E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
state that is altogether inhuman. His power and his ability to utilize
that power reaches critical mass, the aura that surrounds him envelopes
all that he approaches with shimmering Darkness, and his goals and
ambitions reach far deeper than the average intellect can fathom. In
his journey down the Left Hand Path, the Master of Black Magick is
Ascending to the state in which he is not of this world, but is merely in
it. All of those things that are not only of this world, but are to the
Sorcerer the very representations of the perpetual death state of the
physical plane, which attempt to cling to the Ascendant or those that
he finds himself clinging to - need to be shaken off like insects and
destroyed lest they return in swarms.
The method by which the people, objects. desires, inhibitions or
forces that block your Ascent are to be destroyed is parallel to those
Operations of Baneful Magick given in this book's previous chapter ­
necessitating successes in controlling the minor currents of destruction
used therein before ruling over the major powers of destruction as given
below. You must first learn to destroy a single human life using your
inner will and your ability to focus the Powers of Darkness on a single,
terrifying goal before you can seek to become the Destroyer of Worlds.
Arrange your altar in the usual manner, with a black candle to
the left and a red candle to the right. On the south wall of the Temple
the alchemical symbol of sulfur should be hung, the length of it from
top to bottom spanning at least two feet, centered at eyeleveJ while you
are seated behind your altar. Two red candles are to be placed on the
ground directly beneath the symbol, one on either side of it.
Meditation before the ritual act is not necessary here, as the
ritual itself will spontaneously bring the Operator into the required
being-state. The two candles on the altar and the two on the floor
should be lit, those on the floor beneath the symbol of sulfur first. After
the black and red candles on the altar are lit, return to those on the
ground and seat yourself before them, beneath the symbol with them.
Looking up at the symbol, allow your Vision to awaken to see the symbol
of sulfur slithering on the wall, the black lines crawling with ebon
serpents. Hold your right hand palm down over the flame of the candle
on your right close enough to the fire that you can feel the heat on your
skin. Hold the same gesture with your left hand and the remaining
candle.
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