of human form with the horns and feet of a goat. after its death it was preserved in salt and taken to the emperor that he might testify to its reality (it is within the bounds of probability that this curiosity was what modern science knows as a monstrosity) the undines as the gnomes were limited in their function to the elements of the earth, so the undines (a name given to the family of water elementals) function in the invisible, spiritual essence called humid (or liquid) ether. in its vibratory rate this is close to the element water, and so the undines are able to control, to a great degree, the course and function of this fluid in nature. beauty see

le to control, to a great degree, the course and function of this fluid in nature. beauty seems to be the keynote of the water spirits. wherever we find them pictured in art or sculpture, they abound in symmetry and grace. controlling the water element--which has always been a feminine symbol--it is natural that the water spirits should most often be symbolized as female. there are many groups of undines. some inhabit waterfalls, where they can be seen in the spray; others are indigenous to swiftly moving rivers; some have their habitat in dripping, oozing fens or marshes; while other groups dwell in clear mountain lakes. according to the philosophers of antiquity, every fountain had its nymph; every ocean wave its oceanid. the water spirits were known under such names as oreades, nereides

quity, every fountain had its nymph; every ocean wave its oceanid. the water spirits were known under such names as oreades, nereides, limoniades, naiades, water sprites, sea maids, mermaids, and potamides. often the water nymphs derived their names from the streams, lakes, or seas in which they dwelt. in describing them, the ancients agreed on certain salient features. in general, nearly all the undines closely resembled human beings in appearance and size, though the ones inhabiting small streams and fountains were of correspondingly lesser proportions. it was believed that these water spirits were occasionally capable of assuming the appearance of normal human beings and actually associating with men and women. there are many legends about these spirits and their adoption by the familie

earance and size, though the ones inhabiting small streams and fountains were of correspondingly lesser proportions. it was believed that these water spirits were occasionally capable of assuming the appearance of normal human beings and actually associating with men and women. there are many legends about these spirits and their adoption by the families of fishermen, but in nearly every case the undines heard the call of the waters and returned to the realm of neptune, the king of the sea. practically nothing is known concerning the male undines. the water spirits did not establish homes in the same way that the gnomes did, but lived in coral caves under the ocean or among the reeds growing on the banks of rivers or the shores of lakes. among the celts there is a legend to the effect that

ut lived in coral caves under the ocean or among the reeds growing on the banks of rivers or the shores of lakes. among the celts there is a legend to the effect that ireland was peopled, before the coming of its present inhabitants, by a strange race of semi-divine creatures; with the coming of the modem celts they retired into the marshes and fens, where they remain even to this day. diminutive undines lived under lily pads and in little houses of moss sprayed by waterfalls. the undines worked with the vital essences and liquids in plants, animals, and human beings, and were present in everything containing water. when seen, the undines generally resembled the goddesses of greek statuary. they rose from the water draped in mist and could not exist very long apart from it. there are many

d under lily pads and in little houses of moss sprayed by waterfalls. the undines worked with the vital essences and liquids in plants, animals, and human beings, and were present in everything containing water. when seen, the undines generally resembled the goddesses of greek statuary. they rose from the water draped in mist and could not exist very long apart from it. there are many families of undines, each with its peculiar limitations, it is impossible to consider them here in detail. their ruler, necksa, they love and honor, and serve untiringly. their temperament is said to be vital, and to them has been given as their throne the western corner of creation. they are rather emotional beings, friendly to human life and fond of serving mankind. they are sometimes pictured riding on dol

and to them has been given as their throne the western corner of creation. they are rather emotional beings, friendly to human life and fond of serving mankind. they are sometimes pictured riding on dolphins or other great fish and seem to have a special love of flowers and plants, which they serve almost as devotedly and intelligently as the gnomes. ancient poets have said that the songs of the undines were heard in the west wind and that their lives were consecrated to the beautifying of the material earth. the salamanders the third group of elementals is the salamanders, or spirits of fire, who live in that attenuated, spiritual ether which is the invisible fire element of nature. without them material fire cannot exist; a match cannot be struck nor will flint and steel give off their

herbs and perfumes the philosophers of the ancient world manufactured many kinds of incense. when incense was burned, the vapors which arose were especially suitable as a medium for the expression of these elementals, who, by borrowing the ethereal effluvium from the incense smoke, were able to make their presence felt. the salamanders are as varied in their grouping and arrangement as either the undines or the gnomes. there are many families of them, differing in appearance, size, and dignity. sometimes the salamanders were visible as small balls of light. paracelsus says "salamanders have been seen in the shapes of fiery balls, or tongues of fire, running over the fields or peering in houses (philosophia occulta, translated by franz hartmann) medi val investigators of the nature spirits

nd, near the continent; and in a word, the air is used by them as the water and the sea are by us, and the ether is to them what the air is to us. more over, the temperament of their seasons is such that they have no disease [paracelsus disputes this, and live much longer than we do, click to enlarge a mermaid. from lycosthenes' prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon. probably the most famous of the undines were the mythological mermaids, with which early mariners peopled the seven seas. belief in the existence of these creatures, the upper half of their bodies human in form and the lower half fishlike, may have been inspired by flocks of penguins seen at great distance, or possibly seals. in medi val descriptions of mermaids, it was also stated that their hair was green like seaweed and that

intercourse with mortals, inhabiting a region called fairy land, alf-heinner; commonly appearing on earth at intervals--when they left traces of their visits, in beautiful green-rings, where the dewy sward had been trodden in their moonlight dances" to the sylphs the ancients gave the labor of modeling the snowflakes and gathering clouds. this latter they accomplished with the cooperation of the undines who supplied the moisture. the winds were their particular vehicle and the ancients referred to them as the spirits of the air. they are the highest of all the elementals, their native element being the highest in vibratory rate. they live hundreds of years, often attaining to a thousand years and never seeming to grow old. the leader of the sylphs is called paralda, who is said to dwell o

ilosophers of long ago solved the problems of nature's apparent inconsistencies by individualizing and personifying all its forces, crediting them with having temperaments not unlike the human and then expecting them to exhibit typical human inconsistencies. the four fixed signs of the zodiac were assigned to the four kingdoms of elementals. the gnomes were said to be of the nature of taurus; the undines, of the nature of scorpio; the salamanders exemplified the constitution of leo; while the sylphs manipulated the emanations of aquarius. the christian church gathered all the elemental entities together under the title of demon. this is a misnomer with far-reaching consequences, for to the average mind the word demon means an evil thing, and the nature spirits are essentially no more malev

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emons, the fourth is larvae, and the last is angels. elementals are those who, unlike many spirits, have etheric bodies; these etheric bodies allow them to interact with the material world by their own volition. the occult recognizes 5 elements; fire, water, air, earth, and spirit. occultists recognize 4 types of elementals, and each--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 32 is assigned an element: undines, salamanders, sylphs, and gnomes. undines are elementals of the element water. they are graceful, sensual, often pale and prefer the female form and watery habitations like river, lakes, and the ocean. salamanders, associated with the element of fire, are known for being emotionally unstable. their actions are rapid and explosive. when conjured, a salamander may prefer to arrive as a male

sence of luck( i have not heard an occultist comment on this, but it s no more absurd than spitting into a frog s mouth. the metal copper, for instance, is inclined to the influence of venus. therefore, copper is a venereal metal (venereal..venus. the goddess of lust and sex, go figure) element color direction nature elementals ruler air yellow east separation sylphs paralda water blue west union undines nichsa fire red south energy salamanders djin earth green/brown north stability gnomes ghob sprit white center balance n/a n/a planet color day# characteristics saturn black saturday 3 death; limitation; decay jupiter blue thursday 4 growth; prosperity; luck; justice mars red tuesday 5 violence; change; success; disease sun gold sunday 6 power; creative energy; goodness venus green friday

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s in all the others, important practical formulae of ceremonial magic are concealed. at this juncture, of the ceremony, with the airy elements vibrating about him and through hi, the zelator is urged to be 'prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice. be energetic and strong as the salamanders but avoid irritability and ferocity. be flexible and attentive to images, l i e the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability. be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice. so shalt thou gradually develop the powers of thy soul and fit thyself to command the spirits of the elements" in each of the grades, several drawings and diagrams are exhibited, each one conveying useful knowledge and information required in the upward quest. the tarot keys ar

e debt e :f theoricus. it is referred to l:-e foundation, and to it are 1.-t element air. here the canr r, t!e angelic choir of yesod. f- 5 of the elemental forces, the ,king in the elements. over r--3c word and the kerubi. it 1: the kerub that the elemen- 1 zs in all the others, important t: r e'ements vibrating about him z"d active as the sylphs, but f 5 he salamanders but avoid e ;oc, like the undines, but avoid r: lrke the gnomes, but avoid i r r fie powers of thy soul and fit k-zmns are exhibited, each one l-?c in the upward quest. the 1 -e stages of that journey, and t e:%cause of the exigencies of t -lto cards based upon esoteric b 51 to have done so. but by using r :1, and by comparing them i- f the reader will render this t 5 +phirah hod, the splendour, r e tree, the pillar of sev

nd root of the radical essence of metals. the black dragon death-putrefaction-decay. the king red-the qabalistic microprosopus. tiphareth-analogous to gold and the sun. the queen white-the qabalistic bride of microprosopus. malkah-analogous to silver and the moon. the four orders of the elementals are: 1. the spirits of the earth gnomes 2. the spirits of the air sylphs 3. the spirits of the water undines 4. the spirits of the fire salamanders second knowledge lecture 6 1 these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera' the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed- kerub of

centre of the cross of the elements, that cross from whose centre the creative word issued in the birth of the dawning universe. as it was said unto thee in the grade of theoricus "be thou <149> therefore prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice. be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity. be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability. be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice" so shalt thou gradually develop the powers of thy soul and fit thyself to command the spirits of the elements. for wert thou to summon the gnomes to pander to thy avarice, thou wouldst no longer command them, but they would command thee. wouldst thou abuse the pure creatures of

ghob elementals gnomes air: hebrew name ruach ti great name shaddai el chai 'n' 7 cardinal point east. mizrach mm archangel raphael f n 9 1 angel chassan ruler ariel 7 ni d1 "w king paralda elementals sylphs c159> water: hebrew name maim n'n great name elohim tzabaoth nlm11x' 7 5 cardinal point west. maarab inyd archangel gabriel ?n7731 angel taliahad 77% ruler tharsis o'w? king nichsa elementals undines fire: hebrew name asch dm great name yhvh tzabaoth n1nx 777' cardinal point south. darom 0117 archangel michael- 5 3' angel aral ?nn ruler seraph king djin 71w elementals salamanders c160> meditation let the philosophus meditate upon the symbol of the fire triangle in all its aspects. let him contemplate the symbol of the planet venus until he realises the universal love which would expres

eventy-two fold name of the deity. the twelve larger circles form the zodiac. at the angles are the four kerubim which are the vivified powers of the letters of the name yod he vau he operating in the elements, through which you have just symbolically passed in the preceding ceremony. the fan, lamp, cup and salt represent the four elements themselves whose inhabitants are the sylphs, salamanders, undines and gnomes. be thou, therefore, prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice. be energetic and strong as the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity. be flexible and attentive to images, like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice <81> so shalt thou gradually develop the power

ce east. hiero let elohim tzabaoth be praised unto the countless ages of time, amen! hegemon removes the seat of practicus to the north, and leads practicus to the east of altar, where he stands facing west. hierophant goes to the west before the tablet of water. all face west- members arranging themselves in balanced disposition, facing west <119> hiero (knocks) let us rehearse the prayer of the undines or water spirits! terrible king of the sea, thou who holdest the keys of the cataracts of heaven, and who enclosest the subterranean waters in the cavernous hollows of earth. king of the deluge and of the rains of spring. thou who openest the sources of the rivers and of the fountains; thou who commandest moisture which is, as it were, the blood of the earth, to become the sap of the plant

is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horses' feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. 111- dignified, he is sensual, idle, and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20" of aquarius to 20' pisces including the greater part of pegasus. fire of water. king of undines and of nymphs. book 't x queen of the thrones of the waters. queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated <149> upon a throne, beneath which is flowing water, wherein lotuses are seen. her general dress is similar to that of the queen of wands, but upon her crown, cuirass and buskins is seen an ibis with opened wings, and beside her is the same bird, whereon her h

e hand upon the ibis. she is imaginative, poetic, kind, yet not willing to take much trouble for another. coquettish, good-natured, underneath a dreamy appearance. imagination stronger than feeling. very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent upon good or ill-dignity than upon most other symbols. she rules from 20" gemini to 20" cancer. water of water. queen of nymphs and undines. xi. prince of the chariot of the waters. king of cws a winged kingly figure with a winged crown, seated in a chariot drawn by an eagle. on the wheel is the symbol of a scorpion. the eagle is borne as a crest upon his crown, cuirass and buskins. general attire like king of wands. beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake. his scale armour resembles feathers more than sca

sues from the cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. he is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic. a fierce nature with calm exterior. powerful for good or evil, but more attracted by the evil, if allied with apparent power or wisdom. if ill-dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. he rules from 20" of libra to 20' scorpio. air of water. prince and emperor of nymphs and undines. xiz. princess of the waters and lotus of the palace of the floods. knave of cups a beautiful amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the princess of wands. her attire is similar. she stands on a sea with foaming, spray. away to her right is a dolphin. she wears as a crest on her helmet, belt and buskins, a swan with opening wings. she bears in one hand a lotus, and in the other an open

hand a lotus, and in the other an open cup from which a turtle issues. her mantle is lined with swans-down, and is of thin floating material. sweetness, poetry, gentleness, and kindness. imagination, dreamy, at times indolent, yet courageous if roused. ill-dignified, she is selfish and luxurious. she rules a quadrant of the heavens around kether. earth of water. princess and empress of nymphs and undines. throne of the ace of cups. the golden dawn: volume iv book eight swords xi1. lord of the winds and breezes. king of the spirit of air. knight of swords a winged warrior with crowned and winged helmet, mounted upon a brown steed, his general equipment is as that of the knight of wands, but he wears as a crest awinged six-pointed star, similar to those represented on the heads of castor and

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e to the north, others to the south; some to the right, others to the left; and in so far as they are not free, they cannot have the use of reason, nor can they take flesh otherwise than in animal forms. these unemancipated spirits, slaves of the four elements, are those which the kabalists call elementary daimons, and they people the elements which correspond to their state of servitude. sylphs, undines, gnomes and salamanders really exist therefore, some wandering and seeking incarnation, others incarnate and living on this earth. these are vicious and imperfect men. we shall return to this subject in the fifteenth chapter, which treats of enchantments and demons. that is also an occult tradition by which the ancients were led to admit the existence of four ages in the world, only it was

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our ordeals of ancient initiations; and seeing that such initiations exist no longer, we must have substituted analogous experiences, such as exposing ourselves boldly in a fire, crossing an abyss by means of the trunk of a tree or a plank, scaling a perpendicular mountain during a storm, swimming through a dangerous whirlpool or cataract. a man who is timid in the water will never reign over the undines; one who is afraid of fire will never command salamanders; so long as we are liable to giddiness we must leave the sylphs in peace and forbear from irritating gnomes; for inferior spirits will only obey a power which has overcome them in their own element. when this incontestable faculty has been acquired by exercise and daring, the word of our will must be imposed on the elements by speci

to things above, for the performance of the wonders of one thing; the sun is its father, the moon its mother, the wind hath carried it in the belly thereof. it ascendeth from earth to heaven, and again it descendeth from heaven to earth. i exorcise thee, creature of water, that thou mayest become unto men a mirror of the living god in his works, a fount of life and ablution of sins. prayer of the undines dread king of the sea, who hast the keys of the floodgates of heaven and dost confine the waters of the underworld in the caverns of earth; king of the deluge and the floods of the springtime; thou who dost unseal the sources of rivers and fountains; thou who dost ordain moisture, which is like the blood of earth, to become the sap of plants: thee we adore and thee the invoke! speak unto u

s! thou who wearest the heaven on thy finger like a sapphire ring, thou who concealest under earth, in the stone kingdom, the marvellous seed of stars, live, reign, be the eternal dispenser of the wealth whereof thou hast made us the wardens! amen. it must be borne in mind that the special kingdom of gnomes is at the north, that of salamanders at the south, that of sylphs at the east, and that of undines at the west. these beings influence the four temperaments of man; that is to say, the gnomes affect the melancholy, salamanders the sanguine, undines the phlegmatic and sylphs the bilious. their signs are: the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes, who are commanded with the sword; those of the lion for salamanders, who are commanded with the bifurcated rod or magic trident; those of the

fect the melancholy, salamanders the sanguine, undines the phlegmatic and sylphs the bilious. their signs are: the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes, who are commanded with the sword; those of the lion for salamanders, who are commanded with the bifurcated rod or magic trident; those of the eagle for the sylphs, who are commanded by the holy pantacles; finally, those of the water-carrier for undines, who are commanded by the cup of libations. their 32 the ritual of transcendental magic respective sovereigns are gob for the gnomes, djin for the salamanders, paralda for the sylphs and nicksa for the undines. when an elementary spirit torments, or at least vexes, the inhabitants of this world, it must be conjured by air, water, fire and earth; by breathing, sprinkling, burning of perfume

nations of gnosticism have lost completely to the official and militant church. this sign, made after this manner, should precede and terminate the conjuration of the four. to overcome and subjugate the elementary spirits, we must never yield to their characteristic defects. thus, a shallow and capricious mind will never rule the sylphs; an irresolute, cold and fickle nature will never master the undines; passion irritates the salamanders; and avaricious greed makes its slaves the sport of the conjuration of the four 33 gnomes. but we must be prompt and active, like the sylphs; pliant and attentive to images, like the undines; energetic and strong like the salamanders; laborious and patient, like the gnomes: in a word, we must overcome them in their strength without ever being overcome by

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on. the four elements themselves have klippoth; fire: arrogance air superfluous talk water cupidity earth melancholy the golden dawn society had this to say in their theoricus ritual "be thou therefore as prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice. be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity. be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability. be laborious and patient like the gnomes but avoid grossness and avarice" as well as a reversal of the personal aspect of the sephirah, the klippoth can represent a reversal of the essential nature of each of the sephiroth. thus, the klippothic form of kether are the "dual contending forces, which is the exact opposite to the idea of unity which kethe

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. see a flaming sphere of brilliant ultramarine blue. 3. superimpose on the blue sphere the sign of scorpio ttl+ in the complementary color of orange. the middle pillar exercise 215 4. vibrate "el" and the angelic names "gabriel" and "talihad" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the undines: holy art thou, lord of the mighty waters, whereon thy spirit moved in the beginning. elohim tzabaoth. glory be unto thee ruach elohim. whose spirit hovered over the great waters of creation. 0 depth, 0 inscrutable depth, which exhalest unto the height: lead thou us into the true life, through liberty, through love, so that one day we may be found worthy to know thee, to unite with thy spi

tive region, and there you will see another ball formed. ths time it will be in a very lovely ultramarine blue. when you have this sphere formed in blue, visualize inside this sphere the symbol of scorpio (ti) in orange. ths is the sphere of water. then you vibrate the name of el (5 )t.h en vibrate your archangelic name: gabriel (5 71a nd1 y)ou r angelic name: talihad (777. then the prayer of the undines. part v: earth b then your shaft goes down again to the feet, and forms again in the feet another ball. the usual color of the element of earth is black. but since it is difficult to get a complement color of black, i am going to give you indigo. superimposed on this will be the symbol of taurus (5)in a very light yellow, the complement of indigo. the divine name is adonai (737n) which you

are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially to the analyst. transpersonal: transcending or reaching beyond the personal or individual. unconscious: in psychoanalytic theory, the division of the mind containing elements of psychic makeup, such as memories or repressed desires, that are not subject to conscious perception or control but that often affect conscious thoughts and behavior. undines: elemental spirits of water. uniting symbol: according to jung, a symbol which portrays the union or successful integration of all parts of the psyche. uriel or auriel: hebrew archangel of elemental earth. vayu: sanskrit word meaning "to blow" the tattva associated with the element of air. its symbol is the blue circle. vegetotherapy: a reihan method of therapy whch uses deep massage to d

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s around them, but were aspects of the unity of the all. table of square elements names of cod letters of ihvh archangels evangelists beasts quarters seasons motions worlds elementals winds rivers growth colors instruments fire ihvh tzabaoth yod michael mark lion south summer linear atziluth salamanders notus pison stalk red rod water elohim el chai he gabriel matthew eagle west fall rotary briah undines zephyrus gihon fruit blue cup air shaddai ha-aretz va u raphael john angel north winter vibratory yetzirah sylphs boreas hiddikel seed yellow dagger earth adonai tzabaoth he auriel luke bull east spring mixed assiah gnomes eurus phrath root black pentacle the four elements are a philosophical division of form into its essential quali- ties based on its kinds of motion. they are not physica

ce of chaos, or shadow. they seek to frustrate cosmic harmony in imitation of the chief apostate angel, lucifer. all demons are fallen angels. an elemental is a spirit formed of, and bound to, a single philosophical ele- ment. their modern names come from the renaissance magician paracelsus. fire elementals are called salamanders, air elementals are known as sylphs, elementals of water are called undines, and earth elementals are named gnomes. a planetary spirit is a spirit formed of, and bound to, the qualities of a planet. this class includes the planetary angels. a zodiacal spirit is a spirit defined by, and bound to, the qualities assigned to particular degrees of the heavens. there are different classes of spirits for the signs (divisions of 30 degrees, the decans (divisions of 10 deg

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ready mentioned as permeated by the corresponding varieties of the essence. thus, to take those which are most readily comprehensible to us, there are spirits of the earth, water, air and fire (or ether)-definite intelligent astral entities residing and functioning in each of those media. in mediaeval literature, these earth-spirits are often called gnomes, while the waterspirits are spoken of as undines, the air-spirits as sylphs, and the ether-spirits as salamanders. in popular language they are known by many names-fairies, pixies, elves, brownies, peris, djinns, trolls, satyrs, fawns, kobolds, imps, goblins, good people-some of these titles being applied only to one variety, and others indiscriminately to all.lo2 according to theosophy, they are completely inhuman and have no connection

tures with gossamer wings, but wingless and of the usual human size. they acquired their wings in popular paintings and illustrations of the nineteenth century from their association with the air, being insubstantial and apt to fade into the mist or disappear when the eye is momentarily averted from them. the four classes of elemental spirits defined by paracelsus usually appear in humanoid form. undines may closely resemble mortal women, but may have fins in place of feet or webbed fingers, for example. humanoid forms allow these spirits to use human language to respond to astral travelers in a more familiar fashion than would be possible were they utterly monstrous. angels that interact with human beings are usually so nearly human in appearance and behavior that they cannot be distingui

en distaste. because of this bond of love, the pressing concerns of the human traveler can become the pressing concerns of the fairy guide, but of their own volition they do not persist in human affairs for any great length of time before becoming bored. elemental guides those spirits that are predominantly composed of a single elemental essence, which paracelsus divided into salamanders, sylphs, undines, and gnomes, are even less well suited to the role of general astral guide than fairies. the gnomes are elementals of earth, and 286 soul flight must remain on or beneath the base level of the astral world, on the ground. the undines ascend somewhat higher, and have their natural home in a band of spiritual water that encircles the earth. sylphs, composed of elemental air, dwell in a band

ral astral guide than fairies. the gnomes are elementals of earth, and 286 soul flight must remain on or beneath the base level of the astral world, on the ground. the undines ascend somewhat higher, and have their natural home in a band of spiritual water that encircles the earth. sylphs, composed of elemental air, dwell in a band of spiritual air that is a bit higher than the watery band of the undines. salamanders, of elemental fire, have a zone of habitation just above the zone of the sylphs. all three elemental bands are beneath the celestial sphere of the moon. they are termed earthbound spirits because, even though they inhabit zones above the earth, they are bound to it and cannot ascend above the moon. the three elemental bands about the earth should be understood in a symbolic se

hat corresponds with our world. it is merely 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 offer

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spirits that dwell below the sphere of the moon. these include all earthly spirits of particular objects or places, such as spirits of woodlands, stones, trees, meadows, springs, rivers, buildings, and geographical regions. also classed as lower spirits are the spirits of the four lower elements, which may or may not have specific local habitations-the sylphs of air, the salamanders of fire, the undines of water, and the gnomes of earth. the infernal spirits, such as the demons of hell, who traditionally are supposed to dwell beneath the surface of the earth, are also lower spirits, as are the qlippoth or shells of kabbalistic doctrine. higher spirits are those that dwell in or above the sphere of the moon. they are associated with the spheres, successively, of the moon, mercury, venus, t

the sphere of netzach and fill this circle o f art with your presence. enter my body and fill me with your light. enter my heart-center and empower my will with authority to rule over all the creatures o f the fire element in your name, by the supreme power and authority o f yod-heh-vav-heh upon which the universe is formed" when practicing the evocation of nichsa, king of elemental water and the undines, the following invocation to the divine ruler of the west, elohim tzabaoth, would be used. cc 1, invoke thee, elohim tzabaoth, lord o f the west and of the region o f water, and o f dl the spiritual creatures that dwell therein. descend from your throne in the sphere o f hod and fill this circle of art with your presence. enter my body and fill me with your light. enter my heart-center and

safely. it is the nature of lower spirits to be more material than higher spirits. the lower they are in the spiritual hierarchy, the denser and more tangible their evoked forms. it is necessary to learn evocation when seeking a complete understanding of the art of magic because evocation outside the circle is the only safe way to deal with infernal demons, and with the more dangerous elementals. undines can usually be summoned without the protection of a circle, provided the magician is mentally stable. often this is also true of sylphs. it is best to evoke gnomes, and salamanders should always be evoked. demons are best left alone entirely, but if they must be used for some grossly material purpose, they should always be evoked into the triangle beyond the limit of the circle. forty-week

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ements heavens. from slowest planet to fastest, this order is: saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury, moon. the opposite directions of motion around the pentagram created by yeheshuah and yehovashah allow these two forms of pentagrammaton to serve as words of power for banishing and invoking spirits, particularly those associated with the magical elements, the salamanders (fire, sylphs (air, undines (water, and gnomes (earth. an effective technique is to hold the right arm extended straight out in front of the body at heart level with the fingers spread stiffly forward so that their tips define the points of an upright pentagram. this must be practiced a few times until the proper angle between the fingers is attained, so that as nearly as possible, a perfect pentagram is formed. the

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tudents of kabbalah must be familiar with all of the elementals of fire, air, water and earth. the present human being is still not a king or queen of nature, but all are called to be kings or queens and priests and priestesses according to the order of melchizedeck. it is necessary for the student to become familiar with all the elemental creatures of the four elements. salamanders live in fire; undines and nereids live in water; sylphs live in the air and gnomes live in the earth. the gospel of mark is symbolized by a lion (fire; the gospel of matthew is represented by a youth (water; the gospel of john is represented by the eagle (air) and the gospel of luke is represented by the bull (earth. the four gospels symbolize the four elements of nature and the realization of the great work (t

f the third logos we must transmute the lead of our personality into the gold of the spirit. the magnus work cannot be performed without the cooperation of the elementals. the gnomes and pygmies are the great alchemists that transmute the lead into gold; they reduce the metals into its semen [seed] in order to transmute them into the pure gold of the spirit; their labor would be impossible if the undines did not obey or if the salamanders of fire would not make the voluptuous undines fertile, because without the fire, the tempting undines can only take us to a shipwreck. ulysses (the cunning warrior and destroyer of citadels) was himself bound to the mast of the ship so that he would not fall into the seductive sexual beauty of the undines. ancient gnostics stated: all of you will become g

orciso igitur te, creatura aeris, per penta-grammat n et in n mine tetragrammaton, in quibus sunt voluntas firma et fides recta. amen. sela f at. soplad en direcci n de los cuatro puntos cardinales de la tierra. pronunciad la letra h muchas veces como un suspiro muy hondo. adormeceos meditando en los genios michael y sabtabiel. entonces os pondr is en contacto con los silfos. 32 practice with the undines water: before a cup of water, get into the state of slumber while meditating on the following exorcism: exorcism: fiat firmamentum in medio aquarum et separet aquas ab aquis, quae superius sicut quae inferius, et quae inferius sicut quae superius ad perpetranda miracula rei unius. sol ejus pater est, luna mater et ventus hanc gestavit in utero suo, ascendit a terra ad coelum et rursus a ch

e wand of iron; the elementals of the air are commanded with an eagle feather or any other bird; the elementals of water are commanded with a cup filled with water and the elementals of the earth with a sword or with a brand new knife. the special kingdom of the gnomes resides in the region of the north; the one of the salamanders in the south. the one of the sylphs in the east and the one of the undines in the west. these four elemental hierarchies form a cross. behold the holy and mysterious tetragrammaton. con el arcano cuatro del tarot el ser echa sobre sus hombros la cruz de la iniciaci n. terminaremos esta c tedra diciendo que a los elementales del fuego se les ordena con el tridente de hierro o con una varilla de hierro. a los elementales del aire se les ordena con una pluma de guil

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