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Last time was really theoretical and dry, but this time it will be a bit more "magical". Anyway, let's just start where we left off.
It would seem inconceivable that there could ever be such thing as Jewish Gnosticism in view of the malicious identification of the Hebrew creator god with the chief archon, Yaldabaoth (I forgot to mention last time that another name besides Samael which is sometimes used, is Demiurge). In effect, the gnostics are calling the god of Jews the devil. Yet many early Gnostic sects were composed of Jewish members. It is often argued, that the Oprhites (early gnostic sect) were basically Jewish rather than Christian.
The Kabbalah has its origins in this Jewish Gnosticism of the third and fourth centuries. The Kabbalistic doctrine of emanations comes from the Gnostics who used to explain how evil could exist in the universe. The Gnostics postulated to a series of successive worlds, each one darker and more gross than the other, through which the light of the supreme deity was progressively made thinner and weaker. In the Kabbalah, this became the ten spheres of the Sepiroth, which are replicated in the four worlds of Atziluh (Archetypal World), Briah (Creative World), Yetzirah (Formative World), and Assiah (Material World).
Also, the complex angelology of the Kabbalah finds its correspondence in the detailed classes of angels and demons assigned by Gnostics to the parts of the human body, the emotions, the elements, the planets, and so on.
In the Kabbalah there exist many names of God and the angels which possess occult powers, and one supreme name rules over all the others, the Tetragrammaton JHVH. In Gnosticism, there are also many names which must be used to achieve specific magical ends such as divination or protection from sickness, and often there is one supreme name that supersedes all the others. In one tradition the ultimate name is Caulacau, for example.
However, the true occult names of God appear to consist of a series of extended vowel sounds that were vocalized through long wailing cries which took the voice through the spectrum of the vowels. The exact pronunciation of the vowel strings can't be known with certainty. Perhaps they were closely guarded occult secrets of the Gnostic sects, even as the true occult pronunciation of the Hebrew JHVH is one of the most secret mysteries of Jewish occultism.
From the beginning, the Kabbalah embraced an esotericism closely akin to the spirit of Gnosticism, one which was not restricted to instruction in the mystical path but also included ideas on demonology, angelology, and magic. This was the Kabbalah Ma'asit or practical Kabbalah, which achieved its maturity much earlier than the Kabbalah iyyunit or speculative Kabbalah. Those who devoted themselves to the practical Kabbalah were foremost seeking an effective system of magic and were only secondary concerned with recondite theological speculations. This is why magic and rites from the Kabbalah are often considered to be effective and powerful compared to other more theoretical occult traditions.
Many grimoires in the medieval age are of Kabbalistic origin, for example, the Zohar or Sefer Raziel HaMalakh ("The book of Raziel the angel").
But more importantly, was the influence it had on the most famous Grimoires like the Key of Solomon. However, unlike later grimoires like The Lesser Key of Solomon, it doesn't mention the signature of the 72 demons constrained by King Salomon in a bronze vessel. Instead, all magic was performed through the power of God.
Here is a pentacle found in the Key of Solomon:
With all that, if you want to have a spoken demon language in your stories, I highly suggest to use Hebrew or base your language upon it, since it will definitely sound demonic.
The Lesser Key of Solomon which contains the Ars Goetia is definitely one of the most interesting topics in occultism: How to summon one of the 72 demons for various tasks and many familiar names like Baal, Dantalion, and Malphas which appear in various media.
But that's a topic for another time.
Next time will be about the history of Samael and Lilith, plus some rituals dedicated to Lilith, and how to summon a Succubus or Incubus. I know, I stated I would do it here, but it turned out longer than expected...
It would seem inconceivable that there could ever be such thing as Jewish Gnosticism in view of the malicious identification of the Hebrew creator god with the chief archon, Yaldabaoth (I forgot to mention last time that another name besides Samael which is sometimes used, is Demiurge). In effect, the gnostics are calling the god of Jews the devil. Yet many early Gnostic sects were composed of Jewish members. It is often argued, that the Oprhites (early gnostic sect) were basically Jewish rather than Christian.
The Kabbalah has its origins in this Jewish Gnosticism of the third and fourth centuries. The Kabbalistic doctrine of emanations comes from the Gnostics who used to explain how evil could exist in the universe. The Gnostics postulated to a series of successive worlds, each one darker and more gross than the other, through which the light of the supreme deity was progressively made thinner and weaker. In the Kabbalah, this became the ten spheres of the Sepiroth, which are replicated in the four worlds of Atziluh (Archetypal World), Briah (Creative World), Yetzirah (Formative World), and Assiah (Material World).
Also, the complex angelology of the Kabbalah finds its correspondence in the detailed classes of angels and demons assigned by Gnostics to the parts of the human body, the emotions, the elements, the planets, and so on.
In the Kabbalah there exist many names of God and the angels which possess occult powers, and one supreme name rules over all the others, the Tetragrammaton JHVH. In Gnosticism, there are also many names which must be used to achieve specific magical ends such as divination or protection from sickness, and often there is one supreme name that supersedes all the others. In one tradition the ultimate name is Caulacau, for example.
However, the true occult names of God appear to consist of a series of extended vowel sounds that were vocalized through long wailing cries which took the voice through the spectrum of the vowels. The exact pronunciation of the vowel strings can't be known with certainty. Perhaps they were closely guarded occult secrets of the Gnostic sects, even as the true occult pronunciation of the Hebrew JHVH is one of the most secret mysteries of Jewish occultism.
From the beginning, the Kabbalah embraced an esotericism closely akin to the spirit of Gnosticism, one which was not restricted to instruction in the mystical path but also included ideas on demonology, angelology, and magic. This was the Kabbalah Ma'asit or practical Kabbalah, which achieved its maturity much earlier than the Kabbalah iyyunit or speculative Kabbalah. Those who devoted themselves to the practical Kabbalah were foremost seeking an effective system of magic and were only secondary concerned with recondite theological speculations. This is why magic and rites from the Kabbalah are often considered to be effective and powerful compared to other more theoretical occult traditions.
Many grimoires in the medieval age are of Kabbalistic origin, for example, the Zohar or Sefer Raziel HaMalakh ("The book of Raziel the angel").
But more importantly, was the influence it had on the most famous Grimoires like the Key of Solomon. However, unlike later grimoires like The Lesser Key of Solomon, it doesn't mention the signature of the 72 demons constrained by King Salomon in a bronze vessel. Instead, all magic was performed through the power of God.
Here is a pentacle found in the Key of Solomon:
With all that, if you want to have a spoken demon language in your stories, I highly suggest to use Hebrew or base your language upon it, since it will definitely sound demonic.
The Lesser Key of Solomon which contains the Ars Goetia is definitely one of the most interesting topics in occultism: How to summon one of the 72 demons for various tasks and many familiar names like Baal, Dantalion, and Malphas which appear in various media.
But that's a topic for another time.
Next time will be about the history of Samael and Lilith, plus some rituals dedicated to Lilith, and how to summon a Succubus or Incubus. I know, I stated I would do it here, but it turned out longer than expected...
