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| Had / Hadit |
Hadit, 'the great god, the lord of the sky', is
depicted on the Stèle of Revealing (also called Stèle 666 after its exhibit number, which was discovered by Aleister Crowley and his
wife Rose in the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, Egypt in 1904), in the form of the winged disk of the Sun. Hadit is the principal speaker in the
second chapter of Crowley's Book of the Law,
where he identifies himself as 'the point in the centre of the circle',
representing an infinitesimal point in space, and the human soul hidden therein.
Hadit, the complement of Nuit, is related to the winged kneph, or Iao, an Egyptian emblem used in
Masonic Rites. Notice that HAD, the root of Hadit, is comprised of the three central letters in abraHADabra. |
| Har Par Krat |
The Egyptian God of Silence, the youngest form of Horus called the Child Horus. He is depicted as a young boy seated or standing on a lotus flower with the tip of his index finger upon his lips. |
| Harpocrates |
In Greek mythology, Harpocrates is the god of silence, adapted from the Egyptian child god Horus, and along with Ra-Hoor-Khuit is one of the twin aspects of Horus. |
| Hasidism |
The Hasidic movement, a revolt against rabbinism
and its accent on Talmudic accomplishment, was founded by Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698 or 1700 - 1760). It particularly stresses good deeds
and piety through the joy of worship, songs, legends and dance, and had a wide appeal to the masses and its followers who were, and still are,
called Hasidim. |
| Hathor |
A complex Egyptian Goddess related to fertility, music, pleasure, love, and divine kingship. Her name refers to her position as the celestial cow which encircles the sky and hawk god, Horus. She is referred to as Ahathoor in an adoration to Ra-Hoor-Khuit in the Book of the Law, Chapter 3, paragraph 38. |
| He |
 The fifth letter of the Sacred Alphabet. It literally means window, has the phonetic value of H, and has a numerical value of 5. It is further attributed to the Zodiacal sign Aries and the Tarot Trump The Emperor. |
| Hermes Trismegistus |
The central figure of the mystical tradition known as
Hermeticism, as portrayed in the literature known as the Hermetica. Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes thrice great) is a combination of Hermes,
Mercury, and Thoth, who became credited by the ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing.
At one time Hermes was esteemed as a prophet to the Gentiles and was considered as important theologically as Moses. Many cathedrals
throughout Europe bear his image to this day. |
| Hermeticism |
Hermes Trismegistus could be considered to be
the father of Hermeticism, a set of philosophical
and religious beliefs. These beliefs have also had an impact on traditions of magick, but whatever their impact, they nevertheless arose from teachings and books accredited to Hermes
Trismegistus. |
| Heru-pa-Kraath. |
See Harpocrates. |
| Heru-ra-ha |
Heru-ra-ha is a composite deity within Thelema composed of Ra-Hoor-Khuit and Hoor-paar-Kraat. He is associated with the other two major Thelemic deities found in The Book of the Law, Nuit and Hadit, who are also godforms related to ancient Egyptian mythology. Their images link Nuit and Hadit to the established Egyptian deities Nut and Hor-Bhdt (Horus of Edfu). |
| Hexagram |
 A hexagram,
a six pointed star composed of two overlapping triangles used by a number of faiths and cultures, is one of the oldest and most universal spiritual
symbols. It is associated with the biblical King Solomon, and known as the Star of David in the Jewish religion. In
Ritual Magick
it is called the Seal of Solomon, and represents Divine Union, being composed of a female, watery triangle, and a male, fiery triangle. |
| Hierophant |
In ancient mystery cults, the Hierophant is an initiator, who possesses wisdom, i.e.
occult knowledge. The word stems from the Greek, hieros (holy) and phanen (light) - revealer of the sacred. Nowadays, the term is used with
the same meaning, but to denote an initiator in a number of magical traditions. The Hierophant is also the title of the fifth card in the
Tarot. |
| Hod |
 Hod is the eighth Sphere (Sephirah) of divine
emanation according to Kabbalah. The word Hod means splendour. See also
The Sephiroth. |
| Holy Guardian Angel |
This term comes from the fourteenth century
grimoire
The Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage, and is most commonly employed in
Thelemic Ritual, where it is considered the ultimate goal of all operations. In
Ceremonial/Ritual Magick, the Holy Guardian Angel represents
one's divine self. |
| Holy Oil |
 A magical weapon is any instrument used to bring about
intentional change. In practice, magical weapons are usually specific, consecrated items used within ceremonial ritual. There is no
hard and fast rule for what constitutes or does not constitute a magical weapon. If a magician considers it to be a weapon, then a weapon
it is. However, there does exist a set of magical weapons with particular uses and symbolic meanings. Some such common
weapons/tools include the dagger/sword, wand/baton, cup/chalice, pentacle/disk, holy oil, lamp and bell. See
Magical Weapons and
Oil of Abremelin. |
| Hoor-paar-kraat |
See Harpocrates. |
| Horus |
The son of
Osiris and Isis, he was the sky god of Ancient Egypt. This lord of
the heavens was depicted as a man with a falcon's head. When Aleister Crowley received the Book of the Law from
Aiwass in 1904, it brought the Aeon of Osiris to and end and ushered in the
Aeon of Horus. |
| Hrumachis |
The Egyptian double-lion form of Horus - the dawning sun. |
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