This first article is a snippet that defines what magical evocation is, it is from a book that titled "Summoning Spirits - The Art of Magical Evocation". It contains a brief yet very concise definition on what evocation is, the two different types of evocation and the difference between evocation and invocation.

The name of the author is not known since the book was received in "pdf" format and I haven't encountered the authors information to date. When the information will be retrieved full credit will be given to the author and his work. This article by no means defines what my definition of evocation is at the current time, it is simply the authors definition which I found extremely helpful to one interested in the evocational arts of magic.


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What is magical evocation?

Magical evocation is one of the most fascinating yet misunderstood practices in the occult world. The idea of calling forth a spirit from another plane to visible appearance, and of consequently commanding it to perform some deed, has fascinated occultists since at least the beginning of written history, and most likely before.

But why the fascination? Ask anyone who has read a grimoire such as the Goetia or the Necronomicon and they will tell you why. These books promise great power and wealth to the would-be evoker. Most of the spirits presented within their pages are described as being able to grant the magician a number of remarkable things, including the locations of hidden treasures, the admiration of others, supernatural abilities (such as teleportation, enormous strength, and even flight) and all forms of knowledge from languages to sciences, making it pretty clear why the practice of evocation has maintained its hold on the minds of magicians all over the world. What could be more exciting the reading a few lines from a book and having some supernatural being grant you anything you heart desires? All you have to do is make sure the words are pronounced correctly, right?

Wrong. The grimoires of ancient times weren't meant to teach someone how to do evocations. They were more like notebooks or magical diaries. A magician would only write in them the things he or she experimented with, or didn't have time to memorize. Because of this, these tomes of mystical knowledge are terribly incomplete and utterly useless to the uninitiated magician. The wordy conjurations found in them are only part of a systematic, magical process.

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The works of Franz Bardon, the brilliant occultist, rekindled my interest in magical evocation. Bardon had a few theories on how evocations work that made a lot of sense. I took what I learned from him and began a five year search for other theories and techniques in hopes of coming up with a method of evocation that worked. Sure enough, with a little bit of research, a lot of experimentation, and an enormous amount of initial failures, I found two distinct types of magical evocation, it is important to establish a working, definition of what evocation really is.

Evocation can be defined as the calling forth of an entity from another plane of existence to an external manifestation in either the astral or physical plane. Evoked beings are bought closer to the magician but never within himself or herself. This is what separates evocations from invocations. In an invocation, the magician brings some foreign intelligence within himself or herself, and allows the entity to speak through his or her bdy. Channeling is a well-known form of invocation.

In an evocation, however, the magician brings the entity to a plane where the magician can view it and communicate with it. Evocation is therefore an external manifestation of an entity, as it occurs outside of the magician's body. This manifestation can take place in either the astral or physical plane, depending upon the type of evocation performed.

Evocation to the astral plane is when an entity is brought to the nearby astral plane, where a trained magician or clairvoyant can view it and establish contact. An excellent tool for "seeing" into the astral plane is the magic mirror, and it is usually employed in this type of evocation. This type of magical evocation is the subject of Chapter 7.

Evocation to the physical plane is the more difficult of the two to master. When evoking an entity in this manner, the magician must facilitate the full materialization of the being on the physical plane. For this to be possible, the room has to be made to agree with the entity's "nature". Once this prepartion is made, the magician could then bring the spirit though the planes to this one. The secret behind this potent technique are revealed in Chapter 8.