Slater wrote:they do have a way of bringing things to light that were hidden.
That's what the Shem ha-Mephorash angels excel at. I'm going to go off topic here but seeing as you deleted the next post of your thread I don't think it matters now:
Here's a tip: go further and seek to engage a few as teachers. I did and it was the most incredible "accelerated learning program" I could ever have imagined. As an example, I was guided (forcefully) to the approach I took to the last 2 years of magical work I have just completed.
Lets take Kabbalah for example; I don't work with a group, and I don't have a face to face teacher, so I evoked a certain entity for teaching and guidance in my study and practice. I shouldn't be surprised that the direct lessons, revelation and even the approach was *traditional (though represented in contextual idiom).
I was told for example to descend from Kether...as opposed to the western hermetic method of ascension. The things is, I didn't KNOW about the Western method of working your way up...I was just told "do it this way". So I did. They also directed me to traditional expressions and away from the common sources. People say you can't study Kabbalah without a teacher and I agree. If you approach them with a good work ethic, respect and dedication to learning, it's pretty hard to go past the Shem ha-Mephorash angels as teachers.
They also teach you in ways that allow you to apply the wisdom and knowledge in order to bring understanding to all aspects of your life.
Ahh... Thanks Slater that make sense.... Maybe that was my problem with Elubatel. I feel most invocations from the Kether to the swirling around my feet. I never thought about being Elubatels student and maybe thats what he wanted from me. Amazing when you least expect it and not even thinking about involvement with these spirits that a major switch turned on.