Callisto Radiant
On June 28, 1584, Edward Kelly describes a vision to John Dee that becomes the basis for the Watchtower heirarchy. ðThe following is quoted from Casaubon's True and Faithful Relation:
There appeared to him [E. K.] four very fair Castles, standing in the four parts of the world: out of which he heard the sound of a Trumpet. ðThen seemed out of every Castle a cloath to be thrown on the ground, of more then the breadth of a Table-cloath.Out of that in the East, the cloath seemed to be red, which was cast.
Out of that in the South, the cloath seemed white.
Out of that in the West, the cloath seemed green, with great knops on it.
Out of that in the North, spread, or thrown out from the gate under foot, the cloath seemed to be very black.
Out of every Gate then issued one Trumpeter, whose Trumpets were of strange form, weathed, and growing bigger and bigger toward the end.
After the Trumpeter followed three Ensign bearers.
After then six ancient men, with white beards and staves in their hands.
Then followed a comely man, with very much Apparel on his back, his Robe having a long train.
After him came five men, carrying up his train.
Then followed one great Crosse, and about that four lesser Crosses. ðThese Crosses had on them, each of them ten, like men, their faces distinctly appearing on the four parts of the Crosse, all over.
After the Crosses followed 16 white Creatures.
The reader who has studied the Enochian system at any length will recognize immediately the basis here for the Watchtower heirarchy -- one King, six Seniors, and four crosses with numerous angels thereoupon. ðThe 3 sign bearers bear the banners with the three, four, and five letter names of god unique to each Quadrant.
The reader will probably also note, checking his or her memory, that there is a glaring omission in the familiar system -- that of the five men who hold up the train of the King. ðThese are later described as Princes. ðDee takes it upon himself to query Ave about this omission, and is told, only, "The knowledge of them helpeth not now."
I carried this question with me for a couple of days, and it was still lingering when I began a round of Aethyr scryings on October 18, 1999. ðWhen I posed the question to Doxinal, I was refered to Ave, who came into my presence quite suddenly. ðAve revealed the following method of deriving the names of the Princes from each Watchtower:
The blue line in the center, which traces out the name B-A-T-A-I-V-H, gives the name of the King for this Tablet. ðSince the Princes carry the King's train, they can be found in a spiral starting from the end of the King's name. ðOn this Tablet, then, the names of the Princes would be
ARTPXO
DMODIB
TOOAGZ
IROZSN
OAIOTT
Ave offered this additional information about the Princes:
"They answer to the King, and to the Seniors. ðBut the serviant angels must obey them. ðThey may also be consulted on matters relating to the Aires, in particular the Parts of the Earth whose governors their names touch. ð[Dee and Kelly were never given this information] because the Princes concern themselves little with the matters of Men."
The Trumpeters' names were given as BAHA, RSLG, IALH, and EAAP, from the very center of each Tablet. ðAccording to Ave, "They too concern themselves little with the matters of Men. ð[Dee was told they do not relate to the tablets because] They have their names in the tables, but are above it, as are the Names of God. ð[The Trumpeters might be considered high angels] like Gabriel. ðFaces, in fact, of the highest archangels."
Aaron Leitch mentioned that David Allan Hulse proposed a similar derivation for the names of the Princes in Key of it All II: The Western Mysteries. ðHulse suggested, for the same reason (that the Princes carry the train of the King) that the Princes' names are two-letter namesðderived from the ten letters which occur directly around the King's name. While this has its merits I am disinclined to put weight in this derivation, because it likens (in my opinion) the Princes to cacodemons, who also have two-letter names.ð I do think it interesting and perhaps significant that either method results in a symmetrical "wall" of sorts around the name of the King.
I have not attempted to contact the Princes or the Trumpeters, since there seems little purpose to bother them; however, this information is presented here in case it should prove useful or necessary.