E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
vague familiarity, a paradoxical distant presence, as if only a small
part of the demon has entered the Triangle. Modern Hermeticists would
explain this gradual manifestation as the demon's descent through the
planes into the physical world. When this first bit of presence is felt,
continue gazing at the sigil, making sure that your eyes and mind are
relaxed, receptive to that which is rather than forceful for that which
might be. Slowly and calmly say the demon's name out loud. Notice
your senses and how they tingle a measurement more at a greater
presence of the demon. Call its name again slowly; feel the presence
growing stronger, building within the Triangle each time its name is
called. Call the demon's name a total of nine times, the presence nearing
critical mass at about the seventh repetition, and the whole of the
demon's power and presence manifesting at the ninth repetition.
Through the verbal invitation for the demon to appear, relax your
mind with the sure knowledge of its full materialization within the
Triangle, much in the same way you would will the demon to
manifestation in evocation.
Very few Initiates that have used this method of invocation
have actually seen the demon manifest next to them, as the division
between the Operator and the demon the beholder and the beheld ­
has been closed. The proximity between the two is, after the demon has
fully manifested inside of the Triangle, too close to facilitate the
subjective vantage that is achieved during ritual evocation from the
comfort of a distant Circle, If you open your Vision and try to see the
demon, you most likely will instead see swirling masses of energy that
coalesce and sweep in towards you, cascading into an unformed,
disorganized mist just before touching your skin. Often a word or two
can be made out in the air as the demonic energy attacks, or faces may
appear in invisible vapor just before it dissipates against your body.
These near assaults will be seen to be cyclical, the disorganized energy
mass collecting, sweeping down upon you, and dispersing again,
occurring in a quickening pace until it is impossible to distinguish the
beginning of the cycle from the end.
Whether this visual phenomenon is beheld or not, when the
demon has doubtlessly manifested inside of the Triangle with you, it
may enter your being as soon as it is given the opportunity. While
most so-called demonologists whose base understanding of demonic forces
and beings derives from an orthodox Christian school of thought feel
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