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Abraham the Jew describes his successful encompassing of this operation as follows:
Finally I resolved to follow the example of ABRAMELIN, and I divided my house into two parts; I
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took another house at rent, which I in part furnished, and I gave over to one of my uncles the care of
providing the necessaries of life and the needs thereof. Meanwhile I with my wife and a servant
remained in my own house, and I began to accustom myself to solitary life, which it was to me
extremely difficult to support, because of the melancholic humour which dominated me, and I lived
thus till the season of Easter which I celebrated with all the family according to custom.
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Then first, on the following day, in the Name and to the honour of God Almighty the Creator of
Heaven and of Earth, I commenced this holy operation and I continued it for Six Moons without
omitting the slightest detail, as thou wilt understand later. And the period of the Six Moons being
expired, the Lord granted unto me His Grace by His Mercy; according to the promise made unto our
forefathers, since while I was making my prayer unto Him He deigned to grant unto me the vision and
apparition of His holy Angels, together with which I experienced so great a joy, consolation and
contentment of soul, that I could neither express it nor put it into writing. And during the three days,
while I was enjoying this sweet and delightful presence with an indicible contentment, my Holy
Angel, who God the Most Merciful had destined from my creation for my Guardian, spake unto me
with the greatest goodness and affection; who not only manifested unto me the Veritable Magic, but
even made easier for me the means of obtaining it.
He confirmed as being true the Symbols of the Qabalah which I had received from ABRAMELIN;
and he gave me the fundamental means by which I could have and infinitude of others in my
operations according to my pleasure, assuring me that he would instruct me fully thereon. (These
symbols are all like those of the Third Book.) He gave me further very useful advice and admonition,
such as an Angel could give; how I should govern myself the following days with the Evil Spirits so
as to constrain them to obey me; the which I duly followed out fulfilling always from point to point
his instructions very faithfully, and by the Grace of God I constrained them to obey me and to appear
in the place destined for this operation; and they obligated themselves to obey me, and to be subject
unto me. And since then even until now, without offending God and the Holy Angels I have held them
in my power and command, always assisted by the power of God and His Holy Angels.
And this with so great a prosperity of our house, that I confess that I held myself back from the vast
riches which I could have accumulated; although I possess enough to be counted among the number
of the rich, as thou wilt know when thou shalt be more advanced in age. May the Grace of the Lord,
and the defence and protection of His Holy Angels never then depart from me ABRAHAM, nor from
my two sons JOSEPH and LAMECH; nor from all those who by your means and by the Will of God,
shall receive this operation! So be it!' (8)
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