summon the dead god

The Dead
must be called in the Four Directions, and in the Four Spaces for, not knowing where It
is, the Priest must needs take especial care that he call everywhere, for the Spirit may be
in flight.
And a Dead God may be also summoned, and the formulae is that which follows. It must
be spoken clearly aloud, and not a word changed, else the Spirit of the God may devour
thee, as there is no Food and no Drink where they are.
And it must be called in a secret place, without windows, or with windows only in one
place, and that should be in the Northern Wall of the place, and the only light shall be of
one lamp, set on the altar, and the lamp need not be new, nor the altar, for it is a Rite of
Age and of the Ancient Ones, and they care not for newness.
And the altar should be of a large rock set in the earth, and a sacrifice acceptable unto the
nature of the God should be made. And at the time of the Calling, the waters of ABSU
will roil, and KUTULU will stir, but unless it be His time, he will not Rise.
And this is the Conjuration of the Dead God:
May NAMMTAR open my eyes that I may see . . . . . . . . .
May NAMMTAR open my ears that I may hear . . . . . . . . .
May NAMMTAR open my nose that I may sense His approach.
May NAMMTAR open my mouth that my voice will be heard to the far reaches of the
Earth.
May NAMMTAR strengthen my right hand that I shall be strong, to keep the Dead
under my power, under my very power.
I conjure Thee, O Ancestor of the Gods!
I summon Thee, Creature of Darkness, by the Works of Darkness!
I summon Thee, Creature of Hatred, by the Words of Hatred!
I summon Thee, Creature of the Wastes, by the Rites of the Waste!
I summon Thee, Creature of Pain, by the Words of Pain!
I summon and call Thee forth, from Thy Abode in Darkness!
I evoke Thee from Thy resting-place in the bowels of the Earth!
I summon Thine eyes to behold the Brightness of my Wand, which is full of the Fire of
Life!
I conjure Thee, O Ancestor of the Gods!
I summon Thee, Creature of Darkness, by the Works of Darkness!
I summon Thee, Creature of Hatred, by the Works of Hatred!
I summon Thee, Creature of the Wastes, by the Rites of the Waste!
I summon Thee, Creature of Pain, by the Words of Pain!
By the Four Square Pillars of Earth that support the Sky,
May they stand fast against Them that desire to harm me!
I evoke Thee from Thy resting-place in the bowels of the Earth!
I summon Thee and Thine ears to hear the Word that is never spoken, except by Thy
Father, the Eldest of All Who Know Age
The Word that Binds and Commands is my Word!
IA! IA! IA! NNGI BANNA BARRA IA!
IARRUGISHGARRAGNARAB!
I conjure Thee, O Ancestor of the Gods!
I summon Thee, Creature of Darkness, by the Works of Darkness!
I summon Thee, Creature of Hatred, by the Works of Hatred!
I summon Thee, Creature of the Wastes, by the Rites of the Waste!
I summon Thee, Creature of Pain, by the Words of Pain!
I summon Thee, and call Thee forth, from Thy Abode in Darkness!
I evoke Thee from Thy resting-place in the Bowels of the Earth!
MAY THE DEAD RISE!
MAY THE DEAD RISE AND SMELL THE INCENSE!
And this shall be recited only once, and if the God do not appear, do not persist, but
finish the Rite quietly, for it means that It hath been summoned elsewhere, or is engaged
in some Work which it is better not to disturb.