QUOTE(ketherboy @ May 28 2007, 01:41 AM)
How would one Invoke a benevolent spirit safely.
If your thinking of Ceremonial Magick i would choose Evocation rather than Invocation.
Make a "Triangle of Art" in the East (or if the Spirit is associated with a particular direction, choose that).
Do like in the Goethia but with less of a "demanding" emphasis.
If you want to be sure of safety you can call upon the entire Hierarchy the Spirit belongs to as a part of the calling.
"that he appears in a comely fashion" and the whole thing.
Otherwise, simply using the Triangle of Art, a PHYSICHAL circle, the LBRP and then do an Invocing Ritual of the Pentagram (including Spirit passive and active) and then stating who you wish to meet and why, asking fror the grace of the highest names and so on works.
Lots of incence associated with the Spirit is a good medium.
Make sure you are VERY familiar with the LBRP and can do it with full concentration if something goes wrong.
It should be said that Planetary Spirits, Elementals and so on are not necesarily benevolent.
They are rather "Automata" being of only one essence.
Angelic beings are persons and thus their benevolence are a bit up to you, them, situation and so on.
To be on the good side of Divinity might be an idea.