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Chapter 10 : <strong>The</strong> Holy Guardian Angel<br />

<strong>The</strong> Holy Guardian Angel is not a subjective entity, nor does it<br />

exist in a form <strong>of</strong> consciousness antipodal to <strong>the</strong> individual. Its<br />

reflex, however, can constitute a potential <strong>of</strong> an essentially<br />

different order and this has been interpreted as ‘evil’ (mouvais<br />

ange), potential far surpassing that <strong>of</strong> any human entity. … <strong>the</strong><br />

Holy Guardian angel alone can serve as a bridge between<br />

universe ‘A’ and universe ‘B’.<br />

--Kenneth Grant, Hecate’s Fountain, Skoob<br />

<strong>The</strong> Sacred Magic <strong>of</strong> Abramelin 123 <strong>the</strong> Mage, translated by Samuel<br />

Ma<strong>the</strong>rs, founder <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Golden Dawn, is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> corner-stones <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> modern edifice <strong>of</strong> Ritual magic. Which is not say that <strong>the</strong>re is in<br />

any sense an accepted orthodoxy as such, but as we shall see, this<br />

grimoire has pride <strong>of</strong> place amongst <strong>the</strong> Mediaeval texts which have<br />

come down to us, surpassing even <strong>the</strong> Solomanic keys in terms <strong>of</strong><br />

respect. Crowley certainly considered <strong>the</strong> doctrine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy<br />

Guardian Angel as central to <strong>the</strong> entire concept <strong>of</strong> initiation.<br />

In his essay “Abramelin and O<strong>the</strong>r Holy Guardian Angels”, Peter<br />

Koenig explains <strong>the</strong> ritual: <strong>The</strong> mysterious Arab Abramelin transmitted<br />

to <strong>the</strong> equally mysterious Abraham <strong>of</strong> Worms, a nebulous recipe for<br />

<strong>the</strong> compilation <strong>of</strong> personal rituals that are to lead to a<br />

communication/communion with <strong>the</strong> personal Holy Guardian Angel.<br />

By <strong>the</strong>se means one becomes firstly befriended with <strong>the</strong> Angel and<br />

secondly, <strong>the</strong> master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> demons. <strong>The</strong> process seems to be<br />

reciprocal: Human and Angel become One and toge<strong>the</strong>r forge a<br />

bridge to <strong>the</strong> divine.…<strong>The</strong> Abramelin-Text forms <strong>the</strong> trigger for many<br />

123 <strong>The</strong> name <strong>of</strong> an Egyptian magician cited in <strong>The</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sacred Magic <strong>of</strong> Abramelin<br />

<strong>the</strong> Mage, a magical text translated by S. L. Ma<strong>the</strong>rs. <strong>The</strong> French manuscript was written in<br />

<strong>the</strong> eighteenth century, but it purports to be a translation from an original text in Hebrew,<br />

dating from 1458. <strong>The</strong> grimoire contains elaborate instructions in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> a six-month<br />

program <strong>of</strong> purification and prayer, designed to lead <strong>the</strong> magician to higher states <strong>of</strong><br />

consciousness in which "knowledge and conversation with <strong>the</strong> Holy Guardian Angel" is<br />

possible.<br />

- Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero <strong>The</strong> Essential Golden Dawn,Quoted by Llewelyn<br />

Occult Encyclopedia<br />

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