Tetragrammaton: The Secret to Evoking Angelic Powers and the Key to the Apocalypse (Llewellyn's High Magick Series) [Paperback]

Donald Tyson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2002 | Series: Llewellyn's High Magick Series

In Western magic, "Tetragrammation" is the holiest name of God. It is composed of the four Hebrew letters IHVH and is the occult key that unlocks the meaning behind astrological symbolism, the tarot, the mysteries of the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation, the kabbalah, the Enochian magick of John Dee, and modern ritual magic. It may be considered the archetypal blueprint of creation, the basis for such fundamental forms as DNA double helix and the binary language of modern computers. Its true structure is the arcanum of occultism. This book is for kabbalists, ritual occultists and anyone interested in the magic of the Bible. Those seeking proof for the coming of the Apocalypse should be attracted by the justification for Revelation in the Keys.

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About the Author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight.  He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English.  After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.

Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice.  His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (September 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567187447
• ISBN-13: 978-1567187441
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career. Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating key ..., August 15, 2000

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Bete Noire (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tetragrammaton: The Secret to Evoking Angelic Powers and the Key to the Apocalypse (Llewellyn's High Magick Series) (Paperback)

Arguably controversial,Donald Tyson's treatment of the Holy Name and its magical implications and ramifications,with an extended reference to Enochiana cannot but act as a catalyst of ideas.Indeed,this is an unparalleled extensive treatment of the topic,while the author payed attention to the modern implications of the subject approached in his unique learned and critical manner.Whether one agrees with his assumption that the Enochian Keys are apocalyptic in nature-an interesting proposition in itself- has very little relevance;the merit of this book lies rather in its compelling ability of making the reader think and further explore the subject.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating new ideas for such an acient subject., March 26, 2001

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Jeremiah Wolfe (Cleveland, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tetragrammaton: The Secret to Evoking Angelic Powers and the Key to the Apocalypse (Llewellyn's High Magick Series) (Paperback)

I have personally read many books on Kabbalah, each a regurgitation of the one before. This book, however was fascinating and new. I do not feel that history holds all the keys to our future. I can not believe that the sages of long past knew all the answers to the great mysteries of the Universe. All to often we spend so much time with our nose in a book, reading someone restating the same old thing they read somewhere else, that we fail to actually lean and grow. Donald Tyson appears to be different. In this book he brings to light many new and exciting ideas that I have never seen before. Whether or not he is accurate, I have yet to see for myself, but at least I will have tried something new and learned from it. So, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Devine Name, its meaning and uses. Especially to those who, like myself, crave understanding yet aren't afraid to step off the trodden path to find it.

-Jeremiah Wolfe

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No Conclusion Too High, March 6, 1998

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[e-mail] (Tulsa, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tetragrammaton: The Secret to Evoking Angelic Powers and the Key to the Apocalypse (Llewellyn's High Magick Series) (Paperback)

There is obviously no conclusion too high that Mr. Tyson cannot jump to it. I was intrigued when I found that Mr. Tyson had written another book with Enochian content as I had enjoyed his beginners guide to enochian very much. What I didn't realize was that there is a great gap between someone being able to summarize the work of others (as in the Beginner's Guide) and actually publishing an original thought. Mr. Tyson is obviously well read, but he fails to give any firm basis for wild theories that include the pivotal idea of the book which is that we should work magically for the destruction of our own universe and that that is the sole purpose of the Angelic calls or keys of Enochian Magick. It is no small wonder that Gerald Schueller gets Donald Tyson to write his introductions. They are two peas in a pod. While I truly believe Mr. Tyson writes more in earnest each of the two have been opportunistic in generating pulp about Enochian that will never further the science, only their bank accounts. This book is a stinker and proves once again what a skunk farm Llewellyn Publications is.