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The first part of the spirit's name comes from ancient roots meaning'elevated, exalted, high, praised'. It can be seen in the Greek Eleleu, 'praised'whence comes Eleleus, a title of Bacchus (the praised). The equivalent Hebrew root gives us 'Haltelujah': 'God be praised'. It can be seen also in Helel, a Hebrew title of Venus as Morning Star, which is to say Lucifer. An important spirit in several Grimoires is 'Gaap', also called Gap, Goap and even Tap. In some classifications Gaap is one of the Elemental Kings, in others he is the 'guide [the word used can also mean the leader] of the four '!7hi1e principal kings, as mighty as Bileth'. Bileth is counted the first and greatest King among 77 princes of demons in these sources, he is also the first 'V7ater minister of the King of in'The Sworn Book of Honourius the Maglcian' . The Four Elemental Kings were not included among the 77, who indeed answer to them. This permits an interpretation of Bileth as a secondary King 'Water, of to whom Gaap is equal or equivalent. Although references to these Kings are extremely complex and muddled in the late Grimoires, enough is 'S7ater. known to identifi' Gaap as a King of It is likely too that he is descended from the Egyptian god Hapi, also called Hep or Hup. Hap was the God of the Nile and an extremely popular god among Egyptians of all classes with many household shrines. He was worshipped at Nilopolis, and also at the shrines which marked the boating stages, about a hundred in number. The Nile represented also the Celestial 'Waters or'World Ocean in which all existence is afloat, and upon which the stabiliry of all things depends. His name also resembles the Egyptian Qebh, 'cool and refreshing water', which is also a title of the rejuvenated magician. From this it is possible to translate Elelogap as: 'the Higher'Waters', 'Praise be King of the \Taters' or 'Praise the Cool Refreshing'Water', or perhaps most simply: 'Holy'Water'. Hep or Hapi is always represented as a man, but his breasts are those of a woman, indicating the god's powers of fertility and nourishment. The two kingdoms of Egypt, North and South, each had a form of Hapi, that of the South being Hap-Reset, and of the North HapMeht. It is a possibility that the androgynous image of Baphomet was partly inspired bv Hapi of the North. Hapi of the North also appears in the splendid Zodiac of the Ptolemaic temple at Denderah, bearing t'wo vases, representing the Zodiacal Sign of Aquarius. 2 'serSolorusof, snorEIIaJ pue IB)rFBtu ur puts 'saltt snot8rlar uI eloJ ]uelrodur uts seq JeIEA\'uortrppe u1 'sasodrnd relnclrrud ro; ,i,laftullap tsour puu 'sr(uzu, relnorlrud ur Jo 'saculd relnrrlred ruog pefJelloJ JoIBA\ !8upds B Jo tuuarls B 'r{"1 ts 'JaNJ B ruog JelBAl, 'relemuas 'lalelrurel :seJJnos PIo eql;o cr8eru uo sPuErl 'etull IInJ eqr ur asrJB sJslt€tu qJns ,{uuw '(JelE/!\ qrl^\ peuJef,uof, sJaDBru suranoS, oqd\ 'lurds eql ol palrpeJJJu raznod eLIl tB 1ool B rllrllr Suruur8ag 'acuu18 puores B e{Er s(lal oS 'qrnqezleg;o drndap (aqceurqrrul) IBUrrlrrEI puu 'rayltnl .Io ,irndap 'rdarerlSy aru esaqJ 's;elqO ruaralllp o/t\t ol elqlsuodseJ ere oq^r sarlndap oru rapun auo,(1uo eql sr de3o1a1E ]at.lC B Jo saltndap oanr eql Jo euo repun eJE slllds aleurproqns pellur-os eql 'sllelaP Jo lsolu sBeJaq/n\. IBTIIIJJEJaIq aql ul lts Pafulq uBql sJotu st ,arue18 puoJes u, 'de8o1elfl Je o ,(1ry1lts sassed [lruareddu aJrotulJC eqr t13noq1 '11 slnd r{ltcutcrns lEq1lraluos sJIotuIJC aql sE ',Jettsun gllm pelf,auuoJ sJe]tutu surano8, de3o1a1g Suuaprsuoc tlSnoua ,(laturrdordde 'sluet ur spue ,lleraua8 tlcuorddu splJ '(anouu"g puDrD eqt BIA elBlolou a8n;lcnl {eas ro 'qllearn Jo qrrBas ur rlf,elrnBl] grlan lruls Allensn otl,l\) snolJsuor a8eur Jo IErJrJJadns sr slurds esoql ur lsaJatur asoq^\ asoqr dq ,llsue sl eH 'ailouuil} anr,l srurds eql 8urryo^r prBrl puB Pa>loolreno "qt;o IIB;o luulrodul lsotu eqrJo auo sr de3o1a1E 'pootsrapundpadord 'teplooq qql ur ralul pulloJ eq IIIIn aureu aqr Jo Surueeur pue sur8rJo eql Jo uorssnJsrp JequnC THE NATURE AID \TORKINGS OF ELELOGAP There is a traditional classification of spirits, developed in ancient times and reformulated in the Middle Ages, that is very much suited to the spirits of the True Grimoire. This is the classification by Elements. The most familiar form of this is the late medieval reformulation by Agrippa and others. In their thinking the Elementals were comparatively lowly creatures dwelling in the sublunary region (beneath the Moon). In this system Spirits of Fire are 'Water referred to as Salamanders, those of Air as Sylphs, of as Undines, and those of the Earth as Gnomes. Collectively all are referred to as Elementals. In more ancient times the Elemental classification was quite different in many important respects; it extended to entities that others might refer to as gods and angels. So for example, the Spirits of Fire were formed from the fire of the starry region in which they principally dwelt. Similarly the other Elemental spirits were seen as more exalted in nature, and this status has never entirely departed in magic or folklore, despite the classification systems in vogue at any given time. As you may have guessed, Elelogap is no Salamander, but an Undine, and a very powerful and important one. For a practical magician alliance with such a Governor is of enormous advantage, and their relationship will be important and ongoing. Their alliance will assist a great many types of magic, not to mention alchemy, and many aspects of ritual, besides more 'routine' magical activities from purification baths to the making of inks. 'Working with Elelogap involves any magical work concerning water whatsoever. The idea is to adapt your magical work so in future, whenever you take a ritual bath or use water in any occult fashion, Elelogap will be actively assisting you. The precise details of this work will depend on various factors in your life and magical work. Spirit work is ongoing, like any other relationship, and as water forms a large part of much magical work Elelogap will be a spirit you work with regularly. In this way he is one of the best spirits to learn from concerning relationships with spirits, with a complementary effect on relationships with people. This is in accord with the astrological connection of water with the emotional realm. So besides enhancing the effectiveness of 'routine' magical work, working with Elelogap will also have a positive effect on your emotional life. The simplest way to begin this work is by drinking water. This is something many'Westerners do not do enough of anyway, with consequences for their 4 E {Joln un8aq Surnepl 'JeqrJn} acueuadxa arup qleq rno.{. 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