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CHAPTER FIVE
BURNT OFFERINGS
MONEY
Unlike animals and the lilies of the field who are content to
exist in the moment, allowing tomorrow to care for itself, humans look
ahead into the vaporous apparition of an uncertain future, scrambling
to secure the dream of it by the acquisition of treasure. All of the classic
grimoires contain various incantations and evocations whereby the
Black Magician may open locked treasure chests, excavate buried rubles
and pirate the loot of kings without ever leaving the ritual Circle.
Either buried treasure is becoming scarce in the world as of
late, or the path to fortune is becoming more available, as most
Neophytes and Practitioners scan those spirits in the pages with a smile,
continuing through the books to find something they can actually use.
Although the true potency of such demons surpasses gold and jewels, it
still does the average Magician little good. If gold is entombed beneath
the sea, it will remain there as far as the Practitioner is concerned.
When the Magician calls out for the universe to bring him riches,
those riches will be delivered in the most natural and harmonious way
possible. Often, debts owed to the ritualist will be paid, career
opportunities will present themselves, several "lucky" incidences will
strike in quick succession, etc. How the money gets to the Black Magician
is trivial and inconsequential so long as it does get to him.
Only one ritual is given here for the Magickal acquisition of
money. Unlike love, recognition and power, the desire for wealth is
specific, the only variable being the exact amount of money needed.
Several forms of ritual to achieve the same result in the same manner
is a waste of time and very valuable energy.
The following ritual is effective in bringing small amounts of
money when needed. It is rare for a magician to have thousands of
dollars delivered to his doorstep by the performance of such a basic
ritual. 20, 50 even slightly over a hundred dollars would not be a
stretch, however.
While talismanic Magick, sigH consecration, evocation and other
advanced forms of ritual have the possibility of yielding much larger
sums of money, the milk of the matter must be assimilated before the
meat can be digested.
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