From: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solomonic/message/5697 ... Greetings! For clarification, let me list the recipes for the Abramelin Oil here: German...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 11, 2010 12:23 pm
... For the original, see Exodus 30. It gives instructions for both the incense and oil. ... In the French version (which is what I used many years ago),...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 11, 2010 3:54 pm
What, galbanum is only $150 per lb?! ;) It says in the German translation what the ingredients are: frankincense, balsam and galbanum. I used the French...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 11, 2010 3:54 pm
You can get cassia at any grocery store. They sell it as "cinnamon";. I recommend using that instead of the essential oil. The Abramelin oil made with...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 11, 2010 3:56 pm
The unredeemed spirits didn't even bother my roomates, so I'm guessing not. Remember that it's you and your HGA calling them (with deity backup), so they come...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 11, 2010 4:00 pm
How has your working been going? Yes, sunrise is far too early during the summer lol. It is definitely worth the effort of doing the prayers and so forth at...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 4:09 am
Balsam and myrrh have nothing in common. Balsam is a particular sort of coniferous tree, nowhere near just meaning "any". I also beleive it is the wood in...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 4:16 am
They are very similar, but real cinnamon tastes soooo much better! I would love to make some cinnamon buns with that wonderful organic Cylon cinnamon, mmmmm...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 4:22 am
I would say to stick with the window in your temple. The kitchen is most likely used by other people so most definitely NOT a good location at all. it is very...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 4:23 am
I saw an email come in where someone was asking about performing the operation in their bedroom. I would say the best option is to turn the bedroom into the...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 9:09 am
When I undertook the Rite, I made the silly mistake of trying to burn olive oil in a lamp made for modern lamp oils. lol Needless to say it would hardly...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 9:18 am
You don't really have to use that refluxing idea. That just wrings more of the essential ingredients out of the plant material than normal. You could...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 9:23 am
No, you do NOT want to evoke the spirits in a place other than your Oratory. That Oratory is your protective magick circle. If you can't open a door or window...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 9:29 am
... All that stuff I told you about refluxing, macerating, Baths of Mary, etc - all of that is the Art of the Apothocary. That Art is bascially plant-alchemy,...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 9:36 am
Actually I was going to suggest just that. lol Abramelin definitely relates the Oratory and the bedroom - even telling you to clean and perfume the bedroom...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 1:36 pm
You spend 18 months building up the energy, magic and your HGA presence in the temple. Wouldn't want to go somewhere else to perform an extremely important...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 1:49 pm
I'm not Aaron, but I'll chime in anyways. The book does not say to use a circle. Each of the instructions in the book are there for a specific reason, even...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 1:51 pm
If you send a request that just says "interested in the topic" or "please add me", I will not accept your request. This is what spammers do, just c/p this...
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Athena
oipteaapdoce
Jul 12, 2010 2:06 pm
Well do keep in mind the no circle thing is just my opinion, however it is at least based on experience ;). There may be differing opinions from others. See...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 2:53 pm
LOL Ok then you're going the right direction. I hadn't considered you were writing from Oz. :) LVX Aaron...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 2:53 pm
... lol They are spirits. They don't really "stand" anywhere. ... The problem is not that someone might look out and "see" the spirits. The problem is that...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 3:08 pm
... I strongly recommend against adding things into the Rite. Just follow the instructions as they are given, and don't try to muddy it with irrelevant...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 3:09 pm
... Dear Abramelin Group Owner After doing some research, I think I can bring tons of new traffic to your wonderful site! ... I wouldn't get in? lolol ;) LVX...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 3:18 pm
... Why do I get the impression you are WAY over-thinking things here? :) ... Try hanging two sheets so you can part them in the center... I'm sure you can...
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marsyas555
Jul 12, 2010 3:24 pm
From what I understand in plant alchemy, macerating material in alcohol yields a 'fixed' oil/sulfur which is highly carcinogenic. Although it might have a nice...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 3:31 pm
... Hmmmmm.... I'm not sure I can guess why anyone might want to inhale their Abramelin Holy Oil...? ... I'm suspecting you confused this discussion with the...
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marsyas555
Jul 12, 2010 3:35 pm
lol, you're right I was confusing the two. So yea in which case I suppose the fixed oil would do ok enough....interesting....
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chrys.alis
Jul 12, 2010 4:07 pm
Hello all, Am just over two months in now (doing the 18-month version, wish me luck!), and am glad to say theres been no setbacks *yet*. The hardest thing by...
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AaronL
kheph777
Jul 12, 2010 4:34 pm
... Just wait! lol ... This is exactly the kind of thing that builds your character, transmuting you into the kind of person you have to be to have your...
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ren
renny_gooner...
Jul 13, 2010 7:31 pm
athena i want to leave the group and come back with a different email address... at the present time if you google my name not only does my horrible past...
