182 THE POSTMODERN MAGICAL PA PYRUS OPABA RlS
27 . Once th e revelation is co mpl ete. and the god has de part ed, close
the rite in the usua l manner.
3. T he Stele of Jeu th e Hieroglyphist
or T he Rite of t he Headl ess O neill
(PGM V.96--172, 350 C le.)
T h is is another general initiatory rite fo r encountering a great god or
daimo n. The Rite of the Headless (o r In finite) O ne is much simpler
than the first two initiatory rites. It is sub tle in its power at first. Note
that rhe body of the working is a su mmo ning-b ut in the course of
the sum mo ning th e magician is n ansfo rmcd fro m a sum moner to
the enriry being summoned-and ultimately to the god himself.
I. Perfo rm a version of you r usual op ening rite of pur ification.
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2. Prepare fo r the ritual by wr iting the fo rmula: A6TH ABRADTH
BASYM lSAK SABA6TH /AO on a new strip of papyrus, also draw
rhe magical sign o n it.
3. Face north and stretch the str ip of papyrus across your forehead
from one of your temp les to the othe r and recite the six nam es:
A6TH ABRA6TH BASYM ISAK SABA6TH lA6.
4. Then recite:
Subject to me all daimcn s so that every daimon , wheth er heavenly
or aerial. or earthly or subterranean, or terrestr ial or aquat ic, might
be obedient to me, and every enchan t ment an d scourge which is
from god.
T hus will all daimcns be obedient to you.
5. Now recite the summoning of the god:
'''Th is is based on the rite mim:ansl:ated as the "Bo mless One" during the early phase
of the recepno n of the papyrus materials among modern occutriS IS.
lniti:atiorn 183
I summ on thee. Headless O ne, wh o created earth and hea ven ,
wh~ created nig ht and day. tho u art O soronnophris" whom none
hadi ever seen; thou art Iabas, tho u art Iapos,12 thou hast pr o-
vided for discriminati on between th at which is ju st and unjust;
thou hast made female and male; tho u hast revealed bot h th e seed
and fruit ; thou hast made humans love each other and hate each
other.
I am Moses th y prop het to who m thou hast transmitt ed t hy mys-
teries celebrated by Israel; th ou hast revealed the moist an d th e dry
and all nourishm ent ; hear me!
I am the messenger of Pharaoh Osoro nnophr is; th is is thy tr ue
name which hath been tr ansmitted to the prophets of Israel. Hear
rne, ARBATI IIA6 REIB ET AT HE LEBERStTH ARA BLAT HA
ALBEU EBEN PHC H I C H ITASGO t IBAO TH lAO ! Listen to
me and [ u rn away this daimo n!
I call upon thee. awesome and invisible god , with an empty spirit.
AROGOGOROBRA6 SO CH OU M O OORI6 PHALARCHA6
000. Holy Headless One, deliver him/her [state your name] from
the daimdn which rest raineth him/her, ROUBRlAO MARl
6 0AM BAA BN ABA6 TH ASS Ao6 NA I APH NlA6
ITH O LhTH ABRASAX A ~O OY-m igh ry Headless O ne, deliver
him/h er [repeat th e name insert ed above] from the daimon that re-
strainet h him / her! MABARRAIO I O ~ L KOT I-lA AT HO~
BALO ABRA()TH , deliver him/ her [again insert the persona l
name] A6TH ABRA6 T H BASYM ISAK SABA6T H lA6 !
He is the lord of the gods; he is the lord of the inhab ited world; he
is the one whom the win ds fear; he is the one who made all th ings
by the command of his voice.
Lord. King, Master. Helper. empower my soul, IEO U PYR IO U
PYR lA6T IAt 6 10 0 U ABRASAX SABRIAM 0 0 YY EY 00
YY AO()NAIE, immediately, imm ediately, messenger of god AN·
LALA LA! GAIA APA DlACHAN NA CH ORYN.
" Olorrm noph ris is a Hermetic formul:a represent ing the Egypt ian phrase: u nir wn
nft- "Os itis the Beautiful Being."
Il labas andlapos are Samar ita n versions of the name of the Hebrew god laO.
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I am the headless daim on with sight in my (che l; I a~ thhc ~~~:~

h h e immortal fire; I a m t c trut W 0
PaOTBCTION
onc ;:ho:sses~t ;eeds are don e in th e world; 1 am the on e that
the ct at Iiehmin flash and th e thunder roll; I am the oO,t
maketh the gh g . hi h fall th upon the earth that It
whos e sweat is th e heavy ram w rc C • I aft
. . ted- I am the D OC whose mouth IS uner y arne; Magicians mOlYoften fed themselves to he in need ofpro tection from
~~~:~ ~n:;:~: be~eteth and dest royeth; I am the Fa~o~f th~ forces that migh t interfe re with their magical o perations o r from the
very forces called upo n to do the magical work. T his is especially true
Aian; my name is a heart encircle d by a serpent; come 0 an
in the gocric stages of magical development. O nce the stage known as
follow. mag~ia has been reached special o perat ions for protec tion become
S After allowing time for the god. to beco me manife~[ in youfhsou\, virtually un necessary. T he Greek term for protective operations and
close the working in you r usual manner. This opc rano n may e rc- the amu lets wh ich might be created to suppon th em is <pUAClIC-
t npiov (phylactery).
pared until success is gained.

4. A Powerful Phyla ctery

(/'G.'" \11.s79-~90. J OG c. r.)

. Thi s is called a body-guard against daimon s, phantasms. and

against every kind of sickn ess and suffering. It is to be inscr ibed o n
a strip of go ld. silver. or tin with a bronze stylus o r written o n pa -
pyrus. It is to be carried on t he perso n of th e mag ician. T he in-
script ion reads: KMEPIS C H PH YRIS IAEO lAO A E ~ lAO 00
AlON IAEO BAPHRENE MO UNOTHILARIKRIPH IAE Y
EAIPHIRKIRALlTHO NYOMENERPHABO EAI .
The magical signs to be writt en inside the circle made by the
Serpent biting its rail-the Ouroboros-are:
1\ t.d>t 00> 1.. L... '<.6
After the mag ical form has been crea ted. it is to be sancu fied in the
same way magical tools are sanct ified and by speaking the following
formula over it:

Prot ect my body an d th e enrire so ul of me, [insert your name].