|
THE
ARCANE
ARCHIVE |
a cache of usenet and other text files pertaining
to occult, mystical, and spiritual subjects.
|
TOP | RELIGION | SATANISM | ORDER OF KAOSBlack Mass?
To: alt.satanism,alt.magick.tyagi,talk.religion.misc
From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nocTifer)
Subject: Re: Black Mass?
Date: 21 Dec 1997 23:01:59 -0800
49971221 aa2 Hail Satan! Yuletide Hailings too! longest night!
Marina Waltz :
>Could someone please let me know exactly what the Black Mass is,
"the Black Mass" is a misnomer. mostly a projection, somewhat
historical (French), co-opted into modern Satanism as a valuable
if rebellious concept applied in the unprogramming of deluded
religious, it has many meanings as a phrase.
>or, if the information is available on-line somewhere please point
>me in the right direction?
you might find some in the TOKUS Satanism archive (which can be
reached through the TOKUS web site:
http://www.abyss.com/tokus
and we recommend you also look elsewhere than the Propaganda files).
here's a sample from /propaganda/acad.90sc.txt:
_SATANISM_
[most omitted]
The heart and centre of the persecution of witches was that they were
Satanists, that they had rejected the rightful God and given their
allegiance to his arch-opponent, and that in their 'sabbaths' or
meetings they worshipped the ruler of evil, carnality and filth.
Some of those accused as witches do seem to have taken the Devil for
tehir god, worshipping him as an equal opponent of the Christian God,
over whom he would eventually triumph. They looked to Satan for power
and pleasure in this world and for a happy future in the next, and
they vilified Christ as a traitor and a cheat, who had made promises
which he did not keep, and who had gone away to live in heaven while
Satan remained with his faithful on earth. The fierce hatred and
contempt felt for Christianity comes out in many of the confessions
extorted from witches and in accounts of the Black Mass, which they
were accused of performing at the sabbath, in adoration of the Devil,
as a blasphemous degradation of Christian ritual and as a celebration
of the flesh and matter, as against the spirit....
In modern times Satanism appears more often in print than in real life.
There is a vivid account of the Black Mass in J. K. Huysmans's novel
_La-Bas_, probably drawn from life. In his _History of Witchcraft and
Demonology_, Montague Summers quoted from an Italian newspaper a
description of a Satanic chapel discovered in the Palazzo Borghese
in 1895.
The walls were hung all round from ceiling to floor
with heavy curtains of silk damask, scarlet and black,
excluding the light: at the further end there stretched
a large tapestry upon which was woven in more than life-
size a figure of Lucifer, colossal, triumpant, dominating
the whole. Exactly beneath an altar had been built,
amply furnished for the liturgy of hell: candles, vessels,
rituals, missal, nothing was lacking. Cushioned
prie-dieus (kneeling desks) and luxurious chairs, crimson
and gold, were set in order for the assistants; the
chamber being lit by electricity... arrayed so as to
glare from an enormous eye.
[rest omitted]
RICHARD CAVENDISH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
_Man, Myth and Magic_, liber 16, RAS->SCI, heading for
SATANISM, ed. Richard Cavendish and Brian Innes,
M.Cavendish Corporation, 1995; p. 2283-5.
______________________________________________________
EOF
>I'm looking for a little more information than what can be
>found in the FAQ,
contrary to what has been promoted in my 3 month forced absence,
there are many more than 3 FAQs.
>and my searches so far have not been especially fruitful.
you aren't looking in hard copy very well then, since it is in
the reference section of most libraries. if you're just looking
online, well the TOKUS site may have some bits for you. I think
I didn't key in all the Black Mass material because it was akin
to the witchcraft stories in Malleus Maleficarum in many cases
and didn't speak directly to what constitutes 'Satanism' except
in modern usage (as an anti-programming device).
I'd be happy to expand on any of the above for your benefit
within this and other newsgroups in response to your questions
if you cc them to me.
blessed beast!
tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com
nocTifer
--
(emailed replies may be posted); http://www.hollyfeld.org/~tyagi; 408/2-666-SLUG
join the esoteric syncretism in alt.magick.tyagi; http://www.abyss.com/tokus
|
|
Did you like what you read here? Find it useful?
Then please click on the Paypal Secure Server logo and make a small
donation to the site maintainer for the creation and upkeep of this site.
|
|
|
The ARCANE ARCHIVE is a large domain,
organized into a number of sub-directories,
each dealing with a different branch of
religion, mysticism, occultism, or esoteric knowledge.
Here are the major ARCANE ARCHIVE directories you can visit:
|
interdisciplinary:
geometry, natural proportion, ratio, archaeoastronomy
mysticism:
enlightenment, self-realization, trance, meditation, consciousness
occultism:
divination, hermeticism, amulets, sigils, magick, witchcraft, spells
religion:
buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, judaism, taoism, wicca, voodoo
societies and fraternal orders:
freemasonry, golden dawn, rosicrucians, etc.
|
SEARCH THE ARCANE ARCHIVE
There are thousands of web pages at the ARCANE ARCHIVE. You can use ATOMZ.COM
to search for a single word (like witchcraft, hoodoo, pagan, or magic) or an
exact phrase (like Kwan Yin, golden ratio, or book of shadows):
|
OTHER ESOTERIC AND OCCULT SITES OF INTEREST
Southern
Spirits: 19th and 20th century accounts of hoodoo,
including slave narratives & interviews
Hoodoo
in Theory and Practice by cat yronwode: an
introduction to African-American rootwork
Lucky W
Amulet Archive by cat yronwode: an online museum of
worldwide talismans and charms
Sacred
Sex: essays and articles on tantra yoga, neo-tantra,
karezza, sex magic, and sex worship
Sacred
Landscape: essays and articles on archaeoastronomy,
sacred architecture, and sacred geometry
Lucky Mojo Forum:
practitioners answer queries on conjure; sponsored by the
Lucky Mojo Curio Co.
Herb Magic:
illustrated descriptions of magic herbs with free spells,
recipes, and an ordering option
Association of
Independent Readers and Rootworkers: ethical
diviners and hoodoo spell-casters
Freemasonry
for Women by cat yronwode: a history of mixed-gender
Freemasonic lodges
Missionary
Independent Spiritual Church: spirit-led, inter-faith,
the Smallest Church in the World
Satan Service
Org: an archive presenting the theory, practice, and
history of Satanism and Satanists
Gospel of
Satan: the story of Jesus and the angels, from the
perspective of the God of this World
Lucky
Mojo Usenet FAQ Archive: FAQs and REFs for occult and
magical usenet newsgroups
Candles and Curios:
essays and articles on traditional African American
conjure and folk magic
Aleister
Crowley Text Archive: a multitude of texts by an
early 20th century ceremonial occultist
Spiritual
Spells: lessons in folk magic and spell casting from
an eclectic Wiccan perspective
The Mystic
Tea Room: divination by reading tea-leaves, with
a museum of antique fortune telling cups
Yronwode
Institution for the Preservation and Popularization of Indigenous
Ethnomagicology
Yronwode Home:
personal pages of catherine yronwode and nagasiva
yronwode, magical archivists
Lucky Mojo
Magic Spells Archives: love spells, money spells,
luck spells, protection spells, etc.
Free Love
Spell Archive: love spells, attraction spells, sex
magick, romance spells, and lust spells
Free
Money Spell Archive: money spells, prosperity
spells, and wealth spells for job and business
Free
Protection Spell Archive: protection spells
against witchcraft, jinxes, hexes, and the evil eye
Free
Gambling Luck Spell Archive: lucky gambling spells
for the lottery, casinos, and races
|
