Editing Franz Bardon (section)

=== ''The Practice of Magical Evocation'' ===
''The Practice of Magical Evocation'' is Franz Bardon's second volume of The Holy Mysteries. In magical terms, the book is a practical guide to the proper evocation of and communication with divine entities existing in the atmospheric zones surrounding planets, stars, and moon as well as in the earth itself. It is a modern study of direct contact with the universal teachers – the other major works in the field are products of the [[Medieval]], [[Renaissance]], and [[Reformation]] periods. Beyond that it offers a glimpse into a complete magical universe. Bardon outlines a totally new and original hierarchy of magic, from the spirits of the four elements to those of the various planets, and even to each degree of the [[Zodiac]]. Included with the names and descriptions of the various entities are a collection of entirely unknown magical [[Sigil (magic)|sigil]]s, as well as an account of ancient [[Kabbalistic astrology]].

Bardon's second work, dealing with the [[evocation]] of spirits, outlined first the [[symbol]]ic meaning of the traditional [[ritual]] tools and temple designs, then goes on to describe a method of evoking spirits. In essence, the magician creates an environment hospitable to the entity in the temple or other medium of contact. They then enter an [[altered state of consciousness]] through natural meditation, to deep fullness of ecstasy without substances or trance, projecting their [[consciousness]] into the sphere of the entity in question, and call it back. Bardon emphasized two points about doing this sort of thing: first, that one must complete the necessary prerequisites of the training program or no success was possible; secondly, that the magician must call the spirit back under their "divine authority", not as a peer, otherwise they are liable to be manipulated by the entity.