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politics of that age. Personally, I might even be so bold as to note that a few decades
after Crowley opened the Æthyrs in North Africa, this same region once again was the
scene of a phenomenal amount of fire and bloodshed. This time however, the time
elapsed was only thirty years.
The above discussion of whether the “L” of Lexarph might be an “N” seems to have
caused Dee some difficulty, as later in a subsequent action with Ave he appears to
confound this “N” with that found in Paraoan. The angel proceeds as if Dee is correct,
saying, “Every letter in Paraoan, is a living fire: but all of one quality and of one Creation:
But unto N is delivered a viol of Destruction, according to that part that he is of Paraoan
the Governour.” [Ibid, p 188]
In preparing this, I am reminded that I have already sent you a discussion of the
apparent nature of the Watchtowers, in a previous email regarding Coronzon. Rather
than repeat information that by now has become familiar, I will limit myself to a brief
summary, for ease of reference.
The Devils, or wicked Angels, whose names are formed using letters from the black
crosse, are not the sole entities of a questionable nature associated with the Watchtowers.
In the vision heralding the reception of this portion of the angelic system, Kelly beheld
a multitude of spirits that were not included in Ave’s subsequent exposition. When
Dee asked what they were, the angel answered, “They be Ministers and servants…
There shalt thou see thy old Sondenna [a demon of Kelly’s acquaintance—Ed], and
many other wicked ones, that thou hast dealt withall. Hereby shall you judge truly of
wicked Magick.” [Ibid, pp 184–185] A curious statement in its own right, and even
more so when coming from one of God, his Holy Creatures.
Some days after the Watchtower material was recorded, during the reception of the
19 th Call or Key, a pause occurs in the action, immediately after receiving that portion
which reads (in English translation), “The reasonable Creatures of the earth, or Man.
Let them vex and weed out one another.” An unidentified voice proceeds to explain
that because of the transgression and fall of Adam, the Earth was accursèd for his sake,
and “Keepers, Watch-men, and Princes” were set over her [Ibid, p 205]. As is too often
the case, the statement appears more than a little ambiguous, but it appears to refer to
the various spirits found in the Watchtowers, implying that in at least some cases they
function somewhat like prison guards. Though it isn’t stated explicitly, it is easy to
imagine them in the role of agitators as well.
It is important to note that these dark hints apply to the Watchtowers, what
collectively we know as “The Great Table”. The body of material describing its nature
and use is what the angels sometimes called the Book of Enoch, though the use of that
term varies in the source material. On one such occasion, Dee seeks the counsel of the
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