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Liber CCXXXI
A Grimoire of the Paths of the A.'.A.'.
Frater Zephyros
!" AoAo
This evocatory grimoire functions as the Thelemic version of the lesser key of Solomon; known also as the Goetia or 'Howling'. Research into both what the Master
Therion exoun!s an! the uni"uely rofoun! work of #enneth Grant which has its own $abalistic significance; may she! light on the exeriences of the %r!eals of the
Gra!es of our or!er. Such synchronicities seem to correlate with my own exeriences an! exosure to the current of the &.'.&.'..
&.'.&.'..
iber (()))* is the most singular an! certainly uni"ue of all +(las s &' !ocuments reveale! by the Secret (hiefs thus far. The Master Therion resents it as a maing
of the cosmic rocess in congruity
congruity with the twenty,two &tus of The -ook of Thoth. &n! it is shown to functionfunction as a technical
technical treatise !elineating
!elineating a formula for
initiation. #enneth Grant exten!s this i!ea from the ersective of both si!es of the Tree,of,ife in such a way as to seemingly !estroy any i!ea of a Manichean battle
between forces
forces of ight an! arkness.
arkness. Rather/
Rather/ the so,calle!
so,calle! ark Si!e 0whose
0whose contents are commonly
commonly referre!
referre! to as $lihotic1
$lihotic1 is urorte!
urorte! by his exerience
exerience to be
very ancient +&tavisms2 that belong to a more rimal an! owerful consciousness from our racial ast. &ustin %sman Sare an! (arlos (astene!a also investigate
these bestial energies.
*t seems that mo!ern humanity has forgotten such ower that was very much a art of human consciousness in a time before the ancient 3gytians; as mo!ern man has
move! more an! more to a !een!ence on left,braine! consciousness through the succee!ing ages. The 4ecronomicon also seaks to this time an! acts as a
comlimentary Grimoire as well as the 5ou!oun grimoires. Most certainly/ this time in ancient Mesootamia; secifically (hal!ea/ is the fountain from which the
3gytian an! hence/ the 6ewish an! Hin!u religions woul! evolve into both 3astern an! 7estern !irections with 6u!aism branching into *slam an! (hristianity an!
Hin!uism branching into Taoism an! -u!!hism. %f course/ many aboriginal societies may be sai! to have never left this mo!e of consciousness as we are in this new
aeon/ learning more an! more about ancient aboriginal cultures that have survive! relatively unaffecte! or unaltere! by time into the resent age. 5ou!oun may be the
one excetion as it is clearly the merging or mo!erni8ation of this ancient Shamanism with (hristianity.
iber (()))* consists of three searate sections9 The first is comose! of two sets of twenty,two sigils each belonging to two searate houses; the secon! is a set of
twenty,two verses correson!ing to both the correson!ing sigils from the two houses; an! the thir! section is a list of names for each of the &ngels from both houses/
arrange! in two columns an! aire! of with the correson!ing angel from each house. -oth of the two sets of sigils in the first section are title! iber ))**. The first
set is sub,title! 'omarum Mercurii (um Suis Geniis' which * am arahrasing as 'The House of the &ngels of Thoth'. The whole book is an exosition on the Holy
Tarot or -ook of Thoth. The other set of sigils is sub,title! '(arcerorum $ lihoth (um Suis Geniis' an! * am arahrasing as 'The :rison of the &ngels of (horon8on.
*n both sets/ the sigils are lai! out either in the natural !irection of Hebrew writing for the first set/ or its oosite or!er for the secon!. This woul! seem to a!! some
vali!ity for &cha!'s reversal of the lesser aths on the Tree,of,ife. &n! in between both sets of sigils are instructions for comaring the sigils. They are arrange! in
two columns of which if the sigil !elineate! in the left column rece!es the one of the right then the comarison is to be ma!e in the sigils of the &ngels of Thoth. &n!
if the one on the right rece!es that of the left then the attention is !irecte! to the sigils of the &ngels of (horon8on. The comarisons reveal similarity in style/ theme/
an! symbolism between certain sigils.
4ow lease note that * have use! the wor! +:rison2 for the &ngels of (horon8on. -ut * woul! refer to see this as something that is locke! in a re,historic level of
consciousness !ee in the collective conscious of our race. 6. 3!war! (ornelius !escribes this with the i!ea that these beings are imrisone! in the &stral 7aters about
the 3arth. These energies maintain a balance with the forces that are now at the fore of our consciousness an! seem to be connecte! with each other through the
*nvisible Sehira known as a2ath on the Tree,of,ife. #enneth Grant seems to maintain that only the &!et has the wherewithal to han!le the raw ower of these
&tavisms. *n such a light he aligns both si!es of every ath of the Tree with each other as secific +#alas2 from which Magick :ower can be evocatorially gaine!
emloying seciali8e! Tantric techni"ues.
There is no cross,comarison between the two charts until you get to the thir! section of this book. Here the names associate! with eac h &tu are liste! in two columns
an! their natural contrast is marke!. The ronunciation of the names for the &ngels of Thoth are more creative than the tra!itional Hebrew names for !emons !eloye!
by the &ngels of (horon8on. *n!ee! the &ngels of Thoth refer to several alhabets for comosition of their names of which belong to no known language. et/
#enneth Grant !evelos strong Gematric evi!ence to suort the nature of an! vali!ate the results of his work. These he !raws from an! exan!s uon <rater &cha!2s
investigation into the $abalah; culminating ultimately into a Tarot known as the Tunnels of Set.
The mi!!le section of iber (()))* contains a set of verses of which is the song of the Ma=or &rcana of the Holy Tarot. This e"uilibrates both correson!ing sigils
from the first section of this book an! animates the thir! section which follows. *n this way iber (()))* is a magickal formula strongly reminiscent of the formula
of &SHT&. &n! further/ one shoul! aroach this work with an un!erstan!ing of the rocess of *nitiation !elineate! in iber :yrami!os. The correson!ences
between the two works len! themselves well to each other.
There is also a comarison to the %r!eals of the Gra!es as each initiation has seeme! to this &sirant to exose one to various aths connecting with the mastery
of each correson!ing Sehira. &n! so evi!ence of this is !elineate! by #enneth Grant as he takes these &tavisms to be a integral an! interactive art of the 4ot,
* that is the reverse of the Tree with it2s obverse being the * that most &!ets will exclusively !eal with; making the reverse si!e a taboo that is a by,ro!uct of
egoic fear. Marcelo Motta notes in his own exloration of iber (()))* that the Sheaths of the Self are not static/ but are continuously exan!ing an!
changing as the Self an! 4ot,Self interact. Thus it seems that these $lihoth are the s entinels of the Tunnels of the 4ot,Self un!er every ath of the Tree,of,ife.
These $lihotic !emons seem to this &sirant to otentially lague the Gra!es of the %r!er as each Gra!e exoses one to artial aths that connect the various
Sehiroth. &n! of course/ the %r!eals of the Gra!es arise therefrom. &n! so the 4eohyte may make talismans for each skrying with the Sigils of the Genii on
the obverse an! the Sigils of the $lihoth on the reverse in his or her &stral 3xeriments. *t is further recommen!e! that the serious Stu!ent obtain a coy of
#enneth Grant's book9 4ightsi!e of 3!en. *n the book/ he !escribes more fully the nature of these tunnels than * have outline! below. <or more information on
the :ower >ones/ the serious Stu!ent shoul! obtain a coy of #enneth Grant's book9 (ults of the Sha!ow.
*t shoul! also be note! that Mr. Grant warns against skrying the (horon8onic genii an! only himself/ resents !ata on the Thoth Genii. *n my own work/ * !i!
skry both?an! yet * have no correlative !ata to relate my (horon8onic exeriences with while fin!ing interesting correlations with Mr. Grant's !ata even though
* ha! erforme! my exeriments several years before * encountere! Mr. Grant's work. There are two other ublishe! workings along these lines/ one is foun! in
TH3 3$@*4%) 5ol. 5**; 4o. A,,ublishe! by Ray 3ales an! the other is foun! in TH3 3$@*4%) 5ol. 5; 4o. B,,ublishe! by Marcelo Ramos Motta. Some
of my own work is aen!e! below.
-y the time one reaches >elator/ one shoul! have ha! enough exerience to begin to vali!ate the various <orces/ Si!!his/ %r!eals an! other henomena that are a
art of the exerience of exosure to the levels of consciousness mae! out by the Tree,of,ife. *n such case/ the chart that follows shoul! corroborate at least
in arts/ some of the exeriences of the &sirant thus far. &n! it shoul! be further note! that this shoul! all be seen as a work in rogress an! not some final
authority on the matter.
The %beah an! the 7anga cults 0referre! to secifically in iber & vel egis1 are extensions of the 7est &frican fetish cults that have reserve! some of the
rimal names receive! from their Mesootamic origins; !elivere! by way of 3gyt into &frica. These also lay a rofoun! role in the !eveloment of a grimoire
on these CB $abalistic aths. -ut they come to us through the Mauve >one that was coine! by #enneth Grant; it's rincial exlorer. The tree in this 8one
aears to be entirely of the et8iratic lane on first glance?but is mysteriously linke! with the -riatic lane as well by way of the astral menstruum 0et8iratic1
an! the lightening flash of orgasm 0-riatic1. <rom eso!/ the other eight ower 8ones emanate. *t is the foun!ation uon whch they are built. Therefore/ these
sigils work on a et8iratic lane; the lane uon which one meets one's Holy Guar!ian &ngel. The -riatic :lane is of the &byss an! the worl! of (horon8on an!
&t8iluth is beyon! all comrehension.
7hether you're working with the Tunnels of Set or the oruban !emi,go!s/ the way to them is through eso! an! it's !irect link to a'ath. This skrying takes one
to either the reverse si!e of the tree as in the Tunnels of Set/ or to a m ore rimal consciousness as er the oruban !emi,go!s. The energy !ynamic for this is set
u in a magnetically olari8e! relationshi of male an! female energies; whether that be an internal !ynamic or the sexual couling of two lovers. &s a matter of
fact?both really seem to haen simultaneously. The formula of %4 a!!resses this "uite articulately.
Gra!e #ala oruban :ower >one isease <orce %r!eal Si!!hi &tavism
4eohyte CB @niverse >angbeto; sacre! olice or &rterioscleros Restriction D 7orks of (roco!ile
0Malkuth Thantifaxath 'eole of the night who is; the a!=unct *ncarceration Male!iction an!
attaine!1 com from the other si!eof the of Senility eath
sea'. -lack is the color of
oruban9 sex an! an in!ication fo the
&!o; the nature of this rimal magick.
lace where -u=e; fetish of erfection of
the earth beauty an! sexual
menstruates attractiveness.
an! lace of
manifestation.
The Initiation of the Neophyte reflects the Initiation of the Minor Adept;
The Initiation of the Zelator reflects the Initiation of the Magister Templi;
The Initiation of the Practicus reflects the Initiation of the Magus;
The Initiation of the Philosophus reflects the Initiation of the Ipsissimus.
The process starts again with the Dominus Liminis whose circumstances and ordeals are analogous to those of the Pro!ationer.
Again the Initiation of the Adeptus Minor is analogous to that of the Neophyte though on a higher plane.
And the Initiation of the Adeptus Ma"or is analogous to that of the Practicus.
And the Initiation of the Adeptus #$emptus is analogous to that of the Philosophus.
%The Initiation of the Zelator is analogous here to the point of &iew of the Adeptus Minor 'ithin.(
The )rossing of the A!yss is again analogous to Pro!ation and to the position and progress of the Dominus Liminis.
*n consi!ering the ractical efficacy of working these twenty,two tunnels/ it is interesting to observe that eso! sits in counter,osition to a'ath on the Tree,of,
ife. The >elator has fully attaine! eso! having worke! in this shere !uring his or her 4eohyte erio!. &n! this shere is a reflection of a'ath. That is why
it is sai! that the 4eohyte has the otion to take the %ath of the &byss; which was accete! by <rater &cha! most robably to his !etriment.
(rowley notes in his writings that to be se!uce! by (horon8on becomes a time an! energy waste. &n! yet/ the ability to !evelo functional skill on the &stral
:lane is the central art of the work of the 4eohyte. &n! (horon8on may not be the !emon that the Hebrew $abalists have ma!e him out to be. This whole
caveat nee!s to be more thoroughly investigate! with the hoe that this work here resente!/ has shown to be one more ste towar!s such investigation.
&n 3xeriment
-y
<rater %rheus
A OA &o&o
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[ow tat * am 2e+ing tis in * am remembering tat tis was te "ace o" Earatcia!))but ver+ Be!!+)!i2e an$ $riing in aearance# A!so, * $i$nt
2now tat Amrotias is te name o" te "irst o" te arcer Henii#]
@ver+ting bro2e u an$ * now a$ te images o" Earatcia! containe$ witin te circ!e tat is art o" te s+mbo! "or ercur+# A!toug * $ont now
remember seeing te crescent tat be!ongs above te circ!e on te s+mbo!# Eut now ercur+ a$ a "ace. it was Earatcia!# An$ it so2e to me# *
as2e$ "or te 2e+ to initiation on tis articu!ar !ane#
*t sai$ te 2e+ is to act# An$ * $rew a Eet over tis# ;e Eet became te cross)bow as it sot an arrow tat create$ a sun wose !igt grew
stronger an$ stronger# Gow Sagittarian * tougt to m+se!"#
[/on retrosect now * "ee! tis re"!ect uon acting in te current moment]
Eut sti!! * nee$e$ to ress "or more an$ was una+ wit te Sagittarian nature o" te image#
An$ te image grabbe$ me an$ trie$ to !ea$ me to "o!!ow it# * re"use$# An$ it sai$ te secret to acting is to act witout acting# * sense$ tis was a
"orm o" si!ence in waiting "or oter "orces to $o teir bi$$ing wic wou!$ ten be in armon+ to +our own wi!!#
* sense$ tat contentment sou!$ be "oun$ in te caos tat eists be"ore an+ $esign comes to "ruition# * sense$ tat * a$ a com!ete !esson#
An$ imme$iate!+ * was bac2 to eart#
Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#
So! in aricorn
Luna in Sagittarius
Ianuar+ , 199ev
:1am
L&' an$ ' an$ m+ recitation o" a Liber '**# ten * assume$ te go$)"orm Garocrates in asana as seen in te [sin] Atu# 8en * "e!t
com"ortab!e in tis "orm * intone$ sabna)o$obor an$ imme$iate!+ saw te +rami$ wit te rectangu!ar bric2 or co""in insi$e# An$ te $oor
oene$ u an$ it was a go!$en bric2 tat quic2!+ grew to a go!$en ci!$ o" gigantic roortion as te wa!!s o" te +rami$ "!ae$ $own#
An$ * teste$ wit te s+mbo! o" "ire an$ it went troug im an$ * went troug te s+mbo!# * quic2!+ $rew a circ!e "or tere was "ire a!! about me
wit !eaing sa!aman$ers# An$ m+ circ!e was o" "ire# *n te same instant * ca!!e$ to te genii to aear an$ even a s!it)secon$ be"ore a $ancing
s2e!eton aeare$ tat quic2!+ turne$ into a "!aming creature# * ca!!e$ out to constrain an$ conBure an$ as2e$ to !earn te !esson o" tis at# Ge
sai$ some gob!e$+)goo2 tat * $ont remember# et * !oo2e$ into is e+es an$ te+ were bot emt+ triang!es wit te ae ointing $ownwar$s
an$ * remembere$ tat wen e "irst aeare$ * teste$ im b+ ur!ing a [sin] at im wic went troug im wit a ow! but in retrosect $i$ not
toug im# Ge ten rea!ie$ as * tat * 2new e was not te one * sougt#
An$ again * invo2e$ an$ conBure$ an$ a "!as o" !igtening aeare$ an$ * tougt tis was more marita! !i2e te tower# Eut it resente$ me wit
te [sin] wan$# An$ * sai$ teac me# An$ it bi$ me to ri$e it an$ we ro$e over te eart an$ it sai$ +our eart must !ea)u as we observe$ te
"ier+ earts o" oters# An$ were tere was $ar2ness we struc2 !i2e !igtening as a catt!e)ro$ an$ as te tower#
An$ * rea!ie$ [ercur+] was c!osest to te sun an$ "rom a!2ut to [ercur+] $oes tis at traverse# An$ * tougt to emu!ate te sun#
As a matter)o")"act, wen * "irst met te genii it sai$ to me tat * was not rea$+ an$ * a$ to assume te "orm o" Ca)Goor)?uit###to get some more
age###an$ tis is a so!ar go$3 tat * was too +oung# [ercur+] is so muc more tan min$# Eut is c!osest to te [Sun]
An$ m+ eart !eae$ "or Bo+ "or te !esson !earne$# An$ m+ bo$+ !eae$ ustairs to write tis#
Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#
So! in aricorn
Luna in aricorn
Ianuar+ J, 199ev
:1am
A"ter te usua! oening ecet tat * recite$ no o!+ boo2s3 K* came into m+ astra! tem!e an$ assume$ te go$)"orm o" Se2et an$ * invo2e$ er#
reate$ te $oor wit te sigi! "or ;emiot on it# ;is is te com!ement as er &&&* an$ +ester$a+s wor2#
* bow!e$ te $oor $own stan$ing on a sun an$ tere was anoter sun# 8e orbite$ eac oter in a constraine$ e!!ise an$ eventua!!+ * reace$ out
an$ grabbe$ te oter sun# 8it te sun in m+ an$s w%arms stretce$ an$ te sun g!ue$ on m+ "eet we continue$ tis e!!ise ti!! * !an$e$ on a
$esert "!oor wit a b!uis an$ vio!et s2+#
A !itt!e tin+ !ion)ea$e$ man came u to me across te $esert an$ * $i$ not un$erstan$ wat e was sa+ing )) * cant remember ow * teste$ im *
ur!e$ te sign o" Leo an$ e $i$nt !i2e tis# ;en * use$ te sign as a orse)soe sae$ s2ate$ boar$3 but e was c!ear!+ uncom"ortab!e is
"ace was g!owing3 an$ ten a!ot o" !i2e creatures came an$ surroun$e$ me#
* !eae$ severa! times tot e s2+ in an arc but was 2et "rom escaing in tis manner# So in m+ !ast !ea an$ in mi$)air * $ri!!e$ $own into te
!anet#
;ere was anoter man wit a g!owing "ace )) oo$e$ an$ robe$ e sat over a cube rea$ing a boo2 wit a !igt source to is !e"t as * aroace$
to is !e"t# ;e !igt source was on te "!oor#
Ge !oo2e$ u an$ * ur!e$ te sign o" Leo at im !i2e a ring toss an$ it !it im u as it asse$ over im an$ became is seat#
Ge ut is arm out an$ ointe$ to is rigt# ;ere was a big g!owing !ion ea$ rotru$ing "rom a wa!!#
* cant remember ow * teste$ tis but ten * sai$ <teac me<# An$ it sai$ tat * am becoming# *t sai$ to not see wat * am but to !oo2 at wat * wi!!
be#
An$ * wante$ more an$ constraine$ it in or$er tat * migt get more# An$ it remin$e$ me o" te teacing o" te @g+tian go$)"orms as te+ ste
"orwar$ to)go an$ * un$erstoo$# An$ ten it sougt "or me to re!ease it as it !et me 2now tat tis at must "!ow))an$ * un$erstoo$#
Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#
So! in aricorn
Luna in =isces
Ianuar+ 1-, 199ev
:11am
So! in aricorn
Luna in Aries
Ianuar+ 15, 199ev
:11am
K3 ;ere was a oint a"ter sutting m+ e+es "or te 7n$ time tat * "e!t * was "ai!ing but ten su$$en!+ tings starte$ to go rigt#
Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#
So! in aricorn
Luna in Aries
Ianuar+ 16, 199ev
:11am