Franz Bardons Hermetics

Emanuel

When you spot this name in old magical books, you should know that it most often stands for God’s name related to Jesus Christ. This name is regularly spelled as Emmanuel in modern English, but in Grimoires, it often appears as Emanuel or even sometimes as Emanvel. Emanuel comes from the Greek rendering of two Hebrew words …

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Amara

Let’s go into some words that are less known, and actually forgotten. Not so long ago, some of them were used, quite regularly, by the magicians, but now no more. One of those words is Amara. And that word is really very powerful. Actually, as an unwritten rule, the mightiest words are used in necromancy …

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Dynamis

Dynamis Dynamis is a Greek word from Matthew 7:22. According to Pistis Sophia, Dynamis is also one of the 7 Aeons who procreated the superior angels. In Gnosticism Dynamis is sometimes seen as the chief male personification of power, whereas Pistis Sophia is chief female personification of wisdom. In Hekhaloth lore, according to Scholem, Dynamis is a secret name of Metatron.  …

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Amen

So, in contrast to some names that are forgotten and nowadays very rarely used, there are some other names that are used every day, but with their inner magical meaning lost and forgotten. One of such names is Amen. Talmud explains that Amen is the abbreviation of El (God), Melech (King) and Neamon (Truth), meaning by …

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