The Magical Ritual of The Sanctum Regnum
Eliphas Levi
The Kabalistic Prayer
- Be favourable to me, oh ye Powers of the Kingdom Divine.
- May Glory and Eternity be in my left and right hands, so that I may attain to Victory.
- May Pity and Justice restore my soul to its original purity.
- May Understanding and Wisdom Divine conduct me to the imperishable Crown.
- Spirit of Malkuth, Thou who has laboured and hast overcome; set me in the Path of Good.
- Lead me to the two pillrs of the Temple, to Jakin and Boaz, that I may rest upon them.
- Angels of Netzach and of Hod, make ye my feet to stand firmly on Yesod.
- Angel of Gedulah, console me. Angel of Geburah, strike, if it must be so, but make me stronger, so that I may become worthy of the influence of Tiphereth.
- Oh Angel of Binah, give me Light.
- Oh Angel of Chokmah, give me Love.
- Oh Angel of Kether, confer upon me Faith and Hope.
- Spirits of the Yetziratic World, withdraw me from the darkness of Assiah.
- Oh luminous triangle of the World of Briah, cause me to see and understand the mysteries of Yetzirah and of Atziluth.
- Oh Holy Letter s, Shin.
- Oh ye Ishim, assist me by the name Shadai.
- Oh ye Kerubim, give me strength through Adonai.
- Oh Beni Elohim, be brothers unto me in the name of Tzabaoth.
- Oh Elohim, fight for me by the the Holy Tetragrammaton.
- Oh Melakim, protect me through Jehovah.
- Oh Seraphim, give me holy love in the name Eloah.
- Oh Chashmalim, enlighten me by the torches of Eloi and the Shekinah.
- Oh Aralim, angels of power, sustain me by Adonai.
- Oh Ophanim, Ophanim, Ophanim, forget me not, and cast me not out of the Sanctuary.
- Oh Chaioth ha Kadosh, cry aloud as an eagle, speak as a man, roar and bellow.
- Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Shadai.
- Adonai, Jehovah, Ehyeh asher Ehyeh.
- Hallelu-Jah. Hallelu-Jah.
- Hallelu-Jah.
- Amen. Amen. Amen.
This prayer should be made use of every morning and evening, and it should be recited as a preliminary to all grand magical and Kabalistic ceremonials; it should be recited when facing the orient with the eyes raised to the heavens, or fixed on the Kabalistic emblem of the sublime Tetragrammaton, which you will find drawn for your instruction on an accompanying page.
So soon as you apply both body and soul to the Higher Magic you will have to defend yourself against all the blind forces of the world and of Hades. Earth will send the Bacchantes of Orpheus and the temptresses who assailed Samson and Solomon, even the stones will rise up and hurl themselves at you; Hades will send its Larvae and Phantoms to attack you. As a defence you will possess the Divine Word, the aura, the magical sword, the magnetic wand, the consecrated water, and the sacred fire, but above all the vigilant power of your invocation.
If you are Royal you may rely upon revolts and counterplots to force the spiritual powers to obey you.
Perform the conjuration of the Four by means of the Pantacle of Ezekiel, and proceed by the Septenary and the Triadic method, and by the Pantacle of the Hexagram of Solomon, which latter is the Symbol of the Macrocosm.
For the conjuration of the Tetrad, the Four, you bring into action the powers of the four elements duly consecrated, and you must trace in the air and upon the earth the pentagrams of fire and water; then make four expirations of the breath, and recite - making the cross - Nicksa, Ghob, Paralda, Djin.
Fluat udor per Spiritum Elohim.
Let the waters flow on, through the spiritual energy from Elohim, or ye Undines must roll back throught the influence of this consecrated water.
Maneat terra per Adam.
Let the earth remain solid through Adam. Work, ye Gnomes, as I will, or return to the earth in which I can imprison you by this Pantacle.
Fiat firmamentum per Elohim.
The firmament must persist through the Elohim. Submit, ye Sylphs, or pass away by the current of my breathing.
Fiat judicium per ignem.
Let the decree be carried out by the Fire. Ye Salamanders, be calm, or be coerced by the sacred fire.
You may formulate the Undine as an angelic form with the eyes of death; the Gnome as a winged bull, the Sylph as an eagle chained, and the Salamander as a gliding serpent.