The art of Evocation is not a
conscious part of everyday life for most people. Yet, Evocation is part of every
religious ceremony from the East and the West. In a small way anyone who prays
is practicing a form of Evocation. But because in prayer there is no
conscious control of what is being summoned, the supplication of prayer is
termed an invocation as are most religious ceremonies. To consciously summon the help or consult of angelic beings
is evocation. This can also be done for negative purposes of negative beings as is witnessed by
the tragic story of Faust. However, the work and purpose of Franz Bardon is
dedicated only towards positive ends.
Traditionally Christian worship
involves church ceremony. The Catholic Mass is a good example of this. The
Mass itself however was designed by the bishops of the day and is a copy of
an Egyptian Evocation ceremony in every detail. All of the symbolism
representing the Four Elements is ever present. The candles or Crucifix
represent the Element of Fire. The Chalices represent the Water Element. The Staff or shepherds
crook being symbolic of a magic Wand is symbolic of the Air Element. And, the
money is symbolic of the Earth Element.
Incense is used
as well as are the symbolic garments of the priests. The altar and tabernacle,
all of these are fundamental in the practice of evocation. The Mass however
is not an evocation, it is instead an invocation. The difference being a
matter of control. The above mentioned symbolic artifacts are also worn
ceremonially by monarchs who at one time were also trained is these arts. In
the place of the crucifix a sword or the lit sensor suspended from the
ceiling is used, but in the place of a staff or magic
wand, a scepter
is present and so on.
Whereas an invocation takes place
outside of the control of the person or people involved, an Evocation is the
ability to consciously communicate with beings in the world unseen under the
complete control of a spiritually mature human being. Being made in the
image of God we should not be surprised that a human being should have these
capabilities. These beings were created by God as well but, we as human
beings understandably have dominion over them when we are mature enough to
handle it. At this stage of
development a human being is rightfully called a Magus (Magician) acting with the full
authority of Divine Providence and can commune with authority with beings
positive or negative from the beyond. It must be stated that at this stage
of development only ends that are positive and noble will interest someone
who has come this far in their spiritual development in their attempts to
come closer to the Creator.
Event though Evocation is part of the Christian
Mysteries it is understandable that because of the distortions made to
modern day Christianity one would not recognize this as such. It should be
remembered that there is only One leader of Christianity and that is Christ.
All others are imposters and do everything in there power to keep the world
from Christianity. This statement need not be believed. One simply needs to
look at history and observe the behaviour of those who have called
themselves or made themselves the leaders of Christianity. Paracelsus
says it best!
Even the most primitive of
peoples have always had an inkling of the existence of beings
that are non physical and that depending on the nature of these beings
they can influence our lives
independent of our will. They can be called upon to influence
our lives, or they can at times create mischief affecting our
lives. Some people refer to these beliefs as superstition. Yet
many of those same people pray, inferring that they too seek the
help of that which is invisible.
What primitive tribes try to achieve in their sometimes
unusual dances and ceremonies many civilized and Christian
people attempt through prayer. In essence both are trying to
achieve the same end. Whereas the former often address some
sort of nature spirit in their pagan ritual, the latter
supplicate through belief and simple prayer the only true God
and Jesus Christ. Often because some of the Churches have
deliberately distorted Christian beliefs many have supplicated
non-existent saints in futility. If these feel that they have
been tangibly helped it is their own belief that has
helped them.
Both of these groups are trying to address a higher invisible
being to aid them in some way. Be it to help in calamity, for
peace of mind, to bring rain, to enlighten, to bless and so on.
These practices are invocations. The supplicant has no power
they can exert to openly commune with the beings they seek. In
other words they have no control over the proceedings. This is
not to say that the Almighty Father does not listen to and
answer those who believe in Him. Many can attest to prayers
having been answered. (those who pray from their heart, rather
than their intellect, in love for the Father are heard)
The question is however if there is a Supreme Being, and there most
certainly is, and if we are made in His image, and, if that God
commands all of creation (while respecting the free will of
human beings) and all beings in it, then we being in His
image latently have this same authority. This ability is limited in most
human beings because of the gross lacking in maturity of the
vast majority of humanity.
If the maturity is present however, the ability can be developed. Once
a human being has mastered himself completely then he will also
be able to communicate freely with the unseen beings. These
beings are in various categories and hierarchies. They exist in
spheres, that is to say, in planes of different vibrations.
These vibrational spheres have existed since the very beginning.
They are the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
spheres. In these spheres live various beings in a hierarchal
order. These spheres contain both positive and negative beings.
(It is by the order of these spheres that the basis for our
subdivision of time is based. Out of this have come our time
pieces and western calendars.)
The purpose of communicating with these beings is to learn
about any field of knowledge (which is where it comes from
anyway), to seek help on specific matters,
and much more. This is not only a vital part of human existence,
it is part of Christian belief even if it is completely divorced
or forbidden from Church doctrines. (If it is tabooed by the
churches because the Holy Bible appears to forbid it -
remember in who's hands the Holy Bible has been in for millennia
and for how long common people were kept illiterate so that they
could not read its contents. If knowledge is power and to
control knowledge is to have control of power then it stands to
reason that to keep people from complete knowledge is to have
control over people. Therefore that there may have been some
creative editing of the Holy Script in favor of those in power
is very probable and in fact very likely.)
Like
Hermetics this art is also an exact science that mature human beings
may practice. This is what The Practice of Magical Evocation by Franz Bardon explains in the greatest of detail.
