E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
symbol of sulfur, and the double-armed cross in a more direct and
distinct manner than any of the rituals given previously. Through
the following Works the power and essence of each symbol is evoked and
invoked, being called into this world and into the Black Magician, to
align the planets and the constellations in aecordance with his Destiny
and to fuse their virtues into his being. There is no need here to sit in
endless meditation upon the lotus or the latter of light until you begin
to spontaneously Ascend. Through the application of these Works of
Darkness an even greater spontaneity becomes known: all that has
been dying dies and all that is Eternal is exalted. Something ancient
within is stirred and is brought to life, to once again rule over all that
is.
Success in the following Operations is largely reliant on your
previous successes with the Works given in this text up to this point, as
they have all served in training and conditioning both the sensitive
faculties and the ability to generate and call forth energies and powers,
and to use those forces in alignment with your Will. Each of the
following is condemned by the adherents of the right hand path, and
often by the lcft hand as well, the ad\'ersaries of Ascent in Darkness
warning that such practices will open up doors to forces that cannot be
comprehended nor controlled, the likes of which will ravage the life of
the Opener, and drag him into the heart of the Darkness with which he
toys. Is that not the very goal that is sought?
TH E DESTROYER OF WORLDS
In order to Ascend beyond all limitation, the Black Magician must
be able to recognize the more minor, or sometimes the major things
that may be keeping him from rising abo\'e his present dying state,
Often those things that he loves, some that he may hate, and quite a
few things that have gone completely undetected even to his scrying
eyes are in some way keeping him bound in petty attachment. The
Sorcerer must take a careful look around his world and inside of himself
with the single question, ~Why am I still struggling?~
The most common answer to this self-interrogation is that he
does not have enough time for ritualization, What, then, is oecupying
that time instead? Basic human needs do not necessitate hours of labor;
most people eat and sleep much more than they require anyways. Is
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