In what I would refer to as Channeling a demon personality as opposed to Evocation or Possession (not sure how to classify the experience of feeling like I’m “channeling” in this situation), I ask a question and hear a voice, and the voice, for instance in the case of Azazel, will always be the same, usually human tone, although sometimes more low frequency mixed, but consistent. I have to wonder, and not to doubt, but how can I verify I’m truly communicating with him, and not another spirit (I sometimes have some around the house that like to mimic people screaming and crying, and other sounds), and not another entity? Also, I’ve experienced humor with the personality of Azazel many times and much patience, and wonder could this be just my own projected thought of what I want him to be, or what is actually coming through? I am a beginning magician, and have not tried Evocation yet, and wanted to reach out to the more experience my magicians/sorcerers who have called on Azazel to confirm any information that I have disclosed or to repudiate misinformation, so I can better arm myself in the future with spirit communications. Thanks for your patience and any info/tips/advice.
I think what you’re calling “channeling”, I call telepathic communication. Basically, I can bring a “demon” to me and have a telepathic conversation with him or her.
Oh, my friend. We all doubt at times. I know I have. I am just imagining this? Am I talking to myself?
I can tell from your post that you’ve got (a) some trust issues and (b) some lingering fear that these demons really are out to get your immortal soul.
How do I recognize that? Because I had to work through the same issues. It’s a process.
When you feel one of those things creep up on you, stop, recognize it, and breathe deeply. Just feel the tension wherever you feel it … and then breathe it out. Release it.
Those become energy blockages within our spiritual bodies and can actually manifest in the physical world as illnesses in the physical body.
My own issues with judging other people the way I was judged has actually lead to a large cyst on my thyroid gland. I know when I finally work through it and release those energy blockages, the cyst will go away.
The way I know I’m dealing with the same spirit is I feel it’s energy. Every spirit feels different to me. If I think about it, my conscious mind gets in the way. But if I just let it come to me through my intuition, I just know.
The real answer to question is simply … because YOU intended to connect with Azazel. Your intention is what makes it happen. You just have to learn to trust yourself more.
And yes, I know that’s hard.
I have a close personal relationship with Azazel. I love him and consider him a “Brother of the Spirit”. And yes, he has a wicked sense of humor.
I remember having the spirits working on my energy system one night … and I had a spike of energy flow up through my back. My back cramped and I groaned a little.
I mumbled under my breath “Oh, fuck me.”
I heard this deep rumbling laughter. In my mind, Azazel said “As you wish.”
And I laughed and said “Oh, hell no.”
Another deep rumbling laugh.
I think you’re getting caught up on what you think evocation is. If you can sense the energy around you, you’re already doing evocation.
Here’s the issue we get into with magick … we all get taught to think of these things in a certain way. That’s called a model. And our human brains need them to grasp stuff on a conceptual level.
But the model is NOT THE THING itself.
So, I’m going to share something from my model that might resonate with you. Or it might not.
When I talk about evocation, and I really only use that term here, it feels like I’m reaching out and pulling the spirit to me. I just keep reaching out over and over in my mind, pulling more and more of their energy here, around me in the physical world, until I’ve got what I want.
When I talk about invocation, I pull that same energy within my own body and merge with it.
Now, I’m just describing how that feels to me. I don’t really think that’s the mechanics of what is happening.
I think evocation is closer to pulling the spirit’s energy into my aura so we can communicate better.
And I think invocation is closer to pulling the spirit’s energy into my aura and then letting them merge together into one new energy pattern.
Azazel will have patience you as long as you engage and do the work. I know now he was with me since I was a child … and I was a very reluctant student throughout the years.
The spirits will guide you as long as you’re willing to “DO THE WORK”. That means dealing with shit that comes up. Doing the energy exercises they lead you to. Talking to them and asking questions. Putting what you learn to use to better your own life. Growth. Evolution.
I would like to second everything Valkarath has said, and add a second perspective:
Perfectly describes my experence with Azazel, and I use the same telepathy to communicate with him.
Here is a couple of things that really helped me further these telepathic skills:
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Back before I even knew about these black magick practices, I was Mormon, followed the path of Christ, and sought to do the will of God. That meant I had to be able to receive directions, impressions, commands from Him. I had to not only recognize when I was being talked to, but had to trust myself enough to act upon the directions I recieved.
You could adapt this to the LHP by allying with a demon for a specific goal and learn to receive and follow its directions for success. -
You can also obtain good familiar spirits for a period of time, I would highly recommend asking Azazel. When a problem comes up or you need some info, ask these familiars and follow their directions.
A couple of examples: One time I was trying to find a parking spot in a crowded parking lot, I had circled it twice and there were eight or so others doing the same thing. The next closest parking place was very far, as the traffic was due to a local football game. I pulled over, calming my fuming anger, connected with those familiars, and asked where to go for parking. I was shown a particular spot in the lot, which I drove right to and found an empty spot right where I was shown. I literally was dancing with joy.
Another example off the top of my head is just last week when I went to buy some avocados, all of which seemed over-ripe to straight rotten. I requested to be guided to a good one, and chose the avocado that I was directed too, even though it seemed rotten to the touch. Sure enough, when I opened it up the next day I beheld a beautiful avocado, delightful to taste and texture!
As you have these “undeniable” experiences, those mental barriers telling you that you can’t do it, that its all in your head, that you need to go on to some fucking forum to get other people to confirm your experiences will fall. You are a fucking God, ya don’t need me here to confirm, or advise anything! (even though I’m more than happy to do so!)