Das Abramelin Öl ist seit dem alten Testament bekannt. Es gibt verschiedene Rezepturen, die ich hier vergleichen werde. Danach zeige ich meine eigene Interpretation anhand von alchimistischem Verständnis Prinzipien vorstellen werde.
Im Alten Testament findet sich eine Beschreibung für die Herstellung von Salböl:
Nimm dir Balsam von bester Sorte: fünfhundert Schekel erstarrte Tropfenmyrrhe, halb so viel, also zweihundertfünfzig Schekel, wohlriechenden Zimt, zweihundertfünfzig Schekel Gewürzrohr und fünfhundert Schekel Zimtnelken, nach dem Schekelgewicht des Heiligtums, dazu ein Hin Olivenöl, und mach daraus ein heiliges Salböl (Ex 30,23-25 EU)
Abraham von Worms, (ca.1362-1458) verfasst das „Buch der wahren Praktik in der uralten göttlichen Magie“, das als „Book of Abramelin“ bekannt wird und v.a. in der Übersetzung von MacGregor Mathers in die magisch-hermetische Tradition als Standardwerk aufgenommen.
In der ersten gedruckten Version (Peter Hammer, 1725) heißt es:
Nimm Myrrhen des besten 1 Theil, Zimmt 1/2 Theil, soviel des Calmus als Zimmet, Cassien soviel als der Myrrhen im Gewicht und gutes frisches Baumöl…
MacGregor Mathers übersetzt aus einem französischen Manuskript allerdings Kalmus mit „Galangal“, also Galgant:
You shall prepare the sacred oil in this manner: Take of myrrh in tears, one part; of fine cinnamon, two parts; of galangal half a part; and the half of the total weight of these drugs of the best oil olive. The which aromatics you shall mix together according unto the art of the apothecary, and shall make thereof a balsam, the which you shall keep in a glass vial which you shall put within the cupboard (formed by the interior) of the altar.
Die genauen Rezepte und Zusammensetzungen der verschiedenen Varianten findet man unter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abramelin_oil
Während alle bisherigen Rezepte auf der pflanzlichen Substanzen basieren, verrieben oder als Ölauszug, verwendet Crowley destillierte, ätherische Öle in seinem Rezept. Da ätherische Öle sehr stark konzentriert sind, ist das Resultat sehr stark und brennt auf der Haut.:
For perfume mix meal & honey & thick leavings of red wine: then oil of Abramelin and olive oil, and afterward soften & smooth down with rich fresh blood.
Liber AL III,23
And the comment contains the recipe:
Oil of Abramelin: take eight parts of oil of cinnamon, four of oil of myrrh, two of oil of galangal, seven of olive oil
Abramelin Öl nach alchimistischen Gesichtspunkten
Für mich war der entscheidende Schritt von Crowley, dass er statt normalen Pflanzenauszügen destillierte ätherische Öle verwendet. Denn damit verlässt man den Bereich der substanzbasierten Pflanzenkraft (Substanz => Assiah) und betritt die der Alchemie. Ab dem Moment wo Destillation im Spiel ist, findet eine Transformation auf eine höhere Ebene statt, der Kreislauf beginnt!
Doch mit der reinen Destillation fängt die Alchemie ja erst an. Das ätherische Öl entspricht dem Prinzip des Sulphur (das flüchtige und feurige), daher ja auch das Brennen auf der Haut.
Doch was ist mit Sal und Mercurius (Tria Principia)?
Was ist mit Putrificatio, Calcificatio, Conjugatio, chymische Hochzeit?
Also habe ich angefangen, die Grundsubstanzen (Olive, Myrrhe, Zimt, Kalmus) nach alchimistischen Prinzipien zu verarbeiten. Damit wird aus dem Abramelin Öl ein Werk, das schrittweise voranschreitet und immer weitere Verfeinerung und Transformation erfährt.
Verwendung von Abramelin Öl in Thelema
Magic II, Chapter 5: The Holy Oil
http://www.sacred-texts.com/oto/aba/aba2.htm
The Holy Oil is the Aspiration of the Magician; it is that which consecrates him to the performance of the Great Work; and such is its efficacy that it also consecrates all the furniture of the Temple and the instruments thereof. It is also the grace or chrism; for this aspiration is not ambition; it is a quality bestowed from above. For this reason the Magician will anoint first the top of his head before proceeding to consecrate the lower centres in their turn.
This oil is of a pure golden colour; and when placed upon the skin it should burn and thrill through the body with an intensity as of fire. It is the pure light translated into terms of desire. It is not the Will of the Magician, the desire of the lower to reach the higher; but it is that spark of the higher in the Magician which wishes to unite the lower with itself.
Unless therefore the Magician be first anointed with this oil, all his work will be wasted and evil.
This oil is compounded of four substances. The basis of all is the oil of the olive. The olive is, traditionally, the gift of Minerva, the Wisdom of God, the Logos. In this are dissolved three other oils; oil of myrrh, oil of cinnamon, oil of galangal. The Myrrh is attributed to Binah, the Great Mother, who is both the understanding of the Magician and that sorrow and compassion which results from the contemplation of the Universe. The Cinnamon represents Tiphereth, the Sun — the Son, in whom Glory and Suffering are identical. The Galangal represents both Kether and Malkuth, the First and the Last, the One and the Many, since in this Oil they are One.
These oils taken together represent therefore the whole Tree of Life. The ten Sephiroth are blended into the perfect gold.
This Oil cannot be prepared from crude myrrh, cinnamon, and galangal. The attempt to do so only gives a brown mud with which the oil will not mix. These substances must be themselves refined into pure oils before the final combination.
This perfect Oil is most penetrating and subtle. Gradually it will spread itself, a glistening film, over every object in the Temple. Each of these objects will then flame in the light of the Lamp. This Oil is like that which was in the widow’s curse: it renews and multiplies itself miraculously; its perfume fills the whole Temple; it is the soul of which the grosser perfume is the body.
The phial which contains the Oil should be of clear rock crystal, and some magicians have fashioned it in the shape of the female breast, for that it is the true nourishment of all that lives. For this reason also it has been made of mother-of-pearl and stoppered with a ruby.
Consecration of the Oil (Sabazius)
http://hermetic.com/sabazius/oil.htm
The Holy Oil is used in the ceremonies of Confirmation and Ordination, and may be used for consecrating the various implements and furniture of the Temple. It is the Oil of Abramelin, which is composed of the following ingredients:
- Oil of Cinnamon, 8 parts
- Oil of Myrrh, 4 parts
- Oil of Galangal, 2 parts
- Olive Oil, 7 parts
The best ceremony for the consecration of the Oil is that of the Equinox. It may also be consecrated with a ceremony such as the following:
Place the vial of oil on the Altar between the symbols of the four elements.
Banish.
Purify the oil with water and salt.
Sanctify the oil with fire and air.
Circumambulate deosil thrice, reciting:
„O Lion and O Serpent, etc.“At altar, invoke with the first section of the Anthem.
Raise the vial of oil to the Stele in the East and say:
Thou that art One, our Lord in the Universe the Sun, our Lord in ourselves whose name is Mystery of Mystery, uttermost being whose radiance enlightening the worlds is also the breath that maketh every God even and Death to tremble before thee — by the Sign of Lightappear thou glorious upon the throne of the Sun.
Make open the path of creation and of intelligence between us and our minds. Enlighten our understanding.
Encourage our hearts. Let thy light crystallize itself in this oil, for the accomplishment of Thy Will, which is mine.
A ka dua
Tuf ur biu
Bi a’a chefu
Dudu nur af an nuteru!Pause in silence. Replace the vial on the altar. Banish.
When used to consecrate an implement, the oil may be applied in the form of an equal-armed cross according to one of the following formulae:
Position
in CrossI. II. III. Center In Nomine In the Name of Top Ho Pater Patri et Matri Nuit Center Estin Et and of Bottom Ho Huios Filio et Filiae Hadit Center Dia Et and of Left to Pneuma Spiritui Sancto Ra Center Externo et Hoor Right Hagion Spiritui Sancto Khuit Center Interno