Enochian Temples: Invoking the cacodemons with the Temple
by Benjamin Rowe


Copyright year, 1992 by Benjamin Rowe

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The enochian system is primarily angelic in character. There are no
entities in the system who actually meet the traditional definitions of
elementals or demons. All the elemental forces are invoked and used
through the intervention of conscious, intelligent entities who are
themselves of a multiplex nature. These entities can provide elementals
for the magician, but the elementals can not be directly invoked.

The closest one can come to directly invoking an elemental in this
system is in the invocation of the so-called "cacodemons" (Dee's
appellation) or "minimal sapient entities" (my appellation). I use this
name for them because they are the least complicated beings in the
system that are capable of responding to their environment and
maintaining an independent existence. They are composed of two forces of
opposite polarity, bound together by one additional letter from the
Tablet of Union. Thus they have one force for each of the three
necessary aspects, sulphur, salt, and mercury.

The following excerpt provides a description of the process of invoking
these cacodemons in the Temple. It was provided in an astral contact
with Atapa, Sephirotic Angel of the Fiery Lesser Angle of the Water
Tablet.1

These instructions should not be interpreted rigidly. There are numerous
minor variations, particularly in the method of forming the names. The
flexibility of the Enochian system is such that all of them will produce
results, varying slightly with the method used.

"The threads of my garment are of course the so-called "cacodemons" of
the sub-angle, made out of the forces of the kerubic and servient
squares. They seem at times to be demons, but only when their force is
allowed to manifest unconstrained. Like animals in your own world, they
are full of emotion, but do not have any sense. Therefore, we higher
types such as myself and the other angels of the crosses must be strong
gods to them, leading them both gently and firmly, as one would lead a
loyal but temperamental dog.

"In your work with these demons, do not be afraid to treat them roughly,
for it is all that they understand, until you have trained them in a new
way.

"Now when Dee made the tablets to appear in the world, he said that only
the first two letters of the kerubic and servient names could be made
into cacodemons. But in truth, the angelic [kerubic] squares and
servient squares can all be used in such demons, provided that the
square is united with one which is right next to it in the temple of the
tablet. Thus, there are four possible cacodemons in every kerubic
angels's domain, since in the pillars there are four pairs of squares
that share an edge. [Similarly for the rows making up the altars --
B.R.]

"Now, in the invocation of the cacodemons, ye must form their names in
one of two ways. The first only may ye use for the cacodemons of the
Kerubic squares. This first or the second may be used with the squares
of the servants.

"For all the squares, ye may take any two letters whose squares have a
connecting edge in the pillar or the altar. Take ye not the diagonal
forces, for they are of the same polarity, and would not be well
balanced. (Thus also for letters from different rows of the altar.)
Prefix these with the letter of spirit from the element's line in the
Tablet of Union, and thus ye have the names of the cacodemons.

"For example, in my own quarter, the Kerubic squares are NLRX. This
would give cacodemons HNL, HLR, HRX,HXN. The letter from the tablet of
union always represents the balanced spirit in the entity. The second
and third letters are male or female according to the polarity of their
sub- energy in its attribution to IHVH. In HNL, N is (Earth of (Fire of
Water)), and is thus female. L is (Air of (Fire of Water)), and thus
male. So also for any Kerubic cacodemon.2

"In the servient squares, the female- or male-ness of a square is
according to the kerubic letter governing its column position.

"In forming the names of the cacodemons of the servient squares, a
second method can be used. This is to take the letter from the element's
name in the Tablet of Union that is attributed to the element governing
the row from which the names are being derived. Thus, the top servient
row in my quarter, attributed to fire, would form the names thus: AXP,
APC, ACN, ANX. Or, using the letter of Spirit: HXP, HPC, HCN, HNX.3

"The latter form is better for works of a spiritual or internal nature.
The former are better for works intended to manifest in the outside
world. A letter from the Tablet of Union must be used in every demon's
name. For the forces of the two squares from the Elemental Tablet will
not hold together without the light of this third. There is no harm in
trying, but the forces will instantly dissipate again when the magician
relaxes his will.

"Also, the second and third letters may be switched in their places, to
emphasize one or the other of the demon's forces.

"Now, when invoking a cacodemon in the Temple built from the Tablet,
stand in the center of the Temple, where the light of the Solar King of
the Tablet comes down in a beam of radiance from above. Face the altar
that contains the letters of the demon in question.4 Perform the
invocation of Spirit using the first key, and not the second key. Invoke
the elemental name from the Tablet of Union. Call upon that god to fill
your temple with radiance. Also state the purpose of your invocation at
this point, in a short form.

"Next, recite the call of the Element, and invoke the Holy Names of the
tablet down through the level of the Seniors. Then recite the calls of
the sub-element, whether or not this be the same as the call of the
Element of the Working. Then invoke the names of the gods and angels of
the sub- element. For the kerubic names, add the letter from the Tablet
of Union, if the work be one of raising oneself in the spirit, or
bringing down the spirit. Use no additional letter if the work be one of
expression in the levels of matter.

"Then invoke the angel governing the line within which the demon lives,
using a letter from the tablet of union or not, along the same rule as
the kerubic squares. Finally, invoke the cacodemon itself.

"Its visible appearance, whether manifest in the temple or only in the
vision, should reflect the attributions of the squares from which it is
formed. The first letter will determine the form of the head. The second
will determine the form of the arms and upper torso, and the third
letter will determine the lower torso and legs. Thus some truly odd
looking entities can be seen in this process.

"For works of an internal nature, to strengthen or counter some aspect
of the personality, a glyph or visual symbol embodying the desired
outcome should be prepared ahead of time in the imagination, and
rehearsed until it can be held in the mind with ease.

"When the demon is evoked to visible appearance in the astral temple, he
appears above the altar from which his forces come. Often one of the
strands of the light-fountain will straighten and he will appear out of
it. He is bound to the altar both by his own origins, and by the light
of the central square of the Sephirotic cross of the quarter, which is
directly above his head. He may not leave this place without permission,
nor may he cause any harm to the magician while so bound.

"If the magician wishes to direct the demon to the aid of his work, he
will present the symbols of the work to the demon, and state his will
clearly. Then he should charge the demon to put his force into the
symbol of the work, and to cause that work to be accomplished through
the forces he represents.

"Be advised that the demons may do their work in a manner that is
offensive to "community standards of conduct". The magician should not
allow himself to become emotionally involved through such offense. He
must always consider himself to be superior to such creatures, and
consider that it is doing his will within the limits of its abilities.

"For example, a cacodemon might choose to transfer his three aspects to
the symbol of the work by spitting on it, then copulating with it, then
defecating on it. Think not that it intends any disrespect by this. It
barely has enough intelligence to be conscious, and there is none left
over for cleverness. Think of it thus, as a particularly stupid animal,
which must be dealt with firmly, but without trying to change its
instinctive nature.

"No such creature has secrets of any importance. They are merely bundles
of elemental forces. If they speak, the great likelihood is that they
echo the unconscious will of the magician, and speak not of their own
will (of which they have none).

"For a working intended to be effective outside of the person, in the
manifest world, a physical talisman should be made. These can be out of
papyrus, or compressed and smoothed sheepskin, or out of cedar or other
wood. If made out of wood, its height should be one-quarter its
diameter.

"The talisman should show on its back side the enochian sigil of the
Element of the Working in the center, surrounded by four sigils showing
the sub-elements of the tablet, with the sub-element of the working at
the top. And all bound together by a circle around the rim of the
talisman.

"On the front side should be written in Enochian or English characters
the names of all the gods and angels of the hierarchy above the
cacodemon.5 The name of the Elemental God and King should be centered,
with the names of the seniors placed around the rim. The names of the
Calvary Cross of the sub-element should be placed above the names of God
and King, and formed into their cross. The names of the Kerubic angel,
lesser angel, and cacodemon should be placed below the King-name. The
symbol of the working should be placed to the left of the name of the
cacodemon, or directly above it, since we are shaping him to do the
work. [The Three Names and the King's name should be written twice as
large as the other names. -- B.R.]

"When the demon is evoked for outward purpose, and comes to visible
appearance within the temple, then the talisman is raised in the
physical hands, while its astral counterpart is raised and placed on the
altar from which the demon comes. The magician initiates a vortex around
the edge of the talisman, and charges the demon to become one with the
vortex and follow it down into the talisman. If necessary, the force of
the Sephirotic cross can be brought down from its place in the ceiling
to force the demon into the talisman. When the demon does this and the
vortex is absorbed into the talisman, then a gesture of sealing should
be done over it, binding the demon inside it until released. Cover the
physical talisman with a white cloth to protect it from dust, but leave
it out in the parts of your home or workplace you use in your daily
life, so that it may connect itself to the threads which are the means
by which the work will be accomplished."

Footnotes

1       "Atapa" is actually a name of God for the Lesser Angle. A
section preceding the part quoted here showed that the angel who was
speaking considered himself to be a small portion of the god's force,
hence his use of the name. His validity was established by other means
than gematria.

2       This paragraph follows MacGregor Mather's attributes for the
squares, which I was using at the time. Dee's records and my own later,
incomplete research indicate that while the squares do alternate in
polarity, the attributes to the elements do not follow Mather's system
in most cases. Magicians should not feel bound to follow Mathers if
results show another way to be more effective for themselves.

3       Dee's rituals suggest an alternative, which is to attribute each
servient row from top to bottom to successive letters of the Tablet of
Union name. In this alternate system, the Union letter for the top
servient row would be "C", second row "O", third row "M", fourth row
"A".

4       If two magicians are working together, the second should stand
with his back to the pillar of the sub-element, facing the light in the
center. Up to three additional magicians can stand at the other pillars.
The magician in the center identifies himself with the Elemental King.
Any others should identify themselves with the Kerubic Archangels.

5       Either of the two hierarchies mentioned earlier can be used. I
find that the second gives a more "elemental" effect.

