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Subject: THE BLACK BOOK OF SATAN
O.N.A
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With illustrations from
`The Sinister Tarot'
by Christos Beest
Special thanks to Spock for OCR'ing and editing this online
version
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The
Black Book
of
Satan
According to tradition, each Master or Mistress who was
responsible for a particular Satanic Temple or group, was given
on his or her assumption of that responsibility, a copy of the
Black Book of Satan. The Black Book contained the basic Satanic
rituals, instructions relating to ceremonial magick in general.
It was the duty of the Master or Mistress to keep this book safe,
and non-Initiates of the Temple were forbidden to see it. Copies
were forbidden to be made, although Initiates above the grade of
External Adept were allowed to see and read the Temple copy.
In traditional Satanism (i.e. those using the Septenary
System: this system also being known as the Hebdomadry) this
practice continued until quite recently when the Grand Master
representing traditional groups decided to allow Initiates of
good standing to copy the work. This decision was recently
extended to enable specialist publication in a limited edition.
The whole text of the traditional Black Book is included in
the present work, together with several additional chapters
(e.g. Self-Initiation; Organizing and Running a Temple).These
additions make this present work a concise practical handbook for
those seriously interested in the Black Arts.
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CAPTION:
CONTENTS
Part One: Satanic Rites and Practices
Atu III: Mistress of Earth
The 2l Satanic Points
I: What is Satanism?
II: The Temple
III: Ceremonial Rituals
IV: The Black Mass
V: The Ceremony of Birth
VI: The Death Rite
VII: The Pledging
Atu II: The High Priestess
VIII: The Rite of Initiation
IX: Consecration of The Temple
X: The Dying Time
XI: The Ceremony of Recalling
XII: Satanic Orders
XIII: Sinister Chant
Part Two: The Satanic Temple
Atu VII: Azoth
Introduction
XIV: Self-Initiation
XV: Organising and Running Satanic Temples
XVI: Invokation to the Dark Gods
Appendix I: A Satanic Blessing
Appendix II: The Sinister Creed
Appendix III: Initiate Names
Atu XX: Aeon
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Picture Atu III
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1. Respect not pity or weakness, for they are a disease which
makes sick the strong.
2. Test always your strength, for therein lies success.
3. Seek happiness in victory - but never in peace.
4. Enjoy a short rest, better than a long.
5. Come as a reaper, for thus you will sow.
6. Never love anything so much you cannot see it die.
7. Build not upon sand, but upon rock And build not for today or
yesterday but for all time.
8. Strive ever for more, for conquest is never done.
9. And die rather than submit.
10. Forge not works of art but swords of death, for therein lies
great art.
11. Learn to raise yourself above yourself so you can triumph
over all.
12. The blood of the living makes good fertilizer for the seeds
of the new.
13. He who stands atop the highest pyramid of skulls can see the
furthest.
14. Discard not love but treat it as an imposter, but ever be
just.
15. All that is great is built upon sorrow.
16. Strive not only forwards, but upwards for greatness lies in
the highest.
17. Come as a fresh strong wind that breaks yet also creates.
18. Let love of life be a goal but let your highest goal be
greatness.
19. Nothing is beautiful except man: but most beautiful of all is
woman.
20. Reject all illusion and lies, for they hinder the strong.
21. What does not kill, makes stronger.
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I
What is Satanism?
Satanism is fundamentally a way of living - a practical
philosophy of life. The essence of this way is the belief that we
can all, as individuals, achieve far more with our lives than we
realize. Most people waste the opportunities that life can, by
magick, be made to bring.
Satanic magick is simply the use of magickal forces or
energies to enhance the life of an individual or individuals
according to their desires. This usage can be of two types - the
first is 'external' and the second is 'internal'. External magick
is essentially sorcery: the changing of external events,
circumstances or individuals in accordance with the wishes of the
sorcerer. Internal magick is the changing of the consciousness of
the individual magician using certain magickal techniques -this
is essentially the quest of the Initiate for the higher grades of
magickal attainment, a following of the way of Adeptship.
To external magick belongs ceremonial and hermetic rituals.
To internal magick belongs the seven-fold sinister way.
Ceremonial rituals are rituals involving more than two
individuals, the ritual taking place in either a Temple or an
outdoor area consecrated as a Temple. Ceremonial rituals involve
a set text which is followed by the participants, and the wearing
of ceremonial robes together with the use of certain items having
magickal or Occult significance. Hermetic rituals are usually
undertaken by an individual working alone or with one assistant/
companion. This present work deals with Satanic ceremonial
magick: Satanic hermetic and internal magick is dealt with in the
book 'NAOS - A Practical Guide to Sinister Hermetic Magick'.
Satanism, in its beginnings, is all about making conscious
(or liberating) our dark or shadow nature, and to this end,
Satanic magick is undertaken. Satanists believe that we are
already gods: but most people fail to understand this and
continue to grovel: to others or to a 'god'. The Satanist is
proud, strong and defiant and detests the religion of the
crucified god founded by the Nazarene, Yeshua. A Nazarene (a
follower of Yeshua) is afraid of dying and weighed down by guilt
and envy. The religion of Yeshua has inverted all natural values,
setting back the course of our conscious evolution. Satanism, on
the contrary, is a natural expression of the evolutionary or
'Promethean' urge within us: and its magick is a means to make us
gods upon Earth, to realize the potential that lies within us
all.
Satanic ceremonies are a means to enjoy the pleasures of
life: they offer carnality, the pleasure of fulfilling one's
desires, the bringing of material and personal rewards and the
joys of darkness. But they are only a beginning, a stage toward
something greater. It is one of the purposes of a Satanic Temple
to guide those Initiates who may be interested along the
difficult and dangerous path which is the seven fold way. Those
who do not wish to follow this path to Adeptship and beyond
should simply enjoy the many pleasures which the Prince of
Darkness offers to those who by a Satanic Initiation wish to
follow His philosophy of living.
In traditional Satanism there is an appreciation of the role
of women, for Satanism at its highest level is concerned with the
development of the individual: roles as such are a necessary part
of self-development. To be played, discarded and then
transcended. The structure of traditional Temples and the rituals
performed by those members of those Temples reflect this
appreciation and understanding. For example, it is possible and
indeed desirable for a Mistress of Earth to establish and ::
organize her own Temple unless she herself wishes otherwise, just
as it is possible and desirable to celebrate the Black Mass using
a priest, naked, upon the altar while the Priestess conducts the
service, such reversal being an accepted principle of Black
Magick.
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II
The Temple
Satanic rites are conducted either in an indoor Temple or in
an isolated outdoor locality during the hours of darkness. Indoor
Temples usually have a static altar, made of either stone or
wood, and this altar should be set in the East. It should be
covered by an altar cloth made of good quality material and
coloured black. Upon this is woven either an inverted pentagram,
the septenary sigil or the personal sigil of the Master/Mistress
or Temple if there is one. Candle-holders, made of either silver
or gold, are placed on the altar, one at either end. Black
candles are usually the most employed although some rituals
require the use of other colours.
Other candleholders should be placed around the Temple, since
the only light used in the Temple both during rituals and at
other times should come from candles. The Black Book should be
placed on an oak stand on the altar, the altar itself being of
sufficient size for an individual to lie upon it.
Indoor Temples should be painted either black or crimson (or a
combination of the two), the floor bare or covered with rugs or
carpets of plain design, either black or crimson. When not in
use, the Temple should be kept dark and warm, hazel incense being
burned frequently. A quartz sphere or large crystal should be
kept in the Temple, either in or near the altar: if near,
supported by an oak stand.
Above the altar or behind it should be an image or sculpture
of Baphomet according to Satanic Tradition. Baphomet is regarded
by Satanists as a 'violent goddess' and is depicted as a
beautiful woman, seated, who is naked from the waist up. In her
left hand she holds the severed head of a man. In her other hand
she holds a burning torch. The severed head, which drips blood
onto her lower white garment, is held so that it partially
obscures her smiling face. Baphomet is regarded as the archetype
of the Mistress of Earth, and the Bride of Lucifer.
No other furnishings are present in the Temple. The Temple
implements are few in number and should be either made or
commissioned by the Master or Mistress. If this is not possible,
they should be chosen by them with care. The implements required
are several large silver chalices, a Censor (or incense holders),
a quartz tetrahedron, a large silver bowl, and the Sacrificial
Knife which should have a wooden handle. These implements may be
kept on the altar if it is large enough, or wrapped in black
cloth and kept in an oak chest.
No one is allowed into the Temple unless they are dressed in
ceremonial robes and barefoot. The robes are generally black with
a hood, although some rituals require the use of other colurs. If
possible, an ante-chamber should be used by members to change
into the ceremonial robes.
If an outdoor location is used, the area should be marked out
by a circle of seven stones, by the Master or Mistress. An
outdoor altar is usually the body of one of the participants -
naked or robed depending on the ritual and the prevailing
conditions. The one chosen for this honour lies on an altar
cloth, black in colour and woven with an inverted pentagram, the
size of this cloth being not less than seven feet by three.
Candles should be placed in lanterns which open on one side
only, this side being of glass which is often coloured red. The
participants should know the area well, since they should not use
any artificial light of any kind including candles, to guide them
to the chosen site. Neither must any fires be lit during any
ritual. For this reason the night of the full moon is often
chosen
Both indoor Temples and outdoor areas chosen for rituals
should be consecrated according to the rite of Temple
consecration. When any ritual of Satanic magick is undertaken, no
attempt should be made in any way to banish the magickal forces -
what forces or energies remain following a ritual are to remain,
since they dedicate the area or Temple still further to the
powers of Darkness.
Preparation for Rituals:
The Master or Mistress should chose one member to act as
'Altar Brother or Sister'. It is the duty of this member to
ensure that the Temple is prepared - for example, lighting the
candles, filling the chalices with wine, incensing prior to the
ritual.
It is the duty of the Master and Mistress to prepare the
members for the ritual. This usually involves them assembling in
robes in the Temple or in an ante-chamber designated as a
preparation area at least half of one hour before the beginning
of the ritual. During this period they are to keep their silence
while standing, concentrating on the image of Baphomet or some
sigil (such as an inverted pentagram) as decreed by the Master or
Mistress.
One or several members should be chosen to act as Cantor and
instructed in the proper chanting of the chants. Other members
may be chosen as musicians - the preferred instruments being
tabor (or hand-drum) or flute.
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III
Ceremonial Rituals
Ceremonial rituals, as given here, are conducted for
basically two reasons: to generate magickal energy (and thus
direct that energy to achieve a magickal goal or desire) and for
the benefit of the participating congregation. The benefits the
congregation derive from a successfully conducted ritual of Black
Magick are many and varied: there are the carnal ones, the
material ones and the spiritual ones.
To be successful, a ceremonial ritual must be both dramatic
and emotional. That is, the right atmosphere has to be created
and maintained. The object is to involve the emotions of the
congregation, and all the many ritualized elements (e.g. the
robes and the candles) are a means to aid this. However, the
single most important element is the power of the voice, whether
spoken, chanted, vibrated or sung.(See the chapter on 'Magickal
Vibration' for one aspect of this.)
When you are conducting a ceremonial ritual you must use the
set texts and chants (such as the Satanic Our Father, the
Diabolus) as a means of gradually working yourself into an
emotional but still controlled frenzy. It is no use just saying
the correct words - they must be spoken or chanted with a Satanic
desire - and the emotion once brought must be sustained until the
ritual is over. This does not mean simply acting: it means
actually becoming the role you assume, that of a powerful
sorcerer or sorceress. And this feeling must be communicated to
the audience: by voice, gestures eyes and so on. Ceremonial
Magick is and always has been an Art, and to master this Art
takes practice.
However, you (and the person working as Mistress/Master or
Priestess/Priest) must always remain in control of your emotions
stopping just short of possession. This also means that each and
every ritual must be undertaken without fear or doubt (not even
unconscious fear or doubt) - that is, in the true spirit of
Satanic pride and mastery: with an exultation in the forces
conjoured forth.
In most ceremonial rituals it is one of the tasks of the
congregation to abandon themselves to their lusts and frenzy, but
you as ceremonial Master/Mistress cannot do this since you must
control and direct all the energies which are brought forth via
the ritual and the frenzy produced. It is up to you to initiate
the emotion in the Temple, to cultivate its development in the
congregation, to get them to reach a ritual frenzy and climax.
And then the energy must be controlled - towards a specific
magickal aim or dispersed by you into the Temple/surrounding area
and left to dissipate/spread according to its nature and to the
glory of the Prince of Darkness.
To direct the energy, you must before the ritual choose a
specific desire or aim (either your own or as a favour to one of
the members). This aim (for example, it might be to harm a
specific individual) must be enshrined in both a simple phrase
and a simple visualization according to the principles of
hermetic magick. The visualization should be of the successful
outcome desired - however, if this proves difficult, concentrate
solely on the phrase. This phrase, which should be succinct,
should then
and by you prior to the ritual, be written on a piece of
parchment - you could use a 'secret script' of your own devising
or one of the magickal ones in general use. You then burn this
parchment at the climax of the ritual: at a point you feel is
right. To do this, fill the silver bowl with spirit, place the
parchment in this at the beginning of the ritual, and light it
using one of the candles during the ritual. While it burns
shout/chant/vibrate your chosen phrase, visualizing your desire
according to the visualization chosen (if you wish to and can
include the visualization part). Then exult in the triumph of
your desire. Follow this with continuing the ritual to its
ceremonial end.
To disperse the energy, just imagine it (as, for example,
filaments) surrounding the Temple and gradually creeping
outwards. You may also (for example in an Initiation ritual)
direct the energy into an individual who is present (in that
ritual, by using a sigil and a chant.).
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IV
The Black Mass
Introduction:
The Black Mass is a ceremonial ritual with a threefold
purpose. First, it is a positive inversion of the mass of the
Nazarene church, and in this sense is a rite Black Magick (see
the 'Guide to Black Magick'). Second it is a means of personal
liberation from the chains of Nazarene dogma and thus a
blasphemy: a ritual to liberate unconscious feelings. Third, it
is a magickal rite in itself, that is, correct performance
generates magickal energy which the celebrant can direct.
The Black Mass has been greatly misunderstood. It is not
simply an inversion of Nazarene symbolism and words - when a
Nazarene mass is celebrated (as occurs every day, many times,
throughout the world) certain energies or vibrations compatible
with the Nazarene ethos may or may not be generated, depending on
the circumstances and the individuals attending. That is, under
certain circumstances, the Nazarene mass can be a ritual of
'white magic': the energies that are sometimes produced being
produced because a number of individuals of like mind are
gathered together in ritualized setting; there is nothing in the
production of energies which is attributable to external agencies
(e.g. 'god').
What a genuine Black Mass does is 'tune into' those energies
and then alter them in a sinister way. This occurs during the
'consecration' part of the Black Mass. The Black Mass also
generates its own forms of (sinister) energy.
To see the Black Mass as simply a mockery is to misunderstand
its magick. Also, the Black Mass does not require those who
conduct it or participate in it to believe or accept Nazarene
theology: it is simply means that the participants accept that
others, who attend Nazarene masses, do believe in at least to
some degree in Nazarene theology - the Black Mass uses the energy
produced by those beliefs against those who believe in them, by
distorting that energy, and sometimes redirecting it. This is
genuine Black Magick.
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Participants:
Altar Priest - lies naked upon altar
Priestess - in white robes
Mistress of Earth - in scarlet robes
Master - in purple robes
Congregation - in black robes
Setting:
Usually an indoor Temple. If outdoors, clearings in forests or
woods are suitable. Caves are ideal. The reason for such Outdoor
settings are to provide an impression of 'enclosure'.
Versions:
The Black Mass exists in several versions. The one given below is
the version most often used today. The other main version uses
almost the same text, but is undertaken by a Priest using a naked
Priestess on the altar.
Preparation of the Temple:
Hazel incense to be burnt (if obtainable, the hazel is mingled
with civit). Several chalices full of strong wine. Black candles.
Several patens (of silver if possible) containing the consecrated
cakes - these are baked the night before by the Priestess and
blessed (i.e. dedicated to the Prince of Darkness - see chapter
of Chants) by the Mistress of Earth. The cakes consist of honey,
spring water, sea salt, wheat flour, eggs and animal fat. One
paten is set aside for the ritual hosts. These should be obtained
from a Nazarene place of worship - but if this is not possible,
they are made by the Priestess if imitation of them (unlevened
white hosts).
The Mass
The Priestess signifies the beginning of the Mass by clapping her
hands together twice.
The Mistress of Earth turns to the congregation, makes the sign
of the inverted pentagram with her left hand, saying:
I will go down to the altars in Hell.
The Priestess responds by saying:
To Satan, the giver of life.
All:
Our Father which wert in heaven hallowed be thy name In heaven as
it is on Earth. Give us this day our ecstasy And deliver us to
evil as well as temptation For we are your kingdom for aeons and
aeons.
Master:
May Satan the all-powerful Prince of Darkness
And Lord of Earth
Grant us our desires.
All:
Prince of Darkness, hear us!
I believe in one Prince, Satan, who reigns over this Earth,
And in one Law which triumphs over all. I believe in one Temple
Our Temple to Satan, and in one Word which triumphs over all:
The Word of ecstasy. And I believe in the Law of the Aeon,
Which is sacrifice, and in the letting of blood
For which I shed no tears since I give praise to my Prince
The fire-giver and look forward to his reign
And the pleasures that are to come!
The Mistress kisses the Master, then turns to the congregation,
saying:
May Satan be with you.
Master:
Veni, omnipotens aeternae diabolus!
Mistress:
By the word of the Prince of Darkness, I give praise to you
(She kisses the lips of the altar-Priest)
My Prince, bringer of enlightenment. I greet you
Who cause us to struggle and seek the forbidden thoughts.
(The Master repeats the 'Veni' chant)
Mistress:
Blessed are the strong for they shall inherit the Earth.
(She kisses the chest of the altar-Priest)
Blessed are the proud for they shall breed gods!
(She kisses the penis of the altar-Priest)
Let the humble and the meek die in their misery!
(She kisses the Master who passes the kiss on to the Priestess
who kisses each member of the congregation. After this, she hands
the paten containing the 'hosts' to the Mistress. The Mistress
holds the paten over the altar-Priest, saying:)
Praised are you, my Prince and lover, by the strong:
Through our evil we have this dirt; by our boldness and Strength,
it will become for us a joy in this life.
All:
Hail Satan, Prince of life !
(The Mistress places the paten on the body of the altar-Priest,
saying quietly:)
Suscipe, Satanas, munus quad tibi offerimus memoriam Recolentes
vindex.
(The Priestess, quietly saying 'Sanctissimi Corporis Satanas',
begins to masturbate the altar-Priest. As she does, the
congregation begin to clap their hands and shout in encouragement
while the Master and the Mistress chant the 'Veni' chant. The
Priestess allows the semen to fall upon the 'hosts', then hands
the paten to the Mistress who holds it up before the congregation
saying to them:)
May the gifts of Satan be forever with you.
All:
As they are with you!
(The Mistress returns the paten to the body of the altar-Priest,
takes up one of the chalices, saying:)
Praised are you, my Prince, by the defiant: through our Arrogance
and pride
We have this drink: let it become for us an elixir of life.
(She sprinkles some of the wine over the altar-Priest and towards
the congregation, then returns the chalice to the altar, saying
to the congregation:)
With pride in my heart I give praise to those who drove
The nails
And he who thrust the spear into the body of Yeshua,
The imposter.
May his followers rot in their rejection and filth!
(The Master addresses the congregation saying:)
Do you renounce Yeshua, the great deciever, and all his works
All:
We do renounce the Nazarene Yeshua, the great deceiver
And all his works.
Master:
Do you affirm Satan?
All:
We do affirm Satan!
(The Master begins to vibrate 'Agios o Satanas' while the
Mistress picks up the paten with the 'hosts' and turns to the
congregation, saying:)
I who am the joys and pleasures of life which strong men
Have forever sought, am come to show you my body and my blood.
(She gives the paten to the Priestess, then removes the robe of
the Priestess, saying:)
Remember, all you gathered here, nothing is beautiful except Man:
But most beautiful of all is Woman.
(The Priestess gives the paten back to the Mistress, then takes
the chalices and consecrated cakes to the congregation who eat
and drink. When all have finished, the Mistress holds up the
paten, saying:)
Behold, the dirt of the earth which the humble will eat!
(The congregation laughs while the Mistress flings the 'hosts' at
them which they trample underfoot while the Master continues with
the 'Agios o Satanas' vibration. The Mistress claps her hands
three times to signal to the congregation. She then says:
Dance, I command you!
(The congregation then begin a dance, counter sunwise, chanting
'Satan! Satan!' while they dance. The Priestess catches them one
by one, kisses the person caught and then removes their robe
after which they return to the dance. The Mistress stands in the
centre of the dancers, and uplifting her arms, says:)
Let the church of the imposter Yeshua crumble into dust
Let all the scum who worship the rotting fish suffer and die in
their misery and rejection!
We trample on them and spit of their sin!
Let there be ecstasy and darkness; let there be chaos and
laughter,
Let there be sacrifice and strife: but above all let us enjoy
The gifts of life!
(She signals to the Priestess who stops the dancer of her choice.
The congregation then pair off, and the orgy of lust begins. The
Mistress helps the altar-Priest down from the altar, and he joins
in the festivities if he wishes.)
Should the Master and Mistress wish, the energies of the ritual
are then directed by them towards a specific intention.
NOTES: During the 'consecration' of the 'hosts', the Master may
opt to say the following quietly (leaving the Veni chant to the
Mistress):
Muem suproc mine tse cob
He then takes up the chalice, saying:
Murotaccep menoissimer ni rutednuffe sitlum orp iuq iedif
muiretsym itnematset inretea ivon iem siniugnas xilac mine tse
cih.
It is this chalice which the Mistress then takes to sprinkle the
altar-Priest. The above words are usually printed on a small card
which is placed on the altar before the Mass begins: the Master
using the card when the above is spoken.
As with all ceremonial rituals, it is helpful if all
participants know from memory the content and spoken text. It
isimportant that this is done and that the ritual, when
undertaken, follows the text on every occasion. The ritual then
is more effective as a ritual, enabling the participants to be
both more relaxed and more able to enter into the spirit of the
rite.
The Gay Version of the Black Mass is available in OPFER
(FENRIR Vol II No 2).
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V
The Ceremony of Birth
Setting:
Indoor Temple, or outdoor area previously used for rituals.
Participants:
Master - black robes tied with crimson girdle
Mistress - black robes tied with crimson sash
Priestess - white robes tied with black sash
Priest - white robes tied with black girdle
Congregation (if present): black robes
Preparation:
Black candles on altar together with quartz crystal or
tetrahedron. Phial of musk oil (if male child) or civit oil (if
female child). Incense of Yew to be burnt (male child) or Black
Poplar (female child).
Before the ceremony the parents of the child appoint two Temple
Members as guardians of the newborn. They also provide a small
pendant made of silver inscribed with an inverted septagon (or
sigil of the Temple) which, for the ceremony, they hang around
the neck of the newborn on a leather thong. When the child is old
enough, this can be worn by them all the time. A feast, to follow
the ceremony, is prepared. The newborn is brought to the ceremony
loosely wrapped in black cloth.
The Ceremony:
The Master signifies the beginning of the rite by ringing the
Temple bell seven times. The parents then hand the newborn to the
Priestess if the child is male, and to the Priest if female. The
Master then says:
We gather here to welcome to our clan one newborn destined to
share our gifts.
Mistress: Agios o Satanas!
Congregation: Agios o Satanas!
(The Mistress turns toward the altar, holds her hands
outstretched and says quietly but in an audible voice:)
Veni, omnipotens aeterne Diabolus!
(She then turns back to the participants, saying:)
Agios o Baphomet!
Congregation: Agios o Baphomet!
(Note: if no congregation are present the responses are said by
the Priestess et al.)
(The Master touches the head of the newborn saying:)
May the gifts of Satan be forever with you, as they are with us.
Pone, diabolus, custodiam. With this mark I seal wyrd.
(The Mistress hands him the phial and he anoints the forehead of
the newborn with it in the shape of an inverted pentagram or the
sigil of the Temple saying as he does this:)
Ad Satanas qui leatificat juventutem meam.
(He then turns to the parents, saying:)
How is he/she to be known?
(The parents answer, giving the Temple name they have chosen for
the newborn:)
We have named him/her .......
(The Master then says:)
So shall it be. I name you ....... amongst us.
(He then touches the forehead of the newborn, visualizing an
inverted pentagram or the sigil of the Temple. As he does this
the Mistress says:)
Pone, diabolus, custodiam!
(The Master then turns toward the congregation saying:)
Come forth, guardians of this child.
(The child-guardians step forward. The Master says to them:)
Do you, so chosen, pledge to guard and watch over this newborn
and to teach when the teaching-time is right, our ways so that
....... (He states the Temple name of the newborn) may learn our
ways?
(The guardians answer:' We do. 'The Master then turns to the
congregation, saying:)
See them! Hear them! Know them!
(The Mistress hands him the phial and he anoints each of their
foreheads with the sign of the inverted pentagram or the sigil of
the Temple. He then turns toward the congregation saying:)
So it is done according to our ways. Let the feasting begin!
(The participants leave the Temple to partake of the feast -this
is provided by members of the Temple, to honour the parents of
the newborn, who may also provide gifts for the newborn and the
parents.)*
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VI
The Death Rite
Participants:
Priest - in black robes
Priestess - naked, upon altar
Mistress - crimson robes, sexually alluring
Congregation - black robes tied with crimson cord
Temple Preparation:
Black candles on altar. Small silver Temple bell. Incense of Mars
to be used (musk). A small wooden coffin (suitable in size for
the wax effigy which will be made), draped in black, is placed
near the altar and a handful of graveyard earth is placed on it.
Before the ritual proper begins, the Mistress makes a wax
figurine in a corner of the Temple with only the Priestess
present. (The easiest way to make the effigy is to place several
white candles in a receptacle containing water which has just
been boiled. After a while, the wax will form a thin film on the
surface. This wax can then be used to fashion, by hand, the
figurine which should be made as life-like as possible.) The
Priestess lies naked upon the altar. The Mistress places this
figurine on the womb of the Priestess, then moves it symbolically
downwards to rest between her thighs. She anoints it with a musk
based oil, laying: 'I who made you and delivered you in birth now
name you N.N.' (She states the full name of the victim.) The
Mistress and the Priestess then visualize the figurine as the
intended victim - and they may if they wish then dress it as the
victim dresses. The image is then placed on the womb of the
Priestess, the Mistress ringing the bell thirteen times to
signify the beginning of the ritual at which the Priest leads the
congregation into the Temple.
The Ritual
Priest:
I will go down to the altars in Hell.
All:
To Satan, the giver of life.
(The Priest then kisses the Priestess on the lips, turns toward
the congregation and makes the sign of the inverted pentagram,
saying:)
Our Father which wert in heaven ...
(The congregation join him in the Satanic Our Father - see Black
Mass for text. The Priest then leads the congregation in saying
the Satanic Creed: 'I believe ...' - see text in Black Mass.
After the Creed the Priest says:)
Provide us pleasure, Prince of Darkness, and help us fulfil our
desires.
(He turns and fondles the Priestess, saying:)
With ecstasy we give praise to our Prince.
(The congregation chant the Sanctus Satanas - see Chants -as the
Priest says quietly over the waxen image:)
Sie anod namretae meiuqer.
(He then says loudly, facing the congregation:)
Veni, omnipotens aeterne diabolus!
(The Mistress then says:)
Agios o Satanas!
(To which the congregation respond:)
Agios o Satanas!
Mistress:
Satanas - venire!
All:
Satanas - venire!
Mistress:
Dominus diabolus sabaoth. Tui sunt caeli
All:
Tua est terra!
Mistress:
Ave Satanas!
All:
Ave Satanas!
(The Mistress kisses the Priest. The Priest makes the sign of the
inverted pentagram over the congregation, saying:)
We, the spawn of Chaos, curse N.N.
All:
We curse N.N.
Priest:
N.N. will writhe and die
All:
N.N. will writhe and die!
Priest:
By our will, destroyed
All:
By our will, destroyed!
Priest:
Kill and laugh!
All:
Kill and laugh!
Priest:
Kill and laugh and then dance to our Prince
All:
Kill and laugh and then dance to our Prince!
Priest:
N.N. is dying!
All:
N.N. is dying!
Priest:
N.N. is dead!
All:
N.N. is dead
Priest:
We have killed and now glory in the killing!
All:
We have killed and now glory in the killing!
(The Priest laughs, then the congregation laugh, jumping and
dancing with glee. They continue until the Mistress rings the
bell twice, The Priest points to her. She says:)
The Earth rejects N.N.
All:
You reject N.N.
(The Mistress picks up the image, holds it for the congregation
to see and then places it on the graveyard earth, folding the
black cloth over it. She places the cloth with the earth and
image within it, inside the coffin. She turns to the
congregation, saying:)
N.N. is dead.
(The congregation begin to dance, counter sunwise, chanting the
Diabolus (see chants).After the chant, they gather round the
coffin and the Mistress. The Priest says to them:)
Fratres, ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium acceptabile fiat apud
Satanas.
(The Priest has sexual intercourse on the altar with the
Priestess while the congregation clap their hands in approval,
chanting 'Ave Satanas!' repeatedly as they do so. After the
climax, the Priest withdraws, the Mistress kisses the Priestess
on the lips and then 'locis muliebribus'. She then kisses each
member of the congregation. The Priest, after this, makes the
sign of the inverted pentagram over the coffin, saying loudly:)
N.N. is dead and we all have shared in this death. N.N. is dead
and we rejoice !
Mistress:
Dignum et justum est.
(The Priest and the congregation laugh. The Mistress then goes
toward the Priest, takes his penis in her mouth until he is erect
again. Then she stands back to admire her work, saying to the
congregation:)
I who bring life, also take.
(She then passes her hands over the coffin, visualizing as she
does so, the dead body of N.N. lying in a coffin. She takes up
the coffin and leaves the Temple. As she leaves, the Priest
says:)
Feast now, and rejoice, for we have killed, doing the work of our
Prince!
(He begins the orgy of lust in the Temple. The Mistress takes the
coffin to a small grave, outside, prepared beforehand. She places
the coffin in Earth, covers it with earth saying: 'N.N. you are
dead, now, killed by our curse.' She completes the burial and
leaves the area.)
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VII
The Pledging
(Note: this is the traditional Satanic wedding ceremony.)
Setting:
Temple - or outdoor area within circle of nine stones.
Participants:
Master - purple robes
Mistress - viridian robes
Priestess and Priest - black robes
Congregation - black robes
(Those who are making their pledge wear crimson robes)
Preparation:
Altar covered with black cloth on which is woven the sigil of the
Tree of Wyrd with the connecting paths. Purple candles to be
used. Chalices of mead. Silver bowl on altar containing
inflammable liquid. Small square of parchment. Sharp knife. Two
silver rings, provided by those making their pledge. Ash incense
to be burnt.
The-Ceremony
The congregation et al assemble in the Temple: the Master and
Mistress standing before the altar with the Priest and Priestess
beside them. When all is ready, the Master rings the Temple bel1
nine times as a signal to the Guardian who leads those desirous
of pledging into the Temple where they stand before the altar.
The Master and Mistress greet both with a kiss, saying:
We, Master and Mistress of the Temple greet you.
(The Priestess and the Priest together chant 'Agios o Satanas
Agios o Satanas!' This chant is repeated by the congregation.
After, the Master says:)
We are gathered here to join in oath through our sinister magick
this man and this woman. Together they shall be as inner
sancturies to our gods!
(The Mistress turns to the congregation, saying:)
Hail to they who come in the names of our gods! We speak the
forbidden names! Agios o Baphomet!
Congregation:
Agios o Baphomet
Mistress:
Agios o Atazoth!
Congregation:
Agios o Atazoth
Mistress:
Agios o Satanas!
Congregation:
Agios o Satanas!
(The Master turns to the betrothed, saying:)
Do you, known in this world as (he states the name
of the spaeman) accept as spaewife this lady .......
(he states the Initiated name of the lady) known in
this world as ....... (he states the name of the lady)
according to the precepts of our Temple and to the glory
of our Lord Satan?
Spaeman:
I do.
(The Master says to the lady:)
Do you known in this world as ...... (he states the name of the
lady) accept as spaeman this jarl ...... (he states the name of
the jarl) according to the precepts of our Temple and to the
glory of our Lord Satan?
Spaewife:
I do.
Master:
Then give as a sign of your pledge, these rings.
(The Mistress takes the silver rings from the altar and the jarl
and his lady place them on the fingers of each other's left hand.
The Mistress turns to the congregation saying:)
Thus in oath and magick they are joined.
(The Master raises his arms, saying:)
See them! Hear them! Let it be known among you and others of our
kind, that should anyone here assembled or dwelling elsewhere
seek to render asunder this jarl and his lady against the desire
of that jarl and that lady, then shall that person or persons be
cursed, cast out and made by our magick to die a miserable death!
Hear my words and heed them! Hear me, all you gathered in my
Temple! Hear me, all you bound by the magick of our Lord the
Prince of Darkness! Hear me, you dark gods gathering to witness
this rite!
(The Mistress takes up the knife and the square of parchment as
the jarl and his lady hold out their left hands. She swiftly cuts
their thumbs, presses drops of each blood onto the parchment and
then presses the two thumbs together. She then presses the thumb
of the jarl to the forehead of the lady and then the thumb of the
lady against the forehead of the jarl, marking both in blood. The
parchment is cast into the silver bowl and the Priestess lights
the liquid in this.
The following statement is then read out first by the lady
and then the jarl. This statement is usually written/printed on a
card which is kept on the altar and handed to the lady by the
Priest after the Priestess ignites the liquid in the bowl:)
Esse filo captum palchritudinis suae, et nil amplius desiderare,
quam ejus amplexu frui: et omen concubitum - ex commixtione
hominis cum Diabolo et Baphomet aliquoties nascuntur hominis, et
tali modo nasciturum esse Anti-Nazarenus.
(After this is read by the jarl, the Priest takes the card and
replaces it on the altar while the Mistress comes forward to kiss
first the lady then the jarl. The Master does likewise, after
which he says:)
I declare them pledged!
(The congregation et al then exchange greetings with the spaeman
and his wife. The Priest and Priestess hand out the chalices
which are emptied. A feast usually follows the ceremony.)
NOTE: Either party can end the joining at any time by placing
their ring on the altar and informing the Master or Mistress who
announce the parting at the next Temple gathering.
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Picture Atu II
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VIII
The Rite of Initiation
Introduction:
The candidate is usually sponsored by an existing Initiate, and
this member accompanies the candidate of the test of fidelity
which the Master or Mistress of the Temple specifies. The
candidate also undergoes a test of knowledge (relating to what he
or she has learned of Temple teachings during the six-month
probationary period) and a test of courage.
The text given below is for a male candidate: for a female
candidate, the text should be altered in the appropriate places.
Participants:
Master of the Temple - in scarlet robes
Mistress of Earth - sexually alluring scarlet robes
Priestess - naked, upon altar (if male candidate)
Priest - naked, upon altar (if female candidate)
Guardian of the Temple - dressed in black and wearing a face mask
Congregation - Black robes
Preparation:
The candidate provides a new black robe, designed according to
the precepts of the Temple. This is given to the Master before
the ritual and placed on the altar. The candidate attends the
ritual in a coarse brown garment which can be easily removed.
The ritual takes place at sunset. A small phial containing a
civit-based oil is placed on the altar. Black candles to be used,
incense of the Moon burnt (petriochor, if available, otherwise
hazel). Some symbolism appropriate to the Moon should also be
present - e.g. quartz crystals. Chalices full of strong wine.
The congregation assemble in the Temple with the Master and
Mistress. The Guardian stands near the Temple entrance. The
candidate is blindfolded and is led into the Temple by the
sponsor.
The Rite
(The Master greets the candidate, saying:)
You the nameless have come here to receive that initiation given
to all who desire the greatness of our sinister gods!
(The Master kisses the Mistress who kisses the altar-Priest [or
Priestess]. The Master then says:)
You the nameless have come to give yourself to us and your quest:
To seal with a sinister oath the beliefs and practices
You have accepted since first you were allowed into this
Temple to Satan.
(The Master turns to the congregation, makes the sign of the
inverted pentagram over them with his left hand, and says:)
I greet you all in the name of our Prince. Let his legions
Gather to witness this, our Satanic rite! Veni omnipotens aeterne
diabolus!
(The congregation repeat the `Veni' chant after which the
Mistress turns to them and says:)
Dance, I command you! And with the beating of your feet
Raise the legions of our Lord and the Dark Gods who watch
Over our games!
(The congregation now dance, anti-sunwise, chanting the Diabolus
as they dance. While they dance the Master takes a chalice and
raises it, saying:)
You the nameless have come to break the chains that bind!
(The Mistress removes the garment of the candidate leaving naked.
The Master approaches him, puts the chalice to his lips, saying:
'Drink!' The candidate drinks the wine. The congregation continue
their dance and chant until the Mistress raises her arms as a
signal for them to stop. She says to them:)
Gather round, my children, and feel the flesh of our gift!
(The congregation gather round the candidate and run their hands
over all his body. While they do this, laughing, the Master
chants the 'Veni' chant several times. The Mistress claps her
hands twice and the congregation move away. She kisses the
candidate [whether male or female] and says:)
We the noble rejoice that you have come to seed us with your
blood and gifts.
We, the kin of Chaos, welcome you, now nameless. You are the
riddle and I the answer that begins your quest. We, the cursed,
welcome you who by being here among us have dared to defy. In the
beginning there was sacrifice but now we have words which can
bind you through all time to us. In your beginnings - we were. In
your quest - we are. Before you - we existed. After you - we
shall still be. Before us - They who are never named. After us -
They will be, waiting. And you through this Rite shall be of us
and thus of them who are never named. We the fair who garb
ourselves in black through Them possess this world we call Earth.
(The Master stands before the candidate, saying:)
Do you accept the law as decreed by us?
(The candidate [R] responds:)
I do.
Master:
Do you bind yourself with word, deed and thought, to us the Seed
of Satan without fear and dread?
R:
I do
Master:
Do you affirm in the presence of this gathering that I am Your
Master and that she who stands before you as I stand before you
is your Mistress?
R:
I do.
Master:
Then understand that the breaking of your word is the Beginning
of our wroth! See him! Hear him! Know him!
(The Master points to the candidate and the congregation gather
round him, touching him again. After this, the Mistress -removes
his blindfold. The Master says to the candidate:)
Do you renounce the Nazarene Yeshua the deciever, and all his
works ?
R:
I do renounce Yeshua the deceiver and all his works.
Master:
Do you affirm Satan?
R:
I do affirm Satan.
Master:
Satan, whose word is Chaos?
R:
Satan, whose word is Chaos.
Master:
Then break this symbol which we detest.
(The Mistress hands the candidate a suitably defiled wooden cross
which the candidate breaks and thrown it to the ground.)
Master:
Now receive as a symbol of your new desire and as a Sign
Of your oath this sigil of Satan. This sign shall be the
Power which I as Master wield shall always be a part of
You - a symbol to those who can see and the Mark of our Prince.
(The Mistress hands the phial of oil to the Master who traces the
sign of the inverted pentagram on the forehead of the candidate,
vibrating as he does so the name the candidate has chosen. The
Mistress then stands behind the candidate and traces with her
left forefinger, the sigil of the Temple on the back of the
candidate, chanting 'Agios o Satanas' as she does so. If there be
no Temple sigil, she traces the inverted pentagram. She stands
before the candidate. If the candidate is male, she kisses him on
the forehead, then the lips, the chest and penis. If the
candidate is female, she kisses her on the forehead, each breast,
then pubis. After this, she claps her hands once as a signal for
the Guardian to come forward. As he does, she says to the
candidate:)
Now you must be taught the wisdom of our way!
(The Guardian seizes the candidate and holds his/her arms,
forcing them to kneel before the Mistress who laughs and says:)
See, all you gathered in my Temple: here is he who thought
He knew our secret - he who secretly admired himself for
His cunning! See how our strength overcomes him!
(The congregation laugh while the Master blindfolds the candidate
again. The Guardian then binds the hands of the candidate with
cord. The Mistress then whispers to the candidate, saying: 'Lay
down, keep your silence and be still!' The congregation and the
Guardian leave the Temple.
The Master then has sexual intercourse with the Priestess on
the altar [or if the candidate is female, the Mistress has
intercourse with the Priest]. In both versions, this task may be
delegated to a member of the congregation, chosen before the
ritual by either the Master or Mistress. The male or female
member so chosen stays in the Temple when the congregation
depart.
After-the act, the Priestess [or Priest] is assisted down
from the altar, and the Master and Mistress [and the one chosen
to perform in their stead, if present] leave the Temple. The
Priestess [or Priest then approaches the candidate, saying:)
Recieve from me and through me the gift of your Initiation
So it has been, so it is, and so shall it be again.
(They then unbind and remove the blindfold from the candidate and
sexual intercourse takes place. After, the Priestess [or Priest]
fetches the robe from the altar and dresses the candidate in it.
She [or he] then briefly leaves the Temple to announce to the
congregation et al 'So-it is done according to our desires! The
congregation et al then return to the Temple, each greeting the
new Initiate with a kiss. The chalices are handed round, and the
members take their pleasure as they wish.)
NOTES: For the ritual of Initiation, the Priestess is chosen for
the pleasure she obtains from coitus, the Guardian for his .s
physical strength; if the candidate is female, the altar-priest
chosen for his control during coitus - he should bring the
Mistress to ecstasy,. without himself losing control, thus saving
elixir for the candidate. It is the duty of the Mistress to find
among the Temple members someone to fulfil this role, although
she may delegate this task to a female member of the Temple, the
person being chosen by the obvious experimentation. Those thus
chosen are then invested with their office of altar-Priest or
Priestess and hold this office for a year and a day.
If possible, candidates should know no details of the Rite of
Initiation - i.e. they should not be told what to expect. For
this reason, members of the Temple should take a vow of silence
regarding the Rite, promising not to reveal its details to
nonmembers and candidates, Thus, the 'Black Book' should for this
and other reasons never be shown to non-Initiates.
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IX
Consecration of the Temple
Preparations:
Incense of Mars to be burnt for several hours before the ritual
is due to begin. The Temple itself is furnished as for a Black
Mass. One chalice contains The Elixir.
(To make The Elixir: the night before the ritual, the Master
has sexual intercourse in the Temple [the Temple having been
already furnished, with altar etc.] at the moment of his ecstasy
depositing his seed in an empty chalice. To this, the Priestess
ad adds seven drops of her own blood [taken from her left
forefinger following intercourse], three pinches of soil [finely
ground and dried] taken from a grave in a graveyard on the night
of the full moon, ground and dried shavings from an oak tree
collected on a night when Saturn is rising, and strong wine to
fill the chalice. The chalice is left on the altar until the
ritual begins.)
The Master enters the Temple before the congregation, and
seal seals the dimensions according to the Rite of Sealing:
For this, a crystal tetrahedron is required. It should be as
large as possible and made of quartz. The person conducting the
rite, places both their hands on the crystal (which may be on an
altar) and visualizes a rent appearing in a star studded sky.
This rent gradually spreads its darkness down toward the crystal,
enclosing it and the surroundings. The person then vibrates:
Binan Ath Ga Wath Am.
This vibration is repeated seven times. The person then says:
From dark dimensions I call thee forth!
The person then visualizes a darkness entering the crystal.
After, the person bows to the crystal. The Rite is then complete,
the person removing their hands and moving away from the crystal.
Participants:
Master of the Temple - in black robes
Priestess - in black robes
Congregation - in black robes
(Note: if the group in question is run by a Mistress, then she
assumes the role allocated to the Master, and a Priest is
present instead of a Priestess. For producing the Elixir, the
procedure above is followed although the blood is that of the
Mistress an the seed that of the Priest.)
The Dedication
The Master goes to the entrance of the Temple, and ushers the
congregation in. They enter chanting the Sanctus Satanas (see
Chants) walking counter sunwise three times around the altar.
They continue chanting until the Master claps his hands twice.
He stands behind the altar, facing the congregation, the
Priestess beside him. He says to the congregation:
Consorts of Satan! We gather here in this place at this Hour to
dedicate this Temple to our sinister work. We Summon forth Satan,
Prince of Darkness and Guardian of the Gate to the Dark Gods, to
witness our rite of Dedication. For this shall be a Temple
wherein we shall celebrate the Mysteries and the joys of life -
wherein we and others Shall partake of the Elixir which is black
to the blind. Mindfu1 then of our sinister past which has made
this Work of darkness possible, let us re-affirm our allegiance.
(All present recite the 21 Satanic Points. After, the Master
spreads his hands over the chalice containing The Elixir and
vibrates 'Agios o Satanas'. He then kisses the Priestess who goes
to kiss each member of the congregation. Then he holds up the
-chalice, saying:)
As it has been, so it is and so shall it be again by the Power of
our Prince, Satan, and the powers of They who are Never named.
From dark dimensions they wil1 come while we sleep as this Temple
becomes a Gate to their world!
(He places the chalice back upon the altar, spreads his hands
over the crystal tetrahedron and vibrates 'Nythra' three times.
After this, he takes up the chalice, sprinkles some of its
contents toward the congregation and Priestess and then over the
altar. He then sprinkles more around the entrance to the Temple
before walking counter sunwise around the Temple sprinkling the
walls and floor. He then pours the remainder of the contents
around the base of the altar. He replaces the empty chalice on
the altar, turns to the congregation, saying:)
So, another chapter in our history is begun. Let the Rite of The
Black Mass begin!
(He assists the one chosen before hand as altar-Priest to remove
his robe and take his place upon the altar. The Mass then begins.
The Mass follows the text in the Black Book except that the
Priestess assumes both the role of the Mistress and her own role
as Priestess, and the Master concludes the Mass with the
following words [after the 'Mistress' has said '... let us enjoy
the gifts of life.'])
By my Power - the Power of Satan, Prince of Darkness - I Declare
this Temple charged!
(The usual orgy/feast that follows the Black Mass begins.)
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X
The Dying time
Setting:
Outdoors, in an isolated location. A funeral pyre is prepared by
the Guardian. An ellipse of nine stones should be made enclosing
the pyre. Wooden goblets, sufficient in number for each
participant, should be filled with mead and kept ready on a
wooden table (oak if possible) away from the pyre.
Participants:
Master
Mistress
Priest
Priestess
Congregation
Guardian
(all are in black robes)
Additional Guardians may be appointed to guard access to the
site, ensuring privacy.
The Rite
(The body of the deceased member is brought in a light wooden
casket, carried by members of the Temple toward the stones and
the pyre. It is covered with a crimson drape. After the casket
has been placed on the pyre, all present gather round, outside
the ellipse of stones.
The Master begins the Rite by saying:)
Agios o Satanas! We gather here to pay homage to our
brother/sister who by his/her life and magick did deeds of glory
to the honour of our name! Agios o Satanas!
Congregation:
Agios o Satanas!
Master:
Agios o Baphomet!
Congregation:
Agios o Baphomet!
Mistress:
So shall we lamenting remember the glorious deeds still waiting
to be done!
Master:
So shall we lamenting remember the glorious deeds still waiting
to be done!
Congregation:
So shall we lamenting remember the glorious deeds still waiting
to be done!
(The Priest and Priestess hand out the goblets. When this is
done, the Master raises his head toward the pyre, saying:)
Ad Satanas qui laetificat juventutem meam.
(The Mistress then lights the pyre. As it burns, the Master
drinks from his goblet, throwing the empty vessel into the
flames. The congregation et al then raise their own goblets, say
the 'Ad Satanas' chant, drink and likewise cast the empty goblets
into the flames. The Mistress is the last to drink. After she has
thrown her own goblet, she says:)
May our memories linger to haunt the spaces and the dark! So it
has been, so it is and so shall it be again!
(The gathering then depart from the site. It is the duty of the
Guardian [and his helpers, if any) to attend to and watch over
the pyre, ensuring the casket and contents are reduced by flames.
What remains is left, to be scattered as it will.)
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XI
The Ceremony of Recalling
Introduction:
The Ceremony exists in three versions. The one given here is the
one most often used today - where the 'Sacrificial Conclusion' is
symbolic. In former times, the Priest, having been chosen
according to tradition a year before, was ritually sacrificed by
the Mistress and Master. This version is published in OPFER
(Fenrir Vol II No 2).This sacrificial Ceremony traditionally
occurs once every cycle of seventeen years.
Preparations:
The night before the ritual, the Priestess bakes the consecrated
cakes made from wheat, water (spring), egg, honey and animal fat.
The congregation gather outside the Temple, the Master and
Mistress wait within. The Guardian leads the Priest toward the
congregation and the Priestess blindfolds the Priest. She then
leads him to each member of the Temple who kiss him.
The Temple itself is furnished with red candles; Incense of
Jupiter to be burning. Quartz tetrahedron on plinth or altar.
Phial containing musk oil.
Participants:
Master - in black robes
Mistress of Earth - white robes
Priestess - in a red robe tied with a white sash
Guardian of the Temple - black robe, with face mask
Priest ('The Chosen One'/Opfer) - white robe
Congregation - red robes
The Ceremony
(The Priestess and Guardian lead the Priest into the Temple
and are followed by the congregation. The Mistress greets the
Priest with a kiss while the Master vibrates [with his hands on
the tetrahedron] 'Agios o Atazoth'.
After this, the congregation chant the 'Diabolus' [see
Chants] while slowly walking, counter sunwise, around the Priest
in a circle. This chant is repeated seven times. The Master and
Mistress [or two Temple members chosen and trained as Cantors]
then chant in parallel and a fourth apart according to the
Principles of Esoteric Chant, the 'Agios o Baphomet' chant. This
chant may be an octave and a fourth apart. However, should for
whatever reason,
those conducting the ritual be unable to chant in this manner,
the Agios o Baphomet may be vibrated seven times according to the
principles of esoteric vibration. [The magick is more powerful if
the chant is sung in parallel as indicated.] During this, the
Guardian lifts the Priest onto the altar and the Priestess
removes his robe.
After the chant, the Mistress then anoints the body of the
Priest with the oil while the congregation walk, as before,
chanting the Diabolus. After the anointing, the Priestess and
Mistress remove their robes, the Priestess then arouses the
'secret fire' of the Priest with her lips - without bringing him
to ecstasy however. When she is satisfied, she signals to the
Guardian who lifts the Priest from the altar and forces him to
kneel before the Priestess. The Master then kneels before the
Mistress at which point the congregation cease their chanting and
gather round forming a circle. The Priestess copies the Mistress
in both words and actions, using the Priest.
The Mistress places her hands on the head of the Master and
the Master says:)
It is the protection and juices of your body that I seek
(The Mistress opens her thighs, and the Master drinks. The
Guardian forces the Priest to do likewise to the Priestess. Then,
the Mistress pushes him away, saying:)
As you have drunk so shall you die!
Master:
I pour my kisses at your feet and kneel before you
Who crushes your enemies and who washes in a basin full of
Their blood. I lift my eyes to gaze upon the beauty of body
- You who are the daughter of and a Gate to our Dark Gods:
They who are never named. I lift my voice to stand
(He here stands)
Before you my sister and offer you my body so that my
Mage's seed shall feed your virgin flesh.
Mistress:
Kiss me and I shall make you as an eagle to its prey.
Touch me and I shall make you as a strong sword that
Severs and stains my Earth with blood.
Taste me and I shall make you as a seed of corn which
Grows toward the sun and never dies. Plough me and plant me
With your seed
And I shall make you as a Gate which opens to our gods!
(The Mistress goes to the Priest and whispers to him:)
Take me, for she is me and I am yours!
(She then removes the blindfold and pushes him into the arms of
the Priestess. She then has congress with the Master while the
congregation continue with their slow walk and chanting. After
the priest has achieved his ecstasy, the Mistress says:)
So you have sown and from your sowing gifts may come if
You obedient heed these words I speak.
(The Guardian gives her the sash from the robe of the
Priestess. She claps her hands twice and the congregation, the -
Priest and Priestess gather round her, the Master and the
Guardian
She says:)
I know you my dark children: you are sinister yet none
Of you is as sinister or as deadly as I.
I know you and the thoughts within all your hearts:
Yet not one of you is as hatefu1 or as loving as I.
With a glance I can strike you dead!
(She goes to each member, kissing them in turn - on the lips and
removing their robes. She then points to the Priest and the
Guardian comes forward to hold him while she-binds his hands with
the sash. She then blindfolds him and the Guardian lays him on
the floor, covering his prostrate body with the robe of the
Mistress. He lies still and motionless while the Mistress says to
the congregation:)
No guilt shall bind you here; no thought restrict.
Feast then and enjoy but ever remember that I am the
Wind that snatches your soul!
(The Guardian then leaves the Temple, returning with trays of
wine and food prepared before-hand. The congregation feast and
drink and take their pleasures according to their desire always
leaving a circle around the Priest clear [the circle may be drawn
on the floor before the Ceremony and the Priest placed within it
by the Guardian at the appropriate point]. The feasting and
pleasures continue until the altar candles are burnt to a line
inscribed previously by the Master - this being of sufficient
duration for plentiful pleasures to be enjoyed. At this point the
Mistress claps her hands seven times and the congregation et al
[apart from Mistress, Priestess and Master] leave the Temple. The
Priestess removes the blindfold of the Priest, unbinds and
uncovers him and helps him to his feet. She then leads him out
from the Temple. The Master and Mistress then take their own
pleasure, directing the energies of their own congress and those
present within the Temple toward a specific aim or intention.)
NOTES: 1) During the feasting, the Master and Mistress abstain
and instead begin to direct the energy released via the Ceremony
into the crystal (using visualization etc). This energy may then
be left stored there, or they may elect to release it during the
conclusion toward the aim or intention. However, should they
wish, they may direct the energy into the Priest. If this is done
the Priest should be informed beforehand and told to observe the
effects over several days. This latter procedure is intended
mainly for new initiates and is an aid to their magickal
development.
2) The Ceremony may be performed on a regular basis, the Master
choosing the Priest who is notified only just before the start of
the ritual. The ceremony may also be performed with a Priestess
as 'Opfer', the ritual following the text above except that the
roles of the Priest and Priestess are reversed.
3) At the discretion of the Master or Mistress, the Ceremony may
be extended - the Priest (or Priestess) being left in the Temple
over night, the Ceremony in this instance being begun at sunset
and finally concluding at sunrise. For this extension, the energy
present is always sent into the Priest (or Priestess). The person
chosen for this can be any member of the Temple. In this, the
Master, Mistress and Priestess leave the congregation, the member
chosen being told to remain lying and unmoving until the Master
returns at dawn.
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XII
Satanic Orders
For a long time, traditional Satanism was taught on an
individual basis from Master (or Mistress) to pupil/Initiate,
this Initiate following the path to Adeptship under guidance.
When ceremonial rituals were undertaken, it was in secret with
only members of long standing attending. The few Initiates that
were accepted had to undergo a probationary period of several
years before being allowed to participate.
It was one of the duties of the Master and Mistress to guide
their pupils along the difficult path toward magickal mastery,
and to this end 'internal magick' was employed, this system of
internal magick being gradually extended and refined over the
centuries. In its initial stages, genuine Satanism is all about
the Initiate experiencing the dark or shadow aspect of themselves
and in the past the Initiate was instructed to experience in
reality many things. Sometimes, the Master or Mistress would lead
them into specific situations (some of which would be dangerous)
for the Initiate to learn from them. Some of these experiences
were unconventional and frowned on by 'conventional society' -and
some would have been 'illegal' as well. Of course, such methods
were difficult, but for the Initiates who survived or remained at
liberty they provided genuine experience and self insight.
However, gradually, (at least in traditional Satanism) a means
was found to 'short-circuit' these evolutionary experiences:
whereas in the past most of them would have been practical in the
sense of taking the individual to his or her limits, the new
techniques became 'internalized'. That is, they tended to be
magickally based rather than practical. The essence of the new
methods was and still is the 'Grade Rituals'.
The Grade Rituals (the first of which is Initiation) are a
series of tasks and undertakings, and the individual who follows
the procedure of a Grade Ritual (the main Grade Rituals are given
in detail in NAOS - A Practical Guide to Sinister Hermetic
Magick') will achieve magickal understanding and self insight of
a kind appropriate to the Grade Ritual being undertaken. There
are seven Grade Rituals, and these take the individual from
Initiate to External Adept to Internal Adept and thence to
Master/Mistress and beyond. Associated with the Grade Rituals are
other tasks, and these form the basis of the training of the
Satanic Initiate! By their very nature, they produce a specific
type of individual: one, that is, imbued with the Satanist
spirit.
The Grade Ritual of Internal Adept involves the individual in
living in isolation for at least three months, and if this is
undertaken according to the principles of the rite itself, the
individual will emerge as a genuine Adept. Naturally, this ritual
is not easy.
The next stage involves the individual in entering the Abyss:
Of becoming part of the acausal, that is, of allowing acausal/
chaotic energies to enter consciousness without any means of
Conscious control, This magickal part of the Grade Ritual is
Preceded by a physical part (for men: walking alone and unaided a
distance of 80 miles beginning at sunrise on the first day and
ending at sunset on the second day; for women: the distance is 56
miles).
This physical part is essential (and the time limit and
conditions must be rigidly observed) since it drains the
candidate both physically and mentally, the candidate then having
few 'barriers'. This ritual is also not easy to undertake.
Thus it can be seen that the training of Initiates in genuine
Satanic Orders is both comprehensive and difficult, for Satanic
Orders are not religious institutions committed to indoctrinating
their members, just as they are not groups for the discussion and
study of magickal and Occult topics. They are places where real
sinister magick is undertaken - this real magick is difficult and
may at times be dangerous. Genuine Satanists do not talk - they
do; they do not seek to study obscure legends and myths
pertaining to the dark side - they become, through sinister
magick, the dark side itself; they do not flit from one 'group'
to another, from one system to another - they follow the
techniques of the seven-fold way, under guidance, to the very end
refusing to give in when things become difficult and dangerous.
In short, they exemplify the spirit of the Satanist: that
life-affirming ecstasy which both conquers and defies.
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XIII
Sinister Chant
Sinister chant is divided into three distinct methods, all of
which have the same general aim - to produce magickal energy. The
type and effect of this energy varies according to the method
employed.
The first method is the vibration of words and phrases; the
second is chanting, and the third is 'Esoteric Chant' - that is,
the following of a specific text which is chanted in one of the
esoteric modes. Esoteric Chant is explained in detail in NAOS.
Vibration is the simplest method, and involves the individual
'projecting' the sound. A deep breath is taken, and the first
part of the word to be vibrated is 'expelled' with the exhalation
of breath. This exhalation must be controlled - that is, the
intensity of sound should be prolonged (not less than ten seconds
for each part of the word) and as constant as possible. The
person undertaking the vibration then inhales, and the process is
repeated for the second part of the word and so on.
Thus 'Satanas' would be vibrated as Sa - tan - as. The
vibration is not a shout or a scream but a concentration of sound
energy. Vibration should involve the whole body and should be a
physical effort. Regular practice is essential in mastering the
technique, and the individual should learn to project at varying
distances (from ten to thirty feet or more) as well as enhance
the power of the vibration itself. The essence of the method is
controlled sound of the same intensity throughout each part of
the word and the whole word and/or text.
Chanting is essentially the singing of words or text in a
regular 'monotone' - that is, in the same key, although the last
part of the chant is usually 'embellished' to a certain extent by
first chanting on a higher note and then a lower one. The pace of
the chant varies, and can be slow (or 'funerial') or fast (or
ecstatic) depending on the ceremony and the mood of the
participants.
It is one of the tasks of the Master or Mistress who runs the
Temple to train the congregation and new members in all three
methods of chant, and to this end regular sessions of practice
should be held. Chant, of whatever type, when correctly performed
is one of the keys to the generation of magickal energy during a
ceremonial ritual and, like the dramatic performance of a ritual,
its importance cannot be overemphasized.
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Satanic Chants:
1) Diabolus
Dies irae, dies illa
Solvet Saeclum in favilla
Teste Satan cum sibylla.
Quantos tremor est futurus
Quando Vindex est venturus
Cuncta stricte discussurus.
Dies irae, dies illa!
2) Sanctus Satanas
Sanctus Satanas, Sanctus
Dominus Diabolus Sabaoth.
Satanas - venire!
Satanas - venire!
Ave, Satanas, ave Satanas.
Tui sunt caeli,
Tua est terra,
Ave Satanas!
3) Oriens Splendor
Oriens splendor lucis aeternae
Et Lucifer justitae: veni
Et illumine sedentes in tenebris
Et umbra mortis.
4) General chants:
* Ad Satanas qui laetificat juventutem meam. (To Satan, giver of
youth and happiness.)
* Veni, omnipotens aeterne diabolus! (Come, almighty eternal
devil!)
* Pone, diabolus, custodiam! (Devil, set a guard.)
5) Invokation to Baphomet
We stand armed and dangerous before the bloody fields of
history;
Devoid of dogma - but ready to carve, to defy the transient:
Ready to stab forth with our penetrative will,
Strain every leash, run yelling down the mountainside of Man:
Ready and willing to immolate world upon world
With our stunning blaze.
And let them all sing that WE were here, as Masters
Among the failing speciens called Man.
Our being took form in defiance
To stand before your killing gaze.
And now we travel from flame to flame
And tower from the will to the glory!
AGIOS O BAPHOMET! AGIOS O BAPHOMET!
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Introduction
A Satanist Temple or group can be formed for three reasons:
1) to practice authentic Satanism; 2) to experience the reality
of Sinister Magick; and 3) as a task of the External Adept. This
part of the 'Black Book' applies to all three: those who have not
as yet been Initiated by an established traditional Satanist
Temple but who wish to begin practical Satanism for whatever
personal reason, should undertake the ritual of Self-Initiation
given in chapter XI, then put into practice the advice given in
chapter XII about organizing and running a practical group.
If you undertake the self-Initiation, you should as soon as
possible find an individual of the opposite sex who is interested
in Black Magick. You can then Initiate this person, using the
ritual of Initiation in Part One as your guide. You should find
somewhere suitable to use as a Temple and dedicate this according
to the Dedication in Part One.
You should then give your Temple a suitable Sinister name
(such as The Temple of Satan) and begin to recruit members, your
companion acting as Priestess/Priest and/or Mistress/Master. The
gifts and joys of Satan will then be yours to enjoy.
However, should you wish to go further and begin the
sevenfold sinister way, you should obtain a copy of 'Naos' and
begin to undertake hermetic and internal magick, continuing with
your running your Temple until and if you decide to undertake the
Grade Ritual of Internal Adept. The choice is yours.
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XIV
Self-Initiation
Two rituals wi11 be given - one for an indoor location, and one
for an outdoor one. Choose the one you feel is most suitable for
you.
I - Indoor
Set aside an area for the performance of the ritual and in
this erect an altar and cover it with a black cloth. (The altar
may be a table,). Obtain some black candles, some candle holders,
some hazel incense, a quartz crystal or crystals. You will also
need two small squares of parchment (or expensive woven paper), a
quill type pen, a sharp knife, some sea salt, a handful of
graveyard earth (obtained on a night of the new moon) and a
chalice which you should fil1 with wine. All of these items
should be placed on the altar.
Should you wish, you may also obtain a black robe of suitable
design. If not, you should dress all in black for the ritual.
An hour before sunset, enter your Temple area, face east and
chant the Sanctus Satanas twice. Then say, loudly,
To you, Satan, Prince of Darkness and Lord of the Earth,
I dedicate this Temple: let it become, like my body,
A vessel for your power and an expression of your glory!
Then vibrate 'Agios o Satanas' nine times. After this, take
up the salt and sprinkle it over the altar and around the room,
saying:
With this salt I seal the power of Satan in!
Take the earth and cast it likewise, saying:
With this earth I dedicate my Temple. Satanas - venire! Satanas
venire! Agios 0 Baphomet! I am god imbued with your glory!
Then light the candles on the altar, burn plentifu1 incense
and leave the Temple. Take a bath, and then return to the Temple.
Once in the Temple, do the 'Sinister Blessing' (see
Appendix), then facing the altar, lightly prick your left
forefinger with the knife. With the blood and using the pen
inscribe on one parchment the Occult name you have chosen (see
Appendix III for some suggestions regarding names). On the other
inscribe an inverted pentagram. Hold both parchments up to the
East saying:
With my blood I dedicate the Temple of my life!
Then turn counter sunwise three times, saying:
I ...... (state the Occult name you have chosen) am here to begin
my sinister quest! Prince of Darkness, hear my oath! Baphomet,
Mistress of Earth, hear me! Hear me, you Dark Gods waiting beyond
the Abyss!
Burn the parchments in the candles. (Note: it is often more
practical to fill a vessel with spirit and place the parchments
in this and then set the spirit alight. However if you have
chosen woven paper, this method will not be necessary.) As they
burn, say:
Satan, may your power mingle with mine as my blood now mingles
with fire!
Take up the chalice, raise it to the East, saying:
With this drink I seal my oath. I am yours and shall do works to
the glory of your name!
Drain the chalice, extinguish the candles and then depart from
the Temple. The Initiation is then complete.
* * *
II - Outdoor
Find a suitable outdoor area. It should be near a stream,
lake or river. The ritual should be conducted on the night of the
full moon at a time half way between sunset and sunrise.
You will need: ambergris oil, black candles (in lanterns if
possible), two squares of parchment or woven paper, sharp knife
or silver pen, quill-type pen, black robe or clothes. Chalice
full of wine.
Begin the ritual by bathing naked in the stream, lake or
river. After, rub the ambergris oil into the body, saying as you
do 'Agios o Satanas'. Then change into the robe/clothes and
proceed to where the candles etc have been lain out on the
ground. Light the candles. Then facing East, conduct a Satanic
Blessing (see Appendix). After, chant the Sanctus Satanas,
Then prick your left forefinger with the knife/pin and
inscribe one parchment with your chosen Occult name. Inscribe an
inverted pentagram on the other. Hold both parchments up to the
East, saying: 'With my blood I dedicate the Temple of my life.'
Then turn counter sunwise and three times laying: 'I .......
(state your Occult name) am here to begin my sinister quest.
Prince of Darkness, hear me! Hear me, you Dark Gods waiting
beyond the Abyss.'
Burn the parchments in the candles. (If parchment, use the
method given in I above.) As they burn, say: 'Satan, may your
power mingle with mine as my blood now mingles with fire!' Take
up the chalice and say: 'With this drink I seal my oath. I am
yours and shall do works to the glory of your name.'
Drain the chalice, extinguish the candles, collect all the
items you have used and depart from the area. The Initiation is
then complete.
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XV
Organising and running Satanic Temples
One of the purposes of the Temple is to perform ceremonial
Satanic rituals on a regular basis, and the following schedule is
suggested:
a) Once a month (at a new moon if possible) celebrate the Black
Mass. This celebration should be followed by a feast where food
and wine prepared and/or brought to the Temple by the members is
consumed, this feast itself following on after the orgy that
concludes the Black Mass. Should you, as organiser of the Temple
(and thus an honoury 'Master' or 'Mistress'- the organiser of a
new Temple is generally known by the title of 'Choregos') wish,
the feast only may conclude the Mass - it being left to your
discretion as to when the orgy is to be included. That is, it is
not always necessary to conclude the Mass with an orgy, although
for obvious Satanic reasons, it forms a pleasing end to the Mass.
b) Every fortnight, the members should assemble for a meeting (a
sunedrion) where any member may request magickal aid for
themselves or others. The aid may be of any kind - constuctive,
material, or destructive. Those wishing aid should write their
requests on paper and seal this in an envelope which they place
in a special urn/receptacle kept for this purpose near the
entrance to the Temple. The members should assemble (in robes and
barefoot) in the Temple, and the sunedrion is formally begun by
you, the Choregos, saying 'Let the sunedrion begin'. If a member
has been appointed Guardian (see the list of Offices at the end
of the chapter) he should stand by the entrance to the Temple and
refuse admittance to any members arriving late. Those present in
the Temple then recite the Satanic Creed (see text of Black
Mass).
Following this, the Priestess then removes at random two of
the requests, which she reads. The members who have been chosen
thus, acknowledge their requests by bowing to the Priestess. The
request first chosen by the Priestess is performed that evening,
the other at the next full moon. This means that you as Choreges
should have everything in readiness for all possible hermetic and
ceremonial rituals.
The requests may be for anything a member wishes, and it is
up to you to decide how the request may be magickally fulfilled
by choosing an appropriate ceremonial or hermetic ritual. The
monthly Black Mass may be used as a vehicle, for example - you
choosing suitable chants/visualizations for the members desire.
The member requesting help must offer something in return
this is usually a financial donation to the Temple, a ritua1
object for use in the Temple, robes for use of members, or their
own body for the gratification of the Choregos or someone chosen
by the Choregos. It is however, the member requesting magickal
aid who decides on the nature of the gift.
Those requests not chosen by the Priestess are considered by
the Choregos after the sunedrion, and those considered suitable
are undertaken as soon as possible, the members being informed.
If you as Choregos choose a hermetic ritual for a request,
then you either work alone or with the member whose request it is
- unless the ritual you choose is a hermetic one, when you work
with the Priestess/Priest or the member if that member has
offered their body as payment for the aid.
After choosing the requests, the members depart from the
Temple while you and the altar brother/sister prepare the Temple
for the ritual you have chosen to fit the first request. During
this preparation, the members should prepare themselves for the
ritual if a ceremonial form has been chosen. Should a hermetic
form be chosen, this is done in the Temple while the members
feast and drink outside of the Temple.
c) At full moon, an outdoor ritual should be conducted in a
suitable location. This should be either a group invocation to
the Dark Gods (see Chapter XVI) or another ceremonial ritual (for
example, the Death Rite might be chosen because of a member's
request).
You can elect to hold the sunedrion some days before this, or
combine the sunedrion with this ritual, depending on the number
of members, and their commitment. What is important is to
establish a pattern of meetings and rituals.
Teaching:
Another purpose of the Temple should be teaching. You should
try and arrange regular sessions with interested members -the
best time being after the sunedrion and its associated ritual (if
any), the best length for the sessions being around three
quarters of one hour. During these sessions you can explain about
the septenary system, the Star Game, the Satanic Tarot and so on.
(All these and other topics of esoteric Satanism are covered in
NAOS.) Thus, you might organize the following programme to he
held on successive sessions:
i) Introduction to the septenary system - Tree of Wyrd, spheres,
correspondences.
ii) Further correspondences, including Tarot images associated
with spheres.
iii) Pathways and their 'demon-forms'. Invokation etc.
iv) Hermetic rituals
v) Introduction to the Star Game
vi) The Satanist Tarot - divination etc.
vii) Esoteric Chant - practice etc.
viii) Practice of playing the Star Game.
Should you wish to follow the seven-fold sinister way
yourself, you may set yourself a suitable physical task, achieve
this, then undertake the Grade Ritual of External Adept. After
this, you might begin to teach internal magick to others -
getting them to work with the pathways and spheres etc. and
setting them goals.
Gaining Members:
There are many ways of gaining members. For instance, you
might infiltrate already existing groups (of either Left or Right
Hand Paths) and seek out those interested in working sinister
magick. You might also try and interest friends or the friends of
your companion - using the bait of an 'orgy'. Whatever method you
use, try and make your first ritual dramatic and impressive - you
may decide to use an established ritual like Black Mass, or you
might try the ritual suggested below (First Ritual for a
Choregos). The 'First Ritual' is intended mainly to impress those
who may be new to magick.
You should try and create before hand the right magickal
atmosphere, making your Temple as impressive as possible. Try and
be creative - for example, a 'plasma ball' in a candle lit Temple
is more impressive than a boring collection of old bones and a
skull. Also, do not use symbols and/or Occult designs which you
yourself do not know the meaning of. Keep to the symbolism of
traditional Satanism - that is, the septenary, avoiding using the
tired, old (and inauthentic) symbolism of the 'qabala'. Do no not
use any symbolism from old and dead Aeons - for example Egyptian,
Sumerian - as the more pure your magick is, the more effective it
will be. By pure here is meant following a genuine esoteric
tradition like the septenary. In the beginnings it is often
helpful if you feel part of a living, exclusive tradition such as
the one represented in this 'Black Book' and 'Naos'. This adds
power and charisma to both you and your magickal workings.
First Ritual:
It is important, before the ritual, for you to prepare those
who will be attending. They should be told that during the ritual
they are to remain silent and not move. They should be told no
details of the ritual: only that it is a Satanic invokation, and
they should not have seen the Temple before. To increase their
expectation, you can arrange to meet them some distance from the
Temple itself. They are then blindfolded and taken to the Temple,
the ritual being begun immediately. (This also applies to new
members of an established Temple.)
Both you and your companion (Priestess/Priest) and any others
involved should have practiced your roles beforehand - being
familiar with the words, gestures and so on.
Aim: The aim of the ritual is to draw down magickal energy by
basically hermetic means with a view to impressing the 'novices'
who are present.
Setting: Usually an indoor Temple. Black candles providing
the only light. Incense well (hazel) for hours before the ritual.
Music from a suitably hidden system should be played during the
ritual: choose something 'demonic' which starts slowly and
gradually builds to a climax.
Participants: Choregos and companion (Priestess and Priest)
The Rite:
The congregation are led into the Temple. The Priestess (or
Choregos if female) should wear sexually revealing Clothing. The
music is started by the Choregos who walks past the congregation
staring at them and saying 'Agios 0 Satanas'.
The Choregos and/or Priest then vibrates the 'Agios o
Satanas' three times after which the Priestess kisses each member
of the congregation, rubbing her hands over the genitals of the
men as she does so. Following this, the Choregos/priest declare
the 'Invokation to Baphomet' while the Priestess visualizes
sinister magickal energy being drawn down and entering the
congregation.
She then begins a slow, sensual dance to the music while the
Choregos/Priest chants the Dies Irae followed by the Invokation
to Baphomet. He continues to chant the 'Agios o Satanas while
the music builds to a climax. While chanting this he passes
behind the congregation, making passes in the air as he does so.
The Priestess during the dance should continue with the
visualization.
While still behind the congregation the Choregos/Priest says
aloud: 'You are all His, now! We have words to bind your soul to
us!'
The Priestess ceases her dance, chants 'Agios o Satanas' and
then extinguishes the candles. She then visualizes a sinister/
demonic form entering the Temple near the altar (this form may be
one of the 'demons' on the septenary paths - e.g. Shugara).
During this, the Choregos/Priest should chant the name of the
chosen entity (e.g. 'Agios o Shugara' Agios o Shugara!'). Do not
expect at this stage a visual manifestation to occur - although
this might happen if the energies are pronounced and/or one of
the congregation is psychically gifted. The aim is to affect the
sub-conscious of the congregation.
After this, there should be silence for some minutes (the
music having ended). The Priestess then says 'It is over' and the
Choregos/Priest leads the congregation from the Temple.
Note: One of the best means is for the Choregos/Priest to use
a tabor or small hand-drum to accompany the ritual and the dance,
instead of recorded music.
Temple Grades:
Temple members can be appointed to the following positions:
Guardian of the Temple, Altar Brother (or Sister), Thurifer,
Keeper of the Books.
The Thurifer is responsible for keeping the Temple incensed
during and before a ritual: this may be by either using a
thurifer, or a static incense burner. The altar brother/sister is
responsible for ensuring the Temple is ready for a ritual: the
candles lit, incense ready and so on. The Keeper of the Books is
responsible for ensuring the safety of the Black Book and other
Temple books and manuscripts, as well as ensuring the Book and/or
altar cards are in place in readiness for a ritual.
In addition the Choregos can appoint any member to be a
Priest or Priestess for either a specific ritual or for a year
and a day. A Priest, when officiating in Temple rituals wears a
medallion inscribed with either an inverted pentagram or inverted
septagon; a Priestess wears an amber necklace and may also opt to
wear a silver ankle chain.
The sign of a Choregos is, for men, a plain black ring worn
on the left hand. Temple members may wear, for men, a ring set
with quartz and worn on the left hand, and, for women, a quartz
Necklace.
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XVI
Invokation to the Dark Gods
To open a Star Gate and return the Dark Gods to our causal
universe a crystal tetrahedron made of quartz is required. This
should be as large as possible - and made from a natural shape by
a skilled operator.
The rite of returning exists in two versions: the first is
suitable for two or more individuals and involves basic magick;
the second requires detailed preparation and Cantors trained to a
high standard in esoteric chant. The second version is more
powerful, but regular invocation using the first method has the
same effect.
I.
The participants for the first version are Priestess and
Priest, together with any number of other Initiates provided male
and female are present in equal numbers. The invokation can,
however, take place without these Initiates - that is, with only
the Priestess and Priest present.
The rite begins on the night of the new moon with Saturn
rising if only the Priest and Priestess are present, otherwise it
is undertaken on the night of the full moon. The rite should if
possible be conducted on an isolated hill-top and the Priest and
Priestess should both be naked. The congregation should wear
black robes. Candles in lanterns should be placed to mark out a
large circle on the ground.
The invokation begins with the Priest vibrating seven times
the phrase 'Nythra kthunae Atazoth' while the Priestess holds the
tetrahedron in her hands, palms upward. When the vibration is
complete the Priest places his hands on the tetrahedron and both
vibrate 'Binan ath ga wath am' until the ritual is complete.
After the vibration, the Priestess - still holding the
crystal - should lie on the ground, her head North, the Priest
arousing her with his tongue, The sexual union then begins, with
both visualizing the Star Gate opening and the primal form of
Atazoth coming forth. Atazoth may be visualized as a dark
nebulous chaos - a rend in the fabric of star-studded space which
changes into a Dagon like/dragon entity.
After her sexual climax, the Priestess buries the crystal
within the earth of the hill. When this is done, she vibrates
over the spot 'Aperiatur terra, et germinet CHAOS!' She then
signals to the congregation who cease their chanting. All the
participants then depart from the hill.
Note: The tetrahedron should be well-buried in a spot prepared by
the Priest and Priestess before the rite. If the invokation is
done again, the rite begins with the Priestess unearthing the
tetrahedron. It should be cleaned before the ritual begins - and
must be buried without any covering whatever.
II.
The second version involves at least eight people including
Cantor (s) and Priest and Priestess. Male and female should be
present in equal numbers. The rite takes place on or around the
autumnal equinox or winter solstice. The best place is an isolate
isolated hilltop.
According to tradition, the best time to invoke is when
(autumn equinox) Venus sets after the sun and the moon itself is
very near the star Dabih; or when (winter solstice) Jupiter and
Saturn are near the moon which is becoming new, the time before
dawn. The first is associated with the 'Star Gate' Dabih, the
second with Algol. The most effective place magickally is a hill
top of pre-Cambrian rock which lies between a line of volcanic
intrusion and one of another rock. The top of the hill should
have a line of pre-Cambrian grit passing through it - this
description allowing the hallowed places, in this country, to be
found.
The crystal should be placed on a sheet of mica upon a
pediment of oak. The rite begins with the Cantors vibrating in E
minor 'Nythra kthunae Atazoth' while at least six of the
congregation dance moonrise around the crystal, Cantors,
Priestess and Priest. This dance is slow and gradually increases
in speed, the participants chanting 'Binan ath ga wath am' as
they dance.
The Cantors vibrate their phrase seven times at the end of
which the Priestess places her hands on the tetrahedron. The
Cantors (if there is only one, the Priest acts as a cantor) then
sing according to Esoteric Chant - that is, in fourths - the
Diabolus. The Priestess visualizes the Star Gate opening.
After the Diabolus, the Priestess and Priest vibrate 'Binan
ath ga wath am' a fifth apart (or a fifth and an octave) while
the Cantors vibrate the same phrase also a fifth apart. (If only
one Cantor is present he vibrates Atazoth in E minor.) After this
vibration and on a signal from the Priestess, the congregation
begin an orgiastic rite, during which the Priestess continues
with the visualization and the Cantors with the 'Binan ...' chant
a fifth apart. The Priest may visualize the orgiastic energy of
the congregation into a magickal force which forces open the Star
Gate, allowing the Dark Gods to return to Earth.
The Priest and Priestess may then visualize the Chaotic
energies as being dispersed over the Earth.
However, if the ritual is undertaken correctly, the Dark Gods may
become manifest. Should this occur, all the participants should
exult.
Note: This second version may be combined with the Ceremony of
Recalling - and the Sacrificial Conclusion undertaken according
to tradition. The invocation to the Dark Gods begins after the
sacrifice with the Cantor vibrating 'Nythra ...' as above while
the Mistress anoints the participants with the Red Elixir. For
this combined ritual, the Mistress in the 'Ceremony' assumes the
role of 'Priestess' in the invocation: the Master that of the
Priest. This combined ritual is rightly forbidden, for it is the
most sinister ritual that exists, its performance actually
calling back to Earth in physical form the Dark Gods themselves.
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I
A Satanic Blessing
Vibrate the following toward the person or area:
Agios ischyros Baphomet!
After, and with the left hand, extending the forefinger, consruct
in the air an inverted pentagram, beginning at the right corner,
thus:
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Do this in one unbroken movement. When it is complete, strike the
area of the heart with your right hand, saying:
Agios athanatos.
The blessing is then complete.
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II
The Sinister Creed
1. Satan in particular and the Dark Gods in general are a means
to self-fulfillment and self-understanding.
2. Only by journeying through the darkness within us and without
can we attain self-divinity and thus fulfil the potentiality
of our existence.
3. Our rites, ceremonies and practices are all life-affirming,
and show us the ecstasy of existence and the self-overcoming
of the true Adept.
4. We are feared because we defy and seek to know and thus
understand. We rejoice in living: in all its pleasures but
most particularly in its possibilities. We thus extend the
frontiers of evolution while others sleep or cry.
5. We detest all that enervates and would rather die than submit
to anyone or anything - this pride is the pride of Satan, and
Satan is a symbol of our defiance and a sign of our
life-enhancing energy. Others see our way of living and our
way of dying and are afraid.
6. When we hate we hate openly and with arrogance, and when we
love, we love with a passion to match this arrogance: always
mindful never to love anyone so much that we cannot see them
die, for death is a natural changing of energies.
7. We prepare - through our magick and our ways of living - for
the Age of Fire (the Aeon of the Dark Gods) which is to come,
when we elitist few shall reach out toward the stars and the
galaxies and the new challenges they will bring.
8. Our way is difficult and dangerous and is for the few who can
truly defy the matrix of illusions - of 'good' and 'evil' -
that stifle the potentiality of our being.
9. What does not kill us, makes us stronger.
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III
Initiate Names
a) Some suggestions, based on names traditionally used in
sinister Temples:
Male: Oger, Hacon, Serell, Noctulius, Athor, Engar, Aulwynd,
Algar, Suevis, Angar, Wulsin, Gord, Ranulf
Female: Sirida, Eulalia, Lianna, Aesoth, Richenda, Edonia,
Annia, Liben, Estrild, Selann
b) Contract and/or transpose your own name to form another; for
example, 'Conrad Robury' gives Cabur, Nocra and so on.
c) Find a demon form with whom you feel an affinity, and use that
name, either as it is or contracted/transposed.
d) Construct your name from a Satanic phrase or chant - for
example, 'Quinvex' can be derived from the 'Quando Vindex' of the
Diabolus.
What is important about all the above is that you feel
'attracted' to a particular name or phrase. Whatever method is
used, the name or phrase should derive from traditional Satanism
(as explicated in this book) and for this reason names/demons
deriving from other traditions should not be used.
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