Lately I realized the connection between the 72 angels of
the Shemhamphorasch and the 72 Mercury Genii featured in ‘The Practice of
Magical Evocation’ by Franz Bardon, because I have known for awhile now that
many of the spirits in the book, ‘The Miracle of New Avatar Power’ by Geof
Gray-Cobb (NAP) also feature these angels, and so I wanted to learn more about
them and their origin.
In ‘The Practice of
Magical Evocation’ Franz Bardon states:
"Many
Kabbalists mistakenly consider the 72 genii of the Mercurian sphere as the
Shemhamphorasch, which is the unspeakable name of God, as expressed through the
four syllable-letters, YOD-HEH-VAU-HEH, the well known Tetragrammaton or
Adonai.
True initiates
and Kabbalists are well aware of the fact that nomenclatures which also have
numbers affixed to them are numerical keys which refer to the proper use of the
methods and directions given."
However, the 72 names given for the genii of the Mercurian
sphere *are* the same as the Shemhamphorasch, yet with some nuances and tweaks
in spelling. Most seem to appear verbatim as to how their names were originally
listed in the Shem. With NAP, the spelling is often different too, yet you can
still tell that they are Shem angels, because it would appear that Geof
Gray-Cobb paired up these angels together as they were listed next to each
other in almost all of the offensive NAP spells in chapter 8 of the book, like
so:
Defensive Armor Ritual - 5. MAHASIAH and 6. LEHAHEL
Psychic Guided Missile Ritual - 35. KEVEQIAH (Chavakiah) and
36. MENDIAL (Menadel)
The Etheric Shrapnel Ritual - 37. ANIEL and 38. CHAAMIAH (Haamiah)
The Spirit Sentry Ritual - 55. MIBAHIA (Mehaiah) and 56. POOYAL
(Poiel)
The Occult Judo Ritual - 65. DAMBAYAH (Damabiah) and 66. MENQAL
(Manakel)
The Theurgic Booby-Trap Ritual - 3. SAITEL (Sitael) and 4. OLMIAH
(Elemiah)
The only offensive spell that does not seem to pair two Shem
angels together who are listed in a row features YECHOEL who is arguably not
even a spirit from what I’ve seen, as it appears to be “a Hebrew name given to
males meaning “May God Live” or “God Shall Live.” And the other being paired up
with this “Hebrew name” is LEHAHIAH who is the 34th Shem angel.
Together, these two work together in the Astral Bomb Attack spell.
Beyond that, it seems that the only other Shem angel who is
worked with in the more popular spells in NAP would be IELAHIAH, the 44th
Shem angel, who is called upon in the Incantation To Win Legal Action.
Every other spirit in the book would appear to be from various
traditions, and I think it would do well to include some of them here.
Before I do this though, it would seem that similar to
YECHOEL, who I previously mentioned, the spirit (Mightiest) DYNAMIS, also appears
to *not* be a spirit, yet another word to describe something. In this case, it
means “Miraculous Powers”. Appropriate, seeing as the name of the book has the
word “Miracle” in the title and also because this spell is the Incantation to
Give Power Over Others. The fascinating thing though, is that upon further
research, it seems that this word is actually used to describe a class of
angels as well. So this spell would seem to have the potential to tap into a
whole pantheon of angel spirits perhaps. As an aside, pretty much any copy that
one could find of this book, ‘The Miracle of New Avatar Power’ would be a used
one, as it was published in the 1970’s and is now out of print. The page with
this spell on it, in the hardback edition that I have, is the only page that
has a crease on it from it’s previous owner. Possibly hinting that they really
liked the power from this spell and used it a lot. Or maybe it even says
something about the power that DYNAMIS had over them, seeing how it was the
only page that was folded at its corner. Perhaps bending ones will like the
page.
I also posted recently on my Facebook wall about how I have
been studying the origin of the NAP spirits, and that I found where some more of
them came from, beyond the Shem angels, which I discussed earlier in this blog.
After performing the NAP Ritual, the first spell in the book (the whole book to
me is like a giant spell) The Incantation for Winning Contests comes next,
which works in the spirit LABEZERIN. It follows, with the second spell being
the Invocation for Money with NITIKA. BOTH of these “spirits” are from ‘The
Nuctemeron’ by Apollonius of Tyana, a work which some say derives these beings
from Syrian lore. There is one more spirit from ‘The Nuctemeron’, known as
JAZAR, who is worked into The Spell to Excite Love.
Here’s the thing though! Regardless of where the original
source comes from, the author of NAP is speculated to have used ‘The
Nuctemeron’ which states in the second sentence that:
“By these genii the ancient hierophants understood neither
angels nor demons, but *moral forces* or *personified virtues*.” (Asterisk
emphasis my own).
So what this tells me, is that these FORCES, are not
necessarily spirits, beings, or entities, but more like a power that one is
invoking, similar to a Hebrew God name, or other words of power that someone
performing magic might use. Just like I mentioned earlier with YECHOEL and
DYNAMIS which are names that describe something, LABEZERIN is the name used to
describe the energy or force that represents success, NITIKA is a force involving
precious stones (not necessarily money) however because of the amount of people
whom have used the NAP grimoire, and the highly charged words of power used
when working with NITIKA, it has become a massively powerful force indeed, and
then finally JAZAR who is the “force” or “virtue” that represents love.
So right there, at least FIVE of the NAP spirits are
actually more of a kind of energy, that when worked with, activates their power
internally (similar to the NAP ritual) along with creating an impression that
influences reality around us. I cannot tell you how grateful I was, along with
the feeling of relief that came when I discovered this, because NITIKA never
appeared to me like a being, but always like a bright building light of power
inside me. NITIKA, in my opinion is a completely internal force through my own experience,
though that is just me. Either way, this research seems to back up how I
perceive it.
When we put into consideration, the techniques and methods
used in NAP, a whole lot of what is taking place has to do with activating
internal forces within us to get the job done. For example, at the end of the
NAP rite one is instructed to say aloud, “I know now that my New Avatar Power
is flooding to the surface”. Then one can choose to work with the middle pillar
to charge themselves which is a form of energy work and building up one’s vital
power within themselves to higher levels. Added on-top of these two things,
working with a name that is really a “moral force” or “personified virtue” and
you have a completely internal process going on that is drawing all of this
stuff to you. For lack of better words, you are pulling all that you desire,
and to yourself, in order to create a better life. That isn’t to say that these
beings aren’t external from us, but rather, they know how to activate these
forces within us to attract what we want in life, because they literally *are*
these forces. The NAP rite relaxes us to make the energy channels open up so
energy can flow, then the Central/Middle Pillar fills us up with energy, and finally
the “spirit” or “being” that is worked with in the spell takes all these
massive amounts of energy generated, and creates what they truly are from it. In
this sense, the energy you build up is partially transformed by the “spirit’s”
energy signature in order to naturally attract whatever force or virtue they
are related to.
Below are the stories behind the different spirits of NAP. I
took information from different sources online, yet I found none of them
actually crediting where they got it from, so I won’t either, as there is no
original place provided to give credit where it is due, except to thank the
mysterious authors whom originally contributed it.
ARZEL- (or ARZAL) is one of the four glorious and benevolent
angels of the east, who is invoked when one wishes to learn the secret wisdom
of God. He has also been attributed to Psalm 80:10, the angel who watches over
the sacred seder, "the mountains were overshadowed by the boughs of the
cedar of god."Arzal (or Arzel)
is one of the four glorious and benevolent angels of the east, who is invoked
when one wishes to learn the secret wisdom of God. He has also been attributed
to Psalm 80:10, the angel who watches over the sacred seder, "the
mountains were overshadowed by the boughs of the cedar of god."
LABEZERIN- Incantation for Winning Contests - In talismanic
magic, the genius (spirit) of success. LABEZERIN serves in the 2nd hour of the
day. (The Nuctemeron)
NITIKA - A genius of precious stones who presides over the
6th hour. (The Nuctemeron)
(Mighty) ELUBATEL is called upon with two other spirits in
the 6th & 7th Books of Moses. The other two spirits are
Ebuhuel and Atuesuel, who are called in order to summon demons.
GADIEL- An angel whose name means “God is my wealth”.
Interestingly enough, though it’s name has to do with wealth, yet it is used in
the NAP spell for protection, so this might be a good angel to work with into
the money spell!
ANAEL (Haniel, Hamiel, Onoel, Ariel) – one of the 7 angels
of Creation, chief of principalities, prince of archangels, and ruler of Friday
angels. Anael exercises dominion over the planet Venus, is one of the
luminaries concerned with human sexuality, and is governor of the 2nd Heaven,
where he is in charge of prayer ascending from the 1st Heaven. It is Anael who
proclaims “open all ye gates” in Isaiah 26:2. In addition, he controls kingdoms
and kings on earth and has dominion over the moon. (Along with Gabriel and
others) Apart from variations already noted, Anael is, or appears to be Aniyel,
Anaphiel (Anafiel), Aufiel. With Uriel, Anael is combined by Shakespeare in The
Tempest to form the sprite Ariel. An angel which Anael has been known to be
under. Ariel was also quoted by Sir Edward Kelley to be a “comglomerate of
Anael and Uriel” In Longfellows The Golden Legend, Anael is one of the angels
of the 7 planets, specifically the angel of the Star of Love, (i.e. the Evening
Star or Venus). In the Book of Tobit, Anael is the name of Tobit’s brother.
JAZAR- A genius who “compels love.” Jazar is one of the genii
of the 7th hour, according to ‘The Nuctemeron’ of Apollonius of Tyana.
PAGIEL- An angel of the moon who is invoked during rituals
for the purpose of granting whatever they desire. It may be a good idea to work
this angel into any spell, as a way of strengthening results, and helping
things manifest smoothly.
KADRIEL- 1 of 3 Kabbalistic angels of prophecy. Created on
the eve of the 1st Sabbath. In the Zohar, one of 3 “mouths” created by God at
the start of Creation. Another “mouth” created at the same time is the angel
Yahadriel. The term seems to denote the voice of prophecy, rather than
translation as is the case of the Metatron. The “start of Creation” in which
they were created denotes the eve of the first Sabbath (I am unsure who the 3rd
angel was, so I will just say that it is Metatron for the time being). (Zohar)
ZOROEL- A Solomonic angel who is able to defeat Kumeatel.
One of the thirty-six demons of disease. (I feel that it would be advantageous
for the healer to track down each Solomonic angel that is known for defeating
each one of the 36 demons of disease in order to find which angels would work
best for healing a specific ailment)
SABRIEL- An archangel who is one of the two chiefs of the
Tarshishim “the brilliant ones” who are the equivalent of the Virtues- the
other is Tarshiel. He is also a guardian of the hall of the First Heaven and is
the only angel capable of defeating the demon Sphendonael (a demon of disease).
(Mightiest) DYNAMIS- “Miraculous Powers”. This is also a
word that represents an entire class of angels.
IAOTH- In the Testament of Solomon, Iaoth is one of the 7
Archangels (a variant of the 7 Aeons). He is equated with Beqa, the first and
fallen of the Aeons. By the power of Iaoth’s name, the demon Kurteel (who
causes bowel pains) can be overcome. In the sense that Kurteel is a variant of
Kasbeel (Beqa’s title after the fall), calling the name of Iaoth in aid seems
to indicate some conjuration of his former divine nature.
PETAHYAH- Cabalistic angel who rules the Northern region of
heaven.
OPIEL- Angel who aids individuals in obtaining love of a
desired one.
Now let’s have some fun and strip away the spells for a
second that these spirits are worked into and instead combine them in ways
based on what we now know about them, and what they are supposedly good at
doing. I also feel that it would be more powerful to group up the other beings
that a spirit was originally featured with. So for example: Elubatel (Success),
Ebuhuel, and Atuesuel (6th and 7th Books of Moses).
Kadriel (To Know Secret Knowledge) Yahadriel, and Metatron (Zohar). Sabriel and
Tarshiel (Solomonic angels). It may also be a good idea to work with entire
hierarchies. All 72 Shem angels, all Solomonic angels, perhaps each spirit in
‘The Nuctemeron’ who has the desired powers that is needed, and combine them
together for different spells. Geof Gray-Cobb, cobbled together different
traditions, and it gets working results, though it could perhaps be more
beneficial to stick with a single tradition when it comes to casting a spell
rather than combining as many as possible. The beings of one tradition are likely
more familiar with each other, and have better working relationships that are
already established, which is why it was smart, and a good move on his part to
pair the Shem angels together in the aforementioned spells.
For starters, let’s take the love spell which features both
ANAEL and JAZAR. We could certainly add OPIEL to the mix (or any spirit for that matter within reason of accomplishing the set objective of the spell) as we now know that this spirit
helps in matters of love. And though PAGIEL is in the Incantation to Rekindle a
Mate’s Interest, there is no reason why this being could not be added to *any*
spell in order to strengthen it, as we now know that it helps grant wishes (Note:
I would recommend casting love spells at one's risk. They tend to go awry, and mess things up for
all those concerned, though it might be entirely possible to avoid this kind of
conflict by having the right kind of roster of spirits backing you up like I
was suggesting above. One may also benefit from being a little creative, and finding different ways to work with them, as they are all great spirits).
Therefore, we could do something like this: Work exclusively
with beings from a specific system, in this example I will use the ones from
‘The Nuctemeron’ and though they rule over different hours of the day, these
forces still exist regardless of what time it is, and in my opinion, they can
be called upon just as powerfully, regardless of what the clock says.
I chose to take all the names of the different spirits from ‘The
Nuctemeron’, and create different categories in which one might benefit from
having more direction in working with them. Of course one can also do whatever
they desire to fit their needs. I just find that it makes more sense for me
personally, and a lot easier when it has some form of organization like this. I
even included my own interpretation in parenthesis on some of these "moral
forces" and "personified virtues" as they can be confusing at
times. Keep in mind that with my descriptions, this is how I mostly view them,
so they could have completely different meanings from my own perspective. And
also, once again I will repeat this passage from 'The Nuctemeron' as it is
something that I’m really trying to drive home in this current blog.
“By these genii the ancient hierophants understood neither
angels nor demons, but moral forces or personified virtues.”
HEALING:
PAPUS, physician
ZALBURIS, genius of
therapeutics
CAUSUB, serpent-charming
genius (This relates to the Caduceus and Kundalini)
SALILUS, genius who
sets doors open (This relates to the chakras or kabbalistic gates)
MAGIC:
KASPHUIA, necromancer
MIZKUN, genius of
amulets
TORVATUS, genius of
discord
NITIBUS, genius of
the stars
MASCARUN, genius of
death
EISTIBUS, genius of
divination
TABLIBIK, genius of
fascination
TACRITAU, genius of Goetic
magic
UPHLATUS, genius of
the quintessence
TUKIPHAT, genius of
the schamir (This is the tool that King Solomon was said to have used to build
his temple with, and that Moses used to engrave the stones placed into the
Priestly breastplate)
ZIZUPH, genius of
mysteries
SABLIL, genius who
discovers thieves
COLOPATIRON, genius
who sets prisons open (I wish Franz Bardon knew about this one)
ZEFFAK, genius of
irrevocable choice
SEZARBIL, devil or
hostile genius
MASTHO, genius of
delusive appearances
PHALDOR, genius of
oracles
ZOPHAS, genius of
pantacles
KALAB, genius of
sacred vessels
HAHAB, genius of
royal tables
MARNES, genius of the
discernment of spirits
SELLEN, genius of the
favour of the great
ELEMENTAL MAGIC:
HEIGLOT, genius of
snowstorms
HIZARBIN, genius of
the seas
SUPHLATUS, genius of
the dust
BARCUS, genius of the
quintessence
SUCLAGUS, genius of
fire
SCHACHLJL, genius of
the sun's rays
EGLUN, genius of the
lightning
CURSING: (Remember that all the beings of ‘The Nuctemeron’
were said to be "forces" and "personified virtues" so be
careful with what you’re playing with. It may be best to work with external
beings like the Shem angels as Geof Gray-Cobb did in NAP, if you’re going to
curse. I personally have not experimented with these particular forces yet under
this specific category, as it runs the possible risk of effecting the person
calling them, but who knows? Maybe they could help with transmuting this stuff
into its positive form within someone).
ZAHUN, genius of
scandal
HAHABI, genius of
fear
EIRNEUS, destroying
genius of idols
THAGRINUS, genius of
confusion
SISLAU, genius of
poisons
ZEIRNA, genius of
infirmities (ailment)
AZEUPH, destroyer of
children (In the passage that this comes from, it was related to the devil, again, think "moral forces" and "personified virtues)".
TARAB, genius of
extortion.
MISRAN, genius of
persecution
LOVE:
SISERA, genius of
desire
PHARZUPH, genius of
fornication
SCHIEKRON, genius of
bestial love (I am not entirely sure on this one, though I think it is implying
the worship of animal-like gods *not* bestiality. As they use the term
“ministers of bestial love” in the passage. This to me would denote Paganism in
general. At any rate, best way to go about it would be to make contact and find
out!)
CAMAYSAR, genius of
the marriage of contraries (again, a little confusing wording here, as this may
have to do with bringing together opposing ideas, rather than bringing two
people into union who may have differing opinions or personalities, but why not
try both)
JAZER, genius who compels
love
ARMILUS, genius of
cupidity
MONEY:
NITIKA, genius of
precious stones
HAATAN, genius who
conceals treasures
SIALUL, genius of
prosperity
LIBRABIS, genius of
hidden gold
TOGLAS, genius of
treasures
RAZANIL, genius of
the onyx
ROSABIS, genius of
metals
SAIR, genius of the
stibium of the sages (Stibium is Antimony, which is a type of element or
mineral)
NATURE:
SACHLUPH, genius of
plants
EIRNILUS, genius of
fruits
EISNUCH, genius of
agriculture
ZUPHLAS, genius of
forests
ADJUCHAS, genius of
rocks.
ANIMALS:
MIZGITARI, genius of
eagles
ALPHUN, genius of
doves
BUCAPHI, genius of
striges
STRATEGY, REASONING, MORAL/ETHICS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
SINBUCK, judge
BAGLIS, genius of
measure and balance
LABEZERIN, genius of
success
ZAROBI, genius of
precipices (Again, more weird wording. I look at this like the Fool Tarot card,
in avoiding the cliff that one is about to step off of)
CAHOR, genius of
deception
PHALGUS, genius of
judgment
ACLAHAYR, genius of
sport
TABRIS, genius of
free will
SUSABO, genius of
voyages
HATIPHAS, genius of
attire
ZAREN, avenging
genius
SABRUS, sustaining
genius
CUNIALI, genius of
association
HAVEN, genius of
dignity
PHLOGABITUS, genius
of adornments
KATARIS, genius of
dogs or of the profane
HALACHO, genius of
sympathies
LABUS, genius of
inquisition
EDUCATION:
BUTATAR, genius of
calculations
NANTUR, genius of
writing
KIRTABUS, genius of
languages
WEALTH & ACE OF PENTACLES
TEMPERANCE & THE HIGH PRIESTESS
CHANGE & COMPLETION
