diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
index b78baf2816d..a3829207fe5 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
@@ -331,11 +331,7 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 
 		if(istype(M,/mob/dead))
 			var/mob/dead/D = M
-			D.manifest()
-			user.visible_message( \
-				"\red [user] drags the ghost to our plan of reality!", \
-				"\red You drag the ghost to our plan of reality!" \
-			)
+			D.manifest(user)
 			return
 		if(!istype(M))
 			return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 6b3647ef932..54f5583df27 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -83,18 +83,7 @@
 /mob/dead/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user)
 	if(istype(W,/obj/item/weapon/book/tome))
 		var/mob/dead/M = src
-		if(src.invisibility != 0)
-			M.invisibility = 0
-			user.visible_message( \
-				"\red [user] drags ghost, [M], to our plan of reality!", \
-				"\red You drag [M] to our plan of reality!" \
-			)
-		else
-			user.visible_message ( \
-				"\red [user] just tried to smash his book into that ghost!  It's not very effective", \
-				"\red You get the feeling that the ghost can't become any more visible." \
-			)
-
+		M.manifest(user)
 
 /mob/dead/CanPass(atom/movable/mover, turf/target, height=0, air_group=0)
 	return 1
@@ -556,9 +545,23 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	usr.visible_message("<span class='deadsay'><b>[src]</b> points to [A]</span>")
 	return 1
 
-/mob/dead/proc/manifest()
-	verbs += /mob/dead/proc/toggle_visibility
-	toggle_visibility()
+/mob/dead/proc/manifest(mob/user)
+	var/is_manifest = 0
+	if(!is_manifest)
+		is_manifest = 1
+		verbs += /mob/dead/proc/toggle_visibility
+
+	if(src.invisibility != 0)
+		user.visible_message( \
+			"<span class='warning'>[user] drags ghost, [src], to our plan of reality!</span>", \
+			"<span class='warning'>You drag [src] to our plan of reality!</span>" \
+		)
+		toggle_visibility(1)
+	else
+		user.visible_message ( \
+			"<span class='warning'>[user] just tried to smash his book into that ghost!  It's not very effective.</span>", \
+			"<span class='warning'>You get the feeling that the ghost can't become any more visible.</span>" \
+		)
 
 /mob/dead/proc/toggle_icon(var/icon)
 	if(!client)
@@ -574,22 +577,21 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		var/image/J = image('icons/mob/mob.dmi', loc = src, icon_state = icon)
 		client.images += J
 
-/mob/dead/proc/toggle_visibility()
+/mob/dead/proc/toggle_visibility(var/forced = 0)
 	set category = "Ghost"
 	set name = "Toggle Visibility"
 	set desc = "Allows you to turn (in)visible (almost) at will."
 
 	var/toggled_invisible
-
-	if(invisibility && world.time < toggled_invisible + 600)
+	if(!forced && invisibility && world.time < toggled_invisible + 600)
 		src << "You must gather strength before you can turn visible again..."
 		return
 
 	if(invisibility == 0)
 		toggled_invisible = world.time
-		visible_message("<span class='emote'>It fades from sight...</span>", "<span class='info'>You are now invisible</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='emote'>It fades from sight...</span>", "<span class='info'>You are now invisible.</span>")
 	else
-		src << "<span class='info'>You are now visible</span>"
+		src << "<span class='info'>You are now visible!</span>"
 
 	invisibility = invisibility == INVISIBILITY_OBSERVER ? 0 : INVISIBILITY_OBSERVER
 	// Give the ghost a cult icon which should be visible only to itself