The Vibratory Formulae

[VanAlioSaldo]

http://www.jwmt.org/v1n5/vibratoryform.html

Would anyone else like to read this with me and provide their opinions back and forth in a...

Polite manner of conversation? It seems to have some interesting appliance to some relevant content to the Law of One's Magical Mechanics (if you will) that we may be able to extrapolate from.

Let me finish reading it and I'll actually provide my thoughts and opinions. I also want to make sure it doesn't get weird or anything at the end. (-continues reading-)

[Matt1]

I have read through similar material before. At a quick glance it seems to be basically based on the Golden Dawn style teachings that Crowley and Regardie released to the public. The middle pillar, God form assumption, vibrating the god names in the 4 worlds. Its basically all Qabalah magic. Theurgy etc.

The book he references a lot is one i got not so long ago called modern magic that basically covers all the practical application of the western mystery tradition.

From my understanding of magic, is all about the invocation of the holy guardian angel or the higher self. This is normally done through ceremonial magic. Ra calls it the magical personality.

By chanting or vibrating god names at certain points of the body creates an energetic effect on the energy centers. Certain languages such as Hebrew and Sanskrit have powerful vibration effects. Ra also confirms this.
Certain rituals over the course of time and certain words then generate levels of power that can be used by the magus. The middle pillar exercise is an obvious one, with the visualization of the 5 sephiroth of the middle pillar on the tree of life and the chanting of the divine names in the world Atziluth, activates the serpent energy or the kundalini as its known in the eastern tradition.

The idea is that everything is the emanation of a higher world, in Qabalah magic you have the four worlds of Atziltuh, Briah, Yetzirah and Assiah. By tapping into the highest world of divine archetypes/names/emanation we can create a change in consciousness which is brough down into the creative plane of briah and the formative plane of Yetzirah and then into the material plane of Assiah. Thus forfilling the change in consciousness at the will of the magus. However the goal of the white magican is to bring the earthly consciousness of Assiash to the divine consciousness of Atziluth by walking the path of return. Ultimately it boils down to getting in touch with ones higher genius or higher self with different rituals.

75.36 Questioner: How does the use of the magical ritual of invoking the magical personality aid the mind/body/spirit complex totality? Could you expand on the answer you gave in the last session with respect to that?

Ra: I am Ra. When the magical personality is properly and efficaciously invoked the self has invoked its Higher Self. Thus a bridge betwixt space/time and time/space is made and the sixth-density magical personality experiences directly the third-density catalyst for the duration of the working. It is most central to deliberately take off the magical personality after the working in order that the Higher Self resume its appropriate configuration as analog to the space/time mind/body/spirit.

74.17 Questioner: I assume that the reason that the rituals that have been used previously are of effect is that these words have built a bias in consciousness of those who have worked in these areas so that those who are of the distortion of mind that we seek will respond to the imprint in consciousness of these series of words. Is this correct?

Ra: I am Ra. This is, to a great extent, correct. The exception is the sounding of some of what you call your Hebrew and some of what you call your Sanskrit vowels. These sound vibration complexes have power before time and space and represent configurations of light which built all that there is

[VanAlioSaldo]

Whoo, I have no clue as to any of this so I'm going to start with something that seems to be specifically outlined as the basic important means of the literal subject-topic of 'The Vibratory Formula's'.

The two most important Formulae that are used are the Internal Vibratory Formulae, which has a higher pitch and gives a more chant like quality to the voice, and the External Vibratory Formulae, which has a lower pitch and is more forceful so that the sound can excite the atmosphere and the astral.

So this is in regards to performing magical workings, how to properly pronounce, enunciate, pitch, and speak/feel the various ways of performing...The manners of performing the actual magical performance?

I feel like I understand it, I'm just having a hard time properly making sense of it in an applicable sense.

[Matt1]

Normally you just vibrate the name and visualize the center of the body your doing it from, or simply putting your mind there. Normally in a low humming tone. If you put enough will and emotional effort into it, it will be effective once you feel the section of the body vibrate energetically. Just experiment with it and see how it goes.

[Reaper]

I've noticed an odd phenomenon when I intone the god names during the LBRP. I sing the names instead of shouting them, and as I draw out the note I hear a second tone of a different pitch overlapping my own voice. It is a sound that can be felt within the body. I've considered that I am activating my secondary vocal chords when this happens, but I have been unable to do it at any other point. It only happens during the LBRP.

[Aion]

Whoo, I have no clue as to any of this so I'm going to start with something that seems to be specifically outlined as the basic important means of the literal subject-topic of 'The Vibratory Formula's'.

The two most important Formulae that are used are the Internal Vibratory Formulae, which has a higher pitch and gives a more chant like quality to the voice, and the External Vibratory Formulae, which has a lower pitch and is more forceful so that the sound can excite the atmosphere and the astral.

So this is in regards to performing magical workings, how to properly pronounce, enunciate, pitch, and speak/feel the various ways of performing...The manners of performing the actual magical performance?

I feel like I understand it, I'm just having a hard time properly making sense of it in an applicable sense.

This means 'inner sound' and 'outer sound'. The best example is when doing tones you will breathe in and as you breathe in you intone the sound internally, in your mind and thoughts, try and hear the tone on the inside. On the outbreath you then intone vocally on the outside the exact same tone so then the effect is that you have this continuous stream of the same frequency and intention both inwards in thought and outwards in action. Breath in sound, breath out sound.

[Aion]

Whoo, I have no clue as to any of this so I'm going to start with something that seems to be specifically outlined as the basic important means of the literal subject-topic of 'The Vibratory Formula's'.

The two most important Formulae that are used are the Internal Vibratory Formulae, which has a higher pitch and gives a more chant like quality to the voice, and the External Vibratory Formulae, which has a lower pitch and is more forceful so that the sound can excite the atmosphere and the astral.

So this is in regards to performing magical workings, how to properly pronounce, enunciate, pitch, and speak/feel the various ways of performing...The manners of performing the actual magical performance?

I feel like I understand it, I'm just having a hard time properly making sense of it in an applicable sense.

This means 'inner sound' and 'outer sound'. The best example is when doing tones you will breathe in and as you breathe in you intone the sound internally, in your mind and thoughts, try and hear the tone on the inside. On the outbreath you then intone vocally on the outside the exact same tone so then the effect is that you have this continuous stream of the same frequency and intention both inwards in thought and outwards in action. Breath in sound, breath out sound.

Oh wait no I read it wrong, either way useful point, will comment again when I reread.

[Aion]

I think they must be referring to 'invocation' and 'evocation'.

[Lighthead]

I think they must be referring to 'invocation' and 'evocation'.

It's funny how the words invocation and evocation sound like they are incorporating the word 'vocalization' into their words.

[VanAlioSaldo]

It is isn't it?

Tan, that explanation actually helps me a lot.

I've never done the LBRP before and between my irrational fear of magic and the intangible unknown, i want to know what I'm doing before i do it.

This paper basically explains it better than I've found elsewhere.

[Aion]

It is isn't it?

Tan, that explanation actually helps me a lot.

I've never done the LBRP before and between my irrational fear of magic and the intangible unknown, i want to know what I'm doing before i do it.

This paper basically explains it better than I've found elsewhere.

You could try the Qabbalistic cross first, it is a simpler ritual that I find it a good preamble to the LBRP and the Middle Pillar exercise.

[VanAlioSaldo]

Im just looking to perform area cleansing spells to start with but i want it to lead me into an actual motivator to pick up the practices and arts. I feel a very apparent attraction or pull to these arts (magic) as i read about them.

Id want to utilize positive practice and intent with any magic i do. So I'll typically look away from seemingly mean magic.

[Aion]

Well the Qabbalistic Cross is like a set-up for the LBRP, I personally find it helps a lot to center me before doing other magical work.

As the band Black Widow would say, "You'll never get to power just by playing nasty games".

[VanAlioSaldo]

So what does centering and grounding in meditation mean to you?

[Aion]

It means I am focused and present in the moment, situated equally in my body and mind, betwixt Earth and the Stars. In other words it is a state of "I am here, now".

[VanAlioSaldo]

Logically speaking, what do you do in your mind when performing them?

[Aion]

Grounding in particular for me means in connection with the Earth, like the ground on an electrical plug.

[Aion]

Logically speaking, what do you do in your mind when performing them?

When centering and grounding you mean?

I would more consider them to be the effects or results of meditation, but there are meditations specifically for these.

Another way of putting it is getting in touch with your own self. Connecting to yourself.

[VanAlioSaldo]

I don't even know what it means to be grounded in one's mind or what it means to be centered in one's mind.

[Aion]

That's fair, bear with me as I don't often explain these concepts so I might have to reword things to convey what I mean in a manner that is useful to you.

Are you familiar with the chakras or the energy centers?

[VanAlioSaldo]

I think I've corrected you and Min on chakra energy centers, I have a keen core concept I like to think of the generalistic means of structure to the Octave in our locos of domain having to do with the ongoing 7-8 layer set up.

[Ooo]

It's funny how the words invocation and evocation sound like they are incorporating the word 'vocalization' into their words.

That is because, literally, "invocation" and "evocation" etymologically derive from Latin and refer to just that: to "call or speak in" and to "call or speak out," respectively. From Latin vocal: "of sound, voice, speaking." That is also why one's "vocation" is one's "calling." In short: it all refers to the primordial power of sound or vibration. Also the reason why the power of words and the use of the voice has always been associated with a moving and commanding principle. In fact, this is the esoteric reason why the active, creative principle of all Creation is referred to as the Logos or Word of God.

To take the example a bit further, ever wondered why "spells" are called that and are associated with magic and occult powers? What is "spelling" if not the ordering of sounds or vibrations? Same esoteric meaning behind the terms "incantation" or "enchantment," both of which are Latin and French, respectively, for "in or being at singing." Same goes for "chanting" which literally means singing. Again, the capability to use one's the voice to spell out sounds, and the moving or kinetic power of such vibrational utterings.

Throughout the years I have learned more from the study of etymology alone than from any amount of books, videos and online articles combined. Alas, the proverbial Tower of Babble (see what I did there?) lead to the confusion of man's language. Hence, all the resulting semantic disagreement/misunderstanding.

The loss of etymological knowledge, the loss of clear verbal communication...  

Hope I haven't derailed this thread too much!

[Aion]

I don't recall us discussing them, but that is well enough. I was basically just going to relate grounding to a balanced red-ray center. Being 'centered' I would relate to balance in the yellow-ray center.

[VanAlioSaldo]

That actually helps me a lot as it puts a lot of supplementary material I did not realize was supplementary until you said that into perspective.

Grounding and Centering. They're balancing techniques in a sense then?

[Aion]

Precisely.

[Minyatur]

As I thought I am ungrounded and uncentered.

[Minyatur]

I might be more grounded than I think, I've never felt much imbalances in my red ray  but my distortions in the yellow ray only became apparent lately.

[VanAlioSaldo]

I feel my curiosity is satiated.~
Moving onwards!

[...]So while we are performing the Formation of the Pentagrams, the Divine Name used at each quarter is vibrated to charge the protective pentagram at that quarter. Starting in the East, we vibrate (YHVH), circumambulate to the South, vibrate (ADNI), circumambulate to the West, vibrate (AHIH), then to the North, and vibrate (AGLA). From the North we complete the Circle by returning to the East.

In this section of the LBRP we use the more forceful version of the Formulae, the External Vibratory Formula. This Formula is normally used to vibrate the Divine or Angelic Names. Now we will look at the Evocation of the Archangels, the last section of the LBRP that uses the Vibratory Formula.

Evocation of the Archangels
The next part of the LBRP that uses the Vibratory Formula is the Evocation of the Archangels. In the Evocation we are facing East from the West of the Altar and standing in the Cross Position. In this part of the LBRP, we do not move and simply visualize the four Archangels standing in their respective quarters facing us as we perform the evocation.
Before me, RAPHAEL
Behind me, GABRIEL
At my right hand, MICHAEL
At my left hand, AURIEL
BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -
BEHIND ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR.[12]

This is just one of the many versions of the Evocation of the Archangels[13] that is used throughout the Hermetic community. The important thing here is the Archangel Names, which are vibrated at the point in the evocation that they occur. In vibrating these Names, the magician helps to balance the forces that are guarding the Quarters in the LBRP. I would like to point out, that in the instance of BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -BEHIND ME SHIMES THE SIX-RAYED STAR[...]

Starting in the East, we vibrate (YHVH), circumambulate to the South, vibrate (ADNI), circumambulate to the West, vibrate (AHIH), then to the North, and vibrate (AGLA). From the North we complete the Circle by returning to the East.

Before me, RAPHAEL
Behind me, GABRIEL
At my right hand, MICHAEL
At my left hand, AURIEL
BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -BEHIND ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR.

So then can you aid me in the pronunciation of YHVH, ADNI, AHIH, and AGLA, and if there is any referent meaning to the final phrase quoted in italics.

Also would you have any insight to offer about why it goes Raphael behind, Gabriel in front, Michael to the right, Auriel to the left?

[AnthroHeart]

I always seem to attract Archangel Gabriel.

[Minyatur]

I feel my curiosity is satiated.~
Moving onwards!

[...]So while we are performing the Formation of the Pentagrams, the Divine Name used at each quarter is vibrated to charge the protective pentagram at that quarter. Starting in the East, we vibrate (YHVH), circumambulate to the South, vibrate (ADNI), circumambulate to the West, vibrate (AHIH), then to the North, and vibrate (AGLA). From the North we complete the Circle by returning to the East.

In this section of the LBRP we use the more forceful version of the Formulae, the External Vibratory Formula. This Formula is normally used to vibrate the Divine or Angelic Names. Now we will look at the Evocation of the Archangels, the last section of the LBRP that uses the Vibratory Formula.

Evocation of the Archangels
The next part of the LBRP that uses the Vibratory Formula is the Evocation of the Archangels. In the Evocation we are facing East from the West of the Altar and standing in the Cross Position. In this part of the LBRP, we do not move and simply visualize the four Archangels standing in their respective quarters facing us as we perform the evocation.
Before me, RAPHAEL
Behind me, GABRIEL
At my right hand, MICHAEL
At my left hand, AURIEL
BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -
BEHIND ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR.[12]

This is just one of the many versions of the Evocation of the Archangels[13] that is used throughout the Hermetic community. The important thing here is the Archangel Names, which are vibrated at the point in the evocation that they occur. In vibrating these Names, the magician helps to balance the forces that are guarding the Quarters in the LBRP. I would like to point out, that in the instance of BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -BEHIND ME SHIMES THE SIX-RAYED STAR[...]

Starting in the East, we vibrate (YHVH), circumambulate to the South, vibrate (ADNI), circumambulate to the West, vibrate (AHIH), then to the North, and vibrate (AGLA). From the North we complete the Circle by returning to the East.

Before me, RAPHAEL
Behind me, GABRIEL
At my right hand, MICHAEL
At my left hand, AURIEL
BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM -BEHIND ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR.

So then can you aid me in the pronunciation of YHVH, ADNI, AHIH, and AGLA, and if there is any referent meaning to the final phrase quoted in italics.

Also would you have any insight to offer about why it goes Raphael behind, Gabriel in front, Michael to the right, Auriel to the left?

The cardinal points from where you are facing.