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The Arcana A Study in Magic

By:
Andrew Rutledge
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The understanding of oneself is the redefining point in which all things


begin, that is the duality that is in all things, even within ourselves. There is
no point in arguing that we have both aspects in us, it is not good or evil
but the intent & purpose of are will that makes it such.
There is no such thing as impossible, or it can not be done, it is improbable
maybe, but it can be done if it is your will to be done. There is no room for
doubt or questioning, in our way of life. Once you see this then think on
the limitless & endless possibilities that you can achieve For this is your will
& your law ( Do what thy Will Shall be the whole of the Law).
Our Mind & Souls are a vast archive & mystery all in the same, but as we
learn to open our mind & unlock the mysteries within we see a whole new
world before us, one that we can shape & mold to our desires. Think of the
difference that you can make, think of the people that you can touch with
just a thought.
Emotions are a tool used to charge & draw off of, and to command at your
own will. The power in emotion knows no end or boundaries, learn to
master them & you will learn to master oneself & all that is around you. Be
the master of your own temple and allow only that which you want into it,
all else as no meaning for it is not a part of you.
Remember everything is a tool at your disposal, use it and grow, learn from
it then descide if it is a part of you or no, if not discard it for it has served
it's purpose & no longer has a purpose or need for you.
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Table Of Contents

Chapter Title Page

I The Magical Alphabets

Hebrew Alphabet
Ogham Alphabet
Enochian Alphabet
The Elder Futhark Runes
Demonic Alphabet
Malachim & Angelic Alphabets
Dragon & Theban Script

II The Beginning of Understanding

Open Mindness
Words
Basic Structure of The Psychic
The Theory of Balance
The Theory of Balance 2
Magical Oaths

III The Foundations of Understanding 1

The Middle Pillar Exercise


Magical Exercises
The Kabbalistic Cross 2
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The L.B.R

IV The Foundations Of Comprehension

The Ruling Angels of the Day & Night


The Angels of the Planet's &
there meaning & Correspondence
The Angels of the Day of the Week & of
the 12 signs of the Zodiac
The Out Line Of A Ritual

V The Beginning & The End

The 12 names of God The Shemhamphorash


The Tree of Life
The L.I.R (Lesser Invocation Ritual Of The Pentagram)
The magical application of Hebrew letters

VI

VII

VIII

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The Magical Alphabets

Hebrew Alphabet

Letters of the Alefbet

If this sounds like Greek to you, you're not far off! Many letters in the
Greek alphabet have similar names and occur in the same order (though
they don't look anything alike!): Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta ... Zeta ...
Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu ... Pi ... Rho, Sigma Tau.
The "Kh" and the "Ch" are pronounced as in German or Scottish, a throat
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clearing noise, not as the "ch" in "chair."


Note that there are two versions of some letters. Kaf, Mem, Nun, Pei and
Tzadei all are written differently when they appear at the end of a word
than when they appear in the beginning or middle of the word. The version
used at the end of a word is referred to as Final Kaf, Final Mem, etc. The
version of the letter on the left is the final version. In all cases except Final
Mem, the final version has a long tail.
Vowels and Points
Like most early Semitic alphabetic writing systems, the alefbet has no
vowels. People who are fluent in the language do not need vowels to read
Hebrew, and most things written in Hebrew in Israel are written without
vowels.
However, as Hebrew literacy declined, particularly after the Romans
expelled the Jews from Israel, the rabbis recognized the need for aids to
pronunciation, so they developed a system of dots and dashes called nikkud
(points). These dots and dashes are written above, below or inside the letter,
in ways that do not alter the spacing of the line. Text containing these
markings is referred to as "pointed" text.

Most nikkud are used to indicate vowels. The table at right illustrates the
vowel points, along with their pronunciations. Pronunciations are
approximate; I have heard quite a bit of variation in vowel pronunciation.
Vowel points are shown in blue. The letter Alef, shown in red, is used to
illustrate the position of the points relative to the consonants. The letters
shown in purple are technically consonants and would appear in unpointed
texts, but they function as vowels in this context.
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There are a few other nikkud, illustrated and explained below.

The dot that appears in the center of some letters is called a dagesh. It can
appear in just about any letter in Hebrew. With most letters, the dagesh
does not significantly affect pronunciation of the letter; it simply marks a
split between syllables, where the letter is pronounced both at the end of
the first syllable and the beginning of the second. With the letters Beit, Kaf
and Pei, however, the dagesh indicates that the letter should be pronounced
with its hard sound (b, k, p) rather than its soft sound (v, kh, f). See the
table above. In Ashkenazic pronunciation (the pronunciation used by many
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Orthodox Jews and by many older Jews), Tav also has a soft sound, and is
pronounced as an "s" when it does not have a dagesh.
Vav, usually a consonant pronounced as a "v," is sometimes a vowel
pronounced "oo" (u) or "oh" (o). When it is pronounced "oo" as in "food",
pointed texts have a dagesh. When it is pronounced "oh" as in "Oh!,"
pointed texts have a dot on top.
Shin is pronounced "sh" when it has a dot over the right branch and "s"
when it has a dot over the left branch.
At right is an example of pointed text.

Nikkud are shown in blue. This line would be pronounced (in Sephardic
pronunciation, which is what most people use today): V'ahavtah
l'reyahkhah kamokhah. (And you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Leviticus 19:18).
Styles of Writing
The style of writing illustrated above is the one most commonly seen in
Hebrew books. It is referred to as block print, square script or sometimes
Assyrian script.
For sacred documents, such as torah scrolls or the scrolls inside tefillin and
mezuzot, there is a special writing style with "crowns" (crows-foot-like
marks coming up from the upper points) on many of the letters. This style
of writing is known as STA"M, an acronym for "Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and
Mezuzot," which is where you will see that style of writing. For more
information about the STA"M alphabet, including illustrations and
relevant rules, see Hebrew Alphabet used in writing STA"M.
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There is
another style
used for
handwriting,
in much the
same way that
cursive is used
for the
Roman
(English)
alphabet. This
modern script
style is
illustrated at
right.

Another style is used in certain texts to distinguish the body of the text
from commentary upon the text. This style is known as Rashi Script, in
honor of Rashi, the greatest commentator on the Torah and the Talmud.
Rashi himself did not use this script; it is only named in his honor. The
alefbet at left is an example of Rashi Script.

Numerical Values
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Each letter in the alefbet has a numerical


value. These values can be used as
numerals, as the Romans used some of
their letters (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) as
numerals. The table at right shows each
letter with its corresponding numerical
value. Note that final letters have the same value as their non-final
counterparts.
The numerical value of a word is determined by adding up the values of
each letter. The order of the letters is irrelevant to their value: the number
11 could be written as Yod-Alef, Alef-Yod, Hei-Vav, Dalet-Dalet-Gimel or
many other ways. Ordinarily, however, numbers are written with the fewest
possible letters and with the largest numeral first (that is, to the right). The
number 11 would be written Yod-Alef (with the Yod on the right, because
Hebrew is written right-to-left), the number 12 would be Yod-Beit, the
number 21 would be Kaf-Alef, the number 611 would be
Tav-Reish-Yod-Alef, etc. The only significant exception to this pattern is
the numbers 15 and 16, which if rendered as 10+5 or 10+6 would be a
name of G-d, so they are normally written Teit-Vav (9+6) and Teit-Zayin
(9+7).
Because of this system of assigning numerical values to letters, every word
has a numerical value. For example, the word Torah (Tav-Vav-Reish-Hei)
has the numerical value 611 (400+6+200+5). There is an entire discipline
of Jewish mysticism known as Gematria that is devoted to finding hidden
meanings in the numerical values of words. For example, the number 18 is
very significant, because it is the numerical value of the word Chai,
meaning life. Donations to Jewish charities are routinely made in
denominations of 18 for that reason.
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Some have suggested that the final forms of the letters Kaf, Mem, Nun, Pei
and Tzadei have the numerical values of 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900,
providing a numerical system that could easily render numbers up to 1000.
However, there does not appear to be any basis for that interpretation in
Jewish tradition. A cursory glance at a Jewish tombstone will show that
these letters are not normally used that way: the year 5766 (2005-2006) is
written Tav-Shin-Samekh-Vav (400+300+60+6; the 5000 is assumed), not
Final Nun-Samekh-Vav (700+60+6). Indeed, writing it in that way would
look absurd to anyone familiar with Hebrew, because a final letter should
never appear at the beginning of a word! But even where numerology is
used only to determine the numerical values of words, you will not find
examples in Jewish tradition of final letters being given different values. For
example, in traditional sources, the numerical value of a name of G-d that
ends in Final Mem is 86, not 646.
I have received several e-mails pointing out that the numerical value of Vav
(often transliterated as W) is 6, and therefore WWW has the numerical
value of 666! The Internet, they say, is the number of the beast! It's an
amusing notion, but Hebrew numbers just don't work that way. In Hebrew
numerals, the position of the letter/digit is irrelevant; the letters are simply
added up to determine the value. To say that Vav-Vav-Vav is six hundred
and sixty-six would be like saying that the Roman numeral III is one
hundred and eleven. The numerical value of Vav-Vav-Vav in Hebrew
would be 6+6+6=18, so WWW is equivalent to life! (It is also worth noting
that the significance of the number 666 is a part of Christian numerology,
and has no basis that I know of in Jewish thought).
And while we're on the subject of bad numbers, it is worth noting that the
number 13 is not a bad number in Jewish tradition or numerology.
Normally written as Yod-Gimel, 13 is the numerical value of the word
ahava (love, Alef-Hei-Beit-Hei) and of echad (one, as in the daily prayer
declaration, G-d is One!, Alef-Cheit-Dalet). Thirteen is the age of
responsibility, when a boy becomes bar mitzvah. We call upon G-d's mercy
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by reciting his Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, found in Exodus 34:6-7.


Rambam summed up Jewish beliefs in Thirteen Principles.
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Ogham Alphabet
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Ogham
Origin
The Ogham alphabet is thought to be named after the Irish god Ogma. One theory of its origins is
that it evolved out of a system of tallies used for accounting. Ogham is also known as or ogham
craobh, beth luis fearn or beth luis nion.
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About 500 Ogham inscriptions have been found in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England dating
from between the 4th and 7th centuries AD. There are inscriptions in archaic forms of Gaelic and
Pictish, which have not been deciphered. A handful of inscriptions featuring the Ogham script
and the Latin alphabet have also been found.
While all surviving traces of Ogham are inscriptions on stone, it was probably more commonly
inscribed on sticks, stakes and trees. Inscriptions generally take the form of somebody's name and
the name of a place and were probably used to mark boundaries.
Notable features
• Type of writing system: alphabet
• Number of letters: 25
• Writing surfaces: rocks, wood, manuscripts
• Direction of writing: inscribed around the edges of rocks running from bottom to top and
left to right, or left to right and horizontally in manuscripts.
• Letters are linked together by a solid line.
• The names and sounds represented by some of the letters are unknown.
• The Eite (feather) and Eite thuathail (reversed feather) symbols are used at the beginning
and end of sentences respectively.
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Enochian Alphabet

Enochian alphabet

Origin
The Enochian alphabet first appeared during the 16th century. The Court
Astrologer and Magician, Dr. John Dee (1527-1608) and his associate, Sir
Edward Kelly (1555-1597) claimed that the alphabet and the Enochian
language was transmitted to them by angels.
The alphabet is used in the practice of Enochian Magic on Enochian Calls
or Keys, which are used to call angels.
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Orthog
raphy
Letter Pa Veh Ged Gal Or Un Graph
name
Pronun “Orh” “Und “Graupha”,
ciation ” in the
of letter throat
name
(if
differen
t)
English B C G D F A E
equival
ent
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Ortho
graph
y

Letter Tal Gon Gon Na Ur Mals Ger Drux


name (with
point
)
Pronu “Stall” “Nach “Ou “Machls “Gierh” “Droux
nciati or ”, as it r” or ” ”
on of “Xtall were “Ou
letter ” in the rh”
name throat
(if
differe
nt)
Englis M I Y H L P Q N
h
equiva
lent
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Orthog
raphy
Letter Pal Med Don Ceph Van Fam Gisg
name
Pronun The “Keph”
ciation “p”
of letter pronou
name nced
(if remissl
differen y (that
t) is,
faintly).
English X O R Z U S T
equival
ent

The Angelic script is written right to left, and is commonly accented – see
the Loagaeth, and the English transliterations of the 48 Calls or Keys.
The letter ‘C’, as in English, can be pronounced as ‘S’ or ‘K’. Similarly,
the letter ‘G’ also represents the sound ‘J’; as can the letter Gon (‘I’ or ‘Y’),
though infrequently. Also, the letter Van is pronounced either ‘U’ or
‘V’. The sound ‘W’ is probably represented literally by a
double-‘U’. Moreover, it would seem that the Angelic spelling ‘PH’ is
pronounced ‘F’, as in English. Also, ‘CH’ may be pronounced as the Greek
Chi, or as ‘TCH’.
There are further similarities to other languages. For instance, ‘AU’ is
pronounced ‘AF’, which is reminiscent of Greek. There is also a strong
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possibility that the letter ‘Q’ is pronounced gutturally, as the Semitic “Qaf”
or “Qoph”; although the English sound ‘QU’ is present in Enochian.
The letter ‘Z’ is occasionally given with the pronunciation ‘ZOD’ which
is merely a 16th Century name of the letter “Zed” or “Zee”.
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The Elder Futhark Runes

The Elder Futhark

The Elder Futhark (named after the initial phoneme of the first six rune
names: F, U, Th, A, R and K) consist of twenty-four runes, often arranged
in three groups or ætts of eight each. In the following table, each rune is
given with its common transliteration:
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þ corresponds to IPA [·]. ï is also transcribed as æ, and may have been


either a diphthong, or a vowel near [·] or [æ]. z was Proto-Germanic [z],
and evolved into Proto-Norse [·], and is also transliterated as R. The
remaining transliterations correspond to the IPA symbol of their
approximate value.
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The earliest known sequential listing of the alphabet dates to ca. 400 and is
found on the Kylver Stone in Gotland:
[f]uþarkg[w]hnijpïzstbeml·do
Two instances of another early inscription were found on the two Vadstena
and Mariedamm bracteates (6th century), showing the division in three
ætts, with the positions of ï, p and o, d inverted compared to the Kylver
stone:
fuþarkgw; hnijïpzs; tbeml·od
The Grumpan bracteate presents a listing from c. 500 which is identical to
the one found on the previous bracteates but incomplete:
fuþarkgw ... hnijïp(z) ... tbeml(·)(o)d

Rune names

Each rune most probably had a name, chosen to represent the sound of the
rune itself. The names are, however, not directly attested for the Elder
Futhark themselves. Reconstructed names in Proto-Germanic have been
produced, based on the names given for the runes in the later runic
alphabets attested in the rune poems and the linked names of the letters of
the Gothic alphabet. The asterisk before the rune names means that they
are unattested reconstructions. The 24 Elder Futhark runes are:

Rune UCS Translitera IPA Proto-German Meaning


tion ic name
· f /f/ *fehu "wealth,
cattle"
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· u /u(·)/ ?*·ruz "aurochs"


(or *ûram
"water/sla
g"?)
· þ /·/, /ð/ ?*þurisaz "the god
Thor,
giant"
· a /a(·)/ *ansuz "one of
the Æsir
(gods)"
· r /r/ *raid· "ride,
journey"
· k /k/ ?*kaunan "ulcer"?
(or *kenaz
"torch"?)
· g /g/ *geb· "gift"

· w /w/ *wunj· "joy"

·· h /h/ *hagalaz "hail" (the


precipitati
on)
· n /n/ *naudiz "need"

· i /i(·)/ *·saz "ice"

· j /j/ *j·ra- "year,


good year,
harvest"
· ï (or æ) /æ·/(?) *·(h)waz/*ei(h "yew-tree"
)waz
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· p /p/ ?*perþ- meaning


unclear,
perhaps
"pear-tree
".
· z /z/ ?*algiz unclear,
possibly
"elk".
· s /s/ *s·wil· "Sun"

· t /t/ *t·waz/*teiwaz "the god


Tiwaz"
· b /b/ *berkanan "birch"

· e /e(·)/ *ehwaz "horse"


· m /m/ *mannaz "Man"
· l /l/ *laguz "water,
lake" (or
possibly
*laukaz
"leek")
·· · /·/ *ingwaz "the god
Ingwaz"
· o /o(·)/ *·þila-/*·þala- "heritage,
estate,
possession
"
· d /d/ *dagaz "day"
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The rune names stood for their rune because of the first phoneme in the
name (the principle of acrophony), with the exception of Ingwaz and Algiz:
the Proto-Germanic z sound of the Algiz rune, never occurred in a
word-initial position. The phoneme acquired an r-like quality in
Proto-Norse, usually transcribed with R, and finally merged with r in
Icelandic, rendering the rune superfluous as a letter. Similarly, the ng-sound
of the Ingwaz rune does not occur word-initially.
Most names, in spite of being reconstructions, can be assumed with a fair
degree of certainty for the Old Futhark because of the concurrence of
Gothic, Anglo-Saxon and Nordic names. The names come from the
vocabulary of daily life and mythology, some trivial, some beneficent and
some inauspicious:
• Mythology: Tiwaz, Thurisaz, Ingwaz, God, Man, Sun.
• Nature and environment: Sun, day, year, hail, ice, lake, water, birch,
yew, pear, elk, aurochs, ear (of grain).
• Daily life and human condition: Man, wealth/cattle, horse,
estate/inheritance, slag, ride/journey, year/harvest, gift, joy, need,
ulcer/illness.
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Demonic Alphabet

Demonic script
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Malachim & Angelic Alphabets

Malachim & Angelic Alphabets


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Dragon & Theban Script

Dragon & Theban Script

Theban Alphabet
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The Theban alphabet is a writing system of unknown origin. It was first


published in Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia (1518), in which it was
attributed to Honorius of Thebes. Trithemius' student Agrippa
(1486-1535) attributed it to Pietro d'Abano (1250-1316). It is also known
as the Honorian Alphabet, the Runes of Honorius after the legendary
magus (It is not, however, a runic alphabet) or the Witches' (Wiccan)
Alphabet due to its use in modern Wicca and other forms of witchcraft as a
substitution cipher to hide magical writings such as the contents of a Book
of Shadows.

A B C D E

F G H I/J K

L M N O P

Q R S T U/V

W X Y Z End
Senten
ce
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Open Mindness

OPEN MINDEDNESS

WHY THIS? IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE, FOR I FEEL THAT


WE GET CAUGHT UP IN OUR OWN BELIEFS THAT WE
FORGET THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS OUT THERE
THAT CAN HELP US ON OUR PATHS! THERE ARE TRUTHS IN
EVERY RELIGIOUS BELIEF, EXAMPLE JESUS, YEAH THE
CHRISTIAN BIBLE ONE, THE DEATH & RESURRECTION IS
SYMBOLIC TO OUR VERY OWN BELIEFS " ONE MUST DIE
FIRST, BEFOR HE/SHE CAN BE RESURRECTED INTO A HIGHER
STATE OF BEING" IT JUST GOT MISCONCEIVED OVER THE
CENTURIES, WHEN THEY REALISED RELIGION CAN BE USED
AS A TOOL TO CONTROL THE MASSES & FATTEN THEIR
WEALTH . BUT W/OUT AN OPEN MIND WE SAY THAT IT'S
BULL, BECAUSE THEY ARE TAUGHT NEVER TO BE OPEN TO
OTHER ASPECTS, THAT IS WHY THEY PERSECUTE ANY THAT
DON'T BELIEVE IN THE WAY THEY DO. JUST LIKE KABALIST
USE MANY FORMS OF BELIEFS COMPILED INTO ONE. THEY
WORK W/IN BOTH SPECTRUMS ANGELIC & GEOITIC, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME MIXING GOD HEADS TO SUIT THEIR
PURPOSE.

NOW IF I WAS CLOSED MINDED THEN WHY WOULD I EVER


WANT TO LISTEN TO SOME MAD MAN LIKE MYSELF SAY
THAT THERE IS TRUTH TO BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. HE'S
CRAZY LOST HIS MARBLES SOMEWHERE, I'D BE
CONDEMNING MYSELF FOR I'M NOT GROWING ANY
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FARTHER IN THE AREA I'M AT, BUT I CAN'T SEE PAST THE
ILLUSION THAT SOCIETY HAS PLACED ON ME THAT THERE
IS ONLY ONE PATH' THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE RELIGION,
YOU'LL BE DAMNED IF YOU SEEK OUT A DIFFERENT PATH,
SO DO TO THIS I START TO DECAY FOR MY INABILITY TO SEE
PAST THE ILLUSIONS THAT SOCIETY & NOW ME AS PLACED
UPON MY SELF, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ALLOW
YOUR SELF TO BECOME CLOSED MINDED TO OTHER
PEOPLE´S BELIEFS, YOU CONDEMN YOUR SELF TO A
DECAYING STATE FOR YOU STOP YOURSELF FROM GROWING
SPIRITUALLY.BUT I'M NOT SAYING BELIEVE EVERYTHING
YOU HEAR OR READ, YOU MUST & I REPEAT, MUST,
RESEARCH IT, STUDY IT, FIND THE THINGS THAT SPEAK TO
YOU THEN EXPERIMENT & REFINE IT TO FIT YOU. AS I GROW
THE MORE I STRIVE TO LEARN AND BELIEVE ME MY; WELL IS
RICH & I STILL STRIVE TO LEARN MORE DON'T EVER BE
AFRAID TO SEEK & ASK QUESTIONS FROM OTHERS OF
DIFFERENT BELIEFS, YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU MAY
UNCOVER; FOR THE ONLY WRONG QUESTION IS THAT
WHICH GOES UNASKED!!
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Words

Here is one for you all to digest, don't worry I wont use to many big
words..lol... In our beliefs we have many words, w/ many meanings, Power
words, incantations, Chants & the list goes on. Now in our everyday lives
we also have many words, some that affect us more than others, my
question is why is this so? For a word only has power if we give it power
correct?
I've come to learn in my short life span, that many allow words to affect
them, & at the same time stumble w/ there magical words for they don't
give them power, shouldn't our focus be more on those words which really
need to have meaning, than those that should not that some let affect them.
It is also true that not only w/ words but how we live & react to things that
also give power over to things that we may not perscive, will use fear as an
example for it is the easiest to understand & see. For our fears are our
weakness, it is the one thing that can destroy us before we can react to it for
in most case we freeze up when in countered w/ our fear, but yet we give
our fears power, why? For are we not taught to face our fears & destroy
them so we can gain mastery over them, & so they have no power over us,
so why do we let words affect us so, for it is the same principle as our fear,
as w/ our power words they should be held dear to us & mastered so when
used there power vibrates the universe even if it is spoken in a whisper, or
w/ out voice for those that have truly mastered there art.
So I ask you to think about what you allow yourself to have power over
you, is the things that should have power over you or is the words of a
common mindless person who is just waiting to see your reaction, & maybe
latter use it against you. It is something that we all should do from time to
time, & make sure that we don't let others have control over us unless that
it is desired by you.
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The Basic Structure of the Psychic

chart 1

Conscious Mind

Censor

Sub-conscious Mind

In the chart above is a simplified form of the common model of the human
psyche as provided by modern psychoanalysis. First we see the conscious
mind A.K.A the day time or wakening-consciousness. In the lower portion
of the chart we can see the sub-conscious mind which is also called the
unconscious. This includes everything that usually escapes our conscious
mind. Although it's constantly active, we usually only notice it when we
dream. The so-called censor is located between the two. It represents a sort
of "2way filter", on the other hand it ensures the selective perception of the
stimuli of the outside world. On the other hand, it protects the conscious
mind from uncontrolled flooding of information from the sub-conscious
mind which includes repression & complexes. The censor is assigned a vital
function, namely the mantinance of what we generally call " spiritual
health".
Addmitedly the censor has a considerable disadvantage as well namely the it
's extremely conservative. Only reluctantly does it allow the conscious mind
to make direct contact w/ the sub-conscious mind thereby escaping it's
control. You could compare it to a slightly distrustful "palace guard" a
loyal, brave servant ti his master, but sometimes too worried about his own
safety to allow & admit new situations w/out careful examination.
Actually one of the most important "tricks" in magick is temporarily
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sub-conscious mind ) & assigning it specific tasks. This happens through


magical or gnosis trance. This state often resembles the hazy period just
before falling to sleep in which the conscious mind is still active, but quite
subdued. In this state it can exchange information directly w/ the sub-
conscious mind e.g. in the form of images.
During the magickal trance the censor is in away "put to sleep". Ideally, it
would "sleep" very lightly & only wake in an emergency. By the way this
corresponds to the sword in magic. Thus we now have the complete
structure of magic that corresponds to our chart bellow:

chart 2

Imagination Will
Trance
Magic

In comparison, chart 3 reflects the same concept in the form of a


mathematical equation. It would be best for you to study these charts
carefully & even memorise these since we will be running into similar
formulas throughout the course of study. THIS ISN"T SUCH A GAME!
On the contry, formulas are mnemonic abbreviations to help us memorise
rules & laws from which practical derivatives can be gained . Our goal here
is to point out the basic structures of magick & to clarify them. In this
respect, this is an entirely new concept since most of the magical literature
available today is written like (recipe books ). Instead of explaining the basic
laws that govern magic, must authors-even the older ones, usually provide
individual recipes. Ritual for protection from an enemy, magical glyphs for
happiness & prosperity, amulets to prevent plagues, mantras ( magic-words
) for attracting a prince or conjuring spirits, & so on. Even ( & especially!)
the traditional literature of must recent times follows this principle.
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Unfortunately what's often miss understood here is the fact that such
recipes are not effective "automatically" by themselves. This is a mistake
that many people make especially beginners continue to make again &
again. They constantly search for the " real, true, 100% effective ritual " or
the ultimate magical formula.
Even today there are more than enough quakes around who'd be eager to
hold out a hand & sell you a recipe w/out explaining the conditions
nesciesary to make it work. Not that all such recipes are completely useless.
But if we're not able to understand the basic formulas of magic first, before
we use them, then there not worth the paper that they're written on. And
even if they do work sometimes, it can be easily seen that " will;
imagination; & gnosis/trance " played an important role as well.
However, once you're familiar w/ basic law & formulas of magic you can
create your own "recipes" on the basis of these, in the same way that every
magician basically writes his/hers own personal grimoire or " book of
magick "
A large part of your work hear will deal w/ doing just this. But as w/ any
other discipline, the basic need to be mastered first, otherwise "1+1" will
never be learned! These basics are the "mathematical" structural formulas
that you'll continually confront in various versions.

chart 3

M= W + I + G = M
M= magical act
W= will
I= imagination
G= gnosis (magical trance)

As seen in the above statements, we can see that the focus of a magical
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to enable efficient work w/ this paradigm or model of explanation. Her's a


basic maxim you should learn from the start.
"Diligent practice on a regular basis is the Key to acquiring magical skills"!
You should know that it's entirely up to you how fast or how slow magic
"works" for you. There's no denying that some people have a certain
"Talent" for magic in various degrees, the importance of this talent is
usually drastically overestimated. Never make the common beginners
mistake of envying the "naturals" who seem to be able to accomplish many
things in magic straight off w/out painstaking work & previous training. In
fact you should actually feel sorry for them. Since they've been "given" so
much & many things fall right into there laps, they usually lack the
self-disapline & severity of those w/ less talent who have to earn every little
thing w/ sweat & tears. In magical terms this self disapline & severity
represents the important aspects of grounding, since they're best protection
against two of the must common & most dangerous illnesses of magicians:
Overestimating ones self, & the persecution complex.
A good magician is humble in the same way a good warrior is humble: One
knows his/hers own limits way to well to be deceived by wishful thinking. A
warrior never makes the mistake of underestimating a problem, the enemy,
or a challenge. He/she thinks & acts economically w/a minimum of effort
& maximum effieciancy. The warrior is of sound character because he/she
learned to master Will power throughout training & knows how to
distinguish between judgement based on emotion & those based on facts.
Ideally the magician is a technician w/out being a techonoccrat, someone
who's mastered one's disapline to a tee & knows it's legitimacy as well as
it's weaknesses, & he/she respects & admires one's trade & all those who
have learned it & are learning. All of these qualities are rarely just handed to
a person, they have to be acquired through hard work. Natural talents often
tend to oversee these requirements & usually learn the hard way by running
into walls or through painful processes of mistakes & failure.
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The Theory of Balance

BAD NEWS ON THIS ONE GUYS IT,S NOT GOOD; FOR


PERFECT BALLANCE =A NET VALUE OF ZERO. THATS RIGHT
YOU GET NOTHING. FOR THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED OUT
OF CHAOS AND CHAOS IS OUR BUILDING BLOCKS, NOT TO
MENTION THERE IS NO ROOM FOR GROWTH IF
EVERYTHING IS IN PERFECT BALLANCE!!! (CONSTRUCTIVE
IMBALLANCE):"FROM THE POINT OF GREATEST
IMBALLANCE, COMES THE POINT OF GREATEST STABILILITY,
FOR THE SPIRIT OF A MAN/WOMEN NEEDS OPPOSTION TO
PROMOTE GROWTH! THE END RESUALTS OF PERFECT
BALLANCE IS STAGNATION IT MIGHT AS WELL BE DEATH
FOR OUR SPIRITS STRIVE TO CONTINUE TO GROW. IN
ORDER TO CREAT GROWTH IN ONESELF YOU FRIST MUST
DESTROY THE OLD, IN ORDER TO BUILD A NEW. AND WE DO
THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVE'S, THE MORE
WE LEARN THE MORE WE SEE THAT SOME THINGS NEED TO
BE CHANGED IN OUR OWN SELVES. FEEL FREE TO ADD
MORE TO THIS I KNOW I WILL EACH DAY FOR THIS WEEK SO
ENJOY & READ IT WITH AN OPEN MIND THEN LISTEN TO
YOUR OWN SOUL FOR THE TRUTH!!!
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The Theory Of Balance Part 2 ( The Calling )

FOR MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN!

As we first enter this way of life we are filled w/ questions, emotions , and
feelings of being out of place, & confusion, & nothing else seems to have a
place! you start to begin to see the world for what it is & you feel that your
are all lone, you start seeking direction & you find it but then that goes
away & you start feeling the same way again, & keeps going on until one
day you find the path that's for you then the real test & trials come. These
are what makes us or breaks us, for were tested were we are the must
valnarable & were it'll cause the must damage to us, this happens to break
us down so we can get rid of those burdens that holds us back & keeps us
from growing it also helps us to open up our subconscious mind &
weakens the conscious mind which has to happen in order for us to truly
perform magick, because the conscious mind try's to block the
subconscious thinking that it's protecting us from harm. that's why one
needs to master self first before he/she can start to master his/her art. that's
why we are put through such a in a way brutal roller coaster, slowly
destroying are old ways of persceveing things, & getting rid of false illusions
set by our conscious mind. this is where must people as i was told "sink or
swim" sink because they can't handle what's before them & they crumble if
there lucky, so truly ask your self is this what i want, is this truly for me,
because if you chose to continue & it really isn't for you then you put your
life at stake, because that's the must likely out come. so chose wisely
because there no turning back once you commit to your path. you must
learn to embrace those test & trials for in the end it's what truly makes you.
MAY YOU ALLWAYS BE BLESSED FROM THIS DAY FORTH &
FOR EVERMORE!!
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Magical Oaths

Similar to the magical name, the magical oath also represents an obligation
that the magician enters into for various reasons. In the sense A:.A:. wrote;
" Word should express will " hence the Mystic Name of the Probationer is
the expression of his highest will.
There are of course, few Probationers who understand themselves
sufficiently to be able to formulate their will to themselves, & therefor at
the end of their probation they chose a new name.
It is convienent therefor for the student to express his will by taking magical
oaths. Since such an oath is unrevocable it should be well considered, & it
is better not to take any oath permanently; because w/ increase of
understanding may come a perception of the incompatibility of lesser oaths
w/ the greater.
This indeed is most certain to occur, & it must be remembered that the
whole essence of the will is it's one-pointedness, a dilemaof this sort is the
worst in which the Magus can find himself.
Another great point in consideration of magical vows is to keep them in
their proper place. They must be taken for a clearly defined purpose, a
clearly understood purpose, & they must never be aloud to go beyond it!
There is no power which can be prized into the service of the magical will,
it is only the temptation to value that power for itself which offends. One
does not say " cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? " unless repeated
pruning's have convinced the gardener that the growth must always be a
rank one. " If thou hand offend thee, cut it off " is the scream of a
weakling. If one killed a dog the first time it misbehaved itself, not many
would pass the stage of puppy hood.
The best vow & the most universal application is the vow of Holly
Obiediance: for not only does it lead to perfect freedom, but is a training in
that Surrender (*1) which is the last task.
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It has thus great value, that it never gets rusty. If the Supierure to whom the
vow is taken knows his business, he/she will quickly detect which things are
really displeasing to his/her pupil & familerise him/her w/them.
Disobedience to the Superior is a constant between those two wills in the
inferior.The will expressed in his vow, which is the will linked to his highest
will by the fact that he has taken it in order to develop that highest will,
contends w/ the temporary will, which is based only on temporary
considerations.
The teacher should then seek gently & firmly to key up the pupil. little by
little until obedience follows command w/out reference to what that
command may be. As Loyola wrote " perinde eir cadaver" it is always
something to pluck up the weeds, but the flower itself will grow naturally
w/great freedom. But it, is not only necessary to purify the temple itself &
concentrate it, invocations must be made.Hence it is necessary to be
constantly doing things of a positive, not merely of a negative nature to
affirm that will.
Renunciation & sacrifice are necessary, but thy are comparatively easy.
There are a hundred ways of missing & only one way of hitting. To avoid
eating beef is easy, but to eat nothing but pork is very difficult.
Master Thereon himself, the greatest preacher of all free magical will places
such a high value on obiedeince. In these modern times marked by
democratic & even anti-authoritian ideas, it's a perty touchy subject. It can
not be denied that Crowley as a person wasn't exactly the best example for
the exemplary embodiment of the principles of command & obiedeince.
(*1) To surrender all, one must give up not only the bad , but also the
good; not only weakness but strength. How can the Mystic surrender all,
while still clinging to ones virtues?

It has become fashionable to counter every kind of compulsion w/


suspicion, w/ saying " stay cool " as the motto, & there's no place for self
restraint, & oscetisim. It is nescary to create a counter balance to the rigid
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ascetic & self chastising ideas of Christianity misunderstood that even today
modern magic still lifts its ugly Gorgorts head,
For the magician who works independently & self sufficiently, the
obedience that's meant here refers to the obiedeince of one's own oath. To
prevent a rosebush from rotting, drying up, & dieing off it has to be
intentionally trimmed from time to time. Although it may hurt, it will
prevent worse from happing.
When you take a magical oath & this is something that you most ceartinly
should do at least a few times in your magical career- keep in mind that
although your binding your self in a sense, on the other hand it will enable
you to accomplish much greater things than the mere satisfaction of your
temporary state of comfort.
A magician must build all that he has into his pyramid: & if that pyramid is
to touch the stars, how broad must be the base ? There is no knowledge or
power that is useless to the magician. One might almost say there is no
scarp of material in the whole universe w/ which he/she can dispense.
His/her ultimate enemy is the great magician, the magician who created the
whole illusion of the universe; & meet him in battle,so that nothing is left
either of him or of yourself, you must be exactly equal to him.
At the same time let the magician never forget that every brick must tend to
the summit of the pyramid: the sides most be perfectly smooth,; there must
be no false summits, even in the lowest layers.
This is the Practical & active form of that obligation of a Master Of The
Temple in which it is said " I will interpret every phenomenon as a
particular dealing of God w/ my soul."
The statement that the Probationer can resign when he/she chose is in truth
only for those who have taken the oath superficially. A real magical oath
CAN NOT BE BROKEN; you think it can but it can not. This is the real
advantage of a magical oath.
However far you go around, you arrive at the end just the same, all you
have done by attempting to break your oath is to involve yourself in the
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most frieghtfull trouble.


It cannot be too clearly understood that such is the nature is the nature of
things; it dose not depend upon the will of any person, however powerful
or exalted, nor can their force, the force of there greater oaths avail against
the weakest oath of the most trivial of beginners A:.A:.
It is therefor good practice to view the magical oath in a functional way. An
oath is more than just a resolution intention - it's a voluntary bonding. So
only bond yourself where you really want to be. For example , you could
start w/a smaller " oath " to do your magical training exersices regularly in
the next month regardless of what external factors of resistance may arise.
Making oaths ( & of course keeping them ) is a useful exsesise to strengthen
your will power that can improve your own interpretation & subtle energy
perception, since these automatically sharpen considerablely through the
required alertness, & soon you'll begin to observe how the whole universe is
helping you w/ your Great Work, just as soon as you've set the first truly
serious impulse your self.
Of course you should avoid " oath infatuation". Use this powerful magical
tool carefully & you'll surely be able to enjoy it's tremendous advantages.
But it's the truly serious oaths that will have a long lasting, deep impact that
can change your entire life.
The above passage quoted from Crowley contain an example that has mean
while become quite popular. Whoever endeavors to take the magical oath
MASTER OF THE TEMPLE in his order ( A:.A:. ) was immediately
promoted from grade of neophyte, right up to the highest grade - but as
mentioned, such oaths can be quite dangerous & should be thought over
very carefully.
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The Foundations of Understanding

The Middle Pillar Exercise

This exercise is drawn from an ancient system of development known


mystical qabala, it employs sound, visualization, & breathing to pump the
aura w/ tremendous amounts of energy, it helps seal leaks & holes w/in the
auric field, stabilizes & balances the aura. it increases your energies from
being over tapped, the exercise involves using ancient Hebrew names for
god like mantras in conjunction w/ specific images & breathing.
this combination creates what is called a synergistic effect, it does not make
it 3x stronger, but actually 8x times stronger, the 3 aspects of it (the
names,images, & breathing) increase the energy exponentially in this case 2
to the 3rd power.

1) Assume a sitting or standing position. take a few moments & relax.

2) visualize a crystalline white sphere of light gently coming toward you


from the heavens, until it is just over your head. it's vibrant & alive w/
energy as you vibrate the following name; see,& feel this light growing w/
intensity & filling the entire head region of your body.

3)softly sound the name EHEIEH ( EH-I-EH ) EMPHASISEING EACH


SYLLABLE, feeling the crown of your head come alive w/ energy. Repeat
this name 5 to 10 times. The name translates as ( I AM THAT I AM)

4)the visualizations for the rest of the spheres are worded the same as above
i'll just put the location, & the god names.as above, vibrate the name
YHVH ELOHIM (YOD-HEH-VAU-HEH EH-LOH-HEEM ) this
sphere grows more vibrant & brilliant, vibrate this name 5 to 10 x .The
name means ( THE LORD GOD OF CREATION ).
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5)a sphere at your heart, slowly vibrate the god name ELOHAH VA
DAATH ( EH-LOH-AH-VAH-DAHTH ), vibrate this name 5to10x.This
name means ( GOD MADE MANIFEST IN THE MIND ).

6)a sphere around your going,vibrate the name SHADDAI EL CHAI


(SHAH-DYE-EL-KEYE),vibrate 5to10x.the name means (THE
ALLMIGHTY LIVING GOD)

7)a sphere at your feet,vibrate the name ADONAI HAARTZ


(AH-DOH-NYE-HAH-AH-RETS)5to10x. This name means (LORD OF
THE EARTH)

8)You now have formed the middle pillar of balance through your entire
body & aura. bring your attention back to the crown of your head & begin
rhythmic breathing. As you exhale slowly count to 4, see & feel energy pour
down the left side of your body, radiating outward, strengthen your aura on
that side of your body. Inhale for a count of 4 & draw energy up the right
side of your body from your feet to your crown of your head, see & feel this
energy radiating outward, strengthen your aura on that side of your body
hold your breath for a count of 4 & then repeat the exhalation &
inhalation, do this 4to5x.

9)Now as you exhale, see & feel the energy stream down the front of your
body for a count of 4. Inhale & allow it to stream up your back, hold for a
count of 4, & repeat 4to5x. you have now strengthened your entire auric
field. feel this energy surrounding you, know that it has sealed any
leaks,holes in your aura,know that it has replaced any lost energy.

10)Now feel the energy gathering at your feet as you inhale draw a rainbow
colored light up through your feet, up through the middle pillar, to the
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crown of your head. as you exhale spray that rainbow-light out the top of
your head to fill your entire auric field w/ it's color & energy. pause &
allow yourself to bask in this brilliance & renewed energy field!!!
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Magical Exercises

Exercise 1: Kabbalistic Cross

Practice the kabbalistc cross 3 times a day for a week. Preferably you should
do this right when you get up in the morning or right after taking a bath or
shower while your body is still wet. During the exercise make sure your
focus
focus is directed towards a light source, this will help you feel the light
energy
stronger & absorb it easier. However you don’t need to actually concentrate
on the light. While practicing , pay attention to how your body feels. The
Kabbalistic cross can be repeated as often as you want, whenever needed. It
Can also be used to store energy when your feeling week, nervous, afraid &
is
an exceptional effective form of magical protection.

Exercise 2: Practicing of the L.B.R.

After practicing exercise 1 for one week start practicing the LBR. Optimally
you should do this twice a day. Of course you should make sure that you’re
not disturbed while practicing. Keep practicing exercise 1 3x a day on a
daily basis
counting the times you perform the LBR as well. The LBR can also be
repeated as
often as you like, whenever needed. Its very effective form of magical
protection. The LBR will probably accompany you throughout your entire
life as a magician, & as a
minimum you should do exercise 2 on a daily basis during your entire time
of your training.
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Exercise 3: Training of Magical Perception

This exercise is practiced along with the LBR during the first month of
practice
you should perform the entire exercise at least twice a week. On each of the
other 5 days you can do one of the five steps of this exercise ( letters A; B;
C; D; E;)
individually without out putting more emphasis on a certain one. During
the second
month, it is enough to just do the entire exercise at least twice per week.
After the 3rd
month just do the exercise whenever ( & as often ) as you feel necessary. If
you notice
that your magical perception is improving from this exercise & that will
most likely be
the case, try intensifying things awhile by extending the length & duration
of the exercise. Don’t stop performing this exercise until you’re completely
satisfied with your
magical perception. But even then we recommend you repeat it once every
quarter year,
so that you don’t get rusty.
A) After performing & vibrating the Kabbalistic cross for the second time
following the LBR keep your eyes closed , stretch out your arms & walk
around the circle trying to feel it. Try not to visualize or imagine the circle
in anyway when doing so This wont be necessary at all, even if you don’t
have much success at 1st usually you’ll sense the subtle energies as a soft
tingling feeling or a feeling of warmth or cold, maybe even you’ll feel a
slight electric shock. Carefully note all your perceptions in your magical
diary.
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B) Practice as in step A) except that you will be working with the sense of
hearing this time. While walking the circle 1st try hearing each of the god
names that you vibrated in each corresponding direction. ( Keep silent
while doing this, don’t try to help your perception by vibrating the names
again ). Then stand in the middle of the circle & try hearing all of the god
names at the same time each one echoing from it’s corresponding direction.

C) Practice as in step A) except that you will be working with the sense of
smell this
time. While walking the circle 1st try to sense the general smell of the room
before & after. Try to determine if the Ritual has made a difference in the
smell. Next time you can time you can carefully compass the smell of the
room before & after the LBR.

D) Practice as in step A) except that you will be working with the sense of
taste this
time. While walking the circle 1st try to sense the general taste of the room
your
in. Pay attention to your sense of taste before & after the LBR.

E) Practice as in step A) except that you will be working with the sense of
sight
While walking around the circle , open your eyes wide & try to see it
without
purposely focusing your eyes. At 1st you’ll probably only see vague
shimmers
, like a fog or mist in the air, as though it were subject to a high degree of
heat
This is a good sign. After awhile the contours of the circle will become
more distinct. Do the same with the symbols & finally the images of the
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archangels
As well.

Note: Don’t be discouraged if you can only record minimal success or not
at all in your magical diary at 1st. After all this exercise is meant to
thourghly train your magical perception.

Exercise 4: Astral Magic & Meditation

Contrary to other people, we won't be


starting off our training of astral travel
& astral magic by recommending that
you learn to separate your astral from
your physical body. Complete
beginners w/ no previous experiences in
astral travel usually find the following
technique much easier & are able to
achieve equally good results in just a
short period of time which is why we'll
be discussing the actual astral trip at a
later time. Our technique trains the
mastery of asana & body control as
well.
Set in a asana of your choice- preferably
the god posture, dragon posture, 1/2
lotus posture each day for at least 15min for several wk's. Collect your
thoughts & just observe your breathing. If any thoughts come to mind ( &
they will ) don't try to force them away, since that will only make them
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more stubborn- just let them pass w/out taking notice of them. After awhile
let yourself & your body expand mentally w/ each breath. Do this little by
little at first maybe just 2or3inchs & increase the distance each day you
practice until you finally fill the entire room that you are meditating in.
After about (4 wk's) finish your meditation by making your self get smaller,
again each time inhale. You can combine this exercise w/ first working w/
mantras until you reach a sufficient state of gnosis before beginning w/ the
actual meditation. After about 4 wk's of working w/ this then move on to
the 2nd part of this exercise w/ one difference that you should concentrate
on getting smaller each time you exhale. Start of slowly, step by step &
increase this exercise daily until after 4wks when the exercise is over you've
reached the size of an atom. After each exercise imagine yourself getting
bigger w/ each inhaled breath.

Exercise 5: Meditation For Your Aura

Listen or feel your heart beat & picture your aura from the heart wave (
ripple like a pebble thrown into a lake ) Keep it close to your body at first.
Feel it & see it pulse w/ each heart beat, do this for 5to10min before you go
to bed & when you 1st get wake up. This will help strengthen your aura &
it will also allow you to retract & extend your aura at will & eventually it
will become a natural function.

Exercise 6: Breathing Meditation

This meditation will help you replenish your energies, refresh your aura,
heal you, & it will relax you & help you to focus. It can be done anywhere
& at anytime. Breath in deeply & hold for a count of 4 & exhale for a
count of 4, keep repeating this till you feel relaxed & focused, & just let all
thoughts pass. It is best starting of to do it right before & after getting up
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from bed, than after you find it easy to do from there do it while your
walking or standing out side, eventually it will happen on its own w/out
you realiseing it for it as become automatic, but still from time to time after
this practice that way it is always fresh. You incorporate thoughts into it as
well at this point, for healing, calming ones emotions, & whatever else you
may think to add.
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The Kabbalistic Cross

Kabbalistic cross:

using your fingers draw down energy from above& touch your forehead
vibrating powerfully

ATEH (=THINE IS) Touching your forehead Facing east the whole time.

touch your breast bone vibrate powerfully MALKUTH (=THE


KINGDOM)

touch your right shoulder& vibrate powerfully VE GEBURAH (=THE


POWER)

touch your left shoulder vibrate powerfully VE GEDULAH (=THE


GLORY)

fold your arms across your chest vibrate powerfully LE OLAM


(=FOREVER & EVER)

hold your hands in front of your forehead slowly pull them down to your
chest vibrating powerfully AMEN (=SO BE IT)
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The L.B.R

THE L.B.R. ( THE LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE


PENTAGRAM )

THE LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM The


L.B.R.uses the banishing earth pentagram, meaning that it banishes starting
from the earth; in other words the magician stands w/ "both feet on the
ground" in this ritual which aids in the stability& concentration while in
gnostic trance. this is why the beginner needs to practice this L.B.R. as
written here 1to2x a day for several months, until it becomes 2nd nature to
perform. this exercise can substitute certain other imagination &
visualization exercises& is a great aid in developing ritual magick skills. The
ritual is performed while standing, facing east, the gestures can be made w/
either the right/left hand since the direction the lines are drawn, remains
the same in either case. Extend index finger & middle finger, w/ your
thumb resting lightly under them.

1)Kabbalistic cross: using your fingers draw down energy from above&
touch your forehead vibrating powerfully ATEH (=THINE IS) Facing east
the whole time.

touch your breast bone vibrate powerfully MALKUTH (=THE


KINGDOM)

touch your right shoulder& vibrate powerfully VE GEBURAH (=THE


POWER)

touch your left shoulder vibrate powerfully VE GEDULAH (=THE


GLORY)
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fold your arms across your chest vibrate powerfully LE OLAM


(=FOREVER & EVER)
hold your hands in front of your forehead slowly pull them down to your
chest vibrating powerfully AMEN (=SO BE IT)

DRAW THE PENTAGRAM ( START AT BOTTOM LEFT )


UNDRESTAND?

2) (DRAWING THE PENTAGRAMS & THE CIRCLE): DRAW THE


1ST PENTAGRAM FACEING THE EAST. Inhale while pulling your
hand back to your chest, then sharply stab your fingers into the middle of
the pent while powerfully vibrating the God name( YOD HEH VAU
HEH ).

KEEP ARM OUTSTREACHED & TURN 90* to the south.

Draw another pent & stab it in the center vibrating powerfully


(AH-DOH-NAI )keep your arm outstretched & turn 90* to the west. draw
another pent & stab the center vibrating powerfully ( EH-II-EH )
keep your arms out stretched & turn 90* to the north.

Draw anther pent & stab it in the center, powerfully vibrating (


AH-GEH-LAH )

keep your arm out stretched turn 90* back to the east, completing the circle
that connects the centers of each pentagram. The pents are drawn infront
of your body, in the direction that i explained,& should be about 3ft tall. I
would recommend synchronizing your breath to drawing the lines of the
pents, (ascending lines-inhale; descending lines exhale; horizontal lines-hold
breath.) the hand used for drawing projects, like a laser, colored energy (
bluish white, silver, or red causing the pents & circle to cotinunelsly radiate
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inside the room.

The God-names should be vibrated as powerful as possible until "the walls


of the temple tremble" as stated in the old texts. this isn't a ? of volume. the
temple is your body & the God-names should "echo to the end of the
universe" in each direction penetrating every thing in its path! THIS IS
NOT TO BE DONE MENTALY OR ASTRALY!!!! Enjoy my student
once you start this there's no turing back so the decision is yours to make!
blessed be my sister/student & many more to come!!!
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The Foundations Of Comprehension

THE RULEING ANGELS OF THE DAY & NIGHT

THE RULEING ANGELS OF THE DAY:

SUNDAY ; HR /ANGEL /PLANET :

1.MICHAEL / SUN ;2. ANAEL / VENUS; 3. RAPHAEL / MERCUY; 4. GABRIEL /


MOON; 5. CASSIEL / SATURN; 6. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 7. SAMAEL / MARS;
8. MICHAEL / SUN; 9. ANAEL / VENUS; 10. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 11.
GABRIEL / MOON; 12. CASSIEL /SATURN;

MONDAY; HR/ANGEL/PLANET:

1.GABRIEL/ MOON 2. CASSIEL / SATURN; 3. SACHEIL / JUPITER; 4. SAMAEL


/ MARS; 5. MICHAEL / SUN; 6. ANAEL / VENUS; 7. RAPHAEL / MERCURY;
8. GABRIEL / MOON; 9. CASSIEL / SATURN; 10. SACHIEL / JUPITER;11.
SAMAEL / MARS; 12. MICHAEL / SUN;

TUESDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1.SAMAEL /MARS; 2. MICHAEL / SUN; 3. ANAEL / VENUS; 4. RAPHAEL /


MERCURY; 5. GABRIEL / MOON; 6. CASSIEL / SATURN; 7. SACHIEL /
JUPITER; 8. SAMAEL / MARS; 9. MICHAEL / SUN; 10. ANAEL / VENUS; 11.
RAPHAEL /MERCURY; 12. GABRIEL / MOON; .

WEDNSDAY; HR / ANGEL /PLANET:

1. RAPHAEL /MERCURY; 2. GABRIEL / MOON; 3. CASSIEL /


SATURN; 4. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 5. SAMAEL / MARS; 6. MICHAEL / SUN;
7. ANAEL / VENUS; 8. RAPHAIEL / MERCURY; 9. GABRIEL / MOON; 10.
CASSIEL / SATURN; 11. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 12. SAMAEL / MARS;
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THURSDAY; HR /ANGEL / PLANET:

1. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 2. SAMAEL /


MARS; 3. MICHAEL / SUN; 4. ANAEL / VENUS; 5. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 6.
GABRIEL / MOON; 7. CASSIEL / SATURN; 8. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 9.
SAMAEL / MARS; 10. MICHAEL / SUN; 11. ANAEL / VENUS; 12. RAPHAEL /
MERCURY;

FRIDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1. ANAEL / VENUS; 2. MERCURY;


3. GABRIEL / MOON; 4. CASSIEL / SATURN; 5. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 6.
SAMAEL / MARS; 7. MICHAEL / SUN; 8. ANAEL / VENUS; 9. RAPHAEL /
MERCURY; 10. GABRIEL / MOON; 11. CASSIEL / SATURN; 12. SACHIEL /
JUPITER;

SATURDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1. CASSIEL / SATURN; 2.
SACHIEL / JUPITER; 3. SAMAEL / MARS; 4. MICHAEL / SUN; 5. ANAEL /
VENUS; 6. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 7. GABRIEL / MOON; 8. CASSIEL /
SATURN; 9. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 10. SAMAEL / MARS; 11. MICHAEL / SUN;
12. ANAEL / VENUS;

THE ANGELS OF THE NIGHT:

SUNDAY; HR / ANGEL /PLANET:

1. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 2. SAMAEL / MARS; 3. MICHAEL / SUN;


4. ANAEL / VENUS; 5. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 6. GABRIEL / MOON; 7.
CASSIEL / SATURN; 8. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 9. SAMAEL / MARS; 10.
MICHAEL / SUN; 11. ANAEL / VENUS; 12. RAPHAEL / MERCURY;

MONDAY; HR/ ANGEL / PLANET:

1. ANAEL / VENUS; 2. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 3.


GABRIEL / MOON; 4. CASSIEL / SATURN; 5. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 6.
SAMAEL / MARS; 7. MICHAEL / SUN; 8. ANAEL / VENUS; 9. RAPHAEL /
MERCURY; 10. GABRIEL / MOON; 11. CASSIEL / SATURN; 12. SACHIEL /
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JUPITER;

TUESDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1. CASSIEL / SATURN; 2.
SACHIEL / JUPITER; 3. SAMAEL / MARS; 4. MICHAEL / SUN; 5. ANAEL /
VENUS; 6. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 7. GABRIEL / MOON; 8. CASSIEL /
SATURN; 9. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 10. SAMAEL / MARS; 11. MICHAEL / SUN;
12. ANAEL / VENUS;

WEDNSDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1. MICHAEL / SUN;
2. ANAEL / VENUS; 3. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 4. GABRIEL / MOON; 5.
CASSIEL / SATURN; 6. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 7. SAMAEL / MARS; 8.
MICHAEL / SUN; 9. ANAEL / VENUS; 10. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 11. GABRIEL
/ MOON; 12. CASSIEL / SATURN;

THURSDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1.GABRIEL / MOON; 2. CASSIEL / SATURN; 3. SACHIEL / JUPITER; 4.


SAMAEL / MARS; 5. MICHAEL / SUN; 6. ANAEL / VENUS; 7. RAPHAEL /
MERCURY; 8. GABRIEL / MOON; 9. CASSIEL / SATURN; 10. SACHIEL /
JUPITER; 11. SAMAEL / MARS; 12. MICHAEL / SUN;

FRIDAY; HR / ANGEL/PLANET:

1.SAMAEL / MARS; 2. MICHAEL / SUN; 3. ANAEL / VENUS; 4.


RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 5. GABRIEL / MOON; 6. CASSIEL / SATURN; 7.
SACHIEL / JUPITER; 8. SAMAEL / MARS; 9. MICHAEL / SUN; 9. ANAEL /
VENUS; 10. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 11. GABRIEL / MOON; 12. CASSIEL /
SATURN;

SATURDAY; HR / ANGEL / PLANET:

1. RAPHAEL / MERCURY; 2.GABRIEL / MOON; 3. CASSIEL / SATURN; 4.SACHIEL /


JUPITER; 5.SAMAEL / MARS; 6. MICHAEL / SUN; 7. ANAEL / VENUS; 8. RAPHAEL /
MERCURY; 9. GABRIEL / MOON; 10. CASSIEL / SATURN; 11. SACHIEL /JUPITER; 12.
SAMAEL / MARS.
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The Angels of the planet’s & there Meaning’s & Correspondence

Notes: M: material G=gemstone, S= scent, P=plant, F= formula (god name)

Sun: Yellow/Gold; Day of the week: Sun; Angel: Michael; M: gold; G:


heliotrope
Topaz; S: olebaumnim, cinnamon, all glories odors; P: acacia, laurel, wine;
# 6; F: Elohaha Va Daat; Sepheria & Angel: Tiphareath/Raphael;
Geomantic: Sorath;
Basic Principle: vitality, reasoning, consciousness, centre of being,
centeredness, potency, giving, creating, linear, knowledge, intellect,
analysis, structuring.
Practical Magical Application: improving the quality of life; magic for
health & prosperity; gaining wisdom & centeredness, stablelizing ones
identity, promotes general & specific plans in a business, health or
power/political sense.

Moon: White, Silver; Day: Mon; Angel: Gabriel; M: silver; G: moonstone,


crystal, pearl; S: jasmine, ginger, all sweet virginal odors; P: damiora,
mandrake, almond; #: 9; F: Shaddai Ash Shai; Sepheria & Angel:
Yesod/Gabriel; Geomantic: Chasmdel;
Basic Principle: feminity, intuition, emotion, sensitivity, dream, fertility,
receptiveness, producing, & dissolving, range, inconsistency, rhythm, cycle
knowledge, emotional synthesis, sense of structure.
Practical Magical Application: divination, clairvoyance, dream work, sex
magic, magic dealing w/emotion, improvement of subtle perception, magic
dealing w/decomposition & uncertainty, improving the perception of cycles
& rhythms.
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Mars: Red; Day: Tue; Angel: Samael; M: iron; G: ruby; S: pepper, tobacco,
dragons blood, all hot pungent odors; P: oak, nettle, nux vomica; #: 5; F:
Eloheem Gibor; Sepheria & Angel: Geburah/Kamael; Geomantic:
Bartzabel.
Basic Principle: driving force, self-authority, sexuality, passion, fighting,
competition, aggression, courage, self-protection, the fight for structure,
Practical Magical Application: rituals for attacks & protection, work
dealing w/authority, finding sexual partners, improving the quality of life,
work w/ the gnosis of anger.

Mercury: Orange; Day: Wed; Angel: Raphael; M: mercury, brass; G: fire


opal, agate; S: styrax, mastic, all fragrant odors; P: molly, sage, peyote; #: 8;
F: Eloheem Tzabaoth; Sepheria & Angel: Hod/Michael; Geomantic:
Taphthartharath.
Basic Principle: the intellect, language & speech, communication, healing,
cunning & shrewdness, thieving, business sense, recognition of structure.
Practical Magical Application: magic for healing, money, help
w/communication, interviews, business negotiation ect… & the support of
intellectual activities.

Jupiter: Blue, Royal blue; Day: Thru; Angel: Sachiel; M: Tin; G: amethyst,
sapphire; S: horsetail, saffron, all generous odors; P: olive, shamrock; #: 4;
F: EL; Sepheria & Angel: Chesed/Tzadikiel; Geomantic: Hismael.
Basic Principle: overview, luxury, wealth, religion, generosity, ethics,
expansion, growth, widening structure.
Practical Magical Application: magic for wealth & prosperity, luck,
happiness, the support of healing operation, gaining philosophical-ethical
insight, rituals for self-assertion.
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Venus: Green; Day: Fri; Angel: Anael; M: copper; G: emerald, turquoise S:


rose, myrtle, all voluptuous odors; P: rose, myrtle, clover; #: 7; F: Adonai
Tzabaoth; Sepheria & Angel: Netzach/Hanial; Geomantic: Kedmel.
Basic Principle: harmony, union, love, eroticism, beauty, art, flair,
harmonization of structure.
Practical Magical Application: creating harmony, finding love, magic for
influencing emotion, money magic, artistic & promotional projects.

Saturn: Black, brown; Day: Sat; Angel: Cassiel; M: lead; G: onyx; S: arrant,
seummonica, indigo, all evil odors; P: yew, Cyprus, night shade; #: 3; F:
Yeh Hovah Eloheem; Sepheria & Angel: Binah/Tzaphqiel; Geomantic:
Zazel.
Basic Principle: restriction, concentration, severity, initiation, grounding,
perseverance, wisdom, trueness to detail, sickness, death, time (also known
as Chronos in this function) compulsory structure.
Practical Magical Application: finding a job, real estate matters, improving
concentration, magic dealing w/ death.
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THE ANGELS OF THE DAY OF THE WEEK, & OF THE 12


SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

The Elohim: The ruling Angels of the week.

Angel Day Ruling planet


Michael Sun Sun

Gabriel Mon Moon

Samael Tue Mars

Raphael Wed Mercury

Sachiel Thurs Jupiter

Anael Fri Venus

Cassiel Sat Saturn


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The Angelic Goveners of the 12 signs of the Zodiac

Angel Month Sign


Malachidel March Aries
Machidiel*
Asmodel April Tarus

Ambriel May Gemini

Muriel June Cancer

Verchiel July Leo

Kamaliel August Virgo

Zuriel September Libra


Uriel*
Barbiel October Scorpio

Aduachiel November Sagittarus


Adnachiel*
Hanael December Capricorn

Cambiel January Aquarius


Gabriel*
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Barchiel February Pisces

{ * these are the same angel but w/ a different spelling use that which feels
right to you, either name will work }
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The Out Line Of A Ritual

RITUAL OUTLINE FOR------------RITUAL:

1.SETTING UP THE TEMPLE OR RITUAL SITE.

2.EQUIPMENT: (A.)LIGHTING; (B)CORRESPONDENCE:


METALS, COLORS, GEMSTONES, SCENTA, PLANTS/INSCENCE,
OTHER.

3.RITUAL STRUCTURE: (a) PREPERATION; (b) L.B.R. "LESSER


BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM" (c) INVOKING
HEXAGRAM RITUAL (d)INVOCATION; (e) CONSCENTRATION
OF THE ENERGY; (f) WORK W/ THE ENERGY; (g) WORD OF
THANKS & DISMISAL; (h) L.B.R.; (i) LIECENSE TO DEPART
INVOCATION TEXT (RITUAL OUTLINE FOR MERCURY
RITUAL)

1.SETING UP THE TEMPLE/RITUAL SITE: ALTER IN THE


MIDDLE OF THE ROOM, FOYER FOR DISPUTE.

2.EQUIPMENT:
A. LIGHTING: 8 YELLOW CANDLES
B.CORRESPONDENCE: METAL: 8 SIDED BRASS PLATE;
COLORS:ORANGE YELLOW, VIAL, HEADBAND; GEMSTONES:
OPAL; SCENTS: ETHER; PLANTS/INSCENCES: MASTIC & SAGE;
OTHER: FISH, WHITE WINE, GUM COTTON, WINGED
SANDLES, DICTIONARY,

3.)RITUAL STRUCTURE:
(a). PREPERATION: MEDITATION ON THE
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INTELLECT/LANGUEGE, SOLVING OF MATH


PROBLEMS/CROSSWORD PUZELS, PHILOSOPHICAL
DISPPUTES.

(b). L.B.R.

(c).INVOKEING HEXAGRAM RITUAL: 1.ELOHEEM 2.TZABOATH

(d).INVOCCATION: ( **see below**)

(e). CONSCENTRATION: MEDITATION, MANTRAS

(f). WORKING W/ THE ENERGY: CHARGEING A TALISMAN,


TAROT READING, CONSUMPTION OF THE OFFERINGS.

(g). WORD OF THANKS & DISMISAL:

(h). L.B.R.:

(i). LIESCIENCE TO DEPART:

**INVOCATION TEXT**: HYMM TO MERCURY

HIGH SPIRIT OF THE INTELLECT, PLAYFUL FOOL OF THIEVES:


YOU GIVE US KNOWLEGE OF KNOWLEGE ITSELF, IN A
NIMBLE GAME OF WORDS & THOUGHT. YOU'VE BEEN
INVOKED FOR AGES BY THE ANCESTORS OF OUR KIND,
PHILOSAPHERS, MAGICIANS, & TRICKSTERS CONSTANTLY
DEMANDING YOUR FAVOR. YOU GIVE US GIFTS W/ A
MOCKING CHUCKLE, EASY COME EASY GO: SILVERY SHINY
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MERCURIUS, IN JUST THE BLINK OF AN EYE YOU BREAK ALL


PATTERNS OF STATIC THOUGHT. O SHARE W/ ME YOUR
CLEVER IDEAS, MAKE ME RICH W/ YOUR KNOWLEGE, TEACH
ME TO SEARCH & STRIVE, & TO SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS!
(THEN RING THE BELL 8 TIMES.)

MY ADDED NOTES TO THIS FOR THE CORESPONDENCE:

I WOULD ALSO DO THIS RITUAL ON WEDNSDAY IF IT WAS


JUST FOR KNOWLEGE; FOR WEDNSDAY IS RAPHAEL
DAYINWHICH HE RULES, THEN DEPENDING ON WHAT MY
RITUAL IS SET AROUND I'D PICK THE APPOPRIATE HR, IN
THIS CASE SINCE I PERFER TO DO MY RITUALS AT NIGHT, IT
WOULD BE DONE AT 3.AM, BUT LETS SAY IT WAS FOR A
DIPUTE, THEN I'D USE THE SAME DAY BUT I WOULD USE
EITHER MICHAEL OR SAMAEL, FOR BOTH DEAL W/ JUSTICE I
WOULD USE SAMAEL SO NOW I WOULD BEING THIS RITUAL
AT 7;00 AM. THE RULEING ANGELS OF THE DAY & NIGHT
ADD MORE CONTEXT & ENERGY TO YOUR RITUAL, &
THEREFORE INCREASING THE DISERED EFFECT.
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The Beginning & the End

The 72 names of God Shemhamphorash

Angels and Demons

Kabbalists and hermeticists have proposed correspondences between the 72


names of the Shemhamphorasch and a wide variety of other things, such as
the Psalms, tarot cards, and so on. It is because of the flexibility (and
numerical factorability) of the Shemhamphorasch that many[who?] consider
it to be the key of creation of all things and all arts. The names have long
been associated with 72 angels, as well as 72 demons (found in the
Lemegeton or Lesser Key of Solomon), who it is said[who?] can create or
destroy the organization or disorganization of the elements into the creation
of material reality. By understanding how to use the Shemhamphorasch, it
is said one can command these powers.

# Angel Demon Letter Decan


1 Vehu Baal VHV Aries
2 Yeli Agares YLY
3 Sit Vassago SIT
4 Aulem Gamygyn OoLM
5 Mahash Marbas MHSh
6 Lelah Valefor LLH
7 Aka Amon AKA Leo
8 Kahath Barbatos KHTh
9 Hezi Paimon HZI
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10 Elad Buer ALD


11 Lav Gusion LAV
12 Hahau Sytry HHO
13 Yezel Beleth IZL Sagittarius
14 Mebha Lerajie MBH
15 Heri Eligor Eligor HRI
16 Haquem Separ HQM
17 Lau Botis LAV
18 Keli Bathin KLI
19 Levo Saleos LVV Cancer
20 Pahel Purson PHL
21 Nelak Morax NLK
22 Yiai Ipos YYY
23 Melah Aini MLH
24 Chaho Naberius ChHV
25 Nethah Glasya-Labolas NThH Scorpius
26 Haa Bune HAA
27 Yereth Ronove YLTh
28 Shaah Berith ShAH
29 Riyi Astaroth RYY
30 Aum Forneus AUM
31 Lekab Foras LKB Pisces
32 Vesher Asmoday VShR
33 Yecho Gaap YChV
34 Lehach Furfur LHCh
35 Kaveq Marchosias KVQ
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36 Menad Stolas MND


37 Ani Phenex ANI Libra
38 Chaum Halphas ChOM
39 Rehau Malphas RHO
40 Yeiz Raum YYZ
41 Hahah* Focalor HHH
42 Mik Sabnock MIK
43 Veval Vepar VVL Aquarius
44 Yelah Shax YLH
45 Sael Vine SAL
46 Auri Bifrons ORI
47 Aushal Vual OShL
48 Milan Haagenti MIH
49 Vaho Crocell VHV Gemini
50 Doni Furcas DNY
51 Hachash Balam HChSh
52 Aumem Alocer OMM
53 Nena Caim NNA
54 Neith Murmur NITh
55 Mabeth Orobas MBH Capricorn
56 Poi Gomory PVI
57 Nemem Ose NMM
58 Yeil Amy YYL
59 Harach Orias HRCh
60 Metzer Vapula MTzR
61 Vamet Zagan VMK Taurus
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62 Yehah* Valac IHH


63 Aunu Andras ONV
64 Machi Flauros MChI
65 Dameb Andrealphus DMB
66 Menak Cimeries MNQ
67 Asau Amduscias AIO Virgo
68 Chebo Belial ChBV
69 Raah Decarabia RAH
70 Yekem Seere IBM
71 Haiai Dantalian HYY
72 Moum Andromalius MVM
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The Tree Of Life

A note to readers, as many of you will look at this & say this is wrong, I a
sure you it is right. Many authors are forbidden or bound by oaths not to
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show or speak what they have learned & been taught within there order’s, I
am not bound by such & will freely express the truths for all that can
understand them. And for those that don’t believe me well it is simple try it
my way then the way you know see which one has more strength & the
way it feels. I assure you, you will see & feel a big deference.

Kether (Crown): The 1st sephira of the tree of life, Pure being the 1st
manifest (which may be for us at our stage of development the great
unknown) but it is not the great unknowable. Though Kether magical
image is a ancient bearded king seen in purple. Kether is not strictly
speaking a male god because the polarity of gender does manifest till the
2nd & 3rd sephira Chokmah & Binah. Kether contains the potentionally
of creative polarization, it is the Ultimate essence of being from which
polarization springs, expresses it self in the other 9 sephira.

Kabalistic symbols: the point, the crown, the swastika;


Tarot: the 4 aces, roots of power of the four elements. (EheIeh) beloved
ruling archangel to be Methattron. Kether is the divine white brilliance- the
light which lighteth the universe- that light which surpasses the glory of the
sun. The sphere of it’s operation is called Rashith-Ha-Galgalim -the
beginning of whirling (or that which whorls) the premium mobile or first
mover, which bestowed the gift of life in all things & filleth the whole
universe. And Ehe-I-eh is the Divine essence in Kether (or God name).
Metatron the prince of countenances, he who bringeth others before the
face of god, & the name of it’s order of angels is called: Chaioth ha-Qadesh,
the holy living creatures, which are also called the order of Seraphim.

Chokmah (Wisdom): The 2nd sephira of the tree of life, the supernal
father, Raw directionless energy, the 1st manifestation of Kether, The 1st
sephira which is pure existence. The fertilizing energy is then taken by
Binah, the supernal mother 3rd sephira & given form & boundaries. The
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Yod of tetragrmmaton in polarity w/ the 1st He, Binah. “He” represents


the male potency of the cosmos as Binah represents the female. Divine
emanations & is equated w/ the personalized angel Ratziel {rasiel}.
Chokmah is the 1st of God/Goddess creations, the only one of the supernal
abstractions which seems to have reached actual materialization or
personification.
Cabalistic symbols: lingam; phallus; Inner Robe of Glory; standing stone;
tower; uplifted Rod of Power; straight line; Tarot: 2s; Magical Image:
beards, male figures. Chokmah is a cloud like grey which contains various
colors & is mixed w/them like a transparent pearl hued mist, yet radiating
w/all, as if behind it was a brilliant glory. And the sphere of influence is
Masloth, the starry heaven, were in it disposes’ the forms of things. And
Yah is the divine Ideal Wisdom, its archangel is Ratziel the prince of prince
of knowledge of hidden & concealed things. The Name of it’s order is
Auphanim the wheels of the whirling forces which are also called the order
of Kerubim.

Binah (understanding): The 3rd sephira of the tree of life, the supernal
mother. She takes the raw directionless energy of Chokmah the supernal
Father the 2nd sephira & it gives form & manifestation. She is both the
bright mother AIMA (nourishing) & the dark mother AMA (constricting).
The 1st Heh of Tetragrammaton in polarity w/the Yod of Chokmah. She
represents the female potency of the cosmos, as Chokmah represents the
male.
Cabalistic symbols: Yoni; the kties; the versa; Pisces; the cup; the outer
Robe of concealment. Tarot: 3s. Magical image: a mature woman. Believed
ruling Archangel to be Tzaphqiel Y He V Hay Elohim. In Binah is a thick
darkness which yet veiled the Divine glory, in which all colors are hidden,
where in is mystery, depth, & silence, & yet it’s habitation of the supernal
light. There is the supernal triad completed. And the sphere of operation is
Shabbathai, or rest & it gives forms & simulates unto chaotic matter & it
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runlet the sphere of action of the planet Saturn. And Y He ho Va Elohim is


the perfection of creation & the life of the world to come. It’s archangel is
Tzaphqiel the prince of the spiritual strife against Evil & the name of the
order of angels is Arlim, the strong & mighty ones who are also called order
of thrones. The angel Josphiel is also referred unto Binah.

Chesed (mercy): The Kindly ruler of the 4th sephira of the tree of life. The
Jupiter sphere, takes the forms manifesting by Binah & cidministes for &
governs there. The anabolic process, compound w/the Cabbalistic process
of Geburah. Cabbalistic symbols: solid figure; tetrahedron; pyramid;
equal-armed cross; orb; wand; scepter; crook. Tarot: 4s. Magical image: a
might & throne king. Ruling archangel is believed to be Tzadqiel. In
Chokmah is the radix of blue & thence is there a blue color pure &
primitive, & glistening w/spiritual light which is reflected unto Chesed.
And the sphere of operation is called Tzedek or Jupiter, & it fashions the
image of material things, bestowing peace & mercy & It rules the sphere of
action of the planet Jupiter. And Al/El is the title of a strong God & mighty
ruling in glory, Magnificence & grace. The archangel Tzadkiel the prince of
mercy & beneficence, the name of the order of angels Chashmalim,
brilliant ones, who are also called the order of Dominions, the sephira
Chesed is also called (Gedulah) or magnificence & glory.

Geburah (divine power or strength): The 5th sephira of the tree of life. The
mars sphere, meaning the destruction of the out worn or negative. The
cabbalistic process, compared to the anabolic process of Chesed. Geburah is
also known as an angel who is the upholder of the left hand of God.
Identified variously as Gemaliel, Khamael (camael) also Geviririon.
Geburathiel: the angel of Geburah, Gaburat(h)iel is one of the great angel
princes representing the Divine strength, might, & power. He is the chief
steward of the 4th hall of the 7th heaven.
Cabbalistic symbols: Pentagram; 5 petal tuber rose; Sword; spear; scourge;
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chain. Tarot: 5s. Magical image: a mighty warrior in his chariot. Elohim
Gibor. In Binah is the radix of red & there in is the red color pure &
scintillating & flashing w/flame which is reflected unto Geburah. The
sphere of operation is called Madim a violent ruling force & it bringeth
fortitude & strength & slaughter , as it were the flaming sword of avenging
God. And it ruleth the sphere of action of the planet Mars, And Elohim
Gibor is the Elohim, mighty & terrible, jugging & avenging evil, ruling in
the wrath, terror, & storm, who’s steps are lighting & flame. Archangel
Kamael the prince of strength & courage. The name of the order of angels
is Seraphim, the flaming ones, who are also called the order of Powers. The
sephira Geburah is also called Pacael terror & fear.

Tiphareth (beauty): The 6th sephira of the tree of life, the solar sphere, the
sephira which links the whole tree together & balances it, the heart.
Cabbalistic symbols: the laymen; The Rosy Cross; the Calvary cross; the
bouncated pyramid, the cube. Tarot: 6s. Magical Image: A magnificent
king, child, sacrificed God. YHVH Eloah Va Daat, Ruling archangel
Raphael. In Kether is a radix of golden glory & thence is the pure primitive
& sparkling, gleaming golden yellow which reflected unto Tiphareth. Thus
is the 1st reflected triad completed. The sphere of it’s operation is that of
Shemesh, the solar light, & bestoweth life, light, & brilliance in metallic
mater, & it ruleth the sphere of action of the Sun. And YHVH Eloah Va
Daat is a god of knowledge & wisdom ruling over the light of the universe.
Raphael the prince of brightening, beauty, & life. The name of the order of
angels is Malechim or Malakim, that is Kings or angelic kings who are also
called the order of Virtues, Angels & rulers. The Angels Penile & Petial are
also referred unto this sephira. It especial rules the mineral world.

{note: when we do rituals this is where we do them from, I know many


have heard the saying taking his/hers seat or throne, this is what they are
referring to. It is also where all high magic is done, everything below this in
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the tree is considered low magic, as much as I hate to use these terms}

Netzach (victory): The 7th sephira of the tree of life, the Aphrodite sephira
personifying nature & the instincts & emotions balanced by her counter
part Hod the Hermes sephira personifying intellect. Netzach supplies the
force of magic, Hod the form.
Cabbalistic symbols: the lamp; girdle;& rose. Spiritual experience: the
vision of beauty triumphant. Tarot: 7s.
Magical image: a beautiful naked woman. The beams of Chesed & of
Tiphareth meet in Netzach & there in Netzach arises a pure green brilliant
liquid & gleaming like an emerald. And the sphere of it’s operation is that
of Nogah or eternal splendor, producing zeal, love, & harmony, And it
ruleth the sphere of action of the planet Venus, & the nature of the
vegetable world. And Adonai Tzaboath is a god of hosts & armies of
triumph & of victory, ruling the universe in justice & eternity. It’s
archangel is Hamial the price of love & harmony. The name of it’s order of
angels is Elohim or gods who are also called the order of Principalities. The
Angel Cerviel is also referred unto this sephira.

Hod (glory): The 8th sephira of the tree of life, personifying intellect &
concepts- forms balanced by it’s counterpart the 7th sephira Netzach.
Cabbalistic symbols: names; vehicles; apron. Tarot: 8s. Magical image: a
hermaphadite. The beams of Geburah & Tiphareth meet in Hod & thence
arises in Hod a brilliant pure & flashing orange tawny. And the sphere of
operation is that of KoKab, the stellar light. Bestowing elegance, swiftness,
& scientific knowledge, & art, constancy of speech, & it ruleth the sphere
of action of Mercury. And Elohim Tzaboath is also a god of host & of
armies of mercy, & of agreement, of praises & honors, ruling the universe
in wisdom & harmony. And it’s archangel is Michael, the prince of
splendor & of wisdom, the name of the order of angels is Beni Elohim or
sons of the gods who are also called the order of archangels.
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Yesod (foundation): The 9th sephira of the tree of life. The sphere of the
Moon & astral plane, it’s element is water & it’s associated goddess are
Diana, Isis, Levonah. In this aspect Yesod is famine, but in it’s aspect of the
foundation of the universe established in strength. It’s magical image: is a
beautiful naked man, very strong & its associated god is Pan. Yesod is the
link between the manifested world of Malkuth & all the non-marital levels
of which it purifies the emanations & offers a vision of the madding of the
universe.
Cabbalistic symbols: perfumes & sandals. Tarot: 9s. The beams of Chesed
& Geburah meet in Yesod & thence arises in Yesod a brilliant violet-purple
or puce, & the 3rd triad is completed. And the sphere of it’s operation is
that of Levanah the lunar beam bestowing change, increase, & decrease
upon created things, & it ruleth the sphere of action of the Moon, the
nurture of mankind. And Shaddai is a god who sheddeth benefits
omnipotent & satisfying, & Al/El Chai is the god of life, the living one. Its
archangel is Gabriel the prince of change & alteration. And the name of it’s
order of angel is Kerubim or Kerubic ones who are also called the order of
angels.

Malkuth (The Kingdom): The 10th sephira of the tree of life,


personification of the earth of the earth-soul. The 9th sephira in actual
manifestation. Known as the bride, the resplendent intelligence. No
operation is completed until the process has been expressed in terms of
Malkuth, in other words has issued forth action on the physical plane. If
this is not done the force that has been generated is not properly earthed, &
it is this lose force left flying around that causes trouble in magical
experiments.
Cabbalistic symbols: The alter of the double cube; the equal armed-cross;
the magic circle; triangle of art. Tarot: 10s. Magical image: a young woman
crowned & throned. And from the rays of the above triad there appears 5
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colors in Malkuth together w/a 4th which is there synthesis. Thus from the
orange tawny of Hod & the green nature of Netzach, there goeth fourth a
certain greenish citrine color, pure & translucent w/all. From the orange
tawny of Hod mingled w/ the puce of Yesod there goeth a certain red ruset
known russet yet gleaming w/a hidden life. And from the green of Netzach
& the puce of Yesod there go fourth a certain other darking green “olive”
yet rich & glowing w/all. And the synthesis of all these is a blackness which
bordereth upon the Qlippoth. In Malkuth Adonai ha Aretz is god, the lord
& King ruling over the Kingdom & empire which is the visible universe.
And Cholem Yesodoth, the breaker of foundations (or Olam
Yesodoth)-The world of elements) is the name of the sphere of operation of
Malkuth which is called the sphere of elements from which all things are
formed & its archangels are 3 Metatron, the prince of countenance
reflected from Kether & Sandalphon, the prince of prayer (famine) &
Nephesch ha Messiah, the soul of the reconciler of earth. And the order of
angels is Ashim or flames of fire, these are also called the order of blessed
souls, or the just made perfect.

The L.I.R (The Lesser Invocation Ritual Of The


Pentagram)

Perform the L.B.R first to banish all entities & unwanted influences from
the area you are about to work in. Once you finish with that while you are
facing East begin the L.I.R. Draw the (invoking pentagram. Starting at the
left top)

· East draw the pentagram & as you pull your hand back to your
chest inhale, then sharply stab your finger into the center while
powerfully vibrating the god name ( Yehovah/ or
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Yod-He-Vau-Heh) turn 90* to the South.

· South draw the pentagram & as you pull your hand back to your
chest inhale, then sharply stab your finger into the center while
powerfully vibrating the god name (Ah-doh-nai) turn 90* to the
west.

· West draw the pentagram & as you pull your hand back to your
chest inhale, then sharply stab your finger into the center while
powerfully vibrating the god name (Eh-I-eh){long ee}turn 90* to
the North.

· North draw the pentagram & as you pull your hand back to your
chest inhale, then sharply stab your finger into the center while
powerfully vibrating the god name (Ah-geh-lah) turn 90* to the
East to complete the invoking pentagram.

Now you proceed to call the Arch Angel’s to guard you & the circle. (thi
may be all done from the east) But to show proper respect invoke them in
there proper quadrant.

East: I ( your name/circle name) call thee O great Prince Raphael, come
now, come swiftly guard & protect this circle from all evil. Let nothing pass
your quarter. Turn 90* to the South.

South: I ( your name/circle name) call thee O great Prince Michael, come
now, come swiftly guard & protect this circle from all evil. Let nothing pass
your quarter. Turn 90* to the West.

West: I ( your name/circle name) call thee O great Prince Gabriel, come
now, come swiftly guard & protect this circle from all evil. Let nothing pass
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your quarter. Turn 90* to the North.

North: I ( your name/circle name) call thee O great Princess Auriel, come
now, come swiftly guard & protect this circle from all evil. Let nothing pass
your quarter. Turn 90* back to the East.

Here are there seals, you may add them if you like to this in there proper
quarter, to intensify the ritual, but is not needed, all it does is intensify &
adds another focus to you. (I only use the seals in major ritual work &
don’t really need them for I have meditated on them & they are a part of
me & subconscious mind.)

Raphael

·
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Michael

Gabriel

Auriel
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Now you proceed to call down the Watch Tower’s to guard you & protect
your circle. { A note to all, if you are not familiar with these I would
recommend you not use it, but also recommend that you learn these as
well. As stated w/ the seals I only use these to do major ritual work}

Watch Tower of the East: I ( your name/circle name) call thee watch tower
of the east, by the Name ORO,IBAH,AOZIP, ( O-Ro EE-Bah
Oh-Zod-Pih) come now, come swiftly, protect this circle from all evil. Let
nothing pass your quarter turn 90* to the South

Watch Tower of the South: I ( your name/circle name) call thee watch
tower of the South, by the Name OIP, TEAA, Pedoke. (Oh-ee-phe
Teh-ah-ah Peh-doh-keh) come now, come swiftly, protect this circle from
all evil. Let nothing pass your quarter turn 90* to the West.

Watch Tower of the West: I ( your name/circle name) call thee watch tower
of the West, by the Name EmPeh ARSEL GAIOL (Em-peh AR-ESS-EL
Gah-ee-ol) come now, come swiftly, protect this circle from all evil. Let
nothing pass your quarter turn 90* to the North.

Watch Tower of the North: I ( your name/circle name) call thee watch
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tower of the North by the Name EMOR DIAL Hektega (Eh-moh-ahr


Dee-ah-Leh heh-keh-the-gah) come now, come swiftly, protect this circle
from all evil. Let nothing pass your quarter turn 90* back to the East.

Now you are free to perform your ritual, & do what work has to be done.

After you are finished & your work is done to thy Will. You close the circle
by dismissing the Watch Towers w/ a word of thanks, then proceed to
dismiss the Arch Angels w/ words of thanks. Then Finally perform the
L.B.R. again then you are done & free to go about your affairs.

Word of thanks:
I ( your name/circle name) thank thee oh Lords of Watch towers for
coming to my aid & bid you leave, peacefully & quietly, & Peace of God
be ever continued between thee & Me. Now go in Peace!

I ( your name/circle name) thank thee O great Prince Raphael for coming
to my aid & bid you leave, peacefully & quietly, & Peace of God be ever
continued between thee & Me. Now go in Peace!
Do this accordingly to each Arch Angel.

When it comes to the word’s of thanks please feel free to create your own if
you like as that way it will become a part of you, & will add to your
communion with each angel, & Lord of each watch tower.
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The Magical application of Hebrew Letters

The Hebrew alphabet is just like using the runes to the most degree. Each
letter can be used to open doors to an infinite possible things with in the
mind.

The Hebrew letters are also considered a manifestation of God & that is
where the true significance lays, in bringing able to understand them &
utilize them fully. For each letter has it’s own characteristics &
personifications. Understanding this will help one to see the true function
& importance in one self & the application of them in magical work.

Talismanic Attribution of the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet

Aleph :

Spiritual; wings generally, epicene, rather male than female,


rather thin type.

Beth :
Active & slight male.

Gimel : Grey, beautiful yet changeful, rather full face & body.

Daleth : Very beautiful & attractive, feminine Rather full face &
body.

Heh : Fierce strong, rather fiery, feminine.


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Vau : Steady & strong, Rather heavy & clumsy, Masculine.

Zayin : Thin intelligent, masculine.

Cheth : Full face, not much expression, feminine.

Teth : Rather strong & fiery, Feminine.

Yod : Very white & rather delicate, feminine

Kaph : Big & strong, Masculine.

Lamed : Well proportioned, feminine.

Mem: : Reflective, dream like, epicene, but female rather than


male.

Nun : Square determined face, masculine, rather dark.

Samekh : Thin expressive face, masculine


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Ayin: : Rather mechanical, masculine.

Peh : Fierce, strong, resolute, feminine.

Tzaddi : Thoughtful, intellectual, feminine.

Qoph : Rather full face, masculine.

Resh : Proud & dominate, masculine.

Shin : Fiery, active, epicene, rather male than female.

Tau : Dark, grey, epicene, male rather than female.

*** these genders are only given as a conventional guide*** It is


the image that comes to your mind that is important, not what may be
written here.

The Lords who Wander

For Memory: Saturn · Tau · Lord of the Night Time


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For construction: Jupiter · Kaph ·

For Anger, Impatience: Mars · Peh ·

For vanity: Sun · Resh ·

For Pleasure: Venus · Daleth ·

For Imagination: Mercury · Beth ·

For wandering thoughts: Moon · Nun ·

Take each symbol & meditate on them, focus on there properties & take in
the feel,taste,sounds, everything that is is about them, then visualize the
aspects of each. You will soon come to find the importance of each & many
new doors will open up for you, new knowledge & new mysteries. Then
learn to apply them in your magical work to strengthen & heighten your
work.
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1 This is the begining, it is where we all start & is our foundations.
Andrew Rutledge Mar 3, 2010 1:33 PM

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