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ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

wore the heads of beasts, should do three years' penance. the witches continued to use the stag's horns, however. their only concession was to meet secretly, on moors or in lonely forests. these meetings were known as 'sabbats* after homage had been paid to the devil, usually present in the guise of a black goat, or his deputy, the witches held a banquet. this was followed by the main feature of the sabbat, the dance, the tempo of which was often raised to a frenzy in preparation for the final climax of sexual orgy. it is important to note at this point that although we have few historical records of 'white' witches at this time and must include them under the general term 'witches, modem white witches, who are the subject ofthis book, believe that they are descended from, and adhere to

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les. the last couple over the fire should be well purified, three times each, and may pay an amusing forfeit as the hps may ordain. cakes and wine follows and, after the circle has been closed, much merriment, feasting, dancing and games. notes this is mostly sheba with slight adaptations from the farrars. producing a text for any sabbat is made difficult by the fact that everyone seems to modify the sabbat rituals. even the farrars don't print the gbg sabbats. l the hp's speech was written by doreen valiente. it's given here as she wrote it (according to the farrars in eight sabbats for witches) rather than in one of the more common versions (as with her "witches' rune, many covens prefer a modified version) l kissing the hps appears to be a sheba-ism; however, it's probably only common a

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

de all question as to magicor its non-existence was once a real factor or great power in rebellious social life, and to this veryday as most novels bear witness it is recognised that there is something uncanny, mysterious,and incomprehensible in woman, which neither she herself nor man can explain.for every woman is at heart a witch.we have banished the broom and the cat and the working miracles, the sabbat and pacts withsatan, but the mystery or puzzle is as great as ever; no one living knows to what it is destined tolead. are not the charms of love of every kind, and the enjoyment of beauty in all its forms in nature,mysteries, miracles, or magical? page 65 n r r r r r the gospel of the witches, as i have given it, is in reality only the initial chapter of the collection ofceremonies, ca

the discontented, who adopt-ed witchcraft or sorcery for a religion, and wizards as their priests. they had secret meetings indesert places, among old ruins accursed by priests as the haunt of evil spirits or ancient heathengods, or in the mountains. t o this day the dweller in italy may often find secluded spots environed byancient chestnut forests, rocks, and walls, which suggest fit places for the sabbat, and are some-times still believed by tradition to be such. and i also believe that in this gospel of the witches wehave a trustworthy outline at least of the doctrine and rites observed at these meetings. they adoredforbidden deities and practised forbidden deeds, inspired as much by rebellion against society as bytheir own passions.there is, however, in the evangel of the witches an e

; while there,with a lens i will study thy secrets concealed,till all their bright mysteries are fully revealed,yea, all the wondrous lore perplexedof this life of our cross and of the next.thus to all mysteries i shall attain,yea, even to that at last of the grain;and when this at last i shall truly know,firefly, freely ill let thee go!when earths dark secrets are known to me, page 12 chapter ii.the sabbat: treguenda or witch-meeting how to consecrate the supper.here follows the supper, of what it must consist, and what shall be said and done to consecrate it todiana.you shall take meal and salt, honey and water, and make this incantation:scongiurazione della farina.scongiuro te, o farina!che sei il corpo nostro senza di tenon si potrebbe vivere tu cheprima di divenire la farina,sei stata

, or how the fairies were born.diana, queen of the serpents, giver of the gift of languages.diana as giving beauty and restoring strength.note. page 6 contents.preface.chapter i.how diana gave birth to aradia (herodias).of the sufferings of mankind, and how dianasent aradiaon earth to relieve them by teaching resistance and sorcery poem addressed to mankind how to invoke dianaor aradia.chapter ii.the sabbat treguenda or witch-meeting.how to consecrate the supper conjuration of the mealand of salt invocation of cain conjuration of dianaand to aradia.chapter iii.how diana made the stars and the rain.chapter iv.the charm of the stones consecrated to diana the incantation of perforated stones the spellor conjuration of the round stone.chapter v.the conjuration of the lemon and pins incantation

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

e witchcraft tradition was explored in essence by the practitioners of yatuk dinoih[2, or persian witchcraft of which emerged from the sorcerous shadow-god ahriman, the darkness which would create flesh. ahriman is a pitch-black representative of the hidden and the secret, from which the profane should not see. ahriman and its female counterpart, az[3, are the early fountainheads of the gnosis of the sabbat or al-zabbat, the freedom from the trappings of flesh and the awakening of the nightside consciousness. this is the primal gnosis of sorcery itself, which is the dark well of the elixir of the adept, the one who drinks of the dual ecstasies of the sun and the moon[4. the arcanum of the luciferian path is a resounding voice of the king and queen of witchblood, being samael and lilith[5

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selves. here we find the foundation and essence of baphomet, the father of wisdom. the sabbatic god is both the union of the beast and the whore, ahriman (satan, samael) and az (lilith, babalon) which beget cain (by the circle of leviathan, the serpent of the depths. an initiatory image of cain as baphomet (by soror lilitu azhdeha) may be found in the book of cain and represents the black lord of the sabbat as a form of the adversary. a representation of this path may be found in my publications, luciferian witchcraft: a book of the serpent which contains the grimoires book of cain, goetic sorcery, yatuk dinoih, nox umbra, the paitisha, azothoz, vox sabbatum and much more. the infamous book of the witch moon also has presented a foundation for the darker aspects of sorcery and vampirism, w

atic goat, the god of witches is revealed thus as cain himself, the bestial god who has shed the flesh to the daemon head of the therion formed witch-god or goddess. once one has began the process of separation, ignorance falls away as clay burnt with blackened flames, the spirit lifts up to dance in twisted widdershins forms, the body and shadow and light copulate to the musick of jubal cain and the sabbat circle is complete. foundations of skir-hand witchcraft the suggestions of the foundation of sorcery and cunning craft is from the earliest legends, memories and mythology of mankind. cain who wandered east to the land of nod became essentially, according to the truth of the circle the first satanist and witch, whose children beget children and the blood line of the cunning were born. i

azhi dahaka, the dragon king of persian sorcerous lore. the great work as within the model of the witches sabbat proves a challenging and darksome journey wherein the initiate drinks deep from 10 the skull cup filled with the venom d blood of seth-an, who then eats of the flesh of abel and whose blood is offered to his own angel-demon, the very essence and representation of the great work itself. the sabbat as being a dual participation of both dreaming and ceremonial/solitary ritual is represented as the fleshing of desire and belief, wherein the arcana of cain is revealed to the intiate, where there is no further difference between the great whore lilith-az and samael as the adversary, all are one through the expanding and deification of the magician. in summary the witch becomes a vesse

age. this article is aimed at enlightening those who would condemn it first hand without the consideration for it s deeper meaning; but it must be known that those who walk this path are considered cursed and condemned by society, once you walk the path of initiation, the devil s blood is within your veins, your very shadow is the darksome dance of daemon and angel, cain and lilith. the ritual of the sabbat within the order of phosphorus is one which echoes the ancient terms and ideals which describe the rite. some seek to leave the flesh at night and fly forth in spirit to the circle, yet others find ceremonial practice more to their liking; while others practice in solitary and their imagination opens forth the gates to the infernal and celestial gathering. in ecstasies: deciphering the

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

than i am may elaborate to their heart's content. any type material will do, the choice is up to you polyester (if you in a recent discussion on witchcraft, the question came up "what proof is there that witches always worked naked? is this tradition, or is it a recent innovation' there are certainly many early illustrations of naked witches anointing themselves preparatory to their departure for the sabbat, but there are also illustrations of witches at the sabbat who are clothed. for interest i did a little research to see how many, if any, such early illustrations showed the witches actually naked at the sabbat. the result was fairly conclusive. hans baldung grun, the sixteenth century german, did any number of witch illustrations (witches at work and witches' sabbat are typical) all sh

nd rituals/ 61 points out that the two most important samhain and beltane coincide with the breeding seasons of both wild and domestic animals. the pagan festivals were later exploited by the christian church. for example imbolc became candlemas and lughnasadh became lammas. on each of the eight sabbats a different ceremony is performed, appropriate for the time of year. once or twice in the year the sabbat date may coincide with a full or new moon. when that happens the esbat normally done on that date gives way to the sabbat. essentially sabbats are looked upon as a time for rejoicing and celebration. no work is done at a sabbat, unless there is some emergency such as a healing. here, then, are the ceremonies for the esbats and the sabbats. esbat rite here is a basic esbat ritual that ca

work (magick) is done at a sabbat, unless there is some emergency such as a healing desperately needed. but there is much feasting and merriment. in the old days, before the persecutions, many different covens would come together to celebrate. there might be as many as several hundred witches, from widely scattered covens, all congregating in one place to give thanks to the gods and to celebrate the sabbat. in these modern times i have seen similar gatherings though not for a specific sabbat such as the "pan pagan festival" held in michigan in 1981, where nearly eight hundred witches and pagans were in attendance. but whether you can join forces with others or you celebrate as a single coven or even as a solitary witch (more on this later) the keyword is "celebration. as the goddess is ho

ner. the key word is predominant. in other words, the emphasis is on the one but not to the total exclusion of the other. it should also be remembered, of course, that each deity as with every individual bears the attributes of both male and female. sabbats start, as do all circle rituals, with the erecting the temple rite. you should follow this with a full or new moon ritual, if appropriate for the sabbat date (if the sabbat falls at a quarter point, then omit this. then comes the particular sabbat ritual, which leads to cakes and ale. this is then followed by games and/or entertainment and feasting. in the suggested greater sabbat rituals that i give below, you will find a general pattern which you may want to follow when writing your own rituals. it starts with a processional. then com

he altar. in the north quarter stands a cauldron containing material for a fire (regular kindling, if the circle is outside, or a candle or a sterno* burner, if meeting inside. the erecting the temple is performed. this may be followed by full moon or new moon rite, if appropriate. bell is then rung three times by a covener acting as summoner. summoner "haste! haste! no time to wait! we're off to the sabbat, so don't be late" priest/ess "to the sabbat" all "to the sabbat" with priest and priestess leading, the coven moves deosil around the circle, walking or dancing as each feels moved. it is appropriate to carry small drums or tambourines, to give a beat. coven circles as many times as they wish. at some point, as they move around, priest/ess should start singing a hymn to the gods (this

cauldron containing material for a fire (regular kindling or a candle or a sterno burner. in the east quarter is a maypole the circle may be drawn extra large to accommodate it. the erecting the temple is performed. this may be followed by full moon or new moon rite, if appropriate. the bell is rung three times by a covener acting as summoner. summoner "haste! haste! no time to wait! we're off to the sabbat, so don't be late" priest/ess "to the sabbat" all "to the sabbat" with priest and priestess leading, the coven move deosil around the circle, walking or dancing as each feels fit, with small drums or tambourines giving a beat. circle as many times as you wish. priest and priestess start singing a hymn to the gods and all join in. eventually all halt and singing ends. priest "the lord ha

f the goddess (particularly brigid, brigantia, bride and other variations. beside the altar rests a "crown of light" a circlet of candles. the altar cloth and candles should be brown. the erecting the temple is performed. this may be followed by full moon or new moon rite, if appro-riate. bell is rung three times by covener acting as summoner. summoner "haste! haste! no time to wait! we're off to the sabbat, so don't be late" priest/ess "to the sabbat" all "to the sabbat\ with priest and priestess leading, the coven moves deosil around the circle, walking or dancing. circle as many times as you wish. priest/ess starts a hymn to the gods and all join in. finally, all halt and stop singing "now has our lord reached the zenith of his journey "now does he turn to face the lady "though apart th

ltar if desired. the evening concludes with a feast. lughnasadh greater sabbat summer flowers are on the altar and around the circle. the altar cloth and candles should be yellow. the erecting the temple is performed. this may be followed by full moon or new moon rite, if appropriate. the bell is rung three times by covener acting as summoner. summoner "haste! haste! no time to wait! we're off to the sabbat so don't be late" priest/ess "to the sabbat" all "to the sabbat" with priest and priestess leading, the coven move deosil around the circle, walking or dancing. circle as many times as you wish. priest/ess starts a hymn to the gods and all join in. finally all halt and stop singing. covener "the powers of life and death are held by the gods" covener "great is the power of the mighty one

a drum can actually be made fairly simply. just beating out a rhythm is sufficient, especially for power-raising. guitars, dulcimers, recorders, flutes, harmonicas, pan-pipes, even rattles such as maracas, are all good coven instruments. there are several good books of craft and pagan music available these days. in appendix d i include some for you to try. sabbat games after the religious part of the sabbat comes the fun and merriment. along with singing and dancing there are, traditionally, games. some can be played before the circle is opened up and others need more room. a few are detailed here. you probably know many more yourself. the candle game all witches but one sit in a circle, facing inwards. the chosen one stands outside this circle. a candle is lit. if the one outside the circ

be brought out in things done the actions of the celebrants. to look further at the second of the traditions above, the participants take candles and light them from the priest's and priestess' candles. they then hold them high in the air and circle about the altar. sympathetically they are lending strength and light to the god at the time of his greatest need. again, there are no such actions in the sabbat rite of the first tradition. participation is important. the craft is a family religion in the sense that the coven is like a large family. the family should be able to participate freely in its activities. in christianity the so-called participants are more like an audience. they sit in a large building and watch what goes on, only occasionally being allowed to join in the singing and

) degree are classed as "elders" and they are supposed to be the decision-makers, together with the high priestess. this used to work extremely well, and there was much merit in the system. unfortunately this seems no longer to be the case. these days there seem to be few women capable of handling the difficult position of high priestess (and particularly the position of witch queen, or "queen of the sabbat. there are some, yes, and that does give us hope for the future. but there are far too many who get onto an ego trip; who hand out "degrees" like a mother doling out candy, and who try to gather in, and promote, as many followers as possible simply so that they can claim "i'm a more important high priestess/queen than you are! it is unfortunate that such attitudes by the few have soured

, gospel of the witches charles g. leland the witches speak patricia and arnold crowther lesson six 1. a coven member wishes to work some love magick at the next circle, which happens to be imbolc. can she do so? if not, why not? when can she do it? 2. at which sabbats are the god and the goddess honored? 3. at the height of the summer, which deity is supreme, to the exclusion of the other? 4. if the sabbat date coincides with a full moon, whereabouts, in the ceremonies, would you perform the full moon rite? 5. which sabbat marks the shift of emphasis from goddess to god? which marks the shift back from god to goddess? 6. is yule one of the four greater sabbats? please read: eight sabbats for witches by janet and stewart farrar recommended supplementary reading: seasonal occult rituals wil

the lowering of the athame into the wine goblet symbolizes the joining of male and female (the insertion of the penis into the vagina. lesson six 1. since imbolc is a sabbat, no, she cannot. except for emergency healings, no work is done at sabbats, which are for celebration. she would have to either wait for the next esbat, or do a special circle, for working the magick, sometime before or after the sabbat evening. 2. the god and the goddess are honored at every sabbat. depending on the time of year, one is given preference over the other (basically the goddess during the light half of the year and the god during the dark half, but it should be remembered that they are both there at all times. neither of them "dies" and is gone. 3. the emphasis is on the goddess but bear in mind my answer

utline of the true craft. refer to respectable books on witchcraft. do not be abusive. complain calmly and clearly. 7. you wouldn't tell her anything. not right away! you would ask her what she thought witchcraft to be (and also, if necessary, what she thought satanism to be) and proceed from there as described in the lesson. appendix d music and chants in the old days there was much festivity at the sabbat meetings. there were songs and dancing, games and frivolity. so it should be today. victor anderson has recently published an original collection of pagan songs (thorns of the blood rose, anderson, california, 1970) written by himself. some covens have gathered older songs and dances, or made up their own for their own use. here are a few songs, chants and dances to get you started. beg

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n. kitab el-jelwa here one may consider the point of guiding without scripture, that shaitan as the imagination and holy guardian angel or true will, brings knowledge without words but rather what aleister crowley called energized enthusiasm. the beasts of the field and the fish of the sea are all manifestations and connected with shaitan. this is the inner relation to shaitan as the black man of the sabbat, the very ritual of magick fire which either as the light of the luciferian conclave or holy rites of noon28 to announce self discovery and to seek transformation into a satan-like individual. it is the black snake, a symbol of the yezidis which represents hidden wisdom. black within arabic terms, the root fhm of course is wisdom and knowledge, thus black has a dual meaning which refers

nded in the circle ring the hebrew lvthn, leviathan, the crooked serpent. in the circles of luciferian witchcraft, this is the sigil of baphomet the head of wisdom who has united the solar and the lunar, or the fire and water within the self to bring forth cain, the devil in flesh upon earth. he is the symbol and cipher of magick, the great work accomplished and onward moving. at the gathering of the sabbat is cain the black man, the circle and center of the sabbat and it s fire, he directs it outward as he is the pole of this force. woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of cain jude 11 cain s name is said to have derived from a root kanah which means to possess29. this by itself presents the antinomian nature of his essence, while instead of sacrificing his most bountiful items to

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

driven insane by a magical draught given him by his wife in order to restore to her his lost affections. there exist old recipes for witch-unguents which contain opium and cantharides. it is not difficult to imagine what manner of dreams would come in the sleep thus induced. c. s. ollivier, 60 of 103 in his recent book, analysis of magic and witchcraft, gives it as his opinion that attendance at the sabbat was often achieved by means of drug-induced dreams. subtle poisons also undoubtedly play a part in the effectiveness of curses, a favourite method being to make a talisman of brass, copper or lead, and fasten it incon spicuously at the bottom of a drinking vessel or cooking pot. what effect the talisman had is conjectural, but there is no doubt at all about the effect of the steady diss

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abourd district in the basque region of france, who in the reign of henry iv was indicted for sorcery at the age of 84 years. in answer to pierre de lancre who interrogated her, she stated that she first attended the sabbatic meetings of satan in winter 1609, where she was presented to the devil, who kissed her.a mark of approbation that he bestowed upon the greatest sorcerers only. she described the sabbat as a masked ball to which some came in their ordinary forms, while others joined the dance in the guise of dogs, cats, donkeys, pigs, and other animals. however, no reliance can be placed on the confessions of any victims of de lancre, as he used torture and believed that most of the 30,000 inhabitants of labourd, including the priests, were infected with witchcraft. belmez faces strang

ristian worship.the christian mass. evidence of such occurrences was confirmed in the confessions forced from accussed witches and sorcerers, who claimed that the devil had mass said at his sabbat. pierre aupetit, an apostate priest of the village of fossas, france, was burned for celebrating the mysteries of the devil s mass. instead of speaking the holy words of consecration, the frequenters of the sabbat were alleged to have said: beelzebub, beelzebub, beelzebub. the devil in the shape of a butterfly flew around those who were celebrating the mass, who then ate a black host, which they were obliged to chew before swallowing. it is possible that the concept of the black mass derived from underground traditions of cathar heretics, who were put down by orthodox christianity during the four

had assisted him in various magical acts, and that he had slain various persons through satanic agency. in the end he was condemned to death. his brother jean, accused of sorcery at the same time, prayed to the devil for assistance, and was raised some four or five feet from the ground and dashed back thereon, his skin turning at the same time to a blue-black hue. he confessed that he had met at the sabbat a young man through whom he had promised one of his fingers to satan after his death. he also told how he had been transported through the air to the sabbat, how he had received powders to slay certain people whom he named, and for these crimes he received the punishment of death. book of celestial chivalry a work of spanish origin that appeared in the middle of the sixteenth century. i

efore she was a wife. other superstitions claimed that buying a broom in the month of may would sweep your friends away, hence it was unlucky to make brooms during may. another popular belief was that a new broom should sweep something into the house before it swept dust out of the house. broomstick witches were said to ride through the air on switches or broomsticks on their nocturnal journey to the sabbat. various other mounts were supposed to be used by witches, including a cleft stick, a staff, a distaff, or even a shovel. these objects were smeared with a special witchcraft ointment before the flight. other witches were believed to make their aerial journeys on such animals as a wolf or a goat. these flights were named transvection by demonologists. sources: robbins, rossell hope. the

of the indian science congress and the academic council of visva- bharati university. sources: pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of parapsychology. new york: helix press, 1964. d aspilette, marie (ca. sixteenth century) witch of andaye, in the labourd area of the basque country, who lived during the reign of henry iv. she was arrested at age 19 and confessed that she had been led to the sabbat and made to perform various witchcraft rites. davenport brothers, ira erastus (1839.1911) and william henry (1841.1877) famous american demonstrators of claimed spirit mediumship who performed before large audiences on the theatrical stage. their father was a police official in buffalo, new york, where ira was born on september 17, 1839, and william on february 1, 1841. in 1846.two year

3.1429) french theologian and chancellor of the university of paris. de gerson was the author of many works, including the examination of spirits, which contains rules for distinguishing true revelations from false, and the popular astrology reformed. de gert, berthomine (ca. 1608) a sorceress of the town of prechac in gascony who confessed about the year 1608 that when a sorceress returning from the sabbat is killed, the devil takes her shape and makes her reappear and die in her own dwelling so as to preserve her good reputation. but if the murderer has a wax candle and with it makes the sign of the cross on the witch s body, the devil cannot with all his strength remove her and is forced to leave her there. deitton an astrological book of indian origin in use in myanmar, similar to the

untington, ind: our sunday visitor, 1982. mcclure, kevin. the evidence for visions of the virgin mary. wellingborough, uk: aquarian press, 1983. mcglynn, thomas. vision of fatima. boston: little brown and co, 1948. fat of the sorcerers it was believed at one time that the devil made use of human fat for his sorceries. witches rubbed themselves with an ointment made from this fat in order to go to the sabbat, a gathering of members of their witchcraft group. other ingredients of the witch unguent were said to be blood of the lapwing and bat, soot, aconite, and deadly nightshade. francesco-maria guazzo, author of compendium maleficarum (1608) states that the witch unguent was made from a thick stew of boiled children, preferably unbaptized. this was a fantastic allegation made earlier by syl

ral force alone. all defeated forms of worship. roman paganism, germanic idolatry, jewish rancour. conspired against victorious christianity. nocturnal assemblies took place; thereat the conspirators cemented their alliance with the blood of human victims; and a pantheistic idol of monstrous form, with the horns of a goat, presided over festivals which might be called agapoe of hatred. in a word, the sabbat was still celebrated in every forest and wild if yet unreclaimed provinces. the adepts who attended them were masked and otherwise unrecognisable; the assemblies extinguished their lights and broke up before daybreak, the guilty were to be found everywhere, and they could be brought to book nowhere. it came about therefore that charlemagne determined to fight them with their own weapons

d justice, whether among the people or among the nobility, were drawn by these emissaries together, bound by pledges and vigilance in common. to the initiates thus incorporated they made known the full powers which they carried from the emperor himself, and they proceeded to institute the tribunal of free judges. levi s observations must be taken with a grain of salt, however. it is unlikely that the sabbat was celebrated to such an extreme. also, the vehmgericht was founded 450 years after charlemagne s reign. from the reign of robert the pious to that of st. louis (1215.70, there is not much to stimulate the student of occult history. in st. louis s time flourished the famous rabbi jachiel, a celebrated master of the kabbalah. there is some reason to believe that he possessed electricity

they said they had regularly attended the witches sabbat held three times a year, and that the demon who presided at it ended by burning himself to make powder for his agents to use in mischief. these first executions were followed by a series of others in the 1570s. in 1571 a mere conjurer who played tricks with cards was thrown into prison in paris, forced to confess that he was an attendant on the sabbat, and was executed. in 1573 a man was burned at dole on the charge of changing himself into a wolf and devouring children. several persons who confessed to having been at the sabbats were condemned to be burned that same year in different parts of france. in 1578 another man was tried and condemned in paris for changing himself into a wolf, and a man was condemned at orleans for the same

din to write de la demonomanie des sorciers (1580, which became a standard french textbook on the subject of witchcraft. among english witches, the devil was generally said to come in person to seduce his victims, but in france and other countries this seems to have been unnecessary. once initiated each person became seized with an uncontrollable desire to make converts, whom he or she carried to the sabbat to be duly enrolled as witches. according to bodin s imaginings, one witch was enough to corrupt five hundred honest persons. the infection quickly ran through a family and was generally carried down from generation to generation, which explained satisfactorily, according to his commentary on demonology, the extent to which witchcraft had supposedly spread in his day. the novice receive

eorge putnam s sons, 1952. reprinted as fads and fallacies in the name of science. new york: dover publications, 1957. new age notes of a fringe watcher. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1988. science, god, bad, and bogus. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1981. garinet, jules (1797.ca. 1877) french bibliophile and author of histoire de la magie en france (1818, in which he includes a description of the sabbat, a dissertation on demons, and a discourse on the superstitions connected with magic among the ancients and his contemporaries. sources: garinet, jules. histoire de la magie en france. paris, 1818. garland, hamlin (1860.1940) author, lecturer, and psychical researcher. born at la- crosse, wisconsin, september 14, 1860, he was educated at cedar valley seminary, iowa, the university of wi

he parliament of aix-en-provence condemned him. on april 30, 1611, godfrey was burned alive as guilty of magic, sorcery, impiety, and abominable lust. this horrible affair gave rise to an adventure related by the abbe of papon: the process contained many depositions upon the power of the demons. several witnesses protested that after being anointed with a magic oil, godfrey transported himself to the sabbat, and afterwards returned to his chamber down the shaft of the chimney. one day, when these depositions had been read to the parliament, and the imagination of the judges excited by a long recital of supernatural events, there was heard in the chimney an extraordinary noise, which suddenly terminated with the apparition of a tall black man. the judges thought it was the devil come to the

ic church, headquartered in england, and in 1959 the synod of the catholic apostolic church named him primate of all the americas. sources: haas, george c. o. the key to enrichment of life. n.p, 1949. the new orientation of science. is 23 (1960. ward, gary. independent bishops: an international directory. detroit: apogee books, 1990. habondia (or habundia) the queen of the witches, presiding over the sabbat. she was also identified with diana or herodias. she was referred to as habonde in the thirteenth-century poem le roman de la rose. in his work tableau de l inconstance des mauvais anges (description of the inconstancy of evil angels, 1612, the demonologist pierre de lancre refers to habondia rather sweepingly as queen of the fairies, witches, harpies, furies; and ghosts of the wicked

on. n.p, 1926. sainte jeanne d arc, les voix (the voices of st. joan of arc. n.p, 1956. pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of parapsychology. new york: helix press, 1964. lescoriere, marie (fl. sixteenth century) a witch of the sixteenth century arrested at the age of 90. on being examined she declared that she was no longer a witch, that she prayed daily, and that she had not visited the sabbat for 40 years. questioned on the subject of the sabbat, she confessed that she had seen the devil and that he had visited her in the shape of a dog or a cat. on one occasion, she said, she had killed a neighbor by praying to the devil. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. lescoriere, marie 907 leshan, lawrence (l (1920) psychologist and parapsychologist. he was born septemb

d that he practiced medieval black magic with blood rituals and sexual perversion, he fled from vienna. many of his associates, like jorg lanz von liebenfels, were rabid anti-semites, part of the occult underground that nourished perverted nazi beliefs. list died in berlin in may 1919. sources: sklar, dusty. gods and beasts: the nazis and the occult. new york: thomas y. crowell, 1977. litanies of the sabbat according to one account, on wednesdays and saturdays it was the custom to sing at the witches sabbat the following litanies: lucifer, beelzebub, leviathan, have pity on us. baal, prince of the seraphim; baalberith, prince of the cherubim; astaroth, prince of the thrones; rosier, prince of denominations; carreau, prince of the powers; belial, prince of the vertues; perrier, prince of th

r appearing to the magician, he asked only a mouse. other traditions state that lucifer rules europeans and asiatics. he sometimes appears in the shape of a beautiful child. when he is angry his face is flushed, but there is nothing monstrous about him. he is, according to some students of demonology, the grand justice of hades, and as such is the first to be invoked by witches in the litanies of the sabbat. in his poetry john milton pictured a most human lucifer, who existed as a potent force for good or evil, one who might have done great good, intensely proud and exceedingly powerful. the attempt to revive lucifer in his pre-christian positive nature occurred in theosophy. early in the twentieth century, the theosophical society named one of their prominent periodicals lucifer, and the

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e recognition of their past significance is still noted, the sabbats have been reinterpreted as occasions for personal magic and reformation and the veneration of the deities. as distinct from the eight major sabbats, witchcraft covens also hold a bi-monthly esbat at each new and full moon. these are the coven s regular meetings for its ongoing magical work and group worship (see also litanies of the sabbat) sources: ravenwolf, silver. to ride a silver broomstick: new generation witchcraft. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1995. valiente, doreen. the abc of witchcraft past and present. new york: st. martin s press, 1973. sabbathi this angel, in the jewish rabbinical legend of the celestial hierarchies, is assigned the sphere of saturn. he receives the divine light of the holy spirit

ench frontier, near labourd. it was within the jurisdiction of the inquisition established at logrono in castille. the mass of the population of this valley were said to have been sorcerers, and they held their meetings or sabbats at a place called zugarramurdi. a woman who was condemned implicated a number of other persons. all the persons arrested on this occasion agreed in their description of the sabbat and of the practices of the witches, who in their general features bore a close resemblance to the witches of labourd. the usual place of meeting was known here, as in labourd, by the popular name of aquelarre, a gascon word signifying the meadow of the goat. their ordinary meetings were held on the nights of monday, wednesday, and friday, every week, but they had grand feasts on the pr

the term was originally used in a religious sense for the transportation of saints, such as st. joseph of copertinn. there were some seventy aerial flights claimed, but from the sixteenth century onward the flight of witches was also described as transvection. the flight of witches was achieved with a magical flying ointment. however, if the witches heard the sound of church bells while flying to the sabbat, they might be grounded. it is likely that the special ointments used to assist transvection may have had a hallucinatory effect, giving the illusion of traveling through the air. such ointments could have produced experiences akin to astral projection or out-of-the-body travel. transylvanian society of dracula the transylvanian society of dracula emerged at the end of the 1990s as the

in the hope of finding treasure dug up the cauldron and opened it, we all made our escape. since that time our efforts have been directed to the destruction of righteous persons, and i have long been striving to turn thee from the course thou hast embraced. verdelet said to be a demon of the second order, master of ceremonies at the infernal court. he was charged with the transport of witches to the sabbat. he took the names of master persil, sante-buisson, and other names of a pleasant sound, so as to entice women into his snares. verdun, michel (d. 1521) a self-confessed werewolf, burned at besancon, france, in 1521 together with his accomplice pierre burgot. they had stated that they had stripped naked and anointed themselves with a certain unguent, after which they changed shape and b

icarum, or hammer of witches, a book that although authored by dominican monks was used and reprinted equally by protestant witch-hunters in germany and england. by the sixteenth century, the witches sabbat was regarded by authorities as a parody of the christian sabbath, the worshipful aspect of a religion which was a distorted image of true religion, i.e, christianity. according to the records, the sabbat was generally held in some wild and solitary spot, often in the midst of forests or on the heights of mountains, at a great distance from the residence of most of the visitors (the use of the word sabbat, clearly derived from the jewish sabbath, indicates the way in which medieval and early modern christians tended to blur distinctions between all perceived enemies of christianity, whet

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nd they are in the satanic bible. we'll review some of these "infernal names" of satanism found within masonry [satanic bible, anton lavey, p. 144-46] we shall list the freemason teaching on each of these names, and then the explanation. baphomet "the gnostics held that it [universal agent] composed the igneous [pertaining to fire] body of the holy spirit, and it was adored in the secret rites of the sabbat or the temple under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the hermaphroditic goat of mendes [pike, op. cit, p. 734, teaching of the 28th degree; emphasis added] we find it absolutely incredible that the freemasons should portray the holy spirit with the satanic symbol, baphomet. eliphas levi created this symbol, one of the foremost satanists and freemasons of all time. the baphomet is

of mendes. therefore, the masonic plan for the united states is one of evil, even in their own minds, not good. pan. satan is not a black god, but negation of god. this is not a person, but a force, created for good, but which may represent evil. it is the instrument of liberty or free will. they represent this force. under the mythologic and horned form of the god pan; thence came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the ancient serpent, and the light-bearer [pike, morals and dogma, p. 102] since the satanic bible lists pan as one of the infernal names of satan, we need to look further into the occult for more information on pan. however, we now know that, from pan came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the serpent, and the light-bearer [lucifer, because albert pike, the #1 freemason

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ly the initiatic and sorcerous daimon of the shadow. the shadow is the vampyric guide, the shape shifting and phantom body of self. the luciferian path works with such demonic forces as initiatic guides, and is related directly to the self. the shadow is significant as the adversary as it is the dreamin body with sloughs off the waking physical body for the dreaming or astral plane to go forth to the sabbat, or the darkness of night. this is the immortal and fiery eye of shadow, 15 which aligned with the body of light, grows eternal and is able to separate from the physical body. when working with goetic demons or angels, allow the shadow and light aspects of the self to invoke them and gain their knowledge and attributes, that under willed association, you will grow in the perception of s

mentals, feelings and emotions. understand that this shadow is you, it is the darkness cast down from the bright and illuminated body of light which you have summoned forth. you are perfection incarnate, luciferian brillance and darkness. now you may arise from the demonium of the earth to take flight with the wings of the bat or owl. rise up into the stormy and cloudy night sky, and fly forth to the sabbat fires in the ghost roads of hecate. as you fly you approach a great shadow which is enflamed in front of you. this shape is hellish and demonic in every way. its essence is black and haunting, but as you greet this form it will take shape. the face is that of the horned devil, the almost human visage which is scaled and speaks a deep and hidden ancient language with a forked tongue, his

rnal king and enter his essence. open your astral eyes as this shadow, and understand you may take any form you wish. you are vampyre, incubus, set-like and immortal in essence. you become as ahriman, the infernal king who shapes the world according to his desire. you may communicate and seek various points of congress with all goetic spirits in the dreaming plane, your gate is the dream. this is the sabbat body of which you shall go forth. you may fly forth to discover a great crimson goddess before you. she is robed in red, and her head is covered with a caul bloody with the mark of birth. her hands are pale ivory, with blackened and animal like nails, sharp and cruel. she is encircled with a great red dragon, and two other heads emerge from her red robe hag like and hissing with serpent

ou deep within her. the embrace is the paramount of ecstasy, from which shakes the foundation of your being. as you are close to her, another hand brings up a skull bowl of blood, which was catching the fornication of her lips below. this is her sacrament, the elixir of the beast and the venom of the infernal sabbat. drink deep and know the vampyric reawakening to the shadow. when you go forth to the sabbat or seek dreaming consultation with the goetic spirits, always remember this union with both aspects of the shadow, and the light. this is a mirror of yourself, that by magick you become god-like, welcome to the awakening and become! 17 an invocation to the holy guardian angel, spirit of the adversary who resides in darkness and light azal ucel the name azal ucel is a sigillic word manip

and dreaming, between the celestial and infernal, the fiery essence of the azazel. the original circle of solomon as redesigned by aleister crowley is indeed powerful in form, e.g. ourabouric circle, but in working with such a more luciferian focus was needed. the leviathan which makes the circle, is sigillized and charged essentially with the names of luciferian power, being sabaoth (the lord of the sabbat, or the sabbatic god, associated with zabbathi) adonai (the lord of the earth, associated with lucifer) azal ucel (the sigillic word formula of azazel and lucifer, used as the initiator or genius of the holy guardian angel rite presented in this edition) babalon (the power form of the goddess from lilith hecate az, the daemonic feminine) lilith (the queen of the sabbat the vampyre, the

our divine will. when the blade is heated, take the knife and place it in the water 24 by the blood i give i empower this blade, the very knife of my divine will by the moon waxing and waning i do receive the fallen stars fiery and ancient blade of steel do i summon thee, with the fires of azazel called shaitan do i consecrate thee, by the flames of hecate do i empower thee! the circle is cast in the sabbat journey of the celestial and infernal blessed is this sacred blade so mote it be! the black hilted knife (evocation dagger) the black hilted knife is the blade of barbarous evocation, the knife dedicated to shaitan of midnight and banal, the daemonic adversarial blade of lucifer, the sacred weapon of banishing and commanding the fulgaris lightning bolt of the fallen djinn. the black hil

rs of self. he governs 50 legions of spirits. 58 r shan shan/shaz/shax is a great marquis who appears in the form of a dove, who speaks with a rough and hoarse voice. this spirit may take way hearing and sight, and may destroy perception. it is written that shan steals money out of the house of kings, which in an initiatory context of the sabbatic path, shan guides the sorcerer s astral spirit to the sabbat and reveals secrets unto him/her. shan brings horses to the magician, which is the nightmare or sabbatic steed. one must summon shan in the evocation circle, the very meeting place of all spirits. the magician will then enter the circle to ensorcel himself in this essence. shan may also reveal hidden things and that which is not kept by wicked spirits. shan does give excellent familiars

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ly road: a typological study of initiatory transmissions within the sabbatic tradition by andrew d. chumbley initiation, the passing -on of power, the step of the mortal foot across the threshold of the gods, the hearing of the watchword, the reception of the book, the dreaming-draught sipp'd at midnight, the lonely stand in the heart of the wild..many are the ways of induction into the circle of the sabbat, many the waymarks- the moments of realisation- that lead the spirit through the winding ways of all ecstasy! in its essence, initiation is the entrance of an individual into a mystery and the ingress of that mystery into the individual; it is a simultaneous rarefaction and reification; a nuptial union of self and other in the mirror'd circle of gnosis. whilst the essence of the matter

antastical invention, let us consider that the divine imagination contains its own denizens- the 'messengers' of godhood, and that the shadows thereof may impress themselves in 'types' conducive to the perceiver's apprehension. the open mind thus behold the whispering daimon as an ancestor- an elderly forbear, or as a stranger, a 'black man' bearing a curious gift of book, beast, or secret salve. the sabbat is an astral conclave, a state of gnosis in ecstasy, its impress upon mind is beyond all simple reckoning. if we can guide well in instances where its activity is fore-shadowed in the play of imagination, an individua l may gain insight and succeed in establishing an interior link with the current, above and beyond the mere outward show of an apparent 'history. imaginal transmission may

eeply, such matters cannot be operated effectively between inexperienced aspirants. as such i conclude that it is best for such matters to be remain the preserve of those capable of deploying their arcana with knowledge and love. textual transmission: the way of the book although we may exchange money for text, money alone will never purchase initiation, neither will text alone permit us to enter the sabbat. and yet, if one is possessed of the suitable capacity, lineage may be given by means of formal textual transmission. in such an instance, the pages of a rite are formally given by a master or mistress to an aspirant and the spiritual wardens of the book are bestowed as familiars or guides to the book's new owner. in cases where face-to-face tuition cannot be accomplished, a one-to-one

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ficient to explain our own practices fully, rather it serves to elucidate one wave of transmission which has empowered the techniques of the cultus; there are both previous and more recent connections which could also be unravelled, but these are all subject to the aspersion of historical conjecture and will, for the present, to be withheld. i merely reiterate the point that the entire history of the sabbat lies within it's own circle; in our myths and rites there are footprints, the witchmarks of eld, which will reveal these secrets at such a time when star, heart and hearth are aligned a-right. there is a thread of ancient gnosis which lies in the hands of the sabbatic initiate whether he know it or not- it remains there to empower his work. we should however not neglect to mention egypt

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, some pointing toward the a-temporal actualities of the sabbath as a field of transcendental magical existence. in azoetia, i wrote that the true meeting-place of the sabbath was at the crossroads of waking, sleeping and mundane dreaming, and that the sabbatic rites were to be experienced and participated in a dimension of true dreaming, in which one goes forth in spirit-flight into the field of the sabbat and there communes directly in its mysteries. whilst one can write about this, the reality is rooted in personal apprehension which can only be gained if the spirits accept you and elect to call you out in dreaming, or if one is fortunate enough to be taught in a traditional craft lineage that possesses the requisite lore and spirit-patronage. in the final analysis, sabbatic craft is an

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

ame. the churchmen of the middle ages believed that witches, who were almost invariably women, slipped out of their homes at night and gathered at prearranged spots in forests, mountains, caves, or some other remote area, often by flying, to celebrate sabbats. the meetings were sometimes portrayed as taking place only a few times a year and sometimes as often as every week. the basic structure of the sabbat is reflected in the confession of an elderly woman who asserted that she had been attending such meetings since the age of sixteen: women came riding on sticks. the demon presided, in the form of a cat, whom they all adored. he taught them all manner of crimes and gave them an ointment, with which she had killed more than 100 men and infants; also a powder with which to raise tempests

details are repeated. for instance: the fire under the cauldron was burning brightly, and as the crowd moved apart rex saw that a dozen women had now stripped themselves of their dominoes and stood stark naked in the candle-light. they formed a circle round the cauldron, and holding hands, illustration from collin de plancy s dictionnaire infernal (1863) depicting the devil and witches dancing at the sabbat. note the toad familiar in the foreground (fortean picture library) sacrifice 233 with their backs turned to the inside of the ring, began a wild dance around it anticlockwise towards the devil s left. in a few moments the whole company had stripped off their dominoes and joined in the dance, tumbling and clawing at one another before the throne. this ancient folklore also survives in s

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shades in the dream. this path is born of the goddess of the caves, from which the serpents slither this path is born of the blacksmith who forges the illuminated light of azazel and speaks through the blood of his kin, this is forever a path of fence walking, from which one shall be revealed the great mysteries, spoken in the wind. this is forever a path, from which lilith emerges in the fire of the sabbat, and lucifer emerges as the sun. through the art of sorcery shall the winding path be shown, the sheet of burial shall we be wrapped in, to guide us from the ancient burial of egypt and the waking in the dream of the desert and forest through the art of magick shall we all be elevated towards the light. lucifer is the light bringer of humanity; he is the spirit force of fire and light

spiritual awakening and magickal gnosis through sorcery. the process of self-transformation within the witches sabbat gnosis is the night-hunt and dream conclave known as the witches sabbath, the meeting of the souls of magickians at the crossroads, an area of which is universal in spirit meetings, from the pathal craft to the luciferian witches sabbat path to systems of voodoo and palo mayombe. the sabbat itself is a western approach to the middle eastern cult of shaitan and those of the yatukan1 practices. shaitan is the fire-djinn whom, unlike other angels created of light, was created from flame. it was this energy, essence of spirit that who is known as lucifer shone brightly above all others. he held the light of the sabbat to those who would whisper the oaths in the dawn. shaitan t

s of light and shadow. it is through the union of such that one becomes as shaitan or lucifer itself. the witches sabbat itself emerged from the dreams of the profane, those who knew not the ways of the cunning folk and their work. it was because of the times of persecution that many kept their art secret, working and weaving their webs of sorcery and magickal illumination unseen by outside folk. the sabbat is the meeting place of the feri, lycanthrope, vampire and the sorcerer s shades which act as familiars. it is the great manifestation of the hidden law, and that we may, by imagination, become lucifer in our self. it is through the chalice of lilith, revealed as babalon, that we seek the union of the goddess. the witches sabbath has long been a misunderstood and often misrepresented ex

owl, wolf or human form allows the shadow or soul (called ba in egyptian systems) to nourish from the sleepers and achieve a hidden knowledge transmitted only by the path of the unseen. it is from this that we awake, and to be understood clearly, advance us in the image of the prince of darkness whom is ultimately revealed as the lord of light. upon the great meeting of lilith, the witch queen of the sabbat, shall the woman emerge as the model for the goddess to manifest in the earth. therefore shall the woman dress, think and align herself with this positive and balanced image of death and life, that through the witchcraft shall she set herself up as queen and mistress of the beast 666, whom is the solar force of creation and joy. the woman is highly respected in the witches sabbat path

ft shall she set herself up as queen and mistress of the beast 666, whom is the solar force of creation and joy. the woman is highly respected in the witches sabbat path, as she is the beauty, life and joy of the feminine which is beheld in us all. it is through her womb that the night transfers knowledge and one must seek to continually manifest this through the individual, being male or female. the sabbat is the manifestation of the witch queen in all of her aspects, thus she is deadly and protective at the same time. the sabbat is paralleled in morocco by the ancient meeting of spirits called the zabbat, translating the forceful or powerful one, and those who attended this occasion are called kafan, meaning the winding sheet, from which is worn by the participants and may only be white

from the flesh, thus the witches sabbat is the supreme luciferian awakening, and it is when we become just as lucifer, who is the spirit of the air whom resides upon the astral plane. below lucifer is the puzzle of the black one, being baphomet. baphomet, being the god form of sorcerers and magickians of chaos and witches sabbat currents, is the model of union. consider lilith, the witch queen of the sabbat and of lillitu, the succubus and vampire phantoms and samael, the fire djinn which is considered the same as asmodeus, their infernal union is the manifestation and birth of baphomet. thus the horned one brings the wisdom of the earth (asmodeus-samael) and the spirit (lilith, thus baphomet is the initiator of becoming and self-deification. the magician must be implored to work according

learn. the one who brings the mind in tune with his or her surroundings is better adapted to work magick and achieve the gnosis of which he/she seeks after. this is primarily an individual process 13 and involves a large amount of personal dedication. the results, or treasure of the work is rewarded to those who essentially step through the veil of waking into dreaming and emerge upon the hill of the sabbat, encompassing the circle of the witchblood whom have offered unto asmodeus, the waking lord of the sabbath. the order of phosphorus, being a luciferian group focused on solitary, ceremonial and individual growth through one discovering his/her own foundation of magickal practice recognizes the importance of the witches sabbat lineage that is present within some of its initiates. it is v

ich may be controlled and absorbed by the sorcerer s own astral body. one may feed the servitors themselves from this, that they may take their shadow and from your will form their shapes in darkness in whatever fashion you so desire. necromancy evocation and communion with the dead. sabbat- the meeting of witches in the dream plane, the secret arcana of leaving the body. there are two aspects of the sabbat, the empyrean/celestial (of air the luciferian sabbat) and the infernal sabbat (chthonic, demonic and earth based. these two elements of the dream conclave are connected with the symbolism of which the fraturnitias saturni focused upon as the higher and lower octave of saturn. shades shadows of the dead, spirits which commune with the living. the witches sabbat path works with shades fr

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in the luciferian path. the witches' sabbat itself is composed of two aspects, the celestial or empyrean (the highest aspect of light, luciferian fire and divinity) and the infernal (the lower aspects, the daemonic. what the witches' sabbat is the spiritual transference from the waking flesh (everyday life) to the astral/dream rite (the gathering of witches and sorcerer in the arena of the dream. the sabbat has been explored since before the middle ages, in the form of the infernal, daemonic and often demoting in the lens of christianity. it was austin osman spare, in his one room apartment in london, awakened to the gathering of spirits, fornicating and procreating the inherent wish of each sorcerer. spare considered the sabbat most healthy, and noted an increase in mental and physical he

onic and often demoting in the lens of christianity. it was austin osman spare, in his one room apartment in london, awakened to the gathering of spirits, fornicating and procreating the inherent wish of each sorcerer. spare considered the sabbat most healthy, and noted an increase in mental and physical health and vigor. spare around this time, in the early 1950's, drew numerous illustrations of the sabbat in various forms, including many infernal aspects of his early career. kenneth grant later illustrated much of spare's luciferian gnosis in his legendary work "images and oracles of austin osman spare. the sabbat of the witches is a dreaming aspect of the imagination, of strengthening the self into the arcana of the cunning fire, or black flame. the lore of cain as the lord of horsemen

demonic familiar is the lower, bestial aspects of our consciousness, atavisms, the shadow itself. here is the essence of ahriman as the bringer of shadow, from which we encircle both the higher with the lower. references to the infernal and demonic within luciferian witchcraft are aimed as that same process of self-liberation, initiating change and progress of the self from a magical perspective. the sabbat itself stands between normal dreaming and waking, it is a mystical process undermined by determination to change and progress. in a symbolized working, the dreamer experiences the sabbat be it in the celestial (luciferian gathering, communion with the watchers) and infernal (daemonic gathering, fornication and shades of the dead) to usher forth a strong process of self-initiation, that

lilith-az-babalon- hecate the daemonic feminine is the fountain of the witch cult, in it's dreaming and waking aspect. while wicca has taken a more sterile approach to the goddess, a luciferian sorcerer acknowledges the beauty of the daemonic goddess as a well of power and selfdeification. through babalon we drink the blood of saints and emerge as god itself. lilith is the succubus witch queen of the sabbat, whom is the very mother of us all. any within the veil of darkness are from her, we fornicate with her continually in the fruitful imagination of creation. the above four names are but a glimpse at her face, for she wears many masks in accordance with her role. all individuals must invoke babalon lilith within, regardless of gender. she is reached in the city of chorazin, from which yo

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nd learn. the one who brings the mind in tune with his or her surroundings is better adapted to work magick and achieve the gnosis of which he/she seeks after. this is primarily an individual process and involves a large amount of personal dedication. the results, or treasure of the work is rewarded to those who essentially step through the veil of waking into dreaming and emerge upon the hill of the sabbat, encompassing the circle of the witchblood whom have offered unto asmodeus, the waking lord of the sabbath. the order of phosphorus, being a luciferian group focused on solitary, ceremonial and individual growth through one discovering his/her own foundation of magickal practice recognizes the importance of the sethian witchcraft lineage that is present within some of its initiates. it

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT THE MYSTERY REVEALED

shades in the dream. this path is born of the goddess of the caves, from which the serpents slither this path is born of the blacksmith who forges the illuminated light of azazel and speaks through the blood of his kin, this is forever a path of fence walking, from which one shall be revealed the great mysteries, spoken in the wind. this is forever a path from which lilith emerges in the fire of the sabbat, and lucifer emerges as the sun. through the art of sorcery shall the winding path be shown, through the art of magick shall we all be elevated towards the light. the luciferian witchcraft tradition in relation to one particular group of individuals announces a specific development of the cunning craft and darker, more hidden elements of the left hand path. coven nachttoter has announce

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ally discontinued, owing to the fact that should a witch or warlock be found in possession of one, it usually led to an immediate bout of prolonged torture, the reason being, of course, that church authorities inevitably suspected the cup to have been used for heretical and blasphemous perversions of the mass. in their eyes they were undoubtedly justified, as there is indeed a ceremonial feast at the sabbat, wherein witches consume cakes and wine in much the same manner as the early church did in its agape, or love feast. it is a rite common to many cults. in order to make your own cup, you must first buy, without bargaining over the price (this will apply to anything you use in your spells, a goblet anywhere from three to five inches in diameter. it can be made out of anything you please

ich is easier than the first mentioned and is of the type which is often incorporated into the grand sabbat of halloween, although, strictly speaking, most sabbat rituals do employ some elements of the first variety. halloween, or the feast of the dead, is the time when the illustrious magical dead are drawn back into the company of the living by the ties of love and magic, to share in the joy of the sabbat and bestow their blessing on the witches' new year, which begins november 1. most witches refer to the necromantic operation of love (as opposed to that of intelligence) by its traditional name "the dumb supper; it can be used to evoke the shade of one's future spouse as well as that of a deceased loved one. i shall reserve instructions for its performance for chapter 4, which deals sol

s used as the coven "totem" animal, mentioned earlier in connection with the symbolism of the witch bracelet. this symbolic animal form is decided upon at the formation of a coven by mutual agreement among the members and after much introspection and divination. the chosen totemic animal form or forms, for there may be several, is then ritually "assumed" by coven members during the chain dance at the sabbat itself, and also should they at any time wish to indulge in the practice of "sending for the fetch" commonly known as astral projection. omens and auguries of coming events may also be drawn by the seasoned practitioner from the appearance on the scene of one such specimen of a coven totem, a grey bird maybe or a large black cat. part of this witchlore may have filtered out in the past

, the pentacle may then be removed and exhibited to the four quarters or to the gaze of the manifesting entity. if you organize a coven, you will have to also prepare a round metal plate, pewter or copper or even aluminium, on which is simply engraved or painted a five-pointed star or pentagram; this is used in a similar way to an ecclesiastical "paten" and bread, cakes, or salt to be used during the sabbat are placed on it. it is also confusingly referred to as the pentacle, but on this occasion refers more to the pentacle-disc or coin represented in the suit cards of the minor tarot arcana. it is also a direct descendant from the lia fal of pre-celtic lore, but has picked up cabalistic overtones through the ages, still in tune with its earthy symbolism, however. cabalistically, it refers

ders, all equally traditional. in covens which stress the love and fertility aspects of witchcraft and perform their rituals naked, the male leader is known as the high priest, the female as high priestess. on the other hand, in those which stress the knowledge and power aspect, the male is known as the magister, grand master, or "devil (meaning "little god) and the female as the lady or queen of the sabbat. the second male, known as the "officer "executor" or "summoner" is he who relays the requests of the magister or lady to the rest of the coven membership. he is the go-between and lieutenant of the leader or leaders, and traditionally he wore black from head to foot to designate his rank. hence his old title "the man in black" occasionally, in medieval france, he was dressed in green a

she will wear all her witch jewels as well, including of course the mandatory necklace. during the sabbats, the magister's headpiece will be adorned with a simple short candle rising from the centre, which is lit during the proceedings. this symbolizes his role as the lord of the sun, lucifer, the light bearer. in some covens, the high priestess will likewise wear an illuminated headpiece to lead the sabbat dance, this time, however, a whole coronet of candles. members may bring their own robes or work nude, as the case may be. as i mentioned before, a certain uniformity of dress is desirable, and the black, cowled robe, or tabard, is ideal for this purpose. witch jewels should be worn, and members should bring their athames and wands for participation in the group rituals. in the old days

or informal esbat, the magister and lady may be known by any of the following titles, apart from their own coven names. these are some of the traditional names for the various witch spirits you already know about, whether they be held to be independent entities or aspects of a single divine pair, a god and goddess. the coven leaders are seen as direct representatives of these witch spirits during the sabbat. the magister's titles are, among others: cernunnos. the title is derived from the ancient european celtic horned deity of the same name. dumus. derived from "dumuzi" or "tammuz" the young consort of the mesopotamian mother goddess. puck. also known as "pookah" or "bok" the horned, satyr-like mischievous spirit said to be a reformation folklore version of the horned god. he was also kno

witches take it to refer to "the stone of buffo" buffo being an ancient name for the island of cyprus where legend has it the greek love goddess aphrodite was born; from whence also certain of the feminine witch mysteries were said to have emanated. which brings me to my second consideration, namely, the titles bestowed upon female witch leader whether she be designated high priestess or queen of the sabbat. among the lady's titles are: andred. witch goddess name coming from the forest of weald in england. bensozia. twelfth-century french name for the goddess, meaning doubtful. nocticula. similar twelfth-century appellation meaning "little night" rhiannon. welsh-celtic mother goddess. arrianrhod. similar welsh goddess, mother of llew. herodias or aradia. italian name for the witch goddess

ankers' club" traditions than any inherent in the craft itself. to be beaten, whether symbolically or in actuality, does not by any means arouse in everyone the same feelings of glowing inner cleanliness or spiritual toneup that it apparently did for a nordic warrior, cloistered medieval monk, english public school boy, or sky-clad witch. the robed initiation since the ceremony takes place during the sabbat, the circle itself will already have been erected and consecrated by watchtower, with a small ceramic chafing dish glowing on top of the altar should it be indoors, or a balefire blazing in the centre should it be outdoors. all the magical witch implements should be present. both masculine and feminine aspects of power will have been invoked, perhaps by the eko azarak formula and the he

es him with his "charged" coven witch jewel- pendant, garter, bracelet, necklace, or ring- and salutes him as a new member. some covens also include a consecration by sabbat oil and wine at this point. the new initiate now rises and is presented to all the other members in turn by witch name. finally, the coven's working tools, sword, chalice, lamps, et al, are presented in turn to the candidate. the sabbat festivities and ceremonies such as the feast of cakes and wine then continue as usual. the sky-clad, or naked, initiation in this type of ritual common to covens which practise the goddess-oriented variety of witchcraft, the ceremony is performed by the high priest if the candidate is a woman, the high priestess if it is a man. as in the previous ritual, the circle should be cast by wat

he return-in-threefold witch law, whether it be used for good or evil, blessing or cursing. by dint of this, the ceremony concludes with the new initiate scourging his initiator with thrice as many blows as he himself received, namely, one hundred and twenty in all. he is then presented to the powers at the four quarters as a duly consecrated high priest and wizard, or high priestess and queen of the sabbat, whichever the case may be. in the second ritual, instead of the progress of the aspirant through the four elements, the myth of the goddess is implied, where the witch goddess andred, aradia, habondia, or whatever other name you may care to know her by, descends into the world of the dead somewhat like persephone in hades or ishtar in the realm of ereshkigal, and receives the scourge a

nd power with its hermetic overtones or love and joy with its dionysian ones. evolve your coven emblems first, and the rest will follow naturally. the central idea to adhere to is one of the purification and regeneration of the candidate, symbolized by the impositions and removal of the blindfold and ligature, leading to his enlightenment and acceptance by the leaders by and for the entire coven. the sabbat rituals items 4, 5 and 6 have already been dealt with; all that remains to be discussed are your regular coven rituals, which will form the main bulk of your book of shadows. the witches' year, like the regular variety, is divided into four seasons- winter, spring, summer, and autumn. each season was characterized originally by a sabbat, nowadays two sabbats. they are more of an either/

must organize your sabbat so that the lighting of the balefire occurs at the hour of midnight. this you should determine precisely beforehand, halving the hours between the' time the sun actually sets on the eve and when it rises the following day. midnight, in fact, will not always occur at 12 p.m, depending on the time of the year. having exchanged the customary witch greetings of "merry meet" the sabbat begins with the casting of the circle. this should be the nine-foot inner diameter variety, using the largest measurements on your cingulum as a compass cord. or, if you have the space, a special eighteen-foot one can be constructed, as is done when several covens meet. if you are working indoors, it will take the form of your regular taped circle with the four lamps of art, unlit, plac

do this, you must stand outside the perimeter as you dig. the reason for this will be apparent shortly. the triple tracings and fire and water exorcisms remain the same in form, but again they must be performed from outside the circle. the thurible fumigation should be sabbat incense (see the end of chapter for this. the northern segment of the circle is now regarded as the entrance and exit for the sabbat participants, and is referred to simply as the "gateway" or more explicitly as the "way between the worlds" all the coven members should pass into the circle through this gateway, but not, however, before divesting themselves of all metal implements, witch jewels, or insignia. even the magister's or high priestess' metal headpieces must remain outside; the cup, the sword, athame, everyt

the old days of tinder-boxes and flints. the fire seen to be resident in nonmetallic substances or the sun is what is required so now you have your coven assembled, the circle drawn the balefire laid out but not lit, and finally all metals including your witch jewels removed from the area. now, exactly at midnight, the hour of greatest darkness, extinguish all lamps or lights in the vicinity. if the sabbat is performed indoors, turn out all the lights in the rest of the house. you stand at the end of the old season; the elemental tides are about to change, the old quarter gives place to the new and the wheel of life is turning another quadrant. you are about to invoke the descent of a new influx of power to renew and regenerate the fire of your body corporate, the coven entity. the coven

r! be fruitful in god's embrace! be filled with food for the use of men! the coven should likewise repeat this chant, feeling the answering earth tremble beneath them as they beat upon it. while they do this, the high priestess should crumble a sabbat cake in her hand, and cast it in the circle furrow at the west, or upon the circle boundary line if it be an indoor sabbat. now, having consecrated the sabbat ground and balefire, all the ritual metal implements, including personal witch insignia, may be brought into the circle from the north. the leaders assume their headdresses, and the taper upon the master's headdress is lit from the balefire. he is the direct representative of the solar force within the coven. the coven members should also now assume their individual witch jewels. the ma

e rite seems to have been replaced generally by the cakes and wine ceremony which, then leads into the feast. the chalice held by the high priestess is raised high over the balefire, and sabbat wine poured in. the magister then lowers his ceremonial rod, wand, or athame into the cup briefly, and then removes it. both he and the priestess then hand it on to the coven, who drink from it. similarly, the sabbat cake is presented on the paten pentacle by the priestess, divided up by the magister with his athame, and then distributed like wise. on handing the chalice or pentacle to one's neighbour, the words "blessed be" are often uttered. the initial ceremony of the cakes and wine leads on to the actual feast, which is usually contributed to by all the coven members, each bringing some particul

d to by all the coven members, each bringing some particular delicacy. the food, far from being the eye of newt and toe of frog variety, is the type you would expect to find at any buffet supper. the meal itself does not have to be eaten within the circle, the only ritual proviso being that if the company actually sit down at table, the magister be seated at the head. after the meal is concluded, the sabbat may continue as a regular party with dancing and singing usually of the folk rock variety being performed by more exuberant members within the circle, often jumping hand in hand over the flames of the balefire. at last, when all is said and done and the party draws to a close, often approaching dawn, traditional farewells of "merry part" and "blessed be" are exchanged between departing

rmed by more exuberant members within the circle, often jumping hand in hand over the flames of the balefire. at last, when all is said and done and the party draws to a close, often approaching dawn, traditional farewells of "merry part" and "blessed be" are exchanged between departing members, who after exchanging their ritual garments for everyday clothes, hurry off into the chill morning air. the sabbat is over, the old gods have been reinvoked, and a new season begun. the basic sabbat rites should remain the same throughout the year, differing only in small details appropriate to the season. for instance, many covens will divide the year in two and give the magister presidency of the circle during the winter months, the lady in those of summer. the midwinter festival of yule, christma

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spirit has departmsl i s h i n g 2 a rite of the werewolf the going forth to the infernal sabbat by michael w. ford, akhtya seker arimanius once the sorcerer has undertaken the self-initiation ritual entitled, a ritual of lycanthropy 1 in both parts, and he has visualized perfectly his werewolf shadow, 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 infernal sabbat, symbolized as the persian arezura, 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

hem a toxic alkaloid called solanine. if such was ingested it could cause sickness, but also sensations of flying and hallucinations. some could use fat and mix into an ointment which is smeared on the genital area or anus, which has a detailed amount of blood vessels. this would enter then the bloodstream. in the book demonomanie (1580) bodin wrote that witches rode a broom stick or black ram to the sabbat. as early as 1489 a writer called molitor mentioned wolves as a transport. in the goetia, amon is shown riding a wolf. in molitor s de lamiis a woodcut shows a witch riding a wolf, not to mention other sorcerers sitting astride a forked stick4. the infernal sabbat, being the antinomian self-love rite of sexual and psyche oriented self-deification, allows the passing of the shadow of the

al and psyche oriented self-deification, allows the passing of the shadow of the witch into an averse and more powerful state of being. belladonna was used also in salves to produce flying, in large amounts can easily kill. atropine is easily absorbed by the skin, which when mixed with fat enters into the bloodstream quickly. such ingredients no doubted caused such mental and astral journeys into the sabbat both celestial and infernal. such night flights may be caused by such psychotropic herbs. toads, being linked to diabolism and witchcraft already5 and such were used often in potions. also used in ointments were bats and their blood, mixed with deadly nightshades. for this reason, individuals should not experiment with such, noted that death could occur. in specific, part of the witches

ert cochrane has written, are in the wind. all one must do is heed the voice of inspiration, that spark of sathan which illuminates our path of becoming. buddhists looks at existence as being central to the soul in itself. the buddhist will sometimes move through a form of lycanthropy of different animals, sometimes falling into meditation, leaving the flesh and blood to later return from trance. the sabbat, no matter what inspiration may create, does the same end. the black mass in specific has long held traditions of lycanthropy and 3the encyclopedia of psychoactive drugs: flowering plants: magic in bloom. mendelson, jack, m.d. and mello, nancy, phd. new york: chelsea house publishers. 1986. 4 the encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology by rossell hope robbins, crown publishers, ny 195

clopedia of psychoactive drugs: flowering plants: magic in bloom. mendelson, jack, m.d. and mello, nancy, phd. new york: chelsea house publishers. 1986. 4 the encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology by rossell hope robbins, crown publishers, ny 1959. 5 from as early as zoroastrian lore pertaining to toads being the creatures of ahriman. 4 witchcraft in close connections. often, the black man of the sabbat holds the power of bestial transformation, will often give salves to new initiates. a demonologist, pierre de lancre (1612) mentioned a goat-like figure, wearing a chasuble who read from a book bound in wolf s skin, which contained pages red, white and black. in commentarius de praecipibus divinationum generibus (1560) by casper peucer wrote of a story from latvia, of when werewolves ta

ead now emerged as a 12 angels are considered by abu-hamid mohammed al-ghazali to be the higher faculties of man. 13 empyrean= highest heavens, heights, the astral plane which leads to the psyche or genius revealed. see the key of solomon the king by s.l. mathers, the symbolism of angels (higher octave) and demons (lower octave or infernal spirits. this term is inextricably the same as celestial, the sabbat of luciferian light. 14 baphomet is a magickal transformation of being. baphomet, being the head of wisdom, is related to cain in some sabbatic and luciferian circles. 15 the people of the lie, or practitioners of witchcraft, see yatuk dinoih by the present author. 9 necromantic shade. by the wealth of symbolism there is indeed much to develop from be ready to grasp that which was alway

life to death and finally, to the psyche becoming immortal. if this test failed, set in the form of seker, devoured the soul. later on seker was merged with ptah, a blacksmith god24 and took the form of a mummy with a visage of an old man. 21 egyptian mysteries, lucy lamie 22 a mask of dreaming is focusing and projecting the psyche or self into the mask of the god form in question, going forth to the sabbat masked in the cloak of the god form you are assuming. this is a development from older golden dawn practices and enables the mind to grow strong through understanding and experiencing on dreaming levels other significant god forms, demons and angelick spirits. 23 the egyptian book of the dead, the abode of the blessed, edited by e.a. wallis budge. 24 tubal-cain or cain, the son of samae

25 witchcraft or persian sorcery which involves developing a solitary of spirit or druj practice. 13 dire initiator of my night and infernal dreaming path. may the eye open within i call unto the shadows of the circle cast against the dawn- azi-dahaka, aeshma, zartosht, nasu druj, andar, savar, taprev, astwihad fly now unto me! kundak my steed of infernal flight come forth nightmare, guide me to the sabbat! spirits of amenta, do hear my summons shades of elphame fire, those who arise from the vessels of night in the serpents skin do i cloak myself as i leap into the twilight gate unto the shadow world, of spectral flight from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and guide, can then shades arise shall i as shadow black, ashen with the remains of the de

ght from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and guide, can then shades arise shall i as shadow black, ashen with the remains of the dead dance around the fires of the circle, against the sun to summon the smoke o horned intiator and devils flesh my cloak of serpent skin worn clothe me in the robe of az in the watchers fields of time by kevan, the gateway to the sabbat, shall you arise before me- my body is a black temple, illuminated with crimson and violet brilliance. by my words carry my spirit! 14 the ensorcelment of ahriman- i summon ruha-az, crimson whore and vampire, i call the fiend vareno who is an angel of darkness, who causes intercourse i do summon thee! i invoke thee! in the darkness is your light. praise unto ahriman, horned lord of the

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never ending. it was within the circle, that lilith showed to me that which i may make my life never ending; much was presented to me, which i found illuminating. that body is the vessel of manifestation, the marriage of light and darkness. the circle of summoning is the extent of self, and the fire which surrounds is the circle of fiery will and spirit of the spirit. lilith showed me the art of the sabbat, 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 human flesh, 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 kno

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spirits and energies/godforms inward to gain anthropomorphic associations or the common and deeper attributes of the spirit. in the act of invocation, the spirit is absorbed by the i or self, in a luciferian/sethian sense, the sorcerer becomes or develops from the spirit called inward. invocation is the direct subconscious communication with the forces of outer and inner planes of being. as with the sabbat, both infernal and celestial, one enters the ecstasy trance of the inbetween (inbetween the dreaming and waking world) to emerge eventually as the adversary, that godform of both sides. evocation to summon or call spirits outward, often projected into a circle or area from which you may bind such forces or spirits to a specific area. in goetic sorcery, the individual summons or evokes a

witchcraft is of two basic aspects, being the discovery of the self and the unity with nature, and the mastery of sorcery and a balance of both dayside and darkside practices. the connection between witchcraft and the zos kia cultus is more profound than one may first believe. the sorcery of zos kia cultus has its roots in the luciferian tradition of which austin spare was heir by witch paterson. the sabbat of the witches is also misunderstood to some extent and there is a need to further present theories and actual path workings which may open a new way of thinking concerning this subject. the witches' sabbath is a gathering in dream, not the physical gathering that it once was thought to be (unless a conscious gathering is agreed upon as it is often done. the witch who wishes to attend d

esent theories and actual path workings which may open a new way of thinking concerning this subject. the witches' sabbath is a gathering in dream, not the physical gathering that it once was thought to be (unless a conscious gathering is agreed upon as it is often done. the witch who wishes to attend does so primarily in the astral or dream body. no babies were or are harmed, no killing is done. the sabbat is a great appeal to the senses and a rejuvenation of the spirit. those who actually attend the sabbath are often refreshed, happy and more 40 40 thoughtful of others. the sabbath is a celebration and channeling of the powers of night and the rejoicing of what one is and what one can be. the actual name sabbath is derived from the old french verb s'esbattre, translating to frolic. when

d. the eight earthly sabbaths' are as a form and focus for the dreaming rite, in which those of witch blood meet in ecstasy. the earthly sabbat is as a gate and purification zone whose purpose is to create the astral grounds in which the meeting is to take place. the following rites may be conducted with very few people, be it two or ten individuals, fulfilling each members dedication and desire. the sabbat of the witches exists in the context of dream control and breaking over into the astral world, where all is based on desire and will. the manifesting of day side activities are brought forth through the dreaming- darkside- aspects of sorcery and magick. a particularly memorable event when i attended an astral sabbat and became fully aware of the current in its witch-blood origin. in suc

ustion overtakes their very being. this would be a very close and early representation of what is the death posture, which the initiate would undertake some time later. this is the manifestation of what is known as the green man in witch cult tradition, an incarnation of nature and wisdom, perseverance and silent wisdom. it is almost always the most silent who holds the most personal power. 46 46 the sabbat exists in the highest aspects of the mind (luciferian) and the darkest (infernal, for instance a working for vigor, light and astral initiation one would seek the luciferian sabbat. any sexual relations in the luciferian sabbat would be a union with another in a desired aspect of self development. one who seeks to transform into a beast, wolf, bat or daemonic form to seek sexual congres

and safe. mark of the devil (sigilium diaboli) chant "ascend now in the northern tower- horned lord of the earth blessed is the stave of the devil itself, from which we mark ourselves in rebirth i come now to behold the fires from between the horns of the goat and stand in the brilliance of lucifer reborn that we shall rectify the primal dream of all desire let this mark be again in the light of the sabbat moon" the prayer of the infernal sabbat the devil s mark part two- by the promethean torch, known illuminated as baphomet, the sacred guardian of azazel, the hidden watcher. shall i make my oath in fire and black earth. as the power of christ runs deep in the land, it runs not as deep as the power of the fallen seraph, who uplifts up from common 52 52 clay. it was this very spirit who b

. the date of august 13th is sacred to hecate, it is the traditional festival held in her honor which dates back to the roman era. it is historically the same date as the celebration of diana, who is said to be yet another aspect of the goddess.the callings of hecate are a channeling of lunar energy, to those knowing of their witch blood. a rite such as that following should be held on the eve of the sabbat as well as august 13th. an example is as follows: begin with casting the circle, widdershins (7) and banishing ritual "harmony is born within the circle. we are joined within this rite as children of the goddess, she who rides the night sky. thy dance of shadows and dream casting visions. an eye which drips the blood of the moon, to which a cloaked night gives compassion. she who holds

s the freshly dead, the virgin from the tomb. guide me and walk with me unto the luciferian sabbat. by the second moon maiden who rides upon the dragon s spine, i summon thee bring thy fiery essence into my circle, enflame me in the cunning fire and blood of your fornications. uplift me into the spirit of the red dragon- akhuraku, hecau, zrazza by the third moon moon of death, aged witch queen of the sabbat, hex casting hag of the nganga and grave-bound fetish, mother of vampyres and wolves, come thou forth and encircle me guide me unto the infernal sabbat hekas satahan zrazzu usha ii) the maiden widdershin around the circle, visualize each goddess with the black mirror and see them encircle you. drink of the chalice and recite triple moon move and bless this circle and rite. i come prepar

as lightning flashes, so life streaks from my eyes. the goat, the snake and human, i know their mysteries, the fallen watchers and angels who attend our sacred fire. i am the lord of witches, with sabbat chalice of desire. the devil's foot steps fall, under my joy filled eye, wandering the wondrous night beneath the moonlit sky. to me! to me! io baphomet" a call unto baphomet, the black shadow of the sabbat "in silence the mirror becomes black with my many forms of i, whispered and howled in the congress of the witches conclave i am this form, known in the whole as the desire of all manes of past and that very desire of the body of lust the crown of blackened flame between the horns of the goat is but my sign of the star joined in algol, that lucifer breathes in this very source of being

tane april 30th beltane is known primarily as a celtic holiday, translating to 'bel fire. a god of light and fire, bel also represented the shadow side, often connected with cernunnos. beltane is a gathering of the rising spring, when birth is abundant and life awakes in its fragile beauty. the night is the gateway to dreams, through which we take flight blown by fervent winds in the direction of the sabbat. as the flames burn high towards a waning moon, so does inspiration and the shadows of those who shed their flesh. the key lies within a dreaming and waking world dependent on the friction of desire and will. will you not open an eye to the possibilities available only in dream? nothing is true, understand this and the key is awakened in that instant. between each line there is transiti

ngs i have pleasured. may my trespass be worthy. give me the death of my soul. intoxicate me with self love. teach me to sustain its freedom; for i am sufficiently hell. let me sin against the small beliefs- amen -austin osman spare, anathema of zos- the sermon to the hypocrites of all the possibilities in the astral plane, the legendary witches sabbat is the most enshadowed. many descriptions of the sabbat are based on dreams and sight, more often the people who give details of the sabbat are sorcerers who make careful record of the events. austin osman spare made significant developments concerning this often understood and misrepresented magickal assumption. the sabbat takes place several times a year depending on the desire and requires no set communication between the members. as i ha

tails of the sabbat are sorcerers who make careful record of the events. austin osman spare made significant developments concerning this often understood and misrepresented magickal assumption. the sabbat takes place several times a year depending on the desire and requires no set communication between the members. as i have stated, it is based on the subconscious desire and urge to take part in the sabbat. primarily the sabbat is based on astral union and the shedding of restrictive dogma and day side denials which take place within each sorcerer's life unless they live with a harem far away from civilization. the sabbat as described in general takes place deep in the forest, when the moon stands full in the night. witches, both male and female attend with their elemental servitors and i

mental or psychic focus of the group, wherein the form is mutually established so that each thought pattern establishes a common link of subconscious thought between the witches; alternatively the form is assumed naturally by a magus who is in attendance. if more than one magickian assumes the form then it will become fused as one which will hold no identity beyond the god form they assume. 85 85 the sabbat is a source of self-recreation and observation of pleasure and self-love. nothing becomes nothing, all similarities to the day side aspect of study is thrown aside. that side is forgotten in the world of the dream that is waking- where sorcery dances in embers of witch flame. an astral musick takes onwards the desire of the sabbath, known as the flute of pan. the god form of pan is alwa

rom the result. the result is always an extension of the will that derives from subconscious desire. the dead will gather in some cases and dance around the fire. elementals are often observed that have odd and wickedly interesting forms, they too will dance with the dead if you are so filled with joy and pleasure. this is the result of witches sabbatal union under the moon in which you will fly. the sabbat may be prepared by a personal feast and sexual arousal- without orgasm! incense should be burnt profusely in the chamber of sleep and no disturbances should be able to reach you if at all possible. the focus should be a sigil of the sabbath. the sabbat will generally occur on the seasonal changes, the most frequent and significant of these astral congregations is in october before and d

he most frequent and significant of these astral congregations is in october before and directly after samhain (pronounced 'sow-in. the second most favorable and active is at the spring equinox, however sabbats are not necessarily "dated" or "agreed" upon. it is often a subconscious call between others to meet in the shadow lands. it is important to note that the vampiric sorcerer does not attend the sabbat for predatory purposes. its purpose is to come unto your own kind, be they "vampires "ghosts" or what-have-you, a celebration not a battle. any sexual congress, astral transformation and such which may occur are between the astrals participating. a basis of desire and manifestation will occur in these dreams. the sabbat luciferian- the luciferian sabbat; the union of the spirit with the

red circle by owl and bat great shadows of darkness in light, to go in the company of the shades of the dead. i encircle myself in my great familiars to dance by the elphame fire of succubi and daemon flesh i mask myself in the birthing blanket of cain and lilith from which i am immolated serpent skin do i cloak myself in, hail and blessed be those of the devil s flame and hekate s shroud lord of the sabbat baphomet known also as nylarlathotep, the black man of the sabbat, is the center of which chaos is formed by will into order. the 8 pointed luciferian or sabbat star known also as the chaos sphere (algol, the portal to baphomet. the god of dual ecstasies, octinimos/baphomet is the result of the self-alchemical union of the fallen seraph 87 87 samael and the queen of the night, lilith. t

dead. the initiate will also meditation upon his own death, the path which leads to vampyric awakening. calling of the 8 points of baphomet, being the secret essence of samael and lilith revealed! it is baphomet who is essence of the circle, the god of the eightfold power associated with an earth based summoning. this is a manifestation of baphomet and a form of nylarlathotep, the black shadow of the sabbat. the sabbat is one of resurgent desire and awakening. go forth with freedom, joy and pleasure! a description of one such event follows. within the dream all is possible and all becomes "i remember preparing myself for the evening, incense burning thickly on this mid october evening. i had spent most of the day looking forward to this eve and now it had come. i knew, as an initiate who w

s of mental strength, it also challenged all that was- wishing to devour it. i had fought it before, nearly going into choronzon, being saved only by the last threads of will which, ultimately proved those threads were actually ropes! i took to flying in the night, letting my direction be guided by an elemental i called tzba, a form which was created for night travels for a period of time. i knew the sabbat would draw me to it, i yearned for the communion which would offer abundant pleasure. my astral form kept strong in the wind, though i was observing all around me in a frantic pace of already dawning ecstasy and burgeoning excitement. i knew through will and control that i could remain in this state for some time. i recollect how i mastered this act of dream control, having understood t

path of the wise, upon which my true will shall manifest within me. my power lies in your mysteries and within the very essence of my character and being. invocation o great asmodeus, thou art of chaos and form: i come to thee of willful mind, to taste the honey of night. samael, the dewy groves breathe and whisper of the sight of thee. my shadow rises and takes flight upon your ecstasy, towards the sabbat dance. a devils step we pace with cloven hoof. thy mysteries come to me! o great god pan, unto whom the fields pulsate with life given by your desire, grant me the ecstasy! i give under my will the flow of witch blood which courses through my veins, to the barriers of the elder ones. spirit of night, your essence is within me! closing and banish 95 95 hecate, witch mother whom i invoke

g around him/her; either to attack or threaten a rival or enemy, or to make a calling to a friend or lover. once the spirit has achieved its goal, or your goal to be precise, it is wise to destroy the sigil and absorb the elemental so that it returns to the dark matter of the brain. the essence would be reassimilated into your subconscious, until formed into a new shape according to your desires. the sabbat or the ascension of dream a recent experience of mine at the sabbat was one of exhilaration and ecstasy. while my attending of the dream conclave contained no sexual contact with any other spirit i did witness much, and mentally experience that which created similar effects on my dreaming mind. it was the spring equinox of 1999, which i had planned to attend for several weeks. i kept an

ime. my memory served me aptly that evening, permitting me to give a full description here as follows re-written from my journal. the fog which was surrounding me on awakening was beautiful yet cold, i felt so cold. in this sharp and crisp night air one could feel the coming of warmer weather. from it my spirit gained a sense of ecstasy upon which i rode the night sky, in a seeming panic, towards the sabbat. when one seeks the sabbat on the astral plane, it is all too easy to find. some sense tends to lead you in the direction you seek, a guide of sorts. i have heard of some witches creating numerous id familiars to guide them and attend the conclave. i was seeking ever so intensely to arrive, taking the form of a night owl, and the night sounds around me as i flew were filled with exhilar

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of what you have made for it. 32 astral vampirism from the material body astral flight is a powerful state in vampiric development. the luciferian spirit is centered in the element air, thus relating to the astral body itself. the witches sabbat in the luciferian witchcraft tradition is founded in the dreaming or astral conclave, the subjective experience from which a level of initiation occurs. the sabbat is a reality, yet it lies behind a veil found. as tiamat is the goddess of vampires, the method of sorcery of draining astral energy should be practiced in everyday life while secretly, with the intent of immortality. much of the practice of vampyrism or vampirism from a luciferian focus is based around the ahrimanic daevas, yatuk dinoih. one may practice vampirism in the following mann

ft and communicate with their familiars and spirits. the luciferian sabbat is a solar and air 86 phenomena based in dreaming, floating in air and having sensations of a warm heat similar to sitting out in the sun. the luciferian sabbat is a strengthening and development of the body of light, the astral double of the adept. sabbatic a term which is related as the knowledge of the secret gathering, the sabbat. this is a focus of inspired teaching based on magickal development via dreaming and astral projection. the sabbat is the gathering of sorcerers in dreaming flesh, when the body is shed for the psyche which is able to go forth in whatever form it desires. the witch or sorcerer who is able to attend the sabbat has already freed the mind through a process of antinomian magical practice, t

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

hat i bestow upon men my fellows, and most of his great love that he beareth to me, yea, verily, he led me to the abyss; he bade me fling away all that i had and all that i was; and he forsook me in that hour. but when i came beyond the abyss, to be reborn within the womb of babalon, then came he unto me abiding in my virgin heart, its lord and lover- aleister crowley magic in theory and practice the sabbat [4.3] the sabbat is a gathering of witches, warlocks, demons, and, in the earthly sabbat, even humans. there are generally 2 types of gatherings that are called sabbats; the celestial sabbat, and the infernal sabbat. even though sorcerers are always congregating in their astral bodies, there are 4 major meetings a year, and these meeting are called the sabbats. the celestial sabbat is a

whereas saturn is mostly related to satan, death, and evil. the infernal sabbat is a gathering that happens here on earth, but most who attend arrive in an astral body. this earthly sabbat, sometimes called black sabbath, usually occurs in remote and secluded places. it is sometimes the case with the earthly sabbat, that those who attend arrive in their fleshly bodies. most vampires who arrive to the sabbat, do not arrive in the flesh but instead in an astral god form. a god form is an astral body that has been temporarily converted into that of ancient god or animal; godforms are archetypal forms whose image is predetermined. god forms must be used with caution, however, as the nature of the magician will slowly be consumed by the nature of the ancient god or animal frequently invoked. th

ichael wynn's "the soul travelers" 69 the sabbats are a celebration of all that is wicked and unholy; allowing these sorcerers to indulge in things they can not in their day-lives (his day-life being a suit-n-tie government job, for instance. it is a massive gathering of demons and humans who have come to fornicate and make merry with each other. many of the stories and accounts of what occurs at the sabbat comes from modern-day satanic texts, and from records of the witch trials and inquisitions of the middle ages. despite the fact that there were many forced confessions, the attending witches told an extremely consistent story regarding the details of the sabbat. the earthly sabbat tends to be held in secluded places such fields, abandoned buildings, atop mountains, and mostly at midnigh

witches told an extremely consistent story regarding the details of the sabbat. the earthly sabbat tends to be held in secluded places such fields, abandoned buildings, atop mountains, and mostly at midnight. the area is littered with demons and humans having sex in the most lascivious ways. in the center of the festivities, a large fire and a presiding devil. this devil, called the black man of the sabbat, is usually described as looking like the pagan god baphomet; modern day satanists have further solidified this connection to such the extent that i ve become certain that they are one in the same. their description was that of a large, stinking goat figure with 3 horns where the center horn was lit with a flame, like a torch. this flaming center horn was often used to ignite other thin

3 feet long, with the thickness of a child s arm. baphomet often takes the most beautiful girl for himself, and for this unlucky woman, the intercourse is most painful and never produced pregnancy. his semen, which is ice-cold and spoiled, is allegedly not his own but was taken from elsewhere. this character often engaged the woman in anal sex as well. women in general play a more active role at the sabbat. sitting beside the presiding demon, is often a choice, high-ranking witch. baphomet is said to have 2 faces, one on his head and the other on his posterior. this being had the tail of a goat, and the face on his rear was also said to be that of a goat. the attendees of the sabbat bring new meaning to the term ass kisser, as they are largely forced to kiss the stinking, demonic face on

, and upon the face was the expression of a frightful man. still others described him as a black man with caucasian features, whose eyes burned like hot coals and was enveloped in a misty cloud. coinciding with baphomet s hermaphroditic and androgynous nature, this being is said to act quite flamboyantly. baphomet is sometimes directly responsible for transporting some of the favored attendees to the sabbat; he arrives at their homes, and instantly transports them through the--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 70 air to the location at the sabbat. sometimes this devil would give witches ointments to smear on their body, and this they used to transport themselves to the sabbat. like the popular conception of the witch riding a broomstick, some witches do attend the sabbat riding a magical

hey used to transport themselves to the sabbat. like the popular conception of the witch riding a broomstick, some witches do attend the sabbat riding a magical stick placed between their legs, but this was rare. sometimes parents would bring their children, only to fornicate with them at the festival. sometimes dreaming humans, uninitiated and unaware of the truth, will accidentally stumble upon the sabbat festivities, and perhaps find themselves in danger. baphomet truly enjoys hearing tales from the attendees regarding the wickedness they ve committed in his name. he delights in hearing stories of mischief and hardship being caused among mankind. but in truth, they report to him all things relevant to baphomet. he will often place a mark on a concealed part of the attendees flesh after

truly enjoys hearing tales from the attendees regarding the wickedness they ve committed in his name. he delights in hearing stories of mischief and hardship being caused among mankind. but in truth, they report to him all things relevant to baphomet. he will often place a mark on a concealed part of the attendees flesh after they have verbally committed to giving him their soul. the attendees of the sabbat are often made to renounce god and jesus, and accept baphomet and lilith (babylon) as their new father and mother. magical powders and poisons are commonly distributed to those present so that they can continue causing mischief among mankind. sometimes baphomet would assign those who attend spirits called familiars. a familiar is a spirit who has been consigned to serve an individual. t

nd mother. magical powders and poisons are commonly distributed to those present so that they can continue causing mischief among mankind. sometimes baphomet would assign those who attend spirits called familiars. a familiar is a spirit who has been consigned to serve an individual. the devil insisted that all the food served at the festival be insipid and disgusting in taste. the dancing done at the sabbat, especially by the women, is reminiscent of the sexually-suggestive dancing done at most clubs these days. the music at the sabbat sounds a bit chaotic, and without melody; it is frequently described as random tones and bells. satanists often compare and equate baphomet with the biblical cain, who slew his brother able. they claim that cain was not the child of adam and eve, but of sata

stive dancing done at most clubs these days. the music at the sabbat sounds a bit chaotic, and without melody; it is frequently described as random tones and bells. satanists often compare and equate baphomet with the biblical cain, who slew his brother able. they claim that cain was not the child of adam and eve, but of satan and a demon named lilith. in the lovecraftian mythos, the black man of the sabbat is known as nyarlathotep, the highly intelligent trickster god who teaches mysteries that lead to evil; he is also the consumer of souls and has a 1,000 faces (forms. nyarlathotep, called the chaos that creeps, is a messenger god who acts as an intermediately between the dark gods and their worshippers on earth. i can t believe it s not fiction: masks of the sabbat eyes wide shut the co

the wicked god azag-thoth, also called hades and pluto, will free and lead the titans out of their prison. the black magicians also have a long list of titles for lilith, and have much reverence for her because she is among those who give them the dark gift of transformation. among these titles are: queen of the qliphoth, queen of the underworld, queen of the dead, queen of the vampires, queen of the sabbat, queen of hell, queen of the witches, queen of the shells and shades. mother earth, and mother goddess. she is the bride of satan and the mother of all demons, also called lilitu. lilith is often associated with the red sea, which is said to be a place where she spawned and instructed demons. the screech owl and dove are lilith s sacred animals. the us dollar bill contains a tiny image

s went by the name azag-thoth, the mad blind god. azag-thoth is presented as the leader of the demons and resides at the center of the universe in a dark underworld called the igigi. azag-thoth is described as the embodiment of chaos, extremely powerful, and rendered sightless in some battle. the mad god sits upon a black throne, where he rules the dead spirits of the outer void. the black man of the sabbat, baphomet is considered the messenger of azag-thoth and his will made fresh. when the stars assume the correct positions and the rays that come from them are no longer poisonous, azag--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 81 thoth will lead the old ones (the aforementioned titans) out of the abyss, and into the world of man; the old ones intend on ruling the earth as they once did. in th

azel, one of the children of jehovah, fell from heaven along with leviathan, belial, beelzebub, ashtoreth, asmodeus, dagon, satan, and many others whose names go unrecorded. lucifer is often characterized with 12 emerald-colored wings and is called the peacock angel. lucifer is said to have many faces and forms, and when he appears on the earth he arrives in the form of baphomet, the black man of the sabbat. azazel and his bride lilith spawned a race of demons which plague man too this day. lucifer refused to bow before humans, who he claimed were mere clay as opposed to lucifer who was angelic and therefore made of light. satanists often speak of lucifer as he who recognized his own will and desires outside of the wills of god; fearful that other angels would begin to develop self-hood, g

nd they sometimes speak of lucifer as possessing adam while eve herself was possessed by lilith. other times they speak of the azazel as the direct father, after his merger with satan, seducing eve and spitting filth into her. still in other cases, they speak of cain as the direct child of lucifer and lilith. cain, like his father lucifer, is strongly associated with baphomet and the black man of the sabbat, and has been called the earthly devil. cain is apparently the avatar by which satan visit s the realm of the flesh. cain also represents humanity perfected, as he is both angel and demon. cain is said to be the first born child of witch s blood, and it is he who bestows the mark of the beast. belial [5.10] belial is yet another character who is spoke of as another aspect of satan who r

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piritual work, and should be viewed as such. primal sorcery and vampirism vampyrism is indeed a sinistral (left way or lhp) collection of various aspects of folklore and initiatory currents in black magic and sorcery. what enables sorcery to occur in a productive or destructive aspect is the combination of will-desire-belief. vampyrism within the current of modern witchcraft is a development from the sabbat- the infernal awakening of the sorcerer as a shadow-manifestation of ahriman, the persian- zoroastrian sorcerous being who was evil, or adversarial chaos embodied. black magic has long been viewed as a self-centered and selfish area of study, which often causes obsession and destruction. this, if looked through a rhp (right hand path) or path of disillusion (i.e. christianity) this is a

and astral body to change and morph into a vampyric form you hold identity with. perceive yourself and remember it. you will change in time. if you find yourself frightened or if other shadow forms touch you, a feeling of weakness occurs you should banish immediately and consider not attempting this again. this may be a suggestion of your work in reference to vampyrism and shadow sorcery, both of the sabbat and the sethanic path of witchcraft will strengthen you in the darkened and tomb soiled shroud of ahriman. come now unto his pitch arms and talons, transform in the embrace of the father and mother of the blood moon of tiamat and babalon. ahrimanic vampyre the ahrimanic vampyre is one who has isolated the psyche, understanding that we are spiritual beings within flesh. we can thus contr

gon, through the opposer shall this manifest! behold, the light which shines in the darkness, the blackened fire of being! the gift of set itself! azothoz nox barathrum (lilith recites) taste the kiss of the dead and again in dreams shall my wisdom arise from the grave, cast your spirits to the grave and awaken again reborn (each individual kisses the skull, envisioning the necromantic embrace of the sabbat queen and azrael) banish by performing the calling of the four quarters of the triple hermetic circle. seker lord of the tomb (solitary self initiation) seker is a 'developed' and 'inspired' vampyre archetype of ancient egypt, whom resided as the lord of the tombs in memphis. seker is represented as a mummy- like corpse figure, wearing a shroud, ashen white and gray, black or crimson ey

i fly in spirit through the twilight dreams of others, with the eyes of the owl do i see, with the limbs of the wolf do i run. i summon forth the dead from their gray tombs and shadows, hekas, hekas, hekas hecate "encircle me in your shadows ashen, and those within this circle blessed under the cloak of azrael "i ensorcell the spirits of the ancestral dead, those who hasten to the circle chant of the sabbat, come forth, mighty dead arise. we of vampyric birth do acknowledge thee! the veil is thin, enter this plane of waking and dreaming "i, akhtya seker arimanius- call forth from the grave that which walks the dream lands haunting and draining those sleeping and unawake. by my oath, signed in blood from which the sorcerous art is pledged, i do call the attendant of this mask andmy own famu

the beast in the bible, is revealed as lilith the goddess of fire and beasts. it is barbara koltuv, ph.d. who suggests that the knowledge of lilith is necessary for strengthening man's ego, the shadow of the self. it is lilith who inspires sexual dreams, creative inspiration and sensuality. the daemonic feminine is therefore essential to the development of man and woman. it is also the gateway to the sabbat- the dreaming conclave of the luciferian (empyrean, of the light) and infernal. lilith in her dark and fiery aspect is one part of the adversary, the opposing force which initiates through antinomianism and self-deification. in a work which pre-dates the zohar, it is suggested that lilith and samael were born by an emanation beneath the throne of god. their shape was an androgynous bein

the tester of the path, she who would confront the weakest aspects of the human soul. those who would not be as set and babalon would then be devoured and tossed into the hell of the natural order. suggested reading: barbara koltuv, ph.d "the book of lilith, nicolas-hays, inc. 1986 raphael patai- gates to the old city, new york, avon 1980 the temple itself should be adorned in the decorations of the sabbat and reflective of the aesthetic concept of the daemonic feminine. a black mirror should be placed on the altar- this shall be the gateway from which you shall go forth and they shall come unto you. this is a ritual designed for the children of witch blood, therefore kin of the succubi and spirits of the qlippothic realms of wolf and vampire, shade and phantom. you may create a circle fr

aken 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 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

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

e the planet saturn, which holds two octaves[2] which is a lower and higher. the opposing force resides in both octaves, the lower being satanas= rebellion, adversity, fire and the destructive power of the sun. the lower is the demonic, being the fall from the light to taste the wisdom of darkness. the higher octave is lucifer, the angel-serpent which brings wisdom to mankind. lucifer is known in the sabbat and luciferian witchcraft lore as among other names, azal ucel, being a sigillic word-manipulation of azazel and lucifer. the face of the dragon-serpent is indeed an angel (angels are described as higher articulations in man) who brings the gift of the black flame to us, spirit and intelligence. it is the ecstasy of the in-between that led to the path unseen -azothoz by michael w. ford

zazel, the middle eastern fire djinn who is regarded by practice as the initiatic spirit of sorcery. the adversary in an initiatory context as it pertains to the left hand path, the path of non-union with the subjective universe. part one of azothoz is the throne of twilight, this poetic invocation is the leviathanic dance against the sun and ensorcells the vampyric and shadow essence of not only the sabbat, but the sorcerous invocation of shaitan-lilith-azrael-ahriman, the infernal spirits who reside over the path itself. part two the lore of the fallen is a poetic-invocation of the cunning path, that of the sabbat and sethanic gnosis of lucifer and cain, from which the initiatic fire is passed from spirit to spirit. the spirit-familiar of austin osman spare, known as the black eagle is p

MORALS AND DOGMA

a black god, but the negation of god. the devil is the personification of atheism or idolatry. for the initiates, this is not a _person, but a _force, created for good, but which _may_ serve for evil _it is the instrument of liberty or free will. they represent this force, which presides over the physical generation, under the mythologic and horned form of the god pan; thence came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the ancient serpent, and the light-bearer or _phosphor, of which the poets have made the false lucifer of the legend. gold, to the eyes of the initiates, is light condensed. they style the sacred numbers of the kabalah "golden numbers" and the moral teachings of pythagoras his "golden verses" for the same reason, a mysterious book of apuleius, in which an ass figures largely

rld, to heal or slay at a distance, to give our words universal success, and make them reverberate everywhere. this agent, partially revealed by the blind guesses of the disciples of mesmer, is precisely what the adepts of the middle ages called the elementary matter of the great work. the gnostics held that it composed the igneous body of the holy spirit; and it was adored in the secret rites of the sabbat or the temple, under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the hermaphroditic goat of mendes. there is a life-principle of the world, a universal agent, wherein are two natures and a double current, of love and wrath. this ambient fluid penetrates everything. it is a ray detached from the glory of the sun, and fixed by the weight of the atmosphere and the central attraction. it is the

PHOSPHORUS

ich the initiate enters grade 0) void and the abyss (this may be sooner, this is the time limit. they will learn and practice the foundations of high and low sorcery, an introspective study of their own being and to ensure their focus is suited for toph. the title for this grade is veneficus or yatus (the yatuk-dinoih practitioners, males, pairikas are female witches, the sorcerer who has entered the sabbat path of the leviathanic serpent. the witch of this path is known as commonly veneficus and their magical name, which will be adopted upon entry of toph. the grade structure is not a design of title, rather of work. while in the grade of void and the abyss the student will work with a guide or initiator who is in essence a vessel of lucifer or lilith, the enfleshed spirit of cain the bla

s ecstasy will take you and guide your visions refer to the sufis by idries shah and the maskara (revelers) who blacken their faces and assume bestial forms during their sabbat dance. in this instance, you will begin an in-between (crossroads) journey unto the mysteries and reality of the witches sabbat. envision a gateway opening forth a shadowed figure arises before you this is the black man of the sabbat, the initiator who you shall seek to become like- i salute thee spirit of blackened flame, i come unto thee as clay but which holds a spark. with thy stave immolate my being with the cunning fire, that i shall awaken in the bloodied caul the mark of cain. face now the four directions- from the south, fiery essence of the darkness, satanas i do summon thee, i shall descend into the pleas

the devil and djinn of flame before me is algol my essence, my desire, my will within me sparks the black flame of set, the forge of cain! within me now is algol this demon star is my image of becoming! i summon this flame to encircle me, immolate me and open the ways of below and above! by phosphorus shall i become! by phosphorus shall the devil s mark bless me! by phosphorus shall i go forth to the sabbat as above, so below! 17 by phosphorus, lucifer and the soul of cain become as me! unto az lilith, whore, demon-mother and initiator of the nightpath! so it is done! the order of phosphorus 1. phosphorus is dedicated to the luciferian doctrine of self- liberation and antinomian self-deification through high and low sorcery and what is called magick. each veneficus frater and soror is a be

sigil of lucifer is the mark of the rebellion of spirit, the separation of ain soph (limitless light) to the dual ecstasies of shadow and flame. mark thy soul/spirit/consciousness with the sigil of adonai, the lord of the earth called also shaitan. 7. baphomet is the god form of the luciferian path, enfleshed as the witch begetter and the lord of the blackened fires of the forge. the black man of the sabbat is the one passed into the devil s flesh and walked the dreams of lilith-hecate s bloodied caul of initiation. succubus publishing 18 p.o. box 926344 houston, tx 77292 united states of america e-mail: keteb75@yahoo.s phosphorus- the shadowing forth of lucifer by michael ford lucifer, the pale morning star, phosphorus-"the precursor of the full blaze of the noon-day sun" as blavatsky so

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

ra, rarara, tarara-ra! dancing again; is it a dance, or some movement gayer, noisier, wilder still? how they glance and gleam through the night shadows, those flitting forms! what confusion! what order! ha, that is the tarantula dance; maestro paolo foots it bravely! diavolo, what fury! the tarantula has stung them all. dance or die; it is fury, the corybantes, the maenads, the ho, ho! more wine! the sabbat of the witches at benevento is a joke to this! from cloud to cloud wanders the moon, now shining, now lost. dimness while the maiden blushes; light when the maiden smiles "fillide, thou art an enchantress "buona notte, excellency; you will see me again "ah, young man" said an old, decrepit, hollow-eyed octogenarian, leaning on his staff "make the best of your youth. i, too, once had a f

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lict of opposites, a potent and magical force could be created or energized, so powerful that "a single man, who could possess himself of it, and should know how to direct it, could revolutionize and change the face of the world" in morals and dogma, he emphasizes: this force was known to the ancients. it is a universal agent, whose supreme law is equilibrium..it was adored in the secret rites of the sabbat or the temple under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the hermaphroditic goat of mendes. there is a life-principle of the world, a universal agent, wherein are two natures and a double current..it is the body of the holy spirit, the universal agent, the serpent devouring his own tail..force attracts force..5 the jewish cabalists speak in mysterious, guarded terms of this same poten

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of christ s work here on earth. to the people, who could not really care about the philosophical dualism of an evil adversary for the christ of the feudal lords and the church, the old religion offered release from oppression and unrelenting drudgery. according to seligmann, the peasants of the middle ages did not view their old religion as a perversion, but as primitive and innocent customs. at the sabbat [the peasant] was free to do as he pleased. he was feared also; and in his lifelong oppression, this gave him some dignity, some sense of freedom. it was in his enjoyment of the excitement and vigor of the old religion that the peasant could allow himself the luxury of experiencing pleasure without the interference of mother church, which sought to control and repress even human emotion

ons of the black mass were derived from confessions achieved by torture, as well as from accounts of medieval christians who observed pagan celebrations of the solstices, midsummer, and so forth and who collectively designated the participants as satan-worshippers. however, numerous scholars of witchcraft, sorcery, and satanism generally agree on the following order of service for the observance. the sabbat began with the ceremonial entrance of the participants, led by the high priest or high priestess of the coven (a coven is traditionally comprised of no more than 12 members) christian observers of the sabbat were quick to compare this ceremonial entrance to the orthodox introit, but there is no evidence that the witches referred to the procession by this name or even intended a comparis

rning between the dark image s horns and received the transference of lucifer s light. the office was opened with the priestess chanting: i will come to the altar. save me my holy lord satan from the treacherous and the violent. the ceremonial procession and opening prayer completed, the priestess next delivered the ceremonial kiss to the hindquarters of the image. the only real steadfast rule of the sabbat was that there must be an equal number of both sexes. each participant must have a mate. under torture, many witches told their confessors that satan would conjure up demons to take the place of either sex if human company should run short. each initiate and each member in attendance was required to bring food and drink for the banquet. in the state of poverty and deprivation in which s

encouraged to drink as well as eat their fill. it seems, in the opinion of many scholars, that the celebrants may have sprinkled liberal dosages of trance-inducing herbs into the communal brew. undoubtedly, such an action was designed to break down the last vestiges of inhibitions that some newcomers might maintain. it was most important that everyone be congenial by the hour when it was time for the sabbat dance, or, as it is commonly known, the witches round. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 294 mystery religions and cults a coven is traditionally comprised of no more than 12 members. the round was performed with the dancers in a back-to-back position with their hands clasped and their heads turned so that they might see each other

rcular in movement, would need little help from drugged drinks to bring about a condition of vertigo in the most hearty of dancers. in his the satanic mass (1965, h. t. f. rhodes writes: the result of the dance was an ecstatic condition wherein, as the movement progressed, officiants and congregation were united as if in one body. in the sixteenth century, florin de raemond described the rites of the sabbat then extant (translation from rhodes, the satanic mass: the presiding deity is a black goat with two horns. a man dressed as a priest is attended by two women servers. a young initiate is presented to the goat who makes the sign of the cross with the left hand and commands those present to salute him with the kiss upon the hind-quarters. between his horns the creature carries a black li

sent to salute him with the kiss upon the hind-quarters. between his horns the creature carries a black lighted candle from which the worshippers tapers are lighted. as each one adores the goat, money is dropped into a silver dish. de raemond goes on to state that the new witch is initiated by giving satan a lock of her hair, and by going apart with him into a wood. then, according to de raemond, the sabbat dance follows in the familiar back-to-back positions and the mass proper then begins. a plain black cape is worn by the celebrant. a segment of turnip, dyed black, is used in place of the host for the elevation. on seeing it above the priest s head, the congregation cry, master, save us! water replaces wine in the chalice. offensive material is used as a substitute for holy water. the s

ancient designs, such as the swastika, which represents the horns of four beasts turning a mill or a wheel. perhaps the climax of the traditional witches round came with the priestess becoming the living altar and lying there, naked, to receive the material offerings of the group. token gifts of wheat, fruit, and in some cases, small animals, may have been offered on the human altar. this part of the sabbat seems to have been a most important facet of the fertility rites, which, in primitive times, was probably the primary motivation for the observance. by the time of the middle ages with its grim repression of pleasure and sex, it appears to be a point of general agreement that a mass sexual communion was followed by wild and ecstatic dancing. such accounts must always be evaluated by con

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ers, complete with dry mouths, sore throats, and headaches. peuckert and his friend both claimed that they had witnessed the black sabbat of the witches. in spite of the hangovers both men had upon awakening from the trance, they immediately set about writing separate accounts of what they had envisioned. except for differences in wording, they described the same scenes. peuckert s theory is that the sabbat was often manifest with the use of such salves, and although the people involved actually had no physical experiences, they could be made to confess to their witchcraft because they could not separate hallucinations from reality. dr. sidney cohen, a los angeles psychiatrist- pharmacologist, author of the beyond within: the lsd story (1972, commented, it is hardly necessary to invoke sup

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. the inquisition of the middle ages. new york: citadel press, 1963. netanyahu, b. the origins of the inquisition. new york: random house, 1995. russell, jeffrey burton. witchcraft in the middle ages. ithaca, n.y: cornell university press, 1972. seligmann, kurt. the history of magic. new york: pantheon books, 1948. trevor-roper, h. r. the european witch-craze. new york: harper& row, 1967. sabbats the sabbat is a day of ascendancy for witches. in the european countrysides during the middle ages, the eight festival observances took on immense importance as thousands of peasants, common people, and members of the lesser nobility attended the seasonal celebrations. the sabbats mark the passage of the year as it moves through its seasons: samhain begins the year for those who follow the ways of

had not left the room. sources: ahmed, rollo. the black art. london: arrow books, 1966. cavendish, richard. the black arts. new york: capricorn books, 1967. flying high with the witches dance continued, the cathartic influence of the entire celebration magnified the energy of each individual until all of them forgot their own personality in expression of worship of the horned god and the goddess. the sabbat dance, or, as it is commonly known, the witches f round, was performed with the dancers moving in a back-to-back position with their hands clasped and their heads turned so that they might see each other. a wild dance such as this, which was essentially circular in movement, would need little help from the drugged drinks to bring about a condition of vertigo in the most hearty of dancer

nce and around the black forest region of germany. as rumors of even larger gatherings spread throughout the land, the nobility and the churchmen decided to squelch such expressions out of existence with the use of the hideous machinery of the inquisition. even the most innocent amusements of the serfs were taken away. in the face of such large-scale persecutions, the mass meeting celebrations of the sabbat were made impossible. but even though great pressure was brought to bear on such outward manifestations of the rituals, the sabbats were still performed in modified versions in the private fields, orchards, and cellars of the peasants. m delving deeper buckland, raymond. witchcraft from the inside. st. paul: llewellyn publications, 1995. grimassi, raven. encyclopedia of wicca& witchcraf

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ary, they contain only errors, i know at least that my love of justice and of truth will survive them, and that thus immortality cannot fail to treasure the aspirations and wishes of my soul hat thou didst create immortal! 290 contents page translators notets1 the luciferian path& the witches sabbat by michael w. ford 2 the luciferian path& witches sabbat by michael w. ford the averse path-way of the sabbat lies in the twilight, the space between sleep and dreaming, which the flesh takes flight without weight; to draw towards a communion of those gathered under the fires of the elphame world. it is the trance which guides the spirit towards this darkness of earth or the light of the air, where spirit is illuminated in the bountiful light of self-deification. the sabbat exists in the mind a

being this is known as the black flame. god forms associated with the black flame and self-illumination are lucifer (called azal ucel, set (the egyptian god, lilith (the goddess of the luciferian path, cain (the isolate one, lord of magicians and witches) and ahriman (the dragon of darkness who takes many forms. such god forms span various cultures and ages, but their essence lives in the idea of the sabbat and luciferian witchcraft and sorcery. the initiate begins the path of shadow, from which he or she models from the legend of lucifer falling from light. it was essential for azazel (lucifer) to grow he had to understand and perceive darkness, to taste the shadows and become as god (the knowledge of good and evil. the initiate of the luciferian path explores the darkness as a point of d

zel, the middle eastern fire djinn who is regarded by practice as the initiatic spirit of sorcery. the adversary in an initiatory context as it pertains to the left hand path, the path of non-union with the subjective universe. 8 part one of azothoz is the throne of twilight, this poetic invocation is the leviathanic dance against the sun and ensorcells the vampyric and shadow essence of not only the sabbat, but the sorcerous invocation of shaitan-lilith-azrael- ahriman, the infernal spirits who reside over the path itself. part two the lore of the fallen is a poetic-invocation of the cunning path, that of the sabbat and sethanic gnosis of lucifer and cain, from which the initiatic fire is passed from spirit to spirit. the spirit-familiar of austin osman spare, known as the black eagle is

tly fallen before you. 4 angels are considered by abu-hamid mohammed al-ghazali to be the higher faculties of man. 5 empyrean= highest heavens, heights, the astral plane which leads to the psyche or genius revealed. see the key of solomon the king by s.l. mathers, the symbolism of angels (higher octave) and demons (lower octave or infernal spirits. this term is inextricably the same as celestial, the sabbat of luciferian light. 6 baphomet is a magickal transformation of being. baphomet, being the head of wisdom, is related to cain in some sabbatic and luciferian circles. 7 the people of the lie, or practitioners of witchcraft, see yatuk dinoih by the present author. 16 there was a group of so-called witches which were known as the aniza bedouin clan. they were derived in leadership from a

admission of transformation from life to death and finally, to the psyche becoming immortal. if this test failed, set in the form of seker, devoured the soul. later on seker was merged with ptah, a blacksmith god16 and took the form of a mummy with a visage of an old man. 14 a mask of dreaming is focusing and projecting the psyche or self into the mask of the god form in question, going forth to the sabbat masked in the cloak of the god form you are assuming. this is a development from older golden dawn practices and enables the mind to grow strong through understanding and experiencing on dreaming levels other significant god forms, demons and angelick spirits. 15 the egyptian book of the dead, the abode of the blessed, edited by e.a. wallis budge. 16 tubal-cain or cain, the son of samae

17 witchcraft or persian sorcery which involves developing a solitary of spirit or druj practice. 20 dire initiator of my night and infernal dreaming path. may the eye open within i call unto the shadows of the circle cast against the dawn- azi-dahaka, aeshma, zartosht, nasu druj, andar, savar, taprev, astwihad fly now unto me! kundak my steed of infernal flight come forth nightmare, guide me to the sabbat! spirits of amenta, do hear my summons shades of elphame fire, those who arise from the vessels of night in the serpents skin do i cloak myself as i leap into the twilight gate unto the shadow world, of spectral flight from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and guide, can then shades arise shall i as shadow black, ashen with the remains of the de

ght from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and guide, can then shades arise shall i as shadow black, ashen with the remains of the dead dance around the fires of the circle, against the sun to summon the smoke o horned intiator and devils flesh my cloak of serpent skin worn clothe me in the robe of az in the watchers fields of time by kevan, the gateway to the sabbat, shall you arise before me- my body is a black temple, illuminated with crimson and violet brilliance. by my words carry my spirit! 21 the ensorcelment of ahriman- i summon ruha-az, crimson whore and vampire, i call the fiend vareno who is an angel of darkness, who causes intercourse i do summon thee! i invoke thee! in the darkness is your light. praise unto ahriman, horned lord of the

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es essentially is the key, proving the direct descendent of aleister crowley highly commendable thelema system, or 93 current. four flying witches as a sorcerer who is drawn to and receives the initiatory spark via art, i was first drawn to this image years ago. this image was placed above my altar for some time, meditated on before sleeping and held a kind of gateway to my early experiences with the sabbat. here we find the flesh of the witches in the astral plane, mature and well worn. the falling flesh is all ecstasy- that by casting the circle and going forth into the sabbat of spirit can we then begin to learn of ourselves and the very potential we hold. the four flying witches is a gateway of lust and deep set desire; this would belong to the instance of the celestial or luciferian s

deep set desire; this would belong to the instance of the celestial or luciferian sabbat; the spirit does not regress to therion form, rather remains and seeks the element air to guide inspiration. this is the aethyr of the liberated spirit, the luciferic guide to the emerald crown of the lion serpent. when thy seed spills, invigorate it in the name of the moon and the sun. when one goes forth to the sabbat, allow no restrictions to hinder you, listen to your guide and familiars which are the very messengers of the luciferic angel. death posture preliminary sensation. here we are able to see the alphabet of witches, the alphabet of desire as spare termed it. this very sigillic language is unique unto the sorcerer, it is a key to the depths and heights of the spirit, the language of the sub

be understood. incident at the witches sabbath when the circle is cast and the shadow is uplifted, the cunning shall gather as one. here is the great orgy of the horned one, when the luciferic angel and the daemon or akoman is joined, the black adepts astral body is unleashed within the aethyr to formulate their will, to expand their consciousness and then take the sacrament of the black graal of the sabbat, the venom which is turned to nectar. do not restrain in your rites, release your desire as in flesh! the vampires are coming perhaps the most famous aos art piece. this work has played a strong part of inspiration in the formulation of the luciferian gnosis, not only with the vision of toph but the botd as well. the face is the independent genius, the spirit which rises from flesh, the

he very blood offered from the cup of az to then empower and envenom our sorcerous spirits. here the witch takes copulation and is given the knowledge of the fell angel, who is to share with her the blood of the dragon offered from the depths of darkness. i am all sexuality. transudation of hecate here the hag or dark moon of hecate (lilith, by the way of crossroads sheds the flesh to go forth to the sabbat. this ecstasy brings spirit un-form, and the desire of her is shown in her familiars and servitors given spirit flesh. the hands of anubis and hekate are caressing those seeking the realm of the necromance, to dance the endless circle of the serpent s spine, the very dance of witches. the sorcerer he who calls upon the shades of his own alphabet of desire may also awaken to any length t

oman (daemon within) is uplifted by rite and trance, can then their very words make the flesh they seek. by the whore who is a divine mother and love, to the winged familiar of the black eagle s flesh, to the baphometic god which is our desire flesh out, can then we rise to the totem of our gods and goddesses. witch mother this is the desire of the hag and the circle of the triple moon d queen of the sabbat. the witch mother speaks to us in dream, offers withered flesh to the repulsed and becomes as beauty in the black mirror of desire. in the circle join with her no matter the repulsion, for therein is the ascension to the luciferic angel. in death we find new life, a flame still exists where once heat did rage. as the elixir falls, she is always there to catch it, greedily, to speed fort

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transform themselves into cats or other creatures. the theologians, unwilling to grant any power to the witches themselves, ascribed the power ol' flight to the devil. francesco maria guazzo wrote "further i hold it to be very true that sometimes witches are really transported from place to place by the devil who, in the shape of a goat or some other fantastic animal, both carries them bodily to the sabbat and himself is present at its obscenities. this is the general opinion of the theologians arid jurisconsults of italy, spain, and catholic germany; while a great many others are of' a like opinion."i5 guazzo substituted the ubiquitous devil in place of the lunar goddess diana, as referred to in the much older ninth-century decree of the council of ancyra, recorded in the canon episcopi

to such places. and for verefying thereof, wil giue euident tokens, aswel by witnesses that haue seene their body lying senseles in the meane time, as by naming persones, whomwith they mette, and giuing tokens quhat purpose was amongst them, whome otherwaies they could not haue knowen: for this forme of journeing, they affirme to vse most, when they are transported from one countrie to another.21 the sabbat gatherings it was the general belief of the demonologists that witches flew through the air, either in body or in spirit, to attend the great gatherings of witches known as sabbats, which were supposed to be held at certain times of year, most notably all hallow's eve (october 3 1) and walpurgis night (april 30, usually on high places such as the tops of mountains. the brocken or blocks

stral pl.ace. the beasts supposed to have carried the witches there were astral beasts, carrying their astral forms. it is doubtful, however, that swedish witches ever traveled to the blocula, either physically or astrally, to attend large sabbat gatherings. the whole concept of the great witch sabbat was an invention of the inquisitors of the church. rossell hope robbins wrote "the conception of the sabbat seems to have been fabricated during the fourteenth and fifteen centuries, largely by the investigators and judges connected with the inq isition."w i tc hes were solitary practitioners of their shamanic traditions, or at most family practitioners, and never met in large groups. however, it is possible that the story of the blocula as an astral place was derived by the inquisitors from

aradise. methods of flight an interesting aspect of the soul flight of traditional european witches is the methods supposed to have been used to carry them through the air. citing nicolas remy's demonolatry as his source, guazzo mentions numerous forms of transportation- 23. robbins, 288. 24. hansen, witch's garden, 87. 25. robbins, 414-5. 26 soulflight but it must be known that before they go to the sabbat they anoint themselves upon some part of their bodies with an unguent made from various foul and filthy ingredients, but chiefly from murdered children; and so anointed they are carried away on a cowl-staff, or a broom, or a reed, a cleft stick or a distaff, or even a shovel, which things they ride. at times they are mounted upon an ox or a goat or a dog, and so are carried to their fea

epicted foremost. this is the archetypal image of the flying witch that has come down through the centuries to our modern celebrations of halloween. more than any other single visual image, it embodies the popular conception of the witch of folklore. that the witch is flying in the image is significant. flight is an absolutely essential part of the archetype. sometimes witches were said to fly to the sabbat on wands or simple rods, which they held between their legs for the purpose. this may refer to autoerotic stimulation by the witch to help achieve the altered consciousness necessary to separate the astral body from the physical body. it is possible that witches masturbated with some form of dildo to aid in soul flight. such powerful archetypes as the witch on her broom have astonishing

mble the horns of the moon, but by virtue of its white milk. the cat is lunar because the pupils of its eyes resemble the lunar crescent, but can open into full disks just as the moon expands to show a full face. it is no accident that the goddess of witches was held to be diana, goddess of the moon, or that one of the primary activities of witches was the use of the flying ointment for travel to the sabbat gatherings. the active ingredients in the flying ointment were highly lunar substances. all narcotic or soporific plants such as monkshood and nightshade are lunar because they induce sleep or dreams and visions. it is no accident that the animal most closely connected to the witch as her familiar is the cat, one of the most lunar of all beasts. these things show the influence of the lu

though she hardly knew how she had got there. and certainly the glass was beginning to melt away, just like a bright silvery mist.lgo this fictional account has several points of interest. the cat is a lunar beast, and the primary familiar of witches, as i have mentioned. witches are proverbial for their ability to fly up the chimney, using it as a portal to the astral world when they set off for the sabbat gathering. alice's mirror is set over the fireplace. her description of the change in the surface of the glass is not unlike descriptions given by scryers concerning the apparent change in the surface of the crystal just before they begin to see astral scenes in its depths. a very common feature of such descriptions is the appearance of a mist. carroll specifically wrote that the mist w

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veloped luciferian perspective to be independent but not allowing nature or imbalance within the mind to destroy you. often, more so than not, we are our own worst enemy. as you adopt a model such as the witches sabbat as your initiatory focus, keep in mind the many origins which represent the foundation of the rite itself. christian witch hunters may have indeed fabricated many of the stories of the sabbat, much of the sexual manifestations of that time with accordance to demons and such, but do not loose the point of which we expand from their writings. if you are christian or not, by utilizing the imagination6 in adverse areas you are displaying to left hand path principles 1) the self described antinomian events which indicate isolate consciousness and intelligence, a sense of the forb

tations of that time with accordance to demons and such, but do not loose the point of which we expand from their writings. if you are christian or not, by utilizing the imagination6 in adverse areas you are displaying to left hand path principles 1) the self described antinomian events which indicate isolate consciousness and intelligence, a sense of the forbidden 2) by inventing such aspects of the sabbat and the devil, they fleshed out a powerful and adverse initiatory model of luciferian self-deification. we have in fact become their demons by expanding from this practice. the same may be said in current times, those who walk secrecy in the religious path of self-destruction (i.e. christianity or the right hand path) laugh at those who point their fingers and invent our evils, have als

including statues and crystals hold deific power between the mind of the sorcerer, they are a type of magickal link from which the self holds common association in reference to the triad of will- desire-belief. this embodies such objects with the very power envisioned within them to transform, to curse, to invoke imagination and inspiration. the witches sabbat is thus a model of self-deification. the sabbat is an image from which the mind and psyche is free from the restraints of mundane reality and the flesh. the spirit takes the form that is so desires at the moment, joins with familiars and other demonic forms and goes forth to a place which centralizes the imagination in an infernal sense the devil is by this standard a mirror of the liberated mind awaiting confirmation of self-belief

amiliars and other demonic forms and goes forth to a place which centralizes the imagination in an infernal sense the devil is by this standard a mirror of the liberated mind awaiting confirmation of self-belief and the desire to becoming something else. remember, throughout history the devil has always been a shape shifter, no common form may stay for too long. when you begin walking the path of the sabbat, be careful and be cautious you will tear and destroy your common perceptions and build hopefully a clearer one know thyself in the great work and you shall bask in success. the origins of the witches sabbat 9 hell is derived from the anglo-saxon word, helan, being a secret or hidden place. hell may thus be represented as the abyss of the mind, the subconscious. by exploring and invokin

know thyself in the great work and you shall bask in success. the origins of the witches sabbat 9 hell is derived from the anglo-saxon word, helan, being a secret or hidden place. hell may thus be represented as the abyss of the mind, the subconscious. by exploring and invoking hell, one begins a process of the mastery of the self. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 6 we owe much of the research of the sabbat to a writer named idries shah, two books10 specifically deal with aspects of witchcraft from a multi-cultural perspective. the foundations of the art of the witches sabbat was based on adversarial practice, not for negative or counter-productive means, but to illuminate the self by walking between two worlds. the reports of witchcraft from far reaching sources such as sweden, france, sc

n of the rite. at dawn they would sacrifice a white cockerel with a knife, cutting the throat. the dhulqarnen the leader of the coven, was called such in a play of words. the lord of two centuries was said to exist after death, being an isolate being, whose spirit remains potent for another century, has perfect memory of his life and can manifest through various forms while attached to the earth. the sabbat as it was described in spain indicates that the middle eastern and moroccan practices of the az-zabbat survived throughout europe. the black man appeared as a large he-goat, who had a face on his buttocks and was thus a form of the adversary-opposer. witches would kiss both sides, thus receiving initiation by a mark given by the devil. in scotland the black man of the sabbat would appea

ed her there in the crossroads. it is also the place of where faust summoned mephistopheles, who came forth from the forest before him. the crossroads is the place where you visualize and focus your mind towards before sleep you may also visualize and x or a+ as the meeting place of the dreaming sabbat. the imagination is the ultimate key of the black magician or sorcerer who seeks to go forth to the sabbat it is the vehicle of self-assumption of deific forms or masks of lycanthropy. when preparing for the dream sabbat, decorate your temple or sleeping area in accordance with that which reminds you of a sabbat images from old grimoires, sigils, demonic images, masks or other elements which aid the working. the most important however is the control of the mind. sit comfortably before and cl

en preparing for the dream sabbat, decorate your temple or sleeping area in accordance with that which reminds you of a sabbat images from old grimoires, sigils, demonic images, masks or other elements which aid the working. the most important however is the control of the mind. sit comfortably before and clear all thoughts. begin a slow chant which you know that activates the imagination towards the sabbat. use the five senses to activate and aid this transformative in-between state hearing, sight, smell, touch and taste. have some pleasant sabbat incense and perfect lighting in place, have sigils and images which invoke this place in the mind. your goal is to align the senses with the focus of the going forth by night that is by harmony with the willed choice of desire. preparing for the

hting in place, have sigils and images which invoke this place in the mind. your goal is to align the senses with the focus of the going forth by night that is by harmony with the willed choice of desire. preparing for the sabbat by decorating and proper self-alignment creates a heightened inner excitement for the initiatory act itself thus allowing the success to occur, a seeming selfpermission! the sabbat is a subjective experience, from which you are alone and surrounded by the shades and familiars of your own design. early on you will discover during waking hours elements of yourself you wish to change and common traits or selfassociations or perceptions you will slowly understand through the process of change. be accepting and use this as a permission to become! the witches sabbat is

through the process of change. be accepting and use this as a permission to become! the witches sabbat is used for many purposes it is for self-deification, exploration, shape shifting and a heightened gnosis state it breaks through mystery and reveals a new perception, you become like the devil or adversary, you grow close to hecate and lilith, and you gain a more direct focus of magickal will. the sabbat is also used for spells and sexual workings as well a sabbat experience with a partner is perhaps one of the most ecstasy inducing acts that can be shared by two people or more if that is your bag. the sabbat may also be used to curse and bless, all which spirals and acts as a spring the very magickal principle the staota is in the second edition of yatuk dinoih. do not invite the initi

spirals and acts as a spring the very magickal principle the staota is in the second edition of yatuk dinoih. do not invite the initiated into the circle of the witches sabbat, for the ensorcelment of cain will devour them and curse them in whole. such an experience if ever shared must be between two vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 10 understanding initiates self-initiated or otherwise. remember, the sabbat goes back to the antinomianian principle of luciferian self-deification. it is a path of knowledge through clarity this clarity is discovered by those who are focused on moving past mystery, a major point of the beginning of what lies hidden. waking the waking aspect of the witches sabbat is that of solitary or coven agreement of self-transformative magick. this is done by confirmation

ioners, which forms an allegiance with what is known as a group mind. this is useful in spells and low sorcery, the unity of several independent psyches focusing on one goal will no doubt create a desired effect. widdershins are movements around the circle in an anti clockwise dance. some witches may find it useful to recite the lord s prayer backwards while moving widdershins in the beginning of the sabbat rite, this allowing or giving permission to the nature of the working itself. in nox umbra12 the invocation of the vampyre queen, lilith utilizes a bloodied or red cloth, sometimes stained with menstrual blood if possible. this may be used to cover the head in the sabbat ritual dance, thus through movement and excitement; the lack of oxygen itself for a short period will create ecstasy

es may understand the reality of this via the succubi and incubi. the member of the demon in the rite is always considered cold. in 1572 eva of kenn admitted she had intercourse with a demon, and that it was as cold as an icicle. johan klein in 1698 suggested women believed this as it was happening in dreams, and guazzo suggested that the cold semen was actually taken from other night revelers of the sabbat. sylvine de la plaine who was twenty three vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 12 when she admitted happily to her sexual relations with the devils emissary 13 and was burned in 1916 in paris. she had admitted that the devil s member was like that of a horse, and when inserted was cold and injected ice cold semen. when it was withdrawn it burned her like fire. others had suggested the devil

ne de la plaine who was twenty three vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 12 when she admitted happily to her sexual relations with the devils emissary 13 and was burned in 1916 in paris. she had admitted that the devil s member was like that of a horse, and when inserted was cold and injected ice cold semen. when it was withdrawn it burned her like fire. others had suggested the devil or black man of the sabbat had other talents. a description of the devil s member was that it was sinuous, pointed and snake like. sometimes it was made half or iron and half of flesh. it could also be made completely of a horn as well, sometimes forked as a tongue. there were suggestions that the demon could perform coitus and pederasty (i.e. sodomy) at once, with a third member in his lovers mouth. as described

he whole body. at first he put it in 13 the encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology, rossell hope robbins, crown 1965 14 a witches sabbat article by the present author. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 13 the natural orifice and ejaculated the spoiled yellowing sperm, collected from nocturnal emissions or elsewhere, then in the anus, and in this manner inordinately abused her .upon her return to the sabbat, the neophyte, before the banquet entered into sexual relations with any other man .then, the torches (if there were any) being extinguished, each one at the order of the presiding devil takes his partner and has intercourse. sometimes indeed indescribably outrages are perpetrated in exchanging women, by the order of the presiding devil, by passing on a women to the other women and a ma

hich they do not naturally have, and abuse men in a feminine form and women in a masculine form, and lie on top of women or lie under men; and they can also produce semen which they have brought from elsewhere, and imitate the natural ejaculation of it. many suggested succubi and incubi15 take semen from nocturnal emissions, or some incubi squeezed semen out of corpses. when the devil appeared at the sabbat, especially in the form of a goat-man or black man (black ash or covered in mud) his member would be as large as a mule s, being as thick as possible, and would cause all of the presiding witches to be enflamed with lust, that each may know the devil in this way. demoniality (copulation with demons) is an act of high sorcery, as it brings the consciousness of the wizard or witch to a le

he elixir. you may bind the sigil with a pouch or some way of cover, along with proper oils attributed to the daemon. you may also bury the pouch if you wish, when seeking copulation or inspiration; simply focus upon the sigil itself. you will notice dreaming sexual congress, which may awaken you aroused. to destroy the spirit, burn and cover the pouch and contents with salt. if one is conducting the sabbat rite with a partner, a fellow coven member, the demon may be as the self. the black man of the sabbat is also able to take the role, or vise versa depending on the situation. however this is done, great care should be made in keeping the gnosis itself pure, that by night or noctanter16 shall the sabbat be made flesh. focusing on the purpose of the rite is essential no matter what you fe

around you in the widdershins dance of ecstasy. keep in mind that also the rational mind and consciousness can be shattered in the infernal or luciferian sabbat, things you may have thought were mere stories will be revealed to you 16 by night. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 15 first hand, thus shaking previous foundations of what you considered truth. some choose to shape shift to fly forth to the sabbat. such a spell is developed from isobel gowdie in 1662, a witch of scotland. the spell of going forth as a crow or owl- recite three times before sleep i shall go into a crow with sorrow sigh and mickle care and i shall go in the devil s name ay while i come home again the spell of returning to the flesh -recite three times owl, owl, devil send thee care i am in an owl s likeness just no

rites of lycanthropy and other averse chthonic rites nema, live morf reviled tub. noitatpmet otni ton su dael dna su tsniaga ssapsert that meht evigrof ew sa, sessapsert ruo su evigrof dna. daerd yliad ruo yad siht su evig. nevaeh ni ti sa htrae ni enod eb lliw yht. emoc modgnik yht. eman yht ed dewollah, neveah ni tra hcihw rehtaf ruo. as to align further with the averse and liberating spirit of the sabbat, you may at such time read a text which is associated by coven maleficia to cain, the black man of the sabbat. the following is from biblical phrases from leviticus, deuternomy, samuel and kings, it is properly reversed to insight an inspired rebellion from the sickening light of selflessness, to fall into darkness and rise again as the sun of ones black flame of consciousness: the affi

ld outdoors) be decorated in more ambivalent forms of lucifer, such as illustrations of the fallen angel by gustave dore, fidus or franz von stuck. you will use the algol sigil above a mirror; your altar may have the tools of your work. you may have conductive music which reflects an ambient atmosphere, without heavy drumming or noise, to aid ultimately the five senses in the permission to attend the sabbat. anoint yourself in abramelin oil and have similar incense burning. the celestial summoning of yaltabaoth vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 25 this rite is the invocation of the luciferian and adversarial fire-djinn, yaltabaoth who was the wisest among the angels. as called also azal ucel, sigillized as azothoz, yaltabaoth is the deific force with a mask of a beast and an angel. let this

h dreaming and waking, just as the infernal sabbat. when communing with azazel, called lucifer, know that these forms live through you, your psyche and are manifested through your physical body. it is essential to begin a strong course of developing and exploring your consciousness, that by challenging, strengthening and developing your mind you start to become something godlike. the black man of the sabbat the sabbat rite is a constant widdershins movement in the realm of dream and twilight, however the pole or axis of the ritual is based around the sabbatic goat, called the black man or the devil of the infernal sabbat. this god form in flesh is always portrayed by the master or magister of the coven, a chosen individual who will wear robes and the mask of sathan. cain is considered a fo

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all on the full moon itself, then easter was postponed to the following sunday instead) incidentally, this raises another point: recently, some pagan traditions began referring to the vernal equinox as eostara. historically, this is incorrect. eostara is a lunar holiday, honoring a lunar goddess, at the vernal full moon. hence, the name 'eostara' is best reserved to the nearest esbat, rather than the sabbat itself. how this happened is difficult to say. however, it is notable that some of the same groups misappropriated the term 'lady day' for beltane, which left no good folk name for the equinox. thus, eostara eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 15 was misappropriated for it, completing a chain-reaction of displacement. needless to say, the old and accepted

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left hand and an inverted cross' those who attended these meetings he dismisses in the following way (page 131 'some were perhaps dissipated perverts and had shame or guilty pride; some were just members of a primitive stock, already disappearing, but still following the ways of their fathers, knowing the church disapproved yet finding physical and psychological satisfaction. some were ecstatic "the sabbat" said one "is the true paradise' mr. hughes does not say why he thinks they should have given up their own rites, which were made for a definite purpose and which produced definite results simply to parody those of an alien faith. i have attended many of these cult rites, and i declare that most of what he says is simply not true. there may be a fertility dance, but the other rites are

practices, but finding physical and psychological satisfaction. and cannot the same be said of the buddhists or shintoists? they have ancient, and to them good rites, and they are not in the least concerned if others disapprove. all that matters to them is, are they on the path? i have learnt tolerance in the many years i spent in the east and if anyone finds true paradise in the buddhist rites, the sabbat, or the mass, i am well content. if i were permitted to disclose all their rituals, i think it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths are solemn and the witches are my friends. i would not hurt their feelings. they have secrets which to them are sacred. they have good reason for this secrecy. i am, however, permitted to give one sample of their rites. it t

ns the inquisition complaints that witches would go to sleep even when on the rack. it must also date from a time when people were becoming literate. witch-burning on the continent was by a sort of lynch law; bishops did what they liked, saying that the church was above the law of the land. people still ask me questions about witches because they have heard so many tales about them. do they go to the sabbat? is it true they use flying ointment? why do witches anoint themselves? did they fly through the air to their meetings on broomsticks? in the old days they usually walked, carrying poles or quarterstaffs, which were useful as weapons. they sometimes used them to make sort of pole jumps over obstacles; they were useful in finding one's way and avoiding obstacles in the dark. in the perse

consisted of vervain, or mint crushed and steeped in olive oil or lard, left overnight, then squeezed through a cloth to remove the leaves. fresh leaves were then added and the squeezing repeated three or four times until it was strongly scented and ready for use. it is said that if they lived in the country where they would not be seen, they would strip and rub the oil into their skin and go to the sabbat naked. this would keep them warm enough until they reached the dance. at times they would mix soot with the oil so as not to be seen at night. one of the charges against witches was that they went invisible by night, and, it may be noted, vervain was at one time thought to confer invisibility. they have a very powerful scented oil, which nowadays they speak of as anointing oil. this is

ed to stay at home in winter. they also tell me that in most villages the witches arranged that the first and last house was occupied by a member of the cult, and any strange witch, travelling or 'on the run, could go where she would be sure of help and protection. in the villages the members of the cult went clothed to this house and were anointed there. the occupiers of the house never attended the sabbat, but as soon as the last witch had left made some excuse to be seen by as many people as possible in the village, so that if it became known that a sabbat had been held in the neighbourhood they themselves would be above suspicion. there are many yarns of people getting out of windows and even chimneys when there were non-cult members in the house. most of the people in those days belie

sina is one of the names of the witches' goddess. at this time, though the people of the heaths would attend the religious ceremonies, only the priests and priestesses would be initiated, passing the tests and taking the oaths. that is, anyone well affected to the people and the cult could attend these ceremonies. this would account for the stories of masked people who would come riding to attend the sabbat. they were known to be nobles, keeping to themselves and taking no part in the proceedings but dancing and feasting among themselves. it was also well known that at times six thousand people were present at one sabbat. it may or may not be a coincidence, but the idea of chivalry arose about that time. in an age when women were treated as drudges, and churchmen seriously debated whether

saddled his own horse and rode off to the meeting without telling his wife. these worn-out horses back in their stables by cockcrow may have given rise to stories of pixies riding the horses. in the castletown museum is a stable-door key with a holed stone tied to it to stop the fairies from riding the horses. these roman-british fairy girls were often very beautiful and many of the men attending the sabbat brought back fairy wives and usually had very happy marriages. this was quite common among small farmers who lived in isolated places; but it was frowned on by the more respectable part of the community. times slowly changed. the lords were no longer normans. many had married saxons, some had legitimate or illegitimate children by roman-british women, and the race had become english. th

secuted just because some snooper was shocked by finding people in some lonely place dancing naked round a fire at night many hundreds of years ago. people are still being shocked these days at what they see on the beaches and elsewhere, and rush to the newspapers to complain, but they are usually laughed at for their pains. beaches are public property and people may have a right to complain, but the sabbat was a private party and they could only have been seen by people snooping in the hope of being shocked. witches have for hundreds of years held their meetings in private; they are people who want release from this world into the world of fantasy. to certain kinds of person the relief gained has been of enormous benefit and these occasional nights of release are something to live for. am

ndreds of years held their meetings in private; they are people who want release from this world into the world of fantasy. to certain kinds of person the relief gained has been of enormous benefit and these occasional nights of release are something to live for. among primitive people dancing was the usual religious expression. in witch tradition it was the necessary preliminary to the climax of the sabbat, the producing of power; it may have had other objects, to bring joy and to express beauty. this was sin to what chesterton called 'that gang of revolting calvin-ists, though st. thomas aquinas only says 'all dancers are not necessarily damned' some people may have blundered into a sabbat and been shocked, but the anglo-saxons are notorious for being easily shocked and complaining to th

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man to die before his allotted time. this dictum of the treatise sanhedrin is a statement of predestination. a ram has but one voice while alive, but after death his body makes 7 sounds. his horns make two trumpets, his thigh bones two pipes, his skin will cover a drum, the large intestines are formed into strings for the lyre, and the small intestines will make the small strings for the harp. in the sabbat, 152. 2, of the talmud, it is said that the soul of a man watches over his corpse for 7 days. compare this with the theosophic teaching that the linga sarira broods over the body for a week after death. rabbi nathan says that 7 good qualities avail at the judgment. wisdom, righteousness, good opinions, mercy, truth, grace and peace. seven epithets are applied to the earth in the hebrew

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hall become flesh. one will begin the practical avenues of lesser black magick such as concepts as command to look, wherein ones own design of environments through visuals, music or writing causes willed change according to the individuals wishes. 13 this is the sigil of dream control and astral projection. the witches sabbat is explored in its language of magickal awakening. the dream gateway to the sabbat is the very essence of a gathering of spirits, when the trance by dream is gathered by ones created and ancestral familiars passed from the spirit world to the physical. the sabbat itself is meant to be an encircling or ensorcerling the circle of creative symbolism, from which the gnosis grows in the shadows and shall be cultivated by those within the arte. to attend the sabbat, one mus

is the queen of witches. by witch i do mean cunning woman who is able, by the abilities of command to look, by her own dayside attributes and her concise desire to dress for success, is able to seduce and command by her will of appearance alone. by the nightside attribute, the goddess is the manifestation or channel of lilith, she becomes the witch queen herself, and able to work sorcery, attend the sabbat upon the steed kundak through the web of dreams itself. this is the complete witch, whom by dayside and nightside is able to master each by her own will. lilith is thus revealed as babalon, the goddess of death, blood, passion and life itself! let her mysteries be revealed to those through enflamed invocation! the sigil of infernal union, created by levi and used originally in maurice b

de eve and injected filth into her. samael is the root force of the beast 666, the solar creative force and the devil of the tarot. lilith (the moon queen of the witches and lilitu/succubi -witchcraft, sorcery, lunar dream magicks. lilith is the mother of harlots whom appears in the form of a beautiful woman with the lower half animal like, hairy and feet of a large bird. lilith is the gateway to the sabbat and to the arts of lesser and greater black magick. lilith is also the lunar blood covered goddess, revealed in thelemic lore as babalon. samael (the sun daemonic and solar phallic force, an extension of set -magick and solar creative sorcery. samael is the dragon daemon of warlocks and wizards, the manifestation aspect of daemonic becoming. samael is the mastery of the earth and positi

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unity to explore her environment. she already has an image of faeries, elves and other magical beings and we try to encourage her to see the spirit in the tree or in the running water. we collect stones and leaves just to look at and admire their colour or shape. some we take home, but most we leave where we find them. skye loves these adventures and i am so happy to be part of her experience 'on the sabbats, we and our friends celebrate with seasonal games, activities, myths and feasts, and the children in our lives are always eager and excited to join in. skye is still a bit young for much of it, but even a two-year-old can dance around a maypole, pick berries, plant seeds and help bake bread or biscuits. it's exciting to think that the wheel of the year will have deep significance to he

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4/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft the bell is rung three times. then shall follow the ceremony of cakes and ale. after that the cleaming of the temple is performed so that there is plenty of room for fun, games and entertainment (which may still take place around the altar if desired. the evening concludes with a feast. now answer the examination questions for this lesson in appendix b 1. the sabbats are holidays, a time to celebrate and rejoice with the gods. list the eight sabbats and the dates they fall on this year. describe what each sabbat commemorates and relate how you celebrated each one. 2. make up (create, write) a hymn or song appropriate for a ritual/occasion of your choice. 3. create your own version of a favorite ritual. 4. describe your enactment of a seasonal motif

ach sabbat commemorates and relate how you celebrated each one. 2. make up (create, write) a hymn or song appropriate for a ritual/occasion of your choice. 3. create your own version of a favorite ritual. 4. describe your enactment of a seasonal motif and the declaration from a favorite sabbat ritual. lesson seven meditation, dreams and the minor sabbats meditation let's take a brief respite from the sabbats and look at meditation. in its present form meditation has come to the western world by way of the east. for centuries the eastern initiates have known of the power and the advantages of regular meditation. they have used it, developing it into a fine art through which they have learned to control the mind, overcome sickness, separate themselves from problems and fears, develop psychic

xample (a solitary tradition, as it happens, use a ritual staff, which is not found elsewhere. don't add something just for the sake of having it, or just to be different. use something because you need to use it; because you feel more comfortable with that particular tool than with another or than without it at all. 4. the solitary can hold a ritual whenever s/he feels like it. a coven meets for the sabbats and esbats. the dates for the esbats are fixed at the most convenient times for the majority of members. as a solitary, you can have an esbat whenever you feel like it. you can have esbats three or four days in a row, or go from new moon to full moon without one at all. it's up to you and how you feel. if there is a sudden emergency perhaps a healing that needs to be done you can get i

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nvironment. she already has an image of faeries, elves and other magical beings and we try to encourage her to see the spirit in the tree or in the running water. we collect stones and leaves just to look at and admire their colour or shape. some we take home, but most we leave where we find them. skye loves these adventures and i am so happy to be part of her experience. seite 15 wicca01.txt 'on the sabbats, we and our friends celebrate with seasonal games, activities, myths and feasts, and the children in our lives are always eager and excited to join in. skye is still a bit young for much of it, but even a two-year-old can dance around a maypole, pick berries, plant seeds and help bake bread or biscuits. it's exciting to think that the wheel of the year will have deep significance to he

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practice should enable this circle of light to be formulated effectually. keep on going round the circle until it is formulated. the circle should always be drawn deosil, that is to say, from east, to south, to west, to north, in the same way that the hands of a clock would move were the clock laid face upwards on the floor. the contrary way is widdershins, the way in which the witches danced at the sabbats. the deosil movement affirms the rule of god's law in nature because it is the way of the sun; the widdershins movement repudiates god's rule over nature by moving against the sun. in resisting an occult attack the whole formula should be tuned to the key-note of asserting god's dominion over all existence, the aim of the operator being to align himself with cosmic law and cause the po

complete translations of the principal books upon witchcraft that were written by the men who were actually concerned in stamping out the witch-cult and had first-hand knowledge of its nature. in addition to these i would direct my readers' attention to projection of the astral body, by muldoon and carrington, which throws a very interesting light upon the manner in which genuine witches attended the sabbats. i do not mean by these words to imply that mr. muldoon is addicted to wizardry, but he certainly possesses the traditional powers, and if he can do these things at the present day, why could not the witches have done them in days past? at any rate, i do not think there is much doubt that the holy inquisition would have paid him the compliment of burning him if he had lived during its

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uished their lights and broke up before daybreak, the guilty were to be found everywhere, and they could be brought to book nowhere. it came about therefore that charlemagne determined to fight them with their own weapons. in those days, moreover, feudal tyrants were in league with sectarians against lawful authority; female sorcerers were attached to castles as courtesans; bandits who frequented the sabbats divided with nobles the bloodstained loot of rapine; feudal courts were at the command of the highest bidder; and the public burdens weighed with all their force only on the weak and poor. the evil was at its height in westphalia, and faithful agents were despatched thither by charlemagne entrusted with a secret mission. whatsoever energy remained among the oppressed, whosoever still l

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rom battle and hunting. hearing one day that the northmen s warships were in the bay of dublin, he mustered his men and went to fight them. he returned victorious, but found saba gone. the enchanter, taking advantage of finn s absence, had appeared to her in the likeness of finn with his hounds and lured her from the dun. away from the dun, she became a fawn again. sabbats in modern neo-paganism, the sabbats are the eight great festivals of the sacred year. the sabbats follow the ancient festival days that were common throughout europe, though different cultures poured variant meanings into their celebrations. over the centuries, as christianity became the dominant form in the west, ancient pagan worship sites were replaced with churches and the festival days integrated into the christian

e equinoxes, formed four easily marked points in the years. they, and the four additional points halfway between them that mark points in the planting and harvest process, became the eight evenly spaced holidays of the ancient world. during the middle ages, the ancient pagan practices were invoked to supply content with the new understanding of witchcraft as satanism advocated by the inquisition. the sabbats were identified as a time for witches to gather to worship his infernal majesty. that mythology survived in the secularized celebration of halloween. in the 1950s, gerald b. gardner introduced his modern reconstruction of witchcraft which drew on ancient pagan practices mixed with elements of asian beliefs and practices. it was a nature oriented religion in which the worship of the god

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il 30 (beltane, and august 1 (lammas. of these, beltane and halloween are the more important. the four solar fire festivals of the druids are also observed, though to a lesser extent. these are midwinter, spring, midsummer, and autumn as marked by the solstices and equinoxes, and these together with the preceding four make eight sabbats, or festivals, of the witches' year. the practical import of the sabbats is this: halloween, candlemas, beltane, and lammas mark the beginning of each quarter of the solar-tide cycle; first the tide of destruction and winter is initiated with halloween, the feast of the dead, the first day of the witches' year. the dark tide of destruction reaches its high point at midwinter, the winter solstice. candlemas marks the end of the reign of the king of winter, l

in someway. whether you hold your esbat at full or new moon, of course, depends on the nature of the spells you intend to cast. so these then are the red-letter days on your witches' calendar. there are quite a lot of them. thirteen full moons, thirteen new moons, and eight sabbats. none of them are mandatory, except insofar as you need to make use of them, as a witch, however, you will find that the sabbats are fun. and worth making an effort over, especially the grand sabbats of beltane and halloween. 2- preliminary preparations your witch name assuming you have embarked on your career as a practitioner of the black arts, you will have to take a new, magical name to supplement your old, mundane one. some unkind critics have called this the nom du diable. it is nothing of the sort; at lea

earing in runes the witch's name, the symbol adopted by her coven (should she belong to one, and her rank in it if it possesses a hierarchy of any sort. they usually serve three purposes that of providing a means of recognition between members of different covens; a talismanic "link" with the collective mind of their own group by means of which they "plug in" to the elemental powers drawn down at the sabbats; and third, sometimes as a means of "fascination" that is to provide a reflective surface of the same sort often made use of by hypnotists when they wish to throw their subjects into a trance. the ring and pendant which often contain gemstones, are generally the only jewels which are put to the latter use, however. one jewel which definitely does not fit into this latter category, howe

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h the astral dead, ghosts or demons of the mind or beyond would seek the infernal sabbat. the infernal sabbat is the degree of solitary initiation via dream. the luciferian sabbat is a higher initiation of the isolated self; very much like azazel, who is revealed as lucifer. it was an early latin writing scribed in 1460 on arras witches presents a possible dreaming image of the infernal sabbat at the sabbats of the vaudois, the presiding devil took aside the neophyte and carried her off to one side of the grove, so that in his own fashion he might make love to her and have carnal knowledge of her; to whom he said maliciously that he would lay her down on the ground supporting herself on her two hands and feet, and that he could not have intercourse with her in any other position: and that

s well. a small fire is ideal. while the fire is burning the contents visualize your ids to carry the desire unto it's destination, to fulfill the desire. once the fire has destroyed the box and it's contents, forget about it entirely. this allows the intent to derive a consistent source of psychic energy, activated via the subconscious, to seek forth it's mission and make it come to flesh. 77 77 the sabbats the eight witches sabbats listed herein are presented in gaelic. the purpose of this is to recognize the great celtic heritage which is present in the craft and its blood. our whole exploration and the system within our work is based upon the celtic system of the four greater sabbaths. these are: imbolg, beltane, lughnasadh and samhain, while the equinoxes and solstices are spring, sum

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e red and black serpent, vampirism as technique, the nine angles, the hell gates of duzhahu, invocation of astwihad& druj nasu- the black sun rite of vampirism, nature is more atrocious- sex magick andthe birth of a lunar intelligence, the nine angles and satanic magick- a study of the symbolism of the ona, alphabet of desire, a ritual of qlippothic descent and luciferian ascent, shades of algol, the sabbats, chi as the elixir of immortality and much more. introduction by peter j. carroll, author of liber null/psychonaut and liber kaos writes if you choose to embrace and live the cthonic murk and stygian darkness of the following chapters you will certainly get some return on your investment of belief, for it has been well crafted by a master.beware of the pale hecate. create your gods wit

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mate. under torture, many witches told their confessors that satan would conjure up demons to take the place of either sex if human company should run short. each initiate and each member in attendance was required to bring food and drink for the banquet. in the state of poverty and deprivation in which so many peasants lived, it is easy to see why they looked forward to these smorgasbords during the sabbats. wine, beer, and cider were all known by the twelfth century, and attendees were encouraged to drink as well as eat their fill. it seems, in the opinion of many scholars, that the celebrants may have sprinkled liberal dosages of trance-inducing herbs into the communal brew. undoubtedly, such an action was designed to break down the last vestiges of inhibitions that some newcomers might

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sely structured priestcraft as well as a healthy respect for those magicians who could prove their worth as dependable soothsayers. in addition, the mystery schools in greece and rome were popular with aristocrat and commoner alike and kept alive the mystical impulse in both cultures. many researchers have drawn comparisons between certain of the mystery school traditions and the great festivals, the sabbats of the witches as they gathered in the forests of europe. when constantine the great (d. 337) legally sanctioned christianity throughout the roman empire, he in effect granted the early church fathers a kind of dominion over their constituents that they had not previously enjoyed. as the influence of the christian clergy grew in the empire, many of them expressed their opinions that ma

istian scholars, and portrayed the craft as devil worship or demonic possession. then, in 1897, charles godfrey leland (1824.1903, an american who moved to england in 1870 to study gypsy love, published aradia: the gospel of the witches, which detailed the rites and beliefs of the old religion that centered upon diana, the goddess of the moon, and her daughter, aradia. although the book presented the sabbats, rituals, spells, charms, and practices of witchcraft from the viewpoint of its ancient practitioners, the book went largely unnoticed by either scholars or the general public. however, a little over 20 years later, dr. margaret alice murray (1863.1963, an egyptologist on staff at the university college in london, began researching the thesis that witchcraft was actually the remnant of

erning the festivals of the black sabbats and condemned them as mocking the high christian festivals. in his records, boguet noted that such sabbats most often occurred on thursday nights at the stroke of midnight and lasted until cock-crow. he also managed to wring confessions out of witches that they did, indeed, fly to such sabbats astride sticks and brooms. he also got witches to confess that the sabbats began always with the adoration of satan, who appeared sometimes in the shape of a tall, dark man and at other times in the form of a goat. the eminent jurisconsult, judge of the province of burgundy and president of the tribunal of st. claude, was dreaded by all those who might one day find themselves standing before his judgment. he was fanatical, cruel, and implacable in his session

ccounts became. de lancre decided that incubi and succubi, those demonic seducers of men and women, had as their mission the infliction of a double injury to their victims, attacking them in both their body and their soul. when men or women accused of being sorcerers protested that the devil had not picked them up and flown them anywhere, judge de lancre decreed that those sorcerers who walked to the sabbats held in the forests were just as guilty as those who were carried to such sites by satan. de lancre warned his fellow members of the tribunals to be wary of toads, for they could likely be familiars of the witches. one witch whom he tried and who confessed at length, described a number of toads that had attended a sabbat in the basses- pyrenees region dressed in black and scarlet velve

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e they are fiercely devoted to their beliefs, usually succeed in filling their tem- ples of the imagination with light, which they personify as the great goddess, the soul of the world. however, it can happen that wiccan covens become mere social clubs or, what is worse, sexual theaters of the absurd. when this occurs, their magic circles are as empty and as useless as the cathedrals in rome, and the sabbats degenerate into mere mockeries of the divine creative principle, however it may be conceived. there is a third kind of temple that is never entered except by the faithful. it cannot be profaned because when its worshippers pass out its doors, it ceases to exist. it is without a name because it belongs to no set place. all peoples of the world worship in it together, yet it is only larg

n festival days observed by mod- ern witches. these days form the spokes of a wheel, when the year is consid- ered to be a circle. the solstices and equinoxes, called the quarter days because they divide the year into equal quarters, are bisected by the four pagan festivals oimelc (february 2, beltane (may i, lughnassadh (august l, and samhain (october 31, which are termed the cross-quarter days. the sabbats are distinguished from esbats, which are lesser celebrations that may be observed irregularly throughout the year, but are ofien tied to each cycle of the moon. sabbats are for worship, esbats are for ritual work. self, perceived: also called the lower self. what is perceived to constitute a human being by that person-the body, thoughts, memory, feelings, sensations, will, identity. wh

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, when they are joined with the demons and other familiars around the circle, by dream or waking sabbat such is a reality which is very pertinent to the practitioner it is a vivifying and realistic experience, with results ending in the success of the desire. as an early latin tract indicates, the arras witches held numerous sexual relations with demons as described in the following from 1460- at the sabbats of the vaudois, the presiding devil took aside the neophyte and carried her off to one side of the grove, so that in his own fashion he might make love to her and have carnal knowledge of her; to whom he said maliciously that he would lay her down on the ground supporting herself on her two hands and feet, and that he could not have intercourse with her in any other position; and that

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