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Aleister Crowley’s Liber 777 provides a system of correspondences for the
construction of magical rituals. It is based on the Tree of Life as found in
Hermetic Qabalah, a synthetic system that originated in the Renaissance
period and which combines the Jewish mysticism of the period with
Christian and alchemical ideas and symbolism. Crowley’s correspondences
probably began as a list assembled by Alan Bennett for use with the
Golden Dawn system of magick, but Crowley expanded the tables so that
they include more associations and are in harmony with the philosophy and
principles of Thelema.

I. The Tree of Life – The Spheres Mastering the Mystical

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On the human body, Kether is attributed to the Sahasrara or
crown chackra. Crowley also attributes this sphere to the planet Arcana
Pluto, but I attribute it to the planet Neptune.
 Google+ Followers 2. Chockmah, meaning "Wisdom." Attributed to the sphere of the
zodiac, and thus the combined attributions of all twelve zodiac
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signs. At Chockmah, the concept of duality comes into being. At
Add to circles this level all statements are true only to the extent that their
contraries are also true. It is at this level of consciousness that the
Magus utters the logos, or word, that transforms the universe,
which is the culmination of the Great Work. On the human body,
Chockmah is attributed to the Ajna chackra, the "third eye," found
in the center of the forehead. This sphere represents archetypal
celestial (yang/expansive/active/electric) energy. Crowley also
attributes this sphere to the planet Neptune, but I attribute it to the
planet Uranus.
3. Binah, meaning "Understanding." Attributed to the planet
Saturn. At the level of Binah, time begins to exist. Also, the
synthesis of two opposites to create a third principle is now
possible at this level. Binah is the level of consciousness at which
the “trance of sorrow” discussed extensively in Buddhist systems
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Strange But Not This region of the spiritual world is similar to Plato’s world of ideal forms. A Liber Spirituum
True division called the Abyss separates the potential and actual worlds. Forms
A recent study must cross the Abyss in order to move from a potential state to an actual
found that many
people in Iceland state, and in order to achieve union with the cosmos, the mystic or
still believe in the magician must also cross it in the opposite direction, moving from actual to
existence of elves. This article potential.
cleverly builds on that fact to
crea... The gateway to the Abyss is a "false sphere" called Daath, meaning
"knowledge," which is essentially a projection of the three supernals into
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When Ohio knowledge as an end in and of itself, eschewing the experience of gnosis
deputies were that imparts true enlightenment. Crowley attributes Daath to the planet
called in to deal Uranus, but I attribute it to the planet Pluto. I also attribute the asteroid belt
with a and planetoids to the Abyss itself.
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that they were about to come
4. Chesed or Gedulah, meaning "Mercy." Attributed to the planet
face to fac... Jupiter. At the level of Chesed, what began as ideal potential has
now begun the process of formation. Here three-dimensional
Etsy Bans Non- space and matter both exist. Chesed also represents Love in the
Christian higher sense, as in "Love is law, love under will." On the human
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Mapping the the sense of "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." On
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In my previous the Anahata, or heart chackra, along with Chesed.
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luckiest city in 6. Tiphareth, meaning "Beauty." Attributed to the Sun. At the level
America I of Tiphareth, matter acquires consciousness. Tiphareth
commented that if some sort of represents the ego, or conscious mind, and will on a personal and
pattern could be derived from egocentric level. On the human body it represents the Anahata,
the "luck rating... or heart chackra, along with Chesed and Geburah. This sphere is
also related to spirit, which binds the four elements together.
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According to Jack Mord, a dealer 8. Hod, meaning "Splendor." Attributed to the planet Mercury. Hod
in antique ima... represents knowledge, the intellect, and anything related to
information or communication. On the human body it attributed to
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That does not line up with solid, material things exist in Malkuth. On the human body, it is
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Pacea numbers correspond to those above. Also shown are the 22 paths, which I
will discuss in the next section. The location of Daath is shown by the
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numbered as 0. This set of numbers from 0 to 32 is called the Key Scale,
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and it forms the basis of working with the tables that make up Liber 777. Zero Equals Two!
film (38)
fortean (60) 11. Aleph, meaning "Ox." This path is attributed to Atu 0, The Fool,
fraud (57) in the Tarot and to the element of air. In gematria, its value is 1.
ghosts (50) 12. Beth, meaning "House." This path is attributed to Atu I, The Spiral Nature
gnosticism (6) Magus, in the Tarot and to the planet Mercury. In gematria, its
halloween (10) value is 2.
harry potter (23) 13. Gimel, meaning "Camel." This path is attributed to Atu II, The Head For the Red
hinduism (4) Priestess,in the Tarot and to the Moon. In gematria, its value is 3.
history (59)
14. Daleth, meaning "Door." This path is attributed to Atu III, The
humor (148) Empress, in the Tarot and to the planet Venus. In gematria, its
illuminati (17) value is 4. Horns of Cerastes
india (10)
15. Heh, meaning "Window." This path is attributed to either Atu IV,
islam (19) The Emperor, or Atu XVII, The Star, in the Tarot, and to either the
judaism (6) sign Aries or the sign Aquarius in the zodiac. In gematria, its The Work of Kings
ketchum and company (4) value is 5.
lairs (3)
16. Vav, meaning "Nail." This path is attributed to Atu V, The
lovecraft (2) Hierophant, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Taurus. In
luck (5) The Adyton of Pythia
gematria, its value is 6.
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17. Zain, meaning "Sword." This path is attributed to Atu VI, The
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Lovers, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Gemini. In gematria,
masonry (14) its value is 7. Talking About Ritual
meditation (17) Magick
18. Cheth, meaning "Fence." This path is attributed to Atu VII, The
middle east (37)
 mormonism (8) Chariot, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Cancer. In gematria,
mullet cult (7) its value is 8.
music (11) 19. Teth, meaning "Serpent." This path is attributed to Atu XI, Lust Rune Soup
muti (24) or Strength, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Leo. In gematria,
mythology (1) its value is 9.
necromancy (5) 20. Yod, meaning "Hand." This path is attributed to Atu IX, The Ceremonial Magick
neuroscience (40) Hermit, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Virgo. In gematria, its Musings
new age (20) value is 10.
new zealand (4) 21. Kaph, meaning "Palm." This path is attributed to Atu X, Fortune,
news (147) in the Tarot and to the planet Jupiter. In gematria, its value is 20.
office of the readings (37) Dionysian Atavism
22. Lamed, meaning "Ox-goad." This path is attributed to Atu VIII,
oto (14) Adjustment or Justice, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Libra. In
ouija (4) gematria, its value is 30.
paganism (16) Invocatio
23. Mem, meaning "Water." This path is attributed to Atu XII, The
paranormal (67) Hanged Man, in the Tarot and to the element of water. In
personal (4) gematria, its value is 40.
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24. Nun, meaning "Fish." This path is attributed to Atu XIII, Death, How's That For
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25. Samekh, meaning "Prop." This path is attributed to Atu XIV, Art
or Temperance, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Sagittarius. In
presentations (9) Blue Flame Magick
gematria, its value is 60.
psychics (27)
psychology (45) 26. Ayin, meaning "Eye." This path is attributed to Atu XV, The
rant (2)
Devil, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Capricorn. In gematria,
its value is 70. Magick of Thought
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reviews (10) 27. Pe, meaning "Mouth." This path is attributed to Atu XVI, The
ritual techniques (71) Tower, in the Tarot and to the planet Mars. In gematria, its value
ritual tools (27) is 80.
Gleamings from the
rituals (32) 28. Tzaddi, meaning "Fish-hook." This path is attributed to either Golden Dawn
santeria (5) Atu XVII, The Star, or Atu IV, The Emperor, in the Tarot, and to
satanism (54) either the sign Aquarius or the sign Aries in the zodiac. In
science (130) gematria, its value is 90.
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scientology (9) 29. Qoph, meaning "Back of Head." This path is attributed to Atu
skeptics (36) XVIII, The Moon, in the Tarot and to the zodiac sign Pisces. In
south america (9) gematria, its value is 100.
space aliens (28) 30. Resh, meaning "Head." This path is attributed to Atu XIX, The Postmodern Magic
spells (7) Sun, in the Tarot and to the Sun. In gematria, its value is 200.
sports (35) 31. Shin, meaning "Tooth." This path is attributed to Atu XX, Aeon
technology (44) or The Last Judgment, in the Tarot and to the elements of fire and Seething Among the
teen exorcist squad (5) spirit. In gematria, its value is 300. Suits
television (47) 32. Tau, meaning "Cross." This path is attributed to Atu XXI, The
templars (1) Universe or The World, and to the planet Saturn and the element
template (4) of earth. In gematria, its value is 400.
terminology (10)
the secret (8) Paths 31 and 32 have dual natures, as you can see by their descriptions.
thelema (27) These are notated in 777 as 31 and 31bis, and 32 and 32bis. 31 is the
thirteen (3) element of fire, and 31bis is the element of spirit. 32 is the planet Saturn,
vampires (22)
and 32bis is the element of earth. In the following tables they will be
notated as 31 and 31B, and 32 and 32B.
voudon (7)
werewolves (5)
While the spheres represent states of being, the paths represent channels
wicca (15)
along which energy can flow from one state to another. For example, for
witch hunts (53)
energy to flow from Yesod to Malkuth, it must cross the path of Tau, which
witchcraft (34)
is symbolized by The Universe in the Tarot and attributed to Saturn and
yoga (15) earth. The various magical powers of western mysticism are related to this
yule (7) movement of energy, and thus the paths represent powers and effects of
zombies (13) various natures.

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The key scale can be used to catalog various mystical visions and magical
effects that may be achieved by invoking the energies of each path and
sphere. Once the intent of a ritual is known, this table is essentially the
starting point for ritual construction. By matching the intent of the ritual to a
power or vision on this table, a key scale value can be obtained that will
determine what magical components are in harmony with the desired
outcome. For example, if the power or vision that is the intent of the ritual is
key scale 21, consulting the other tables in Liber 777 will yield colors, lineal
figures, incense, magical weapons, and so forth that also correspond to key
scale 21. Using as many of these aspects as possible will enhance the
effectiveness of the ritual.
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Ban 5. The Vision of Love.
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Sundaland Hypothesis 9. The Vision of Splendor, as found in Ezekiel.
When Priests Attack 10. The Vision of the Machinery of the Universe.
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24. Necromancy.
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32. Works of Malediction and Death, Travels on the Astral Plane.
32. B. Alchemy, Geomancy, the Making of Pantacles.

It is not my goal here to reproduce all of Liber 777 in its entirety, but once
you have determined the key scale for your ritual, you should be able to
use any of the existing published versions to assemble a collection of
harmonious components.

IV. Ritual Construction – Crowley’s Example

Crowley gives only one example in his writings concerning the construction
of rituals using 777, which is found in the first section of Liber O vel
Manus et Sagittae, first published in The Equinox. It concerns the
construction of a ritual designed to obtain knowledge of an obscure science,
which is key scale 12. Key scale twelve is Beth, attributed to Atu I, The
Magus, in the Tarot and to the planet Mercury. Here is the example, quoted
in its entirety:

1. The student must first obtain a thorough knowledge of "Book

777", especially of the columns printed elsewhere in this
Book. When these are committed to memory, he will begin to
understand the nature of these correspondences. (See
Illustrations in "The Temple of Solomon the King" in Equinox
No. 2. Cross references are given.)
2. If we take an example, the use of the tables will become
clear. Let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of
some obscure science. In column XLV to the Reference to
the First Edition, line 12, you will find "Knowledge of
Sciences." By now looking up line 12 in the other columns,
you will find that the Planet corresponding is Mercury, its
number eight, its lineal figures the octagon and octagram.
 The God who rules that planet Thoth, or in Hebrew
symbolism Tetragrammaton Adonai and Elohim Tzabaoth, its
Archangel Raphael, its choir of Angels Beni Elohim, its
Intelligence Tiriel, its Spirit Taphtatharath, its colours Orange
(for Mercury is the Sphere of the Sephira Hod, 8) Yellow,
Purple, Grey and Indigo rayed with Violet; its Magical
Weapon the Wand or Caduceus, its Perfumes Mastic and
others, its sacred plants Vervain and others, its jewel the
Opal or Agate; its sacred animal the Snake, etc., etc.
3. You would then prepare your Place of Working accordingly.
In an orange circle you would draw an eight-pointed star of
yellow, at whose points you would place eight lamps. The
Sigil of the Spirit (which is to be found in Cornelius Agrippa
and other books) you would draw in the four colours with
such other devices as your experience may suggest.
4. And so on. We cannot here enter at length into all the
necessary preparations; and the student will find them fully
set forth in the proper books, of which the "Goetia" is
perhaps the best example.
5. These rituals need not be slavishly imitated; on the contrary,
the student should do nothing the object of which he does
not understand; also, if he have any capacity whatever, he
will find his own crude rituals more effective than the highly
polished ones of other people. The general purpose of all this
preparation is as follows:
6. Since the student is a man surrounded by material objects, if
it be his wish to master one particular idea, he must make
every material object about him directly suggest that idea.
Thus, in the ritual quoted, if his glance fall upon the lights,
their number suggests Mercury; he smells the perfumes, and
again Mercury is brought to his mind. In other words the
whole magical apparatus and ritual is a complex system of
mnemonics. (The importance of these lies principally in the
fact that particular sets of images that the student may meet
in his wanderings correspond to particular lineal figures,
divine names, etc. and are controlled by them. As to the
possibility of producing results external to the mind of the
seer (objective in the ordinary common sense acceptation of
the term) we are here silent.)

Crowley is relatively clear on how this example works except for his use
and choice of colors, which are given but not completely explained. In
Crowley’s system, which was adapted from the Golden Dawn, there are
four scales of color: King, Queen, Prince, and Princess. The symbolism of
these color schemes is also based on Qabalistic correspondences included
in Liber 777. Crowley attributes the court cards of the Tarot as follows,
which relates back to the four color scales:

Kings or Knights Chockmah (2)

Queens Binah (3)
Princes Tiphareth (6)
Princesses Malkuth (10)

Taken individually, the color scales also correspond to YHVH of the

Tetragrammaton and to the elements:

King Yod Fire

Queen Heh Water
Prince Vav Air
Princess Heh Final Earth

The color scales also correspond to the four worlds of Qabalistic mysticism,
and here is where we can derive some clues as to their usage. The four
worlds are:

Archetypal Kether (1) and Chockmah

Atziluth King or Knight
World (2)
Briah Queen Creative World Binah (3)
Formative Chesed (4) through Yesod
Yetzirah Prince or Emperor
World (9)
 Princess or
Assiah Material World Malkuth (10)
Empress

In the example, Crowley uses the Queen scale color corresponding to the
sphere of Mercury, Hod, for the circle itself. The circle is a place or state,
and as such should be made in the color of one of the spheres. For planets,
this is the most straightforward. The Queen scale is used because the
circle itself represents the passive or receptive principle. Thus, a ritual for
attaining political ascendancy (Jupiter) would use a blue circle (Chesed –
sphere 4), a ritual for obtaining vengeance (Mars) would use a red circle
(Geburah – sphere 5) and so forth. For elemental rituals, the circle should
be made in citrine, olive, russet, and black (Malkuth – sphere 10). For
Zodiacal rituals, you could either use gray (Chockmah – sphere 2) or the
color associated with the planet that rules the sign. The more traditional
arrangement of planetary rulership is the most widely agreed upon for this
sort of work, since attributing the outer planets to the spheres is a matter of
some conjecture among ritualists.

Whereas the circle represents the passive or receptive principle, the lineal
figure traced within it represents the active or expansive principle and as
such is usually drawn in the color corresponding to the King scale. In
Thelemic terminology, the circle is Nuit, the lineal figure is Hadit, and their
union in the ritual proper is Ra Hoor Khuit. Incidentally, this is also why it is
especially appropriate to begin a ritual action with the Sign of the Enterer
(Horus) and end it with the Sign of Silence (Harpocrates), as with the
pentagrams in the Star Ruby ritual.

In making the sigil of the spirit, all four colors are used because they
correspond to the YHVH formula, which is the template for creation of any
sort. All spirits in the magical universe exist in all four worlds, though
humans are more closely connected to the material world than are most
disembodied entities. The spirit still needs a path into the material world if it
is to manifest at all. Here is the table of colors from Liber 777.

King or
Queen Emperor or Empress or Princess
Key Knight
(Heh) Prince (Vav) (Heh Final)
(Yod)
White
1 Brilliance White brilliance White, flecked gold
brilliance
Blue pearl grey,
Pure soft White, flecked red,
2 Grey like mother-of-
blue blue, and yellow
pearl
3 Crimson Black Dark brown Grey, flecked pink
Deep azure, flecked
4 Deep violet Blue Deep purple
yellow
5 Orange Scarlet red Bright scarlet Red, flecked black
Clear pink Yellow
6 Rich salmon Gold Amber
rose (Gold)
Bright yellow
7 Amber Emerald Olive, flecked gold
green
Violet Yellowish brown,
8 Orange Red russet
purple flecked white
9 Indigo Violet Very dark purple Citrine, flecked azure
Citrine,
olive, As Queen, Black rayed with
10 Yellow
russet, flecked with gold yellow
black
Pale bright Blue emerald
11 Sky blue Emerald, flecked gold
yellow green
12 Yellow Purple Grey Indigo, rayed violet
13 Blue Silver Cold pale blue Silver, rayed sky blue
Emerald Early spring Bright rose or cerise,
14 Sky blue
Green green rayed pale green
15 Violet Sky blue Bluish mauve White, tinged purple
16 Red orange Deep indigo Deep warm olive Rich brown
New yellow Reddish grey inclined
17 Orange Pale mauve
leather to mauve
Rich bright
18 Amber Maroon Dark greenish brown
russet
 Yellow, Deep
19 Grey Reddish amber
greenish purple
Green,
20 Slate gray Green grey Plum color
yellowish
Bright blue, rayed
21 Violet Blue Rich purple
yellow
Emerald
22 Blue Deep blue green Pale green
Green
Deep olive White, flecked purple,
23 Deep blue Sea green
green like mother-of-pearl
Livid indigo brown, like
24 Green blue Dull brown Very dark brown
black beetle
25 Blue Yellow Green Dark vivid blue
Cold dark gray,
26 Indigo Black Blue black
approaching black
Bright red, rayed azure
27 Scarlet Red Venetian Red
or emerald
28 Scarlet Red Brilliant flame Glowing red
Buff,
Crimson Light translucent
29 flecked Stone color
(UV) pinkish brown
silver-white
30 Orange Gold yellow Rich amber Amber, rayed red
Glowing Scarlet, flecked Vermillion, flecked
31 Vermillion
orange gold crimson and emerald
32 Indigo Black Blue black Black, rayed blue
Citrine,
olive,
32b Amber Dark brown Black, flecked yellow
russet,
black
White Deep 7 prismatic White, red, yellow,
31b merging purple, colors, violet blue, black (the latter
into gray nearly black outside outside)

V. Ritual Performance
Once you have set up the temple and made the sigil of the spirit, you are
ready to begin the ritual. The two principle ritual forms are invocation and
evocation. An invocation refers to calling the spirit into yourself, such as
would likely be the case with Crowley’s sample ritual. The most efficient
way to gain understanding of an obscure science is to call Mercury into
yourself in order to unite with a force that already possesses that
understanding. For enhancing your own abilities in any way, this is usually
the most efficient course of action, and in fact Crowley considered
evocation to be more like a starting point from which the student would
eventually move on to invocation. However, evocation has some specific
advantages for certain situations.

Much operant magick – that is, magick directed at producing change in the
external, physical world – is best done using evocation. This is because
when working operant magick you often do not want the effect centered on
yourself, but rather on some other person, place, or thing. You also usually
use evocation to create most servitors or telesma – independent
constructed spirits that can act autonomously and follow programming of
one sort or another. Any magical effect you create using invocation runs off
your own body’s magical field, and as such you can only do so much at any
one time when you are creating effects with invocation. A powerful
magician can generally manage to keep some number of effects going
simultaneously, but each of them will to some degree weaken the others.
This can be worked around by using what I call anchors – physical objects
associated with a particular magical vibration that can power a magical
effect from the universe itself. Talismans are one example of a magical
device of this sort, and generally you get better results if anchors are
charged using evocation.

Also, when using evocation, the magical energy is called into an external
space instead of through your own body. While this is not usually a
problem, some kinds of energy (such as that of Mars or Saturn) can be
harmful if great care is not taken when invoking them. A spell to obtain
vengeance (Mars), for example, is best cast by evoking the energy into a
space in which you have placed something linked to the target of the spell.
This bypasses the Wiccan “threefold law of return,” which is really nothing
moral at all but instead sloppy casting. Many Wiccan groups don’t teach
evocations, and if you target an effect on someone else that is centered on
you, it is likely that you will experience something similar to whatever you
intended for your target. Whether you should use magick in this way is a
matter of personal ethics, not fear of retaliation. Most Thelemites like myself
avoid using this kind of magick if any other options are available. It is a
matter of Thelemic ethics that every person has the right to do their will
unless they interfere with the will of another individual, and obviously
targeting someone against their will with a spell of any kind (even if you are
trying to help them!) is a violation of this principle.

If you are performing an invocation, setting up the circle and making the
sigil of the spirit is all the temple preparation you need. You hold the sigil of
the spirit or wear it somewhere on your person and begin the ritual work.
For evocation, your preparation is a bit more elaborate. You will need a
triangle, which should be black. This symbolism is related to sphere 3,
Binah, which is attributed to the planet Saturn. Saturn in this context
symbolizes boundaries and limitations, which is appropriate for containing a
summoned entity. You also need a material basis if you wish to see any
kind of manifestation. Crowley recommended placing an incense burner in
the triangle and lighting incense appropriate to the attribution of the spirit
(also found in 777, by key scale), so that the smoke could be used in this
way. You can also place a person in the triangle and evoke a spirit into
them, which is sometimes done for group workings. In this case, the person
is the material basis for the spirit. I have also personally used crystals,
candles, and talismans. The triangle is placed outside the circle, which is a
very important point. If the triangle is inside the circle, the spirit will not be
contained and you are essentially performing an invocation. Another
structure that I have used for this purpose is the Holy Table described in
John Dee’s Enochian work, which functions very differently, but that is the
subject of another article.

Once you have the temple set up in the appropriate manner, you begin with
the rituals of the pentagram and hexagram. The “standard” rituals for this
are the Lesser Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram, which originated
with the Golden Dawn system of magick and were first published by
Crowley in The Equinox. Crowley also wrote the Star Ruby and Star
Sapphire, which were first published in The Book of Lies. The Star Ruby
was later revised from the original form, though the Star Sapphire remained
essentially unchanged throughout Crowley’s life. The Star Ruby is
Crowley’s pentagram ritual and the Star Sapphire is his hexagram ritual.
For the purposes of this article I will be using the Golden Dawn rituals as
examples, though Crowley’s rituals are very effective. Each ritual has two
forms – banishing and invoking. The banishing form is used to dismiss
spiritual forces, while the invoking form is used to call upon them. The
Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram also separates the magician from the
qlippothic (or demonic) parts of the universe – in the Thelemic worldview,
forces that impede the purification of will. It is this second function that
makes the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram specifically suited for daily
practice leading to the pursuit of the Great Work.

For the most part, just about every magical ritual also begins with the
banishing form of the pentagram ritual. It purifies the will and dismisses
thoughts and influences that are not in harmony with the desired end. It is
followed by the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram, which may be performed in
either the banishing or invoking form depending on the nature of the ritual.
Following the banishing form of the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram with the
banishing form of the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram clears a space
completely of all spiritual and magical influences, both microcosmic and
macrocosmic. This is most appropriate for rituals conducted for the purpose
of communication with a specific entity, in which you want the channels of
communication to be as open and unimpeded as possible. Following the
banishing form of the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram with the invoking form
of the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram creates what I call an operant field – a
space in which the microcosm and macrocosm are conjoined in such a way
that magick can affect the exterior world. For any kind of operant ritual, the
invoking form of the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram should be used.

The Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram is usually followed by either the Greater
Ritual of the Pentagram or the Greater Ritual of the Hexagram, generally in
the invoking form. The banishing form could be used to expel or diminish a
particular influence, though, such as in the case of a ritual designed to
banish the energy of Saturn to speed something up. The banishing form is
also used at the end of the ritual if the effects of that ritual are not intended
to persist. The Greater Ritual of the Pentagram is used for rituals involving
the elements. The Greater Ritual of the Hexagram is used for rituals
involving planets or zodiac signs. The color used for the pentagrams or
hexagrams should be taken from the key scale, and you should use the
scale of color that corresponds to the Qabalistic world in which you are
working. Usually you use the King scale, which propagates down the tree
of life from the archetypal world. You trace the pentagrams or hexagrams in
this color, and trace the symbol of the influence you are working with in the
center of the lineal figure in a flashing (complementary) color.

These rituals are then followed by a general invocation or conjuration

followed by a more specific one tailored to the spirit or force summoned. An
example of a general conjuration would be the First Conjuration of the
Goetia, or the First and Second Angelic Keys from the Enochian system.
Usually, the specific conjuration will work best if the magician who will be
performing it writes it specifically for the ritual in question.

UPDATE: Donald Michael Kraig has commented on this article over on his
blog, and notes that there's a lot more to performing a ritual than putting the
pieces together as outlined here. He is of course correct. This article was
written to address a particular problem, that of magicians who have trouble
understanding how to assemble all the pieces for a rite from Crowley's
Liber 777. For those of you looking for more information on what some of
those additional points of performance might be, I direct you to a number of
other articles here on Augoeides that address this very subject.

The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram. This is a transcript of a presentation

given by a friend and I at Twin Cities Pagan Pride in 2010. It goes over
many of the finer points of performing this basic ritual.

The Operant Field. This article gives more detail on the way in which I use
the Lesser Pentagram and Hexagram rituals. My method differs from that
taught by the various Golden Dawn orders, who I am told use the LBRP-
LBRH combination followed by the Opening by Watchtower as shown
here, whereas I use the LBRP-LIRH combination plus a preliminary
invocation to do the same thing.

Wrapping Up the Hexagram Controversy. My Operant Field Model is not

without its critics, including Don Kraig himself. To be fair to Don, his book is
the most widely read treatment of the Lesser rituals and for that reason it is
the most logical source to reference as a counterpoint to my own
perspective. This article addresses some of the criticisms of the method
and provides some further explanation as to why I find it as effective as I
do.

Planetary Magick. This is a transcript of a presentation I gave at

Paganicon in 2011. It provides an overview of how to perform rituals such
as the Mercury invocation Crowley describes in the example from Liber O.

Finally, I invite you to peruse the various Rituals posted on this site. They
include full scripts along with stage directions and so forth for invoking all
seven of the ancient planets (Moon through Saturn). They provide
examples of fully assembled rites that can be employed for both magical
and mystical purposes.

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8 comments:

Dacia Pacea said...

I think I had an Eureka moment a few hours ago, about the

allocations of the outer planets in the TOL. I'm still impacted
by it, so I'm not able to explain it thoroughly, because I
haven't figured out all the arguments. Guess I'll have to come
up with them on the way.

Here it is, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto go in Binah, along with

Saturn. Think about it, Saturn (in various forms) was/is the
highest god of many religions. But that was in a time where
human consciousness was only developed to the point in
which it could comprehend no further than the "eye for an
eye" concept, cause and effect. In those times God punished
(Saturn), but God also surprises (Uranus), inspired (Neptune)
and transformed/ended life (Pluto), even if humans attributed
all of these to Binah. Saturn gives structure, form and time
frame and Pluto delivers the death blow that ends that time
frame.

Saturn is the last of the personal planets and the first of the
transpersonal. God is both personal and transpersonal, but
humans couldn't conceive its transpersonal aspect. This is
still shown in the physical realm by the impossibility of the
outer planets being seen with the naked eye. But human
counsciousness has changed in order for us to be able to
rise above the personal realm.

As time passed, humanity changed and consciousness

evolved. The stable culture of the ancient world suddenly
collapsed with the fall of Rome, just as the stable structure of
Saturn is shaked by the revolutionary energy of Uranus.
Many centuries passed in which western societies went
through chaotic times, until the reinassance, when culture
flourished again and new, more sublime ideas arose -
Neptune. And from thereon humanity has made huge leaps
in development, even with the increasing wars and
destruction (Pluto), probably because humanity needs to
learn some important lessons in order to move into another
era.

I don't know if I will make myself understood, but it's worth

trying.

As for using the outer planets in magick, I'm thinking of the

hexagram of Saturn, the Godname Elohim (YHVH Elohim as
many use it, although i would use it for Daath), but with a
different archangel. As Zafkiel is for Saturn, Azrael would be
for Pluto. I have found that Jeremiel would be just right for
Neptune and I'm still considering a right one for Uranus.The
intelligences and spirits would be more of a challenge to
figure out though :)

June 6, 2016 at 1:28 PM

Dacia Pacea said...

I would very much like to know your opinion on this.

June 6, 2016 at 1:29 PM

Scott Stenwick said...

The bottom line is that the outer planets do not fit well when
you include Pluto, period. But as astronomers have pointed
out, there really is no reason to consider Pluto a planet when
you are not considering the other trans-Plutonian bodies as
planets as well. Pluto is really only significant because when
it was discovered, the other Kuipper belt dwarf planets had
not been discovered yet.

I personally think my model (which was Crowley's before the

discovery of Pluto, BTW) makes more sense. Uranus is
Chockmah and Neptune is Kether. So you would use the
Saturn hexagram (because it stands in for the supernals) but
for Uranus you would use Jah as the godname and for
Neptune you would use Eheieh. You trace in the color of the
corresponding sphere - gray/gray for Chockmah and white
brilliance/darkness for Kether. To my way of thinking,
jamming the outers all into Binah just leads to confusion of
the aspects, and that generally isn't helpful. Part of the point
in using magical attributions in the first place is to distinguish
between forces. Any model that makes that hard to do is not
going to work as well.

As far as the spirit/intelligence goes, there's really no way to

"figure them out." There's no pattern in the others, and
probably they were relayed by a the spirits to a practitioner
who catalogued them, just like the Enochian angel names
were received. So if you want to know, my suggestion would
be to call up an appropriate entity and ask for names. Then,
check the gematria to see if the names correspond to the
aspects that the outer planets represent.

June 6, 2016 at 7:13 PM

Scott Stenwick said...

Now all that being said, if this new arrangement seems

inspiring to you, I recommend that you try it out and see what
your results are. If they are more impressive than those
produced by the traditional model, that could mean there's
something to it that the traditional model doesn't address.
Experimental results are a lot more important than how
logical an arrangement seems, or how traditional it happens
to be.

June 6, 2016 at 7:17 PM

Dacia Pacea said...

As a matter of fact I did a bit of experimenting, although it

was not of the practical nature, but more on the mystical
side.

Last friday was my birthday, so I wanted to work a certain

ritual to encompass all the planetary gods, angels, and also
Kether and Chokmah. I wanted to do this to give praise and
thanks, including offerings. I didn't know how to do it and all I
could think about was to trace each specific hexagram. But
that would've taken too long. Then it came to me to use the
GIRP of Spirit alone, followed by the GIRH of Saturn in white
brilliance and the wheel of Spirit in vantablack, while vibrating
Eheieh. The following conjuration contained each of the
planetary god's trait, as well as mentioning Chokmah and
Kether, and finally the angels at large. It went something like
this "oh you great gods that time the powers under the
firmament of fixed gods -Chokmah- and are reflections of the
one god without begining, both goddess and god -Kether- -
followed by each of the traits- and all you angels that serve
the many planes of creation..."

Instead of the MP, I performed the Flashing Sword and

Serpent after the Field Model. I was a bit tipsy during the
way and felt tired as a result when I began the ritual and I
almost couldn't complete the flashing sword. But after the
greater rituals and the conjuration I felt refreshed altogether,
with intense mental clarity and a deep sense of peace and
joy.

I'm not saaying that the standard model is wrong and I find
your model very practical and logical. But something keeps
telling me that it is more than this and perhaps gave me a
hint in that dirrection. For now I "worked out" the outer
planets in Binah and using the hexagram of Saturn for them,
but I'm different colors, and also a hexagram of Saturn for
Kether and Chokmah in their specific colors, but with the
wheel of Spirit traced instead of a planetary symbol.

I'm not good at comunicating with entities, or with divination

for that matter, but I'll continue to work on this system as a
side project, and try to improve these skills. I'll share any
information once I'll have it.

Hey, at least you'll have a good laugh if it turns out I'm wrong
:)

June 7, 2016 at 3:25 AM

Dacia Pacea said...

* that rule the powers under the firmament of fixed stars

June 7, 2016 at 3:28 AM

Scott Stenwick said...
 As a point, any model that works well for you is not wrong in
some absolute sense. For the most part there is nothing
particularly special about the attributions in 777, only that
many magicians work with them. The advantage of using
them is in sharing a common language with other
practitioners, not that they are objectively "right."

As I've written here many times, I'm convinced that the key to
attributions is not that you organize your mind according to
some particular system, but rather that you organize your
mind regardless of what system you use. I've known good
magicians who have used all sorts of different Qabalistic
models that are internally consistent, but which assign totally
different associations to the sephiroth and paths.

Now it does seem to be true that despite this paradigm, there

are some relationships that work slightly better than others
for no clear reason. But the key there is "slightly." Just
because I happen to work with the 777 set doesn't make
them some sort of absolute, and I do make a few small
changes to them because those changes make more sense
to me.

Neptune = Kether and Uranus = Chockmah is one of those.

Another is that I relate Yesod to Water rather than the
traditional Air (which never made any sense to me). There
are also a couple more here and there, based on my
experience of magical operations involving particular
sephiroth and paths.

June 7, 2016 at 2:07 PM

Dacia Pacea said...

I understand what you're saying. As a matter of fact I also

feel like Water should be asociated to Yesod, rather than
Hod and I was amazed the GD could come up with such an
association. I guess it's because the elemental grades were
set from Malkuth upward, following the reverse YHVH. I've
also read Frater Barrabas' articles with detailing the super-
archangels for his ordeals, and your comment on one of
them in which you were adressing the issue of passing from
Air to Water.

I also use 777 as guidelines which i tend to stick with, but I'm
not afraid of substituting stuff like incense and oils if I don't
manage to procure the items written there, for a specific
working.

I will gladly accept your advice on how to access more

information regarding my intent, if you're willing to help, and if
it's not interfering with your activities that is. Calling up a spirit
seems a bit far fetched for me right now. I don't have a
scrying mirror, or a crystal ball, and frankly, I've never done it
before. And I think that if I'll try to do it, i won't know how to...
listen, or something :)

Thank you for spending time to respond.

June 7, 2016 at 3:28 PM

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