The Book of Abramelin is a German magical text, presumably written by Abraham of Worms in the early 15th century. It describes how to invoke and bind to yourself with the indissoluble bonds of your Holy Guardian Angel. This angel becomes the main teacher and spiritual guide of the aspirant. Thanks to this, the aspirant acquires the ability to create magic, command the spirits of a lower rank and, most importantly, more successfully strive for a higher state of spiritual purity.
As soon as you read my article, you can assume that you are already familiar with this famous grimoire, or at least interested in its history and content. However, it can be difficult to find useful information about him. Much has been written about the six-month (or one and a half-year) Rite of Abramelin described in this book, but almost no one wrote about what happens after the rite is over. However, relatively recently, I published an article on the Abramelin magic of spirits, in which I outlined the general principles of working with spirits and talismans according to this system - work that begins after the completion of the main rite. Now I want to talk about how interaction is developing not with lower spirits, but with the Holy Guardian Angel himself.
Many readers of The Book of Abramelin mistakenly believe that the ceremony described in it is just an evocation ceremony. Of course, they say, this ritual is very long and requires deep immersion, but nevertheless, it is just such a way to summon an extremely powerful angel. And this angel, they hope, will immediately answer all your questions about life, the universe and everything else, and will endow you with all the miraculous powers you wish. So you will suddenly turn into a great magician, and Abramelin will never be useful to you again. After all, you have already taken from him everything that he can give.
If you think so, then I can assure you that you are deeply mistaken. In this article, I will talk about what can most likely be expected in the last days of the initiation rite as such and in the weeks, months and years to come. I will try to debunk the popular myths about Abramelin and explain that the Book of Abramelin itself sets out a system designed for lifelong practice. Let's take note of this - and get started!
The Abramelin rite is not just a ceremony to summon an angel. This is the rite of coronation
The Abramelin rite is very famous, but at the same time remains one of the most misunderstood in the Western esoteric tradition. As already mentioned, on a superficial examination, many mistakenly mistake it for a complex and lengthy angelic evocation ceremony aimed at establishing contact with a mysterious and powerful entity called the "Holy Guardian Angel." And many believe that this very contact is called "knowledge and conversation" with the Guardian Angel, but in fact it is not.
The Abramelin rite does involve fellowship with an angel. However, communication, that is, "interview" - is only half of the concept of "knowledge and interview". To learn how to talk with your Guardian Angel, the "Book of Abramelin" is not needed. If this is all you strive for, then just live righteously, pray about it every night before bed and do silent meditation every day, and after a while you will get the result. According to Agrippa, this angel
... guides the life of the soul and puts good thoughts into the mind, invariably striving to enlighten us, although we do not always notice it; those of us who have purified ourselves and live in rest and peace, they hear him; and then he, as it were, speaks to us and reveals to us his voice, previously inaudible, and works day after day in order to lead us to holy perfection.
In other words, the Holy Guardian Angel is constantly with us, and in order to perceive it, we only need to achieve the correct state of purity and clarity. If you are familiar with the Rite of Abramelin, then you know that it fulfills Agrippa's requirements by prescribing purification and a serene life. However, these conditions can be met without Abramelin. I know several people who have achieved Holy Guardian Angel interviews on their own; it took some months, others several years. Moreover, I even know several people to whom their angel came on his own initiative - not because they sought his attention, but simply because of the work they did in other magical or mystical traditions. (In such cases, the angel often appears in a dream or in the course of ceremonial work aimed at some other goal.) Communication with the Guardian Angel is based on striving for the Highest and dedication to the cause of self-improvement and purification.
So, why, then, is all this grueling operation of Abramelin needed, if you can establish contact with your Holy Guardian Angel without her? The answer is given by the first half of the expression "cognition and interview". The word "knowledge" here should not be understood as a statement that you have studied something and now you know that it exists. This word is used in a biblical sense and means a direct, immediate and deeply personal experience of interacting with someone.
To express this idea there is a more appropriate Greek term - "gnosis". In the Western esoteric tradition, the experience of high spiritual states is often called gnosis. To know something on an intellectual level, it is enough to read a book, but gnosis comes only through direct personal experience. If you have acquired divine gnosis, that is, you have cognized God in this sense, this means that the deity has come into contact with you directly. Thus, “to know” your Holy Guardian Angel means to establish a close personal connection with him in the highest spiritual sense. As a husband “cognizes” his wife, so the applicant in the Abramelin Rite unites with his Guardian Angel - spiritually and physically. This is a marriage in which two become as one.
This idea is, of course, far from new. Studying the ancient traditions of shamanism, we find that the newly minted shaman often married his patron deity - in the literal sense of the word. He took a wife from the world of spirits (and the shaman, respectively, a husband), and these spirits-spouses became the source of all the magical powers, healing and prophetic abilities that the shaman possessed.
One ancient shamanic tradition that originated in Africa and has survived to this day is called "lukumi"; in the New World, it is better known as Santeria. To become a priest of lukumi (and the priests in this religion are called "santo", which means "saint"), you need to go through a ritual called "osha". This is a coronation ceremony - in the sense that the spirit (orisha), who patronizes the future priest, is "seated in his head." In other words, the spirit-orisha is called to enter into the initiate forever: from now on, the priest will be "possessed" by him constantly; the two will actually become one. In some traditions this is called "sainthood." This ceremony is called coronation because orisha settles in the head of the priest, and the head, as the highest point of the body and the container of consciousness, is most closely connected with the heavenly world of spirits.
Those who have studied the Rite of Abramelin will likely notice similarities to the process of being ordained as a priest of Santeria. This process begins with a seven-day ceremony (actually, osh), during which the spirit-orisha is invoked and tied to the aspirant. (To make it easier for the spirit to enter the head, the applicant is shaved bald.) Orisha gets tired of this ritual and falls asleep for a while. Meanwhile, the aspirant spends a year and one day in seclusion, performing purification rites. During this period, he should dress only in white, follow a vegetarian diet and not leave the house at night. At the end of the year, regular ceremonies are held to feed and awaken the sleeping orisha, and as a result, a new santo, a living vessel of the deity, comes into the world.
The process described in the Book of Abramelin is essentially analogous to that of Santeria, although the period of purification in it precedes the seven-day ritual of coronation. In the original German version of the rite, the aspirant is instructed to lead a solitary life and purify for one and a half years (three 6-month stages). In a later French version, this period was reduced to six months (or three stages of 2 months). The applicant must also follow a vegetarian diet and fast from time to time. Daytime sleep is not encouraged - which means that leaving the house at night will be simply uncomfortable for the applicant. During the last months, the applicant must wear a white robe when he goes to the prayer house. And finally, the process ends with a seven-day ritual, during which the aspirant invokes the Guardian Angel and unites with him in an indissoluble bond.
In fact, equivalent procedures in one form or another are found in many cultures and traditions around the world. Let us remember Moses, who spent forty days and forty nights alone on the top of a mountain, and when he came down, “his face began to shine with rays” (Ex. 34:29). A similar phenomenon accompanied the Transfiguration of Jesus: “His face shone like the sun” (Matthew 17: 2). Catholic saints - those who have experienced an ecstatic spiritual transformation - are depicted with halos; and it is worth noting that Christian monks, by tradition, also shave tonsure on their heads. Tonsura is often interpreted as a symbol of renunciation of the material world, but I heard from at least one priest that it is actually a symbolic entrance for the Holy Spirit.
"The Book of Abramelin" does not require shaving tonsure. However, according to the French version of the text, during the first two days of communication with the angel, the applicant must stage his own funeral (put on a hair shirt, cover his face with a veil and sprinkle ashes on his head), and then lie for several hours like a corpse, with his head at the foot of the altar - that is, at the very place where he summoned his Guardian Angel for several months in a row. On the third day, the applicant enters the prayer room in a clean white robe (a reminder of the Resurrection and Transfiguration of Jesus); it is believed that he now knew his Guardian Angel. He spends all day interviewing Angel. In fact, he was crowned - and now became, so to speak, constantly possessed by his Angel. The two were married and became one flesh.
So, the Abramelin operation, like the Osh ceremony, is a ritual that turns a person into a living saint (or prophet), and not just a complex procedure of invocation. Of course, the applicant summons the angel at the same time - but not for a brief meeting, after which the angel will be given permission to leave. If you do everything right, the angel will never leave, and you will constantly have to share your consciousness with another being.
What should the newly minted prophet of Abramelin expect?
One of the biggest problems that Abramelin applicants face is possible disappointment on the very last day, the very X-Day, when the magician dresses in white and enters the prayer room to begin the long-awaited conversation with the Angel. Keeper. If the applicant performed the operation sincerely, then we can safely say: he put everything that he had in his heart on the result - all his hope and faith. And it is understandable that he is expecting a deep and moving spiritual revelation. In the end, Abramelin himself describes his own meeting with the angel as follows:
And then for the first time you will be able to experience whether you have spent these six Moons profitably and you will see how well and worthy you have worked in search of the wisdom of the Lord; for you will see how your guardian angel will appear in incomparable beauty before you; and he will converse and speak with you in words filled with such love and kindness and so sweet that no human language can express it. And he will breathe into you great contentment with the fear of God, listing you the blessed gifts you received from God; and, bringing to your memory the sins with which you have offended Him throughout your life, he will instruct you and give you edification on how to propitiate Him with a pure, pious and measured life, and with honest and praiseworthy deeds, and with all that God commands you. After that, he will reveal to you the true wisdom and holy magic, and will show you where you were mistaken in your operations, and how from now and henceforth you should act in order to overcome the spirits of evil and, finally, achieve the desired goals. And he will give a promise that he will never leave you, but will be your protector and assistant until the end of your days - on the only condition that you obey his orders and never offend your Creator of your own free will. In a word, he will receive you with such love that this story of mine will seem in comparison with what you will experience yourself.
Sadly, this story is misleading to many, many. This does not mean that Abramelin is inaccurate or simply lying. In fact, everything will really happen exactly as described. But it is highly likely that all this will not happen immediately and not on the last day of the operation, when the magician is promised the first conversation with the angel. It is possible that with Abraham from Worms, everything described happened overnight, but it is also quite possible that he is expressed metaphorically and tells not about the events of one day, but about what should be expected in the distant future. Surely we never know it.
But here's what I can say, both from my own experience and from the experience of other people who performed this ritual: you should not expect that on the notorious "X-Day" you will be visited by such a "vision of Ezekiel", and you should not expect any parade of special effects at all. No, of course, all this can happen, but there is no guarantee. And here it is important to understand that the lack of vivid visions does not mean that you have failed. Many applicants are terribly disappointed not to meet a magnificent angel face to face on this long-awaited day, not hearing any trumpet voice and not gaining any special magical powers. At one time, this became a serious stumbling block for me as well.
When I performed the Abramelin Rite, month after month, carefully fulfilling all the instructions, my good friend and mentor (Santero Oshani Lele) frankly laughed at my overestimated expectations. “What-oh-oh-oh? - he teased in a thin voice, twisting his offended face. - How so-a-a-ak? Why is there a flash of light? Why are there any smoke clubs? And why no de-e-e-e-e-e-e-mona? .. "Of course, he is not a fool to have fun just like that, but I only later realized that in this way he was trying to prepare me for a major disappointment. He knew what the Osh ceremony was and the challenges that those who passed it often face. Apparently, newly minted santos get upset too when initiation takes place without special effects.
Besides, he knew something else important. As I already mentioned, the coronation ceremony is tiresome - and not only for the applicant, but also for the deity who enters the physical body of a person and, so to speak, is born again. This process, in its own way, is no less traumatic than childbirth, from which not only the mother, but also the newborn gets tired. This means that both the aspirant and the deity need rest after the ceremony. Therefore, the orisha, who has infiltrated a person during the osha ceremony, falls asleep for a whole year in order to recuperate and get used to a new state. And only a year later, he is fed and awakened through another ritual.
In the "Book of Abramelin" only a week is given to rest after the ceremony and nothing is said about the fact that the Guardian Angel will fall asleep for some time. But you can rest assured that he will actually fall asleep. How much time he will need to rest is unknown: most likely, in each case - in different ways. But if the applicant has enough patience and faith, sooner or later the angel will awaken and initiate large-scale changes in his life.
Unfortunately, I myself did not understand this when I was undergoing initiation according to the Abramelin system. No jokes and warnings from Oshani could break through the thick armor of my hopes. So on "X-Day" I was in for a huge disappointment. True, the experience of magical work accumulated by that time was not in vain: some vision nevertheless visited me, and I could at the very least communicate with my angel. Later it turned out that this vision and conversation contained a truly deep meaning, but at that moment I strongly doubted: it seemed that it was just a game of imagination and an attempt to pass the wishful thinking. I have not experienced any ecstatic state like that described in Abraham. I did not learn any magical secrets, received no instruction, did not hear blessings, and, in short, did not experience anything that could fill my heart with amazement and bliss.
I completed the rest of the ritual purely mechanically. And when it was over, I decided that I would not share my disappointment with anyone and everyone. Instead, I turned privately for advice from three people I knew whom I deeply respected. I did not share all the details with them and complain about the lack of impressive results. I just asked each of them one simple question.
The first was Oshani Lele, without whose help I would not have been able to complete the Abramelin Rite to the end. I asked him: "What can an initiate count on immediately after the Osh ceremony is over?" I think he guessed why I was asking this, and it was then that he finally explained that after the orisha ritual he would fall asleep for a while.
The second was Steve Kinney, a close friend of mine, a Quaker and an experienced master of ceremonial magic. I just asked him to make a layout on the Tarot. The question to the cards sounded like this: "Now that I have performed the Rite of Abramelin, what can I expect?" Without going into the details of the alignment, I will only say that the final card was "Judgment" - a sign of the impending awakening of great power. (In the deck we used, this card depicts Archangel Michael emerging from the sea and an initiate rising from his tomb like a phoenix in a halo of fire.) Looking at the cards, Steve said that I was now in a quiet period, but something very important is about to begin.
The last person I turned to for advice was Chick Sicero, an adherent of the Order of the Golden Dawn, whom I barely knew at the time. True, by that time he had managed to give me an almond rod, which I used in the Abramelin rite to summon spirits. Chick himself at one time also underwent the Abramelin rite, although not in the original version, and he already had his own opinion about what the Guardian Angel is. I asked him what a person can expect immediately after the completion of the ceremony. Chick replied that my angel and I are like newborns now, so I shouldn't expect too much for now. It will take some time for us to get used to each other.
Having received three essentially identical answers from such different and unrelated sources, I was shocked. Then I realized that Abraham himself in the "Book of Abramelin" claims that the ceremony does not turn a person into an adept: even after the "knowledge and interview" has taken place, the applicant remains a beginner who still has a lot to learn. Taking all this into account, I decided not to worry anymore and began to just believe and wait. I continued to pray to my Guardian Angel every day and confirm my belief that he - or rather, she - is already here, with me; that she hears me and sooner or later will respond.
We did not have to wait long - only about a month. I suspect that the process was accelerated due to the fact that at the end of October of that year I attended a large ceremony in honor of Samhain - and came to it in the same attire in which I performed the Abramelin ceremony. At the end of the main holiday ritual, I and several other people, who brought their tarot decks, were taken to the center of the circle. There we were blessed and saturated our decks with power for the upcoming fortune-telling. And when I began to lay out the cards, my angel woke up and began to prophesy through me. Nothing like this has ever happened to me! The secrets of each person who addressed me were revealed to me; I was visited by real visions - and, in fact, cards were almost useless to me! Many who were present later asserted that at that time I seemed to be glowing. Before I had time to blink an eye, a long line of people wishing to receive a prediction lined up to me. That evening began a new and rather difficult period in my life. I still had no idea what dramatic changes lay ahead of me, but in the end I became a completely different person.
Now that many years have passed, I can confirm that I received from my angel everything that was promised in the "Book of Abramelin". I talked with my keeper more than once and felt her love and compassion. She revealed to me the true secrets of magic: how to summon angels, how to work with spirits, how to use talismans correctly, and much more. She pointed out other sources of knowledge and wisdom to me. She taught me to live with dignity and interact with other people. Her influence primarily determined all the important decisions that I made in my life. She made me who I am - a writer and mentor in the esoteric sciences. She always answered all my prayers, and although the path she led me was sometimes thorny, she never once turned me in the wrong direction.
Other initiates who have passed the Abramelin Rite tell the same story: at first nothing special happens, but if you firmly believe and do not give up, sooner or later the results will exceed all expectations. It took me only a month; for some, the angel may awaken earlier, for others much later. But the most important thing is not to lose faith and devotion: even if it takes years or even the rest of your life, continue to believe anyway. If you performed the ceremony correctly and did not give up, the angel will certainly manifest - as soon as you are truly ready.
So you didn't see your angel. What are you going to do now?
When I explain all this to the next student, he usually asks: "What about Summoning the Spirits?" A reasonable question. After all, the very "X day", when the meeting with the angel takes place, is only the fourth day of the seven-day ritual. In the last three days, the magician summons the lower spirits and takes from them an oath to serve him and never harm him. But how to complete the Abramelin Rite if you never saw the Guardian Angel and did not receive instructions from him on how to cope with the lower spirits? There are several options.
The advice I give to most students is to gain experience in summoning spirits before you even begin the Abramelin Rite. Whichever tradition you work in - voodoo or hoodoo, Solomon grimoires or other systems of ceremonial magic - such a practice will only be beneficial. Those who have to take the oath of allegiance from powerful demons like Lucifer and Satan will not hurt to understand in advance how to work with spirits easier. In addition, if you already have experience of perceiving spiritual essences, this will help to communicate not only with lower spirits, but also with the Guardian Angel himself.
In addition (and this is extremely important!), Even if you do not have such experience and you were not able to perceive the presence of an angel, it is still necessary to continue the operation with a firm belief that your angel is already with you and helps you in the kingdom of spirits. ... He (or She) will not fall asleep until you complete the ceremony - do you think that an angel is capable of throwing you at the mercy of demonic princes! Spells for summoning spirits should be read in full confidence that your guardian is standing next to you and holding a sword naked. And, at the same time, you should not for a moment doubt that the summoned spirits hear you and take their due part in the ritual - even if you cannot see them. Once the ritual is over and the spirits swear not to harm you, the angel will fall asleep and both of you can rest.
This is the advice I usually give to students - because for me everything happened exactly like that. Among the few visions I received from my angel on Day X, there was no instruction about spirits. But, fortunately, I had some experience with grimoires with spirits, and I conducted the Convocation with sufficient firm belief that the ritual would work and the angel would support me no matter what.
On the other hand, I spoke with other people who performed Abramelin's operation, and some of them preferred a different - but no less worthy - option. One of these applicants, like me, worked according to the French version - the one in which the Abramelin Rite takes six months. After waiting for "X-day" and never seeing his angel, he simply decided to continue in the same spirit. He did not call the spirits. He simply continued his retreat with all the prescribed purifications and prayers until next Easter. And, he added, if necessary, he would extend the ceremony for another six months, and for another six months, and so on - until the angel deigned him the long-awaited vision. Fortunately, only half a year was enough: on the next Easter, he finally saw an angel, after which he summoned the spirits and completed the ceremony.
This is a perfectly working option, and there are several reasons for this. First, this decision is a testament to incredible faith and perseverance. It tells your unconscious and the world as a whole that you simply will never give up until you reach your goal - even if you have to spend the rest of your life on it.
Secondly, although at that time we did not know this, it later turned out that the Abramelin Rite was originally designed not for six, but for eighteen months. Therefore, having made the decision to extend the operation for another six months, and then, if necessary, and another, the applicant did not sin not only against the spirit, but also against the letter of the rite. His Guardian Angel set him on a path that was later confirmed to be correct when the German version of the Book of Abramelin was finally published in English translation.
Finally, the evidence for the suitability of this approach is that my own results are consistent with those of the applicant. I was repeatedly asked what I think: should a full one and a half year ritual be performed or six months will be enough? And I always replied that it does not matter, because the amount of work that you have to do will not change. Work on the Abramelin system does not end with an initiation rite, but only begins. Pay attention, even Abraham mentions that the angel will point out to you the mistakes made during the operation, and, presumably, explain how to correct them in the course of further work.
In other words, if you personally need a year and a half to establish a full-fledged connection with your Guardian Angel, then even if you complete the ritual itself in six months, it will not change anything. You still have to keep working for another year to see results. And if, for example, you personally need five years to establish such a connection, then even a full one and a half year version of the rite will not shorten this period. Moreover, as I said, the real work will begin only after this connection has arisen and is established.
While performing Abramelin's operation myself, I decided to complete the final seven-day rite as directed. I just believed that the ritual would work if I did it right. But even after that, I continued to pray and strive for my angel until I reached the goal. In the second example, the applicant decided to postpone the final seven-day rite, but he also continued to call on the angel until he got his way. In short, we did not give up and did not admit defeat. We both showed firmness of faith and perseverance. And both of us, in the end, did all the work that each of us required to achieve the result.
But most importantly, we both continue to work on the Abramelin system to this day. As far as I know, it is the same with everyone else who has achieved initiation through this system. The Abramelin Rite is not just some magical experience that you can try and forget. As soon as the connection is fixed and your Holy Guardian Angel awakens from sleep, the prospects for further work will open before you, which will continue until the end of your days.
Further work with the Guardian Angel
So, suppose you have performed the Rite of Abramelin from start to finish. The angel has strengthened in your head, the spirits have taken an oath of allegiance, you have devoted the prescribed seven days to rest. Now what? Most likely, your Guardian is still sleeping, but you know that in due time he will wake up and you will start working together with him. How should the process of cognition and interview continue? Abraham answers this question in The Book of Abramelin. First, we find the following invaluable advice from him:
In addition, if you wish, you can leave all the decorations in place and still keep the chapel and the altar neat and tidy; the latter, however, can be moved to a corner if it [causes] you [inconvenience] in the center of the room. And in this room, if it does not lose its purity and remains undefiled, you can enjoy the company of your guardian angel every [Saturday] - and this is one of the highest gifts one can dream of in this sacred art.
This remark is found at the very end of the chapter; the impression is that it was attributed later. The "if you will" clause suggests that you do not need to follow this advice. But it is actually very useful. The entire Abramelin Rite is needed to bring the Guardian Angel to the fore in your life and ensure that he becomes your mentor and teacher. So, of course, you will want to “enjoy the company of your guardian angel” often enough! And here the closing words of Abraham are very indicative: "... this is one of the highest gifts one can dream of in this sacred art." In other words, following this advice is not only desirable, but also necessary.
It seems to me that the only thing behind the expression “if you wish” is that it is not necessary to preserve the complete decoration of the chapel. In my experience, few people can afford the luxury of maintaining a separate chapel for life. In my case, for example, the prayer room occupied most of the living room, and I had to free this space for the whole family after the ceremony was over. In addition, we have since moved to another house a long time ago. Other people live in rented apartments or even build temporary chapels in a rented area. Of course, it will be just wonderful if you still manage to keep intact the very prayer house in which you originally performed the ceremony - the very place where you found a second birth in the spirit - and it is there that you continue to meet and talk with the angel until the end of their days. But if this is impossible - that's okay!
Alternatively, you can find a place in the house for a new prayer house, and it does not have to remain the same that you used during the ceremony. I was lucky to have a consecrated "temple room" in my house. In the center there is a black altar for general magical operations, but the eastern side of the room is reserved for a private prayer house: there is a white altar of Abramelin, fenced off by a white curtain.
However, this was not always the case. For many months after the ceremony, the altar of Abramelin just stood in my bedroom. There was not even a curtain to block him from the living space. But I worked safely with the angel under such conditions - and this never caused any problems.
Be that as it may, just keep in mind: in order to continue the interview with the Holy Guardian Angel, it is advisable to keep a special altar in a consecrated space - and keep it clean and tidy. In addition, you should communicate with the angel regularly: Abraham says that it is best to do this on Saturdays. (However, some people, including myself, prefer Sunday - I suppose it depends on what day of the week is traditionally reserved for relaxation in your cultural environment.)
Standard procedure
The next question is: what is the usual procedure for working with an angel? Abraham answers it in the chapter on how to receive new magic squares from the angel. Common sense dictates that this standard method should be used whenever you wish to converse with an angel:
On the eve of that day, fast, and the next morning, having washed yourself clean, enter the prayer room, put on a white robe, light a lamp and put incense in a censer. Then place a silver lamen on the altar, anointing its two corners with sacred oil; fall on your knees and offer a prayer to the Lord, giving thanks for all the gifts that you have already received.Then pray to Him that He would send you your holy angel and that he would instruct you, for you are in ignorance, and would deign to fulfill your desire. Then call upon your sacred guardian angel, begging him to appear to you in a vision and instruct you on how to draw and make the symbol of the operation you wish to perform. And continue to pray until you see before you the appearance of an angel in all its splendor. Then wait and see if he will reveal something to you and if he will not order something related to the shape of the desired symbol.<…>And, without touching the lamen and without moving it, immediately redraw the symbol - exactly as it was revealed to you; and leave the metal plate on the altar until evening; clean it in the evening, wrapping it in a clean silk rag, after offering your usual prayer and giving thanks.
If you are familiar with The Book of Abramelin, you must have noticed that this procedure is similar to that prescribed for prayer in the final months of the initiatory process. In other words, Abraham is hinting that this initiatory process will, in a sense, continue for the rest of your days. The Guardian Angel should be met at least once a week - on Saturdays. And the procedure for these meetings is essentially the same as that which you followed in preparation for your very first date with an angel.
Over the years, I have developed two standard practice methods. The first and more important of the two is the method by which I call upon the angel to converse with him and receive wise instruction. The second method is an abbreviated practice that includes prayer and worship, but does not imply full invocation. In the following sections, I will describe both of these methods of operation.
Saturday eve: preparation
Whatever method you follow, you should start by fasting on Saturday eve. In the French version, Abraham points out that fasting begins from the moment the first star lights up in the sky. I usually try not to eat anything after sunset - just drink water.
This evening it is best to put things in order in the prayer room. I sweep the floor, dust the altar, shake out the curtains, clean and wipe all the sacred objects on the altar.
If you are going to conduct a full invocation of an angel or are planning some other magical operation for tomorrow, then the rest of the evening should be spent in solitude and peace, best of all - reading prayers for the success of the upcoming work.
Saturday morning: chapel opening (and abbreviated ceremony)
The next morning, before sunrise, wash, put on a white robe and enter the chapel (always barefoot).
First of all, open all the windows in the room. (If there is only one window in the prayer room, it is desirable that it be located in the east - but this is not strictly necessary.) I prefer to open the windows wide open, but if for some reason it is inconvenient (for example, you are afraid that someone outside will disturb your privacy), you can simply draw back the curtains and let the morning light into the room. Turn off all artificial lights.
Then, approaching the altar, light a lamp and a fire in a censer with incense. (In case you are going to do a full invocation, you also need to unfold and place a silver [or wax] lamen on the altar, but I will talk about this in more detail in the next section).
Kneel down before the altar and offer prayers to the Almighty and your Guardian Angel. Thank God for all the good things in your life, and confess your mistakes and shortcomings.
Then, pray that your Guardian Angel will come and talk to you. (Following the French version of The Book of Abramelin, I also read Psalm 137 ("I praise You with all my heart ...")
If you are conducting an abbreviated ceremony, then after that you only need to offer similar thanksgiving prayers to your Guardian Angel. And then just sit silently and in silent prayer. When you're done, get up, turn off the lamp, close the windows, and leave the chapel. This abbreviated rite is good for times when you are short on time, lack of energy, or simply don't feel the urge to talk to your angel face to face.
Full invocation of the Guardian Angel (and Silver Lamen)
The full invocation of an angel is always preferable to an abbreviated rite: after meeting with your guardian, you can ask him for guidance and listen to his advice. In the full version of the ritual, a silver (or wax) lamen must be used.
What is this mysterious weapon? It is a communication tool with which you can receive messages from an angel. The traditional name for such a magical tool for communicating with spiritual entities is "almadel". In ancient times, clairvoyants looked at the surface of the water of sacred reservoirs in order to receive a prophecy. Later, other reflective surfaces began to be used - and this is how the modern concept of the magic mirror was formed. In the end, many came to the conclusion that even a mirror surface was not needed for this, and the Almadels began to make wax and other similar materials. In two versions of the "Book of Abramelin" two versions of the almadel are described: in the French - a square plate of polished silver, and in the earlier, German, - a wax heptagon. Personally, I work with a square silver plate. But whichever option you prefer, keep it handy whenever you wish to speak directly to the angel.
So, if you are performing a complete rite, then after you light the lamp and incense, but before you kneel before the altar to pray to the Almighty, remove the lamen / almadel from the white silk in which it is wrapped. Place it in the center of the altar. Then take the sacred oil, trick your fingertip into it, and touch the corners of the lamen. I anoint all four (and not just two) corners by drawing small crosses on them, and with the oil remaining on my finger I draw the same cross on my forehead.
Having done this, get down on your knees, pray and confess to the Almighty, as usual, and then proceed to prayers that your Guardian Angel will come and speak with you. Keep calling on him until you feel that the angel is with you. Then you can talk to him as much as you want and ask for whatever you need.
How exactly you will see, hear or otherwise perceive your angel is an individual question. In one of the above quotes, Abraham states that the magic square you want from the angel will appear on the surface of the silver lamen. Elsewhere, he says that the letters appear on the surface of the metal like dew. But I usually work with my lamen like a magic crystal. Sometimes I peer into its mirrored surface, but more often I just touch it with my fingers and close my eyes - and various messages and images appear in my mind's eye. Of course, I don't often turn to my keeper with requests for new magic squares. I just ask her to talk to me about what she herself wishes, and I ask if she has any instructions or messages for me from the Almighty. During this rite, I had ecstatic experiences on more than one occasion.
Closing the chapel
Having finished the conversation, I express my gratitude to my Guardian Angel and the Almighty for this precious treasure - the gift of knowledge and conversation with an angel. Then I put a fresh batch of incense on the charcoal and extinguish the lamp.
If you are performing an abbreviated ceremony, you can close the windows in the prayer room and just leave - nothing else needs to be done. Coal in the fire will burn itself out.
If you happen to use a silver lamen, leave it lying on the altar and, when leaving, do not close the windows. It is advisable to leave the lamp on for the whole day - of course, if it is convenient and safe. You should not enter the chapel until evening.
At sunset, bathe again, put on your white robe, and return to the chapel. Light the lamp (if it has gone out) and the incense again, kneel before the altar and offer your usual thanksgiving prayers to the Almighty and Guardian Angel for all the help they have given you. (Reading Psalm 137 is optional.)
When finished, close the window, throw a fresh batch of incense on the coals and extinguish the lamp. (Personally, in my case, the angel ordered the oil lamp to be replaced with a white candle, so when I leave the chapel in the evening, I leave the candle to burn out.) Finally, wipe the silver lamen to clean it of the oil, wrap it in white silk and store it. After that, you can leave the chapel until the next Saturday eve.
I strongly advise you to start these weekly worship right after you complete the Rite of Abramelin. Give yourself a week's rest, as directed, and then practice on the next Saturday eve. If your Guardian Angel is still asleep, it's okay: by performing these rituals every Saturday, you will only bring closer the hour of his awakening. In essence, you seem to be continuing the Abramelin Rite, thereby creating ideal conditions for the angel to awaken as soon as possible. And after that happens, the Sabbath rituals in the prayer house will give you the opportunity to meet and converse with the angel face to face on a regular basis.
Conclusion: life with the Holy Guardian Angel
I perform the above ceremony not only weekly on the night from Saturday to Sunday, but also before any serious magical operations. I call on my keeper and ask her for help in the upcoming work, and then, without closing the chapel, I proceed to the planned magical ceremony. Since doing this, the quality and scale of the results have grown tremendously. My keeper always remains by my side, no matter what angel or spirit I invoke, no matter what talisman I sanctify, and so on. She gives advice and guidance during the rituals and converses with other spiritual beings. From her I learned much more about ancient magic than from any other teacher or from all the books I read. She is the main source of my magical abilities, and this is completely natural.
I really hope that those who read this article will understand the serious difference between a simple invocation ceremony and the "constant obsession" that comes as a result of the Abramelin Rite. Most of the authors who offer alternative (and, as a rule, simplified) versions of the Abramelin operation, speak, in essence, only of an "interview" with an angel. And for this purpose, their methods are most likely quite suitable. However, the large-scale process that Abraham of Worms described in his book from the words of the Egyptian prophet Abramelin cannot be simplified or replaced by any other, shorter ceremony.
Few people manage to conduct the Abramelin Rite properly - without giving up early and without making any amendments for their own convenience (changes can be made if compelling circumstances require it, but ordinary questions of convenience cannot be called a good reason). However, I hope that this article and my future works will help new applicants to find that rare and precious gift that the "Book of Abramelin" promises - of course, provided that they decide to devote their whole lives to this goal.
Aaron Leitch is a contemporary occultist, practicing magician and researcher of the history of magic. Member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Author of numerous articles on the European grimoire tradition, the magic of the Golden Dawn and Thelema, Kabbalah, angelology, Enochian magic, Middle Eastern religion and mythology, shamanism, Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, alchemy, Wicca, neo-paganism, the religions of the African diaspora and the Hoodoo tradition, as well as the books "Secrets magical grimoires "," The Angelic Tongue "(in 2 vols.) and" Enochian Grimoire: Angelic Magic from John Dee to the Golden Dawn ". - Hereinafter, translator's notes, unless otherwise indicated.
Rus. per. see: Aaron Leich, Abramelin's Magic of Spirits. // In the world of spirits and demons. Anthology... M .: Ganga, Telema, 2014, pp. 185-223.
Translation: Anna Blaze, 2017 Rules for drawing up the Great Square of Abramelin. This square is intended to influence the will of the subject, of course you yourself understand its influence on your karma. More precisely, this square serves to perform an action, only if it is really necessary, the scope of the action varies quite widely. For example, it can be used to attract both happiness and unhappiness, both love and hate, the resultdepends on your desire, the strength of the result depends on the depth of desire (that is, emotional charge). And so let's start with the fact that for the beginning of this magical operation, a good reason is needed, supported by strong emotions. More precisely, an emotion for charging a square, and a thought (a clearly formulated reason), which will be the implementation of a potential action. To create a square, papyrus is needed, at worst, sub-sapphire paper (since papyrus has excellent energy-conducting qualities). The size of the square doesn't really matter. Naturally, since this is a SQUARE, all sides must be equal. Now let's get down to writing. We write any consonant spelling of letters, first along the horizontal of the square, then, starting with the first letter, we write the same word vertically (More in the picture), the number of letters is at your discretion, only the size of the square depends on this, but not the strength. The square shown in the picture was created to attract love, and the main constituent word of the square is "HAGIT" (Spirit of Venus).
HAGIT - the spirit of Anael, governs the planet Venus.
PHIL - Gabriel's spirit, governs the planet Moon.
FALEN - the spirit of Samael, governs the planet Mars.
DARKHUL - revenge to devils, tears apart devils.
BETAEL - miracles created by Jesus Navvin.
VOAEL - the spirit of ghosts, ghosts.
ZAIMEL - the spirit of the thunder wand.
GETHATIA - the spirit of prophecy.
THATHIA - the spirit of knowledge.
Alepta - the spirit of the ancestors.
BETEL - the spirit of knowledge.
GIMEL - the spirit of the ghosts of Adam.
DALETE - the spirit of earthly paradise.
FALET - the spirit of courage.
KAMAEL - the spirit of courage, victory, the light of the Sun.
TGAAANTKHEL is a diviner spirit.
GANIEL is the spirit of precious stones.
OFIL - the spirit of piety.
VERALIAN spirit of love and passion.
BOSUM is the spirit of the world of the dead.
KRAM - the spirit of earthquakes.
FAGOTT - the spirit of bad weather, the punishment of God.
SHIRKH - the spirit of thunder and lightning.
BARAEL - the spirit of wealth, has the shape of a deer.
GURAM - the Supreme King of the mental world, knows all the information of the Universe.
NETONIEL is the spirit of luck.
GIRL is the patron saint of princes.
VELIABEL is the spirit of vitality.
GRIZL and DROKHLO - the spirit of the informant.
GETANIEL is the patron saint and helper of magic.
OVCHIEL, OESHIEL, OSEHTEL - guided through the dark worlds
"The repeated repetition of the same mistakes is the cause of our present calamities and enslavement, which will last until the end of the world."
(“Sacred Magic, book 1, ch. 10)
Among the various samples of magical literature, one acquired a truly new sound when it came into contact with the neo-magical system of the "Golden Dawn". This greatest magical movement of the modern era rethought and reworked many of the classical texts and rituals, but "The Sacred Magic of the Sage Abramelin" enjoyed immense popularity, capturing the attention not only of the founders of the Order, but also of its brilliant pupil, A. Crowley. It was the latter, inspired by the ideas of the "Sacred Magic", who created the pearl of the Thelemic system - the concept of "Conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel" and the famous "Ritual of the Unborn."
The idea of "Sacred Magic" is to achieve knowledge and conversation with your guardian angel through purity and self-denial, in order to thereby gain the right to further use evil spirits as servants in all material affairs. The term “Holy Guardian Angel” was first used in this sense in the “Holy Magic of Abramelin the Mage”, and later became entrenched, becoming one of the cornerstone ideas of modern Magic.
According to Crowley,
“The only Highest Ritual is the achievement of Cognition and Conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel. In this case, the whole person rises and stretches in a vertical straight line. Any deviation from this straight line threatens to turn into black magic. Any other operation is black magic ".
The manuscript of Sacred Magic is kept in the Arsenal Library in Paris and dates back to the 18th century. It is said that there was also an original written in Hebrew dating from the 15th century. The book itself says that it was written in 1409 by a certain Abraham, who learned the "Sacred Magic" from the Egyptian sage Abramelin. The first English translation of this "Book of Sacred Magic" was made in 1898 by S.L. Mathers. The full title of the book: “Book One (Second or Third, as appropriate) of Sacred Magic, which God gave to Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon and other holy patriarchs and prophets, which teaches the true divine knowledge transmitted by Abraham to his son Lamech, translated from Hebrew in 1458 ".
This work is divided into three books, written by an elderly magician and bequeathed by him to his son.
The first book tells the story of an author who, having studied Kabbalah, set out in search of the highest Wisdom. After ten years of wandering around Europe, he finally found a worthy teacher in the person of Abramelin, a hermit who lived in the Egyptian desert. Convinced of the purity of Abraham's intentions, Abramelin accepted him as a disciple.
"Sacred Magic" declares that each of us is associated with a special spiritual entity, which he calls the Holy Guardian Angel. In accordance with this system of magic, after successfully summoning an angel, a person gains power over all spirits and demons. Until the Magician enters into a spiritual union with this entity, he has no opportunity either to truly command the inhabitants of the spheres of our lower nature, or to advance along the path of spiritual development.
The author of the book believes that the good spirits and the angelic Forces of Light surpass the power of the fallen spirits of Darkness, which, as punishment, are condemned to serve initiates in the secrets of the magic of Light and all ordinary material results are achieved through efforts evil spirits usually found in submission the good ones. Accordingly, the goal of magical work in this work is to achieve knowledge and conversation with your Guardian Angel through purity and self-denial, and thereby gain the right to further use evil spirits as servants in all material affairs. Upon reaching the Conversation, it is the Guardian Angel who becomes the advisor of the Magician and directs all his subsequent magical activities from the standpoint of the highest wisdom.
Upon reaching the Angel, the Magician receives instructions for invoking the "Four Great Dukes of Evil" and subdues them, having received an oath of allegiance. The next day, the same happens in relation to the Eight Subordinate Princes, and so on, until the entire population of the hellish kingdoms swears allegiance and obeys the new Magician.
Several times throughout the text, the author points out that this system of Sacred Magic is based on kabbalah... The ritual part of the "Sacred Magic" discards many of the usual attributes - the circle, the calculation of hours and time, and instead pays much attention to the personal training of the Magician, his discipline and chastity. Great importance is also attached to the correct arrangement of the place of worship. The book leaves a choice between two possibilities: to arrange such a place in nature or in an urban setting. Outside the city, it is better to do this in the forest, where you need to erect an altar, covering it with branches from the rain. Seven steps from the altar, they make a circle of flowers and bushes. If the ceremonies take place in the city, the Magician must choose a room with a balcony and build a small hut there with windows so that the exit to the balcony can be seen from the inside.
The whole ritual takes a very long time - according to various versions, from six months to two years, during which the magician must lead a secluded pious life. Israel Regardier said that, with the exception of Crowley, he did not know anyone who successfully completed the Abramelin operation.
The Second Book of "Sacred Magic" contains information about those "Forces of Darkness" through the control of which realizations are possible.
The "Four Greats" are Lucifer, Leviathan, Satan and Belial, and the "eight subordinate princes" are Astaroth, Magot, Belzebut, Oriens, Paimon, Ariton and Amaimon.
These Spirits are well known from other Goetic sources as well. All the actions described in the book are performed by these spirits, and the Ritual is aimed at gaining power over them. Spirits need to be summoned and forced to swear in submission in order to then use their power. The book also lists a long list of Spirits (316 in total) that are subordinate to these chiefs. In other words, the cosmological part of the "Sacred Magic" is exactly the same as in other sources. The peculiarity of this book is precisely in its approach: the Magician merges with the "good" spirit and it is the poet who gains power over the "evil".
The third book of "Sacred Magic" is devoted to another interesting technical feature of this system - "Magic Squares". Ideologically similar to the "Tablets" of the "Enochian" system of J. Dee. Among these squares there is a variant of the famous "Sator, Arepo, Tenet, Opera, Rotas" - one of the pantacles given in "The Key of King Solomon". Many symbolic letter squares have the character of a double acrostic, in addition, in those that correspond to large numbers, the letters do not fill the square completely, but are distributed in the form of a gnomon, etc. There are also squares in which the central part is left empty. Each of the squares has its own goals, for example:
“[Helps] learn everything about things of the past and future, which, however, do not directly contradict God and his most holy will.
(1) Learn all things of the past and future in principle.
For each group of squares, an indication is given of which strength of those described in Book II spirits it works. This means that the mechanism of operation of these squares is "Enochian" - they express the power of certain spirits, " redeeming»The corresponding phenomena according to the Sickle principle.
These symbols are believed to be valuable as a balanced and comfortable basis for the perception of magical power; but if the operator is unable to attract this power to them, they remain just lifeless and useless schemes for him. However, in the hands of the Magician, who subdued the forces that feed them, they become a powerful protection and support, supporting and concentrating the action of his will. These squares will help the Magician to master all knowledge and wisdom, to acquire the love of any person, to find all the treasures, including sculpture and ancient works of art. He can make himself invisible, summon and subjugate spirits, create zombies by animating corpses, and make them function as living things for seven years. It can fly through the air in the form of a cloud, an eagle, a raven, a crane, or a vulture. He can heal diseases, change his gender, age and appearance, sow hatred, discord, quarrels and cause other damage and trouble.
However, working on the Abramelin System requires, of course, adherence to all basic rules of magical safety. There is reason to believe that it was the disregard for these rules that led to the collapse of such a powerful magical organization as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Thus, in its original form, "Sacred Magic" is far from that exclusive sublime occult image that modern Magicians have given it. Despite the technical features, it does not stand out among the great Grimoires, and is not aimed at "finding oneself", on the contrary, this "finding" is seen only as a way to control the forces surrounding the Magician. The Abramelin system can be very effective for those to whom it suits, and this is its main value - expanding the set of ways to realize one's power.
"Never try to use the squares given in The Book of Abramelin's Sacred Magic until you have performed its operation. Besides, until you decide to do it and begin to prepare for it, it will be utter foolishness to own this book. These squares have a tendency to free themselves and do things on their own; you won't like their results.
The late Philip Hazeltine, a brilliant young composer, used one of these squares to have his wife return to him. He carved it neatly into his arm. I don’t know how he prepared for this work, but his wife returned safely, after which he soon committed suicide. ”( I changed the translation of the last paragraph due to significant, in my opinion, distortions of the text by the translator of the original - approx. hipparion)*.
A. Crowley "Magic without tears", ch.20 "Talismans. Lamen. Pantacle"
*The late Philip Haseltine, a young composer of genius, used one of these squares to get his wife to return to him. He engraved it neatly on his arm. I don "t know how he proceeded to set to work; but his wife came back all right, and a very short time afterwards he killed himself.
http://hermetic.com/crowley/magick-without-tears/mwt_20.html
"For the history buffs: Philip Arnold Heseltine was born in the Savoy Hotel in London on this date in 1894. He is an English composer, critic, and editor known for his songs and for his exemplary editions of Elizabethan music. He used his real name primarily when writing literary & editorial works while reserving his pseudonym of Peter Warlock for his musical works. Like many who were numbered amongst Aleister Crowley's circle of friends, we may never know the full extent of Heseltine's involvement. However, his interest in magick is believed by many to have been his downfall. The catalyst began when his wife left him. He was greatly in love with her and rumors persisted amongst his circle of friends that he used black magick in order to get her back. Although he boasted that he had succeeded in getting her back, in other ways he failed, losing both his mind and his soul. By the late twenties it became obvious that Heseltine was under serious mental strain and life in general had become unbearable by 1930. He often felt himself a failure. Dark moods of depression over-took him more frequently than not. Finally, on the morning of December 17th 1930, the woman who lived above Heseltine in his Chelsea apartment woke to the sounds of Heseltine loudly closing all his windows and locking the doors. She thought it rather strange but, instead of investigating, she went back to bed. Later, she smelled a strong odor of gas seeping out from under his door and into the hallway. She immediately summoned the Police who broke open the door and found Heseltine lying fully dressed on the couch. He was dead of coal-gas poisoning. Years later, when Aleister Crowley was writing about magickal talismans, he used Heseltine as an example of magick being applied wrong ". The sacred magic of Abra-Melin
The structure of this work can be described as follows:
The first book - advice and autobiography, addressed to the author's son, Lamech. The second book is a complete general description of the methods of gaining magical powers.
The third book deals with how these powers can be applied to obtain a myriad of magical results.
Abraham testifies that he received this system of sacred magic from the magician Abra-Melin, and claims that he personally and for certain achieved most of the miraculous results described in the third book, as well as many others not mentioned in it.
The goal in this work is formulated as follows: through purity and self-denial to achieve knowledge and conversation with your guardian angel, in order to thereby gain the right to further use evil spirits as servants in all material affairs.
This is the system of Secret Magic of the magician Abra-Melin, set forth and developed down to the smallest details by his disciple Abraham the Jew.
The third book of this work is replete with kabbalistic letter squares, which represent pantacles, and the names used in them give value to them.
Abraham the Jew repeatedly repeats that this system of sacred magic of Abra-Melin is based on Kabbalah. Pantacles and symbols are valuable as a balanced and comfortable basis for the perception of magical power; but if the operator is unable to attract this power to them, they remain just lifeless and useless schemes for him. However, in the hands of the initiate, who truly comprehends their meaning, they become a powerful protection and support, supporting and concentrating the action of his will.
David and King Solomon could destroy their enemies instantly, but they did not; in imitation of God himself, who does not punish unless a crime is committed. If you fully observe these rules, you will be granted by your holy Guardian Angel all the symbols that go below and an infinite number of others. Let the fear of God always be before the eyes and in the heart of the one who will possess this divine wisdom and Sacred Magic.
Magic squares of Abra-Melin
Talisman of clairvoyance , helps to see the past and the future. Take the Symbol in your hand, place it on the crown of your head, and the Spirit will secretly answer you whatever you want.
Talisman of friendship
, helps to win the friendship of any person and distinguish a false friend from a true one.
Talisman of Knowledge
, allows you to easily acquire knowledge in any field. Take the Symbol in your hand and say what information you require.
Talisman for predicting the future using a mirror
, put the symbol in front of the mirror and ask what you want to know. 
Talisman for predicting the future with the help of fire
, put the symbol under a lighted candle and ask what you want to know.
Talisman that protects against the effects of black magic
A talisman that helps you find out any secrets.
Touch the Symbol, loudly say the name of the person whose Secret you wish to know, and the Spirit will whisper the answer in your ear. 
Talisman for finding treasures.
Carry the symbol with you and the Spirit will show you the treasure. After that, put the symbol on the treasure, then it will not disappear into the ground, and cannot be carried away. Any spirit that can guard it will retreat, and you can use the treasure as you wish. 
A talisman that relieves physical pain.
On a sore spot, put the Symbol and leave it for about a quarter of an hour, then remove and store in order to use it another time. If we are talking about an internal illness, then you should put the Symbol (down with the side where the inscriptions are made). There is no danger if these Symbols are seen and examined, but nevertheless it is always better that no one sees them, and no one except you picks them up.
Talisman that relieves headaches and dizziness.
Place the Symbol down with the side where the inscriptions are made on the patient's naked head. There is no danger if these Symbols are seen and examined, but nevertheless it is always better that no one sees them, and no one except you picks them up.
Talisman for all types of wounds.
On the bandages of a sick person, removed and cleaned, on ointments, compresses and bandages removed, they put the Symbol and leave it for about a quarter of an hour, then they are removed and stored in order to use it another time. There is no danger if these Symbols are seen and examined, but nevertheless it is always better that no one sees them, and no one except you picks them up.
Talisman of love.
Helps to be loved.
The talisman of passion.
Helps to achieve physical intimacy quickly.
A talisman that helps to achieve the location of a specific person.
Say aloud the name of the person whose love you are seeking. If possible, it would be good to attach this symbol directly to the body of this person.
A talisman that incites enmity.
The talisman causes enmity among women.
A talisman that helps you seem older than your age.
A talisman that helps you look younger.
Take the symbol in your left hand and slide it across your face. 
Talisman of enchantment,
helps to charm a person and subdue him to your will. The symbol should be buried or hidden in the place where the desired person is likely to pass, if possible, it is necessary to touch it with the symbol. 
A talisman that helps open any doors.
Touch the lock you want to open with the symbol (the side it is painted on) and it will open immediately silently or without damage. When you want to close it, touch the side of the symbol where nothing is drawn and it will close again without leaving any traces of what was opened.
Talisman of wealth.
Helps to quickly achieve prosperity. Put the symbol in your wallet, leave it there. 
