Evocation
Evocation is the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of mind-altering substances with and without uttered word formulas.
Evocation in the Western mystery tradition
The Latin word evocatio was the "calling forth" or "summoning away" of a city's tutelary deity. The ritual was conducted in a military setting either as a threat during a siege or as a result of surrender, and aimed at diverting the god's favor from the opposing city to the Roman side, customarily with a promise of a better-endowed cult or a more lavish temple.Evocatio was thus a kind of ritual dodge to mitigate looting of sacred objects or images from shrines that would otherwise be sacrilegious or impious.
The calling forth of spirits was a relatively common practice in Neoplatonism, theurgy and other esoteric systems of antiquity. In contemporary western esotericism, the magic of the grimoires is frequently seen as the classical example of this idea. Manuals such as the Greater Key of Solomon the King, The Lesser Key of Solomon (or Lemegeton), the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage and many others provided instructions that combined intense devotion to the divine with the summoning of a personal cadre of spiritual advisers and familiars.
Evocation (disambiguation)
Evocation is the act of calling or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition.
Evocation may also refer to:
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Evocation (band)
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Evocation are a death metal band from Borås, Sweden.
History
Foundation (1991–1992)
Evocation was formed in the autumn of 1991 in Borås by bassist Thomas Josefsson, vocalist Jani Karvola, guitarist Marko Palmén, drummer Janne K. Bodén and guitarist Vesa Kenttäkumpu. A few months later, Evocation parted ways with vocalist Jani Karvola. Thomas Josefsson filled the empty spot as vocalist but ceased to continue playing bass. In 1992, two demos were recorded. The first was recorded at Sunlight Studio with producer Tomas Skogsberg. It resulted in a three track and intro demo limited to 500 copies entitled "The Ancient Gate". Later in an interview, Skogsberg named Evocation as “the best demo band he ever had recorded”. Before the sound recording, Christian “Kricke” Saarinen filled the role as bassist. The second demo contained four tracks and was recorded in a local studio. Later on, both demos gathered cult status within tape trader communities and are now considered true gems from the early years of the Swedish Death Metal scene. After the recordings, Evocation played shows with other death metal bands such as Ceremonial Oath, Dark Tranquillity, Dismember, and Liars in Wait.
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Illusions of Grandeur released: 2012
- Apocalyptic released: 2010
- Dead Calm Chaos released: 2008
- Tales From the Tomb released: 2007
- Evocation released: 2004
Evocation
ALBUMS
- Apocalyptic released: 2010
- Dead Calm Chaos released: 2010
- Tales From the Tomb released: 2007
- Evocation released: 2004
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Protected By What Gods
by: EvocationThrough ancient rites you speak the words
Once holy god arise
Religious battles gods command
Hand in hand combined
Raise your hands praise your lord
Forgive us for our sins
In his command slave all false
And break them till they bleed
Tortured nations beggars bleed
Defended by some sign
You know your wrong but still proceed
You think you are protected
Protected by what gods
Defined by death you strike the world
Since promised land awaits
Strike the past blood behold
Tyranity unfold
Beheaded sane close your eyes
We have no calm at sight
With toxic blood we stain the pure
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