[Help] How do you suggest getting into Enochian Magick?

[Akairyuu]

As the title suggests I'm looking for any information and advice for those wanting to start out with Enochian and what steps to take. I have read it's not something to take lightly, which I absolutely respect. I've been doing ceremonial magick for a while dipping into the Arbatel, some light Solomon magick and a little PGM though it's been a while and I don't remember much about PGM. Right now I'm working through a 9 week Arbatel operation and am working through Scott Stenwick's Path of Initiation (Malkuth).

I won't be practicing any Enochian yet, but I've been starting small by researching and to learn the alphabet. I'm going to see about buying the Kindle version of Scott Stenwick's Mastering the Mystical Heptarchy and start working though some of that.

Thank you

 

[A.Nox]

You’re honestly approaching this more carefully than most people who get interested in Enochian and thats already a good sign

A 9 week Arbatel operation + working through Path of Initiation tells me you already understand that structure matters and that alone will help you a lot later.

One thing though — Enochian really isnt just ,,advanced Solomonic,, or ,,next step after Arbatel,,. Its kind of its own thing entirely. Different architecture different logic behind it, different atmosphere too honestly.

Arbatel feels relatively contained compared to Enochian. Enochian has this reputation for restructuring things around the practitioner in ways that can become very intense very fast. Not saying this in a fearmongering way, just that its better approached carefully and systematically.

Before actual practice I’d personally make sure two things are solid first

First is visionary work/scrying...Without that Enochian can turn into just mechanically repeating calls and letters without really developing contact. Mirror work, crystal work, meditation with stable imagery etc. doesnt matter that much which method honestly, more that you can consistently receive and hold vision without forcing it.

Second is understanding the difference between Heptarchy, Great Table and Aethyrs because a lot of beginners look at them like progression levels when theyre really different functional parts of the system.

Honestly I think Stenwick’s Heptarchy book is a pretty decent starting point for exactly that reason The Heptarchy feels more self contained and structured compared to jumping directly into the Great Table or Aethyrs.
And yeah the respect part matters but I think operationally more than philosophically. People sometimes romanticize Enochian too much either as ,,ultimate angelic system,, or “dangerous forbidden thing” and both approaches kinda distort the work.

Having a stable practical life before deeper work is honestly underrated advice here.
You seem to have the right mindset for it though. Just dont rush it

 

[Akairyuu]

You’re honestly approaching this more carefully than most people who get interested in Enochian and thats already a good sign

A 9 week Arbatel operation + working through Path of Initiation tells me you already understand that structure matters and that alone will help you a lot later.

One thing though — Enochian really isnt just ,,advanced Solomonic,, or ,,next step after Arbatel,,. Its kind of its own thing entirely. Different architecture different logic behind it, different atmosphere too honestly.

Arbatel feels relatively contained compared to Enochian. Enochian has this reputation for restructuring things around the practitioner in ways that can become very intense very fast. Not saying this in a fearmongering way, just that its better approached carefully and systematically.

Before actual practice I’d personally make sure two things are solid first

First is visionary work/scrying...Without that Enochian can turn into just mechanically repeating calls and letters without really developing contact. Mirror work, crystal work, meditation with stable imagery etc. doesnt matter that much which method honestly, more that you can consistently receive and hold vision without forcing it.

Second is understanding the difference between Heptarchy, Great Table and Aethyrs because a lot of beginners look at them like progression levels when theyre really different functional parts of the system.

Honestly I think Stenwick’s Heptarchy book is a pretty decent starting point for exactly that reason The Heptarchy feels more self contained and structured compared to jumping directly into the Great Table or Aethyrs.
And yeah the respect part matters but I think operationally more than philosophically. People sometimes romanticize Enochian too much either as ,,ultimate angelic system,, or “dangerous forbidden thing” and both approaches kinda distort the work.

Having a stable practical life before deeper work is honestly underrated advice here.
You seem to have the right mindset for it though. Just dont rush it

Thanks for the reply. I just thought Enochian would add an interesting layer, in real life I'm like "What's that? I want to learn more about that" when I see a craft or a coding language lol. Enochian does look really interesting, though, and I think it'd be worth learning more about it

I've always been careful in general, I didn't conjure anything for a long while until I decided to test the waters with Aratron, even then I've only touched on some of the angels in the kinder Solomonic talisman making for Jupiter and Venus, the elemental Kings, Sandalphon (For Malkuth initiation) and the Arbatel.

As for visuals, mine is usually quite strong. I have a thing where I can wander around in 3D space and even feel texture. I have some clairaudience too. Lately my visuals have been more impression like and relying on feeling the presences more, though, perhaps to do with the grounding Malkuth work.

I've always liked the way Scott explains things and his structure makes sense to me. And the practical life I'm working on which I'm hoping the Arbatel and my new university course will help with in a horrible UK Job market lok

Thank you for you reply though, very useful info

 

[Firetree]

Get familiar with the system first - by system I mean the 'classification and order system ' as laid out in the tablets .

The best way to that ( as said by some and as I experienced when I did it ) is to draw up your own tablets - use hermetic attributions ( see GD ) and colors and symbols and you will see the patterns and internal logic of it emerge .

 

[ashlesha]

I would recommend Lon Milo Duquette's "Enochian Vision Magick" for a practical approach, and Frater Yechidah's "Enochian Magic in Theory" and "Enochian Magic in Practice" for majority of the other information.

Scott Stenwick's books are great for practical use, but I think getting a better lay of the land with those 3 books above would give you a better grasp before you start asking for things. From there, you can get into Aaron Leitch's "Essential Enochian Grimoire" and his Angelical Volume Series. Jason Louv has a great, but maybe sort of tabloid-y understanding of Enochian in his book "John Dee and the Empire of Angels".

Good luck! It's one of the most rewarding systems out there. Feel free to dm me if you want some help

Here's some other books, in no particular order, that also helped me:

• Athena's Advanced Grimoire of Enochian Magick
• John DeSalvo's Decoding the Enochian Secrets, Enochian Magic and the Higher Worlds, and The Lost Art of Enochian Magic
• How to Study Enochian Magic by Mark Stavish
• Enochian Evocation of John Dee by Geoffrey James
• A Short Course in Scrying by Benjamin Rowe
• Enochian Magic Reference by Benjamin Rowe

 

[Akairyuu]

Thank you for the suggestions, very useful. I actually have a copy of Enochian Vision Magick, I'll definitely look at that more closely. I'll look into sourcing the others too.

And thanks for offering assistance, I'll make sure to dm you of I need help