Demon Worship, Worship of a demon from the Goetia Options

Without following any strict code of approach like the Goetia or other grimores, I have been experiencing contact with one demon from the Goetia with a fantastic degree of success.

= Approach:
1. Treating the demon with respect and honor
2. Chanting name of demon, visual focus on sigil
3. Incensing sigil with fragrance of plant listed with demon's planet
4. Daily thanks for past favors
5. Placing sigil under pillow at night
6. Offering wine, fresh plant listed with demon's planet, and water on a plain altar
7. Lighting candles, black or of the specific color of the demon's planet
8. Offerings of personal energy
9. Drawing the sigil and using it in artwork for others to see
10. Private sigil drawing in art for devotion

= Environmental observations:
1. A sweet smell, at times overpowering, comes and goes
2. Ripples through the air, like something moving through water
3. Pockets of what appears to be heat vapor as the type you see rising from hot objects like pavement, in midair moving and fading away
4. Candles rising and crackling noises during meditation
5. Crackling noises or popping in the air without candles lit
6. Sudden cold areas in the room, usually near my arms, face

= Communication Methods From Demon:
1. All through dreams, information given to me beyond my wildest expectations, dream images range from obvious to heavy symbolism
2. Odd coincidences in real life which usually point directly to the demon to some degree

I don't believe in "dabbling" in magick, this is not idle amusement, I've done my research, which is not to suggest a convoluted ego. I note and appreciate written cautions against befriending demons and not using protective measures [meaning I use no circle, I never banish, I do not call upon any godform or higher power before, during, or after communicating with the demon]. I am not a practicing Satanist nor do I belong to any Satanic group or order, that includes the recent web-popular "demonolatry" bunch. I'm not knocking such groups but I wish to make this point clear as some may ask if I call upon Satan as some texts describe, I do not. My devotion towards this particular demon from the Goetia has been on-going for several years. During the early contacts, I inquired to another demon from the Goetia about a matter and received an instant response that night in a dream, followed by another dream which was disturbing and made it appear that I had offended the demon I so honor by contacting another for advice instead of him. Since then, I have only maintained contact with the one demon I had so devoted my attention to and the rewards in dreams have been miraculous.

I evoked the demon a couple of times but have not since and never to a degree where I could hear or see it, I blame this on spending no more than an hour on them, an error on my behalf. Honestly, I felt I was pushing it by trying evocation at this point, feeling it best to continue with light contact for several additional months. My main communication is through the Approach outlined above. I plan on evoking to visible manifestation. A recent dream was a scroll with writing on it and a line thrust before me, which leads me to believe the demon wishes to make a long term pact with me. Should anyone wish to comment on my experiences, as briefly as I have stated them thus far and perhaps share any tips on evocation before I attempt? I'm especially interested in ImperialArts' view, respecting of course his appreciation for doing things by the book in his approach.

That is a valid question. The answer is very subjective...being one that draws on experience or watered down tales of the witnesses and whoever got told the stories.

I will speak from first hand experience.

I did draw a circle during quite a few evocations, using the methods garnered from a variety of texts.
Of those that produced results were:
very loud noises
horrible stenches
electro-magnetic phenomena (including power fluctuations, fires, EM burnout of telephones, TV, stereo equipment, etc.)
random voices
visual disturbances (blindings, darkness pools, hallucinations)
visual and auditory interaction between me and the spirit

When I did NOT use a circle and was relying on shamanic techniques or invocational ritual I've experienced:
intense psychokinetic phenomena (objects being hurled, spontaneous explosions of crystal and glass objects, fires)
hauntings which included intense fear, panic, strange shadows, slime precipitates, stenches, thunder and lightning,
voices, oppressive presences, nightmares, peculiar emotional bouts followed with amnesia, scratches and scrapes and stigmata like wounds, intense lassitude, unconciousness, missing chunks of time, etc.

Most of these things can be explained in any number of ways...though, at the time, they appeared to be directly adjunct to my working with spirit/angel/demon entities. I've learned that to be forewarned and protected is alot better than unprotected and blytheness of 'spirit'. I once had the unagreeable happenstance to piss off some vampire-like entity which chased me and my partner until we managed to lose it by crossing a river! It was horrifying! I'd rather not repeat that ever again! My partner never fully recovered from this and slowly lapsed into severe depression then dying...at the ripe age of 50 from a wasting illness. The doctor had no clue about what it was. I do. My partner continued to have communications with some rather funky entities for years without the safety of protection. I tried to help but was unable to.
Years passed.....
Recently I had a visitation from some rather potent astral parasites. I saw food rot within seconds as I watched and came close to death a number of times until a couple of members here came to my aid and helped me banish the nasties. These things do exist and they can have some startling effects on you and your world! Now it is easy to fall into various mindsets that have alot of influence over our success with utilizing magic. It doesn't pay to be so cautious that you can't move for fear of discovery but at the same time I caution you to use good, common sense and use protections whenever possible! Those who don't will eventually find out why not. I hope that it never happens to you. Like I've said before...you may find that working with radiation has its rewards but it kill you unless you use protection! Now imagine that those gamma rays or beta particles are sentient and even friendly...do you still go unprotected? Try talking to a whale at 50 fathoms without a wet suit and air tanks...glub, glub.

Well, I've rambled on too long. Good journey! Don't make my mistakes. Learn and grow! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/horse.gif)