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| Pronouncing Dee's Angelical Based upon my study of Dee's records, I have created this essay explaining how to pronounce the Angelical words. I explain the methods Dee used to record his own phonetic notations, and then I provide an entirely new phonetic key intended for modern students. All of the rules for Angelical pronunciation are explained, and the essay ends with excerpts from An Angelical Psalter- showing the first two Angelical Callings/Keys written in English, Angelical and my new phonetic key. |
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| The Angelical Alphabet (Updated Version!) Originally written for Tree of Lights Magazine, but the magazine never came to be. It was then published online in Paradigm Shift Magazine, but the online version suffered formatting errors. Now, the essay has been completely updated, corrected and vastly expanded. It explains the importance of the Angelical Language and how to use the Angelical Characters with Agrippa's occult philosophy. |
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| Grimoire Shamanism A major premise of my Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires is that the Solomonic texts draw much from tribal shamanic practices and worldview. This essay focuses upon that premise, and provides a great introduction to the book. It also includes two anecdotes about modern Solomonic shamans at work. |
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| The Decad of Creation: Sacred Geometry upon the Tree of Life This essay is an example of Ma'aseh Berishith - a meditation upon the Work of Creation outlined in the Book of Genesis. Drawing from Pythagorean philosophy and the Sepher Yetzirah, I discuss the Sacred Geometry of the Tree of Life and its relationship to the ten instances of "God said..." in the first chapter of Genesis. |
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Books By Aaron Leitch
Each Page Also Includes Links, Essays, Useful Forum Posts, Etc.
 Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires: The Classical Texts of Magick DecipheredMy first full-length book! An in-depth exploration of the history of Western magick, leading up to the Solomonic tradition and how the classical grimoires can be used by the modern magus or psychonaut to explore the Self and the Magickal Universe. The above link takes you to the book's homepage, where you can read the first chapter, reader reviews, further grimoire essays, grimoire links, etc. |
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Aaron's Interviews, Etc.
| Aaron Leitch - CC&G Interview I was recently interviewed by Frater Abraxas, on his Internet Radio show Coffee, Cigarettes and Gnosis. The subjects were Solomonic magick, the origins of Hermeticism and the "how-tos" of Astral Travel. The above link will take you to a RapidShare download of the show. (In time, I'll have the interview uploaded to YouTube.) |
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| Aaron Leitch - Avalonia Interview In the beginning of 2007, I was interviewed by Avalonia's Sorita D'Este about my magickal journey, Solomonic magick and my book Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires. |
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Videos By Aaron Leitch
 The Virtual Vault Video - The Tomb of Christian RosenkreutzMy very first video effort! This is a fly-through video of my VR Vault of the Adepti - a virtual reality construct of the Vault of the Golden Dawn's Inner Order R.R. et A.C. You will also find a pictorial tour of the Vault- complete with descriptions taken from the 5=6 Initiation Ceremony- on the same page. |
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Essays about Grimoires and Classical Magick
| Pronouncing Dee's Angelical Based upon my study of Dee's records, I have created this essay explaining how to pronounce the Angelical words. I explain the methods Dee used to record his own phonetic notations, and then I provide an entirely new phonetic key intended for modern students. All of the rules for Angelical pronunciation are explained, and the essay ends with excerpts from An Angelical Psalter- showing the first two Angelical Callings/Keys written in English, Angelical and my new phonetic key. |
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| The Angelical Alphabet (Updated Version!) Originally written for Tree of Lights Magazine, but the magazine never came to be. It was then published online in Paradigm Shift Magazine, but the online version suffered formatting errors. Now, the essay has been completely updated, corrected and vastly expanded. It explains the importance of the Angelical Language and how to use the Angelical Characters with Agrippa's occult philosophy. |
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| Grimoire Shamanism A major premise of my Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires is that the Solomonic texts draw much from tribal shamanic practices and worldview. This essay focuses upon that premise, and provides a great introduction to the book. It also includes two anecdotes about modern Solomonic shamans at work. |
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| Abramelin's Magickal Word Squares: Compiled and Corrected for the First Time At long last, thanks to George Dehn and Steven Guth, modern students have access to the original talismans found in the German manuscripts of the Book of Abramelin. Unfortunately, even in their original form, the word squares are rife with errors. In this work, I have gathered all thirty chapters of talismans (242 in all!) and corrected them where necessary. This is the first time the Abramelin word squares have been seen in their corrected form, anywhere, ever! |
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| Modern Grimoire Magick: Folk Magick and The Solomonic Path When JWMT asked me to write a new essay on the grimoires, I was excited by the opportunity to pick up where I left off in Secrets.... This essay follows the grimoires as they migrated with their owners to the New World. We encounter "reciept-books" - simple grimoires kept by families for household uses. We learn how these grimoires influenced American folk-magick like Hexcraft (Pow-wow) in the North and Hoodoo in the South. Finally, we learn how these traditions of sorcery have influenced the modern practice of Solomonic magick within American culture (and elsewhere). |
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| Understanding the Ancient Tomes A short article written for Llewellyn's New Worlds of Mind and Spirit Magazine concerning the creation of Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires. |
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| The Holy Guardian Angel: Exploring the Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage This one begins with the history of the "Book of Abramelin" and an outline of the Abramelin Rite itself. Then, it discusses the magickal theory behind it. From there it gives a history of the Patron God, Guardian Angel, and Genius. Finally, it ends with some brief discussion of the Hermetic view of the Holy Guardian Angel. This is an abridged version of what will eventually be a much longer work. |
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| Medieval Magick Chapter One of Secrets of the Grimoires- Medieval Magick- is an exploration of the medieval world that gave rise to the classical grimoires. The relationship between these texts and the social, political, and religious circumstances surrounding them are discussed. Then, the history of the grimiores themselves are explored- first in general, and then in detail as the contents of 20 individual grimoires are outlined. As the launching point for the rest of the book, this chapter contains "all we already know" from other scholars that have studied the texts. The remaining chapters of the book will move into new territory. |
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| Textual Analysis of the First Call An interpretaion of the First Angelic Key as recieved by Dr. John Dee and Sir Edward Kelley in 1583. (This has been vastly expanded in my upcoming work The Angelical Language.) |
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| On the Origins of the Enochian Language Actually more about the nature of the Angelic language than its origins. Also discusses the many Angelic words with English roots. |
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| A Discourse on the Enochian Watchtowers Some important keys to understanding the nature of the Watchtower hierarchy of Angels. Recently updated. |
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Essays about Hermetics, Qabalah and Gnosticism
| The Decad of Creation: Sacred Geometry upon the Tree of Life This essay is an example of Ma'aseh Berishith - a meditation upon the Work of Creation outlined in the Book of Genesis. Drawing from Pythagorean philosophy and the Sepher Yetzirah, I discuss the Sacred Geometry of the Tree of Life and its relationship to the ten instances of "God said..." in the first chapter of Genesis. |
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| A Clarification of Geomancy for Golden Dawn Students This short essay introduces both the traditional medieval and Golden Dawn systems of Geomancy in clear and easy to understand terms. Lots of diagrams for illustration. |
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| Astral Vision and Travel This is a course in Astral Vision and Astral Travel. This has been a very successful astral travel course. Students often report positive results in a very short period. |
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| Meditation Basics: Calm-Abiding Meditation This is a course in Calm-Abiding Meditation, the most important first step in the meditation process. This was originally written for a larger Hermetics course at Witchschool.com, and has since been published in the Virutal Sanctuary of the Sanctuary of Ma'at Order of the Golden Dawn. Recently, it has appeared at ritualmagick.org on their meditation page. |
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| Introduction to the Holy Tree of Life. (Mahaseh Berashith: the Work of Creation) This is part one of a series of four classes on the Tree of Life in Western Hermetic Qabalah. Part One introduces the student to the concept of the Tree, Divine Emanation and the Circles of Heaven. It also includes a glossary for basic Qabalah. |
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| Introduction to the Hebrew Alphabet A beginner's class on the Hebrew Alphabet- or "Aleph-Beth"- written for WitchSchool. It has some good information about the origins of the Hebrew alphabet and language. |
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| Gnosticism: Sethian to Valentinian Available at last! Originally, this was a series of articles for Gnostic Cross Magazine. Then converted into a two-part lecture series for a Hermetic Society. Finally, the two lectures have been combined into one essay available here. Intended as a simple overview of ancient Gnosticism and its various mythologies. |
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| Shem haMephoresh: The Divine Name of Extension Almost everything you've always wanted to know about the 72-lettered Name of God. Needs updated with some new info I've learned since publishing it, but still one of my better pieces. |
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| The Mage's Guide to Adepthood part I (Silence) The Mage's Guide to Adepthood part II (Will) The Mage's Guide to Adepthood part III (Daring) Some helpful hints for the aspireing mage- especially those of you trying to learn via the Internet. |
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| The Modern Western Occult Tradition All about the modern occult revival. |
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Essays about Neopaganism and Wicca
| Stewart Farrar Eulogy I wrote this Eulogy for Stewart Farrar just after his passing, for posting in the old AOL forums. I had forgotten it was sitting on my tripod account with no link to it. So, here it is for all to see. |
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| The Neopagan Altar: Shamanic Paradigm A short exploration of the significance of the mainstream Neopagan Altar. I intend to expand this into a larger essay, covering several of the more shamanic aspects of mainstream Neopaganism in America. |
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| Wicca and Neopaganism: A Short History A common-sense historical overview of the Neopagan religion of Wicca. Recently updated. |
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| The Thelemic Origins of Wicca An exploration of one of the many significant influences upon Wicca. |
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| The Ancient Gods and Neo-Paganism All about Gods, what They are, how to work with Them, etc. Includes Santa Claus Worship. |
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Misc. Essays: Historical, Social, Etc.
| Lilith: From Demoness to Dark Goddess |
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| Welcome to the Information Revolution: WWW vs. WTO Social commentary upon the Seattle WTO protests of 1999. For more of my political interests, see my StumbleUpon Blog. |
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Book Reviews by Aaron
Mailing Lists and Groups
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My own Group dedicated to discussion of the Solomonic magickal tradition as well as Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires. Another Group I created. This one is dedicated to discussion of the Angelical Language recorded in the journals of John Dee and Edward Kelley. I created this separately from the Solomonic Group because this one is likely to have a lot of discussion of linguistics, etc. Plus, it is to help promote my latest project: The Angelical Language.... An interactive magazine dedicated to the H.O.G.D. and all aspects of the Western Esoteric Tradition. Discussion is permitted but limited. Submit essays by posting. All posts are moderated. A public Group hosted by the Sanctuary of Ma'at Order of the Golden Dawn. All Golden Dawn, Hermetic and Rosicrucian discussion is encouraged here- with a special focus toward students of the Western Hermetic Tradition. During the 1990s, Enochian-L was THE place for current scholarship on John Dee's system of Angelic magick. Today it is very quiet- but many of the same people are still there and will respond to intelligent and interesting discussion. This is another hot-spot for great Enochian discussion. It is a bit more active than Enochian-L, so you will likely see more of my posts here. This is a low-noise Group dedicated to the discussion of medieval and renaissance magickal traditions. This is a sister-list to the Solomonic Group - originally founded to host huge documents about Dee that could no longer fit in the Solomonic files section. Since then, this list has taken a life of its own! An invitation-only Group. It is dedicated to authors, publishers, editors, etc in the occult publishing business. A great place to discuss the industry, seek submissions, announce availablity of new work or projects, etc. The PaleoNova Group has launched a web-zine called PaleoNova Notes. It is currently dormant, but will hopefully return one day soon. A discussion group hosted by Brother Moloch, an experienced conjuror and sorcorer. |
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