QUOTE(AncientOne @ Feb 26 2009, 02:51 PM)
I know of such things,they are usually called Babylonian devil traps.But since there is no record of a complete method,I am not seriously considering their use.I might try a spiral leading inwards,it cant hurt to add that to the prepared vessel.And I dont think those bowls could capture anything more powerful than astral larvae,and various phantoms.
Well, you could take the raw power approach. Grab the entity and make it go somewhere. You could consecrate a circle with a bottle into it, evoke the entity into it and give your will. I'd suggest taking a trip to your library.
I have no direct approach to putting an entity somewhere. I've created a few, I've befriended one here and there, putting it somewhere is a different story which (being a shaman) isn't something that's usually necessary.