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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
DARK ASCiNT
Set the altar facing south, adorned with the ritual dagger, the
chalice filled with blood in whatever form you wish, and the sigil of the
demon to be evoked. The altar and the ritual working space should be
enclosed by a triangle, either drawn or visualized, one point of it in the
south position, one in the west and one in the east. At each of these
three points a black candle is to be placed. The Circle has been replaced
with the Triangle of Manifestation. Where once a space was set aside for
the Operator and a separate space was established for the demon, now
the Sorcerer and the demon stand face to face, together.
On the southern wall the symbol of the inverted pentagram
should be drawn with at least a three foot diameter, as your initial focal
point in gathering the Powers of Darkness into the Temple. In order to
make the mark of the inverted pentagram on your skin, you will need
a marker or pen unless the chalice is filled with literal blood, in which
case it may be used to make the mark.
Begin the ritual by meditation, not inwards towards the
momentary goal of silence and serenity as has been done before, but
upon the inverted pentagram before you. Gaze at it as you would a
sigiJ, letting your vision splash against the image to behold the energy
underneath. Although the inverted pentagram both acts upon and
reacts to the Black Magician quite independently, the magnetic or
energetic currents flowing to and from it are rarely noticed until the
Operator "programs" the sigil to respond in a specific way.
Once your scrying eyes have opened and your mind is numbed,
call out, "Baphomet, Dark Goddess of Blood, align the Powers of Darkness
with my will, and align my will with the Powers of Darkness. I open
myself to the Darkness, and I am ready to receive it. Send forth your
emissary (name of demon to be invoked) when he is called so that he
may stand with me in this Triangle wherein the causal and the chaotic
shall manifest together within this body. And now (name of demon) is
called."
Move your gaze immediately to the sigil upon the altar. Your
sight should behold the lines and curves of energy beneath the ink
almost immediately, as your vision has already been pried open towards
the inverted pentagram. Nevertheless, continue to scry into the demon's
sigil, at first recalling its image, voice, and presence, which will shortly
be replaced by a present awareness of the demon's actual attendance in
the Triangle. The initial manifestation of the demon will come as a
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