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Topic: Evocation

	Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained - Prophecy and Divination
		According to ancient Jewish teachings, it was only the ashes of a flawless red heifer that could purify worshippers who went into the Temple in Jerusalem.
		Necromancy involves the evocation of spirits of deceased individuals for the purpose of divination.
		Some magicians believed that spirits could only be summoned during the first year of that person's death.
	www.unexplainedstuff.com /Prophecy-and-Divination/index.html (813 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Visions and Apparitions
		It is written (I Kings 28) that Saul, when defeated by the Philistines, went to the witch of Endor and asked her to bring before him the shade of Samuel, and the shade rose out of the earth and revealed to Saul that God was angry with him because he had spared Amalec.
		Numerous pagan cults practiced evocation of the dead; magicians practiced it in the Middle Ages, and in modern times medium or spiritists have taken upon themselves the task of communicating with the souls of the dead or with disembodied spirits (see SPIRITISM).
		The Catholic Church has on various occasions condemned the practice of magnetism and spiritism, inasmuch as this practice evokes the spirits of the dead and may call evil spirits into action.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15477a.htm (1907 words)

	Llewellyn's On-line Bookstore: The Truth About Evocation of Spirits
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		With evocation, you can learn how to improve your financial situation, bring love into your life, and achieve the success you desire.
		Evocations are a safe way to call on a god, goddess, or other nonphysical entity to obtain information or ask for help.
	www.llewellyn.com /bookstore/book.php?pn=K393 (84 words)

	Globe Corner Bookstore Staff Picks
		Salonica, City of Ghosts is an evocation of the life of a vanished city and an exploration of how it passed away.
		Under the rule of the Ottoman sultans, one of the most extraordinary and diverse societies in Europe lived for five centuries amid its minarets and cypresses on the shore of the Aegean, alongside its Roman ruins and Byzantine monasteries.
		Bringing together Sacks's passion for natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.
	www.globecorner.com /staffpicks.html (3803 words)

	New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock J
		Once again, the lineup includes Colin Henson on guitars and Dave Sturt on fretless bass, plus a long list of session musicians on violins, saxes, bass clarinet, flugelhorn, drums and choirs.
		The album opener "Evocation," recals the gritty guitars and dissonance employed on their album Released, and then moves on to "Into The Sunlight," an eight minute piece recalling the Airto Moreira Brazilian percussive sound overlaid with the trademark wall of flutes and guitars; Henson does an admirable job at keeping Tony Duhig's guitar sound alive.
		The album continues to alternate low key and uptempo pieces: "Night of The Shamen" delves into an eerie melodic cycle on violin (vaguely reminiscent of the sound achieved by the Beatles on "Within You Without You") supported by guitar and pecussion, topped off with spicy guitar leads and scatting flutes.
	www.gepr.net /j.html (13662 words)

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