ENOCHIAN TEMPLES: ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST ENOCHIAN KEY BY BENJAMIN ROWE Copyright 1988, 1992 by Benjamin Rowe

(The following section fits into the " ymbols an! "is#ali$ations" section of %nochian Temples at point &' (t was !elete! from the p#blishe! )ersion to sa)e space'* The first %nochian +ey or Call is a recapit#lation of the steps by which the creator of the system bro#ght it into being' The +ey follows the same macrocosmic,to,microcosmic progression #se! in the e-ample consecration rit#al, b#t then s#pplements this with a response from the microcosm !irecte! at the macrocosm' .ote that the !escription of the !ownwar! c#rrent contains se)en significant phrases, s#ggesting the planets an! s#n, the macrocosm, while the !escription of the response contains fi)e significant phrases, s#ggesting the fo#r elements an! elemental spirit, the microcosm' The /ownwar! C#rrent 1' /efinition of conte-t' "( reign o)er yo#, saith the 0o! of 1#stice, in power e-alte! abo)e the firmaments of wrath'" The "firmaments of wrath" are the regions of acti)ity within which creation ta2es place' The go! !eclares his f#ll control o)er the act of creation, an! that as the creator he is o#tsi!e the realm in which the act of creation occ#rs' 2' /efinition of the limits an! 3#alities of the creation' "(n 4hose han!s the #n is as a swor!, an! the 5oon as a thro#gh,thr#sting fire'" 6n elegant e3#ation, !efining the parameters of the creation' The go! !eclares !ominion o)er planetary forces ( #n,5oon* an! elemental forces (fire,air*' 7e also !eclares control o)er the two types of !#alities8 those in which one pole is projecti)e an! the other responsi)e ( #n,5oon* an! o)er those in which two forces of similar polarity are balance! (fire,air*' 4ithin the area of creation, the positi)e pole is attrib#te! to the element of swor!s, 6ir, an! the anti,positi)e pole is attrib#te! to the element of 9ire' This is reflecte! in the prece!ence followe! by the elements thro#gho#t the Tablets an! Calls8 6ir first, then 4ater, %arth, an! 9ire' &' 0athering of the energies to be #se!' "4hich meas#reth yo#r garments in the mi!st of my )est#res'''" The wor! translate! here as "garments" is #se! #niformly to mean "creation" or "being" elsewhere in the +eys' 6nother wor! is #se! for "garments" in the ne-t sentence of this same +ey' 6nother wor! is also #se! for "mi!st" f#rther on in this +ey' o the translation here is 3#estionable' 6 magic2al image gi)en to !efine this phrase shows the scene thro#gh the go!:s eyes as he p#lls en!less threa!s of li)ing light o#t of a lamen on his chest'

2 ;' <rgani$ation of the energies' "'''an! tr#sse! yo# together as the palms of my han!s'" The magic2al image contin#es by showing the go! gathering the fibers of light into a b#n!le or cable' The go! concentrates the energies within the area of wor2 in preparation for shaping' =' >reparation of the material basis to which the energies are attache!' "4hose seats ( garnishe! with the fire of gathering, which bea#tifie! yo#r garments with a!miration'" 7a)ing generate! the positi)e or spirit#al pole of the creation, the go! now loo2s to the anti,positi)e or material pole' The "seats" are the s3#ares of the tablets in their two,!imensional form' The go! embo!ies a part of his will in the Tablets, !efining the or!er an! place to which the spirit#al energies will be attracte! an! attache!' 4hen the energies are attache! to the Tablets, the pattern of will embo!ie! in the Tablets e-ten!s bac2 along their path to the positi)e pole, con!itioning all the perceptible e-pressions (the "garments"* of the energies' ?' /efinition of the mo!es of acti)ity of the creation' "To whom ( ma!e a law to go)ern the holy ones," The wor! translate! as "holy ones" appears to !eri)e from the same root as the enochian wor!s for "fire", s#ggesting that the holy ones are those who possess the spirit#al will' The go! specifies the manner in which his creation will respon! to the mages an! a!epts' @' /efinition of the p#rpose of the the acti)ity' "an! !eli)ere! yo# a ro! with the ar2 of 2nowle!ge'" The spirits of the Tablets are gi)en a#thority o)er the !ispensation of the go!:s 2nowle!ge, incl#!ing the power to initiate' Ret#rning C#rrent 8' The energies respon! to the creati)e will' "5oreo)er, yo# lifte! #p yo#r )oices an! sware obe!ience an! faith'''" The connection between the two poles ha)ing been ma!e, an! the con!itions of their interaction being set, the angels of the creation )oice their response to the go!, swearing to contin#e to follow the go!:s will' 9' 6n! affirm the s#ccess of the act of creation' "'''to him that li)eth an! tri#mpheth," The spirits of the Tablets affirm the e-istence of their creator by saying that he li)es, an! affirm the s#ccess of the act of creation by saying that he tri#mphs' 1A' They affirm that the creator himself e-ists o#tsi!e the realm of creation'''

3 "whose beginning is not, nor en! can not be," The spirits affirm that the go! e-ists entirely o#tsi!e the creation:s sphere of acti)ity' This phrase echoes the line beginning "(n whose han!s the #n is'''" from a )iewpoint insi!e the go!:s creation' 11' '''that his will is the so#rce of their e-istence, "4hich shineth as a flame in the mi!st of yo#r palace'''" 9lame echoes the "fire of gathering", an! the palace is the 0reat Tablet' The spirits affirm that they contin#e to reflect the go!:s creati)e will' 12' an! that he contin#es to reg#late all of their acti)ities' "an! reigneth among yo# as the balance of righteo#sness an! tr#th'" The go! is the "go! of j#stice", correspon!ing to Bibra, the balances' Righteo#sness an! Tr#th are at#rn an! 1#piter, who in t#rn are contraction an! e-pansion, stability an! change, a#thority an! responsibility, an! n#mero#s other complementary pairs' The go! reconciles all opposites' The terms also echo the ro! (acti)e* an! the ar2 of 2nowle!ge (recepti)e* of an earlier phrase' (t is also to be note! that in 6cha!:s Tree, 1#piter an! at#rn are attrib#te! to the paths lea!ing respecti)ely to Cho2mah an! Binah from +ether' Their balance is the path of hin, connecting +ether with Tiphereth' hin, 9ire, is the "flame in the mi!st of yo#r palace", an! the beam of light in the center of the Temple' The echoing of the go!:s statements by the spirits of the tablets also s#ggests that the con!itions the go! lai! on the creation as a whole are reflecte! in miniat#re within the creation' (t shall be shown that this is the case with the Tablets as we procee!' 1 Concl#!ing phrases "5o)e, therefor, show yo#rsel)esC "<pen the mysteries of yo#r creationC "9or ( am the ser)ant of yo#r go!, "6 tr#e worshiper of the 7ighestC" (n the remain!er of the +ey, the magician #sing it calls #pon the spirits to respon! to him f#lly an! openly' The wor! translate! here as "ser)ant" might be better ren!ere! as "minister" or "representati)e"' The magician asserts that he has a right to !eman! a response from the spirits beca#se his acts are in accor! with the will of their creator' -oOo-

See The Lower Temple, one of the supplementary papers listed at the end of the published version of Enochian Temples.