The Magic of Theurgy

Aspiring to the Gods

Anton Kruger

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Introduction
The Universal Mind and the Gods
The Gods and Daemons
Morning Address to the Gods
The Personal Daemon
Daemon Meditation
The Art of Constantly Striving for the Divine
Fate and Providence
Life Lessons from the Ancient Philosophers
Living in the Present Moment
Saturn’s Trials
Intrinsic Happiness
The Way of Initiation
Solar Fire
Merging with the Sun Exercise
Daily Prayer to the Sun
White Light Visualisation
Using Prayers and Invocations
Banishment Ritual
The Seven Planetary Spheres
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
The Moon
Planetary Invocations
The Seven Planetary Invocations
Saturn Invocation
Jupiter Invocation
Mars Invocation
Sun Invocation
Venus Invocation
Mercury Invocation
Moon Invocation
Reciting the Names and Epithets of Jupiter
The Names of Jupiter
Invocation to Minerva
Invocation to Neptune
Invocation to Proserpina
Enjoying the Presence of the Gods
Pathworking
List of the Planetary Correspondences
Introduction
‘Concerning we ourselves, first that our soul, being of like kind to the gods, is
immortal and remains in this universe the whole time and is eternal. Next that
the soul is sent down for the purpose of partaking in a mortal body here each
time by the gods, at one time in one body, at another in another, on account
of the harmony of the universe. That, even though we have a share in mortal
things, one thing in us is from the immortals and this is our form. In this way,
the universe itself is united to itself. Next that the good is in us, naturally by
our ties to the gods, and this is the fit end of life. In addition to all this, that
our happiness is in our immortal part, put there by the gods who unite our
kind, and that is the substance and most important part of man.’ - Gemistus
Plethon
The core message of this book is that the gods have placed a spark of eternal
happiness at the core of our being in our psyche, this is our immortal aspect.
We ignite this spark into flame by living our lives not for ourselves, but for
the gods and loving them ardently. This volume contains a series of
discourses on the practice of theurgic magic. Theurgia is the ancient term
given to pagan devotional practices that result in personal transformation and
ascension. You will find here an integration of personal pratice, magical,
devotional and mystic practices drawn from several traditions combined with
insights from my own practice. In this volume you will find explanations of
the universal mind, the nature of the gods, a meditation to contact the
personal daemon, invocations to the seven planetary gods, invocations of
popular classical gods, the practical use of stoic and Platonic wisdom, a
mystical way to practice the presence of the gods and How to commune with
the sun. This work is for pagans wish to turn their practice into their life.
All quotes from Gemistos Plethon are the authors translations from the
French text 'Traité des Lois' by C. Alexandre and A. Pellissier.
The Universal Mind and the Gods
The perennial wisdom teaches us that there is a primal creative principle that
is the source of the universe. This has been called by the ancients the To Hen,
the monad, the one, the good, the empyrean, God, the pleroma, Zeus, Jupiter,
or in the East, Brahman. However, these names refer to the same vital source
of all. Plotinus identified the One with the concept of Good and the principle
of Beauty. The ancient wisdom, elucidated by the Neo Platonosts in late
antiquity, also teaches that emanating from this primal source there is a
universal Mind termed the Nous; this Mind is unified, intelligent all present
and all-pervading. The ancients proposed that this was the universal
consciousness and intelligence that pervaded and ordered the cosmos. This
supreme Mind is in all things and is their core and essence.
The whole cosmos is alive and sentient. Our individual minds and
consciousnesses are all a part of this gargantuan Mind and we all share in its
power as each of us is a fractal of the whole. The universal Mind is also the
realm of the gods, the archetypal ordering principles that underlie all forces
and all things. The next level of emanation from the monad is the psyche or
soul of the world, at this level, things begin to become individualised,
resulting in division into multiple individual souls or psyches. The final
emanation of the monad is hyle or matter- the transient phenomenal world we
see around us. However, The monad remains the only true absolute
unchanging reality, as far as we are concerned the gods are also the nearest to
absolute reality we can conceive of. Each emanation from the monad
becomes more dilute and illusionary the more distant it is from the primal
monad.

This philosophy may be called pantheism, meaning the belief that god as the
ultimate Mind is everything, and not a separate being. However, a reading of
ancient literature also indicates that in addition to being pantheistic, the
ancients believed in many gods, i.e. they were also polytheists and they
saught to develop a personal relationships with the gods, making offerings to
them and petitioning them for assitance. They taught that the monad and the
gods were both trancendent and imminent.
The Platonists considered that the the imperfect world that surounds us is a
misty reflection of an eternal and perfect world. The perfect world was called
the world of forms. All the things we see in in our world are linked to an
invisible but perfect eternal archetype.
The Monad and the universal Mind are the real essence of every human
being. Each of us is a manifestation of the universal Mind and because of this
we are interconnected to all that is, both material and none material, the gods
are both within us and without us. The sense of separateness that we perceive
in our everyday world is an illusion, as in reality all things are unified and
part of the whole. The Monad and the universal Mind cannot be understood
at a human intellectual level, it is behind the sense of ‘I am’, which is the true
centre of our consciousness and cannot be grasped at or analysed. However,
The Neo-Platonist Plotinus said the Monad could be sensed intuitively. The
inscription on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi proclaimed:
‘Know thyself and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and the
universe’.
Theurgia is the art of waking up to our connection to the divine spark within
us and tapping into that omnipotence. The writings of Plotinus descibe that a
person can reach a state of ‘tabula rasa’, a limitless state of being, where the
individual is absorbed into the Monad and experiences immortality.
Theurgists see all people as children of the Gods in a full and complete sense;
they consider every person divine in origin, nature, and potential. Each
person has an eternal core and is a beloved son or daughter of celestial origin.
Each possesses seeds of divinity and must choose whether to live in harmony
or tension with that divinity. Through the atonement the gods, all of us may
progress toward perfection and ultimately realize our divine destiny. Just as a
child can develop the attributes of his or her parents over time, the divine
nature that humans inherit can be developed to become like the gods.
The desire to nurture our innate divinity and God-like attributes is something
that inspires, motivates, and humbles us. The guidance of the personal
daemon and can help each willing child of the Gods to receive of their
fullness and potential. This is the knowledge that truly transforms and
transfigures us. The teaching that men and women have the potential to be
exalted to such a state clearly expands beyond what is commonly understood
by the average person.
The perennial wisdom informs us that our inner world mirrors our outer
world, thus it follows that when we make changes in our mind, our external
surroundings are also affected. The following statement is from ‘The Thunder
Perfect Mind’ a mysterious second century gnostic document confirms the
ancients were aware of this truth:
‘For what is inside of you is what is outside you.’
Acording to Iambichus and Plethon, we incarnate into bodies in order to
bring the realm of the divine into the realm of matter in order to complete the
circle of the universe. When we practice theurgy and gain ascension, we not
only help ourselves but we help others and the cosmos itself.
Alexander Pope, the seventeenth century poet and satirist descibed the the
primary purpose of life in his ‘Essay on Man’:
‘Go; soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect,
and first fair.’

Why does the cosmos exist? Fritjof Capra states in his book, The Tao of
Physics:
‘The basic recurring theme in Hindu mythology is the creation of the world
by the self-sacrifice of God—‘sacrifice’ in the original sense of making
sacred—whereby God becomes the world which, in the end, becomes again
God.’
In the East, this creative activity of the Divine is called lila, the play of God.
It is also descibed as the dance or game played by Satchinanda (the cosmic
spirit) who has lost itself in order to redescover itself anew. In other words,
the world is seen as the place of divine play or cosmic game.

‘Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing
and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods, and defend
himself against his enemies, and win in the contest.’ – Plato
The Gods and Daemons
‘Everything is overflowing with Gods’ -.Proclus

'The Gods are beings of a higher and happier nature than that of man. They
pour on us their providence, the overflow of their happiness; no evil can
come from them, for they are the authors of all good'. - Gemistos Plethon

The ancient seers believed that the gods and daemons were forces that were
inherent both within ourselves and within nature. The earliest texts used the
terms interchangeably, but later magiciams and seers were viewed the
daemons as sublunar or terrestrial and the gods as celestial. By calling upon
them and focusing on them we gain affinity with them which can lead to
sharing their power and expanding our perception of reality. The planetary
and other gods described in this book are powerful dieties that can be
channelled to help with change and transformation. If treat them with
devotion and live our life centred upon them, they will pour their blessings on
us.
Your life will be transformed to the degree you accept the gods into it and act
in ways harmonious with how the gods act.
The ancients were pantheists, but they also saw their gods as personal deities,
they did not place limits on the mystery of gods. The gods were seen as both
impersonal and personal. They also believed in a supreme diety, in classical
times, this diety was Jupiter or Zeus.
We should accept the gods into the very fibre of our being. We should pray to
them, depend on them and foster a personal relationship with them. The gods
will act on your behalf if you believe they will. For if you believe in them,
your reality will act as if they are real. If you do this, the positive outcomes in
your life will be stupendous.
The universe reflects back to you the nature and substance of what you are.
As the gods are of the highest good, we need to try and emulate them.
How we think, feel and act is important. As we cannot fool the gods, so we
need to let go of self-centred and small minded attitudes because negativity
places a barrier between us and the gods. We need to be like them, so we
should be loving and magnanimous. In this manner we will imitate the energy
of the gods and act in harmony with them, riding on their power.
We should seek to gain confluence with the gods as we are of the same
essential fiery substance, a fractal of the whole which is the gods. We should
seek to to be enfolded by them and and dissolve the boundary between us
and them. The power of the gods will be present in our lives to the degree
that we become one with them. In truth, they are always present and with us,
for they are imminant. With them on our side, we can conquer all. If we trust
them, and they will look after us. .
Allow the gods to act through you, for this is what they wish to do. Express
gratitude to the gods for all that you are and all that you have. Assume that all
the good things in your life, large and small, have been given to you by the
gods, then they will continue to give you more good things in the future.
Upon awakening each day, make your first thought a thought of the loving
presence of the gods. Open your heart to them. If you wish to know the gods
and and allow them to know you, so say a little prayer to them. Acknowledge
the gods and they will acknowledge you. Feel them as real, here this moment,
ever present with you.
Then, further,' said she, 'just as geometricians are wont to draw inferences
from their demonstrations to which they give the name "deductions," so will I
add here a sort of corollary. For since men become happy by the acquisition
of happiness, while happiness is very Godship, it is manifest that they
become happy by the acquisition of Godship. But as by the acquisition of
justice men become just, and wise by the acquisition of wisdom, so by parity
of reasoning by acquiring Godship they must of necessity become gods. So,
every man who is happy is a god; and though in nature God is One only, yet
there is nothing to hinder that very many should be gods by participation in
that nature.' - Boethius
The best gift you can give yourself and the world is to come into intimate
alignment with the dieties.
Morning Address to the Gods
In the name of Prometheus
Vessel of cosmic flame
I offer up my being upon the altar of the sun
Let me be transformed in Hephaestian fire
May the gods guide and inspire me
And live within me
Upon the path of Eros and wisdom
May the I ascend to the highest
The good, the true and the beautiful
The empyreal sphere
May I attain to the powers of the sphinx
To know
To dare
To will
To keep silent
Aeternitas
And so it is!
The Personal Daemon
'Let us now consider the Personal Daemon of Aristotle and others… Most
men, and some most unlikely, keep him under an alias which varies with their
literary or scientific attainments. Mine came to me early when I sat
bewildered among other notions, and said; ‘Take this and no other.’ I obeyed,
and was rewarded.... After that I learned to lean upon him and recognise the
sign of his approach... As an instance, many years later I wrote about a
mediaeval artist, a monastery, and the premature discovery of the
microscope. Again and again it went dead under my hand, and for the life of
me I could not see why. I put it away and waited. Then said my Daemon—
and I was meditating something else at the time—‘Treat it as an illuminated
manuscript.’ I had ridden off on hard black-and-white decoration, instead of
pumicing the whole thing ivory-smooth, and loading it with thick colour and
gilt.... My Daemon was with me in the Jungle Books, Kim, and both Puck
books, and good care I took to walk delicately, lest he should withdraw. I
know that he did not, because when those books were finished they said so
themselves with, almost, the water-hammer click of a tap turned off... When
your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and
obey. ' - Rudyard Kipling

According to Plato, the perosnal daemon was a spiritual being who watched
over each individual, and was tantamount to the higher self. The ancients also
saw the daemon as a form of guardian that could be evoked externally for
spiritual help and guidance as well as the core part of our psyche linked to the
gods. They named the most effective way of living as being 'eudaimonia’ or
aligning with our inner daemon. Eudaimonia also means happiness. The
ancients believed that the daemon was an intermediary to the gods. The
Romans called this guardian spirit the genius. They also sometimes named
this spirit Iove (Jupiter) for a man and Iuno (Juno) for a woman, and thus
identified the genius/daemon as an aspect of the supreme gods of the Roman
pantheon, Jupiter and his wife Juno. The daemon was seen as a personal god
and so immediately concerned with its protege's spiritual development, acting
as a nexus between the upper and lower worlds. In ancient times, communion
with the daemon was a key factor in ascension.
Here are some quotes from Iamblichus the third century Neo-Platonist
concerning the daemon.
‘The invocation of daemons is made in the name of the single god who is
their ruler, who from the beginning has appointed a personal daemon to each
individual, and who in the theurgic rites reveals according to his good
pleasure, their personal daemon to each.’
‘The personal daemon that presides over each of us is one, and one should
not conceive of it as common or the same for all men.’
‘However, when the personal daemon comes to be with each person, then he
reveals the mode of worship proper to him and his name, and imparts the
particular manner in which he should be summoned.’
Here is a quote from Epictetus, the first century Roman stoic:
‘God has placed at every man’s side a guardian, the Daemon of each man,
who is charged to watch over him; a Daemon that cannot sleep, nor be
deceived. To what greater and more watchful guardian could he have
entrusted each of us? So, when you shut the doors, and make darkness in the
house, remember, never to say that you are alone; for you are not alone. But
God is there, and your Daemon is there.’
The daemon or higher genius represents our higher self and it is addressed at
the beginning of every ceremony. This being is our guide, gatekeeper and
protector.
Here is an invocation may also be used every morning and night to obtain the
guidance and communion with the personal daemon.

Salve daemonium
In the name of the empyrean
And by the seal of the five rayed star
I invoke and welcome you
My beloved daemon
My higher self
The light on my path
Prometheus unbound
Guide my desent to the underworld
That I may view the sun at midnight
And honour Queen Proserpina
Then let me ascend the seven spheres
And pass the gates of gold
May I attain the vista of the Empyrean
The daemonic divine
The apotheosis
Azoth
Konx om pax
And so it is!
Daemon Meditation
Relax your body first by scanning each part then letting go of tension.
Start with the eastern practice of the inner smile. Imagining that your eyes are
smiling and exuding compassion. Feel the lightness and happiness that this
evokes. Then imagine smiling down into your body, radiating the blessings of
love into your whole body.
Next, become aware of the vastness of the earth beneath you, the continents
and seas around you, the magnetic Telluride currents penetrating and
empowering you. Breath them in and feel their immense magnitude.
Become aware of the presence of the vastness of the sky above, the stars, sun
and moon, the stellar and solar forces that are both without and within you.
Feel their magnetic currents and breath them in and feel their power.
Visualize a laser like beam of brilliant white light descending from the sky
directly above you, entering thought he top of your head and passing through
you to your heart region where it meets a beautiful crystal lotus. The lotus
now shines with the light and radiates it in all directions.
Gradually, you become aware of a glorious loving presence that you
suddenly realise has always been with you and is an intrinsic part of you.
This is your daemon, feel her/his loving presence which exudes pure love and
bliss, you can’t help but love in return.
Sit with this image and feeling of joy for at least ten minutes the thank your
daemon before ending the meditation.
The Art of Constantly Striving for the
Divine
'This one thing,therefore must be deemed absolutely true,namely that to a
good man neither in life nor after death will any evil come, nor his affairs be
neglected by the gods; so that to him will be given all the goods which
contribute to felicity, and he who closely follows the path leading to virtue
will live most happily.' -Iamblichus

The more you strive to commune with the gods, the more you open yourself
to receive the psychological and material gifts from them. Although this may
seem a lofty proposal, it actually a very practical instruction and it can
actually make living a lot more fulfilling.
In our daily life, we always seem to be struggling to meet our personal needs,
but this is a world of illusion and suffering arises from failing to see the
primal core of reality as good. The true reality is that our true nature is none
material and intimately linked to the daemonic divine. The perennial wisdom
informs us that we each are a microcosm, a fractal, which exists as part of
the matrix of a macrocosm. Both the microcosm and the macrocosm are part
of a continuum that exists as the cosmos. It is therefore our task to function
more from our real core Self, the part of us that is connected to the
macrocosm and the gods, and less from our everyday illusory self. The
Greco-Roman Platonists and stoics termed this process ‘eudaimonia’ or
aligning with our inner daemon. This is our real eternal self as opposed to our
perceived everyday false sense of self. It is also called the higher self.
‘Each one of us is part of the soul of the universe.’ -Plotinus

Our default state of being is a life of reacting of the everyday world of

multiplicity, or a gazing downward. Another more active state of being is to
gaze upward to the divine – this is a more proactive position that requires
fixity of purpose and true love of the gods.
‘Before we had our becoming here, we existed there, men other than now; we
pure souls. Intelligence inbound with the entire of reality, not fenced off,
integral to that all.’ -Plotinus

When we determine to live more and more from our true higher self and let
go of our anxious attachments to transient things, we start to realise the truth
of the world, of what is real and what is unreal. To live in this manner means
we are proactive rather than reactive.
The more we give up or obsessive pattern of wanting to control our
circumstances, the more we let go, the more we allow the gods to manifest
harmonious circumstances in our lives. The gods are far wiser than us and
know what our true needs really are.
The I AM of each one of us is the higher self, the deep centre of our
consciousness, which is the true reality. It is a little part of the cosmic
consciousness or a fractal of the whole. The higher self is the ungraspable
centre of our consciousness and is the real Self.
The higher self is the reality and the physical body and the world are but
transient illusions. By living more from the higher self and letting go of the
obsessive urge to control the world around us, we open the way for the
macrocosmic dimension to enter our lives and create joy and abundance.

‘I am striving to give back the divine in myself to the divine in all.’ - Plotinus

We should begin identifying ourselves primarily as a microcosm that is

acting from the unlimited macrocosm, realising our connection to all.
‘Each one of us is part of the soul of the universe.’ -Plotinus
It is possible start feeling ourselves as an integral part of the universal mind
and less as a limited human being. True eudiamonia or happiness is not
dependent upon our circumstances, it is intrinsic.
‘The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky.
Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things
depend on each other. Everything breathes together.’ -Plotinus
The aspect of our experience that we most identify with will be the aspect
that we function from the most readily. If we identify and function from the
universal mind, as opposed to physical phenomena, our struggles will ease
and our fortune will prosper.
It is to our advantage to align with universal mind and follow the will of the
gods. It is possible become gradually aware of the will of the universal mind.
It is possible to learn to function more and more as an agent of the limitless
gods and less as your physical self. In doing this we become purer channels
of the highest.
When the universal mind expresses itself through us, creation as a whole
becomes richer and we and our outer physical environment share a in part of
that richness. The things that we need come to us in natural ways. However,
it is necessary need to make a daily commitment and habit to make the pull
upward stronger than the pull downward.
When we align ourselves with the universal mind and the gods, we find that
things generally work themselves out for the good because the true essence of
all things is the good and we are allowing it in. Events may even turn out
better than we ever hoped for. This is because the universal Mind and the
gods are unlimited and their creative power knows all things and all
possibilities for they are the reality behind all things.
Have trust in the universal mind and walk in the spiritual path confidently,
knowing you will discover the perfect destination that meets your needs.
The ancient wisdom informs us that whatever the circumstances of our lives,
whether wonderful or dire, everything is as it should be. The cosmos is
working for the ultimate good of all and is in play in the background of all of
our affairs. Trust that you are being guided at all times.
Live in the present moment, for it is the only true moment there is and accept
what is without judgment.
Know that your true self is connected to the divine and is not limited to your
body or physical environment. Walk serenely through life with the
knowledge that the universal mind is vastly wise and you are a part of it at all
times. We are always connected to the true, the good and the beautiful.
Know that the circumstances and things you want in life can come into your
material world in unexpected ways that you could not even conceive of. You
will begin to find that this happens when you come into alignment with the
infinite. Our ego is to be gradually transformed by expanding into the
cosmos. To the extent that you expand your awareness to live in the spiritual
dimension, and let go of the unreal and temporal, positive changes will occur
in your life. The secret is to surrender everything to the daeminic divine and
live in the present moment in trust and happiness.
Our default state is a desire for the everyday mundane world of material
things, or a passive gazing downward. On the other hand, gazing upwards
towards the daemonic divine is an active state where we choose eternity, the
eternal now. Looking down is bondage, looking up is freedom. To look
upwards we require fixity of purpose and an passionate love of the gods. This
does not man that we despise the world, on the contrary, we love all of
existence and we dearly love and honour mother earth. The path to ascension
is realised through living in the physical world, as above , so below.
It is important that you make it a priority to come to know this elevated type
of living and prefer it over your previous way of life. This requires a degree
of persistence and remembrance.
In Plato’s Phaedrus, there is a metaphor in which the conception of striving
towards the highest is portrayed. Prior to physical embodiment, The the soul
is compared to a charioteer driving two winged steeds, one mortal, the other
immortal; the one ever tending towards the earth, the other seeking to soar
into the sky, where it may behold visions of love and wisdom and goodness,
which are the true nature of the soul. When the chariots of the gods go forth
in mighty and glorious procession, the soul yearns to to ride in there train; but
the mortal steed is ever hampering the immortal, and dragging it down.
If the soul yields to this influence and descends to earth, she takes human
form, in higher or lower degree, according to the measure of her vision of
truth. According the manner of her of life, she may rise, or sink still further,
even to a beast or plant.
Only those souls take the form of humanity that have had some level of
vision of eternal truth. In human life ,they retain in a measure of this vision,
even when fogged by distortions taken from upbringing and from culture.
The soul remembers its love of the celestial gods; a source of unalloyed
happiness and a gateway back to the heavens from where it came.
Love and beauty were important ideals to the Platonists. In Plato's
Symposium, a dialogue on love, Socrates tells of a priestess named Diotima
who taught him that the ultimate form of love, the love that leads to
immortality, is the love of the divine form of beauty:
'But what if man had the eyes to see the true beauty-the divine beauty, I
mean, pure and clear and unalloyed, not clogged with the vanities of human
life- always looking and holding converse with the true beauty divine and
simple?
Do you not see that in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye
of the mind, he will be enables to bring forth, not images of beauty, but
realities (for the has hold not of an image but a reality), and bringing forth
and nourishing true virtue t become the friend of god and be immortal, if
mortal man may'.
Diotima continues:
'This my dear Socrates, said the stranger of Mantineia, is that life above all
others which a man should live, in the contemplation of beauty absolute.'
The the monad and the gods are divinely beautiful, we glimpse them in the
the stars, the sun and moon, the mountains and the forests, the ocean. Always
notice the beauty in mother nature around you and be in love with it, for in
this way you draw more beauty into your experience and life.
Fate and Providence
The Stoics taught that events are are determined by Zeus, nature (physis), fate
and providence.
Zeus- the power that exectes the plan according to which the world changes
and grows.
Fate- The certainty of the process.
Providence- The rational, good and purposeful nature of the plan.
A man who lives in harmony with nature will accept providence as it
provides for the highest order in of the world.

‘No detail, not even in the smallest, can happen otherwise than in accordance
with universal nature and her plan’ – Cleanthes

Seneca reframed the problems of life in the following way:

‘No one seems to me more miserable than the man who has not been toughed
by adversity….
Indeed he has not been allowed to test himself; if everyhting has gone as he
could wish for or even better than he wished, the gods have had a low
opinion of him; he has not been thought to deserve an occasional victory over
ill-fortune….
God hardens, examines and trains thoses he loves….
Why does god visit bad health and loss on those dear to them and other
troubles on the best of mankind?because in the army the most dangerous
tasks are assigned to the bravest of soldires’ - Seneca

Although we may often feel that destiny is giving us what appears to be a bad
deal, the observation of people’s behaviour often indicates that their character
and beliefs often creates their unlucky circumstances. Thus our
circumstances, to a certain extent are governed by how we react to our
environment which in turn reacts to us. Richard Wiseman in his book ‘The
Luck Factor’ described an experiment where money was deliberately left
outside the homes of experimental subjects houses. He found that subjects
who believed they were lucky were more likely to spot money that was left
outside their home than subjects who believed they were unlucky. He found
that people who believed they were lucky tended to behave in ways that were
more likely to promote positive outcomes and they recognised more
opportunities in life. On the other hand, people who believed they were
unlucky were less likely to spot opportunities or make effective plans. From
this observation of human behaviour, it seems advantageous that we should
identify our unhelpful beliefs and proceed to work on building a more
positive mindset.
There also are aspects of our lives, which may be karmic, that are not linked
to our character and that do not seem amenable to change, we all have our
own cross to bear. According to the occultist and Theosophist, Dion Fortune,
we should actively accept adverse conditions and we should stop resenting
them, as these circumstances are sent to us to assist in our ascension. We
need to learn the lessons that providence is giving us. We should look upon
life as a school rather than as an affliction. When we accept our karma and
truly welcome it, then it will begin to work itself out, so that the lesson does
not have to be repeated. As the mathamatician and philosopher Liebniz said
‘this is the best of all possible worlds’.It is the radical acceptance of our
problems and difficulties that solves our karmic debts. Therefore, we should
persist in our efforts to achieve serenity no matter what our circumstances.
Eliphas Levi, the nineteenth century French magician said:
‘Succeed in not fearing the lion, and the lion will fear YOU. Say to suffering,
'I will that you shall become a pleasure,' and it will prove to be such-- and
even more than a pleasure, it will be a blessing’.
Cato, the Roman stoic warrier is quoted as saying the following wise words
in Lucan’s poem Pharsalia at the sight of his men trying to get advice from an
oracle from the shrine of a deity
‘We are all connected with the gods above, and even if the shrine is silent we
do nothing without God’s will; no need has deity of any utterances: the
Creator told us at our birth once and always whatever we can know. Did he
select the barren sands to prophesy to a few and in this dust submerge the
truth and is there any house of God except the earth and sea and air and sky
and excellence? Why do we seek gods any further? Whatever you see,
whatever you experience, is Jupiter. Let those unsure and always dubious of
future events require fortune-tellers: no oracles make me certain, certain
death does. Coward and brave must fall:it is enough that Jupiter has said
this.’
The next section on ancienrt philosophy can help us with this task.’
Life Lessons from the Ancient Philosophers
We can’t expect to have more control over our environment until we have
more control over our minds. Dion Fortune, said that it is only when our
environment matters less to us that we have the power to change it by mental
means.
One of the tasks of the esoteric path is to learn to refuse to let ourselves be
conquered by the challenges that life puts on our path; we should strive to
gain self-mastery and to be towers of strength no matter what. This section
will give a selection of practices from of stoic, Platonic and eastern
philosophies to achieve this aim.
The Greco-Roman philosophy of stoicism taught that reaching alignment
with our inner daemon or eudaimonia, a word used to describe our inner
divine spark or higher self, should be our goal in life. The founder of
stoicism, Zeno, taught we should try to be in touch with our inner daemon at
all times. He said we should rise above negative situations and the emotions
associated with them. We should aim to become unattached to events. In this
manner, we use obstacles as stepping stones to attain ascension, like
alchemists, we turn base metals into gold.
‘The blazing fire makes flames and bright and brightness out of everything
thrown into it.’ -Marcus Aurelius
The stoics also believed in living with virtue (arête) in every moment. This
was seen as living in harmony with nature and the divine. It was felt that
when people lived in virtue, they were fulfilling their natural potential to
align with the higher self. Virtue was termed as was doing our duty, doing the
right thing and caring for others. However, the ancinet Greek word for virtue
not only refered to moral qualities, it also implied spiritual power and
energy. The stoics and Neo-Platonists described four cardinal virtues. These
are as follows:
Wisdom- recognising our place in the universe and knowing we are divine.
Justice- caring for others, living with a sense of service and fairness.
Courage- bravery in adversity and standing up for what is right despite
consequences.
Temperance- self-control and non-attachment.
The stoics instruct us to focus on what we can control. Ultimately the only
thing we have total control of is our attitude towards our environment and our
response to events. We can choose to refuse to give external events power
over our minds and well being.
According to stoic philosophy, getting upset about events outside our control
and desperately wanting them to change is the basic cause of suffering. Their
advice was to take the best action you are capable of in any situation, then let
go and focus on what you can control – your mental attitude. Our emotional
disturbances stem from wanting to control events that are not in our control.
However, if we decide that our definition of success is doing our best, we
actually have more control.
Inner disturbance comes from resisting and not accepting what is, from
fighting with reality, from wanting it to be different, from needing things to
be another way. Epictetus described this attitude as fighting with the gods. He
said that everything that happens to us , good and bad, is meant to be that
way. This philosophy is also taught in Eastern doctrines.
It is wiser not to fight with the gods. If we accept what is not in our
immediate power to change, even if it is painful, if we embrace it and see it as
a chance to train ourselves in virtue, then we turn base metals into gold.
“all fortune correctly born is good fortune.’ -Epictetus
Life is transient and illusionary, and when we fully realise this truth, it is
easier to become none attached. This is the meaning of temperance. However,
the stoics where never resigned or helpless. For example, Seneca was an
active member of the Roman senate, having to deal with the tyrant Caligula,
and Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emporia who lead his legions into battle.
‘Good people will do what they find honourable to do, even if it requires hard
work; they’ll do it even if it causes them injury; they’ll do it even if it will
bring danger.’ -Seneca
‘Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so.’ -Epictetus
The stoics considered that correct thoughts and actions were the true things
that were needed for happiness, not external circumstances or possessions.
Events such as health, reputation or wealth are not fully under our control,
therefore not the causes of happiness. Although it is nice to have these things,
they are transient.
Our one priority remains living with virtue, which is expressing our higher
self- this is the good life and it means we are responsible for our happiness, it
is eudaimonia. Most people seek happiness in external things, but the stoics
sought it within. They taught that we all have the capacity to be happy no
matter what, yes, no matter what our outer circumstances. Happiness depends
on our mind, our attitude, which is really the only thing we really control, all
other things are only partially under our control.
We are free to judge what external events mean to us, our mind and our
rational facility is all we need to be free. If we can’t change the situation, we
can always change our attitude towards it, this basic freedom cannot be taken
away from us by anyone.
Regardless of what presents itself to us, wishing it would be different will not
change it. It is how you choose to perceive the situation that counts. You can
either choose see it only for its surface value, losing the opportunity for
growth, or you can choose to believe that there is a deeper purpose to it than
you can currently perceive, an use it as an opportunity to learn. Everything is
a lesson. Choosing to see all situations in life as lessons and have an open
mind helps you achieve eudaimonia. Trust that the grand design is helping
you learn the lessons that you need. Be grateful for all the challenges that life
throws at you for they are there to show you the path to learning and
ascension. Love all, for all is of the gods, this is pantheism in action. Stop
judging things as good or bad, for you never have all the information
necessary to make a truly informed judgment when looking at things on the
surface level. Recognise we are all fractals of the cosmos and so we are all
interconnected, as above, so below. We need the material world to help us
ascend into the cosmos.
These realisations rquire daily effort and persistance as the little ego mind
tries to tie you down with its constant obession over worries and troubles.
Self realisation is not an easy thing to achieve. Refuse to be unhappy no
matter what. Learn to be devoted to the gods and live in love and trust.
We tend to expend and wase energy worrying about problems. It is inevitable
that life will bring difficulties, catastrophes and death to our door at some
point. In lands that sre prone to flooding, the wise build their homes on
higher ground. We can also establish our foundation on the higher ground of
the daeminic divine, by letting go and cleaving to the gods.
At the deep level of the daemonic divine, you always have everything you
need and true happiness. So let go of the of need to own and control transient
things. You can nevr fully control the external world as its natural state is
one of flux. 'Owning' or 'possessing' is a social construct- it is more accurate
to say that we borrow things for a short time. Fate always takes them away
from us in one way or another because they were never ours.
Life can often seem frightening when we view ourselves as weak human
beings in an unpredictable cruel world. To counter this belief, realise that you
are a bridge between heaven and earth; rise up and see this. The reason we
are here is to bridge heaven and earth. Fear is a teacher, but we only learn
from it when we stop avoiding it and face up to it. Because of the illusion of
life, we have forgotten who we really are, we are eternal beings attaches to
the gods. In mythology, the restricted view of the world is represented by
Saturn, who sleeps in a cave dreaming the illusion of the world. Welcome
fear, for it is in truth a gift which is there for a reason. Acknowlede fear,
welcome it as an inititater, a catalyst for transformation of your life. The
greater the problem that we face, the higher we can ascend if we let it teach
us.
Deep beneath any negative emotion is happiness, the eternal happiness that is
an the true intrinsic nature of our psyche. At our core, we are a part of the
monad and of the gods which are primal power, beauty and wisdom. When
the going gets tough always remember this- align with your inner sanctum of
true happiness which always has beeen and always will be present.
The gods always work for the highest good of all. So in your thoughts and
actions, try to imitate them and work towards the good of all and be
compassionate. In this way you make yourself a channel through whom the
gods can do good on earth. As a side effect, you will receive positive benefits
flow into your life.
The more closely aligned you are with the gods, the more the boundary
between you and them becomes blurred. You become become one with them
and their energy becomes your energy, and they will deliver to you those
things you ask for. Be determined to cultivate close a relationship with the
gods by using the methods in this book, Make the gods the foundation of
your life and aim to be a vessel for the will of the gods by showing
compassion for others and performing random acts of kindness. Make it your
goal to create a divine connection and Strive to remain in the awareness that
the gods are near. There is no area of life that is not unimportant to the gods,
they want you to live to your highest potential. Their influence can be felt and
known. The gods can lift you into a life that you on your own could never
have attained.

Nurture and develop a personal relationship with the gods and they will
supply your needs. Make the gods a central part of your life and turn to them
in everything. Keep the gates to the gods open, they will come to you and
bring what you ask for in abundance if you truly align and surrender to them.
For they know better than you what you want in life.
Living in the Present Moment
‘The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future’
-Gottfried Leibniz
By consciosly and habiltually living in the present moment, the Kairos point,
we can surrender and accept what this moment brings. Every moment we can
trust the universe is unfolding as it should and bringing us what we need to
learn. This moment is perfect, so let go and let flow. This moment is the only
realty. The Chinese philosopher Tien-Tai taught the principle of the incusive
relationship of a single moment of life and all phenomena- the entire
phenomonal world exists in a single moment of life. You can choose to feel
joy now, then when the next moment arrives, decide to feel joy. By using this
simple trick you can remain happy all day. Realise that your true self is
beyond Saturns dream of birth and death, you are immortal.
Saturn’s Trials
Saturn can be a curse or a blessing, but it is not intrinsically
malefic.However, it presents itself as misfortune to the recipients of its
influence in the sublunary world which are subject to to time (Chronos). The
planets higher than the Moon were considered only to be capable good.
Sorrow is never total, there is always something behind it. Sorrow is
constricted, but we know deep down that there is something beyond it.
Saturnine sorrow is necessary to arrive at Jove or joy.
We can turn the misfortune of Saturn into good by realising that our
perception of the world is the dream of Saturn, a restricted illusion. We can
penetrate the surface of what appears to be reality by using spiritual insight .
We exchange our thoughts of hopelesness to a determination to be devoted
to the gods, despite apparent abandonment by them. Even in the depths of
despair, the divine presence can be felt. By perceiving this presence, we may
remember the insight of the divine perfection in all and thus see beyond
sorrow.
Saturn sends necessary tribulations that can only be dealt with by utter
submission to the gods. If we avoid or run from them, they will only return
again and again like groundhog day.
Death is not the worst thing that can happen- our souls are immortal. Death is
like birth- it is a miracle. A noble death has always been viewed as the
utmost display of courage and fortitude.
The truth is that joy arises from the pyre of Saturns calamity. We need to
open our hearts to Jupiter and the gods and ralise that sadness is an illusion.
Intrinsic Happiness
In the sixth century book ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’, Boethius descibes
a vision of Lady Philosophy (she may be equated with the dieties Sophia or
Athena). She teaches Boethius that five things can be equated with happiness
—pleasure, power, honour, sufficiency, and greatness—they the facets of
goodness, happiness and the Divine. Worldly pursuits distract people from
the divine, but anyone who sees the shining light of divinity will immediately
percieve a greater truth.
Lady Philosophy informs Boethius that supreme happiness is identical with
supreme divinity, and since happiness and divinity are one and the same,
people grow happy through the possession of divinity and divine by
possessing happiness-
‘We must acknowledge the supreme God to be full of supreme and perfect
good. But we have determined that true happiness is the perfect good;
therefore, true happiness must dwell in the supreme Deity.'- Boethius
Lady Philosophy also teaches that true happiness must be possessed in a way
such that it cannot be taken away as it is of the highest order of good. This
means that one must recognise their inner divinity and take possession of it.
This involves realising God as an inalienable part of their psyche.
‘For since men become happy by the acquisition of happiness, while
happiness is very Godship, it is manifest that they become happy by the
acquisition of Godship. But as by the acquisition of justice men become just,
and wise by the acquisition of wisdom, so by parity of reasoning by acquiring
Godship they must of necessity become gods. So, every man who is happy is
a god; and though in nature God is One only, yet there is nothing to hinder
that very many should be gods by participation in that nature.' - Boethius
Lady Philosophy advises Boethius to contemplate the highest. This is
expressed in the text as a shining light that represents truth which it is
identical to the highest divinity. Lady Philosophy explains that this is the
possession of divinity, which is what is necessary for people to achieve
perfect happiness.
The lessons of Boethius and many other ancient seers conclude that we can
choose to be happy in the present moment, whatever our situation. Always be
grateful to the divine for even the smallest of things. Trust the process of life
and be in love with kairos- the present moment. Experience the joy of simply
being. In this way you will bridge heaven and earth.
In life, adversity is a given and it comes to all of us. We all handle conflict
differentl- some people go under, while others survive and thrive. Those that
possess resilience are able to navigate the stormy seas of chaos and even
transform problems into opportunities. Embracing adversity is concept that is
of central importance in ascension. Difficulties are the anvil upon which our
soul is tempered. Instead of complaining about and trying to avoid painful
situations, radicall acceptance of adversity as a gift and a lesson from the
universe helps us grow spitiually. Life is a game and you can’t have a game
without up and downs, the game of Snakes and Ladders would be a rather
pointless exercise if there were only ladders and no snakes. Learn to lean into
pain and embrace it, be as the calm eye of the hurricane. This strategy
actually reduces your distress because you stop complaining and adopt the
attitude that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. See problems as
opportunities for change, transformation and inner growth.
Practice the oriental technique called the inner smile- imagine a warm
heartfelt smile on your face then look downwards with smiling eyes into your
body visualising a cheerful heartfelt glow radiating onto your body
nourishing all your being.
The simplest and paradoxically the most difficult form of magic is to
cultivate an ongoing state of joyful happiness then remain in that state no
matter what happens in your life. To remain happy, even if the world around
you appears to be falling apart is an almost superhuman feat. Anyone can
decide to be cheerful for a little while, and psychologists talk about the
mental and physical benefits of happiness. However, the practice described
here goes far beyond the realm of psychology. To assume happiness as an
ongoing state takes an iron will and steadfast determination, yet it is possible
to develop this ability with practice. Remember that infinite happiness is the
state at the core of your psyche, the part of you that is linked with the
universe or the macrocosm, the fire that Prometheus stole from heaven. Let
your mantra be ‘infinite happiness’ – feel and experience the impact of this
phrase and let it evoke bondless joy in you, say it frequently throughout the
day. Try this for 30 days and you will experience a transformation, this is the
highest form of alchemy.

The following words on cultivating happiness come from the pen of

Gemistos Plethon:

'Blessed is he who always watches over the perfection of his immortal

psyche,
So that it becomes excellent,
Having no excess concern for his mortal body,
And even, if necessary, ready to sacrifice it.
Happy is he who does not make himself the slave of men whose wickedness
strikes him,
He whose unattached psyche rises above the perversity of his enemies.
Happy is he who, far from grieving over the calamities of life,
Welcomes them without complaint,
Knowing his happiness is in his immortal nature.'
'Happy is he who does not madly cling to the vain opinions of men,
But who, listening only to the advice of his reason,
walks with a firm and upright spirit in search of divine virtue.
Happy is he who does not blindly pursue the possession of boundless riches,
But who gives the reasonable needs of his body as measure.
Happy is he who lets himself wisely go to the favourable wind of permitted
pleasures,
As long as his soul cannot receive unpleasant impressions any more than his
body,
and while always conforming to the divine laws of virtue.'
Happy is he who does not seek his own advantage above his duty,
And does not allow himself to be carried away by insane passions to harm
other men,
But who on the contrary, treats men with all the good that is possible,
Similar in this to the blessed immortals.
Happy is he who does not neglect the common interest of his race,
But who, knowing that the Gods themselves are interested in the good of all,
Takes care to prevent it.
Happy is he who gives thanks to the Gods for the benefits they grant him, and
who, above all, Gives thanks Jupiter, the primary source of good and
beautiful.'
The Way of Initiation
‘The life of the spirit is not the life that shrinks from death and keeps itself
untouched by devastation, but rather the life that endures it and maintains
itself in it. It wins truth only when, in utter dismemberment, it finds itself’ -
Hegel
If you practice with the exercises in this book regularly, you will experience
transformation and discover new dimensions and new possibilities in your
life as the ancient gods and daemons are catalysts for growth, ascension and
greater joy.
However, it is important to know that it is normal to pass through challenging
periods where you are tempted to give up your practices because you feel
dryness, fear, loneliness or despair. These episodes have been described by
seers and mystics through the ages are a necessary component of the
transpersonal quest- they are initiations. Initiations are described in ancient
myths such as that of Innana who descends into the underworld and is killed
by demons but then is restored to life. A core experience of initiation in
shamanic cultures is when the seeker is torn apart by daemonic creatures then
resurrected as a more powerful magical being. It is also common for this type
death rebirth experience to occur in vivid dreams. As there is no spiritual
development without these initiations, it is important to retain your resolve
and maintain your practice. Hercules did not become a demi-god by sitting on
his couch and eating grapes- he had to wrestle with monsters.
Solar Fire
‘I am a votary of the Sun. Of which fact I possess the most certain evidences;
but one instance, which it is allowable to adduce, is the following: From my
earliest infancy I was possessed with a strange longing for the solar rays, so
that when, as a boy, I cast my eyes upon the ethereal splendour, my soul felt
seized and carried up out of itself.’- Julian the Emperor
‘I pray that Helios, the King of the All, may be gracious to me in recompense
for this my zeal; and may he grant me a virtuous life and more perfect
wisdom and inspired intelligence, and, when fate wills, the gentlest exit that
may be from life, at a fitting hour; and that I may ascend to him thereafter
and abide with him, for ever if possible, but if that be more than the actions
of my life deserve, for many periods of many years!’- Julian the Emperor
The sun was very inportant in the ancient mysteries which taught that it had a
spiritual core termed the sun within the sun. Iamblichus descibed the core of
the sun as Helios and the Demiurge. The Theosophists proposed that the
prana, the vital energy in the air around us, originates from the sun. The
visible sun was seen as a tangible gateway to divine.
Many spiritual traditions in both east and west teach contemplation on the
suns disc so that its vital essence may be absorbed. Obviously, caution is
recommended staying in the sun for too long due to UVA and UVB and you
should never look directly at the sun.
In India it was common to offer water to the sun, this may be done in
conjunction with the daily prayer to the sun given below.
The following exercise purifies your aura of negativity and energises your
psyche.
Merging with the Sun Exercise
‘The light of the Sun is the pure energy of intellect’ - Proclus
Visualise the sun in the sky directly above your head. Imagine a fiery line of
light going from the centre of your body up to the sun above. Mentally lift
your consciousness in to golden orb of the sun and merge with it. Partake,
feel and enjoy the sun’s brilliant light, warmth and energy. Also invoke the
emotion of infinite love. Let this invigorate and energise you. Do this
exercise for a minute or two and imagine you have kept some of the energy in
the form ‘mini sun’ in your heart area. It is best to practice this initially
outside with the actual sun.
When we focus on the something and identify with it, our inner being can
take on some of its qualities- this is the basis of invocation. So by
contemplating the solar orb in love and trust, we can become more luminous
and radiate light to others. Also as we breathe, we can absorb the vitality of
the sun via prana/pneuma into every cell of our body.
When the sun is not visible or when it is overcast, we can still contemplate
the sun by evoking its brilliant disc strongly in our imagination.
The ancients taught that we have a mini solar system within our mind and
body, You may have seen old pictures of the human body with the signs of
the zodiac superimposed on it. In this schema, the sun is located in the area of
the heart of solar plexus. This is is line with the ancient dictum ‘as above, so
below’.
Our higher self dwells in the sun, the self that lives in constant bliss,
happiness and freedom.
When in the presence of the sun, enjoy basking in its radiant energy and
warmth and imagine drawing it's light into your being and absorbing its
essence, its life-giving radiance.
When you have a problem or challenge, do the merging with the sun exercise
then ask the sun what you should do. Trust that the answer will come in a
subtle way such as a hunch or dream. The sun is a living fire that has the
power to purify and energise. Ask it to come into you and transform you and
vivify you.
Practice breathing in the solar energised prana and drinking in the sun’s rays.
Picture the sun’s luminescence flowing into your body, strengthening and
vitalising it. After doing this practice regularly, you can often feel that you
can radiate light just like the sun, as you will be filled with the sun’s energy.
Daily Prayer to the Sun
Hail glorious Sol Invictus
Cosmic fire of Helios
Celestial light of Apollo
Apogee of Mithra
Who traverses the heavens in a golden chariot
Drawn by winged steeds
May share in your brilliance
And share of your vitality and joy
Bestow the inspiration of the muses
And prosper us with abundance and health
Guide us in our endeavours
Grant your auspicious gaze
Hail glorious Sol Invictus
White Light Visualisation
According to ancient lore, human beings and all natural objects emit an subtle
field of light which surrounds them. This idea has recently been scientifically
verified. Sensitive individuals can see this field termed the aura. If we have a
luminous healthy aura, it protects us from negativity arising from the auras of
other people.
In order to strengthen and invigorate our aura, you can visualise shafts of
incandescent brilliant light beaming down from the sky and and penetrating
your body. Picture the light as vividly as you can and allow yourself to bathe
in its vibrant living luminescence. Feel youself as made of living light and
supremely poweful. In order for this exercise to be effective, you should do it
for at least ten minutes. Your mind will tend to wander, but gently bring it
back to the visualisation. It is important to become emotionally enthralled by
the imagery then you will experience harmony and peace.
Using Prayers and Invocations
‘A divine name was the audible energeia of the god and when invoked the
theurgist entered its power, joining the divine image in his soul to the divine
itself: “for the divine, intellectual, and one in us – or if you prefer to call it
intelligible – is clearly awakened in prayer, and being awakened, it
vehemently yearns for its match and is joined to perfection itself” (DM 46,
13-16). Strictly speaking, theurgists did not call down the gods with their
prayers, the gods were present already in the invocations’. - Theurgy and the
Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus by Gregory Shaw.
According to the perennial philosophy of the ancients, there exists a primal
universal mind that is the source of all creation. Both ourselves and the
primal forces inherent in nature exist in this mind. Because of this
interconnection of all things, we can access the archetypal forces which the
ancients called gods, because the gods exist both within us and without us.
Invocation is a form of psychodrama for enabling this process. The Golden
Dawn magicians and Aleister Crowley used this technique extensively and
called it the assumption of god forms. However, the technique is very
ancient; the Egyptian Book of the Dead contains the phrase:
'I have made myself the counterpart of Isis and her spirit has made me
strong'.

The fourth century Neo- Platonist, Iamblichus had the following to say about
invocation:
'The gods being benevolent and propitious, impart their light to theurgists in
unending abundance, calling their souls to themselves, procuring them a
union with themselves'.
The prime reason for invocation is to become more than we are. Contact with
the ancient gods expands our sense of self and gives us knowledge and power
attributed to the deities we invoke. We may also wish to harness the deities’
power for results magic.
Invocation requires a letting go of our everyday limited consciousness so that
it may be replaced with a vaster and unbounded consciousness of a deity or
spirit. In order to experience communion with the gods in totality, you need
to offer yourself as a vessel. You need to dissolve your ego to make space for
the influx of the divine energy. As such, the building of a relationship with
the pertinent deity is a necessary part of the process. When the operator
melds with a god, the onrush of extra human intelligence and power is
exhilarating and palpable. Crowley gave us the admonitions to ‘invoke often;
and inflame thyself with prayer’ which are the two keys to success in the
process.
To begin with, look at pictures of the planetary gods. The invocations given
in this book are designed to describe the main attributes and powers of each
god.
Prior to the invocation, it is helpful to do a few minutes of pore breathing.
According to the ancient traditions of many cultures, the air around us
contains a subtle energetic substance named variously aether, prana or chi.
Visualise this as a vibrant luminous energy entering both your lungs and the
pores of your skin as you breathe in, then leaving your body as you breathe
out. A few minutes of this practice will make you feel energised.
You are now ready to commence with the invocation. It is important not just
to parrot the words. Ecstatic feeling is the key. Recite the invocations slowly,
pausing for a moment after each sentence to feel and sense the deities’
presence.
Let yourself melt into the words and let them entrance you. Feel gratitude and
devotion as strongly as you can. Build up a vivid image of the god form
towering before you and try to intensify the feeling of deity’s presence and
power. You will need to bring all your imaginary senses into play. What
would it be like if an ancient god suddenly sprang up before you in all its
grandeur and magnificence? This is the sense of reality that you should aim
for. Conjure the felt sense of the god, the awe, the excitement, the feeling of
nervousness at being in the presence of something vastly powerful and
magnificent. If you are alone, speak out strongly and confidently. Whilst
reading the invocation, create a sense of merging, of confluence, of energy
exchange with the being. It is important to give yourself up to the force. If
you do this properly you will feel a staggering inflow of raw energy.
Make time to perform the invocations daily; only daily practice will bring
results. Make an offering- common offerings that the ancients made to deities
included olive oil, honey, wine or milk.
If you wish to use the process for results magic, it is important to do several
invocations simply to get to know the particular deity first, before using the
process to manifest a goal. It is also good etiquette to make an offering to
show you are grateful. Imagine your wish fulfilled with the total confidence
you would experience if it was a present fact in reality and feel the utter joy
of fulfilment. Sustain this feeling as you read the invocation then give profuse
thanks. Magic is a psychodrama and intense and dramatic emotion is
essential for its operation. You should be magnetic- this is to having the
ability to fix your concentration on your goal one pointedly for an extended
period- usually from 45 minutes to an hour. Concentration is best developed
by a regular daily meditation practice. Focus intently on becoming the reality
you wish to manifest- feel as if no other reality exits. Your mind will wander,
but bring it back to the words of the invocation. An inner shift needs to occur
in order to create an outer shift in the outer world. Continue the process for
the pleasure of doing it rather than trying to make something happen. The
seventeenth century French writer Montainge in his essay ‘On the Force of
the Imagination’ succintly summarised magic in the words: ‘A strong
imagination begets the event’.
When doing this work it is common to experience synchronicities/ positive
coincidences in your environment – this indicates that your work is having an
effect on the material world around you.
Banishment Ritual
You may use this Jovian ritual as a preliminary banishing ceremony prior to
the planetary invocations or any other magical work. You can also use it as a
daily cleansing procedure. You can draw either upright pentagrams or
inverted pentagrams. You can use your finger, or a magical implement such
as a wand or dagger to draw the pentagrams and crosses, visualising them in
blue flame as vividly as you can before you.

Circumambulate the room three times, imaging you are making a

circle of blur flame as you walk.
With your right forefinger and midle finger together, touch your
forehead then your right shoulder saying’ Iovis’. Move your
fingers from your right shoulder to touch your left shoulder
saying ‘Minerva’. Move your fingers from your left shoulder to
your forehead, completing the triange, saying ‘Juno’ (this part of
the ritual is called the Capitalone Triad).
Draw a pentagram in the air to the east starting at the topmost
point, or bottom point if the pentagram is inverted. Say ‘Invictus’
Draw an equal armed cross to the south-east. Say ‘Pecunia’
Draw a pentagram to the south. Say ‘Opitulus’
Draw an equal armed cross to the south-west. Say ‘Impulsor’
Draw a pentagram to the west. Say ‘Almus’
Draw an equal armed cross to the north-west. Say ‘Stator’
Draw a pentagram to the north. Say ‘Tigillus’
Draw an equal armed cross to the north-east. Say ‘Centumpeda’
Hold your armsout to the sides in a T shape
Say: coram me Iynges, Post me Teletarches, dextris meis
Synoches, ad sinistram Daemones
 Then say: flamma de me pentagrams et in columna est hexagram
Repeat Capitalone Triad

EXPLANATION OF THE RITUAL

The capitalone triad were the major trinity of gods worshiped by the classical
Romans; Jupiter (Iovis), Minerva and Juno.
The words of power used with the pentagrams and crosses are god names of
Jupiter.
Iynges- ancient prayer wheels that imparted messages between the divine and
human realms.
Synoches- protectors of the universe.
Teletarches- the three virtues of trust, truth and love.
The Latin translated to English reads: Before me Iynges, behind me
Teletarches, to my right Synoches, to my left Daemones. About me flame the
pentagrams, in the column is the hexagram.
The Seven Planetary Spheres
You, white and lovely Luna,
Moon, with as many mirrors as there are seas,
Gaze on this matchless pallor, and never cease
To bring her your dances, and for her distil
Dewdrops devoid of all flaw;
Mirror yourself in her with sweet affection,
And you Venus, sparkle with her, at will,
She whom the Sun bows before;
Jupiter and Mars, in benign conjunction,
You, planets, serene and bright,
Be generous with your gifts to her this night.

-Torquato Tasso

When the ancients looked up at the night sky, they spiritually discerned that
the earth was surrounded by seven crystalline spheres which circled the earth
and were situated one within another like the layers of an onion. Each sphere
contains a classical planet, to the ancients, the planets were deities. The order
of the spheres is as follows: the moon; Mercury; Venus; the sun; Mars;
Jupiter; Saturn; There is also an eighth sphere for the fixed stars and above all
these is the Empyrean, the supreme intelligence and the primum mobile,
which is the source of motion of all the spheres. The ancients also believed
that each sphere produces a celestial musical note, creating the all-pervading
‘music of the spheres.’

The ancient seers described the path of spiritual ascent as a progressive

journey through the celestial spheres. The path is viewed as an ascent through
the hierarchy of seven planetary gates and ultimately to the empyrean. In this
process the ascending soul to aims to imbibe the vital essence of each sphere.
This ascension enables the soul to gradually evolve from a limited discursive
knowledge of the mundane world to supernal transcendent experience. When
the soul has ascended through all the spheres and reached the level of
Empyrean, it leaves behind the world of multiplicity and reaches undivided
universal Being. It Becomes both transcendent and the immanent.

The ultimate experience of undifferentiated oneness upon ascending the

seven spheres is described in mediaeval poem, The Rubaiyat of Omar
Khayyam:

Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate

I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate;
And many a Knot unravelled by the Road;
But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.
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There was the Door to which I found no Key;
There was the Veil through which I might not see:
Some little talk awhile of Me and Thee
There was- and then no more of Thee and Me.
Saturn
Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius. In Greek Mythology, Saturn
was one of the Titans, and the father of Jupiter. Saturn ate his children to
prevent himself from being dethroned as the King of the Gods. But his
consort, Rhea, tricked him into swallowing a stone when Jupiter was born.
According to Plutarch, Saturn sleeps in a cave in the underworld, dreaming
the events of the mundane world in the sublunar realm. He controls the world
via his host of daemons and maintains the illusion of time. When he awakes,
time will come to a halt, thus the illusory world will cease to exist. Human
beings are also in a state of sleep where time appears to be real. Saturn is the
passing of time which is termed ‘Chronos’ or clock time. The other type of
time signified by Saturn is ‘Kairos’ or the eternal now, the timeless instant.
In truth, the present moment is the only reality, it is our unlimited link to the
source of all and it is the point of power.
In astrology, Saturn brings structure and meaning. He is concerned with duty,
discipline and responsibility, also physical and emotional endurance. Saturn
can test us as he is the taskmaster of the horoscope. He is the God of time and
is called the lord of Karma. Saturn’s lessons are discipline, practise and
commitment. However, he has the power to reward like no other planet, as
sustained practise and effort can bring real satisfaction and make us stronger.
He is the spiritual energy that helps us to go within, to slow down and
meditate. Saturn takes us through life’s hardships in order to promote
learning and growth. Invoke him to gain mental equilibrium, higher intuition,
esoteric knowledge, and to understand death and transformation.

Jupiter
Jupiter is the ruler of Sagittarius and Pisces. He is king of the gods. In
Astrology, Jupiter is the planet of happiness and is the bringer of joy. He
represents good fortune and abundance, in Latin Fortuna Major. He is
compassionate and expansive. Jupiter seeks insight through knowledge. The
Assyrian deity linked with Jupiter was Marduk. Marduk was a god who died
then resurrected, so he was associated with renewal regeneration.

This planet’s domains include morality, gratitude, hope, honour. He governs

the principles of growth, expansion, healing, prosperity, good fortune, and
miracles. Jupiter is the planet of purpose and possibility and is the most
benefic of the planets. Invoke him to attain spiritual devotion, advancement,
health, prosperity, a sense of humour, and good fortune in general.

Mars
Mars is the ruler of Aries and Scorpio. He is the God of war. In astrology,
Mars is the planet of energy, action, and desire. Mars rules aggression, anger
and sexual desire. This is the planet of action. The drive of Mars is associated
with raw energy. Mars rules our drive and desire and active energy. Mars, is
assertive, directed, forthright, and adventurous. This planet is also gives
knowledge related to metallurgy and engineering. Invoke Mars to obtain the
power of competitiveness, assertiveness, forcefulness, be dynamic,
enthusiasm, courage, confidence, to gain a strong magnetic aura and to
banish enemies.

The Sun
The Roman name of the sun is sol. He is the ruler of Leo. The ancients called
him Helios, and he was thought to drive his fiery chariot across the sky
providing daylight to those below. He is powerful, fiery, bright and tireless.
He is the giver of life and represents our will to live and our creative life
force. The Sun represents our life purpose. The Sun governs reasoning and
decisions. The Sun is our basic identity, representing self-realization,
personal power, pride and authority. Invoke the Sun to attain the powers of
leadership, creativity, confidence, health and vitality, energisation, harmony,
youthfulness and illumination.

Mercury
Mercury is the ruler of Gemini and Virgo. He is the swift messenger of the
gods. He is the planet of expression and communication. Mercury’s action is
to analyse things. Mercury rules effective language and the written word.
Mercury gives ability in communication, travel and information technology.
He gives sharpness of thought. He is the magician who walks between worlds
and guide of the dead. He is also trickster god and bestows a sense of
humour. Invoke mercury to obtain intellectual ability, eloquence, skill in
business, and good luck in travel.

Venus
Venus rules over Libra and Taurus. She is the Goddess of Love, beauty and
fertility. In Astrology, Venus represents love and money. Venus also rules the
pleasures and luxuries of life. Grace, charm, and beauty are associated with
Venus. Through Venus, we attain pleasures, artistic ability, and happiness.
Venus gives the gift of true love as well as harmony and beauty. Invoke
Venus to attain success in relationships, love, beauty, pleasure, creativity and
joy.

The Moon
Luna is the Roman name associated with Diana the huntress. The Moon is the
ruler of Cancer. In astrology, The Moon represents our deepest personal
needs, our basic habits and reactions, and our unconscious. The Moon is
associated with the motherly and with feminine energy. The Moon is
responsive, receptive, and reflective. The Moon rules our spontaneous and
instinctual reactions. Invoke her to develop the powers of emotional
wellbeing, psychism, divination, sorcery, imagination, astral projection and
intuition.
Planetary Invocations
Here will described seven planetary invocations -one for each day of the
week. If you practice these invocations daily, you will develop a strong bond
with the seven planetary deities.
If you wish to perform a formal ceremony, it will be useful to obtain the
following materials: A candle of the planetary colour or a white candle, stick
or powder incense as specified in the table of planetary correspondences
(frankincense may be used in general for all of the deities if other incenses
are not available), a small amount of extra virgin olive oil or wine to use as
an offering.
For a more informal devotional practice, you can simply use the invocations
as a form of daily prayer without any of the above materials. However, once
weekly it is beneficial to make a simple offering to the gods such as olive oil
or wine poured onto the soil as a libation.
You will need to copy the kamea of the planet (Given in appendix) drawn
onto paper in thick marker pen. If possible, draw this in the appropriate
planetary colour, otherwise black will suffice.
The ceremonies should be done on the appropriate planetary day of the week.
Monday; the moon, Tuesday; Mars, Wednesday; Mercury, Thursday; Jupiter,
Friday; Venus, Saturday; Saturn, and Sunday; Sun.
I advise that each day, you perform the planetary invocation of the god
allocated to that day. In this way you will build a strong relationship with all
seven of the gods.
Sit and meditate on the candle flame for a few minutes. As you breathe in,
imagine the dynamic energy of the living flame entering your lungs and the
pores of your body, vitalising your being. Looking at the flickering
movement of the flame and becoming one with it helps to attain an altered
state. If you are not using a candle, stare at the kamea.
Vocalise the invocation of the personal daemon and visualise light streaming
into your body from above.
Say the invocation to the planetary god three times. Imagine the deity is in
your vicinity, just know that it is present. Recite the incantation slowly,
pausing for a moment after each sentence to feel awe at the deities’ presence.
Let yourself melt into the words and let them entrance you. Feel gratitude and
devotion as strongly as you can.
A joyful, elated feeling and strong belief needs to be maintained for a period
of about forty-five minutes to one hour- this length of time is needed in order
attain sufficient level of trance to commune with the god. To end the
process, give thanks
The Seven Planetary Invocations

Saturn Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Dark Lord Saturn
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the seventh celestial sphere.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient amethyst palace
Who is the source of chthonic knowledge
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over Capricornus and Aquarius
And kingship over your mighty daemons
Agiel and Zazel
The god who delivers us knowledge and discipline
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names:
Zuhal
Kewan
Kronos
Sanasara
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your supernal wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker after wisdom
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Jupiter Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Great king Jupiter
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the sixth celestial sphere.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient topaz palace
Who is the fount of honour and truthfulness
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over Pisces and Sagittarius
And kingship over your daemons
Johphiel and Hismael
The god who delivers us happiness
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names:
Mustari
Birgis
Hurmuz
Zeus
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your supernal wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Mars Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Warrior lord Mars
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the fifth celestial sphere.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient bloodstone palace
Who is the fount of conquest and war
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over Aries and Scorpio
And kingship over your daemons
Graphiel and Barzabel
In whom resides strength and power
The terrifying god who delivers us victory
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names
Mirrih,
Bahram,
Ares,
Angara
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your supernal wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Sun Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Luminous lord Sol
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the fourth celestial spheres.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient garnet palace
Who is the fount of light
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over the stars of Leo
And kingship over your daemons
Nachiel and Sorath
In whom resides life and creation
The god who delivers us success and advancement
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names:
Shams
Mihr
Helios
Aras
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your supernal wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Venus Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Beautiful Goddess Venus
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the third celestial sphere.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient diamond palace
Who is the fount of love
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over Taurus and Libra
And kingship over your daemons
Hagiel and Kedemel
In whom resides joy and luxury
The god who delivers us love and arts
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names
Zuhara,
Anahid
Aphrodite,
Surfa
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your supernal wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Mercury Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Great lord Mercurius
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the second celestial sphere
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient emerald palace
Who is the fount of learning
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over Gemini and Virgo
And kingship over your daemons
Tiriel and Tapthartharath
In whom resides commerce and philosophy
The god who delivers science and memory
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names.
Utarid
Hermes
Thoth
Tir
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Moon Invocation
In nomine caeli empyrei
By the seal of the star of six points
I invoke and welcome you
Lovely goddess Luna
Sanctum of celestial flame
Who resides in the first celestial sphere.
Exalted in the azure firmament
Enthroned in your ancient pearl palace
Who is the fount of dreams
In whom resides mighty powers and virtues
Who has rulership over the stars of Cancer
And kingship over your daemons
Malcha and Hasmodia
In whom resides joy
The goddess who delivers worldly things
And gives fortune to those in your favour
I call on you by your ancient names.
Qamar
Mah
Selenê
Suma
Sin
Open up the secrets of your creation
And guide me in your wisdom
Prosper me with good fortune
Infuse me with your fiery aether
Unleash your mighty daemons
Like sphinxes that fly in the mountains
Let them come to my aid
And propel my ascent upon gryphon drawn chariot
May the heavens be auspicious
And the earth abundant
For I am a true seeker of the highest
Lux
Nox
Konx
Om
Pax
Reciting the Names and Epithets of Jupiter
'It was King Jupiter, author of this admirable cosmos, who made its
perfection and unity. It is composed it of immortal beings and mortal beings,
whose generation he shared between you, O Gods; moreover, he wanted that
between these two kinds of beings there was a link: this link is our human
nature. You therefore, the executors of Jupiter's will, have given us our place
among beings. You have united an immortal substance analogous to your
nature, namely our soul, with a mortal nature, and you have placed our
happiness first in this link which connects us to the immortal principle, then
in the beautiful and in the participation of the beautiful, that is to say, in the
imitation of yourselves, in which primitively resides the absolute beautiful.
But the contemplation of beings is for you one of the greatest goods attached
to your nature: it must therefore also be for us the best of actions and the
height of bliss, especially when we elevate our thinking towards what there is
greater and more beautiful among all beings, that is to say, towards you, and
towards him who commands and to you and to all things, Jupiter, the
supreme king, then towards the whole of the universe, and finally towards the
knowledge of ourselves who are part of it. To obtain these goods and all
others to which we can aspire, help us, O Gods, you without whom no good
is possible'. -Gemistos Plethon

Jupiter, or Iupiter means ‘sky father’.He is the Roman equavalent of Zeus and
depicted with a scepter and eagle in the same way as the iconography of
Zeus. He is king of the gods and equivalent to the Empyrean. He is joy and
laughter- the term joviality originates from his name. In England and France
he became identified with the Celtic thunder god Taranus and named Jupiter
Taranus. Jupiter was usually depicted as a young god accompanied with an
eagle, a sun-wheel, a dolphin and a triple horned bull. The eagle was a
symbol of the sky, the bull represented the earth and the dolphin designated
the sea. This array of symbols indicate he had power over the whole cosmos
and is immiment within the cosmos.

‘Is there any house of God except the earth and sea and air
and sky and excellence? Why do we seek gods any further?
Whatever you see, whatever you experience, is Jupiter.’- Cato the Younger

Cato is saying that Zeus is all around us, in whatever we see or hear. He has
also planted the seeds of virtue and happiness within us. To love and
welcome Jupiter is to love and welcome all, because Jupiter is all. Jupiter is
the infinite joy that resides below the surface of all things. we should
therefore celebrate him by evoking joy, for when we are constantly joyfull,
our problems are more quickly resolved and the things that we want flow into
our life.

The diety Jupiter is above our ability to fully understand him intellectually.
However, through his legends and names, we can intuit truths about him so
that we can know what he is like and be him. The following is a list of 30
names and epithets of Jupiter. Use these names to enrich your time set apart
with Jupiter by taking one name and description of him at a time and
meditating on that before moving to the next one. Recite the name and read
the accompanying passage. His divine names are effective to invoke and
connect to him, to feel his powerful presence. The names when spoken
slowly induce a trance like state that is conducive to magic. This practice may
be done in conjunction with the white light meditation given earlier. If there
is something you want, imagine it vividly and with joy, as if it is already in
your life, experience your dream as an actual fact in reality as you recite each
name, this is a powerful form of magic.

The Names of Jupiter

Opitulus
He who relieves us of our burdens.
Victor
He who conquers all things.
Invictus
He who is unconquered.
Opitulus
He who brings help to the needy.
Impulsor
He who has the power of impelling.
Stator
He who has the power of establishing, instituting, founding.
Centumpeda
He who has the power of rendering stable, lasting.
Supinalis
He who has the power of carrying heavy loads on his back. .
Tigillus
He who holds together and supports the world.
Almus
He who nourishes all things.
Ruminus
He who nourishes all animals.
Pecunia.
He to whom everything belongs.
Adventus optimus maximus
He who is born and arrives to us.
Vindex
He who is our protector.
Caelestis optimus maximus
He who rules the celestial heavens.
Valens
He who is strong.
Custos
He who is the protector of all.
Dapalis
He who gives and takes part in banquets.
Elicius
He who sends forth or elicits.
Flagius
He who is worshipped at Cuma, an important ancient shrine..
Hospes
He who is friendly and the guardian of hospitality.
Purgator
He who purifies.
Impulsor
He who impels.
Sempiterns
He who is everlasting
Capitolinus optimus maximus
He who is supreme ruler the capital.
Invictus
He who is undefeated.
Libertas
He who gives freedom.
Cultor
He who is the cultivator of of the universe.
Maius
He who is majestic.
Serapis
He who is as the god Serapis, a Greco- Egyptian deity.
Monitor optimus maximus
He who is our leader.
Obsequens
He who is agreeable towards us.
Pantheus
The god who is in all things.
Indiges
He who is divine of Aeneas, hero of Troy.
Conservator
He who is the preserver of the universe.
Territor
He who who scares.
Pluvialis
He who brings the rains.
Fulgur
He who is lightening.
Versor
He who overthrows all.
Serenator
He who clears the sky.
Praestes
He who is always present and is our protector.
Cohortalis optimus maximus
He who is of the courtyard.
Terminus
He who governs the borderlands.
Puer
He who is like a child.
Quirinus
He who is Romulus (one of the founders of Rome)
Rector
He who rules.
Fulmen. He who throws bolts of lightening.
Defensor optimus maximus
He who is our great defender.
Tutator
He who is the warden of all.
Ruminus
He who breastfeeds.
Sempiternus
He who is everlasting.
Lucetius
He who is the light bringer.
Imbricitor
He who who soaks all in rainwater.
Tigillus
He who is the light beam of the universe.
Liber
He who is free and who frees.
Redux
He returns.
Frugifer
He who bears fruits.
Lapis
He who is the flint stone, sending sparks like lightning.
Servator optimus maximus
He who is our saviour.
Propugnator
He who is a great warrior.
Succellus
He who is the Celtic god Succellus.
Pecunia
He who gives money and abundance.
Tempestas
He who governs the weather.
Iutor
He who is beneficent.
Feretrius
He who is carried around ceremonially.
Domesticus
He who is the lord of domes.
Pistor
He who is the baker.
Tonans
He who thunders.
Vesuvius
Lord of mount Vesuvius.
Inventor
He who creates.
Arcanus
Protector of the arcane.
Restitutor
He who restores.
Serenus
He who is calm and happy.
Patronus
He who is our patron.
Iurarius
The witness of oaths
Invocation to Minerva
Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom. She was identified with the
greek Athena and their iconography is identical. She was usually depicted
with a shield bearing the head of Medussa (her sister), a spear, an owl and a
serpent. The shield Minerva bears is called the ‘Aegis’- this shield was
sometimes a mirror and other times a shield of bronze. It was supposed to
radiate fear and turn people to stone. Romans loved the image of the aegis
and depicted it on their ceremonial armor, shields and also on some of their
coins.
In Britain, Minerva was known as Sulis Minerva and presided over her
temple adjacent the hot springs in the city of Bath where her statue can still
be viewed. She was a warrior goddess, but also seen as compassionate to
those who petitioned her. She also ruled over healing and the practice of
philosophy. Try reading an ancient philososphical work or epic such as
Plato’s Symposium or Virgil’s Aeneid and Imagine that Minerva is in the
room with; read to her as an offering and as a devotion. You will find you
she will help you inderstand the inner meaning of the book and she will shine
wisdom into your heart. The invocation below is intended for daily use and it
concludes with a number of traditional names and epithets of Minerva-
Athena, recite them slowly in order to feel their trance inducing power.

Salve Regina Minervae

I invoke you beloved Minerva
Virgin daughter of empyrean Jove
I ask that you be propitious
For I am your faithful votary
In you I take refuge
For you are my beloved protectress
Who bears the Aegis shield of Medussa
The goddess who leapt forth from Jove’s head
When it was split by the sword of Prometheus
The lady who is radiant as living flame
Illuminating the fiery aeyther
Who yields the terrifying shield of the Gorgon
Superbly poweful and majestic
Whose name brings infinite joy
To those who truly love you
Let my ardent hymn be accepted
By your word, O numinous queen
The owl hilted gates of wisdom are opened
And the serpent of knowledge unleashed
Dread guardian of the towering pylons
Of the supernal courts of coronal light
Warrior goddess who came to the aid of Lord Bacchus
And vanquished the menacing giants
The beautiful virginal priestess
Who raises our psyche on high
Who infuses the demiurgic impulse
Into her votaries and lovers
That we may ascend the seven spheres
Pour your celestial light into our darkended minds
That sacred flame that shines eternal
The luminesence of your serene vista
Inspire my yearning psyche
While it wanders the wilderness of earth
Give love, wisdom and power
And incesant striving for the empyrean heights
Give to my lithe feet quicksilver wings
That like the aerial messenger Mercury
I may escape the leaden terrae firma’s pull
And regain my home amongst the palaces of the stars
If I am afflicted with misfortune
Grant your aid, O compassionate one
Weaver goddess who can untangles the threads of misfortune
And restore me to radiant joy
For in deepestprofound utter truth
My greatest happiness is you
May the boundary that is my self be dissolved
That I may take unhinderedardent flight
To your crystaline marbled temple
The votarydesire of my heart burnsis for you alone
Through the long dark aons
Though I many deaths I may die
Grant I always return always to your caressing arms
To savour your nectared kiss
For I am yours alone forever
I call you by your sacred and barborous names:

Leitis
Nice
Poliuchus
Areia
Salpinx
Hippia
Zosteria
Khalinitis
Eryma
Chalinitis
Eryma
Soteira
Alalcomeneis
Polias
Ergane
Poliatis
Paeonia
Sthenias
Hygeia
Ambulia
Pronoea
Apaturia
Machanitis
Ophthalmitis
Poliatis
Oxyderces
Coryphasia
Parthenus
Coria
Xenia
Coryphagenes
Alea
Invocation to Neptune
Neptune since very early times was identified with the Greek god Poseidon.
Neptune was a god of springs, lakes, and rivers before becoming also a god
of the sea. There is a carving of his face on the pediment of the temple of
Minerva in Bath, England, which is next to the hot spring waters. As
Poseidon, he also is the lord of horses because he worked with Athena to
make the chariot. He has a parallel and similar name to the Irish god Nechtan,
master of the well from which all the rivers of the world flow out and flow
back to.
In popular religion Neptune protected men and women from dangers from the
sea and lakes. He was prayed to for life, welfare and safety. He probably was
also seen as a chthonic god who promoted vegetation. He was also called
upon for sea victories and journeys. He was seen as responsible for
earthquakes.
When you are at a beach, place some silver coins in the water and make a
request to Neptune (In antiquity, coins were the most common form of
offering at religious sites). If you do this with sincerity, he will here you. The
invocation incudes traditional names and epithets of Neptune and Poseidon;
use these in the same way as explained with the invocation of Minerva.

Neptunus ave maris

Homage to Neptune
Son of Saturn
Diluvian lord of the crystalline deep
Who brandishes the royal trident
I invoke you, whose steeds the foam divides
The restless waters glide in your dark locks
The scaled king who reigns beneath the stormy ocean
From your hidden depths the aquatic serpents arise
Who twists as a vortex through the rushing waters
Prince of the restless aquamarine sea
You, the trembling currents obey
Cerulean daemon
The mighty dragons of the ocean encircle thee
The voluptuous sirens sing litanies in your honour
Daemon lord who rises up in lightning and storms
Primeval guardian of the buried treasures of the deep
Titan king of the mysterious oceanic kingdom
Ancient chimera that slumbers in the underworld depths
Spawn of the deep blue realm of ancient hidden knowledge
Guide on the treacherous path through cavernous Hades
Primordial dark lord of the Styx
God who’s thundering raw moves the worlds
Your hurricane breath stirs the oceanic currents
You lurk deep in the turquoise marine depths
In subterranean palaces of pearl
You are revealed in the monstrous raging storm
And you raise tempests with your gargantuan fins
Poseidon
Ennosigaios
Lord of Helikon and Aigai
The creatures of the deep pay homage to thee
And the Kraken salutes your coral throne
Chimera who is older than the Milky Way
Who oversees the violent rise and fall of worlds
Guardian of the aquatic subterranean labyrinth
Liminal dweller in the infernal waters of Daath
I embrace your descending darkness and ascending light
Mount me upon your mighty shoulders
Let me journey with you in mythic vision
Rise up through me as a rushing fountain
Impress your chthonic seal upon me
Grant me your opulence and give abundance
And awaken the daemonic wisdom within me
That I may arise, a serpentine force
And gain dominion over worldly constraints
Hold me steadfast me with your exalted power
I drink of the opalescent fountain your elixir

Let your barbarous names be magnified:

Nymphayetis
Epoptes
Kyanochaites
Heliconius
Epakmonius
Aglaotriaina
Baructupos
Eutriaina
Epakmonius
Gaieochus
Heliconius
Charitopes
Kronios
Cymothales
Anax
Nethuns
Orsotriaina
Pontomedon
Ennosigaeus;.
Seisichthon
Temenites
Yaiiokhos
Hippius
Varyktypos
Alidoupos
Kyanochaites
Empylios
Semnos
Ennosigaeus
Invocation to Proserpina
Proserpina is the Roman form of the Greek goddess Persephone. She is
daughter of Jupiter, god of the sky and Ceres, goddess of the grain harvest.
The legend holds that as Proserpina gathered violets and lilies in the valley of
Henna in Sicily, the god of the underworld, Pluto abducted her and carried
her off to his kingdom to be his queen. Proserpina’s mother Ceres, searched
the world for her and neglected the task of giving the harvest, resulting in the
death of the crops. Ceres eventually appealed to Jupiter, who agreed to return
Proserpina to her mother, but because she had eaten of an underworld
pomegranate, she was bound to spend half the year in the upper world and the
other half in the underworld. The most well-known and beautiful image of
Proserpina is by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The
haunting poem ‘Proserpine’ penned by the romantic writer Mary Shelley in
1820 recounts the myth of Proserpina in exquisite English.
This invocation is followed by her traditional epithets.

Honorem ad Proserpine
Hail Queen Proserpine
Sultry daughter of the king of the gods
Offspring of the eternal womb of Ceres
Beautiful consort of the dark Lord Pluto
Who stole you into the shadowy realm Tartarus
Venerable goddess of the bleak worlds below
Gilded dark lily of the valley
Goddess of the ashen river Styx
And the grim valley of the deceased
Incandescent source of life
The good, the true and the beautiful
Whose tongue reveals seven pomegranate seeds
Who dwells in the leaden vaults of Hades
Beyond the brazen gates of Hell
Terror of the gathering night mist
Magical vision of enchantment
Whose raven locks bewitch all
Infernal maiden of the restless dead
And of the ravenous hungry ghosts
At your voice, the melancholic dead stir in their crypts
Goddess who tames the jaws of howling Cerberus
Femme fatale whose pallid lips are the sunset
Eumenides
Penumbra
Source of the vengeful wrathful Furies
Born of the secret seeds of Jupiter
Mother of the intoxicating Bacchus
And the creeping green vines
The retinue of dancing Horai encircle you
Virgin monarch of the grim world below
Who is mistress of the Vernal Equinox
Guiding Torchbearer of bleak Sheol
Sweeter than the fragrant grapes of Thrae
Garlanded with red ochre fruits
And earth’s verdant offspring
Pythoness who gives knowledge and delight
Queen who reigns over life and death
Whose kiss hardens to a sting
Espoused in the twilight autumn moon
May the vineyards wax in abundance
And crown my life with prosperity
And the radiance of vital health
I lift up my ardent voice in your allegiance
May I dwell with you in the pinnacles of bliss
In your eternal love I am smitten as a satire
Scorch your name into my bleeding soul
Illumine my vestments with opalescent light
Within your sanctum may I eternal lie
For in strange aeons even death may die
Transliterate all I am into your primal essence
Without you I am not
With you I am all
I call you by your ancient magical names:
Praxidike
Brimo
Deione
Eleusina
Epaine
Hagne
Chthonia
Kore
Leptynis
Despoena
Megala Thea
Carpophorus
Hercyna
Melitodes
Praxidike
Soteira
Azesia
Eleusina
Protogone
Daeira
Enjoying the Presence of the Gods
In this chapter will be described, in the form of a mystical treatise, entitled
Liber Amor in Deum a powerful spiritual practise that leads to ascension. If
you persist in this practice ardently as instructed, you will soon notice
positive synchronicities in your life and a sense of the presence of the
supernal deities.
'May the excellent higher part of our being, which is similar to your nature,
be attached to you, as much as possible, in everything and everywhere; may it
dominate and rule the less noble part of ourselves; and to this end support it,
O you Gods, as much as possible. Let all our actions and works be directed
according to your reason and your wisdom; so that our mortal and irrational
principle does not excessively take hold of us, and it does not carry us far
from you. On the contrary, let us exercise the higher part of our being, the
immortal essence which is similar to yours, to follow you constantly and
consistently. Let it draw closer to you, who are always good and happy, to
maintain with you, as much that it is in our power, an intimate alliance, a
communion, achieved by adapting each of our actions to the rules imposed on
us by the kinship of our nature with. May our striving perfect our mortal
nature to the extent that is possible, and may this participation in your being
bring us closer to the greatest happiness possible. Above all grant us, O Gods,
now and always, as a primary favour, to have a just idea of you; it will be for
us the source of all goods'. -Extract from Gemistos Plethon's 'Morning
Speech to Jupiter.'

LIBER AMOR IN DEUM

In primus venerave deos- first of all venerate the gods. Jove is your father,
Juno is your mother, Minerva is your sister. By serving the all, you serve
yourself, for the works you put out into the world come forth back to you.
First of all, realise the gods are within you, if you live in them, they will live
in you.
Make the love of the gods the aim of all your actions, seeking the gods for the
pleasure of their presence alone. Do not serve the gods with the aim of
gaining their favours, although you will find that you do receive them in due
time. Do it simply out of the joy and love of service, as you would willingly
do for your loved ones. The gods have placed happiness deep in your psyche,
not in the material world. Therefore, if you search for true happiness in
transient things such as wealth, position or power, you will fail to locate it,
for you are looking in the wrong place.
If you only serve the ego, you will be set on the downward contracting spiral
that leads to despair. If you do all for the love of the gods, you will be set
upon the upward expanding spiral to the daemonic divine.
Therefore, Endeavour to act only for the gods. Whatever faces you, always
continue to act purely for the love of the gods. Do this consistently and
tirelessly and you will surely be united with them and you will be given a
share of their infinite happiness- Eudaimonia. The Gods will bestow their
gifts upon you in abundance, both spiritual and material. The more you love
them, the more you will receive. You need never feel alone, for the gods and
your daemon are around you and within you for eternity. Trust all will be
taken care of.
Make a daily habit of conversing with the gods continually and offering all
you do to them.
Do this with perpetual attention. At first, we must at first apply this practice
with discipline until the habit is firmly established, as we are prone
forgetfulness. However, with persistence, we will feel immersed in their
Promethean fire and then the practice will proceed without difficulty.
Know that your life is enmeshed with the powerful living forces of the gods.
The music of the spheres echoes in your psyche and eternity is within you.
If you experience pain or suffering, let go, and know that the gods will give
you the strength and guidance to bear through. They will light the path.
When a difficult task presents itself, address the gods asking them for their
power, for you are of them, of the same pristine substance. You will
subsequently receive their strength more than sufficient.
Speak to the gods frankly and plainly, implore their assistance in your daily
affairs. The gods will never fail to grant help for that is their nature.
Accustom yourself to do everything for the love of the gods and ask for their
intervention to help you to do your daily tasks well, then you will find that all
is lighter. Try to please the gods by doing little things for the love of them
and making offerings. Practice loving and adoring the gods in all things.
Persistent adoration is the secret key that opens the gates of gold.
If you are troubled, have faith that the gods are present. Do everything with a
desire to please them and let go of what comes of any situation. Accept all
events in your life as their will, for they know the whole and you only know
the part. All that happens to you in every moment is to aid your growth and
ascension. Do not question the will of the gods, for their only wish is to help
you.
When we have negative thoughts, we should see them for what they are and
return to our communion with the gods.
The shortest way to go straight to the gods is by a continual exercise of love
and doing all things for their service. Our only business is to love and delight
ourselves in the gods- endeavouring to love them more and more with all our
heart each day. Fear nothing, desiring only one thing of the gods - that you
might commune with them. Resolve to make the love of the gods the aim of
all your actions and your life. Aspire to realise they are with you every
moment; assimilate their fiery empyrean presence into your being.
The foundation of the spiritual life is faith in the gods. Once this is
established, have no other care but to perform all your actions for the love of
them.
The trust we place in the gods honours them and draws forth their power.
They will not let us suffer long if we are perfectly resigned and devoted to
them and resolved to endure everything for their sake. We are to give all we
are and all we have to them as a loving offering. In so far as we give
ourselves to the gods, the gods will give of themselves to us.
Be assured that the goodness of the gods will not leave you, but give you
strength to bear whatever challenges they send your way. Therefore, fear
nothing. Be ready to lay down your life for the love of the gods. Perfect
resignation to the gods is a sure way to commune with them. In this way, you
will be given sufficient wisdom to show you how to move forward in all your
ventures.
Know that in the gods we live and have our existence, in them alone we are
we fully content and fulfilled. Anchor your whole being in them as they are
your sanctuary of limitless light.
If we persevere with the above practices for long enough, unspeakable bliss
will follow.
In our difficulties we need only have recourse to the gods and ask for their
intervention, and they will assist. To approach the gods, you need only a
heart resolutely determined to devote itself to nothing but them and to love
them above all.
Accustom yourself to a continual conversation with the gods in freedom and
in simplicity. We need only to recognize the gods are intimately present with
us and address them every moment. We may ask their assistance to know
their will in things we are unsure about, then step back in trust and let them
lead the way.
In our conversation with the gods, we should engage in praising and loving
them incessantly for their infinite goodness, beauty and perfection. We
should pray for their aid with a perfect confidence, relying upon their infinite
power. The gods will never fail to offer us their assistance for our every
action.
The gods will give us light in our problems providing we have no other
design but to please them.
Our ascension depends on doing our work for the gods rather than for our
limited self. An effective method for going to the gods is that of doing our
everyday business without any view of pleasing other men or ourselves, but
purely for the love of the gods.
Your prayer may be nothing but a sense of the presence of the gods. Turn
inwards and put Divine Love above all. Realise your essential self is eternal
and is of the same essence as the gods and they are one with you. Spend your
days in this practice and in continual joy of it.
Resolutely put your whole trust in the gods and totally surrender yourself to
them. We should not weary of doing little things for the love of the gods, who
regard not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.
In the beginning, we may struggle with the above practices, but success will
ensue if we persist.
We should aim to become the most perfect worshippers of the gods we can
possibly be through all eternity. This resolution will bind us to them forever;
then death will be as nothing to us.
Recognize that we require all the pain and troubles that the gods send us to
aid our ascension. We should submit ourselves to difficulties and bear them
as long as the gods please- and view them as things highly advantageous to
us. Problems should be welcomed as a catalyst for ascension, just as the black
coal in the earth does not transform into magnificent diamonds without
pressure. The alchemical formula Salve et Coagula tells us that our limited
everyday self must be disintegrated before it can be re-integrated into a
perfect vehicle of the gods. Therefore, practice the discipline of none
attachment and letting go in the face of difficulties to purify your psyche and
always gaze upward to the celestial gods rather than downwards to earthly
transient things.
The processes of descent and ascent are determined by whatever it is that we
most love: we are pulled away from the gods and daemonic divine by the
constant wish to have things all our own way. Therefore, exercise yourself in
the knowledge and love of the gods, endeavouring to live in a continual sense
of their Presence. In prayer, fill your mind with awe of the Infinite Beings.
When you begin your daily tasks, ask the gods with trust in them to grant that
you continue in their presence and grant their assistance. As you proceed in
your work, continue conversation with them, imploring their presence, and
offer them all your actions.
Resolve to become wholly the god’s possession, give them all you have and
all you are. Know that everything around you is of the gods and you are of
the gods. Live as if there were none but them. The greater perfection a soul
aspires after, the more dependent it is upon the gods.
Worship the gods often, keeping in your mind their magnificent presence and
recalling it frequently. Make this your ongoing state of being and ignore
everything that interrupts your thoughts of the gods. Remember we can do
nothing without the gods.
Practising the presence of the gods grants us a freedom and closeness with
the gods, where they readily supply the gifts we need. Over time, by often
repeating these practices, they become habitual, and the presence of the gods
becomes quite natural to us.
Apply yourself to the presence of the gods and think of them as always with
you. Often in
this practice you will experience so passionate a love for the gods that you
will sense their nearness and you will feel a profound inward peace, as if you
were among them.
Walk before the gods simply, in faith, with humility, and with love. Apply
yourself diligently to this practice of pure unadulterated love. Make it your
priority to persevere in their magnificent presence, maintaining a simple
attention and a cherishing passion for them. Abandon yourself in their hands
that they may do what they please with you. The gods will embrace you with
love. They will converse and delight themselves with you incessantly. To the
extent you surrender to them, they will come to you.
Consider yourself self continually in the holy presence of the gods. Give a
simple attention, an affectionate regard for the gods and attach yourself to
them with greater sweetness and delight than that of an infant at its mother's
breast.
Presenting yourself thus before the gods, desiring them make their perfect
image in your soul and render yourself entirely like them. Resolutely fix
yourself in the gods as a sanctum of serenity. Let the gods do what they
please with you. Desire only them, and to be wholly devoted to them. They
will come in their own time, often you least expect it. Thank them for the
favours, particularly for the fortitude and patience which they give you in
your afflictions. Comfort yourself with them, and give thanks for all that
happens to you, good or bad, for in truth, it is all good when seen from a
higher perspective. In order to peer at the stars, we must first venture into the
darkness of night.
You must seek to enter the divine totally and merge your being with the
being of the deities. You must give yourself totally in order to release their
powers in to your life. If you give all that you are to the gods, they will give
all that they are to you.
Put all your trust in the Gods and think of them as much as you can. A little
lifting up of the heart and remembrance of the gods is sufficient. One act of
inward worship, however short, is nevertheless very acceptable to the gods.
Think of the Gods as often as possible. Accustom yourself, to this small but
powerful exercise. No one sees it, and nothing is easier than to repeat these
little internal adorations throughout the day.
In time, you become so accustomed to the divine presences that you receive
continual comfort and peace and you become elevated with joy and delight.
The experience of these things gives certainty that the gods are always in the
innermost part of your psyche. You will find within so great a treasure that
you no longer have any need to search for it.
The gods have infinite treasure to bestow upon us, and we can accept it
through a routine of daily devotion to them. The company of the gods is the
most precious of all treasures, for they are the sanctum of eternity.
Pray to the gods with a firm resolution to be wholly devoted to them. The
heart must be an empty vessel, as the gods will only possess a pure heart.
There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of
a continual conversation with the gods. We focus on the principles of perfect
love and perfect beauty.
Make a firm resolution never again to forget the gods. Resolve to spend the
rest of your days immersed in their sacred presence, purely for the love of
them. Set ardently about this work, and if you do it sincerely, be assured that
you will soon feel the benefits of it. The gods will reign their fiery aether into
your being.
Keep yourself present with the gods in the depth and centre of your psyche as
much as you can.
We must work faithfully recalling our mind to the gods with tranquillity as
often as we can. It is necessary to put our whole trust in the gods. Once we
have established a habit of the practice of the presence of the gods, we are
then with them. We may simply continue with them in our communion of
love, for we become one with the thing that we love.
Thank the gods for the favours they have given you, and continue to give
you, in the midst of your troubles. Lift up your heart to them - remembrance
is always pleasing to them.
Do not put faith in your problems; instead put faith in the gods who can raise
you out of apparent difficulties.
The gods are nearer to us than we are to ourselves. As the ancients said, there
is no part of us that is not of the gods. We may at any time make an oratory
of our heart so we can converse with them in love. Everyone is capable of
such intimate conversation with the gods. Let us live and die with the gods.
Sufferings will be sweet and pleasant if they are with us.

We are all troubled with wandering thoughts. But the will is mistress of all
our faculties- she must recall our stray thoughts and carry them back to the
gods. If the mind is not sufficiently controlled, the solution is to hold yourself
in prayer before the gods and let it be your business to keep your mind in the
presence of the gods. If your mind wanders and withdraws itself from them,
do not become concerned. Use your will to realign it back into tranquillity. If
you persevere patiently and daily in this manner, you will succeed. Our
happiness lies in the higher part of our psyche, the part that has confluence
with the gods, seek it elsewhere in vain.
Let us often consider that our only business in this life is to please the gods.
Let us think of them perpetually and let us put all our trust in them. We
cannot escape the dangers which abound in life without the actual and
continual help of the gods, so let us pray to them constantly. Step back and let
them lead the way.
In order to know the gods, we must often think of them. Then we come to
love them. Think of them often, then our heart will be with our highest
treasure.
Think of the gods frequently; by day, by night, in your business, and in your
diversions. They are always near you and with you. Leave them not alone.
You would think it rude to leave a friend alone who came to visit you. Why
then must the gods be neglected? Do not forget them but think on them often.
Adore them continually. Live and die with them in joy.
We were created for union with the gods and to be in their service, but we
spend our lives protecting our small, separate self-image. Live instead from
your true self, hidden with the gods and one with them. We cling to our ego
because it has apparent realness. But the ancient wise seers say that when we
are nothing, we are everything. We should ask the gods to replace our old life
with a new vibrant life in them.
The fiery heart of this practice is to give yourself to the gods completely, live
your life not for yourself, but for them. Dedicate to them all you have and all
you are- withhold nothing. Make yourself an empty an empty vessel so the
gods can do their work through you. Feel interpenetration with them. The
very aethers will spark in the rapture of your union with the supernal, this is
true apotheosis.

HEAR ENDS LIBER AMOR IN DEUM

This chapter will conclude with an extract from Gemistos Plethon's morning
address to the gods:
'For all these goods, O king Jove, it is to you, first and foremost, that we must
give thanks, as the first and most powerful of our benefactors. We also give
thanks to the other Gods, through which Jupiter’s goods come to us. It is right
that we should be animated by deepest gratitude to you, who, without owing
us anything and without any hope of return, have granted us and still grant us
so many gifts. Who, good by essence, aim to abundantly spread all that is
good, and lavish us magnanimously with your gifts. Thanks be to you for all
your benefits, but first and foremost for those by which you bring our psyche
into the paths of beauty and virtue: for these are the first of all goods, and
which you bestow on the highest part of our being'
'For you give all your concern our most divine attribute, intelligence, which
links us to you by kinship; you are constantly pushing us towards the good
and directing us on the right path, knowing that we too will be happy, as long
as we are able to walk in your footsteps and reach with you to the beautiful.'
Pathworking
This guided imagery pathworking may be used to gain advice or information
from the ancient gods on any topic. Ensure you know what you want to ask
for before you perform this exercise.
-Start by closing your eyes, relaxing and doing a few minutes of pore
breathing as described earlier.
-Imagine a large circular hole has appeared in the floor of your room. You
enter the hole and walk down the ornate spiral staircase in to the mysterious
world below- this is an entrance to the underworld.
-You reach the bottom of the staircase and find yourself present in the valley
of an eerie mountainous twilight landscape; the stars are shining in the pale
blue underworld sky. The valley is dotted with trees blooming metallic leaves
that chime in the Hades unearthly breeze.
-Before you looms a gargantuan ancient temple. The ancient marble structure
is on a raised diadem steps and supported all around by Corinthian columns
with imposing statues of twin sphinxes flanking the entrance.
-Walk clockwise around the perimeter of the building three times.
-Climb the steps of the diadem and stand at the large oak entrance door, upon
it is carved the planetary kamea of the god. Say the name of the deity you
wish to visit three times
-The door opens and you enter into a gigantic hall decorated in classical style
with statues of gods ranked along the walls. The floor is of grey marble.
-In the centre of this impressive hall is the deity you wish to speak to.
-Greet the god politely and ask your question. The response may come in
many forms- intuition, images, dreams or coincidences at a later date.
-When you are finished, give thanks and leave via the entrance. Imagine the
door closing behind you.
-Return via the spiral staircase to your room and imagine the tunnel closing
over.
List of the Planetary Correspondences
Saturn
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book
Day
Saturday
Colour
Black or violet
Incense
Myrrh

Jupiter
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book
Day
Thursday
Colour
Blue or violet
Incense
Cedar

Mars
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book
Day
Tuesday
Colour
Red
Incense
Tobacco or red pepper

Sun
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book .
Day
Sunday
Colour
Yellow or gold
Incense
Frankincense

Venus
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book.
Day
Friday
Colour
Green (or pink for love)
Incense
Benzoin

Mercury
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book
Tiriel
Day
Wednesday
Colour
Orange or mixed colours
Incense
Sandalwood

Moon
Kamea
Pictures of all kameas are included at end of book
Day
Monday
Colour
Violet, blue or silver
Incense
Camphor
Kamea of Saturn

Kamea of Jupiter
 Kamea of Mars

Kamea of the Sun

Kamea of Venus

Kamea of Mercury
Kamea of the Moon