Magical Correspondences---Heidrick

Under edit and expansion. Last updated: January 23, 2002 e.v.

Incorporating class materials prepared in 1972 e.v. by the author, Bill Heidrick

Copyright © 1972 and 1990 by Bill Heidrick

The Roman numerals at some column heads refer to Crowley's Liber 777

I.

Key

Scale:

CLXXV.

Hebrew

Letters:

II.

Hebrew Names for

Numbers and Letters:

English Pronun.

of column II.:

III.

English

of column II:

0 -

Ain Nothing

00 -

Ain Soph Without Limit

000 -

Ain Soph Aur Limitless Light

1 -

Keter Crown

2 -

Chokmah Wisdom

3 -

Binah Understanding

4 -

Chesed Mercy

5 -

Geburah Severity

6 -

Tipheret Beauty

7 -

Netzach Endurance to Victory

8 -

Hod Splendour

9 -

Yesod Foundation

10 -

Malkut Kingdom

11

Aleph Ox

12

Bet House

13

Gimmel Camel

14

Dalet Door

15

Heh Window

16

Vau or Wow Nail

17

Zain Sword

18

Chet Fence

19

Tet Serpent

20

Yod Hand (open from back)

21 or

Kaph Hand (closed or from palmer side)

22

Lamed Ox Goad

23 or

Mem Water

24 or

Nun Fish

25

Samekh Prop

26

Ayin Eye

27 or

Peh Mouth

28 or

Tzaddi Fish Hook

29

Qof Back of Head

30

Resh Head

31

Shin Tooth

32

Taw Cross or Mark

32bis

Taw Cross or Mark

31bis

Shin Tooth

Explanation:

Key Scale: Relates these correspondences to the "Tree of Life" pattern. The 32

divisions below "0" are often called "Thirty-Two Divine Emanations".

Sometimes, as in the table just above, these key numbers are offset to

right or left. Offset to the left indicates "Mother Letters" and a

correspondence to elements. Offset to the right indicates "Single

Letters" and a correspondence to the signs of the Zodiac. Centered key

numbers represent the rest, including the "Double Letters", Sephiroth,

and often also planets.

Hebrew Letters: Where two are given, the one on the left is the usual form; and the one

on the right is used at the ends of words ("final" letters). The

approximate English equivalent will usually match the initial letter in

the English pronunciation of the Hebrew letter name --- see below for

exceptions and more help with this.

Hebrew Names: Hebrew reads from right to left. English reads from left to right. Some

of the letter names have several Hebrew spellings: e.g. can be or

.

English Pronunciation: How to say Column II. English spelling of Hebrew differs greatly with

different methods of transliteration and phonetic representation. These

entries are intended to help the reader pronounce the Hebrew and to

identify the English representations of these words in the text below. For

example:

may be represented in English by different authors for different

purposes in the following ways:

1. to show the spelling in Hebrew: KThR

2. to indicate Sephardic pronunciation: Keter

3. to indicate Ashkenazic pronunciation: Keser

4. compromise between sound and spelling: Kether, Cather, ...

An effort will be made in this presentation to keep the English

representations of these Hebrew words relatively uniform, but

some variation will appear below. It is important to learn how to

recognize English representations of foreign words by context,

since there is no fixed spelling in use by all authors. If the

student becomes too accustomed to one usage, other books on

the subject will be closed to study.

English Translation: What the Hebrew in Column II means in English.

I.

Key

Scale:

CLXXV.

Hebrew

Letters::

CLXXVI.

Number Value

of Letters:

XIV. and CLXXIX.

Modern Tarot Trumps and Trump Numbers

(with some sequence variations):

11

1 (0.) The Fool

12

2 I. The Magician

13

3 II. The High Priestess

14

4 III. The Empress

15

5 IV. The Emperor (or XVII. The Star)

16

6 V. The Hierophant

17

7 VI. The Lovers

18

8 VII. The Chariot

19

9 VIII. Strength (or XI. Strength)

20

10 IX. The Hermit

21 or 20 or 500 X. The Wheel of Fortune

22

30 XI. Justice (or VIII. Justice)

23 or 40 or 600 XII. The Hanged Man

24 or 50 or 700 XIII. Death

25

60 XIV. Temperance

26

70 XV. The Devil

27 or 80 or 800 XVI. The Tower

28 or 90 or 900 XVII. The Star (or IV. The Emperor)

29

100 XVIII. The Moon

30

200 XIX. The Sun

31

300 XX. Judgment

31

400 XXI. The World

In reckoning the correspondences between Hebrew Letters and Tarot, there are several

points to remember. The dominant correspondences are to the Hebrew Letters, and

changes in Tarot attribution do not effect other correspondences to the Letters. Tarot

Trump titles vary in different styles of decks, but most can readily be identified. The

numbers of the Justice and Strength Trumps were reversed by the Golden Dawn authors

to make a better fit to the Hebrew. Older decks show Justice as VIII and Strength as XI.

This reversal does not effect the correspondence of Lamed for Justice and Tet for

Strength. Aleister Crowley came to advocate switching The Star and The Emperor

Trumps, and that switch does effect certain of the correspondences of the those Trumps.

Switching Star and Emperor does not effect the correspondences to the Hebrew Letters

Heh and Tzaddi beyond the Trumps themselves. Thus: Heh---Aries---Emperor, or Heh---

Aries---Star, but not Heh---Aquarius---Star. There are other systems of attribution

between Tarot and Hebrew, as well as alternative approaches to the Heh/Tzaddi switch.

The system used here is that introduced by the Order of the Golden Dawn. Ordo Templi

Orientis favors the Hay/Tzaddi switch, but not officially in the manner I have presented

here. The present OTO approach includes other correspondences in the switch.

I.

Key

Scale:

CLXXVII.

Astrology:

VI.

Hebrew term used

for items in CLXXVII:

English pronunciation.

of column VI.:

1 Primum Mobile Rashit Ha-Galgalim

2 Zodiac

Maslot

3 Saturn

Shabbatai

4 Jupiter

Tzedeq

5 Mars

Madim

6 Sun

Schemesh

7 Venus or Nogah

8 Mercury

Kokab

9 Moon

Lebanah

10 Earth Olam Yesodot

11 Air

Ruach

12 Mercury

Kokab

13 Moon

Lebanah

14 Venus or Nogah

15 Aries

Tale

16 Taurus

Sur

17 Gemini

Tomaim

18 Cancer

Soratan

19 Leo

Ari

20 Virgo

Betula

21 Jupiter

Tzedeq

22 Libra

Mozenim

23 Water

Mem

24 Scorpio

Akrab

25 Sagittarius

Keshit

26 Capricorn

Gedi

27 Mars

Madim

28 Aquarius

Doli

29 Pisces

Dagim

30 Sun

Schemesh

31 Fire

Fire

32 Saturn

Shabbatai

32bis Earth

Aretz

Explanation:

Items matching Key scale 1-10 refer to the Sephiroth (singular: Sephira), the ten numbers

created in the beginning. Items under Key scale 11-32 refer to the twenty-two "paths"

which link the Sephiroth together. Thus 1-10 forms one system and 11-32 another. This

explains the double association of the planets to 1-10 as well as 11-32.

Pillar

of

Severity

Otz Chaiim Pillar

of

Mercy

Pillar

of

Mildness

Some Correspondences to the Number 4

Tetragrammaton --- the four-fold name

Basic example: This is the most common name for God used in the Hebrew

Torah, or "Old Testament". Its genuine pronunciation is

unknown, but the pronunciations "Jehovah" and "Yahweh"

are most often used.

Other examples: , "Adonai", in English: "Lord".

, "Eheieh".

, "Agla", short for the Hebrew words:

,

"Ateh Gebor Le-olahm Adonai",

"Thou art mighty for ever, O'h Lord!"

More examples exist, and others will be discussed below. The Tetragrammatic names are

compared to the elements and directions:

I.

Key Scale:

LIV.

:

LV.

Element:

LVII.

Wind Direction:

(from Regardie's Golden Dawn) Kerubic Direction:

31

Fire South East

23

Water West North

11

Air East West

32bis

Earth North South

LIV.

:

LIX.

Archangels

of the Quarters:

LVII & LV.

Wind-Element

Directions:

English

Pronunciation

of LIX:

Aprox. English

Translation

of LIX:

South Michael Like God

West Gabriel Mighty One of God

East Raphael Healing of God

North Uriel Light of God

The Archangels of the Quarters represent the workings of nature personified as the four

ancient "elements", proceeding from the four directions on the winds most resembling

those elements. Different prevailing winds require a reconsideration of this

correspondence, and other systems of attribution exist. For Western Europe, Palestine,

California and most regions in the Northern Hemisphere with a large body of water to the

West, these allocations tend to apply:

North Wind ---------- cold and dry --------- Earth

South Wind ---------- warm and dry --------- Fire

West Wind ---------- cold and wet --------- Water

East Wind ---------- warm and wet --------- Air

LIV.

:

The Four

Worlds: LXIII.

English Pronun.:

Approx. English

Meanings:

Atzilut Emanation, Archetype, most noble

Briah Creation, Intellect

Yetzirah Formative, Moral.

Assiah Action, Substance, Matter

The four worlds are a basic subdivision of creation into four stages or levels. They may

be considered to be levels of abstraction (going from matter to spirit) or of condensation

(from spirit to matter).

Color Scales for Four Worlds and Thirty-two Paths:

I.

Key

Scale:

XV.

King Scale Color

(Atzilut in Assiah):

XVI.

Queen Scale Color

(Briah in Assiah):

1 Brilliance White Brilliance

2 Pure Soft Blue Gray

3 Crimson Black

4 Deep Violet Blue

5 Orange Scarlet Red

6 Clear Pink Rose Yellow (Gold)

7 Amber Emerald

8 Violet Purple Orange

9 Indigo Violet

10 Yellow Citrine, Olive, Russet & Black

11 Bright Pale Yellow Sky Blue

12 Yellow Purple

13 Blue Silver

14 Emerald Green Sky Blue

15 Scarlet Red

16 Red Orange Deep Indigo

17 Orange Pale Mauve

18 Amber Maroon

19 Yellow Deep Purple

20 Greenish Yellow Slate Gray

21 Violet Blue

22 Emerald Green Blue

23 Deep Blue Sea Green

24 Green Blue Dull Brown

25 Blue Yellow

26 Indigo Black

27 Scarlet Red

28 Violet Sky Blue

29 Crimson Buff, flecked Silver-White

30 Orange Gold Yellow

31 Glowing Orange Scarlet Vermilion

32 Indigo Black

32bis Citrine, Olive, Russet and Black Amber

31bis White merging into Gray Deep Purple, nearly Black

The remaining two color scales follow below.

These color scales properly belong to Assiah, since they relate directly to the physical

senses. The King Scale represents that Part of Assiah most like Atzilut. The Queen Scale

represents that part of Assiah most like Briah; etc.

The colors 1-10 of the Queen Scale are frequently used to color the Sephiroth 1-10 on the

Tree of Life. Colors 11-32 of the King Scale are commonly used to color the paths 11-32

on the same figure.

The King and Queen color Scales are partly obtained by color mixing and spectra

patterns.

I.

Key

Scale:

XVII.

Emperor Scale Color

(Yetzirah in Assiah):

XVIII.

Empress Scale Color

(Assian in Assiah):

1 White Brilliance White, flecked Gold

2 Blue Pearl Gray like Mother of Pearl White, flecked Red, Blue and Yellow

3 Dark Brown Gray, flecked Pink

4 Deep Purple Deep Azure, flecked Yellow

5 Bright Scarlet Red, flecked Black

6 Rich Salmon Gold Amber

7 Bright Yellow Green Olive, flecked Gold

8 Red-Russet Yellowish Brown, flecked White

9 Very Dark Purple Citrine, flecked Azure

10 Citrine, Olive, Russet & Black,

all flecked Gold

Black rayed with Yellow

11 Blue Emerald Green Emerald, flecked Gold

12 Gray Indigo, rayed Violet

13 Cold Pale Blue Silver, rayed Sky blue

14 Early Spring Green Bright Rose, rayed Pale Green

15 Brilliant Flame Glowing Red

16 Deep Warm Olive Rich Brown

17 New Yellow Leather Reddish Gray inclined to Mauve

18 Rich Bright Russet Dark Greenish Brown

19 Gray Reddish Amber

20 Green Gray Plum Color

21 Rich Purple Bright Blue, rayed Yellow

22 Deep Blue-Green Pale Green

23 Deep Olive-Green White, flecked Purple, like Mother of Pearl

24 Very Dark Brown Livid Indigo Brown like a Black Beetle.

25 Green Dark Vivid Blue

26 Blue Black Cold Dark Gray approaching Black

27 Venetian Red Bright Red, rayed Emerald

28 Bluish Mauve White, tinged Purple

29 Light Translucent Pinkish Brown Stone Color

30 Rich Amber Amber, rayed Red

31 Scarlet, flecked Gold Vermilion, flecked Crimson & Emerald

32 Blue Black Black, rayed Blue

32bis Dark Brown Black, flecked Yellow

31bis The 7 prismatic colors,

the Violet being outside

White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black

the latter outside

The Emperor Scale is, for the most part, composed by mixing corresponding colors on

the King and Queen Scales; e.g. #12. Yellow and Purple = Gray.

Both Emperor and Empress Scales are much less commonly used than King and Queen

Scales.

There are several ways of expanding 4 into 5:

A. Consider four separate things: . These things taken together are one set of

four. Thus there are 4 + 1 = 5. Four parts which unite into one whole. In the

Tetragrammaton, and additional letter may be added to represent the unity of the other

four. When this is done, we have in place of . Accordingly, the letters: " ",

" ", " " and " " are said to be "ruled" or vitalized by the letter " ". Because the four

original letters represent the elements of fire, water, air and earth, the fifth letter " " is

said to represent "spirit", . In this method of going from 4 into 5, the new category,

here called spirit, is clearly seen to dominate the others.

B. 4 may also go into 5 by simple addition. + ='s five equal categories.

C. 4 may go into 5 by partial unification: = , therefore also

involves as a union of the first three elements. This can also be seen as a reduction of 4

into 2: -> .

D. 4 may go into 5 by interaction, thus may represent an interaction or equilibration of

, either as a concept of parity or of commonality or sequence or some other

relation.

E. ... etc. This analysis of the process of grouping can be continued with several

variations, and various states of being can be predicated on the different modes

(Crowley's "formulas" in Magick in theory and Practice are an example of this).

Here is an example of such a speculation on the passage of 4 into 5.

--->

Jehovah ---> Jeshuah

Jeshuah is a Hebrew pronunciation of the name of the Christ of the Christians, "Jesus".

The usual spelling of this name in Hebrew is or "Joshua", but is an

acceptable unorthodox alternative. Christian "Qabalists" and occultists generally have

used this for centuries to "prove" that Christ and the New Testament are the completion

or perfection of Jehovah and the Old Testament. Be that as it may, this word " "

is the basis for attribution of the elements to the points of the pentagram or five pointed

star:

The pentagram is also seen as a representation of Man:

Thus a pentagram with the point uppermost is sometimes taken as a symbol of God-

made-Man, Jehovah-become-Jesus, and Man ruled by Intellect. The pentagram with point

upwards therefore signifies much the same as a cross in many old rituals. A pentagram

with point downward is often considered an "evil" sign: the elements ruling over spirit or

man ruled by sexual energies unguided by the mind. The latter bit of symbolism can

easily be understood by drawing a pentagram with point downwards and adding a "stick-

figure" of a man. There is no place for the head, but there is plenty of room for the

phallus.

If the pentagram is upright, the head = mind is represented, but the figure is sexless. If the

pentagram is inverted, the figure has sex but is headless = mindless. The union of sexual

and mental levels of energy is shown in the hexagram or 6-pointed star.

Introduction to the Gates and Names of Power

In most magical rituals, mysterious names and words play an important part. These are

the words and names of power, the Gates of Power. Often these names are familiar, and

possess dictionary definitions. Sometimes these names are unknown and barbarous. Even

if the formal, grammatical meaning of a word or name is unknown, it is possible to

associate a meaning by the special techniques of the Qabalah. It is necessary to obtain a

meaning for each word used in a magical ritual, if that ritual is to achieve its purpose.

There is an effect to be obtain by speaking meaningless words, but that effect falls far

short of the aim of ritual in all but the most simple of intoxicating ritual. The so-called

"speaking in tongues" is a babbling of nonsense sounds that has an intoxicating effect on

the listeners. Unless some control is present, that intoxication will be wasted or

misdirected. "Speaking in tongues" is used all over the world for its dramatic and

divinatory qualities. The Ritual Magician seems to "speak in tongues", but he has a

specific meaning and intention behind every word he utters --- even behind every sound

and motion that he makes in ritual. The intoxicating effect on others may be the same for

magical ritual and for glossolalia, but that intoxication is directed in the former and

accidental in the latter. For the Magician, nothing is accidental, especially in ritual. The

fully developed Magician is trained to understand that everything that happens about him

is a particular communication between himself and the universe. The training of the

Magician is largely comprised in the building up of a magical vocabulary, language, and

alphabet by which the universe may communicate with him through any of its forms and

forces. When the Magician uses this magical communication to inform the universe of his

intentions, he is working practical magick and casting spells. When the Magician uses

this magical communication to learn from the universe, he is meditating. The many lists

of "Magical Correspondences" aid in the building of a magical language, but such

correspondences are no more that language than a printed word is the thing it represents.

Perhaps the closest approach to an accurate description of a magical language is this: A

magical language is a swiftness and an orderliness of thought that relates and transforms

any thought or perception to and into any other thought and perception. The possessor of

such a "language" is one who sees all things in all things.

The first steps in obtain a magical language are commonly taken in learning and using

"magical correspondences". The most helpful of these are the correspondences to letters

and sounds. Every thought that can be expressed can be stated in words. These words are

composed of letters and sounds. By relating letters and sounds together abstractly, any

word or thought can be related to any other word or thought. The study of the structure

and correspondences of magical words is the study of the Names and Gates of Power. We

have seen much of this before, but we will now begin a more detailed study.

Words and Gates of Power:

Words Composed of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Letters.

Owing to the existence of extensive lists of correspondences (see "Magical

Correspondences" part one and Crowley's 777) to the letters of the Hebrew language,

most magical words in use today and in the middle ages are either Hebrew or derived

from Hebrew. Many Greek and Coptic magical words are also used, but these are a bit

harder to define and to analyze. When an unknown word is to be used, the letters of that

word may be transliterated into Hebrew, and the Hebrew correspondences used. Later,

when the student has had more experience, the words may be taken and studied without

reference to any language save that in which the words are written. Approximate

transliterations between Hebrew letters and English are shown below. The order used

here is: English letter, Name of Hebrew letter, Hebrew letter, Key number (as used in

these notes --- see above), additional Hebrew letters.

A: Aleph, , 11; Ayin, , 26.

B: Beth, , 12.

C: Cheth, , 18; Koph, C, 21.

D: Daleth, , 14.

E: Yod, , 20; Heh, , 18.

F: Vau, , 16; Pe, , 27.

G: Gimmel, , 13.

H: Heh, , 15.

I: Yod, , 20.

J: Yod, , 20.

K: Koph, , 21; Cheth, , 18.

L: Lamed, , 22.

M: Mem, , 23.

N: Nun, , 24.

O: Ayin, , 26; Vau, , 16.

P: Pe, , 27.

Q: Qof, , 29.

R: Resh, , 30.

S: Samekh, , 25; Shin, , 31.

T: Teth, , 19; Taw, , 23; Tzaddi, , 28.

U: Vau, , 16.

V: Vau, , 16.

W: Vau, , 16.

X; (treat as though it is a "C" or "Z" depending on pronunciation).

Y: Yod, , 20.

Z: Zayin, , 17; Tzaddi, , 28.

Sometimes two English letters are best replaced by one Hebrew letter:

CH, Cheth, , 18. TH, Teth, , 19. TZ, Tzaddi, , 28. SH, Shin, , 31.

There are no perfect equivalents for the English vowels: A, E, I, O, U. Where "E"

appears, the letter may be left out in Hebrew. Where the other vowels appear, the above

transliterations may be used or the letter may be left out. For a more detailed list of

transliterations from English to Hebrew, see Thelema Lodge Calendar, December 1986

e.v.

The simplest and, in some senses, the most powerful of the words of power are the words

of ONE LETTER. English is relatively poor in such words, "I" and "A" are about all.

Each of the twenty-two Hebrew letters may be used as a separate symbol, and several are

used as particles (short words added to other words to change their meanings). The

individual letters may be used to good effect in ritual. Some rituals, such as the projection

of the Cube of Space and part of the projection of the Tree of Life, may be constructed

entirely of spoken letter names. Each of the twenty-two Hebrew letters is associated to

one of the Major Tarot cards; and the pictures on the corresponding Tarot cards may, in

some applications, be used as images for the letters (see "Magical Correspondences" page

3). Many other correspondences to the letters are also helpful, especially the Astrological.

Next come the TWO LETTER words. In Hebrew there are 231 possible two letter

"gates". Each of these possesses a particular significance. Many are actual words in the

language with dictionary definitions. Some have no dictionary definitions and must be

defined by the symbolism of their component letters. Actually, there are 462 different

words of two different letters each possible in Hebrew, but it is customary to consider

two words composed of the same letters as one "gate". Suffice it to say that there are 231

combinations of two letters each that can be made from the twenty-two letters of the

Hebrew language. These are the "Gates of the Sepher Yetzirah." The most notable

examples for our immediate consideration are:

Ab, --- Father.

Ben, --- Son.

Shem, --- Name.

Ath, --- Thou (first and last letters).

Me, --- Who.

Mah, --- What.

All 231 have particular power and force.

The THREE LETTER words may be thought of as combinations of two letter words with

single letters inserted in the center. These three letter words may be studied letter by

letter, and they also have the significance that the first letter means "beginning or thesis"

the second letter means "middle or antithesis" and the last letter means "synthesis or

conclusion". This will be dealt with at greater length later. some important three letter

names or words are:

Ama, --- "Sterile Mother."

IAO, , LVX and others.

FOUR LETTER words are referred to the four elements, letter by letter (see "Magical

Correspondences" Four-fold name and ff.).

FIVE LETTER words are referred to the four elements and spirit (Ibid, "the passage of 4

into 5").

Words and Gates of Power: Example of Analysis for

.

1. Words may be looked up in a Dictionary:

= "He/She is" or "He/She causes to be".

2. Words may be compared to other words:

compared to .

--- instead of

---

--- instead of

---

signifies "I am"

signifies "He/She is".

Therefore is a more direct expression of being than or .

unformed being

forming force

partly formed being

forming force

more completely

formed being

3. Words may be analyzed letter-by-letter through correspondences:

--- using Tarot cards (see Liber 777, columns CLXXV and XIV. See also table of

Tarot correspondences, above, in this present text.):

--- The Hermit

--- The Emperor or The Star

--- The Hierophant

--- The Emperor or The Star

is the secret force (Hermit) entering the organizing of forms (Emperor) to

teach the true nature (Hierophant) of the order of creation (Emperor).

or, using Crowley's correspondence between and The Star Trump:

is the secret force (Hermit) entering the totality of the creation (Star) to

inform (Hierophant) all that exists (Star).

--- using Hebrew letter names (777, columns CLXXV and III -- see tables at start

of this present text.):

--- Hand

--- Window

--- Nail

--- Window

is a reaching into true vision to establish a vision of truth.

--- using Astrology (777, columns CLXXV and VII -- see tables at start of this

present text.):

---

---

---

---

is a quiet harmony established through will in power and firmness and

perpetuated by will.

--- The same thing may be done with color correspondences (Liber 777, columns

XV - XVIII and "Color Scales for Four Worlds and Thirty-two Paths" above in

this present text.); but reactions to colors tend to be somewhat different for

different people. Example:

--- Greenish Yellow

--- Scarlet

--- Red Orange

--- Scarlet

is a living mist inflamed into a glowing fire.

or:

An existence is acted upon to make it more active.

--- The shapes of the letters may suggest ideas to the mind:

--- a flame or a sperm cell.

--- a man united with a woman.

--- the erect phallus.

--- union results in pregnancy.

is like a fruitful sexual union.

4. In some cases, traditional meanings are given to the letters of a particular word in addition to

the regular ones found in tables of correspondences. This is the case with .

--- Father --- Red --- Atziluth ---

--- Mother --- Blue --- Briah ---

--- Son --- Yellow --- Yetzirah ---

--- Daughter --- Black --- Assiah ---

Such traditional meanings may summarize the findings of Gematria (the

number 52 is informative for , see below), standard correspondences to a

fixed number of letters (any words having the same number of letters may be

matched to the same set), or the results of a unique meditation.

5. Words may be analyzed by Gematria (See table near top of this text, with number values of

the Hebrew letters):

--------- = 10

= 5

= 6

= 5

10 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 26

Therefore = 26.

Some other words which total to 26 are:

= 5 + 7 + 6 + 8 = 26 = seeing, looking at

= sight, vision

= to hide, conceal

= confession

= dual

... and many more.

Thus, is the vision of concealed duality. this justifies viewing as composed of

"male" and "female" letters. is the word which joins the creator to the created, spirit

to matter, man to woman, plan to action and so on.

The numbers of the middle column of the Tree of Life add to 26 = 1 + 6 + 9 + 10. This

affirms the purpose of the middle pillar of the Tree to be that of , to join two

opposites together by the most direct route. The name is associated with the Tree of

Life diagram in several other ways.

The letter names of may be added up to give another number for this word, (see

Liber 777, columns CLXXV and II. See also tables at the top of this text):

= Yod =

= 20

= Heh =

= 10

= Vau =

= 12

= Heh =

= 10

---

TOTAL 52

Other words which total 52 include: ; Father and Mother; ; Fertile

Mother; ; in all Things; ; Son. (more examples below)

There are yet other ways to spell the letters (such as Heh = = 6 instead

of = 10) which give still more numbers.

6. Words may be analyzed by Notariqon:

(This Notariqon uses the last letters of each of these four Hebrew words. If the

initial letters are used instead, the resulting Hebrew four letter word signifies

"circumcision". Ouch! This double Notariqon is noted by Ginsburg in his The

Kabbalah as an argument for the divine ordination of the practice of mutilating

babies. Ideas obtained by mystical methods need not always militate toward

physical practices! It is perfectly valid to treat this as a metaphor for a mental

practice. In Qabalah, that would be interpreting the information on a Yetziratic

level instead of an Assiatic one.)

7. More complex methods:

All or part of the above techniques may be combined and used with a more elaborate pattern or

system. An example of this sort of thing is the study of the "Twelve Banners of ". The

name is composed of three different letters, two of which are repeated. It is possible to

rearrange the letters of into twelve different orders, or permutations. These may then be

associated with other groups of twelve things: the signs of the Zodiac; the Tribes of Israel, the

categories of Aristotle, &c. For this example, the Twelve Banners of are linked to the signs

of the Zodiac, and the results are examined in the light of one of the "traditional" sets of

correspondences to , that of the elements. The order of the banners or permutations of

is important. The method is to start with the usual form of the name and then to get a

second form by switching the last two letters about. The third banner is obtained from the second

by switching the fourth and second letters. The fourth is obtained from the third by switching the

last and first letters. The fifth is obtained from the fourth by switching the last two letters about.

The rest are obtained by a repetition of the same series of operations. The twelfth banner

automatically is changed by this process into the first, and the whole thing repeats in a regular

cycle of such permutations --- this is also the nature of the annual cycle of the twelve signs of the

Zodiac.

---

---

--- fire on water, air on earth.

---

---

--- fire on water, earth on air.

---

---

--- fire on air, earth on water.

---

---

--- water on air, earth on fire.

---

---

--- water on air, fire on earth.

---

---

--- water on earth, fire on air.

---

---

--- air on earth, fire on water.

---

---

--- air on earth, water on fire.

---

---

--- air on fire, water on earth.

---

---

--- earth on fire, water on air.

---

---

--- earth on fire, air on water.

---

---

--- earth on water, air on fire.

--- Harmony of actives (fire and air) on passives (water and earth).

Fire leads --- this is the 1st of the fire signs of the Zodiac.

--- Still harmonious in combination, but now the earth is raised

above the air --- 1st earth sign.

--- The actives isolated from the passives. Air is advanced

--- the 1st air sign.

--- Actives and passives are mixed, but water leads --- the 1st

water sign.

--- Again actives and passives are mixed, but this time fire scorches

earth -- the 2nd fire sign.

--- Actives and passives are isolated. Earth advances in the 2nd

earth sign.

--- A harmonious mixture of actives and passives. The reversal of

the two pairs of Aries. Air advances in the 2nd air sign.

--- Actives and passives are mixed to counterbalance Taurus, but

now water is advanced --- 2nd water sign.

--- Actives and passives separated. Fire advanced --- 3rd fire sign.

--- Earth leads and actives are mixed with passives --- 3rd earth sign.

--- Actives and passives mixed, air advances --- 3rd air sign.

--- Actives and passives separated, water advanced --- 3rd water sign.

Cardinal Quadruplicity: , , & .

---

In each case the Actives and Passives

---

are mixed. The order is the same in each.

---

Only the starting point is different. ---

Fixed Quadruplicity: , , & .

---

In each case the Actives are mixed with

---

the Passives, but the order is different

---

from the Cardinals.

---

Mutable Quadruplicity: , , &

---

In each case the Actives are separated

---

from the Passives; a different order is

---

seen in each.

---

Note that if the banners of be read as vertical columns in each group of

Quadruplicities, the name will be spelled out in the first of the four columns (from

the right) and the remaining columns will cycle through the letters of in that same

order.

The Fire Triplicity: , & .

---

The elements of Fire ( ), Water ( )

---

& Air ( ) cycle, but Earth ( ) does not.

---

The Earth Triplicity: , & .

---

Air ( ) is fixed and the other

---

elements cycle. ---

The Air Triplicity: , & .

---

Water ( ) is fixed and the other

---

elements cycle.

---

The Water Triplicity: , & .

---

Fire ( ) is fixed and the other

---

elements cycle.

---

For a more extensive discussion of the Banners, see "Notes on Liber 777", O.T.O.

Newsletter, Vol. III, No. 9, August 1979 e.v., pp.34-44. The article also presents an

analysis of variations in the order of the banners in different sources, including the one in

Crowley's 777, and examples of Noteriquon for each of the Banners.

Many of the above techniques can be applied with success on names like:

--- Eheieh

--- Adonai

--- Agla

--- Jeshuah

... or any of the Hebrew names given in these correspondences.

These techniques produce results on any word, but it's easier to start with something

having a known connection to occultism.

It may seem that the work on has produced many results, but the surface has been

merely scratched. Words like , B'rashit (first word of the Old Testament) have

been studied in this fashion for several thousand years and new result keep coming. Each

new meaning which supports or expands previously known meanings adds confidence to

the use of the word and greater force in ritual.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 1-10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 27, 30 & 32.

The tables of correspondences which follow on the next few pages list various names

which may be associated with the ten Sephiroth of the Tree of Life. These also

correspond to the seven ancient planets and are intended for use in design of rituals for

the planets. Such rituals commonly take the form of invocation of a high-level planetary

force, such as the "Divine" or "Archangelic" ruler of the planet, and direction of the

lower- level planetary forces through evocation. The high-level forces correspond to

abstract and mystical qualities (the positive or "good" aspects) associated with the

planets. The lower-level planetary forces represent more concrete and more physical

qualities associated with the planets (neutral and negative or "amoral" and "evil" aspects).

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 11, 23, 31 & 32bis.

Correspondences to the four elements.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 17-22, 24-26, 28 & 29.

Correspondences to the twelve signs of the Zodiac.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 1-10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 27, 30 & 32.

The Divine Names Attributed to the Sephiroth (and Planets):

Key

Number:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Sephira

& Planet:

1 1 Eheieh I Exist! Kether

2 2 Yah He/She Exists! Chokmah

3 Jehovah Elohim He/She exists as the

Male & Female Deities!

Binah

4

El He is Mighty! Chesed

5 Elohim Gibor The Male and Female

Gods are Mighty!

Geburah

6 3 Eloah va-Da'at God (male) & Knowledge Tipheret

7 Yahweh Tzabaoth He/She is Splendour Netzach

8 Elohim Tzabaoth The Male & Female

Deities are Splendour!

Hod

9 Shaddai El Chai Almighty God Lives

Forever!

Yesod

10

or

Adonai Melekh

or

Adonai Ha-Aretz

Lord King

or

Lord of the Earth

Malkut

Notes:

1. EXOD. III, 4

2. ISA, XXVI,4

3. Variations: --- Jehovah Eloah va-Da'at --- He is God and Knowledge

Ginsburg in The Kabbalah, p. 91, has in place of . The Divine Names represent the Atziluth level, the level of highest abstraction and

greatest spirituality. The Names themselves, as spoken words, belong, as do all sounds, to

the Assiah level, the level of lowest abstraction and greatest materiality. These Divine

Names are to be found in the Old Testament and are allocated to the Sephiroth in the

Sepher Ha-Zohar. Thus they form a system at least as old as the 13th century.

The Archangelic Names Attributed to the Sephiroth (and Planets):

Key

Number:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Sephira

& Planet:

1 4

(

) (See extended discussion below)

Metatron "Beyond the Thrones" Kether

2

Ratziel Secret of God. Chokmah

3

Tzaphqiel Contemplation of

God

or

Hidden Voice of God

Binah

4 5 Tzadqiel Righteousness of God Chesed

5

Kamael Longing of God Geburah

6

Raphael Healing of God Tipheret

7 6 Haniel Ship of God Netzach

8

Michael Like God Hod

9

Gabriel Mighty One of God Yesod

10 and

and

Metatron

and

Sandalphon

and

Nephesch Ha-

Messiah

(see Key 1) and Prob. not Heb. orig.

If Greek, "Twin" and Soul of the Redeemer

Malkut

Notes:

4. See Ginsburg, op cit, p. 109 and Pick, p.25.

5. ='s Jupiter.

6. If spelled , it would signify "Favor of God". Although this is not a valid spelling, it may reflect

a literary device or visual punning.

The Archangelic names represent the Briah level, the level of pure mental operation. The

Archangels are the "architects" or creation and creative activity. Although all of these

names are of great antiquity (most, if not all, antedate Christianity), the particular order of

the names varies from source to source. The order of Archangelic names presented above

for the planets from Saturn to the Moon is found in Calendarium Naturale Magicum ...,

attributed to Tycho Brahe, 1582. Tycho Brahe was the astronomer who provided Kepler

with data for his theories of the motions of the planets. Kepler was the most renown

astrologer and mathematical astronomer of his day. The work that Kepler began under the

direction of Brahe resulted in a theory of planetary motion that was later used by Issac

Newton in his theory of gravitation. The same order of Archangelic names may have

been known by Peter di Abano in the twelfth century.

The names corresponding to Key numbers 1, 2 and 10 are mostly known from the so-

called books of Enoch and the Zohar. Many of the other names are found in those

sources as well. The detailed notes follow:

Metatron --- Exact meaning of the name is unknown. In addition to the meaning given

above, others are: "guide" or "Measurer", "one who occupies the throne next to God", and

various other names that are pure guesses. This name should be studied extensively by

the methods outlined between pages 18 and 25 of these Correspondences. The allocation

of the Archangel Metatron to the first and last place is taken directly from the Zohar.

Metatron is said to be the one who stands directly before the face of God with no other

between. Enoch 3 says that Metatron was incarnated on earth in the body of the prophet

Enoch "who walked with God and is no more."

Haniel --- many different spellings for this name exist in Hebrew and in other languages.

Some say that the name means "the grace of God".

Raphael and Michael --- these names are often reversed in their order. They are very

commonly used for angels as well as archangels. This has caused a confusion concerning

the attributions. The attribution given here is the oldest known to the author of these

Correspondences.

Sandalphon and Metatron -- these names probably originate from Greek or Latin and

were only transliterated into Hebrew. This accounts for some of the confusion about their

meanings. These two are often taken to be twin Archangels who guard the throne of God

together and who work in the world together. Metatron is sometimes taken as male and

Sandalphon Female. At other times they are called brothers.

The Angelic Orders Attributed to the Sephiroth (and Planets)

Key

Number:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Sephira

& Planet:

1 Chioth Ha Qadesh The Living Holy One

or

The Holy Living Creatures

Kether

2 7 Auphanim The Wheels Chokmah

or

The Spinning Ones

3 8 Aralim The Mighty Ones Binah

4

Chashmalim The Shining Ones Chesed

5

Seraphim The burning Ones

or

The Exalted Ones

Geburah

6 9 or

Melakim

or

Shinanim

The Kings

or

The Multiplying ones,

The Thousands

Tipheret

7 or

Elohim

or

Tharshisim

The Deities

or

"The Ships"

Netzach

8 Beni Elohim The Sons of the Gods Hod

9 10 Kerubim The Cherubs (see comment below)

Yesod

10 11 Aishim The Fires, or

The Flames, or

The Foundations, or

The Existent Ones

Malkut

Notes:

7. The Hebrew spelling given here is from Ginsburg, op. cit, p. 90. This name is sometimes spelled

.

8. Regardie gives this spelling, as does Ginsburg op cit, p. 90. Kircher in Od. AE gives

9. Regardie and Kircher both give:

10. Ginsburg op cit disagrees on p. 92 with Ishim ( ).

11. Ibid, prefers Cherubim.

The Angelic Orders represent the Yetzirah level of beginning of action and of feelings

and moralities. The angels are the workers of creation, the individual forces and actions

necessary to produce the world. These names are found in the Old Testament, but not

always as names of angelic orders. The notes to this page will be found below the next

table.

The Celestial Hierarchies (Angelic Orders) of Pseudo-Dionysius,

who is also called Dionysius the Areopagite

Key

Number:

English

Pronunciation:

General Purpose and

Function:

Sephira

& Planet:

1 Seraphim These burn away all that

separates man from God

Kether

2 Cherubim These illuminate the soul and

unite it with the Divine Wisdom

Chokmah

3 Thrones These raise up the soul and

establish it in the service of

the Divine

Binah

4 Dominions These bestow order and justice Chesed

5 Virtues These bestow grace and valour Geburah

6 Powers These aid the human mind to break

free of the forces that draw man

to earthly thoughts

Tipheret

7 Principalities These aid men to turn toward the

Divine service and away from

the earth.

Netzach

8 Archangels These teach the soul to enable

it to learn about itself and

about spiritual things.

Hod

9 Angels These minister to man and purify

and uplift the things of Nature

Yesod

10 Men This is mankind, in possession

of the Earth

Malkut

These "Celestial Hierarchies" are the basis for most Christian mysticism concerning

beings intermediate between man and "God". This list has been the accepted version of

angelology for more than a thousand years in the western Christian churches. Dionysius

was thought to be a disciple of St. Paul during the middle ages, although this is no longer

believed. The "Celestial Hierarchies" is properly a list of all beings between Man and

God, rather than just a list of a certain group of them. Nonetheless, this list is often taken

to be the same in meaning as the one given here immediately above this table. Dionysius

called all these beings "Angels", including Men.

Notes on the Angelic Orders and Their Names:

Chioth Ha-Qadesh. These are often identified with the Kerubim of the vision of Ezekiel,

Ezekiel I, 1-14: "And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great

cloud, with a fire flashing up, so that a brightness was round about it; and out of the midst

thereof as the color of electrum, out of the midst of the fire. And out of the midst thereof

came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the

likeness of a man. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the

sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass. And they had the

hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and as for the faces and wings of

them four, their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they

went everyone straight forward. As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a

man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of

an ox on the left side; and they four had also the face of an eagle. Thus were their faces;

and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to

another, and two covered their bodies. And they went every one straight forward; wither

the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. As for the likeness of the

living creatures, their appearance was like coals of fire, burning like the appearance of

torches; it flashed up and down among the living creatures; and there was brightness to

the fire, and out of the fire went forth lightning. And the living creatures ran and returned

as the appearance of a flash of lighting."

Auphanim. Ezekiel I, 15-19: "Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel at

the bottom hard by the living creatures, at the four faces thereof. The appearance of the

wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl; and they four had one likeness;

and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel. When they

went, they went toward their four sides; they turned not when they went. As for their

rings, they were high and they were dreadful; and they four had their rings full of eyes

round about. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went hard by them; and

when the living creatures were lifted up from the bottom, the wheels were lifted up."

Aralim. Isiah XXXIII, 7: "Behold their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of

peace weep bitterly."

Chashmalim. Also Ezekiel I, 3 and 13. See above.

Seraphim. Isaiah VI, 6: "Then flew unto me one of the seraphim, with a glowing stone in

his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar."

Melakim. The word "King" is used in many places in the Bible.

Shinanim. Psalm 68 (In Catholic Bibles 67), 10: "The chariots of God are myriads, even

thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

Elohim. A very commonly used name for the creator and his forces in the Bible.

Tharshisim. Literally the "ships of Tarshish". Isaiah, II, 16: "And upon all the ships of

Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery." See also Isaiah XXIII, 1. Mathers copies

Ginsburg's The Kabbalah with a reference to Daniel X,6 for this angelic order, but all

that is found there is a description of an angel.

Beni Elohim. Genesis VI, 1-4: "And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the

face of the earth, and the daughters were born unto hem, that the sons of God saw the

daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.

And the Lord said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh;

therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.' The Nephilim were in the earth in

those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men,

and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men

of renown."

Kerubim or Cherubim. These are often identified with the Chioth Ha Qadesh of Ezekiel,

much as Metatron is said to be both the archangel of Kether and of Malkuth. The

Kerubim are the guardians of the Ark of the Covenant, and are also the great human

headed bulls that have been excavated in archaeological exploration in the Biblical lands.

The Kerubim may be the title of the angelic order of Malkuth rather than that of Yesod.

This last point is a matter of some confusion.

Aishim. Psalm 104, 4: "Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy

ministers." The name may belong to Yesod (as "The foundations") rather than to

Malkuth.

The Spheres of the Planets:

These are listed in one of the first tables, key numbers 1 though 10,. The Spheres of the

planets represent the actual material forms and the forces that directly manipulate them in

the Assiah level.

Additional Correspondences: Angels Ruling the Planets

Key

Numbers:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Planet:

3 & 32 (see comment) Cassiel (see comment) Saturn

4 & 21 (see comment) Sachiel (see comment) Jupiter

5 & 27

Samael Spice of God Mars

6 & 30

Michael Like God Sun

7 & 14

Anael Ship of God Venus

8 & 12

Raphael Healing of God Mercury

9 & 13

Gabriel Mighty One of God Moon

These angelic names are very much subject to dispute. The are found in various spellings

in the sixteenth century literature, usually without a clue to the Hebrew spelling. The

placement of these angels is probably best left of Assiah, but caution is recommended in

their use. The first three are sometimes taken as Demonic names, especially Samael.

Although the last four names are much like the names of archangels they should not be

considered to be such. This list is probably related to the list of archangels, but it has been

used for lower purposes than that earlier list. Where a name is found to be on more than

one list, it should not be assumed to be the same entity or concept on both lists.

Cassiel. No Hebrew known at this writing. May be , "God sees" or , "God's

Throne". An illustration in Barrett's Magus shows a demon riding a dragon corresponding

to Saturn and this name. ?

Sachiel. No Hebrew known at this writing. May be , "Pure One of God", ,

"Tabernacle of God", , "Arbor of God" or "Tent of God", , "Thought of

God", or , The Pouring Forth of the Seminal Emission of God." Sometimes also

spelled "Zachauel." ?

Samael. Possibly the Devil in Hebrew literature, depending on exact Hebrew spelling ---

see below. As associated with Mars, this name may merely indicate God as wrathful.

Other versions are Samuel (closer this this Hebrew version) and Zamael.

Michael and Raphael. These are in reverse order from the identical names on the list of

Archangels. Lists showing the same reversal for Archangels and Angels are found in 16th

century MSS.

Anael. Assumed to be the same as Aniel and practically the same as Haniel --- as a name,

different significance in the lists.

Additional Correspondences: Intelligences of the Planets.

Key

Numbers:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Planet:

3 & 32

Agiel Flee from God Saturn

4 & 21 or

Iopiel Beauty of god. Jupiter

5 & 27

Graphiel "Might of God" (?) Mars

6 & 30

Nakhiel Smiting of God Sun

7 & 14

Hagiel Cutting of God Venus

8 & 12

Tiriel Wall of God Mercury

9 & 13

Malkah Bride, or Queen Moon

These "Intelligences" are somewhat more violent in their natures than the names which

have been seen up to this point. They border on the Demonic, but seem to keep mostly to

the higher side of that border. The "Spirits" which follow on the next page were held by

the Golden Dawn to be just to the lower side of that disturbing border. Neither the

Intelligences or the Spirits should be used for serious ritual unless the need is very great

and the preparations have been quite carefully made. This point marks the borderline

between the higher mind and the subconscious. It is not wise to enter deeply in this area

without supervision. The will is easily overthrown at times in this level of work. This is

dangerous. Don't work this material into ritual unless you have someone by to watch in

case of need.

The name "Malkah" is often extended by several additional descriptive words12, but this

is unnecessary. This name is also applied to Malkuth in some studies of the Tree of Life,

where it is intended to represent a metaphor related to the Tetragrammaton.

These names seem to have been known since the 12th century.

Note:

12. .

Additional Correspondences: Spirits of the Planets.

Key

Numbers:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Planet:

3 & 32 or

Zaziel Destroyer Saturn

4 & 21

Hismael The Spice of God,

or

The Likeness of

God, or

The Poison of God

Jupiter

5 & 27 or

Bartzabel Solder of God, or

Son of God's Army

Mars

6 & 30

Sorath The Banished, or

The Turned Away Sun

7 & 14

Kedemel The Early God, or

The God Before, or

The Morning of God

Venus

8 & 12

Taphtartarat Violently Spat

Upon, or

Violently Spitting

Mercury

9 & 13

13

Schad

Barschemot

Ha-Shartatan

Demon Son of the

Fame

of the Serving Ones

Moon

These "Spirits" are quite a bit more than just questionable, as can be seen by their names.

The source of these names is probably prior to the 12th century. Their use on talismans is

common. It is by no means clear which is lower, Spirits or Intelligences; but both are

often used in the same places. Most writers consider the Spirits to be Demonic, even if

only the lesser demons. This places these "Spirits" among the less dangerous of the

Qliphot, , the "Shells" or demonic waste matter of the Assiah world. There are

several seals drawn alphabetically from the names of these "Spirits".

Note:

13. This is all one Hebrew name. Spelling tends to vary, and some sources add , Ha-

Schemodaei, the Chief of the demons in the Talmudic legend of Solomon. This name is often rendered

"Asmodaeus" in the West, and as "Iblis" among Islam.

The Demonic Orders Attributed to the Sephiroth (and Planets)

Key Name in English Approx. English Sephira

Numbers: Hebrew: Pronunciation: Meaning: & Planet:

1 or

Thamiel Duality in God Kether

2 or

Chaigidel Confusion of the

Power of God

Chokmah

3 or

Sathariel Concealment of God Binah

4 or

Gamchicoth Devourers Chesed

5 or

Golab Burning Bodies Geburah

6 or

Togaririm(n) Those Who Bellow Grief and

Tears

Tipheret

7

or

Harab Serapel Ravens of the Burning of God Netzach

8 or

Samael The Desolation of God, or

The Left Hand

Hod

9

Gamaliel Polluted of God Yesod

10 or

Nehemoth

or

Lilith

Whisperers

or

Night Spector

Malkut

The Hebrew spellings in the above are mostly reconstructions with alternatives.

Nonetheless, it is believed that the majority of the above are at least suitable if not

perfect.

These names are sometimes called the "adverse Sephiroth" instead of the Demonic

Orders. A.E. Waite makes this later point in his Holy Kabbalah, page 256. As "adverse

Sephiroth", these names would simply refer to the negative or destructive opposites of the

regular Sephiroth Kether through Malkuth.

As Demonic Orders, these names refer to the Assiah Qliphoth. They are to be treated as

lower and more dangerous than the Spirits of the planets. Visualizations of such things

would involve "moaning and groaning specters of nature in half-human forms dimly

seen", and such doubtful stuff.

Notes on the Demonic Orders (Adverse Sephiroth):

Thamiel. Thamiel represents duality whereas Kether represents unity. Thus Thamiel is

the division of that which is perfect only in unity. As a demonic order name, the Thamiel

were the before their "revolt". signifies, "Perfection of God". These angels

sought to become more powerful by adding an Aleph to their name. They then became

the , "Duality of God", an order of the lesser demons. In the lowest state of their

"fall", they become the , "the Polluted of God".

The cortex or outer form of the Thamiel is called Cathariel, , "the Broken" or

"Fearful Light of God".

Chaigidel. These are the confusion of that great power which, as Chokmah, goes forth at

the beginning to give the vital energy of creation to the processes of Binah. The cortex of

the Chaigidel is called Ghogiel, , "Those Who Go Forth into the Place Empty of

God".

Sathariel. Even as Binah is the great revealing one who bestows the structure of the

Absolute onto the created, its opposite, the Sathariel, conceal the nature of The Perfect.

The cortex or outer form of the Sathariel is called the order of Sheireil, , "The

Hairy Ones of God".

Gamchicoth. Chesed is the source of bounty both in idea and in substance to the lower

forms. Gamchicoth is the order of "Devourers" who seek to waste the substance and

thought of creation. The outer form is the order of Azariel, , "The Binding Ones

of God".

Golab. Geburah is a going forth in power to rule in strength. The order of Golab is

composed of those who burn to do destruction --- even on themselves. The outer form is

the Usiel, , "The Ruins of God".

Togaririm. Tiphereth is the place of great beauty and rejoicing. The Togaririm build

ugliness and groan about it. The cortex of the Togaririm is called the Zomiel, ,

"The Revolt of God".

Harab Serapel. Netzach is the openness of natural love. The Harab Serapel are the

Ravens of Death who reject even their own. The outer form is Theumiel, , "The

Fouled Substance of God".

Samael. Hod is the complex working of the will of the Absolute. Samael represents the

barren desolation of a fallen and failed creation. The outer form is the Theuniel, ,

"The filthy Wailing Ones of God".

Gamaliel. Yesod is the place of the final forms that become matter in Malkuth. The

Gamaliel are the Misshapen and polluted images that produce vile results. The outer form

is the order of Ogiel, , "those Who Flee from God".

Nehemoth. These are responsible for frightening sounds in strange places. They excite

the mind and cause strange desires.

The Arch Devils Attributed to the Sephiroth (and Planets)

Key Name in English Approx. English Sephira

Numbers: Hebrew: Pronunciation: Meaning: & Planet:

1 Satan and Moloch Adversary and King Kether

2 or

Beelzebub

or

Adam Belial

Lord of the Flies

or

Wicked Man

Chokmah

3 --- Lucifuge One Who Flees Light Binah

4

Astaroth One of the Flock Chesed

5 --- Asmodeus The Destroying God Geburah

6

Belphegor Lord of the Dead Tipheret

7 or

Baal

or

Tubal Cain

Lord

or

Maker of Sharp Weapons

Netzach

8

Adrammelech Powerful King Hod

9

Lilith Night Spector Yesod

10

Nahema Groaning Malkut

The list of demonic orders had some rather unpleasant members, but these are the

ultimate of the Assiah Qliphoth. Most of the names here referred to as "Arch Devils" are

either names of old gods (Astarte, Baal, Moloch) that were competitors to the Hebrew

Jehovah, or they are traditional night demons and monsters from ancient or later Christian

legend (Lilith, Nehema, Asmodeus, Satan, Lucifuge, Belphegor). A few (Adrammelech,

Tubal Cain, Naamah) are the names of people mentioned in the Old Testament.

Satan and Moloch. Two demons are attributed to the adverse Kether to stress the view

that the demonic opposite of Kether is duality instead of unity. Satan is the most familiar

name for the modern devil, although in the Old Testament this name signifies a sort of

"Attorney General" for Jehovah rather than any sort of Christian Devil. Moloch or

Malech is the common semitic word for "king". Baal-Moloch is the name used for the

high god generally. This last name has come to be associated with the god of the

Philistines. Renegade Hebrews are accused in several places in the Old Testament of

burning their children alive in sacrifice to Moloch or Melech in a valley near the walls of

Jerusalem. Leviticus: XVIII, 21: "And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them

apart to Molech (Moloch)..." Leviticus: XX, 2: "Moreover, thou shalt say to the children

of Israel: Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in

Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of

the land shall stone him with stones."

Beelzebub. Both Satan and Beelzebub are mentioned in the New Testament as great

rulers of devils and demons (not the modern Christian concept). One theory states that the

name Beelzebub is derived from Siriac words meaning "The Lord of Calumny", but a

more probable Siriac derivation is "Bridegroom" or "Lord of the Bride".

Adam Belial. The name Belial is often used separately as a demonic name.

Lucifuge. This is a Latin name. "Lucifuge" is probably a name made up to replace the

name "Lucifer", "Light Bearer". People seemed to be more at home with the idea that the

"Devil" flees from light (Lucifuge) rather than with the remembrance that, "before the fall

of the angels," he was the bearer of the light before the throne of God (Lucifer). Of

course, "Lucifer" was never a name of a devil until some time after St. Jerome introduced

this word as a cantrip and poor translation of one passage of the Latin Vulgate --

probably intended to blacken the reputation of Bishop Lucifer, a prelate with whom

Jerome had a falling-out.

Astaroth. This is the name of the goddess Astarte, the Ishtar of the Babylonians and

perhaps also the Isis of the Egyptians. The Hebrews took this name for a word describing

idols of female deities, as they also took the word "Baalim" for describing idols of male

deities. First Samuel: VII, 3-4: "And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying: 'If

ye do return unto the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the

Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto the Lord and serve Him only; and

He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.' Then the children of Israel did put

away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only."

Since Astaroth and Ishtar are much the same in older religions, it may be of interest to see

an incantation of the goddess Ishtar. This particular example comes from clay tablets

found in the library of the Assyrian king Ashur-banipal (circa. 650 BC). There is a

striking resemblance between this incantation and the Christian prayers to the Virgin

Mary.

"I pray unto thee, lady of ladies, goddess of goddesses!

O Ishtar, queen of all peoples, directress of mankind!

O Irnini, thou art raised on high, mistress of the Spirits of heaven;

Thou art mighty, thou hast sovereign power, exalted in thy name!

Thou art the light of heaven and earth, O valiant daughter of the Moon- god.

Ruler of weapons, arbitress of the battle!

Framer of all decrees, wearer of the crown of dominion!

O lady, majestic is thy rank, over all the gods is it exalted!

Thou art the bestower of strength!

Thou art strong, O Lady of victory, thou canst violently attain my desire!

O Gutira, who art girt with battle, who art clothed with terror,

Thou wieldest the scepter and the decision, the control of earth and heaven!

Holy chambers, shrines, divine dwellings, and temples worship thee!

Where is thy name not heard? Where is thy decree not obeyed?

Where are thine images not made? Where are thy temples not founded?

Where art thou not great? Where art thou not exalted?

Anu, Bel, and Ea have raised thee on high; among the gods have they made

great thy dominion;

They have exalted thee among all the Spirits of heaven, they have made

thy rank pre-eminent.

At the thought of thy name the heaven and the earth quake,

The gods tremble, the Spirits of the earth falter.

Mankind payeth homage unto thy mighty name,

For thou art great, and thou art exalted.

All mankind, the whole human race, boweth down before thy power.

Thou judgest the cause of men with justice and righteousness;

Thou lookest with mercy on the violent man, and thou settest right the

unruly every morning.

How long wilt thou tarry, O Lady of heaven and earth, shepherdess of

those that dwell in human habitations?

How long wilt thou tarry, O lady of the holy E-anna, the pure Storehouse?

How long wilt thou tarry, O lady, whose feet are unwearied, whose knees

have not lost their vigor?

How long wilt thou tarry, O Lady of all fights and of the battle?

O thou glorious one, that ragest among the Spirits of heaven, that

subduest angry gods,

That hast power over all princes, that controllest the scepter of kings.

That openest the bonds of all handmaids,

That art raised on high, that art firmly established --- O valiant

Istar, great is thy might!

Bright torch of heaven and earth, light of all dwellings,

Terrible in the fight, one who can not be opposed, strong in the battle!

O whirlwind, that roarest against the foe and cuttest off the mighty!

O furious Ishtar, summoner or armies!

O goddess of men, O goddess of women, thou whose counsel none may learn!

Where thou lookest in pity, the dead man lives again, the sick is healed!

The afflicted is saved from his affliction, when he beholdeth thy face!

I, thy servant, sorrowful, sighing, and in distress cry unto thee,

Look upon me, O my lady, and accept my supplication,

Truly pity me, and harken unto my prayer!

Cry unto me 'It is enough!' and let thy spirit be appeased!

How long shall my body lament, which is full of restlessness and confusion?

How long shall my heart be afflicted, which is full of sorrow an sighing?

How long shall my omens be grievious in restlessness and confusion?

How long shall my house be trouble, which mourneth bitterly?

How long shall my spirit be troubled, which aboundeth in sorrow and sighing?

O ... Irnini, fierce lioness, may thy heart have rest!

Is anger mercy? Then let thy spirit be appeased!

May thine eyes rest with favor upon me;

With thy glorious regard, truly in mercy look upon me!

Put an end to the evil bewitchments of my body; let me behold thy clear light!

How long, O my lady, shall mine enemies persecute me?

How long shall they devise evil in rebellion and wickedness,

And in my pursuits and my pleasures shall they rage against me?

How long, O my lady, shall the ravenous demon pursue me?

They have caused me continuous affliction, but I have praised thee.

The weak have become strong, but I am weak;

I am sated like a flood which the evil wind maketh to rage.

My heart hath taken wing, and hath flown away like a bird of the heavens;

I moan like a dove, night and day.

I am made desolate, and I weep bitterly;

With grief and woe my spirit is distressed. What have I done, O my god

and my goddess?

Is it because I feared not my god or my goddess that trouble hath befallen me?

Sickness, disease, ruin, and destruction are come upon me;

Troubles, turning away of the countenance, and fullness of anger are my lot,

And the indignation and the wrath of all gods and men.

I have beheld, O my lady, slaughter, turmoil, and rebellion.

Death and misery have made an end of me!

My need is grievous, grievous is my humiliation;

Over my house, my gate, and my fields is affliction poured forth.

As for my god, his face is turned elsewhere;

My strength is brought to naught, my power is broken!

But unto thee, O my lady, do I give heed, I have kept thee in my mind!

Unto thee therefore do I pray, dissolve my ban!

Dissolve my sin, my iniquity, my transgression, and my offense!

Forgive my transgression, accept my supplication!

Secure my deliverance, and let me be loved and carefully tended!

Guide my footsteps in the light, that among men I may gloriously seek my way!

Say the word, that at thy command my angry god may have mercy,

And that my goddess, who is wroth, may turn again!

The darkness hath settled down, so let my brazier be bright;

Thou art the ruler, let then my torch flame forth!

May my scattered strength be collected;

May the fold be wide, and may my pen be bolted fast!

Receive the abasement of my countenance, give ear unto my prayer,

Truly pity me, and accept my supplication!

How long, O my lady, wilt thou rage and thy spirit be full of wrath?

Incline thy neck, which is turned away from my affairs, and set

prosperity before thy face;

As by the solving waters of the river may thine anger be dissolved!

My mighty foes may I trample like the ground;

And those who are wroth with me mayest thou force into submission and

crush beneath my feet!

Let my prayer and my supplication come unto thee,

And let thy great mercy be upon me,

That those who behold me in the street may magnify thy name,

And that I may glorify thy godhead and thy might before mankind!

Ishtar is exalted! Ishtar is queen!

Irnini, the valiant daughter of the Moon-god, hath not a rival!"

"Prayer of the Raising of the Hand to Ishtar."

"This shall thou do ... a green bough shalt thou sprinkle with pure water; four bricks from

a ruin shalt thou set in place; a lamb shalt thou take; with sarbatu-wood shalt thou fill the

censer, and thou shalt set fire thereto; sweet scented woods, some upuntu-plant and some

cypresswood shall thou heap up; a drink-offering shalt thou offer, but thou shalt not bow

thyself down. This incantation before the goddess Ishtar three times shalt thou recite, ...

and thou shalt not look behind thee.

'O exalted Ishtar, that givest light unto the four quarters of the world!'"

The above invocation to Ishtar is from The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the

East, Ed. by Charles F. Horne, Vol. I, pp. 422-427.

Asmodeus. this name is half Hebrew and half Latin. Asmodeus is often mentioned in the

literature of demonology. The name can also be translated as "The one adorned with fire"

and written .

Belphegor. The replacement of Tiphereth, the sphere of the vitalizing Sun, with a place

holding Belphegor, the lord of dead bodies, is most striking.

Baal. A word which means "Lord", much as Adonai means "Lord". The word "Baal" or

"Bel" has become restricted in its usage to signify a "Lord of Darkness" while Adonai has

come to signify an alternative name to "Jehovah". In biblical times, both the words

"Baal" and "Adonai" were often incorporated into people's names. The Old Testament

usually uses "Baal" to signify an idol or the god of the Philistines, but the word is also

used occasionally where Jehovah or Adonai would seem to be the subject.

Tubal Cain. This is a descendent of Cain, according to Genesis, IV, 22: "And Zillah, she

also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the

sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah." According to one legend, Tubal Cain made love to his

sister Naamah and the demon Asmodeus resulted from the union. The association of

Tubal Cain, the first maker of weapons according to the Old Testament, to the sphere of

Mars, the god of war, is a very simple one.

Adrammelech. This name is found in Second Kings: XVII, 29-31: "Howbeit every nation

made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the

Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. And the men of

Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of

Hamath made Ashima, and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites

burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of

Sepharvaim." In the above passages the name Adrammelech is spelled with only one

Men: . The name "Ashima" may later have been taken as Asmodeus. Several of

the names from this passage were adapted by H.P.Lovecraft as names in his horror stories

and fantasies. In Lovecraft's mind, Cuth became "Cthulhu" and the other names became

blended with fragments of Egyptian and other Semitic words to give "Yog-Sothoth",

"Azathoth" and "Dagon". Dagon is actually mentioned in several places in the Old

Testament.

Lilith. This is the grand lady of all demons. According to some legends, she was the

sexual partner of Adam before the creation of Eve. when Eve came into the world, Lilith

was shut up beneath the sea. After Adam and Eve were driven from the garden of Eden,

Lilith was released from her imprisonment. She wanders about the world like some sort

of vampire, ever trying to destroy the children of her rival, Eve. The demons are

sometimes considered to be the children of Lilith. Lilith is said to be the woman who

comes to men in their dreams. Samael comes to women as a man in their dreams. The

name Lilith is found in the Old Testament, but is usually translated as "night-monster" or

"screech owl". Isaiah: XXXIV, 13-14: "And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles

and thistles in the fortresses thereof; And it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an

enclosure for ostriches. And the wild-cats shall meet with the jackals, and the satyr shall

cry to his fellow; Yea, the night-monster (Lilith) shall repose there and shall find her a

place of rest."

Nehema. Nehema is traditionally a demon and the sister of Lilith, possibly a

remembrance of the Egyptian Nephthys and Isis. It is conceivable that Nehema is the

same as Naamah, , the sister of Turbal Cain.

Additional Correspondences: the Olympic Planetary Spirits:

Key Numbers: Name: Symbol: Planet:

32 (3) Aratron

Saturn

21 (4) Betor

Jupiter

27 (5) Phalec

or

Phaleg

Mars

30 (6) Och

Sun

14 (7) Hagit

Venus

12 (8) Ophiel

Mercury

13 (9) Phul

Moon

This last set of correspondences to the seven planets and the Sephiroth is a bit of a

mystery. The Names given here are in an unknown language (perhaps Greek?) and the

symbols or seals that accompany the names are equally strange. E.A.W.Budge, in his

Amulets and Talismans, page 391, says that these characters represent the positions of

the planets in the Zodiac. It is not obvious how this works.

These Olympic Planetary Spirits may be considered the counterparts of the "Spirits of the

Planets", but there is much reason to suspect that they represent something else. The

Olympic Spirits are found on the same manuscripts with the bulk of the correspondences

already taken up for the planets and Sephiroth. The Olympic Spirits seem to have been

known before the 12th CENTURY.

The section of seven and ten-fold correspondences of names and hierarchies will

conclude with a 3,000 year-old selection from the clay tablets of Ashr-banipal's library.

This is also taken from The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East; pages 230 to

232.

"The Seven Evil Spirits" (translated by R.C.Thompson.)

"Raging storms, evil gods are they

Ruthless demons, who in heaven's vault were created, are they,

Workers of evil are they,

They lift up the head to evil, every day to evil

Destruction to work.

Of these seven the first is the South wind ...

The second is a dragon, whose mouth is opened ...

That none can measure.

The third is a grim leopard, which carries off the young ...

The fourth is a terrible Shibbu ...

The fifth is a furious Wolf, who knoweth not to flee,

The sixth is a rampant ... which marches against god and king.

The seventh is a storm, an evil wind, which takes vengeance,

Seven are they, messengers to King Anu are they,

From city to city darkness work they,

A hurricane, which mightily hunts in the heaven, are they,

Gusts of wind rising, which cast gloom over the bright day, are they,

With the Imkhullu, the evil wind, forcing their way, are they,

The overflowing of Adad, mighty destroyers, are they,

At the right of Adad stalking, are they,

In the height of heaven, like lightning, are they,

To wreak destruction forward go they,

In the broad heaven, the home of Anu, the King, evilly do they

arise, and none to oppose.

When Enlil heard these tidings, a plan in his heart he pondered,

With Ea, exalted Massu of the gods, he took counsel.

Sin, Shamash, and Ishtar, whom he had set to order the vault of heaven,

With Anu he divided the lordship of the whole heaven,

To these three gods, his offspring,

Day and night, without ceasing, he ordained to stand,

When the seven evil gods stormed the vault of heaven,

Before the gleaming Sin, they set themselves angrily,

The mighty Shamash, Adad the warrior, they brought on their side,

Ishtar, with Anu the King, moved into a shining dwelling, exercising

dominion over the heavens,

(nearly ten lines lost at this point)

Day and night he was dark, in the dwelling of his dominion he sat

not down.

The evil gods, the messengers of Anu, the King, are they,

Raising their evil heads, in the night shaking themselves, are they,

Evil searching out, are they,

From the heaven, like a wind, over the land rush they, Enlil saw the darkening of the hero

Sin in heaven,

The lord spoke to his minister Nusku,

'O my minister Nusku, my message unto the ocean bring,

The tidings of my son Sin, who in heaven has been sadly darkened,

Unto Ea, in the ocean, announce it.

Nusku exalted the word of his lord,

To Ea, in the ocean, he went quickly,

To the prince, the exalted Massu, the Lord Nudimmud.

Nusku, the word of his lord there announced,

Ea in the ocean heard that word,

He bit his lip and filled his mouth with wailing;

Ea called his son Marduk, and gave him the message:

'Go, my son Marduk,

Son of a prince, the gleaming Sin has been sadly darkened in heaven,

His darkening is seen in the heavens,

The seven evil gods, death-dealing, fearless are they,

The seven evil gods, like a flood, rush on, the land they fall upon,

do they,

Against the land, like a storm, they rise, do they,

Before the gleaming Sin, they set themselves angrily;

The mighty Shamash, Adad the warrior, they brought on their side.'"

(the rest is lost)

Adad............The god of Storm.

Anu.............The god of Heaven.

Enlil...........A god of Storm.

Sin.............The god of the Moon.

Shamash.........The god of the Sun (also the Hebrew word for "Sun")

Ishtar..........Goddess of Love, Fruitfulness and War.

Ea..............The God of the gods.

Marduk..........The savior god.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 11, 23, 31 & 32bis.

This selection of magical names attributed to the four elements will be kept brief. There

are almost as many systems of attribution for the elements as there are texts on Ritual

Magick. This greatly complicates the study of the elemental words of power. In addition,

the four elements are often attributed to the four directions of North, South, East and

West. Some systems of ritual are based more on direction over the surface of the Earth

and the qualities of the prevailing winds than on Astrological and Alchemical theory.

Others include a nearly equal mixture of directional and elemental symbolism. In the

material which follows care has been taken to select a set of correspondences which fits

easily with what has been introduced before. The bulk of these correspondences are to be

found in Crowley's 777, Regardie's Golden Dawn and similar works of the Golden Dawn

tradition. Those who wish to obtain an idea of the thinking of the Greeks on the subject of

the four elements are advised to consult Plato's Timaeus (5th century B.C.). all matter

was systematically grouped into categories of the four elements and their mixtures until

the advent of modern chemistry. The four elements are still retained in modern physical

science as categories for conditions of matter if not for types of fundamental chemical

substances. Earth is now called "Solid". Water is now "Liquid". Air is now "Gas". Fire is

now called "Plasma", ionized gas. In the medicine of medieval Europe, there were four

fluids or "Humors" held to exist in the human body. These humors produced good health

when in proper balance and various physical and mental disorders when out of

proportion. Practices like blood letting were introduced to remove excesses of certain

elemental humors and to restore health through restoration of proper proportion. Only

170 years ago these practices were considered standard in European medicine. They are

still common in some parts of the world. The humors are: Yellow Bile = Fiery, Blood =

Airy, Phlegm = Watery and Black Bile = Earthly. A very scholarly book on the subject of

the elemental humors and elemental psychological categorization is Saturn and

Melancholy by Klibansky, Saxl and Panofsky.

The material below continues the study of the Elemental correspondences started above.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 11, 23, 31 & 32bis.

The Letters of Tetragrammaton Attributed to the Elements:

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Letter:

Letter

Name:

Element: Symbol for

Element:

31

Yod Fire

23

Heh Water

11

Vau Air

32bis

Heh Earth

Some Divine Names Attributed to the Elements

(from the last four Sephiroth)

Key

Numbers:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Aprox. English

Meaning:

Element:

31 (7) Yahweh Tzabaoth He/She is Splendour Fire

23 (8) Elohim Tzabaoth The Male & Female

Deities are Splendour! Water

11 (9) Shaddai El Chai Almighty God Lives

Forever! Air

32bis (10)

or

Adonai Melekh

or

Adonai Ha-Aretz

Lord King

or

Lord of the Earth

Earth

The other Sephiroth have elemental associations also, but the last four are traditionally

used to supply names for the material elements on the Divine Level. This means that the

names on pages 26 through 40 for Key numbers 7 through 10 can more-or-less be used

for the elements. This is not the most satisfactory method in all cases. Other sets of names

are more often used.

Elemental correspondences of the other Sephiroth (Golden Dawn theory):

Kether---Fire; Chokmah---Fire; Binah---Water, Chesed---outwardly Water but inwardly

Fire, Geburah---outwardly Fire but inwardly Water, and Tiphereth--- Air. These are to

the Sephiroth and not the the planets. This is one of the many points where the

correspondences between different sets of things breaks down. Thus, the Moon is of a

watery nature; but the Sephira of the Moon, Yesod, is Airy.

Divine Names Attributed to the Elements

Key

Number:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

English

Meaning:

Element:

(from the Lesser Pentagram Ritual)

32

Adonai Lord Fire

23

Eheieh I am Water

11

Jehovah He/She is Air

32bis

Agla Thou art Mighty

Forever O'h Lord Earth

(from the Greater Pentagram Ritual)

31bis

Eheieh I am Spirit

31bis

Agla Thou art Mighty

Forever O'h Lord

Spirit

31

Elohim Gods (male & female) Fire

23

El God (male) is Mighty Water

11

Jehovah He/She is Air

32bis

Adonai Lord Earth

One reason for this variation in association of Divine names with elements stems from

the Divine names being assigned to the Atzilut level. As such, these names are above the

material elements and may manifest through each element differently in different

situations. Other associations are more rigid.

Archangelic Names Attributed to the Elements:

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Name:

English

Pronunciation:

English

Meaning:

Element:

31

Michael Like God Fire

23

Gabriel Mighty One of God Water

11

Raphael Healing of God Air

32bis

Uriel Light of God Earth

These belong to the Briah level of mental operation.

Angels Ruling the Elements (According to the Rabbinical literature)

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Name:

English

Pronunciation:

English

Meaning:

Element:

31

Saraph Burning One Fire

23 or

Tharsis Ship Water

11

Ariel Roarer of God Air

32bis

Kerub Cherub Earth

Angels of the Elements (Found on talismans described in the Greater Key of Solomon, Mathers edition)

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Name:

English

Pronunciation:

English

Meaning:

Element:

31

Aral Fire of God Fire

23

Taliahad Joyful Bleat of a Lamb Water

11

Chassan Ornament Air

32bis

Phorlakh One Who is Sent to Dig Earth

There are very many angelic names associated with the four elements. The two above

sets of names belong to the Yetziratic World.

Hebrew Names of the Elements: (Alternate names also exist)

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Name:

English

Pronunciation:

Element:

31

Asch Fire

23

Mem Water

11

Ruach Air

32bis

Aretz Earth

These constitute the level of Assiah in pure form.

Elemental Spirits and Their KINGS:

Key

Number:

Type of Elemental

Spirit:

Corresponding

King of Spirits:

Element:

31 Salamanders Djin Fire

23 Undines Nichsa Water

11 Sylphs Paralda Air

32bis Gnomes Ghob Earth

This table of elementals lists the popular western names for categories of creatures

according to the elements. There is a sense in which dogs, cows, deer, etc. are Gnomes;

birds and butterflies are Sylphs; Fish and dolphins are Undines and dancing flames are

Salamanders. These terms are usually reserved for the little spirits of folklore: fairies,

elves, kelpies, leperchons and the like. Such things occupy a position similar to the

Spirits of the Planets, but somewhat more positive and more complex.

The Elemental Demon Kings: (Named for the directions. Many variations)

Key

Number:

Name: Element: Direction:

31 Paimon Fire South

23 Ariton Water West

11 Oriens Air East

32bis Amaimon Earth North

In this list of Demon Kings, direction is more important than elemental association. If a

different set of elemental-directional correspondences is used, these names remain with

the directions noted above and the elemental correspondences change.

Elemental Princes of Devils: (According to Francis Barrett in The Magus)

Key

Number:

Hebrew

Name:

English

Pronunciation:

English

Meaning:

Element:

31

Samael Poison of God Fire

23

Azael Might of God Water

11

Azazel The Scape-goat Air

32bis

Mahazael Vision of God Earth

These names are not by any means trustworthy. Barrett has a probable misspelling of the

last, and Chet ( ) has here been substituted for Heh ( ) in Barrett's version.

Additional Correspondences:

Key Numbers 15-22, 24-26. 28 & 29.

The systems of correspondences to the signs and other divisions of the Zodiac present a

complex problem. Unlike the systems based on the planets and elements, systems based

on the Zodiac have no discrete natural character. The planets and elements are separate

things, at least in principle. This means that separate names can be assigned with no

confusion as to where the influence of one starts and another stops. The Signs of the

Zodiac are not separate, but run directly into each other. Even the exact positions

occupied by the signs in the sky is not universally agreed upon. Some say that they are all

of equal extent, others give differing sizes. The starting point is different for the Zodiac in

Indian Astrology from the starting point in European Astrology. The Zodiac of

Astronomers differs in position by about 30° from that of most Astrologers in the West.

Finally, the Zodiac is capable of being divided up into different size sections: the decans,

quinances, degrees and irregular divisions dating from the Roman era and beyond. Each

section can be said to have a planetary ruler. Sections inside larger divisions may or may

not be ruled or dominated by the ruler of the larger division. All this has given rise to a

considerable variation in the methods whereby the powers of the Zodiac are handled.

In the treatment which follows, the twelve signs of the Zodiac are considered to be each

of thirty degrees extent. Divine, Archangelic, Angelic and simple constellation names

will be assigned to each of the signs. These are taken from traditional lists. The Decans,

or division of ten degrees, are considered to be under the rulership of the Divine,

Archangelic and Angelic names of the larger thirty degree constellation division. The

Decan ruling Angels are also from traditional sources. There are very old sets of "magical

images" available for each decan and degree. The five-degree divisions (Quinances) are

considered to be under the rulership of the including Decans. Angelic names are assigned

to the Quinances from the Shemhamphorash as constructed from three verses in Exodus.

There have been several systems of assignment of names to the 360 degrees and to other

divisions, but these are less commonly used in the West and are not consistent in

assignment in the several different sets. This process of assigning names of spirits to the

many different divisions of the Zodiac is much more fully developed in India than in

Europe, but there are extant lists in Grimories.

The Divine Names Attributed to the Signs of the Zodiac.

These are the twelve banners of the name Jehovah. See the table and discussion above in

these Magical Correspondences. All twelve of these names are said to be various forms

of the obsolete Hebrew verb "to be". Pronunciation is not certainly known, but here is a

rough approximation: Aries(15)---Jehovah; Taurus(16)---Jehho; Gemini(17)---Joheh;

Cancer(18)--- Hohie; Leo(19)---Hojeh; Virgo(20)---Hehieo; Libra(22)---Ohjeh;

Scorpio(24)---Ohhie; Sagittarius(25)---Oieheh; Capricorn(26)---Hieho; Aquarius(28)---

Hieoh; Pisces(29)---Hehoi.

Archangelic Names Attributed to the Signs of the Zodiac:

Key Name in English Approx. English Sign and

Number: Hebrew: Pronunciation: Meaning: Month:

15

Melchidael King of the Hand of God Aries March

16

Asmodel Hawk of the Storehouse Taurus April

17

Ambriel Mother of the Corn of

God Gemini May

18

Muriel Water and Rain of God Cancer June

19

Verchiel Very Gentle One of God Leo July

20

Hamaliel Abundance of God Virgo August

22

Zuriel The Binding up of God Libra September

24

Barbiel Son of God's Prospering Scorpio October

25

Adonachiel Lord of the Mark of God Sagittarius

November

26

Hanael Indication of God's

Presence

Capricorn

December

28

Gabirel Might of God Aquarius January

29

Barchiel Son of the Living God Pisces February

This list of "Archangelic" names is more often referred to as a list of the "Angels that rule

the months". The list is found in the writings of the natural magicians of the sixteenth

century. The names are slightly different on different lists. In a few cases, names from

this list have been classified in lists of the fallen angels. This may arise from errors in

Hebrew spelling or it may be an accurate association. In any event, these names seem

innocent enough if taken as rulerships of the Signs and the Months starting the Signs. The

association of these names to the months seems to be stronger than to the Signs. Most of

the names seem to be descriptive of agricultural and meteorological cycles during the

year. Some names seem to refer more to the nature of the corresponding sign, but the

Signs in their turn have agricultural relevance. It may be theorized that these names are

intended to describe agricultural conditions and activity proper to the Months. Some

seem to fit the seasons better than others. This may provide a clue to the geographical

place where these names were first used. Different parts of the world exhibit different

growing seasons.

Angelic Names Corresponding to the Signs of the Zodiac:

Key

Number:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Approx. English

Meaning:

Sign:

15

Saraiel Ruling of God Aries

16

Aratziel Firmness of God Taurus

17

Saraiel Sullen of God Gemini

18

Pachel Flask of God Cancer

19

Saratiel Cutting of God Leo

20

Selethiel Boon of God Virgo

22

Chedeqiel Thorn of God Libra

24

Sayziel Going Forth of the Measure of God Scorpio

25

Saryetiel Extending of the Rebelion of God Sagittarius

26

Samqiel Vomiting Forth of the Poison of

God

Capricorn

28

Tzakmeqiel Brightness and Foulness of God Aquarius

29

Vakabiel Increase of the Concealment of God Pisces

This list of "Angelic" names is found in the writings of Aleister Crowley and Israel

Regardie. The names translate into meanings that are more suggestive of Demonic names

than of Angelic names. This list is probably drawn from a much older source; but, at this

writing, information is lacking. The negative quality of many of these names may reflect

the limiting effects of the Signs rather than anything more serious. This list may be used,

but only with caution. These names should not be used for invocation unless the user is

very confident of their basic nature. Use in evocation is not as serious a problem so long

as the Divine and Archangelic names are worked first.

Hebrew Names for the Signs: These are listed above

The Angelic Names Corresponding to the Decans of the Zodiac:

Key

No.:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronunciation:

Aproximate English Meaning

of Hebrew:

Sign and

Decan:

15

Zazer Extending Border 0°-10°

15

Bahhemei Silent Sound 10°-20°

15

Satander Radiance in Adversity 20°-30°

16

Kadmedie Half-filled Container 0°-10°

16

Manachraie Bestowal of Vision 10°-20°

16

Yaksagnotz Rapid Suppression by

Authority

20°-30°

17

Siegrash Baseness and Poverty 0°-10°

17

Shahadnie Confirmed Suffering 10°-20°

17

Betor In a State of Seeking 20°-30°

18

Mitraos The Dead See the Sun and

Are Strong

0°-10°

18

Rahadea Tremble with Knowledge 10°-20°

18

Elinakier God is Known 20°-30°

19

Laosanhar Desire the Thorn of the

Mountain 0°-10°

19

Zachaay Remove the Ruinous 10°-20°

19

Sachieber Vile is Purified 20°-30°

20

Annaorah Breath Trembles with Desire 0°-10°

20

Reayahyah God Beholds God (Possibly figurative for "Countenance Beholds

Countenance")

10°-20°

20

Mispar Number 20°-30°

22

Tarsani Fresh Thorn 0°-10°

22

Saharnaz Tower of the Hawk 10°-20°

22

Shehdar Goat of the Age 20°-30°

24

Kamotz Much Oppression 0°-10°

24

Hiendohar Weak Child of the Mountain 10°-20°

24

Natarvadaiel Tremble and be Filled with

God

20°-30°

25

Masharat Divided Sign 0°-10°

25

Vahrin God Overcomes 10°-20°

25

Abuha Father of Interjection 20°-30°

26

Masnin Tribute of Posterity 0°-10°

26

Yasisyah God's Swallow (or twittering sound)

10°-20°

26

Ysgadibarodiel Adore the Chosen and

Sufficient of God

20°-30°

28

Sasfem Mouth of a Moth (prob.fig. for "The Mouth Trembles")

0°-10°

28

Abadron Forsake Victory 10°-20°

28

Geradiael Strangeness and of God 20°-30°

29

Biehalmi Flow Rapidly 0°-10°

29

Auron Light Overcomes 10°-20°

29

Satrip Giants Roam 20°-30°

These "Angelic" names are said to rule the decans of the Zodiac. The list is given in

Crowley's 777 and in Regardie's Golden Dawn. Some of the names are spelled

differently in Hebrew on different lists. The translations offered above bear slight but

occasional resemblance to the general meanings that have been attached to the Decans in

Astrology, but it is probable that this list of names is actually derived from some

incantation or other Hebrew text. The progress and connectivity in this list is strongly

suggestive of a passage of mystical literature cut up into names. For more information on

the Decans, their planetary rulers and images, see Crowley's 777. In using these names,

the names of the including signs of the Zodiac should be evoked first. Also, the names of

the planetary rulers may be used with these names. The planetary rulers of the signs are

well known. The planetary rulers of the decans, in the form derived by the Order of the

Golden Dawn from Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, are cycled in the order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars,

Sun, Venus, Mercury and Moon, starting with the first decan of Leo and going in regular

cycle through the rest of the decans. There is one exception to this regularity. Mars rules

the last decan of Pisces and also the first decan of Aries. All this is listed in Crowley's

777 in the section detailing the meanings of the minor cards of the Tarot. Regardie lists

this as well, but with some typographical errors. Also, for those who can read German,

see: Dekane und Dekansternbilder, by Wilhelm Gundel, 1936 e.v. and Verzeichnis

astrologischer und Mythologischer illustrierter Handschriften des lateinischen

Mittelalters in Römishen Bibliotheken, by Fritz Saxl, 1915 & 1927.

The Angelic Names Corresponding to the Quinances of the Zodiac:

Key

No.:

Name in

Hebrew:

English

Pronun.:

Latin Key

Word:

English Meaning of Hebrew

(Questionable value):

Sign and

Quinance:

15 49 - Vahoael Maximus Many interjections of Grief Made

to God 0°- 5°

15 50 - Daniel Clemens Judgment of God 5°-10°

15 51 - Hacheshyah Laetabundus Silence of God 10°-15°

15 52 - Amamyah Altissimus Join with God 15°-20°

15 53 - Nanael Verus Pray to God 20°-25°

15 54 - Niathel Regnator Wail at the Portent of God 25°-30°

16 55 - Meboahyah Aternum Havens (Harbors) of God 0°- 5°

16 56 - Poiel Erector Mouth of God 5°-10°

16 57 - Namamyah Protector From God 10°-15°

16 58 - Yeielel Animus Howl to God 15°-20°

16 59 - Harachel Oriens The Crushing of God 20°-25°

16 60 - Matzarel Justus Distress from God 25°-30°

17 61 - Vambel Benedictus Repeated Entrance of God 0°- 5°

17 62 - Yahhael Amabilis God is the God 5°-10°

17 63 - Eaniel Laudabilis The Sufferers of God 10°-15°

17 64 - Mahiel Mercator (The What and Who of God) 15°-20°

17 65 - Dambyah Deprecabilis (Flowing Blood of God) 20°-25°

17 66 - Menqel Assistens Libation Bowl of God 25°-30°

18 67 - Aniael Dator Remove the Woe of God 0°- 5°

18 68 - Chabaoyah Bonus Hide Within God 5°-10°

18 69 - Raahel Praemium Vision of God 10°-15°

18 70 - Yabmyah Deus Wedded to God 15°-20°

18 71 - Hyaiel Multus (God and Man Exist) 20°-25°

18 72 - Momyah Requies Blemish of God 25°-30°

19 1 - Vahavyah Exaltator Cry unto God Who is God 0°- 5°

19 2 - Yaliel Auxiliator (Thankful of God's Presence) 5°-10°

19 3 - Saitel Spes Roaming of God 10°-15°

19 4 - Alamyah Salus Vigor of God 15°-20°

19 5 - Mashyah Quaestus Pledge of God 20°-25°

19 6 - Lalahel Annunciatus That Which is Not is Not of God 25°-30°

20 7 - Akayah Longanimis Weary of God 0°- 5°

20 8 - Kahtiel Adorandus Weariness of Signs of God 5°-10°

20 9 - Haziel Recordabilis Seeing of God 10°-15°

20 10 - Haladyah . . . Yonder is the Strife of God 15°-20°

20 11 - Lavyah Exultabundus Desireless Nature of God 20°-25°

20 12 - Haaoyah Opportunus Wood of God 25°-30°

22 13 - Yzalel Decantatus Deliverance of God 0°- 5°

22 14 - Mabhel Sublevator Emptiness of Things Before God 5°-10°

22 15 - Hariel Ens The Mountains of God 10°-15°

22 16 - Haqamyah Advocatus The Standing Corn of God 15°-20°

22 17 - Lavyah Dominator Absence of Desire Before God 20°-25°

22 18 - Keliel Justitia Vessel for God 25°-30°

24 19 - Loyah Exauditor Desire of God 0°- 5°

24 20 - Pehalyah Ervens Shining Mouth of God 5°-10°

24 21 - Nalekel Fortis Unto Thee, God 10°-15°

24 22 - Yeyayel Dexter (Three-fold Power of God) 15°-20°

24 23 - Molahel Custos Command of God 20°-25°

24 24 - Chohvyal Expetendus Breathe the Woe of God 25°-30°

25 25 - Natahyah Mirabilis The Cutting of God 0°- 5°

25 26 - Haayah Invacandus Behold God 5°-10°

25 27 - Yarahel Salvator Archery of God 10°-15°

25 28 - Shaahyah Festinus Contemplate God 15°-20°

25 29 - Riel Sanator Rain of God 20°-25°

25 30 - Aumel Adolescentia (Hum) of God 25°-30°

26 31 - Lakbel Solus Journey in God's Circuit 0°- 5°

26 32 - Vasharyah Rector Many Masters of God 5°-10°

26 33 - Yahoyah Cogitabundus God and God 10°-15°

26 34 - Lachyah Expectatio Freshness of God 15°-20°

26 35 - Koqyah Deprecatio Explode Forth in God 20°-25°

26 36 - Menkel Gloria Cease Strife Before God 25°-30°

28 37 - Anael Facies Ship of God 0°- 5°

28 38 - Chamyah Refugium (In the Midst of God) 5°-10°

28 39 - Rah'el Advitor Friend of God 10°-15°

28 40 - Yeyazel Propulsator God Causes a Start 15°-20°

28 41 - Hahehel Liberator (Three-fold Plan of God) 20°-25°

28 42 - Michael Custos Like God 25°-30°

29 43 - Vaolyah Matutinus Attached to Nothingness in God 0°- 5°

29 44 - Yalahyah Doctor Howl at Nothingness in God 5°-10°

29 45 - Salyah Compatiens Measure Out the Law of God 10°-15°

29 46 - Eriel Operator Watchfulness of God 15°-20°

29 47 - Ashalyah Magnificus Labor on Errors in God 20°-25°

29 48 - Mihael Revalator (The Who & What of God) 25°-30°

(Latin Key Words taken from The Kabbalah by Ginsburg, p. 136. A list of these Key

Words is also found in Kircher's Oedipus Aegyptiacus, along with some rather shaky

Noteriquon.)

The preceding 72 angelic names are a great and ancient mystery of Ceremonial Magick

and the Qabalah. They constitute the "Schemahamphorasch", the great divided name of

God. This is a different matter in several ways from all the other names that have been

presented in these Correspondences. The 72 names are derived from three consecutive

verses in the Hebrew text of Exodus. These verses consists of exactly 72 letters each. The

first of these verses, Exodus XIV, 19, is written right to left in the normal fashion of

writing Hebrew. The second of these verses, Exodus XIV, 20, is then written beneath the

first backwards, from left to right. Beneath these two is written the third verse, Exodus

XIV, 21, in the normal order again, from right to left. This gives a list of 72 columns of

letters with three letters in each column. To each of these three letter columns is added

two additional letters. These additional letters are Aleph-Lamed, , or Yod-Heh, ; El

or Yah, two names of God. This gives the 72 names that are used to form the list on the

preceding pages. There are other ways to form the Schemahamphorasch and there are

other lists of names that are drawn upon for this practice. This method is mentioned in

several sources including Semiphoras and Schemhamporas, a 17th century work

reprinted and available widely in a quite odd anthology called The Sixth and Seventh

Books of Moses. These names are also to be found in Barrett's The Magus, I. Regardie's

The Golden Dawn, Crowley's Liber 777, and Kircher's Oedipus Aegyptiacus. Lists of

these names usually contain errors of one sort or another. This is often intentional. I have

made no intentional error her, but it is a simple matter for anyone to check these names

with the aid of a copy of the Masoretic Text of the Torah.

The process whereby the names "El" and "Yah" are selected to complete these names is

not generally known. It is possible that "EL" is used to indicate Male and "Yah" to

indicate Female bias in the names, but there are other plausible reasons for picking one

ending over the other.

The names are attributed to the five-degree divisions of the Zodiac starting with the first

division of Leo and continuing around the Zodiac in much the same fashion as do the

Decans.

In a few cases, there are rather startling correspondences between the names of the

Quinances and the names assigned to the including Decans. This raises a question about

the origin of the names of the Decan Angels. Clearly the names of the 72 Quinances are a

random seeming sort of thing. That the names of the 36 Decans should have any

relationship to these Quinance names is remarkable.

Demons Corresponding to the Quinances of the Zodiac:

Crowley, in his 777 makes an assignment of the 72 Demons of the Goetia to the

Quinances, taken from the Lemegaton or Lesser Key of Solomon. These names may be

considered to constitute a sort of adverse Schemahamphorasch, but they are greatly

corrupted. The Goetic names are often spelled in widely differing ways. Some of them

are clearly Hebrew words that have been transliterated into European languages. Others

are of unknown origin. The Hebrew spelling that was attributed to them by Dr.Rudd is

patently inaccurate.