The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) · 155 of 175 · tr. Arthur Edward Waite
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If a man be the operator, she who wins will place herself in the arm-chair which you have set by the bed, and she will remain and commune with you until midnight, at which hour she will depart with her companions, without any need of dismissal.
As regards the two others, they will keep themselves by the fire, while the other entertains you.
So long as she remains you may question her upon any art or science, or upon what subject soever, and she will immediately give you a positive answer.
You may also inquire of her whether she is aware of any hidden treasure, and she will instruct you as to its locality and the precise time suited to its removal.
She will even appear there with her companions to defend you against the assaults of the Infernal Spirits who may have it in their possession.
At parting, she will present you with a ring, which, worn on the finger, will render you lucky at play, while if it be placed upon the finger of any woman or girl, you shall there and then have your will with them.
Observe, however, that you must leave your window open in order that they may enter.
This ceremony may be repeated frequently at the will of the operator.
It must be acknowledged that the above experiment offers a large return for very small pains in the preparation, and hence it is very popular with the makers of Grimoires.
The same observation applies to the following process, which is common to the supplementary portions of the Grand Grimoire , the Grimorium Verum , the Grimoire of Honorius and most of the minor collections.
It is described as an experience of the wonderful power of the Superior Intelligences.
The nature of the superiority may, however, be inferred from the title.
TO CAUSE A GIRL TO SEEK YOU OUT, HOWEVER PRUDENT SHE MAY BE Click to view Whether in the increase or wane of the Moon, a star must be observed between eleven o'clock and midnight.
But before beginning do as follows.
Take a virgin parchment.
Write thereon her name whose presence you desire.
The parchment must be shaped as represented in the following figure.
On the other side inscribe these words: Melchiael , Bareschas .
Then place your parchment on the earth, with the person's name against the ground.
Set your right foot above it, while your left knee is bent to the earth.
In this position observe the brightest star in the firmament, holding in the right hand a taper of white wax, large enough to last for an hour, and recite the following CONJURATION I salute and conjure you, O beautiful Moon, O beautiful Star, O bright light which I hold in my hand!
By the air which I breathe, by the breath which is within me, by the earth which I touch, I conjure you, and by all the names of the spirits who are Princes residing in you; by the ineffable Name ON , Which hath created all; by thee, O Resplendent Angel Gabriel, together with the Prince Mercury, Michiael and Melchidael !
I conjure you again by all the Divine Names of God, that you send down to obsess, torment and harass the body, spirit, soul and five senses of the nature of N., whose name is written here below, in such a way that she shall come unto me and accomplish my will, having no friendship for any one in the world, but especially for N., so long as she shall be indifferent to me.
So shall she endure not, so shall she be obsessed, so suffer, so be tormented.
Go then, promptly; go, Melchidael, Baresches, Zazel, Firiel, Malcha , and all those who are without you (sic) .
I conjure you by the great living God to accomplish my will, and I, N., do promise to satisfy you duly .
The Stoic and Plotinian doctrine that all parts of the cosmos are bound by hidden affinities, so that a movement in one part resonates through the whole; the metaphysical basis for astrology, magic, and divination.
The ritual relies on observing stars and the moon to affect events on earth, implying hidden affinities between cosmic levels.
The doctrine that human volition, cultivated by discipline and emancipated from passion and servitude, is the primary instrument of magical operation — will confirmed by persistent acts acquires causal power over self, others, and nature; distinct from faith and from mere desire.
The operator repeatedly asserts their will as the driving force ('accomplish my will', 'have your will with them').
The grimoire-tradition practice of ceremonially commanding or binding a spirit through consecrated seals, circles, divine names, and prescribed instruments, compelling its appearance and obedience. Distinct from theurgy in the direction of the power relationship — theurgy is reverent engagement with the gods on the premise of the operator's own ascent, this is subordination of a lesser spirit to the operator's will — and from word_power_incantation and sacred_names, which name components (verbal force, name-power) this practice deploys rather than the ritual structure itself.
The primary activity described is the ceremonial commanding and binding of spirits to appear and obey the operator.
Iamblichean ritual practice that engages the gods directly through consecrated material symbols and actions, on the premise that divine power descends into properly prepared matter — distinct from philosophical contemplation alone.
The text describes ritual practice engaging divine powers through consecrated material symbols like parchment and wax.
The doctrine and practice that spoken or sung word carries causal-magical force — that uttering names, formulas, songs, or incantations alters reality directly rather than merely communicating about it. Vainamoinen's runo-songs that move mountains and command iron, Norse galdr, Vedic mantra, Shinto kotodama, the magician's barbarous names in the Greek Magical Papyri, Iamblichean arcane signatures and inexplicable symbols, biblical creation-by-word. Distinct from sacred_names (the ontological power of names themselves) and prayer (address to the divine); word_power_incantation is the magical-causal efficacy of the spoken word as such.
The text centers on reciting a specific CONJURATION to compel spirits and alter reality through spoken words.