There are many entities of varying age, technological and spiritual development in the universe. The older and more more advanced entities have the technology to move between dimensions and use that technology to travel trough space at faster then light speeds. This ability gives these creatures the power to seem to appear and disappear out of thin air. We now refer to these entities as extra terrestrial but it would be more apt to refer to them as trans-dimensional.
Contact has been hindered by our species having a sense of over-reverence for these beings—humans have tended to interpret the results of interactions with these entities as religious and mystical in nature, an attitude that has often been exploited.
The situation is not helped by the fact that these entities themselves have tended to operate with higher and secret agendas both pro and con human development. The secret (occult), magical and mystical level religious practices—those practiced at an elite level (the mystery schools)— seem to have varying degrees of understanding of the true nature of these entities.
Trough the work of people like Austin Osman Spare and Nancy Leider (to mention a few) the common man can finally stop the mediation provided by the elite. We now find ourselves in possession of enough information to distill these practices to their essence and strip them of thousands of years of ritualistic residue designed to exclude and control the uninitiated.
All these rituals seem to narrow down to what Nancy Leider calls: The Call— which is nothing more then a telepathic message sent out these entities—a "true" desire for contact.
THE CALL
There are a two basic types of spiritual orientation who will respond to these ''calls'', what Leider calls Service to Self (STS) and Service to Other (STO).
STO) service to other: this group will send and respond to beneficial service, knowledge and exploration based calls. The positive or service to other entity is very elusive, it will remain invisible, or reveal itself to you slowly and politely. The symbolism of the "floating hand" is very prevalent in positive mystical imagery for a reason; however these entities are not hand holders, they want you to rise to their level and do not suffer fools gladly.
STS) service to self: these will send and respond to control and acquisition based calls.
Service to self contacts engage in power relationships and have much more material and in a sense, economic aims.
The magical practice of demonology for example, is in reality the codification and ritualization of contact with these "self serving" entities; notice how expressive the demonic mystical level imagery is, and you can draw a conclusion to the temperament of these beings.
These two groups seem to visit planets like this to either capitalize on, or, guide the ''undecided''—or those who do not yet have realized their spiritual orientation. This planet is a sort of school, where us, the undecided choose their orientation trough complex social interactions.
—The undecided will send out both STO and STS calls as they oscillate between both orientations (trying them on, per say). Since the intent of your call defines its response, you will get, in a sense, what you are asking for—do you want a light show, or have a question about feeding the poor?
It is all up to you.
KNOW THEM
Contact can happen in face to face manner, but this is rare, as a sort of virtual telepathic space is much safer for all participants involved (do not forget, we became the dominant species on a planet crawling with giant carnivores, we are dangerous creatures, so we have that going for us). The experiences are at first confused with lucid dreaming, or sleep paralysis. They can be differentiated though experimentation.
Remember, the intent of your call defines who will respond. Before engaging in these explorations, one thing must be kept in mind: always be careful of what you are asking for.
KNOW YOUR SELF
Self-centered individuals run terrible risks when engaging in these experiments, as they seldom think about others. The entities that would answer a self-centered call will only be thinking of themselves as well, and will try to capitalize on the shock and awe generated in the individual.
—A note here. You have the right to say no, a magical circle of protection, for example, is nothing more then a boundary, that the entity then needs "your" permission to breach. You are always in control of the duration of the interaction, as is the other being.
KNOW OTHER
Learning more about the practices of the mystery schools will be helpful in this endeavor, there are many excellent resources, for those who look for them.
The magical practice of creating and charging sigils shows results as a communication medium with the subconscious, it is also an approximation of a telepathic alphabet; this should be studied as a means of enhancing communications with these beings.
I will urge you to always remember, controlling and overcoming fear is an important part of our spiritual and social evolution. The person willing to undergo these explorations is not only incredibly brave, but also joins a long line of fellow voyagers into the unknown, this is our final frontier.
MAKING THE CALL
The call is made in the following manner: focus on your heart and send out the desire for contact—the call. Repeated attempts must be made for the operation to be successful.
That, is all.