QUOTE(ketherboy @ May 27 2007, 11:41 PM)
How would one Invoke a benevolent spirit safely.
For invoking, just create a ritual space and call it forth and into yourself. Dressing up like the creature, visualizing yourself as the spirit, interpretive dance, altered consciousness (use watever you want to achieve this), and many other things help along the process. If you really want to, you could sit in the Triangle, but alot of people find this dangerous (although it has been done by the Chaote community for years now). If you wish to make it more of an in-depth process, then try explaining each part of both your ceremonial robes and your "costume" for the spirit. (example: "These slacks that I remove represent my movement through the world of flesh and the binding of my shell to the ground. I remove this" *removes then picks up bottom of other costume* 'This is the workings of spirit, this is the representation of movement through the ethereal and the powers of N. to move through all and chieve her/his/it's goals." ect, ect.)
I hope that was helpful for you. ^_-