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A GUIDE TO ADVANCED BLACK MAGICK
WORKS OF DARKNESS
E.A. KOETTING
Works of Darkness A Guide to Advanced Black Magick ISBN 978 952-92-2359-6 All rights reserved. No part of this book may he reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher. Text copyright © 2008 E.A.Koetting Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames Ordo Ascensum Aetyrnalis First edition © 2007 Ixaxaar Occult Literature Second edition © 2008 Ixaxaar Occult Literature Layout designed by A.I. / Ixaxaar
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C O N T E N T S
I
N
T
R
O
D
THE
U
C
SYMBOLS
TWO
CHAPTER
THREE
ENTERING
CHAPTER
FOUR
RITES
CHAPTER
FIVE
CHAPTER
SIX
EIGHT
CHAPTER
NINE
CHAPTER
TEN
CHAPTER
ELEVEN
CHAPTER
TWELVE
CHAPTER
TEIIRTEEN
GLOSSARY
ENDNOTES
ABOUT THE A U T H O R
N
SINISTER
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
O
MAGICIAN
ONE
SEVEN
I
BLACK
CHAPTER
CHAPTFR
T
OF
THE
CONSECRATION
BURNT SERVANTS
DARKNESS
SIGIL
THE
DEMONIC SPIRITS
OFFERINGS
OF
DEMONIC GAINING
DARKNESS
OF
MAGICK
DARK SIGHT EVOCATION THE
BLOOD BANEFUL DARK
DEAD RITUAL
MAGICK ASCENT
INTRODUCTION
"...and t h u s , t h e W o r k s o f D a r k n e s s b e g a n t o p r e v a i l a m o n g all t h e s o n s of
men."
1
It
is
subcultures what
you
axiomatic
among
the
pervading the western do
with
it
that
neo-pagan
world
makes
it
that,
Black
and
even
"Magick or
is
the
satanic
Magick;
White."
it's
White-light
P r a c t i t i o n e r s are a f r a i d o f b e i n g l a b e l e d " S a t a n i c " , and m o d e r n S a t a n i s t s are a f r a i d o f b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d d a n g e r o u s , f a n a t i c a l , o r t r u l y e v i l .
All i s
d o n e with a s m i l e and a happy s o n g in the heart. There
is
an
ancient
evil
sleeping
beneath
the
earth,
however,
that h a s b e e n r o u s e d b y o u r m i l l i o n m a n m a r c h e s , o u r n u c l e a r m u r d e r s and
our
"peace-keeping"
bloodbaths
worldwide.
It
is
stirring
and
a
dark mist is s e e p i n g into our world, intoxicating t h e youth with v i o l e n c e and
murder,
spewing
clouding
forth
hatred
the
judgment
into the
of
air that
world
leaders
and
warlords,
we breathe.
These are the true W o r k s of D a r k n e s s , unsanitized and standing i n t h e i r full s i n i s t e r m a j e s t y , w a i t i n g f o r t h e B l a c k M a g i c i a n t o s u m m o n forth their P o w e r s and evoke the legions of d e m o n s b e g g i n g to be called.
B l a c k M a g i c k h a s , s i n c e m a n first b u r i e d h i s d e a d , b e e n o n e o f t h e most
feared
famine,
and
taboo
destructive
race,
why would
group
chanting,
practices
weather,
everyone seem stabbing
wax
in
war
society. and
to care dolls
and
When
murder
there
plaguing
about some
is
disease,
the
human
solitary
conversing
with
person
beings
or
that
n o b o d y e l s e can see o r h e a r ? It has been a Works
of
Darkness
nearly undisputed fact until carry
with
them
the
recent times that the
power to
infect
masses
with
disease, to b r i n g storms or d r o u g h t , to s w a y the o u t c o m e of war, or to p o s s e s s the m o s t i n n o c e n t m a n t o c o m m i t m u r d e r o r e v e n s u i c i d e . the
unseen
history
evil,
of the People
deadly.
the
human believed
unspeakable thing lurking in
the shadows
It is of the
race. in
Black
Magick
because
the
alternative
was
T h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s w e r e k n o w n t o b e a s real a s t h e s t o r m s
7
W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
t h a t w o u l d fill t h e s k i e s , a n d f o r m i l l e n n i a t h o s e P o w e r s w e r e r e c o g n i z e d as the source of the bane of the human race. Today,
in
with what we denouncing
our
time
believe
all
that
of
intellectual
i s a firm is
not
illumination,
we
understanding of reality,
easily categorized,
labeled
are
cursed
rejecting and
and
filed
away.
W h i l e m o s t b e l i e v e i n G o d , a n d s o m e s t i l l p r a y , t h e r e a r e few t h a t c a n h e a r H i s v o i c e o r see H i s a n g e l s . power here,
in
T h e r e a r e few t h a t b e l i e v e t h a t H e h a s
o u r w o r l d o f s c i e n t i f i c p r o o f and v e r i f i a b l e f a c t .
There
a r e o n l y a few o u t o f t h e b i l l i o n s o f h u m a n life f o r m s o n t h i s p l a n e t t h a t stand
on
the
city
walls
which
shelter
the
inane
assumptions
of the
"great m i n d s " of our times to declare themselves as p r o p h e t s of G o d or Seers. Where once there were so many, T h o s e f a n a t i c a l f e w are potential
troublemakers,
resultantly In diabolical
fear a
still
beneath wicked
those
few
that
can
See,
can
Hear
and
thrives.
Divinity,
There
is
it is
a m a z i n g that the
something within
the
fear of the
minds
of men
There is an atavistic comprehension that has been buried
centuries this
are f e w .
nothing.
world without
that Knows.
now there
c a l l e d t e r r o r i s t s o r a t t h e v e r y l e a s t are
way
of science
and
schooling
that
whispers,
"Something
comes."
T h e r e exists in these Lower Planes of c a u s e and effect a definite duality.
All t h i n g s have
substance
only by the
virtue
There is a certain day and an u n a r g u a b l e night. there is sunlight. Magick
and there
of its o p p o s i t e .
There is s h a d o w and
There are t h e strong and the weak. most
assuredly is
There is White
Black Magick.
In order to understand what Black Magick is, we first d e f i n e its
opposite.
forces existing
beyond the
normal
range of sensation
c h a n g e s in the w o r l d or its i n h a b i t a n t s possible.
must therefore
White Magick is the use of the currents and to enact specific
in the most beneficial
White Magick is also the spiritual and ritual
manner
act o f w o r k i n g
with powers, archetypes, entities and symbols whose nature is altruistic or
benevolent. T h e r e is a love, c o m p a s s i o n a n d a lightness of heart that d e s c e n d s
upon the Operator of White Magick. which
envelopes
the
ritual
Circle
There wherein
performed.
8
is a holiness and sanctity the
Works
of
Light
are
I N T R O D U C T I O N
White Magick is giving and caring. one's
own
strength
and
the
powers
happiness and positive growth. all t h a t i s b e n i g n a n d
W h i t e M a g i c k i s u s i n g all o f
of the
occult
in
bringing
about
White Magick is the manifested force of
righteous.
Few recognize the p o w e r of White Magick, and even fewer take it upon themselves to become the White Magician, the Mage, who carries both the responsibility and the ability to do these things. Black
Magick,
w i t h o u t the the
Magician
world,
possible.
then,
and
in
is
the
in bringing
all
o f its
use
of the
about
powers
specific change
inhabitants
in
the
most
Black Magick is also the spiritual and
with
powers,
archetypes,
and
iniquitous.
entities and
both
symbols
within
in
and
oneself,
sinister
in
manner
ritual act of working
whose
nature is
malign
W h e n o n e c a l l s u p o n the P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , a d e f i n i t e e v i l s w e e p s into the room,
a suffocating blackness which cannot be bargained with
o r d i s s u a d e d f r o m its d e v a s t a t i n g c o u r s e . the Magician,
W h e n the Demon stands before
H i s f o u l b r e a t h w i l t i n g all t h a t i s a l i v e a n d h i s i c y s t a r e
causing even the dust of the earth to tremble, there is no question that t h e s e are t h e W o r k s o f D a r k n e s s . In the m o m e n t that the S o r c e r e r sends forth his will to take the life o f a n o t h e r h u m a n b e i n g t h r o u g h
a curse, and the black emissaries
rush up from hell, shrieking through the T e m p l e , and an iron veil falls b e t w e e n t h e S o r c e r e r a n d r e d e m p t i o n , t h e line b e t w e e n B l a c k a n d W h i t e is
drawn
quite
These
clearly.
are
the
Works
of Darkness.
there is no Black and there is Limbo, where
and w o u l d do well to heaven
and
This is the that
rides
eclipse
of
the
Black
conscience
where
the
would
claim
that
take this tome
and
discover for
himself
part.
path to p o w e r u n i m a g i n a b l e ,
through the
unspeakable, into ashes.
hell
A n y that
no White must therefore be s t a n d i n g in
Magician
that
mighty
like
betrays. rise
up
t o a D a r k n e s s a n d evil
thunder, This
as gods
is
to the the
and
the
gate
inexorable into
meek
the
shrivel
This is that silver line b e t w e e n the s h a d o w s and the light.
T h i s i s t h e s t e p t h a t c r o s s e s it.
9
C H A P T E R
ONE
THE BLACK M A G I C I A N
Everyone has crossed paths with the Black Magician at some point, most
likely
having
knowing
the
least
him
personally
suspicion
that
he
as
a
friend
is
the
or
wielder
coworker, of
the
yet
not
Powers
of
Darkness. He is the thin, pale teen dressed in black with metal in his face. He is room long
the y o u n g man or w o m a n w h o burns black c a n d l e s in his d o r m to influence the results of the haired
Hessian
playing
midterm.
guitars
and
He is the b e a r d e d and
screaming
murderous
lyrics.
He is the figure hidden in a cloak who meets in the desert to s u m m o n up evil.
H e i s t h e P r i e s t that has s e e n t o o m u c h sin a n d t o o little o f G o d .
is the C E O that rules the world at the sharp end of a pen. husband
and father whom
no one would
He
He is the
suspect.
In the shadows of every great civilization and in the straw huts of every nomadic tribe, the
Pharaoh
and
and the lunatic. when
saviors
the
the Black
Pope,
the
Magician has thrived.
slave
and
the
He has been
conqueror,
the
scientist
When empires and religions have reigned and passed,
have
been
risen
there w a t c h i n g , stretching out
up
and
have
been
flung
down,
he
was
i n v i s i b l e h a n d s t o p a v e t h e w a y for h i s
dialectic. T h e Black M a g i c i a n k n o w s no God nor follows the c o m m a n d m e n t s of any,
for
he
is the G r a n d Architect of his
own
universe.
For
him,
there is no question of morals or d a m n a t i o n , only that his will be d o n e . W h e t h e r one life s h o u l d flourish or a million be e x t i n g u i s h e d is of little c o n s e q u e n c e to him, so long as his Kingdom come. As the Sorcerer wields his sword of p o w e r and b r i n g s nations and w o r l d s under his control, he soon discovers that he is no l o n g e r p l a y i n g the part of the S u p r e m e Majesty with his godlike p o w e r s , but that his every fiber is imbued with the very forces that he once was required to summon.
He finds that at the mention of its name, the demon a p p e a r s
a n d i s r e a d y t o a s s i s t i n t h e d o w n f a l l o f a w o r l d t h a t i s not y e t p e r f e c t enough.
He
finds
comfortable than
that
the dust
those and the
worlds pain
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beyond
the
of mortality,
are
more
and so he
flesh
exists
C H A P T E R
beyond can
humanity,
even
hunger
THE
O N E
all
of his
for
them,
necessities and
achieving his absolute Destiny, God.
B L A C K
he He
and
is is
left
M A G I C I A N
desires with
fulfilled
the
before
problem
of
no l o n g e r p l a y i n g the part of a
He is a G o d p l a y i n g the p a r t of a m a n .
H i s A s c e n t is s o l i d i f i e d as his
exaltation into u n e n d i n g power is no longer eminent, but is reality.
only
he
a present
T h i s i s t h e P a t h o f B l a c k M a g i c k , and t h e P a t h o f A s c e n t .
It is
t h e P a t h u p o n w h i c h w e all t r e a d , o r a r e c a s t a l o n g t h e w a y s i d e .
There
are
Black Magicians,
definite
stages
of
development
encountered
regardless of the exact paths each
by
may walk.
all
While
h e m a y l o o k b a c k a t the F o o l h e w a s b e f o r e , h e w i l l s u r e l y r e a l i z e that such was n e c e s s a r y for the creation of the M a s t e r he is now. stages of growth
represent the
natural
These six
Pathworking towards Adepthood
a s t h e six d a r k s u n s a l i g n o n e b y o n e .
DABBLER E v e r y j o u r n e y m u s t s t a r t s o m e w h e r e , e v e n i f i t may n o t b e t h e most
desirable
place
to
begin.
In hindsight,
the
Black
Magician
will
realize that the only w a y to start on the Path w a s to start as the Dabbler. At
twelve
y e a r s old
I
sat with
my
brother,
cousin,
upstairs w h e r e my mother w o u l d not hear our voices. a
blue
backpack,
struggling
with
and
sister,
My older brother
reached
into
inside.
H e f i n a l l y m a n a g e d t o lift i t o u t i n t o t h e o p e n w i t h o u t m a k i n g
the
awkward
object
a s i n g l e t e a r o r p u n c t u r e i n the m a t e r i a l o f h i s b a g . On
the
floor,
in
the
center
of the
circle
in
which
we
sat,
my
brother placed a rectangular piece of wood he had found in our father's shop.
I n b l a c k m a r k e r i n t h e left c o r n e r h e h a d w r i t t e n t h e w o r d " y e s . "
In the right corner w a s " n o . "
Each letter of the alphabet w a s written
u n d e r n e a t h those w o r d s in three rows, each row curving from one side of
the
board
numbers
zero
to
the
other.
through
Beneath
the
written
alphabet
were
the
nine.
My b r o t h e r stuck his h a n d back into the bag, retrieving another, s m a l l e r p i e c e o f w o o d cut i n t h e s h a p e o f a t r i a n g l e . stretched
across
his
face
as
he
placed
the
A mischievous grin
planchette
on
the
lettered
board. Through
the
previous
few years
boards - had even seen them in movies.
It
I
had
heard
about
these
witch
To see one sitting in front of me,
W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
h o w e v e r , d i d n o t offer m e t h e s a m e t h r i l l t h a t t h e h o r r o r f i l m s d i d . felt
the
usual
indoctrinated
fear
into
that
the
should
Christian
be
expected
from
a
But
knew
that
faith.
I
young I
I boy
wasn't
concerned about a pair of green, wart covered arms reaching out of the board
to
grab
me,
or
the
Devil
himself throwing
room should we refuse to c o m m u n i c a t e with him. knew that I was of me,
luring
more concerned
my
eyes towards
towards the planchette, as
objects
around
a b o u t the d e m o n s t h a t s w a r m e d the o u i j a b o a r d
if against
the
I looked deeper and
and pulling
my
inside hands
my wish and will.
The spirits spoke that night, and at least one of us listened. Still years after this b r u s h with the u n k n o w n , I had not forgotten the
tingle
of
experienced
the
minimal
that
amount
of
darkness
and
power
I
had
night.
High school could be so difficult at t i m e s .
I saw a popularity and
social a c c e p t a n c e that I longed for a n d e n v i e d , girls that I d e s i r e d , and a t w i s t of evil t h a t I k n e w c o u l d be m i n e . T h e New Age section of b o o k s t o r e s glistened with the flames that I c o u l d feel r i s i n g i n s i d e of me my w h o l e l i f e , g i v e n a f o r m a n d a n a m e with that first e n c o u n t e r with D a r k n e s s as a t w e l v e y e a r old boy.
A few
variations of books on mastering Witchcraft in three easy steps seemed the a p p r o p r i a t e place to start. the G u a r d i a n s of the
Burning a candle or two while calling on
W a t c h t o w e r s gave me the
initial sense of power,
the realization that perhaps I too could take Destiny into my own h a n d s and
really
do
Such Dabbler.
something with
is
the
somewhat
it.
absurd
and
paradoxical
w h i c h h e h u n g e r s ; s t i l l i t all s e e m s s o d i s t a n t . what he wants, line
genesis
of
the
H e h a s w i t h i n h i s v e r y r e a c h t h e k e y s t o all o f t h e p o w e r f o r He has a vague idea of
b u t c a n n o t see t h e n e x t d o t o n t h e p a g e t o w h i c h t h e
connects. T h e D a b b l e r t r i e s a b i t o f t h i s a n d s o m e o f t h a t , all w i t h h i s e y e s
clenched
and
his
fingers
crossed.
Very
few
who
walk
have from the b e g i n n i n g a guiding system or a mentor. or borrow whatever books they can, for the
context
of the
writing,
can c o n v e n i e n t l y manage. are help
scanning them
these
discern
very in
and
read will
them
the
dark
path
Most will buy
without having a base
attempt whatever
rituals
they
I am certain that quite a few d a b b l i n g eyes pages,
wondering
which direction
12
they
if perhaps should
this
begin
book
walking.
could
C H A P T E R - O N E
It is this the
spiritual
Seers.
THE
B L A C K
M A G I C I A N
initial phase of Magickal development that determines
future
supernatural,
:
the
of
Dabbler.
Divine
or
A
the
majority
dark,
the
of
people
phenomenal
desire
visions
the
of the
O n c e the actual thing is before t h e m , however, they may realize
t h a t i n all h o n e s t y t h e y f a v o r t h e i d e a o f t h o s e f a c u l t i e s b e i n g p r e s e n t in
some
abstract
reality
which
must
remain
far
from
theirs.
In
his
i n i t i a l t o y i n g w i t h t h e p o w e r s o f B l a c k M a g i c k , t h i s t y p e o f D a b b l e r will i n a d v e r t e n t l y e x p e r i e n c e t h e h a r d s h i p of s u c c e s s . Gateway
will
open
or
the
demons
will
A spell will work,
gather
around
the
a
dilettante.
W h a t e v e r the specific case may be, the Dabbler will realize that he has dabbled too
deep,
and will
f r a n t i c a l l y s e a r c h for
the
Black
Hell's
e m e r g e n c y exit
sign. Conversely, will find
addiction
true
Magician,
in this darkness.
although
only
a
Dabbler,
He will let the w h i r l w i n d s w e e p
h i m off of h i s f e e t , a n d w i l l t a k e h i s initial s u c c e s s as a s i g n of h i s D e s t i n y rather than an o m e n of his demise.
NEOPHYTE W a t c h i n g the Magickal A s c e n t of the Black M a g i c i a n , the objective observer
will
notice
the Work begins.
a
definite
moment
when
the
dabbling
ceases
and
The fetal facade of the Dabbler is shed as nonchalantly
as thin and w e a t h e r e d skin, laying bare the Neophyte who stands firmly o n t h e P a t h , l i f t i n g h i s f o o t t o t a k e h i s first real s t e p i n t o D a r k n e s s . The conflicting "fought which
Neophyte
has
emotions
his had
former
and self,
previously
usually debris
spent
of
religion
and won."
represented
himself whilst
He has his
of a
loudly
beliefs
and
the
majority
Dabbler, mocked
morals,
having
the
and
of
icons
pushed
h i m s e l f a w a y f r o m the s o u l l e s s h o r d e s o f s o c i e t y w i t h all o f h i s m i g h t . Now, he is able to focus on that s h i m m e r i n g , elusive star. While words
have
skimming been
highlighted
through the texts. S.L.
Macgregor
through
dozens
of
the
pages
on
books, and
certain have
names
been
and
repeated
N a m e s like Aleister Crowley, Arthur Edward W a i t e ,
Mathers,
Eliphas
Levi and A . O .
evocation, Assumption of Godforms,
Sephiroth,
Spare.
W o r d s like
P a t h w o r k i n g and Astral
Body of Light. T h e s e n a m e s and w o r d s glisten with a mesmerizing force.
in the Neophyte's
mind,
ringing
He was unable to find direction, so direction
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
has found him, leading him to these people and these topics. overwhelming,
dizzying,
yet
thrilling.
The
occult
game
I t i s all s o that
he
had
been playing had v a n i s h e d , and in its place stood a world of limitless possibility. R a t h e r t h a n h e a d i n g for t h e N e w A g e s e c t i o n o f t h e b o o k s t o r e , h e may
now
go straight to the
clerk.
He doesn't
patience to waste on any more skimming. Author
Search,
a
Subject
Search,
have
the
time
or the
There is work to be done.
anything that
will
lead him
An
directly
to the works of those that Know. This urgency typifies the stage of the Neophyte.
He is an infant
whose vision is developing the acuity to see the world around him. mind is buzzing,
and he can barely catch
His
his breath.
He buries himself in his new b o o k s , written by the Masters of Magick,
o f t e n c o n f u s e d b y t h e i r v o c a b u l a r y y e t still
enthralled by their
meanings.
He studies the rituals of the Pentagram and the Hexagram,
and
the
learns
formulae
of
the
Tetragrammaton,
and
knows
without
r e s e r v e t h a t all w i l l b e h i s i n t i m e . It
is here that the addiction becomes inexorable.
T h e life he
k n e w before is left behind, and he k n o w s there is no c o m p r o m i s i n g . here that the Magician chooses his Path; a betray,
try
as
he
It is
choice which he will never
might.
PRACTITIONER There practice.
is a
The
great
gulf between
theory has
been
number of the Beast is known.
Magick
in t h e o r y
examined thoroughly.
and
Magick
The
name
in and
All that r e m a i n s is the discovery of His
essence. The
Practitioner of Magick gathers the notes which were made
a s a N e o p h y t e a n d p r e p a r e s f o r his j o u r n e y a s a B l a c k M a g i c i a n . Most often, ritual
his f i r s t s t e p i s t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o r a c q u i s i t i o n
implements.
Though
capriciously, whilst a serious
need
this
may
have
begun,
of
however
Dabbler, it is now seen to be i n c o m p l e t e and in
of rectification.
The bowie knife is replaced by a black h a n d l e d ritual dagger, the cereal
cardboard
box
c o v e r e d i n c a n d l e w a x i s t h r o w n o u t i n f a v o r for a s o l i d o a k a l t a r .
bowl
makes
way
for
an
iron
cauldron
and
the
In
doing so, the Neophyte is discarded and the Practitioner is risen.
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C H A P T E R
ONE
:
THE
B L A C K
M A G I C I A N
O n c e t h e T e m p l e h a s b e e n set u p , t h e P r a c t i t i o n e r b e g i n s t o t a k e Destiny by the tail.
He opens his b o o k s and reads the I n c a n t a t i o n s .
kneels in silence and feels the powers s w e e p into the r o o m .
c o m m a n d s and sends them forth with the s m o k e of the candles blows
them
He
He gives his as he
out.
At this stage, the Magician knows that he must put into action those things that he has learned. desires,
H e s e e s d a n c i n g b e f o r e h i m all o f h i s
and grabs at them one by one.
limitations,
however.
He
feels
that
it
He is
still
has
a
beyond
him
to
visible a p p e a r a n c e l e g i o n s of d e m o n s to do his b i d d i n g .
much
he just has
leaps
he
to
no
p o w e r is w a i t i n g to be u n l e a s h e d .
The Practitioner takes baby-steps towards Adepthood, if he
of his
summon
He k n o w s that
he h a s p o w e r and that he can effect his e n v i r o n m e n t ; c o n c e p t of how
sense
may fall,
or
may even find that the
walls of this Magickal world will shatter.
afraid that
seemingly delicate
He is actively, albeit unaware
to e v e n himself, l o o k i n g for the b o u n d a r i e s of this n e w world, t r e a d i n g lightly,
not able to c o m p r e h e n d that which
is
Limitless.
The m o m e n t s that were spent as a Dabbler b u r n i n g candles and making
wishes
are
revised;
the
flames
e m b o d y t h e p o w e r s o f M a g i c k itself. to the fact that
ritual
with vague desire. all
things,
the
exact
and
is
that
rise
from
the
wicks
now
The Practitioner's eyes are opened
not the sum
total of physical action
coupled
He notices the energetic currents that move through
learns
manner
in
through which
he
his
own
can
metaphysical
manipulate
experimentations
those
currents
to
his
advantage. The specific stage of the Practitioner is that in which the reality of S o r c e r y is solidified in the M a g i c i a n ' s mind and the a p p l i c a t i o n of its mysteries b e c o m e s c e m e n t e d in his b e i n g .
It is in this stage that he
b e c o m e s an active participant in the W o r k s of Darkness, curious
rather than a
spectator. It is also at the stage of the Practitioner that the fledgling Black
Magician from
will
him.
warrant such Neophyte in
be
The
driven
to
exorcise
Dabbling years
a divorce from
the
were
demons
of his
previous
faith
never taken seriously enough to
t h e f o r m e r self,
a n d t h e t i m e s p e n t as a
Black Magick were so filled with novelty of the k n o w l e d g e
and e x p e r i e n c e o f r i t u a l and M a g i c k t h a t h e c o u l d n o t s t o p a n d e x a m i n e t h e i n t e r n a l m e t a m o r p h o s i s t h a t has b e e n t a k i n g p l a c e s i n c e h e s t e p p e d foot
on
the
Left
Hand
Path.
As
his
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latent
powers
and awareness
is
W O R K S
unlocked and
unleashed, he
O F
D A R K N E S S
often will discover a hidden anger within,
an u n k n o w n d e m o n that is not of the Black Path, nor is it of his former life, but only came into b e i n g when the two b e g a n to collide. The attempt
Practitioner
to
destroy
will
usually
who
he
begin
the
spiritual
was
by
changing
once
representation of what he presently is. shave it bald, will dye blackest most
clothes
profane
and
logos,
he
tallest boots will
the
in
an
physical
He will grow his hair o u t or will
it or will bleach
the
divorce
it,
will
adorn
himself in the
or the brightest
publicly announce
the
colors
and
emergence
the
of that
b e i n g t h a t o n c e d w e l l e d w i t h i n , t h e B l a c k S o r c e r e r , t h e Evil O n e , t h a t i s now taking
over
reaffirm
himself,
to
the
life
of the subject.
often
by
announcing
He
is trying his
to
others
in
hardest
various
to
ways,
that he is not the s a m e person that once knelt before G o d and quivered at the s e n s a t i o n that s o m e t h i n g is coming in the night. he
will
become
that
Dark
something,
that
He p l e d g e s that
invisible
stalker
of
the
shadows.
H e p l e d g e s t h a t h e will b e c o m e s o m e t h i n g - a n y t h i n g - o t h e r
than
which
that Too
he
often
once w a s .
the
Practitioner
is
drawn
away from
the
realities
Black M a g i c k and the p o w e r that it can d e l i v e r by these s h o w s . b u r n his Holy Bible, his T o r a h , his T a l m u d , and his K o r a n .
of
He will His ritual
will be the p r o f a n a t i o n of his former self - not directly, for he must be careful
to
identity.
never
let
wind
touch
his
inconstant,
freshly
developing
N o t a b l e , a t t h i s p o i n t , t o fully t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r h i s o w n
D e s t i n y , h e a t t a c k s t h e i n s t i t u t i o n s o f h i s p a s t a n d all o f t h e i r e m i s s a r i e s . H e w i l l o f t e n b e f i l l e d w i t h s u c h a r a g e f o r h i m s e l f a n d for h i s f o r m e r " w e a k n e s s e s " t h a t are o n l y a p p a r e n t o n c e h e b e g i n s t o t a s t e p o w e r t h a t h e s t r u g g l e s t o b e a b l e t o s e e t h a t all t h i n g s a r e s t a g e s , a n d t h a t e v e n h i s past was a tool for his future. W h i l e a g o o d n u m b e r o f m o d e r n S a t a n i s t s are c o n s t a n t l y i n t h i s enraged
state,
their
whole
themselves from the past, find
that
unpleasant own
their stage
attainment
they once were,
Ascent of of and
purpose
being
to
unsuccessfully
divorce
most that have w a l k e d the Path t h u s far will continues,
heresy power
and and
and
that
defilement control.
are c o m m i t t e d
they
and
They
to who
pass
will are
through
move
resolved
they presently
onto with are.
this their who They
put into solid practice those things that w o u l d raise t h e m up and push them forward.
H e relies o n h i m s e l f a n d the t e a c h i n g s t h a t h e c a n r e a d
a n d d i s c e r n to lay out the r o a d that he will f o l l o w , a n d he f o l l o w s it surely.
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C H A P T E R
Some
O N E
Practitioners
remainder of their lives.
:
THE
may
B L A C K
remain
such
M A G I C I A N
for
years;
some
that can be experienced w o r k i n g as a solitary Practitioner. Magician
can
look
for
the
There is a great a m o u n t of growth and Ascent
everywhere
and
find
knowledge,
himself lacking experiences from which he
he
If the Black
will
never
can learn a n d g r o w .
find There
is an entire world of Ascent, however, that he neglects should he remain both
mentor
and
student.
INITIATE Only so much can be accomplished when one stands alone against innumerable barriers to his growth. the
absolute
difficulty
been alleviated.
of his
task
The
Magician
of Ascent
cannot comprehend
until
the
hardships
have
Looking at his earlier self with a great deal of hindsight,
a long sigh of which he was not even aware escapes his chest. T h e P r a c t i t i o n e r i s c a p a b l e o f a g r e a t d e a l m o r e t h a n h e h a d first realized. and
the
It b e c o m e s more evident with the completion of every ritual reaping of every reward
limited.
that
Magick is
neither breakable
nor
He l e a r n s that p e r h a p s Magick is the only c o n s t a n t , and that
i t i s h e t h a t n e e d s t o b e s t r e t c h e d a s far a s h e c a n g o , n o t t h e W o r k s o f Darkness, for they simply are and always have b e e n .
He is the foreign
substance injected into the bloodstream of Evil, and so it is he that must adapt and
be
forged by the
Powers
moving through
Looking in the books that had taught him so
him. much, reading the
works of the M a s t e r s , the Practitioner sees a c o m m o n thread:
most had
belonged to and excelled in at least one esoteric Order or Magickal Lodge before their emergence as
spiritual
revolutionaries.
Most
and studied within an actual system of Magickal g r o w t h . remained
a
solitary
practitioner
from
start
to
had
worked
Not one had
finish.
A new task is put before the fledgling Black M a g i c i a n . For most simple Practitioners, aligning with a Black Magick Order or Temple, wonders
although
greatly desired,
if he will make a
is nevertheless
fool of himself,
knowing
and the
if he
These
will
fears
responsibilities
He
if his b r o t h e r s of the black
cloth will see his i n e p t n e s s and t u r n him away. the ordeals
intimidating.
that will
He also wonders about
be placed
upon him,
not
succeed. are
find one such O r d e r .
only
compounded
when
he
actually
sets
out
to
It is commonly understood that Black Magicians
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W O R K S
do
not
their
advertise
groups.
their The
O F
presence,
D A R K N E S S
nor
Practitioner
do
may
they
solicit
consider
the
membership more
into
mainstream
"Satanic" C h u r c h e s and T e m p l e s , or may even look into the very Orders which
tutored
the
young Aleister
those that these great The bewilders
He
sees
a
or
Austin
Osman
founded in their later years.
that
was
dark
world
the
aspiring
psychodramas that
Crowley
men
becoming
Initiate.
don't seem
hierarchy that
He
to
have
is scaled
than by real, occult ability.
comfortable finds
much
more
Spare,
now
Grade
practical,
or
completely
Rituals occult
by seniority and
and
purpose.
sycophancy
In contacting m e m b e r s of these Churches
or O r d e r s , he rarely finds those with his same goals and visions of A s c e n t in
Black
Magick.
Through his complete frustration or even disgust with the process of finding a g r o u p to which he can apply for m e m b e r s h i p , the a s p i r i n g Initiate does not see that he is making contacts and is at least partially walking the Paths of some of these Lodges. his search,
finding
out
by
default
which
He is also narrowing down attract
him
and
which
repel.
Sometimes the Magician will join a well known Occult Lodge and will
therein
gain
the
experience
and
ability
necessary
for
his
Ascent,
More often, he will find a smaller T e m p l e that will do the same.
There
are the few, still, that will j o i n with none, but will find affiliation with others likeminded and will both teach and learn from t h e m .
Whether
o r not h e c o n s c i o u s l y r e a l i z e s i t , t h e P r a c t i t i o n e r h a s b e e n l o s t i n t h i s process, and the Initiate has been born.
BLACK MAGICIAN/SORCERER The aspiring may
manifest:
Black
power.
Magician It
is
this
b e t w e e n the Black and t h e W h i t e .
has one goal, aim
that
in
creates
whatever form the
grand
it
divide
It is this singular purpose that drives
the Sorcerer to the blackest rites and through t h e m a d n e s s of the depths of Hell.
It is this Power that catapults his throne above the stars of God.
The
Magician
knowledge and Circle
and
has
spent
generating the
perform
the
years
culminating
power to finally stand
unimaginable.
At this
the
skill
and
within the
ritual
stage of growth,
there
are very few limits to the abilities of the Black Magician.
All that he
o n c e s a w a s b e i n g s o far f r o m h i s r e a c h i s n o w w i t h i n h i s h a n d s . No longer is there a thought of "will this w o r k ? " All
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doubt has
C H A P T E R
been
replaced
O N E
:
by repetition
THE
B L A C K
of success
and
M A G I C I A N
accomplishment.
Now,
all
that is n e c e s s a r y is to put into action that w h i c h has b e e n l e a r n e d , a n d t o let t h e
Powers of Darkness flow t h r o u g h h i m without restraint.
The Black Magician spends most of his time learning about himself and his limitations, decorative with
the
and
or the
shiny
sigils
and
lack
thereof.
implements,
he
Instead
begins
the formulae that
to
might
of gathering various
collect grimoires
open
up
the
filled
gates
of the
K i n g d o m o f D a r k n e s s a n d p o u r o u t the p o w e r s o f E t e r n i t y . Rather power
to
than
bring
laboring
miracle
towards
and
the
Magick
knowledge,
into
labors towards the harnessing of his own
skill
and
internal
fruition,
the
Destiny.
He has proven to
Magician
himself, and sometimes terrifyingly to his adversaries, that he
now
holds in
his hands the ability to send his desires upon the wings of d e m o n s with devastating
success.
The Sorcerer may even find with time that his power b e g i n s to exceed his desire. specific
goals,
phenomenal When
all
He catches himself d e l i b e r a t i n g not on h o w to achieve
but
instead
rewards.
of your
strains
That
wishes
his
which
have
imagination
can
been
be
for
ritualized
granted,
all
new
can
that
and
be
more
achieved.
remains
is
the
Throne of God. There often is a dark quickening which bridges the divide between the Initiate and the Sorcerer.
This awakening is usually brought on by
an act of pure Black Magick, or by the successful o u t c o m e of the Baneful Work.
When
he
realizes,
through
hard
experience,
that
by
his
dark
d e c r e e a p e r s o n ' s h e a r t m a y s t o p b e a t i n g o r t h a t a life m a y b e r a v a g e d beyond
recognition,
forgiveness entropy, the
and
or of his
path
he
must
of Black
willingly
accept
own
a
leaves
malevolent
Magick,
and
behind
religion
either
autonomy.
Ascend,
have
all of
chance
chaos
of
and
Divine
spiritual
Most that continue on accepted
their places
as
Gods of Darkness. It is at this point that true spiritual sadism takes form in the Black Magician. intensity, means,
no
but
act often
which bring them. to be an
H i s t h i r s t for p o w e r a n d D a r k n e s s r e a c h e s a n i n s a t i a b l e being too taking
a
extreme,
the
secondary
ends
not
importance
only justifying to
the
His vision distorts until he no longer believes himself
inhabitant of this plane, but an
objective observer,
the petty joy and paltry suffering of those within the clutch hand
the
bloody rites
as w o u l d a spectator on O l y m p u s .
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watching o f h i s left
W O R K S
O F
He knows he is not G o d .
D A R K N E S S
There is another knowledge, however,
e x h i l a r a t i n g a n d h o r r i f y i n g a t o n e e , t h a t h e i s n o t t o o f a r off.
There is
a s u b t l e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t he is o n l y a f e w s t e p s a w a y f r o m t h e t o p of t h e ladder
of Ascent.
ADEPT/MASTER T h e s p i r i t u a l b l a c k n e s s a n d t h e l o s s o f h o p e for r e d e m p t i o n f r o m his sins mark the Black M a g i c i a n ' s Dark Night of the Soul, which is a volcanic
progress
Magick,
O n c e all i s l o s t a n d t h e l o w e r s e l f h a s b e e n i n c i n e r a t e d i n t h e
of
initiation
into
the
Highest
mysteries
of
Black
heart of the n u c l e a r inferno, what remains is that which is Eternal. The Magick, Grand
Sorcerer has
summoning to Demons,
performed
and
constraining
the
shadows
legions of angels in his sinister Work, invisible hand.
whirlwind
of
and
every
form
of ritual
the most u n c o n t a i n a b l e the
dead,
ruling his
commanding
empire
with an
H e h a s b e c o m e a v e s s e l for t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , a n d
n o w t h e i n f l u x w i l l not e b b . a
perfected
visible appearance even
of p o w e r
He finds that his very existence has b e c o m e
and
energy.
T h e M a g i c i a n will lay out plans to c o n d u c t a ritual for a desired end,
only for that
the ritual
is
Magickal
result to be spontaneously
actually conducted.
reached
before
This will occur more frequently and
with greater swiftness each time, until the Black M a g i c i a n is relieved of the
necessity
precipitated
to
perform
ritual
at
all.
into
physical
manifestation
His
desires
without
his
and
goals
conscious
are
effort,
his G o d C o n s c i o u s n e s s t a k i n g o v e r a great deal of his daily affairs. For the Master, ritual is a beautiful novelty with no real practical application.
The
universe
funnel itself into Ascent. allies
still
fills
the
room
moves
in his
behalf,
a l l o w i n g his
power to
Burning candles and calling out to his demonic with
darkness
and
electrifying
evil,
but
he
discovers with time that the same can be a c c o m p l i s h e d
with a thought
or a m o v e m e n t of his
pulses through
him, his every
in
consecrated by
breath
and the
hand.
movement
P u r e will
o f e v e r y cell
his
body is
the Works of Darkness. In Adept.
a
similar
manner,
books
are
of little
use
in
instructing the
He must gain his k n o w l e d g e directly from the S o u r c e .
sit q u i e t l y a n d
He must
allow himself to learn of the universe from the universe
itself, a n d t o l e a r n a b o u t h i m s e l f f r o m h i m s e l f .
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No longer can he rely on
C H A P T E R
O N E
:
T H E
B L A C K
the w e a k a s s u m p t i o n s o f l e s s e r m o r t a l s . thought
and
learning,
can
M A G I C I A N
B o o k s can i n s p i r e t o t r u e o r i g i n a l
establish
a
psychological
environment
conducive to insight, but the black letters on the pages hold no virtue in
themselves. All t h a t t h e B l a c k M a g i c i a n o n c e k n e w t o b e h i s D e s t i n y i s m o s t
always eradicated at this stage of progression. flood
through
realizes that
him, he
sweeping
knows
him
nothing,
into
and
the
must
As the Powers of Darkness realms
of pure
Ascent,
rediscover himself.
he
He has
g a i n e d c o m p l e t e c o n t r o l o f h i m s e l f i n all o f h i s a s p e c t s , a n d t h e r e b y h a s p o w e r o v e r all
things;
he has crossed through
f i n d s h i m s e l f a n e w c o m e r in an a l i e n w o r l d .
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the spiritual Abyss and
C H A P T E R .
T W O
SINISTER SYMBOLS
O c c u l t r i t u a l , w h e n b r o k e n d o w n i n t o its m o s t b a s i c c o m p o n e n t s , is in actuality n o t h i n g m o r e or less than a series of s y m b o l s that serve to awaken the Magician's latent
powers
and to focus
awareness towards one particular goal. can
demons
possession,
be
summoned
people be
to
appearance,
influenced
the
whole of his
Only when this is accomplished riches
despite their
be
natural
brought
will
and
into all
of
life's s i t u a t i o n s be b r o u g h t u n d e r the control of the Black M a g i c i a n . Humans unknown.
are
greatly
limited
in
their
ability
to
comprehend
the
That which cannot be accessed with the five senses in some
m a n n e r must not exist; if it d o e s , it must have absolutely n o t h i n g to do with
daily
molecular
life and
here the
on
earth.
cosmic
Even
sciences
the
must
findings
be
spoken
and
truths
of in
o r d e r for t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e h e r d t o b e g i n t o g r a s p t h e m .
of the
parables
in
Often, rather
t h a n e x p l a i n i n g w h a t a m o l e c u l e is in as d e t a i l e d f o r m as p o s s i b l e , the scientific adept Symbols the
mind
touched, have
and
will
present a
serve the
smelled
as
model
links
between
lirnitlessness or
tasted.
or pictorial the
of that
limited
which
Numbers
are
representation.
symbols
no c o n c r e t e e x i s t e n c e , yet still are very real.
are
symbols
which
the
progress
of the
are
accepted
human
race
as
real
have
worldwide,
gone
comprehension
cannot
without
be for
heard,
things
which
Letters and
of
seen,
and words
where
would
writing?
H e r e i n w e are d e a l i n g not w i t h s y m b o l s o f a b s t r a c t m a t h e m a t i c a l or scientific ideas, but with sinister symbols.
The symbols put forth in
this text are not given to aid in c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n Black M a g i c i a n s or to help the Sorcerer better u n d e r s t a n d quark theory.
These symbols
serve to create a link between the mind of the M a g i c i a n and the specific energies or forces to be called. this
text,
arcane
barraging
powers Given
direction,
are
in
both
Works of Darkness.
aspirant
and
this
realm
with
the
most
existence.
below, the
the
E a c h will b e u s e d i n i t s t u r n t h r o u g h o u t
accompanied
most
basic
and
by
complete
fundamental
explanation
symbols
used
in
and these
T h e s e alone should suffice in any Operation that is
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C H A P T E R
S I N I S T E R
TWO
S Y M B O L S
g i v e n i n t h i s t e x t for u s e a s t h e b a s e o f t h e W o r k i n g .
Aside from the
individual sigil of a particular d e m o n that is to be S u m m o n e d , or specific fetish material t h a t can be used to s t i m u l a t e the s e n s e s t o w a r d s a goal, much else for
the
is superfluous.
Works
of Darkness,
desert thongs. symbols
will
No
multicolored flashing w a n d s are
nor
are
ornate
Egyptian
headdresses
A l l t h a t t h e B l a c k M a g i c i a n i s h e a l r e a d y is. serve
to
help
him
needed and
Now, the
remember.
INVERTED PENTAGRAM/BAP HO MET The
inverted
commonly Many
pentagram
recognized
u n i n i t i a t e d call
is
the
"Satanic
most
symbol."
it the "devil's star"
or the sign of S a t a n , h a v i n g nothing but a Judeo/Christian education
on
which
The
upwards,
they
of
can
traditional,
pentagram, Inverted Pentagram
background
rely.
White
reaching
is thought by modern
Pagans to
the
one
Light
point
represent
with
religious
elements
of
fire,
water,
earth and air (the four lower points) d o m i n a t e d by Spirit or the Divine (represented by the top point). pentagram worldly
symbolizes
man,
is
of
that
the
greater
This
explanation
more
view
of
upright
and
The
the
physical
personal
spirituality. recent,
Therefore, it is asserted, the inverted
only
elements,
importance
takes
metaphysical
into
value
and
account of
thereby
than
the
any a
the
sort
single,
pentagram
of and
both
inverted.
early Hebrews accepted the
it relates to the
symbolism
of the
pentagram
as
P e n t a t e u c h , t h e first five b o o k s o f t h e O l d T e s t a m e n t
supposedly written by the prophet Moses.
In such a case, the reversal of
the s y m b o l w o u l d have no effect on t h e observer and w o u l d be no more a
blasphemy to the Jew than turning Before
Templar,
the
the
time
of the
upwards-pointed
a
hexagram
Crusades,
and
pentagram
was
upside down.
particularly used
by
the
the
a s a r e m e m b r a n c e o f t h e five w o u n d s i n f l i c t e d u p o n C h r i s t .
Knights
Christians Once again,
since the v i r t u e of the image was reliant on its n u m e r i c a l quality rather than odd
its
specific
orientation,
it would
point was facing.
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not
matter
which
direction
the
W O R K S
O f
D A R K N E S S
To most Druidic and Pagan tribes existing prior to the Crusades, the
pentagram
ward
that
Catholic
was
displayed
as
a
talisman
would protect the bearer. Church
procured
more
against
evil,
a
charm
or
It seems that the crucifix of the
damage
to
these
religions
than
any
d i a b o l i s t s t u r n i n g t h e b e l o v e d s t a r o n its h e a d . P e r h a p s i t h a s b e e n n a i v e a n d a bit e g o t i s t i c for a r m c h a i r t h e o r i s t s to the
assume
that
inversion
the
only
itself,
as
significance if
in
an
of the
infantile
pentagram attempt
which is holy to some particular person or group. continued of
inverted
to
is
blaspheme
in
that
Had the Hellfire Club
its e x i s t e n c e a n d h e l d t o t a l i t a r i a n d o m i n a n c e o v e r the W o r k s
Darkness,
convenience
perhaps
this
could
of assumption,
Although
the
be
it had
history
of
believed.
Unfortunately
for
the
not.
the
pentagram,
the
five
pointed
star,
s t r e t c h e s a s far b a c k a s 3 , 5 0 0 B . C . i n M e s o p o t a m i a a n d p u t s f o r t h i t s historical
roots
recognition
in
in
metaphysics
its
inverted
with
form
the
as
a
Pythagoreans,
symbol
of Black
w i t h the F r e n c h r i t u a l i s t a n d a u t h o r E l i p h a s L e v i . Rituel de
la
republished
Haute Magic, under
the
later title
first
Magick begins
Magic,
Edward
it
is
Waite
stated:
The Pentagram, which in Gnostic schools is called the Blazing
Star,
is
and autocracy.
the
sign
of
intellectual
omnipotence
I t i s the S t a r o f t h e M a g i ; i t i s t h e s i g n
of the W o r d made flesh; and, according to the direction o f its
points,
this
absolute
magical
symbol
represents
order or confusion, the Divine L a m b of Ormtiz and St. J o h n , o r the a c c u r s e d g o a t o f M e n d e s .
It is initiation or
profanation; it is Lucifer or Vesper, the star of morning or evening.
It is Mary or Lilith, victory or death, day
or
The
night.
Pentagram
with
two
points
in
the
a s c e n d a n t represents Satan as the goat of the Sabbath; w h e n o n e p o i n t i s i n the a s c e n d a n t , i t i s t h e s i g n o f t h e Saviour.
By p l a c i n g it in s u c h a m a n n e r t h a t t w o of its
p o i n t s a r e i n the a s c e n d a n t a n d o n e i s b e l o w , w e m a y see the horns, ears and beard of the hierarchic Goat of Mendes,
when
evocations.
it
becomes
1
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the
sign
major
In h i s b o o k Dogme et
t r a n s l a t e d by A r t h u r Transcendental
its
of
infernal
and
C H A P T E R
This
particular
that the s y m b o l
S I N I S T E R
TWO
passage
is
the
first
time
of the inverted pentagram
the W o r k s o f D a r k n e s s .
S Y M B O L S
was
in
printed
literature
directly identified
with
C o m i n g also from a Christian background, as
Levi is said to have been a defrocked priest, the c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n the Christian
mythological
Satan
and
the
inverted
pentagram
is
still
blatant. Another past
use
Eliphas
less
of the Levi
supposedly
is
obvious
yet
perhaps
inverted
pentagram
between
the
worshipped
by
in
symbol
the
more Black
and
Knights
significant
link
Magick that
the
demonic
Templar,
a
is
idol
to
the
made by Baphomet,
militant
group
of
m o n k s which formed d u r i n g the C r u s a d e s as an elite order of religious knights given the task of protecting the church and its people.
In the
c o u r s e o f t i m e , s u s p i c i o n w a s r a i s e d a s t o the r e a l m o t i v e s a n d a l l e g i a n c e of the T e m p l a r s . and
torture
King Philip IV and
the
Knights
Templar,
Pope Clement V brought
during
which
diverse
to trial
and
colorful
c o n f e s s i o n s o f t h e i r w o r s h i p o f B a p h o m e t and t h e w o r k i n g o f Black M a g i c k were
made. It has been
also
were
claimed
known
and
many
times over that the
recognized
by
the
Knights Templar
symbol
of
the
inverted
p e n t a g r a m , the legends even g o i n g as far as saying that the head of the Order, Grand Master Jacques de Molai, clutched in his hand an inverted pentagram a m u l e t as he was burned at the stake, u s i n g such to place a curse on the king and the pope that had condemned him. pope
died
shortly
Both king and
after.
A s s u m i n g that the confessions of the T e m p l a r s were true than
an
also
assuming
unsuccessful
completely
that
ploy
the
shrouded
to
stave
reality
by
myth
off p a i n
of the and
and
Knights
urban
eventual
Templar
legend,
we
rather
death,
has
may
not
be
and been
able
to
place the use of the inverted p e n t a g r a m in a context of Black Magick as far hack as the 1 3 0 0 ' s .
A t the v e r y l e a s t , t h e h i s t o r y a n d t h e t r a g i c e n d
of the Knights T e m p l a r gives written proof of the w o r s h i p of B a p h o m e t around
the
pentagram
time was
Moving pentagram with
from
makes
Satanism.
of
the
somehow
Crusades, linked
the Crusades a
In
grand 1966
and
with
to the
appearance a
man
the
idea
that
the
inverted
the
inverted
evil. Decade that
using
the
of Love,
would
forever
pseudonym
identify
Anton
it
LaVey
published a book that would enrage true Black Magicians and true White Light
Pagans alike;
The Satanic Bible.
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An
inverted
pentagram bordered
W O R K S
OF
D A R K N E S S
b y t w o c o n c e n t r i c c i r c l e s a n d f i v e H e b r e w l e t t e r s s p e l l i n g out t h e n a m e "Leviathan" was imprinted on the cover. denounces replacing the
the it
destructive
with
inverted
one
and
nefarious
of selfish
pentagram
the
In his
of
It
the
LaVey
the
seem
name
sign
of
follows.
the
Devil,
Eliphas
inverted
then,
Levi
or
names
is
gives
heard,
pentagram
this
a
mysterious,
detailed
nothing
entirely as
history,
is
figure?
but
image,
through
Baphomet
timeless
of Baphomet,
this
that of
the
Who,
seemingly
obscure
of
interestingly
Baphomet."
would
where
a book which
character
animalism,
"Sigil
Bible,
more
absent
well
as
drawing than
an
reasoning
for
for
the
actual
Sigil of Baphomet
existence LaVey also inverted occult
of
Baphomet
as
offers virtually no explanation
as to the
association
pentagram
with
Baphomet,
or
to
this
an
being's
archetype. of the
historical
or
value. In
order
to
study
the
things
of
Darkness,
all
imitation
and
s a n i t i z a t i o n m u s t b e left b e h i n d .
In the early 1980's a small group of
Satanists
claiming
emerged
in
Britain,
a
history
Satanism derived from the solar cults of Albion.
of
Traditional
Their purpose was to
bring true Darkness to light, releasing in print the rites, initiations and teachings of the most sinister path which had until then been passed on through Name, and
oral
tradition.
In
their
the O r d e r of Nine A n g l e s occult
information
The
name
of
manuscript
uncovers
concerning Baphomet
is
a
Baphomet:
great
a
amount
Note
by
Traditional
Satanists as m e a n i n g "the mistress/mother of blood"
-
the Mistress who sometimes washes in the blood of her foes and whose h a n d s are thereby stained.
The supposed
d e r i v a t i o n i s f r o m t h e G r e e k and n o t , a s i s s o m e t i m e s said, from the Attic form for 'wise'. term
'mother'/Mistress
was
quite
S u c h a use of the common
in
later
Greek alchemical writings - e.g.
I a m b l i c h u s ' use in "De
Mysteriis"
by
gods.
to
signify possession
the
mother of the
The association of Baphomet with Satan probably
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the
of historical
Baphomet. regarded
on
C H A P T E R
T W O
:
S I N I S T E R
S Y M B O L S
Bapnomet, in Dagme et Rituel de la Haute Magie 1855
derives
from
the
10th
Traditional depiction (often
shown
naked
or
11th
of B a p h o m e t and
Century.
- a
The
mature woman
seated upon a pile of skulls)
h o l d i n g u p t h e s e v e r e d h e a d o f the S a c r i f i c e d P r i e s t - i s undoubtedly
much
older.
To some extent the T e m p l a r s revived part of this cult, but
without
any
real
their own purposes. of
female
aspects were
not
themselves cult
with
but
contrary
especially as
holy
bonds of
understanding,
and
for
They adopted Baphomet as a type
Yeshua, and
esoteric
with to
some
most
accepted
'Satanic'. Warriors,
Honour,
bloody/
Rather, and
became
Sinister
ideas,
they
they
saw
a
military
although their concept of
" h o l y " d i f f e r e d s o m e w h a t f r o m that o f t h e c h u r c h o f t h e time,
including as
it
did
dark/Gnostic aspects.
Their
s a c r i f i c e s w e r e in b a t t l e a n d not p a r t of a s p e c i f i c r i t e .
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5
W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
The Order of N i n e A n g l e s g i v e s quite a different picture than the sketch presented
by Levi, whose
Baphomet is an anthropomorphic being with
the head of a g o a t , a w o m a n ' s b r e a s t s , c l o v e n h o o v e s and a large, steel phallus.
It's goat's head is without doubt a certain representation of the
diabolical forces, yet carved into its brow is the s y m b o l that has Eliphas Levi's depiction gives a sense of the unity of things, the c o m b i n a t i o n of the
male
lowly
and
and
female
the
aspects
Divine,
of Magick,
whereas
the
the
man
Mistress
of
represents that which is cruel, seductive and dark. of evil. is
and
the
Blood
beast,
most
the
surely
She is the Goddess
H e r s y m b o l , t h e i n v e r t e d p e n t a g r a m , i s t h e s y m b o l for all t h a t
evil. T h e r e is no doubt that the sign of the inverted p e n t a g r a m is, or
at least has become, s y n o n y m o u s with the energy and is the signature of Baphomet.
T h e Bloody M o t h e r or the S a b b a t i c G o a t , there still lies
something yet to be ever descry.
Only
revealed, a in
the
thing
Darkest
which
rites,
no written
when
history could
Baphomet
manifests to
soak herself in the blood of the c h o s e n , and her symbol is written on the brow of the Black M a g i c i a n , will she be k n o w n . The
inverted
pentagram
is
more
than
a
simple
turning
upside
down the things of righteousness, but is the e m b r a c i n g of that which is forbidden,
dark,
own master, to Ascent. name
and
truly
dangerous.
It
represents
b o w i n g b e f o r e n o n e a n d d e s t r o y i n g all
becoming
one's
t h a t d o e s not
lend
L a V e y h a d i n s c r i b e d a r o u n d t h e S i g i l o f B a p h o m e t t h e Hebrew-
Leviathan,
the
serpent
of
the
watery
deep.
Perhaps
it
would
have been more appropriate to write instead the name of another Crown Prince of Hell, Belial: " W i t h o u t a Master." The
Black Magician
lives
than what I can become."
by the statement,
Magick.
to serve the M a s t e r of Black
It is this forbidden a u t o n o m y that is implied within the a n g l e s inverted
pentagram.
In the vibrant
and
R o u s i n g hell
to overthrow
living inverted
pentagram
form of B a p h o m e t , once the e y e s have ceased has
been
Works
is greater
All d e m o n s , a n g e l s , s p i r i t s , h u m a n s , a n i m a l s ,
minerals, even the G o d s themselves exist
o f the
"Nothing
of
Sorcerer
conquered
by
Darkness
have
into
pentagram
will
the
sigil
speak
that
which
begun and
its
back
own
cannot
and
the
again,
truth.
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be
black the
heaven.
is seen the true
searching and the mind understood.
Once
the
powers
from
the
symbol
flood of
the
inverted
C H A P T E R
S I N I S T E R
T W O
S Y M B O L S
D O U B L E - A R M E D CROSS The Double-Armed Cross is both the opposite and
the
completion
Pentagram.
of
the
Inverted
Both of these icons have roots in
the most ancient religions, predating some of the earliest great civilizations. of both
have
Christian being
been
restored
as
symbols of Black The Double-Armed Cross
lost
confusion,
The meanings
beneath
and
both
powerful
centuries are
and
only
of
now
indispensable
Magick.
In ancient cultures long before the advent of
Constantine, the cross was represented as a spiritual symbol of duality. T h e horizontal arm w a s representative of the flesh,
that which is
here
for now a n d will e v e n t u a l l y die.
It stood for the d e s t r u c t i v e p o w e r s in
this
and
universe,
made to
for
death,
decay,
represent the spirit,
darkness.
man's celestial
The
vertical
view from earth,
that he, t o o m a y rise a b o v e t h e d u s t a n d d e b r i s o f life. creative
aspect of existence,
arm the
was hope
In it is seen the
t h e f r e s h n e s s o f life a n d t h e
beauty of the
world. The composite
traditional
elements
metaphysical
axis
four
of
limbed
earth,
of the
cross
was
fire,
and
water,
spatial
dimensions
symbolic air,
of
as
height,
of
the
well
four
as
length,
the
width,
and breadth, and the cardinal directions of north, east, south, and west. T h e w h o l e o f t h e s y m b o l o f t h e c r o s s d e p i c t s t h e u n i t i n g o f all e a r t h l y forces,
powers,
and
dominions
existent
in
this
realm.
Despite
the
spiritual connotations of the vertical arm of the cross, the whole image is still b o u n d to this plane of flesh and s u b s t a n c e . There is a greater meaning to be found in the cross, however, and
it is a
m e a n i n g which has been forgotten or m i s t a k e n and that is
brought to the forefront with the second longer horizontal arm.
Having
forsaken the temples
of Mars and Apollo,
no
way of
divining
importance
reign
would
make
so
the
esoteric
of the
Constantine
symbol
that
had his
popular. Even
representing
as
far
salvation
the exaltation of the of the G o d s .
back from
as
Sumer,
starvation,
Sumerian
and
the
cross
weather,
Phoenician
was and
a
solar
war and
symbol also
for
rulers into the palaces
The Sumerian cross consisted of two perpendicular lines
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
crossing in the center at a 90 degree angle, as can be seen in the crossing vertical
and
s i m i l a r tie first
smaller
horizontal
arms
of
the
Double-Armed
cross.
A
is found in Egypt with the A n k h , thought to be one of the
cross-like
symbols
predated
only
by
f e r t i l i t y , a n d t h e r e b y r e p r e s e n t e d e t e r n a l life,
Sumer,
which
symbolized
as the grand fertilization
is that of Isis who gave birth to Horus through the fertilization of her i m m o r t a l s e e d b y the r e m a i n s o f O s i r i s t h a t w e r e p l a c e d i n t o t h e N i l e . The c o n n e c t i o n between the cross and this type of mythological d e a t h a n d r e b i r t h t o o k its h o l d o n t h e w o r l d w i t h C o n s t a n t i n e ' s v i s i o n and the insertion
of the word "cross" in the
crucifixion of the Rabbi Jesus,
Biblical
narratives of the
Ishtar, Venus, Janus, Jesus, and myriad
other archetypes of resurrection have used the solar image of the cross to
represent
the
undeath
that
they have
achieved,
and
that
they
may
pass on to the Master of their mysteries. The D o u b l e - A r m e d C r o s s , the design of which also dates back to the
Black
Magicians
fleshly
and
duality
of them
lower
the
of Sumeria,
eternal. all
horizontal
The
unites
the
physical
are
apparent
in
beams,
while
the
upper
and
elements,
the
is
lower,
directions,
meeting
flesh
the
o f the
brought
and
the
vertical
and
into
supremacy by the upper, long arm of exaltation from death. points towards heaven, the bottom towards hell. smaller arm doors
to
holds
the k e y s t o s a l v a t i o n
damnation.
The
upper
arms,
the
eternal The
top
The right hand of the
while the left hand o p e n s the off i n t o
some
u n k n o w n d i r e c t i o n , s o m e t h i n g not t o u c h e d b y r e l i g i o n o r s c i e n c e .
One
p o i n t s t o e t e r n i t y , the o t h e r t o o b l i v i o n .
however,
point
T h i s s y m b o l i s the c e n t e r o f all
t h a t i s a n d all t h a t s h o u l d n o t b e . In Babylon, it was used only by royalty and the highest initiates o f the p r i e s t l y o r d e r s .
By n o m a d i c tribes of the Gobi Desert it was called
the Scorpion C r o s s , which kills and then makes invincible.
To the Black
Magician, the Double Armed Cross symbolizes the process and result of Ascent.
Immortality now.
Resurrection demanded
and
not denied.
BLACK SULFUR Alchemists the these
creation, three
understand
sustentation,
creating the
that
three
destruction
balance
that
round.
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elements and
are
re-creation
eternally
moves
responsible of
all
existence
for
things, in
its
C H A P T E R
T W O
:
S I N I S T E R
S Y M B O L S
M e r c u r y is the first e l e m e n t of the a l c h e m i c a l trinity. identified
with
water,
occasionally the the
element
ever-present
Mercury is
and
wind
is
is
the
considered
which
B r a h m a , the
fluid
stirs
Hindu
creation
airy
to
in
life
creator,
of
its
every
aspect
although
of the
particle
and is the
It is often
things,
spirit,
of existence.
Holy Spirit.
O n e i n t e r e s t i n g a s p e c t o f m e r c u r y i s t h a t i t i s t h e p o l a r i t y o f all things.
The God Mercury appears in alchemical images as both a young
b o y a n d an o l d m a n , or e v e n as a w o m a n or a h e r m a p h r o d i t e .
It is in
this
working
manner
that
mercury
becomes
the
essence
of
genesis,
only with the white sulfur of the sun to create. S a l t i s the s u s t a i n i n g e l e m e n t o f a l c h e m y . things earth
that by
have the
moved
virtue
from
of
heaven
mercury.
It is the form of those
to Salt
p r e s e r v e s t h e e s s e n c e o f all t h i n g s , n e i t h e r rising to heaven
nor descending to
earth,
b u t r e m a i n i n g w i t h i n all t h i n g s a s t h e a x i s o f the b a l a n c e o f e x i s t e n c e . the
preserver,
and
Sulfur
takes
manifestations, sulfur. thought
to
in
Son.
two
separate
sulfur
and
is
that
which
the
sun.
The
sulfur
exist
the
on
white
White
Salt is Vishnu,
Christ,
red is
A ^mbdfa-the alchemical ekmentSulJur
combination
of
white
m e r c u r y are s u p p o s e d l y the p a r e n t - e l e m e n t s o f all m e t a l s .
sulfur
and
White sulfur
represents the spirit of life, the Divine spark in man. Red sulfur is the violent and diabolical side of the e l e m e n t . the
fiery
destruction
uncontrollable
heat
of
in
things,
which
all
and
at
things
are
the
same
forged.
time
It is
is
Alchemists
the teach
t h a t red s u l f u r i s a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e G r e a t W o r k , w h i l e w h i t e s u l f u r is the purified form that is the end result of the Great Work. Black
sulfur,
then,
is
the
whole
of the
process,
the
alchemical
marriage between creation and destruction, the obliviation of the finite and the r e s u r r e c t i o n of the E t e r n a l . into the glory of a God. cannot die.
whatever
or
I t i s t h e s a c r i f i c e o f all t h i n g s for t h a t w h i c h
It is Shiva, the Destroyer.
While ground
It is the r a i s i n g up of a d y i n g m a n
the a
inverted
banner
ritual
that
implements
pentagram hangs
in
are
used,
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is
usually
the
ritual
the
seen area,
symbol
of
drawn or
on
carved
black
the into
sulfur
is
W O R K S
much
less
general,
rites.
Sulfur
eye to
unleash
pillars of a
is
and
the this
is
O F
usually
purifying element
universe
D A R K N E S S
only
agent,
used
Shiva
unrestrained
that had
in
the
most
opening
into
his
destructive
dreaded
creation,
third
c r u m b l i n g the
gone very wrong.
COLORS T h e prime color utilized in the W o r k s of D a r k n e s s is black. o p p o s i t e of t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t b l a c k is t h e a b s e n c e of c o l o r ,
it
Quite is
in
r e a l i t y t h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n of all c o l o r s , a c o m p l e t e u n i f i c a t i o n of all v e n e e r s which
brings the
Black
Magician back to absolute zero,
the
only truth
w i t h i n a w o r l d of l i e s . Black is the grand b a l a n c e , the neutralizing force in the universe. It is the passive receiver of the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s . precedes the war Black
and
candles
the silence that serve to
heralds
absorb the
It is the calm that
death.
energy
of the
ritual,
burning
up the frenzied desire of the Magician in their flames.
They always pull
inwards,
pulls
rather than
pushing
out.
The
black
the Sorcerer, brings servitors to the Circle Darkness
around
the
If several will be covered
Black
Initiates
and
success to
gathers the
Powers
of
Magician.
are
performing
in black robes.
whole Operation.
candle
a group
ritual,
all
but
three
These congregants are the base of the
T h e y a r e t h e r e c i p i e n t s o f the d a r k b l e s s i n g s t h a t a r e
poured forth from the altar.
In their black robes, they are the living
shadows that have stalked the race of man
for m i l l e n n i a , t h e y are t h e
emissaries of the abyss that have taken form to vindicate the Works of Darkness.
T h e y are the g a t e w a y s through w h i c h evil can pass into this
plane.
Red is the color of violence.
It is passion and rage, murder and
sex.
Red i s t h e b l o o d t h a t b r i n g s t h e l o v e r t o l i f e , a n d t h e b l o o d t h a t
spills
on
the
battlefield.
It is the
action
w h i c h first m a d e t h e a b y s s b e g i n t o s t i r ,
taken
upon the
inert,
that
and that which will spiral to
t h e d e m i s e o f all t h i n g s . Red situation prude
which
and
emanate
candles
serve
cannot
brings
agony
to be to
a deadly vibrancy.
bring
powerful
resolved. the The
Their
enemies
action, power
of the
wage
makes
Sorcerer.
red c a n d l e ' s f l a m e
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to
war
on
lustful From
a
the them
i s t h e fire o f t h e
C H A P T E R
Gods,
its
Promethean
T W O
:
potency
S I N I S T E R
capable
S Y M B O L S
of moving
not
mountains,
but
stars. There is never only one ritualist robed in red, but two; one man and one w o m a n .
The male is representative of the force of devastation,
the annihilation of galaxies and the incineration of foes. representative volcanic
of the
cauldron
force
of
of change
and
growth,
the
The female is stirring
o f the
creation.
Violet is the color of A s c e n t . with the suffering or success
It is nonattached and unconcerned
of the e m b o d i m e n t s of man.
It has one
p u r p o s e , a n d t h a t i s t o rise a b o v e t h e d u a l i t y o f t h e l o w e r w o r l d s a n d t o thrust its a d h e r e n t s into the Eternal planes. acts without moving. from this
realm
It rules without speaking,
I t i s the f i n a l , g l o r i o u s b l a z e o f t h e s t a r a s i t p a s s e s
into
the
Limitless.
V i o l e t c a n d l e s d o not s e r v e a t a l l , n o r d o t h e y c o m m a n d . are, and they allow to be. bring
action
Rather, his
or
change,
nor
does
it
its f l a m e a w a k e n s t h e r i t u a l
ancient
catatonia,
They
The burning of the violet candle does not
freeing
him
summon
that
which
is
desired.
a r e a a n d t h e B l a c k M a g i c i a n from step-by-step
from
his
fleshly
tomb.
I t d o e s n o t a l t e r t h e e l e m e n t s o f t h e S o r c e r e r , b u t b r i n g s t o t h e fore t h a t which
has always
been
and will
never
die.
Only the A d e p t or the M a s t e r of the T e m p l e will be seen in violet robes.
He
will
not
speak
participates in a group ritual.
and
will
rarely
even
gesture
when
he
His two s e r v a n t s , those c l o a k e d in red,
do his b i d d i n g , often not a w a r e of their specific t a s k s before they b e g i n to act.
He is the grand Nexion between the w o r l d s , the living vessel of
the Powers of Darkness.
THE SERPENT " L e t t h e m c u r s e t h e d a y , w h o are s k i l l f u l t o r o u s e L e v i a t h a n . "
3
The crux of our great and terrible Work is precisely that: to rouse the ancient Serpent.
Once Leviatan is pulled from his aeonic slumber,
he will d e v o u r the W a k e r and then the world.
So, we immolate ourselves
at the water's edge, only to be reborn as Horus and Quetzacoatle. Every black ritual and every drop of blood that we spill is only to f e e d the S e r p e n t u p o n w h i c h w e ride i n t o the A b y s s a n d b e y o n d E t e r n i t y . W e are u n d y i n g , n o t b y t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e s e b o d i e s t h a t b i n d u s , b u t b y
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W O R K S
that
Old Wise
Serpent
O F
D A R K N E S S
that carries us above death's bony grasp.
T h e V e d a s t e a c h t h e p r i n c i p l e a n d p r a c t i c e o f r a i s i n g the S e r p e n t Kundalini,
thereby
connecting
maximum
potential.
discipline,
the
final
Soul
the
body
from
This
and
is
usually
culmination through
empowering
of the
the
done
the
through
years
Kundalini
power
Chakra.
The
Crown
Chakras of
to
Yogic
thrusting liberated
the Soul
then is said to cross over into the highest heaven, m e e t i n g with Krishna and
entering into a This
type
Pathworking.
relam
of
of g o d l y delight.
spiritual
journeying
is
also
seen
in
Qabbalistic
The aspirant will devote his entire spiritual focus to one
specific Sephiroth, or sphere, such as Geburah to begin with.
He will
d i v e s t all o f its s e c r e t s u n t i l M a s t e r y i s h a d - m u c h i n t h e s a m e w a y t h e Yogi will approach each
respective Chakra.
The Q a b b a l i s t will
"climb"
u p t h e T r e e o f Life ( a t r e e , i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e , t h a t w o u l d n ' t b e k n o w n w e r e i t not f o r its b r o t h e r t h e T r e e o f K n o w l e d g e , s h o w n t o E v e b y n o n e other than a Serpent, according to their own mythology) until he reaches Kether, a Sephirothic Sphere that directly relates to the C r o w n Chakra. O n c e K e t h e r h a s b e e n M a s t e r e d , t h e A d e p t h a s o n e final t a s k : A b s o l u t i o n . Each heavens.
system
of spiritual
attainment
attempts
to
reach
into
the
But o n l y t h e f e w , t h e c u r s e d , h a v e d a r e d t o p u l l t h e h e a v e n s
to earth in a fiery collision.
Only a few have shed e n o u g h blood into the
d a r k w a t e r s t o n o t o n l y s t i r , b u t t o fully a w a k e n t h e S e r p e n t a n d b r i n g his wrath u p o n the face of the earth. The Serpent is not the Path nor the palace at the end of the path, but is the m o t i o n and the p o w e r of each step t a k e n .
It is not Magick in
all o f i t s f o r m s a n d r e l i g i o n s , b u t i s t h e e n e r g e t i c c u r r e n t t h a t s w a r m s beneath the
f a c a d e o f all t h i n g s .
BLOOD Perhaps the The
teachings
life."
of
most naturally nearly
every
potent Magickal
religion
state
as
Christian
condemning blood A an
"The
blood
is
the
It is implied here, and given elsewhere in less obscure words, that
t h e s p i r i t o f m a n t a k e s r e s i d e n c e i n the b l o o d . well
implement is blood.
that,
ethereal
large
fundamentalists, transfusions
school
substance
of occult called
believe
solely on
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this
this
philosophy
ectoplasm
Some Jesuit scholars, as to
be
quite
literal,
belief. understands
which
purportedly
that
there
issues
is
from
C H A P T E R
the
orifices
of
certain
S I N I S T E R
T W O
spiritual
mediums
their c o m m u n i c a t i o n s with the dead.
S Y M B O L S
while
they
are
engaged
in
Ectoplasm has been photographed
and observed as a thick, white mist in the i m m e d i a t e area of poltergeist activity.
S u c h a m y s t e r i o u s s u b s t a n c e , w h i c h s e e m s t o b e n e i t h e r fully-
physical nor fully astral but directly in b e t w e e n , is said to be present in the blood of some individuals in greater or lesser a m o u n t s .
This has
b e e n a g r e a t a r g u m e n t for t h e u s e o f b l o o d s a c r i f i c e i n r i t u a l , a s b e i n g the s u b s t a n t i a l base for the m a n i f e s t a t i o n of e n t i t i e s and the c u l m i n a t i o n of s p e c i f i c
powers.
In
Magick
in
Theory
and
Practice,
Aleister
Crowley
had dedicated an entire chapter to the subject of blood sacrifice and the transcendental
For
applications
evocations
it
thereof,
would
in
be
which
more
he
puts:
convenient
to
place
the blood of the victim in the Triangle —- the idea being that the spirit might obtain from the blood this subtle but
physical
substance
which
was
the
quintessence
of
i t s life in s u c h a m a n n e r as to e n a b l e it to t a k e on a visible and tangible shape.
Those magicians who object
to the use of blood have endeavored to replace it with incense.
For such a purpose the incense of Abramelin
may be burnt in large quantities.
Dittany of Crete is
also a valuable medium.
B o t h t h e s e i n c e n s e s a r e very-
catholic
and
in
their
materialization. dangerous,
is
nature,
suitable
almost
any
But the bloody sacrifice, t h o u g h more more
efficacious;
and
purposes human sacrifice is the best.
Although
for
many occultists,
even
for
nearly
all
4
Satanists of the
LaVeyan
brand,
view this outlook on blood sacrifice as fanatical, there is no contest with the point that is m a d e .
Fresh blood acts as the carrier for "this s u b t l e
but physical s u b s t a n c e w h i c h w a s the q u i n t e s s e n c e of its life," this
is the
even
more
milky cloud that
so
many
have
or
something
fabricated,
mediums that
Whether
have experienced,
and
is
and
still
unknown
u n k n o w a b l e is of little c o n c e r n to the Black M a g i c i a n w h o h u n g e r s for change
and
Ascent.
B l o o d is p r e s e n t in s o m e f o r m in a g o o d d e a l of r e l i g i o u s c e r e m o n i e s and
spiritual
rituals.
What
would
Communion
be
like
without
the
blood of Christ, to give only one example of a popular religion built on
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
the spilling of this sanguine spiritual are
not
passed through the pews
essence? Although vials of blood
at Mass, wine is consecrated by the
Priest, who is in effect c o n d u c t i n g or a t t e m p t i n g to conduct a type of spiritual alchemy, but
instead
not altering the
altering
the
molecular composition of the liquid,
significance
of it
through
prayer.
The
final
result should be a chalice filled with wine which h a s b e e n infused with the
atoning
blood
of Christ.
The
congregation
then
drinks
and
are
absolved of their sins. A l t h o u g h the rite of C o m m u n i o n h a s increasingly b e c o m e a grand d i s p l a y o f lip s e r v i c e , b o t h b y t h e P r i e s t s a n d t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s , serve
as
an
excellent
example
use of blood in ritual.
of the
supposed
spiritual
and
it does Magickal
When used in this manner, the elixir serves as a
representation of blood, which serves as a representation of the spiritual essence
of man.
How,
then,
does
this
have
anything
to
do
with
Black
Magick
directly? The Black M a g i c i a n will sprinkle fresh b l o o d , still radiating w i t h the v i b r a n t quality of Life, in his ritual area, a l l o w i n g the i n v i g o r a t i n g v a p o r t o rise i n t o h i s n o s t r i l s a n d p e r m e a t e t h e a i r a r o u n d h i m .
He will
drink it as if he were drinking the very blood spilled from the veins of the Dark G o d s , taking into him Their power and rising into Their Glory. He will pull i n t o himself from all things around him the spiritual essence of the blood, from
the living quality itself,
and will
radiate
its
green glow
his eyes. B l o o d , w h e t h e r taken from the veins of a victim or from a chalice
whose strip
substance away the
has last
been rivet
imbued
with
the
entombing the
God
Powers
of
Darkness,
will
within.
Blood s y m b o l i z e s the life, death and eventual spiritual liberation of man.
W h e t h e r or not
magnetism or the eventual
it possesses the arcane
Divine Essence of eternity,
the
material of spiritual macabre force of the
f a t e o f all o r t h e s p i r i t o f a n y t h i n g w h a t e v e r ,
h u m a n mind the two are i n s e p a r a b l e .
in the atavistic
It is this uniting of the Upper
and L o w e r , the i m m o r t a l and the dying, the e s s e n c e and the s u b s t a n c e that
brings heaven
and
experienced
becomes the
in
to
earth
such
a
with way,
a
cataclysmic blood
or
its
crash.
When
symbolic
nexion between that which is and that which
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utilized
counterpart can be.
C H A P T E R .
T H R E E
ENTERING THE DARKNESS
Shiva and
sits
twenty
in
solitary
million
of a Kalpa.
years,
meditation according
for f o u r
to
the
billion
three
Brahmanic
hundred
measurement
Y e t , a t t h e e n d o f the l o n g m e d i t a t i o n , w i t h t h e p o w e r s u c h
discipline has generated and stored,
Shiva opens
up his dreaded Third
E y e , out o f w h i c h f l o w s p u r e d e s t r u c t i o n , b r i n g i n g t h e w h o l e o f c r e a t i o n to
silence. The B l a c k M a g i c i a n does not meet with his Path until he is ready
to walk
it,
prepared
dabbled to his appear evil,
perhaps
heart's
he
is
by centuries
delight and
has
of suffering.
Once
he
has
purged himself of his desire to
ready to become something more than
human.
The first steps into true D a r k n e s s are m o n u m e n t a l , as they can never
be
that will that
retraced.
The
sweep
away from
his
eventually
carry
In "The
him
attachments
the
trouble
him
have beyond
unfortunate
knack that
the of
all
thereby walking that
he believes
him
to;
a
into
a whirlwind
he k n o w s and
whirlwind
all
that
will
states
that
Adepthood. Book
Left
Hand
waking
up
becomes
of the
is
bound
Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad with
spontaneity shadows
aspirant
the
Two, Path
is
Yaubl that
spontaneously."
Black
Magician's
Sacabi its
1
It
ally
aspects
have
is
spiritual
as
this he
enters
an
the
underworld.
O n c e the S o r c e r e r sets into m o t i o n the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s in his life,
a
definite
momentum
gathers;
the
darkness
that
is
within
him
seeps t h r o u g h his skin and s u r r o u n d s him like a thick, stifling air which expands
and
within the
envelopes
his environment
u n t i l e v e n t u a l l y all t h i n g s a r e
reach of his sinister reign.
The first step on the Path of Black Magick is to gain a familiarity with the dark energies within
and without.
For the Neophyte, this is
vital in p u s h i n g the Magickal m o m e n t u m to a start. Black
Magician,
strengthening
the
connection
F o r the A s c e n d i n g
between
the
conscious
m i n d a n d t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s w i l l o n l y a c t a s a c a t a l y s t for h i s o w n control
over that
which
cannot
be
understood.
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
For t h e s e initial rites there is no need for the ritual t o o l s that will be introduced and used throughout this book. here unite in unholy intercourse.
The man and the Power
They must be approached only when
the M a g i c i a n h e a r s t h e c a l l t o d o s o , f e e l i n g t h e D e m o n s c r e a m i n g w i t h i n him
who
cannot be
exorcised.
D a r k n e s s must be known
a n d e x p e r i e n c e d a s a real a n d t a n g i b l e
force, as substantial as the w i n d that stirs into a t o r n a d o , never seen in its a c t u a l
form, but undeniable
all t h e s a m e .
Y o u m u s t find a place of silence and s o l i t u d e , r e t r e a t i n g t h e r e at the darkest h o u r s of night.
T h e T e m p l e of W o r k i n g can take the form of
a b e d r o o m , b a s e m e n t , cave, or a desert or forest place.
B y far t h e m o s t
desirable is a cave of m e t a m o r p h i c rock which will contain the energies produced Temple,
and s u m m o n e d an
armless
the realm of fire.
and in
chair
doing so will
should
be
set,
amplify them.
always
facing south
In this towards
There may otherwise be a space cleared wherein y o u
are a b l e t o k n e e l f a c i n g t h a t d i r e c t i o n . C l o s e y o u r e y e s a n d let y o u r m i n d s o f t e n i n t o a l i g h t r e l a x a t i o n . Take a deep breath in, your
chest.
Imagine
approximately ten seconds long, and hold it in all
flooding into your chest,
of your
tension,
apprehension
gathering in your lungs.
and
anxiety
Release the breath
slowly, p u s h i n g the e m o t i o n a l tar out of y o u r chest with the air.
Like a
swarm of tiny flies, see in your mind the energy b u z z i n g above y o u and quickly dissipating in the sky. negating
emotions,
Having
and
repeated
Continue this cycle of inhaling, gathering
releasing this
process
should quiet itself dramatically. will
seem
will
not
fresher be
and
crisper
manifest
at
them
in
two
an or
exhalation. three
Opening your eyes, than
this
before.
point,
but
An a
times,
entirely
slight
your
mind
your environment new vantage
alteration
of
the
consciousness most surely will.
Such is the reverence of the devil as he
approaches
Master.
the
c h a m b e r of his
Hold your hands together, fingertips of opposite hands touching. Allow your
palms
to
relax
while
your
fingers
still
remain
in
contact
with one another until a few inches of empty space rests between your palms. your
W i t h y o u r fingertips still t o u c h i n g , let y o u r h a n d s h o v e r above
lap,
parallel
with
your
navel.
This
should
be
a
comfortable
position, the lack of force resembling an act of levitation. In
the state
of spiritual
immediate environment.
quietude,
Try to
see
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in
open your your
awareness
to your
mind your surroundings,
C H A P T E R
E N T E R I N G
T H R E E
r e c r e a t i n g t h e m in a mental
picture.
THE
Make a c o n s c i o u s effort to keep
your mind relaxed, a l l o w i n g the sharpness of the own.
D A R K N E S S
i m a g e t o f o r m o n its
As your imagination hones into your surroundings, do not detach
y o u r s e l f from it. something
Do not see it as being some other place far away, or
in your
imagination.
place where you sit. y o u are i m a g i n i n g , The
Know that
it is
around you,
in
It s u r r o u n d s y o u , and you are a part of it. recognize the
sharpness
of
your
reality
of that which
visualized
surroundings
you
the
While
see.
having
reached
their peak, ease your mind deeper into the image, as if there is more t h e r e t h a t i s not y e t s e e n . of awareness.
Let y o u r m i n d d r o p i n t o a m o r e s u b t l e s t a t e
C o n t i n u e to see in your mind your s u r r o u n d i n g s , yet at
the s a m e time try to look eyes
to
rest
comfortably
through t h e m . and
your
Relax yourself,
mind
to
cease
allowing your
straining.
In
this
r e l a x e d s t a t e , u n i t e t h a t w h i c h y o u feel a n d t h a t w h i c h y o u s e e i n y o u r mind.
Y o u c a n n a t u r a l l y feel t h e d a r k n e s s a r o u n d y o u a t a l l t i m e s , b u t
c a n n o t see i t o r e v e n i m a g i n e it. Some feel
as
may
if they
have
are
Here, you must do both.
problems
literally
into an unknown realm.
with this,
while
falling through
rings
others will
instantly
of reality,
dropping
Either way, do not allow this to distract y o u r
attention from the visualized image of your environment. into
the
ecstasy
or
the
frustration
your reality is here, now, your
mind
and that
o f the
experience,
Do not escape but
know
that
i n t h a t c h a i r i n t h e T e m p l e t h a t y o u see i n
exists
around
you.
As y o u begin to sink into the greater reality of your s u r r o u n d i n g s , the i m a g e in y o u r m i n d will begin to c h a n g e from its a p p e a r a n c e w h e n you
first
entered.
The
physical
structure
something evil will begin to form. in
the
room,
growing
will
remain
the
same,
but
A black mist will seem to materialize
thicker and
blacker
every
second.
Understand
that this is not coming into being, but was always there yet was never before seen.
Try to visualize this black
least
profoundly
become
aware
its
mist forming,
o r a t t h e very-
presence.
With your eyelids remaining lightly shut, inhale slowly as before. Sense the
darkness around you
contracting,
constricting until
it seems
l i k e a c o a g u l a t e d m a s s o f m i d n i g h t i s r e s t i n g j u s t off o f y o u r s k i n . the
air
in
your
chest,
cue, lingering close. you in
intuiting
the
surrounding
darkness
Hold
following
Allow the sensation to s m o t h e r you, to suffocate
its b l a c k n e s s . Let t h e b r e a t h o u t .
As it leaves your chest, sense the c u m u l a t i v e
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W O R K S
darkness
move
away
from
O F
your
D A R K N E S S
body.
Feel
the
emotional
relief,
or
perhaps the grief that floods y o u r heart at the departure of the incarnate desolation. the
O n c e t h e a i r h a s left y o u r l i p s , y o u s h o u l d b e a b l e t o s e n s e
shadows back in their original Watch
place, with
the
swaying every
dark
mist
with the
minute
places.
through
your
barely noticeable
movement
made.
mental currents
Watch
the
vision
drift
of air and
darkness
in
its
dancing
dance
until
it no longer seems to be reacting to stimuli, but appears to be the sole stimulus of action. breathe
so
darkness, its
it
It d o e s not m o v e b e c a u s e you b r e a t h e ; rather, you
may
o f its
move.
Become
aware,
profound intelligence,
its
in
your
observation
terrifying
of the
prescience of you,
vehicle. Inhale
once
more,
feeling
the
you, squeezing next to your body.
darkness
gathering
close
around
Feel it c a r e s s i n g y o u , c r a w l i n g up
y o u r s k i n , i n v a d i n g e v e n the air that y o u b r e a t h e .
Sense the shadows
piercing
yourself,
the
social
you and slithering
armor on
you
have
built
around
the surface of your emotional
stripping
nakedness.
Try to h e a r the voices e m a n a t i n g from the d a r k n e s s , so close to your body.
Although you
most likely will not make
out w o r d s ,
know
that it is speaking at you, hissing, mocking, tempting towards insanity. T h o s e w h o a r e n e w t o t h e W o r k s o f D a r k n e s s w i l l t r y t o s t a v e off the
spiritual
violation
contemplative ritual.
that
and to the comfort of normalcy. to take hold.
they
have
warranted
through
this
T h e y w i l l a t t e m p t t o f l e e b a c k i n t o the d a y l i g h t W h e n t h i s d e s i r e c o m e s , d o not a l l o w i t
R e m e m b e r at all times when in the midst of the Powers of
Darkness that they are always there and they a l w a y s w e r e , w h e t h e r or not you
have
been
aware.
R e m e m b e r that
they cannot
be exorcised,
that the act of b a n i s h i n g d o e s not rid y o u of t h e m but instead rids t h e m of you,
removing your conscious
This
meditation
will
mind
allow
you
from
their
presence.
to
start
to
understand
o m n i p r e s e n c e a n d l i m i t l e s s i n t e l l i g e n c e o f the d a r k c u r r e n t s t h a t every molecule in existence without prejudice. Powers
of
Darkness
are
real
and
are
very
the assail
I t l e t s y o u see t h a t t h e relevant.
Perhaps
most
i m p o r t a n t is that t h i s rite a l l o w s the D a r k n e s s to s e e y o u , to k n o w that y o u are a w a r e of it, and that y o u are a t t e m p t i n g to ally y o u r s e l f with it.
It is here that the inherent strength or w e a k n e s s of the Sorcerer is
seen, by both himself and by those Powers which he wishes to possess. While
the Adept,
Magician,
and
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sometimes the
Initiate will
be
C H A P T E R .
T H R E E
:
E N T E R I N G
T H E
D A R K N E S S
able to perform this exercise with their eyes open, seeing the culminate darkness
with
their
deal of Initiates
trained
do
not
eyes,
possess
the
Dabbler,
Neophyte
these clairvoyant
and
a
faculties.
good
Whether
seen with open eyes, in a skrying mirror or in your mind, the images and s e n s a t i o n s are real.
The purpose of this exercise is to bring to the
forefront of the conscious mind the reality of the Powers of Darkness. In
order
for
this
experience
to
seat
itself permanently in
mind, it should be performed several times. you cannot shake
it
from your mind in
beautiful horror of it. five m i n u t e s f r o m
your
It should be repeated until
the d a y t i m e , d w e l l i n g on
the
T h e l e n g t h o f t h e t h i n g s h o u l d e n d u r e for a t l e a s t
the time you
first s i t d o w n
to when you
open your
e y e s , s h a k e off t h e v i s i o n s a n d r e t u r n t o t h e m u n d a n e w o r l d . Once t h e dark mist has c o m e alive and is seen with the vitality of intelligence, swarming
continue to bring
around
exhalation.
you,
and
With each
send
it
closer with an
it
inhalation,
back
to
its
inhalation,
resting
feel
place with
it an
the darkness should grow stronger,
the sinister s e n s e of it penetrating deeper into your b e i n g .
Once you
h a v e e n d u r e d a t l e a s t fi%e m i n u t e s o f t h e a n g u i s h a n d t h e e c s t a s y o f t h e experience, torturous
it
to
Pull return
should be leave
away
the
from
utterly unbearable
addicting it,
out
of the deep
your mind to the dead and dying
walls and the
floor,
seeing
to
remain,
yet
even
more
darkness. recesses of your Soul, world.
Look around
the drab stone or paint.
realize that t h e walls do not m o v e with y o u r b r e a t h .
Breathe
at in
and the and
Shake your hands
in the air and shake the visions from y o u r head.
A w a k e n from the most
terrifying
that
nightmare
you've
ever
had,
knowing
it
was
real
and
that it is a l w a y s w a i t i n g just o u t s i d e of y o u r r a n g e of v i s i o n .
A definite and slithering
evil
exists in
into every
the
room.
universe,
T h i s is a fact that
Sorcerer to himself in the simple rite a b o v e . contact with
a
very s m a l l , yet
filling every empty space
very
real
is proven
by the
He has come into direct
portion of spiritual
darkness,
and it has c h a n g e d him whether he recognizes it or not. It is still easy to d e t a c h o n e s e l f from an evil that exists o u t s i d e of him w h e n all
he n e e d s to do is leave the ritual area and d i s t r a c t his
mind with his neon sociality.
T h i s i s a lie t h a t e v i l e x i s t s o u t s i d e o f h i m ;
he must
must
be
corrected.
He
realize,
through
personal experience
that he is a b e i n g of d a r k n e s s , of evil, of the flesh and the violet blood.
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
He must c o m e to know that he, t o o , is a d e m o n not seeking absolution, but A s c e n t into the Palaces of the Dark G o d s . Seat yourself again your
eyes
and
enter
in y o u r ritual
into
relaxation,
chamber, facing south.
sinking
beneath the world of cause and effect.
into
that
and ignorant
place
Breathe in, gathering your tension
as before and releasing it into the air as y o u b r e a t h e out. of doubt
Close
abysmal
presumption.
Become
a
Clear yourself
clean
slate,
an
empty
willing
the
image
into
the
black
mist
v e s s e l for t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s . View through your perfect
clarity.
Deepen
filling the r o o m . the darkness
mind the
the
ritual
image
until
area, you
again
see
Repeat the previous exercise of gathering and releasing
with your breath,
awakening your awareness
to its
living
intensity. Bring the darkness in close to you, the invisible presence touching your
skin,
watch
the
continue
enveloping darkness the
your
entire
constrict
body.
around
Keep
you,
the
acting
breath
on
As you
let the breath out,
rather than
seeing in your
recognize that
in
Exhaust
thickness
own
and
will
to
entrapment.
d a r k n e s s s w e e p i n g b a c k i n t o its p l a c e ,
that there
its
inside
and
power
around
you.
the
it is
breath
mind the
multiplying and
realize
is no protection from this evil.
Inhale
again.
The
living
shadows
around
you
having
nowhere
else to move, as the breath enters your body, so will the d a r k n e s s .
Feel
the black
also
vapor
penetrating the
moving
into your
mouth
pores of your skin,
and
nostrils.
Sense
seeping into your body.
it
Hold
the
b r e a t h a n d feel t h e d a r k n e s s n o w s w a r m i n g i n s i d e o f y o u , i n f e c t i n g y o u -
becoming
you.
Exhale,
noticing that the black vapor within you does
with your breath, but instead becomes even being.
Continue
to
breathe
the
blackness
more in,
not
drain
integrated with your
filling yourself with
it,
s a t u r a t i n g y o u r S o u l i n its e v i l .
Breathe it in until y o u feel the Power of
Darkness
fingertips
with
a
radiating
black
from
your
and
illuminating
your
eyes
shine.
The darkness which you have brought into yourself can never be expelled.
The
evil
can
never
be
awareness of it will fade with time. be repeated often.
shaken,
although
your
conscious
For that reason, this exercise must
Each repetition will yield not only greater ease, but
a more intense and intimate communion with darkness.
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Eventually,
it
C H A P T E R
will
be
seen
environment already
that
you
into
possess.
t h a t the
E N T E R I N G
T H R E E
are
not
drawing
yourself,
but
are
You
come to
will
darkness without
the
merely realize,
and the evil
T H E
D A R K N E S S
darkness
that
is
activating
that
which
personally and
within
are the
in
your you
intuitively,
same.
Through the above rites of attuning, the Power of Darkness has f i x e d its e y e o n y o u .
Gateways have opened above and below you.
The
soft a n d w a r m h e a r t t h a t w a s w i t h i n y o u i s d y i n g ; a n e w h e a r t m a d e o f obsidian and near bursting with flames is being born.
You have only
glimpsed a universe
is in actuality
ancient. by
its
back
that to you
is
new and fresh, but
Y o u have stared too long and too deep into the abyss, transfixed unending
into
glory
and
darkness
-
and
the
abyss
has
stared
right
you.
If you
have
been
practicing
the
above
exercises
often
enough,
y o u s h o u l d b e a b l e t o sit, c l o s e y o u r e y e s , a n d i n s t a n t l y b e c o m e a w a r e of the evil that s u r r o u n d s and impales you, your every cell.
as well as pulses through
Some may need to perform the above
m e d i t a t i o n s for
months to gain the ability to instantly access their awareness in such a profound way.
O t h e r s may find it within days.
For the final i n t r o d u c t o r y exercise, you will need to obtain three long,
tapered
candles,
one
black,
one
should be a solid color throughout,
red,
and
one
violet.
The wax
rather than coated over white wax.
Y o u will also need a table or a stand on which the c a n d l e s may be set as y o u sit
in your chair. In
south.
your
ritual
area,
set
the
table
in front
of the
chair,
to the
O n i t set t h e b l a c k c a n d l e i n a p o s i t i o n n e a r e s t y o u , t h e red t o the
b a c k a n d r i g h t s i d e a n d the v i o l e t t o t h e b a c k a n d left s i d e .
The positions
of the candles should form the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose top vertex points to the north and towards you when you are seated in y o u r c h a i r , t h e o t h e r t w o p o i n t i n g off t o e i t h e r s i d e o f y o u . Sit w i t h t h e c a n d l e s u n l i t a n d t h e m a t c h e s i n y o u r h a n d . your
eyes,
internal
darkness
your eyes, the
clear
your
mind,
and
with
which you
become have
aware
become
keeping your attention fixed on the
darkness
around
and
within
of the
Close
external
familiar.
and
Slowly open
image and sensation
of
you.
Let y o u r e y e s s c a n t h e c a n d l e s b e f o r e y o u a n d n o t i c e t h e s h a d o w s stir at the sight of t h e m .
Feel the power b e g i n to rise up in the room
simply at the recognition of the three colors of Black Magick.
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Reach out
W O R K S
slowly to
O F
light the black candle,
D A R K N E S S
feeling the darkness
move with you.
W i t h t h e w i c k o f t h e b l a c k c a n d l e b u r n i n g , sit b a c k i n y o u r c h a i r and breathe in,
increasing your awareness of the dark powers present.
Forcing y o u r mind into silence and focus, stare deep into the flame of the black candle.
Sense the changes in the room and in yourself as the
Powers of Darkness focus on that single flame. The burning of the black candle should bring a remarkable sense o f p o w e r , y e t a t t h e s a m e t i m e h e r a l d s a r e v e r e n c e for t h a t p o w e r . abysmal
and
cold,
without
exact
structure
yet
far
from
It is
chaotic.
G a z e into the black c a n d l e and see or sense the energy flowing up through the stem of the candle and pouring out of the wick. flame pulling the vital
force
from
everything around
it,
Sense the
f e e d i n g off o f
t h e l i g h t a n d life o f e x i s t e n c e . Feel
the power of the black candle's
flame
moving towards you,
d r i f t i n g y o u r w a y l i k e t h e s p i r a l i n g s m o k e off o f t h e c a n d l e . steadily
inhale,
maintaining
your
gaze
into
the
Slowly and
candle's
flame.
As
y o u r l u n g s p u l l a i r i n t o y o u r b o d y , feel a l s o y o u r w i l l p u l l i n g t h e p o w e r of the black
flame
into
you
through
your
eyes.
At
first,
it
may be
helpful to v i s u a l i z e this transfer as a b e a m or ray of b l a c k light m o v i n g from the tip of the candle into y o u r eyes. Absorb changes
the
energy of the black candle,
in the dark energies
remaining aware
inside yourself and in the
of the
room.
When
y o u first " p u l l " t h e p o w e r o f the b l a c k c a n d l e i n t o y o u r s e l f , i t m a y feel like a
simple
influx
of energy,
or
it
may
seem
much
more
profound.
Either way, when the sensation of the transfer of power begins to ebb, close your
It
eyes and extinguish
is
experience
necessary
before
to
the
allow
moving into
flame.
yourself
another
to
relax
one.
and
You
integrate
may
need
to
the come
back to the c a n d l e s the next day, or you may j u s t need a few m i n u t e s to collect yourself.
Once you have done so, move the black candle into the
place of the red one, and move the red one forward. Perform
the
initial
light the wick of the energies of the
red
relaxation candle.
and
visualizations
Keep your
as
before,
and
mind clear, allowing the
red c a n d l e to s p o n t a n e o u s l y call
to
alertness
the
fiery
attributes of the color in both you and the pervading darkness. Gaze emotions
into
and
the
the
flame
violence
and
let
your
produced.
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mind
Sense
be the
swept Power
away by in
the
the
room
C H A P T E R
shifting, shake
agitating,
you
E N T E R I N G
T H R E E
becoming unstable
and
disturb
the
and
mental
THE
D A R K N E S S
chaotic.
quiet
Let these feelings
gained
in
the
opening
meditation. Instead of seeing the energy of the b u r n i n g of the candle resting on the wick, as was done with the black candle, gaze into the flame and see that the energy spills out into the
room,
refusing to be contained.
S e n s e t h e p o w e r o f i t s w e e p i n g t h r o u g h t h e air a n d d i v i n g t o t h e f l o o r . See
its
attempts
incinerate
the
to
annihilate
all
that
it
touches,
trying
so
hard
to
temple.
Stretch your arms out to your sides, palms up, and inhale slowly. Feel t h e s p i r i t u a l fire p r o d u c e d b y t h e
red c a n d l e b e i n g d r a w n t o y o u ,
rushing
filling
cannot
into be
your
body.
controlled,
spilling back Once
out
Visualize
moving
up
it and
you
down
with
a
your
spine
the
energy
force
which
and
finally
of yourself.
such
contact
has
been
made
with
of the
red
c a n d l e , blow out the flame and wait for the astral maelstrom to s u b s i d e .
A f t e r a p e r i o d o f r e s t , r e p l a c e t h e red c a n d l e w i t h t h e v i o l e t o n e , m o v i n g t h e red c a n d l e b a c k a n d t o t h e left, a l w a y s k e e p i n g t h e t r i a n g l e in tact.
E n t e r i n t o t h e b e i n g - s t a t e c o n d u c i v e t o t h e flow o f t h e c u r r e n t s
of Black Magick, seeing and sensing the darkness as before. Light
the
violet candle.
seeing the
power invoked
the flame,
visualize
Gaze
the
directly burning
flame
spreading t h r o u g h the
and,
room
rather
than
or resting
near
a n d s e n s e a v i o l e t ray o f l i g h t c o m i n g u p t h r o u g h
t h e s t e m o f the c a n d l e f r o m b e l o w . from
into the
above,
beaming
into
S e e a l s o a ray o f l i g h t d e s c e n d i n g the
candle,
the
two
connecting
in
wick.
T h e violet candle and the energies of that color produce a result that is entirely u n i q u e to each person. humiliate the ego.
I t w i l l u p l i f t t h e s p i r i t , o r i t will
It will c o n f o u n d or enlighten.
It will cast you down
as a b e a s t or r a i s e y o u up as a G o d . The react
to
spiritual the
burning
v i s u a l i z a t i o n s in will
be
a
noteworthy,
consciousness
darkness
and
of
the
with
which
violet
you
candle
have and
more subtle way than the others. and
will
be
felt
on
the
communed
the
will
accompanying
Nevertheless,
deepest
levels
of
it the
psyche.
Let t h e v i o l e t e n e r g i e s r a d i a t e a s t h e y w i l l , a b s o r b i n g t h e t a n g e n t w a v e s a s m u c h a s y o u are a b l e .
Sit in the chair and drift in t h e divinity
45
W O R K S
o f it.
O F
D A R K N E S S
I m m e r s e yourself in the dark sanctity of the b u r n i n g candle until
the power of it begins to ebb.
These familiarity
with
beginning
on
application
path
these
Black
within
him
Magician
and in the
will
have
powers
and
will few
be
and in
will
led
will
to
certainly
the
note
of
until
manner
aspiring
energy
with
the
dramatic
are
they
into
Those
Ascent
through
mastered.
reawaken
around
a
Magick.
their
they
that
Sorcerer
Black
catapult
find
electrify
this
the
forces
able
practices
Magician
Communing Black
rites
those
the
of
experienced powers
simple
The
the
dark
him.
incarnate changes,
Darkness, in
both
the
himself
visions that he beholds when peering into the abyss.
The
i m a g e s t h a t h e u s e s i n o r d e r t o g a i n a c o n s c i o u s a w a r e n e s s o f t h e real and t a n g i b l e p o w e r s of Black Magick may b e g i n to fade, or to sharpen into perfect clarity. energetic
The dark mist will eventually be seen rather as an
intelligence,
nonetheless
A l t h o u g h t h e s e are collectively Becoming narrow
act of the
path
incomprehensible
and
unexplainable,
yet
real.
as
a
Sorcerer.
into the
destroy himself,
not
catalyst
Black Magick rituals in themselves, for
They
Darkness,
future lead
workings,
the
where he
fool
and
from
may begin
for
the to
straight know
a n d rise a g a i n i n t o t h e r e a l m s o f E t e r n a l
46
the
they great and
himself,
Night.
C H A P T E R
F O U R
RITES OF C O N S E C R A T I O N
T h e Sorcerer exists as two separate beings, one which is the willing and oft sadistic vessel continues
in
a
for the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , and the o t h e r who
career,
shops
at
religious or political positions. operate to
with
both
two
live
in
individual the
world
the
supermarket
and
even
may
hold
A s C a r l J u n g m i g h t s a y , h i s life a n d s e l f personae,
as
a
man
working and
to
cooperatively rule
the
in
world
order
and
its
inhabitants as a God dwelling in the shadows of the h u m a n race. Even while the Adept may enter into a state of self godhood at will
there
While
is
the
still
a
divide
the
d e m o n s and the darkness
servants,
the
Sorcerer
and
not
confuse
will
between
knows the
that
two.
normal
are they
He
and
the
miraculous.
his c o n s t a n t c o m p a n i o n s and are
separate
lingers
on
the
from
this
edge
of
plane
insanity,
s t r u g g l i n g n o t t o fall t o o n e s i d e o f t h e f e n c e o r t h e o t h e r , e n d e a v o r i n g t o keep a
perfect balance between his selves. A psychological or Magickal division
t h e t h i n g s o f t h e flesh partition
in
the
needs
to be
made between
and those things of eternal Darkness.
compartmentali/ation
of
the
dark
mind
is
Such a the
first
function of rites of consecration, to create in the Magician's awareness a separation between the two. consecrated
to
between that
the
Works
W h e n an object, place, or action is ritually
of
Darkness,
p a r t i c u l a r t h i n g a n d all
a
grand
others like
distinction
is
made
it.
T h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l value of the c o n s e c r a t i o n ritual c a n be likened unto
the
use
of
integrity, and
military
a general
commitment that is both
uniform
elitist
and
standing.
insignia,
representing
The discipline,
honor,
courage
and
n e e d e d for a n d a c q u i r e d d u r i n g B a s i c C o m b a t
T r a i n i n g serves as a lengthy rite of c o n s e c r a t i o n , creating an u n d e n i a b l e identification
between
integrity, duty,
the
uniform
and
the
and the general warrior ethos.
characteristics
of
honor,
After the consecration
rite of Basic C o m b a t T r a i n i n g , the individual soldier will not be able to wear the "consecrated" uniform
without his mind being drawn to these
attributes, or others with which he has associated the military uniform during
the
consecration.
W O R K S
This
illustrates,
in
O f
mean
D A R K N E S S
terms
and
in
a
commonly
understood
allegory, only one aspect of ritual consecration; only that which is seen on the surface of the obsidian meteorite. The than
the
that
is
rite of c o n s e c r a t i o n , psychological
understood
however,
distinction
that
carries an even
it
instinctively by most
creates. every
greater value
This
practicing
value
is
one
occultist,
yet
is often d e n i e d and c a t e g o r i z e d into p s y c h o l o g y for lack of trust in one's own
vision.
apologetic
A
good
excuses
percent
for
the
of modern
occult,
Magicians
turning
to
would
their
rather
primitive
find
scientific
u n d e r s t a n d i n g of existence, than to admit that there are p o w e r s outside of the conscious understanding of the human brain. to be
named
a m o n g the
fanatical
T h e y do not wish
few.
Consecration focuses the Powers of Darkness upon a single object, place, person, or action and imbues that thing with those Powers, consecrated
object
becomes
saturated
with
evil.
It
inherits,
The
through
t h e r i t u a l , t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e t o p e r f o r m its a s s i g n e d t a s k a n d t h e p o w e r t o carry
it
through.
Its
composite
spiritual
matter
is
psychically
t r a n s m u t e d f r o m w o o d , s t o n e , or s t e e l to a l i v i n g e n t i t y full of a fire a n d will
which
is
perfectly and
inseparably aligned
with
that
of the
Black
Magician.
Putting the
student
into
practice
of the
convenience,
an
disturbance.
It
the
Dark Arts
area
exercises
should
wherein
he
from
have
may
the
found,
ritualize
previous
often
and
chapter,
by default
meditate
of
without
is this place which should be c o n s e c r a t e d first as the
f o u n d a t i o n for the rites
which
will follow.
C o n s e c r a t i n g a p a r t i c u l a r a r e a s e t s i t a p a r t f r o m all o t h e r s p a c e , centering it dirt,
in the metaphysical
sand, grass,
stone,
itself as the Living Earth. unwavering ground
upon
Once the Working
universe.
or plush
carpet,
The ground,
whether
shudders awake to
it
is
announce
It is the great altar of the Magickal W o r k , the which
even
the
Operator is
area has been consecrated,
p u r p o s e for a s l o n g a s i t i s n e e d e d .
a ritual
tool.
it will serve that
When the Black Magician moves to
a n o t h e r c i t y o r h o m e , o r for a n y o t h e r r e a s o n n e e d s t o r e l o c a t e t h e a r e a c h o s e n for the o p e r a t i o n of these W o r k s of D a r k n e s s , the g r o u n d can be cleansed lifeless
of the material,
Otherwise,
power that has been as
will
be
summoned
demonstrated
it may be allowed to
there,
l i n g e r a n d i n f e c t all
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returning
it
to
following the consecrations. bypassing things
C H A P T E R
with
its
F O U R
R I T E S
O F
C O N S E C R A T I O N
evil.
Remove chairs
and
all o t h e r f u r n i t u r e
now appropriately be called the T e m p l e .
from the area,
which can
T h e s e c a n all b e r e p l a c e d a f t e r
the c o n s e c r a t i o n .
If the T e m p l e is to be located indoors, such as in a
home,
or even
apartment,
a
rented
the area b e f o r e the c o n s e c r a t i o n .
unit,
it
is
recommended
to clean
If the T e m p l e is outdoors, clear away
as many branches, twigs, stones and weeds as possible. T h e act of ritual c o n s e c r a t i o n is done which is purification of the object. are
enveloped
modern upon)
by
and
scientists is
imbued
are a b l e
electromagnetic
force of attraction and Aside
to
in two
p a r t s , t h e first o f
All things, from the dust to the Gods,
with
energy.
The
identify this with
energy,
which
is
repulsion between
a
all
closest
(and
thing
universally
seemingly
that agree
omnipresent
things.
from the integral energy signature with which each object
was created or has naturally formed through time, they will also collect various energies
and
personal contact.
influences from
the
unseen
environment
or from
Much like w r i n g i n g dirty water from a s p o n g e before
soaking it in clean water, any place or thing that is to be c o n s e c r a t e d needs to be cleansed of the interfering energies with which it has been permeated. Fill a c l e a n c u p o r b o w l w i t h c o l d w a t e r .
S p r i n k l e a t e a s p o o n of
salt i n t h e w a t e r , s t i r r i n g u n t i l i t d i s s o l v e s c o m p l e t e l y . acts
as a
ready c o n d u c t o r of electricity,
it
Just as saltwater
also conveys
and
amplifies
energy of a more curious nature.
Salt alone has b e e n used successfully
in
even
banishings,
culture,
its
religiously does about
purifications,
widespread
use
trademarked
as
the j o b ,
you
will
find
and
matching "Holy in
exorcisms if not
exceeding
Water."
application
throughout what
Although that
there
this is
time has
and been
saltwater
nothing
holy
it. S o m e e n t h u s i a s t i c N e o p h y t e s m a y w i s h t o " s p i c e u p " t h e rite o f
consecration by adding frankincense and myrrh other bodily fluids to the purifying water. their friends who
seem
much
more
oils, drops of blood
or
Some may have heard from
educated
in
the
matter than
they
that a p i n c h of g o o f e r d u s t , a b u r n t l o c k of a v i r g i n ' s h a i r or a c t u a l H o l y W a t e r s t o l e n f r o m the l o c a l c h u r c h and s p a t i n a s a n a c t o f b l a s p h e m y will in itself make unholy the g r o u n d upon w h i c h to b e g i n the W o r k s of Darkness.
F o r t h i s p a r t i c u l a r p h a s e o f t h e r i t e , all t h a t i s n e c e s s a r y i s
saltwater.
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W O R K S
OF
D A R K N E S S
S t a n d , facing t o w a r d s the south, the full cup or bowl resting in your hands, held inches away from your navel. pushing
any
anxiety,
fear
you with the breath. once more. mental
or
negating
Take a few d e e p breaths,
thoughts
and
emotions
out
of
Once you have cleared yourself of conflict, inhale
Let the air out, feeling your mind c l e a r i n g as y o u d o , all
clutter swept out of you with the
breath.
With your eyes shut lightly, visualize the area, letting the clarity of the image spontaneously develop. itself.
Focus your attention to the ground
T r y t o feel i t p u l s i n g w i t h e n e r g y , a c o n f u s e d s p e c t r u m o f l i g h t s ,
colors, emotions, and powers bubbling up from below.
When this feeling
i s n o l o n g e r f o r c e d a n d b e c o m e s real a n d s e n s e d r a t h e r t h a n i m a g i n e d , try t o l e t t h e s e n s a t i o n o f t h e d i r t i n e s s o f t h e e n e r g y t a k e f o r m i n y o u r mental image of the place. of the
energy
in
your
Don't try to create a visual r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
mind,
and
do
not
reject
any
arise due to their odd or ordinary manifestations. from
its
analytical duties
As
the
giant,
and
black
let y o u r
worms
mind
slither
images
that
may
Release your brain
receive.
under
the
soil,
as
lightning
c o m e s from underground and strikes the surface of terra firma, as oily tar o o z e s f r o m
the c r a c k s i n t h e c e m e n t , o r h o w e v e r t h e v i s i o n o f t h e
putrid energies in the earth manifests itself to you, allow yourself to be sickened by the feeling. been
distilled
Your disgust with the foreign energy that has
into y o u r T e m p l e
is integral
i n d i s p e l l i n g it.
The dire
need to cleanse y o u r T e m p l e is the actual internal force that will make it s o . Dip the middle and ring fingers of your right hand into the c u p or
bowl
of
water.
Your
fingers
immersed,
visualize
a
violet
light
gathering a b o v e y o u , c o n d e n s i n g into l o o m i n g cloud of light a n d p o w e r . See in y o u r inner vision the violet light s w i r l i n g inside of the cloud, the e n e r g y i l l u m i n a t i n g t h e T e m p l e w i t h its s h i n e . energy,
the
vitality
and
potency of it
Feel the warmth of the
radiating
above you.
Inhale, sensing as you do so that the violet energy is being pulled closer to you. your body, chest.
A s a i r e n t e r s y o u r l u n g s , feel a l s o t h e v i o l e t l i g h t e n t e r i n g
descending
As you exhale,
through push
the c r o w n
of your head
hand
becoming
warm
into your
the l i g h t f r o m y o u r t o r s o , w h e r e i t r e s t s ,
through your right arm and down into your hand. your
and
with
the
energy,
Let it linger there,
throbbing
with
the
power
of it.
Pull more or the light into yourself with your i n h a l a t i o n s , p u s h i n g
i t all
into your hand each time you breathe out.
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C H A P T E R
F O U R
:
R I T E S
O F
C O N S E C R A T I O N
A f t e r a f e w d e e p i n h a l a t i o n s o f t h e v i o l e t p o w e r , y o u w i l l feel a s i f it is too much to contain. time
pushing the
Pull i t i n t o y o u r s e l f f r o m a b o v e a g a i n , t h i s
energy through your arm,
into your hand,
it to spill into the water from your fingers. into the cup or bowl.
allow
Open your eyes and look
Inhale, pulling more violet light into your body.
Exhale, p u s h i n g it out into the water again.
L o o k a t t h e w a t e r a n d feel
it on your fingers.
Become aware of it spiritually,
transmutation
elements.
of its
and
Continue
noting the psychic
channeling the violet
energy
above you t h r o u g h your body, p o u r i n g it into the water until it feels as if the liquid is b u b b l i n g with power. Holding many fingers
before
you
the
consecrated
in the cup or bowl
your fingers and bringing them ground.
As
the
consecrated
as you
water can,
of banishing,
feet
a
evaporating The
portion
into
the
of air
hear
the
energy
being
the by
Black Magician who
as
out again to sprinkle the water on the
water
falls
to
the
ground,
visualize
droplets t u r n i n g to flame as they contact the filthy earth. your
dip
s p o o n i n g the water into
polluted
the
force
of the
has d e v e l o p e d annihilated,
energy
being
fiery
Sense under driven
away,
consecrated
water.
clairaudient faculties
the
sound
of
the
may even
inhuman
shrieking
piercing his ears as the g r o u n d is made clean. As the tainted energy in your T e m p l e is being dispelled with the s p r i n k l i n g o f t h e c o n s e c r a t e d w a t e r , y o u m u s t v e r b a l i z e y o u r w i l l for i t to depart.
T h e f o l l o w i n g L a t i n e x o r c i s m , r e v i s e d for u s e i n B l a c k M a g i c k ,
has b e e n a d e p e n d a b l e a i d e f o r t h e S o r c e r e r f o r q u i t e s o m e t i m e .
Exorcizo
te,
Baphomet,
et
omnis in
spiritus
virtute
immunde,
veneficium,
ut
in
nomine
descedas
ab
hoc h u m u s , quod ego noster ad templum sanctum suum vocare
dignatus
est,
ut
veneficium habitet in eo.
You wording,
in
may your
otherwise own
fiat
templum
vivi,
et
Exorcizo te!
manufacture
language,
Dei
which
an
oratory
commands
of
through
your the
own
Powers
of Darkness that the forces and intelligences which abide in your Temple b e c a s t o u t t o c l e a r t h e w a y for t h e W o r k s o f B l a c k M a g i c k .
Should you
choose to write an oratory in any but your native t o n g u e , it is advised to
carefully
study the chosen
language
and to
ensure that your verbal
c o m m a n d is in alignment with your spiritual will.
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It is this combination
W O R K S
between
the
force
of will
O F
and
the
D A R K N E S S
verbal
command
which
casts
away
the unfavorable energy and calls forth those that will aide the Sorcerer, a f a c t w h i c h i s d i s r e g a r d e d b y the p r i e s t a n d the p a r i s h i o n e r w h o g i v e their
prayers
in
Having
vain
given
repetition.
the
verbal
command
for
the
energies
to
depart,
continue to fling the consecrated water from your fingers onto the earth, sensing
with
each
drop
the
area
becoming
and the
unheard noises growing silent.
lighter,
the
If the T e m p l e
air
thinning,
has walls
or a
ceiling, these should be sprinkled as well. W h e n y o u s t a r t t o n o t i c e t h a t t h e f l i c k i n g o f the w a t e r o n t o t h e g r o u n d has a d i m i n i s h e d effect, you can be near complete.
s u r e t h a t the
cleansing is
A few m o r e d r o p s s h o u l d rid the a r e a of the last r e m a i n i n g
traces of the unclean power.
The sensation can be likened unto a breath
that has been long held in your chest, and is slowly b e i n g released. Put
the
bowl
and
the
remaining
consecrated water
aside,
as
it
will be used i m m e d i a t e l y after this in c o n s e c r a t i n g the r e m a i n i n g tools of Black Magick. breath.
You
Stand
should
in the center of the T e m p l e
feel
nothing
but
clean
air
and take a deep
entering
your
throat.
T h e a r e a w i l l a p p e a r a bit l i g h t e r , c l e a n e r , l e s s c l u t t e r e d in a w a y t h a t you
cannot
immediately
explain.
The
Temple
is
ready
to
receive
its
Master. Kneel in the center of the T e m p l e . easing your the
earth
mind into
that
holds
Recognize the Place
which
will
are
right
Feel
hand
needed;
Sense
the
of the
crispness
the
cleanness
air
around
of
you.
on
the
ground
keep your mind
before
clear
you.
and
No
receptive
initial to that
come.
Maintaining been cleansed. me
you.
T a k e a few l o n g , d e e p b r e a t h s ,
and clarity.
emptiness of the T e m p l e .
your
visualizations
relaxation
a
low
voice,
state,
"Creature
of
earth,
you
You have heard my voice, and you have obeyed.
have Obey
now. "I i n v o k e t h e P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s .
I call t h e m i n t o m e .
t h e p o w e r o f the D a r k G o d s , a n d o p e n m y s e l f t o r e c e i v e it. Unholy
Temple Feel
shaking
the
your
into you from
and
give
black
body
powers
as
nowhere,
e v e r y cell w i t h e v i l .
my
they
I summon
I kneel in this
command." gathering
move
rising up
around
through
you.
you,
rushing
Sense
in your stomach
and
them
into
you,
flooding
infecting your
B e c o m e a v e s s e l for t h e P o w e r o f D a r k n e s s , a l l o w i n g
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C H A P T E R
FOUR
:
R I T E S
OF
C O N S E C R A T I O N
it to travel through you as it will, to enter your being without restraint. H o l d i n g the palm of your hand firmly against the g r o u n d , state, "Creature of earth, receive the P o w e r of D a r k n e s s . never to escape and never to wane.
Seal it inside of you,
S h e l t e r t h e B l a c k W o r k s w h i c h are
to be done here.
Protect and e m p o w e r those that enter here
Destroy
body
the
Creature
mind,
and
of earth, y o u are
spirit
of
any
that
would
the T e m p l e of D a r k n e s s ,
invited.
trespass
here.
Eternal."
W i t h this oration, let the power flood from you into the g r o u n d . Let i t f l o w t h r o u g h y o u i n t o t h e e a r t h , s a t u r a t i n g e v e r y p a r t i c l e o f d u s t and stone beneath you. ebbs completely,
Allow this flow of p o w e r to c o n t i n u e until
it
at which time you should remove y o u r h a n d from the
g r o u n d a n d rise t o y o u r f e e t . Again, clear your mind. to
the
Temple,
Feel
under your feet.
the
Sense
T e m p l e c o m i n g t o life i n
Close your eyes and attune your senses
dark
it
power
trembling
radiating around you
through from
the
ground
every wall,
the
darkness.
Unlike traditional c e r e m o n i a l Magick, the rituals of Black Magick require
very
success
of the
few
implements.
Works
of
Those
Darkness.
few, These
however, items,
are
once
to
the
acquired
vital
and
c o n s e c r a t e d , are t o b e w r a p p e d i n b l a c k c l o t h a n d are n e v e r t o b e t a k e n from their coverings outside of the O p e r a t i o n s of Black Magick.
Doing so
creates a firm separation b e t w e e n that which is normal and that which is
unknowable. Although
significance
these
attached
three to
basic
them,
ritual such
tools
virtues
have are
definite to
be
symbolic discovered
throughout the processes of Black Magick, rather than to be laid out by this
or any
other
author in
some plastic
prepackaged version.
y o u will learn the practical application of these things in The
first t o o l y o u w i l l
Here,
ritual.
need to acquire is a ritual dagger.
The
handle of the dagger must be black, and the length of the blade must be a t least six i n c h e s .
T h e b l a d e s h o u l d a l s o b e d o u b l e e d g e d , a n d i f i t i s not
sharp w h e n it is p u r c h a s e d , you will need to make it so. be
used
to
incident.
cut,
and
must
able
to
perform
this
Try to avoid purchasing an ornate dagger.
no markings is preferred, precedence
be
over the
Y o u will
At t i m e s , it will function
without
Rather, one with
as the power that flows t h r o u g h it will take
pretty a p p e a r a n c e of the tool.
also need
a chalice, or a c e r e m o n i a l cup.
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The chalice
W O R K S
OF
D A R K N E S S
should be m a d e of brass or silver, with a l o n g stem and a wide base. w i t h t h e d a g g e r , s i m p l i c i t y i s t h e rule o f t h u m b . the
contents
itself.
chalice
have
greater
importance
than
the
chalice
Such i m p o r t a n c e is not to be distracted from by the vessel. The
an
of the
As
Most often in ritual,
final
altar.
i m p l e m e n t needed for the w o r k i n g of Black M a g i c k is
Depending
on
the
exact
manner
in
which
you
personally
prefer to ritualize, y o u will want to c h o o s e from a small variety of altar constructs. difficult
to
The
altar
adjust
and
fledgling
Black
symbols,
names,
altar,
to
should move
Magician
give
consequences
or
a
which
stable,
about
may
words,
them
be
different
tempted
images
"personal
are
for
be
durable,
in
to
the
should
types draw
ritual
touch."
ultimately
and
of
or
devastating
be
ritual. carve
tools,
Doing
not
The
various
especially
so
carries
to
the
the
natural
successful
operation of the Works of Darkness. The symbols directed
and
given in
quite
the second
automatic,
chapter of this book are
possessing
a
power
and
self-
influence
independent of the Sorcerer's will once they are drawn and consecrated. These the
Magickal
universe
designs.
effects
and
are
the
also
extremely specific,
Magician
in
alignment
causing
with
changes
their
in
individual
D r a w i n g a D o u b l e A r m e d C r o s s o n t h e a l t a r , for e x a m p l e , m a y
negate the effects of a curse if such is not in c o m p l e t e h a r m o n y with the personal
Destiny of the Operator.
prove to have been one
who
has
Although in the long run this
the best course,
command
over
his
the
Black
universe,
rather
symbols that he drew on his altar y e a r s ago. leave
the
ritual
tools
as
they
are
set
forth
may
Magician should be the than
You here,
power
of the
are a d m o n i s h e d to rather
than
adding
little personal touches as you go. There are three basic altar types that y o u may choose from.
The
first is a s t o n e s l a b w h i c h is s e t in t h e g r o u n d or on t o p of a p i l l a r of stones.
A l t h o u g h t h e s t o n e a l t a r will l a s t a s l o n g a s y o u n e e d it, i t i s a l s o
extremely
difficult to
various rituals.
move
about
and
adjust
to
meet
the demands
m e t a m o r p h i c rock, either cut or naturally formed into a
rectangle.
increase
you
your
of
If you desire to have a stone altar, it should be made of
ability
to
move
and
maneuver
the
altar,
t o f i n d o r h a v e a s t o n e s l a b c u t less t h a n a n i n c h t h i c k .
may
To wish
You should also
g r i n d , s a n d , o r s c r a p e off a n y p e b b l e s t h a t h a v e a t t a c h e d t h e m s e l v e s t o the slab
or
any tangent
distort the function
formations which
of the altar.
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might
distract
the
mind
or
C H A P T E R
F O U R
R I T E S
O F
C O N S E C R A T I O N
I f t h e s t o n e a l t a r i s s e t i n t h e g r o u n d , all r i t u a l s w i l l n e e d t o b e p e r f o r m e d k n e e l i n g o r s e a t e d i n the d i r t next t o it. the
working
of curses
or
simple
W h i l e this is ideal for
manipulations
of
reality,
it
may
be
entirely i n a p p r o p r i a t e for such an O p e r a t i o n as the e v o c a t i o n of d e m o n s . B e i n g set on a pile of s t o n e s as s u p p o r t , the a l t a r w o u l d be e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e for
one
ritual,
yet
another
wrestling it to the ground.
Operation
would
be
difficult
without
These tedious details need to be considered
before t h e y a r e a b l e t o p o s e d i f f i c u l t i e s i n t h e M a g i c k a l h e i g h t o f r i t u a l . Traditionally,
and
Kabbalistically
accurate,
the
altar
should
be
made of two square boxes attached to one another, placed in the Temple one on top of the other. microcosm, boxes
as
one a
Upper and
being
whole
These boxes represent the macrocosm and the
above
and
implement
the Lower.
one
below.
represents
The
unity
of these
two
absolute
Unity
between
the
A c c o r d i n g to the Hermetic m y s t e r i e s , the altar
represents the base sphere of the Sephirotic Tree of Life, the sphere of Malkuth, or Earth. four
magical This
It is four-sided in representation of the union of the
elements type
of
present
altar
is
on
the
wonderful
physical when
plane. performing
rituals
while
standing, as will be necessary in most evocations, powerful conjurations, and aeonic
and chthonic rituals.
The construction
of the altar as two
boxes placed t o g e t h e r is superfluous save for the effect it may have on the Hermetically trained mind.
The main disadvantage in constructing
a n d c o n s e c r a t i n g a n a l t a r o f t h i s f a s h i o n f o r u s e i n y o u r T e m p l e is, o n c e again, the i m m o b i l i t y of the thing.
Although it is made of w o o d , most
often
shouldn't
particle
board,
and therefore
be
heavy,
it
is
awkward
and is sure to get in the way during rituals where standing is less desired. A
compromise
wood
box,
altar.
A
is
the
simple
between
last slat
and
the
most
two
altars,
the
stone
highly recommended
of rectangular wood,
edges
and
slab
and
design
the
for y o u r
corners
sanded
r o u n d and s m o o t h , i s a n i d e a l a l t a r for use i n t h e B l a c k M a g i c k T e m p l e . Being at least an inch thick, it should have as much durability as you'll ever need.
Being
c o m p l e t e l y flat,
y o u will
never have problems with
b a l a n c i n g objects on it - or b a l a n c i n g it on other s u r f a c e s .
I t c a n b e set
on the g r o u n d or on a tabletop d e p e n d i n g on the ritual b e i n g performed. If this is the altar type that you desire, it needs to be made of oak, pine, maple,
or
another
These
three
solid
hardwood.
implements
preferably following the
are
to
be
consecrated
consecration of the Temple.
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Have
together, nearby the
W O R K S
silk
cloths
in
which
consecration. black cloth
these
items
D A R K N E S S
will
be
wrapped
after
the
ritual
of
If the altar is to be stationary in the Temple, draping the
over it will be sufficient,
c h o s e n for y o u r T e m p l e h a s position
O F
and
presence
assuming that the area you have
no daytime purpose with which the altar's
would
interfere.
Begin the Consecration by clearing your mind and releasing your tension through controlled breathing as before. purification
water
left
in
the
bowl
T e m p l e , have that nearby as well.
or
cup
If there is consecrated
used
for
consecrating
the
If all of it has been u s e d , repeat the
visualizations to charge the water with the needed cleansing properties. T h e altar is the first tool to be c o n s e c r a t e d . during
ritual.
If y o u
have chosen
a
Set it w h e r e it will be
stone altar,
ground, facing the southern point as always. the Kabbalistic box altar, stand behind it.
kneel
by
it
on
the
If y o u have d e c i d e d to use For the rite of c o n s e c r a t i o n ,
you m a y set it on the g r o u n d , on a small table or stand, or y o u may even set it on your lap if its size is not t o o c u m b e r s o m e . R i t u a l t o o l s are l e s s p o l l u t e d w i t h f o r e i g n e n e r g y t h a n t h e g r o u n d , not
requiring
the great
amount
of visualization
was needed to clear the Temple. altar,
allowing it to
and force
o f will
that
P l a c e y o u r left h a n d a n i n c h a b o v e the
hover there.
Close your eyes
and
inhale
deeply,
holding the breath then releasing it slowly.
Silence your mind into a
state of receptivity, the same state acquired
in
the exercises given
in
the third chapter of this book. Rather than attuning your senses to the visual attributes of your surroundings,
hone
altar.
the
Sense
between
them
yourself and
produced connection
by
this
with
into
energy the
altar,
space
from
tool.
interaction. the
the
rising
Feel When
move
between
it,
the
the you
your
your
invisible
distinct have
hand
hand
and
friction
magnetism
achieved
an
horizontally,
the
created that
is
energetic
maintaining
the s a m e distance b e t w e e n your hand and the w o o d or s t o n e surface, as well as maintaining your relaxed focus.
Y o u s h o u l d n o w b e a b l e t o feel
t h e e n e r g y o f t h e e n t i r e a l t a r a s y o u r h a n d m o v e s o v e r it. A verbal given earlier tools,
although
Otherwise,
exorcism
as
ornate
and
forceful
as
the
Latin
oration
i n t h i s c h a p t e r i s not r e q u i r e d f o r t h e c l e a n s i n g o f t h e s e it
still
may
be
used
if you
simply s t a t i n g your will that the
found
it
to
your
liking.
a l t a r b e c l e a n s e d f r o m all
e n e r g i e s not in a l i g n m e n t with t h e W o r k s of Darkness will be sufficient. H o l d t h e c u p o r b o w l o f p u r i f y i n g s a l t w a t e r i n y o u r left h a n d .
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If
C H A P T E R
F O U R
:
y o u have yet to c h a r g e it,
R I T E S
do so
into it as was done before.
OF
now,
C O N S E C R A T I O N
pulling the
same
violet energy
Dip your middle and ring fingers of your
right hand into the water, using those fingers to sprinkle the altar with the water. than
T h e f l e e i n g o f t h e e n e r g y f r o m y o u r a l t a r will b e less d r a m a t i c
when
the
Temple
was
cleansed,
most
likely
feeling
like
an
alleviation of a slight m u s t i n e s s in the stone or w o o d . Control components
of
of a
breath
is
one
successful
visualization of the
final
of
Black
goal.
the
Magick
most
basic
and
Operation,
Inhale as you
as
most is
the
dip your fingers
water, and exhale as the droplets are sprinkled on the altar.
potent steady in
the
As the air
leaves your l u n g s , the energy will leave the altar.
Visualize this taking
place
in as sharp
able, seeing through
your
inner vision If you
and clear an the
mossy
i m a g e a s y o u are
green
energy evaporating
from
the
altar.
have developed a distinct psychic a w a r e n e s s of the altar,
y o u will s e n s e the matter of it g r a d u a l l y b e i n g l i b e r a t e d of the i m p e d i n g energies
which
peak, the or wood.
previously
majority of the
inhabited
it.
The
sensed
cleanliness
energy having been sloughed from
will
the stone
T h i s i s a u n i q u e p o i n t w h i c h o c c u r s i n t h i s a n d all o t h e r r i t u a l s ,
w h e n the v i t a l f o r c e a n d w i l l h a s b e e n e x h a u s t e d , t h e N e x i o n h a s b e e n o p e n e d , the universe has ceased its maelstrom and is w a i t i n g to m o v e at
the
Sorcerer's Hold
repulsion
your
command. hand
again
b e t w e e n y o u r flesh
over
and
the
altar,
sensing
the
magnetic
the inanimate material.
You should
feel a d r a m a t i c c h a n g e i n t h e e n e r g y r i s i n g f r o m t h e a l t a r .
I t m a y feel
l i k e a l i g h t e r , l e s s d e n s e e n e r g y , or it m a y feel v o i d of all f o r c e w h a t s o e v e r . In whatever way it manifests to you, what is important is that to you it feels
clean
and
clear
of its
previous
energy.
W i t h a few d e e p b r e a t h s , e m p t y y o u r m i n d . clarity, neither thinking nor wanting.
Enter into a passive
Become a receiver, a mouthpiece
f o r the P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s . Place
your
right
hand
on
the
surface
of
the
altar.
Feel
s p i r i t u a l e m p t i n e s s o f it, t h e s t a r k c o l d n e s s t h a t i t h a s b e c o m e .
the
Know
t h a t it is i n e r t , w a i t i n g for y o u to b r e a t h e l i f e i n t o i t , to i n s t i l l in it a new
soul. To the altar beneath your hand, state, "Creature of (wood/stone),
I have t a k e n that life and that p o w e r which was w i t h i n y o u , and I h a v e c a s t it a w a y , as it d o e s me no g o o d . n e w life, i n s e r v i c e t o D a r k n e s s .
Now I give you a new power and a
Open yourself to receive it, and seal it
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W O R K S
OF
D A R K N E S S
into every fiber and grain of your creation, that it will never depart." With upwards,
your
hand
looking
still
towards
pressed the
against
black
the
sky.
altar,
As
lift
you
your
eyes
continue
the
i n v o c a t i o n , see and feel those t h i n g s that y o u s u m m o n g a t h e r i n g a r o u n d y o u : "I invoke the P o w e r s of Darkness.
I call them into me.
the power of the Dark G o d s , and open myself to receive it. in
this
Unholy
Temple
and
give
my
I summon I kneel here
command."
W a i t i n s i l e n c e f o r the D a r k n e s s t o fall i n t o t h e T e m p l e , g a t h e r i n g around your
your
will,
Continue until
it
head
and
resting
visualizing your
the
visualization
seems
on
shoulders.
growing
and
near suffocating,
clear your mind.
your
night
darker
sensation at which
of
Call
it
inside
the
forth
the
gathering
point you
are
with
Temple. darkness
to completely
Cease y o u r s t r u g g l e s to b r i n g to you the P o w e r s and
the Darkness and begin to allow them to work on their own. As you have done before, pull the manifest d a r k n e s s into yourself with
inhalations,
pushing it
through your body and out of your
hand.
W i t h y o u r e y e s o p e n a n d f i x e d u p o n the a l t a r , e a c h t i m e y o u p u s h t h e darkness from your hand visualize it infecting the w o o d or stone, seeping into the most elemental fibers of the material, s p r e a d i n g through it in an e x p a n d i n g circle until the whole of it is soaked in the energy. Before
removing
your
hand
from
the
altar,
pronounce
the
f o l l o w i n g i n o r d e r t o s e a l the d a r k e n e r g y i n s i d e o f it. "Creature
of
Darkness,
keep
inside
this moment into endless oblivion. and will fulfill my d e s i r e .
you
this
Black
Power
from
With it y o u will a n s w e r to my call
C r e a t u r e o f D a r k n e s s , y o u a r e s e a l e d a n d set
apart as a servant of Black M a g i c k . " If any mental image or sensation does not spontaneously manifest at
the
s e a l i n g o f the
consecration
black scales covering the altar. hand,
encasing
the
ritual,
shut your eyes and visualize
Feel the energy hardening under your
altar.
The same format, given b e l o w in s u m m a t i o n , should be used for the c o n s e c r a t i o n of the dagger and chalice.
These two remaining tools
should be placed upon the altar to be consecrated, and each immediately w r a p p e d in black cloth
following the sealing.
The following steps, as
w i t h all r i t u a l s , n e e d t o f o l l o w a p p r o p r i a t e m e d i t a t i o n a n d c o n t e m p l a t i o n which will link your mind and power with the currents of Black Magick a n d w i t h t h e t o o l itself,
the b e i n g s t a t e
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invoked by such being carried
C H A P T E R
throughout
1.
the
F O U R
entire
Purify the
:
R I T E S
OF
C O N S E C R A T I O N
working.
saltwater by drawing violet
energy from
above
into
yourself and channeling it into the cup or bowl of water.
2.
Sprinkle
the
saltwater
on
the
tool,
verbally
giving
your
c o m m a n d for t h e o b j e c t t o b e c l e a n s e d o f all i n t e r f e r i n g e n e r g y . This
is
to
be
accompanied
by
a
focused
force
of
will
and
visualization of the object being cleansed, and should be ceased
3.
only when the object is complete lifeless
matter.
With
in
the
object
pronounce
the
to
be
consecrated
affirmation:
held
"Creature
of
your
metal,
I
right
hand,
have
taken
that life and that power w h i c h w a s within y o u , and I have cast it a w a y , as it d o e s me no g o o d .
N o w I give you a new p o w e r and
a new life, in service to Darkness. and seal will
4 .
O p e n y o u r s e l f t o r e c e i v e it,
it into every fiber and grain of your creation, that it
never
depart."
P r o n o u n c e t h e i n v o c a t i o n of t h e P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , b e i n g , "I invoke the Powers of D a r k n e s s .
I call them into me.
I summon
the p o w e r of the Dark G o d s , and o p e n myself to receive it. kneel
5.
In
here
in
this
meditative
reaches
of
Unholy Temple
contemplation,
the
universe
pull
into
and
give
Darkness
the
I
my c o m m a n d . "
from
Temple.
the
Having
farthest initially
exerted the force of will and the energy to call such p o w e r s into presence, sudden
6.
Channel
wait for them to begin gathering in the
room like a
storm.
the
Darkness
through
yourself through
inhalations
your
with
right
hand
your
and
body,
pushing
exhalations.
In
pulling
out
this
it
into
of you
through
manner,
saturate
the object with the Darkness, until it can hold no more.
7 .
Seal
the
power
and
"Creature of Darkness,
the
evil
keep
inside
inside you
this m o m e n t into endless oblivion.
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of
the
this
object,
Black
stating,
Power from
With it you will answer to
W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
m y c a l l a n d w i l l fulfill m y d e s i r e .
Creature of Darkness, you
are s e a l e d a n d s e t a p a r t a s a s e r v a n t o f B l a c k M a g i c k . "
These explained
in
seven
steps
detail
t h r o u g h o u t the
being
taken,
as
chapter,
they the
are
given
Ritual
above
and
of Consecration
is complete, and the W o r k s of Darkness are ready to be poured out upon the face of the earth.
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C H A P T E R
FIVE
BURNT OFFERINGS
O f p r i m e i m p o r t a n c e i n t h e W o r k i n g s a n d t h e g e n e r a l life o f t h e Black
Magician
is
the
ability
to
effect
and
entirely
alter
first
himself
and his i m m e d i a t e e n v i r o n m e n t and later reality as a w h o l e .
Without
this power,
religion
Black Magick would be
nothing
more than
paying masturbatory homage to an empty dream. White the
Magick are b o u n d in their
world,
none"
their
hands
tied
ability to
tight
with
Even the A d e p t s of
make
vines
a dead
of
dramatic
changes
morality
and
in
"harm
creeds. The Black M a g i c i a n k n o w s that by s o w i n g D a r k n e s s , he will reap
D a r k n e s s a n d t h u s k n o w i n g , lifts h i s h a n d t o h e a v e n a n d b r i n g s t o p a s s his sovereign will.
He has made evil his ally, and has learned through
his relationship with it the exact about his w i l l .
manner in which he is able to bring
He is a living d e m o n s t r a t i o n of the futility of opposition
and the eradication of stifling a s s u m p t i o n s of what is real and what is not. Commanding military
actions,
weather,
and
causing
generally
shadowed T e m p l e is b e y o n d the
disease,
writing
be
real.
resistance
Although to
himself on
his
that
the
will,
Master
the
throne.
pages
reasonable
quite a few s e a s o n e d , Black M a g i c i a n s . to
the
is
of
political
history
scope of most
and
from
novice,
a
and
It is b e y o n d what they consider able
Practitioner
Ironically,
influencing
the
to
do
still
these
cannot
single
without
much
realistically
difference
between
put the
m e d d l i n g M a g i c i a n a n d the o m n i p o t e n t A d e p t i s h i s s c o p e , t h e v a n t a g e that he has of the universe. Organisms advanced Sorcerer gates
learn
organisms attempts
of
achieving
terra
psychological The result
drifting
to
firma
success base
through
in for
summon and any the
experience,
around
the
legions
bring
it
success
excluding
physical
of forsaken under
other
not
his
Magickal of this
the
world. fiends
control,
Operation,
Operation
save
to
more
When
the
storm
the
without he for
has
ever no
fantasy.
of such a W o r k i n g will always be failure.
I n o r d e r t o s u c c e e d i n all e n d e a v o r s , t h e M a g i c i a n m u s t g r a d u a l l y
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W O R K S
accumulate effort
all
a
momentum,
things
experiments
in
attempting
which
to
-
either
Darkness altogether, himself in and
he
is
accomplished is
the
-
that
first,
Black
socially,
by
and
thereby
to
denounce
in his
his
more
Magick
religiously,
and
Dabbler
or will trap him
a
Master
nothing
Sorcerer
and
important
straightway Magick.
through
been
impossible
cause
himself the
and
instead
and
logically
failing the
own minor
at
such
Powers
dabbling ways,
of
consoling
t h e b e l i e f t h a t h e h a s p e r f o r m e d the m o s t d i f f i c u l t o f r i t u a l s
that
It
goals
has
is
for
Neglecting
his
he
believe
will
D A R K N E S S
experiencing
possible.
achieving
that
programmed attempts
are
OF
has
that
at
large
become
this
not
when
in
reality
he
has
an
admonition
nothing.
be
considered
lower your expectations of what
can be
achieved
in
to
Black
O n c e Mastered, the Powers of Darkness can and will bring into
reality anything that can be
imagined, visualized,
and desired.
Black
Magick is an art, and many who read these pages have yet to dip their brushes
in
the
artistic
miracle,
frame of actual
paint.
Mona
once
the
Lisa
form
can be
is
learned,
firsthand experience.
recreated,
as
practiced,
can any other
and
put
O n c e t h e art i s m a s t e r e d ,
into
a
Mona
Lisa will pale in c o m p a r i s o n to the original beauty that the artist has y e t t o u n l e a s h u p o n the w o r l d . Each
developmental
stage
passed
by
the
Black
n e c e s s a r y f o r his A s c e n t , w h i c h i s u l t i m a t e l y a n E t e r n a l than a glorious goal.
Magician
is
process rather
The Black Magician, at whatever stage of growth,
c o n s t a n t l y f i n d s h i m s e l f t h i n k i n g , " I c a n d o b e t t e r t h a n t h i s ! I've p r o v e n that I can a c c o m p l i s h so m u c h .
What more can I h a v e ? H o w else can I
push
the
myself
and
my
world
to
threshold?
What
other
limitations
which I have placed upon myself can I shatter?" Even
as
he
stands
above
creation,
watching
his
pawns
playing
out t h e i r roles, pure will flowing down from h i m , b e d d i n g into the fabric of certainty, Ascend as
he will
he
ask h i m s e l f t h e s e
answers
them
questions,
and
will
continue
with action.
None of this is to warn that you start slowly or start small. the
Power
floods
through
to
you
and
you
begin
to
take
the
events
Once and
c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f y o u r life i n y o u r h a n d s , t h e r e w i l l b e n o s l o w i n g y o u down.
Once you begin to experience success, getting you to accomplish
minor feats will be impossible. your
goals
within
a
realistic
However, you should begin by setting reach.
Before
trying
to
overthrow
the
whole of the Magian Lodge with a barrage of spells, give some thought
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C H A P T E R
F I V E :
B U R N T
O F F E R I N G S
t o w h a t y o u f e e l y o u are h o n e s t l y c a p a b l e o f a c h i e v i n g w i t h present. you
The adage, "If you believe you can, you're right.
can't,
within
a
you're
also
right,"
is
paradigm
as
sensitive
never
as
the
stronger
Magick at
If you believe
than
when
working
metaphysical.
Some may have a difficult time deciding which goals they should set their Magickal eyes upon, but have the h u n g e r to begin p u t t i n g into practice
that
which
they
have
only
dreamed
of
until
now.
Others
know exactly what changes they want to make in their lives, and cannot contain their desire any longer.
Either way, it is the act of reaching out
w i t h a n i n v i s i b l e h a n d and t a k i n g c o m p l e t e c o n t r o l o f h i s life t h a t b r i n g s the Black M a g i c i a n to the personal realization of what he is and what he is destined to b e c o m e . Even w i t h o u t this word of caution, the first goals which you may set y o u r m i n d o n w i l l m o s t l i k e l y b e m i n o r . peers,
the a t t e n t i o n
G a i n i n g the a d m i r a t i o n of
o f t h e o p p o s i t e s e x , s e x i n itself,
or more
money
t h a n i s h a d a t t h e t i m e are u s u a l l y a t t h e t o p o f t h e l i s t f o r m o s t o c c u l t beginners. the
Often
Dabbler
knowledge,
into
it
is the desire for these trivial
the
Dark
power,
and
the
simple
Using
Arts,
rather
than
a
things which draws genuine
hunger
for
Ascent. rituals
given
mundane desires can be satisfied.
in
this
chapter,
these
more
They should also give the Neophyte
a good idea of what the W o r k s of Darkness may entail and what he may be
capable
of
at
the
beginning
of
his
journey.
In
performing
the
meditations and contemplations given in the third chapter of this book, you met with the Dark Path. tools,
In gathering and consecrating the ritual
y o u w e r e f i r m l y set u p o n
changing
The
your
world
with
statement
could
Black
be
the
Path,
Magick,
made
Now, you
that
in
are
all
reaching out
walking
animals
the
are
and
Path.
Magickal
beings, ritualizing in their o w n ways in order to attain a natural balance in the w o r l d a n d to find a place within that b a l a n c e .
H u m a n s , on the
other hand, seek to control t h a t balance, to rule o v e r it, and e v e n t u a l l y to overturn it. expressed
most
M a n k i n d has been given the godlike charge of domination subtly
yet
most
dangerously
in
the
rituals
of
Black
Magick. Even before Babylonia and Egypt carved their names in the tablets of history as spiritual and scientific forefathers of our race, the midnight desert was speckled with tiny fires around which the
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earliest Sorcerers
W O R K S
sat.
Their
chants
brought
O F
rain
D A R K N E S S
when
when it had stormed too long.
and brought disease to their enemies. eventually This
brought
world was
about
the
initiated
needed
or
scattered
the
clouds
Their spells protected them from evil,
first
Their rituals, it is even thought,
great
civilizations
upon
the
into power not by the breath of God,
earth. but by
fire. The
ancient
beyond dispute.
l i n k b e t w e e n fire
and spiritual
or self awareness
is
T h e first religious ritual that w a s recorded in the Old
T e s t a m e n t w a s A b e l ' s b u r n t offering to G o d , a rite that is not specific to Judaism.
W h i l e M o s e s spoke to God through the m e d i u m of a b u r n i n g
bush, inhabitants of what is now South America would incinerate strips of paper covered in their blood.
From these flames the Vision Serpent
w o u l d rise t o c a r r y t h e s h a m a n f r o m h i s b o d y i n t o t h e w o r l d o f e n e r g y and
spirit. Fire i s t h e s u p r e m e t o o l o f t h e g o d s .
worlds,
neither here
nor there, but precisely
mythology throughout
time
mouth
the
or
the
ear
I t i s the g a t e w a y b e t w e e n the
of
and
geography,
Divine,
either
in between.
fire
has
instructing
both
In religious acted
man
as
the
through
the
v i s i o n s in the flame, or s e n d i n g his desires into the realm of c r e a t i o n . Rituals learned,
involving
practiced
Magick.
and
Presently,
bonfires,
pyres,
mastered
in
however,
concentrated upon the wick of a
and
your
the
fiery
later
ancient
mandalas
Operations
Magickal
will of
fire
be
Black
will
be
candle.
C a n d l e M a g i c k i s o n e t h e first f o r m s o f r i t u a l t h a t t h e D a b b l e r o r the
Neophyte
naturally
discovers,
learns,
and
finds
success
with.
In
practical terms it is simple to perform as it requires little m e m o r i z a t i o n , ritualization,
or
Candle Magick in At
first
exertion
of
raw
will,
although
these
are
present
in
a lesser degree than other occult practices.
sight,
Candle
expecting from the occult.
Magick
is
exactly
what
the
Dabbler
was
It bears a similarity to the s i m p l e spells seen
i n m o v i e s , w h e r e all t h a t i s n e e d e d i s for t h e " r i g h t " p e r s o n t o v e r b a l l y make eyes.
a
wish
in
the
"right"
wording,
and
Although the exact reason eludes
it
comes
them,
true
before
their
every Working of Black
Magick needs to involve candles, such is j u s t the way things are, they assume. After
reading
accompanying
"spell
a
few articles,
candles"
at
the
slim local
books, occult
or three-by-five shop
which
cards
claim
to
teach the basics of Candle Magick, the Dabbler will make sure he buys
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C H A P T E R
the
right
FIVE
color of candle
B U R N T
(preferably
O F F E R I N G S
manufactured
under the
direction
of a self-alleged P a g a n ) , and will take the time and effort to m e m o r i z e the s i n g - s o n g p o e m that is sure to b r i n g success.
Fingernail clippings or
locks of hair f r o m the one he d e s i r e s will be promptly acquired, and the ritual will b e g i n .
Just as was done every year on his birthday, the song
will b e s u n g , t h e w i s h w i l l b e m a d e , a n d t h e c a n d l e w i l l b e b l o w n o u t . And just like on his birthday,
his wish hardly ever comes true.
As d i s c u s s e d in the s e c o n d chapter of this book, only three colors are u s e d i n t h e s e O p e r a t i o n s o f B l a c k M a g i c k : v i o l e t , r e d , a n d b l a c k .
In
t h e e a r l i e s t d a y s o f t h e o c c u l t , m o s t , i f n o t all r i t u a l i m p l e m e n t s w e r e handmade
by
the
Operator
for the
obvious
reason
that
one
could
not
run t o the c o r n e r o c c u l t s h o p a n d p u r c h a s e t h e s e i t e m s .
A large n u m b e r
of modern
be
much
as
ritualists
possible,
believe
citing
that
that
this
the
tradition
act
should
of personally
held
to
as
m a n u f a c t u r i n g the
i m p l e m e n t s i n i t s e l f p a s s e s t h e O p e r a t o r ' s e n e r g y a n d will i n t o the o b j e c t . T h r o u g h the c o n s e c r a t i o n rituals given is done thoroughly,
in
Chapter Four,
i n d e p e n d e n t o f the a c t u a l
however, this
formation of the
object.
Unless it b r i n g s the magician to a feeling of c o m p e t e n c e or satisfaction in some way, there is no need to dye and form the candles oneself, or to ensure that the m a n u f a c t u r e r w a s , in fact, a p r a c t i t i o n e r of the arts in some roundabout way. appropriate than
colors,
All t h a t i s n e c e s s a r y i s t h a t t h e c a n d l e s a r e the
that
a colored shell
the
color
is
over white wax,
solid
throughout
and that
there
the
is
wax
a wick
rather in
the
c e n t e r o f i t o n w h i c h t h e f l a m e m a y s e a t itself. Verbal
incantations
or
affirmations
of
the
will
of
the
Sorcerer
are i m p o r t a n t , h a v i n g a d e f i n i t e p l a c e i n B l a c k M a g i c k .
Far t o o o f t e n ,
these
dressed
flower
incantations petals
costume. rhyme,
to
As
with
are superfluous, the
point
of late, the
that
a trend
assumption
sounding pretty
the
original
and
intent
has been g r o w i n g to
that
the
rhythm
of the
is
hidden
make
up by
in the
incantations
t h i n g will
imbed
the m e a n i n g o f i t i n t h e d e e p e s t , m o s t a r c a n e r e c e s s e s o f t h e m i n d o f t h e orator.
In actuality, this has quite the reverse effect, leaving the witch
w i t h the t u n e
in her head and the words lingering somewhere b e t w e e n
the r i t u a l a n d
its s u c c e s s .
The short.
incantations
used
in
ritual
should be
simple,
pointed,
and
If the M a g i c i a n is reading it from a g r i m o i r e , he doesn't w a n t his
e y e s t o b e b u r i e d i n a b o o k for h a l f o f a n h o u r , h i s t o n g u e w r e s t l i n g w i t h scores
of
barbarous
names
of
evocation.
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If
the
incantations
are
W O R K S
memorized,
he
does
remember the
next
not
O f
want to
stanza
or to
D A R K N E S S
have
to
pause every
foeus
so
completely
ten on
what he is s a y i n g t h a t he f o r g e t s why he is s a y i n g it.
minutes
to
remembering
Any distraction
from the purpose of the ritual is u n w e l c o m e , and should be discarded or destroyed
altogether.
Finally, in the rituals below, the Sorcerer will learn to establish a
psychic
link
with
aspects
of
his
environment,
with
the
human
c o n v e y o r s t h r o u g h which he w o r k s , and with the universe itself without t h e u s e o f a p h y s i c a l m e d i u m a s i d e from t h e c a n d l e ' s f l a m e . Practitioners
will
gather
fetish
items
either
belonging to
Most ritual their
or evoking in their minds a clear image of what they desire. unnecessary;
the
only
link
needed
is
the
vision
and
made by the Black Magician's once latent abilities be
cultivated
and
magnified
through
the
the
victims This is
connection
- abilities that
Operations
that
will
follow.
In s t u d y i n g the specific abilities and powers granted by the spells and
evocations
of the
classic
ancient
grimoires,
the
gulf between
the
A e o n of the past and that of the present is illustrated in a near c o m e d i e blatancy. needs
Although
of the
the greater
modern
magician,
part of them there
are
a
are few
still
relevant to the
that make
the casual
reader stop and w o n d e r if they apply to him at all.
Mage,
In
the Third
the
fifteenth
Book
of The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin
chapter,
the
Magic
Squares
therein
are
used
the "For
the Spirits to bring us
anything we
may w i s h to eat or to drink,
and
even
that we can
imagine," complete with
and
all
cheese.
kinds of food
Footnote D goes on to explain that "for this food although it be
appreciable body,
wine
by the eyes, and by the m o u t h , doth not l o n g nourish the
which
strength
to
hath the
soon
hunger
stomach."
again,
seeing
that
this
food
gives
no
1
Such food, as elusive as turns out to be, was desirable enough to be c o u n t e d Abramelin
a m o n g the
the
Mage.
t h i r t y c h a p t e r s of The Book of the Sacred Magic of
The
p o w e r s that
can
end
the
life
of a
man
and
again raise that body from the dust and b r e a t h e life into it w e r e used to s u m m o n an illusion of good food. T o d a y , if the Black Magician was in dire need of bread or meat, h e w o u l d t r a v e l t o the n e a r e s t m a r k e t t o p u r c h a s e s u c h i t e m s a n d e n j o y them i m m e d i a t e l y or store t h e m in his electric refrigerator.
In the late
1300's,
supposedly
when
the
Sacred
Magic
of Abramelin
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the
Mage
was
C H A P T E R
written
(or
the
FIVE
Operations
B U R N T
of
such
O F F E R I N G S
magic
learned
A b r a h a m ) , t h e s e f o o d s w e r e n o t s o e a s i l y c o m e by. taste of t h e m was relished a n d dreamt about value of what
is
by
the
author,
Just a tease and a
by the
average
man, the
now c o m m o n p l a c e often b e i n g above gold.
The Black Magician of today has desires and goals quite different than
those
Love,
of Abraham
recognition,
the
Jew
money and
in
1397,
at
least
in
the
beginning.
power are chief among his lusts,
taking
different f o r m s for different folks, but the desire is same in the end. as he has with food, accomplished
and
looks elsewhere,
once the
the
mean
more mundane tasks
desires
have
been
of life h a v e b e e n
satisfied,
the
p e r h a p s h i g h e r a n d f u r t h e r b e y o n d f o r the
regions of his dominion.
Just
Sorcerer
untouched
B u t all o f t h e l e s s e r d e s i r e s a n d v i c e s o f m a n
need to be sated in full before any Great Work can c o m m e n c e . L o v e , r e c o g n i t i o n , m o n e y and p o w e r . and
infantile
as they may be,
u n d o u b t e d l y c o m p r i s e the
the Ascent of the Black M a g i c i a n . over his life
in
these
absolute autonomy.
These four desires, as simple foundation
of
Without first g a i n i n g c o m p l e t e control
most basic avenues,
he
can
never hope to gain
G o d h o o d w i l l e l u d e h i m a s h e g r a s p s for t h e k e y s t o
a power that he already p o s s e s s e s .
LOVE Love
presents
itself in
just as n o n c h a l a n t l y . name.
When
many forms,
and obfuscates the observer
A s e p h e m e r a l a s i t is, i t i s r a r e l y c a l l e d b y i t s t r u e
heard
or
spoken
Valentines candies, wet kisses,
aloud,
the
word
conjures
of
and the elation only experienced before
a couple has become comfortable with one another. love.
images
N o n e o f t h e s e are
They are the cheap imitations concocted by the t h a l a m u s of m a n ' s
brain to incite him into reproduction and the c o n t i n u a t i o n of the h u m a n species. In his Eight Lectures on offers
some
insight
Yoga, the M a s t e r T h e r i o n , A l e i s t e r C r o w l e y ,
into love,
through
the
eyes
of metaphysics
physics:
T h i s is t h a t w h i c h is w r i t t e n in ' T h e B o o k of t h e L a w ' -¬ L o v e is t h e law, l o v e u n d e r w i l l — for L o v e is the i n s t i n c t to
unite,
done
and the act of uniting.
indiscriminately;
it
must
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be
But
this
done
cannot be
'under
will,'
-
and
W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
that is, in accordance with the n a t u r e of the particular units concerned.
H y d r o g e n h a s no love for H y d r o g e n ;
i t i s n o t t h e n a t u r e , o r t h e "true W i l l ' o f H y d r o g e n t o seek to
unite with
a
molecule
o f its
own
kind.
Add
Hydrogen to Hydrogen; nothing happens to its quality: i t i s o n l y its q u a n t i t y t h a t c h a n g e s .
It rather seeks to
e n l a r g e i t s e x p e r i e n c e o f its p o s s i b i l i t i e s b y u n i o n w i t h atoms of opposite character, such as Oxygen; with this it combines (with an explosion of light, heat, and sound) to
form
Although the
spiritual
macrocosm, question.
Friendships, all
presented
between
be
applied
the to
as
a
usually
invoked
companionship, of love,
by
the
reuniting
the
love
Given enough thought,
s a y t h a t t h e y h a v e t h e i r fill o f l o v e w h i c h
word,
with
uniting
parable
microcosm
the
and
of the
presently
love d o e s not automatically carry the
forms
fortify the w h o l e .
was
union
nevertheless
sentiments
are
explanation
psychological can
Desiring
fulfillment
2
Crowley's
or it
heartbroken may.
water.
in
romantic or
though
family,
it
often
even
of different
sexual
elements
very few people
are
to
able to
never is unsatisfied.
LOVE
ATTRACTING
It is not r a r e f o r t h e P r a c t i t i o n e r to h a v e a d e s i r e for l o v e , y e t f o r such goal, The
a desire to be v a g u e and u n f o r m e d . although
his
longing
uncomplicated
ritual
is
strong
He
enough
below has
proven
doesn't have a
to
warrant
its w o r t h
specific
ritual
in
action.
bringing love
into the Practitioner's life in a form that may or may not be anticipated. Once
the
through creeping
will
of the
ritual,
the
between
the set goal.
Black
universe every
Magician begins
molecule
has
to
and
been
move,
catalyzed
the
shifting
and
released
of
Darkness
Powers
planets
to
accomplish
T h e result will a l w a y s be in a c c o r d a n c e with the will of the
S o r c e r e r , a n d i f i t i s left t o w o r k the d e t a i l s o u t o n its o w n , t h e f o r c e s o f Black Magick will bring him that which is most needed,
although often
that which he has yet to realize that he desires. Before prepared. b e f o r e it.
A
the
ritual
itself begins,
comfortable
chair
should
the be
Temple set
should
facing
be
south,
properly the
altar
T h e r i t u a l d a g g e r i s t o b e set o n t h e r i g h t s i d e o f t h e a l t a r , t h e
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c h a l i c e b e i n g s e t t o t h e left.
A single long, tapered, black candle should
b e set i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e a l t a r . removed
from
the
of Neophytes
black
robes
or
All o t h e r o b j e c t s o r f u r n i t u r e n e e d t o b e
Temple.
I n o r d e r t o feel deal
O F F E R I N G S
more " a u t h e n t i c a l l y " sinister or satanic,
want
to
dress
the
part for
drawing inverted crosses
ritual,
donning
on their faces.
that the d e m o n s do not care how y o u look.
a good
Rest
hooded assured
The P o w e r s of Darkness will
not act m o r e f a v o r a b l y t o w a r d s o n e w h o looks s i n i s t e r t h a n o n e w h o i s the
essence
salesman.
of
Darkness
An
but
unfortunate
has
large
the
appearance
amount
of
of
modern
an
insurance
Satanism
is
a
w a t e r e d - d o w n and sterilized derivative of the m o c k e r i e s of the Christian Church ceremonialized in the sixteen hundreds by the disfellowshipped and discontent.
V e r y l i t t l e o f w h a t i s n o w c a l l e d B l a c k M a g i c k i s a t all
t h e p r o g e n y o f t h e s i n i s t e r r i t e s t h a t p r e d a t e d t h e first r e l i g i o n s o n t h i s planet. B l a c k r o b e s , i n v e r t e d c r o s s e s , a n d p o i n t e d h a t s c a n all b e left a t the
costume
"skyclad,"
shop
rites,
when
or
rites
engaging
in
conducted
the in
Works
the
of
nude,
Darkness.
have
place
Also, only
in
rituals of orgy; otherwise, they are a distraction to oneself and to fellow participants,
despite
their
claims
of
"sexual
liberation"
and
"self-
comfort." A simple
pair of pants
- black or s o m e
other nondescript
color
b e i n g p r e f e r a b l e - i s all t h a t i s r e a l l y n e e d e d .
Performing these rituals
barefoot and naked breasted is recommended,
as it allows an intimate
unity
with
the
Temple,
the
powers
called
into
it,
and
permits
the
greatest freedom of movement, while maintaining a sense of suitability.
1 .
Open take
the a
ritual
deep
tension.
with
breath
meditation.
in.
Release
Continue
unproductive
breathing,
energy.
View
g r a d u a l l y b r i n g the
the
Softly the
shut
breath
clearing Temple
image
your
and
release
yourself
through
vision
and
visual
focus should be the altar rather than
eyes
into clarity.
of
your
and your all inner
Your main
the walls,
ceiling
and floor of the T e m p l e .
2 .
Place y o u r h a n d s on the altar, palms d o w n , linking yourself to that tool, emergence
uniting with of
what
the foundation of your will.
has
now
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become
modern
With the
Paganism,
the
W O R K S
ritualist
has
OF
endeavored
D A R K N E S S
to
separate
trying to objectify the experience himself.
himself
from
his
ritual,
rather than to experience
it
T h e h a n d s are the t o o l s by which m a n is able to take
an e p h e m e r a l t h o u g h t or desire a n d built it into a solid form. T h o s e t h a t h a v e p r a c t i c e d t h e A r t s o f M a g i c k i n a n y d e p t h will notice
a
when the
unique
he
quality
includes
chalice,
develop
in
himself in the
dagger,
the
ritual
and altar are.
ritual in
and
the
its
same
Throughout this
success
way that ritual
and
most others, your h a n d s should be placed on the altar in this manner.
3 .
O p e n y o u r e y e s a n d g a z e at t h e c a n d l e . dark
V i s u a l i z e a n d feel a
p o w e r w e l l i n g u p i n s i d e o f it, g r o w i n g w i t h e v e r y s e c o n d
of the ritual, the vibrations p u s h i n g their way up the wax and into
4.
the
Light
wick.
the
candle.
expanding Temple. Temple
5 .
Visualize
through Feel
walls
it at
the
energy
burning
throbbing, your
the
flame
waiting
to
stored
in
the
candle
and
spilling
into
the
be
released
from
the
command.
Gaze into the candle's flame.
W a t c h it dance a n d flicker.
its h e a t , its life b e a m i n g o u t i n t o t h e r o o m .
Feel
Look through the
y e l l o w a n d g o l d fire i n t o t h e h e a r t o f t h e f l a m e , a t t h e b l u e a n d green tongues rising from the wick. the
flame,
when
it
your
energy
shrinks,
rising
dancing
as
as
it
Feel y o u r s e l f s w a y i n g w i t h the
flame
dances.
rises,
Lose y o u r s e l f in
candle's flame,
letting your mind be burned in
thought of the
ritual
you
share
with
the
and the flame
is
goal. a
The
mutual
shrinking the
it save for the
spiritual
dance
understanding
that
of
the
purpose of the ritual, an intimate conversation and agreement.
6.
Still
gazing
into
the
burning
red light s u r r o u n d i n g y o u . the
black
burns. the
candle,
making
wick,
visualize
it
stronger
and
more
See and feel the rays of the red aura
walls
of the
that it touches.
Temple,
a
bright
sphere
K n o w t h a t t h e l i g h t i s b e i n g fed b y
traveling
endlessly
vibrant
as
it
moving through and
affecting
all
Sense that e v e r y t h i n g t o u c h e d by the red light
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B U R N T
O F F E R I N G S
i s d r a w n t o y o u , c o m p e l l e d t o d e l i v e r t h e l o v e t h a t y o u are i n need
7.
of.
Hold this image in y o u r mind as long as you can, sensing the reality your
8.
of it.
Cement
awareness
of
in your
the
actual
mind
that
this visualization
is
happening.
Eyes still fixed inside the flame, state a l o u d : "By the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , I compel the universe to bring me love.
By the Powers
of D a r k n e s s , I c o m m a n d love to come into my life, to enrich it a n d t o fill i t w i t h h a p p i n e s s .
9.
mine,
and
are
delivered
Sense
the
energy
to
rushing
A l l t h i n g s b e a u t i f u l a n d g o o d are me
immediately."
about
u n i v e r s e to bring your will to p a s s .
you,
stirring
through
the
F e e l t h e red l i g h t a r o u n d
y o u s o l i d i f y i n g a n d k n o w t h a t i t w i l l r e m a i n a s i t i s u n t i l the love that you seek is yours.
1 0 . Speaking
directly
Darkness,
to
the
candle,
state:
"By
air
Powers
of
my will be d o n e . "
1 1 . Blow out the candle and breathe in the s m o k e . the
the
and
will
whisper your
command
It will rise into
to the
universe,
and
the l o v e that y o u desire will be y o u r s .
COMPELLING A LOVER M o s t N e o p h y t e s o n t h e p a t h o f B l a c k M a g i c k h a v e l i t t l e f a v o r for the i d e a o f a l l o w i n g t h e u n i v e r s e a n d t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s t o m a k e d e c i s i o n s for h i m .
He wants to exercise complete control over his world,
not r e l i n q u i s h i n g t h e s m a l l e s t p o r t i o n e v e n t o h i s g r e a t e s t a l l y . than
giving
the
most suitable,
vague
command
to
bring
love
in
whatever
h e c h o o s e s for h i m s e l f w h a t h e d e s i r e s .
Rather form
is
He places the
crosshairs on his own victim, to draw her into h i s lair and to keep her as his. A word of caution another ultimately
person's her
will
actions:
must be made
in the matter of o v e r w h e l m i n g
and
her
thoughts,
the
victim
do
effecting not
become
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of
feelings, your
own
and love
W O R K S
spell.
O F
D A R K N E S S
Keep firmly in your mind that she is your plaything and nothing
more.
So
resurface,
long
as
her
body
lives,
her
true
desire
will
eventually
and the chances that she will freely choose to stay with her
captor is slim.
Even as the N e o p h y t e , seek to be the Master, not the
slave. As earlier evinced, you will not need to gather any p e r s o n a l effects from the victim of your Magick,
although
conjure into mind a clear image of her.
it is necessary to be able to
The more senses you can utilize
in the ritual, the better its chance of s u c c e s s . way she smells, will
penetrate As one
If you can r e m e m b e r the
how her voice sounds, or the softness of her skin, you her
more
intimately
with
your
Black
Magick.
last w a r n i n g b e f o r e c o m p e l l i n g a l o v e r ,
reasonable and realistic.
make your goals
It is a waste of time and energy, both on y o u r
part and dreadfully worse, on the part of the P o w e r s of Black Magick to attempt
a
ritual
with
the
goal
recent Swimsuit Edition models.
of having
orgiastic
sex with
the
most
I t isn't g o i n g t o h a p p e n a t t h i s p o i n t .
Look a r o u n d y o u at w h a t is f e a s i b l e , yet still is a stretch w i t h o u t a push w i t h t h e left h a n d b l a c k .
A rule of t h u m b is that the more accessible
y o u are t o h e r o n c e t h e s p e l l i s c a s t , t h e m o r e e a s i l y y o u w i l l r e a p t h e rewards.
She will need to k n o w where and how she can c o n t a c t y o u , or
better yet, heart
has
she
should
been
"consequentially"
be
in your presence
once her
enslaved.
O n c e the ritual has been p e r f o r m e d , she will begin to think about you quite spontaneously.
Each time you are b r o u g h t to m i n d , she will
fall d e e p e r i n t o t h e s p e l l , t h i n k i n g s h e i s f a l l i n g d e e p e r i n t o l o v e .
Allow
this to take place as if it were natural, instead of blowing out the candles a n d i m m e d i a t e l y p h o n i n g h e r t o ask f o r s e x o r a d a t e . much
more,
will
happen
in
Set up your Temple
Both of these, and
short time.
as before,
t o t h e r i g h t a n d c h a l i c e t o t h e left.
altar always facing south, dagger A l t h o u g h t h e s e i t e m s m a y not b e
directly used in the present ritual, their presence is important. they
never
ritual,
touch
your
hands,
they
are
amplifying
the
energy
Even if of
the
acting as prisms of the power that is s u m m o n e d . P l a c e t w o c a n d l e s o n the a l t a r , o n e b l a c k a n d o n e red.
Both should
be about an inch from the center of the altar - the black candle an inch t o t h e left a n d t h e r e d c a n d l e a n inch t o t h e r i g h t .
Neither of the candles
should have
new and
been
used
previously, both
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of them
unburned.
C H A P T E R
i.
Open take
the a
ritual
deep
tension.
with
breath
meditation. in.
Continue
the T e m p l e
O F F E R I N G S
Softly the
shut
breath
your
and
clearing
Place your hands
through your inner vision
image into clarity.
eyes
release
yourself
and your
of
all
on the altar and view
and gradually bring the
Your main visual focus should be the altar.
O p e n y o u r e y e s a n d let y o u r g a z e rest on t h e a l t a r as a w h o l e . Visualize steam. it
energy
rising
from
the
material
of
the
altar
like
T r y t o s e e i t w i t h all t h r e e e y e s , a n d feel t h e h u m i d i t y
creates.
catalyze
3 .
Release breathing,
unproductive energy.
2 .
B U R N T
FIVE
Feel
your
the
air t h i c k e n i n g w i t h
the
energy,
ready
to
will.
L i g h t the c a n d l e s , first t h e b l a c k a n d t h e n t h e r e d .
In t h e W o r k s
o f D a r k n e s s , c a n d l e s a r e a l w a y s lit f r o m left t o r i g h t .
When two
candles are used of different colors, there is always one passive or receptive color and one active color of candle; in this ritual, black
is passive and
red i s
aggressive.
One brings in energy
and one projects it back into the universe in a form that has been transformed by the ritual.
J u s t a s t h e left h a n d t a k e s a n d
t h e r i g h t h a n d g i v e s , t h e p a s s i v e c a n d l e i s p l a c e d t o y o u r left and the
4 .
aggressive candle is placed to your
S e n s e y o u r f o c u s and will t i g h t e n i n g , n a r r o w i n g in on the one y o u d e s i r e a s the c a n d l e s b e g i n t o b u r n . the
red
candle.
conjure.
Feel
candle's
flame,
traveling red
5 .
right.
See
her
in your
Gaze into the flame of
mind as clearly as you can
the link being established between the
through
emotions
your
eyes
brought
and
by
burning
the on
her and the
image
the
of
wick
her
of the
candle.
G a t h e r in y o u r s e l f a n y f e e l i n g s y o u h a v e for the v i c t i m .
Eyes
still l o c k e d w i t h t h e f l a m e , y o u r w i l l still p o u r i n g i n t o t h e c a n d l e , dwell
on
the
thoughts
and
becoming
lost
in
thoughts
these
feelings and
for
her.
emotions
Rather and
than
allowing
t h e m t o t a k e p r e c e d e n c e o v e r the t i m e t h a t h a s b e e n set a s i d e for
the W o r k i n g ,
direct them
the b u r n i n g candle.
like
beams
from your
eyes
into
Sense the existence of these thoughts being
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W O R K S
incinerated another
in
the
plane,
a
O F
D A R K N E S S
flame,
not
greater state
destroyed
but
translated
of being where they
may
to
affect
change.
6.
T o t h e red c a n d l e , s t a t e : " B y the P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , I s a c r i f i c e my love and my lust.
I lay them b o t h here on this altar and
bury them in flames. them
to
their
Take these emotions from me and return
source.
(Victim's
name)
has
desire, and this plague I return to her/him. b u r n within her chest for m e . on m e .
7 .
them
with
Cause her heart to
C a u s e her mind to dwell a l w a y s
M a k e her desire me as I desire her."
command.
flying
Rather than
through
victim.
Do
however,
but
upon
not
the
flame
visualize
simply
the
feel
being of the energy
them
wasted red
in
currents
working,
space,
candle of
keeping
sense
towards
the
the
ritual,
your
mind
the final goal.
W h e n all e m o t i o n for h e r h a s b e e n d r a i n e d , t u r n y o u r a t t e n t i o n to the black candle. the
9.
me
Feel the final drops of e m o t i o n spill from you with the s p e a k i n g of this
8.
infected
Gaze deep into it, as if your gaze is m e e t i n g
abyss.
Sense the darkness swirling and churning. empty
places
Sense
it
inside
gathering
yourself around
where
the
Feel it flooding those
affection
burning
used
candles,
to
reside.
taking
your
desire in its claws, w a i t i n g to be released from the T e m p l e walls to do its work.
1 0 . Fix i n y o u r m i n d t h e f i n a l o u t c o m e w h i c h y o u d e s i r e .
View it
as an i m a g e locked in y o u r inner v i s i o n , or as a scene played out b e f o r e y o u .
Your emotion having already been spent, this
visualization should produce little or no sentiment, but instead will
shatter
your being
with
the
knowledge
of what
is to be.
Feel as if the image in y o u r mind is not some d i s t a n t fantasy or wishful
daydream,
but is
a
reality,
here
and
now.
n . Allow the Darkness within you t o carry the p o w e r o f this image
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B U R N T
FIVE
O F F E R I N G S
into the T e m p l e , your desire no longer t r a p p e d inside but freed, unchained
and
and
with
heart
existence
to
unrestrained, stagnant
bring
such
no
lust,
longer
but
into
devastating your
willing
action
to
mind
devastate
all
of
immediately.
1 2 . Call o u t : "By the P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , I c o m m a n d t h a t be brought to me, to the fulfillment of my desire.
C a u s e her
heart to turn to me, her mind to turn to me, and her b o d y to turn to me.
By the Powers of Darkness, my will he done."
As
this is s p o k e n , feel your wishes riding on the same currents of air w h i c h carry the w o r d s , released from y o u , into the T e m p l e , and
into the heart of creation.
1 3 . B l o w o u t t h e c a n d l e s , t h e red f i r s t a n d t h e n t h e b l a c k .
Breathe
in the s m o k e and smell the melted wax - these are the heralds of
your
will's
manifestation.
It is i m p o r t a n t , d i r e c t l y f o l l o w i n g a r i t u a l w h e r e i n y o u r w i l l is asserted upon the fabric of the universe so strongly, that you engage in some mundane activity.
W a t c h television, listen to music, play a game
or prepare s o m e t h i n g to eat.
G e t y o u r m i n d far a w a y f r o m t h e T e m p l e
and the W o r k s of Darkness therein performed, as the meaty brain is a delicate thing and assigning
logical
Shortly,
is only burdened w h e n faced with the challenges of and
you
linear will
values
feel
as
to
the
if the
incomprehensible.
ritual
was
a
dream,
or
was
performed in s o m e a n c i e n t past life, not quite real, but a s h a d o w of a memory.
As
it
fades
from
memory
completely,
the
reality
of
the
W o r k i n g w i l l s t a r t l e y o u w i t h its s u c c e s s , t h e f r u i t o f y o u r d e s i r e s laid a t y o u r feet b y t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s .
T h e first
time
that
I
c a n recall
having achieved
success
with
this above type of "love spell," I was sixteen years old, had just moved from a large, community,
west-coast
and
found
city into myself
young w o m e n of the Church. stench and
my
of
my
pre class
a
a predominantly Mormon frequent
"strike-out"
with
southwest the
local
I s a t i n m y d e s k i n f i r s t y e a r G e r m a n , the
cigarette
wafting
unwashed nose-length hair.
from
my
T h e bell h a d
blue
flannel jacket
already warned the
s t u d e n t s t h a t t h e y w e r e all s u p p o s e d t o b e i n t h e i r s e a t s a s I w a s , h a v i n g
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W O R K S
the
foresight
to
smoke
O F
their
D A R K N E S S
cigarettes
quickly,
or
whatever
other
delinquent activities they may be compelled to indulge in before school began.
N e v e r t h e l e s s , five
m i n u t e s after that electronic bell
had given
its last w a r n i n g and threat, the door to my c l a s s r o o m s w u n g o p e n and the
tardy
student
class, but
had
"A
for
purposely code
or
cigarette
the
lack
and
one
that
I had
seen
every day
in
noticed in any conscious way.
break
possibility
unkempt the
entered was
never before
long
searching
that
might
that
fashionably
thereof more
have
this
grungy
akin
to
kept
girl
her,"
who as
mine
I
told
appeared
I
could
than
have
my
myself,
about a
other
as
moral
so-called
peers. My moving
actual
forward
experiential
the
months
journey
into
preceding
the
the
occult
day
that
had j u s t
she
was
been
"marked
tardy," and I was hu n g r y to experiment with my newfound p o w e r s . set
my sights on her and performed a similar,
of the ritual given above that night.
although
I
rough version
T w o d a y s later the tardy girl w a s
right on time, finding me in the food court of the local 10 shop mall. S h e a s k e d t o sit w i t h m e , a n d I a l l o w e d t h e M a g i c k t o w o r k itself. lips
were
blue
innuendo
from
peppered
We
parted
her
raspberry sucker,
which
opened
Her
the
door for
smiling,
although
conversation. for
the
weekend
laughing
and
mine may have s e e m e d a bit more like a cackle and a g r i n . M o n d a y m o r n i n g we did not speak in class,
as if I had never
seen her enter late the week before, and had never c h o s e n her to be my victim.
I h a l f - e x p e c t e d her to take a seat on top of my desk and begin
our whirlwind romance with a kiss.
I w o n d e r e d if the ritual had given
me a s i n g l e o p p o r t u n i t y at t h e m a l l , a n d I h a d p a s s e d it u p . I dragged my feet t h r o u g h the head d o w n and heart sunken.
linoleum halls to my next class,
As I c o n s i d e r e d the failure of this ritual,
and even the failure of M a g i c k as a w h o l e , the girl w h o w a s late to class on
the
right
exhausted call
you
(or
and
out
wrong)
day
of breath,
called she
over the weekend, but
other day."
I stared at her.
after
me.
managed to
realized
I
Jogging
to
catch
announce,
"I
wanted to
didn't
A blank, dumb stare.
up,
get y o u r n u m b e r the She l o o k e d at me in
w o n d e r , a s k i n g h e r s e l f if s h e ' d m a d e a f o o l of h e r s e l f , or p e r h a p s if I w a s just a fool. "So..., can I have it?" That
one
ritual,
half-assed
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and
muddled
with
my
own
C H A P T E R
f l V E
:
B U R N T
O F F E R I N G S
inexperience, led to a short-lived but intense relationship. the
realization
that
through
the
Works
of Darkness,
I
I t a l s o led t o could
at
least
temporarily bind the hearts of those that I desired.
B R I N G I N G FRIENDSHIP I N T O FRUITION Sometimes another.
love
and
romance
have
nothing
to
do
with
one
T h e r e are times when a friendship is budding or is glowing
just over the horizon, lacking only Apollo's tow to bring it into morning. Or,
perhaps,
loneliness
such
an
impeding
imminent
your
companionship
ability to
feel
could
and
be
emotions
found
in
of those
forced
to
nowhere
in
sight,
complete.
The following candle burning ritual is thoughts
is
be
not meant to control the
effected,
camaraderie,
but
for,
what
instead
will
satisfaction harvest
the
emotions and energies already existent and bring situations to a summit without
waiting
and
wading
through
The altar should be arranged
time.
exactly as it was for the
ritual of
a t t r a c t i n g a l o v e r : t h e r i t u a l d a g g e r set o n t h e r i g h t e d g e o f t h e a l t a r , t h e c h a l i c e o n t h e left a n d a s i n g l e , t a p e r e d b l a c k c a n d l e i n t h e c e n t e r .
1 .
Open with
2 ,
Place y o u r h a n d s on the altar, open your eyes, light the candle and
let
your gaze
Sense the and in
3 .
Hold
meditation
and c l e a r i n g of the
fix o n i t s
flame,
mind.
sinking into
initial culmination of Magickal
it
as before.
powers in the flame
the T e m p l e .
in y o u r m i n d
an
i m a g e of b e i n g
s u r r o u n d e d by f r i e n d s .
See in their eyes genuine concern and caring for you. their
smiles
an
untainted
happiness
in
your
company.
See in Feel
your own
personal
satisfaction growing as you look on at this
group
unmade
friends.
of
extremely
personal
and
This
visualization,
personalized,
each
of
Black
course,
is
Magician's
u n i q u e w a n t s m a n i f e s t i n g first i n h i s v i s u a l i z a t i o n o f t h e g o a l . If there is a specific person or g r o u p of people with which you desire to you.
strengthen
your
friendship,
see these
Feel the c l o s e n e s s of their presence.
c o n n e c t i o n had with t h e m .
people
around
Feel t h e u n s p o k e n
Bring their faces and personalities
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W O R K S
into
4 .
your
D A R K N E S S
visualization.
L e t t h e e m o t i o n s spill f r o m y o u i n t o t h e T e m p l e . longing
and
whatever
5.
O F
When
loneliness,
form
the
it
allowing
it
to
purge
Release your from
you
in
may.
emotion
that
has
been
trapped
inside
has
been
released, call; "By the Powers of Darkness, I draw to me those that w o u l d be beneficial to my life, those that would c o m p l e m e n t my existence.
Bring them to me a n d let the f r i e n d s h i p that is
begun flourish.
Pull me
bring them to me."
from
my dark well of loneliness and
Again, if there are specific people who you
wish to be effected by this working, include their names in the oration, such as "I draw t o m y life...
6 .
to me, as a person beneficial
etc,"
T r y t o feel t h e s p e c i f i c i n d i v i d u a l e n e r g i e s o f t h e s e p e o p l e b e i n g drawn to you.
At the same time, release w h a t e v e r l o n g i n g for
f r i e n d s h i p t h a t still r e s i d e s i n y o u r h e a r t . other
in
your
loneliness radiates
7 .
for
thoughts
the
from you
and
warmth
your
feelings;
of friendship,
and graces you
Transfer one for the
with
until
transfer the
glow
your of it
a contented smile.
O n c e t h i s p s y c h o l o g i c a l t r a n s f e r is c o m p l e t e a n d y o u a r e left no longer feeling alone, but k n o w i n g that y o u r friends are on their way, gaze deeper into the black candle's flame.
S e a l the r i t u a l
by stating, "Bring them to me! By the Powers of Darkness, my will be done."
Within blossoming.
days
you
Little
will
begin
to
conversations
see
will
the be
success
started,
of this
jokes
told,
s i m p l e s a l u t a t i o n s t h a t w i l l tell y o u t h a t y o u a r e n o t a l o n e . feed
itself,
will
ensue.
returning
the
gestures
and
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reaping
the
Operation or
even
Let this
friendship
which
C H A P T E R
B U R N T
FIVE
O F F E R I N G S
MONEY Unlike
animals
and the
lilies
of the
field w h o
are
content
to
e x i s t i n t h e m o m e n t , a l l o w i n g t o m o r r o w t o c a r e for itself, h u m a n s l o o k ahead
into the vaporous
apparition
of an
uncertain future,
to secure the dream of it by the acquisition of treasure. grimoires
contain
Black Magician
various
incantations
and
scrambling
All of the classic
evocations
whereby
the
may open locked treasure chests, excavate buried rubles
and pirate the loot of kings without ever leaving the ritual Circle. Either late,
or
the
buried path
treasure
to
is b e c o m i n g
fortune
is
scarce
becoming
in
more
the world
available,
as
as
of
most
N e o p h y t e s and Practitioners scan those spirits in the pages with a smile, continuing through
t h e b o o k s t o find
s o m e t h i n g t h e y can
actually use.
Although the true potency of such d e m o n s surpasses gold and j e w e l s , it still does the average Magician little good.
If gold is entombed beneath
t h e s e a , i t w i l l r e m a i n t h e r e a s far a s the P r a c t i t i o n e r i s c o n c e r n e d . W h e n the Magician calls out for the universe to b r i n g him riches, t h o s e r i c h e s w i l l b e d e l i v e r e d i n the m o s t n a t u r a l a n d h a r m o n i o u s w a y possible.
Often,
opportunities
debts
will
owed
present
to
the
ritualist
themselves,
strike in quick succession, etc.
several
will
be
"lucky"
paid,
career
incidences
will
How the money gets to the Black Magician
is trivial and i n c o n s e q u e n t i a l so long as it does get to him.
Only one money.
Unlike
specific,
the
ritual love,
only
is
given
here
recognition
variable
being
for the
and the
power, exact
Magickal the
desire
amount
of
acquisition
of
for wealth
is
money
needed.
Several forms of ritual to achieve the same result in the same manner is a
w a s t e of time and very valuable The
money when dollars
following
ritual
needed.
It
delivered
ritual,
ao,
stretch,
50
to
his
even
is
effective
is rare
for a
doorstep
slightly
energy.
by
over a
in
bringing small
amounts
of
magician to have t h o u s a n d s of
the
performance
hundred
dollars
of such would
a
basic
not be
a
however. While t a l i s m a n i c Magick, sigil c o n s e c r a t i o n , evocation and other
advanced
forms
of ritual
have
the
possibility
of yielding
much
larger
sums of money, the milk of the matter must be assimilated before the meat
can
be digested.
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W O R K S
O F
D A R K N E S S
T h e altar should hold a single black candle in the center, dagger
and
instruct
chalice
whoever
in
will
their listen
usual that
places.
the
Modern
altar
and
d e c o r a t e d w i t h i m a g e s o f the s p e c i f i c d e s i r e . is
advised
to scatter money,
coins
and
the
magicians
Temple
doing
wealth
-
so
an
stimulates
hypothesis
desire, which
is
and
amplifies
which
is
often
should
be
In this case, the Practitioner
bills,
a r o u n d the T e m p l e floor
a n d o n t h e a l t a r , o r e v e n t o pin s u c h t o t h e T e m p l e w a l l s . that
the
the
Operator's
It is thought
own
undoubtedly accurate.
ritualistically transferred to the symbols
desire
for
However,
the
of wealth, is
never fully released, such release being one of the greater keys of Magick. The coins and cash
remain
intact, as does the desire,
never b e i n g set
f r e e t o d o its w o r k . The
Black
Magician
beneath this one.
is
Operating
in
a
world
far
beyond
and
M o n e y i s not t h e e n d r e s u l t - i s n o t t h e o b j e c t o f t h e
W o r k i n g - but is only a means to the i n d i v i d u a l and u n i q u e fulfillment of his desire.
Surrounding himself with images of money (which, if he
i s p e r f o r m i n g t h i s r i t u a l t o b e g i n w i t h , h e p r o b a b l y d o e s not p o s s e s s i n a m o u n t s e n o u g h to litter his T e m p l e with) will only distract his senses from the desire or the ache which drives him to light the black candle and
begin
the
ritual.
Just as no fingernail clippings or hair locks are needed to procure a lover, ritual.
no dollars, y e n , euros or m a r k s are necessary to perform this The
desire
is
guaranteed
to
already
be
present,
and
the
visualizations and the ritual itself are sufficient to sustain it long enough f o r t h e d e s i r e t o e x i s t o u t s i d e o f its h o s t a n d t o m o v e t h e s e a s t o u n c o v e r the
treasure.
i.
Open
with
thoughts
a .
the
and
centering which
may
meditation, interfere
with
washing its
away
success.
Light the black candle and gaze into the flame and return y o u r hands
to
the
surface
entranced by the
3 .
usual
feelings
dance
of
the
altar.
Let
your
mind
become
of the flame.
B r i n g to m i n d t h e i m a g e of y o u r s e l f p o s s e s s i n g m o n e y .
See a
picture of the bills folded in your wallet or play a scene in your mind of spending the money.
Feel the emotional satisfaction of
k n o w i n g that the money is yours, that it has come to y o u and
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C H A P T E R
that
you
are
FIVE
enjoying
B U R N T
it.
O F F E R I N G S
Focus
on
the
images
and
the
d e v e l o p m e n t of this feeling until it is no l o n g e r forced, and a smile breaks on your face from
4 .
the satisfaction.
C a l l o u t ; " B y t h e P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , I c o m m a n d t h e w e a l t h of the earth to be brought to me.
My poverty has come to an end.
By the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , my will be d o n e . "
5.
Sense
the
power
Visualize a
in
the
Temple,
circling
silver light surrounding y o u ,
prosperity remind
rising
wherever
yourself
of
around
you.
attracting wealth
you
go.
Throughout
this
light
and
feel
the
its
next
and
few
presence,
days,
and
its
influence.
Often, after performing this ritual, money will be quite literally s t u m b l e d u p o n , a bill in the street or a small debt r e p a i d .
This is more
l i k e l y a s i g n o f t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e r i t u a l t h a n t h e f i n a l o u t c o m e itself.
So
long as the silver light is seen and sensed surrounding you, small tokens of wealth
will
The repetition
continue
to
redundancy
of
verbatim
present
of
these
prayers
themselves.
first
and
rituals
is
memorized
necessary, hymns,
illustration of the process of the Magickal formula.
like
in
the
practical
Through the practice
of these minor rituals, or adaptations thereof, the Operator will be able to put a name to the powers rising up inside of him, and will be able to mark
and
through
identify
the
the
ritual
stages
in
which
his
will
is
forced
into
reality
procedures.
The great catalyst of the Magickal Operation is the culmination of t h e p o w e r s of d e s i r e , the r e l e a s e of that f o r c e in a s u d d e n a n d r i t u a l i s t i c surge, and
and
the
the
withdrawal
of the
consciousness
from
both
the
ritual
desire. As of late it has b e c o m e increasingly popular to c o m m a n d the
Magickal
forces
not
by any divine
or diabolical
names
or
powers,
instead by the e l e m e n t s of this w o r l d : fire, w a t e r , earth a n d sky. such and
granola the
ritualists
harmony
of
are
drawing
nature,
they
nearer are
to
the
neglecting
beauty that
While
of the
which
but
earth
endures
b e y o n d the grains of sand, the heat of fire, the r e f r e s h i n g w a t e r and the c l e a r sky.
Yet, they pay their dues to their Master, and the dust of the
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W O R K S
earth
shall
be
O f
D A R K N E S S
theirs.
Here, the generic use of "by the P o w e r s of D a r k n e s s , " is entirely a p p r o p r i a t e in the c o n s e c r a t i o n of t h e initial a l l i a n c e b e t w e e n m a n and that which lies beyond. the
Neophyte
these
As the rituals b e c o m e more advanced and as
is transfigured
Powers
by
a
truer
as
name
the each
Master,
he
time,
until
will
progressively
finally,
all
call
Work
is
brought to pass by the calling of his own name. The
basic
ritual
outlines
given
above
can
personalized, experimented with, tested, and proven.
and
should
be
Once the process
is learned, it can be successfully applied to the completion of most minor Magickal
goals.
A good
number of Practitioners
are
content to
cease
their studies here, using nothing but candle Magick to achieve whatever miraculous beginning,
results the
that
doorway
they to
seek
in
their
unimaginable
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lives.
power,
This
ability
is
and
only
the
darkness.
C H A P T E R
SIX
SERVANTS OF DARKNESS
One same
time
existence
of the the
of
greatest
greatest
malign
attractions
deterrent,
and
is
hideously
to
the
the
Dark
Arts,
human
intelligent
yet
at
the
awareness
of
the
demons.
Their
powers
seem too great to be controlled, their wit too sharp to be m a t c h e d , and their intentions too sinister to be predicted. mortal fear and
undying
all t h i n g s u n k n o w n . detection,
evil.
T h e y are
They are the a r c h e t y p e s of
the
spiritual
incarnations
of
T h e y are always t h e r e , h i d i n g j u s t b e y o n d h u m a n
tempting,
prodding,
and
possessing
the
human
race.
Fear of demons existed long before movies about exorcisms and television
shows
about
demon
hunters
were
programming
the
masses
to either fear the fiends or to scoff at t h e m .
P a r e n t s p r a y e d for s a l v a t i o n
from
demonic
children
with
fear
retribution
long
before
while
the
wide-eyed
Dominican
monks
were
distributed
kept the
awake Malleus
Maleficarum. Before
the
first
alphabet
was
imprinted
in
clay
symbol was etched in stone, men knew of the d e m o n s .
or
the
first
No church needed
to direct their ears to the shrieking in the southwest wind, nor did the people
need
neighbors.
a
priest to
show them
the dead
bodies
of their diseased
T h e r e w a s no big screen or TV set to dictate the shape the
devil would take when he was risen, yet he still would rise. While some animals growl, yelp, or run circles at the coming of the
evil
thing,
humans
breathing darkness.
tremble,
Cultures
and
having
no
defense
religions divided
by
against
the
miles of ocean
h a v e all t r e m b l e d a t t h e m e n t i o n o f t h e d a m n a b l e n a m e s o f t h e d e m o n s , sometimes Their
driven
attributes
to
their
rarely
knees
changing
in
worship
from
and
sometimes
continent
to
powers constant throughout the world and their continuous effect on ally and
our history, constant
The
demons
companion,
ambitious
have been the his
Dabbler
guide may
agony. their
compelling
Black Magician's greatest
through
dream
in
continent,
of
the
realms
summoning
of chaos. armies
of
d e m o n s in a few w o r d s , the d e n i z e n s t a k i n g s h a p e s before him that are a s e a s i l y b e h e l d a s t h e l a t e x m o n s t e r s i n his m o v i e s , a n d s e n d i n g t h e m
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out into the world to v a n q u i s h his e n e m i e s , reward his friends, and seat h i m o n a t h r o n e f o r all t h e w o r l d t o s e e .
He dreams of the day that he
can f i n d t h e r i g h t b o o k a n d p r o n o u n c e t h e i n c a n t a t i o n s c o r r e c t l y s o t h e d e m o n s can m a t e r i a l i z e before his e y e s .
He looks forward to drawing
out the d e t a i l s of his deal with the devils, a g r e e i n g on the specifics, and signing his n a m e or s h a k i n g hands to seal the pact. reality
of w o r k i n g with
infinitely
more
Most altogether
much
easier.
In some ways, the
In
other ways,
it is
difficult.
western-minded
erroneous
fundamental
d e m o n s is
people
understanding
intentions
maintain of
of demons.
the
They
very
narrow
and
existence,
a
powers
and
are
"known"
as
being
the
f o l l o w e r s of Satan, w h o is also called Lucifer, w h o is also called Baal, etc. They
fell
with
him
from
their
their final day of j u d g m e n t .
Olympic
abode,
exiled
to
earth
until
F u l l o f h a t r e d for a G o d t h a t a b a n d o n e d
t h e m and a Christ that defied t h e m , they have s w o r n t h e i r e x i s t e n c e to the
single task of the destruction
possession
of their
enemy.
In
of the
soul
vengeance
of man,
they
p o w e r , g r e e d , a n g e r , a n d all t h i n g s t h a t m a n ' s lead
him
hand
towards
they
anyways.
shake,
with
tricking God's herd T h e story
In
every
every smile
tempt
men
with
lust,
nature would eventually
bargain they
the only prized
they
are
strike,
deceiving
in
every
mankind,
one sheep at a time into d a m n a t i o n . is very cut and dry.
As
a Christian once told me,
"I've read the book, I know how it e n d s ! " Unfortunately, one book cannot document
this
whole
One of the is
Clavicula
story.
most popular grimoires among practicing magicians
Salomonis
Regis,
otherwise
known
as
the
Goetia.
Of
the
s e v e n t y - t w o d e m o n s l i s t e d i n t h e p a g e s o f t h e Goetia, s e v e r a l a r e s a i d t o h a v e s p e c i f i c k n o w l e d g e o f t h e b a t t l e i n h e a v e n a n d t h e fall o f t h e a n g e l s . The
Inquisition
applauds
the
reaffirmation
received
when
even
the
d e m o n s themselves speak of the glory of G o d and their own weakness in His light.
Even the hosts of hell proclaim the word of the Bible to be
true. Once evoked,
however,
conversation
with these Goetic
entities
will reveal quite a different truth of the nature of d e m o n s and the myths of religion. very the
The author of the manuscript was writing such w o r d s in a
dangerous Church;
he
time
to
therefore
be
liberal,
masked
especially
the
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truth
in
concerning the
same
the veil
views
of
of myth
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that his i n q u i s i t o r s p e r u s e d , t h e same myth t h a t the d e m o n s t h e m s e l v e s will
initially
recite
when
asked
of their
from those that do not w a n t it. A s k e r will
the d e m o n
In
less
nature,
withholding
the
truth
Only when the lie will not satisfy the
open the channels
spiritually restrictive
of revelation.
times
and
places,
such
as India,
between 1500 BCE and 300 BCE, a greater understanding of d e m o n s is gained
through
the study of the Vedic texts
Bhagavad-Gita.
and their companion,
Among themes of Yogic discipline,
the
nonattachment from
t h e p a s s i o n s o f t h e w o r l d , a n d f o c u s i n g u p o n K r i s h n a t h r o u g h all t h i n g s , the
powers
and
functions
demons of Hinduism hungry." divine
T h e y are
in
and
grace
that
commissioned by
they struggle
nature
and
Demons
against
Him,
are taught.
The
which literally means "power
T h e y are godlike in their supernatural
consciousness
Devas, that
of Demigods
were called Asuras,
would Krishna
as they
abilities, yet lack the
place in
do
them
their
not
alongside
work,
know
even
yet
the
believe
their
own
fullness.
Commonly
thought to
be
a
purely peaceful
and
even Buddhism has courted the devil on occasion.
light
religion,
Nichiren Daishonin,
a Japanese priest whose philosophy revolved around the fundamentalist teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, recent
incarnation
Chapters, design
of t h e
Daishonin and
intent
put
is c o m m o n l y thought to be the most
Buddha. forth
of various
In
his
his
work,
enlightened
Entrustment and
understanding
beings
are
excrement,
urine,
five
internal
solid
organs,
the
hair
formed
saliva,
of
feed
upon
the
excrement
while
demons
vitality. daughters powerful
After
capacity of
of
flesh,
organs,
thirty-six
blood,
the
head,
energy, life, and so forth.
intermediate
Other the
demons.
It is the nature of d e m o n s to feed on h u m a n Human
of
six
the
skin,
bone,
empty
hair
beings.
elements: the
internal
of the
body,
Demons of inferior capacity
and eat
the
like.
bones
superior
and
capacity
Demons similar live
on
of
parts, human
As d e m o n s of superior capacity, the ten d e m o n subsist demons
offering
on
human
who
bring
such
a
vitality. about
macabre
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They
are
the
epidemics.'
view
of
the
human/demon
W O R K S
relationship,
Daishonin
O F
D A R K N E S S
reassures the faithful student in stating, "There
are t w o k i n d s o f d e m o n s , g o o d a n d e v i l .
Good demons feed upon enemies
of the
Lotus Sutra, while evil d e m o n s feed upon the sutra's v o t a r i e s . "
Here,
the
word
"demon"
is
vampiric
entities,
however,
Although
they
harmful
are
clearly their
by
in
reference
alignment
nature,
it
is
determines whether they are good or evil.
to
seems only
the rather
who
they
malevolent, subjective. harm
that
B u d d h i s m , i t s e e m s , h a s all
of the myth and little of the self-deception infecting most spiritual paths, freely admitting
that
what serves
me
best
is
good,
what does
not
is
evil.
To some groups, such as the Mayans and several African tribes, the d e m o n s were to be revered and w o r s h i p p e d as natural forces existing at
a level
the
evil
far a b o v e h u m a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g .
ones
held
a
position
no
less
As in
Divine
Egypt and Babylon,
than
the
celestial
Gods.
Prayers were issued to keep them away, and some were issued to bring them
near.
Demons testimony,
exist.
demons
throughout.
Some
whereby
may
they
Every
scripture
and
religious
to
the
one
seeming texts be
may
be
even
Summoned
bear
their
an
alliance
and
text
bears
constant mark
and
may be
their
character signature, made.
P r o p h e t s a n d S a v i o r s are m e r e s p e c t a t o r s o f D a r k n e s s .
Religions
make wild guesses as to the nature of a thing they cannot u n d e r s t a n d b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e n o t e x p e r i e n c e d it. agents, ouija
sounding
board.
much
They
like
know
T h e y speak of the devil and his
prepubescent
nothing
of the
children powers
gathered that
sway
around all
an
things
around t h e m , as they know nothing of the wind or the light of the sun. O n l y o n e t h a t i s i m m e r s e d i n D a r k n e s s can u n d e r s t a n d D a r k n e s s . one w h o holds the
company of demons
can
Only
understand demons.
DEALING WITH THE D A M N E D The and
the
incantations
traditions
given
of every
ritual
in
virtually
system
seem
every to
grimoire
evidence
written
that
there
are t h r e e w a y s t o e n s u r e t h e
cooperation
power to assist the Sorcerer.
T h e first of these m e t h o d s , and the most
of the entities that have the
f a m i l i a r t o t h o s e t h a t h a v e n o real e x p e r i e n c e o r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e o c c u l t is
the
Demonic
Pact.
Immortalized by Goethe,
Dr.
Faust
b e c a m e the
i c o n o f t h e s u p p o s e d d e m o n i s t , a s h i s life a n d d e a t h b e c a m e t h e k n o w n
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path
that
the
Sorcerer
Before somehow be the
case
invisible
the
as
be, he
be
has
into
made,
appearance
demonist
yet
O F
D A R K N E S S
walk.
can
into
the
entities
S E R V A N T S
must
Pact
tempted
may
manifests,
SIX
the
an
appropriate
before the
must
settle
power,
Magician.
for
the
knowledge
appearance.
Once
devil
Often,
first
or
the
demon
skill
fiend
must
to
has
as
that
command
graced
the
M a g i c i a n with his p r e s e n c e , the t e r m s of the contract are decided upon - usually i n v o l v i n g the loss of the soul and the g a i n i n g of u n i m a g i n a b l e power - and the fates of both parties
are
sealed.
The Pact follows a
d e s i g n that is fitting for men that have d o n e b u s i n e s s w i t h other m e n , but preposterous to In
The
anyone who has
Book
of Ceremonial
walked with
Magic,
Arthur
demons. Edward
(A.E.)
Waite
gives his o p i n i o n s of d e m o n i c pacts and p o w e r s .
The pact is a concession to the poverty of the operator's resources. the
In Black Magick, as in some other processes,
necessitous
sorcerer
who
must
is
be
ready
insufficiently
to
sacrifice,
equipped
and
must
the
pay
a
h i g h e r price in the end... S u c h p e r s o n s , it is affirmed, will
never
succeed
in
evoking
spirits
unless
they
p e r f o r m , p o i n t b y p o i n t , all t h a t i s d e t a i l e d h e r e i n a f t e r concerning the manner of making pacts with any spirit whatsoever,
whether
possession
of
enjoyment
of w o m e n
the
treasures
desired favour
at
object
in
concealed
or
girls,
their hands.
view in
and
may
be
the
earth,
the
obtaining
any
the
for
2
Here, the famed A.E. Waite either makes a joke at the expense of
the
Dabbler
who
has
not
successfully e m p l o y the help
the
experience
and
the
guidance
to
of d e m o n s , or he himself is the joke and
the Dabbler, a c t i n g as the inferior p a w n of the d e m o n s with which he should be
in
insufficiently this
perfect
alliance.
equipped
equipment,
As stated
must pay a
how
is
unspoken
yet
it
higher
acquired,
above, price
and
"the in the
when
are
Sorcerer who end."
is
What is
demonic
pacts
necessary? An
mutually
understood
pact
is
drawn
between
t h e S o r c e r e r a n d t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s t h e m o m e n t h e c h o o s e s t h e Left Hand
Path,
and
is
strengthened
and
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in
eternity
with
each
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Working. blood
O F
D A R K N E S S
The same type of pact, wherein there is no contract signed in
or
virginal
sacrifice,
is
made
with
the
demon
the
moment the
Black M a g i c i a n rests his eyes on its sigil and its n a m e and k n o w s that with its assistance his goals will be achieved.
T h e s e c o n d m e t h o d b y w h i c h t h e aid o f d e m o n s i s t h o u g h t t o b e secured is the offering of gifts or sacrifices.
T h i s is a m a i n l y p r e d o m i n a t e
view in systems of folk Magick or tribal ritual. exist
in
a
state
more
enlightened
between man and God. belongs
to
offerings
their
and
Magician,
an
intermediary
As such, they do not desire his soul, as it already
employer.
enticed
than the
D e m o n s are thought to
with
Instead,
they
contributions
to
must ensure
be
appeased
the
favor
with
of these
Asuras. These
offerings
are
sometimes
as
simple
as burning
a
candle
i n s c r i b e d w i t h t h e n a m e o f t h e d e m o n i n t h a n k s for t h e w o r k t h a t h a s been or will be a c c o m p l i s h e d , or may be as grand as a c o m p l e t e blood sacrifice ritual in honor of the d e m o n .
Some Practitioners believe that
these tokens actually "feed" a specific power to the d e m o n , on which he may subsist and grow stronger. remembrance, world.
a
O t h e r s feel t h a t t h e s e a r e s i m p l e a c t s o f
thing that is
rare and therefore
in the demon
By b u r n i n g candles or performing a ritual in the d e m o n ' s name,
It is being honored a n d respected. even
prized
It is remaining active in this world,
after Its work h a s been c o m p l e t e d . T h i s t r a d i t i o n i s s e l f - c o n t r a d i c t o r y i n t h a t i t p l a c e s the d e m o n
at a spiritual step higher than the Magician, yet at the same debases It w i t h t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t Its g r e a t e s t d e s i r e i s t o b e r e m e m b e r e d , a n d , in a way, accepted by the Magician. demon due
to his
need
for t h e
The S h a m a n is subordinate to the
demon's
assistance,
yet the
demon
m a d e s u b j e c t t o t h e S h a m a n d u e t o Its o w n s o c i a l s h o r t c o m i n g s . paradox
is
rationalized,
Voodoo
and
Root
and
perhaps
partially
in
pointing
out
Workers
rectified
that,
something for someone without getting anything in an
astral
"If you return,
by
is
This
modern
wouldn't
do
why would
entity?"
D e m o n s do have an agenda in assisting the Sorcerer, just as the Sorcerer has an agenda in calling upon their help.
Both are servants of
Darkness, the Sorcerer and the demon.
Each is the other's ally in evil.
Both
their
work
without
together
conscious
in
bringing
awareness
about
of the
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Dialectics,
symbiosis.
often
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The third means of enlisting demonic support comes down from the medieval days of Sorcery.
In the Grand Grimoire, the Magician is
instructed to recite to the d e m o n going to
strike you
a n d all
once
It has been S u m m o n e d ,
A d o n a y if you do not grant to me that which I ask of y o u . " At this, t h e a p p a r i t i o n will me anymore.
"I
am
of your cohorts by the power of the great 3
u n e q u i v o c a l l y r e p l y , " D o not s t r i k e
I promise to do everything you want."
T h e above d i a l o g u e is characteristic of the interactions b e t w e e n Operator and entity throughout the spellbooks.
majority of grimoires and
medieval
I n m u c h t h e s a m e w a y t h e d e m o n s o f t h e G o e t i a are p r e s e n t e d
in a manner less offensive to the Christian ruling class of the t i m e , the grimoires
in
creatures,
gnashing
question
present
their
teeth
demons at
even
as the
inferior mention
and of
wretched
the
name
of
Jesus. Either the a u t h o r s of these t o m e s were paying lip or pen service to their social s u p e r i o r s , or they w e r e m e m b e r s of the C h r i s t i a n elite of the
times,
believing
the
words
that
they
inked
on
their
parchment.
W h a t e v e r the case, those w o r d s e n d u r e d for c e n t u r i e s , as did the belief that d e m o n s are
the lowest of the spiritual creatures,
darkness because it As became
the
threaten,
and
evocation.
is the only place that would have t h e m .
result
common
creeping in the
of this
custom,
scourge
if
the
standardized not
information
mandatory
Summoned
practice,
throughout
on
demons,
to
every
it
intimidate, step
of
the
W i t h o u t s u c h , t h e d e m o n m a y f o r g e t I t s p l a c e and rise i n t o
insubordinance, becoming more uncontrollable with each second.
Only
when the evoked entity is properly subdued and degraded will it serve t h e M a g i c i a n i n u t t e r f e a r o f t h e g o d l y t o r m e n t h o v e r i n g o v e r its h o r n e d head. Demons
are
the
servants
of
Darkness,
the
emissaries
They will bring about the miraculous and the terrible.
of
evil
They will make
rivers of blood flow or m o u n t a i n s of stone c r u m b l e if needs be.
But t h e y
w i l l not d o s o o u t o f f e a r o r g r a t i t u d e , b u t i n s t e a d o u t o f p u r e s i n i s t e r comprehension
see
the
i n n e r r e a l i t y o f t h i n g s a n d f o l l o w all o r i g i n s o f a c t i o n t o c o n c l u s i o n .
of the
eventual
effects
of such
actions.
They
All
t h a t t h e y d o , t h e y d o w i t h full k n o w l e d g e o f t h e p a t h t h a t w i l l b e t r a v e l e d into
an
eternal
round.
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THE D E M O N I C HIERARCHY Most neophytes and theorists posit that since Satan has become the a r c h e t y p e of s u p r e m e evil in the religion and collective m i n d of the Western
world,
he
is the
obvious
head of the
Lord of Darkness and King of this world. Master of evil, it must be truth.
infernal
hierarchy,
the
Since He is accepted as the
Much like so m a n y other blind guesses
into the truth of the occult, this theory puts the m i n d of the Magician ahead of the real and tangible power of the d e m o n in question. the
various
Christian
churches
infecting
the world
have
Although
preached
and
beaten into the minds of the masses that Jesus is the King of the Good a n d S a t a n i s t h e R u l e r o f E v i l , d o e s not n e c e s s a r i l y m a k e i t s o . Based on this myth, Satan is thought, even by many following t h e Left H a n d P a t h , t o b e a t t h e
head of the infernal hierarchy.
Satanic Bible g i v e s t h e n a m e s o f S a t a n ,
The
Lucifer, Belial and L e v i a t h a n as
the f o u r C r o w n P r i n c e s o f H e l l , f o l l o w e d b y a list o f 7 7 d e v i l s f r o m v a r i o u s religions, regions and times.
Even though many of these devils predate
the m o d e r n idea of S a t a n , they still are put forth by A n t o n Lavey to be subservient Their
to
names. In
the
Crown
Princes
and
obey
the
commands
given
in
4
the
Grimorium
Verum,
three
powers
are
said
to
govern
the
whole of the W o r k s of D a r k n e s s : Lucifer, Beezlebuth, and Astaroth, whose characters and s y m b o l s are to be engraved in the given m a n n e r at the given time,
lest the
underworld
rise
The
P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s a n d all o f t h e d e m o n s o f t h e
up
Grand
against
the
Grimoire
Operator.
refers
to
"Emperor
Lucifer,
Prince
and
Master of the rebel spirits," a title which leaves little room to question the
identity
of the
ruler of hell.
While the descending
hierarchy
of
demons may be summoned in His name, he responds only to commands given
in the The
name
of the
Sacred Grimoire of Pope
orations to four demonic subject.
Almighty.
Kings,
Honorius
III g i v e s t h e
names
of a n d
u n d e r w h o m all o t h e r e v i l s p i r i t s a r e
" C o m e all S p i r i t s ! B y t h e v i r t u e o f y o u r K i n g , a n d b y t h e s e v e n
c r o w n s a n d c h a i n s o f y o u r K i n g s , all
Spirits of the Hells are forced to
appear in my presence." M a g o a is the King of the East, who c o m m a n d s the armies of Massayel, Ariel, Satiel, Arduel, and Acorib. King
ruling
Nastrache.
over the Baymon
South,
who
is the King
commands
the
armies
Egym is the of
Fadal
and
of the Western quarter, c o m m a n d i n g
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the armies of Passiel, Rosus, and many others.
D A R K N E S S
T h e King of the North is
A m a y o n , w h o c o m m a n d s the a r m i e s o f M a d a e l , L a a v a l , B a m l a h e , B e l e m , and Ramath, of Hell,
A m a y o n also appears in several other grimoires as a King
although Simon's
his
name
edition
is
spelled
differently throughout.
fabled
Sorcerer's
of the
supposedly translated from
an
archaic
5
h a n d b o o k Necronomicon,
manuscript
in
the early
1980's,
gives a precise chain of c o m m a n d for entities of both dark and l i g h t , the Ancient Ones Jupiterian powers, worm
and the Elder G o d s .
deity
while
Marduk,
The Elder Gods, c h a m p i o n e d by a
represented
the A n c i e n t O n e s
the
Queen Tiamat, and her cohort and
the blind god of m a d n e s s .
planetary
and
astrological
were the icons of chaos,
led
by their
military general, Azag-Thoth,
All of the spirits and powers given in the
N e c r o n o m i c o n fit p e r f e c t l y i n t o t h e r a n k s o f o n e c a m p o r the o t h e r , a n d the Superior Spirit of each is The exact
Goetia
hierarchal
offers greater
structure
second edition.
easily identifiable. detail
of the
than
demons,
most grimoires
as
especially Aleister
to
the
Crowley's
T h e 7 2 d e m o n s o f t h e Goetia a r e f i r s t d i v i d e d i n t o t w o
categories: day demons and night demons. directly with
6
the
demonic chain
This division has little to do
of c o m m a n d ,
but
is
more
a
point
of
reference for the p o w e r s , abilities, and restrictions of each d e m o n , as do the
astrological
associations
given
in
Crowley's
second
edition.
The Goetic hierarchy is headed by Lucifer, who is never spoken of directly in the text, but whose indisputable reign is alluded to by the mention of the allegiance of various entities listed. immediately Kings,
followed
Bael,
on
Paimon,
the
Beleth,
chain
of
Purson,
Lucifer seems to be
command
Asmoday,
by
Vine
the
Earl), Balam, Zargan (who is also a President), and Belial. continues
to
Presidents,
and
The dark
descend
demons;
the the
taken from
the
Two
differences
factors
hierarchy, lies
Marquis,
Dukes,
is
Goetic also
an
The hierarchy
Prelacies,
Knights,
7
evidence
hierarchy.
understanding with
the
above examples
grimoires
demonic
Earls.
with
nine
(who
some
obstruct
and
of the most well
between
from
intentionally created
the
gaining to
each honest a
mislead
known
account
of
student
working
the from
alliance
the uninitiated,
and those lies that developed of their own accord. The first fallacy of the known demonic hierarchy is at the very head of it.
N e a r l y all g r i m o i r e s u s e d i n o c c u l t W o r k i n g s a n d s t u d y s e a t
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O F
D A R K N E S S
Satan
in one of his facades and d e s i g n a t i o n s
hell.
S e t t i n g aside the m i s g u i d e d and
on the highest throne of
misinformed,
Satan holds
reign
as the Lord of Darkness only in the scripts and minds of Christians. Appearing in
the
Old
Testament
as
an
emissary
of God,
and
angel of light sent to earth to perform very specific tasks on His behalf, Satan was feared only in his position of the A c c u s e r of heaven's court, bringing shows
to
light
the
S a t a n a s the
manipulations. the
specific
has
invented
misdeeds
of the
defendant.
inspirer of false prophets,
The
the
New Testament
Prince of Lies and
N o t u n t i l J o h n ' s Book of Revelations is t h e r e m e n t i o n of
entity,
Satan,
him
to
as
be.
being the
Further,
it
evil
overlord
wasn't
until
that
the
around
Church
the
fourth
century CE that Satan was installed as a permanent fixture of Christian doctrine. Many
will
argue
that
Satan
has
appeared
in
Egypt
among the Yzedis as Melek Taus, as Pan to the Greeks, etc. after the fact, a
likeness
may be
construed,
none of these
as
Set,
Although, are Satan,
most evil a r c h e t y p e s h o l d i n g rank with the G o d s rather than as h e a v e n ' s outcast
and
an
earthbound
Who, then,
demon.
is in command of the demonic armies? The answer
is found in the q u e s t i o n ;
he w h o c o m m a n d s the d e m o n i c armies is in
command
they
of
them
until
are
released
from
his
service.
The
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s a n d o f f i c e s o f d e m o n s a s t h e y a r e g i v e n i n g r i m o i r e s are of value
to the
entities found demon's
Black
Magician
in the same text,
powers,
attributes,
only
when
he
is
dealing
and as an internal
temperament,
and
with
several
significator of the
reach.
T h i s r a n k i n g system will also give the E v o c a t o r a g o o d idea of t h e e n t i t i e s t h a t may b e u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l o f the d e m o n , s u c h a s f a m i l i a r s or
subordinate
spirits.
Usually,
a
grimoire
will
give
the
number
of
legions of inferior spirits that are in service to that d e m o n , each legion t r a d i t i o n a l l y h a v i n g b e t w e e n t h r e e t o six t h o u s a n d
spirits in its ranks.
These n a m e l e s s foot soldiers of the astral plane are the errand for t h e d e m o n t h a t h a s b e e n e v o k e d . demonic
influence,
King
Paimon
runners
If a person needs to be swayed by
will
assign
as
many familiars
to
the
victim as needed, prodding and coercing day and night until the result is
achieved. When
inevitably do,
working there
is
c o m p l e t e g e n e a l o g y and
with
demons,
no practical
as
need
the
Black
Magician
to thoroughly investigate
must the
hierarchal standing of entity to be S u m m o n e d ,
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D A R K N E S S
a l t h o u g h d o i n g s o w i l l g i v e the E v o c a t o r a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e demon.
Still,
Darkness
as
and
Slave
have
in
blurs mind
Working, the
when the demon stands before you, w e l c o m i n g y o u into
you
welcome beyond
the
it
into
recognition.
same
goal,
despite appearances
Sorcerer
are
this world,
co-workers
The
the
the
line between
Dark Adept
which
is
and
accomplished
of immediate triviality. with
Master
the
demon
with
every
The demon
and
Darkness.
D E M O N I C POWERS The
Black
Magician
is
able,
given
the
knowledge,
discipline,
and practice, to O p e r a t e upon the physical world w i t h o u t the use of the medium of the body. separate
itself from
universe, Thus
He may cause the w h o l e of his consciousness to the brain,
observing events
freed,
he
may
allowing
him
to
move
freely about
regardless of spatial
or temporal
leave
altogether,
also
this
universe
restraints. rising
realms b e y o n d the flesh, e m b r a c i n g that which d o e s not die. into
practice
whirlwind
the
things
of power,
beginning
over the earth until The
within
this at
text,
the
the
altar
Sorcerer
before
him
the
into
Putting
may
create
a
and
sweeping
his will is a c c o m p l i s h e d .
Master
of Black
Magick
can
do
anything
and
everything,
so long as he takes the necessary steps to bring himself into a being state conducive to the precipitation of his will. obstacle; from
they exist in a constant state of power,
their dark
the
D e m o n s have quite the opposite
thrones
for
a
moment
in
order
having to step down to
communicate
with
Magician. D e m o n s are ancient.
sustain
life,
they
were
Before the atmosphere of this planet could
here,
hovering
and b r e a t h i n g the sulfurous air.
above
the
heat
of the
magma
Before the planets of this solar system
began to evolve from gasses, the demons were there, in the blackness of space,
watching
Sinister Dialectic.
and
influencing
Moving through astral rise
winds
to
glory
through and
events,
the
spaces
galaxies
extinguish
between
and
the
of creation.
They
themselves
have
every atom,
empires,
have learned the secrets of power. workings
preparing
way
for
the
Before m a n b e g a n to devise evil, evil existed.
in
silently the
fires
riding on the
watching
worlds
of war,
demons
They have learned the learned
how
to
flap
w i n g to cause a tempest that w o u l d devour the w o r l d .
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the
most
inner
butterfly's
W O R K S
The
power
knowledge they
that
O F
demons
have gained
D A R K N t S S
have
is
due
in
a
over endless time.
large
part
Although
to
the
the
essence
of the Black Magician has existed as long if not longer, the translation of Its e x p e r i e n c e s t o t h e frail c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f t h e h u m a n v e s s e l i s d i s t o r t e d , if not a l t o g e t h e r a b s e n t . having
to
transfer
remainder, the
demon
may
unimaginable
knowledge
knowledge of demons
As touched the
N o t m o v i n g f r o m o n e i d e n t i t y t o a n o t h e r , not
whatever
upon
they
information
on
behalf
that
can
of be
and conversation with the demon.
and
relearn
the
is eternal.
previously, grimoires
perform
can
the
list
incredible
Evocator,
obtained
as
through
feats that
well the
as
the
evocation
S o m e of the d e m o n i c p o w e r s listed
are o b v i o u s and practical, like Bechard's ability to bestow great wealth or G u l a n d ' s p o w e r to c a u s e all varieties of d i s e a s e . Some professed demonic requiring
creative
thought,
interaction
with
demon
the
abilities,
however,
intuitive to
are
glimpsing,
understand.
Can
more obscure, and
Duke
personal Berith,
the
twenty-eighth d e m o n of the Goetia, turn any metal to gold, or can the Goetic President Foras impart invincibility to the Sorcerer? While these things can be brought to pass through the evocation of Berith or President Foras,
they
are
given
more
as
analogous
the greater powers that they have.
capacities,
equivalencies
to
While gold can be turned to lead,
Berith is more apt at teaching the student of the Dark Arts the method of distorted the illusion
of reality to meet
his desires, or erasing the
illusion altogether in the form of a spiritual alchemy that would
refine
the dross c o n s c i o u s n e s s of the human being to the point of perfection self g o d h o o d . in
an
astral
Likewise, the President Foras may shroud the S u m m o n e r light
that
would
dissuade others
from
harming
him,
and
p e r h a p s even b e n d i n g the t h r e a d s of fate, a m o r e potent effect of e v o k i n g him would be to master the ability of conscious immortality, cementing that
which
is
Eternal
here
and
now,
and
carrying
that
beyond
the
flesh. The greatest power of the d e m o n s is their ability to tutor the Black Magician in the Arts, to guide his every step t o w a r d s Mastery. time will
come
for each
Evocator when
words
will
no
longer do,
A and
i n f o r m a t i o n m u s t b e p a s s e d f r o m o n e t o t h e o t h e r t h r o u g h p u r e flow o f intelligence.
T h i s , as well as every other s u p e r h u m a n ability,
learned, practiced, and Mastered.
may be
All that t h e d e m o n s do and know can
and will be the Black M a g i c i a n ' s , in time.
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:
S E R V A N T S
OF
D A R K N E S S
D E M O N I C MANIFESTATIONS
when
"Lucifer
appears
angered,
he
under
is
shewn
the with
nothing monstrous in his shape. monstrous forms,
such
ass."
under
a
a
and
ruddy
figure
of
a
comely
countenance,
but
boy;
there
is
Beezlebuth appears occasionally under
as t h e f i g u r e of a m i s s h a p e n calf, or t h a t of a
goat having a long tail. usually
form
Astaroth
human figure,
appears of a black and white color,
but
occasionally
in
the
likeness
of an
7
In the Practitioner's first d e m o n i c W o r k i n g s , a cloud of s m o k e and
a
rumbling
Summoned.
thunder
is
not
likely
to
herald
the
coming
of
the
A l t h o u g h the initial manifestation of the d e m o n or d e m o n s
will be less p h e n o m e n a l , that which does occur is likely to have a greater and
more
substantial
After the
the
demon,
effect
mental
even
than
and
before
what
psychic
the
the
Magician
connection
incantation
of
Summoned
gathering
form,
may
expect.
been
made
is
recited,
evocation
P r a c t i t i o n e r will be able to sense the individual of the
has
hovering
with the
and intelligent essence
just
beyond
detection
in
the realm k n o w n as Spiritus R e g n u m , or the Spirit
Realm, neither here
nor there,
is of such strength
and
but in b e t w e e n .
intensity
that
the
Often,
Evocator
this connection stops
there
and
d e m a n d s for which the d e m o n has been s u m m o n e d .
proceeds
with
the
At this stage, if the
Operator has been trained to do so, the entity may be viewed through a scrying
mirror
clairvoyant
or
otherwise
instruments,
communicated
or
it
may
be
with
seen
through
through
various
the
other
inner
eye.
T h i s is the first s t a g e of m a n i f e s t a t i o n , that of m e n t a l a w a r e n e s s of its presence.
The m e n t a l manifestation of the d e m o n k e e p s it far r e m o v e d
from
the
take
place.
Temple,
When and
the
power
to
the
manifestation
still
above
Operator pull
yet
will
described
recites
the
allows
the
demon
occur.
at
least
one-way
link
is
established
incantation into
The
the
demon
will
and intelligence into an astral body which into a confined space before the altar. change in the atmosphere,
and
Temple
uses
communication
with his
before
have
the
own
him,
to
demon
will
and
an
astral
c o n d e n s e d its
energy
is focused and concentrated
The Operator may sense a definite
air pressure, wind, etc.
Often, he will feel
p r i c k l i n g o n h i s s k i n , s h o r t n e s s o f b r e a t h , s l i g h t d i z z i n e s s and a h u m b l i n g
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OF
D A R K N E S S
a w a r e n e s s o f h i s o w n s m a l l n e s s i n the p r e s e n c e o f t h e A n c i e n t O n e . The utilize
the
demon
being
clairvoyant
thus
astrally
faculties
which
manifested, he
has
the
Evocator
developed
to
hold
may open
c o m m u n i c a t i o n with the S u m m o n e d , either through direct astral vision or through a clairvoyant medium of some sort. still be s e a t e d on will
overlap
its own plane,
T h e e v o k e d entity will
although the physical
and
the astral
one another inside the Temple,
T h e final and ultimate manifestation of the d e m o n is a c o m p l e t e manifestation
on
the
physical
plane.
The
entity
will
move
from
its
home on the astral plane, will traverse Spiritus R e g n u m , and will gather a "body" in the physical T e m p l e itself. is
usually expected
by the
Dabbler in
Such is the manifestation that his first
attempts
at
evocation.
He a n t i c i p a t e s a s w i r l i n g of a t o m s and e l e c t r o n s , a c o n d e n s a t i o n of black mist, and a wicked looking man stepping out of the void to greet him. Although
the
demon
may
be
fully
manifested
on
the
physical
p l a n e , i t m o s t l i k e l y w i l l not b e s e e n b y o n e w h o i s n o t p r e p a r e d t h r o u g h discipline of the senses and the mind, to see it.
The Black Magician who
has p r e p a r e d h i m s e l f , h o w e v e r , w i l l g a z e a t t h e o n c e e m p t y s p a c e b e f o r e the altar a n d will b e h o l d the fullness of the glory of evil, e m b o d i e d and waiting to take
Destiny by the tail.
T h e d e m o n , a s w e l l a s e v e r y o t h e r a s t r a l e n t i t y , w i l l first a p p e a r in
a
shape
and
form
that
is
most
suitable
to
its
particular
powers,
function, office, a n d ability, as well as the e x p e c t a t i o n s of the Evocator. T h e i n i t i a l c o n n e c t i o n m a d e w i t h the d e m o n a t t h e o n s e t o f t h e e v o c a t i o n brings it and the Operator into very close
psychic proximity.
In this
c l o s e n e s s , the d e m o n has little trouble discerning the h o p e s , e x p e c t a t i o n s , and most certainly the fears and w e a k n e s s e s of the Evocator. g a i n p o w e r over the e v o c a t i o n itself,
Hoping to
and to o v e r w h e l m the unprepared
P r a c t i t i o n e r , t h e d e m o n m a y first a s s u m e a f o r m t h a t i s n o t a t a l l h u m a n and
is
likely
to
cause
the
metaphysical
experimentations
of
the
Operator to cease then and there. Maintaining
disciplined
steps into the Temple should
experience
a
to the
smooth
focus
and
moment and
bearing
from the
he departs,
successful
the
evocation.
moment
he
Black Magician Knowing
that
the d e m o n may take on whatever shape it w i s h e s , the Evocator should not e v e n a l l o w t h e s e e d s o f c o n s t e r n a t i o n t o s t i r w h e n h e b e h o l d s i n h i s mind or his sight dreadful visions of the d e m o n .
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OF
D A R K N E S S
i n t o t h e f a c e o f o b l i v i o n , h e s h o u l d m a k e k n o w n h i s d e s i r e for t h e d e m o n to a s s u m e a s h a p e t h a t is m o r e p l e a s a n t to b e h o l d a n d to s p e a k in a v o i c e that is not difficult to discern,
A c o m p l e t e lack of fear and reaction, the
same detached m a n n e r in which the demon views the E v o c a t o r , is the key to the b a l a n c e of power b e t w e e n b o t h .
A DEMONIC INTRODUCTION The
following
experience an
ritual
is
given
as
a
means
by
which
you
initial introduction to the servants of Darkness,
which they may be introduced to you.
and by
T h e d e m o n s t h a t will c o m e are
not those found in grimoires, nor are they demonic dignitaries. are w a n d e r i n g d e m o n s of the
altar
is
to
be
They
night, riding on the breeze and crowding
round the places that shine The
may
with power. set
between it and the southern
facing
south,
with
enough
open
space
wall for three g r o w n men to s t a n d .
The
d a g g e r i s a l w a y s p l a c e d t o t h e r i g h t a n d t h e c h a l i c e t o t h e left s i d e o f t h e altar.
T w o c a n d l e s s h o u l d b e set o n e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e a l t a r , e a c h o n t h e
inside of the chalice and the dagger.
Between them should rest a blank
square of paper, at least three inches squared, marker. right
A n o t e b o o k and pen should also be at hand, on the floor to the
of the
1.
accompanied by a black
To
altar.
open the
ritual,
sit
in
meditation.
C l e a r y o u r s e l f o f all
t h o u g h t and feeling, b e c o m i n g a clean vessel for the P o w e r s of Darkness.
2.
W h e n dealing with entities, it is u s u a l l y necessary to form a boundary between
you
and them,
violate in any manner. a Circle. ritual
which they cannot
cross
or
This is done through the formation of
Stand in the center of the Circle, facing s o u t h , the
dagger
held
in
your
right
hand.
Breathe
in,
feeling
your own power m o v i n g inside of y o u , sensing the fire of your will rising in your b e i n g . ground,
on
the
southern
Point tip of the dagger towards the side
of the
altar.
With
your
eyes
open, focusing on the spot on the ground to where your fingers are up
pointed, to
your
exhale, chest,
pushing
through
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the
your
power arm,
inside
yourself
from
vibrating
through
your
W O R K S
fingers, as
a
O F
D A R K N E S S
and finally through the dagger.
bright
blue
ray
of light
and touching the ground.
Visualize this energy
coming
from
the
ritual
dagger
Visualize the ground being branded
b y t h e b l u e e n e r g y , the t i n y s p o t t h a t i t t o u c h e s b e i n g s i n g e d by
its
heat.
pointed at beneath
3.
With
the
you,
your
ground,
turning
arm
clockwise.
light
moving with your arm,
as
blue circle
a
When
you
still
outstretched,
rotate your body on Visualize
leaving
its
arrived back to
the
the
still axis
beam
of
on the ground
the
south
dagger invisible
blue
trace
surrounding yourself and
have
an
altar.
and
the
Circle
is
c o m p l e t e , v i s u a l i z e t h e ray o f l i g h t s h u t t i n g off a n d l o w e r y o u r arm to your side. it,
and
close
your
surrounding you. the blue
4 .
5.
line
Sit behind the altar, place your hands upon eyes.
See
the
Circle
in
your
mind
F e e l its p o w e r o f p r o t e c t i o n e m a n a t i n g f r o m
of energy.
O n c e the reality of the Circle is m a d e sure, light the c a n d l e s .
With
the
black
marker
draw
the
symbol
of
the
inverted
pentagram on the blank square of paper, the outer circle of the symbol
nearly
Practitioners beforehand,
touching each edge prefer
sketching
important here
that
to
draw
each the
of the paper.
the
dot
symbols
and tittle
inverted
not
be perfect
and the
angles
may not
and
to
pentagram
T e m p l e in the midst of the ritual itself.
While
some
sigils
well
perfection, be
drawn
While the match
up,
it in
is the
lines may the
act
of
d r a w i n g the s i g i l i t s e l f b e g i n s t o i n v o k e t h e p o w e r for w h i c h i t stands. to
6.
T h i s d o n e , g a z e a t t h e l i n e s o f t h e p e n t a g r a m a n d try
sense
the
energy
coursing
through
them.
H o l d i n g y o u r r i g h t h a n d a few i n c h e s a b o v e t h e d r a w n s y m b o l , feel
a
dark energy gathering
eyes.
in your
forehead,
between
your
Feel the same dark energy gathering in y o u r right hand.
Try to see this in y o u r mind as a b l a c k light e m a n a t i n g from your
hand
energy
to
and from grow
your Third
spontaneously,
Eye. the
critical mass as you focus on them.
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Allow
vibrational
both
points
rates
of
nearing
Once the points of energy
C H A P T E R
have
reached
until
your
moving
a
:
S E R V A N T S
vibrational
fingers
from
inverted
7 .
SIX
your
plateau,
touch
the
hand
into
pentagram
itself
OF
D A R K N E S S
slowly
paper. the
paper,
pulling
lower
Sense
the
the
the
your dark
symbol
energy
from
hand energy of
the
you.
T h e majority of the dark energy being thus transferred to the s y m b o l , r e t u r n y o u r f o c u s t o w a r d s it, life and D a r k n e s s . not straining yet manifesting vibrating
Let y o u r g a z e r e l a x o n t h e s i g i l , y o u r e y e s your mind
Darkness.
with
now seeing it glow with
remaining focused
Try
energy,
that
to
sense
which
and
the
you
have
intent
drawn
on
symbol
transferred
into
i t o p e n i n g t h e w a y for t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s t o f l o w t h r o u g h .
8.
When
the
from the of
9.
it
impression inverted
pulsing
turn
your
the
Temple.
Call
out:
attention
the
Darkness.
energy
pentagram
through
"Open
Through
of the
to
the
gateway From
the
is solid
Temple
your
of
of
chaos, abode
the
in
Darkness
and
and
your
environment,
abyss
send
emanating
real, the vibrations
quaking
immediate
gates
their
and
inside
forth
blackness,
this
the
senses, namely,
Temple.
servants
bring
forth
of the
d e m o n s of a power and multitude that may present themselves here.
10.
Break d o w n the barriers of reality and send them forth."
Relax your mind sense
the
and
release your
atmosphere
of
the
focus,
Temple
allowing yourself to
shifting,
preparing
for
Their arrival.
Feel the dark w a t e r s of the abyss stir and the
air
Sense
thicken.
the
dreaded
awareness
of
the
demons
focusing on you, intelligent of your existence, prescient of your desire to
n.
bring them
G a z e a g a i n a t the your
physical
eyes
near.
inverted and
pentagram upon the altar,
allowing
your
more
subtle
relaxing vision
to
s e e t h e l i n e s and t h e c i r c l e g l o w i n g w i t h p o w e r .
l 2 .
C a l l o u t : " D e m o n s of t h e b l a c k a b y s s , s e r v a n t s of D a r k n e s s , I summon
you
forth
into
this
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Temple.
I
call
you
from
your
W O R K S
resting places me.
O F
D A R K N E S S
in the shadows of Eternity to take
the Powers of Darkness, I s u m m o n you to come. t h i s C i r c l e a n d fill t h i s u n h o l y T e m p l e . to me.
13.
form before
T h e g a t e w a y has b e e n o p e n i n g for y o u r c o m i n g , a n d b y Gather 'round
Make yourselves known
B y t h e P o w e r s o f D a r k n e s s , I call y o u h e r e ! "
Let
yourself swoon with the
sensation
the
Temple
presence
one.
filling with
Feel
Surrender
them
the
slip
yourself
to
into
the
of their of the
room
whatever
demons,
like
emotions
coming.
a
Feel one
wafting not
pushing
t h e m a w a y o r b l o c k i n g t h e m o u t , but e m b r a c i n g t h e m .
If it is
f e a r t h a t y o u f e e l , let i t r i d e t h r o u g h y o u . y o u , let i t t a k e a s t r o n g e r h o l d .
arise,
by
wind.
If the D a r k n e s s grips
Make your emotions a catalyst
for the W o r k i n g .
Remain in silence until the presence of the
demons is
dispute,
them
and
beyond the
air
is
until
stifled
by
the T e m p l e the
evil.
is
crowded with
Breathe
it
in
and
recognize the essence of your allies,
14.
Call
out
and
ally.
to
the
demons:
Crowd
your presence. Darkness.
'round
"I
am
me
(state
and
your
grant
name),
me the
Know me as your brother/sister,
of my power.
Grant me the knowledge that you
of Darkness, you
15.
are
a servant of
R e m e m b e r this night and this meeting as the apex
a n d e n d o w m e w i t h gifts o f p o w e r a n d d o m i n i o n .
we
your friend
knowledge of
may bestow, B y the P o w e r s
have c o m e , and by the Powers of Darkness,
one."
Sense the reaction of the demons at this greeting. moving
and
Temple,
clamoring
dancing
and
at
it.
rushing
Sense about,
them
Feel them
moving
circling
the
about Circle
the and
looking on at you.
16.
Remain in silent communion with the demons as long as you wish,
feeding
strength
on
their
power,
their
immortal
seeping through the protective Circle in
cunning you.
and When
y o u h a v e h a d y o u r fill o f t h e m , a n d are p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y s p e n t , state: "I release you from your duty to be present here. g a t e w a y is open for your return to the abyss.
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The
Leave this Temple
C H A P T E R
and
go
You
are
SIX
there
now,
dismissed
Darkness,
S E R V A N T S
knowing from
depart."
O F
always
that
my service Sense
the
D A R K N E S S
I
now. Temple
b e c o m i n g less crowded and constricted. the
Darkness
inverted altar. one
therein
pentagram
has in
dissipated,
half,
or
your comrade.
By
the
slowly
Powers
of
emptying,
When the majority of
fold
turn
am
it
the
paper with
upside
down
on
the the
Blow out the candles, the one to your right and then the
t o y o u r left.
T a k e a deep breath in
and release
it,
also
releasing the emotions stirred up in the ritual.
A l t h o u g h the
demons
will
This
have
residual
departed, darkness
traces will
of
the
catalyze
presence the
Temple,
remain.
embedding
in the ground and the walls, c e m e n t i n g the place in eternity.
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C H A P T E R
S E V E N
D E M O N I C SIGIL M A G I C K
Dabblers, Works have the
N e o p h y t e s , researchers and curious s p e c t a t o r s of the
of Darkness who
have
looked between
the
all s e e n t h e s y m b o l s t h a t a c c o m p a n y t h e spirits
listed,
some
engravings,
others
taking
the
being
connection
between
the
symbol
perfectly
angled
appearance and
the
covers of a grimoire
n a m e s and
attributes of
lines,
of a
child's
entity
listed
some
ornate
doodling.
The
is
but
obvious,
w h a t is t h e exact r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n the t w o ? W h a t is the sigil used f o r ? How is t h e s i g i l u s e d in r i t u a l ? T h e Latin word for sigil, " s i g i l u m " m e a n s " s e a l . " is
found
throughout
religion,
metaphysics,
biblical
Book of Revelations,
when
broken,
war,
plagues
earth.
famine and
the
seven
are
and
even
seals
poured
The word "seal" history.
of t h e
out
In
the
Apocalypse
are
upon the
face
o f the
It is c o m m o n l y speculated that such seals are i m p r e s s e d in clay
tablets. reign.
These "seal
up"
the fate
of mankind
and the
end
of Satan's
C o n v e r s e l y , the B o o k of Life w h e r e i n the n a m e s of the c h o s e n are
written is sealed up with a great seal,
protecting those that are to be
saved as well as any knowledge of their specific identities.
Some of the
earliest w r i t i n g discovered thus far p r e s e n t s itself on clay seals engraved with s y m b o l s d e s i g n a t i n g o w n e r s h i p of sold items by a specific ruler or territory.
In this way, the clay pieces were seals of o w n e r s h i p .
Similar
seals have been used to indicate possession or authority by a king, or as a m e t h o d of t r a n s f e r r i n g his
authority to the bearer of the seal.
The latter type of seal is much akin to the use of sigils in ritual. The
bearer
of
the
ritually
consecrated
and
with the p o w e r and a u t h o r i t y specific to its
charged
purpose for which the sigil had been c o n s e c r a t e d . Jupiter
is
bearer of and
engraved such
performing
an
in
tin
amulet
various
and
will
charged
find
diplomatic
greater duties.
sigil
is
endowed
associated demon
and the
W h e n the talisman of
with
Magickal
ease In
in
potency,
influencing
wearing
a
the
people
consecrated
talisman of M a r s , the M a g i c i a n ' s studies of the Martial Arts will begin to flow
naturally
towards
mastery,
his
ability
with
i n c r e a s e , a n d his p h y s i c a l s t r e n g t h w i l l d o u b l e .
102
diverse
weapons
will
The charged sigil of the
C H A P T E R
S E V E N
D E M O N I C
S I G I L
M A G I C K
Archangel M i c h a e l will surround the bearer in an envelope of protection and
safety. The
demonic
sigil
becomes
the
"seal"
of the specific d e m o n to which it belongs.
It
is a glyph that corresponds only to that one d e m o n , and oftentimes will
contain
specific
information
the
powers,
abilities
demonic the
such
as
Cross
and
hierarchy
when
sigil
about his
-
is
all
in
placement of
itself
demon,
which
in is
his the seen
superimposed over devices
numerologieal
squares
or
the
Rose
Lamen. In ritual, the sigil b e c o m e s the device
Rose Cross Lamen
by w h i c h
a
direct
between the Sorcerer and the d e m o n . which such
the
demonic
powers
a g a t e w a y will
demon
until
it
is
may
remain
destroyed
and
is
established
It becomes the gateway through
flow.
active
connection
Once
consecrated
and
and v i b r a n t w i t h t h e
the
ashes
are
opened,
power
scattered
in
of the
the wind.
E r g o , sigils that are meant to exact a long t e r m or u n e n d i n g effect in t h i s w o r l d w o u l d b e e n g r a v e d i n m e t a l , s t o n e , o r c l a y , and t h o s e g o a l s that
are
to
be
accomplished
shortly
should
be
drawn
on
parchment
which can be easily destroyed w h e n the result has come to pass. The
design
of d e m o n i c sigils
is
usually presented as a
drawing
c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n a s i n g l e c i r c l e , a d o u b l e c i r c l e , or s o m e t i m e s w i t h i n a decorative
layering
concentric
circles
of between
A
I
H
which is written the letters of the
name
of
embroidered pentagrams, images the
with or
thought
demon.
necessary
is
surrounding Symbolically, centers
the
powers
in
universe,
the
All a
demon
E
/A\
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