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Magic.
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I.e., following the order of the classification in the Nineteenth Chapter of this Second Book.
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I.e., Oriens, Paimon, Ariton, and Amaimon; one Spirit from each for a Familiar.
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Entitled: How one may retain the Familiar Spirits, bound or free, in whatsoever form .
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I.e., so that each of the four Familiars shall serve a fourth part of the twenty-four hours of the day,
that is six hours.
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However in all Magical Works great stress is laid on the importance of licensing a Spirit invoked in
the Operation to depart, and if he be unwilling, of even compelling him against his will to return to
his place. It must be remembered here, in this Operation of Abraham the Jew, that not only his
Oratory but his Bed-chamber also is kept pure and consecrated, and therefore it would be next to
impossible for an Evil Spirit to break through to attack him. But in all Magical Evocations by the
Circle,the Magician should never quit the same, without having licensed and even forced the Evil
Spirits to depart; as cases are on record of the Operator experiencing sudden death. I myself was
present on an occasion when in the Evocation by the Circle, the Magician incautiously having stooped
forward and outward just over the limit of the Circle, received a shock like that from a powerful
electric battery, which nearly threw him down, struck the Magical Sword from his hand, and sent him
staggering back to the centre of the Circle. Compare also with this incident Allan Fenwick s experience
in the Strange Story, when his hand accidentally went beyond the limits of the Circle when he was
replenishing the Lamps during the Evocation.
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Viz.: Lucifer, Leviathan, Satan, and Belial.
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I.e., the Demons and Evil Spirits generally.
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The Demons generally.
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in the original: demandes etapparitions .
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The Sacred Magic
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Let me here once again insist on the absolute necessity in Occult working of being courteous, even to
the Evil Spirits; for the Operator who is insolent and overbearing will speedily lay himself open to
obsession by a Spirit of like nature, the which will bring about his ultimate downfall,
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A similar name, Buriol , is given under the Spirits subservient to Amaymon.
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See same Name under Oriens.
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See same Name under Belzebud.
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In MS., "User d'humanité".
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Entitled: How we may retain the Familiar Spirits bond or free, in whatsoever form .
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Viz.: Lucifer, Leviathan, Satan, and Belial.
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Viz.: Ashtaroth, Maguth, Asmodeus, and Beelzebub; Oriens, Paymon, Ariton or Egyn, and
Amaymon.
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For not only does constraining them to visible appearance require reiterated conjurations, but also
they must be in some way provided with the necessary elements wherefrom to build up a body to
manifest in.
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In the Original: "Sanspourtant crier comme unfou".
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I have by this phrase translated the expression in the Original: Le vice de crapule.
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This also seems like mere prejudice on the part of Abraham.
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Remember that this present day means of course the period when Abraham was writing this
work, ie., 1458. In this particular of curiosity the world has doubtless changed little since.
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Probably implying that the Evil Spirits could easily obsess such animal, so as to act upon the
Operator through whatever he might eat of it.
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In the Original MS.: Vousjuirez lejeu comme la peste parcequil occasionne toujours du blaspheme
outreque dans ce temps la leveritable jeu est loraison et la lecture des livres sacrez . By jeu, here is
evidently meant gaming or gambling, and not simple recreation and amusement, which latter would
be almost a necessity during this period, to prevent the brain giving way from the intense nervous
strain.
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I.e., those of the Third Book.
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I have here interpolated in all cases , as otherwise this passage would clash with remarks elsewhere.
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I.e., the Spirits, who have sworn allegiance to the Operator at his convocations of them.
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I.e., that Spirit.
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This Parenthesis is Abraham's.
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I.e., of this Second Book. The Chapter is entitled: Concerning the Convocation of the Spirits .
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I have thought it advisable to add here the headings of these chapters at length.
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Here again I am giving the headings of the Chapters of the Third Book at length; as by so doing
they form a species of Key to the character, nature and offices of the Prince who governs their
Operations.
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In addition to the chapters here given, Magoth is said to rule the operations of Chapter XIV.
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