I dont' have the book at hand at the moment (so I can't give you a page reference), but I believe the Babylonian exorcism in question is found in "The Devils and Evil Spirits of Babylonia" by R.C. Thompson. I likewise suspect this is the ultimate origin of the Jewish bedtime prayer from which the LBRP's "Evocation of the Archangels" was adapted. LVX Aaron --- On Mon, 8/23/10, Morgan Leigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Morgan Leigh <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Golden Dawn origins? > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 5:26 AM > Me too. :) > > Regards, > > Morgan Leigh > PhD Candidate > School of Sociology and Social Work > University of Tasmania > > > On 23/08/2010 3:08 AM, Nadia Linder wrote: > > Hello Khem, > > > > thanks for this interesting list; however, could you > point me in the direction of where to find the Babylonian > reference you gave (with Šamaš, Nergal, šedu and lamassu > respectively)? I'm writing about lamassu and would be very > grateful for information where to find this interesting > little snippet. :) > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Nadia > > -- >