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CHAPTER SIX SERVANTS OF DARKNESS
DEMONIC MANIFESTATIONS
"Lucifer appears under the form and figure of a comely boy;
when angered, he is shewn with a ruddy countenance, but there is
nothing monstrous in his shape. Beezlebuth appears occasionally under
monstrous forms, such as the figure of a misshapen calf, or that of a
goat having a long tail. Astaroth appears of a black and white color,
usually under a human figure, but occasionally in the likeness of an
ass. "7
In the Practitioner's first demonic Workings, a cloud of smoke
and a rumbling thunder is not likely to herald the coming of the
Summoned. Although the initial manifestation of the demon or demons
will be less phenomenal, that which does occur is likely to have a greater
and more substantial effect than what the Magician may expect.
After the mental and psychic connection has been made with
the demon, even before the incantation of evocation is recited, the
Practitioner will be able to sense the individual and intelligent essence
of the Summoned gathering form, hovering just beyond detection in
the realm known as Spiritus Regnum, or the Spirit Realm, neither here
nor there, but in between. Often, this connection is of such strength
and intensity that the Evocator stops there and proceeds with the
demands for which the demon has been summoned. At this stage, if the
Operator has been trained to do so, the entity may be viewed through a
scrying mirror or otherwise communicated with through various other
clairvoyant instruments, or it may be seen through the inner eye.
This is the first stage of manifestation, that of mental awareness of its
presence. The mental manifestation of the demon keeps it far removed
from the Temple, yet still allows at least one-way communication to
take place.
When the above described link is established with the demon
and the Operator recites the incantation and uses his own will and
power to pull the demon into the Temple before him, an astral
manifestation will occur. The demon will have condensed its energy
and intelligence into an astral body which is focused and concentrated
into a confined space before the altar. The Operator may sense a definite
change in the atmosphere, air pressure, wind, etc. Often, he will feel
prickling on his skin, shortness of breath, slight dizziness and a humbling
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