Section 6

In Figure 166 again, the horse is best delineated by far. In addition to the other symbols there is either a hand or a foot, for it is almost impossible to distinguish which, at the head of the stele, followed by an egg-and- tongue moulding. The figure of the person with the
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arms raised is treated as a pure hieroglyphic and is placed between two rude caducei. The Lunar or Solar Symbol follows.
Figure 167, also from Constantine, shows the last-men- tioned symbol above. The figure with the arms raised is simply a hieroglyph, and is placed between an arm and hand on the one side, and a rude caduceus on the other.
Figure 168 shows the person holding a rude caduceus in the right hand, and standing above a dolphin. This latter, as in the case of the horse in 165 and 166, is by far the best delineated.
Figure 169, this also being from Constantine, shows the usual human hieroglyph between a caduceus and a crescent.
Figure 170 is from the site of ancient Carthage. It is very rough in workmanship, and the designs are mere scratchings on the stone. The ensemble has the effect of an evil Sigil.
Figure 171 is also from Carthage and the various sym- bols appear to have become compressed into and syn- thesised in the form of a peculiarly evil-looking caduceus.
Figure 172 is from the decoration of a sepulchral urn found at Oldenburgh in Germany. It is remarkable as showing the same hieroglyphic human form with the crescent above ; the latter in the Secret Seal of Solomon has a flattened top, and is therefore more like a bowl, and is placed across the hieroglyph.
Figure 173 is an Egyptian design which would show an analogy between the symbol and the idea of the force of the creation.
Figure 174 is a stele from Phoenicia somewhat similar to the others, except that the rudimentary caducei in Figures 166 and 170 are here replaced by two roughly drawn Ionic columns.
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These last three designs are taken from the work of the Chevalier Emile Soldi-Colbert de Beaulieu, on the “Langue Sacree.”
In Figure 175 is given the Seal of the Spirit Halahel. This Spirit is said to be under the rule of Bael, and to be of a mixed nature, partly good and partly evil, like the spirits of Theurgia-Goetia which follow in the second book of the Lemegeton.
THE OTHER MAGICAL REQUISITES.
The other magical requisites are : a sceptre, a sword, a mitre, a cap, a long white robe of linen, and other gar- ments for the purpose j1 also a girdle of lion ’s skin three inches broad, with all the names written about it which be round the outmost part of the Magical Circle. Also perfumes, and a chafing-dish of charcoal kindled to put the fumes on, to smoke or perfume the place appointed for action; also anointing oil to anoint thy temples and thine eyes with ; and fair water to wash thyself in. And in so doing, thou shalt say as David said :
The Adoration at the Bath.
“Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, 0 Lord! and I shall be clean : Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
And at the putting on of thy garments thou shalt say : The Adoration at the Induing of the Vestments.
“By the figurative mystery of these holy vestures (or of this holy vestment) I will clothe me with the armour of salvation in the strength of the Most High, Anchor;
1 In many Codices it is written 1 1 a sceptre or sword, a mitre or cap. ” By the “other garments’ ’ would be meant not only under- garments, but also mantles of different colours.
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Amacor; Amides; Theodinias; Anitor; that my de- sired end may be effected through Thy strength, O Adonai ! unto Whom the praise and glory will for ever and ever belong ! Amen ! ’ ’
After thou hast so done, make prayers unto God ac- cording unto thy work, as Solomon hath commanded.
THE CONJURATION TO CALL FORTH ANY OF THE AFORESAID SPIRITS.
I do invocate and conjure thee, 0 Spirit, N.1; and being with power armed from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly command thee, by Beralanensis, Balda- chiensis, Paumachia, and Apologiae Sedes ; by the most Powerful Princes, Genii, Liachidse, and Ministers of the Tartarean Abode; and by the Chief Prince of the Seat of Apologia in the Ninth Legion, I do invoke thee, and by invocating conjure thee. And being armed with power from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly com- mand thee, by Him Who spake and it was done, and unto whom all creatures be obedient. Also I, being made after the image of God, endued with power from God and created according unto His will, do exorcise thee by that most mighty and powerful name of God, El, strong and wonderful ; 0 thou Spirit N. And I command thee and Him who spake the Word and His Fiat was accom- plished, and by all the names of God. Also by the names Adonai, El, Elohim, Elohi, Ehyeh, Asher Ehyeh, Zabaoth, Elion, Iah, Tetragrammaton, Shaddai, Lord God Most High, I do exorcise thee and do powerfully command thee, 0 thou Spirit N., that thou dost forth-
i Here interpolate the name of the Spirit desired to be invo- cated. In some of the Codices there are faint variations in the form of wording of the conjurations, but not sufficient to change the sense, e. g., 11 Tartarean abode” for “Tartarean seat,” etc.
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with appear unto me here before this Circle in a fair human shape, without any deformity or tortuosity. And by this ineffable name, Tetragrammaton Iehovah, do I command thee, at the which being heard the elements are overthrown, the air is shaken, the sea runneth back, the fire is quenched, the earth trembleth, and all the hosts of the celestials, terrestrials, and infernals do tremble together, and are troubled and confounded. Wherefore come thou, 0 Spirit N., forthwith, and without delay, from any or all parts of the world wherever thou mayest be, and make rational answers unto all things that I shall demand of thee. Come thou peaceably, visibly, and affably, now, and without delay, manifesting that which I shall desire. For thou art conjured by the name of the Living and True God, Helioren, wherefore fulfil thou my commands, and persist thou therein unto the end, and according unto mine interest, visibly and affably speaking unto me with a voice clear and intelligible with- out any ambiguity.
Repeat this conjuration as often as thou pleasest, and if the Spirit come not yet, say as followeth :
THE SECOND CONJURATION.
I do invocate, conjure, and command thee, 0 thou Spirit N., to appear and to show thyself visibly unto me before this Circle in fair and comely shape, without any de- formity or tortuosity ; by the name and in the name Iah and Vau, which Adam heard and spake; and by the name of God, Agla, which Lot heard and was saved with his family; and by the name Ioth, which Jacob heard from the angel wrestling with him, and was delivered from the hand of Esau his brother; and by the name Anaphaxeton which Aaron heard and spake and was
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made wise; and by the name Zabaoth, which Moses named and all the rivers were turned into blood ; and by the name Asher Ehyeh Oriston, which Moses named, and all the rivers brought forth frogs, and they ascended into the houses, destroying all things; and by the name Elion, which Moses named, and there was great hail such as had not been since the beginning of the world; and by the name Adonai, which Moses named, and there came up locusts, which appeared upon the whole land, and devoured all which the hail had left; and by the name Schema Amathia which Ioshua called upon, and the sun stayed his course ; and by the name Alpha and Omega, which Daniel named, and destroyed Bel, and slew the Dragon ; and in the name Emmanuel, which the three children, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, sang in the midst of the fiery furnace, and were delivered; and by the name Hagios; and by the Seal1 of Adoni; and by Ischyros, Athanatos, Paracletos; and by 0 Theos, Ictros, Athanatos; and by these three secret names, Agla, On, Tetragrammaton, do I adjure and constrain thee. And by these names, and by all the other names of the Living and True God, the Lord Almighty, I do exorcise and command thee, 0 Spirit N., even by Him Who spake the Word and it was done, and to Whom all creatures are obedient; and by the dreadful judg- ments of God ; and by the uncertain Sea of Glass, which is before the Divine Majesty, mighty and powerful ; by the four beasts before the throne, having eyes before and behind ; by the fire round about the throne ; by the holy angels of Heaven ; and by the mighty wisdom of God ; I do potently exorcise thee, that thou appearest here before this Circle, to fulfil my will in all things which shall
i In some “By the Seat of Adonai’ ’ or “By the Throne of Adonai.’’ In these conjurations and elsewhere in the body of the text I have given the divine names correctly.
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seem good unto me; by the Seal of Basdathea Balda- chia ; and by this name Primeumaton, which Moses named, and the earth opened, and did swallow up Kora, Dathan, and Abiram. Wherefore thou shalt make faith- ful answers unto all my demands, 0 Spirit N., and shalt perform all my desires so far as in thine office thou art capable hereof. Wherefore, come thou, visibly, peace- ably, and affably, now without delay, to manifest that which I desire, speaking with a clear and perfect voice, intelligibly, and to mine understanding.
If he come not yet at the rehearsal of these two first conjurations (but without doubt he will), say on as fol- loweth; it being a constraint:
THE CONSTRAINT.
I do conjure thee, 0 thou Spirit N., by all the most glorious and efficacious names of the Most Great and Incomprehensible Lord God of Hosts, that thou comest quickly and without delay from all parts and places of the earth and world wherever thou mayest be, to make rational answers unto my demands, and that visibly and affably, speaking with a voice intelligible unto mine understanding as aforesaid. I conjure and constrain thee, 0 thou Spirit N., by all the names aforesaid; and in addition by these seven great names wherewith Solo- mon the Wise bound thee and thy companions in a Vessel of Brass, Adonai, Preyai or Prerai, Tetragrammaton, Anaphaxeton or Anepheneton, Inessenfatoal or In- essenfatall, Pathtumon or Pathatumon, and Itemon ; that thou appearest here before this Circle to fulfil my will in all things that seem good unto me. And if thou be still so disobedient, and refusest still to come, I will in the power and by the power of the name of the Su- preme and Everlasting Lord God Who created both
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thee and me and all the world in six days, and what is contained therein, Eie, Saraye, and by the power of this name Primeumaton which commandeth the whole host of Heaven, curse thee, and deprive thee of thine office, joy, and place, and bind thee in the depths of the Bot- tomless Pit or Abyss, there to remain unto the Day of the Last Judgment. And I will bind thee in the Eternal Fire, and into the Lake of Flame and of Brimstone, unless thou comest quickly and appearest here before this Circle to do my will. Therefore, come thou ! in and by the holy names Adonai, Zabaoth, Adonai, Amioran. Come thou ! for it is Adonai who commandest thee.
Ip thou hast come thus far, and yet he appeareth not, thou mayest be sure that he is sent unto some other place by his King, and cannot come ; and if it be so, invocate the King as here followeth, to send him. But if he do not come still, then thou mayest be sure that he is bound in chains in hell, and that he is not in the custody of his King. If so, and thou still hast a desire to call him even from thence, thou must rehearse the general curse which is called the Spirits ’ Chain.
Here followeth, therefore, the Invocation of the King : 1
THE INVOCATION OF THE KING.
0 thou great, powerful, and mighty King Amaimon, who bearest rule by the power of the Supreme God El over all spirits both superior and inferior of the Infernal Orders in the Dominion of the East; I do invocate and command thee by the especial and true name of God; and by that God that Thou Worshippest; and by the Seal of thy creation ; and by the most mighty and power- ful name of God, Iehovah Tetragrammaton who cast
i It will depend on the quarter to which the Spirit is attributed, which of the four chief kings are to be invoked.
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thee out of heaven with all other infernal spirits; and by all the most powerful and great names of God who created Heaven, and Earth, and Hell, and all things in them contained ; and by their power and virtue ; and by the name Primeumaton who commandeth the whole host of Heaven ; that thou mayest cause, enforce, and compel the Spirit N. to come unto me here before this Circle in a fair and comely shape, without harm unto me or unto any other creature, to answer truly and faithfully unto all my requests; so that I may accomplish my will and desire in knowing or obtaining any matter or thing which by office thou knowest is proper for him to perform or accomplish, through the power of God, El, Who cre- ated and doth dispose of all things both celestial, aerial, terrestrial, and infernal.
After thou shalt have invocated the King in this man- ner twice or thrice over, then conjure the spirit thou wouldst call forth by the aforesaid conjurations, re- hearsing them several times together, and he will come without doubt, if not at the first or second time of re- hearsing. But if he do not come, add the “ Spirits ’ Chain” unto the end of the aforesaid conjurations, and he will be forced to come, even if he be bound in chains, for the chains must break off from him, and he will be at liberty:
THE GENERAL CURSE, CALLED THE SPIRITS' CHAIN, AGAINST ALL SPIRITS THAT REBEL.
0 thou wicked and disobedient spirit N., because thou hast rebelled, and hast not obeyed nor regarded my words which I have rehearsed; they being all glorious and incomprehensible names of the true God, the maker and
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creator of thee and of me, and of all the world; I do by the power of these names the which no creature is able to resist, curse thee into the depth of the Bottomless Abyss, there to remain unto the Day of Doom in chains, and in fire and brimstone unquenchable, unless thou forthwith appear here before this Circle, in this triangle to do my will. And, therefore, come thou quickly and peaceably, in and by these names of God, Adonai, Za- baoth, Adonai, Amioran ; come thou ! come thou ! for it is the King of Kings, even Adonai, who commandeth thee.
When thou shalt have rehearsed thus far, but still he cometh not, then write thou his seal on parchment and put thou it into a strong black box;1 with brimstone, assafoetida, and such like things that bear a stinking smell ; and then bind the box up round with an iron wire, and hang it upon the point of thy sword, and hold it over the fire of charcoal ; and say as followeth unto the fire first, it being placed toward that quarter whence the Spirit is to come :
THE CONJURATION OF THE FIRE.
I conjure thee, 0 fire, by him who made thee and all other creatures for good in the world, that thou torment, burn, and consume this Spirit N., for everlasting. I condemn thee, thou Spirit N., because thou art disobe- dient and obeyest not my commandment, nor keepest the precepts of the Lord thy God, neither wilt thou obey me nor mine invocations, having thereby called thee forth, I, who am the servant of the Most High and Imperial Lord God op Hosts, Iehovah, I who am digni
3 This t)Ox should evidently be in metal or in something which does not take fire easily.
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fied and fortified by His celestial power and permission, and yet thou comest not to answer these my propositions here made unto thee. For the which thine averseness and contempt thou art guilty of great disobedience and rebellion, and therefore shall I excommunicate thee, and destroy thy name and seal, the which I have enclosed in this box; and shall burn thee in the immortal fire and bury thee in immortal oblivion ; unless thou immediately come and appear visibly and affably, friendly and cour- teously here unto me before this Circle, in this triangle, in a form comely and fair, and in no wise terrible, hurt- ful, or frightful to me or any other creature whatsoever upon the face of earth. And thou shalt make rational answers unto my requests, and perform all my desires in all things, that I shall make unto thee.