Angels-ENOCHIAN MAGIC

Enochian magic is a system of magic that teaches communication with
angels and spirits through its own unique language; it also deals with
travel through different planes of consciousness. Its origins can be traced
back to the sixteenth century, when English astrologer and mathematician
John Dee joined Edward Kelly in an attempt to communicate with
the spirits through the practice known as scrying. According to Dee and
Kelly, communication with the spirits was possible thanks to the use of
the Enochian language, a complex tongue of unknown origin. Its
melodic sound is similar to Sanskrit, Greek, or Arabic.
Employing a logical set of grammatical rules and syntax, Enochian
is made up of letters that are each assigned a numerical value, or
“gematria,” that is associated with elemental, planetary, and tarot
properties. The Nineteen Calls, or Keys, of Enochian were used by
Dee and Kelly to conjure up angels. The first two Keys conjured the
elemental Spirit, the next 16 conjured the four elements, and the
nineteenth Key invoked any of 30 “aethyrs” or “aires,” which represented
levels of consciousness. Kelly allegedly spoke Enochian when
angels appeared in his crystal. One of the procedures used during the
communication consisted of setting up charts filled with letters to
which the angels would point with a rod in order to spell out messages.
These messages were dictated backwards, for dangerous forces
would have been released if the messages were communicated directly.
After the deaths of Dee and Kelly, interest in Enochian magic
vanished for centuries. A revival occurred in the nineteenth century,
however, through the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; later,
Aleister Crowley’s commentaries also increased interest in Enochian
with the help of the publication of such works as The Vision and the
Voice (1911). Crowley claimed to be able to invoke all the aethyrs in
the nineteenth Key, and he recorded his communications with spirits
and astral beings. Modern Enochian magic is characterized by two
main operations: invoking spirits and traveling to the aethyrs.