Elementals
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"Aleister Crowley & The Ouija Board" sure did reveal a lot of stuff I didn't realize before. The main thing it dealt with in plain language was the relationship of the magician to elementals. I did not realize that it was basically necessary to create and control 4 elementals prior to proceding further up the hierarchy toward Abraxas/The Sun. Hell, I didn't even know really what Abraxas was and definitely didn't realize it played such an important role.
This book sure did explain a lot of things, but I have a few questions regarding Elementals.
1.) Does everyone here (advanced magicians, I should say) have 4 elemental children which they feed and communicate with on a regular basis?
• Are you stuck with these kids for life?!
• If you forget or get lazy, are they apt to latch onto you like a parasite and get out of control?
• If so, what happens? Do you kill 'em? CAN you kill 'em?2.) Elementals are sometimes confused for ghosts or demons, but ARE they the same thing? I had thought sylphs, salamanders, etc. were non-demonic, non-ghost beings. After reading this book, I see that Elementals can take on the Shells to appear as ghosts and the Shells themself, Qlippoth, are what make up "demons," no?
3.) The LBRP evokes the 4 archangels of the elements... are these really the archangels or are they really lesser aspects, essentially Elementals dressed up as archangels? The reason I ask is because if it is necessary to feed and care for 4 elementals before you can safely go further with angels and archangels, how is it possible that the LBRP allows you to evoke the archangels right off the bat?
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That work shouldn't be done until after the Knowledge & Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.
See Abramelin, for example.
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Welp, this is the first indication that this book does not provide the best information. In chapter 7, the author says that KCHGA must be sought if Elementals are worked with, but the order seems to be the reverse of what you're saying. I'm guessing from what you've said that these are either similar to or exactly the 4 demon kings that you're supposed to bring up after KCHGA.
As for the rest of the questions...? Do you seriously feed these things all the time so that they won't leech off you? That seems annoying.
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The feeding is necessary if you use particular techniques - such as those taught in Eighth Degree O.T.O. - where you are already feeding them from your very life essence to begin with.
It isn't necessary when you receive these familiars subsequent to the K&C of the HGA in the manner taught by Abramelin or similar methods.
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Ok, yes this author does mention the Eighth Degree OTO text regarding elemental marriages. The key thing, is he says to provide an altar "feeding space" where you'll put flowers, etc. rather than have the parasitic elemental feed off yourself.
Good, I'm glad there's another way to go. I didn't like the sounds of constantly taking care of 4 invisible companions that will go nutso if I go on vacation or something.
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It ever was and shall be a natural process. Although, I find, I think as most do, ritual to be aesthetically pleasing, and good for the soul if done in the true spirit. Never the less, the Holy Guardian Angel speaks to you when you are ready. It is an issue of oneness. As you rise in spirit, in heart, you encounter the various guardians. Elementals? Gates? They can be called this, but it really isn't very familiar - as in considerate. These aren't two dimensional fixtures, but rather they are divine aspects of the creation. For this reason, I know that no one here has encountered the God, Jehovah, the infernal Tetragrammaton. YHVH is perfect justice, and from her midst she was born anew. Nuit as the Scarlet Woman is my bride.