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are written must both be specially prepared. Take a new quill, says the Grimorium
Verum; asperge and fumigate it after the manner of the other instruments; when you hold
it in your hand to shape it, say the following words:--ABABALOY, SAMOY,
ESCAVOR, ADONAY: I have expelled all illusion from this pen, that it may retain
efficaciously within it the virtue necessary for all things which are used in this Art, as
well for operations as for characters and conjurations. Amen.
In like manner, a horn or ink-well must be bought on the day and in the hour of Mercury,
and in the same hour the following names of God must be written about it:--JOD, HE,
VAU, HE, METATRON, JOD, 1 CADOS, 2 ELOYM, 3 SABAOTH. It must then be
filled with fresh ink which has been exorcised as follows --
EXORCISM OF THE INK
I exorcise thee, creature of Ink, by ANSTON, CERRETON, STIMULATOR, 4
ADONAY, and by the name of Him Whose one Word created all and can achieve all,
that so thou shall assist me in my work, that my work may be accomplished by my will,
and fulfilled with the permission of God, Who ruleth in all things and through all things,
everywhere and for ever. Amen.
BENEDICTION OF THE INK
Lord God Almighty, Who rulest all and reignest through all eternity, Who dost fulfill
great wonders in Thy creatures, grant unto us the grace of Thy Holy Spirit by means of
this pen. Bless it , sanctify it and confer upon it a peculiar
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virtue, so that whatsoever is said, whatsoever we desire to do and to write herewith, may
succeed through Thee, Most Holy Prince ADONAY. Amen. 1
Then asperge, fumigate and exorcise.
The Book of True Black Magic, on the other hand, directs the operator to pluck the third
feather from the right wing of a male goose 2 and to say when extracting it:
ABRACHAY, ARATON, SAMATOY, SCAVER, ADONAY! Expel all evil from this
feather, so that it may possess full power to write whatsoever I will.
Then shape it with the Knife of the Art, namely, that having a white handle; incense also
and asperge it. Lastly, take a new earthen cornicle or inkhorn, made on the day and in the
hour of Venus, and write about it these names with the exorcised lancet of the Art: JOD,
HE, VAU, HE, MITATRON, JAE, 3 JAE, JAE, CADOS, ELOYN, ZEVAO. 4 Then dip
the pen therein, pronouncing the following words:--I exorcise thee, creature of the
feather kind, by ETERETON, 5 by STIMULATON 5 and by the name ADONAY. Do
thou aid me in all my works.