The Preliminary Invocation

The Invocation of the Heart Girt with a Serpent,
or,
The Bornless Ritual

Thee I invoke, the Bornless one.¹
Thee, that didst create the Earth and the Heavens:²
Thee, that didst create the Night and the day.
Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light.
Thou art Osorronophris:³ Whom no man hath seen at any time.
Thou art Iäbas:⁴
Thou art Iäpōs:⁵
Thou hast distinguished between the just and the Unjust.
Thou didst make the female and the Male.
Thou didst produce the Seed and the Fruit.
Thou didst form Men to love one another, and to hate one another.
I am Ankhefenkhonsu⁶ Thy Prophet, unto Whom Thou didst commit Thy Mysteries, the Ceremonies of Khem:⁶
Thou didst produce the moist and the dry, and that which nourisheth all created Life.

Hear Thou Me, for I am the Angel of Phapro⁷ Osorronophris: this is Thy True Name, handed down to the Prophets of Khem.

Hear Me:
Ar: Thiao:⁸ Reibet:⁹ Atheleberseth:¹⁰
A: Blatha:¹¹ Abeu: Eben: Phi:¹²
Chitasoe: Ib:¹³ Thiao. (*)

Hear Me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.¹⁴

I invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God: Who dwellest in the Void Place of the Spirit:

Arogogorobrao: Sochou:¹⁵
Modorio: Phalarchao: Oöö:¹⁶ Apé,¹⁷ The Bornless One: Hear Me! (*)

And make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.

Hear Me:
Roubriaō: Mariōdam: Balbnabaoth:¹⁸ Assalonai: Aphniaō:
I: Thōleth:¹⁹ Abrasax: Aëöōü:
Ischure, Mighty and Bornless One! (*)
Hear Me!

And make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.

I invoke Thee:
Ma: Barraiō:²⁰ Iōēl: Kotha:
Athorēbalō: Abraoth: (*)
Hear Me!

And make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.

Hear Me!

Aōth:²¹ Abaōth:²² Basum:²³ Isak:²⁴
Sabaoth:²⁵ Iao: (*)
This is the Lord of the Gods:
This is the Lord of the Universe:
This is He Whom the Winds fear.

This is He, Who having made Voice by His Commandment, is Lord of All Things; King, Ruler, and Helper. Hear Me! And make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me.

Hear Me:
Ieou: Pūr: Iou: Pūr:²⁶ Iaōt: Iaeō: Ioou: Abrasax: Sabriam: Oo: Uu: Eu: Oo: Uu: Ede: Edu: Angelos tou theou: (Anlala): Lai:²⁷ Gaia: Apa: Diachanna: Chorun.²⁸(*)

I am He! the Bornless Spirit! having sight in the Feet: Strong, and the Immortal Fire!
I am He! the Truth!
I am He! Who hate that evil should be wrought in the World!
I am He, that lightningeth and thundereth.
I am He, from whom is the Shower of the Life of Earth:
I am He, whose mouth flameth:
I am He, the Begetter and Manifester unto the Light:
I am He, the Grace of the World:

"The Heart Girt with a Serpent" is My Name!²⁹

Come Thou forth, and follow Me: and make all Spirits subject unto Me so that every Spirit of the Firmament, and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry land, or in the Water: of whirling Air or of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God, may be obedient unto me!

Iao:³⁰ Sabao:³¹
Such are the Words!