After hearing many misconceptions, usually due to repetitions of \u201csomeone said,\u201d and being a \u201ctaboo\u201d subject, I decided to meditate and research cosmology and its inhabitants.
In this area, there is much confusion and mixing between occultism, mysticism, and New Age and popular spiritualism; mixing concepts, identities (often by their own initiative), and often qualities.
Occult cosmology describes the spiritual structure of the universe in esoteric systems (Hermeticism, Kabbalah, Theosophy, Neoplatonism, medieval-Renaissance grimoires, and derived modern traditions). It is not empirical science, but a symbolic-metaphysical map used for magical practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Main Cosmological Models<\/mark> Cosmology provides the \u201caddress\u201d and nature of entities: where they come from, under what authority they operate, and what correspondences (divine names, seals, planets, times) attract or constrain them. Conjuration (from the Latin conjurare \u2014 to swear together \/ to invoke under oath) is the ritual act of calling upon, restraining, or communicating with an entity. In classic occult contexts, it is not about \u201cinventing\u201d the spirit, but about attracting it or forcing it to appear within a cosmological and authoritative system (divine names, angelic hierarchies, etc.). In Chaos magic and modern psychological approaches, cosmology is often treated as an operational model: the entity can be seen as an egregore, an aspect of the unconscious, or an information pattern, and conjuration as a technique of focused will and disciplined imagination. Conjuration \/ Evocation In the traditional occult context: Classical methods (especially from the Solomonic tradition and the Golden Dawn): Some entities that populate this cosmology:<\/mark> Neutrals: Positive: Important observations:<\/mark> After hearing many misconceptions, usually due to repetitions of \u201csomeone said,\u201d and being a \u201ctaboo\u201d subject, I decided to meditate and research cosmology and its inhabitants.In this area, there is much confusion and mixing between occultism, mysticism, and New Age and popular spiritualism; mixing concepts, identities (often by their own initiative), and often qualities.Occult cosmology […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1458,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitormsalmeida.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Kabbalah (Tree of Life): The universe emanates from Ain Soph through the 10 Sephirot (Kether \u2192 Malkuth). There are four worlds: Atziluth (divine archetypes), Briah (creation), Yetzirah (training), and Assiah (material world). The paths between the Sephirot correspond to Hebrew letters, planets, and forces. Entities (angels, demons, qlipoth) inhabit these spheres.
Hermeticism \/ Neoplatonism: Hierarchy of planes \u2014 One\/God, Nous (Intellect), World Soul, material world. Correspondences (\u201cas above, so below\u201d) connect planets, metals, colors, angels, and demons.
Common planes and hierarchies in grimoires and ceremonial magic:
\u2013 Higher spiritual world (angels, gods, planetary intelligences)
\u2013 Astral \/ intermediate world (elemental spirits, daemons, larvae, egregors)
\u2013 Physical world
\u2013 Subworlds or chthonic realms (qlipoth, hells, chthonic entities).
Many systems also include a \u201cveil\u201d or liminal zone where the conjuration takes place.
Modern traditions: Theosophy (mental, astral, etheric planes), Crowley (A\u2234A\u2234 and Qabalah with emphasis on Tiphareth and the Abyss), Goetic systems, Enochian and Chaos magic (which often treat cosmology as a psychological or pragmatic map).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Typical elements (present in Clavicula Salomonis, Lemegeton\/Goetia, Heptameron, Enochian works and derivatives): Preparation: purification, fasting, clothing, circle of protection, triangle of art (for controlled appearance).
\u2013 Authority: invocation of divine names, archangels or higher hierarchies that \u201ccommand\u201d the entity.
\u2013 Correspondences: planetary day\/hour, incense, colors, metals, seals\/sigils.
\u2013 Operation: prayer\/invocation \u2192 appearance (visual, auditory, sensation, or in the mirror\/crystal) \u2192 communication\/request \u2192 permission to leave (mandatory permission in Solomonic systems).
\u2013 Variations: evocation (external appearance) vs. invocation (internalization); methods of \u201cpact,\u201d \u201cbinding,\u201d or simple communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relationship between cosmology and practice:
Without a coherent cosmological map, conjuration loses structure of authority and ritual security (the circle, the higher names, and the triangle exist precisely because cosmology provides hierarchies and risks). Different systems give different answers about the \u201creality\u201d of entities (objective, subjective, intersubjective, or both).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Evocation (or conjuration): Bringing an entity into an area external to the magician (usually a circle or triangle), for communication, pact, or command. The magician remains \u201cprotected\u201d outside the entity\u2019s space.
\u2013 Invocation: Calling the entity into oneself (controlled possession or mystical identification).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preparation (purification, fasting, robes, tools: wand, sword, chalice, pentacle, magic circle, triangle of the art).
Use of divine names, seals (sigils), incense, prayers, and vibration of names.
Main sources: Clavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon), Lemegeton (especially the Ars Goetia), Heptameron, works of Agrippa, Dee, Crowley, etc.
Common objectives: obtaining knowledge, influencing events, protection, or spiritual experience.
Traditionally requires spiritual authority (divine names) and ritual protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not recommended: From the Ars Goetia (72 spirits of the Lemegeton):
\u2013 Bael (or Baal) \u2013 King. Appears in various forms, s (man, cat, frog, etc.). Teaches invisibility and confers wisdom.
\u2013 Astaroth \u2013 Duke. He teaches liberal arts and reveals secrets of the past\/future. Often depicted with a reptilian or mounted appearance.
\u2013 Paimon \u2013 King. One of the most powerful; teaches arts and sciences, confers dignity and good reputation. Appears with a musical retinue.
\u2013 Asmodeus \u2013 King. Associated with lust, knowledge, and destruction; appears with three heads (bull, man, ram).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elementals and natures: Gnomes (earth), undines (water), sylphs (air), salamanders (fire) \u2013 Paracelsus\u2019 system, popularized in the 19th-20th centuries.
Spirits of places or genii loci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angels and \u201ccelestial\u201d entities: Planetary or sephirotic angels (e.g., Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, or Kabbalistic angels like Metatron, Sandalphon).
Enochian entities (John Dee\/Edward Kelley system): angels like Ave, Madimi, etc., with Enochian language.
Entities of Iberian mysticism:
\u2013 Saint Citrian (deceased): Protection, family, knowledge, command, and necromancy.
\u2013 Saint Anthony (deceased): Protection, healing, family, unblocking.
\u2013 Maria Padilha das Almas (deceased): Protection, family, justice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In traditional grimoires, these entities are described as real and potentially dangerous; the conjurer must master the technique and maintain ritual authority.
Many contemporary practitioners interpret them as aspects of the unconscious, archetypes, or energetic constructs.
Recommended primary sources for study: Ars Goetia, Agrippa\u2019s Three Books of Occult Philosophy, works of the Golden Dawn (Mathers, Regardie), and Hermetic Kabbalistic texts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"