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| This is a Rune-stone style Angelic Divination technique. This is the whole text
folks...one I will soon publish. So, eat it up. All you have to do is get
twenty-four stones (I call them Tablets) and inscribe the proper symbols on them
as I instruct below. This system in not for complete novices....but anyone with
even a basic understanding of the Qabalah can easily use this. It looks more
complicated in print than it really is. 
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ANGELIC DIVINATION
By Aaron Jason
NOTE:
Your set of Tablets should include all of the 22 Hebrew Letters, one blank
Tablet, and one tablet with "El" on one side, and "Yah" on the other, for a
total of 24 Tablets.
Also, you will need other sources of information to ustilze this system.
One of my sources is The Golden Dawn Journal: Book II: Qabalah- Theory and
Magic, chapter one "The ABC's of Qabalah". This chapter has full mystical
"definitions" of each Hebrew Letter. The second one, indespensable to every
Ceremonial Magickian's library, is Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia, third
edition. This book's sections on Gematria, and the Sepher Sephiroth are a
nessesity for this system.
INTRODUCTION
The Sepher Yetzirah tells us that the universe was Created when Divinity
arranged the 22 Hebrew letters in a particular order. Indeed, we are told in a
Jewish folk-tale of the letters themselves, each begging Yahweh to be the one
that the Creation would happen through (the winner was, of course, Beth
[B]....hence the first word of Genesis "Berashith").
We can see what all of this means when we look at the Hebrew Alphabet
through a mystic's eyes. Each of the 22 letters is assigned to an elemental or
astrological componant of the universe. The energies of the 12 signs of the
zodiac, the 7 planets, and the 3 elements (remember that Earth is not a literal
element) all compose the very fabric of existance. Further, each letter is also
attributed to a Tarot Trump, and all of the deep mystical ideals contained
therein.
Genesis I contains ten instances of "Elohim Said..."; these are the ten
Sephiroth of the Tree of Life. However, these ten vessles of Divine Power would
be useless without the 22 paths, each with a Letter attributed to it, that
connect them and allow the Energy to flow. The paths, by the way, is exactly
what the Sepher Yetzirah is refering to when it speaks of the arrangment of the
Letters.
So, what does this mean for you and I? It means that those 22 Letters
govern every aspect of our lives. If we could somehow divine how the Letters
are arranged for us at any given time, then we could learn much about our lives
and how to live them. We could ensure ourselves that we are traveling with the
flow of Divine Energy, and not fighting the current. This, as you probably have
heard, is the one cause of all pain in life. Pain vanishess once you learn to
"go with the flow", and the true Adept has learned how to navigate along that
flow.
You have certainly heard of one system that uses this idea: Astrology. All
but three of the Hebrew letters are assigned to Zodiacal or Planetary forces. A
great knowledge of Astrology is not necissary to use the system presented here,
but you will need to know the basic correspondances between the letter and the
Astrological Force it represents. However, it should be known that the more you
understand Astrology, the better you will be able to use what I am going to be
teaching you in this booklet.
Likewise the Tarot is another way of divining the arrangment of the Letters.
The Golden Dawn Tarot Deck features the Hebrew Letters printed on each card for
easy reference. You will need to know the basic corrispondances of the Tarot to
the Hebrew Letters to use this system. These attributions will be listed in the
Appendix of this booklet.
This system will allow you to recieve direct Divine messages pertaining to
the afore mentioned Flow. It will show you how the 22 letters are arranged in
accordance with any object, idea, or situation, and then allow you to begin
navigating that Flow.
"Every blade of grass has over it an Angel bidding it, 'Grow.'"
-Old Hebrew Legend
Now, to utilize this system, you must think of the Divine Source as being
"Out There" somewhere. Personally, I am a firm believer in the Emmenance of
Divinity. However, this system does not deal with that Emmenance. Instead, it
deals with the process by which that Emmenation occures. This process is what
Angelology is all about.
Think of Divinity, or the Divine Source, as a movie projector, and think of
reality as a screen. Between the two are infinite rays of light, mixed with
various shadows, that allow the picture to manifest in reality. These rays of
light and shadow are the Angels.
An Angel, by the very definition of the word, is a Messenger. However, when
viewed in this way, we see that they are far more than beings who carry news
back and forth. In fact, Angels have no reality unto themselves. That is, not
as winged beings flying through the air. An angel is simply the current of
energy that extends from Divinity to finally reach the material plane and
manifest in reality. It is neither seperate from Divinity nor the object (or
whatever) that is manifesting through it. That is the true meaning of the idea
of "Messenger". It is also the true meaning of the idea of Guardian Angels. A
Guardian Angel is not "appointed" to you to protect you. The Guardian Angel is
you on a higher plane! This is why, and how, every blade of grass (and, indeed,
everything in existance) has over it an angel bidding it, "Grow".
Have you ever wondered why so many Angelic Names end in "el" (Michael,
Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel, etc)? It is because of what the word "El" means.
First, it is a Hebrew word for "Divinity" (or God). Therefore, Gabriel is the
"Strength of Divinity" (Gebur + El = Gabriel). This name does not imply that
Gabriel is seperate from Divinity Itself. Instead, He actually embodies the
Strength of Divinity. Further, there is also another reason. It involves
exactly what the letters E and L mean. E (or A, it is the Hebrew Aleph) relates
Power, as well as Benevolence. L (the Hebrew Lamed) means an extention, as
well as a Guide. Therefore, El is appended to Angelic Names because Angels
themselves are an extension of Divine Power. Again, think of that beam of light
that extends from the Projector to touch the Screen. At the same time, they are
also Benevolent Guides, and that is another aspect we will be dealing with
later.
And so, in short, an Angel's Name is a magickal formula that sums up the
particular "flavour" of Divine Energy that is manifesting in reality. In fact,
each Letter of the Hebrew Alphabet is really an Angel by itself. Angelic Names
(if composed of more than one letter) could be thought of as groups of Angels
working together; much as you are actually a group of single-celled organisms
that are working together to make "you". An angel is that arrangment of the
Hebrew Letters that I discussed above.
Once we know that arrangment....it's True Name (now you know what that term
really means as well), then we can give the energy a form that we can work with.
Namely, an angel; it is harder to try to manipulate raw energy than it is to
build up a thought-form body for the energy to work through, and then speak to
that form directly. So, not only will this system give you Divine messages, but
it will also give you the name of the Angel "set" over the object, idea, or
situation. Then you can work with that Angel to affect it. As far as I know at
this time, this is the only system of diviniation in existance that not only
divines information and gives advice, but that also gives a direct method of
working with the situation actively.
THE BASIC (QUICK AND EASY) METHOD
Before I go on to explain this system, I'm going to give you a quick and
easy way to use the Tablets. Now, I use the term "quick and easy" liberally
here, as this method is done like a Tarot reading. Book T (the Tarot) is hardly
"quick and easy". However, if you know how to give a basic Tarot reading, it is
quicker and easier than the process I created these Tablets for.
This method is based on the fact that each of the 22 Letters is related to a
Tarot Trump. The idea here is to simple draw one Tablet out of the bag at a
time, and place them in a Tarot Spread pattern of your choice. Now, only a full
Torot deck can give in-depth readings; however, a simple, general reading can
be done with just the Trumps. Also, with the Tablets, you are losing the
graphic representations of the Cards, which are important as well. So, this
method will be even more general than using the actual Trump Cards themselves.
This does not invalidate the Tablets for this method, but you should be aware
that this is no replacement for Tarot Cards.
If you use Ill-Dignified (reversed) cards in your spread (which I do not),
you can determine this by the direction the Tablet is facing when you draw it.
If it is face up, it is Dignified. If it is face down, then it is
Ill-Dginified.
Also, make sure to remove the "El/Yah" stone before you begin, and to leave
the blank stone within the set. The blank stone is the tablets' equivelant to
"reply hazy, try again later". It is important to allow any system the margine
of error that the blank stone provides.
Definitely use this method even after you learn the full system. The
Tablets are sure easier to carry around, for "on the spot" readings, than the
deck of Cards, and using them in this manner can't hurt for getting them charged
with the proper energies.
Now, on to the full system... The first thing you must always do is open a
channel between yourself and Divinity. Remember that you are asking for Angelic
Names, and you have to ensure that you are getting the correct ones (rather than
being fed false information by any passing spirit who wants your attention).
Keep in mind that a good heart-felt prayer will always do in a pinch. Just
remember that you must always invoke the Light with this prayer. The basic
"God's neat, let's eat" just won't cut it here.
The prayer should be thought of as a simple alternative. The best way to
accomplish your goal woul be a short ritual designed to banish the area, protect
it, clear your mind and sphere of sensation of unwanted influence, and finally
evoke (and invoke) the balance and Divine Authority you will need to recieve the
Names. Of course, I am speaking about the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the
Pentagram (LBRP). I would suggest performing this before any important reading.
CASTING THE TABLETS
First of all, remove the El/Yah stone form the bag and set it aside. Clear
your mind once more, and then concentrate on the situation. While you gently
mix the stones in the bag, repeat over and over, like a mantra, "What are the
Names of the Angels set over ..." Fill in, of course, with the name of the
object, situation, idea, etc. When you feel it is time to stop, do so and pull
out a handfull of Tablets (whatever feels right in your hand at the time).
Then, cast them down onto your table, the floor, your alter, or what-have-you.
I would suggest you get a book on rune-casting and see what it has to say on
casting the Stones. Personally, I enjoy having a silver plate with a bed of sea
salt in it. Further, this salt can have a circle drawn in it, as well as other
symbols. These could be sigils or heiroglyphs relateing to what what you are
asking about. For an object, simply draw a crude representation of that object
in the salt (or the sand, or even on the peice of paper for that matter). If
the point of the question is intangable, then create a sigil to represent it.
I know that I am telling you to study a lot of other material here. If you
are a beginner, do not let this frighten you away from ceremonial magick or even
this system of divination. There is enough information in this booklet to allow
you to use this system. However, the more you know about all of the subjects I
mention the better off you will be with this system and with your life. Think
of this as a jumping-off point for your life long study, as I will give you many
different areas that you should look into; areas that you will have to know
about in the long run to be a ceremonial magickian anyway.
To continue, you have now cast the Tablets. Let us assume that you recieved
this pattern:
A
N
H
0
0 I
0
0 = a stone letter-side down
Figure 1
The first thing to note is the number of stones which you have cast. It is
from this that you will know what Sephirah of the Tree of Life the Angel comes
from. This, in turn, will tell you what Angelic Chior he is part of, as well as
who all of his superiors are. Knowing these things are important for working
magickally with the Angel.
This information is also included in an Appendix at the end of this text.
If the number of stones is between one and ten, then the Angel belongs to
the corresponding Sephirah. Four stones would equal the fourth Sepherah,
Chesed. If the number of stones exceeds ten, then you will add the two digits
of the number together to derive the Sephirah. For instance, 15 stones would be
1 + 5 = 6 = the sixth Sephirah, Tiphareth. The ideas related to the Sephirah
will now color the rest of the operation.
In this case, the number of stones is Seven, which relates to the Sephirah
of Netzach, Victory. Netzach is the Sphere of Venus, and governs all things
dealing with the emotions and passion. It is a very Firey and forceful Sphere.
Within can be found the passions of war just as easily as the passions of love
and sex. It is this idea, Passion, that will color the rest of our divination.
Now, there are really two forces that the Tablets will indicate to us in the
long run. That is to say, we will find the names of two Angels. One is the
Angelic Force, the Angel of Mercy, the building-up force. This is the alignment
of energies that is generally working for you in the situation. However, with
experience, you will learn that this is not the whole case. The Angel of Mercy
(taking a chance at sounding extremely redundant) is simply a building-up force.
This does not, in and of itself, indicate "good" or "bad". It simply refers to
anything that is forthcoming along the proper Flow of Divinty. However, the
Flow is not alsways easy or fun. All of the trials and tribulations we
experience are for a higher purpose. Therefore, this Angel of Mercy could just
as easily indicate the forthcoming of the end of financial troubles as it could
the forthcoming of a house fire. At any rate, the Angel of Mercy will rarely,
if ever, indicate "bad" things. Just be aware that he can, at times, bring
warnings of that nature, or indicate something that needs to happen for your
betterment. Even if that something isn't much fun, or even painful.
The other force is the "Demonic" Force, the Angel of Destruction, the
breaking-down force. These energies are normally the ones working against you.
To fully utilize this system, a true understanding of the meaning of so-called
"demonic" forces must be attained, and the information will be given at the
proper time. However, right now we will concentrate only on the Angel of Mercy.
THE ANGEL OF MERCY
The Name of the Angel of Mercy is to be derived from the face-up stones.
Being that he represents building-up forces, or Light, then we shall derive his
name by a method consistant with his nature. Simply begin with the letter
furthest to the left in the pattern, and then follow an inward spiral pattern,
moving clockwise (see fig. 2)
__---> A --_
/ \
/ -> N
Begin here ---> H |
0 /
0 I <------/
0
Figure 2
From this, in our example, you would recieve the word YOD NUN ALEPH HEH, or
INAH (remember that Hebrew is written right to left). This is not yet the
Angel's name, but it is an important aspect of the operation; it is the
divination itself. By analysing this word, letter by letter, you will be given
an overview of the nature of your situation, and the nature of the resulting
Angel. Herein may lie any messages from the Divine; that is, any messages not
to be delivered by the Angel himself.
Now we shall begin, keeping the concept of Passion in mind at all times,
and seeing how it relates to all the concepts we shall divine. The following
ideas were derived from The Golden Dawn Journal: Book II, as well as the
already-mentioned corrispondances for each letter.
HEH means "Window", and is related to sight. It is also related to life
itself, as well as the sign of Aries. It represets a way of looking at life.
It is a symbol of living life to it's fullest, creating new life, and being in
control of events.
ALEPH means "Ox", as well as being the expansive element of Air. It is
benevolence, strength, courage, and power. It is basically a blind strength
that is guided by Higher Powers.
NUN means "Fish", and is related to the watery Scorpio. It is movement and
action, individuality and desire (especially of a sexual nature).
YOD means "Hand", and is related to Virgo and love. It is an Earth sign,
and shows the physical taking into hand of a situation, done as a labor of love.
Now we relate all of these ideas into one cohesive whole. Knowing that the
answer to our question involves our emotions (Netzach), we are told that we
should recognize (HEH) both our inner strengths (ALEPH) and our base desires
(NUN). We should take them in hand, coordinate them (YOD), and then allow them
to manifest in a controled, yet powerful manner (HEH). Much like a harnessed
laser beam of energy.
Thus is the message from Divinity. This is the nature of the Flow, and it
is the alignment of forces that we should be in tune with. If you had done this
yourself, you would have derived something different. Your intuition will guide
you as you follow this operation. If this same word were to come up in another
divination it would come to mean something different. You would draw a
different number of stones, even if these same four were the only face up
stones, giving you an angel from another Sephirah and Choir. Even if they
somehow ended up being in the same order, it would ultimately be a different
word.
However, I digress. The next step in the operation involves a system of
Qabalistic numerology known as Gematria. This process is based on the fact that
Hebrew letters also serve as numbers. In the case of our example: HEH = 5,
ALEPH = 1, NUN = 50, YOD = 10. You then add the numbers together for a sum of
66. Do not continue to add 6 + 6 as you would have done when deriving the
number for the Sephirah of the Angel!
Now, locate the number 66 in the Gematria Source you have chosen to use
(Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia is the best I have found), as well as in
Sepher Sephiroth (found in the same book), and see what other words and concepts
have the same value. Mystically, all of these words are related. For our word
we have 66 =
The mystic number of the 11th path (between Kether and Chockmah; Aleph,
Air). (author's note: Also the Tarot Card the Fool)
The number of books in the Protestant Bible.
Atomic Number of dysprosium
Clio- Greek Muse of History
Dinhabah- A city of Edom.
Yaven- Mire, miry
From Sepher Sephiroth:
The mystic number of the Qliphoth and of the Great Work.
Food, victuals
The Lord Thy God
A ship
A trial, an experiment
A wheel
A city of Edom
Depending on what the question is, you will see different relations between
your situation and the above ideas. Some of the relations will be apparent
right away, and some may elude you. Contemplation on the ideas may allow you to
see the more obscure relationships. Of course, the deeper your mystical
knowledge the better. For instance, what is the symbology of the Edomite
Kingdoms? How would that relate to the question at hand? What (if you don't
already know) is the Great Work, and how is your situation related to it?
Again, Gematria is another subject to which you should devote study time.
You would now add these concepts to the over-all "definition" of the word we
worked out earlier. This is the overall alignment of energies that will be
embodied in the Angel him- (or her) self.
Before you go any further, you will now employ the use of the El/Yah tablet
that was set aside earlier. I have already explained the signifigance of the
God-Name El appended to Hebrew Words to make Angelic Names. The Name Yah is
basically the same thing, excepting that it is more forceful than El. Also, El
can be added to Angelic or Demonic Names. Yah, however, can only be added to
entities that are benevolent.
As I'm sure you have guessed, you will now flip the Tablet like a coin to
see which one to append to your Hebrew word. The energies represented by the
word will be more forceful and urgent if Yah should come up. Your next step is
to add the numbers of the Name (El = 31, YAH = 15) to the Word and then start
the Gematria process once more. This will expand the divination all the more,
and tell you a little about the Angel himself.
Let's assume that El wins the toss for our word. The resulting Angelic Name
would be LEINAH. Written left to right, and transliterated, that would be
Haniel. For those of you who are up on the Qabalah, you will know that this is
the Archangel of Netzach (the very Sephirah we are working with). However, I
want to make a very important point; the names you obtain with this system will
generally not be the names of Archangels. They will more likely be the names of
Angels. I say "generally", and "more likely" because there may yet be a way to
derive Archangelic Names via this system. At this time, I will leave that up to
you. If you are a beginner, do not attempt to contact Archangels in this way.
Learn what you are doing before you attempt to work with currents of energy that
intense.
Now, once we add 31 to the number of our word, we have the number 97. Take
time out now to look up the other words and concepts that have this number.
What could they tell you about a situation? What do they tell you about Haniel
himself? By way of example, why would Haniel like, be, or at least wear the
color Yellow? Why would you say that he has a very adamant personality?
As before stated, an Angel is nothing more than a man-made picture that we
assign to currents of Divine Energy. We then take these anthropromorphic images
and build them up in our minds, associating them with the energies they
represent. The result is a living thought-form. A God, an Angel, etc.
Study the concept of Talismatic Imaging in sources such as Israel Regardie's
The Golden Dawn and an artical by Adam Forrest in The Golden Dawn Journal: Book
II called This Holy Invisable Companionship. These writings will explain to you
how the image of an Angel is constructed from the letters of It's Name, so that
the image is aligned properly to the Forces it represents.
Now, take that information and create a picture of Haniel. What did you
come up with? You will probably notice that the nature of the question would
ultimately alter how you would make him look, just as it would alter the
"definition" we came to before.
Thus, you now know what the Angel of Mercy looks like. You know his name.
If you look into the art of making sigils, you can also make a sigil to
represent him. The sigil (and/or the Name itself) could be inscribed on objects
for different purposes. Once you are familiar with an entity, the possible ways
of working with that entity are endless. As far as Divination goes, the next
big step would be to contact this Angel and see what he has to say to you
concerning the situation.
Up to this point, you have the system as I origonally created it, and then
some. The idea was to make a Rune-like system, simply replacing the Norse Runes
with Hebrew Letters. Along with this, naturally, came the idea of using
Gematria to expand on the castings. It was later that I was inspired to turn it
into a system of Angelology.
The system can be used as you have it now, even without turning the word
into an Angel. I will not be giving you instructions on evoking the Angel, and
I especially will not relate to you any method of invoking the entity. Until
you become proficiant with the system, and only then if you do everything
correctly, should you attempt any such operations. Obtain the books I have
mentioned thus far and study them for instructions geared in that direction.
THE ANGEL OF DESTRUCTION
Now that you have all of the basics, the remaining operations are simple.
As any Adept will tell you, every coin has two sides. To deal with only one
side of the coin and neglect the other is harmful in the long run. Beginners
will learn to work with one side before they deal with the other, but they will
learn both angles before they are through. Likewise, now that you have learned
to divine the Angel of Mercy, you will now learn how to derive the Angel of
Destruction.
You may ask why we would even wish to do this, beyond the idea related in
the last paragraph. The reason is a simple one. Most of the time, divinations
are not done when things are going right. It is well known that the majority of
people don't call on their Gods until things get rough. Likewise, you are most
probably not asking a question based on the actions of an Angel of Mercy. Don't
get me wrong, there are countless reasons to contact the Angel and work with him
in order to alter the material plane (whatever aspect of that plane the Angel
represents). However, if there is something going wrong, then knowing the Angel
of Destruction (sometimes called a "Demon") set over the problem can help. Once
you know who he is, you can then work to banish him. Likewise, you can invoke
the power of his corrisponding Angel of Mercy against him.
Also, the same goes for this Angel as it did for the Angel of Mercy. This
Angel is a breaking-down force. It represents things that are going away. Most
of the time this Name will relate to forces aligned against you. However, he
could represent the exit of a problem as easily as he could the exit of a good
situation. The catch (just like the Angel of Mercy) is that he always
represents forces going against the Flow. Remember those nessisary trials and
tribulations I mentioned earlier? If something came along and ended them
prematurely it would not be good for you in the long run. It would only serve
to set you up for greater pain at a later date. This would be governed by an
Angel of Destruction.
Perhaps I am beating the point to death, but I wish to give an example here
that I feel is quite helpful in understanding the above. Suppose that a friend
is sick and you wish to help heal him. You could Divine the Name of the Angel
set over your friend's good health. The Angel of Destruction, then, would be
set over your friend's bad heatlh. However, suppose you, instead, asked for the
Angel set over your friend's sickness? Then, the Angel of Destruction would be
set over the cure for that sickness! You can see how this example tears down
the conventional (and ill-concieved) concepts of the Angel being "good" and the
Angel of Destruction being "bad".
You may have noticed that I shy away from calling these entites "demons". I
do not even think of them as "Rebel Angels", even though the concept of them
working against the Flow would facilitate this. As far as I am concerned, all
Angels work for Divinity. Divinity is not just Light, but it is the Darkness as
well. Divinity is All, and nothing truely "rebels" against it. If it happens,
reguardless of our mortal labels of "good" and "bad", then it is of Divinity and
part of the Great Plan (if there even is one). It is the Angels of Destruction
who are set over your trials. They are also set over change. For anything to
change, the Flow has to be altered. Light can not alter the path of Light, it
would only serve to strengthen the path as it exists. Therefore, an Angel of
Destruction is sent in to turn the tide. So, you see that both sides are
nessisary, and that the universe could not exist without them operating
together.
In the long run, you may refer to these entities as Demons if you wish (and
you may have noticed that I do refer to this energy as Daemonic energy as
opposed to Angelic). Especially if your spiritual beliefs incorperate Fallen
Angels as such. The idea embodied in them is the same, but I would have you be
aware of the mis-conception that these entities have been operating under for
centureies. This makes them even more dangerous to deal with, and I would
suggest not dealing with them at all until you have mastered the system up to
this point.
Also, it would only help you to contact the Angel of Mercy first and procure
his promise of aid in dealing with the Angel of Destruction. The result would
be a fail-safe assurance of your total safety. If anything went wrong, you
would only need to call on the Angel of Mercy and he would come, and there would
be absolutely nothing the "Demon" could do against you or him. Remember that
Darkness can not diminish Light what-so-ever, but a single spark of Light can
banish an entire room of Darkness.
However, all of that goes beyond what this book will teach you, as I will
not teach evocation here. You can use the full system as given for the Angel of
Destruction as well; as there will be Divine Messages there on what to avoid,
just as there is advice on what to do with the Angel of Mercy. This is the
basic reason for this half of the divination, and is completely safe.
As you have surely guessed by now, the Angel of Destruction is to be derived
from the face down stones. Just as you used an invoking (builing-up) whorle for
the Angel of Mercy, you will use just the opposite for the Angel of Destruction.
Begin with the face-down stone furthest to the right, and follow an inward,
counter-clockwise spiral (see Figure 4).
A
_____
/ \ N
H / |
| -> 0
0 < I
\________----- 0 <----- Begin Here
Figure 4
Let us now assume that the letters we recieved were (right to left) MEM
DALETH QOPH. If the blank Tablet is present in your casting, it will be
apparent at this point. Do not discard it until after you have counted the
total stones in the casting to derive the proper Sephirah. Then it can be set
aside as it has no bearing on the Names. As for the Name of the Angel of
Destruction, I will not repeat the method at all here, but see if you can tell
how I derive the following:
The message here is to avoid arrogance and a swelled head. Do not overuse
any authority that you may have, or use it in the wrong way. Be careful of an
unbalanced mind; do not sway from one path to the other and back again. Make
double sure to stay on the straight and narrow middle path, and watching out for
ememies that may be hiding along the way. Know that these "emenies" are not new
to you, but that they are problems that have been with you for a time. Perhaps
they have been with you for a very long time, perhaps only since the conception
of the problem. In either case, they are not new problems, or enemies, that
will be born along the way. Do be on the watch, however, as you may not yet
know they are there. If you are taken by them, you will certainly know that you
should have seen them coming. If these forces are allowed to come into play,
they will cause you to lose your footing in finance, the home, etc, and hinder
your material success. Remember that this is all colored by Netzach, so it is
your
desires and passions that will get you into trouble if left unchecked. Your
enemies will attack you through those channels; perhaps through temptation, or
perhaps through something such as anger or sex.
Next you would add El to the end of the word to transform it into the name
of an Angel. Remeber that Yah can not be added to the Name of an Angel of
Destruction, so you will not need the El/Yah Tablet. The Angel himself,
Qedemel, will be very proficiant at making you slip off of the path you are
attempting to tread. He can tempt you too far in the ways of passion, making
them obsessions instead.
Finally, you can create an image of him, and then employ banishing techiques
to destroy his influence. I suggest the I.O.B Technique outlined in Mr. Kraig's
Modern Magick. I have had the most wonderful success with this excorsism, and
it is relatively safe. However, I will say this: If you employ this technique,
DO NOT stop the operation mid-way. Once you give the Daemon life, in order to
destroy it, it will be stronger and more able to reek havok in your life.
ALWAYS continue on and destroy the entity before dis-engaging. I say this
because Mr. Kraig's technique involves calling your own inner-deamons (such as
your hate, anger, etc) to get rid of them.
Also, I am well aware that some of you will use this system of divination to
do the very same thing. Right now those inner-deamons are lifeless, vauge
concepts (that is, if they are not already living thought-forms that are
controling your life). When you emply the I.O.B you will be lending the Daemon
much raw power for a short time, as you give it a physical body that can then be
effectivly hammered on. I believe enough has been said on that subject, even
though it could never be stressed enough. Mr. Kriag has his own warnings
concerning the operation that should be heeded as well.
And that is about it. If this system seemed complicated during the
explanation, you can now see that it is not at all. The entire divination can
be written up on one page. To complete, I am now going to give you one more
step to the operation. This step should be done before you begin to analize the
letters of the words, but it can be done after you have derived the respective
words themselves. Also note that it is definetly to be done before adding El
or Yah to either word.
THE FINAL, FIRST, STEP
This step will give a very general overview of the situation before you
actually get deep into the divination. It involves both sides of the coin,
rather than being one sided. First derive the proper Sephirah so that it can
color the outcome. Then, seperate the Tablets into their respective words; one
for the Angel of Mercy, and one for the Angel of Destruction.
Now, where you would normally begin to analize each word letter by letter,
figure up their Gematria values instead. Then, add those two values together
and look up the corrispondances.
In our example, we have one word equaling 66, and the other equaling 144,
for a total of 210. Why would you say that the situation as it stands does not
bode well? Why might there be conflict rushing into the situation at a very
fast pace? Why might this problem involve somekind of rash act of passion (as
in the term "a crime of passion")? Why might it also show a fall forthcoming,
preceeded by an over-exertion of force on the part of the fallen? Why might it
also be related to something that has become an obsession? And how is it
related to a choice? And, finally, why would you say that disengadging the
situation, to pass it by or fly from it, might be bad advice? Would you have
known wether it was good or bad advice before you analized the Angels' Names?
After this groundwork has been laid, you can then proceed with the
divination to expand on the idea and find advice on what to do, and what not to
do, in the situation. As you can see, this step is more for true divinations
than it is for simply finding the Names of the Angels set over objects that you
wish to affect.
ANOTHER METHOD: A GENERAL LIFE READING
You can also use the Tablets without asking anything in particular. This
method is used to simply send out a psychic radar of sorts, to see what is out
there for you. It will tell you how the 22 Letters are aligned in your life at
any given time. Of course, this is no replacement for a good Astrological
Charting or Tarot Reading. However, both of those, when done in that magnitude,
are generally for your whole life, and should only be done once a year at the
most. This, on the other hand, is a lot more basic, and could be done once a
day if you felt the need.
Begin by casting all 22 lettered Tablets at once. You will not need the
blank stone or the El/Yah stone. After casting them, seperate them into the two
different words and proceed as normal with Gematria, etc. Obviously, you will
not add the total Gematria of both words together as it would always be the same
number; nor would you attempt to derive the Sephirah (which would always be 22 =
2 + 2 = 4). If you need the Sephirah at all, it will always be Kether.
Now, analize each word letter by letter. This will be very generalized; It
would be best to look at it astrologically for the most part. Knowing that the
forces of (let us say) Aries, Gemini, Water, Mercury, etc are working for you,
and that Cancer, Virgo, Saturn, The Moon, etc are working against you will tell
you much. You can then expand it into the Tarot correspondances for advise. If
the Emperor is working against you, then beware of your boss. Or, perhaps,
beware of being too dominant yourself. With Gemini working for you, it would
be a good day to make some partnerships. The possibilities are nearly endless;
I believe the proper formula for the number of possible combonations is 22 to
the twenty second power!!
If there is some need, the words can then be made into Angels and worked
with just as described already.
SOME SPECIAL, AND RARE, OCCURANCES
If you are adept enough at the Hebrew language, keep an eye out for actual
Hebrew words that may come up. Take a major note of it if it is spelled
forwards (right to left). If it is spelled backwards, then the meaning will be
contrary to it's normal definition. For instance, if the word for "love" (BETH
HEH ALEPH) were to appear as ALEPH HEH BETH, then you could expect to see very
little love in your divination, it not out-right hate. If your intuition allows
you to see one scrambled up, then take note as if it were spelled forward, only
it's affect is of a lesser degree than if spelled correctly.
If you were to get a one letter Name by any chance, it is still valid. As I
said before, each letter of the Hebrew alphabet is an Angel unto itself. If you
recieve a single-lettered Angel you would strive to look very deeply into what
that letter represents, rather than deluting it with meanings of other letters
as you would normally do. Also, you would still add El to it when that time of
the divination comes.
If, by some chance, you should recieve no Angel of Mercy, or no Angel of
Destruction, it simply means that the energies involved in the situation are at
an extreme arch to one side or the other. Neither case is good in the long run,
and the message is that work needs to be done to balance the situation. Too
much of the Angel of Mercy can be "too much of a good thing". For instance,
Mercy carried too far becomes compliancy and surrender.
You may ask, what about if I am making a lot of money, and I do a reading on
it that has no Angel of Destruction? The answer is this: Think of the universe
as a pendelum. It will swing back and forth until it reaches it's balance
point. If you recieve no "Demon" on a reading pertaining to positive money
flow, then that means you are very far into the money-making arch of the swing,
and you can look forward to a visit to the extreme other side of that arch real
soon. You will soon be losing (or, at least, not making) as much money as you
are earning now. However, if you work to slow that arch and bring it gently
into the middle resting position, you will never have to go into the other side
of the arch at all. You will not be making as much money as you are now, but
you will continue to earn, and you will not have to lose a dime.
As for there being no Angel of Mercy, I don't believe much has to be said on
the need to invoke the operation of the Light as quickly as possible. However,
the good news in a situation such as this is that you are most definately at the
high-point of the negative arch, and things will soon begin to look up on their
own, as the cosmic "arm" begins to swing the other way. Then you will only have
to beware of swinging back into the negative later.
APPENDIX A: THE HEBREW ALPHABET AND IT'S CORRISPONDANCES
Name Trans. Sound Number Tarot Trump
Aleph Ox A, E 1 Fool
Beth House B, V 2 Mage
Gimel Camel G, Gh 3 High Priestess
Daleth Door D, Dh 4 Emperess
Heh Window H 5 Emperor
Vav Nail W 6 Hierophant
Zain Sword Z 7 Lovers
Cheth Fence Ch 8 Chariot
Tet Serpent T 9 Strength
Yod Hand Y, I, J 10 Hermit
Kaph Fist K, Kh 20 Wheel of Fortune
Lamed Ox Goad L 30 Justice
Mem Water M 40 Hanged Man
Nun Fish N 50 Death
Samekh Prop S 60 Temperance
Ayin Eye O 70 Devil
Pe Mouth P, Ph 80 Tower
Tzaddi Fish-hook Tz 90 Star
Qoph Ear Q 100 Moon
Resh Head R 200 Sun
Shin Tooth S, Sh 300 Judgment
Tau Cross T, Th 400 Universe
APPENDIX B: THE TREE OF LIFE AND IT'S ANGELIC HIERARCHIES
Sephirah Trans. Archangel Angelic Choir
1) Kether Crown Metetron Chaioth haQodesh
2) Chockmah Wisdom Ratziel Auphanim
3) Binah Understanding Tzaphkiel Aralim
4) Chesed Mercy Tzadkiel Chashmalim
5) Geburah Severity Khamael Seraphim
6) Tiphareth Beauty Michael Malachim
7) Netzach Victory Haniel Elohim
8) Hod Splendor Raphael Beney Elohim
9) Yesod Foundation Gabriel Ashim
10) Malkuth Kingdom Sandalphon Kerubim
DIVINATORY MEANINGS:
2) Chockmah: Wisdom and Initiation of Force
3) Binah: Understanding and Firmly directed Force
4) Chesed: Mercy and the Setteling of Force
5) Geburah: Severity and Ultimate Success or Failure
6) Tiphareth: Beauty and Definite Accomplishment, Healing
7) Netzach: Desire, Passion, and Result which depends on an action yet to tbe
taken
8) Hod: Intellect, and Temproary Success
9) Yesod: Firmness, the Foundation of a matter and Executive Power
10) Malkuth: Action, Force decided and Carried Out.
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