Post #13. The Angelic Conversations: John Dee, Edward Kelley, and the Enochian Keys

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  Buy Now (Book Link) "The angels speak in a language older than Babel, and London trembles at their words." In the shadowed chambers of Mortlake, just outside London's ancient boundaries, two men sat before a crystal sphere that would forever change the course of Western occultism. Dr John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's most trusted advisor, and Edward Kelley, a mysterious scryer with a dark past, were about to receive communications they believed came directly from the angelic realm. What emerged from their sessions between 1582 and 1587 was the Enochian system—a complete magical language, cosmology, and ritual practice that would influence occultists for centuries to come. But these were no mere scholarly exercises. The angelic conversations that took place in Dee's Mortlake library were part of a larger work to transform London itself into a vessel for divine power, preparing the city for its role as the centre of a new spiritual empire that would span the globe. John...

Post #4. The Primal Triangle: How Three Hills Became the Magical Engine of London.

 

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Before a single Roman sandal touched the muddy banks of the Thames, the blueprint for London as a global magical fulcrum was already drawn. It wasn't etched on stone tablets or hidden in scrolls, but engineered into the very landscape. The secret lies in three specific hills: Tower Hill, Cornhill, and Ludgate Hill.

These are not mere geographic features. They are the vertices of a primal power triangle, a sacred geometric pattern deliberately constructed by ancient Britons to harness and amplify the raw telluric energy of the land. This was the first great working, the creation of a magical engine that would power London for millennia to come.

 

The Three Sacred Mounds


The Geometry of Power

Ancient occultists understood that geometry is the language of the universe. The equilateral triangle, with its perfect balance and inherent stability, is one of the most potent symbols in ceremonial magic. It represents manifestation, the trinity of forces (positive, negative, and neutral) required to bring anything into being.

By shaping these three hills into a perfect triangle, the ancient Druidic engineers created a massive, landscape-sized magical sigil. This wasn't symbolic; it was functional. The triangle acted as a lens, focusing the ambient earth energies and the powerful ley line of the Thames into a concentrated, usable vortex of power. This was the designated spot for a future metropolis, a city destined for greatness not by chance, but by precise magical design.

The Three Pillars of the Temple

The 3 Sacred Mounds Today

Each hill within this sacred triangle was assigned a specific function, forming the three foundational pillars of the future city-temple:

1: Tower Hill (The Eastern Guardian - Mars/Ares): The vertex of Power and Control. Its position overlooking the river made it the natural point of defence and martial authority. It was here that the city's physical power would be anchored. The subsequent construction of the Tower of London on this exact spot was no coincidence; it was an affirmation of this hill's ancient, designated role as the city's warden.

2: Cornhill (The Northern Heart - Mercury/Hermes): The vertex of Wealth and Commerce. As the highest point of the three, it was the natural centre for trade and communication. This was the engine room of prosperity, the point where the city's material abundance would be generated and controlled. The Royal Exchange and the Bank of England would later be established in its immediate vicinity, continuing its ordained function.

3: Ludgate Hill (The Western Apex - Jupiter/Zeus): The vertex of Spiritual and Religious Authority. Named after the mythical King Lud, this hill was the city's sacred heart, the connection point to the divine. It was the seat of the high priests, the place of prophecy and celestial observation. The subsequent construction of a Roman temple to Diana, followed by the magnificent St. Paul's Cathedral, was a continuation of this hill's original purpose as the spiritual crown of London.

Activating the Engine

This terrestrial triangle was not self-contained. It was aligned with celestial bodies, its points marking the rising and setting of the sun and moon at key solstices and equinoxes. This alignment transformed the landscape into a massive astronomical clock, a ritual calendar that allowed its operators to perform great workings at times of maximum cosmic power.

The energy generated by this primal engine was immense, but it was also raw and untamed. It required the blood of sacrifices, as we discussed in our previous post, to be fully consecrated and brought under control. The mounds provided the geometric structure, but the rituals performed upon them provided the activation key.

Every major structure built in London since has, consciously or unconsciously, respected this foundational geometry. The city's power doesn't come from its parliaments or its palaces, but from this ancient, hidden engine, humming silently beneath the streets, a testament to the foresight of its occult architects.

In our next post, we will delve into the world of the Druids, the shadowy priest-magicians who likely designed and operated this primal engine, and explore the specific rituals they used to charge and direct its power.

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Solomon Jones (Author/Researcher)


The Sacred Mounds: Parliament Hill, Primrose Hill, and Greenwich

Primary Sources:

Annales Cambriae (Welsh Annals), 10th century
Book of Invasions (Lebor Gabála Érenn), Irish manuscript tradition

Secondary Sources:

Hutton, Ronald. The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles. Blackwell, 1991.
Devereux, Paul. Shamanism and the Mystery Lines. Quantum, 1992.
Watkins, Alfred. The Old Straight Track. Methuen, 1925.

Archaeological Sources:

Museum of London Archaeology - Prehistoric London surveys
Historic England Archive - Ancient monument records

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