You may have heard that the Abramelin is most widely used as an
instruction manual for contacting your Holy Guardian Angel. It is regarded as
a religious text. Although it lists demons, it is not usually considered to be a
demonic grimoire. This is a perfect case of a great secret being hidden in
plain sight.
I can only urge you to read the book (using the latest translation by
George Dehn and Steven Guth) to see how subtly and wonderfully its true
intent is concealed and then revealed. A basic reading, made without looking
below the surface, suggests that you must spend eighteen months in devout
prayer to God before you can call your Guardian Angel forth and then bind
the demons to do your bidding. The truth is that the religious instructions are
an allegory for magickal techniques. God is not present in this work, but
Lucifer is, and all the Hidden Demons are revealed. ...
The Book of Abramelin has been a guiding light in Western Occultism,
but for reasons other than our own, and with its meaning overlooked by most
readers. Aleister Crowley was so taken by the concept of the Holy Guardian
Angel that he simplified the working of the Abramelin into his own Egyptian-
laden version called Liber Samekh, which pushed together some of his
favoured images with an old exorcism and other occult detritus, to create a
ritual that became the cornerstone of his personal religion. Crowley,
undoubtedly the most famous occultist of his time and ours, changed his
mind about what the Guardian Angel was several times, sometimes believing
it to be the higher self, and at other times sensing an entity beyond himself.
Although these ideas were cluttered, vague and contradictory, they have been
the keystone of occult practice for hundreds of thousands of working
occultists. ...
Lucifer and the Hidden Demons is our decoding of the indispensable
magickal techniques and the most powerful and accessible demons that can
be sourced from the book, while taking account of the mistakes made during
its creation and translation, to create a complete system of magick. ....