After the Angel: An Account of the Abramelin Operation

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It is possible to add 1 part of a previously consecrated batch of the Crowley version of Abramelin oil to each new batch. This can be done for magical reasons and does not change the proportions of the ingredients. If you are a Tarot or magic enthusiast, you do not need me to introduce you Marcus Katz. I am sure that many a times you, just like me, wondered, where does this man take all the energy and genius to create innumerable ideas and books, in what ponds does he fish for all the "wizardness" of the titles he gives to his many outlets ( Tarot-Town, Hekademia, Tarosophy, Tarosophist International being just a sample...)

Overall, the work is consistent with Kabbalistic and Goetic ritual practices of the time. Many modern Kabbalah practitioners believe that the initiates of the Abramelin era used the ritual as a tool to transform the mind into something more closely resembling the mind of God. Like some Tantric rituals from Tibetan Buddhism, the eventual visualization of the Holy Guardian Spirit may be more of a deeply meditative, transformative thought exercise than a literal summoning ritual. Conjuring the Guardian Spirit: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Whatever that means, something that's especially meaningful to me, presently, about Crowley is that he tested his results - he forsook (that's right) the "plateau" and continued pressing the Work. He didn't say, 'well, that worked, good enough...' and rest on his laurels, he kept at it, reproducing results and pushing for confirmation - ever the skeptic!

Interesting that Shiva mentions that "John St. John" came after Crowley's 8=3, as One Star in Sight has this: "Adeptus (Exemptus). Completes in perfection all these matters. He then either (a) becomes a brother of the Left Hand Path or, (b) is stripped of all his attainments and of himself as well, even of his Holy Guardian Angel, and becomes a Babe of the Abyss, who, having transcended the Reason, does nothing but grow in the womb of its Mother. It then finds itself a Magister Templi." You’ll want to read the original text of the book in its entirety, particularly the sections on what should be considered before undertaking the process, and the ritual specifications for building an altar and other ceremonial objects. Since Cinnamon and Cassia are two species of the same Cinnamomum genus, their doubling up into one name by the translator of the French manuscript is not unexpected. His reasons for doing so may have been prompted by a pious decision to avoid duplicating true Holy Oil, or by a tacit admission that in medieval Europe, it was difficult to obtain Cinnamon and Cassia as separate products. Early in the 20th century, the British occultist Aleister Crowley created his own version of Abramelin Oil, which he called "Oil of Abramelin," and sometimes referred to as the "Holy Oil of Aspiration." It was based on S. L. MacGregor Mathers' substitution of Galangal for Calamus. Crowley also abandoned the book's method of preparation—which specifies blending Myrrh "tears" (resin) and "fine" (finely ground) Cinnamon—instead opting for pouring together distilled essential oils with a small amount of olive oil. His recipe (from his Commentary to Liber AL vel Legis) reads as follows:

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part " keneh bosem" oil, which is sometimes spelled " kaneh bosem" (see article Holy anointing oil section "Identification of kaneh bosem")

Digestive toxicity: Galangal is edible, calamus is not, as it has some toxicity. This is certainly relevant to those who use Crowley's Oil of Abramelin as a core ingredient for the eucharistic Cake of Light, giving it a mild opiated taste (from the myrrh) and a spicy tang (from the cinnamon and the ginger-like galangal). Heavy use of calamus in such a recipe would render the host inedible. [15] It is difficult to know where to start when talking about Aleister Crowley. A name known to history for being controversial and taking part in clandestine religious practices, Crowley has influenced the alternative world of mysticism and the occult and much of popular culture in music, film and literature since the beginning of the twentieth–century. He was one of the many famous faces on The Beatles’ Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, and was featured number 73 in BBC’s 100 Greatest Britons in 2002. Still, he was a man that has been greatly misunderstood in popular media both during his lifetime and after, and is deserving to be treated as a historical figure in his own right—someone who has influenced culture significantly during his life and after his death.

While these summaries are oversimplified, this general framework has been adapted and altered by many practitioners throughout history. Some take a fundamentalist approach, believing that the ritual actually achieves the conjuration of supernatural entities and the acquisition of divine powers. The text warns, however, that only those with good intention may successfully complete the operation. Modern commentators often describe the Abramelin Operation as a sort of prolonged contemplative retreat. Diligent, repetitive practices like this can have a profound effect on programming the consciousness, and the transformative process can be unpredictable.