The Invoking Ritual of the Four Chiefs

After an appropriate circle be cast, the names of LUCIFER, BELZEBUTH and SATAN are invoked into the magician on the vertical axis: LUCIFER from the Crown and into the head, BELZEBUTH from the head and into the heart, and SATAN from the heart and into the root.

Once the names of these Mighty Spirits have entered thee, the Four Chief Spirits are invoked thus:

“Thee I invoke, the Bornless One
Thee, that didst create the Earth and the Heavens
Thee, that didst create the Night and the Day.
Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light
Thou art OSORRONOPHRIS
Whom no man hath seen at any time.
Thou art IABAS
Thou art IAPOS
Thou hast distinguished between the Just and the Unjust
Thou didst make the Female and the Male.
Thou didst produce the Seeds and the Fruit.
Thou didst form Men to love one another, and to hate one another.
I am _ thy Prophet,
Unto Whom Thou didst commit The Mysteries,
the Ceremonies of _
Thou didst produce the moist and the dry,
and that which nouresheth all created Life,
Heat Thou Me, for I am the Angel of APOPHRASZ:
This is Thy True Name, handed down to the Prophets of _.”

Invoke Air in the East, crying the name ORIENS.

“Hear Me.”

AR: THIAO: RHEIBET: ATHELEBERSETH: A: BLATHA: ABEU: EBEN: PHI: CHITASOE: IB:  THIAO.

Oriens is visualised thus as the Rubric is recited:

He appeareth fayre with a ffemenine countenaunce, & a goodly crowne upon his head, he rideth upon an elephante, havinge before him trumpets, shawmes & moch minstrelsye, of divers instruments, & when he is called, he commeth with other greate kinges, but Note & if he be called alone, he then appeareth in the likenesse of an horse. 

“Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.”

Invoke Fire in the South crying the name AMAYMON

“I invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God: Who dwellest in the Void Place of the Spirit.”

AROGOGOROBRAO: SOCHOU: MODORIO: PHALARTHAO: OOO: AEPE

“The Bornless One.”

Amaymon is visualised thus as the Rubric is recited: 

He appeareth greate & mighty, & he appeareth in the liknes of an old man with a greate bearde, his heres like to an horses heres he hath a bright crowne on his head & rideth upon a fierse lyon roringe, & he shaketh a rodd in his hand & his mini[sters] goe before hime with all manner of Instruments & musicke, & he commeth with other 3 kinges

“Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.”

Invoke Water in the West crying the name PAYMON

“Hear Me.”

ROUBRIAO: MARIODOM: BALBNABAOTH: ASSALONAI: APHNIAO: I: THOLETH: ABRASAX: AEOOU: ISCHURE.

Paymon is visualised thus as the Rubric is recited:

He appeareth & speaketh with a hoarse voice, & he beinge called is more obedient to the will of Lucifer then of anie of the other kinges be, & thou compell him by devine power, then he appeareth in the likenes of a souldier, yet when that he commeth to the presence of the m[aiste]r he maketh variance still, he rideth upon a dromedary or a camell, & is crowned with a bright crowne, & hath the countenaunce of a woman, & before him goeth a band of men & that with trumpets & all kinde of Instruments.

“Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.”


Invoke Earth in the North,  crying the name EGIL 

“I invoke Thee.”

MA: BARRAIO: IOEL: KOTHA: ATHOREBALO: ABRAOTH.

Egil is visualised thus as the Rubric is recited:

He appeareth in the liknes of a man, & his face is very cleere, his nostrills are verie sharpe like a sworde, & out of his mouth commeth flames of fire, & he rideth upon a dragon & he is crowned with a crowne of pretious stones, & in his cheeks he beareth 2 tuskes, & he beareth one his right side 2 hissinge serpents shininge & he cometh with a greate noise & clamore before him goe sundry kindes of musicall Instruments & sweet orgaine

“Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.”

Pentagram of Spirit Active intoning the name of the Augoiedes.

“Hear Me.”

AOTH: ABAOTH: BASUM: ISAK: SABAOTH: IAO

“This is the Lord of the Gods:
This is the Lord of the Universe:
This is He whom the Winds fear.
This is He, Who having made Voice by His commandment is Lord of all Things; King, Ruler and Helper. Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.”

The Pentagram of Spirit Passive also intoning the name of the Augoiedes.

“Hear Me.”

IEOU: PUR: IOU: PUR: IAFTh: IAEO: IOOU: ABRASAX: SABRIAM: OO: UU: ADONAI: EDE: EDU: ANGELOS TON THEON: ANLALA: LAI: GAIA: APA: DIATHARNA: CHORUN

I am He! The Bornless Spirit! Having sight in the feet:
I am He! the Truth:
I am He! Who hate that evil should be wrought in the World!
I am He, that lighteneth and thundereth!
I am He, from whom is the Shower of the Life of Earth!
I am He, the begetter and Manifester unto the Light!
I am He, The Grace of the Worlds!
“The Heart Girt with a Serpent” is my name!

“Come thou forth, and follow me: and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry Land and in the Water; of Whirling Air and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me!”

IAO: SABAO

“Such are the Words!”


After the direction of the Spirit to be conjured is discovered by thine own art and learning, its direction is faced, and its Chief addressed through the names of Lucifer, Belzebuth and Satan, to send forth its messenger.

The Messenger of Oriens is Femell

The Messenger of Amaymon is Emlon.

The Messengers of Paymon are Belferth and Alphassis.

The Messengers of Egil are Rodabell and Rodabelbes

After the messenger has appeared, the King subservient to the Chief of the Spirit being called is petitioned to bring it forth. These Kings be:

Baal in the East (Bellfarto and Belferit are his messengers)

Ocarbyddaton and Madyconn, who art Astaroth and Asmoday, in the South,

Beliall and Baason in the West. Also Rombalance and Ramblane.

Lambricon vel Lambraracon in the North.

Once the correct King  hath been called, the Spirit thou desireth to conjure is brough forth by the names of Lucifer, Belzebuth and Satan, and also by the name of Tantavalerion, who all spirits adore, and also by its Chief, and once again by its King.

Once thy work is complete, banish not, but continue to adore the talisman thou hast created each day and night with feasts, strong liqeur, and if thou darest and willeth it, thine blood.

The Intelligence of Luna

After the Luna Rite, I found myself drawn towards an analysis of the names of the Intelligence and Spirit of Luna. In my interpretation of the dream that followed the creation of the Talisman, I deduced that the name of the Spirit, Shad Barshimath ha-Sharthathan, represented a wrathful, wilderness-dwelling Tannin who, like his Lunar counterpart Asmoday, responds to curses and enacts wrathful vengeance.

An analysis of the name of the Intelligence of Luna, however, reveals an entity of a feminine, celestial nature.

מלכא	בתרשישים	ועד	ברוה	שהרים
Malka	be-Tharshishim	va'ad	be-ruah	Shaharim
Daughter	of the Virtues	and constantly	with the Spirit	of the Dawning Ones

The word ‘Malka’ corresponds to both ‘Queen’ and ‘Daughter.’ With the Tharshishim, ‘the Brilliant Ones,’ being a cognate of the Angelic Order of Virtues, she can either be seen as either the Queen of that Order, then,  or an offshoot of it. With the Intelligences being lesser Angels and the Tharshishim denoting the choir of Angels of Briah in Geburah, it would be more correct to place her as a spiritual offshoot of that order who inherits a middle management function amongst the Choir of the Ishim in the Heaven of Levanah rather than a higher ranking entity in the Heaven of Madim. 

The Choir of the Ishim, whose name depicts ‘flaming’ or ‘sparks,’ are reflected by the Order of Kerubim in the realm of Assiah, and preside over the elements and the motions of the celestial bodies and the natural and elemental forces as they manifest in Malkuth. These natural and celestial functions are reflected in the name ‘Shaharim,’ a spiritual Order with whom the Intelligence of Luna is in constant accord. This Order derives its name from Shahar, the Ugaritic god of dawn and offspring of El, who, with his twin, the dusk god Shalim, ruled the liminal boundaries of night and day. 

With the morning and evening stars being one in Venus, and with the ‘Daughter of the Virtues’ being an offspring of the Heavenly order of Mars, what we see in the Intelligence of Luna is an energy formed by a blending of those of Mars and Venus. This merging of male and female energies is reflected in Luna’s traditional magical power of ‘the White Tincture,’ the stone formed by the Whitening process of Alchemy,  in which the feminine aspect of the soul is realised to be a precursive stage to the Coniunctio that occurs with the production of Gold in Tiphereth. Likewise, the Vision of the Machinery of the Universe associated with Yesod reflects the powers of the Order of Kerubim with their governance of Celestial mechanics.  

The Serpent Dove

“And I Solomon, having heard this, glorified God. And though I marvelled at the apology of the demons, I did not credit it until it came true. And I did not believe their words; but when they were realized, then I understood, and at my death I wrote this Testament to the children of Israel, and gave it to them, so that they might know the powers of the demons and their shapes, and the names of their angels, by which these angels are frustrated. And I glorified the Lord God of Israel, and commanded the spirits to be bound with bonds indissoluble. – Testament of Solomon, 66.

My ongoing learning process has long led me to the idea that the origin of all religion, magick and spiritual phenomenon, just like all physical life, is ultimately stellar in nature. The ideas I’ve expressed previously about the Zodiac as a manifestation of ‘God,’ refers to that stellar Totality. That there are billions of stars in the sky is a reflection of the vast plurality of divine forces that their existence symbolises, and just as we can call that vast collective of galaxies, constellations, stars, planets, moons and asteroids ‘the Cosmos,’ so may we also divinize it and call it ‘God.’ If we don’t like that term for our own personal reasons, we can also call it ‘the Divine,’ ‘the All,’ or ‘the Universe.’

As per the maxim of Hermes, what goes on ‘up there’ in the Celestial realm goes on ‘down here’ on Earth too. This maxim is the basis of astrology and any worthwhile magickal or religious system. Here, on the ground level we also experience those ‘higher’ spiritual reflections in telluric entities, which we call 'Elementals,' and chthonic entities, which we call 'Spirits of the Underworld.' The bridge between the celestial 'higher' and earthly 'lower', is the Astral, from which come the sub-lunar 'Goetic' aspects of the divine force, which bear a natural control over the telluric and chthonic forces beneath them. This is why Spirits of this ilk have powers over the dead and have the ability to reveal the location of hidden treasures. Yet the one foot they have in the Celestial also makes them portals into those realms, as evidenced in the gifts of astral travelling, invisibility and the knowledge of astrology, liberal sciences, philosophy and things past and future that they can grant.

This 'bridge' between realms they inhabit is known as ‘Qesheth,’ meaning ‘bow,’ and signifies the paths of Qoph, Shin and Tau that connect Malkuth to the rest of the Tree of Life. Elsewhere, this bridge is called Bifrost, which is the Rainbow Bridge that connects Midgard, the realm of men, with Asgard, the realm of the gods. The Spirits that inhabit this bridge not only act as gateways to the celestial places beyond it, but offer mastery of the telluric and chthonic gateways below. Working with them grants access to both the celestial and chthonic, enabling the magician to gain one form of wisdom by hanging from the heights of the Tree for nights all nine before descending to the tree’s base to sacrifice his eye to the Waters of the Norns. Both methods are not only valid but vital for holistic magickal development, and are reflected across the entire human spiritual spectrum as the Descent into the Underworld.

By working with the liminal, gateway Spirits that lie between these realms, then, one realises the nature of the vertical pillar that begins in the underworld domains of Hel and the Qlippoth and rises like a serpent up to the celestial crown of the tree, the Fixed Star Polaris, around which the Great Dragon, flying free, sets its guard. In such thinking, the 72 'Angels' now only reflect the higher, celestial aspects of these 'Spirits.' The Angels are not separate entities that exist only to subjugate and punish the Spirits, but are our realisation of the Spirits' higher forms. By 'reconnecting' the Angels and Spirits, one in fact does nothing but realise the true, interconnected nature of these beings. Their essences are not separate, but one, and it's only through man's foolish belief that light and dark are separate at all that we have ever come to appeal to certain aspects of these Entities while neglecting the others.

There is a Gnostic cognate in which such wholeness is personified, and it is is found in the name Abraxas. Unlike the divided name of IHVH, Abrasax represents a complete and undivided circle. It is both time and the cosmos in a single form. From the understanding of the oneness of these ‘high’ and ‘low’ aspects into one Name comes my drive towards finding a holistic method of combining the ‘celestial’ and the ‘sub-lunar’ aspects of the names expressed in the Shemhamphorash and the Goetia. Of course, just as the Cosmos is a combination of many things under one vast, interconnected canopy, so too is it a plethora of individual, separate and unique forms. Being so, it may be of benefit to think of it as such most of the time. Yet it may be even greater benefit, in the ultimate, Universal context, to cast aside such notions of separation. This is what the Great Work, at its core, is all about.

As Above, so Below.

Luna Rite. Part II: The Invocation of... Gabriel?

Timing

May 1st, 2017, Planetary Hour of Luna (14:12 – 15:26). Sol in 11° Taurus, Luna in 21° Cancer. Sixth Lunar Day, Moon Waxing Crescent and in House XI.

Method

After banishing and invoking Luna with the Hexagram Ritual, Regardie’s opening by Watchtower was employed. The invocation of the Most High was performed using the First Enochian Key, which was followed by the Talisman that was charged in the first hour of Luna being uncovered and placed beneath the glass receptacle. Gabriel was then invoked as follows:

We conjure ye GABRIEL Archangel of the Heavenly Sphere of LEVANAH, to appear before us in this glass receptacle by the most potent name of SHADDAI EL CHAI. Come to us willingly and in fair form, answering our questions most truthfully and bestowing thy Mysterious Blessings upon all present. Through thine own Person, through the Angelic Orders of the Kerubim that thou governest, through the Intelligence MALKA  BE-THARSHISHIM VE-AD BE-RUACHOTH SHECHALIM or through the Spirits CHASMODAI and SCHAD BARSCHEMOTH, we beseech thee to reveal thine Mysteries to us through Dreams and Visions, granting us Spiritual Transformation and all the other Gifts of Spirit that thou possesseth. Bring us Peace and Good Health, True Understanding of the Mysteries Divine, and the Radiance of Heart to Extend thine Light into the Darkness of the World. This we ask of thee in the name of SHADDAI EL CHAI, who governeth thy Heavenly Sphere, LEVANAH, and in the name of the God Most High, ADONAI, with whose Brilliant Light thou Shineth.

The invocation of the names beneath, as well as above, Gabriel seems to have contributed to the result.  Although it’s often the case that an entity of a lower order is sent on behalf of the Archangel, the specifying of this possibility in the invocation seems to have guaranteed it. As discussed before, the dreams that came following the consecration of the Talisman – in which the lower names were also invoked – were of a ‘Goetic’ nature. And so, it seems, were the messages delivered in the scrying.

The Scrying

After the invocation, the Scryer, Sr. S., saw a swirling blackness that expanded outwards into a thick, black mass. She then saw shadows darting around the bodies of those present. When prompted to confirm its compliance with “Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law,” it roared the response “Love is the Law, love under Will.” As it replied, the mass of darkness around it throbbed and swelled.

With its compliance confirmed, the First Adept delivered the questions that the Scryer would answer on the entity’s behalf. A scribe was employed to record the answers.

First Adept: Art thou Gabriel? 

Scryer: We come from the Void. My light is reflected in the oceans.  

The lack of a clear response prompted the Adept to restate the first question. 

First Adept: But art thou Gabriel? 

Scryer: My name is Everywhere.  

Accepting the vagueness of the Entity’s response, the Adept continued with the planned questions. 

First Adept: What is your nature? 

Scryer: Formless.  

First Adept: How would you advise us to proceed with these Workings? 

Scryer: You command me not, I am Beyond. 

Sensing a belligerence in the responses given, the Adept returned to an attempt to clarify the Entity’s name. 

First Adept: Art thou Gabriel? 

Scryer: I am Beyond. You cannot conceal me. 

Concerned by its apparent ire, the Adept attempted to placate the Entity.  

First Adept: We understand Gabriel to be a peaceful and benevolent being. If there is something we have done to offend you, we apologise. We mean only to approach you with good and respectful intentions.  

Scryer: There is no form in motion. You shall fall. 

First Adept: Are there any dangers we should be aware of with these Workings? 

Scryer: You shall burn. You’re not ready for the Void.  

At this stage, the Adept contemplated terminating the scrying, but instead decided to continue with the questions as planned. 

First Adept: How might we best gain a truer Understanding of Pure Will? 

Scyer: The answers are in Absorption. The triangle is a mirror. Beware not to sink.

First Adept: What advice would you give us regarding the fulfilment of the Great Work? 

Here no answer came, but the Scryer reported perceiving a sensation of movement and dancing, though the movement itself was confusing and unclear. 

First Adept: How may we best utilise the Powers of Luna into our lives? 

No verbal reply, but a swinging, iron, rusty gate was seen that led to an overgrown garden beneath a blue night sky. 

First Adept: Will you grant us the Blessings we asked for in the Invocation? 

Scyer: Proceed. 

First Adept: How should we use your Gifts to improve the World around us? 

Scryer: By calling the Seventh Name. 

Here, a red altar cloth was seen as the Spirit spoke. 

First Adept: How may we assist you in the fulfilment of your Duties? 

Scryer: Not required. 

First Adept: Is there anything else you wish to communicate with us? 

No response came from this question. The Spirit attending was thanked for its attendance and the ceremony was ended with the Watchtower Closing, the appropriate banishings and the Licence to Depart. 

Notes

My initial thoughts on the declaration of the Entity contacted being an order that comes ‘from the Void’ were related to the Void of the Moon’s Course – being the period between the Moon’s last contact with a planet and its entry into the next zodiac sign. However, with the Moon not going Void until 21:22 hours on the day the rite took place, I don’t think this is a factor worth considering.

A better prognosis of ‘the Void,’ as well as the word ‘Formless’ and the imagery of darkness and the ocean that came, is that they reflect the verses of the Chaldaean Oracles used to invoke the elements in the Watchtower Opening. The visions and words received by the Scryer appear related to the elemental aspects of the rite. With scrying and astral work being states where the Unconscious Self is stimulated by the forces invoked in order to communicate their messages, it appears that the elemental aspects of the Oracles were seized upon. The pertinent words and images from the Watchtower received in the scrying are highlighted below.

Fire: “And when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shall see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the Universe, hear thou the Voice of Fire.” 

Water: “So therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea.” 

Air: “Such a fire existeth, extending through the rushing Air. Or even fire formless, whence cometh the image of a voice. Or even a flashing light, abounding, revolving, whirling forth, crying aloud.” 

Earth: “Stoop not down into that darkly splendid world wherein continually lieth a faithless depth and Hades wrapped in gloom, delighting in unintelligible images, precipitous, winding; a black ever-rolling abyss, ever espousing a body unluminous, formless and void.” 

Spirit: “I invoke ye, ye Angels of the celestial spheres, whose dwelling is in the invisible. Ye are the guardians of the gates of the Universe, be ye also the guardians of this mystic sphere. Keep far removed the evil and the unbalanced. Strengthen and inspire me so that I may preserve unsullied this abode of the mysteries of the eternal Gods. Let my sphere be pure and holy so that I may enter in and become a partaker of the secrets of the Light Divine.”

In this context, the initial gloom that appeared – being the Void from which the Entity came –represented the Element of Earth, and the swirling movements it came with represented the Element of Air. The Sea upon which its light shone was the Element of Water (and also reflects the Lunar, Piscean, ‘Unconscious’ Path of Qoph), and the response ‘Formless’ that was given in answer to the question regarding its nature, relates to the Element of Fire. The initial vision, which featured several dark shadows surrounding those present, as well as the answer ‘We come from the Void,’ reveal plurality, which suggests the multitude of Elements present. This plurality soon becomes singular as it congeals into the  unity of Spirit. This singularity is revealed in the image received of an overgrown garden in which a Gate, representing the ‘gates of the Universe,’ swings in the wind. Here, Spirit is the force ‘in motion,’ in which, the Entity revealed, there was ‘no form.’

After the Element of Spirit was made manifest, the more useful answers we received were given. The command to ‘proceed’ in answer to the question regarding receiving the blessings asked for in the Invocation relates more to an instruction to ‘act’ rather being a simple ‘yes.’ It relates to the earlier questions in which we asked the Entity how to ‘proceed with these workings.’

In the next question, in rather a roundabout way, we received advice regarding how we should act in order to ‘improve the World around us.’ To do such a thing, we were advised to call ‘the Seventh Name.’ With the interpolation of the Shamhamephorash Angels and the Spirits of the Goetia being a strong interest in my work, I concluded that the Seventh Names in those pairings were being referred to. Doing this reveals Achaiah of the Shemhamephorash and Amon of the Goetia. The powers those names influence include the ‘Solving of Feuds’ in the case of Amon, and influencing ‘the Spreading of Light’ in the case of Achaiah. These powers are harmonious with the request conveyed to Gabriel in the Invocation whereby we asked for his assistance to aid us in ‘Extend[ing] his Light into the Darkness of the World.’ Simultaneously, it gives us a clue on how we can ‘use his Gifts to improve the World around us.’ Furthermore, as is fitting for the advice obtained during a Lunar Rite, Amon holds the rank of Marquis, which means the planetary energies he’s influenced by are those of the Moon.

The question about gaining a fuller understanding of Pure Will – being the realisation of the Universal rather than Particular Will – revealed the answer to be ‘in Absorption.’ This relates to the notion of one thing being absorbed in another – another possible clue regarding the ‘interpolation’ of the Angel and Spirits mentioned above. The absorption involved in this kind of magickal work involves absorbing the light cast by the 72 Celestial Names of God with their Chthonic Shadows, the Goetia. By such means, each separate set of 72 names, forms a double-sided singularity of 144 names. With 12 being the number of God manifest as the Zodiac, 144—as 12 x 12—reveals the Mystical Number of the Demiurge under the name ‘HVA’. What’s revealed in this number is the ultimate, apocalyptic manifestation of IHVH as represented by the New Jerusalem of Revelation with its 144,000 saints and its 144 cubit high walls constructed upon the 12 foundational gemstones of Zion.

Foundation Stones of the New Jerusalem
Stone	Zodiac (Kircher)*
Jasper/Diamond	Pisces
Sapphire	Aquarius
Chalcedony	Capricorn
Emerald	Sagittarius
Sardonyx/Onyx	Scorpio
Sardius/Ruby	Libra
Chrysolite	Virgo
Beryl	Leo
Topaz	Cancer
Chrysoprasus/Agate	Gemini
Jacinth/Ligurius	Taurus
Amethyst	Aries

*Oedipus Aegyptiacus 2.2.177–78

What this merging of Celestial and Chthonic, of Above and Below, represents, in magickal terms, is Totality. It is the balance of the AL = LA , God = Not, 0 = 2 formula of the Book of the Law. It is the absorption of All with Nothing, Hadit with Nuit, Being with Unbeing.

The means of working this formula of Totality in a Solomonic manner is hinted at in the scrying, through the words ‘the triangle is a mirror.’ This relates to a common Goetic practice in which a black mirror is placed within the Triangle of Art as the means to communicate with the Spirit called upon. ‘Beware not to sink,’ appears to be an instruction not to let the mires of such work be so overwhelming that sight of the purpose behind it is lost. 

The ominous message ‘you shall burn’ may be another reference, if a tenuous one, to the concept of absorbing IHVH with his Shadow. If you add the value of his Sephira, ‘Chesed,’ which is 72, with the numeration of its Qlippothic counterpart Ga’ashekelah, 428, the sum total is 500, which equates to the value of the word יצת – ‘to burn.’

‘You cannot conceal me’ may refer to the Qabbalistic idea of Divine Forces being ‘concealed’ by being clothed in lower forms. Whatever communicated with us here was warning that it couldn’t be concealed in such ways, for it was ‘Beyond.’ In this sense, the spiritual stature of an Angel, something that exists beyond the laws and boundaries of the Cosmos, was apparent.

Conclusions

The dream aspects surrounding the creation of the Talisman (posted here), having been shared by several of the participants, yielded more objective results and set the Goetic, sub-lunar tone of the messages received by the Scryer in the rite proper. The scrying itself seemed distant and tenuous, but with initiated interpretation it gave some hints towards the work to be done. I plan to capitalise on this by working with the Goetia and Shemhamephorash pairing suggested in ‘the Seventh Name,’ the benefits of which have described previously and above. 

Despite having the feel of the Lunar Spirits about it, there were hints of Angelic communication present in the scrying, yet not in a way that was as definite and clear as it was in the work Sr. S and I did with the Elemental Tablet of Air. I feel future practice may be enhanced by reverting back to a less directed and more independent ‘free-form’ scrying involving each individual, as Sr. S and I did with the Tablet of Air, rather than relying on directed questions as we did here.

Aspects of the Divided Name: Angels, Demons and the Minor Arcana

“You have us to torture for a little while; then we shall disperse among human beings again with the result that we shall be worshiped as gods because men do not know the names of the angels who rule over us.” Asmodeus – Testament of Solomon 5:5

I’ve long harboured suspicions that the astrological attributions of the Shemhamphorash Angels and the 'Day' and 'Night' aspects of the Goetic Spirits assigned by the Golden Dawn and Crowley have been essentially wrong. With The Golden Dawn’s assignment of the beginning of the Astrological year with the Fixed Star Regulus (which, due to precession was associated with Leo when the G.D. system was formulated, rather than Aries, where it was situated when the Egyptians began their year with it), anomalies occur which Crowley rightly corrected back to beginning with the sign of Cardinal Fire.

Despite changing the Spirits' astrological associations to an 'Aries first' astrological year in his edition of the Goetia, the attributions of the Shemhamephorash Angels found in 777 retain their 'Leo first' placements, which has often led to magicians who haven't done ample research overlaying the Angels and Spirits incorrectly. Consulting the excellent  'Complete Magicians Tables,' by Stephen Skinner is a good place to start remedying such issues.

If, as in the above work by Skinner, one instead chooses to follow the attribution of apportioning the Goetic Spirits rulers from the Shemhamphorash Angels in the manner attributed by Dr. Rudd, then the reasons for thinking the concept of ‘Day’ and ‘Night’ demons as a flawed one becomes more apparent. With each Angel representing one of two quinaries in each Decan, they would each rule a different demon by day than they do by night. If, instead, one splits the Decans associated with the Goetia in the same way that they are split into quinaries with the Shemhamphorash Angels, then each Spirit is ruled by a single Angel and things become more sensible. A chart of how the Angels and Spirits fit together in a chronological, zodiacal manner can be found on the Minor Arcana page of this blog.

There are, however, other factors that are worth considering. Agrippa places the order of the Shemhamephorash Angels in elemental order, as seen in the diagram from his Three Books below, in which the first row relates to Fire, the second, Water, the third Air and the fourth, Earth.

This elemental order also fits the instructions of the Key of Solomon, which state:

Thou shalt write these Names upon Thirty-six Talismans, two upon each Talisman, one on each side. Thou shalt divide these Talismans into four series of nine each, according to the number of the Letters of the Schema. Upon the first Series thou shalt engrave the Letter Yod, symbolised by the Flowering Rod of Aaron. Upon the second the Letter Hé, symbolised by the Cup of Joseph. Upon the third the Letter Vau, symbolised by the Sword of David my father. And upon the fourth the Hé final, symbolised by the Shekel of Gold. These Thirty-six Talismans will be a Book which will contain all the Secrets of Nature. And by their diverse combinations thou shalt make the Genii and Angels speak

In number, these Talismans fit the nine cards (barring the Aces, the roots of the elements) of the four suits of the Minor Arcana the Tarot, with two Angels being attributed to each of the thirty-six cards.

To add to what Agrippa and the Key of Solomon tell us, in Oedipus Aegyptiacus, Athanasius Kircher places the zodiac signs into the modal order of Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable for each element. Placing the Shemhamphorash Angels into the elemental orders given above, then placing Rudd's Goetic equivalents to those angels, the Angels and Spirits can be attributed to the Minor Arcana cards and their corresponding Zodiacal placements in the following way.

No.	Shem. Angel	Goetia	Sign	Decan	Minor Arcana	Dates
1	Vehuiah	Bael	¡	5	2 Wands	Mar 21 - 26
2	Jeliel	Agares	¡	5		Mar 27 - 31
3	Sitael	Vassago	¡	Q	3 Wands	April 1 - 5
4	Elemiah	Samigina	¡	Q		April 6 - 10
5	Mahasiah	Marbas	¡	T	4 Wands	April 11 - 15
6	Lelahel	Valefor	¡	T		April 16 - 20
7	Achaiah	Amon	∞	W	5 Wands	Jul 22 - 27
8	Cahetel	Barbatos	∞	W		Jul 28 - Aug 1
9	Aziel	Paimon	∞	V	6 Wands	Aug 2 - 6
10	Aladiah	Buer	∞	V		Aug 7 - 11
11	Lauviah	Gusion	∞	5	7 Wands	Aug 12 - 16
12	Hahaiah	Sitri	∞	5		Aug 17 - 22
13	Iezalel	Beleth	ª	3	8 Wands	Nov 21 - 25
14	Mebahel	Leraje	ª	3		Nov 26 - 30
15	Hariel	Eligos	ª	R	9 Wands	Dec 1 - 5
16	Hakamiah	Zepar	ª	R		Dec 6 - 10
17	Lauviah	Botis	ª	W	10 Wands	Dec 11 - 15
18	Caliel	Bathin	ª	W		Dec 16 - 21
19	Leuviah	Sallos	¢	T	2 Cups	Jun 22 - 26
20	Pahaliah	Purson	¢	T		Jun 27 - Jul 1
21	Nelehael	Marax	¢	3	3 Cups	Jul 2 - 6
22	Ieialiel	Ipos	¢	3		Jul 7 -11
23	Melahell	Aim	¢	R	4 Cups	Jul 12 - 16
24	Hahuiah	Naberius	¢	R		Jul 17 - 22
25	Nith-haiah	Glasya-Labolas	•	5	5 Cups	Oct 23 - 27
26	Haaiah	Bune	•	5		Oct 28 - Nov 1
27	Jerathel	Ronove	•	Q	6 Cups	Nov 1 - 5
28	Seeiah	Berith	•	Q		Nov 6 - 10
29	Reiiel	Astaroth	•	T	7 Cups	Nov 11 - 15
30	Omael	Forneus	•	T		Nov 16 - 20
31	Lecabel	Foras	≠	W	8 Cups	Feb 19 - 23
32	Vasariah	Asmoday	≠	W		Feb 24 - 28
33	Iehuiah	Gaap	≠	V	9 Cups	Mar 1 - 5
34	Lehahiah	Furfur	≠	V		Mar 6 -10
35	Chevakiah	Marchosias	≠	5	10 Cups	Mar 11 - 15
36	Menadel	Stolas	≠	5		Mar 16 - 20
37	Aniel	Phenex	¶	R	2 Swords	Sep 23 - 27
38	Haamiah	Halphas	¶	R		Sep 27 - Oct 1
39	Rehael	Malphas	¶	W	3 Swords	Oct 2 - 6
40	Ieiazel	Raum	¶	W		Oct 7 - 11
41	Hahahel	Focalor	¶	V	4 Swords	Oct 12 - 16
42	Mikael	Vepar	¶	V		Oct 16 - 22
43	Veuahiah	Sabnock	–	T	5 Swords	Jan 21 - 25
44	Ielahiah	Shax	–	T		Jan 26 - 30
45	Sealiah	Vine	–	3	6 Swords	Jan 31 - Feb 4
46	Ariel	Bifrons	–	3		Feb 4 - 8
47	Asaliah	Uvall	–	R	7 Swords	Feb 9  - 13
48	Michael	Haagenti	–	R		Feb 14 - 18
49	Vehuel	Crocell	£	V	8 Swords	May 21 - 25
50	Daniel	Furcas	£	V		May 26 - 30
51	Hahasiah	Balam	£	5	9 Swords	June 1 - 5
52	Imamiah	Alloces	£	5		June 6 -  10
53	Nanael	Camio	£	Q	10 Swords	June 11 - 15
54	Nitael	Murmur	£	Q		June 16 - 21
55	Mebaiah	Orobas	º	V	2 Disks	Dec 22 - 26
56	Poiel	Gremory	º	V		Dec 27 - 31
57	Nemmamiah	Ose	º	5	3 Disks	Jan 1 - 5
58	Leialel	Aim	º	5		Jan 6 - 10
59	Harakel	Oriax	º	Q	4 Disks	Jan 11 - 15
60	Mizrael	Vapula	º	Q		Jan 16 - 20
61	Umabel	Zagan	™	3	5 Disks	Apr 21 - 25
62	Iah-hel	Volac	™	3		Apr 26 - 30
63	Anianuel	Andras	™	R	6 Disks	May 1 - 5
64	Mehiel	Haures	™	R		May 6 - 10
65	Namabiah	Andrealphus	™	W	7 Disks	May 11 - 15
66	Manakel	Cimejes	™	W		May 16 - 20
67	Etaiel	Amdusias	§	Q	8 Disks	Aug 23 - 27
68	Xabuiah	Belial	§	Q		Aug 28 - Sep 1
69	Rochel	Decarabia	§	T	9 Disks	Sep 2 - 6
70	Jabamiah	Seare or	§	T		Sep 7 - 11
71	Haiel	Dantalion	§	3	10 Disks	Sep 12 -16
72	Mumiah	Andromalius	§	3		Sep 17 - 22

A further possible correspondence with these placements comes in the form of the Ephod, the oracular garment containing the breastplate of the ancient Priests of Israel, upon which four rows of three gems were placed. Used in conjunction with a sheet of parchment on which the name of God was written, the Aurim and Thummim – Lights and Perfections – of the breastplate were consulted by using the gems as a means of Divination. Upon each gemstone, Hebrew Letters, possible relating to the names of each Tribe of Israel they were associated with, were inscribed, though Kabbalistic tradition states that there were six Hebrew letters placed on each stone. These letters spelled out the 72 letter name of God, which, in partnership with the Aurim and Thummim (note that each word begins with Aleph and Tau, the first and last Hebrew letters) and the Name of God that was slipped inside the Ephod, may give us a clue towards one of the origins of the Solomonic and Kabbalistic Talismans which eventually became the Minor Arcana.