The Second Pentacle for Practitioners Who Work with Summoned Forces
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For the practitioner who works regularly with summoned forces — whether in the context of Solomonic evocation, goetic work, angelic magic, or any other tradition that involves the deliberate invocation of spiritual intelligences — the Second Pentacle of the Sun is not an occasional instrument but an essential one. The challenges that arise in working with summoned forces — spirits that overstep their bounds, workings that produce unexpected imbalances, the gradual inflation of the practitioner's own ego through repeated successful operations — are precisely the challenges that the Second Pentacle is designed to address.
Understanding how to integrate the Second Pentacle into a regular practice of working with summoned forces — when to use it, how to use it, and what to expect from its use — is essential for any practitioner who takes this work seriously.
Before the Working: Establishing the Corrective Field
The most effective use of the Second Pentacle in a practice of working with summoned forces begins before the working itself — in the preparation phase, when the practitioner is establishing the conditions for the operation. Wearing the Second Pentacle during the preparation phase establishes a corrective field around the working space that makes overstepping more difficult from the outset.
Charge the seal under sunlight before any significant working, and state the corrective intention specifically: "By the corrective authority of the Sun, I establish the conditions of rightful order for this working. May all forces that participate in this operation remain within their proper bounds, serve the working's purpose with appropriate humility, and depart cleanly when the working is complete."
During the Working: Maintaining the Corrective Authority
Wear the Second Pentacle throughout the working, particularly during the phases of greatest intensity — the moments of evocation, the periods of direct communication with the summoned force, and the phases of the working where the spirit's influence is most directly felt. The seal's continuous presence maintains the corrective field and provides the practitioner with a constant energetic anchor in the solar authority of equilibrium.
If at any point during the working the practitioner senses that a summoned force is overstepping its proper bounds — claiming more presence, more influence, or more authority than the working requires — touch the Second Pentacle deliberately and invoke its corrective authority directly: "By the authority of this seal and the solar intelligences it invokes, I compel you to return to your proper bounds."
After the Working: Clearing and Rebalancing
After any significant working with summoned forces, the practitioner's energetic field may carry residual influences from the operation — traces of the summoned force's presence that linger beyond the formal close of the working. Wearing the Second Pentacle in the hours and days after a significant working supports the clearing of these residual influences and the rebalancing of the practitioner's energetic field toward its proper equilibrium.
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Before, during, and after. The Second Pentacle of the Sun as an essential instrument for practitioners who work with summoned forces — establishing the corrective field, maintaining solar authority, and rebalancing after the working.
