"THE ABRAMELIN EFFECT"
Suggestions for script treatments from Steven Guth with Iona Miller
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Invoking Your Nameless Angel
to activate your full potential
to activate your full potential
"Man loses no worthiness for possessing a mortal part, but very much on the contrary, mortality augments his possibility and his power. His double functions are possible for him precisely because of his double nature: because he is so constituted that it is possible for him to embrace both the divine and the terrestrial at the same time ." --Corpus Hermeticum 9.4
It should never be forgotten for a single moment that the central and essential work of the Magician is the attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. Once he has achieved this he must of course be left entirely in the hands of that Angel, who can be invariably and inevitably relied upon to lead him to the further great step—crossing of the Abyss and the attainment of the grade of Master of the Temple. --Aleister Crowley,Magick Without Tears, Ch.83
ABRAMELIN MOVIES
"The Nine Gates" meets
"Angels & Demons"
Abramelin Movies:
Based on The Book of Abramelin
An authentic 14th-15th century Autobiography
by Abraham von Worms
Translated by Georg Dehn & Steven Guth
Foreword by Lon Milo DuQuette
Video Production by Iona Miller
Five suggestions for movies with one developed treatment:
Background.
All suggestions are for a magician protagonist with angelic allies and demonic foes, with eye-popping and mindbending special effects. Plots are based on the true story of Abraham, a Jew from Worms in central Germany who through experiences encountered in his travels finally becomes a master magician. The book is compiled from hand written manuscripts which describe the author’s journey of self discovery 600 years ago.
The first English translation of the book has been around for 100 years. In this form the text has been used by thousands of would-be magicians to conjure up powerful spiritual beings - the same beings Abraham describes in his manuscript. Over the years the first English translation acquired a well deserved reputation as a sorcerer's handbook
From the Foreword of “The Book of Abramelin”
I confess. In 1976, when I first ran across the Abramelin book in a used bookstore in Hollywood, my hand actually shook as I pulled it from its place on the dusty shelf. Fearing demonic attack, I very cautiously drove home and tucked it away in a black borrowed slipcase and kept it apart from my other books. Not wishing to take responsibility for the unspeakable evils that might befall them, I refused to loan it or even show it to curious friends. - Lon DuQuette
Treatments
Gleam, the Lamp, DFI by Iona Miller
Suggestion one –
A movie that follows the life of Abraham on his travels meeting and experiencing the magicians described in the manuscripts. The story starts at Abraham’s preserved gravestone in today’s Worms, Germany; then time and shape shifts back into the 14th century. The full treatment is framed below.
Suggestion two –
A movie that makes scant attempts at realism. Impressionistic sets from the 1920’s stage could be used. A sophisticated sound track and special effects would help create the necessary suspension of disbelief. Some modern scenery could be incorporated into the story.
Suggestion three –
A documentary based on a modern commentary. Locations and some acted out scenes from Abraham’s autobiography could be included. The attached treatment (suggestion one) hints at the possible contents for the documentary.
Suggestion four –
Abraham’s 14th century journey could be transposed into the modern world with today’s locations and modern magical events replacing the scenes described by Abraham.
Suggestion five –
Aleister Crowley – perhaps the 20th century's most controversial magician – was profoundly influenced by Abraham’s manuscript. Crowley appears to have believed that his guiding spirit, his “Holy Guardian Angel” came to him because of his use of the rituals outlined in Abraham’s autobiography.
Suggestion six –
A modern adventurer, a composer, uses the Abraham material to conjure up for himself four servant spirits. The composer has accumulated piety and wisdom from books and we follow him as he seeks the secrets that are promised him by his “Holy Guardian Angel”.
Suggestion one –
A movie that follows the life of Abraham on his travels meeting and experiencing the magicians described in the manuscripts. The story starts at Abraham’s preserved gravestone in today’s Worms, Germany; then time and shape shifts back into the 14th century. The full treatment is framed below.
Suggestion two –
A movie that makes scant attempts at realism. Impressionistic sets from the 1920’s stage could be used. A sophisticated sound track and special effects would help create the necessary suspension of disbelief. Some modern scenery could be incorporated into the story.
Suggestion three –
A documentary based on a modern commentary. Locations and some acted out scenes from Abraham’s autobiography could be included. The attached treatment (suggestion one) hints at the possible contents for the documentary.
Suggestion four –
Abraham’s 14th century journey could be transposed into the modern world with today’s locations and modern magical events replacing the scenes described by Abraham.
Suggestion five –
Aleister Crowley – perhaps the 20th century's most controversial magician – was profoundly influenced by Abraham’s manuscript. Crowley appears to have believed that his guiding spirit, his “Holy Guardian Angel” came to him because of his use of the rituals outlined in Abraham’s autobiography.
Suggestion six –
A modern adventurer, a composer, uses the Abraham material to conjure up for himself four servant spirits. The composer has accumulated piety and wisdom from books and we follow him as he seeks the secrets that are promised him by his “Holy Guardian Angel”.
ACT 1; SCENE 1 - Ignorance to Enlightenment
OPENING SCENE: A mighty storm to end all storms with billowing foggy mists and intermittant curtains of heavy rain is raging on mysterious Loch Ness, whose waves are roiling and boiling like a vast chaotic cauldron full of chthonic sea serpents. The loch heaves and hurls great rolling waves onto the shore. We think we see their spectre rising from the depths, and then maybe not as waves of pelting rain wash out visibility. The mists part and we catch a glimpse of Boleskine House on the edge of the Loch, owned by a notorious mage from 1899-1913.
Infamous magician Aleister Crowley, robes flailing in the breeze, shouts and gestures on the wide veranda, magical sword and wand in hand, pointed toward the turbulent electrified sky, challenging the as-yet-unknown dark and luminous powers that be to come forward and reveal themselves in all their awesome potential. His railing against Heaven is a compelling invitation they cannot resist for that is why they exist. They are the servants of mankind, but only the evolutionary vanguard.
Crowley's manic frenzy is fueled by an alchemical cocktail of hashish and cocaine. He would never admit to, or much less desire a pious bone in his body. Humility was a quality unknown to him. The difference between the Western occult tradition and kabbalah is that it relinquished its religious root for the experiential hinterlands. In decades to follow he would become the hero of the Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll culture -- the "Me" generation, where even the specifically forbidden is mandatory. Somewhere between his medical prescription for heroin and his desire to amplify his grandiose personality, he sank into a degeneracy that arguably could be attributed to the curse of Abramelin. That doesn't mean the transformative magic didn't work. It means it did -- inexorably.
Infamous magician Aleister Crowley, robes flailing in the breeze, shouts and gestures on the wide veranda, magical sword and wand in hand, pointed toward the turbulent electrified sky, challenging the as-yet-unknown dark and luminous powers that be to come forward and reveal themselves in all their awesome potential. His railing against Heaven is a compelling invitation they cannot resist for that is why they exist. They are the servants of mankind, but only the evolutionary vanguard.
Crowley's manic frenzy is fueled by an alchemical cocktail of hashish and cocaine. He would never admit to, or much less desire a pious bone in his body. Humility was a quality unknown to him. The difference between the Western occult tradition and kabbalah is that it relinquished its religious root for the experiential hinterlands. In decades to follow he would become the hero of the Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll culture -- the "Me" generation, where even the specifically forbidden is mandatory. Somewhere between his medical prescription for heroin and his desire to amplify his grandiose personality, he sank into a degeneracy that arguably could be attributed to the curse of Abramelin. That doesn't mean the transformative magic didn't work. It means it did -- inexorably.
Theurgy
Asking no permission from man or God, he continues chanting barbarous names against the wind, unraveling the ceremony he has woven from his magical brother MacGregor Mathers' incomplete translation of the 15th century hoary tome of Abramelin the Mage. The clouds part. He is suddenly struck by an unknown force and falls prostrate to the hard cold stone portico of Boleskine House. His body writhes and buckles with an infusion of supernatural intensity.
The clouds converge in an orgy of elemental forces surrounding him, staved off only by his chalked out magical circle, which is in danger of being washed away into oblivion with the sand on the terrace. It is reinforced only by a strong banishing held by divine forces; without it, all is lost for his immortal soul is in peril of hurtling irretrievably into the black hole of the imaginal Abyss. Somehow his ritual flame manages to blaze through the onslaught.
He is fortunate the salvific measures protect his impulsive mortal frame, since, without adequate purification and preparation, he has taken on a far more ambitious and dangerous operation than even he might have suspected. As he revs up the magical engine of ritual he finds himself being stripped clean of all attachments. First one and then another anchor is ripped away until he is nothing but dust in the wind. As his flesh seems stripped from the bones like a snake shedding an outworn skin, his ego fragments as the death of the old self makes way for new being, a crowned and conquering child of the Cosmos. He collapses utterly under the overwhelming influence of a numinous infusion.
The rage of the storm wanes and finally subsides as he awakens from the transport of his mystic trance, stupified and disoriented, yet deeply inspired. He rushes, dripping wet, to his Oratory to recount the transcendental events in lucid lines of epic poetry, dedicated to and capturing the immediacy of the serpentine influx of Creative Genius. His inner eye opens to the perception of things as they really are -- utterly transparent. He is not alone.
The clouds converge in an orgy of elemental forces surrounding him, staved off only by his chalked out magical circle, which is in danger of being washed away into oblivion with the sand on the terrace. It is reinforced only by a strong banishing held by divine forces; without it, all is lost for his immortal soul is in peril of hurtling irretrievably into the black hole of the imaginal Abyss. Somehow his ritual flame manages to blaze through the onslaught.
He is fortunate the salvific measures protect his impulsive mortal frame, since, without adequate purification and preparation, he has taken on a far more ambitious and dangerous operation than even he might have suspected. As he revs up the magical engine of ritual he finds himself being stripped clean of all attachments. First one and then another anchor is ripped away until he is nothing but dust in the wind. As his flesh seems stripped from the bones like a snake shedding an outworn skin, his ego fragments as the death of the old self makes way for new being, a crowned and conquering child of the Cosmos. He collapses utterly under the overwhelming influence of a numinous infusion.
The rage of the storm wanes and finally subsides as he awakens from the transport of his mystic trance, stupified and disoriented, yet deeply inspired. He rushes, dripping wet, to his Oratory to recount the transcendental events in lucid lines of epic poetry, dedicated to and capturing the immediacy of the serpentine influx of Creative Genius. His inner eye opens to the perception of things as they really are -- utterly transparent. He is not alone.
Ancient Future
The seer enters a visionary reverie from which he never fully returns. Curiously, while writing he hears distorted, unfamiliar mixing strains of "Stairway to Heaven," "Kashmir," and other Led Zepplin songs in the background, providing a futuristic soundtrack to his poetry. We recognize it comes from a future owner of the mystery mansion, a (Jimmy) Page in the occult court..
Crowley now inhabits a holographic world of nonlocal information. He has become hyperdimensional, his psyche a bottomless well of subquantal virtual vacuum flux. That well begins to spring forth, a phantasmagoria of symbolic and historical imagery recapitulating not only his personal and genetic heritage, but that of mankind and all life. Images annihilate against one another like matter and antimatter.
His mind ranges back to prehistoric visions of proto-Scotland when there were humongous sea creatures like Nessie in the waters and terrifying dragons roamed the Earth. He watches slack-jawed as they chase one another right through the walls of the oratory, roaring and gnashing their teeth. He sees horrendous tectonic forces crushing Britain utterly between colliding continents. He's not sure if it's the deep past or he's remembering the far future.
This is definitely not a clockwork universe. In his surreal reverie, he even imagines he sees other planets, vastly different from Earth. Dual suns circle one another. Space and time curl back on themselves creating an endless loop. To look far away is to see into the past. The Magus lives forever at the paradox -- poised like The Fool at the creative edge of chaos -- with a foot in both worlds, the timeless and mundane. Free of the grasp of history one can easily go into freefall and be utterly consumed by the fractal infinities of the Cosmos.
Crowley now inhabits a holographic world of nonlocal information. He has become hyperdimensional, his psyche a bottomless well of subquantal virtual vacuum flux. That well begins to spring forth, a phantasmagoria of symbolic and historical imagery recapitulating not only his personal and genetic heritage, but that of mankind and all life. Images annihilate against one another like matter and antimatter.
His mind ranges back to prehistoric visions of proto-Scotland when there were humongous sea creatures like Nessie in the waters and terrifying dragons roamed the Earth. He watches slack-jawed as they chase one another right through the walls of the oratory, roaring and gnashing their teeth. He sees horrendous tectonic forces crushing Britain utterly between colliding continents. He's not sure if it's the deep past or he's remembering the far future.
This is definitely not a clockwork universe. In his surreal reverie, he even imagines he sees other planets, vastly different from Earth. Dual suns circle one another. Space and time curl back on themselves creating an endless loop. To look far away is to see into the past. The Magus lives forever at the paradox -- poised like The Fool at the creative edge of chaos -- with a foot in both worlds, the timeless and mundane. Free of the grasp of history one can easily go into freefall and be utterly consumed by the fractal infinities of the Cosmos.
Crowley recounts an Egyptian encounter with his Angel in The Vision & the Voice, the 8th Aethyr:
There appears in the stone a tiny spark of light. It grows a little, and seems almost to go out, and grows again, and it is blown about the Aethyr, and by the wind that blows it is it fanned, and now it gathers strength, and darts like a snake or a sword, and now it steadies itself, and is like a Pyramid of light that filleth the whole Aethyr.
And in the Pyramid is one like unto an Angel, yet at the same time he is the Pyramid, and he hath no form because he is of the substance of light, and he taketh not form upon him, for though by him is form visible, he maketh it visible only to destroy it.
And he saith: The light is come to the darkness, and the darkness is made light. Then is light married with light, and the child of their love is that other darkness, wherein they abide that have lost name and form. Therefore did I kindle him that had not understanding, and in The Book of the Law did I write the secrets of truth that are like unto a star and a snake and a sword. And unto him that understandeth at last do I deliver the secrets of truth in such wise that the least of the little children of the light may run to the knees of the mother and be brought to understand.
And thus shall he do who will attain unto the mystery of the knowledge and conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel:
First, let him prepare a chamber, of which the walls and the roof shall be white, and the floor shall be covered with a carpet of black squares and white, and the border thereof shall be blue and gold. And if it be in a town, the room shall have no window, and if it be in the country, then it is better if the window be in the roof. Or, if it be possible, let this invocation be performed in a temple prepared for the ritual of passing through the Tuat. From the roof he shall hang a lamp, wherein is a red glass, to burn olive oil. And this lamp shall he cleanse and make ready after the prayer of sunset, and beneath the lamp shall be an altar, foursquare, & the height shall be thrice half of the breadth or double the breadth.
And upon the altar shall be a censor, hemispherical, supported upon three legs, of silver, and within it an hemisphere of copper, and upon the top a grating of gilded silver, and thereupon shall he burn incense made of four parts of olibanum and two parts of stacte, and one part of lignum aloes, or of cedar, or of sandal. And this is enough. And he shall also keep ready in a flask of crystal within the altar, holy anointing oil made of myrrh and cinnamon and galangal.
Stacte (Greek: στακτή, staktḗ) or nataph (Hebrew: נָטָף, nataf) are names used for one component of the most sacred temple incense, the HaKetoret, discussed in Exodus 30:34. Variously translated to the Greek term (AMP: Exodus 30:34) or to an unspecified "gum resin" or similar (NIV: Exodus 30:34), it was to be mixed in equal parts with onycha (prepared from certain vegetable resins or seashells parts), galbanum and mixed with pure frankincense and they were to "beat some of it very small"[1] for burning on the altar of the tabernacle. This incense was considered restricted for sacred purposes honoring Yahweh; the trivial or profane use of it was punishable by exile, as laid out in Exodus 30:34-38 (KJV) The Hebrew word nataf means "drop," corresponding to "drops of water (Job 36:27)." The Septuagint translates nataf as stacte, a Greek word meaning "an oozing substance," which refers to various viscous liquids, including myrrh. [2] Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel explained, "Stacte is simply the sap that drips from the tapping of the wood of the balsam tree (Kerithot 6a)." It is not exactly clear from what plant nataf was derived. It might have been a myrrh extract of the highest grade, the resin of Styrax officinalis, the resin of Styrax benzoin (a close relative of and of the same genus as Styrax Officinalis), or even storax, the resin of Turkish Sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis).
And in the Pyramid is one like unto an Angel, yet at the same time he is the Pyramid, and he hath no form because he is of the substance of light, and he taketh not form upon him, for though by him is form visible, he maketh it visible only to destroy it.
And he saith: The light is come to the darkness, and the darkness is made light. Then is light married with light, and the child of their love is that other darkness, wherein they abide that have lost name and form. Therefore did I kindle him that had not understanding, and in The Book of the Law did I write the secrets of truth that are like unto a star and a snake and a sword. And unto him that understandeth at last do I deliver the secrets of truth in such wise that the least of the little children of the light may run to the knees of the mother and be brought to understand.
And thus shall he do who will attain unto the mystery of the knowledge and conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel:
First, let him prepare a chamber, of which the walls and the roof shall be white, and the floor shall be covered with a carpet of black squares and white, and the border thereof shall be blue and gold. And if it be in a town, the room shall have no window, and if it be in the country, then it is better if the window be in the roof. Or, if it be possible, let this invocation be performed in a temple prepared for the ritual of passing through the Tuat. From the roof he shall hang a lamp, wherein is a red glass, to burn olive oil. And this lamp shall he cleanse and make ready after the prayer of sunset, and beneath the lamp shall be an altar, foursquare, & the height shall be thrice half of the breadth or double the breadth.
And upon the altar shall be a censor, hemispherical, supported upon three legs, of silver, and within it an hemisphere of copper, and upon the top a grating of gilded silver, and thereupon shall he burn incense made of four parts of olibanum and two parts of stacte, and one part of lignum aloes, or of cedar, or of sandal. And this is enough. And he shall also keep ready in a flask of crystal within the altar, holy anointing oil made of myrrh and cinnamon and galangal.
Stacte (Greek: στακτή, staktḗ) or nataph (Hebrew: נָטָף, nataf) are names used for one component of the most sacred temple incense, the HaKetoret, discussed in Exodus 30:34. Variously translated to the Greek term (AMP: Exodus 30:34) or to an unspecified "gum resin" or similar (NIV: Exodus 30:34), it was to be mixed in equal parts with onycha (prepared from certain vegetable resins or seashells parts), galbanum and mixed with pure frankincense and they were to "beat some of it very small"[1] for burning on the altar of the tabernacle. This incense was considered restricted for sacred purposes honoring Yahweh; the trivial or profane use of it was punishable by exile, as laid out in Exodus 30:34-38 (KJV) The Hebrew word nataf means "drop," corresponding to "drops of water (Job 36:27)." The Septuagint translates nataf as stacte, a Greek word meaning "an oozing substance," which refers to various viscous liquids, including myrrh. [2] Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel explained, "Stacte is simply the sap that drips from the tapping of the wood of the balsam tree (Kerithot 6a)." It is not exactly clear from what plant nataf was derived. It might have been a myrrh extract of the highest grade, the resin of Styrax officinalis, the resin of Styrax benzoin (a close relative of and of the same genus as Styrax Officinalis), or even storax, the resin of Turkish Sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis).
Vestments
And even if he be of higher rank than a Probationer, he shall yet wear the robe of the Probationer, for the star of flame showeth forth Ra Hoor Khuit openly upon the breast, and secretly the blue triangle that descendeth is Nuit, and the red triangle that ascendeth is Hadit. And I am the golden Tau in the midst of their marriage. Also, if he choose, he may instead wear a close-fitting robe of shot silk, purple and green, and upon it a cloak without sleeves, of bright blue, covered with golden sequins, and scarlet within.
And he shall make himself a wand of almond wood or of hazel cut by his own hands at dawn at the Equinox, or at the Solstice, or on the day of Corpus Christi, or on one of the feast-days that are appointed in The Book of the Law. And he shall engrave with his own hand upon the plate of gold the Holy Sevenfold Table, or the Holy Twelvefold Table, or some particular device. And it shall be foursquare within a circle, and the circle shall be winged, and he shall attach it about his forehead by a ribbon of blue silk.
Moreover, he shall wear a fillet of laurel or rose or ivy or rue, and every day, after the prayer of sunrise, he shall burn it in the fire of the censor. Now he shall pray thrice daily, about sunset, and at midnight, and at sunrise. And if he be able, he shall pray also four times between sunrise and sunset. The prayer shall last for the space of an hour, at the least, and he shall seek ever to extend it, and to inflame himself in praying. Thus shall he invoke his Holy Guardian Angel for eleven weeks, and in any case he shall pray seven times daily during the last week of the eleven weeks.
And during all this time he shall have composed an invocation suitable, with such wisdom and understanding as may be given him from the Crown, and this shall he write in letters of gold upon the top of the altar. For the top of the altar shall be of white wood, well polished, and in the centre thereof he shall have placed a triangle of oak-wood, painted with scarlet, and upon this triangle the three legs of the censor shall stand.
Moreover, he shall copy his invocation upon a sheet of pure white vellum, with Indian ink, and he shall illuminate it according to his fancy and imagination, that shall be informed by beauty. And on the first day of the twelfth week he shall enter the chamber at sunrise, and he shall make his prayer, having first burnt the conjuration that he had made upon the vellum in the fire of the lamp.
And he shall make himself a wand of almond wood or of hazel cut by his own hands at dawn at the Equinox, or at the Solstice, or on the day of Corpus Christi, or on one of the feast-days that are appointed in The Book of the Law. And he shall engrave with his own hand upon the plate of gold the Holy Sevenfold Table, or the Holy Twelvefold Table, or some particular device. And it shall be foursquare within a circle, and the circle shall be winged, and he shall attach it about his forehead by a ribbon of blue silk.
Moreover, he shall wear a fillet of laurel or rose or ivy or rue, and every day, after the prayer of sunrise, he shall burn it in the fire of the censor. Now he shall pray thrice daily, about sunset, and at midnight, and at sunrise. And if he be able, he shall pray also four times between sunrise and sunset. The prayer shall last for the space of an hour, at the least, and he shall seek ever to extend it, and to inflame himself in praying. Thus shall he invoke his Holy Guardian Angel for eleven weeks, and in any case he shall pray seven times daily during the last week of the eleven weeks.
And during all this time he shall have composed an invocation suitable, with such wisdom and understanding as may be given him from the Crown, and this shall he write in letters of gold upon the top of the altar. For the top of the altar shall be of white wood, well polished, and in the centre thereof he shall have placed a triangle of oak-wood, painted with scarlet, and upon this triangle the three legs of the censor shall stand.
Moreover, he shall copy his invocation upon a sheet of pure white vellum, with Indian ink, and he shall illuminate it according to his fancy and imagination, that shall be informed by beauty. And on the first day of the twelfth week he shall enter the chamber at sunrise, and he shall make his prayer, having first burnt the conjuration that he had made upon the vellum in the fire of the lamp.
Invocation
Then, at his prayer, shall the chamber be filled with light insufferable for splendour, and a perfume intolerable for sweetness. And his Holy Guardian Angel shall appear unto him, yea, his Holy Guardian Angel shall appear unto him, so that he shall be wrapt away into the Mystery of Holiness. All that day shall he remain in the enjoyment of the knowledge and conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. And for three days after he shall remain from sunrise unto sunset in the temple, and he shall obey the counsel that his Angel shall have given unto him, and he shall suffer those things that are appointed.
And for ten days thereafter shall he withdraw himself as shall have been taught unto him from the fullness of that communion, for he must harmonize the world that is within with the world that is without. And at the end of the ninety-one days he shall return into the world, and there shall he perform that work to which the Angel shall have appointed him. And more than this it is not necessary to say, for his Angel shall have entreated him kindly, and showed him in what manner he may be most perfectly involved. And unto him that hath this Master there is nothing else that he needeth, so long as he continue in the knowledge and conversation of the Angel, so that he shall come at last into the City of the Pyramids.
Lo! two and twenty are the paths of the Tree, but one is the Serpent of Wisdom; ten are the ineffable emanations, but one is the Flaming Sword. Behold! There is an end to life and death, an end to the thrusting forth and the withdrawing of the breath. Yea, the House of the Father is a mighty tomb, and in it he hath buried everything whereof ye know.
All this while there hath been no vision, but only a voice, very slow and clear and deliberate. But now the vision returns, and the voice says: Thou shalt be called Danae, that art stunned and slain beneath the weight of the glory of the vision that as yet thou seest not. For thou shalt suffer many things, until thou art mightier than all the Kings of the earth, and all the Angels of the Heavens, and all the gods that are beyond the Heavens. Then shalt thou meet me in equal conflict, and thou shalt see me as I am. And I will overcome thee and slay thee with the red rain of my lightnings. I am lying underneath this pyramid of light. It seems as if I had the whole weight of it upon me, crushing me with bliss. And yet I know that I am like the prophet that said: I shall see Him, but not nigh.
And the Angel sayeth: So shall it be until they that wake are asleep, and she that sleepeth be arisen from her sleep.. For thou art transparent unto the vision and the voice. And therefore in thee they manifest not. But they shall be manifest unto them unto whom thou dost deliver them, according unto to the word which I spake unto thee in the Victorious City.For I am not only appointed to guard thee, but we are of the blood royal, the guardians of the Treasure-house of Wisdom. Therefore am I called the Minister of Ra Hoor Khuit: and yet he is but the Viceroy of the unknown King. For my name is called Aiwass, that is eight and seventy. And I am the influence of the Concealed One, and the wheel that hath eight and seventy parts, yet in all is equivalent to the Gate that is the name of my Lord when it is spelt fully. And that Gate is the Path that joineth the Wisdom with the Understanding.
Tree of Life
Thus hast thou erred indeed, perceiving me in the path that leadeth from the Crown unto the Beauty. For that path bridgeth the abyss, and I am of the supernals. Nor I, nor Thou, nor He can bridge the abyss. It is the Priestess of the Silver Star, and the Oracles of the gods, and the Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty. For they are the servants of Babalon, and of the Beast, and of those others of whom it is not yet spoken. And, being servants, they have no name, but we are of the blood royal, and serve not, and therefore are we less than they.
Yet, as a man may be both a mighty warrior and a just judge, so may we also perform this service if we have aspired and attained thereto. And yet, with all that, they remain themselves, who have eaten of the pomegranate in Hell. But thou, that art new-born to understanding, this mystery is too great for thee; and of the further mystery I will not speak one word. Yet for this cause am I come unto thee as the Angel of the Aethyr, striking with my hammer upon thy bell, so that thou mightest understand the mysteries of the Aethyr, and of the vision and the voice thereof.
For behold! he that understandeth seeth not and heareth not in truth, because of his understanding that letteth him. But this shall be unto thee for a sign, that I will surely come unto thee unawares and appear unto thee. And it is no odds, (i.e., that at this hour I appear not as I am), for so terrible is the glory of the vision, and so wonderful is the splendour of the voice, that when thou seest it and hearest it in truth, for many hours shalt thou be bereft of sense. And thou shalt lie between heaven and earth in a void place, entranced, and the end thereof shall be silence, even as it was, not once nor twice, when I have met with thee, as it were, upon the road to Damascus.
And thou shalt not seek to better this my instruction; but thou shalt interpret it, and make it easy, for them that seek understanding. And thou shalt give all that thou hast unto them that have need unto this end. And because I am with thee, and in thee, and of thee, thou shalt lack nothing. But who lack me, lack all. And I swear unto thee by Him that sitteth upon the Holy Throne, and liveth and reigneth for ever and ever, that I will be faithful unto this my promise, as thou art faithful unto this thine obligation. Now another voice sounds in the Aethyr, saying: And there was darkness over all the earth unto the ninth hour. And with that the Angel is withdrawn, and the pyramid of light seems very far off.
And now I am fallen unto the earth, exceeding weary. Yet my skin trembles with the impact of the light, and all my body shakes. And there is a peace deeper than sleep upon my mind. It is the body and the mind that are weary, and I would that they were dead, save that I must bend them to my work. And now I am in the tent, under the stars.
The Desert between Bou-Sada and Biskra. December 8, 1909. 7:10-9:10 p.m.
Yet, as a man may be both a mighty warrior and a just judge, so may we also perform this service if we have aspired and attained thereto. And yet, with all that, they remain themselves, who have eaten of the pomegranate in Hell. But thou, that art new-born to understanding, this mystery is too great for thee; and of the further mystery I will not speak one word. Yet for this cause am I come unto thee as the Angel of the Aethyr, striking with my hammer upon thy bell, so that thou mightest understand the mysteries of the Aethyr, and of the vision and the voice thereof.
For behold! he that understandeth seeth not and heareth not in truth, because of his understanding that letteth him. But this shall be unto thee for a sign, that I will surely come unto thee unawares and appear unto thee. And it is no odds, (i.e., that at this hour I appear not as I am), for so terrible is the glory of the vision, and so wonderful is the splendour of the voice, that when thou seest it and hearest it in truth, for many hours shalt thou be bereft of sense. And thou shalt lie between heaven and earth in a void place, entranced, and the end thereof shall be silence, even as it was, not once nor twice, when I have met with thee, as it were, upon the road to Damascus.
And thou shalt not seek to better this my instruction; but thou shalt interpret it, and make it easy, for them that seek understanding. And thou shalt give all that thou hast unto them that have need unto this end. And because I am with thee, and in thee, and of thee, thou shalt lack nothing. But who lack me, lack all. And I swear unto thee by Him that sitteth upon the Holy Throne, and liveth and reigneth for ever and ever, that I will be faithful unto this my promise, as thou art faithful unto this thine obligation. Now another voice sounds in the Aethyr, saying: And there was darkness over all the earth unto the ninth hour. And with that the Angel is withdrawn, and the pyramid of light seems very far off.
And now I am fallen unto the earth, exceeding weary. Yet my skin trembles with the impact of the light, and all my body shakes. And there is a peace deeper than sleep upon my mind. It is the body and the mind that are weary, and I would that they were dead, save that I must bend them to my work. And now I am in the tent, under the stars.
The Desert between Bou-Sada and Biskra. December 8, 1909. 7:10-9:10 p.m.
Abramelin Effect
The ABRAMELIN EFFECT is so powerful it works even when wrongly executed with the spiritual might of energized enthusiasm. Then, the very fabric of reality is transformed with the magician. It can exalt or warp a personality. We pray for Grace, for Mercy. Its forces have a virtual life of their own that is timeless and eternal. Some live in the Light and some in nearly unharnessable Dark Energy.
There is only One World, and we must journey through it challenging our own boundaries and beliefs at every twist and turn. We know because we, too, have fallen under the Abramelin spell. We have seen the Light and heard the ringing Radiance. Nothing will ever be the same. Be careful what you ask for; you may just get it. The repercussions it entails include conscious and unconscious karmic consequences. Wisdom considers the end before the beginning.
Flash Forward
SCENE 2: The adventurer’s laptop contains a musical biofeedback system that facilitates brainwave synchrony or resonance, using the elements of the kabbalistic correspondence system. A modern master magician replaces Abramelin in his location in the Egyptian wilderness. The prescribed spiritual retreat takes place in a Pacific coast beach (Gold Bluffs Beach) where the modern equivalents of the four elemental kings are confronted to yield up the four servants of the day – perhaps in forms radically stranger than anyone bargained for! This beach is also a Sanctuary for Roosevelt elk who graze on the salty vegetation of the cliffs, and are nearly tame enough to touch.
Background
Costumes must be authentic for the times and locations. Special effects correspond with the literary descriptions - the sets could be strange, cheap and simple, using lighting tricks, musical drivers and imagination to suggest and amplify Mystery. A sound track full of emotional promise and gripping menace helps create the suspension of disbelief that the Abraham story requires to carry the modern viewer.
Imagine a shift from modern sounds at Abraham’s gravestone (it is just behind a busy road) to the 14 century sounds of horses, bells, shouts, and birds. These need not be real sounds but just suggested by the musical score. Or consider the sound associated with sorcerer Halimeg’s tent in an Egyptian bazaar when he turns a woman into a goose. Or the wind at Abramelin’s hermitage as it blows through rocks. Or a hint of evensong drifting into the Bishop’s palace.
Background
Costumes must be authentic for the times and locations. Special effects correspond with the literary descriptions - the sets could be strange, cheap and simple, using lighting tricks, musical drivers and imagination to suggest and amplify Mystery. A sound track full of emotional promise and gripping menace helps create the suspension of disbelief that the Abraham story requires to carry the modern viewer.
Imagine a shift from modern sounds at Abraham’s gravestone (it is just behind a busy road) to the 14 century sounds of horses, bells, shouts, and birds. These need not be real sounds but just suggested by the musical score. Or consider the sound associated with sorcerer Halimeg’s tent in an Egyptian bazaar when he turns a woman into a goose. Or the wind at Abramelin’s hermitage as it blows through rocks. Or a hint of evensong drifting into the Bishop’s palace.
Necromancy
Only the beginning and end of the movie are set in the sights and sounds of modern life - at a cigarette smoke-filled but well-lit Frankfurt airport and in the town of Worms with its Jewish cemetery. The real life characters are the two people who found and translated the German text into modern English. They conjure up Abraham, the original author from his grave ... and so starts our ‘Wizard of Oz’ journey through history. [needs female companion as Soror Mystica to balance energies and dramatic dynamic].
And what a journey it is. Thanks to satellite mapping we fly via some system like ”Google Earth” Astral Projection through the air from location to location, landing superman-like at the right place. We meet magicians who show off their skills to Abraham.
We spend time with Abramelin the master magician who lives in the Egyptian desert. We participate in the 18 months long prayer ritual that Abraham uses to connect to his Holy Guardian Angel. We watch, concerned, as Abraham conjures up and struggles to control the 4 elemental Kings and their 8 servant Dukes.
And what a journey it is. Thanks to satellite mapping we fly via some system like ”Google Earth” Astral Projection through the air from location to location, landing superman-like at the right place. We meet magicians who show off their skills to Abraham.
We spend time with Abramelin the master magician who lives in the Egyptian desert. We participate in the 18 months long prayer ritual that Abraham uses to connect to his Holy Guardian Angel. We watch, concerned, as Abraham conjures up and struggles to control the 4 elemental Kings and their 8 servant Dukes.
Conjuring
We travel with Abraham as he shows us his life as a master magician working for Popes, Dukes and Emperors - creating armies, making gold and forcing Bishops to confess their thievery.
The ending brings us back into the world of today - and a rather humorous, yet fitting conclusion.
And I repeat - the story is real, from a real book. It is factual biography that the author Abraham, the Jew from Worms wrote as a legacy for his son over 600 years ago. And the book is out there (Published by Ibis Press Nicolas-Hays) and rendered into modern English by the same two men who cast the spell that sets off the story.
The ending brings us back into the world of today - and a rather humorous, yet fitting conclusion.
And I repeat - the story is real, from a real book. It is factual biography that the author Abraham, the Jew from Worms wrote as a legacy for his son over 600 years ago. And the book is out there (Published by Ibis Press Nicolas-Hays) and rendered into modern English by the same two men who cast the spell that sets off the story.
Seekers
Georg (bald, middle aged, glasses) goes into an old library, obtains the original MS, opens it, enters into a discussion about MS and why Abraham set out to find a magical solution to the Jewish persecutions of the plague years. Georg writes out the title page from the ancient MS and the film Credits roll across screen
Sky with strange shapes lurking in the clouds, a 747 lands at Frankfurt. Georg parks his old VW convertible in the eerie underground car park, he walks in a long legged lope through the airport carrying a loose (self picked) bunch of white daisies. Steven (long hair) carries bunch of short Aboriginal spear shafts and a didgeridoo. In the car they head down the autobahn. They stop at a small snack bar, there is a crocodile skin on wall. Georg carries his MS with him and talks of the Abraham material, Steven tells about learning Dreaming from Aboriginals. Steven says he needs money. Georg writes out an Abramelin magic square from his stack of book notes.
Sky with strange shapes lurking in the clouds, a 747 lands at Frankfurt. Georg parks his old VW convertible in the eerie underground car park, he walks in a long legged lope through the airport carrying a loose (self picked) bunch of white daisies. Steven (long hair) carries bunch of short Aboriginal spear shafts and a didgeridoo. In the car they head down the autobahn. They stop at a small snack bar, there is a crocodile skin on wall. Georg carries his MS with him and talks of the Abraham material, Steven tells about learning Dreaming from Aboriginals. Steven says he needs money. Georg writes out an Abramelin magic square from his stack of book notes.
Worms
Worms is nicknamed "Little Jerusalem," perhaps because it lies in the heart of Europe. Georg takes Steven to the Jewish ghetto with its 800 year old ritual bathing well and then onto and Holy Sands cemetery. The magic square is placed on the gravestone. Georg makes a magic circle with a spear shaft. Steven sprinkles white petals, lights small smoky fire of graveyard herbs, Georg makes magic square on ground, Steven plays didgeridoo. Georg calls the name on the square. Smoke bellows out and a whirl wind changes into the form of the conjured Abraham.
As the smoke shifts, the movie takes us back inside the old ritual bathing well. But the music and sounds are now different, the costumes are from the 1400’s. After a service in the synagogue Abraham (about 30 years old) is asked for a wedding match, he replies, “I’m off to Minz to study with Rabbi Mosses to become a Rabbi, I will see if I can find a good match for your daughter there.”
The movie ‘Googles’ to Mainz. A few years later, Abraham who is dressed as Rabbi puts Talmud scrolls away with Rabbi Moses - who says to him, “You seek the wisdom of Adonai? I will show you my magic.” The movie takes us to a room full of fantastic objects, Moses makes all the church bells in Mainz ring. Also, he washes his face in magic water and becomes young.
Abraham asks (in voice over or commentary), “What use is this? I will travel on?” We ‘Google’ to Strasbourg, where Jacob shows Abraham some seemingly real ghosts - by using mirrors and strings - Abraham quickly exposes the fraud. We ‘Google fly’ to Linz,and we land in the cathedral’s forecourt. Abraham bumps into a Christian woman, spilling her basket of magic-making herbs. She invites him to her cottage at 3 am, she rubs ointment on herself; Abraham does a little of the same. Soon the witch collapses, sleeps and appears to be dead. Hours later she awakens from her “trip” with an impossible fantastic tale.
We ‘Google fly’ onto Greece, where Abraham meets Piloviour who creates a blinding snow storm with a special song and dance – we hear satanic laugher. Again Abraham asks “What use is all this? I seek the power of Adonai.” (See Bk 1 Ch 5 & 6)
below, Mikveh, ritual bath
As the smoke shifts, the movie takes us back inside the old ritual bathing well. But the music and sounds are now different, the costumes are from the 1400’s. After a service in the synagogue Abraham (about 30 years old) is asked for a wedding match, he replies, “I’m off to Minz to study with Rabbi Mosses to become a Rabbi, I will see if I can find a good match for your daughter there.”
The movie ‘Googles’ to Mainz. A few years later, Abraham who is dressed as Rabbi puts Talmud scrolls away with Rabbi Moses - who says to him, “You seek the wisdom of Adonai? I will show you my magic.” The movie takes us to a room full of fantastic objects, Moses makes all the church bells in Mainz ring. Also, he washes his face in magic water and becomes young.
Abraham asks (in voice over or commentary), “What use is this? I will travel on?” We ‘Google’ to Strasbourg, where Jacob shows Abraham some seemingly real ghosts - by using mirrors and strings - Abraham quickly exposes the fraud. We ‘Google fly’ to Linz,and we land in the cathedral’s forecourt. Abraham bumps into a Christian woman, spilling her basket of magic-making herbs. She invites him to her cottage at 3 am, she rubs ointment on herself; Abraham does a little of the same. Soon the witch collapses, sleeps and appears to be dead. Hours later she awakens from her “trip” with an impossible fantastic tale.
We ‘Google fly’ onto Greece, where Abraham meets Piloviour who creates a blinding snow storm with a special song and dance – we hear satanic laugher. Again Abraham asks “What use is all this? I seek the power of Adonai.” (See Bk 1 Ch 5 & 6)
below, Mikveh, ritual bath
Egypt
We ‘Google fly’ to Egypt; we pass over the delta and the pyramids and land next to the tent of Halimeg, the magician. Inside the tent Halimeg works magic and makes a piece of wood dance and talk. He also turns a woman into a goose.
We ‘Google’ on again; Abraham is in a small sailing boat on the Nile. A strange light appears on the water, it mysteriously turns into a huge crocodile which wrecks the boat and Abraham just manages to reach the shore near Araki. He is rescued by Aaron, “a man of my origin.” Abraham breaks down and cries in frustration.
Aaron helps Abraham, he arranges for a man with donkey to lead him into desert to meet Abramelin the master at his hermitage. Abandoned, without water he cries out “Zebaoth” the name of God.
We ‘Google’ on again; Abraham is in a small sailing boat on the Nile. A strange light appears on the water, it mysteriously turns into a huge crocodile which wrecks the boat and Abraham just manages to reach the shore near Araki. He is rescued by Aaron, “a man of my origin.” Abraham breaks down and cries in frustration.
Aaron helps Abraham, he arranges for a man with donkey to lead him into desert to meet Abramelin the master at his hermitage. Abandoned, without water he cries out “Zebaoth” the name of God.
Meeting Abramelin
A light that has been following Abraham since the crocodile attack disappears and Abramelin appears - he is a small, polite man who is wearing simple clothes. He greets Abraham and leads him to the small stone hermitage with its bush verandas and covered altar.
Abraham takes water from a large urn, there is also a fire pit, jars of pickled vegetables and so on. They sit, talking, eating lentils from wooden bowls with broken pieces of bread. Abramelin speaks about morality and how Abraham must seek god in the Psalms. This goes on for many days and nights.
Then, one day Abramelin asks Abraham for 10 gold coins as alms for 72 poor people, instructs Abraham on what to do, and departs for Araki. Music becomes spooky, a watcher (like after crocodile attack) hovers about, weird shapes and strange beings try to lure lonely Abraham into trouble. 15 days later Abramelin exchanges himself for Watcher and says, “Tomorrow you will consider your past life, your wrongs and why you need to thank and praise Adonai.”
Abraham takes water from a large urn, there is also a fire pit, jars of pickled vegetables and so on. They sit, talking, eating lentils from wooden bowls with broken pieces of bread. Abramelin speaks about morality and how Abraham must seek god in the Psalms. This goes on for many days and nights.
Then, one day Abramelin asks Abraham for 10 gold coins as alms for 72 poor people, instructs Abraham on what to do, and departs for Araki. Music becomes spooky, a watcher (like after crocodile attack) hovers about, weird shapes and strange beings try to lure lonely Abraham into trouble. 15 days later Abramelin exchanges himself for Watcher and says, “Tomorrow you will consider your past life, your wrongs and why you need to thank and praise Adonai.”
Wisdom & Power
Abraham spends a hot, terrifying day in front of the bush altar. He prays, burns incense, sings Psalms weeps, crying out in pain. This goes on all night too. Finally, Abramelin says, “I like you like that,” and leads Abraham into his room, opens a hidden trapdoor (special effects) takes out a sealed package, unwraps two books and hands them to Abraham with instructions to copy them. Abraham falls on his knees, tries to give thanks, but Abramelin reaches out and says, “No, no, only bend your knees to the face of God.”
We see Abraham leading a simple substance life and copying books. Voice over: “For a year I copied the books and asked questions, Abramelin always helped me to understand the wisdom.”
Some time later Abramelin says, “You have met the first sister, wisdom. Now I will show you the power of Adonai so you understand the secret. But you will have to find your own secret and receive your own Holy Guardian Angel; mine you cannot use.”
We see Abraham leading a simple substance life and copying books. Voice over: “For a year I copied the books and asked questions, Abramelin always helped me to understand the wisdom.”
Some time later Abramelin says, “You have met the first sister, wisdom. Now I will show you the power of Adonai so you understand the secret. But you will have to find your own secret and receive your own Holy Guardian Angel; mine you cannot use.”
Abramelin draws a magic square in the sand on the veranda. Coming back inside Abramelin lights incense, uses oil to seal the doorways and windows, then besmokes the 4 directions. He picks up a wand, stands in a power position and mutters a prayer. Slowly light energy comes out of Abramelin, from the smoke and down from the ceiling. It forms into a Holy Guardian Angel, a huge shape that solidifies into human size but angelic shape.
Abramelin takes out a white parchment, writes out a magic square and tosses it out the window. The music picks up the noise of metal falling from a great height. Going outside they see a pile of gold coins. Abramelin hands Abraham a bag, places the coins inside it, kisses him good bye and disappears.
Abraham walks up to the ridge from where he ‘Googles’ to reappear in Constantinople. He is in a room affected by a stroke. A pretty slave girl cares for him, slowly he gets better. She gets into bed with him. 18 months pass. Finally he stands, ready for a journey, with a friend and says goodbye to the girl who cared for him. She now has a baby in her arms, presumably the son Lamech "who is not a Jew," but is heir to the Abramelin transmission.
Back In Worms
Abraham ‘Googles’ over Venice into the port below Pisa, to France and to the Rhine to arrive back in Worms. In the Worm’s synagogue Abraham as a Rabbi sings from an illustrated prayer book (the one he used still exists). Afterward, an old man speaks to him, “Rabbi, the money notes you wrote during your travels are coming in. Please marry and make a good dowry.”
An alchemist’s room. Abraham makes his incense and sacred oil - voice over by Abraham - mixes and grinds - ingredients list visible as in book. Next scene is the altar room (similar set as used later) with an oil lamp hanging from the ceiling, an incense burner, charcoal and an altar (these are described in the book). Abraham wears a white robe with an embroidered tie. He seals the room with his fingertips which he dips into a bottle of the sacred oil. He lights incense and smokes the room - black things appear in the corners and run away.
Abraham opens his traveling box, and gets out books he has copied in Egypt. He constructs two squares (as in Bk 4, Chap 19, numbers 3 & 4). He places these on the altar. He then writes out “Melka” and “Abraham” in honey on a small piece of lamb skin, (as in Bk 2, Chap 3 ). He sprinkles the skin with a little incense ash and places it next to the two squares. He takes up his wand and traces out the names in squares, singing out the names of the entities. The music changes, Abraham places the lamb skin on the smoldering charcoal, smoke bellows out and forms into a shape that first surrounds Abraham and then drifts out the window.
An alchemist’s room. Abraham makes his incense and sacred oil - voice over by Abraham - mixes and grinds - ingredients list visible as in book. Next scene is the altar room (similar set as used later) with an oil lamp hanging from the ceiling, an incense burner, charcoal and an altar (these are described in the book). Abraham wears a white robe with an embroidered tie. He seals the room with his fingertips which he dips into a bottle of the sacred oil. He lights incense and smokes the room - black things appear in the corners and run away.
Abraham opens his traveling box, and gets out books he has copied in Egypt. He constructs two squares (as in Bk 4, Chap 19, numbers 3 & 4). He places these on the altar. He then writes out “Melka” and “Abraham” in honey on a small piece of lamb skin, (as in Bk 2, Chap 3 ). He sprinkles the skin with a little incense ash and places it next to the two squares. He takes up his wand and traces out the names in squares, singing out the names of the entities. The music changes, Abraham places the lamb skin on the smoldering charcoal, smoke bellows out and forms into a shape that first surrounds Abraham and then drifts out the window.
Sacred Wedding
Abraham is dressed as bridegroom, we are at his Jewish wedding with dancing music. There are gifts on table including piles of gold coins (and why not a modern toaster and coffee percolator?) Voice over by Abraham, “Married, to my cousin I received a good dowry. But I still sought to receive my Holy Guardian Angel.”
Abraham speaks, “I had the wisdom (a moving figure of Horus appears mistily on his right - see book page 204) but I still needed to develop my intuition, to meet wisdom and her sister who leads the way to the secrets (we see a picture of Anubis on a manuscript sheet.) I had learnt from Abramelin that the way to find her was through a period of retreat, confession and praise to God. So I rented out my business and organized my household to give me 18 months to praise Adonai.” So saying Abraham leads us through his living room (where he sleeps with his wife and eats) to the prayer room and out a door to the veranda which has a layer of sparkling white sand covering the floor.
Invoking the Angel
Voice over continues as Abraham goes through his daily actions (see Bk3 Ch12). Gradually, the light and focus in rooms change, the music builds up to create a feeling of expectation.
Finally, after the third period of 6 months (interspersed with Jewish holy days) the day to invoke and hold discussions with the Holy Guardian Angel arrives (Bk3 Ch13).
Abraham wears simple mourning clothes, prays humbly. The Holy Guardian Angel appears - one wing comes from his body, one from the ceiling and one from the incense smoke on the altar. (This is a repetition of the scene in Egypt where Abramelin did the same invocation).
Evocation
Abraham has a conversation with Holy Guardian Angel - voice over - “My Holy Guardian Angel told me how to deal with the elemental beings and the unredeemed spirits. He told me they are waiting unseen (Bk3 Cp14) and that I should call on Jehovah, Adonai, and Zabaoth. He told me how I should prepare for the elemental Kings, the Dukes and unredeemed spirits.”
Abraham washes, wears a white robe, yellow overlay and tie, prepares room by sealing with oil and smokes. He prays to God for the power God gave to Moses, Aaron and Elijah. Holy Guardian Angel stands/hovers in background. Abraham sings the names, “Jehovah, Adonai, Zabaoth,” and wand in hand faces the veranda door and calls out, “Lucifer (who comes out of fire), Leviatan (who appears from a rock), Satan (who comes in a puff of wind) and Belial (who manifests out of a puddle on the sand).
The view changes so we stand on the veranda, looking at Abraham in the prayer room. The kings mull about, angry, yet unable to leave. Abraham says, “You have been called here because I am a human who carries the power of Adanoi, Jehovah, Zabaoth in me so you must respond to me ... there is considerable discussion and the kings make threatening movements, they suggest deals (see Bk 3 Ch17), The Holy Guardian Angel standing in the background gives Abraham flashes of light and as he argues with the kings. In end Abraham makes the kings swear that they will reappear tomorrow and bring with them their dukes with their servants. Kings disappear leaving marks in the sand - of a puddle, a rock, some white feathers and a smoldering fire.
Abraham washes, wears a white robe, yellow overlay and tie, prepares room by sealing with oil and smokes. He prays to God for the power God gave to Moses, Aaron and Elijah. Holy Guardian Angel stands/hovers in background. Abraham sings the names, “Jehovah, Adonai, Zabaoth,” and wand in hand faces the veranda door and calls out, “Lucifer (who comes out of fire), Leviatan (who appears from a rock), Satan (who comes in a puff of wind) and Belial (who manifests out of a puddle on the sand).
The view changes so we stand on the veranda, looking at Abraham in the prayer room. The kings mull about, angry, yet unable to leave. Abraham says, “You have been called here because I am a human who carries the power of Adanoi, Jehovah, Zabaoth in me so you must respond to me ... there is considerable discussion and the kings make threatening movements, they suggest deals (see Bk 3 Ch17), The Holy Guardian Angel standing in the background gives Abraham flashes of light and as he argues with the kings. In end Abraham makes the kings swear that they will reappear tomorrow and bring with them their dukes with their servants. Kings disappear leaving marks in the sand - of a puddle, a rock, some white feathers and a smoldering fire.
Knock Three Times
Sand with remnants scattered on it. Abraham calls, Kings slowly appear, subdued but angry. Abraham than calls, Astarot, Magot, Asmodee, Belzebud, Oriens, Paimon, Ariton, Amaimon and the spirit dukes appear, some quickly, some slowly. All have next to them the strangest of servants/creatures - a troop of elves, a horse, a gnome, beautiful girls, a weight lifter ... Abraham calls on the names of God (see Bk 3 Ch17 & 18). He demands 4 servant spirits for each quarter of the day and night - more discussions and arguments. The Holy Guardian Angel gives Abraham power (see Bk3 Ch16 &17).
Slowly all fade away leaving beautiful girl (or other) who follows Abraham like a dog and helps clear up the sand. She lies, swears, attacks - Holy Guardian Angel touches Abraham who uses the wand and knocks three times on the altar. In desperation he then blasts a hole in the sand and dissolves her leg. She keeps standing, as if nothing happened, moves normally and is submissive.
Abraham, alone at the ritual washing well - voice over - Abraham moves his hand in a strange way and two candles move towards him and give light to what he is doing, a gnome (indistinct) is holding them. “With the two sisters, wisdom and inspiration on either side of me (shapes appear and fade) and my Holy Guardian Angel to guide me I became adviser to Bishops, Popes, and even the Kaiser, I have done many things - but first the Bishop, my friend - we find ourselves in a plush Bishop’s apartment.
Holy Wisdom & Sacred Magic
From now on the background music is different, simpler, older more Sita like. Abraham is becoming old, tired, sad in his voice. More shapes are hinted at in background. A small altar boy stands next to Bishop. In the background, two little sub humans run about, playing hide and seek, finally clashing together to become one. Abraham is at a table making square from Bk4, Ch12, number3 on a sheet of linen, he does this from memory. The room goes slightly strange, unclear dreamlike. Abraham sits and waits, a fly lands on his ear, he speaks, “My dear Bishop, your priest in Ladenberg will betray you in 6 months.” (Bk1 Ch8)
Back at the ritual washing well Abraham speaks, “This was nothing, count Frederick I saved by creating 1,000 knights - here, let me show you ... we are suddenly out in a big field (it’s all a bit unclear, strange, dreamlike) Abraham makes a square (Bk 4, Ch 29, number 1 ), Abraham calls out in a voice of power the name “Aramourus” and a Duke with a troop of gnomes appears, They light a fire with lots of smoke, in and behind the smoke we see an army of strange soldiers clashing their steel weapons and yelling, they start to sing a war dirge and we are suddenly in the middle of them. Music and effects frightening.
Smoke builds up about Abraham, as it clears we are at the gravestone in the Worms Holy Sands cemetery and there stands Abraham with Georg and Steven crumpled up and sleeping. Abraham laughs, a perhaps a little demonically. He says, “Ah it is too soon, I’ll show you more”. We “Google’ from the cemetery to a fairy tale castle in Regensburg.
Back at the ritual washing well Abraham speaks, “This was nothing, count Frederick I saved by creating 1,000 knights - here, let me show you ... we are suddenly out in a big field (it’s all a bit unclear, strange, dreamlike) Abraham makes a square (Bk 4, Ch 29, number 1 ), Abraham calls out in a voice of power the name “Aramourus” and a Duke with a troop of gnomes appears, They light a fire with lots of smoke, in and behind the smoke we see an army of strange soldiers clashing their steel weapons and yelling, they start to sing a war dirge and we are suddenly in the middle of them. Music and effects frightening.
Smoke builds up about Abraham, as it clears we are at the gravestone in the Worms Holy Sands cemetery and there stands Abraham with Georg and Steven crumpled up and sleeping. Abraham laughs, a perhaps a little demonically. He says, “Ah it is too soon, I’ll show you more”. We “Google’ from the cemetery to a fairy tale castle in Regensburg.
Renderings of Dehn Wordsquares - http://kheph777.tripod.com/abrasquares.pdf
We are led through a door that has been broken open, to the scene of a theft. Abraham walks across to the table makes the square Bk 4, Ch 24, number 4. He makes squares by dribbling wax from a candle onto the tapestry that covers the table. Using charcoal he writes out the square. He throws incense into the fire, it fills the room, everything becomes unclear and dreamlike Abraham calls out “Morelogeforgoherem”, two policemen appear dressed in complex medieval clothes. There is some argument about Abraham’s right to call up the men to pursue a Bishop of the church.
The moral argument wins, the men disappear. Abraham moves his hands in his special way and in the background a servant spirit starts to tidy up the room. Soon a bag of coins, jewelry and account books are carried into the room by one of the men. Following closely behind is a screaming Bishop amazed that the goods he has stolen are floating in the air (the policemen dissolved as the Bishop appeared in the doorway). Abraham asks, “Why did you steal from me?” Discussions with the Bishop follows see Bk 1 Ch 8.
It is possible to construct many more of these scenes from Bk 1 Ch 8 linked to the right squares from book 4. The only limits are good taste, one’s desire for magical scenes and the extent of one’s imagination. (I must admit that I’ve created some horrific magical scenes from the material but the advice of my friends - and my sentiment for the original author - has prevented me from putting them into this overview)
But, no matter how the story continues to unfold, eventually the story needs to come to the end ...
An old Abraham is in his living room in Worms. He is writing at a table, on it are jewels, gold coins, a couple of manuscripts and a box. A young Rabbi walks in. Abraham says, “I’ll give this box to you. Copy what I have written and carry the rest to Constantinople to my son Lamech. He will not be Jewish and he may be rich or poor.”
The moral argument wins, the men disappear. Abraham moves his hands in his special way and in the background a servant spirit starts to tidy up the room. Soon a bag of coins, jewelry and account books are carried into the room by one of the men. Following closely behind is a screaming Bishop amazed that the goods he has stolen are floating in the air (the policemen dissolved as the Bishop appeared in the doorway). Abraham asks, “Why did you steal from me?” Discussions with the Bishop follows see Bk 1 Ch 8.
It is possible to construct many more of these scenes from Bk 1 Ch 8 linked to the right squares from book 4. The only limits are good taste, one’s desire for magical scenes and the extent of one’s imagination. (I must admit that I’ve created some horrific magical scenes from the material but the advice of my friends - and my sentiment for the original author - has prevented me from putting them into this overview)
But, no matter how the story continues to unfold, eventually the story needs to come to the end ...
An old Abraham is in his living room in Worms. He is writing at a table, on it are jewels, gold coins, a couple of manuscripts and a box. A young Rabbi walks in. Abraham says, “I’ll give this box to you. Copy what I have written and carry the rest to Constantinople to my son Lamech. He will not be Jewish and he may be rich or poor.”
Final Scene
And finally...
Abraham arrives back at the cemetery, stands next to the gravestone and says, “You have heard my story, now you are going to write it.” We are taken back to Abraham's living room in which Steven and Georg (in monks robes) are writing with quill pens amid candles. A Holy Guardian Angel stands near by as strange forms scurry about. The room changes to a modern space with a computer and there are Georg and Steven doing a verbal translation, with Abraham’s Holy Guardian Angel standing next to them. The last scene is a book launch in a modern shop - and why not add a modern Abramelin, with a white poodle by his side, buying the first copy signed by the transcribers.
{Images are from the Nicolas-Hays manuscript proof.}
http://www.mosman.com/Abramelin/
Abraham arrives back at the cemetery, stands next to the gravestone and says, “You have heard my story, now you are going to write it.” We are taken back to Abraham's living room in which Steven and Georg (in monks robes) are writing with quill pens amid candles. A Holy Guardian Angel stands near by as strange forms scurry about. The room changes to a modern space with a computer and there are Georg and Steven doing a verbal translation, with Abraham’s Holy Guardian Angel standing next to them. The last scene is a book launch in a modern shop - and why not add a modern Abramelin, with a white poodle by his side, buying the first copy signed by the transcribers.
{Images are from the Nicolas-Hays manuscript proof.}
http://www.mosman.com/Abramelin/
The Triangular Book of the Count of St. Germain
The Holy Magic revealed to Moses discovered within an Egyptian monument and preciously preserved in Asia under the emblem of a winged dragon.
1. To find things lost in the seas since the flooding of the globe.
2.To discover mines and diamonds, gold and silver within the bowels of the earth.
3. To preserve one's health and prolong one's life for a century, and that with the freshness of fifty years, and the strength of that age.
You should do your operations for the first two objects only when the sun, earth, and moon are found in conjunction in the same line, and within the same plane. As for the third marvel, you may perform the operation at any time, but it is necessary to carry on your person a figure like that which you see here.
You shall take an appropriate vase (made of any material) and fill it with fire which you shall exorcise in the following manner:
O Creature of Fire, I excorcise you by Him by whom all things were made in order that you shall remove from yourself all phantoms.
Bless it, O eternal Father, for the glory of thy holy and immortel Name. Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centures.
A Levite which you shall have with you shall respond: AMEN. Next, you shall bless the incense and four lamps in the following manner: O eternal God, sovereign Being, bless this incense and these lamps in order that their strength and their virtue shall augment the fear of their enemies, that they may not enter herein. Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centuries. Your Levite responds: AMEN.
You shall pour this incense so blessed upon the fire and light the lamps before your operations. The small concentric circle is the place which you shall take during these operations. The other circle which is below is the place to be occupied by your Levite; you shall be clad as in the days of the sacrificial ceremonies. Upon entering your circle you shall have in your left hand the following figure. Your Levite shall follow you in carrying the characters of revelation.
When you shall have arrived at the destined place, you shall give back to your Levite the figure with which you entered; then the Levite having occupied his, you shall bless his circle in pronouncing these sacred words:
NOTAMARGATET, -- bless that circle -- bless it YANODA -- bless it MIOLE -- bless it ALAG -- bless it AOTHIO -- bless it SORIDIS -- bless it APHAL -- bless it AGEMO, bless it THOBASSA -- bless it ARIF -- bless it BADORA, Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centuries. Your Levite shall respond AMEN.
Next, you shall invoke the spirits to whom I have given the power to preside over the hours of the night in commencing from the side where the sun rises, saying: LEAMAN, LECIAB, LATRANAVIO, RIBRAL, TELARO.
From the side where the sun sets: ELANA, LEPAB, USTAEL, THAERRUB, SOTARECO, ILIBAPAC.
From the highest side of the circle: ELIA, ELINA, AMIGABIREL.
From the lowest side of the circle: PEDINBAD, FIALECHAM, CHARSIEL.
You shall then make the following invocation on the side where the sun rises, prostrated upon the ground:
We invoke you YALATINA, and LEMIROT, LESIAB, and TELAR, HERIBAG and ARNAVIO, TRABA and ARIOT, ANIEL and LEDIMAT, YANAEL and CALMAS, LEASO and VIANOEL; we command you by Him by whom all things were made and by all the other names of the ETERNAL, and by these:
IANODA, EL MIHOLES, HOLAE MEBOTH, NOLICSAZ, and NOTAMMARGATEL who is the Lord God exalted before you and represented invisibly near this circle; let me know by a just inspiration if you judge me to be dignified by the purity of my soul -- the places where there are mines of diamonds, gold, and silver, those who find precious things lost in the seas -- to prolong my life in health and that for a century -- I request these favors to be granted without incurring danger, risk, or peril, by Y and V which Adam understood, by the name AGLA for the preservation of Lot and his family from the fire of Sodom and Gemorrha. By the name Joth, for the deliverance of Jacob from the persecution of his brother. By those of SOIGAD, YANADA, THEOS or NOTAMMARGATET, and by the other names of the ALL-POWERFUL who truly lives and reigns. Such is the WILL of Him who created all, and Whose empire endures through all the centuries of the centuries.
Your Levite shall respond: AMEN.
You shall place upon your head with your left hand the figure which you gave to your Levite; then if your soul is pure, it shall be exalted. You shall feel yourself to be inspired; you shall lend an attentive ear to all that which the aerial spirits shall whisper, having care to trace from right to left on all that which the aerial spirits shall whisper, having care to trace
from right to left on a brass plate the inspired characters which; you shall bless with these words:
Blessed Be PAO. THEOS. You may communicate these things to no person because you would render unworthy my divine bounty and you would not have the success for which you have obtained hope.
You shall then take the figure which was upon your head with the same hand; then holding it in both hands and prostrating in adoration you shall pronounce these characters:
In the name of the Eternal my God, true master of my body, my soul, and my spirit, go, go in peace; retire that you may accompany me always, and be ever ready to come when I shall call you.
AMEN and AMEN.
The Holy Magic revealed to Moses discovered within an Egyptian monument and preciously preserved in Asia under the emblem of a winged dragon.
1. To find things lost in the seas since the flooding of the globe.
2.To discover mines and diamonds, gold and silver within the bowels of the earth.
3. To preserve one's health and prolong one's life for a century, and that with the freshness of fifty years, and the strength of that age.
You should do your operations for the first two objects only when the sun, earth, and moon are found in conjunction in the same line, and within the same plane. As for the third marvel, you may perform the operation at any time, but it is necessary to carry on your person a figure like that which you see here.
You shall take an appropriate vase (made of any material) and fill it with fire which you shall exorcise in the following manner:
O Creature of Fire, I excorcise you by Him by whom all things were made in order that you shall remove from yourself all phantoms.
Bless it, O eternal Father, for the glory of thy holy and immortel Name. Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centures.
A Levite which you shall have with you shall respond: AMEN. Next, you shall bless the incense and four lamps in the following manner: O eternal God, sovereign Being, bless this incense and these lamps in order that their strength and their virtue shall augment the fear of their enemies, that they may not enter herein. Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centuries. Your Levite responds: AMEN.
You shall pour this incense so blessed upon the fire and light the lamps before your operations. The small concentric circle is the place which you shall take during these operations. The other circle which is below is the place to be occupied by your Levite; you shall be clad as in the days of the sacrificial ceremonies. Upon entering your circle you shall have in your left hand the following figure. Your Levite shall follow you in carrying the characters of revelation.
When you shall have arrived at the destined place, you shall give back to your Levite the figure with which you entered; then the Levite having occupied his, you shall bless his circle in pronouncing these sacred words:
NOTAMARGATET, -- bless that circle -- bless it YANODA -- bless it MIOLE -- bless it ALAG -- bless it AOTHIO -- bless it SORIDIS -- bless it APHAL -- bless it AGEMO, bless it THOBASSA -- bless it ARIF -- bless it BADORA, Thou who lives and reigns through all the centuries of the centuries. Your Levite shall respond AMEN.
Next, you shall invoke the spirits to whom I have given the power to preside over the hours of the night in commencing from the side where the sun rises, saying: LEAMAN, LECIAB, LATRANAVIO, RIBRAL, TELARO.
From the side where the sun sets: ELANA, LEPAB, USTAEL, THAERRUB, SOTARECO, ILIBAPAC.
From the highest side of the circle: ELIA, ELINA, AMIGABIREL.
From the lowest side of the circle: PEDINBAD, FIALECHAM, CHARSIEL.
You shall then make the following invocation on the side where the sun rises, prostrated upon the ground:
We invoke you YALATINA, and LEMIROT, LESIAB, and TELAR, HERIBAG and ARNAVIO, TRABA and ARIOT, ANIEL and LEDIMAT, YANAEL and CALMAS, LEASO and VIANOEL; we command you by Him by whom all things were made and by all the other names of the ETERNAL, and by these:
IANODA, EL MIHOLES, HOLAE MEBOTH, NOLICSAZ, and NOTAMMARGATEL who is the Lord God exalted before you and represented invisibly near this circle; let me know by a just inspiration if you judge me to be dignified by the purity of my soul -- the places where there are mines of diamonds, gold, and silver, those who find precious things lost in the seas -- to prolong my life in health and that for a century -- I request these favors to be granted without incurring danger, risk, or peril, by Y and V which Adam understood, by the name AGLA for the preservation of Lot and his family from the fire of Sodom and Gemorrha. By the name Joth, for the deliverance of Jacob from the persecution of his brother. By those of SOIGAD, YANADA, THEOS or NOTAMMARGATET, and by the other names of the ALL-POWERFUL who truly lives and reigns. Such is the WILL of Him who created all, and Whose empire endures through all the centuries of the centuries.
Your Levite shall respond: AMEN.
You shall place upon your head with your left hand the figure which you gave to your Levite; then if your soul is pure, it shall be exalted. You shall feel yourself to be inspired; you shall lend an attentive ear to all that which the aerial spirits shall whisper, having care to trace from right to left on all that which the aerial spirits shall whisper, having care to trace
from right to left on a brass plate the inspired characters which; you shall bless with these words:
Blessed Be PAO. THEOS. You may communicate these things to no person because you would render unworthy my divine bounty and you would not have the success for which you have obtained hope.
You shall then take the figure which was upon your head with the same hand; then holding it in both hands and prostrating in adoration you shall pronounce these characters:
In the name of the Eternal my God, true master of my body, my soul, and my spirit, go, go in peace; retire that you may accompany me always, and be ever ready to come when I shall call you.
AMEN and AMEN.