HRU, Archangel of the Tarot
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 18:30
I haven't personally done much with the official Golden Dawn system of initiation but a few years back I was reading Damian Echols' book High Magick and he mentioned HRU, an angel who was connected to divinatory Tarot practices.
So that perked my ears up and I began to search for more information about HRU. There are several prayers (or at least several versions of an invocation) associated with HRU by Israel Regardie, Aleister Crowley and others. I have seen HRU described as the angel of Tiphareth, as well as HRV - Heh Resh Vau. "Revealer of the Solar Wisdom."
Breaking that down a bit:
Does anyone on this forum feel particularly connected to HRU? Do you invoke them prior to any Tarot readings?
So that perked my ears up and I began to search for more information about HRU. There are several prayers (or at least several versions of an invocation) associated with HRU by Israel Regardie, Aleister Crowley and others. I have seen HRU described as the angel of Tiphareth, as well as HRV - Heh Resh Vau. "Revealer of the Solar Wisdom."
Breaking that down a bit:
- H, the letter of Revelation. Secrets.
- RV is the old root meaning Yoni and hence Wheel (Fr. roue, Lat. rota, wheel) and the corresponding Semitic root means "to go".
Does anyone on this forum feel particularly connected to HRU? Do you invoke them prior to any Tarot readings?