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A Course in the Tongue of AngelsAaron Leitch
gnoz haapu tgda
dlas piaaf mo
l uiiu
zazazi gruplai mabos
hpdaip
adelcarap ohlat at gmarba
amrasac
sbrut qlsrol atq
hotlab egoo
Can the wings of the winds
understand your voices of wonder,
O you the Second of the First,
whom the burning flames have framed
within the depths of my jaws;
whom I have prepared as cups for a wedding,
or as the flowers in their beauty
for the chamber of righteousness.
[-from the Second Angelical Calling]
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Of the tongue of Angels,
and of their speaking amongst themselves, and with us:
We might doubt whether Angels…, since they be pure spirits, use any vocal
speech, or tongue amongst themselves, or to us; but that Paul in some place saith,
“If I speak with the tongue of men, or angels.” But what their speech or tongue is,
is much doubted by many. [...] But now how Angels speak it is hid from us, as
they themselves are. [-Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book III, Chapter 23.]
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am
become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. [-1 Corinthians 13:1]
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Contents
Introduction 5The Principles of Angelical 8
Pronunciation Key for this Course 13
Lesson One: The Angelical Alphabet 17Exercises 23
Flash Cards 25
Lesson Two: Angelical Phonology 32Early-Modern English and Angelical 32
Early-Modern English Phonetics Chart 36
Middle English and Angelical 35
Guidelines for Angelical Pronunciation 36
Vowels 36
Consonants 37
Special Cases 39
Dee's Phonetic Glosses 40
Diphthongs 41
Exercises 44
Answer Key 49
Lesson Three: Angelical Root-Words 52Angelical Root-Words List 55
Lesson Four: Affixes 59
Lesson Five: Vocabulary 1 (Nouns) 61Proper Nouns 73
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Lesson Six: Vocabulary 2 (Verbs) 74
Lesson Seven: Vocabulary 3 (Adjectives and Adverbs) 81Adjectives 81
Adverbs 83
Lesson Eight: Vocabulary 4 (Word Elements) 84
Lesson Nine: Vocabulary 5 (Pronouns, Prepositions and Conjunctions) 88Pronouns 88
Prepositions 90
Conjunctions 91
Lesson Ten: Vocabulary 6 (Compounds) 92
Lesson Eleven: Basic Phrases 105
Lesson Twelve: Advanced Vocabulary 108
Lesson Thirteen: More Phrases 112
Lesson Fourteen: Translating English to Angelical 113
Conclusion 118
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Introduction
In those Tables are contained the mystical and holy voices of the Angels, dignified. And, in state,
disglorified and drent in confusion; which pierceth Heaven, and looketh into the Center of the
Earth: the very language and speech of children and innocents, such as magnify the name of God,
and are pure. Wherein the Apostles understood the diffuse sound of the World, imperfected for
mans transgression. [-The Angel Nalvage]
During the five brief years between of 1582 and 1587 CE, the famous Elizabethan
scholar and mystic Dr. John Dee recorded a new and mysterious language in his private
journals. According to Dee's records, this was the Tongue of Angels- as we see
mentioned by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:1. With the help of a medium known as Sir
Edward Kelley, Dee performed a series of evocations of Angelic intelligences who
endeavored to teach the men their Celestial Speech. The result was an entire book
written in the enigmatic language, with very few words translated; forty-eight poems
written in the same language, with full translations; and several words and phrases
scattered throughout the journals, some with translations and some without.
During their very first meeting, Dee learned that Kelley had a knack for
mediumship that he himself lacked. Dee performed an invocation to bring Angels into
his mystical shewstone, and Kelley was able to see, hear and speak to the Angels with
ease. Thereafter, the two men formed a years-long partnership dedicated to a series of
Angelic seances. The seances effectively ended by 1587, and the two men went their
separate ways by 1589 CE. The journals have survived loss, fire and other perils for four
hundred years, waiting for us to discover the linguistic primers left by the Angels through
Dee and Kelley.
Not only did the Angels claim this was the native Tongue of Angels, it was also
the original language of Eden, with which Adam named all things in existence. The
Archangel Gabriel explains at length:
...whereby even as the mind of man is moved at an ordered speech, and is easily persuaded in
things that are true, so are the creatures of God stirred up in themselves, when they hear the words
wherewithal they were nursed and brought forth: For nothing moveth, that is not persuaded:
neither can any thing be persuaded that is unknown. The Creatures of God understand you not,
you are not of their Cities: you are become enemies, because you are separated from him that
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Governeth the City by ignorance.
[Adam] in his Creation, being made an Innocent, was also authorized and made partaker of the
Power and Spirit of God: whereby he not only did know all things under his Creation and spoke of
them properly, naming them as they were: but also was partaker of our presence and society, yea a
speaker of the mysteries of God; yea, with God himself: so that in innocency the power of his
partakers with God, and us his good Angels, was exalted, and so became holy in the sight of God
until [Adam] lost the Garden of felicity, the judgment of his understanding. But not utterly the
favour of God, and was driven forth (as your scriptures record) unto the Earth which was covered
with brambles.
Where being dumb, and not able to speak, he began to learn of necessity the Language which
thou, Edward Kelley, callest: [1: Hebrew]. And, yet, not that [2: Hebrew] amongst you. In the
which he uttered and delivered unto his posterity, the nearest knowledge he had of his Creatures.
And from his own self divided his speech into three parts, twelve, three, and seven: the number
whereof remaineth, but the true forms and pronunciations want; and therefore is not of that force
that it was in his own dignity, much less to be compared with this that we deliver, which Adam
verily spake in innocency, and was never uttered nor disclosed to man since till now, wherein the
power of God must work, and wisdom in her true kind be delivered: which are not to be spoken of
in any other thing, neither to be talked of with man's imaginations; for as this Work and Gift is of
God, which is all power, so doth he open it in a tongue of power, to the intent that the proportions
may agree in themselves...
Thus you see the Necessity of this Tongue: The Excellency of it, and the Cause why it is preferred
before that which you call Hebrew: For it is written, Every lesser consenteth to his greater. I trust
this is sufficient. [-A True and Faithful Relation... p. 92-3]
At the time Dee lived, Hebrew was considered the primary Sacred Language of the West.
It was a dead tongue at the time, and therefore not subject to change. It was the language
of the Old Testament, spoken by the Prophets themselves, and it was thought to be the
language spoken by Angels. What Gabriel suggests above is that Angelical is the true
Primordial Tongue, the original upon which Hebrew itself is based. By telling Dee that
Angelical is preferred before Hebrew, Gabriel is suggesting that Angelical is the true
Sacred Language of the West.
There are two primary sources available for the Tongue of Angels: The 49 Tables
of Loagaeth and the Forty-Eight Angelical Keys. The First (“hidden”) Table of Loagaeth
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(sides A and B) contains approximately 4802 words compiled into 98 lines of text. It is a
wonderful sample of the Language, which could be used to analyze the letters of the
remaining 48 Tables. Unfortunately, no translation of the Holy Book was ever recorded
in Dee’s surviving journals. We know only what the Angels claimed is in the text, and a
few precious words translated here and there. In many ways, modern scholars have to
approach the Book of Loagaeth as archaeologists once approached Egyptian
hieroglyphics. We can examine the words and make a lot of educated guesses about
linguistic patterns, but without an Angelical Rosetta Stone we are ultimately flying blind.
Perhaps this Rosetta Stone already exists in the Forty-Eight Angelical Keys. The
Keys represent a much smaller sample of the Language- totaling only 1070 words, and
much fewer if we exclude words that repeat. However, unlike Loagaeth, the text of the
Angelical Keys came with English translations. This grants us a wonderful opportunity
to analyze the Angelical words closely- looking for syntax and grammar, root words,
compounds, affixes, etc. (Then, with any luck, we can apply what we learn to the text of
Loagaeth- beginning with the First Table.)
Beyond these two primary sources, we also have the random words and phrases
spoken by the Angels during conversations with Dee or Kelley. (These are found
throughout Dee's records.) From time to time, the Angels would apparently slip into their
native tongue, and Dee was usually good about stopping them to ask for translations.
The Angels most often obliged- though they usually offered translations for entire phrases
rather than individual words. That leaves us with a number of Angelical words that have
no individual translations, but for which we know something about how they are used.
These words and phrases will be covered in this course separately from the words taken
from the Forty-Eight Angelical Keys.
Given the profound influence the so-called “Enochian” language has had upon
Western occultism (through the Golden Dawn, Thelema, Neopaganism and more), I feel
there is very good reason to agree that Angelical is the great Western Sacred Language.
Because of this, I feel this beginner's course in Angelical is long overdue for students of
the Western Esoteric Tradition.
If, on the other hand, you are not a student of esotericism, then perhaps you are a
student of linguistics. The idea that Dee and Kelley may have fabricated the language is
as fascinating as the idea that they received it from Angels. In that light, we might
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compare a study of Angelical to similar explorations of Tolkien's Elvish tongue, or
Orwell's Newspeak.
Over the course of ten years, I have- along with some of the best minds in the
study of Enochiana- exhaustively analyzed the Angelical Tongue recorded in Dee's
journals. I have focused only upon Dee's records, leaving aside the developments of later
mystics like Ashmole, Westcott, Crowley, etc. The results of my work are contained in
The Angelical Language: Vols. I and II- covering the history, mythology and linguistics
of Angelical, as well as an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the language.
The following course is compiled entirely from The Angelical Language-
especially Volume II, An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the Tongue of Angels. The course
includes fourteen lessons designed to take the student from the basic principles of the
language all the way to translating English texts into proper Angelical. While it is not
nearly as extensive as the Lexicon, the following material can serve as a great starting
point or even a companion workbook for the Lexicon itself.
Keep in mind, however, that neither this course nor the Lexicon are intended as
the final say on Angelical. We have only a small sample of the language to analyze, and
we are left with uncertainty about many aspects of its grammar. If there are only one or
two examples of a certain part of speech or grammar in Dee's records, we can only make
educated guesses about their proper use. In some cases I have left the question entirely
open, and merely presented what evidence I could find. It is my hope that the Lexicon
and this course will help other scholars and linguists further our understanding of the
Angelical tongue.
The Principles of AngelicalWhile transmitting the 49 Tables of Loagaeth to Dee and Kelley, the Archangel
Raphael had the following to say about its mysterious language:
Every Element hath 49 manner of understandings. Therein is comprehended so many languages.
They are all spoken at once, and severally, by themselves, by distinction may be spoken. [-Five
Books of Mystery, p 297]
I assume the “Elements” of Loagaeth are the 49 individual Tables. If each of
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these Tables contain 49 interpretations and languages (or, perhaps, dialects of Angelical),
it makes for a total of 2401 interpretations/dialects. It is probable that the language of the
48 Keys represents a sample of one of these Angelical dialects. Of course, it is this
“dialect” we will focus upon for this course, as it is the only sample we currently possess
(complete with translations).
My analysis of Angelical suggests the language works much like Earth's most
primordial idioms- such as Egyptian, Sumerian or Biblical Hebrew. We find at the heart
of the language an array of simple root words- usually three or four characters in length.
These root words may sometimes stand alone as complete words, but more often they
represent generalized concepts. Full words are formed by the application of a limited
(and as yet largely unknown) set of affixes. Then, more sophisticated concepts can be
symbolized by compounding the smaller words.
Angelical also shares with ancient languages what I call “fluid definitions.” By
this, I mean that any given word may possess a number of different- but closely related-
definitions. Consider these three examples taken from my Lexicon:
Malpurg (Fiery Darts) grplam
Malprg (Through-Thrusting Fire) grplam
Malpirgi (Fires of Life and Increase) igriplam
These are compound words, formed of the root words “Mal” and "Prg" (Flame). From
these examples, we can see that the root word “Mal” might indicate “Darts” (Arrows),
“Through-Thrusting” and/or “Increase.” All of these are very different English words,
but we can see an underlying conceptual relationship between them. By themselves (that
is, out of context) the above three words hardly seem different at all. (Note, for instance,
that the Angelical characters for the first two words are identical.)
The beautiful poetry we normally associate with the Angelical Keys is mostly
elaboration. (I illustrate this plainly in my Angelical Cross-Reference found in the
Lexicon.) What Dee called the “English senses” of the Keys are filled with glosses,
poetic license and implied adjectives. The Angelical words merely “signify a concept”,
and we are somewhat free to apply any English words that properly (and poetically)
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illustrate the concept. This is not so different, in fact, than we might see with
“translations” of the Egyptian Book of the Dead or the Tao Te Ching. Different
translators will produce different translations, depending on their own interpretation of
the languages.
Angelical lacks more advanced linguistic tools like articles (a, an, the) and tense
(past, present or future). Much like the ancient languages, these things are indicated in
the Angelical Keys strictly by context.
It is very unclear if such things as plurals, conjugation, case or tense exist at all.
Several Angelical words appear to change spelling when used in different senses. For
example, consider the following verbs:
Goho (Sayeth) Naoln (May Be) Zir or Zirdo (Am)
Gohia (We Say) Noan (To Become) Zirom (Were)
Gohol (Saying) Noar (Is Become) Zirop (Was)
Gohon (Have Spoken) Noas (Are Become)
Gohus (I Say) Noasmi (Let Become)
Gohulim (Is Said)
It would certainly appear that conjugation is taking place in each case. However, no
scholar to date has discovered any rule-set that explains the changes. Besides which,
there are also many words that change spelling throughout the Keys without apparent
cause. (Meaning the same word will appear in different places with different spellings,
even when used in the same way each time.) For example:
Aai, Aao (Amongst)
Acocasb, Cocasb (Time)
Butmon, Butmona (Mouth)
Efafafe, Ofafafe (Vials)
Netaab, Netaaib (Government)
For this reason, the following course will pass over conjugation, tense and case- treating
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each variation as a “version” of the base word. This can be updated as we expand our
understanding of Angelical grammar.
I should also point out that Angelical does seem to utilize some form of “vocative
case.” A vocative noun is a person's name included in a sentence where that person is
being addressed. For example, in the phrase “Open the door, John”, the word “John” is
vocative. Of course, there is no vocative case in English – so we do not see any spelling
change to the word “John” when used vocatively. However, older languages such as
Latin do utilize a vocative case. The most famous example comes from Shakespeare’s
play Julius Caesar- during the scene where Caesar’s best friend Brutus stabs him in the
back. After the assault, Caesar turns to Brutus and says, “Et tu, Brute?” (“And you,
Brutus?”) The Latin name Brute is the vocative case of the name Brutus.
The use of the vocative case in Angelical remains unclear. We have only the
following three examples (none of which are found in the Angelical Keys):
Noun - Vocative Case
Befafes - Befes
Barma - Barman
Bobogel - Bobogelzod
This is very little to go on. The first example (Befafes) is the name of a Heptarchic
Angel, whose name appears to shorten when used vocatively. The second example
(Barma) is the name of a demon, whose name appears to lengthen when used vocatively.
The third example (Bobogel) is uncertain. The noun is another Heptarchic Angel, and I
have merely assumed the lengthened version is a vocative case of his name.
Based on this sparse evidence, I assume that Angelical vocative case either
shortens or lengthens the noun depending on who is addressed. Familiarity might be
indicated by shortening the noun, as we see with Befes. (For instance, if a man sends his
daughter Jennifer to the store, he might say, “Will you go to the store, Jen?” The word
“Jen” is a vocative abridgment of “Jennifer” that only her family and friends would be
expected to use.)
Conversely, Angelical may indicate formality by lengthening the name, as we see
with Barman and Bobogelzod. In the first instance, an Angel was addressing a lesser
spirit, toward whom familiarity would not have been shown. In the second instance,
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perhaps someone is addressing Bobogel in a manner of respect, as "Bobogelzod."
As I stated concerning conjugation and plurals, this course will pass over
grammatical case (including vocative) in silence. There is simply too little evidence upon
which to build usable rule-sets. These subjects need further exploration.
The Angelical use of pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adjectives are rare
or, at best, sporadic. Where they are used (such as conjunctions, adjectives and
pronouns), it appears to be only where their inclusion was unavoidable. Otherwise, these
parts of speech are implied largely by context. (The main exception is the simplest of
conjunctions- “and”- which is the most-used word in the Keys.) These subjects will be
covered in the following course, but do not expect to find any established rule-sets for
their use.
It might seem that this similarity with primordial languages supports the Angels'
claim that Angelical is the primordial origin of all human tongues. However, in the spirit
of good scholarship, I must point out that the same primitive (or simplistic) mark would
be found in a language created by only one or two people.
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Pronunciation Key for this CourseThroughout this course, I will include phonetic pronunciation notes with the
Angelical words and phrases. As explained in depth in the Lexicon, I have gathered these
pronunciations from Dee's own notations included throughout his journals. However, I
have created a new system of phonetic notation, intended to be intuitive to the modern
English speaker.
You may notice that this key is very different from the pronunciation guides we
normally see for the “Enochian” language. Most often, such guides are “alphabetical” –
meaning they present the Angelical (or English equivalent) letters, and then suggest what
sounds these letters might make individually. While it is good to know what sound each
letter makes, it tells us little about what sounds are made when the letters are combined
into actual syllables and words.
My pronunciation guide, on the other hand, is entirely “phonetic.” It begins with
the sounds that make up the syllables. Then, it presents the phonetic notations I have
created to represent those sounds. These notations are intended to be simple and intuitive
to the native English speaker. I have little doubt that a brief study of the following key
will make my phonetic notes easy to understand.
VowelsShort vowels are mostly represented by single letters, while I have extended the
long vowels to two letters:
Phonetic Sound - Notation
A –long (cake, day) - ay
A –short (bat, cat) - a
E –long (beet, seat) - ee
E –short (bed, wed) - e
I –long (bite, kite) - ii
I –short (bit, sit) - i
O –long (boat, slope) - oh
O –short (bot, stop, father) - o, ah
U –long (boot, blue) - oo
U –short (but, cup) - u
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Note: There are some cases where an “A” falls at the end of a word. This likely
indicates something between a long and short "A"- or a schwa. In such cases, I have
simply left a single “a” in my pronunciation. It can be treated as a short “A”, but it is
more akin to a schwa sound.
ConsonantsIf consonants are written together (as in: br, cr, gr, st, th, tr), simply pronounce the
combined sound as you would in present day English (break, crate, grab, start, etc...).
Otherwise, standard consonant sounds are indicated by the following:
Phonetic Sound - Notation
B (branch, blurb) - b
D (dog, during) - d
F (far, fork) - f
G (gap, gourd) - g
H (half, heavy) - h
J (jump, giant, bludgeon) - j
K (kind, can) - k
L (large, loud) - l
M (many, move) - m
N (north, never) - n
P (pace, pardon) - p
R (rain, banner) - r, er
S (serve, circle) - s
T (test, tax) - t
W (water, wind) - w
X (exit, except) - ks
Y (yellow, your) - y
Z (zoom, zebra) - z
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“Long Consonants”There are many cases where Dee indicated a consonant standing alone in a
syllable. At these times, the letter does not make its usual consonant sound. Instead, the
syllable is pronounced the same as the English name of the consonant. I have dubbed
these “long consonants”, and I represent their sounds as follows:
Phonetic Sound - Notation
D - dee
F - ef
G - jee
J - jay
L - el
M - em
N - en
P - pee
Q - kwah
R - ur
S - es
T - tee
Y - wii
Z - zohd, zed
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DiphthongsThe Diphthongs are fairly standard to modern English:
Phonetic Sound - Notation
Qu (queen, quick) - kw
Ou, Ow (out, town) - ow
Oi, Oy (oil, boy) - oy
Sh (shine, wish) - sh
Ch (church, witch) - ch
Ch (ache, chrome) - kh
Ph (phone, philosophy) - f
Th (that, whither, thorn) - th
Accented SyllablesI have indicated accents in my pronunciations by writing the related syllable in
ALL CAPS. These accents are based on Dee's notations, and I have avoided adding
accents to words where Dee left no clues.
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Lesson One: The Angelical Alphabet
Characters therefore are nothing else than certain unknowable letters and writings, preserving the
secrets of the gods, and names of the spirits from the use and reading of profane men, which the
ancients called hieroglyphical, or sacred letters, because devoted to the secrets of the gods only.
For they did account it unlawful to write the mysteries of the gods with those characters with
which profane and vulgar things were wrote. [-Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book III,
Chapter 29]
It is my hope that students of this course will already have some familiarity with
Hebrew as used in the Western Esoteric Tradition. This is not because you will need any
Hebrew knowledge for this lesson, but only because it would be nice to have some
understanding of how the Western Mysteries make use of Sacred Alphabets. For those
without such knowledge, I will explain briefly here:
The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters. These letters are actually transitional
between hieroglyphs and letters as we know them. Therefore, each letter represents an
entire word by itself, while also representing a phonetic sound. For example, the Hebrew
word Beth means “House” (or Tent, Dwelling, etc), but it also stands for the letter “B.”
This tends to fascinate mystics, because it means any Hebrew word (especially names of
God and Angels) can be viewed as an entire sentence, and such “sentences” can be
analyzed for mystical insight.
The Hebrew alphabet also predates the use of numbers as we know them. Rather
than using an entirely different set of characters for numbers, the ancient Israelites used
the letters of their alphabet. The first letter (Aleph) was assigned to one, the second letter
(Beth) was assigned to two, and so forth. Therefore, the same mystics who read the
Hebrew names as sentences could also read them as mathematical equations. They
discovered obscure relationships between numbers and sacred words- known today as
Gematria or “Bible-codes.”
As the Archangel Gabriel mentioned (see Introduction), the 22 letters of the
Hebrew Alphabet are traditionally divided into groups of 3, 7 and 12. As outlined in the
foundational Qabalistic text Sepher Yetzirah (the Book of Formation), these groups are
assigned astrological correspondences. The three “Mother Letters” represent the
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Elements Air, Fire and Water- which were used by God to create the Earth. The seven
“Double Letters” represent the Planets. The remaining twelve “Simple Letters” represent
the constellations of the Zodiac. Together they represent all of the building blocks of the
physical universe. God creates merely by arranging and rearranging the Letters into
different Divine Words.
The Sepher Yetzirah also insists that the hieroglyphic Hebrew letters are sacred in
their proportions. In a mystical sense, they represent the Creation of Man. (Remember
that the letters are given astrological correspondences, and astrology assigns such
correspondences to all parts of the body.) Therefore, when occultists use the Hebrew
letters in talismanic magick, they are encouraged to take great care in reproducing the
letters exactly.
This was Hebrew as Dee would have seen it- through the eyes of a Western
mystic. Gabriel suggested that Angelical was a superior replacement for Hebrew- and he
likely meant for it to be used with the Agrippa-style occultism with which Dee was most
familiar. It should be used in the inscription of Talismans and magickal Tools (as we can
see throughout Dee's journals). The Angel Illemese even echoes the Sepher Yetzirah
where it comes to inscribing the hieroglyph-like Angelical characters:
These letters represent the Creation of man, and therefore they must be in proportion. They
represent the workmanship wherewithal the soul of man was made like unto his Creator. [-Five
Books of Mystery, p. 373]
In this light, let us take a look at the “Perfected” Angelical letters, as recorded by Edward
Kelley at the end of the Book of Loagaeth. The following chart contains the letters, their
Angelical names and their phonetic values in English:
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The Angelical Alphabet
Graph Un Or Gal Ged Veh Pa
e a f d g c bE A F D G/J C/Ch/K B
Drux Ger Mals Ur Na Gon Tal
n q p l h i/y mN Q/Qu P/Ph L H I / Y M
Gisg Fam Van Ceph Don Med Pal
t s u z r o xT S U/V Z R O X
Like Hebrew- and other Semitic languages- Angelical runs from right to left. In
the above chart, Pa (“B”) is the first letter and Gisg (“T”) is the last. Of course, when we
are writing the words in English transliteration, it is common practice to write them from
left to right. (I will be following this convention throughout this course.) It is only when
written in Angelical characters that the words must run in the older right to left direction.
Another trait Angelical shares with Hebrew is the fact that each letter has both a
phonetic value and also stands as a word on its own. For instance, the letter “D” in
Hebrew is called Daleth- but the word Daleth also translates as “Door.” The letters of
the Angelical alphabet work in a similar fashion- though with some key differences. For
instance, the Angelical letter “D” is called Gal, and it is certain that Gal is a proper word
with its own translation. (This, and several other letter-names appear in the text of
Loagaeth as whole words.) However, unfortunately, no translations for the Angelical
letter-names were ever offered.
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Meanwhile, unlike Hebrew letter-names, the word Gal does not begin with the
phonetic value of “D.” (As we can see in the previous chart of the alphabet, few of the
Angelical letter-names reflect their phonetic values. Pa = “B”, Tal = “M”, Drux = “N”,
etc.)
Another similarity between Hebrew and Angelical is the mystical division of
letters. Note that there are only 21 Angelical characters, rather than the 22 of Hebrew.
That means we can not divide the letters as Adam did into 3, 7 and 12. Instead, the
Angelical letters were divided by the Angels into three sets of seven. Of this three-fold
division Raphael says, “The number of perfection, one in three.” I assume this 3x7
division is intended to reflect both the Book of Loagaeth and the Heptarchic system-
which are both based upon a seven-fold scheme. An alphabet of twenty-two letters
would not mathematically “fit” the Angelic system revealed to Dee and Kelley.
Unfortunately, the Angels never provided astrological (or any) correspondences to each
letter.
In order to make this comparison between Hebrew and Angelical complete, I
should also mention the subject of “Angelical Gematria.” It has long been assumed that
Angelical letters possess numerical values similar to Hebrew letters. This is thanks, in
part, to statements made about numbers by the Archangel Gabriel. These statements are
most often taken out of context by modern scholars. For example, Gabriel says, “The
Letters are separated, and in confusion: and, therefore, are by numbers gathered
together.” In the same speech, the Archangel adds, “Where being known in number, they
are easily distinguished, so that here we teach places to be numbered.” The student of
Qabalistic Gematria will find such statements familiar within their own art.
However, it turns out that Gabriel was not describing simple numbers associated
with the Angelical alphabet, but a complex set of numbers given with several words in
Key One (which were added together to create “mystical square roots”). Those numbers
are associated with the Tables of Loagaeth and the words of the Keys, but not with the
individual characters of the alphabet.
Another hint toward an Angelical gematria rests in the Keys themselves. Several
of the Keys contain numbers that are represented by letters:
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ACAM = 7699 GA = 31 OP = 22
AF = 19 MAPM = 9639 OX = 26
CIAL = 9996 MIAN = 3663 P = 8
CLA = 456 NI = 28 PD = 33
DAOX = 5678 O = 5 PERAL = 69636
DARG = 6739 OB = 28 QUAR = 1636
EMOD = 8763 OL = 24 TAXS = 7336
ERAN = 6332 OS = 12 UX = 42
As we can see in the above list, there are always as many letters in the Angelical
as there are numbers in the translation. This suggests that these letters are not the
Angelical words for their numbers (as the English for “33” is “Thirty-Three”). Instead,
the letters would appear to share a one-to-one relationship with the numbers. For
instance, in the letters CLA (456)- the character C could represent 4, the L might represent
5, and the A represent 6.
However, we find little consistency in this relationship between the letters and
numbers. For example, note how the letter “O” appears to represent 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 at the
same time. Also note PERAL, which uses P, R and L to represent 6. No one to date has
discovered the mystery behind this inconsistency.
The bottom line is that the Angels never suggested the existence of an Angelical
numerology or Gematria to Dee or Kelley. Whenever the men did employ such arts in
the journals, it is always of the type found in the Qabalah or the works of Agrippa-
simply applied to the names and words revealed by the Angels. This does not mean that
an Angelical gematria does not exist. (In fact, it would surprise me if Angelical letters
did not also represent numbers, as this is a common trait of ancient languages.) It only
means that such a system was never mentioned by the Angels nor (as far as we know)
ever developed by Dee himself.
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Following is a list of the names of the Angelical characters, along with my
phonetic notes on how to pronounce them. (See the pronunciation key at the end of the
“Principles of Angelical” section of the Introduction to this course.) Those notes marked
with an asterisk (*) are based upon phonetic clues left by Dee. The others are the result
of my own study of the language:
Letter Value Name Pronunciation
b B Pa (pah)
c C/Ch/K Veh (vay)
g G/J Ged (jed)
d D Gal (gal)
f F Or (or)*
a A Un (und)*
e E Graph (grakh-fa)* or (grah-fa)
m M Tal (tzal)*
i/y I/Y Gon (gon)
h H Na (nakh)* or (nah)
l L Ur (owr)*
p P/Ph Mals (makhls)* or (mahls)
q Q/Qu Ger (jer)*
n N Drux (drooks)*
x X Pal (pal)*
o O Med (med)
r R Don (don)
z Z Ceph (kef)*
u U/V Van (van)
s S/Sh Fam (fam)
t T Gisg (gizh)
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ExercisesYou may print the following worksheets to practice with the Angelical alphabet.
The following sheet shows the Angelical characters, and leaves blank spaces for the
student to fill in the names and phonetic values of the letters.
Character Phonetic Value Name of Character
b
c
g
d
f
a
e
m
i/yh
l
p
q
n
x
o
r
z
u
s
t
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The following sheet is the reverse of the previous one, showing the names of the
Angelical letters and leaving blank spaces for the student to draw the characters.
Name of Character Phonetic Value CharacterPa
Veh
Ged
Gal
Or
Un
Graph
Tal
Gon
Na
Ur
Mals
Ger
Drux
Pal
Med
Don
Ceph
Van
Fam
Gisg
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You may also use the following flash-cards to aid in your study. Just print them
out and paste them to the fronts and backs of 21 index cards:
bPa
(pah)
B
1
cVeh
(vay)
C/K/Ch
2
gGed(jed)
G/J
3
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dGal(gal)
D
4
fOr(ur)
F
5
aUn
(und)
A
6
27
eGraph
(grah-fa)
E
7
mTal
(tzal)
M
8
i/y Gon(gon)
I/Y
9
28
hNa
(nah)
H
10
lUr
(owr)
L
11
pMals
(mahls)
P/Ph
12
29
qGer(jer)
Q/Qu
13
nDrux
(drooks)
N
14
xPal(pal)
X
15
30
oMed
(med)
O
16
rDon(don)
R
17
zCeph(kef)
Z
18
31
uVan
(van)
U/V
19
sFam(fam)
S/Sh
20
tGisg(gizh)
T
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Lesson Two: Angelical Phonology
We see all things, and nothing is hid from us, respecting our Creation. The waters shall stand, if
they hear their own speech. The heavens shall move, and shew themselves, when they know their
thunder. Hell shall tremble, when they know what is spoken to them. […] Thou shalt speak with
us, and we will be spoken with, of thee. [-The Archangel Raphael]
Before we discuss the pronunciation of Angelical, we must first consider a few
points about the English used by Dee to record the words. During their seances, Kelley
spoke the Angelical words aloud while Dee recorded them in English characters. (He
also added marginal notes with phonetic pronunciation clues.) These words and notes are
all recorded in- and represent sounds familiar to- Elizabethan English.
Early-modern English and AngelicalDee lived from 1527 – 1608 CE, making him contemporary with folks like King
James (1537 – 1640 CE) and William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616 CE). These men all
spoke “Elizabethan” English (with different regional dialects). As any Enochian scholar
can tell you, reading Dee’s journals is an ordeal similar to reading Shakespeare’s plays or
James’ authorized Bible. Therefore, a study of Shakespeare’s English is necessary if one
wishes to estimate the sound of the Angelical words.
Contrary to popular belief, the English spoken by Dee and Shakespeare was not
Old or Middle English. It was, in fact, a form of modern English called “early-Modern
English.” This idiom existed roughly between the late 1400s and the late 1600s. In other
words, it was the standard language of the European Renaissance era. It was not the
“snobbish” accent we currently associate with the British upper class and royalty. Nor
was it the cockney dialect we associate with east-end London peasants. These accents did
not originate (as we know them) until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Those who study Shakespearean phonetics commonly suggest that early-modern
English sounded more like the “hillbilly” accent found in the Appalachian regions of
eastern America. That is because the Appalachian people migrated from Europe while
early-modern English was prevalent, and then settled into isolated communities.
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Therefore, their language remained unchanged for hundreds of years, and it currently
contains the most similarities with early-modern English. Of course, I am not suggesting
that we read the Angelical Keys in the voice of Jed Clampett. However, it is important to
place the phonetic sounds we are going to explore in their proper context.
Early-modern English is a transitional dialect between Middle English and what
we speak today (present-day English). It retained some of the spelling conventions of
Middle English, but had shifted to a pronunciation more familiar to the present-day
version. That, in fact, is why it so often confuses modern students. We can listen to plays
by Shakespeare and- for the most part- understand what we are hearing. There may be
puns or catch-phrases we don’t recognize, and there are a few words that have changed in
meaning, but the words still sound basically like present-day English.
However, when we try to read the same material, there are some glaring
departures from what we learned about English in school. These departures are partially
thanks to the Middle English spelling conventions that had not yet passed out of the
system by the time of Shakespeare and Dee.
Thankfully, there is a brighter side to early-modern English as well. Most of the
grammatical rules you learned in school- and take for granted to this very day- apply to
Dee’s English. (That’s why the language sounds similar to our own when spoken.)
For the most part, the consonants in early-modern English sounded pretty much
the way we use them today. A “G” before an “E” or “I” generally had the soft “juh”
sound (as in: general, budge, giant,), but otherwise took the hard sound (as in: grand,
glad, haggard). The letter “R” probably sounded longer and more drawn out than
present-day English. For example, the name “Henry” has three syllables in early-modern
English. So does the word “angry.” The letter “Z” (called Zed, Ezod, Zod and sometimes
Izzard) was new, but was used by Dee and Kelley as we use it today (as in: zest, zip,
sizzle). The letter “X” took the sound of “ks” in the middle or at the end of a word (as in:
excite, taxes, fox), but the sound of “z” or “tz” at the beginning (as in: xylophone,
xenophobe).
Most of the diphthongs are familiar: “Th” (as in: this, that), “Sh” (as in: sheet,
dish), “Ph” (as in: phantasm, phone), etc. The diphthong “Ch” also existed- sometimes
representing the “tch” sound (as in: church, chain), and other times a guttural “kh” sound
(as in: ache, chrome, chronicle). “Kn” had finally developed the “nh” sound we know
today (as in: knight, knife). Early-modern English also recognized the more archaic
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“Gn” diphthong as a throaty “nh” sound (as in: gnat, gnaw, gnarl).
Therefore, if you are a native English speaker, you can read the Angelical Keys
pretty much as they appear. You can most often go with your gut reaction on how the
letter-combinations of the words should sound.
Most of the differences between early modern and present-day English appear
where vowel-sounds are concerned. Of course, most of the grammatical rules are still the
same as we know them. For instance, an “E” following a consonant at the end of a word
will become silent, and make the preceding vowel long (as in: bake, precede, pipe, hope,
duke).
However, as we shall see, early-modern English used many peculiar letter-
combinations to represent the vowel sounds - many of them left over from the more
archaic spellings of Middle English. I would like to highlight a couple of points that
most often result in confusion for students:
First, early-modern English used the letters “I”, “Y” and “J” interchangeably. The
basic rule was that “I/Y” represented the vowel sounds, while “J” (actually an elongated
“I”) represented the consonant sound.
“I/Y” could be used at the beginning or end of a word- making the sounds of
“yuh” at the beginning (as in: yard, your, yellow) and “ee” at the end (as in: lady, windy).
Sometimes, an “I/Y” at the end of a word could have the long “eye” sound (as in sty, ply,
sky). If it follows an “A”, it makes that vowel long (as in: day, stay, dais). In the middle
of a word, “I” possessed its typical short sounds (as in: bit, sit, whither) or long sounds
(as in: bite, kite, blight, sight).
Meanwhile, either the letter “I” or its elongated “J” version could appear in a
word with the consonant “juh” sound. It might appear at the start of a word (as in:
iustice, iump, Iohann) or in the middle (as in: adjust, object, majestic). Finally, as if to
confuse matters further, the “juh” sound could also be represented by a “G” (as in:
danger, sage, range).
The next common point of confusion, for modern students, is between the letters
“U” and “V.” These letters were also interchangeable in early-modern English, and might
indicate either a vowel or a consonant sound.
If the letter was used at the beginning of a word, it was always written as “V.” It
might take the consonant “vuh” sound if preceding a vowel (as in: very, visit, vast). Or, it
might take the vowel sound if preceding a consonant; either the long “yew” sound (as in:
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vtopia, vtilize, vseful), or the short “uh” sound (as in: vp, vtmost, vsher).
The “U” form of the letter could be used anywhere else in the word. Whether it
took the vowel or consonant sound was the same as above. It could take the consonant
sound if it preceded a vowel (as in sauage, saue, Dauid). Or, it could take the vowel
sound if it preceded a consonant (as in: mud, scrub, button).
I should also point out that the letter “W” was fairly rare. It was more often
written like a diphthong formed by a literal double “U” (or “V”) - “uu” or “vv.”
(However, I’m not certain linguists consider this an actual diphthong.)
Middle English and AngelicalMiddle English was the language used by Chaucer to write his Canterbury Tales.
One of the best-known traits of Middle English was the manner in which it tended to
pronounce every letter in a word. The most famous example is the word “knight” - which
we today pronounce (using the pronunciation key given in the introduction to this course)
as “niit.” However, the Middle English pronunciation of the word would have been
“k’nig-it”- where the “K”, the “G” and the “T” are all distinctly sounded. (By the time of
Dee’s English, the sound of the word had already shifted to the form we know today-
“niit.”)
By taking Dee’s phonetic clues into account, I have discovered the same general
trait throughout Angelical. This is especially applicable to vowels or groups of
consonants. For example, all the vowels in the word Aai are sounded (“ay-ay-ii“). In the
word Balye, the “A”, “Y” and “E” are all sounded distinctly (“bay-lii-ee“). The word
Momao follows the same rule- with the “A” and both “O”s sounded distinctly (“moh-
may-oh“).
For consonants, we can look at the final “M” in Mapm, which sounds alone
(“map-em“). Or the initial “L“ in Lring, which also makes its own sound (“el-ring“).
Another example is the word Zlida, where the initial “Z” stands alone (“zohd-lid-a”).
I could give dozens of examples of this convention, but I think the above should
suffice as an illustration. This in no way means that every letter in every Angelical word
should be pronounced alone! However, the convention appears often enough to give the
language a slightly “Middle English” flavor. In this way, the Angelical tongue would
have sounded “archaic” to Dee and Kelley - thus fulfilling the requirement for a magickal
language.
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Guidelines for Angelical Pronunciation
Unto this Doctrine belongeth the perfect knowledge, and remembrance of the mystical Creatures.
How, therefore, shall I inform you, which know them not? [-The Angel Nalvage]
The previous essays on Middle and early-Modern English were necessary
foundations for understanding the pronunciation of Angelical words. This section draws
from the above, but the principles outlined here are specific rules for the pronunciation of
Angelical words and characters, based upon the phonetic notations left by Dee
throughout his journals.
In the following lessons, each Angelical word will be followed by its
pronunciation in parentheses (see the key appended to the Introduction to this course),
and then by the word in Angelical characters. Don't forget the Angelical characters run
from right to left.
VowelsPronouncing the vowels in the Angelical tongue does not present much of a
problem. A vowel will usually take its short sound when followed by a consonant in the
same syllable:
Lap (lap) - pal
Iad (yad) - dai
Malpurg (mal-purj) - grplam
Manin (man-in) - ninam
Panpir (pan-per) - ripnap
Zir (zer) - riz
However, when a vowel is attached to the preceding consonant (i.e.- it stands at the end
of its syllable), or when it stands alone in a syllable, it takes its long sound. (Dee’s
phonetic notes usually divide the words by syllables, thus indicating to which consonant-
if any- each vowel is attached.)
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Momao (MOH-may-oh) oamom
Napeai (nay-pee-ay) yaepan
Paradial (pay-ray-DII-al) laidarap
ConsonantsOf course, it is the consonants that cause most students to stumble with Angelical
pronunciation. While they generally make the sounds we are familiar with, there are
several words that contain peculiar groupings of consonants that make little or no sense to
modern English readers. There are certain grammatical rules one must learn to make
sense of it all.
When two consonants are placed together, they can:
1) Make a diphthong as they would in present-day English (Ph, Ch, Th, Qu, etc):
The "Ph" in Dorpha (dor-fa) ahprod
The "Th" in Ethamz (ee-THAM-zohd) zmahte
The "Ch" in Chis (kiis) sihc
The "Ch" in Teloch (tee-LOCH) hcolet
The "Qu" in Norquasahi (nor-kway-SAY-hii) ihasaqron
2) Or they can make a new consonant sound as they would in present-day English (Gr, Tr,
Gn, etc):
The "Gr" in Grosb (grozb) bsorg
The "Tr" in Trian (TRII-an) nairt
The "Gn" in Gnay (nay) yang
3) However, if neither of the above apply then the “peculiar” consonant letter is
pronounced as a syllable unto itself, after the manner of Middle English. By “peculiar”, I
mean the consonant in the cluster that stands as the “odd man out.” For instance, in the
cluster “GSP” we find that the letters “SP” naturally form a sound together (as in spot or
speak). Meanwhile, the letters “GS” do not make a natural sound. Therefore, that “G” is
the peculiar one in the group- and it is pronounced by itself, in its own syllable. Here are
some examples in Angelical:
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The "P" in Nazpsad (nayz-pee-sad) daspzan
The "M" in Farzm (farz-em) mzraf
The "Z" in Zchis (zohd-kiis) sihcz
In Angelical, a letter standing alone in a syllable is not pronounced phonetically.
To continue our above "GSP" example, the “G” would take neither its hard sound (“guh”-
as in game or good) or its soft sound (“juh”- as in giant or huge). Instead, one would
actually pronounce the letter’s name (sounding like “jee").
Let’s take a look at some further examples in Angelical. In each case, the peculiar
consonant stands alone as its own syllable:
Mapm (map-em) mpam
The final letters mp (“PM”) do not make a natural sound together. Therefore,
the m (M) is pronounced alone as “em.”
Lring (el-ring) gnirl
The initial letters rl (“LR”) do not combine naturally, so the l (L) is
pronounced by itself as “el.”
Zlida (zohd-lii-da) adilz
The initial letters lz (“ZL”) do not combine, therefore the z (Z) is pronounced
as “zohd.”
I admit it seems odd that Angelical consonants should sound like the names of
English letters. (After all, they have their own Angelical names!) However, notice that
long vowels also sound like their English names (long “A” = “ay”, long “E” = “ee”, long
“O” = “oh”, etc)- and remember that any Angelical vowel that stands alone in a syllable
takes the long sound. It would appear, then, that the same principal is applied to
Angelical consonants when they stand alone. That is to say, Angelical recognizes “long
consonants.” Just as a long Un (A) sounds like “ay”, so a long (or extended) Tal (M)
sounds like “em.”
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While we are still on the subject of “long consonants”, I should mention that the
letter z Ceph (Z) sometimes takes its long sound for no apparent reason. For example,
the Angel Nalvage informed Dee and Kelley that the word Moz could be pronounced
“moz” or “moz-ohd.” The shorter pronunciation indicates “Joy”, while the pronunciation
with the extended “Z” (“zohd”) indicates “Joy of God.”
As we can see, there is no grammatical reason why the “Z” in Moz should be
extended. The same is true for the word Zacar (zay-kayr) - which appears in the 48 Keys
several times with the extended “Z“ (zohd-ay-kayr). My best guess is that this is not
based upon a grammatical rule at all. Perhaps, instead, it is merely a poetic (or lyrical)
gloss- after the manner in which a singer will elongate or add syllables to a word in a
song to fill metre or emphasize emotion. This is suggested by the difference between
“moz” as “Joy” and “moz-ohd” as “Joy of God.”
Special Cases
Another quirk of the letter z Ceph (Z), is that it is sometimes interchangeable
with x Pal (X). This is perhaps because “Z” was somewhat new in the Elizabethan era,
and “X” more usually served for the “Z” sound (as in xenophile or xylophone). We see
evidence of this in the Book of Loagaeth, where the Angelical letter-name Drux (N) is
given the alternate spelling of Druz in the margin.
The letter r Don (R) is another Angelical character of interest. When the letter
“R” becomes the peculiar consonant in a cluster, it is neither pronounced “ar” (the long
consonant sound) nor given its own syllable. Instead, it is merely pronounced “ur” (as in
our words turn or spur)- so that it combines with the consonant before it. For example:
Prdzar (purd-zar) razdrp
Prge (purj) grp
Dialprt (dii-al-purt) trplaid
There is one final special case I want to record here. In his journals, Dee
established that the word Baltle eltlab was pronounced “bal-tayl” (rhyming with
ball - tail). I found the pronunciation of the three-consonant cluster in the second
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syllable- “TLE”- very odd. I decided to investigate further by searching for other words
ending in “LE”, and found the following words:
Bagle (BAY-gayl) elgab
Cicle (sii-kayl) elcic
Dee’s notes on these words are less than helpful, but I find it likely that each of these
words should end with the sound of “ayl” (as in our words pale or tail). In fact, I suspect
that any time we see el (“LE”) as the final two letters of a three-consonant cluster, they
will have the “ayl” sound.
Dee's Phonetic Glosses
It is vital to remember that Dee was not recording the words in Angelical
characters. Kelley spoke the language fluently while in his trance-state, and Dee merely
wrote what he heard in English letters. I have no doubt that many of the words recorded
by Dee are exact in their Angelical spelling- meaning we could take the English letters
and transliterate them directly into Angelical. However, there are many examples of
words that have “phonetic glosses.” This is what I call spelling “peculiarities” that
appear in different instances of the same word- which are apparently intended to give us
pronunciation cues.
Take, for example, the word Crip (But), which appears without the “I” in the
compound Crpl (But One). Therefore, the “I” should not likely represent an Angelical
character in this word- leaving only “Crp” (But). The shortest and most "radical" version
of the word should be the “correct” spelling. What we have in Crip is a phonetic gloss-
letting us know that “Crp” prc is pronounced “krip” rather than “kurp”
There is also the element “Purg” (Flames) - appearing in such words as Ialpurg
(Burning Flames) and Malpurg (Fiery Darts). Yet, these same words appear elsewhere as
Ialprg (Burning Flame) and Malprg (Through-thrusting Fire). Therefore, “Prg” and
“Purg” are likely the same word with the same Angelical spelling: grp The extra “U”
is merely a phonetic gloss, telling us where to place the vowel sound. Elsewhere, we can
even see the word Prge (Fire)- yet another phonetic gloss, adding the “E” to tell us the
“G” is a soft “juh” sound. All of these clues suggest the true pronunciation of the
Angelical word “Prg” is identical to our word “Purge.” However, the word is probably
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spelled “Prg” (grp).
Compounds are not the only places we can look for phonetic glosses. Several
words that stand alone in the Keys appear more than once with different spellings. For
example, consider the word Abramig (Prepared). This word appears only once in this
form. Meanwhile, it appears in three other places in the Keys in the form of Abramg-
twice standing alone and once in a compound. Therefore, we might suspect that Abramg
(gmarba) is the radical spelling of this word. The extra “I” in Abramig merely tells
us where to place the vowel sound (“ay-bray-mig” rather than “ay-bram-jee”).
Another good example is the word NA – which appears in the Five Books… and
the Book of Loagaeth as a name of God. We might assume this word is pronounced
“nah” or “nay.” However, in the Keys we can find the same word written phonetically as
Enay (Lord). Thus, we know the proper pronunciation of NA is “en-ay,” and it should be
spelled with only two letters (an).
As further examples, we can compare the following words:
F (Visit) - Ef (Visit) - f
L (First) - El (First) - l
S (Fourth) - “Es” (Fourth) - s
The added “E” in each case is apparently a phonetic gloss- once again showing us
where to place the vowel sound in the pronunciation of the words.
I will not test you on Dee's phonetic glosses. It is only important that you know
about them. Throughout the rest of this course, you will notice that my Angelical
spellings are not always exact transliterations of the English-letter versions. These are
not spelling mistakes, but represent my work on these phonetic glosses.
DiphthongsI briefly covered diphthongs in the above lesson on Angelical consonants.
However, there are some special considerations concerning diphthongs when the words
are spelled in Angelical characters- relating to our above discussion about Dee's phonetic
glosses.
In ancient languages, diphthongs are usually indicated by a single letter. For
example, the Hebrew letter Peh represents the sounds of both “P” and “Ph.” The letter
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Tau represents both “T” and “Th.” Likewise, there are several examples of this in
Angelical:
q ("Q") = "Qu" - Cnoqod (see-noh-kwod) - (Compare to Cnoquod)
p ("P") = "Ph" - Cormp (kormf) - (Compare to Cormf)
s ("S") = "Sh" - Lonsa (lon-sha) - (Compare to Lansh)
p ("P") = "Ph" - Noncp (non-sef) - (Compare to Noncf)
p ("P") = "Ph" - Sapa (say-fa)
c ("C") = "Ch" - Telocvovim (tee-loch-voh-vee-im) - (Compare to Teloch)
p ("P") = "Ph" - "Vonpo” (von-foh) - (Compare to Vonpho)
The above is fairly convincing evidence that Angelical diphthongs are indeed
represented by single letters. That would mean the secondary letters in these diphthongs
(the “h” in “Ph” and “Ch”; the “u” in “Qu”, etc) are merely phonetic glosses when the
words are spelled in English transliteration, but should not be included when the words
are spelled in Angelical characters.
However, there also exist counter-examples in Dee's journals. The very first word
of the Holy Book of Loagaeth (Table One, Side A) was originally recorded by Dee as
“Zuresk.” Later, Raphael corrected this by telling Dee the word must contain seven
letters- Zuresch. (The “Ch” taking its hard sound, as in our words “ache” or “chrome.”)
Because of this correction, we know the “Ch” diphthong is- in this case- actually written
with two letters instead of just one: hcseruz
If we continue to look through the first few lines of Loagaeth (which Raphael
spelled out in Angelical character by character), we find several further examples of two-
letter diphthongs as well.
Another good counter-example is the word Hoath (hohth) at the end of the First
Angelical Key. At that point, the Angel Nalvage was still transmitting the words letter by
letter. There, we can see undeniably, Nalvage transmitted both a “T” and an “H” for
Hoath. Therefore, once again, we can see an Angelical diphthong represented with two
letters as in modern English: htaoh
Thus, we are left with several examples of one-letter diphthongs and several
examples of two-letter diphthongs. That leaves us with a large number of two-letter
diphthongs in Dee's records that give no clue to their proper Angelical-character spelling.
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Was Dee writing these words in transliteration (letter for letter) or phonetically? Where
no such clues exist, I tend to spell the words in Angelical characters just as Dee recorded
them in English. Yet, there remains some room for debate on the issue.
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ExercisesThe following worksheets will focus upon the Angelical use of vowels,
consonants and "special cases" as discussed in the previous lesson. In each section, I will
provide several words spelled in Angelical characters (running right to left)- but also
hyphenated into their proper syllables. The student's task is to first transliterate the words
into English characters (running left to right). Then, looking at how the letters are
grouped into the syllables, attempt to decipher the proper pronunciations. (Use the
phonetic notations from the pronunciation key at the end of the "Principles of Angelical"
section of the Introduction. Then compare your answers against the alphabetical
vocabulary lists in later lessons.)
Vowels- ShortIn the following exercise, remember that vowels take their short sound when
followed in the same syllable by a consonant:
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationpal
dai
grp-lam
ni-nam
rip-nap
riz
zolp-mad
san-de
trp-lay
zron
li-tser
riz-bau
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Vowels - LongIn the following exercise, remember that vowels take their long sound when they
are attached to the preceding consonant (that is, the vowel falls at the end of its syllable),
or when they stand alone in a syllable:
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationo-am-om
ya-ep-an
la-id-ar-ap
i-a-alah-ab
ui-ud
nod-i-ag
non-ol-il
is-a-am
le-e-an-an
xo-a-ap
sirt-a-is
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Consonants - Diphthongs and Combined SoundsFor this exercise, remember that Angelical consonants usually work just like
English. Here, we will focus upon combined sounds (such as Tr, Gr, Gn, etc) and
diphthongs (Ph, Ch, Th, etc). I have only included double-letter diphthongs below, as
there are no established rules for when single-letter diphthongs should be used over the
double-letter type:
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationahp-rod
iz-ra-htef
ro-ilb
bsorg
na-irt
yang
nal-rihc
htaoh
ihs-nol
dird-am
htraz-an
hcor-o
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Consonants - "Long Consonants"For this exercise, remember that a consonant takes its "long sound" when it is the
"peculiar" letter in a cluster of consonants. (Meaning that it does not naturally combine
with the consonant before or after it.) In such cases, the peculiar consonant will stand
alone in its syllable:
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationdas-p-zan
m-zraf
sihc-zm-pam
gnir-lad-il-zz-maht-eagul-dp-nong
o-am-ip-ac-leg-sihc-g
help-som-q
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Special CasesIn the following exercise, remember the letter "R" does not have a "long sound."
When it stands as the peculiar letter in a consonant cluster, one merely pronounces it as
"ur", and it does not stand alone in a syllable:
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationraz-drp
grp
trp-la-id
grc-ac
tslrq
az-rnz
Finally, remember that the letters "LE", when they are the last two letters of a
three-consonant cluster, will take a sound like "ayl" (rhyming with bail or pale):
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationelg-ab
elt-lab
elc-ic
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Answer Key for Lesson Two Exercises
Vowels- Short
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationpal lap (lap)dai iad (yad)
grp-lam mal-prg (mal-purj)ni-nam man-in (man-in)
rip-nap pan-pir (pan-per)riz zir (zer)
zolp-mad dam-ploz (dam-ploz)san-de ed-nas (ed-nas)
trp-lay yal-prt (yal-pert)zron norz (norz)
li-tser rest-il (rest-el)riz-bau vab-zir (vab-zer)
Vowels - Long
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationo-am-om mo-ma-o (moh-may-oh)
ya-ep-an na-pe-ai (nay-pee-ay)la-id-ar-ap pa-ra-di-al (pay-ray-dii-al)
i-a-a a-a-i (ay-ay-ii)lah-ab ba-hal (bay-hal)ui-ud du-iv (doo-iv)
nod-i-ag ja-i-don (jay-ii-don)non-ol-il li-lo-non (lii-loh-non)is-a-am ma-a-si (may-ay-sii)
le-e-an-an na-na-e-el (nay-nay-ee-el)xo-a-ap pa-a-ox (pay-ay-oks)
sirt-a-is si-a-tris (sii-ay-tris)
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Consonants - Diphthongs and Combined Sounds
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationahp-rod dor-pha (dor-fa)
iz-ra-htef feth-ar-zi (feth-ar-zii)ro-ilb bli-or (blii-or)bsorg grosb (grozb)na-irt tri-an (trii-an)yang gnay (nay)
nal-rihc chir-lan (kir-lan)htaoh hoath (hohth)
ihs-nol lon-shi (lon-shin)dird-am ma-drid (may-drid)htraz-an na-zarth (nay-zarth)hcor-o o-roch (oh-rok)
Consonants - "Long Consonants"
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationdas-p-zan naz-p-sad (nayz-pee-sad)
m-zraf farz-m (farz-em)sihc-z z-chis (zohd-kiis)m-pam map-m (map-em)gnir-l l-ring (el-ring)ad-il-z z-li-da (zohd-lid-a)z-maht-e e-tham-z (ee-tham-zohd)agul-d d-luga (dee-loo-ga)p-nong gnon-p (non-pee)
o-am-ip-ac-l l-ca-pi-ma-o (el-kay-pii-may-oh)eg-sihc-g g-chis-ge (jee-kiis-jee)
help-som-q q-mos-pleh (kwah-mos-play)
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Special Cases
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationraz-drp prd-zar (purd-zar)
grp prg (purj)trp-la-id di-al-prt (dii-al-purt)
grc-ac ca-crg (kay-kurg)tslrq qrlst (kurlst)az-rnz znr-za (snur-za)
Angelical Transliteration Pronunciationelg-ab ba-gle (bay-gayl)elt-lab bal-tle (bal-tayl)elc-ic ci-cle (sii-kayl)
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Lesson Three: Angelical Root-Words
Therefore, now examine your Books, confer one place with another, and learn to be perfect for the
practice and entrance. [...] There is no other reading of the Book, but the appearing of the
Ministers and Creatures of God. Which shewing what they are themselves, shew how they are
conjoined in power, and represented formally by those letters. [The Archangel Gabriel]
My analysis of the Angelical tongue has revealed a number of simple root-words.
As I explained in the Principles of Angelical, these roots tend to be three or four letters
long, though there are some rare examples of one- or two-letter root words. Sometimes
these roots stand as words on their own, and sometimes they do not. Then, affixes can be
added to the roots to alter inflection or tense.
As I studied Dee's records, I found several Angelical words with dissimilar
spellings that turned out to have similar definitions. Compare the following words:
Londoh (Kingdom) hodnol
Adohi (Kingdom) ihoda
Both of these words translate as “Kingdom”- but they do not appear near one
another in a simple alphabetical listing. We can see, however, that they share the letters
“doh” – and this is likely an Angelical root word.
Conversely, I found that many words with similar spellings had dissimilar
definitions. This often highlighted relationships between concepts within the Language
that were not apparent at first glance. For instance, compare the spelling similarities
between these words:
Ors (Darkness) sro
Orsba (Drunken) absro
Orscor (Dryness) rocsro
Orscatbl (Buildings) lbtacsro
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They all seem to share a common linguistic root, (Or or Ors) but they have
definitions that are considered unrelated in English. By contemplating how these
concepts might relate to one another, it can tell us something about how Angels “think.”
As an example of a root-word being modified with affixes, consider the Angelical
word I (Is) - which is the likely root of the word Ip (Not). By adding affixes, we obtain:
Ipam (Is Not) mapi
Ipamis (Can Not Be) simapi
An even more important root is Ia. This word doesnot stand as a word on its own
in the Keys, though it does appear several times in the Book of Loagaeth. However, it is
possibly the root of several other words- just a few of which are listed here as an
example:
Iad (God) dai
Iaiadix (Honor) xidaiay
Iaida (the Highest) adiag
Iaidon (All Powerful) nodiag
Further, the first word in the above list, Iad (God), appears to be the root element
of several additional words:
Geiad (Lord and Master) dageg
Iadnah (Knowledge) handay
Iadpil (To Him) lipdai
Ioiad (Him the Liveth Forever) dagog
Laiad (Secrets of Truth) daial
Below, I have included a list of all of the root words I have found through analysis
of the Lexicon. It is not intended as concrete or exhaustive. Some of the entries are
tentative at best, and I admit there could be any number of roots that I have missed or
failed to recognize.
Plus, I have included in this section only those roots that do not stand as words on
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their own. There are other Angelical words that appear to be in their root form (such as
“Mal” or Ror) that do stand as words on their own. Such words can be found in my
Lexicon, but they do not appear in this introductory list.
Thus, we can see the work on Angelical root words has only begun- the tip of the
proverbial iceberg. However, I feel that learning these root concepts is essential to
understanding, and eventually expanding, the Angelical tongue. There will be no
exercises at the end of this lesson. The student need only study the following list and
become familiar with the root-words:
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Angelical Root-Words List(Including mostly root-words that do not stand as words on their own.)
Aba aba
Stooping, Sinking
Abra arba
Prepare, Provide
Al la
Gather, Bind, Settle, Place
Asb / Osb bsa / bso
Sting, Destroy
Asch hcsa
??
Asp psa
Quality
Ava / Avav aua / uaua
Thunder, Pomp
Azia aiza
Alike, Likeness
Bab bab
Dominion, Wicked, Harlot
Bag gab
Fury?
Bal / Balt lab / tlab
Justice, Righteousness, Judgement
Bas / Baz sab / zab
Day, Daytime
Bia / Bie aib / eib
Voice
Bli / Bil ilb / lib
Comfort
Boap paob
Service
Brin nirb
Have, Has
Coa aoc
Increase
Chr rhc
Let there be, Be it (i.e. - To Exist)
Coc / Cac / Cap
coc / cac / pac
Time, Duration, Succession
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Com moc
Connect, Truss, Encircle
Con / Cor noc / roc
Man, Manmade and Number
Dod dod
Vexation
Doh hod
Kingdom
Ecr / Ecri rce / irce
Praise
Fa af
Song, Singing
Fao / Far oaf / raf
Dwelling
Gah hag
Pure Spirit
Goh hog
Speak, Say
Hom moh
Live, Age
Huba abuh
Lamps, Lanterns
I / Ip i / pi
The Verb "To Be"
Ia / Iad ai / dai
God, The Highest, Divine
Ialp play
Light, Fire
Isr rsi
Promise
L / Lo l / ol
One, First, You (sing.)
Lans / Lons snal / snol
Power
Lusd / Lasd dsul / dsal
Feet, Base
Lza azl
Course
Mad dam
Godly, Pure, Heavenly
Mica / Mical acim / lacim
Might, Power
Nan / Nana nan / anan
Wisdom, Power
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Nap pan
Sharpness
Naz zan
Straightness
Noa aon
Become
Nonc cnon
You (plural)
Noqo oqon
Servant
Nor ron
Son
Ol lo
To Make
Oan / Aon nao / noa
Small Unit (as in Moment, Eye)
Obl / Obo lbo / obo
Dressing, Garland, Garment
Oia aio
Eternal / Forever
Ola / Ala alo / ala
Two, Twice
Olo / Ollo olo / ollo
Man, Men
Om mo
Wisdom, Understanding
Ooa / Oa aoo / ao
Name
Or / Ors ro / sro
Darkness, Dryness, Beneath, Barren
Ox xo
masculine, active?
Paca / Pacad acap / dacap
??
Pam map
Not
Parac carap
Equate, Join, Wed
Pir / Pr rip / rp
Holy, Celestial
Poil liop
Division
Qa / Qaa aq / aaq
Create
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Rza azr
To Swear
Racl / Rocl lcar / lcor
Weep?
Sem / Sam mes / mas
??
Sm / Sym ms / mys
Another
Sob / Sol bos / los
Whose, Whom
Tab / Cab bat / bac
Govern
Uch hcu
Confuse, Confound
Von / Voh / Vov
nou / hou / uou
Anger, Wrath, Might
Zie / Zo eiz / oz
Hands
Zil / Zyl liz / lyz
Go Within, Fly Into, Stretch Forth
Zim miz
Enter, Territory
Zir riz
Am, Was, Were
Zli, Ilz ilz, zli
Water
Zom moz
Amidst
Zong gnoz
Wind
Zur ruz
Pray?
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Lesson Four:Affixes
This is a very short and simple lesson. As we saw in previous lessons (and the
Principles of Angelical section), Angelical words are formed of simple root-words to
which different affixes are added to change tense and case. Unfortunately, we currently
know very little about Angelical affixes. No linguist has yet discovered a logical pattern
behind the spelling changes that modify the root-words.
In this lesson, I will simply share my own tentative discoveries. Due to a general
lack of evidence, there is nothing testable here.
There are some instances where the addition of “-o” (o-) to a word seems to add
the connotation “of”:
Caosg (Earth) - Caosgo (of the Earth)
Vonph (Wrath) - Vonpho (of Wrath)
Iad (God) - Oiad (of God)
However, this does not appear to be a set rule. First, the word “of” is extremely
rare in the Angelical. (Usually, it is simply implied by context.) Secondly, some words
appear with additional “-o” affixes without gaining the connotation “of.” Examples are:
Zol (Hands) - Ozol (Hands)
Zien (Hands) - Ozien (“my own” Hand)
Micalz (Mighty) - Micalzo (Mighty/Power)
Another likely affix is “-ax” (xa-), which may be an indicator of action similar
to our own suffix “-ing”:
Blior (Comfort) - Bliorax (Shalt Comfort)
Om (Know) - Omax (Knowest)
There are other verbs that end with the “-ax” suffix, but we have no examples of
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the same words without the affix: Camliax (Spake), Tastax (Going Before). We might
possibly add Gizyax (Earthquakes) and Coraxo (Thunders of Judgement and Wrath) to
this list- they may be nouns by English standards, but they still indicate violently active
forces. Meanwhile, there are some “-ing clause” verbs in the Keys that do not appear
with the “-ax” suffix- such as Dluga (Giving Unto) or Panpir (Raining Down).
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Lesson Five: Vocabulary 1 (Nouns)
[Adam] excepted, no man ever was, is, or shall be (excepted where I except) that ever shall
understand, have or know the least part (O it is incomprehensible!) of this vessel. He named all
things (which knew it) and they are so indeed, and shall be forever. [-The Archangel Raphael]
The lesson is the most intensive of the entire course. Below you will find 21 lists
of basic Angelical vocabulary. Only nouns from the 48 Keys are included. There are no
compound words, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions or conjunctions- as these will appear
in later lessons.
I suggest studying each of the following lists one at a time. On another sheet of
paper, write down the Angelical words and their "English senses." Then try writing only
the Angelical words and filling in the English from memory. Then try the opposite,
writing down only the English and filling in the Angelical from memory.
Noun List 1 - A (a Un)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAbabalond (ay-BAY-bay-lond) Harlot dnolababa
Achildao (ay-KIL-day-oh) Diamond oadlihca
Acocasb (ay-KOH-kasb) Time bsacoca
Acroodzi (ak-roh-OD-zii) Beginning izdoorca
Adna (ad-nah) Obedience anda
Adohi (ay-DOH-hii) Kingdom ihoda
Adoian (ay-doh-II-an) Face naioda
Adroch (ad-roch) Olive Mount hcorda
Anetab (ay-NEE-tayb) (in) Government batena
Ananael (an-AN-ee-el) Secret Wisdom leanana
Angelard (an-jee-lard) Thoughts dralegna
Aoiveae (ay-oy-VEE-ay) Stars eaeuioa
Aspian (as-pii-an) Qualities (Characteristics) naipsa
Atraah (ay-tray-ah) Girdles haarta
Aviny (ay-VII-nee) Millstones yniua
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Aziazor (ay-ZII-ay-zor) Likeness of rozaiza
Azien (az-EEN) Hands neiza
Noun List 2 - B (b Pa)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalBabage (bay-BAY-jee) South egabab
Babagen (bay-BAY-jen) South negabab
Babalon (bay-BAY-lon) Wicked nolabab
Bagie (bag-EE) Fury eigab
Balt (balt) Justice tlab
Baltan (bal-tan) Justice natlab
Baltim (bal-tim) Extreme Justice (or Fury) mitlab
Baltle (bal-tayl) Righteousness eltlab
Balye (bay-lii-ee) Salt eylab
Balzarg (bal-zarj) Stewards grazlab
Balzizras (bal-zii-sras) Judgment sarzizlab
Basgim (bas-jim) Day migsab
Bia (bii-a) Voices aib
Bial (bii-al) Voice laib
Bien (bii-en) (my) Voice neib
Blior (blii-OR) Comfort roilb
Bliora (blii-OH-ra) Comfort aroilb
Bliorb (blii-ORB) Comfort broilb
Bliors (blii-ORS) Comfort sroilb
Bransg (branzh) Guard gsnarb
Busd (buzd) Glory, Glorious dsub
Busdir (buz-der) Glory, Glorious ridsub
Butmon (but-mon) Mouth nomtub
Butmona (but-moh-na) Mouth anomtub
Butmoni (but-moh-nii) Mouths inomtub
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Noun List 3 - C (c Veh)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalCab (kab) Rod / Scepter bac
Calz (kalz) Firmaments (-Heavens) zlac
Canal (san-al) (continual) Workmen lanac
Caosg (kay-OZH) Earth gsoac
Caosga (kay-OS-ga) Earth agsoac
Caosgi (kay-OZH-ii) Earth igsoac
Caosgin (kay-OS-jin) Earth nigsoac
Capimaon (kap-ii-MAY-on) Number of Time noamipac
Casasam (kay-SAY-sam) Abiding masasac
Ciaofi (sii-ay-oh-fii) Terror ifoaic
Cicle (sii-kayl) Mysteries elcic
Cicles (sii-kayls) Mysteries selcic
Cnila (see-NII-la) Blood alinc
Cnoqod (see-NOH-kwod) (unto) Servants doqonc
Cnoquodi (see-noh-KWOH-dii) (with) Ministers idoqonc
Cnoquol (see-NOH-kwol) Servants loqonc
Cocasb (KOH-kasb) Time bsacoc
Cocasg (KOH-kazh) Times gsacoc
Collal (kol-lal) Sleeves / Sheaths lalloc
Comselh (KOM-sel) Circle hlesmoc
Conisbra (koh-NIS-bra) The Work of Man arbsinoc
Const (konst) Thunders tsnoc
Cordziz (KORD-ziz) Mankind zizdroc
Cormf (kormf) Number pmroc
Cormfa (korm-FA) Numbers apmroc
Croodzi (kroh-OD-zii) Beginning (of things) izdoorc
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Noun List 4 - D (d Gal)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalD (dee) Third d
Damploz (DAM-ploz) Variety zolpmad
Dazis (daz-IS) Heads sizad
Div (DII-vee) Angle uid
Doalim (doh-ay-lim) Sin milaod
Dodsih (dod-sih) Vexation hisdod
Dooain (doh-OH-ay-in) Name niaood
Dooaip (doh-OH-ay-ip) (in the) Name piaood
Dooiap (doh-OH-ii-ap) (in the) Name paiood
Dosig (doh-sig) Night gisod
Noun List 5 - E (e Graph, and one n Drux)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalEdnas (ed-nas) Receivers sande
Efafafe (ee-FAY-fay-fee) Vials efafafe
Em (em) Nine me
Emetgis (em-et-jis) Seal sigteme
Emna (em-na) Here anme
Enay (en-ay) Lord an
Eophan (ee-oh-fan) Lamentation nahpoe
Erm (erm) Ark / Refuge / Haven mre
Esiasch (ee-sii-ash) Brothers hcsaise
Noun List 6 - F (f Or)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalFaaip (fay-AY-ip) Voices (Voicings / Psalms?) piaaf
Faboan (fay-boh-an) Poison naobaf
Fafen (fay-fen) Intent nefaf
Fargt (farj-et) Dwelling Places tgraf
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Noun List 7 - G (g Ged)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalGah (jah) Spirits hag
Gigipah (jij-ii-pah) (living) Breath hapigig
Gizyax (jiz-wii-aks) Earthquakes xayzig
Gmicalzo (jee-mii-KAYL-zoh) In Power (and presence?) ozlacimg
Gnetaab (nee-TAY-ab) (your) Governments baateng
Gono (gon-oh) Faith (Trust / Loyalty) onog
Gosaa (goh-say-ay) Stranger aasog
Graa (gray) Moon aarg
Grsam (gur-sam) Admiration masrg
Grosb (grozb) (bitter) Sting bsorg
Noun List 8 - H (h Na)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalHoath (hohth) True Worshiper htaoh
Homil (hom-il) (true) Ages limoh
Homin (hom-in) Age nimoh
Hubaio (hoo-BAY-ii-oh) Lanterns oiabuh
Hubar (hoo-BAR) Lamps rabuh
Hubaro (hoo-BAY-roh) (living / burning) Lamps orabuh
Noun List 9 - I/Y (i/y Gon, and one g Ged)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalIadnah (yad-nah) Knowledge handay
Iaiadix (yay-II-ad-iks) Honor xidaiay
Ialpirt (YAL-pert) Light trplay
Iaod (YAY-ohd) Beginning doay
Iaodaf (YAY-oh-daf) (in the) Beginning fadoay
Yarry (YAR-ee) Providence yrray
Iehusoz (jay-US-os) (God’s) Mercies zosuheg
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Ili (II-lii) (the) First / (at) First ili
Yrpoil (yur-POY-il) Division liopry
Isro (iz-roh) Promise Of rosi
Izizop (iz-is-op) (your?) Vessels pozizi
Noun List 10 - L (l Ur)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalLa (lah or el-ah) The First al
Laiad (lay-II-ad) Secrets of Truth daial
Lansh (lonsh) Exalted Power hsnal
Lasdi (las-dii) (my) Feet idsal
Levithmong (lev-ith-mong) Beasts of the Field gnomhtiuel
Lilonon (lii-loh-non) Branches nonolil
Limlal (lim-lal) Treasure lalmil
Londoh (lon-DOH) Kingdoms hodnol
Lonsa (lon-sha) Power asnol
Lonshi (lon-shii) Power ihsnol
Lorslq (lors-el-kwah) Flowers qlsrol
Lucal (loo-kal) North lacul
Luciftian (loo-sif-TII-an) (ornaments of) Brightness naitficul
Luciftias (loo-SIF-tii-as) Brightness saitficul
Luiahe (loo-JAY-hee) Song of Honour ehagul
Lusd (lus-dee) (your) Feet dsul
Lusda (lus-da) (their) Feet adsul
Lusdan (lus-dan) (with) Feet nadsul
Noun List 11 - M (m Tal)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalMabza (MAB-za) Coat azbam
Mad (mad) (your) God, “Pure / Undefiled” dam
Madrid (MAY-drid) Iniquity dirdam
Manin (man-in) (in the) Mind ninam
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Matb (may-teb) One Thousand (1000) btam
Miam (mii-AM) Continuance maim
Micalzo (mii-KAYL-zoh) Mighty/Power ozlacim
Miinoag (mii-ii-noh-ayg) Corners (- Boundaries) gaoniim
Mir (mir) Torment rim
Molvi (mol-vii) Surges iulom
Mom (mom) Moss (- Dross?) mom
Momao (MOH-may-oh) Crowns oamom
Monasci (mon-ay-sii) Great Name icsanom
Monons (moh-nons) Heart snonom
Moz (moz or moz-ohd) Joy, Joy of God zom
Noun List 12 - N (n Drux)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalNanaeel (nay-NAY-ee-el) (my) Power leeanan
Nanba (nan-ba) Thorns abnan
Napeai (nay-pee-ay) Swords yaepan
Napta (nap-ta) (Two-edged) Swords atpan
Nazarth (nay-zarth) Pillars (of Gladness) htrazan
Nazavabh (nay-zay-VAB) (Hyacinth) Pillars hbauazan
Nazpsad (nayz-pee-sad) Sword daspzan
Netaab (nee-TAY-ab) Government baaten
Netaaib (nee-TAY-ay-ib) Government biaaten
Nidali (nii-day-lii) Noises iladin
Nobloh (noh-bloh) Palms (or- Palms Of) holbon
Noco (NOH-kwoh) Servant oqon
Noromi (noh-ROM-ii) Sons imoron
Norz (norz) Six zron
Noun List 13 - O (o Med)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalOadriax (oh-AY-drii-aks) Lower Heavens xairdao
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Oanio (oh-AY-nii-oh) Moment oinao
Obelisong (oh-bel-is-ong) Pleasant Deliverers gnosilebo
Obloc (ob-lok) Garland colbo
Oboleh (OB-oh-lay) Garments helobo
Obza (ob-za) Half azbo
Ofafafe (oh-FAY-fay-fee) Vials efafafo
Ohio (oh-hii-oh) Woe oiho
Oiad (oh-ii-AD) (of) God daio
Ollog (ohl-log) Men gollo
Olora (oh-loh-ra) (of) Man arolo
Omaoas (oh-may-OH-as) Names saoamo
Ooanoan (oh-oh-AY-noh-an) Eyes naonaoo
Ooaona (oh-oh-AY-oh-na) Eyes anoaoo
Ooge (oh-oj) Chamber egoo
Orri (or-ii) (Barren) Stone irro
Ors (ors) Darkness sro
Orscatbl (ors-kat-bel) Buildings lbtacsro
Orscor (ors-kor) Dryness rocsro
Othil (oh-THIL) Seats (of) / To Set lihto
Ovoars (oh-voh-ars) Center sraouo
Ozien (oh-ZEEN) (mine own) Hand neizo
Ozol (oh-ZOHL) Hands lozo
Ozongon (OH-zohn-gon) Manifold Winds nognozo
Noun List 14 - P (p Mals)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalPaeb (pay-eb) Oak beap
Paombd (pay-omd) Members (- Appendages) dbmoap
Papnor (pap-nor) Remembrance (Memory) ronpap
Paracleda (par-AK-lee-da) Wedding adelcarap
Paradial (pay-ray-DII-al) Living Dwellings laidarap
Paradiz (pay-ray-DII-zohd) Virgins zidarap
Pasbs (pas-bes) Daughters sbsap
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Piad (pii-AD) (your) God daip
Piadph (pii-AD-ef) The Depths of (my) Jaws hpdaip
Piap (pii-ap) Balance paip
Pibliar (pib-lii-AR) Places of Comfort railbip
Pidiai (pii-dii-ay-ii) Marble iaidip
Pilzin (pil-zin) Firmaments of Waters nizlip
Pir (per) Holy (ones) rp
Piripsax (per-IP-saks) Heavens xaspirp
Piripsol (per-IP-sol) Heavens lospirp
Piripson (per-IP-son) (3rd?) Heaven nospirp
Plapli (play-plii) Partakers (of) ilpalp
Poamal (poh-mal) Palace lamaop
Prge (purj) Fire grp
Prgel (pur-jel) Fire lgrp
Noun List 15 - Q (q Ger)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalQaa (kwah-AY-ay) Creation (or “Garments”) aaq
Qaan (kwah-AY-an) Creation naaq
Qaaon (kwah-AY-ay-on) Creation noaaq
Qaas (kwah-AY-as) Creation saaq
Qcocasb (kwah-KOH-kasb) Contents of Time bsacocq
Qting (kwah-tinj) Rotten gnitq
Qurlst (kurlst) Handmaid tslrq
Noun List 16 - R (r Don)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalRaas (ray-as) East saar
Raasy (ray-ay-see) East ysaar
Raclir (ray-kler) Weeping rilcar
Rior (rii-or) Widow roir
Ripir (rii-PER) No Place ripir
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Rit (rit) Mercy tir
Ror (ror) Sun ror
Noun List 17 - S (s Fam)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalS (es) Fourth s
Saanir (say-AY-ner) Parts rinaas
Sagacor (say-GAY-kor) “In One Number” rocagas
Salbrox (sal-broks) Live (i.e.- Burning) Sulfur xorblas
Sald (sald) Wonder dlas
Salman (SAYL-man) House namlas
Samvelg (sam-velj) The Righteous gleumas
Siaion (sii-AY-ii-on) Temple noiais
Siatris (sii-ay-TRIS) Scorpions sirtais
Sibsi (sib-sii) Covenant isbis
Soboln (soh-bohln) West nlobos
Noun List 18 - T (t Gisg)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalTabaan (or Tabaam) (tay-BAY-an) Governor naabat
Tabges (tab-jes) Caves segbat
Talho (tal-ho) Cups ohlat
Tatan (tay-tan) Wormwood natat
Teloah (TEE-loh-ah) Death haolet
Teloch (tee-LOCH) Death hcolet
Thil (thil) Seats liht
Thild (thild) Seats dliht
Tianta (tii-AN-ta) Bed atnait
Tibibp (tib-ib-ip) Sorrow pbibit
Tofglo (TOF-gloh) All (things) olgfot
Tolham (tol-HAYM) All Creatures mahlot
Tolhami (tol-HAY-mii) (upon) All Creatures imahlot
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Toltorg (tol-TORJ) Creatures grotlot
Toltorgi (tol-TOR-jii) (With) Creatures igrotlot
Torb (torb) One Hundred brot
Tranan (tray-nan) Marrow nanart
Trof (trof) A Building fort
Turbs (turbs) (In) Beauty sbrut
Noun List 19 - U/V (u Van)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalVabzir (vab-zer) The Eagle rizbau
Vaoan
Vooan
(vay-oh-AN)
(voo-AN)
Truth (celestial)
Truth (fallen/earthly)
naoau
naoou
Udl (yew-del) The Rest ldu
Vep (vep) Flame pu
Ugear (yew-JEE-ar) Strength (of men) raegu
Viiv (vii-iv) Second uiu
Virq (vir-kwah) Nests qriu
Viv (viv) Second uiu
Ul (yewl) End lu
Ulcinin (yewl-SII-nin) Happy niniclu
Uls (yewls) Ends slu
Umadea (yew-MAY-dee-a) Strong Towers aedamu
Umplif (um-plif) Strength filpmu
Unalah (un-al-ah) Skirts halanu
Undl (und-el) The Rest ldnu
Vonph (vonv) Wrath hpnou
Vonpho (von-foh) (of) Wrath ohpnou
Vovina (voh-VII-na) Dragon aniuou
Upaah (yew-pay-ah) Wings haapu
Upaahi (yew-pay-hii) Wings ihaapu
Uran (yew-RAN) Elders naru
Urelp (yer-elp) (a strong) Seething pleru
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Noun List 20 - Z (z Ceph)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalZien (zeen) Hands neiz
Zimz (zimz) Vestures (Territories) zmiz
Zizop (zis-op) Vessels poziz
Zol (zohd-OL) Hands loz
Zong (zong) Winds gnoz
Zumvi (zum-vii) Seas iumuz
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Proper NamesI have gathered the various proper names found throughout the Angelical Keys
into the following list. The student will at least want to become familiar with these words
in a general sense. (Some of them will appear in compound words in Lesson Seven.)
Noun List 21 - Proper Names
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAvavago (av-AY-vay-go) Thunders (of Increase) ogauaua
Baeovib (bee-oh-vib) Righteousness biuoeab
Coraxo (koh-RAYKS-oh) Thunders of Judgment
and Wrath
oxaroc
El (el) The First l
Geiad (jej-AYD) Lord and Master dageg
Iad (yad) God day
Iadpil (ii-AD-pil) (unto) Him lipdai
Iaida (jay-II-da) The Highest adiag
Iaidon (jay-II-don) the All Powerful nodiag
Ialprg (YAL-purj) Burning flame grplay
Ialpurg (YAL-purj) Burning flame(s) grplay
Idoigo (ii-dee-oy-go) “Him who Sits Upon the
Holy Throne”
ogiodi
Ioiad (joh-JAD) Him that Liveth Forever dagog
L (el) The First, One l
Sapah (SAY-fah) Mighty Sounds (-
Thunders)
hapas
Telocvovim (tee-LOCH-voh-vee-im) Death Dragon miuoucolet
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Lesson Six: Vocabulary 2 (Verbs)
This lesson works exactly like the last one- only this time the focus is upon the
verbs found throughout the Angelical Keys. There are 14 lists to study this time:
Verb List 1 - A (a Un)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAala (AY-ay-la) To Place alaa
Aboapri (ay-BOH-ay-prii) To Serve irpaoba
Abramig (ay-BRAY-mig) To Prepare gmarba
Abramg (ay-BRAY-mig) To Prepare gmarba
Abraassa (ab-RAY-sa) To Provide assaarba
Adgt (ajt) aux. Can tgda
Adrpan (ay-dir-pan) Cast down naprda
Aisro (ay-ii-sroh) To Promise orsia
Alar (AY-lar) To Settle / To Place rala
Aldi (AL-dii) To Gather idla
Aldon (AL-don) Gird-up, To Gather Together nodla
Allar (AL-lar) To Bind Up ralla
Amipzi (ay-mip-zii) To Fasten izpima
Verb List 2 - B (b Pa)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalBahal (BAY-hal) To Cry Loudly (i.e.- To Yell) lahab
Bams (bams) To Forget smab
Biab (bii-ab) To Stand baib
Blans (blanz) To Harbor snalb
Bliorax (blii-OH-raks) Shalt Comfort (or To Comfort) xaroilb
Bogpa (bog-pa) To Reign apgob
Bolp (bulp) (be) Thou plob
Booapis (boh-OH-ay-pis) To Serve sipaoob
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Brgda (burj-da) To Sleep adgrb
Brints (brints) Have stnirb
Brita (brit-a) To Speak Of atirb
Verb List 3 - C (c Veh)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalCaba (ka-BA) To Govern sbac
Cacacom (kay-SAY-som) To Flourish mocacac
Camliax (kam-lii-aks) Spake (i.e.- Spoke) xailmac
Carbaf (kar-baf) To Sink (i.e.- To Stoop, To Dive) fabrac
Chiis (kiis) Are (they) sihc
Chirlan (kir-lan) To Rejoice nalrihc
Chis (kiis) Are sihc
Chiso (kiis-oh) Shall be osihc
Christeos (kris-TEE-os) Let There Be… soetsirhc
Cinxir (sinks-ir) To Mingle rixnic
Commah (KOM-mah) To Truss Together (Join) hammoc
Cormp (kormf) To Number pmroc
Cormpo (korm-FOH) Hath (yet) Numbered opmroc
Cormpt (kormft) (are) Numbered tpmroc
Verb List 4 - D (d Gal)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalDarbs (darbs) Obey sbrad
Dilzmo (dilz-moh) To Differ omzlid
Dluga (dee-LOO-ga) To Give aguld
Dlugar (dee-LOO-gar) To Give raguld
Dobix (dob-iks) To Fall xibod
Dodpal (dod-pal) To Vex lapdod
Dods (dods) To Vex sdod
Dorpha (dor-fa) To Look About ahprod
Dorphal (dor-fal) To Look (with gladness) Upon lahprod
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Drix (driks) To Bring Down xird
Verb List 5 - E (e Graph), F (f Or)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalEf (ef) To Visit f
Eol (ee-OHL) Made loe
Eolis (ee-OH-lis) To Make siloe
Ethamz (ee-THAM-zohd) To Cover zmahte
F (ef) To Visit f
Faonts (fay-onts) To Dwell (within) stnoaf
Farzm (farz-em) Uplifted Voices (To Speak Up) mzraf
Fifalz (fii-falz) Weed Out zlafif
Fisis (FIS-iis) To Execute (i.e- Carry Out) sisif
Verb List 6 - G (g Ged)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalGeh (jay) Art (i.e.- Are) heg
Gnay (nay) Doth (i.e.- Does) yang
Gnonp (non-pee) To Garnish pnong
Gohia (goh-HII-a) (we) Say aihog
Goho (goh-HOH) To Say ohog
Gohol (goh-HOHL) To Say lohog
Goholor (goh-HOH-lor) Lift up rolohog
Gohon (goh-HON) Have Spoken nohog
Gohulim (goh-HOO-lim) (it is) Said miluhog
Gohus (goh-US) (I) say suhog
Grosb (grozb) (bitter) Sting bsorg
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Verb List 7 - H (h Na), I/Y (i/y Gon, and 1 g Ged)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalHarg (harg) To Plant grah
Holdo (hol-doh) To Groan odloh
Holq (HOL-kwah) To Measure qloh
Hom (hom) To Live moh
I (ii) Is/Are i
Iaial (jay-yal) To Conclude (To Judge) layag
Ialpon (YAL-pon) To Burn noplay
Imvamar (im-vay-mar) To Apply Unto ramaumi
Yolcam (yol-kam) Bring Forth (i.e. - To Bear) macloy
Yolci (yol-sii) To Bring Forth icloy
Yor (yor) To Roar roy
Iumd (jay-umd) (is) Called dmug
Izazaz (ii-zay-zaz) To Frame (i.e.- To Form) zazazi
Verb List 8 - L (l Ur), M (m Tal)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalLoholo (LOH-hoh-loh) To Shine olohol
Loncho (lon-koh) To Fall ohcnol
Lrasd (el-RAZD) To Dispose (- Organize) dsarl
Lring (el-ring) To Stir Up gnirl
Maasi (may-ay-sii) Laid Up (i.e.- Stored Up) isaam
Micma (mik-ma) Behold amcim
Moooah (moh-oh-WAH) To Repent haooom
Verb List 9 - N (n Drux)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalNiis (nii-IS) Come (here) siin
Niisa (nii-II-sa) Come Away asiin
Niiso (nii-II-soh) Come Away osiin
Noaln (noh-aln) May Be nlaon
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Noan (noh-AN) To Become naon
Noar (noh-ar) (is) Become raon
Noas (noh-as) To Become saon
Noasmi (noh-ays-mii) (let) Become imsaon
Verb List 10 - O (o Med)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalOali (OH-ay-lii) To Place ilao
Odo (od-oh) To Open odo
Oecrimi (oh-EE-kriim-ii) To Sing Praises imirceo
Ohorela (oh-hor-EL-a) To Legislate aleroho
Oln (ohln) Made (of) nlo
Om (om) To Understand / Know mo
Omax (oh-MAKS) To Know amo
Omicaolz (oh-mii-KAY-ohl-zohd) (be) Mighty zloacimo
Othil (oh-THIL) Seats (of) / To Set lihto
Oucho (oh-yew-choh) To Confound ohcuo
Ovof (oh-vof) To Magnify fouo
Oxex (oks-eks) To Vomit (- To Hurl Forth) xexo
Ozazm (oz-az-em) To Make (me) mzazo
Ozazma (oz-az-ma) To Make (us) amzazo
Verb List 11 - P (p Mals), R (r Don), S (s Fam)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalPaaoxt (PAY-ay-okst) To Remain txoaap
Panpir (pan-per) To Pour Down (- Rain) ripnap
Parm (parm) To Run mrap
Parmgi (parm-jii) (let) Run igmrap
Poilp (poylp) To Divide pliop
Prdzar (purd-zar) To Diminish razdrp
Raclir (ray-kler) Weeping rilcar
Restil (rest-el) To Praise (Him?) litser
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Solpeth (sol-peth) Harken (Unto) / Listen To hteplos
Sonf (sonv) To Reign fnos
Surzas (sur-zas) To Swear (Promise) sazrs
Verb List 12 - T (t Gisg)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalTabaord (tay-BAY-ord) (be) Governed droabat
Tabaori (tay-BAY-oh-rii) To Govern iroabat
Tastax (tas-taks) Going Before (- To Precede) xatsat
Tliob (tlii-ob) To Separate (Classify?) Creatures boilt
Toatar (toh-AY-tar) Harken (To Listen) rataot
Toh (toh) To Triumph hot
Tonug (too-nuj) To Deface gunot
Tooat (toh-OH-at) To Furnish taoot
Torgu (tor-GOO) Arise ugrot
Torzu (tor-ZOO) Arise uzrot
Torzul (tor-ZOOL) (shall) Arise luzrot
Torzulp (tor-ZOOLP) To Rise pluzrot
Trian (TRII-an) Shall Be nairt
Trint (trint) To Sit tnirt
Trof (trof) A Building fort
Verb List 13 - U/V (u Van)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalVaun (von) To Work nuau
Ucim (yew-sim) Frown Not (- To Smile) micu
Ugeg (yew-JEJ) Become Strong gegu
Ugegi (yew-JEE-jii) To Wax (-Become) Strong igegu
Uml (um-el) To Add lmu
Unchi (un-kii) To Confound ihcnu
Unig (yew-nig) To Require ginu
Uniglag (yew-nii-glag) To Descend galginu
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Urbs (yurbs) To Beautify sbru
Verb List 14 - Z (z Ceph)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalZacam (ZAY-kam) To Move macaz
Zacar (ZAY-kayr) Move racaz
Zamran (zam-ran) To Appear narmaz
Zchis (zohd-kiis) (they) Are sihcz
Zildar (zil-dar) Fly Into radliz
Zimii (ZII-mii) To Enter iimiz
Zir (zer) Am, Were, Was riz
Zirdo (zer-DOH) Am odriz
Zirom (zer-OM) Were moriz
Zirop (zii-ROP) Was poriz
Zixlay (ziks-lay) To Stir Up yalxiz
Zlida (zohd-lid-a) To Water adilz
Znrza (snur-za) To Swore azrnz
Zonac (zoh-nak) Appareled (with) canoz
Zonrensg (zon-renj) To Deliver gsnernoz
Zorge (zorj) Be Friendly Unto Me egroz
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Lesson Seven: Vocabulary 3 (Adjectives and Adverbs)
I hope by this point you have a firm grasp of Angelical nouns and verbs- the two
indispensable pillars of language. From there, we build outward by adding adjectives and
adverbs to our vocabulary. These are the words that describe the nouns and verbs.
Angelical makes a limited use of these descriptors. As I discussed in the
Principals of Angelical section of the Introduction, most of the poetic adjectives we see in
the English translations are not implied in the essential definitions of the Angelical words.
Such as Orri (Barren Stone), Grosb (Bitter Sting) or Sapah (Mighty Sounds) – all of
which are nouns that show no linguistic indication of their adjectives. It would appear
that adjectives in such cases are left entirely up to the author, or reader, of the text.
Even still, we are left with a few useful Angelical descriptors. Some of them are
necessary possessive adjectives (her, his, thy, whose). They are used sparingly, and- as
we will see in the lesson on Compounds- they are often found compounded with their
nouns.
Non-possessive adjectives (that is, regular adjectives) are even more uncommon
in the Angelical text of the Keys. When they are used, they typically follow the rule of
English- falling immediately before the noun they indicate, and not usually compounded
with it.
Adjective List 1 - A-C
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAdphaht (ad-fot) Unspeakable (Ineffable, etc) thahpda
Affa (af-fa) Empty affa
Ag (ag) No / None (No One) ga
Amma (am-a) Cursed amma
Aqlo (AY-kwah-loh) Thy olqa
Asymp (ay-simp) Another pmysa
Babalon (bay-BAY-lon) Wicked nolabab
Balit (bal-it) The Just tilab
Cors (kors) Such sroc
Corsi (kor-sii) Such isroc
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Adjective List 2 - D-I
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalD (dee) Third d
Dodrmni (dod-rum-nii) Vexed inmrdod
Drilpa (dril-pa) Great aplird
Droln (drohln) Any nlord
Givi (jiv-ii) Stronger iuig
Ialpor (YAL-por) Flaming roplay
Adjective List 3 - M-Q
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalMaoffas (may-AHF-fas) Measureless saffoam
Marb (marb) According To bram
Micalp (mii-KALP) Mightier placim
Micaoli (mii-KAY-oh-lii) Mighty iloacim
Micaolz (mii-KAY-ohlz) Mighty zloacim
Nomig (noh-mig) Even (as) gimon
“Oi” (oh-ii) This io
Orsba (ors-ba) Drunken absro
Parach (pay-RAK) Equal hcarap
Priaz (prii-AYZ) Those zairp
Priazi (prii-AY-zii) Those izairp
Qting (kwah-tinj) Rotten gnitq
Adjective List 4 - S-V
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalS (es) Fourth s
Soba (SOH-bay) Whose abos
Sobca (SOB-kay) Whose acbos
Sobra (SOB-ray) Whose arbos
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Symp (simp) Another pmys
Tilb (tilb) Her blit
Ton (ton) All not
Tox (toks) His/Him xot
Unal (yew-NAL) These lanu
Vohim (VOH-im) Mighty mihou
Vomzarg (vom-sarj) Every One/All grazmou
There is only a short list of adverbs to study:
Adverb List
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalCa (see-ay) Therefore ac
Capimali (kay-pii-MAY-lii) Successively ilamipac
Capmiali (kap-mii-AY-lii) Successively ilaimpac
Darsar (dar-sar) Wherefore / Therefore rasrad
Droln (drohln) Any nlord
"Ge” (jee) Not eg
Ip (ip) Not pi
Lel (el-el) Same ll
Noib (noh-ib) Yea (- Yes) bion
Nomig (noh-mig) Even (as) gimon
Olani (oh-el-AY-nii) Two Times (Twice) inalo
Paid (pay-id) Always diap
Pilah (pee-ii-lah) Moreover halip
Pild (pild) Continually dlip
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Lesson Eight: Vocabulary 4 (Word Elements)
"Word elements" are the smaller words that make up compound words. For
instance, the two elements that make up the compound word "Doghouse" are "Dog" and
"House." There are many compound words in the 48 Keys. Some of them are formed of
words that appear alone elsewhere in the Keys. For example, consider the compound
Angelical word Dsabramg (which prepared). The elements of this word are Ds (which)
and Abramg (prepare)- both of which appear on their own elsewhere in the Keys.
On the other hand, some compounds contain word elements that appear nowhere
else in the Keys. For example, consider the compound Fbliard (Visit with Comfort).
Here the elements are F (visit) and "Bliard" (with Comfort). The word F appears
elsewhere in the Keys, but not the word "Bliard." Therefore, "Bliard" is a word element
that you won't find anywhere outside of this course and my Lexicon.
Because compounding words often alters their spelling (see the lesson on
Compounds), these new word elements are always suspect. That is, we can not be sure of
their proper spelling or usage. For this reason, I always surround such orphan word
elements with "quotation marks."
Searching out these “word elements” from the mass of known Angelical words
represents a significant expansion of our previous understanding of the language.
Though some uncertainty remains over their proper spellings, they still offer us a solid
foundation from which to explore the language deeper.
In that light, also keep in mind that many of these word elements may actually be
Angelical root words. I did not include them in the lesson on root words because of their
uncertainty. The student only needs to study the six following short lists, to become
familiar with these word elements. The elements will appear again in the lesson on
compound words.
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Word-Element List 1 - A-C
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Aath” (or “Ath”) (ath) Works (or Deeds) htaa
"Abai" (ay-bay-ii) To Stoop iaba
“Apila” (ap-ii-la) To Live alipa
“Avav” (ay-vav) Pomp uaua
“Bazem” (bas-em) Midday mezab
“Bigl” (big-el) Comforter lgib
“Bliard” (blii-ARD) Comfort drailb
“Bliort” (blii-ORT) Comfort troilb
“Brin” (brin) Have nirb
“Brint” (brint) Has tnirb
“Cacocasb” (kay-KOH-kasb) Another While bsacocac
“Capimao” (kay-pii-MAY-oh) While (-period of time) oamipac
“Coazior” (koh-ay-zhor) To Increase roizaoc
“Como” (koh-moh) Window omoc
Word-Element List 2 - D-F
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Dax” (daks) Loins xad
“Dlugam” (dee-LOO-gam) Given maguld
“Ecrin” (EE-krin) Praise nirce
“Elzap” (el-ZAP) Course pazl
“Es” (es) Fourth s
“Etharzi” (eth-AR-zii) Peace izrahte
“Faorgt” (fay-or-jet) Dwelling Place tgroaf
Word-Element List 3 - G-L
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Gchis” (jee-KIIS) Are sihcg
“Giar” (jii-ar) Harvest raig
“Iadoias" (jad-oh-JAS) Eternal God sagodag
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"Ialprt" (YAL-pert) Flame trplay
“Ichis” (jay-kiis) Are sihcg
“Insi” (in-sii) To Walk isni
“Ium” (jay-um) (is) Called mug
“Ix” (iks) Let xi
“Las” (las) Rich sal
“Lo” (loh) The First ol
“Lolcis” (LOL-sis) Bucklers siclol
“Lonshin” (lon-shin) Powers nihsnol
“Lzar” (el-ZAR) Courses razl
“Lzirn” (el-zirn) Wonders nrizl
Word-Element List 4 - M-O
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Mal” (mal) Thrust, Arrow, Increase lam
“Mian” (mii-AN) Continuance naim
“Momar” (MOH-mar) To Crown ramom
“Mospleh” (mos-play) Horns helpsom
“Nibm” (nib-em) Season mbin
“Nor” (nor) Son ron
“Norm” (norm) Son mron
“Oado” (oh-ay-doh) To Weave odao
“Olap” (oh-lap) Men palo
“Ollor” (ohl-lor) Man rollo
“Oma” (oh-ma) (of) Understanding amo
“Omp” (omp) Understanding pmo
Word-Element List 5 - P-Q
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Paaox” (PAY-ay-oks) To Remain xoaap
“Page” (pay-jee) To Rest egap
“Pam” (pam) Not map
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“Pamis” (pam-is) Cannot simap
“Patralx” (PAY-tralks) Rock xlartap
“Pirgah” (pur-jah) “The First Glory” (lit.- Flames) hagrp
“Pirgi” (per-jii) Fires igrp
“Praf” (praf) To Dwell farp
“Prg” (purj) Flame grp
“Puin” (pew-in) (sharp) Sickles niup
“Puran” (pew-ran) To See narup
“Purg” (purj) Flames grp
“Qanis” (kway-nis) Olives sinaq
“Quasb” (kwazb) To Destroy bsaq
“Qrasahi” (kra-sa-hii) Pleasure ihasarq
Word-Element List 6 - S-Z
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Saba” (SAY-bay) Whose abas
“Smnad” (sem-en-ad) Another danms
“Sobha” (SOB-hay) Whose ahbos
“Sobo” (SOH-boh) Whose obos
“Sola” (SOH-lay) Whose alos
“Tabas” (tay-BAS) To Govern sabat
“Thiln” (thiln) Seats nliht
“Toha” (toh-ha) (my) Triumph ahot
“Toltorn” (tol-TORN) Creature nrotlot
“Vau” (vah) To Work nau
“Vnph” (unv) Anger hpnu
“Vonin” (voh-NIN) Dragons ninou
“Vonpo” (von-foh) Wrath opnpu
“Vovim” (voh-VIM) Dragon miuou
“Zilodarp” (ZII-loh-darp) Stretch Forth/Conquest pradoliz
Note: There are a few more word-elements in the vocabulary lists found in the
next lesson. They are also marked with "parentheses."
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Lesson Nine: Vocabulary 5 (Pronouns, Prepositions and Conjunctions)
PronounsPersonal pronouns (I, She, He, You) are used very infrequently in the Angelical
Keys- and it is difficult to say why they are used in the places we find them. Relative
pronouns (Whom, These, That) seem to be a bit more common, as they are not as easily
implied by context.
Study the following lists of pronouns before moving on to the next part of this
lesson:
Pronoun List 1 - A-D
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAg (ag) No / None (No One) ga
“Agl” (ag-el) No One lga
Amiran (am-ir-an) Yourselves narima
Ar (ar) That ra
Asobam (ay-SOH-bam) (on) Whom mabosa
Asymp (ay-simp) Another pmysa
Bolp (bulp) (be) Thou plob
Casarm (kay-SARM) Whom mrasac
Casarma (kay-SAR-ma) Whom amrasac
Casarman (kay-SAR-man) Whom / (under) Whose namrasac
Casarmg (kay-SAR-mij) In Whom gmrasac
Casarmi (kay-SAR-mij) (under) Whom gmrasac
“Da” (dah) There ad
Ds (dee-es) Which / That sd
Dst (dee-es-tee) Which (also) tsd
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Pronoun List 2 - I/Y-P
Word Pronunciation English Angelical”Yl” (yil) Thy ly
Yls (yils) Thou sly
Ylsi (yil-sii) Thee isly
“Ip” (ip) Her pi
“Irgil” (ir-jil) How Many ligri
Nonca (non-sa) (to) You acnon
Noncf (non-sef) You fcnon
Nonci (non-sii) You icnon
Noncp (non-sef) You pcnon
“Oi” (oh-ii) This io
Ol (ohl) I lo
Par (par) (in) Them rap
“Pi” (pii) She ip
Priaz (prii-AYZ) Those zairp
Priazi (prii-AY-zii) Those izairp
Pronoun List 3 - S-V
Word Pronunciation English Angelical“Smnad” (sem-en-ad) Another danms
Sobam (SOH-bam) Whom mabos
Symp (simp) Another pmys
“T” (tee) It t
Tiobl (tii-AHB-el) (within) Her lboit
Tox (toks) His/Him xot
Unal (yew-NAL) These lanu
Vomzarg (vom-sarj) Every One/All grazmou
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PrepositionsEven more rare in Angelical is the use of prepositions (at, in, in, for). We already
know that there may be an affix to indicate “of” (o “-o”). There is also one instance of
the word De (of) that stands alone in the Keys. Prepositions certainly exist to some
extent in Angelical, but they are not often used unless context makes them unavoidable.
Below, you will find lists of Angelical prepositions. Study these one at a time
before moving on to the final part of this lesson:
Preposition List 1 - A-E
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAai (ay-AY-ii) Amongst (you) iaa
Aaiom (ay-AY-om) Amongst (us) moiaa
Aaf (ay-AF) Amongst faa
Aao (ay-ay-OH) Amongst oaa
Aspt (aspt) Before, In Front tpsa
“Azia” (ay-ZII-ay) Like (unto) aiza
Cacrg (KAY-kurg) Until gcrac
De (dee) Of ed
Eai (ee-AY-ii) Amongst iae
Preposition List 2 - M-P
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalM (em) Except m
Mirc (mirk) Upon crim
Nothoa (noth-OH-a) Amidst aohton
Oai (oh-AY-ii) Amongst iao
Oq (oh-kwah) But/Except qo
Oroch (oh-ROK) Under hcoro
Orocha (oh-ROH-ka) Beneath ahcoro
Pambt (pamt) Unto (me) tbmap
Pugo (pug-oh) As Unto ogup
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Preposition List 3 - T-V
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalTa (tay) As at
Tia (tii-a) Unto (us) ait
Vors (vorz) Over srou
Vorsg (vorzh) Over (you) gsrou
Zomdux (zom-dooks) Amidst (– “encompassed by”) xudmoz
Zylna (zil-na) Within (itself) anlyz
ConjunctionsAngelical conjunctions seem to work similar to prepositions. They are fairly rare,
but are used where necessary. The main exception would be the word Od (and), which is
by far the most-used word in the Keys.
Study this final list before moving on to the next lesson:
Conjunction List
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAr (ar) That ra
Bagle (BAY-gayl) For (Wherefore, Because) elgab
Baglen (BAY-gayl-en) Because nelgab
Cacrg (KAY-kurg) Until gcrac
Crip (krip) But prc
“Crp” (krip) But prc
Lap (lap) For (- Because) pal
Larag (lay-rag) Neither / Nor garal
M (em) Except m
Od (ohd or od) And do
Oq (oh-kwah) But/Except qo
Ot (ot) And to
Q (kwah) Or q
Quiin (kwii-in) Wherein niiq
Ta (tay) As at
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Lesson Ten: Vocabulary 6 (Compounds)
As I stated in the "Principles of Angelical" section of the Introduction, the
Angelical tongue mimics ancient languages in the way it compounds smaller root words
into larger, and more sophisticated, words. For example, the three words Zir (Am), Enay
(Lord) and Iad (God) are combined to form Zirenaiad (I am the Lord Your God).
riz + an + day = dayanriz
I have found that, most often, compounds are made between nouns or verbs and
the words that modify or indicate them. The following examples are an extremely small
sample of such modifier-compounds found throughout the 48 Keys. (Note that I have
placed the modifiers within each word in bold.) There are possessive adjective (his, her)
compounds:
Busdirtilb (Glory (of) Her) blitridsub
Elzaptilb (Her Course) blitpazl
Lonshitox (His Power) xotihsnol
Demonstrative and relative pronoun (which/that, this, those) compounds:
Arcoazior (That Increase) roizaocra
Artabas (That Govern) sabatra
Unalchis (These Are) sihclanu
Oisalman (This House) namlasio
Dsabramg (Which Prepared) gmarbasd
Dschis (Which Are) sihcsd
Dsi (Which Is) isd
Dsom (That Understand) mosd
Conjunction (and, or, but, as) compounds are very common:
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Corsta (Such As) atsroc
Crpl (But One) lprc
Tablior (As Comforters) roilbat
Taviv (As the Second) uiuat
Odchis (And Are) sihcdo
Odmiam (And Continuance) maimdo
Odzamran (And Appear) narmazdo
Qmospleh (Or the Horns) helpsomq
Plus, compounds are regularly created from forms of the verb “to be” (is, are, were):
Chisholq (Are Measured) qlohsihc
Unalchis (These are) sihclanu
Gchisge (Are Not) egsihcg
Inoas (Are Become) saoni
Idlugam (Is Given) maguldi
Pageip (Rest Not) piegap
Odipuran (And Shall Not See) narupido
Zirenaiad (I Am the Lord God) daianriz
I have also found that compounding Angelical words often results in changes to
their spelling. For example, the word Dsonf (Which Reign) is a combination of Ds
(Which) and Sonf (Reign). However, notice that there is only one “S” found in Dsonf.
That is because Angelical combines duplicate letters when forming compounds.
Therefore, the final “S” of Ds and the first “S” of Sonf combine into one “S” in Dsonf.
Another example is the word Gmicalzoma (Power of Understanding). This is a
combination of Gmicalzo (Power) and Oma (Understanding). However, we can see that
the final “O” of Gmicalzo and the first “O” of Oma have been combined into a single
letter in the compound.
There are also several examples of completely inexplicable spelling changes when
compounds are formed. For instance, the word for “Day” in Angelical is Basgim, while
the compound word for “the First Midday” is Bazemlo (“Bazem” + “Lo”). The change
of the “S” to a “Z” is not surprising, because these letters represent a similar sound.
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However, note how the “GI” of Basgim has disappeared entirely from the compound
Bazemlo. Therefore, we can guess that “Bas/Baz” is an Angelical root indicating
“daytime.” However, we cannot guess what rules apply to the spelling change between
Basgim and the “Bazem” element in Bazemlo.
It might be helpful to provide another example, so we will look at the word Soba
(Whose). In the compound Sobhaath (Whose Works), the spelling has altered to
“Sobha.” In the compound Sobolzar (Whose Courses), the spelling becomes “Sobo.”
Even more inexplicable, in the compound Solamian (Whose Continuence), the spelling is
altered to “Sola.”
Note: If you have studied the previous vocabulary lists, then the following 13
lists will present nothing you haven't already learned. The lists will mainly serve to
illustrate how Angelical compounds work. We can plainly see that compounds are
overwhelmingly formed of nouns/verbs and possessive adjectives, pronouns,
conjunctions and forms of "to be." There are fewer (though no less significant) examples
of nouns compounded with adjectives or verbs other than "to be." Also take note of the
spelling (and pronunciation) changes between the compound and its word-elements.
Compound List 1 - A (a Un)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalAbaivonin (ay-bay-II-voh-nin) “Abai” +
“Vonin”
Stooping
Dragons
ninouiaba
“Agl” (ag-el) Ag +
L
No One lga
Agtoltorn (ay-jee-tol-torn) Ag +
“Toltorn”
No Creature nrotlotga
Arcaosgi (ar-kay-OZH-ii) “Ar” +
Caosgi
(To van?) the
Earth
igsoacra
Arcoazior (ar-koh-ay-zhor) Ar +
“Coazior”
That Increase roizaocra
Artabas (ar-tay-bas) Ar +
“Tabas”
That Govern sabatra
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Avavox (ay-VAY-voks) “Avav” +
Tox
His Pomp xouaua
Aziagiar (ay-zii-AY-jii-er) “Azia” +
“Giar”
Like Unto the
Harvest
raigaiza
Compound List 2 - B (b Pa)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalBaltoh (bal-toh) Balt +
Toh
Righteousness hotlab
Baltoha (bal-toh-ha) Balt +
“Toha”
(my)
Righteousness
ahotlab
Bazemlo (bas-em-loh) “Bazem” +
“Lo”
Midday the First olmezab
Bigliad (big-lii-ad) “Bigl” +
Iad?
(in our) Comforter dailgib
Busdirtilb (buz-der-tilb) Busdir +
Tilb
Glory (of) Her blitridsub
Compound List 3 - C (c Veh)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English Angelical“Chisda” (kiis-da) Chis +
“Da”
Are there adsihc
Chisholq (KIIS-hohl-kwa) Chis +
Holq
Are
measured
qlohsihc
Chismicaolz (kiis-mii-KAY-ohlz ) Chis +
Micaolz
Are mighty zloacimsihc
Chista (kiis-tay) Chis +
Ta
Are as atsihc
Chistad (kiis-tad) Chis +
Ta + D
Are as the
third
datsihc
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Comobliort (koh-moh-blii-ort) “Como” +
“Bliort”
Window of
Comfort
troilbomoc
Corsta (kors-tay) Cors +
Ta
Such as atsroc
Crpl (krip-el) “Crp” +
L
But One lprc
Compound List 4 - D (d Gal)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalDaxil (daks-il) “Dax” +
“Yl”
Thy Loins lixad
Dialprt (dii-AL-purt) D +
“Ialprt”
Third Flame trplaid
Dsbrin (dee-es-brin) Ds +
“Brin”
Which Have nirbsd
Dschis (dee-es-kiis) Ds +
Chis
Which Are sihcsd
Dsi (dee-sii) Ds +
I
Which Is isd
Dsinsi (dee-sin-sii) Ds +
“Insi”
Which Walkest isnisd
Dsium (dee-sii-um) Ds +
“Ium”
Which (is) Called muisd
Dsabramg (dee-say-bray-mig) Ds +
Abramg
Which Prepared gmarbasd
Dsoado (dee-soh-ay-doh) Ds +
“Oado”
Which Weave odaosd
Dsom (dee-som) Ds +
Om
That Understand mosd
Dsonf (dee-sonv) Ds +
Sonf
Which Reign fnosd
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Dspaaox (dee-SPAY-ay-oks) Ds +
“Paaox”
Which Remain xoaapsd
Dspraf (dee-es-praf) Ds + “
Praf”
Which Dwell farpsd
Duiv (DOO-iv) D +
Div
Third Angle uiud
Compound List 5 - E, F, G (e Graph, f Or, g Ged)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalElzaptilb (el-ZAP-tilb) “Elzap” +
Tilb
Her Course blitpazl
Fbliard (ef-blii-ard) F +
“Bliard”
Visit (with)
Comfort
drailbf
Fcaosga (ef-kay-OS-ga) F +
Caosga
Visit The
Earth
agsoacf
Fetharzi (feth-AR-zii) F +
“Etharzi”
Visit in peace izrahtef
Gchisge (jee-KIIS-jee) “Gchis” +
“Ge”
Are not egsihcg
Gmicalzoma (jee-mii-KAYL-
zoh-ma)
Gmicalzo +
“Oma”
Power of
Understanding
amozlacimg
Gohel (GOH-hel) Goho +
El
Sayeth the
First
lhog
Gohoiad (goh-HOH-ii-ad) Goho +
Iad
Sayeth the
Lord
daiohog
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Compound List 6 - I/Y (y Gon, and two g Ged)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalIadbaltoh (ii-ad-BAL-
toh)
Iad +
Balt + Toh
(Triumphant)
God of
Righteousness
hotlabdai
Iadnamad (yad-nay-mad) Iadnah +
Mad?
Pure
Knowledge
damanday
Iadoiasmomar (jad-oh-JAS-
moh-mar)
“Iadoias” +
“Momar”
God Eternally
Crowned
ramomsagodag
Ialpirgah (YAL-pur-jah) “Ialprt” +
“Pirgah”
“Flames of
the First
Glory”
hagriplay
Ialprg (YAL-purj) “Ialprt” +
“Prg”
Burning flame grplay
Ialpurg (YAL-purj) “Ialprt” +
“Purg”
Burning
flame(s)
grplay
Ichisge (jay-KIIS-jee) “Ichis” +
“Ge”
Are Not egsihcg
Icorsca (ii-KORS-kay) I + Cors +
“Ca”
Is Such As acsroci
Idlugam (id-LOO-gam) I +
“Dlugam”
Is given maguldi
Iga (ii-ga) I +
“GA”
Is 31 agi
Il (ii-el) I +
L
Is One li
Inoas (in-OH-as) I +
Noas
Are/Have
Become
saoni
Ipam (ip-am) I +
“Pam”
Is Not mapi
Ipamis (ip-am-is) I +
“Pamis”
Cannot be simapi
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“Ipuran” (II-pew-ran) Ip +
“Puran”
Shall Not See narupi
Irgilchisda (ir-jil-KIIS-da) “Irgil” +
Chis + “Da”
How Many
Are There
adsihcligri
Isalman (ii-SAYL-man) I +
Salman
Is A House namlasi
Ivonph (ii-VONV) I +
Vonph
Is Wrath hpnoui
Ivonpovnph (ii-VON-foh-
unv)
I + “Vonpo”
+ “Vnph”
Is Wrath In
Anger
hpnuopnoui
Ixomaxip (iks-oh-MAKS-
ip)
“Ix” +
Omax +
“Ip”
Let Her Be
Known
pixamoxi
Compound List 7 - L (l Ur)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalLasollor (las-OHL-or) “Las” +
“Ollor”
Rich Man rollosal
Lcapimao (el-kay-PII-may-oh) L +
“Capimao”
One While oamipacl
Lel (el-el) L +
El
Same ll
Lialprt (el-YAL-purt) L +
“Ialprt”
First Flame trplayl
Lnibm (el-nib-em) L +
“Nibm”
One Season mbinl
Lonshitox (lon-shii-toks) Lonshi +
Tox
His Power xotihsnol
Lpatralx (el-PAY-tralks) L +
“Patralx”
One Rock xlartapl
Lsmnad (els-mad) L +
“Smnad”
One Another danmsl
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Compound List 8 - M, N (m Tal, n Drux)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalMadzilodarp (mad-ZII-loh-darp) Mad +
“Zilodarp”
God of
Conquest
pradolizdam
Malpirgi (mal-per-jii) “Mal” +
“Pirgi”
Fires of Life
and Increase
igriplam
Malprg (mal-purj) “Mal” +
“Prg”
Through-
Thrusting Fire
grplam
Malpurg (mal-purj) “Mal” +
“Purg”
Fiery
Darts/Arrows
grplam
Matorb (may-torb) Matb +
Torb
Long- period
of time
brotam
Normolap (nor-moh-lap) “Norm” +
“Olap”
Sons of Men palomron
Norquasahi (nor-kway-SAY-hii) “Nor” +
“Qrasahi”
Sons of
Pleasure
ihasaqron
Compound List 9 - O (o Med)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalOdapila (ohd-ap-ii-la) Od +
“Apila”
And Liveth alipado
Odbrint (ohd-brint) Od +
“Brint”
And Has tnirbdo
Odcacocasb (ohd-kay-
KOH-kazb)
Od +
“Cacocasb”
And Another While bsacocacdo
Odchis (ohd-kiis) Od +
Chis
And are sihcdo
Odecrin (oh-dee-KRIN) Od +
“Ecrin”
And the Praise (of) nircedo
Odes (oh-DES) Od +
“Es”
And Fourth sdo
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Odfaorgt (ohd-fay-
ORJT)
Od +
“Faorgt”
And The Dwelling
Place
tgroafdo
Odipuran (ohd-II-pew-
ran)
Od + Ip +
“Puran”
And shall not see narupido
Odlonshin (ohd-lon-shin) Od +
“Lonshin”
And Powers nihsnoldo
Odmiam (ohd-MII-am) Od +
Miam
And Continuance maimdo
Odquasb (ohd-kwazb) Od +
“Quasb”
And Destroy bsaqdo
Odugeg (ohd-yew-JEJ) Od +
Ugeg
And Wax Strong gegudo
Odvooan (ohd-voo-AN) Od +
Vooan
And Truth naooudo
Odzamran (ohd-zam-ran) Od +
Zamran
And Appear narmazdo
Oisalman (oh-ii-SAYL-
man)
“Oi” +
Salman
This House namlasio
Olcordziz (ohl-KORD-
ziz)
Oln +
Cordziz
Made Mankind zizdroclo
Omptilb (omp-tilb) “Omp” +
Tilb
Her understanding blitpmo
Oslondoh (os-LON-doh) Os +
Londoh
12 Kingdoms hodnolso
Othilrit (oh-THIL-rit) Othil +
Rit
Seats of Mercy tirlihto
Oxiayal (oks-AY-al) Tox? +
Iaial
Mighty Seat (-the
Divine Throne)
layaixo
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Compound List 10 - P, Q (p Mals, q Ger)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalPageip (pay-jee-ip) “Page” +
Ip
Rest Not piegap
Pii (pii-ii) “Pi” +
I
She is iip
Qaal (kwah-AY-el) Qaa +
L
Creator laaq
Qadah (kwah-AY-dah) Qaa +
Iaida?
Creator hadaq
Qmospleh (kwah-mos-play) Q + “
Mospleh”
Or the Horns helpsomq
Qta (kwah-tay) Q +
Ta
Or As atq
Compound List 11 - S (s Fam)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalSabaooaona (say-bay-oh-oh-AY-oh-na) Saba +
Ooaona
Whose Eyes anoaooabas
Sdiv (es-DII-vee) S +
Div
Fourth
Angle
uids
Sobaiad (soh-BAY-ad) Soba +
Iad
Whose God dayabos
Sobhaath (sob-HAY-ath) “Sobha” +
“Aath”
Whose
Works
htaahbos
Sobolzar (soh-BOL-zar) “Sobo” +
“Lzar”
Whose
Courses
razlobos
Solamian (soh-LAY-mii-an) “Sola” +
“Mian”
Whose
Continuance
naimalos
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Compound List 12 - T (t Gisg)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalTablior (TAY-blii-or) Ta +
Blior
As
Comforters
roilbat
“Tad” (tad) Ta +
D
As the third dat
Tage (tayj) Ta +
“Ge”
As (is) Not egat
Talo (tay-el-oh) Ta +
“Lo”
As the First olat
Talolcis (tay-LOL-sis) Ta +
“Lolcis”
As Bucklers siclolat
Tapuin (TAY-pew-in) Ta +
“Puin”
As (sharp)
Sickles
niupat
Taqanis (tay-kway-nis) Ta +
“Qanis”
As Olives sinaqat
Taviv (tay-viv) Ta +
Viv
As the
Second
uiuat
Telocvovim (tee-LOCH-voh-vee-im) Teloch +
“Vovim”
Death
Dragon
miuoucolet
Thilnos (thil-nos) “Thiln” +
Os
12 Seats sonliht
Ti (tii) “T” +
I
It Is it
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Compound List 13 - U/V, Z (u Van, z Ceph)
Compound Pronunciation Elements English AngelicalVaulzirn (VOL-zern) “Vau” +
“Lzirn”
Work Wonders nrizluau
Vivdiv (viv-DII-vee) Viv +
Div
Second Angle uiduiu
Vivialprt (viv-ii-AL-purt) Viv +
“Ialprt”
Second Flame trplaiuiu
Unalchis (yew-nal-kiis) Unal +
Chis
These Are sihclanu
“Vonpovnph” (VON-foh-unv) “Vonpo” +
“Vnph”
Wrath in Anger hpnuopnou
Zirenaiad (zii-er-NAY-ad) Zir +
Enay + Iad
I am the Lord
(your) God
dayanriz
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Lesson Eleven:Basic Phrases
By this point, you have hopefully gathered a functional Angelical vocabulary.
You should have plenty of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions,
conjunctions and even a working knowledge of how Angelical compounds are formed.
Now you only need to combine all of these parts of speech into phrases.
Fortunately, there is very little new to teach in this regard. Angelical phrases are
constructed according to the same rules you learned in grade-school English. (Dee
himself spoke early-Modern English, the grammatical rules of which were fairly identical
to present-day English.) Therefore, this lesson will be a simple one, intended mainly for
illustration. (There will be more practical tips for building Angelical phrases in the
lesson on Translating English to Angelical.)
Below, I will point out some basic points of Angelical phrases, and illustrate them
with passages from the 48 Keys:
A simple sentence contains three parts- a Subject, Verb and Object (or Predicate).
Consider the following simple phrases:
Subject Verb Predicate
Dazis ethamz achildao...
Their heads are covered with diamond...
Caosga, tabaord saanir.
The Earth, let her by her parts.
be governed
Casarmg gohia, zacar...
In whom we say, "Move..."
Complex sentences are formed by adding further clauses to the object. A "clause" is a
part of a sentence that makes sense by itself, because it contains its own verb. In the
following examples, I have placed the subordinate clause in bold:
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Gchisge avavago cormp pd dsonf vivdiv?
Are not the Thunders of Increase numbered 33 which reign in the Second
Angle?
Zacam gmicalzo, sobhaath trian luiahe...
I move you in power and presence, whose works shall be a song of honor...
Bazemlo ita piripson oln nazavabh ox.
The midday the first is as the third Heaven made of hyacinth pillars 26.
Compound sentences are literally two separate sentences joined together with a
conjunction. I have used a "/" to separate the two parts of the following examples:
Oxiayal holdo / od zirom o coraxo ds zildar raasy...
The Mighty Seat groaned / and they were 5 Thunders which flew into the east...
Ds holq qaa nothoa zimz, / od commah ta nobloh zien.
Which measureth your garments in the midst of my vestures / and trussed you
together as the palms of my hands.
Sapah zimii duiv / od noas taqanis adroch...
The Mighty Sounds have entered into the third Angle / and are become as olives
in the olive mount...
Finally, we can classify any sentence into Statements, Commands or Questions. A
Statement is a sentence where the verb follows the noun:
Raas isalman paradiz...
The east is a house of virgins...
A Command is a sentence where the verb precedes the noun. Due to the nature of the
Keys, there are a great number of Commands found throughout them:
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Zacar od zamran!
Move and show yourselves!
Odo cicle qaa.
Open the mysteries of your creation.
Angelical adjectives and adverbs, where they are used at all, work just as they do
in Modern English. Adjectives generally precede the noun, while adverbs generally
follow the verb. In the following, I have placed the adjective/noun and the verb/adverb in
bold:
...abraassa noncf [...] tilb adphaht damploz.
...provided you for [...] her unspeakable variety.
...ds iumd aqlo adohi moz.
...which is called in thy kingdom Joy.
...dluga vomzarg lonsa capmiali vors cla...
...giving unto every one of you power successively over 456...
...busdirtilb noaln paid orsba od dodrmni...
...the glory of her may be always drunken and vexed...
Finally, for possessive adjectives (his, her), pronouns (which, this, those), conjunctions
(and, as, but, or) and forms of the verb "to be", refer again to the lesson on Angelical Compounds.
Quite often, these parts of speech are compounded directly to the nouns they indicate.
There are no exercises for this lesson. Once you have a basic grasp of the
material, simply move on to the next lesson. As I said previously, there will be more
practical tips in the lesson on Translating English to Angelical.
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Lesson Twelve: Advanced Vocabulary
In previous lessons, I have focused strictly upon words found in the 48 Angelical
Keys. However, Dee also recorded many further Angelical words in his journals-
including several words from the Book of Loagaeth, along with several words spoken by
the Angels in random spots throughout the records.
I consider these words to be advanced vocabulary. Remember in the Principals of
Angelical, where the Archangel Raphael explained that the language has "49 manner of
understandings." This could mean that there are 49 "dialects" within Angelical- and these
words could be from dialects other than what we see in the Keys. Even still, I do
consider these Angelical words.
In the following four lists, I have only included words for which Dee recorded
definitions. (There are several more that remain undefined. These are all included in my
Lexicon.) You will also note that several of the "English senses" are marked with a (?).
This indicates that the exact definition of the word is uncertain.
As before, simply study each list one at a time, and become familiar with these
advanced vocabulary words.
Advanced Vocabulary 1 - A, B, C (a Un, b Pa, c Veh)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalAdgmach (aj-mak) Glory (-Adoration,
Praise)
hcamgda
Alca (al-ka) To Signify(?) acla
Amgedpha (am-JED-fa) I Will Begin Anew ahpdegma
Amzes (am-zes) Those that fear God(?) sezma
Apachana (ap-AY-kay-na) Slimy Things Made of
Dust
anahcapa
Argedco (ar-JED-koh) With Humility We
Call Thee, With
Adoration of the
Trinity.
ocdegra
Arphe (ar-fay) I Desire Thee, O God ehpra
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Audcal (od-kal) Gold (the Mercury of
the Philosopher's
Stone)
lacdua
Bab (bab) Dominion bab
Canse (kan-say) Mighty esnac
Carma (kar-ma) Come Out / Arrive
From / Arise
amrac
Chramsa (KRAYM-sa) Be It Made With
Power
asmarhc
Congamphlgh (KONG-am-filj) Faith / Holy Ghost hglhpmagnoc
Coronzon (kor-on-zon) Satan, the Devil, the
Enemy
nonoroc
“Crus” (kroos) More, Greater (?) surc
Cruscanse (KROOS-kan-say) More Mighty esnacsurc
Advanced Vocabulary 2 - D, G/J, H (d Gal, g Ged, h Na)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalDarr (dar) The Philosopher's Stone rrad
Dlasod (dee-lay-sod) Sulfur dosald
Gahoachma (jah-hohk-ma) I Am that I Am amhcaohag
Galsagen (GAL-saj-en) Divine Power Creating the
Angel of the Sun
negaslag
Galvah (gal-VAH) The End (or Omega) haulag
Gascampho (gas-KAM-foh) Why Didst Thou So? ohpmacsag
Gebofal (jeb-oh-fal) "The Practice of the 49 Gates of
Understanding"
lafobeg
Gemeganza (jeem-gan-za) "Your will be done" aznagemeg
Geta (jet-a) Thither / There (?) ateg
Gohed (joh-ED) “One Everlasting, All Things
Descending Upon One”
dehog
Gru (groo) To Cause, Bring About, Result urg
Hardeh (har-day) To be Worthy(?) hedrah
Hoxmarch (hoks-mark) Fear (Stand in Awe of) God hcramxoh
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Iaisg (jay-IZH) Everlasting One and Indivisible
God
asi-ag
Iurehoh (jur-AY-hoh) "What Christ did in Hell" hoherug
Iusmach (jus-mak) Begotten hcamsug
Advanced Vocabulary 3 - L, M, N, O, P
(l Ur, m Tal, n Drux, o Med, p Mals,)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalLang (lang) Those Who Serve gnal
Loagaeth (loh-gah) Speech From God hteagaol
Lu (loo) From One ul
Luas (loo-akh) Those Who Praise (or, the
Triumphant)
saul
Lulo (loo-loh) Tartar (Mother of Vinegar) olul
Mabberan (MAB-er-an) How Now(?) narebbam
Miketh (mii-KETH) “The True Measure of the Will
of God in Judgment, which is by
Wisdom”(?)
htecim
NA (en-ay) “The Name of the Trinity”, Lord an
Naghezes (naj-eez-es) To Read(?) sezegan
Nostoah (nah-stah) “It Was in the Beginning” haotson
O, Oh (oh) “Come, and Bear Witness” o
Osf (os-ef) Discord fso
Padgze (paj) “Justice From Divine Power
Without Defect”
ezgdap
Pala (pay-la) Two- separated alap
Phama (fama) I Will Give amahp
Pola (poh-la) Two- together, Couple alap
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Advanced Vocabulary 4 - R, S, T, U/V, Z
(r Don, s Fam, t Gisg, u Van, z Ceph)
Word Pronunciation English AngelicalRlodnr (rel-oh-din-ur) Alchemical Furnace /Athanor(?) rndolr
Roxtan (roks-tan) (rectified?) Wine natxor
Sach (sak) The Establishers / Supporters hcas
Sem (sem) In This Place mes
Ser (ser) Sorrow res
Sor (sor) Action (especially that taken by
a King)
ros
Tohcoth (toh-koth) “Nature Spirits” htochot
Urch (yurk) The Confusers hcru
Zna (snay) Motion (Action) anz
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Lesson Thirteen: More Phrases
As described in the previous lesson, there are instances throughout Dee's journals
where the Angels slipped into their native tongue when speaking or praying. Dee was
usually good about stopping the Angel and asking for a translation of the foreign words,
and most of the time the Angel would oblige. This was wonderful, because it expanded
the Angelic language beyond what we see in the Book of Loagaeth or the 48 Angelical
Keys.
Unfortunately, the Angels rarely offered word-by-word translations for these
random phrases. Instead, the given definitions apply to the entire phrase collectively. In
my Lexicon I provide full references to locate these phrases in Dee's journals. For this
lesson, you only need to look over the following phrases and become familiar with them.
Gohed Ascha (joh-ED ask-a) ahcsa dehog
"One Everlasting God."
Lava Zuraah (lav-ah zur-AY-ah) haaruz aual
Use humility in Prayers to God, or Fervently Pray
Life Lephe Lurfando (liif leef-ay lur-fan-doh)
odnafrul ehpel efil
“A strong charge to the wicked to tell the truth.”
O remiges varpax (oh rem-ii-jes var-paks) xaprau segimer o
Come Lord (and) Have Mercy.
Vors Mabberan (vorz MAB-er-an) narebbam srou
What hast thou to do with us? (A challenge to prove one’s authority.)
Carma Geta (kar-ma jet-a) ateg amrac
Come out of there. (An exorcism.)
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Lesson Fourteen: Translating English to Angelical
Based on my overall study of the language, I would like to offer some basic tips
on translating English texts into Angelical. I will use a sample text as an example
throughout this lesson. I suggest the student write a short text of their own to practice the
same steps. (A copy of my Lexicon is an immense aid to the following process.
However, it is not required for the following lesson.)
Step One: First of all, write out the text as it exists in English. We will use the
following invocation as our example:
O thou mighty Angels of the Celestial Spheres, hear this heartfelt invocation!
Bring down your power and your mercy, and lighten the whole Earth with your
wisdom! For this is a time that requireth gentle comfort! Open the mysteries of
your hidden speech, and bring deep understanding to the true worshipers of God!
We sing your praises unto the vast heavens, and perform the commandments of
the Most High! Move, therefore, and show yourselves! Be friendly unto me! For
I am a servant of the same your God, the true worshiper of the Highest.
Step Two: Mark out articles (such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc). Articles do not exist
at all in Angelical. The word “of” is also unnecessary most of the time- though there
does exist an Angelical word for it (De), so it can be used if you feel it is unavoidable.
Below, we can see what our example text looks like after removing the articles:
O thou mighty Angels of ___ Celestial Spheres, hear this heartfelt invocation!
Bring down your power and your mercy, and lighten ___ whole Earth with your
wisdom! For this is ___ time that requireth gentle comfort! Open ___ mysteries
___ your hidden speech, and bring deep understanding to ___ true worshipers of
God! We sing your praises unto ___ vast heavens, and perform ___
commandments ___ ___ Most High! Move, therefore, and show yourselves! Be
friendly unto me! For I am ___ servant ___ ___ same your God, ___ true
worshiper ___ ___ Highest.
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Step Three: Mark out most adjectives. You can check the word list in the
Adjectives and Adverbs Lesson to see if your adjective- or something similar- already
exists. If it does not, you can drop the adjective, and consider it implied in the Angelical.
As an example, if you want to translate the words “a bitter sting”, you would only need to
look up the word “sting.” There is no Angelical word for “bitter”, but that adjective is
implicit in the Angelical word Grosb (bitter Sting). The same word might translate as
“horrible sting”, “painful sting”, “poisonous sting”, etc. Here follows our example text,
with most of its adjectives removed:
O thou mighty Angels of Celestial Spheres, hear this ___ invocation! Bring down
your power and your mercy, and lighten ___ Earth with your wisdom! For this is
time that requireth ___ comfort! Open mysteries your hidden speech, and bring
___ understanding to ___ worshippers of God! We sing your praises unto ___
heavens, and perform commandmends Most High! Move, therefore, and show
yourselves! Be friendly unto me! For I am servant same your God, ___
worshipper Highest.
(In the above, I found an Angelical adjective for "mighty." I did not find one for
"hidden", but I found an acceptable replacement- "mystery" or "mysterious." Therefore, I
left these two adjectives in place. I also left all possessive adjectives- such as "your"-
because we have Angelical words for them.)
Step Four-A: Also remember that Angelical compounds are often formed
between nouns and the possessive adjectives (his, her, their), demonstrative and relative
pronouns (which/that, this, those), conjunctions (and, or, but, as) and forms of "to be" (is,
are, were) that indicate them. Therefore, try linking these words together in the English
text, and see if they form natural compounds in Angelical. In our example text, I have
used [brackets] to gather the nouns and their various indicators:
O thou mighty Angels of Celestial Spheres, hear [this invocation]! Bring down
your power [and mercy], [and lighten] Earth with your wisdom! For this [is time]
[that requireth] comfort! Open mysteries your hidden speech, [and bring]
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understanding to worshipers of God! We sing your praises unto heavens, [and
perform] commandments Most High! Move, therefore, [and show yourselves]!
Be friendly unto me! For I am servant same your God, worshiper Highest.
(In the above, I have removed the possessive adjective "your" from the compound "and
your mercy." That allows the conjunction and noun to compound together directly. In
this case, the text, does not need "your" to make sense.)
Step Four-B: You can also take most noun- and verb-phrases and reduce them to
their basic concepts. For instance, consider the sentence “He was running swiftly.” The
verbal phrase “was running swiftly” might be represented sufficiently by the Angelical
for “To Run.” Thus “He was running swiftly” becomes “Tox parm.” Or, another
example: “The great sea of the western region” would be simply “Drilpa zumvi soboln.”
In the following, I have taken all of the above into account, and written out our
example text along with any Angelical words that can be directly translated. (This is
where my Lexicon's English to Angelical section comes in handy. I have marked the
problematic words with "---"):
O thou mighty Angels of Celestial Spheres, hear [this invocation]! Bring down
Yls micaolz --- de --- solpeth ["Oi" --- ]! Drix
your power [and mercy], [and lighten] Earth with your wisdom! For this
aqlo lansh [od rit], [od --- ] caosg --- aqlo iadnah! Lap "oi"
[is time] [that requireth] comfort! Open mysteries your hidden speech,
[I cocasb] [ar unig ] blior! Odo cicle aqlo --- ---
[and bring] understanding to worshipers of God! We sing your praises unto
[od yolci] om pambt hoath Oiad! --- oecrimi pambt
heavens, [and perform] commandments Most High! Move, therefore,
madriiax, [od fisis ] --- --- ! Zacar, ca,
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[and show yourselves]! Be friendly unto me! For I am servant same your God,
[od zamran ]! Zorge! Lap zirdo noco mad,
worshiper Highest.
hoath Iaida.
Step Five: If you've written something for which there is no (current) Angelical
translation, try re-wording your text. Endeavor to say the same thing in a different way,
and see if the Angelical exists for such alternate wording. (A thesaurus can be a big help
in this regard.) At the same time, you can browse through my Lexicon's "English to
Angelical" section for alternate words that fit your intent. In our example text, I have
made necessary changes to the wording:
O thou mighty Thunders of firmaments, hear [this prayer]! Bring down
Yls micaolz Sapah de calz solpeth ["Oi" zuraah]! Drix
your power [and mercy], [and lift-up] Earth (with) your wisdom! For this
aqlo lansh [od rit], [od goholor] caosg aqlo iadnah! Lap "Oi"
[is time] [that requireth] comfort! Open your mysterious voicings,
[I cocasb] [ar unig] blior! Odo aqlo cicle faaip
[and bring] understanding to worshipers of God! (We) sing your praises unto
[od yolci] om pambt hoath Oiad! Oecrimi pambt
heavens, [and perform] covenant of our Lord and Master! Move, therefore,
madriiax, [od fisis] sibsi Geiad! Zacar, ca,
[and show yourselves]! Be friendly unto me! For I am servant same your God,
[od zamran]! Zorge! Lap zirdo noco mad,
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worshiper Highest.
hoath Iaida.
Completion: Now the text is ready for the final translation into Angelical. Let us
take a look at the result:
O thou mighty Thunders of the Celestial Firmaments,
hear this prayer!
Bring down your power and your mercy,
and uplift the whole Earth with your wisdom!
For this is a time that requireth gentle comfort!
Open your mysterious voicings,
and bring deep understanding to the true worshipers of God!
We sing your praises unto the vast heavens,
and perform the covenant of our Lord and Master!
Move, therefore, and show yourselves! Be friendly unto me!
For I am a servant of the same your God, the true worshiper of the Highest.
Yls micaolz Sapah de calz,
Solpeth Oizuraah!
Drix aqlo lansh odrit,
odgoholor caosg aqlo iadnah!
Lap Oicocasb arunig blior!
Odo aqlo cicle faaip,
od yolci om pambt hoath Oiad!
Oecrimi pambt madriiax,
odfisis sibsi Geiad!
Zacar, ca, od zamran! Zorge!
Lap zirdo noco mad, hoath Iaida.
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,zlac ed hapas zloacim sly
!haaruzio hteplos
,tirdo hsnal olqa xird
!handay olqa gsoac rolohogdo
!roilb ginura bsacocio pal
,piaaf elcic olqa odo
!daio htaoh tbmap mo icloy do
,xaiirdam tbmap imirceo
!dageg isbis sisifdo
!egroz !narmaz do ,ac ,racaz
.adiag htaoh ,mad oqon odriz pal
Thank you very much for taking this beginner's course in Dee's "Celestial
Speech." If you have followed the lessons one by one, practiced the exercises and written
the word lists several times, then you are among very few with such a thorough
understanding of the Tongue of Angels. If you would like to expand your understanding
of its history and practical application, you may visit the links below. Also see the
following presentation of The Angelical Language Vols I and II: The History, Mythology
and an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the Tongue of Angels.
Zorge
Aaron Leitch
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The Angelical Language Vols I & II:The History, Mythology and an
Encyclopedic Lexicon of the Tongue of Angels
Dr. John Dee- famous Renaissance alchemist and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I- left behind several journals describing his conversations with Angels. With the help of his friend and medium, Sir Edward Kelley, the Angels delivered long sermons, magickal secrets and several texts containing the Tongue of the Angels themselves.
~ Sacred Language of the West ~
The Angelical Language Vol I:The History and Mythology of the Tongue of Angels
Explores the reception of the language by Dee and Kelley, and the Biblical mythology behind the language as related to them by the Angels. This book begins with an exploration of the mystical traditions that influenced Dee's work, and continues with an in-depth study of the 49 Tables of Loagaeth (Speech From God), the 48 Angelical Keys (or Callings) and the unfolding saga surrounding them in Dee's journals. Special added features include an analysis of the English Poetry (translations) of the 48 Keys, instructions for the magickal use of Angelical characters and a complete Angelical Psalter.
The Angelical Language Vol II:An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the Tongue of Angels
An exhaustive analysis of the Celestial Speech recorded by Dee. This new work is not just another "Enochian Dictionary." The Angelical Lexicon includes every word from the 48 Keys, all defined or related words from the Book of Loagaeth and every random Angelical word or phrase found throughout Dee's lengthy journals. Not only that, but all of the words have been analyzed and cross-compared to discover hidden word-elements and root-words - all of which are found in this book.
Every entry in the Lexicon includes:
• The word in English and Angelical characters.
• Its "English sense" (definition).
• Its location (cross-reference numbers for words from the Keys, page-references to Dee's published journals for all other words).
• Comparisons to every related Angelical word.
• Notes about the word's definition, history or useage- both Dee's original marginal notations and new commentary.
• Dee also left phonetic notations for most of the words he recorded. For centuries
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these notes have been a source of confusion for scholars. In this new work, Dee's notations are deciphered at last! All of his pronunciation notes are included and fully explained. (A new pronunciation key has been invented to make reading the words much easier for the modern English speaker.)
As added features, Vol II also includes an Angelical Keys Cross-Reference (containing a fully corrected version of the 48 Keys, cross-referenced by number), an in-depth analysis of Angelical Linguistics and a lengthy English to Angelical section (including tips for translating English texts into proper Angelical).
The material in The Angelical Language: Vols I and II is based strictly upon Dee's journals and personal grimoire. There are no inclusions from later mystics or organizations. This is the Angelical language in its purist form.
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