How to Make Your N.A.P. Book A Talisman of Power

How to Make Your N.A.P. Book 

A Talisman of Power

by Brother MOLOCH 9.6.9.

© April 2016 molochsorcery.com All Rights Reserved

For this rite to actually work, you must do one of these two things: 

1. Buy an original copy of the the Miracle of the New Avatar Power by Geoff Gray-Cobb.

Or...

2. Copy by hand the how-to contents (minus the case stories) from N.A.P. into a special, brand new, blank book.

The reason for this is that you are showing the spirits you mean business. Just downloading a pirated copy and printing it off shows no personal sacrifice from you, in any way - be it time, effort nor monetary.

You will need:
Your N.A.P. Book
Holy Water
Holy Oil
Blessed Salt
Incense: frankincense & myrrh
2 white work candles (votive, tea light, Shabbat, household or taper are fine)
1 white candle

Instructions:

Pour your Holy Water into a convenient spray bottle. (Most department and dollar stores sell them.) Spritz the candles to wash away any ill affects they may have accumulated and wipe them clean with fresh paper towels. Dress your candles with the Holy oil and place in suitable candle holders. The two work candles you will place at the rear of your work table, one on the right and one on the left. The third white candle will be set in the middle of the work table. Incense holder can be placed anywhere on your work table that’s convenient for you.

Begin by facing east and light your right rear work candle then your left rear work candle. 

Now light your incense. 

Say, “I call out to the spirits of the New Avatar Power system to witness this ritual and to make it holy, sacred and binding!” 

Spritz the eastern corner once with the Holy Water. 

Bow (Do this by slightly by bending your knees and coming straight back up without bending forward thus you’re curtsying.)

Next you will turn right and face west. Repeat the sentence you said in the east, bow and spritz with Holy Water once again. Then you will turn left until you face north. Repeat the sentence, bow and spritz with Holy Water. Turn right to face the south. Repeat as you have in the other three corners. You are ready to begin. 

Set the bottle of Holy Water on your work table. Relax and begin your Miracle of the New Avatar Power relaxation ritual. 

When finished, begin the Central Pillar ritual. 

Then perform the New Avatar Power Circulation ritual.

Next, perform the New Avatar Power Fountain ritual.

Finally, recite the Invocation to Strengthen the Fountain of Your New Avatar Power.

When finished, you will say, “Spirits of the system of the New Avatar Power!” (Lift your N.A.P. book aloft) “I bring this book to you. I have duly sacrificed for it. You are witness to this sacrifice. I ask that you turn this book into a talisman of power so that any time I use it in any ritual manner I choose, it adds to the strength and power of the ritual!”

Now hold your NAP book and pass it gently through the flame of the center white candle and say, “In the presence of the New Avatar spirits, I baptize thee with flame!”

Pass the book gently through the incense smoke and say, “In the presence of the New Avatar spirits, I baptize thee with air!”

Hold book and sprinkle with some salt and say, “In the presence of the New Avatar spirits, I baptize thee with earth!”

Then hold the book and using just a tiny bit of Holy Oil on the tip of your dominant hand’s index finger, gently rub it on the spine of the book and say, “In the presence of the New Avatar spirits, I baptize thee with water!”

Now, facing east, hold the book aloft and gently mist the air above the book with the Holy Water. Allow the misty vapor to land on the book. (You can immediately wipe it off with a clean, fresh paper towel.) As you mist, you will say, “I baptize you, O book of New Avatar Power, as my personal grimoire of power. Work for me and I shall care for you until the end of my days. So be it!”

Now you will bow and then turn right and face west and mist again allowing the vapor to gently land on your book and wipe it off and repeat what you did in the east then repeat each step by turning to the north and then the south. (Remember, you start in the east, then turn right to the west, then turn left to the north then turn right to the south.)

When finished, your book is consecrated. Let it set on your work table with the middle white candle setting next to it in a safe candle holder. When the candle has finally burnt out, your book is ready to be used or put away for safe keeping.

This is now a talisman of power, not a mere book to shove back on the shelf. Thus you will need to treat it special and give it respect. I would wrap it in a white towel or silk sloth and place in a drawer somewhere until you need to use it. You could have a special pouch or slip case made for it to slide the book into when not in use and keep it near your work table.

The 7 Differences Between A Wiccan and A McWiccan

So what exactly is a McWiccan? Many of you have heard me use that term over the years and yeah I coined it well over a decade ago in my old Yahoo Groups. This is the first time I’ve taken to sit down and really explain the idea behind it and why I think it needs to be added to the pagan vocabulary.

First off let’s dichotomize the difference here and now that not all Wiccans are McWiccans, all right? Just like not all Wiccans are Witches because there are Wiccans who do not practice magic, rather they practice the religion of Wicca. Yet when it comes to Wiccans themselves there are exceptions within their own ranks who have common sense and intelligence and those who don’t.

Over the years I’ve met very few actual Wiccans. These are folks who take their practice and the study of their faith very seriously yet are not anal about it. They tend to have a patron god/dess whom they commune with, and seek guidance from regularly and they also have a deep reverence for nature as well as an awareness for the world around them. Many are ‘aware’ or awake as some like to call it where they’re cognizant of not only their immediate surroundings but also the feelings and emotions of others around them, as well as the natural world at large and even the greater political world. Wiccans tend to be deeper thinkers than most, often saying less and listening more and generally when you get a chance to talk with one they ask more questions than they talk.

The Wiccans I’ve known while spiritual realize that they don’t need to take themselves quite so seriously even though they take their faith and their roles seriously in the grand scheme of things. They’re not as likely to engage in gossip or backstabbing nor do many of them name drop when they’ve met some of the big names in the industry. In fact, most of the actual Wiccans I’ve met over the years were quite humble if I had to use one word to describe them. Most of them reminded me of a monk in that manner, offering to share what meager meals they had with them to commune with others in an effort to learn about someone new. 

Further, most of the Wiccans I’ve met were quite knowledgeable about many things not only occult but also history, politics, religion, sciences, crafts, you name it, they tend to be collectors of knowledge and lovers of learning. This is truly a blessing for such folk. It’s sad that their numbers are so few because it would be wonderful to have more of them out there in this world representing the metaphysical community as worthwhile ambassadors.

McWiccans on the other hand, are an entirely different breed. I’ve met a lot of these folks over the years all pretending to be Wiccans but they engaged in behaviors that wasn’t Wiccan but more like a raging Baptist. In fact, it is because of these folks that I left the pursuit of Wicca and went my own way to the study and practice of sorcery back in 1990. Sadly I’m not the only one either as over the years I’ve met more than one reformed Wiccan who had had enough of the McWiccan mindset and just said, “Screw this nonsense!” So what constitute a McWiccan? Here’s some of my own thoughts on the subject...

1. Spiritual Immaturity/Spiritual Bullying: The typical “You shouldn’t do X because Y” nonsense when the McWiccan has not walked a mile in the shoes of the person they're berating. Israel Regardie allegedly had issues with what he called ‘tent women’ (clinically obese, chain smoking, poor hygienic) Wiccan women at festivals who would stand there and lecture others (as recounted by Chris Hyatt). I’ve witnessed this numerous times at some pagan festivals myself over the years and it’s quite disturbing to watch. Reminds me of the holier-than-thou Baptists I had to put up with while growing up always trying to bully me into their way of thinking. Thus McWiccans lack spiritual maturity and engage in spiritual bullying. This is not a pastime that Wiccans themselves engage in because they're a live and let live lot.

2. Gods-of-the-Month-Club: I fully understand that in the beginning a Novice needs to learn about various god/desses from around the globe. The problem is very few ever bother to study the cultures from which these gods hail from and often therein lies the rub. You simply cannot just decide you want to start and erect a shrine to Kali or Cybele and begin to make homage and offerings to her and then after a while decide, “She’s not right for me”. What the hell??? This isn’t like a pair of underwear you take off and toss in the trash; this is a spirit, a very OLD spirit, who has a personality with feelings, attitudes, opinions, prejudices and so on, like you or I. Did you ever meet someone from a different culture you wanted to make as a friend who sat and listened to all of your problems, fears and issues and then out of the blue, you just told them, “Sorry but you don’t feel right about our friendship so I’m gong to stop being friends with you!” ? I’d be surprised if you did because that’s ignorant, selfish and shows a lack of empathy on your part. Wiccans investigate a spirit and its culture thoroughly before they begin to erect a shrine whereas McWiccans just go ahead and do it and then toss it away if it doesn’t “feel right” and then move on to the next god/dess on the list.

3. Preaching: Ugh. Here is where the McWiccans are most like Baptists - ethics, karma and 3 fold return rule. While Wiccans keep their mouths shut and go about their own business as they well should, McWiccans always want to step in and show everyone how much they think they know about karma, ethics and the 3 fold return rule. In fact, many of them act as if they’re evangelists who have to save you from yourself by the manner in which they hammer away at these three subjects. Seriously! How dare you think or act for yourself because gee, you’re not an adult who can make your own decisions. These self-righteous know-it-all’s have to show you how ignorant and stupid you and your ideas really are especially in light of their views on ethics, karma and 3 fold rule. Circumstances that brought you to where you are be damned because they’re always right and you are always wrong - just like a fundamentalist Baptist. So the 'holier-than-thou preaching' is the third trait that McWiccans possess that Wiccans do not.

4. 101 Wiccan Book Collectors: I don’t think I need to go into which Minnesota book publisher puts out sheeple books for the masses with pretty covers for you to know who I’m talking about here do I? The vast majority of their Wiccan books are 101 beginner books of which a very few are really worthwhile to the beginner. The rest that come out are variations on a theme with so little that’s new or added that one really needs, yet McWiccans buy this pablum and brag about it. The bulk of these books are written with a poorly written history section on Wicca sometimes claiming it is an ancient religion when it’s origins date back to Gardner or possibly the late 1800's at best. The next sections are karma and ethics which tends to be the authors lengthiest chapter putting forth their sermon on why you shouldn’t use magic to help yourself because it could harm you or someone else. The sections on magic are typically all about grounding and centering and white light with maybe a chant or two thrown in for good measure. Once in a while someone tosses in the Middle Pillar from lodge style ceremonial magicK but other than that, there’s really very little creativity in the magic section of these 101 books that’s worth collecting. Wiccans on the other hand tend to read intermediate books after they’ve moved beyond the 101 level. Often they look at material by European Witchery authors from the Roebuck or Cunningman traditions or perhaps they study medieval history of witchcraft looking for bits of lore they can learn from and use. They also often delve into specialized studies such as plants & trees, alchemy, astrology, medieval magic, anthropology, archaeology, geology, and so on to further their knowledge.

5. High Priestess/High Priest In One Easy Lesson: Here’s a big one folks on how to tell who is a McWiccan, when you meet a gal who claims she’s a HPS (High Priestess) and she’s had no formal initiation and just read a few books or worse, one book. Same can be said of the HP (High Priest) running around with the HPS. I’m sorry but some form of initiation should come with ordination of priesthood because if you study ancient civilizations and the various religions of the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Norse, Aztecs, Slavs, Africans, South Americans and so on, you WILL find that their respective priesthoods all had rites and rituals which involved formal initiations. “Oh but Moloch I don’t live near anyone to get that!” First off, that's not my problem and secondly if you really want to be a priest/ess, you NEED to go seek out someone and have them first train then initiate you. Why? Because it is a transference of power for one; it is also a form of respect from the line of power; and it is a way of keeping the priesthood strong and sanctified. Further your power and connection to the gods will be MUCH more potent if you do this. There’s nothing wrong with a self-dedication and yes ANY god/dess will respect that but if you really want to wield power in their name, seek out some sort of priesthood who will train and ordinate you and stop the pretending. Reading a dozen or thousand books does not give you the right to call yourself a HPS/HP.

6. Study Groups VS Covens: McWiccans always seem to want to start a study group after they read a cool beginner book on Wicca. To that I applaud them and their enthusiasm. The only problem is that it is only a study group, NOT a coven. Wiccans and Witches have covens because they formally congregate into groups and have bonded together to worship and work magic according to their needs. They do this not out of a lightly held friendship but when they join, it’s often for life because they are spiritually mature and they know that a coven is like a family which will have its share of ups and downs which they know they must learn to work through. They also understand that the group dynamics change with the more individuals you add to a group and Witches/Wiccans often limit how many members are allowed into their coven. McWiccans will claim to join a coven and when someone ‘yells’ (their word) at them or calls them on their BS, they get infuriated and either quit the group or try to find a way to supplant the elder or HPS/HP out of their position. Wiccans see a coven as a long term process whereas a McWiccan sees a coven as a temporary group and if s/he don‘t like it, they’ll just leave and join another or form their own and make themselves HPS/HP.

7. Age & Maturity: I’ve spoken about spiritual maturity but now let’s look at chronological age. Tell me something, how many 19 year old HPS/HP’s do you know that you believe know their ass from a hole in the ground? Up to the age of 25, most youngsters are having a heckuva time trying to figure out who they are and what sort of career they want out of life let alone what type of spiritual leader they are. I mean hello? It’s not that there isn’t that rare exception but the problem is there’s far too many McWiccan wannabes running around out there who are just too young to be a long term group leader as either a HPS or HP are. Not to say that they could not nor should not try their hand at leading a circle session for an esbat. No that’s a terrific idea and if a study group allows its members to take turns doing that, each can learn more about the responsibilities of approaching the spirits and dealing with the needs of the group’s members. But to label oneself HPS/HP is downright foolish and corrupt when you are just too young to even have experienced life itself. The problem is they’re just so excited to get started that many of them let the entire process go to their head and therein begins the whole problem from the get-go.

So there you go folks, my seven reasons of what constitutes a McWiccan and why. I hope this helps to elucidate the issue and make for a better understanding when I or anyone else uses the term McWiccan in conversation.

You F**ked Up Your Ritual, Is That the End of the World?

Allow me to begin by saying I find the above image disturbing on many levels. First off if you're have these sorts of doubts all popping into your noggin while trying to do a spell or ritual, then you are going about things the wrong way. Sorcery requires your undivided attention. You need to reduce the distractions to a bare minimum and this includes the internal chatter that goes on. If your mind is wandering around like this woman's then stop what you are doing and put your tools away and focus on some concentration exercises. These will help you hone your mind to a more straightforward sense of purpose so that your confidence will be strong and the doubts will be next to nil if not totally absent.

The "what am I doing" is extremely disturbing from both an elder and a teacher viewpoint because JuJu is real, people, it is not some made up psychological trick you use to bypass your psychic censor like new age authors want you to believe. Instead it is about harnessing the power of your mind and making contact with the world of spirits who you can employ for your rite's needs. If you don't know what you're doing, stop and either (preferably) get training or hit the books and study on your own or go through some dry practice runs until it seems more natural to you. A sorcerer who does not know what s/he is doing is the most dangerous kind of sorcerer, bar none.

The "wtf is ylang-ylang?" shows that the student has not bothered to study the spell that she chose to work. Know not only the spell/ritual you plan on performing but also the ingredients as well as tools you plan to use. You should know how each item works in the working. You see each herb, root, stone, crystal, tool and so forth has multiple functions and rare is the ingredient that has just one function. However some ingredients only function in certain ways when combined with other select ingredients for specific needs. Further some herbs and roots are twisters meaning they can do good or ill depending on the recipe and desire of the practitioner. Thus know what you are using and how it's being used.

The bottom two questions: "Am I doing this right?" and "Should I start over?" are questions that every Novice has asked themselves at one point or another. I guarantee you even Agrippa had some sort of doubt somewhere in his early career. It's natural. Butterflies in the tummy they call it for actors. It's just self-doubt mixed with a bit of worry. Nothing to fear. To answer the first question, how would you know how it's done right to begin with? Have you seen someone perform the spell or ritual before? If not, then you have nothing to compare yourself with thus stop worrying. As for starting over, well my question is, "Other than delay you, what would that accomplish?"

There was once where I began a Martial ritual and I made an utter mess of things. Oy! I had on one of those annoying Tau robes with the long sleeves that hung way down and I wasn't paying attention and it knocked over a lit candle which caught the damned altar cloth on fire which caused me to jump up and I caught the sleeve of my Tau robe on fire and I had to run and grab the fire extinguisher and ugh. SO YEAH if you blunder the entire thing you can start over as I did. I was going to hold off but I said, "Know what? I waited too damn long for the conditions for this to be right so screw it! I'm going to start over and I'm taking off this damn tau robe and doing the ritual in my undies!" Needless to say I removed the burnt altar cloth as well and told the spirits, "I don't care! The show must go on!" When finished the talisman was highly charged and I think the Seraphim got one helluva kick outta me and my frustration. (Spirits do enjoy seeing us all flustered, you know!)

Finally, "I fucked up" and to that I say, "So what?" It's not the end of the world. Ask any mainstream occultist, author, blogger, & etc, if they ever fucked up. Hell ask any Houngan or Mambo if they ever fucked up and they'll all tell you, yes. At least once. It's NOT the end of the world! Don't lose your shit over it! Okay? Just take a deep breath and relax. The spirits are more forgiving than you realize. Even the Yorbuan Orisha, as snooty as they are, can be forgiving for an error because we all do err. Worse comes to worse, and if you really feel that bad about, just tap on your altar thrice and announce to your spirits that you apologize for fucking up.

Does a judge throw you in prison for mispronouncing his name? No, you apologize, let the matter drop and continue on. Would a senator who likes JD whiskey have you shot if you gave him a bottle of bourbon instead? No, you'd just apologize for your error and carry on. Social faux pas happen and the spirits expect such as well. Just try to be mindful and learn your craft because the older and more experienced you get, the less forgiving the spirits tend to be. Why? Well by then you SHOULD know how to do X and not make amateur mistakes. Right? ;)

Your First Summoning

I’ve noticed that there are a growing number of people who are interested in summoning spirits who have their backs against the wall with a serious problem. It seems the occult community and specialists in the spirit field like yours truly have been doing a good job of getting people educated on the subject yet these poor souls have yet to summon their first non-physical entity. What to do?

When the proverbial poo hits the fan is not the time to go summoning the spirit from a grimoire for your first time. Why? Well there are several reasons for this and the first is that you should try your first summoning when your mind is not distracted by the turmoil of whatever it is you need.

Necessity can cause anxiety and worry which can result in all sorts of problems with spirits especially ones that are mischievous and yes there are plenty who can be tagged with that one. It was often said to me by occult teachers over the years, “Always summon spirits while in a state of grace” which implies never in anger nor when you’re needy.

The next thing to consider is that spirits can read you just as easily as reading a book. When you are edgy, nervous or high strung due to being focused on problems in your life, spirits will know about this and can use this against you. Some of the more ornery spirits will use whatever advantage they can to screw with you for their entertainment and amusement.

It’s best to simply wait until the issue has been resolved OR begin your quest now, before things get out of hand, to summon a spirit and learn how this is done. Unfortunately most folks wait until the last moment and thus they’re over a barrel and the spirit knows they are. If you can, hold off or as I suggested, begin in earnest now.

The grimoires themselves paint a bleak picture of both the spirits and the magic they represent. The biggest reason for this is due to the fact that these grimoires were penned by hyper religious clergy men who were cloistered into monasteries during the medieval times. Obviously not all grimoires were written by clergy since some are considered forgeries but of those that were legitimate, have a very ecclesiastical leaning to them.

What you want may not be what you get from them but it will be what you asked for. Thus it is highly suggested you write down all that you desire and seek and read it aloud word for word so that you listen for any ambiguity or wiggle room that a nasty spirit may take and try to screw you with.

In fact, most of what you will ask for will probably be explained how for you to obtain using old fashioned sorcery and magic. Spirits don’t like to think they are our bitches and screaming Hebrew names of Yahweh at them will only serve to honk them off even more.

Your First Summoning

Instead of giving you lots of how-to-do material, I prefer to give you suggestions on who to summon for your first time. This is because all too often would be practitioners go ahead, choose a name at random and go at it willy nilly with nary a thought about it.

These are spiritual beings with a personality and their personality is an egotistical one like the one you have thus if you do not wish to honk them off, learn how to be polite and courteous yet ‘pleasantly persistent’ as they say.

Who should you summon? Well normally I suggest one of the elementals who reside in the elements as they tend to be easier to get in contact with and often their powers are fantastic in that they can do just about anything that a grimoire spirit can do.

My suggestion to Novices is to find out which element you harbor most in your Natal Astrology chart and then summon the ruler of that element. For instance, if you have a lot of earth, then I suggest you summon the ruler of the Gnomes, Queen Ghob. If you have more water in your chart, then Queen Nicksa; if fire, then King Djinn; if air, then King Paralda. These rules are more often than not very congenial to the sincere practitioner but they do not like the ones who simply summon just to settle their idle curiosities.

I started off with Ghob then did Nicksa, then Paralda then Djinn as I did them in order of the element’s density. *shrugs* It’s an old CM thing. I obtained familiars from all of the elemental rulers and was taught a great deal about each element and how to incorporate the element into every day life, not just magic and sorcery.

Now for grimoire spirits, it is hard to go wrong with Orobas of the 72 from the first book known as Goetia from the Lemegeton compilation. Orobas is known for his easy going nature and he will not allow other spirits to harass the karcist (re: magician/summoner). I would NOT go summoning any of the other 72 at this time until you’ve managed to find your sea legs in summoning. Orobas is a great start.

Another easy spirit to work with from the Goetia is Buer as he is a good healer and when the chips are down, who else do you want to work on you? I’ve worked with Buer on many cases and I can vouch for his efficacy and professionalism. He is class, all the way.

Finally, I had great luck summoning some of the spirits from 360 degree zones of the Earth ala Franz Bardon. You are going to find a slew of CM’s who are going to ridicule your decision to summon anything from the Bardon system. Resist the urge to pay attention to these slap-happy shit-for-brains. These spirits work and they will come when you summon them. No threats are necessary and the spirits handle a wide variety yet deeply individual sort of help. Well worth your time to delve into. Trust me on this.

Summoning Methods

I’m not going to go into HOW to summon since that subject is covered in detail by scads of authors most of whom are wannabe karcists. The bulk of the methods known today are post-modern magical methods that are post-1800 and found throughout the western world. There is a growing current of practitioners who seek to study the truly ancient ways of summoning and crafting items the way things were done prior to the 1800's going all the way back to ancient Thrace and it’s exciting.

The latter has more to do with funerary rites than one first understands. When reading the “Geosophia: The Argo of Magic” by Jake Stratton-Kent, one gets the idea that ancient man was not stupid when it came to harnessing the power of the Underworld for a few men knew just how to bring up the dead and then later how to summon forth more powerful beings and make them tow the line.

If you decide to step onto this path, then I highly suggest you obtain a copy of Aaron Leitch’s “Secrets of the Magical Grimoires” as it is a primer on the grimoires and gives you history and plenty of ideas as well as how to. This will be your baptism. Read this text not once, not twice but several times and take copious notes as well as use several highlighter pens.

The next books you’ll want to get are two, first by Dr. Stephen Skinner called “Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic” and then “The Greek Magical Papyri” by Hans Dieter Betz. These two books must be studied hand in hand, side by side to gain the most out of them. Dr. Skinner’s book will help you to decipher and understand Betz’s PGM manual which has tons of folklore, spells, incantations, rituals, formulas and so on, all of which is like candy to the sorcerer.

From the afore mentioned five books, (JSK’s Geosophia is a 2 volume set), you will find plenty to help you flesh out a worthwhile system that will give you everything you need to summon spirits effectively.

Modern methods are varied and range from lodge style systems which rely on pseudo-Masonic style ornate as well as dry oratory to memorize. Essentially it is “ritual drama” aka ritual plays and acting or as I like to call it L.A.R.P.ing for CM’s. (And yet many claim they get results with it).

Other modern methods include thEe KaOs MaGicK types who like to believe all they have to do is chant the spirit’s name and it comes. Well if they’re duly initiated in a valid tradition, perhaps but not from some psychological believing “kaos” paradigm. Now I have known a few Chaotes who were the real deal but they did not buy into the whole psychology = magic nonsense either. Rather they knew that spirits were real and they had to propitiate spirits on Their own terms not just give a spirit what they themselves believed worked like some stupid cum from masturbating onto the spirit’s seal.

Did I ever tell you about the Norwegian Chaote that contacted me some years ago and made claim that he had summoned the ancient Frost Giant god, Ymir by creating a sigil of Ymir’s name and then masturbating on it? Well he’s dead now.

Modern Grimoires?

There are a couple of ways for a Novice to get their feet wet and TRY summoning to see if this is really something they want to do or if it’s something they just want to give up and move on with their lives.

The first book is Frater Malak’s “Mystic Grimoire of Mighty Spells and Rituals” and it uses 12 seals of spirits and images of the four elements for use on an altar. Yes it is cheesy but the system does indeed work as I have used it myself in the past.

The second book is “The Miracle of the New Avatar Power” by Geoff Gray-Cobb and it does not use any spirit seals but rather by putting oneself into an altered state of consciousness and then using incantations to summon the desired beings from within the book. It also uses the Middle Pillar Ritual (called the Central Pillar Rite) as a position of power and it gives suggestions on using it magically.

Mind you, these modern grimoires are NOT accepted by the CM community so do NOT bring them up. Rather just investigate and experiment with them for yourself. You may find you like them. But even so they’re just go help you get your feet wet with summoning and that’s the name of the game.

In Summary

Who you choose to summon is far more important than how you summon them. In fact, how you talk to them is most important of all. You cannot summon a spirit with a personality and expect them to fall all over you as if you’re the prodigal son returning home, can you? No.

Employ some common sense and if you choose to use a system, even if it’s one of the ancient methods, be smart and follow the scholars who are also practitioners like Aaron Leitch and Jake Stratton-Kent instead of just buying how-to occult books from sheeple publishers who have nothing to offer you. If you go the modern route, I highly suggest you give the two books I mentioned a try first then try other methods.

References:

“Secrets of the Magical Grimoires” by Aaron Leitch (Llewellyn Publications; 2005)

“Geosophia: The Argo of Magic, Vols:1&2” by Jake Stratton-Kent (Scarlet Imprint; 2010)

“Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic” by Dr. Stephen Skinner (Llewellyn Publications; 2014)

‘The Mystic Grimoire of Mighty Spells and Rituals” by Frater Malak (Parker Publishing; 1978)

“The Miracle of the New Avatar Power” by Geoff Gray-Cobb (Parker Publishing; 1974)