The Ritual of 418: Hadit-Thoth

By Frater Serpentis Satori 9=2

10 July 02ve: Sun/Moon in Cancer
Theory
This Ritual synthesizes every important aspect of Magick it may be used as its
own rite, for contact with Thoth, The Element of Air, or a method of achieving
Conversation and Communion with The Holy Guardian Angel replacing the Horus
Aion Formulae of Liber XLIV: The Mass of The Phoenix and Liber CXX: The Ritual of
Passing Through Tuat. All three are contained within the Ritual, and as its function is
exalting and uniting those Spirits, and attuning one to The Aion of Thoth/Age of The
Cup Bearer through those forces, its use is beneficial to all humanity.
It draws from many sources that are seldom put into unity from Aurum Solis
Magick, Crowley, and Classic Alchemy. This form of the Ritual is the result of my
Work upon Crowleys Thoth Invocation, while adding the energies of Hadit, and
Elemental Air. Thus the triple nature of the Ritual, but as the Caduceus and Alchemy,
as well as Liber AL vel Legis are all built on such trinities, so is this.
My other papers on this site, explain the relationship between Alchemy and
Thelema, Hadit and Mercury. They are useful to understanding this Rite, but not
essential. Nor is the study of Classical Alchemy, or Magick of the Aurum Solis, from
which I drew much inspiration in this final form of the ritual. Crowleys connection I
should mention in brief as both context, and its origin.
As Crowley says in the shorter retelling of the Thoth story in Magick without
Tears, A quarter of a century ago I was in New Orleans (In Aleph he says Being in
a Travail of Spirit I did invoke the All-Father by his Caduceus) of so I bethought
myself that I had better invoke Mercury. As soon as I got into the appropriate frame
of mind, it naturally occurred to me with joy, But I am MercuryLike a flash it came
to me to put it into Greek, which gave me Hermes Eimi, and adding it up rapidly I got
the number 418, with all the abundant correspondences which have been so useful
to me in the past. In Aleph he also adds in the retelling, Four Hundred Eighteen,
like unto the Word of the Aeon. So by this I knew that my Work was well wrought in
Truthis the Word of Truth echoed throughout all Worlds; and thus have the Wise
mighty Assurance in their Way.
The 418 Rituals too began here in New Orleans, at first practiced by few and
secret Alchemists. They started as Mercury-Hermes Rituals on 4/18, but continued to
evolve from there and now can be done daily, but everyone on this Current and Path
should perform it on the 18th of each month. In any forms its repeated use is
profound and immediate.
In the Original Ritual, our Lodge Banished with Liber Reguli, Star Sapphire,
Opening The Watchtowers, then used Homeric Hymn to Hermes in Greek, Crowleys
Invocation to Thoth, (All in 4ABA except Watchtowers1 and The Homeric Hymn)
consumed our Secret Mass, read the entirety of Liber Ararita passing it around, each
Magickian reading a chapter. The Second Form was more directed toward Thoths
Current: we Banished using the Sons of Horus in the Four Directions, A Pyramid and
Caduceus Meditation to center, Spells from Budge Edition of The Book of The Dead:
Pylons2; Thoth3; Light in Darkness4; Khephri Lotus5, then Crowleys Invocation to
Thoth, using the Greek in Mantra before closing with Liber Ararita. Learning from the
1 http://hermetic.com/enochia/watchtower.html

extremes of both earlier versions produced this present form, as did the fore
mentioned sources and systems.
From these we have learned to Banish with some Pentagram Ritual: Aurum
Solis, Golden Dawn, Thelemic, or The Banishing Ritual of the Serpent in The
Magicians Workbook by Steve Savedow. Then The Star Sapphire or Lesser
Hexagram before Middle Pillar, Pyramid or other Centering Meditation. There should
always be an alcohol and sacrament, at the end before the recitation of Liber Ararita.
Practice
Banish the Temple, as You Will. Prepare the candles, incense of Mercury,
and Mass upon the Altar. Be certain to be in violet, with silver sandals and winged
headdress, as well as Caduceus Wand. Your Lamen should be either a depiction of
Thoth, another Caduceus, or Holy Hexagram but a Planetary or Astrological
Talisman will serve as well.
Ring bell or Temple Gong in the pattern of 8-4-8-4-8-4 or if performing in a
Lodge, the Lesser Initiates drum that ancient rhythm. Circle The Altar clockwise
chanting Hermes Hadit lapis Thoth Hermes Hadit lapis Thoth end standing in The
West of the Temple facing East over the Altar.
Visualize the Serpent-Star of Hadit Radiating violet light from a pulsing yellow
unicursial hexagram. See the hexagram as the eyes of a gigantic serpent of silver
with black wings.Allow the Eyes of the Unicursial Hexagram to be traced as the
Planetary Hexagram of Mercury then trace the Planetay Sigil of Mercury from its
Kamea, the Sigils of Kokab from the Kamea, and Oro Ibah Aozpi, sayThrough the Force of Kokab and Oro Ibah Aozpi I call thee Spirit of Alchemic
Mercury: Agothodiamon-Hadit! Lord of The Four Winds and Three Worlds, Master of
the Double Serpent Wand! Hermaphrodite childe of Salt and Sulphur, who is The
Path and The Great Work complete! Kundalini and Ouborous: Master of Light and
Darkness; Khoas and Order; Magick and Matter!
Come to this Star in the circle seeking squared. Guide and protect me through
the Alchemies upon my True Will! Reveal to me The Mysteries of Microcosm and
Macrocosm, as The Emerald Tablet has done. Inspire me in The Great Work to
Elevation beyond even The Chymical Wedding and Babalons Elixir through your
Stone of Philosophers Agothodaimon-Hadit!
For your Stone is the Wondrous Vessel cast of Mercury! It is The Serpent-Star of
The Divine Light made flesh! The Chalice of The Childe Aquarius, Lord of The Aion
of Thoth: Agothodaimon-Hadit!
Bless this Chalice before me to be such a Vessel, so I may worship you with wine
distilled from red and white powder, and leave its dross and dregs for those who
2 Budge, pgs 63-74.
3 Budge pgs 19-24.
4 Budge pgs 182-184.
5 Budge pgs 181-182.

never knew you! Bless this Sacrament: so it will give me courage and strength, love
and light, truth and beauty, wonder and wisdom for Elevation and The Great Work,
Agothodaimon-Hadit!
Drink the wine and consume the sacrament, feel the coils of Hadit extend through
your Microcosm and Macrocosm. Allow yourself to be returned to the Light before
Nothing, until soaring back on The Black Wings of Alchemic Mercury, suddenly
reminding you of The Dragon of Nigris. Then the Serpent-Star-Light is diffused into
you throughout then you are prepared to sayAgothodaimon-Hadit who is Thrice Great Hermes, Alchemical Mercury and Thoth
the Lord of The Aion, Light and Center of My Star. Recoil and relax Shining Serpent
of Mercury for this Rite has ended. Return to The Divine Light but stand closer My
Mercury-Star and Stone of Hadit, be my foundation and illumination until we are
United and Extinguished into The Perfect One.
Repeat Manta until the energy is fully absorbed back into you then strike bell 4-8-48-4-8. Close Temple, and circle as the rite has ended.

Copyright 2002 Frater Serpentis Satori

BABALON
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I am reminded of the first mention of the word babalon (pronounced

ba-ba-lawn or ba-bal-own) in the Enochian Calls/Keys, because that was part of my
skrying session yesterday. The Sixth Enochian Call/Key usage of this word

for wicked as in the context of something bestowed "as a torment for the
wicked and a garland for the righteous. Al Qoor'aan 17.82 has a similar
meaning when it refers to how it is a means for "...healing and mercy for those
who protect their belief with action and nothing but a means of ruin for
those who do wrong rights." Enochian magick strikes me in much the same
way. How you use it determines, if it benefits or hurts you.

On Monday 30 October 2000 Ankh (D.Carruthers) wrote:

> I'm pretty keen to try to get a version of the journal parts of T&FR online.
<snip>
> It would be an inestimable service to enochian scholarship and practise to
> get this central text online in text and PDF format. As for the latter, I
> take Clay Holden's PDF of Liber Mysteriorum to be exemplary, and would hope
> to bring my own capacities to bear upon the layout to a similar degree of
> excellence.
Although the intention is laudable, in my opinion it would be of greater
value to prepare a transcript of the diaries contained in Appendix MS XVLI
1&2 rather than relying on Casaubon's flawed version. This is particularly
relevant as a number of fallacies have been perpetuated as a result of TFR.
An example of a couple of errors:
The word 'Loagaeth' in Liber Mysteriorum (& Sancti) Parallelus Novalisque is
rendered 'Logaeth' by Casaubon; accordingly, Casaubon's incorrect version is
now in common use.
The name 'Coronzon' which appears in TFR is actually 'Coronzom' in the
relevant diary (hence the variant spelling shown in Laycock's Enochian
Dictionary; any Thelemites care to comment on the gematria <G>?)
Furthermore, there are a number of interesting marginal diagrams and Dee's
own emphasis of various sections of the texts which may elucidate certain
aspects of the material. An approach such as Clay Holden's to the earlier
Libri Mysteriorum would therefore be of particular value if time-consuming
to prepare. The only problem with the MS diaries is legibility: compared to
the diaries in Sloane MS 3188 Dee's handwriting is poor, the ink has faded
in places and parts of the MSS have decayed. As a result, TFR has proved
useful in filling certain gaps in the extant MSS.