Update: PhD Successfully Completed.
So since I posted this, it was a whirlwind of ups and downs… more downs than ups. I have used the aid of Duke Dantalion a couple of times to aid in making my supervisor more receptive to my ideas. Nonetheless, it was still a lot of work on my part. Finally, I requested the assistance of Dantalion to imbue the minds of my examiners with a sense that I have done good work and so that they would be pleased with the outcome. I also requested the aid of Ahk’la’tesh to make my oral exam seem to last just mere minutes.
All in all, it was successful. My examiners were indeed pleased, and the 3-hour oral exam seemed like a few minutes. I also requested that the time to be given back would be immediately after… and boy oh boy lunch seemed to take forever to finish. The method used for connecting to Dantalion was from the Tristan Buttler given here.
As for contacting Ahk’la’tesh, I simply drew the sigil, gazed upon it and felt myself connect to his consciousness. No tools, no nothing other than a marker and a piece of paper. Then I made my request.
So there you go, I’m happy with my results. Not bad for a newbie I must say.