Magical Scripts and cipher Alphabets Magical Scripts and cipher Alphabets

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The Theban Script The Theban Script
Also known as the Alphabet of Honorius, the Witches Alphabet, etc. It is referred to the Latin alphabet and written
left to right (the last character, referred to the Greek Omega, is not generally used as a letter, rather as a period or
separator). This script was popularised by Agrippas De Occulta Philosophia (it appears in lib. III cap. XXIX, De
characteribus et sigillis spritiuum), although it may have appeared in earlier works such as the Polygraphia of
Trithemius. The alphabet is traditionally ascribed to one Honorius the Theban, probably the author of the Liber
Juratus (the Sworn Book of Honorius), a medieval work on magic, although as far as I am aware this script does not
appear in that work.
Theban A
A B C D E F G H I K L M
A B C D E F G H I, J K L M
N O P Q E S T V X Y Z ,
N O P Q R S T U, V, W X Y Z
W
Theban B
A B C D E F G H I K L M
A B C D E F G H I, J K L M
N O P Q E S T V X Y Z ,
N O P Q R S T U, V, W X Y Z
W


Magical scripts corresponding to Hebrew Magical scripts corresponding to Hebrew
These appeared in Agrippas De Occulta Philosophia (lib. III cap. XXX, Alius characterizandi modus a cabalistis
traditus) and are referred to the Hebrew alphabet. They do not include distinct final forms for any letters, although
Malachim has a variant form of Samekh which may correspond to the otherwise unknown Samekh final alluded to in
some magical works. Malachim is also called Angelic or Regal (from Heb., \yklm, Kings) by Agrippa.
The Characters of Celestial Writing
Celestial A
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l
Celestial B
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l



































































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The Writing called Malachim
Malachim A
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u S s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l
Malachim B
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u S s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l
The Writing called the Passing of the River
Passing of the River A
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l
Passing of the River B
k y f j z w h d g b a
k y f j z w h d g b a
t c r q x p u s n m l
t c r q x p u s n m l

The Aiq Bkr Ci The Aiq Bkr Cipher pher
This is also described by Agrippa (loc. cit) and does contain distinct final forms. Agrippa also gives an example of
how the characters can be combined to form Sigils from Angelic Names and the like.
f j z w h d g b a
f j z w h d g b a
x p u s n m l k y
x p u s n m l k y
{ [ } \ ] t c r q
{ [ } \ ] t c r q


The Royal Arch Cipher The Royal Arch Cipher
This is a simple cipher for the English alphabet, loosely based on the Qabalistic Aiq Bkr cipher; it is taken in this
instance from Duncans Masonic Monitor. There are two versions of the cipher; one is on the upper case keys, one on
the lower case keys.
The Royal Arch cipher (first form upper case)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The Royal Arch cipher (second form lower case)
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Y Y
e e
Alphabet of Nug Alphabet of Nug- -Soth Soth
This is a slight variant on the Royal Arch cipher which appeared in the Hay-Wilson-Langford-Turner Necronomicon.
While generally corresponding to the English alphabet, C and K are not distinguished, nor are U and V.
A B C D E F G H I J L M
A B C, K D E F G H I J L M
N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z
N O P Q R S T U, V W X Y Z

The Illuminati Ci The Illuminati Ciphers phers
These ciphers were published in A History of Secret Societies by Akron Daraul (a pseudonym of Idries Shah) and are
alleged to have been used by the infamous Bavarian Illuminati. U and V are distinguished, but I and J are not. A third
Illuminati cipher replaces the letters with numbers A with 12, B with 11, and so on down to M with 1; then N with
13, O with 14 and so on to Z=24 (here U and V are not distinguished). There is also one set of cipher charaters for the
digits. These ciphers are used to spell out cryptic messages in some of the illustrations to Cosmic Trigger by R.A.
Wilson.
A B C D E F G H I, J K L M
Cipher 1 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Cipher 2 (uppercase)
A B C D E F G H J K L M
Cipher 3 (lowercase)
a b c d e f g h j k l m

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Cipher 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Cipher 2
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Cipher 3
n o p q r s t u v w x y z

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9



































































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The Enochian Alphabet. The Enochian Alphabet.
This script emerged from the ceremonial skrying of John Dee and Edward Kelly. The name Enochian was applied by
later writers; for Dee it was the Angelic or Adamical alphabet. There is some evidence that it should be written
right to left.
E A F D G C B
E A F D G C,K B
N Q P L H I M
N Q P L H I, J, Y M
T S U Z R O X
T S U, V, W Z R O X

The Alphabet of Daggers The Alphabet of Daggers
This is a magical script which appears in Crowleys The Vision and the Voice. It corresponds to the English alphabet.

A B C D E F G H

A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q R
I J K L M N O P Q R

S T U V W X Y Z

S T U V W X Y Z

The Alphabet of Arrows The Alphabet of Arrows
Continuing the theme of sharp pointy things, this is another script from The Vision and the Voice. The letters
approximately map to the Enochian alphabet, although V is distinguished from U and W.
A B C D E F G H
A B C, K D E F G H
I L M N O P Q R
I, J, Y L M N O P Q R

S T U V X Z

S T U, W V X Z


Fonts and filenames

Filename Font name Script
niaiqrg_.ttf NI AIQ BKR The Aiq Bkr cipher
niarrg__.ttf NI Arrows The Alphabet of Arrows
nicearg_.ttf NI CelestialA The Characters of Celestial Writing (version A)
nicebrg_.ttf NI CelestialB The Characters of Celestial Writing (version B)
nidarg__.ttf NI Daggers The Alphabet of Daggers
nienrg__.ttf NI Enochian The Enochian alphabet
nihearg_.ttf NI HebrewA Hebrew
niilrg__.ttf NI Illuminati The Illuminati ciphers
nimaarg_.ttf NI MalachimA The Writing called Malachim (version A)
nimabrg_.ttf NI MalachimB The Writing called Malachim (version B)
ninusrg_.ttf NI Nug-Soth Y
e
Alphabet of Nug-Soth
nipaabrg.ttf NI PassingRiverA The Writing called The Passing of the River (version A)
niparbrg.ttf NI PassingRiverB The Writing called The Passing of the River (version B)
niroarg_.ttf NI Royal Arch The Royal Arch cipher
nitharg_.ttf NI ThebanA The Theban Script (version A)
nithbrg_.ttf NI ThebanB The Theban Script (version B)

Of the four scripts for which a version A and version B is given, the A (Agrippa) versions are based on scans of the
scripts from De occulta philosophia (as reproduced in the 1992 critical Latin edition the versions in the Llewellyn
edition appear to have been redrawn by a modern illustrator); the B (Barrett) versions are based on scans of the plate of
magical alphabets in The Magus. The Enochian alphabet is based on a scan of the letters from Sloane MS 3188 as
reproduced by Laycock. The Alphabet of Daggers is based on a scan the plate in Equinox I (5); the Alphabet of
Arrows was not scanned but drawn from scratch in CorelDraw following the figure in Equinox IV (2).
Key mappings for Hebrew and scripts referred to Hebrew (both upper and lower case keys map to the same glyph, with
the exception of Samekh in Malchim, where s gives s and S gives S). Final forms only on the ordinary Hebrew and
Aiq Bkr cipher fonts.

Aleph A
Beth B
Gimel G
Daleth D
H H
Vau V, W
Zayin Z
Cheth J
Teth F
Yod I, Y
Kaph K Kaph final ]
Lamed L Variant Lamed |
Mem M Mem final \
Nun N Nun final }
Samekh S
Ayin O, U
P P P final [
Tzaddi X Tzaddi final {
Qoph Q
Resh R
Shin C
Tau T

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