10.3. Sources⁑
Sources are given to prayers, invocations, hymns, and other entries where relevant, grouped by general category of use or ceremonial genre below. Not all prayers are reproduced exactly from their sources, but in some cases may only be derived from them, and in other cases only loose influence from general genres of texts can be noted. When multiple entries follow immediately on one another (e.g. Seeking of Purity and Declaration of Purity), they share the same source or sources listed.
Some prayers are not listed as close variants of other prayers with the same sources, e.g. the Dedications of Offerings for the Nekysia as variants of the Dedications of Offerings generally. In such cases, only the primary version is listed.
If the source is noted as “orig.”, it is an original creation of the principal author of the original Stoiba.
10.3.1. Functional Prayers⁑
- Seeking of Purity⁑
- Declaration of Purity⁑
Based on Islamic supplications for wuḍū`
- The Foundation⁑
CH III.1, CH III.4
- Silently Setting Intentions⁑
orig.
- Call to the Way⁑
- Call to the Synodos⁑
Based on CH I.27–28
- Closing Off the Temple⁑
Based on commands for the non-initiated from various mystery religions
- Assertion⁑
Demotic Book of Thoth 16–18
- Confession⁑
Based on Porphyry’s On Abstinence from Animal Food 4.10
- Greeting Salutation⁑
Based on the Egyptian greeting/blessing of ankh wedja seneb
- Greeting Salutation to Others⁑
PGM IV.1115–1166
- Farewell Salutation⁑
CH VI.5
- Opening of the Doors of Divinity⁑
Demotic Book of Thoth 130, CH XIII.17, PGM XII.270–350, and various Egyptian priestly prayers for opening up shrines to encounter the gods
- Lighting Invocation of the Flame of the Lykhnon⁑
PGM IV.930–1114
- Extinction of the Flame of the Lykhnon⁑
PGM IV.930–1114
- Token Offerings to Heaven and Earth⁑
orig.
- Enlightening and Preservation of the Flame⁑
PDM xiv.1–92, PDM xiv.489–515, PGM IV.930–1114
- Rectification of the Flame⁑
Based on various Egyptian priestly prayers for striking fires
- Dismissal and Extinction of the Flame⁑
PGM VII.930–1114, PGM XIII.1–343
- Purification of Water⁑
PGM IV.225–230, PGM IV.2967–3006
- Cleansing of Water⁑
Based on various Egyptian priestly prayers for purification with water
- Sanctification of Incense⁑
Coffin Texts 530
- Healing of Incense⁑
Based on various Egyptian priestly prayers for censing
- Beautification of Oil⁑
orig.
- Empowerment of Oil⁑
Based on Egyptian priestly prayers for anointing with oil
10.3.2. Devotional and Hermetic Prayers⁑
- Prologue of Aid⁑
PGM V.140
- Seven Requests⁑
Based on the Orthodox Christian “Seven Bow Beginning”
- Supplication of the Holy⁑
Based on the Christian Trisagion prayer
- Conclusion of Work⁑
PGM IV.215–220, CH I.32
- Hymn of Devotion⁑
orig.
- Hymn of the Areopagite⁑
The “Hymn to God” attributed to Pseudo-Dionysios the Areopagite
- Prayer of the Itinerant⁑
orig.
- Prayer of Prayer⁑
orig.
- Request of Peace⁑
Based on the “Prosperity for All” prayer by Śrī Vēthāthiri Mahaṛṣi
- Prayer of Tribute⁑
Based on CH XIII.9 and the Islamic practice of Tasbīḥ Fāṭimah.
- All-Blessing⁑
orig.
- Brilliant Call of Light⁑
orig.
- Hymn of the Hidden Stele⁑
PGM IV.1115–1166
- Whispered Prayer⁑
Based on the Munajāt of `Alī ibn ‘Abī Ṭālib in the Great Mosque of Kūfa, AH 24–26, and various other Hermetic textual references to the Godhead
- The Royal Adorations⁑
PGM XII.201–269
- Prayer of the Stranger⁑
Book of Allogenēs from Codex Tchacos IV
- Work of the Soul⁑
NHC VI.3
- Pleasing Call⁑
NHC IX.2
- Opening Prelude Supplication⁑
- Morning Prelude Supplication⁑
- Evening Prelude Supplication⁑
- Closing Prelude Supplication⁑
CH I.29–30
- Prayer of Thanksgiving⁑
AH 41, NHC VI.7, PGM III.591–610
- Triple Trisagion⁑
CH I.31–32
- Refranations⁑
CH I.18–29, CH XII.23, CH XIII.21
- Repentances⁑
- Abbreviated Repentances⁑
CH I.20–28, CH VII.1–2, CH IX.4, CH X.8–22
- Affirmation of the Way⁑
CH VI.5, CH I.20, CH XII.23
- Singing of the Child⁑
- Secret Hymn⁑
CH XIII.17–22
- Hymn to the Eighth and Ninth⁑
- Swearing of the Oath⁑
NHC VI.6
- Shining Prayer⁑
PGM XIII.64–91, PGM XIII.570–606, PGM XIII.840-850
- The Epitomai⁑
Based on various CH, AH, and SH texts
10.3.3. Orkhēsis and Systasis⁑
- Ray of Heaven and Earth⁑
Based on Jason Miller’s “The Pillar and the Spheres” from The Sorcerer’s Secrets
- Calling the Sevenths⁑
PGM XIII.824–841
- Calling the Fourths and the Poles⁑
orig.
- Blessing of the Seven Lights⁑
Based on the prayer of the seven planets from Jason Miller’s Advanced Planetary Magic
- Short Invocation of the Guardians⁑
PGM II.64–183, PGM XII.14–95
- Charge of the Guardians⁑
orig.
- Invocation of the Headless One⁑
- The Headless Rite of the Stele of Ieu⁑
PGM V.96–172
- Blessing of the Light⁑
orig.
10.3.4. Prayers of Offering⁑
- Dedicatory Invocation⁑
- Dedication of Light⁑
- Dedication of Incense⁑
- Dedication of Drink⁑
- Dedication of Food⁑
- Dedication of Flowers or Other Offerings⁑
- Dedication of Speech⁑
orig.
- All-Greeting to the Gods⁑
PGM VII.505-510
- Sharing the Libation⁑
orig.
- Twelve Priestly Requests⁑
Based on various Taoist liturgies
- Rededication⁑
orig.
10.3.5. Hēmerasia, Prōtokhronia, and Ephorasia⁑
- Stellar Supplication to the Almighty for the Year⁑
- Lunar Supplication of the Almighty for the Month⁑
- Solar Supplication to the Almighty for the Month⁑
- Solar Supplication to the Almighty for the Season⁑
Based on various Picatrix and PGM prayers
- Closing of the Prōtokhronia⁑
- Closing of the Lunar Hēmerasia⁑
- Closing of the Solar Hēmerasia⁑
orig.
- Blessing of the New Year⁑
CH XI, CH III, PGM IV.3165–3171
- Supplication of the Phases⁑
orig.
- Greeting to the Moon⁑
- Greeting to the Sun⁑
Based on Islamic supplications for the first sighting of the Moon, especially that of Imam `Alī ibn Ḥusayn for the New Moon of Ramaḍān, along with influences from the Picatrix and PGM
- Seven Private Requests⁑
- Seven Public Requests⁑
- Thrice-Seven Blessings⁑
Based on various Taoist liturgies
- Invocations of the Decans⁑
CH II.11–12, PGM VII.795–845, Sacred Book of Hermēs Trismegistos to Asklēpios
- Supplication of the Decan⁑
PDM xiv.1–92, PDM xiv.489–515, SH 6.1–12
- Greetings to the Sun for the Four Times⁑
orig.
- Invocation of the Guardians⁑
PGM II.64–183, PGM XII.14–95
- Seeking of Favor⁑
PGM XXXVI.211–230
10.3.6. Stilbōneia, Arkhēgesia, Panthysia⁑
- Enshrouding of the God and Outcasting of the Offerings⁑
- Refreshing of Water and Seeking of Blessing⁑
- Welcoming Invocation to Hermēs⁑
- Revealing of the God⁑
orig.
- Calling of the Revealer⁑
- Blessing of the Revealer⁑
- Calling of the Teacher⁑
- Blessing of the Teacher⁑
- Calling of the Students⁑
- Blessing of the Students⁑
orig.
- Invitation to All Daimones⁑
- Offering of Fire⁑
- Offering of Incense⁑
- Offering of Water⁑
- Dedication of Offerings⁑
- Disposal of Offerings⁑
Based on an offering to spirits generally from Jason Miller’s Strategic Sorcery texts
- All-Farewell to the Gods⁑
PGM I.340–345, PGM IV.1060–1065
10.3.7. Nekysia⁑
- Collection of the Dead⁑
orig.
- Glorification of the Dead⁑
- Mourning Glorification of the Dead⁑
Based on various Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, and other Egyptian funerary texts
- Peace of the Dead⁑
orig.
- Final Offering for the Dead⁑
- Final Mourning Offering for the Dead⁑
Based on various Egyptian prayers for making offerings to the dead as well as Egyptian funerary inscriptions
- Blessing of the Dead⁑
- Mourning Blessing of the Dead⁑
orig.
- Hermēs’ Final Words⁑
Based on Book of Alcidus on the Immortality of the Soul 2.15
- Seven Lights of the Dead⁑
orig.
- Ascent of the Dead⁑
Based on CH I.24–26
10.3.8. Katharsis⁑
- Cleansing the Self with Water⁑
PGM XIII.610–615
- Suffumigating the Self with Incense⁑
Based on Huáng Tíngjiān’s “Ten Virtues of Incense”
- Banishing of the Three Substances⁑
orig.
- Prayer of Blessing⁑
Based on various Egyptian priestly prayers for “removing the foot” and the Pāḷi Buddhist “Cullamaṅgalacakkavāḷa”
10.3.9. Iasis⁑
10.3.10. Hypsōsis and Hypsōmeia⁑
10.3.11. Koinōnia⁑
- Invocation of Planets and Signs for Koinōnia⁑
Based loosely on a variety of sources including the invocations of the planets from Picatrix III.7, the Orphic Hymns, the Hygromanteia, the Heptameron of Pietro d’Abano, the PGM, and other sources
- Invocation of the Agathē Tykhē for Koinōnia⁑
Based on Rufus Opus’ “Conjuration of the Genius” from The Genius and the Evil Daimon
- Summons for Koinōnia⁑
- Welcoming for Koinōnia⁑
- Dismissal for Koinōnia⁑
Based on PGM IV.154–285, PGM IV.930–1114, PGM VII.319–334
- Connection of Koinōnia⁑
- Libation for Koinōnia⁑
- Consecration Charges⁑
- Final Charge of Consecration⁑
orig.
10.3.12. Manteia⁑
10.3.13. Hymns and Invocations to Deities and Daimones⁑
10.3.13.1. To the Agathē Tykhē⁑
10.3.13.2. To the Agathos Daimōn⁑
10.3.13.3. To Aiōn⁑
- Hymn of the First Holy Light⁑
PGM III.494–611
- Short Royal Hymn of Aiōn⁑
- Royal Hymn of Aiōn⁑
PGM XII.201–269
- Address to Aiōn for Deliverance⁑
Based on PGM I.195–222, PGM IV.1167–1226
- Twenty-Four Hardships⁑
Based on various Taoist liturgies
- Eulogy of the Blessing Deity⁑
Based on various Buddhist star-worship texts
- Demand of Silence⁑
PGM IV.557–560
- Greeting to the Great Lord of the Pole⁑
Based on PGM I.195–222, PGM IV.475–829, PGM IV.1323–1330, PGM IV.686–702, PGM VII.1275–1322, PGM XII.201–269, PGM XIII.734–1077
10.3.13.4. To Hermēs⁑
- Short Invocation of Hermēs⁑
- Ritual Invocation of Hermēs⁑
Based on Jeffrey S. Kupperman’s “Novena to Hermēs”
- Hymn of the Thrice Great One⁑
Based on various Egyptian hymns to Thōth as well as Jeffrey S. Kupperman’s “Novena to Hermēs”
- Hymn of the Great One who Knows⁑
PGM V.400–420, PGM VII.668–680, PGM XVIIb
- Hymn of the Savior⁑
orig.
- Hymn of Manilius⁑
Based on Manilius’ Astronomica I.25–37
- Orphic Hymn to Hermēs Ūranios⁑
- Orphic Hymn to Hermēs Khthonios⁑
Based on the Thomas Taylor translation of the Orphic Hymns
- Blessing of the Beloved⁑
PGM VIII.1–63
10.3.13.5. To Other Gods⁑
- Khairetismos of the Rising Sun⁑
Based on the prayer of Emperor Julian to Hēlios, the Orphic gold mystery tablets, and names for the Sun from PGM IV.590–605 and PGM XIII.445–450
- Hymn to Poimandrēs⁑
Based on the “Fourth Hymn of Isidorus” from the Temple of Isis at Narmouthis, as well as CH I, CH XI, and CH XIII
- Hymn to Thōth⁑
PDM lxi.63–78, PDM Suppl. 149–162, and other slight references throughout the PGM, PDM, and CH I
- Hymn to Asklēpios⁑
PGM VII.628–642, PDM xii.21–49, various temple inscriptions dedicated to Imhotep, and CH XVI
- Hymn to Ammōn⁑
PGM XII.96–106, PGM XIII.734–1077, and various Egyptian hymns to Amun
- Greeting to the Celestial Nobles⁑
Based on PGM IV.475–829