Well, I had a great reply typed up a couple days ago to this thread (when it was still unanswered) . . . but although I thought it was posted, appearently it hadn't.
(My damn computers really pissing me off lately . . . DO YOU HEAR THAT COMPUTER!!! YOUR REALLY PISSING ME OFF!! )
(sometimes you just gotta personify them . . . then a good spankings in order)
Any way, there are some good suggestions here Steve . . .
I'd suggest you not put quite so tight of restictions on the means the spirit can exploit. The karms things just difficult . . . remember, anything the spirit does on your behalf is against your karmic account anyway. (if you believe in those kinds of things).
And no, the circle isn't THAT important. Maybe the numeric is symbolic . . . but if you consider the work as being on/from some cabalistic lunar plane, its the work that is there, not your physical circle. Its all good either way, just don't make it a hold-up for you experimentation.
What conjuration are you planning on using?
How is the salt consecrated? . . . maybe use the salt on the circle instead of the triangle (if your worried about that...)
The fear of being harrassed is going to be a problem though. Its the fear that kills'ya (ritual success-wise). Your (assumably) trying to effect a working relationship with the spirit. Even if your not trying to be friends, your still working at an amicable partnership.
If the spirit visits you later, just look at it as a visit from a previous business partner . . . you either accept it as a nice gesture and accept the presence, or you respectfully dismiss the presence as something unneeded at that time.
If you plan for it to be horrible or frightening . . . it probably will be. And the expectation may end up being a "reason" to fail in evoking the spirit in the first place.
(I know bym, you said . . . I just can help myself tho)
Altpath, maybe the experience with the banishing can be summed up thus . . . Welcome to initiation !! (IMG:
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This post has been edited by palindroem: Dec 9 2006, 02:52 PM