Craft & Wizardry: Book One: The Penn and the Witch of Endor; Prologue - From the First Book of Samuel

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The Jews of our days believe that after the body of a man is interred, his spirit goes and comes, and departs from the spot where it is destined to visit his body, and to know what passes around him; that it is wandering during a whole year after the death of the body, and that it was during that year of delay that the Phytoness of Endor evoked the soul of Samuel, 

after which time the evocation would have had no power over his spirit.

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CRAFT & WIZARDRY

BOOK ONE:

The Penn and the Witch of Endor

PROLOGUE

Chapter 28

From the First Book of Samuel

According to the Solemn Narrative of the

Hebrew Bible

It all began after the prophet Samuel died, in a crucial time when the Kingdom of Israel is surrounded by an assembled Philistine army. During that time, the prophet Samuel was buried in Ramah, his hometown, and the people of Israel is mourning his death. King Saul was seeking counsel from God on what to do moving forward. Yet, he receives no answer from dreams, prophets, or even the Urim and Thummim, the symbol of the high priests. Having previously driven out all necromancers and magicians from Israel, King Saul decided to search for a medium anonymously, and during the hunt he was informed of the locality of the woman commonly referred to as the 

Witch of Endor.

Then immediately, the desperate King Saul disguises himself and crossed enemy lines in order to visit the witch, and he asked to raise the spirit of the prophet Samuel. At first, the medium refuses, on account of the King's edict against sorcery, but Saul assures her that she will not be harmed by any of the loyal

agents of the Kingdom.

The woman proceeded to summon the spirit of Samuel as requested, and after she was able to raise him, she abruptly realizes that it was Saul in disguise who was asking her for a favor.

She suddenly screams.

N.B.: All of the narrative recounted

herein was written in the Holy Book,

part of the passage is quoted below:

When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly. The woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!" The king said to her, "Don't be afraid! What have you seen?" The woman replied to Saul, "I have seen a divine being coming up from the ground! He said to her, "What about his appearance?" She said, "An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!"

1 Samuel 28:12-14 NET

The summoned spirit then complains of being disturbed, berates King Saul for disobeying God, and predicts his own downfall. The living prophet Samuel has already prophesied that Saul will have his kingship removed, but this spirit also adds that Israel's army will be defeated, and the King and his sons will be dead.

After hearing the grim prophecy,

King Saul collapses in terror.

The following day, the Israelite army is defeated as foretold by the prophecy. Saul was mortally wounded by the Philistines; afterwards, realizing that God indeed willed his loss, he commits suicide by knowingly falling on his sword.

But the Word had greater explanation about the events of that fateful day.

IN FACT:

The reason for this failure was written in one of the books of the Septuagint, as now translated in the great English language:

Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance, and 

did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom

over to David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 10:13-14 NIV

The direct translation coming from the Greek vocabulary, although the literature was, in fact, candid, has failed to provide enough connotation to ensure for the proper context in comprehending the events, no matter how queer, in the full determination of all 

of these storied accounts.

But now, with all the humiliations of man,

there exists a difference of opinion.

A divided interpretation reveals itself

and the many religious confusion 

has become more evident.

But still, the Star of David reigns.

While written translations oftentimes fail,

destiny will always fall like an axe in water.

The Constellations never lie.

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