Chapter XXIX: Part 29

But to proceed to the form of conjuring this aforesaid Spirit, the Magician must draw a Circle in a Moonshine night in some solitary Valley; the Circle must be 18 foot over, and another Circle a foot distance within the same, being both drawn with chalk, and the Exorcist being girded about with two Snakes skins tyed together, and having many Snakes skins tyed to his cap, and hanging down before and behinde, must also with Chalk draw the form of a fiery Mountain at one side of the Circle on this manner; And round about the Mountain these following names must be wrote, ►Glauron, Opotok, Balkin, Opotok, Urthin, Opotok, Swaknar, Nalah, Opotok◄, ✠ ✠ ✠. After the Mountain is drawn, he must consecrate the same in these following words, ►Ofron, Anepheraton, Baron Barathron, Nah halge tour hecla◄, _In the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Amen_. ✠ ✠ ✠. After the Magician hath consecrated the Mountain, he must write betwixt the circles these following words; ►Urthin◄ ✠ ►Malc hii◄ ✠ ✠ ►Kiddal Katttron◄[*] ✠ ►Agla◄ ✠ ►Glaura◄ ✠ ►Bashemo◄ ✠ ►Phowah◄ ✠ ►Elohim◄ ✠ ►Immannel◄[†] ✠ _Amen_. △ ✠ △ ✠ △ ✠. Which done, he must begin to Invocate the Spirit on this following manner.

♦The form of the Circle and Ceremonies.♦

♦The Consecration of the Mountain.♦

♦[*] [? Kattron]♦

♦[†] [Immanuel]♦

_O ye Powers of the East_, ►Athanaton◄; _of the West_, ►Orgon◄; _of the South_, ►Boralim◄; _of the North_, ►Glauron◄; _I charge and command you by the dreadful Names here mentioned, and the Consecration of this terrible Mountain, to present your selves one of every sort before this Circle by the power of_ ►Immanuel◄, _and his holy Name_. After this hath with fervency been thrice repeated, the Exorcist will hear great noises of Swords and fighting, Horses neighing, and Trumpets sounding, and at last there will appear four little Dwarfs or Pigmies naked before the Circle, their speech will be antient _Irish_; which afterwards being confined to a Triangle, they will interpret; the substance thereof will be from whence they came last, and what wonderful things they can do; Then the Magician must ask them, if they know one ►Luridan◄ a familiar; they will answer ►Hamah ni trulloh Balkin◄, he is Secretary or servant unto ►Balkin◄, and after the Exorcist hath charged them to bring the said ►Luridan◄ unto him, they will immediately bring him like a little Dwarf with a crooked nose, and present him before the Magician in the triangle; then the Magician shall bind and tye him with the bond of obligation, and with his own blood, without any contract of conditions to be performed, that he will attend him constantly at his thrice repeating ►Luridan, Luridan, Luridan◄, And be ever ready to go whether he will, to the _Turks_, or to the uttermost parts of the Earth, which he can do in an hour, and destroy all their Magazines.

♦The Conjuration.♦

♦The Apparitions.♦

♦►Luridan.◄♦

After the Magician hath so bound him, he shall receive from the Spirit a scrole written in this manner;

♦The Compact.♦

which is the Indenture to serve him for a year and a day; and then the Magician shall dismiss him for that time in the form of dismission.

CHAP. IX.

_How to Conjure the Spirit_ ►Balkin◄ _the Master of_ ►Luridan◄.

As in the former Chapter, the Exorcist is instructed to draw the form of the Mountain _Hecla_ within the circle, so in this form of Conjuration he must do the same, adding these names to be written round the Mountain _Mathiel_; ►Rahuniel, Seraphiel, Hyniel, Rayel, Fraciel◄. These are the names of _Olympick Angels_, governing the _North_, and ruling over every airy Spirit that belongs unto the _Northern_ Climate; so that the authority of these names must be used in the calling up of this Spirit, because he is a great Lord, and very lofty, neither will he appear without strong and powerful Invocations.

♦The names of Olympick Angels.♦

Therefore the Magician must make upon Virgin Parchment the two Seals of the Earth, and provide unto himself a Girdle made of a Bears skin with a rough side next his body, and these names wrote round about in the outerside, ✠ ►Alpha◄ ✠ ►Coronzon, Yah, Taniah, Adonay◄ ✠ ►Soncas◄ ✠ ►Damael◄ ✠ ►Angeli fortes◄ ✠ ►pur pur◄ ✠ ►Elibra, Elohim◄ ✠ ►Omega◄ ✠ ►per flammam ignis◄ ✠ ►per vitam Coronzon◄ ✠ _Amen_. ✠. Also he must provide a black Priestly Robe to reach to his ankles, and a new Sword with ►Agla◄ on the one side, and ►On◄ upon the other; having likewise been very continent and chast for three days before the execution of his design: and when the appointed night approacheth, he must take with him an earthen pan with fire therein, and a little Viol with some of his own blood, as also some of the Gum or Rozin that comes from the Firr-tree.

And coming to the appointed place in some solitary Valley, the circle must be drawn with chalk, as the former, one circle within another, and these powerful names in the circumference, ►Otheos on Panthon◄ ✠ ►Breschit, Hashamaim, Waharetz Wahayah◄ ✠ ►Tohu◄ ✠ ►va Bohu◄ ⚝ ✠ ✠ ✠ ⚝ ►magnus es tu ben Elohim qui super alas ventorum equitaris◄ ✠.

This Circumscription is accounted amongst Magicians of all the most powerful and prevalent.

After this the Circle, Mountain, Fire, Turpentine, Girdle, Garments, Sword and Blood must be consecrated according to the foregoing forms of Consecration, adding also this to the end of the consecration.

_Mighty art thou O_ ►Adonay, Elohim, Ya, Ya, Aie, Aie, Acimoy◄, _who hast created the light of the day, and the darkness of the night, unto whom every knee bows in Heaven and on Earth, who hast created the_ ►Tohu◄ _and the_ ►Bohu◄, _that is stupor or numbness in a thing to be admired, and mighty are thy magnificient Angels_ ►Damael◄ _and_ ►Guael◄, _whose influence can make the winds to bow, and every airy Spirit stoop; Let thy right hand sanctifie these consecrated utensils, exterminating every noxious thing from their bodies, and the circumference of this Circle. Amen._ ►Calerna, Shalom, Shalom, Agla on Sassur, Tafrac, Angeli fortes.◄ _In Nomine Patris, Filii, & Spiritus Sancti. Amen, Amen, Amen._ After that, he shall sweep the circle gently with a Foxes tayl, and sprinkle the same round with his blood, dipping also the Sword, or anointing it with the same, and brandishing the same in his right hand, he shall begin to conjure the Spirit on this following manner:

_I Exorcize and Conjure thee thou great and powerful_ ►Balkin◄, _Lord of_ ►Glauron◄, _Lord of_ ►Luridan◄, _and of fifteen hundred Legions, Lord of the Northern Mountains, and of every Beast that dwells thereon by the holy and wonderful Names of the Almighty_ ►Jehovah, Athanato◄[*] ✠ ►Aionos◄ ✠ ►Dominus sempiternus◄ ✠ ►Aletheios◄ ✠ ►Saday◄ ✠ ►Jehovah◄, ►Kedesh, El gabor◄ ✠ ►Deus fortissimus◄ ✠ ►Anapheraton, Amorule, Ameron◄ ✠ ✠ ✠ ►Panthon◄ ✠ ►Craton◄ ✠ ►Muridon◄ ✠ ►Jah, Jehovah, Elohim pentasseron◄ ✠ ✠ ►trinus et unus◄ ✠ ✠ ✠ ⚝ _I Exorcize and Conjure, I Invocate and Command thee thou aforesaid Spirit, by the powers of Angels and Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, by the mighty Prince_ ►Coronzon◄, _by the blood of_ Abel, _by the righteousness of_ Seth, _and the Prayers of_ Noah, _by the voyces of Thunder and dreadful day of Judgment; by all these powerful and royal words abovesaid, that without delay or malitious intent, thou do come before me here at the circumference of this consecrated Circle, to answer my proposals and desires without any manner of terrible form either of thy self, or attendants; but only obediently, fairly, and with good intent, to present thy self before me, this Circle being my defence, through his power who is Almighty, and hath sanctified the same, In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen._

♦[*] [Athanatos]♦

After the Magician hath thrice repeated this Conjuration, Let him immediately set the fire before him, and put the Rozin thereon to fumigate at the appearance of the conjured Spirits, and at the instant of their appearance he shall hold the Censer of fire in his left hand, and the Sword in his right, still turning round as the Spirits do.

For in a little space after the Invocation is repeated, he shall hear the noise of Thunders, and perceive before him in the Valley a mighty storm of Lightning and Rain; after a while the same will cease, and an innumerable company of Dwarfs or Pigmies will appear mounted upon Chamelions to march towards the Circle surrounding the same.

Next comes ►Balkin◄ with his Attendants; he will appear like the god _Bacchus_ upon a little Goat, and the rest that follow will march after him afoot.

Assoon as they come near the Circle, they will breath out of their mouths a mist, or fog, which will even obscure the light of the Moon, and darken the Magician, that he cannot behold them nor himself; yet let him not be discomfited, or afraid, for that fog will be quickly over; and the Spirits will run round the Circle after ►Balkin◄ their Lord, who rides upon a Goat; they will continue to surround the Circle, till the Magician begin the form of obligation or binding their Leader or King in this form, with the Sword in his right hand, the Fire and Rozin burning before him.

_I conjure and bind thee_ ►Balkin◄, _who art appeared before me, by the Father, by the Son, and by the Holy Ghost, by all the holy Consecrations I have made, by the powerful Names of Heaven, and of Earth, and of Hell, that I have used and uttered in calling upon thee, by the Seals which thou here beholdest, and the Sword which I present[*] unto thee, by this sanctified Girdle, and all the sanctified and potent things aforesaid, That here thou remain peaceably, and of thy present shape before the Northern quarter of this Circle, without injury to me in body, soul, or fortune; but on the contrary, to answer faithfully unto my demands, and not hence to remove, till I have licenced thee to depart, In the Name of the Father, Son, and holy Spirit. Amen._

♦[*] [show, not give]♦

When he is thus obliged, he will alight from his Goat, and cause his Attendants to remove further into the Valley, then will he stand peaceably before the Circle to answer the Magician.

After this the Magician shall begin to demand into his own possession a Familiar to build or pull down any Castle or strong hold in a night; and that this Familiar bring with him the Girdle of Conquest, or Victory, that the Magician being girded with the same may overcome all enemies whatsoever,

And further, the Spirit is able to inform him of all questions concerning Thunder and Lightning, the Motions of the Heavens, the Comets and Apparitions in the air, Pestilence and Famine, noxious and malevolent blasts, as also of the Inhabitants of the _Northern_ Pole, and the wonders undiscovered throughout the world.

Likewise if the Exorcist inquire concerning the habitations of starry Spirits, he will readily answer him, describing their orders, food, life, and pasttime truly and exactly.

After the Magician hath satisfied himself with inquiries, and curious questions unto the Spirit, there will come from amongst the company a little Spirit of a span long, like a little _Ethiop_, which the great King ►Balkin◄ will deliver unto the Exorcist to continue as a Familiar with him as long as his life shall last. This familiar the possessor may name at[*] it pleaseth him.

♦[*] [as]♦

The three last, who had this Spirit into possession, were three _Northern_ Magicians, the first _Honduros_ a _Norwegian_, who called it ►Philenar◄, and commanded it at his pleasure with a little Bell.

After him _Benno_ his eldest Son injoy’d the same under the same name.

And _Swarkzar_ a _Polonian_ Priest was the last who enjoy’d it under the Name of ►Muncula◄; all which names were imposed upon it, according to the pleasure of the Masters; and therefore the naming of this familiar is left to the discretion of the Exorcist.

Now when the Master hath taken this familiar into his custody and service, the Spirit ►Balkin◄ will desire to depart, being wearied if the action continue longer then an hour. Therefore the Magician must be careful to dismiss him in this following form:

_Because thou hast diligently answered my demands, and been ready to come at my first call, I do here licence thee to depart unto thy proper place, without injury or danger to man or Beast; depart, I say, and_ _be ever ready at my call, being duly exorcized and conjured by sacred Rites of Magick; I charge thee to withdraw with quiet and peace; and peace be continued betwixt me and thee, In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen._

Then the Spirits company will begin to march about their Prince, and in a formal Troop will march along the Valley, whilest the Magician repeateth _Pater Noster, &c._ until the Spirits be quite out of sight and vanished.

This is a compleat form of conjuring the aforesaid Spirit, according to the Rules of _Vaganostus_ the _Norwegian_.

[APPENDIX II.]

[This second Book of “A Discourse concerning Devils and Spirits”, like the Chapters in Appendix I, were added to the third edition, 1665, by some one unknown.]

_BOOK II._

CHAP. I.

_Of Spirits in General; What they are and how to be considered:
Also how farr the Power of Magitians and Witches is able to
operate in Diabolical Magick._

1. Because the Author in his foregoing Treatise, upon the _Nature of Spirits and Devils_, hath only touched the subject thereof superficially, omitting the more material part; and with a brief and cursory Tractat, hath concluded to speak the least of this subject which indeed requires most amply to be illustrated; therefore I thought fit to adjoyn this subsequent discourse; as succedaneous to the fore-going, and conducing to the compleating of the whole work.

♦The reason of this Addition.♦

2. The Nature of Spirits is variously to be considered, according to the source to which each _Caterva_ doth belong: for as some are altogether of a divine and celestial nature; not subject to the abominable Inchantments and Conjurations of vitious mankind; so others are the grand Instigators, stirring up mans heart to attempt the enquiry after the darkest, and most mysterious part of Magick, or Witchcraft: neither is this their suggestion without its secret end: that is, that by the private insinuation, and as it were incorporating themselves into the affection, or desire of the Witch, or Magician; they may totally convert him into their own nature: reducing him at last by constant practice, to such obdurateness and hardness of heart, that he becometh one with them, and delighted with their association, being altogether dead to any motions in himself that may be called good.

♦The nature of Spirits.♦

3. And if we may credit example, which is the surest proof; the very imaginations, and affection of a Magician, doth create an evil Essence or Devil; which was not before in being: for, as the Astral Spirits are believed by many to Germinate and procreate one another, so likewise are the infernal Spirits capable of multiplication in their power and essence, according to their Orders, Ranks and Thrones; by means of the strong imagination in a Witch, or malevolous person, earnestly desiring their assistance.

♦The original of evil essences.♦

4. Not that the Spirits or Devils so begotten do any whit add or contribute to the number in general; for as they are capable of increasing into distinct and separated substances, so are they likewise again contracted, and as it were annihilated; when the force of that Imagination is gone, which was the cause of their production: The nature of a spirit, whither heavenly or hellish, being to dilate, or contract themselves into as narrow compass, as they please; so that in a moment they can be as big in circumference as an hundred worlds, and on a sodain reduce themselves to the compass of an atome.

♦Their Germination.♦

5. Neither are they somuch limited as Tradition would have them; for they are not at all shut up in any separated place: but can remove millions of miles in the twinkling of an eye, yet are they still where they were at first: for, out of their own element, or quality, they can never come: go whither they will, they are in darkness: and the cause is within them, not without them: as one whose mind is troubled here in _England_, can remove his Carcase from the place where it was before; but should he go to the utmost bounds of the Earth, he cannot leave his perplexed and tormented minde behind him.

♦Their Habitation.♦

6. As for the shapes and various likenesses of Devils, It is generally believed, that according to their various capacities in wickedness, so their shapes are answerable after a Magical manner: resembling spiritually some horrid and ugly monsters, as their conspiracies against the power of God, were high and monstrous, when they fell from Heaven: for the condition of some of them is nothing but continual horrour and despair; others triumph in firie might and pomp, attempting to pluck God from out of his Throne; but the quality of Heaven is shut from them, that they can never find it, which doth greatly add to their torment and misery.

♦Their shapes.♦

7. But that they are materially vexed and scorched in flames of fire, is inferiour to any to give credit to, who is throughly verst in their nature and existence: for their substance is spiritual; yea their power is greater, then to be detain’d or tormented with any thing without them: doubtless their misery is sufficiently great, but not through outward flames; for their Bodies are able to pierce through Wood and Iron, Stone, and all Terrestrial things: Neither is all the fire, or fewel of this World able to torment them; for in a moment they can pierce it through and through. But the infinite source of their misery is in themselves, and is continually before them, so that they can never enjoy any rest, being absent from the presence of God: which torment is greater to them, then all the tortures of this world combin’d together.

♦Their place of pleasure or torment.♦

8. The wicked souls that are departed this life, are also capable of appearing again, and answering the Conjurations of Witches, and Magicians, for a time: according to _Nagar_ the _Indian_, and the _Pythagoreans_. And it cannot be easily conceived, that their torment is much different from the rest of the Devils: for the Scripture saith: _every one is rewarded according to their works_. And, _that which a man sows, that he shall reap_. Now as the damned Spirits, when they lived on earth, did heap up vanity, and load their souls with iniquity, as a treasure to carry with them into that Kingdom, which sin doth naturally lead into: so when they are there, the same abominations which here they committed, do they ruminate and feed upon; and the greater they have been, the greater is the torment, that ariseth before them every moment.

♦The cause of their torment.♦

9. And although these Infernal Spirits, are open Enemies to the very means which God hath appointed for mans salvation; yet such is the degenerate and corrupted mind of mankind, that there is in the same an itching after them for converse and familiarity, to procure their assistance, in any thing that their vain imagination suggesteth them with: to effect which, they inform themselves in every Tradition of Conjuration and Exorcism; as also in the names, natures and powers of Devils in general, and are ever restless, till their souls be totally devoted to that accursed and detestable nature, which is at enmity with God and goodness.

♦How Magicians deal with them.♦

10. Now to proceed in the description of these Infernal Spirits and separated _Dæmons_, or _Astral Beings_, as also of those in the Angelical Kingdom; they that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven, are either Angels which are divided into their degrees and orders; or else the righteous souls departed, who are entred into rest: And it cannot be, but that the life of Angels and Souls departed, is the same in Heaven, as also the food that nourisheth them, and the fruits that spring before them: Nor is it possible for any, how expert so ever in Magical Arts, to compel either of them, of what degree soever they be, to present themselves, or appear before them: Although many have written large Discourses and Forms of Convocation, to compel the Angels unto communication with them by Magical Rites and Ceremonies.

♦The Orders of heavenly Beings.♦

11. It may indeed be believed, that seeing there are infinite numbers of Angels, they are also imployed for the glory of God, and protection of mankind, (but not subject to Conjurations:) And that they accompany many righteous men Invisibly, and protect Cities and Countries from Plagues, War, and infestings of wicked Spirits, against which Principalities and Powers of Darkness, it is their place to contend and war, to the confusion of the Kingdom of Darkness.

♦That they are not subject to conjurations.♦

12. But such Spirits as belong to this outward World, and are of the Elemental quality, subject to a beginning and ending, and to degrees of continuance; These may be solicited by Conjurations, and can also inform Magicians in all the secrets of Nature; yet so darkly, (because they want the outward organ); that it is hardly possible for any that hath fellowship with them, to learn any manual operation perfectly and distinctly from them.

♦What Spirits may be conjured.♦

13. Many have insisted upon the Natures of these Astral Spirits: some alledging, _That they are part of the faln Angels, and consequently subject to the torments of Hell at the last Judgment_: Others, _That they are the departed souls of men and women, confined to these outward Elements until the Consummation_: Lastly, others, As _Del rio_, _Nagar_ the _Indian_ Magician, and the _Platonists_ affirm, _That their nature is middle between Heaven and Hell; and that they reign in a third Kingdom from both, having no other judgment or doom to expect for ever_.

♦The nature of the Astral Spirits.♦

14. But to speak more nearly unto their natures, they are of the source of the Stars, and have their degrees of continuance, where of[*] some live hundreds, some thousands of years: Their food is the _Gas_ of the Water, and the _Blas_ of the Air: And in their Aspects, or countenances, they differ as to vigour and cheerfulness: They occupy various places of this world; as Woods, Mountains, Waters, Air, fiery Flames, Clouds, Starrs, Mines, and hid Treasures: as also antient Buildings, and places of the slain. Some again are familiar in Houses, and do frequently converse with, and appear unto mortals.

♦Their degrees.♦

♦[*] [whereof]♦

15. They are capable of hunger, grief, passion, and vexation: they have not any thing in them that should bring them unto God: being meerly composed of the most spiritual part of the Elemeuts[*]: And when they are worn out, they return into their proper essence or primary quality again; as Ice when it is resolved into Water: They meet in mighty Troops, and wage warr one with another: They do also procreate one another; and have power sometimes to make great commotions in the Air, and in the Clowds, and also to cloath themselves with visible bodies, out of the four Elements, appearing in Companies upon Hills and Mountains, and do often deceive and delude the observers of Apparitions, who take such for portents of great alterations, which are nothing but the sports and pastime of these frolick Spirits: as Armies in the Air, Troops marching on the Land, noises and slaughter, Tempest and Lightning, _&c._

♦Their actions and affections♦

♦[*] [n _reversed_]♦

16. These Astral Spirits are variously to be considered; some are beings separate and absolute, that are not constitute to any work or service: Others are subservient to the Angels that have dominion over the Influences of the Stars: Others are the Astral Spirits of men departed, which (if the party deceased was disturbed and troubled at his decease,) do for many years, continue in the source of this world; amongst these airy Spirits, to the great disquietness of the soul of the person, to whom they belong: Besides the causes are various that such Spirits rest not; 1. When by Witchcraft they are inchanted, and bound to wander so many years; as thrice or fourtimes seven, before they can be resolved into nothing. 2. When the person hath been murthered; so that the Spirit can never be at rest, till the crime be discovered. 3. When desires and lusts, after Wife, or Children, House, Lands, or Money, is very strong at their departure; it is a certain truth, that this same spirit belonging to the Starrs will be hanckering after these things, and drawn back by the strong desires and fixation of the Imagination, which is left behind it: Nor can it ever be at rest, till the thing be accomplished, for which it is disturbed. 4. When Treasure hath been hid, or any secret thing hath been committed by the party; there is a magical cause of something attracting the starry spirit back again, to the manifestation of that thing. Upon all which, the following Chapters do insist more largely and particularly.

♦The distinct orders of starry Spirits.♦

CHAP. II.

_Of the Good and Evil_ Dæmons _or_ Genii: _Whither they are;
what they are, and how they are manifested; also of their
names, powers, faculties, offices; how they are to be
considered._

1. According to the disposition of the mind, or soul, there is a good or evil _Dæmon_ that accompanies the party visibly, or invisibly; and these are of such rancks and orders, and names, as the capacity of the persons soul is, to whom they belong: Their Office is said to be, fore-warning the person of eminent danger, sometimes by inward instinct, sometimes by dreams in the night, and sometimes by appearing outwardly. The _Dæmon_ or _Genius_ changeth its nature and power, as the person changeth his: and if from good, the party degenerate to iniquity; then by degrees the good Angel leaves him, and an evil _Dæmon_ doth naturally succeed: for each thing draws after that which is like it self.

♦The office of _Dæmons_ or _Genii_.♦

2. Magicians mention three several wayes of enjoying the society of the _Bonus Genius_; first by intellectual association, when secret and mental instigations do arise in their hearts, to do this or that, and to forbear the other: as in the Manuscript of _Nagar_ the _Indian_, his own testimony of himself is to this effect: _My blessed Guardian_ ►Damilkar◄, _hath now so sweetly communicated himself unto me; That by all the manifestations, whereby a holy_ Dæmon _can attend and converse with mankind, he appeareth unto me: first in the intellectual way, he is ever present, and every moment prompts me, what to act, what to forbear from acting: Ah had he not rushed up through the powers of my soul, and suddenly warned me in my Travel to_ Quiansi _in_ China, _through the airy Region, to turn nimbly to the right hand, at an instant, a mighty Troop of Devils, whose Leader was_ ►Grachnoek◄, _coming through that tract of air, had crusht me into a thousand peices_: This is the first degree of its appearing.

♦Three ways of enjoying their society.♦

♦The first way.♦

3. Then he proceedeth in the language of _Sina_, describing the second way of its manifestation: _And when the deepest sleep hath overpoured me, I am never without him; sometimes my_ ►Damilkar◄ _stands before me like a glorious Virgin, administring to me a Cup of the drink of the Gods, which my Intellectual man exhausteth: sometimes he brings cælestial Companies, and danceth round about me; and when after the weariness of the Senses, through contemplation I fell into gentle sleep on the holy Mountain of Convocation, which is called_ Adan, _he shewed me the motion of the Heavens, the nature of all things, and the power of every evil_ Dæmon.

♦The second way.♦

4. Thirdly, he continueth to describe the External appearance of the _Genius_, to this effect: Damilkar◄ _appears before me at my desire; for my desires are as his desires: When I slept a long space in my private dwelling, he appeared outwardly, and watering me with the dew of the fourth Heaven, I awakned, when he had thrise said_ ►Nankin Nagar◄; _so the time being come, we mounted through the Air, unto the holy Mountain of Convocation._

♦The third way of their appearance.♦

5. In this Example the three degrees of the Apparition of the _Bonus Genius_, or _Good Dæmon_ are excellently deciphered, which is also the same in the appearance of the _bad Genius:_ and according to the deepest Magicians, there be _seven good Angels_, who do most frequently become particular Guardians, of all others, each to their respective capacities; and also _seven evil Dæmons_, that are most frequent in association with depraved persons, as Guardians to them.

♦Their number.♦

6. These are the seven _good Angels_, or _Dæmons_.

►Jubanladace◄ a mighty Prince in the Dominion of Thrones, he cometh unto such as follow national affairs, and are carryed forth unto warr and conquest; he beareth alwayes a flaming Sword, and is girded about, having a helmet upon his head, and appearing still before the party in the Air: he must be sollicited and invocated with Chastity, Vows, Fumes, and Prayers: and this is his[*] Character to be worn as a Lamin.

♦The seven good Angels.♦

♦[*] [his is _text_]♦

►Yah-li-Yah◄ one of the Powers, accompanying such as are Virgins, and devoted to Religion, and a Hermits life: he teacheth all the names and powers of Angels, and gives holy Charms against the assaults of _Evil Dæmons_: he must be addrest unto by Prayer, resignation, and fasting, with a celestial Song out of the Canto’s of _Nagar_: this is his Character.

►Nal-gab◄ appearing to those that are devoted to the knowledge of Magick; teaching them how to exercise Infernal Witchcraft without danger, and in despight to the Devils: he must be sought by hours, minutes, constellations, privacy and blood, _&c._ He hath a bow bent in his hand, and a Crown of Gold upon his head: this is his Character.

►Maynom◄ one of the Powers who hath the ability of subservient administration; that is, at one time to be present with many; he resembleth a Ew with Lamb, typifying his nature in that appearance.

►Gaonim◄ an Angel, causing his Pupil to go invisible, and transporting him at his pleasure in a moment, to the outmost parts of the earth.

►Halanu◄ the Instructer in Manual operations, by whom _Bezaliah_, and _Aholibah_ were divinely inspired for the structre[*] of the Tabernacle.

♦[*] [_sic_]♦

►Rama-umi◄ who is the Instructer in Cabalistical Magick, and reveals the secrets of numbers, the names of Angels, and the virtue of _Boim_.

7. These are the seven _bad Angels_ or _Dæmons_.

As the power and capacity of the _good_, proceeds from the strength of God, in the quality of heaven; so is the force of the _evil Genii_, in the hellish quality correspondent: for it is to be noted, that these _evil Angels_ did before their fall, enjoy the same places and degrees that now the _good_ or _holy Angels_ do: so that as their power is to instruct men in Government, Abstinence, Philosophy, Magick, and Mechanick Arts, for a good intent, and for the glory of God: The power of the _evil_ ones is the very same to inform and instigate unto the same attainments, as farr as they may be instrumental for the Devil, or the Kingdom of Darkness therein.

♦The nature of both.♦

8. Their names are 1. ►Panalcarp◄, like a Crocodile with two heads. 2. ►Baratron◄ appearing like a Conjurer in a Priestly habit. 3. ►Sondennah◄ like a Hunts-man. 4. ►Greizmodal◄ accompanying his Pupil like a Spaniel-Dog. 5. ►Ballisargon◄ the grand Inticer to theeving and robbery, till he hath brought his followers to destruction. 6. ►Morvorgran◄ who can put on various likenesses, especially appearing as a Serving-man. 7. ►Barman◄ who most commonly possesseth the soul of those that are joyned unto him.

♦The seven evil _Genii_, and the manner of their appearances.♦

9. These are the names of the 7 _good_ and _evil Dæmons_; according to the antient writing, on the Magical Art: who do also to many particular Cities and Countries, ascribe certain good and evil Angels; the one whereof protects and defends, the other inflicts Pestilence and Famin upon them: Like unto which is the story recorded by _Sigbertus_ in _Chronicis_: _That in the 11^{th} year of the reign of_ Constans, _a good Angel and a bad were seen by the whole City of_ Constantinople, _nightly to fly about the City; and as often as by the command of the good Angel, the other smote any house with a dart in his hand, such was the number that dyed in that house, according to the stroaks given._

♦An example.♦

10. And indeed it is to be feared, that whosoever have ever pretended, or do at present alledge, that they enjoy familiarity with a familiar Spirit; I say its greatly to be suspected, that all such familiars belong to the Kingdom of Darkness; for such are too too officious, and ready to attend the depraved desires of mortal men; whereas if communication with Angels, or good and holy Guardians be at all attainable, yet such is the difficulty of the attainment, that the examples thereof, if true, are exceeding rare: But in general, the writings of Magicians and Naturallists do plentifully abound with examples of this nature; whether good or evil, is yet to be determined. I have been told of a certain Country-man, in these dayes, who was continually pestered with the company of a woman, discerned by none but by himself: If he was upon Horse-back, she would be behind him: if at dinner, she sate at his elbow; if lying on his bed, there she was also present; And if at any time he had taken a journey, or gone about some unprofitable business, at such a time she accompanyed him not; and seldom escaped he some mischief when she was absent: But at last, for all her dutiful pretences, as she accompanyed him, riding through a deep and swift running River, she tumbled him into the deepest part, and lay upon him till she had strangled or drowned him.

♦The uncertainty of communicating with Angels.♦

11. Amongst the _Jews_ this kind of Idolatry was frequent, to consult with and associate themselves unto familiar Spirits, whom they compelled to do them domestick service, dressing their Camels, lifting their burthens, and doing their messages: for the attaining their service they had many blasphemous Forms, and superstitious Ceremonies and Sacrifices; making the holy Names of God subservient to their accursed practices: one whose name was ►Baal-Ben-ammin◄, was adjudged by the Law of _Moses_ to be burnt for the like practices; being condemned in the time of one _Judah_ a high Priest in the Captivity for killing an Infant, and with its blood performing Sacrifice to ►Baalzebub◄, with various ceremonies intermixed; by which means his God had bequeathed unto him a certain Lacky from the Infernal Troop to attend and serve him for his whole life time: this is to be found in _Zoar_’s Coment upon _Berosus_, and _Belus_, who affirms, _That at his tryal he endeavoured to prove, that the same was the good Angel or Genius given unto him by the mercy of God_.

♦Familiars in the time of the _Jews_.♦

12. Both the _Hebrew Cabalists_ and _Heathen Magicians_, as also those addicted to Magick in Christianity, have all of them laid down certain forms of attaining the company of a good, or evil Angel, by number and astrological Observations, fitted to the rules of Conjuration and Invocations: And many of the superstitious _Rabbi_’s have affirmed, _That they were able by such practices, to cause the ghost of_ Adam, Eve, _or any of the holy Patriarchs to appear unto them_: which was surely the delusion of Satan to harden their hearts. But in the Addition to the 15^{th} Book of the _Discovery_ this Subject is more practically handled; where many forms of obtaining the Society of the _Bonus_, or _Malus Genius_, are plainly decyphered: so far as with safety and convenience they could be described.

♦Several men have wrote and methodized the Art of Conjuration.♦

CHAP. III.

_Of the Astral Spirits of men departed: What they are: And why
they appear again: And what Witchcraft may be wrought by
them._

1. As the Astral Spirits separate, which belong not to any deceased person, do for many years survive, or continue; so if the party deceased hath departed in discontent, and melancholy, it is often known that they return again, and causing terrour to families and houses, do wait for opportunity to disburthen themselves, that at length they may come into their desired rest.

♦The spirits of men return again.♦

2. The opinion of many is, _That the Devill in their likenesse is all that appears_: But the more Learned have sufficiently demonstrated, through Example, and Experience; _That the apparition is really proper to the person deceased_. Nor can it easily be denyd, That to every man, and woman, while they live the natural Life, there belongs a _Syderial_, or _starry Spirit_; which takes its original wholly from the Elemental property: And according to the weaker, or stronger capacity of the party, it hath the longer, or shorter continuance, after the bodyes decease.

♦All men have starry Spirits.♦

3. Such persons as are secretly murthered, and such as secretly murthur themselves, do most frequently appear again, and wander near the place where their Carcase is, till the radical moisture be totally consumed: according to the opinion of _Paracelsus_, after the consumption whereof, they can re-appear no longer, but are resolv’d into their first being, or _Astrum_, after a certain term of months, or years, according to the vigour, or force of that first attraction which was the only cause of their returning.

♦What sort of persons most frequently re-appear.♦

4. The manner and seasons of their appearing are various: Sometimes before the person, unto whom they do belong, depart this life, they do by external presentations forewarn him, near the time, that the day of death approacheth. As it is reported of _Codrus Laænus_, to whom an empty, meager Ghost appeared at midnight, signifying unto him, _how sad and lachrymable a Tragedy was shortly to attend him_; and also adding, _that he would visit him in the Execution thereof_: which proved not contrary to the words of the apparition; for at the very instant, when his Treacherous Wife had stab’d him at the heart, on a suddain he beheld the same, with preparations for his interment, whilst he yet survived, after the fatall wound was given.

♦The manner and time of their appearance.♦

5. Sometimes the starry spirit of a person appears to his beloved Companion, many hundred of miles asunder, who was ignorant of the death of the party: And it hath often been heard, that when none of the kindred or family of the said party deceased, have ever been disturbed by it, or in the least been sensible of its appearing; yet to some of its most intimate acquaintance, it discovers it self, and importunes them to perform some ceremony, or other, that it may be returned into rest; or else discovers some treasure, which was hid by the party whilest alive, or else some murther which it had commited: But the most frequent cause of their returning, is when the party hath himself been privately murthered.

♦The reason thereof.♦

6. For such is the poysonous malice, and bloudy spirit of the murtherers, that it sufficeth them not to have privately bereaved them of their Lives; but also by certain earnest Wishes, Curses, and Conjurations, they do afterwards adjure them, that for such a term of years, they shall never have power to appear again: Which wishes, being earnestly given forth, from the hellish root in the murtherer, do exceedingly torment the murthered parties spirit, taking deep impression thereon; so that it is alwayes in continual sorrow, and anguish, till the term of years be expired, and till the murther be made manifest to the world: after which discovery, it returns to perfect rest; This is well known to those that are exercised in Witchcraft, and cruell Murthers, though not common to those that murther but once.

♦The power of Magitians over them.♦

7. There be many Ancient families, in _Europe_, to whom the Ghost of their first Progenitor, or Ancestor appears immediately before the departure of some Heir, or chief in the same family: which assertion is confirmed by _Cardan_, in an Example of “an Antient family, in the Dukedome of _Parma_, called the _Tortells_, to whom there belongs an ancient Castle, with a spatious Hall; near the Chimney of the said Hall an old decrepit Woman, for these hundreds of years, is wonted to appear, when any of the Family is about to dye: And it is reported amongst them that the same is the Ghost of one belonging to the same name, and family, who for her Riches, was murthered by some of her Nephews, and thrown into a pit.

♦Example.♦

8. Many such apparitions do for many years continue to be seen in one particular place; ever watching for opportunity, to discover some murther, or Treasure hid: And the cause of the difficulty of the said discovery, consists in the nature of their substance; for could they make use of the organ of the Tongue, they might quickly discover it: or if they had the outward benefit of Hands, they might produce the said Treasure, or Carcase murthered, but this they are seldome able to accomplish; being destitute of the outward Organs, and mediation of Hands to hold withall, or Tongue to vent their grievances: And that this is true, the manner of their appearance doth confirm it: For all that they are able to effect, if they have been murthered, is commonly to appear near the very place, where their body lies, and to seem as if they sunk down, or vanished in the same; or else to appear in the posture of a murthered person, with mangled, and bloudy wounds, and hair disshevel’d: But it is rarely known, that any such apparitions have plainly spoken, or uttered by words, the time of their murther, with the cause, the persons name, or place; unless the murther, by circumstances hath been more then ordinary, horrid, and execrable: then the remembrance of the same doth sometimes enable the apparition to frame a voice, by the assistance of the Air, and discover the fact.

♦The cause of the difficulty and paucity of appearances.♦

9. But to speake in general concerning apparitions, why they are so seldome seen; and why such spirits as appear, can not without mans assistance accomplish their design; It may easily be apprehended, that all Spirits, or spiritual Substances, and Devills, have their life, breath, and motion in another source, or Element then this external world; And as any creature, whom the Element of Water hath nourished, and bred, can live but short while upon the Land; So its with them, when they come out of their proper habitations: which is the cause of the rarity of apparition; it being as difficult for any spirit to manifest it self in this outward principle, of the four Elements, as for a man to continue with his head under water: yea it is rather pain, then pleasure for any spirit, whether good, or bad, to come into this outward world.

♦More particularly of the same.♦

10. Great is the villany of Necromancers, and wicked Magicians, in dealing with the spirits of men departed; whom they invocate, with certain forms, and conjurations, digging up their Carkasses again, or by the help of Sacrifices, and Oblations to the infernal Gods; compelling the Ghost to present it self before them: how this was performed in antient times, by Hags, and Witches, is notably described in the _Æthiopian_ History of _Heliodorus_, in the practice “of an antient woman, who coming into the Camp, in the dead of night; where amongst many slaughtered bodies, the body of her Son was also slain; whose carkase she laid before her, digging a hole, and making a fire on each side, with the body in the midst; Then taking an earthen pot from a three footed stool, she poured honey out of it, into the pit; then out of another pot, she poured milk; and likewise out of the third: Lastly, she cast a Lump of hardned dough, in the form of a man into the pit: the Image was Crowned with Lawrell: then she threw in some of the Shrub called _Bdellium_: This done, with a sword she ran frantickly up and down, cutting herself; and with a Lawrell branch sprinkled of her blood into the fire: at length whispering at her Sons ear, she caused him to arise, and questioning him of the fortune of his Brother, what was become of him, he answered dubiously speaking prosperity to two persons that secretly beheld her, and telling her, That suddain death for her impiety attended her, which came to passe ere she left the place; after all these predictions, the Carcase ceased to answer any more: and tumbled groveling on the ground again.

♦The nefarious practices of _Necromancers_ in an example.♦

11. And although by most men, as also by the Author in his foregoing Discovery, it is constantly believed, that the Witch of _Endor_ raised not _Samuel_, nor the Ghost of _Samuel_, as not beleeving that there is an _Astral Spirit_ or Ghost belonging unto every Man; yet it is very probable, that by her conjurations she caused his _Sydereal Spirit_ to appear: which is possible to be effected: and hath been often done: as _Weaver_ in his _Funeral Monuments_ records of _Edward Kelly_, “who in the Park of _Walton Ledale_ in the County _Lancaster_, with one _Paul Waring_, Invocated a Devil, and afterwards digg’d up the Corps of a poor man, that had been buried that very day, in a place near the same, called _Law Church-yard_: whom he compelled by Incantations, and Conjurations to speak, and utter prophetical words, concerning the master of one of his Assistants.

♦Example.♦

12. According to the state and condition wherein a person dyes, so is it with their _Astral Spirit_: for if they died in perfect peace, and had come through the valley of true Repentance; being dead to this Life before it left them; then their _starry Spirit_ doth enter into rest, in its proper source, or quality at the instant of their Decease: nor is it possible for all the Conjurations in Hell, to cause them to return, or appear again.

♦The state of the Starry Spirit.♦

13. But some might object, That _Samuel was an Holy Prophet, and attaind unto a perfect Life_; which is thus to be answered, that before Christ came into the world, none of the most Holy Prophets of God, did ever attain to that degree of blessednesse, that the Christians after Christ possessed: for in the time of the Law, a covering, or vail was spread over the faces of all people: and something there was that letted, or hindred their souls from any plain and perfect vision, and fruition of God; otherwise then through types, and shaddows, which partition wall, the end of Christs Incarnation was to break down.

♦Why the Ghost of _Samuel_ appeared.♦

14. In the writings of _Plato_, there be many strange Relations of the apparitions of Souls, of their torments, and purgations, of the cause of their returning, what their nature is, what their substance and property is, and what their food, and nourishment is: but he mistakes the _Soul_ for the _Astral Spirit_: for the Soul in its returning and apparition is farr different; if a Holy Soul appear, it is to persons like it self, and that in sleep, warning them of dangers, and discovering heavenly secrets unto them: And if a Damned Soul appear, it is likewise to such as are of a nature like it self: whom it instigates, asleep, teaching them notorious Villanies in Dreams; and provoking them to every wicked cogitation.

♦The opinions of _Plato_.♦

15. The sect of _Pythagoras_ have strange and antick opinions, concerning Souls, and Ghosts, or starry Spirits: whom they alledge to be frequently converted into _Gods_, or _Dæmons_, or _Demi-Gods_, and _Heroes_: (as the _Platonicks_ do,) And that there is a continual traduction, and transmigration of Souls, from one to another, till they attain to be deify’d at last; and then that they do frequently appear, to those that be like themselves; instructing, and forewarning them: It was also the belief of many wise, and antient Philosophers, that the _Oracles_ were from such _Dæmons_, as had been the Ghosts, or Souls of wise and excellent men: as _Apollo’s Oracle_, and the _Oracle_ of _Pallas_, or _Minerva_: which opinions have much of reason and probability.

♦Of _Pythagoras_.♦

16. It is also the opinion of some, that the particular Spirits of famous men do after the death of the body, take up some particular habitations, near such places Cities, Towns, or Countries, as they most do affect, as Tutelaries, and Guardians unto them; Which is reported by _Vopiscus_, of _Apollonius Thyaneus_; That when his City _Thyana_ was taken by _Aurelianus_ the Emperour: and when he was in his Tent, pondering furiously how to destroy the same; the Ghost of _Apollonius_ appeared unto him saying, Aurelianus, _if thou desirest to be a Conquerour, suppose not to slay these my Citizens_: Aurelianus, _if thou wilt be a Ruler, shed no innocent blood_: Aurelianus, _be meek, and gentle, if thou wouldst be a Conquerour_.

♦Of other Philosophers.♦

17. I have heard many wonderful Relations from Lunaticks or such as are almost natural fools, who have asserted, _That being for many daies together conversant amongst Faeries in Woods, Mountains, and Caverns of the Earth, they have feasted with them, and been magnificently Entertaind with variety of dainties, where they have seen several of their Neighbours or Familiar acquaintance in the habit they were wont to weare, notwithstanding they were known to have been dead some years before_.

♦The Raptures of Lunaticks.♦

18. And many Learned Authors have also insisted upon this particular, alledging, _That when such as the Faeryes have brought into their Society do feast and junket with them, though they have a real and perfect knowledge of their neighbours and acquaintance amongst the rest, yet their Language they are not able to understand, neither do these Acquaintance of theirs acknowledge or take notice of them at all, but do either sit (both they and all the rest) in a profound and tedious silence, or else discourse in a most stupendious kinde of Gibberish, not intelligible to strangers_.

♦Their Entertainments.♦

19. But more particularly to illustrate this conjecture, I could name the person who hath lately appeared thrice since his Decease, at least some Ghostly being or other, that calls it self by the name of such a person who was dead above an hundred years agoe, and in his life time accounted as a Prophet or Prædicter by the assistance of Sublunary Spirits. And now at his appearance did also give out strange Prædictions concerning Famine, and Plenty, Warrs, and Bloodshed, and the end of this world.

♦A strange example.♦