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upon, &c. [Here name the subject upon which information is desired.] And if for reasons
unknown to us, thou art unwilling to proceed in an audible tone of voice, 1 I conjure thee
in the Most Holy Name of Adonay to write upon the virgin parchment here present,
between now and to-morrow morning, or at least reveal unto me that which I desire this
coming might in my sleep.
If the Spirit make answer to what is said, he shall be heard respectfully; should he fail to
speak after thrice making the same supplication, let the tapers be extinguished and
withdraw from the chamber, closing the door until the morrow, when the operator may
return in the morning, and that which was required will be found within, on the virgin
parchment, unless indeed it shall have been made known in the night.
In the Verum Jesuitarum Libellus this experiment in the induction of clairvoyance by
means of a seering cup and a fantastic ceremonial, having only one monstrous condition,
is replaced by a fierce conjuration of many pages, commanding the Spirit Uriel by all the
words which have ever proceeded out of the mouth of the Creator of Heaven and Earth
against the Evil Angels, and on pain of compulsion and torture, to appear before the
operator, an unworthy servant of God, wherever the said Spirit may be, even in the abyss
of Hell. He is directed to appear visibly and modestly in a human form, and to bring
whatsoever is desired in all tranquillity and patience, without tumult, without detriment,
without blinding, without dumbness, without whispering, without thunder, without hail,
without explosion, without puffing up, without trembling. It is unnecessary to quote the
entire citation, as the
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process is not complete; but it is evident that the Conjuration of Uriel in the forged
treatise on the Magic of the Jesuits is intended for the compulsion of a devil and not for
the solicitation of favours from the Blessed Spirit of the Grimorium Verum.
Footnotes
317:1 That is, in a voice audible to the clairvoyant boy, the process being obviously
intended for those who are not themselves seers. It recalls the vast seering experiments of
Dr. Dee.
§ 7. Concerning the Mirror of Solomon, suitable for all Kinds of Divination
The following process is found in the Grimorium Verum and in some other compilations.
It is a mode of divination akin to that given in the preceding section. It does not connect
with Black Magic except by the use of blood and is really an auto-hypnotic experiment
fortified by conventional ceremonies.
To Compose the Mirror of Solomon