Hadit appears in The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis) as the voice of the individualized center that complements Nuit's infinite expanse. Thelemic writings adopt and reinterpret Egyptian iconography (notably the Behdeti winged solar disk on the Stele of Revealing) and present Hadit as the 'infinitely small point at the center of the sphere of Nuit.' Crowley and subsequent Thelemic commentators reframe Hadit as the secret seed or inner flame, identifying this center with symbolic figures (e.g., serpent/kundalini, Satan in a reinterpreted sense, the Holy Guardian Angel in some commentaries) to express initiatory and psycho-spiritual origins rather than a conventional mythic birth narrative.
Hadit is described primarily in metaphoric and symbolic terms rather than as an anthropomorphic being. Thelemic texts call him 'the point in the center of the circle,' 'the axle of the wheel,' 'the cube in the circle' and 'the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star.' The Stele of Revealing is used in Thelemic practice to associate Hadit with the winged solar disk (Horus of Behdet / Behdeti), which functions as an emblematic icon rather than a literal physical portrait.
Hadit's 'abilities' are framed as psycho-spiritual functions: embodiment of individual consciousness, personal will, and the unique point-experience; the revealer of self-knowledge and initiatory force. In Liber AL Hadit speaks of union with Nuit and alternately of danger when his serpentine aspect 'shoot[s] forth venom,' language Crowley and commentators connect to kundalini/serpent imagery. Crowley's commentaries also use provocative identifications (e.g., SATAN, BAPHOMET, Holy Guardian Angel in symbolic registers) to emphasize Hadit's role in initiation, inner revelation, and transformative psychic energy rather than as an external agent of mundane magic.
Weaknesses
- conditionNo attested external vulnerabilities; sources describe Hadit's danger as a tendency toward a venomous/serpentine potency rather than conventional weaknesses
Wards
- otherNone attested — Thelemic texts and commentaries in the provided sources do not prescribe traditional wards against Hadit; Hadit is treated as an inner principle to be known or integrated rather than an external force to be warded off
57 Mnemosyne
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Aamon
Aamon (also Amon) is a named spirit in early modern Western grimoire tradition (Pseudomonarchia Daemonum; the Ars Goetia / Lesser Key of Solomon). He is presented as a high-ranking infernal officer (Marquis/Prince) who governs forty legions and is credited with knowledge of past and future and with affecting human relationships (reconciling or procuring feuds and favor).
Abrahel
Abrahel is a demonological entity attested in early modern sources (notably Nicholas Rémy's Demonolatria as summarized in modern reference) portrayed as a female sexual spirit who seduced a man in 1581, induced him to kill his son, then restored the child to life in exchange for worship; the revival produced a diminished, foul-smelling corpse that later died again.
Abraxas
Abraxas (Abrasax) is a late‑antique Gnostic and magical name attested as a high-ranking cosmic power in heresiological summaries and as a potent name engraved on amulets (so-called Abraxas stones) in the Greco‑Roman magical milieu. Heresiologists associate Abraxas with rulership of 365 heavens and note the name's numerological value, while archaeological and papyrological contexts show its use as an amuletic formula.
Achamōth
Achamōth is a feminine emanational figure in certain Gnostic systems, attested as a daughter or subordinate aspect of the divine Wisdom, Sophia. She appears in ophitic/Naassene mythic genealogies where she is named as motherly/filial to lower, problematic figures such as Ilda‑Baoth; beyond this genealogical role the supplied sources record little concrete description or ritual material specific to her.
Adam Kadmon
Adam Kadmon (Hebrew: אָדָם קַדְמוֹן) is the Kabbalistic Primordial Man: a supra‑human, archetypal pattern or persona projected at the first stage of creation after God's contraction (tzimtzum). It is a metaphysical template corresponding to the highest aspect of divine intention and the sefirotic structure rather than a historical, corporeal individual.
Aedesia
Aedesia is a proper name attested in the supplied sources with three distinct referents: a fifth‑century Neoplatonic woman philosopher of Alexandria, a modern botanical genus (Aedesia O.Hoffm.) native to parts of West and Central Tropical Africa, and a reused toponym/moon name in a speculative fiction setting. None of the provided materials portray Aedesia as a supernatural being or attribute spiritlike powers to the name.
Aeon (Gnosticism)
In Gnostic religious systems an Aeon is a divine emanation or hypostasis that issues from the supreme divine source and together with other Aeons composes the Pleroma, the realm or fullness of divine reality. Aeons function as personified principles or powers (e.g., Nous, Sophia) that mediate between the ultimate One and lower levels of existence; their names, numbers, and relationships vary across Gnostic schools (Valentinian, Basilidian, Sethian, etc.).
Agaliarept
A named high-ranking spirit from post-medieval grimoire tradition, presented in the Grimoirium Verum and the Grand Grimoire as a commanding officer in a hierarchical host of spirits; credited with revealing secrets and commanding a legion, and cited in later printed occult imprints and modern fiction.
Agares
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Agathos Daimon (Agathodaemon)
A beneficent household and civic daemon attested in classical Greek and Graeco‑Egyptian religion. In domestic Greece it is a household spirit honored with post‑meal libations; in Ptolemaic Alexandria it appears prominently in serpentine civic and household forms and is syncretised with various Egyptian protective and fate deities in late antiquity.
Agrippa
Agrippa is a polyvalent Latin personal name attested across Roman myth (a legendary king of Alba Longa), multiple historical figures (e.g., Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Agrippa Postumus, Herod Agrippa I & II), and a Renaissance occult author (Heinrich/Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa). The supplied sources treat Agrippa primarily as an onomastic label rather than a single, consistent supernatural entity.
Community Record
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- [2]Nuit (Wikipedia). Wikipedia contributors, 'Nuit,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
- [3]Liber AL vel Legis (selected chapters) / Liber NU. Liber NU (excerpt) as reproduced in Ra-Hoor-Khuit library (Liber AL vel Legis material).literary
- [4]Hadit: Liber L., Cap. 2. Text of Liber L., Cap. 2 (Hadit passages) as reproduced at AumHa archive.literary
- [5]Ra-Hoor-Khuit library: Liber HAD (index entry). Ra-Hoor-Khuit magickal library index entry for Liber HAD.literary
- [6]Aleister Crowley's commentary summarized (Magick in Theory and Practice / Gods and Aeons commentary). Summary commentary and excerpts referencing Crowley's identifications of Hadit with symbolic figures (e.g., Satan, Baphomet) and initiatory functions.other