The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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h 21 Hekas Hekas Este Bebeloi Meanings: • "Far, far from this place be the profane." -- Chic Cicero, The Essential Golden Dawn (200 ). These words are intended to banish negative influences and unwanted entities. Origins: This phrase has been traced back to Ancient Greece and was "originally uttered at the Eleusinian Mysteries,"10 annual sacred celebrations held in honor of Demeter and Persephone. Helion Melion Tetragrammaton (see also Tetragrammaton) Origin: The word Tetragrammaton refers to the four Hebrew letters (Yod, He, Waw and He) spelling the unpronounceable divine name, sometimes transcribed as "Jehovah." In Literature: • "After the usual anointings, incantations, and foot stamping, he uttered the thunderous magical words 'Helion, Melion, Tetragrammaton.'" -- Iain McCalman, The Last Alchemist (200 ) Figure 22. This Kabbalistic depiction of Tetragrammaton arranges the letters of the Great Name in the form of the sacred Pythagorean Tetractys (or "Mystic Tetrad," a triangular symbol of cosmic harmony). 10 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, "Golden Dawn Glossary" (1997)
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