Also you shall shun gaming as you would the plague, because it ever is an occasion of Blasphemy. Also during these studies and instructions prayer and the study of the Sacred Books of Scripture should take the place of the gaming with you.

All this advice, and much more which every Occultist will be certain to receive from Astral Spirits, I have here set down, so that by observing the same perfectly, without failing in the slightest particular, you shall at the end of the Operation find the value thereof. I am now, therefore, about to give you distinct and sufficient information how to employ Occult Powers, and how to proceed if you wish to acquire others.

You are then to understand that once he who operateth hath the power it is not necessary (in all cases) to use written symbols, but it may suffice to name aloud the Name of the Spirit, and the form in which you wish him to appear visibly, because once they have taken Oath this sufficeth. These Symbols, then, be made for you to avail yourself of them when you be in the company of other persons; also you must have them upon you, so that in touching or handling them simply they may represent your wish. Immediately then he unto whom the Symbol appertained will serve you punctually, but if you should desire something special which is in no way connected with or named in the Symbol it will be necessary to signify the same at least by showing your desire by two or three words. And here it is well to observe that if you use prudence you can often reason with those persons who be with you in such a manner that the Spirits, having, however, been beforehand invoked by you, will understand what they are to do; but it is necessary to discover your intent unto them by words, for they be of such great intelligence that from a single word or a single motive they can draw the construction of the whole matter, and although they cannot at all times penetrate into the inmost parts of the human mind, yet nevertheless by their astuteness and subtlety they are so adroit that they comprehend by perceptible signs the wish of the person in question.

But when it is a grave and important matter you should retire into a secret place apart, provided it be appropriate, for any place is good to invoke the Spirits proper unto the Operation. There give them their commission regarding that which you wish them to perform, which they will either execute then or in the days following. But always give them the signal by word of mouth, or in any other manner that may be pleasing unto you whenever you wish them to begin to operate. But in all of these Arts, which be conjoined and mingled together with the Sacred Hindu Magic, both he who maketh use of these same, either alone, or mingled with some other things which be in way from Spiritism, and he who seeketh to exercise himself in performing other operations without these Arts, is alike liable to be deceived by Evil Spirits, seeing that of themselves they possess no other virtue than a natural power, and they can produce no other thing than Astral effects and they have absolute power in spiritual and Astral things; but if, however, on certain occasions they cause you to behold any extraordinary effect, such is only produced by impious and diabolical Pacts and Conjurations, which form of Science ought to be called Sorcery. In these you will see how one should constrain the Spirits, and what one should ask of them; also how to dismiss them without hurt, and how one should make answer unto their demands and presentiments.