The spirits who influence and incline us to evil by putting our firmness into rectitude have not received a mission to do so, and they themselves are responsible for this evil and wrongdoing of this mission, for no soul or spirit has ever received a mission from the Almighty to commit evil, and when it does it of its own free will and inclination, and therefore has got to answer the consequences of its wrong doing. Man may take the way and path of evil but he does not do it because he has been commanded to do it. It is for him to repel and not attract evil unto himself, and I will say to you again that it is a great universal and immutable law, "that like attracts like," and he who maintains and entertains an evil condition of mind will attract evil influences (Spirits) to him, consequently the fault is all his own. Whenever the human soul feels a"vague anxiety or nervous undefinable sensation, or a condition of entire content and satisfaction without any visible assignable cause these sensations and conditions do not proceed from any physical or material source, as they are the direct result of the communication and influences received from disembodied spirits or that we have received during sleep or deep meditation.

Whenever spirits desire to excite us to evil they can take advantage of the condition in which they find us, or they themselves, if we let our souls open to them can bring about circumstances and conditions which are favorable to their designs. However, they are ever ready to take advantage of an occurrence or any favorable circumstances. They bring the same about by influencing or urging you, without your being aware of it, toward the object of your unwise desire. As an illustration, you may find an amount of money on the street You should not be foolish enough to imagine that disembodied spirits placed this amount on the street for you, but they may have suggested to you the idea of going that way and when you have picked up the money they can transmit to you the idea of keeping it in your possession without making any effort of finding the rightful owner. A good spirit will suggest to you that it would be right to restore it to its rightful owner, and it is thus with all of the temptations of life.

The writer has been often asked, is it possible for a disembodied spirit to for a time, enter the body of a living person? That is to say, can he incarnate himself into an animate body and act in a certain place in the place of the soul incarnated in it A disembodied spirit does not enter into the body of another, but it can assimilate itself with the soul of an-other who has the same defects and the same qualities as itself, and influence him to do as he pleases. No spirit can substitute itself in the place of a soul who is existing, is a physical body, for a soul is indissolv-ably united with its body until the time of death. An individual may become possessed, dominated, subjugated and obsessed by a disembodied spirit to such an extent that the will as entirely subdued, and it is this which really constitutes the term obsession, but this domination and control is never established without the participation of the soul who is subjected to it either through its weakness or own free will, and the real condition that brings the human soul under the control and power of an evil spirit despite its resistance, is the result of its own wrong doing. There are many cases of insanity that are not the result and work of evil spirits.

These cases of course do not need the assistance of the ex-orciser. The word obsession in its common acceptation presupposes the existence of demons or devils of the category of evil beings and a nature essentially bad, and the cohabitation of one of these beings with a soul of a man in the body of the latter. The truth is that there are no such beings as demons in the sense above defined, and since two spirits cannot at the same time inhabit the same body there is no such a thing as possession in the sense commonly attributed to that word, and the word obsession or possessed can only be explained as expressing a state of soul subjugation to which the soul in the body may be reduced by the evil spirits under whose influence and domain it has fallen. It is very difficult for a soul that has been obsessed to free itself or drive away an evil spirit and it is only through steadfastness and firmness and a decided resolve to do so that a person is able to escape from these evil influences. Where this influence and fascination exercised by an evil spirit is so complete that the person subjugated should be unable to rid himself of it, it is necessary for a third person to end the control, and the following course should be taken.

An upright man or priest should be procured, who by attracting the co-operation of good spirits in the work of deliverance of the subjected soul, will be able to free it of bad spirits, for the more upright a man is, the more power he possesses both over evil spirits to drive them away and over good ones to attract them and bring them to his assistance. However, the best Adept in these matters will be perfectly powerless unless the obsessed person inclines himself to the efforts made in his behalf, and it should be remembered that there are many persons who take delight in the state of dependence which panders to depraved tastes and desires and in no case can one who is powerful in a spiritual way exercise a liberating influence, for, unless the person affected sincerely desires to be assisted, he would be despised by good spirits and they would refuse to assist him, while the bad ones stand in no alarm of him. There are many formulas and receipts given by the unlearned in true Occultism for Exorcism over bad spirits. Many of these formulas and ceremonies do no good, for when bad spirits see anyone foolishly endeavoring to get rid of them by such means they laugh at them and grow only the stronger in their obsession.

Whenever a person becomes obsessed and their intentions are good it is best for them to tire out the patience of evil spirits by taking no heed of their suggestions, by showing them that they are simply wasting their time and as soon as they can see that they are not going to accomplish anything they will quickly leave. Deep and serious prayer is always an effective means of obtaining help, but it must be remembered that the chanting or saying of certain words will have no effect in obtaining what you desire, and no man can be helped unless he is inclined to help himself. It is therefore necessary to use prayer, and the person possessed must do so to cure himself first of his evil thoughts and defects which first attracted evil spirits to him. This in connection with the Occult Powers of a true Adept in Art Magic will give them relief.