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A

Complete Bookof

Magic Science

(Containing the method of constrainingand exorcising spirits to appearance,the consecration of Magic ( arcles,and The Form of a Bond of Spirits.

Transcribed From AnAncient Manuscript Grimoire

by

Frederick Hockley

Edited & With An Introduction

by

Dietrich Bergman

©

The Teitan Press

2008

Published in 2008 byThe Teitan PressP.O. Box 2050York Beach, ME, 03910-2050, USA

www.teitanpress.com

All Rights Reserved.Printed in the United States of America.

First Edition

Limited to 450 Numbered Copies.

This is copy No. 33

ISBN 978-0-933429-10-9Copyright ©2008 The Teitan Press.

This paper meets the requirements ofANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper)

CONTENTS

Introduction ixPart the First

The Observations, Preparations, Consecrations,(Circles, & Pentacles to be used in Invocating.

Observations & Method 7

First Morning Prayer 9

The Blessing of the Light 12

Consecration of the Sword 14

Benediction of the Lamens 15

Benediction of the Pentacles 16

Benediction of the Garment 18

Benediction of the Perfumes 21

Exorcism of Fire 22

Invocations of the Days 27

Characters & Perfumes of the Lords of the 41Seven Planets

Part the Second

Containing Invocations, Conjurations,and Exorcisms of the Bond of Spirits.

Oration to be said when putting on the Vestures 57

Prayer 58

Names & Offices of the Spirits, Messengers, and

Intelligences of the Seven Planets

Prayer 88Invocation 90

Part the Third

Form of a Bond of Spirits Given by TurielMessenger of the Spirits

Interrogations 99Licence to Depart 101[Oath of Turiel] 103

Notes 107

INTRODUCTION

The history of the magical textbooks known asgrimoires might well be described as one long saga ofsubterfuge and deceit. The true identity of the authorsof even the most celebrated of these books is seldomknown, with the works instead attributed to long-dead ormythical notables.

There were of course quite legitimate reasons for thisdeception: in times past the mere possession of a grimoirewould have been enough to consign one to the pyres ofthe Inquisition. To have been identified as the author ofone might easily have led to arrest and an interrogationso vigorous that condemnation to the Inquisitorial flameswould probably have come as a welcome relief.

One consequence of this authorial anonymity hasbeen that it has made life much easier for fraudsters, whohaving discovered that there was a lucrative 'under-the-counter' market for such literature, decided to line theirpockets by inventing and selling spurious grimoires.Some of these were little more than bogus magical chap-books that quickly faded into obscurity, whilst othersproved remarkably resilient, gaining fame and notorietydespite their often unambiguous failings.

Perhaps the best-known example of such a sham workis the so-called 'Grimoire of Pope Honorius,' a bizarreconflation of texts ranging from 'The Key of Solomon theKing' to the 'Rituale Romanum' of the Catholic Church, allbonded together with a generous larding of names of thenotorious demons of the Christian and Semitic traditions.Needless to say the book had nothing to do with PopeHonorius, and is generally held to be a late eighteenthcentury forgery, designed to cash in on a certain popularfascination with grimoires, and the fame of the authenticthirteenth century 'Sworn Book of Honorius,' whose

name it mimicked.1

Given that a number of patently sham grimoires doexist, and that it would be relatively simple to create afake by combining and rewriting some legitimate texts, itis surely not unreasonable to treat any work in this genrewith a healthy degree of skepticism, at least until its bona-fides have been firmly established.

It was with such an attitude that many—myselfincluded —approached a slender volume entitled TheSecret Grimoire of Turiel/ that had first appeared in printin I960.2 The book purported to be based on a sixteenthcentury original, and detailed a hierarchy of 'spirits/ theirattributions, and the prayers and invocations that could beused to bind them over to do one's bidding. An exchangebetween a magician and Turiel, who was identified as the"Messenger of the Spirits of Jupiter," gave the book itstitle.

The Introduction to 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel' isattributed to one "Marius Malchus," who is also said tohave been responsible for finding and preserving the text,or at least a transcription of it. The story that Malchus tellsof his acquisition of the manuscript has all the elementsof an exciting, if rather unbelievable, work of fiction.Thus, Malchus relates that he bought the manuscriptfrom a defrocked Priest, who he encountered by chanceduring a short stay in Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands,in 1927. The former Priest offered Malchus two versionsof the grimoire: a fragmentary original written in Latinand dated 1518, and an English translation that had been

L Also known as 'Liber Sacer/ 'Liber Sacratus/ or 'Liber IuratusHonorii/ under which latter title a critical edition of the Latintext has recently been edited by Gosta Hedegard, and publishedby Almovist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, 2002.2. 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel/ Introduction by MariusMalchus, The Aquarian Press, London, 1960. It has subsequentlybeen reprinted a number of times, as well as published on theInternet.

made from that original. Malchus disdained the originalon account of its poor condition, but purchased thetranslation, which he later discarded after copying it into amore conveniently sized notebook. He went on to expressthe opinion that the transcription that he had made wasmost likely the only copy of the work in existence: that isuntil he published it.

Even the most credulous enthusiast must surely feela twinge of doubt at this story. Apart from the clicheddevices of an exotic setting and mysterious defrockedPriest, the tale conveniently —if unconvincingly —offeredan explanation-in-advance of why Malchus would beunable to produce an early manuscript should anyonecall upon him to do so. Malchus himself seems to havebeen unknown in both occult and historical circles;at least under that name, which is almost certainly apseudonym.3

It all seemed more than a little suspicious, especiallyas, to my knowledge, there are no references to 'The SecretGrimoire of Turiel' or a work with similar title, in any ofthe histories or studies of occult literature that appearedprior to its publication. If the work were genuinely old,then it had indeed been an unusually well-kept secret.

3. The name "Marius Malchus" seems too apt to be genuine. Mar-ius was a common male name in ancient Rome, possibly derivedfrom the name of the Roman God of War, Mars. Malchus soundssuspiciously like an adaptation of Malach(i) which is the Hebrewword for "my messenger" or "my agent," and is commonlyused to signify "angel" in Hebrew Scripture. Aside from beingthe plural of the aforementioned word, "Malachim" was alsothe name of the "angelic alphabet" outlined by Agrippa in hissixteenth century work 'Three Books of Occult Philosophy.'Malchus is also the Greek form of Malluch, a name common inSemitic languages, and that of the Jewish servant whose ear wasstruck off by St. Peter, as he attempted to help his Priestly masterin the arrest of Jesus, and who, according to Saint Luke, was atonce miraculously healed by the Christ (Luke 22:50).

Another problem concerned the text of the last fewpages of the book: those that followed the sub-title 'TheRites.' The wording seemed vaguely familiar: a littleresearch revealed that the list of the "Powers and Officesof the Olympic Spirits," was drawn from 'The Arbatelof Magic' However, the text was not that of Turner'sedition of 1655, but appeared to be, word for word, thatslightly modernized form published by A. E. Waite inhis 'The Book of Black Magic and Pacts,' 1898.4 Similarly,whilst the information in the chart of "Planetary HoursComputed from Midnight to Midnight" that follows canbe found in 'The Arbatel of Magic' and other early works,the version found in 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel,' lookssuspiciously like a simple rearrangement of the Table thatwas first published in 1888 by S. L. MacGregor Mathers inhis Introduction to 'The Key of Solomon the King.'5

With hindsight I realized that these were almostcertainly "unflagged" additions put in by Malchus,presumably because he thought that they would addsubstance to the grimoire. At the time though, they onlyserved to increase my suspicions.

In the absence of any further information, I concludedthat the book was probably a relatively recent invention,albeit an unusually coherent and well constructed one,that must have been assembled by someone well-versedin the intricacies of the literature of that genre.

Then, in May 2007, an interesting volume turned up atWeiser Antiquarian Books in Maine. A recently-purchased

4. A longer version of the text can be found in 'The Arbatel of Magic,'as published in Turner's translation of Agrippa's 'Fourth Book ofOccult Philosophy,' London, 1655, pp. 188-192. The text, as it appearsin 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel,' appears to be taken directly fromthe section of'The Arbatel of Magic,'given in A. E. Waite's 'The Bookof Black Magic and Pacts,' London, 1898, pp. 30 - 33.

5. See: S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 'The Key of Solomon the King,'1888, p. 7.

occult library included several manuscript grimoiresthat dated from the 1850s, or earlier. One of these wasentitled 'A Complete Book of Magic Science,' but acursory inspection revealed that it was in fact a lengthierversion of the text that had been published as The SecretGrimoire of Turiel/ Clearly 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel'was therefore not a forgery, or if it was, it was at least avery old one.

Unfortunately, the 'Complete Book of Magic Science,'sheds little light on the early history of the text. Like 'TheSecret Grimoire of Turiel,' the 'Complete Book of MagicScience' is described as having been translated from "anancient Latin manuscript," although in its case the Latinoriginal was said to date from 1519, a year later than thatwhich Malchus attributed to 'The Secret Grimoire ofTuriel.' Such a discrepancy is quite minor and could easilybe explained as a copyist's mistake: sixteenth centuryhandwriting could be quite flamboyant, and it is not hardto imagine a later scribe mistaking an ornately embellished"9" for an "8," or vice-versa .^Neither the 'CompleteBook of Magic Science' or the 'The Secret Grimoire ofTuriel' indicate the year in which they were translatedinto English, although the reference in the former to theoriginal being an "ancient Latin manuscript" suggeststhat the translation was undertaken a considerable timeafter the work was first written.

At least with the 'Complete Book of Magic Science,' wehave the physical evidence of the manuscript to aid ourinvestigations. It further transpired that this manuscripthas an identifiable provenance, being what is knownas a "Hockley Manuscript," that is one of a number ofmanuscript copies of earlier grimoires prepared byFrederick Hockley (1808-1885), during the middle years

6. There is of course also the possibility that there may havebeen more than one copy of the original Latin manuscript, andthat these were differently dated.

of the nineteenth century.7

Hockley had developed an interest in the occult at anearly age, became a Freemason, and later in life joinedthe Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia and other esotericfraternities. He is sometimes wrongly described as havingbeen a student of Francis Barrett's, although he did workfor the bookseller John Denley, who knew Barrett andhad provided him with many of the books that he used incompiling 'The Magus/8 It was Denley that Bulwer Lyttondescribed in the opening pages of his novel 'Zanoni' ashaving "the most notable collection, ever amassed byan enthusiast, of the works of alchemist, cabalist, andastrologer."

Like many of his time Hockley took an interest inSpiritualism, but his great passion seems to have beenfor magic of the type associated with individuals likeJohn Dee and Cornelius Agrippa, and expounded ingrimoires like the 'Ars Notoria' and The Key of Solomon/particularly those works that explored the possibility of adialogue with "the Angels," or "the Spirits."

In addition to accumulating a magnificent libraryof printed books, Hockley assiduously sought out andcopied a large number of manuscripts and grimoiresthat he unearthed from private and public collections

7. Hockley did not generally sign or date the grimoires that heprepared, however, he did 'sign' some, including 'The CompleteBook of Magic Science/ with a monogram comprising anamalgamation of his two initials (the monogram is on the backof the title page). The attribution of the manuscript to Hockleyhas also been confirmed by historian R. A. Gilbert, whose studyof Hockley manuscripts has been published as 'Secret Writing:The Magical Manuscripts of Frederick Hockley,' in John Hamill's,'The Rosicrucian Seer: Magical Writings of Frederick Hockley/Op. Cit, pp.26-33.

8. Biographical information about Hockley is scant. The bestsource is the Introduction to John Hamill's, 'The RosicrucianSeer: Magical Writings of Frederick Hockley/ Aquarian Press,Wellingborough, 1986, (pp.11-25).

throughout the United Kingdom. Each was carefullycopied out in a pleasant, flowing hand, and they wereoften illustrated with delicately colored drawings.

Following his death in 1885, Hockley's library, includinghis carefully-transcribed grimoires, was dispersed by theoccult bookseller and publisher, George Redway. Thegrimoires arguably went on to play an important part inthe magico-philosophical development of the HermeticOrder of the Golden Dawn, the group whose activitiesFrancis King credited with being "largely responsible forthe survival of ritual magic in both Great Britain and theU.S.A."10 Not only is it known that Hockley manuscriptsmade their way into the hands of a number of membersof the Order including Florence Farr, William AlexanderAyton, Percy Bullock and Arthur Edward Waite, butthere is a persistent speculation that Hockley was thesource of the famous 'cipher manuscripts' from whichthe fundamental structure and rituals of the GoldenDawn were drawn.11 Hockley was certainly held inhigh regard within the Golden Dawn, and one of theOrder's founders, W. Wynn Westcott, not only wrote

9. The principal catalog is Redway's 'List of Books Chiefly fromthe Library of the Late Frederick Hockley, Esq., Consistingof Important Works Relating to the Occult Sciences, Both inPrint and Manuscript,' George Redway, London, 1887. Thiscontained over 1200 volumes from Hockley's library. Books andmanuscripts from Hockley's library also appeared in other salecatalogs, and many less-significant items were doubtless solddirect, without having been recorded.

10. Francis King, 'Ritual Magic in England/ Neville Spearman,London, 1970, p. 41.

11. Details of the use of Hockley manuscripts by members of theGolden Dawn can be found in R. A. Gilbert, 'Secret Writing: TheMagical Manuscripts of Frederick Hockley,' pp. 27-28. Virtuallyevery study of the 'cipher manuscripts' makes mention ofHockley as a possible source, although it seems unlikely thatthis would be true in a literal sense.

that Hockley's manuscripts were "highly esteemed/' butalso posthumously claimed him as one of the Order'sprominent Adepts: an assertion that cannot have beenintended in any literal sense, as Hockley had died threeyears before the Order was founded in 1888.12

Returning to the manuscript itself, we find that thereis a major problem with the assertion made on its title-page that it was based on a translation of an original,sixteenth century Latin manuscript. The same contentionis of course also found in The Secret Grimoire of Turiel.'The problem is that both texts still contain some passagesin Latin, and that these, particularly in the case of the TheSecret Grimoire of Turiel,' are obviously distorted.

The obvious explanation for this would be that theoriginal from which the two texts had evolved was not infact written in Latin, but in another language (presumablyEnglish) and that the story of the Latin original was ared-herring. Rather than being untranslated remnants ofthe original, the garbled Latin passages would actuallyhave been the translated sections, the translations intoLatin having presumably been undertaken by someonewithout much facility for the language.

An alternative explanation would be that the originalhad indeed been written in Latin, and that it had beentranslated into English at quite an early stage, and that thistranslation had been recopied, perhaps several times, bysomeone ignorant of Latin, so that the Latin passages thatremained had become increasingly distorted. The extentof the corruption however, makes this unlikely, and inboth texts the language is more suggestive of having beenwritten by someone unskilled in the Latin, than havingmerely been badly copied.

12. Westcott's comment about Hockley can be found in 'TheGolden Dawn's Official History Lecture/ which is included asAppendix G of Francis King's, 'Ritual Magic in England' (op.cit, pp. 212-217).

Whether it was in English or in Latin, there is atleast no doubt that the 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel,'and the 'Complete Book of Magic Science,' are derivedfrom a common ancestor, for despite their many smalldifferences they are fundamentally the same text. It alsoseems likely that the manuscript that Hockley copied inthe mid-nineteenth century was even then consideredto be of some antiquity, and that it was already severalgenerations removed from the original. If, as seemsprobable, both the manuscripts from which the publishededition of the The Secret Grimoire of Turiel,' and theHockley 'Complete Book of Magic Science,' were made,were already copies of copies, it could explain many of thesmall errors that had crept into them, as well as perhapssome of the differences.

These differences are sometimes quite significant, andit is indeed on account of them that the decision to producethe present volume was taken. A close comparison of thetwo texts revealed that the 'Complete Book of MagicScience,' contained a number of significant passages thathad been omitted from the 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel,'and that many other variations existed between both thetext and the diagrams of the two works.

The text given here follows that of the 'Complete Bookof Magic Science,' the only exception being the insertionof some captions that were present in the 'The SecretGrimoire of Turiel,' but had obviously been overlookedby the compiler of the 'Complete Book of Magic Science.'These have of course been footnoted. Whenever there isa significant difference between a passage or diagramin the two books, this too has been recorded, and thealternative given in the The Secret Grimoire of Turiel'has been quoted in the footnotes. Minor changes in thegrammar or structure of a sentence have not been noted.However, in the unlikely event that someone should wantto explore these, they have simply to procure a copy of

the 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel/ and compare it withthe present volume.

In conclusion it is clear that the 'Complete Book ofMagic Science/ and 'The Secret Grimoire of Turiel/ stemfrom the same original document—but that the variationsbetween them suggest that each was probably preparedfrom a different, second or third generation copy. It doesseem unlikely that—as claimed —the original was writtenin Latin, but there is no certainty on the matter. Theoldest known version of the text is Frederick Hockley'smanuscript of 'A Complete Book of Magic Science/ whichwas probably prepared in the mid eighteen-hundreds.Hockley clearly believed the original from which he madehis copy to be of some age, and given his familiarity withboth the content and physical appearance of manuscripts,it seems unlikely that he would have been mistaken aboutthis.

Whether the book itself is an authentic work of magic,or a fraudulent creation must be left to the reader to decide.It certainly has much in common with other genuinegrimoires, including an unfortunate preoccupation withthe use of animal body-parts in the preparation of someof the formulas it outlines. Of course the mere fact of itssimilarity to genuine documents does not preclude fraud:it may simply be that the fraudster was a clever one whotook the trouble to familiarize himself with the fieldof literature within which he worked. This aside though,the work does seem to possess a sincerity and cohesionthat it would probably be difficult to fake. Hockley surelymust have believed it to be authentic, or he would not havetaken such pains to transcribe it, and I am increasinglyinclined to think likewise.

13. Sadly nothing is known of the history of the manuscript of'Complete Book of Magic Science/ in the century and a half thatpassed between its creation by Hockley, and its acquisition byWeiser Antiquarian Books.

Shortly before going to press I learned that a secondHockley manuscript of the 'Complete Book of MagicScience/ exists in a private collection in Indiana (USA).Although I have not had a chance to study it in detail,photographs made of a random sampling of pages indicatethat it is fundamentally the same as that cited here, andclearly was prepared from the same original, at around thesame time. Second copies of Hockley manuscripts are notunheard of: it seems that on occasion he would make onecopy for himself, and another to sell, or perhaps to giveto a patron. The fact that he chose to make a second copyof the 'Complete Book of Magic Science' does, however,lend weight to the argument that he was convinced of itsauthenticity, as it seems hardly likely that Hockley wouldhave put the enormous effort—probably entailing weeksof labor—into making two copies of a text about which heharbored any doubts.

Before commending the reader to the text, I wouldlike to offer my sincere thanks to Frater Eiddek, forhis translations and thoughtful commentary on theLatin sections of the text, as well as for his assistancein deciphering some of the more difficult examples ofHockley's handwriting.

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Part the First.

TheObservationsPreparationsConsecrationsCirclesPentaclesto be used in Invocating.

Part the First.

Observations and methodof evoking related withgreat pains and

diligent research.1

Retire thyself seven days freefrom all company and fast and pray

2

from sunrise to sunset. Rise everymorning at seven of the clock andthe three days previous to the workfast upon bread & water. Humbleyourself before Almighty God.

Watch and pray all night beforethe Work.

And on the day before draw thelines of the Circle in a fair place andlet the diameter of the innermost

3

circle be 9 feet.

Wash thyself the same day quiteclean.

Make the pentacles, lamens, and

4

provide all other things necessary.And let the circle be increasing.

Then be clothed in pureVestements and having covered thealtar and lighted the candles beginabout half an hour before sunrise onthe Day assigned for the work andsay with great Devotion as follows.

First Morning Prayer

Almighty and most merciful Father, Ibeseech thee that thou wilt vouchsafefavourably to hear me at this timewhilst I make my humble prayer andsupplication unto thee. I confessunto thee o Lord thou hast jusdypunished me for my manifold sinsand offences, but thou hast promisedat what time soever a sinner dothrepent of his sins and wickednessthou wilt pardon and forgive himand turn away the remembrance ofthem from before thy face.

Purge me therefore oh Lord andwash me from all my offences inthe blood of Jesus Christ that being

pure and clothed in the Vestmentsof sanctity I may bring this work toperfection through Jesus Christ ourLord who liveth and reigneth withthee in the Unity of the Holy GhostAmen.

Sprinkle thyself with Holy Waterand say:

Asperges me domine hysopoet mundabo Lavabis et Supra NiviDealbabor miserere me deussecund[um] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

e[s]t nun[c] et Saecula Saeculorum

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Amen

Then bless your Girdle, sayingO God Who by the breath of Thynostrils framed Heaven and Earthand wonderfully disposed all thingstherein in six days, grant that thisnow brought to perfection by Thineunworthy servant may be by Theeblessed and receive Divine virtue,power and Influence from Theethat every thing therein containedmay fully operate according to thehope and confidence of me, Thineunworthy servant through JesusChrist our Lord Saviour. Amen.

Then sprinkle it with Holy Watersaying:

Asperges me domine hysopo

et mundabo Lavabis et Supra Nivi

Dealbabor miserere me deussecundfum] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

e[s]t nun[c] et Saecula Saeculorum

Amen

The Blessing of the Light

I bless thee in the Name of theFather. O Holy, Holy Lord, God,Heaven and Earth are full of ThyGlory before Whose face there isa bright shining light forever; blessnow, oh Lord, I beseech Thee, thesecreatures of light which Thou hastgiven for the Kindly use of man that

they, by Thee being sanctified, maynot be put out or extinguished bythe power, malice, or filthy darknessof the devil, but may shine forthbrighdy and lend their assistance tothis my Work, through Jesus Christour Lord. Amen.

Then say:Asperges me domine hysopoet mundabo Lavabis et Supra NiviDealbabor miserere me deussecundfum] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

e[s]t nun[c] et Saecula Saeculorum

Amen

Consecration of the Sword

O Great God Who art the Godof strength and fortitude and greatlyto be feared, bless O Lord, thisInstrument that it may be a terror untothe Enemy, and therewith I may fightwith and overcome all phantasms andoppositions of the Enemy, throughthe influence and help of Thy mostHoly Mighty Name, On, St. Agla,and in the Cross of Jesus Christ ouronly Lord. Amen.

Be thou blessed and consecratedin the Name of the Father, Son,[and] Holy Ghost.

Then say:

Asperges me domine hysopoet mundabo Lavabis et Supra NiviDealbabor miserere me deussecund[um] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

e[s]t nun[c] et Saecula Saeculorum

Amen

Benediction of the Lamens

O God Thou God of my SalvationI call upon Thee by the mysteriesof Thy most holy Name, On, St.Agla, I worship and beseech Thee

by Thy names El, Elohim, Elohe,Zebaoth, and by Thy Mighty NameTetragrammaton, Saday, that Thouwilt be seen in the power and force ofthese Thy most holy names so writtenfilling them with divine virtue andInfluence through Jesus Christ ourLord.

Benediction of the Pentacles

Eternal God which, by Thy HolyWisdom, hast great power and virtueto lie hidden in the characters andHoly Writings of Thy Spirits andAngels, and hast given unto man thatuseth them, faithfully, power therebyto work many things, bless these,O Lord, framed and written by the

hand of me Thine unworthy servantthat being filled with divine virtueand Influence by Thy Commands, OMost Holy God, they may shew forththeir virtue and power to Thy praiseand Glory through Jesus Christ ourLord. Amen.

I bless and consecrate you in theName of the Father, the Son, and theHoly Ghost, the God of Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob.

Then say:

Asperges me domine hysopoet mundabo Lavabis et Supra NiviDealbabor miserere me deussecundfum] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

e[s]t nun[c] et Saecula Saeculorum

Amen

Benediction of the Garment

O Holy, blessed and Eternal LordGod Who art the God of purityand delightest that our souls shouldappear before Thee in clean andpure and undefiled Vestments granto Lord that these Garments beingcleansed, blessed, and consecrated byThee, I may put them on, and beingtherewith clothed I may be whiterthan snow both in soul and body in

Thy presence this day, in and throughthe Merits, death, and passion of ouronly Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,Who liveth and reigneth with Theein the Unity of the Holy Spirit, everone God, world without end. TheGod of Abraham, the God of Isaacthe God of Jacob bless thee, purgethee, and make thee pure, and be thouclean in the Name of the Father, Sonand Holy Ghost. Amen.

per hoc Crucis Signum fugiatprocul omne Malignum et peridem Signum Salvetur quodquebenignum

Exingat deus et discipentoninimici ejus ominis SpiritusLaudet dominum, Mosen HabentEt prophetas

Depart far from me all ye workersof iniquity/

Bless, O Lord, I beseech Thee,this place and drive away all evil andwickedness far from it. Sanctify andmake it become meet and convenientfor Thy Servant to finish and bringto pass therein his desires, throughJesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Be thou blessed and purified in theName of the Father, Son, and HolyGhost. Amen.

Benediction of the PerfumesThe God of Abraham, the God ofIsaac, the God of Jacob, bless herethe creatures of these kinds that theymay give forth the power of theirodours so that neither the Enemynor any false Imaginations may beable to enter into them, throughour Lord Jesus Christ, to whom behonour and Glory now, henceforth,and for ever. Amen.

Sprinkle them with Holy Water,saying:

Asperges me domine hysopoet mundabo Lavabis et Supra NiviDealbabor miserere me deussecund[um] Magnam Misericordiamtuam et

Supra nivein dealbabor

Gloria patri et filio et

Spirit [u] i Sancto sicut erat in principio

et nun et Saecula Saeculorum Amen

Exorcism of FireI exorcise thee, O thou creatureof Fire, by Him by Whom all thingsare made, that forthwith thou castaway every phantasm from thee thatit shall not be able to do any hurt inany thing. Bless, O Lord, this creatureof Fire and sanctify it, that it maybe blessed to set forth the praise ofThy Holy Name that no hurt may beable to come unto me, through the

virtue and defence of our Lord Jesus

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Christ. Amen.

Invocation for Sunday

Come, Heavenly Spirits who hast theeffulgent rays of the Sun. LuminousSpirits who are ready to obey thepower of the great Tetragrammaton,

come and assist me in the operationthat I am making under the auspicesof the Grand Light of Day whichour Creator hath formed for the useof universal nature. I invoke youfor these purposes. Be favourableand auspicious to what I shall askin the Name of Amioram, Adonai,Sabaoth.

Invocation for Monday

Haste ye Sublime and SubliminaryGenii who are obedient to theSovereign Arcana, come and assistme in the operation that I undertakeunder the auspices of the Grand

Luminiary of the Night. I invokeyou to this purpose be favourableand hear my entreaties in the Nameof Him Who commands the spiritswho are Superiors in the Legionsthat you inhabit.

Bileth, Mizabu, Abinzaba.

Invocation for Tuesday

Come military warlike Genii who haveexecuted the order of the SovereignMaster of the Universe upon thearmies of the rash Sennacherib,

come and assist me in the operationthat I undertake under the auspicesof the third brilliant luminary ofthe firmament; be favourable to myentreaties in the Name of AdonaySabaoth.

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Invocation for Wednesday

Run to me with speed, come tome ye Spirits who preside over theoperation of this day, hear favourablythe present invocation that I maketo you under the Divine Names of

Venoel, Uranel, be kind and readyto second my undertakings. Renderthem efficacious.

Invocation for Thursday

Come speedily ye blessed Spiritswho preside over the operation ofthis day. Come, IncomprehensibleZebarel and all your legions, hasteto my assistance and be propitious

to my undertakings, be kind andrefuse me not your powerful aid andassistance.

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Come on the wings of the wind, yehappy Genii who preside over theworkings of the heart. Come in theName of the Great Tetragrammaton;hear favourably the Invocation that I

make this day, destined to the wonderof love. Be ready to lend me yourassistance to succeed in what I haveundertaken under the hope that youwill be favourable to me.

Invocation for Saturday 15

Come out of your gloomy solitudeye Saturnine spirits, come with yourcohort, come with diligence to theplace where I am going to beginmy operation under your auspices;

be attentive to my labours andcontribute your assistance that it mayrebound to the honour and glory ofthe Highest.

Perfumes

Saffron, with the wood of Aloes, of

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Balsam of Myrrh of Caurier. Addto it a grain of Musk, and ambergris,the whole, pulverized and mixedtogether in a paste.

Character of Praleg Lord of Mars.

Perfumes

The head of a frog, the eyes of abull, a grain of White Poppy, storaxloadstone, Benjamin Camphor,pulverized into paste young barley. *

Character of Phul Lord of the Moon.

Perfumes

Euphorbe, Baellium, Sal Ammonian,Roots of Helibore, powder of alodestone and a little Sulphur, madeinto a paste with the blood of a blackCat.2'

Character of Bethor Lord of Jupiter.

Perfumes

Mastic of the East, chosen incenseCloves, powder of Agate. Beat allinto a powder. Make thereof a paste

with Fox's blood and the brains of a

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Character of Ophiel Lord of Mercury.

Perfumes

The seed of an Ash Tree, the woodof an Aloe. Storax and loadstonepowder of blue and the end of a

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Quill, made into small balls/

Perfumes

Musk, ambergris, wood of Aloes,dried Red Roses, red coral, pulverized,made into a paste with the blood ofa Pigeon.27

Character of Och Lord of the Sun.

Perfumes

Grains of Black Pepper, grains ofHogsbane, powder of loadstone,myrrh of the east, powdered madeinto paste with the blood of a Bat,

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and brain of a black Cat.

Part the Second.

ContainingInvocations, Conjurations,and Exorcisms of theBond of Spirits.

Part the Second.

Form Of Conjuring And Exorcising

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Spirits To Appearance.

Oration to be said whenputting on the Vestures

Ancor, Amacor, Amides, Theodomai,Anitor, by the merits of Thy Angels,

0 Lord, I will put on the garmentsof Righteousness, that this which

1 desire I may bring to perfectionthrough the most holy Adonay,Whose kingdom endureth for everand ever.

Amen. 1

Prayer

O Holy, Holy Lord God, fromWhom all holy desires do proceed,I beg Thou wilt be merciful unto meat this time, granting I may become aTrue Magician and contemplator ofThy wondrous works in the Nameof the Father and the Son and theHoly Ghost. And being inspiredand assisted with the Holy Spirit, Imay set forth thy praise and Gloryknowing of a certain I can performnor do nothing of myself but what is

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given from above alone.

Therefore in all my doings and atall times I will call upon Thy MostHoly Name, O Lord, for Thine helpand assistance.

I beseech Thee, O Lord, thatThou wilt purge me and wash me inthe blood of our Saviour, from all mysins and frailties, and that Thou wilthenceforward vouchsafe to keep anddefend me from pride, lusts, cursing,blaspheming, unfaithfulness , andall other deadly sins and enormousoffences, profaneness and spiritualwickedness; but that I may leada Godly, sober, faithful, constantand pure life, walking uprightly inThy sight, through the merits ofJesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord andSaviour.

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Omnipotent and Eternal LordGod Who sittest in Heaven and dostfrom thence behold all the dwellersupon earth, most mercifully 1beseech Thee to hear and answer thepetitions of Thine unworthy servant,which I shall make unto Thee at thistime, through Jesus Christ our Lord,Who liveth and reigneth with Theein the unity of the Holy Spirit, everOne God, world without end.

Send down, O Lord, the Spirit ofThy Grace upon me enabling me tobring to pass what I would desiregive me strength and courage to callthy Spirit from their several coaststhat they may commune with me andfulfill my desires in all things.

0 God, put fear far from me, andgive me an abundance of thy Graceand Faith, whereby all things aremade possible unto man, put everywicked phantasm far from my mind,and grant me true zeal, fervour, andintentive spirit of zeal, and Prayer,that I may offer up a well-pleasingsacrifice unto Thee.

1 beseech the oh Holy Lord Godthat thou wilt purge me from alluncleanness both of flesh and spirit,that neither the deceiver and enemynor any of his spirits may have powerto hurt me in soul or body or anyways hinder the accomplishment ofmy desires or hurt terrify or affrightme in any manner or way but let

me use Thy ministering spirits andAngels, O Lord, so as thereby I mayattain true wisdom and knowledge.34

Grant oh most merciful God thatwhat I desire may come to effect,and that whichsoever of thine angelsI shall call, that he will quickly appearhere before me and attend to theconjurations and words of my mouthand come unto me in the peace ofour Lord Jesus Christ.

Oh Lord I believe. Help myunbelief in thee alone is fullness ofall things and from thee proceedethevery good and perfect gift forthou art Alpha and Omega, to theetherefore be ascribed as is rightly due

all honour and glory, for ever and everAmen. Oh blessed and most gloriousLord God merciful father who artfull of mercy and compassion thouhast promised at what time soever asinner doth uproot him of his sinsfrom the bottom of his heart thouwilt wash away the remembrance ofthem from before thy face.

I confess unto thee oh Father, mosthumbly and thoroughly from thebottom of my heart that I was bornin sin and have lived in iniquity andtransgressions ever since I cameforth from my mother's womb, [by]which I have most justiy invited thyindignation. But do thou oh Lordforgive me in the blood of Jesus

and grant that for the future I maywalk in holiness of life and holinessof conversation in and through ourLord Jesus Christ amen.3

Our Father, etc.

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Credo, etc.Ave Maria, etc.

Glory be to the Father, Son,and Holy Ghost, as it was in thebeginning, is now and ever shall be,world without end. Amen.

In the name of our Lord JesusChrist, the Father the Son the HolyGhost, Holy Trinity and inseparableunity, I call upon thee that thou bemy salvation and defence and theprotection of my body and soul

through the virtue of thy passion. Ibeseech thee O Lord Jesus Christ thatthou will bless and sanctify, hallowand purify these consecrations andbendictions, which I shall make withmy mouth and offer up and makein thy most Holy name, and thatthou will give me thine divine virtue,strength and power, that which ofthy angels or ministring spirits I shallinvoke and conjure may forthwithappear unto me and attend untothe words and conjurations of mymouth. Grant this Oh Lord for the

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merits of thy Holy Name.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God ofSabaoth, which will come to judgethe quick and the dead; Thou art

Alpha and Omega, the first andthe last, King of Kings, and Lordof Lords, loth, Abiel, Anathiel,Amasim, Alganabro, El, Sedomel,Gayes, Heli, Messias, Tolimi, Elias,Eschiros, Athanatos; by these ThyHoly Names, and by all others, I docall upon Thee and beseech Thee, OLord, by Thy Nativity and baptism,by Thy Cross and Passion, by Thineascension, and by the coming of TheHoly Ghost, by the bitterness ofThy Soul when it departed from Thybody; by Thine Angels, Archangels,prophets, patriarchs, and by all ThySaints, and by all the Sacramentswhich are made in Thine honour, Ido worship and beseech Thee, I bless

and desire Thee, to accept theseprayers and conjurations and wordsof my mouth which I shall utter anduse and that being strengthened,sanctified by the power of thy HolySpirit they may, by thy most Holycommand be made efficacious andthat such of the Spirits or Angels asI shall thereby invoke may thereuntoattend and readily appear forthwithunto me from their several coastsaccording to the words by me to bepronounced and then truly fulfil andsatisfy all my business and requestsand perform my will and pleasurein the name of the Father, Son andHoly Ghost.

I beseech thee by thy humanity,mercy, and grace.

I implore Thee, O Holy Adonay,Amay, Horta, Vegadora, Ysion, Ysesy,and by all Thy Holy Names, and byall Thine Angels, Archangels, Powers,Dominations, and Virtues, and byThat Name with which Solomon didbind up the devils and shut them up,Ethrack, Evanher, Agla, Goth, Joth,Othie, Venock, Nabrat, and by all ThyHoly Names which are written in thisbook, and by the virtue of them all,that Thou enable me to congregateall Thy spirits, that they may giveme true answers to all my demandsand that I receive satisfaction in allmy requests without hurt in body,

soul, or goods, through our LordJesus Christ thy son which liveth andreigneth with thee in the Trinity ofthe Holy Spirit, ever one God, worldwithout end.

O Father omnipotent, O wiseSon, Oh Holy Ghost the searcher ofall hearts, Oh ye three in person, oneGodhead in substance, which didstspare Adam and Eve in their sins,and O thou Son which died for theirsins a most filthy death, testifying itupon the Holy Cross.

Oh most Holy Lord God when I flyunto thee and beseech thee by all themeans I can by these the Holy namesof thy Son, Alpha and Omega and allother names, grant me thy virtue and

power, that what I now desire I maybe able to bring to pass through theassistance of thy Holy Angels thatof which of thy Spirits whosoever Ido call in the name of the Father andof the Son and of the Holy Ghostmay forthwith come unto me, talkand converse with me so as I mayplainly and clearly understand theirvoice and the words which they shallutter through the merits and virtuesof our Lord Jesus Christ thy son wholiveth and reigneth with thee in theTrinity of the Holy Ghost, ever one

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God, world without end. Amen.

() Great and Eternal Virtue ofthe Highest, which Thou disposesttheir being come to judgment,

Viachem, Stimilomaton, Esphares,Tetragrammaton, Olioram, Cryon,Elijtion, Onela, Brassim, Aoym,Messias, Soter, Emanuel, Sabaoth,Adonay, I worship Thee. I invocatethee I implore Thee with all thestrength of my mind that by Thee mypresent prayers, consecrations, andconjurations may be hallowed. Andthat all the angels and Spirits whichI shall call from their several regionsand places by and in the virtue ofthy several glorious, mysterious andincomprehensible and unspeakablenames may come unto me forthwithand fulfill my will and desires in all

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things. " In the name of the Father,Son and Holy Ghost, & ct. &ct.

In the Name of the most mercifulGod of Heaven and of Earth, of theSeas and of the Infernals, by ThineOmnipotent help may I perform thisWork which livest and reignest, everone God, world without end. Amen.

Oh most strong and might Godwithout beginning or ending by thyclemency and knowledge I desire thatmy questions work and labour maybe fulfilled and truly accomplishedthrough thy worthiness good Lordwho livest, reignest, forever.

Oh Holy patient merciful andgreat God and to be worshiped theLord of all wisdom clear and just, Imost heartily desire thy clemency and

Holiness to fulfill my performanceand accomplish my will through thyworthyness and blessed power wholivest and reignest forever Amen.43

Helie, Helion, Esseju, DeusEternis, Eloy, Clemens DeusSanctus Sabbaoth, Deus Exercillum,Adonay, Deus Mirabilis, Jao, Verax,Ampheneton, Saday, Dominator,On Fortissimus Deus, Qui, theywhich would be prayed unto ofsinners received I beseech thee thesesacrifices of praise and my prayersof which though unworthy I do offerup unto thee oh most Holy God

Deliver me and have mercy uponme and invest with thy Holy Spirit

this work, and with Thy blessed helpfollow after that this our work begunof thee may be ended by thy mightypower Amen.44

Amorule, Tameha, Latisten,Rabur, Tancha, Latisten, Escha,Alaelia, Alpha and Omega, Leytse,Oraston, Adonay.

Oh most merciful and tenderFather have mercy upon me thoughthine unworthy servant and defendme from all evil wicked, anddeceitful spirits, restrain their power,good Lord, from touching hurting,terrifying or affrighting me in bodyand soul for thy great mercys sake Ibeg, implore and beseech thee oh my

God and rock of my salvation mystay and my guide but that I may bythy divine will become contemplatorof thy glorious works and may beillustrated with all divine wisdom andknowledge that thereby I may bringhonour and glory to thy most blessednames.

I humbly implore and beseechthee that those spirits and angelswhich I shall invoke and call by thyjudgement may come unto me fromtheir several legions and declare untome the truth of all things in the nameof the Father, and of the son, and ofthe Holy Ghost,

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Spirits of the Sun.Gabriel.Vianathraba.Corat.

Messengers of the Sun.Burchat.Suceratos.Capabili.

Intelligences of the Sun.I laludiel.Machasiel.(liassiel.

Spirits of the Moon.Gabriel.Gabrael.Madios.

Messengers of the Moon.Anael.Pabael.Ustael.

Intelligences of the Moon.Uriel.Naromiel.Abuori.

Spirits of Saturn.Samael.Bachiel.Astel.

Messengers of Saturn.Sachiel.Zoniel.Hubaril.

Intelligences of Saturn.Mael.Orael.Valnum.

Spirits of Jupiter.Setchiel.Chedusitaniel.Corael.

Messengers of Jupiter.Turiel.Coniel.Babiel.

Intelligences of Jupiter.Kadiel.Maltiel.Huphaltiel.Estael.

Spirits of Mars.Ariagne.Guael.Domael.

Messengers of Mars.Soncas.Iasel.Isiael.

Intelligences of Mars.Ierescue.Autiaton.47Astagna.

Spirits of Venus.Thamael.Tenaciel.Arragon.

Messengers of Venus.Colzas.Peniel.Penael.

Intelligences of Venus.Penat.Thiel.Rael.Teriapel.

Spirits of Mercury.Mathlai.Tarmiel.Baraborat.

Messengers of Mercury.Raphael.Raniel.Doremiel.

Intelligences of Mercury.Aiediat.Modiat.Suquionos.Sallales.

Presiding Spirits of the Sun.Michael.Dardiel.Huratapel.

Presiding Spirits of the Moon.Gabriel.Michael.Samael.

Presiding Spirits of Saturn.Cassiel.Machatan.Uriel.

Presiding Spirits of Jupiter.Sachiel.Castiel.Asasiel.

Presiding Spirits of Mars.Samael.Satael.Amabiel.

Presiding Spirits of Venus.Anael.Rachiel.Sachiel.

Presiding Spirits of Mercury.Raphael.Ariel.Seraphiel.

Angeli Gloriosi supradicti estotecoadjutores et auxiliatores in omnibusnegotijs et interrogationibus inomnibus certerisq causis per Eumqui venturus est judiciare vivos et

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mortuos.

Omnipotent and Eternal GodWho hast ordained the whole creationfor Thy praise and glory and for thesalvation of man, I earnestly beseech

Thee that Thou wouldst send one ofThy spirits of the Order of Jupiter,one of the messengers of Sachielwhom Thou hast appointed presidingspirit of Thy firmament at this time,most faithfully, willingly show untome those things which I shall demandor require of him, and truly executemy desires. Nevertheless, O mostHoly God, Thy will and not mine bedone, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Invocation

I call upon thee, Sachiel, Castiel,and Asasiel, in the Name of theFather, and of the Son, and ofthe Holy Ghost, Blessed Trinity,Inseparable Unity, I invoke andentreat thee, Sachiel, Castiel, andAsasiel, in this hour to attend to thewords and conjurations which I shalluse by the Holy Names of God,El, Elohim, Elohe, Eoba, Sabaoth,Elion, Eserchie, Adonay, lay,Tetragrammaton, Saday; I conjureand excite you by the Holy Namesof God, Hagios, Otheos, Ischyros,Athanatos, Paracletos, Agla, On,Alpha and Omega, Ausias, Tolimi,

Elias, Imos, Amay, Horta, Vegadora,Antir, Sibranat, Amatha, Baldachia,Anuoram, Anexpheton, Via, Vita,Manus, Pons, Origo, Filius.

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and by all trie other Holy,Glorious, Great, and Unspeakable,Mysterious, Mighty, Powerful, andIncomprehensible Names of God,that you attend unto the words whichI shall utter, and send unto me Turiel,Coniel, or Babiel, messengers of yoursphere, to tell unto me such things asI shall demand of him, in the Nameof the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.I entreat thee, Setchiel, Chedustaniel,

and Corael, by the whole host ofHeaven, Seraphims, Cherubims,Thrones, Dominations, Virtues,Powers, Principalities, Archangelsand Angels, by the Holy great andglorious Spirits Orphaniel, Tetra,Pagiel, Salmia, Pastor, Salun, Azimor,and by your Star which is Jupiter, andby all the constellations of Heaven,and by whatsoever you obey, and byyour Character which you have givenand proposed and confirmed, thatyou attend unto me according to theprayers and petitions which I havemade unto Almighty God, and thatyou forthwith send unto me one ofyour messengers who may willinglyand truly and faithfully fulfil all my

desires, wishes and commands, andthat you command him to appearunto me in form of a beautiful angelclothed in white vestures, gently,courteously, kindly, and affablyentering into communication withme, and that he neither bring terrornor fear unto me, or obstinately denymy requests, neither permitting anyevil spirits to appear or approach inany way to hurt, terrify, or affrightme, nor deceiving me in any wise;through the virtue of our Lordand Saviour Jesus Christ, in WhoseName I attend, wait for expect yourappearance. Fiat, Fiat, Fiat. Amen.

Part the Third.

Form of a Bond of Spirits

Given by TurielMessenger of the Spirits

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Interrogations

Comest thou in peace, in theName of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost.

Yes.

Thou art welcome, noble Spirit.What is thy name?

Turiel.

I have called thee here, in theName of Jesus of Nazareth, atWhose Name every knee doth bow,both of things in Heaven, Rarth, andHell, and every tongue shall confessthere is no Name like unto the Nameof Jesus, Who hath given power untoman to bind and to loose all things in

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His Name, yea, even unto them thattrust in His salvation.

Art thou the messenger ofSetchiel?

Yes.

Wilt thou confirm thyself unto meat this time, and from henceforwardreveal all things unto me that I shalldesire to know and teach me how toincrease my wisdom and knowledge,and show unto me the secrets ofthe Magick Art, and of all the liberalsciences, that I may thereby set forththe praise and glory of AlmightyGod.

Yes.

Then, I pray thee, give andconfirm thy Character unto me,whereby I may call thee at altimes,and also swear unto me this Oath,and I will religiously keep my vowand covenant unto Almighty God,and will courteously receive theeat all times when thou dost appearunto me.

Licence to Depart

Forasmuch as thou earnest in peaceand quietness and hast answered meand unto my petitions, I give humbleand hearty thanks unto AlmightyGod, in whose Name I called theeand thou earnest. And now thou

mayest depart in peace unto thyOrders, and return unto me again atwhat time soever I shall call thee bythine own Oath, or by thy name, orby thine Order, or by thine Officewhich is granted from the Creator.And the Grace of God be with theeand me and upon the whole Israel ofGod. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to theSon, and to the Holy Ghost, as it wasin the beginning, is now, and evershall be, world without end. Amen.Fiat. Fiat. Fiat. Amen.

Gloria Deo in Excelsis

I, Turiel, Messenger of the Spiritsof Jupiter, appointed thereunto bythe Creator of all things visible andinvisible, do swear and promise, andplight my faith and troth unto theein the presence, by, and before theGreat LorcLGod df Heaven

and the whole Company < > t I leaven,and by all the Holy Names of God,do swear and bind myself unto thee,by all the contents of God's SacredWrit, by the Incarnation, death andpassion, resurrection, and glorious

Ascension of Jesus Christ, by allthe Holy Sacraments, by the Mercyof God, by the Glory and Eyes ofHeaven, by the forgiveness of sin,and hope of eternal salvation, bythe Great Day of Doom, by all theAngels and Archangels, Seraphim,Cherubim, Dominations, Thrones,Principalities, Powers, and Virtues,Patriarchs, Prophets, Saints, Martyrs,Innocents, and all others of theblessed and glorious Company ofHeaven, and by all the sacred powersand virtues above rehearsed, and bywhatever is holy and binding, thus doI swear now, and promise unto theethat I will appear, come and hastenunto thee, at all times and places, and

in all hours, days, and minutes, fromthis time forward until thy life's end,whensoever thou shalt call me bymy name, or by my Office, and willcome unto thee in what form thoushalt desire, whether it be visiblyor invisibly; I will answer all thydesires. And in testimony whereof,and let all the Powers of Heaven, Ihave hereunto set, subscribed, andconfirmed my Character unto thee.So help me God. Fiat. Amen.

The Character of Turiel.

NOTES

1. As mentioned in the Introduction, this book reproduces thetext of a recently discovered grimoire entitled 'A CompleteBook of Magical Science' (hereafter referred to as BoM.) TheBoM is clearly a more authoritative version of the text thathas been published elsewhere as the The Grimoire of Turiel'(hereafter referred to as GoT). For the most part these notes willbe used to outline any differences between BoM and GoT, andsometimes to expand upon them. Occasional minor variancesin the wording that do not effect the overall meaning of the texthave not been noted.

The first variant reading occurs in the sentence to which thisfootnote is appended. BoM has "Evoking/' whereas GoT has"Invoking," a seemingly small but most would say importantdifference.

2. BoM has "Retire thyself seven days free from all company andfast and pray from sunrise to sunset," whereas GoT reverses thewords "sunrise" and "sunset," instead exhorting the supplicantto "Retire thyself Seven Days free from all company and fastand pray from sunset to sunrise." The version given in BoM isalmost certainly correct, and that of GoT a mistake, as typicallya magical operation of this sort would have been started atsunrise and undertaken during the day, not at night. Also thesentence that follows exhorts the practitioner to rise every dayat seven - not exactly reasonable if one had been praying untilsunrise!

3. The text of GoT omits the word 'innermost' in this sentence:presumably an oversight.

4. The text of GoT adds the word "incensing" and slightlyrearranges the sentence. "Make the pentacles forthwith andprovide the other things necessary, with Incensing."

5. There are a number ol transcription errors in the Latinpassages that have been corrected silently or by the insertion ofmissing letters: i.e., "nun|c|." The passages translate as:

Thou sprinklest me, Lord, with perfumeand I will be cleansed;Thou willst wash [me] and more than snowI will be whiter.

Take pity on me, God, according toThy great mercy, and

I will be washed white beyond snow.

Glory to the father and to the son and

to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,

is now and for the age of ages [i.e. for ever and ever], Amen.

The word in the first line of text, hysopo, clearly refers tohysopum, an aromatic herb which may have been a species oforegano. The sense in which the word is used suggests a genericrather than a specific meaning, thus it is translated above as" perfume."

The Latin passages in GoT are corrupt and severely truncated:only the first third of the supplication is given in somewhatgarbled form: "Asperges me Domine hysope, et mundabor.Lavabis me et supra nivem dealbabor."

6. The Latin of this passage is garbled and obscure: it has perhapsbeen transcribed and re-transcribed by a number of copyistswho were unfamiliar with the language, thus allowing a bevyof errors to slip through.

An approximate translation would be:

Through this sign of the Cross,may all evil flee far away,

and through the same sign whatever [is] good be saved ,and let the discipentonof his hostile Spirit omen,praise the Lord, they have Mosesand the prophets.

GoT omits the Latin passage altogether, and has instead the(obviously related) English passage: "In this Thy Holy Sign OGod, I fear no evil. By Thy Holy Power, and by this Thy HolySign all evil doth flee.

By Thy Holy Name and Thy Power which Secret was revealedto Moses, through the Holy Names written in this Book, departfar from me all ye workers of iniquity."

7. This sentence is part of the above prayer in GoT.

8. In GoT one of the candle sticks (pictured overleaf) has theangelic name Saday inscribed on the base, the other has theHebrew letters of the tetragrammaton: Yod He Vau He (Yahweh= Jehovah) at the base. The second candlestick in BoM has whatappears to be the Hebrew letters Yod He Yod He at the base:presumably a misspelling of Yod He Vau He. GoT also illustratesa "Hazel Twig Wand (forked)" and a sword (see below) not in

BoM and identifies the straight wand as a "Hazel Wand" andgives its length as 2 lA feet.

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HAZEL TWIGWAND (FORKED)

9. GoT adds the name of the associated planet to each of theweekdays given: Invocation for Sunday (Sol), Invocation forMonday (Moon), Invocation for Tuesday (Mars), Invocationfor Wednesday (Mercury), Invocation for Thursday (Jupiter),Invocation for Friday (Venus), Invocation for Saturday(Saturn).

10. The Pentagram illustrated in GoT is also different in thatit contains none of the Hebrew lettering in the BoM version,replacing it instead with a simple tetragrammaton (Yod HeVau He) at the centre. Also, the final paragraph of GoT differsconsiderably to that given here. The GoT version appears tohave been garbled by a copyist, and thus rather than seeingservice as a verb - as was intended - the word 'inhabit' hasbeen transformed into the name of a deity, alongside Bileth,Mizabu, and Abinzaba.

11. The design reproduced in GoT is clearly a corrupt versionof that given here. It does add the words Tetragrammaton andl.lohim to the space between the two concentric circles (thewords are centered respectively between the two o'clock andseven o'clock positions), but reduces the Hebrew letters withinthe eight-pointed star to a series of meaningless squiggles.

12. The Hebrew letters at the center of the triangle in GoT arethose of the of the tetragrammaton: Yod He Vau He (Yahweh =Jehovah) whereas in BoM they appear to read He Yod He Vau(almost certainly a transcription error).

13. GoT gives the name "J AH" instead of "J A A" in the bottomright strut of the hexagon.

14. GoT does not have the Hebrew letters Kaph Beth Aleph in

the center of the hexagram, but does have the name "JAI" in thetop horizontal bar, which is empty in the design given in BoM.

15. GoT does not include the Hebrew lettering within the threecentral planes of the design.

16. This line is not present in BoM, but is in GoT, and as bothworks contain the related design, it seems appropriate tointroduce the words into the text.

17. I have been unable to trace the meaning of the word"Caurier" (possibly "Cauriei"). The word itself is not used inGoT which offers a slightly simpler version of this paragraph:"Perfumes:— Saffron, with the wood of Aloes, the Elder andthe Pine. Add to it a grain of Musk, and consecrate the whole,pulverized and mixed together in a paste."

18. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introducethe words into the text.

19. GoT supplies a somewhat different form of this text: "Thehead of a frog, the Bovine Blood, a grain of White Poppy,Flowers of Chamomile, and Camphor, pulverized into a pasteby the mixing of the blood of a Virgin Kid." As the editor ofGoT rightly points out modern-day occultists generally regardthe use of blood-type sacrifice in ritual as undesirable, andpotentially harmful to the magician. He suggests an egg whiteas a suitable substitute.

20. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introducethe words into the text.

21. GoT has instead: "Leaves of the Mandrake, Sal Ammonia,Roots of Gentian, Valerian herbs finely cut, a little Sulphur!made into a paste with the blood of a black Cat."

22. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introducethe words into the text.

23. GoT has instead: "Sandalwood of the East, leaves ofAgrimony, Cloves, powder of Henbane. Beat all into apowder. Make thereof a paste with Foxes' blood and the brainsof a Magpie."

24. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introducethe words into the text.

25. GoT has instead: "The seed of an Ash Tree, the wood of the

Aloe, leaves of the Scullcap Herb, Mandrake roots, and the endof a Quill, made into small balls (pills)."

26. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introducethe words into the text. Importantly, in Got the "Character ofHagith" within the circle is also inverted (ie: if one turns thepresent page upside down the design appears as it does inGoT).

27. GoT has instead: "Musk, Juniper berries, wood of Aloes,dried Red Roses, dried leaves of Elder, pulverized, and madeinto a paste with the blood of a Pigeon."

28. This line is not present in BoM but is in GoT. As both workscontain the related design, it seems appropriate to introduce thewords into the text.

29. GoT has instead: "Grains of Black Pepper, grains of Hogsbane,powder of Sulphur, made into a paste with the blood of a Bat,and the brains of a black Cat."

30. There are a number of significant differences between thediagram of the lamen in BoM (reproduced on p. 56) and the onethat was published in GoT. To start with the Hebrew letters at thecenter of the triangle in the lamen in GoT are those of the of thetetragrammaton: Yod He Vau He (Yahweh = Jehovah) whereasin the lamen in BoM they appear to read He Yod He Vau (almostcertainly a transcription error). In general the Hebrew lettersin BoM appear badly drawn: suggesting perhaps that those inthe manuscript which Hockley used had been poorly copied,and that he did not have sufficient proficiency in Hebrew torestore them. Thus GoT gives Aleph Gimel Lamed Aleph forthe letters in the circle above the apex of the triangle, Yod HeVau He for those at the left vertex, and Samekh Yod He LamedAleph for those at the right, all of which would seem to makemore sense than those given in the same positions in the lamenin BoM. GoT also gives Erigon in place of Erigion. In case it isnot clear the divine names in the outer circle of the lamen, readclockwise from the top, are Elohe, Elohim, Adonay, Sabaoth,and Tetragrammaton.

31. Underneath this passage GoT has a drawing of a Magician'sceremonial dagger that is not in BoM. The drawing does notrelate to the immediate text, and appears simply to have beeninserted there, perhaps a later addition. It is:

This on the other side

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32. This sentence is not in GoT.

33. The word in this position in BoM is quite illegible. GoT gives"unfaithfulness/' which certainly fits in with the rest of thetext.

34. The majority of this paragraph, from "I beseech ... " to "...orway but" is not present in GoT.

35. The preceding six sentences (starting "Grant oh mostmerciful God ...") are not in GoT.

36. The Lord's Prayer, arguably the best-known prayer in all ofChristendom.

The Latin version given in the 'Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesiae'is:

Pater noster, qui es in caelis:

sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;

adveniat Regnum Tuum;

fiat voluntas Tua,

sicut in caelo, et in terra.

Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie; .

et dimitte nobis debita nostra,

Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;

et ne nos inducas in tentationem;

sed libera nos a Malo.

The English version, as given in early editions of The Book ofCommon Prayer' is:

Our Father, which art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy Kingdom come;

thy will be done,

in earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;but deliver us from evil.

N.B. The doxology: "For thine is the Kingdom, the power, andhe glory, For ever and ever. Amen" is frequently not includedvith the prayer, usually on the grounds that it is not present inhe passages in Matthew].

17. Credo (Latin for "I believe") refers to a statement oronfirmation of one's religious belief. The most famous Credo,ind probably that referred to here, is the Nicene Creed thatiummarizes the faith of the orthodox Christian Church and has>ecome part of the the liturgy of most Christian Churches. It wasidopted at the First Council of Nicea (325 CE) and revised withidditions by the First Council of Constantinople (381 CE). Manyversions exist: a slightly modernised version of that publishedn the 1662 edition of The 'Book of Common Prayer' reads:

I believe in one God the Father Almighty,

Maker of Heaven and earth,

And of all things visible and invisible:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,

Begotten of his Father before all world -

Cod ol Cod, I ight of Light,

Very God of very God,

Begotten, not made,

Being of one substance with the Father,

By whom all things were made;

Who for us men, and for our salvation came down fromheaven,

And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,And was made man,

And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.He suffered and was buried,

And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,

And ascended into heaven,

And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.

And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick

and the dead:

Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,

The Lord and giver of life,

Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,

Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped andglorified,

Who spake by the Prophets.

And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church.I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.And I look for the Resurrection of the dead,And the life of the world to come.Amen.

38. "Ave Maria/' also know as "Hail Mary," or "SalutatioAngelica" ("The Angelic Salutation") is a traditional prayer toMary that has been particularly popular in the Roman Catholicand Eastern Orthodox Churches. The prayer, in its most commonLatin form is:

"Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in

mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in

hora mortis nostrae. Amen."

A translation in English is:

"Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thouamong women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at thehour of our death. Amen."

39. The preceding four sentences (starting "In the name of ..."and ending "....thy Holy Name.") are not in GoT.

40. The preceding passages (starting with the words ".... andwords of my mouth .... " in the sentence beginning "Holy, Holy,Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth..." and ending with the words "....by thy humanity, mercy, and grace" in the present sentence) arenot in GoT.

41. The preceding passages (starting with the words ".... andthat I receive.... " in the sentence beginning "I implore Thee,..."and ending with the words ".... world without end. Amen" inthe present sentence) are not in GoT.

42. This sentence is not present in GoT.

43. The preceding passages (starting with the words whichlivest and reignest, ever one God,.... " in the sentence beginning"In the Name of the most merciful God,..." and ending with thewords ".... reignest forever Amen " in the present sentence) arenot in GoT.

44. This sentence is not present in GoT.

45. The preceding passages (starting with the sentence

beginning "Oh most merciful and tender Father ..." and endingwith the words ".... and of the Holy Ghost, Amen" in the presentsentence) are not in GoT.

46. The sections identifying the "Spirits of Mars," the"Messengers of Mars," and the "Intelligences of Mars" are alllacking from GoT.

47. This name is partially illegible. It could also be Mutiaton.

48. The sections identifying the "Presiding Spirits of the Sun,"the "Presiding Spirits of the Moon," and the "Presiding Spiritsof the Saturn," are all lacking from GoT.

49. Translates as: "Glorious angels, be of help and assistance [lit.be helpers and assistants] in all business and questions and inall other cases / causes, through Him who is to come to judge theliving and the dead."

50. The "1513" presumably refers to the year, but I have beenunable to establish the meaning of "1 o one T. TO." Onepossibility is that there has been a copyist's error, and thepassage should actually be read: 'given by Turiel messenger ofthe Spirits of Jupiter to one T. TO. [in] 1513/ which would ofcourse make sense in the overall context.

51. This sentence identifying "The Character of Turiel" is notin BoM, but is in GoT, and has therefore been included here.BoM concludes at this point, whilst GoT has a sort of Appendixcomprising two pages of notes on "The Powers and Office ofthe Seven Olympic Spirits," as well as a Table of the "Time ofPlanetary Hours.'' As this Appendix is clearly a later addition- presumably by the editor of GoT - it has not been includedin the present volume. Details of this added material, and theworks from which it is drawn, can be found on p.xii of theIntroduction and attendant footnotes.