E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

CHAPTER TEN
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
image in life. It is important to be direct and to keep the
conversation focused when dealing with the dead, as they tend
towards confusion, and if allowed they will confuse the ritual
entirely.
8. It is necessary to state to the deceased what it is you need to
know, as concisely as possible. Tell the spirit that you have
specifically summoned her because of the knowledge that she
possessed in life, and that you now are in need of that
knowledge. Although they are not adept in specific areas of
manipulation of reality as are demons, the dead also have the
mysterious ability to make minor changes in your life very
quickly, if they are asked to do so.
9. Once the deceased has offered the information that you desired,
or you have given her a minor task to accomplish, thank the
spirit again for coming, and respectfully dismiss her. "(N.J, I
thank you for coming and for sharing your knowledge with
me. Return now to your place in death and seek the peace and
rest for which you hunger. By the Powers of Darkness, you are
dismissed."
Some more sensitive Necromancers may feel a strong sympathy
with the spirit, not wanting to send it back to its previous state, but
instead begin looking for a way to free it. The realm between this life
and that that lies beyond is the home of these shadows. It is the only
place that they can exist. Even when a Magician believes that he has
sent the spirit on to a better place, he surely has not, as the same pathetic
manifestation will stand before another magician at another time,
unchanged from the day the person died. Before closing the ritual,
journal the Operation in your notebook, citing anything that is of
importance or that stands out in your mind. Finish the wine, blowout
the candles and return the fetish items to the box, which can be put
away, destroyed, or the items can be returned to their memorial places.
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