Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 2)

CHAPTER XVI (Part II) Of THE CHARGE TO THE SPIRIT WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND CURSES OCCASIONALLY NECESSARY I On the appearance of the spirit, or the manifestation of the force in the talisman which is being consecrated, it is necessary to bind it by an Oath or Charge. A spirit should be made to lay its hand visibly on the weapon by whose might it has been evoked, and to aswear obedience and faith to Him that liveth and triumpheth, that reigneth above him in His palaces as the Balance of Righteousness and Truth” by the Names used in that évocation. It is then only necessary to formulate the Oath or Charge in language harmonious with the previously announced purpose of the operation. Tlie précaution indicated is not to let oneself sink into one’s humanity while the weapon is extended beyond the Circle. Were the force to flow from it to you instead of from you to it, you would be infallibly blasîed, or, ai the least, become the slave of the spirit. At no moment is it more important that the Divine Force should not only fill, but radiate from, the aura of the Magician. II Occasionally it may happen that the spirit is récalcitrant, and refuses to appear. Let the Magician consider the cause of such disobedience! — 133 “