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Do you think it is a good idea to do several evocations/invocation rituals for one desired result.

For a cheap example say one is to gain friendship. So they called up a goetic demon charged them and then let them go do the work. The next day, one would invoke an enochian being to help with the same cause. The final day one might call up a lwa or orisha to acomplish the same goal. Note that all of these are done on different days and done in the procedures and forms which correspond to such working so the the goetic working is true to the grimoire, the enochian is true to the dee methods, etc etc..

This post has been edited by Enigmius: Apr 5 2006, 02:46 PM

I think that you'd have far too much free time on hand. LOL!

Seriously...
To what purpose? If you are so unsure of yourself, you could do 100 different rituals...
One of the so-called 'tricks' to the use of Magic is that you are resolved that your spellcasting has already done its job!
There really is nothing stopping you from performing all these rituals, in succession, with the same goals. Chris makes a good aside that the Orishas are very jealous entities and really don't care to mix with other energies... without being placated first. Technically, there may arise the problem of clashing magical currents. Some entities just don't get along! But, as long as the systems used aren't 'mixed' during casting, then there shouldn't be a problem. The World functions quite well with all its denizens practicing their many, diverse rites every day! The only one conflicted about the different ritual would be you, the caster. Which leads me back to my question...to what purpose?

I think that you'd have far too much free time on hand. LOL!

Seriously...
To what purpose? If you are so unsure of yourself, you could do 100 different rituals...
One of the so-called 'tricks' to the use of Magic is that you are resolved that your spellcasting has already done its job!
There really is nothing stopping you from performing all these rituals, in succession, with the same goals. Chris makes a good aside that the Orishas are very jealous entities and really don't care to mix with other energies... without being placated first. Technically, there may arise the problem of clashing magical currents. Some entities just don't get along! But, as long as the systems used aren't 'mixed' during casting, then there shouldn't be a problem. The World functions quite well with all its denizens practicing their many, diverse rites every day! The only one conflicted about the different ritual would be you, the caster. Which leads me back to my question...to what purpose?

It gives me something to do and practice working with the spirits. Plus I enjoy trying to tackle a problem from all angles. I figured it would be similar to the same concept of using all the beings, spheres, and books to tackle an issue to leave nothing left. I don't know.. But I enjoy it either way.