Grimoire of Aleister Crowley by Orpheus Rodney

Author:Orpheus, Rodney [Orpheus, Rodney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Occult, Thelema, Aleister Crowley, Group Ritual, Magick
Publisher: Abrahadabra Press
Published: 2011-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

His number is 73, that of a Magus. In many other respects, also, He is mine own especial DAIMON. Let me therefore cause men to pay honour to Him, as unto a Great King!

[Crowley here calls Belial his “especial DAIMON” or Guardian. Of course in later life the angel Aiwass would come to supplant Belial in most of this kind of working for Crowley, and that is perhaps one possibility for a Thelemic group to use instead.It might be aiming a little high though!]

The Considerations concerning this Procedure of Art Magick aforesaid

1. Let there be a Temple wrought in Ninefold Disposition, as Luna is in the House of Sol, and He combineth those Natures.

[Nine is the number of the Moon, and Crowley advises a temple where everything is based around the number nine for Belial. This strikes me as a rather strange setup, since Belial isn’t really particularly lunar or solar that I can see, despite Crowley’s note.

If your particular egregore spirit was more Mercurial for example, you might want to set the temple up based on the number eight, or if Venusian, the number seven, and so on. You could do this by having an appropriate number of candles, for example. See Liber 777 or the appendices of Book 4 for more details on the planetary numbers. To be honest, I think this to be a little more complex than really necessary. Personally I’d just use enough candles to light the temple.]

2. There shall be therein a Magical Circle for the Image of Brass wherein He may enter and abide, receiving Offerings, and giving Answers; Sacrifices, and bestowing Favours.

[Crowley’s use of English might be slightly confusing at first glance here: what he is saying is that the Spirit resides within the Head, which in turn sits upon an altar; the altar is placed within a large Magick Circle drawn on the floor of the temple. This Head receives Offerings and gives Answers in return; or receives Sacrifices and bestows Favours. So if you just want information, make an offering. However if you want the Head to actually do something that has a material effect, a sacrifice is called for.]

3. There shall be a Magical Triangle wherein the Worshipper or Postulant may kneel, when as he would adore and consult or beseech Him.

[The triangle shown in Crowley’s original diagram has a somewhat nebulous form, so it clearly isn’t designed to have the same purpose as a classical magical triangle in a temple. I think it’s more intended to just denote the place where the people may congregate, and as such I didn’t think it necessarily would even need to be a triangle at all. Also I’m personally not a big fan of kneeling to spirits, I’d recommend a more confident approach – standing or sitting might be more appropriate.]

4. Within the Circle shall be an Altar of open brass work, but its topa plate of thin Iron.

[That’s a tall order for an altar - I think you can happily make do with something simpler if need be.

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