First Evocation Options

A few months ago I attempted my first Goetic evocation. I essentially had all the of the equipment deemed mandatory (circle, triangle, sigils, etc.) and performed the evocation in a loft above my garage. However in retrospect I made some foolish choices (like attempting to summon Paimon on my first attempt and using DXM to potentiate the experience (IMG:style_emoticons/default/oops.gif) ) and had no immediate results with the ritual. I wasn't especially surprised by this due to my inexperience and forgot about the ritual. However, about a week later when I went to take out the garbage one night, I noticed a black triangle hovering by a tree that was close to the loft. Thinking this a figment of my imagination I slowly approached it and it then shot straight up into the air at high speed. I seem to recall reading somewhere (unsure) that Paimon's consorts Labal and Abalim sometimes appear in that form. I have yet to perform another evocation and have decided to further strenghten my skrying abilities and to work my way up the evocational hierarchy, working primarily with elementals before going back to the Goetia. A clear attempt to overstep my abilities that I have learned from, but any additional insights and opinions about the experience that I can utilize would be greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

My own experience where I have summoned and thought nothing had happened was similar to yours, forget the full details, but I called an entity, considered it a fail, banished and tidied up and decided that since that one had failed, I would forget it and try another one within a few days. Some days later, I see an entity, totally unbidden as far as I know and it just won't go away LOL

When I mentioned it to a friend, he pointed out that it sounded very much like the one I had summoned a few days earlier. It was LOL - I had completely forgotten about it.

I think the lesson learned for me was that I need to up my banishing techniques (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wandwizard.gif)