Is the God of the Abrahamic religions the same as the God being invoked in Ceremonial Magick?

Opinions are very much divided. I asked the same question a number of times and got a variety of responses. Some, like @adalbertsen or E.A. Koetting, believe that yes, you can call on those names, focusing on “The Source.”

Others, like Bear Heart, for instance, believe otherwise, and that’s the reason why he published this Pagan version of the LBRP:

I have spoken to Satanists absolutely adverse to utilizing those Hebrew names of God. One of them, for instance, told me that the spirit of Yahweh could hide behind an icon of the Virgin Mary.

You will find rites to exorcise, banish the spirit of Yahweh/Jehovah on different LHP websites.

http://theisticsatanism.com/geifodd/exorcism.html

So… What I’m gathering is that it’s really up to each magician to decide, but for those who want to be sure not to unintentionally call forth the Abrahamic god, they may instead substitute those names w/ Ishvara (the Supreme God, the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hinduism), Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Horus, Set and so on depending on which name is more suitable.

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Isvara

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