Jul 11, 2010 · Question by Miichael: Magick/Occult/Tarot pronounce HRU & what about IAO? How do you pronounce HRU? As in the tarot invocation “I invoke Thee, IAO, that thou wilt send HRU, the great Angel that is set over the operations of this secret Wisdom…….”

The "formula of the dying god", (IAO) as this is usually called, does actually exist, but it represents a stage in human development which is now past as far as external theology is concerned.

Mar 14, 2005 · IAO (iota, alpha, omega) was the Greek form of the Tetragrammaton, IHVH (Yod-He-Vau-He, or Jehova, the “Bringer of Light”), the Hebrew divine name for God. Although a reference to Jahova (or Yahweh), IAO was also widely associated with both Hermes and Bacchus (Iacchus), especially in ancient magical texts and amulets.

Runar: Yes, the LVX signs as they stand out now are still of the dying God. Something has to be done, but not overmuch. The formula used is IAO and INRI. The first is the core of the Beast, while the latter is more that dying God complex. There are ways of dying or relating to death within the Rosicrucian mysteries.

Apr 10, 2020 · "Hua is a demon of sickness from the north, and Hru is a demon of greed from the west. The demons of sickness are found in the upper-left sub-quadrants of the Great Table, and the demons of greed are found in the upper-right sub-quadrants (The Essential Enochian Grimoire p. 184 and 188).

May 15, 2016 · The letters in IAO symbolize Moon (symbol for the beginning of the universe), Sun (symbol for the center of all things) and Saturn (symbol for the end of the universe). In Greek, all vowels correspond to planets and IAO corresponds to Moon, Sun and Saturn. So it means ''Beginning, Middle and the End''. It's pronunciation is EEE-AAHH-OOH.

The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer says of IAO: "In Golden Dawn usage, the three letters were assigned to the deities Isis, Apophis, and Osiris." The same source also says it was originally a "Gnostic word of power, probably derived from the Tetragammaton, the most important of the Jewish names of God."

“In the divine name IAO, I invoke thee, thou Great Angel HRU, who art set over the operations of this Secret Wisdom. Lay thine hand invisibly on these consecrated cards of art, that thereby I may obtain true knowledge of hidden things, to the glory of the ineffable Name. Amen”.

Sep 18, 2023 · Hey y’all, I just got my first Thoth tarot deck, and I’m working on memorizing the invocation, but I’m wondering how IAO and HRU are meant to be pronounced. Thank you!

May 8, 2017 · A notariqon of the names of the Egyptian Gods Isis, Apophis, Osiris, and represents the formula of birth, death, and ressurection.