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CHAPTER FOUR<br />
RITES OF CONSECRATION<br />
it to travel through you as it will, to enter your being without restraint.<br />
Holding the palm of your hand firmly against the ground, state,<br />
·Creature of earth, receive the Power of Darkness. Seal it inside of you,<br />
never to escape and never to wane. Shelter the Black Works which are<br />
to be done here. Protect and empower those that enter here invited.<br />
Destroy the mind, body and spirit of any that would trespass here.<br />
Creature of earth, you are the Temple of Darkness, Eternal.»<br />
With this oration, let the power flood from you into the ground.<br />
Let it flow through you into the earth, saturating every particle of dust<br />
and stone beneath you. Allow this flow of power to continue until it<br />
ebbs completely, at which time you should remove your hand from the<br />
ground and rise to your feet.<br />
Again, clear your mind. Close your eyes and attune your senses<br />
to the Temple. Feel the dark power trembling through the ground<br />
under your feet. Sense it radiating around you from every wall, the<br />
Temple coming to life in darkness.<br />
Unlike traditional ceremonial Magick, the rituals of Black Magick<br />
require very few implements. Those few, however, are vital to the<br />
success of the Works of Darkness. These items, once acquired and<br />
consecrated, are to be wrapped in black cloth and are never to be taken<br />
from their coverings outside of the Operations of Black Magick. Doing so<br />
creates a firm separation between that which is normal and that which<br />
is unknowable.<br />
Although these three basic ritual tools have definite symbolic<br />
significance attached to them, such virtues are to be discovered<br />
throughout the processes of Black Magick, rather than to be laid out by<br />
this or any other author in some plastic prepackaged version. Here,<br />
you will learn the practical application of these things in ritual.<br />
The first tool you will need to acquire is a ritual dagger. The<br />
handle of the dagger must be black, and the length of the blade must be<br />
at least six inches. The blade should also be double edged, and if it is not<br />
sharp when it is purchased, you will need to make it so. At times, it will<br />
be used to cut, and must be able to perform this function without<br />
incident. Try to avoid purchasing an ornate dagger. Rather, one with<br />
no markings is preferred, as the power that flows through it will take<br />
precedence over the pretty appearance of the too1.<br />
You will also need a chalice, or a ceremonial cup. The chalice<br />
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