Invocation
An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare "to call on, invoke, to give") may take the form of:
These forms are described below, but are not mutually exclusive. See also Theurgy.
Supplication or prayer
As a supplication or prayer it implies to call upon God, a god or goddess, a person, etc. When a person calls upon God, a god, or goddess to ask for something (protection, a favour, his/her spiritual presence in a ceremony, etc.) or simply for worship, this can be done in a pre-established form or with the invoker's own words or actions. An example of a pre-established text for an invocation is the Lord's Prayer.
All religions in general use invoking prayers, liturgies, or hymns; see for example the mantras in Hinduism and Buddhism, the Egyptian Coming Out by Day (aka Book of the Dead), the Orphic Hymns and the many texts, still preserved, written in cuneiform characters on clay tablets, addressed to Shamash, Ishtar, and other deities.
Invocation (The X-Files)
"Invocation" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on December 3, 2000. The episode was written by David Amman and directed by Richard Compton. "Invocation" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.2 and was viewed by 13.9 million viewers. Overall, the episode received mixed reviews from critics.
The series centers on FBI special agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and her new partner John Doggett (Robert Patrick)—following the alien abduction of her former partner, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny)—who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, a little boy mysteriously reappears after having been kidnapped for ten years. However, he has not aged one bit after his disappearance. While the case stirs up painful memories for Doggett, suspicion stirs that the boy is not all he seems.
Invocation (Sympathy album)
Invocation is the 2002 debut album by the Canadian technical death metal band Sympathy. The album was published by Fear Dark, a Dutch record label.
Although suffering from low production values, the album got positive feedback in underground metal circles and magazines such as BW & BK and was mentioned in Metal Maniacs magazine as one of the reader's albums of the year for 2002. Noted for solid songwriting, Sympathy has since re-recorded several of the album's songs with better production.
The music features deep growling, occasional shrieking, heavily-distorted guitar sound, plenty of tempo-changes and atonal riffs, some symphonic keyboards and computer drums. "Prelude and Toccata in e Minor" is a piano instrumental, and "Christus Factus Est" features operatic female vocals. The album cover was done by Jeffray Arwadi of Soundmind Graphics, also known as the guitarist/vocalist for the Indonesian avant-garde metal band Kekal.
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ALBUMS
- Harbringer / H.A.S.T.U.R released: 1999
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by Carpenters
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by Electric Hellfire Club
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by Son Of Sam
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by New York Room
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by Dew-scented
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by Common Sense
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by Armada
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by Fall Of Pantheon
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by Abramelin
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by Suicidal Tendencies
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by Danzig
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by Nosferatu
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by Seance
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by Anuna
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by Sathanas
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by Stonehenge (hungary)
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by Evil Emperor
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by The Incredible String Band
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by Azarath
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by Incredible String Band
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by Common
Invocation
by: CarpentersFor those whose eyes would see
Render them in faith to me
For all those seeking peace
In my arms their strife shall cease
And place in me the agony you bear
Nothing can impair the perfect love I bring
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