As Above, So Below - Experiences PDF
As Above, So Below - Experiences PDF
As Above, So Below - Experiences PDF
My Life as an Adept
An Autobiography
by
Seila Orienta
Cover design by Peter Windsheimer.
Foreword
Book I My Life
1. My Present Incarnation
2. A New beginning
3. My First Mago-Mystical God Experience
4. Parmasa
5. Chanting Mantrams
6. The Keeper of the Threshold
7. The Bardon-Circle League
8. The 28 Pupils of Master Arion
9. My Friend Kuluch
10. My Visit to the Moon Sphere
11. Involuntary Magical Homicide
12. Lodges, Societies and Peculiar People
13. The Order of the Templars
14. Dispersal of a New Age Group
15. Bekaro, My Strict Teacher
16. A Lesson in Humility
17. A letter from a Student
18. A Necessary Spa Visit
19. Previous Incarnations
BOOK II My Hermetic World
1. Demonology
The Realms of the Demons
Satan
Lucifer
Baphomet
Samael
Baal
2. The Beings of the Elements
Salamanders: The Beings of the Fire Element
Undines: The Beings of the Water Element
Sylphs: The Beings of the Air Element
Gnomes: The Beings of the Earth Element
3. The Extra-Cosmic Planets
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
4. The Peculiarities of the Higher Astral Planes
5. Shiva, the God of Destruction
6. The Godhead of Christ
7. The Personal and Universal God
8. The Guardian Spirit
9. Credence – Akasha
10. Force or Potency – Fire
11. Wisdom – Air
12. Love – Water
13. Consciousness – Earth
14. Introspection: Yes or no?
15. True Rune-Magick
16. Ufology
17. Time and Eternity
18. *Past, Present and Future
By Peter Windsheimer
Epilogue by Peter Windsheimer
Epilogue by Johannes H. von Hohenstätten
Foreword
Angelus
Book I
My Life
1.
My Present Incarnation
My extraordinary life on the earthly plane
began on January 14th, 1951. Before I was able to
form my own memories of my childhood, my
parents told me that I had been alert and awake
mainly during the night hours. During daylight
hours I had slept the day away soundly and
tranquil, but once the sun passed behind the
horizon, I arose rested and full of energy. Thus,
was my life’s structure until I turned six years of
age.
At that time, my father fell ill and
convalesced more than a year in various hospitals
and spas. One day, as he was released from the
hospital, he raised his voice in anger at me.
Without hesitation, I threatened him with a rock in
my hand. My aim was correct and the projectile
soundly struck his head, which compounded his
anger as he sought to punish me. He and I wore
shorts as it was summertime and I ran through a
large patch of stinging nettles with my father close
at my heels. Not one of the stingers caused harm to
my legs, but my father ceased his pursuit in pain
and stinging agony.
I enjoyed a Catholic upbringing and at age
nine I met a devout and saintly pastor who
solidified my faith in the Divine. However,
churches and mass caused discomfort in my very
soul as I preferred to pray the Lord’s Prayer “Our
Father who art in heaven” in quietude surrounded
by nature, for I did not want to pray in crowded
churches. During the prayer, I imagined the Lord in
heaven figuratively, that I felt a personal
connection to God. Once I spoke the phrase “Give
us this day our daily bread” I held out both hands
for the Lord to place something in my hands. Only
what I received was not bread and the Lord, then
said in my mind, “one cannot live by bread alone,”
and I was content. With the words “forgive us our
trespasses,” I practiced introspection and
promised to give up a favorite toy for penance.
This way I lived a life in harmony with my
faith. The prayers enabled me to feel close to God
and felt blessed with intuition and inspiration. This
wonderful harmony lasted throughout my
childhood.
During my adolescence I gave the
impression of being just like anyone else. Early on,
I discovered an undeniable ability to influence my
average peers, demonstrated a solid faith and a
well-balanced character. On the day I saw my
future wife for the first time, I said to her brother
that she would become my wife, even though I
didn’t know her. In the long run, all plans I hatched
came to fruition.
Somber days had cast a dark and heavy
shadow upon my spirit. Sometimes the heavy hand
of fate made it difficult to live on day by day. Fate
had cast my entire family down into a morass of
misfortune, leaving us with just the naked
necessities of life. Years of misfortune and malaise
forced me into the depth of despair, a condition
that I would wish upon no one.
Many trials in my life stayed to this day and
only my strong belief in my Godhead and my path
towards the light enabled me to walk confidently
through all encumbrances of my existence. Karma
unleashed a never-ending storm as I navigated
through my life, but in the long run, I learned to
master what fate has thrown at me and mastered to
stand firmly on my feet, despite the storm. After
all, I had caught a glimpse the light that shone as a
distant beacon in a far distance as I held on to my
life raft of faith in God and in the confidence of
soaring into comforting heights within the light
world that lie ahead. With Franz Bardon’s wise
guidance, I found the tool to realize and fulfill my
calling in this life.
Initially, I abused my gifts for nefarious
purposes in my younger days. For example: As a
young man, I was drafted into the army, and spend
some days in the stockade for various infractions.
One evening, when I smoldered in my cell once
again, I hypnotized the security personnel and
ordered each guard to hand over his weapon and I
had the key keeper unlock the cell before I had all
succumb to a deep slumber. Naturally, I repeated
this prank every night since none of the personnel
had any recall of the incident the night before. This
was, in fact, just the beginning!
After serving my term in the army, I lived in
Dortmund-Marten for some time, where I studied
“Practice of Magical Evocation” and decided to
evoke a being from the Venus sphere. Since I have
not worked with being of the lower spheres in the
first place, this evocation proved to be a difficult
undertaking. For this reason, I decided to work
with a medium. Soon I found a suitable person who
would serve as a medium. In a basement room, I
hypnotized my medium and after entering into a
state of trance, I ordered my medium to locate a
being called Hagiel.
Endowed with a great imagination, I
immersed myself into a universe of indescribable
vibrant green color, which cannot be found on our
earthly plane. Within this sea of green color I
petitioned my Godhead to stand by me. Once I felt
at ease with my surroundings, I called out Hagiel’s
name into this sea of green light. I imagined her
sigil in my mind until I sensed the approach of a
great queen. Suddenly, I realized that my mental
body was incapable of withstanding the
oscillations of such a great being. The imagined
sea of light began to fade. Hastily I loudly chanted
Hagiel’s name again and again. Once my
consciousness reached the material world again,
the medium opened his eyes and spoke with an
altered feminine voice: “What do you want from
me? Your actions pose an infraction of the
universal law!”
I retorted that my evocative abilities are
limited to using this process and that she may
forgive me for my actions. Hagiel scolded me over
the fact I used a male medium rather that a female
one, which would be only appropriate when
calling a female spirit.
“Are you really Hagiel?” I queried.
“If you need proof on my authenticity,” she
answered, “what do you desire?”
At this moment, someone knocked at the
basement window that faced the curb outside. I
opened the window and invited this nosey young
man to join me at my undertaking. Once the young
man faced the medium, which executed some
gesture with his hand, the young man fell into a
deep coma for 30 minutes. When he awoke, he fled
the basement room in panic and fright. From this
time forth, I was able to operate without any such
disruptions.
Over time, I found 12 people to practice
evocations around my medium. I spent the next two
years harmoniously, filled with wonderfully
strange experiences and one true evocation of a
spirit being. At this time I gradually gained psychic
power, just as my faith began to wither.
Our group of seven adults and five juveniles
founded a circle I called “Bardonkreis” (Bardon-
Circle League). The older members felt that honor
and authority ought to be bestowed on them, rather
than myself as the founder of the circle that caused
much friction and discord among the members.
Hagiel withdrew and a demonic being filled
her vacancy. Hagiel did not neglect to inform me of
her departure from our circle’s influential sphere.
At this time on, I rarely joined any meetings. I
began to undermine the circle by being in steady
contact with this demonic being. Soon after, my
contact with the demonic being began bear
unexpected fruits.
I participated in a circle meeting and
demanded to act as a medium. Immediately, chaos
wreaked havoc among the members. One member,
a 22-year old woman, ran hysterically through the
room and lifted a 600-pound wooden cabinet off
the floor at one end. The cabinet almost collapsed
due to its own weight. Another member left the
room panic-stricken by bursting through the closed
door, thus destroying it. Yet, another member lifted
the sofa together with four cowering occupants into
the air.
I ended these horrific activities and
informed the remaining members of the kind of
being the group has associated with. In the end, this
event broke our circle permanently. The medium
was still possessed by the demonic being, which I
exorcised only through great effort and the help of
a more elevated positive being under the condition
that the details of the exorcism shall not be
revealed.
2.
A New beginning
After I lost contact with Hagiel and some
other beings of the earth zone, I began to feel an
inner emptiness and discontentment. Due to karma,
my mental and astral awareness began to fade. To
improve my condition, I searched for recipes for
the creation of magick salves and fluid condensers
aiding the detachment of my mental matrix. This
way I invented an excellent elixir that enabled my
mental body to exit my physical body at a
moment’s notice. Needless to say, the use such
elixirs proved to be highly toxic as well as
detrimental to a decay of my health. All this
experimenting resulted in an extended hospital stay
and an elemental shift within my mental body
caused arbitrary separation of the matrix. Although
I learned much about the astral plane at this time of
my life, I found myself at risk of permanent
damaging my health. On the other hand, I
communicated with lower astral entities as well as
with diseased individuals and travelled the panes
at my own leisure.
As my body slowly began dying, I found
myself mentally thrust into the heights of the mental
sphere where I made the acquaintance of three
beings, which ultimately saved my physical life. At
my arrival, these beings led me into a triangular
room, whose left wall was covered with
unfamiliar symbols. One of the beings informed me
that this wall represents my past. The wall in front
of us was covered in symbols as well. Again, I
was unable to decipher the symbols of the central
wall. I noted that these symbols oscillated a
disquieting ambiance upon my psyche. The second
being, which appeared to be a magos of high
ranking, pointed to the central wall and said: “As
you can see, this center wall is only partially
covered with symbols. This wall represents your
present life. Your present lifestyle will sabotage
any future progress of walking your path.
Therefore, nothing more can be written on your
wall of present life. Needless to say, the right wall,
which represents your future, will remain blank, as
you would have wasted your opportunity. This
center wall, your present life, proves to be of
paramount importance since it may profit your
future. The right wall symbolizes your future. You
may not be aware of this, but the future will also
have some bearing on your present life. So I urge
you to weigh the karmic consequences of
squandering your life in such a manner.”
Understandably, I was shaken by these
harsh, but honest words. As I glanced quietly at my
unfinished life, symbolized by the right wall, the
third being broke the momentary silence: “ You
have accepted an important mission that best suits
your character. Awake from your stupor so that you
can see your true self! You have burdened yourself
with negative karma. Learn from your past
misdeeds and your mastery thereof, and teach
others who want to study the hermetic sciences.
Lead your students by example and illustrate how
fate will mercilessly penalize any missteps in
life.”
As soon as the last words faded, I found
myself alone in this triangular room. Sadness filled
my heart and an image of Master Arion slowly
materialized before my eyes as he instructed me to
set up a circle for true hermetic students. He
conferred abilities to me and called latent abilities
to my attention. From this moment onward, my
mission became apparent and I took an oath to
fulfill my destiny. Once the images faded from my
sight, I saw that the center wall was completely
inscribed by symbols that gradually flowed onto
the right-sided wall. I genuinely wanted to fulfill
my mission in this lifetime.
Once I returned to my physical body late at
night, I noticed my wife was awake and sitting
upright, staring at an apparition that unfolded
before her eyes. Master Arion stood at the foot of
the bed. He was dressed in the fashion of an Indian
holy man, wearing a white turban on his head,
silently fixing his eyes upon us.
This experience rang in a new phase of
development. I diligently practiced the first two
steps in “Initiation into Hermetics,” and gradually
worked through exercises step-by-step. Although
some exercises proved to be extremely difficult to
master. Through intense introspection and all the
willpower I was in the position to muster, I
successfully balanced my character and all
elemental disturbances that were caused by my
previous lifestyle.
In due time, I gathered some of Bardon’s
former students, sometimes under extraordinary
circumstances, while traveling to various
countries. The first of Bardon’s students with
whom I established contact, was Rah Omir
Quintscher’s son Ernst Quintscher. I also
encouraged my wife to seek correspondence with
Maria Pravica and after some correspondence, I
visited Irena Novakova in Prague, because she had
much of Bardon’s unpublished material in her
possession. I also visited a gentleman in Prague
who gave me the illustration of the 4th Tarot Card.
All these former students had fond memories of
Franz Bardon, his selfless service to mankind and
his great deeds from which his students profited
greatly. During my travels, I befriended Dr. Lumír
Bardon, Franz Bardon’s only son and also
Bardon’s purportedly favorite student, Dr. Milan
Kuman. This way I gathered much knowledge of
the work that Franz Bardon bequeathed upon
mankind. Since many manuscripts I found were
written in Czech, I had them translated into
German. All these activities solidified my resolve
to fulfill my mission to create a new study circle
that I called the “Bardonkreis des Bundes (Bardon-
Circle League).
Now, it was time to place advertisements
for our Bardon-Circle in various occult and
spiritual periodicals. As a result, I received
hundreds of queries and ultimately chose twelve
practicing students, who lived almost exclusively
within a narrow radius of the circle’s base in
North-Rhine-Westphalia. These members now
constitute the “Inner Bardon-Circle”. Throughout
this time, my wife turned out to be of invaluable
assistance in every phase of the creation of the
circle.
3.
My First Mago-Mystical God
Experience
Once I successfully completed all steps of
Bardon’s Initiation into Hermetics, I made my
acquaintance with my guardian spirit. Much to my
surprise, I noticed that my guardian spirit was none
less than my former Tibetan guru from an
incarnation two lifetimes ago. During that
incarnation I often taunted my guru, ridiculed him
before my fellow students and by committing
misdeeds and exacerbated his daily life. Now that
I was able to see his radiant aura, I recognized his
advanced hermetical rank in the hierarchy. This
new insight caused me to be filled with remorse
for all misdeeds I committed in times past.
However, my new former mentor embraced me
forgivingly as he uttered the words: “You have
always been my favorite protégée.”
My guardian spirit supported me in the
creation of the Bardon-Circle League.
Furthermore, he revealed that Master Arion had
chosen 28 students, whom he personally instructed,
to guide and tutor others in hermetic principles.
Those 28 adepts live all around the globe. I was
called upon to instruct 14 students step-by-step to
the portals of initiation. During a lengthy meeting,
my guru urged me to choose a personal Godhead.
He disclosed exact instructions in meditation
techniques to realize that goal. While in
meditation, which lasted six hours, a wonderfully
bright golden light veiled my consciousness and I
experienced a tetra-polar ecstasy, a conscious
exposure to the four principal divine virtues. I am
truly at a loss for words to describe this wonderful
experience, which may have lasted mere moments,
or many hours, since all references of time faded
from my consciousness. During this ecstasy, I
experienced my personal Godhead and the God
from my childhood as one entity. The presence of
this wonderful cosmic Godhead, which took and
on an abstract form, filled my heart with humility;
all surrounding sceneries were of an abstract
nature that words couldn’t describe. Although, in
my mind I understood that there exists no higher
God aside this magnificent God, I instinctively
knew that Metatron may expand beyond that which
is beyond. Such concepts are truly
incomprehensible to the human mind. Alas, I am
not authorized to say any more about this.
This exceptional divine encounter brought
about a perfect equilibrium of virtues within my
very being and from this time forth, I never felt
alone. My Godhead was always present and I had
no need for prayer or petition before God.
Humility and reverence eliminated all my wishes
and desires due to a constant stream of the
reception of divine virtues. My Godhead and its
omniscience diminished all earthly needs and
desires.
Now I had the freedom to travel the astral
plane at my own leisure. These travels gave me the
opportunity to gather profound wisdom and mago-
mystical secrets. I also began to personally see the
students of the circle, an activity I indulge in to this
day. This way, I was able to take care of
imbalances within their character, and soon I began
to consider them my children. I am still at their
disposal and cater to their individual needs.
However, I detest being the subject of veneration
or devotion, a privilege reserved for Divine
Providence. God’s love shall fulfill all his
children’s wishes and give to his children what
they need. Since I partake in God’s love, I too shall
give where I can. The more an individual opens his
or her soul to me, the more I am willing and able to
do for them. I will always give my all to help
inexhaustibly. My love stands above karma and I
do what I can to minimize my children’s karmic
burden. Although, I have to suffer the karmic
consequences of eliminating or easing the weight
burdening my children in their lives, nothing shall
stop me from guiding my friends toward their
goals. Once I have permanently exited this world, I
will continue to guide the members of the circle
unobtrusively.
4.
Parmasa
I clearly remember when I mentally visited
a principal called Parmasa from the zone girdling
the earth. My choice for selecting Parmasa was the
fact that he is sympathetic to humankind. After
preparing myself mentally, I called out his name
several times, but to no avail. So I kept calling his
name repeatedly, until suddenly I felt a tap on my
shoulder, and a voice said, “you can call my name
a hundred times, but you won't see me if you don't
turn around!”
Parmasa is quite cheerful and humorous and
he prefers to appear from behind. As I turned
around, I gazed into a friendly face that changed its
appearance every few moments. Some features
were quite bizarre like expressions from cartoons
that left me laughing out loudly.
“What can I do for you?” he asked me
briefly.
I first asked him to be less cheerful, so that
my laughter won't distract me from my request.
“Your wish is my command,” he uttered as
his face disappeared and only a gigantic nose
appeared on his neck without a head.
I pulled myself together and spoke, “ A
member of our circle is contemplating suicide, and
I seek your help.” While I continued explaining my
wishes, Parmasa’s nostrils seemed to grow larger
and alternated its girth. Although I sought out this
being to help with a pressing matter, I began losing
confidence in this being’s ability to help.
“Well,” he said, as he pulled a crown from
underneath his cloak and placed in upon his
gigantic nose, “I will help your friend.” As he
faded away, he muttered his final words: “Have
we become the laughing stock of humankind,
now?”
I thanked him, and once I returned to the
physical world, I received some encouraging news
about my friend. Astonishingly, within a short time,
he became more cheerful and even met a lovely
girl. Altogether, his luck seemed to have changed
for the better.
5.
Chanting Mantrams
The material about mantrams that I received
in Prague proved to be useful on many levels.
There are forty-nine mantrams, of which eight
were chanted without sigils. All mantrams
consisted of multiple sentences formed into one or
more paragraphs and required a sacrificial offering
to various Gods. The first one that I chanted
required cake without the use of animal fats in its
ingredients. The wording was quite poetic and in
unison with universality. More than six hours were
required to repeat this mantram in its entirety a
thousand times. Within a few days I mastered
certain fluidity in chanting this mantram and
managed reduce the time to four hours for each
session of a thousand repetitions, but all my efforts
seemed in vain at first and due to a lack of any
success, I deliberated abandoning this project. I
decided to abandon my experiment after the sixth
consecutive day of chanting. On the sixth day, after
about 300 repetitions of the mantram, I felt a slight
electrical current passing through my body, moving
down to the my Svadisthana region.
As this sensation intensified during
continuing chanting, I found myself struggling to
maintain consciousness and chanting became a
slur. I spend altogether eight hours in this state.
Intuitively I understood that I am dealing with
Shakti on a basic level since this particular
mantram is dedicated to Shakti, who is the great
Goddess Maha-Devi. Finally, I was certain: The
Goddess has taken notice of me!
The next day I decided to continue with the
chanting of the mantram, and to my surprise, after
only repeating the holy text twice, I felt a warming
tingling sensation that travelled towards my solar
plexus. Coming from a distance, I perceived a
muffled voice, without being able to understand
any spoken words. After chanting for days, the
words of the mantram automatically passed through
my lips. The memorization of the words enabled
me to direct my concentration on the voice, the
words spoken by Maha-Devi. Finally I understood
the words and I was granted to partake in many
great experiences, when a sensation of perfect
harmony expanded throughout my very being,
without ever fading completely in the times to
come.
Peter Windsheimer
BOOK II
My Hermetic World
1.
Demonology
The Realms of the Demons
This chapter poses a brief introduction to
some arch-demons that rule the material world.
The neophyte should know that a direct contact
with any of the arch-demons will lead to certain
death, unless such a hermetic student has advanced
far enough to have achieved absolute union with
his Godhead. Besides the below described arch-
demons, there are many more within the hierarchy
of supra-genii.
Without the arch-demons that are the rightful
rulers of the material world, the existence of the
material plane would have not been possible. The
material plane can be regarded as the adversary of
the mental plane.
There is not any comfort in the idea that
according to the hierarchy, two of the below
mentioned arch-demons are Elohim, or in other
words, they are creative Godheads. These demon
Gods are tetra-polar, hence they are immortal.
Furthermore, they were created as beings of purity
that rule over the principles of obliteration or
destruction. All below mentioned demons are
supreme divine beings, whose minds are far
beyond the comprehension of ordinary humans.
Naturally, the principle of obliteration, destruction
and hardship must be viewed as a part of
evolution; hence the negative principle must be
considered a divine virtue. The student of
hermetics will now understand that the balanced
path of the golden means is the perfect universal
way to develop spiritually.
Once an individual becomes a sphere
magus, he must also contact the negative genii and
the principals of the negative cosmic hierarchy, or
face a one-sided development. The rhythm of all
life in all spheres depends on opposing poles of
positive and negative, active and passive, light and
dark. I experienced many ups and downs, and good
and evil, throughout my various incarnations and
have seen inconceivable abysmal chasms. Then
again, I have likewise seen lofty transcendental
heights that very few can imagine: to summarize,
my cognizance is my bliss.
Much could be added to the short
descriptions of these Elohim. However, a brief
account of the basic character and missions of
these arch-demons should suffice. In order to avoid
misuse, and for the sake of the safety for the reader,
I have omitted the sigils of these arch-demons.
Satan
In the beginning of creation, before our solar
system formed, this arch-demon demanded free
will, independence in judgment, free action and
responsibility. Satan is the master of the astral light
and all negative genii. The seven biblical deadly
sins were bestowed upon humankind by this
Godhead. While dipping his hands into chaos
(Akasha) and uttering Quabbalistic formulae, he
created the planet earth. Through the densification
of chaos our planet formed and took its place in
our solar system. Satan’s creation of earth was the
result of defiance, since he was to have his free
will denied. For this, he was marooned into the
material realm, a circumstance that limits his
activities. For this reason, earth is a peculiar
planet. Initially, earth should not have come here
into existence. The reason the planet exists,
remains a secret found within Divine.
Satan is simultaneously God and man, and
also the foremost prince ruler of earth. Once
marooned on earth, Satan remains as an
incorporeal spirit and he existed prior to
humankind’s creation. One of his peculiar traits is
that he is a hermaphrodite who came forth from
Akasha together with all other negative beings in
our cosmos. Human development made it
necessary for Satan being the snake in Paradise at
the same time, when the snake is also the bringer of
knowledge and in a world, where negative and
positive forces coexist, knowledge can be readily
misused.
Lucifer
This arch-demon embodies the spirit of
intellectual enlightenment and free thought.
Lucifer’s highest aspect of is that of an enlightened
Godhead, and the lower aspect is that of is that of a
nemesis. Both aspects are reflected in the human
spirit. Lucifer is the first brother of Satan and just
like all other arch-demons, his sphere of influence
is the material world and the material aspect of the
macrocosm.
Baphomet
As the creator of the magnum opus (life) and
the astral light, the oldest form of light, Baphomet
embodies the one who has separated from God. On
earth, the astral light is known as the life force or
prana. Everything that exists came forth from
prana. Baphomet inspired early man to invent the
first weapons and the magic mirrors, which were
used in the annihilation of adversaries. Baphomet
attains his power by feeding on the higher and
lower realms and he acts as the ambassador of
God’s words of wisdom. However, he became the
scapegoat because he created women as a negative
principle. He and all other arch-demons act
macrocosmically in the material and lower astral
realms. All acts of the arch-demons and their
subordinates are a necessary part of evolution. If
the negative principle would seize, nothing that is
positive could flourish.
Samael
Samael is considered to be identical to
Jehovah. This arch-demon is a spirit of earth and
one of the seven Elohim. Symbolically, Samael
represents Saturn or Kronos (Κρόνος), the son of
Uranus. Jehovah and Saturn are identical in a
cryptic sense. Moreover, in Jewish Kabbalah,
Samael and Michael, the slayer of the dragon, are
considered indistinguishable. He was given the
task of misguidance of humankind and initiated the
biblical Fall of Man. However, Samael embodies
hidden wisdom, whereas Michael embodies higher
earthly wisdom, although both originated from the
same Divine Providence. Samael’s mission
includes the process of human development and
perfection. Owning to his distaste of nature,
Samael prefers lifeless deserts.
Baal
Baal, a Sun God and the Creator of deceit,
may awaken the dead, should he draw advantages
from such endeavors. He personifies and manifests
the primal concept of darkness. Although his reign
is limitless, he disguises himself as a lowly being
at times. In times immemorial, he split the
universal language into many individual tongues.
This arch-demon bears the mark of impurity. Baal,
as the all-devouring fire, destroys life force at his
whim. A sphere magus who contacts this arch-
demon may gain great wisdom, but lo and behold,
Baal also epitomizes amnesia. Naturally, within
his sphere of influence are all venoms and toxic
substances discovered in plants, mushrooms,
snakes and insects. He inspires humankind to
devise and create all sorts of poisonous formulae.
Any mistake carried out in the preparation of
conjuring this arch-demon or any omission of
precautions may prove deadly not only physically,
but mentally as well. Baal epitomizes devaluation.
2.
The Beings of the Elements
Sexuality, like in the physical world, does
exist in all elemental realms, since all four
elements and their realms are closely related to the
physical world. However, in the astral sphere
proper, sexuality has no function or purpose. The
elemental realm, although being a part of the astral
sphere, its density relates to the physical planet
earth and its biological functions. For this reason,
one will encounter children of both sexes in all the
realms of the elements.
Salamanders: The Beings of the Fire
Element
Despite that fact that I have seen and
experienced much while traveling the realms, my
first conscious encounter with a prince of the fire
element stirred much astonishment. A fire being, in
its primeval form, cannot even be categorized as a
being with proper forms and proportions, but
rather a light source with an enormous radiance
that affects one’s mental body. Despite the fact that
the mental body does not capture feelings and
emotions well — the astral body incorporates all
the feelings — I felt the charges of electricity
within my mental self. The onslaught of the fiery
fluids hindered my thought process, diminished my
will and my ability to take action. Needless to say,
it took several attempts to establish a successful
contact with this fiery prince. Of all elemental
beings, Salamanders, male and female, are
generally most unlike human beings in appearance.
Eventually, the source of light that embodied
the being I encountered, formed into a long, slender
ray that gradually lost its intensity. And the fire
prince took a faintly recognizable human form that
moved to and fro nervously and disquietingly,
assuming ever-changing shapes. The being’s face
was elongated with a strict and grave expression.
Its elongated neck had thrice the length of its human
counterpart. Overall, Salamanders of all ranks are
much taller than humans. In appearance,
Salamanders of higher ranks have more
similarities to humans that the lower fire spirits.
During my encounter, I had great difficulties to
emulate the Salamander’s shape mentally. While
communicating with beings of the fire element, the
hermetic practitioner must mobilize his utmost
powers of mental imagination to fixate a being that
constantly shifts its shape. The Salamander would
not have recognized and noticed me, had I failed to
emulate the appearance of a proper Salamander.
The being I encountered, never stood still and
constantly flickered like a flame in the wind.
Eventually, the fire being addressed me with a
shrill voice and asked what I desired. I stated my
wish to learn to control the electric fluid as the
reason for having entered his realm.
Eventually, the Salamander and I began
engaging in conversation. Being of a higher rank,
this Salamander prince revealed a nimble mind
and keen intelligence. Through his guidance, I
absorbed numerous secrets he divulged about his
element. I learned about various applications of
using the electric fluid and countless methods of
healing through the fire element.
Gradually, a relationship of mutual sympathy
developed and I did not sense the disturbing
radiance that I felt during our initial encounter. The
Salamander prince diligently explained the process
of fluid condensers and he promised that one of his
subservient spirits would assist me with the
process of charging condensers. Furthermore, I
was initiated into the dry and hot path of alchemy.
At numerous occasions, the Salamander
prince advised against the process of evocation as
a means of contact, I would have had to charge the
room with concentrated fire element during the
preparations. Such concentrated charges of the fire
element could ignite the evocation-magus’s
surroundings in an instant. Then he told me of
cases where entire families perished in instantly
combusting fires, while the entire house burned to
its foundation in an explosive sea of flames.
This particular Salamander has been
described in Franz Bardon’s book The Practice of
Magic Evocation as a being that has a difficult
disposition. However, after initial hurdles, a
friendship emerged and I am still visiting him from
time to time. At occasions, this Salamander even
visited me in my dreams, where he explained the
dream symbolism of the fire element.
The Salamanders, should they not appear in
abstract form, are clothed, but the sun-like
radiance of the beings makes details of dress
impossible to discern. Salamanders of noble rank,
such as emperors and princes, wear crowns that
symbolize their rank and standing.
During my visits to the realm of fire, I have
seen barren, rocky and mountainous landscapes
throughout this realm. Although, some stunted plant
growth, no taller than three feet (1m) in height,
sparsely dotted the environment.
Furthermore, I noticed some form of
buildings that only remotely resemble buildings
here in our world. Owning to their abstract nature,
I have difficulties describing them. Furthermore, I
saw animals. Again, they do not resemble anything
on earth. This fire plane also exhibits gigantic
storms that could cause harm to an individual’s
astral body. However, a magus’s mental body has
proven to be immune to injury from such storms.
For the common fire beings, these storms
pose some sort of nourishment. Otherwise, the
element itself nourishes the Salamanders with vital
life force. Just as it is common in all spiritual
realms, the beings here communicate
telepathically. Generally, the more subtle parts of
the fiery sphere are flooded by a glaring
brightness. The lower regions appear in a saturated
yellow light.
The mental body proves to be quite tolerant
of the oscillations of the fiery element. Only an
encounter with a Salamander may cause initial
mental discomfort.
Therefore, an adept is advised not to visit
this sphere in astral form until perfect equipoise is
achieved or the adept has shed the earthly shell
permanently. Although, visiting the fiery sphere
without seeking Salamanders, poses no danger to
the health of the adept.
Neptune
Amaxagoras (500BC-428BC)
Seila Orienta:
The Golden Book of Wisdom
Alchemy — The Mysteries of the
Philosopher’s Stone
A Practice Guide
The Hermetic Genesis