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Honoring Death
The Arte of Daemonolatry

Necromancy
S. Connolly
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Honoring Death
The Arte of Daemonolatry
Necromancy
S. Connolly
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Contents
The Arte of Necromancy - 1

Death & Daemonolatry - 12
Death Daemons - 15
Near Death Experiences - 28
Dealing With Death - 30
Literal
Metaphoric Change
Honoring the Dead - 37
Tools and Methods for Necromancy &
Necromantic Divination - 40
Helping Grounded Spirits Cross Over - 61
Working With Daemons and the Dead - 64
Preparing For Death - 68
Prayers for the Dead - 71
Funerary Rites - 76
Parting the Veil - 83
Gate Opening/Closing - 83
Seances - 90
Crossing Rite - 93
Attunement Rite - 95
Honoring Death - 97
Amulet of Death - 98
Changes & Starting Over - 99
Coping Rituals - 100
Banishing - 106
Deathly Herbals - 110
For Grandma
I told you that we would talk once you left
this world, and we have. You are missed
every day. With love, may you rest in peace.
&
For Lyra
As a necromancer you are the most talented
Fve ever met. Thank you for helping me
when I needed it most. Your wisdom and
healing taught me so much. You are my
Alyssa (which is a compliment, indeed.)
Acknowledgements
Like usual a good number of people helped me with

this book. A lot of folks offered input and even
more sat around discussing necromancy with me.
First, 1 want to thank my beta-readers who, as usual,
were very thorough in their questions and
comments and helped me to make this book more
useful for my readers. As a writer and a longtime
magician I sometimes take for granted that readers
should know things they don't and my readers are
kind enough to find those places for me so I can
correct them. My thanks for this goes to Jeremy,
Cory, and Ken. You guys are great!
I'd also like to thank B. Morlan for offering a great

deal of input and allowing me to note some of his
family traditions here. I'd also like to thank Lyra,
Jace, Breanna, and Karen for sharing their
experiences as necromantic magicians with me.
You are all brilliant and very talented. You helped
me grow a great deal as a necromancer in the past
eight years. I am truly blessed.
And finally, I'd like to thank my editor, Brad, who

painstakingly went over my manuscript, line edited
and offered a great deal of input and suggestions to
make this a better book. All writers need editors and
I am grateful you're mine.
Warnings
The general rule about necromancy (i.e.
raising the dead) is don't do it unless you absolutely
have to and you know what you're doing. It's not
something you really want to do for a "kick" or just
to experiment. Of all the different types of magickal
work out there, Necromancy is usually where
people get themselves in trouble and end up with
poltergeists and other haunting phenomena. So
please use extreme caution when using this book or
performing any ritual wherein you are contacting
the spirits of deceased loved ones or the deceased in
general. Sometimes "Others" (i.e. entities who were
never human and who can be malevolent or
mischievous) can fool the beginning necromancer
into believing it is the deceased person they're
seeking. This is the primary reason why
Daemonolaters invoke Daemons of Death (and the
death energy) into the ritual space - to filter out the
riff raff. However - don't think this is a foolproof
method or that it is any less dangerous. Some
"Others" are cunning and devious and can find ways
around certain safeguards. Always have a
banishing/exorcism ritual handy after a work of true
necromancy just in case.
I say true necromancy as not all

Daemonolatry necromancy rites involve raising and
speaking with the actual dead. Sometimes it's
merely communing with the death energy on a
subconscious or semi-conscious level and utilizing
that to get a fresh start or to facilitate a spiritual
rebirth or some sort of major life change from new
babies to divorce and everything in between and not
excluding the physical death of a loved one.
It's also important to point out that the dead

should be treated with a great deal of respect. All
rituals herein should be performed with the same
respect you show for the Daemonic divine.
Also - beware of becoming emotionally or

mentally dependent on necromantic divination or
necromancy in general when it comes to making life
decisions. This warning could extend to any type of
divination or necromancy. Divination is a tool.
Futures and outcomes can be changed because the
future is not written in stone.
And finally, necromancy should not be

performed by unstable individuals. A lot of people
get angry with me for putting these warnings in my
books but the truth is it's very important to
understand that mentally unstable individuals have a
higher chance of attracting negativity to them and
higher chances of having a frightening experience. I
can't stress enough that necromancy is not
something to be trifled with lightly. Be healthy.
I am not responsible for what happens to

anyone using this book. Nor do I make any
guarantees or warranties in its publication. Perform
the rites herein at your own discretion and at your
own risk.
Death
By Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stoppedfor me;
The carriage held butjust ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,

And I had put away
My labor\ and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school\ where children strove

At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gating grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, he passed us;

The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.
We paused before a house that seemed

A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
Ifirst surmised the horses1 heads
Were toward eternity.
Dear Reader, I have included my favorite poem by Emily

Dickinson since it is fitting for such a book. Please note I have
printed this particular version (with the fourth stanza which is
often edited out for whatever reason) because it would be
incomplete otherwise. I do hope you'll take a moment to enjoy it
before continuing.
The Arte of
Necromancy
The third sister\ Morgan le Fey, was put to scole in a nonnery, and ther
she lerned so moche that she was a grete clerke of nygromancye.
-Malory, Sir Thomas d. 1471
c.1470 Morte d'Arthur, bk.l, ch.2.
Necromancy is a topic that either draws the curious

or repels those who fear death. It is something few people
understand and even fewer practice. Well, actually
necromancy is something that many people practice - they
just refuse to call it necromancy because necromancy is a
scary word.
Literally, the word means to communicate with the

dead. It's taken on other connotations, however. Some
believe Necromancers seek to bring the dead back from the
grave, or to conjure the dead to hurt others. In a historical
context, necromancy was a word often used in conjunction
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with anyone who allegedly practiced magick including

witches and sorcerers of every ilk. Necromancy has often
been used interchangeably with the word magic in general.
This is not the case. Most certainly those who

practice the arte of magick in any form have come across
necromancy and sure, numerous magicians have practiced
necromancy. However, not all magicians are necromancers.
Necromancers purposefully seek to commune with the dead
for a reason; usually to impart hopeful or loving messages
to the living (for comfort and consoling), to learn the
outcome of a situation, or to come to better understand or
accept death (including change). Just because one obsesses
about death, listens to Goth music, hangs out in graveyards,
or finds everything about death fascinating does not
automatically make one a necromancer any more than
owning or running a liquor store makes one an alcoholic.
I'm not going to start this book by giving you a

history of different cultures' views of death. You can get
that anywhere and I'd merely be researching and
regurgitating information anyway. Suffice to say
necromancy has been practiced throughout human history
through every culture known to man. I'd much rather take a
practical approach to necromancy by sharing personal
experiences and giving you practical working knowledge.
First let me start at the beginning. When I was very

young I would often see shadows and talk to people no one
else could see. Those around me attributed it to an
overactive imagination. I just thought I had secret friends
who had powers of invisibility. But my true interest in
necromancy began when I was eight years old. I remember
growing up hearing fantastical family ghost stories about
seeing and communicating with the dead. Necromancy has
been a "gift" on the female side of our family for
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generations. Each generation has tales to impart. From my

great grandmother seeing smoke pour out of a pair of boots
at the end of the bed at the same time my great grandfather
was dying in a barn fire, to my grandmother seeing the soul
of her dead child leave the house at the child's exact
moment of death, to my mom and aunt being visited by
dark shadows, to me being visited by those same dark
shadows and seeing the souls of dead things leave their
bodies.
It was this last experience that caused me to begin

checking out books about divination and necromancy from
the school and local library at the tender age of twelve.
I haven't told a lot of people this story simply

because I've always been very ashamed of myself. A lot
happened during my teens and early twenties. A lot of it
scared the shit out of me (pardon the expletive, but it's
fitting). As a result of this for a lot of years I viewed my
ability for necromancy as a curse. I was terrified to go into
graveyards because I didn't know how to block out the
energy or to quiet the voices of the dead. I couldn't handle
it and quite frankly it terrified me. Seeing the dead was
even worse. I pushed my luck with it though, even though
it scared me, and finally by the time I was in my early
twenties, after a great deal of paranormal investigating and
scaring myself so badly - I completely blocked my ability
out. I'm not even sure how I did it. But somehow I'd
figured out how to effectively tune out the dead even
though sometimes they would still get through with
frightening consequences (stories which you'll read in this
book when I have a point to illustrate).
Then, in the mid-nineties something happened. On

October 31, on my way to a Euronymous rite, a black cat
and a white cat ran in front of my car. I slammed on the
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brakes but it was too late. Sadly I hit both cats. I got out of
my car in a panic, frantically searching for the injured
animals in hopes I could get them to the cat hospital fifteen
minutes away. Several other motorists who'd seen the
incident stopped to help me look for them. We never did
find the cats despite four of us searching for at least a half
hour. I love animals and so for me - this was a traumatic
experience. I'd killed another living thing. I went to the
ritual with a heavy heart and grief stricken. That was the
night the dead came back. And my abilities came back with
a vengeance.
I began having vivid, morbid dreams about dead

cats. Then dead dogs. Then dead people. Then dead people
who I'd known when they were alive. They'd come back
into my dreams and give me their final words. It was a
terrible experience. I still shudder thinking about it. There
were nights I'd wake up screaming from the dreams and the
dreams wouldn't go away. The man who raped me as a girl
would often come back into my dreams to apologize. Not
only did I foresee my aunt's collapse from an aneurism, but
after she died she came back to tell me not to feel guilty for
not spending time with her (at the time I felt really bad
about that). I saw murders that were committed locally only
to wake up and see the paper the next morning. It was like
living in a nightmare.
I tried working through the fear. I really did. I

joined a local ghost hunting group and even went to
investigate a graveyard. When I opened myself up, the fear
crept in, past experiences came back to memory, and I
immediately resigned as their medium. Later, the
Demonolatry group I currently work with decided to do
some paranormal investigations. I could never bring myself
to go. When they'd bring back evidence, disembodied
voices on digital voice recorders I'd feel myself go white
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because in my mind's eye, I could actually see the shadows

of those the voices belonged to.
Finally deciding I needed to do something, 1 began

talking to other necromancers. Much to my surprise, many
of those I met had a similar story and assured me that my
fear was very natural. It often is that way with
necromancers who have a strong ability for it. The only
exceptions seem to be those rare few who had someone to
initially guide them through their "awakening" or those
who may have the ability, but it's not strong or invasive. I
have a strong and invasive mediumship ability that grows
as I get older, which I'm told is how it works in our family.
It's only been recently that I've been able to discuss the
ability with my mother and sister. My mom told me she
never discussed it with us because she didn't want to scare
us. Of course we laughed when we all came clean with
each other about having these experiences. Experiences
we'd all been keeping to ourselves for fear people would
think we were crazy.
What I'm most ashamed of is that / had the

resources available to me to learn how to control and use
my abilities and instead I turned my nose up at them and I
ran from them. I was a stubborn woman in my twenties. It
wasn't until I was in my thirties that I began working with
Anpu (i.e. Anubis) to attune myself to the death energy and
began working with Demonolatry necromancers to learn
how to control my gift instead of allowing it to control me.
I have learned a lot from them and I am writing this book in
hopes of sharing this information with those of you who
may be interested in the arte of necromancy or those of you
who may be like I was - trying to figure out what's
happening to you and how to control a gift that may seem
like a curse.
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So now let me tell you what Demonolatry

Necromancy means for me. Let me say first and foremost,
necromancy is necromancy and isn't specific to any single
tradition, Daemonolatry or other. But since I practice
Demonolatry it's only right that 1 write the book from that
perspective.
Demonolatry/Daemonolatry is the worship of

Daemons, i.e. Divine Intelligences. Necromancy in this
context not only includes working with the Daemons (i.e.
Divine Intelligence) to communicate with the dead for
divinatory or other reasons, but it also suggests working
with the death Daemons and death energy. Communing
with it. Not because you have a death wish or are suicidal,
but rather to embrace death (i.e. learn to accept it as a part
of physical existence or view it as an alchemical
transformation), commune with the dead, and honor those
who have passed before us.
This book will not require you to lurk in graveyards,

dig up corpses, or carry dead things with you. Anyone who
tells you that you must lurk in graveyards all the time or
have a morbid fascination with death is likely more into
gothic pop-culture or in love with the thought of being a
necromancer rather than actually being one. Necromancers
also aren't absolutely morose and depressed all the time.
Most don't care to be surrounded by the sorrow of death
twenty-four-seven. None of them act like necromancy
doesn't come with a price. Now I'm sure there are
exceptions to this, but I haven't met any.
I also won't tell you to procure or create a hand of

glory, or tell you that you have to carry around human
bones. You can pick up medieval grimoires for such things
if you're interested in that. Also note that necromancy does
not involve killing anyone or anything. My experience was
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unique and I've been told the ability for necromancy can
occur to those who have had a near death experience as
well as those who suffer trauma (which we'll discuss more
later). A lot of the stereotypes about necromancy are just
myths often perpetuated by the death fearing Abrahamic
culture many of us are confined to.
You also won't find curses (execration) in this

book. While certainly they have their place in necromancy,
they really don't have a place in communing, working with,
or honoring death or the dead. If you want curses and
numerous, beautiful ways to get back at people you don't
like, I suggest The Daemonolater's Guide to Daemonic
Magick, or The Complete Book of Demonolatry. Both of
which are more than adequate texts capable of teaching you
how to exact magickal revenge.
Instead, what you'll find in this book are methods

and recipes to help you commune with the Daemons of
death, learn to accept change (i.e. metaphoric death), help
you come to terms with death, methods for honoring those
who have died, and yes - methods to communicate with
the dead using divination.
I do believe you do need to have some natural talent

as a medium to actually excel as a Necromancer, however
since I also believe most people are, in the very least,
clairsentient to some degree, I think you can still train
yourself to commune with the Death energy and also "feel"
the dead, even if speaking with them or seeing them seems
beyond your grasp (for a rare few it is). So basically - it is
the natural mediums among you who are going to benefit
most from this book.
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Mediums are able to:
1. See or feel the dead.

2. Speak with or communicate with the Dead.
We call them mediums because they are mediators

between the living and the dead. A conduit, if you will, that
can break through the veil to the other side. There are
several ways by which a person often comes by their talents
as a medium.
A. Some people are just born with it and don't remember a

time when they weren't speaking to or seeing the dead.
B. Some mediums may seem psychic. Being especially

Clairvoyant, Clairsentient, or Clairaudient heightens the
chance that you not only have mediumship abilities, but
also suggests that you will likely be able to hone and
perfect those abilities.
C. Some people may have an experience here or there and

then, as time goes on, the ability gets stronger (i.e. the dead
begin to speak to them more often).
D. Sometimes the ability is triggered by a traumatic event

(death in the family etc...)
I have run across numerous self-professed

Necromancers in my time and I've noticed a trait among the
more learned ones. These people, once they've come to
understand their gifts and learn there's nothing to fear,
usually don't have the same fear of death, nor do they
experience the same level of loss or sadness when
someone they love dies because they already KNOW
what's on the other side.
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Being a Medium:
All highly successful necromancers are mediums.

Some people will tell you this isn't true, but from my direct
experience there is no way around this. The good news is
that most everyone has some form of mediumship talent,
though sometimes in miniscule amounts. Sadly, some
people are more attuned to their mediumship ability than
others. You'll likely have a great deal of success as a
Necromancer if you've experienced the following:
1. You've seen a spirit leave a dying body.

2. You've spoken to the dead (and/or they've spoken to
you).
3. You find it very easy to attune yourself to the death
energy.
Now this doesn't mean you see the dead around

every corner. Nor does it mean you're like the women on
TV shows like "Medium" or "Ghost Whisperer". Different
people will have differing degrees of talent and the talent
for Necromancy may show up in different ways based on
the person and their unique way of communicating
with and seeing the dead. There are no right or wrong
answers here or one true way or anything like that. Some
people will mostly see and speak with the dead in dreams.
Others will hear them. Others still will see and hear them.
Some people will merely "feel" them. Some may have
varying levels of all these different forms of
communication. Some may get their messages through
"signs". Oftentimes strong mediumship abilities run in
families (suggesting a genetic predisposition) and
oftentimes the strongest mediums are female just because
women are brought up to be in tune with their emotions,
intuition and empathy whereas men are often forced, by
society, to bury and ignore these things. The more sensitive
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the person, the more apt they are to be open to the

supernatural. Don't take this to mean men can't be
necromancers. They can and the men I've met who are
successful necromancers are very talented at what they
do. It's just that largely I meet more talented female
necromancers than I do men. I don't know why this is, it
just is. Also, necromantic abilities may develop and get
stronger with age. This has certainly been my case, but I've
also known necromancers who have had a strong ability
since youth.
When can necromancy be performed?
Some believe the most potent necromancy can only

be performed when the veil is thinnest. When is the Veil
thinnest? Some will tell you around three AM. Many will
tell you the veil between the worlds of the living and dead
is thinnest on Halloween, which is partially true. The
reality is that it's actually "around" Halloween but not
necessarily on Halloween. In truth the veil is actually
thinnest based on the day when Scorpio's influence is
strongest (during the time when the sun is in Scorpio) and
the actual timing of this influence changes from year to
year. Why? Because Scorpio is often thought to be the sign
closest to death and the denizens of the
underworld. Scorpio is also the sage of the water signs and
those who bear it are often psychic by their very nature.
Now this is according to Western Astrology and doesn't
take into account sidereal astrology which is a different ball
of wax. Regardless, a necromancer is a necromancer and
most talented necromancers don't need a thin veil to work
with. If you do need a thin veil to work with, time your
work after midnight or between October 31 and November
17 and you'll likely find yourself in a good position for
successful work.
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Some other considerations may include planetary

influence. Saturn and Mars are traditionally planets ruling
over death and therefore their hours, scents, and times of
influence can also be used to work necromancy.
Finally, I think I need to address those who aren't

theists per se. Those people who don't believe in life after
death and who use magick strictly as a method by which to
transform the self and the psyche. There is something for
you in this book. Working with the death energy (and
Daemonic Death archetypes) can help you attune to
change, heal after loss, and transform yourself into a person
who is malleable in the face of adversity. Remember that in
the tarot deck the death card often signifies a major life
change. Also, the divination section will be useful to
anyone whether you believe in an afterlife or not.
Remember that divination is just a tool.
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Death &
Daemonolatry
"Vm setting twenty-two tables for the funeral feast, Satan is by far the
kindest beast..."
-Spiritual Cramp; Christian Death
First I'd like to say a few things about death. Death

is something many of us have been taught to fear or think
of as "unnatural". We avoid it even when it's inevitable as
evidenced by our need to keep the terminally ill alive and
suffering for as long as possible, even after they've lost
consciousness. I've heard people at funerals talk about how
they never expected the deceased to die. Or that the person
died too young.
Here's my take on this - first, death is natural. If no

one died, we'd be in a world of hurt. The world would be
even more overpopulated than it already is. There is
nothing "unnatural" about death. Sure, maybe the
circumstances of death are sometimes unnatural. But the
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process of dying itself is just another part of the cycle of

life. Birth, life, death - repeat.
Next, death does not discriminate - all living things

are going to eventually die. None of us, healthy or sick,
young or old, are guaranteed another day. It's something we
need to learn to accept from a young age, but often aren't
taught. It's only the manner of death and the time of death
that are mysterious.
And finally, death itself is nothing to fear. It seems

it's the manner of death that we really fear. After all, we'd
all like a quick and painless death. Not to mention none of
us wants to deal with the pain of loss of a loved one.
Death impacts the living more than the dead. That's

why they (the infamous they) say that funerals are for the
living, not the dead. Death is a painful loss for those left
alive most certainly. Losing someone close to you or who
you love deeply is like losing a part of yourself. It leaves a
hole that will eventually heal in time, but there will always
be a scar. It is because of these latter things (and the
natural human ability for clairsentience, clairaudience, and
clairvoyance) that necromancy came about to begin with.
There is another side of death, however. One that

many people don't consider. Death is change. It is loss.
Metaphoric * death* can be just as life altering as physical
death for the person who lives through it. So in
Daemonolatry, necromantic practices can, and often do,
include rituals to accept other kinds of death including but
not limited to: divorce, death of a career, loss of self-
identity (mid-life crisis), loss of financial stability/home,
etc...
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Why Work With the Daemonic for Necromancy?
Because for some people the Daemonic helps to

amplify the voices of the dead. This is a good thing for
those whose mediumship ability isn't very strong.
Daemonic energy can also help to filter out excesses and
teach the necromancer focus (which is why I often employ
Daemonic help to work with the dead). There are numerous
Death Daemons you can work with and you'll find an
entire chapter about them just ahead. To give you a quick
list, Hades, Hecate, Thanatos, Eurynomous, Baalberith,
Babael, Gamigin, Bune, Beleth, Mephisto, Bifrons,
Murmur, Belial and Anubis. These are certainly not all of
them.
The best way to find out which Daemons you work

best with is to work with them. I find meditating on a
Daemon's sigil or seal is very helpful. You'll find all the
base information on the more popular Death Daemons on
the following pages. Remember that Daemons often appear
to the practitioner as we need them to appear as opposed to
how others see them. The Daemon that appears male to you
may be feminine to someone else etc... And I don't
necessarily mean physical appearance, but rather "feel".
Not only that - the purposes I've listed may not be all they
preside over. The best way to learn the wisdom any
Daemon has to impart is to work with that Daemon. They
are the best teachers after all.
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Death Daemons
There are scores of Death Daemons available for
the practicing Daemonolater to work with. The Dukante
hierarchy has an entire family of them. The Goetic
Hierarchy has them, too. These are the two hierarchies we'll
work with in this book. I'll also be mentioning Anubis from
Khemetic Daemonolatry because I have found Anubis to be
a very powerful Daemon with regard to learning about the
nature of death and learning to weather change. Don't
forget the ancient Egyptians were really into their death
rituals. Also note that I have not included all of your
possible choices here. Hades and gods of other pantheons
can also be worked with. One necromancer I know works
with Thanatos who is a guide for the dead. So don't feel
limited by the Daemons I've chosen to include in this book.
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Eurynomous
Color: Black
Base Incense: Mullein
Metal: Silver
Planet: Mercury
Element: Earth
Direction: Northeast
Enn: Ayar Secore on ca Eurynomous
Date: October 31- November 2
Original Purpose: Daemon of Death, invoked for new

beginnings, rebirth, the celebration of death, or to honor the
dead.
Author's Notes: Eurynomous (also Euronymous) carries

presence with him. When invoked he brings with him the
shades that can cause some disorientation for the magician.
D o not approach Eurynomous forthright. Sit back and
become accustomcd to his energy at first before directly
approaching him. He is very helpful and has much wisdom to
offer and much comfort to give a grieving magician. Expect
to feel, at some point, a sense of loving cairn in his presence..
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Baalberith
Color: Black and Gray

Base Incense: Mandrake, Solomon's Seal and Mullein
Metal: Copper
Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Direction: North
Enn: Avage Secore on ca Baalberith
Original Purpose: Prince of dying. Rebirth and the

protection of the dead on their passage.
Author's Notes: Also Ba'alberith and Balberith (some say

also Berith). Baalberith can bring joy to the living after a
loved one has passed. He is not as solid and calming as
Eurynomous. He is an excellent Daemon to work with for
communication with the dead as he'll gladly give magicians
who prefer more active necromancy sessions the energy they
need to facilitate that.
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Babael
Color: Gray
Base Incense: Sage and Myrrh
Metal: Silver
Planet: Mercury
Element: Earth
Direction: All
Enn: Alan Secore on ca Babeal
Original Purpose: Keeper of graves and protector of

ccmeteries. Also rebirth.
Author's Notes: Also Babael, Ba'al, and some say Ba'el.

Babael can be invoked to protect any resting placc of the
dead (from vandals for example) as well as to keep the dead
confincd to a particular space. His energy is calming much
like Eurynomous' but not as heavy. It's lighter and good for
concealment.
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Mephisto
Color: Black
Base Incense: Frankincense and Mandrake
Metal: Silver
Planet: Mars
Element: Watery Part of Earth
Direction: Northwest
Enn: Mesphito ramec viasa on ca
Date: November 4 - 1 7
Original Purpose: Keeper of the book of death. He keeps

knowledge and secrets about necromancy and other sorceries.
Author's Notes: I've always worked with Mephisto as an

execration Daemon, but he certainly isn't this limited. To
foresee death, this is the Daemon to work with. His energy is
flowing and encompassing and sometimes can be difficult to
direct, I suggest drawing his energy into a wand via pillar rite
and then using the wand to direct the energy.
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Beleth
KING
Color: Yellow
Base Incense: Frankincense
Metal: Gold
Planet: Sun
Element: Earth
Enn: Urach tasa vefa mhlc Beleth
Date: July 22 - August 1
Original Purpose: Beleth is described as terrifying and it is

said the magician must keep a hazel wand at the ready to keep
Beleth's fury and flaming breath at bay. Causes love and
desire.
Author's Notes: He is sometimes known as Bolfri by

necromancers. Seek Beleth after death of a loved one to find
stability and comfort. Beleth can help bring loved ones
forward from the other side. Be careful of doing this unless
absolutely necessary. An alchemists Daemon, he is a good
Daemon to utilize when charging your necromantic incenses
and oils using a pillar rite.
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Bune
DUKE
Color: Green
Base Incense: Sandalwood
Metal: Copper
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Enn: (also Bime) — Wehlc melan avage Bune Tasa
Date: December 3 - 1 2
Original Purpose: He gives truthful answers, he can part the

veil between the living and the dead and gather the dead. He
can give riches and make a magician wise and well-spoken.
Author's Notes: Bune is one of the Goetia's biggest

Necromancy Daemons. If you have a medium ready to
channel the dead, invoke Bune to keep order and peace
during the seance. He can impart understanding and wisdom
about the nature of death as well.
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Bifrons
EARL
Color: Red
Base Incense: Dragon's Blood
Metal: Copper or Silver
Planet: Mars
Element: Earth
Enn: A.vage secore Bifrons remie tasa
Date: June 21 - July 1
Original Purpose: Lights candles on the graves of the dead

and can invoke the dead. He can make a man knowledgeable
in astronomy and other sciences. He can teach the properties
of stones and woods.
Author's Notes: Another Necromancy Daemon of Goetia.

Work with Bifrons to communicatc with the dead. This
would be the Daemon invoked for a funeral ceremony to
help usher the dead on their journey. Also invoke during
rituals to honor ancestors or to learn to accept death.
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Gamigin
MARQUIS
Color: Violet
Base Incense: Jasmine
Metal: Silver
Planet: Moon
Element: Water
E n n : Esta ta et tasa Gamigin
Date: April 21 - 30
Original Purpose: Liberal Sciences and Speaking to dead

sinners
Author's N o t e s : Also Samigina. Necromancy (to speak with

any spirits of the dead). She can also help the necromancer by
boosting or amplifying his ability as well as offer wisdom in
the art of necromancy.
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Murmur
DUKE
Color: Green
Base Incense: Sandalwood
Metal: Copper
Planet: Venus
Element: Water Fire
Enn: (also Murmus)- Vt?fa mena Murmur oyer
Date: September 1 2 - 2 2
Original Purpose: (Also an Earl) Teaches philosophy and

can be invoked for necromancy.
Author's Notes: Murmur can keep the dead from harming

the living or overstaying its welcome in possessing a medium
during channeling sessions. Murmur, for me, was one of the
more aggressive and intimidating necromantic Daemons of
the Goetia.
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Belial
KING
Color: Yellow
Base Incense: Frankincense
Metal: Gold
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire (Earth)
Enn: ILirach Tasa Vefa Wehlc Belial
Date: January 30 - February 8
Original Purpose: Distributes titles and can make friends

and enemies favor your position. He gives familiars. The
magician must give offerings, sacrifices, and gifts if he wants
Belial to be truthful.
Author's Notes: In the Dukante hierarchy, Belial is seen as

the representative Daemonic force of earth. In this aspect, he
is the destructive earth force. This makes invoking this aspect
apt for necromancy.
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Hecate
Color: Black and Purple

Base Incense: Belladonna or Moon Flower
Metal: Mercury and Silver
Planet: Saturn/Mercury/Moon
Element: Fifth
Enn: Anana Hecate Ayer At
Date: Mid-Summer and October 30-November 2
Original Purpose: Greco-Roman triple goddess of magic

and the crossroads. Hecate is also associated with the
underworld and conjuring and speaking with the dead.
Author's Notes: (also Hekate and Hekat) Hecate, while an

overall Daemon suitable for many tasks and guidance in most
areas, is helpful to the necromancer not only in standard
necromantic ways, but can also help the necromancer strengthen
his/her abilities for necromantic work.
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Anubis
Color: Yellow and Blue

Base Incense: Frankincense and Myrrh
Metal: Gold
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire part of Earth
Enn: JSyana an ca Urac meso Anubis
Date: All
Original Purpose: Egyptian God of the afterlife. A funerary

Daemon often employed for the Rites of Death. Gives safe
passage (of the dead to the afterlife).
Author's Notes: (also Anup, Anubis, and Ienpw) I have

successfully worked with Anubis to work through my fears of
change and my fear of my necromantic abilities. Anubis'
energy is comforting like that of Eurynomous, but possesses
a lighter feel to it. There's more of a compassionate and
empathic quality to it. That's the best way I can describe it.
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Near Death
Experiences
Out of thejaws of death.
Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III, 5c. / F
Many people become interested in Necromancy

after having a near death experience. Many who have had
such an experience will often feel like they've been
"beyond the veil" and have a closer connection. It's true
that near death experiences can sometimes trigger
something in a person to make them closer to the death
current, but don't think you have to have had a near death
experience to be a necromancer. Abilities for necromancy
can be triggered by other powerful events such as being
involved in an accident or sudden situation where someone
else died (human or animal), being present during the death
of someone close to you, or you might just have a natural
ability.
I have had a near death experience, but for me it

didn't trigger what I already had. I think what I remember
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most was the feeling of hovering and then seeing the

brightest light and feeling drawn to it, but it was like I was
still tethered to my body. Different people have different
experiences near death or if they die and are brought back.
Scientists will tell you the bright light and the detached
feeling is the brain struggling for oxygen at the time of
death.
At most I can only tell you that my near death

experience happened during my "blocking" period. And
while it didn't scare me per se, it did make me more
curious about it all. I sometimes think that if I hadn't had
the experiences I've had I would have never gotten over the
fear, I wouldn't have struggled to overcome the fear, and I
wouldn't be writing this book.
How about you? What did your near death

experience do for you? I posed this question to numerous
necromancers with whom I spoke about this book and
many of them say that their near death experience made
them a better necromancer because they felt it made them
feel closer to those who had passed. It made them feel more
comfortable "walking" through the veil.
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Dealing With
Death
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural
fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.
-Bacon, Francis,Viscount St Albans
Essays, no.2,'Of Death'.
Dealing with the Pain and Loss of Literal Death
Since necromancers deal with death, they are, in

many cultures, the people sought out when someone of
their faith loses someone. So it's probably vitally important
that the necromancer understand grief and how to counsel
and help others through grief. Some necromancers may
find it easier to deal with the dead than the living, but
understanding grief can really go a long way to dealing
with those who have suffered a loss, and can make the
necromancer's job that much easier.
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The stages of grief
Even necromancers experience grief. Now granted

death doesn't usually destroy the necromancer. After all,
people who are genuinely necromancers know for a fact
that there is something beyond the physical world. We've
seen it and some have even been there, however briefly.
According to grief counselors there are 7 stages to the
grieving process.
1. S H O C K & DENIAL-
This usually manifests in numbness and disbelief. You may

feel like you're living in unreality or that everything is
surreal. It can last for weeks.
2. PAIN & G U I L T -
Once you get over the numbness you'll begin to feel pain.
Sometimes the pain is intense and life altering. It's really
important to let that pain out and allow for it and not try to
hide from it by using drugs or alcohol (which sometimes
people do when they can't deal with it.) There may also be
feelings of guilt as you try to pin some blame on yourself or
regret for all the things you should have, could have, would
have done. Most people say this is the chaos period of
grief.
3. ANGER & BARGAINING-
This is the point where many folks will start looking for
someone or something to blame for the death of a loved
one, or failure in a job or relationship, or loss of financial
stability or whatnot. Oftentimes this anger and blame is
unwarranted and is a direct result of the pain. We tend to
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think we can lessen our pain by finding someone or

something to blame for the loss.
Others go through what is known as bargaining where the

person may ask, "Why me?" and implore their higher
power for a second chance like, "I promise I'll be a good
person if you just bring my loved one back to me."
4. " D E P R E S S I O N " , R E F L E C T I O N , L O N E L I N E S S -
Sadness and reflection are normal in the process of grief.

Some people may try to talk the depressed person out of it.
This doesn't really apply. It's also normal to feel lonely or
to feel like something is missing from your life. After my
grandmother passed, there was a hole in my life that I was
reminded of every Wednesday night (which was when I'd
visit my grandmother). When you have a long-standing
routine involving the person who has passed it is natural to
feel like something is missing or to not know what to do
with yourself. Many people may also feel the need to
isolate themselves. Sometimes it's best to let this stage run
its course.
5. T H E U P W A R D T U R N -
This is the point where a person's depression, loneliness

etc.. begins to lift. It's not a complete rebound, mind you,
but the grieving person may feel like going out with friends
or might laugh a little more. We have to remember that
losing a loved one is rough and if you were close to that
person and saw them frequently, or lived with them, you
have to rebuild your life, change routines, and adjust to
living without that person. This is often easier said than
done.
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6. R E C O N S T R U C T I O N & W O R K I N G T H R O U G H -
Once the grieving person has finally started to re-adjust to

the change and loss, they can begin rebuilding and
reorganizing their life and will find it easier to tackle
problems such as financial situations etc...
1. A C C E P T A N C E & H O P E -
The final stage of grief is when the grieving person comes

to accept the reality that their loved one is gone. Never
expect instant happiness during this stage. Happiness is a
gradual thing as the person realizes that (s)he does and can
exist without the loved one and that life must go on. Also,
the pain of loss never really heals - it often just lessens with
time as we grow more accepting of our circumstances.
The Literal Death
Old Age
Even when a loved one is advanced in age and

nearing the twilight years does not make the acceptance of
death any less painful. Perhaps easier to accept (as the
person who isn't dying), yes, but not less painful. Loss is
loss regardless the age of the person who passed. We can
never assume a person shouldn't feel loss just because their
mother was ninety-three when she passed. Sure, her death
was inevitable, but so is all death.
Illness
Many say that death after an extended illness (such

as cancer) is a blessing. While this may be true that those
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left behind are happy their loved one is no longer suffering

(or there may be a sense of relief there), they are still going
to feel great sadness and loss. Nothing can prepare you for
the death of a loved one even when they're dying.
Sudden & Unexpected Death
Sudden and unexpected deaths often cause the most

problems not only for the spirit of the deceased, but also for
the living people left behind. Often you'll find that in cases
where spirits are hanging around in this world, grounded,
they often had a traumatic death circumstance or they
weren't ready to die. Or they simply have something in this
world keeping them here. My grandmother had promised
my nephew that she would be there for his high school
graduation, and seems to have been sticking around for
that. Occasionally I'll have dreams about her telling me to
come visit her as well (her gravesite). So I know she's
sticking around to keep her promise to my nephew. On the
other hand, some people pass and move on without
problems. This all brings about the question - how does a
necromancer help cross a spirit over?
Crossing Spirits Over
We see in the movies necromancers merely

reasoning with the spirit and getting them to pass. Many
necromancers will tell you that, yes, sometimes it can work
that way provided the spirit is not confused or enraged.
Here's the problem with that simplistic viewpoint as I see it
(and feel free to disagree) - most often the spirits that are
grounded are confused or enraged or have unfinished
business and that's why they're sticking around to begin
with. This means that either you need to help the spirit out
(if you can reasonably do so - sometimes you may find you
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can't) or you may need to cross them over by opening a

gate for them.
Gate opening is a complex process and anyone who

isn't a natural gatekeeper and tells you they can open a gate
easily is probably pulling your leg. I'm sure there are
exceptions. Opening gates can be dangerous. It takes time
and energy, and can produce dramatic results. See "Parting
the Veil" later in this book for information on how this is
accomplished.
In the case of nasty human spirits or "others", you

may have to have them forcibly removed by Daemonic
intervention. (Crossings and exorcism rituals are included
in the ritual section of this book.)
Dealing with Metaphorical Death
Metaphoric death comes in many forms. It is the

dramatic life changes that cause stress and anxiety in the
average human. This can include the loss of a job or career,
a divorce, or a loss of independence or one's home. The
beauty of a metaphoric death (or change) is that it is often
followed be a rebirth and an awakening. Like the Phoenix,
one rises from the flames of destruction.
While the physical loss of a loved one is difficult,

never underestimate the pain, loss and suffering
experienced by a person going through a divorce, a couple
who can't have children, or the fifty-year-old man who
loses his job only to discover his skill set is obsolete and his
purpose in life, his career, his reason for being for so long
has been taken from him. Or what about the person whose
independence is taken away by a debilitating disease or
advancing age, or whose memories are lost to Alzheimer's.
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These are all examples of life altering changes that can

cause a metaphoric death.
It's scientifically proven that these life changes can

trigger the same stages of grief in the person suffering the
loss. Humans are creatures of habit. Some of us weather
change better than others, but everyone has to try to keep
their balance when it comes to the metaphoric death. Use
coping rituals (found later in this book) meant to imbue the
body and mind with internal strength to deal with these
difficult changes. Like always, a strong support system is
key to any person's success. For the necromancer this is no
different. Working with the death energy can only take you
so far. As a physical, social being, you will find yourself
needing human contact and compassion regardless the
Daemonic intervention. I suggest working with Anubis,
Eurynomous or Bune during change rituals. Of course you
may work with whichever Daemonic forces you wish to
work with based on comfort and your personal relationship
with any particular Daemon. Keep that in mind for all the
rituals in the ritual section of this book.
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Honoring the Dead

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lightedfools
1 he way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow
Shakespeare Macbeth, Act V, Sc. V
A dear friend of mine, a natural witch of the old

school, for years, would set up an ancestral altar every
October/November to honor her loved ones who'd passed. I
also had Daemonolater friends who did something similar
though admittedly I didn't start the practice until I'd lost a
few people close to me. The ancestral altar is not specific to
Daemonolatry. Many cultures (Eastern and Western) have
erected shrines and altars to the dead.
Perhaps one of the most famous of all festivals of

the dead is Dia de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in
Mexico on November 2 which follows the Catholic holiday
of All Saints Day on November 1. On this day the
ancestors who've passed are honored with elaborate altars
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decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Pictures of

deceased relatives and personal items of the deceased may
also be put on the altars. People will gather in cemeteries to
pray and there may be parades, feasts, and other festivities.
Similar celebrations happen in other cultures as well
(including parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia).
In Daemonolatry it's much the same thing. The altar

is a small table (or large depending on your preference) and
often contains pictures of deceased loved ones, items from
the deceased, letters to the deceased, prayer candles, sigils
of gods or Daemons specific to death and the safety of the
dead, and flowers. These things are not the only things you
can put on your altar. What you do with your altar is up to
you. Some people place skulls on the altar and they're
almost always draped with a black altar cloth.
Daemonolatry High Priest Brad Morlan had this to

say about ancestral altars. "My grandfather always told us
that when we place pictures on the altar, never include a
picture of someone living... even if the main focus of the
picture, is on someone who has died who is in the picture.
According to him, this brings the death energy to the
people who are still alive, and may wreak havoc in their
lives."
Some people ask about offerings to the dead and I

suppose it would depend on your personal feelings about
that. Some people don't give offerings at all, others will
offer prayer candles, and others still prefer to use the
traditional offerings related to the particular pantheon they
work with (if they're wanting to research historical
offerings). This is entirely up to the practitioner. It's been
my experience there really are no wrong answers here. The
Daemons will give you a hint if they want something
specific and the dead require no offerings. The fact that
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you honor your ancestors is a beautiful thing done out of

respect and reverence for those who came before.
It's super important at this juncture to point out that

death is not always a time for sorrow and grief. It is also a
time for celebration! In South America, throughout Mexico
and through Native North American Indian tribes, the
ancestors are celebrated and are said to help the living with
protection and advice, even from beyond the grave. So
death is both mourned and celebrated in these cultures. In
Asia, there is a strong connection to the ancestors as well.
They are honored in the same way and also sought to help
the living. Such traditions, as I said earlier in this book,
span the world over. So the important lesson we in the
West can take from this is we can learn to celebrate those
who came before us. Putting up a yearly ancestral altar can
be a way bringing this celebration into our lives.
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Tools and Methods for
Necromancy
and Necromantic
Divination
A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.
~ Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
Again, I'd like to remind the reader that divination

is only a tool. Do not use it to make every decision in your
life or allow yourself to become addicted. Situations and
futures change and most often divination only tells of what
could be, not necessarily what is. Also, another gentle
reminder, please approach this work with respect and
reverence for the dead. They are more apt to cooperate.
A Tip (from B. Morlan 's family traditions)

After any kind of channeling or divination, eat a
piece of salt to help ground yourself. Rock salt, solar sea
salt, and kosher salt are all acceptable.
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Spirit Boards
You can't really discuss necromancy to any great

length without at least touching on the use of spirit boards.
In the book The Daemonolater's Guide to Daemonic
Magick I discuss how to prepare a board for Daemonic
interaction (only) and tell a story as to why this is important
- 1 will repeat it here as it bears repeating.
With Ouija/Spirit Boards there is a very specific

method of preparation that must be followed if you are
going to get Daemonic entities ONLY to come through the
board. Otherwise you open the board to anything that
wishes to communicate with you and that can turn out
really bad. I realize that most people reading this will be
surprised to learn that even Daemon Worshipers have a
deep respect for the proper use of the ouija/spirit board and
that we'd warn the practitioner at all about them. I assure
you this warning comes from personal experience. Boards
(made by Parker Brothers or not) are NOT TOYS. As a
matter of fact, I wish they'd quit selling the damn things at
Toys R Us. All it takes is one board and a real medium -
and the boards can become very dangerous. Sure -
thousands of people use the boards with no ill effects at all.
The key component is a medium. Once you put a medium
on the board - every "thing" from the other side is going to
see that portal open and whoever or whatever gets there
first can attach itself to the board. Sometimes that
"whatever" is very bad.
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Let me share a story just to drive this point home.

When I was a teenager I got my first ouija board and
contacted my first otherworld entity who called itself
Samuel. Samuel started out being very helpful but soon
showed his true colors when a friend, we'll call her R,
decided to talk back to the board. "Samuel, you're an
idiot," she said. Next thing we knew, a set of invisible
hands (that were clearly leaving marks even though
nothing was there) were choking R and lifting her off of
the ground. She began to turn blue. I yelled at the thing to
stop and flipped the board upside down. R was released.
I put the board away and didn't touch it for several

months. The next time we pulled it out I took it to my
friend S's. When we pulled it out, same thing. We got
Samuel. This time, he lied to us and was clearly being a
problem. I left the board with S. Several days later she
called me to tell me something was in her basement (it
was a finished basement so it's not like it was scary to
begin with). It was turning on and off lights late at night
and opening and closing doors. It would also travel
through the basement causing cold spots and call out her
name when she was the only one home.
Whatever Samuel was, he had attached himself to

the board and was using it as a portal (that I myself had
inadvertently opened, being the medium I am) to gain
entry into this world, manifesting a full out haunting.
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After much research through books (we didn't have

Internet back then) we discovered the best way to remove
an unwanted "thing" attached to a Ouija board was to burn
the board and planchette, collect the ashes, separate the
ashes into two or three separate containers, and distribute
those ashes into separate bodies of running water. So in
one night, we did this, walking miles to the next river and
then another mile to a creek (the only running water
around).
This effectively removed Samuel from my friend's

house and things went back to normal. No more cold
spots, no more doors opening and shutting, no more
disembodied voices, and no more lights turning on and
off.
This is why it is of the utmost importance that for

Daemonic Divination work (I said Daemonic) you use a
new board that has never been used and prepare it first.
Board Preparation
This method of prepping a board will exclude everything

but Daemons. You might just want to keep two separate
boards.
(Doesn't matter if your board is Parker Brothers or not)

You have to prep the planchette.
• Delepitore or Azlyn Oleum OR sage oil

• 1 candle, color of your choice.
• 1 small stone your choice (think - fits on head of
pin)
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Generally this is done inside an elemental circle by

witness of Satan (or your All), Delepitore (or equivalent),
and/or Azlyn (or equivalent).
First you anoint the board and the planchette with

the oil. Then, you drip candle wax on the planchette to
cover it (NOT the indicator window). The sigil of a
Daemon of your choice is carved into the wax or drawn on
the planchette with oleum. The planchette is anointed
again. The stone is affixed, with a tiny dab of glue, at the
center of the indicator window (this is why it must be
small). You can burn temple incense if you want.
If you do it right - nothing but Daemons will come

through the board.
Mind you this will not necessarily make a board

work for you. You either have mediumship ability with a
board or you don't. This just ensures that nothing but
Daemons come through a particular board. If you dedicate
a board to your death Daemons, you can effectively use
this board for necromancy.
Now for necromancy without the Daemonic you

may not necessarily WANT a Daemonic board. However,
you may want to use it within a prepared ritual space in
attempt to filter out the riff raff.
Using The Board
One of the primary ingredients necessary to use a

board correctly is you need someone who is a medium.
That means - someone who is sensitive to otherworldly
entities and with whom the entities can effectively
communicate. Some people - by their mere presence —
stilt the flow of energies making communication
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impossible. The medium(s) ONLY should place up to

three fingers on the planchette. For lap boards or one
medium, they may use both hands, two or three fingers on
each hand. Yes, this means that ONE person can work a
board by his/her-self. If the medium senses that anyone in
the room is blocking him/her, she should ask that person
to leave. A block feels like someone holding you back
when you're trying to walk forward. You know that
feeling? If you feel that - stop, find the block and remove
it.
Ask for the Daemonic entity you would like to

speak with and the planchette should start moving. I get
figure eights, others get circles. Then you begin asking
questions. Keep a pad of paper and pen ready (someone
else to record the session is ideal). When you have made
contact you will feel a feathery, electric sensation move
through the top of your hands and through your fingers
and you'll also feel a strange energy "pressure" even
though your fingers are still resting lightly on the
planchette. You may feel that electricity feeling up
through your wrists (it almost tickles). It's not an
unpleasant sensation, just strange at first.
The Daemonic force or entity responds to each

question by moving the planchette from letter to letter to
spell out words. More sensitive mediums may also find
they get images and/ or actually "hear" in their mind's eye
the words before they're finished being spelt out. And
when they think the words, the planchette will jump to
yes. If you are this type of medium your sessions will be
much more productive. Expect that your medium (or you
if you're the medium) will be tired after long durations of
board work.
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Prepping a board in such a way can keep all but

Divine Intelligence from coming through. I have strong
feelings about board usage and discourage anyone who isn't
a trained and experienced medium from using
them. Inexperienced people who use boards can potentially
open portals causing anything from the other side to get
through. More often than not this will produce hauntings or
poltergeist activity in the home where the board was used.
If this happens - do NOT throw the board away. DO NOT!
Instead, safely burn the board and planchette (an outdoor
fire pit is ideal), separate the ashes into two or three parts
and distribute each part into a separate body of running
water. This will often close the portal and remove whatever
is in the house or space. Now - if that doesn't work, you
may need to perform a portal closing, banishing, or
"sending off' depending on the type of spirit you've
unleashed. Now you see why an experienced medium is
important. You need to know the difference between an
"Other" and a human spirit and a Daemon. They're all
different types of entities.
This is why this next section is NOT for

beginners and inexperienced mediums. Boards have the
potential to be dangerous. On that same token, they can be
useful tools. Here's the thing - you want to speak with the
dead in the most direct form possible. For many mediums
their natural gifts of clairsentience, clairvoyance, or
clairaudience leaves a lot to be desired in the "direct"
department. Spirit boards, also known as Ouija boards, are
one of the tools that can help with direct communication.
The difficulty arises because boards open indiscriminate
portals to the other side. Indiscriminate is the keyword
here. Indiscriminate can be unpredictable and dangerous
and can allow everything through from Daemons
to grounded human spirits, to * others*. It's usually the
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*others* that can turn out to be nasty. Though sometimes

you'll get a malevolent grounded human spirit, too.
There are several ways in which use of a spirit

board can be handled. First - knowing the difference
between human, helpful, and harmful spirits is essential.
You can use a board without prep (be very careful).
You can use a prepped board and ask the Daemonic

to bring through the appropriate spirit to talk to you - this is
a very precise method that seems to work well. But you'll
want to adjust your preparation to dedicate the board
specifically to one of the death Daemons (as described
above). A necromantic board should ONLY be used for
necromancy. Whereas a general Daemonic communication
board will be used for all Daemonic communication. Yes,
this does mean having different boards for different
situations.
The board helps with communication by allowing

the medium to channel the spirit (usually limited to the
hands) so the spirit can move the planchette to make words.
The Clairsentient may immediately get the words in their
head after the first few letters. The Clairvoyant may see the
spirit speaking and the Clairaudient may actually "hear" the
words in their mind. So this tool merely helps the words
form in this sense.
The ideal method for this is to have the medium

work the board while another person records the session in
a notebook. Having more than one person's hand on the
planchette is more likely to stifle the communication rather
than encourage it unless you have two mediums and both
can work effectively together. There are a lot of factors that
weigh into this so it's often just easier to keep it simple. Let
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one person record while another person works the board. If

the medium feels any blocks, one by one people should be
removed from the room to find the person blocking the
session. Some folks are just natural deterrents to effective
communication with the other side.
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Skrying and Necromancy
Skrying Mirrors/Crystals and Bowls
Skrying as a method of communication and

divination is best left to those who are clairvoyant (or
those whose medium abilities allow them to see images).
One of the more terrifying experiences of my youth as an
untrained and ignorant necromancer was an incident with
a skrying mirror. For over fifteen years I wasn't able to
use a skrying mirror for fear the dead, decaying thing that
I once saw in the mirror would still be there, smirking at
me. Of course I've gotten over that hurdle, but it was one
hell of a hurdle to cross.
First, don't use skrying as a parlor game,

especially when dealing with the dead or the death
Daemons. If you want to scare the crap out of yourself -
this is the easiest way to do it.
Basically skrying is a form of divination in which

you peer into a reflective surface and visually see images.
In necromancy you can use this method to see and speak
with the dead. The three most common forms of skrying
are Mirror Skrying, Crystal Skrying, and Bowl Skrying.
To prepare your skrying equipment you can anoint

the devices directly with oleums of Death Daemons. For
skrying mirrors, you can put the sigils of Death Daemons
on the frame. For crystals, you should probably leave
them intact and untouched. For Bowls, you can paint
sigils directly onto the outside of the bowls. As with most
divination sessions you probably ought to consider
working within a balanced, Daemonically charged circle
(with Death Daemons obviously) for both balance and to
keep unwanted influences away while you work. While
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it's not a foolproof method, it is a little safer than working

without any safety at all.
Creating the Mirror:
You can buy a skrying mirror. They're basically

mirrors with a black backing. Or, if you have some time
and ambition, you can create your own mirror.
The first step is to buy a picture frame with glass

intact (or a piece of glass that will fit into a frame). Do not
buy plastic! Make sure it's real glass and the thicker the
glass, the better because it gives more depth. Choose a
frame that has some aesthetic appeal for you (i.e.
something you really like). You can get frames at dollar
stores and thrift stores inexpensively.
Remove the glass from the frame and clean it

completely (same process for a mirror). With some glossy
black oil based enamel paint, paint one side of the glass (or
the back silver side of the mirror). You will need to apply
as many coats as necessary to make sure no light passes
through. Allow the paint to dry completely between coats.
Paint any sigils or symbols you wish on your frame.

Finally, put the glass (or mirror) back into the frame, the
paint side of the glass on the inside. Make sure you have
some cardboard or felt board against the painted side to
keep the glass from getting scuffed. Use a collector plate
stand to prop your skrying mirror up (or if you're using a
frame that came with a stand, that can work too) and you're
done. You can get collector plate stands at hobby and craft
stores and usually large discount stores like Walmart or
Target.
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Finally - you can use a regular mirror. However,

many people won't get results with a regular mirror unless
they're very sensitive. You can try it and if it works for
you, great. But if it doesn't work, try a black mirror.
Crystals:
There are numerous crystals you can use for gazing.

Some are cut in the shape of pyramids or other geometries.
The most popular are crystal gazing balls. Glass can be
used in place of crystal, but some believe that crystal itself
allegedly lends better to gazing/skrying. Regardless, the
ball should be kept clean and free of fingerprints and dust.
Skrying Bowls:
Your average skrying bowl is dark in color (either

black or some other dark color) and you put water, ink, oil
or blood into the bowl for skrying to create the reflective
surface. Skrying fluids used in the bowl should be of even
color. So mix liquids beforehand, for example if you're
diluting blood in water, or ink in water, or using blood or
ink in oil. Some liquids separate. In some methods of
skrying this is desirable. In others, it's not. Depending on
whether you're reading the shapes in the water (as with tea
leaf reading) then you might use oil in a water based fluid,
or vice versa. If you're not doing that kind of "reading" or
skrying - a fluid, solid color with no separation is best.
Inks, blood, and waters often work well together. Oil is one
of those substances you should use alone for standard
skrying.
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How to Scry
Start your ritual by invoking the Daemons of Death

you are working with. Then, within a prepared ritual space,
flank your skrying device with candles, then gaze into your
skrying device and clear your mind. Completely let go and
allow the images to come. Usually the reflective surface
will fade to black (or seem hazy or smoky) and then the
images will come forth. Sometimes they're clear,
sometimes not. Try your best not to give a voice to the
images, let them come and go. Just remember them. When
you pause, write down what you've seen or say aloud what
you see (having a recorder there, human or electronic is
handy), giving your mind time to process the images. If we
try too soon to process and define the images, we can end
up stilting the flow of the images and holding ourselves
back from stronger images.
For some people, skrying is not easy because the

images are far too disturbing or unsettling for them to
handle. Others won't get images at all because they have no
gifts for clairvoyance. The only way to know if skrying
works for you is to try it. If it doesn't, there are plenty of
other divination devices and methods to try and learn. If the
images are weak - you can continue to practice and hone
your skill as eventually they'll become stronger.
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Automatic Writing
Automatic writing in a favorite of many

mediums/necromancers and can be a useful tool when
working necromancy. There are varying opinions on
Daemonic ritual space constructs when performing
automatic writing. I'm of the opinion that you have to do
what works best for you as the medium. Some mediums
like the safety and comfort zone of the Daemonic ritual
space (created with Death Daemons of course) while others
prefer to work without the Daemonic, not wanting or
needing the Daemonic for such things. Automatic writing
itself is yet another form of channeling wherein the
medium opens him/herself up to the dead, allowing the
dead use of the medium's hands to write out responses to
questions. Always while working certain necromancies
having an assistant can be helpful. Not necessary most
certainly, but helpful at times. Especially in cases of
recording sessions or during automatic writing. Oftentimes
automatic writing is erratic. Pencil and loose sheets of
paper work best because the medium can change paper
immediately and pencil ensures you're not going to
accidently write all over yourself or furniture with
something permanent. I know that sounds like a strange
thing to bring up, but trust me, one too many of my blouses
was messed up with permanent black marker back when I
did a great deal of automatic writing with marker. I finally
started using pencil because of that.
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Pendulums
Some mediums have had luck working with

pendulums during necromantic work. As usual, you would
establish which swings are yes vs. no using baseline
questions, then call upon the dead, and then proceed to ask
questions and record the answers. Again, whether you do
such work in a Daemonic prepared ritual space is up to you.
Some necromancers find the Daemonic energy amplifies
the work, others find it hinders it. Again, you must find the
right balance for you. Many of my necromancer friends
will carve or paint a sigil of one of the death Daemons on
the pendulum stone. Some good choices for stones for
necromancy - Azurite (helps initiate contact with spirits),
Quartz (amplifies psychic abilities), Shaman Stones (good
for initiating contact), Tanzinite (good for initiating
contact), Blue Tigers Eye (opens conduits for easier
communication with spirits) or any tiger eye for that matter,
but most people I talked to preferred Blue Quartz and Blue
Tigers Eye. Both quite popular choices among the
necromancers I've surveyed.
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Contacting Specific Spirits
During your career as a necromancer it's only

natural that people are going to come to you asking you
contact particular spirits of deceased loved ones. It is
important that the necromancer have something to work
with. Some necromancers can get away with just knowing a
name. Others need a picture, and others still need a
personal item from the deceased. Attuning yourself to the
energy of an item once belonging to the deceased is
probably the easiest way to make contact. To do this, hold
the item in your hand and concentrate on it. Feel the
vibration of it. Attune yourself to the vibration (some
people need to chant or meditate on it for some time) and
then pull that vibration from the other side of the veil to
you (in your mind, of course).
A strong medium can do this with pictures and very

experienced mediums can do this with just a name. Some
don't need a name at all, but can actually pull the
information and connection directly from the person
they're reading for. I am admittedly not of the latter type. I
prefer objects from the deceased along with names and
pictures for the most accurate contact possible. You may
find your own combination that works for you. Not all
mediums are created equally and we all have different
strengths, weaknesses, energies and vibrations of our own
that effect how our abilities work and can be used. The key
here is to experiment and find out what works best for your
abilities.
High Priest Morlan offered the following family

ritual to contact a specific spirit of the dead.
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A Necromantic Rite
Courtesy B. Morlan
Set up a triangle in the middle of the ritual space using 3

candles. The color of these candles will depend on the
deceased and their sun sign. For example: If they were an
air element, you'd use blue or white etc. If the sun-sign of
the deceased is unknown use black candles. In the center
of this triangle of candles place the person's name on a
piece of parchment. Then each person in the session should
add a few drops of blood to the parchment and also at each
candle.
Invoke Leviathan "Jedan tasa hoet naca Leviathan" asking

for the emotional stability and strength to come through to
connect with the dead.
After invoking Leviathan, say the name of the person 3

times, while thinking of the connection to your own blood
and the essence of the loved one. This will produce the
desired contact with the specific spirit. When the session is
finished, burn the paper in the offering bowl. Thank
Leviathan and close the ritual. Take the ashes from the
burnt paper and disperse into running water.
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Channeling
Channeling Daemons is one thing. Channeling the

spirits of the dead is another. This process is extremely
helpful if you want to allow the deceased to use your body
to speak to their loved ones directly, or can be used to
supplement an automatic writing session.
Channeling is basically a process wherein you allow

a spirit to take over your body so that it can perform
physical action, or more often, can use your mouth to speak
directly to others in the room.
Oftentimes, I don't recommend channeling unless

you are working with several people. Sometimes, the
person channeling can get lost in the feeling of having their
mind disconnected from their body, and won't remember
what was said. Other times, the person channeling could
panic (if it's their first time) and it's useful to have someone
else there to help bring them back from the experience.
In this section I'll explain some merging techniques

and controlled channeling techniques that will help you
channel. If during the exercises you do go into channeling,
don't panic. Spirits take a great deal of energy to manifest
and they generally don't have the power to possess you for
long periods of time. Now if you want to learn about
channeling the Daemonic, I suggest The Daemonolater's
Guide to Daemonic Magick because channeling a Daemon
is a whole different experience than channeling a human
spirit.
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Why Channel?
Channeling can be useful during group divination

and I've personally used channeling (with a Daemonic
entity) in paranormal investigations as a way to identify
what is happening in a house or location. So knowing how
to perform both Daemonic channeling and channeling of
human spirits are both equally useful to the practicing
necromancer.
How does one channel?
There are three basic steps to channeling. The

invitation, the merging, and finally allowing the entity to
enter the body. The last part is the hardest for most people
because it's instinctive for us to want to maintain control of
our bodies. For others, this is going to come quite naturally.
A Note of Warning: When I say channeling is not

dangerous, I mean, it's not dangerous for mentally stable
individuals who are working within a well prepared and
balanced ritual space. This means you have invoked
Daemonic entities (in this case, of Death) into the space so
that the spirits you're actually working with are the only
ones who can slip into your body and so you won't be
overtaken by an "Other". Not all spirits or entities are
harmless.
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A Channeling Meditation:
Meditate on the person you're trying to contact

using a picture or item imbued with their essence. Allow
their energy to surround you. Surrender to it. Merge with
it. Remember your breath. Relax. Allow all emotions,
feelings, thoughts to flow freely. Their thoughts become
your thoughts and vice versa. You are intertwined with this
spirit.
To Channel, you simply let go and allow the Daemon to

take over when you feel that you and the Daemon's
energies are merged sufficiently.
What to Expect:
Many people describe the feeling of hearing

someone talking with their voice, but it not being them.
They often report feeling disconnected from their own
mind and body and surrounded in blackness. I have had this
same experience. The second you feel panicked or like you
want to return into your mind to regain control, you just
shove the spirit out of the way and re-enter.
More importantly you should know the people

involved can get really freaked out by a spirit being
channeled. It's important you discuss with the participants
what they should expect so that no one is caught off guard
or panics during a session. The others present should expect
the medium's voice and personality to completely change.
(S)he might use words or phrases (s)he would never use,
her face may contort and take on a different appearance,
her voice may sound gruff or even plural, and in some
instances those present may experience paranormal
phenomena during the session including actually seeing
physically manifested entities separate or merge with the
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host medium's, stray lights and shadows, sounds, and even

objects moving. I have experienced all of these phenomena
at least once during a channeling session, so expect it.
To leave the state of Channeling at will, simply tell

the Spirit (obviously in your mind) that you would like to
return to your body now and if you have problems, just
give them a good mental shove. You should find yourself
back in your body and in full control of your faculties. You
may also feel like you're waking up from a nap.
Channeling can be a very draining experience. Some
mediums may choose to do energy raising rituals before
and after channeling sessions in order to increase their own
personal energy.
* Please note I say give spirits a mental shove and in the

very beginning of the book I warn you to be respectful.
Sometimes angry or confused spirits need a firm hand.
Don't be deliberately disrespectful because you could get
yourself in trouble. Instead, be firm and resolved and don't
allow the spirit to push you around. But at the same time, it
is possible to still show a great deal of respect.
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Helping Grounded
Spirits Cross Over
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
~ Herodotus
One of the many reasons a necromancer might be

called into a situation is to help the spirits of the deceased
cross over. Sometimes human or animal spirits find
themselves grounded. When this is the case it is up to the
necromancer to communicate with the spirit, point out the
light, and help them cross over. Sometimes this can be done
with simple communication as described in the
communication and channeling sections of this book. Other
times, however, a spirit must be crossed forcibly. This may
sometimes be the case of severe hauntings or poltergeist
activity involving angry or stubborn spirits. In this case
there is a Daemonolatry necromantic ritual that can be used
to forcibly remove the spirit from its grounded state and
cross it over. To do this you will need nerves of steel.
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First, a story because stories are wonderful ways to

illustrate why you might want a ritual like this. Back in the
early 90's a roommate and I were living in a house built in
the early 1900's. It was one of the servant/farm hand houses
on the property of what was once part of a large farm. At
that time I was still very inexperienced, so was surprised to
discover that after a few months living in the house and
working magick there - I'd stirred up the grounded spirits
still on the property, including one in the house. It started
that items would move when my roommate and I were at
work. We'd come home to find all the cupboards in the
kitchen open. Then we started hearing the noises at night
and doors would open and close on their own. We'd also
hear a lot of noise from the bathroom including running
water and splashing when no one was in there and no water
was running. Finally, one day I was in the bathroom and
my roommate was in the kitchen right off the bathroom and
I mentioned that I was getting tired of the "ghost" because
it was keeping me up. At that point, a hairbrush lifted off
the dressing table in the bathroom and was hurled across
the room at my head from three feet away. Luckily the
brush didn't strike me. It hit the door right next to my head.
At that point I decided to perform an exorcism. I got

together with my teacher and high priestess, got the ritual,
and performed it. The initial exorcism didn't work. Instead,
it caused the paranormal activity to increase. The day after
the exorcism my roommate and I returned home to find all
the items used in the exorcism toppled over and on the
floor, all the cupboard doors were open, and broken dishes
were all over the kitchen. It was at that point my roommate
and I decided to call in a real necromancer to take care of
the problem and it was the first time I watched someone far
more experienced than I cross a grounded spirit over.
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Once the rite began and the Daemons were invoked,

I noticed that the temperature drop and the energy of the
room changed. The temperature dropped about ten degrees
and the air in the room seemed "charged". The hair on my
arms actually stood on end. Eurynomous was invoked and
asked to literally remove the disruptive spirit from my
home and to send it to the other side. The Daemon literally
"escorted" the spirit off the property and beyond the veil. It
was one of the most powerful rites I've ever witnessed. All
paranormal activity in the house and the grounds
immediately ceased after that. See the rituals in the
Necromantic Ritual Section of the book to find a rite of this
nature.
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The Abbot from the Dance of Death

By Hans Holbein
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Working With
Daemons and
The Dead
I get asked this question a great deal. "How do I
summon a Daemon to help me speak with a deceased loved
one?"
Are you a natural medium? If so, work with any of

the Death Daemons. If you perform a basic ritual in their
honor and give an offering, then, within the prepared ritual
space, use your device or method of choice (a lot of
Necromancers also work with mirrors or astrally), you
should very easily be able to speak with the deceased. This
does seem to be easier to do for those whose medium
abilities aren't as developed around the end of October and
early November when the veil is the thinnest. For those
who are developed mediums your success will depend on
your skill level, your overall health and frame of mind, and
the background vibration. A gate opening may be required.
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See the ritual section of the book for more information

about this.
If you're not a natural medium I would suggest

seeking out a Necromancer and asking them to perform the
task for you. Getting beyond the veil and bringing forth the
right deceased human spirit and imparting the information
can be tricky business for those who don't have a natural
affinity for necromancy. It's a bit more complicated than
just "doing a spell or a ritual" and poof - you can suddenly
speak to the deceased.
Death really is just another state of existence and to

be honest, once a spirit crosses the veil to the other side I
personally don't think they should be asked to come back
unless there is a dire circumstance or their death is very
recent and the living still haven't had closure. Usually when
that happens though, spirits will stick around until they're
sure their loved ones are okay. My deceased grandmother
took two weeks after her death before visiting me and
making what I thought was her final contact. Yet almost a
month later I was given a dream insisting I visit her grave.
Evidently she still wasn't ready to go.
Once again, the general rule about necromancy (i.e.

raising the dead) is don't do it unless you absolutely have to
and you know what you're doing.
Now let's discuss the composition of the

Daemonolatry ritual space ala Necromancy style. I like to
choose four Death Daemons (for me it's usually
Eurynomous, Anubis, Bune, and Babael - and since I'm
not a hard polytheist and I view the Daemonic
archetypically I can work across hierarchies like this
without any fear that the world will end) and invoke one
from each quarter of the ritual circle. Elemental alignment
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isn't necessarily important but you can choose to construct

the circle this way. Personally I work my circle with
Eurynomous to the North, Babael East, Bune South and
Anubis West. Why? I am viewing them as the cycle of life.
Babael is the birth and the child, Bune is the teenager and
father, Anubis is the elder and Eurynomous represents the
final Death. Go around the circle again and the cycle
repeats. There is also the consideration that Babael is the
first realization of Death, Bune is the first realization of
mortality, Anubis is the acceptance of death, and
Eurynomous is the passing. It's just something that works
for me.
To perform the ritual space construction you

approach each point at which you've placed the Daemonic
sigil and you invoke the Daemonic Divine by employing
the ZD sigil and their enns either through vibration or
chanting. I prefer vibration. There's an atmospheric
changing quality about the vibration of enns that appeals to
me and my own personal energy signatures.
Now instead of tracing the ZD sigil in the air, I do

this on the ground over the sigil. Instead of a ritual dagger I
prefer to use an oak wand with a clear quartz crystal at the
end of it. A stave will work in a pinch provided it also is
made of oak and has a quartz crystal in it. I use such
devices as they help me to focus the intent and energy into
the invocation and I've found the concentration facilitates
stronger and faster gate opening. For further information
on ritual constructs and invocation see either The Complete
Book of Demonolatry or The Daemonolater's Guide to
Daemonic Magick (which talks more about ritual
construct). Performing such invocations outdoors is more
powerful. And yes, you can perform it in a graveyard if you
insist, but it's not necessary. Then I move onto the gate
opening and using the gate opening vibrations I've learned,
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I'll open each gate which essentially floods the area with
the Daemonic energy. The portal opens and the session can
begin. (See rituals later in this book for gate opening.)
Below you'll find the ZD invocation symbol. Start

at the arrow, stop at the dot. To learn more about basic
Daemonolatry invocation see The Complete Book of
Demonolatry, The Daemonolater's Guide to Daemonic
Magick, or Demonolatry Rites.
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Preparing for Death

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one
whom we love.
~ Madame de Stael
As human beings we are all slated for death -

eventually. So it's only prudent to discuss death in the most
practical manner possible befitting a magus who uses any
common sense in his approach to magick and consequently
necromancy.
There are essential things we all must consider

when our time comes. Certainly some will say, "Hell with
it, let my family or the State deal with my corpse." And this
section isn't for you. But for those of you who wish your
final wishes to be taken seriously please continue to look
over this chapter for the sake of preparing yourself for
death.
First, there is the matter of funeral arrangements. I

find it prudent to encourage friends and family to write out
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what their wishes are. If you want a pagan funeral

ceremony and your family wants a Catholic one, you may
want to make your wishes known in your will. Of course
you also have to remember that funerals are for the living,
not the dead. You may have wanted a pagan funeral, but a
Catholic funeral may make your family feel better. These
are the types of things one must consider when preparing
for his own eventual demise. Other serious considerations
include burial vs. cremation. Will you buy your headstone
and plot now so when the time comes your family won't
have the unexpected expense? Should you get life
insurance to make sure you don't leave your family with
the expense? Even a cheap, no frills funeral can cost
thousands.
There are also a few documents you'll want to look

into regardless your age.
• Wills
• Living Wills
• DNR Orders
• Organ Donation
Yes, it's a lot. And why have I included it in this

book? For some reason Eurynomous felt it was important
that I at least touch on these subjects otherwise I probably
wouldn't have. A book discussing necromancy should
include a frank discussion of death, shouldn't it? Besides,
leaving nothing behind puts you at risk for the State or a
family member (one you may not like a whole lot) being
put in charge of distributing or getting rid of your assets.
Don't have any assets? Well then that probably

won't apply to you. However, DNR Orders, Organ
Donation, and Living Wills are very important documents
and everyone over the age of twenty-one (possibly even
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eighteen) should have them in order. None of us is

guaranteed another day, after all.
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Prayers for the

Dead
Death is a debt we all must pay.
~ Euripides
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The Final Farewell
Oh dearly departed in death we do seek thee.

By Eurynomous you pass from this world to the next.
I pray for you dearly and now you must leave me
Till we meet again with my labored last breath.
To Protect The Dearly Departed
Bune shall take you through the veil.

And Babael keep your memory sacred.
With Him you will cross the river now
And shall you never be re-awakened.
For A Beloved Pet
May the light of All bless and keep you.

May the Daemonic Divine lead you there.
Back to all that is, with my love.
My beloved pet. Amen.
Another for Pets
Even though this mere creature of Belial was not a man nor
woman, (s)he was my friend and companion in life. Now,
our Lord Eurynomous has taken her soul in peaceful rest.
Thus we lay her to the ground, to the earth from whence
she came. In sorrow we release her and in joy do we
celebrate the dawn of her passing. Blessed are the beasts
for their love in unconditional. Blessed are the beasts for
their judgment lies in truth. Protect and keep her, so be it.
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For a Child
Lord Baalberith, please watch over this little child. (S)he
has come to you in death. As protector of souls, comfort
and guide her to her resting place. May Babael guard her
that no harm shall befall her. A life so young forsaken. We
weep and find comfort in knowing she is now, and ever
shall be among kindred. As her energy was in life so it
returns to its source. Blessed are the children for their
innocence. Blessed is this child. Lord Eurynomous protect
and keep her, so be it.
A Funeral Oration
In darkness there comes a ray of light in the promise of

rebirth foretold by our dark Lords. Hail Eurynomous and
Baalberith. May Babael keep this burial place sacred and
un-soiled. We pray you Lord Eurynomous, for our loved
one's safe passage to Unsere who brings life from the
desolate.
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Funerary Rite
The following ritual has been shared courtesy the OFS and is
from their official Ritus Sacerdotal text, which is the standard text for
priests.
The funeral setting provides a challenge for the

Priest. The entire experience is an opportunity to
communicate the warmth of a loving Satan (Eurynomous,
Baalberith, Babaal) at a time of grief and pain. Preparation
is a necessity. The conducting of a funeral is the most
solemn of occasions and it requires the sincere attentions of
the Priest to the grieving family members. If the Priest
knows the family, it would be appropriate for the Priest to
talk with family members to ask each one if there is
anything special that they would like said. Usually one
family member or friend assumes the responsibility for the
planning for the ceremony and services.
When death comes, the Priest becomes a central

figure in bringing comfort and hope to the sorrowing. The
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examples here are for funeral chapel and graveside

ceremonies.
Emphasis should be upon the need to set minds

upon the eternal truths of the Daemonic Divine rather
than the mortal remains of the person. A brief message
or a lesson from Group Scripture as part of the service
will help to fulfill this need. Choose something of
significance to the loved ones.
Those who perform funerary rites should conduct

themselves professionally and proudly as a representative
of the Daemonic, the culture and the community of
believers according to the Faith. Not all funerals are
religious in nature and the Necromantic Priest should be
prepared to offer a civil ceremony without references to
Satan or any particular belief system. The decision of the
family, Demonolators or not, must be honored as this is a
one-time event and the memory that remains must prevail
positively in the Priest's benefit.
The first aspect that arises in the funeral experience

is the availability of the Priest to the family for pastoral
care and the ceremony itself. Death does not occur on a
schedule. Those necromancers who offer their services to a
community must be available at a moment's notice.
This adds to the importance of the Priest planning

well and being prepared to call into being the presence of
Satan to comfort the family and friends. Depending upon
how "religious" the family wishes the ceremony to be, the
Priest should be prepared to deliver a message of Satan's
love and hope or to equally well deliver a message of
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understanding and hope for those families not wishing to

have a religious-oriented service.
Some families may wish to have a civil type

ceremony where the religious aspects are not dwelt upon.
In these types of ceremonies the aspects of comforting,
love, concern, well-being of the surviving family members
and friends are to be taken note of. It is appropriate for civil
ceremonies to focus upon the lifetime achievements and
community involvement of the deceased. Simply removing
the words Satan, Lucifer, any Daemonic Names and Amen
may be sufficient to the family to be absent from a religious
tone. Still the focus of the ceremony is to provide comfort
and a caring attitude to the family and friends attending. A
Priest may be called upon for a Committal ceremony at the
graveside for the purposes of the customs and tradition of
the culture. Oftentimes there is a component of a military
salute to the deceased.
Even families that are not grouped, oftentimes they

become warmly disposed to religion at special events in
life; birth, baptism, marriage and death. An aspect of the
"oneness" or of the "eternal" essence is felt at these
particular times in life and Satan is called upon for
guidance, strength, understanding and comfort. If a family
is not grouped and wishes a civil or humanistic service, it is
the responsibility of the Priest to provide that type of
ceremony with aspects of religion left out. Remember
always that funerals are for the living not for the deceased
and that the needs of the bereaved are utmost.
The Priest is important to the ceremony and to the
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cultural aspects of how we care for our deceased. In

addition, the Priest is important as being a comforting soul
to the family and friends. The Priest presides over the
ceremony and is directly responsible for the well
programmed and carried out ceremony.
Oftentimes it is requested that either a family

member or close friend to give a EULOGY, which is a
short talk of remembrance of the individual. There is no
question of "appropriate or inappropriate" because the
ceremony is for the living and anything that is requested by
the family should be accommodated by the Priest. A eulogy
does not have to be solemn and can contain gentle humor
that assists in the remembrance of the individual.
Not so strangely it does seem odd for a

Demonolatry funeral rite to take place in a
crematorium/funeral home chapel (even though this has
been known to occasionally happen) so most rites are done
at a family home after the cremation or at the gravesite.
I was asked by one of my beta readers if the

funerary rite serves to help the dead sever ties with the
living so they can pass on. My answer to this is, not really.
For the most part, most spirits don't have any problems
passing or crossing over. Some spirits may stick around to
see their loved ones off in their own way. This ritual really
serves the purpose of comforting the living. Now some will
tell you that the farewells, once burnt, will be taken to the
afterlife with the deceased, but it's my personal belief
(based on what I've been told by the spirits themselves)
that spirits can see things clearer from where they are and
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they know how their loved ones feel and what they think.
It's amazing how things look from that side of the fence.
Feel free to modify the following rite to reflect your

personal pantheon or the pantheon of the deceased.
The circle is constructed as always (for necromantic

priests this will include all the Death Daemons being
worked with). Selected items of the deceased are taken to
the altar along with the urn. Eurynomous, Baalberith, and
Babael are invited to preside during the rite. In a large bowl
the deceased's items are placed. Each of the family
members and friends write their farewells prior to the rite
and bring them with them to burn during the ceremony.
Traditionally, most of the rite is done in silence to allow the
mourners to reflect and mourn.
Each note/farewell is taken and burnt to ash and

poured over the items, which will be buried or entombed
with the ashes of the deceased. As each piece of paper is
burnt the priest(ess) says: "By Flereous your spirit is
lifted. Sanctified in the sacred flames you shall rise."
The incense is lit and waved over the altar. "By

Lucifer your spirit settles softly to return to Belial."
Sand is poured into the bowl until everything is

covered. "By Belial you become one with him. His
ground, now desolate and seemingly barren, shall
rebirth you."
Over that a chalice of consecrated water is poured.

"By Leviathan your spirit is rebirthed in the elements."
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The sigil of the Patron/Matron Demon is traced with

the ritual dagger over the bowl. "May [patron/matron
name] guide you and keep you."
"In the name of our Lord Satan it is done. We bid you

farewell our brother/sister [name]."
Eulogies are done at this time if needed. The
Priest(ess), assistants, and family members all take the urn
and the bowl to the cemetery or burial place and entomb or
bury the urn with the contents of the bowl and seal it. The
outside of the tomb is anointed with the appropriate oleums
and sigils.
Note that the Daemonic names used above CAN be

changed to reflect your personal pantheon.
Appropriate Prayers for Funerals
Father Satan, we come today as people whose lives

have been abruptly changed by the death of one whom we
deeply love. This change has brought confusion, anger,
loneliness, fear, and doubt. In the midst of these varied
emotions, we long for peace and for endurance. We want
to feel Your presence. Eurynomous, may the memories of
precious moments shared sustain us in this time of grief.
May those times of laughter and crying, joy and sorrow,
energy and fatigue, conflict and peace, which mark our
history with this beloved individual be the foundation of
hope which sends us into tomorrow.
Our Daemonic Father, at a time when we are

acutely aware of the death of a loved one, we thank You for
Your living presence with us. Your unfailing
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companionship with us gives us comfort for today and

courage for tomorrow.
Now may Satan, of hope, fill you with all joy and
peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the
power of the The Ether of All that Is.
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Parting the Veil

There are several methods for parting the veil. The
first is relatively generic and is similar to any gate or portal
opening ritual. After all, you're simply opening a gateway
to another realm. It's the same concept.
For necromancy, parting the veil is a way of getting

more direct contact. Open portals to the realm you're
working with can funnel massive amounts of energy into a
ritual working. Which in turn makes it easier to
communicate with the spirits of the dead.
Regardless your purpose for opening a portal,

whether necromantic or other, you must always be sure to
close the portal once you've finished with it. Never leave a
gaping hole leading to another world because you will open
your ritual space to anything passing through. I've known
people who opened portals, never closed them and who
were later sorry they did because they weren't able to later
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close them. These people experienced severe and terrifying

supernatural phenomena. See closing for more information.
To Part the Veil
Invoke the Daemonic Death Daemons you're

working with via their Enns, above and below, then conjure
the image of the shadowed plane. Imagine the barrier
between worlds thinning out. Make sure you are forcing
your energy toward this task and NOT internalizing it, or
you could end up accidentally opening yourself up to
possession (non-Daemonic), imbalance, and illness. Using
the ritual blade, gently slice through the veil between this
world and the next. Imagine the portal opening. At this
point you should be able to feel the open portal. It will be
cool and cause the air to move slightly as if a soft breeze is
present. You may even experience a cold burst of air or a
quick wind. Some may even be able to see the portal.
The Second Method
Do the above but when approaching each quadrant

of the ritual space place your forearms together. Vibrate
"On naCd' or "AnAf
...While pulling your forearms apart as if opening a

door. The action and the vibration further thins the veil. If
you want a very thin veil, for twenty-four hours continue to
do the parting ritual every two to four hours. The duration
work continues to thin the veil in such a way that you may
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even get physical manifestation in the forms of

shadows/shades or apparitions.
To close the portal when finished, follow the

instructions that come next.
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Closing the Veil
Closing the veil is a very similar process to closing

an astral portal. After all, you're essentially doing the
almost exact same thing. You're sealing a portal from this
realm to the next. Most people may not realize that
sometimes supernatural activity is a direct result of a left
open portal to the other side. Some people actually open
portals without realizing they do it. So the first step to
closing a portal is for the necromancer to learn to identify
one that's open. Do not use this ritual lightly. It is very
strong and is meant to close giant, gaping holes that lead
from the physical realm to the realm of the dead. The
reason you'd want to close a portal is usually because of
the metaphysical havoc including hauntings and poltergeist
activity that open portals often encourage.
Signs of Open Portal Activity:
• A place where more than one entity or spirit dwells.

• Poltergeist activity
• Inanimate objects moving on their own.
• Disembodied voices
• Physical harassment of physical beings by
otherworldly ones.
• Feelings of severe dread (check for high EMF and
bad wiring first) or panic
• All of this centered around a single location (i.e.
one spot).
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• You will actually be able to feel the swirling energy

of an open portal. It will push against you from up
to ten feet from the actual opening epicenter.
Sure, this could also be a standard haunting.

However, you'll know if it is just a haunting if the closing
ritual doesn't work. In which case you might move onto a
full out banishing or space cleansing ritual. A Daemonic
exorcism (not to exorcise Daemons, but rather human and
"other" spirits) as a last resort. For all intents and
purposes, this ritual should be performed by gate keepers
(preferred), walkers (second choice) or lastly - adepts. Gate
keepers are actually people who live their entire lives in the
presence of portals and understand their contents quite
intimately. They are actually attracted to portals and will
find themselves in the presence of one most their lives.
Walkers (people who live between worlds) are people who
can exist in a portal environment comfortably and are
equally comfortable in both the astral and the physical
realms. Finally, the adept being someone who can tell a
portal from your standard haunting and can work successful
magick to close it. Beginners and intermediate magicians
can perform this ritual, it just may not properly work if you
are not adept with energy work. Necromancers can fall
into any of these categories.
This ritual works in three parts. First - you banish

everything back into the portal via fumigation. Don't worry
- Demons do not use the same portals as the dead to enter
this world so you will not offend them. Second you'll be
closing the portal and sealing it via energy fusing, and
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finally, you'll perform a second fumigation to make sure

you remove everything from the space.
So first you'll want to make the initial fumigation

incense. The fumigation incense consists of a simple blend
of equal parts of white sandalwood and frankincense
(crushed if possible). You will need one of those incense
burners on a chain so you can swing it around. Swinging
the incense clockwise, fumigate the entire area surrounding
the portal paying special attention to areas with heavy
activity (this may be a specific room in a house if that's
where the portal is). While doing this, recite the incantation
(with FORCE and conviction!) for sending all things back
into the portal:
"In the name of Eurynomous [or your preferred

Daemonic Force of Death] I send you back from whence
you came! You are not welcome here! Leave us in
peace!"
You may also vibrate the Enns of the Death

Demons you're working with. This demonic energy will
naturally deter and abolish the energy of lesser spirits.
Now - don't stop here or you could end up with

more problems. Sometimes this ritual pisses off the angry
spirits who were used to coming and going through an open
portal. You may experience, at first, increased activity
(especially if the rest of the ritual is not performed properly
or the person performing it doesn't have the necessary
"ability" to close the portal). You may have to re-do the
entire ritual a second time. Don't be surprised if everything
you used in the ritual turns up missing or is scattered
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around the house as if it was thrown in anger. If this

happens - lather, rinse, repeat.
Now comes the part where the astral portal is fused.

The person performing the fusing should, in the very least,
be able to feel the portal. Someone who can actually 'see'
the portal is even better (and your results are more apt to be
successful). If you must, you can travel to the astral to
perform this part of the ritual. In your mind's eye, see the
portal opening. Using your own energy, encompass the
portal and begin squeezing it shut, matching end to end.
Once you bring all the edges together, use your own energy
(you may invoke Daemonic force in Lucifuge Rofocal or
Amducius using their Enns in order to draw from an
outside energy source) to fuse the ends together, thus
shutting the portal. As a final fusing, I like to add a "patch"
over the opening in the form of a brilliant purple light that
covers where the opening once was.
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Seance
Communicate with Spirits
Workings of Necromancy can be, by far, some of

the most dangerous workings out there because some spirits
(notice I say 'some') are strong enough to cause the
magician harm. If you are using a ouija to contact the dead,
be sure you have a strong banishing ritual handy just in
case things get out of hand. See the divination section of
this book to learn what to do if a nasty spirit attaches itself
to your board and won't leave. Now onto communication
with the dead. One way to keep oneself 'safe' from harm
during a session of necromancy is to work with the
Daemons Ba'alberith, Baba'al, or Eurynomous/Euronymous
in a structured ritual space. You may invoke them in a
triangle if you wish, or in conjunction with the elements in
an elemental circle construct if you imbalance easily. Use
their Enns to invoke them as is standard in Demonolatry
rites.
First, you need to make a Tincture of Ba'alberith

(Mullein Tincture). You can use a spagyric tincture making
method (described in The Daemonolater's Guide to
Daemonic Magick) using the mullein leaves, or you can
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simply put Mullein leaves in some vodka and let them steep
in a dark container for about a week. One part Mullein to
two parts alcohol should do it. This tincture will be used to
anoint the divination device and your third eye and wrist
pulse points.
Keep your divination/communication device in your

prepared ritual space. You should prepare your divination
devices beforehand. Do not use divination devices
dedicated specifically to Daemonic communication as
human spirits cannot be channeled through them once they
are consecrated to Daemonic communication. So keep your
regular and Demonic devices separate. Your regular
devices should be cleaned regularly. The Demonic ones
won't need cleansing as frequently if at all.
There is no standard method to necessarily call forth

a spirit of the dead. Most necromancers are natural
mediums by their very nature and can contact the dead
simply by calling on who they want to speak to such as:
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I call upon you [departed's name] to come forth and
speak with me/us! "
Note that not being specific in who you're calling is

more likely to lead to something nasty attaching itself to
your communication device.
Some people say that timing for necromancy is very

important. Three a.m. is allegedly when the veil between
the worlds is said to be thinnest. Others insist that October
31 - November 1 is the best time of year to contact the
dead. The reality is that if your medium is strong enough -
(s)he should be able to perform a necromantic working at
any time. For those who are still feeling their way around
their own mediumship abilities, look up hourly and
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planetary correspondences and apply them to the timing of

your necromantic work to see if it enhances your results.
I've been asked by numerous people if holding

hands and contacting the dead is an accurate ritual. The
truth is I've never seen a rite of necromancy performed that
way except in movies. I've also seen such rites described in
some old school divination and necromancy books. I see no
reason why this particular method cannot be experimented
with when performing a session.
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Crossing Rite
Passage (To Help a Spirit Cross Over)
This ritual is specifically to help a "stranded" or

resistant human spirit cross over. This can happen if the
death is a suicide, violent, or sudden and unexpected. Or if
the spirit just wasn't ready to cross. Keep in mind that not
all trapped spirits will haunt a place or produce paranormal
activity. However, a medium may still feel their presence.
This particular passage ritual is a very gentle nudging to the
other side. For a more forcible ritual (usually needed with
more resistant or negative spirits), use an actual banishing
or cleansing or contact the clergy for help. Additionally -
you can modify this ritual to something stronger of your
own devise.
Within a ritual space wherein is invoked Ba'alberith

and Eurynomous/Euronymous by employing their enns. All
those participating will carry with them one white candle
and one black candle anointed with a Eurynomous oleum.
The medium should be an adept magician. The medium
should make contact with the spirit.
After the Daemonic forces are invoked, the medium

should be able to see them. (S)He should then say,
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"Come close to me as I lead you to Eurynomous so that he

can guide you to the other side."
The astral portal to the death realm is opened with

the ZD and the invocative Enn, "Asee Cha On Ca
Ba'alberith. Anat EurynomousI"
Those present repeat, "Asee Cha On Ca Ba'alberith.

Anat Eurynomous!"
The medium raises her hands above her head,

" Cross over and be at peace."
Those present repeat, "Cross over and be at

peace."
Once the spirit crosses the portal is sealed (see

portal closing for more information). The white and black
candles are left in honor of the recently departed dead at the
closed portal and left to burn down. The Daemonic is not
asked to leave but allowed to depart in its own time.
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Attunement Rite
The following ritual is an attunement with the Death
Energy and is actually quite simple to perform. It can be
done within the triangle ritual construct mentioned in an
earlier chapter. Sit within the triangle with your arms
crossed over your chest and vibrate the Enn of the
Daemonic force you want to attune yourself to. (You can
chant, but vibration has a stronger effect.) If you are not
getting the desired result with your arms over your chest,
place your forearms on your thighs, palms facing upward.
Remember that the Daemons of death are the embodiment
of that death energy you are seeking to commune with. Do
this for as long as you are able and close the ritual,
thanking all Daemons that you invoke for the attunement.
This alleviates your need to sit in graveyards to do this.
Remember? I said you wouldn't have to lurk in graveyards.
That said, if you are the type who likes to hang out
in cemeteries soaking in all that death energy, you can
attune yourself there as well. Find a quiet spot, close your
eyes, and feel the vibration move through you.
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Some mediums may find this latter method

particularly intense and may not be able to handle this type
of attunement if they are too sensitive to the current. This
does not mean you are weak or unable to handle death. On
the contrary, it actually means you have a stronger
connection to it. There are those who will disagree with my
stance on this, and that's okay.
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Honoring the Dead

This is a rite for honoring the dead. Use the triangle
ritual construct invoking the Daemonic forces you wish to
work with. Part the veil if and only if you wish to perform a
communication session (otherwise don't). Place upon the
altar a photo of the deceased.
On a piece of parchment, write all your loving

hopes and prayers for your loved one. Feel free to seal it
with a drop of your blood in honor of those you are
honoring. Burn this in the offering bowl. Light a prayer
candle and say any relevant prayers.
Perform your necromancy. Close the ritual as usual.

Allow the prayer candle to burn for as long as you wish. M.
Delaney had this bit of advice to offer: Prayer candles are
often burnt for seven, fourteen, or twenty one days. Each
candle (white or black) is inscribed with the name of the
deceased and the sigil of the Daemonic force invoked to
guide the spirit on the other side.
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The Amulet
of Death
Courtesy B. Morlan
This amulet helps one to connect to the death

energy easier.
Using clay or wood, cut out a disc. Then carve the

sigil of death (literally a sigil of the word "Death") onto it.
Anoint with your blood, and wear or carry for a

month before attempting to connect to the energy.
Each day, hold it in your hands, charging it with

your intent, saying: "Manus intra obligo me tibi. Mors
ades!" which means, "Within my hands, I bind myself to
thee, Death come to me!"
After the month it should be sufficiently charged

and only worn when you are going to use it, or need some
changes to happen in your life.
When not in use, put it in a piece of black cloth and

place it under your altar close to the earth.
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Changes &
Starting Over
Changes can sometimes be a scary thing, as can
starting over in a new place, new job, or in absence of a
spouse or friendship that you've grown accustomed to. A
particular ritual that caught my eye years ago and has been
something I use often is the following:
Take a white clay pot and paint the sigil of Anubis

on it. Anytime you feel afraid, confused or worried, write
your concern on a piece of paper and toss it in the pot.
Once a month, in company of Anubis, open the pot and pull
out the papers one by one and read them aloud. Then, after
you read each one state firmly, "I am strong and I will
overcome this!" Then burn it in the offering bowl. Do this
until all the papers are gone. Depending how much fear
you're feeling you may choose to perform this working
once a week, every other week, or even monthly.
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Coping Rituals
Personal Rituals to Accept and Move Past Death
I asked a large group of people to share things that have

helped them get through grief of Death and Change. Here is
a smattering of some of the personal rituals people have
used.
Q.
Write a letter to the deceased person. Write down your

feelings (including anger and grief) and tell them how
much you loved them. Write down any unanswered
questions you had, and all the things you wanted to say but
never did. You can either rip up the letter, bury it, burn it,
throw it away, or simply pop it in the mail box with no
address. Some people say this exercise helps to lift a lot of
the guilt/grief/unhappiness as it releases a lot of emotions.
Others put memorial plaques on benches or trees that can

be visited by grieving loved ones. A sacred space outside
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the cemetery so-to-speak where they can feel a closeness

with that person.
Some choose to make DVD's or recordings with pictures of

the deceased, and/or appropriate music to remember their
loved one.
One woman said after her sister passed, she visited a beach
her sister had always wanted to go to, and spread her ashes
there. She said she hoped one of her loved ones would do
the things she never got to do in her honor when she
passed. Please note you do have to be careful of this. In
most places the spreading of human ashes is prohibited and
illegal.
Another woman said she and her sisters made a pledge that
every time they went past the funeral home they would put
their hands over their hearts and remember their
grandmother. She said that helped her to remember and
honor her grandmother.
Someone of Norse heritage said, "When a blood member of

the clan dies, someone (Usually a young man but it can be
a female too) is picked out before the funeral to be a
"waiter" (one who waits). After the funeral is done this
person is to go to a high point near the grave and wait there
until the graveyard workers come and fill in the grave.
Then they are to report back to the closest family members
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of the deceased that the deceased is on their way to

Valhalla. Some old stories about this practice is that when
members of the Norse clan were buried at sea or on water
that someone would be sent to keep watch over the burning
ship to ensure that the body and their things went to the
bottom of the sea and that no one tried to sneak up to it and
steal anything before it sank. It is now a tradition that is
carried on in my family but I have never seen it anywhere
else."
Other people talked about fire rituals, burning things

belonging to the person lost in order to symbolically let go.
Others still discussed making memory amulets for them to
remember their loved ones by.
And finally - one respondent made it a point to remind us

all, and wisely so, that no ritual for remembrance or to help
us let go should ever hold us back from living. So
sometimes it's better to let go of a ritual if it isn't helping
you move on.
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Coping with the Loss of a Friend or Lover

(by death of the friendship or relationship)
Loss of a relationship can be just as life changing as

death of a loved one. We've all lost a good friend to a
relationship gone bad. It's the nature of living. We still
experience the stages of grief. Even in this particular
instance we can use ritual to help us cope with, and move
past a loss. Like with all death, the loss will always leave a
scar.
The problem with this particular metaphoric death

is that some people get stuck in the anger stage for months,
even years at a time and can't move past the loss. These
people end up living their lives obsessed with ex-friends
and lovers (now enemies) and spend all their time
obsessing over what these exes are doing. So much so that
they forget to live their own lives. In instances like this -
the Daemons of Death can be particularly useful to help us
learn how to move forward and past the change.
I know, it's tempting, in your grief, to want to pull

out the execration magick, but before you go there, hear me
out. I've been on both sides of this fence. I've been the
person who got dumped and I've been the person who
dumped the other person. I've had the obsessive ex-friend
spend years worrying about me and what I'm doing,
thinking my every waking moment was spent cursing and
thinking about her. Of course this was only true in this
person's mind. So while my ex was obsessing over what I
was doing, I was actually living my life and doing. The
only person who got anything out of the years my ex spent
obsessing over me was me. The ex simply fell into
depression and headed into a downward, self-destructive
spiral. Since we have mutual friends I'm often told how my
ex is doing, but I dare not contact the ex for reasons of my
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own. Not to mention the ex still has it in her head that I

destroyed her life by my mere exclusion of her from my
life. There's a reason some relationships have to die. Some
just aren't meant to be. This can include friendship and not
just romantic relationships. So always consider this when
you're trying to get over a particularly painful loss.
Sometimes you're just better off without the relationship.
To release yourself from the toxicity of this loss, here is the
following rite.
The Rite of Release
Invoke the Daemons of Death into your ritual space.

On a piece of parchment write your name and the person
you wish to be detached from.
Then on another parchment write the following:
I, [your name], do hereby remove [their name] from my

life! You will not hold me back. I will move on and so
will you. The Daemons of Death [or insert Daemonic
names directly] have severed our ties and our
relationship is dead. I have no more use for you! I will
rise as the Phoenix from the flames of our bitter end. I
will rise. I will rise. I will rise! I release you! I release
you! I release you!
Now read this aloud. Read it in a strong and vibrant

voice. Read it over a second or third time if you wish.
Now say over it, "I release you, in the name of

[Daemonic force you invoked]. You are no longer a part
of my life."
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Now allow the flames to consume the parchment.
Next, pick up the parchment with your name and

their name upon it. Tear it in half saying, "I have ripped
our relationship asunder. It is no more!"
Burn your name in the flames. Keep the parchment

side with their name on it for later.
Close the ritual.
Next go outside, or to a graveyard if you must, and

bury the parchment with their name on it.
Now walk away and let it go. Never revisit the

graves of magick like this or you will only cause torture
within yourself.
This is preferable to cursing because it's actually a

more adult way to deal with the pain of loss of a friendship
or intimate relationship. Save the energy you use on
execration for those who really deserve it. Being angry just
because someone no longer wanted to be your friend or
lover is no reason to curse.
For those of you wanting execration magick check

out both The Complete Book of Demonolatry or the
thorough section in The Daemonolater's Guide to
Daemonic Magick. I see no need to repeat any of that here.
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Banishing Ritual
The following banishing ritual was taken from an actual Daemonolatry
Ritus Sacerdotal, courtesy of OFS and should ONLY be used when a
spirit won't cross or there is haunting or poltergeist activity.
Banishment can be used to clear a space, object, or

person of negative energies, or it can be used to remove
negative spirits and vibrations from a place. In a sense, this
is the Demonolatry version of an exorcism. Sometimes
non-demonic spirits or negative residual energies can
wreak havoc and cause a continued haunting or poltergeist
situation. If the spirit or vibration becomes violent - a
banishment must be performed.
You must always have the homeowner's permission

before performing a rite like this for someone else. But
chances are if you are performing such a rite - you have
been asked to do so by someone else. First off, explain to
the person, object owner, or homeowner what you will be
doing and make sure they agree to it. Also explain that if
you find an angry Demon to be the reason for the
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disturbance, that you will not perform the rite (as it would
be disrespectful).
If there is anything in this ritual you don't

understand, please see any of the other available
Demonolatry books including The Complete Book of
Demonolatry or The Daemonolater's Guide to Daemonic
Magick as it is assumed the reader is already versed in the
methods of Daemonolatry ritual constructs and Enns of
other Daemonic forces not mentioned in this book.
The Demons Called Upon via Enn:

• Satan, Amducious, and Eurynomous.
Start the rite by mixing together the salt and water

and blessing it via Leviathan and Belial. Using a dagger
wet with the blessed salt and water (dip into the cup before
each invocation), go into each room and invoke all the
elementals, Satan, Amducious, and Eurynomous. After
each invocation say: (Demon Name) Please remove this
negative energy/presence from this place.
Using a banishment incense enter each room and

call out - "Be Gone in the names of Satan, Amducious,
and Eurynomous. Go back from whence you came! You
may no longer dwell here and if you persist, I call upon
Eurynomous to physically remove you!"
When this step is done, use an oleum of Satan and

draw the proper sigil of Satan or the DZ above each door
and window saying, "I consecrate this home in the name
of Satan and the Divinities."
If the home is a single, detached house and you can

walk around it and bless the outside of the house as well.
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Pay special attention to rooms where occurrences

have taken place. Burn incense and black candles in those
areas (supervised) and recite prayers in the infected areas.
For objects that seem to be linked with a negative

energy, bury them in salt for 24 hours, and consecrate them
properly afterward.
For infected Ouija boards that have not been

properly prepared, they must be burned and the ashes
spread into running water unless the board will be
immediately prepared and used for Demonic workings.
For persons, anoint the forehead, temples, wrists,

and ankles. Have them drink a full glass of water then go
into a meditative rite for elemental balancing.
For infected places, attempt to get recordings and

pictures in infected areas (contact paranormal investigators
if needed) before performing the Banishment. You might
better be able to know what you're dealing with.
You don't want to accidentally dispel an angry

Demon with this rite if one has entered a non-
Demonolator household. Chances are you can get a
Demon to leave a home if you simply go into ascension and
communicate with it. If the demon refuses to leave, you
might try to find out why, and if absolutely necessary, ask
Satan to talk to the demon and get him/her to leave. This
might be the case if you're dealing with persons who
practice ceremonial magick or if you are in a house or place
where someone has performed ceremonial magick. An
angry demon might behave like an upset spirit just to screw
with the magician. In instances like this, if the persons are
practicing ceremonial magick, you might suggest they stop
using evocation because they're pissing off Demons.
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If the person refuses to comply, and the Demon

refuses to leave, don't attempt to do anything else. Simply
leave.
Trust your intuition. You might be able to tell if it is

a Demon, residual energy, or spirit energy you're dealing
with right off. A quick jump into ascension in an infected
area should tell you.
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Deathly Herbals
Here are a few Deathly Herbals for your use and pleasure.
These particular plants are often associated with
necromancy for some reason or another. See later in the
chapter for recipes.
Balm of Gilead (Jupiter) - Consecration, Necromancy,

Divination, Love Magick
Frankincense - Banishing and purification
Licorice Root. (Mercury) - Lust, Passion, Fidelity,

Necromancy
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Mandrake - While mandrake is traditionally an

aphrodisiac some necromantic formulas call for it. I only
suspect this is because legend has it that mandrake
uprooted from the earth lets out a death cry. Taking that a
step further, the orgasm has been referred to as the small
death. So this is the connection I'm making from it. Of
course I also found this bit of lore, "The Devil regarded the plant
with great favour; therefore it was associated with underground demons
and other supernatural powers, and highly prized as the roots were for
their magical properties, their unearthing was considered a very
perilous undertaking. It necessitated a magical procedure, which was
usually enacted at sunset, but occasionally in the dead of night. First,
the earth was loosened for mechanical reasons, then, with the point of a
two-edged sword that had never drawn blood, three circles were
scratched around the plant. The magical significance attending the
latter act was to prevent the demons rising with the root." Excerpted
from The Mandrake by A. Roe I am told in this instance, by my
dear friend Brid Delaney who is an avid herbalist, that the
Daemonolater does not circle the plant three times before
pulling it. Instead, the ZD invocation is drawn above it as
the Enn for an appropriate Daemon (congruent to the
purpose the mandrake will be used for) is vibrated during
the process of extracting the root.
Mistletoe (Sun) - Protection, Love, Fertility, Healing,

Necromancy
Monkshood* (Saturn) - Hecate Magick, Necromancy,

Astral Work, Execration Magick
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Mullein - Mullein is often called "Graveyard Dirt" and is

said to increase necromantic ability. Drink in a tea before
divination or sessions of necromancy for best results. Use
honey with it otherwise it's kind of nasty.
Sulfur (Fire) - Protection, Execration Magick,

Necromancy
White Sandalwood (Mercury) - Protection, Healing,

Purification, Consecration, Necromancy
Wormwood, Organic* (Mars) - Execration Magick,

Psychic Development, Necromancy, Protection, Love,
Transformation
Yew (Saturn) - Necromancy, Hecate Magick, Astral

Work, Execration Magick, Increases Magickal Potency
* D o N O T TAKE INTERNALLY! POISONOUS
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Recipes
Baalberith Incense/Oleum - Coltsfoot, Saffron, Pau de

Arco, Devils Claw, Frankincense, Solomon's Seal
Conjuring Incense - Mugwort, Wormwood, Lavender, 1

grain crushed Frankincense
Dead Gathering Incense - 1 part Pepperwort, 1 part Red

Storax, two drops Musk oil, 1 pinch Saffron
Eurynomous Incense/Oleum - Cumin, Poppy, Juniper,

Mandrake, Hibiscus
Exorcism/Purification - Garlic and Frankincense
Hecate Incense - 2 parts Copal, 2 parts Sandalwood, 1 lA

parts Orris root, 1 part Rose Petals or Rose Essential Oil, 1
part Cubeb Berries, Vi part Spikenard , lA part Nutmeg
(optional) Courtesy B. Morlan
Mars Incense - 2 parts Galangal, 1 part Clove, a pinch

Black Pepper, 1 part Coriander , 112 part Basil
New Beginning - 3 parts Catnip, 2 parts Orris Root, 7 parts

Chamomile, 4-5 parts Damiana, 1 part Sandalwood, 4 parts
Hops
Purification - 1 pinch salt, 5 parts Frankincense, 5 parts

Myrrh, 6 parts blessed Thistle, 4 parts Powdered Garlic, 3
parts Benzoin Gun, 3 parts Rosemary, 2 parts Solomon's
Seal, 2 parts Gum Arabic, Vi parts charcoal or salt peter
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Saturn Incense - 2 parts Sandalwood, 2 parts Myrrh, 1 part

Dittany of Crete, two drops Cypress oil, two drops
Patchouli oil
Scorpio Incense (to heighten psychic ability) - 2 parts

Frankincense, 1 part Galangal, 1 pinch Pine resin
Spirit Guide Incense - Mullein, Rue, Sage, Bay
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Honoring Death

The Arte of Daemonolatry

Honoring Death: The Arte of Daemonolatry Necromancy ©

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The Arte of Necromancy - 1

Like usual a good number of people helped me with

I'd also like to thank B. Morlan for offering a great

And finally, I'd like to thank my editor, Brad, who

I say true necromancy as not all

It's also important to point out that the dead

Also - beware of becoming emotionally or

And finally, necromancy should not be

I am not responsible for what happens to

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,

We passed the school\ where children strove

Or rather, he passed us;

We paused before a house that seemed

Dear Reader, I have included my favorite poem by Emily

Necromancy is a topic that either draws the curious

Literally, the word means to communicate with the

with anyone who allegedly practiced magick including

This is not the case. Most certainly those who

I'm not going to start this book by giving you a

First let me start at the beginning. When I was very

generations. Each generation has tales to impart. From my

It was this last experience that caused me to begin

I haven't told a lot of people this story simply

Then, in the mid-nineties something happened. On

I began having vivid, morbid dreams about dead

I tried working through the fear. I really did. I

because in my mind's eye, I could actually see the shadows

Finally deciding I needed to do something, 1 began

What I'm most ashamed of is that / had the

So now let me tell you what Demonolatry

Demonolatry/Daemonolatry is the worship of

This book will not require you to lurk in graveyards,

I also won't tell you to procure or create a hand of

You also won't find curses (execration) in this

Instead, what you'll find in this book are methods

I do believe you do need to have some natural talent

Mediums are able to:

1. See or feel the dead.

We call them mediums because they are mediators

A. Some people are just born with it and don't remember a

B. Some mediums may seem psychic. Being especially

C. Some people may have an experience here or there and

D. Sometimes the ability is triggered by a traumatic event

I have run across numerous self-professed

All highly successful necromancers are mediums.

1. You've seen a spirit leave a dying body.

Now this doesn't mean you see the dead around

the person, the more apt they are to be open to the

When can necromancy be performed?

Some believe the most potent necromancy can only

Some other considerations may include planetary