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/               "A Complete Guide to Black Magic & The Occult"                \
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/                    Part II  "How to Conduct a Seance"                       \
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/                        By: Abdul Alhazred                                   \
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"While learning what there was to learn in the Occult world, I happened upon
an extremely interesting ritual..... this was the ritual of talking with dead
or recently deceased. Of the many forms, I have found the one called 'Seance'
the most reliable as well as informative."
-Grant Fuller  PhD
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I would like to start off by asking that you don't get the 'Occult' mixed up
with a 'Cult'. The Occult is the study of the unknown, while a Cult is a group
of religious radicals.


While I take credit for typing in this file, I did not write it. I am copying
this word for word out of a book (very small) on the topic. I have used the
meathods described within, and I have found that they work quite well in
most instances. While some of the rules are trash, I'll let you decide which
ones are or aren't........

-WHAT IS A SEANCE?

     The Seance or Spirit-Circle is the assembling together of a given number
of persons for the purpose of seeking communication with the spirits who have
passed away from earth into the higher world of souls. The chief advantage of
such an assembly in the mutual imparation and reception of the combined
magnetisms of the assemblage. These in combination form a force stronger than
that of the isolate subject:  first enabling spirits to commune with great
power; next, developing latent gifts of mediumship in such members of the
circle as are thus endowed; and, finally, promoting the harmonious and social
spirit of fraternal intercouse which is one of the chief aims of the spirits
mission.

-WHO SHOULD ATTEND A SEANCE?

     The persons who compise the circle should be, as far as possible, of to
oysters and champagne.  This little recipe depends on the amoritic virtues of
vervain or Herbis Veneris when used in conjunction with fennel.  Both herbs
may be combined in an infusion; or fennel water, obtainable from herbalists,
may be used to prepare; but no person suffering from a decidedly chronic
disease, (Like Sir Arthur's AIDS), or of a very weak physique should be
present at any circle unless it is formed expressly for healing purposes. The
use growing out of the association of different temperments is to form a
battery on the principles of electricity or galvanism, composed of positive
and negative elements, the sum of which should be unequal. No person of a very
strongly positive temperment or disposition should be present, as any magnetic
spheres emanating from the circle will overpower that of the spirits, who must
always be positive to the circle in order to produce phenomena.

-HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE SEATED AT THE SEANCE TABLE?

     I would recommend the number of the circle never to be less than three nor
more than twelve. Also, it is not desirable to have more than two already
well-developed mediums in a circle; Mediums always absorb the magnetism of the
rest of the party; hence, when there are too many present, the force, being
divided, cannot operate successfully with any.

-PROPER ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR A SEANCE.

Never let the aparrtment be overheated, or even close. As an unusual ammount
of magnetism is liberated at a circle the room is always warmer than ordinary
and should be very well ventilated.

-PROPER LIGHTING FOR A SEANCE.

Avoid strong light, which, by producing excessive motion in the atmosphere,
disturbs the manifestations. A very subdued light is the most favorable for
any manifestations of a magnetic character especially for spiritual
magnetism.

-POSITIONS TO BE OBSERVED (Who should sit where?).

If the circle is one which meets periodically, and is composed of the same
persons, let them occupy the same seats (unless changed under spiritual
direction), and sit (as the most f an infusion of vervain.  These herbs are
native to Britain, and should be gathered on a Friday, preferably during the
passage of the Moon through the first ten degrees of Taurus or Virgo.  The
Moon should also be well aspected with Saturn and Venus.

    le as a
conductor, especially as all tables in household use are more or less charged
already.

-WHICH ITEMS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE SEANCE ROOM?

     If flowers & fruit are in the room, see that they are freshly gathered.
Otherwise, remove them. Also avoid sitting in a room with many minerals,
metals, or glasses. These all injuriously affect sensitives.

-HOW TO BEGIN THE SEANCE.

     I recommend the seance to be opened either with prayer or music, vocal
or instrumental; after which, subdued quiet and harmonizing conversation is
better than silence, but let the conversation always be directed toward the
purpose of the gathering, and never sink into discussion, or rise to emphasis.
Let it be gentle, quiet, and spiritual, until phenomena begin to manifest.
Always have a slate, pen or pencil, and paper on the table so as not to be
abliged to rise and procure them. Try to avoid all entering or quitting the
room, moving about, irrelevant conversation or disturbances within or without
the circle room, after the seance has commenced.

-THE BEST TIME TO CONDUCT A SEANCE.

     The spirits are far more punctual to seasons, faithful to promise, and
periodical in action than mortals. Endeavor, then, to fix your circle at a
convenient hour when you will be least interrupted and do not fail in your
appointments. Do not admit late comers. You should not be disturbed in any way
after the sitting commences. Nothing but necessity, indisposition, or
impressions (to be hearafter described) should warrant the least disturbance
of the sitting.

-HOW LONG SHOULD A SEANCE LAST?

     A sitting should NEVER exceed two hours, unless an extention in time be
solicitated by the spirits. Let the seance ALWAYS extend to one hour, even if
no results are obtained. It sometimes requires all that time for spirits to
form their battery of the materials furnished.

-WHY SOME SPIRIT CIRCLES MUST BE BROKEN UP.

     Since ALL circles are experimental, no one ahould be discouraged if
phenomena are not produces after the first few sittings. Stay with the same
circle for six sittings. If no phenomea are then produced (provided all the
conditions in the previous text are observed) you may be sure you are rightly
assimilated to each other, you do not form the requisite combonations, or
neutralize each other. In that case, break up, and let that circle or members
meet with other persons; that is, change one, two, or three persons of your
group for others, and so on until you succeed.

-THE TEST MEDIUM.

     A well developed test-medium may sit without injury for any person,
of any description of character or temperment.

-WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE MUST BE BANNED?

     A circle sitting for mutual development should never admit persons
addicted to bad habits, criminals, sensualists, strongly positive persons of
any kind, whether rude, skeptical, violent tempered, or dogmatical. A humble,
candid, inquiring spirit, unprejudiced, and receptive of truth, is the only
frame of mind in which to sit for phenomena, the delicate magnetism of which is
shaped, tempered, and made or marred as much by mental as physical conditions.

-WHEN THE 'SPIRITS'"TAKE OVER"

     When once any of the circle can communicate freely and conclusively with
the spirits, the spirits can and will take charge of and regulate the future
movements of the circle.

-IMPRESSIONS: WHEN 'OTHER' SPIRITS TALK TO 'OUR' SPIRITS.

     Impressions are the voices of spirits speaking to our spirits, or else
the monitions of the spirit within us, and should always be respected and
followed out, unless (which is very rare) suggestive of actual wrong in act
or word. At the opening of the circle, one or more members are often
impressed to change seats with others; one or more to withdraw, or a strong
feeling of repulsion to some member of the circle, makes it painful to remain
there. Let any or all of these impressions be faithfully reguarded, and, at
commencing, pledge to each other the promise that no offence shall be taken by
following out impressions. If a strong impression to write, speak, sing, dance,
or gesticulate, possess any mind present, follow it out faithfully. It has a
meaning, if you cannot at first realize it. Never feel hurt in your own person,
or riducule in your neighbors, for any failures to express, or at first
discover the meaning of the spirit impressing you.

-SPIRIT CONTROL

     Spirit control is often deficient, and at first almost always imperfect,
but by often yielding to it, your organism becomes more flexible, and the
spirit more experienced; and practice in control is absolutely necessary for
spirits as well as mortals. If dark and evil-disposed manifest to you, never
drive them away, but always strive to elevate them, and treat them as you would
mortals in similar circumstances. Do not always attribute falsehoods to lying
spirits or decieving mediums. Many mistakes occur in the communion of which you
cannot always be aware.

-STRIVING FOR TRUTH

     Strive in truth, but rebuke error gently; and do not always attribute it
to design, but rather to mistake in so difficult and experimental a stage of
the communion as mortals at present enjoy with the spirits. All persons are
subject to spirit influence and spirit guidence and control, but not all can so
externalize this power as to use it consciously or be what is significantly
called a medium. And finally, let it be remembered that except in the case of
trance-speakers, no medium can ever hope successfully to exercise his/her gift
in a large or promiscuous assembly, whil trance-speakers, no less than mediums
for any other gift, can never be influenced by spirits far beyond their own
normal capacity in the matter of the intelligence rendered. The magnetism of
the spirit and the spirit-circle being but a quickening fire, which inspires,
the brain, stimulates the facilities, and, like a hot-house process on plants,
forces in abnormal prominence dormant or latent powers of the mind, but creates
nothing. Even in the case of merely automatic speakers, writers, and other
forms of test mediums, the intelligence or idea of the spirit is always
measurably shaped by the capacity idiosyncracies of the medium. All spirit
power is thus limited to expression by organism through which it works; and
spirits may control, inspire, and influence the human mind, but do not change
or re-create it.

-SOME FINAL ADVICE.

     Unless strictly charged by spirits to do otherwise, DO NOT continue to
hold sittings with the same parties for more than a twelve month period. After
that time, if not before, fresh elements of magnetism are absolutely essential.
Some of the original circle should withdraw and others take their place. This
is a most important point, and one NOT to be forgotten!

GOOD LUCK!!

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Blessed Be!!
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                      | Abdul Alhazred |
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