The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) · 48 of 175 · tr. Arthur Edward Waite
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Among the chiefs are Sarfiel, Amatino, Choriel, Mosiel, Lanthros , and among the subalterns Demaros, Osmajloel, Januviel, Vernael, Thribiel .
The Ruler of the Ninth Hour is VADRIEL, having ten chief and one hundred lesser officers and serving spirits even as the sands of the sea.
The greater include Astroniel, Charms, Pamerif, Damiel, Madriel ; among the lesser are Kremos, Meros, Brasiel, Nafarin, Zoigmiel .
The Ruler of the Tenth Hour is ORIEL, who has ten cohorts of officers presiding over many serving spirits.
These orders include Armesi, Darbiel, Panales, Mesriel, Chorob, Lemure, Ormas, Charnij, Zazior, Namon --being one of each choir.
The Ruler of the Eleventh Hour is BARIEL, whose army is similarly divided, and as typical specimens of the ten orders there are Almariz, Pralimiel, Chardros, Furmiel, Lamie, Menafiel, Demasar, Ormary, Hevas, Zemoel .
The Ruler of the Twelfth Hour is BERATIEL, whose officers are divided into twelve orders, some greater and some lesser, the examples of each being--in the first class, Cameron, Altrofiel, Penatiel, Demarae, Famaris ; and in the second, Pharniel, Nerostiel, Emarson, Voizia, Sameron .
HOURS OF THE NIGHT The Negotia perambulantia in tenebris are more numerous than those of the daylight.
They are divided under their respective Supreme Rulers into six chief and six secondary orders, and the serving spirits are proportionately great in number.
The First Hour.
Supreme Ruler--GAMIEL.
The chief officers include Moriel, Garthiel, Sepharon, Mousien, Arathiel , [paragraph continues] Cosel .
Lesser officers: Zanias, Noxin, Tempast, Farion, Glaras, Belsal .
The Second Hour.
Supreme Ruler--FARRIS.
The chief officers include Almodar, Tamarid, Nedros, Ormisiel, Chabril, Praxil .
Lesser officers: Permaz, Umeroz, Emaril, Fromezin, Ramasiel, Granozin .
The Third Hour.
Supreme Ruler--SARQUAMICH.
The chief officers include Meriarijm, Crusiel, Penarys, Amriel, Dencinoz, Nestozoz .
Lesser officers: Evanel, Sarmezin, Haglon, Uvabriel, Thymitzod, Fromzon .
The Fourth Hour.
Supreme Ruler--JEFISCHA.
The chief officers include Armesiel, Nedruel, Maneij, Ormael, Phorsiel, Rimezin .
Lesser officers: Rayziel, Gemezin, Fremiel, Hamayzod, Japnoill, Lamediel .
The Fifth Hour.
Supreme Ruler--ABASDARHON.
The chief officers include Moniel, Charby, Apiniel, Dematron, Nechoxim, Hameriel .
Lesser officers: Harptzall, Chrymos, Patrozin, Nameton, Barmas, Phatiel .
The Sixth Hour.
Supreme Ruler--ZAAZONASH.
The chief officers include Menorita, Prenostix, Namedor, Cheratiel, Dramazod, Fuleriel .
The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.
The assignment of specific spiritual rulers to specific hours of the day and night reflects a Hermetic-like correspondence between time and spiritual governance.
Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.
The hierarchy is structured around specific numbers (ten chief, one hundred lesser, twelve orders, six chief/secondary orders), indicating a belief in the magical significance of numerical arrangements.
Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.
The text provides numerous specific names of spiritual rulers and officers (e.g., VADRIEL, ORIEL, GAMIEL) which function as keys to accessing or commanding these entities in magical practice.
The grimoire-tradition practice of ceremonially commanding or binding a spirit through consecrated seals, circles, divine names, and prescribed instruments, compelling its appearance and obedience. Distinct from theurgy in the direction of the power relationship — theurgy is reverent engagement with the gods on the premise of the operator's own ascent, this is subordination of a lesser spirit to the operator's will — and from word_power_incantation and sacred_names, which name components (verbal force, name-power) this practice deploys rather than the ritual structure itself.
The passage lists specific rulers and officers of spirits associated with hours of the day and night, typical of grimoire traditions used for ceremonial invocation or command.