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WORKS OF<br />
DARKNESS<br />
awareness of his own smallness in the presence of the Ancient One.<br />
The demon being thus astrally manifested, the Evocator may<br />
utilize the clairvoyant faculties which he has de\'eloped to hold open<br />
communication with the Summoned, either through direct astral vision<br />
or through a clairvoyant medium of some sort. The evoked entity will<br />
still be seated on its own plane, although the physical and the astral<br />
will overlap one another inside the Temple.<br />
The final and ultimate manifestation of the demon is a complete<br />
manifestation on the physical plane. The entity will move from its<br />
home on the astral plane, will traverse Spiritus Regnum, and will gather<br />
a "body" in the physical Temple itself. Such is the manifestation that<br />
is usual\y expected by the Dabbler in his first attempts at evocation.<br />
He anticipates a swirling of atoms and electrons, a condensation of black<br />
mist, and a wicked looking man stepping out of the void to greet him.<br />
Although the demon may be fully manifested on the physical<br />
plane, it most likely will not be seen by one who is not prepared through<br />
discipline of the senses and the mind, to see it. The Black Magician who<br />
has prepared himself, however, will gaze at the once empty space before<br />
the altar and will behold the fullness of the glory of evil, embodied and<br />
waiting to take Destiny by the tail.<br />
The demon, as well as every other astral entity, will first appear<br />
in a shape and form that is most suitable to its particular powers,<br />
function, office, and ability, as well as the expectations of the Evocator.<br />
The initial connection made with the demon at the onset of the evocation<br />
brings it and the Operator into very close psychic proximity. In this<br />
closeness, the demon has little trouble discerning the hopes, expectations,<br />
and most certainly the fears and weaknesses of the Evocator. Hoping to<br />
gain power over the evocation itself, and to overwhelm the unprepared<br />
Practitioner, the demon may first assume a form that is not at all human<br />
and is likely to cause the metaphysical experimentations of the<br />
Operator to cease then and there.<br />
Maintaining disciplined focus and bearing from the moment he<br />
steps into the Temple to the moment he departs, the Black Magician<br />
should experience a smooth and successful evocation. Knowing that<br />
the demon may take on whatever shape it wishes, the Evocator should<br />
not even allow the seeds of consternation to stir when he beholds in his<br />
mind or his sight dreadful visions of the demon. Instead, staring straight<br />
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