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.

Be Sweet to Me

Who doesn’t need a little sweetness in their lives? Whether it comes from family, friends, loved ones, or employers; there are times when we require certain people to be a little extra sweet to us. It may be that our relationship with an important individual to us has become a bit strained and we need to be able to resolve that situation in the smoothest way possible. Maybe the boss has extra cranky at the 

workplace and a little bit of breathing room is necessary to be comfortable at our jobs again. 

Whatever the reason, it’s important to know how to make someone sweet to us again.

Many so-called magicians object to using magic to “manipulate” others for our own desires, but then what else would magic be for? The pursuit of transcendental attainments, although theoretically appealing, tend to put us in conflict with the natural order of the universe. Without the important skills of subtle manipulation one might find themselves without a friend or ally. What good does your transcendental vision quest do for you if your boss fires you or you lose your network of support? And what is so wrong with making a love interest sweeter to you anyway? Some of us may lack natural charm and good looks, and a little bit of sweetness can go a long way.

Although there are numerous methods of sweetening others to you for a variety of reason, we are going to stick to methods that require few ingredients and simple methods. We need results, and we are on a budget. That is not to say that quality ingredients and refined methods don’t yield good results, but the confidence gained of achieving results with simple methods is important in evaluating one’s own skill.

This method will require the following: a small jar, a picture of the person to be made sweet, pure honey (make sure it is 100% natural honey), and a candle.

When you are ready to start, begin by lighting your candle.

Next, you will do the Kabbalistic Cross and follow with the Middle Pillar Ritual.

On the back of the picture you will write the following words: In the name of the spirits of my family father’s side mother’s side, I give you this sweet, so that you (insert person’s name) will be sweet to me and give me everything I want.

Place the picture in the jar so that the image is facing up. Pour honey in the jar as you recite the words you have written on the back of the paper, filling the jar to just below the brim.

Now, take the jar and the candle and present it to the four directions: east, west, north, and south. State your intentions clearly as you face each direction and ask that the spirit make this person sweet to you.

Place the candle and jar on your white tile or white plate where you do your ancestor ceremony.

At this point you can either allow the candle to burn down or begin to recite relevant psalms and prayers to aide your magic. I highly recommend using Psalms: 28, 31, 46, 47 for restoring relationships with friends and family, and using Psalms 47, 74, 132 for employers you are trying to sweeten. It doesn’t hurt to recite a Litany of the Saints as well when doing this sort of work. For an extensive lists of Psalms and prayers I recommend The Master Book of Psalms and The Book of Prayer by Jean Kent.

When you are done praying and the candle has burnt out place the jar of honey in your freezer. Continue your prayers and affirmations for the person to be sweet to you until you see a change in their behavior. Remember: Just because they are sweet does not mean that you can be abusive towards them! Be sweet yourself, and you will attract that behavior from others.

If you are seeking general love in your life, cut out a red heart and place it on your plate where you serve your ancestors. Try giving them some sweet honey and telling them to make your love life sweet for you.