E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
are clear of your weaker emotions, lower your arms to your sides, still
holding the ritual dagger in your right hand.
Stand and draw the fiery blue Circle on the ground, as was
done in the Demonic Introduction Ritual, and sit once more behind the
altar, dagger still in hand. Turn the sigil face up, so you can see the
drawn image. Lightly touch the tip of the ritual dagger to the sigil.
Feel the energy of the ritual collecting in the dagger and flowing from
the blade like a fountain pen. Trace the entire sigiJ with the ritual
dagger, completing the circle around it last, sealing all things in
Eternity.
You may either set the dagger back in its place and lay your
hands upon the altar, or remain holding on to the dagger for the duration
of the ritual. Either way, fix your eyes on an invisible point at the
center of the sigil. Let your vision absorb the whole sigiI at once, the
image burning itself into your retina. Keep your eyes relaxed, as if you
are waiting for something rather than forcing something to come. While
your gaze becomes transfixed in the sigil, summon up in your mind the
image of yourself surrounded by a deep, blue aura. In this mental
imagery, envision several obscure entities gathered around you, looking
on, aware of your existence and ready to come to your aide. Hold this
image in your mind as you look into the sigil. Lock the mental image in
place, forcing all other thoughts out, grasping only to this one.
Throughout this all, remember to breathe, to remain relaxed although
your chest will seem to spontaneously tighten and your breath will
grow shallow of its own accord.
After only a few minutes of the simultaneous sigH gazing and
visualization, an unseen link between the sigil and the image in your
mind will begin to form. Often, this link will feel like a slight pull
towards the sigil, or a deeper transfixion, or sometimes as a dramatic
shift in the Temple's atmosphere altogether. It might also be more
subtle, being felt as a simple attraction to the sigH or a greater ease in
performing both mental tasks at once. This link being established,
however, is the first of a rapid succession of supernatural events, at
which point it is imperative to complete the Operation to its end, lest
the demon is half-summoned and the gateway is left half-opened, and
your wishes remain half-granted.
Continuing the bilateral focus on the sigil and the visualization,
you will soon begin to notice dramatic changes in the sigil itself. Most
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