Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Astrological Symbols
Chapter 1 Distant Roots 7
The Return to Europe 9
Chapter 2 The Planets 13
Planetary Hours 15
Working with the Planets 17
Chapter 3 The Zodiac Constellations 29
Twelve or Thirteen for Magic? 29
Working with the Constellations 30
Part 2 The Elements
Chapter 4 The Philosophy of the Elements 49
The Root of Existence 50
The Elementals and Alchemy 52
Chapter 5 The Elements and Self-Knowledge 57
The Earth Archetype 58
The Water Archetype 59
The Air Archetype 59
The Fire Archetype 60
Chapter 6 The Elements in Ritual and Magic 63
Elements Meditation 63
The Symbols in Magic 65
Elemental Beings 68
Part 3 The Fifteen Fixed Stars
Chapter 7 Special Stars 73
Using the Stars in Magic 75
Drawing Down the Power of Stars 76
Chapter 8 Working with the Fifteen Fixed Stars 79
Ala Corvi 79
Aldebaran 81
Algol 82
Alphecca 83
Antares 84
Arcturus 85
Capella 87
Deneb Algedi 88
The Pleiades 89
Polaris 90
Procyon 91
Regulus 92
Sirius 93
Spica 95
Vega 96
Part 4 The Ogham
Chapter 9 Origin Theories, Inscriptions, and Languages 99
Ogham Inscriptions 100
The Languages of the Ogham 101
Writing and Using the Ogham 103
Chapter 10 The Ogham in Magic 105
Ogham Staves and Divination 109
Ogham Divination 110
Chapter 11 Working with the Original Twenty Ogham 111
Ailm / Ailim 112
Beith / Beithe / Beth 113
Coll / Call 114
Duir / Dair 115
Edad / Eadha / Eadhadh 116
Fearn / Fern 117
Gort 118
Huath / hÚath / Uath 119
Ioho / Idho / Iodho / Iodahdh 120
Luis 121
Muin / Muinn 122
Ngetal / nGétal / Gétal / nGéadal 123
Nion / Nuin / Nuinn 124
Onn / Ohn 125
Quert / Ceirt 126
Ruis 127
Saille / Saile 128
Straif / Straith 129
Tinne / Teine 130
Ur / Uhr / Ura 131
Chapter 12 Working with the Forfeda 133
Amhancholl / Eamancholl / Emancoll / Mór 133
Ebad / Éabhadh / also Koad / Grove 134
Ifin / Iphin 135
Oir / Or 136
Uilleann / Uilen / Uilleand 136
Peith / Pethboc / Pethbol 137
Phagos 138
Part 5 The Runes
Chapter 13 Runic Beginnings 141
Runic Inscriptions 142
The Runic Alphabets 143
The Dotted Runes 146
The Anglo-Saxon Runes 147
The Runes Rediscovered 149
Chapter 14 Runes for Magic and Guidance 151
Twenty-First Century Runic Magic 152
Runes for Guidance 157
Chapter 15 Working with the Elder and Younger Futhark 159
Algiz 160
Ansuz 161
Berkanan 162
Dagaz 163
Ehwaz 164
Fehu 165
Gebo 166
Hagalaz 167
Ingwaz 168
Isa 169
Iwaz 170
Jera 171
Kenaz 172
Laguz 173
Mannaz 174
Naudiz 175
Opila 176
Perp 177
Raido 178
Sowilo 179
Thurisaz 180
Tiwaz 181
Uruz 182
Wunjo 183
Chapter 16 Working with Runes Unique to the Younger and Anglo-Saxon Futharks 185
Ac 185
Aesc 186
AT 187
Calc 187
Cweorb 188
Ear 189
Gar 189
Ior 190
Stan 190
Yr 191
Part 6 Sigils
Chapter 17 Sigils from Magic Squares 195
From Square to Sigil 197
Chapter 18 Sigils from Words 201
Creating a Sigil 202
Activating a Sigil 204
To Destroy or Not? 205
Chapter 19 Spare's Pictorial Method 207
Combining Spare's Methods 208
Incorporating Magical Symbols 209
Chapter 20 New Methods and Further Uses 213
Back to Lo Shu 213
The Alphabet Magic Square 215
From Square to Circle and Keyboard 217
Other Ways to Use Sigils 220
Part 7 The Witches' Alphabet and Other Magical Scripts
Chapter 21 The Witches' Alphabet 227
Revival and New Life for the Alphabet 229
The Witches' Alphabet in the Twenty-First Century 230
Chapter 22 Three Other Magical Alphabets 233
The Malachim Alphabet 234
The Celestial Alphabet 236
Crossing the River Alphabet 237
Chapter 23 Paracelsus, John Dee, and Magical Alphabets 241
The Alphabet of the Magi 241
The Enochian Alphabet 243
Summary 249
Bibliography 251
Index 263
