Egyptian Liturgy

Opening:(revised version : )

Hekas, Hekas, Este Babaloi

"Love and do what you will"

Face North and try to see the constellation

Ursa Major.

Draw down its power and say:

0. Guardians of the House of Life at Abydos

Before me In the East: Nepthys

Behind me in the West Isis

On my right hand in the South is Seth

And on my left hand, in the North Horus

For above me shines the body of Nuit

And below me extends the ground of Geb

And in my centre abideth the `Great Hidden God'

Mnemonic:

FAther GEt GAme to FEEd the HOt NEw hOme.

1. Now turn to the East.

Make the "Horus Fighting" gesture.

[Breath in and in one perfect movement, form both hands into fists and raise them up and to the left of your head, stretch your right hand and arm in front of you and bring the left hand and arm to join it. As you finish the intonation, bring both hands back to the centre of your body}

Vibrate the first vowel long and hard - AAAAAAA -

2. Now turn to the North

Make the gesture "Horus Fighting" and vibrate the second vowel EEEEEEE, using the mnemoic gEt as above.

3. Then turn to the West

Make the "Horus Fighting" gesture and vibrate ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ as in GAme

Mogg Morgan

4. Turn to the South

Make the "Horus Fighting" gesture and vibrate IIIIIII as in fEEd

5. Return to face the East

Now bend over and reach out to the Earth

vibrating OOOOOOO as in HOt

6. Then gradually unfolding, come up and place your hands on your heart and vibrate YYYYYYY as in NEw

7. Finally stretching up to the heavens vibrate Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô as in HÔme.

(Now make the sign of the (invoking) pentagramme in the air in front of you and vibrate

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Nephthys

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Horus

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Isis

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Seth

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Geb

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Nuit

Aa, Eye, EE, Ou, Uh (Ay EAO - Oh Hail) Hidden God

8. Repeat "Abydos Arrangement" (0)

Possible lines for Drawing down the Moon

I draw down the bright blue moon from the sky

though brazen cymbals crash and thunder

to keep her in her place;

even the chariot of the sun,

my grandfather, grows pale at my song,

and I drain the color from the dawn for my potions.

(From Ovid: Invocation of Hekate)