Spirit Keeping by S Connolly
It’s a short book, but I would definitely recommend if this is an area of the craft you’re thinking about.
Why? First she hilights you can’t spirit keep/bind/control any demon no matter what the shop says, they’re divine, so if the seller tells you that Asmodays spirit is attached to this vessel for £xxxx its fake, don’t buy it.
Second: she tells you how to test the vessel you’ve bought to see if it has some other kind of spirit, and how to find what it is.
Third: She talks about thought forms and how to charge them and keep them charged.
For me though, the best part of this book is it goes into great detail on how to deal with nasty spirits. This is in relation to spirit keeping, but the method can be applied to any environment where you may encounter what she calls others. She also teaches you how to make your own vessel and how to attract a particular spirit to it. She’s very respectful in how these spirits should be treated, and states that once you do it yourself, you are sure to have a good spirit, that wants to work with you, without the risk of being conned.
All in a very interesting read. I don’t think I’ll be doing spirit keeping myself, I got enough beings in my house already without adding more, but I’m taking away her cleansing techniques as they are a definite ritual to keep for when things may go wrong.
10/10