Many people brought up in Christian culture, from childhood, are familiar with such a character of religious doctrine and near-church folklore as Satan. Otherwise, he is called the devil, which in Greek means "slanderer", that is, the accuser of people at the judgment of God. In modern post-Christian culture, marked by the revival of magic and witchcraft, there is increasingly talk about how to summon the devil of his own free will.
At the same time, rituals from a wide variety of cultures are gaining popularity, the description of which this article is devoted to. But first you need to understand that culture is formed around a cult. Therefore, before moving on to revealing the call ceremonies themselves, one must first understand the role of this character in the culture-forming religion.
Views on Satan in Christianity
According to the traditional Catholic (and Orthodox, too) doctrine, the devil is a fallen angel. Once he was a bright angel and even held the position of the right hand of God, but, being proud, he rebelled against the Creator and was overthrown from heaven. Being deprived of angelic dignity, he carried with him a third of the angels who were under his command, who then turned into demons and demons of Christian theology. All this conglomerate fallen from heaven, under the leadership of the devil, formed the kingdom of darkness and evil. Their main activity is hunting for the souls of people whom they hate as carriers of a divine image and likeness, therefore they try to destroy them by destroying them in the fire of the underworld. Something like this describes the world of the devil and fallen spirits in ancient, medieval, and often in the modern Christian community.
The flip side of the coin is that the image of the devil for centuries has concentrated in itself all the qualities and attributes that were considered bad and sinful. Therefore, over time, this figure has become a powerful symbol of all-round freedom and permissiveness (especially sexual). And since the so-called base and sinful qualities of man are as natural as his good, high moral virtues, the devil always aroused interest in himself, and sometimes even the sympathy of individuals and entire communities.
Writers, poets, theologians, mystics were interested in the devil, and, of course, all sorts of sorcerers and sorcerers could not ignore him. The forbidden, mysterious, mysterious, disgusting and at the same time attractive vicious image of Satan influenced the culture of Europe so much that even Christian churches adorn its sculptures. And it is not surprising that medieval treatises on magic are simply replete with aids that explain how to cause the devil.
But Satan is known not only in Christianity. He is the collective symbol of all Abrahamic religions, whose family, apart from various followers of Jesus Christ, includes Judaism and Islam.
The devil in islam
The fallen angel and the adversary of God is described in the Qur'an in general terms in the same way as it is depicted by the Christian tradition - a high-ranking genie deposed from heaven for disobedience and pride, who, for the sake of revenge, vowed to harm all life and people in the first place. In his submission are all the evil genies, who are also called shaitans.
In the process of the development of Islamic culture, of course, groups of people and individual thinkers appeared, rendering Iblis a certain honor. This was most clearly expressed in Sufism and on the periphery of Islam - in the religion of the Yezidis. But in general, devil worship was not so developed in Muslim countries as in Europe. Therefore, the guidelines on how to call the devil are practically unknown. This does not mean that they do not exist at all. Just the severity of punishment for such misconduct, if they are exposed, makes the minions of the rebellious spirit to keep their rites secret.
Devil in Judaism
As for the religion of the Jewish people, in it Satan is a much more modest figure than in extreme Christian or moderate Muslim folklore. For Jews, the devil is primarily an angel who does not have his own will and fulfills the role of the accuser of humanity assigned to him. Its task is to provide people with a choice between good and evil. He is not at all a principle and an embodiment of universal evil, and therefore very little attention is paid to his person.
However, Kabbalistic constructions developed the demonology of Judaism to an obscurely complex system associated with the process of divine emanations - the Sefirot. In the language of Kabbalah, demonic forces are called Klipot, but they differ quite a lot from the personified devil in question, so it makes no sense to analyze them in detail. The only thing that can be noted is that the Kabbalistic doctrines rethought by Christian magicians gave a variegated set of demonological systems, the reverse side of which was the compilation of many already practical recommendations on how to call the devil.
But this is still a substrate of Christian culture, albeit enriched by Jewish mysticism. Purely Jewish Satanism, in principle, does not exist, since the nature and role of the devil in Jewish theology is insignificant. From this it becomes clear why only Christian orthodoxy was able, through the exaltation of the devil, to generate its own antipode - a full-fledged satanic cult, that is, Christianity is the other way around. Now it's time to talk about the paths that lead to a meeting with a fallen spirit.
Ceremonies for calling the devil in Western European culture
In view of the foregoing, it is not surprising that the most popular and famous rituals for calling Satan come from Western Europe. It was on this earth for the first time that the cult of the dark ruler was fully formed. Therefore, the main attention will be paid to her.
“Call the devil, a dirty sinner,” or Two words about the Black Mass
According to European ideas, the simplest and at the same time the most common way to get in touch with Satan is to commit a sin. And the greater this will be a sin, the greater the effect it will give. What are the worst fears in Christianity? Firstly, it is a renunciation of God and of Christ, accompanied by blasphemy and prayer to the prince of darkness. Secondly, this is a sacrifice to Satan (preferably bloody). Thirdly, illegal perverted sexual intercourse. All three of these components together gave rise to a specific satanic ritual called the black mass. These parodies of Christian liturgies have been known since at least the 11th century. The devil on call in a visible form will not appear, of course, during such a ceremony, but the spiritual communion with this archetype of evil and vice will be felt quite vividly. Of course, we strongly warn against the temptation to put such rituals into practice. At least it is definitely better to abstain from a bloody sacrifice.
Inquisition, witches and Satan
The theme of witches was very popular during the Renaissance in Europe. Today, interest in it is also high, but on a different side. As far as witches were feared and persecuted, so much today they are admired and admired. But if in our time witch practices are more associated with paganism, then in the past they were closely associated with Satanism. Documents of the inquisitorial processes vividly testify to this. The sorceress, according to them, is a woman who knew how to summon the devil for a deal. In exchange for her soul and oath to harm all living things, she received certain magical powers and power over the elements of nature.
Hellish treaty
In order for the transaction between the witch and the devil to take place, it had to be sealed with a special written contract, written on virgin parchment. Such a contract was held together with signatures, which were considered to be displayed as blood. As a reminder, the devil also left his mark on the body of the witch. According to legend, she looked like a small birthmark that was insensitive to pain. She was also provided with a familiar - a devil who, on the one hand, was supposed to help the witch, and on the other, to monitor how she complied with the terms of the contract. Outwardly, the familiar usually looked like an animal. It could be a dog, rat, snake or cat. The witch calls the devil also on the coven, but this is a separate case.
Witch Sabbat and Satan worship
Sometimes witches gathered for their witching holiday - the Sabbath. He involved magic classes, feasts, dances, and orgies. The central ritual of this action was the black mass, the purpose of which was to call the devil. The spell was not used for this, since the witches called the lord of the underworld as their master, and therefore not by order, but by prayer. The spells were used by adherents of ceremonial magic who did not so much worship Satan as they tried to find a partner in him. According to the Inquisitors, the devil appeared in such a form of black goat in such festivities and received worship from his daughters in the form of a kiss under the tail, where ... the second person was located.
Ceremonial magic, or How to summon the devil by force
Unlike the witches, the practical magician did not ask Satan to appear. He tried to get him to do it. To do this, on a special day and hour, he retired to a secret place and drew a circle, along the borders of which he wrote protective formulas. Having completed all the ceremony, he, reading special slander, tried to call the devil. The real spell, amplified by the names of God, was to make him come, and special magical ceremonies - to take a visible appearance. Further, the magician demanded from Satan (or the demon replacing him) what he wanted to receive, threatening in case of refusal with the punishment of the Most High. When the desired was received, the demon had to be released in peace, again with special spells. And only later could the sorcerer safely go beyond the borders of the magic circle. There are quite a lot of detailed manuals on how to summon the devil. The most popular of them is Solomon’s Key. The grimoires of Pope Honorius and the so-called Goetia are also well known.
Practical guidelines
I would like to believe that it would never occur to anyone to call Satan at home. Even if nothing happens, the psychological archetype of evil is still actualized in the subconscious, which is fraught with psychological problems. Therefore, just to satisfy curiosity, you can give an example of a spell that will help solve the question of how to summon the devil in Latin.
So, first you need to retire. It is important that no one bothers during the ceremony - not a phone call, not a family member, not a domestic cat. Only the one who really needs it, who realizes the full responsibility of this action, as well as the fact that the dark forces are far from altruists and for any service will require more than a high fee - an immortal soul (own or the closest and loved ones) causes the devil.
So, the spell itself (read in a circle by heart):
"Satan, oro te, appare te rosto! Veni, Satano! Ter oro te! Veni, Satano! Oro te pro arte! Veni, Satano! A te spero! Veni, Satano! Opera praestro, ater oro! Veni, Satano! Satan, oro te, appare te rosto! Veni, Satano! Amen. "
The Devil's Calls in American Culture
American culture, which is the heiress of European culture, abundantly flavored with the traditions of Jews, Native American Indians and various emigrants from the East, among other things, produced the first legal satanic religious associations. Their ceremonial is largely close to the European character set, but much more syncretic. For example, often in the ceremony of calling the devil, the latter is associated with the Egyptian god Seth. Because of this, traditional Egyptian symbols - ankh, sphinx, stella with hieroglyphic inscriptions, etc. acquire special significance in the rite.
On the other hand, the devil's calls are arranged on traditional European pagan holidays - Halloween and Walpurgis Night. The rite, as a rule, includes group sex, a magic ceremony of a call and sometimes even a sacrifice. All the action is carried out mainly at night in nature or in abandoned churches. Unlike the European tradition, calling the devil in America is rarely accomplished alone. Most often, it is collective challenges.
Slavic culture and the challenges of the devil
The fact that the cult of Satan was widely spread in the territories of the Slavs is not necessary. But nevertheless, since the baptism of Rus, the pagan opposition in places took the form of conscious or unconscious devil worship. Often a rebellious angel in Russian cities and towns was associated with Chernobog - a pagan dark Slavic deity. And they called him, respectively, in Slavic rites, namely: during a ritual meal they let out a bowl of wine in a circle, pronouncing certain spells to call the devil - Chernobog.
With the overcoming of double faith, when Christianity began to reign supreme in the cultural space of Russia, they began to forget about Chernobog, and if necessary, to call the devil, the following rite was carried out: you had to go to the cooling bath at night. There, remove the pectoral cross and put it under the left heel. Then, by a special conspiracy, the caller renounced Christ, the Mother of God and all the saints and entrusted himself to Satan, who was to appear after such an action either in reality or in a dream. Sometimes in addition to the devil they left a sacrifice in the form of food and wine.