Crossing the Nine Spheres

Initial Statement 

I shall now cross the nine spheres, 

the nine angles between the worlds, 

and shall enter the 666th dimension. 

 Invocation of Set 

Set, I invoke thee. 

Set, I summon thee. 

Set, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Set, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Set, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Set, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the first sphere, the first angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Tchort 

Tchort, I invoke thee. 

Tchort, I summon thee. 

Tchort, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Tchort, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Tchort, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Tchort, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the second sphere, the second angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Shiva 

Shiva, I invoke thee. 

Shiva, I summon thee. 

Shiva, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Shiva, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Shiva, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Shiva, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the third sphere, the third angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Kali 

Kali, I invoke thee. 

Kali, I summon thee. 

Kali, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Kali, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Kali, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Kali, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the fourth sphere, the fourth angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Ahrimon 

Ahrimon, I invoke thee. 

Ahrimon, I summon thee. 

Ahrimon, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Ahrimon, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Ahrimon, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Ahrimon, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the fifth sphere, the fifth angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Gorgo 

Gorgo, I invoke thee. 

Gorgo, I summon thee. 

Gorgo, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Gorgo, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Gorgo, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Gorgo, and manifest thyself. 

drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the sixth sphere, the sixth angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Demogorgon 

Demogorgon, I invoke thee. 

Demogorgon, I summon thee. 

Demogorgon, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Demogorgon, and manifest thyself Within this body, t

his temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Demogorgon, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Demogorgon, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the seventh sphere, the seventh angle between the worlds. 

 Invocation of Shaitan 

Shaitan, I invoke thee. 

Shaitan, I summon thee. 

Shaitan, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Shaitan, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared.

Come forth, Shaitan, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Shaitan, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the eighth sphere, the eighth angle between the worlds. 

Invocation of MelekTaus 

MelekTaus, I invoke thee. 

MelekTaus, I summon thee. 

MelekTaus, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, MelekTaus, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, MelekTaus, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, MelekTaus, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice, then say:) 

I have crossed the ninth sphere, the ninth angle between the worlds. 

 Entering the 666th Dimension I have crossed the nine spheres, 

the nine angles between the worlds. 

And have entered the 666th dimension. 

I stand at the center of the universe and become a god upon the earth, a dark god upon the earth.

Invocation of the Lord of the Earth

 I call upon the Lord of the Earth, 

the Horned God of the Earth. 

Pan, Bacchus, Dionysus, Kernunnos, 

Herne, Lord of the Earth, 

Horned God of the Earth, 

Come forth and manifest thyself. 

Lord of the Earth, I invoke thee. 

Lord of the Earth, I summon thee. 

Lord of the Earth, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Lord of the Earth, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Lord of the Earth, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Lord of the Earth, and manifest thyself. 

Invocation of the Nine Lords of the Abyss

The Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, I invoke thee. 

The Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, I summon thee. 

The Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, and manifest thyselves Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, and manifest thyselves. 

Send unto me my Unholy Guardian Demon, And come forth, 

Nine Great Lords of the Abyss, and manifest thyselves. 

(drink from chalice) 

Opening the Nine Locks of the Abyss

Initial Statement 

I have crossed the Gates of Hell and I have become the Devil Incarnate. 

I am Satan; 

I am Lucifer; 

I am Belial; 

and I am Leviatan. 

Within my hand I hold the keys to the locks of the Abyss. 

I shall now open the Nine Locks of the Abyss by calling upon the Nine Great Lords of the Abyss. 

I shall now open the Nine Locks of the Abyss by calling upon the Nine Great Lords of the Abyss. 

Invocation of Paimon 

Paimon, I invoke thee. 

Paimon, I summon thee. 

Paimon, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Paimon, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared.

Come forth, Paimon, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Paimon, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The first lock is open. 

Invocation of Amaymon 

Amaymon, I invoke thee. 

Amaymon, I summon thee. 

Amaymon, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Amaymon, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

his temple which I have prepared.

Come forth, Amaymon, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Amaymon, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The second lock is open. 

Invocation of Asmodeus 

Asmodeus, I invoke thee. 

Asmodeus, I summon thee. 

Asmodeus, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Asmodeus, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

his temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Asmodeus, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Asmodeus, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The third lock is open. 

Invocation of Beelzebub 

Beelzebub, I invoke thee. 

Beelzebub, I summon thee. 

Beelzebub, I conjure thee.

Come forth, Beelzebub, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Beelzebub, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Beelzebub, and manifest thyself. 

(Drink from chalice then say:) 

The fourth lock is open. 

Invocation of Astaroth 

Astaroth, I invoke thee. 

Astaroth, I summon thee. 

Astaroth, I conjure thee. Come forth, 

Astaroth, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Astaroth, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Astaroth, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The fifth lock is open. 

Invocation of Oriens 

Oriens, I invoke thee. 

Oriens, I summon thee. 

Oriens, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Oriens, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Oriens, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Oriens, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The sixth lock is open. 

Invocation of Magot 

Magot, I invoke thee. 

Magot, I summon thee. 

Magot, I conjure thee. Come forth, 

Magot, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Magot, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Magot, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The seventh lock is open. 

Invocation of Dagon 

Dagon, I invoke thee. 

Dagon, I summon thee. 

Dagon, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Dagon, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Dagon, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Dagon, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The eighth lock is open. 

Invocation of Moloch 

Moloch, I invoke thee. 

Moloch, I summon thee. 

Moloch, I conjure thee. 

Come forth, Moloch, and manifest thyself Within this body, 

this temple which I have prepared. 

Come forth, Moloch, and manifest thyself. 

Come forth, Moloch, and manifest thyself. 

(drink from chalice then say:) 

The ninth lock is open. 

Final Statement 

I have opened the Nine Locks of the Abyss. 

The Abyss is open beneath me. 

The Abyss is open around me. 

The Abyss is open within me. 

The Abyss is open within me. 

I have opened the Nine Locks of the Abyss. 

The Abyss is open within me.

Real life is calling soon

here in the next day or two I will be focusing my energy on other things that will take me away from posting.

How long is any ones guess, chaos energy is like that. One minute you're doing this than it changes to that.

So no I have no intentions of leaving so in the meantime I will leave up a poll of sorts for you to take. This I hope will give me a better handle on what you want to know more of.


Sincerly
Magus

The Star Ruby Ritual

The Ritual

Facing East, in the centre, draw deep deep deep thy breath closing thy mouth with thy right forefinger prest against thy lower lip.

Then dashing down the hand with a great sweep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry APO PANTOS KAKODAIMONOS. 

With the same forefinger touch thy forehead, and say SOI, thy member, and say O PHALLE, [The secret sense of these words is to be sought in the numeration thereof.], thy right shoulder, and say ISCHUROS, thy left shoulder, and say EUCHARISTOS; then clasp thine hands, locking the fingers, and cry IAÕ. 

Advance to the East. Imagine strongly a Pentagram, aright, in thy forehead. 

Drawing the hands to the eyes, fling it forth, making the sign of Horus and roar THÉRION. 

Retire thine hand in the sign of Hoor-paar-Kraat.

Go round to the North and repeat; but say NUIT.

Go round to the West and repeat; but whisper BABALON.

Go round to the South and repeat; but bellow HADIT.

Completing the circle widdershins, retire to the centre and raise thy voice in the Paian, with these words IÕ PAN, with the signs of N.O.X.

Extend the arms in the form of a Tau and say low but clear:

PRO MOU IUNGES OPICHÕ MOU TELETARCHAI EPI DEXIA CHUNOCHES EPARISTERA DAIMONOS PHEG EI GAR PERI MOU O ASTÉR TÕN PENTE KAI EN TÉI STÉLÉI Õ ASTÉR TÕN EX ESTÉXE.

Repeat the Cross Qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin.

The Star Sapphire Ritual

The Ritual

Let the Adept be armed with his Magick Rood (and provided with his mystic rose).

In the centre, let him give the L.V.X. signs; or if he know them, if he will and dare do them, and can keep silent about them, the signs of N.O.X. being the signs of Puer, Vir, Puella, Mulier. Omit the sign. I.R.

Then let him advance to the East and make the Holy Hexagram, saying: 

"Pater et Mater unus deus Ararita." 

Let him go round to the South, make the Holy Hexagram and say: 

"Mater et Filius unus deus Ararita." 

Let him go round to the North, make the Holy Hexagram and then say: 

"Filia et Pater unus deus Ararita." 

Let him then return to the Centre, and so to The Centre of All (making the Rosy Cross as he may know how) saying: 

"Ararita Ararita Ararita" 

(In this the Signs shall be those of Set Triumphant and of Baphomet. Also shall Set appear in the Circle. Let him drink of the Sacrament and let him communicate the same.) Then let him say: Omnia in Duos: Duo in Unum: Unus in Nihil: Haec nec Quatuor nec Omnia nec Duo nec Unus nec Nihil Sunt. Gloria Patri et Matri et Filio et Filiae et Spiritui Sancto externo et Spiritui Sancto interno ut erat est erit in saecula Saeculorum sex in uno per nomen Septem in uno Ararita.

Let him then repeat the signs of L.V.X. but not the signs of N.O.X.: for it is not he that shall arise in the Sign of Isis Rejoicing.
What?

This ritual is "related to" Lesser Hexagram Ritual (LHR), similarly to The Star Ruby being "related to" Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP). Before you start learning this ritual, it would be for the better if you were familiar with the three other rituals beforehand.

Let the Adept be armed with his Magick Rood

Rood is the mage's staff, lance. From a traditional point of view, "rood" isn't just another staff, but a longish staff with a shortish crossbar. Rood is also a phallic symbol, or when it comes to a male Mage, his penis, lingam. Rood is the active participant, the tool with which the mage is "armed" with.

(and provided with his mystic rose).

Of Mage's tools, the Mystic rose is the cup, the chalice. It is a feminine symbol, the yoni. Literally speaking, it is the vagina of the female Mage. In this ritual the mystic Rose is passive factor and a tool with which the mage is "provided with".

The Rosy Cross demands both tools (or "tools") to be present.

In the centre, let him give the L.V.X. signs

The sings of L.V.X. are the signs mentioned in LHR, points III-VI.

or if he know them, if he will and dare do them, and can keep silent about them, the signs of N.O.X.

This refers to choosing the sings according to the Mage's skills and knowledge. Keeping silent tells the mage to be silent and not say out loud the names of the signs, if he chooses to do the signs of N.O.X. With the signs of L.V.X., the names are spoken.

Skills and knowledge are advised to be taken into account, as different signs refer to different manners in which to connect the ritual with the Kabalistic tree of life. The signs of L.V.X. are connected with the Tiphareth and the signs of N.O.X. from Geburah to Binah.

being the signs of Puer, Vir, Puella, Mulier. Omit the sign. I.R.

The signs of N.O.X:

(N) Puer (Boy): Stand with feet together, head erect, right arm in a square (upper arm straight out from the shoulder, forearm straight up) and right thumb between its index and medius (called in Italy "mano in fico"), left fist at groin with thumb extended and pointing forward (attitude of the Gods Khem, Mentu, et al).

(O) Vir (Man): Stand with feet together, fists with thumbs thrust out forward held to the temples, the head bowed and pushed out, as if to symbolize the butting of an horned beast (attitude of Pan, Bacchus, etc.).

Puella (Girl): Stand with feet together, head bowed, left hand shielding the groin, right hand shielding the breast (attitude of the Venus de Medici).

(X) Mulier (Woman): Stand with feet wide apart, head thrown back, arms raised so as to suggest a crescent (attitude of Baphmet, Isis in Welcome, the microcosm of Vitruvius).

The fifth sign, Isis Rejoicing (I.R.) is not given.

Then let him advance to the East and make the Holy Hexagram

Interpretation on what actually is the Holy Hexagram used in the Star Sapphire varies. Often used variation is based on Alester Crowley's Book of Lies, chapter 69 "The way to succeed - and the way to suck eggs!" and the comments of that chapter. The chapter begins with "This is the Holy Hexagram" and describes, how "The Red Triangle is the descending tongue of grance, the Blue Triangle is the ascending tongue of prayer. This Interchange, the Double Gift of Tongues, the Word of Double Power -ABRAHADABRA!- is the sign of the GREAT WORK, for the GREAT WORK is accomplished in silence."

The commentary to this chapter explains, how the number refers to Levi's (Eliphas) drawing of a hexagram and the criticism of, or improvement upon, it. "In the ordinary Hexagram, the Hexagram of nature, the red triangle is upwards, like fire, and the blue triangle downwards, like water. In the magical hexagram this is reversed: the descending red triangle is that of Horus, [..] It is the flame descending upon the altar, and licking up the burnt offering.) The blue triangle represents the aspiration, since blue is the colour of devotion, and the triangle, kinetically considered, is the symbol of directed force." The explanation continues: "In paragraph 5 the symbolism of tongues is further developed. Abrahadabra is our primal example of an interlocked word."

In the context of the Star Sapphire, the hexagrams used in LRH (Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram) are often recommended. However, of those hexagrams, only one (the hexagram of earth) fits the description of two interlocking triangles pointing in two different directions. Levi's hexagram is indeed the hexagram of earth.

(east) saying: "Pater et Mater unus deus Ararita."
"Father and Mother (are) one god ARARITA"

(south) say: "Mater et Filius unus deus Ararita."
"Mother and Son (are) one god ARARITA"

(west) say: "Filia et Pater unus deus Ararita."
"Son and Daughter (are) one god ARARITA"

(north) "Filia et Pater unus deus Ararita."
"Daughter and Father (are) one god ARARITA"

In the speeches of the four quarters, the Father, the Mother, the Son and the Daughter are interpreted to point to the formula of the tetragrammaton (Yod, Hé, Vau, Hé).

In the east, the hexagram is formed by Yod and Hé. Yod is the primal force of creation, the father who created himself. When he is combined with Hé, there will be formed the union of Father (Abba, Chokmah) and his equal Mother (Aima, bright fertile Mother, Binah). The Mother is the reflection of Nuit, as the Father is the reflection of Hadit. This is the first stage of creative process. Yod represents the fast and violent force of creation, which is followed by calmer but even stronger flux of will.

In the south, the hexagram is formed by Hé and Vau. The union of the earlier hexagram creates a Son, Vau - heir, redeemer, sun. The Son is the reflection of Ra-Hoor-Khuit, the descendant of Nuit and Hadit, who takes his father's place. The creative force gains a form. In the tree of life, this covers the sephirots from Chesed to Yesod (Chesed, Geburah, Tiphereth, Netzach, Hod, Yesod).

In the west, the hexagram is formed by Vau and Hé (Hé final). Hé is both the twin sister and daughter of Vau. The duty of the Son is to redeem the Daughter by making her his bride. In this, the Daughter takes the Mother's place at the throne. The form is manifested and tensions released. The Daughter can also be seen as the Joy of Endlessness. With the arrival of Daughter, we have reached the final, tenth sephiroth - Malkuth.

In the end, there is the hexagram of the north, Hé and Yod, which returns the tetragrammaton to its beginning. Having taken the throne of the Mother, the Daughter Nukba de-Zauir (Malkath - "queen" and Kalah - "bride"), enlivens her father and returns both the tetragrammaton and the tree of life to their beginnings. This creates a cycle instead of linearity.

Ararita is and acronym of a Hebrew phrase - "One is His Beginning: One is His Individuality: His Permutation is One." In the hexagram rituals it reinforces, that deity is, in the end, uniform in nature.

Let him then return to the Centre, and so to The Centre of All (making the Rosy Cross as he may know how)

In Magick in Theory and Practice Crowley talks about "Formula of the Rosy Cross" in a chapter dealing with blood sacrifices and similar. In this chapter Crowley refers to highly guarded secrets of the initiates, hints at the power of the ritual and discusses animal sacrifice. However, at the end you can find a note: "You are also likely to get into trouble over this chapter unless you truly comprehend its meaning." In the reference, there is a reminder how Adepts are quite likely talking about something completely different, when they appear very straight forward…

By looking at the beginning of the ritual, you may get a hint on what Rosy Cross refers to in this context. Rose: feminine symbol, the vagina. Cross: rood, staff, masculine symbol, penis. That is, you can interpret the Rosy Cross as being sex magick.

You can also interpret the instructions in the ritual as referring to drawing a symbol. This symbol can be the Rosy Cross use by Golden Dawn - a cross inside a circle (like a 'sunwheel'), or the unicursal hexagram with the five-pedal rose in the middle.

saying: "Ararita Ararita Ararita"

Three "Araritas" make the final number of them seven.

(In this the Signs shall be those of Set Triumphant and of Baphomet. Also shall Set appear in the Circle. Let him drink of the Sacrament and let him communicate the same.)

Set Triumphant: The feet are together, the left arm is curved as if it supported a child; the thumb and index finger of the right hand pinch the nipple of the left breast as if offering it to that child. Baphome: see Mulier above.

You can interpret the appearance of Set in the circle as his appearance through the Mage (and as the mage drinking from the cup as Set), but also as an instruction to interpret the myth of Set and Horus, where Set is said to have claimed having had sex (anally) with Horus. The circle can in this context refer to Horus' eye, which is described in the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" also in the following manner: "My buttocks are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus." Drinking the sacrament, in turn, can be interpreted as sexual pleasure.

Theodor Reuss of O.T.O. interprets the ritual in the terms of a sex magick rite: when the rood is the penis and the rose the vagine, the phrase "Let him drink of the Sacrament" means consuming the juices resulting from the ritual sex straight from the source. The sign of Baphomet fits this interpretation well, enabling mutual drinking for both sexes.

Then let him say: "Omnia in Duos: Duo in Unum: Unus in Nihil: Haec nec Quatuor nec Omnia nec Duo nec Unus nec Nihil Sunt. "

"All in two: two in one: one in nothing; these are not four nor all nor two nor one nor nothing." Everything centres on two, the tools of the ritual, rood and rose, combined in the Rosy Cross. As the ritual progresses to Set Triumphant / Baphomet, this one vanishes into nothingness (Abyss). The rest refers to the hexagrams of the quarters and the tetragrammaton.

"Gloria Patri et Matri et Filio et Filiae et Spiritui Sancto externo et Spiritui Sancto interno ut erat est erit in saecula Saeculorum sex in uno per nomen Septem in uno Ararita. "

"Glory be to the Father and to the Mother and to the Son and Daughter, and to the Holy Spirit without and within, which was, is and shall be, world without end. Six in One through the names of the Seven in One, Ararita." The text celebrates the ritual, the personifications of the tetragrammaton, the blurring of boundaries between inner and outer while the Mage is one with the universe, the hexagram (six in one) and the seven Araritas / in Ararita.

Let him then repeat the signs of L.V.X. but not the signs of N.O.X.: for it is not he that shall arise in the Sign of Isis Rejoicing.

L.V.X., lux, 'light'. N.O.X., nox, 'night'. Even if you had started the ritual with the darkness of the night, it isn't proper to return to it by the end of the working, but to rise into light and continue from that. When it comes to the last sentence, I've seen it explained to mean that Isis Rejoicing is a Magister Templi -grade sign and as such isn't for an Adept to do at the end of this ritual. That is, the signs of N.O.X. aren't told not to be repeated at the end of the ritual because they include Isis Rejoicing - that sign is left out even at the beginning of the ritual, but due to the light/dark aspect.

Selected Tables from the Liber 777 manuscript Part 2

Demons and their associations

 

Selected Tables from the Liber 777 manuscript

IX,X,XI,XII,

XL, XLI, CLXXXVII

 LXXI,LXXII

LXXIII,LXXIV

Invocation To Pan

Pan is the Lord of the Woods, god of goatherds and huntsmen; ecstatic dancer; god of laughter and good humor; god of excessive sexual desire (hence his opposition to marriage). He is called 'the lonely God', and 'the last arrived of the Gods'. Half-man, half-goat, He is the original party animal. He is the mediator between nature and the Gods. He is a God of strength - the marathon torch race in the original Olympics was dedicated to Pan - and He saved the Greeks at Marathon. He was not an Athenian God, but an Arcadian, from the rugged mountainsides. He fought the Titans with Zeus, yet His panic makes battle impossible, breaking the artificial bond of an army and causing everyone to run away. He has connections to Artemis, Goddess of the hunt: He shares Her nymphs and must obey Her. Pan is the one who led Persephone's wedding dance, happily piping His pipes as She was led into the underworld, yet it was Pan who found Demeter in mourning when no one else could find Her. And it was Pan's daughter, Iambe, who got Demeter to laugh and forget Her grief for just a moment. When you clap your hands, you are doing homage to Pan, when you laugh, and when you dance.

The legend of Pan tells of a god born with goat legs and feet, horns, and a furry human upper body. The other gods ridiculed him because of his appearance, and so Pan left Olympus, and went to live in Arcadia. There, he spent his time chasing lovely nymphs, and playing on his pipes. Pan was the god of flocks, forests and fields, and is often associated with Nature in general. At times, he would stamp his foot in anger, and cause a "panic" among mortals.

Pan became especially enamoured of a water nymph, or naiad, named Syrinx. He pursued her, but she escaped him by fleeing to a river, where she was changed to a stand of reeds. Pan finally took some of these, and fashioned the instrument known as "Pan's pipes", on which
he played to console himself.

Face the altar with raised hands and say: 

*** 

O Great God Pan, 

Beast and man, 

Shepherd of goats and Lord of the Land, 

I call you to attend my rites 

On this most magickal of nights. 

God of the wine, 

God of the vine, 

God of the fields and God of the kine, 

Attend my circle with your love 

And send Your blessings from above. 

Help me to heal; 

Help me to feel; 

Help me to bring forth love and weal. 

Pan of the forests, Pan of the glade, 

Be with me as my magick is made! 

*** 

" Great God Pan, return to Earth again! 

Come at my call and show thyself to men. 

Shepherd of Goats, upon the wild hill's way, 

Lead thy lost flock from darkness into day, 

Forgotten are the ways of sleep and night, 

Men seek for them whose eyes have lost the light. 

Open the door, the door which hath no key, 

The door of dreams, whereby men come to thee. 

O Mighty Stag, O answer to me! 

Oh, playful one, with pipe you prance, 

The goat-foot Pan, lord of the dance. 

With feral joy in ancient wood 

You embue life with mirth and good. 

Of seed and beast and plant and tune 

We seek your form under this moon. 

The woodland king, the lord of trees, 

Friend to the moon and stars and breeze. 

Hear us, horned one, your children cry, 

And bring your song of life nearby. 

Give us your fertile and creative force 

And help to return us to wildness, our source. 

Wild wond'rous Pan, the forest's sire 

Enter this circle as we desire. 

Enclose us all, be with us today 

Magically join in our sacred play. 

Pan Incense 

1 tsp -- pine needles 

1/2 tsp -- cinquefoil 

1/2 tsp -- sage 

1/4 tsp -- patchouli leaves 

1/2 tsp - cedar 

1/2 tsp - bay leaf 

1/2 tsp - Devil's shoelace 

11 drops - musk oil 

4 drops - civet oil 

9 drops - fir oil

Ritual Signs of the Golden Dawn

Ritual signs are positions assumed by the body, whether physical or astral. Their use is common in Thelemic ritual magick. The following sets of signs were assigned by Aleister Crowley to the various Grades of his order, the A.'.A.'.. The first sets (the Neophyte, elemental grade signs and L.V.X. signs) were derived from the grade signs of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Such signs often have multiple uses and meanings, depending on the context.

Neophyte Signs

Common title: The Enterer. Horus.
A.'.A.'. grade: 0°=0°
Description: The Sign of the Enterer is performed by taking a step forward with the left foot, and then leaning the body forward while thrusting out with both hands, fingers outstretched, as if reaching for something.






Common title: Silence. Harpocrates.
A.'.A.'. grade: 0°=0°
Description: Standing upright, left hand at the side, place the tip of the index finger of the right hand just on the lower lip.

Elemental Grade Signs

Common title: Earth. The God Set fighting.

A.'.A.'. grade: 1°=10°
Description: Advance the right foot, and swing the right arm up and forward at a 45° angle, with the left arm back and down, also at a 45° angle.








Common title: Air. The God Shu supporting the sky.
A.'.A.'. grade: 2°=9°
Description: Arms raised, elbows bent 90°, forearms vertical, with wrists bent as though holding up the sky.







Common title: Water. The Goddess Auramoth.
A.'.A.'. grade: 3°=8°
Description: With thumbs and index fingers, place the hands together on the torso, forming a downward-pointing triangle.








Common title: Fire. The Goddess Thoum-aesh-neith.
A.'.A.'. grade: 4°=7°
Description: With thumbs and index fingers, place the hands together on the forehead, forming an upward-pointing triangle.








Common title: Spirit. The Rending and Closing of the Veil
A.'.A.'. grade: Dominus Liminis
Description: Properly speaking, this is two different signs, where the magician is either tearing open a split veil or closing it. The forearms should be roughly parallel to the floor.

The L.V.X. Signs

Common title: Osiris Slain. The Cross.
Letter of LVX: [+]
A.'.A.'. grade: 5°=6°
Description: At shoulder level, hold arms straight out at the sides to form a cross.







Common title: Isis Mourning. The Svastika.
Letter of LVX: L
A.'.A.'. grade: 5°=6°
Description: Right arm is bent at 90°, upper arm parallel with the ground, forearm pointing upwards, fingers extended. Left arm is the same, but with the forearm arm pointing downwards. Head faces to the left and down. Right foot rests on its ball, with the knee bent.







Common title: Typhon. The Trident.
Letter of LVX: V
A.'.A.'. grade: 5°=6°
Description: Raise arms above the head at an angle of 60° to each other, and throw the head back, as if looking upwards. Stand up on the balls of both feet.








Common title: Osiris Risen. The Pentagram. Attitude of Resurrection.
Letter of LVX: X
A.'.A.'. grade: 5°=6°
Description: Standing upright, cross the arms over the chest, right over left, so that the open hands rest on the shoulders.

The N.O.X. Signs

Common title: Puer. Khem. Horus and Mentu.
Letter of NOX: N
A.'.A.'. grade: 6°=5°
Description: Right arm forms an "L", with closed hand, thumb pointing towards the head. Closed left hand rests at the base of the torso, thumb pointing away from the body.






Common title: Vir. Pater. Amoun. Attitude of Pan or Bacchus.
Letter of NOX: O
A.'.A.'. grade: 7°=4°
Description: Place closed hands at the temples with thumbs facing outwards, resembling horns.







Common title: Puella. Venus Pudica. The Sign of Chastity.
A.'.A.'. grade: Babe of the Abyss
Description: Standing upright, place open right hand over the breast, and the open left hand over the groin.








Common title: Mulier. Isis in Welcome. Sign of Babalon. Attitude of Baphomet.
Letter of NOX: X
A.'.A.'. grade: Babe of the Abyss
Description: Arms form a 90° angle above head, elbows bent slightly, with hands open. Feet are a little over shoulder width apart, facing forward. Head looks upwards.




Common title: Isis Rejoicing. Mater Triumphans. Isis with Horus.
A.'.A.'. grade: 8°=3°
Description: Head looking downwards, the right hand pinches the left nipple, while the left hand cradles just below solar plexus, as if holding a baby.