An evocation differs from an invocation or a petition in that it
embodies a request, or a summons, for a specific spirit to manifest
before us instead of simply an address to an angel. This is not
easy to achieve, and great care must be taken with every aspect
of the ritual. Any mistake may result in an unpleasant,
possibly dangerous, experience.
From the point of view that sees angels as powerful
manifestations of psychic energy, and evocation may be said to be
a potentially mind-blowing experience, unleashing, as it does, very
powerful energies from the unconscious. From the more literal
perspective, one is drawing into a confined space a spiritual being of
enormous energy.
May these warnings serve to discourage you from attempting an evocation
until you are fully conversant with invocations and petitions; have
made successful contact with your personal guardian angel; and have
familiarized yourself with the energetic qualities of the
angel to be evoked. This ritual evokes the female form of
the Angel Hagiel, the Intelligence of Venus, planet of love and
affection.
The Ritual
Before attemption this ritual you should have familiarized yourself
with it so well that you can visualize everything with your eyes
shut. Make a checklist of all the necessary items and have
them ready. Purify yourself in advance, as outlined
previously. The ritual is to be performed on a Friday night at 10
o'clock, the day and hour of Venue.
Put a green lightbulb in the light of the room. After
bathing, put on a green robe and a copper necklace with a green
stone. Anoint your wrists, breast, and temples with apricot oil
mixed with a drop each of sandalwood and cinnamon oils.
On the east side of the circle you will make, place a triangle
of green silk with equal sides about 18 inches (47
cm) long. On the cloth place a seven-pointed star cut from
green card. Make a circle around the cloth
(clockwise) with 49 green-coloured stones (you can
substitute small flour balls made with water, white flour and green
vegetable dye). Forty-nine is Hagiel's number (seven)
squared.
Place a green candle at the east, south, west and north points of
the circle. Light them and extinguish all other lights except the
green light. Burn some cinnamon and sandalwood. Now face
the east, with the cloth a few feet in front of you, and perform
the Kabbalistic Cross as explained earlier. Then perform the
Ritual of the Pentagram as explained earlier, at the end of which
you should find yourself facing the east.
Now you may invoke the lovely Angel Hagiel. The invocation is
simple: Intone her name silently seven times in your mind
(ha-gee-el); then whisper her name seven times; then call her
seven times in ringing tones, concluding, equally loud, "Come
thou before me"! If you have been in calm, confident command
of the whole process up until this point, you should observe a
beautiful female form materialize before your eyes.
You will likely be stunned by her presence, but her manner is always
sweet and affectionate. Keep control of yourself - remember you
are in charge! - and ask her to bestow the gift of unconditional
love on the person of your choise. You may now thank her
and bid her farewell. She will slowly fade from sight.
If she failed to appear, try again! Remember; it is what you
bring, in terms of powerful, confident, contained energy that
determines your success in evoking angels.
