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Rituals to gain physical power

18:15 / 22.03.04

Hey everyone, please forgive my lack of knowledge, I'm very new to magick, more of just learning about it as opposed to practicing it. I have a friend that has been getting into this for a while, and normally I wouldn't be alarmed, but this guy is very stupid*, and very excitable, aka, he has a terrible temper. He said he did some sort of ritual where he summoned (he claims at least) several demons, and was given power. The proofs are a telephone book he tore in half(which looks genuine), and a small but very beefy metal cross which was bent all to hell. I couldn't bend it back and I'm not a little guy. He had scribbled babblings and thoughs on little pieces of paper. The other reason I'm a little concerned is that he had written a few threats against me on the papers. I can only assume because we had a pretty big falling out a while ago. He had a symbol written on the papers, on himself, and over the fireplace. It looked like basicly a big squiggle, I was looking online and a page said that it was an alchemy symbol used for conjuration and subgation. Any thoughs or insites to what he did? He kept mantioning having to "cut himself" if I told anyone. Any inscites would be very much appreciated. Thanks

18:39 / 22.03.04

There are various things he could have done. He could indeed have invoked a spirit for additional strength (whether you believe in the Objective reality of him being 'possessed ' or just accept that he believed it and as such his strength increased ....does not actually matter, IF his physical attributes and personality have changed as a result)

Your friend sounds like he has some 'issues' and I would suggest until his mood changes, it might be best to steer clear of him IF HE IS HARBOURING ANY MALEVOLENT thoughts towards you. If you are worried about him, either watch him froma afar or only check in with him, when there is a third party with you for added protection. I am not trying to frighten you but he sounds like he has some baggage if he has been writing threatening messages about you.

He could have charged a Sigil (look on here or pop over to www.grantmorrison.com and read Pop Magic pts 1+2 for a good explanation)....that might explain the funny squiggly drawing

Bsically, we don't know. Ripping phone books is not that hard if you break the spine beforehand....the Iron necklance I cannot explain.
Maybe your friend is just having you on

Or he might be in need of a psychiatric referral (possible psychotic tendencies)

Basically we just don't know and whilst he should be monitored and helped, do not put yourself in potential harms way, if he is holding resentment for you for some reason. May I ask, have you done anything that may have led him to resent you?

Anyway, I hope you are both okay and it might be best for you to educate yourself in some basic occult knowledge for your own protection and to help you talk things through with your friend.
If he has dabbled and opened himself up to something nasty, it might help if you learned some banishing techniques or other methods of helping him remove this entity (if that is what it is)

There are so many variables and unknowns here that all I can say is

1: He may be having you on

2: He may actually be possessed

3: he may be having a psychotic episode

4: He maybe just on a 'rush' from having a magickal act work for him

Anyway, watch out for yourself and I hope you and your friend make amends and develop a deeper friendship as a result

Joe

Phex: Dorset Doom

20:42 / 22.03.04

Well, there is an ancient and powerful technique for increasing strength that involves lifting heavy objects over and over again

Personally I'm inclined to go with option 1, though as with anything of this nature keep an open, yet skeptical, mind. Traditionally demons don't 'give' anyone anything without expecting something in return. Supposedly this can involve either playing to their egos with sacrifices (not virgins on altars stuff, usually cutting yourself or giving up a personal posession) or 'taking a ride' in the person's body in order to indulge in drink/food/drugs/sex (though a demon called Mammon is apparently fond of visiting art galleries) and in the worst cases violence. Of course the objective existence of demons doesn't matter so long as the believer has total faith in them. Some psychiatrists believe that schizophrenic-type symptoms, 'voices in your head' telling you to do things, are repressed desires the sufferer has 'disowned'; they experience the desires as 'voices' because they can't imagine themselves hurting someone or jumping in front of a train. Put demons in the mix and the person doesn't have to worry about moral accountability, it's just like children blaming their bad behaviour on an imaginary friend.
If your friends not pulling your leg then tread carefully and try to get him some help. Find as much information as you can, appeal to his ego. Like Frank Zappa once said, 'There is no problem in the world that cannot be solved by more information'.