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First of all what do you mean by necromancy? There
are several forms of this art. Literally necromancy
means corpse divination or although it is comminly
understood as divination with the dead. Contacting a ghost,
shade, or soul of a deceased human through ritual is one
form of it. The second form
is the physical rising of a
corpse, by forcing the
deceased owner of it, or another spirit, into it. In
both instances a spirit is summoned before the necromancer in order to
retrieve information from it, ask or demand the spirit to perform something
via threats, offerings or pacts, or bind the spirit to the magician's will thus making
it a slave, much like one could do to a natural
elemental or construct (servitor, created elemental,
etc). Being as I'm an armchair necromancer and actually
find the whole art as
sickening and highly dangerious to say the least, except in the case of simply asking a
spirit for information via summoning it's astral form in
ritual, I personally would advise you to study some
other form of magick. Nevertheless I'm all for do what
thou wilt, so if you want to study nercomancy, here is a
great and intelligently thought out webpage to get you
started. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos195.htmOther
than that, there is a newer book that was published
which is about a medieval necromancers personal
grimiore, which I forget the name, but one can find on
amazon.com. I have no idea though about the contents of this book as I
have never read it. There is a bit on necromancy in an
older book I personally own called "The Black Arts," though, and lots of
scattered data on the art
within old grimiores like "The Magus," "Three Books of
Occult Philosophy," to name a few. Also there are many
modern historical books on cults of the dead in ancient times and
the necromantic rites of
the cults. Some example
cultures would be the
Greeks, Sumerians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians,
and Canaanites. Egyptians and Caananites (later known as
Phoenicians) especially. But like I said unless you are
into the Christianized
necromancy, you have alot of work cut out for you in
studying necromancy, death cults, underworld
mythologies, etc. Not to mention, many modern
occultists say that necromancers, spiritualists, etc,
who are contacting and working with what they believe to
be deceased humans, are actually just dealing with the left over astral shells of
humans who have reincarnated and or went to another
state of being (conciousness). The kabbalistic tradition in
general is big on this belief. But this of course
doesn't mean they are right, but it doesn't mean they
are wrong either. Whatever you decide to do, if
you are hell bent on necromancy I wish you the best. Here are a few other
webpages, some are written by people who I think have
played too many games of AD&D, though: http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/tomekeeper/resources/articles/OnNecromancy.txthttp://uk.geocities.com/Haemomancer/necromancy.htmhttp://www.wintersteel.com/Necromancy.htmlhttp://death.monstrous.com/necromancy.htmAlso
here is a bunch of info I saved long ago when I was
reseaching necromancy online, some of it is from sites
that don't exist anymore:
Quote:
Necromancy
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Necromancy
is the act of
conjuring the dead
for divination. It dates back to Persia, Greece
and Rome, and in the
Middle Ages was widely practiced by magicians,
sorcerers, and witches. It was condemned by the Catholic Church as "the
agency of evil spirits," and in Elizabethan
England was outlawed by the Witchcraft Act of
1604.
Necromancy is not to be confused with
conjuring devils or demons for help. Necromancy is
the seeking of the spirits of the dead. The spirits are sought
because they, being without physical bodies, are
no longer limited by the earthly plane.
Therefore, it is thought these spirits have access
to information of the
past and future which is not available to the living. It has been
used to help find sunken or buried treasure, and
whether or not a person was murdered or died from
other causes.
The practice of necromancy
has been compared by some to modern mediumistic or
practiced spiritualism. Many consider it a
dangerous and repugnant practice. Dangerous
because it is alleged that when some spirits take
control of the medium
they are reluctant to release their control for
some time.
Necromancy is not practiced in
Neo-pagan Witchcraft, but it is practiced in
Voodoo.
There are two noted kinds of
necromancy: the
raising of the corpse
itself, and the most
common kind, the
conjuring or summoning of the spirit of the corpse.
A.G.H.
Necromancy
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The act of conjuring the spirits of the dead for divining
purposes is known as necromancy. This is not the same as the conjuration of demons
or devils in order to do one's bidding or cast
spells. It is instead, the seeking of
communication with those spirits who have passed
into another plane of existence, since they will
have access to information that is not readily
available in this realm.
Necromancy has
been used for many purposes, including such things
as understanding the
circumstances of someone's death, or finding
something important that is missing. Spirits who
have passed are not limited by time, and so are
able to have knowledge of both past and future
events. This can allow for the exchange of some very
useful and amazing information.
The Long History of
Necromancy
Necromancy has been around for a
very long time, being practiced in Greece, Rome,
Persia, and during the Middle Ages. It was
utilized by many of those who were practicing
sorcery or witchcraft. The Catholic Church
condemned it, even calling it "the agency of evil
spirits," and it was outlawed in England during
the Elizabethan
period.
Some have called the practice of necromancy
dangerous and foolhardy. This is because perhaps
the most common form
utilizes the
channeling of the
spirit by a medium. This supposedly can sometimes
lead to a situation where a spirit will not let go
of their control over the medium when they are
asked to.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n.
[OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie,
OF.
nigromance, F. n['e]cromance, n['e]cromancie, from
L.
necromantia, Gr. ?; ? a dead body (akin
to L. necare to kill,
Skr. na(?) to perish,
vanish) + ? divination, fr. ?
diviner,
seer, akin to E. mania. See
{Mania}, and cf. {Internecine},
{Noxious}.
The old spelling is
due to confusion with L. niger
black. Hence the name black art.]
The art of revealing future
events by means of a
pretended
communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic
in
general; conjuration; enchantment. See
{Black art}.
This palace standeth in the air, By
necromancy
plac[`e]d there.
--Drayton.
Necromancy
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Also
known as Nagomancy, it is a form of divination by
communication with the dead, one of the claimed black arts practiced by witches
and magicians. The
classic case of necromancy is the witch of Endor,
described in the
Bible (1 Samuel 2 , who summoned the spirit of Samuel in
the presence of Saul.
This biblical episode was widely accepted as
irrefutable evidence for the existence of
witchcraft.
Necromancy (from Greek words
meaning ‘dead' and 'divination'), a word corrupted
by medieval Latin writers into nigromantia, can be
divided into two main branches: divination by
means of ghosts, and divination from corpses, both
of which represent related forms of forbidden
knowledge. The second
method led to the
disinterment of corpses and rifling of graves for
the grisly charms
which magicians and witches considered necessary
for the effective
performance of the
magical arts.
To evoke the dead the magician needed to
obtain the help of
powerful spirits, both for his own protection and
to compel the corpse
or ghost to submit to his will. A spell from
ancient Greece calls upon the powers of the mighty Kore,
Persephone, Ereshkigal, Adonis, Hermes and Thoth,
to bind the dead.
According to a ritual described by Seneca, the Roman dramatist, the summoning of the dead involved not only
a burnt sacrifice but a blood-drenched altar. See
Grand Grimoire, grimoires and
Heptameron.
Source: http://www.occultopedia.com/
NECROMANCY
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Necromancy
is the art of
communicating with the dead. The origins of the word come from the Greek. Necro meaning
death, and mancy describing divination. This art
has been classified by many as being "Black
Magick", but for most that have had the opportunity to study,
or practice this art can testify that there is
neither any aspects of white or black involved just death.
Past, and some present practices in the rituals of this art
have permanently tarnished, and labelled this form
of magic as "evil", or bad. In a few cases what
has been preformed in the name of this art can
only be described as sheer demented lunacy. Some
of the information
presented in this section of our site is practices
that where at one time accepted in the Art’s of Necromancy. By
no means do we advocate, or suggest any person or
person perform any rites or rituals that would be
morally unacceptable by the standards of there
community, or perform any actions that would be
deemed as illegal.
In past practices more
than not the
reasoning for summoning the dead was for personal
gains. These practitioners of the arts only interests was for
there own greed. Whether it was riches, knowledge,
or predictions they where trying to gain from
the dead. Often the ancient necromancer
would find themselves joining those they so
desperately wanted to communicate with for
eternity. It has been said that the Northern European
sorcerer’s where so efficient in this art that
they could communicate with spirits just by being
near the place the spirit left its humanly
body.
In present day necromancy the practitioner leans more
towards working with the spirits rather than
trying to control and manipulate them. Often the bonds between the necromancer, and the spirits will developed
into a lifelong relationship with mutual respect,
and understanding growing between them. None the less the necromancer must not
allow the spirit, or
spirits to gain the
upper hand. Occasionally a spirit devoid of any
benevolent tendencies will attempt to manipulate
the necromancer. This
must be carefully watched for, and any feelings of
a loss of control, or manipulation by the spirit must be dealt
with immediately. Hopefully the first encounter a
practitioner of this art has is not with such a
spirit, and will have the aid of friendlier
spirits to advise as to what the true intent of the mischievous spirit is
before things get out of hand.
Necromancy in
Graveyards:
In past practices of necromancy
the practitioner felt
it necessary to use the bodies of the dead to force the spirit to return, and
communicate with those that summoned it from it’s
realm. Among some of the haunts on a necromancer
where cross roads, battlefields, and
graveyards.
Cross roads where selected due
to there alleged link with the spirit realm. Often
criminals where hung at cross roads in Europe.
Generally though the
problem with the
cross roads is the
lack of a corpse this would mean the body of the dead would have to be
brought from it’s resting place to where the ritual’s where to be
preformed. Battlefields provided a superb location
to find corpses with one small set back, where
there was a battlefield there was a war. It was
one thing wanting to speak to the dead, but it was quite
another risking the
chance of becoming deceased by a hostile act of
war. So by far the
best and safest place to acquire a dead body was
from one of the many
surrounding graveyards. . . .
Not just any
graveyard would be suitable for the needs of the necromancer, as being
able to hide ones acts was most important. For
this reason sites with crypt's where generally
sought out. Even if the body of the person who deceased was
not buried in a crypt it would take little effort
to dig up the
remains, and transport them to a suitable crypt
during the hours of
darkness.
There are other reasons besides
remaining undetected for choosing a crypt. Another
concern was that of shelter. The crypts not only
provided a door to keep the rituals private from
unforeseen guests, but would also provide a home
for the necromancer,
and his assistant during the lengthy art of raising
the dead.
For
some practitioners of necromancy the graveyard was only
considered to be a shopping centre where they
could pick and choose the cadavers, and there
tools of the trade.
These persons for what ever reason didn’t practice
there art where the
bodies where buried. Whether they didn’t feel
secure in a public place, or they felt the need to separate the body from its resting
place.
In modern times anyone caught
desecrating a gravesite in such a manner would be
arrested, andheld accountable for there actions in
a court of law. Where a jail sentence would be
handed down by the
judge. In the Middle
ages anyone caught doing these acts might be
decapitated. Perhaps that’s one law that should of
not been changed.
Necromantic
Rituals:
There where two main forms of
necromancy practiced during the middle ages in Europe
for the purpose of
this article we will only be dealing with the practitioners that used
corpse in there rituals. The other form of
necromancy is still in use today and information
concerning that practice can be found in our
modern necromancy section.
To be able to
command the dead to
speak was considered by many a practitioner of
this art as the peak
of there magical abilities. The ritual would commence
nine days before the
actual act of speaking with the dead occurred. During
this time the
necromancer and assistant would seclude themselves
from human contact especially the contact of woman.
The starting
of the ritual would
be getting dressed for the occasion. For this,
the people practicing
this art would wear cloths stolen from graves.
They felt it necessary to get as close to the dead as they could. If
possible they would also sleep with the cadaver they planed to
raise, but for this to occur a secure setting was
needed like a sealed catacomb.
After the location was deemed
safe and all precautions where in place to not
arise attention to there actions the next item needed was
food. The food eaten
during this lengthy ritual was mainly unsalted dog
meat. Now besides most people not caring to eat
dog the main problem
was the lack of salt.
Remember these rituals where preformed in times
when salt was used to preserve meats.
Refrigeration was not known back then.
For
the next eight days
the practitioners
would practice there rites, prayers, burn, and
inhale hallucinogenic incenses, and do what ever
else they seen fit to bring them closer to the spirits they desired to
contact. The incenses
they used for these rites where not only mind
altering, but also deadly, and many a ritual would
be ended permanently by inhaling these substances.
If by chance the necromancer did not die
from botulism, or an overdose of narcotics the ritual would start
around midnight. Elaborate circles where drawn
around both the dead,
and the place the participants planed to
stand. Again more incenses where burned, and the body of the deceased was placed
inside its circle sealing the spirit that the necromancer was
attempting to raise from escaping. The necromancer and
apprentice, or assistant would then enter there
respective circle.
Prayers would be spoken
for protection against the spirit of the dead, and prayers to
force the spirit to
reinhabit its former body. If all went successful
the departed spirit
would once again animate its body, and rise to
meet those who have conjured it. This by no means
was thought to be a pleasant experience for the spirit involved, and
often the necromancer
had to take steps to keep the spirit at bay.
Now that the
practitioners where successful in raising a spirit
the next step was to
communicate with the
dead. This was done with questions, and answers,
for whatever the
reason the spirit was
forced back to the
world of the living
it was now when the
necromancer would find out if the information sought
after would be provided. More often than not the reasons then for
speaking to the dead
where for either, money (the location of hidden
treasures), or knowledge only the dead could provide.
The spirit
would then be released back to its realm at this
point if the
necromancer felt the
information provided was accurate, and reliable.
It was a common belief in the middle ages that a body
was needed for its spirit to return to the world of the living. So as a reward
for providing proper information to the necromancer the spirits discarded body
would be destroyed so to never be used again in
raising that spirit from its resting place. . . .
Ritual Tools in
Necromancy:
Past practices in the arts of necromancy where
heavily influenced by complex rituals, and
peculiar trinkets. The one found in almost all
ancient practices is the corpse. The necromancers felt the spirit would return to
fresh corpses (ones less than a year old) for
the purpose of
communication with the living. This was
something the spirit
never did by its own will, and had to be
manipulated or forced to return to its former
body.
Those that didn’t care for the thought of hanging
around places of death, or exhuming graves would
use a skull during the ritual to summon the spirit. It was treated
in the same manner as
a corps for it was the spirit that the practitioner needed
protection from not the container the spirit manifested
in.
For the
necromancers safety the circle was the prime means of defence.
The circle had two
purposes the first
being a barrier to keep the summoned spirit inside,
and the second being
a protective circle surrounding the necromancer and
assistant in case the
spirit broke free from its barrier. The circles used in this
art of raising the
dead where constructed in the same manner as the protective circles
found in the Keys of
Solomon.
After the circles where
constructed, and blessed the next tool to be
employed by the
necromancer was incense. A mixture of various
narcotics where used including: belladonna,
mandrake, henbane, opium, among others. This
combination of herbs has no doubt been the cause of more
practitioners of this art joining there sought
after spirits than any means of death. For
information on what the chemicals in these
herbs are capable of see our Botany section. An in
depth article on belladonna can be found under
the flying potion
link on that page.
Now that the practitioner, and his
assistant have inhaled enough herbal smoke to put
them literally on deaths door the next tool required is
the wand. This item
was generally made of bone, and serves two
purposes the first is
to conjure, or force the spirit back into its
body so communication can commence. Secondly the wand acts as a blasting
rod to send the
spirit back to where it came from. This is used if
the ceremony does not
go as directed by the
practitioner, or the
spirit starts gaining control of the ritual.
The last main thing needed
by practitioners of the ancient art of
necromancy is wood, or quicklime. The necromancers of that
time believed the
spirit could only be summoned if there body was
still intact. So if the spirit was particularly
helpful in what the
necromancer required from it, the corpse would either be
burned, or buried in quicklime. This was to
prevent any others from ever disturbing this
particular spirit again.
Spirits in
Necromancy:
Spirits where thought of as
just servants to the
necromancer something in most cases to use, and
discard. If they had a act, or errand they prefer
to not perform themselves they would call upon
the dead to carry out
there wishes. If they required forbidden knowledge
again it was the
spirits who where summoned to feed there hunger
for the knowledge
they desired. Tracking down a lost item, or hidden
treasure again it was a spirit of the dead who was called to
do the necromancers
bidding.
It is no wonder that some
necromancers would request there body be destroyed
upon there death. Being that they where prime
targets for new, and uprising practitioners of
the art to call upon,
and be forced back into there former body to
serve. After all who better to seek wisdom from
than a person who has had so much contact with
the dead, and gained
so much forbidden knowledge in there human lives.
Modern Necromancy Communicating
with the
Dead:
Throughout history humankind has
always had a deep desire to understand what is
beyond life, and to quench this knowledge they
have turned to the
spirits of the dead
to provide them with answers. There has been many
that claimed to have received this wisdom, and
many different ways of receiving it. There has
been much debate to whether spirits do in fact
exist with valid arguments arising from both
viewpoints. Truly though the only way to prove the existence of life after
death (without dying) is to contact the spirits personally.
Only then will absolute proof be provided to the persons in search of
the answer of a
afterlife.
Talking to the dead is somewhat had to
explain, I am not sure if everyone is able to do
it or just a few select people. They say children,
and those young at heart have a closer bond with
the spirit world, but
proving this would be just as difficult as proving
there is existence after death to a sceptic. The principal behind
communicating with those that have passed on is
rather simple. State what it is you want the spirit to hear by means
of talking, and listen for a reply from the spirit.
The reply may come in
different forms, from feeling what it is the spirit wants you to
understand, to an outright sense of vocal
communication between the parties involved.
Regardless of the way
communication occurs if a spirit needs to relay a
message to the
necromancer it will be picked up on and
comprehended.
The spirits of the dead are not unlike
those of the living
many find great enjoyment in "pulling one’s leg".
In other words they are not above practical jokes,
telling tall tales, and mischief. With a bit of
common sense, and some experience these tall tale
tellers of the spirit
realm can quickly be identified, and asked
politely to leave. If you are the type of person that
enjoys spreading the
truth a little thin perhaps a spirit of this
nature would make a good companion. Remember to
take everything that spirit says with a grain of
salt though as some tails sound to real to be
false.
Generally a necromancer who has
been practicing this art for a period of time will
have a spirit, or spirits to confide in. When
communication with a new spirit arises it is best
to ask the intent of
this new spirit with those spirits the necromancer already has
a bond with. That is not to say the spirits the necromancer are
familiar with will know of this new guest, but it
never hurts to ask.
There has also been;
tools, trinkets, and toys appearing every so often
that claim to assist people in raising the dead. Some of these
items include the
ouija board, spirit writers, and chalk slates.
Regardless what the
item is, it should be used with a hands off
approach. The desire
for humans to contact the dead is at times so
great (especially after the loss of a loved one)
that they might unconsciously manipulate an item
to achieve the
desired response they where looking for.
So regardless what method is being used to
communicate with the
dead keep an open mind, don’t allow emotions or
others trickery to be deceptive, and be prepared
for the worst case
scenario. After all if preparations are taking
against the worst
thing that could go wrong, chances are the experience encountered
with the spirits of
the dead will go
smoothly. They are always around us. Now it is up
to us to accept there presence, and grow together,
or deny there existence and be bound by our
humanly shells.
Modern
Necromancy Ritual Tools:
The tools of necromancy
have changed dramatically sense the middle ages. Though
some traditions still use bones, and skulls
generally such items have either been replaced
with those of animals, or other items that
represent a symbolic link to the spirits of the deceased. Often bowls,
cups, or other containers are incorporated into
the art as a resting
place for the spirits
during there time with the necromancer.
Regardless if it is a skull, or a china
dish the intent of
the modern day
necromancer is to offer a secure place where the spirit will feel
comfortable. It is of coarse symbolic as spirits
don’t require any form of security on our physical
plane.
As with the ghouls of the past who desecrated
graveyard, and cadavers to perform there art.
The modern day
practitioner also will incorporate incense into
the rituals of
communicating with the dead. Though the incense used in modern
practices is blended to enhance spiritual
presence, and not considered a deadly
hallucinogenic. Some of the incenses used to
enhance the
likelihood of contacting a spirit are as
follows:
Benzoin Frankincense
Myrrh
Sandalwood
Personally I find the combination that for me
works the best for
communicating with the dead is Sandalwood, and
Amber. Though it should not be used in large
quantities.
On occasion when a spirit
becomes unruly a blasting rod will be incorporated
for the purpose of
dismissing the
spirit. The use of
this technique should not be done in haste, and
only if there is truly no other way to deal with
the particular
spirit. It is considered a hostile act by the spirits, and will be
noted by other spirits as to the frequency, and for what
reason such a measure was used.
A popular
concept in modern necromancy is the rewarding of spirits
that have in some way or another preformed a
service to the
practitioner. Depending on the necromancer, and the service provided by
the spirit this
reward varies. Most often though it is either
food, or drink. Yes for some reason spirits get
tickled pink if they get there own glass of
brandy, or other alcoholic beverage. Food that is
to be giving to a spirit must be carefully
prepared to make sure it contains no salt for
spirits despise salt.
Other tools of modern
necromancy include items listed on the ouija board page. They
are more designed towards people thinking they can
snap there fingers, and have a spirit appear. For
those people necromancy is not an art, but only a
party favour. By treating this art as such they
get what they invest which is nothing . . . .
Modern Necromancy Assisting
Spirits:
If you are the type of person that is
only interested in contacting the dead for personal means
I would strongly suggest you find something
different to do with your time. Spirits that feel
they are being "screwed over" will screw you over
many times in return. If this happens live with it
you more than likely deserve what it is you
receive.
As for assisting spirits, the most common question I
receive by people is; What do spirits talk about?
Well what spirits actually talk about is between
myself and the
spirit, but I will say what it is spirits most
often ask for, and that is forgiveness. Not from
there God, or Gods nor from crimes committed
during there mortal life. They ask for forgiveness
from a friend, or relative for whom there last
living words with where not pleasant. They truly
didn’t mean the
things they said, but now find it to late to tell
the person they where
sorry for there words, or actions.
If all
I have gained by working with spirits is to never
turn my back on, or leave with bitter feelings
towards a friend for it may be the last time you speak to
each other. Then I feel I have learned knowledge
that takes many people more than a lifetime to
realize. It is true that time heals all wounds,
but when ones life is taken away the time to heal wounds has
vanished.
So now that a spirit wants to
make amends with a member of the living the task is left to the necromancer to relay
that message. The
first thing needed from the spirit is information
as it would be hard to deliver a message to
persons unknown. Questions that need to be
answered include who the spirit was during its
mortal life, who the
spirit wants to communicate to, what the message is that needs
to be delivered, and most important some
background information about the spirit, and the person who is to
receive the message.
This last part is important for credibility, lets
face it if some stranger came up to you stating a
friend, or loved one who passed on wanted to them
to relay a message from said spirit you would
think they are insane unless they somehow could
prove to you that they where in fact in contact
with the person lost
to you.
The
easiest way to show that contact was indeed made
between the spirit,
and necromancer is by personal information that
only the spirit, and
the party receiving
the message would
know. The spirit will
know what information would best be suited for
this task.
Now that the necromancer has all
the required
information needed to relay the spirits message the next step is the actual relaying of
the message. One
could use the up
front face to face method, bit I would advise
against this for two reasons. The first is rather simple
by confronting a person to there face you are
exposing yourself as a necromancer. For the vast majority of
practitioners in this art public exposure is not
something desired. The second reason this is
not advised is due to the nature of the message being
delivered. Where one individual may walk away as
soon as the
necromancer starts to talk about why and who had a
message. The next
person may hound the
necromancer for the
next ten years seeking more information about
there lost friend, or loved one.
By far
the best way to
deliver a spirits message is by mail. Some people
may feel this is an impersonal way to deliver such
a personal message, but it is not the necromancers job to be
personal or friendly. The only thing the spirit requires from
the necromancer is to
deliver the message,
and the mail system
provides a great way to do that and still remain
unknown. The choice
of a; hand written, typed, or computer printed
letter is entirely up to the individual necromancer,
but generally unless you want credit for relaying
the spirits message a
signature, and return address are not included.
As far as the
contents of the
letter it should be compassionate, sincere, and to
the point. A short
paragraph as to why it was important for this
letter to be sent. The message the spirit wanted delivered
including proof that in fact it was truly a
message from the
departed. Lastly condolences if so desired. Never
should information of a negative, or harmful
manner be relayed from a spirit. If the spirit you are dealing
with feels it necessary to get a message like this
to someone advise the
spirit to do it on it’s own.
If you find
the task of helping
spirits in this manner to much, or undesirable
perhaps working with the dead is best left to
someone else. Spirits are enjoyable to be around
most of the time, but
they also have needs, and it is up to the necromancer to make
sure the needs of
the dead are met.
Modern Necromancy, Modern
Theory of Spirits:
The word spirit refers to
the energy force that
still exists after the body is gone. Different
civilizations have come to call this energy by a
vast number on names, but it is still what it is,
regardless of what name one chooses to call it.
For the purpose of
this article I will be referring to that residual
energy as a spirit.
One of the first things to
comprehend is the
laws of energy. Energy never depletes itself it
just changes forums. As a spirit excretes its
energy it has a need to consume new energy else it
will deplete itself as it is known. Like it’s
mortal shell the
spirit is also concerned with an intake of
sustenance to continue its existence. Unlike
humans that need to eat food to remain healthy a
spirit lives on energy. The energy a spirit thrives
on is not devoured like we would eat a meal, but
instead it is absorbed into its being.
So
the only thing
remaining is where do these spirits receive there
energy from. Like all things living spirits tend
to chose the easiest
from of sustenance available. In most cases this
is the energy, and
emotions that we human beings are constantly
releasing during our daily routines. Like us
spirits also have distinct likes, and dislikes for
what they prefer. When a person passes on that
persons spirit will mimic the behaviours they
betrayed during there mortal life. If the person found content in
misery then to will the spirit of that person
search for an energy force that is close to
providing the same
vibes.
So places, or people that excrete a
pleasurable energy will be surrounded by spirits
feeding on those emotions. People that are always
negative, and down will have spirits attracted to
them that feed on that form of energy. Again
spirits like anything else don’t like to work
harder than they have to for there survival. If an
event occurs to change the disposition of there
energy source they need to weigh there options as
to what would be easier, using valuable energy to
attempt to revert there surroundings back to what
they where, or to move on to a new source of
energy.
If the decision is to try and
convert the energy
back to its original state one of two things will
occur. In the case
where the energy
being consumed was derived by positive emotions
then positive energy will be released by the spirits to try and
countervail the
events that occurred to cause the energy to shift in
the first place. I am
sure everyone can relate to an area, or person
they have met where regardless what emotional
state you where in before entering the area, or meeting the person a sense of
calmness, joy, or other positive emotion becomes
overwhelming. This is caused by a balance of
positive energy being consumed by the spirits, and in return
emitting a small amount of energy back to assure
there sustenance remains readily available.
Where negative energies where at one time
being released a haunting may occur if this flow
of energy is being depleted. Fear is one of
humankinds strongest negative emotions, and
spirits who feed of that type of energy thrive
under the conditions
of a haunting. The
energy is so strong that it will attract spirits
of that nature from miles around like sharks to a
wounded fish. Soon the area where these
spirits reside will gain the reputation as being
haunted causing fear by all those curious enough
to enter. In this respect the spirits no longer need
to use there valuable energy to create more
sustenance as humans are quenching there appetites
even if unknowingly. If for some reason the flow of negative energy
starts to diminish then the haunting will return
till the point where
the spirits involved
would find it easier to relocate to a new location
over using there precious energy to attempt to
create there sustenance.
To remove the unwanted spirits that
feed on such emotional energy is a hard if not
impossible task for most humans. The first step is to remove
the source of the spirits feeding, and in
the case of a
haunting this means removing the fear. By human nature
we are creatures that fear the unknown so the trick here is to get to
know the spirit(s).
Talk to them, and discuss there plans on where
they feel would be a better place for them to
dwell as there type of spirit is no longer welcome
in the area.
Generally the spirit
is content to remain where it is at the time, and only complete
denial to a preferred energy source will force
the spirit to find
better hunting grounds. Remember a spirit will
only emit as much energy as needed to replenish
its supply of nourishment, and if the energy being used out
weighs the energy
consumption the
spirit will have no choice but to move on.
Modern Necromancy Ouija
Board:
The
Ouija, board was giving birth by a man named
Charles Kennard around the turn of the nineteenth century. It
consists of a table, or board with twenty six
letters, ten numbers, the words yes, and no,
goodbye, or bye, and in some cases also a
greeting. Also included with this board was a
heart shaped free moving wooden device known as a
planchette( French for Little Plank). In modern
boards this has been replaced with a plastic
planchette. The Ouija
board also goes by other names like the witches board, and
the Yes, Yes board.
Oui French for yes, and Ja German for
yes.
There is also a second form of
planchette known as the spirit writer. This
tool was identical to the planchette’s used today
but with one small difference. The front of the three legs was replaced
with a writing instrument. The person attempting to
make contact with a spirit would place this device
on top of a blank piece of paper, and rest there
finger tips lightly on its edges. When a spirit
was contacted the
planchette would move across the paper writing the spirits
message.
The
concept behind using the board is for a group of
two or more people to sit around placing there
finger tips lightly on the planchette while
calling out for a spiritual being to communicate
with them via moving the planchette over the board, and briefly
stopping on the
letters etc. it desires to spell out its message
to the living. Of
coarse for this to truly work keep your fingers
off the planchette.
Regardless what people say about needing to make
personal contact with the board it is not true.
Spirits are more than capable of moving items on
there own. The trick
is to try and convince a spirit that it needs to
move this little heart shaped item around the board to spell out
words. That in itself can provide for hours of
entertainment, and frustration. Spirits don’t see
the need to waist
there energy moving a piece of wood around just
for you or your friends personal entertainment.
They are also genuinely puzzled as to why you
don’t just listen to what they have to say instead
of making them spell there messages to
you.
The
problem with placing the tips of everyone's
fingers on the
planchette is rather obvious. There is always
someone that takes it upon themselves to speak for
the spirit. The solution is simple,
remove the fingers
and let the
planchette move on its own. If it doesn’t move
then it is rather obvious that it was being aided
by one, or more of the human
participants.
It seems the stories of possessions,
and haunting caused by the ouija board date back
as far as the
invention of the
board. One of the
longest surviving stories I can recall is to never
use the board alone.
Well there is a reason for this the manufactures of the Ouija board never
intended the board to
actually work in the
manner it was intended. They expected at least one
person to move the
planchette around the
board to deceive the
other participants that a spirit had actually been
contacted and was relaying a message. This is hard
to pull off if you are the only one using the board. Another great
fable is how spirits have gone from the board and possessed
the user, or the users of this board
have gone mentally insane. Regardless it seems
every one knew a person who knew a person that had
something bad happened to them as a direct result
from this device. In the words of Parker
Brothers the last
mass producers of this board:
It’s only a
game Isn’t it?
Modern Necromancy a
Theory of Death:
Being that this site deals
with a vast number of pagan religions all having
different views of the afterlife this page
will deal only with occurrences around the time of death to the time when the spirit journeys
onwards. The one nice
thing about working with the dead is the assurance that the spirit is in fact real,
and moves on after the physical body has
ceased to function. The Afterlife is no longer
a hope, or part of a religious faith, but
something tangible.
For many spirits being
in this realm comes as somewhat of a
disappointment believing all there mortal lives in
a peaceful afterlife only to realize after the death of there flesh
that the spirit realm
is not what they expected it to be. For other
spirits the realms of
the dead are a relief
from the afterlife
they thought they where going to. Last are the poor wretched spirits
that find death a release from there mortal
suffering. It is these spirits that tend to linger
around with the
living the longest,
and are in most need of the necromancers
assistance.
Where traditional scientists
by studying the brain
have determined what causes people who have
experienced near death, or have been revived from
a deaths state to experience similar events. It is
necromancer that practices the science of the dead. After the brain ceases to work,
and the body is
decomposed the
traditional scientist work is completed. This is
where the
necromancers art begins.
Most spirits are
content with just being, but some for whatever
reason they have want to make contact with the living. When a spirit
unfamiliar to myself attempts to make me
acknowledge its presence it is my sense of smell
that is first triggered. As to what a spirit
actually smells like I have no idea, but on first
contact I get the
sense of something that has burnt. This is not to
say that the body of
the deceased was
cremated, or the
person died in a fire it is just a smell that I
have picked up on when a new spiritual presence in
my company is trying to contact me. The key is making me
acknowledge its presence, spirits come and go as
they see fit without anyone ever knowing they
where around. It is only when a spirit wants your
attention that a sign or signal will be present.
Two points of interest in regards to
spirits I know, and have known the first being they are
well aware that they are dead. It may make for a
good Hollywood movie having a spirit believe it is
still mortal, but when the flesh is dead the spirit knows. The second, spirits enjoy
the company of the living. That is not to
say they want to hang around all day, or night and
socialize, but they do enjoy seeing what we are up
to. So the next time
you are up to no good remember you are never
alone. Mind you hearing first hand what it is your
neighbours are doing behind closed doors does make
for some interesting conversations between the spirit, and the necromancer. . . . .
Modern Necromancy
Mediums:
In modern times a new bread of
necromancers has arising calling themselves
mediums, or channelers. This trend in
communicating with the dead began with two
sisters Kate and Maggie Fox in the mid eighteen hundreds.
They claimed to be able to decipher knocking
sounds as messages from the spirit realm. Years
latter they confessed that this was all a hoax.
None the less it
created a huge uprising of interest in the spirit realms, along
with many sceptics.
For most people there
vision of a medium was someone sitting around a
table holding hands with there customers in a
smoked filled dark room. If by chance a "spirit"
would make an appearance, and for some unknown
reason it was always the spirit the customers paid to visit
with, it would be invoked by the medium. Now there is
one major problem with this Who in there right
mind would allow a spirit (knowing it or not) to
enter, and take control of the body.
These
channelers have been, and still are being proven
as fakes time and time again. There séances are
nothing more than a well orchestrated production
with there customers the deceived audience, and
victims of there deceptions. This type of
channeler never works alone there is always
someone behind the
scene pulling the
wires, or making ghostly noises. As every type of
deception is uncovered another one appears to take
its place. A sure way to tell such hoaxes is by
the exchange of
currency. If in fact a spirit had a message to
relay it would be the
necromancers duty to make sure that message was
received by the
person it was intended for within reason. Though
there are people that will orchestrate such and
illusion just for there own personal enjoyment.
In more modern times a new type of medium
has appeared, to them I will name the twenty question medium.
They are easy to spot as they are the ones playing guessing
games with there victims. Often they will work a
room throwing out statements in the form of a question, and
looking to see how the audience responds.
While keeping there questions/statements broad and
open they attempt to pin point a victim from the audience. When they
have found a likely participant the questions will be more
focused towards that individual, and by chance if
they state something that is incorrect they claim
the spirit is
drifting from them, or some other imaginative
story.
The
last type of modern medium's are those that are
generally real. They are few and far between with
most staying out of the publics eye. They are
easy to distinguish from the fakes, as they relay
the message they
where giving, and nothing more. They wont approach
saying something along the lines of; You knew
someone who died of cancer, or had cancer when
they died with the
first name starting with the letter B. They will be
accurate in what they have to relay to you, and
they will be precise. If any of the information they relay
to you is wrong then they must be dismissed as
another fake. If though the information is all
true, and detailed you have found a truly gifted
individual.
Along with the mediums there comes
the sceptics. For
the obvious fake
mediums an intelligent sceptic has no problem
uncovering there web of lies, and deceptions. For
the true spiritual
channeler a new type of sceptic takes over where
the logical sceptic
leaves off. These people are not concerned if in
fact spirits are indeed being contacted. There
scepticism comes from what type of spirit it is,
and to determine what the spirit truly is they
quote from old texts. There belief is if in fact a
spirit has been in touch with the living it is one of a
malevolent nature those spirits they refer to as
demons.
Along with the accusations of all
spirits in contact with the living being of a
demonic nature comes the reasoning behind there
views. They feel these "demons" are only being
nice enough, and telling parts of the truth mixed in with
blatant lies to gain the trust of the medium. Only to later
take control of the
mediums for there own bidding. Makes you wonder
who the "demon’s "
here truly are.. .. .. The spirits or those that
would go to such extremes into deceiving people
not to listen to the
spiritual voices.
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Also I wanted to add my thoughts on the original meaning of the greek word for necromancy.
Sence the greek word nekros
literally means corspe, I wonder if the reason why necromancy has
gotten such a bad reputation is because it didn't mean
divination with the dead as
in the spirits of the dead, but with the physical bodies of the dead? I know there is a greek
word for divination with the entrails of animals (name?),
and many cultures practiced this form of divination. I
wonder if the original
"necromancers" actually used dead human bodies in a
similar manner? This is all just speculation, and I have
no evidence to back this up but it does make sense, as
nercomancy was not just looked down upon in medieval
europe but in ancient greece as well. The confusing it with the word niger and so it's
connecting it to black
magick, can't explain why this was so in greece. Another
reason why this makes sense is because the greeks as well as many other
cultures were well familiar with comuning with the dead, and this was not looked
down upon at all, and is a common practice even in
shamanistic cultures.
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Thank you so much
for your helpful detailed input. I'm actually referring
to books on conjuring spirits, contacting "souls" of
the deceased. Although,
the possibility of
physically raising a corpse is quite
intriguing.My house is pretty haunted.
We've counted over a dozen "sightings" (only by family
members - 7 of us), most of which were sighted by me.
All our maids left, claiming to have been chased away by
ghosts. Bizarre things, but we've tried doubling their
salaries. Anyway, I'd love to be able
to contact them professionally. I was told (by basically
every fortune tellers/chiromancers/mediums I've been to
- yes, we do that a lot) that I'm gifted with the ability to see/hear/sense
ghosts. And I have, but I'd always find some reason to
dismiss them. I have no idea what's stopping me from
communicating with one. I've also felt them touch me
while I slept (or about to fall asleep, more like),
which I find quite strange. Has anyone read Forbidden
Rites? Would you recommend
it?Thanks! 
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makes you stronger. Whatever does kill you, makes you
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