The Path of Ceremonial Magick

[chronosmagia]

This is what I understand the purpose of High Magick has so far.
The Tree of Life & The Geocentric Model are the maps for the process to complete the great work, it is the ascension process.
Gradually converting your chemical body into a light body as your capacity for containing divinity increases;
via the 4 levels of Alchemy (Physical, Biological, Psychological, Transcendental).

First, you work with the heart of the Rosicrucian cross, The Microcosm. (This is the mini cross + 3 petals in the center) Malkuth, The 10th Sphere.
The tiny cross represents the Earth Element, and the first 3 petal's around it represent [Aleph - Air - The Fool], [Mem - Water - The Hanged Man],
[Shin - Fire - Judgement]. This is the first step on the path of Ceremonial Magick, Elemental Magick.
I need help with this part; how do you go about invoking and working with the elements? Is it solely doing the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram?

Next, you work with the 7 Planets & their Energies, Celestial Bodies. This is the Macrocosm.
Our psyche, our Deep Mind/collective unconscious, has a constellation within that is a mirror image reflecting the 7 planetary cosmic powers.
The dots on the constellation being focal points which reflect the great planetary archetypes in Atziluth. They function within the "Nephesh"
as incredibly vast sources of magical power. (The Nephesh is the emotional-instinctual level of the psyche and emanates from the "Ruach"
(the intellect). It is comprised of the astral stuff of Yetzirah.
-- This is an explanation I derived from the planetary magick book by Denning & Phillips --

[Foundation - Yesod - Moon] 9th sphere
[Splendor - Hod - Mercury] 8th sphere
[Victory - Netzach - Venus] 7th sphere
[Beauty - Tipareth - Sun] 6th sphere
[Severity - Geburah - Mars] 5th sphere
[Mercy - Chesed - Jupiter] 4th sphere
[Understanding - Binah - Saturn] 3rd sphere

In the Planetary Magick book they say for the first time starting off these rituals should be performed in ascending order.
Once you've worked enough with these, with Planetary Magick, you then move onto the 2nd Sphere.

[Wisdom - Chokmah - The Zodiac] 2nd sphere
This involves the 12 constellations of the Zodiac
The 36 Deacons (Each Angel = 10° of the zodiacal belt)
The 72 Angels of Shem HaMephorash (Each Angel = 5° of the zodiacal belt)

After this,
[Crown - Kether - Source] 1st Sphere

There are still layers above this, what was it, 3 levels of Nothingness?
And there's some details I'm missing in between, and I don't have all the specifics yet, but it's a start and what I see as my
template for the Path of Magick so far.
There's many other practices that should be done in tandem with this, like the sacred secretion. I think SS, asceticism, is an integral part to all of this.
Just live a good life, eat good food, get shredded, seek out fated lovers, and keep feeding the divine flame within you.

 

[Vandheer]

There are still layers above this, what was it, 3 levels of Nothingness?

That would be right. Ain Soph Aur, Ain Soph, and Ain.

They do not matter that much especially if you are going with the fourfold tree model, which makes Kether of Assiah the Malkuth of Briah, world of angels. They say that final task as an Ipsissimus is to completely be one with your Holy Guardian Angel. And thats how you start from the Malkuth of the angelic word.

Though I am just parroting Pat Zalewski here and I don't believe HGA is an angel at all to begin with.

 

[DiLoco_DelEted]

Care to comment more on the HGA feelings?

Since Lucifer appears in the form of a Shem Angel, it kind of looks some hopeful wind out of the sails.
I still have yet to understand the entire layout of how to get one to appear, let alone manifest.

Do you have an alternative view of the Tree in the Four Worlds?

 

[chronosmagia]

Care to comment more on the HGA feelings?

Since Lucifer appears in the form of a Shem Angel, it kind of looks some hopeful wind out of the sails.
I still have yet to understand the entire layout of how to get one to appear, let alone manifest.

Do you have an alternative view of the Tree in the Four Worlds?

The way I'd picture this model in my head is four trees connected together Kether [E] to Malkuth [W], Kether[W] to Malkuth[A], Kether[A] to Malkuth[F] and hence the Atziluth tree wouldn't have A 'Kingdom' , because it loops back around. 'Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth tarot' By Lon Milo DuQuette touches a lot on this about the lowest aspect being special because it connects to the highest.

I feel like the HGA term might be something Misconstrued. It comes off more as a buzz word to me.
What I think people mean when they talk about HGA is entering a trance state and fully embodying the singularity of your consciousness
in the astral plane. Maybe I'm wrong.

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Amur linked to this website that has all the core rituals. Great resource.
There was a video on Damien Echols' YouTube also talking specifics about what rituals to do for each Level of the work.
Theres Lesser and Greater Ritual of the Pentagram, and of the Hexagram. And then there's an even higher one called like
the red fire of the pentagram, or something.
I'm just trying to figure out what the practices are for elemental magick so I have a proper foundation.
But yeah, imma do my nightly LIRP then maybe do a Moon / Mercury ritual if the planetary hour lines up for me, then I'll close off
with the LIRP.
We're all gonna make it.

 

[DiLoco_DelEted]

Thank you for the link.

On the HGA, most of the terminology came from magicians who were of the Abrahamic (JCI) faith. Therefore, demons and angels came to be seen much more in these faiths, save Judaism except for the Book of Jasher/Job. And right there we have an inconsistency.

Archaeological evidence shows that Christ was born in a cave. Moses and Christ were the only two figures that were sent to Egypt as children and grew up in at least 20-30 years.

Mithraism, the Epic of Gilgamesh and other born in a cave, crucified and rose three days to become the Sun God, are common.

So, perhaps we should look at the HGA as something other than "Angel".

BTW, thank you to you and Amur for the Thelamistas link.

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This is what I understand the purpose of High Magick has so far.
The Tree of Life & The Geocentric Model are the maps for the process to complete the great work, it is the ascension process.
Gradually converting your chemical body into a light body as your capacity for containing divinity increases;
via the 4 levels of Alchemy (Physical, Biological, Psychological, Transcendental).

First, you work with the heart of the Rosicrucian cross, The Microcosm. (This is the mini cross + 3 petals in the center) Malkuth, The 10th Sphere.
The tiny cross represents the Earth Element, and the first 3 petal's around it represent [Aleph - Air - The Fool], [Mem - Water - The Hanged Man],
[Shin - Fire - Judgement]. This is the first step on the path of Ceremonial Magick, Elemental Magick.
I need help with this part; how do you go about invoking and working with the elements? Is it solely doing the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram?

Next, you work with the 7 Planets & their Energies, Celestial Bodies. This is the Macrocosm.
Our psyche, our Deep Mind/collective unconscious, has a constellation within that is a mirror image reflecting the 7 planetary cosmic powers.
The dots on the constellation being focal points which reflect the great planetary archetypes in Atziluth. They function within the "Nephesh"
as incredibly vast sources of magical power. (The Nephesh is the emotional-instinctual level of the psyche and emanates from the "Ruach"
(the intellect). It is comprised of the astral stuff of Yetzirah.
-- This is an explanation I derived from the planetary magick book by Denning & Phillips --

[Foundation - Yesod - Moon] 9th sphere
[Splendor - Hod - Mercury] 8th sphere
[Victory - Netzach - Venus] 7th sphere
[Beauty - Tipareth - Sun] 6th sphere
[Severity - Geburah - Mars] 5th sphere
[Mercy - Chesed - Jupiter] 4th sphere
[Understanding - Binah - Saturn] 3rd sphere

In the Planetary Magick book they say for the first time starting off these rituals should be performed in ascending order.
Once you've worked enough with these, with Planetary Magick, you then move onto the 2nd Sphere.

[Wisdom - Chokmah - The Zodiac] 2nd sphere
This involves the 12 constellations of the Zodiac
The 36 Deacons (Each Angel = 10° of the zodiacal belt)
The 72 Angels of Shem HaMephorash (Each Angel = 5° of the zodiacal belt)

After this,
[Crown - Kether - Source] 1st Sphere

There are still layers above this, what was it, 3 levels of Nothingness?
And there's some details I'm missing in between, and I don't have all the specifics yet, but it's a start and what I see as my
template for the Path of Magick so far.
There's many other practices that should be done in tandem with this, like the sacred secretion. I think SS, asceticism, is an integral part to all of this.
Just live a good life, eat good food, get shredded, seek out fated lovers, and keep feeding the divine flame within you.

Invoking and working with the elements....

The LRP Invoking (which element)
Tarot Cards 0 (Air), XX Judgement (Fire), XXI The World (Saturn / Earth), XII Hanged Man (Elemental Water).
Immersing yourself into activities of the natural element. (See Modern Magick element exercises on this)
Feeling the element in every day interaction. (See Modern Magick element exercises on this)

At one point, I was invoking the LRP and LRH of the day of the week, by using the planets element to be the LRP element. It becomes chaotic if you dont banish before invoking the next day. Example: I invoked Luna after three days and started to go nuts, fear of heights came back, flighty, emotional.

I recommend the last as an advanced exercise, and to banish the previous day before invoking the current day.

 

[Vandheer]

Care to comment more on the HGA feelings?

Since Lucifer appears in the form of a Shem Angel, it kind of looks some hopeful wind out of the sails.
I still have yet to understand the entire layout of how to get one to appear, let alone manifest.

Do you have an alternative view of the Tree in the Four Worlds?

Hga feelings?

You mean what I think of HGA? The most recent translation showed that actually the abremalin process was longer than 18 months. It shows you how little we know of this topic.

I agree with the OP that its a misleading term. Bardons final step is creating this HGA/Godself. And his method is that YOU create it. Crowley went for the Bornless rite, which the original rite Stele Jeu is an excorsism. You can find more info about bornless rite in Jake Stratton Kents (rest in eternal glory) and Stephen Skinners books on the subject.

Everyone has a different method or different view about this thing, really.

No, I do not have a different view on fourfold tree, I just try to avoid Hermetic Qabala in general these days. Though the last book I throughly read about occult was Dion Fortunes Mystic Qabala, lol. I really enjoyed it.

I just prefer the traditionary planetary system without Sephirot attached into it. If I wanted to study Kabala I would try studying the Jewish Kabala.

 

[DiLoco_DelEted]

Okay, I know the ONA has a tree model like that, as well as the Norse tree model. The Mystical Qabalah is a great book. Way more logical and detailed that I could only dream to match.

If the HGA is self created then essentially you are structuring the self created/imagined godform assumption.
I see where you are going with this.

Then it makes the Shem even more suspect in my view despite my beliefs which are currently going back to Atlantis and the Keltoi.