[Tutorial] The Four Rivers Ritual/Meditation

I recommend this method as an opening to a meditation, maybe even a ritual. It can be a ritualist part or it can be a folklore addition to your prayers. This is a direct excerpt from my dream incubation journal, one of the rituals that came to me during the incubation of the water element. Most of the inspiration is Agrippa's Occult Philosophy and the Chaldean Oracle for the letter Chi/Khi:

The Four Rivers Ritual/Meditation from the Water Week​

Definitely the main force or "teachings" that came to me was the four Rivers cardinal "ritual" if you would even call it that. I would describe it like the X/χ Chi/Khi Letter in greek. If I would describe it to a newbie it would go something like this:

Facing the East(Fire), say the following:

"I invoke Eurus, wind of the East. I welcome you and ask you to open the gates between heaven and the underworld, let Phlegethon and Pishon enter this space. I offer my respect and welcome Oriens and Michael. "

Turn clockwise/right to the West (Air)
"I invoke Zephyrus, wind of the West. I welcome you and ask you to open the gates between heaven and the underworld, let Cocytus and Gihon enter this space. I offer my respect and welcome Paymon and Raphael."

Turn counterclockwise/left to the North (Water)
"I invoke Boreas, wind of the North. I welcome you and ask you to open the gates between heaven and the underworld, let Styx and Hiddekel enter this space. I offer my respect and welcome Egyn and Gabriel."

Turn clockwise/right to the South (Earth)
"I invoke Notus, wind of the South. I welcome you and ask you to open the gates between heaven and the underworld, let Acheron and Euphrates enter this space. I offer my respect and welcome Amaymon and Uriel."

Then you can sit or stand while meditating in the space you created.

According to Plato's Timaeus, the demiurge/craftsman slices the entire world into the shape of an X and bends the ends back in a circle, attaching each end to the other.

Sources: My Dreams, Chapter 6, Book 1 and Chapter 7, Book 2 of Agrippa https://wizardforums.com/threads/personal-group-work-dream-incubation-journal.25405/

 

[Nembra]

It's a nice structure, but I can't help but notice one funny detail. It's yet another of the countless attempts at connecting archangels, elements and cardinal directions in complete disregard towards their natures. For crying out loud, Uriel has fire literally in his name.

 

[Omee]

It's a nice structure, but I can't help but notice one funny detail. It's yet another of the countless attempts at connecting archangels, elements and cardinal directions in complete disregard towards their natures. For crying out loud, Uriel has fire literally in his name.

Oh I used Agrippa's table of four for that. I had another 40 day devotional for Uriel. The placement is along the hades/underworld relations of being a psychopomp. I didn't try to change it as much because for me the archangels and wide encompassing in their presence. It's more akin to connect heavenly and underworld together, a more of acknowledgment to both the Cardinal kings and archangels.


Admittedly, it's a very UPG? I don't think it's inherently the phrasing or the order that matter as much as putting yourself in the center of the cross/world soul.

[Tutorial] - Uriel Master-post Source materials

this is my effort on writing a master post for all stuff related to Archangel/Angel Uriel in Scripture and out of scripture, in grimoire, and in modern Qabbalaistic/Cabbalistic Tradition. To say the least I will use a lot of this as inspiration for my prayers, evocation, conjuration of Uriel as...

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[Nembra]

Oh I used Agrippa's table of four for that. I had another 40 day devotional for Uriel. The placement is along the hades/underworld relations of being a psychopomp. I didn't try to change it as much because for me the archangels and wide encompassing in their presence. It's more akin to connect heavenly and underworld together, a more of acknowledgment to both the Cardinal kings and archangels.


Admittedly, it's a very UPG? I don't think it's inherently the phrasing or the order that matter as much as putting yourself in the center of the cross/world soul.

[Tutorial] - Uriel Master-post Source materials

this is my effort on writing a master post for all stuff related to Archangel/Angel Uriel in Scripture and out of scripture, in grimoire, and in modern Qabbalaistic/Cabbalistic Tradition. To say the least I will use a lot of this as inspiration for my prayers, evocation, conjuration of Uriel as...

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I guess it depends what kinds of aesthetic currents your personality best resonates with. I don't think it would be effective for someone with similar attunement to mine. I really need vivid semantic consonance.

 

[Omee]

I don't think it would be effective for someone with similar attunement to mine. I really need vivid semantic consonance.

I did feel like I needed the semantic consistency before, but yeah I think if someone have their own cosmologically charged magical universe then preferably they use something coherent within that instead of something else.

It's valid and all good