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It is thought to be a sourcebook for Jewish magic , calling upon angels rather than God to perform supernatural feats. The text was rediscovered in the 20th century by Mordecai Margalioth, a Jewish scholar visiting Oxford in , using fragments found in the Cairo Geniza. He achieved this in when he published Sefer HaRazim. The first English translation of the book was undertaken by Michael A. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive.
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Sefer ha-Razim the Book of Mysteries. Yuval Harari. Begi ns wi t h 4: Ot her Sour ces Mar gal i ot h dr ew heavi l y upon many medi eval col l ect i ons of magi cal spel l s and f or mul as whi ch he f el t wer e descended f r omhi s post ul at ed or i gi nal.
The most i mpor t ant of t hese ar e: 1. Sepher Razi el , Amst er dam Sepher Razi el , manuscr i pt s and f r agment s, cf. Mar gal i ot h, Sepher , 44f. Si gl um: n. Mar gal i ot h, Sepher , Maf t each Shl omo, Facsi mi l e Oxf or d Sepher Ha- Mal bush, Kauf man Si gl um:!?.
A vi sual r epr esent at i on of t he ecl ect i c nat ur e of t he t ext can be f ound on t he char t pr oduced by Ni ggemeyer , BeschwHr ungsf or mel n, bet ween pages 18 and Razi el t o Noah who used i t as a gui de. The heavens ar e di vi ded as f ol l ows: 1. The f i r st f i r mament has seven separ at e encampment s. Each encampment i s r ul ed by an angel i c over seer who has numer ous angel s l i st ed as ser vi ng hi m. Each has bet ween ni ne and t went y angel s who can be cal l ed upon.
Each has a t r oop of angel s whi ch ser ve hi m. The si xt h f i r mament i s di vi ded bet ween an east er n over l or d who r ul es t went y- ei ght angel i c l eader s and t hei r encampment s and a west er n over l or d who r ul es t hi r t y- one angel i c l eader s and t hei r encampment s.
Each f i r mament , except t he sevent h, and each subdi vi si on i s descr i bed as t o i t s nat ur e and f unct i on. The r ul es of sympat hy and cont agi on ar e cl ear l y i n evi dence. A descr i pt i on of t he subdi vi si on and i t s usage or gani zed t hus: 1. Names of t he angel s of t he subdi vi si on 2. The pur pose t hese angel s can be made t o ser ve 4. Mar gal i ot h, Sepher , 24 gi ves a cl ear t er mi nus a quo of CE. Al t hough Mar gal i ot h' s basi c assumpt i ons have gai ned t he suppor t of t he maj or i t y of schol ar s, we must under st and exact l y what i t i s we ar e dat i ng.
Ther e ar e t wo di f f er ent t ypes of document her e. Thi s woul d make t he cosmol ogi cal f r amewor k t he pr i mar y document. The magi cal pr axei s ar e t he pr i mar y sour ce. The l anguage of t hose sect i ons i s si mpl e and st r ai ght f or war d. SHR has a cosmol ogy whi ch concer ns i t sel f i n gr eat det ai l wi t h J ewi sh r i t ual pur i t y, but pr axei s whi ch demand we eat cakes made f r ombl ood and f l our. We have a f r amewor k whi ch speaks of t he gl or y of YHWH, but pr axei s whi ch of f er pr ayer s t o Hel i os, and i nvoke Her mes and Aphr odi t e.
The ol dest f r agment s wer e pr eser ved t her e. The l i st i ng of t he descent t hr ough t he mot her was a common Egypt i an pr act i ce and of cour se t he Roman i ndi ct i ons poi nt t o a possi bl e Al exandr i an or i gi n. That an Egypt i an J ewi sh scr i bal communi t y pr eser ved t he t ext i s no ar gument f or i t s aut hor shi p. The sun' s passage i s par t of ot her f ol kl or es and was sur el y a common t heme i n t he anci ent wor l d.
Hi er at i c papyr us was known as a magi cal t ool out si de of Egypt. The i ndi ct i ons wer e used t hr oughout t he Roman wor l d and coul d easi l y have been par t of a document wr i t t en i n Const ant i nopl e. We can sense t he t ensi ons bet ween a devel opi ng or t hodoxy and a popul ar r el i gi on her e. Par ent heses have been used t o set of f wor ds and phr ases whi ch ar e not f ound i n t he Hebr ew t ext , but ar e ei t her i mpl i ed, under st ood, or needed t o cr eat e a r eadabl e t r ansl at i on.
The t echni cal Gr eek t er ms and pr ayer s have been t r ansl at ed i n t he t ext and f oot not ed. Teubner , vol. I , vol. I I Quot ed by papyr us and l i ne number. See p. A Geni za f r agment s. See pp. J Geni za f r agment s. Gi nzber g, Legends, 1. J ob 9: 9; Amos 5: 8. Eccl 3: 2, 3. J ob Si nce t hey shoul d f ol l ow Sol omon, i t seems t hat an or i gi nal geneal ogy endi ng wi t h Sol omon pr obabl y af t er "el der s" has been i nt er pol at ed by an edi t or who want ed t o cl ai mknow- l edge of t hese secr et s f or t he r abbi s.
Gi nzber g, Legends, 4. And t he Books of t he Myst er i es wer e di scl osed t o hi mand he became ver y l ear ned i n books of under st andi ng, and so r ul ed over ever y- t hi ng he desi r ed, over al l t he spi r i t s and t he demons t hat wander i n t he wor l d, and f r omt he wi sdomof t hi s book he i mpr i soned and r el eased, and sent out and br ought i n, and bui l t and pr os per ed.
F or many books wer e handed down t o hi m, but t hi s one was f ound mor e pr eci ous and mor e honor abl e and mor e 30 di f f i cul t t han any of t hem. Fr omt hei r encampment s we shal l l ear n t o compr ehend al l t hi ngs, and t o have success i n ever y deed, t o t hi nk and t o act f r omt he wi sdomof t hi s book.
Over al l t hese encampment s of angel s t hese seven over seer s r ul e, t o di spat ch t hem f or ever y sor t of busi ness so t hat t hey wi l l hast en and br i ng success. And t hese ar e t he names of t he seven encampment s whi ch ser ve t he seven over seer s f or each encampment ser ves one of t he over seer s. See Mar gal i ot h, Sepher Possi bl y ' ' MS.
And anyone f or whomyou ask, whet her i n wr i t i ng or ver bal l y, wi l l be heal ed. Ther e a Readi ng nnfl i nst ead of nn'M. PGM I V: f. Ei t her your enemy' s shi p or one on whi ch he i s. I f you wi sh t o exi l e hi mconcl ude t he f or mul a t hus: That you will exile him and banish him from his children and his home and he will have nothing left.
K1 f or. Possi bl y nmna, "on t he wal l. Then pour out t he wat er upon t he f our cor ner s of t he house. I n a l i ke manner i f you wi sh t o make your enemy bedr i dden, or t o dest r oy hi s appear ance, or t o do any gr i evous t hi ng, pour t he wat er upon hi s door st ep. Use t he wat er t hus i n each case.
PGM 1: And so, as i n ever y oper at i on, act i n pur i t y, and you wi l l succeed. Thus t he t ar gumr ender s "bag of myr r h" as "bag of musk. PGM I V: Let the fear and terror of me be over them as the terror of the lion is over all the animals.
And as this heart is mute while I am speakingy so let all of them listen to mey and let none of the children of Adam and Eve he able to speak against me.
For t hi s occasi on put some of t he l i on' s bl ood under t he sol es of your f eet. I t woul d seemt hat t he f i r st cl ause 1: , i s a homosexual l ove f or mul a and t hat t he second 1: , i s bi - sexual. Al so compar e DMP 40 p. A common sayi ng was, "t he mot her i s cer t ai nl y known, t he f at her uncer t ai n. Goodenough, Symbol s 2. He shoul d appear i mmedi at el y. I f you see opposi t e you a col umn of smoke, speak your wor ds and send her f or what ever pur pose you wi sh.
I f you wi sh t o cat ch a f ugi t i ve t ake f our copper lomeVlae and wr i t e upon each and ever y one of t hemt he name of t he man and t he name of hi s mot her , t he name of t he over seer , PSKR, and t he names of t he angel s who ser ve hi m, and say: J charge you, angels of mighty to seize N son of Ny wherever he goes and wherever he dwellsy whether in a city or in a countryy whether at sea or on landy whether eating or drinking.
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