Names: Amon, Aamon, Ammon, Nahum
Alternate Pagan Names: Amem, Amen, Amun, Amani, Tanwetamani, Ammas, Arkamani, Amanitore, Amanishakheto, Nakatamani
Rank: Marquis
Color: Violet, Brown
Planet: Moon
Superior: Satanachia
D/N: Diurnal
Tarot: 8 of Swords
Zodiac: Gemini 0-10; Cancer 5-9
Magickal Holiday: Summer Solstice
Element: Water; Fire
Date: May 21-31; July 27-June 1
Gematria: 97; 747
Legions: 40
Primary Qlipha: Ghagiel (Uranus/Beelzebuth)
Lesser Qlipha: Golab (Mars/Asmodeus); Samael (Mercury/Adrammelech)
Attributions: Cinnamon, Jasmine, Black Cohosh, Galangal, Silver, Licorice Root, High John
Above: Artistic Depiction of Aamon for Pathworking and an Altar Piece
(Picture Credit: G.A. Roseberg)
“I will always be your Best Friend. I will do what you have commanded.” -Amon’s words during the initial Goetic experiments of John R. King IV, which experiments were conducted in the traditional Judao-Christian fashion
Ammon is a Goetic Marquis whom Michael W. Ford describes as a “werewolf” and a “great initiatory force.” Rufus Opus describes Ammon as follows:
Amon is a watery spirit with a necromantic cast. He tells of things past and to come, procures love, reconciles controversies, and brings spirits of those who died within the sea to appear in bodies made of air, in which they will answer whatever questions you may have of them. If I were trying to find that fictional diamond from the movie Titanic, I’d use Amon to conjure Jack to reveal where it may have been.
According to S. Conolly, Amon can be called upon to help “bring emotions to a head so that they can be released as useful energy.” Amon can either start or reconcile interpersonal conflicts and aid the magickian in finding friends. He imparts wealth, luck, prosperity, familiars, and influence to the magickian.
Ammon gives aid in divination and helps the sorcerer get in touch with her True Will. His support is very desirable in workings regarding employment, monetary acquisition, and mundane pursuits in general. He gives assistance in shapeshifting, love spells, prophecy, execration, binding, love spells, pyromancy, Voudon, Voodoo, and dream work. J. Thorp calls him the “Demon of Domination.”
Amon originated as the Egyptian deity Amen/Amem, the hidden creator god called the “Invisible,” the god of wind, self-created king of gods, and god of mystery, known as the “Lord of the Silent.” He was later incorporated into Graeco-Roman Paganism under the name Amon. A tutelary god, he replaced Monthus as the patron deity of Thebes. He supported those who traveled in his name and was therefore deemed the “Protector of the Road.” Upholding justice for the poor, he was seen as a champion of the less fortunate. His followers were expected to confess their sins via prayer to him. The modern academic consensus regarding the origin of the Goetia attributes it to Greece, hence the deity’s name “Amon” in the Ars Goetia and its predecessor, the Pseudomonarchium Daemonum.
Egyptian Paganism depicted Amen as a blue-skinned male, which blue skin to denoted his invisibility, and records that rams and geese were his sacred symbols. As Amon-Kematef, Amen was a snake-formed creator god. This epithet, alternately Kamutef, means “Bull of his Mother.” The conception of Amon-Kematef derives from Amen’s absorption of the deity known as Min, whereby he became Amun-Min, depicted as ithyphallic and bearing a scourge.
While Amon was eventually syncretized with Ra, the two are not the same entity. However, they do sometimes unite as an amalgamate consciousness—something known as a “composite deity.”
Above: Sigil of Amon from the OFS Demonolatry Website
Traditional demonography records Amon manifesting in the form of a wolf, sometimes with a serpent’s tail and the ability to vomit fire. When he takes on the shape of a man, he has the head of either an owl or raven, and either way, has the teeth of a canine.
The owl, canine, serpent, and raven are all chthonic animals. Since Goetic demonography imputes Aamon to the moon, it would appear that the demonic-infernal manifestation of Amen is a chthonic and lunar aspect of the deity.
Aamon’s correspondences in Gematria, such as the Hebrew word for “Architect/Master Workman,” clearly ratify my claim that Amen and Aamon are aspects of the same divine force. The numerical value of his name corresponds to both Archangel and Edomite Monarch alike, suggesting the dual-ness of his nature. A Hebrew word which variously translates to “Religious Awe” and “Dread/Fear” clearly harkens to Rudolf Otto’s conception of the Numinous, wherein an experience of the Numinous (the supramundane/divine) is described as both terrible and wondrous. David Myatt elaborated upon Rudolf Otto’s conception, defining the Numinous as a reconciliation of dark and light.
His correspondences in Gematria are as follows:
97: the atomic number of berkelium; Mehetabel (King of Edom); Haniel (Archangel); Yellow/Gleaming; Artificer/Architect/Master Workman; Ring/Nose Ring/Earring; Burden/Forced Labor/Compulsory Service; Dread/Fear/Awe/Religious Awe; Filthy/Filth; To Shine/To Gleam
747: Ophanim (the Angelic Choir of Chokmah); Artificer/Architect/Master Workman; The Priest’s Blessing; His Being Guilty; And You Shall Proclaim
Magickal Chants
Amun + Ammas + Amanitore + Amen + Amanishakheto + Arkamani
Name vibration formula for workings to Amon.
Salve Ammon Aethereus Divinus Necromantia
“Hail Ammon, Immortal Divinity of Necromancy!”
Invoco Ammon In Nomine Qliphoth
“I Call Ammon in the Name of the Qliphoth!”
In addition to calling forth Ammon, this chant simultaneously lulls the witch closer to the gnostic state (trance)
Liftoach Pandemonium, Et Germinet Ammon
“Open the Infernal Plane, and Bring Forth Ammon!”
In addition to calling forth Ammon, this chant simultaneously presences Qliphothic energy to raise or strengthen a sacred space.
In Nomine Adamas Ater, Aperiatur Acharayim, Et Germinet, Et Germinet Ammon
“In the Name of the Black Diamond, Open the Infernal Plane, and Bring Forth, and Bring Forth Ammon!” In addition to calling forth Ammon, this chant simultaneously focuses the mind of the celebrant.
Aperiatur Qliphoth; Invoco Ammon
“Open the Qliphoth; I Call to Ammon!”
Invokes Ammonand strengthens the alchemical effects of the invocation rite. Only useful for invocation.
Bibliography
- Conolly, S. The Daemonolater’s Guide to Daemonic Magic. DB Publishing, 2010.
- Mathers, S. L. MacGregor, and Aleister Crowley. The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia. Mockingbird Press, 2016.
- Infernus. Demonolatry Basics.
- Thorp, J. The Complete Book of Demonolatry Magic. DB Publishing/Darkerwood, 2018.
- King, John. Imperial Arts Volume One. Lulu.com. 2008.
- Ford, Michael. Luciferian Goetia. Lulu.com. 2007.
- Opus, Rufus. A Modern Goetic Grimoire.
- Mark, J. (2020, August 30). Amun. Retrieved August 31, 2020, from https://www.ancient.eu/amun/
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, February 05). Amon. Retrieved August 31, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amon
-V.K. Jehannum
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