OF THE EXPERIMENT OF INVISIBILITY, AND HOW IT SHOULD BE PERFORMED

If thou wishest to perform the experiment of invisibility, thou shalt follow the instructions for the same. If it be necessary to observe the day and the hour, thou shalt do as is said in their chapters. But if thou needest not observe the day and the hour as marked in the chapter thereon, thou shalt do as taught in the chapter which precedeth it. If in the course of the experiment it be necessary to write anything, it should be done as is

described in the chapters pertaining thereto, with the proper pen, paper, and ink, or blood. But if the matter is to be accomplished by invocation, before thy conjurations, thou shalt say devoutly in thine heart:--

SABOLES, HABARON, ELOHI, ELIMIGIT, GABELOY SEMITION, METINOLACH, LABALITENA,

NEROMOBEL, CALEMERE, DALUTI, TIMAGUEL, VILLAGUEL, TEVEMIS, SERIE, JERETE, BARUCHABA, ATHONAVEL, BARACABA, ERATICUM;1 _{through him by}

whom ye have empire and power over men, ye must

accomplish this work so that I may go and remain invisible. And if it be necessary in this operation to trace a circle, thou shalt do as is ordained in the chapter concerning circles; and if it be necessary to write characters, etc., thou shalt follow the instructions given in the respective chapters.

This operation being thus prepared, if there be an especial conjuration to perform, thou shalt repeat it in the proper manner; if not, thou shalt say the general conjuration, at the end of which thou shalt add the following words:--

1. M276: "Jaboles habaron Eloy elit nigit garbeloy semition metimoluch labalitena neromobel calemere daluti timaguel uirsaguel teuemis serye Jerete baruchaba athonoual baracabá eraiscum"; Aub24:

"Scaboles, Habaron, Eloy, Elimigit, Gaboler,

Semitnon (-trion?), Methionobal, Nabanitem, Nezemobal, Calè, Methè, Baluti, Timagul, Villaguel Zeuem[es], Sereiè, Jenetè, Baracaba, Atanoual, Boracab, Caratin"; H: "Saboles, Habaron, Eloy, Elimigit, Gabeloy,

Gabeloy [sic], Semiticon, Metinolach, Cabanitena, Neromobel, Calemite, Dalut, Timaguel,

Jerete, Baruchaba, Athonavel, Barachabat, Eraticum" Ad10862: "Seaboles, Arbaron, Eloy, Elimigit, Heremobulcule, Methe, Baluti, Timagal, Villaguel Teueni, Leure, Ferete, Bacuhaba, Guratim"; Mathers: "SCEABOLES, ARBARON, ELOHI, ELIMIGITH, HERENOBULCULE, METHE, BALUTH, TIMAYAL, VILLAQUIEL, TEVENI, YEVIE, FERETE, BACUHABA, GUVARIN". Sl. 1307 adds the sinister element of invoking the "ministers of invisibility" through "Lucifer your prince". -JHP

O thou ALMIRAS,2 _{master of invisibility, with thy ministers}

CHEROS, MAYTON, METAGIR, EBIROS, DIONEDIS, UGEMENOS, ABADEM, PERIBERIM, TRANGIALEM, TRANSIDEM, SUCCANTOS, ABELOY, BORED,

BELAMIA, CASTORMY, DETEL;3 _{I conjure ye by him who}

maketh Earth and Heaven to tremble, who is seated upon the throne of his majesty, that this operation may be perfectly accomplished according to my will, so that at whatsoever time it may please me, I may be able to be invisible.

I conjure thee anew, O ALNIRAS, Chief4 _{of Invisibility, both}

thee and thy ministers, by him through whom all things have their being, and by SATURIEL, ARCHIEL, DANIEL, BELLIE, ASIMONE,5 _{that thou immediately comest thither}

with all thy ministers, and achievest this operation, as thou knowest it ought to be accomplished, and that by the same operation thou render me invisible, so that none may be able to see me.

In order then to accomplish this aforesaid operation, thou must prepare all things necessary with requisite care and diligence, and put them in practice with all the general and particular ceremonies laid down for these experiments; and with all the

2. So Aub24, M276, and Sl. 1307. Mathers follows Sl3091, K288, and H3981 in reading "Almiras". Ad10862: "almuas"; Ad36674: "Penerason". -JHP 3. M276: "cherus mayton metagir elyros dionedis ugemnos abadem periberem tangialem trentidim suceantos abeloy bored bilbamina castormy detel"; Aub24: "Cheros, Mayton, Metagire, Biros, Dionedis, Vgemenos, Abadin, Periburin, Tangedim, Trensidim, Sauantos, Abeloy, Borad, Belamit, Castrimi, Desoe[l?]."; Sl. 1307:

conditions contained in our first and second books. Thou shalt also in the same operations duly repeat the appropriate

conjurations, with all the solemnities marked in the respective chapters. Thus shalt thou accomplish the experiment surely and without hindrance, and thus shalt thou find it true.

"Cheros, Maiton,

Metague, Bires, Dionedis, Vgeminos, Abadon, Peributin, Tangedem, Tresidim, Succantes, Ebelloy, Bored, Bellamid, Castirnu, Detesel"; Sl3091: "Mayton, Metagyx, Ebyros, Dionidis, Uguemenos, Abadem, Periberim, Tanguialem, Trensidem, Succantos, Abeloy, Bored, Bellamia Castormi, detel"; H3981: "herus, Mayton, Metagix, Ebyros, Dronidis, Uguemenos, Abadem, Periberim, Tangialem, Trenlidem, Succantos, Abeloy, Bored, Bellamia, Castormi, detel"; K288: "Cherus, Mayton, Matagix, Ebyros, Diomidis, Uguemenos, Abadem, Periberim, Tangialem, Trensidem, Saccantos, Abeloy, Bored, Bellamia, Castormy, Detel"; Ad. 10862: "Cheros, Maitor, Tangedem, Transidim, Suuantos, Abelaus, Bored, Belamit, Castumi, Dabuel"; Mathers: "CHEROS, MAITOR, TANGEDEM, TRANSIDIM, SUVANTOS, ABELAIS, BORED, BELAMITH, CASTUMI, DABUEL". -JHP 4. Ad. 10862, M276, and Sl. 1307: "ducem" (leader, also duke). This paragraph is not found in Sl3091.

-JHP

5. M276: "saturnelum archielem danielem belie asiemohe"; Aub24: "Saturielem, Narchielem, Damielem, Bellia, Asimonei"; Sl. 1307: "Saturielem, Harchialem, Damiele, Bellia, Assimonai"; H3981: "Saturiel, Archiel, Daniel Benie, Assem"; K288: "Saturiel, Archiel, Daniel Beniel, Asseme"; Ad10862: "Saturelem, Narchielem, Damielem, Bellia, Asimoner"; Mathers: "SATURIEL, HARCHIEL, DANIEL, BENIEL, ASSIMONEM". -JHP

But, on the contrary, if thou lettest any of these things escape thee, or if thou despiseth them, never shalt thou be able to arrive at thy proposed end; as, for example, we enter not easily into a fenced city over its walls but through its gates.6

6. Sl. 1307 adds another short chapter on invisibilty here, which involves making a wax image with the words “Argat, Saetam” on the front. Mathers inserts Lans. 1203, chapters 24, 25, 27, 28, and 29 at this point. The first one he appended to this chapter; the rest he numbered 11-14. -JHP

CHAPTER XI

EXPERIMENT OF LOVE, AND HOW IT IS TO BE