MONEY RITUAL

Unlike animals and the lilies of the field who are content to exist in the moment, allowing tomorrow to care for itself, humans look ahead into the vaporous apparition of an uncertain future, scrambling to secure the dream of it by the acquisition of treasure. All of the classic grimoires contain various incantations and evocations whereby the Black Magician may open locked treasure chests, excavate buried rubles and pirate the loot of kings without ever leaving the ritual Circle.

 

Either buried treasure is becoming scarce in the world as of late, or the path to fortune is becoming more available, as most Neophytes and Practitioners scan those spirits in the pages with a smile, continuing through the books to find something they can actually use. Although the true potency of such demons surpasses gold and jewels, it still does the average Magician little good. If gold is entombed beneath the sea, it will remain there as far as the Practitioner is concerned.

When the Magician calls out for the universe to bring him riches, those riches will be delivered in the most natural and harmonious way possible. Often, debts owed to the ritualist will be paid, career opportunities will present themselves, several “lucky” incidences will strike in quick succession, etc. How the money gets to the Black Magician is trivial and inconsequential so long as it does get to him.

 

Only one ritual is given here for the Magickal acquisition of money. Unlike love, recognition and power, the desire for wealth is specific, the only variable being the exact amount of money needed. Several forms of ritual to achieve the same result in the same manner is a waste of time and very valuable energy.

 

The following ritual is effective in bringing small amounts of money when needed. It is rare for a magician to have thousands of dollars delivered to his doorstep by the performance of such a basic ritual, ao, 50 even slightly over a hundred dollars would not be a stretch, however.

 

While talismanic Magick, sigil consecration, evocation and other advanced forms of ritual have the possibility of yielding much larger sums of money, the milk of the matter must be assimilated before the meat can be digested.

 

The altar should hold a single black candle in the center, the dagger and chalice in their usual places. Modern magicians often instruct whoever will listen that the altar and the Temple should be decorated with images of the specific desire. In this case, the Practitioner is advised to scatter money, coins and bills, around the Temple floor and on the altar, or even to pin such to the Temple walls. It is thought that doing so stimulates and amplifies the Operator’s own desire for wealth – an hypothesis which is undoubtedly accurate. However, the desire, which is ritualistically transferred to the symbols of wealth, is never fully released, such release being one of the greater keys of Magick. The coins and cash remain intact, as does the desire, never being set free to do its work.

 

The Black Magician is Operating in a world far beyond and beneath this one. Money is not the end result – is not the object of the Working – but is only a means to the individual and unique fulfillment of his desire. Surrounding himself with images of money (which, if he is performing this ritual to begin with, he probably does not possess in amounts enough to litter his Temple with) will only distract his senses from the desire or the ache which drives him to light the black candle and begin the ritual.

 

Just as no fingernail clippings or hair locks are needed to procure a lover, no dollars, yen, euros or marks are necessary to perform this ritual. The desire is guaranteed to already be present, and the visualizations and the ritual itself are sufficient to sustain it long enough for the desire to exist outside of its host and to move the seas to uncover the treasure.

 

i. Open with the usual centering meditation, washing away thoughts and feelings which may interfere with its success.

a . Light the black candle and gaze into the flame and return your hands to the surface of the altar. Let your mind become entranced by the dance of the flame.

3 . Bring to mind the image of yourself possessing money. See a picture of the bills folded in your wallet or play a scene in your mind of spending the money. Feel the emotional satisfaction of knowing that the money is yours, that it has come to you and

that you are enjoying it. Focus on the images and the development of this feeling until it is no longer forced, and a smile breaks on your face from the satisfaction.

4 . Call out; “By the Powers of Darkness, I command the wealth of the earth to be brought to me. My poverty has come to an end. By the Powers of Darkness, my will be done.”

5. Sense the power rising in the Temple, circling around you. Visualize a silver light surrounding you, attracting wealth and prosperity wherever you go. Throughout the next few days, remind yourself of this light and feel its presence, and its influence.

Often, after performing this ritual, money will be quite literally stumbled upon, a bill in the street or a small debt repaid. This is more likely a sign of the success of the ritual than the final outcome itself. So long as the silver light is seen and sensed surrounding you, small tokens of wealth will continue to present themselves.