Ka: Variations: Ca



Ka: Variations: Ca. (1) An Egyptian term for the ghost or astral form of the deceased, as opposed to the Ba or mind of the deceased. (2) In Voodoo: The inferior soul, as opposed to the superior soul, the Ba. The spirit of a dead person is called Ka-ba. This is virtually identical to the usage of this term in Egyptian mythology (above). (3) A term for the soul used in Liber Al Vel Legis. (4) The shade or spirit of the deceased mentioned in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. (5) An Egyptian term for the soul used by the Temple of Set. Aquino defines "ka" as a magickal double or doppeldanger. (6) One of the 34 consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet.

Ka-ba: See Ka.

Kabada: A name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "dullness" or "heaviness". A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kabaiel: See Kokabiel.

Kabala: See Qabalah.

Kabchiel: An angel mentioned in Mandaean lore.

Kabersa: A Hebrew name meaning "wide measure". A spirit subordinate to Paimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kabexnuf: A variation of the name Qebhsennuf (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: One of four Canopic Gods or Genii of the Hall of the Neophytes.

Kabexnuv: A variation of the name Qebhsennuf (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A deity associated with the northwest in the Stations of the Children of Horus. (b) One of the Pyramid Gods. (c) A God mentioned in the Rosicrucian Ritual of the Relation Between Chess and Tarot.

Kabiesi: Variations: Kabiesile. A Yoruban greeting meaning "Hail your Majesty!". In Yoruban and Santerian religions: A phrase commonly used to greet the Orisha Chango (q.v.).

Kabiesile: See Kabiesi.

Kabir: A variation of the term Cabeir (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A Samothracian term mentioned in the initiation of the Practicus Grade.

Kabiri: A variation of the term Cabeiri (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A Samothracian deity invoked in the initiation of the Practicus Grade.

Kabniel: In Qabalistic lore: An angel invoked to cure ignorance.

Kabriel: See Cabriel.

Kabshiel: In Trachtenberg's Jewish Magic and Superstition: An angel invoked to confer grace and power.

Kach: A name used in the cry of the aethyr Deo in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli, which is equated with the hebrew letters Kaph and Cheth by Crowley.

Kadakat: A Hebrew name meaning "vertigo". A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to heal vertigo in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |A |D |A |K |A |T |

|A |R |A |K |A |D |A |

|D |A |R |E |M |A |K |

|A |K |E |S |E |K |A |

|K |A |M |E |R |A |D |

|A |D |A |K |A |R |A |

|T |A |K |A |D |A |K |

Kadal: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of children.

Kadashiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the wouth wind.

Kadashim: See Qaddisin.

Kadesh: A variation of the name Qadosch (q.v.). (1) A Biblical place first mentioned in Genesis 14:7. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A Biblical place mentioned in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.

Kadi: See Kadiel.

Kadia Bossou: Variations: Kadja Bossu. A Loa of the Dahomey Dwarf Boar nanchon of the Rada Rites of Voodoo. He is a Loa of the sun, fire and male fertility and a guardian of ancestral spirits.

Kadie: A variation of the name Kadiel (q.v.). One of the angels of the third heaven ruling in the west on Friday in The Magus.

Kadiel: Variations: Kadi, Kadiel. In the Heptameron: An angel of Friday residing in the 3rd heaven who is invoked in the west.

Kadiempembe: A deity who is roughly cognate with the Christian Satan in the religion of the Kongo tribe.

Kadir Rahman: In Yezidic mythology: One of 7 archangels invoked in prayer (see Yezidi).

Kadishim: See Qaddisin.

Kadja Bossu: See Kadia Bossou.

Kadkael: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 6ht heaven.

Kadmiel: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of childbirth and children.

Kadolon: A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon, Ariton and Amaimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kadosh: A variation of the term Qadosch (q.v.). (1) In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 4th heaven. (2) A name invoked in a "Kabalistic Invocation of Solomon" to evoke "spirits belonging to religions issued from Judaism" in Levi's Transcendental Magic. (3) The thirtieth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry.

Kadriel: In The Zohar: One of three "mouths" created by Jehovah at the creation.

Kafkefoni: Variations: Kafzefoni. In Bamberg's Fallen Angels: One of the 7 unholy Sephiroth or Qlippoth, who is king of the Mazzikin.

Kafzefoni: See Kafkefoni.

Kafziel: A variation of the name Cassiel (q.v.). (1) In Judaic mythology: An angel governing the death of kings. (2) In Geonic traditions: One fo the 7 archangels ruling Sataurn. (3) In The Zohar: One of the aides of the angel Gabriel.

Kah: One of the 34 consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet.

Kahaviel: See Dahaviel.

Kahisa: See Chis.

Kaitar: A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kaiwan: A star god mentioned in Amos 5:26 in the Bible.

Kakabel: A variation of the name Kokabiel (q.v.) (1) In Sepher Raziel: An high ranking angel who instructs humankind in astrology. (2) In Enoch I: A fallen angel.

Kakammu: An expression that ends many invocations in the Necronomicon.

Kakareji: See Cacrg.

Kakodammu: A name used to invoke Addu in the Necronomicon.

Kakoreji: See Cacrg.

Kal: The guardian angel of Nebuchadnezzar.

Kalab: One of the Genii of the twelfth hour, called a "genius of sacred vessels", found in the Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana in Levi's Transcendental Magic.

Kalah: A Hebrew term meaning "bride". In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Bride of the microprosopus, referred to Malkuth and the final Heh of YHVH.

Kalapatauroth: In Pistis Sophia: An archon who causes all aeons and destinies to revolve.

Kalaturru: A spirit of the seas created by Enki in the Necronomicon.

Kalef: A name derived from a Hebrew term, "KLP" ("hammer"). A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to cause a familiar spirit to appear in the form of a serpent in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |A |L |E |F |

|A |R |A |B |E |

|L |A |M |A |L |

|E |R |A |B |A |

|F |E |L |A |K |

Kalfu: See Carrefour.

Kali: A variation of the name Kali Ma (q.v.). A Goddess mentioned in the cry of the aethyr Zon in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.

Kali Ma: Variations: Kali. (1) A Goddess in Hindu, Nepalese and Tibetian mythology whose name means "black mother". Kali presides over destruction and creation. (2) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.

Kalka'il: In Islamic mythology: A guardian angel invoked in exorcism rituals.

Kalkelmiyah: In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).

Kalkydri: See Chalkydri.

Kalmiya: In Malache Elyon: One of the 7 angelic prince sof power who guard the veil of the 7th heaven.

Kalo: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.

Kalpa: (1) In Hindu mythology, a Kalpa is an interval between world cycles, eaons or incarnations. Each cycle consists of a Day of Brahma, 4,320,000,000 years in length, followed by a Night of Brahma, 4,320,000,000 years long. Everything springs into existence during the Day of Brahma and dissolves once again in the cosmic sea in the Night of Brahma until the next Day. (2) A term for incarnations used in Liber LXXI.

Kalteph: A name that appears on the first line of an acrostic square used transform men into dogs in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |A |L |T |E |P |H |

|A |P |I |E |R |I |P |

|L |I |L |M |O |R |E |

|T |E |M |U |M |E |T |

|E |R |O |M |L |I |L |

|P |I |E |R |I |P |A |

|H |P |E |T |L |A |K |

Kalunga: See Mboma Mama.

Kamailos: A word used in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.

Kamael: A variation of the name Camael (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) The Prince of Strength and Courage, an archangel associated to the Sephira Geburah. (b) An angel invoked in the consecration of the ritual sword. (c) A name which appears on the Seven Branched Candlestick (q.v.).

Kamba: In Palo Mayombe: A term for "broom".

Kamea: Kameas are numerical Magickal Squares (q.v.) that have special significance to specific planets. They are attributed to the philosopher and alchemist Paracelsus. The following are the Kamea of the various planets:

a) Kamea of Saturn:

|4 |9 |2 |

|3 |5 |7 |

|8 |1 |6 |

b) Kamea of Jupiter:

|4 |14 |15 |1 |

|9 |7 |6 |12 |

|5 |11 |10 |8 |

|16 |2 |3 |13 |

c) Kamea of Mars:

|11 |24 |7 |20 |3 |

|4 |12 |25 |8 |16 |

|17 |5 |13 |21 |9 |

|10 |18 |1 |14 |22 |

|23 |6 |19 |2 |15 |

d) Kamea of the Sun:

|6 |32 |3 |34 |35 |1 |

|7 |11 |27 |28 |8 |30 |

|19 |14 |16 |15 |23 |24 |

|18 |20 |22 |21 |17 |13 |

|25 |29 |10 |9 |26 |12 |

|36 |5 |33 |4 |2 |31 |

e) Kamea of Venus:

|22 |47 |16 |41 |10 |35 |4 |

|5 |23 |45 |17 |42 |11 |29 |

|30 |6 |24 |49 |18 |36 |12 |

|13 |31 |7 |25 |43 |19 |37 |

|38 |14 |32 |1 |26 |44 |20 |

|21 |39 |8 |33 |2 |27 |45 |

|46 |15 |40 |9 |34 |3 |28 |

f) Kamea of Mercury:

|8 |58 |59 |5 |4 |62 |63 |1 |

|49 |15 |14 |52 |53 |11 |10 |56 |

|41 |23 |22 |44 |45 |19 |18 |48 |

|32 |34 |35 |29 |28 |38 |39 |25 |

|40 |26 |27 |37 |36 |30 |31 |33 |

|17 |47 |46 |20 |21 |43 |42 |24 |

|9 |55 |54 |12 |13 |51 |50 |16 |

|64 |2 |3 |61 |60 |6 |7 |57 |

g) Kamea of the Moon:

|37 |78 |29 |70 |21 |62 |13 |54 |5 |

|6 |38 |79 |30 |71 |22 |63 |14 |46 |

|47 |7 |39 |80 |31 |72 |23 |55 |15 |

|16 |48 |8 |40 |81 |32 |64 |24 |56 |

|57 |17 |49 |9 |41 |73 |33 |65 |25 |

|26 |58 |18 |50 |1 |42 |74 |34 |66 |

|67 |27 |59 |10 |51 |2 |43 |75 |35 |

|36 |68 |19 |60 |11 |52 |3 |44 |76 |

|77 |28 |69 |20 |61 |12 |53 |4 |45 |

Kamuel: See Kamael.

Kamusil: a name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "rising" or "elevation". A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Figure 1 Kån

Figure 2 Kån

Figure 3 Kån

Figure 4 Kån

Kån: (1) Two of the eight basic trigrams that are used to form the hexagrams used in I Ching (q.v.) bear this name. The first, kan, is depicted in figure 1. The second, kan, is depicted in figure 2. (2) This name is also used for the fifty first and fifty second of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching. The fifty first hexagram is depicted in figure 3. It represents development and a show of external ease despite internal anxiety. The fifty second hexagram is depicted in figure 4. It represents concentration and success through elimination of self conciousness.

Kan Kan: One of the Toques (rhythyms)(q.v.) played on the Bataa (drums) for the Orisha Chango at the Tambor (q.v.).

Kana d Zidqa: In Mandaean mythology: One of 10 Uthri (q.v.) that accompany the sun on its daily course.

Kandile: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: One of the 9 holy angels invoked by Qabalists.

Kanga: (1) A West African Tribe. (2) An independent nanchon of Loas of Voodoo.

Kaniel: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of children.

Kanila: See Cnila.

Kanna: A name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "jealous". A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to casue quarrels and fights in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |A |N |N |A |

|A |Q |A |I | |

|N |A |T |A | |

|N |I |A |Q |A |

|A | | | | |

Kanpa: A Sumerian term translated as "remember" in the Necronomicon.

Kanzo: See Canzo.

Kaph: Variations: Caph. (1) The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet (_), equivalent to "K" or "Kh" in the English alphabet. It means "palm of the hand". It is assigned the numerical value of "20" in the Qaballah, unless it is used as a final letter, which gives it the value "500". (2) A name used in conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon. (3) A name used in the cry of the aethyr Deo in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.

Kaphkaphiel: In Judiac folklore: An angelic name inscribed on kameas to ward off evil.

Kaphu: A name used in conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Kappa: The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet (κ).

Karcist: A magician is described as a karcist in the Grand Grimoire.

Karikha: A name used in a nostrum to heal a man from enchantment or affliction by a spirit in Henri Gamache's Mystery of the Long Lost 8th, 9th and 10th Books of Moses.

Karioriocha: The name of the Yoruban initiation that is known as the Asiento (q.v.) in Santeria. It is derived from the Yoruban terms "ka" ("to place") "ri" ("on top") "ori" ("head") "Ocha" ("Orishas"). This describes what is occuring in this ceremony, since the Orisha is said to be "crowned" on the initiate's head.

Karkahita: An angel invoked in the use of a "magic carpet" for interrogating spirits in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Karkiel: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of children.

Karma: From a Sanskrit root word meaning "action". The accumulated effect of a person's activities. In many Eastern philosophies a person's accumulated karma is said to determine what form they will take when reincarnated. In Western philosophies like Wicca, it is the effect of one's actions in this life: if you do evil, evil befalls you and if you do good, good things occur to you.

Karmiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guardians of the gates of the east wind.

Karnaim: In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A term mentioned in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.

Karniel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guardians of the gates of the east wind.

Karoz: In Rabbinic lore: "Reporting" angels.

Kartion: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 7th heaven.

Kasareme: See Casarm.

Kasaremeji: See Casarm.

Kasbak: In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).

Kasbeel: A variation of the name Kazbiel (q.v.). In Bamberger's Fallen Angels: A fallen angel.

Kasdaye: Variations: Kesdeya, Kasdeja. In Enoch I: A fallen angel who teaches abortion techniques.

Kasdeja: See Kasdaye.

Kashchei: A variation of the name Kashchey (q.v.). A Russian deity mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.

Kashchey: Variations: Kashchei. A Russian skeleton deity mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.

Kashiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the south wind.

Kashriel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the 7 angelic guards of the 1st heaven.

Kashshapti: A name inscribed on the face of a doll in a spell in the Necronomicon.

Kashshaptu: A Sumerian word translated as "witch" in the Necronomicon.

Kasmiel Pnael Hithriel Haniel: A name used on a love charm in Henri Gamache's Mystery of the Long Lost 8th, 9th and 10th Books of Moses.

Kasmillos the Candidate: In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: An initiate of the Samothracian Mysteries (See Cabeiri) mentioned in the initiation of the Practicus Grade.

Kaspiel: See Kazbiel.

Kataleptika Phantasia: (1) A Stoic term meaning "grasping impression", used to describe reliable impressions, as opposed to ethereal ones. (2) A term used in The Crystal Tablet of Set.

Kataris: One of the Genii of the tenth hour, called a "genius of dogs or of the profane", found in the Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana in Levi's Transcendental Magic.

Kataron: A name derived from a Greek term meaning "to cast down". A spirit subordinate to Astarot in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Katchiel: In Sepher Raziel: One of the 70 guardian angels of children.

Ka-Tha-Bou: The third and smallest drum of the Congo battery of drums in Voodoo.

Katini: A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon, Ariton and Amaimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Katipa: A name used to discern the intentions of any person in the Black Pullet.

Katolin: A Hebrew name meaning "walls". A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Katzfiel: In Ozar Midrashim I: An angelic prince of the sword who guards the 6th heaven. His sword emits lightning.

Katzmiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the 6th heaven.

Figure 5 Kâu

Kâu: The fourty fourth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 5). It represents feminine boldness and strength.

Kautel: See Ketuel.

Kavod: In Chasidic folklore: A term meaning the glory of God, cognate with the demiurge or holy spirit.

Kavzakiel: In The Sword of Moses: One of the angelic princes of the sword.

Kawkabel: See Kokabiel.

Kawwals: Yazidi (q.v.) musicians mentioned in Anton LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.

Kazbiel: Variations: Kasbeel, Kaspiel. A Hebrew name meaning "he who lies to God". In Enoch I: An angel whose original name was Biqa ("good person"), who asked the angel Michael to reveal the secret name of Jehovah. He was cast out of heaven and renamed Kazbiel.

Kazviel: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 4th heaven.

Ke, Ecu-Male...: The beginning of one of two phrases used in Voodoo. One is a phrase used in the common magick ritual of Voodoo, following the invocation of the Loas Loa-Can, Lih-Can and Legba Ati-Bon. The complete phrase is: "Ke, Ecu-Male, Gba, ke dounou nou Al Pha. Voudoun Yeke, he-mi ace." The second is a phrase uttered when making sacrificial offerings, being spoken as the offerings are struck three times upon the ground: "Ke Ecumale Gba, Ku Dyo."

Kebhsennuf: See Qebhsennuf.

Kedemel: (1) A name "answering to the numbers of Venus" and representing the spirit of Venus in The Magus. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) The spirit of Venus. (b) A spirit associated with Caput Draconis, Amissio and Puella.

Keel: In Enoch I: One of the angels ruling the seasons.

Kehahek: A name derived from a Hebrew term, "KHCh" ("to conceal, obscure or shut up"). A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to acquire books of chemistry in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |E |H |A |H |E |K |

|E | | | | | | |

|H | | | | | | |

|A | | | | | | |

|H | | | | | | |

|E | | | | | | |

|K | | | | | | |

Kehethel: A hebrew name which means "Adorable". One of the 72 names of God or of the Angels of the Shem Ha-Mephoresch (q.v.) used in the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Kelail: In Islamic mythology: One of the angels guarding the 5th heaven.

Kele: A Hebrew name meaning "to consume". A spirit subordinate to Asmodee and Magot in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kelef: A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to cause visions of stags to appear in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |E |L |E |F |

|E | | |Q | |

|L | |Q | | |

|E |Q | | | |

|F | | | | |

Kelen: A name derived from a Greek term meaning "going swiftly" or "racing". A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon Ariton and Amaimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kelial: Variations: Keliel. One of the 72 names of Jehovah or of the Angels of the Shem Ha-Mephoresch (q.v.), found in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. It means "Worthy to be Invoked".

Keliel: A variation of the name Kelial (q.v.). In Qabalistic lore: An angel of one of the 72 quinaries of the zodiac.

Kelim: A name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "for all kinds of things". A name that appears on the first line of an acrostic square used to bring vengeance in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |E |L |I |M |

|E |Q |I |S |A |

|L |I |V |O |K |

|I |S |O |G |A |

|M |A |K |A |M |

Kelkhea: In The Paraphrase of Shem: One of the two angels to whom the mysteries of Creation were revealed.

Kelkheak: In The Paraphrase of Shem: One of the two angels to whom the mysteries of Creation were revealed.

Kellerman, John: An obscure alchemist who may be the author of the 1815 book The Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers; with a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry, and a Selection of the most Celebrated Treatises on the Theory and Practice of the Hermetic Art.

Kelley, Edward: The assistant of John Dee (See Dee, John).

Kelpadman: An Enochian word found in the works of John Dee for which there is no translation.

Kemal: A Hebrew name meaning "desire of God". A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kembe: See Cambe.

Kemos: See Kimos.

Kemuel: Variations: Qemuel. A Hebrew name meaning "helper of God". (1) In Gnosticism: A great archon who stands at the windows of heaven to mediate the prayers of Israel and the angelic princes of the 7th heaven. (2) In Mosaic folklore: An angel destroyed by Moses when he tried to prevent Moses from receiving the Torah from Jehovah. (3) In the Revelation of Moses: The leader of 12,000 angels of destruction.

Kenunit: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of children.

Kenyryo: A name used in a nostrum to heal a man from enchantment or affliction by a spirit in Henri Gamache's Mystery of the Long Lost 8th, 9th and 10th Books of Moses.

Keph: See Ceph.

Kerabah: A Hebrew name meaning "assault" or "attack". A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to cause discord in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |E |R |A |B |A |H |

|E |M |I |R |U |T |A |

|R | | | | | | |

|A |R |O |Q |O |R |A |

|B | | | | | | |

|A | | | | | | |

|H | | | | | | |

Kered: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel of the Seal.

Keres: The servants of the Moerae (q.v.).

Kerkoutha: In The Gospel of Bartholomew: An angel ruling in the south.

Kerma: A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to find and seize treasure hidden by a particular person, not magickally guarded, in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |E |R |M |A |

|E | | | | |

|R | | | | |

|M | | | | |

|A | | | |K |

Kernunnos: See Cernunnos.

Kerub: Variations: KRVB. A Hebrew name meaning "blessing". (1) An angel in the order of Kerubim. (2) In the Greater Key of Solomon: (a) An angel whose name is used in conjuration. (b) A name inscribed on the sixth pentacle of Jupiter. (c) An angel named as ruler of the elements of water. (3) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) The ruler of the element of earth. (b) The ruler and prince invoked in the consecration of the ritual pentacle or pantacle.

Kerubiel: In 3 Enoch: The leader of the Kerubim (q.v.).

Kerubim: Variations: KRVBIM or Cherubim. Plural of Kerub (q.v.). A name derived from the Akkadian "karibu" ("one who prays" or "one who intercedes". (1) Originally an Assyrian or Akkadian concept. The Assyrians depicted them as winged creatures with human or leonine faces and the bodies of bulls or sphinxes. (2) In early Caananite mythology: The Kerubim were described as beasts rather than angels. (3) Philo lists them as Jehovah's highest potencies. (4) In the Bible the Kerubim are the first angels to be mentioned (Genesis 3:22). They appear again in Exodus 25:18, Ezekiel 10:14, 1 Kings 6:23 and Revelation 4:8. (5) Early Rabbinical literature identified three classes of angels that guarded the chariot of God: Kerubim, Seraphim and Auphanim. These are all mentioned in the Old Testament. This literature variously describes them as charioteers of Jehovah, bearers of Jehovah's throne and as personifications of the winds. (6) In Qabalistic folklore: The Kerubim are the 2nd of the 9 choirs of angels and are guardians of the fixed stars. (7) In the Greater Key of Solomon: (a) One of the ten choirs of Holy Angels, the others being the Chiaoth Ha-Qadesh, Auphanim, Aralim, Chashmalim, Seraphim, Malachim, Elohim, Beni Elohim, and Ishim. (b) The name of an angel inscribed on the fifth pentacle of Saturn. (8) In Levi's Transcendental Magic: The ninth highest order of angels, related to Yesod on the Tree of Life, whose adversaries are the Gamaliel. (9) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) The four essential vice regents of the elements, corresponding to the letters of the name YHVH. (b) An angelic host associated with the Sephira Yesod. (c) A synonym for the Auphanim. (d) An alternate name for the Order of Angels (q.v.). (10) A class of angels mentioned in the works of Shakespeare, Blake Milton and Dante.

Kerugunaviel: One of the Genii of the twenty two scales of the serpent in Liber CCXXXI.

Kerukaina: The feminine form of the title Kerux (q.v.).

Figure 6 Symbol of the Kerux

Kerux: Variations: Kerukaina. In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. An officer in the temple who is both the guardian of the inner door and the herald, leading circumambulations. His symbol, worn on his lamen, is depicted in figure 6. The female equivalent of the Kerux is the Kerukaina.

Kesdeya: See Kasdaye.

Keser: An variation of the term Kether (q.v.). A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to bring wealth in siver in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kether: Variations: KThR or Keser, Ketheriel. a Hebrew name meaning "the Crown". (1) The name of the first and highest of the Sephiroth (q.v.) on the Qabalistic "Tree of Life", representing the sphere of creation. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn the following are associated with Kether: (a) The divine name Eheieh (q.v.) and the names TMIRA DTMITIN (Temira De-Temitin- The Concealed of the Concealed), OThIQA DOThIQIN (Authiqa De-Authiqun- The Ancient of the Ancient Ones), OThIQA QDIShA (Authiqa Qadisha- The Most Holy Ancient One), OThIQA (Authiqa- the Ancient One), OThIQA IVMIN (Authiqa Iomin- The Ancient of Days), NQDH RAShVNH (Nequdah Rashunah- The Primordial Point), NQDH PShVTh (Nequdah Peshutah- the Smooth Point), RIShA HVVRH (Risha Havurah- The White Head), RVM MOLH (Rom Meolah- the Inscrutable Height), ARIK ANPIN (the "Vast Countenance") and Aatik Yomin ("Ancient of Days"). (b) The angelic choir of Chioth Ha-Qadesh (or Chayoth ha-Qadosh). (c) The Archangel Metatron. (d) The element of air. (e) The Palace in Assiah (q.v.) named Rashith ha-Gilgaleem. (3) A name used in a spell for favour and love in the Greater Key of Solomon. (5) Associated with the lingam in the "triangle of the universe" in Liber Yod. (4) A sephira mentioned in "Comment on Liber VII in class E" in Liber VII: Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum Svb Figvra VII.

Ketheriel: A variation of the name Kether (q.v.). A variation of the name of the Sephira Kether invoked in a "Kabalistic Invocation of Solomon" to evoke "spirits belonging to religions issued from Judaism" in Levi's Transcendental Magic.

Ketuel: Variations: Kautel. In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: One of three angels forming the Triune God.

Keveqiah: A Hebrew name meaning "To be rejoiced in". One of the 72 names of God or of the Angels of the Shem Ha-Mephoresch (q.v.), found in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.

Kevequel: In Runes The Wisdom of the Kabbalah: One of the 72 angels of the zodiac.

Keviozo Dan-Leh: A Loa representing the power or energy of the earth, invoked in the common magick ritual of Voodoo.

Key of Rabbi Solomon, The: An obscure grimoire that is sometimes confused with the Lemegeton (q.v.).

Key of Solomon, The: See Greater or Lesser Key of Solomon.

Key of Solomon the King: See Greater Key of Solomon.

Key to Theosophy, The: A book by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (See Blavatsky, Helena).

Keys of Enoch, The: (1) A commentary on the Enochi Clavis written in 1977 by J. J. Hurtag and published by The Academy for Future Science (See Enochi Clavis). (2) John Dee created an Enochian system of magick, based on 48 "Keys" or "Calls" obtained in Enochian language through his medium Edward Kelly (See Dee, John). He recorded these in a book called 48 Claves Angelicae ("48 Angelic Keys") between 13 April and 13 July, 1584 (See Enochian). This text is sometimes referred to as The Keys of Enoch. (3) The Keys of Enoch are mentioned in the Book of Coming Forth by Night.

Kezef: In Judaic mythology: An angel of death and destruction who fought angainst Moses in Horeb and was imprisoned by Aaron in the Holy Tabernacle.

Kfiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the 64 angelic wardens of the 7 celestial halls.

Khabiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angels supervising the 1st heaven.

Khabs: (1) An Egyptian term with several possible translations. Khabs is a name for the deities of the 36 Decans (q.v.) or for stellar deities in general. It can also mean "pure spirit". (2) The name of the house of Hadit in Liber CCXX Liber Al Vel Legis.

Khabs am Pekht. Konx Om Pax. Light in Extension: (1) This expression consists of three phrases which were assigned the same translation by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Khabs Am Pekht is an ancient Egyptian expression. Konx Om Pax is a Greek translation of it, and was a phrase uttered at the Eleusian Mysteries. Both are translated by the Golden Dawn as "Light rushing out", "Light in Extension" or "May Light be extended in Abundance upon you". It was used in the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn for several purposes: (a) It was a phrase used to end sections of the text. (b) It was a phrase used in the Solemn Ceremony of Opening the Temple in the Light. (c) It was a phrase used in the ceremony of the Neophyte Grade 0-0.

Khamael: A variation of the name Camael (q.v.) An archangel related to Zamael, Mars, iron, the colour red and Tuesday in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Figure 7 Khan

Figure 8 Kahn

Khan: (1) One of the eight basic trigrams that are used to form the hexagrams used in I Ching (q.v.). This trigram is depicted in figure 7. (2) This name is also used for the twenty ninth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 8). It represents sincerity and action.

Khar: A name for the kingdom of Lower Egypt, in The Book of Coming Forth by Night. Also known by its Greek name of Mendes or Mendesius (See Goat of Mendes).

Kharael: In The Testament of Solomon: An angel who can defeat the demon Belbel.

Kharura'il: In Arabic mythology: A guardian angel invoked in exorcism rituals.

Khasdiel: (1) In Judaic folklore: An angelic name inscribed on kameas to ward off evil. (2) In Sepher Raziel: An angel associated to the angels Senoi, Samsenoi and Samangeloph.

Khem: Variations: Xem, Khemi. An Egyptian name meaning "the Black Land". (1) One of the titles of the ancient Egyptian nation. (2) An Egyptian God of regeneration and rebirth, whose symbol is the uraeus serpent. (3) A God who appears in the works of Aleister Crowley. Crowley refers to Khem as the Holy One. (4) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A God mentioned in the Rite of the Pentagram and the Five Paths. (5) A place mentioned in The Crystal Tablet of Set. (6) A synonym for Egypt, mentioned in connection with the priest MehenPetTha in The Book of Coming Forth by Night. (7) A name for Egypt used in the Statement of Asmodeus in the Diabolicon.

Khemi: See Khem.

Khensu: See Khons.

Khephera: See Kheph-Ra.

Khephra: A variation of the name Kheph-Ra (q.v.). (1) A God mentioned in the works of Aleister Crowley. (3) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A God mentioned in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.

Kheph-Ra: Also appears as Xepera, Khephra, Khephera, Khopri or Coph. (1) An Egyptian God whose name means "Ra who is coming into being". Kheph-Ra is an aspect of the Egyptian Sun God Ra (q.v.) as the sun at night or as the rising sun. His name is derived from the Egyptian term "Xeper" or Khepher" ("becoming"). Kheph-Ra was one of the husbands of the vulture Goddess Nekhbet, the other being Hapi. He presided over transformation and the beginnings of life. His symbol was the Scarab beetle (q.v.) and is usually depicted as a man with a scarab beetle as a head.

Kher-Heb: The Egyptian priest who recited the funeral rites.

Kherty: Variations: Kneph. An Egyptian God whose name means "lower one". A ram headed God of protection.

Khesvan: (1) The second month of the Hebrew civil calendar. (2) A Hebrew month used in the calendar of the Scottish rite of Freemasonry.

Figure 9 Khien Trigram

Figure 10 Khien

Figure 11 Khien

Khien: (1) One of the eight basic trigrams that are used to form the hexagrams used in I Ching (q.v.). This trigram is depicted in figure 9. (2) This name is also used for the first and fifteenth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching. The first hexagram is depicted in figure 10. It represents greatness, advantage, origins, correctness and male firmness. The fifteenth hexagram is depicted in figure 11. It represents humility and good returns for one's efforts.

Khil: A spirit with powers over earthquakes in the Grimorium Verum.

Khitim Kuruku: In the Necronomicon, the Daughter of the Ocean.

Khnemu: Variations: Khnum. One of the Egyptian creator Gods, the other being Ptah. Together they carried out the orders of the God Thoth. His name means to "mould" or to "model". Khnemu made the earth, air, seas and sky, supporting the sky upon four great pillars. He is usually depicted as a man with a ram's head, though sometimes he is shown with a hawk's head. Sometimes he is shown as working on a potter's wheel.

Khnum: See Khnemu.

Khon: The title of the deceased person in the Egyptian Ritual of the Dead.

Khons: Also known as Khonsu and Khensu. In Egyptian mythology: The Moon God of Thebes, whose name means "wanderer". He was the son of Amon and Ma'at. He was later associated with Heru-p-khart (q.v.).

Khonsu: See Khons.

Khopri: See Kheph-Ra.

Khorsia: A Hebrew term (KVRSIA) meaning "the throne". A sysnonym for the Briatic World (q.v.).

Khr: A variation of the name Chr (q.v.). (1) The twentieth aethyr or aire listed in Liber Vel Chanokh. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The twentieth aethyr of the Fourty Eight Angelical Keys or Calls. (3) The twentieth Aethyr of the nineteenth part of The Word of Set.

Khshathra Vairya: One of the seven "Amesha Spentas" or beneficent immortals that surrouned the Zoroastrian God Ahura Mazda. His name means "desirable dominion. The other six were: Spenta Mainyu (Holy Spirit), Asha Vahishta (Justice, Truth), Vohu Manah (Righteous Thinking), Armaiti or Spenta Armaiti (Devotion), Haurvatat (Wholeness) and Ameretat (Immortality).

Khu: (1) In Egyptian mythology, a type of spirit appointed as protectors of the dead by Anubis. (2) A guardian spirit mentioned in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. (3) A spirit mentioned in the works of Aleister Crowley.

Khurdad: In Persian mythology: An angel of May who governs the 6th day of each month. He is one of the Amesha Spentas (q.v.) and receives prayers at the 56th gate of Paradise.

Khusbi Kuru: In the Necronomicon, the wife of Nammtar.

Khut: An Egyptian name meaning "light giver". A title of the Goddess Aset (q.v.).

Figure 12 Khwån Trigram

Figure 13 Khwån

Figure 14 Khwån

Khwån: (1) One of the eight basic trigrams that are used to form the hexagrams used in I Ching (q.v.). This trigram is depicted in figure 12. (2) This name is also used for the second and fourty seventh of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching. The second hexagram is depicted in figure 13. It represents greatness, origins, correctness and feminine firmness. The fourty seventh hexagram is depicted in figure 14. It represents success and progress for the great but the necessity to keep silent.

Figure 15 Khwei

Khwei: The thirty eighth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 15). It represents success in small matters.

Ki: (1) A Sumerian Earth Goddess. (2) A deity named in an invocation to Nanna in the Necronomicon. Also appears as Kia. (3) A word used in the eighth degree of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. (4) A Japanese term for the subtle energy of the body, cognate with the Chinese Chi.

Figure 16 Kî Zî

Kî Zî: The sixty third of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 16). It represents progress and success in small matters, though early success may later turn to disorder.

Kia: See Ki.

Figure 17 Kiâ Zån

Kiâ Zån: The thirty seventh of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 17). It represents the maintenace of family order and the necessity for the wife to be firm.

Kiaisi: See Ciaosi.

Kiblah: From the Arabic term "qibla" ("opposite" or "the south"). The direction towards the Kaaba in the mosque at Mecca, towards which the Moslem turns to pray.

Kidumiel: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 guardian angels of children.

Figure 18 Kieh

Figure 19 Kieh

Kieh: The fourtieth and sixtieth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching. The fourtieth hexagram is depicted in figure 18. It represents advantage in the southwest. It also represents return to the original conditions and the necessity for early action. The sixtieth hexagram is depicted in figure 19. It represents progress only if severe and difficult regulations are not permanent.

Figure 20 Kien

Figure 21 Kien

Kien: The thirty ninth and fifty third of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching. The thirty ninth hexagram is depicted in figure 20. It represents advantage in the southwest and disadvantage in the northeast. It also represents the necessity to seek counsel from leaders or elders. The fifty third hexagram is depicted in figure 21. It represents marriage.

Kikaion: A name derived from a Greek term meaning "a place where gourds grow". (1) A sacred beverage made from fermented barley and mint, used in the sacred rites at Eleusis in ancient Greece. (2) A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to cause visions of gardens to appear in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kikale: See Cicle.

Kikimis: A Hebrew name meaning "thistles". A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to cause visions of flowers to appear in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This Square is reproduced below:

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Kikle: See Cicle.

Kilase: In Santeria: A Lariche, or way of getting out of osogbo ("bad luck"), which calls for a Rogacion De Cabeza, or "head purification" (See Rogacion De Cabeza).

Kiligil: A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kilik: A Hebrew name meaning "wrinkled with age". A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon, Ariton and Amaimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kiloin: A name derived from a Hebrew term, "QLOIM" ("excavations"). A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to make tunnels in mountains in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kimaris: See Cimeries.

Kimos: Variations: Kemos. In the apocryphal The Visons of Ezekiel: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).

King, The: (1) In Alchemy, a symbol of the Microprosopus (q.v.), associated with gold, the colour red, the Sun and the Sephira Tiphareth (q.v.). (2) A ritual title used by one of the participants in L'Air Epais in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals. It refers to Phillip, the King of France in the 14th century (See Knights Templar).

King Scale: One of the four scales of colour of the Hodos Chamelionis (q.v.) used in the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This scale is associated to the Atziluth (q.v.), the Tarot suit of Wands, the Hebrew letter Yod and the element of fire.

Kingu: In Assyro-Babylonian mythology, Kingu was the commander of Tiamat's army. He was slain by the younger Gods and man was created from his blood.

Kinkamache Iyaremi. Kinkamache Oyubbonami.: In Santeria: The words of a prayer for blessing and protection of the Orishas or Saints.

Kinma: A spirit who is judge and lord of the Gods in the Necronomicon.

Kinor: In Judaic mythology: One of the angels stationed at the upper gates of Hell.

Kipokis: A name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "overflowing". A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kipor: (1) One of the messengers of Ahura Mazda (q.v.). (2) IN Rabbinic lore: Kipod conducted Rabbi Joshua on a tour of hell.

Kiramu 'l-katibin: In Arabic mythology: One of two recording angels.

Kirik: A name derived from a Hebrew term meaning "stole" or "mantle". A spirit subordinate to Astarot and Asmodee in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kirkala: In Hindu medicine: One of the Vayu (q.v.) or forces that act through the nervous system. Kirkala is said to operate in the stomach, producing hunger.

Kirtabus: One of the Genii of the ninth hour, called a "genius of languages", found in the Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana.

Kisael: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 5th heaven.

Kisanguele: In Palo Mayombe: A snake used by the Mayombero.

Kisengue: In Palo Mayombe: A human tibia wrapped in a black cloth, used as a sceptre to invoke the spirits by the Mayombero.

Kishon: In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A river mentioned in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.

Kisleu: (1) The third month of the Hebrew civil calendar. (2) A Hebrew month used in the calendar of the Scottish rite of Freemasonry.

Kiss of Peace: Variations: Osculum Pacis. Formerly a part of the ceremony of the Knights Templar.

Kitab Al Jiwah: Variations: Al Jiwah. One of the two chief religious texts of the Yazidi (q.v.), the "Book of Revelations". The other is the Mashaf Rash.

Kitairon: A holy mountain mentioned in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.

Kitha: (1) One of the nanchons of Loas in Voodoo. (2) An alternate name for the Loa named Quita (q.v.).

Kitreal: A variation of the name Akatriel (q.v.) used in Vocabulaire de L'Angelologie. Also appears as Kitriel.

Kitriel: See Kitreal.

Kittik: A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to make spirits bring timbers for bracing mines in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kixalis: A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to discover the theeft of jewels in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kiyamba: In Palo Mayombe: A cadaver used to make the Prenda (q.v.).

Klaha: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the south wind.

Klarimum: A name used in a conjuration of Lucifer in the Grimoire of Honorius.

Klesha: (1) A Sanskrit term for the love of worldy enjoyment or immorality. (2) A term for worldy pleasure used in Liber LXXI.

Klothod: In The Testament of Solomon: A female Jinn of war, defeated by the angel Marmarath.

Kmiel: In Trachtenberg's Jewish Magic and Superstition: An angel of the summer solstice.

Knave Scale: One of the four scales of colour of the Hodos Chamelionis (q.v.) in the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This scale is associated to Assiah (q.v.), the Tarot suit of Pentacles, the Hebrew letter Heh and the element of earth.

Knee to Knee: A Masonic expression meaning "brotherhood".

Kneph: A variation of the name Kherty (q.v.). (1) A name used in an invocation to Lin in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A God mentioned in the Rosicrucian Ritual of the Relation Between Chess and Tarot.

Knight Elect of Fifteen: The sixteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight Elect of Twelve: The eleventh degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight Grand Inspector General: The twentieth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight Grand Kadosh: The eighteenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight Grand Master of the Temple of Wisdom: The thirteenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight Kadosh: The thirtieth degree of the Ancient and Accepted and the Antient and Primitive Rites of Freemasonry.

Knight of Jerusalem: The ninth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of Malta: (1) The twelfth degree of the York or American Rite of Freemasonry. (2) A degree confered by the Commanderies of the Knights Templar (q.v.).

Knight of Saint Andrew: The twenty ninth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of Rose Croix: (1) The eighteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry. (2) The eleventh degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of the Brazen Serpent: (1) The twenty fifth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. (2) The twenty fifth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of the Eagle and Pelican: The eighteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of the East: Variation: Knight of the Sword. The fifteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Knight of the East and West: (1) The seventeenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry. (2) The tenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight of the Ninth Arch: (1) The thirteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry. (2) The thirteenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight of the Red Eagle: The twelfth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight of the Rose Cross: See Knight Rose Croix.

Knight of the Sacred Arch: The sixth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight of the Sun: (1) The twenty eighth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry. (2) The eighth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight of the Sword: See Knight of the East.

Knight of the Tabernacle: The fourteenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight Prince of the East and West: The tenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight Rose Croix: Variations: Knight of the Rose Cross. The eighteenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry.

Knight Scale: One of the four scales of colour of the Hodos Chamelionis (q.v.) in the magickal system of the hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This scale is associated to Yetzirah (q.v.), the Tarot suit of Swords, the Hebrew letter Vau and the element of air.

Knight Sovereign Prince of the Royal Mystery: The ninteenth degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knight, Sublime, Commander of the Royal Secret: The thirty second degree of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Masonry.

Knights Templar: Also known as the "Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon" or simply as "the Templars". A Christian military order founded by a group of French knights led by Hugues de Payens around 1120 CE in Jerusalem. Its original purpose was to protect the pilgrims from marauding Muslim bands. Under the influence of Bernard of Clairvaux they grew into a large, wealthy military order, ready to fight any who opposed Christianity. The were also apparently vocal in their criticism of the corruption rampant in the church.

King Philip IV of France, jealous of their power and wealth, accused them of immorality and heresy in the early 1300s, seeking their destruction. On March 22, 1312, at the Council of Vienne, Philip convinced Pope Clement V to suppress the order. Two years later their grand master, Jacques DeMolay, was burned at the stake. The title "Knight Templar" is now a title used for the twelfth degree of the York or American Rite of Freemasonry. There is also a Masonic order of Knights Templar in existence today.

Knousou: (1) A minor Egyptian Goddess. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A Goddess mentioned in the Rosicrucian Ritual of the Relation Between Chess and Tarot.

Figure 22 Ko

Ko: The fourty ninth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 22). It represents results only after action is completed and the elimination of the necessity for repentance.

Kobal: Wierus lists Kobal as Beelzebuth's stage manager.

Kobha: A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to cause a familiar spirit to appear in the form of an ape in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

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Kochab: See Kokab.

Kochbiel: See Kokabiel.

Kodesch: See Qadosch.

Koheleth-a-dam: In Voodoo: Another name of the ritual calabash rattle called the Asson (q.v.). It is derived from a Hebrew term, Co-Le-Th ("the preacher") and a Voodoo term "dan" ("serpent"). In Voodoo mythology Moses was an initiate of Voodoo, and was given his Asson by his teacher Ra-Gu-El Pethro, a Midianite.

Koheleth-a-dan: Koheleth-a-dam.

Koheleth-a-dom: Koheleth-a-dam.

Koheleth-a-don: Koheleth-a-dam.

Kohen Ha-Gadul: A name translated as "high priest" which appears in a conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Kokab: Variations: KVKB, Kokav, Cochab, Cocao, Coccav. (1) An old Hebrew word for Wednesday. (2) A Hebrew name for the planet Mercury. (3) The eighth of the ten Houses or Heavens of the Qabalistic world of Assiah (q.v.), representing the Sphere of Mercury. (4) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) Mercury, the equivalent of the Sephira Hod in the material world, representing the stellar light. (b) A name which appears on the Seven Branched Candlestick (q.v.).

Kokabiel: Variations: Cochabiel, Coahabiath, Korabiel, Corabael, Corabiel, Corobael, Kokaviel, Kokhbriel, Kovaviel, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kabaiel, Kakabel, Kawkabel. A Hebrew name meaning "star of God". (1) One of the seven angels of the Sigillum Dei Aemeth (q.v.) in John Dee's Enochian system of magic, associated with the planet Mercury. (2) In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: One of the seven angels of the Sigillum Dei Aemeth. Appears elsewhere in Regardie's text as Corabiel and Korabiel.

Kokasa: See Cocasb.

Kokav: A variation of the Hebrew name Kokab (q.v.) found in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Kokaviel: See Kokabiel.

Kokbiel: See Kokabiel.

Kokhabriel: See Kokabiel.

Kolam: A Hebrew name meaning "shame". A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Kolazonta: A Greek name meaning "the chastiser". In Judaic mythology: A destroying angel.

Kolethadan: See Koheleth-a-dam.

Kolofe: A name derived from a Greek term meaning "summit" or "height of achievement". A spirit subordinate to Astarot in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.

Komesalahe: See Comselh.

Komesalehe: See Comselh.

Komesalohe: See Comselh.

Komeselahe: See Comselh.

Komeselake: See Comselh.

Komm: In Rabbinic lore: An angel who refused to give Rabbi Joshua a description of hell.

Koneh: A Hebrew name meaning "possessions". A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to find and seize worked gold not magickally guarded in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:

|K |O |N |E |H |

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Konx Om Pax: See Khabs Am Pekht.

Koph: See Qoph.

Korabiel: A variation of the name Kokabiel (q.v.). As names of the other six angels are derived from Hebrew names for the planets, "Korab" is probably a corruption of "Kokab", the Hebrew name for Mercury (q.v.). In the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: One of the seven angels of the Sigillum Dei Aemeth. Appears elsewhere in Regardie's text as Corabiel.

Kore: A Greek word meaning "maiden". In the Hebrew language the same term means "partridge". (1) A title given to the Greek Goddess Persephone (q.v.). (2) A spirit in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. (3) A name which appears in the cry of the aethyr Zip in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.

Koredazodizod: See Cordiziz.

Korniel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the south wind.

Kors: A Russian deity mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.

Korshid: An archspirit cognate with Metatron (q.v.) in Mandaean and Mazdean mythology.

Kosem: A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to know things past regarding enemies in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square appears as follows:

|K |O |S |E |M |

|O |B |O |D |E |

|S |O |F |O |S |

|E |D |O |B |O |

|M |E |S |O |K |

Kotecha: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel of the Seal.

KOThA: A name used in the invocation of Earth in Liber Samekh.

Koustiel: An obscure angelic name inscribed on a carnelian in the British Museum (56013).

Kovaviel: A variation of the name Kokabiel (q.v.). An angel whose name is inscribed on the third pentacle of Mercury in the Greater Key of Solomon.

Kramer, Heinrich: A Prior who was one of the authors of the Inquistional with hunter's manual the Maleus Maleficarum (Hammer of Witches), the other being Jacob Sprenger (See Maleus Maleficarum).

Kremos: In the Lemegeton, a lesser officer under the angel Vadriel.

Kriyashakti: A Hindu name meaning "making" or "doing". One of the six aspects of the Goddess Shakti (q.v.).

Kromeselahe: See Comselh.

Kronos: A variation on the name Cronus (q.v.). One of the eight symbolic planets in Uranian Astrology.

Ksa: One of the 34 consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet.

Kshanti: The third portal through which one passes on the way to Nirvana in Liber LXXI.

Kshiel: See Kushiel.

Kso'ppghiel: In The Sword of Moses: One of the Nomina Barbara who is a leader of the angels of fury.

KThR: See Kether.

Figure 23 Kû

Kû: The eighteenth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 23). It represents progress and success through sensitivity to prevailing conditions.

Ku Dyo, Ategbinimonse...: In Voodoo: A ritual phrase used during the common magick ritual. The entire phrase is: "Ku Dyo, Ategbinimonse, Legba, Agoo Di Pha Hwe." There is an alternative phrase to this one (See Siloe Aei-Lih...).

Ku-bha-sah: Variations: Ogoubhasah. In Voodoo: The name of the sword carried by the Commandant La Place (q.v.).

Ku-Ji: A term used in Voodoo meaning "purity".

Kukhavim: In Enoch II: The ninth of the ten heavens.

Kumbahkham: (1) A Pranayama (q.v.) exercise in Yoga. (2) A Pranayama exercise described by Aleister Crowley in Liber RV.

Kumeatel: In The Testament of Solomon: One of the decani, a demon of disease, who is defeated by the angel Zoroel.

Figure 24 Kun

Kun: The third of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 24). It represents progress, success, and advantage.

Kuna: In Palo Mayombe: A term meaning "place".

Kundalini: A Hindu term meaning "coiled". (1) In Hindu or Yoga practices kundalini is the life or generative energy which rises from the root chakra (muladhara) at the pelvic plexus to the top of the head, usually symbolized as a green serpent coiled three and a half times. Kundalini is said to be awakened during certain meditative and sexual practices. (2) A type of energy mentioned in "Comment on Liber VII in class E" in Liber VII: Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum Svb Figvra VII.

Kundalinishakti: A Hindu name meaning "The serpentine force" (see Kundalini). One of the six aspects of the Goddess Shakti (q.v.).

Figure 25 Kung Fû

Kung Fû: (1) A form of Chinese martial arts. (2) The sixty first of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 25). It represents energy which affects everything and advantage through crossing obstacles.

Kunospaston: In The Testament of Solomon: A demon of the sea who destroys ships.

Kupala: (1) A Russian water deity. (2) A deity mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.

Kures: An Enochian word which appears to mean "here".

Kurgarru: A spirit of the earth created by Enki in the Necronomicon.

Kurgasiax: One of the Genii of the qlippoth in Liber CCXXXI.

Kuriel: Variations: Kyriel. In Hechaloth lore: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the west wind.

Kurmana: In Hindu medicine: One of the Vayu (q.v.) or forces that act through the nervous system. Kurmana is said to manifest in the eyes, helping them to open.

Kurnude: The "country from whence no traveller returns" in the Necronomicon.

Kurteel: In The Testament of Solomon: A demon who causes stomach pains.

Kurzi: In Judaic mythology: The angel of the footstool.

Kusarikku: See Capricorn.

Kushiel: Variations: Kshiel. A Hebrew name meaning "rigid one of God". In Judaic mythology: One of 7 angels of punishment and presiding angel of hell.

Kutiel: In Trachtenberg's Jewish Magic and Superstition: An angel invoked in the use of divining rods.

Kutulu: A God of the primal abyss in the Necronomicon (See Cthulhu).

Kuzu: (1) A name used in conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon. (2) One of the names of Jehovah in The Magus.

KVKB: See Kokab.

KVRSIA: See Khorsia.

Figure 26 Kwâi

Kwâi: The fourty third of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (See figure 26). It represents sympathy and a caution against agressive action.

Figure 27 Kwån

Kwån: The twentieth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (See figure 27). It represents reverence and sincerity.

Figure 28 Kwei Mei

Kwei Mei: The fifty fourth of the 64 hexagrams or patterns of the Chinese divination system called I Ching (see figure 28). It represents the necessity for the avoidance of action.

Kyniel: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel serving in the 3rd heaven.

Kynutzire: See Cynxir.

Kyriel: A variation of the name Kuriel (q.v.). An angel ruling over the twentieth of the twenty eight Mansions of the Moon (q.v.) in The Magus.

Kyriotates: One of three celestial heirarchies listed by Rudolf Steiner in his Karmic Relationships. The other two are Exusai and Dynamis.

Kzuial: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 4th heaven.

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