Know that thou must walk The steps of the ladder of lights Each in its place One at a time Thou must enter The gates in the lawful manner As in the covenant Else, thou art surely lost Then can he hope To have power Over the demons that plague The mind and the body Pulling at the hair Grasping at the hands Screaming vile names Into the airs of the night For what comes on the wind Can only be slain By he who knows the wind What comes on the seas Can only be slain By he who knows waters Thus is it written In the ancient covenant