St Anthony The Abbot The Great Saint You Don't Know

While the craze surrounding Saint Cyprian and Saint Expedite is abound in social media and occult blogs, many terrific hardworking and reliable saints often go unnoticed. Saint Cyprian enjoys popularity amongst would be necromancers and goetic magician due to his history as pagan sorcerer that converted, as well as, a body of books written under his name. While Saint Expedite found his claim to fame from folk magicians and practitioners of Afro-Caribbean traditions. Most occultists tend to solely on these two saints and rarely get to know many more.

I want to bring to the table a saint that I have come to know as being extremely reliable and willing to do just about anything the magician would request. Not only is he known to be a reliable spirit, but he can also called upon to defend from and communicate with wrathful dead and demons. I am referring to no less than Saint Anthony the Great, also known as "Anthony the abbot" "Anthony of Egypt" "Anthony of Thebes" and "Anthony the Anchorite."

Born in 251 AD, Anthony, like many early Christians he sought to live as the Apostles lived and set out to live a monastic life of asceticism. After the death of his parents at the age of 20, he received a substantial inheritance of land. Anthony ended up selling and giving away most of his inheritance and giving the funds to the poor before beginning his life of asceticism.

Certain legends claimed that during his early years as a disciple to another monastic near his home where he worked as a swineherd, this is why some of his Roman Catholic depictions place a pig at his side. This form of monasticism was quite common for the time period where many monks would take lodging outside of cities. It is after this point in his life we see a departure from tradition that makes him very unique.

Anthony would depart for the desert at the age of 35 to live in an old Roman fort in absolute solitude. Although he would see no visitors (despite the demand), people would supply food to him by throwing it over the wall. He was known for nourishing himself on only salted bread and water while only eating in the evenings. He would fast for two days at a time for the sake of purity. 

Eventually, he would begin to take in visitors and other would be monastics who turned to him for his guidance. His teachings would become the foundation of monastic lifestyles and he gained the title "The Father of Monasticism." 

At an unspecified time in his history he took a retreat into a tomb or cave. Here he was afflicted with boredom and tempted with visions of lustful women. Further demons came and physically assaulted and tormented him leaving his body for dead. When his disciples found his body and began to morn his death he immediately rose and asked to be brought back into the tomb to confront the spirits again. This time a the demons were driven off by a bright holy light. 

I digress that there are many stories and myths surrounding the mysticism of Saint Anthony the Great, however, this article is merely to bring your awareness to his existence. My personal experiences with this Saint has generally revealed a sense of polite austerity and a sense of willingness to labor. 

Generally when doing service for him, I would have a glass of water offered to him and occasionally a small glass of liquor when I make requests. I would prepare myself with a recitation of the Jesus Prayer "O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner," following with The Lords Prayer, and Hail Mary's. I also have made use of his litany when I ask him to consecrate the wanga I am working: 

Litany of Saint Antony the Great

First of all monks, your name they hail, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Charity has gained such heights for you, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Wonderworker known for favors gained, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Humbly you obeyed with strength and love, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Shield for those who came to seek your aid, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Healer of all ills and guide for souls, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Spring and treasure house of charity, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Ever shining star and lamp of light, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Table of the Law and Gospel book, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Guide of those in doubt and ignorance, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Lamp of those who walk in darkness now, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Light of Holy Mother Church, your merits shines, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Peace for those who dread the enemy, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Gladness for the sad, strength for the tried, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Faithful to your word and ever true, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Sun of monks and nuns and start for all, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

Temple arch who holds the power of God, Great St. Antony, we beg your prayers

V. Pray for us, Great Saint Antony

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

Let us Pray:

Father Antony, you equaled Elias in his zeal and followed John the Baptist in his holy way of life. You peopled the wilderness and established the world on the firm foundation of your prayers. Intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls. Amen

As a Saint that rebukes evil spirits I have found him very helpful with rooting out troublesome spirits. He sends them off in a hurry with very little effort. For this I will recite Psalm 93 for him.

I cannot emphasize enough the reliability of this hardworking Saint. He is always there when I calling and always willing to help. I hope that you will invite him into your temple space.

Reversing Evil and Bad Luck

It is without a doubt that in the course of your magical career you will come upon those who wish to do destroy you for reasons you may not understand. These people are oftentimes close to you, whether they are co-workers, friends, or even family. They tend to identify themselves through criticism of your every idea and advancement in your life. When you bring sunshine, they respond with rain. The worst part is that through circumstance you are forced to deal with their curmudgeonly behavior.

It even seems like their presence seems to bring a negative vibe, and that vibe seems to darken your otherwise sunny day. When your back is turned to them you can feel their eyes projecting all their hatred and jealousy towards you. After long days in their presence you feel drained, irritable, and frustrated. All the good feelings you cultivated during the day seem burned up and all you want to do is crash for the day.

Eventually, it starts to seem like nothing is going your way. Your boss is on your case about everything you do at work and now informs you that you will be put on probation. No matter what you do, you always seem to be chronically late. Your whole paycheck seems to evaporate to minor expenses. You keep catching a cold and can’t seem to get a decent night’s sleep. All-in-all it’s as if a cloud of bad luck is following you around!

It’s almost as if something unpleasant has crossed your path, and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get away from it.

Watch out. You may be dealing with the negative projections of those unpleasant people you have to be around. There is a proverb that says, “The tongue is the strongest muscle, yet it has no bones.”

People curse with their mouths. Every word that is spoken against you and your success is a direct attack on you magically. You see we are almost always surrounded by spirits, and spirits are listening to our every command. When someone is speaking evil about you, oftentimes there is a spirit listening to their evil wishes that seeks to fulfill them. A couple of bad remarks may not go very far, but a consistent pattern of negative behavior towards you can cause a great deal of magical problems.

Magic isn’t just lighting candles, calling spirits, and making talismans or fetishes. Magic is largely the way you think, the way you speak, and the way you act. Happy people have happy thoughts, speak kind words, and behave kindly towards others. Oftentimes, happy people tend to have good luck that follows them. Many assume that happy people are happy because of their good luck, but the reality is that happy people create their good luck through their thoughts, words, and actions. 

Conversely, unhappy people who think negatively, speak negatively, and act poorly generally have bad luck. They will complain about how unfair life is, and seem to always have bad luck to accompany their bad decisions.

Back to the subject at hand: what is an effective method to deal with the negative and evil projections of others? I am going to give you a method that does not require herbal baths, expensive ingredients, or elaborate rituals. This method can be performed in the privacy of your own home and others will not know that you are doing magic. You don’t need an altar (although it can be helpful), all you need is a few quiet minutes of private time.

You may already have a copy of Jean Kent’s Master Book of Psalms, available through lulu.com, if not you can research the psalms yourself. I highly recommend this work as it comes with passwords and phrases to command the Angels behind the psalms to work for you more effectively. Even without the book, if you properly perform this method you WILL see results and improvements in your life.

For this practice you are going to utilize Psalm 54, twice a day for seven days you will do the following: First you will begin by performing the Ancestor Ceremony, followed by the Kabbalistic Cross and theMiddle Pillar, and once you are relazed you will recite Psalm 54. Close with the Kabbalistic Cross and thank the spirits for assisting you. Applying Kabbalah oil before praying is helpful as well.

Before you finish your seven days you should begin to see things clearing up for you. This psalm will return evil spirits and negativity back to their source, oftentimes with surprising results. There is no limit to how frequently you work this magic. Don’t be afraid to be proactive and use this magic before you start new projects.