connected with a former death-god called seker, who was later merged with osiris and became something rather different in nature. in the tuat, seker resided within a kingdom called ra-stau, from which he sat upon a throne in majesty, having numerous legions of winged serpents, devils called seba and other monsters 2 budge, e.a. wallis, the gods of the egyptians volume 1 3 compare with the persianarezura, the mountain in the north from which hell is commonly located. 6 which devoured various shades of the dead who were sent there. it is written in the book of the dead that seker s throne is pyramidal in form, filled with darkness. he appears commonly in the tuat as a mummified man but has a hawk s head and a pair of wings, which come forth from the back of a two headed serpent. the symboli
MICHAEL FORD A RITE OF THE WEREWOLF
orcerer has undertaken the self-initiationritual entitled, a ritual of lycanthropy 1 in both parts, and he has visualized perfectly his werewolfshadow, or that similar beast of sorcerer, he has entered into the pact of the devil, the black man of the sabbat. it is the passing of that rite of initiation that will prepare the witch to travel forth to the infernalsabbat, symbolized as the persianarezura, the place in the north, the gates of hell. let the practitioner be perfectly still in focus and will, that nothing shall break his or her concentration of that task which draws the ka (the astral or body of light) further into darkness. as with the legend of pierre bourgot and michel verdung2 the initiate shall have one who shall be as the lord of the forest. in the legend aforementioned
e flesh changes from ashen gray to a dark black-green scaled form. this is the ahrimanicdragonform, a state of being in which the witch has begun a selftransformative state into a deep communion with ahriman and tiamat the druj of darkness who by their isolation and individual beings, bring the gift of the black flame to those who seek to be like them. in such an instance, focus your journey to arezura, or hell (a secret meeting place of witches) and record your results upon waking. notice the beings you meet and all that is revealed to you. the methods of using a bone or charm designated through ritual practice and meditative awakening shall be something of a wolf-skin which activates mental 6 transformation. a key to this is given in the black mass as reproduced in the toad rite which
MICHAEL FORD BOOK OF CAIN
s which obeyed her, and i learned how they may obey me as well. after a period of working with such arts, lilith then revealed a darker path. lilith drank the blood of man, and bred her children from their seed, taken from nocturnal congress with those sleeping. desert travelers were drained of life and their children were given to her vampyricchildren to grow strong. lilith opened the gates for arezura, called the secret place, and the great shadowahriman came before me. i took the mark of the beast and lilith s mark, being the bloodied caul. lilith bathed in blood, and grew strong and comforted from it. she was isolate and beautiful. kind and pale features would caress one who feared her, then her hand would become blackened talons, covered in course gray hair, and her face become cont
bbat, and how i may become al-aswad at will. the shadow was grown and made strong by the arts of ahriman, who was as darkness. the beast became humanflesh, and i was able to become both. i was brought in union and great ecstasy the harmony of the celestial heights of my father s realm, being the air and fire. i was also shown and taught the arts of the lower realm, called a secret place known as arezura, that shadow and flame was the mastery over the earth. i was blessed again with the mark of cain which is the distinct mark of our lord the devil, which is the self in perpetual opposition which breeds strength and development. the mark of the devil was the initiation mark of azazel and lilith, which may come as caul or birth mark, this may be passed through the circle from my being touchi
.n. dallah wrote in the history of zoroastrianism concerning a connection with demons holding mastery over the earth, their ability to sink below the earth and that such demons around the time of zoroaster walked the earth in humanform. in the denkard, it is described that one who becomes a vessel for the evilreligion becomes physically an abode for unholydemons or daevas. one grows aligned to arezura spiritually by practicing with discipline the path of daeva-yasna or yatukih 78 sorcery. arezur or arzur is the name of an early son of ahriman who killed the first man. asana posture relating to the practice of yoga. in reference to the luciferian path, posture is anything which is steady or consistent. there is no defined posture in ahrimanicyoga, although there are suggestions. astovid
MICHAEL W FORD NOX UMBRA
and upon earth the vessel of ahriman is akhtya the enfleshed wizard of the left hand path. instruments and preparation create in black cloth a circle, painted in white the triangle- or a circle with your designed 21 letters of the sacred alphabet of desire. in front of the circle (facing north) a blackcandle (face this direction while reciting- in lore north is the location of the gates of hell-arezura, in egyptian lore north is the direction of set) and in the south a whitecandle. you may also only have the cardinal points of the circle marked with a letter of your alphabet- only a total of 4 being scribed on the circle. rite in the night, at midnight reside in the circle of self and face the north "by the oath against the dawn, by darkness and the daevas who sign hymns of the blackene
o will- to keep silent akhtya i summon- akhtya i become akhtya in dreams i commune! facing the south and the whitecandle "i initiate myself on the serpent's hidden path i awaken to the shadows ofahriman i am embraced by the cold and fiery embrace ofaz in the darkness i am born, of the vampyres kiss in the light of dawn i emerge- awake in the flame of the dragon -djinn so it is done! the gates of arezura this is a ritual from which the initiate opens the gates of hell, that is the meeting place of sorcerers and witches- those who travel into the darkness and flame of the sabbat. the gates of arezura is the initiatory point of which "i" is revealed and may become. you will realize your goals, your potentials and weaknesses to emerge to one who is becoming as ahriman. as ahriman is a form of
will realize your goals, your potentials and weaknesses to emerge to one who is becoming as ahriman. as ahriman is a form of the adversary in a primal sense, the darkness of being is to be explored and perceived as an extension of self. the aspect of ahriman is as half-beast, werewolf type vampyre from. ahriman is a spirit of darkness, whom resides in the depths of the subconscious- the gates of arezura. one should focus on encircling the self in these shadows, which are revealed by the work itself. the essence of yatus/yatuk is the mysteries of sorcery within the self, the keys to the spirit of man. one works this type of considered dangerous blackmagick as the self-transformation through the image of the adversary. akhtya is the sorcerer on earth who drinks of the graal of ahriman and
he self, the keys to the spirit of man. one works this type of considered dangerous blackmagick as the self-transformation through the image of the adversary. akhtya is the sorcerer on earth who drinks of the graal of ahriman and az, serpent and wolf. this inversion leads to the strengthening of self under the activity of encircling belief into tangible form. one should prepare for the ritual of arezura by a deep introspection, becoming aware of what you wish to achieve and become. you master the self through the entry and exploration of the gates of hell- it is also the meeting place of sorcerers, witches and daevas (demons) of the fierydarkness. it is where dreams become flesh. the invocation- facing the north, the direction of arezura i summon thee, gateway of arezura that you shall o
gates as the gathering place of the dream, that in 8 nights shall i become in shadow the reflection of the 8 midday journeys to the sun- that the hornless fire exists in the eyes of those who walk this path ahriman, arimanius- ascend through me! you, summoned unto me- wolfshadow, flyer of night -i am in flesh akhtya, encircling my being in the sacred letters of yatuk-dinoih open now the gates of arezura and behold the flames of the djinn, our creative fire of becoming. by the ancient words of power- zazas, zazas nasatanada zazas! encircling the spirit entering the gates "i summon thee, behold and hail thee- vizaresh, guardian of the gates- those who have recognized the sacred flame of my being- i enter these gates unto the kingdom of shadow and sorcerous knowledge. in the name of ahriman
ion come forth unto me! to me! to me! astwihad- vampyre and night shade, whom i rest beside in darkness- whom i fly with in dreamingflesh, encircle me! buiti ahriman s hammer and knife- those who summon against me shall taste thy blades of burning metal in dreams! kundak- flying nightmare come forth unto me! as you enter the gates, envision each demon and what they represent to you. the gates of arezura is a mirror of yourself, a new level of coming into being. you have passed the hidden place, a new initiation is presented to you. drink from this cup of serpentwisdom. indwelling take this time to ponder and perceive yourself in the following- what makes me different, independent and individual? what do i like about myself? what are my weaknesses and how may i overcome them? what is the
your spirit as you bask in the flame of the immortal self. you are transforming to a god/goddess, an angel-demon which shall walk the earth again and perceive itself in a new light. you shall make time serve you by thinking before you act, or say. know what you want and by experience understand the methods to which you may set a goal in motion by understanding time flow. act accordingly. in hell, arezura- you are building your blacktower, your spirit dwelling which is your comfort and dreaming home. time means nothing here, but as your journey to the physicalworld and your earthly body, change it accordingly. you will now seek to emerge in the physicalworld. emerging from the gates "as i strengthen myself inflame and shadow of my sorceries, i do understand who and what i am and i know w
now seek to emerge in the physicalworld. emerging from the gates "as i strengthen myself inflame and shadow of my sorceries, i do understand who and what i am and i know what i wish to become. in opposition i am of the sun and the moon. al-dajjal and lilith-born. i am wolf and bat, in dreams i may walk in secrecy, by kunda- who is drunk from the blood of sheep i become! as i stand at the head of arezura- i enter in flesh the materialworld to manifest my desires- to become, advance and change the world according to my will by zazas i become by zazas i am always by nasatanada in opposition i become by zazas i change the world by my will" so it is done the opener of the way anubis is considered to be an initiatorygodform, one which one assumes as a form of passage unto the celestial/lucif