The Book of ceremonial Magic
The Book of ceremonial Magic
The Book of ceremonial Magic
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<strong>The</strong>n gently smiting the carcase nine times with the rod, he adds:--I conjure thee, thou<br />
Spirit <strong>of</strong> this N. deceased, to answer my demands that I propound unto thee, as thou ever<br />
hopest for the rest <strong>of</strong> the holy ones and ease <strong>of</strong> all thy misery; by the<br />
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Blood <strong>of</strong> Jesus which He shed for thy soul, I conjure and bind thee to utter unto me what I<br />
shall ask thee.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, cutting down the carcase from the tree, they shall lay its head towards the east; in<br />
the space that this following conjuration is repeating, they shall set a chafing-dish <strong>of</strong> fire<br />
at its right hand, into which they shall pour a little wine, some mastic and some gumaromatic,<br />
and lastly [the contents <strong>of</strong>] a vial full <strong>of</strong> the sweetest oil. <strong>The</strong>y shall have also a<br />
pair <strong>of</strong> bellows and some unkindled charcoal to make the fire burn bright when the<br />
carcase rises. <strong>The</strong> conjuration is this:--<br />
I conjure thee, thou Spirit <strong>of</strong> N., that thou do immediately enter into thy ancient body<br />
again and answer to my demands; by the virtue <strong>of</strong> the Holy Resurrection, and by the<br />
posture <strong>of</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> the Saviour <strong>of</strong> the world, I charge thee, I conjure thee, I command<br />
thee, on pain <strong>of</strong> the torments and wandering <strong>of</strong> thrice seven years. which I, by the force <strong>of</strong><br />
sacred magic rites, have power to inflict upon thee; by thy sighs and groans I conjure<br />
thee to utter thy voice. So help thee God and the prayers <strong>of</strong> the. Holy Church. Amen.<br />
This ceremony being thrice repeated, while the fire is burning with mastic and gumaromatic,<br />
the body will begin to rise, and at last will stand upright before the exorcist,<br />
answering with a faint and hollow voice the questions propounded unto it: why it<br />
destroyed itself, where its dwelling is, what its food and life are, how long it will be ere it<br />
enter into rest, and by what means the magician may assist it to come to rest; also <strong>of</strong> the<br />
treasures <strong>of</strong> this world, where they are hid. Moreover, it can answer very punctually<br />
concerning the places where ghosts reside, and <strong>of</strong> the manner <strong>of</strong> communicating with<br />
them, teaching the nature <strong>of</strong> Astral Spirits and hellish beings so far as its capacity<br />
alloweth.<br />
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All this when the ghost hath fully answered, the magician ought out <strong>of</strong> commiseration<br />
and reverence to the deceased, to use what means can possibly be used for procuring rest<br />
unto the spirit, to which effect he must dig a grave, and, filling the same half full <strong>of</strong><br />
quick-lime, with a little salt and common sulphur, must put the carcase naked into it.<br />
Next to the burning <strong>of</strong> the body into ashes, this is <strong>of</strong> great force to quiet and end the<br />
disturbance <strong>of</strong> the Astral Spirit. But in this and in all cases where the ghosts or<br />
apparitions <strong>of</strong> deceased persons are raised up and consulted, great caution is to be<br />
observed by the <strong>Magic</strong>ian to keep close within the circle; for if, by the constellation and<br />
position <strong>of</strong> the stars at his nativity, he be in the predicament <strong>of</strong> those who follow the<br />
Black Art for iniquitous purposes, it is very dangerous to conjure any spirits without<br />
describing the form <strong>of</strong> the circle, and wearing upon the heart, or holding in the hand, the<br />
Pentacle <strong>of</strong> Solomon. For the ghosts <strong>of</strong> men deceased can easily effect sudden death to