The Keys to the Gateway of Magic: Summoning the Solomonic Archangels and Demon Princes by Stephen Skinner

[techniquea2z]

Hello.

I am working on invoking Archangel Raphael using the shew stone method outlined by Skinner.

I'm utiilizing this crystal

Along with two white candles.

I'm familiar with the concepts on ceremonial magic, but the book makes no mention of necessary circles, pentacles, or triangle of art.

I've drawn the sigil at the correct planetary hour, I just wear it over the heart -- set in place with some tape (would appreciate some tips on proper ways to mount the lamens).

Just looking for tips on how to conduct the ritual properly, am I missing anything?

 

[Lurker]

I have worked with that book. I didn't get visible manifestations, but I got strange lights in the crystal ball while being knocked into a trance state every time, with varying degrees of hypnagogia, which I assumed meant the spirits were present and communicating.

My advice is to follow Skinner and Rankine's advice - do the entire ritual as written, beginning with the preliminary prayer. Whether you are Christian or not doesn't matter, don't change a word. I put the seal under the crystal ball, but wearing it will probably work too (I should probably experiment with that). The book didn't mention using a circle or triangle, so I didn't use one at first, but be prepared for the intensity. I did later try a Trithemian-style table of practice with the planetary archangels, but I don't think it added much.

I wish you all the best with your operation.

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I forgot to mention something: be sure to skry the incense ashes afterwards, and check the results using another form of divination.

 

[Jabroney2]

Any updates with this method guys?

 

[techniquea2z]

Still haven't gotten around to trying this again.

I did make contact with Skinner (who's retired), but I'll reach out again with specific questions about best practices.

Don't really have a consistent place to practice magick atm.

 

[MorganBlack]

Very cool! I haven't used those rites, but I agree with Lurker here not to try to change them too much, at least until you have done it a few times and have a pretty good inner sense of why and how it constructed.

And then wait and do it again, sit and mediate on why it is made the way it is. Read up on what original composer/s were thinking, their culture. And don't listen to anyone from the internet who is trying to tell you what they "really" are or mean. Including me. That is all up to you.

The rites we use will give different kinds of 'vibe' to spirit manifestations. In some New World sorcery this is called their 'caminos', or roads. We can think of it as each spirit has different 'moods'. Archangels I call using Jewish rites are far more primal and primordial than the "nice-ified" versions that come through using more Catholic ones.

And yes, part that is our expecations of what we get, and a buch of our hind-brain output, but there is a group mind effect to each of these myth-streams / currents.

 

[Angelkesfarl]

Whatever the method, I will tell you the practical steps. Always choose a sundial for Raphael. Sunlight is very useful when working with it, but in your room, keep it away from you. Just try to have the light come from behind the curtains. It is a wonderful invention. Always read the divine names of the one God and special prayers from any book you believe to be true. Place the crystal in the middle of the room or in the eastern corner and sit with your face towards the east. Frankincense, mastic, sandalwood, oud, saffron, or what we call incense or the spirit of smoke, I don't think it's available in your country. Speak while looking and memorize the recitation beforehand so that you have the freedom to speak and look. A simple secret: put your whole being into what you say, so do not speak while thinking about leaving or remembering something from the past. Wash your eyes with water blessed with verses or psalms revolving around the word light or radiance. You will find that after a few days of sitting for an hour every day, things will improve. And if your words are strong and true, and the secret of the call works, you will see light like the sun, followed by a dome that fills the flying saucer, but it is like a flying castle. When the angel comes out, you will see him as a golden yellow light surrounded by bright green lights. If you look to his left, you will see another angel who is very, very tall. His name is “Salsail,” and beneath that castle you will see a white cloud carrying angels in colors ranging from green to golden yellow to white. This is if your vision is complete and perfect. But if I send you a messenger from him, you will see that the crystal is very wavy, as if there were a sea inside it, and you will find a white dove that will descend, followed by many birds, and a gilded chair will be placed in front of you, with a table, a pen, and a book of white light in front of it, and he will write you the answer in green gold lettering, and you will find that the dove will turn into something resembling a child, and then you will speak, and he will only answer you in writing, whatever your language may be. This is the truth; this is reality.