Of Occult Philosophy

of the second order, the very Names extracted are also of the second order. And if, beneath those, we extract the name of an evil Spirit, it belongs to the superior order of Governors Governors: high-ranking spiritual entities, often associated with the planets, who oversee specific regions or functions of the cosmos. The same applies if we begin the process using the name of an evil Spirit of a superior order. However, if we enter this Table with the names of Spirits of the third order, or of ministering Spirits original: Spirituum ministrorum; these are lower-ranking entities who carry out the specific tasks commanded by the higher orders—whether they are good or evil—the resulting extracted names will belong to ministering Spirits of a lower order.

Many of the Magicians original: Magorum; referring here to practitioners of learned, philosophical magic, men of no small authority, have wished to adapt such tables for the Latin alphabet. They did this so that through these same tables, one might find the name of a Spirit (whether good or evil) even by starting with the name of an Office Office: a specific duty, role, or area of influence assigned to a spirit, such as "curing illness" or "commanding the winds" or a particular effect. This is done using the same method described previously: by taking the name of the Office or effect and locating it within the column of letters, in its own line, and under its own star original: sidere; referring to the zodiacal or planetary influence governing that specific effect.

Indeed, the venerable author of this method is Trismegistus Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary sage to whom the foundational texts of Hermeticism, alchemy, and magic are attributed. Although he originally transmitted this calculation in Egyptian characters, it can be applied to the letters of other languages without error, due to the inherent meanings assigned to the signs. He was, in fact, the very first among all those who have written on the technique of drawing out the names of Spirits. Therefore, the power, the secret, and the mastery