How do genies work?
In his introduction, Crowley espouses the modern view on demonology: the work of demonic evocation is simply psychological self-exploration. Therefore, genies (a.k.a. demons, daemons, djinn, jinni, spirits) are actually aspects of our subconscious and not external spirits at all (although in practice you can treat them as either.) By evoking or invoking a genie, we are connecting with a part of our subconscious that is an expert in its own area. This creates a magic spell, love spell, revenge spell, money spell, etc. that has a brain. Powered by a djinn, a magic spell becomes intelligent and acquires the ability to adapt. If a genie’s abilities include acquiring “wealth and hidden treasures,” we can contact him and work with him. What happens next is that our psychology will change slightly over the next few days, weeks, months and even years. These changes may be small, but they add up and can lead us to places we never would have found consciously. For example: We perform a money spe
