Reciprocity and the Hidden Economy of Spirits

Although we have written extensively about the subject of employing Entities — both formally and informally, through Evocation, petition, and other means — across our blog, several of our books, and even touched upon it in our podcast, there remains a subtle nuance that deserves clearer attention.

As you (hopefully) know, when you enlist the aid or services of an Entity, Spirit, Deity, Intelligence, or similar force, there will always be a form of payment required from you — an offering, exchange, or sacrifice owed to the being whose assistance you seek. This is not a matter of superstition or tradition; it is a matter of spiritual law and energetic reciprocity.

Typically, the payment is that which has been mutually agreed upon between yourself and the Entity in question. Ideally, this is done through a two-way communication session — whether by direct trance communication, mental projection, scrying, evocation dialogue, or a trusted method of confirmation — wherein you present your request and the Entity presents what they require in return.

However, this is not always how things unfold. At times, you may choose to propose the payment yourself — offering, for example, incense, libations, service, or personal sacrifice etc. Even then, the Entity must formally accept your offer. That acceptance must at the very least be verified through a form of confirmation such as divination, pendulum, or any other means of spirit communication. Without this, no true agreement exists. The Entity must agree and accept.

Up to this point, most practitioners understand these basics. Yet here is where the nuance emerges — you get what you pay for.

If what you offer holds little or no value to the Entity, they will either refuse your request outright, or they will fulfill it only in proportion to the worth of your payment. Lesser payment = lesser result.

Worse still, some Entities will seem to accept your meagre offering, only to later extract the true price by force — taking what is rightfully due to them through unforeseen "consequences" or "personal loss".

This, incidentally, is why so many petitions and evocations yield "nothing". It’s easy for the novice to assume that the Entity “didn’t hear,” or that the Entity “doesn’t care,” but more often than not, the Entity simply did not agree to your terms. Many people make grand requests while offering trivial gestures in return — hoping, for instance, to gain reconciliation with a lost love in exchange for a single social-media post “in the Entity’s honor.” That is not payment; that is insult.

Here’s an often-overlooked truth: The moment you present your proposed payment, the Entity instantly discerns how serious you are — how much of your will, conviction, and respect you invest in this request. To offer a mere drop of blood in exchange for lifelong protection against all curses and attacks? That is mockery. You have revealed that you value your desire little, and in turn, the Entity will treat it with equal weight — or worse, with contempt. A token gesture invites a token result — or retribution.

Therefore, your offering must reflect the magnitude of your request. The scale of what you seek must be matched by the sincerity, worth, and symbolic potency of what you are willing (and able) to give.

How does one determine this balance? The simplest and most direct method is through communication. Converse with them. Establish dialogue. This is why two-way contact is not a luxury — it is essential.

Alternatively, you may employ a skilled intermediary — such as ourselves — to perform the Evocation on your behalf and to negotiate proper terms between you and the Entity, ensuring the exchange is clear, honored, and binding.

Regardless of how you proceed, never forget this law: When employing Entities, Spirits, Intelligences etc — you get precisely what you pay for.

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