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The Book Of Evil Spirits
CONTAINS TWO HUNDRED DIAGRAMS AND SEALS FOR INVOCATION AND CON- VOCATION OF SPIRITS. NECRO- MANCY, WITHCRAFT AND BLACK ART.
TRANSLATED FROM ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON
Ceremonial Magic
Only Authorized Edition Extant
Published Under The Editorship Of
L. W. de Laurence
Member Of The Eastern Order Of Sacred Mysteries
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EcEXTIEN IMP* EATTfl.
AIA TOTTO TATTA IIOIEH KOINA.
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This translation of the First Book of the “ Lemege - ton ” which is now for the first time made accessible to students of Talismanic Magic was done, after careful collation and edition, from numerous Ancient Manu- scripts in Hebrew , Latin, and French, by G. H. Fra. D.D.C.F., by the order of the Secret Chief of the Rosi- crucian Order * The G. H. Fra., having succumbed unhappily to the assaults of the Four Great Princes (acting notably under Martial influences), it seemed expedient that the work should be brought to its conclu- sion by another hand. The investigation of a compe- tent Skryer into the house of our unhappy Fra., con- firmed this divination ; neither our Fra. nor his Hermetic Mul. were there seen ; but only the terrible shapes of the evil Adepts S.Y.A.f and H., whose original bodies having
*Mr. A. E. Waite writes (“Beal History Of The Hosier Titians,' ' p. 426) : “I beg leave to warn my readers that all persons who proclaim themselves to be Bosicrutians are simply members of pseudo-fraternities, and that there is that difference between their assertion and the fact of the case in which the essence of a lie consists! ’ ’ It is within the Editor fs personal knowledge that Mr. Waite was (and still is probably) a member of a society claiming to be the R.C. fraternity As Mr. Waite constantly hints in his writing that he is in touch with initiated centres, I think the syllogism, whose premises are given above, is fair, if not quite formal. — Ed.
tit was owing to our Fra. receiving this S.V.A. as his Superior, and giving up the Arcana of our Fraternity into so unhallowed a power, that We decided no longer to leave Our dignity and author- ity in the hands of one who could be thus easily imposed upon. (For by a childish and easy magical trick did S.V.A. persuade D.D.C.F. of that lie.)
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been sequestered by Justice, were no longer of use to them. On this we stayed no longer Our Hand; but withdrawing Ourselves, and consulting the Kota, and the Books M. and Q. did decide to ask Mr. Aleister Crow- ley, a poet, and skilled student of Magical Lore , and an expert Kabbalist, to complete openly that which had been begun in secret.J This is that which is written: “His Bishoprick let another take.” And again: “Oculi Tetragammaton.” This is also that which is said: “Nomen Secundum refertur ad Gebhurah ; qui est Rex Bittul atque Corruptio Achurajim Patris et Matris hoc indigitatur. ’ ’
And so saying we wish you well.
Ex Deo Nascimur.
In Jesu Morimur.
Per S.S. Reviviscimus .
Given forth from our Mountain of A., this day of C.C. 1903 a. d.
JHe that is appointed to complete in secret that which had been begun openly is E.R., and to be heard of at the care of the Editor.
PRELIMINARY INVOCATION .
Thee I invoke , the Bornless one .
IT&ee, 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 has seen at any time.
Thou art Jabas Thou art Jap os:
Thou hast distinguished between the Just and the Unjust.
Thou didst make the Female and the Made.
Thou didst produce the Seed and the Fruit.
Thou didst form Men to love one another, and to hate one another.
I am Mosheh Thy Prophet, unto Whom Thou didst commit Thy Mysteries, the Ceremonies of Ishrael:
Thou didst produce the moist and the dry, and that which nourisheth all created Life.
Hear Thou Me, for I am the Angel of Paphro Osorronophris: this is Thy True Name, handed down to the Prophets of Ishrael .
Hear Me: —
Ar: Thiao: Rheibet: Atheleberseth: A: Blatha: Abeu: Ebeu: Phi: Thitasoe: lb: Thiao.
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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.
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7 invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God: Who dwellest in the Void Place of the Spirit: —
Arogogorobrad: Sothou:
Modorid: Phalarthao: Doo: Ape, The Bornless One:
Hear Me: etc.
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Hear me: —
Roubriad: Mariodam: Balbndbaoth: Assalonai: Aphniao: I: Thoteth: Abrasar: Aeoou: Ischure, Mighty and Bornless One!
Hear me: etc .
7 invoke thee: —
Ma: Barraio: Joel: Kotha: Athorebalo : Abraoth:
Hear Me: etc.
Hear me!
Aoth: Abaoth: Basum: lsak: Sabaoth: lao:
This is the Lord of the Gods:
This is the Lord of the Universe: This is He Whom the Winds fear.
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This is He, Who having made Voice by His Commandment, is Lord of All Things ; King, Ruler and Helper .
Hear Me, etc .
Hear Me: —
Ieou: Pur: Iou: Pur: laot: laeo: Ioou: Abrasar: Sabriam: Do: Uu: Adonaie: Ede: Edu: Angelos ton Theon: Aniaia Lai: Gaia: Ape: Diathanna Thorun .
I am He! the Bornless Spirit ! having sight in the feet: Strong, and the Immortal Fire!
1 am He! the Truth!
1 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, Whose mouth ever flameth:
1 am He, the Begetter and Manif ester unto the Lig ht :
I am He; the Grace of the World:
“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 , or in the Water: of whirling Air or of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God, may be obedient unto me!
Iao: Sabao:
Such are the Words!
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THE INITIATED INTERPRETATION OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC.
It is loftily amusing to the student of Magical litera- ture who is not quite a fool — and rare is such a com- bination ! — to note the criticism directed by the Philistine against the citadel of his science. Truly, since our child- hood has ingrained into us not only literal belief in the Bible, but also substantial belief in Alf Laylah wa Laylah , and only adolescence can cure us, we are only too liable, in the rush and energy of dawning manhood, to overturn roughly and rashly both these classics, to regard them both on the same level, as interesting docu- ments from the standpoint of folk-lore and anthropology, and as nothing more.
Even when we learn that the Bible, by a profound and minute study of the text, may be forced to yield up Qdbalistic arcana of cosmic scope and importance, we are too often slow to apply a similar restorative to the companion volume, even if we are the luck holders of Burton’s veritable edition.
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To me, then, it remains to raise the Alf Laylah wa Laylah into its proper place once more.
I am not concerned to deny the objective reality of all “magical” phenomena; if they are illusions, they are at least as real as many unquestioned facts of daily life; and, if we follow Herbert Spencer, they are at least evidence of some cause.1
Now, this fact is our base. What is the cause of my illusion of seeing a spirit in the triangle of Art ?
Every smatterer, every expert in psychology, will answer: “That cause lies in your brain.’’
English children ( pace the Education Act) are taught that the Universe lies in infinite Space ; Hindu children, in the Akasa, which is the same thing.
Those Europeans who go a little deeper learn from Fichte, that the phenomenal Universe is the creation of the Ego; Hindus, or Europeans studying under Hindu Gurus, are told, that by Akasa is meant the Chit akasa. The Chitakasa is situated in the “Third Eye,” i.e., in the brain. By assuming higher dimensions of space, we can assimilate this fact to Realism ; but we have no need to take so much trouble.
This being true for the ordinary Universe, that all sense-impressions are dependent on changes in the brain,2 we must include illusions, which are after all sense- impressions as much as “realities” are, in the class of “phenomena dependent on brain-changes.”
Magical phenomena, however, come under a special sub-class, since they are willed, and their cause is the series of “real” phenomena called the operations of ceremonial Magic.
1 This, incidentally, is perhaps the greatest argument we pos- sess, pushed to its extreme, against the Advaitist theories.
2 Thought is a secretion of the brain (Weissmann). Conscious- ness is a function of the brain (Huxley).
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These consist of
(1) Sight.
The circle, square, triangle, vessels, lamps, robes, implements, etc.
(2) Sound.
The invocations.
(3) Smell.
The perfumes.
(4) Taste.
The Sacraments.
(5) Touch.
As under (1).
(6) Mind.
The combination of all these and reflection on their significance.
These unusual impressions (1-5) produce unusual brain-changes; hence their summary (6) is of unusual kind. Its projection back into the apparently phenome- nal world is therefore unusual.
Herein then consists the reality of the operations and effects of ceremonial magic,1 and I conceive that the apology is ample, as far as the ‘ 4 effects’ ’ refer only to those phenomena which appear to the magician himself, the appearance of the spirit, his conversation, possible shocks from imprudence, and so on, even to ecstasy on the one hand, and death or madness on the other.
But can any of the effects described in this our book Goetia be obtained, and if so, can you give a rational explanation of the circumstances ? Say you so ?
I can, and will.
The spirits of the Goetia are portions of the human brain.
i Apart from its value in obtaining one-pointedness.
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Their seals therefore represent (Mr. Spencer’s pro- jected cube) methods of stimulating or regulating those particular spots (through the eye).
The names of God are vibrations calculated to estab- lish:
(a) General control of the brain. (Establishment of functions relative to the subtle world.)
(&) Control over the brain in detail. (Rank or type of the Spirit.)
(c) Control of one special portion. (Name of the Spirit.)
The perfumes aid this through smell. Usually the perfume will only tend to control a large area ; but there is an attribution of perfumes to letters of the alphabet enabling one, by a Qabalistic formula, to spell out the Spirit’s name.
I need not enter into more particular discussion of these points ; the intelligent reader can easily fill in what is lacking.
If, then, I say, with Solomon :
‘ ‘ The Spirit Cimieries teaches logic, ’ ’ what I mean is :
“ Those portions of my brain which subserve the log- ical faculty may be stimulated and developed by follow- ing out the processes called ‘ The Invocation of Cimieries.’ ”
And this is a purely materialistic rational statement ; it is independent of any objective hierarchy at all. Philosophy has nothing to say; and Science can only suspend judgment, pending a proper and methodical investigation of the facts alleged.
Unfortunately, we cannot stop there. Solomon prom- ises us that we can (1) obtain information; (2) destroy our enemies; (3) understand the voices of nature; (4) obtain treasure; (5) heal diseases, etc. I have taken
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these five powers at random ; considerations of space for- bid me to explain all.
(1) Brings up facts from sub-consciousness.
(2) Here we come to an interesting fact. It is curious to note the contrast between the noble means and the apparently vile ends of magical rituals. The latter are disguises for sublime truths. ‘ ‘ To destroy our enemies ’ ’ is to realize the illusion of duality, to excite compassion.
(Ah! Mr. Waite, the world of Magic is a mirror, wherein who sees muck is muck.)
(3) A careful naturalist will understand much from the voices of the animals he has studied long. Even a child knows the difference of a cat’s miauling and purr- ing. The faculty may be greatly developed.
(4) Business capacity may be stimulated.
(5) Abnormal states of the body may be corrected, and the involved tissues brought back to tone, in obedi- ence to currents started from the brain.
So for all other phenomena. There is no effect which is truly and necessarily miraculous.
Our Ceremonial Magic fines down, then, to a series of minute, though of course empirical, physiological ex- periments, and whoso will carry them through intelli- gently need not fear the result.
I have all the health, and treasure, and logic, I need ; I have no time to waste. * ‘ There is a lion in the way. 9 9 For me these practices are useless; but for the benefit of others less fortunate I give them to the world, together with this explanation of, and apology for, them.
I trust that the explanation will enable many students who have hitherto, by a puerile objectivity in their view of the question, obtained no results, to succeed ; that the apology may impress upon our scornful men of science that the study of the bacillus should give place to that
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of the baculum, the little to the great — how great one only realizes when one identifies the wand with the Mahalingam, up which Brahma flew at the rate of 84,000 yojanas a second for 84,000 mahakalpas, down which Vishnu flew at the rate of 84,000 croces of yojanas a sec- ond for 84,000 crores of mahakalpas — yet neither reached an end.