Incantation Formulas in Practical Kabbalah

I have received an interesting query from an individual which I thought may be of interest to readers of this blog. He wanted to know what I consider to be the most popular formulas to open and close magical adjurations in Practical Kabbalah. Now, having consulted literally hundreds of primary sources for both "The Book of Sacred Names" and "The Book of Seals & Amulets," I have to date noticed the most common opening and closing Hebrew magical formulas to be:

A. OPENING FORMULA

Transliteration:

Y’hi ratzon milfanecha YHVH Elohai v’Elohei avotai.....

Translation:

May it be your will YHVH my God, and God of my fathers.....

B. CLOSING FORMULAS

Transliteration:

Omein Netzach Selah Va’ed

Translation:

Amen, Enduring (Victory), Selah, Forever.

or

Transliteration:

Omein Netzach Selah Va’ed Omein ken y’hi ratzon

Translation:

Amen Enduring (Victory) Selah Forever. Amen thus be it so willed.

or more simply

Transliteration:

Omein ken y’hi ratzon

Translation:

Amen thus be it so willed.

or less often

Transliteration:

Baruch shem k’vod malchuto l’olam va’ed

Translation:

Blessed be the Name of His glorious Kingdom throughout eternity

Readers unfamiliar with Hebrew magical incantations, might benefit from the following four very broad suggestions regarding the main body of a Hebrew adjuration. In this regard, the "Opening Formula" could be succeeded with the following fairly simple statements, which are applicable to a variety of intentions:

A.

Transliteration:

.....shet’rachem al [.....Ploni ben Ploni.....] b’koach ha-shemot ha-kadoshim ha-eleh.....

Translation:

.....to have mercy on [.....fill in your own or the name of the individual for whom the incantation is intended.....], in the power of these Holy Names.....

Add associated Divine Names, and conclude with one of the first three listed "Closing Formulas."

B.

Transliteration:

.....shetitneni l’chen v’l’chesed b’enei [.....Ploni ben Ploni.....].....

Translation:

.....that I will find grace and loving-kindness in the eyes of [.....fill in the Name.....].....

Conclude with a listed "Closing Formula." This very simple adjuration does not include any Divine Names, but you may add appropriate Divine and Angelic Names if you so wish.

C.

Transliteration:

.....b’koach eilu ha-shemot [.....Shemot.....] sh’tatz'lichuni b’chol mah she’ertzeh.....

Translation:

.....in the power deriving from the names [.....fill in appropriate Divine and/or Angelic Names.....] for me to have success in all that I want to.....

Conclude once again with one of the "Closing Formulas."

D.

Transliteration:

.....aseh l’ma’an k’dushat shmotecha [.....Shemot.....] shetachus v’tachmol v’tachon v’tagen al [.....Ploni ben Ploni.....] m’chol mere’in b’ishin u’m’choli

Translation:

.....act for the sake of the holiness of Your Names [.....fill in appropriate Divine Names.....], to spare and have mercy and pity and protect [.....insert the name of the individual for whom the incantation is intended.....], from all evil doers and bad spirits, and illness.....

As before, conclude with one of the listed "Closing Formulas."