The Goetia

EXPLANATION OF CERTAIN NAMES USED IN THIS BOOK LEMEGETON.' Eheie. Kether. Almighty God, whose dwelling is in the highest Heavens : Haioth. The great King of Heaven, and of all the powers therein : Methratton. And of all the holy hosts of Angels and Archangels: Reschith. Hear the prayers of Thy servant who putteth his trust in Thee : Hagalgalim. Let thy Holy Angels be commanded to assist me at this time and at all times. Iehovah. God Almighty, God Omnipotent, hear my prayer: Hadonat. Command Thy Holy Angels above the fixed stars : Ophanim. To be assisting and aiding Thy servant: Tophiel. That I may command all spirits of air, water, fire, earth, and hell: Masloth. So that it may tend unto Thy glory and unto the good of man. Iehovah. God Almighty, God Omnipotent, hear my prayer: Elohim. God with us, God be always present with us: Binah. Strengthen us and support us, both now and for ever: Aralim. In these our undertakings, which we perform but as instru- ments in Thy hands: Zabbathi (should be Shabbathii). In the hands of Thee, the great God of Sabaoth. Hesel (should be Chesed). Thou great God, governor and creator of the planets, and of the Host of Heaven: Hasmalim (should be Chashmalim). Command them by Thine almighty power: Zelez (should be Zedeq). To be now present and assisting to us Thy poor servants, both now and for ever. * This explanation, or rather paraphrased prayer, only exists in one codex as far as my knowledge goes. The Qabalist will remark that the orthography of several of the Qabalistical names is incorrect. I give it, however, as it stands.—TRans. [In any case it is worthless ; the names mean nothing of the sort.—ED.| 48