Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.pdf

VOLUME FIVE
5. In actual consecration, a good aid is to purify the room using the
banishing ritual of Pentagram.
6. Better to finish a Telesma at one sitting.
7. Where Talismans or Symbols have done their work, they should be
carefully decharged and then destroyed. Decharge with Pentagram or Hexagram
according as it partakes of planetary or zodiacal nature. These remarks apply to Flashing
Tablets as well. May be done astrally.
8. Any flashing tablets in two colors should be nearly balanced in proportion of
color as possible, the ground one color, the charge another.
There is also a mode in which 3 colors can be used in planetary talismans, by placing
the seven colors of the Heptagram and drawing two lines to the points exactly opposite
which would yield 2 flashing colors.
9. Mode of charging and consecrating should be suitable to the
operation. Certain words and letters are to be invoked in the charging of a tablet,
viz. the letters governing the signs under which the operation falls, together with the
planet associated therewith (the latter only for planetary talisman). Thus in
elemental operations you take the letters of the appropriate triplicity, adding AL
thereto, thus forming an Angelic name, which is the expression of the force.
Hebrew names as rule represent the offices of certain forces, while the Enochian
Tablets represent a species of more particular ideas. Both classes of names should
be used in these operations.
After preparing room first formulate towards the quarters the Supreme Ritual of
the Pentagram as taught. Then invoke the Divine Names turning towards the quarter of
the Element. Then being seated or standing before the Tablet and looking in the requisite
directions, i.e., in the direction of the force you wish to invoke, take several deep
inspirations, close the eyes and holding the breath, mentally pronounce the letter of the
forces invoked. Do this several times until with the eyes closed you can positively feel the
element involved. Having done this formulate the letters several times as if you breathed
upon the tablet, pronouncing them in the vibratory manner. Then rising make the sign of
the Rose and the Cross over the Tablet. Repeating the requisite formula or any other
appropriate words, first describe around the telesma to be consecrated, a circle with the
proper magical implements and then make the Invoking Pentagram appropriate five times
over it, as if it (the pentagram upright) were standing upon it, vibrating the letters of the
Triplicity involved with AL added. e.g. for Fire (Halsael) and (SheHalsael). Then solemnly
read any invocations required -- making the proper sigils from the Rose as you pronounce
the names.
The first Operation is to initiate the Whorl from yourself. The second, to attract the
force in the atmosphere into the vortex you have formed. Then read the Elemental Prayer
as in the Grade rituals (if for Fire, that of the Salamanders) and close work with the sign of
the Circle and Cross -- after performing the necessary Banishing Ritual. But do not banish
over newly consecrated telesma.
Wrap telesma carefully up in silk or linen, preferably white.
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