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archangel Michael concerning his business affairs back in England, himself being in
Cracow at the time. He is instructed to bring his concerns before the angel set over that
country, as found in the Book of Enoch [Ibid, p 394]. The archangel proceeds to warn
Dee against seeking anything of worldly or human affairs in the Sigillum Dei Æmeth,
another more planetary portion of the system. Michael calls the Watchtowers “worldly”,
and reminds Dee that they contain spirits both good and evil [Ibid].
So, we gather that the Earth is a prison, with Keepers, Watch-men, and Princes, and
it is into this place that man was turned, as a result of the Fall. The Watchtowers
themselves, elsewhere identified with the Earth, are shown to contain wicked Servants,
and vile Slaves, as well as some good spirits, but all worldly, having no part of Heaven.
Moreover, the four tablets signifying the Watchtowers are united by names that are
extracted from those of the three Governors of the 10 th Æthyr, and from this black
crosse of union are drawn the names of wicked spirits and devils. And who was it that,
according to the blessed angels, assailed Adam, and precipitated this Fall? Coronzon,
of course [Ibid, p 92]. And incidentally, we appear to have learned that the Call of the
30 Aires is itself the malediction pronounced by God when he cursed the Earth for
Adam’s sake, as a consequence of the malice of that mighty Devil.
It seems a thin tissue of an argument, to be sure, but I feel that taken in its entirety,
it is rather stronger than one might expect. The Earth, the Four Watchtowers, are
essentially bound up with the three Governors of the 10 th Æthyr. Even Dee suspected
that something was up with zax, and repeated his suspicions to Ave, as we have seen
above. In essence, we are presented with a riddle in the source material. To my mind,
the angels and Crowley have supplied us with the answer to that riddle. It is C(h)oronzon
that inhabits the 10 th Æthyr. With this key piece of data in hand, all of the intimations
of evil and wickedness associated with the black crosse, as well as the mixed natures of
the Watchtowers, suddenly make sense.
SATYR
Epilogue: While preparing this and other materials, I revisited Tyson’s book, and once
again rejected his “Mr C is Lucifer” hypothesis. I am now more inclined to say he has a
point, but I don’t think it’s that simple. First, Crowley describes the Four Evil Princes
of this World descending through the outermost abyss, only one of which was named
Lucifer. What says he of the others? His silence on the matter does not speak well of
his hypothesis. Traditionally these four may only be summoned after experiencing
Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, following the rationale
behind the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This event occurs in Tiphareth,
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