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A Manual ofGoetic and Enochian

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MichaelOsiris

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Michael O

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A manual of Goetic and Enochian

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Michael Osiris Snuffin

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Dedication

To three great seers…Mary, Leo, and Sam

…and four magical unclesUncle Al, Uncle Izzy,

Uncle Anton, and Uncle Pete.

I couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you.

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ContentsForward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Practical Goetic Magick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Goetic Theory: A Brief Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Goetic.Evocation:.Why?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Astral.vs ..Physical.Evocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The.Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The.Goetic.Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The.Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Curses.and.Punishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25The.Goetic.Journal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Appendix 1: Outline.of.a.Goetic.Operation . . . . . . . . . . 31Appendix 2: The.Goetic.Yellow.Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Appendix 3: A.Goetic.Lexicon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Appendix 4: An.Evocation.of.Glasya-Labolas. . . . . . . . 35

The Watchtower System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Introduction.to.the.Watchtower.System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Hierarchy.of.the.Watchtower.Entities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Watchtower.Evocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53The.Watchtower.Pentagram.Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Elemental.Attributions.of.the.18.Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Entities.of.the.Watchtowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85The.Palace.Of.Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Watchtower.Of.Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Watchtower.Of.Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Watchtower.Of.Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Watchtower.Of.Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Appendix 1: The.Thirty.Aethyrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Appendix 2: Revised.Opening.by.Watchtower. . . . . . . 116Appendix 3: A.Partial.List.of.Changes.to.the.System. . 121Appendix 4: Enochian.Translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Selected.Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

The Grimoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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ForwardSorcery,definedhereas theartofconjuringspirits, isoneof the

traditional, core disciplines of magickal practice. It shows up in allmagick-usingculturesandeveninthosethatsuppressmostmagick,likeChristianity.Butwhethercallingthemuporputtingthemdown,theonewhocandothisisviewedwithaweandsomeromance.Per-haps themost famous imagesofmagick fromFaust toFantasiaarethoseofcallingupspiritstodothebiddingofthesorcerer.Becauseofthis there should be no surprise that this branch of magick is one ofthemostadmiredanditspractitionersaccordedthehighestprestige.

Yet,lookedatanotherway,whatissorcerybutanalternativeandin-efficienttechnology?Mosttasks,likefindingmoneyoralover,whicharequitetraditionalcommandsinthegrimoiresandspirit lists,arebestperformedbygettingajobandthroughgoodgroomingandpre-sentation.Butwhenordinarymeansarenotenough,whenanotherpushforsuccessisneeded,orthereisjustnohumanwayoffindingtheleverstomakewhatwedesiretohappen,thenindirectanimisticmagicklikesorceryisavenerableandextremelypowerfulapproach.

Howeveruseful forpracticalpurposes, sorcery is evenmore im-portant as the art of separating out the consciousnesses around usfromthebackgroundofuniversalmindforspiritualdevelopment.Itspracticegivespersonalityandfacetothephenomenaof life, letsustalktoandnegotiatewithotherwiseabstractandabstruseforces,letsus get a grip on the untouchable and experience the world aroundusaswhollyalive.Whenpracticedthusitisessentialtothedevelop-mentofthemagick-user.Itspropercultivationmakesthepracticeofsorcerynotmerethaumaturgy(wonder-working)buttheurgy(divineaction),andharnessesmagickaltechnologyforevolution.

Sorceryisbutonetermappliedtothisdiscipline,ConjurationandEvocationarealsoassociated.Theterm‘toconjure’givesoneofthemostimportantcluestothemethodofSorcery:‘bylaw’isthespirit‘compelled’toappear.Manycritiquesofcompulsionfilltheliteratureonmagickinancient,medievalandmoderntimes,mostlyinappro-priately.TheGreekMagicalPapyricontainexamplesof threateningspiritsandevenGodsiftheydon’tdothesorcerer’sbidding.Medieval

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textsthreatenwiththewrathofYahwehorChrist.Todayour‘curses’aremorepsychological;wepromisetoneverspeakthenameorac-knowledgetheexistenceofthespiriteveragain.Whilethelattermostofthesemightactuallybeeffectivebydenyingthelesserspiritswhattheydesiremost,ourattention,therealpoweroftheconjurationisnotinthecursebutinthebureaucracy.

TheEnochiansystemmakesthisquiteexplicitandGoeticsorceryonlysomewhatless.BystartingatthetopoftheHierarchyandget-ting essentially ‘approvals’ all the way down, by the time we get tocalling the spirit we are actually interested in, we present a signed,sealed,stampedand‘approved’formtotheappropriatefunctionarywhothengoesanddoeswhatisasked.Notbecauseofourownpowerorauthority(moreorless),butbecausewehavereceivedallthenec-essaryapprovals.Itdoesraisethequestionsofwhetherthedivineorhumanhierarchycamefirst...

Evocationasaterminsorcerypointstolocation.Whereisthephe-nomenonofinteractionwiththeCalledOneoccur?Withinourownpsycheordualisticallyandexternally?Themostfundamentalpowerandskillofthemagick-useristocallor‘invoke’.Allothertechniquesweusecanbesaidtoderivefromthisone.Whenused,whateverwecallcomesandchangesus.Evocationisnoneotherthanthis,butthetermisusedtodistinguishtheexpectedresultwhereintheCalledar-rivesasaPersonorForceexperiencedasexternal toourselvesandavailable for conversation. The ‘appearance’ may be simply in themindoftheEvoker(oranassistingSeer)orwithsomephysicalmani-festationinsmoke,lights,orotherphenomena.Ultimatelyitdoesnotmatter how as long a contact is made. However, in developing theskillsoftheSorcerer,manyfinditworthwhiletogotothenecessarylengthsto‘EvoketoVisibleAppearance’atleastonce.Oncedoneandproventoyoursatisfaction,mentalor‘astral’appearanceisquitesuf-ficientandusuallymoreefficientandeasier.

Anotherimportantdistinctionissometimesmadebetweeninvok-ingHigherorDivinebeingsandLower,Infernalbeings.Thisispre-dominantlyanartifactofChristiandualisminwhichavastpropor-tionofSpiritshavenotpledgedfealtytoYahwehandSon,andsothislatterclassareDemonsthatcanandshouldonlybecompelledinthenameoftheJudeanTribalGod(andSon).Inthepre-ChristianClassi-

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caltraditioningeneralandintheNeoplatonictraditionofIamblichusof Chalcis in specific, Demons are not infernal, damned creaturesthatcanbeforcedintoservice.DemonsarethedynamicPersonswhomanifestthefundamentaldivinepowersthatmaketheworldworkintheparticular.Forinstance,theGodSaturnmaybethegeneralpowerofmomentum(amongstother things),butaveryminorDemonofSaturnistheonewhorollstheboltyoudropunderthecarwhileyouareworkingonit.Ofcourse,itissomeminorDemonofMurphythatpicksthelocation.

Angels in the Classical tradition are usually anagogic in nature,meaningthattheyfunctiontoteachandleadsoulsupwardalongthepathofspiritualevolution.IntheEnochiansystemtheyalsohavethenatureofdivinefunctionariesandsointhetextsthatfollowthetradi-tionaldistinctionisnotofcentralimport.Also,intheGoetic,someofthespiritsareDeitiesrelegatedbytheoriginalgrimoire’scompilerstoinfernalstatus.Itremainsforthepractitionerhowever,tobeawareofthisaspectwhendealingwiththebeingscalled.

Manyoftheoldgrimoireshavebaroqueandelaborateproceduresfor conjuring spirits. They are so snarled that some have suggestedthatinterpretingthemliterallyisimpossibleduetotheinfiniteregressoftasksnecessarytopreparethetools,place,andpractitionerfortherite. The author of the following works, Frater Osiris, cuts throughtheGordianknotofcomplexityandobfuscationtopresentuswithamuchmoredirectapproachtoevokingGoeticandEnochianspirits.It issimple,clear,practicalandwithoutmystification.Whatfollowshighlyaccessibleandisdesignedtoenablethepractitionertoassem-blethefewtoolsrequired,preparethemself,andbeginworkalmostimmediatelyreapingthepracticalandspiritualbenefitsofsorcerouspractice.Naturally,itisanapproachthatsomewon’tlike,butmanymorewillappropriateandtunetotheirownsatisfaction.Anyonecangetstartedhere.

Sam Webster, Master of DivinityFounder & Preamonstrator General of the Open Source Order of the Golden DawnBy the City of the Western Gate, August 2010

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IntroductionInourNewAeonofMagickthereisagreatdealofinterestintheart

ofGoeticevocation.Morebookshavebeenpublishedonthesubjectinthelast20yearsthanprobablyanyotherperiodinhistory.Inthisgoldenageofinformation,themodernmagicianhasaccesstoevery-thingfromtheoriginalSloanemanuscriptsthatcomprisetheLesserKeyofSolomontotheGoeticjournalsofmodernmagicians.

But as is the case with many occult subjects, the proliferation ofinformationonGoeticevocationhasspawnedsomeconfusing,mis-leading,andsometimesevenerroneousinstructionsonhowsuchanoperationisproperlyandeffectivelyperformed.Furthermore,thetra-ditionalmethodsofevocationdescribedintheLesserKeyofSolomonareoflittlepracticalusetothemodernmagician,whocaresneitherfortheirunnecessarycomplexitynorfortheirarchaicbiasesandsym-bolism.

Yetunderneaththecomplicatedpreparationsandwordyconjura-tions of the Lesser Key of Solomon are simple rules and formulae.WhenfreedfromthefettersofOldAeontraditionandsymbolism,Goeticevocationbecomesasimpleandeffectivemethodofmagicalworking.

ThefocusofthisworkistobringGoetiaoutofthedarkagesandintoamodernlight.Whenthetheorybehinditisunderstood,Goeticevocationistrulyapracticalart.

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Goetic Theory: A Brief OverviewOne of the most frequently asked questions about the Goetia is

“WhatexactlyareGoeticspiritsanyway?”Therearetwomainschoolsofthoughtonthissubject.

Thoseoftheobjectiveschoolofthoughtbelievethatthespiritsexistexternaltothemagician,livingontheastralplane,orpossiblyeveninHell(whereverthatis).

Amorepopulartheoryisthatthe72Goeticspiritsaresubjectiveelementsoftheindividualconsciousnessresidingindormantpartsofthehumanbrain.Becausethese“spirits”ofthebrainaregenerallyun-controlled,theymaybethesourceofourownpersonaldemons.Themagician,throughtheuseoftranceandritual,activates,externalizes,andpersonifiesthesepartsofhisbraintocontrolandutilizethem.*

OthersbelievethatGoeticspiritsarebothobjectiveandsubjectiveentities,thattheyarenotonlypartsoftheindividualconsciousness,butarealsoelementsoftheCollectiveUnconscious,theimagesandexperiencessharedbytheentirehumanrace.

What is most important is that the magician believe that Goeticspiritsdoindeedexist,andthattheartofevocationisatrulyeffectivemethodofcommunicatingwith them. In theend, itdoesn’tmatterwherethespiritsoriginatefrom—ifyoucallthem,theycome.

Beforewemoveon,I’dliketomentionthatIhaveaskedafewGoet-icspiritswhere theywereorwhat theyweredoingbeforeIevokedthemintomypresence.Iftheycouldevenanswerthesequestionsatall, theyusuallysaidthattheyweresleeping.Inthissense, itseemstheydon’texist(atleastonapersonallevel)beforeyoucallthemup.

*Foramore in-depthdiscussionof thisperspective,see“TheInitiatedInterpre-tation of Ceremonial Magick”, Aleister Crowley’s introduction to the MacGregorMatherstranslationofThe Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King(YorkBeach,ME:SamuelWeiser,1995).SeealsoLonDuQuette’sessay“DemonsareourFriends”,published in Angels, Demons, & Gods of the New Millennium (York Beach, ME:SamuelWeiser,1997).

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Goetic Evocation: Why?That’sagoodquestion.WhybotherwithGoeticevocationatall?

Ifyouwantsomething likemoneyor loveor information,whynotperformasimpleritualandletsleepingdemonslie?

First,ifyoubelievethatGoeticspiritsarepartsofyourindividualconsciousness(asdoI),thenbringingtheseunrulyspiritsundercon-trolresultsingreatercontrolofyourownconsciousness.ThispurgingandperfectionofthemindisakeyelementoftheGreatWork.

Second, Goetic spirits are intelligent; they can work independentlyandcantacklecomplicatedtasksthatmaybedifficulttoaccomplishbyothermeans.Itisbecauseofthisthattheyareoftenusedassourcesforinformation,andasaresultmanyoftheirservicesareinforma-tion-oriented.

Third, the interactiveelementsofGoeticevocationareappealingtomanymagicians.Forexample,whenotherformsofmagickfailtomanifestthedesiredresults,themagicianhaslittlerecoursebuttogobacktothedrawingboard.ButifaGoeticspiritfailstocarryouthischarge,thenyoucancallhimupagainandfindoutwhattheproblemwasorevenpunishhimforslacking!

Controllingandinteractingwiththeunrulyelementsofyourownhead is well worth the energy and effort. Practice will prove thatworkingwithinsteadofagainstthespiritsoftheGoetiacanbeaveryrewardingexperiencethatcanbringsurprisingresultsandgreatsat-isfaction.

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The First Key

Olsonfvorsg,gohoiadbalt,lanshcalzvon-pho;Sobrazol ror i tanazpsad,graa tamal-prg;Dsholqqaanothoazimz,odcommahtanoblohzien;Sobathilgnonpprgealdi;dsurbsoboleh g rsam; casarm ohorela taba Pir; Dszonrensgcabermiadnah.Pilahfarzmznurzaadna gono iadpil, ds homtoh; Soba ipam, luipamis;Dsloholovepzomdpoamal,odbog-paaaitapiappiamolodvooan.Zacare,ca,odzamram;odocicleqaa;zorge, lapzirdonocomad,hoathiaida.

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Ireignoveryou,saystheunityofjustice,inpowerexaltedabovethefirmamentsofwrath;inwhosehandsthesunisasasword,andthemoon as a penetrating fire; Who measuresyour garments in the midst of my vestures,andtrussedyoutogetheras thepalmsofmyhands;WhoseseatsIgarnishedwiththefireofgathering;Whobeautifiedyourgarmentswithadmiration;toWhomImadealawtogovernthe unity of all things; Who delivered you arodwiththearkofknowledge.Moreover,youliftedupyourvoicesandsworeobedienceandfaithtounity,andwhotriumphs;whosebegin-ningisnot,norendcannotbe;Whoshinesasaflameinthemidstofyourpalace,andreignsamongst you as the balance of righteousnessand truth. Move, therefore, and show your-selves;openthemysteriesofyourcreation;befriendlyuntome;forIamtheservantoftruth,thetrueworshipperofthehighestunity.

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Watchtower of Air

R Z I L A F A Y T L P AA R D Z A I D P A L A MC Z O N S A R O Y A V BT O I T T Z O P A C O CS I G A S O M R B Z N HF M O N D A T D I A R IO R O I B A H A O Z P IT N A B R V I X G A S DO I I I T T P A L O A IA B A M O O O A C U C AN A O C O T T N P R N TO C A N M A G O T R O IS H I A L R A P M Z O X

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The Grimoire

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Hereinaretheforegoingconjurationsinamanner

suitableforpracticaluseinTemple.Theyarematchedwith

titled,butotherwiseblank,pagesforyoutofillwithyour

ownconjurations.PleasenotethattheCompulsionandthe

Curseareleftblank.These,youmustwriteyourself.

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Charging the SigilTakethecup,makeacrossoverthesigil,andsprinkle the sigil with water while saying:

I purify this sigil of the Spirit N with Water.

Takethecenser,andmakeacrossoverthesigilwiththecenser.Placethecenserbackonthealtar,holdthesigilinthesmoke,saying:

I consecrate this sigil of the Spirit N with Fire.

Holdupthesigilwithbothhandsandsay:

I do declare that this sigil of the Spirit N has been duly purified and consecrated and is now ready for use in evocation.

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About the Author

MichaelOsirisSnuffinhasstudiedandpracticedvariousformsofoccultismforoverfifteenyears,withparticularinterestintheGoldenDawn,Thelema,ChaosMagickandtheLeft-HandPath.HefoundedtheTempleofLightandDarkness (www.templeoflightanddarkness.org)in2003,andservedasChiefAdeptoftheTempleuntil2010.HeistheauthorofThe Thoth Companion(LlewellynPublications,2007),which describes and defines the symbolism of Aleister Crowley’sThoth tarot. He has lectured on a number of occult subjects in the lastdecadeandhasalsoworkedasaprofessionaltarotreader.

MichaelOsirisSnuffinreceivedaBAinLiberalArtswithanem-phasisinCommunicationsandMediafromTheEvergreenStateCol-lege,andwentontoearnanEditingCertificatefromtheUniversityofWashington.HelivesinSeattle,Washington,whereheworksasafreelanceeditorandwriter.

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NorthWest

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Palace of Spirit

ConjuringSpirits

A Manual ofGoetic and Enochian

Sorcery

MichaelOsiris

Snuffin

Concrescent Press

Conjuring Spirits

Michael O

siris Snuffin

Concrescent PressRichmond • Californiawww.Concrescent.net

Non-Fiction / Esoteric