See Libera Nos A Malo.
Gerda:
draws two concentric circles around a tripod brazier;
stands between them with her cat, Grimalkin;
explains that the inner circle will hold a demon whereas the outer will hold his enchantments;
asks Holger neither to pray nor to make the sign of the cross;
dances and chants (see the above link);
switches from Latin to some other language;
touches the brazier with her wand, bringing forth dense white smoke that almost hides her but remains within the outer circle;
invokes -
"'O Beliya'al,
"'Ba'al Zebub,
"'Abaddon, (scroll down)
"'Asmadai!
"'Samiel, Samiel, Samiel!'" (p. 22)
The smoke thickens into Samiel who tells Gerda that Holger is from so far away that a man could travel until Judgment Day and not reach it.
See:
Far And Near
Far And Near II
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I think it is very likely that alternate worlds or universes do in fact exist. That the Earth we live on coexists with any number of universes. That they are both intimately near and as distant as Mother Gerd told Holger. But would it ever be possible for anyone to go between universes? That can probably be done by either magical means or a science so subtle, different, or advanced from anything we know that it too might as well be called magic!
Ad astra! Sean
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