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Temple of the Black Light (TOTBL) is an international temple ...

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The V<strong>is</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> NaamahNaamah's symbolic form <strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten v<strong>is</strong>ualized as a sin<strong>is</strong>ter, lustful, cruel, domin<strong>an</strong>t, sexuallyattractive, beautiful, majestic <strong>an</strong>d demonic Princess <strong>of</strong> Darkness. She <strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten seen dressed in abloody, red dress that reveals more th<strong>an</strong> what it conceals...Upon her head she wears a crown made out <strong>of</strong> black stone, with a Lap<strong>is</strong> Smaragdina set over <strong>the</strong>place <strong>of</strong> her 'third eye.' She <strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten adorned with different jewellery <strong>an</strong>d necklaces that represent<strong>the</strong> luxury or richness connected to her chthonic realm. The <strong>Black</strong> Earth hides m<strong>an</strong>y treasures, <strong>an</strong>djewels <strong>an</strong>d precious metals are <strong>of</strong>ten <strong>the</strong> exoteric symbols for those riches <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> underworld.Naamah's face <strong>is</strong> pale, with lips <strong>of</strong> blood red. Her eyes are black (like those <strong>of</strong> a shark) <strong>an</strong>d her verylong hair <strong>is</strong> jet black. Often she m<strong>an</strong>ifests within certain settings in which one c<strong>an</strong> see her close to,<strong>an</strong>d sometimes riding, a seven-headed, black Serpent <strong>of</strong> Fire. O<strong>the</strong>r times th<strong>is</strong> seven-headed snaker<strong>is</strong>es out <strong>of</strong> her shadow cast upon <strong>the</strong> ground <strong>an</strong>d coils around her.Naamah <strong>is</strong> also The Weaver, so <strong>the</strong> tools <strong>of</strong> that art, like <strong>the</strong> Spinning Wheel, are m<strong>an</strong>y times seenwithin <strong>the</strong> v<strong>is</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> her m<strong>an</strong>ifested power. One c<strong>an</strong> see <strong>the</strong> silhouette <strong>of</strong> a spider upon <strong>the</strong> <strong>Black</strong>Moon in <strong>the</strong> sky above her. With her left h<strong>an</strong>d she takes down <strong>the</strong> silken thread <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great, black,Spider Moon <strong>an</strong>d binds it with her Spinning Wheel, in order to weave <strong>the</strong> threads <strong>of</strong> her dark spells.These threads she uses in her witchcraft, which c<strong>an</strong> both bind <strong>an</strong>d set loose <strong>the</strong> souls <strong>an</strong>d spirits <strong>of</strong>m<strong>an</strong>.An arched gate, twined with thorny vine, or some o<strong>the</strong>r kind <strong>of</strong> doorway/portal c<strong>an</strong> be seen in <strong>the</strong>background, <strong>an</strong>d upon <strong>the</strong> ground close to where she st<strong>an</strong>ds, one c<strong>an</strong> see small cracks out <strong>of</strong> whichemerge black flames <strong>an</strong>d sin<strong>is</strong>ter shadows.Beneath her feet, upon <strong>the</strong> ground, one c<strong>an</strong> also see <strong>the</strong> crossed bones <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> cracked skulls <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>dead, as a sign <strong>of</strong> her chthonic connections <strong>an</strong>d powers. Sometimes she <strong>is</strong> env<strong>is</strong>ioned drinking froma skull cup (hum<strong>an</strong> skull held upside down) <strong>an</strong>d that also represents her powers as <strong>the</strong> deathlyinitiatrix who, through <strong>the</strong> Death Gate towards <strong>the</strong> Sitra Ahra, gr<strong>an</strong>ts rebirth to her chosenfollowers.As one c<strong>an</strong> read within her Invocation, Naamah <strong>is</strong> also <strong>of</strong>ten env<strong>is</strong>ioned holding in her h<strong>an</strong>d/s m<strong>an</strong>yblack threads (dripping blood?) that em<strong>an</strong>ate outwards from her in all directions. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> understoodas a sign <strong>of</strong> her being <strong>the</strong> one 'pulling <strong>the</strong> strings' <strong>an</strong>d making <strong>the</strong> puppets d<strong>an</strong>ce... In that case, <strong>the</strong>blood-filled skull cap <strong>is</strong> seen placed upon <strong>the</strong> Sigil <strong>of</strong> Nahemoth on <strong>the</strong> ground close to her feet.59

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