praxis
Exorcism
A ritual intended to drive out an unwanted possessing or afflicting spirit from a person or place, restoring it to its unafflicted state. Distinct from spirit_conjuration (the operator summons and binds a spirit that was not already present, rather than expelling one) and from possession (the affliction this ritual answers, not the ritual itself).
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The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 9 (part 1)
“CHAPTER II The Rituals of Transcendental Magic § 1.
The Arbatel of Magic THE term transcendental must not be interpreted in any exalted or philosophical sense when it is used, informally and conventionally enough, in such a connection as t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 3. A Case Of Modern Witchcraft-a
“THE part played by the ex-witch in occult attack is very marked.
Again and again do the investigations of independent psychics point to witchcraft in a previous incarnation when trouble of this sort is afoot.
The motive is nearly always v…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 3. A Case Of Modern Witchcraft-c
“Fortunately for me I had in my hands a large saucepan full of freshly boiled greens, and I used this as a weapon of defence, and we danced round the kitchen table, slopping hot cabbage-water in all directions.
We neither of us made a sound…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 5. Vampirism-c
“Taverner, but the actual facts are such that they were unsuitable for a work supposedly designed to amuse.
At that time I was doing the tutorials in abnormal psychology at the clinic I have spoken of, and supervising the work of the other…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 5. Vampirism-d
“It was, in fact, the same method that I was instructed to use in dealing with my were-wolf, but it is a much more formidable task to absorb and transmute the projection of another person than to absorb one’s own, and could only have been ac…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-b
“It soon became noticeable that she, who had previously had a very lovable and gentle disposition, was gradually changing, so that not only in temperament, but in facial expression, she was growing like her late husband.
Next a curious thin…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-d
“It was merely force in a state of tension.
It was sheer physical noise that made the disturbance, as I can testify, for I have slept, or rather, tried to sleep, there.
Where a ghost is seen, it is usually also heard because for a form to…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-e
“Celts are notoriously susceptible to psychic influences, and are always the first to be affected by them.
It will be observed that the babies went down first under the attack, their resistance being low compared to that of an adult; and th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-c
“The uninitiated occultist goes ahead gaily, juggling with such Names of Power as he has picked up from the innumerable books on the subject now available for the general reader, thinking that if he does not invoke the demons he will not get…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-d
“Secondly, when I speak of physical happenings, the smashing of glass and voices, they were never, with one absolutely inexplicable exception, actual, but pure obsessions; and this leads to the third point.
Not one of these incidents happen…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-f
“I cannot here enter into either the precautions to be taken against untoward happenings in practical occult work, nor the remedies to apply if they take place; I will merely indicate the signs by which such an eventuality may be recognised.…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-g
“I had seen a good deal of practical occultism, had lent a hand at similar operations, and possessed the necessary formulae.
So I went round the town, asked certain friends to lend a hand, and others to come and see the fun.
To be frank, o…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 11. The Psychic Element In Mental Disturbance-e
“Hence it is that when the unstable soul advances by the Path of Saturn that bridges the Astral and enters the Sphere of Luna, he touches her Hecate aspect and finds himself en rappart with the Gamaliel, the Obscene Ones, whose chief is Lili…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 11. The Psychic Element In Mental Disturbance-f
“It is possible for the Qlippotic demons to gain so powerful a hypnotic influence over a victim that he is powerless to break it by any effort of his own will, nor can the orthodox type of psycho-therapy touch the root of the trouble.
The e…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 15. Physical Aspect Of Psychic Attack And Defence-b
“In the ordinary way, if a person who is out on the astral meets with an occult attack, he bolts back to his body like a rabbit to its burrow and wakes up as if from a nightmare; but if the sleep is made unnaturally deep by a sleeping- draug…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 15. Physical Aspect Of Psychic Attack And Defence-c
“Indeed, pressure without heat will give relief, and I have known cases where a firm pad held in place by a belt or corsets gave much comfort.
Above all things, the bowels should be kept freely open while facing a psychic attack, because th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-a
“In writing for the general reader an account of the methods to be used in combating a psychic attack, I am reminded of those excellent manuals upon medicine and surgery which an enlightened Board of Trade insists shall be provided for the c…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-c
“Whatever it may be that affects the diviner is probably the same thing that affects the occult attack.
When we recall, moreover, that running water will throw hounds off the scent just as effectually as it will the alleged witch, we may fe…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-d
“In the Name of God the Father Almighty, Who decreed a firmament in the midst of the waters, and of Jesus Christ His Son our Saviour, I consecrate thee (+) to the service of God, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-e
“The methods of occult attack employed in modern Europe are exclusively mental, so far as my experience of them has gone at any rate.
That is to say, they work by the mind on the mind, and only affect physical conditions incidentally.
In t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-a
“THERE are two types of practical psychic work which may be used separately or in combination, the latter method, in my opinion, giving by far the best results, though the exponents of each are apt to decry the other.
The method which we wi…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-c
“Touching his forehead he says, “To Thee, O God (touching his solar plexus) be the Kingdom, (touching his right shoulder) and the Power (touching his left shoulder) and the Glory, (clasping his hands) unto the ages of the ages.
Amen.” By th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-d
“It is necessary to reaffirm this circle each time the tides change; that is to say, a circle made after sundown will hold good till sunrise, and a circle made after sunrise will maintain its potency till sunset.
After the circle has been a…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-b
“We are not now considering the legitimate use of this force for healing, or for teaching and developing neophytes, so we will not, therefore, consider its modus operandi in detail.
Enough has been said to show in what way it works.
Let us…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-d
“If the rapport is perceived as a line of light, a cord, or any similar form, attached to the solar plexus, the forehead, or any other part of the body, the best way of severing the rapport is to forge a magical weapon and cut it.
In fact,…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-e
“That for many past lives she had been upon the Path, and that in her last life, a male incarnation, in order to speed up her progress she had travelled in the East, and eventually took initiation into one of the Thibetan Orders, which unfor…”
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