Help On Raziel, Need some specifics Options

Well, there is only so much one may accomplish studying books and whatnot, before one must finally get stuff together to pull something off, especially when it comes to magick.

I am saving up to buy genuine materials and tools so that I may proceed for my first true evocation. The subject of my evocation? The Archangel Raziel. I have some questions for him, ones which I wish to keep private for my own purposes, and wish to only share with him. (No offense to you guys, but think of this as the metaphysical equivalent of HIPAA!)

But, I am surfing the net for info, and require some information further for a successful evocation. For instance:

• What shall his symbol be inscribed on? Silver? Gold? Bronze? Brass? Tin? Zinc? I need to know!
• Are there any scents or incenses which are associated with him?
• Colors of candles to use, if they apply?
• Time of day he is most likely to respond?
• Astrological timings I need to know about?
• Any special attire which may appeal to him more, to prompt more ease of interchange of discourse, or something that prompts him to be more inclined to help me? Perhaps a sash of particular color, or other vestment which may decrease incidence of summoning something else?
• Anything else I may need to know about him?

I am open to information that will help. I am very serious about this work, and am taking everything I can into consideration to make sure this work goes properly. Any suggestions to help to make this work proceed more effectively would be welcomed!

Sincerely,

Xenomancer

Raziel indeed corresponds to the life force, or Chiah.

Alright, I see it, but tell me how he corresponds to the life force? On what premise was this correspondence made? I am not asking out of skepticism, but sheer pursuit of knowledge. When I saw this correspondence hit my eyes, I thought I felt destiny rushing to meet me, as if the pieces of my journey started to fit like a perfect tetris game.

Alright, I see it, but tell me how he corresponds to the life force? On what premise was this correspondence made? I am not asking out of skepticism, but sheer pursuit of knowledge. When I saw this correspondence hit my eyes, I thought I felt destiny rushing to meet me, as if the pieces of my journey started to fit like a perfect tetris game.

The relationship is a bit confusing:

First, note that the standard of comparison in 777 is the Hebrew Qabalah.

Thus, when 777 gives rows 0-10, these correspond to the Sephiroth (and Negative Veils of Existence) of the Qabalah.

0 - Ain, Ain Soph, Ain Soph Aur (the negative veils of existence)
1- Keter
2- Hochmah
3- Bina(h)
4- ©Hesed
5- Gebura(h)
6- Tiparet
7- Netzat
8- Hod
9- Yesod
10- Malkut

(Rows 11-31 correspond to the Hebrew Alphabet or Major Arcana of the tarot, which are the paths between the Sephiroth. For now, that doesn't matter.)

Since Raziel is listed on row 2, he is shown to correspond to Hochmah, or the second Sephirah, which is the All Father. Raziel is thus the Archangel of Hochmah.

One way of talking about Qabalah is to say that the Sephiroth correspond to four parts of the soul.

The life force, Crowley's english translation of "chiah," is one of the parts of the soul, which is in the domain of Hochmah, the 2nd Sephirah. The life force is the animating principle of God or Nature which gives existence to you and to all things.

As Raziel is the archangel in Hochmah, and Hochmah animates the life force of the soul, Raziel is in a commanding position regards that facet of reality.

The other parts of the soul: Neshamah, the intuition; Rauch, the intellect; and Nepesh, the animal soul. See how the Hebrew word is listed on column XCVII and the translation is listed on column XCVIII. Notice how numbers 2 and 3, Hochmah and Binah, correspond to Chiah and Neshamah, while Sephiroth 4-9 correspond to Rauch, and Nepesh is number 10.

Now that I've totally thrown you down the river without a paddle, does this make sense?

This post has been edited by monkman418: Jul 27 2009, 03:02 AM