E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
accumulate a momentum, experiencing for himself that by his own
effort all things are possible. Neglecting the first, and more minor
experiments in achieving his goals through Black Magick and instead
attempting that which he has been socially, religiously, and logically
programmed to believe is impossible and thereby failing at such
attempts - will either cause the Dabbler to denounce the Powers of
Darkness altogether, or will trap him in his dabbling ways, consoling
himself in the belief that he has performed the most difficult of rituals
and that he is a Master Sorcerer at large when in reality he has
accomplished nothing and has become nothing.
It is important that this not be considered an admonition to
straightway lower your expectations of what can be achieved in Black
Magick. Once Mastered, the Powers of Darkness can and will bring into
reality anything that can be imagined, visualized, and desired. Black
Magick is an art, and many who read these pages have yet to dip their
brushes in the paint. Mona Lisa can be recreated, as can any other
artistic miracle, once the form is learned, practiced, and put into a
frame of actual firsthand experience. Once the art is mastered, Mona
Lisa will pale in comparison to the original beauty that the artist has
yet to unleash upon the world.
Each developmental stage passed by the Black Magician is
necessary for his Ascent, which is ultimately an Eternal process rather
than a glorious goal. The Black Magician, at whatever stage of growth,
constantly finds himself thinking, "I can do better than this! I've proven
that 1 can accomplish so much. What more can 1 have? How else can I
push myself and my world to the threshold? What other limitations
which 1 have placed upon myself can I shatter?"
Even as he stands above creation, watching his pawns playing
out their roles, pure will flowing down from him, bedding into the fabric
of certainty, he will ask himself these questions, and will continue to
Ascend as he answers them with action.
None of this is to warn that you start slowly or start small. Once
the Power floods through you and you begin to take the events and
circumstances of your life in your hands, there will be no slowing you
down. Once you begin to experience success, getting you to accomplish
minor feats will be impossible. However, you should begin by setting
your goals within a realistic reach. Before trying to overthrow the
whole of the Magian Lodge with a barrage of spells, give some thought
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