The First Definitive Study of Enochian Chess Enochian chess' fascinating history begins in the late 1800s, when occultists Wynn Westcott and MacGregor Mathers updat- ed the Enochian system of magic for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and incorporated a four-handed chess game orig- inally dubbed Rosicrucian chess-later dubbed Enochian chess, due to its derivation from the Enochian Tablets of Dr. John Dee. Since the publication of the secret rituals of the Golden Dawn in the 1930s by the late Israel Regardie, there has been much speculation about Enochian chess' system of play, since the pub- lished manuscripts lacked the information necessary to actual- ly play the game. But now, Chris Zalewski has made Enochian chess accessible as a "working game,," with all the examples, rules and directions you will need to enjoy playing it. Whether you want to explore Enochian chess as a divinatory tool rich with magical associations and kabbalistic analogies or are just intrigued by a four-handed variant of a "normal" chess game, you will find this book thorough, to-the-point and the most complete and authoritative text on the subject ever published. About the Author Chris Zalewski was born in 1956 in Hastings, New Zealand. She is a keen amateur artist and bodybuilder, has a diploma in herbal medi- cine, runs an herbal clinic and is president of the Wellington Astro- logical Society. In early 1980, she was initiated into the Golden Dawn, with her husband Pat, by ex-members of the New Zealand temple, Whare Ra. Her study of the Enochian chess game for the last 14 years was acknowledged by the late Israel Regardie as taking the game to an area that was quite beyond him. Her other interests include alche- my and other forms of esoteric healing. She resides with her husband in Wellington, where she has a long-standing tradition with the Gold- en Dawn through their Thoth-Hermes Temple. To Write to the Author If you wish to contact the author or would like more information about this book, please write to the author in care of Llewellyn Worldwide and we will forward your request. Both the author and publisher appreciate hearing from you and learning of your enjoyment of this book and how it has helped you. Llewellyn Worldwide cannot guaran- tee that every letter written to the author can be answered, but all will be forwarded. For more information about the Golden Dawn or to ask a question write to: Ra-Horakhty Temple, Hermetic Society of the Golden Dawn 31849 Pacific Highway South, Suite 107 Federal Way, Washington 98003 To write to the author, address: Chris Zalewski C/OLlewellyn Worldwide P.O. Box 64383-895, St. Paul, MN 55164-0383, U.S.A. Please enclose international postal reply coupon. 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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Llewellyn Publications except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. FIRST EDITION First Printing, 1994 Cover painting by Richard Dudschus Illustrations by David Stoelk and Richard Dudschus Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Zalewski, Chris Enochian chess of the Golden Dawn : a four-handed chess game / Chris Zalewski p. cm.--(Llewellyn's Golden Dawn series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-87542-895-9 : $12.95 ($17.50 Can.) 1. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn-Rituals. 2. Enochian magic. 3. Chess-Miscellanea. I. Title. 11. Series. BF1623.R7Z33 1994 135l.4--dc20 9347223 CIP Llewellyn Publications A Division of Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. P.O. Box 64383, St. Paul, MN 55164-0383 About Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series Just as, 100 years ago, the original Order of the Golden Dawn initiat- ed a powerful rebirth of interest in the Western Esoteric Tradition that has lasted through this day, so do we expect this series of books to add new impetus to the Great Work itself among an ever broaden- ing base of sincere students. I further promise and swear that with the Divine Permission, I will from this day forward, apply myself to the Great Work- which is: to purify and exalt my Spiritual Nature so that with the Divine Aid I may at length attain to be more than human, and thus gradually raise and unite myself to my Higher and Divine Genius, and that in this event I will not abuse the great power entrusted to me. With this oath, the Adeptus Minor of the Inner Order committed hid herself to undertake, consciously and deliberately, that which was ordained as the birthright of all Humanity: TO BECOME MORE THAN HUMAN! It is this that is the ultimate message of Esotericism: that evolution continues, and that the purpose of each life is to grow into the Image set for us by our Creator, to attain and reveal our own Divinity. These books will themselves make more easily accessible the Spiritu- al Technology that is inherent in the Golden Dawn System. It is a sys- tem that allows for individual as well as group endeavor; a system that works within or without an organized lodge; a system that is based on universal principles that will be shown to be global in their impact today. And it is practical. The works in this series will be practical in their application. You need neither travel to the mountaintop nor obtain any tool other than your own consciousness. No garment need you other than that of your own imagination. No authority need you other than that of your own True Will. Set forth then into the New Dawn-a New Start on the greatest adventure there is: to become One with the Divine Genius. Other Books by Chris Zalewski: Herbs in Magic & Alchemy (Prism Press, 1990) With Pat Zalewski: 2-5:Secret Teachings of the Golden Dawn Book II: The Zelator Ritual 1=10 (Llewellyn Publications, 1992) Equinox and Solstice Rituals of the Golden Dawn (Llewellyn Publications, 1992) Other Books in Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series: By Pat Zalewski: Golden Dawn Enochian Magic 2-5: Secret Teachings of the Golden Dawn Book I: The Neophyte Ritual 0=0 Kabbalah of the Golden Dawn By Israel Regardie: The Golden Dawn By Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero: Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple Acknowledgments A thank you to Karl for the many games played while I was researching the game; to Kevin for his games and objective opinions; to Pat for his help and encour- agement in writing this book; and to those who wish to remain nameless. Dedicated to Percy Wilkinson Table of Contents Foreword, by Adam McLean xix Preface, by P. J. Zalewski xxiii To the Reader: How to Use this Book xxix Part I-Book of Earth Introduction Constructing Your Enachian Chess Set The Enochian System of Magic and Its Relationship to Enochian Chess Chaturanga Constructing Your Chessboards Alternative Method of Constructing Your Chess Set Constructing the Chess Pieces The Pawns and Their Elemental Associations Coloring and Descriptions of the Chess Pieces Appendix to Part I: Table of Symbols and Associations Part 11-Book of Air The Game, Its Rules and Method of Play Enochian Chess: The Game Oficial Rules for Enochian Chess Setting Up Your Boards: Game Play Settings Positioning of the Chess Pieces Which Board to Use? Recording Game Play Game Strategy Openings Earth and Fire Board Play Settings Earth of Earth and Earth of Fire Setting Air of Earth and Air of Fire Setting Water of Earth and Water of Fire Setting Fire of Earth and Fire of Fire Setting Air and Water Board Play Settings Earth of Air and Earth of Water Setting Air of Air and Air of Water Setting Water of Air and Water of Water Setting Fire of Air and Fire of Water Setting Middle-Game and Endgame Part 111-Book of Water Divination Enochian Chess Divination: Introduction Enochian Chess Divination: Official Rules Setting Up Your Board for a Divination Game The Elemental Boards Fire Board Water Board Air Board Earth Board The Squares Piece Positions Ptah Divinatory Meanings of the Chess Pieces The Kings The Knights The Queens The Bishops The Rooks Analyzing a Divination Game Piece Movement and How the Pieces Relate to the Question Planets in the Elements The Squares and Their Influences Divining the Timing of Events Direct, Indirect Action Significator Chess Piece Relationships and Movements Divination Example Part IV-Book of Fire Training of the Adept And in the Beginning Four Ego Types Ritual Magic and the Chess Game Index for General Reference to the Enterer Ceremony of the 0=0 Grade 22 Formula of Chess Divination Under the Letter Vau Experimental Methodology 22 Formula of Transformation Under the Letter Shin 22 Formula of Evocation Under the Letter Yod Interesting Visitors Ptah-Kether Appendix: Enochian Chess Pieces Bibliography Figures Figure Page The Four Angelic Watchtowers Fire Tablet Water Tablet Air Tablet Earth Tablet Symbology of the Earth Board Symbology