Ceremonial Magick and the Power of Evocation by Joseph C. Lisiewski

Author:Joseph C. Lisiewski [Lisiewski, Joseph C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781561841974
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Published: 2009-03-29T13:01:41+00:00

Chapter Four

The difference between the mechanics and process of the rite, and the full results attained without any consequential negative effects, are greater than the difference between night and day.

The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy and the Conclusion 10—The only way a true evocation to Heptameron — Their History, Purpose, and physical manifestation can be conducted is by performing Power

the entire rite—from the construction of the Circle of Art to the conjurations and through the License to Depart—is by conducting the rite directly upon the earth, or in a base-Itake my hat off to the reader who has made it this far. I ment or cellar that is equipped with a concrete floor that am well aware of the inner turmoil Chapter Three must rests directly upon the ground. To attempt any form of have caused you. I too had to endure much anguish high magic otherwise, is to not simply look for, but fo ask when I finally realized the facts underlying the art and for very serious trouble.

meaning of what I term the Science behind the A r t of Magic. The gloss and glitter of ‘modern magic’ faded for It is all up to the reader whether to follow the Ten me as quickly as a cheap paint job on an old jalopy. I wish I Axioms presented here. The important thing is that they could apologize to you for the anguish you have and no have been stated for the first time in any book, and they doubt still are enduring. But the cold hard fact is that I have been thoroughly explained. In closing this chapter, I cannot. This is the only way evocation to physical manifes-leave the reader with this parting thought. Play around tation can be brought about, and the only way genuine with Magic, and you’re going to get burned. Play around magic can be operated, as described, and as confirmed with this particular branch of Magic, and you are going to countless times by my colleagues and myself. That being get burned very severely. There is an ancient alchemical said, perhaps I can make it up to you—at least to a point—

axiom the Practitioner of magic would do well to remem-by getting on with the business at hand.

ber and apply to his or her would-be magical work at all Thus far, you have been instructed in the history of the times. “Know the Theory before attempting the Praxis!”

grammars of magic, and in the ‘thou shalts’ and ‘thou shalt nots.’ But how to apply those restrictions and directions has been held back until you were grounded in the underlying theory and warnings. Remember, they w i l l go far in aiding you to construct your own effective subjective synthesis, and the subconscious belief system that results from

!t. In this and the succeeding chapters we w i l l get down to business of just how to apply what you have learned thus far. But first, by obeying the injunction “Know the Theory

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