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'Now if you commence not this Operation in the Country, but perform it in a Town, or in some
dwelling-place, I will show unto ye what shall be necessary herein.
'Ye shall choose an Apartment which hath a Window, joined unto the which shall be an uncovered
Terrace (or Balcony), and a Lodge (or small room or hut) covered with a roof, but so that there may
be on every side windows whence you may be able to see in every direction, and whence you may
enter into the Oratory. In the which place the Evil Spirits shall be able to appear, since they cannot
appear within the Oratory itself. In the which place, beside the Oratory towards the quarter of the
North, you shall have a roofed or covered Lodge, in the which and from whence one may be able to
see the Oratory. I myself also had two large windows made in my Oratory, and at the time of the
Convocation of the Spirits, I used to open them and remove both the shutters and the door, so that I
could easily see on every side and constrain them to obey me.
The Oratory should always be clear and clean swept, and the flooring should be of wood, of white
pine; in fine, this place should be so well and carefully prepared that one may judge it to be a place
destined unto prayer.
The Terrace and the contiguous Lodge where we are to invoke the Spirits we should cover with river
sand to the depth of two ringers at the least.' (6)
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[6] S.L. McGregor Mathers (trans) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin, the Mage. De
Laurence, Chicago, 1948. pp74-75.
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The operation is to commence on the first morning after the celebration of the Passover
(approximately the Vernal Equinox):
'Firstly: Having carefully washed one's whole body and having put on fresh clothing: precisely a
quarter of an hour before Sunrise ye shall enter into your Oratory, open the window, and place
yourselves upon your knees before the Altar, turning your face towards the window; and devoutly and
with boldness ye shall invoke the Name of the Lord, thanking Him for all the grace which He hath
given and granted unto you from your infancy until now; then with humility shall ye humble
yourselves unto Him, and confess unto Him entirely all your sins; supplicating Him to be willing to
pardon you and remit them. Ye shall also supplicate Him that in the time to come He may be willing
and pleased to regard you with pity and grant you His grace and goodness to send unto you His Holy
Angel, who shall serve unto you as a Guide, and lead you ever in His Holy Way and Will; so that ye
fall not into sin through inadvertence, through ignorance, or through human frailty.
'When ye shall have performed your orations, close the window, and go forth from the Oratory; so
that no one may be able therein to enter; and ye shall not yourselves enter again until the evening
when the Sun shall be set. Then shall ye enter therein afresh, and shall perform your prayers in the
same manner as in the morning.' (7)
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