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High PriestVenger As’Nas SatanisThe Green TrapezoidThe Cult of CthulhuTOMESJUNE 2009Cult of CthulhuOathAs I walk into themoonless night, I shalldo what benefits theOld Ones and Theirspawn; whatever isfruitful, righteous, andpleasurable is the way.As I bow before thegreen onyx altar, I shallrespect and honor theCult of Cthulhu alongwith its members andvision. As I growstronger, so does theCult. As the Cultgrows stronger, so doI.As I Awaken frommy fitful slumber, Isummon the AncientThings from theblackest abyss, forThey are the purestdistillation of myself.Our struggles willallow us to evolve intowhat we must become.The EmeraldKingdom of GreatCthulhu is at hand.Submissions Wanted!Send your contributions to:Greentrapezoid@yahoogroups.com• Poetry• Artwork• Fiction• Articles• Essays• Event listings• Retailers• Book Reviews• Movie Reviews• Opinion PollsHOW TO ORDER:Visit:http://www.lulu.com/satanis“I am the way. I am thedarkness. I am the hiddenGod. Primordial forces onceenjoyed the gilded pleasureswhich are dangled in front ofus day in and day out.Eventually our demon fatherswere expelled from thisdimension by the lesser gods ofthe earth. Many cultures have aname for this "creator" who isreally nothing more than thearchitect of our prison. Somecall it the All, demiurge orYahweh. It is the wicked,slavering, oozing shells orvestiges of the Formless BlackEssence, also known as theGreat Old Ones, who Cultistspay homage to. We are thesorcerers who demand what isrightfully ours! First, a Cultistmust have the rightpreparation, then the rightmindset, and finally he mustput forth the right effort. Toknow, to be, and to do. Thisis what's important and is theonly path to conquering ourmost formidable opponent: ourown selves.”THE CULT OF CTHULHULHU’S OFFICIAL NEWSLETTERThe Cult of Cthulhu ObjectiveBy Cora’Sahn,Wizard of the Terrible DarknessIf you are interested in joining The Cult of Cthulhu, one must askthemselves:What is the Cult of Cthulhu Objective?You may find yourself on the official CoC forum looking foranswers. The forum is a useful site to ask questions about the Cult,its theology and to converse with fellow cultists. I posed this veryquestion on the board in October 2008 trying to solidify what it iswe are all working towards. I was also attempting to determine ifCoC members were on the same page, as well as closely examine thevision of Venger Satanis, its founding father and High Priest.I believe it’s important to be prepared in order to answer questionsposed by potential cult members and the media.I had some ideas of my own, but how was I to determine if mypersonal vision was meeting the objective? What of other cultmembers? What had they envisioned for the cult as well as theirrole in it? I could only post my ideas up for examination as well asopen dialogue with other members. This was a great opportunityfor Venger to examine our thoughts, as well as his own todetermine if there were some areas which could use some tweakingto effectively communicate his ideas. Are we understanding what itis he is proposing in his books, essays and articles? Have weunderstood his communication in the forum? Only time would tell.Forum: http://cocthulhu.proboards.comTopic:http://cocthulhu.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=questions&action=display&thread=2070&page=3In this IssueThe Cult of Cthulhu ObjectiveCthulhu ExchangeCult Member Poetry & ProseAsk a CultistThe Cult of Cthulhuwww.cultofcthulhu.netEditor, Cora’SahnLiber A:OVenger As'Nas Satanis2009(continued…)Artwork by Sorrow King

CULT MEMBERPOETRY &PROSE• In Trenches• Dark Corners• Thoughts inthe Dark(continued, Cult of Cthulhu Objective)With more than 1000 members on the forum, the responses came in few and far between. Was it that the whole of themembership was lurking in the shadows waiting to examine what their fellow cultists had to say? Why were the responsescoming in from the most active members? Why are only a select group active and on a regular basis? What prevents theremaining membership from being active? Perhaps we are not on the same page.I posed the following questions to the membership, the listed answers were those posted by a junior member. Venger seemedto agree with these answers; however I believe they only provoked more questions.Q&AQ: What is the ultimate goal of the CoC?A: To devour all things and create perfections in all forms.In practical application, how does one devour all things? This leaves a lot to examine, as well as interpret. Personally, when Iconsider ‘devouring’ something I imagine a feasting frenzy. I can only assume this was intended to mean that in order tocreate ‘perfections’ we must assimilate, or gobble up as much information as possible. This synchronizes well with ‘Ia Ia!’ as‘I Hunger’. Then we move on to the ‘perfection’ aspect of the statement. What is perfect? How does one perfectsomething? I can’t help but see how highly subjective this statement is. What one man sees as flawed, another may see asperfection. Perhaps its intention is to communicate that what each cultists imagines is perfect, he or she should assimilate asmuch knowledge and experience as possible to reach his/her own goal for perfection. The main focus of the COC is to selfexamine,this statement provokes the reader to closely examine the statement, as well as themselves to seek answers to risingquestions. Will the answer change? I’d imagine it would with the evolution of thought, but does that mean it changes theCOC objective? I don’t think it does. The COC is unique in that it does not require conformity to ideas, and individualismis fostered rather than stifled. If the objective becomes so obscure that there is no universal answer – how can we be certainwhat the objective is? I think the answer is fairly simple but at the same time complex. If each of us holds our own ideasabout what we are striving for, but they follow a common theme – there doesn’t leave much room for conflict within theorganization itself. We can agree with our fellow cultists as well as Venger Satanis; we are all right, and we are all wrong.Some where in the eldritch chaos, comes organization of thought.Q: What makes the CoC unique?A: It holds a fascination that other groups seem to lack. Perhaps it has to do with it being based on a modern daymythology that still invokes awe and fear, as opposed to others that are effectively bastardized versions of previousreligions. Everyone needs stories and characters, some people are happy with the generic, some feel the need forsomething more than that. The CoC provides it.How can we formulate what other groups lack? Just because a specific group does not appeal to my personal pallet does notmean it does not hold the interest of other people. If it has membership, obviously there is a fascination with it. Perhaps itdoes have more to do with the modern mythology created by H.P. Lovecraft. There’s no question that those of use whoenjoy the stories as well as the symbolism those stories represent hold similar interests. We use terror as a catalyst forpersonal growth and development, but are we terrified? Horror and SciFi is not for everyone. There are countless people inmy life that have questioned my tastes in movies, reading material, and personal aesthetic. I’ve been labeled everything frompsychotic to a sociopath. Perhaps it’s true in some regard. Why do I enjoy such carnage, while others reject it entirely?Why do I find solace in dark places, when the people around me seek light? What is the fascination with the macabre? Ibelieve what makes us unique, is that we share similar interests in what others find grotesque.Q: What contributions does the CoC make in human development?A: The Cult offers power back into the hands of men and women, if they are willing to accept the enormousresponsibility that power holds. There are so many different reasons why people aren't making the most ofthemselves and their abilities and the CoC gives some of them a glimpse behind the black curtain, and offers atentacle to those who want to see what else is back there.Power? What power specifically? The power over our own lives, power in motion to realize our full potential - is this theanswer? Far too often the abilities of human beings are credited to outside sources. What about what we can do? Whatabout all of our amazing accomplishments as a species thus far? Have we reached our full potential or are we just scratching thesurface? How did we lose power to begin with? Who took it from us? Did we know we had in the first place? We forgetourselves, without close examination of our own thoughts and ideas how can we know for sure who, where, what, why, andhow of our own lives? We seem to look outside before we look in.. We are dreaming, but not about ourselves but some illusion we’ve built for ourselves. What the CoC offers its members is a constant reminder to selfexamine,to commit it to muscle memory so we don’t forget ourselves. If we remember ourselves, we grow and develop. Into what exactly? Why, what everwe aspire to become! Who is running the show from behind the curtain? It is us, but we’ve forgotten. We see the mad conductor, the Cthulhu if you will,running things and when we look upon this image in our minds – we see something other than ourselves. We have deluded ourselves for so long, that it’smanifested itself into something foreign to us. The CoC is the tentacle tipped finger, tapping us on the shoulder to remind us – awaken and remember!Q: Are a 'cult', and 'cult theologies essential in seeing its goal manifest?A: Yes and no. No in the sense that it has been said and requested many times that we should try and attract people who will perhaps find the groupbeneficial, and in doing so we would be, I suppose, taking part in attempting to awaken as many people as possible. Which would still be possible with adifferent name, different theologies etc. And Yes in that the CoC by its very nature must be made up of select individuals. But rather than select them,it is they who select the Cult. There are hooks to catch people interested in Lovecraft, Satanism, The fourth way, Magick, or those that are simplydrawn to the darker aspect, whether in art, writing, music etc. Not all of them will bite, but those that do, will truly latch on. And those that aresqueamish/disgusted/apprehensive/stupid will get hung up on the colour of the door and not even get inside. The Cult itself has built in defensemechanisms, but they only operate in the minds of those who are not welcome in the first place. The name Cult of Cthulhu itself is enough to put mostof them offNow we are getting somewhere. Should we be actively seeking out people to awaken them? Is that our goal? I don’t think it is. We go to the cult; the cultdoesn’t come to us. It is our uniqueness that attracts us to the cult. There are some people who are content to sleep, and have no desire to be awakened. Oncewe get here, then what? What keeps us interested, what is the fascination? I believe it’s the cult mentality, as well as cult-like theologies. Taking the firm stancethat ‘the cult is the way’, ‘I am the Way’, ‘I am your Salvation’ – does it remind you of anything? Christianity is among the largest surviving cults in the entireworld. Why do you think that is? What gives it momentum? Promises, promises, promises… But does it deliver? T he most devout believers would saythat it does. Do we deliver? The vast majority of the CoC membership would agree that we do. Consider how passionate some of its members are about theorganization, its ideas and even protecting its founding father. If that’s not cultish, I don’t know what is.Q: In what regard is Venger Satanis, a 'cult' leader?A: In the same regard that Jesus was a cult leader.Which leads me to this answer provided by a junior member, Venger Satanis a modern day Jesus? Perhaps in some regard he is. Jesus had a lot of ideas thatappealed to the people. How did his word spread so quickly with such archaic forms of communication? His apostles. His followers. Now ask yourselves this,have you been acting apostle? How many times has it been suggested within the organization that members need to reach out to others and awaken them fromtheir slumber? How many times have you thought about sharing the CoC theologies with people you know? It’s not so far off the mark, is it?Q: In what regard are you a follower? You are a follower aren't you? Isn't that what cult leaders do? Lead followers?A: There is a difference between leading, and leading followers. A high priority is placed upon thinking for yourself and behaving according to yourown ethics and morality. It is an odd situation in that we are one group, yet we are all working individually also. We are all leaders, if we so choose.But first we have to learn to lead ourselves.So, the bottom line is – until you learn to lead, you must follow. Venger Satanis is our guide, where is he leading us? Where would you like to be led? Even ifhe’s leading you to leadership, you are following. Yes, we are individuals and follow our own moral compass but we also recognize when we don’t have all of thenecessary information, and are drawn to people that have additional insights. Is admitting that you are a follower so difficult? I’m a Modern Satanist, and I canbe honest with myself to say yes, in some regard I am following. I bow my head to VS for his efforts, not as a sign of submission or servitude but in mutualadmiration. We both strive for the same things. I strive for understanding, greatness, and wisdom. I don’t allow counter-productive pride to stand in my way.I am confident enough in myself, my abilities and my position in this world to know – I sure could use a friendly reminder to self-examine, to remember myself.I am human; therefore I err and often forget. This is why I’m constantly kicking myself in the ass, “There I go again repeating those patterns!”. I can not moveforward, past them if I keep forgetting.The COC theology has philosophical value to anyone interested in true growth and development as a human animal.What is the objective of the CoC?CC?To remember ourselves.How will we get there?Commitment to ourselves.Where can we obtain the necessary tools?From any and all sources; no sphere of knowledge is off limits, to include our involvement in a cult centered on remembering.Of course, I could be wrong. I’ve often been wrong. By all means, challenge my ideas – push me over the event horizon. I will fall into myself, and re-examinemy ideas; this is what gives my life meaning.- Copyright 2009, CS

The Diversity of the Cult of Cthulhu MembershipCthulhu ExchangeYou decide to join The Cult of Cthulhu, but what are you joining precisely? What will it be line to interact withother members, with there be conflict of thought? Is there in-fighting? What’s the consensus when there is adisagreement among members? Can we agree to disagree?Based in my own personal experience, there is diversity as well as adversity. Do we learn and grow by alwaysagreeing with each other? If a cultist pours his thoughts out on to the forum, I’d imagine he’d want honestcommentary, he wants feed-back. In lieu of our objective to constantly examine ourselves; do we really want to be toldwhat we want to hear? Surely not.I expand and grow by having my ideas examined by an outside party. If I take the time and effort to post a topic forexamination I want feedback, something with depth. Responses like ‘cool’ or ‘nice post’ do nothing for me but serve asacknowledgements that you see that I have posted something, but did you take the time to read it? Did you take thetime to consider my ideas for yourself? Do you agree or disagree? Can you build on this idea? Can you help me buildon it? What purpose does it serve for an organization to have an internet forum in the first place? There is plenty outthere in terms of entertainment, but isn’t the CoC forum more than that? Aren’t its members more than that?Recently I posted a thread on the use of the mythos characters as archetypes to represent complex ideas. This articleserves as a demonstration of how members interact on the forum, how they can examine the theology more closely andthe purpose the forum serves to its members.----Start Discussion----Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Thread Started on Apr 21, 2009, 8:00am »Cora’Sahn: “Cthulian idealism has been touch and go for me since high school. When Venger Satanis formed theCult of Cthulhu in 2005 - it rekindled my interest. It's not only based in the Cthulhu mythos, but a fusion ofFourth Way, Satanism, a dash of Buddhism, Humanism and the diversity of it's members.I'm drawn to specific archetypes, Azathoth as my primary, Cthulhu secondary and Yog-Sothoth. I guess it couldbe conceived as my own holy trinity. Consciousness, Sub-Consciousness and Unconsciousness.Out of the darkness, lurks that which can never be truly known, or understood.Azathoth: All seeing, all powerful, all knowing - a tentacled blob with the great eye. I tend to see it as thebeginnings. The first life on this planet formed in the depths of the ocean, I'd imagine this spark of life would bethis creature. When I formed my grotto 'Azathoth 1919' I did an in-depth study into the symbolism, and howother cultists perceive it. Scholars tend to believe that it's a fusion of Azazel and Thoth, which would makeAzathoth a mad alchemist, keeper of wisdom. I believe Azathoth is chaos, this appeals to my chaosist leanings."Nothing is true, everything is permitted." Azathoth serves as the catalyst in ritual and spiritual alchemy.Consciousness.Cthulhu: The madness incarnate. He with the power to awaken the old ones. The great priest; pure terror.C'thulhu fhtagn...he waits. Cthulhu in ritual, is the mad conductor, emergence of this creature is similar to themonster archetype. When invoking Cthulhu, it is deeply connected to music, chant and the fantasies of Arabia.Subconsciousness. There are aspects of Cthulhu that are natural, which don't require a lot of psycho-drama,gnosis in the depths of the mind comes forward.Yog-Sothoth: The imagery of this creature is bubbling goo, glowing - charged with the powerof the Old Ones. Even though it is the master of all time and space, it resides outside theuniverse, like a veil. It knows all; sees all - to invoke this creature may drive you to madness,a push off the edge into the abyss. Yog-sothoth is the gate. Passing through tounconsciousness. It's not uncommon to 'forget' what occurred while acting as this creature.There's all this focus on 'consciousness', higher consciousness, unified consciousness - butnot enough on unconsciousness. Having experienced a brief death myself, as well ascomatose for 3 months, while the body 'sleeps' - there is much to be had in the dark cornersof your mind. While it's not possible to achieve physical unconsciousness (aside nearly killingyourself), it's possible to explore the unconscious mind (Schelling)/Freud).Transcendental states would be quite useful in that exploration. Being able to achieve thisstate on command during ritual, is my goal.http://transcendentaldance.com/http://transcendentaldance.com/everythingtrance/whatisecstasia.html”Exchange between user Dzepxich and Cora’Sahn:dzepxichFull MemberJoined: Oct 2007Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #6 on Apr 22, 2009, 8:19pm »I disagree with the description of Yog-Sothoth. In all of HPL's writing, YS is described asglowing globes, floating in the air, and that's what I experienced when communing with it.Also, the phrase "master of time and space" is not quite right either, HPL says that YS is coterminalwith all space and time, that it exists simultaneously at every point of space/timethat we experience, obviously it exists in a 5th or higher dimension.Yog-Sothoth is the gate and the key to the gate.Madness is a common result when any unprepared person comes in contact with any of theMythos beings.Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #7 Yesterday at 6:28am »Apr 22, 2009, 8:19pm, dzepxich wrote:This is my own personal interpretation, based on reading all of the stories. If you couldprovide some excerpts from the specific stories - that would be extremely helpful. I'm alwaysopen to constructive criticism of my ideas. By all means, critique it. It will only help me inputting together a better quality article.Cult of CthulhuMailing Address:Cult of CthulhuDarrick Dishaw3523 Swansee RidgeSun Prairie, WI53590

Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #8 Yesterday at 6:42am »Imagination called up the shocking form of fabulous Yog-Sothoth — only a congeries of iridescent globes, yetstupendous in its malign suggestiveness.—H. P. Lovecraft, "The Horror in the Museum"Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God and is coterminous with all time and space yet is supposedly locked outside ofthe universe we inhabit. Its cosmic nature is hinted at in this passage from "Through the Gates of the SilverKey" (1934) by Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price.It was an All-in-One and One-in-All of limitless being and self — not merely a thing of one Space-Timecontinuum, but allied to the ultimate animating essence of existence's whole unbounded sweep — the last,utter sweep which has no confines and which outreaches fancy and mathematics alike. It was perhaps thatwhich certain secret cults of earth have whispered of as YOG-SOTHOTH, and which has been a deity underother names; that which the crustaceans of Yuggoth worship as the Beyond-One, and which the vaporousbrains of the spiral nebulae know by an untranslatable Sign...Yog-Sothoth knows all and sees all. To "please" this deity could bring knowledge of many things. However, like mostbeings in the mythos, to see it or learn too much about it is to court disaster. Some authors state that the favor of thegod requires a human sacrifice or eternal servitude.Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present,future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where they shall breakthrough again. He knows where they have trod earth's fields, and where they still tread them, and why no one canbehold them as they tread.—H. P. Lovecraft, "The Dunwich Horror"The Lurker at the ThresholdThis is the name given to Yog-Sothoth in August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft's novel The Lurker at the Threshold. In thestory, Alijah Billington describes Yog-Sothoth's appearance as:...great globes of light massing toward the opening, and not alone these, but the breaking apart of the nearest globes,and the protoplasmic flesh that flowed blackly outward to join together and form that eldritch, hideous horror fromouter space, that spawn of the blankness of primal time, that tentacled amorphous monster which was the lurker at thethreshold, whose mask was as a congeries of iridescent globes, the noxious Yog-Sothoth, who froths as primal slime innuclear chaos beyond the nethermost outposts of space and time!”Are bubbles not orbs or globes? I have this imagery based on my own understanding of how these creatures came to be,as well as tied to human evolution. If out of the cosmic sludge Yog-Sothoth arises, I imagine bubbling goo and eventuallythese bubbles descend into space. Glowing with the cosmic power it was created from. I don't see it as pure 'light' andI'm not entirely sure what you manifest in your own mind. Perhaps you could elaborate a bit?I do agree that Yog-Sothoth is also the key- and I did not address that in my short description; which is why I said Iwanted to build upon this post (which was tied to my Ecstasia class and the use of Archetypes) and write a featurearticle.dzepxichFull MemberJoined: Oct 2007Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008To me, the manifestation as unconnected iridescent globes is an exact description of how anentity from a higher dimension would look when perceived by an entity limited to our currently"known" 4d space.The nuclear chaos described by HPL sounds a lot like the modern idea in physics of the "quantumfoam" which underlies and gives rise to our universe. The "bubbling goo" is one way of describingthe quantum foam.I'm sure that my preconceptions and ideas about YS had an influence on my experiences with it.My first encounter with YS was very benevolent & enlightening. It started as about a dozen pointsof light which quickly swelled to large globes, about 12 ft across. I could not perceive a connectionbetween the globes, but I "knew" that they were all part of one being. The energy coming off "it"was almost overwhelming, but before I was damaged by it, YS "shielded" itself with a "curtain" ofleaves around each globe. The "shielding" cut down on the energy output tremendously, andallowed me to interact with YS without being damaged.I don't believe that YS is actually "locked out" of our dimensions, I think it's more a case of ithaving to limit itself severely to manifest here, so does not do it often.Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #10 Yesterday at 11:26am »Thanks, this gives me an idea of what you mean. Yes, I agree that how each of us perceives these beings, istrue and quite right.I also think from a more scientific approach; hence my evolution/de-evolution stance on the creation ofthese things as well as how we perceive them.I often look at how people paint, draw, sculpt, or manifest these beings - how does this imagery come topass? What makes it so? Why does one perceive it one way, and another perceives it that way.Azathoth is a perfect example of this. I've seen many renditions which just appear as one large eye withsomething growing off of it, while others create a beast with many eyes.dzepxichFull MemberJoined: Oct 2007Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #11 Yesterday at 12:06pm »I love to see people’s renditions of the Mythos beings myself.I visualize Azathoth as a multi-dimensional fractal, continual explosion of energy. Azathoth is the"driving force" which causes the quantum foam to "bubble". As the "blind, idiot god", Azathoth isthe mindless, unselfconscious force which strives "to be". Azathoth came into being at the samemoment as our universe (each separate universe would have its "own" Azathoth) and is thedriving force of the "Big Bang", which is still happening.I wouldn't put any eyes in an image of Azathoth myself; I think it is called "blind" because itdoesn't have any.Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #9 Yesterday at 9:58am »First of all, I've got to say that any imagery that works for you is "right". I have a very "scientific" approach tothese subjects, and that doesn't work for everybody.

Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #12 Yesterday at 12:42pm »Which is why I use Azathoth as the catalyst. I'm thinking the eye doesn't actually 'see' but represents theblindness. What better way to represent an idiot god, but by placing a non-working eye in the center of it? Atleast, that's the way ISee it.Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008dzepxichFull MemberJoined: Oct 2007Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #13 Yesterday at 2:12pm »That's cool; I can see how a "blind" eye reinforces the concept.I interpret the "idiot" description as meaning "mindless", that is, not having awareness of "self". To me,Azathoth is an unthinking force, just a "will" to "be", a more impersonal form of a universal "life force",which is responsible for the existence of "matter" in our universe.To continue the analogy, Azathoth is the body, YS is the "mind", SN is the reproductive urge, N is the"soul" or the "subconscious" (assuming the Gods have a unity of conscious mind, therefore their"subconscious" exists "outside" of them, as a separate entity.) Cthulhu represents, to me, one of thefirst beings to become "trans-human" (trans-squid?), to achieve Transcendental Illumination, and leadsother consciousness to the same goal.Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #14 Today at 6:56am »Yeah, I think it's pretty cool myself. I'd like to sculpt my own rendition of this creature.I don't see it as mindless per say, but more chaotic. There is no need for an eye to see, because the 'senses' carryit - hence why I associate it with consciousness. Acting as the catalyst, it sparks the momentum to move. Movewhere and to what? That remains to be seen. Azathoth just starts shit up, and I utilize other archetypes as 'steps'(either forward or back - depending).Quote:To continue the analogy, Azathoth is the body, YS is the "mind", SN is the reproductive urge, N is the"soul" or the "subconscious" (assuming the Gods have a unity of conscious mind, therefore their"subconscious" exists "outside" of them, as a separate entity.) Cthulhu represents, to me, one of thefirst beings to become "trans-human" (trans-squid?), to achieve Transcendental Illumination, and leadsother consciousness to the same goal.Interesting. See to me, Cthulhu is the way towards the gate; but even being directed 'where to go' or 'howto get there' doesn't grant passage through. YS knocks you unconscious - working as the key, introducesthe unconscious mind. Through YS you walk through your own mind, but are not guaranteed to rememberyourself. It's easy to get lost, or only remember flashes. This I associate with my death experience. I wasonly heart dead, not brain dead for 3.5 minutes; yet I can only remember flashes. While comatose, again;only a 'sense' of having been in this state; a momentary interruption of life.After having walked through the gate, and returned - "We now return you to your regularly scheduledprogramming..."Cora'SahnSenior MemberJoined: Jan 2008Re: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #15 Today at 7:23am »I think we should use this exchange for the newsletter. It will give potential members an idea of howcultists use these symbols, as well as interaction between other members.http://cocthulhu.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=all&action=display&thread=2430&page=1----End Discussion----So there you have it, an exchange between two cultists, both sharing similar ideas but using them differently. Ihad requested that dzepxich briefly summarize his ideologies for the readership, this is what he came up with:dzepxichFull MemberJoined: Oct 2007Gender: MaleLocation: Gulf of MexicoRe: Consciousness, Sub-consciousness, Unconsciousness« Reply #19 on Apr 25, 2009, 10:52am »• All experience is subjective, the area where peoples' subjective experience overlap is whatis called "reality".• There is no "supernatural", supernatural is a word that is used to describe the parts of thenatural world that we don't understand yet.• Direct experience is the best teacher. One can spend years in study of a subject, but true"knowing" comes from practice.• The most useful question to ask of any ritual, philosophy or theory is "Does it work?".I can’t help but identify that he and I share similar ideas; though we may have disagreed in-part about how eachof use perceives these symbols. On one hand there is diversity as well as similarity, and on the other there isadversity in how we accept these ideas for ourselves. I don’t require that dzepxich see things the way I do, Ionly ask that he consider my ideas and offer feedback for me to examine.In order to understand each other we open dialogue, we ask questions and have ideas clarified for consideration.Then, consider it. Through understanding, we can relate to one another; we are social animals. Humanpsychology is a focal point of the Cult of Cthulhu; and as such, in our self-examination process, we should be ableto step back from ourselves to examine our own interactions with other humans. What are you joining precisely?An organization whose membership believes in its objective; and we are taking over.Ia Ia Cult of Cthulhu!Cora’Sahn, Wizard of the Terrible Darkness Copyright 2009

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In TrenchesShaz'rahjeem, Wizard of the Terrible DarknessThe stale air fills my lungs. I feel the thickened smog shift around me, pressing against my face like hands.Slowly clambering through the air circulating amongst its own horridness, still even with the fouleststench to choke on I can’t escape the hunger. Great walls of tormenting disdain entrench me, lordingover the bestial slave captivated by the prison. A penetrating darkness sifts along through my chasm. Itmoves itself as though caring ad good spirits are it’s only in habitants. Perhaps it is so ignorant to itselfthe shapeless prison has danced before it the darkness’s own masquerade. The golden brown light dartsshadows across its face. “Did we not show you,” hissing and stern it warns. “The white snow hasfallen on the crystal rock. Dance you spirit of the tool and craft for you limbs of its lie”Now stands another, hidden by the shadow and fog. It croaks dark words. They seem to jump acrossthe smoky air thinning it out. “Wade through servant,” these toneless words vibrate deep through thechasm. “Ghosts have fallen into clouds for the stars would be pleased for it to never twinkle into beingsuch as you. Gods of the faithless hope full tumble into pits even deeper than yours. Yet here you relax inthe heartless mother of all your breaths. And here you choke in the blood filled womb of crushing reality.We perform a service in your mindless scar. We feed that hunger and nourish that machine. We waltzand dance of love for we are your lovers. We truly hate to see you weep. These truths are a foot in thishouse of suns”The second shadowy figure moves forward. His being doesn’t seem to move, if in fact you could call ita being. It croaks out its lessons. “Cursed is the flicker of your tongue. Heretical is your road. There is abarb in the steel and it collects records of your treason to our collectors. We stampede across theporcelain white of your beast’s snout. These flavours taste of prophecy.”“I know what game you play,” I cry. It becomes darker still the gully can’t hold forever. The thinninghaze that once stood as choking dense fog has now all but disappeared. The glowing blackness of ourgoddess sky has filled the void left. It is a beautifully simple presence whispering to me of timelessunderstanding. Yet unknown is the cluster of horrors that truly lie in these special places. These vistas ofsheeting fabric, stitched together and woven into a hope full but pain soaked world. “You shapelessoppressors are born of lies. Reach for my feet as I swallow this starry alien you have nothing of. Andwatch now and then as we pass over you. The weight of your sleep drags you down. But the Gnosticwings of the aware will leave them soaring. Your thoughtless obedience, despite its prominence, will getyou none but ignorant suffering. And so to you I declare, suffer in your subservient unawareness andleave me to shift in my trench.”“Leave you to your trench,” pipes a new voice. One that would seem should echo off the chasm’swalls. This voice is one that rolled through the air almost as musical call. “You should scrape away thefolly of this lie. I speak to your reality in truth and honest inquisition into your well being. So please hushyour rebellion. We shall harbour your progress and dreams.”“Were it that you new them,” this I wish I hadn’t mumbled. This is wish I could cry so piercinglythat the moon rang with its chords.Copyright, 2009Artwork byMadgutenThoughts in theDarkCult Member, KhaemweseTo feel the nightBlossoming around meTo feel the nightEnveloping my soulTo feel the nightAs it transcends meTo feel the nightAs I draw new life to meTo feel the nightAs I draw new insightsTo feel the nightIs to be rebornCopyright 2009THE CULT OF CTHULHU FORUMDark CornersCora’Sahn, Wizard of the Terrible DarknessFrom dark corners I creep...from unconscious state's sleep.From dark corners I crawl... rising slowly, but I fall.From dark corners I climb...and I'm running out of time.From dark corners I keep...once awake but I sleep.From dark corners I forget...but my fate is not set.From dark corners I strive...to awake, to be alive.From dark corners I rise...flying high into the sky.From dark corners it calls...and I answer, and I fall.From dark corners I lay...in the sludge, passing days.From dark corners I am...in the darkness, in the land.From dark corners it takes...my will, I cannot wake.From dark corners I sleep...I forget, and it keeps.http://cocthulhu.proboards.com• Converse with fellowcultists.• Discuss CoC theology• Connect with it’s foundingfather Venger As’NasSatanis• NetworkingCopyright 2009