Tori peeled Shanna's arms from around her, all the while never taking her eyes from the screen.<br/><br/>"I think I saw this woman in the window when we were standing around outside. She vanished when she saw me looking. That sounds like the actions of an intelligent haunt." Tori said, scooping her still damp hair behind her ear. She just barely heard Jacob's instructions but it was okay because he took her by the hand to lead her into the library.<br/><br/>"You will learn to like it." a male voice in her head taunted.<br/><br/>The Library was exactly that. Floor to ceiling bookcases lined the grand room with stained glass windows breaking the sections apart. Tori was in heaven. She loved to read and read just about anything. Her Kindle was filled with everything from dark fantasy to veterinary science. She had never seen so many books in one place in her life, even the downtown library couldn't hold this a light to see by.<br/><br/>She walked through, almost in a trance, letting her fingers trail through the dust of the leather bound tomes. Robinson Crusoe and The Scarlet Letter, A Tale of Two Cities, a complete collection of Edgar Allen Poe. Then she passed across a panel of glass to the next section. This seemed to have newer books,<br/>The Satanic Bible and the companion book, resting next to it, The Satanic Rituals. then Uncle Setnakt's Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path,written by Don Webb. She found some writings on the qliphoth by Kenneth Grant. The Nightside of Eden trilogy, based on the teachings of Crowley. She was getting excited. There was  Nightside of Eden  There was also a book focused on the tunnels of the qliphoth, written by Thomas Karlsson, titled Qabalah, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic.<br/><br/>Some of Michael ford,'s  work, who wrote a series on the qliphoth, Liber Hvhi: Magick of the Adversary. She found a study of the Golden Dawn , excellent for   Ceremonial Magic. The golden dawn teaches several different areas of magic including ceremonial magic, geomancy, kabbalism and gematria, magical correspondences, and things of that nature. And, a book on Kabalah sould compliment ed these studies. .<br/><br/>There were several books written by Aleister Crowley, most notably Magick: Liber Aba : Book 4 which details the ideas and philosophy behind Crowley's method of Thelema. Tori had read that once. Another book that complimented this study was the Liber Al Vel LegisThe Book of the Law, and Magick Without Tears, a guide written by Crowley in his later years as a magician and mystic. She looked harder, Yes, there it was. . Along with these books she found 777 And Other Qabalistic Writings, and [the companion book to this] The Complete Magician's Tables, written by Stephen Skinner.<br/><br/>Witchcraft books; there were a whole section on these. The first she found was Nocturnal Witchcraft: Magick After Darkwritten by konstantinos. The Satanic Witchby LaVey, another interesting book about the feminine aspects of magic and witchcraft, was next.Then  some good reference books for witchcraft Candle Burning Magic: A Spellbook of Rituals for Good and Evil by Anna Riva, which has basic methods and techniques of candle magic that Tori was familiar with.<br/><br/>"Hey, Tori," Jacob called, gesturing for her to join him on a couch set in a small alcove. The seat was a low backed love seat. Tori crowded in close to him, glad for his warmth and his nearness.<br/><br/>"These people here were serious Satanists," Tori whispered, "if you just by their books. I mean really dark magik."<br/><br/>Jacob grinned at her, "Why are you whispering?"<br/><br/>Tori chuckled. "Really," she said in a normal tone.<br/><br/>"Hi, I'm Tori and this is Jacob. We would like to thank you for allowing us to stay in your house tonight. We would like to communicate with you. Our friends saw you earlier in your lovely white dress and we just wondered why you are still here?" she paused for an answer but heard nothing. Hopefully they would catch something on the recording device."  Is there some way for us to help you move on? Do you have unfinished business? Knock three times if  you can understand me."<br/><br/>And there it was. Across the room, by the window. faint but distinct, Knock, Knock, Knock.