Cause Principle Unity

On magic
Let us now turn our attention to the many bonds between spirits. This
is where the whole teaching of magic is to be found.
1. The first bond which ties spirits together is general in character and is
represented metaphorically by the three-headed Cerberus of Trivia, the
doorkeeper of hell. This is the triple power which is needed by one who
binds, i.e., by the magician: namely, physics, mathematics and metaphysics.
The first is the base; the second is the scale; the third is the summit of the
scale. The first explains active and passive principles in general; the second
explains times, places and numbers; the third explains universal principles
and causes. This is a triple cord which is difficult to break.
2. The second bond is also triple and is needed in the agent, in the action
and in the thing on which the agent acts. It consists of faith or credibility,
of invocations, of love and of strong emotions in the application of the
active to the passive. The role of the soul is to produce changes in the body
of the composite, and the role of the body is to change the soul materially.
If these bondings do not happen, or especially if they are not present, then
no amount of attention or motion or agitation will produce any results. For
a magician is most fortunate if many believe in him, and if he commands
great persuasion.
3. The third bond, which is the source of effectiveness, is the number of the
principles, which are distributed according to the four sectors of the universe
and which are needed for actions which occur in the heavens and in
nature. In addition, there are other principles needed for volitional and
preternatural effects, but they do not have a specific location.
4. The fourth bond is the soul of the world, or the spirit of the universe,
which connects and unites everything with everything else. As a result,
everything has access to everything else, as was said above.
5. The fifth bond is the souls of the stars and the principles of places, of the
winds and of the elements.
6. The souls of demons which preside over times, days, storms and the
elements themselves.
7. The souls of men who are tyrants and rulers, and of those who have
acquired some degree of fame and thus have become spirits.
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