The Book of ceremonial Magic

The simplified process did not, however, in the opinion of sorcery, seem the last word
which it was possible to say upon the subject. Despite the threatened vengeance of the
heir of Oromasis, the mystery was adapted by the later editors of the Red Dragon and
reappears as the Grand Cabala, without which no other can succeed. In this, its last
transformation, it becomes a recipe for evoking the devil which seems to breathe the true
spirit of Goëtic genius. Its success, as I must premise, will depend upon a recollected and
devotional spirit in the operator, together with a clean conscience; otherwise, in place of
commanding the evil spirit, the latter will command him. This understood, the process
itself is simple. You have merely to secure a black hen which has never been crossed by
the male bird and to do this in such a manner that it shall not cackle; it is best therefore to
seize it in its sleep, clutching it by the neck, but not more than is necessary to prevent it
from crying. You must repair to the highroad, walk till you come to a cross-way and
there, on the stroke of midnight, describe a circle with a cypress rod, place yourself in the
midst thereof and tear the bird in twain, pronouncing three times the words, Euphas,
Metahîm, frugativi et appellavi. Next turn to the East, kneel down, recite a prayer and
conclude it with the Grand Appellation, when the Unclean Spirit will appear to you in a
scarlet surcoat, a yellow vest and breeches of pale green. His head will resemble that of a
dog, but his ears will be those of an ass, with two horns above them; he will have the legs
and hoofs of a calf. He will ask for your orders, which you will give as you
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please, and as he cannot do otherwise than obey, you may become rich on the spot and
thus the happiest of men. Such at least is the judgment of the Grimoire. Whether the
victim of the process is to be torn in pieces alive does not explicitly