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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
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C O N T E N T S
I N T R O D U C T I O N
CHAP T E R ONE T HE BL AC K MA G I C I A N
CHAPTER TWO S I NI S T E R S Y MB OL S
CHAPTER THREE ENT ERI NG THE DARKNES S
CHAP TE R FOUR RI TES OF C O N S E C R A T I O N
CHAP T E R FIVE B U R N T O F F E R I N G S
CHAP T E R SIX S ERVANTS OF DA R K NE S S
CHAPTF R SEVEN D E MO N I C SI GI L MA G I C K
CHAPTER EIGHT GA I NI NG THE DARK S I GHT
CHAP T E R NI NE D E MO N I C E V O C A T I O N
CHAP TE R TEN S PI RI TS OF T HE DE A D
CHAP TE R ELEVEN B L O O D RI TUAL
CHAP T E R TWELVE BANEF UL MA G I C K
CHAP TE R TEI I RTEEN DA R K A S C E N T
GLOSSARY
ENDNOTES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I NTRODUCTI ON
". . . and t hus , t he Wor ks of Dar knes s began t o pr evai l a mo ng al l t he s ons
of me n. "
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I t i s axi omat i c a mong t he ne o- pagan and even t he s at ani c
s ubc ul t ur es pe r v a di ng t he wes t er n wor l d t hat , " Magi c k i s Magi c k; i t ' s
what you do wi t h i t t hat ma ke s i t Bl ack or Whi t e. " Whi t e- l i ght
Pr ac t i t i oner s are af rai d of bei ng l abel ed " Sat ani c " , and mode r n Sat ani s t s
are af r ai d of bei ng c ons i der ed da ng e r ous , f anat i c al , or t rul y evi l . All i s
done wi t h a s mi l e and a happy s ong i n t he hear t .
Ther e i s an anc i ent evi l s l eepi ng be ne at h t he ear t h, howe v e r ,
that has been r ous ed by our mi l l i on ma n mar c he s , our nuc l ear mur de r s
and our " pe a c e - ke e pi ng " bl oodba t hs wor l dwi de . It i s s t i r r i ng and a
dark mi st i s s e e pi ng i nt o our wor l d, i nt oxi c at i ng t he yout h wi t h vi ol e nc e
and mur de r , c l oudi ng t he j udg me nt of wor l d l eader s and war l or ds ,
s pewi ng f ort h hat r e d i nt o t he ai r t hat we br eat he.
Thes e are t he t r ue Wor ks of Da r kne s s , uns ani t i z e d and s t andi ng
i n t hei r ful l s i ni s t er maj est y, wai t i ng f or t he Bl ack Magi c i an t o s ummon
f ort h t hei r Powe r s and evoke t he l egi ons of de mons be ggi ng t o be cal l ed.
Bl ack Magi c k has , si nce man f i rst bur i ed hi s dead, been one of t he
most f eared and t a boo pr act i ces i n soci et y. Whe n t her e i s di s eas e,
f ami ne, de s t r uc t i ve weat her , war and mur der pl agui ng t he huma n
race, why woul d e v e r y one s eem t o care about s ome s ol i t ar y per s on or
gr oup c hant i ng, s t abbi ng wax dol l s and c onv e r s i ng wi t h be i ngs t hat
nobody el se can see or hear ?
I t has been a near l y undi s put e d f act unt i l r ecent t i me s t hat t he
Wor ks of Dar kne s s c ar r y wi t h t hem t he powe r t o i nf ect mas s e s wi t h
di s eas e, t o br i ng s t or ms or dr ought , t o s way t he out c ome of war , or t o
pos s es s the mos t i nnoc ent man t o c ommi t mur de r or even s ui c i de. I t i s
t he uns een evi l , t he uns pe a ka bl e t hi ng l ur ki ng i n t he s hadows of t he
hi st or y of t he huma n r ace.
Peopl e be l i e ve d i n Bl ack Magi c k be c a us e t he al t e r nat i ve was
deadl y. The Powe r s of Dar kne s s wer e known t o be as real as t he s t or ms
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W O R K S O F D A R K N E S S
t hat woul d fill t he s ki es , and f or mi l l enni a t hos e Powe r s wer e r ec ogni z ed
as t he s our c e of t he bane of t he human race.
Today, i n our t i me of i nt el l ec t ual i l l umi nat i on, we are cur sed
wi t h what we bel i eve i s a f i rm unde r s t a ndi ng of r eal i t y, r ej ect i ng and
de nounc i ng al l t hat i s not eas i l y c at e gor i z e d, l abe l e d and f i l ed away.
Whi l e mos t bel i eve i n God, and s ome st i l l pray, t her e ar e f ew t hat can
hear Hi s voi ce or see Hi s ange l s . The r e are f ew t hat bel i eve t hat He has
power her e, i n our wor l d of sci ent i f i c pr oof and ver i f i abl e f act . Ther e
are onl y a f ew out of t he bi l l i ons of huma n l i f e f or ms on t hi s pl anet t hat
st and on t he ci t y wal l s whi c h s hel t er t he i nane a s s umpt i ons of t he
"great mi nds " of our t i mes t o dec l ar e t he ms e l ve s as pr ophe t s of Go d or
S e e r s .
Whe r e onc e t her e wer e s o many, now t her e are f ew.
Thos e f anat i c al f ew are cal l ed t er r or i s t s or at t he ver y l eas t are
pot ent i al t r oubl e ma ke r s , t hos e f ew t hat can See, can Hear and
r es ul t ant l y f ear not hi ng.
In a wor l d wi t hout Di vi ni t y, i t i s a ma z i ng t hat t he f ear of t he
di abol i c al sti l l t hr i ves . Ther e i s s ome t hi ng wi t hi n t he mi nds of men
t hat Knows . The r e i s an at avi st i c c ompr e he ns i on t hat has been bur i ed
be ne at h c e nt ur i e s of s ci ence and s c hool i ng t hat whi s pe r s , " Some t hi ng
wi cked t hi s way c ome s . "
The r e exi s t s i n t hese Lower Pl anes of c aus e and ef f ect a def i ni t e
dual i t y. Al l t hi ng s have s ubs t anc e onl y by t he vi r t ue of i t s oppos i t e .
The r e i s a c er t ai n day and an una r g ua bl e ni ght . Ther e i s s ha dow and
t her e i s s unl i ght . Ther e are t he s t r ong and t he weak. The r e i s Whi t e
Magi ck and t her e most as s ur edl y i s Bl ack Magi c k.
I n or der t o under s t and what Bl ack Magi c k i s, we must t her ef or e
fi rst def i ne i ts oppos i t e. Whi t e Magi c k i s t he use of t he c ur r ent s and
f orces exi s t i ng be y ond t he nor mal r ange of s e ns at i on t o enac t speci f i c
c hange s i n t he wor l d or i t s i nhabi t ant s i n t he mos t benef i ci al manner
pos s i bl e. Whi t e Magi c k i s al so t he spi r i t ual and ri t ual act of wor ki ng
wi t h powe r s , ar c he t y pe s , ent i t i es and s y mbol s whos e nat ur e i s al t r ui s t i c
or be ne v ol e nt .
The r e i s a l ove, c ompa s s i on a nd a l i ght nes s of hear t t hat de s c e nds
upon t he Oper at or of Whi t e Magi c k. Ther e i s a hol i ne s s and s anc t i t y
whi c h e nve l ope s t he ri t ual Ci r cl e wher ei n t he Wor ks of Li ght are
p e r f o r me d .
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
Whi t e Magi c k i s gi vi ng and car i ng. Whi t e Magi c k i s us i ng al l of
one' s own s t r engt h and the powe r s of t he oc c ul t i n br i ngi ng about
happi ne s s and pos i t i ve gr owt h. Whi t e Magi ck i s t he mani f es t ed f orce of
al l t hat i s be ni g n and r i ght eous .
Few r e c ogni z e t he powe r of Whi t e Magi ck, and even f ewer t ake i t
upon t he ms e l v e s t o be c ome t he Whi t e Magi c i an, t he Mage, who car r i es
bot h t he r es pons i bi l i t y and t he abi l i t y t o do t hese t hi ngs .
Bl ack Magi c k, t hen, i s t he use of t he powe r s bot h wi t hi n and
wi t hout t he Ma gi c i a n i n br i ngi ng about speci f i c c hange i n onesel f , i n
t he wor l d, and i n al l of i ts i nhabi t ant s i n t he mos t s i ni s t er manner
pos s i bl e. Bl ack Magi c k i s al s o t he spi r i t ual and ri t ual act of wor ki ng
wi t h power s , ar c he t ype s , ent i t i es and s ymbol s whos e nat ur e i s mal i gn
and i ni qui t ous .
Whe n one cal l s upon the Power s of Dar knes s , a def i ni t e evi l sweeps
i nt o t he r oom, a s uf f ocat i ng bl a c kne s s whi c h c annot be ba r ga i ne d wi t h
or di s s uaded f r om i ts devas t at i ng cour s e. Whe n t he Demon s t ands bef or e
t he Magi c i an, Hi s f oul br eat h wi l t i ng al l t hat i s al i ve and hi s i cy st ar e
c aus i ng even t he dust of t he ear t h t o t r embl e, t her e i s no ques t i on t hat
t hese are t he Wo r k s of Dar kne s s .
I n t he mome nt t hat t he Sor c er er sends f or t h hi s wi l l t o t ake t he
l i fe of anot he r huma n bei ng t hr ough a cur s e, and t he bl ack emi s s ar i es
rush up f rom hel l , s hr i eki ng t hr ough t he Te mpl e , and an i ron vei l f al l s
bet ween t he Sor c e r e r and r e de mpt i on, t he l i ne be t we e n Bl ack and Whi t e
i s dr awn qui t e cl ear l y.
Thes e are t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s . Any t hat woul d cl ai m t hat
t her e i s no Bl ack and t here i s no Whi t e must t her ef or e be s t andi ng i n
Li mbo, and wo ul d do wel l t o t ake t hi s t ome and di s c over f or hi ms el f
wher e heaven and hel l par t .
Thi s i s t he pat h t o power uni magi nabl e , t o a Dar kne s s and evi l
t hat ri des t hr oug h t he Bl ack Magi c i an l i ke t hunde r , t o t he i nexor abl e
ecl i ps e of t he c ons c i enc e t hat bet r ays . Thi s i s t he gat e i nt o t he
uns pe akabl e , whe r e t he mi ght y ri se up as g ods and t he meek s hr i vel
i nt o as hes . Thi s i s t hat si l ver l i ne bet ween t he s hadows and t he l i ght .
Thi s i s t he s t ep t hat cr osses i t.
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C H A P T E R O N E
THE BLACK MAGI CI AN
Ever yone has cr ossed pat hs wi t h t he Bl ack Magi c i an at s ome poi nt ,
mos t l i kel y knowi ng hi m per s onal l y as a f r i end or c owor ke r , yet not
havi ng t he l eas t s us pi c i on t hat he i s t he wi el der of t he Powe r s of
Da r k n e s s .
He i s t he t hi n, pal e t een dr es s ed i n bl ack wi t h met al i n hi s f ace.
He i s t he y o ung man or wo ma n who bur ns bl ac k c andl es i n hi s dor m
r oom t o i nf l uence t he r es ul t s of t he mi dt e r m. He i s t he be a r de d and
l ong hai r ed Hes s i an pl ayi ng gui t ar s and s c r e ami ng mur de r ous l yr i cs .
He i s t he f i gur e hi dden i n a cl oak who meet s i n t he deser t t o s ummo n up
evi l . He i s t he Pri est t hat has seen t oo much si n and t oo l i t t l e of God. He
i s t he CEO t hat rul es t he wor l d at t he s har p end of a pen. He i s t he
hus band and f at her whom no one woul d s us pec t .
I n t he s ha dows of ever y gr eat c i vi l i z at i on a nd i n t he s t r aw hut s
of ever y noma di c t r i be, t he Bl ack Magi c i an has t hr i ved. He has been
t he Phar aoh and the Pope, t he sl ave and t he c onque r or , t he s ci ent i s t
and t he l unat i c . Whe n e mpi r e s and r el i gi ons have r ei gned and pas s ed,
when s avi or s have been ri sen up and have been f l ung down, he was
t her e wa t c hi ng , s t r e t c hi ng out i nvi s i bl e hands t o pave t he way for hi s
d i a l e c t i c .
The Bl ack Magi c i an knows no God nor f ol l ows t he c o mma ndme nt s
of any, for he i s t he Gr a nd Ar c hi t ec t of hi s own uni v e r s e . For hi m,
t her e i s no que s t i on of mor al s or da mna t i on, onl y t hat hi s wi l l be done .
Whe t he r one l i f e s houl d f l our i sh or a mi l l i on be e xt i ngui s he d i s of l i t t l e
c ons e que nc e t o hi m, s o l ong as hi s Ki ngdom c ome .
As t he Sor c er er wi e l ds hi s s wor d of powe r and br i ng s nat i ons and
wor l ds under hi s c ont r ol , he s oon di s c over s t hat he i s no l onge r pl ay i ng
t he part of t he Supr e me Maj es t y wi t h hi s godl i ke powe r s , but t hat hi s
ever y f i ber i s i mbue d wi t h t he v e r y f or ces t hat he once was r equi r ed t o
s ummo n. He f i nds t hat at t he ment i on of i t s name , t he demon a ppe a r s
and i s r eady t o assi st i n t he downf al l of a wor l d t hat i s not yet per f ect
e nough. He f i nds t hat t hos e wor l ds be y ond t he f l esh are mor e
c omf or t abl e t han t he dust and t he pai n of mor t al i t y, and so he exi s t s
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C H A P T E R O N E T H E B L A C K M A G I C I A N
beyond huma ni t y , all of hi s neces s i t i es and des i r es f ul f i l l ed bef or e he
can even hung e r f or t he m, and he i s left wi t h t he pr obl e m onl y of
ac hi evi ng hi s abs ol ut e Des t i ny, He i s no l onge r pl ayi ng t he par t of a
God. He i s a God pl ayi ng the part of a man. Hi s Ascent i s sol i di f i ed as hi s
exal t at i on i nt o une ndi ng power i s no l onger e mi ne nt , but i s a pr es ent
real i t y. Thi s i s t he Pat h of Bl ack Magi ck, and t he Pat h of As c e nt . It i s
t he Pat h upon whi c h we all t r ead, or are cast al ong t he way s i de .
The r e are def i ni t e s t ages of de v e l opme nt e nc ount e r e d by al l
Bl ack Magi c i ans , r egar dl es s of t he exact pat hs each may wal k. Whi l e
he may l ook back at the Fool he was bef or e, he wi l l s ur el y r eal i ze that
such was ne c e s s ar y f or t he c r eat i on of t he Mas t er he i s now. Thes e si x
s t ages of gr owt h r epr es ent t he nat ur al Pa t hwor ki ng t owar ds Ade pt hood
as t he si x dar k s uns al i gn one by one.
DABBLER
Ever y j our ne y must st art s ome whe r e , even i f i t may not be t he
most des i r abl e pl ace t o begi n. I n hi nds i ght , t he Bl ack Magi c i an wi l l
r eal i ze t hat t he onl y way t o st art on t he Pat h was t o st ar t as t he Dabbl er .
At t wel ve ye ar s ol d I sat wi t h my br ot her , c ous i n, and si st er,
ups t ai r s whe r e my mot her woul d not hear our voi c es . My ol der br ot her
r eached i nt o a bl ue bac kpac k, s t r uggl i ng wi t h t he awkwar d obj ect
i nsi de. He f i nal l y manage d t o lift i t out i nt o t he open wi t hout maki ng
a si ngl e t ear or punc t ur e i n the mat er i al of hi s bag.
On t he f l oor, i n t he cent er of t he ci rcl e i n whi c h we sat , my
br ot her pl ac ed a r ec t angul ar pi ece of wood he had f ound i n our f at her ' s
s hop. I n bl ac k mar ker i n t he l eft c or ner he had wr i t t en t he wor d " yes . "
I n t he ri ght c or ner was " no. " Each l et t er of t he al phabe t was wr i t t en
unde r ne at h t hos e wor ds i n t hr e e r ows , each r ow c ur vi ng f r om one si de
of the boar d t o t he ot her . Beneat h t he wr i t t en al phabet wer e the
numbe r s z e r o t hr ough ni ne.
My br ot he r st uck hi s ha nd back i nt o t he bag, r et r i evi ng anot her ,
s mal l er pi ece of wo o d cut i n t he s hape of a t r i angl e. A mi s c hi e vous gr i n
s t r et c hed a c r os s hi s f ace as he pl aced t he pl anc he t t e on t he l et t er ed
b o a r d .
Thr oug h t he pr evi ous f ew year s I ha d hear d about t hes e wi t ch
boar ds - had even seen t hem i n movi es . To see one si t t i ng i n f ront of me,
I t
howe v e r , di d not of f er me t he s ame t hri l l t hat t he hor r or f i l ms di d. I
felt the us ual f ear t hat s houl d be e xpe c t e d f r om a y o ung boy
i ndoc t r i nat ed i nt o t he Chr i s t i an f ai t h. But I kne w t hat I wa s n' t
c onc e r ne d about a pai r of gr een, war t c over ed a r ms r eac hi ng out of t he
boar d t o gr ab me, or t he Devi l hi ms el f t hr owi ng obj ect s ar ound t he
room s houl d we ref use t o c ommuni c a t e wi t h hi m. I l ooked de e pe r and
knew t hat I was mor e c onc er ned about the de mons t hat s wa r me d inside
of me, l ur i ng my eyes t owa r ds the oui j a boar d and pul l i ng my hands
t owar ds t he pl anc he t t e , as i f agai ns t my wi s h and wi l l .
The s pi r i t s s poke t hat ni ght , and at l east one of us l i s t ened.
St i l l ye ar s af t er t hi s br us h wi t h t he unk no wn, I had not f or got t en
t he t i ngl e of t he mi ni ma l amount of dar kne s s a nd power I had
e xpe r i e nc e d t hat ni ght .
Hi gh s chool coul d be so di f f i cul t at t i me s . I s aw a popul ar i t y and
soci al a c c e pt a nc e t hat I l onged f or a nd envi ed, gi r l s t hat I de s i r e d, and
a t wi s t of evi l t hat I knew coul d be mi ne.
The New Age s ec t i on of books t or e s gl i s t e ne d wi t h t he f l ames t hat
I coul d f eel r i s i ng i nsi de of me my whol e l i f e, gi ven a f or m and a na me
wi t h t hat f i rst e nc ount e r wi t h Dar kne s s as a t wel ve year ol d boy. A f ew
var i at i ons of books on mas t e r i ng Wi t c hc r af t i n t hr ee easy s t eps s e e me d
t he a ppr opr i a t e pl ace t o s t ar t . Bur ni ng a candl e or t wo whi l e c al l i ng on
t he Gua r di a ns of t he Wa t c ht owe r s gave me t he i ni t i al s ens e of power ,
t he r eal i z at i on t hat pe r haps I t oo c oul d t ake Des t i ny i nt o my own hands
and real l y do s ome t hi ng wi t h i t.
Suc h i s t he s ome wha t abs ur d and par adoxi c al genes i s of t he
Dabbl er . He has wi t hi n hi s very r each t he keys t o al l of t he powe r f or
whi ch he hung e r s ; st i l l i t al l s e e ms so di s t ant . He has a vague i dea of
what he wa nt s , but c annot see t he next dot on t he page t o whi c h t he
l i ne c onne c t s .
The Dabbl er t r i es a bi t of t hi s and s ome of t hat , al l wi t h hi s eyes
cl enched and hi s f i nger s c r os s ed. Ve r y f ew who wal k t he dar k pat h
have f rom t he be g i nni ng a gui di ng s ys t em or a me nt or . Mos t wi l l buy
or bor r ow what e ve r books t hey can, read t hem wi t hout havi ng a bas e
f or t he c ont e xt of t he wr i t i ng, and wi l l a t t e mpt wha t e v e r r i t ual s t hey
can c onv e ni e nt l y manage . I am c er t ai n t hat qui t e a f ew dabbl i ng eyes
are s c a nni ng t hes e ver y pages , wonde r i ng i f pe r haps t hi s book c oul d
hel p t hem di s c er n i n whi c h di r e c t i on t hey s houl d be gi n wal ki ng.
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C H A P T E R - O N E : T H E B L A C K M A G I C I A N
I t i s t hi s i ni t i al phas e of Magi c kal de v e l opme nt t hat de t e r mi ne s
t he spi r i t ual f ut ur e of Dabbl er . A maj or i t y of peopl e desi r e t he
s upe r nat ur al , t he Di vi ne or t he dar k, t he phe nome na l vi s i ons of t he
Seer s . Onc e t he act ual t hi ng i s bef or e t he m, however , t hey may real i ze
t hat i n al l hones t y t hey f avor t he i dea of t hos e f ac ul t i es bei ng pr es ent
i n some abs t r ac t real i t y whi c h mus t r emai n far f rom t he i r s . I n hi s
i ni t i al t oyi ng wi t h t he power s of Bl ack Magi c k, t hi s t ype of Dabbl er wi l l
i nadver t ent l y e xpe r i e nc e t he har ds hi p of s uc c es s . A spel l wi l l wor k, a
Gat eway wi l l open or t he de mons wi l l gat her ar ound t he di l et t ant e.
Wha t e v e r t he s peci f i c cas e may be, t he Dabbl er wi l l r eal i ze t hat he has
dabbl ed t oo de e p, and wi l l f r ant i cal l y s ear ch for Hel l ' s e me r ge nc y exi t
s i g n .
Conve r s e l y, t he t r ue Bl ack Ma gi c i a n, al t hough onl y a Dabbl er ,
wi l l f i nd addi c t i on i n t hi s da r kne s s . He wi l l l et t he whi r l wi nd s weep
hi m off of hi s f eet , and wi l l t ake hi s i ni ti al success as a si gn of hi s Dest i ny
rat her t han an ome n of hi s de mi s e .
NEOPHYTE
Wa t c hi ng t he Magi c kal As c e nt of t he Bl ack Ma gi c i a n, t he obj ec t i ve
obs er ver wi l l not i ce a def i ni t e mome nt whe n t he dabbl i ng ceases and
t he Wor k be gi ns . The f et al f acade of t he Dabbl er i s shed as nonc hal ant l y
as t hi n and we a t he r e d s ki n, l ayi ng bar e t he Ne ophyt e who s t ands f i r ml y
on t he Pat h, l i f t i ng hi s f oot t o t ake hi s f i rst real s t ep i nt o Dar kne s s .
The Ne ophy t e ha s us ual l y s pent hi ms el f of t he maj or i t y of
c onf l i c t i ng e mot i ons and debr i s of r el i gi on whi l s t a Dabbl er , havi ng
" f ought hi s f or mer self, a nd won. " He has l oudl y moc ke d the i cons
whi ch had pr evi ous l y r epr es ent ed hi s bel i ef s and mor al s , and pus hed
hi ms el f away f r om the s oul l es s hor de s of s oci et y wi t h al l of hi s mi ght .
Now, he i s abl e t o f ocus on t hat s hi mme r i ng, el us i ve st ar.
Whi l e s k i mmi ng t hr ough doz e ns of books , c er t ai n name s and
wor ds have been hi ghl i ght ed on t he pages and have been r epeat ed
t hr ough t he t ext s . Na me s l i ke Al ei s t er Cr owl ey, Ar t hur Edwar d Wa i t e ,
S. L. Mac gr e gor Mat he r s , El i phas Levi and A. O. Spar e. Wo r ds l i ke
e v oc at i on, As s umpt i on of Godf or ms , Sephi r ot h, Pa t hwor ki ng and As t r al
Body of Li ght .
The s e na me s and wor ds gl i s t en i n t he Ne ophy t e ' s mi nd, r i ngi ng
wi t h a me s me r i z i ng f or ce. He was unabl e t o f i nd di r e c t i on, so di r ec t i on
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has f ound hi m, l e adi ng hi m t o t hes e peopl e and t hes e t opi c s . I t i s all so
ov e r whe l mi ng , di z z yi ng, yet t hr i l l i ng. The occul t g a me t hat he had
been pl ay i ng had v ani s he d, and i n i t s pl ace s t ood a wor l d of l i mi t l es s
p o s s i b i l i t y .
Rat her t han he a di ng for t he Ne w Age s ect i on of t he books t or e , he
may now go s t r ai ght t o t he cl er k. He does n' t have t he t i me or t he
pat i enc e t o wa s t e on any mor e s ki mmi ng . The r e i s wor k t o be done . An
Aut hor Se ar c h, a Subj ect Se ar c h, anyt hi ng t hat wi l l l ead hi m di r ect l y
t o t he wor ks of t hos e t hat Know.
Thi s ur genc y t ypi f i es t he st age of t he Ne ophy t e . He i s an i nf ant
whos e vi s i on i s de v e l opi ng t he acui t y t o see t he wor l d ar ound hi m. Hi s
mi nd i s buz z i ng, and he can bar el y cat ch hi s br e at h.
He bur i e s hi ms el f i n hi s new books , wr i t t en by t he Mas t e r s of
Magi c k, of t en c onf us ed by t hei r voc abul ar y yet sti l l ent hr al l ed by t hei r
me a ni ngs . He s t udi es t he r i t ual s of t he Pe nt agr am and t he He x a gr a m,
and l ear ns t he f or mul ae of t he Te t r a g r a mma t o n, and knows wi t hout
r eser ve t hat all wi l l be hi s i n t i me.
I t i s her e t hat t he addi c t i on be c ome s i ne xor abl e . The l i f e he
kne w bef or e i s l ef t behi nd, and he knows t her e i s no c ompr omi s i ng . I t i s
her e t hat t he Magi c i an c hoos es hi s Pat h; a choi ce whi c h he wi l l never
bet r ay, try as he mi ght .
PRACTITIONER
Ther e i s a gr eat gul f bet ween Magi ck i n t heor y and Magi c k i n
pr ac t i c e. The t heor y has been e x a mi ne d t hor oughl y . The na me and
numbe r of t he Beas t i s known. Al l t hat r e mai ns i s t he di s c over y of Hi s
e s s e n c e .
The Pr ac t i t i oner of Magi c k gat her s t he not es whi c h we r e made
as a Ne ophy t e and pr epar es f or hi s j our ne y as a Bl ac k Magi c i an.
Mos t of t en, hi s f i rst s t ep i s t he c ons t r uc t i on or ac qui s i t i on of
r i t ual i mpl e me nt s . Tho ug h t hi s may hav e be g un, howe ve r
c apr i c i ous l y, whi l st a Dabbl er , i t i s now seen t o be i nc ompl e t e and i n
s er i ous need of r ect i f i cat i on.
The bowi e kni f e i s r epl ac ed by a bl ack ha ndl e d ri t ual dagge r , t he
cer eal bowl makes way for an i ron c aul dr on and t he c a r dboa r d box
c over ed i n c andl e wax i s t hr own out i n f avor f or a sol i d oak al t ar . In
doi ng s o, t he Ne ophy t e i s di s c ar ded and t he Pr ac t i t i oner i s r i s en.
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C H A P T E R O N E : T H E B L A C K M A G I C I A N
Onc e t he Te mpl e has been set up, t he Pr ac t i t i oner be gi ns t o t ake
Des t i ny by t he t ai l . He opens hi s books and r eads t he I nc ant at i ons . He
kneel s i n s i l ence and f eel s t he power s s we e p i nt o t he r oom. He gi ves hi s
c o mma nds and s ends t hem f ort h wi t h t he s moke of t he c andl es as he
bl ows t hem out .
At t hi s s t age, t he Magi c i an knows t hat he mus t put i nt o act i on
t hos e t hi ngs t hat he has l ear ned. He sees da nc i ng bef or e hi m al l of hi s
de s i r e s , and gr abs at t he m one by one. He sti l l has a sense of hi s
l i mi t at i ons , howe v e r . He f eel s t hat i t i s be y ond hi m t o s ummon t o
vi s i bl e appe ar anc e l e gi ons of de mons t o do hi s bi ddi ng. He k nows t hat
he ha s powe r and t hat he can ef f ect hi s e nv i r onme nt ; he j us t has no
c onc e pt of how much power i s wai t i ng to be unl e a s he d.
The Pr ac t i t i oner t akes baby - s t e ps t owar ds Ade pt hood, af rai d t hat
i f he l eaps he may f al l , or may even f i nd t hat t he s e e mi ngl y del i cat e
wal l s of t hi s Magi c kal wor l d wi l l s hat t er . He i s act i vel y, al bei t una wa r e
t o even hi msel f , l ooki ng f or t he boundar i e s of t hi s new wor l d, t r eadi ng
l i ght l y, not abl e t o c ompr e he nd t hat whi c h i s Li mi t l es s .
The mome nt s t hat wer e spent as a Dabbl er bur ni ng c andl e s and
maki ng wi s he s are r evi s ed; t he f l ames t hat ri se f rom t he wi c ks now
e mbody t he powe r s of Magi c k i tsel f . The Pr ac t i t i oner ' s eyes ar e opened
t o t he f act t hat ri t ual i s not t he s um t ot al of phys i cal act i on coupl ed
wi t h vague des i r e. He not i ces t he e ne r ge t i c c ur r ent s t hat move t hr ough
al l t hi ngs , and l ear ns t hr ough hi s own met aphys i c al e xpe r i me nt at i ons
the exact ma nne r i n whi ch he c an ma ni pul a t e t hos e c ur r ent s t o hi s
a d v a n t a g e .
The speci f i c s t age of t he Pr ac t i t i oner i s t hat i n whi c h t he real i t y
of Sor c er y i s sol i di f i ed i n t he Magi c i an' s mi nd and t he appl i c at i on of i t s
mys t er i es be c ome s c e me nt e d i n hi s be i ng. It i s i n t hi s st age t hat he
be c ome s an act i ve par t i c i pant i n t he Wo r k s of Dar kne s s , rat her t han a
c ur i ous s pec t at or .
I t i s al s o at t he st age of t he Pr ac t i t i oner t hat t he f l edgl i ng Bl ack
Magi c i an wi l l be dr i ven t o exor c i s e t he de mons of hi s pr evi ous f ai t h
f rom hi m. The Dabbl i ng ye ar s wer e never t ake n s er i ous l y e noug h t o
war r ant such a di vor c e f rom t he f or mer self, and t he t i me s pent as a
Ne ophyt e i n Bl ack Magi c k wer e so f i l l ed wi t h novel t y of t he knowl e dg e
and e xpe r i e nc e of r i t ual and Magi ck t hat he c oul d not st op and e xami ne
t he i nt er nal me t a mor phos i s t hat has been t aki ng pl ace si nce he s t epped
f oot on t he Lef t Hand Pat h. As hi s l at ent power s and a wa r e ne s s i s
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unl oc ked and unl e as he d, he of t en wi l l di s c ove r a hi dde n ange r wi t hi n,
an unknown de mon t hat i s not of t he Bl ack Pat h, nor i s i t of hi s f or mer
l i f e, but onl y came i nt o be i ng when t he t wo be gan t o col l i de.
The Pr ac t i t i oner wi l l us ual l y begi n t he s pi r i t ual di vor c e i n an
at t empt t o des t r oy who he once was by c ha ngi ng t he phys i cal
r epr es ent at i on of what he pr es ent l y i s. He wi l l gr ow hi s hai r out or wi l l
s have i t bal d, wi l l dye i t or wi l l bl eac h i t, wi l l ador n hi ms el f i n t he
bl ac kes t c l ot hes and t he t al l es t boot s or t he br i ght es t c ol or s and t he
mos t pr of ane l ogos , he wi l l publ i c l y a nnounc e t he e me r ge nc e of t hat
bei ng t hat onc e dwel l ed wi t hi n, t he Bl ack Sor c er er , t he Evi l One , t hat i s
now t aki ng over t he l i fe of t he s ubj ect . He i s t r yi ng hi s har des t t o
reaf f i rm t o hi msel f , of t en by a nnounc i ng t o ot her s i n v ar i ous wa y s ,
t hat he i s not t he s ame pe r s on t hat onc e knel t bef or e God and qui ver ed
at t he s e ns at i on t hat s ome t hi ng i s c omi ng i n t he ni ght . He pl e dge s t hat
he wi l l be c o me t hat Dark s ome t hi ng , t hat i nvi s i bl e s t al ker of t he
s ha dows . He pl edges t hat he wi l l be c ome s ome t hi ng - anyt hi ng - ot her
t han t hat whi c h he once wa s .
Too of t en t he Pr ac t i t i oner i s dr awn away f r om t he r eal i t i es of
Bl ack Ma g i c k and t he powe r t hat i t can de l i ve r by t hese s hows . He wi l l
bur n hi s Hol y Bi bl e, hi s Tor a h, hi s Ta l mud, and hi s Kor an. Hi s ri t ual
wi l l be t he pr of anat i on of hi s f or mer sel f - not di r ect l y, f or he mus t be
caref ul t o never l et wi nd t ouch hi s i nc ons t ant , f r es hl y de v e l opi ng
i dent i t y. Not abl e, at t hi s poi nt , t o f ul l y t ake r es pons i bi l i t y f or hi s own
Dest i ny, he at t ac ks t he i ns t i t ut i ons of hi s past and al l of t hei r e mi s s ar i e s .
He wi l l of t en be f i l l ed wi t h such a r age f or hi ms el f and for hi s f or mer
" we a kne s s e s " t hat are onl y appar ent onc e he begi ns t o t ast e powe r t hat
he s t r uggl es t o be abl e t o see t hat al l t hi ngs are s t age s , and t hat even hi s
past was a t ool f or hi s f ut ur e.
Whi l e a good numbe r of moder n Sat ani s t s are c ons t ant l y i n t hi s
enr aged s t at e, t hei r whol e pur pos e be i ng t o uns uc c es s f ul l y di vor ce
t he ms e l v e s f rom t he past , most t hat have wa l ke d t he Pat h t hus f ar wi l l
f i nd t hat t hei r As c e nt c ont i nue s , and t hat t hey pas s t hr ough t hi s
unpl eas ant s t age of her es y and def i l ement and wi l l move ont o t hei r
own a t t a i nme nt of power and c ont r ol . The y are r es ol ved wi t h who
t hey onc e we r e , and are c ommi t t e d t o who t hey pr es ent l y ar e. They
put i nt o sol i d pr act i ce t hos e t hi ngs t hat woul d rai se t he m up and push
t he m f or war d. He rel i es on hi msel f and the t eachi ngs t hat he can read
and di scern to lay out the road that he wi l l f ol l ow, and he f ol l ows i t surel y.
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Some Pr ac t i t i oner s may r emai n s uch f or y e a r s ; s ome f or t he
r e mai nde r of t hei r l i ves . Ther e i s a gr eat a mount of gr owt h and As c ent
t hat can be e xpe r i e nc e d wor ki ng as a s ol i t ar y Pr ac t i t i one r . If t he Bl ack
Magi c i an can l ook ever ywher e and f i nd knowl e dg e , he wi l l never f i nd
hi ms el f l ac ki ng e xpe r i e nc e s f r om whi c h he can l ear n and gr ow. Ther e
i s an ent i r e wor l d of As c e nt , howe v e r , t hat he negl ec t s s houl d he r emai n
bot h me nt or and s t udent .
I NI TI ATE
Onl y s o muc h can be ac c ompl i s he d whe n one s t ands al one agai ns t
i nnume r abl e bar r i er s t o hi s g r owt h. The Magi c i an c annot c ompr e he nd
t he abs ol ut e di f f i cul t y of hi s t ask of As c ent unt i l t he har ds hi ps have
been al l evi at ed. Looki ng at hi s ear l i er sel f wi t h a gr eat deal of hi nds i ght ,
a l ong si gh of whi c h he was not even awar e e s c ape s hi s c hes t .
The Pr ac t i t i oner i s c apabl e of a gr eat deal mor e t han he had f i rst
r eal i zed. I t be c ome s mor e evi dent wi t h t he c ompl e t i on of ever y ri t ual
and t he r eapi ng of ever y r ewar d t hat Magi c k i s nei t her br eakabl e nor
l i mi t ed. He l ear ns t hat per haps Magi ck i s t he onl y c ons t ant , and t hat
i t i s he t hat needs t o be s t r et ched as f ar as he can go, not t he Wor k s of
Dar knes s , f or t hey s i mpl y are and al ways have be e n. He i s t he f or ei gn
s ubs t anc e i nj ect ed i nt o t he bl oods t r e am of Evi l , and so i t i s he t hat mus t
adapt and be f or ged by t he Power s movi ng t hr ough hi m.
Looki ng i n t he books t hat had t aught hi m so muc h, r eadi ng t he
wor ks of t he Ma s t e r s , t he Pr ac t i t i oner sees a c o mmo n t hr ead: most had
bel onged t o and exc el l ed i n at l east one es ot er i c Or der or Magi c kal Lodge
bef or e t hei r e me r g e nc e as spi r i t ual r e vol ut i onar i e s . Most had wor ke d
and s t udi ed wi t hi n an act ual s ys t em of Magi c kal g r owt h. Not one had
r emai ned a s ol i t ar y pr ac t i t i oner f rom st art t o f i ni sh.
A ne w t ask i s put bef or e t he f l edgl i ng Bl ack Ma gi c i a n.
For mos t s i mpl e Pr ac t i t i oner s , al i gni ng wi t h a Bl ack Magi c k Or der
or Te mpl e , al t hough gr eat l y des i r ed, i s ne v e r t he l e s s i nt i mi dat i ng. He
wonde r s i f he wi l l make a f ool of hi msel f , i f hi s br ot he r s of t he bl ac k
cl ot h wi l l see hi s i nept nes s and t ur n hi m away. He al so wonder s about
t he or de al s and t he r es pons i bi l i t i es t hat wi l l be pl ac ed upon hi m, not
knowi ng i f he wi l l s uc c e e d.
The s e f ears are onl y c ompounde d when he act ual l y set s out t o
f i nd one such Or de r . I t i s c ommonl y unde r s t ood t hat Bl ack Magi c i ans
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do not adver t i s e t hei r pr es enc e, nor do t hey sol i ci t me mbe r s hi p i nt o
t hei r g r oups . The Pr ac t i t i oner may c ons i der t he mor e mai ns t r e am
" Sat ani c " Chur c he s and Te mpl e s , or may even l ook i nt o t he ver y Or de r s
whi ch t ut or ed t he y oung Al ei s t er Cr owl ey or Aus t i n Os ma n Spar e, or
t hos e t hat t hes e gr eat men f ounded i n t hei r l at er y e a r s .
The dar k wor l d t hat was be c o mi ng c omf or t abl e now c ompl e t e l y
be wi l de r s t he as pi r i ng I ni t i at e. He f i nds Gr ade Ri t ual s and
ps y c hodr a ma s t hat don' t seem t o have muc h pr ac t i c al , occul t pur pos e.
He sees a hi er ar c hy t hat i s s c al ed more by s eni or i t y and s y c ophanc y
t han by real , oc c ul t abi l i t y. I n c ont ac t i ng me mbe r s of t hese Chur c he s
or Or der s , he rarel y f i nds t hos e wi t h hi s s ame goal s and vi s i ons of As c ent
i n Bl ack Magi c k.
Thr ough hi s c ompl e t e f r us t r at i on or even di s gus t wi t h t he pr oc es s
of f i ndi ng a gr oup t o whi c h he can appl y f or me mbe r s hi p, t he as pi r i ng
I ni t i at e does not see t hat he i s maki ng c ont ac t s and i s at l east par t i al l y
wa l ki ng t he Pat hs of s ome of t hes e Lodges . He i s al so nar r owi ng down
hi s s ear c h, f i ndi ng out by def aul t whi c h at t r act hi m and whi c h r epel .
Some t i me s t he Magi c i an wi l l j oi n a wel l known Oc c ul t Lodge and
wi l l t her ei n gai n t he exper i enc e and abi l i t y nec es s ar y for hi s As c e nt ,
Mor e of t en, he wi l l f i nd a s mal l er Te mpl e t hat wi l l do t he s a me . The r e
ar e t he f ew, st i l l , t hat wi l l j oi n wi t h none, but wi l l f i nd af f i l i at i on wi t h
ot her s l i ke mi nde d and wi l l bot h t each and l ear n f r om t he m. Whe t he r
or not he c ons c i ous l y r eal i zes i t , t he Pr ac t i t i oner has been l ost i n t hi s
pr oc es s , and t he I ni t i at e has been bor n.
BLACK MAGI CI AN/SORCERER
The as pi r i ng Bl ack Magi c i an has one goal , i n what e ve r f or m i t
may mani f es t : power . I t i s t hi s ai m t hat c r eat es t he gr and di vi de
be t we e n t he Bl ack and t he Whi t e . I t i s t hi s s i ngul ar pur pos e t hat dr i ves
t he Sor c er er t o t he bl ac kes t ri t es and t hr ough t he ma dne s s of t he de pt hs
of Hel l . I t i s t hi s Power t hat c at apul t s hi s t hr one above t he st ar s of God.
The Magi c i an has s pent year s c ul mi na t i ng t he ski l l and
knowl e dg e and ge ne r a t i ng t he powe r t o f i nal l y s t and wi t hi n t he ri t ual
Ci r cl e and per f or m t he uni magi nabl e . At t hi s s t age of gr owt h, t her e
are ver y f ew l i mi t s t o t he abi l i t i es of t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a n. Al l t hat he
onc e saw as be i ng so f ar f r om hi s r each i s now wi t hi n hi s ha nds .
No l onge r i s t her e a t hought of " wi l l t hi s wo r k ? " Al l doubt has
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been r epl aced by r epet i t i on of s uc c es s and a c c ompl i s hme nt . Now, al l
t hat i s nec es s ar y i s t o put i nt o act i on t hat whi c h has been l ear ned, and
t o l et t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s f l ow t hr ough hi m wi t hout r es t r ai nt .
The Bl ack Magi c i an s pends mos t of hi s t i me l ear ni ng about hi ms el f
and hi s l i mi t at i ons , or t he l ack t her eof . I ns t ead of gat he r i ng var i ous
dec or at i ve and s hi ny i mpl e me nt s , he begi ns t o c ol l ec t gr i moi r e s f i l l ed
wi t h the si gi l s and t he f or mul ae t hat mi ght open up t he gat es of t he
Ki ngdom of Da r kne s s and pour out the powe r s of Et er ni t y.
Rat her t han l abor i ng t owar ds t he knowl e dge , ski l l and i nt er nal
power t o br i ng mi r ac l e and Magi c k i nt o f r ui t i on, t he Magi c i an now
l abor s t owa r ds t he har ne s s i ng of hi s own Des t i ny. He has pr oven t o
hi msel f , and s ome t i me s t er r i f yi ngl y t o hi s adve r s ar i e s , t hat he hol ds i n
hi s ha nds t he abi l i t y t o send hi s des i r es upon t he wi ng s of de mons wi t h
de vas t at i ng s uc c e s s .
The Sor c er er may even f i nd wi t h t i me t hat hi s power be g i ns t o
exceed hi s des i r e. He c at c hes hi ms e l f de l i be r at i ng not on ho w t o ac hi eve
speci f i c goal s , but i ns t ead s t r ai ns hi s i magi nat i on f or new and mor e
phe nome nal r e war ds . That whi c h can be r i t ual i z ed can be ac hi eved.
Whe n al l of y our wi s hes have been gr ant ed, al l t hat r emai ns i s t he
Thr one of God.
The r e of t en i s a dar k qui c ke ni ng whi ch br i dge s t he di vi de be t we e n
t he I ni t i at e and t he Sor c er er . Thi s a wa ke ni ng i s us ual l y br ought on by
an act of pur e Bl ack Magi c k, or by t he s ucces s f ul out c ome of t he Banef ul
Wor k. Whe n he r eal i z es , t hr ough hard e x pe r i e nc e , t hat by hi s dar k
dec r ee a per s on' s hear t may st op be at i ng or t hat a l i f e may be r avaged
beyond r e c ogni t i on, he wi l l i ngl y l eaves be hi nd al l c ha nc e of Di vi ne
f or gi venes s and mus t ac c ept a r el i gi on ei t her of c haos and s pi r i t ual
ent r opy, or of hi s own mal e vol e nt aut onomy . Mos t t hat c ont i nue on
t he pat h of Bl ack Magi c k, and As c e nd, hav e ac c ept ed t hei r pl ac es as
Gods of Da r kne s s .
I t i s at t hi s poi nt t hat t r ue s pi r i t ual s adi s m t ake s f or m i n t he
Bl ack Ma g i c i a n. Hi s t hi rst for powe r and Da r kne s s r eac hes an i ns at i abl e
i nt ens i t y, no act be i ng t oo e x t r e me , t he ends not onl y j us t i f yi ng t he
me a ns , but of t en t aki ng a s e c ondar y i mpor t anc e t o t he bl oody r i t es
whi c h br i ng t he m. Hi s vi s i on di s t or t s unt i l he no l onger bel i eves hi ms el f
t o be an i nhabi t ant of t hi s pl ane, but an obj ect i ve obs er ver , wa t c hi ng
t he pet t y j oy and pal t r y s uf f er i ng of t hos e wi t hi n t he cl ut ch of hi s l ef t
hand as woul d a s pec t at or on Ol y mpus .
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He k nows he i s not God. Ther e i s anot he r knowl e dg e , howe v e r ,
exhi l ar at i ng and hor r i f yi ng at onee, t hat he i s not t oo f ar off. Ther e i s
a subt l e r ec ogni t i on t hat he i s onl y a f ew s t eps away f rom t he t op of t he
l adder of As c e nt .
ADEPT/MASTER
The s pi r i t ual bl ac kne s s and t he l os s of hope for r e de mpt i on f rom
hi s s i ns mar k t he Bl ack Ma gi c i a n' s Dark Ni ght of t he Soul , whi c h i s a
vol c ani c pr ogr e s s of i ni t i at i on i nt o t he Hi ghes t mys t er i es of Bl ack
Magi c k, Onc e al l i s l ost and t he l ower sel f has been i nc i ner at ed i n t he
hear t of t he nuc l e ar i nf er no, what r emai ns i s t hat whi c h i s Et er nal .
The Sor c e r e r has per f or med and per f ect ed ever y f or m of ri t ual
Magi c k, s ummo ni ng t o vi si bl e appe ar anc e even t he mos t unc ont ai nabl e
Gr and De mo ns , c ons t r ai ni ng t he s ha dows of the dead, c o mma ndi ng
l egi ons of angel s i n hi s s i ni s t er Wor k, and r ul i ng hi s empi r e wi t h an
i nvi s i bl e hand. He has be c ome a vessel for t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , and
now t he i nf l ux wi l l not ebb. He f i nds t hat hi s ver y exi s t enc e has be c o me
a whi r l wi nd of power and ener gy.
The Magi c i an wi l l l ay out pl ans t o c onduc t a ri t ual f or a des i r ed
e nd, onl y f or t hat Magi c kal r esul t t o be s pont a ne ous l y r eached bef or e
t he ri t ual i s ac t ual l y c onduc t e d. Thi s wi l l oc c ur mor e f r equent l y and
wi t h gr eat er s wi f t nes s each t i me , unt i l t he Bl ack Magi c i an i s r el i eved of
t he nec es s i t y t o per f or m ri t ual at al l . Hi s des i r es and goal s are
pr eci pi t at ed i nt o phys i cal mani f es t at i on wi t hout hi s c ons c i ous ef f ort ,
hi s God Cons c i ous ne s s t aki ng over a gr eat deal of hi s dai l y af f ai r s.
For t he Mas t er , ri t ual i s a beaut i f ul novel t y wi t h no real pr act i cal
appl i c at i on. The uni ver s e moves i n hi s behal f , al l owi ng hi s power t o
f unnel i t sel f i nt o As c e nt . Bur ni ng c andl es and c al l i ng out t o hi s demoni c
al l i es st i l l f i l l s t he r oom wi t h dar knes s and el ec t r i f yi ng evi l , but he
di s cover s wi t h t i me t hat t he s ame can be ac c ompl i s he d wi t h a t houg ht
or a mo v e me nt of hi s hand. Pur e wi l l pul s es t hr ough hi m, hi s ever y
br eat h and t he mov e me nt of ever y cel l i n hi s body i s c ons e c r at e d by
t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s .
In a s i mi l ar manne r , books are of l i t t l e use i n i ns t r uc t i ng t he
Ade pt . He mus t gai n hi s knowl e dg e di r ect l y f r om t he Sour c e . He must
si t qui et l y and al l ow hi ms el f t o l ear n of t he uni ver s e f r om t he uni ve r s e
i tsel f, and t o l ear n about hi ms el f f rom hi ms el f . No l onger can he rel y on
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the weak as s umpt i ons of l esser mor t al s. Books can i nspi re t o t rue ori gi nal
t hought and l ear ni ng, can es t abl i s h a ps yc hol ogi c al e nv i r onme nt
c onduc i ve t o i ns i ght , but t he bl ack l et t er s on t he pages hol d no vi r t ue
i n t he ms e l ve s .
Al l t hat t he Bl ack Magi c i an onc e knew t o be hi s Des t i ny i s most
al ways er adi c at ed at t hi s st age of pr ogr es s i on. As t he Power s of Dar knes s
f l ood t hr ough hi m, s we e pi ng hi m i nt o t he r eal ms of pur e As c e nt , he
r eal i zes t hat he knows not hi ng, and must r edi s c over hi msel f . He has
gai ned c ompl e t e cont r ol of hi ms el f i n al l of hi s as pe c t s , and t her eby has
power over al l t hi ngs ; he has cr os s ed t hr ough t he s pi r i t ual Abys s and
f i nds hi ms el f a ne wc ome r i n an al i en wor l d.
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C H A P T E R . T W O
SINISTER SYMBOLS
Oc c ul t r i t ual , whe n br oke n down i nt o i ts most bas i c c ompone nt s ,
i s i n act ual i t y not hi ng mor e or l ess t han a ser i es of s y mbol s t hat s er ve
t o a wa ke n t he Ma gi c i a n' s l at ent power s and t o f oc us t he whol e of hi s
awar e ne s s t owa r ds one par t i c ul ar goal . Onl y whe n t hi s i s ac c ompl i s he d
can de mo ns be s ummo ne d t o appe ar anc e , r i ches be br oug ht i nt o
pos s e s s i on, peopl e be i nf l uenced des pi t e t hei r nat ur al wi l l and al l of
l i f e' s s i t uat i ons be br ought under t he cont r ol of t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a n.
Huma ns ar e gr eat l y l i mi t ed i n t hei r abi l i t y t o c ompr e he nd t he
unknown. That whi ch c annot be acces s ed wi t h t he f i ve s ens es i n s ome
manne r mus t not exi s t ; i f i t doe s , i t must have abs ol ut el y not hi ng t o do
wi t h dai l y l i f e her e on ear t h. Even t he f i ndi ngs and t r ut hs of t he
mol ec ul ar and t he c os mi c s c i enc es mus t be s poken of i n par abl es i n
or der for t he maj or i t y of t he herd t o begi n t o gr as p t he m. Of t en, r at her
t han e xpl ai ni ng what a mol ec ul e i s i n as det ai l ed f or m as pos s i bl e , the
sci ent i f i c adept wi l l pr e s e nt a model or pi ct or i al r e pr e s e nt at i on.
Sy mbol s ser ve as l i nks be t we e n t he l i mi t ed c ompr e he ns i on of
t he mi nd and t he l i r ni t l essness of t hat whi ch c annot be s een, hear d,
t ouc he d, s mel l ed or t as t ed. Numbe r s ar e s y mbol s f or t hi ngs whi ch
have no c onc r e t e exi s t enc e, yet st i l l are ver y r eal . Let t er s and wor ds
are s y mbol s whi c h ar e ac c ept ed as real wor l dwi de , and wher e woul d
t he pr ogr e s s of t he huma n race have gone wi t hout wr i t i ng?
Her ei n we are deal i ng not wi t h s ymbol s of abs t r ac t mat he mat i c al
or sci ent i f i c i deas , but wi t h s i ni s t er s y mbol s . The s ymbol s put f or t h i n
t hi s t ext are not gi ven t o ai d i n c ommuni c a t i on be t we e n Bl ack Magi c i ans
or t o hel p t he Sor c e r e r bet t er unde r s t a nd quar k t heor y. The s e s y mbol s
ser ve t o c r eat e a l i nk bet ween t he mi nd of t he Ma gi c i a n and t he speci f i c
ener gi es or f or ces t o be cal l ed. Eac h wi l l be used i n i t s t urn t hr oug hout
t hi s t ext , ba r r a g i ng bot h t he as pi r ant and t hi s r eal m wi t h t he mos t
ar c ane powe r s i n exi s t enc e.
Gi ven bel ow, a c c ompa ni e d by c ompl e t e e xpl anat i on and
di r ec t i on, are t he most bas i c and f undament al s y mbol s used i n t hes e
Wo r k s of Da r kne s s . The s e al one s houl d suf f i ce i n any Oper at i on t hat i s
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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
gi ven i n t hi s t ext for us e as t he bas e of t he Wo r k i ng . Asi de f rom t he
i ndi vi dual si gi l of a par t i c ul ar de mon t hat i s t o be Summo ne d, or speci f i c
f et i sh mat er i al t hat can be us ed t o s t i mul at e t he s e ns e s t owar ds a goal ,
much el se i s s upe r f l uous . No mul t i c ol or e d f l as hi ng wa nds are needed
for t he Wo r k s of Dar knes s , nor are or nat e Egypt i an he addr e s s e s and
des er t t hongs . Al l t hat t he Bl ack Magi c i an i s he al r eady i s. Now, t he
s y mbol s wi l l s er ve t o hel p hi m r e me mbe r .
ear t h and ai r ( t he f our l ower poi nt s ) domi na t e d by Spi r i t or t he Di vi ne
( r epr es ent ed by t he t op poi nt ) . The r e f or e , i t i s as s e r t e d, t he i nver t ed
pe nt agr am s y mbol i z e s t hat t he phys i cal e l e me nt s , and t he r e by t he
wor l dl y ma n, i s of gr eat er per s onal i mpor t anc e t han any sort of
s pi r i t ual i t y. Thi s e xpl anat i on onl y t akes i nt o ac c ount a s i ngl e, and
mor e r ec ent , vi ew of t he me t aphys i c al val ue of t he pe nt agr am bot h
upr i ght and i nver t ed.
The ear l y He br e ws ac c ept ed t he s ymbol i s m of t he pe nt agr am as
i t r el at es t o t he Pe nt at e uc h, t he f i rst fi ve books of t he Ol d Te s t a me nt
s uppos e dl y wr i t t en by t he pr ophet Mos e s . I n s uch a c as e, t he r ever sal of
t he s ymbol woul d have no ef f ect on t he obs er ver and woul d be no mor e
a bl a s phe my t o t he Je w t ha n t ur ni ng a he x a g r a m ups i de do wn.
Bef or e t he t i me of t he Cr us a de s , and par t i c ul ar l y t he Kni ght s
Te mpl ar , t he upwa r ds - poi nt e d pe nt agr am was used by t he Chr i s t i ans
as a r e me mbr a nc e of t he f i ve wounds i nf l i ct ed upon Chr i s t . Onc e agai n,
si nce t he vi r t ue of t he i mage was r el i ant on i t s numer i c al qual i t y r at her
t han i t s speci f i c or i e nt at i on, i t woul d not mat t er whi c h di r ect i on t he
odd poi nt was f ac i ng.
INVERTED PENTAGRAM/BAP HO MET
The i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i s t he most
c ommonl y r ec ogni z ed " Sat ani c s ymbol . "
Ma ny uni ni t i at ed cal l i t t he " devi l ' s s t ar "
or t he si gn of Sat an, ha v i ng not hi ng but a
Jude o/ Chr i s t i an ba c k g r o und of r el i gi ous
e duc at i on on whi c h t hey c an rel y.
Inverted Pentagram
The t r adi t i onal , Whi t e Li ght
pe nt a g r a m, wi t h one poi nt r eac hi ng
upwar ds , i s t hought by mode r n Pagans t o
r epr es ent t he e l e me nt s of f i re, wat er ,
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W O R K S O f D A R K N E S S
To mos t Dr ui di c and Pagan t r i bes exi s t i ng pr i or t o t he Cr us ades ,
t he pe nt a g r a m was di s pl ayed as a t al i s man agai ns t evi l , a c har m or
ward that woul d pr ot ect t he bear er . I t s e e ms t hat t he cr uci f i x of t he
Cat hol i c Chur c h pr oc ur ed mor e da ma g e t o t hes e r el i gi ons t han any
di abol i s t s t ur ni ng t he bel oved st ar on i ts head.
Per haps i t has been nai ve and a bi t egot i s t i c for ar mc hai r t heor i s t s
t o as s ume t hat t he onl y s i gni f i c anc e of t he pe nt a g r a m i nver t ed i s i n
t he i nver s i on i tsel f , as i f i n an i nf ant i l e at t empt t o bl a s phe me t hat
whi c h i s hol y t o some par t i cul ar per s on or gr oup. Had t he Hel l f i r e Cl ub
c ont i nued its exi s t enc e and hel d t ot al i t ar i an domi na nc e over the Wo r k s
of Dar kne s s , pe r haps t hi s c oul d be bel i eved. Unf or t unat el y f or t he
c onv e ni e nc e of a s s umpt i on, i t had not .
Al t houg h t he hi s t or y of t he pe nt a g r a m, t he f i ve poi nt ed st ar,
s t r et c hes as far back as 3, 500 B. C. i n Me s opot a mi a and put s f or t h i t s
hi st or i cal root s i n met aphys i c s wi t h the Py t ha g or e a ns , i t s fi rst maj or
r ec ogni t i on i n i t s i nver t ed f or m as a s ymbol of Bl ack Magi c k be gi ns
wi t h the Fr enc h r i t ual i st and aut hor El i phas Levi . In hi s book Dogme et
Rituel de la Haute Magic, l at er t r ans l at ed by Ar t hur Edwar d Wai t e and
r epubl i s hed unde r t he t i t l e Transcendental Magic, i t i s s t at ed:
The Pe nt a g r a m, whi c h i n Gnos t i c s c hool s i s c al l ed t he
Bl az i ng St ar, i s t he s i gn of i nt el l ect ual omni pot e nc e
and aut oc r ac y. It i s the St ar of t he Ma gi ; i t i s t he si gn
of t he Wo r d made f l esh; and, ac c or di ng t o t he di r ec t i on
of i ts poi nt s , t hi s abs ol ut e magi c al s ymbol r epr es ent s
or der or c onf us i on, t he Di vi ne La mb of Or mt i z and St .
John, or the accur s ed goat of Mendes . It i s i ni t i at i on or
pr of anat i on; i t i s Luci f er or Ve s pe r , t he st ar of mor ni ng
or eveni ng. It i s Mar y or Li l i t h, vi ct or y or deat h, day
or ni ght . The Pe nt a g r a m wi t h t wo poi nt s i n t he
as c e ndant r epr es ent s Sat an as t he goat of t he Sabbat h;
whe n one poi nt i s i n the as c endant , i t i s t he si gn of t he
Savi our . By pl ac i ng i t i n s uch a manne r t hat t wo of its
poi nt s are i n the a s c e nda nt and one i s bel ow, we may
see t he hor ns , ear s and bear d of t he hi er ar c hi c Goat of
Me nde s , whe n i t be c ome s the si gn of i nf ernal
e v o c a t i o n s .
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Thi s par t i c ul ar pas s age i s t he fi rst t i me i n pr i nt ed l i t er at ur e
t hat t he s ymbol of t he i nver t ed pe nt agr am was di r ect l y i dent i f i ed wi t h
the Wor ks of Dar kne s s . Comi ng al so f r om a Chr i s t i an ba c kg r ound, as
Levi i s sai d t o have been a def r oc ked pr i est , t he c onne c t i on be t we e n t he
Chr i s t i an myt hol ogi c al Sat an and t he i nver t ed pe nt agr am i s sti l l
b l a t a n t .
Anot he r l ess obvi ous yet per haps mor e s i gni f i cant l i nk t o t he
past use of t he i nver t ed pe nt agr am i n Bl ack Magi c k t hat i s made by
El i phas Levi i s be t we e n t he s ymbol and t he de mo ni c i dol Ba phome t ,
s uppos e dl y wor s hi ppe d by t he Kni ght s Te mpl a r , a mi l i t ant gr oup of
monks whi ch f or med dur i ng t he Cr us ade s as an el i t e or der of r el i gi ous
kni ght s gi ven t he t ask of pr ot ec t i ng t he chur ch and i t s peopl e. I n t he
c our s e of t i me, s us pi c i on was r ai sed as t o the real mot i ves and al l egi anc e
of t he Te mpl a r s . Ki ng Phi l i p I V and Pope Cl ement V br ought t o t ri al
and t or t ur e t he Kni ght s Te mpl a r , dur i ng whi c h di ver s e and col or f ul
conf es s i ons of t hei r wor s hi p of Baphomet and t he wor ki ng of Bl ack Magi ck
wer e made.
I t has be e n c l ai med many t i mes over t hat t he Kni ght s Te mpl a r
al so wer e known and r e c ogni z e d by t he s ymbol of t he i nver t ed
pe nt agr am, t he l egends even g oi ng as f ar as s ayi ng t hat t he head of t he
Or der , Gr and Ma s t e r Jac que s de Mol ai , cl ut ched i n hi s hand an i nver t ed
pent agr am a mul e t as he was bur ned at t he s t ake, us i ng such t o pl ace a
cur s e on t he ki ng and t he pope t hat had c onde mne d hi m. Bot h ki ng and
pope di ed s hor t l y af t er.
As s umi ng t hat t he c onf es s i ons of t he Te mpl a r s wer e t r ue r at her
t han an uns uc c es s f ul pl oy t o st ave off pai n and event ual deat h, and
al so as s umi ng t hat t he real i t y of t he Kni ght s Te mpl a r has not been
c ompl e t e l y s hr oude d by myt h and ur ban l e ge nd, we may be abl e t o
pl ace t he use of t he i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i n a c ont ext of Bl ack Magi c k as
f ar hack as t he 1 300' s . At the ver y l east , t he hi s t or y and t he t r agi c end
of t he Kni ght s Te mpl a r gi ves wr i t t en pr oof of t he wor s hi p of Ba phome t
ar ound t he t i me of t he Cr us a de s , and t he i dea t hat t he i nver t ed
pe nt agr am was s ome how l i nked wi t h evi l .
Mov i ng f r om t he Cr us ade s t o t he Dec ade of Lov e , the i nver t ed
pe nt agr am ma k e s a gr and a ppe a r a nc e t hat woul d f or ever i dent i f y i t
wi t h Sa t a ni s m. I n 1966 a ma n us i ng the ps e udo ny m Ant on LaVey
publ i s hed a book t hat woul d e nr age t r ue Bl ack Ma g i c i a ns and t r ue Whi t e
Li ght Pagans al i ke ; The Satanic Bible. An i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m bor de r e d
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by t wo c onc ent r i c ci r cl es and f i ve Hebr ew l et t ers s pe l l i ng out t he name
" Le vi at han" was i mpr i nt e d on t he c over . I n hi s Bi bl e, a book whi ch
de nounc e s t he des t r uc t i ve and nef ar i ous c har ac t er of t he Devi l ,
r epl ac i ng i t wi t h one of sel f i sh ani mal i s m, LaVey i nt er es t i ngl y names
t he i nver t ed pe nt agr am t he "Si gi l of Ba phome t . "
I t woul d s eem t hat t hr ough hi s t or y,
wher e t he name of Ba phome t i s hear d,
t he si gn of the i nver t ed pe nt agr am
f ol l ows . Wh o , t hen, i s t hi s mys t e r i ous ,
s eemi ngl y t i mel es s f i gur e?
El i phas Levi gi ves a det ai l ed dr awi ng
of Ba phome t , but not hi ng mor e t han an
obs c ur e or ent i r el y absent r eas oni ng f or
t hi s i mage, as wel l as f or t he act ual
Sigil of Baphomet
exi s t enc e of Baphome t as an ar c he t ype .
LaVey al so of f ers vi r t ual l y no e xpl anat i on as t o t he as s oc i at i on of t he
i nver t ed pe nt agr am wi t h Ba phome t , or t o t hi s bei ng' s hi s t or i c al or
occul t val ue .
I n or der t o s t udy t he t hi ngs of Dar kne s s , al l i mi t at i on and
s ani t i z at i on mus t be l ef t be hi nd. I n t he ear l y 1 980' s a s mal l gr oup of
Sat ani s t s e me r ge d i n Br i t ai n, c l ai mi ng a hi s t or y of Tr adi t i onal
Sat ani s m de r i ve d f rom t he sol ar cul t s of Al bi on. Thei r pur pos e was t o
br i ng t r ue Da r kne s s t o l i ght , r el eas i ng i n pr i nt t he r i t es , i ni t i at i ons and
t e ac hi ngs of t he mos t s i ni s t er pat h whi ch had unt i l t hen been pas s ed on
t hr ough or al t r adi t i on. In t hei r manus c r i pt Baphomet: a Note on the
Name, t he Or de r of Ni ne Angl e s unc over s a gr eat amount of hi s t or i cal
and occul t i nf or mat i on c onc er ni ng Baphome t .
The na me of Baphome t i s r egar ded by Tr adi t i onal
Sat ani s t s as me a ni ng "t he mi s t r e s s / mot he r of bl ood" -
t he Mi s t r e s s who s ome t i me s was hes i n t he bl ood of her
f oes and whos e hands are t hereby st ai ned. The s uppos ed
der i vat i on i s f rom t he Gr eek and not , as i s s ome t i me s
sai d, f rom t he At t i c f or m f or ' wi se' . Suc h a use of t he
t er m ' mot he r ' / Mi s t r e s s was qui t e c ommon i n l at er
Gr eek al c hemi c al wr i t i ngs - e. g. I ambl i c hus ' use i n "De
Mys t er i i s " t o si gni f y pos s es s i on by t he mot he r of t he
gods . The as s oc i at i on of Baphome t wi t h Sat an pr obabl y
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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
de r i v e s f rom t he 10t h or 11t h Ce nt ur y . The
Tr a di t i ona l de pi c t i on of Ba phome t - a ma t ur e wo ma n
( of t en s hown naked and s eat ed upon a pi l e of s kul l s )
hol di ng up t he s ever ed head of the Sac r i f i c ed Pr i est - i s
undoubt e dl y muc h ol der .
To s ome e xt e nt t he Te mp l a r s r evi ved par t of t hi s c ul t ,
but wi t hout any real es ot er i c unde r s t a ndi ng , and f or
t hei r own pur pos e s . The y a dopt e d Ba pho me t as a t ype
of f emal e Ye s hua , but wi t h s ome bl oody / Si ni s t e r
a s pe c t s - a nd c ont r a r y t o mos t ac c e pt e d i deas , t hey
we r e not es pec i al l y ' Sat ani c' . Rat he r , t hey s aw
t he ms e l v e s as hol y War r i or s , and b e c a me a mi l i t ar y
cul t wi t h bonds of Honour , a l t houg h t hei r c onc ept of
" hol y" di f f er ed s ome wha t f rom that of t he chur ch of t he
t i me, i ncl udi ng as i t di d dar k/Gnos t i c as pect s . Thei r
sacri f i ces wer e i n bat t l e and not part of a speci f i c r i t e.
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The Or der of Ni ne Angl e s gi ve s qui t e a di f f er ent pi c t ur e t han t he s ket ch
pr es ent ed by Levi , whos e Baphome t i s an a nt hr opomor phi c be i ng wi t h
t he head of a goa t , a wo ma n' s br e as t s , c l ove n hoove s and a l ar ge, st eel
phal l us . It ' s goat ' s head i s wi t hout doubt a c er t ai n r e pr e s e nt at i on of t he
di abol i c al f or ces , yet c ar ved i nt o i t s br ow i s t he s y mbol t hat has El i phas
Levi ' s de pi c t i on g i v e s a s ens e of t he uni t y of t hi ng s , t he c o mbi na t i o n of
t he mal e and f emal e as pe c t s of Magi c k, t he man and t he be as t , t he
l owl y and t he Di vi ne , whe r e a s t he Mi s t r e s s of Bl ood mos t s ur el y
r e pr e s e nt s t hat whi c h i s c r uel , s e duc t i v e and dar k. She i s t he Godde s s
of e v i l . Her s y mbol , t he i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m, i s t he s y mbol for al l t hat
i s evi l .
The r e i s no doubt t hat t he si gn of t he i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i s, or
at l east has be c ome , s y no ny mo us wi t h t he e ne r g y and i s t he s i g na t ur e
of Ba phome t . The Bl oody Mot he r or t he Sa bba t i c Goat , t her e st i l l l i es
s ome t hi ng yet t o be r eveal ed, a t hi ng whi ch no wr i t t en hi s t or y c oul d
ever des cr y. Onl y i n t he Dar kes t r i t es , whe n Ba phome t mani f e s t s t o
s oak her s el f i n t he bl ood of t he c hos e n, and her s ymbol i s wr i t t en on t he
br ow of t he Bl ac k Ma g i c i a n, wi l l s he be k no wn.
The i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i s mor e t han a s i mpl e t ur ni ng ups i de
down t he t hi ngs of r i ght e ous ne s s , but i s t he e mbr a c i ng of t hat whi c h i s
f or bi dden, dar k, and t r ul y da ng e r ous . I t r e pr e s e nt s be c omi ng one' s
own mas t er , bowi ng bef or e none and de s t r oy i ng al l t hat does not l end
t o As c ent . LaVey had i ns cr i bed ar ound t he Si gi l of Baphomet t he Hebrew-
na me Le vi at han, t he s e r pe nt of t he wat e r y de e p. Pe r haps i t woul d
have been mor e a ppr opr i a t e t o wr i t e i ns t ead t he na me of a not he r Cr own
Pr i nce of Hel l , Bel i al : " Wi t hout a Mas t e r . "
The Bl ac k Ma gi c i a n l i ves by t he s t a t e me nt , " Not hi ng i s gr eat er
t han what I c an be c ome . " Al l de mo ns , a nge l s , s pi r i t s , huma ns , a ni ma l s ,
mi ne r al s , even t he Gods t he ms e l v e s exi st t o s er ve t he Mas t e r of Bl ack
Magi c k. I t i s t hi s f or bi dden a ut o no my t hat i s i mpl i ed wi t hi n t he a ngl e s
of the i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m. Rous i ng hel l t o ov e r t hr ow he ave n.
I n t he vi br ant and l i vi ng i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i s s een t he t r ue
f or m of Ba phome t , onc e t he e y e s have c eas ed s e a r c hi ng and t he mi nd
has be e n c onque r e d by t hat whi ch c annot be unde r s t ood. Onc e t he
Wor ks of Da r kne s s have be g un and t he bl ack powe r s f l ood f r om t he
Sor c er er i nt o t he si gi l and bac k a g a i n, t he s y mbol of t he i nver t ed
pe nt a g r a m wi l l s peak i t s own t r ut h.
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DOUBLE- ARMED CROSS
The Doubl e - Ar me d Cr os s i s bot h t he oppos i t e
and t he c ompl e t i on of t he I nver t ed
Pe nt a g r a m. Bot h of t hes e i c ons have r oot s i n
t he mos t a nc i e nt r e l i gi ons , pr e da t i ng s ome of
t he ear l i es t gr eat c i v i l i z a t i ons . The me a ni ng s
of bot h have been l ost be ne a t h c e nt ur i e s of
Chr i s t i an c onf us i on, and bot h are onl y now
be i ng r es t or ed as power f ul and i ndi s pe ns a bl e
s y mbo l s of Bl ack Magi c k.
The Double-Armed Cross
I n anc i e nt c ul t ur e s l ong bef or e t he adve nt of
Cons t a nt i ne , t he c r os s was r epr es ent ed as a s pi r i t ual s y mbol of dual i t y .
The hor i z ont al ar m wa s r e pr e s e nt at i v e of t he f l esh, t hat whi c h i s here
f or now a nd wi l l e ve nt ual l y di e. I t s t ood f or t he de s t r uc t i ve powe r s i n
t hi s uni v e r s e , f or de at h, de c a y , and da r k ne s s . The vert i cal ar m was
made t o represent t he spi ri t , man' s cel est i al vi ew f rom eart h, the hope
t hat he, t oo may ri se above t he dust and debr i s of l i f e. In i t i s seen t he
creat i ve aspect of exi st ence, t he f r eshness of life and t he beaut y of t he
wo r l d .
The t r adi t i onal f our l i mbe d c r os s wa s s y mbol i c of t he f our
c ompos i t e e l e me nt s of e a r t h, wat e r , f i re, and ai r , as wel l as t he
me t aphy s i c al axi s of t he s pat i al di me ns i ons of he i ght , l engt h, wi dt h,
a nd br e adt h, a nd t he c ar di nal di r e c t i ons of nor t h, eas t , s out h, and we s t .
The whol e of t he s y mbol of t he c r os s de pi c t s t he uni t i ng of al l e ar t hl y
f or c es , powe r s , a nd do mi ni o ns exi s t ent i n t hi s r e al m. Des pi t e t he
s pi r i t ual c onnot a t i ons of t he ver t i cal ar m of t he c r os s , t he whol e i mage
i s st i l l bound t o t hi s pl ane of f l esh and s ubs t a nc e .
The r e i s a gr e at e r me a ni ng t o be f ound i n t he c r os s , howe v e r ,
and i t i s a me a ni ng whi c h has been f or got t en or mi s t a ke n and t hat i s
br ought t o t he f or ef r ont wi t h t he s ec ond l onge r hor i z ont al a r m. Ha v i ng
f or s aken t he t e mpl e s of Ma r s a nd Apol l o, Cons t a nt i ne had no way of
di v i ni ng t he es ot er i c i mpor t a nc e of t he s y mbol t hat hi s r ei gn woul d
make s o popul a r .
Even as f ar bac k as Sume r , t he c r os s wa s a s ol ar s y mbo l
r e pr e s e nt i ng s al v at i on f r om s t ar v at i on, we a t he r , a nd wa r and al s o f or
t he e xal t at i on of t he Sume r i a n and Phoe ni c i a n r ul er s i nt o t he pa l a c e s
of t he Go ds . Th e Sume r i a n c r os s c ons i s t e d of t wo pe r pe ndi c ul a r l i nes
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cr os s i ng i n t he cent er at a 90 degree angl e, as can be seen i n t he c r os s i ng
ver t i cal and s mal l er hor i z ont al ar ms of t he Doubl e - Ar me d c r os s . A
s i mi l ar ti e i s f ound i n Egypt wi t h t he Ankh, t hought t o be one of t he
f i rst c r os s - l i ke s y mbol s pr edat ed onl y by Sumer , whi ch s ymbol i z ed
f er t i l i t y, and t her eby r epr es ent ed et er nal l i f e, as t he gr and f er t i l i zat i on
i s t hat of I si s who gave bi r t h t o Hor us t hr ough t he f er t i l i z at i on of her
i mmor t al s eed by t he r emai ns of Osi r i s t hat wer e pl aced i nt o t he Ni l e.
The c onne c t i on be t we e n t he cr oss and t hi s t ype of myt hol ogi c al
deat h and r ebi r t h t ook i ts hol d on t he wor l d wi t h Cons t ant i ne ' s vi s i on
and t he i ns er t i on of t he wor d " c r os s " i n t he Bi bl i cal nar r at i ves of t he
cr uci f i xi on of t he Rabbi Jes us , I sht ar , Ve nus , Ja nus , Jes us , and myr i ad
ot her ar c he t ype s of r es ur r ec t i on have us ed t he s ol ar i mage of t he cr os s
t o r e pr e s e nt t he unde at h t hat t hey have ac hi eved, and t hat t hey may
pass on t o t he Mas t er of t hei r mys t er i es .
The Doubl e - Ar me d Cr os s , t he des i gn of whi c h al so dat es back t o
t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a ns of Sumer i a, uni t es t he uppe r and t he l ower , t he
f l eshl y and t he et er nal . The phys i cal e l e me nt s , di r e c t i ons , and t he
dual i t y of t hem al l are appar ent i n t he meet i ng of t he ver t i cal and
l ower hor i z ont al be a ms , whi l e t he f l esh i s br ought i nt o et er nal
s upr e mac y by t he uppe r , l ong ar m of exal t at i on f r om de at h. The t op
poi nt s t owa r ds he av e n, t he bot t om t owa r ds hel l . The ri ght hand of t he
s mal l er arm hol ds t he keys t o s al vat i on whi l e t he l ef t hand ope ns t he
door s t o da mna t i o n. The upper ar ms , howe v e r , poi nt off i nt o s ome
unknown di r ec t i on, s ome t hi ng not t ouc he d by r el i gi on or s c i enc e. One
poi nt s t o et er ni t y, t he ot her t o obl i vi on. Thi s s ymbol i s t he cent er of all
t hat i s and al l t hat s houl d not be.
I n Babyl on, i t was us ed onl y by r oyal t y and t he hi ghes t i ni t i at es
of t he pr i est l y or der s . By noma di c t r i bes of t he Gobi Deser t i t was cal l ed
t he Sc or pi on Cr os s , whi ch ki l l s and t hen ma ke s i nvi nc i bl e. To t he Bl ack
Ma gi c i a n, t he Doubl e Ar me d Cr os s s ymbol i z e s t he pr oc es s and resul t of
As c e nt . I mmor t a l i t y now. Res ur r ec t i on de ma nde d and not de ni e d.
BLACK SULFUR
Al c he mi s t s unde r s t a nd t hat t hr ee e l e me nt s are r e s pons i bl e f or
t he c r eat i on, s us t e nt at i on, de s t r uc t i on and r e- c r eat i on of al l t hi ngs ,
t hes e t hr ee c r e at i ng t he bal anc e t hat et er nal l y moves exi s t enc e i n i ts
r o u n d .
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Me r c ur y i s t he f i rst e l e me nt of t he al c he mi c al t r i ni t y. I t i s of t en
i dent i f i ed wi t h wat er , and i s t he f l ui d c r eat i on of t hi ngs , al t hough
oc c as i onal l y t he el ement i s c ons i der ed ai ry i n i t s as pect of t he spi r i t ,
t he e ve r - pr e s e nt wi nd whi c h st i rs t o l i f e e ve r y par t i cl e of exi s t enc e.
Mer cur y i s Br a hma , t he Hi ndu cr eat or , and i s t he Hol y Spi r i t .
One i nt e r e s t i ng aspect of mer c ur y i s t hat i t i s t he pol ar i t y of al l
t hi ngs . The God Mer c ur y a ppe a r s i n al c hemi c al i mages as bot h a y oung
boy and an ol d man, or even as a wo ma n or a he r ma phr odi t e . It i s i n
t hi s manner t hat mer cur y be c ome s t he es s enc e of genes i s , wor ki ng
onl y wi t h t he whi t e sul f ur of t he sun t o c r e at e .
Sal t i s the s us t ai ni ng e l e me nt of al c hemy. It i s t he f or m of t hos e
t hi ngs t hat have moved f r om heaven t o
eart h by t he vi r t ue of me r c ur y . Sal t
pr es er ves t he es s enc e of al l t hi ngs , nei t her
r i s i ng t o he av e n nor de s c e ndi ng t o ear t h,
but r e ma i ni ng wi t hi n al l t hi ngs as t he axi s
of the bal anc e of exi s t enc e. Sal t i s Vi s hnu,
the pr es er ver , and Chr i s t , t he Son.
Sul f ur t akes on t wo s e par at e
mani f e s t at i ons , whi t e sul f ur and red
sul f ur. Whi t e sul f ur is t hat whi c h is A ^mbdfa-the alchemical ekmentSulJur
t hought t o exi s t i n t he s un. The c ombi na t i on of whi t e s ul f ur and
mer c ur y are s uppos e dl y the pa r e nt - e l e me nt s of al l me t al s . Whi t e sul f ur
r epr es ent s t he spi ri t of l i f e, t he Di vi ne s par k i n man.
Red s ul f ur i s t he vi ol ent and di abol i cal s i de of t he e l e me nt . I t i s
t he f i ery de s t r uc t i on of t hi ngs , and at the s ame t i me i s t he
unc ont r ol l abl e heat i n whi ch al l t hi ngs are f or ged. Al c he mi s t s t each
t hat red s ul f ur i s at t he be g i nni ng of t he Gr eat Wor k, whi l e whi t e sul f ur
i s t he pur i f i ed f or m t hat i s t he end r esul t of t he Gr eat Wor k.
Bl ack s ul f ur , t hen, i s t he whol e of t he pr oc e s s , t he al c he mi c al
mar r i age be t we e n cr eat i on and de s t r uc t i on, t he obl i vi at i on of t he f i ni t e
and t he r es ur r ec t i on of t he Et e r nal . It i s t he r ai s i ng up of a dy i ng man
i nt o t he gl or y of a God. It i s t he sacr i f i ce of al l t hi ngs for t hat whi ch
c annot di e. I t i s Shi va, t he Des t r oyer .
Whi l e t he i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i s us ual l y seen dr awn on t he
gr ound or a ba nne r t hat hangs i n t he r i t ual ar ea, or c ar ved i nt o
what ever r i t ual i mpl e me nt s are us ed, t he s y mbol of bl ack s ul f ur i s
much l ess ge ne r al , and i s us ual l y onl y used i n t he most des t r uc t i ve
r i t es. Sul f ur i s t he pur i f yi ng agent , Shi va ope ni ng hi s dr eaded t hi rd
eye t o unl eas h t hi s el ement unr es t r ai ned i nt o c r eat i on, c r umbl i ng t he
pi l l ar s of a uni ver s e t hat had gone very wr ong.
COLORS
The pr i me col or ut i l i zed i n t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s i s bl ack. Qui t e
oppos i t e of t he as s umpt i on t hat bl ack i s t he abs enc e of col or , i t i s i n
real i t y t he col l abor at i on of all col or s, a c ompl et e uni f i cat i on of al l veneer s
whi c h br i ngs t he Bl ack Magi c i an back t o abs ol ut e z er o, t he onl y t r ut h
wi t hi n a wor l d of l i es.
Bl ack i s t he gr and bal anc e , t he neut r al i z i ng f orce i n t he uni ver s e.
It i s t he pas s i ve r ecei ver of t he Power s of Dar kne s s . It i s t he cal m t hat
pr ec edes t he war and t he s i l ence t hat her al ds deat h.
Bl ack c andl es ser ve t o abs or b t he ener gy of t he r i t ual , bur ni ng
up t he f r enzi ed des i r e of t he Magi c i an i n t hei r f l ames . They al ways pul l
i nwar ds , r at her t han pus hi ng out . The bl ack candl e pul l s s uc c es s t o
t he Sor c er er , br i ngs s er vi t or s t o t he Ci r cl e and gat her s t he Powe r s of
Dar knes s ar ound t he Bl ack Magi c i an.
If s ever al I ni t i at es are per f or mi ng a gr oup r i t ual , al l but t hr ee
wi l l be cover ed i n bl ack r obes . Thes e c ongr e ga nt s are t he bas e of t he
whol e Ope r a t i on. They are t he r ec i pi ent s of the dark bl e s s i ngs t hat ar e
pour ed f or t h f rom t he al t ar . I n t hei r bl ack r obes , t hey are t he l i vi ng
s hadows t hat have st al ked t he race of man for mi l l enni a, t hey are t he
emi s s ar i es of t he abys s t hat have t aken f or m t o vi ndi c at e t he Wor ks of
Dar kne s s . They are t he gat e way s t hr ough whi c h evi l can pas s i nt o t hi s
p l a n e .
Red i s t he col or of vi ol enc e. It i s pas s i on and r age, mur der and
sex. Red i s t he bl ood t hat br i ngs t he l over t o l i f e, and t he bl ood t hat
spi l l s on t he bat t l ef i el d. I t i s t he act i on t aken upon t he i ner t , t hat
whi c h f i rst made t he abys s begi n t o st i r, and t hat whi c h wi l l spi r al t o
t he demi s e of al l t hi ngs .
Red c andl es ser ve t o br i ng power f ul act i on, t o wage war on a
s i t uat i on whi c h c annot be r es ol ved. Thei r power make s l ust f ul t he
pr ude and br i ngs agony t o t he enemi es of t he Sor c er er . Fr om t he m
e manat e a deadl y vi br anc y. The red c andl e' s f l ame i s t he f i re of t he
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Gods , i t s Pr ome t he a n pot enc y capabl e of mov i ng not mount a i ns , but
s t a r s .
The r e i s never onl y one r i t ual i st r obed i n red, but t wo; one man
and one wo ma n. The mal e i s r epr es ent at i ve of t he f or ce of de vas t at i on,
t he anni hi l at i on of gal axi es and t he i nc i ner at i on of f oes . The f emal e i s
r epr es ent at i ve of t he f orce of change and gr owt h, t he s t i r r i ng of the
vol c ani c c a ul dr on of c r eat i on.
Vi ol et i s t he col or of As c e nt . I t i s nonat t ac hed and unc onc e r ne d
wi t h t he s uf f er i ng or s ucces s of t he e mbodi me nt s of man. I t has one
pur pos e, a nd t hat i s t o ri se above t he dual i t y of t he l ower wor l ds and t o
t hr us t i t s a dhe r e nt s i nt o t he Et er nal pl anes . I t r ul es wi t hout s pe aki ng,
act s wi t hout movi ng. It i s the f i nal , gl or i ous bl aze of t he st ar as i t pas s es
f rom t hi s r eal m i nt o the Li mi t l es s .
Vi ol et c andl es do not s er ve at al l , nor do t hey c o mma nd. They
are, and t hey al l ow t o be. The bur ni ng of t he vi ol et candl e does not
br i ng act i on or c hange , nor does i t s ummon t hat whi c h i s des i r ed.
Rat her, i ts f l ame awake ns t he ri t ual area and t he Bl ack Magi c i an f rom
hi s anc i ent c at at oni a, f r eei ng hi m s t ep- by- s t ep f rom hi s f l eshl y t omb.
I t does not al t er t he el ement s of t he Sor cer er , but br i ngs t o t he f ore t hat
whi ch has al way s been and wi l l never di e.
Onl y t he Adept or t he Mas t er of t he Te mpl e wi l l be seen i n vi ol et
r obes . He wi l l not speak and wi l l rarel y even ges t ur e whe n he
par t i c i pat es i n a gr oup r i t ual . Hi s t wo s e r v ant s , t hos e c l oaked i n red,
do hi s bi ddi ng , of t en not awar e of t hei r speci f i c t as ks bef or e t hey begi n
t o act . He i s t he gr and Nexi on bet ween t he wor l ds , t he l i vi ng vessel of
t he Power s of Dar kne s s .
THE SERPENT
" Let t hem cur se t he day, who are ski l l f ul t o r ouse Le v i a t ha n. "
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The c r ux of our gr eat and t er r i bl e Wor k i s pr eci s el y t hat : t o r ous e
t he anci ent Ser pent . Onc e Levi at an i s pul l ed f r om hi s aeoni c s l umber ,
he wi l l de v our t he Wa ke r and t he n t he wor l d. So, we i mmol at e our s el ves
at t he wat e r ' s edge, onl y t o be r ebor n as Hor us and Que t z ac oat l e .
Ever y bl ac k r i t ual and ever y dr op of bl ood t hat we spi l l i s onl y t o
f eed the Ser pent upon whi ch we ri de i nt o the Aby s s and be y ond Et er ni t y.
We are undy i ng , not by t he s t r engt h of t hese bodi e s t hat bi nd us , but by
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t hat Ol d Wi s e Ser pent t hat car r i es us above de at h' s bony gr as p.
The Ve da s t each t he pr i nc i pl e and pr ac t i c e of r ai si ng t he Se r pe nt
Kundal i ni , t her eby c onne c t i ng and e mpo we r i ng t he Cha kr a s t o
ma x i mum pot ent i al . Thi s i s us ual l y done t hr oug h y e ar s of Yogi c
di s c i pl i ne, t he f i nal c ul mi nat i on of t he Kundal i ni power t hr us t i ng t he
Soul f r om t he body t hr ough t he Cr own Cha kr a . The l i ber at ed Soul
t hen i s sai d t o cr os s over i nt o t he hi ghes t he av e n, me e t i ng wi t h Kr i s hna
and e nt e r i ng i nt o a r el am of godl y del i ght .
Thi s t ype of s pi r i t ual j o ur ne y i ng i s al s o seen i n Qabbal i s t i c
Pa t hwor ki ng . The as pi r ant wi l l devot e hi s ent i r e s pi r i t ual f ocus t o one
speci f i c Se phi r ot h, or s pher e, s uch as Ge bur a h t o begi n wi t h. He wi l l
di vest al l of i ts s ec r et s unt i l Mas t er y i s had - muc h i n t he s ame way t he
Yogi wi l l a ppr oa c h each r es pect i ve Cha kr a . The Qabbal i s t wi l l " c l i mb"
up t he Tr ee of Li f e ( a t r ee, i nt er es t i ng t o not e, t hat woul dn' t be known
wer e i t not f or i ts br ot her t he Tr ee of Knowl e dg e , s hown t o Eve by none
ot her t ha n a Ser pent , ac c or di ng t o t hei r own my t hol ogy ) unt i l he r eaches
Ket her , a Se phi r ot hi c Spher e t hat di r ect l y r el at es t o t he Cr own Chakr a.
Onc e Ket her has been Mas t er ed, t he Adept has one f i nal t as k: Abs ol ut i on.
Each s ys t em of s pi r i t ual at t ai nment at t e mpt s t o r each i nt o t he
he a v e ns . But onl y t he f ew, t he c ur s ed, have dar ed t o pul l t he he ave ns
t o ear t h i n a f i ery c ol l i s i on. Onl y a f ew have shed e noug h bl ood i nt o t he
dar k wat e r s t o not onl y st i r, but t o f ul l y awake n t he Se r pe nt and br i ng
hi s wr at h upon t he f ace of t he ear t h.
The Ser pent i s not t he Pat h nor t he pal ace at t he end of t he pat h,
but i s t he mot i on and t he powe r of each s t ep t aken. I t i s not Magi c k i n
all of i t s f or ms and r el i gi ons , but i s t he ener get i c c ur r ent t hat s wa r ms
be ne at h t he f acade of al l t hi ngs .
BLOOD
Pe r haps t he mos t nat ur al l y pot ent Magi c kal i mpl e me nt i s bl ood.
The t e ac hi ngs of near l y every r el i gi on st at e t hat , " The bl ood i s t he
l i f e. " I t i s i mpl i ed her e, and gi ven el s ewher e i n l es s obs c ur e wor ds , t hat
t he spi r i t of man t akes r es i dence i n t he bl ood. Some Jes ui t s c hol ar s , as
wel l as Chr i s t i an f undame nt al i s t s , bel i eve t hi s t o be qui t e l i t er al ,
c o nde mni ng bl ood t r ans f us i ons s ol el y on t hi s bel i ef .
A l ar ge s c hool of occul t phi l os ophy unde r s t ands t hat t her e i s
an et her eal s ubs t anc e cal l ed ec t opl as m whi c h pur por t edl y i s s ues f r om
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t he or i f i ces of c er t ai n s pi r i t ual me di ums whi l e t hey are e nga ge d i n
t hei r c o mmuni c a t i o ns wi t h t he de ad. Ec t opl as m has been phot ogr aphe d
and obs er ved as a t hi ck, whi t e mi st i n t he i mme di a t e ar ea of pol t er gei s t
act i vi t y. Suc h a my s t e r i ous s ubs t a nc e , whi c h s e e ms t o be nei t her fully-
phys i c al nor f ul l y as t r al but di r ect l y i n be t we e n, i s s ai d t o be pr es ent i n
t he bl ood of s ome i ndi vi dual s i n gr e at e r or l esser a mo unt s . Thi s has
been a gr eat a r g ume nt for t he us e of bl ood s acr i f i ce i n r i t ual , as be i ng
t he s ubs t a nt i a l bas e f or t he mani f e s t at i on of ent i t i es and t he c ul mi na t i on
of s peci f i c powe r s . In Magick in Theory and Practice, Al ei s t er Cr owl e y
had dedi c at ed an e nt i r e c hapt er t o t he s ubj ec t of bl ood s ac r i f i c e and t he
t r a ns c e nde nt a l a ppl i c a t i ons t her eof , i n whi c h he put s :
For e v oc a t i ons i t woul d be mor e c onv e ni e nt t o pl ace
t he bl ood of t he vi ct i m i n t he Tr i angl e - t he i dea bei ng
t hat t he spi r i t mi ght obt ai n f r om t he bl ood t hi s s ubt l e
but phys i c al s ubs t a nc e whi c h was t he qui nt e s s e nc e of
i t s l i f e i n s uc h a manne r as t o enabl e i t t o t ake on a
vi s i bl e a nd t angi bl e s hape. Thos e ma g i c i a ns who obj ect
t o t he use of bl ood have e nde a v or e d t o r epl ac e i t wi t h
i nc e ns e . For s uch a pur pos e t he i nc e ns e of Abr a me l i n
ma y be bur nt i n l ar ge qua nt i t i e s . Di t t any of Cr et e i s
al s o a v a l ua bl e me di um. Bot h t hes e i nc e ns e s ar e very-
c at hol i c i n t hei r nat ur e, a nd s ui t abl e f or al mos t any
ma t e r i a l i z a t i on. But t he bl oody s acr i f i ce, t hough mor e
da ng e r o us , i s mor e ef f i c ac i ous ; a nd f or near l y al l
pur pos e s huma n s acr i f i ce i s t he be s t .
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Al t houg h many oc c ul t i s t s , even Sat ani s t s of t he LaVe y an br a nd,
vi ew t hi s out l ook on bl ood s acr i f i ce as f anat i c al , t her e i s no c ont es t wi t h
t he poi nt t hat i s ma de . Fr es h bl ood ac t s as t he c ar r i er f or " t hi s s ubt l e
but phys i c al s ubs t a nc e whi c h was t he qui nt e s s e nc e of i t s l i f e, " Whe t he r
t hi s i s t he mi l ky c l oud t hat s o many me di ums have e x pe r i e nc e d, and
even mor e have f abr i c at e d, or s ome t hi ng t hat i s st i l l unk no wn and
unknowa bl e i s of l i t t l e c onc e r n t o t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a n who hunge r s f or
c ha nge a nd As c e nt .
Bl ood i s present i n s ome f orm i n a good deal of rel i gi ous cer emoni es
and s pi r i t ual r i t ual s . What woul d Co mmuni o n be l i ke wi t hout t he
bl ood of Chr i s t , t o gi ve onl y one e x a mpl e of a popul ar r el i gi on bui l t on
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t he s pi l l i ng of t hi s s angui ne spi r i t ual e s s e nc e ? Al t hough vi al s of bl ood
are not pas s ed t hr ough t he pews at Ma s s , wi ne i s c ons e c r at e d by t he
Pr i est , who i s i n ef f ect c onduc t i ng or at t e mpt i ng t o c onduc t a t ype of
s pi r i t ual al c he my, not al t er i ng t he mol ec ul ar c ompos i t i on of t he l i qui d,
but i nst ead al t er i ng t he s i gni f i c anc e of i t t hr ough pr ayer . The f i nal
resul t s houl d be a chal i ce f i l l ed wi t h wi ne whi c h ha s be e n i nf used wi t h
t he a t oni ng bl ood of Chr i s t . The c ongr e gat i on t hen dr i nks and are
abs ol ved of t hei r s i ns .
Al t hough t he ri t e of Co mmuni o n has i nc r eas i ngl y be c o me a gr and
di s pl ay of l i p s er vi c e, bot h by t he Pr i est s and t he par i s hi one r s , i t does
ser ve as an exc el l ent e xampl e of t he s uppos e d s pi r i t ual and Magi c kal
use of bl ood i n r i t ual . When us ed i n t hi s manne r , t he el i xi r s er ves as a
r e pr e s e nt at i on of bl ood, whi c h s er ves as a r epr es ent at i on of t he s pi r i t ual
e s s e nc e of ma n.
How, t he n, does t hi s have anyt hi ng t o do wi t h Bl ack Magi ck
d i r e c t l y ?
The Bl ack Magi c i an wi l l s pr i nkl e f resh bl ood, st i l l r adi at i ng wi t h
t he vi br ant qual i t y of Li f e, i n hi s ri t ual ar ea, al l owi ng t he i nvi gor at i ng
vapor t o ri se i nt o hi s nos t r i l s and per meat e t he ai r ar ound hi m. He wi l l
dr i nk i t as i f he we r e dr i nki ng t he ver y bl ood s pi l l ed f rom t he vei ns of
t he Dar k Gods , t aki ng i nt o hi m Thei r power and r i s i ng i nt o Thei r Gl or y.
He wi l l pul l i nt o hi ms el f f rom al l t hi ngs ar ound hi m t he s pi r i t ual es s enc e
of t he bl ood, t he l i vi ng qual i t y i t sel f , and wi l l r adi at e i ts gr een gl ow
f rom hi s eyes .
Bl ood, whe t he r t aken f r om t he vei ns of a vi ct i m or f r om a chal i ce
whos e s ubs t a nc e has been i mbue d wi t h t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , wi l l
st ri p a wa y t he l ast ri vet e nt ombi ng t he God wi t hi n.
Bl ood s ymbol i z e s t he l i f e, deat h and event ual spi r i t ual l i ber at i on
of man. Whe t he r or not i t pos s es s es t he ar c ane mat er i al of s pi r i t ual
magne t i s m or t he Di vi ne Es s ence of et er ni t y, t he mac abr e f orce of t he
event ual f at e of al l or t he spi r i t of any t hi ng what e ve r , i n t he at avi s t i c
huma n mi nd t he t wo are i ns epar abl e. I t i s t hi s uni t i ng of t he Upper
and Lowe r , t he i mmor t a l and t he dyi ng, t he e s s e nc e and t he s ubs t anc e
t hat br i ngs he av e n t o ear t h wi t h a c at ac l ys mi c c r as h. Whe n ut i l i zed
and e xpe r i e nc e d i n s uc h a way, bl ood or i t s s y mbol i c c ount e r par t
be c ome s t he nexi on be t we e n t hat whi c h i s and t hat whi ch can be.
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C H A P T E R . T H R E E
ENTERING THE DARKNESS
Shi va si t s i n sol i t ar y medi t at i on for f our bi l l i on t hr ee hundr e d
and t went y mi l l i on year s , ac c or di ng t o t he Br a hma ni c me a s ur e me nt
of a Kal pa. Ye t , at t he end of the l ong me di t at i on, wi t h t he power such
di s c i pl i ne has ge ne r at e d and s t or ed, Shi va opens up hi s dr eaded Thi r d
Eye, out of whi c h f l ows pur e de s t r uc t i on, br i ngi ng t he whol e of cr eat i on
t o s i l enc e.
The Bl ac k Magi c i an does not meet wi t h hi s Pat h unt i l he i s r eady
t o wal k i t , pr e par e d per haps by c e nt ur i e s of s uf f er i ng. Onc e he has
dabbl ed t o hi s hear t ' s del i ght and has pur ged hi ms el f of hi s desi r e t o
appear evi l , he i s r eady t o be c ome s ome t hi ng mor e t han huma n.
The f i rst st eps i nt o t r ue Dar knes s are mo nume nt a l , as t hey can
never be r et r ac ed. The as pi r ant i s t her eby wa l ki ng i nt o a whi r l wi nd
t hat wi l l s weep hi m away f rom al l t hat he bel i eves he knows and al l
t hat hi s a t t a c hme nt s have bound hi m t o; a whi r l wi nd t hat wi l l
event ual l y car r y hi m beyond Ade pt hood.
In t he Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad Book Two, Yaubl Sac abi s t at es t hat
"The t r oubl e wi t h t he Left Hand Pat h i s t hat i ts as pec t s have an
unf or t unat e knac k of waki ng up s pont ane ous l y . "
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I t i s t hi s s pi r i t ual
s pont anei t y t hat bec omes t he Bl ack Magi c i an' s al l y as he ent er s t he
s hadows of t he unde r wor l d.
Onc e t he Sor c er er set s i nt o mot i on t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s i n hi s
l i f e, a def i ni t e mo me nt um gat he r s ; t he dar kne s s t hat i s wi t hi n hi m
s eeps t hr ough hi s s ki n and s ur r ounds hi m l i ke a t hi ck, st i f l i ng ai r whi ch
e xpands and e nv e l ope s hi s e nv i r onme nt unt i l e ve nt ual l y al l t hi ngs are
wi t hi n t he r each of hi s s i ni s t er r ei gn.
The f i rst st ep on t he Pat h of Bl ack Magi c k i s t o gai n a f ami l i ar i t y
wi t h t he dar k ener gi es wi t hi n and wi t hout . For t he Ne ophy t e , t hi s i s
vi t al i n pus hi ng t he Magi c kal mo me nt um t o a st ar t . For the As c e ndi ng
Bl ack Ma gi c i a n, s t r e ngt he ni ng t he c onne c t i on be t we e n t he c ons c i ous
mi nd and t he Powe r s of Dar knes s wi l l onl y act as a cat al ys t for hi s own
cont r ol over t hat whi c h c annot be unde r s t ood.
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For t hes e i ni t i al ri t es t her e i s no need f or t he ri t ual t ool s t hat wi l l
be i nt r oduc e d and us ed t hr oughout t hi s book. The man and t he Power
her e uni t e i n unhol y i nt e r c our s e . They must be a ppr oa c he d onl y whe n
the Magi c i an he ar s t he cal l t o do so, f eel i ng t he De mo n s c r e ami ng wi t hi n
hi m who c annot be exor c i s ed.
Da r kne s s must be known and e xpe r i e nc e d as a real a nd t angi bl e
f or ce, as s ubs t ant i al as t he wi nd t hat st i rs i nt o a t or na do, never s een i n
i ts ac t ual f or m, but unde ni abl e all t he s ame.
You mus t f i nd a pl ace of s i l ence and s ol i t ude, r et r eat i ng t he r e at
t he dar ke s t hour s of ni ght . The Te mpl e of Wor ki ng can t ake t he f or m of
a be dr o o m, bas e me nt , c ave, or a des er t or f or est pl ac e. By far t he mos t
des i r abl e i s a cave of me t a mor phi c rock whi c h wi l l c ont ai n t he e ne r gi e s
pr oduc ed and s ummo ne d and i n doi ng so wi l l ampl i f y t he m. I n t hi s
Te mpl e , an ar ml e s s chai r s houl d be set , al ways f aci ng s out h t o wa r ds
t he real m of f i re. The r e may ot he r wi s e be a s pac e c l ear ed wher ei n y o u
are abl e t o kneel f aci ng t hat di r e c t i on.
Cl os e y our eyes and l et your mi nd sof t en i nt o a l i ght r el axat i on.
Take a de e p br e at h i n, appr oxi mat e l y t en s e c onds l ong, and hol d i t i n
your ches t . I ma g i ne al l of y our t e ns i on, appr e he ns i on and anxi e t y
f l oodi ng i nt o your chest , gat her i ng i n your l ungs . Rel eas e t he br eat h
sl owl y, pus hi ng t he e mot i onal t ar out of y o ur ches t wi t h t he ai r. Li ke a
s war m of t i ny f l i es, see i n your mi nd t he e ne r gy buz z i ng above y o u and
qui c kl y di s s i pat i ng i n t he sky. Cont i nue t hi s cycl e of i nhal i ng, ga t he r i ng
negat i ng e mot i ons , and r el eas i ng t hem i n an e x ha l a t i on.
Havi ng r epeat ed t hi s pr oc es s t wo or t hr e e t i me s , y our mi nd
s houl d qui e t i t sel f dr amat i c al l y. Ope ni ng your eyes , your e nv i r onme nt
wi l l s eem f r es her and cr i sper t han bef or e. An ent i r el y ne w v a nt a g e
wi l l not be mani f es t at t hi s poi nt , but a s l i ght al t er at i on of t he
c ons c i ous ne s s most s ur el y wi l l . Such i s t he r ever enc e of t he devi l as he
a ppr oa c he s t he c ha mbe r of hi s Mas t er .
Hol d y our hands t oge t he r , f i nger t i ps of oppos i t e hands t ouc hi ng .
Al l ow y our pa l ms t o rel ax whi l e your f i nger s st i l l r emai n i n c ont ac t
wi t h one anot he r unt i l a f ew i nc hes of empt y s pac e rest s be t we e n your
pa l ms . Wi t h your f i nger t i ps st i l l t ouc hi ng, l et y our hands hover above
your l ap, par al l el wi t h your navel . Thi s s houl d be a c omf or t abl e
pos i t i on, t he l ack of f orce r e s e mbl i ng an act of l evi t at i on.
I n t he st at e of s pi r i t ual qui et ude, open y our awar e ne s s t o y o ur
i mme di a t e e nv i r onme nt . Try t o see i n your mi nd y our s ur r oundi ng s ,
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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
r ec r eat i ng t he m i n a ment al pi ct ur e. Make a c ons c i ous ef f ort t o keep
your mi nd r el axed, al l owi ng t he s har pnes s of t he i mage t o f or m on i ts
own. As your i magi nat i on hone s i nt o your s ur r oundi ng s , do not det ac h
your s e l f f r om i t . Do not see i t as bei ng s ome ot her pl ace f ar away, or
s ome t hi ng i n y our i magi nat i on. Know t hat i t i s ar ound y ou, i n t he
pl ace wher e you si t . I t s ur r ounds y o u, and you are a par t of i t . Whi l e
y ou are i ma g i ni ng , r ec ogni z e t he real i t y of t hat whi c h you see.
The s har pne s s of your vi s ual i z ed s ur r oundi ngs havi ng r eached
t hei r peak, ease your mi nd deeper i nt o t he i mage, as i f t her e i s mor e
t her e t hat i s not yet seen. Let your mi nd dr op i nt o a mor e s ubt l e st at e
of awar e ne s s . Cont i nue t o see i n your mi nd your s ur r oundi ngs , yet at
t he s ame t i me t ry t o l ook through t he m. Rel ax your sel f , al l owi ng your
eyes t o rest c omf or t abl y and your mi nd t o cease s t r ai ni ng. I n t hi s
r el axed s t at e, uni t e t hat whi c h y ou f eel and t hat whi c h you see i n your
mi nd. Yo u can nat ur al l y feel t he dar kne s s a r ound y ou at al l t i me s , but
c annot see i t or even i magi ne i t. Her e, you mus t do bot h.
Some may have pr obl e ms wi t h t hi s , whi l e ot her s wi l l i ns t ant l y
f eel as i f t hey are l i t er al l y f al l i ng t hr ough r i ngs of r eal i t y, dr oppi ng
i nt o an unknown r eal m. Ei t her way, do not al l ow t hi s t o di s t r act your
at t ent i on f r om t he vi s ual i z ed i mage of your e nv i r onme nt . Do not es cape
i nt o t he ec s t as y or t he f r us t r at i on of the e xpe r i e nc e , but know t hat
your real i t y i s her e, now, i n t hat chai r i n t he Te mpl e t hat you see i n
your mi nd and t hat exi s t s ar ound you.
As y ou begi n t o si nk i nt o t he gr eat er r eal i t y of your s ur r oundi ngs ,
t he i mage i n y our mi nd wi l l begi n t o c hange f r om i t s appe ar anc e whe n
y ou f i rst e nt e r e d. The phys i cal s t r uct ur e wi l l r emai n t he s ame , but
s ome t hi ng evi l wi l l begi n t o f or m. A bl ack mi st wi l l s eem t o mat er i al i z e
i n t he r oom, g r owi ng t hi c ker a nd bl ac ker ever y s e c ond. Unde r s t and
t hat t hi s i s not c omi ng i nt o be i ng, but was al ways t her e yet was never
bef or e s e e n. Try t o vi s ual i z e t hi s bl ack mi st f or mi ng, or at t he very-
l east be c ome pr of oundl y awar e i ts pr es enc e.
Wi t h your eyel i ds r e mai ni ng l i ght l y shut , i nhal e sl owl y as bef or e.
Sense t he dar kne s s ar ound y ou c ont r ac t i ng, c ons t r i c t i ng unt i l i t s e e ms
l i ke a c oagul at e d ma s s of mi dni ght i s r es t i ng j us t of f of your s ki n. Hol d
t he ai r i n your chest , i nt ui t i ng t he s ur r oundi ng dar kne s s f ol l owi ng
c ue, l i nger i ng c l os e. Al l ow t he s ens at i on t o s mot he r you, t o suf f ocat e
you i n i ts bl ac kne s s .
Let t he br eat h out . As i t l eaves your ches t , s ens e t he c umul at i v e
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da r kne s s mov e a wa y f r om y our body. Feel t he e mot i ona l rel i ef , or
pe r haps t he gr i ef t hat f l oods y o ur hear t at t he de pa r t ur e of t he i nc a r na t e
de s ol a t i on. Onc e t he ai r has l eft your l i ps , you s houl d be abl e t o s ens e
t he s ha do ws bac k i n t he i r or i gi nal pl ac es .
Wa t c h t he dar k mi st t hr ough y o ur me nt al vi s i on dri f t i n i t s
pl ace, s wa y i ng wi t h t he bar e l y not i c e a bl e c ur r e nt s of ai r a nd da nc i ng
wi t h e v e r y mi nut e mo v e me nt ma de . Wa t c h t he da r kne s s danc e unt i l
i t no l onger s e e ms t o be r e ac t i ng t o s t i mul i , but a ppe a r s t o be t he sol e
s t i mul us of a c t i on. I t doe s not mov e be c a us e you br e a t he ; r at her , you
br eat he s o i t may mov e . Be c ome awar e, i n y o ur obs e r v at i on of t he
da r kne s s , of i ts pr of ound i nt e l l i ge nc e , i ts t er r i f yi ng pr e s c i e nc e of y o u,
i ts ve hi c l e .
I nhal e onc e mor e, f eel i ng t he da r kne s s gat he r i ng c l os e a r ound
y o u, s que e z i ng ne xt t o your body. Feel i t c ar e s s i ng y o u, c r a wl i ng up
your s ki n, i nv a di ng even t he ai r t hat you br e at he . Sens e t he s ha dows
pi e r c i ng t he s oci al a r mo r you have bui l t a r o und your s el f , s t r i ppi ng
you and s l i t he r i ng on t he s ur f ac e of your e mot i ona l na ke dne s s .
Tr y t o he ar t he voi ces e ma na t i ng f rom t he da r k ne s s , s o c l os e t o
your body . Al t hough you mos t l i kel y wi l l not ma ke out wor ds , know
t hat i t i s s pe a ki ng at y ou, hi s s i ng, mo c k i ng , t e mpt i ng t owa r ds i ns ani t y.
Thos e who ar e new t o t he Wo r k s of Dar kne s s wi l l t ry t o st ave off
t he s pi r i t ual v i ol at i on t hat t hey ha v e wa r r a nt e d t hr ough t hi s
c ont e mpl a t i v e r i t ual . They wi l l a t t e mpt t o f l ee bac k i nt o the dayl i ght
and t o t he c omf or t of nor mal c y. Whe n t hi s des i r e c o me s , do not al l ow i t
t o t ake hol d. Re me mb e r at al l t i mes whe n i n t he mi ds t of t he Powe r s of
Dar kne s s t hat t hey are al way s t her e and t hey a l wa y s we r e , whe t he r or
not you have been a wa r e . Re me mb e r t hat t he y c annot be e xor c i s e d,
t hat t he act of ba ni s hi ng doe s not ri d y ou of t he m but i ns t ead r i ds t hem
of y ou, r e mov i ng y our c ons c i ous mi nd f rom t hei r pr e s e nc e .
Thi s me di t a t i on wi l l al l ow you t o s t ar t t o unde r s t and t he
o mni pr e s e nc e a nd l i mi t l es s i nt el l i genc e of the dar k c ur r e nt s t hat assai l
ever y mol e c ul e i n exi s t enc e wi t hout pr ej udi c e. I t l et s you see t hat t he
Powe r s of Da r k ne s s are real and are very r el evant . Pe r haps most
i mpor t ant i s t hat t hi s ri t e al l ows t he Da r kne s s t o s ee y ou, t o know t hat
y ou ar e a wa r e of i t , and t hat y ou are a t t e mpt i ng t o al l y y our s e l f wi t h
i t . I t i s he r e t hat t he i nher ent s t r e ngt h or we a k ne s s of t he Sor c e r e r i s
s een, by bot h hi ms e l f and by t hos e Powe r s whi c h he wi s he s t o pos s e s s .
Whi l e t he Adept , Ma g i c i a n, and s o me t i me s t he I ni t i at e wi l l be
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abl e t o per f or m t hi s exer c i s e wi t h t hei r eyes ope n, s e e i ng t he c ul mi na t e
da r kne s s wi t h t hei r t r ai ned e y e s , t he Dabbl e r , Ne ophy t e and a good
deal of I ni t i at es do not pos s es s t hes e c l ai r voyant f ac ul t i es . Whe t he r
seen wi t h ope n e ye s , i n a s kr y i ng mi r r or or i n your mi nd, t he i mage s
and s e ns a t i o ns are r eal . The pur pos e of t hi s exer c i s e i s t o br i ng t o t he
f or ef r ont of t he c ons c i ous mi nd t he r eal i t y of t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s .
I n or der f or t hi s e xpe r i e nc e t o seat i t sel f pe r ma ne nt l y i n y our
mi nd, i t s houl d be pe r f or me d s e ve r al t i me s . I t s houl d be r epeat ed unt i l
you c annot s ha ke i t f r om y our mi nd i n t he da y t i me , dwe l l i ng on t he
beaut i f ul hor r or of i t . The l engt h of t he t hi ng s houl d e ndur e for at l east
f i ve mi nut e s f r om t he t i me you f i rst si t down t o whe n you open your
eyes , s ha k e of f t he v i s i ons and r et ur n t o t he munda ne wor l d.
Onc e t he dar k mi st has c ome al i ve and i s s een wi t h t he vi t al i t y
of i nt e l l i ge nc e , c ont i nue t o br i ng i t c l os er wi t h an i nha l a t i on, feel i t
s wa r mi ng ar ound y ou, and s e nd i t bac k t o i t s r es t i ng pl ace wi t h an
e x ha l a t i on. Wi t h eac h i nha l a t i on, t he da r kne s s s houl d gr ow s t r onger ,
t he s i ni s t er s e ns e of i t pe ne t r at i ng deeper i nt o your be i ng. Onc e you
have e ndur e d at l east fi%e mi nut e s of t he a ng ui s h and t he e c s t as y of t he
e x pe r i e nc e , i t s houl d be ut t er l y unbe a r a bl e t o r e ma i n, yet e v e n mor e
t or t ur ous t o l eave t he addi c t i ng da r kne s s .
Pul l a wa y f rom i t, out of t he de e p r e c e s s e s of your Soul , and
r et ur n your mi nd t o t he dead a nd dyi ng wor l d. Look ar ound at t he
wal l s and t he f l oor, s eei ng t he dr a b s t one or pai nt . Br eat he i n and
r eal i ze t hat t he wal l s do not mov e wi t h your br e at h. Sha ke y our hands
i n t he ai r and s hake t he vi s i ons f rom y our head. Awa k e n f rom t he most
t er r i f yi ng ni g ht ma r e y ou' v e ever had, knowi ng t hat i t was real and
t hat i t i s a l wa y s wai t i ng j us t out s i de of your r ange of v i s i on.
A def i ni t e evi l e xi s t s i n t he uni ve r s e , f i l l i ng ever y e mpt y s pace
and s l i t he r i ng i nt o ever y r oom. Thi s i s a f act t hat i s pr ove n by t he
Sor c er er t o hi ms e l f i n t he s i mpl e ri t e a bov e . He has c ome i nt o di r ect
c ont ac t wi t h a ver y s ma l l , yet very real por t i on of s pi r i t ual da r kne s s ,
and i t has c ha ng e d hi m whet her he r e c ogni z e s i t or not .
I t i s st i l l eas y t o det ac h one s e l f f r om an evi l t hat exi s t s out s i de of
hi m whe n al l he ne e ds t o do i s l eave t he r i t ual ar ea and di s t r ac t hi s
mi nd wi t h hi s neon soci al i t y. Thi s i s a l i e t hat evi l e xi s t s out s i de of hi m;
he mus t be c or r ec t ed. He mus t r eal i z e, t hr oug h pe r s onal e xpe r i e nc e
t hat he i s a be i ng of da r kne s s , of evi l , of t he f l esh and t he vi ol et bl ood.
He mus t c ome t o know t hat he, t oo, i s a de mon not s eeki ng abs ol ut i on,
but As c ent i nt o t he Pal aces of t he Dar k Gods .
Seat y our s e l f agai n i n y o ur ri t ual c hambe r , f ac i ng s out h. Cl os e
y our eyes and e nt e r i nt o r el axat i on, s i nki ng i nt o t hat abys mal pl ace
be ne at h t he wor l d of c aus e and ef f ect . Br eat he i n, gat her i ng your t e ns i on
as bef or e and r el eas i ng i t i nt o t he ai r as y ou br e at he out . Cl ear your s el f
of doubt and i gnor ant pr e s umpt i on. Be c ome a cl ean s l at e, an e mpt y
ves s el f or t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s .
Vi e w t hr ough y our mi nd t he ri t ual ar ea, wi l l i ng t he i mage i nt o
per f ect cl ar i t y. De e pe n t he i mage unt i l y ou agai n see t he bl ack mi st
f i l l i ng t he r oom. Repeat t he pr e v i ous exer ci s e of gat he r i ng and r e l e as i ng
t he da r kne s s wi t h your br e at h, a wa ke ni ng y o ur a wa r e ne s s t o i t s l i vi ng
i n t e n s i t y .
Br i ng t he dar knes s i n cl os e t o y ou, t he i nvi s i bl e pr es enc e t ouc hi ng
your s ki n, e nv e l opi ng your ent i r e body. Keep t he br eat h i ns i de and
wat c h t he da r kne s s cons t r i ct ar ound y ou, ac t i ng on its own wi l l t o
c ont i nue t he e nt r a pme nt .
As you l et t he br eat h out , r at her t han s e e i ng i n y our mi nd t he
dar kne s s s we e pi ng bac k i nt o i ts pl ace, r ec ogni z e t hat i t i s mul t i pl yi ng
i n t hi c kne s s and power a r ound y ou. Exhaus t t he br eat h and r eal i ze
t hat t her e i s no pr ot ec t i on f r om t hi s evi l .
I nhal e agai n. The l i vi ng s hadows ar ound y ou havi ng nowhe r e
el se t o move , as t he br eat h ent er s your body, so wi l l t he da r kne s s . Feel
t he bl ack vapor mov i ng i nt o your mout h and nos t r i l s . Sens e i t al so
pe ne t r at i ng t he por es of y our s ki n, s e e pi ng i nt o y our body. Hol d t he
br eat h and f eel t he dar knes s now s wa r mi ng i ns i de of you, i nf ec t i ng you
- be c omi ng you.
Exhal e, not i c i ng t hat t he bl ack vapor wi t hi n y ou does not dr ai n
wi t h y our br e at h, but i ns t ead be c ome s even mor e i nt egr at ed wi t h your
bei ng. Cont i nue t o br e at he t he bl ac kne s s i n, f i l l i ng your s el f wi t h it,
s at ur at i ng y our Soul i n i ts evi l . Br eat he i t i n unt i l y ou f eel t he Power of
Dar kne s s r adi at i ng f rom your f i nger t i ps and i l l umi nat i ng y our eyes
wi t h a bl ack s hi ne.
The da r kne s s whi c h y ou have br ought i nt o y our s e l f can never be
expel l ed. The evi l can never be s haken, al t hough your c ons c i ous
a wa r e ne s s of i t wi l l f ade wi t h t i me . For t hat r e as on, t hi s exer c i s e must
be r epeat ed of t en. Each r epet i t i on wi l l yi el d not onl y gr eat er eas e, but
a mor e i nt ens e and i nt i mat e c o mmuni o n wi t h da r kne s s . Event ual l y, i t
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wi l l be seen t hat you are not dr a wi ng t he dar kne s s t hat i s i n your
e nv i r onme nt i nt o your sel f , but are mer el y ac t i vat i ng t hat whi c h you
al r eady pos s es s . You wi l l come t o r eal i ze, per s onal l y and i nt ui t i vel y,
t hat the dar kne s s wi t hout and t he evi l wi t hi n are t he s ame.
Thr ough t he above r i t es of at t uni ng, t he Powe r of Dar knes s has
f i xed i ts eye on y ou. Gat e way s have ope ne d above and bel ow you. The
soft and wa r m hear t t hat was wi t hi n you i s dyi ng; a new hear t made of
obs i di an and near bur s t i ng wi t h f l ames i s bei ng bor n. You have onl y
gl i mps ed a uni ver s e t hat t o you i s new and f r es h, but i s i n ac t ual i t y
anci ent . You have st ar ed t oo l ong and t oo deep i nt o t he abys s , t r ans f i xed
by i t s une ndi ng gl or y and dar kne s s - and t he abyss has s t ar ed ri ght
back i nt o you.
I f you have been pr ac t i c i ng t he above e xe r c i s e s of t en e nough,
you s houl d be abl e t o si t, cl ose y our eyes , and i ns t ant l y be c ome awar e
of t he evi l t hat s ur r ounds and i mpal es you, as wel l as pul s es t hr ough
your ever y cel l . Some may need t o per f or m t he above me di t at i ons f or
mont hs t o gai n t he abi l i t y t o i ns t ant l y ac c es s t hei r awar e ne s s i n such a
pr of ound way. Ot he r s may f i nd i t wi t hi n days .
For t he f i nal i nt r oduc t or y exer c i s e, you wi l l need t o obt ai n t hr ee
l ong, t aper ed c andl es , one bl ack, one red, and one vi ol et . The wax
s houl d be a sol i d col or t hr oughout , r at her t han c oat ed over whi t e wax.
You wi l l al s o need a t abl e or a s t and on whi c h t he c andl e s may be set as
you si t i n y our chai r .
I n y our ri t ual ar ea, set t he t abl e i n f ront of t he chai r , t o t he
s out h. On i t set t he bl ack candl e i n a pos i t i on nearest you, t he red t o the
back and ri ght si de and the vi ol et t o t he back and l eft si de. The pos i t i ons
of t he c a ndl e s s houl d f orm t he ver t i c es of an equi l at er al t r i angl e whos e
t op ver t ex poi nt s t o t he nor t h and t owar ds you whe n you are s eat ed i n
y our chai r , t he ot her t wo poi nt i ng off t o ei t her si de of y ou.
Si t wi t h t he c andl es unl i t and t he mat c he s i n y our hand. Cl ose
y our eyes , cl ear y our mi nd, and be c ome awar e of t he ext er nal and
i nt er nal da r kne s s wi t h whi c h you have be c ome f ami l i ar . Sl owl y open
your eyes , ke e pi ng your at t ent i on f i xed on t he i mage and s ens at i on of
t he dar kne s s a r ound and wi t hi n you.
Let your eyes scan t he c andl es bef or e you and not i ce t he s ha dows
st i r at t he si ght of t he m. Feel t he power be gi n t o ri se up i n t he r oom
s i mpl y at t he r ec ogni t i on of t he t hr ee c ol or s of Bl ack Magi c k. Reach out
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s l owl y t o l i ght t he bl ac k c andl e, f eel i ng t he dar kne s s move wi t h y ou.
Wi t h t he wi c k of t he bl ac k c andl e bur ni ng, si t bac k i n your chai r
and br eat he i n, i nc r e as i ng your awar e ne s s of t he dar k powe r s pr es ent .
For c i ng y our mi nd i nt o s i l ence and f ocus, st ar e deep i nt o t he f l ame of
t he bl ac k c andl e. Sens e t he c hange s i n t he r oom and i n your s e l f as t he
Power s of Da r kne s s f ocus on t hat s i ngl e f l ame.
The bur ni ng of t he bl ack c andl e s houl d br i ng a r emar kabl e sense
of power , yet at t he s ame t i me her al ds a r ever enc e f or t hat power . It i s
abys mal and col d, wi t hout exac t s t r uc t ur e yet f ar f r om c haot i c .
Gaz e i nt o t he bl ac k c andl e and see or s ens e t he ener gy f l owi ng up
t hr ough t he s t em of t he c andl e and pour i ng out of t he wi ck. Sens e t he
f l ame pul l i ng t he vi t al f orce f rom e v e r y t hi ng ar ound i t, f eedi ng off of
t he l i ght and l i fe of exi s t enc e.
Feel t he power of t he bl ac k c andl e' s f l ame mov i ng t owa r ds y ou,
dr i f t i ng y our way l i ke t he s pi r al i ng s moke off of t he c andl e. Sl owl y and
s t eadi l y i nhal e, ma i nt a i ni ng y our gaz e i nt o t he c andl e ' s f l ame. As
y our l ungs pul l ai r i nt o y our body, f eel al s o your wi l l pul l i ng t he power
of t he bl ac k f l ame i nt o you t hr ough your eyes . At f i rst , i t may be
hel pf ul t o vi s ual i z e t hi s t r ans f er as a be am or ray of bl ac k l i ght movi ng
f r om t he t i p of t he c andl e i nt o y our eyes.
Abs or b t he e ne r gy of t he bl ac k c andl e, r e ma i ni ng a wa r e of t he
c hange s i n t he dar k ener gi es i ns i de your s e l f and i n t he r oom. Whe n
you fi rst " pul l " t he power of t he bl ac k c andl e i nt o your sel f , i t may f eel
l i ke a s i mpl e i nf l ux of ener gy, or i t may seem muc h mor e pr of ound.
Ei t her way, when t he s ens at i on of t he t r ans f er of powe r begi ns t o ebb,
cl os e your eyes and ext i ngui s h t he f l ame.
I t i s nec es s ar y t o al l ow y our s e l f t o rel ax and i nt egr at e t he
exper i enc e bef or e mov i ng i nt o anot he r one. You may need t o c ome
bac k t o t he c andl e s t he next day, or you may j us t need a f ew mi nut e s t o
col l ect your s el f . Onc e you have done so, move t he bl ac k c andl e i nt o t he
pl ac e of t he red one, and move t he red one f or war d.
Per f or m t he i ni t i al r el axat i on and vi s ual i z at i ons as bef or e, and
l i ght t he wi c k of t he red c andl e. Keep y our mi nd cl ear , a l l owi ng t he
ener gi es of t he red c andl e t o s pont a ne ous l y cal l t o al er t nes s t he f i ery
at t r i but es of t he c ol or i n bot h you and t he pe r v a di ng da r kne s s .
Gaz e i nt o t he f l ame and l et your mi nd be s wept away by t he
e mot i ons and t he vi ol enc e pr oduc e d. Sens e t he Powe r i n t he r oom
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shi f t i ng, agi t at i ng, be c omi ng uns t abl e and c haot i c . Let t hes e f eel i ngs
shake you and di s t ur b t he ment al qui et gai ned i n t he ope ni ng
me d i t a t i o n .
I ns t ead of s eei ng t he ener gy of t he bur ni ng of t he c andl e r est i ng
on t he wi ck, as was done wi t h t he bl ac k c andl e, gaz e i nt o t he f l ame and
see t hat t he ener gy spi l l s out i nt o t he r oom, r ef us i ng t o be c ont ai ned.
Sense t he powe r of i t s we e pi ng t hr ough t he ai r and di vi ng t o t he f l oor .
See i t s at t e mpt s t o anni hi l at e al l t hat i t t ouc he s , t r yi ng so har d t o
i nci ner at e t he t e mpl e .
St r et ch y our ar ms out t o your s i des , pal ms up, and i nhal e sl owl y.
Feel t he s pi r i t ual f i re pr oduc ed by t he red c andl e be i ng dr awn t o you,
r us hi ng i nt o y our body. Vi s ual i z e i t f i l l i ng y ou wi t h a f orce whi c h
c annot be c ont r ol l ed, mov i ng up and down your spi ne and f i nal l y
spi l l i ng bac k out of your sel f .
Onc e s uch c ont ac t has been made wi t h t he ener gy of t he red
c andl e, bl ow out t he f l ame and wai t f or t he ast r al mael s t r om t o s ubs i de.
Af t er a per i od of rest , r epl ace t he red candl e wi t h t he vi ol et one,
mov i ng t he red c andl e back and t o t he l ef t , al ways ke e pi ng t he t r i angl e
i n t act . Ent er i nt o t he bei ng- s t at e c onduc i ve t o t he f l ow of t he c ur r ent s
of Bl ack Magi c k, s eei ng and s ens i ng t he dar kne s s as bef or e.
Li ght t he vi ol et c andl e . Gaz e i nt o t he f l ame and, rat her t han
s eei ng t he powe r i nvoked s pr eadi ng t hr ough t he r oom or r es t i ng near
t he f l ame, vi s ual i z e and s ens e a vi ol et ray of l i ght c omi ng up t hr ough
t he st em of the c andl e f rom bel ow. See al s o a ray of l i ght de s c e ndi ng
f rom di r ect l y above , be a mi ng i nt o t he c andl e, t he t wo c onne c t i ng i n
the bur ni ng wi ck.
The vi ol et c andl e and t he ener gi es of t hat col or pr oduc e a r esul t
t hat i s ent i r el y uni que t o each pe r s on. It wi l l upl i f t t he spi ri t , or i t wi l l
humi l i at e t he ego. I t wi l l c onf ound or enl i ght en. I t wi l l cast y ou down
as a beas t or rai se you up as a God.
The s pi r i t ual dar kne s s wi t h whi c h you have c o mmune d wi l l
react t o t he bur ni ng of t he vi ol et c andl e and t he a c c ompa ny i ng
vi s ual i z at i ons i n a mor e s ubt l e way t han t he ot her s . Ne v e r t he l e s s , i t
wi l l be not e wor t hy, and wi l l be f el t on t he de e pe s t l evel s of t he
c ons c i ous ne s s and ps yche.
Let t he vi ol et ener gi es r adi at e as t hey wi l l , abs or bi ng t he t angent
wa v e s as muc h as you are abl e. Si t i n t he chai r and dri f t i n t he di vi ni t y
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of it. I mme r s e y our s e l f i n t he dar k s anc t i t y of t he bur ni ng c andl e unt i l
t he power of i t be gi ns t o e bb.
The s e s i mpl e r i t es wi l l have l ed t he as pi r i ng Sor c er er i nt o a
f ami l i ar i t y wi t h t hos e powe r s and f or ces of Bl ack Magi c k. Thos e
be g i nni ng on t he pat h wi l l be abl e t o c at apul t t hei r As c e nt t hr ough
appl i c at i on of t hes e f ew pr ac t i c es unt i l t hey are mas t e r e d. The
e xpe r i e nc e d Bl ack Magi c i an wi l l f i nd t hat t hey r e a wa ke n t he dar k
powe r s wi t hi n hi m and el ect r i f y t he ener gy ar ound hi m.
Co mmu n i n g i n t hi s ma nne r wi t h t he i nc ar nat e Da r kne s s , t he
Bl ack Magi c i an wi l l cer t ai nl y not e dr amat i c c hange s , i n bot h hi ms el f
and i n t he vi s i ons t hat he be hol ds when pe e r i ng i nt o t he abys s . The
i mage s t hat he us es i n or der t o gai n a c ons c i ous a wa r e ne s s of t he real
and t angi bl e powe r s of Bl ack Magi c k may be gi n t o f ade, or t o s har pen
i nt o per f ect cl ar i t y. The dar k mi st wi l l event ual l y be s een r at her as an
e ne r ge t i c i nt e l l i ge nc e , i nc ompr e he ns i bl e and une xpl ai nabl e , yet
nonet hel es s r eal .
Al t houg h t he s e are not Bl ack Magi c k r i t ual s i n t he ms e l v e s , t hey
c ol l ec t i vel y act as a cat al yst for f ut ur e wor ki ng s , and f or t he gr eat
Be c omi ng of t he Sor c er er . The y l ead t he f ool f r om t he s t r ai ght and
nar r ow pat h i nt o t he Da r kne s s , whe r e he may begi n t o know hi msel f ,
des t r oy hi msel f , and ri se agai n i nt o t he r eal ms of Et er nal Ni ght .
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C H A P T E R F O U R
RITES OF CONSECRATI ON
The Sor c er er exi st s as t wo s epar at e bei ngs , one whi c h i s t he wi l l i ng
and of t s adi s t i c vessel f or t he Powe r s of Da r k ne s s , and t he ot he r who
c ont i nue s i n a car eer , s hops at t he s upe r ma r ke t a nd even ma y hol d
r el i gi ous or pol i t i c al pos i t i ons . As Carl J ung mi g ht say, hi s l i f e a nd sel f
oper at e wi t h t wo i ndi vi dual pe r s ona e , wor ki ng c oope r at i ve l y i n or der
t o bot h l i ve i n t he wor l d as a man and t o r ul e t he worl d and i t s
i nha bi t a nt s as a God dwe l l i ng i n t he s ha dows of t he huma n r ace.
Even whi l e t he Ade pt ma y ent er i nt o a st at e of sel f godhood at
wi l l t her e i s st i l l a di vi de be t we e n t he nor mal a nd t he mi r a c ul ous .
Whi l e t he de mo ns a nd t he da r kne s s ar e hi s c ons t a nt c o mpa ni o ns and
s e r vant s , t he Sor c e r e r knows t hat t hey are s e par at e f rom t hi s pl ane
a nd wi l l not c onf us e t he t wo. He l i nger s on t he edge of i ns ani t y,
s t r uggl i ng not t o f al l t o one si de of t he f ence or t he ot her , endeavor i ng t o
keep a per f ect bal anc e be t we e n hi s s e l ve s .
A ps y c hol ogi c a l or Magi c kal di vi s i on needs t o be ma de be t we e n
t he t hi ngs of t he f l esh and t hos e t hi ngs of et er nal Da r kne s s . Suc h a
par t i t i on i n t he c ompa r t me nt a l i / a t i on of t he dar k mi nd i s t he fi rst
f unc t i on of r i t es of c ons e c r a t i on, t o c r eat e i n t he Ma gi c i a n' s a wa r e ne s s
a s epar at i on bet ween t he t wo. Whe n an obj ect , pl ace, or ac t i on i s ri t ual l y
c ons e c r at e d t o t he Wo r k s of Da r kne s s , a gr and di s t i nc t i on i s made
be t we e n t hat par t i c ul ar t hi ng a nd al l ot he r s l i ke i t .
The ps y c hol ogi c al val ue of t he c ons e c r a t i on r i t ual c an be l i kened
unt o t he us e of mi l i t ar y uni f or m and i ns i gni a, r epr es ent i ng honor ,
i nt egr i t y, a nd a ge ne r al el i t i st s t andi ng. The di s c i pl i ne , c our age and
c o mmi t me nt t hat i s bot h ne e de d for a nd ac qui r e d dur i ng Basi c Comba t
Tr a i ni ng s er ves as a l engt hy ri t e of c ons e c r a t i on, c r e at i ng an unde ni a bl e
i dent i f i c at i on be t we e n t he uni f or m and t he c har ac t e r i s t i c s of honor ,
i nt egr i t y, dut y, and t he ge ne r al war r i or e t hos . Af t er t he c ons e c r at i on
r i t e of Bas i c Co mb a t Tr a i ni ng , t he i ndi vi dual s ol di er wi l l not be abl e t o
wear t he " c ons e c r a t e d" uni f or m wi t hout hi s mi nd be i ng dr a wn t o t hes e
at t r i but e s , or ot he r s wi t h whi c h he has as s oc i at e d t he mi l i t ar y uni f or m
dur i ng t he c ons e c r a t i on.
Thi s i l l us t r at es , i n mean t e r ms and i n a c ommonl y unde r s t ood
al l egor y, onl y one as pect of r i t ual c ons e c r a t i on; onl y t hat whi c h i s s een
on t he s ur f ace of t he obs i di an met eor i t e.
The ri t e of c ons e c r at i on, howe v e r , c ar r i es an even gr eat er val ue
t han t he ps yc hol ogi c al di s t i nc t i on t hat i t c r eat es . Thi s val ue i s one
that i s unde r s t ood i ns t i nc t i vel y by most ever y pr ac t i c i ng oc c ul t i s t , yet
i s of t en de ni e d and c at egor i z ed i nt o ps y c hol og y f or l ack of t r ust i n one' s
own vi s i on. A good per cent of mode r n Ma g i c i a ns woul d r at her f i nd
apol oget i c e xc us e s for t he oc c ul t , t ur ni ng t o t hei r pr i mi t i ve s ci ent i f i c
unde r s t a ndi ng of exi s t enc e, t han t o admi t t hat t her e are powe r s out s i de
of t he c ons c i ous unde r s t a ndi ng of t he huma n br ai n. The y do not wi s h
t o be name d a mong t he f anat i cal f ew.
Cons e c r a t i on f ocus es t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s upon a s i ngl e obj ect ,
pl ace, pe r s on, or act i on and i mbue s t hat t hi ng wi t h t hos e Powe r s , The
c ons ec r at ed obj ect be c ome s s at ur at ed wi t h evi l . I t i nher i t s , t hr ough
t he r i t ual , t he i nt el l i genc e t o per f or m its as s i gned t ask and t he powe r t o
carry i t t hr ough. I t s c ompos i t e s pi r i t ual mat t e r i s ps yc hi c al l y
t r a ns mut e d f r om wood, s t one, or st eel t o a l i vi ng ent i t y f ul l of a f i re and
wi l l whi c h i s per f ect l y and i ns epar abl y al i gned wi t h t hat of t he Bl ack
Ma g i c i a n .
Put t i ng i nt o pr act i ce t he exer c i s es f rom t he pr evi ous c hapt er ,
t he s t ude nt of t he Dar k Ar t s s houl d have f ound, of t en by def aul t of
c onve ni e nc e , an ar ea whe r e i n he ma y r i t ual i z e and me di t at e wi t hout
di s t ur banc e . I t i s t hi s pl ace whi c h s houl d be c ons e c r a t e d f i rst as t he
f oundat i on f or t he r i t es whi c h wi l l f ol l ow.
Cons e c r a t i ng a par t i c ul ar area set s i t apar t f rom all ot her s pac e ,
c ent er i ng i t i n t he me t aphys i c al uni ver s e. The g r ound, whet her i t i s
di rt , s and, gr as s , s t one, or pl us h car pet , s hudde r s awake t o a nnounc e
i t sel f as t he Li vi ng Ear t h. I t i s t he gr eat al t ar of t he Magi c kal Wor k, t he
unwa v e r i ng g r ound upon whi c h even t he Ope r at or i s a r i t ual t ool .
Onc e t he Wor ki ng area has been c ons e c r at e d, i t wi l l s er ve t hat
pur pos e for as l ong as i t i s ne e de d. Whe n t he Bl ack Magi c i an move s t o
anot her ci t y or home , or for any ot her r eason needs t o r el ocat e t he ar ea
c hos en f or t he oper at i on of t hes e Wor ks of Da r kne s s , t he g r ound can be
cl eans ed of t he power t hat has been s ummo ne d t her e, r e t ur ni ng i t t o
l i f el ess mat e r i al , as wi l l be de mons t r a t e d f ol l owi ng t he c ons e c r a t i ons .
Ot he r wi s e , i t may be al l owed t o l i nger and i nf ect all by pas s i ng t hi ngs
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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
wi t h i t s evi l .
Re mov e c hai r s and al l ot he r f ur ni t ur e f rom t he ar ea, whi c h can
now appr opr i at e l y be cal l ed t he Te mpl e . The s e can al l be r epl ac ed af t er
t he c ons e c r a t i on. If t he Te mpl e i s t o be l oc at ed i ndoor s , s uc h as i n a
home, a pa r t me nt , or even a r ent ed uni t , i t i s r e c omme nde d t o cl ean
t he area be f or e t he c ons e c r at i on. I f t he Te mpl e i s out door s , c l ear away
as many br a nc he s , t wi gs , s t one s and we e ds as pos s i bl e.
The act of ri t ual c ons e c r a t i on i s done i n t wo par t s , t he f i rst of
whi ch i s pur i f i cat i on of t he obj ect . Al l t hi ngs , f rom t he dust t o t he Gods ,
are e nv e l ope d by and i mbue d wi t h ener gy. The cl os es t t hi ng t hat
moder n s c i ent i s t s are abl e t o i dent i f y t hi s wi t h ( and uni ver s al l y agr ee
upon) i s e l e c t r omagne t i c ener gy, whi c h i s a s e e mi ngl y omni pr e s e nt
f or ce of at t r ac t i on and r epul s i on be t we e n al l t hi ngs .
As i de f rom t he i nt egr al ener gy s i gnat ur e wi t h whi c h each obj ect
was cr eat ed or has nat ur al l y f or med t hr ough t i me , t hey wi l l al s o col l ect
var i ous e ne r gi e s and i nf l uenc es f rom t he uns e e n e nv i r onme nt or f rom
per s onal c ont ac t . Muc h l i ke wr i ng i ng di r t y wat e r f r om a s ponge bef or e
s oaki ng i t i n cl ean wat er , any pl ace or t hi ng t hat i s t o be c ons e c r a t e d
needs t o be c l eans ed of t he i nt er f er i ng e ne r gi e s wi t h whi c h i t has been
p e r me a t e d .
Fi l l a cl ean c up or bowl wi t h col d wat er . Spr i nkl e a t e a s poon of
sal t i n t he wat er , s t i r r i ng unt i l i t di s s ol ves c ompl e t e l y . Jus t as s al t wat er
act s as a r eady c onduc t or of el ect r i ci t y, i t al s o c onv e y s and ampl i f i es
ener gy of a mor e c ur i ous nat ur e. Sal t al one has been used s ucces s f ul l y
i n ba ni s hi ngs , pur i f i c at i ons , and even e xor c i s ms t hr oughout t i me and
cul t ur e, i t s wi de s pr e a d use mat c hi ng i f not e xc e e di ng what has been
r el i gi ous l y t r a de ma r ke d as " Hol y Wat e r . " Al t hough this s al t wat er
does t he j o b , y ou wi l l f i nd i n appl i c at i on t hat t her e i s not hi ng hol y
about i t.
Some ent hus i as t i c Ne ophy t e s may wi s h t o " s pi ce up" t he ri te of
c ons ec r at i on by addi ng f r anki nc e ns e and myr r h oi l s, dr ops of bl ood or
ot her bodi l y f l ui ds t o t he pur i f yi ng wat er . Some may have hear d f r om
t hei r f r i e nds who s eem muc h mor e e duc at e d i n t he mat t er t han t hey
that a pi nc h of goof er dus t , a bur nt l ock of a v i r gi n' s hai r or ac t ual Hol y
Wat e r s t ol en f rom the l ocal c hur c h and spat i n as an act of bl a s phe my
wi l l i n i t sel f make unhol y t he g r ound upon whi c h t o be gi n t he Wo r k s of
Dar kne s s . For t hi s par t i c ul ar phas e of t he r i t e, al l t hat i s ne c e s s ar y i s
s a l t w a t e r .
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St and, f aci ng t owar ds t he s out h, t he f ul l cup or bowl r est i ng i n
your hands , hel d i nc hes away f rom your navel . Take a f ew de e p br e at hs ,
pus hi ng any anxi et y, f ear or negat i ng t hought s and e mot i ons out of
you wi t h t he br eat h. Onc e you have cl ear ed your s el f of conf l i ct , i nhal e
onc e mor e. Let t he ai r out , f eel i ng your mi nd c l ear i ng as you do, al l
ment al c l ut t er s wept out of you wi t h t he br e at h.
Wi t h your eyes shut l i ght l y, vi s ual i z e t he ar ea, l et t i ng t he cl ar i t y
of t he i mage s pont ane ous l y devel op. Focus y our at t ent i on t o t he gr ound
i t sel f . Tr y t o feel i t pul s i ng wi t h ener gy, a c onf us ed s pe c t r um of l i ght s ,
c ol or s , e mot i ons , and power s bubbl i ng up f rom bel ow. Whe n t hi s f eel i ng
i s no l onger f or ced and be c ome s real and s ens ed r at her t han i ma gi ne d,
try t o l et t he s e ns at i on of t he di r t i nes s of t he ener gy t ake f or m i n y our
ment al i mage of t he pl ace. Don' t t ry t o c r eat e a vi sual r e pr e s e nt at i on
of t he ener gy i n y o ur mi nd, and do not rej ect any i mages t hat may
ari se due t o t hei r odd or or di nar y mani f e s t at i ons . Rel ease your br ai n
f rom i ts anal yt i c al dut i es and l et y our mi nd r ec ei ve.
As t he gi ant , bl ack wo r ms sl i t her unde r t he soi l , as l i ght ni ng
c ome s f rom unde r g r ound and st r i kes t he s ur f ace of t erra f i r ma, as oi l y
tar ooz es f rom the c r ac ks i n t he c e me nt , or howe v e r t he vi s i on of t he
put r i d e ne r gi e s i n t he eart h mani f es t s i t sel f t o y ou, al l ow y our s e l f t o be
s i c kened by t he f eel i ng. Your di s gus t wi t h t he f or ei gn ener gy t hat has
been di s t i l l ed i nt o your Te mpl e i s i nt egr al i n di s pel l i ng i t. The di r e
need t o c l eans e y our Te mpl e i s t he act ual i nt er nal f orce t hat wi l l make
it s o.
Di p t he mi ddl e and r i ng f i nger s of your ri ght hand i nt o t he c up
or bowl of wat er . Your f i nger s i mme r s e d, vi s ual i z e a vi ol et l i ght
gat her i ng a bov e y ou, c onde ns i ng i nt o l oomi ng cl oud of l i ght a nd powe r .
See i n your i nner vi s i on t he vi ol et l i ght s wi r l i ng i ns i de of t he cl oud, t he
ener gy i l l umi nat i ng t he Te mpl e wi t h i ts s hi ne. Feel t he war mt h of t he
ener gy, t he vi t al i t y and pot enc y of i t r adi at i ng above you.
I nhal e, s e ns i ng as you do so t hat t he vi ol et ener gy i s bei ng pul l ed
cl os er t o y ou. As ai r ent er s y our l ungs , f eel al s o t he vi ol et l i ght e nt e r i ng
y our body, de s c e ndi ng t hr ough t he c r own of your head and i nt o y our
ches t . As y ou exhal e, pus h the l i ght f rom your t or s o, whe r e i t r es t s ,
t hr ough y our ri ght ar m and down i nt o your hand. Let i t l i nger t her e,
your hand be c omi ng war m wi t h t he ener gy, t hr obbi ng wi t h t he powe r
of i t . Pul l mor e or t he l i ght i nt o your s el f wi t h your i nhal at i ons , pus hi ng
i t al l i nt o your hand each t i me you br eat he 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
Af t er a f ew deep i nhal at i ons of t he vi ol et power , you wi l l f eel as i f
i t i s t oo muc h t o c ont ai n. Pul l i t i nt o your s el f f r om above agai n, t hi s
t i me pus hi ng t he ener gy t hr ough your ar m, i nt o your hand, and al l ow
i t t o spi l l i nt o t he wat er f rom your f i nger s . Open your eyes and l ook
i nt o t he cup or bowl . I nhal e, pul l i ng mor e vi ol et l i ght i nt o your body.
Exhal e, pus hi ng i t out i nt o t he wat er agai n. Look at t he wat er and f eel
i t on your f i nger s . Be c ome awar e of i t s pi r i t ual l y, not i ng t he ps yc hi c
t r a ns mut a t i on of i t s e l e me nt s . Cont i nue c hanne l i ng t he vi ol et ener gy
above you t hr ough your body, pour i ng i t i nt o t he wat er unt i l i t f eel s as
i f t he l i qui d i s bubbl i ng wi t h power .
Hol di ng bef or e you t he c ons ec r at ed wat er of bani s hi ng, di p as
many f i nger s i n t he cup or bowl as you can, s pooni ng t he wat er i nt o
your f i nger s and br i ngi ng t hem out agai n t o s pr i nkl e t he wat er on t he
gr ound. As t he c ons e c r at e d wat er f al l s t o t he gr ound, vi s ual i z e t he
dr opl et s t ur ni ng t o f l ame as t hey cont act t he f i l t hy ear t h. Sens e under
your f eet a por t i on of t he pol l ut ed ener gy be i ng dr i ven away,
e vapor at i ng i nt o t he ai r by t he f or ce of t he f i ery c ons e c r at e d wat er .
The Bl ack Magi c i an who has devel oped c l ai r audi ent f ac ul t i es may even
hear t he ener gy bei ng anni hi l at ed, t he s ound of i nhuma n s hr i eki ng
pi er c i ng hi s ear s as t he gr ound i s made cl ean.
As t he t ai nt ed ener gy i n your Te mpl e i s be i ng di s pel l ed wi t h t he
s pr i nkl i ng of t he c ons ec r at ed wat er , you must ver bal i z e your wi l l for i t
t o depar t . The f ol l owi ng Lat i n exor c i s m, r evi sed for use i n Bl ack Magi ck,
has been a de pe nda bl e ai de f or t he Sor c er er f or qui t e s ome t i me.
Exor c i z o t e, omni s s pi r i t us i mmunde , i n nomi ne
Ba phome t , et i n vi r t ut e venef i c i um, ut des c edas ab
hoc humus , quod ego nos t er ad t e mpl um s anc t um s uum
voc ar e di gnat us est , ut f i at t e mpl um Dei vi vi , et
ve ne f i c i um habi t et i n eo. Exor c i z o t e!
You may ot her wi s e manuf ac t ur e an or at or y of your own
wor di ng, i n your own l a ngua ge , whi c h c o mma nds t hr ough t he Power s
of Dar knes s t hat t he f or ces and i nt el l i genc es whi c h abi de i n your Te mpl e
be cast out t o cl ear t he way for t he Wor ks of Bl ack Magi c k. Shoul d you
choos e t o wr i t e an or at or y i n any but your nat i ve t ong ue , i t i s advi s ed
t o car ef ul l y st udy t he chos en l anguage and t o ens ur e t hat your ver bal
c o mma nd i s i n al i gnme nt wi t h your spi r i t ual wi l l . I t i s t hi s c ombi na t i on
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be t we e n t he f orce of wi l l and t he ver bal c o mma nd whi c h cast s away
t he unf avor abl e ener gy and cal l s f ort h t hose t hat wi l l ai de t he Sor c er er ,
a f act whi c h i s di s r egar ded by the pri est and the par i s hi oner who gi ve
t hei r pr ayer s i n vai n r epet i t i on.
Havi ng gi ven the ver bal c omma nd for the ener gi es t o depar t ,
c ont i nue t o f l i ng t he c ons e c r at e d wat er f rom your f i nger s ont o t he ear t h,
s ens i ng wi t h each dr op the ar ea be c omi ng l i ght er , the ai r t hi nni ng,
and t he unhe ar d noi s es gr owi ng si l ent . If t he Te mpl e has wal l s or a
cei l i ng, t hese s houl d be s pr i nkl ed as wel l .
Whe n you st art t o not i ce t hat t he f l i cki ng of the wat er ont o t he
gr ound has a di mi ni s he d ef f ect , you can be sure t hat the c l eans i ng i s
near compl et e. A few more drops shoul d rid the area of the l ast r emai ni ng
t r aces of t he unc l ean power . The s ens at i on can be l i kened unt o a br eat h
t hat has been l ong hel d i n your chest , and i s s l owl y be i ng r el eas ed.
Put t he bowl and the r e mai ni ng c ons e c r at e d wat er asi de, as i t
wi l l be used i mme di at e l y af t er t hi s i n c ons e c r at i ng t he r e mai ni ng t ool s
of Bl ack Magi c k. St and i n t he cent er of t he Te mpl e and t ake a deep
br eat h. You s houl d f eel not hi ng but cl ean ai r e nt e r i ng your t hr oat .
The area wi l l appear a bi t l i ght er , c l eaner , l ess cl ut t er ed i n a way t hat
you c annot i mme di at e l y expl ai n. The Te mpl e i s r eady t o r ecei ve i t s
Ma s t e r .
Kneel i n t he c ent er of t he Te mpl e . Take a f ew l ong, deep br e at hs ,
eas i ng your mi nd i nt o r el axat i on and cl ar i t y. Sens e t he c l eannes s of
t he ear t h t hat hol ds you. Feel t he c r i s pnes s of t he ai r ar ound you.
Rec ogni z e t he e mpt i ne s s of t he Te mpl e .
Pl ace your ri ght hand on t he gr ound bef or e you. No i ni t i al
vi s ual i z at i ons are needed; keep your mi nd cl ear and r ecept i ve t o t hat
whi ch wi l l c ome .
Ma i nt a i ni ng a l ow voi ce, s t at e, " Cr eat ur e of ear t h, you have
been c l eans ed. You have hear d my voi ce, and you have obeyed. Obey
me now.
"I i nvoke t he Power s of Dar knes s . I cal l t hem i nt o me. I s ummon
t he power of the Dark Gods , and open mysel f t o recei ve it. I kneel i n t hi s
Unhol y Te mpl e and gi ve my c omma nd. "
Feel the bl ack powe r s gat her i ng ar ound you, r us hi ng i nt o you,
s haki ng your body as t hey move t hr ough you. Sens e t hem f l oodi ng
i nt o you f r om nowhe r e , r i s i ng up i n your s t omac h and i nf ec t i ng your
ever y cel l wi t h evi l . Be c ome a vessel for t he Power of Dar kne s s , al l owi ng
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i t t o t ravel t hr ough y ou as i t wi l l , t o ent er your be i ng wi t hout r es t r ai nt .
Hol di ng t he pal m of your hand f i r ml y agai ns t t he g r ound, s t at e,
" Cr eat ur e of ear t h, r ecei ve t he Powe r of Dar kne s s . Seal i t i ns i de of you,
never t o es c ape and ne ve r t o wa ne . Shel t er t he Bl ack Wo r k s whi c h are
t o be done her e. Pr ot ect and e mpo we r t hos e t hat ent er here i nvi t ed.
Des t r oy t he mi nd, body and s pi r i t of any t hat woul d t r es pas s her e.
Cr eat ur e of e ar t h, y ou are t he Te mpl e of Dar kne s s , Et e r nal . "
Wi t h t hi s or at i on, l et t he power f l ood f r om you i nt o t he g r ound.
Let i t f l ow t hr ough you i nt o t he ear t h, s at ur at i ng ever y par t i cl e of dust
and s t one beneat h y ou. Al l ow t hi s f l ow of powe r t o c ont i nue unt i l i t
ebbs c ompl et el y, at whi c h t i me you s houl d r e move y our hand f rom t he
gr ound and ri se t o your f eet .
Agai n, c l ear y our mi nd. Cl os e y our eyes and at t une y our s e ns e s
t o t he Te mpl e , Feel t he dar k powe r t r e mbl i ng t hr ough t he gr ound
under y our f eet . Sens e i t r adi at i ng ar ound y ou f rom ever y wal l , t he
Te mpl e c omi ng t o l i f e i n dar kne s s .
Unl i ke t r adi t i onal c e r e moni al Magi ck, t he r i t ual s of Bl ack Magi c k
r equi r e ver y f ew i mpl e me nt s . Thos e f ew, howe v e r , are vi t al t o t he
s ucces s of t he Wo r k s of Dar kne s s . The s e i t e ms , once ac qui r ed and
c ons e c r at e d, are t o be wr appe d i n bl ack cl ot h and are ne ve r t o be t aken
f r om t hei r c over i ngs out s i de of t he Ope r at i ons of Bl ack Magi c k. Doi ng so
cr eat es a f i rm s epar at i on be t we e n t hat whi c h i s nor mal and t hat whi c h
i s unknowa bl e .
Al t hough t hes e t hr ee bas i c ri t ual t ool s have def i ni t e s ymbol i c
s i gni f i c anc e at t ac he d t o t hem, such vi r t ue s are t o be di s c over ed
t hr oughout t he pr oc es s es of Bl ack Magi ck, r at her t han t o be l ai d out by
t hi s or any ot her aut hor i n s ome pl ast i c pr e pac kage d v e r s i on. Her e,
y ou wi l l l ear n t he pr act i cal appl i c at i on of t hese t hi ngs i n r i t ual .
The f i rst t ool you wi l l need t o ac qui r e i s a ri t ual dagger . The
handl e of t he dagge r must be bl ack, and t he l engt h of t he bl ade mus t be
at l east si x i nches. The bl ade s houl d al so be doubl e edged, and i f i t i s not
s har p whe n i t i s pur c has e d, you wi l l need t o make i t so. At t i mes , i t wi l l
be used t o cut , and mus t be abl e t o per f or m t hi s f unc t i on wi t hout
i nci dent . Tr y t o avoi d pur c ha s i ng an or nat e dagger . Rat her , one wi t h
no ma r ki ngs i s pr ef er r ed, as t he power t hat f l ows t hr ough i t wi l l t ake
pr e c e de nc e over t he pr et t y appe ar anc e of t he t ool .
You wi l l al s o need a c hal i c e, or a c e r e moni al c up. The c hal i c e
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s houl d be made of br as s or s i l ver , wi t h a l ong s t em and a wi de bas e. As
wi t h t he dagger , s i mpl i c i t y i s t he rul e of t humb. Mos t of t en i n ri t ual ,
t he c ont e nt s of t he chal i ce have gr eat er i mpor t anc e t han t he chal i ce
i t sel f . Suc h i mpor t a nc e i s not t o be di s t r ac t ed f rom by t he ves s el .
The f i nal i mpl e me nt needed f or t he wor ki ng of Bl ack Magi c k i s
an al t ar . De pe ndi ng on t he exact ma nne r i n whi c h you per s onal l y
pr ef er t o r i t ual i ze, y o u wi l l want t o c hoos e f r om a s mal l var i et y of al t ar
c ons t r uc t s . The al t ar s houl d be s t abl e, dur abl e, and s houl d not be
di f f i cul t t o adj ust and move about for di f f er ent t y pe s of r i t ual . The
f l edgl i ng Bl ack Magi c i an may be t e mpt e d t o dr aw or car ve var i ous
s y mbol s , na me s , wor ds , or i mages i n t he r i t ual t ool s , es pec i al l y the
al t ar , t o gi ve t hem a " per s onal t ouc h. " Doi ng so car r i es nat ur al
c ons e que nc e s whi c h are ul t i mat el y de vas t at i ng t o t he successf ul
oper at i on of t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s .
The s y mbol s gi ven i n t he s ec ond c hapt er of t hi s book are sel f-
di r ect ed and qui t e aut omat i c , pos s e s s i ng a powe r and i nf l uence
i nde pe nde nt of t he Sor c e r e r ' s wi l l once t hey are dr awn and c ons e c r at e d.
The s e Magi c kal ef f ect s are al so ext r emel y s peci f i c, c aus i ng c hange s i n
t he uni ver s e and t he Magi c i an i n al i gnme nt wi t h t hei r i ndi vi dual
de s i g ns . Dr a wi ng a Doubl e Ar me d Cr oss on t he al t ar , for e x a mpl e , may
negat e t he ef f ect s of a c ur s e i f such i s not i n c ompl e t e ha r mony wi t h t he
per s onal Des t i ny of t he Ope r at or . Al t hough i n t he l ong run t hi s may
pr ove t o have been t he bes t c our s e, t he Bl ack Magi c i an s houl d be t he
one who has c o mma nd over hi s uni ver s e, r at her t han power of t he
s y mbol s t hat he dr e w on hi s al t ar y e a r s ago. You are a dmoni s he d t o
l eave t he r i t ual t ool s as t hey are set f ort h her e, r at her t han addi ng
l i t t l e per s onal t ouc he s as you go.
The r e are t hr ee bas i c al t ar t ypes t hat y ou may c hoos e f r om. The
fi rst i s a s t one sl ab whi c h i s set i n t he gr ound or on t op of a pi l l ar of
s t ones . Al t hough t he st one al t ar wi l l l ast as l ong as y ou need i t, i t i s al s o
e xt r e me l y di f f i cul t t o move about and adj ust t o meet t he de ma nds of
var i ous r i t ual s . If you des i r e t o have a s t one al t ar , i t s houl d be made of
me t a mor phi c r ock, ei t her cut or nat ur al l y f or med i nt o a r ec t angl e. To
i nc r eas e y our abi l i t y t o move and ma ne uv e r t he al t ar , y o u may wi sh
t o f i nd or have a s t one sl ab c ut l ess t han an i nc h t hi ck. You s houl d al s o
gr i nd, s and, or s c r ape off any pebbl es t hat have at t ac hed t he ms e l v e s t o
t he sl ab or any t angent f or mat i ons whi c h mi ght di st r act t he mi nd or
di s t or t t he f unct i on of t he al t ar .
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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
If t he s t one al t ar i s set i n t he g r ound, al l r i t ual s wi l l need t o be
per f or med kneel i ng or s eat ed i n the di rt next t o it. Whi l e t hi s i s i deal f or
t he wor ki ng of c ur s es or s i mpl e ma ni pul a t i ons of real i t y, i t may be
ent i r el y i na ppr opr i a t e f or s uch an Ope r a t i on as t he e voc at i on of de mons .
Bei ng set on a pi l e of st ones as suppor t , the al t ar woul d be easi l y accessi bl e
f or one r i t ual , yet anot he r Ope r at i on woul d be di f f i cul t wi t hout
wr es t l i ng i t t o t he gr ound. Thes e t edi ous det ai l s need t o be c ons i de r e d
before t hey are abl e t o pos e di f f i cul t i es i n t he Magi c kal hei ght of r i t ual .
Tr adi t i onal l y, and Kabbal i s t i c al l y ac c ur at e , t he al t ar s houl d be
made of t wo s quar e boxe s at t ac hed t o one anot her , pl ac e d i n t he Te mpl e
one on t op of t he ot her . The s e boxe s r epr es ent t he ma c r oc os m and t he
mi c r oc os m, one be i ng above and one bel ow. The uni t y of t hes e t wo
boxes as a whol e i mpl e me nt r epr es ent s abs ol ut e Uni t y be t we e n t he
Uppe r and t he Lowe r . Ac c or di ng t o t he He r me t i c my s t e r i e s , t he al t ar
r epr es ent s t he bas e s pher e of t he Sephi r ot i c Tr ee of Li f e, t he s pher e of
Mal kut h, or Ear t h. I t i s f our - s i ded i n r epr es ent at i on of t he uni on of t he
f our magi c al e l e me nt s pr es ent on t he phys i cal pl ane .
Thi s t ype of al t ar i s wonder f ul whe n pe r f or mi ng r i t ual s whi l e
s t andi ng, as wi l l be nec es s ar y i n mos t e v oc at i ons , power f ul c onj ur at i ons ,
and aeoni c and c ht honi c r i t ual s . The c ons t r uc t i on of t he al t ar as t wo
boxes pl aced t og e t he r i s s uper f l uous save f or t he ef f ect i t may have on
t he Her met i c al l y t r ai ned mi nd. The mai n di s a dv a nt a g e i n c ons t r uc t i ng
a nd c ons e c r a t i ng an al t ar of t hi s f as hi on f or use i n y o ur Te mpl e i s, onc e
agai n, t he i mmobi l i t y of t he t hi ng. Al t hough i t i s ma de of wo o d, mos t
of t en par t i cl e boar d, and t her ef or e s houl dn' t be heavy, i t i s a wkwa r d
and i s sure t o get i n t he way dur i ng ri t ual s wher e s t andi ng i s l ess des i r ed.
A c o mpr o mi s e be t we e n t he t wo al t ar s , t he s t one s l ab and t he
wood box, i s t he l ast and most hi ghl y r e c o mme nde d des i gn f or y our
al t ar . A s i mpl e sl at of r e c t angul ar wood, edges and c or ner s s anded
r ound and s moot h, i s an i deal al t ar for use i n t he Bl ack Magi c k Te mpl e .
Bei ng at l east an i nch t hi ck, i t s houl d have as muc h dur abi l i t y as you' l l
ever need. Bei ng c ompl et el y f l at, y ou wi l l never have pr obl e ms wi t h
bal anc i ng obj ec t s on i t - or bal anc i ng i t on ot her s ur f ac es . It can be set
on t he gr ound or on a t abl et op de pe ndi ng on t he r i t ual be i ng per f or med.
I f t hi s i s t he al t ar t ype t hat you des i r e, i t needs t o be made of oak, pi ne,
mapl e, or anot he r sol i d ha r dwood.
The s e t hr ee i mpl e me nt s ar e t o be c ons e c r at e d t oget her ,
pr ef er abl y f ol l owi ng t he c ons ec r at i on of t he Te mpl e . Have near by t he
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si l k cl ot hs i n whi ch t hes e i t ems wi l l be wr appe d af t er t he r i t ual of
c ons e c r at i on. I f t he al t ar i s t o be s t at i onar y i n t he Te mpl e , dr api ng t he
bl ack cl ot h over i t wi l l be suf f i ci ent , as s umi ng t hat t he ar ea you have
c hos e n for your Te mpl e has no day t i me pur pos e wi t h whi c h t he al t ar ' s
pos i t i on and pr es enc e woul d i nt er f er e.
Begi n t he Cons e c r a t i on by c l e ar i ng your mi nd a nd r el eas i ng your
t e ns i on t hr ough c ont r ol l ed br e at hi ng as bef or e. I f t her e i s c ons e c r at e d
pur i f i cat i on wat er l eft i n t he bowl or cup us ed for c ons e c r a t i ng t he
Te mpl e , have t hat near by as wel l . I f al l of i t has been us e d, r epeat t he
v i s ual i z at i ons t o c har ge t he wat er wi t h t he needed c l e ans i ng pr oper t i es .
The al t ar i s t he f i rst t ool t o be c ons ec r at ed. Set i t wher e i t wi l l be
dur i ng r i t ual . If y ou have chos en a s t one al t ar , kne e l by i t on t he
g r ound, f aci ng t he s out he r n poi nt as al way s . I f you have dec i ded t o use
t he Kabbal i s t i c box al t ar , st and behi nd i t . For t he ri t e of c ons ec r at i on,
you ma y set i t on t he g r ound, on a s mal l t abl e or s t and, or y ou may
even set i t on your l ap i f i t s si ze i s not t oo c umbe r s ome .
Ri t ual t ool s are l ess pol l ut ed wi t h f or ei gn ener gy t han t he gr ound,
not r equi r i ng t he gr eat amount of vi s ual i z at i on and f or c e of wi l l t hat
was ne e de d t o cl ear t he Te mpl e . Pl ace y our left hand an i nch above the
al t ar , a l l owi ng i t t o hov e r t her e. Cl os e your eyes and i nhal e deepl y,
hol di ng t he br eat h t hen r el eas i ng i t s l owl y. Si l ence your mi nd i nt o a
st at e of r ecept i vi t y, t he s ame st at e ac qui r ed i n t he e xe r c i s e s gi ven i n
t he t hi r d c hapt er of t hi s book.
Rat her t han a t t uni ng your s ens es t o t he vi s ual at t r i but es of your
s ur r oundi ng s , hone t he m i nt o t he s pac e bet ween your hand and t he
al t ar . Sens e t he e ne r gy r i si ng f rom i t , t he i nvi s i bl e f r i ct i on cr eat ed
be t we e n your s e l f and t he t ool . Feel t he di s t i nct ma g ne t i s m t hat i s
pr oduc e d by t hi s i nt er ac t i on. Whe n y ou have ac hi e ve d an ener get i c
c onne c t i on wi t h t he al t ar , mov e your hand hor i z ont al l y, mai nt ai ni ng
t he s a me di s t ance be t we e n your hand and t he wood or s t one s ur f ace, as
wel l as mai nt ai ni ng y our r el axed f oc us . You s houl d now be abl e t o f eel
t he ener gy of t he ent i r e al t ar as your hand move s ov e r it.
A ver bal exor c i s m as or nat e and f orcef ul as t he Lat i n or at i on
gi ve n ear l i er i n t hi s c hapt e r i s not r equi r ed f or t he c l e ans i ng of t hese
t ool s , al t hough i t st i l l may be used i f y ou f ound i t t o your l i ki ng.
Ot he r wi s e , s i mpl y s t a t i ng your wi l l t hat t he al t ar be c l e ans e d f rom al l
e ne r gi e s not i n al i gnme nt wi t h t he Wo r k s of Dar knes s wi l l be suf f i ci ent .
Hol d t he cup or bowl of pur i f yi ng s al t wat er i n your l eft hand. I f
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you have yet t o c har ge i t , do so now, pul l i ng t he s ame vi ol et ener gy
i nt o i t as was done bef or e. Di p your mi ddl e and ri ng f i nger s of your
ri ght hand i nt o t he wat er , us i ng t hos e f i nger s t o s pr i nkl e t he al t ar wi t h
t he wat er . The f l eei ng of t he ener gy f rom y our al t ar wi l l be l ess dr amat i c
t han whe n t he Te mpl e was c l eans ed, mos t l i kel y f eel i ng l i ke an
al l evi at i on of a sl i ght mus t i ne s s i n t he s t one or wo o d.
Cont r ol of br e at h i s one of t he mos t bas i c and mos t pot e nt
c o mpo ne nt s of a s ucces s f ul Bl ack Magi ck Ope r a t i on, as i s t he s t eady
vi s ual i z at i on of t he f i nal goal . I nhal e as you di p your f i nger s i n t he
wat er , and exhal e as t he dr opl et s are s pr i nkl ed on t he al t ar . As t he ai r
l eaves your l ung s , t he ener gy wi l l l eave t he al t ar . Vi s ual i z e t hi s t a ki ng
pl ace i n as s har p and cl ear an i mage as y ou are abl e, s eei ng t hr ough
y our i nner vi s i on t he mos s y gr een ener gy e v a por a t i ng f r om t he al t ar .
I f you have de v e l ope d a di s t i nct ps ychi c a wa r e ne s s of t he al t ar ,
y ou wi l l s ens e t he mat t er of i t gr adual l y be i ng l i ber at ed of t he i mpe di ng
ener gi es whi c h pr evi ous l y i nhabi t ed i t. The s ens ed c l eanl i nes s wi l l
peak, t he maj or i t y of t he ener gy ha v i ng be e n s l oughe d f rom t he s t one
or wood. Thi s i s a uni que poi nt whi c h occur s i n t hi s and al l ot her r i t ual s,
when the vi t al f or c e and wi l l has been e xhaus t e d, t he Ne xi on has been
ope ne d, t he uni ver s e has ceased i t s mae l s t r om and i s wai t i ng t o mov e
at t he Sor c er er ' s c o mma nd.
Hol d your hand agai n over t he al t ar , s e ns i ng t he magne t i c
r epul s i on be t we e n your f l esh and t he i nani mat e ma t e r i a l . You s houl d
f eel a dr amat i c c hange i n t he ener gy r i s i ng f rom t he al t ar . It may feel
l i ke a l i ght er, l ess dense ener gy, or i t may feel voi d of all f orce what s oever .
I n wha t e v e r way i t mani f es t s t o y ou, what i s i mpor t a nt i s t hat t o you i t
feels c l ean and cl ear of i t s pr evi ous ener gy.
Wi t h a f ew deep br e at hs , e mpt y your mi nd. Ent er i nt o a pas s i ve
cl ar i t y, nei t her t hi nki ng nor wa nt i ng . Bec ome a r ec ei ver , a mout hpi e c e
f or the Powe r s of Dar knes s .
Pl ace y our ri ght hand on t he s ur f ace of t he al t ar . Feel t he
spi r i t ual e mpt i ne s s of i t, t he st ark c ol dne s s t hat i t has be c ome . Know
t hat i t i s i ner t , wai t i ng for y ou to br eat he l i f e i nt o i t , to i nst i l l i n i t a
new s oul .
To t he al t ar beneat h your hand, s t at e, " Cr e at ur e of ( wood/ s t one ) ,
I have t ake n t hat l i f e and t hat power whi ch was wi t hi n y o u, and I have
cast i t away, as i t does me no good. Now I gi ve you a new power and a
new l i f e, i n s er vi ce t o Dar kne s s . Ope n your s e l f t o r ecei ve i t , and seal i t
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i nt o ever y f i ber and gr ai n of y our c r eat i on, t hat i t wi l l never depar t . "
Wi t h y our ha nd st i l l pr es s ed agai ns t the al t ar , l i ft your eyes
upwa r ds , l ooki ng t owa r ds t he bl ack sky. As you c ont i nue the
i nvoc at i on, see and f eel t hos e t hi ngs t hat you s ummon gat he r i ng a r ound
y ou: "I i nvoke t he Powe r s of Dar knes s . I cal l t hem i nt o me. I s ummon
t he power of t he Dar k Gods , and open mys el f t o r ecei ve i t . I kneel here
i n t hi s Unhol y Te mpl e and gi ve my c o mma nd. "
Wai t i n s i l ence f or the Dar knes s t o f al l i nt o t he Te mpl e , gat he r i ng
ar ound your head and r est i ng on your s houl de r s . Cal l i t f ort h wi t h
your wi l l , vi s ual i z i ng t he ni ght g r owi ng dar ker i nsi de t he Te mpl e .
Cont i nue your vi s ual i z at i on and s ens at i on of t he gat he r i ng dar knes s
unt i l i t s e e ms near s uf f oc at i ng, at whi c h poi nt you are t o c ompl e t e l y
cl ear your mi nd. Ceas e your s t r uggl es t o br i ng t o you t he Power s and
t he Dar kne s s and begi n t o al l ow t hem t o wor k on t hei r own.
As you have done bef or e, pul l t he mani f es t da r kne s s i nt o your s el f
wi t h i nhal at i ons , pus hi ng i t t hr ough y our body and out of your hand.
Wi t h your eyes open and f i xed upon the al t ar , each t i me y ou pus h t he
dar kne s s f r om y our hand vi s ual i z e i t i nf ect i ng t he wo o d or s t one, s eepi ng
i nt o t he mos t e l e me nt al f i bers of t he mat er i al , s pr e adi ng t hr ough i t i n
an e x pa ndi ng ci rcl e unt i l t he whol e of i t i s s oaked i n t he ener gy.
Bef ore r e mov i ng y our hand f r om t he al t ar , pr onounc e t he
f ol l owi ng i n or der t o seal the dar k e ne r gy i nsi de of i t.
" Cr eat ur e of Dar knes s , keep i nsi de you t hi s Bl ack Power f r om
t hi s mome nt i nt o endl es s obl i v i on. Wi t h i t you wi l l a ns we r t o my cal l
and wi l l f ul f i l l my des i r e. Cr eat ur e of Dar knes s , you are s eal ed a nd set
apar t as a s er vant of Bl ack Magi c k. "
I f any ment al i mage or s ens at i on does not s pont a ne ous l y mani f es t
at t he s eal i ng of the c ons e c r at i on r i t ual , shut y our eyes and vi s ual i z e
bl ack s cal es c ove r i ng t he al t ar . Feel t he e ne r gy har de ni ng unde r your
hand, e nc a s i ng t he al t ar .
The s ame f or mat , gi ven bel ow i n s umma t i o n, s houl d be us ed f or
t he c ons e c r at i on of t he dagge r and chal i ce. Thes e t wo r e mai ni ng t ool s
s houl d be pl ac ed upon t he al t ar t o be c ons e c r at e d, and each i mme di a t e l y
wr a ppe d i n bl ack cl ot h f ol l owi ng t he s eal i ng. The f ol l owi ng s t eps , as
wi t h al l r i t ual s , need t o f ol l ow appr opr i at e me di t at i on and c ont e mpl a t i on
whi c h wi l l l i nk y our mi nd and power wi t h t he c ur r e nt s of Bl ack Magi c k
and wi t h t he t ool i tsel f , the be i ng st at e i nvoked by s uc h bei ng car r i ed
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t hr oug hout t he ent i r e wor ki ng .
1 . Puri f y t he s al t wat er by dr awi ng vi ol et e ne r gy f rom above i nt o
your s e l f and c hanne l i ng i t i nt o t he cup or bowl of wat er .
2. Spr i nkl e t he s al t wat er on t he t ool , ver bal l y gi vi ng your
c o mma nd f or t he obj ect t o be c l eans ed of al l i nt er f er i ng e ne r gy.
Thi s i s t o be a c c ompa ni e d by a f oc us ed f orce of wi l l and
v i s ual i z at i on of t he obj ect be i ng c l eans ed, and s houl d be ceas ed
onl y when t he obj ect i s c ompl et e l i f el ess mat t er .
3. Wi t h t he obj ect t o be c ons ec r at ed hel d i n y our ri ght hand,
pr onounc e t he af f i r mat i on: " Cr eat ur e of met al , I have t aken
t hat l i f e and t hat power whi c h wa s wi t hi n y ou, and I have cast
i t away, as i t does me no good. Now I gi ve you a new power and
a new l i f e, i n ser vi ce t o Dar knes s . Ope n your s el f t o r ecei ve i t,
and seal i t i nt o ever y f i ber and gr ai n of your c r eat i on, t hat i t
wi l l never depar t . "
4 . Pr onounc e t he i nvoc at i on of t he Power s of Dar kne s s , be i ng, "I
i nvoke t he Power s of Da r kne s s . I cal l t hem i nt o me. I s ummo n
t he powe r of t he Dark Gods , and ope n mys el f t o r ecei ve i t . I
kneel her e i n t hi s Unhol y Te mpl e and gi ve my c o mma nd. "
5. I n me di t at i ve c ont e mpl a t i on, pul l Dar kne s s f r om t he f ar t hes t
r eaches of t he uni ver s e i nt o t he Te mpl e . Havi ng i ni t i al l y
exer t ed t he f orce of wi l l and t he ener gy t o cal l such powe r s i nt o
pr e s e nc e , wai t f or t hem t o begi n gat her i ng i n t he r oom l i ke a
s udden s t or m.
6. Cha nne l t he Dar kne s s t hr ough y our body , pul l i ng i t i nt o
your s e l f t hr ough i nhal at i ons and pus hi ng out of you t hr ough
y our r i ght hand wi t h e xhal at i ons . I n t hi s manner , s at ur at e
t he obj ect wi t h t he Dar kne s s , unt i l i t can hol d no mor e.
7 . Seal t he power and t he evi l i ns i de of t he obj ect , s t at i ng,
" Cr e at ur e of Dar kne s s , keep i nsi de you t hi s Bl ack Powe r f r om
t hi s mo me nt i nt o endl es s obl i vi on. Wi t h i t you wi l l ans we r t o
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my cal l and wi l l f ul f i l l my desi r e. Cr e a t ur e of Dar kne s s , you
are s eal ed and set apar t as a s er vant of Bl ack Magi c k. "
The s e s even s t eps bei ng t aken, as t hey are gi ve n above and
expl ai ned i n det ai l t hr oughout the c hapt er , t he Ri t ual of Cons e c r at i on
i s c ompl e t e , and t he Wo r k s of Dar knes s are r eady t o be pour ed out upon
t he f ace of t he ear t h.
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C H A P T E R F I V E
BURNT OFFERINGS
Of pr i me i mpor t a nc e i n t he Wor ki ng s and t he gener al l i fe of t he
Bl ack Magi c i an i s t he abi l i t y t o ef f ect and ent i r el y al t er f i rst hi ms el f
and hi s i mme di a t e e nv i r onme nt and l at er r eal i t y as a whol e . Wi t hout
t hi s power , Bl ack Magi c k woul d be not hi ng mor e t han a dead r el i gi on
payi ng ma s t ur ba t or y ho ma g e t o an e mpt y dr e a m. Even t he Ade pt s of
Whi t e Magi c k ar e bound i n t hei r abi l i t y t o make dr amat i c c hanges i n
the wor l d, t hei r hands t i ed t i ght wi t h vi nes of mor al i t y and " har m
none" c r e e ds .
The Bl ack Magi c i an k nows t hat by s owi ng Da r kne s s , he wi l l reap
Dar knes s a nd t hus knowi ng, l i fts hi s hand t o he av e n and br i ngs t o pas s
hi s s ove r e i gn wi l l . He has made evi l hi s al l y, and has l ear ned t hr ough
hi s r el at i ons hi p wi t h i t t he exact manner i n whi c h he i s abl e t o br i ng
about hi s wi l l . He i s a l i vi ng de mons t r at i on of t he f ut i l i t y of oppos i t i on
and t he e r adi c at i on of st i f l i ng a s s umpt i ons of what i s real and what i s
no t .
Co mma nd i ng weat her , c aus i ng di s eas e, i nf l uenc i ng pol i t i c al and
mi l i t ar y ac t i ons , and gener al l y wr i t i ng t he pa ge s of hi s t or y f r om a
s hadowed Te mpl e i s be y ond t he r eas onabl e s cope of most novi c e, and
qui t e a f ew s e as one d, Bl ack Magi c i ans . It i s be y ond what t hey c ons i der
t o be real . Al t houg h t he Mas t er i s abl e t o do t hes e wi t hout muc h
r es i s t ance t o hi s wi l l , t he Pr ac t i t i oner st i l l c annot r eal i st i cal l y put
hi ms el f on t hat t hr one . I r oni cal l y, t he s i ngl e di f f er ence be t we e n t he
meddl i ng Magi c i an and the omni pot e nt Ade pt i s hi s s c ope , t he vant age
t hat he has of t he uni ver s e.
Or g a ni s ms l ear n t hr ough e xpe r i e nc e , not e xc l udi ng t he mor e
advanc ed or g a ni s ms dr i f t i ng ar ound t he phys i cal wor l d. Whe n t he
Sor c er er a t t e mpt s t o s ummo n l e gi ons of f or s aken f i ends t o s t or m t he
gat es of t er r a f i r ma and br i ng i t unde r hi s c ont r ol , wi t hout ever
ac hi evi ng s uc c es s i n any ot her Magi c kal Ope r a t i on, he has no
ps yc hol ogi c al bas e f or t he s uc c e s s of t hi s Ope r a t i on s ave f or f ant as y.
The r esul t of s uch a Wo r k i ng wi l l al ways be f ai l ur e.
I n or der t o s uc c eed i n al l e nde a v or s , t he Ma gi c i a n must gr adual l y
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a c c umul a t e a mo me nt um, exper i enc i ng f or hi ms el f t hat by hi s own
ef f ort al l t hi ngs are pos s i bl e. Negl ec t i ng t he f i rst , and mor e mi nor
e x pe r i me nt s i n ac hi e vi ng hi s goal s t hr ough Bl ack Magi c k and i ns t ead
a t t e mpt i ng t hat whi c h he has been s oci al l y, r el i gi ous l y, and l ogi cal l y
pr o g r a mme d t o bel i eve i s i mpos s i bl e - a nd t her eby f ai l i ng at such
at t e mpt s - wi l l ei t her c aus e t he Dabbl er t o de nounc e the Power s of
Dar knes s al t oget her , or wi l l t r ap hi m i n hi s dabbl i ng wa y s , c ons ol i ng
hi ms e l f i n t he bel i ef t hat he has per f or med the mos t di f f i cul t of r i t ual s
and t hat he i s a Mas t er Sor c er er at l ar ge when i n real i t y he has
a c c ompl i s he d not hi ng and has be c ome not hi ng.
It i s i mpor t ant t hat t hi s not be c ons i de r e d an a dmoni t i on t o
s t r ai ght way l ower your e xpe c t at i ons of what c an be ac hi eved i n Bl ack
Magi c k. Onc e Mas t er ed, t he Powe r s of Dar knes s can and wi l l br i ng i nt o
r eal i t y anyt hi ng t hat can be i magi ned, vi s ual i z ed, a nd des i r ed. Bl ack
Magi c k i s an ar t , and many who r ead t hese pages have yet t o di p t hei r
br us he s i n t he pai nt . Mona Li sa can be r ec r eat ed, as c an any ot her
ar t i s t i c mi r ac l e, onc e t he f or m i s l ear ned, pr ac t i c ed, and put i nt o a
f r ame of act ual f i r s t hand e xpe r i e nc e . Onc e t he art i s mas t e r e d, Mona
Li sa wi l l pal e i n c ompa r i s on t o t he or i gi nal beaut y t hat t he art i st has
yet t o unl eas h upon the wor l d.
Each de v e l opme nt al st age pas s ed by t he Bl ack Magi c i an i s
nec es s ar y f or hi s As c e nt , whi c h i s ul t i mat e l y an Et er nal pr oc es s r at her
t han a gl or i ous goal . The Bl ack Magi c i an, at what ever s t age of gr owt h,
c ons t ant l y f i nds hi ms el f t hi nki ng, " I can do bet t er t han t hi s ! I' ve pr oven
t hat I can ac c ompl i s h so muc h. What mor e can I ha v e ? How el se can I
pus h mys el f and my wor l d t o t he t hr e s hol d? What ot her l i mi t at i ons
whi c h I have pl aced upon mys el f can I s ha t t e r ? "
Even as he s t ands above c r eat i on, wat c hi ng hi s pawns pl ayi ng
out t hei r r ol es , pur e wi l l f l owi ng down f rom hi m, be ddi ng i nt o t he f abr i c
of c er t ai nt y, he wi l l ask hi ms el f t hese que s t i ons , and wi l l c ont i nue t o
As c e nd as he ans we r s t hem wi t h ac t i on.
None of t hi s i s t o war n t hat you st art s l owl y or st art s mal l . Onc e
t he Power f l oods t hr ough you and you begi n t o t ake t he event s and
c i r c ums t a nc e s of your l i f e i n your ha nds , t her e wi l l be no s l owi ng you
do wn. Onc e you begi n t o exper i enc e s uc c es s , ge t t i ng you t o ac c ompl i s h
mi nor f eat s wi l l be i mpos s i bl e . Howe v e r , y ou s houl d be gi n by s et t i ng
y our goal s wi t hi n a r eal i st i c r each. Bef or e t r yi ng t o ove r t hr ow t he
whol e of t he Magi an Lodge wi t h a bar r age of s pel l s , gi ve s ome t hought
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t o what you f eel y ou are hone s t l y c apabl e of ac hi e v i ng wi t h Magi c k at
pr es ent . The adage , "I f y ou bel i eve y ou c an, y ou' r e r i ght . I f you bel i eve
you c an' t , y ou' r e al s o r i ght , " i s never s t r onge r t han when wor ki ng
wi t hi n a par adi gm as s ens i t i ve as t he me t a phy s i c a l .
Some ma y have a di f f i cul t t i me de c i di ng whi c h goal s t hey s houl d
set t hei r Magi c kal eyes upon, but have t he hunge r t o begi n put t i ng i nt o
pr act i ce t hat whi c h t hey have onl y dr e a me d of unt i l now. Ot her s
know exact l y what c hange s t hey want t o make i n t hei r l i ves , a nd c annot
c ont ai n t hei r desi r e any l onger . Ei t her way, i t i s t he act of r eac hi ng out
wi t h an i nvi s i bl e hand and t a ki ng c ompl e t e c ont r ol of hi s l i f e t hat br i ngs
t he Bl ack Ma gi c i a n t o t he per s onal r eal i z at i on of what he i s and what he
i s des t i ned t o be c o me .
Even wi t hout t hi s wor d of c aut i on, t he f i rst goal s whi c h you may
set your mi nd on wi l l mos t l i kel y be mi nor . Gai ni ng t he admi r at i on of
peer s , t he at t e nt i on of t he oppos i t e sex, sex i n i tsel f , or mor e mone y
t han i s had at t he t i me are us ual l y at t he t op of t he l i st f or mos t occul t
be gi nne r s . Of t en i t i s t he des i r e f or t hese t r i vi al t hi ngs whi c h dr aws
t he Dabbl er i nt o t he Dark Ar t s , rat her t han a ge nui ne hung e r for
knowl e dge , power , and As c ent .
Us i ng t he s i mpl e r i t ual s gi ve n i n t hi s c hapt e r , t hes e mor e
mundane de s i r e s can be s at i s f i ed. The y s houl d al s o gi ve t he Ne ophy t e
a good i dea of what t he Wo r k s of Dar knes s may ent ai l and what he may
be c apabl e of at t he be g i nni ng of hi s j our ne y . I n pe r f or mi ng t he
medi t at i ons a nd c ont e mpl a t i ons gi ven i n t he t hi r d c hapt er of t hi s book,
you met wi t h t he Dar k Pat h. I n gat her i ng and c ons e c r at i ng t he ri t ual
t ool s , you we r e f i r ml y set upon t he Pat h, Now, i n r eac hi ng out and
c hangi ng y our wor l d wi t h Bl ack Magi c k, you ar e wa l ki ng t he Pat h.
The s t a t e me nt coul d be made t hat al l ani mal s are Magi c kal
bei ngs , r i t ual i z i ng i n t hei r own ways i n or de r t o at t ai n a nat ur al bal anc e
i n t he wor l d a nd t o f i nd a pl ac e wi t hi n t hat ba l a nc e . Huma ns , on t he
ot her hand, s eek t o cont r ol t hat bal anc e, t o r ul e over i t , and e ve nt ual l y
t o over t ur n i t . Ma nki nd has been gi ven t he godl i ke char ge of domi na t i on
e xpr e s s e d mos t subt l y yet mos t dange r ous l y i n t he r i t ual s of Bl ack
Ma g i c k .
Even be f or e Babyl oni a a nd Egypt car ved t hei r na me s i n t he t abl et s
of hi st or y as s pi r i t ual and sci ent i f i c f or ef at her s of our r ace, t he mi dni ght
des er t was s pe c kl e d wi t h t i ny f i res ar ound whi c h t he ear l i es t Sor c e r e r s
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sat . Thei r c hant s br ought rai n when ne e de d or s c at t er ed t he c l ouds
whe n i t had s t or me d t oo l ong. Thei r s pel l s pr ot e c t e d t hem f rom evi l ,
and br ought di s eas e t o t hei r e ne mi e s . Thei r r i t ual s , i t i s even t hought ,
event ual l y br ought about t he f i rst gr eat c i vi l i z at i ons upon t he ear t h.
Thi s wor l d was i ni t i at ed i nt o power not by t he br eat h of God, but by
f i r e .
The anci ent l i nk be t we e n f i re and s pi r i t ual or sel f a wa r e ne s s i s
be y ond di s put e . The f i rst r el i gi ous ri t ual t hat was r ec or ded i n t he Ol d
Te s t a me nt was Abel ' s bur nt of f er i ng t o God, a ri t e t hat i s not speci f i c t o
J uda i s m. Whi l e Mos e s s poke t o God t hr ough t he me di um of a bur ni ng
bus h, i nhabi t ant s of what i s now Sout h Ame r i c a woul d i nc i ner at e st r i ps
of paper c ov e r e d i n t hei r bl ood. Fr om t hes e f l ames t he Vi s i on Ser pent
woul d ri se t o car r y t he s ha ma n f rom hi s body i nt o t he wor l d of ener gy
and s pi r i t .
Fi re i s t he s upr eme t ool of t he gods . It i s the gat eway bet ween the
wor l ds , nei t her here nor t her e, but pr eci s el y i n be t we e n. I n r el i gi ous
my t hol ogy t hr oug hout t i me and geogr aphy, f i re has bot h act ed as t he
mout h or t he ear of t he Di vi ne, ei t her i ns t r uc t i ng man t hr ough t he
vi s i ons i n t he f l ame, or s e ndi ng hi s des i r es i nt o t he r eal m of c r eat i on.
Ri t ual s i nvol vi ng bonf i r es , pyr es , and f i ery ma nda l a s wi l l be
l ear ned, pr ac t i c ed and mas t er ed i n y our l at er Ope r at i ons of Bl ack
Magi c k. Pr es ent l y, howe v e r , t he anc i ent Magi c kal f i re wi l l be
c onc e nt r at e d upon t he wi ck of a c andl e.
Candl e Magi c k i s one t he fi rst f or ms of ri t ual t hat t he Dabbl er or
the Ne ophy t e nat ur al l y di s c ov e r s , l ear ns , and f i nds s uc c es s wi t h. I n
pr act i cal t er ms i t i s s i mpl e t o per f or m as i t r equi r es l i t t l e me mor i z a t i on,
r i t ual i z at i on, or exer t i on of r aw wi l l , al t hough t hes e are pr es ent i n
Candl e Magi c k i n a l es s er degr ee t han ot her oc c ul t pr ac t i c es .
At f i rst s i ght , Candl e Magi c k i s exac t l y what t he Dabbl er was
e x pe c t i ng f r om t he oc c ul t . I t bear s a s i mi l ar i t y t o t he s i mpl e s pel l s s een
i n mov i e s , whe r e al l t hat i s needed i s for t he " r i ght " per s on t o ver bal l y
make a wi s h i n t he " r i ght " wor di ng, and i t c ome s t r ue bef or e t hei r
eyes . Al t houg h t he exac t r eas on el udes t he m, ever y Wo r k i ng of Bl ack
Magi ck ne e ds t o i nvol ve c andl e s , s uch i s j us t t he way t hi ngs are, t hey
a s s u me .
Af t er r eadi ng a f ew ar t i cl es , sl i m books , or t hr ee- by- f i ve car ds
a c c o mpa ny i ng " spel l c a ndl e s " at t he l ocal oc c ul t s hop whi c h c l ai m t o
t each t he bas i c s of Candl e Magi c k, t he Dabbl e r wi l l make sur e he buys
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t he ri ght c ol or of candl e ( pr ef er abl y manuf ac t ur e d under t he di r ec t i on
of a s el f - al l eged Pa g a n) , and wi l l t ake t he t i me and ef f ort t o me mor i z e
t he s i ng- s ong poe m t hat i s sure t o br i ng s uc c es s . Fi nger nai l c l i ppi ngs or
l ocks of hai r f r om t he one he des i r es wi l l be pr ompt l y ac qui r ed, and t he
ri t ual wi l l be g i n. Jus t as was done ever y year on hi s bi r t hday, t he s ong
wi l l be s ung, t he wi s h wi l l be ma de , and t he c andl e wi l l be bl own out .
And j us t l i ke on hi s bi r t hday, hi s wi sh har dl y ever c ome s t r ue.
As di s c us s e d i n t he s e c ond c hapt er of t hi s book, onl y t hr ee c ol or s
are used i n t hes e Ope r at i ons of Bl ack Magi ck: vi ol et , red, and bl ack. I n
t he ear l i es t days of t he occul t , mos t , i f not al l ri t ual i mpl e me nt s wer e
handmade by t he Oper at or f or t he obvi ous r e as on t hat one c oul d not
run t o the c or ner occul t s hop and pur chas e t hes e i t ems . A l arge numbe r
of moder n r i t ual i s t s bel i eve t hat t hi s t r adi t i on s houl d be hel d t o as
much as pos s i bl e, c i t i ng that t he act of per s onal l y ma nuf a c t ur i ng t he
i mpl ement s i n i t sel f passes t he Oper at or ' s ener gy and wi l l i nt o the obj ect .
Thr ough t he c ons e c r at i on r i t ual s gi ven i n Chapt e r Four , howe v e r , t hi s
i s done t hor oughl y , i nde pe nde nt of the act ual f or mat i on of t he obj ect .
Unl es s i t br i ngs t he magi ci an t o a f eel i ng of c ompe t e nc e or s at i s f act i on
i n s ome way, t her e i s no need t o dye and f orm t he c andl es onesel f , or t o
ens ur e t hat t he manuf ac t ur er wa s , i n f act , a pr ac t i t i oner of t he art s i n
some r ounda bout way. Al l t hat i s nec es s ar y i s t hat t he c andl es are the
appr opr i at e c ol or s , t hat t he col or i s sol i d t hr oughout t he wax rat her
t han a c ol or e d shel l over whi t e wax, and t hat t her e i s a wi ck i n t he
cent er of i t on whi c h t he f l ame may seat i tsel f .
Ver bal i nc a nt a t i ons or af f i r mat i ons of t he wi l l of t he Sor c er er
are i mpor t ant , havi ng a def i ni t e pl ace i n Bl ack Magi c k. Far t oo of t en,
t hese i nc ant at i ons ar e s upe r f l uous , s oundi ng pr et t y and dr e s s e d up i n
f l ower pet al s t o t he poi nt t hat t he or i gi nal i nt ent i s hi dde n by t he
c os t ume. As of l at e, a t r end has been g r o wi ng t o make i nc ant at i ons
r hyme, wi t h the as s umpt i on t hat t he r hyt hm of t he t hi ng wi l l i mbed
the me a ni ng of i t i n t he deepes t , most ar cane r ec es s es of t he mi nd of t he
or at or . I n ac t ual i t y, t hi s has qui t e t he r ever se ef f ect , l eavi ng t he wi t c h
wi t h the t une i n her head and t he wor ds l i nge r i ng s ome whe r e be t we e n
the ri t ual and i ts s uc c es s .
The i nc a nt a t i ons used i n ri t ual s houl d be s i mpl e , poi nt ed, and
shor t . If t he Ma gi c i a n i s r eadi ng i t f rom a gr i moi r e , he does n' t wa nt hi s
eyes t o be bur i e d i n a book for hal f of an hour , hi s t ongue wr es t l i ng wi t h
scor es of ba r ba r ous names of evoc at i on. I f t he i nc ant at i ons are
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me mor i z e d, he does not wa nt t o have t o paus e ever y t en mi nut e s t o
r e me mbe r t he next s t anza or t o f oeus so c ompl et el y on r e me mbe r i ng
what he i s s ayi ng t hat he f or get s why he i s s a y i ng it. Any di s t r ac t i on
f rom t he pur pos e of t he ri t ual i s unwe l c ome , and s houl d be di s c ar de d or
de s t r oye d al t oget her .
Fi nal l y, i n t he r i t ual s bel ow, t he Sor c er er wi l l l e ar n t o es t abl i s h
a ps ychi c l i nk wi t h as pec t s of hi s e nv i r onme nt , wi t h t he huma n
c onv e y or s t hr ough whi c h he wor ks , and wi t h t he uni ve r s e i t sel f wi t hout
t he us e of a phys i cal medi um asi de f rom t he c andl e ' s f l ame . Mos t ri t ual
Pr ac t i t i oner s wi l l gat her f et i sh i t ems ei t her be l ongi ng t o t hei r vi c t i ms
or e v oki ng i n t hei r mi nds a cl ear i mage of what t hey des i r e. Thi s i s
unne c e s s ar y ; t he onl y l i nk needed i s t he vi s i on and t he c onne c t i on
made by t he Bl ack Magi c i an' s onc e l at ent abi l i t i es - abi l i t i es t hat wi l l
be c ul t i vat ed and magni f i ed t hr ough t he Ope r a t i ons t hat f ol l ow.
I n s t udy i ng t he s peci f i c abi l i t i es and power s gr ant ed by t he spel l s
and e v oc a t i ons of t he cl as s i c anci ent gr i moi r e s , t he gul f bet ween t he
Ae on of t he past and t hat of t he pr es ent i s i l l us t r at ed i n a near c ome di e
bl at anc y. Al t hough t he gr eat er part of t hem are st i l l r el evant t o t he
needs of t he moder n ma gi c i a n, t her e are a f ew t hat make t he c as ual
r eader st op and wo nde r i f t hey appl y t o hi m at al l .
In t he Thi rd Book of The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the
Mage, t he f i f t eent h c hapt e r , t he Magi c Squar es t her ei n are used " For
t he Spi r i t s t o br i ng us anyt hi ng we may wi s h t o eat or t o dr i nk, and
even al l ki nds of f ood t hat we can i ma gi ne , " c ompl e t e wi t h wi ne and
c hees e. Foot not e D goes on t o expl ai n t hat " f or t hi s f ood al t hough i t be
appr ec i abl e by t he eyes , and by t he mout h, dot h not l ong nour i s h t he
body, whi c h hat h soon hunge r agai n, s eei ng t hat t hi s f ood gi ves no
s t r engt h t o t he s t oma c h. "
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Such f ood, as el us i ve as t ur ns out t o be, was des i r abl e e nough t o
be c ount e d a mong t he t hi r t y c hapt er s of The Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage. The powe r s t hat can e nd t he l i f e of a man and
agai n rai se t hat body f r om t he dus t and br e at he l i f e i nt o i t we r e used t o
s u mmo n an i l l usi on of good f ood.
Toda y , i f t he Bl ack Magi c i an was i n di re need of br ead or meat ,
he woul d t r avel t o the ne ar e s t mar ket t o pur c has e such i t ems and enj oy
t hem i mme di a t e l y or st or e t he m i n hi s el ec t r i c r ef r i ger at or . I n t he l at e
1 300' s , when t he Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage wa s s uppos e dl y
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wr i t t en (or t he Ope r at i ons of such magi c l ear ned by t he aut hor ,
Abr a ha m) , t hes e f oods wer e not so easi l y c ome by. Jus t a t e as e and a
t ast e of t he m was r el i s hed a nd dr eamt about by t he aver age man, t he
val ue of what i s now c ommonpl a c e of t en be i ng above gol d.
The Bl ack Magi c i an of t oday has des i r es and goal s qui t e di f f er ent
t han t hos e of Abr aham t he Jew i n 1397, at l east i n t he be gi nni ng.
Love, r e c ogni t i on, mone y and power ar e chi ef a mong hi s l us t s , t aki ng
di f f erent f or ms f or di f f erent f ol ks, but t he des i r e i s s ame i n t he end. Jus t
as he has wi t h f ood, once t he mor e munda ne t as ks of l i f e have been
a c c ompl i s he d and t he mean des i r es have been s at i s f i ed, t he Sor cer er
l ooks e l s e whe r e , per haps hi gher and f ur t her be y ond f or the unt ouc he d
r egi ons of hi s domi ni on. But al l of t he l es s er des i r es and vi c es of man
need t o be s at ed i n f ul l bef or e any Gr eat Wor k can c o mme nc e .
Love, r ec ogni t i on, mone y and power . The s e f our desi r es, as s i mpl e
and i nf ant i l e as t hey may be , undoubt e dl y c ompr i s e t he f oundat i on of
t he As c ent of t he Bl ack Magi c i an. Wi t hout f i rst gai ni ng c ompl e t e cont r ol
over hi s l i f e i n t hes e mos t bas i c avenues , he can never hope t o gai n
abs ol ut e a ut onomy . Godhood wi l l el ude hi m as he gr as ps for t he keys t o
a power t hat he al r eady pos s e s s e s .
LOVE
Love pr e s e nt s i t sel f i n many f or ms , and obf us c at es t he obs er ver
j us t as nonc hal ant l y. As ephemer al as i t i s, i t i s r ar el y cal l ed by i t s t r ue
name. Wh e n hear d or s poke n al oud, t he wor d c onj ur es i mage s of
Val ent i nes c a ndi e s , wet ki s s es , and t he el at i on onl y e xpe r i e nc e d bef or e
a coupl e has be c ome c omf or t abl e wi t h one anot he r . None of t hes e are
l ove. They are t he c he ap i mi t at i ons c onc oc t ed by t he t ha l a mus of ma n' s
brai n t o i nc i t e hi m i nt o r epr oduc t i on and t he c ont i nua t i on of t he huma n
s pe c i e s .
In hi s Eight Lectures on Yoga, the Mast er Ther i on, Al ei st er Crowl ey,
of f ers s ome i ns i ght i nt o l ove, t hr ough t he eyes of met aphys i c s - and
p h y s i c s :
Thi s i s t hat whi ch i s wr i t t en i n ' The Book of t he Law' -
Love i s t he l aw, l ove under wi l l for Love i s the i nst i nct
t o uni t e, and t he act of uni t i ng. But t hi s c annot be
done i ndi s c r i mi nat el y; i t must be done ' under wi l l , '
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t hat i s, i n ac c or danc e wi t h t he nat ur e of t he par t i c ul ar
uni t s c onc e r ne d. Hydr oge n has no l ove f or Hy dr og e n;
i t i s not t he nat ur e, or t he "true Wi l l ' of Hy dr oge n t o
s eek t o uni t e wi t h a mol ec ul e of i ts own ki nd. Add
Hy dr oge n t o Hy dr oge n; not hi ng ha ppe ns t o i t s qual i t y:
i t i s onl y i ts quant i t y t hat c hange s . It r at her s eeks t o
e nl ar ge i t s e xpe r i e nc e of its pos s i bi l i t i es by uni on wi t h
at oms of oppos i t e c har ac t er , such as Ox y ge n; wi t h t hi s
i t c ombi nes ( wi t h an expl osi on of l i ght , heat , and s ound)
t o f or m wa t e r .
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Al t houg h Cr owl e y' s expl anat i on was pr es ent ed as a par abl e of
t he s pi r i t ual or ps yc hol ogi c al uni on be t we e n t he mi c r oc os m and t he
ma c r oc os m, i t can never t hel es s be appl i ed t o t he l ove pr es ent l y i n
que s t i on. Des i r i ng l ove doe s not aut omat i c al l y car r y t he r omant i c or
he ar t br oke n s e nt i me nt s us ual l y i nvoked by t he wor d, t hough i t of t en
may. Fr i e nds hi ps , c ompa ni ons hi p, r e uni t i ng wi t h f ami l y, even s exual
f ul f i l l ment are al l f or ms of l ove, t he uni t i ng of di f f er ent e l e me nt s t o
f ort i f y t he whol e. Gi ve n e nough t hought , ver y f ew pe opl e are abl e t o
say t hat t he y have t he i r fil l of l ove whi c h never i s uns at i s f i ed.
A T T R A C T I NG LOVE
It i s not rare f or t he Pr ac t i t i oner to have a des i r e for l ove, yet f or
such a des i r e t o be v ague and unf or me d. He does n' t have a speci f i c
goal , a l t hough hi s l ongi ng i s s t r ong e nough t o war r ant r i t ual act i on.
The unc ompl i c a t e d ri t ual bel ow has pr oven i ts wor t h i n br i ngi ng l ove
i nt o t he Pr ac t i t i oner ' s l i f e i n a f or m t hat may or may not be ant i c i pat ed.
Onc e t he wi l l of t he Bl ack Magi c i an has been c at al yz ed and r el eas ed
t hr ough r i t ual , t he uni ver s e begi ns t o mov e , t he Powe r s of Dar knes s
c r e e pi ng be t we e n ever y mol e c ul e and s hi f t i ng pl anet s t o ac c ompl i s h
t he set goal . The r esul t wi l l al ways be i n a c c or da nc e wi t h t he wi l l of t he
Sor c er er , and i f i t i s left t o wor k the det ai l s out on i ts own, t he f or ces of
Bl ack Magi c k wi l l br i ng hi m t hat whi c h i s mos t needed, al t hough of t en
t hat whi c h he has yet t o r eal i z e t hat he des i r es .
Bef or e t he r i t ual i t sel f be g i ns , t he Te mpl e s houl d be pr oper l y
pr e pa r e d. A c omf or t abl e c hai r s houl d be set f ac i ng s out h, t he al t ar
bef or e it. The ri t ual dagge r i s t o be set on t he r i ght si de of t he al t ar , t he
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chal i ce be i ng set t o t he l ef t. A s i ngl e l ong, t ape r e d, bl ac k c andl e s houl d
be set i n t he c ent er of t he al t ar . Al l ot her obj ect s or f ur ni t ur e need t o be
r emoved f r om t he Te mpl e .
In or der t o feel mor e " aut hent i c al l y" s i ni s t er or s at ani c, a good
deal of Ne ophy t e s want t o dr es s t he part f or r i t ual , donni ng hooded
bl ack r obes or dr awi ng i nver t ed cr os s es on t hei r f aces . Rest as s ur ed
t hat t he de mons do not care how y ou l ook. The Powe r s of Dar kne s s wi l l
not act mor e f avor abl y t owa r ds one who looks s i ni s t er t han one who i s
t he es s ence of Dar knes s but has t he appe ar anc e of an i ns ur anc e
s al es man. An unf or t unat e l ar ge amount of moder n Sat ani s m i s a
wa t e r e d- down and st er i l i zed der i vat i ve of t he moc ke r i e s of t he Chr i s t i an
Chur c h c e r e moni a l i z e d i n t he si xt een hundr e ds by t he di s f el l ows hi pped
and di s c ont e nt . Ve r y l i t t l e of what i s now cal l ed Bl ack Magi ck i s at al l
t he pr ogeny of t he si ni st er ri t es t hat pr edat ed t he f i rst r el i gi ons on t hi s
p l a n e t .
Bl ack r obe s , i nver t ed c r os s e s , and poi nt ed hat s can al l be left at
t he c os t ume s hop whe n e ng a g i ng i n t he Wo r k s of Da r kne s s . Al s o,
" s kyc l ad, " r i t es, or ri t es c onduc t ed i n t he nude, have pl ace onl y i n
r i t ual s of or gy; ot her wi s e, t hey are a di s t r ac t i on t o ones el f and t o f el l ow
par t i c i pant s , des pi t e t hei r c l ai ms of " s exual l i ber at i on" and "sel f -
c o mf o r t . "
A s i mpl e pai r of pant s - bl ac k or s ome ot her nondes c r i pt col or
be i ng pr ef er abl e - i s al l t hat i s r eal l y needed. Pe r f or mi ng t hes e r i t ual s
bar ef oot and naked br eas t ed i s r e c omme nde d, as i t al l ows an i nt i mat e
uni t y wi t h t he Te mpl e , t he power s cal l ed i nt o i t , and per mi t s t he
gr eat es t f r e e dom of mov e me nt , whi l e mai nt ai ni ng a s ens e of s ui t abi l i t y.
1 . Open t he r i t ual wi t h medi t at i on. Sof t l y shut your eyes and
t ake a de e p br eat h i n. Rel ease t he br eat h and r el eas e your
t e ns i on. Cont i nue br e at hi ng, c l ear i ng your s el f of al l
unpr oduc t i v e ener gy. Vi ew t he Te mpl e t hr ough y our i nner
vi s i on and gr adual l y br i ng the i mage i nt o cl ar i t y. Yo ur mai n
vi s ual f oc us s houl d be t he al t ar r at her t han t he wal l s , cei l i ng
and f l oor of t he Te mpl e .
2 . Pl ace your hands on t he al t ar, pal ms down, l i nki ng your s e l f t o
t hat t ool , uni t i ng wi t h t he f oundat i on of your wi l l . Wi t h t he
e me r g e nc e of what has now be c ome moder n Pa g a ni s m, t he
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r i t ual i s t has e nde avor e d t o s e par at e hi ms el f f r om hi s r i t ual ,
t r yi ng t o obj ect i f y t he e xpe r i e nc e r at her t han t o e x pe r i e nc e i t
hi ms el f . The hands are t he t ool s by whi c h ma n i s abl e t o t ake
an e phe me r a l t hought or des i r e and bui l t i t i nt o a sol i d f or m.
Thos e t hat have pr act i ced t he Ar t s of Magi c k i n any dept h wi l l
not i ce a uni que qual i t y devel op i n t he ri t ual and i ts s uc c es s
whe n he i nc l udes hi ms el f i n t he r i t ual i n t he s a me way t hat
t he c hal i c e, dagger , and al t ar ar e. Thr oug hout t hi s ri t ual and
mos t ot her s , your hands s houl d be pl aced on t he al t ar i n t hi s
m a n n e r .
3 . Ope n your eyes and gaz e at t he c andl e . Vi s ual i z e and f eel a
dark power wel l i ng up i nsi de of i t, g r owi ng wi t h ever y s ec ond
of t he r i t ual , t he vi br at i ons pus hi ng t hei r way up t he wax and
i nt o t he wi ck.
4. Li ght t he c andl e . Vi s ual i z e t he ener gy s t or ed i n t he c andl e
e x pa ndi ng t hr ough t he bur ni ng f l ame and s pi l l i ng i nt o t he
Te mpl e . Feel i t t hr obbi ng, wa i t i ng t o be r el eas ed f rom t he
Te mpl e wal l s at your c o mma nd.
5 . Gaz e i nt o t he c andl e' s f l ame. Wa t c h i t danc e and f l i cker. Feel
its heat , its l i fe be ami ng out i nt o t he r oom. Look t hr ough t he
yel l ow and gol d f i re i nt o t he hear t of t he f l ame, at t he bl ue and
gr een t ong ue s r i s i ng f r om t he wi ck. Feel your s el f s way i ng wi t h
t he f l ame, y our ener gy r i si ng as t he f l ame r i ses, s hr i nki ng
when i t s hr i nks , danc i ng as i t da nc e s . Lose y our s e l f i n t he
c andl e' s f l ame, l et t i ng your mi nd be bur ne d i n i t save f or t he
t hought of t he ri t ual and t he goal . The s pi r i t ual danc e t hat
you s har e wi t h t he f l ame i s a mut ual unde r s t a ndi ng of t he
pur pos e of t he r i t ual , an i nt i mat e c onv e r s at i on and a gr e e me nt .
6. St i l l ga z i ng i nt o t he bur ni ng wi ck, vi s ual i z e a br i ght s pher e
red l i ght s ur r oundi ng y ou. Know t hat t he l i ght i s be i ng fed by
t he bl ac k c andl e, ma ki ng i t s t r onger and mor e vi br ant as i t
bur ns . See and f eel t he rays of t he red aur a mov i ng t hr ough
t he wal l s of t he Te mpl e , t r av e l i ng endl es s l y and af f ect i ng all
t hat i t t ouc he s . Sens e t hat e ve r y t hi ng t ouc hed by t he red l i ght
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i s dr a wn t o you, c ompel l ed t o del i ver t he l ove t hat you are i n
need of.
7. Hol d t hi s i mage i n y o ur mi nd as l ong as you can, s ens i ng t he
real i t y of i t . Ce me nt i n your mi nd t hat t hi s vi s ual i z at i on i s
your a wa r e ne s s of t he act ual ha ppe ni ng .
8. Eyes st i l l f i xed i nsi de t he f l ame, st at e al oud: "By t he Powe r s of
Dar kne s s , I compel t he uni ver s e t o br i ng me l ove. By t he Power s
of Da r kne s s , I c omma nd l ove t o c ome i nt o my l i f e, t o enr i c h i t
and t o fil l i t wi t h happi ne s s . Al l t hi ngs beaut i f ul and good are
mi ne, and are del i ver ed t o me i mme di at e l y. "
9. Sens e t he ener gy r us hi ng about y ou, s t i r r i ng t hr oug h t he
uni ver s e t o br i ng your wi l l t o pas s . Feel t he red l i ght ar ound
you s ol i di f yi ng and know t hat i t wi l l r e mai n as i t i s unt i l the
l ove t hat y ou seek i s y our s .
1 0 . Spe a ki ng di r ect l y t o t he c andl e, s t at e: "By t he Power s of
Da r kne s s , my wi l l be done . "
1 1 . Bl ow out t he c andl e and br eat he i n t he s moke . I t wi l l ri se i nt o
t he ai r and wi l l whi s pe r your c omma nd t o t he uni ver s e, and
t he l ove t hat you des i r e wi l l be y our s .
COMPELLI NG A LOVER
Mos t Ne ophy t e s on t he pat h of Bl ack Magi c k have l i t t l e f avor for
the i dea of al l owi ng t he uni ver s e and t he Powe r s of Dar knes s t o make
dec i s i ons for hi m. He want s t o exer c i s e c ompl e t e cont r ol over hi s wor l d,
not r e l i nqui s hi ng t he s mal l es t por t i on even t o hi s gr eat es t al l y. Rat her
t han gi vi ng t he v a g ue c o mma nd t o br i ng l ove i n what ever f or m i s
most s ui t abl e, he c hoos es for hi ms e l f what he de s i r e s . He pl ac es t he
cr os s hai r s on hi s own vi ct i m, t o draw her i nt o hi s l ai r and t o keep her as
h i s .
A wor d of caut i on mus t be made i n t he mat t e r of ov e r whe l mi ng
anot he r pe r s on' s wi l l and ef f ect i ng her t hought s , f eel i ngs , and
ul t i mat el y her ac t i ons : do not be c ome t he vi ct i m of your own l ove
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spel l . Keep f i r ml y i n your mi nd t hat she i s your pl ayt hi ng and not hi ng
mor e. So l ong as her body l i ves, her t r ue des i r e wi l l e ve nt ual l y
r es ur f ace, and t he c hanc e s t hat she wi l l f reel y c hoos e t o st ay wi t h her
c apt or i s s l i m. Even as t he Ne ophy t e , seek t o be t he Mas t e r , not t he
s l a v e .
As ear l i er evi nc ed, you wi l l not need t o gat her any per s onal ef f ect s
f rom t he vi c t i m of your Magi c k, al t hough i t i s nec es s ar y t o be abl e t o
conj ur e i nt o mi nd a cl ear i mage of her. The mor e s ens es you can ut i l i z e
i n t he r i t ual , t he bet t er i t s c hanc e of s uc c es s . I f you can r e me mbe r t he
way she s mel l s , how her voi ce s ounds , or t he s of t nes s of her s ki n, you
wi l l penet r at e her mor e i nt i mat el y wi t h your Bl ack Magi c k.
As one l ast wa r ni ng bef or e c ompe l l i ng a l over , make your goal s
r eas onabl e and r eal i s t i c. It i s a was t e of t i me and ener gy, bot h on your
part and dr eadf ul l y wor s e, on t he part of t he Powe r s of Bl ack Magi c k t o
at t empt a r i t ual wi t h t he goal of havi ng or gi as t i c sex wi t h the most
r ecent Swi ms ui t Edi t i on mode l s . I t i sn' t g oi ng t o ha ppe n at t hi s poi nt .
Look ar ound you at what i s f eas i bl e, yet st i l l i s a st r et ch wi t hout a pus h
wi t h t he l ef t hand bl ack. A r ul e of t humb i s t hat t he mor e ac c es s i bl e
you are t o her once t he spel l i s cast , t he mor e eas i l y you wi l l r eap t he
r ewar ds . She wi l l need t o know wher e and how she can c ont ac t you, or
bet t er yet , she s houl d " c ons equent i al l y" be i n your pr es enc e onc e her
heart has been e ns l ave d.
Onc e t he ri t ual has been per f or med, she wi l l begi n t o t hi nk about
you qui t e s pont a ne ous l y . Each t i me you ar e br ought t o mi nd, she wi l l
fal l deeper i nt o t he s pel l , t hi nki ng she i s f al l i ng de e pe r i nt o l ove. Al l ow
t hi s t o t ake pl ace as i f i t wer e nat ur al , i ns t ead of bl owi ng out t he c andl es
and i mme di at e l y phoni ng her t o ask f or sex or a dat e. Bot h of t hes e, and
much mor e , wi l l happen i n s hor t t i me.
Set up your Te mpl e as bef or e, al t ar al way s f aci ng s out h, dagger
t o t he r i ght and chal i ce t o t he l ef t. Al t hough t hes e i t ems may not be
di r ect l y us ed i n t he pr es ent r i t ual , t hei r pr es enc e i s i mpor t ant . Even i f
t hey never t ouch y o ur hands , t hey are ampl i f yi ng the ener gy of t he
r i t ual , ac t i ng as pr i s ms of t he power t hat i s s ummo ne d.
Pl ace t wo candl es on the al t ar, one bl ack and one red. Bot h s houl d
be about an i nch f rom t he c e nt e r of t he al t ar - t he bl ack c andl e an i nch
t o t he l eft and t he red candl e an i nch t o t he r i ght . Nei t her of t he c andl es
s houl d have been us ed pr evi ous l y, bot h of t hem new and unbur ne d.
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i . Ope n t he r i t ual wi t h me di t at i on. Sof t l y s hut your eyes and
t ake a deep br eat h i n. Rel eas e t he br e at h and r el eas e your
t ens i on. Cont i nue br eat hi ng, c l e ar i ng your s el f of al l
unpr oduc t i v e ener gy. Pl ace your hands on t he al t ar and vi ew
the Te mpl e t hr ough your i nner vi s i on and gr adual l y br i ng t he
i mage i nt o cl ar i t y. Your mai n vi sual f ocus s houl d be t he al t ar .
2 . Ope n your eyes and let your gaze rest on t he al t ar as a whol e.
Vi s ua l i z e e ne r gy r i si ng f r om t he mat er i al of t he al t ar l i ke
s t e am. Tr y t o see i t wi t h al l t hr ee eyes , and feel t he humi di t y
i t c r eat es . Feel t he ai r t hi c ke ni ng wi t h t he ener gy, ready t o
c at al yz e your wi l l .
3 . Li ght the candl es , fi rst t he bl ack and t hen t he red. In t he Wor ks
of Da r kne s s , c andl e s are al ways l i t f r om l eft t o r i ght . Whe n t wo
c andl e s are used of di f f er ent c ol or s , t her e i s al ways one pas s i ve
or r ec ept i ve col or and one act i ve col or of c andl e; i n t hi s r i t ual ,
bl ack i s pas s i ve and red i s aggr es s i ve. One br i ngs i n ener gy
and one pr oj ect s i t back i nt o t he uni ver s e i n a f or m t hat has
been t r ans f or me d by t he r i t ual . Jus t as t he l eft hand t akes and
t he r i ght hand gi ves , t he pas s i ve c andl e i s pl ac ed t o your left
and t he aggr es s i ve candl e i s pl ac ed t o your r i ght .
4 . Sens e your f oc us and wi l l t i ght eni ng, na r r owi ng i n on t he one
you des i r e as the c andl es begi n t o bur n. Gaz e i nt o t he f l ame of
t he red c andl e. See her i n your mi nd as cl ear l y as you can
c onj ur e. Feel t he l i nk bei ng es t abl i s hed be t we e n her and t he
c andl e' s f l ame, t he e mot i ons br ought by t he i mage of her
t r ave l i ng t hr ough your eyes and bur ni ng on the wi ck of t he
red c andl e.
5 . Gat her i n your s el f any f eel i ngs you have for the vi c t i m. Eyes
sti l l l ocked wi t h t he f l ame, your wi l l sti l l pour i ng i nt o t he candl e,
dwel l on t he t hought s and f eel i ngs f or her. Rat her t han
be c omi ng l ost i n t hes e t hought s and e mot i ons and al l owi ng
t hem t o t ake pr e c e de nc e over the t i me t hat has been set asi de
for t he Wor k i ng , di r ect t hem l i ke beams f rom your eyes i nt o
t he bur ni ng c andl e. Sens e t he exi s t enc e of t hese t hought s bei ng
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i nc i ner at ed i n t he f l ame, not des t r oyed but t r ans l at ed t o
anot her pl ane, a gr eat er st at e of be i ng whe r e t hey may af f ect
c h a n g e .
6. To t he red c andl e , s t at e: "By the Power s of Dar kne s s , I sacr i f i ce
my l ove and my l ust . I l ay t hem bot h her e on t hi s al t ar and
bur y t hem i n f l ames . Take t hes e e mot i ons f r om me and r et ur n
t hem t o t hei r s our c e . ( Vi c t i m' s name) has i nf ec t ed me wi t h
des i r e, and t hi s pl ague I r et ur n t o he r / hi m. Caus e her hear t t o
bur n wi t hi n her ches t f or me. Ca us e her mi nd t o dwel l al ways
on me . Ma ke her desi r e me as I des i r e her . "
7 . Feel t he f i nal dr ops of e mot i on spi l l f rom you wi t h t he s pe aki ng
of t hi s c o mma nd. Rat her t han bei ng was t e d i n s pac e , sense
t hem f l yi ng t hr oug h t he f l ame of t he red c andl e t owa r ds t he
vi c t i m. Do not vi s ual i z e t he ener gy c ur r ent s of t he r i t ual ,
howe v e r , but s i mpl y feel t hem wor ki ng, ke e pi ng your mi nd
upon t he f i nal goal .
8. Whe n al l e mot i on for her has been dr ai ned, t ur n y our at t ent i on
t o t he bl ack candl e. Gaze deep i nt o i t , as i f your gaze i s meet i ng
t he abys s .
9. Sens e t he dar kne s s s wi r l i ng and c hur ni ng. Feel i t f l oodi ng t hose
e mpt y pl ac es i ns i de your s e l f wher e af f ect i on used t o r es i de.
Sens e i t gat he r i ng ar ound t he bur ni ng c andl e s , t aki ng your
desi r e i n i t s c l aws , wai t i ng t o be r el eased f r om t he Te mpl e wal l s
t o do i t s wor k.
1 0 . Fi x i n your mi nd t he f i nal out c ome whi c h you des i r e. Vi ew i t
as an i mage l ocked i n y our i nner v i s i on, or as a s c ene pl ayed
out bef or e y o u. Your e mot i on ha v i ng al r eady been s pe nt , t hi s
vi s ual i z at i on s houl d pr oduc e l i t t l e or no s e nt i me nt , but i ns t ead
wi l l s hat t er y our be i ng wi t h t he knowl e dg e of what i s t o be .
Feel as i f t he i mage i n your mi nd i s not s ome di s t ant f ant as y or
wi s hf ul da y dr e a m, but i s a real i t y, here and now.
n. Al l ow t he Dar knes s wi t hi n you t o car r y t he powe r of t hi s i mage
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i nt o t he Te mpl e , your desi r e no l onger t r appe d i nsi de but f r eed,
unc hai ne d and unr e s t r a i ne d, no l onger de v a s t a t i ng your mi nd
and hear t wi t h s t agnant l us t , but wi l l i ng t o devas t at e al l of
exi s t enc e t o br i ng such i nt o ac t i on i mmedi at el y.
1 2 . Cal l out : "By the Powers of Darkness, I command t hat
be br ought t o me, t o t he f ul f i l l ment of my des i r e. Caus e her
heart t o t ur n t o me, her mi nd t o t ur n t o me, and her body t o
t urn t o me. By t he Power s of Dar knes s , my wi l l he done . " As
t hi s i s s poke n, f eel your wi s hes r i di ng on t he s ame c ur r ent s of
ai r whi c h car r y t he wor ds , r el eas ed f rom y o u, i nt o t he Te mpl e ,
and i nt o t he hear t of c r eat i on.
1 3 . Bl ow out t he c andl e s , t he red f i rst and t hen t he bl ack. Br eat he
i n t he s moke and smel l t he mel t ed wax - t hese are t he her al ds
of your wi l l ' s mani f es t at i on.
It i s i mpor t ant , di r ect l y f ol l owi ng a ri t ual whe r e i n your wi l l i s
asser t ed upon t he f abri c of t he uni ver s e s o s t r ongl y, t hat y ou e ngage i n
some munda ne act i vi t y. Wa t c h t el evi s i on, l i st en t o mus i c , pl ay a game
or pr epar e s ome t hi ng t o eat . Get your mi nd far away f r om t he Te mpl e
and t he Wor ks of Dar knes s t her ei n per f or med, as t he meat y br ai n i s a
del i cat e t hi ng and i s onl y bur dened whe n f aced wi t h t he c hal l e nge s of
as s i gni ng l ogi cal and l i near val ues t o t he i nc ompr e he ns i bl e .
Shor t l y, you wi l l f eel as i f t he ri t ual was a dr e a m, or was
per f or med i n s ome anc i ent past l i f e, not qui t e real , but a s hadow of a
memor y. As i t f ades f rom memor y c ompl e t e l y, t he r eal i t y of t he
Wor ki ng wi l l s t ar t l e you wi t h its s uc c es s , t he f rui t of y our des i r es l ai d
at your feet by t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s .
The f i rst t i me t hat I c an recal l havi ng ac hi e ve d s ucces s wi t h
t hi s above t ype of " l ove s pel l , " I was s i xt een ye ar s ol d, had j us t moved
f rom a l ar ge, wes t - c oas t ci t y i nt o a pr e domi na nt l y Mor mon s out hwes t
c ommuni t y , and f ound mys el f a f r equent " s t r i ke - out " wi t h t he l ocal
y oung wome n of t he Chur c h. I sat i n my desk i n f i rst y e a r Ge r ma n, the
s t ench of my pr e cl ass ci gar et t e waf t i ng f rom my bl ue f l annel j a c ke t
and my unwa s he d nos e- l engt h hai r . The bel l had al r eady war ne d t he
s t udent s t hat t hey wer e al l s uppos e d t o be i n t hei r seat s as I was , havi ng
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t he f or es i ght t o s moke t hei r ci gar et t es qui ckl y, or wha t e v e r ot her
de l i nque nt ac t i vi t i es t hey may be c ompe l l e d t o i ndul ge i n bef or e s chool
be g a n. Ne v e r t he l e s s , f i ve mi nut es af t er t hat el ec t r oni c bel l had gi ven
i t s l ast wa r ni ng and t hr eat , t he door t o my c l as s r oom s wung open and
t he t ar dy s t udent t hat ent er ed was one t hat I had s een ever y day i n
cl as s , but had never bef or e not i c ed i n any c ons c i ous way.
"A l ong c i gar et t e br eak mi ght have kept her , " I t ol d mysel f ,
s e ar c hi ng f or the pos s i bi l i t y t hat t hi s gi rl who appe ar e d about as
pur pos el y unk e mpt and f as hi onabl y gr ungy as I c oul d have a mor al
c ode or t he l ack t he r e of mor e aki n t o mi ne t han my ot he r s o- cal l ed
p e e r s .
My ac t ual exper i ent i al j our ne y i nt o t he occul t had j us t be e n
mov i ng f or war d t he mont hs pr e c e di ng t he day t hat s he was " ma r ke d
t ar dy, " and I was hungr y t o e xpe r i me nt wi t h my newf ound powe r s . I
set my s i ght s on her and per f or med a s i mi l ar , al t hough r ough ver s i on
of t he ri t ual gi ven above t hat ni ght . Two days l at er t he t ar dy gi rl wa s
ri ght on t i me , f i ndi ng me i n t he f ood cour t of t he l ocal 10 s hop mal l .
She as ked t o si t wi t h me, and I al l owed t he Magi c k t o wor k i tsel f . Her
l i ps wer e bl ue f rom her r as pber r y s uc ker , whi c h ope ne d t he door f or
i nnue ndo pepper ed c onv e r s at i on.
We par t ed f or t he we e ke nd l aughi ng a nd s mi l i ng, al t hough
mi ne may have s e e me d a bi t mor e l i ke a cackl e and a gr i n.
Monda y mor ni ng we di d not speak i n cl as s , as i f I had never
s een her ent er l at e t he week bef or e, and had never c hos e n her t o be my
vi c t i m. I hal f - expec t ed her t o t ake a seat on t op of my des k and begi n
our whi r l wi nd r omanc e wi t h a ki s s . I wonde r e d i f t he ri t ual had gi ven
me a s i ngl e oppor t uni t y at t he mal l , and I had pas s ed i t up.
I dr agge d my f eet t hr ough t he l i nol eum hal l s t o my next cl as s ,
he ad do wn and hear t s unke n. As I c ons i de r e d t he f ai l ur e of t hi s ri t ual ,
and even t he f ai l ur e of Magi c k as a whol e, t he gi rl who was l at e t o cl ass
on t he ri ght ( or wr ong ) day cal l ed af t er me. J og g i ng t o cat ch up,
e xhaus t e d and out of br e a t h, s he ma na g e d t o a nnounc e , " I wa nt e d t o
cal l you over t he we e k e nd, but r eal i zed I di dn' t get your numbe r t he
ot her day. " I s t ar ed at her. A bl ank, dumb s t ar e. She l ooked at me i n
wonde r , as ki ng her s el f i f she' d made a f ool of hersel f , or pe r haps i f I was
j us t a f ool .
"So. . . , c an I have i t ?"
That one r i t ual , hal f - as s ed and muddl e d wi t h my own
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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
i nexper i enc e, l ed t o a s hor t - l i ved but i nt ens e r el at i ons hi p. It al s o l ed t o
t he r eal i z at i on t hat t hr ough t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s , I coul d at l east
t empor ar i l y bi nd t he hear t s of t hos e t hat I des i r ed.
BRI NGI NG FRIENDSHIP I NTO FRUITION
So me t i me s l ove and r omanc e have not hi ng t o do wi t h one
anot he r . The r e are t i mes whe n a f r i ends hi p i s buddi ng or i s gl owi ng
j us t over t he hor i z on, l ac ki ng onl y Apol l o' s t ow t o br i ng i t i nt o mor ni ng.
Or , pe r ha ps , s uch an i mmi ne nt c ompani ons hi p i s nowhe r e i n si ght ,
l onel i nes s i mpe di ng your abi l i t y t o feel c ompl e t e .
The f ol l owi ng c andl e bur ni ng ri t ual i s not meant t o cont r ol t he
t hought s and e mot i ons of t hos e t o be ef f ect ed, f or, what s at i s f act i on
coul d be f ound i n f orced c amar ade r i e , but i ns t ead wi l l har ves t t he
emot i ons and e ne r gi e s al r eady exi s t ent and br i ng s i t uat i ons t o a s ummi t
wi t hout wai t i ng and wadi ng t hr ough t i me .
The al t ar s houl d be ar r anged exact l y as i t was f or t he ri t ual of
at t r act i ng a l over : t he ri t ual dagger set on t he r i ght edge of t he al t ar,
t he chal i ce on t he left and a s i ngl e, t aper ed bl ac k c andl e i n t he cent er .
1 . Open wi t h medi t at i on and c l ear i ng of t he mi nd.
2 , Pl ace y our hands on t he al t ar, open your eyes , l i ght t he c andl e
and l et your gaz e fi x on i t s f l ame, s i nki ng i nt o i t as bef or e.
Sens e t he i ni t i al c ul mi na t i on of Magi c kal powe r s i n t he f l ame
and i n t he Te mpl e .
3 . Hol d i n your mi nd an i mage of be i ng s ur r ounde d by f r i ends .
See i n t hei r eyes genui ne c onc er n and c ar i ng f or you. See i n
t hei r s mi l es an unt ai nt ed happi ne s s i n your c ompany. Feel
your own per s onal s at i s f act i on g r owi ng as you l ook on at t hi s
gr oup of unma de f r i ends . Thi s vi s ual i z at i on, of c our s e, i s
e xt r e me l y per s onal and per s onal i z ed, each Bl ack Magi c i an' s
uni que want s mani f es t i ng f i rst i n hi s vi s ual i z at i on of t he goal .
If t her e i s a speci f i c pe r s on or gr oup of peopl e wi t h whi c h you
des i r e t o s t r engt hen your f r i ends hi p, see t hes e peopl e ar ound
you. Feel t he c l os e ne s s of t hei r pr es enc e. Feel t he uns poke n
c onne c t i on had wi t h t he m. Br i ng t hei r f aces and per s onal i t i es
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i nt o y our vi s ual i z at i on.
4 . Let t he e mot i ons spi l l f r om you i nt o t he Te mpl e . Rel eas e y our
l ongi ng and l one l i ne s s , al l owi ng i t t o pur ge f r om y ou i n
wha t e v e r f or m i t may.
5. Whe n t he e mot i on t hat has been t r appe d i ns i de has been
r el eas ed, cal l ; " By t he Power s of Dar kne s s , I dr aw t o me t hos e
t hat woul d be benef i ci al t o my l i f e, t hos e t hat woul d c ompl e me nt
my e xi s t e nc e . Br i ng t hem t o me and l et t he f r i ends hi p t hat i s
be gun f l our i s h. Pul l me f rom my dar k wel l of l onel i nes s and
br i ng t he m t o me . " Aga i n, i f t here are speci f i c peopl e who you
wi s h t o be ef f ect ed by t hi s wor ki ng, i ncl ude t hei r name s i n t he
or at i on, s uch as "I dr aw t o me, as a per s on benef i ci al
t o my l i fe. . . et c, "
6 . Tr y t o f eel t he speci f i c i ndi vi dual ener gi es of t hes e peopl e be i ng
dr awn t o y ou. At t he s ame t i me, r el eas e what e ve r l ongi ng f or
f r i ends hi p t hat sti l l r esi des i n y our he ar t . Tr ans f er one f or t he
ot her i n y our t hought s and your f e e l i ngs ; t r ansf er your
l one l i ne s s f or t he wa r mt h of f r i e nds hi p, unt i l t he gl ow of i t
r adi at es f r om you and gr aces you wi t h a c ont e nt e d s mi l e.
7 . Onc e t hi s ps yc hol ogi c al t r ansf er i s c ompl e t e and you are l ef t no
l onger f eel i ng al one, but knowi ng t hat y our f r i ends are on t hei r
way, gaz e deeper i nt o t he bl ac k c andl e' s f l ame. Seal t he ri t ual
by s t at i ng, " Br i ng t hem t o me! By t he Power s of Dar kne s s , my
wi l l be done . "
Wi t hi n days you wi l l begi n t o see t he s uc c es s of t hi s Ope r a t i on
bl os s omi ng. Li t t l e c onv e r s at i ons wi l l be s t ar t ed, j o k e s t ol d, or even
s i mpl e s a l ut a t i ons t hat wi l l tel l y ou t hat y ou are not al one . Let t hi s
f eed i tsel f , r e t ur ni ng t he ges t ur es and r eapi ng t he f r i ends hi p whi c h
wi l l e ns ue .
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MONEY
Unl i ke ani mal s and t he l i l i es of t he f i el d who are c ont ent t o
exi st i n t he mo me nt , al l owi ng t omor r ow t o care for i tsel f , huma ns l ook
ahead i nt o t he v a por ous appar i t i on of an unc er t ai n f ut ur e, s c r ambl i ng
t o s ec ur e t he dr e am of i t by t he acqui s i t i on of t r eas ur e. Al l of t he cl assi c
gr i moi r e s c ont ai n var i ous i nc ant at i ons and e v oc at i ons whe r e by t he
Bl ack Magi c i an may open l ocked t r eas ur e c hes t s , e xc avat e bur i ed r ubl es
and pi r at e t he l oot of ki ngs wi t hout ever l eavi ng t he ri t ual Ci r cl e.
Ei t her bur i ed t r eas ur e i s be c omi ng s car ce i n t he wor l d as of
l at e, or t he pat h t o f or t une i s be c omi ng mor e avai l abl e, as most
Ne ophyt e s and Pr ac t i t i oner s s can t hos e spi r i t s i n t he pages wi t h a s mi l e,
c ont i nui ng t hr ough t he books t o f i nd s ome t hi ng t hey can act ual l y use.
Al t hough t he t r ue pot enc y of s uch de mons s ur pas s e s gol d and j e we l s , i t
st i l l does t he ave r age Magi c i an l i t t l e good. I f gol d i s e nt ombe d be ne at h
t he sea, i t wi l l r e mai n t her e as far as the Pr ac t i t i oner i s c onc e r ne d.
Whe n t he Magi ci an cal l s out f or t he uni ver s e t o br i ng hi m r i ches,
t hos e r i ches wi l l be del i ver ed i n the mos t nat ur al and ha r moni ous wa y
pos s i bl e. Of t en, debt s owe d t o t he r i t ual i s t wi l l be pai d, c ar eer
oppor t uni t i e s wi l l pr es ent t he ms e l v e s , s ever al " l ucky" i nc i denc es wi l l
st ri ke i n qui ck s uc c es s i on, et c. How t he money get s t o t he Bl ack Magi ci an
i s t r i vi al and i nc ons e que nt i al so l ong as i t does get t o hi m.
Onl y one ri t ual i s gi ven her e f or t he Magi ckal ac qui s i t i on of
money. Unl i ke l ove, r ec ogni t i on and power , t he des i r e f or weal t h i s
speci f i c, t he onl y var i abl e be i ng t he exact amount of mone y ne e de d.
Sever al f or ms of ri t ual t o achi eve t he s ame r esul t i n t he s ame ma nne r
i s a was t e of t i me and ver y val uabl e ener gy.
The f ol l owi ng ri t ual i s ef f ect i ve i n br i ngi ng s mal l a mount s of
mone y when ne e de d. It i s rare for a magi c i an t o have t hous a nds of
dol l ar s del i ver ed t o hi s door s t e p by t he pe r f or manc e of s uch a bas i c
r i t ual , a o , 50 even sl i ght l y over a hundr e d dol l ar s woul d not be a
s t r et c h, howe v e r .
Whi l e t a l i s ma ni c Magi ck, si gi l c ons e c r at i on, e voc at i on and ot her
advanc ed f or ms of ri t ual have the pos s i bi l i t y of yi el di ng much l ar ger
s ums of money, t he mi l k of t he mat t er mus t be as s i mi l at ed bef or e t he
meat can be di ge s t e d.
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The al t ar s houl d hol d a s i ngl e bl ac k c andl e i n t he cent er , t he
dagger and chal i ce i n t hei r usual pl ac es . Mode r n ma gi c i a ns of t en
i ns t r uct whoe ve r wi l l l i st en t hat t he al t ar and t he Te mpl e s houl d be
decor at ed wi t h i mages of t he speci f i c desi r e. In t hi s case, t he Pr act i t i oner
i s advi s ed t o s cat t er mone y , coi ns and bi l l s , ar ound t he Te mpl e f l oor
and on t he al t ar , or even t o pi n s uch t o t he Te mpl e wal l s . I t i s t hought
t hat doi ng s o s t i mul at e s and ampl i f i es t he Ope r at or ' s own des i r e f or
weal t h - an hypot he s i s whi ch i s undoubt e dl y ac c ur at e. Howe v e r , t he
des i r e, whi ch i s r i t ual i s t i cal l y t r ans f er r ed t o t he s y mbol s of we a l t h, i s
never f ul l y r el eas ed, s uch r el ease bei ng one of t he gr eat er keys of Magi ck.
The c oi ns and cash r emai n i nt act , as does t he des i r e, never bei ng set
f ree t o do i ts wor k.
The Bl ack Magi c i an i s Ope r at i ng i n a wor l d f ar be yond and
beneat h t hi s one. Mone y i s not t he end r esul t - i s not t he obj ect of t he
Wor ki ng - but i s onl y a means t o t he i ndi vi dual and uni que f ul f i l l ment
of hi s des i r e. Sur r oundi ng hi ms el f wi t h i mage s of mone y ( whi c h, i f he
i s pe r f or mi ng t hi s r i t ual t o begi n wi t h, he pr obabl y does not pos s es s i n
a mount s e noug h t o l i t t er hi s Te mpl e wi t h) wi l l onl y di s t r act hi s s ens es
f r om t he des i r e or t he ache whi c h dr i ves hi m t o l i ght t he bl ac k c andl e
and begi n t he r i t ual .
Jus t as no f i nger nai l cl i ppi ngs or hai r l ocks are needed t o pr ocur e
a l over , no dol l ar s , y e n, eur os or mar ks are nec es s ar y t o per f or m t hi s
r i t ual . The des i r e i s guar ant e e d t o al r eady be pr es ent , and t he
vi s ual i z at i ons and t he ri t ual i t sel f are suf f i ci ent t o s us t ai n i t l ong e nough
f or t he desi r e t o exi st out s i de of i ts host and t o move t he s eas t o unc over
t he t r e as ur e .
i . Open wi t h t he us ual c e nt e r i ng me di t at i on, wa s hi ng away
t hought s and f eel i ngs whi c h may i nt er f er e wi t h i t s s uc c es s .
a . Li ght t he bl ac k c andl e and gaz e i nt o t he f l ame and r et ur n y our
ha nds t o t he s ur f ac e of t he al t ar . Let y our mi nd be c ome
e nt r anc e d by t he danc e of t he f l ame.
3 . Br i ng to mi nd t he i mage of y our s e l f pos s es s i ng mone y . See a
pi c t ur e of t he bi l l s f ol ded i n your wal l et or pl ay a s cene i n your
mi nd of s pe ndi ng t he money. Feel t he e mot i onal s at i s f ac t i on of
knowi ng t hat t he money i s your s , t hat i t has c ome t o y ou and
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t hat you ar e enj oyi ng i t. Foc us on t he i mages and t he
de v e l opme nt of t hi s f eel i ng unt i l i t i s no l onge r f or ced, and a
s mi l e br e aks on your f ace f rom t he s at i s f ac t i on.
4 . Cal l out ; "By t he Power s of Dar kne s s , I c o mma nd t he weal t h of
t he ear t h t o be br ought t o me. My pover t y has c ome t o an end.
By t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , my wi l l be done . "
5. Sens e t he power r i s i ng i n t he Te mpl e , c i r c l i ng ar ound y ou.
Vi s ual i z e a si l ver l i ght s ur r oundi ng y o u, at t r ac t i ng weal t h and
pr os per i t y whe r e ve r you go. Thr oug hout t he next f ew days ,
r emi nd your s e l f of t hi s l i ght and f eel i ts pr es enc e, and i ts
i n f l u e n c e .
Of t en, af t er per f or mi ng t hi s r i t ual , mone y wi l l be qui t e l i t er al l y
s t umbl e d upon, a bi l l i n t he st r eet or a s mal l debt r epai d. Thi s i s mor e
l i kel y a si gn of t he s uc c es s of t he ri t ual t han t he f i nal out c ome i tsel f . So
l ong as t he s i l ver l i ght i s s een and s ens ed s ur r oundi ng y o u, smal l t oke ns
of weal t h wi l l c ont i nue t o pr es ent t he ms e l v e s .
The r e dunda nc y of t hese f i rst r i t ual s i s nec es s ar y, l i ke t he
r epet i t i on of v e r bat i m pr ayer s and me mor i z e d hy mns , i n pr act i cal
i l l us t r at i on of t he pr oc es s of t he Magi c kal f or mul a. Thr oug h t he pr act i ce
of t hes e mi nor r i t ual s , or a da pt a t i ons t her eof , t he Ope r at or wi l l be abl e
t o put a na me t o t he powe r s r i s i ng up i ns i de of hi m, and wi l l be abl e t o
mar k and i dent i f y t he s t ages i n whi c h hi s wi l l i s f or c ed i nt o r eal i t y
t hr ough t he r i t ual pr oc e dur e s .
The gr eat cat al yst of t he Magi c kal Ope r at i on i s t he c ul mi na t i on
of t he power s of desi r e, the rel ease of that f orce i n a s udden and ri t ual i st i c
s ur ge, and t he wi t hdr awal of t he c ons c i ous ne s s f r om bot h t he r i t ual
and t he des i r e.
As of l at e i t has be c ome i nc r eas i ngl y popul ar t o c o mma nd t he
Magi ckal f or c es not by any di vi ne or di abol i c al na me s or powe r s , but
i ns t ead by t he e l e me nt s of t hi s wor l d: f i re, wat e r , ear t h a nd sky. Whi l e
such gr anol a r i t ual i s t s are dr a wi ng near er t o t he beaut y of t he ear t h
and t he ha r mony of nat ur e, t hey are negl ec t i ng t hat whi c h e ndur e s
be y ond t he gr ai ns of sand, t he heat of f i re, t he r e f r e s hi ng wat e r and t he
cl ear sky. Yet , t hey pay t hei r dues t o t hei r Mas t e r , and t he dust of t he
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ear t h shal l be t hei r s .
Her e, t he gener i c use of "by t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s , " i s ent i r el y
appr opr i at e i n t he c ons e c r at i on of t he i ni t i al al l i anc e be t we e n man and
t hat whi c h l i es be y ond. As t he r i t ual s be c ome mor e a dv a nc e d and as
t he Ne ophy t e i s t r ans f i gur ed as t he Mas t er , he wi l l pr ogr es s i vel y cal l
t hes e Power s by a t r uer name each t i me, unt i l f i nal l y, al l Wor k i s
br ought t o pas s by t he cal l i ng of hi s own name .
The bas i c ri t ual out l i nes gi ven above can and s houl d be
pe r s onal i z e d, e x pe r i me nt e d wi t h, t es t ed, and pr ov e n. Onc e t he pr oc es s
i s l ear ned, i t can be s ucces s f ul l y appl i ed t o t he c ompl e t i on of mos t mi nor
Magi c kal goal s . A g ood numbe r of Pr ac t i t i oner s are c ont ent t o cease
t hei r s t udi es her e, us i ng not hi ng but c andl e Magi c k t o ac hi eve what ever
mi r a c ul ous r es ul t s t hat t hey seek i n t hei r l i ves . Thi s i s onl y t he
be g i nni ng , t he door way t o uni magi nabl e powe r , abi l i t y and dar knes s .
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C H A P T E R S I X
SERVANTS OF DARKNESS
One of t he gr eat es t at t r ac t i ons t o t he Dar k Ar t s , yet at t he
s ame t i me t he gr eat es t det er r ent , i s t he huma n a wa r e ne s s of t he
exi s t enc e of mal i gn and hi deous l y i nt el l i gent de mo ns . Thei r power s
seem t oo gr eat t o be c ont r ol l ed, t hei r wi t t oo s har p t o be mat c he d, and
t hei r i nt e nt i ons t oo s i ni s t er t o be pr edi c t ed. They are t he ar c he t y pe s of
mor t al f ear and undy i ng evi l . The y are t he s pi r i t ual i nc ar nat i ons of
al l t hi ngs unk no wn. The y are al ways t her e, hi di ng j us t beyond huma n
det ec t i on, t e mpt i ng , pr oddi ng, and pos s e s s i ng t he human race.
Fear of de mons exi st ed l ong bef or e movi es about exor c i s ms and
t el evi s i on s hows about de mon hunt e r s wer e pr o g r a mmi ng t he mas s es
t o ei t her f ear t he f i ends or t o scof f at t he m. Par ent s pr ayed for s al vat i on
f r om de moni c r et r i but i on whi l e wi de - e y e d c hi l dr en wer e kept awake
wi t h f ear l ong bef or e t he Domi ni c an monks di s t r i but ed t he Mal l e us
Ma l e f i c a r u m.
Bef or e t he f i rst al phabet was i mpr i nt ed i n cl ay or t he f i rst
s ymbol was et ched i n s t one, men kne w of t he de mons . No c hur c h needed
t o di r ect t hei r ear s t o t he s hr i e ki ng i n t he s out hwes t wi nd, nor di d t he
peopl e need a pr i es t t o s how t hem t he dead bodi es of t hei r di s eas ed
ne i ghbor s . The r e was no bi g s cr een or TV set t o di c t at e t he s hape t he
devi l woul d t ake when he was r i s en, yet he st i l l woul d ri se.
Whi l e s ome ani mal s gr owl , ye l p, or r un ci r cl es at t he c omi ng of
t he evi l t hi ng, huma ns t r e mbl e , hav i ng no def ens e agai ns t t he
br eat hi ng da r kne s s . Cul t ur es and r el i gi ons di vi ded by mi l es of ocean
have al l t r e mbl e d at t he ment i on of t he damnabl e na me s of t he de mons ,
s ome t i me s dr i ven t o t hei r knees i n wor s hi p and s ome t i me s i n agony.
Thei r at t r i but es rarel y c ha ng i ng f r om c ont i nent t o c ont i nent , t hei r
power s c ons t ant t hr oug hout t he wor l d and t hei r c ont i nuous c ompe l l i ng
ef f ect on our hi s t or y, de mons have been t he Bl ack Magi c i an' s gr eat es t
al l y and c ons t ant c ompa ni on, hi s gui de t hr ough t he r eal ms of c ha os .
The a mbi t i ous Dabbl er ma y dr e am of s ummo ni ng ar mi es of
de mons i n a f ew wor ds , t he de ni z e ns t aki ng s hapes bef or e hi m t hat are
as eas i l y behel d as t he l at ex mons t e r s i n hi s mov i e s , and s e ndi ng t he m
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out i nt o t he wor l d t o v anqui s h hi s e ne mi e s , r ewar d hi s f r i ends , and seat
hi m on a t hr one f or al l t he wor l d t o see. He dr e ams of t he day t hat he
can f i nd t he ri ght book and pr onounc e t he i nc ant at i ons cor r ect l y so t he
de mons can mat er i al i z e bef or e hi s eyes . He l ooks f or war d t o dr a wi ng
out t he det ai l s of hi s deal wi t h t he devi l s , agr e e i ng on t he s peci f i cs , and
s i gni ng hi s name or s haki ng hands t o seal t he pact . I n s ome ways , t he
real i t y of wor ki ng wi t h de mons i s muc h eas i er . In ot her wa y s , i t i s
i nf i ni t el y mor e di f f i cul t .
Mos t we s t e r n- mi nde d peopl e mai nt ai n a ver y nar r ow and
al t oget her e r r one ous unde r s t andi ng of t he exi s t enc e, power s and
f undame nt al i nt e nt i ons of de mo ns . They are " k no wn" as bei ng t he
f ol l ower s of Sat an, who i s al so cal l ed Luci f er , who i s al so cal l ed Baal , et c.
The y f el l wi t h hi m f r om t hei r Ol y mpi c abode , exi l ed t o ear t h unt i l
t hei r f i nal day of j udg me nt . Ful l of hat r ed for a God t hat abandone d
t hem and a Chr i s t t hat def i ed t he m, t hey have s wor n t hei r exi s t enc e t o
t he si ngl e t ask of t he des t r uc t i on of t he soul of ma n, t he onl y pr i zed
pos s es s i on of t hei r e ne my. I n v e ng e a nc e t hey t empt men wi t h l ust ,
powe r , gr eed, anger , and al l t hi ngs t hat man' s nat ur e woul d event ual l y
l ead hi m t owar ds any way s . I n ever y bar gai n t hey s t r i ke, i n every
hand t hey s hake, wi t h every s mi l e t hey are de c e i vi ng manki nd,
t r i c ki ng God' s her d one s heep at a t i me i nt o da mna t i on.
The st ory i s ver y cut and dry. As a Chr i s t i an onc e t ol d me,
" I ' ve read t he book, I know how i t e nds ! " Unf or t unat el y, one book cannot
doc ume nt t hi s whol e st ory.
One of t he mos t popul ar gr i moi r e s a mong pr ac t i c i ng magi c i ans
is Clavicula Salomonis Regis, ot her wi s e k no wn as t he Goetia. Of t he
s e v e nt y - t wo de mo ns l i s t ed i n t he page s of t he Goetia, s ever al are sai d t o
have speci f i c knowl edge of t he bat t l e i n heaven and t he f al l of t he angel s .
The I nqui s i t i on appl auds t he r eaf f i r mat i on r ecei ved whe n even t he
de mons t he ms e l v e s s pe ak of t he gl ory of God and t hei r own we akne s s i n
Hi s l i ght . Even t he hos t s of hel l pr oc l ai m t he wor d of t he Bi bl e t o be
t r u e .
Onc e e v oke d, howe v e r , c onve r s at i on wi t h t he s e Goet i c ent i t i es
wi l l reveal qui t e a di f f er ent t r ut h of t he nat ur e of de mons and t he myt hs
of r el i gi on. The aut hor of t he manus c r i pt was wr i t i ng such wor ds i n a
ver y da nge r ous t i me t o be l i ber al , es pec i al l y c onc e r ni ng t he vi ews of
t he Chur c h; he t her ef or e mas ked t he t r ut h i n t he s ame vei l of myt h
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C H A P T E R S I X S E R V A N T S O F D A R K N E S S
t hat hi s i nqui s i t or s per us ed, t he s ame myt h t hat t he de mons t he ms e l v e s
wi l l i ni t i al l y r eci t e whe n as ked of t hei r nat ur e, wi t hhol di ng t he t r ut h
f rom t hos e t hat do not want i t . Onl y when t he l i e wi l l not sat i sf y t he
As ke r wi l l t he de mo n open t he c hannel s of r e ve l at i on.
I n l ess s pi r i t ual l y r es t r i ct i ve t i mes and pl ac e s , s uch as I ndi a,
bet ween 1 500 BCE and 300 BCE, a gr eat er unde r s t a ndi ng of de mons i s
gai ned t hr ough t he s t udy of t he Ve di c t ext s and t hei r c ompa ni on, t he
Bhagavad- Gi t a. Amo n g t he me s of Yogi c di s c i pl i ne, nona t t a c hme nt f rom
t he pas s i ons of t he wor l d, and f oc us i ng upon Kr i s hna t hr ough all t hi ngs ,
t he power s and f unc t i ons of De mi gods and De mons are t aught . The
de mons of Hi ndui s m wer e c al l ed As ur a s , whi c h l i t er al l y me a ns " powe r
hungr y. " The y are godl i ke i n t hei r s upe r nat ur al abi l i t i es , yet l ack t he
di vi ne c ons c i ous ne s s and gr ace t hat woul d pl ace t he m al ongs i de t he
Devas , They are c ommi s s i one d by Kr i s hna i n t hei r wor k, yet bel i eve
t hat t hey s t r uggl e agai ns t Hi m, as t hey do not know even t hei r own
nat ur e i n f ul l nes s .
Co mmo nl y t hought t o be a pur el y peacef ul and l i ght r el i gi on,
even Buddhi s m has c our t e d t he devi l on oc c as i on. Ni c hi r e n Da i s honi n,
a Ja pa ne s e pr i es t whos e phi l os ophy r evol ved ar ound t he f undament al i s t
t eac hi ngs of Si ddha r t ha Ga ut a ma , i s c o mmo nl y t hought t o be t he mos t
r ecent i nc ar nat i on of t he Buddha. In hi s wor k, Entrustment and Other
Chapters, Dai s honi n put f ort h hi s enl i ght ened unde r s t a ndi ng of t he
des i gn and i nt ent of var i ous de mons .
I t i s t he nat ur e of de mons t o f eed on huma n be i ngs .
Huma n be i ngs are f or med of t hi r t y- s i x e l e me nt s :
e xc r e me nt , ur i ne, s al i va, f l esh, bl ood, ski n, bone , t he
f i ve sol i d i nt er nal or gans , t he si x e mpt y i nt er nal
or g a ns , t he hai r of t he head, t he hai r of t he body,
ener gy, l i f e, and so f or t h. De mons of i nf er i or c apac i t y
f eed upon e xc r e me nt and t he l i ke. De mo ns of
i nt e r me di at e capaci t y eat bone s and s i mi l ar par t s ,
whi l e de mo ns of s upe r i or c apac i t y l i ve on hu ma n
vi t al i t y. As de mo ns of s uper i or capaci t y, t he t en de mo n
da ught e r s s ubs i s t on huma n vi t al i t y. They are t he
power f ul de mons who br i ng about e pi de mi c s . '
Af t er of f er i ng such a ma c a br e vi ew of t he huma n/ de mo n
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r e l at i ons hi p, Dai s honi n r eas s ur es t he f ai t hf ul s t udent i n s t at i ng, " Ther e
are t wo ki nds of de mons , good and evi l . Good de mons f eed upon enemi es
of t he Lot us Sut r a, whi l e evi l de mons f eed upon t he s ut r a' s vot ar i e s . "
Her e, t he wor d " de mo n" i s cl ear l y i n r ef er ence t o t he mal e vol e nt ,
vampi r i c ent i t i es , howe v e r , t hei r al i gnme nt s eems r at her s ubj ec t i ve.
Al t hough t hey are har mf ul by nat ur e, i t i s onl y who t hey har m t hat
de t e r mi ne s whet her t hey are good or evi l . Buddhi s m, i t s e e ms , has al l
of t he myt h and l i t t l e of t he s el f - dec ept i on i nf ect i ng most s pi r i t ual pat hs ,
f r eel y a dmi t t i ng t hat what serves me best is good, what does not is evil.
To s ome gr oups , such as t he Ma y a ns and s ever al Af r i can t r i bes ,
t he de mons wer e t o be r ever ed and wor s hi ppe d as nat ur al f or ces exi s t i ng
at a l evel far above huma n unde r s t a ndi ng . As i n Egypt and Babyl on,
t he evi l one s hel d a pos i t i on no l ess Di vi ne t han t he cel est i al Gods .
Pr ayer s wer e i s s ued t o keep t hem away, and s ome wer e i s s ued t o br i ng
t hem near .
De mons exi st . Ever y s cr i pt ur e and r el i gi ous t ext bear s t hei r
t es t i mony, de mons s e e mi ng t o be t he one c ons t ant c har ac t er
t hr oughout . Some t ext s may even bear t hei r mar k and s i gnat ur e,
whe r e by t hey may be Summo ne d and an al l i ance may be made.
Pr ophet s and Savi or s are mer e s pec t at or s of Dar kne s s . Rel i gi ons
make wi l d gues s es as t o t he nat ur e of a t hi ng t hey c annot unde r s t and
be c aus e t hey have not e xpe r i e nc e d i t. The y s peak of t he devi l and hi s
agent s , s oundi ng much l i ke pr e pube s c e nt chi l dr en gat her ed ar ound an
oui j a boar d. They know not hi ng of t he powe r s t hat s way al l t hi ngs
ar ound t he m, as t hey know not hi ng of t he wi nd or t he l i ght of t he sun.
Onl y one t hat i s i mme r s e d i n Dar knes s can unde r s t a nd Dar kne s s . Onl y
one who hol ds t he c ompa ny of de mons can unde r s t a nd de mons .
DEALING WITH THE DAMNED
The i nc ant at i ons gi ven i n vi r t ual l y ever y gr i moi r e wr i t t en
and t he t r adi t i ons of ever y ri t ual s ys t em s eem t o evi denc e t hat t her e
are t hr ee ways t o ens ur e t he c ooper at i on of t he ent i t i es t hat have t he
powe r t o assi st t he Sor c er er . The f i rst of t hes e me t hods , and t he most
f ami l i ar t o t hos e t hat have no real e xpe r i e nc e or knowl e dge of t he occul t
i s t he De moni c Pact . I mmor t al i z e d by Goe t he , Dr. Faust be c a me t he
i con of t he s uppos e d de moni s t , as hi s l i f e and deat h be c a me t he known
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pat h t hat t he Sor c er er mus t wal k.
Bef or e t he Pact can be made , an appr opr i at e devi l mus t
s ome how be t e mpt e d i nt o a ppe a r a nc e bef or e t he Magi c i an. Of t en, as
the cas e may be, t he de moni s t mus t set t l e f or t he f i rst de mon t hat
mani f es t s , as he yet has t he power , knowl e dg e or ski l l t o c o mma nd
i nvi si bl e ent i t i es i nt o a ppe a r a nc e . Onc e t he f i end has gr ac ed t he
Magi c i an wi t h hi s pr e s e nc e , t he t er ms of t he c ont r ac t ar e deci ded upon
- us ual l y i nv ol v i ng t he l oss of t he soul and t he g a i ni ng of uni ma g i na bl e
power - and t he f at es of bot h par t i es are s eal ed. The Pact f ol l ows a
des i gn t hat i s f i t t i ng f or men t hat have done bus i ne s s wi t h ot her me n,
but pr e pos t e r ous t o anyone who has wal ked wi t h de mo ns .
In The Book of Ceremonial Magic, Ar t hur Edwar d ( A. E. ) Wai t e
gi ves hi s opi ni ons of de moni c pact s and powe r s .
The pact i s a c onc es s i on t o t he pover t y of t he oper at or ' s
r e s our c e s . I n Bl ack Magi c k, as i n s ome ot her pr oc es s es ,
t he ne c e s s i t ous must be r eady t o s acr i f i ce, a nd t he
s or c er er who i s i nsuf f i ci ent l y e qui ppe d mus t pay a
hi gher pr i ce i n t he end. . . Suc h pe r s ons , i t i s af f i r med,
wi l l ne ve r s uc c e e d i n e v oki ng s pi r i t s unl e s s t hey
per f or m, poi nt by poi nt , al l t hat i s det ai l ed her ei naf t er
c onc e r ni ng t he ma nne r of ma ki ng pac t s wi t h any spi r i t
what s oe v e r , whet her t he obj ect i n vi ew may be t he
pos s es s i on of t r eas ur es c onc eal ed i n t he ear t h, t he
e nj oy me nt of wo me n or gi r l s , and for obt a i ni ng any
des i r ed f avour at t hei r ha nd s .
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Her e, t he f a me d A. E. Wai t e ei t her makes a j oke at t he expens e
of t he Dabbl er who has not t he exper i enc e and t he gui danc e t o
s ucces s f ul l y e mpl o y t he hel p of de mo ns , or he hi ms e l f i s t he j oke and
t he Dabbl er , a c t i ng as t he i nf er i or pa wn of t he de mo ns wi t h whi c h he
s houl d be i n per f ect al l i anc e. As s t at ed above, " t he Sor c er er who i s
i nsuf f i ci ent l y e qui ppe d mus t pay a hi gher pr i ce i n t he e nd. " Wha t i s
t hi s e qui pme nt , how i s i t ac qui r e d, and when ar e de moni c pact s
n e c e s s a r y ?
An uns poke n yet mut ual l y unde r s t ood pact i s dr awn be t we e n
t he Sor c er er and t he Power s of Da r kne s s t he mome nt he c hoos e s t he Left
Hand Pat h, and i s s t r e ngt he ne d and c e me nt e d i n et er ni t y wi t h each
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Wor ki ng . The s ame t ype of pact , wher ei n t her e i s no c ont r ac t s i gned i n
bl ood or vi r gi nal s acr i f i ce, i s made wi t h t he de mon t he mome nt t he
Bl ack Magi c i an rest s hi s eyes on i t s si gi l and i t s name and knows t hat
wi t h i t s as s i s t anc e hi s goal s wi l l be ac hi eved.
The s ec ond met hod by whi ch t he ai d of de mons i s t hought t o be
secur ed i s t he of f er i ng of gi f t s or sacr i f i ces. Thi s i s a mai nl y pr edomi nat e
vi ew i n s ys t e ms of f ol k Magi c k or t r i bal r i t ual . De mons are t hought t o
exi st i n a st at e mor e enl i ght ened t han t he Magi c i an, an i nt er medi ar y
be t we e n man and God. As s uch, t hey do not desi r e hi s s oul , as i t al r eady
be l ongs t o t hei r e mpl oy e r . I ns t ead, t hey mus t be appeas ed wi t h
of f er i ngs and ent i ced wi t h c ont r i but i ons t o ens ur e t he f avor of t hese
A s u r a s .
Thes e of f er i ngs are s ome t i me s as s i mpl e as bur ni ng a candl e
i ns c r i bed wi t h t he na me of t he de mon i n t hanks for t he wor k t hat has
been or wi l l be ac c ompl i s he d, or may be as gr and as a c ompl e t e bl ood
sacr i f i ce ri t ual i n honor of t he de mon. Some Pr ac t i t i oner s bel i eve t hat
t hese t oke ns ac t ual l y " f eed" a speci f i c power t o t he de mo n, on whi c h he
may s ubs i s t a nd gr ow s t r onger . Ot her s feel t hat t hese are s i mpl e act s of
r e me mbr a nc e , a t hi ng t hat i s rare and t her ef or e pr i zed i n t he de mon
wor l d. By bur ni ng c andl es or pe r f or mi ng a ri t ual i n t he de mon' s name,
I t i s bei ng honor e d a nd r es pec t ed. I t i s r e mai ni ng act i ve i n t hi s wor l d,
even af t er It s wor k has been c ompl e t e d.
Thi s t r adi t i on i s s el f - c ont r adi c t or y i n t hat i t pl ac es the de mon
at a s pi r i t ual s t ep hi gher t han t he Magi c i an, yet at t he s ame debas es I t
wi t h t he a s s umpt i on t hat Its gr eat es t desi r e i s t o be r e me mbe r e d, and,
i n a way, ac c ept ed by t he Magi c i an. The Sha ma n i s s ubor di nat e t o t he
de mo n due t o hi s need for t he de mon' s as s i s t anc e, yet t he de mon i s
made subj ect t o t he Sha ma n due t o Its own soci al s hor t c omi ngs . Thi s
par adox i s r at i onal i z ed, and pe r ha ps par t i al l y r ect i f i ed by moder n
Vo o do o and Root Wor ke r s i n poi nt i ng out t hat , "If you woul dn' t do
s ome t hi ng f or s ome one wi t hout get t i ng a ny t hi ng i n r et ur n, why woul d
an ast r al e nt i t y ? "
De mons do have an age nda i n as s i s t i ng t he Sor c er er , j us t as t he
Sor c er er has an agenda i n c al l i ng upon t hei r hel p. Bot h ar e s er vant s of
Dar kne s s , t he Sor c er er and t he de mon. Each i s t he ot her ' s al l y i n evi l .
Bot h wor k t oge t he r i n br i ng i ng about t hei r Si ni s t er Di al ec t i c s , of t en
wi t hout c ons c i ous a wa r e ne s s of t he s pi r i t ual s ymbi os i s .
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The t hi r d me a ns of enl i s t i ng de moni c s uppor t c ome s down f rom
t he me di e val day s of Sor c er y. I n t he Gr a nd Gr i moi r e , t he Magi c i an i s
i ns t r uc t ed t o r eci t e t o t he de mon onc e I t has been Summo ne d, "I am
goi ng t o st r i ke y ou and al l of y our c ohor t s by t he powe r of t he gr eat
Ado na y i f you do not gr ant t o me t hat whi c h I ask of y o u . "
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At t hi s , t he appar i t i on wi l l une qui voc al l y repl y, " Do not s t r i ke
me a ny mor e . I pr omi s e t o do e v e r y t hi ng you wa nt . "
The above di al ogue i s c har ac t er i s t i c of t he i nt e r ac t i ons be t we e n
Oper at or and ent i t y t hr oughout t he maj or i t y of gr i moi r e s and medi eval
s pel l books . I n much t he s ame way t he de mons of t he Goet i a are pr es ent ed
i n a manner l ess of f ens i ve t o t he Chr i s t i an r ul i ng cl as s of t he t i me , t he
gr i moi r es i n que s t i on pr es ent de mons as i nf er i or and wr e t c he d
c r e at ur e s , g na s hi ng t hei r t eet h at even t he me nt i on of the name of
J e s u s .
Ei t her t he aut hor s of t hes e t ome s wer e payi ng l i p or pen s er vi ce
t o t hei r soci al s upe r i or s , or t hey we r e me mbe r s of t he Chr i s t i an el i t e of
t he t i me s , be l i e vi ng t he wor ds t hat t hey i nked on t hei r par c hme nt .
Wha t e v e r t he cas e, t hos e wor ds e ndur e d f or c e nt ur i e s , as di d t he bel i ef
t hat de mons are t he l owes t of t he s pi r i t ual c r e at ur e s , c r eepi ng i n t he
dar kne s s be c aus e i t i s t he onl y pl ac e t hat woul d have t he m.
As t he r es ul t of t hi s s t andar di z e d i nf or mat i on on de mons , i t
be c ame c o mmo n c us t om, i f not mandat or y pr ac t i c e, t o i nt i mi dat e,
t hr e at e n, and s c our ge t he Summo ne d t hr oug hout ever y s t ep of t he
e voc at i on. Wi t hout s uc h, t he de mon may f orget I t s pl ace and ri se i nt o
i ns ubor di na nc e , be c omi ng mor e unc ont r ol l abl e wi t h each s ec ond. Onl y
when t he evoked ent i t y i s pr oper l y s ubdue d and de gr ade d wi l l i t s er ve
t he Magi c i an i n ut t er f ear of t he godl y t or me nt hov e r i ng over i ts hor ne d
h e a d .
De mons are t he s er vant s of Dar kne s s , t he emi s s ar i es of evi l
They wi l l br i ng about t he mi r ac ul ous and t he t er r i bl e. They wi l l make
ri vers of bl ood f l ow or mount a i ns of s t one c r umbl e i f needs be. But t hey
wi l l not do so out of f ear or gr at i t ude , but i ns t ead out of pur e s i ni s t er
c ompr e he ns i on of t he event ual ef f ect s of such ac t i ons . They see t he
i nner r eal i t y of t hi ngs and f ol l ow al l or i gi ns of ac t i on t o c onc l us i on. Al l
t hat t hey do, t hey do wi t h ful l knowl e dge of t he pat h t hat wi l l be t r avel ed
i nt o an et er nal r ound.
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THE DEMONI C HIERARCHY
Most ne ophy t e s and t heor i s t s posi t t hat s i nc e Sat an has be c ome
t he a r c he t y pe of s upr e me evi l i n t he r el i gi on and col l ect i ve mi nd of t he
We s t e r n wor l d, he i s t he obv i ous head of t he i nf er nal hi e r ar c hy, t he
Lord of Da r kne s s and Ki ng of t hi s wor l d. Si nc e He i s ac c ept ed as t he
Mas t er of evi l , i t mus t be t r ut h. Muc h l i ke so ma ny ot her bl i nd gue s s e s
i nt o t he t r ut h of t he occul t , t hi s t heor y put s t he mi nd of t he Ma g i c i a n
ahead of t he real and t angi bl e power of t he de mon i n que s t i on. Al t hough
t he v a r i ous Chr i s t i an c hur c he s i nf ec t i ng t he wor l d have pr e ac he d and
be at e n i nt o t he mi nds of t he ma s s e s t hat J e s us i s t he Ki ng of t he Good
and Sat an i s t he Rul er of Evi l , doe s not nec es s ar i l y make i t s o.
Bas ed on t hi s my t h, Sat an i s t houg ht , even by ma ny f ol l owi ng
t he Left Ha nd Pat h, t o be at t he head of t he i nf er nal hi er ar c hy. The
Satanic Bible gi ves t he na me s of Sat an, Luc i f er , Bel i al and Le v i at han as
the f our Cr own Pr i nces of Hel l , f ol l owed by a l i st of 77 devi l s f rom var i ous
r el i gi ons , r e gi ons a nd t i me s . Even t hough many of t hes e devi l s pr edat e
t he mode r n i dea of Sat an, t hey st i l l ar e put f ort h by Ant o n Lavey t o be
s ubs e r vi e nt t o t he Cr own Pr i nc es a nd obey t he c o mma nd s gi v e n i n
The i r na me s .
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In t he Grimorium Verum, t hr e e powe r s ar e s ai d t o gover n t he
whol e of t he Wor ks of Dar kne s s : Luci f er , Beez l ebut h, and As t ar ot h, whos e
c har ac t e r s and s y mbol s ar e t o be e ngr ave d i n t he gi ven ma nne r at t he
gi ven t i me , l est t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s a nd al l of t he de mo ns of t he
unde r wor l d ri se up agai ns t t he Ope r at or .
The Grand Grimoire ref ers to " Empe r or Luc i f er , Pr i nc e and
Mas t e r of t he r ebel s pi r i t s , " a t i t l e whi c h l eaves l i t t l e r oom t o que s t i on
t he i dent i t y of t he r ul er of hel l . Whi l e t he de s c e ndi ng hi er ar c hy of
de mo ns ma y be s ummo ne d i n Hi s na me , he r e s ponds onl y t o c o mma nd s
gi ven i n t he na me of t he Al mi ght y.
The Sacred Grimoire of Pope Honorius III gi ves t he na me s of and
or a t i ons t o f our de moni c Ki ngs , unde r who m al l ot he r evi l s pi r i t s are
s ubj ec t . " Come all Spi r i t s ! By t he vi r t ue of y o ur Ki ng, and by t he s even
c r owns a nd c ha i ns of y our Ki ngs , al l Spi r i t s of t he Hel l s are f or ced t o
a ppe a r i n my pr e s e nc e . " Ma g o a i s t he Ki ng of t he East , who c o mma nd s
t he a r mi e s of Ma s s a y e l , Ar i e l , Sat i el , Ar due l , and Ac or i b. Egy m i s t he
Ki ng r ul i ng over t he Sout h, who c o mma nd s t he a r mi e s of Fadal and
Na s t r a c he . Ba y mon i s t he Ki ng of t he We s t e r n quar t e r , c o mma ndi ng
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t he ar mi es of Pas s i el , Ros us , and many ot her s . The Ki ng of t he Nor t h i s
Ama y on, who c o mma nds the ar mi e s of Madael , Laaval , Baml ahe , Bel em,
and Ramat h, Ama y o n al so appe ar s i n s ever al ot he r gr i moi r e s as a Ki ng
of Hel l , al t hough hi s name i s s pel l ed di f f er ent l y t hr oug hout .
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Si mon' s edi t i on of t he f abl ed Sor c er er ' s ha ndbook Necronomicon,
s uppos e dl y t r ans l at e d f rom an ar c hai c manus c r i pt i n t he ear l y 1 980' s ,
gi ves a pr eci s e chai n of c o mma nd f or ent i t i es of bot h dar k and l i ght , t he
Anc i ent Ones and t he El der Gods . The El der Gods , c ha mpi o ne d by a
Jupi t er i an dei t y Mar duk, r e pr e s e nt e d t he pl anet ar y and as t r ol ogi c al
power s , whi l e t he Anc i e nt One s wer e t he i c ons of c haos , l ed by t hei r
wor m Que e n Ti a ma t , and her c ohor t and mi l i t ar y ge ne r al , Az a g - Tho t h,
t he bl i nd god of ma dne s s . Al l of t he spi r i t s and powe r s gi ven i n t he
Ne c r onomi c on fit per f ect l y i nt o t he r anks of one c amp or the ot he r , and
t he Super i or Spi r i t of each i s easi l y i de nt i f i abl e .
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The Goetia of f ers gr e at e r det ai l t han mos t gr i moi r e s as t o the
exact hi er ar c hal s t r uct ur e of t he de mons , es pec i al l y Al ei s t er Cr owl ey' s
s econd e di t i on. The 72 de mons of t he Goetia are f i rst di vi ded i nt o t wo
c at egor i es : da y de mons and ni ght de mons . Thi s di vi s i on has l i t t l e t o do
di r ect l y wi t h t he de moni c c hai n of c o mma nd, but i s mor e a poi nt of
r ef er ence f or t he powe r s , abi l i t i es , and r es t r i ct i ons of each de mo n, as do
t he as t r ol ogi c al as s oc i at i ons gi ven i n Cr owl ey' s s e c ond edi t i on.
The Goet i c hi e r ar c hy i s he a de d by Luci f er , who i s never s poken
of di r ect l y i n t he t ext , but whos e i ndi s put abl e r ei gn i s al l uded t o by t he
ment i on of t he al l egi anc e of var i ous ent i t i es l i s t ed. Luci f er s e e ms t o be
i mme di at e l y f ol l owed on t he chai n of c o mma nd by t he ni ne Goet i c
Ki ngs , Bael , Pa i mon, Bel et h, Pur s on, As moda y , Vi ne ( who i s al s o an
Ear l ) , Bal am, Zar gan ( who i s al s o a Pr es i dent ) , and Bel i al . The hi e r ar c hy
c ont i nue s t o de s c e nd wi t h t he Mar qui s , Duke s , Pr el ac i es , Kni ght s ,
Pr es i dent s , and Ea r l s .
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The above e xampl e s t aken f rom some of t he most wel l known
dar k g r i moi r e s e vi de nc e t he di f f er ences be t we e n eac h ac c ount of t he
de moni c hi e r ar c hy. Two f act or s obs t r uc t t he hone s t s t ude nt f r om
unde r s t a ndi ng t he hi er ar c hy, and f rom g a i ni ng a wor ki ng al l i ance
wi t h de mo ns ; t he l i es i nt ent i onal l y cr eat ed t o mi s l ead t he uni ni t i at e d,
and t hos e l i es t hat devel oped of t hei r own ac c or d.
The f i r st f al l acy of t he known de moni c hi er ar c hy i s at t he ver y
head of i t . Ne ar l y al l gr i moi r e s used i n occul t Wor k i ng s and s t udy seat
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Sat an i n one of hi s f ac ades and de s i gnat i ons on t he hi ghes t t hr one of
hel l . Se t t i ng asi de t he mi s gui de d and mi s i nf or me d, Sat an hol ds rei gn
as t he Lor d of Dar knes s onl y i n t he s cr i pt s and mi nds of Chr i s t i ans .
Appe a r i ng i n t he Ol d Te s t a me nt as an emi s s ar y of God, and
angel of l i ght sent t o ear t h t o per f or m very s peci f i c t as ks on Hi s behal f ,
Sat an was f ear ed onl y i n hi s pos i t i on of t he Ac c us e r of he ave n' s c our t ,
br i ngi ng t o l i ght t he mi s de e ds of t he def endant . The New Te s t ame nt
s hows Sat an as the i ns pi r er of f al se pr ophe t s , t he Pr i nce of Li es and
ma ni pul a t i ons . Not unt i l John' s Book of Revelations i s t her e me nt i on of
the speci f i c ent i t y, Sat an, as be i ng t he evi l over l or d t hat t he Chur c h
has i nvent ed hi m t o be. Fur t her , i t was n' t unt i l ar ound t he f ourt h
cent ur y CE t hat Sat an wa s i nst al l ed as a pe r ma ne nt f i xt ur e of Chr i s t i an
d o c t r i n e .
Many wi l l ar gue t hat Sat an has appe ar e d i n Egypt as Set ,
a mong t he Yz e di s as Me l e k Ta us , as Pan t o t he Gr e e ks , et c. Al t hough,
af t er t he f ac t , a l i kenes s may be c ons t r ue d, none of t hes e are Sat an,
most evi l ar c he t y pe s hol di ng rank wi t h t he Gods r at her t han as he ave n' s
out c as t and an e ar t hbound de mon.
Who, t hen, i s i n c omma nd of t he de moni c ar mi e s ? The ans we r
i s f ound i n t he que s t i on; he who c o mma nds t he de moni c ar mi es i s i n
c omma nd of t hem unt i l t hey are r el eased f r om hi s s er vi ce. The
c l as s i f i c at i ons and of f i ces of de mo ns as t hey are gi ven i n gr i moi r e s are
of val ue t o t he Bl ack Magi c i an onl y when he i s deal i ng wi t h sever al
ent i t i es f ound i n t he s ame t ext , and as an i nt er nal s i gni f i cat or of t he
de mon' s powe r s , at t r i but e s , t e mpe r a me nt , and r each.
Thi s r anki ng s ys t em wi l l al so gi ve t he Evoc at or a good i dea of
t he ent i t i es t hat may be under t he cont r ol of the de mon, such as f ami l i ar s
or s ubor di nat e s pi r i t s . Us ual l y, a gr i moi r e wi l l gi ve t he numbe r of
l egi ons of i nf er i or s pi r i t s t hat are i n s er vi ce t o t hat de mo n, each l egi on
t r adi t i onal l y havi ng be t we e n t hr ee t o si x t hous a nd spi r i t s i n i t s r anks .
Thes e na me l e s s f oot s ol di er s of t he ast ral pl ane are t he er r and r unner s
for t he de mon t hat has been evoked. If a per s on needs t o be s wayed by
de moni c i nf l uence, Ki ng Pai mon wi l l as s i gn as many f ami l i ar s t o t he
vi c t i m as ne e de d, pr oddi ng and c oer c i ng day and ni ght unt i l t he resul t
i s ac hi e ve d.
Whe n wor ki ng wi t h de mo ns , as t he Bl ack Magi c i an mus t
i nevi t abl y do, t her e i s no pr act i cal need t o t hor oughl y i nves t i gat e t he
c ompl e t e ge ne a l ogy and hi er ar c hal s t andi ng of ent i t y t o be S ummo ne d,
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al t hough doi ng so wi l l gi ve the Evoc at or a bet t er unde r s t a ndi ng of t he
de mon. St i l l , when t he de mon s t ands bef or e you, we l c o mi ng y ou i nt o
Dar knes s as you we l c ome i t i nt o t hi s wor l d, t he l i ne be t we e n Mas t er
and Sl ave bl ur s be y ond r ec ogni t i on. The Dar k Ade pt and t he de mon
have i n mi nd t he s ame goal , t he whi c h i s a c c ompl i s he d wi t h ever y
Wor ki ng , des pi t e appe ar anc e s of i mme di a t e t r i vi al i t y. The de mon and
t he Sor c er er are c o- wor ke r s wi t h Da r kne s s .
DEMONI C POWERS
The Bl ac k Magi c i an i s abl e, gi v e n t he knowl e dg e , di s c i pl i ne,
and pr ac t i c e, t o Ope r at e upon t he phys i cal wor l d wi t hout t he use of t he
me di um of t he body. He may caus e t he whol e of hi s c ons c i ous ne s s t o
s epar at e i t sel f f r om t he br ai n, al l owi ng hi m t o move f r eel y about t he
uni ver s e, obs e r v i ng event s r egar dl es s of s pat i al or t e mpor al r es t r ai nt s .
Thus f reed, he ma y al s o l eave t hi s uni ver s e al t oge t he r , ri si ng i nt o
r eal ms be y ond t he f l esh, e mbr a c i ng t hat whi c h doe s not di e. Put t i ng
i nt o pr act i ce t he t hi ngs wi t hi n t hi s t ext , t he Sor c er er may cr eat e a
whi r l wi nd of powe r , be gi nni ng at t he al t ar bef or e hi m and s we e pi ng
over t he ear t h unt i l hi s wi l l i s a c c ompl i s he d.
The Mas t er of Bl ac k Magi c k can do a ny t hi ng and ever yt hi ng,
so l ong as he t akes t he neces s ar y st eps t o br i ng hi ms e l f i nt o a bei ng st at e
conduci ve t o t he pr eci pi t at i on of hi s wi l l . De mons have qui t e t he oppos i t e
obs t ac l e; t hey exi s t i n a c ons t ant s t at e of power , hav i ng t o st ep down
f r om t hei r dar k t hr one s f or a mome nt i n or der t o c ommuni c a t e wi t h
t he Magi c i an.
De mons are anc i ent . Bef or e t he a t mos phe r e of t hi s pl anet coul d
s us t ai n l i f e, t hey wer e her e, hov e r i ng above t he heat of t he ma g ma
and br e at hi ng t he s ul f ur ous ai r. Bef or e t he pl anet s of t hi s s ol ar s ys t em
began t o e vol ve f r om gas s es , t he de mons wer e t her e, i n t he bl ac kne s s of
s pac e, wa t c hi ng and i nf l uenci ng event s , pr e par i ng t he way for t he
Si ni s t er Di al ec t i c . Bef or e man be gan t o devi se evi l , evi l exi s t ed.
Mo v i ng t hr ough t he s paces be t we e n ever y at om, r i di ng on t he
ast r al wi nds t hr ough gal axi es and e mpi r e s , s i l ent l y wa t c hi ng wor l ds
ri se t o gl or y and ext i ngui s h t he ms e l v e s i n t he f i res of war , de mo ns
have l e ar ne d t he s ec r et s of power . They have l ear ned t he most i nne r
wor ki ngs of c r eat i on. They have l e ar ne d how t o f l ap t he but t er f l y' s
wi ng t o c aus e a t e mpe s t t hat woul d de vour t he wor l d.
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W O R K S O F D A R K N t S S
The power t hat de mo ns have i s due i n a l ar ge par t t o t he
knowl e dg e t hey have gai ne d over e ndl e s s t i me. Al t houg h t he es s enc e
of t he Bl ac k Magi c i an has exi s t ed as l ong i f not l onger , t he t r ans l at i on of
Its exper i enc es t o t he f rai l c ons c i ous nes s of t he huma n ves s el i s di s t or t ed,
i f not al t oge t he r a bs e nt . Not mov i ng f r om one i dent i t y t o anot her , not
havi ng t o t r ans f er what e ve r knowl e dg e t hey can and r el ear n t he
r e ma i nde r , t he knowl e dg e of de mo ns i s et er nal .
As t ouc he d upon pr evi ous l y, g r i moi r e s l i st i nc r edi bl e f eat s t hat
t he de mon may pe r f or m on be hal f of t he Evoc at or , as wel l as t he
uni ma g i na bl e i nf or mat i on t hat can be obt a i ne d t hr ough t he evoc at i on
and c onv e r s a t i on wi t h t he de mon. Some of t he de moni c powe r s l i st ed
ar e obv i ous and pr ac t i c al , l i ke Be c ha r d' s abi l i t y t o be s t ow gr eat we al t h
or Gul a nd' s powe r t o c a us e al l var i et i es of di s e a s e .
S o me pr of es s ed de moni c abi l i t i es , however , ar e mor e obs c ur e ,
r equi r i ng c r eat i ve t hought , i nt ui t i ve g l i mps i ng , and per s onal
i nt e r ac t i on wi t h t he de mon t o unde r s t a nd. Can Duke Ber i t h, t he
t we nt y - e i g ht h de mon of t he Goe t i a, t ur n any met al t o gol d, or c a n t he
Goet i c Pr e s i de nt For as i mpar t i nvi nc i bi l i t y t o t he Sor c e r e r ? Whi l e t hes e
t hi ngs can be br ought t o pas s t hr ough t he evocat i on of Beri t h or Pr esi dent
For as , t hey ar e gi ven mor e as a na l o g o us c a pa c i t i e s , e qui v a l e nc i e s t o
t he gr e at e r powe r s t hat t hey have. Whi l e gol d c an be t ur ne d t o l ead,
Ber i t h i s mor e apt at t eac hi ng t he s t udent of t he Dar k Ar t s t he met hod
of di s t or t ed t he i l l us i on of real i t y t o meet hi s de s i r e s , or e r as i ng t he
i l l us i on al t oge t he r i n t he f or m of a s pi r i t ual a l c he my t hat woul d ref i ne
t he dr os s c o ns c i o us ne s s of t he huma n bei ng t o t he poi nt of per f ec t i on -
sel f g o dho o d. Li ke wi s e , t he Pr es i dent For as may s hr oud t he S ummo ne r
i n an ast r al l i ght t hat woul d di s s ua de ot her s f r om ha r mi ng hi m, and
pe r haps even be ndi ng t he t hr e ads of f at e, a mo r e pot ent ef f ect of e voki ng
hi m woul d be t o ma s t e r t he abi l i t y of c ons c i ous i mmor t al i t y, c e me nt i ng
t hat whi c h i s Et er nal her e and now, and c ar r yi ng t hat be y ond t he
f l e s h .
The gr eat es t powe r of t he de mo ns i s t hei r abi l i t y t o t ut or t he
Bl ac k Ma g i c i a n i n t he Ar t s , t o gui de hi s ever y s t ep t owa r ds Mas t e r y . A
t i me wi l l c o me f or each Ev oc a t or when wor ds wi l l no l onge r do, and
i nf or ma t i on mus t be pas s ed f r om one t o t he ot he r t hr ough pur e f l ow of
i nt e l l i ge nc e . Thi s , as wel l as ever y ot he r s upe r huma n abi l i t y, may be
l e ar ne d, pr ac t i c ed, a nd Mas t er ed. Al l t hat t he de mo ns do and know can
and wi l l be t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a n ' s , i n t i me .
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DEMONI C MANIFESTATIONS
" Luc i f er appe ar s unde r t he f or m a nd f i gur e of a c omel y boy;
whe n anger ed, he i s s hewn wi t h a r uddy c ount e na nc e , but t her e i s
not hi ng mons t r ous i n hi s s hape. Beez l ebut h appear s oc c as i onal l y unde r
mons t r ous f or ms , such as t he f i gur e of a mi s s ha pe n cal f, or t hat of a
goat havi ng a l ong t ai l . As t ar ot h appear s of a bl ac k and whi t e col or ,
us ual l y unde r a huma n f i gur e, but oc c as i onal l y i n t he l i kenes s of an
a s s . "
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I n t he Pr ac t i t i oner ' s f i rst de moni c Wor ki ng s , a c l oud of s moke
and a r umbl i ng t hunde r i s not l i kel y t o her al d t he c omi ng of t he
Summo ne d. Al t houg h t he i ni t i al mani f es t at i on of t he de mo n or de mons
wi l l be l ess phe nome na l , t hat whi ch does oc c ur i s l i kel y t o have a gr eat er
and mor e s ubs t ant i al ef f ect t han what t he Magi c i an may expec t .
Af t er t he me nt al and ps ychi c c onne c t i on has been made wi t h
t he de mon, even bef ore t he i nc ant at i on of e voc at i on i s r eci t ed, t he
Pr ac t i t i oner wi l l be abl e t o s ens e t he i ndi vi dual and i nt el l i gent es s enc e
of t he S ummo ne d gat he r i ng f or m, hove r i ng j us t be y ond det ec t i on i n
t he r eal m known as Spi r i t us Re gnum, or t he Spi ri t Real m, nei t her he r e
nor t her e, but i n be t we e n. Of t en, t hi s c onne c t i on i s of s uch s t r engt h
and i nt ens i t y t hat t he Evoc at or s t ops t her e and pr oc e e ds wi t h t he
de ma nds f or whi c h t he de mon has been s ummo ne d. At t hi s st age, i f t he
Oper at or has been t r ai ned t o do s o, t he ent i t y may be v i e we d t hr ough a
s c r yi ng mi r r or or ot he r wi s e c ommuni c a t e d wi t h t hr ough var i ous ot her
c l ai r voyant i ns t r ume nt s , or i t may be s een t hr ough t he i nner eye.
Thi s i s t he f i rst s t age of mani f es t at i on, t hat of ment al a wa r e ne s s of i t s
pr es enc e. The me nt al mani f es t at i on of t he de mon keeps i t f ar r e mov e d
f rom the Te mpl e , yet sti l l al l ows at l east one - wa y c ommuni c a t i on t o
t ake pl ac e.
Whe n t he above des c r i bed l i nk i s es t abl i s hed wi t h t he de mon
and t he Ope r a t or r eci t es t he i nc ant at i on and us es hi s own wi l l and
power t o pul l t he demon i nt o t he Te mpl e be f or e hi m, an ast ral
mani f es t at i on wi l l oc c ur . The de mon wi l l have c o nde ns e d i t s ener gy
and i nt el l i genc e i nt o an ast ral body whi ch i s f oc us ed and c onc e nt r a t e d
i nt o a conf i ned s pac e bef or e t he al t ar. The Oper at or may sense a def i ni t e
c hange i n t he at mos phe r e , ai r pr es s ur e, wi nd, et c. Of t en, he wi l l f eel
pr i ckl i ng on hi s s ki n, s hor t nes s of br eat h, sl i ght di z z i nes s and a humbl i ng
a wa r e ne s s of hi s o wn s ma l l ne s s i n t he pr e s e nc e of t he Anc i ent One .
The de mon be i ng t hus as t r al l y mani f e s t e d, t he Ev oc at or may
ut i l i ze t he c l ai r voyant f ac ul t i es whi ch he has de v e l ope d t o hol d ope n
c o mmuni c a t i o n wi t h t he S ummo ne d, ei t her t hr ough di r ect as t r al vi s i on
or t hr oug h a c l ai r voyant me di um of s ome s or t . The e v oke d ent i t y wi l l
st i l l be s e at e d on i t s own pl ane, al t hough t he phys i c al and t he ast ral
wi l l ove r l ap one a not he r i ns i de t he Te mpl e ,
The f i nal and ul t i mat e mani f e s t at i on of t he de mo n i s a c ompl e t e
ma ni f e s t a t i on on t he phys i cal pl ane . The ent i t y wi l l move f r om i ts
home on t he as t r al pl ane , wi l l t r aver s e Spi r i t us Re g num, and wi l l gat her
a " body" i n t he phys i cal Te mpl e i t sel f . Suc h i s t he mani f e s t at i on t hat
i s us ual l y e xpe c t e d by t he Dabbl e r i n hi s f i rst at t e mpt s at evoc at i on.
He a nt i c i pa t e s a s wi r l i ng of a t oms and e l e c t r ons , a c onde ns a t i on of bl ack
mi s t , and a wi c ke d l ooki ng man s t e ppi ng out of t he voi d t o gr eet hi m.
Al t hough t he de mon may be f ul l y ma ni f e s t e d on t he phys i cal
pl ane , i t most l i kel y wi l l not be seen by one who i s not pr epar ed t hr ough
di s c i pl i ne of t he s ens es and t he mi nd, t o see i t . The Bl ac k Magi c i an who
has pr e par e d hi msel f , however , wi l l gaz e at t he onc e e mpt y s pace bef or e
t he al t ar and wi l l behol d t he f ul l nes s of t he gl or y of evi l , e mbodi e d and
wa i t i ng t o t ake De s t i ny by t he t ai l .
The de mo n, as wel l as ever y ot her as t r al ent i t y, wi l l f i rst appear
i n a s ha pe and f or m t hat i s mos t s ui t abl e t o i ts par t i c ul ar powe r s ,
f unc t i on, of f i ce, a nd abi l i t y, as wel l as t he e x pe c t a t i ons of t he Evoc at or .
The i ni t i al c onne c t i on made wi t h t he de mon at t he onset of t he evoc at i on
br i ngs i t and t he Ope r at or i nt o ver y cl os e ps yc hi c pr oxi mi t y . I n t hi s
c l os enes s , t he de mon has l i t t l e t r oubl e di s c er ni ng t he hopes , expec t at i ons ,
and mos t c er t ai nl y t he f ear s and we a kne s s e s of t he Ev oc at or . Hopi ng t o
gai n power over t he evoc at i on i t sel f , and t o ov e r whe l m t he unpr e par e d
Pr ac t i t i oner , t he de mon may f i rst a s s ume a f orm t hat i s not at al l human
and i s l i kel y t o c aus e t he me t aphys i c al e x pe r i me nt a t i ons of t he
Ope r at or t o c eas e t hen and t her e.
Ma i nt a i ni ng di s c i pl i ned f ocus and bear i ng f r om t he mome nt he
s t e ps i nt o t he Te mpl e t o t he mo me nt he de pa r t s , t he Bl ack Ma gi c i a n
s houl d e xpe r i e nc e a s moot h and s uc c es s f ul e v oc a t i on. Knowi ng t hat
t he de mo n may t ake on wha t e v e r s hape i t wi s he s , t he Ev oc at or s houl d
not even al l ow t he s e e ds of c ons t e r na t i on t o st i r whe n he be hol ds i n hi s
mi nd or hi s si ght dr eadf ul vi s i ons of t he de mon. I ns t ead, s t ar i ng st r ai ght
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i nt o t he f ace of obl i vi on, he s houl d make known hi s des i r e for t he demon
to as s ume a s hape t hat i s mor e pl eas ant to behol d and to speak i n a voi ce
t hat i s not di f f i cul t t o di s c er n, A c ompl e t e l ack of f ear and r eac t i on, t he
s ame de t ac he d manne r i n whi c h t he demon vi ews t he Evoc at or , i s t he
key t o t he bal anc e of power be t we e n bot h.
A DEMONI C I NTRODUCTI ON
The f ol l owi ng ri t ual i s gi ven as a me a ns by whi ch you may
exper i enc e an i ni t i al i nt r oduc t i on t o t he s er vant s of Dar kne s s , and by
whi ch t hey may be i nt r oduc e d t o you. The de mons t hat wi l l c ome are
not t hos e f ound i n gr i moi r e s , nor ar e t hey de moni c di gni t ar i es . They
ar e wa nde r i ng de mons of t he ni ght , r i di ng on t he br e e z e and c r owdi ng
r ound t he pl ac e s t hat shi ne wi t h powe r .
The al t ar i s t o be set f ac i ng s out h, wi t h e nough open s pace
be t we e n i t a nd t he s out her n wal l f or t hr ee g r own men t o s t and. The
dagger i s al way s pl aced t o t he ri ght and t he c hal i c e t o t he left s i de of t he
al t ar . Two c andl es s houl d be set on ei t her s i de of t he al t ar , eac h on t he
i nsi de of t he chal i ce and t he dagger . Bet ween t hem s houl d r es t a bl ank
s quar e of paper , at l east t hr ee i nches s quar ed, ac c ompani e d by a bl ack
mar ker . A not e book and pen s houl d al s o be at hand, on t he f l oor t o t he
ri ght of t he al t ar .
1. To open t he ri t ual , si t i n me di t at i on. Cl ear your s e l f of al l
t houg ht and f eel i ng, be c omi ng a cl ean vessel f or t he Powe r s of
Da r k n e s s .
2. Whe n deal i ng wi t h ent i t i es , i t i s us ual l y nec es s ar y t o f orm a
bounda r y bet ween you and t he m, whi c h t hey c annot cr oss or
vi ol at e i n any manne r . Thi s i s done t hr ough t he f or mat i on of
a Ci r c l e. St and i n t he cent er of t he Ci r c l e, f aci ng s out h, t he
ri t ual dagger hel d i n your ri ght hand. Br eat he i n, f eel i ng
your own power mov i ng i ns i de of y ou, s e ns i ng t he f i re of your
wi l l r i s i ng i n your be i ng . Poi nt t i p of t he dagger t owa r ds t he
g r ound, on t he s out he r n si de of t he al t ar . Wi t h your eyes
ope n, f oc us i ng on t he spot on t he g r ound t o wher e y our f i nger s
are poi nt ed, exhal e, pus hi ng t he power i nsi de y our s e l f f rom
up t o your chest , t hr ough your ar m, vi br at i ng t hr ough your
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f i nger s , and f i nal l y t hr ough t he dagge r . Vi s ual i z e t hi s e ne r gy
as a br i ght bl ue ray of l i ght c omi ng f r om t he ri t ual dagge r
and t ouc hi ng t he gr ound. Vi s ual i z e t he gr ound be i ng br ande d
by t he bl ue ener gy, the t i ny s pot t hat i t t ouc he s be i ng s i nged
by i t s heat . Wi t h y o ur ar m sti l l out s t r e t c he d, da gge r sti l l
poi nt e d at t he gr ound, rot at e y our body on an i nvi s i bl e axi s
be ne at h you, t ur ni ng c l oc kwi s e. Vi s ual i z e t he bl ue beam of
l i ght mov i ng wi t h y our ar m, l e avi ng i ts t r ace on t he gr ound
as a bl ue ci r cl e s ur r oundi ng y our s e l f and t he al t ar .
3. Whe n you have ar r i ved bac k t o t he s out h and t he Ci r c l e i s
c ompl e t e , vi s ual i z e t he ray of l i ght s hut t i ng off and l ower your
ar m t o y our s i de. Si t behi nd t he al t ar , pl ace your hands upon
i t, and cl os e your e y e s . See t he Ci r c l e i n your mi nd
s ur r oundi ng y ou. Feel i ts powe r of pr ot e c t i on e ma na t i ng f r om
t he bl ue l i ne of ener gy.
4 . Onc e t he real i t y of t he Ci r cl e i s made s ur e, l i ght t he c andl e s .
5. Wi t h t he bl ac k ma r ke r dr aw t he s ymbol of t he i nver t ed
pe nt a gr a m on t he bl ank s quar e of paper , t he out er ci rcl e of t he
s y mbol near l y t ouc hi ng each edge of t he paper . Whi l e s ome
Pr ac t i t i oner s pr ef er t o dr aw t he s y mbol s and si gi l s wel l
be f or e ha nd, s ke t c hi ng each dot and t i t t l e t o per f ec t i on, i t i s
i mpor t a nt her e t hat t he i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m be dr awn i n t he
Te mpl e i n t he mi ds t of t he r i t ual i t sel f . Whi l e t he l i nes may
not be per f ect and t he angl es may not mat c h up, t he act of
dr a wi ng the si gi l i t sel f begi ns t o i nvoke t he powe r for whi ch i t
s t a nds . Thi s done, gaz e at t he l i nes of t he pe nt a g r a m and try
t o s ens e t he e ne r gy c our s i ng t hr ough t he m.
6. Hol di ng your ri ght hand a f ew i nc hes above t he dr awn s y mbol ,
f eel a dar k e ne r gy gat he r i ng i n your f orehead, be t we e n your
eyes . Feel t he s ame dar k ener gy gat he r i ng i n y our ri ght hand.
Tr y t o see t hi s i n y our mi nd as a bl ac k l i ght e ma na t i ng f r om
your hand a nd f r om y our Thi r d Eye. Al l ow bot h poi nt s of
e ne r gy t o gr ow s pont ane ous l y, t he v i br at i onal rat es near i ng
cr i t i cal mas s as you f ocus on t he m. Onc e t he poi nt s of ener gy
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have r eached a vi br at i onal pl at eau, s l owl y l ower your hand
unt i l y our f i nger s t ouch t he paper . Sens e t he dar k ener gy
mov i ng f r om your hand i nt o t he paper , t he s ymbol of t he
i nver t ed pe nt a g r a m i t sel f pul l i ng t he ener gy f rom y ou.
7 . The maj or i t y of t he dar k ener gy bei ng t hus t r ans f er r ed t o t he
s y mbol , r et ur n your f ocus t owar ds it, now s eei ng i t gl ow wi t h
l i f e and Dar kne s s . Let your gaze rel ax on t he s i gi l , your eyes
not s t r ai ni ng yet your mi nd r e mai ni ng f ocus ed and i nt ent on
mani f e s t i ng Dar kne s s . Try t o sense t he dr awn s ymbol
vi br at i ng wi t h ener gy, t hat whi c h you have t r ans f er r ed i nt o
i t ope ni ng t he way for t he Power s of Dar knes s t o f l ow t hr ough.
8. Whe n t he i mpr es s i on of t he ener gy and Da r kne s s e ma na t i ng
f r om t he i nver t ed pe nt agr am i s sol i d and real , t he vi br at i ons
of i t pul s i ng t hr ough t he Te mpl e and qua ki ng your s ens es ,
t ur n y our at t ent i on t o your i mme di at e e nv i r onme nt , namel y,
t he Te mpl e .
9. Cal l out : " Ope n t he gat es of t he abys s i nsi de t hi s Te mpl e .
Thr oug h t he gat eway of c haos , s end f or t h t he ser vant s of
Da r kne s s . Fr om t hei r abode i n bl ac kne s s , br i ng f ort h t he
de mons of a power and mul t i t ude t hat may pr es ent t he ms e l ve s
her e. Br eak down t he bar r i er s of r eal i t y and s end t hem f or t h. "
1 0 . Rel ax y our mi nd and r el eas e your f ocus, al l owi ng your s el f t o
s ens e t he at mos phe r e of t he Te mpl e s hi f t i ng, pr epar i ng for
The i r ar r i val . Feel t he dar k wat er s of t he abyss st i r and t he
ai r t hi c ke n. Sens e t he dr eaded awar enes s of t he de mons
f oc us i ng on you, i nt el l i gent of your exi s t enc e, pr es ci ent of your
des i r e t o br i ng t hem near .
n. Gaz e agai n a t the i nver t ed pe nt agr am upon t he al t ar , r el axi ng
y our phys i c al eyes and al l owi ng your mor e s ubt l e vi si on t o
s ee t he l i nes and t he ci r cl e gl owi ng wi t h powe r .
l 2 . Cal l out : " De mo ns of t he bl ack abys s , s er vant s of Dar kne s s , I
s ummon y ou f ort h i nt o t hi s Te mpl e . I cal l you f rom your
r es t i ng pl aces i n t he s hadows of Et er ni t y t o t ake f orm bef or e
me. The gat eway has been ope ni ng for your c omi ng , and by
t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , I s ummo n you t o c ome . Gat her ' r ound
t hi s Ci r cl e and fil l t hi s unhol y Te mpl e . Make y our s e l v e s known
t o me. By t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , I cal l you he r e ! "
1 3 . Let your s e l f s woon wi t h t he s ens at i on of t hei r c omi ng. Feel
t he Te mpl e f i l l i ng wi t h t he pr es enc e of t he de mo ns , one by
one. Feel t hem sl i p i nt o t he r oom l i ke a waf t i ng wi nd.
Sur r e nde r y our s e l f t o what ever e mot i ons ar i s e, not pus hi ng
t he m away or bl oc ki ng t hem out , but e mbr a c i ng t he m. I f i t i s
f ear t hat you f eel , l et i t ri de t hr ough you. If t he Dar kne s s gr i ps
y ou, l et i t t ake a s t r onger hol d. Make y our e mot i ons a cat al ys t
f or t he Wor ki ng . Remai n i n s i l ence unt i l t he pr es enc e of t he
de mo ns i s be y ond di s put e, unt i l t he Te mpl e i s c r owde d wi t h
t he m and t he ai r i s st i f l ed by t he evi l . Br e at he i t i n and
r e c ogni z e t he es s enc e of your al l i es ,
1 4 . Cal l out t o t he de mons : "I am (state your name), your f ri end
and al l y. Cr owd ' r ound me and gr ant me t he knowl e dg e of
y our pr e s e nc e . Know me as your br ot her / s i s t er , a s er vant of
Da r kne s s . Re me mbe r t hi s ni ght and t hi s meet i ng as t he apex
of my powe r . Gr ant me t he knowl e dge t hat you may bes t ow,
and endow me wi t h gi f t s of power and domi ni on. By the Power s
of Dar kne s s , you have c ome , and by t he Power s of Dar kne s s ,
we are one . "
15. Sens e t he r eact i on of t he de mons at t hi s gr e e t i ng. Feel t hem
mov i ng and c l a mor i ng at i t . Sens e t he m mov i ng about the
Te mpl e , danc i ng and r us hi ng about , c i r c l i ng t he Ci r cl e and
l ooki ng on at you.
16. Re ma i n i n si l ent c ommuni on wi t h t he de mons as l ong as you
wi s h, f e e di ng on t hei r power , t hei r i mmor t al c unni ng and
s t r engt h s eepi ng t hr ough t he pr ot e c t i ve Ci r cl e i n you. When
y ou have had y our fil l of t he m, and are ps yc hol ogi c al l y s pent ,
s t at e : " I r el ease y ou f r om your dut y t o be pr es ent her e. The
gat eway i s open f or your r et ur n t o t he abys s . Leave t hi s Te mpl e
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and go t her e now, knowi ng al ways t hat I am your c omr a de .
You are di s mi s s ed f r om my ser vi ce now. By t he Powe r s of
Da r kne s s , depar t . " Sens e t he Te mpl e sl owl y e mpt y i ng,
be c o mi ng l ess c r owded and c ons t r i c t ed. Whe n t he maj or i t y of
t he Dar kne s s t her ei n has di s s i pat ed, f ol d t he paper wi t h t he
i nver t ed pent agr am i n hal f , or t ur n i t ups i de down on t he
al t ar . Bl ow out t he c andl e s , t he one t o your r i ght and t hen t he
one t o your l ef t. Ta k e a deep br e at h i n and r el ease i t, al so
r el eas i ng t he e mot i ons st i r r ed up i n t he r i t ual . Al t houg h t he
de mo ns have depar t ed, t r ac es of t he pr es enc e wi l l r emai n.
Thi s r es i dual dar knes s wi l l cat al yz e t he Te mpl e , e mbe ddi ng
i n t he gr ound and t he wal l s , c e me nt i ng t he pl ace i n et er ni t y.
C H A P T E R S E V E N
DEMONI C SIGIL MAGI CK
Dabbl e r s , Ne ophy t e s , r e s e ar c he r s and c ur i ous s pe c t at or s of t he
Wor ks of Dar kne s s who have l ooked be t we e n t he c over s of a gr i moi r e
have al l s een t he s ymbol s t hat a c c ompa ny t he na me s and at t r i but es of
t he s pi r i t s l i s t ed, s ome bei ng per f ect l y angl ed l i nes, s ome or nat e
e ngr a v i ngs , ot her s t a ki ng t he appe ar anc e of a chi l d' s doodl i ng. The
c onne c t i on be t we e n t he s ymbol and t he ent i t y l i st ed i s obv i ous , but
what i s t he exact r el at i ons hi p be t we e n t he t wo? What i s t he si gi l used
f or? How i s t he si gi l us ed i n r i t ual ?
The Lat i n wor d f or si gi l , " s i gi l um" me a ns " s eal . " The wor d " s eal "
i s f ound t hr oug hout r el i gi on, me t aphy s i c s , and even hi s t or y. I n t he
bi bl i cal Book of Revelations, whe n t he s even s eal s of t he Apoc a l y ps e are
br oke n, war , f ami ne and pl agues are pour e d out upon t he f ace of the
ear t h. I t i s c ommonl y s pe c ul at e d t hat s uch seal s are i mpr e s s e d i n cl ay
t abl et s . Thes e " seal up" t he f at e of ma nki nd and t he end of Sat an' s
r ei gn. Conv e r s e l y , t he Book of Li f e wher ei n t he na me s of t he c hos e n are
wr i t t en i s s eal ed up wi t h a gr eat seal , pr ot e c t i ng t hos e t hat are t o be
saved as wel l as any knowl e dge of t hei r speci f i c i dent i t i es . Some of t he
ear l i est wr i t i ng di s c over ed t hus f ar pr e s e nt s i t sel f on cl ay s eal s engr aved
wi t h s y mbol s de s i gnat i ng o wne r s hi p of s ol d i t ems by a speci f i c rul er or
t er r i t or y. I n t hi s way, t he cl ay pi ec es wer e seal s of o wne r s hi p. Si mi l ar
seal s have been used t o i ndi c at e pos s es s i on or aut hor i t y by a ki ng, or as
a me t hod of t r ans f er r i ng hi s aut hor i t y t o t he bear er of t he seal .
The l at t er t ype of seal i s muc h aki n t o t he use of si gi l s i n ri t ual .
The be a r e r of t he r i t ual l y c ons e c r at e d and c har ge d si gi l i s e ndowe d
wi t h t he powe r and aut hor i t y speci f i c t o i t s as s oc i at ed de mo n and t he
pur pos e f or whi c h t he si gi l had been c ons e c r a t e d. Whe n t he t al i s man of
Jupi t er i s e ngr av e d i n t i n and c har ged wi t h Magi c kal pot e nc y, t he
bear er of such an amul et wi l l f i nd gr eat er eas e i n i nf l uenc i ng peopl e
and pe r f or mi ng var i ous di pl omat i c dut i e s . I n we a r i ng a c ons e c r at e d
t al i s man of Ma r s , t he Ma gi c i a n' s s t udi es of t he Mar t i al Ar t s wi l l begi n t o
f l ow nat ur al l y t owar ds mas t er y, hi s abi l i t y wi t h di ver s e we a po ns wi l l
i nc r eas e, a nd hi s phys i cal s t r engt h wi l l doubl e . The c ha r ge d si gi l of t he
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Rose Cross Lamen
Ar c hange l Mi c hae l wi l l s ur r ound t he bear er i n an envel ope of pr ot ec t i on
and saf et y.
The de moni c si gi l be c ome s t he " s eal "
of t he speci f i c de mo n t o whi c h i t be l ong s . I t
i s a gl yph t hat c or r e s ponds onl y t o t hat one
de mo n, and of t ent i mes wi l l c ont ai n i n i t sel f
speci f i c i nf or mat i on about t he de mo n, hi s
powe r s , abi l i t i es and hi s pl a c e me nt i n t he
de moni c hi er ar c hy - al l of whi c h i s s een
whe n t he si gi l i s s upe r i mpos e d over devi c es
such as nume r ol ogi e al s quar es or t he Rose
Cr os s Lame n.
I n r i t ual , t he si gi l be c ome s t he devi ce
by whi c h a di r ect c onnec t i on i s es t abl i s hed
bet ween t he Sor c er er and t he de mon. I t be c ome s t he gat e way t hr ough
whi ch t he de moni c power s may f l ow. Onc e c ons ec r at ed and ope ne d,
such a g a t e wa y wi l l r emai n act i ve and v i br ant wi t h t he power of t he
demon unt i l i t i s des t r oyed and t he as hes ar e s cat t er ed i n t he wi nd.
Er go, si gi l s t hat are meant t o exact a l ong t e r m or une ndi ng ef f ect i n
t hi s wor l d woul d be e ngr av e d i n met al , s t one, or cl ay, and t hos e goal s
t hat are t o be ac c ompl i s he d s hor t l y s houl d be dr a wn on pa r c hme nt
whi ch can be easi l y des t r oyed whe n t he r esul t has c ome t o pas s .
The des i gn of de moni c si gi l s i s us ual l y pr e s e nt e d as a dr awi ng
c ont ai ned wi t hi n a si ngl e ci r cl e, a doubl e c i r c l e, or s ome t i me s wi t hi n a
dec or at i ve l ayer i ng of
c onc ent r i c ci r cl es be t we e n
whi c h i s wr i t t en t he l et t er s of
t he name of t he de mo n,
embr oi der ed wi t h c r os s e s ,
pe nt a g r a ms , or ot her s uch
i mages t houg ht t o c ons t r ai n
t he de mo n. Al l t hat i s
nec es s ar y i s a s i mpl e ci r cl e
s ur r oundi ng t he dr a wi ng .
Symbol i c al l y, t hi s ci r cl e
c ent er s t he de mon and hi s
powe r s i n t he Magi c kal
uni ver s e, gi v i ng abs ol ut e
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pr i or i t y t o t he Wo r k i ng at hand. Vi s ual l y, t he ci rcl e cent er s t he i mage
i n t he mi nd of t he Ope r at or , pr ov i di ng a def i ni t e bounda r y for t he si gi l .
The exer c i s es i n de moni c si gi l
Magi c k whi c h f ol l ow are gi ven as an
I ni t i at or y Pa t hwor ki ng whi c h wi l l not
onl y gi ve t he s t udent of t he Ar t s
pr act i cal e xpe r i e nc e i n si gi l
c ons e c r a t i on, but wi l l al so l i ft hi m s t e p-
by- s t ep i nt o t he r eal m of Mast er y. Thes e
si gi l s have been t ake n f r om var i ous
gr i moi r e s and pr es ent di ver s e de moni c
powe r s and vi r t ues whi ch wi l l c at apul t
Sigil olAslwwh
t he Pr ac t i t i oner i n hi s As c e nt ,
I - Mar t al i s t he Gr and Demon of t he Fi rst Ki ng dom of Fl ame s ,
f ound i n t he gr i moi r e Kingdoms of Flame, whi c h r eads , "I n Pa t hwor ki ng
wi t hi n t hi s g r i moi r e , Mar t al i s t he f i rst be i ng you wi l l e nc ount e r . As
s uc h, he r ei gns as t he Gr and Demon of t he Fi rst Ki ng dom of Fl ames and
di s pe ns e s knowl e dge c onc e r ni ng t he s ecr et s of i ni t i at i on. He wi l l c aus e
t he whol e of t he uni ver s e t o al i gn t o t he Ope r a t or ' s Pat h of As c e nt , and
can cl ear t he way f or f ur t her i ni t i at i ons wi t h eas e. " '
I n r i t ual l y c har gi ng
Mar t al ' s s i gi l , t he Pr ac t i t i oner i s
c ons c i ous l y and act i vel y t aki ng a
s t ep t owa r ds magi c al I ni t i at i on by
vi r t ue of hi s own per s onal and
ma c r oc os mi c gr owt h. Shor t l y af t er
t he ri t ual c ons ec r at i on of t he si gi l ,
i f not dur i ng t he Wo r k i ng i tsel f , t he
Oper at or wi l l begi n t o not i ce an
i nc r eas ed pul l t owa r ds t hat whi c h
c annot be e xpl ai ne d. Hi s i nt er es t i n
and dr i ve t owa r ds t he Wo r k s of
Dar knes s and t he knowl e dg e t her eof wi l l mov e t owar ds an ul t i mat e
peak. On a gr eat er and uns e e n l evel , t he t hi ngs of Dar knes s wi l l begi n
t o move t owa r ds t he Sor c er er , at t he s ame t i me t hat he i s s e e ki ng t hos e
ver y s ame t hi ngs out .
Sigil of Martal, the Grand Demon of the
First Kingdom of Flames
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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 1 C K
Dr a w Mar t al ' s si gi l i n t hi ck, bl ack mar ke r on whi t e paper or
par c hme nt cut i n a s quar e of fi ve i nc hes . Oppos i t e t he s ynt ax of t he
De moni c I nt r oduc t i on r i t ual , t he si gi l i s t o be dr awn before t he ri t ual
c ons ec r at i on t akes pl ac e. I t s houl d al so be dr awn car ef ul l y, as t o r et ai n
t he or i gi nal s hape of t he t hi ng. Al t hough t he r i t ual won' t be a c ompl e t e
f ai l ure i f an angl e i s dr awn t wo degr ees mor e t o the ri ght or l eft t han i s
s hown i n the gr i moi r e , a f ai r l i kenes s i s ne e de d i n or der t o make cont act
wi t h t he de mon.
I n or der t o r i t ual l y char ge the si gi l wi t h power and pur pos e,
t he eyes need t o be f i xed on t he si gi l whi l e t he mi nd i s f i xed on the goal .
Thi s bi l at er al f ocus cr eat es a c onnec t i on be t we e n t he goal , t he si gi l ,
and t he de mon t hat i s be i ng l i cens ed t o car r y out t he Wor k. The goal
may be vi s ual i z e d as a st i l l pi ct ur e or i magi nar y e na c t me nt of the
act ual desi r e be i ng ac c ompl i s he d, or i n a s y mbol i c r epr es ent at i on of
t he desi r e a nd t he power t o br i ng i t t o pas s , t he l at t er of whi ch wi l l be
used i n t he c ons e c r at i on of Mar t al ' s si gi l .
The al t ar s houl d be set i n its uni f or m a r r a ng e me nt , a bl ack
c andl e at y our l ef t hand and a vi ol et candl e at your r i ght . Set the si gi l
of Mar t al be t we e n t he c andl e s , f ace down so t he dr awn si gi l i t sel f i s not
vi si bl e. The al t ar may be set on a t abl e, al l owi ng you t o sit on a chai r
behi nd t he al t ar , or you may si t c r os s - l egged wi t h t he al t ar bef or e you
on t he Te mpl e f l oor. The chal i ce s houl d r emai n empt y, i n s uch a st at e
bei ng a s i mpl e f ocal poi nt for the ener gy rai sed i n t he ri t ual - a ver i t abl e
cup ove r f l owi ng wi t h bount y.
Wi t h t he Te mpl e pr epar at i ons c ompl et e, si t bef or e t he al t ar ,
f aci ng t he s out he r n r eal m of f i re. Bef or e i ni t i al medi t at i on has be g un,
bef or e t he es s enc e of t he ri t ual i s even br ought t o mi nd, t ake t he ri t ual
dagger i nt o y our r i ght hand. Bei ng t he f i nal exac t or of the wi l l of t he
Bl ack Ma gi c i a n, t he ri t ual dagger does not c oer c e t he de mon, but i nst ead
c omma nds t he uni v e r s e i nt o s ubmi s s i on t o pr ovi de f or t he meet i ng.
Hol d t he dagger wi t h bot h hands i n f ront of y o u, t he t i p of i t poi nt i ng
t owar ds he av e n, your eyes l ooki ng s t r ai ght ont o t he fl at of t he bl ade.
Your ri ght hand s houl d s queez e t he handl e, your l eft hand c ov e r i ng
and s t abi l i z i ng t he r i ght .
Rel ax y our gr i p on t he dagger wi t hout l owe r i ng i t f rom bef or e
you. Cl ose your eyes and f eel i t i n your ha nds . See i t i n y our mi nd
exact l y as you s aw i t wi t h your eyes . Br eat he i n and gat her al l of your
anxi et y i n your ches t . Rel eas e t he br eat h and t he anxi et y. Whe n you
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are cl ear of your we a ke r e mot i ons , l owe r your ar ms t o y o ur s i des , sti l l
hol di ng t he ri t ual dagge r i n your ri ght hand.
St and and dr aw t he f i ery bl ue Ci r cl e on t he g r ound, as was
done i n t he De moni c I nt r oduc t i on Ri t ual , and sit onc e mor e be hi nd t he
al t ar, da g g e r st i l l i n hand. Tur n t he si gi l f ace up, so y o u can see t he
dr awn i mage . Li ght l y t ouch t he t i p of t he ri t ual dagger t o t he si gi l .
Feel t he ener gy of t he r i t ual c ol l ec t i ng i n t he dagger and f l owi ng f rom
t he bl ade l i ke a f ount ai n pen. Tr ac e the ent i r e si gi l wi t h t he ri t ual
dagger , c ompl e t i ng t he ci r cl e ar ound i t l as t , s eal i ng al l t hi ngs i n
E t e r n i t y .
You may ei t her set t he dagger bac k i n i t s pl ac e and l ay your
hands upon t he al t ar, or r emai n hol di ng on t o the dagger f or t he dur at i on
of t he ri t ual . Ei t her way, fix your eyes on an i nvi s i bl e poi nt at t he
c ent er of t he si gi l . Let your vi s i on abs or b t he whol e si gi l at onc e , t he
i mage bur ni ng i t sel f i nt o your r et i na. Keep your eyes r el axed, as i f you
are wa i t i ng f or s ome t hi ng r at her t han f or ci ng s ome t hi ng t o c ome . Whi l e
your gaz e be c ome s t r ans f i xed i n t he si gi l , s ummon up i n your mi nd t he
i mage of y our s e l f s ur r ounde d by a de e p, bl ue aur a. I n t hi s ment al
i mager y, envi s i on s ever al obs c ur e ent i t i es gat her ed ar ound y ou, l ooki ng
on, a wa r e of your exi s t enc e and r eady t o c ome t o your ai de. Hol d t hi s
i mage i n your mi nd as y ou l ook i nt o t he si gi l . Lock t he ment al i mage i n
pl ace, f or ci ng all ot her t hought s out , gr as pi ng onl y t o t hi s one.
Thr oug hout t hi s al l , r e me mbe r t o br e at he , t o r emai n r el axed al t hough
your ches t wi l l seem t o s pont a ne ous l y t i ght en and y our br eat h wi l l
gr ow s hal l ow of i ts own ac c or d.
Af t er onl y a f ew mi nut es of t he s i mul t ane ous si gi l gaz i ng and
vi s ual i z at i on, an uns e e n l i nk be t we e n t he si gi l and t he i mage i n your
mi nd wi l l be gi n t o f or m. Of t en, t hi s l i nk wi l l f eel l i ke a s l i ght pul l
t owa r ds t he s i gi l , or a deeper t r ans f i xi on, or s ome t i me s as a dr amat i c
shi f t i n t he Te mpl e ' s a t mos phe r e al t oget her . I t mi ght al s o be mor e
s ubt l e, be i ng f el t as a s i mpl e at t r ac t i on to t he si gi l or a gr eat er eas e i n
per f or mi ng bot h ment al t as ks at once. Thi s l i nk be i ng es t abl i s hed,
howe v e r , i s t he f i rst of a r api d s uc c e s s i on of s upe r nat ur al event s , at
whi c h poi nt i t i s i mpe r at i v e t o c ompl e t e t he Ope r at i on t o i ts e nd, l est
t he de mon i s ha l f - s ummone d and t he g a t e wa y i s l eft ha l f - ope ne d, and
your wi s he s r emai n hal f - gr ant e d.
Cont i nui ng t he bi l at er al f oc us on t he si gi l and t he vi s ual i z at i on,
you wi l l soon begi n t o not i c e dr amat i c c ha ng e s i n t he si gi l i t sel f . Most
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Pr ac t i t i oner s r epor t s eei ng t he l i nes and c ur ves of t he si gi l di s appe ar i ng
f rom si ght al t oge t he r onl y t o r eappear i n a vi br ant t hr e e - di me ns i onal
exi s t enc e, eac h l i ne vani s hi ng and r et ur ni ng one at a t i me unt i l t he
f ul l si gi l has unde r g one t hi s pr oc e s s . I n such a c as e, t he si gi l s e e ms t o
f l ash wi t h ener gy, and may even appear t o no l onger be s i t t i ng on t he
paper , but t o have unde r gone a t r ans f i gur at i on and be exi s t i ng
i nde pe nde nt of t he paper a nd t he i nk. Whi l e ot her mani f e s t at i ons
exper i enc ed by a s mal l er numbe r of Pr ac t i t i oner s may be l ess dr amat i c
and phe nome na l t han t he above , t hey wi l l st i l l undeni abl y mar k t he
f act t hat t he si gi l has a wa ke ne d.
Hi s si gi l bei ng t hus awake ne d, opened as a gat eway t o hi s r eal m,
Mar t al l ooks on and awai t s t he i s s ui ng of hi s t as k. Cl ear l y st at e, " Mar t al ,
Gr and Demon of t he Fi rst Ki ngdom of Fl ame s , I c ome s eeki ng I ni t i at i on
i nt o t he s ec r et s of Bl ack Magi c k and t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s . Sur r ound
me wi t h t he l i ght of knowl e dg e , so t hat t he uni ver s e wi l l del i ver
knowl edge unt o me. Sur r ound me wi t h f ami l i ar s t hat wi l l go bef or e
me, al i gni ng al l t hi ngs f or my As c e nt . By t he Power of Dar kne s s , my
wi l l be done . "
Br eat he out and feel t he t i ght nes s t hat has gat her ed i n your
chest de par t i ng. Rel ease t he i mage hel d i n y our mi nd at t he s ame
t i me. Fol d t he paper si gi l i n hal f or t ur n i t f ace down on t he al t ar .
Ext i ngui s h t he c andl es . Put t he si gi l away wher e i t wi l l not be s een,
even by your e ye s . Fr om i ts hi dden l oc at i on, i t wi l l r emai n as an open
gat eway, s pi l l i ng t he power and i nf l uence of Mar t al i nt o t hi s pl ane,
af f ect i ng al l t hi ng s i n your behal f .
Whe n a si gi l i s c har ged wi t h a s hor t - t e r m t ask, such as gai ni ng
a cer t ai n a mount of weal t h, i nf l uenc i ng a s i t uat i on, or as s er t i ng t he
Bl ack Magi c i an' s wi l l , t he si gi l i s t o be des t r oyed as s oon as t he goal has
c ome t o pas s . Wi t h a si gi l and goal such as t hi s one, howe v e r , t he si gi l
may r emai n hi dde n and i nt act as l ong as its ef f ect i s st i l l not i c ed. Onc e
i t i s obvi ous t hat t he i nf l uence of t he si gi l has run i ts cour s e, i t s houl d be
bur ned and t he as hes shoul d be scat t ered i n t he wi nd, bur i ed, or di ssol ved
i n wat er .
I I - Kal t emt al i s t he Gr and De mon of t he Ki ngdom of Ni ght ,
f ound i n t he s a me gr i moi r e as Mar t al , Kingdoms of Flame. " Kal t emt al
r ei gns over t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s , and ove r s e e s al l t hat oc c ur s i n t he
s hadows . He i s t he keeper of t he s ec r et s of Domi na t i on,
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and wi l l i ni t i at e t he Summo ne r i n t he powe r s of s uc h. "
As wa s done i n t he c ons ec r at i on of Ma r t a l ' s s i gi l , an as s oc i at i ve
vi s ual i z at i on wi l l be us ed t o c har ge t he si gi l of Kal t e mt al , as hi s powe r s
have no c onc r et e or munda ne mani f es t at i on, but i ns t ead mani f es t as
ri t ual dagger , hav i ng been c ons e c r at e d by t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s and
l i censed t o act as t he ext ens i on of t he wi l l of not onl y t he Bl ack Magi ci an,
but of Bl ac knes s i tsel f , c oer c es t he l ower as pec t s of t he mi nd i nt o
c oope r at i on wi t h t he i nt ent of t he r i t ual . Thr ough c ont r ol of br eat h,
exhaus t t he anxi et y and t e ns i on t hat has s ur r e pt i t i ous l y bui l t up i n
y our c hes t .
Dr aw on t he gr ound t he Ci r cl e as bef or e, and t ake your seat behi nd
t he al t ar. Tr ac e t he si gi l wi t h t he t i p of t he r i t ual dagger , i nf us i ng t he
l i nes wi t h me a ni ng. Gaz e i nt o t he si gi l and br i ng t o mi nd an i mage of
y our s e l f s ur r ounde d by a br i l l i ant aur a as was done i n t he pr e vi ous
Wor ki ng , For t he c ons ec r at i on of t hi s s i gi l , howe ve r , t he c ol or of your
aur a s houl d be bl ack. Br i ng t he col or i nt o ac ui t y, not as a dul l , mat t e
bl ack or a di ngy dar kne s s , but as a br i ght and dy na mi c bl a c kne s s , a
s hi mme r i ng abys s whos e cent er i s y ou. See t he aur a r eac hi ng out at
l eas t a f ew f eet f r om t he boundar y of your s ki n.
Ke e pi ng your at t ent i on per f ect l y di vi ded be t we e n t he si gi l and
t he vi s ual i z at i on, as t he si gi l opens and be gi ns t o " f l as h, " s ee t he bl ack
aur a ar ound y ou g r owi ng . At t hi s poi nt , t he goal of t he wor ki ng wi l l
i ns t ant l y be gi n t o t ake f or m, a s s umi ng i ts f i rst mani f e s t at i on i n t he
an i nvi s i bl e i nf l uence
unde t e c t abl e by s ens es or
s c i enc e. Al s o s i mi l ar t o t he
above si gi l c har gi ng, bot h t he
me t hod and t he me ans l ead t o
a s pi r i t ual I ni t i at i on, on one
ac c ount by vi r t ue of t he de mon
whos e si gi l i s bei ng c har ged
and on t he ot her a c c ount by-
vi r t ue of t he r i t ual i t sel f .
Sigil of Kaltemtal, the Grand Demon of
the Kingdom of Night
Set up t he al t ar ,
i nc l udi ng t he pr e - dr awn si gi l
f or Kal t emt al , and si t behi nd
i t wi t h t he dagger i n hand,
hel d bef or e y ou as bef or e. The
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vi s ual i z at i on i tsel f . Rel ease your mi nd f rom i t, and you wi l l see t hat
t he ment al pi c t ur e r et ur ns . The i mage of t he bl ack aur a wi l l begi n t o
sur f ace i nde pe nde nt of your ef f ort . I t may al so al t er i t sel f , us ual l y
i nc r eas i ng i n si ze or i nt ens i t y, or s e e mi ng t o c ol l aps e and r ebui l t i t sel f
i n r api d s uc c e s s i on. Wi t hi n s ec onds af t er t he si gi l be gi ns t o f l as h, t he
vi s ual i z at i on wi l l f i l t er t hr ough t he ot her s e ns e s . Feel your s e l f
e x pa ndi ng wi t h i t , gl owi ng br i ght er as i t move s t owar ds cr i t i cal mas s ,
the ner ves i n your body r eac t i ng t o a t hi ng t hat s houl d not exi st .
The huma n br ai n i s i nept at f aci l i t at i ng pr ol onge d s t at es of
abnor mal a wa r e ne s s wi t hout bei ng c ondi t i oned t o s uch expos ur e t o
real and t angi bl e powe r . Thus i nept , t he brai n wi l l rel ay the happe ni ngs
of t he bl ack aur a as l ong as i t wi l l , and t hen t he s t r engt h of your f oc us
wi l l begi n t o e bb. The c ons c i ous mi nd wi l l rej ect t he i dea of a t hi ng
t hat i s, by i t s very nat ur e, c ha os , and t he i mage whi c h was i mpr es s ed
upon your mi nd wi l l qui ckl y, i f not i nst ant l y, f ade. Whe n your
c onc e nt r at i on begi ns t o wa ne , f ocus t he r e mai nde r of your
at t ent i venes s ont o t he c ha r ge d si gi l and s t at e, " Kal t e mt al , Gr and
Demon of t he Ki ng dom of Ni ght , s ur r ound me wi t h power and da r kne s s .
Sur r ound me wi t h a dar k l i ght whi ch s hi ne s t hr oughout c r eat i on.
Sur r ound me wi t h evi l . Sur r ound me wi t h da r kne s s . Di st i l l f r om t he
bl ac knes s whi c h hov e r s above and bel ow t he knowl e dge of t he s ecr et s
of Domi na t i on. By t he Power s of Dar knes s , my wi l l be done . "
Bl ow out t he c andl es . Fol d the si gi l i n hal f , t he i nk on t he i nsi de
of t he f ol d, and put away t he ri t ual devi c es . Rat her t han hi di ng t he
si gi l i n a cl oset or dr esser dr awer , put i t i n your wal l et , pur se, or pocket .
Try t o keep t he c har ged si gi l on you t hr oughout t he f ol l owi ng day.
Not i ce what and how you f eel whe n your mi nd r et ur ns t o i ts i mme di a t e
pr es enc e on your pe r s on. Feel your aur a bl ac keni ng, t hi c ke ni ng,
domi na t i ng even t he ai r t hat i t t ouc hes .
Keep t he sigil on you for t hree days, never t aki ng i t out i n t he open
except i n t ransf erri ng i t to anot her pai r of pant s . At the end of t he thi rd
day, burn the sigil and let the ashes fall i n a bowl or ashtray. The i nf l uence
of Kal t emt al , t he i nf l uence of domi nat i on, may wei gh heavy at t hi s t i me,
urgi ng you to keep the si gi l i n your possessi on i f onl y for a moment . The
demon has done hi s work; you have no use for hi m or hi s power , and he
has no use f or you any l onger . Burn t he si gi l and feel t he ener gy of the
sigil bei ng r el eased from your servi ce as f l ames cons ume t he paper.
Di ssol ve the ashes i n water, bury t hem i n di rt, or scatter t hem i n the wi nd.
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I I I - Cons i der ed by Kabbal i c de monol ogi s t s t o al so be t he t er r i bl e
bi bl i cal ar c hf i end Az az el by anot her name , Ki ng Pai mon i s sai d t o be
t he de moni c Ki ng mos t obedi ent t o Luci f er , hav i ng an eye s i ngl e t o t he
gl or y of Da r kne s s . Pai mon has appear ed i n t he mos t anc i ent and mos t
r ever ed g r i moi r e s wr i t t en, be i ng ei t her hai l ed or s c our ge d as a t er r i bl e
and c unni ng de mo n, f al l en f r om gr ac e al ongs i de Luci f er , de s i r i ng al so
t o l i ft hi s t hr one above t he st ar s of God.
phys i c s , c he mi s t r y and as t r ol ogy, as wel l as hav i ng t he powe r t o be s t ow
t i t l es and r ec ogni t i on upon t he Sor c er er . Her e, hi s knowl e dg e and
abi l i t i es wi l l be used i n a f eat whi c h mos t t hat hav e wor ke d wi t h hi m
c ons i de r t o be hi s f or t e: t he s ubj ugat i on of t he mi nd and wi l l of ot her s .
I n t hi s , Ki ng Pa i mon has c ons i s t ent l y de mons t r a t e d not onl y swi f t but
al so f or cef ul and ef f ect i ve ac t i on.
Ki ng Pai mon was ac t ual l y t he f i rst de mon t hat I had s ucces s f ul l y
evoked t o f ul l mani f e s t at i on. I was at t he t i me t we nt y y e ar s ol d, and
had been e mpl oy e d at a l ocal r i si ng st ar ma nuf a c t ur i ng pl ant for near l y
t wo year s . The c ompa ny had gi ven i ts e mpl oy e e s a one we e k vac at i on
f or t he wi nt e r hol i days , and l i ke any t we nt y year ol d s houl d be expec t ed
t o, I ut i l i z ed al l s even days of i t par t yi ng wi t h c ompl e t e a ba ndon. In
f act , t he af t er mat h of my week of f un had l eft me f ar t oo " i l l " t o wor k
when i t was over . I s t agger ed t hr ough t he of f i ce door s ome t i me i n t he
af t er noon and s l umpe d down i n t he c hai r oppos i t e my manage r . I
di dn' t car e t oo muc h about my j o b, he i nf or med me, ot her wi s e I woul dn' t
have been so r ec kl es s . The c ompa ny had been goi ng t hr ough a " sl ow
s eas on, " and j us t coul d not af f ord t o keep pe opl e on i f t hey r eal l y di dn' t
want t o be t he r e . He sent me home f or t he rest of t he day, i ns t r uc t i ng
me to cal l hi m at f our - o- c l oc k i n t he af t er noon to see i f I sti l l had a j o b.
I had pr ac t i c ed and pr ac t i c ed evoc at i on f or year s unt i l my eyes
wer e s or e f rom s t r ai ni ng t o s ee t he de mons and my t hr oat wa s r ough
f r om hour s of s c r e ami ng i nc ant at i ons , and had s peci f i cal l y Summo ne d
Ki ng Pai mon on s ever al oc c as i ons , al ways get t i ng some mani f e s t at i on
The sigil of King Paimon
Ki ng Pai mon of f ers t he
pr ac t i c al i t y and t he ans we r t o t he
nec es s i t y t hat of t en car r i es t he
Dabbl er t o Bl ack Magi ck' s door. Bei ng
adept i n ma ny f i el ds, Pai mon can
t each t he Ev oc a t or t he mos t
advanc ed me t hods of s c i enc e, art ,
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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
and some s uc c e s s wi t h the r i t ual , but I was s oon t o di s cover t hat unt i l
t hi s par t i c ul ar e v oc at i on I was pl ayi ng wi t h a nuc l ear expl os i ve l i ke i t
was a t oy.
I went home and mope d for qui t e a whi l e, f eel i ng abs ol ut el y
sor r y f or mysel f , angr y at my habi t s , at my bos s , and mos t of al l at my
l uck t hat j us t al way s l et me down. Some whe r e i n t hat mi x I r eal i zed
t hat my st udi es i n t he Wor ks of Dar kness was not j us t a novel t y obs es s i on,
but coul d ac t ual l y af f ect c hange . I qui ckl y l ai d out t he Tr i angl e of
Mani f es t at i on, t he al t ar and ri t ual t ool s , my s c r yi ng mi r r or , and be gan
bur ni ng what e ve r i nc ens e I coul d f i nd at ha nd.
I r us hed t hr ough t he Goetia and f ound t he si gi l and at t r i but es
of Ki ng Pa i mon, s c r i bbl i ng hi s seal on a t or n of f s quar e of c omput e r
paper , c ons e c r at e d t he si gi l , and s t a mme r e d t hr ough t he c onj ur at i on.
" Why have you cal l ed me her e! " de ma nde d a voi c e as heavy as
t hunder . " Who are you t o c omma nd Ki ng Pa i mon? "
I l ooke d i n t he bl ack mi r r or and saw a l ar ge man dr es s ed i n f i ne
c l ot hi ng s eat ed upon a beas t as i f i t wer e hi s t hr one . I cl osed my eyes
and t ook a deep br eat h, c ol l ec t i ng mys el f bef or e I c ont i nue d.
"I. . . I am , and I cal l you n- n- not by my own power , but
by t hat of Adonai and El Shaddai . By t hei r name s y ou m- m- mus t obey. "
The f i gure i n t he mi r r or di dn' t move, but t he t hunde r of hi s voi ce
rol l ed agai n, t hi s t i me i n l aught er . As he l a ughe d, as hi s c ol os s al voi ce
moc ked me , my t er r i f i ed heart har de ne d and I knew t hat I was not onl y
s howi ng my f ear, but I was becoming it. I t ook a f ew deep br eat hs ,
c ent er ed mysel f , r ef ocus ed my at t ent i on on t he goal at hand, and
r es t at ed t he c o mma nd.
"I am , and 1 cal l you not by my powe r , but by t hat of
Adonai and El Shaddai ! " My voi c e was de e pe r , not l i ke t hunde r , but
cl ear and unbr o k e n, wi l l f ul and pr oud. "By t hei r names you mus t obey
my c o mma nd! "
The de mon was si l ent . Looki ng back on t he s i t uat i on, t he names
by whi c h I c ons t r ai ned hi m had l i t t l e t o do wi t h hi s l os s of wor ds , but
t he wi l l t hat I vi br at ed f r om wi t hi n at t he s e c ond r epet i t i on of t he
c o m m a n d .
"I am at s er i ous ri sk of l osi ng my j o b . I need y ou t o i nf l uence
t hem i n my behal f , t o keep my j o b . As s ur e t hei r mi nds t hat I wi l l be
wor t h ke e pi ng e mpl oy e d. "
Pa i mon was st i l l si l ent , onl y at t hat mome nt by hi s expr es s i on
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I c oul d see t hat he was i n de e p t houg ht , pl anni ng t he wa y t hat he
woul d go about t hi s wor k.
"It may al r eady be t oo l at e, " he s ai d.
" Do what y ou c an. "
I di s mi s s e d t he Ki ng wi t h t ha nks , cl osed t he r i t ual , and cal l ed
my ma na g e r . He t ol d me t o c ome i n t he next mor ni ng t o pi ck up my
l ast c hec k and si gn my r el ease paper s . I as ked i f t her e wa s any way
he' d c hange hi s mi nd, but he qui ckl y r ebut t ed by s ayi ng t hat he' d met
wi t h t he owne r at t wo- o- c l oc k whe n I had l ef t and t hat t he dec i s i on was
al r eady made . I pe r f or me d t he evoc at i on at t hr ee- t hi r t y.
Wi t h my hear t heavy and a bubbl e i n my ches t , I lit t he c andl es
agai n, gat he r e d my wi l l - t hi s t i me i n anger - and s l owl y, t hought f ul l y,
spi t ef ul l y S u mmo ne d Ki ng Pa i mon. He appe ar e d as qui c kl y as bef or e,
but mani f es t ed i n a much mor e pl eas ant manne r , not moc ki ng or
t hr e a t e ni ng, but s i mpl y s t at i ng, " I kne w t hat i t was t oo l at e. "
I as ked hi m t o do t he best he coul d f or me, and l ef t i t at t hat ,
di s mi s s i ng hi m once mor e and pa c ki ng up t he ri t ual t ool s .
The next mor ni ng I s i gned var i ous f or ms r e l e as i ng me f rom my
c ompa ny ' s e mpl oy me nt and t ook my f i nal c he c k i n hand. I ope ne d t he
e nv e l ope as I dr agged my f eet out t he door , head ha ngi ng, but s na ppe d
s t r ai ght up whe n I s aw t he a mount on i t. The check was wr i t t en out f or
a t hous a nd dol l ar s over what I woul d us ual l y make ! I s pun ar ound and
ran down t he hal l t o t he owne r ' s of f i ce. I s howe d her t he c he c k and
de c l ar e d t hat t her e mus t have been s ome mi s t ake. Was I bei ng pai d f or
mor e t han t wo weeks wor k f or s ome r eas on? She l ooked at i t bri ef l y,
l ooked bac k at me wi t h a bl ank st ar e, and sai d f i rml y, " No, t hat ' s t wo
weeks pay, and i t ' s exact l y what i t s houl d be. Good l uck i n l i f e. " She
di s appe ar e d bac k i nt o her of f i ce and s hut t he door . And who wa s I t o
ar gue wi t h t he owne r of t he c ompa ny ?
One of t he gr eat es t i mpe di me nt s t o t he abs ol ut e rei gn of t he Bl ack
Magi c i an' s wi l l i s hi s unf or t unat e c ohabi t at i on wi t h l es s er mor t al s
par adi ng as i nt el l i gent l i f e f or ms , not at al l s ent i ent but a ut o ma t o us i n
t hei r ac t i ons and r eac t i ons t o a uni ver s e t hat t hey c annot unde r s t a nd.
So of t en so l i t t l e ef f ort woul d be needed t o ac c ompl i s h any goal i f t he
Sor c er er ' s huma n l ands c ape woul d c oope r at e , or at t he ver y l east st ep
out of hi s way. Ki ng Pai mon be c ome s t he equal i z er .
It i s nec es s ar y her e t o i magi ne a f i t t i ng goal , a t ar get per s on
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whos e mi nd c oul d be i nf l uenc ed t o y our benef i t , or at l east t o y our
obs e r vat i on. Al t houg h once a wor ki ng r el at i ons hi p wi t h Pai mon i s
c e me nt e d any i ma g i na bl e i nf l uence may be ef f ect ed, f or t hi s
e xpe r i me nt al Wo r k i ng your goal s houl d be wi t hi n r eas on yet dr amat i c
e nough t hat t he s uc c es s of i t c oul d be at t r i but ed t o not hi ng but t he
i nf l uence of Ki ng Pai mon. A di sl i ked c owor ke r may be made t o t reat
you di f f er ent l y f or a day, an uni nt er es t ed obj ect of des i r e may be c oer c ed
i nt o r e c i pr oc at i ng t he at t ent i on she' s gi ven, a s pous e may c hange an
a nnoy i ng habi t , et c.
Onc e you have devel oped a cl ear i mage of who you' d l i ke t o
i nf l uence and i n what speci f i c way, set up y our al t ar wi t h t he us ual
devi c es , t he si gi l of Pa i mon, and a bl ac k and red c andl e - t he bl ac k t o
your l ef t and t he red t o y our r i ght . Ta ki ng your dagge r i n your ha nd,
per f or m t he i ni t i al c ent er i ng and f oc us i ng, f or mi ng t he Ci r cl e ar ound
y ou, and t r ac e t he s i gi l wi t h t he t i p of t he dagge r .
Gaze i nt o t he si gi l and f oc us your mi nd on t he i mage t hat you
are br i ngi ng i nt o r eal i t y. Do not vi s ual i z e t he event s t aki ng pl ac e, t he
t hought s be i ng pl ac ed i n your t ar get ' s mi nd, or her at t i t ude c ha ng i ng
i tsel f. I ns t ead, vi s ual i z e t he f i nal out c ome as i f i t we r e a pr es ent r eal i t y.
Rel ax your s t ar e, c ont i nual l y r el eas i ng t ens i on wi t h your br eat h as i t
s pont ane ous l y and r epeat edl y gat he r s i n you.
Focus your at t ent i on on t he pi ct ur e i n your mi nd of your goal .
Tr y t o f r eeze t he mome nt i n t i me, r at her t han l et t i ng a s e que nc e pl ay
i t sel f out . The one mome nt s houl d be t r apped i n t i me as t he onl y
mome nt t hat i s. Thi s al l - i mpor t ant mome nt f or whi ch t he Wo r k i ng i s
bei ng done c ont ai ns a uni que s i gnat ur e, an ener get i c r e s onanc e sl i ght l y
mor e er r at i c t han any ot her gi ven mome nt . I t has not exi s t ed bef or e, i t
does not exi st now, and i t has not yet f or med i n t he f ut ur e exc ept by t he
vi r t ue of i ts exi s t enc e i n your mi nd, and i t s seed t hat i s be i ng pl ant ed i n
t he f or mat i ve pl ane s . Thr ough your s t eady gaz e, s ens e t he ener gy of
t he t ar get mome nt be i ng t r ans f er r ed f r om your c ons c i ous ne s s i nt o t he
si gi l , t aki ng i t s f i rst mani f es t at i on i n phys i c al r eal i t y i n t he paper and
i nk. Do not t r y t o vi s ual i z e or i ma gi ne t hi s t r ans f e r e nc e , as doi ng so
woul d wi pe out t he i mage of t he f i nal goal , but i ns t ead si mpl y know
t hat s uch i s t a ki ng pl ac e; s ens e t he r eal i t y of i t j us t as you s ens e t he
r eal i t y of y our own be i ng yet do not gi ve c ons c i ous t hought t o i t .
The si gi l wi l l a wa ke n and wi l l begi n t o ope n, t he l i nes f l as hi ng
wi t h t he powe r as Ki ng Pa i mon ne ar s . Yo ur vi s ual i z at i on wi l l f eed t he
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gat e way , ope ni ng i t wi der and t hr us t i ng y our des i r e i nt o t he bl ack
r e gi ons of abs ol ut e c r e a t i on, and as i t doe s , t he v i s ual i z at i on wi l l begi n
t o f ade, be c omi ng mor e di f f i cul t wi t h each s ec ond t o hol d on t o. As you
di d wi t h t he c ha r gi ng of Kal t emt al ' s s eal , as t he me nt al i mage f ades
c ompl e t e l y f r om y our c onc e nt r a t i on, s t at e, " Ki ng Pa i mon, s end y our
e mi s s ar i e s and f ami l i ar s t o ( na me of target), t o br i ng a bout t he i nf l uence
and c ha ng e whi c h I des i r e. ( I ns er t her e a bri ef de s c r i pt i on of what
i nf l uenc e you' d l i ke made . ) By al l t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s , I s end you
f or t h to {name of target) to make t hi s s o. My wi l l be done . "
As t he desi r ed effect i s per sonal t o you and wi l l occur wi t h s omeone
wi t h whom you a s s oc i a t e , you s houl d keep t he si gi l i n y o ur wal l et ,
pocket , pur s e, or ot her wi s e on your per s on. Al s o, as t he ef f ect i s on your
ext er nal r eal i t y r at her t han on your s el f , i t i s advi s e d t hat you not
dwel l on t he goal , t he s i gi l , t he wor ki ng , or t he s uc c e s s f ul c ompl e t i on
t her eof . By t he Law of Rever s ed Ef f or t , t he l ess at t e nt i on you pay t o the
t hi ng, t he mor e ef f ect i ve i t wi l l ul t i mat e l y be.
The s a me day t hat t he f r ui t s of t he Wo r k i ng are mani f e s t e d, t he
si gi l s houl d be bur ne d and t he as he s i nt er r ed as pr evi ous l y i ns t r uc t e d.
Wi t h t hi s , and al l ot he r s i gi l s , a new si gi l s houl d be dr a wn f or each
s epar at e g oa l , r at her t ha n put away f or a f ut ur e Wor k i ng .
Goetia, Bel i al i s "... a Mi ght y and Power f ul Ki ng, and was c r eat ed next
af t er Luc i f er . "
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Al t hough he pr ovi de s excel l ent powe r ov e r ot he r s , and
can r ai se t he Sor c er er t o a s t at e of t e mpor al powe r and i nf l uenc e, i t i s
hi s c o mma nd ov e r 80 l egi ons of f ami l i ar s whi c h i s of val ue i n t hi s
e x e r c i s e .
Two bl ack c a ndl e s are used i n t hi s r i t ual , one t o each s i de of t he
dr awn s i gi l . The pr e par at or y v i s ua l i z a t i ons and t he dr a wi ng of t he
as t r al Ci r c l e a r ound you ar e t o be c ompl e t e d, and t hen t he si gi l s houl d
I V - The l ast de moni c
The sigil ofBelial
si gi l wi t h whi c h y ou wi l l wor k
i s t hat of Bel i al . Cons i der ed by
Bi bl i cal s c hol ar s t o be t he
dar kes t pe r s oni f i c at i on of evi l ,
Bel i al ' s name has a l wa y s been
s y no ny mo u s wi t h de s t r uc t i on,
de at h, and event ual ut t er
da mna t i o n. Ac c or di ng t o t he
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be t r aced wi t h t he poi nt of t he ri t ual dagger .
The vi s ual i z at i on us ed i n t he c ons e c r at i on of Bel i al ' s si gi l i s
bot h as s oc i at i ve and l i t er al . Ga z i ng at t he s i gi l , i magi ne t hat you are
s ur r ounded by de mo ns . Don' t t ry t o make out t hei r f eat ur es or i dent i f y
one f rom anot he r . I ns t ead, see t hem and sense t hem as f acel ess c r eat ur es
t hat have c ome speci f i cal l y as your f or e r unne r s and e mi s s ar i e s . Unl i ke
the ri t ual i nt r oduc t i on t o de mo ns gi ven i n t he l ast c hapt er , t he f ami l i ar s
here wi l l gat her ar ound you pe r s onal l y, r at her t han s i mpl y f i l l i ng t he
Te mpl e , s i l ent l y wa t c hi ng and wai t i ng f or y our c o mma nd.
Sens e t he pr e s e nc e of t hes e i magi ned be i ng s g r owi ng mor e real ,
mor e per c ept i bl e as t he si gi l ope ns and f l ashes. Bef or e t he vi s ual i z at i on
begi ns t o e bb, t he real i t y of t he f ami l i ar s s ur r oundi ng you s houl d be
undeni abl e. I ni t i al l y, t hei r pr e s e nc e may be di s c onc e r t i ng, even
f r i ght eni ng or " c r eepy. " Let t hi s f eel i ng ri de t hr oug h y o u. Feed t hem
wi t h your f ear or di s c omf or t . I n t hi s , t hey wi l l be c ome s t r ong al l i es ,
s t r e ngt he ni ng your c onne c t i on wi t h Bel i al , al l ot he r s er vant s of
Dar knes s , and wi t h t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s as a whol e .
Onc e Bel i al ' s f ami l i ar s are pr es ent , y our ment al vi s ual i z at i on
wi l l not ebb as easi l y as bef or e, as i t i s no l onge r a f ut ur e event t hat you
are vi ewi ng nor i s i t an i magi nar y s c e ne , but has be c ome a pr es ent
real i t y. Cal l out , " Bel i al , Ki ng of Evi l , gr ant me t he pr es enc e of your
f ami l i ar s . May t hey st ay wi t h me for t he s pac e of t hr ee days , t o wat c h
over me, t o pr ot ect me, t o e mpowe r me, and t o car r y out t he s ent enc e of
my wi l l . Ki ng Bel i al , by t he Powe r s of Da r kne s s , my wi l l be done . "
Onc e t hi s i s sai d, t he pr e s e nc e de moni c f ami l i ar s wi l l sol i di f y
on t hi s pl ane . They wi l l r e mai n wi t h you for t hr ee days , dur i ng whi ch
t i me you s houl d keep t he c har ge d si gi l on your per s on. Fr om t i me t o
t i me t hr oughout t he f ol l owi ng t hr ee days , br i ng your at t ent i on t o t he m,
t o t hei r c ons t ant c ompany. As you l ay i n bed at ni ght and dri f t t o s l eep,
feel t hem t he r e , s t andi ng over you. As you l i ve, know t hat t hey are
t h e r e .
Af t er t he t hi rd day, bur n t he si gi l . As i t i s c ons ume d by f l ames ,
cal l out , " Bel i al , I r el eas e t he f ami l i ar s t hat y ou have sent me back i nt o
your hands . I t ha nk you f or t hei r s er vi c e. " Di s pos e of t he as hes as
b e f o r e .
The s e f our exer c i s es i n t he use of de moni c si gi l Magi c k s houl d
not onl y ha v e gi ven t he s t ude nt of t he Ar t s a pr act i cal knowl e dge and
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per s onal exper i enc e wi t h si gi l c ons e c r at i on i t sel f , but wi l l have al so
gi ven hi m t he oppor t uni t y t o reach out wi t h hi s i nvi si bl e l eft hand and
put t he Powe r s of Dar kne s s t o wor k i n hi s l i f e.
Bei ng one of t he most pot ent and advanc e d f or ms of r i t ual ,
de moni c si gi l Magi c k c an be e mpl oy e d f or vi r t ual l y any t ask t hat t he
Sor c er er may have. He st i l l mus t t ravel l ong on t he Pat h t o Ade pt hood
and be y ond, but he now has al l i es ar me d wi t h godl i ke powe r s and t he
dark des i r e t o us e t he m.
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C H A P T E R E I G H T
GAI NI NG THE DARK SIGHT
Whe n t he Ne ophy t e be gi ns t o r ead or he ar of t he e voc at i on of
de mons t o as t r al or phys i cal ma ni f e s t a t i on, of ast r al t r avel , or of t he
a r i ous ot her Magi c kal phe no me na t hat he may one day pr oduc e
through r i t ual , hi s mi nd of t en de l ude s i t sel f ( or i s de l ude d by hi s s our c e
of i nf or ma t i on) i nt o a c er t ai n bel i ef and s uppos e d unde r s t a ndi ng of t he
mi r a c ul ous ma nne r by whi c h t hes e t hi ngs are do ne . Even s ome of t he
gr eat est t e x t books on c l ai r v oy ant abi l i t i es ei t her c ompl i c a t e t he mat t er
t o t he poi nt of i nef f i c i enc y, or s i mpl i f y i t unt i l i t s e e ms t o be anot he r
a v s t i c a l , f e e l - good- phi l os ophy wi t hout a ny bas e i n r eal i t y or any hei ght
of oc c ul t abi l i t y.
Whi l e de mo ns may ver y wel l s how t he ms e l v e s t o t he Bl ack
Magi c i an as c l e ar l y a nd s ubs t ant i al l y as any pe r s on c oul d, whi l e t he
Sor c er er may r i se f r om hi s body t o s oa r t hr ough t he wor l ds a bov e and
bel ow and r et ur n wi t h perf ect me mor y of t he e ve nt , and whi l e he may
pr oduc e t o exac t det ai l any ma ni f e s t a t i on t hat he de s i r e s , he f i rst ne e ds
t o c ondi t i on hi s s e ns e s t o t he de t e c t i on, a na l y s i s , a nd i nt el l ect ual
as s i mi l at i on of t he t hi ngs t hat hi s mi nd c annot pr e s e nt l y c ompr e he nd.
I t i s i mpor t ant t o unde r s t a nd t hat none of t he hi gher occul t f acul t i es
are " de v e l ope d" or nec es s ar i l y t r ai ned. The Pr ac t i t i one r has c ompl e t e
s e of hi s Dark Si ght ; he i s f ul l y capabl e of s eei ng t hat whi c h i s i nvi s i bl e,
hear i ng t he voi c e s i n t he as t r al wi nds , and k no wi ng t hat whi c h s houl d
o t known, e v e n t hough he ma y not c ons c i ous l y r e c ogni z e t hes e
abi l i t i es . The c ons c i ous mi nd and t he i nt el l ect s i mpl y need t o be
c ondi t i one d t o ac c ur at e l y t r ans l at e t he raw, ac aus al i mpr e s s i ons t o t he
phys i cal s e ns e s i n a l i near , c o mpr e he ns i bl e pat t e r n.
Al t hough mos t oc c ul t di s c i pl i ne s wi l l have t he s t ude nt s t ar e at
a bl ank, whi t e cl ot h or an e mpt y bl ac k mi r r or f or a set a mo unt of t i me
eac h day, wi t h t he goal of one day ope ni ng t he Thi r d Eye and be hol di ng
t he secr et wonde r s of t he hi gher pl ane s , s uch r out i ne s s eem t o be an
exer c i s e mor e i n pa t i e nc e t han pr e s c i e nc e . Set f ort h her e, i n a Wor k
t hat i s most pr ac t i c al , wi t h a Power t hat i s me ant t o c r eat e, s us t ai n,
des t r oy, and r es ur r ec t , t he Bl ack Ma g i c i a n mus t have hi s hands wor ki ng
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and hi s e y e s hungr y for t hat whi c h hi des j us t be hi nd t he whi t e cl ot h
and t he bl ack mi r r or . Rat her t han as s i gni ng t he s t ude nt wi t h
c ont e mpl at i on upon ps yc hol ogi c al i mpr obabi l i t i es or me di t at i on upon
s c enes of t r anqui l i mager y, i t i s best t o t os s hi m out t he c omf or t abl e
nest at t he t o p of t he t r ee and al l ow hi m t o see t hat i ndeed he can fl y.
The vi s ual i z at i ons and s ens or y i mpr e s s i ons have been, up t o
t hi s poi nt , i mpr e s s i ons onl y, f i l t ered, c al c ul at ed, and gi ven a l ogi cal
v a l ue by t he or gani c mac hi ne of t he br ai n. Thos e t hi ngs behel d i n the
mi nd we r e not c r e at i ons of i t, but r at her we r e s ymbol i c i mages t hr ough
whi c h t he mi nd was abl e t o i dent i f y an abs t r ac t wi t h an abs ol ut e, i n
t he s ame ma nne r t hat t he mi nd i nt er pr et s all phe nome na - the
di f f er ence here be i ng t he de pt h of t he phe nome non and t he hei ght t hat
t he mi nd mus t r each t o i nt er pr et i t. The t ask t hat r emai ns i s t o del i ver
t he s e s ums and val ues t o t he rest of t he or gani s m, def i ni ng t o even t he
c or e of t he ne r v ous s ys t em t he exac t par ame t e r s of t hat whi c h i s s een,
hear d, s me l l e d, t as t ed, f el t, and i ns t i nc t i vel y known about t he speci f i c
t hi ng t hat once e v a de d a wa r e ne s s al t oget her .
Put t i ng t o wor k what has be e n l ear ned hi t he r t o, i n c ombi nat i on
wi t h new t e c hni que s and pr ac t i c es , t he Sor c er er wi l l i mme di at e l y begi n
t o first open wi ndows t o t he real ms beyond. Soon he wi l l fi nd no di f f i cul ty
i n ope ni ng door s t o t he m, t hr ough whi c h he may l eave t hi s pl ane, or
t hr ough whi c h he may i nvi t e t he dar kes t power s and be i ngs t o t ravel
i nt o t hi s r eal m of f l esh and s ubs t anc e. The keys t o i nf i ni t e knowl edge
wi l l be pl ac ed i n hi s hands , and no door wi l l s hut hi m out .
Ga z i ng t hr ough a bl ac k- bac ked mi r r or i nt o not hi ng wi l l show
t he Seer exact l y t hat : not hi ng. Sc r yi ng mi r r or s are power f ul t ool s ,
howe v e r , whe n t hey are act ual l y e mpl oy e d i n a pur pos e. Bef or e huma ns
l ear ned t o make a nd f or m gl ass i nt o fl at pane s , anc i ent Sor c e r e r s pol i s h
br a s s , c opper , s i l ver , mar c as i t e, a nd most of t en obs i di an t o a r ef l ect i ve
s he e n. Thr ough t hes e ear l i es t s c r yi ng mi r r or s , Bl ack Ma g i c i a ns woul d
peer i nt o t he uns e e n wor l ds and s peak wi t h t he mal e v ol e nt .
Whi l e s ome pur i s t s i nsi st t hat the Ope r a t or ' s mi r r or be made of
pol i s hed met al s c ompl e me nt a r y of t he as t r ol ogi c al bodi e s of Luna,
Ve nus , or Jupi t er , ei t her craf t ed by t he Magi c i an hi ms el f or by a
c r af t s man t hat i s i ndeed a Pr ac t i t i oner of t he Ar t s , i n al l act ual i t y t he
Bl ack Magi c i an can make a s ui t abl e s c r yi ng mi r r or f or a f ew dol l ar s
wi t h mat er i al s he may al r eady have or t hat he c an eas i l y buy f rom
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any s t or e. A s i mpl e pi ece of r ound, cl ear gl as s t hat i s t hi ck enough t o
resi st easi l y br e a ki ng wi l l wor k as wel l as a s l ab of pol i s hed obs i di an.
I deal l y, t he di a me t e r of t he r ound gl ass s houl d meas ur e bet ween a f oot -
and- a- hal f t o t wo f eet , pr ov i di ng for a gr eat er pa nor a ma , yet not
obt r us i ve i n s i z e. Si mpl e bl ack mat t e pai nt on one s i de of t he mi r r or ,
e nough t o c ompl e t e l y cover the s ur f ace and al l ow no l i ght wha t s oe v e r
t o s hi ne t hr oug h, pr ovi des an exc el l ent r ef l ect i ve s ur f ac e wi t h t he vi s ual
dept h ne e de d t o be us ed as a r el i abl e s c r yi ng de vi c e .
Pr epar e t he Te mpl e wi t h a chai r f ac i ng s out h and a s mal l t abl e,
upon whi c h t he s c r yi ng mi r r or s houl d be set . The mi r r or s houl d be
l eaned agai ns t an obj ect or hel d i n an adj us t abl e pl at e hol der so t hat i t
si t s at about a 60 degr ee i nc l i ne. Whe n s eat ed i n t he chai r and l ooki ng
st r ai ght i nt o t he mi r r or , wi t h t he r oom l i t up as i n day t i me , t he Oper at or
s houl d have a per f ect vi ew of ei t her t he c ei l i ng above hi s head or t he
edge wher e t he wal l be hi nd hi m meet s t he c ei l i ng. Ei t her way, no
obj ect s such as c ei l i ng l a mps or hi s body s houl d be r ef l ect ed i n t he
s cr yi ng mi r r or . Two bl ack c andl es s houl d al so be set on t he t abl e, ei t her
i n l i ne wi t h or s l i ght l y be hi nd t he s c r yi ng mi r r or , as t o pr ovi de l i ght
wi t hout c as t i ng a gl ar i ng r ef l ect i on i n t he mi r r or . The Ope r a t or s houl d
be pr epar ed al s o wi t h t he dr awn si gi l of t he spi r i t Sas t an, who has t he
abi l i t y t o gui de t he Sor c er er i nt o per f ec t i on of t he art of s c r yi ng.
1
Thi s
s ame si gi l s houl d be put away at t he end of each s c r yi ng s es s i on wi t h i t ,
and s houl d be br ought out and r ec ons ec r at ed each t i me you pr act i ce
s cr yi ng unt i l i ni t i al s uc c es s i s had.
Hav i ng al l ot her l i ght s our c es s hut out f rom t he Te mpl e , l i ght
t he t wo c andl e s and t ake a seat bef or e t he mi r r or . I nhal e, gat he r al l of
your t ens i on, appr e he ns i on, and al l of your t hought s and f eel i ngs f rom
day- t o- day l i f e i n your chest , and exhal e, f eel i ng t he negat i ve at t i t udes
and e mot i ons l eavi ng you wi t h t he br eat h, di s s i pat i ng i n t he ai r. Whe n
you are r el axed and your mi nd i s cl ear, hol d t he si gi l i n your ri ght
hand and gaz e i nt o i t. Rel ax your s t ar e and f oc us your mi nd on a
vi s ual i z at i on of t he mi r r or , s uch bei ng t he t ar get of t he si gi l
c ons ec r at i on. I n your mi nd, wi t h your eyes st i l l f i xed on t he si gi l , see a
cl ear ment al i mage of t he mi r r or no l onger be i ng a bl ack voi d, but
i ns t ead f i l l ed wi t h i mages . Don' t t ry t o make out t he i mage s t hat you
are s eei ng i n t he i magi nar y mi r r or , but s i mpl y know t hat t hey ar e
t her e. Hol d t he ment al i mage of unknown f i gur es a ppe a r i ng i n t he
mi r r or unt i l t he si gi l begi ns t o ope n and f l ash.
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W O R K S O F D A R K N t S S
Whe n t he s i gi l has opened a nd i s f l as hi ng, mov e your gaze t o
t he s c r yi ng mi r r or . The exact " gaz e" t hat i s used i n s c r yi ng i s t he s a me
as i s a c hi e v e d i n si gi l c har gi ng. Yo ur e y e s s houl d be r el axed, not
s e a r c hi ng f or s o me t hi ng t hat i s not s e e n, but wa i t i ng t o see s ome t hi ng
t hat has not yet ma ni f e s t e d. Thi s r el axed and r ec ept i ve si ght may not
be di f f i cul t t o ac hi e v e , havi ng mov e d y our vi s i on di r ec t l y f rom t he
si gi l whi ch you have j us t opened t o t he mi r r or . The mi nd s houl d l i kewi s e
be br ought i nt o a r el axed obs e r vat i on of t he mi r r or , kept f rom as ki ng
que s t i ons of the nat ur e of t he t hi ng t o be mani f es t ed a nd s i mpl y wai t i ng
t o see for i t sel f .
The f i rst ma nne r i n whi c h t he pr oj ec t ed v i s i on of Sa s t a n wi l l
mani f e s t i s as a whi t e mi st or f og a ppe a r i ng i n t he mi r r or . The bl ack
mi r r or . Some Pr a c t i t i one r s report s eei ng t i ny poi nt s of l i ght a ppe a r i ng
i n t he mi r r or as t he whi t e f og c l ear s , ot he r s c l ai m t hat ent i r e s c enes l i e
wai t i ng be hi nd t he mi s t , pl ayi ng out i n f ul l s pl e ndor onc e t he mi r r or i s
c l e ar agai n.
Bef or e a ny t hi ng c an be s een i n t he mi r r or , t he et her eal vi s i on
mus t f i rst make s ome t ype of c onne c t i on wi t h your mi nd - wi t h your
g e ne r a l a wa r e ne s s . Gaz e i nt o your s c r y i ng mi r r or and wat c h t he whi t e
fog begi n t o cl ear f rom i ts s ur f ace. Keep your mi nd r el axed and r ecept i ve
t o t he i mage s whi c h ma y c ome , r at her t han f or c i ng s ome t hi ng -
a ny t hi ng - t o a ppe a r . Wi t h y o ur eyes t owar ds t he mi r r or , br i ng your
mi nd bri ef l y and s o me wha t s uper f i c i al l y back t o t he s i gi l . Re me mbe r
t he l i nes and t he a ng l e s , and t he c i r c l e t hat bi nds t he m al l .
I n t he s a me ma nne r i n whi c h you di vi de d y our at t ent i on
e qual l y be t we e n a s i gi l a nd y our v i s ual i z e d des i r e, f oc us your gaze on
t he mi r r or , a l l owi ng your s el f t o be c ome e nt r a nc e d by t he a by s s i nt o
s he e n i n t he mi r r or wi l l
Vie sigil of Sastan
s pont a ne ous l y be gi n t o dul l , a
whi t e s heet of et her eal mi s t
c ov e r i ng mos t of t he s ur f ac e of
t he gl as s . Thi s s houl d be
r e c ogni z e d as a si gn t hat y our
s c r yi ng s e ns e s have a wa ke ne d
a nd ar e wa i t i ng f or di r ect
c o mmuni c a t i o n wi t h t he s pi r i t .
The mi st may be gi n t o cl ear not
l ong af t er i t ha s f or med i n t he
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whi ch you ar e pe e r i ng; at t he s ame t i me , br i ng t o mi nd an i mage of an
e nor mous py t hon. Rat her t han t r yi ng t o c onc oc t a ment al i mage of t he
most f e r oc i ous , s l i t her i ng, c r eepy s er pent t hat you can i mage , rel ax
your mi nd and be gi n t he vi s ual i z at i on wi t h t he bas i c f or m of a l ar ge
s nake. Br i ng i ts col or s i nt o f ocus : pal e gr e e n, grey, and dul l si l ver .
Onc e you c an see t hes e c ol or s , br i ng your at t ent i on t o t he s e r pe nt ' s
head. Al l of i ts i nt r i cat e det ai l s wi l l nat ur al l y fil l t he ms e l v e s i n, unt i l
i ts bl ack eyes s how an i nt el l i genc e and per s onal i t y t hat c oul d never be
i magi ned or dupl i c at e d.
Wh e n t he ment al i mage of t he pyt hon i s cl ear and s har p i n
your i ma gi na t i on, t ur n t he maj or i t y of y our at t ent i on t owa r ds t he
mi r r or , t he pyt hon r e mai ni ng on t he s ur f ac e of your mi nd. I nhal e
deepl y. As y ou exhal e, feel y our vi s i on pi er c i ng t hr ough t he dar kne s s
i n t he mi r r or . Repeat t hi s , s e ns i ng t hat wi t h each br eat h t he mi r r or i s
be c omi ng mor e al i ve and r es pons i ve t o your vi sual pr obi ng.
Know t hat t he pyt hon i s not a t hi ng cr eat ed by and e xi s t i ng i n
your mi nd, but i s an ent i t y i nde pe nde nt of your br ai n' s el ect r i cal
c ur r ent s . Know t hat t he s e r pe nt coul d now be s een i n t he s c r yi ng mi r r or
i f onl y t hat s i ght wer e f ul l y r es t or ed. Li ke a c hi l d pl ayi ng make - be l i e ve ,
i magi ne t hat t he body of t he pyt hon i s s wi r l i ng on t he s ur f ace of t he
mi r r or . Look deep i nt o t he mi r r or and i magi ne t he f or m of i t, pr oj ect
the s hape of t he s nake ont o t he bl ack gl as s . Us ual l y, i t at t hi s poi nt t hat
the s c r yi ng s e ns e s r each a peak and a pl at e au, c ar r yi ng t he Sor c er er
i nt o t he vi s i on unt i l he has s een al l . As t he i mage whi c h was onc e i n
your mi nd i s pr oj ect ed i nt o t he mi r r or , t he s ur f ac e of i t wi l l s eem t o
dar ken, and pe r haps t o de e pe n, i n t he s ame manne r t hat i t f i l l ed wi t h
whi t e f og at t he ons et of s c r yi ng. I t can t hen be c ons i de r e d t hat your
s cr yi ng s e ns e s are f ul l y a wa ke ne d and r ec ept i ve, and need onl y t o be
di al ed i n t o t he ri ght f r equenc i es t o see what l i es be y ond t he gl as s .
The fi rst real s uc c es s i n s c r yi ng ma y c ome as a s har p and
col orf ul me nt al i mpr es s i on of t he s er pent i n t he mi r r or , not or i gi nat i ng
f rom t he mi nd and bei ng pr oj ec t ed i nt o t he mi r r or , but s een as
or i gi nat i ng from t he mi r r or and be i ng pr oj ect ed into t he mi nd. The
Ope r at or wi l l be abl e t o wat c h t he s nake mov e and s qui r m, and may
even c ommuni c a t e wi t h hi m i n t hese mo v e me nt s , t he mi nd pe r c e i vi ng
what t he eyes c annot , hi s i magi nat i on havi ng r el eas ed i ts c ont r ol and
t he per c ept i on s i mpl y pi c ki ng up whe r e t he c r eat i ve mi nd left off. Whi l e
some may ac hi e ve such a cl ar i t y of per c ept i on i n t hei r f i rst f ew s c r yi ng
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at t empt s , t hi s mani f e s t at i on i n i t sel f i s mor e l i kel y t o t ake s ever al days
of di s c i pl i ned pr ac t i c e.
Cont i nui ng t o scry i nt o t he py t hon, or i nt o any t hi ng el se wi t h
t he s ame f ocus and di s c i pl i ne, agai n and agai n, wi l l event ual l y br i ng
t he ext er nal s ens es i nt o al i gnme nt wi t h t hat whi c h i s s een by t he i nner
mi nd. Onc e t he s er pent can be seen i n t he mi r r or as cl ear , col or f ul and
i nde pe nde nt l y ani mat e d - ei t her by t he eyes or t he i nner si ght - you
may l eave t he s er pent be , and ret i re t he si gi l of Sas t an i n t he
appr opr i at e manner , gi vi ng ver bal t hanks f or hi s as s i s t anc e i n
a wa k e ni ng your s e ns e s t hus f ar . The mi r r or s houl d be c over ed i n bl ack
c l ot h, pr ef er abl y si l k, and s houl d be put whe r e i t wi l l not be seen,
t ouc he d, or da ma g e d.
To pol i s h and ref i ne t he
s c r yi ng s e ns e s , t he s pi r i t Meps i t ahl
of f er s t he mos t ef f ect i ve as s i s t anc e.
Me ps i t ahl was f i rst di s c ove r e d and
r ecor ded by t he Magi c i an a nd aut hor
Kons t ant i nos i n hi s book Summoning
Spirits: the Art of Magical Evocation'.
Meps i t ahl appear s as a woma n who i s
bot h anc i ent and yout hf ul at once,
be i ng pos s e s s e d of r adi ant whi t e hai r
and por c el ai n ski n. She wear s f l owi ng
aqua r obes . Ar o und her head she
ThemgilofMepsitM w e a r s a g e m w h i c h c o v e r s h e f t h i r ( J
eye, pur por t e dl y s t r e ngt he ni ng t hat s i ght .
Me ps i t ahl ' s a ppe a r a nc e i t sel f i s t he cat al ys t whi c h wi l l draw-
out t he mos t r eni t ent ps yc hi c f ac ul t i es , uni t i ng t he vi s i on and t he voi ce
of t he appar i t i on wi t h t he eyes and t he ear s of t he Oper at or . Her hypnot i c
gaz e and f l awl es s s ki n i n c ons t ant gl ow l ul l s t he t e mpor a l , c aus at i ve
mi nd i nt o a t r anc e , whe r e by t he t r ue i nt el l i genc e may s ur f ac e and t he
real l e ar ni ng may be gi n.
Pr epar e t he Te mpl e and t he al t ar i n t he s ame ma nne r as t he
pr evi ous s c r yi ng exer c i s e, wi t h Meps i t ahl ' s si gi l i n ha nd. Have al so a
not ebook and a pen so t hat you may t ake wr i t t en not e of any t hi ng t hat
i s sai d, e x pe r i e nc e d, or l ear ned f rom her . Char ge t he si gi l i n t he usual
manne r . Whe n i t i s opened and f l as hi ng, speak sof t l y t owar ds i t ,
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" Meps i t ahl , I cal l you f ort h f r om y our Ne pt uni a n s pher e and ask t hat
you s how y our s e l f and t hat y ou t each me t he s ecr et s of Seer s hi p. I wi s h
t o see y ou, I wi s h t o hear y ou, I wi s h f or y ou t o c ome . "
Move y our eyes i mme di at e l y f r om t he si gi l t o t he mi r r or ,
pus hi ng your mi nd de e pe r i nt o r ec ept i vi t y, your si ght pe ne t r at i ng t he
gl as s and s eei ng not hi ng but t he i nner bl a c kne s s . Di r ect y our ment al
f ocus t owa r ds Me ps i t ahl , Rat her t han her i mage f or mi ng i ns i de y our
head, s ee i t f or m i ns i de of t he mi r r or . I f your phys i c al eyes c annot see
her s hape i n t he mi r r or , s i mpl y let y our mi nd and i nt ui t i on di s c er n
her f eat ur es and c ol or s as her es s enc e f i l l s t he mi r r or . Ei t her way, t he
vi s i on s houl d al ways or i gi nat e i n t he mi r r or and s houl d t hen be det ec t ed
by t he s ens es and i nt er pr et ed by t he mi nd. You are not c onj ur i ng i n
your i magi nat i on s ome f i gur e or s c ene, but are r ec ei vi ng t he
i mpr e s s i ons of a t hi ng t hat y ou c oul d never pr evi ous l y have known.
Whe n t he i mage of Meps i t ahl i s s een wi t h cl ar i t y i n t he mi r r or ,
ei t her by t he eyes or t he mi nd, you are t o gr eet her , we l c ome her t o
your Te mpl e , as s he has s ur el y t r avel ed t hr ough uns e e n wor l ds t o be
t her e. Si mpl y s t at e, " I we l c ome you t o t hi s Te mpl e and t hank you f or
c omi ng . " At t hi s , she may begi n t o s peak, c aus i ng you t o f ace one of t he
mos t di f f i cul t as pec t s of i nt er pl anar c ommuni c a t i on: s e e i ng t he vi s i on
and hear i ng t he voi c e at onc e. Unl i ke c o mmuni c a t i o n wi t h huma ns ,
ent i t i es f r om ot her r eal ms of exi s t enc e mus t us e s e par at e me c ha ni s ms
or ener gy c ur r e nt s t o be s een and t o be hear d. The s e di f f er ent ener gy
c ur r ent s are al s o r ec ei ved, i nt er pr et ed, and t r ans l at e d t o a us eabl e
f or mat by di f f er ent par t s of t he mi nd and t he br ai n. For t hes e r eas ons ,
at t he be g i nni ng of an as t r al c onv e r s at i on, t her e may s eem t o be a bi t
of l ag; Meps i t ahl ' s mout h wi l l move , an ener gy vi br at i on wi l l r egi s t er
as her voi ce, and s e c onds l at er , her wor ds wi l l t ake on a voc al r es onanc e
i n y our mi nd, f or mi ng an or at i on t hat y ou can unde r s t a nd. As y our
br ai n be c ome s c ondi t i one d t o t hi s f or m of i nt e r pr e t at i on, you may
e xpe r i e nc e t he r ever s e ef f ect : t he s pi r i t ' s voi c e wi l l be hear d gi vi ng y ou
i ns t r uc t i on or a ns we r i ng y our ques t i ons bef or e t he s pi r i t ' s mout h be gi ns
t o move . For t he t i me be i ng, s i mpl y l i st en t o what s he s ays , al l ow y our
mi nd t o t r ans l at e and del i ver t he me s s a ge , wr i t e i t down i n y our
not ebook, and r es pond t o her i f appl i c abl e. As t he c onve r s at i on
pr ogr es s es , and as y our abi l i t i es pr ogr e s s wi t h pr act i ce, y our s i ght and
y our he a r i ng wi l l nat ur al l y al i gn, and you wi l l fi nd c ommuni c a t i on
wi t h t hes e ent i t i es t o be f ar mor e ef f ect i ve t han c o mmuni c a t i ng wi t h
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y our nat i ve c ompa ni ons .
I t i s al so not unus ual f or t he vi s ual i mage of t he ent i t y or scene
i n t he mi r r or t o f ade f r om vi s i on, di s t or t , or di s appear ent i r el y. Be
as s ur ed t hat t he vi si on i s sti l l t her e. I t i s onl y y our mi nd t hat has
mov e d, be l i e vi ng i t sel f i nc apabl e of s eei ng such t hi ngs , f oc us i ng on one
i mage f or so l ong, or be i ng abl e t o see any t hi ng i n t he mi r r or at al l .
Your mi nd, t her ef or e, wi l l t empor ar i l y r emove i t sel f f r om t he vi s i on,
c aus i ng i t t o f ade, di s t or t , or di s appear . Si mpl y r el axi ng your mi nd
and y our eyes and r ef oc us i ng i nt o t he s c r yi ng mi r r or wi l l qui c kl y br i ng
t he i mage bac k, and you may pi ck up whe r e you l eft off.
I f af t er t he gr e e t i ng Meps i t ahl doe s not i mmedi at el y r es pond,
you s houl d as s ume t hat she i s wai t i ng f or you t o tel l her speci f i cal l y
why you have cal l ed her f or t h. I n your own wor ds , i n a t one and
t ongue of r es pect f or t hi s anci ent and power f ul be i ng, t el l her t hat you
have cal l ed her so t hat you may l earn how t o f ul l y acces s and ut i l i ze
your c l ai r voyant abi l i t i es , t hat i t i s your wi l l f or her t o hel p you f ur t her
awake n t hese abi l i t i es .
Wo r k i ng wi t h Meps i t ahl i n such a wa y i s an i nf or mal and
unor t hodox t ype of evoc at i on t o t he ast r al pl ane. Whi l e mos t moder n
ma gi c i a ns st r ess t hat no ent i t y, no mat t er how beni gn and benevol ent
t hey are by na t ur e , s houl d be e voke d t o any degr ee wi t hout t he
pr ot ec t i on of a Magi c k Ci r cl e of Pr ot ec t i on and t he Tr i angl e of
Mani f es t at i on, exper i enc e t ends t o di s agr ee, i n s ome i ns t anc es . Meps i t ahl
has be e n pr oven t o have not hi ng but pos i t i ve i nf l uenc e wi t h al l t hat
she c ome s i n c ont ac t , and s uch i nf l uence i s onl y he i ght e ne d and
e xpe r i e nc e d t o a gr eat er degr ee wi t hout an i mpe ne t r abl e i nvi s i bl e wal l
keepi ng her f r om her s t udent . I n t hes e s l i ght e v oc at i ons , her power
wi l l st r et ch f ort h f r om t he mi r r or and wi l l r each i nt o t he cor e of her
s t udent , t ouc hi ng hi s most del i cat e s ens es and br i ngi ng t he m t o l i f e.
Wor k wi t h Meps i t ahl dai l y, ope ni ng her si gi l and c al l i ng out
f or her ai de bef or e each s c r yi ng s es s i on, t aki ng caref ul not e of any advi ce
she mi ght gi ve, pe r f or mi ng any vi s ual i z at i ons she may s ugges t , and
al l owi ng t he power of her magni f i c ent Thi r d Eye t o e nv e l ope you wi t h
pur pos e and abi l i t y. Each day, you wi l l i nt er act wi t h her mor e and
mor e cl osel y, s eei ng her mor e vi vi dl y, hear i ng her voi c e mor e cl ear l y,
unt i l y ou are a s t ude nt s at i s f i ed by what you have l ear ned, and she i s
a me nt or sat i sf i ed wi t h what she has t aught .
I n l e ar ni ng t hes e Ne pt uni an ar t s , you must t r ust y our s ens es .
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Too of t en, t he s t udent wi l l f ai l s i mpl y by doubt i ng t hat whi c h i s
mani f es t ed, que s t i oni ng t hat whi c h he s ees , he ar s , and f eel s bef or e hi m.
Al t hough I was abl e t o see i n my i nner vi si on t he Powe r s , c ur r e nt s , and
ent i t i es wi t h whi c h I was wor ki ng mos t of my l i f e qui t e nat ur al l y, I
s t r uggl ed f or ye ar s wi t h ac hi e vi ng a s ucces s f ul and s at i s f yi ng ope n-
eyed mani f e s t at i on. I woul d set my bl ack mi r r or on my al t ar , r el ax
my vi s i on unt i l t he mi r r or f i l l ed wi t h mi s t , and t he mome nt t hat an
i mage gai ned cl ar i t y I woul d di s mi s s i t as a pr oj ect i on of my
i magi nat i on. Ne e dl e s s t o say, t hi s i ns ecur i t y b e c a me a l i abi l i t y i n t he
success of mos t of my ri t ual Ope r a t i ons .
Thi s l i abi l i t y was not c or r e c t e d unt i l I f i nal l y evoked Me ps i t ahl .
Af t er c ons e c r a t i ng her si gi l a nd per f or mi ng t he Ope r at i on of Evoc at i on,
her al l ur i ng f i gur e be gan t o t ake f or m i n t he mi r r or , her br i l l i ant hai r
swept be hi nd her i n t he ast r al wi nds . I addr e s s e d her and as ked t hat
she t each me t he art of s c r yi ng, and hel p me de v e l op my abi l i t y t o see
and hear t hos e t hi ngs t hat are be y ond my s e ns e s .
"You are al r eady on t he Pat h t hat you need t o be on, " she repl i ed.
Her f ace t he n f i l l ed t he ent i r e mi r r or , whi c h I had s een cl ear l y al t hough
I doubt ed t hat i t was ac t ual l y t her e, but i ns t ead a s s ume d t hat i t must
be what I i magi ned her t o l ook l i ke. As I l ooked on, t he i mage of her f ace
no l onger s e e me d t r appe d i ns i de of t he gl as s , but rose f rom t he shi ny
bl ack sur f ace i nt o t hr ee di me ns i ons . The whol e of her mani f es t at i on
was so s po nt a ne o us a nd cl ear t hat I c oul d no l onger deny t he r eal i t y of
t he vi s i on.
" You s ee, " s he c onc l ude d, " You don' t need t o see me as you
woul d see anot he r per s on, for your ot her s i ght i s muc h s t r onge r . "
Whe n your "Vision ha s been a wa ke ne d t o t he poi nt of cl ear l y
s eei ng i mage s i n t he mi r r or , he ar i ng t he voi ces and s ounds whi c h come
t hr ough, and c ar r yi ng on bas i c r eal - t i me c ommuni c a t i on t hr ough t he
s cr yi ng mi r r or , you can c ons i de r your s el f c a pa bl e of us i ng y our newl y
di s c over ed mos t anci ent gi f t i n mor e adv anc e d oc c ul t pr ac t i c es , such
as e voc at i on, ne c r omanc y , a nd exact di v i nat i on. The pos s i bi l i t i es of
l ear ni ng pr ac t i c e s such as r e mot e vi e wi ng, bi l oc a t i on, as t r al t r avel ,
and vi r t ual l y ever y secr et s ought by s t ude nt s of t he mys t er y s c hool s
are i nf i ni t el y c l os er once s c r yi ng has been mas t er ed i n a f unc t i onal
d e g r e e .
The r e i s yet anot he r l evel , howe v e r , t o whi c h t he Bl ack
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Magi ci an may ascend. Ther e i s al ways mor e t o be gai ned, mor e t o be
l ear ned, mor e t o become.
Set your usual , comf or t abl e chai r i n t he cent er of your Templ e.
Leave t he t abl e, t he mi r r or , t he al t ar and all of i t s devi ces al one i n t hei r
st or age pl aces. Shut as much l i ght out of t he r oom as possi bl e, i nvoki ng
as ut t er a bl ackness as you ar e abl e. St and facing t he sout h wal l , wi t hi n
ar m' s r each of i t s sur f ace. St r et ch out your hand and wi t h your i ndex
a nd mi ddl e f i nger s, dr aw a l arge ci rcl e i n t he cent er of t he wal l , its
di amet er s t r et chi ng t hr e e feet or mor e. Look at t he wall and see t he
ci rcl e t hat you have dr awn in your mi nd as a whi t e l i ne as if it were
made wi t h chal k.
Sit i n t he chai r , hol di ng t he whi t e ci rcl e i n your i magi nat i on
i n cont r as t t o t he dar knes s of t he Templ e. The ar ea wi t hi n t he ci rcl e i s
now your scr yi ng mi r r or . Gaze i nt o i t as you have gazed i nt o your
bl ack mi r r or many t i mes bef or e. When your vi si on begi ns t o come t o
life, t he whi t e mi st will form as before, al t hough i t will not sit on t he
surface of t he wal l , but will drift before you i n t hr ee di mensi ons. Because
of t he si ze of t he ci rcl e, al ong wi t h your Vi si on needi ng t o adapt t o t he
newnes s of t he si ght , t he mi st may form i n pat ches or sect i ons, cl ear i ng
i nt o a shi ni ng bl ackness j ust as t he next sect i on begi ns t o cl oud. Thi s i s
t he poi nt i n cl ai r voyant devel opment wher e l i mi t at i ons fade and all
t hi ngs become possi bl e.
The whol e of t he ci rcl e havi ng cl ouded over and cl ear ed, gaze
i nt o t he abyss, i nt o t he bl ack port al t hat has opened wi de wi t hi n your
Templ e, and rel ax your mi nd i nt o r ecept i vi t y. Sit and gaze unt i l t he
mons t er s of t he abyss t ake not i ce of you wat chi ng, unt i l t he abyss i t sel f
gazes back i nt o you. Often, i t will t ake days - for some, weeks or mont hs
- of si t t i ng, si l ent and r ecept i ve, wat chi ng and wai t i ng, bef or e you will
begi n t o see t he fi gures of Bei ngs formi ng i n t he bl acknes s bef or e you.
When t hey do appear , gr eet t hem and i nt r oduce yoursel f as a Mast er of
Dar knes s , a Wor ker of Evil, a Black God t hat is onl y now t aki ng hol d of
hi s domai n.
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DEMONI C EVOCATION
The ar t of r i t ual evocat i on r anks among t he most adept
pr act i ces of t he Mast er of Black Magi ck. It i s t hat secr et sci ence t hat
once l ear ned unl ocks door s t o l i mi t l ess pot ent i al and possi bi l i t y. Bei ng
t hus educat ed and exper i enced i n t he nat ur e, power , and pr es ence of
demoni c ent i t i es , t he s t udent of t he Dark Art s can bar el y f at hom hol di ng
i n hi s very ha nds t he i ns t r uct i ons and t he abi l i t y t hat will br i ng t hes e
wi cked bei ngs i nt o full mani f est at i on before hi m, t o serve hi m and t o be
ser ved, t o pave t he r oads of t he sul fur ki ngdom her e on ear t h.
Demons , as well as spi r i t s, angel s, el ement al s , pl anet ar y
i nt el l i gences, and godf or ms, exist i ndependent of t he subj ect ' s belief i n
t hem. Thi s met aphysi cal fact makes t he evocat i on of such bei ngs bot h
one of t he most pot ent occul t pr act i ces, and one of t he mos t danger ous .
Summoni ng t o mani f es t at i on t he demons of hi s des i r e t o go fort h i nt o
t he worl d and t o r avage i t as di r ect ed by t he Black Magi ci an dr aws a
fi rm l i ne bet ween bei ng a sol di er of Dar knes s , and bei ng Hel l ' s own
wa r l o r d .
Demons ar e i nt el l i gent , as has been mor e t han al l uded t o
pr evi ousl y, and t hey are mor e powerful t han t hey will ever al l ow a
huma n t o see. The Evocat or shoul d not for one mome nt bel i eve t hat
t hey ar e under hi s power, yet at t he same t i me shoul d never allow t he
t hought t o surface t hat he i s under t hei r s . Because t hey are bei ngs t hat
subsi st i nde pe nde nt of t he will of t he Sor cer er , de mons have "a will of
t hei r own. " Fr om t he mome nt t hey appear , ei t her i n t he mi r r or or i n
t he Templ e, t hey begi n t o sear ch t he angl es; t hey begi n t o find
weaknes s es i n t he Magi ci an, i n t he r i t ual s and i ncant at i ons , i n t he
envi r onment , and i n t he t ot al i t y of exi st ence. They scheme i n t hei r
i mmor t al mi nds as t o t he ma nne r i n whi ch t hey may mani pul at e not
onl y t he evocat i on and t he magi ci an, but t he bal ance of t he uni ver se
and t he scal es of Fat e.
The s upr e me key i n t he evocat i on of de mons i s t o scheme wi t h
t hem. They are not and never will be t he s er vant s of t he Black Magi ci an,
but t hey ar e t he ser vant s of Dar kness itself, and i n t hi s Dar kness i n
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whi ch t hey t hr i ve all t hi ngs ar e possi bl e. Di scuss wi t h t hem your desi r e
and t ake not e of t hei r suggest i ons. They see t he begi nni ng from t he
end, and have pl anned t he movement s of every pawn al ong t he way,
Wi t h t he de mons as al l i es, t he enemy King will al ways be det hr oned.
Near l y every gr i moi r e whi ch cont ai ns t he names , power s, and
sigils of demoni c ent i t i es also cont ai n met hods by whi ch t he de mons
may be coer ced or subj ugat ed i nt o obedi ence. Once t he Black Magi ci an
has wal ked wi t h demons i nt o t he hear t of Hell, t her e i s no doubt t hat
t he onl y form of subj ugat i on i n effect i s over t he mi nd of t he woul d- be
magi ci an, t he de mons coer ci ng hi m i nt o t he bel i ef t hat he has beat en
t hem down wi t h t he power of t he Al mi ght y and hi s bl ast i ng r od. These
s ubj ugat i ng i ncant at i ons bi nd onl y t he unde r s t a ndi ng of t he Sor cer er
and evoke t o full power onl y hi s dwi ndl i ng ego.
Demoni c evocat i on i s per f or med for, and assur edl y br i ngs about
one of t hr ee basi c r esul t s: exact changes i n t he physi cal real i t y of t he
Oper at or t hr ough t he demon' s as s er t i on of power and i nfl uence as i s i n
hi s par t i cul ar na t ur e and abi l i t y; t he t r ansf er or communi cat i on of
specific knowl edge or i nf or mat i on possessed by t he demon t o t he
Sor cer er ; and t he Ascent of t he Black Magi ci an, whi ch i s at t ai ned ei t her
di r ect l y t hr ough t he i ns t r uct i ons and i nf l uence of t he de mon s ummone d
or i ndi r ect l y t hr ough t he Wor ks of Dar knes s t hems el ves .
Havi ng power and cont r ol over one' s physi cal real i t y t hr ough
t he evocat i on of demons i s t he most obvi ous and, i ni t i al l y, t he most
desi r ed effect of t hi s t ype of Worki ng. Ther e is little t hat can be i magi ned
whi ch cannot be accompl i shed t hr ough t he di r ect as s i s t ance of t he
Sor cer er ' s demoni c al l i es. All of his l i mi t at i ons and i nabi l i t i es begi n t o
fade as he s t udi es t he gr i moi r es and l ear ns what t he de mons are capabl e
of achi evi ng. At t hi s j unc t ur e , he st i l l i magi nes a gr eat gulf bet ween
t he power t hat de mons possess and t hat whi ch he i s abl e t o embody - a
mal ady t hat will be cor r ect ed wi t h enough Magi ckal success.
The knowl edge t hat demons have gat her ed, t est ed, and have
assi mi l at ed i nt o t hei r very nat ur e al one makes t he m f or mi dabl e
enemi es and excel l ent comr ades . Ei t her way, i t i s i nar guabl e t hat
t hey are far from t he bumbl i ng crony i mps depi ct ed i n popul ar medi a
bot h t oday and cent ur i es ago. Whet her fri end or fi end, t he demon
s t ands as t he br eat hi ng br i dge bet ween t he known and t he unknowabl e.
As he s ear ches gr i moi r es for an appr opr i at e demon t o s ummon,
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t he Pr act i t i oner makes hast e i n ski ppi ng past t hose t hat t each t he l i beral
ar t s and sci ences, or expl ai n t he ma nne r by whi ch all t hi ngs have been
cr eat ed and ar e t hus s us t ai ned. These have no bear i ng on t he f or t hwi t h
achi eval of hi s goal s and t he sat i sf act i on of hi s des i r es . They are usel ess
t o hi m.
Per haps t hes e specific demons ar e usel ess at t hi s st age. When a
demon is possessed of a specific t al ent or abi l i t y, however , and such a
demon i s t he effective associ at e of t he Black Magi ci an, t he demon may
be i ncl i ned t o s har e t he secr et s and keys t o hi s mas t er y of t hese specific
power s, t r ans f er r i ng t he knowl edge t hat he has used i n per f ect i ng hi s
power, t hus t r ans f er r i ng t he power itself t o t he Sor cer er .
Thi s communi cat i on of godl i ke demoni c power s wal ks si de- by-
si de with what i s oft en t er med by Kabbal i st s as "The Great Wor k, "
which i s t he Ascent of t he mi cr ocosmi c huma n bei ng t o a s t at e of
aut onomous self godhood. Whi l e every act i on, by vi r t ue of i t s act i ve
st at e, l ends t o Ascent i n some obs cur e way, and whi l e t he Wor ks of
Dar kness ar e t he Wor ks of Ascent by vi r t ue of t hei r sel f - empower i ng
met hods and r es ul t s , t her e ar e Wor ks and t her e are demons t hat , by
t hei r own vi r t ue, faci l i t at e Ascent di rect l y. These demons ar e by far
t he most difficult t o evoke and t o hol d conver sat i on wi t h, as t hei r na t ur e
i s t o dest r oy by fire all t hat i s dr oss i n or der t o for t he god i nsi de t o
awaken. Once evoked, t hei r i nfl uence cannot be st i fl ed, t hei r assaul t
cannot be count er ed, and t hei r fami l i ars cannot be exor ci sed. These
ar e t he demons t hat mur der t he man i n or der for t he god t o r i se from
t he gr ave.
Before an evocat i on can be per f or med, t he Evocat or mus t have
a specific pur pos e for t he s ummoni ng, r at her t han a vague will t o power .
Once a goal has been est abl i shed, a sui t abl e demon must be chosen.
Whi l e demons exist i n number s dwarfi ng t he s uppos ed over popul at i on
of t he ear t h, and whi l e any of t hese may be s ummoned t o mani f es t at i on,
i t i s best t o begi n with t hose t hat have been evoked on numer ous occasi ons
by many di fferent Magi ci ans, and on whom t he most i nf or mat i on has
been col l ect ed. Al t hough all t hat i s real l y needed for demoni c evocat i on
i s t he name of t he demon, i t woul d be foolish a nd often count er pr oduct i ve
t o call fort h bei ngs who t he Sor cer er knows not hi ng of.
The moder n St udent of Black Magi ck i s f or t unat e i n t hat i t i s no
l onger necessar y t o t r avel by foot acr oss deser t and up mount ai n r anges
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t o t he Templ es or l i br ar i es wher e t he gr eat gr i moi r es ar e guar ded,
convi nce i t s keeper t hat he i s a wor t hy di sci pl e, t r ans l at e t he work
from a dead t ongue i nt o a l anguage t hat very few ar e l ucky t o have
l ear ned, and t o st udy t he t ext for year s under t he t ut el age of i t s keeper
i n or der t o use i t s power and s ummon t he demons t her ei n. Whi l e such
guar ded gr i moi r es do exi st t oday, t hose ar e usual l y r el eased onl y t o t he
member s of t he Or der of t he guar di ans , and t he I ni t i at e will access
t hem all i n due t i me.
Bei ng t he cor ner s t ones and t he i mmor t al i t y of t he Wor ks of
Dar knes s , most of t he anci ent t omes have been pr es er ved i n pr i nt ,
t r ans l at ed i nt o t he most commonl y used l anguages , and ar e now easi l y
come by. Most can be pur chas ed and del i ver ed wi t hout t he Black
Magi ci an ever havi ng t o l eave hi s home, i f he so choos es . Ot her mor e
r ar e t ext s, i n t hei r or i gi nal pr i nt ed edi t i ons, may be r at her cost l y and
difficult t o come by, al t hough a maj ori t y of t hese ar e t he gui l t y pl eas ur es
of book col l ect or s and can easily be done wi t hout .
Sear ch t he t ext of t he cl assi c and moder n gr i moi r es t hor oughl y,
r eadi ng and r er eadi ng t he at t r i but es of each demon, gazi ng at t hei r
si gi l s, and pr onounci ng t hei r names . Oft en, t hr ough t hi s met hod, one
par t i cul ar demon may come t o life on t he page, cal l i ng t o you, t empt i ng
you t o evoke hi m and no ot her . Yield t o t he t e mpt a t i on. Take down t he
demon' s name or hi ghl i ght i t i n t he gr i moi r e. If no such aut omat i c
sel ect i on occur s, si mpl y find t he de mon t hat i s best equi pped t o
accompl i sh your specific goal .
When you have found a demon wi t h whi ch you will work, you
ar e left wi t h t he t as k of pr epar i ng for t he r i t ual itself. The mos t difficult
par t of successful l y evoki ng an ast r al ent i t y i s i n t he communi cat i on
bet ween t he Black Magi ci an and t he demon. I n many f i r st - t i me
evocat i on a t t e mpt s , t hi s i s wher e t he Summoni ng fai l s. The i ni t i al
medi t at i ons gener at e and i mbue t he area wi t h enough ener gy for t he
feat, t he conj ur at i on i s r eci t ed, and t he demon ans wer s by pr es ent i ng
hi msel f before t he Sor cer er . Once he i s t her e, however, hi s pr esence
will ei t her go compl et el y unnot i ced by t he Evocat or , who does not know
what a de mon' s pr es ence feels l i ke nor possesses t he facul t i es t o look
beneat h t he l ayer s of i l l usi on t o see what i s t r ul y t her e; or t he Evocat or
does feel t he demon comi ng i nt o mani f es t at i on, but l acks t he knowl edge
or abi l i t y t o br i ng i t fully i nt o bei ng. The demon t hen l i nger s i n t he
near by ast r al pl ane wai t i ng, and event ual l y r e t ur ns t o t he pl ace of
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Dar kness from whence i t came.
The Dabbl er descr i bed above has one goal i n mi nd: t he
evocat i on of t he demon. Whi l e i t i s t r ue t hat t he demon needs t o be
evoked, such is onl y a means to an end. The first goal of evocat i on is to
hol d communi cat i on wi t h t he demon, such communi cat i on bei ng t he
means by whi ch i nf or mat i on can be gat her ed, desi r es be laid out ,
met hods be exact ed, and changes be made. The second goal shoul d be
t he final achi evement of t he will of t he Sor cer er , Wi t h bot h of t hese
r equi si t es fi rml y i n pl ace, every evocat i on i s guar ant eed t o be successful .
Wi t hout t hem, t he Dabbl er i s t r yi ng t o achi eve not hi ng, and he will
s u c c e e d .
Taki ng i nt o account your per sonal cl ai rvoyant abi l i t i es as you
have been abl e t o consci ousl y access t hem, deci de by what means or
t hr ough whi ch t ype of medi um communi cat i on wi t h t he demon shoul d
be hel d. If you have become t he I ni t i at e of t he Art of scr yi ng, havi ng
mast er ed t he all of t he exerci ses gi ven i n t he ei ght h chapt er of t hi s
book, you shoul d need no medi um what soever , but si mpl y shoul d be
abl e t o shut out t he l i ght s, open your Vi si on, and begi n t he evocat i on.
It i s r ar e, however , for t he Pr act i t i oner t o wai t pat i ent l y unt i l he has
perfect ed hi s Art before at t empt i ng evocat i on and di ver se ot her r i t ual s.
Such i s t he dr i vi ng spi ri t of t he Black Magi ci an: he want s i t all, and he
mus t have i t now. Rat her t han di ssuadi ng t hi s l i ne of t hi nki ng, i t i s t o
be encour aged. Pat i ence i s a vi r t ue i n hunt i ng and chess, but per si st ence
i s usual l y t he key t hat opens t he door .
If you ar e abl e t o scry wi t h any usabl e efficiency, t he demon
will need t o be evoked i n a ma nne r t hat will faci l i t at e t hi s t ype of
communi cat i on. In most di sci pl i nes, t he r i t ual s of evocat i on vary
sl i ght l y for t he s ummoni ng of a demon when scr yi ng t han when you
will be abl e t o i nt er act wi t h t he de mon di r ect l y. Unf or t unat el y, t he
demon mani f est s i n l esser power a nd sol i di t y when di fferent met hods
ar e used. The evocat i on itself does not need t o change when t he onl y
real al t er at i on i s how communi cat i on i s hel d. The demon can be
s ummoned i nt o full mani f est at i on on t he physi cal pl ane even i f t he
Sor cer er needs t he use of devi ces t o see, hear , and speak wi t h it. Thi s
will guar ant ee t hat t he full power and pr esence of t he demon i s focused
on t he Black Magi ci an and on hi s goal , will give no r oom for doubt as t o
whet her t he demon was act ual l y "her e, " and will pave t he way wi t h
each evocat i on t o t he fulfillment of t he Sor cer er ' s abi l i t i es.
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Speci al Templ e pr epar at i ons are needed for t he r i t ual of
evocat i on. It i s oft en a good idea t o dr aw, t r ace, or ot her wi se lay down
a physi cal r epr es ent at i on of t he Circle on t he gr ound, so t hat at all
t i mes you can see wi t hout doubt t he bounda r y bet ween your sel f and
t he Summone d. Thi s Circle i s not meant as a devi ce by whi ch t he
magi ci an may keep t he hor r i bl e fi ends wi t h whi ch he i s wor ki ng at
bay, but firmly est abl i shes for t he self and for t he de mon t hat one pl ace
i s set asi de for you, and t he ot her for it. Mor e i mpor t ant l y, t he Ci rcl e i s
made t o be t he met aphysi cal cent er of t he uni ver s e, t he axis of all
e x i s t e n c e .
To t he s out h of t he Ci rcl e, a t r i angl e shoul d be dr awn: t he
Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on. Thi s i s t he space t hat i s set asi de for t he
demon. Despi t e t he cl ai ms of Kabbal i st s, t he Tr i angl e does not cons t r ai n
t he ent i t y wi t hi n i t l i ke some ast r al pr i s on, but gi ves i t a def i ni t e ar ea
in whi ch it is to mat er i al i ze, A good numbe r of Evocat or s prefer to
cons t r uct a pe r ma ne nt Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on from pl ywood or
par t i cl e boar d. The Tr i angl e shoul d be equi l at er al , each edge bei ng at
l east t wo feet l ong. If a pe r ma ne nt Tr i angl e is des i r ed, it s houl d be
pai nt ed flat bl ack wi t h a red bor der al ong t he edges and a perfect ci rcl e
wi t hi n i t al so bor der ed i n red. Whi l e t r adi t i onal l y wor ds of power or
names of God wer e i nscr i bed al ong t he si des i n t he bl ack spaces bet ween
t he edges of t he Tr i angl e and t he i nner Ci rcl e, supposedl y f ur t her
cons t r ai ni ng t he evoked ent i t y, such wor ds of power ar e merel y a
mocker y of t he bei ngs t hat you ar e aski ng as s i s t ance of. If i t i s des i r ed,
t he phr as es , "Ex Rhombus i n Tr i angul ar um, " "Ex Regnum Spi r i t us i n
Mani f est us, " "Tuam es El i ci at , " may be wr i t t en, one on each edge of t he
Tr i angl e, i n red. "Fr om t he Circle t o t he Tr i angl e, from t he Real m of
Spi ri t s i nt o Mani f est at i on, you ar e l i censed. " The si mpl e decl ar at i on
est abl i shes t he funct i on of t he Tr i angl e, mor e for t he benefi t of t he
Evocat or t ha n t he evoked.
The Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on, ei t her made from wood or dr awn
on t he gr ound, shoul d be i n t he s out her n posi t i on, one of t he ver t i ces of
t he Tr i angl e poi nt i ng s out h away from t he Ci rcl e and t he Oper at or , I f
a pe r ma ne nt Tr i angl e was cons t r uct ed, wi t h t he above i ncant at i on
i nscr i bed, t he vert ex connect i ng t he l i nes "Ex Spi r i t us Regnum i n
Mani f est us, " and "Ex Rhombus i n Tr i angul ar um, " s houl d be poi nt ed
away from t he Ci rcl e, t he l i ne "Tuam Es El i ci at , " bei ng cl osest t o t he
Circle, and r unni ng par al l el t o i t s di amet er .
Most Her met i c occul t di sci pl i nes r equi r e t he col or of t he l i ght
i n t he Templ e t o coi nci de wi t h t he spher e or or i gi nal pr ovi nce of t he
evoked ent i t y, suggest i ng t hat i t i s al r eady difficult enough for t he
ent i t y t o t r avel from i t s home t o t he physi cal pl ane, and t o cons t r uct a
t empor ar y body by whi ch i t may make itself seen t o t he Oper at or ; t he
Magi ci an shoul d t her ef or e accommodat e t he evoked ent i t y by maki ng
t he Templ e appear l i ke unt o t he spi r i t ' s home . I n act ual i t y, t hi s
pr epar at i on i s mor e for t he subj ugat i on of t he Evocat or ' s mi nd t han for
faci l i t at i on of t he ent i t y' s mat er i al i zat i on. It al l ows t he Evocat or t o
const ant l y be awar e of t he t ype of ent i t y he i s cal l i ng, and why he i s
doi ng such. I t keeps hi m focused.
The nat ur al r esi dence of demons i s an abysmal r eal m of chaos.
Thei r col or i s t he absence of col or, t hei r l i ght i s t he abs ence of l i ght . It
cannot be r ecr eat ed by any l amp filter or t i nt ed bul b. They have t he
power t o bl acken suns and dest r oy ci vi l i zat i ons; mani f est i ng i nsi de t he
Tr i angl e i s a mi nor feat, and t he absence of light t hat t hey r equi r e
wi t hout ques t i on accompani es t hei r pr esence.
A t aper ed bl ack candl e shoul d be pl aced at each poi nt of t he
Tr i angl e. In mor e advanced f or ms of evocat i on, i nsi de t he ci rcl e whi ch
i s wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e may be pl aced a censor filled wi t h i ncense or
ot her mat er i al s . Occul t t heor y st at es t hat as ast r al ent i t i es have ast r al
bodi es, i n or der t o mani fest t hemsel ves t hey need dens e par t i cl es t hat
t hey can mani pul at e i nt o a vi si bl e body. Ther e i s some t r ut h and some
fallacy t o t hi s t heor y. Whi l e specific mi xt ur es, i ncenses, oi l s, and ot her
fluids may pr ovi de a cer t ai n hei ght ened ener gy t o t he r i t ual i n gener al
and t o t he ar ea of t he Tr i angl e i n par t i cul ar , t he demon i s not bui l di ng
a physi cal body in t he evocat i on in or der to appear . It is gat her i ng a
critical mass of ener gy i nt o a confi ned space, such ener gy bei ng its
mani f est ed body, whi ch t he Sor cer er , wi t h hi s senses at t uned t o t hat
pl ane, may behol d. The s ubs t ance wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e, i f any, onl y
serves t o s t r engt hen t he l i nk bet ween t he physi cal and t he s pi r i t ual .
For t hi s r eas on, bl ood i s al ways t he best s ubs t ance - spi r i t i n fluid form,
l i qui d power - an ar t t hat i s expl ai ned l at er i n t hi s t ext . For t he pur poses
of t hese i ni t i al exper i ment at i ons wi t h evocat i on, however , such a
cat al yst i s not necessar y, al t hough a si mpl e i ncense may be used t her e
i f desi r ed, ot her wi s e t he ci rcl e wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e shoul d r emai n empt y
unt i l t he demon occupi es it.
The al t ar shoul d hol d t he ri t ual dagger , chal i ce, and t he sigil of
t he demon t o be s ummone d. Two bl ack candl es may be used on t he
al t ar i f t he t hr ee s ur r oundi ng t he Tr i angl e do not pr ovi de enough l i ght
t o clearly see t he sigil and t o r ead t he conj ur at i on. If you are usi ng a
scr yi ng mi r r or , i t shoul d be pl aced i n t he cent er of t he al t ar , and care
shoul d be t aken t o keep t he candl el i ght a nd r i t ual i t ems from cast i ng a
gl ar i ng refl ect i on i n it. Thi s book may al so be on t he al t ar or near it,
opened t o t he pages cont ai ni ng t he f or mul a of evocat i on and t he
conj ur at i on of t he de mon. A not ebook and pen shoul d be near t he al t ar
as well, t o t ake wr i t t en not e of i mpor t ant poi nt s and t o j our nal t he
r i t ual once i t i s f i ni shed.
Al t hough i n some evocat i ons i t i s bet t er t o s t and, and i n ot her s
si t t i ng cr oss- l egged on t he gr ound i s pr ef er r ed, i n most Oper at i ons of
evocat i on si t t i ng i n a chai r facing t he al t ar and t he Tr i angl e wher ei n
t he demon will mani f est i s t he most comf or t abl e and effective posi t i on,
especi al l y when usi ng a scr yi ng devi ce such as a mi r r or .
FORMULA OF EVOCATI ON
t . Medi t at e and focus your mi nd upon t he Wor k t hat you are
about t o per f or m. Appr oach t he evocat i on wi t h awe and
r espect . Light t he candl es ar ound t he Tr i angl e. Before
dr awi ng a Circle ar ound t he al t ar and yoursel f, st and
i mmedi at el y out s i de of t he Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on, t he r i t ual
dagger i n your ri ght hand. Pl aci ng t he poi nt of t he dagger t o
t he ver t ex cl osest t he al t ar , vi sual i ze t he dagger and t he spot
t hat i t t ouches gl owi ng r ed. Tr ace t he ent i r e Tr i angl e, l eavi ng
a gl owi ng red i mpr i nt as its ast r al doubl e. It i s t hi s ener get i c
i mpr i nt t hat t he demon will see and will r ecogni ze as t he space
t hat has been set asi de for i t . St at e: "Tr i angl e of t he Art , by
t he Power s of Dar kness I seal you up as t he pl at f or m for t he
mani f est at i on of t he demon (name and title of demon}."
2 . Ret ur n t o your pl ace behi nd t he al t ar . Draw t he fiery bl ue
Ci rcl e a r ound yoursel f and t he al t ar , t he edge of i t meet i ng
t he cl osest poi nt of t he Tr i angl e before you. Often i n t he
Pr act i t i oner ' s first evocat i ons, before he has gr own mor e
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comf or t abl e i n t he pr esence of demons t han hi s own fri ends,
an i nevi t abl e anxi et y will cr eep up i nsi de hi m once t he Circle
and t he Tr i angl e ar e dr awn. He can feel t he power of hi s
Wor ki ng swayi ng i n t he air and can all but hear t he demon
r ust l i ng at t he gat es of real i t y. It is t her ef or e a good idea to sit
and cl ear yoursel f once mor e before pr oceedi ng, r egai ni ng
your compos ur e and focus bef or e cal l i ng t he demon i nt o
ma n i f e s t a t i o n .
3 . Tr ace t he sigil of t he demon to be evoked wi t h t he poi nt of t he
r i t ual dagger , vi sual i zi ng each l i ne gl owi ng dar kl y as i t i s
t ouched by t he bl ade. Pl ace t he pal ms of your ha nds on t he
al t ar t he sigil of t he demon bet ween t hem. Gaze i nt o i t unt i l i t
fl ashes and opens , si gnal i ng t hat t he demon i s awar e of you
and t he r i t ual you ar e per f or mi ng, and hi s at t ent i on and power
ar e focused i n your di r ect i on.
4 . Eyes l ocked wi t h t he fl ashi ng sigil, cl earl y and fi rml y reci t e
t he fol l owi ng conj ur at i on: "(Name of demon), I call you fort h
i nt o t hi s Tr i angl e, t o t ake form before me and t o speak i n a
voi ce whi ch I under s t and. (N.), by t he Power s of Dar kness, I
call you her e. (N.), come!" If it is made unmi s t akabl y cl ear in
t he gr i moi r e wher ei n t he demon' s name was found t hat i t i s
subj ect t o anot her demon, i t ' s Super i or Spi ri t , you may choose
to i ns er t such a l i ne as, "In t he name of, (Superior Spirit),
appear before me, " al t hough such demoni c name- dr oppi ng i s
never absol ut el y necessar y and may be ent er ed or omi t t ed at
t he Evocat or ' s wi sh.
5. When t he final wor ds of t he conj ur at i on are spoken, "(N.),
come! " move your eyes t o t he Tr i angl e. Even i f you ar e usi ng
a scr yi ng mi r r or t o communi cat e wi t h t he demon, i t will not
be mat er i al i zi ng i n t he mi r r or itself, but i nsi de of t he Tr i angl e.
The mi r r or i s only a wi ndow t hr ough whi ch you can see t he
demon, a r emot e devi ce t hat will allow you t o view t hat whi ch
has mat er i al i zed out si de of t he Ci rcl e. Usi ng t he same rel axed
gaze as wi t h t he char gi ng of t he sigil, look i nt o t he Tr i angl e.
You shoul d have felt a defi ni t e connect i on wi t h t he ener gy
s i gnat ur e of t he demon when its sigil was opened. Si l ent l y,
cal ml y sear ch your feel i ngs deeper , gai ni ng full awar enes s of
all t hat i s occur r i ng most subt l y wi t hi n you. Wi t h your mi nd
still connect ed t o t he demon' s specific ener gy s i gnat ur e and
your eyes st i l l focused wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e, call t he wor ds,
"(N.), come, " r epeat edl y. Wi t hout t oo many r epet i t i ons havi ng
t o be made, you will begi n t o feel t he pr es ence of t he demon
coal esci ng i n t he Templ e, s t r eami ng up from t he abyss i nt o
t he Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on.
If you ar e usi ng a scryi ng mi r r or , gaze i nt o i t as t he demon
mat er i al i zes i n t he Tr i angl e, ot her wi s e cont i nue t o al l ow your
gr eat er vi si on t o open unt i l you can view t he demon s t andi ng
before you. Most oft en, t hi s exper i ence i nduces an ut t er loss of
wor ds , a phe nome non for whi ch t he Sor cer er needs t o be
pr epar ed. It i s unus ual for t he demon t o speak fi rst , and even
if it does, not one por t i on of t he rni ni scul e power you have over
t hi s si t uat i on shoul d be j eopar di zed. Whet her t he demon speaks
or wai t s, gr eet hi m respect ful l y, yet i n t he s ame f i r mness wi t h
whi ch t he conj ur at i on was gi ven. "(NJ, I wel come you to my
Templ e, and I t hank you for comi ng. I am (your name)."
Whi l e a l arge body of moder n Magi ci ans de ma nd t hat t he
Evocat or ask t he evoked t o si gn its na me i n t he mi r r or or on a
pi ece of par chment , cl ai mi ng t hat i t i s i nfal l i bl e ast r al Law
t hat a spi r i t cannot sign any na me but its own, i t i s r ar e for
any but t he Summoned t o appear when t he si mpl e s t eps above
ar e adher ed t o. Al t hough you may ask t he demon t o gi ve i t s
s i gnat ur e i f you desi r e, i t i s well enough t o ask its na me . Most
oft en, if i ndeed a falsifier is pr es ent , it will over - exagger at e i t s
s uppos ed t i t l e and descr i pt i on, l yi ng poor l y l i ke men do. I n
such a mi nor i ns t ance, t he ent i t y shoul d be di smi ssed
i mmedi at el y and t he ent i r e pr ocess of t he Wor ki ng shoul d be
r es t ar t ed. Ot her wi se, cont i nue wi t h t he pr opos i t i on.
I t i s necessar y t o s t at e t o t he demon your speci fi c des i r es , as
conci sel y as possi bl e. No c omma nds ar e t o be made, but a
si mpl e pr oposal of what you desi r e. "(N.), I have Summoned
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you fort h so t hat I may..." If it is knowl edge you seek, ask t he
demon specific ques t i ons , havi ng pr epar ed t hem bef or ehand.
If i nst ead you desi r e a cer t ai n change to t ake effect in your
life, let t hat be known. Do not ski r t ar ound wor ds, s t ut t er , or
find yoursel f conf ounded wi t h bashf ul ness. The demon most
l i kel y al r eady knows your desi r e, and i s wai t i ng for you t o
spell it out .
9 . Once t he demon has offered t he i nf or mat i on whi ch you seek,
or you have come t o an agr eement on t he cour se of f ut ur e
event s, t hank t he demon agai n for comi ng, and respect ful l y
di smi ss i t . "(N.), I t hank you for comi ng and for s har i ng your
knowl edge and power with me, your br ot her and comr ade i n
Dar knes s . Ret ur n now t o your domai n and begi n t he Work
t hat l i es ahead. By t he Power s of Dar kness, you are di smi ssed. "
Per f or mi ng a bani s hi ng r i t ual fol l owi ng t he evocat i on i s
unnecessar y and count er pr oduct i ve, r i ddi ng t he Templ e of t he ener gy
and power by whi ch t he Wor ks of Dar kness r ei gn. Before cl osi ng t he
ri t ual ent i r el y, j our nal t he Oper at i on i n your not ebook, ci t i ng anyt hi ng
t hat i s of i mpor t ance or t hat s t ands out i n your mi nd. Thi s j our nal
ent r y i s t o be put away from si ght for at l east t hr ee days fol l owi ng t he
evocat i on, al l owi ng t he mi nd t o r et ur n t o its i ner t s t at e wi t hout
psychi cal l y i nt er f er i ng wi t h t he demon' s work. When you have f i ni shed
wri t i ng, st and and bl ow out t he candl es. Vi sual i ze t he bl ue Circle ar ound
you fadi ng, as well as t he red Tr i angl e before you. When all has r et ur ned
t o its pr evi ous s t at e, you may leave t he Templ e mor e a god t han bef or e.
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C H A P T E R T E N
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
Necr omancy has been one of t he most t aboo occul t pr act i ces i n
near l y all pl aces and at all t i mes i n huma n hi s t or y. It has exi st ed as an
unde r c ur r e nt t hr oughout t he worl d, its s ubt e r r a ne ous pr esence
i nfect i ng every cul t ur e of ant i qui t y. J us t as i t has al ways exi st ed, i t
has al ways r emai ned a scor ned pr act i ce. Rel i gi ons have feared t he ar t
of speaki ng wi t h t he spi r i t s of dead because of t he knowl edge t ha t i t
mi ght br i ng t he Necr omancer , because of t he unr est i t mi ght cause t he
ancest or t o rouse hi m from hi s peace, because of t he possi bi l i t y of demoni c
meddl i ng, or due t o t he si mpl e and i nnat e huma n fear of t he unknown
and t he i nevi t abl e.
A word of war ni ng i s al so gi ven t o t he aspi r i ng Necr omancer
from t he maj or i t y of r i t ual Magi ci ans: you become t hat whi ch you
s ur r ound yoursel f wi t h. One who aspi r es t o become mor e godl y and
Di vi ne s houl d evoke angel i c bei ngs and power s ; one who l us t s for power
and a ut onomous cont r ol over hi s worl d s houl d deal wi t h t he devi l s and
t he dar knes s t ha t br i ngs such cont r ol ; and onl y he who woul d l ust for
deat h and at r ophy of t he body, mi nd and Et er nal essence woul d hol d
company wi t h t he dead. Necr omancy i s an ar t t hat i s s hunne d by
s t ude nt s and Mas t er s of every al i gnment and al l i ance.
As t he bi bl i cal King Saul real i zed, even after hi s own capi t al
t r e a t me nt of wi t ches and s oot hs ayer s , a s i t uat i on may ar i se when only
t he dead will do. Most oft en, t he spi r i t s of t he dead ar e s ummone d and
cons t r ai ned t o pr ovi de i nf or mat i on t hat i s speci fi c t o t he knowl edge
possessed by t he spi r i t , or mor e accur at el y, t he knowl edge t hat was
possessed by t he i ndi vi dual before hi s or her t r ans l at i on beyond t he
flesh. Anci ent pr ophet s and l ear ned men ar e ri sen from t he gr ave t o
cont i nue t hei r t eachi ngs , advi se t hei r s t ude nt s , t o clarify poi nt s made
cent ur i es ago, or t o cont i nue t hei r pr opheci es from t he gr ave. I n t he
past cent ur y i t has become i ncr easi ngl y popul ar t o cont act a rel at i ve
t hat has pas s ed on i n or der t o find some sor t of cl osur e, or s omet i mes t o
seek a cl oseness wi t h a loved one t hat has di ed, such pr act i ces bei ng t he
sol e fi nanci al s uppor t for psychi c medi ums and pr of essi onal channel er s .
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C H A P T E R T E N S P I R I T S O F T H E D E A D
As t he t er m necr omancy i mpl i es, however , one of t he most
r emar kabl e abi l i t i es whi ch s eems t o be uni ver sal i n t he r eal m of t he
dead is a s t ar t l i ng knowl edge of t he i mmedi at e f ut ur e. It is t hi s
knowl edge t hat i s sought by t eens gat her ed ' r ound ouija boar ds , mi ddl e
aged women swi ngi ng pe ndul ums , and Black Magi ci ans cr owded t oget her
over a par t i cul ar gr ave. It is t hi s knowl edge of fut ure event s - event s
t hat , unl i ke t hose of t he pas t and pr es ent , can be changed or profi t ed
from - t hat pus hes t he t aboo on necr omancy even f ur t her . We shoul d
not know t he f ut ur e, yet we can. The dead shoul d be dead, yet t hey
know and t hey will tell all when t hey are asked,
THE NATURE OF THE DEAD
Per haps t he si ngl e gr eat est mi sconcept i on concer ni ng spi r i t s,
t he afterlife, and necr omancy i s t i ed t o er r oneous beliefs concer ni ng
what occur s when t he body di es. I t i s t hought t hat aft er deat h t he soul
of t he subj ect exper i ences one of t hr ee event s: t he soul i s j udged by God
or one of Hi s affi l i at es and i s sent t o what ever pe r ma ne nt afterlife t hat
i t has ear ned, whet her such i s heaven, hel l , Val hal l a, or t he next life on
t he Et er nal Wheel ; t he soul r emai ns on ear t h i n spi r i t form t o l ook aft er
rel at i ves and l oved ones; or, as i s t hought t o be t he most common
occur r ence wi t h t hose spi r i t s t hat are t o be s ummone d i n t he ri t es of
Necr omancy, t he soul of t he depar t ed will l eave t he obsol et e body whi ch
once hel d it, yet will ei t her not real i ze t hat it is no l onger al i ve or will
become l ost i n t he absol ut e confusi on of t he t r ans mi gr at i on from one
st at e t o t he ot her , and t he soul will wander t he ear t h ai ml essl y and
hope l e s s l y.
In t he necr omant i c r i t es, as well as s pont a ne ous mani f est at i ons
of t he dead t o t he l i vi ng, t he mani f est ed soul i s t hought t o be del i ver i ng
some ur gent and per sonal i zed message about life, aft erl i fe, God, or mor e
specific i ssues in t he quer ent ' s life; or, it has mani f est ed in a pl ea for
hel p and for freedom and r el ease, per haps by t he r esol ut i on of unset t l ed
mat t er s or by obt ai ni ng j ust i ce for wr ongs done t o t he per son i n hi s life.
In act ual i t y, t he afterlife i s so de pe nda nt on t he i ndi vi dual t hat
t her e are dozens of possi bl e final des t i nat i ons for each per s on, maki ng i t
i mpossi bl e for any but t he r el i gi ous t o st at e wi t h sur et y t hat , "When
you di e, you will..." Ther e ar e, however, s t a nda r ds and me a s ur e me nt s
t hat have been not i ced, s t udi ed, cat al ogued, and found t o be consi st ent
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t hr oughout i nt er act i ons bet ween t he l i vi ng and t he dead. These quas i -
sci ent i fi c f i ndi ngs, coupl ed wi t h genui ne exper i ence i n t he occul t and
its Hi gher Myst er i es offer t r emendous i nsi ght i nt o t he act ual i t y of t he
effects and phe nome na associ at ed wi t h Necr omancy.
It has become gener al l y accept ed i n our Wes t er n wor l d of absol ut e
dual i t y t hat j us t as t her e i s good and evi l , ri ght and wr ong, mal e and
femal e, t he r e i s al so body and soul : t wo hal ves of t he self t hat , al t hough
t hey ar e i n oppos i t i on, work t oget her t o make up t he whol e. Such a
belief i s l i mi t ed t o a J udeo- Chr i s t i an par adi gm, near l y every ot her
rel i gi on and belief syst em r ecogni zi ng t hat t her e ar e fi ner, mor e subt l e
bodi es whi ch l i nk spi r i t t o flesh, t he t r ue Soul of man bei ng unt ouchabl e,
and such bei ng t hat whi ch i s r el eased i nt o its uni que aft erl i fe once t he
body has ceased t o s us t ai n life.
I n or der t o compr ehend t he pr i nci pl e of mul t i pl e spi r i t ual bodi es,
i t i s necessar y t o br eak away from t he memor i zed j ar gon t hat has been
t r adi t i onal l y used t o descr i be such, and i ns t ead redefi ne all t er ms i n a
ma nne r t hat i s mor e refl ect i ve of t he Et er nal exi st ence of t he Black
Magi ci an. Thi s t hi ng t hat has been cal l ed t he soul or t he spi r i t t hat i s at
t he core of huma n bei ngs can be seen not as an i nt angi bl e, t r a ns pa r e nt
t hi ng t hat i s compl et el y s epar at e from t he per s on, but r at her as a real
bei ng t hat exi st s her e and now whose gl ory and r adi ance i s so gr eat
t hat i t cannot be under s t ood by t he use of t he nor mal s ens es . The
Hi ndus refer t o t hi s Being as t he At ma Sar up, or often as Super s oul .
Moder n Her met i ci st s ext er nal i ze t he God wi t hi n as its first mani f est at i on
as t he Holy Guar di an Angel . The s ame i dea was put i nt o a sci ence
fiction f or mat by L. Ron Hubbar d, t eachi ng t hat what i s nor mal l y cal l ed
a soul is in act ual i t y a godl i ke ent i t y cal l ed a Thet an, whi ch is capabl e
of exer t i ng i t s unl i mi t ed power over space, t i me, cr eat i on, and
des t r uct i on. Thr ough t he di sci pl i nes of t he var i ous r el i gi ons and
met aphysi cal syst ems, t he I ni t i at e will come t o a cons ci ous r eal i s at i on
of hi s Tr ue I dent i t y, and will t hus consci ousl y become a God among
b i p e d s .
These ar e not new i deas. In fact, t hey ar e t he ol dest i deas of t he
most anci ent r el i gi ons. The Godself, bei ng a s upr eme ent i t y i n a react i ve
uni ver s e, l eaves its i mpr es s i on like f oot pr i nt s wher ever i t t r avel s. In
t hi s manner , t he physi cal body, t hat whi ch most huma ns call t hei r
"sel ves" i s one such i mpr es s i on. It i s t he Godsel f l eavi ng a physi cal
i mpr es s i on on t he physi cal uni ver se. Si mi l ar i mpr es s i ons ar e made on
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mor e s ubt l e l evel s , l i ke r i ppl es t hat f ade t he f ar t her t hey get f r om t he
poi nt of i mpac t . Al t hough t he i mpr es s i on made by t he pebbl e upon t he
wat er (t he r i ppl es ) wi l l reach t he ot her si de of t he l ake, by t hat t i me
t hey wi l l not be vi s i bl e t o t he eye. And so we are Gods maki ng r i ppl es i n
the oc ean of exi s t enc e.
Jus t as t he pr es enc e of t he Gods el f l eaves i ts i mpr e s s i on upon t he
phys i cal pl ane i n t he f or m of a body, ot her such i mpr e s s i ons are made
at mor e s ubt l e l evel s . Even af t er t he Gods el f has depar t ed f r om t hi s
uni ver s e, a s kel et on r emai ns and gr as s gr ows wher e hi s body was
i nt er r ed; t he ot her i mpr e s s i ons he has made, t hos e t hat are us ual l y
unnot i c e d, al so r e mai n. And j us t as t he s kel et on may be e x hume d once
t he Gods el f has l eft i t f or ever , t he i nvi s i bl e i mpr e s s i ons may al so be
br ought up i nt o vi s i bl e l i ght , t o bear wi t ne s s of t he pr es enc e of t he
j ug g e r na ut t hat onc e was t her e.
Whi l e t he di s i nt e r me nt of t he physi cal r emai ns i s cal l ed gr ave
r obber y, t he e x huma t i on of t he spi ri t ual r emai ns i s cal l ed Ne c r omanc y.
Of t he t wo, gr ave r obber y i s of t en bet t er t ol e r at e d. Al t hough t he core
ent i t y whi c h ma de up t he per s on N. no l onger exi st s i n a r ec ogni z abl e
f or m, t he i mpr e s s i ons t hat he made upon t hi s uni ver s e may be not i ced
and i nt er ac t ed wi t h. Whe n t he phys i cal body i s bor n, i t i ni t i at es a
mec hani c al pr ogr am t hat wi l l caus e i t t o gr ow, de v e l op, s t r e ngt he n,
r epr oduc e, gr adual l y we a ke n and event ual l y di e. The physi cal
i mpr es s i on of t he Gods el f i s t he onl y one wi t h such a pr ogr am, t he f i ner
bodi es t hat once made up the whol e per s on r e mai ni ng i n t hei r pl aces
for t he dur at i on of t hei r habi t at i ons .
Jus t as t he i mpr es s i on of the huma n body was i n l i f e a r ecei ver ,
c onveyor , and s t or age of i nf or mat i on and knowl e dge , t he subt l er
r emai ns hol d t he s ame knowl e dge , i n even mor e dept h t han was r eal i zed
i n l i fe - and t hos e s ubt l er r emai ns do not di e and decay, but dri f t i n
t hei r pl aces so l ong as t hei r pl aces exi st .
Whe n t he " s pi r i t " of a dead i s s ummone d t o vi si bl e and audi bl e
mani f es t at i on, t hat ast ral i mpr es s i on i s t her ef or e not t he et er nal part
of t he pe r s on t hat s houl d have pas s ed on t o an af t erl i f e, but i s i ns t ead a
s hadow of t hat et er nal bei ng, a r i ppl e t hat was caus ed by t he pr es enc e
of a God.
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I n i nt er act i ng wi t h t he dead, ei t her wi l l ed by me a ns of r i t ual or
by s pont a ne ous mani f es t at i on, var i ous me t hods have been a nd st i l l ar e
sur f aci ng by whi ch t hese i nt el l i gent r i ppl es i n r eal i t y c ommuni c a t e
t hei r mes s ages . Some of t hese are as si mpl e as a feeling t hat a loved one
who has r ecent l y passed away i s i n t he r oom, wher eas ot her s may
i ncl ude obj ect s movi ng wi t hout appar ent s t i mul i and full-on pos s es s i on
of an i ndi vi dual by t he deceased, i nher i t i ng ver bal a nd s omet i mes
physi cal ma nne r i s ms shown by t he deceased i n life.
Some of t he mor e wel l - known forms of aft erl i fe communi cat i on
ar e gi ven bel ow wi t h bri ef des cr i pt i ons . Whi l e a few of t hes e may seem
t o be not hi ng mor e t han t he mi nd cr eat i ng an i l l usi on for itself t o bel i eve,
ot her s have been and will cont i nue t o be pr oven as effective t ool s for t he
Ne c r o ma n c e r .
l . Per haps t he most popul ar r ecent t r end i n aft erl i fe
communi cat i on i s t hat of El ect r oni c Voi ce Phe nome non or
I ns t r ume nt a l Tr ans Com m u n icat i on. El ect r oni c Voi ce
Phe nome non (EVP) ut i l i zes t ape r ecor di ngs of st at i c s ound t o
" capt ur e" t he voi ces of t he dead i n t he backgr ound of t hi s whi t e
noi se. The spect r al voi ces, whi ch ar e usual l y l i mi t ed to a few-
wor ds , ar e hear d onl y i n t he pl ayback of t he r ecor di ng r at her
t ha n i mmedi at el y, maki ng a t wo- way conver s at i on mor e t han
a l i t t l e s t r ai ned. Once a s egment of feedback, whi ch may
i ni t i al l y s ound l i ke a bl i p of st at i c noi se, i s de t e r mi ne d t o i n
fact be a voi ce from t he ot her si de a t t e mpt i ng t o c ommuni c a t e
t hr ough t he machi ne, t hat s egment can be upl oaded i nt o a
c omput e r pr ogr am wher e i t may be e nha nc e d a nd cl ari fi ed
unt i l t her e is no doubt t hat it is a di st i nct voi ce pr es ent i ng a
speci fi c message, whi ch i s consi der ed t o be mor e al ong t he l i nes
of I ns t r ume nt a l Tr a ns Communi c a t i on. Wi t hout such hi gh-
t ech comput er sof t war e a nd har dwar e, however , t he woul d-
be Necr omancer is left with s omet hi ng t hat s ounds a lot like a
bl i p of s t at i c noi se. The dr awbacks of usi ng t hi s form of
c ommuni c a t i ng wi t h t he s pi r i t s of t he dead i n a pr act i cal
Necr omant i c set t i ng ar e obvi ous. Whi l e l i st eni ng t o t he whi t e
noi se pr oduced by any t ype of s t at i c wavel engt h gener at or
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can give ri se t o aut omat i c ci ai r audi ent epi sodes, much like
scr yi ng i nt o a bl ank bl ack mi r r or , and t he t echnol ogi cal l y
savvy occul t i nvest i gat or may have t he secr et s of t he uni ver se
r eveal ed by t he voi ces of t he dead, t he real val ue of EVP and
ITC may well be l ost t o t he Black Magi ci an t hat i s st ar vi ng for
s er i ous and i mmedi at e r esul t s.
Movi ng from t he moder n wor l d of t echnol ogi cal Sorcery and
i nt o t he ear l i est days of Necr omancy, we find fi gures such as
t he Sumer i an Sha' et emmu, t he Pyt hi a at Or acl e of Del phi ,
a nd t he not or i ous Madame Bl avat sky, who pr act i ced and i n
t hei r way embodi ed t he most wi despr ead form of
communi cat i on wi t h t he dead: channel i ng, ot her wi se cal l ed
me di ums hi p. Thr ough t he i nduct i on of t r ance st at es and
a t t une me nt wi t h t he energy of t he bei ng t o be channel ed, t he
me di um i nvokes some or all of t he i nt el l i gence, power , and
i ndi vi dual char act er i st i cs of t he ent i t y, pushi ng her identity-
asi de and becomi ng t he mout hpi ece for t he spi r i t . The
exper i enced psychi c medi um i s usual l y capabl e of cont r ol l i ng
t he i nt ensi t y, dept h, and dur at i on of t he uni on wi t h t he spi r i t
of t he dead, maki ng a di st i nct , yet di s t ant ment al cont act ,
t aki ng on a por t i on of t he per sonal i t y of t he dead, or s omet i mes
al l owi ng t he spi r i t t o ent er her body compl et el y, t o an ext ent
t hat mos t woul d call possessi on. Al t hough t he t echni que of
channel i ng, once mas t er ed, can open door ways wi t hi n t he
Sor cer er and i s necessar y for Wor ki ngs such as As s umpt i on of
For ms and demoni c sel f - possessi on, i n t he r i t es of Necr omancy,
channel i ng gives t he Necr omancer l i t t l e cont r ol over t he
communi cat i on itself, and r obs hi m of t he obj ect i ve vant age
of t he t hi r d per s on. One of t he onl y i ns t ances i n whi ch
channel i ng may possi bl y be of use i n speaki ng wi t h t he dead i s
i f an exper i enced medi um were t o channel t he spi r i t , and
t hr ough t hat medi um t he Sor cer er coul d hol d conver s at i on
wi t h as l i t t l e r es t r ai nt as he woul d wi t h a not he r per s on.
Fi ndi ng a genui ne adept channel er , however , i s no easy t ask,
and due t o t he oft occur r i ng pr obl em of conveyi ng t hought s
and emot i ons i n any usabl e synt ax, a good deal of confusi on
a nd f r ust r at i on will mar k t he first dozen or so r i t ual s , unt i l
t he Necr omancer and t he medi um l ear n t o r ush a nd roll i n
sync wi t h one anot her , or t r y unt i l you l eave a not he r
Necr omancer t o s ummon fort h your s ubt l e r emai ns t o cont i nue
your work.
Aut omat i c wr i t i ng i s a met hod of aft erl i fe c ommuni c a t i on t hat
gai ned gr ound i n t he l at e 1 800s a nd r emai ned an act i ve par t
of folk Magi ck and t r adi t i on at l east a few decades i nt o t he
1 900s . Today, a ut oma t i c wr i t i ng has become a game pl ayed
at s l umber par t i es , used as a s er i ous t echni que t o cont act t he
ot her si de by ol der wi t ches who have used not hi ng but for
t hei r magi cal car eer s , eccent r i c cl ai r voyant pos eur s , a nd
occasi onal l y by t hos e Pr act i t i oner s of t he Art who have yet t o
di scover mor e effective and r el i abl e me a ns of aft erl i fe
c ommuni c a t i on. Aut omat i c wr i t i ng i s exact l y t hat -
a ut oma t i c . I t r equi r es no di sci pl i ne, t r ai ni ng, or occul t abi l i t y.
The Dabbl er si mpl y hol ds a pen i n hand, t he t i p of i t r est i ng
agai nst a pi ece of paper on a har d and s t abl e sur f ace. The
s pi r i t s may be cal l ed out t o, al t hough i t r ar el y makes a
di fference i f t hey a r e . The mi nd i s t hen di s t r act ed from t he
pen compl et el y t hr ough a t el evi si on show, a book, a movi e,
bel l y dancer s swi ngi ng fl ami ng s wor ds , or what ever i t mi ght
t ake t o di ver t t he Oper at or ' s a t t e nt i on from t he very r eas on
t hat he i s seeki ng t hi s e nt e r t a i nme nt i n t he first pl ace.
Somet i mes fal l i ng t o sl eep i n a r ecl i ner wi t h pen i n hand and
not epad i n l ap i s cl ai med t o pr oduce s pect acul ar a ut oma t i c
wr i t i ng s ampl es . Once t he consci ous mi nd i s focused el sewher e,
t he hand will s t ar t t o move of i t s own accor d, at first cr eat i ng
squi ggl es on t he paper , whi ch may r emai n squi ggl es t o be
deci pher ed, or will form act ual wor ds , s ent ences , and
s omet i mes pa r a gr a phs . The met hod behi nd a ut oma t i c wr i t i ng
i s t he s ame force t hat moves t he pl anchet t e acr oss t he
wi t chboar d, swi ngs t he pe ndul um cl ockwi se or count er , and
dr aws t he dowsi ng r ods t oget her . The s ubcons ci ous mi nd
exer t i ng cont r ol over t he physi cal body wi t hout t he consci ous
awar enes s of t he i ndi vi dual i s cal l ed t he i deomot or effect. In
occul t t heor y, t he s ubcons ci ous mi nd i s a fi l t er for all of t he
t hought s buzzi ng i n t he col l ect i ve uncons ci ous , whi ch, si nce
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it is s har ed by all peopl e t hr oughout t i me and space, is in a
way omni s ci ent . Supposedl y, t appi ng i nt o t hi s uni ver sal
mi nd t hr ough t he above ment i oned gadget s will al l ow t he
i ndi vi dual t o consci ousl y access specific i nf or mat i on t hat i s
t r ue and al ways r el evant . The gr eat fallacy i n t he bel i ef t hat
t he i deomot or effect as a tool of omni sci ence is t he fact t hat t he
br ai n i t sel f i s t he rel ay bet ween t he uni ver sal mi nd and
mi cr ocosmi c consci ous awar enes s . Oft en, j us t as wi t h oui j a
boar ds , t he Dabbl er i s i n some por t i on consci ous of t he
movement of t he pen, and mani pul at es t hose movement s t o
meet what he woul d like t o hear from t he "spi r i t s, " or
s omet i mes pr oj ect s ont o t he paper t hat whi ch he fears he will
be t ol d. At t he very l east , he will find t hat t ur ni ng off t he
mi nd i s not as si mpl e as t ur ni ng on t he t el evi si on, and cannot
keep hi s at t ent i on from t he pen squeezed i n hi s hand or t he
paper t hat keeps r ust l i ng on hi s l ap. The few t hat have been
abl e t o use aut omat i c wr i t i ng or ot her f or ms of i deomot or
communi cat i on effectively and consi st ent l y swear by t hat
Art , and al t hough i n t he worst case s ome i mpor t a nt messages
may be scr i bbl ed on t he paper ( some of whi ch may even
or i gi nat e wi t h t he dead, t r ansf er r ed t o t he paper via t he
s ubcons ci ous mi nd) , such communi cat i on i s vague, open t o
far t oo much specul at i on and i nt er pr et at i on, and i s onl y a
flake of ice r est i ng on t he very t i p of t he i ceber g.
Reflexology i s a t echni que t hat has gai ned mome nt um t he l ast
few decades , consi der ed by i t s a dhe r e nt s t o be an absol ut el y
i nfal l i bl e, "sci ent i fi cal l y pr oven" met hod of di vi nat i on. In
t he first exper i ment s wi t h reflexology, al so known as "muscl e
t es t i ng, " t he quer ent hol ds hi s ar m out t o his si de, par al l el t o
t he deck. An assi st ant asks a pr edet er mi ned ques t i on, such as,
"Are t her e any spi ri t s i n t hi s r oom?" The ques t i ons asked al ways
demand an affi rmat i ve or negat i ve repl y, a nd t he repl y given
by t he quer ent i s al ways i n t he af f i r mat i ve. At t he s t at ement
of t he affi rmat i ve answer , t he as s i s t ant pus hes down on t he
quer ent ' s ar m, t he amount of force used supposedl y bei ng
cons i s t ent t hr oughout t he i nt er r ogat i on. I f t he answer was,
i ndeed, "Yes, " t he que r e nt ' s ar m will not move, or i f i t does,
t he movement will be sl i ght , yet t he s t r engt h of t he muscl es
will hol d t hei r pl ace. If t he affi rmat i ve ans wer was not i n
act ual i t y refl ect i ve of t he uns een t r ut h, t he muscl es will give
way and t he ar m will easi l y be pus hed down. The t heor y and
expl anat i on given by muscl e t est i ng exper t s and devot ees i s
t hat , once agai n, t he subconsci ous mi nd i s l i nked wi t h t he
Uni ver sal Mi nd, and t her ef or e knows al l , and t he whol e of t he
self i s weakened by t el l i ng a lie. Ther ef or e, t he muscl es cannot
s us t ai n a fal sehood, and t he s t r engt h of t he ar m col l apses.
Al t hough t he quer ent may, on some consci ous l evel , exert mor e
s t r engt h for s ome quest i ons t han ot her s , j us t as t he assi st ant
may do so when aski ng cer t ai n ques t i ons , or may "fool" t he
t echni que i n t he same way t hat t he adept cr i mi nal may easi l y
fool a pol ygr aph t est , t he pr act i ce i s used mor e and mor e by
moder n sel f - pr ocl ai med met aphys i ci ans and spi r i t ual
t her api s t s , such unwi t t i ng char l at ans cl ai mi ng t o have t he
ans wer s t o Et er ni t y l i t eral l y at t hei r f i nger t i ps.
Di rect communi cat i on wi t h t he dead i s t he onl y met hod t hat
t he Necr omancer can t r us t fully. When hi s own eyes see t hei r
faces, hi s own ear s hear t hei r wor ds, and often hi s own ski n
feels t hei r icy t ouch, he cannot deny t hat he has spoken wi t h
t he dead. Once t he gr eat er vi si on of t he Black Magi ci an i s
awakened, he may speak wi t h t he dead t hr ough a mi r r or , or
he may commune wi t h t hem as t hey s t and before hi m. Such
an i nt er act i on t akes far mor e di sci pl i ne t o achi eve t ha n si t t i ng
and wai t i ng for a voi ce to appear in r ecor ded st at i c or for a pen
t o scr i bbl e out dead wor ds, and i t put s t he spi r i t s far cl oser
t han most ar e comf or t abl e wi t h. Thr ough t hi s met hod,
however , t he dead will ri se from t hei r graves and will s t and
before t he Sorcerer t o answer his quest i ons and t o do hi s bi ddi ng.
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Summoni ng t he dead t o vi si bl e appear ance, whet her such a
mani f est at i on t akes pl ace i n a mi r r or or scryi ng devi ce, or wi t hi n t he
Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on itself, di ffers onl y sl i ght l y from Demoni c
Evocat i on. Si nce de mons have exi st ed i n a form t hat has endur ed from
t hei r absence of a begi nni ng and will cont i nue t o exi st as such unt i l
t hei r abs ence of an end, it is rel at i vel y easy to make a s t r ong connect i on
wi t h one par t i cul ar demon t hr ough hi s name or si gi l . The dead have
no such aut omat i c connect i ons , no si gi l s or wor ds of power t hat will
s ummon t hem, and onl y t hem, t o t he Templ e. Also unl i ke de mons , t he
shadows of t he dead ar e usual l y not act i vel y wat chi ng t he human race,
wai t i ng t o be cal l ed by t hose t hat possess t he mot i ve and t he means .
The dead exist as a refl ect i on t hat does not move from t he wat er ' s surface
once t he l i vi ng walk away. Thei r s pont aneous i nt er act i on wi t h t hose
t hat r emai n i n life ar e for t he most par t coi nci dent al ; t he fact t hat t hey
are seen by t hos e t hat l ove t hem i s due t o t he love hel d by t he l i vi ng,
al l owi ng t hem t o see t hat whi ch t hey mi ss so much, r at her t han t he
not i on t hat t he dead have gr eat concer n for what t he l i vi ng ar e doi ng.
The necessar y connect i on t o t he deceased i s much easi er t o
est abl i sh when t he Necr omancer had a per sonal r el at i ons hi p wi t h hi m
or her i n life. In such a case, t he Pr act i t i oner needs t o gat her i t ems
owned and bel oved by t he deceased: a favori t e pi ece of j ewel r y, a pi ct ur e
of her t hat was hung i n her home, anyt hi ng t hat was per sonal t o her
t hat can be used as a cat al yst for t he memor i es of t he dead. These
i t ems, oft en cal l ed ri vet s or fet i sh i t ems , cr eat e and sust ai n t he l i nk
bet ween t he Necr omancer and t he spi r i t of t he dead.
I n t he i ns t ance t hat t he Black Magi ci an ha s never met or known
t he deceased i n life, and has access t o no i t ems once bel ongi ng t o t he
deceased, a bi t mor e homewor k and per sonal i nvol vement i s needed i n
cr eat i ng a l i nk wi t h t he subt l e i mpr es s i ons made by t he per s on i n life.
Li br ar i es, geneal ogy r esear ch cent er s , i nt er net fami l y hi st or y si t es,
and news paper obi t uar i es ar e pl aces t hat t he sear ch can begi n. As
much per s onal i nf or mat i on about t he dead s houl d be col l ect ed as
possi bl e, as well as any phot ogr aphs t hat can be phot ocopi ed or pr i nt ed
from a comput er . A t r i p t o t he cemet er y wher e t he body of t he deceased
i s i nt er r ed may al so be i n or der . Whi l e many Necr omancer s prefer t o
perform t hei r r i t ual s over t he gr aves t hems el ves , whi ch you may do i f
i t hei ght ens your connect i on t o t he dead, i t woul d be suffi ci ent t o make
a heads t one r ubbi ng by l ayi ng a piece of t hi n paper over t he heads t one
and r ubbi ng i t wi t h powder ed gr aphi t e, bl ack chal k, or char coal , whi ch
can be br ought back t o t he Templ e.
The cr i mi nal l y i ncl i ned, and per haps cr i mi nal l y i ns ane
Necr omancer may be possessed t o unear t h t he r emai ns of t he deceased,
usi ng t he skul l , t he r i ght or left hand, a sect i on of spi ne, t he whol e
skel et on, or si mpl e per s onal effects wi t h whi ch t he cor pse was bur i ed
for use i n hi s necr omant i c r i t ual . Whi l e i t i s beyond di s put e t hat
possessi ng t hes e physi cal r emai ns will est abl i sh a gr eat er connect i on
wi t h t he uns een r emai ns of t he deceased, t he wor k i nvol ved and t he
ri sk t aken i n doi ng so most often i s not wor t h t he r ewar d. It i s cl ai med
by t r adi t i onal Necr omancer s t hat i f one of t he hands , t he skul l , or a
sect i on of spi ne ( t he upper mos t t hi r d of t he spi ne) i s possessed by t he
Sor cer er , t he spi r i t of t he dead must obey his c omma nds and will be
bound t o ser ve t he Black Magi ci an i ndefi ni t el y so l ong as t he above
ment i oned i t ems ar e i n his possessi on. Havi ng di sci pl i ned onesel f i n
t he Dark Ar t s and bei ng filled wi t h t he Power s of Dar knes s , t he rei gn of
t he Black Magi ci an will never be i n cont est , such fet i sh i t ems bei ng
si mpl e t r i nket s t hat coul d easi l y be done wi t hout , so l ong as a l i nk can
be made wi t h t he speci fi c spi r i t t hat he wi shes t o s ummon, and a
connect i on can be made t o t he l and of t he dead.
RAISING THE DEAD
The Templ e shoul d be pr epar ed wi t h t he Tr i angl e and t he al t ar .
Upon t he al t ar t he chal i ce shoul d be set t o t he left, and shoul d be filled
halfway wi t h aged wi ne, war med t o r oom t e mpe r a t ur e . The r i t ual
dagger i s t o be set on t he ri ght edge of t he al t ar , i t s t i p poi nt i ng t o t he
s out h, t owar ds t he Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on. A bl ack candl e i s t o be set
t o t he left and a vi ol et candl e t o t he r i ght . The symbol of t he doubl e-
ar med cr oss i s t o be dr awn on paper and set i n t he cent er of t he al t ar .
All of t he fetish i t ems t hat have been col l ect ed ar e t o be kept i n a smal l
box next t o t he al t ar . At each poi nt of t he Tr i angl e a vi ol et candl e
shoul d be set .
1. Medi t at e and focus your mi nd upon t he Wor k t hat you ar e
about t o per f or m. Light t he candl es ar ound t he Tr i angl e. St and
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out s i de of t he Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on, t he r i t ual dagger i n
your r i ght hand. Pl aci ng t he poi nt of t he dagger t o t he ver t ex
cl osest t he al t ar , vi sual i ze t he dagger and t he spot t hat i t
t ouches gl owi ng red. Tr ace t he ent i r e Tr i angl e, l eavi ng a
gl owi ng red i mpr i nt as its ast r al doubl e. St at e: "Tr i angl e of
t he Art , by t he Powers of Dar kness I seal you up as t he pl at form
for t he mani f est at i on of t he spi r i t of t he deceased, (name of
deceased).'
2. Ret ur n t o t he al t ar . Draw t he fiery bl ue Ci rcl e ar ound yoursel f
and t he al t ar , t he edge of i t meet i ng t he cl osest poi nt of t he
Tr i angl e bef or e you. When t he Ci rcl e and Tr i angl e ar e seal ed
as gat eways i nt o t he l and of t he dead, a cer t ai n ener gy sweeps
i nt o t he r oom, like a sadness t hat will never be eased. Take t he
chal i ce in your ri ght hand and rai se it in t he ai r, as if gi vi ng a
t oas t . Announce: "I dr i nk to you, (name of deceased), and to
deat h itself, t hat t hey who can never agai n dr i nk will dr i nk
t hr ough me. " Do not dr i nk t he ent i r e chal i ce of wi ne. All t hat
i s desi r ed i s t o fill your mout h wi t h t he t as t e of it.
3. Tr ace t he symbol of t he doubl e- ar med cr oss wi t h t he r i t ual
dagger . Gaze i nt o t he symbol and let your vi si on open i nt o it.
Bri ng t o mi nd your Ascent , your need for knowl edge, your
r eas on for cal l i ng t hi s spi ri t from t he real m of deat h. Gaze at
t he symbol unt i l i t begi ns fl ashi ng. Wi t h your eyes still fixed
on t he doubl e- ar med cr oss, reach i nt o t he box and r et r i eve t he
fetish i t ems, one at a t i me, and pl ace t hem on t op of t he symbol .
Look at each one as you do so, vi sual i zi ng t he connect i on t hat
t he deceased had with t hes e i t ems , what t hey meant t o her ,
how t hey ar e r el at ed t o her per sonal i t y and i ndi vi dual self.
Gaze at each of t hes e i t ems as t hey ar e pl aced on t he doubl e-
ar med cr oss as if each one is a si gi l , a physi cal r epr es ent at i on
of t he spi r i t of t he dead.
4. When all of t he i t ems sit on t he al t ar , l ooki ng at t he lot of t he m
cl earl y and firmly r eci t e t he fol l owi ng conj ur at i on: "(Name
of deceased), 1 call you fort h i nt o t hi s Tr i angl e, to t ake form
before me and to speak in a voi ce whi ch I unde r s t a nd. As in
life you had a form, now in deat h show yoursel f to me. (N.), by
t he Power s of Dar knes s , I call you her e. (N.), come! " If t he
na me s of t he deceased par ent s ar e known, t hey may al so be
used (e. g. "By t he name of your f at her , come, by t he
name of your mot her , come. ") .
5. Wh e n t he fi nal wor ds of t he conj ur at i on ar e s poken, "(JVJ,
come! " move your eyes t o t he Tr i angl e. Once agai n, even i f
you ar e usi ng a scryi ng mi r r or t o c ommuni c a t e wi t h t he
deceased, she will not mat er i al i ze i n t he mi r r or itself, but i nsi de
of t he Tr i angl e. Usi ng t he s ame rel axed gaze as wi t h t he
char gi ng of t he sigil, look i nt o t he Tr i angl e. Cast your gaze
agai n at t he i t ems you have col l ect ed i n connect i on wi t h t he
deceas ed. Feel t he l i nk t ha t you have made wi t h her
s t r engt heni ng. Wi t h your mi nd st i l l connect ed t o t he i dent i t y
of t he dead and your eyes still l ooki ng i nt o t he Tr i angl e, call
t he wor ds, "(N.), come, " r epeat edl y. Wi t hout t oo many-
r epet i t i ons havi ng t o be made, you will begin t o feel t he presence
of t he dead gat her i ng i n t he Templ e, s t r eami ng i n from t he
r eal m of deat h i nt o t he Tr i angl e of Mani f es t at i on.
6. If you ar e us i ng a scryi ng mi r r or , gaze i nt o i t now as t he
deceas ed mat er i al i zes i n t he Tr i angl e; ot her wi s e, cont i nue t o
al l ow your gr eat er vi si on t o open unt i l you can view her
s t andi ng bef or e you. The uns peakabl e s adnes s t hat was felt at
t he onset of t he r i t ual will i ncr eas e, and oft en t he Necr omancer
will feel as i f t he ent i r e Templ e has been t r a ns por t e d somepl ace
beneat h t he sea, heavy and dar k, cl oudy and i sol at ed from
t he real wor l d. Somet i mes t he dead will speak f i r st , oft en t hei r
i ni t i al s ent ences not maki ng much s ens e, not r el evant t o
anyt hi ng at al l . Unl ess t hese fi rst wor ds ar e r el evant t o you,
di s mi s s t hem a nd greet t he s pi r i t of t he dead respect ful l y, yet
i n t he s ame f i r mnes s with whi ch t he conj ur at i on was gi ven.
"(N,), I wel come you to my Templ e, a nd I t hank you for comi ng.
I am (your name)."
7. You may ask t he spi r i t t o give i t s name, a nd al t hough i t s
f eat ur es may be di s t or t ed, i t will st i l l bear a r es embl ance t o its
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i mage i n life. It i s i mpor t ant t o be di r ect and t o keep t he
conver s at i on focused when deal i ng wi t h t he dead, as t hey t end
t owar ds conf usi on, and i f al l owed t hey will confuse t he r i t ual
e n t i r e l y .
8. It i s necessar y t o st at e t o t he deceased what i t i s you need t o
know, as conci sel y as possi bl e. Tell t he spi r i t t hat you have
speci fi cal l y s ummoned her because of t he knowl edge t hat she
pos s es s ed i n life, and t hat you now ar e i n need of t hat
knowl edge. Al t hough t hey are not adept i n speci fi c ar eas of
mani pul at i on of real i t y as are demons , t he dead al so have t he
mys t er i ous abi l i t y t o make mi nor changes i n your life very
qui ckl y, i f t hey ar e asked t o do so.
9. Once t he deceased has offered t he i nf or mat i on t hat you desi r ed,
or you have gi ven her a mi nor t ask t o accompl i sh, t hank t he
spi r i t agai n for comi ng, and respect ful l y di s mi s s her. "(N.), I
t hank you for comi ng and for s har i ng your knowl edge wi t h
me. Ret ur n now t o your pl ace i n deat h and seek t he peace and
r est for whi ch you hunger . By t he Power s of Dar knes s , you ar e
d i s mi s s e d . "
Some mor e sensi t i ve Necr omancer s may feel a s t r ong s ympat hy
wi t h t he spi r i t , not want i ng t o send i t back t o its pr evi ous s t at e, but
i nst ead begi n l ooki ng for a way t o free i t . The r eal m bet ween t hi s life
and t hat t hat l i es beyond i s t he home of t hese s hadows . It i s t he onl y
pl ace t ha t t hey can exi st . Even when a Magi ci an bel i eves t hat he has
sent t he spi ri t on t o a bet t er pl ace, he surel y has not , as t he same pat het i c
mani f est at i on will s t and before a not he r magi ci an at a not he r t i me,
unchanged from t he day t he per s on di ed. Before cl osi ng t he r i t ual ,
j our nal t he Oper at i on i n your not ebook, ci t i ng anyt hi ng t hat i s of
i mpor t ance or t hat s t ands out i n your mi nd. Fi ni sh t he wi ne, bl ow out
t he candl es and r et ur n t he fet i sh i t ems t o t he box, whi ch can be put
away, dest r oyed, or t he i t ems can be r et ur ned t o t hei r memor i al pl aces.
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BLOOD RITUAL
The dar k red fluid t hat r uns t hr ough our vei ns i s t he most
pot ent nat ur al l y occur r i ng, sel f - r egener at i ng, powerful link bet ween
t he r eal ms above, bel ow, and i n bet ween. Some cl ai m t hat t he cryst al
i s t he gat eway bet ween mat t er and energy, some say i t i s t he br ai n,
and ot her s will claim i t i s t he s un, t he moon, or t he st ar s t hat connect s
man t o god. None of t hem have ever been i mmer s ed i n bl ood, or soaked
t he gr ound i n i t t o open a gat eway t o Et er ni t y.
As t he Chr i st i an chur ch grew t o mons t r ous hei ght s, folklore
began t o spr ead concer ni ng t he huma n sacri fi ce of unbapt i zed chi l dr en,
t he gr eat es t mockery of a God who offered hi s onl y begot t en son as a
bl ood sacrifice for t he si ns of t he world. Wi t h t he rise of moder n Sat ani sm
t hr oughout t he mi d par t of t he 20"
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cent ur y, ur ban l egends began t o
ri se t o a fevered pi t ch with t he supposed recovery of suppr essed memor i es
of Sat ani c Ri t ual Abuse, wher ei n t hous a nds of psychot her apy pat i ent s
were i nduced i nt o r emember i ng a l i fet i me of f or got t en sexual and
physi cal abuse, psychol ogi cal r epr ogr ammi ng, and not l east of all
huma n and i nfant sacri fi ce.
The folklore and myt h s ur r oundi ng bl ood sacri fi ce i s a mask
for a t r ue r out e t o power t hat has been ut i l i zed by t he Black Magi ci an
si nce t he dawn of evil; t he memor i es r ecover ed are not from event s
occur r i ng i n t hi s l i fet i me t o t he al l eged vi ct i ms, or even vi si ons of lives
l ong past , but i s r at her an at avi st i c r emembr ance of a secr et knowl edge
t hat per haps ma n shoul d have never uncover ed. The mi nd at t i mes
uses t he gr eat est hor r or t hat a par ent can i magi ne, t hat of l osi ng a
chi l d t o t he ha nds of an uns t oppabl e force, t o avoi d conf r ont i ng a dr ead
r eal i t y t hat t hey are unabl e t o unde r s t a nd, l eavi ng chur ches, s uppor t
gr oups , and t he new rel i gi on of psychi at r y t o pr ey upon t hese fears as a
new form of sel f - vi ndi cat i on.
Beneat h t he false memor i es and t he sanct i fi ed l i es, however, i s
an ocean of bl ood. Behi nd t he fear and confusi on i s t he Black Magi ci an
seet hi ng wi t h a power t hat fewer of hi s ki nd will exper i ence as t he
wor l d becomes "l i ber at ed" from i t s t er r i f yi ng past . Behi nd t he fol kl ore
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and ur ban l egend i s a real i t y t hat lies i n wai t for t he ascendi ng Black
Ma s t e r .
THF. VAMPIRE
Of all t he myt hs s ur r oundi ng bl ood and its use i n t he Wor ks of
Dar knes s , t hos e i nvol vi ng vampi r es have become t he most i nf amous ,
as well as t he mos t gl amor i zed. No l onger ar e t he cr eat ur es of t he ni ght
seen as unde a d pawns dr i ven by an uncont r ol l abl e i nst i nct and an
uncons ci ous ser vi ce t o t he Pr i nce of Dar knes s , but now ar e s hown as
well gr oomed gent l emen i n Ar mani and Versace, feedi ng on t hos e t hat
t hey woul d ot her wi s e cour t , and phi l os ophi zi ng t he life out of t hei r
unde a t h. The chupacabr a of Sout h Amer i ca or t he Akhkhar u of Sumer
have been all but f or got t en, r epl aced by Lest at and Vlad Dr acul . The
seet hi ng real i t y of vampi r i s m as an occul t ar t has been over l ooked as
well, t he at t ent i on st ol en away by di ssoci al i zed t eens , r ol epl ayi ng
games , and a s ubcul t ur e t ha t i ndul ges i n t he a ppe a r a nc e of an evil
t hat most have never even t ouched.
Several f or ms of vampi r i s m ar e pr eval ent i n our moder n
Babyl on, from a fi nanci al obl i gat i on t ha t sucks t he life out of a
har dwor ki ng family t o a rel i gi on t hat de ma nds t he dr ai nage of t he
par i s hi oner s ' bl ood and soul s i nt o t he gol den cup. Onl y t wo t ypes of
vampi r i s m deal di rect l y wi t h t he Wor ks of Dar knes s , however, and
wi t hout t hes e t wo, dar k i mmor t al i t y may never be a t t a i ne d.
The most easi l y r ecogni zed f or ms of vampi r i s m ar e t hose basi c
pr act i ces of t he s angui ne vampi r e, or t he vampi r e who uses physi cal
bl ood as a me a ns t o power . If, as i s posi t ed t hr oughout rel i gi on and
myt hol ogy, t he bl ood t r ul y i s t he life, i t i s t hi s mys t er i ous component
t hat makes t he fluid so val uabl e t o t he Black Magi ci an, who seeks power
over life. The bl ood of i t s own accor d has no vi r t ue save for i t s di rect
l i nkage t o t he Et er nal bei ng t hat i s t he gr eat er i dent i t y of man. The
bl ood, t he n, i s onl y a necessar y medi um, a base s ubs t ance, for t ha t
whi ch i s i ns ubs t ant i al yet cr i t i cal .
Al t hough t he s angui ne vampi r e al most i nvar i abl y cl ai ms t hat
his vampi r i c na t ur e has been such si nce bi r t h, an i ni t i at i on i nt o t he
pr act i ce i s es t abl i s hed at s ome specific poi nt . Like buddi ng sexual i t y,
i nt er es t i s gai ned i n t he pr act i ce, mat er i al concer ni ng t he subj ect i s
s ought out , oft en becomi ng mor e gr aphi c and descr i pt wi t h t i me, and a
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f ant asy begi ns t o form. Unl i ke nat ur al sexual i nt er est , however ,
vampi r i s m i s vi ewed as t he very i ncar nat i on of t he f or bi dden. No
soci al l y accept abl e means of grat i fi cat i on or r el ease ar e avai l abl e, and
pat hol ogy pr es i des over t he r emai nder of t he Neophyt e' s j our ney i nt o
t he Blood Pool . At fi rst , conver sat i ons wi t h ot her s concer ni ng
vampi r i s m - real vampi r i s m t hat can be pr act i ced and exper i enced
f i r st hand - ar e kept i n hus hed voi ces, books ar e hi dden away, and even
t hought s are not t hought t oo l oudl y l est t hey ar e br oadcast t o all t he
wo r l d .
In or der t o become a vampi r e, so say t he myt hs and fol kl ore,
t he as pi r ant (or vi ct i m, as t he case may be) mus t have hi s bl ood sucked
by a pr eexi st i ng vampi r e, must addi ct i vel y dr i nk t he bl ood of ot her s ,
must sell hi s soul t o some devil or anot her , or, as i s becomi ng i ncr easi ng
popul ar i n fi ct i on, one must dr i nk t he bl ood of a vampi r e, t her eby
i ngest i ng t he vi r us t hat will mut at e t hei r genes accor di ngl y.
As ment i oned ear l i er , most l i vi ng vampi r es feel t hat a dr aw
t owar ds t hei r noct ur nal habi t s and s angui nar y pr act i ces exi st ed from
t he moment of bi r t h. Whi l e i t i s mor e likely t hat a pr edi s pos i t i on i n
genes, or si mpl y i n per sonal i t y, was t r i gger ed earl y i n age by some
envi r onment al fact or or occur r ence, of any gr eat or mi nor si gni fi cance,
i t i s accept ed t hat t he af or ement i oned dr aw was pr es ent t hr oughout
t he maj or i t y of t he per s on' s life. Most oft en, t he vampi r i c Dabbl er will
br i dge f ant asy wi t h real i t y i n t he dr i nki ng of hi s own bl ood t hr ough
sel f-i nfl i ct ed wounds , i nt r ader mal syr i nges, or si mpl e pi npr i cks on a
fi nger. The met al l i c t as t e i s as seduct i ve as t he i dea of act ual l y dr i nki ng
bl ood, even i f i t i s onl y a dr op or t wo, and al t hough no real a mount of
vi t al ener gy i s r eabs or bed t hr ough t he bl ood, t he st age i s set for f ur t her
e x p e r i me n t a t i o n .
The Dabbl er will qui ckl y bor e of a dr op her e and t her e from hi s
own vei ns, and will ei t her fall by t he waysi de, or will seek out ot her s
wi t h, or upon, who he may feed. Li kemi nded fri ends make a good t est i ng
gr ound, al t hough mor e bl ood seeker s ar e bei ng at t r act ed t o "feedi ng
ci r cl es, " wher e several peopl e i nt er es t ed i n engagi ng i n vampi r i c
bl oodl et t i ng and dr i nki ng do so from one anot her . Most f eedi ng ci rcl es
r equi r e medi cal bl ood t est s t o be t aken bef or e admi t t ance i nt o t he gr oup,
as well as any char act er scr eeni ng each i ndi vi dual ci rcl e may des i gnat e.
Whi l e t he br eaki ng of social t aboos may s t i mul at e t he
Neophyt e' s s ens es , and t he fami l i ar t as t e of bl ood may ar ous e some
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secr et par t of himself, i t i s onl y when he begi ns t o i ngest mor e t han a
few t abl es poons at once t hat t he power wi t hi n t he l i qui d i s t r ans f er r ed
t o t he i ndi vi dual . Ini t i al l y, t he influx of power will seem t o be a "hi gh, "
or a st at e of euphor i a, and possi bl y a feeling of near omni pot ence. Every
cell wi t hi n hi s body will seem t o be mor e al i ve, r adi at i ng a br i ght er
light t han ever before, yet at t he same t i me he will feel hi msel f
compr es s i ng i nt o a t i ght er space, hi s own power no l onger dr i f t i ng away
from hi m l i ke heat l eavi ng a dyi ng car cass, but movi ng i nwar ds ,
flowing through hi m r at her t han from hi m.
Al t hough t he worl d ar ound hi m begi ns t o dar ken, ni ght t i me
fl oodi ng i n a r ound hi m, t he fl edgl i ng vampi r e awakens as t he power
t hat he si phons from blood i s infused i n hi s own bei ng. Wi t h each feeding
sessi on, hi s s ens es s har pen, hi s ment al pr ocesses qui cken, and hi s body
s t r engt hens even mor e. When t he Black Magi ci an begi ns hi s i ni t i at i on
i nt o vampi r i s m, he will find t hat i t br i ngs an added s t r engt h t o hi s
r i t ual , an added pot ency t o hi s Magick. It i s bl ood i n its pur est form t hat
moves t hr ough t he et her t owar ds hi s vi ct i ms. I t i s bl ood t hat s war ms
i nt o hi s Templ e. It i s bl ood t hat becomes hi s cat al yst for Ascent .
Whet her or not t he ener gy of t he f eedi ng i s bei ng r edi r ect ed
t hr ough r i t ual , t he vampi r e will often seek out bet t er met hods of
obt ai ni ng hi s dr i nk, f i ndi ng t he r el uct ant - s omet i mes t he unwi l l i ng -
t o be t he best donor s . Like an opi um addi ct , he chases t he ul t i mat e
exper i ence, al ways needi ng mor e, never sat i sfi ed wi t h t he l ast fix. In
some cases, t hi s l eads hi m i nt o cr i mi nal i t y, a nd beyond t he cont r ol of
t he self t hat act s as a t ype and a s hadow for hi s cont r ol over all t hi ngs .
In t he case of t he Black Magi ci an who has affixed hi msel f t o hi s Dest i ny
and r i des t he whi r l wi nd t owar ds Ascent , s angui nar y vampi r i s m will
be s t r et ched as far as i t can go, and will be found l acki ng. The medi um
of bl ood will become dr os s , and will be cast asi de, l eavi ng t he vampi r e
t o feed upon Blood Essence itself.
The pr act i ce of what i s usual l y cal l ed Psychi c Vampi r i s m,
whi ch i s t he act of dr ai ni ng a per s on' s vi t al force t hr ough nonphysi cal
means , i s si mpl e t o l ear n, easy t o mas t er , and for t he t r ue vampi r e, i s
i mpossi bl e t o r esi st .
1 . When first l ear ni ng to dr ai n a per s on' s ener gy, st eal i ng t hei r
power for yourself, you may need t he hel p of a wi l l i ng
par t i ci pant . Si mpl y ask a f r i end, l over, fami l y me mbe r , or
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ot her associ at e for her ri ght hand, whi ch you will hol d, pal m
down, i n your left. The r i ght hand moves ener gy from t he self,
whi l e t he left hand moves ener gy i nt o t he self. As l ong as you
don' t have a par t i cul ar l y si ni st er r eput at i on, most peopl e will
have l i t t l e compl ai nt i n goi ng al ong wi t h what ever you' r e about
t o do. Vi sual i ze a br i ght , bl ue light whi ch fills t he body of your
subj ect . I nhal e, and feel t hi s l i ght movi ng down her ar m and
t hr ough her hand, t i ngl i ng your left hand as i t l eaves her and
ent er s you. Exhal e, and r at her t ha n feel i ng t he ener gy
r et ur ni ng i nt o her, sense i t seal i ng itself i nsi de of you wi t h t he
exhal at i on, becomi ng your life-force r at her t han her s. Cont i nue
t o pul l her ener gy from her wi t h a deep br eat h i n and seal i t
wi t hi n yoursel f as you br eat he out . The first exper i ment at i ons
wi t h vampi r i s m t hr ough t ouch will yield mi nor r es ul t s ; you
will s ens e a sl i ght l y hei ght ened s t at e of mi nd and s ens at i on
and your vi ct i m may not i ce a sl i ght di zzi ness or t i r ednes s . Wi t h
each feedi ng of t hi s t ype, you will find t hat you ar e abl e t o
dr ai n mor e ener gy from your vi ct i m i n a s hor t er a mount of
t i me, soon far s ur pas s i ng t he hi gh t hat was once achi eved
t hr ough bl ood f eedi ng.
Once you arc abl e t o pul l a cons i der abl e a mount of ener gy from
your vi ct i m as you shake her hand or t ouch her s houl der i n
pas s i ng, you will have l i t t l e use for t hi s speci fi c met hod of
psychi c vampi r i s m. Usi ng t he same vi sual i zat i on and
br eat hi ng t echni ques as before, s t and next t o an unknowi ng
vi ct i m, not t ouchi ng her but s har i ng a cl ose space, begi n t o
dr ai n t he life from her , i n a ma nne r s i mi l ar t o t he above
pr act i ce, i nhal i ng as t he ener gy i s pul l ed from her a nd seal i ng
it wi t hi n yoursel f as if it were your own. It may i ni t i al l y r equi r e
mor e ment al concent r at i on t o achi eve t he s a me r esul t , but
shoul d be much easi er t o mas t er t ha n t he pr evi ous met hod.
Each t i me you feed from a vi ct i m in such a way, put mor e
space bet ween t he t wo of you. Soon, you will find your sel f
feedi ng from one speci fi c per son acr oss a r oom, or as you pass
subj ect after subj ect on t he s t r eet .
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Feedi ng from a vi ct i m t hr ough eye cont act i s best pr act i ced
when you are i n a posi t i on t o be si t t i ng wi t h ot her s for an
a mount of t i me. Good t est i ng gr ounds ar e r es t aur ant s ,
cl as s r ooms , pubs , and a cl assi c feedi ng gr ound is chur ch. An
Vampi r i c Adept wi t h whom I woul d Wor k and st udy wi t h i n a
Blood Templ e t ook every Sunday mor ni ng i n a Pent ecost al
chur ch, f eedi ng from t he ener gy t hat was bei ng fl ung i n every
di r ect i on. Sel ect a t ar get who is seat ed cl ose by and is facing
you. Begin t o feed from your t ar get i n t he same way t hat was
l ear ned when pr act i ci ng psychi c vampi r i s m t hr ough cl ose
pr oxi mi t y; i t i s r ar e for her t o not l ook i n your di r ect i on when
she i s bei ng dr ai ned by you. When she does, hol d eye cont act
wi t h her as l ong as possi bl e. The mome nt your eyes meet ,
sense a defi ni t e l i nk bei ng est abl i shed bet ween you. Vi sual i zi ng
t hi s l i nk as a bl ue ray of l i ght may be hel pful . You will find a
gr eat er pul l of power from her t hr ough her eyes t han ever
bef or e. Mai nt ai n eye cont act as l ong as you are abl e t o, pul l i ng
her life from her t hr ough t he gaze. Looki ng i nt o a not he r
pe r s on' s eyes, especi al l y a s t r anger , for any l onger t han a
pas s i ng mome nt t ends t o make most ever yone uncomf or t abl e.
Break t hr ough t hi s social bar r i er and use your vi ct i m' s
di scomf or t as yet a not he r openi ng i nt o her soul . Her gr eat er
wi l l , her uncons ci ous unde r s t a ndi ng of her spi r i t ual vi ol at i on
will gnaw at her mi nd unt i l she ri ps her gaze away from you.
Once she l ooks away, cease f eedi ng from her and move t o a new
t ar get . When you are abl e t o i ni t i at e f eedi ng t he mome nt your
eyes meet s omeone el se' s, you shoul d be abl e t o feed on anyone
t hat i s wi t hi n si ght .
Feedi ng from mul t i pl e t ar get s at once r equi r es t he devel opment
of what are often cal l ed "ast ral t endr i l s . " These t endr i l s are
s pont a ne ous rays of l i ght whi ch at t ach t o a per son a nd s i phon
t hei r ener gy i nt o you. Seen wi t h awakened vi si on, t endr i l s
look l i ke smal l s unbur s t s whi ppi ng out from t he vampi r e' s aur a,
and s omet i mes t ake a mani f est at i on si mi l ar t o t hat of t he
phot ogr aphed ect opl asm of earl y 1 900' s psychi c me di ums . At
a par t y, gat her i ng, or even at work or school , sel ect two t ar get s ,
pr ef er abl y at opposi t e si des of you. Di vi de your focus bet ween
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t he m, feedi ng from bot h of t hem at t he s ame t i me. Try t o vi ew
t hi s feedi ng l i ke you ar e s t r et chi ng out your a r ms t o t ouch
bot h of your vi ct i ms; r at her t ha n your ar ms t ouchi ng t he m,
your as t r al body will r es pond i ns t ead. Once you ar e abl e t o
di vi de your at t ent i on i n such a way t o make not i ceabl e ast r al
cont act wi t h your subj ect s, t he a mount of ener gy t hat you
dr ai n from t wo vi ct i ms may at fi rst be over whel mi ng.
Cont i nue t o pr act i ce t i me and agai n, unt i l dr ai ni ng t wo vi ct i ms
i s not onl y easy, but i s found t o be l acki ng. Move t o t hr ee t ar get s
i n t he s ame way, wor ki ng your way up t o consci ousl y feedi ng
on five t ar get s at once. At t hi s poi nt , t he feedi ng me c ha ni s m
will begi n t o r eact i ndependent l y, pul l i ng ener gy from ot her s
wi t hout your consci ous c omma nd, but ver y much wi t hi n your
awar enes s . Your as t r al body has t hus been conver t ed i nt o a
life dr ai ni ng ma c hi ne .
5 . Set up t he al t ar i n your Templ e wi t h a bl ack candl e t o t he left
and a r ed candl e t o t he r i ght . Cl ose your eyes a nd vi sual i ze
your vi ct i m cl ear l y, maki ng out al l of her f eat ur es i n perfect
cl ar i t y. Rel ax your mi nd and al l ow her s ur r oundi ngs t o come
i nt o vi ew: her be dr oom, ki t chen, a cl ub or r e s t a ur a nt . Wher e
ever s he may be, al l ow yoursel f t o gai n a s ens e of i t . Do not
cri t i ci ze your i mpr es s i ons , but accept t he m as t hey come. Once
your vi ct i m i s seen cl earl y and i s pr eci sel y pl aced i n spat i al
r eal i t y, feel your sel f movi ng near t o her , r i ght next t o her . As
was done wi t h t he pr evi ous f eedi ng t echni que, s t r et ch out your
as t r al a r ms and pl ace an i nvi si bl e ha nd on her chest , over her
hear t . Pull her life out of her ches t . It will flow wi t h l ess
r es i s t ance t han ever before, fl oodi ng you wi t h her Blood Essence,
dr ai ni ng her compl et el y, oft en i mmedi at el y exhaus t i ng her
and possi bl y causi ng s hor t - t e r m i l l nesses unt i l she i s abl e t o
r egener at e t hat whi ch was s t ol en.
Var i at i ons on t hes e basi c me t hods of psychi c vampi r i s m may
be used once each one i s mas t er ed, such as f eedi ng on one vi ct i m wi t h a
gr oup of vampi r es , feedi ng dur i ng sex, feedi ng on ot her vampi r es , et c.
As t he psychi c vampi r e devel ops hi s feedi ng mechani s ms and de e pe ns
hi s exi st ence as a pr edat or , he will gr adual l y pul l t he life from a deeper
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pl ace i n t he vi ct i m, event ual l y r eachi ng i nt o t he very core of t hei r
power and sucki ng out t he soul t hat t her e exi st s, pi ece by pi ece.
It i s i mpor t a nt t hat al t hough t he feedi ng itself may become
s pont a ne ous , t he Black Magi ci an mai nt ai ns cont r ol over hi msel f i n all
as pect s . He shoul d never be t he sl ave t o t he dr ai ni ng of t he life of
ot her s, but shoul d use it as a t ool and a weapon. The power t hat is st ol en
shoul d be put t o some use, r at her t han congeal i ng wi t hi n hi msel f and
bl oat i ng hi m wi t h t he ener gy.
BLOOD IN RITUAL
The exact uses of bl ood i n ri t ual ar e i nnume r a bl e , and each ser ves
onl y t o hei ght en t he power t hat t hese Wor ks of Dar knes s hol d. Whi l e
onl y huma n bl ood i s t o be i ngest ed for t he empower ment of t he vampi r e,
t he bl ood of a- s er pent , a dove, any mammal , and one' s own bl ood ar e
al so pot ent cat al yst s for r i t ual . If t he chal i ce i s filled wi t h wat er , wi ne,
or some ot her dr i nk, by hol di ng his r i ght hand over it, conj ur i ng i n hi s
mi nd t he t as t e, smel l , appear ance, and consi st ency of bl ood, pr oj ect i ng
such sensor y conj ur at i ons i nt o t he chal i ce, t o hi m such will be bl ood for
t he dur at i on of t he r i t ual , oft en t aki ng on at l east par t i al at t r i but es of
t he i magi ned s ubs t ance.
When t he Templ e gr ound i s spr i nkl ed or soaked i n fresh bl ood,
t he vi t al force t hat ri ses wi t h t he s t eam will fill t he ai r wi t h buzzi ng
el ect r i ci t y. The power s t hat ar e t hen s ummone d i nt o t he Templ e will
mul t i pl y. As t hey become l ocked wi t hi n t he t hi ck par t i cl es of ai r, t he
Templ e itself will become a s t or ehous e of power .
Sigils of deat h may be dr awn i n bl ood, t he s ubs t ance her al di ng
t he si mi l ar demi s e of t he vi ct i m. Al t hough t he de mons pr es ent and t he
Power s of Dar kness will not r es pond di fferent l y t o bl ood t han t o i nk, t he
Sor cer er will, and i t i s he t hat i s t he br i nger of deat h and t he angel of
di sease. The gr ound and t he ai r wi t hi n t he Templ e will react as well,
abs or bi ng t he power of t he fluid of life.
The Sor cer er ' s own bl ood may be caught on st r i ps of paper and
bur ned i n t he chal i ce, t he s moke ri si ng as a wi cked pr ayer t o t he Power s
of Dar knes s . Fr om t hi s , t he Vi si on Ser pent may ar i se from t he smoke,
which t he Sor cer er may behol d i f hi s vi si on has been opened, and wi t h
whi ch he may conver se and c ommune , and l ear n hi s Dest i ny and t he
way in whi ch it will mani f est .
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The chal i ce may al so be filled wi t h t he bl ood of onesel f or from
a not he r , and dr unk as a sweet wi ne before any r i t ual , an evil s acr ament
t hat will i mbue t he r i t ual wi t h an ungodl y force.
Fi nal l y, t he mi xt ur e of bat ' s bl ood oi l , t he bl ood of a r at , and
fresh mos s i n t he chal i ce or i n a bowl t hat i s pl aced wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e
of Mani f es t at i on will pr ovi de an excel l ent bas e upon whi ch any ent i t y
evoked may mat er i al i ze.
BLOOD SACRIFICE
Far from t he i mages of bl ack hooded Sat ani s t s r es t r ai ni ng a
capt ur ed vi r gi n t o a mar bl e sl ab, bl ood sacri fi ce ha s pl ayed a rol e i n t he
spi r i t ual i t y of man t hat ha s become near i ns epar abl e from spi r i t ual i t y
itself. Separ at e from t he spi l l i ng of pr eci ous bl ood t hat comes wi t h t he
s l aught er of any ani mal , t he r i t ual of bl ood sacri fi ce i t sel f r el eases i nt o
t he i mme di a t e a t mos phe r e a force t hat i s beyond c ont a i nme nt . Thi s
force, once unbound t o work upon t hi s worl d and t o al t er t ot al r eal i t y i n
accor dance wi t h t he will of t he Black Magi ci an or gr oup of Sor cer er s
and Sor cer es s es , cannot be r ecal l ed or r ebuked. It i s a power t hat once
set i n mot i on l eaves t he ha nds of t hos e who cal l ed i t a nd br i ngs t o pass
i t s pur pos e t o t he end.
The bl ackest Magi ck ever pr act i ced on t hi s ear t h i s t he ri t ual
sacri fi ce of a not he r huma n bei ng, al t hough t he l esser sacri fi ces of
a ni ma l s such as t hose l i st ed above may be opfered t o t he Power s of
Dar knes s . Whi l e war , s t ar vat i on, mur der , a nd ot he r f or ms of unt i mel y
deat h may be, a nd oft en ar e by Tr adi t i onal Sat ani c ext r emi s t s , seen as
a form of huma n sacri fi ce, cul l i ng t he dr os s from t he huma n race t o
give r i se t o t he s t r ong, t hes e coi nci dent al bl oodl et t i ngs ar e not one i n
t he s ame wi t h t he bl oody sacri fi ce whi ch t akes pl ace wi t hi n t he Templ e
ami ds t t he Power s of Dar kness.
Blood sacrifice i s said t o be an art a nd a Work whi ch shoul d only
be pr act i ced by t he most Adept - a t ool des i gned onl y for t he Mas t er s .
Any ot her woul d per i sh at i t s pr esence, br ought down by t he very
power s t hat t hey t hems el ves have s ummone d up a nd by t he very act s
t hat t hey t hems el ves have commi t t ed. The onl y pur pos e for i t s
enact ment , so say t hose Mas t er s t hat have wi el ded t hi s bur ni ng swor d,
i s i n t he achi evement of an Aeoni c goal : a goal whose end i s not t he
bet t er i ng of t he life of t he Sor cer er or t he wor s eni ng of t hos e t hat he
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hat es , but for t he al t er at i on of t he worl d as a whol e, for t he downfal l of
na t i ons a nd t he r i se of r ebel l i ons, for t he obl i t er at i on of empi r es and
even t o t he bl ackeni ng of s uns . Bl oody sacri fi ce, i n t he power t hat i t
hol ds, i s capabl e of l ayi ng flat t hat worl d and ci vi l i zat i on t hat we know,
and br i ngi ng t o t he ear t h and t o t hi s race a new age of gr owt h and
i l l u mi n a t i o n .
It can be fairly ar gued t hat t he Apocal ypse and i t s pr ecedi ng
Ar mageddon can be l evel ed t o t he vant age of per s onal exper i ence. All
t hat i s dyi ng i n t he man i s dest r oyed, and all t hat i s Et er nal i s exal t ed.
Hi s world i s demol i s hed t hr ough t he power s t hat he r el eases i n t he
bl ood sacri fi ce, and a new worl d is put in i t s pl ace, a world wher ei n he is
god. Thr ough t he sacrifice of an ani mal , he i s s t r engt heni ng and i mbui ng
hi s own bei ng wi t h t he vi r t ues of t hat ani mal whi l e i n t he s ame i ns t ance
he i s s t abbi ng and sl ashi ng at t he weaknes s es wi t hi n hi msel f t hat t he
ani mal si gni f i es. Thr ough t he mur de r of anot her huma n wi t hi n hi s
Templ e and before t he Powers and Lor ds of Dar knes s , pr ef er abl y of a
vi ct i m t hat t he Sor cer er sees as powerful , i nt el l i gent , fit, and "wor t hy"
as he is, t he Black Magi ci an i s ki l l i ng himself, so t hat he mi ght be r ebor n
or r esur r ect ed i n t he days of si l ence whi ch follow.
In t he per f or mance of r i t ual sacri fi ce, however, t he
psychol ogi cal j us t i f i cat i ons and expl anat i ons flow away l i ke life from
vei ns, and t he Black Magi ci an i s left kneel i ng wi t h bl ood on hi s hands ,
chest , face, and soul . He once t hought he under s t ood, up unt i l t he
r i t ual dagger whi ch had hi t her t o seemed so i ner t pl unged i nt o t he
vi ct i m' s hear t like a key wi t h whi ch a door way t o abs ol ut e Dar knes s
was unl ocked and flung open.
Tr adi t i onal l y, t he t hr oat of t he vi ct i m i s t o be sl i t from t he
vi ct i m' s r i ght t o t he left, and i n t he same mot i on, t he dagger i s t o be
pl unged up t o t he hi l t i n i t s hear t . Thi s t ype of bl oody huma n sacri fi ce
can be made i n ot her ways, however, such as i mmol at i on, hangi ng,
as phyxi at i on, or any ot her met hod of endi ng t he life of t he vi ct i m, so
l ong as t he ki l l i ng begi ns and ends wi t hi n t he Templ e, whos e wal l s will
cont ai n t he s pi r i t ual expl osi on l ong enough for t he Black Magi ci an t o
di rect i t t owar ds hi s goal .
The Templ e shoul d be ar r anged bef or e t he sacri fi ce i s br ought
t her ei n. The al t ar i s t o be t aken out of t he Templ e al t oget her . Four
candl es s houl d bur n at t he four magnet i c poi nt s . The nor t h and t he
s out h poi nt s s houl d hol d bl ack candl es , t he east and west hol di ng vi ol et
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candl es . The four candl es shoul d form a ci rcl e, and shoul d become
l i ght hous es at t he four poi nt s of t he Ci rcl e whi ch will be dr awn at t he
openi ng of t he r i t ual . Upon t he nor t h wall of t he Templ e you ar e t o
hang t he i mage of t he i nver t ed pent agr am, whi ch i s t he means by
whi ch t he Oper at i on i s t o be Oper at ed and i s t he Power t hr ough whi ch
t he whol e Work i s accompl i s hed. Upon t he s out h wall of t he Templ e t he
i mage of t he doubl e- ar med cr oss i s t o be hung, whi ch i s t he pur pos e and
t he final r esul t of t he Wor ki ng. The r i t ual dagger s houl d be s har pened
and pl aced near t he candl e i n t he west on t he i nsi de of t he Ci rcl e; t he
chal i ce si t s by t he candl e i n t he east , filled wi t h wi ne, bl ood, wat er ,
meade, abs i nt he, or s ome ot her a ppr opr i a t e dr i nk. I t may be pr ef er abl e
t o cons t r uct a r es t r ai ni ng boar d or s ome ot her devi ce( s) wi t h whi ch t he
vi ct i m can be bound t o t he floor.
The goal of t he Oper at i on s houl d be medi t at ed upon i n l engt h
pr ecedi ng t he r i t ual , and s houl d be at t he forefront of t he mi nds of t he
par t i ci pant s t hr oughout . The r i t ual i s t s ar e t o open t he r i t e by openi ng
t hei r vi si on, as t o s ee, hear, and par t ake of t hat whi ch i s occur r i ng
undet ect ed above and bel ow t hem, a r ound and wi t hi n t he m. The vi ct i m
i s t o be anoi nt ed wi t h t he cons ecr at ed l i qui d t hat fills t he chal i ce, bei ng
t hus cons ecr at ed t o t he Work at hand, and t o t he achi evement of t he
goa l .
All i nvocat i ons , i ncant at i ons , a nd r i t ual Ope r a t i ons havi ng
been per f or med, when t he vi ct i m' s t hr oat i s slit a n d t he dagger i s
pl unged i nt o her hear t abs ol ut e si l ence i s necessar y i n or der t o r eap t he
dar k whi r l wi nd t hat will e ns ue . Si l ence i n speech, movement , and
t hought br i ngs unde r s t a ndi ng of t he i nconcei vabl e. Cont empl at i on
upon t he r i t ual act itself, a nd t owar ds t he goal , gi ves pur pos e t o t he
chaot i c. The Pr esi di ng Official, often cal l ed t he Hi gh Pr i est i n neopagan
ci r cl es, i s t o al l ow t he si l ence a nd t he obser vat i on of t he forces whi ch
ent er t he r oom unt i l t hey have r eached a s ummi t , t he Power s of Deat h
r i si ng from t he cor pse wi t h i t s final rays of heat , at whi ch poi nt he will
give an or at i on decl ar i ng t he pur pos e of t he r i t ual , and t he whol e of t he
gr oup will c omma nd t hr ough will and t hr ough wor d t he Dest i ny of t he
Ae o n .
Such r i t es do not t ake pl ace. Not i n t hi s t i me. Not by any
s er i ous Black Magi ci an. Those who have never known anyone t hat
pr act i ces bl ood sacri fi ce as a t ool t o Power and have t hems el ves never
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pr act i ced such will st at e firmly t hat i t does not exi st what soever . Those
t hat DO pr act i ce bl ood sacrifice will surel y say t he s ame.
C H A P T E R T W E L V E
BANEFUL MAGI CK
The Wor ks of Dar kness offer not onl y t he power t o effect change
i n t he Black Magi ci an' s life and worl d, t o br i ng hi m t hos e t hi ngs t hat he
desi r es, t o lay out hi s pat h mor e comf or t abl y, and t o gui de hi m i nt o t he
gai ni ng of mor e power t owar ds aut onomy, but t hey al so put i nt o hi s
hands cont r ol over t he dynami c forces of cr eat i on and des t r uct i on. They
pr ovi de a means by whi ch he may br e a t he life i nt o t he l i fel ess, and
ext i ngui sh br eat h from t he l i vi ng.
Al t hough t he Dabbl er ' s i nt er est i n Black Magi ck i s most often
s par ked by l ust , gr eed, or si mpl e cur i osi t y, rage and hat r ed t end t o be
cat al yst s for act i on as wel l . When t he Black Magi ci an i s conf r ont ed
openl y by t he Dabbl er who has j us t recent l y set hi s feet on t he Pat h, t he
most often asked ques t i ons ar e, "Can you put love spel l s on peopl e?"
and, "Can you put cur ses on peopl e?"
Put t i ng fort h gr eat effort t o see past t he bl at ant i gnor ance and
l ack of vi si on evi denced by t hese ques t i ons , i t i s even mor e cl ear t hat
t he t wo most base ani mal i ns t i nct s are still pr eval ent i n huma ns :
pr ocr eat i on and sel f - pr eser vat i on, even t hough t hey have bot h been
s t r et ched and di s t or t ed i nt o i deas of love, r omance, r evenge, and even
cr uel t y. Try as he may, t he huma n bei ng cannot seem t o s epar at e
hi msel f from hi s r ept i l i an br ai n s t em. It i s onl y i n mome nt s of bl i nd
rage or passi on, i n t he whi r l wi nd of or gas m or mur de r t hat he admi t s
t hi s even t o hi msel f
"Beneat h t he civilized veneer , man r emai ns t he s upr eme
pr edat or . Cur sed wi t h what he bel i eves i s under s t andi ng, hi s t r ue soul
bl ossoms godl i ke i n t he hear t of t he nucl ear i nferno. ""
The real i t y of Baneful Magi ck, whi ch are t hose Wor ks of
Dar kness whi ch have t he si ngl e ai m of causi ng anot her per s on har ds hi p,
sufferi ng, sor r ow, ai l ment s , or deat h, escapes t he novi ce quer ent as he
l oses hi msel f i n t he f ant asy of t he t hi ng. Onl y t he i mmedi at e effect, t he
quenchi ng of anger and t he feeling of doi ng s omet hi ng real wi t h such
i nt ens e emot i on, i s consi der ed, all r ecogni t i on of t he power of t he cur se
lost in a flood of i gnor ance and mi sconcei ved ambi t i on.
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One of t he gr eat est ar gument s against t he obj ect i ve real i t y of
Black Magi ck, or any Magi ck at al l , i s t hat of i ndi vi dual real i t y as
det er mi ned by per cept i on. In hi s Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial
Magic, which act s as a preface to t he second edi t i on of t he Goetia, Al ei st er
Crowl ey wr i t es:
The spi r i t s of t he Goet i a ar e por t i ons of t he huma n
br ai n. Thei r seal s t her ef or e r epr es ent me t hods of
s t i mul at i ng or r egul at i ng t hose par t i cul ar spot s
( t hr ough t he eye). The names of God are vi br at i ons
cal cul at ed t o est abl i sh: (a) Gener al conrol of t he br ai n.
( Es t abl i s hment of f unct i ons r el at i ve t o subt l e wor l d. )
(b) Cont r ol over t he br ai n i n det ai l . ( Rank or t ype of
t he Spi r i t . ) (c) Cont rol of one speci al por t i on. ( Name
of t he Spi r i t ) .
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Crowley t hen gives specific exampl es of s pi r i t s of t he Goetia
whi ch s t i mul at e speci fi c por t i ons of t he huma n br ai n, t her eby br i ngi ng
a not i ceabl e r esul t i n t he Oper at or . All of t he exampl es given t her ei n
demons t r at e t hat no effect i s made i n t he out si de wor l d, but i s made
onl y i n t he br ai n of t he Evocat or , who t hen may act upon t he out si de
worl d, t he act of r i t ual becomi ng not hi ng mor e t han a form of mot i vat i on
for t he Black Magi ci an. When conf r ont ed wi t h t he t ask of r at i onal i zi ng
i nt o his pr es umed par adi gm t he evocat i on of de mons who will dest r oy
t he enemi es of t he Sor cer er , Crowley ci t es t hat t hese Oper at i ons i n fact
"exci t e compas s i on" t owar ds one' s enemy, s t e mmi ng from t he
r eal i zat i on of dual i t y and t hat t he des t r uct i on of t he enemy i s i n
act ual i t y only t he des t r uct i on of t he l ess desi r abl e aspect s of t he
Magi ci an, and mor e so i s t he des t r uct i on of hi s desi r e for des t r uct i on.
Al t hough t he above may very well be t r ue - in vague ways
t hat onl y myst i cs seem adept t o conj ur e - t he syst em of r eas oni ng begi ns
t o fall apar t when t he vi ct i m of t he cur se act ual l y di es. It i s often
pr ocl ai med by t he psychol ogi cal apol ogi st s of Black Magi ck t hat i t i s t he
vi ct i m' s own fear of t he cur se t hat br i ngs hi s demi s e. Even t hough he
may not bel i eve i n i t s power, and will l augh when he i s t ol d t hat Baneful
Magi ck i s bei ng used agai nst hi m, hi s at avi st i c memor y t el l s hi m
ot her wi se. His fear of a t hi ng in whi ch he pl aces no st ock dri ves hi m to
subconsci ousl y cr eat e dest r uct i ve ci r cums t ances a r ound hi m, i n much
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t he s ame way t he r i t ual i st who has j us t conj ur ed weal t h cr eat es an
envi r onment conduci ve t o gai ni ng pr os per i t y, fulfilling hi s own
pr ophes y and wi sh.
It is usual l y t he policy of t he Black Magick Adept to never di scuss
t he per f or mance of specific r i t es of Baneful Magi ck, especi al l y wi t h t hose
t hat he i s wor ki ng agai nst . Wi t h a smi l e on hi s face and hi s cheek
t ur ned, he s mi t es hi s enemi es wi t h di sease, cancer , mi sf or t une, sui ci de,
and vengeance. Why t hen, do hi s vi ct i ms di e? What causes t hei r
hear t s t o st op i f t hey have been gi ven not hi ng t o fear?
When t he Black Magi ci an r eaches out and ext i ngui shes t he l i ght
of life from hi s enemy, he cannot bl ame coi nci dence for hi s mur der .
When he has killed several peopl e i n t hi s manner , he must begi n t o
r ecogni ze t hat he i s act i ng as God over hi s wor l d, and t hat not hi ng will
st and i n hi s way. When t hi s Black Magi ck works t i me and agai n,
wi t hout fail, he must admi t t hat t he Sorcery i s r eal .
"The mor e t i mes you act as s upr eme ar chi t ect , t he mor e you
become one . "
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BRINGER OF PAIN
Al t hough i n t he maj ori t y ot her s can be br ought under t he will
of t he Black Magi ci an, t ur ni ng from enemy to ally wi t h t he ai de of a
si mpl e r i t ual , t her e i s t he occasi on when t he most efficient way t o br i ng
about t he necessar y effect i s t hr ough t he t ot al r emoval of t he subj ect
from t he Sor cer er ' s life. Thi s i s not t o say, at such an ear l y st age i n t he
per f ect i on of one' s dest r uct i ve power s, t hat t he vi ct i m be pummel ed by
t he near es t bus as i t makes i t s hour l y r out e. What i s necessar y i s for
t he per s on in quest i on to no l onger have a not i ceabl e effect on t he life of
t he Black Magi ci an. Somet i mes t hi s may mean t hat t he vi ct i m of t he
"cur se" i s given a wonderful oppor t uni t y t o r el ocat e t o a not he r t own,
whi l e i n ot her i nst ances she may si mpl y vani sh from t he soci et y of t he
Sor cer er , not seen, hear d, nor pr es ent t o be a bot her .
Thi s t ype of cur se, t he r esul t s of whi ch ar e not as severe or life-
t hr eat eni ng as many ot her met hods , is mor e often used as a form of
mi l d r et r i but i on: Magi ckal puni s hment for past mi s deeds r at her t han
pr event i on of possi bl e f ut ur e i mpai r ment s . Even t hough such
emas cul at ed anger i s usual l y f l eet i ng, pas s i ng i n days or weeks, and
changeabl e by even t he most munda ne means , t he Pr act i t i oner ' s goal
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C H A P T E R T W E L V E B A N E F U L M A G I C K
i n t hat mome nt of i ns pi r ed rage i s not t o change ci r cums t ances , but t o
give vent t o t he pr es ent emot i on t hr ough t he sufferi ng of hi s t or ment or .
He wi shes t o become t he br i nger of pai n.
Tr adi t i onal folk Magick offers cur ses whi ch appear far t oo si mpl e
t o be effect i ve, t hough t he br uj as and t he gypsi es t hat empl oy t hem
wi l l at t est t o t hei r power with t he fervor of t he Saved. The most common
cur s es i n folk Magi ck and Root Wor k al most unf ai l i ngl y i nvol ve wr i t i ng
t he na me of t he vi ct i m i n a way t hat will caus e i t t o be wor n away wi t h
t i me. Pl aci ng a paper sl i p wi t h hi s name wr i t t en t her eon beneat h a
gl ass of sal t wat er whose condens at i on will bl ot t he i nk out , or put t i ng i t
in t he bot t om of a shoe t hat is often worn is guar ant eed, it is cl ai med, to
r emove t he per s on from t he life of t he wi t ch. Wr i t i ng hi s name i n
mar ker on eggs, f r ui t s, ani mal or gans , or any ot her s ubs t ance whi ch
once was fresh yet will qui ckl y decompos e i s sai d t o have t he s ame
effect. In all of t he above cases, once t he name has vani s hed so will t he
v i c t i m.
Sympat het i c Magick, whi ch i s a symbol i c act i on supposedl y
at t ached t o a par al l el real act i on, i s mer el y a r out e t o an effect t hat
coul d be bet t er achi eved di r ect l y, al t hough t he l at t er does r equi r e mor e
di sci pl i ne, exper i ence, and raw occul t force. When r el yi ng solely on
s ympat het i c Magi ck, t he witch i s i n act ual i t y r el yi ng upon t he Magi ckal
val ue of t he egg, s t r i p of paper , veget abl e mat t er , or even wor se, on t he
wr at h of god or t he kar mi c bal ance of t he uni ver s e. The act i on i n i t sel f
i s no act i on at al l , at l east i n t he way of di r ect a t t e nt i on t o t he pr obl em,
and is often si mpl y a way for t he witch to feel as if she is doi ng somet hi ng,
anything, to br i ng to pass t he desi r ed sufferi ng of her vi ct i m. If, i ndeed,
t he vi ct i m does suffer, such sufferi ng act s onl y as a t e s t a me nt t o t he
i nher ent power s of t he Pr act i t i oner , not t he pr act i ce. If i ndeed t he
wi t ch becomes , t hr ough t hese kni ck- knack met hods , t he br i nger of pai n
wi t hout fai l ure and except i on, i t i s t erri fyi ng t o i magi ne what she coul d
accompl i sh i f onl y she appl i ed hersel f di r ect l y.
Cer t ai nl y, i f your desi r e t o br i ng anot her per s on pai n i s gr eat
enough t o cause you t o ent er your Templ e and call forth t he Powers of
Dar kness t o ai de you, you shoul d have little need for locks of hai r ,
phot ogr aphs , fi ngernai l cl i ppi ngs or any ot her fet i sh i mpl ement i n
or der t o es t abl i s h a s t r ong enough connect i on wi t h your vi ct i m. The
I ni t i at e her e i s movi ng away from s ympat hy and i nt o r age, whi ch i s a
force capabl e of i ssui ng in t he Twi l i ght of t he Gods, if appl i ed di r ect l y.
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Set up t he al t ar wi t h t he chal i ce and a bl ack candl e t o t he left
and t he r i t ual dagger and a red candl e t o t he r i ght . Draw on a smal l
pi ece of paper t he symbol of sul fur, whi ch shoul d be pl aced under t he
red candl e. An i nver t ed pe nt a gr a m shoul d be pl aced beneat h t he bl ack
candl e. Both symbol s shoul d be consecr at ed and opened t hr ough t he
scryi ng senses before bei ng cover ed by t he candl es.
Usual medi t at i on and cl ear i ng al ways pr ecedes t he r i t ual , and
a Ci rcl e i s dr awn wi t hi n t he Templ e. Close your eyes and i magi ne t he
face of your vi ct i m. Bri ng it i nt o recol l ect i on fully, cl earl y, as if she
wer e s t andi ng before you. Br eat he i n and r e me mbe r her smel l , br ought
back t o life i nsi de your Templ e. Hear her voi ce pi er ci ng t he i magi nar y
ai r, not di s s i pat i ng i nt o t he at mos pher e but l i nger i ng i n t he dens e,
si l ent space ar ound you. All of her qual i t i es become t hus t r apped, frozen
i n t he Templ e.
As t he ment al i mages and senses per t ai ni ng t o t he vi ct i m ar e
evoked, feel al so your r age bui l di ng i nsi de of you. Anger shoul d not be
difficult t o bui l d, i f i ndeed you want t o cause t hi s vi ct i m pai n, and
nei t her shoul d r e me mbr a nc e of mi s deeds or annoyances t hat have
dri ven you t o t he cur s e. Let t hem all flow i nwar ds and out war ds , each
emot i on act i ng l i ke a pi st on, hei ght eni ng t he r age and t he Dar k Power
wi t hi n you. Thr oughout , keep your mi nd focused on t he i magi ned
l i keness of t he vi ct i m. Your emot i on i s t he sour ce of your power her e,
and shoul d not be r es t r ai ned.
When you feel t hat your i nsi des have been unl ocked and your
most raw feel i ngs for t he vi ct i m have been uncaged, t ur n your Vi si on
t owar ds t he f ut ur e. Vi sual i ze your vi ct i m i n t he s t at e t hat you' d like t o
see her i n. Vi sual i ze her har ds hi p and feel t he sor r ow bl eedi ng from
her . Tr y t o find one ment al i mage of t he suf f er i ng- t o- be t hat i s
i conogr aphi c of your desi r es for her . Once f ound, lock your mi nd ont o
t hi s i mage. Gaze at i t t hr ough your i nner eye i n t he same ma nne r t hat
your eyes gaze i nt o a si gi l ; t he ment al i mage i s t he sigil and t he
connect i on t o t he fut ure of t he vi ct i m.
I nt o t he si ngl e i mage i n your mi nd exhaus t your negat i ve and
dest r uct i ve feel i ngs. Exhaust your hat r ed, r age, annoyance, and l ust
for her demi s e. Feel your vi ct i m si ckeni ng by t he moment . Often
when engagi ng i n t hi s t r ansf er of negat i vi t y, your ha nds will bal l i nt o
fists, your chest will t i ght en, and your eyes will cl amp shut . Tear s
may even s t r eam down your face at t he r el ease of such ext r eme passi on.
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Your bal l ed fi st s may beat t he floor or r end your cl ot hes. Do not force
yoursel f i nt o any ot her r eact i on. Allow s pont anei t y t o prevai l . Give
vent t o all feel i ngs for your vi ct i m, channel i ng t hem i nt o t he i mage i n
your mi nd. Do not st op t he ri se of emot i ons unt i l t hey begi n t o dwi ndl e
on t hei r own.
All feel i ng exhaus t ed from you, feel your chest and your
st omach rel ax, openi ng up t he ener gy cent er s of your bei ng. Take a
deep br eat h i n, hol d i t for a second, and r el ease i t slowly. Feel t he final
vest i ges of your hat r ed spi l l i ng from you wi t h t ha t br eat h.
Call out , "I r ai se t he Power s of Dar knes s , and all t he de mons
ar ound me, t o br i ng about t he demi s e of (victim's name). May her l i ps
be sewn s hut agai ns t me. May her body weaken and t r embl e before me.
May her mi nd decay wi t hi n her skul l . May her wor l d col l apse ar ound
her . May her hear t l ong for my forgi veness, whi ch she will never
have. Ixal a ax ant u ant al l u ant kal a. By t he Powers of Dar kness,
dest r oy . "'
Any ot her mor e specific c omma nds may be given i n t he or at i on, whi ch
will br i ng t o pas s a specific effect. Lift t he red candl e and r emove t he
symbol of sul fur from beneat h i t . Hol d i t over t he fl ame and bur n it,
l et t i ng t he as hes fall wher e t hey will. Do t he s ame wi t h t he i nver t ed
pent agr am, r el easi ng t he final vest i ges of hat r ed, as well as your desi r e
for t he end r esul t , knowi ng uns hakabl y t hat t he fut ure and t he pr es ent
have met . Pr onounce, "It i s done. " Blow t he candl es ' fl ame out .
Havi ng exhaust ed all emot i on for t he vi ct i m i n t he r i t ual , you
shoul d be abl e t o go about your day wi t hout per t ur bat i on or even
cons i der at i on of her . She i s dead t o you, and she will di e wi t hi n hersel f.
Whet her her spi r i t ual deat h i s a ppa r e nt t o ot her s , or even t o herself, i t
will be beyond di s put e for you, a nd i n si l ence and dar knes s , your vi ct i m
will suffer.
BRINGER OF DEATH
The wor d "cur se" means di ver se t hi ngs t o di fferent peopl e.
Whi l e most bel i eve t hat cur ses can har m a per s on, r at i onal i zi ng i t
however t hey may, most do not concede t hat t he Powers of Dar kness
can t ake t he life of anot her per s on. Chr i st i ans poi nt t o t he book of J ob,
wher ei n Sat an was given power t o afflict t he r i ght eous man wi t h every
di sease and pl ague i magi nabl e, but was speci fi cal l y commanded t o not
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t ake J ob' s l i fe
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. Thi s i s pr ocl ai med as " document ed evi dence* of t he
l i mi t at i ons of Black Magi ck and of t he power of good over evi l . Even if
t he ent i r e book wer e not a farce concoct ed by t he mi nds of conspi r i ng
men, t he very r ef er ence made by t hes e pos t ul at i ng pos eur s i s i n i t sel f
sel f - def eat i ng. In t he fi rst chapt er of J o b , wi t hi n t he fi rst t est of his
vi r t ue, Sat an sl ays not J o b , but all of hi s chi l dr en and hi s s er vant s . The
whol e of t he book and t he sor r ows of J ob do not testify t o t he l i mi t at i ons
of t he Power s of Dar knes s , but i ns t ead t o t he gr eat i nt el l i gence t hat
mul t i pl y a per s on' s sufferi ng by dest r oyi ng all t hat i s i n hi s worl d and
l eavi ng hi m a l onel y i nha bi t a nt of a f or saken uni ver s e. It al so
de mons t r a t e s - i f anyt hi ng at all gr eat er t han t he bar bar i c mi nds of
t hes e men who cr eat ed such a god - t hat i n one br eat h sever al lives
may be t aken, and one man i s left behi nd t o t r ul y suffer.
The s uppos ed mi r acul ous wor ks of J e s us dur i ng hi s bri ef
mi ni s t r y pr ecedi ng hi s execut i on give f ur t her "proof" t o t hos e who seek
r at i onal i zat i on for i r r at i onal concept s t ha t t he Wor ks of Dar knes s ar e
l i mi t ed, and t hat only J e s us and Hi s anoi nt ed possess t he keys t o deat h
and hel l . I n cast i ng out uncl ean s pi r i t s , t hat holy met aphys i ci an woul d
hel p t he l ame wal k, l eper s heal , deaf hear , bl i nd see, and even t he dead
t o r i se from t hei r t ombs . As Hi s s er vant s , t her ef or e, many Chr i s t i ans
bel i eve t hat t hey have "put on t he whol e a r mor of God, " and ar e
i mper vi ous t o any spi r i t ual as s aul t . Onl y t he uncl ean can be har med
t hr ough t he power s of Black Magi ck, t hey as s ur e t hems el ves , i n t he
very mome nt t hat t hey ar e bei ng mani pul at ed by t he very forces t hat
t hey seek t o unde r mi ne ; t hey have never heal ed t he sick or spoken
wi t h angel s, but have onl y a superfi ci al unde r s t a ndi ng of t he worl d
t hat exi st s ar ound t hem, such unde r s t a ndi ng whol l y di ct at ed by t he
wor ds of ot he r s .
A mor e r eal i st i c view of Black Magick and i t s possi bl e inefficacy
in t aki ng a speci fi c per s on' s life is hel d by many pr act i t i oner s of eas t er n
myst i ci sm, a good deal of whom bel i eve t hat Baneful Magi ck will only-
wor k on t he myst i c i f he has done s omet hi ng t o unba l a nc e hi s kar ma,
and t hat keepi ng hi msel f i n a s t at e of nona t t a c hme nt t o t he affai rs of
t hi s worl d will never t ur n t he eye of Kal Ni r anj an or of Hi s s er vant , t he
Black Magi ci an t owar ds hi m and hi s. I n t hi s , he r emai ns unt ouc he d by
t he Power s of Dar knes s , t r ans cendi ng al ways i n l i ght . He does not give
Dar knes s or i t s Mas t er s cause t o look hi s way.
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I nt el l ect ual evol ut i on has left t he maj ori t y of t he huma n race
wi t hout i nt el l i gence, at l east on an i ndi vi dual , cr eat i ve l evel . They
accept t hat t hey do not have all of t he answer s j ust yet , whi l e at t he
same t i me i nsi st i ng t hat onl y t hose t hi ngs t hat t hey have exper i enced
f i r st hand ar e real and can effect t he m. And t hey have exper i enced
l i t t l e. The r eal i t y of Baneful Magick and its abi l i t y t o dest r oy life i s
undi s put ed by t he dead, who per haps have exper i enced mor e t han t hey
ever cared t o.
Whi l e causi ng a per son pai n, sor r ow, or physi cal di s pl acement
may often be as si mpl e as any ot her basi c r i t ual , i f not mor e so due t o
t he Black Magi ci an' s i nher ent sense of el i t e super i or i t y and spi r i t ual
mal i ce, successful l y enact i ng a r i t ual t hat will cause t he vi ct i m t o
act ual l y, unci r cums t ant i al l y, and unfai l i ngl y di e may not come wi t h
such ease. One way i n whi ch t hi s difficulty occur s i s t hat t he ri t ual l y
ampl i fi ed will of t he Sor cer er must be of such a force as to over whel m
t he nat ur al will of t he vi ct i m t o sur vi ve. Al t hough t he vi ct i m may
have no consci ous awar eness of t he cur se, t he mor e subt l e senses t hat
all peopl e and most ani mal s possess t el l s hi m t hat s omet hi ng i s very
wr ong. I nt er nal l y, he will ei t her fight t he cur se, oft en t o hi s final
br eat h, or he will s uccumb t o i t i mmedi at el y. The cur se bei ng
successful , t he f or mer sor t of vi ct i m will usual l y devel op cancer or
some ot her mal ady, s omet i mes di spl ayi ng an i r r i t at i ng happi nes s and
posi t i vi t y soon after t he cur se i s pl aced, scur r yi ng t o cr eat e success for
hi msel f as he knows hi s t i me may very well be shor t . The l at t er t ype of
vi ct i m, t he pr e- def eat ed, are t he mor e common t ype, t he very act i ons
whi ch br i ng t he wr at h of t he Power s of Dar kness upon hi m
demons t r at i ng hi s own desi r e for mi ser y. Hi s end will usual l y come
swiftly, by an acci dent t hr ough hi s own negl i gence, or usual l y of a
gr ave mi sf or t une t hat has all of t he appear ance of a sel f - pr oduced
d e mi s e .
It i s al so t r ue t hat , much l i ke t he aver age west er n- wor l d ser i al
ki l l er in hi s fi rst mur de r s , t he Black Magi ci an will exper i ence a bat t l e of
the selves at t he t hr owi ng of hi s first cur se. Whet her for pl ai n expedi ence
or for some ot her , mor e Ascendant r eason, he feels t he t uggi ng necessi t y
t o t ake a per s on' s life t hr ough Black Magi ck, yet i n doi ng so he at t acks
t he deepest val ues of hi s upbr i ngi ng and soci et y. In t aki ng huma n life,
he i s i n affect t aki ng hi s own, ki l l i ng t hat whi ch he once was, hopi ng for
t he r ebi r t h of hi s Tr ue Soul i n perfect gl ory. If t her e i s any doubt as t o
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whet her or not he i s capabl e of s us t ai ni ng t he psychol ogi cal mael s t r om
and pr evai l i ng over his weaker self t hat ur ges hi m i nt o mor al
conf or mi t y, t he r esul t s of t he cur se will be di mi ni s hed, i f not al t oget her
des t r oyed. If he cannot s t and as a mor al law unt o himself, as t he Lord
of hi s own kar mi c bal ance, t he Black Magi ci an will find consi st ency
onl y i n hi s i nabi l i t y t o act as Abaddon or Shi va.
A fine s epar at i on exi st s bet ween r age and mur der ous i nt ent .
Whi l e i n a s t r eet fight, domes t i c di s put e, or any ot her nor mal - l i f e
scenar i o r age can easi l y become mur der ; t he psychol ogi cal vacuum of
r i t ual Magi ck onl y pr oduces exact l y what i s fed i nt o i t . A cur se, no
mat t er how exper t l y wr i t t en or adept l y per f or med, i s never guar ant eed
t o end t he vi ct i m' s life i f t he onl y obj ect i s t he i mmedi at e r el ease of
emot i on. The wor ds, "I j us t want t hem t o di e, " ar e much easi er t o ut t er
t han t o enforce, especi al l y when i t i s t hat will t o absol ut e power over
cr eat i on and des t r uct i on whi ch i s t he hi nge of t he act i on.
Somet hi ng t hat i s har d and cold begi ns t o grow i n t hat pl ace
wher e hi s hear t used t o pound when t he Black Magi ci an begi ns t o give
ser i ous cons i der at i on t o t hr owi ng a cur se wi t h enough force t o kill.
Somet hi ng dar k s t ar t s t o t ake over, ent er s hi m like an uncl ean spi r i t ,
and pr ompt s hi m f ur t her t o per f or m uncl ean act s. For some, t hi s i s
enough of a t ast e of t he dar knes s of deat h, and t hey will t r ead no f ur t her .
For t hos e t hat mus t des cend all t he way, mur de r i s an aphr odi s i ac.
Such a sadi st i c Sor cer er will find hi msel f s ear chi ng for a vi ct i m like a
sexual pr edat or dri vi ng sl owl y t hr ough t he "bad" nei ghbor hoods at
ni ght . He has f ound new power i n hi s abi l i t y t o t ake life t hr ough r emot e
cont r ol . He exper i ences a new form of vampi r i s m when he r eaches i nt o
his vi ct i m' s soul and c omma nds i t t o depar t . He has become a god, a
law unt o hi msel f. He has freed hi msel f from sal vat i on, fi ndi ng
r edempt i on i n out er dar knes s , and he must r ei nf or ce t hat power i n
hi msel f by r epet i t i on.
The Bl ack Magi ci an will usual l y be dr i ven t o hi s fi rst ri t ual
mur de r by sever e f r ust r at i on with onl y a Got t e r da mme r ung sol ut i on
i n si ght . He has known si nce hi s first mome nt s on t he Dar k Pat h t hat
he hel d t he power t o dest r oy hi s enemi es, but i n t he mome nt of i nspi r ed
evil, when hi s eye cat ches hi s vi ct i m and hi s soul begi ns t o bl acken,
t hat power r i ses up i n hi m and not onl y s uddenl y becomes very real ,
but begi ns t o bur st from hi m. He fi nds t he power of Black Magick movi ng
t hr ough hi m as a vessel for t he gr eat er di al ect i c, r esol vi ng all hi s fear,
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weaknes s , and hat r ed at once t hr ough t he deat h of hi s first vi ct i m. He
pl unges headl ong i nt o t he abyss, swal l owed whol e by t he fi res of hel l ,
and finds i n t he fl ames hi s own godhood.
Over whel mi ng t he very forces t hat s us t ai n your vi ct i m' s
hear t beat r equi r es an unma t c ha bl e a mount of power di r ect ed at t hat
one goal i n a r el at i vel y nar r ow wi ndow of t i me. Whi l e cons t ant l y
di r ect i ng har mf ul t hought s and ener gi es t owar ds a per son over t he
cour s e of mont hs and year s may cause t hem mi l d i l l ness and depr es s i on,
it is not likely to br i ng t hei r exi st ence to a s udden end. Expendi ng all of
your mur de r ous r age at once, however , will send a Shoc kwave t hr ough
t he et her t hat will r i p t he soul from your vi ct i m a nd l eave a dyi ng
body behi nd.
The t hr e e most effective met hods of Baneful Magi ck, wi t h t he
goal of causi ng de a t h, ar e given bel ow. Each will pr oduce t he literal
demi s e of your enemy, i f per f or med cor r ect l y, a nd i f your mur de r ous
i nt ent i s pur e .
I. RITUAL RELEASE OF HATRED
Ri t ual r el eas e of hat r ed i s t he most commonl y r ecogni zed
met hod of "t hr owi ng a cur se, " Concor dant l y, i t i s t he easi est and most
nat ur al means of per f or mi ng Baneful Magi ck wi t h t he i nt ent , and
hopeful l y t he e nd r esul t of ki l l i ng t he vi ct i m. Unl i ke t he ot her me t hods
whi ch follow, t hi s par t i cul ar one uses r i t ual mai nl y as a backdr op t o
t he r el ease of t he pe nt - up e mot i ons - such e mot i ons t hems el ves bei ng
t he cat al yst for t he uni ver sal r eact i on when focused t owar ds t he vi ct i m.
As s uch, t he Black Magi ci an has l ess cont r ol over how and when t he
vi ct i m will meet hi s end, si mpl y cl ut chi ng hi s hat r ed and des i r e for
deat h and t r ans f er r i ng i t t o hi s vi ct i m. I n es s ence, he her e i s doi ng t he
r ever se of what i s done i n psychi c vampi r i s m; he i s channel i ng into t he
vi ct i m hi s ener gy, al bei t speci fi c, des t r uct i ve, a nd r i t ual l y pr ogr ammed
e n e r g y .
Anot her dr awback t o excl usi vel y usi ng t hi s met hod of Baneful
Magi ck i s t hat i t s effects will r e ma i n l argel y unnot i ced for some t i me
aft er i t s e na c t me nt . Whi l e i n t he maj or i t y, t he vi ct i m will seem
unr eas onabl y afrai d of hi s Magi ckal pr edat or af t er he i s effected by t he
r i t ual , and hi s life will seem t o gr adual l y make i t s way i nt o deat h, i t i s
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W O R K S O F D A R K N F S S
not unhe a r d of for t he vi ct i m t o exper i ence a deal of success and
happi nes s di r ect l y aft er bei ng cur sed, whi ch onl y f ur t her enr ages t he
Black Magi ci an.
The i mpor t ant key t o successful l y des t r oyi ng a not he r per s on
usi ng t hi s t ype of Baneful Magi ck i s t o ri d your sel f compl et el y of t he
emot i on at t ached t o hi m or her, i n a vi ol ent and des t r uct i ve ma nne r
whi ch will ser ve as a s i mi l i t ude of f ut ur e real i t y. Thi s i s not t he popul ar
voodoo doll cur s e wher ei n t he r oot wor ker pr i cks a st r aw r epr es ent at i on
of t he vi ct i m whi l st i n a t r ance, emot i onl es s expr es s i on and lifeless eyes
swi r l i ng wi t h gyr oscopi c mezmer i zat i on, nor i s i t t he s ha ma n chant i ng
t o t he anci ent gods as a wax fi gure i s mel t ed i n a pot . Rat her , an i mage
is made ( one of t he r ar e t i mes t hat such a fet i sh i s act ual l y cal l ed for i n
Black Magi ck) a nd t he Sor cer er r el eases all of hi s anger , hat r ed, a nd
r age t hr ough s t abbi ng, beat i ng, s pi t t i ng upon, and ot her wi se dest r oyi ng
t he f i gur e. The di spl ay i s pr i mi t i ve, and i s f r i ght eni ng t o behol d as a
t hi r d per s on, wat chi ng a not he r go mad wi t h r age and let l oose al l of t he
emot i ons t hat pol i t e soci et y woul d have hi m r epr es s .
Oft en, as t he final ounces of hat r ed have been s pent , emot i ons
t hat have unt i l t hen been hi dden begi n t o sur f ace i n t ear s a nd i n wor ds
t hat s ound so forei gn and uns peakabl e. Your l i ps will t el l t r ut hs t hat
your hear t coul d never face. Whi l e pr evi ousl y wor ds of hat r ed wer e
spat upon t he effigy, s e nt i me nt s of per s onal pai n a nd l oss may find
t hems el ves spi l l i ng out as t he out pour i ng begi ns t o wane. Rat her t han
anger , you may feel a deep l oss. The final emot i ons whi ch will sur f ace
at t he concl us i on of t hi s par t of t he ri t ual ar e likely t o be t hos e feel i ngs
t hat ar e t r ue, all masks bei ng cast asi de. All of t hi s i s t o be unr es t r ai ned,
al l owed t o sur f ace s pont aneous l y and exhaus t i t sel f t hor oughl y.
The moment i s unmi s t akabl e when all of your emot i on i s
dr ai ned from you and r esi des t her eaf t er i n your vi ct i m. I n t hat
moment , you will col l apse wi t h an exhaus t i on whi ch you have never
before felt, uni que i n i t s unconquer abl e, uns ha ka bl e pr of undi t y.
Wi t h gr eat force of will t o fi ni sh t he r i t ual and per manent l y
r emove your vi ct i m from t hi s wor l d, pul l your sel f t o your knees , focus
your mi nd as much as you ar e abl e, and give your c omma nd.
"By t he Power s of Dar kness, by t hi s unhol y Black Magi ck, (name
of victim) is dead. The soul of has fled from its doomed flesh and
t he eye of deat h s t ar es unbl i nki ng at . " Specific c omma nds
may be made, a nd s houl d not be pr ewr i t t en, but ar e t o be gi ven i n
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s pont anei t y and moved by t he Power s whi ch fill t he Templ e. In all
c omma nds , t he deat h of t he vi ct i m i s t o be s t at ed i n t he pr es ent t ens e,
r at her t han t he f ut ur e. The f ut ur e, even t he near f ut ur e, i s an
ambi guous uni t of me a s ur e me nt . The pr es ent , r i ght now, i s absol ut el y
cer t ai n and exact . Fur t her , t he moment t he r i t ual i s compl et ed, t he
vi ct i m has di ed, possessi ng no mor e life or l i ght ; i t i s onl y a mat t er of
t i me before t he wal ki ng cor pse falls.
I n t he r i t ual itself t he al t ar shoul d be set on t he gr ound hol di ng
a bl ack and a red candl e. The chal i ce shoul d be filled wi t h bl ood, ei t her
t he act ual life-fluid or i t s symbol i c r epr es ent at i on ( t he l at t er bei ng
pr oper l y cons ecr at ed as such) a nd t he r i t ual dagger shoul d be
s har pened. Ei t her on t he al t ar dr awn on l ar ge paper upon whi ch all
i mpl ement s will sit or on t he s out her n wall shoul d t he symbol of sul fur
be pl aced. Al t hough i n t hi s par t i cul ar Oper at i on of Baneful Magi ck t he
symbol will not be cons ecr at ed separ at el y, i t does still ser ve t o focus t he
ener gi es and emot i ons cal l ed and gener at ed t owar ds a dest r uct i ve goal .
II. EVOCATION OF DEADLY DEMONS
It i s a r ar e i f not unhe a r d of gr i moi r e t hat does not give t he
names , at t r i but es , and sigils of de mons t hat ar e adept at t he si ngl e t ask
of t aki ng life. Even whi l e t he a ut hor s will war n t hr oughout t hat t he
power s of t hi s Bl ackest Magi ck be left al one, all t hat i s necessar y t o open
Pandor a' s box i s gi ven. Man i s commanded t o not ki l l , but i s handed a
s har pened swor d bef or e t he house of hi s enemy.
The i ns t r uct i ons and r i t ual s gi ven i n t he ni nt h chapt er of t hi s
book are all t hat i s needed i n s ummoni ng t he as s i s t ance of t hese de mons
of deat h. If t he l i t eral deat h of t he vi ct i m i s desi r ed, t he de mon s houl d
be evoked fully as gi ven i n t hat chapt er , r at her t han si mpl y
cons ecr at i ng i t s si gi l . Whi l e sigil Magi ck will pr ovoke a good deal of
mi sf or t une and mi sery for your vi ct i m, pr oduci ng hi s or her act ual
demi s e will r equi r e several r epet i t i ons of t he sigil cons ecr at i on, whi ch
can be mor e di scour agi ng t han anyt hi ng el se for t he Black Magi ci an.
Once t he demon has been sent t o mur der your vi ct i m, i t can
and shoul d be evoked, preferabl y t hr ee days aft er t he i ni t i al Oper at i on,
t o r epor t on t he Work. The Pr act i t i oner may be s ur pr i s ed by t he first
r epor t recei ved as t he demon gi ves an i nsi de look at how t he Wor k i s
bei ng done and what obst acl es i t ha s had t o over come. If t hi s first
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r epor t i s one of success, t he demons assur i ng t he Sor cer er t hat t he deat h
of t he vi ct i m i s at ha nd, t her e i s no need for any f ur t her r epor t s . The
demon can be t hanked, i ns t r uct ed t o cont i nue t o i nfl uence t he downfall
of t he vi ct i m, and di s mi s s ed.
As wi t h all Oper at i ons of Baneful Magi ck, t he success of t he
Wor ki ng i s ent i r el y dependent on your desi r e. If any par t of your self
does not will t he deat h of anot her huma n bei ng, l esser r esul t s will be
had. Oft en, i t may be enough for t he Sor cer er t o see hi s vi ct i m suffer
i l l ness or at r oci t y. For t he Black Magi ci an t hat needs t o dest r oy t hat
br i dge bet ween sal vat i on and da mna t i on for what ever r easons of
necessi t y or expedi ency, however, i t must be cer t ai n wi t hi n hi msel f
t hat t her e i s no ot her way, and he must embr ace absol ut e Per di t i on
a b s o l u t e l y .
111. CONJ URATI ON OF THE POWERS OF DEATH
The Mast er of Black Magi ck may need a devi ce for secur i ng t he
deat h of a not he r t hat i s fast er, mor e efficient, and mor e di r ect t han
t hose given above. Whi l e t he conj ur at i on of t he power s of deat h i s onl y
effective i f t he Black Magi ci an has devel oped hi s abi l i t i es so t hat he i s
abl e t o i ns t ant aneous l y call down forces at hi s command, a nd t her ef or e
ser ves t he Neophyt e and Pr act i t i oner l i t t l e in a pr act i cal way, it is a
t ool and a weapon t hat i s i nfal l i bl e when pl aced i n compet ent ha nds .
The conj ur at i on gi ven bel ow s ummons t he ai de of var i ous forces
whi ch ar e i ndi vi dual l y abl e t o wreak des t r uct i on and whi ch have been
pr oven over t hous a nds of year s t o be t he har bi nger s of deat h. Given i n
t he combi nat i on and sequence t hat t hey ar e, t hese forces combi ne
agai nst t he enemy of t he Mast er , al i gni ng t o br i ng a swift blow t o vi ct i m' s
every life s uppor t .
For he who i s abl e t o wi el d t hi s swor d, i t will have t he same
effect as t he ot her s i n dr ai ni ng t he Sor cer er of all emot i on t owar ds hi s
enemy. He i s abl e t hen i n seconds t o accompl i sh t hat whi ch i t t akes t he
aver age r i t ual i st at l east fifteen mi nut es ( and t akes t he aver age per s on
mor e t han a l i fet i me) t o achi eve. The st at e of nona t t a c hme nt i n r el at i on
t o t he vi ct i m i s by i t s own vi r t ue t he power of t he cur se.
As each name i s cal l ed and each command i s gi ven, t he
concor dant ener gi es and power s need t o be gat her ed i n t he Templ e.
The c omma nds given ar e t o be vi sual i zed and seal ed up i n t he speaki ng
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of t hem. The ma nne r i n whi ch t hi s i s done i s l ear ned t hr ough t he Black
Magi ci an' s own exper i ence, havi ng cal l ed fort h count l ess ot her forces
and bei ngs and havi ng t aught hi msel f t hr ough doi ng so how exact l y i t
i s done. No wr i t t en or verbal i ns t r uct i on can r epl ace t hi s exper i ence,
and by no ot her r out e can t hi s t ype of Baneful Magi ck be achi eved.
"I , (your name) am filled wi t h wr at h and vengeance t owar ds
(victim's name), my enemy. " Gai n a cl ear vi sual i zat i on of your vi ct i m,
and give hi s or her full name.
M
I open t he mout h of Set and s ummon fort h t he Sebau Fi ends t o
work evil on t he body of (victim's name).
"I fling open t he Gat e of Gebur ah and c omma nd Nergal t o send
fort h hi s ar mi es to assai l (victim's name) day and ni ght unt i l (victim's
name) is dest r oyed.
"I or der t he Gat es of Hel l t o be opened and for Sat an, Belial,
Magot and all t he demons of t he Pit to be unl eashed upon (victim's name),
t o t or me nt h i m/ h e r wi t h pest i l ence and f eebl eness.
"I call upon Sammael and hi s angel i c l egi ons t o poi son t he soul
of (victim's name), t hat all good t hi ngs will t ur n agai nst hi m, t hat hi s
j oy will t ur n t o sor r ow and hi s life will t ur n t o deat h.
"I i nvoke t he full wr at h of t he Ni ds t ang, and r ouse der
Er dgei s t en agai nst (victim's name), t hat t he ear t h will devour h i m/ h e r
and t he sky will col l apse upon (victim's name).
"I , (your name), s ummon t he Sebau Fi ends , t he Ar mi es of
Ner gal , t he Demons and Deni zens of Hel l , t he Angel s of Pest i l ence, and
der Er dgei sen t o ri se up agai nst ( vi ct i m' s name), t o pl ague hi s body,
mi nd and spi r i t , t o del i ver hi s body i nt o t he grave and hi s soul i nt o
Out er Dar knes s . Go now, and do not rest unt i l ( vi ct i m' s name) i s dead.
Such i s my c omma nd, Et er nal . "
Never doubt t he pot ency of t hi s bl ackest Magi ck i n achi evi ng
t he dr eaded end r esul t t hat you ar e Wor ki ng t owar ds - bef or e, duri ng*
or after t he cur se has been pl aced. One par t i cul ar I ni t i at e t ha t I was
assi gned t o i ns t r uct i n t he Oper at i ons of Black Magi ck was especi al l y
fond of t he i dea of ha r mi ng ot her s t hr ough t he Power s of Dar kness,
qui t e possi bl y as a r esul t of he hi msel f havi ng been t he vi ct i m of t he
sadi sm and per ver s i ons of ot her s t hr oughout t he first dozen year s of hi s
life. I woul d t each hi m t he var i ous Wor ki ngs of Baneful Magi ck as he
r eques t ed t hem, oft en ei t her knowi ng t hos e unf or t unat e peopl e t hat he
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Wor ked upon of maki ng s ur e t hat 1 became at l east i nf or mal l y
acquai nt ed wi t h hi s vi ct i ms bet ween t he t i me t hat he enact ed hi s
des t r uct i ve r i t ual and t he t i me t hat t he sufferi ng began.
Al t hough t he vor aci ous nes s wi t h whi ch he devour ed t he secr et s
of Baneful Magi ck at t i mes al ar med me, I was unabl e ( bot h becaus e of
my oat h t o t he Or der a nd i t s Work, a nd due t o my own i ns at i abl e need
t o t each) t o t ur n hi m away or t o a dmoni s h hi m agai ns t hi s sadi st i c
Sor cer y. I knew t hat he was Becomi ng, and t hat hi s Descent i nt o
Dar knes s was a necessar y par t of hi s own i ndi vi dual Ascent i nt o
Go d h o o d .
The case i n par t i cul ar t hat s t a nds out fresh i n my mi nd was an
Oper at i on of Dest r uct i ve Magi ck t hat he was t o per f or m on t he behal f of
a not he r : a fri end whos e hus ba nd was i n t he r egul ar and r el i gi ous
pr act i ce of adul t er y, dr ug addi ct i on, and gener al us el es s nes s . Hi s abus e,
al t hough not physi cal , left hi s fri end wi t h nowher e t o r un but t o t he
Devil - and t he Devil di d ans wer .
My appr ent i ce put t o good use t he r i t ual s gi ven above t o br i ng
about t he deat h of t he ungr at ef ul and unf ai t hf ul hus ba nd. Wi t hi n
days he gave me hi s r epor t t hat hi s f r i end' s hus ba nd had left her for
a not he r woman a nd a not he r fix, and had no qual ms about al l owi ng her
t o move out of s t at e wi t h t hei r chi l dr en, never t o ent er t hei r lives agai n.
I r ai sed an eyebr ow at hi s r epor t and asked why he hadn' t wai t ed for
t he r i t ual ' s success before as s umi ng t he mat t er i s cl osed
"To her , he i s dead, " he r et or t ed wi t h a smi l e, feeling mor e like
a s t udent of s ome Eas t er n Myst i cal School fi ndi ng success wher e t her e
i s none by t he vi r t ue of a phi l osophi cal vi ct ory.
"To me, a nd t o t he r est of t he worl d, he st i l l s eems very much
al i ve. Wai t for t he success of your Oper at i on, and t hen give me your
concl usi ve r epor t . "
Not at all t o my s ur pr i s e, hi s f r i e nd' s hus ba nd r et ur ned i nt o
her life, maki ng hi msel f not onl y mor e of a nui s ance t ha n before, but
s eemi ng mor e al i ve a nd i nvasi ve of her r eal i t y t ha n ever . She bat t l ed
hi m i n cour t , i n Chi l d Pr ot ect i ve Ser vi ces, i n t he hous e, and i n t he
b e d r o o m.
Exact l y one year aft er t he I ni t i at e had per f or med hi s Baneful
Ri t ual , he came t o me wi t h hi s final concl usi ve r epor t . Hi s vi ct i m had
been ar r es t ed for possessi ng a cont r ol l ed s ubs t ance, and whi l e
i ncar cer at ed compl ai ned of an ache i n hi s a r ms . Medi cal exami ner s
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found a bone - ma r r ow cancer s pr eadi ng t hr ough t he bones i n hi s a r ms ,
and had l i t t l e hope of t r eat i ng t he cancer . Wi t hi n weeks of bei ng rel eased
from j ai l on a bai l - bond, hi s r eckl essness dr ove hi m i nt o an aut omobi l e
acci dent whi ch t hr ew hi m headf i r st t hr ough t he wi ndshi el d. Several
facial bones wer e s hat t er ed, di s t or t i ng t he shape of hi s face ent i r el y
and r equi r i ng t he best sur ger y t hat a per pet ual l y unempl oyed dr ug
addi ct coul d afford, and several s har ds of gl ass wer e embedded beneat h
hi s ski n t hat coul d not be r emoved, l eavi ng a few si l ver dol l ar - si zed
bl ue di s col or at i ons on hi s face. The women t ha t he once desi r ed were
r epul sed by hi m. The ar ms t hat he woul d use t o beat hi s way t hr ough
life were ki l l i ng hi m. Hi s chi l dr en wer e afraid t o even look at hi m.
Most i mpor t ant l y, he was dyi ng of a cancer t hat coul d not be r ever sed.
The cocai ne t hat he once i ndul ged i n t angl ed hi s r emai ni ng days wi t h
j ai l and pr obat i on or der s , yet was per haps t he onl y t hi ng t hat coul d
ease t he unbear abl e pai n of every life' s moment . And t oday, he i s dead,
t o hi s wife, t o hi s fami l y, t o hi s enemi es and f r i ends, and most of al l , t o
hi msel f. Si ng and dance, si ng and dance, for our enemy i s dead.
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C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N
DARK ASCENT
Thr oughout t hi s t ext t he wor d "Ascent* has been r epeat edl y used,
unaccompani ed by an exact defi ni t i on or exact met hodol ogy t o achi eve
such a gos s amer t hi ng unt i l now.
Most spi r i t ual vi ews, even t hose of t he Left Hand Pat h, decl ar e
t hat i n t he Whi t e Light t he Pr act i t i oner Ascends t owar ds uni on wi t h
t he Di vi ne, over comes hi msel f t o become s omet hi ng gr eat er , and
gener al l y pr ogr esses t o a s t at e t hat i s undeni abl y s epar at e from huma n.
The Black Magi ci an, however , i s deni gr at ed as bei ng, at best , cont ent
i n hi s r ank and posi t i on i n t he uni ver se and i s si mpl y usi ng t he occul t
as a means to l ust and l ucr e whi l e he is her e; at wor st , he is in t he act of
spi r i t ual descent , not gr owi ng st r onger but weakeni ng, not near i ng
omni pot ence but al l owi ng hi msel f t o pl ay pawn for t he Powers of
Dar knes s ; not ri si ng but fal l i ng.
When t he Dabbl er at t empt s t o deci pher t he wor ds spel l ed out by
t he wi t chboar d' s pl anchet t e, when t he Pr act i t i oner l i ght s candl es and
calls out t o t he l i vi ng ni ght , as t he I ni t i at e gai ns an "i nsi der ' s"
unde r s t a ndi ng of exi st ence, and as t he Black Magi ci an t akes full
r esponsi bi l i t y for and cont r ol of t he worl d ar ound hi m, he i s i n Ascent .
It i s not t o some di st ant cl oud or di mens i on t hat he t r avel s, but i t i s i nt o
t he f ut ur e - a f ut ur e and a Dest i ny t hat he cr eat es t hr ough hi s own
Power and Wor ks. He i s not seeki ng at onement , or even at - onement
wi t h some ar chet ypal f at her , but seeks t hr ough hi s act i on uni on wi t h
t hose par t s of hi msel f t hat he bar el y c ompr e he nds .
Wi t hi n t he t ot al i t y of hi s Being, t he i ndi vi dual has caged a
sl eepi ng Ti t an, l ocked by t he mi nd and s ubdued by t he psyche. The act
of r i t ual i s i n act ual i t y t he act of awakeni ng t he God i nsi de. The pr ocess
of t hi s awakeni ng, whi ch i s Ascent , i s cat as t r ophi c, t he Power s of
Dar kness fl oodi ng t hr ough t he Black Magi ci an and i nt o t he worl d wi t h
a s hadowed vengeance and ungodl y wr at h, r ecl ai mi ng command over
all t hat once was l ost . The final r esul t i s apocal ypt i c, l ayi ng t o wast e all
t hat was, r emovi ng t he i nfect ed and dyi ng worl d and r epl aci ng i t wi t h
one t hat can never di e.
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C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N D A R K A S C E N T
Ascent is not a pr ocess of becomi ng mor e hol y, sanct i f i ed, or
al t r ui s t i c. Nor i s i t t o become mor e si ni st er , s adi s t i c, a nd evil t han
bef or e. It is, however , t o Become mor e godl i ke, as t he wor d i s meant t o
mean. The Black Magi ci an l ear ns t hr ough per s onal exper i ence t he
s ecr et s of cr eat i on and des t r uct i on, t he way t hat he may kill and make
al i ve, r ai se up a nd cast down, sacri fi ce and r es ur r ect . He l ear ns t hr ough
his own Wor k t he Pat h t hat will lift hi s t hr one above t he s t ar s of God,
bypassi ng t he pr ophe t s a nd savi or s of wr et ched, dyi ng men.
Whi l e no one r i t ual can br i ng a per son t o t he consci ous r eal i zat i on
of hi s or her own godhood, speci fi c Dar k Wor ks will enabl e t he Black
Magi ci an t o gl i mpse Et er ni t y and t o begi n t o unde r s t a nd hi s own
i mmor t al na t ur e . Thes e Oper at i ons , whi ch ar e gi ven bel ow, ar e meant
t o br i ng t he Oper at or t o a s t at e of abs ol ut e Per di t i on and event ual
spi r i t ual deat h i n hi s own per s onal Lake of Fi r e, t o cull t he dr oss wi t hi n
and t o forever rid hi msel f of hi s mor t al i t y - and possi bl y hi s humani t y.
In t hi s , t he chi l d of God i s opf er r ed up t o t he Dar knes s as a huma n
sacri fi ce, wi t h t he knowl edge t hat t he vessel will be filled once mor e
wi t h a seed and a power t hat is undyi ng.
Cont i nui ng t hr ough t he Pat hwor ki ng of r i t ual s a nd exer ci ses,
t he Black Magi ci an will begi n t o put t he par t i cl es of hi s cons ci ous nes s
and self awar enes s back t oget her , l eavi ng out t hos e t hi ngs whi ch had
pr evi ousl y bound hi m. Once t he dyi ng man has wi t her ed away, hi s
as hes have been s cat t er ed t o t he wi nds, a nd t he moul d has been made
for t he r i si ng godma n, r es ur r ect i on awai t s .
The spi r i t ual l y and Magi ckal l y al chemi cal pr oces s s ummar i zed
above i s effect ed mai nl y wi t hout t he act i ve, consci ous as s er t i ons of t he
Black Magi ci an i n any di r ect ma nne r . Rat her t ha n per f or mi ng var i ous
cer emoni es of sel f - i ni t i at i on or ps ychodr amat i c l i t ani es whi ch cl ai m t o
rid t he I ni t i at e of hi s feebl e qual i t i es t hr ough t he e na c t me nt of ext r eme
f or ms or of t hei r oppos i t es , t he exer ci ses bel ow effect act ual veri fi abl e
change i n t he real worl d and i n t he i ndi vi dual . He does not need t o
cl i mb up on t o hi s own cr oss, t hr us t a s pear i nt o hi s si de, give up t he
ghost , and ri se from t he t omb. All of t hi s occur s qui t e nat ur al l y a nd i n
a ma nne r t hat i s t ai l or ed t o hi s own per s onal i t y and Dest i ny. All t hat
t he Black Magi ci an needs t o do i s t o "seek ever for mor e, for conquest i s
never done. "'
The Oper at i ons bel ow ut i l i ze t he t hr e e s ymbol s gi ven i n t he
second chapt er of t hi s t ext - t he i nver t ed pe nt a gr a m, t he al chemi cal
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symbol of sul fur, and t he doubl e- ar med cr oss - i n a mor e di r ect and
di st i nct ma nne r t han any of t he r i t ual s gi ven pr evi ousl y. Thr ough
t he following Wor ks t he power and essence of each symbol i s evoked and
i nvoked, bei ng cal l ed i nt o t hi s worl d and i nt o t he Black Magi ci an, t o
al i gn t he pl anet s a nd t he cons t el l at i ons i n accor dance wi t h hi s Dest i ny
a nd t o fuse t hei r vi r t ues i nt o his bei ng. Ther e i s no need her e t o si t i n
endl es s medi t at i on upon t he l ot us or t he l at t er of l i ght unt i l you begi n
t o s pont aneous l y Ascend. Thr ough t he appl i cat i on of t hes e Wor ks of
Dar knes s an even gr eat er s pont anei t y becomes known: all t hat has
been dyi ng di es and all t hat i s Et er nal i s exal t ed. Somet hi ng anci ent
wi t hi n i s s t i r r ed a nd i s br ought t o life, t o once agai n r ul e over all t hat
i s .
Success i n t he fol l owi ng Oper at i ons i s l argel y r el i ant on your
pr evi ous successes wi t h t he Wor ks gi ven i n t hi s t ext up t o t hi s poi nt , as
t hey have all ser ved i n t r ai ni ng and condi t i oni ng bot h t he sensi t i ve
facul t i es a nd t he abi l i t y t o gener at e a nd call fort h ener gi es and power s,
and t o use t hos e forces i n al i gnment wi t h your Will. Each of t he
fol l owi ng i s c onde mne d by t he adher ent s of t he r i ght hand pat h, and
oft en by t he left hand as well, t he adver s ar i es of Ascent i n Dar kness
war ni ng t hat such pr act i ces will open up door s t o forces t hat cannot be
c ompr e he nde d nor cont r ol l ed, t he likes of whi ch will r avage t he life of
t he Opener , and dr ag hi m i nt o t he hear t of t he Dar knes s wi t h whi ch he
t oys. Is t hat not t he very goal t hat i s s ought ?
THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS
I n or der t o Ascend beyond all l i mi t at i on, t he Black Magi ci an must
be abl e t o r ecogni ze t he mor e mi nor , or s omet i mes t he maj or t hi ngs
t hat may be keepi ng hi m from ri si ng above hi s pr es ent dyi ng st at e.
Oft en t hos e t hi ngs t hat he l oves, some t hat he may hat e, and qui t e a
few t hi ngs t hat have gone compl et el y undet ect ed even t o hi s scr yi ng
eyes ar e i n s ome way keepi ng hi m bound i n pet t y a t t a c hme nt . The
Sor cer er must t ake a careful look ar ound hi s wor l d and i nsi de of hi msel f
wi t h t he si ngl e ques t i on, "Why am I st i l l s t r uggl i ng?"
The most common ans wer t o t hi s s el f - i nt er r ogat i on i s t hat he
does not have enough t i me for r i t ual i zat i on. What , t hen, i s occupyi ng
t hat t i me i ns t ead? Basic huma n needs do not necessi t at e hour s of l abor ;
most peopl e eat a nd sl eep much mor e t han t hey r equi r e anyways. I s
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t he r e s omet hi ng t hat i s mor e i mpor t a nt t o you t ha n your Magi ckal and
per s onal devel opment ? If t he ans wer i s af f i r mat i ve, t hen t her e i s l i t t l e
t hat you can do asi de from dabbl e unt i l you e i t he r drift back i nt o
s pi r i t ual s l umber or choose t o Ascend above t he ever yday pr i s on. I f t he
ans wer i s a s hout e d "NO!" however , t hen t he r e i s obvi ousl y s omet hi ng
i n your wor l d t ha t coul d use a dj us t me nt . Anyt hi ng t ha t i s not necessar y
whi ch cons umes t he t i me t hat coul d be bet t er s pent Becomi ng s omet hi ng
mor e t ha n a sl ave needs t o be di s car ded or des t r oyed. I f t he par as i t i c
t i ck will not r el ease when i t i s s haken, i t mus t be bur ne d out .
"Why am I st i l l s t r uggl i ng?"
Even whi l e pr ocl ai mi ng t hei r per sonal f r eedom and t hei r har d
won abi l i t y t o wal k a pat h t hat i s much di fferent t ha n mos t , t he Black
Magi ci an may oft en find t hat ot her s i n hi s life ar e ei t her act i vel y or
i ndi r ect l y keepi ng hi m from Becomi ng all t hat he i s. Somet i mes a
s pous e or ot her r el at i ons hi p pa r t ne r does not fully unde r s t a nd t he
Si ni s t er Pat h, a nd mi s t akes your Templ e for a pl ace wher e you r et r eat
t o, r at her t han t he pl ace wher ei n you cr eat e your r eal i t y. Even mor e
s ubt l y and mor e di ffi cul t t o det ect i s t he effect t hat ot her s may have on
your abi l i t y t o pul se wi t h Power t hr oughout your dai l y life, afrai d t hat
ot he r s will st r i ke at what t hey fear; and t hey do s t r i ke, but as t hey do
t hey know t hat t hei r fear i s not mi spl aced. Thi s i s t he r eason t hat t he
Neophyt e oft en pr e s e nt s hi msel f as "evi l " or "dar k, " wi t h bl ack cl ot hi ng,
pi er ci ngs , and cos met i cs , i nt ent i onal l y maki ng hi msel f ugly and
undes i r abl e: i t i s far easi er t han being s i ni s t er and evi l , wal ki ng i nt o a
r oom and s t oppi ng peopl e' s br eat h wi t h an aur a of Dar knes s , becomi ng
t hat whi ch t hey can onl y por t r ay t hr ough cos t umes . That Dar knes s
can be had and mani f est ed i n your pr es ence at all t i mes , however ,
r egar dl es s of i mage or appear ance - once t he Black Magi ci an ceases t o
hal t its flow when he i s ar ound ot her s . Ei t her hi s fear or t he obj ect of hi s
fear needs t o be dest r oyed i n or der t o Become hi s self, unr e s t r a i ne d.
Most of t en, however , t he enemy i s wi t hi n, i n t he form of fear,
lack of conf i dence, psychol ogi cal ri vet s t o dyi ng bel i ef s ys t ems or
var i abl e mor al s codes, feelings of power l essness i n t he face of oppr es s i on,
or ot her i l l usi ons cast on t he self by t he i nferi or par t s of t he br ai n. Most
oft en, t hi s i s why you ar e st i l l s t r uggl i ng. Thes e obs t acl es , whet her
sel f - cr eat ed, s el f - per pet uat ed, or ent i r el y ext er nal , need t o be des t r oyed
ent i r el y, t ur ne d t o sul fur i n t he Lake of Fi r e.
In hi s Ascent , t he Black Magi ci an i s movi ng t owar ds a bei ng-
st at e t hat i s al t oget her i nhuma n. Hi s power a nd hi s abi l i t y t o ut i l i ze
t hat power r eaches cr i t i cal mass, t he aur a t hat s ur r ounds hi m envel opes
all t hat he appr oaches wi t h s hi mmer i ng Dar kness, and hi s goal s and
ambi t i ons r each far deeper t han t he aver age i nt el l ect can f at hom. I n
hi s j our ney down t he Left Ha nd Pat h, t he Mast er of Black Magick i s
Ascendi ng t o t he st at e i n whi ch he i s not of t hi s worl d, but i s mer el y i n
it. All of t hos e t hi ngs t hat ar e not onl y of t hi s wor l d, but ar e t o t he
Sor cer er t he very r epr es ent at i ons of t he per pet ual deat h st at e of t he
physi cal pl ane, whi ch a t t e mpt t o cl i ng t o t he As cendant - or t hos e t hat
he fi nds hi msel f cl i ngi ng t o - need t o be shaken off like i nsect s a nd
dest r oyed lest t hey r et ur n i n s war ms .
The met hod by whi ch t he peopl e, obj ect s, des i r es , i nhi bi t i ons or
forces t hat bl ock your Ascent ar e t o be dest r oyed i s par al l el t o t hos e
Oper at i ons of Baneful Magi ck gi ven in t hi s book' s pr evi ous chapt er -
necessi t at i ng successes i n cont r ol l i ng t he mi nor cur r ent s of des t r uct i on
used t her ei n before r ul i ng over t he maj or power s of des t r uct i on as given
bel ow. You must first l ear n t o dest r oy a si ngl e huma n life usi ng your
i nner will and your abi l i t y t o focus t he Power s of Dar kness on a si ngl e,
t erri fyi ng goal before you can seek t o become t he Dest r oyer of Wor l ds.
Ar r ange your al t ar i n t he usual manner , wi t h a bl ack candl e t o
t he left and a r ed candl e t o t he ri ght . On t he s out h wall of t he Templ e
t he al chemi cal symbol of sul fur shoul d be hung, t he l engt h of i t from
t op t o bot t om s panni ng at l east t wo feet, cent er ed at eyelevel whi l e you
are seat ed behi nd your al t ar . Two red candl es ar e t o be pl aced on t he
gr ound di r ect l y beneat h t he symbol , one on ei t her si de of it.
Medi t at i on before t he r i t ual act i s not necessar y her e, as t he
r i t ual itself will s pont aneous l y br i ng t he Oper at or i nt o t he r equi r ed
bei ng- s t at e. The t wo candl es on t he al t ar and t he t wo on t he floor
shoul d be lit, t hose on t he floor beneat h t he symbol of sul fur fi rst . After
t he bl ack a nd red candl es on t he al t ar ar e lit, r et ur n t o t hos e on t he
gr ound and seat yoursel f before t hem, beneat h t he symbol wi t h t hem.
Looki ng up at t he symbol , al l ow your Vi si on t o awaken t o see t he symbol
of sul fur sl i t her i ng on t he wall, t he bl ack l i nes crawl i ng wi t h ebon
s er pent s . Hol d your ri ght hand pal m down over t he flame of t he candl e
on your r i ght cl ose enough t o t he fire t hat you can feel t he heat on your
ski n. Hol d t he s ame ges t ur e wi t h your left ha nd and t he r emai ni ng
c a n d l e .
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Wi t hout t aki ng your eyes off of t he sul fur symbol , call out , "I
open t hi s gat eway i nt o t he r eal m of chaos t hat t he abyss may r i se and
cons ume t hi s Templ e. I command t he t i des of t he Lake of Fi re and
Br i mst one t o wash i nt o t hi s Templ e. I call upon Abaddon t o unl ock t he
bot t oml ess pit and set l oose t he devi l s upon t he ear t h. I call upon Shiva
t o open hi s Thi r d Eye and i nci ner at e all t hat i s weak and dyi ng. I call
upon t he Power s of Dar kness t o br i ng t o pass t he dest r uct i on of wor l ds i n
accor dance wi t h my will. " As was done wi t h t he I nvocat i on of t he Powers
of Deat h, as each command i s given i t i s t o be vi sual i zed and made
pr es ent by t he focused will of t he Oper at or unt i l t he Templ e i s filled
wi t h t hese forces of des t r uct i on.
After t hi s i ni t i al or at i on and t he successful i nvocat i on of t he
dest r uct i ve power s at hand, r et ur n t o t he al t ar . Havi ng exper i ment ed
and found success wi t h r i t ual s of Baneful Magi ck, you likely di scover ed
i n t he pr ocess t he specific form or t ype of dest r uct i ve r i t ual or curse
t hat works best for you; one wi t h whi ch you have had t he most successes
and t he most dr amat i c success. It i s at t hi s poi nt i n t he r i t ual , wi t h t he
symbol of sul fur bei ng act i vat ed and t he maj or cur r ent s of des t r uct i on
fl oodi ng t he Templ e, t hat such a r i t ual of dest r uct i ve Magick as you
have found t hat wor ks for you shoul d be per f or med.
When t he r i t ual wi t hi n t he r i t ual i s compl et e, t he effigy bei ng
t hus demol i shed, t he evoked demon havi ng been commanded i n hi s
t ask, or t he Conj ur at i on of t he Powers of Deat h bei ng given and t he
forces cal l ed bei ng sent t o s mot her t he vi ct i m, r e t ur n your at t ent i on t o
t he t hr obbi ng symbol of sulfur and t he mul t i t udi nous ener gi es, power s,
and demoni c bei ngs t hat have gat her ed i n your bl ack Templ e. It i s
wi se to not e your wor di ng, especi al l y if t he vi ct i m of your cur se is a
par t or aspect of yourself. Do not doubt t he abi l i t y of t hi s Oper at i on t o
st op a hear t mi d- beat , and be s ur e t hat t he hear t t hat st ops i s not your s.
Kill t he par t of yoursel f t hat is a hi ndr ance.
The gr eat Magi ck her e i s not necessar i l y i n t he r i t ual itself, but
i n t he pur pos e and f unct i on of i t : i n t he r i ddi ng of all dr oss i n your life,
t he removal of all obst acl es t o your Ascent . Whi l e t he r i t ual above can
very easi l y and effectively end t he life of a vi ct i m, its gr eat er abi l i t y is
t o end t he rei gn of a force or a cur r ent t hat has hi t her t o been
uns t oppabl e. The symbol of sul fur i s t he compl et i on of t hi ngs, t he t r ue
soul t hat i s onl y f ound once all of t he flesh has been st r i pped away. The
Sor cer er here begi ns t o see t he uni ver se i n its nakednes s as he i mmol at es
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worl d upon worl d as he consi der s necessar y. The Mast er of Black Magi ck
becomes t he Dest r oyer of Wor l ds and t he br i nger of t he Twi l i ght of t he
Gods .
DEMONI C I NVOCATI ON
Up t o t hi s poi nt demons and even t he Power s of Dar kness have
been deal t wi t h i n r i t ual as el ement s t hat ar e ext er nal . The forces of
evil a nd demoni c embodi ment s have been cal l ed fort h i nt o cl ose
pr oxi mi t y, communi cat ed wi t h usi ng scr yi ng devi ces or i nt ui t i ve
senses, and have been evoked t o full mani f est at i on wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e.
Whi l e t hi s serves as a gr eat power t o t he Black Magi ci an, i n t hat he i s
abl e t o work wi t h i nt el l i gences and forces t hat ar e capabl e of oper at i ng
wi t hout hi s cons t ant gui dance or even awar enes s , t hes e st i l l ar e forces
t hat he does not possess i n t he st r engt h a nd speci fi ci t y, and he t her ef or e
becomes dependant on t he t ool . The abyss t hat s epar at es t he Black
Magi ci an from t he Bl ackness needs t o not onl y be br i dged, but el i mi nat ed
al t oget her . I n t he cent er of t hi s abyss t he Sor cer er and t he Demon will
meet t o exper i ence an i ns epar abl e c ommuni on. Wher e once t he demon
was evoked to a pl ace set asi de wi t hi n t he Templ e, a pl ace will now be
pr epar ed wi t hi n t he Black Magi ci an wher e t he demon will mani f est
and will work upon t hi s wor l d.
In choosi ng a de mon t o i nvoke, i t i s best t o sel ect one whi ch you
have evoked i n t he past and have found t o be except i onal l y hel pful . If
such i s t he case, i t may be helpful t o evoke t he speci fi c demon wi t h
whi ch you will be Wor ki ng a day or so before per f or mi ng t he ri t ual of
i nvocat i on t o di scuss t he mat t er wi t h i t and agree upon t he t i me of t he
ri t ual as well as t he dur at i on of t he i nvocat i on. If you pr ef er t o i nvoke
a demon t hat you have never before s een, any r esear ch t hat you coul d
conduct r egar di ng i t s nat ur e, hi st or y, power s , and basi c char act er i st i cs
will be hel pful . Whet her you deci de r esear ch t he demon, meet it,
cons ecr at e its si gi l , or si mpl y s pend a per i od of t i me medi t at i ng upon i t s
name, a per sonal f ami l i ar i t y wi t h it - and it wi t h you - is vital in
achi evi ng a t ot al r esul t from t he i nvocat i on.
It i s al so suggest ed t hat you i nvoke a demon t hat you not onl y
per sonal l y favor, but t hat you woul d wi sh t o become mor e l i ke, as i t i s
a cons t ant l y obser ved phe nome non t hat once an ent i t y of such power
and i nf l uence has been cal l ed wi t hi n you, you will forever be mor e like
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t hat demon t ha n bef or e. Even aft er t he demon depar t s , t he ma nne r i n
whi ch i t has changed you will e ndur e . Wi t h i t s pr es ence wi t hi n, par t s
of yoursel f are awakened and shaken i nt o act i vi t y. In no di rect , consci ous
way t he de mon will have t aught you how t o access t he power t hat i t
has l ear ned over mi l l enni a t o access, and will open your unde r s t a ndi ng
t o t hos e t hi ngs t hat onl y t he demoni c can unde r s t a nd. You will be
changed, and t he wor l d ar ound you will change as well, bei ng seen
t hr ough eyes t ha t never di e and bei ng t ouched by a hand whi ch cannot
be r emoved.
Thr ough t he dur at i on of t he i nvocat i on, whi ch i s from t he t i me
t hat t he demon i s i nvoked unt i l t he t i me t hat i t de pa r t s , t he Power s of
Dar knes s will s t r eam from you as t hey do from t he de mon. It s power
will become your power . I t s knowl edge will become your knowl edge.
The r i t ual s t hat you per f or m i n t hi s t i me will be as c omma nds i ssued
by t he i nvoked demon t o i t s f ami l i ar s and s er vi t or s . Thi s per i od shoul d
be used as a t i me t o l earn t o act as demons act , t hi nk as t hey t hi nk,
domi na t e as t hey do. It s houl d be a t i me of l ear ni ng t he ways i n whi ch
you t oo can hol d t hat power .
Before t he r i t ual of demoni c i nvocat i on i s per f or med, an exact
a mount of t i me s houl d be set t hat t he demon may r esi de wi t hi n you.
Any l ess t ha n t hr ee days will offer onl y a par t i al exper i ence, whi l e any
mor e t han seven days will l ean mor e t owar ds pos s es s i on t ha n cont r ol l ed
i nvocat i on. In most cases, t he first days of i nhabi t ance by t he demon
will offer a new, exci t i ng vant age of t he wor l d. You will r et ai n your
own will and i nt el l i gence, accompani ed by t he i ns i ght s gi ven by i nner
guest . Wi t h each passi ng day t he bal ance will shi ft , unt i l you ar e left as
t he i nner guest and t he demon has become you. After seven days, you
will begi n t o l ose your foot i ng, and will sl i p per i odi cal l y i nt o dar knes s ,
t he demon peer i ng at t he wor l d t hr ough your eyes and pl ayi ng puppet
mas t er over t ha t whi ch was once your s . The most da nge r ous t i me bot h
before and af t er t he pas s age of seven days i s when you ar e not abl e t o
consci ousl y r et ai n cont r ol over your body and mi nd, whi ch i s most
oft en whi l e you ar e as l eep. You may awaken wi t h vague memor i es of
noct ur nal act i vi t i es t hat you are cer t ai n you di d not per f or m, yet you
r e me mbe r havi ng engaged i n.
Al t hough wi t hi n t he first seven days of possessi on i t i s usual l y
not difficult t o willfully di s char ge t he demon from your bei ng, i t i s still
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advi sed t o r et ai n t he as s i s t ance of a Pr act i t i oner who i s knowl edgeabl e
i n var i ous f or ms of exor ci sm, and who can offer assi st ance i n t hi s mat t er
r ound- t he- cl ock. Thi s advi ce bei ng gi ven, t he de mon i s not t o be
di schar ged unt i l t he appoi nt ed day and t i me unl ess such i s a di r e
necessi t y i n or der t o pr eser ve your life or f r eedom. Fur t her , unde r no
ci r cums t ances ar e Cat hol i c or ot her Chr i st i an forms of exor ci sm t o be
per f or med t o ri d yoursel f of t he demon. Bei ng r ai sed i n a Chr i st i an
wor l d and possi bl y st i l l bei ng unde r t he i mbedded i mpr es s i on t hat t he
God of t he Chr i s t i ans , Mosl ems and J ews i s mor e powerful t ha n any
demon or devi l , t he first fearful r eact i on of t he Pr act i t i oner who most
likely i s not r eady for such an ext r eme exper i ence wi t h t he r eal i t y of
de mons i s t o r un for t he near est Cat hedr al or Chapel t o r equest an
exor ci sm from s ome s pi r i t ual eunuch. To do so will not onl y f ai l , but
will enr age t he de mon wi t hi n and will t ur n t he Power s of Dar kness
agai nst t he Black Magi ci an. The mai n r eason for such a vi ol ent backl ash
i s t hat no ma t t e r what happens dur i ng t he per i od of i nvocat i on, t he
demon i s your ally and c omr a de i n a r ms . It di d not sol i ci t you t o al l ow
it i nsi de of your body, but you called it wi t h t he i nt ent of havi ng it
i nhabi t your bei ng. To call upon t he Power s of Dar knes s when i t i s
comf or t abl e and conveni ent , and t hen t o scur r y off t o t he false god of
Light when your Oper at i ons br i ng act ual r esul t s i ns ul t s t he de mons
you have cal l ed, t he Power s t hat you have al l i ed your sel f wi t h, a nd
i ns ul t s your sel f as a woul d- be Mas t er of Black Magi ck. Per haps a r eason
of gr eat er or l esser magni t ude t hat t he t r adi t i onal exor ci s ms of t he
Chr i st i an fai t h s houl d not be used dur i ng t he per i od of demoni c
i nvocat i on i s becaus e, pl ai n and s i mpl e, t hey will not wor k. The onl y
t hi ng t hat gi ves t he pr ayer s and pet i t i ons of t he Chr i st i an cl ergy any
power or i nfl uence is t he faith of t he r eci pi ent . If you have been dabbl i ng
i n t he Dark Ar t s wi t h enough per s i s t ence t o have per f or med a demoni c
i nvocat i on, by t he t e na nt s of your pr evi ous fai t h your soul i s l ost as you
have a ba ndone d God for t he devi l . You ar e a spi r i t of Dar knes s and
ugl i ness before t he Lor d. When t he pr i est or r ever end per f or ms t he
exor ci sm, your fai t h i n t hat lie will be so di mi ni s hed as t o r ender i t
i mpot ent , or your pr evi ous fai t h will r et ur n, and you will become an
enemy of t hos e Power s whi ch you have swor n your sel f t o.
I ns t ead of t ur ni ng t o t he pr et end power s of an emas cul at ed faith,
your cont r act ed as s i s t ant s houl d be wel l -versed i n t he Wor ks of Dar kness
enough t o per f or m a r i t ual Li cense t o Depar t . Unl i ke t he exor ci sm
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gi ven i n t he f our t h chapt er of t hi s book, whi ch r i ds an obj ect or area of
what ever ener gi es happen t o be pr esent , what i s needed here i s t o ri t ual l y
call for t he de pa r t ur e of a very specific, and very powerful i nt el l i gent
force. One effective way of br i ngi ng t he demon out si de of a per s on' s
body i s t o pl ace a few cour se gr ai ns of sal t pet er on t he pl ace wher e t he
demon ent er ed t he body of t he possessed, whi ch i s gi ven bel ow i n t he
r i t ual i nvocat i on, and verbal l y cal l i ng, by t he Power s of Dar knes s , for
t he demon t o l eave t he body and ent er t he sal t , whi ch by na t ur e i s a
compound t hat abs or bs ener gy and s us t ai ns life. As i s done i n t he
i nvocat i on itself, an i nver t ed pent agr am shoul d be dr awn on t he ent r y
poi nt , an openi ng or "gat eway" made t hr ough t he vi sual i zat i ons of t he
Black Magi ci an (whi ch i s descr i bed bel ow i n t he ri t ual of demoni c
i nvocat i on) , a nd t he sal t pet er pl aced t her eon. The sigil of t he demon,
t he same whi ch was used i n t he ri t ual of i nvocat i on, s houl d be at hand,
as well as t he chal i ce, filled wi t h cl ean, di st i l l ed wat er .
The exorci st shoul d speak t he fol l owi ng t o t he demon i n t he
di r ect i on t hat i t r esi des, whi ch i s t he Oper at i ng Black Magi ci an. The
exor ci st ' s left ha nd shoul d hover i nches over t he sal t pet er , and dur i ng
t he or at i on he shoul d vi sual i ze and sense t he pul l t hat i s cr eat ed by t he
sal t and by each i nhal at i on by t he exorci st . Concomi t ant l y, t he Black
Magi ci an shoul d willfully push t he demon from t he ent r y poi nt i nt o
t he sal t wi t h hi s exhal at i ons . Wi t h t hi s combi nat i on, t he demon will be
di r ect ed t o t he pl ace t hat i t i s t o depar t , and will be aware t hat i t s
de pa r t ur e i s i ndeed necessar y.
"(Demon's name), by t he Power s of Dar knes s I call you to
awar enes s of my voi ce and my command. By t he ear s of (name of
possessed), hear me. The t i me of your resi dency wi t hi n (name of
possessed) has expi r ed, and for t he sake of necessi t y and expedi ency, I
call you from t he body of (name of possessed), to t ake r esi dence in t hi s
sal t , t hat you may l eave t hi s pr i son of flesh and r et ur n t o your pl ace i n
Dar knes s . (Demon's name), you have given yoursel f to (name of
possessed), as he has given hi msel f t o you. The communi on has been
compl et ed, and you ar e t hanked for your gr eat assi st ance. Depar t now
i nt o t he sal t , so t hat you may r et ur n agai n t o your pl ace i n Dar kness.
(Demon's name), depar t ! "
Wi t h an i nhal at i on by t he exor ci st and a s i mul t aneous
exhal at i on by t he Black Magi ci an, each vi sual i zi ng and sensi ng t he
push and t he pull of t he demoni c energy, t he demon shoul d depar t .
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The exor ci st , i f he i s f ami l i ar wi t h hi s own Gr eat er senses, will not i ce
this as a transfer Of a massive amount of ener gy from t he Black Magi ci an
t o t he sal t pet er . The Black Magi ci an will exper i ence t he de pa r t ur e i n a
mor e pr of ound manner , sensi ng a defi ni t e pr es ence l eavi ng hi m. Some
t hat have exper i enced t hi s l oosel y descr i be i t as t he feeling of a swar m
of t i ny i nsect s flying from t he ent r y poi nt . Ot her s have r epor t ed feeling
l i ke a par t of t hems el ves was gone, l eavi ng t hem feel i ng empt y and
al one, al t hough t hi s usual l y onl y occur s when t he demon i s al l owed
r esi dence for l onger t han a few days.
It i s ext r emel y r ar e for t he demon t o r emai n i n t he possessed
aft er t he above pr ocess i s per f or med. If t hat r ar e occasi on does pr es ent
itself, t he vi sual i zat i ons by bot h par t i es shoul d be i nt ensi f i ed and bot h
shoul d s t at e in uni s on, "(Demon's name), depar t ! " Each r epet i t i on of
t hat command i s t o be accompani ed by an even mor e fervent pushi ng
and pul l i ng of t he demoni c ener gi es wi t hi n. Wi t h t he combi ned will of
t he t wo compounded and focused ent i r el y on t he t ask of r i ddi ng t he
Black Magi ci an of t he demon, i t will depar t . The sal t shoul d be
i mmedi at el y dr opped i nt o t he chal i ce of wat er , wher e i t will di ssol ve
and may be r et i r ed i n t he usual r i t ual manner , as well as wi t h t he si gi l .
The i nver t ed pent agr am shoul d al so be washed off t he ski n i mmedi at el y.
Regar dl ess of what mal evol ence has been wr eaked dur i ng t he i nvocat i on
per i od by t he demon, or how i t has devas t at ed t he body, mi nd, or
exi st ence of t he Black Magi ci an, i t i s t o be si ncer el y t hanked, as i t has
onl y ans wer ed t he call and t he l i cense of t he Black Magi ci an.
All of t hi s i s gi ven pr eempt i vel y, so t hat t he Black Magi ci an and
t he assi st ant will be pr epar ed and ar med for t he possi bl e moment t hat
such act i ons become necessar y. Al t hough such pr el i mi nar y i ns t r uct i ons
whi ch refer t o met hods whi ch have yet t o be expl ai ned may seem a
good deal overl y ant i ci pat or y, i t i s for good r eason and for t he
pr es er vat i on of t he heal t h, sani t y, and even t he life of t he Oper at or
t hat i t i s gi ven as such. The above exor ci sm, however , i s t o be used only
i f t he demon does not depar t at t he speci fi ed t i me when gi ven l i cense t o
do so by t he Black Magi ci an, or i f t he life, heal t h, or freedom becomes
j eopar di zed by t he pr es ence of t he demon. Ot her wi se, all t hat shoul d he
necessar y i s for t he Black Magi ci an t o t hank t he demon for t he exper i ence
and t o give i t l i cense t o depar t and r et ur n t o i t s pl ace.
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C H A T T E R T H I R T E E N D A R K A S C E N T
Set t he al t ar faci ng s out h, ador ned wi t h t he r i t ual dagger , t he
chal i ce filled wi t h bl ood i n what ever form you wi sh, and t he sigil of t he
demon t o be evoked. The al t ar and t he r i t ual wor ki ng space shoul d be
encl osed by a t r i angl e, ei t her dr awn or vi sual i zed, one poi nt of i t i n t he
sout h posi t i on, one i n t he west and one i n t he east . At each of t hese
t hr ee poi nt s a bl ack candl e i s t o be pl aced. The Circle has been r epl aced
wi t h t he Tr i angl e of Mani f est at i on. Wher e once a space was set asi de for
t he Oper at or a nd a s epar at e space was est abl i shed for t he demon, now
t he Sor cer er a nd t he demon s t and face t o face, t oget her .
On t he s out her n wall t he symbol of t he i nver t ed pent agr am
shoul d be dr awn wi t h at l east a t hr ee foot di amet er , as your i ni t i al focal
poi nt i n gat her i ng t he Powers of Dar kness i nt o t he Templ e. In or der t o
make t he mar k of t he i nver t ed pent agr am on your ski n, you will need
a mar ker or pen unl ess t he chal i ce i s filled wi t h l i t er al bl ood, i n whi ch
case i t may be used t o make t he mar k.
Begin t he r i t ual by medi t at i on, not i nwar ds t owar ds t he
moment ar y goal of si l ence and ser eni t y as has been done before, but
upon t he i nver t ed pent agr am before you. Gaze at i t as you woul d a
sigil, l et t i ng your vi si on spl ash agai nst t he i mage t o behol d t he ener gy
unde r ne a t h. Al t hough t he i nver t ed pent agr am bot h act s upon and
r eact s t o t he Black Magi ci an qui t e i ndependent l y, t he magnet i c or
ener get i c c ur r e nt s fl owi ng t o a nd from i t are r ar el y not i ced unt i l t he
Oper at or " pr ogr ams " t he sigil t o r es pond i n a speci fi c way.
Once your scr yi ng eyes have opened and your mi nd i s numbed,
call out , "Baphomet , Dark Goddess of Blood, align t he Powers of Dar kness
wi t h my will, and al i gn my will wi t h t he Power s of Dar knes s . I open
myself t o t he Dar knes s , and I am r eady t o recei ve it. Send fort h your
emi ssar y ( na me of demon to be invoked) when he is cal l ed so t hat he
may st and wi t h me i n t hi s Tr i angl e wher ei n t he causal and t he chaot i c
shal l mani f est t oget her wi t hi n t hi s body. And now (name of demon) is
c a l l e d . "
Move your gaze i mmedi at el y t o t he sigil upon t he al t ar . Your
si ght shoul d behol d t he l i nes and cur ves of ener gy beneat h t he i nk
al most i mmedi at el y, as your vi si on has al r eady been pr i ed open t owar ds
t he i nver t ed pe nt a gr a m. Never t hel ess, cont i nue t o scry i nt o t he demon' s
sigil, at first r ecal l i ng i t s i mage, voi ce, and pr es ence, whi ch will shor t l y
be r epl aced by a pr es ent awar enes s of t he demon' s act ual at t endance i n
t he Tr i angl e. The i ni t i al mani f est at i on of t he demon will come as a
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vague f ami l i ar i t y, a par adoxi cal di st ant pr es ence, as if onl y a smal l
par t of t he demon has ent er ed t he Tr i angl e. Moder n Her met i ci s t s woul d
expl ai n t hi s gr adual mani f est at i on as t he de mon' s descent t hr ough t he
pl anes i nt o t he physi cal wor l d. When t hi s first bi t of pr es ence i s felt,
cont i nue gazi ng at t he sigil, maki ng sur e t hat your eyes and mi nd ar e
r el axed, r ecept i ve t o t hat whi ch i s r at her t ha n forceful for t hat whi ch
mi ght be. Slowly and cal ml y say t he demon' s name out l oud. Not i ce
your senses and how t hey t i ngl e a me a s ur e me nt mor e at a gr eat er
pr esence of t he demon. Call i t s name agai n sl owl y; feel t he pr esence
gr owi ng s t r onger , bui l di ng wi t hi n t he Tr i angl e each t i me its name i s
cal l ed. Call t he demon' s name a t ot al of ni ne t i mes , t he pr esence near i ng
cri t i cal mas s at about t he sevent h r epet i t i on, and t he whol e of t he
demon' s power and pr esence mani f est i ng at t he ni nt h r epet i t i on.
Thr ough t he verbal i nvi t at i on for t he demon t o appear , rel ax your
mi nd wi t h t he sur e knowl edge of i t s full mat er i al i zat i on wi t hi n t he
Tr i angl e, much i n t he same way you woul d will t he demon t o
mani f es t at i on i n evocat i on.
Very few I ni t i at es t hat have used t hi s met hod of i nvocat i on
have act ual l y seen t he demon mani f est next t o t hem, as t he di vi si on
bet ween t he Oper at or and t he demon - t he behol der and t he behel d -
has been cl osed. The pr oxi mi t y bet ween t he t wo i s, after t he demon has
fully mani f est ed i nsi de of t he Tr i angl e, t oo cl ose t o faci l i t at e t he
subj ect i ve vant age t hat i s achi eved dur i ng r i t ual evocat i on from t he
comfort of a di s t ant Ci rcl e. If you open your Vi si on and t r y t o see t he
demon, you most likely will i ns t ead see swi r l i ng mas s es of ener gy t hat
coal esce and sweep i n t owar ds you, cascadi ng i nt o an unf or med,
di sor gani zed mi st j us t before t ouchi ng your ski n. Often a wor d or t wo
can be made out i n t he air as t he demoni c ener gy at t acks , or faces may
appear i n i nvi si bl e vapor j us t before i t di s s i pat es agai nst your body.
These near assaul t s will be seen t o be cycl i cal , t he di sor gani zed ener gy
mas s col l ect i ng, sweepi ng down upon you, and di s per s i ng agai n,
occur r i ng i n a qui ckeni ng pace unt i l i t i s i mpossi bl e t o di s t i ngui s h t he
begi nni ng of t he cycle from t he end.
Whet her t hi s vi sual phe nome non i s behel d or not , when t he
demon has doubt l es s l y mani f est ed i nsi de of t he Tr i angl e wi t h you, i t
may ent er your bei ng as soon as i t i s gi ven t he oppor t uni t y. Whi l e
most so-cal l ed demonol ogi st s whose base under s t andi ng of demoni c forces
and bei ngs der i ves from an or t hodox Chr i st i an school of t hought feel
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t hat a demon needs no i nvi t at i on t o possess t he l i vi ng, such pont i f i cat i ng
schol ar s ar e wor ki ng i n t he whol e against t he demons t hat he cl ai ms t o
know so wel l . He sees t hem as bei ng ant agoni s t i c t o him as a per s on, a
spi r i t ual i st , and t o hi s ent i r e cause, and i n real i t y t hey are because he
has never al l i ed hi msel f wi t h t he Power s of Dar kness or been i nt r oduced
t o demon as anyt hi ng ot her t han hi s enemy. Whi l e t he demon can
most cer t ai nl y act upon t he uni ver se and any of i t s i nhabi t ant s wi t hout
given consent , when t he Black Magi ci an i s f or mi ng an al l i ance wi t h i t
and i s i n t hi s par t i cul ar Oper at i on uni t i ng wi t h t he demon i n such an
i nt i mat e way, r est r i ct i ng t he demon' s abi l i t y t o per f or m t hat whi ch i t
has been cal l ed t o do i s at best count er pr oduct i ve; at wor st , such lack of
mut ual col l abor at i on bet ween t he Black Magi ci an and t he his demoni c
escor t i s fatal t o t he body, psyche, and t o t he f ut ur e and Dest i ny of t he
So r c e r e r .
To pr ovi de a poi nt of ent r y wher eby t he demon may ent er t he
body of t he Sor cer er t o t hus possess hi m, t he symbol of t he i nver t ed
pent agr am i s dr awn i n t hat chosen l ocat i on, such symbol act i ng as an
opened door way i nt o t he whol e of t he Oper at or ' s bei ng. Most forms of
occul t i sm, as well as several Hi ndu- der i ved pr act i ces accept t hat t he
huma n bei ng i s a mul t i - l ayer ed ent i t y, t he physi cal body bei ng t he
most cour se mani f est at i on of t he i ndi vi dual , wi t h several ener get i c
and ment al bodi es t hat serve var yi ng f unct i ons i n t hei r own r eal ms. I t
i s al so gener al l y accept ed t hat many of t hese fi ner bodi es have
cor r es pondi ng anat omi c f eat ur es t hat , whi l e t he r es embl ance i s vague
and possi bl y s t r et ched, demons t r at es t o many t hat t he body, mi nd,
and soul shar e a connect i on t hat i s vi t al t o t he Ascent of t he whol e. The
most appar ent and most widely accept ed anat omi cal par al l el expr esses
itself i n t he chakr as , whi ch are seven maj or cent er s of ener gy i n t he
bei ng. Each chakr a not onl y hel ps mai nt ai n a speci fi c and vi t al aspect
of t he whol e bei ng, but al so cor r es ponds wi t h vital or gans i n t he physi cal
body. It i s cl ai med by many st r i ct fol l owers of t he Hi ndu and Yogic
di sci pl i nes t hat when t her e i s an i l l ness or weakness i n t he or gans , t he
cause can al most al ways be t r aced back t o a chakr a whose flow of ener gy
i s s omehow bl ocked, and cl ear i ng t hat chakr a will i n t ur n cl ear t he
per s on of t he cor r es pondi ng mal ady.
The chakr as ar e most easi l y vi sual i zed as t hr eedi mens i onal
di sks or col or ed wheel s whi ch rest l ess t han an inch from t he surface of
t he ski n above t he cor r es pondi ng or gan. The first of t he seven ener gy
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cent er s i s t he Root Chakr a, whi ch i s l ocat ed at t he bas e of t he s pi ne and
has i nf l uence over t he bas e i nst i nct for survi val and self pr es er vat i on.
I t s col or i s red, and i t s di a me t e r i s appr oxi mat el y t hr ee i nches . The
second i s t he Repr oduct i ve Chakr a, whi ch i s l ocat ed above t he geni t al s
and i s col or ed or ange. I t s di amet er i s al so appr oxi mat el y t hr e e i nches,
as ar e most of t he ot her chakr as , al t hough t her e i s a good deal of var i ance
i n t he si ze of t he Repr oduct i ve Chakr a speci fi cal l y, due t o i ndi vi dual
sexual f act or s. The Sol ar Pl exus i s l ocat ed above t he s t omach, wi t h a
di amet er l ar ger t han mos t of t he ot her c ha kr a s , whi ch i s a bout f our t o
ei ght i nches. The Sol ar Pl exus i s a gol den col or, and i s t he s t or ehous e of
t he emot i ons , especi al l y t he mor e i nt ens e, vi ol ent , or deepl y r oot ed
ones . The Hear t Chakr a si t s i n t he cent er of t he chest and i s a deep
gr een col or . I t i s r es pons i bl e for t he l i fe-gi vi ng, heal i ng, a nd nur t ur i ng
f acul t i es, bot h wi t hi n t he body and t he psyche. The Thr oat Chakr a i s a
l i ght , sky bl ue col or and r est s above t he t hr oat , di r ect l y unde r t he
chi n. The Brow Chakr a, oft en cal l ed t he Thi r d Eye, i s i n t he cent er of
t he f or ehead di r ect l y above and bet ween t he eyebr ows. I t s col or i s
i ndi go a nd i t ser ves as t he cent er of i nt ui t i on, self knowl edge, a nd all
f acul t i es of gr eat er unde r s t a ndi ng. The fi nal chakr a, t he Cr own, si t s
upon t he t op of t he head a nd i s vi ol et . The Crown r epr es ent s t he huma n
pot ent i al i t y of godhood, t he l i nk t o Di vi ni t y.
Any one of t hes e ener gy cent er s i s an i deal poi nt of ent r y for
t he de mon. Al t hough each will work j us t as well as t he next , most
Pr act i t i oner s will nat ur al l y choose t he Thi r d Eye, t he Hear t Chakr a, or
t he Sol ar Pl exus. Thi s ent r y poi nt shoul d have been chos en l ong before
t he per f or mance of t he r i t ual , and at t he pr es ent poi nt i n t he r i t ual t he
i nver t ed pent agr am i s t o be dr awn on t he ski n i n t hat chosen pl ace. No
mi r r or i s t o be used t o ens ur e t he per f ect i on and s ymmet r y of t he
symbol , nor i s i t t o be dr awn i n "pr act i ce" before t he r i t ual , but i s t o be
done wi t hout t hought t o t he ar t i s t i c val ue of t he dr awi ng, but r at her t o
t he Magi ckal vi r t ue of t he symbol itself. One school of t hought i ns i s t s
t hat t he dr awi ng of t hi s symbol in such a speci fi c l ocat i on is a
psychol ogi cal ai de t o t he Magi ci an al one, i n a s ens e gi vi ng hi msel f
per mi s s i on t o allow t he de mon t o ent er , whi l e ot her s know t hat t he
symbol i t sel f cour s es wi t h ener gy and i ndeed does open a l i t eral ent r ance
i nt o t he bei ng. Ei t her way, t he dr awi ng of t hi s specific symbol does, by
what ever mechani s m, al l ow t he de mon t o ent er t he body.
If you have not yet fully accessed your Gr eat er Vi si on, and
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t her ef or e cannot see t he sweepi ng ener gy of t he s ummoned demon as
pr evi ousl y descr i bed, t ry at l east t o feel t hose mot i ons occur r i ng wi t hi n
t he Tr i angl e. Qui et your t hought s and feel i ngs, havi ng an eye si ngl e
t o t he hor r or t hat has ent er ed real i t y, and soon will ent er you. Once
t he i nver t ed pent agr am i s dr awn on your ski n, t he demon will move
cl oser t o you, i t s col l ect ed ener gy no l onger s cat t er i ng as i t sweeps i nt o
your body, but movi ng up agai nst you. Some I ni t i at es have r epor t ed
t hi s exper i ence as a physi cal phenomenon, feeling l i ke an unseen per son
bumpi ng i nt o t hem r epeat edl y, s omet i mes shovi ng t hem, s omet i mes
car essi ng like a hungr y l over. More oft en it will be felt as an i nt ui t i ve
uneas i nes s , an i nvasi on by cl oseness, as if a s t r anger is s t andi ng far t oo
cl ose for you t o be comf or t abl e.
The mome nt t hi s cl oseness i s felt, t ur n your at t ent i on t owar ds
t he i nver t ed pent agr am dr awn on you, and vi sual i ze t he symbol
gl owi ng red, as i f freshl y br a nde d. Br eat he i n and feel t hat area openi ng
from t he cent er of t he symbol , like a t i ny hol e i n your body expandi ng
unt i l i t i s t he size of t he dr awn symbol . Thi s vi sual i zat i on shoul d be
compl et ed as qui ckl y as possi bl e, any unneces s ar y del ay br i ngi ng t he
mome nt um of t he r i t ual t o a hal t .
Slowly and carefully st at e to t he demon, "(Demon's name),
ent er my body and fill me. Ent er my mi nd and i nhabi t me. Ent er my
hear t and seize me. Ent er my soul and possess me. " Close your eyes and
feel t he de mon' s ener gy swi r l i ng agai n, one l ast t i me, and as i t sweeps
t owar ds you feel i t pr essi ng agai nst t he chosen poi nt of ent r y unt i l i t
r eaches cri t i cal mass and ent er s you. I ni t i al l y, t he i nvocat i on will feel
like an influx of al i en ener gy. Sit i n si l ence and let t he demon seat itself
wi t hi n. The fi rst mani f est at i on of t he demon wi t hi n will usual l y t ake
pl ace i n t he s t omach as an i nt est i nal uneas i nes s bor der i ng on naus ea.
The si ckness will t hen s pr ead up your body i nt o your chest , const r i ct i ng
your l ungs, t i ght eni ng t he muscl es i n your s houl der s , scr at chi ng up
your t hr oat , and di s or i ent i ng your mi nd and s ens es .
Take a look ar ound your i mmedi at e envi r onment . Al t hough
your mi nd i s still your s sear ch your feel i ngs for t he i nf l uence of t he
de mon. Ment al l y i nvi t e i t t o expr ess itself t hr ough you, mer gi ng i t s
t hought s and your s . When you l eave t he Templ e, t he demon will l eave
wi t h you, wi t hi n you. As you go about your dai l y life, r emai n
consci ousl y awar e of t he demon' s pr es ence wi t hi n. Allow yoursel f t o
view t hi ngs i n t he way t hat i t mi ght view t hem, t o exper i ence t hi ngs
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wi t h t he vi gor of t he demon, t o act upon your worl d as t he de mon
mi ght act , t hr ough Magi ckal as s er t i on of will or t hr ough s i mpl e, physi cal
act i ons . Allow t he demon t o possess not onl y your body, but your life as
we l l .
For t he dur a t i on of t he per i od of i nvocat i on, each day at t he
t i me t hat t he i ni t i al i nvocat i on r i t ual was per f or med, r e t ur n t o your
Templ e and gaze i nt o t he de mon' s si gi l . In such, you will feel t hat you
ar e gazi ng i nt o yoursel f, i nt o t hat whi ch now r es i des i n you. You will
al so feel t he power of t he demon doubl i ng each day because of t hi s ,
becomi ng s t r onger . The Black Magi ci an t hat can br ave t he Dar knes s
will find t ha t as t he demon gr ows mor e powerful , so does he. He will
find t hat t he s epar at i on bet ween t he demon and t he self i s not so gr eat ,
and i n doi ng so will di scover a new, t hi r d ent i t y wi t hi n hi m whi ch has
al ways been t he r e : t he Demon Self.
As di scussed pr evi ousl y, t he demon must be di s char ged at t he
appoi nt ed t i me. Al t hough t he per i od of i nvocat i on will have ended, t he
exper i ence will have changed t he Black Magi ci an forever, and t he
s t r ands of r eal i t y t hat make hi m who he i s will have been al t er ed
sl i ght l y, so t hat he will forever be mor e l i ke t he de mon.
THE FORGOTTEN ART OF DEVOTION
The pr es ent age of t he human race i s uni que i n i t s godl es s nes s .
Whi l e a l arge maj or i t y of peopl e do bel i eve in s ome sor t of dei t y or
di vi ni t y, God i s al mos t al ways obj ect i fi ed as a cons t r uct of t he psyche
or a per soni f i cat i on of t he i ndi vi dual ' s uni t y wi t h all ot her t hi ngs , or
s ome nebul ous cosmi c cons ci ous nes s . To all but a handf ul of f anat i cs,
"God" is not real in any l i t er al sense, but is a conveni ent i dea whi ch has
no bear i ng on a per s on' s life out s i de of hi s or her will for such di vi ne
i nt er vent i on. The human r ace as a whol e has made gr eat a dva nc e me nt s
i n unde r s t a ndi ng and anal yzi ng t he mi nut i ae of life, yet has fal l en a
l ong way from c ompr e he ndi ng s ome of t hos e t hi ngs t hat ar e t he mos t
obvi ous. In a s t at e of sci ent i fi c i gnor ance, when all t hi ngs were Magi ckal
and di vi ni t y and di abol i s m were r ecogni zed i n every event , peopl e
under s t ood far mor e about t hems el ves and t he uns een uni ver s e t ha n
all of t he s ci ent i s t s and phi l os opher s t oday do.
The Black Magi ci an needs onl y t o be r eawakened t o t he
uncondi t i onal r eal i t y of t he power s and bei ngs whose na me s he cal l s.
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Thr ough a pr oces s often called "subj ect i ve s ynt hes i s " by moder n
occul t i st s and met aphys i ci ans , t he Black Magi ci an will force upon
hi msel f a st at e of f anat i ci sm and unques t i onabl e devot i on t o t hose forces
and f or ms. He will exper i ence what t he r el i gi oni st s can onl y refer t o as
t r a n s f i g u r a t i o n .
Before t hi s Wor k can pr oceed, t he Oper at or will need t o cons t r uct
a pe r ma ne nt i con of Ascent : t he Doubl e- Ar med Cr oss. Whi l e it woul d be
pr ef er abl e t o have one made of i r on, t i n, or si l ver, such may not be
pl ausi bl e due t o f i nances or lack of t he ski l l s needed t o do t he work
oneself. A si mpl e wooden cons t r uct will work wel l , bei ng cut from a
si ngl e sheet of par t i cl e boar d and pai nt ed ei t her flat bl ack or vi ol et . As
a not he r suggest i on, t he i mage may be pai nt ed, sewn, dr awn or i n some
ot he r way per manent l y i mpr i nt ed upon a t apes t r y or ot her sheet
mat er i al t hat may be hung i n t he Templ e. The i mage shoul d be of a
pe r ma ne nt cons t r uct i on r at her t ha n sket ched on paper or any sur f ace
t hat i s easi l y des t r oyed. I t shoul d al so be easily hung upon and r emoved
i t from t he wal l . The hei ght of t he cross from t he t op poi nt t o t he bot t om
shoul d be at l east 3 feet, and shoul d be hung on t he s out her n wall wi t h
t he bot t om poi nt one foot from t he floor at mi ni mum.
The di sci pl e of Dar kness will need t o engage i n a t hor ough s t udy
of ar chet ypes and godf or ms t hat have r epr es ent ed chaos, bane, and
evil t hr oughout hi st or y. The I ni t i at e i s advi sed agai nst i mmedi at el y
choosi ng t he mos t obvi ous name and fi gure - i n t he Wes t er n wor l d,
Sat an - but i nst ead t o look mor e deepl y i nt o t he genesi s of manki nd' s
unde r s t a ndi ng of spi r i t ual i t y, and even mor e deepl y i nt o t he or i gi nal
beliefs of hi s own bl oodl i ne. Uncoveri ng t he rel i gi ous beliefs and pr act i ces
of some of t he fi rst human ci vi l i zat i ons will r ewar d t he Sor cer er wi t h
an unt ai nt ed at avi st i c power sour ce whi ch may be t apped i n t hi s final
r i t ual Oper at i on.
Regar dl ess of whi ch ar chet ypal Dark Deity i s chosen, t he I ni t i at e
mus t begi n hi s st udy by t r aci ng t he exi st ence of t he godform back t o i t s
poi nt of or i gi n. Thr oughout t he r esear ch most often any ent i t y t hat
can be f ound i n moder n books or spoken myt h has been changed t hr ough
mi l l enni a of st or y- t el l i ng, qui t e oft en del i ber at el y by t he enemi es of
t he or i gi nal di scover er s of t he ar chet ype i n ques t i on. Most of t hem al so
have a common t i me and pl ace of "bi r t h, " whi ch al most al ways t akes
t he r es ear cher t o t he ar ea t hat i s now cal l ed t he Mi ddl e East and an era
t hat sat bet ween 3, 500 and 6, 000 year s B.C.E. I t i s t hi s pl ace t hat i s
now a desol at e, war - t or n deser t from whi ch advanced huma n life ar ose.
It i s i n t hi s pl ace and at t he t i me di r ect l y pr ecedi ng t he ri se of t he
Sumer and Egypt t hat t he Gods bot h Dark and Li ght reveal ed
t hems el ves t o huma ns ; or, i t coul d be ar gued, i t was t hen a nd t her e
t hat man first l ear ned t o gaze i nt o t he heavens and spy on t he Gods.
And once al l i ances wer e made wi t h t he Power s of Dar knes s and Li ght ,
man f ound t ha t he i ndeed had domi ni on not onl y over t he ear t h but
over Dest i ny, and r at her t hen r emai ni ng cont ent t o scr i bbl e hi s i deas
i n t he s and he woul d i ns t ead bui l d ci t i es and empi r es t hat , al t hough
t hey woul d event ual l y per i sh, woul d never t hel ess i mpr es s t hose i deas
upon t he wor l d i n a way t hat will never be f or got t en. It i s wi t h t hese
ori gi nal dei t i es and r el i gi ons t hat man not onl y l ear ned t o c ommune
wi t h t he Gods, but qui ckl y l ear ned t o become l i ke t hem, t o r ai se hi msel f
up i n t he l i keness of t he Gods.
The fol l owi ng ent i t i es and godf or ms have pr oven effective i n
t he t ask at hand. Each shoul d be r esear ched i n as much dept h as possi bl e,
and one s houl d be chosen wi t h cons i der at i on for t he qual i t i es t hat t he
I ni t i at e woul d l i ke t o possess himself, and for t he specific power s t hat he
woul d ally hi msel f wi t h. The list t hat follows i s by no means compl et e,
but i s a s i mpl e pl ace t o begi n, t o st i r up t hought about t hos e t hi ngs of
di vi ne and di abol i cal descent and t o r ouse t he mi nd t owar ds i t s own
gr eat er pr oces s es . Al t hough my own per s onal r es ear ch has been
t hor oughl y per f or med, none of i t i s gi ven her e t o spoi l t he s t udent and
rob hi m or her of t he honor and pri vi l ege of uni t i ng wi t h each of t hes e
omni pot ent ent i t i es i n what ever mi nor way i s possi bl e t hr ough such
r esear ch. And so, all t hat ar e given her e are t he na me s .
Ba p h o me t
Kal Ni r anj an
Al gol
Az a g t h o t h / At a z o t h
Set
Er i s h k i g a l
De mo g o r g o n
Azazel
Mol och
Melek Taus
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DAILY DEVOTI ON
The t ask for t he Black Magi ci an i s t o cons ecr at e each day, hour ,
and mi nut e, as well as every t hought and act i on t o t he gl or i ous work of
t he dei t y whi ch he has chosen to devot e hi msel f t o. If a specific col or is
at t r i but ed t o your chosen godform i t shoul d be worn as oft en as possi bl e,
or a met al or wood t hat i s compl i ment ar y t o His or Her r eal m and
domi ni on shoul d be car r i ed at al l t i mes t o be t ouched, l ooked upon, and
r ever ed as a sacr ed symbol of your God. In t he case of your God havi ng
i dent i f i cat i on wi t h some si gn, sigil, or ot her symbol i c r epr es ent at i on,
t he Sor cer er woul d do well t o cons t r uct such a r epr es ent at i on i n t he
form of a t al i s man, amul et , or pe r ma ne nt seal t hat i s easi l y car r i ed or
wor n t hr oughout t he day.
Each mor ni ng t he I ni t i at e i s t o ent er t he Templ e and face t he
doubl e ar med cross whi ch i s hung upon t he s out her n wal l . Kneel behi nd
t he al t ar , whi ch shoul d hol d t wo unl i t vi ol et candl es and not hi ng mor e,
facing t he cr oss, l ooki ng up at it - not kneel i ng on bot h knees as a di sci pl e
i n pr ayer , but on t he r i ght knee, wi t h t he left ar m r est ed on r ai sed left
knee i n t he l i keness War l or d t o hi s Emper or .
Call, "(Name of Deity), I kneel before you and before t hi s cr oss,
upon whi ch a t hous a nd gods have e nt e r e d i nt o deat h and i mmor t al i t y.
(Name of Deity), I cons ecr at e t hi s day and all of i t s act i vi t i es to you and
t o t he gr eat and t er r i bl e Wor k, t hat each t hought , br eat h, and act i on
will speak your name and will lift me i nt o your gl ory. Ent er t hi s Templ e
t hat has been pr epar ed for you, and i mpar t as much of your power,
gl ory, and s t r engt h as I am r eady t o recei ve. " Li ght t he candl es , from
left t o r i ght . Ret ur n your gaze t o t he cr oss, and begi n t o al l ow your
spi r i t ual si ght t o open, whi sper i ng t he name of t he Deity qui et l y, cal l i ng
Hi m near wi t h t he power of Hi s name. Behol d t he essence of your God
t aki ng habi t at i on i n t he symbol and t aki ng possessi on of t he Templ e.
Allow your sel f t o s ens e t hi s wel comed i nvasi on, feel i ng t he air t hi cken
wi t h t he pr es ence of embodi ed Dar knes s , hear i ng t he whi sper s of t he
demons as t he Black God comes, sensi ng t he mol ecul ar fabri c of t he
Templ e wal l s bul gi ng t o cont ai n t he mal i gn forces whi ch ent er .
The pr esence of t he Deity, whi ch i s at t he moment
compar at i vel y weak and i s mani f est i n an unf or med, nebul ous ma nne r ,
needs t o be s t r engt hened and br ought t o t he poi nt of cri t i cal mas s .
Once achi eved, t he Templ e will be filled wi t h t he ful l ness of t he power ,
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t angi bl e i nt el l ect ual force, and t he l i t eral pr esence of t he God t o whom
t hi s devot i on i s gi ven. The ener gy of a t hous a nd s uns will be
encaps ul at ed i n t he Templ e by t he i nvocat i on and t he acausal body of
t he Dark One will ent er t hi s wor l d wi t h a shr i eki ng and an awful si l ence.
One of t he anci ent Gods of Dar knes s will s t and on t he ha r d ear t h and
will c ommune wi t h you, t he Black Sor cer er , i n t he Templ e t hat you
have cr eat ed and t hr ough t he Wor ks t hat you have per f or med.
At t he ment i on of His name, your God will hear you and Hi s
eyes will move from t hei r omni s ci ent gaze upon exi st ence and i t s
ent r opy t o look upon you, i n your Templ e, kneel i ng before t he symbol
of Ascent . As you call out t o Hi m, He will dr aw near , and as you i nvi t e
Hi m i n, He will come. In or der t o pr ovi de for t he cri t i cal mas s t hat i s
t he necessar y i gni t i on of t he desi r ed chai n r eact i on, however , a
t r ans f i gur at i on needs t o be achi eved. It i s t he er r oneous t hought of
moder n occul t i st s t o bel i eve t hat i n or der for a Godf or m t o pr es ent i t sel f
i n t he physi cal pl ane t he omni pot ent bei ng i s r equi r ed t o al t er i t sel f - t o
condens e i t sel f i n a way t hat i s sui t abl e t o t he envi r onment . It i s not
t he God t hat will under go t he t r ans f i gur at i on, but i ns t ead i t i s you and
your Templ e t hat will be br ought i nt o a s t at e t hat i s sui t abl e for t he
appear ance of your God.
The met hod t hat will be used i n t hese dai l y devot i onal ri t es i s
si mi l ar t o what i s commonl y under s t ood as a mant r a, whi ch when
appl i ed t o Hi ndui s m, Taoi sm, or ot her myst i cal f or ms ar e wor ds or
phr as es whi ch cr eat e a spi r i t ual r es onance i n t he speaker and hi s
envi r onment ; wi t h some mant r as , i t i s sai d t hat t he whol e of t he uni ver s e
r es ponds t o its vi br at i ons i n a ma nne r t hat i s ha r moni ous wi t h t he
i nt ent i on of t he si nger.
The appl i cat i on her e i s mor e speci fi c, and t he l anguage used i s
not one t hat has ever been s poken or hear d out s i de of some, very few,
r el i gi ous or der s and l odges. Thi s i ncant at i on as i s gi ven bel ow i s t o be
spoken i n a cl ear yet cal m t one, t he wor ds s houl d be spoken i n qui ck
successi on wi t hout havi ng t hem s t umbl e over one anot her . Each
successi on of t he ent i r e i ncant at i on shoul d follow t he pr evi ous closely
as wel l , l eavi ng onl y enough t i me for an i nhal at i on before cont i nui ng.
The r hyt hm t hat will be cr eat ed will seem s omewhat si ng- songi sh, and
t he t empo will nat ur al l y i ncr ease wi t h each r epet i t i on. The first and
second r epet i t i ons will al l ow t he mi nd t o as s i mi l at e t he al i en t ongue,
and i n t he t hi r d r epet i t i on t he power of t he i ncant at i on will begi n t o
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mani f est . As t he successi ons cont i nue, t he mi nd and body will move
t owar ds a pl at eau of Bei ng, wher e t he pr epar at i ons of t he past , t he
act i ons of t he pr es ent and t he desi r es for t he f ut ur e will mer ge. As t hi s
mome nt of Uni on dr aws near , a uni que st at e of r a pt ur e will begi n t o
bui l d wi t hi n you, t he i ncant at i on movi ng f or war d i n a frenzi ed has t e
t o cl ut ch Et er ni t y and devour i t whol e. The br ai n will t i r e of t he
r e dunda nt phr as e and will cease t o pay i t any at t ent i on, al l owi ng t he
r emai nder of t he Self t o cont i nue wi t hout its i nt er f er ence. You may
find t hat t he r epet i t i ous wor ds of t he i nvocat i on begi n t o muddl e, some
bei ng t r ans pos ed, s ome bei ng mi sspoken or left out al t oget her whi l e
ot her wor ds may even be r epl aced wi t h new ones, fresh wor ds t hat r i ng
of t he same al i eni c vi br at i on, yet never were before seen i n wr i t i ng or
hear d i n speech. The r epet i t i ons will i ncr ease i n speed and fervor
exponent i al l y unt i l each word mel t s wi t h t he ones before and aft er it,
and t he ent i r e phr as e di s appear s , yet t he Bei ng, t he Self, still buzzes
wi t h t he el ect r i ci t y of i t . It i s as i f t he i ncant at i on has r eached t he
cri t i cal mass t hat i s t he si ngl e necessar y component i n t hi s Oper at i on
and exi st s i ndependent of t he will of t he Oper at or . The i ncant at i on
cont i nues t o r epeat itself i n t he ai r of t he Templ e, hear d by t he Magi ci an
and hi s God al one.
Havi ng gi ven t he i ni t i al i nvocat i on and engaged i n t he
cont empl at i on upon t he symbol of t he cr oss before you, and havi ng
t hus opened your senses t o t he l i nger i ng pr es ence of t he Deity whose
name you have cal l ed, give now t he fol l owi ng i ncant at i on, as i ns t r uct ed
above, gi vi ng t he name of your God i n pl ace of N. :
Teat ast r u mal ku N.
Sei ne as t r u mael l a t r ei ne N.
Altu sent u est r u N.
Ecks ent r u ant r a N.
N. ast r u t eat N.
As t he r epet i t i ons of t he i ncant at i on br i ng about t he necessar y
r apt ur e, t he pr es ence of t he Godform t o whom you call out will
s t r engt hen a nd congeal wi t hi n t he Templ e wal l s. When t he ver bal
i nt onat i on of t he phr as e di s appear s , you will fi nd your sel f s ur r ounde d
by your God, envel oped by Hi m, your ski n bur ni ng by Hi s omni pr es ent
t ouch, your br eat h spi l l i ng out i nt o t he ai r t hat has become Hi m.
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Al t hough t he Godf or ms wi t h whi ch you ar e wor ki ng ar e bot h by i nt ent
and desi gn si ni st er and mal evol ent , you may well find a comfort i n
such a cl ose pr es ence, a pr ot ect i veness and a wat chf ul ness over you
and your affai rs. The moment t hat you spend i n t he Templ e wi t h your
God enci r cl i ng t he whol e of your Bei ng i s an i nt i mat e moment i ndeed,
and shoul d be savored as l ong as is possi bl e, dri ft i ng in t he sweet bl ackness
of da mna t i on.
Before you leave t he Templ e t o go out i nt o Babylon or J er us al em,
whi l e st i l l i n t he pr esence of t he essence of your God, gaze agai n at t he
cross before you and cl ose t he ri t ual wi t h gr at i t ude and a sense of
cent er ednes s in t hi s skewed exi st ence. Call out softly, "(Name of Deity),
I devot e t hi s day and all of i t s act i vi t i es t o you and t o t he gr eat and
t er r i bl e Wor k, t hat each t hought , br eat h, and act i on will speak your
name and will lift me i nt o your gl ory. May your essence l i nger wi t h
me t hr oughout , and may t hose demons t hat serve you al so serve me
t hr oughout . May I be ar med wi t h your mi ght and empower ed by your
name. In all t hi ngs , will my will and t hi ne be done, Et er nal . "
The above devot i on and essent i al communi on with t he Godform
t hat you have chosen shoul d be engaged i n as t he first act i vi t y i n t he
mor ni ng and t he l ast act i vi t y at ni ght , each day hel d t oget her at bot h
ends by your devot i on.
FINAL COMMUNI ON/ATONEMENT
The per i od of devot i on t o one par t i cul ar godf or m shoul d e ndur e
at l east 21 days, t he final cul mi nat i on of t he whol e pr ocess bei ng a
compl et e at - onement wi t h t he dei t y. By t he 2 1 " day, aft er 42 dai l y
devot i ons have been offered t o your God, havi ng swam i n Hi s pr esence
day and ni ght , havi ng dedi cat ed each day t o Hi m and Hi s gl ory, t he
cl oseness of t he uni on bet ween god and ma n i s s t r ai ned t o be mat ched.
Dur i ng t he dai l y devot i ons, usual l y after 13 days of devot i on,
i t i s usual t o begi n t o unde r s t a nd t he nat ur e of t he One whose name you
call, t o see Hi m or Her from wi t hi n t hei r uni ver se r at her t han as an
out si der t o t hei r exi st ence. The l i nk t hat i s est abl i shed t hr ough t he
mor ni ng devot i on will not subsi de as qui ckl y as t he first days of devot i on,
and will soon after t he I 3
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day endur e unt i l t he eveni ng communi on.
In t hi s st at e of per pet ual c ommuni on wi t h t he God of Dar knes s , you
may have t he occasi on of gl i mpsi ng t hr ough i nsi ght or i nt ui t i on cer t ai n
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symbol s, nat ur al obj ect s, specific mat er i al s , pos t ur es or ot her i t ems,
wor ds , or act i ons t hat ar e conduci ve t o t he essence of your God or
Godde s s .
If such a gl i mpsi ng occur s, t hese i t ems ar e t o be col l ect ed,
dr awn, or r epr es ent ed and br ought i nt o t hi s final communi on.
Ot her wi se t he Templ e i s t o be ar r anged as i n t he pr evi ous devot i ons ,
asi de from t he al t ar whi ch shoul d addi t i onal l y hol d t he chal i ce full of
bl ood. The devot i onal ser vi ce i s t o be per f or med wi t hout al t er at i on
unt i l t he i ncant at i on has been r epeat ed i nt o obl i vi on and t he pr esence
of your God i s fully mani fest ( t he mani f es t at i on havi ng i ncr eased wi t h
each dai l y servi ce, and havi ng i t sel f r eached a cri t i cal mass, day by
day) . When t he heavens have fallen si l ent and t he Godform s war ms
about you, lift up t he chal i ce wi t h you left ha nd and s t at e, "Thi s bl ood
is your s, N., and I par t ake of i t . May your spi r i t ent er i nt o it, t hat I may
dr i nk of you. " Be si l ent , i nhal e deepl y and slowly, feel i ng your left
hand dr awi ng t he ener gy wi t hi n t he Templ e t owar ds t he chal i ce, and
s ens e t he col l ect i veness of t he Godform dr awi ng itself i nt o t he bl ood.
When t he chal i ce i s filled wi t h t he essence of your God, br i ng i t
t o your l i ps and dr i nk t he bl ood wi t hi n. I n cont r as t wi t h most rel i gi ous
bel i efs, t hi s i n i t sel f does not br i ng t he spi r i t of t he one cal l ed i nt o your
body, but merel y set s t he st age for t he i nvocat i on, al i gni ng your mi nd
and body wi t h t he i nt ent of your God. Thi s s acr ament will i nvoke a
r ever ence i n pr epar at i on t o t he act ual i nvocat i on. Thr oughout t hi s ,
t he a t t une me nt br ought on by t he r epet i t i on of t he i ncant at i on shoul d
still be buzzi ng wi t hi n you, and t he def i ni t e pr es ence of t he Dark God
shoul d be undi s put ed.
Ret ur n your gaze t o t he doubl e ar med cr oss, r eopeni ng your
vi si on t o behol d t hat whi ch i s beneat h t he physi cal i l l usi on. I n your
mi nd or before your eyes, al l ow t he i mage of your God t o assembl e
itself, t he dr i f t i ng par t i cl es of His or Her embodi ment col l ect i ng i n one
pl ace before you. Rar el y will t hi s t ake on a full physi cal mani f est at i on
as with demoni c evocat i on, but i ns t ead will form a mi r age before you
or i nt ui t i vel y wi t hi n you t hat will allow you t o i dent i fy wi t h t he
Godform i n a per sonal way. Al t hough such an i mage may well have
mani f est ed i n pr evi ous devot i ons, t hi s one i n par t i cul ar will br i ng t he
t ot al i t y of your God i nt o bei ng wi t hi n t he Templ e. For some, t hi s may
be a f r i ght eni ng or humbl i ng exper i ence, such a vi si on of t he Dar k God
shaki ng t he I ni t i at e i n awar enes s of hi s own i nsi gni f i cance, whi l e ot her s
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will find el at i on and per sonal el evat i on i n t he full company of t he
e mbodi me nt of da r kne s s and power .
Whe t he r your r es pons e i s fear, r espect , el at i on, or even a
dar keni ng of t he Gr eat er Self, t hat i ni t i al r es pons e t o t he descr i ed or
i nt ui t ed i mage of your God shoul d be bui l t upon, embr aced fully, al l owed
a r a mpa nt flow t hr ough you. The i mage of t he Godf or m, your r eact i on
t o it, and t he act ual pr esence and power of your God shoul d grow beyond
your cont r ol , no l onger subj ect t o your will, but i ns t ead subj ect t o your
Dest i ny, whi ch s ome mi ght say i s your Gr eat er Wi l l , or your Tr ue Wi l l .
The pr es ence of your God wi t hi n your Templ e needs t o become
t erri fyi ngl y r eal , and your awar enes s t hat you ar e i n t he company of a
bei ng and a force t hat cannot be har nes s ed or s ubj ugat ed, and t he
r eal i zat i on comes t hat you ar e t he subj ect of t he Oper at i on r a t he r t ha n
t he God t hat you have cal l ed t her e. I t i s onl y i n t hi s way t he pr es ence
of your God i s fully r ecogni zed, a nd t her ef or e ma de r eal .
Onl y from t hi s s t at e of power l es s nes s i s t r ue devot i on pos s i bl e.
You have cal l ed i nt o bei ng s omet hi ng t hat can never be recal l ed and
have s ummone d i nt o t hi s worl d a bei ng t hat cannot be exor ci zed. I n
t hi s final devot i on, you must s ubmi t ent i r el y t o your God, t he devot i ons
of t he past becomi ng t ri vi al as you now al l ow your sel f t o be cr ushed
unde r t he wei ght of t he J ugge r na ut . The pr ocess of i nvocat i on,
awakeni ng, and r eal i zat i on will br i ng about a uni que form of exhaus t i on,
t he l i kes of whi ch will seem qui t e si mi l ar t o compl et e forfei t . In t hi s
st at e of hopel essness, call out one last t i me to your God, "N., I am your s. "
It i s at t hi s j unc t ur e , on your very next br eat h, havi ng gi ven
up your sel f and your i deal s of power , t hat you will be filled wi t h t he
essence, t he power , t he i nt el l i gence and t he i dent i t y of your God. The
spi r i t ual valley t hat you had s unk i nt o will become exal t ed. You will
become t hat t hi ng t hat had def eat ed you, t hat bei ng t hat s mot her ed
you i nt o s ubmi s s i on. Your God will look out at exi st ence t hr ough your
eyes, and you will l ear n t he secr et s of Hi s power . In t hat mome nt ,
omni s ci ence and omni pot ence ar e your s i f you will t ake t he m. I n t hat
mome nt , t he uni ver s e becomes si l ent so t hat i t may l i st en t o you. You
have l ai d down before t he embodi ed Power s of Dar knes s , and r es ul t ant l y
all of exi st ence l ays down before you.
For a si ngl e moment , you have become God. Your j our ne y i nt o
Dar knes s begi ns .
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G L O S S A R Y
GLOSSARY
ADEP T - The Mas t er who has over come hi s own l i mi t at i ons and t he
l i mi t at i ons of t he physi cal pl ane, and no l onger st r uggl es agai nst
adver si t y but Ascends i nt o hi s own godhood wi t hout r es t r ai nt .
AEON - Supposedl y t he l ongest me a s ur e me nt of l i near t i me, t he
begi nni ng and end of whi ch i s usual l y her al ded by wor l dwi de
devas t at i on, as t r onomi cal anomal y, and war whi ch i s i mmedi at el y
fol l owed by a raci al evol ut i on.
AL CHE MY - The t r a ns mut a t i on of one el ement i nt o anot her , usual l y
mor e pur e el ement . The gr eat est form of al chemy i s sai d t o be t he
t r a ns mut a t i on of t he l i mi t ed huma n i nt o t he Et er nal body of a God.
AS CE NT - The upwar ds mot i on of Soul t owar ds i t s own Godhood. Such
mot i on i s never - endi ng, si gnal i ng an Et er nal unf ol di ng of Soul .
AS S UMP T I ON OF G O D F O R MS - An esot er i c pract i ce of i nvoki ng t he
power s, i nt el l i gence, and i dent i t y of a dei t y or ar chet ype i nt o oneself.
ASTRAL BODY OF LI GHT - A spi r i t ual body whi ch i s composed of a
fi ner ma t t e r t han t he flesh, but whi ch i s st i l l bound i n causal i t y.
BANEFUL - Harmful or mal i ci ous. Usual l y used t o identify an Oper at i on
or a t ype of Magi ck whi ch by na t ur e and i nt end br i ngs about des t r uct i on,
har m, i l l ness, or ot her mal ady.
B L OOD P OOL - A t er m used i n Tr adi t i onal Sat ani s m and Occul t
Vampi r i sm as t he col l ect i ve l i f e- ener gi es whi ch ar e bot h exhaus t i bl e
and r epl eni shi bl e t o cer t ai n degr ees.
CHALI CE - A cup used in ri t ual to hold bot h l i qui ds and energi es, usually
made of br onze or si l ver, or made of gold when used i n Ri ght - Hand- Pat h
cer emoni es .
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C H T H O N 1 C - Of or r el at i ng t o t he myt hi cal Unde r wor l d.
D I A L E C T I C - The pr oces s of gai ni ng s el f - knowl edge t hr ough
e xpe r i e nc i ng al l t hi ngs i n t hei r gr eat es t dept hs by al so e x pe r i e nc i ng
t hei r oppos i t e s .
E S O T E R I C - A gener i c t er m f or t hos e hi dden and secret t hi ngs whi c h,
once r eveal ed t o t he I ni t i at e wi l l begi n t o reveal al l of the s ecr et s of
e x i s t e n c e .
E X O R C I S M - The ri t ual c as t i ng- out of ent i t i es , usual l y de moni c , f rom
a per s on who has be c ome c ompl et el y pos s es s ed by t hat ent i t y and no
l onger has f ree wi l l ed cont r ol over hi s or her sel f .
H E X A G R A M - A s i x- poi nt ed st ar c ompos e d of t wo i nt er l oc ki ng t r i angl es
s y mbol i z i ng t he uni on of mal e (t he upwar ds poi nt i ng t r i angl e) and
f emal e (t he downwa r ds poi nt i ng t r i angl e) , and on a gr eat er s cal e, t he
uni on of t he ma c r oc os m and t he mi c r oc os m, or " God" and man.
J U D E O / C H R I S T I A N - The c ol l ec t ed knowl e dg e , unde r s t andi ng, and
bel i ef s t hat are s har ed bet ween t he Judai c and Chr i s t i an par adi gms .
K A B B A L A - An i nt r i cat e occul t s ys t em der i ved f rom t he evol ved and
evol vi ng t e ac hi ngs of t he el ect s c hol or s and Rabbi s of t he Judai c s ys t em.
The Kabbal a has been used as t he bas e of most maj or , We s t e r n occul t
s y s t e ms .
K R I S H N A - The Hi ndu i dent i f i c at i on of t he Supr e me Man or Godma n,
who ac c or di ng t o myt h was t he ei ght h i nc ar nat i on of t he s us t ai ni ng
dei t y Vi s hnu. Kr i s hna i s r epr es ent at i ve of Supe r s oul , whi c h i s t he
gr eat es t pot ent i al i t y of man.
LEFT H A N D P AT H - The Pat h of Bl ack Magi c k, usual l y ei t her l endi ng
t owar ds mat er i al gai n t hr ough spi r i t ual pr ac t i c e, or t owar ds a s i ni s t er
unvei l i ng of t he gr eat er and hi dden power s of man.
M A C R O C O S M - The Gr eat er Real i t y, or t he t ot al i t y of exi s t enc e.
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G L O S S A R Y
MAG I AN L ODGE - A t er m used i n Tr adi t i onal Sat ani s m, especi al l y
t he t eachi ngs of t he Or der of Ni ne Angl es and t he Tempel ov Blood, i n
r ef er ence t o t he spi r i t ual Ri ght - Hand- Pat h whi ch seeks t o use bot h
pol i t i cal and r el i gi ous i nfl uence as well spi r i t ual war f ar e t o defeat t he
a dhe r e nt s of t he Left Hand Pat h a nd t o cont r ol t he r emai ni ng huma n
ma s s e s ,
ME T AP HYS I CS - Li t eral l y "beyond nat ur e. " The phi l osophi cal st udy
of i deas r el at i ng t o t he ori gi n of exi st ence, t he event ual des t i nat i on of
man, and t he i nt er i m nat ur e of t hi ngs .
MI C R O C O S M - The fi ni t e r eal i t y or embodi ment .
NE OP AGAN - A t er m for t he col l ect i ve New Age r el i gi ous t eachi ngs
and fol l owi ngs whi ch cl ai m t o st em from Egypt i an, Greek, Roman, or
Scandi navi an myt hos , but whi ch al most consi st ent l y adher e t o t he
pr act i ces and doct r i nes of t he Kabbal a i n combi nat i on wi t h an undef i ned
a n i mi s m.
N E X I O N - A gat eway i nt o a not he r r eal m, usual l y one not bound by
causal i t y. A nexi on i s al ways opened t hr ough an or gani sm, whet her
such is an ani mal , a huma n, a gr oup of peopl e, or a ci vi l i zat i on.
OUI J A BOARD - A wood panel usual l y used for di vi nat i on or spi r i t
communi cat i on, upon whi ch t he nat i ve al phabet of t he Oper at or i s
dr awn, al ong wi t h t he numer al s o t hr ough 9. A pl anchet t e, or poi nt ed
handpi ece accompani es t he oui j a boar d whi ch i s supposedl y pus hed by
t he t el eki net i c force of t he spi r i t t owar ds l et t er s or numbe r s t o del i ver a
message t o t he Oper at or .
P A T H WO R K I N G - A s t r uct ur ed appr oach to Ascent in a specific pat h
or di sci pl i ne, in whi ch t he Oper at or will per f or m a ser i es of Wor ki ngs
whi ch i ncr ease i n difficulty and pr of undi t y and will gui de t he as pi r ant
s t ep- by- s t ep t owar ds a gr eat er r eal i zat i on of t he myst er y whi ch i s
s o u g h t .
P E NT AGRAM - A uni cur sal f i ve- poi nt ed st ar used in most , if not al l ,
forms of occul t i sm, often expl ai ned i n Neopagan phi l os ophy t o r epr es ent
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t he five el ement s of fire, wat er , ear t h, ai r, and spi r i t , but whi ch al so
can r epr es ent t he five wounds of Chri st , t he first five books of t he Bible,
and count l ess ot her symbol i c r epr es ent at i ons .
P R OJ E C T I ON - The l ear ned abi l i t y t o oper at e i n and observe ei t her t he
physi cal worl d or t he wor l ds beyond wi t hout t he use of t he physi cal
senses or body. Thi s i s usual l y consi der ed t o be faci l i t at ed by t he
spi r i t ual bodi es bei ng rel eased from t he bondage of t he physi cal body,
al t hough an i nt el l ect ual rel ay t o t he physi cal br ai n i s still evi dent .
S ATANI C ~ Al t hough t r adi t i onal l y t he t er m "Sat ani c" has been used
for t hos e pr act i ces whi ch ar e done i n t he name or for t he gl ory of Sat an,
t he Chr i st i an demon whi ch oppos es Chri st , i t i s mor e and mor e used t o
denot e any of t he pr act i ces of t he Left Hand Pat h.
S C R Y I N G / S ( CRYI NG - The occul t abi l i t y t o view event s, obj ect s, or
per s ons from a di s t ance, or t o view event s, obj ect s, or ent i t i es exi st i ng
beyond t he reach of t he physi cal senses, t hr ough spi r i t ual si ght wi t hout
pr oj ect i ng t he spi r i t ual bodi es from t he physi cal body.
S I GI L - A si gn or seal associ at ed wi t h one speci fi c ent i t y and no ot her .
TEMPLE - An area t hat i s set asi de and consecr at ed for no ot her use
t han spi r i t ual Oper at i ons .
VEDAS - The r el i gi ous and spi r i t ual t ext s consi der ed t o be bot h Di vi ne
and hi st or i cal by t hose of t he Hi ndu fai t h.
WYRD - Dest i ny or Fat e personi fi ed or mani f est ed i n t he physi cal pl ane
and cons ci ous nes s ; t he at t ai nment of cri t i cal mass of a f or eor dai ned
cour se of act i on or t he full consci ous r eal i zat i on of t he pr edet er mi ned
pur pos e of ei t her event s or of one' s exi st ence as a whol e.
YOGA - A syst em of spi r i t ual at t ai nment and uni on wi t h t he macr ocosm
whi ch i nvol ves many as pect s whi ch i n combi nat i on r esul t i n t he di rect
Ascent of t he Yogi.
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E N D N O T E S
CHAPTER 1
1. Book of Moses. Salt Lake City; Church of J es us Chri st of Lat t er
Day Sai nt s, 1 981 ,
CHAPTER 3
1. Levi, El i phas . Tr ans c e nde nt al Magi ck. Engl and: Ri der &
Company, 1 896.
2. . Baphome t : a Not e on t he Name . Whal es: Or der of t he Ni ne
Angl es, 1991.
3. . Book of Job. Holy Bible: King J ames Ver si on.
4. Crowley, Al ei st er . Magi c k i n Theor y and Pract i ce. London: Or do
Templ i Or i ent i s, 1 990.
CHAPTER 4
1. . Shar i y at - Ki - Sugmad Book Two. St. Paul : Eckankar , 1971.
CHAPTER 5
1. Mat her s, S.I.. MacGregor Mat her s . The Book of t he Sacred Magi ck
of Abr ame l i n t he Mage. New York: Dover Publ i cat i ons , 1 975.
2. Crowl ey, Al ei st er. Ei ght Lec t ur es on Yoga. London: Ordo Templ i
Or i ent i s, 1 939.
CHAPTER 6
1. Dai shoni n, Ni chi r en. Ent r us t ment and Ot he r Chapt er s .
2. Wai t e, Ar t hur Edwar d. The Book of Ce r e moni al Magi c. New
York: Ci t adel Pr ess, 1 990.
3. Veni t i ana Del Rabi ni , Ant oni o ( ed. ) . Gr and Gr i moi r e. Seat t l e:
Tr i dent Books, 1 996.
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4. LaVey, Ant on. The Sat ani c Bi bl e. New York: Avon Books, 1 969.
5. Honor i us III, Pope. The Sac r ed Gr i moi r e of Pope Honor i us I I I .
Seat t l e: Tr i dent Books, 2000.
6. Si mon, ed. The Neer onomi eon. New York: Avon Books, 1 980.
7. Crowl ey, Al ei st er . Goet i a Sec ond Edi t i on, Bost on: Red Wheel /
Wei ser , 1995
8 . Gr i mor i um Ve r um. Seat t l e: Tr i dent Books, 1997.
CHAPTER 7
1. Bar on, Ar chael us . Ki ng doms of Fl ame. Fi nl and: I xaxaar
Publ i cat i ons, 2005.
2. Crowl ey, Al ei st er . Goet i a Se c ond Edi t i on. Bost on: Red Wheel /
Wei ser , 1 995.
CHAPTER 8
1. Bar on, Ar chael us. Ki ng doms of Fl ame. Fi nl and: I xaxaar
Publ i cat i ons, 2005.
2. Kons t ant i nos . Summoni ong Spi ri t s : t he Art of Magi c al
Evocat i on. Sai nt Paul : Llewellyn Publ i cat i ons . 2001 ,
CHAPTER 12
1. Br ady, I an, Gat es of Janus . Los Angel es: Feral Hous e Publ i shi ng,
2 0 0 1 .
2. Crowl ey, Al ei st er. Goet i a Sec ond Edi t i on. Bost on: Red Wheel /
Wei ser, 1995.
3. Brady, I an. Gat es of Janus . Los Angel es: Feral Hous e Publ i shi ng,
2 0 0 1
4. . Book of Job. Holy Bible: King J a me s Ver si on.
CHAPTER 13
1. . Codex Saerus: The Bl ack Book of Sat an I . Whal es: Or der of
Ni ne Angl es. 1991.
A U T H O R
ABOUT E.A. KOETTING
E.A. Koet t i ng has been a s t ude nt of t he Myst er i es t hr oughout hi s
life, s t udyi ng t he phi l osophy, hi st or y, and myt hs of magi ck si nce
chi l dhood, and begi nni ng as all do as a Dabbl er at t he age of 1 2. At
fifteen year s ol d, on t he ni ght Oct ober 3 o
l h
, he formed hi s first Dark
Ci rcl e, gat her i ng wi t h t hr ee cl as s mat es t o t each t hem t he secr et s of
demonol at r y, necr omancy, r i t ual magi ck, and f or ms of si ni st er
i nf l uence, and t o combi ne power s t o i nfl uence t hei r lives wi t h
exponent i al fury. By sevent een, hi s i nt er es t s had gr own far t oo si ni st er
and hi s r i t ual s began t o t end t owar ds Dar knes s t oo heavi l y for hi s
cohor t s . He had, however , al r eady l ear ned t o successful l y evoke t o full
mani f es t at i on several demoni c and spi r i t ual ent i t i es, t o mani pul at e
real i t y i n accor dance wi t h his will, and was forgi ng ot her al l i ances
t hat woul d push hi m i nt o t he upper s t r at os pher e of t he huma n soul .
Hi s st udi es and pr act i ces br ought hi m t o t he at t ent i on of a Tr adi t i onal
Sat ani c sect whi ch t ook hi m by t he hand and led hi m t owar d t he very
t hr one of Dar knes s , wher e t he r emai ni ng keys of demoni c power were
offered. He shor t l y aft er j oi ned wi t h an Amer i can cell of t he not or i ous
Br i t i sh Or der of Ni ne Angl es, E.A. shoved hi msel f beyond mor al i t y and
humani t y, and beyond all l i mi t at i on.
Whi l e he des cended i nt o t he bl acknes s of Sat ani s m and demoni c
magi ck, E.A. was al so bei ng gui ded upwar ds , t owar d a s t at e of absol ut e
s pi r i t ual a ut onomy and willed omni pot ence by a gr oup of spi r i t ual
Mast er s t ha t had guar ded and kept hi m si nce he was a chi l d: t he Or do
Aseensum Aet yr nal i s. The Gr and Emi ssar i es of t he Or der pr ovi ded t he
bal ance, t eachi ng hi m how t o wal k t he mi ddl e road t o Godhood,
becomi ng a law and a power unt o himself. It wasn' t unt i l he began
wor ki ng on hi s final I ni t i at i on i n t he O.A.A. t hat t he bal ance bet ween
hi s abi l i t y t o des t r oy and hi s power t o cr eat e was t r ul y di scover ed.
Aft er year s of per f ect i ng t hat bal ance, on Oct ober 3
r d
2003, E.A. Koet t i ng
was gi ven t he Hi ghest I ni t i at i on offered by t he Or do Aseensum
Aet yr nal i s, and was gi ven t he cal l i ng of t he out er r epr es ent at i ve and
act i ng head of t he Or der .
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Co mbi ni ng ever y l es s on l ear ned on hi s j o ur ne y s bot h i nt o hel l
and Go dho o d al i ke, E. A. has s pent t he l ast f ew y e ar s t e ac hi ng t hes e
s ec r et s t o ot he r s on a per s onal l evel , wor ki ng wi t h each s t udent unt i l
he or s he i s abl e t o do al l t hat he hi ms el f i s c apabl e of doi ng, and unt i l
t he s t ude nt has be c ome al l t hat he or s he i s c a pa bl e of be c omi ng . I t i s
onl y now, however , t hat hi s mi s s i on has e xt e nde d be y ond hi s own s pher e
of i nt e r ac t i on, hi s des i r e t o r each i nt o t he cor e of mi l l i ons and br i ng t he
c at at oni c gods wi t hi n t o l i f e. Thr oug h hi s l e ade r s hi p i n t he O. A. A. , hi s
i nf l uent i al af f i l i at i ons wi t h sever al ot her wor l dwi de occul t
or g a ni z a t i ons , and now t hr ough hi s wr i t i ng, E. A. Koet t i ng i s pr e par i ng
t o c ha ng e t he wor l d by t aki ng a wa y t he l i mi t at i ons of i t s i nha bi t a nt s ,
s o t hat ma n mi ght onc e agai n s t and as t he r ul er s of t hei r o wn Des t i ny.
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