Roman Catholic Worried... Options

As you can tell from the topic title, all this stuff interests me and I'd like to be able to perform some of it, but everything about the Golden Dawn, Hermeticism, and Ceremonial Magick in general tends to freak me out. I'm a Roman Catholic and I'm obscenely worried about my spiritual self getting into some trouble by doing this stuff. Are there any 'Judeo-Christian' roots to these rituals? I mean it doesn't take a lot to notice the archangels and God's names in the rituals, but seeing videos of people using sinister voices and generally acting like they want to be Lucifer's best friend during said rituals is a little worrisome.

If anyone has any advice for me I'd really appreciate it. I want to be closer with my HGA and thereby God by doing a little magick everyday, I desperately want Him to work through me, but what if unwittingly I allow myself to be worked by an entity with less than amiable goals? Etc., etc.

Thanks in advance..

been there, done that - just keep your mouth shut or you'll get kicked out of the church by the jealous zealous

if you stick with adonai eolam (god without limits) and working with the angels type stuff and avoid the goetia you should be fine in the eyes of IA

go on - dig in! start off with, say, iamblichus's theurgy and work forward from there into gnosis (from darkness to light)

when you've gone as far as you can go, then try defining this little ditty:

Conjuration of the Seven of Solomon the Sage

1. In the name of Michael, may Jehovah command thee and drive thee hence, Chavajoth!

2. In the name of Gabriel, may Adonai command thee, and drive thee hence, Bael!

3. In the name of Raphael, begone before Elial, Samgabiel!

4. By Samael Sabaoth, and in the name of Elohim Gibor, get thee hence, Andrameleck!

5. By Zachariel et Sachiel-Meleck, be obedient unto Elvah, Sanagabril!

6. By the divine and human name of Shaddai, and by the sign of the Pentagram, which I hold in my right hand, in the name of the angel Anael, by the power of Adam and Eve, who are Iod-Chavah, begone Lilith! Let us rest in Peace, Nahemah!

7. By the holy Elohim and by the names of the Genii Cashiel, Sehaltiel, Aphiel and Zarahiel, at the command of Orifiel, depart from us Moloch! We deny thee our children to devour!


enjoy,

e.

This post has been edited by esoterica: Jan 17 2007, 05:45 PM