INTRODUCTION

...the hide of an unborn dog Likely parchment made from the skin of a canine fetus. In medieval magic, materials from "unborn" animals were prized for their symbolic purity or untapped potential. and the blood of a hawk The previous page identified this bird as a "hoopoe" (Hodo-hod); the author here seems uncertain or is offering an alternative., and write on this hide with this blood these characters in two lines, one above the other. . . . . Understand that once you have conversed with the spirit, there is no further need for the circle; and if you wish to employ this test, you need only take the hide in your right hand and say this Psalm three times, after which repeat this conjuration:

"I adjure you, O Spirit, called BARAKON, by the faith that is in you, together with your associate the demon, and by the power and truth of the Living God, true and merciful, and by that Angel who, on the Day of Judgment, shall with the sound of the trumpets say: 'Rise, all you men and women that are dead,' and he shall say, 'Come, Come, Come unto the righteous judgment before God, Creator of All.'

"Furthermore, I adjure you, BARAKON, by these holy angels, their ministers, and their signs; by the name Raphaël and his minister, the Sun; Gabriel, and his minister, the Moon; Samaël and his minister, Mars; Michaël and his minister, Venus; Kaphṣiel and his minister, Saturn These pairings represent the traditional Renaissance "Seven Governors," where archangels are assigned to the seven classical planets.; (I adjure you) to appear before me quickly in human form without harming either my body or my soul and members, by the power of the Living God of Life and Truth, and He will subdue you so that you come to reply to me.

"I next adjure you by the twelve Signs of the Zodiac The twelve constellations of the celestial belt, used here to represent the entirety of the heavens., Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces; and by you, O Gabriel, the angel who gave strength unto Samson, and who inspired with wisdom King Solomon, peace be to him! I further adjure you, BARAKON, by the Holy Names ADONAI Hebrew: "My Lord.", A. B., and by the name CHUZU, at the sound of which when proclaimed at midnight all the dead, both good and bad, shall rise in the twinkling of an eye; and by the name SOTER Greek: "Savior.", by means of which the Creator, ADONAI ELOHIM, shall cause all the stones of all the buildings of the world to tumble one against the other, so that they shall be overturned and engage in war together; then shall the human creatures 'say unto the mountains, Come, fall upon us, and to the hills, cover us' (cf. Hosea x. 8). . . .

"And I adjure you by the Ineffable Name The personal name of God (the Tetragrammaton), which was considered too holy to be spoken aloud by practitioners., with which ELOHIM after the Day of Judgment shall slay the Satan and his select ones, and all the wicked of heart shall be put into a stream of fire; whilst his own elect shall be glad and rejoice in the glory and pride of the Living God, and there they shall find their delight, and rest the everlasting rest.

"Again, I adjure you, O BARAKON, by the spirit of Him on high original: העניו, העלין; likely referring to 'The Humble One' or 'The Most High' (Elyon)., together with your associates, also by the Eternal Being, blessed and glorified in the recesses of the high places, tremendous in His world and the heaven of heavens, served by all His creatures for ever and unto all generations, that you come speedily in the form of a little man. I further adjure you by the holy ministering angels and by all the Names of the Lord, that you come quickly, that no obstacle prevent you, nor any cause whatsoever. I further adjure you, BARAKON, by all the things created by the Lord on high or below..."