Making the Seal of God

Temple Grimoire

Making of the Seal of the True and Living God

From: The Sworne Booke of Honorius, one of the oldest and most influential texts of 13th century Medieval magic.

First, make a circle with a diameter of three fingers, on account of the Lord's three nails, or five on account of the five wounds,

or seven on account of the seven sacraments, or nine on account of the nine orders of angels, but generally five fingers are

customary.

Then, below that circle make another circle, distant from the first by two barley grains (on account of the two Tablets of Moses),

else the distance from the first can be three grains (on account of the three persons in the Trinity.)

Then below those two circles in the uppermost part, which is called the southern angle, make a single cross, the leg of which may slightly enter the innermost circle.

Then, from the right side of the cross, write .h. (the "exalation"), then .t., then .o. then .e. x . o. r. a. b. a. l. a. y. q. c. i. y. s. t. a. l.

g. a. a. o. n. o. s. v. l. a. r [t]. y. t. c. e. k. s. p. f. y. o. m. e. m. a. n. a. r. e. l. a. c. e. d. a. t. o. n. o. n. a. o. y. l. e. [y]. o. t. m. a.

and these letters may be made an equal distance apart, and may surround the circle. And with that series of letters which was

previously named the circle will thus be filled with the great name of the Lord, Schemhamphoras, of 72 letters.

This done, in the middle of the circles, namely in the center, make a pentagram thus:

[Pentagram]

in the middle of which should be the sign 'Tau', thus: [.T.] , and above that sign, write the name of God El, and underneath this another name of God, namely, Ely, in this fashion:

Then, below the uppermost angle of the pentagram, write these two letters: .l.x.

and in the next after those, these two: .l.a.
and in the next after that: .l.c.
and in that following: .u.m.

Then, around the pentagram make a heptagon, it may touch the uppormost side of the pentagram, <its second> which is after the middlemost top angle, where are written .l.x.

And in the same side of the heptagon write this name of the holy angel, which is Casziel.
And in the next side from the right-most, the name of the holy angel, which is Satquiel.
Then in the next Samael, and in the next Raphael, afterwards Anael, afterwards Michael, followed by Gabriel.

And thus the seven sides of the heptagon will be completed.

Then, around that preceding heptagon, make another heptagon, not made like the first, but in such a manner that the one side

of it will intersect the previous side of the same.

Then make another such heptagon, like the first, whose seven angles touch the seven angles of the second heptagon, and the

which should be shown doubled.

<Yet here, the heptagon under the preceding second will be contained,> unum latus secundi heptagoni supernudo et aliud

subenudo, sed latus primo angulo succedens subenudo ibit. et quae sequntur serie supereuntis et subeuntis alterutrum se habebunt.

Then, in each of the angles of the second heptagon make a cross.

Then, in that side (of the second heptagon) which goes from the last angle to the second angle of the same, in that part which is

above the first syllable of Casziel, this syllable from a sacred name of God should be written: la, and above the last syllable of the same (Casziel) should be written this syllable: ya, and in the space [between] the intersection and the second cross should be written the syllable ly.

Then, in that side which extends from the first angle of the second heptagon, and continues to the third angle of the same, this holy name of God should be written: Narath, and the first syllable, Na should be written in that space of the same side which is above the first syllable of Satquiel, and the syllable Ra in the space which is above the last syllable of the same, and the two letters 't,' 'h' made in that place which is in the same side between the side intersecting itself and the third cross.

Then, in that side (of the same second heptagon) which extends from the third angle of the same to the fifth of the same, should be written this holy name of the Creator, which is called Libarre, such that the syllable Ly is written above the first syllable of

Raphael, and the syllable bar is over the last syllable of the same, and the syllable re in that space of the same side which is

between the side intersecting itself and the fifth angle of the same second heptagon.

Then, in that side (of the same second heptagon) which is farthest from the fifth cross, this other sacred name of the Creator

should be written: Libares, such that the syllable Ly is written in that space of the side which is above the first syllable of Michael, and the syllable ba in that space of the side which is above the last syllable of the same (Michael), and the syllable res in that space of the same side which is between the side intersecting itself and the last cross.

Then, in that side (of the same second heptagon) which goes from the second angle (of the same second heptagon) to the fourth, this other holy name should be written: Lialg cum coniunctiua ita quod coniunctiua in illo loco eiusdem lateris scribatur which is above the first syllable of Samael and this syllable ly in that space of the same side which is above the last syllable of the same (Samael), and this syllable alg in that place of the same side which is between the side intersecting itself and the fourth cross.

But beware that the coniunctiua (connective) should be written thus: [figure] with the inscription intersecting, because of the fear of God malum volitum dividentem.

Then, on that side (of the same heptagon) that goes from the fourth cross to the sixth, write this other

sacred name of God: Ueham, such that the syllable ve is written above the first syllable of Anael, and the

letter h is above the last syllable of the same, and the syllable am is in the space of the same side which is

[inter]secting the side itself and the sixth cross.

Then on that side which goes from the sixth angle (of the same second heptagon) to the first angle,

this other sacred name of God should be written: yalgal, such that the letter y is written in the space of the

same side which is above the first syllable of Gabriel, and the syllable al is above the last, and the syllable gal

should be written in the space of the same side which is between the intersection and the first cross.

Then, in the middle of the first side and the third heptagon, to the right, should be written vos, and in the next place Duymas,

and in the next Gyram, and in the next Gram, andin the next Aysaram, and in the next Alpha, and in the next W.

Then, in that small space which is under the second and the third angle of the first heptagon, should be written this name of God: el, and in that small space which is to the right under the second and third angles of the heptagons under the second cross, this name:

ON,
and in the next space under the third cross, again this name: el,
and in the next under the fourth cross, again: ON,
and in the next under the fifth cross, again: el,
and in the next under the sixth cross, again: ON,
and in the next under the seventh cross: W.

Then in that small space which is enclosed between the first angle of the second heptagon and the second angle of the same, and the first side of the third heptagon, and the part touching those angles of the circle, draw a single cross in the middle, namely in that space.

And in the top-left space of the cross, write the letter: a,
and in the top-right space of the cross this letter: g,
and in the lower-right space write another letter: a,
and in the fourth lower space this other letter: l.

Then in the middle of the next small space to the right, write this name of God: Ely,
and in the next, this name: Eloy,
and in the next: Christos,
and in the next: Sother,
and in the next: ADONAI,
and in the next: Saday.

After this you shall know that commonly in the exemplars the five-cornered star or amulet is made of red, with the space within

dyed saffron [yellow], and the first seven-cornered star of azure, the second of saffron, the third of purple, and the round circle of

Black.

And the space between the circles where the name Schemhamphoras is, is died with saffron. At other spaces are to be colored with green.

But in operations it must otherwise be done. For it is made with the blood either of a mole or of a

turtledove, or a lapwing, or of a bat, or of them all, and in virgin parchment of a calf, or of foal, or a

hind calf [deer]. And so is the Seal of God perfect.

And by this holy and consecrated seal after it is consecrated, you may work operations which shall be

declared afterwards in this book. The manner of consecrating of this holy seal ought thus to be as follows.

By the inspiration of God, Solomon said: there is only one God, one faith, and one virtue, which the Lord intended to be revealed to men and distributed of this wise. The angel [Samael] said to Solomon, "This shall you give to the people of Israel who also shall likewise give to others. So it has pleased the creator."

And the Lord commands it thus to be consecrated:

First, let the worker be clean, not polluted, and let him do it with devotion, not deceitfully.

Let him not eat nor drink till he has done his work. § And the blood wherewith it shall be written, first must be blessed as shall be said afterward. Then the seal must be [perfumed with amber, musk, aloes, lapdanum, white and red mastick, olibanum margarith [i.e. pearls], and frankincense, calling upon and praying to the Lord and all holy angels, by saying as follows:

Oration.

"That thou, Lord, by the annunciation, conception," etc. "wilt vouchsafe to bless and consecrate this thy

most holy name and seal, that by it through thy mediation I (or such one) N. may convitco heavenly powers

airy, earthy, and infernal, to subdue, invocate to alter, conjure, constrain, raise up, congregate, drive away, to bind and to make though not able to hurt or harm, to pacify men and of them to have graciously mine (or his) petitione to quiet enemies. Them that be at peace to disseun, and to keep sick them in health, or to make them sick, to make sick men whole, to keper evil men from good and to divide and to know them, to escape all bodily danger, to make judges pacified at pleasure, to obtain victory in all things, to mortify carnal sins and to drive away, overcome, and avoid, the spiritual, to increase riches in good I (or he) may know thy majesty."

Then that night let him lay it without the house in the clear air. Then you shall have new gloves

made without fingers thereon [perhaps better: without whitening with chalk], into the which no man ever

did put his hand, in the which the seal shall be fast put and thus is accomplished this holy seal.