Visions of The Nightside PDF
Visions of The Nightside PDF
Visions of The Nightside PDF
2013
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Introduction
- 8Gnosis of the Void
Asenath Mason -15 Setnacht
- Frater Eremor - 29 Hecate: Blessed Mother of Witches
- Pairika-Eva Borowska - 38 Mea Magna Mater Hecate.
My Immersion in Multicolored Blackness - Selene-Lilith - 43 Night on Bald Mountain
- Cyril Matytsin - 53 Into the Void
- Frater GS - 59 Thantifaxath: Saturn and Lilith Unite in the Poison of the Serpent
- Daemon Barzai - 66 Ravens of Dispersion
- Asenath Mason - 70 -
Poseidon's Trident
- Kev Bill Duvendack - 86 The Ascending Flame of Lucifer
- Asenath Mason - 9 2 Lucifer's Trident Ritual
- Rev Bill Duvendack - 9 7 Whispers From The Void (Exploration of Baratchial through the
12th Tunnel)
- Edgar Kerval -101 Demeter: Draconian Goddess
- Fr. Nephilim -106 Lilith - Queen of Vampires
- Daemon Barzai -114 - Contributors -119 Illustrations
1 The Guide - 7 2 Sacrament - 37 3 To the Sabbat - 52 4 Cave of Lilith - 6 9 5 Ravens of Dispersion - 85 6 Conjuration - 118 -
Introduction
Left-Hand-Path
magic
within
the
modern
context.
As
it
is
our
During those
lectures,
areas
as
years, Lodge
working
with
witchcraft,
Magan
variety
necromancy,
held
of
projects,
which
included
demonology,
Goetic
magic,
open
such
Necro-
and
in
the
hearth
of
Draconian
Fire.
Through
successive
work and communion with Gods and Spirits of the Current, the cons
ciousness expands and the soul develops its potential for receiving,
holding and grounding this energy. Each step on the Path reveals new
secrets, new possibilities, new mysteries to pursue, and the Initiate is
continuously challenged and tested. As the keys to soul transmuta
tion are revealed and the gateways to forgotten powers are unlocked,
the mind is gradually attuned to the energies of the Current and the
soul is forged in Draconian Fire, so that it could understand and har
ness this power. The Initiate of tin* Draconian Path is the emissary
and the living manifestation of the Dragon, the messenger of primor
dial Cods.
is
the
Womb
of
the
Dragon,
vomiting
worlds
and
devouring
The Dragon exists outside the Cosmic Tree, which is the Pillar of Spi
ritual Ascent. The Tree, both in its bright aspect and negativity of the
dark side, is but a manifestation of human consciousness, projection
of conscious and inner mind, according to the ancient principle "As
above so below:" All that exists Within also exists Without. Man is
God in potential, manifestation of the Dragon, part of this eternal,
timeless force that permeates all Creation and stretches beyond, into
Infinity. The purpose of the initiatory journey through the Pillar of
Ascent is to realize and understand this potential, and in consequen
ce, transform it into Godhood. Viewed as the "emanation of Godhood," the Tree constitutes human perception of the deified cons
ciousness. The completion of the Path is the crowning of the process
of self-deification. The Free is also a manifestation of the Dragon, as
the Draconian force is the source of all Creation. But the Dragon is
more than the Tree in itself. And in order to reach to the very source
of this primal power, Man has to step beyond the Tree, into the Void,
the Womb of the Dragon. While working with particular paths and
zones of the Cosmic Tree we sometimes catch glimpses of this time
less force, and we can find doors to the Womb of the Dragon in the
Qabalistic Abyss, but the actual Gate to the Void exists in the realm of
Thaumiel, within the Throne of Lucifer, where Man becomes God by
completing the Ascent through the Pillar of Soul Elevation. The last
step from humanity to Godhood is the step beyond the Tree, in final
liberation from illusion of manifested world.
Lucifer's Throne exists in Thaumiel, the last realm before en
tering the Void. Therefore He is the Gate and the Symbol of Deified
Soul, the patron God of the Path. He is the solar, illuminating force
that has been fuelling the evolution of human consciousness since
the birth of mankind. He is Force, Fire and Fury. He empowers and
elevates the soul through His fiery Pillar of Ascent. His female coun
terpart in Draconian initiatory magic is Lilith.
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She is Passion, Desire and Seduction. She seduces souls and lures
them from the Light into the Nightside, the averse side of the Tree,
awakens Lust and Hunger for knowledge and power that only grows
with each step on the Path, and ignites the spark of Divinity which
progressively becomes the Ascending Flame of Lucifer. It is the Fire
of Transformation, the very cssence of Godhood. They both constitu
te the Archetype of the Adversary: The Devil and the Saviour. There
fore, foundations of Draconian magic within the Temple are centered
on these three Archetypes of Power and Wisdom: Lucifer - the Lord
of Flames, Force of Evolution and Ascent; Lilith - the Draconian Fire
of Transformation, Principle of Passion and Desire; and Leviathan the I )ragon <>l the Void, Primal Source of all Manifestation.
The
Dragon
of
the
Void
manifests
through
many
different
Apep
of
the
Egyptian
lore,
the
Goddess
Tiamat
from
the
Magan
and
continued
actively
throughout
the
following
de
cade. The purpose of the Work was the Re-Awakening of the Dragon,
the
primordial
force
by
assisting in initiations
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12
Gates of the Temple of Ascending Flame are open for all who
wish to walk the Path of the Dragon and to carry the Flame of Luci
fer in order to illuminate the Way for others. We don't aspire to be
another occult order jealously guarding their knowledge and putting
up ridiculous hierarchies in order to protect the secrets of power. We
don't exclude from our Work members of other orders - it is not our
purpose to hold anyone back in their personal Ascent. We believe
that anyone with a passionate heart and open mind can tear down
the illusions of the world and gaze into mysteries of the universe.
Our wish and hope is to see I lie ( urrent ol tin11 )ragon spreading and
flourishing among those who seek the knowledge and power of Drai om.in ( Unis, to set the world on Fire with the Dragon's Breath, and
to awaken the I )esire of Infinity in sleeping souls, so that they could
i ise to the St.u s and reach for Divinity.
In Nomine Draconis,
Asenath Mason
June 2013
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evoking
the
feelings
of
safety
and
confidence.
The
Nightside is everything else. All that lies outside the borders of safe
ty, familiarity, logic, or coherence. It is the irrational, the rejected, the
repressed, the abhorred, the feared, the disgusting, etc. It is the Qlipoth, shells inhabited by monsters and demons, excrements of CreaI ion. All that we would rather not have in our lives. Consequently, we
might wonder why would anyone want to enter the Nightside at all
and let these forces into their world.
The Left Hand Path magic, which works with the forces of
the Nightside, has a rather dubious reputation, as it includes things
that magicians and initiates of other paths of spiritual development
would never work with. Some view it as dangerous and unpredicta
ble, with vague prospects of success.
Others are attracted to this magic by its dark demeanor, exciting prac
tices, and a promise of fast results. Only few approach it with genuine
understanding of its mechanisms and awareness of what it holds and
how this initiatory process really works.
In present times, the most popular Nightside initiatory map is
the Qabalistic Tree of Night, also known as the Tree of Death, or the
Tree of Qlipoth. It consists of 11 worlds, or power zones, which suc
cessively awaken and activate certain magical powers and develop
psychic abilities of the initiate. Tree of Qlipoth is viewed as the dark,
or shadow side of the Tree of Life, the antithesis, or the negative coun
terpart. In fact, it is much more complicated. There are many theories
about the origin and the nature of both sides of the Tree. Some of
them view the Tree of Death as a huge reservoir of everything that
the Tree of I -ife is not. Others compare the Tree of Life to an island on
a huge, black ocean that surrounds it from all sides, also from abo
ve and below. T his ocean is the realm of the Qlipoth and many ma
gicians believe that it cannot be really organized or categorized as
worlds or any structures, simply because it is raw, undifferentiated
energy, pure chaos that contains everything and nothing at the same
time. While the Qabalistic Tree contains only a limited number of
realms, there are millions of Qlipothic worlds, paths and dimensions
that have never even been mapped. Many think that it is pointless to
use these forces as an initiatory model, as nothing here is predicta
ble and nothing can be taken for granted. On the other hand, many
magicians have worked successfully with the Dark Tree, surpassing
the level of magical development that they would normally achieve
through any other initiatory map, or progressing extremely fast in
their personal Ascent. There are also theories that the Tree of Qlipoth
is a direct antithesis or the opposite of the Tree of Life. The 11 Qlipoth
existing on the dark side of the Tree represent forces and principles
that stand in direct opposition to the 10 Sephiroth, contradicting the
powers of the bright Tree. Even the number of Qlipothic worlds is a
mockery of the divine unity and coherence of the number 10, which
symbolizes God's perfection.
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The realm of the Qlipoth enjoys a bad reputation and is viewed as the
kingdom of Satan, the Adversary, identified with Lucifer or Samael,
who rules over hordes of fiends and demons with his impure consort,
Lilith, the Queen of Night. They are the primary initiators, guides
and allies on the Qlipothic initiatory path, and in their kingdom we
are faced with everything that we would normally keep out of our
lives. Again then, we need to ask the question why work with the
Qlipoth at all? Those who travelled on the path far enough to unders
tand
how
the
initiatory
process
works,
will
most
probably
answer:
because this encounter with the Nightside is inevitable. The Nightside is not a distant realm existing on other planes and consisting of
mysterious worlds and other dimensions. It is here and now. It is the
ugly and cruel side of reality that we encounter every day, but we just
choose not to notice. It is violence, famine, addictions, poverty, disea
ses, death, murder, war, rape, destruction, abuse, despair, fear, terror,
disgust, and much, much more. We observe it every day and we are
happy with it as long as it all does not concern us in any direct way.
When we are confronted with the dark side of the world and become
directly involved in it, for many of us this encounter leads to destruc
tion. Few are strong enough hi face this trial and emerge victorious
and empowered. This is the Nightside on the mundane level, mani
festation of the Qlipoth in our everyday world. This is also what you
will have to deal with on the Qlipothic initiatory path. This encounter
is inevitable indeed. It is not the question of if, it is the question of
when all this will enter your life and put you though harsh ordeals
that will shatter your world and transform it from within. To fail the
trials is to succumb to darkness and despair, to be devoured by the
Void. Only by succeeding with the initiatory ordeals, which manifest
through the events of our everyday lile, can we advance to another
level of our personal Ascent.
An initiate of the Tree of Life, where all seems coherent and
logical, and the path leads from one concrete point to another, will be
confronted with the Qlipoth when they reach the Abyss.
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Until then the map seems clear: in Malkuth, the Kingdom, we explore
the body and learn to control our world in which we live in. In the
astral realm of Yesod (Foundation), Hod (Majesty) and Net/ach (Vic
tory), we travel into the inner world of dreams, visions, fantasies, and
imagination;
concepts,
through
definitions,
rational
models
theories,
and
of
thinking
structures;
we
and
learn
we
also
to
form
develop
the sense of sharing and giving, embracing the other, and exploring
the
meaning
of
passions
and
emotions.
In
Tiphereth
(Adornment),
which is the center of the Tree, we learn the principles of balance and
integrity, which are then brought into manifestation in the realm of
Geburah
(Strength)
and
Chesed
(Compassion);
here
we
also
meet
our personal deity, or the holy guardian angel, our personal image
of Godhood. Then, while preparing to ascend to the highest triad on
the
Tree,
(Crown),
Binah
the
adept
(Understanding),
Chokmah
(Wisdom)
the
and
Abyss to
Kether
confront
towards
Enlightenment,
and
the
Goddess
of
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the
Night
ap
In
the
sphere
of
Gamaliel
(The
Obscene
One),
we
encounter
the
opposites.
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ever-changing,
undefined,
and
limitless.
And
when
we
be
20
In
the
Scandinavian
lore,
wo
encounter
several
dragon-monsters:
identified
Lotan, the
with
the
primordial
Dragon.
Ugaritic
myths
mention
god ol the tea who dwells in tehom, waters of the Abyss. There is also
Tiamat Ihe dragon-goddess of Babylonian cosmology, the mother of
the universe, whose story is one of the oldest myths of Creation. The
world as we know it was formed from her flesh and human beings
wen* created from the blood of her demon-consort. And there arc
many
other
mythological
dragons
and
monsters
personifying
the
the world of man and the realm of gods, and locks the
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The walls crack and tumble down, the gates are unlocked and opened
by those who seek the power of the Dragon, the universal balance is
continuously disturbed, and the monsters of the Void enter the world
of man to wreak havoc and destruction and to guide those who call
them, leading the souls of initiates into the winding labyrinths of the
Nightside.
Human mind has a tendency to define, categorize, rationa
lize,
make
comparisons,
seek
analogies,
attach
shape
and
meaning
eldritch
horrors,
alien
hybrids
composed
of
parts
borrowed
primordial character of the Void, where all and nothing exists at the
same time and words and symbols can have all possible meanings or
none at all. They reflect chaos and disorder of the primordial Dark
ness, while the younger deities, born in the new structures of the uni
verse, are usually depicted in human form, in order to represent the
comprehensible
world,
the
visible
and
the
familiar.
These
creatures
bom in the Womb of Darkness, dragon gods and spirits of myths and
legends, ancient Titans and Giants, or even the Great Old Ones of the
Necronomicon, they all carry the essence of the Void, the primordial
Dragon, but none of them is the Dragon. They are merely sparks of
this limitless force perceived by the limited human mind. The Dragon
should not be perceived as "god," "spirit," or any tangible, defined
being, even though many entities can be viewed as manifestations of
the Dragon's essence, intermediaries that help us tap and understand
this infinite current. We use shapes and names to represent the ener
gy of the Void in a tangible way, to grasp and understand its essence,
but human mind is not predisposed to experience the Void, which is
nothing like the world we live in: there are no walls, structures, boun
daries, directions, time, shapes, names, or definitions.
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There is nothing and there is all. There are all gods and none of them
at the same time. It contains everything and nothing, and all of it is
real - as long as we believe it to be real. The Dragon itself is undefined
and intangible. Gods and spirits who carry the primordial Draconian
essence are but manifestations of this force but none of them is the
sole or complete representation of the Dragon. The force of the Void
is the raw, primal energy, the Womb of the Dragon, where all worlds
and all living beings where bom and where they can be re-constructed and re-created anew.
This process of re-birth, or re-creation, is the purpose of the
initiatory work on the path of the Nightside. It is the dissolution and
re-construction
of
consciousness,
personality,
the
ego,
identity
all
goals
and
interests
change
and
develop.
This
transformation
does not come without a price, and with each initiation we are faced
with the necessity of sacrifice. Primordial monsters and dragons arri
ve with lightning and thunder, ripping the sky asunder and wreaking
havoc across the world. This is symbolic of Draconian illumination.
Once we step on the Path and become a part of the current, the Black
Flame of the Void, the primal fire of the Dragon, will gradually bum
any obstacle that stands in our way in the pursuit of Godhood. To
understand the nature of this process we have to be aware that the
whole transformation occurs within our consciousness and only ma
nifests in events of the physical world, pushing us to rearrange our
lives in order to suit the destiny that is opening for us. This task is by
no means easy, and sacrifices that need to be made in order to follow
the path are often frightening and traumatic. The "obstacle" on your
path of spiritual Ascent may appear to be your spouse, your parent,
your child, your job, your house, and so on. Are you ready to leave it
behind and move on with the current? The truth is, when the process
is already in motion, you may not have a choice and this will hap
pen anyway, regardless of how badly you might want to prevent this
transition.
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This
path, few will remain, ready to accept and find the power in what
it holds The only way to succeed on the path is to open yourself to
all that
transform weakness into strength, fear into courage, poison into the
elixir of life. This is how you gain
The
path
of
the
Nightside
lot
things
possible
but
they
are
defensive
mechanisms,
walls
and
shields
that
we
tend
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It is not easy to understand and accept that it is you and you alone
who is responsible for this, that all good and bad things happen be
cause you have brought them into your life, by your conscious or
unconscious Will - it does not matter, because the unconscious will
be sooner or later brought to the light of consciousness anyway. Few
will be able to accept this responsibility and live it with. It is no use to
flee, abandon the path, or build more walls and shields around - all
this comes from within.
The Void is not a place, sphere, or anything that can be explai
ned by definitions or described by terms of Dayside consciousness.
Its gates cannot be closed and opened at will. It is all around, evergaping, ever-moving, changing at each single moment, powering up
I lunger and Desire, which is the most powerful driving force in the
universe. It is the raw and pure force of cosmic consciousness, the
driving
principle
behind
all
creation
and
all
destruction.
We
carry
the Void inside - it is our inner Shadow, the Beast within. It is the
I lunger that we all feel at each moment of our existence - the desire
of
power,
love,
admiration,
money,
success,
health,
peace,
comfort,
rest, sleep, food, sex, etc. There is always something we crave for,
something we lack, a promise of fulfillment. It is the energy of the
Void that motivates us and drives us to act. This is the dynamic force
of
evolution,
the
very
vehicle
of
spiritual
Ascent.
Successive
levels
consciousness
by
mind-altering
techniques,
we
will
still
not
be able to grasp the immensity of the Void. We will merely move the
walls of perception further. In order to experience the Void, we have
to enter it and let ourselves be transformed by its primordial current.
This is the alchemical rebirth in the Black Waters of the Abyss, in the
coils of the Dragon. As Draconian adepts, we seek to enter the Void
and
recover
the
primordial
consciousness
that
is
contained
in
the
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Sutuach
Setnacht
Frater Eremor
he Priest begins the ritual with a suitable opening, a banishment
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30
U
I lie Priest points the dagger it the first arm of the Pentagram of Set:
Hail Set,Watcher of Infinity,mighty Sutekh! Your gaze is the
lightning and your call is the thunder. Your companion is the
storm
My Will is done:...
The Pries points the dagger at the second arm of the Pentagram of Set
Black Flame burns in your eyes and my heart. You are eternal, powerful,
Lord of light and Darkness. You are the source and Darkness. Your are the source
and foundation of Light. Hail Set
My Will is done:...
The Priest points the dagger at the third arm of the Pentagram of Set:
I he seals are broken and the gateway to the seven stars is wide
open. The veil is torn apart and the Way spreads before me. The
shrine is opened in the temple of the one with many faces. Hymns
of war and love accompany me on the steps of Becoming.
My Will is done:...
The Priest points the dagger at the fourth arm of the Pentagram of Set:
Lord of storms, lightning, and the desert, I travel with you in your
barque throughout millions of years.
Ba ar pet sat ar ta. The soul to heaven, the body to earth.
Uab ba-k am neteru. Your soul is pure among the gods.
My Will is done:...
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The Priest points the dagger at the fifth arm of the Pentagram of Set:
Sesep-nek aru neter aaa-k am xer neteru. You have the shape of the
god. You have become great before the gods.
Ahau pa neheh. Life is eternal.
My Will is done:...
The Priest points the dagger again at the first arm of the Pentagram
of Set and speaks:
At heka neb tetet neb tetu er-a sut, aha neteru er-sen paut neteru
temtiu.
May the gods and their children listen to my voice and my magic
and may they crush those who wish to make me silent.
My Will is done: ...
The Priest points the dagger at the center of the Pentagram of Set:
Magic works by the power of my Will in the core of my heart.
KHUT-NA-EM ABTA!
My Will is done: ...
He opens the seal and directs the force into himself by tracing widdershins, with the dagger, a large circle in front of him, in the air. As the
spiraling vortex narrows down, the energy flows to him in the shape
of a funnel.
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force
is
directed
back
to
the
solar
plexus,
where
it
spreads
and
manifested
etc.)
in
growing.
now
It
Will
envisioned
grows
on
around
the
surface
the
Priest,
sigil, the
of
then
the
My Will is done.
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visualized words,
sphere.
around
finally around the world, carrying the Will into the universe.
The mantra (and the background music) is silenced:
idea,
The
the
sphere
temple,
is
and
Pakerbeth!
The
feathered
Serpent-Dragon
arises
in
me. For there is nothing that can bind the divided except for war
and love, but only the love without pity, unconditional, can unite
these two, and only love divides them, making the Growth possi
ble. I am the Man of the Earth, I breathe in, and I am the Hermit, I
breathe out, and 1 am the Lover.
Sut! Anat! Take me under your protection, let all that is directed
against me burn in your fire. Let your rage pierce the silence and
destroy my enemies, whatever direction they may come from.
Shesat! Erbeth! Give my eyes sight, give my arms strength, give
my voice power, give my heart courage, give my thoughts clarity,
and give my senses sharpness.
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Persephone.
As
the
torch-bearing
goddess,
she
illuminates
the
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She is beyond All. Her throne exists outside the universe known to
man, beyond Akasha, one step further than Thaumiel on the Dark
I'ree, in the blackness of the Void, outside the borders of darkness
and light. She is there and she is nowhere, for time and space does not
exist where she is. The portal to her realm is the moon which bums
with the green stellar flame, illuminating the path to her throne. She
can also be reached through a black vortex that carries the soul to the
Other Side. Her throne is built of stone, on the top of a golden pyra
mid, in the heart of Infinity. She also resides in the Gamaliel sphere,
where we can meet her for the first time on our journey into the core
of Darkness, together with Lilith and other initiators of the Nightside.
As the Lady of the Moon, Hecate personifies the feminine cu
rrent and she is connected with the element of water in its mystical
aspect and with the female menstrual cycle. Hecate protects her pries
tesses, answering their call at the point of the crossing roads, under
the light of the moon. She listens to prayers of her devotees, endowing
them with the power to curse and bless, teaching them wisdom, and
opening the doors to forgotten knowledge. She is the patron goddess
of witches, sorcery and necromancy. She is also the one who gives life
and takes life, therefore, she was often called to assist women dying
in childbirth. As Hecate Antea, the one who sends visions, she bes
tows her gifts through dreams, visions and trances. For this reason
we can associate her with Thanatos, the god of Death, Hypnos, the
god of sleep, or Morpheus, the gods of dreaming. Hecate holds the
keys to mysteries of divination. Originally, the art of divination inclu
ded such tools as e.g. a sapphire hanged on a piece of an ox skin in
the form of the pendulum. Today, these tools are also made of other
gems, charged by the priestess or a priest in accordance with the ener
gy of the goddess. Hecate is also the patroness of warrior's trance
of fury and she presides over the Wild Hunt, leading the midnight
cavalcade through worlds and dimensions in their hunt for souls. Fi
nally, we can also associate her with the Sabbatic rites and festivals,
where she rules with the Lord of the Night, revealing the secrets of
fertility and transformation of the soul through sexual ecstasy.
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I locate teaches her children how to lift the veil of illusion of the world
and how to shape the destiny according to our will, belief and desi
re, both within and without. She presides over the path through the
Tree of Life and Death which has to be successively explored and its
ordeals faced, in order to reach to the very core of knowledge and
power, rediscovering the lost wisdom. Her vehicle is sexual magic
and blood, through which lifts the soul of the devotee and transforms
it with her own essence. She is the one who opens the way to spiri
tual Ascent, purifies the soul, and teaches the art of manifestation of
the Will, unlocking gateways to the secrets of universe and removing
the veil that covers the eyes and conceals the truth. The blessing of
the Goddess of the Nightside is bestowed in the form of a kiss on
the Third Eye that shines with the light of clairvoyance. The sacrifice
of our own life essence opens the tunnels connecting our personal
Temple with Hecate's Throne. The flame of her torch shines on the
flickering path through the labyrinths of the soul which is marked
by her emerald green essence. The sacrifice and the receiving of her
mark is the token of love and devotion to Hecate that opens the way
to her gifts and blessings. Those who will give themselves in love to
the Black Queen will be blessed with her eternal presence and she
will walk with them, protecting and empowering them on their path
to Godhood.
Hecate is the mother and the teacher. She gives life and as
sists in the first steps on the path of spiritual liberation. She punishes
those who approach the path without the pure heart and with false
intent, and she rewards those who choose her way with true devo
tion. She guides her children through the backwards path that leads
to the very source of primordial power, removing all limitations and
teaching how to overcome fear and doubt. Her children ascend to Go
dhood through the axis of the world from which they can gaze into all
worlds and all dimensions. Hecate provides the adept with tools and
formulas and shows how to use them on the way to her throne that is
also the way of self-transformation and self-deification.
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From her throne she observes the whole world, its false religions and
feeble structures. Time does not matter for her, as she knows that one
day all will return to her eternal womb. She is the everlasting love
and patience, the ruling force of all things.
References:
1 .Mitologia Grecka
2. Mark A. Smith: Queen of Hell
3.Lodge
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with
the
special emphasis
white,
They vary from tale to tale in their oral tradition, and they inspire
writings of poets, novelists, and playwrights. We find the knowledge
of the Great Mother in works of art, but to me Her Blackness - al
chemical, transforming - comes from personal insight into the divine
realm of She who was the origin of all things. My wish is to take
the reader on a journey through "my" world of Hecate, reveal the
visions, colors, and flashes, share reflections, present the Goddess as
She presented Herself to me, in the splendor of Her Power, in Her
Might that transforms us every day, illuminating a unique Path that
leads to godhood. I invite you to the world that exists inside of me,
and which manifests to man, emerging from primeval depths of the
unconscious in moments special, sacred, revealing secrets of ancient
and eternal power of the Divine. As I have always experienced the
Mother as a part of me, and at the same time an enormous, infinite
Essence, I will also try to convey my thoughts through short literary
fragments of my own authorship, presenting the way I see Her, the
way I perceive Her Maternal beauty. In this black but multicolored
manifestation She appeared to me and Her other children, crossing
the boundary between the worlds. I hope the reader will follow me
without fear into the divine realm of She who was the First - the realm
of the Great Mother Hecate.
Female I Cing
there are many Mothers
young
bathing in crystal depths
luring sailors with their mermaid singing
absorbing whiteness of bleaching bones
eternal Maidens
mature
painting their lips with bloody crimson,
dripping the timeless color of life
making love among thorns
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Eternal Beginnings
In the beginning was Something. Zygmunt Kubiak in his Mi
tologa Grekw i Rzymian reveals the secrets of the beginning. And so
we face Chaos - for the ancient Greeks, Chaos was a deity of neutral
gender, "it," not "he." What are we dealing with, then? The Abyss,
the Void, the Nothingness.What does the Void look like? What is a
Deity that contains nothing within, or is it the Nothing? It is enor
mously difficult to imagine Chaos. We live surrounded by multipli
city of living beings and objects devoid of consciousness (or at least
viewed this way), always among something, that is why we find such
Chaos-Nothing intriguing, incomprehensible. Philosophers, howe
ver, will soon think of Chaos as "something," a mixture of elements.
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She, the First One, the Eternal, contains in Herself the full po
tential of existence - She is androgynous, male and female, but in fact,
neither of these - She is the Wnole, the foundation (as She is referred
to by Hesiod). She has many names and faces, even though each of
them is dark.
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She is dark white, dark red, black. What is She not like? She is neither
good nor evil, for what does it actually mean? What is considered
good by one person, brings loss, discord and wrath to another. But is
loss necessarily evil? When one door shuts, another opens. Is discord
evil? Let's look at the Greek goddesses Eris (Discord) - one of them
provokes strife which does not lead to anything constructive, the
other inspires sports, competitions, arts, and philosophies, awakens
I he desire to rise above the others, to create, to change the world and
to influence human consciousness. Thus, when we stop judging, stop
saying "good" or "evil," we will become closer to the Goddess who
is described as "dark." IHVH, or Adonai, Ehohim, separates Light
from Darkness when he creates the universe - darkness is associa
ted with waters whose origin is unknown to us (The Bible avoids
female elements, strives to reject the Goddess, though, fortunately,
not always succeeds). The existence of waters precedes creation of
material world. They are dark - this is the nature of the Mother, Her
yin, Her potential, Her timeless essence. It is not possible to separate
light from darkness - is day "good" because we can see the surroun
ding world? Is night "evil" only because it is dark? Does shadow' exist
without light? We need both day and night - time to act and time to
rest, yin and yang, Her wholeness, Her Book of Changes. She exists
in each of us - in the female and in the anima of the male. She changes
our consciousness, initiates transformation that leads to rebirth. This
process is accompanied by such elements as water, the underworld,
the tomb, the coffin, the witch's cauldron, the mountain, the cave,
the cavern, the House from my dreams and visions. Inside of Her the
shaman dies and arises reborn - he is tom to pieces, "stripped" to the
very skeleton, so that he could adorn new "garments" of flesh, a new,
conscious body, endowed with knowledge and magical skills. She
exists! She is divinely dark! She creates monsters, demons and spec
tres, rules in hell, presides over war and destruction, devours dead
bodies. She craves for bloody sacrifices, castration and death. She is
terrifying and She is benevolent.
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She is femme fatale - She lures and She destroys. She is the negative
anima and She is the pure Love. In the past Her companions were
kings and rulers - voluntarily accepting the role of the sacrifice in Her
sacred rites, dying for the Goddess. Slain and buried in the Mother,
they were believed to rise reborn the year after, returned to the world
by the earth. Aeschylus describes Her in the following way: "(...)
the One who gives birth to all, creates, and then absorbs in order to
conceive anew."
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Now I face Hecate Herself. We are so alike, both dressed in black, with torches
in our hands. Unlike me, She has been here for millions of years, but what is
tune? We are young and beautiful in the same way. The Mother is accom
panied by Our beloved dog - he is huge. So many times I found consolation
in the touch of his black fur, so often he protected me from the disease of the
human world. I embrace Hecate and we become One. I absorb Her flame
and Her blackness. 1 am purified. I become blood-red, dark, and pure white
at the same time. I have longed for it so much, craved to become alive again.
I have missed Her for such a long time. Her and Our divine beasts. This
House exists in the realm of dreaming, I come here when I need the Mother's
help. She waits, looks after the House, nurturing the dark female essence of
the Garden. She shines the light of Her torch on me, pointing the way. She
illuminates the past, the presence and the future of my soul. She whispers the
words of wisdom, the promise of guidance, and She always keeps Her word.
She grants freedom that can only be obtained when you walk through the
Darkness. The Mother guides me to the House -1 descend to its lower levels,
into Hell, and I return to the Earth so that I could face the Light. 1 walk with
Her and Our beloved phantoms, snakes and dogs. Dark night, dark House,
the light of the multicolored anima. I shall never be alone.
My Hecate is the end and the beginning, mystical transfor
mation through death into rebirth. It is a great honour to participa
te in this metamorphosis gifted by the Goddess. She does not grant
anything to the weak. She helps, but She wants Her children to be
strong. Hecate is benevolent to all Her children - man, animal, or
plant. Yet, at the same time, She is responsible for the destructive
force of magic and the cruelty of the Nightside. She rules our lives
and destinies.IIow does the Black Mother lead to the Light? Let's re
member that She holds two burning torches in Her hands. Zygmunt
Kubiak refers to Her power by describing Her tight with the Giants
during Gigantomachy ("War of the Giants"), when Gods struggled to
ilcfeat these fearsome and dangerous sons of Gaia. Kubiak points out
that Hecate wears a shining tiara - again darkness merges with light.
I ler name can be translated as "She that operates from afar." Hecate
is the primal Goddess, She does not come from Greece, She appears
much earlier in Asia Minor.
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Both Goddesses are strong enough to fight for the right to be given
the answer and to change the male decisions. Hecate - the Goddess
of Darkness - conquers Demeter's Dark Night of the Soul. She illu
minates the way to gnosis, shines Her light on the path and leads to
enlightenment. The suffering Demeter is not alone any more. With
.mother Goddess, and with her female self-worth strengthened, she
can move forward and find her beloved child.
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(shadow),
"mgla"
(mist),
"mor"
(pestilence),
"koshmar"
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Pathworking
It is recommended to perform the visualization before going to bed.
It is night. It is completely dark. You move, guided by your
senses. After a while, a silent hilly spot appears before you. You are
looking at the ground strewn with fern. With a knife, you draw a
circle and enter it. Your eyes fall on one of the plants. You sit down
and gaze into it. After a while, you notice that the fern begins to
blossom. The bright fiery light from the flower blinds you, but in
spite of that, you tear it off the ground. The boundaries of your cir
cle begin to disappear and you can feel shadows entering the circle.
T he Nature around comes alive and you can hear its voices. You
understand
the
voices
of
wild
animals
and
birds.
They
are
telling
you that this is a magical night. The voices are calling you. And you
go out of the circle and run towards the voices. The shadows fly
right after you, trying to take the flower away, but you are not let
ting them do it. The voices become louder, they are getting closer.
You want to turn back, but you notice that you have climbed a high
mountain.
of
Suddenly,
demoniacal
the
zoomorphic
hellish
whirlwind
figures
and
lifts
moves
you
in
up;
it
swirling
consists
vortex,
in the orgiastic dance, around the mountain. You realize that this
whirlwind was the source of the voices. It lifts you up to the peak
of the mountain. Here, you see the great black figure surrounded by
a retinue in front of you...
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when
centuries
certain
and
were
concepts
had
disseminated
remained
by
entrenched
individuals
no
less
brilliant but limited and tied to the same concepts that they had hel
ped to cultivate. In my experience, it is a fundamental factor to ques
tion absolutely everything in order to prevent being seized by the ego
and enclosed in the same illusions that we try to break.
As a ceremonial magician and consummate kabbalist, I spent
many years believing in the idea that the Qliphoth were the waste or
remnant of the Sephiroth, demonic forces, uncontrollable and dange
rous, that needed to be handled with great caution. Today 1 still feel
almost the same, they are wild and primitive energies indeed, beyond
any restrictions, and actually quite dangerous for the inexperienced,
but the difference is that the ontological paradigm which they were
subjected to changed drastically, because with practice I understood
that the Infernal or Qliphothic Realms were far from being mere rem
nants of the most orderly and balanced emanations of the Tree of Life.
Hekate is the reason why I have been a part of the mysteries
I hat lie behind the structures of the universe, for it is She who was
behind All at the beginning, before the Light of the Horned Father
shined in the depths of eternity.
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Thantifaxath
Saturn and Lilith Unite in the Poison of the Serpent
Daemon Barzai
n the Kabalistic Tree of the Night, there are 22 Tunnels that
connect each Qlipha with one another. The first tunnel that
we have to explore is Thantifaxath, which connects Lilith
with Gamaliel, the Earth with the Moon. The Draconian adept who
uses the Kabalistic Tree of Night as a map of spiritual ascent, travels
to different worlds and through different tunnels. These words and
tunnels empower and transform the soul and the mind permanently.
This is the alchemical process in the search of self-deification.
Thantifaxath is the first tunnel that we have to walk through.
There we will find different entities which can become our allies and
teachers. It is our first step into the astral realm. It is very frequent
to have visions about blood and feminine entities, vampires and
wraiths, also the Succubus and the Incubus, the offspring of Lilith.
The best way to travel into the tunnels is through pathworkings, vi
sualizations, dream working, and meditations. A tarot deck is really
useful here too. You can try to find dark aspects of the Major Arcana
and use it for creating your own pathworkings, but in my experience,
The Shadow Tarot by Linda Falorio works pretty well for meditations
on the tunnels.
Also, you can invoke the rulers of the Qlipoth before the trip.
In this case, you can invoke Naamah, the Ruler of the Lilith Qlipha,
and Lilith, the Ruler of Gamaliel. This is just a suggestion, you will
discover new forms of working when you go deeper into the work
with this tunnels and with their rulers.
The initiation on the Kabalistic Tree of Night does not only
occur in each Qlipha, but also happens in the tunnels. Each journey
into the tunnels is a unique experience and there are no two equal
ones, each initiate has to face their own ordeals there. Also, there is no
concrete span of time that needs to be assigned for the work with each
Qlipha and Tunnel, Gods and Spirits themselves will guide you in
this magical process. Below, you will find an example that provides
a good starting point for those who want to explore the first tunnel. 1
developed this pathworking through my personal work with Thantifaxath. This meditation was tested many times and the observed
results were really good.
Meditation
Begin the ritual by relaxing your body and your mind. Lie
down or assume a comfortable position. When you feel ready, begin
the following visualization:
You are in the middle of a desert land, there is a big mountain,
it is high and it seems endless. Vegetation around you is dead, the
trees are dead and they have the form of snakes. The place is mourn
ful and dark. The wind reminds you of the snake's hissing.
You are walking towards the mountain and there you notice a
little hole in the rock. You look inside the mountain, there are a lot of
caverns and everything has serpentine form. The place seems alive.
I he wind blows stronger, and you can hear the voices of a thousand
snakes.
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Suddenly, a red and black snake comes out of the little hole and bi
tes you in your third eye. The poison is flowing through your body,
which feels painful and ecstatic. Your body is frozen, you do not feel
your flesh any more, your body and your spirit are separated, and
now your spirit is free from the bonds of flesh.
Enter through the hole in your new form. Inside the tunnel,
your spirit will transform and you will have the shape of a snake.
Now you can crawl into the cave. Feel free to take a tour around the
place, explore each comer of the cave. Suddenly, you will hear the
voice of a woman calling your name. Follow the voice.
Now, you are in the middle of the cave, the place is black and
there is a lake of blood. Whisper the words: Lepaca Kliffoth, Lepaca
Thantifaxath."
You will see a beautiful woman rising from the lake. This is
Lilith, seductive and beautiful. Since now, she will be your guide on
the rest of the journey. Do not force any visions, let them come in a
natural way.
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Ravens of Dispersion
Asenath Mason
'arab Zaraq, or "Ravens of Dispersion/' is the last Qlipha on
the astral plane of the Qabalistic Tree. If we follow the theory
that the Qlipoth are the opposite forces of the Sephiroth and
each Qlipha on the Dark Tree is an antithesis of the corresponding Sephira on the Tree of Life, we should first take a look at A'arab Zaraq in
relation to the Sephirah Netzach, "Victory." The forces of Netzach are
connected with the planetary influence of Venus and represent emo
tions and passions, Desire as the driving force that overcomes obsta
cles on the path of Ascent and inspires the adept to move forward,
to seek spiritual enlightenment. It is the raw energy that needs to be
balanced, and this balance is found in the Sephira Hod, which repre
sents intellect, rational thinking and self-control. On the Dark Side of
the Tree, these forces exist in their pure, primal form, unbalanced and
unbridled. On the physical plane they manifest as greed, jealousy,
possessive attitudes, unrestrained passion, and uncontrolled lust the negativity of Netzach, the dark side of Venus.
While the symbol of Venus in her bright and positive aspect is
the dove, the emblem of A'arab Zaraq is the raven. Spirits and entities
associated with this realm are hideous bird-like creatures, with raven
wings and demonic heads, who are born in the heart of the volcano
and fly above stormy waters of the last outpost on the astral plane,
carrying the soul of the Nightside traveler into the heart of the Tree,
the Black Sun of Thagirion.
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It was the stage of putrefaction and decomposition, the first step in the
work of the Philosopher's Stone. In spiritual terms, it was the "dark
night of the soul," when the adept had to face the shadow within, the
time of crisis, depression, suffering and fear. It was the black pha
se that lead to transmutation of the Self, transition into a completely
new level of spiritual Ascent.
The alchemical work itself is the process of transformation, a
vehicle of change, a vessel where we can confront our own primor
dial nature, become reconnected to our core, attain the knowledge
and understanding of our own dark side, absorb it, and make it a
tool of spiritual development. This all happens on the astral plane,
through successive initiations of Lilith, Samael and A'arab Zaraq, the
three realms that confront us with instincts, thoughts, feelings, and
emotions. The crisis is an invitation to growth. We have to grow and
face our inner darkness in order to free ourselves from their influen
ce. As adepts of the Qlipothic path, we learn how to control our in
ner shadow, instead of letting it control us. The majority of people
are governed by their basic instincts and emotions, even though they
may not realize it or they live in a delusion that it is otherwise. Also,
the structures of the world we live in do not teach us how to trans
cend ourselves, how to think and act independently. This is for us
to discover and this is where the antinomian techniques of the Left
Hand Path come useful. Laws, traditions and institutions reinforce
the sleepwalking condition of the common man, whose life is go
verned by everything except his conscious Will. What is worse, we
are continuously taught to believe that we are in control and this is
all our conscious choice. Through the left-hand antinomian way we
learn how to step beyond this programmed consensus and retreat
into ourselves, into the core, which is the true source of Will and spi
ritual power. We are continuously exposed to conditioned patterns
of how to act, think, feel, and live, and any transgression of these
patterns is seen as something wrong, while in fact, it is a natural part
of the Qlipothic initiatory process. Once we free ourselves from these
patterns of thinking, programmed emotions, conditioned structures
of behaviour, they will no longer have power over us.
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Poseidon's Trident
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Society
Society was based on a caste structure with two groups sepa
rate from it. The castes that existed were the shepherds, hunters, arti
ficers, craftsmen, and husbandmen. The two classes that also existed
were not part of this caste system, and thus had a different hierarchy,
station, and function, than the rest. The tw'o that stood apart were the
warriors and the priests.
The warrior caste was led by divine men, and followed a wa
rrior goddess. She was a heavily armed deity associated with both
men and women, both of whom could belong to the warrior caste.
The priest caste was recognized by their azure robes and pen
chant for sacrifice. While Plato does not specify, it can be safely assu
med that this went so far as to include human sacrifice at points in
the history of Atlantis. It is also not a stretch of logic to assume that
the priest class was also led by divine men, or a prater-natural equi
valent. While Plato makes no reference to this, it can be inferred from
the fact that the warrior caste that stood outside of the caste system
had this kind of leadership, and thus it was most likely true that the
same thing existed for the priests. Perhaps it was even Poseidon him
self!
Each caste had a common virtue to it, but it is worth noting
that it necessarily wasn't the same virtue for all castes across the
board. Most likely each caste had a different espoused virtue.
There was also an educational system in place, which gives
us insight into the role of education in that society. There was also no
such thing as personal possessions. All possessions were communal
possessions. Finally, to segway into the true meat of all of this setting,
the fincil point to note is that the people practiced pursuits of "imagi
nary guardians." Hmmm.
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Draconian Poseidon
In his book Astral Plane, the Theosophist C.W. Leadbeater
mentions that on the astral plane there are still thoughtforms left
over from the days of Atlantis. If you look at this claim metaphysi
cally, it is because most of those thoughtforms were not given a ter
mination date, and thus still exist. However, due to the passage of
time, they could be considered to be in a dormant state, alive, so to
speak, yet shambling, almost like hungry zombies. A Qabalistic pa
rallel to this would of course be the astral shells and the Qliphoth. If
you think about this a second, it becomes apparent just how many
of them there are, and then on top of that, the varying characteristics
that accompany them. Also consider the fact that these thoughtforms
are from all points of Atlantean history, and not just the golden age.
There would also be thoughtforms on the astral plane that still exist
that were created by draconian Atlantean magicians, seeking energy
to survive. To me, this seems like an almost critical point to keep in
mind while working with the Temple of Ascending Flame material.
What better way to expedite your spiritual growth and success than
by tapping into one or some of these thoughtforms?
Granted, there are a lot of things to consider when contem
plating this, but if you prepare carefully, you can achieve much pro
gress with these than without them. To experienced will workers, this
thought can be a veritable gold mine. There is a key to accessing this
of course, other than the skill of the worker, and that is by working
with Poseidon.
In this 21st century day and age, Poseidon is most often
thought of regarding tilings like water, cute little dolphins, whales,
and other niceties. However, let's face facts. He's also associated with
tempests, tsunamis, creatures that lay at the bottom of the ocean that
we haven't scientifically discovered, the mysterious, high pressu
re, piracy, toxicity to a certain extent, and storms coming up out of
nowhere.
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I le's as dark as he is light, yet most don't contemplate this to the full
extent that it can be taken. Poseidon has been known in past centuries
to be very wrathful and vengeful, and there are many stories about
the horrors of the ocean to consult if the imagination runs dry.
This honest revealing of the parts of Poseidon leads us into
our next part, which is that he could also be considered a beast mas
ter. In draconian Atlantean magick, there are chthonic beasts that are
very reminiscent of the Cthluhu mythos, and in one context Poseidon
could be seen as the father of them all. This makes him both god and
the devil, and if there is so much positive material out there about
him, then wouldn't there be just as much that is hidden, waiting to be
uncovered?
Another way to look at Poseidon is through a concept that is
also common in ancient Egypt, and that has a correlation with Osiris.
This is the Djed pillar. Without going into its full history, I would like
to focus on one common theme associated with it: the spine of Osiris,
stability, and support. In a lot of ways, the place that Poseidon holds
is similar to that of a support pillar.
While Lucifer, Hecate, and Belial form the three points of the
trident, it could be viewed that Poseidon is the very handle itself, the
central stalk from which all things bloom. Silent but integral, he is
the progenitor of so many things having to do with this that he can
be a very valuable asset to work with, especially when put into con
junction with the thoughtforms and other draconian Atlantean tea
chings discussed above.
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Asenath Mason
ucifer is the Light Bearer, the symbol and the patron of the
Age of Re-Awakening. He stands as the Gate and the Guide
to the Path of Self-Deification, Illumination and the Awakening of the Soul from the Slumber of Ignorance. He is the Initiator of
the Flame and the patron God of the Temple of Ascending Flame that
was founded to provide assistance on the Path of the Light Bearer and
guidance into the Gnosis of Primal Draconian Gods. This is the Gnosis
of the First Dragon of the Void that over the ages has been forgotten,
lost, misinterpreted, and distorted, and now it is being brought back
to the world in the form of the Draconian/Atlantean Current that is
being earthed through individuals capable of receiving and channe
ling this Knowledge. The purpose of the ritual is to open the mind
and the soul of the practitioner for a glimpse of this Draconian Gnosis
through communion with Lucifer as the Lord of Ascending Flame,
which occurs both on the mundane plane and in stellar dimensions,
at His Throne among the stars.
Preparation
Prepare your ritual space/room/temple in the way you feel it
is suitable for the work with the Lord of Ascending Flame. You may
put His statues, images or other sigils and glyphs on the altar. Or you
may choose to focus on the sigil alone, without any other decorations
- this choice is entirely up to you. The only tool you need for this work
is a printed or painted sigil - it is recommended to paint it in golden
color on black background - on paper, wood, or any other chosen
material, big enough to gaze into it comfortably.
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You should also have a ritual blade - a dagger, knife or sword - this
is because the sigil has to be anointed and activated with your own
blood. On Lucifer's Path of Ascending Flame blood is the substance
that opens the door to the Nightside and the gateways of the soul.
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See how the lines become charged and activated with vour
life substance, visualize the sigil glowing and pulsating with golden
light which flashes and illuminates the room. Imagine that the sigil is
alive and grows bigger and bigger, filling the whole room with red
and golden light and making the whole ritual space a huge gateway
into the Nightside. In front of you, there is a black space which looks
like a door or a portal, it is shaped like a triangle. Everything else is
surrounded by red and golden flames.
Now, see the sigil appearing in the middle of the black portal.
It is not only the gate to the Nightside but also connects you with
other adepts on the Path of the Dragon.
When you feel that the atmosphere in the room is charged
with enersv and vour mind is readv for the communion with Lucifer's
Flames, begin the invocation.
Invocation of Ascending Flame
In the Name of the Dragon,
Primal source of All Creation,
And by the power of Dragon's Blood,
I call forth the Ascending Flame of Lucifer
To bum illusions of the world
And to open the Gateways of Flesh
So that my Soul could rise above the mortal body
And ascend to Lucifer's Throne among the Stars,
In the Pillar of Fire
On the Wings of the Dragon
And through the Ancient Current of Forgotten Gods.
Lucifer, Lord of Ascending Flame,
Ignite my Soul from within!
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Meditation
Focus on the atmosphere in the room. See the flames, feel their
warmth and watch the fire arising all around. The air tastes metallic
and carries the scent of blood. Focus your attention on the black trian
gle portal. You can do it with your eyes open if your sight is accusto
med to astral energies. Otherwise, close your eyes and let the image
build up in your inner vision.
Visualize the fiery figure of the Lord of Ascending Flame for
ming in the black space, in the middle of the room. 1 fe looks demonic
and draconian, with horns on His head, red fiery skin and burning
amber eyes. Welcome Him in your temple and ask Him for guidance
on the Path of the Dragon.
Visualize that He is standing very close and He can easily
touch you with His fiery hand. Let Him touch your forehead and
mark it with the glyph of an eye.
Feel the burning sensation in your third eye which spreads
rapidly over the whole body. Focus on the heat rising from the base of
your spine and ascending to your forehead. See how your astral body
transforms into the shape of a fiery snake which rises like a pillar of
fire. And when the stream of fire reaches your third eye, see the wings
rising from your back and your whole astral body becomes a fiery
dragon.
Focus now on how it feels to be the dragon: enjoy the fire and
power flowing through your body and soul. You can also use your
dragon eyes now and see through barriers and illusions of the world.
Look around, watch the differences in your perception of the world.
See the surrounding room and all objects glowing with their own
light, vibrating with energy. See the Darkness of the Void pouring
into the room through the black portal and gateways existing around
which are shattered by your flaming gaze.
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Feel the breath of the Dragon, the primal force in the universe, ente
ring the room, awakening the Desire to fly through worlds and di
mensions.
Focus for a while on the seething breath of the Dragon ente
ring your ritual space. Breathe in the same rhythm and let your mind
slip into ecstatic trance. Then look at Lucifer in the black portal. When
your eyes meet His, he suddenly disappears and you feel that you
are being drawn into the black portal, into the Night. Fly through
the Night, crossing barriers between the mundane world and stellar
dimensions. Ascend to the stars on the flaming dragon wings and see
thousands of pathways to the Throne of Lucifer.
You have to choose one of the pathways leading to the Throne
of Lucifer. As you fly through the Night, you can see it in the dis
tance as a pillar of fire. And as you get closer, you can noticc golden
stairs leading upwards, high into the stars. Focus for a while on the
journey to the Throne, see the flames rising around you as you climb
the stairs. And finally, you reach the top of the stairs and look at the
throne itself. It is huge, golden and majestic.
Tongues of red and golden fire are all around and the whole
scenery is beautiful and breathtaking.
Focus for a while on the surrounding scenery as you look at
Lucifer's Throne and call Him to come. See how He emerges from
the flames and touches your forehead again. This time the Eye is
marked not on your flesh but on your soul. Feel yourself filled with
Lucifer's Flames, enjoy the ecstatic sensation which overwhelms you
as the Eye is imprinted on your soul. When the trance is over, return
to your mundane temple. Meditate for a moment on what you have
experienced. Feel the flames burning in your soul, forever changed
by Lucifer's touch. Envision yourself as a living manifestation of the
Ascending Flame which will from now on guide you on your Path.
End the meditation and return to your mundane consciousness.
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1. "Lamed-Cardiel!"
2. "Cheth-Region!"
3. "Yod-Elohim Jitor!"
4. "Peh-Panoraim!"
5. "Resh-Heomesim!"
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BARATCHIAL, BARATCHIAL
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Guardian of the tunnel and the red chamber, I call your name
(twice).
Suddenly, you will feel anguish and a need to abandon the
place. Don't do it. Continue with the next step, waiting for the entity
to manifest from vaporous shapes on the wall of the chamber. Visua
lize the sigil and let it crystallize, while chanting:
BAR AT CHI AL, BARATCHIAL, intoxicate me with your secret
nectars.
Focus deeper and deeper on visualization of the sigil and see
how it burns in front of you and lights up all comers of the chamber.
Go to the altar in the chamber, take the dagger, and walk to each of
the four comers, cutting your left hand and dripping a few drops of
blood at each corner, crying:
BARATCHIAL, BARATCHIAL
Return to the altar and put the dagger away. Now the cham
ber is consecrated and ready to be used whenever you want to work
with Baratchial. Now you can call him, whispering his name as many
times as you need, until you can see a vaporous black shadow coining
out from one of the corners in the chamber. Feel how you are being
sucked by this insane and sinister force until the point in which you'll
become an integral part of him. Write down the knowledge and all
experiences received through the invocation of this energy, and leave
the ritual chamber open for other workings. It is important to record
each experience, visualization and other relevant elements that you
think are important. Also, this work can be conducted in a group.
There is a specially designed music track that can be used with this wor
king. It is available to everyone who purchased this book. If you're interes
ted in receiving the track, please email: blacktowerpublishing@gmail.com
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DEMETER
Draconian Goddess
Fr. Nephilim
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spirits
she
commands.
Through
meditation,
invocation
and
Invocation to Demeter
Prepare your ritual space, you can decorate the altar with di
fferent elements that correspond to the Goddess, it can be a statue or
just a picture of her. You must include the Seal of Demeter.
Demeter's Seal
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References:
Hesiod, Theogony: Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Graves, Robert (1960): Greek Gods and Heroes. Dell Laurel-Leaf
Graves, Robert: The Greek Myths
Graves, Robert: The White Goddess
Martin Nilsson: Greek Popular Religion
Kerenyi, K. (1967): Eleusis: archetypal image of mother and daughter. Niu
va York: Pantheon Books
http://www.etymonline.com/"Demeter"
http://www.maicar.com/GML/
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Lilith's Seal
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Frater Nephilim began his magical path in RPH orders. He took his ini
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del Plata, Argentina (The Thelemic Circle of Toth). Having worked with this
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