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

THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN SYSTEM OF MAGIC
corresponding Hebrew letters. For example: the word "sobha" could be
pronounced soh-bay-hah. The god-names, like MPH ARSL GAIOL, to be found in
the Water Tablet, are pronounced as: Em-pay-hay Ar-sel Gah-ee-Ohl. The one major
exception to all rules is that the letter Z is always pronounced as zoad. So that the
word Zamran is pronounced as Zoad-ah-mer-ah-noo.
Dr. Wescott laid down similar rules in another document he wrote for the
Adeptus Minor, but his version gives several variations which should be noted. I
have found these latter to be valid, making for greater euphony and ease in
handling. He said: "M is pronounced em; N is pronounced en (also Nu or Noo - since
in Hebrew the vowel following the equivalent letter Nun is used); A is pronounced ah;
P is peh; S is ess; D is deh." This rule, in fact, simplifies the entire procedure, If one
had no further rules than these, the entire matter of Enochian pronunciation, which
has been unnecessarily obscured and rendered so difficult, could then be handled
with ease.
Another variation is that Y, J and I are similar to the Yod in Hebrew - as U
and V are similar to the Vau in Hebrew. X has sometimes the value of Samekh and
at others of Tzaddi, though there is no reason not to use it as in English.
Usage and experience will ultimately dictate which one is to be employed.
Let me give several examples of words chosen relatively at random in order to
exemplify the simplicity of the process of pronunciation. These names are to be
found in the Tablet of Union:
EXARP Ex-ar-pay
HCOMA Hay-coh-mah
NANTA En-ah-en-tah
BITOM Bay-ee-toh-em
Though it has been suggested by Wescott that every letter should be
pronounced separately, this idea makes for clumsiness, lack of euphony and
unnecessary length, which creates fatigue and monotony. Further examples are:
CHIS Cahhee-sah
CHISGE Cahhis-jee
The student must use not merely these rules but his own sense of euphony and
intuition in dealing with this matter. Remember, there is no final version which is
absolutely authoritative.
In the Portal grade of The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic
(Falcon Press, Phoenix 1983) there is a very short Enochian invocation which is
abbreviated from the First Call, but also contains the names of three Archangels
drawn from the Tablet of Union. I give the invocation first, followed by its
transliteration in pronunceable phrases.
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