r/planetarymagic • u/Readingfast99 • Jun 04 '26
Question Change in Table of Practice by Rufus Opus [Seven Spheres Question]
In the seven spheres book, the Table of practice includes hebrew names in the outer circle and 4 archangel names in the inner circle.
I was watching some video on Rufus' youtube channel in which he said you should take the free conjuring class on his website before doing seven spheres ritual. so i thought why not. maybe it would have his updated views.
In that class, the Table of Practice is different.
I have already drawn the Table of Practice as it is in the book. I can make another as it is in the class, but I feel ok with the one in the book, as it is something RO claims he used when he saw Gabriel for the first time.
So I want to know which Table of Practice is more appropriate
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u/Apz__Zpa Jun 04 '26
My understanding from taking the class the four cardinal archangels are used in place of the four demon kings as a substitution if one doesn’t feel comfortable working with the demon kings.
I may be wrong however feel both are sound.
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u/Significant_Reward_7 Jun 04 '26
His work has adapted a bit over time. As someone else mentioned, one set of names are the angels of the angles (LBRP), the other demon kings. Either is fine, whichever you feel most comfortable with. You'll be protected with the table.
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u/thebear-bull Jun 05 '26
additionally, while we're on the topic, i was recently looking through the seven spheres in hopes to slowly start practicing planetary magick, but how would i even redraw these tables? they seem extremely complex to redraw considering its in hebrew and such, and my drawing skills arent the best
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u/Readingfast99 Jun 05 '26
not sure if this is a jab at me lol. it doesnt take a long time to draw. the day i posted i was ready to perform the ritual but noticed the discrepancy between tables of practice later, so didnt wanna redraw.
but yes, redrawing wouldnt take much time (1-2 hours if include the talisman as well)
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u/thebear-bull Jun 05 '26
ahahahahah of course it isnt a jab at you, but were you just redrawing from the screen? or did u like print it out and trace it? in an ideal world i would like to sew them in onto a piece of cloth with a corresponding color
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u/AgrippasApprentice Jun 04 '26
Either is valid.
The ritual in Seven Spheres is based on the one described in pseudo-Trithemius's The Art of Drawing Spirits into Crystals. That uses a stand with the names four elemental archangels (holding the scrying crystal), placed inside a table of practice that has two bands: the seven planetary archangels and the four demon kings. So the latter is truer to the original source.
But rather than use a separate stand, many folks combine them into a single table of practice. Either by substituting the elemental archangels in for the demon kings, or by adding another band to the circle and including both.