First experience with Marbas(Goetia)

I recently decided I'd summon the Great President Marbas to help me with a health issue that I've discovered a few years ago. He's said to be able to cause and cure diseases, change men into 'other shapes', teach mechanical arts, and answer questions on hidden things.
It happens that, to be fully healed, I'd have to go through seven months of treatment with a quite aggressive drug - even though my doctor have claimed it to be harmful to our health only when the dosage is wrong, I don't completely trust what doctors say these days, nor their abilities - that could damage my liver and kidneys and many dietary restrictions, which is awful.
As I had been thinking about doing this for quite some time and randomly read about Marbas over the course of two or three months, I didn't really researched about him. I spent a few minutes meditating on his seal for two days, asking him to reveal what would be a good offer to him and a good way to communicate with him. On the third day I did a Middle Pilar Ritual followed by the Qabalistic Cross and a *banishing before I actually meditated on the seal and asked again the same things.
I felt a strong and dense energy in the room. The energy wasn't static, it moved like in waves. It was in physical contact with me and at a certain time I felt like he was touching the back of my neck. I then heard in my mind that I should draw the seal by hand, which I did soon after this.
When I woke up the next morning the first though that came to my mind was to ask Marbas to concentrate that dense energy on one of my hands as a way to answer yes or no questions (right for yes, left for no) - as I'd never have thought of doing something like this, I knew it was his answer.
At night I invoked him using the hand drawn seal. Now the energy was calmer and less dense, but still remarkable and intense. I don't really remember what I asked him, but it wasn't much. I remember asking him if I could call him again when I had formulated good questions to ask him, if my offer was good enough for what I'm asking, and if I should keep the seal with me until I'm fully healed. He allowed me to call him again, the offer was enough and the seal could be thrown away. Before I ended the ritual, I heard in my mind that I should also share this working and results even before I had actual success, which I agreed upon.
I've already seem a slight improvement in my condition and I have the feeling that once I finish this post the real results of this working will start to manifest.

After this experience, I remembered reading an evocation narrative where the conjurer talks about Marbas' sense of humor. It seems that, even though he could communicate with me through my mind, he wanted to play a game (the energy thing). Later I found more stories about Marbas having a great sense of humor.

*I always use the banishing contained on Damon brand's Magickal Protection since it's pretty simple and effective.

You can learn how to summon Marbas and pretty much any daemon through these books:

New Goetian Power Chants - If you know The Miracle of The New Avatar Power, you're already familiarized with the system contained in this book. It's simple and effective;

Goetian Pyramid Power - Another interesting and effective system to make contact with these great Daemons.

He also has a book on Marbas specifically, which I don't own and have never read, but his stuff always works for me, so I recommend it anyway. It's called The Healing Rite of Marbas.

I'd also recommend Rufus Opus' A Modern Goetic Grimoire, but I don't know where you can get it nowadays, so I'm linking to his blog and there you can find a way to contact him if you really want it.

I hope you enjoyed reading. If you have anything to add or any questions, please leave a comment.

First workings with Astaroth(Goetia)

My first experience with Astaroth happened quite recently. It was an amazing experience and she delivered more than I asked every time.
I didn't know much about Astaroth or her powers, until one day I found a really simple invocation in Carl Nagel's Hidden Secrets (he says she's his first choice when he needs money). It's more like a prayer than a ritual. So I researched a little and found out that the name Astaroth is derived from Astarte, a Phoenician goddess equivalent to the Babylonian Ishtar. After a few days I was already felling kind of connected and it felt like the right time so I did it.
I did the Qabalistic Cross as it makes me feel one with the divine, had Astaroth's seal on the table and in a very respectful way I called her and thanked her like the book instructs.
The room got a little colder, but comfortably colder and I could feel the energy. It was very good and friendly. Then I told her that I didn't really know what to expect and that was when the spirit's presence made me feel great and put a smile on my face. I felt truly thankful for her presence. I can't really describe what I felt, but I can tell you it was a great experience. I never had any experience like this before.
I asked for a sum of money (not too large) that I needed pretty quickly and I knew I woldn't be able to get it in time. In about 36 hours later I had almost twice the amount I asked for.
Since then I've worked with Astaroth a few more times and it's been great. Sometimes I'll get an unusual idea and money comes trough it, other times customers just seem to buy more than usual, but my income always increases in a way that I don't even think could be coincidence.
For me, it has been really important to follow my intuition after the rituals and act on it.

After my first experience with Astaroth my long gone interest in Goetia came back stronger than ever. Since then I checked out more of Carl Nagel's Books, since I like the way he writes and his methods, and there are quite a few on this subject.

I can personally recommend:
Hidden Secrets - There are dozens of spells and rituals here, and they work, as well as a little section on Goetia that reminds you of the importance of being respectful and puts away a lot of that superstition that will only draw you back;

New Goetian Power Chants - If you know The Miracle of The New Avatar Power, you're already familiarized with the system contained in this book. It's simple and effective;

Goetian Pyramid Power - Another interesting and effective system to make contact with these great Daemons.

I own quite a few books by Carl Nagel and these are the ones I own and recommend when it comes to Goetia, but he has quite a few other titles on this subject.

Another great resource is Rufus Opus' A Modern Goetic Grimoire, but I don't know where you can get it nowadays, so I'm linking to his blog and there you can find a way to contact him if you really want it.

Before you do anything, research as much as you can. Google is your friend. Forums like Studio Arcanis are great for this. Remember: When you're researching about a spirit you intent to work with, you're already familiarizing yourself with it, thus you're more likely to be successful.

I hope you enjoyed reading. If you have anything to add or any questions, please leave a comment.

Introduction And Some Magickal Principles

“ENERGY FLOWS WHERE ATTENTION GOES”

You probably heard this principle before, at least some variation of it. This is the basis of real magick. I can’t believe how many people neglect it and that’s why I decided to create this blog. If you can’t direct your energy your spells won’t work, your talismans won’t work, your sigils won’t work, your invocations and evocations won’t work, your rituals won’t work, your magick will not work. On the other side, if you have the ability to focus your energy properly you will be a powerful magician/sorcerer/witch/healer/shaman/wizard/whatever, no matter what method you choose. Actually, you’ll need no method, you'll be doing real magick.
Before you can control and change the things around you, you must be able to control and change yourself. Everything you perceive is actually you.

- THEN HOW THE F*** DO I FOCUS MY F***IN’ ENERGY?! – You desperately scream.

- Would you learn to reign over yourself and others? Learn how to will. How can one learn to will? This is the first arcanum of magical initiation. - Speaks Eliphas Lévi.

- Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will. - Whispers Crowley in your left ear.

- Determined will is the beginning of all magical operations. It is because men do not perfectly imagine and believe the result, that the (occult) arts are so uncertain, while they might be perfectly certain. – Compliments perfectly Paracelsus.

Let me try to simplify it even more for you: All you need is IMAGINATION, WILL, AND BELIEF.
Let’s create a simple situation here:
You have a dart in your hand and you want to hit the target in front of you.
You aim at the target, calculate the strength you need to reach it, and shoot, right? Right!
Now imagine that when you threw the dart there was a strong wind. You’d have to calculate the wind speed and all that stuff that requires some experience, you’d make a terrible shot, or you’d be extremely lucky and hit the center of the target.

The wind is your disbelief;
Your aim at the target is your imagination;
The strength is your will.

On the next posts I’ll talk about how to develop these primordial qualities and give you some exercises.