Anthony Testa - The Key of the Abyss.pdf

which yields the Aiq Bakir of 7 + 4 = 11. As we will see, this provides
several key insights into the nature of the book. This has broader
applications as the use of Aiq Bakir allows us to link words (albeit
more broadly than a straight equivalence) with the Kabalistic spheres
(see Table 2).
Therefore, we find, applying these methods that words significant to
Liber 49 such as:
Witchwood = 90, Aiq Bakir = 9, the Moon or Yesod.
Serpent = 131, Aiq Bakir = 5, Mars or Geburah 205
Pan = 41, Aiq Bakir = 5 also Mars or Geburah
Goat = 43 , Aiq Bakir = 7, Venus or Netzach
Etc. Nothing terribly noteworthy here though we have confirmation of
our premise, as witchwood reduces to 9 - the value of the Moon as we
would expect, but it nicely demonstrates the technique. We are now,
however, ready to open the key that is in Liber 49.
205 As an aside, Samael, who is assigned to the sphere of Geburah in Mathers work on the
Qliphoth is, as we saw when we looked at Dee’s work, conflated with Choronzon who is in
turn identified with Samael y the Gnostics. See the Qliphoth in Cycles of the Aeons II: Angel
of the Abyss and Choronzon, this volume
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