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 N T EN T S
INTRO D U T IO N

' 1" " II It<lN I ,O D S O F A DY I N G W O lt L!)

U"" IIIt IW O M EC HA N ICS O F T I I E C U RSE

' "A I' II It 11 11111 PREPAR I N G FO R POW ER

CIIA I' IiIt I OUIt T H AT O l.D VO OD O O

I'ART I: BRIN GER O F I'A IN

"II AI' li lt II VI CAN 0 LE M AG IC K CU RSES

' " AI' II It \l X SYM PAT I I ETi C MAG ICK

' " AI' II It \l VIN SYM I\O Ll C CU RS ES

' " AI' II It Il,"oI li I' SIO N IC SAN D SPIR IT UA l. WA RFARE

I'ART II : BRIN G ER O F DEATH

' "A I' IiItN IN I RIT UAl. RELEASE O F H AT RED

" " AI' II It li N VO OD O O D EA I'I-'

U IAI'IIItIl I VIN UNTI MELY D EATH S

C II AI' 1I 1t I WIIV I PSYC I II C ASSASSIN S

I'ART II I: I ESTR a Y[ R O F W ORL D S

, II AI' lilt 11 111" II N C O- I N C I D I' NT AN O M A LI ES
, ' IIA I' II It I " " It Il IN RAISI N G A lt M I ES

U "" II ItIlI I Il N N I FlSTAN G

' " AI' II It \l XII I N Ti lE 1\ l.AC K 1.0lU

AI' PIN !)I X

 IN TI~ I U ''I' I N

t' rom tlu- ClIl S t't of wri t ing t hi s hoo k, I ha ve not o nce doubt ed t hat
II _!llllild Ill' wti u cn. Baneful Mng tck need s to he in t he ha nds of th e
It ll \\' I'I I11I , I' I'v, anlll',o.; s of the co n Sl' <JU CIlCC S .. . ..m el s o met imes be ca use of

1111' 111, I ha n ' . ho we ver , qu esti on ed as I wrot e whet he r to in clude cer ta in

! l ll hl l l l' lI '1'1 I Il y' s to ri es , cc rt uiu d an gerou s ri tu a ls , a nd c c rtu! n e xtre me
I 1 1I ' 1I 1 1 1 ~ ' 1I I H · t ' x ' hal arc s u re ttl hri ng me under not on ly s oci a l and
11l'Il d .' lll k erru ti uy, hUI po ssibly unde r cri mi n a l inves ti gntion a s we ll.
,\ tt l 'l It' n,u, thy cun temp lutiun . a nd after co ns ultin g those ve ry for ces
tll l l! d rn"!' III I ' to ", r i ll~ Bunvfu l Mugick , and whi ch per meat e it s pa ges ,
1 1111 \1 ' 11'1 1 1111' hook un cc nsrn-cd . My mora l, int ell ect ual , a nd pr ucti cu l
dllwtdil ll", as wcl l as t he ritua l s uccesses t hat we re, pe rh ap s , too
IIl1n l'lord lll, un' lefl uuh iddc u.
I hu\'{' used t his Black Mugick s eve ra l t imes wh en , in ret ro sp ect ,
II \\ /1111 1101 nvcc xsury. I han kille d t hose who d e ser ved to livc . I hu vc
11 111.1" I ho ~ ,' s uffer who des erved on ly j oy. I r arel y fee l re mor se, an d 1
1ll'\" ' 1' 1.,,·1 gu il!. Et ernit y is a lways in the present , a nd th e past whi ch
", .1411 11111'" Ill y pres un t was , at t he lime, all im por tan t. "However, there
I, !I 111)' '' 11' 1')' co uceulcd in t his th eor y of t he b lood y sac ri fice wh ic h is of
11' 111 lmpurt unce to the st ude nt . und we t her efore make no fu rth er
I l ll ll l ll~y, WI ' s hou ld no t han ' made eve n thi s apol ogy for a n a po log y."
S" t' n 'ls uru give n here th a t wi ll e na b le you to ha r m , to infect , to
IIlIIIl'l , I II tnrt urc. and 10 kill hy nonp hys ic..il mean s. T his is a dangcroux
I' IIW"I' .uu l u forbidde n knowledge , Bot h the powe r a nd t he kn owl edge,
1111\\'1 ' \"1' 1', a n ' yours. You alonc ar c s o le ru ler of you r exi st ence , i f you
dll ll' 1o t nk e ho ld IIf rhnt scep ter .
II would tint he di fficul t fo r cri tic s 10 re sea rch a nd find evide nce
l h lll I h ~ l\' I ' :111l1S1' d t he gre<l l powe rs o f Magiek , cvc n if Ba neful Magid is
I hd l MlllKh- lit cru ry l'I ' SOU I't'I' , Thi s hook, however. is not ah o ut me. II
111111111 yllll, II is nhnut you r power and yo u r puxxihiliti cx. It is ab out
\ II U t 1l 11l11!l-.'l N uuturv un fo ldi ng ill hcuu tif'ul a nd In rif yillg ways, It is
.1111 1111 vuur l' i ~ I ' in tu ( ;otl ho od an d yo u r con sciou s coutrn l 1'\ '1' 1\ 0 \' 1'1' th e
IlIll 'I'lil .Il .I.'a l h utu l lu-ll. II is uhout y o u r nbilil y tll tll'sll' o)' a ll ill y Uil l'
life t ha i is uncl cun i ll your siKhl, o r l ei kt' I'p lid \ \'U itl hl ' jl l llt't1 , k ll ll w i ll ~
thu t at any t ime you may draw it.
I will no t a ttemp t to logi cul ly j us t ify n.unh-r in OIlIy 1I1;111IH'r , I II

you or for you. If yo ur mind needs j us t ificat io ns , it will find th vtu

wit hout issue . I will not recit e any t h reefo ld ka r m ic lim er icks o r ha rm -
none rcdcs, n or will I engage in witty batt le wit h the doct ri ncs of dCHI Il
fa iths . The Powers of Darkness exis t , an d if yo u h o ld t hcm a nd if ),o u
b rea th e t he m in, not h ing ,vill see m miracu lous to yo u a nymo re. 'rbcs c
Powers ca n be used for bane an d fo r bligh t , and it is t his forbid den a rt of
b rin ging dea t h th at is of fer ed betwee n t he se two co vers.

Sin g a nd dan ce, si ng a nd da n ce , fo r ou r enem ies are de ad .

 FA YIN w IU.I

WI' M l' l r"PIH't1 011 t his cnstnway watery s phe re. c1i n ~ ill ~ In t he
1111 II ' hu'nt)' pe rcen t or ru ck t ha t we ca n fin d le st we d ro wn. Th is
1' 111 11l'l lll \' prlsou is lucked with o thers in orbi t a ro u nd a n en o rmou s hall
01 Ii II ' , til t, who le sys te m f1 oat in j!, a imless ly in a n ou ter d a rknes s wher e
I \ .' 11 .rfr und l iglu have fled . T her e is no doub t t hai th is phys ical p lane
II r l'JI.I, It' l ll 'I' is as far rem oved from th e gra ce o f God as any cou ld he,
. 1I 1 1 t l ~ II I IIll' uul er ri ll)!, wher e cr eat ion an d a nn ihi lat ion borde r. In
Ih lll h Upl' It·SS .uul l40dl ess state, howe ve r , t he re a rc t hose who ha ve ri s e n
I" ' " I1 t1 lilt' hindinl!, flesh a nd ha ve become guds un to t hem se lves ,
I H ld I ll~ tlu-i r rl'i )!,11 over a waiti ng worl d with see m ingly om nipo tent

TIlt' ;lhilily to manip ulate and i n son ic ca se s control the very

1111 11 1 11.,.1 hold t ill' pla ne ts in their pl aces a nd ca u se t he s u n to conti nue
III IIIIl'III III {lnmc is fur bidd en... h ut it ca n he learned. And just a s God
1111 11 1" .' lite inlo muu an d ta kes li fe away wit ho u t pre j udic e, t his POWN
1 1111 Ill' leurm-d as we ll. Somew he re i n th e d eve lopm e n t an d evo lutio n
III « tu " 1Il ' t' l l' S we have vullcctivu ly g li mpsed s o met hing beyo nd th e de a t h
Ih ll t ,. U IT O l ll lt l.'i l IS d a ily. We ha ve felt t he ligh t of th e Db- in c Sou rce a nd
Il l' \!, 11I' lI n i lis mus ic i ll 11111' hear ts even fro nt so fa r a wa y. We have
1'1 II uud n·I 'o ).: lIi Zt'd miruclcs in th is la n d o f d espair. \Ve have S(.'C Il t ha t
111 1 11 {'. 11 i!'i only a ma sk an d a m irr o r fo r s o me t hi ng mu ch la rger and
IlIlll" 111111(' po werful. So me of us huvc s i m p ly se e n fa r th e r and dee pe r
11111 II Illlwl's.
I\t' )IIIHI th e nil of bod y .111<1 min d I sec mul t itudes o f s pirit s t hat
1. ,1\1 ' 111" \'1'1' ht'l'lI horn 1I111' I'HI' ''''i11 but in stead dwe ll j ust hehind ti ll'

III l ' lii , pLt ylll ).: tlu- murlo nct tes an d light ty b lowi ng o n t he flu tes III
111 1014 Ih,' IIl1iHr St' under I IH'ir co m mand . I have seen evi l a nd wicke t!
111111 )\,11 , 1I1l"d wit h ha tl't'd ('\'(' 11 fo r t he ir uwn existe nce. cma na t ing ra v,1'
11111 hlurk spf rhun l It·II I:\(·J(·... . I ha ve s een s piri ts w h ose min d s rr u't-
I l i lt ~ lI lt ll'N . tlu- lubuhit .uu s of th c ,vo rld s as th ei r pa wns , whi s p('l'ill).:
ln l u hmuuu 1';l r s tnhumuu ;1t'ls 10 pcrfurm . huve .'i t' t' ll illllo: ('ls W hIlSI '

111 \ ,. IIlld ~ l o l' \' tukv 11 11 I lu- fo rm of vi xf hh- lilo: h l 1ha t t' x l1' nd s 1'1'11 11I I [u-tu
 like wings til Jll'an' , who H' il dl o ut uud rau I 111 I l il l lli 10 1'1' 11 I' ruul
who d ive rt me teo rs whic h l'tlUlti UII III II II:II I' 11111 " ti ll; \\ ho ~ I d \' t ' wit h
t he ir ve ry e xiste nce 10 mu in tn lu n rder u nd harunm y i ll ll i tl ~ t

unc o ntro lla b le e nt ro py , I huve see n me n w ho hnve wulked I lit, s uu u:

rocky pa rts of the wor ld as I wh o se bod ie s hu vc d ie d , a nd ye t I hu ve S (' C II

t he m r ise from thei r corp se s a nd ass u me in s te a d bod ies wit ho u t bou n ds ,

s ki n of pu re fla mes a nd a rms wh ic h hold the who le of t he unive rse
clos e, I ha ve seen God s watc h in g over the mad ne s s from their t hr ones
so far a way. I have seen so me of t hem la ug h, a mi ot he rs wee p, and s t ill
a fe w s tep foot u pon t he du st of t he wo rld s to close one ag e a nd UIW II

a n o t her.
Amon g the m all , I have s een s pi ri ts , dem ons , a nge ls , cl c mc ntul s .
bo d isa t tvas and Gods st re tc h ou t t heir han d s toward s c rea t io n e nd kil l.
I ha ve wit nessed thei r ab ili ty t o end li fe wit h les s effo rt and delay t ha n
was nee ded fo r life to begin, I have spo ken wi th th e go d likc mu rde re rs
o f men in d reams , in vis io ns, an d in ritu al s of evoca tio n, a nd ove r yea rs
o f st udyi ng t he way i n \..-hich t he y kill , I ha ve lea rn ed all of t he ir s ec re ts ,

TOOLS OF T il E GO DS

T hrou gh t hes e gli mp ses i n to th at wh ich exis ts he yo n d th e re a lms

o f fle sh a nd su bst ance, hum a n be ings have d iscove red pi ece-by- piece
the metho d s , proced ure s , a nd fo rmu las by whi ch the y ca n a lte r rea lity
a lto get her , in varyi ng deg rees . The ex pe rie nce o f th e indivi du al
r itu alis t is a type a nd a s hadow o f t he g rea te r expe r ie nce of the huma n
r ace in th eir jo urney i nto Godh ood : du r in g the Dabbl er's i n iti al
ex pe ri ments i n practi cal meta p hysi cs , the res u lt s of each Op c ra tl on ,
al though veri fiab le a nd a ligned wi th the r itu ali zed will of the Opera tor,
a rc d isc a rd ed as pe tty coi ncide n ce. Not unt il s uc h res u lts a r c q uu n tificd
th ro ugh re petit io n docs t he Ma gici an recogn ize t he powe r a t wo rk in
h is life. Not unt il he sees th a t in deed th e ac h ieve me nt of th at whic h ht,
de s i re s d ocs i ndeed "co incide" wit h hi s pe rform an ce of a ri tual u sin ~

t he p rocesses wh ic h have been d tscc vcr ed UH r mi ll e nn ia , not o nce hut

ca ch and every ti me , wi ll he a ccept t hat pe rhap s thc re is po wc r in tlu -
s i~ ns a nd the mnvcrncn t s t hat he ma kes ins ide o f h is Templ e .
T hL' deve lop me nt of M 'I ~ick t h rou gh th e <I ~ l' S hns no t va ried rnueh
11'011I th is ou tli ne , I{ e ~a r d lc s s of whe t he r ti ll' Sl't.'r('!.'t u f l ilt' Ol ' I'1I1t wvrv
p ,I " ,"it' d 10 nu- n hy s p i ri ls, xtoh-u fnuu a pl't' h is lo l'il' l.ll l w rill ~: ulh-u 1';I ('t ' ,
'II 1111 11 111 1'11 UpO Il III tlu- , Iw ~ \\' n n l 1'lIre'lI IIII' IIIl'ullln y- , II 1IIIIIIUl ii W, I II

II I 111\ 1'lI ,d whhh procllll'C'll t't'l"lalll 11111 I'Clll slall1 H' lilt . 1111'
1,1I Ioll,1I1 1111 11111l1 u l l'lIillddl'IlI'I' la dt'll :IS tlu - l'a rl it'!\1 ~ ur ('l' I"l' I" 111 11 111 1 llu-
\ !ll i d 1" 111'11 11)1, 10 tlu-fr rhuullzr-d will, tlu : 1·!t·lllt·ll ls l ur lll ll l)4 III tlu- lr
1 11 1111 11 '11 111 " , tlu- 1I 1'I,Lotio lis 0 1 V, I"t'aI nu-n vitlu- r Int hu-uvcd Ill' ('Ullll'tlllc-d
,"11111 \ 1I1I1Il ,I 11i ~ 1 ~11Il't' , <Inti the flesh of s. u ncrimes enti n - (' lIt'lIIy
p"plll ,ll lllll li IlIft·I'It·t! wilh un kno wn d is ea ,''''s and eu nvcr s .
1I II IIII I II IIUl t'l )' , m all )' hu vc uss uu u-d Ih Oi I al l that cn u xi st r-ut f y pro d l l('(' s
, 111 111"1 1' l'I· slI lIx, s uch res ul ts hd nv. rcn rnduc ihlc thruu gh s imilnr
jlllll I II I ' '' . l'illI be <l na ly1. I'11 a nd unde rstood. s tud ied. cah·v,ori1.I,t1 , anti
I I II 111l'1! like ill M'('l s 0 11 II pinhonrd . Fur ove r twelve thuu sun d )'I'a I'S
1111 \ 1111"1' ' ,dlt 'l! 10 d o so . a nd finull y ill thi s agl' a n' we tun-ed 10 an 'I'p'
Ih lll 1"'l h ups t he powe r i s in t he xig us t he mselves. in th e mo vemen ts
Ihlll " '" IIl;l Ill, with in tlu- Tl' III plc . t'llllli nJ.: nut from a natural law . hul
I II II li d M I' pr OdUI,(·t! hy ~ o lll e l h i n ~ o ut s ide o f na tur e altoget her. Nuw.
Id ll l mllh-u u iu of f:d ll'd rese arc h nn d vain pos tll la l i ll ~ , per haps wt- urr
1111 1111\ h l ' v, i ll ll l ll ~ I n unde rs tand that t he de mon s do have power to re lit!
III h . Ihul Ihl' n ngel s II" watch fro m above a nd ma in tain u rdcr in thi ..
11 111\1 1 v, .uu l I h :11 thc s pan's a round us may 111)1 hi' a s vaca n t ; 1.... t lu-y

I I II I

IU lua ] i ~ th a t iudcfl nuhl c sci e n ce, a nd Magick is t he pnul uct 01 it s

qqd h 1111 11 11 , Whl'n a s pir it is conj ured t h rou gh t he r ituul of cvu cutiun ,
tnu II dr-muu is di s pr-lh-d tbrough prop er exorc i sm , whe n anuthu r is
111 1" d lutu II ho dy I h r oll ~h invocu ti o n, or when can dle s Iln rc a nti scu d
I lI l n 1hI' \\o dd rbc will of lhc Opera to r . it is th e me t hod and till' sy nlax
1111" "111111' 1 ' a ht'r ~ no t un ly the Mag ic ia n's percep tion of hi s u nive rs e.
Itlll .11 II .lllt·rs 11101 1 which he perceives . reali g nin g III(' ver y cr-Iluhu-
1!l ld ,'up III Ihut whirh be Wor ks u po n , whi le th e pu int ca n Ill' a rgll ('"
blll ll Wll\'~ l ha l llu- human hrui n produces th ese phcnn tucnn, t hut lln -
, ,,111111\1' s uhro ns clu us ereu lcs th e li nk s which ;lIign co i ncidc ure , Ill'

1111I1 till " l'lIl'1" j,t)' curr.-nt s in uni ver se react to s ti mu li to prod uce n result .
I 1,,11 1\ 1' kllll\\ is thut wln-n t he prin ci ples of r itu n l ;If l' up pficcl . tlu-
11111 111It! 1I'li lilt wi ll a lw:JYs Ill' ;'\. Ijl~ ick,

II 11Ij,t tlu - fur 1lI III a... of ritu a l, the Ma ~il'k prod uced hy t lu-
II• .1.1111)1, d l llll li'i l wi ll init iall y ht' min o r . c rva ti ng s m a ll dWll V,I' S in Ids
Illlil lind fIl ll 1"l'1I11 III Ii nlJ,"s , ..: l'i lillinv, as h is s pells hrin g him in fhu- urv ,
IIIIt II liP ' , !tIIl' Utl l ll": ('II", h. an d SI'X, Th is is as far a s IlLOs I l' l'i1 t' llt iu lIl·P.
II II h 111 111 lilt ' lIlil)tit'ul \'OI" lt'X I'S of rit uul , hull din g rl' liv,itlll"t lll"ClIIIIII l lu-
pett y purl ur t ri cks th a t tlu-y h an h-urtu-d lll ll ! In' IInK ru tlu-r !'IUI"' r1o f
in th eir ba si c Magicka l ubil irl es. Th er e :I I't ' Ih n 1', hu we ve r, who Wt' f t '

born into t his world wit h a d re adf ul hu ngr-r lo r pu wcr , ;1 I UNt fu r

d omina t io n, a nd a n en vious th irst for th e t h ron e u f V, 0l1. Th ese fir st
Ma gickal suc cesses onl y feed th e hu nge r eno ug h to mn ke him rave nous .
T hey p ro vide pr oof to t he Asce n dan t Black Mag ic ia n t hnt he has in de ed
di s covered God 's own swo rd a nd His far- t rave ling lig ht n ing ho lt. Hi s
obs ess ion for power t hen take s t he for m of a se ries of te st s a nd e xperiment s
to find th e lim its of th is for ce , to s ee exactl y how far he may p us h t he
bou nd a ries of reali ty, how close to t he sun t hat he is able to fly, and how
d ee p int o hell he ma y d ive,
Ritual s an d spiri tua l Operat ion s p ut into t h e hand s of m en th c
p ower s of th e gods, all of which a re for b id de n yet a re neces sary in o rder
to tran s cend the flesh a nd to become li ke unto the Et crnal Sou rce , To
use th ese powers to bri ng ab out t he dea th or the sufferin g of a not her
pe rson , howeve r , is the blackest type of Mag ic k, t he mo st fo r bi d de n
S jd dhi , a nd so met imes is the mo st neces sa ry s in .

M URDER W I n lOUT TEARS

The ahilit y to end the life of another hum an bei ng in a ma nn e r

e ntire ly und etectable to those u ni n it ia ted i n the dar k a r ts is one o f th e
g rea te st mot ives for lea rni ng t his Blac k Magick , se cond on ly to t he
dr ivin g lu st for po wer, The th ou ght is oft en co nj u red in t he min d of t he
n eop hyt e, .....if o nly I d idn 't get caug ht !" Th e des ir e - often th e need -
t o kill is i n so me as st rong an in st inct as t ha t wh ich drive s peo ple tn
p roc rea te, or to even to ea t, drink, and brea th e air. Som e peopl e a rc
b orn in th is wor ld as pr ed ators o f the hu man spec ies , a n d ot hers a rc
ma de that way s ho rt ly afte r. We are no t ta lkin g ab ou t s er ia l kille rs o r
p sych ot ic stal ke rs , hov.. . eve r . We a rc n ot discu ss i ng ca n niba lis tic cu ll s
or in fa n t -s na tc hing devil worsh ipp e rs . a m no t dis secting t he in sane
i n th is tex t ; I am ta lking abo ut you a n d me. The aspirin g bu s i nes s
wom an , t he co llege s tude nt strivi ng for the grad e, th e gardene r an ti
t he teacher.., mo st, at so me p oi nt, in s ome moment of ins pired evi l
g eni us , have wa nted to kill.
It is sa id t ha t expe rie nci ng mom en ta ry a nger whic h leud s 10
ho m ici d al tho ughts is no rmal. Fee lin g li ke yo u wou ld Ill' ca pa h lt' of
d o i n g it if yo u we r-e g ua ra nt ee d to he sa fe fro m It'g:ll rccuursc t'roSSl' S
 Hill l ud " lh ll' lilliI'llI lhu- , hOWI' \'I'I , I' )ol l l ll)t 1111' t1t'l lIll!II III how \'11 11
, ,111. 1 )( 1' ,111t. u l tlu - munh-r . huw )' cm wuuld hltl(, tln- ,' \'\cl" lIn ' , 1111 11

Ii I I \f' 1I \\'11 11 111 1.,11 pUI h-l' if quv sti ruu-d is 01 S iK Il th at )' 1111 ill' C' III 111'1'11 ell
I' " hlllu)(lt'ul h"II" Commltti ng th e mu rd er Io ruvcr hruud s )' U U , 1' \ '1'11

II 111 . 1 1'1111 )( 111, .IS a kjlh-r, Killi n}; ag uin rc.. ffirm s you r ublllf y 10 tid )'
Iitl lnw Cll 111 ;111 ;11111 ClIcI, allo wing yuu til claim moru l uu tu no my. as
• II ,I ll Kh ",!11 ) '1111 H cleare r exper ie nce. a bet ter vuntuge 10 i ll t c ~ r at l~ it
1111 0 11 1 tlu- 1 1l 'r \' O Il SIIl~ S S an d til l' s urrea lis m of it as wa s foun d i ll tln-
fll I 111111 ,11'1 , Till' lhlrd murde r co nfir ms tha i you ha n ' lII()"CO fro m a
1 1111 I III /I" lIpll' III a hu nter of h uma ns . pla yin g Hut a pat ho loy, ica l rh unl
I Mill 1111 .1 ugu ln un ti l yo u ar c either ca ug ht . ur u nt il t he rit ual is
1'1 tl 1l11l U' 11 wtt hout IIOJ w u r deviati on from th e fa nt asy in )'o u r mind , It
II II ntn-r t he th ird murde r t hat law e nfo rce mcnt us ual ly con sid e rs
lU I I II hi' 11 "ser -i a l kille r, "
WIi,,1 II I l w rt~ was a b ridv.c bet wee n the s eco nd s tage whe re in
II tI nllid 111 11 if )' 0 11 co ul d ge t i\ \v ay with it , a nd the secon d to las t s t uge
"I l •• lu ldh kl lll ll ~ ( If this brid ge pro ved to he rea l a nd in fa lli ble , wha t
111111 wlIlIltl k"l'p till' killer from killi ng Ol gui n a nd ug uin ? Ritu a l fo rms
1111 " , lt ill t' ,11111 Mugtck all ows yo u to cross .
1' 1 1111111 '1 lilt , degree o f revenge, payb ac k, o r out ri ght s ad is m dot's
lUll I li ' ll ll 11111 )' 10 mu rd e r, as mos t h um an s a rc rai sed wit h mo ral
1'1 .1 111111 11 . ,1I1t1 a rc tau ght the rig hts a n d wron gs of so ciet y fro m birt h,
I II r, II , whru 11 pe rsu n is fi lled with th e da r kn ess which p reced es m u rde r ,
'111.1 \ I'll ", 11t' 1l m urd e ro us th o ugh t s fi ll h is min d , he will con sc iou sly
'I IHI 11I1I1 u lI l l)' t ru us furtn thos e te rr ifying t ho ug hts in to less te rr ifying

lid 1111 111' llt't'I' pta hll' ones , s uch as ca us i ng ha rm to his e ne my , Th e

II III I I I I' I " I l un- rua l mo nol ogue wo uld read , "I ha te h im! I wa nt to kill
hi ... 1111, III I 10 hu rl him bad ly.., or maybe just <I lit tl e, so he knows nut
III .1u II 111(111 111 " Stili . with out Magfc k, he is left with th e c hoice of cri min a l
J'ull dli ll ~l ' !'i or putt in g tilt' Loui s vil le S lugge r hac k in the cl os et a nd
,I III 1111 Il llJd it' ll. \Vith Magi ck , howe ve r, the re a rc no ho un ds,
II I" Ih u llKh l thai Banef u l Mugick a llo ws th e Blaek Mag tciun t o
11 11 \\'111. 0111 lun- lhuugh t of the po s s ib le COIlSl'(llle lll't.' s 10 s uc h a cti on s ,
lid 111 111 nl Id., Irotu llu: illillW rumhl in gs of threefo ld knrtni c law . the
" 11 1 1 '1 11 111 ) kf ll .uul rece ive gui n , .. nd xu lon g as he is 1101 bother ed hy
hl I II, Ill' will 1I1' \'I'r hi' bothered .
A I"iI,11 prl nl'i plc' 01 \I !'1i l1 ~ .IIlY for m of rlt uul to ln f' luru ee , d fl'I., t .

III " 1'0" llllU l hl' 1' l'nt il)' i!'i th a t Ih,' mln d , l' IIt 'r)t)' , JIO W t'r , nnd
l' C) n S(' i IllI SI H~ S S u f til t' Opt'nl lo r lil t! t 111 ,1 1..1' II IKIIIIII',11l 1 .unl lI' aely
cnnn cctinn wit h the su bject . III o('t'ld t .lI lt l N I' \\' " ~I ' vornhul.u-y , lt l it
sa id tha t eac h pe rso n posse s se s liTi s e nru ps u lnt r- d hy II "s plu- rv 01

sensation, " whic h is t he spac e s u r roun d ing a IH!rSOIl wh ich is IIH' ir own
pe rso n al s pace, t he ir a ur u, the ir psy ch ic e nve lo pe. In order 10 pc rt'l' i\'t'
th e un ap pare nt, or t u b r ing in to yo ur awa renes s thu sc thin gs whlrh
t he human b ra in or t he phy s ical s e nse s ca nnot gras p of th eir own powvr,
su c h t hin gs must be b ro ugh t into your s p he re of s e ns a t io n . o r a t It';ls l
cl ose e no ugh to it t ha t a connec t ion is ma de , Th is ca n be vis u ali zed a s
t wo ent ities , t he Ope ra tor and th e su bj ect , wit h a ura s exte nde d .1 fe w
feet fru m t he ir bodi es overla p pin g in to one ano t her. One mc tnp hys lcn l
philosophy stat es tha t when you s it i n r it ua l and focus you r nu cut lun
up o n a no t he r per son , you r own e ne rgy a nd yo ur s phere of se n sutiun
e xtend s to th a t per son , often e nca psul ati ng t he m as we ll, a nd t he reb y
a llowi ng co mmu n icat ion between su btle bod ies , wh ich res ult s in a
pro found effect on the lower b od ies , esp ecia lly t he phy s ica l.
The exch ange wo rks bot h WolYS however. Whil e t he O perat or
can choo se 10 t ransmit i nforma tion or ra w energy t o t he s u hjcct , or cnu
c hoo se to rece ive t he sa me, the re is ra rel y a wall t hat ca n he bu ilt II I

onl y all ow o m' a nd nut t he oth e r. Psychi c vu mpi res , when s ll,.d i ll/<:.
e nergy from ot he rs will ofte n not o n ly rece ive impres si ons of till'
pers ona li ty , thoughts , em oti ons , a nd memori es o f the victim, hUI will
a lso project his o r he r own impressi on s i nto the victim when feedi ng .
Although thi s is much mor e s u h t le an d often goe s unn oti ced hy
the avc rug c vict im o f ps ych ic va m p i r e a tt acks, t ho se wh o 11<1 \,1'
d eve lo ped a se ns it ivit y to t he un s een either naturally o r t h rough
d isci pli ne will re cogni ze th e ali en p re sen ce within a n d will work til
d ispe l it or to reverse t he feed alt ogeth e r and drain t he vam p i re of hi s
o wn po wer along wit h that which was s tolen , When hea li ng wit h
en e rgy , es pecia lly t h rough what is ofte n refe rred to i n re lig io n as llu-
"lay i ng on of han ds ," t he hea ler wi ll di scove r a de ep empat hy for t ill'
affl icted and in ext r e me case s wil l momentarily tak e o n th e tlis e' lst'
whi c h s he is atte mp ting to he a l. Wh e n Wo r kin g in r itua l to ef fcl,t
Ban efu l Magick , t he Magici an wi ll create a co n ncct io n with th t' t ar~t'I

wh ich will allow him to sec ins ide o f th e victi m's m ind , d ee per Iut o he r
hea r t, and eve n to t he de epe st level s of he r s o ul. It is throu gh 1 11l~
hallway s of thi s co n nect ion that t he curse is sen t a nd the wi ll to murder
or t o power cul lupscs the s us ta i ni ng li fe-fo rce o f t he victi m. Th us r-
II 1I,ld ll \\ 11" 1141 \'1' nu l .\ '1' \ l4 ul1l l',1 II lul l ll W Il II ' t1 l ' ~ M " \' 1' 11 ol lhl ,l, U ", 11

,I . 1 III 11 11 1'11 11'"'' tlu- luu-kfluw til ludi vldun l 1' '' 'IiI' IIl'C ' 1'1111I1 11", t lll ll ll ~h

Ih , III lu n Ih HI tlu-y h,l\"!' t' ",l;lh li s llt' t1 wi th 1111' l a l")~t'I , Wil li .· l id ,. 11111 \'

II Ih till \ 1\11 i n n III .. b.urh-r, .11 1 I ll al Ihi H SlIppl"l's s io ll al'c'lImpli Ill''' 111I
I, 11I, \t llu- t'lllt tllctIlS, Ih t ltl ~hl s , a nti 1'IIt·rKll·... of tlu- victf m whh-h h ll \ 'I '

li lt II ,I Iht 1IIIl' r;llo r's s pher e o f Sl' lIsalion deep into t ill: Opl' f;lllI r 't\ milltl
lid • ,11I'llt' " lI tt w i ll~ him to t1c.1I with it anoth er d uy.; .lIltl t ha t da y
I II '" ltlt , '11L1'St' an- th v renp cr s uf karmi c law , thu st' who s u ffer I4 fl' ,,1
I I II l1t .lr.uh . flJ lIll \\i ll ~ t he th row in g of 41 c u rs e . T hey have 11 01
11 11 1, d tlu-tn 1,1 \'I's III mourn t he loss o f t he vict im , with who m t he)'
I .,11111 luthu ntr-l y ;ll'qua intl'd mom ents before he r death . T he s p irit Il l'

Ihl dt •• '111I'd l"l 'si d l's ill th c Dnhhlcr, an d witl torm ent him wit h
lid 1111111111' , llln csx, ru ufuxiun , insu nity, an d dc.u h. Like a rap ed a nd
I. 11,11 rhlhf, lat er in lifl' if the d eath is 1I 0t rt.,t'( )~lI i ".t.'d in its full
til 1111 UIl I' ll u- nd nl t will s uffe r fr o m a thi ng with whic h he h;IS neve-r
1'1.1 111111 it «lll n-ud his lifl' a nd his flesh wit h far murc force tha n th e
III II II whh-h hi' hnd tlr i ~ in:lll y con t rac ted to kill.
\\ ILl'" tlu - il ia d ; l\l a,l!,ici an ha s gain ed a fa mi liar ity wi t h th e
" II I Il tH ~ lIl ' '' s .nul t ilt' fo rce s whic h hrin g dest ru ction in tu till'
1Iid 1111 Iu timu tc vo tu u-ctio n tha t he c rea t es wit h t h e vic tim t h ro ug h
II .1 111,11 "III " i.. clu-ris hcd as he reache s into t he co re of his s ubj ect.
1111 w.n'tu th wit hin . a nd s ens es it d rain en tirely int o the vuid .
1111 10 1111111 .111 ub jvcti vc uh scrvntio n of de ath is di ffic ult for t ill' avc ruj;c
I I I 1111 ' I I ur.il utuiu , l's pl'd ally wit h t he knowlcdj;c that he him self is
1111 H III IIl 111 1 11 1'''1 ' s pl'lls o f scd itiu n. If t hey assim ilate t he ex perie nce of
It I III uu u dcn-d aun ther thruu gh an und et ect a bl e m ean s , a nd a llow
1111 III , h. 1 til j' l( I"'ril'I\("I' IIU' vm ution s which ri Sl' from t hat , t l ll~Y will
n lll . 1111 11 ucun llu- n.u-k Pa t h alt ogeth er an d s pe nd t he majorit y of
II. 1l1l1 .lllld l' l o t t lu-ir 1i"I'" "t'l' ki ng a n a bsolution not offered by an y
I I lu u "I ( : 0 11, or thl'y will e mbr ace th e dar kness whic h has ri sen tip
1111111 uu-m , ntul Ihl')" "ill h rt.,..t he in the pow er th a t s ee ms to r-i se
11 . 1.. 1111 11111111114 s kin 01 t hei r pl'l')' .

A C l ) 1) IU AI I / J I )

' I, " \1 '11 I 1I111 1 11' . .uul II1l'n ' is no ).: od wit h nu-. I kill and I mah
II, I \\ 111111.1 IIl1 d I 1ll'.1I , Neh her is tlu-rv lI lI)" rhut 1' 0111 Ill' dl' Ii\,(,l't'd uut
1111 \ hut u]; lUI I Hlt lip Ill) hnn d 10 lu-uvcu an d Sll)' ' I li vc Ion-ver !' And
if I whet 111 )' )1, 1l 11 t'rl ll~ swor d ntn l Ill )' hu tu l lah l' hult l 1111 111 11)1,1111' 11 1, I
s ha ll rcnd cr " CIl V,l' ,lIH'l' ulli n mln c t'III'IIl }' .uul rr-w rd t lu'm 111,11 h,lll'
m e. " :

Tak ing a lifc th ro uuh Mugiuk s ho ws a pc rso n hi s OWIl )1, o tl hllo tl

a n d se pa rate s him fr om 311 oth er hcings on th e foo d chuin , us wr-ll IOC

d ivo rces hi m fro m th e sup pose d la vv 5 of morali ty. II c u se s t h c !IlI Wl ' !' II I
God to rei gn as God reigns, killin g a nd maki ng ali ve . wou ndi ng a nd
healing as hi s j udgment d ictat es . He begin s to ex is t n o t ill a s ta n - 0 1
r eactio n t o t he u ni ver se, b ut in a s tate of pu re ac tio n u po n t he un ivc n, «.
Ofte n, th e Black Magi cian ha s played t he ro le o f vic tim t b rou gh hi,
ea r ly childho od , ha s s pcn t his t ime in a do lesce n ce utte mp ti ng to h rvuk
from t h at mold, an d fin ally emerges a rmed wit h th e powe r, th c s tre ngt h.
a nd th e a llies necessary to never t u rn ano t her ch ec k.
Banefu l Magfck appe ars t o h e th e cruc ib le ca pab le of ultlu-r
brin gi ng a s oul into exa lta t ion or into utt er ob livio n. It is per ha ps 11 11'
fi rst gre at demon st rat ion of powe r th at So rcerer offers up to his As cr-n t ,
Alt ho ugh he has used ri tua l to influen ce the thou gh ts , emo tio n s , an d
act ions o f o th ers , so met imes to ext re me degr ees , a nd he ha s alig nc d
fortu ne in h is fa vo r t hroug h Magick , when he d est ro ys a not her Divh u-
Bein g , a nother hum a n who se s ou l is in As ce nt to v..-a rds Go d ho od , ll sill ~

no t h ing but the invisib le force s of Ma gi ck, he begins to re cogn ize t ill'
potency o f h is powe r. Whet her the Bla ck Magician is a Dabbl er s t ill 11 01

ex pect in g s uccess eve n after so mu ch of it , o r if he is co nsciou s ly s oa riTl )1,

towards omnipoten t powe r. a sp irit ua l blackn es s fa lls u pon him
immedi at ely following his first pe rfo rm a nce of thc r itua l of ba neful
Mag ic k. He kn ows in th at mo me nt th at if t he relig io n of his forefa th er s
ho ld s a ny truth, t hat he is dam n ed to a n etern ity of to rt u re, li t'
r ecogn izes th at from t ha t mo ment , n o Ch r is t ca n save h im a nd 110

s a in ts wou ld try. He has used the Powe rs of Dar kness to rnurde r, a nd

h is soul is los t and a lone. Gener ally, there a rc th ree ba si c rea ct io ns 10

t h is forsaken state :

1. The Sorcer er is ho r rified a t t he d ep t hs t hat he h,IS de lved 10

sate h is anger, and rem a in s ho rr ified hy it fo r q u ite S O /l ll '

ti me , no lon ger cre ati ng Mag iek o r pr acti cing r it ua l, hil i al

the sa me time not t urn in g aw ay from it because he know s
the re is no god that wou ld have him , IIc find s him self in II

s piritua l and pxychu logicul pri so n, a nti W IIl' II till' victim t1oc'!'C
 Itl ll hd l,v dlt " IIH' h") 1I11uwlI u ut , 11l14' Il '. t ll1 )o\ h ', t ill.
IOUIII I' I I' I wil l lI " II;1 l1y Nll rr ll ll ll d h l ll HH'1I wll h 11I0 11' 1(11 11)0\1' "

li nd 11'11 1'''' r l'l,l li ll~ 10 t lu- m 'l' tll l th nu I' VI' I 111'111 11 ' , llr - wi ll
l il ll i ,I t....clu.ulou wit h d t'II W IHi und wlt h O('l' II It 101'1' , uud
" Ill ' tu rn I II ttlrm s o f Th ri s ti c Sal ;lIIi slII, l or ln- ('n l\ 'I' ~

pll ll tl.IJil y, II (~ Il'cls h e cunnot , h o we ver . ret u rn to tlu-

1' 1111111'1' 0 1 ri tuul whb-h hrin Ks l' h illl ~t ' i ut u t he wur fd. li t'

1 ,!l I IlCl I t r us t hilll St' lf wit h it. Il l' lives ' IS n lu st so u l, a nd

vuu 1).:11S Iti lllSt'1f 10 he ll wit ho u t eve n pr c puriu g h is cuse f ill'

1.1 " 11<1 )' of .Iudg uu-nt ,

I iii ' 1I 1:1l'1.; l\1 u)tid a n irutncdial cl y lu rn x Irom the oc cu lt uml

111 '1'1'1 luu-k i n to tlu' a r ms of a rcli g iu u t hat wo u ld
II H U Ili 111 1111it'a ll' hi m i f t hey kne w th c e xte n t o f hi s e vil . 0 1'

hl'!iI'\'I'd h is cl ai ms o f it. One s uc h e x-So rcere r th at I knew

1I' lulI lt' d Ihc' Chri s ti a n ch u rc h of hi s c hi ld hood aft c r a
p'lI tll't llarly 11' lll!,t hy a nd we ari ng period of s p iri t ua l
01111 kl ll ' ~ " 0I11 t1 r-vi]. Il l' fe lt t he need to he a bso lved of <III of h is
III , ,11111 hi' t h us wl' n l in to confess ion wit h h is mi ni s ter.
Wltl'l\ Ill ) fr ie n d to ld t hc m i ni s te r a bo ut h is s pells wh ic h ha d

I II 111\ 1' " tlu: m ind s a nd will o f o t hers , an d e ve nt ua lly had

IlId l' " l ilt' 1il'I' o f on e ut h is pr eci se cu m mu nd , t h e m i ni s te r
II d ll,t1 III h im a nd n- pllcd , " Why d o n't \, ' C just go t h rll ll~h

til l' 11I 11'I IIai qll t ' ~ l i o ll S , an d we' ll go fr o m th e re ," Aft er as king
111\ 11i l' IHI H Ill ' loo ked at p urno grn ph y, used ha rmfu l
11 11 lll lln' s, ruus t urb ut cd . o r d id a ny of t h o s e re a ll y wic ke d
dl ' I'tl II, hi' :-. la ll' t1 wit h xu rct y, " Fro m wha t I ca ll s ec, yo u're a
MOll l t 111' 1' '' 011 , Atten d c hu rch every Su nday. pa rtici pa te in
u m lnv chool, a nti of co u rse , pa y YO llr ti t he s , a n d you r Iu ]l
1Ill'IlI111'n thi p s ho uh l hi' re s t o re d. " My friend W<lS in uwc ,II

l ilt. hllllil 1')1' t he min is ter wa s wi lling to t u rn to h is

I 11 1111' " ill ll ~ uf Mag tcku l a n d d em oni c evi l, a n d afte r a yeur of
I1lh ll )' III I III' r-h ur ch , h e finall y re t u r ne d til th e min is t e r's
ullll'l ' 10 tlt 'dan' t hut h is s ins were rca l, u ud t ha t ei t her th v
I huu-h 1.11,1' nr- tiun t hnt wo u ld t r uly uhsulvc h im of a ll of h is
pit t l n lll li v, I 'l ' S s lo ll ~ , or sincc lu- wa s It'f t ill :1 sl a l l' o f
1111'I'I\"I'I'n , h iN s ide' wo uld hi' " bOSI'll .111 t1 lu- wo u ld rvluru III
tlu 1I1'I'l d t. ShuI II" nlter th ai 1l1l' t,tili V" I n ' ('(' in tl a cnl l I rum
 him, Ih Stl lll i n .,; th at eit he r th e d l' rl-:Y invol ved rt'ClIl-:n il,('
th e rea lity of Black Magid , or th a t th e s in ner c ho oses to deal
with his s ins a nd th e a to ne me n t without t he h e lp o f th e
min is ters of th e c hu rch which he att en ds , he wi ll e it her
be li eve th at God has g ra nted him a s pecia l pard on, i n \... hi c h
case the impac t of the moment in which he m urdered wi ll
fa de in his mind , and he will neve r return his t ho ugh ts to
t hat tim e in his lif e aga i n; o r, he will s pen d h is life seeki ng
fo r Divi ne for gi vene s s which h e s ec re t ly kno ws he ca n no t
havc .

3, Th e Black Ma gic ian r eve ls i n th e powe rs of death w hieh he

ha s s um mon ed, as we ll as th e a ctua l d e mis e o f h is vict im .
s ingi ng a nd danci ng as h is si n is te r go a l is achi eved . A s ligh t
twi nge of re mo rs e may e nte r him a t fi rst , an d t h e d a rk n es s
tha t s ur ro u nds him a ft e r th e ri tua l a nd linge rs fo r d a ys may
in iti nlly di s lnrb hi m, hilt h e q u ickl y find s co m fort i n hel l.
'I'his i ... flo l to sa y t hat he ta kes t he ri t ual of des t ru cti on a nd
l lu- I'o \\l' rs Ill' Da rklH's s lightly - i t is r ar e tha t he will ree na ct
t lu- rftun l un y timu so u n . Hut he k nows t hat in kill ing as t he
( :od ~ kill , lu' is rha llt' ll }!, ill ~ Their sovc rci gn power, a n d t h a t
lit' i.. d illlhi njo!, Olymp us, d raggi ug t he e mbers of t he
lJntlt' r\\ t1 rld he hi nd him as he goes .
 ME IIANI CS O f 1 H E U I~ S E

Mode rn mu gician s a nd t he ori s t s huve nt tut upt cd t tl di s:H'cl Il l' arl ),

1' \'I' ry for m of l\lug ic k, t ryi ng 10 me rge sp i ri l u al ab solu t e po ss ih ility
wit h sc lc u tiflc p ro ces s . Evoc utio n and t he a p pe a ra n ce of th e s uu uu ou ed
bu s bce u explaine d away .IS a tempora ry s e lf- in d uce d s l'ilil',oph r('1I1 11
dIll' \ 0 h ig h le vel s of dopam ine and endor p hin s, cau si n g hufl u c in utl u u s
whivh a id e t he Sorcerer in a greate r u nd ers ta ndi ng of himself a nd ilL",
enviro nm cut . Spe lls which wou ld brin g wcul th o nly ul ign 111 1'
()pna tol" s mi nd and int ent ion with fi nances, and h e th cn cr cu l cs 1111'
vi n-um s tunc cs a n t! s it ua t io ns wherein mo ney m igh t come . Love c ha r ms
I 'll lise h im to [ O \ 'C h im s elf more , and t herefo re b eco me more lovcnhh- 10

ot h e rs . Th e Mugiu k h as been t ak en ou t o f Mugi ck. Cu rs es , ho we ve r.

u ffcct xom c thi n j; e n t irely out side of the ma gici u n . It is th e on ly (J Ill'

luuul rcd perc e n t vcrifiu b!c form of Mu giuk , ye t it e lude s proper

vxumi uu liun u nde r t he ne w microscope (If o ccu lt sc ie nce, wh en II ri t unl
I." lJt' r fo r med and a cur se is t h r o w n , th e vict im d ies or s u ffe rs ill u
drumat ic a nd us ually hi zar re o r un chn ract c risti c m a n ne r. T he victim
w ill 110 1 s e ns e pa in o r fee l death around he r, but s h e will cx pc ri cu cc
pa i n a n d s he wi ll di e . T he re is no g rc y a rea i n b an c ful Muuick . II is
hLu'kl H'SS a nd evil. an d alth ough it s ef fect s ca n h e argued , t h uy ca n
ru-vrr he s ti fle d.
If ban eful Muuick is n o t u s im p le t ri ck that the m in d pla ys 011

lt se lf thro ugh s o me s h im mer ing r itu a l, b u t in s t ead is a n un c xp lu rud

IIl1d fnrhiddcu s ci e nce whi ch caus es t he m o st p ro fou n d ef fect 0 11 tlu-
physivu l wo rld , how do t's it \....or k? By what u n s e e n muuhiu cry does its
p O\\'l ~ r 0pl'I' alc '? Wha t a r c its limi ta ti o ns o r its rea ch es? Ve ry fe w h uv r-
dun-d t tl loo k too tll'l' p ly int o th is h lac k we ll, i n s t ea d puntifi cuti n g Irutn
Jil llp ]lo s ed s a fe ty wi t h s upc rs titi u n a nd va in h o p e a s t h e ir s u p por t ,
T he mo s t olt cu cit cd lie con cernin g b an e fu l Ma gi d is t h a t it is
uul y vfh-cti vc if t lu- vh-tim hcli cvc s s o, Th e re is t h e one lunul , w h it-h
dl ' l q!,llll~ S th is " Lru th" 10 Il \{ ~ :W p pOSl'll "Inct" thu t t ill' r i tua l or ti ll' t'O I'('t'H
I !l VII I\ l' d tlu-rciu h a \'l ' 11I l d ft'cl , h u t ln sf cn d th a i til t, POI I' II \')' of l ilt'
rl l uul I", I II I Ill' \'I 1' H IlI '''' hllllW I, ' dY,I' lit' i t 11 is l ilt' fou r of ti ll' t Id ilY, willi'll
kill s, n ot th t' thi ng it se lf.
fo r th e
Alt ho ugh he W <lS ac t ua lly a tte m pt ing to pro ve II poin t
, Ant on Lavey
o pp osi te pa rt y, i n h is noto ri ous work . Th e Sata ni c Bib le
whi ch cau s es
act ua lly pr o mot es th e idea th at it is thi s at av ist ic dr e ad
, st at ing . " If
th e su ffe r ing an d death of th e victim of Bla ck Magi ck
th e b od y in
reli gi ou s faith ca n mak e ble eding wound s ap pea r on
, it is called
a pp rox ima tio n t o t he woun ds su pp osed ly infli cted o n Christ
n d rive n to an
st ig m at a. Th ese wo u nd s app ea r a s a r es ult of compas s io
a ny d ou bt as
em ot iona ll y vio le nt ex t rem e. Why, t hen , sho ul d th ere he
ll ed d em o n s
to t h e dest ru ct ive extreme s of fear a nd ter ror . The so-ca
eoret icall y, a s
ha ve t he po wer to destroy in a fle sh re nd ing manner , th
bl ood -dri ppi ng
much as a h a ndf ul of na ils , lon g rus ted a way , ca n c rea te
ss of Calva ry. "!
ecs tas y in a pe rson co nv in ced h e is hoo ked up on t he cro
It is a ssumed , th e n, th at si nc e t he vict im h a s e it he r
b een m ad e

aware of the cu rse hy the magici an. Of that since t he victim kn ow s th e

Ma ~iriall ' s reputati on we ll enough . h e o r sh e is fu lly a ware t hat a cu rse

i s l u-lu .... p la e't,tl 0 11 Ih ('lII , and th e li t' l ' P p a rt s of h is o
r her m i nd be gin t o
t h at t he
rluun lljl.ll lmd t lu- Ih-s b, l.nve y a rg ue s t h ro ug ho u t h is book
111011' ,I Ill' nllJll j'on ltit'lo ll !llly lu-H eves i n t he power
o f Ma gi ck, howe ve r,

1111' IIln n ' Ilkc'h' Ilw l pC' l"!IiO II see k o ut "s pir it u a l" ass is ta nc e w hi ch
is 10

d" d em on s
will IIf I 0111 u p")'t'h ol" JI, il'al KlIlIr ti aga ins t t hose "so-calle
va li d, it mu st
wltlrl u . lI.vI'1I If a ll o f t his spcculu u o n ca n he co ns ide red
Ilc' nn l t'c1 tha t ill order for t he curs e to s ucceed by t he
se sta ndard s, th e

hd il' \'l' in it s power , ev e n if suc h a be lie f is n o t co n scio u sly

p t'r SOIl IIIl1 s l

reco g ni zed . By thi s exp lana t io n of th e eff icacy of ba n eful Magick, th e

ec ess ary is for
r it ua l need 11 0 t eve n be per form ed; a ll t hat sho uld be n
m a nc e, whet her ac t ua l o r
t he vict im t o be m ad e awa r e of t he perfo r
fic tit iou s, fo r it to ca use misery o r d eat h .
ck d oe s
Th e o t he r hand o f t he s a m e a rg um e nt is t h at Black Ma gi
of rea son s t h a t
posse ss a nd uti li ze a ct u al pow er. b ut t h at fo r a va rie ty
th eir beli ef s .
po wer o n ly affect s th ose wh o a re su sce pt ib le to it thro ugh
by Christ ian s,
For inst ance , th e te rm "t h e Arm or of Ch r is t ," is ofte n us ed
d , un -e xp eri ence d
m ain l y of th e Pr ot estant ilk , t o sign ify so me und efine
ed u po n th em .
pr ot e ct ive shiel d agains t Dar kne ss wh ic h m ight be Wo rk
use of th ei r
The se h o pefu l di sc ipl es ar e told , an d do be lie ve th a t beca
a nts wi t h th at
fai th i n th e dea d a nd bec ause of t hei r b a pt ism a l cove n
ed evi l. Th e
m a n, that they a r e aut om aticall y p ro t ected aga i nst di rect
or is t he fait h
si ng le co nti ngency to t he cont in ued st re ngt h of th e Arm
11 11 11 KlIo tl work " IIf tlu - Ind lvld uul; If tltcy mul utnln Id l'w l UIt, fllltll III
1111' 11' proll,(,tlun u nti l'!' Ch riKt , and II the ir wor ks llIil ~ II\l >, t l..·11' Inlth ,
1111')' hn ve IIl1lh ill)t tu Ieu r fro m Sutnn .
III tln- s umc vein. those who do nut uece s su rjl y hcl h-ve in IIII'
tluall s lk bu n lc bet ween God a nd th c De vil . hut in s teu d ho ld ;1 tnnrt:
Hui verx nl M illtl /E n cq~ y philosoph y, feel t hat wlrcu il pe rsu u t1 lrt'l't s
1Iq.~il llve energ ies a mi t holl ~ht s a t them , t ha t so l o n ~ a s th ey d o lIul
allow i nt o t heir per ce ption or real it y th e possi bilit y of h ei n~ munip ul utvd
II)' tho sc for ces , t hcy can likew ise he a ssured protect io n fro m it .
So, eva lua t ing t he lnfor ma t iu n gi ven . peop le who ha ve 110 occ ul t
t rn inin g o r e xpe rience wha tsoever, who ca n not see no r tn ngi hly St' IISt'
tlu- us t rn l cu rren ts flov.. i ng throu g h ;i1 1 thing s , who ha ve not worke d al
Ilu- pro cess of mu nipulutin g t hose e nergie s to their ad vnu tau c, a nd
who ha si cnll y live as th e bea sts o f t he fie ld. a re hy vi rtu e of t lu-ir
11I'rn'plion of a n nbj ecti ve universe , s uch u pe rcep ti u n not ba cked hy
,I ll )' ge ne ra t ed powe r at a ll whic h might a lt e r t nut unive rse , a n '
hmnu nc t o the effec ts of fo rces of wh ich th ey arc in tent io na lly ign u ruu t .
Simp ly bclic vin g that t he flu viru s d oes not c xist wi ll no l keep yo u frum
euutrurt in g it , no r wi ll ac know le dging it s ex iste nc e, hut buli cvin g thu t
II has no effcct o n you . Int er e st ing ly, the type s of peop le th at would fall
lnto s uc h irra ti on a l fai th s wil l ra re ly con sciously re cogn ize thn t wlu-n
rlu-ir hod y weaken s a nd fevers , when t hey vom it an d s hi ve r. that th ey
h,I\'C hc c n in fec ted hy t he viru s . In s tead , th ey us u ally wi ll re lcg ute Ihe
Illnt'ss t o some psychulogi cu l or s p iritua l ca u se, a nd wi ll con tinu c
hl 'l1t' d n ~ t ha i th ey a rc immu ne as they su ffer ,
Th er e a rc W:I )' S o ut s ide o f med icin e whi ch can d e liver yo u from
tlu- effec ts uf any illn ess or ma la dy, a nd which will ev e nt uall y h ri n~

\0 11 to the poin t of immunity fro m a s pecific d isease , Th e m ethod s

KI\'l' 1l above , IIOW C\ ' C r , a re not th e m, Th is Magicka l work beg in s whil e
11 1111 i nfec ted wit h th e vi rus , and vvhil e its eff ect s a rc a t t he ir pe a k, It
I n \, (l I\' t ~ s :tck now lcdgi nj.!, t he ca use of t he ill ness , a cccp tin g it s cu rrent
pu wcr ove r you , a nd a will ed re s pon se a gains t it. In yo ur fi rst t ri al s ,
vu u will st ill s u ffer the effect s o f th e ill ne ss , althou g h th c du ra tiun o f
111I' ord ea l will s ho rtc n, a nd t he ne xt t ime t he illnes s s t ri kes. you will lu-
mu r c a le rt to it s ear ly s igns a mi ca n begin \·villin g yo ur rccu Hry fro m
tlu- Ill' "d nll in ~ , w hile th e sumo pr e cess ca n he use d to fi/!. ht o ff llu-
!'I11'cls 01' :1 cu rse , whe n IWl llin ~ ban eful Ma ~i ck , th cr c is no li llie fu r II

hn lltlll!l o f hu tu uuit y t h rou gh will , no r is l hc a h ili ty t tl fnll ill an d 10

cont luu c I r )i ll J.( n ext ti uu-.

Ano t he r great misu nd erstandi ng conce rni ng t he mac hi ne ry

of Ban efu l Magl ck is noticed in th e term ino lo gy commonly used when
d isc uss ing the ma tte r , Most peop le will re fer to t he act of "t h rowi ng a
curse ," " placing a hex, " or "pu tt in g a c u rse on " so meo ne o r another .
All of t h is s ee ms t o imply th at a "curse" is lik e so me un se en veil th at
can he tos sed over th e victim's he ad i n t he mo s t non c hal a n t manne r ,
like a n object who se ma ss is no t see n , but who se prese nce st il l cau s es
light to cease aroun d it. The un for tuna te thing abou t thi s kind of
underst a ndi ng conce rni ng ba nefu l Magi ck is t ha t if t he cu rs e ca n he so
de li cat ely tosse d ont o anoth er person , it can j ust as ea sily be retr ieved
- t hat t he mant le o f deat h ca n be withdra wn fro m t heir s h ou lde rs just
as ea sily as it was placed t he re ,
Ritual s of ba neful :\1agic k se t in to mo tio n a t r emend ou s cha nge
in t he fnlu-ic o f re a l ity. On ce th e ritual is final ized , 01' so m et i m es e ven
hcfn rc t ilt, fi nal wo rds urc sa id . th e uni verse beg i ns to rea ct, a ll cle me nt s
o f rn-ntiou ; d i~ l1 i ng ug uins t the sorcer er' s e nem y. Co ntagio us disea se
inh'l' ls O IH' per su n, who th c n in fect s five more , who infect se ve ral othe rs,
u ne of wluuu is th e vict im . whose i m m u ne sys te m is m ysterious ly
weuketu- d , a nd the vi ru s b ri ll ~ s him to his kn ees or to h is gr ave , T he
ce lls uf the hod y may hegin to muta te , forming a cancer which wil l
torm en t t hc vict im fo r yea rs befor e d eath . A comm e rc ial t ruc k dr ive r
mig ht hnvc a res tle ss night and d isqu iet in g d reams, pu ttin g him ba ck
0 11 t he mu d groggy a nd un -•.r lcrt e no ug h to ve er in to t he on comi ng la n e
at the e xac t moment that the ta rge t of t he cu rse makes a turn in to t he
t r uck. Th e re is rarely any great degree o f my stery in the fulfill me nt of
t he cu rse , alt ho ug h t here is often wond er. Th e cu rse is u sua lly fu lfi lled
throu gh a cha in of eve nts th a t are u n no t iced eve n to th e Sorcere r, a nd
while t h is d omi no effect ma y ta ke yea rs of prepa ra tion by the fo rces of
death, on ce t he pieces arc t ip pe d t here is no sto pping the mot io n.
A curse, whe t her the objec t is to fr ighten , to cau se pain to, or t o
e nd the life of a vict i m, ca lls up on t he da r kest fo rces in ex is te nce . Th e
So rcer er, whe n learning t he a rt of ba nefu l Magick , is in ac t ua lity
learning to master o ne of th e t h ree grea t forces o f God hood: Des tructi on. '
He is be i ng ta ught , t hrou gh his t rial s a nd his ex pe ri en ces , to op en his
Third Eye and t o a llow t he fi re wit hi n him to consu me a h u ma n be ing ,
which is a n ent ire s pi ri t ua l universe unto it se lf. He bec omes lik e u nt o
~ h l \' H IIBd A po ll yllll , HilIII JlIlI I,I ~ 1I 11 1 l .evl uthu u , li t' wl l' lt1 f1 t ilt, HWlf i tl cd
A m o n nnd ,"l piIS tht ' V,' 110 1ll o f ,Ji h tll ll ll ~ alltll' int o th c s klt'li,
lt is 1' ;11"" fo r th c M a ~kiall to ,U'I ' I' P I. wln-n hi' Is cru urluu l 0 \'1' 1'

tlu- dfi gy o f h is e nem y, s las h in g a n d s l a h h in J!, a nd e u rs in)!, I hro ll ~~ h

It'IlI'S, t ha t h e is embod ying t h e Vin dic ator, T h c t ran s form at ion , a n t!

J IIl II' I' t1, t rau s fig uratio n fr om th e mor ta l w ho is h urt a nd d l~ s i l"l ' s

lnuu cdi nl e \'C Jl g c a l\ l'l~ to t he a rc he ty pe o f d c vuxl a ti o n is nut u rul , :lIltl

I II th e hea t of hc ll usua lly goe s e utircl y un not i ced by t he So rc ere r u u ti l
Ill" d r ug of murde r is wo r n o ff un d t h e vi cti m lics d ea d . Neve r! hel es s .
lh e t ra ns fig u ra ti o n ha s t a ke n it s t o ll, a n d the Op er at o r Iw s a cce ssed
pe rh a ps th e mo s t anc ic nt power's wit hi n hi m, "a n d h a s au li vu tr-d tlu-m
pcrtnuu cu ll y, whether or n ot h e u nd e rst a n d s t h a t h e h as clon c so .., an d
whet he r or no t he d es ires it to h e .
O nce t hc ritua l of Bun cf u l Magi ck ha s bee n lni tint cd . a
mom e n t um is set wh ic h can no t he slo wed fr om it s ga ini lll-; 1' () l1 I' S I ~ . Tlu:
will 10 t ak e a life, 110 longe r bo u n d by t he ego' s con s ta nt wi ll t o s n nu-
uch u lo us se ns e o f po\\'cr, hu t ins te a d a pu re wi ll to a ct ion , concre te a nt!
vertfl ublc . set s in t o motio n fo rce s t ha t wil l move t owar d s t h e fulfil lm cu t
o f t h a t will. The nat u ral sy m pa t hy o r empa th y d isco ve rc d hy t h t'
Hluck Mugici un wit h the victim in th e fi na l peak ed m om e nt s 01 the
d illa l wi ll o ften lea ve h im wit h a be tte r und c rs tu ndi ng o f hi s p rey, and
som e t i mes e ve n for a wi s h t ha t t he cu rs e h ad never be e n t h row n .
1 ha d o nc e used t his Ma g ick a ga ins t a for mer love r who lulc r
tonk u p t he fu ll- l ime ho bby of sla nde ri ng m y re p u t at ion t o a ll Y 111:1 1
wo u ld lis te n , I wa s able to rol l my eye s a nd s ha ke m y hea d a t I ILI'
ri d icu lou s r u mo rs s he h ad s tarte d a bout me m urderin g infuu t s 0 1'

lcu viu g decapi t ated feline s on h er po rch , hu t w he n the ru m o rs he cn uu-

lu-Hcvabl c t o he r aud ie nce , so u n d in g to o much li ke a ct u a l cr im in a l
lid s ra t her th a n Sa t a n ic-sca re fan t a s y , I reali ze d that th is pe rs o n fo r
whom I had on ce fcl t d ee p love n e ed e d t o be s ile n ced . Wh en a fr ie nd of
mine a sked me in confidenc e i f I h a d sex ua lly a ss a u lte d t h is polSt 10\,(' 1',
; IS s he was be l-;i nn illl-; to lo u dly cl aim , o r if 1 h a d fo rced s ex o n one 01" IH'/"
fri e nd s ( hot h a ccu sa t io ns be in g fa r f rom t ru e ). I be ga n to pl a n fo r her
s i I l~ IH' C .
T ha I lIil-; h l I per form ed <I ri t ua l of d e struct ion . whi ch is l-; in' ll
lat e r i ll t h is text in ils exactn es s . I crcn t ed all i ma ge of m)' vivtim 0 11 1

ld s o ft , wh it e wa x, ma kin g t he fea t u re s i n th c fnu c o f llu- d fiJ.1,y mu n-h

l htl s (' o f t ill' ~ i l" l' s wh ich s t oo d o u t ill Ill )' m in d mus t i-k-arly. 111 10 t ill'
c he s t 01 till.' illl<l J.:l' I 1' 1II1H'ddl'd a lu'u r t -shu pcd lo c ke t t h at s ill' had ..:i\'l' fl

me for 111)' birthd ay. Linki ng t he effigy to Ill y vict i m t hro ugh intense
visu a lizat io ns a nd t he r it ual tran s uh st an t iat ion of t he wax in t o t he
flesh and s pirit o f my vict im. I looked upon the effigy as if I we re loo ki ng
up on h e r, As if s he were seat ed, s hac kle d a nd th ra s hin g in my cour t , I
recited t he li st of her offen ses aga inst me , non e o f whic h the p iece of wax
s po ke aga ins t. Wit h the ann o unc ing of he r crimes a r age b ub bl ed deep
in s id e of me a nd cou ld not be co nta ined, Ta ki n g my ritu a l dagge r in
my ha nd , I sta bbed t he wax figur e in th e cente r , an d unlik e th e
ex pec t at io ns th a t I had been red by Hollywoo d, t he blad e did not s lide
out of the wax with ea se when I t ried t o pull it out, bu t in st ead forced me
to ho ld it i n place wit h my left ha nd wh ile my r age was ve n ted t hro ugh
my r igh t. "'Iy fury played ou t so viole ntl y th r ou g h my st a b b ings a nd
xlas b ing s that my lef t ha nd wa s n icked s evera l ti mes b y t h e bl ad e, my
bl oo d s plas hi ng o n t hc \\" 3 X a n d he in g dr ive n i nt o its ce n ter wit h t he
nex t hlow - t he whol e tim e kee p ing my bli st eri ng sta re loc ked in to t he
m is ted l' yl' S IIf Ill )" vivti m, whom I co ul d see clea rl y i n my m ind t hrough
tln- W, IX link I ha d rrvatvd .
'1'111' ali g n hrn kr- likc a \\·t ,t' k ~ l o n~ feve r a nd the b ri ms ton e t hat
'i 1'l' lI l1' d III 111' tl ri pJl i ll ~ from my pores turned 10 rai n as I colla pse d on my
1100 1", »t lll t r )' i ll ~ 10 s ta b t he wax as I so b bed . I felt as if I had en te re d my
vk-tt m. , IS i l Iur a mom ent I had poss ess ed her, an d t ha t in kill ing he r , I
was k i ll i n~ lIIyM'I f, becaus e I was i ns ide of he r. And I co nti nue d t o k ill ,
even if I Il l ' dcuth wa s Ill )' ow n .
T hi s typ e of Mugtck , t he like s of whic h co mpresses s o met imes
yea rs of c ruot iun , will , a nd d es ire into a s ho rt a mount of tim e, le ave s
th e Ope ra to r with a u niq ue fo r m of e xha us t ion , where h is b ein g
t h rea t en s to fa ll i nto t he blac kne ss of u ncon sci ous nes s e nt i re ly, b ut t he
\.. .'ill is ma in ta ined on ly long e no u gh to give th e fin al com ma nd t o
dest ro y. I fell u nde r t his ex ha us ti o n \·vhe re e ve n my tea rs we re too
tired t o rol l. I pu lled myse lf to my kn ees , swoo ning an d wanti ng not h in g
mo re t ha n to su rr e nde r to black s lee p , a nd I gave th e com man d, "Sile n ce
th e lip s of , so s he ca n no lo nger spe ak lies . Sew t hem sh ut so th at
my n am e can n ot be uttered by her ." Th r ou gh the fog of pe nd in g
psyc ho logic al ob li vio n, a black li g ht tu r ned on i n me an d a force
3 \ v-a ke ned with sa dis ti c pu rpos e , "Blacke n he r h ea rt aga in s t a ll th a t is
goo d. Keep ha pp ine s s fro m her. I a m t ha t wh ich s he ha tes , a nd li ke me
s he ,v·i1 1 becom e . She will no t dic. h ut wi ll li ve lon g a nd will s u ffe r
I'VI'I') ' li ll y 01 II. " At t ill' Il nu! wun l, t av,ulll ~ 'U llllP !U '1 1. My hn d y rnu ld 110

IUII )/,l'r hu h l ilst' ll up . 11M cuuld my m in d s us tul » lhu' ll. I enn-n-d 1111'
llh )' ~ ~ t hai a w:ailt'd IIW . and H ill y 1lI1111ll' n i s be fore l' :dlln~ uut ul
a", a rl'lIt' ~ ~ . Sa w th rou gh my crac ked \,),t~ l it l s th ree :; h,l(l o w~ wilhuut
uw ucrs en ter Ill y room t hrough t he wi ndo w, Th ey SOli red ahu\'{' lil t ' III
r-I rch- s , uud drew clo ser us I d rift ed fa r t her frotn t h e Ilc s h. In th e nu nu eu t
t h ai I left t'OIlSl'iOl1S IICSS, I lit, t h ree s ha d ows e n t e red me .
I a wo ke t he ne x t morn in g s u r ro u n d ed hy me lted ca n dle \ "' OlX nm l
!l l, II ~' i nce ns e s mo ke ,.. a n d the t hree vi sitors who J had throu gh tilt'
n ight tried to be lieve were prod ucts o f my imagi nat ion , Althou g h .
heeu usc o f my return to a s t a te of o rd in a ry co nsci ou s nes s. I l'o llid 110

l oll ~cl' se c t he m, I co u ld feci th cm wit h me , a s t hree d ist in ct ind ividu al

Illt~' lI i g t' IH'I' S wh ose m in d s and a ware ness we re lin ke d with min c . A... I
WI' III out in t o th e city , I co u ld se ns e th em th e re a s my co ns la nl
rump uuion s, a n d s tea dy re m in d e rs o f t he dark ne ss tha t had con sunu-d
I Ill' pr e vio us nig ht.
Livi ng in a s ma ll town, I ha ppe ne d to run across my victl m .
Illy o nc e love r , t hat d a y, When my ey es me t he r, f n o lo n ger felt tin-
snn u- a ch e in Illy che s t t h a t was my co ns t a n t reminde r of t h e h ap p in ess
t h a t we s ha red . no r d id I feel th e pan gs of h er betraya l. In s t ea d , o n t hat
ti ll )' when J S<lW her , I felt so r ro w. It was ::IS if whe n I lo o ked at her , t
r o u ld se c the brig htn ess th at s he ca rried wi th her al ways f:ll.Jinv. into ;1

mudd y grey, I co u ld see her inn o ce n ce blac kenin g a nd he r s we et n.lin'l i·

I ll' i ll ~ curri e d a wa y hy th ose t hree d em o nic fri e nd s th u t a et.'o m pall it,c1
till' . I wa n ted to en d it ri g ht t h e n , wanted to l ak e aw ay the cu rs!' thul
was nl rca dy kill in g th e hest par t s of th is girl.. . hut I k new tha t t here W; I S

1111 way.
He r futu re became exa ct ly a s I had for ged it t hat n ight , d ark ,111<1
ti lled wit h d epr es s ion . Eve n her hlood began to tu rn ag ain st her, ra llsin ).:
11 11 u n know n a nd inc u ra hle d isea se t hat woul d no t cripp le or kill her, h ut
wo u ld leave her miscruhlc , e mbarrass ed, afraid to he arou nd ot hcrx ,
t.-rri flcd of th e light o f t he s u n that m ight revea l th e hl uc kn css in si d e uf
lu-r - that mlg h t revea l the cu rs e tha t s he ha s s ince ca r ri ed .
l n t er cxt in gly, although the human that lingered wit h i n nil'
wnn t ed to rel iev e her of t he s u ffe r ing t h a t h ad in voke d . t he ohj(,(·tin'
purt o f IIIyst'l f, t he part o f Ill y b l'i n ~ t h ut a ct ed u pon neces si fy rut her
rhuu rencr cd l eI xuhjr-rtive st imuli, knew thn t t ilt.' curse neodcd lei 1'11 11
II!'! eourx c, ;11111 Ihal a ll o f Ill y effort s 10 th e co ntrary would Ill' ill va i n, I
 Ino k l ilt, locket thut s ilt' h,HI Kive ll me , tlutt had be en IIlH'd .I S II cc n t ru l
link in the ri tu al o f the curse, scaled it in it s m a l l envelo pe and g uvc it
to a m utu a l fr ie nd to re tu rn 10 h e r, a s he sa w he r da i ly, fi e b rou gh t t he
e nve lo pe b ack to m e , t he sea l o pe n ed a nd the lo cket st ill i ns id e, wit h t h e
repo rt t ha t s he refuse d t o tak e i t, s ayi ng t ha t s he cou ld fe e l t ha t t he
loc ket was cursed. I bu ried t he locket i n th e dirt , putting to re st i n a
fun e rea l way my feelings of an ger, my fee lings o f hu rt , an d my feeli n gs
of gu i lt. I bu rie d a ll of th at e m ot io n a nd a llowe d the cu rse t o take h er
f u ll y .
It is no t difficu lt t o relegate t he p rofou n d an d horrifying effects
of Ban e ful Ma gick to t he powe r o f em ot ion an d foc used wil l. Ma ny of the
m ode rn occu lt wr ite rs, in at te m pt ing to b riefl y t ouc h up o n the s ubject
of Ba neful Ma gic k wit hout in spiring too m uch in tere st , ho ld the posit io n
th at it is t he human em oti on , the raw desire to a ffect t he world that
ca uses t he effec t. Th ey atte mp t to glo r ify the defeca ti ng an d dy i ng
m a n by movin g th e im port an ce of Ma gi ck aw ay fro m t h e Ma gick it s el f
an d 01 110 th v Pructiti nncr , The re is a me et ing of t he ma n an d th e Mag ic k
i ll l ilt' c russ rouds of t'tl'f ni t y, a nd in th at meet ing t he spiri t a nd t he
in vukr-r, tlu- JlU\\'l' r an d thv posse ss o r me rge , un iti ng the u pp e r wit h
1111' 10 Wl ' l' . I II .u-luull fy, it is t hi s very t ra nsfig ura ti o n, t he ret urn ing of
lilt' lud lvkl uul num 10 h is or i~ inal godlike sta t e, wh ich ca uses a ny
J\la)tirk 10 l a h ef fect , Per haps thi s ab sol u te Black Ma gick posse sses such
t re m en do us for ce a nd ph e nomenon beca use of t he ra ge t hat flows fr o m
t he Maglcian - it ca uses hi m to lose hi ms e lf, t o fo rge t h is lim ita ti o n s ,
a n d 10 gin hi mself o ve r to the powcrs of darkn ess f ro m whic h or w hen ce
he came .
II is t he re fo re e rro n eo us to as su me, a s so many " Magi cka l
Ma st e r-s " do t h rou gh thei r teac hin gs, th a t rage is th e pow e r o f th e cur se .
Rath er , ra ge is the ga te way to t he realm of t he p owe r , a rea lm wherein
energy and mot io n are en tirely unfo rmed and malleable in the han d s
of t he Sorcerer. Th e mec hanics of a ll Ma gi ck a nd mirac le is to act a s a
god and n o t a m an - to e nte r th e secre t h all wa ys of t h e b ei ng whe re i n
the do or to Th ro nero o m of t he Divine is hi dd en , Th is is done by losi n g
o ne s elf in t he r it ual , th roug h becom ing overwhelme d by t h e sy mb ols
o f the ceremony t ha t t he fo rces whic h they rep resent sol id i fy in the
mo ment a n d beg i n to crea te. All doubt is d rown ed in t he fu g ue of
i mm ed iat e Ascen t , cau si ng se a s to pa rt , m o un ta i ns to cru mb le , va lleys
to be ri sen up , a nd armi es to be flung down ,
 PREPAIU N F RP WER

Most form s of ritual and Mnglck requ ire a grcu t deal of pn -pur.u inu
III urdcr t o s uccess ful ly discharge , es pec ia lly th os e mo re .. d van t't'll
Opt' rat io lls s uch as a st ral proj ecti o n , cvoca tto» o f sp irit s , scryiug , III
IYlll'S (If i nvocatio n or pc ssc ss lon . A ge nc mt rul e is tha t t he mnr r- po \\'n
11I0l1 is needed for the e nd result the more d iff icu lt the Opc rauuu will lu-
10 Ill-dorm, a nd t he mo re prior t rainin g and d ev elopm ent of t hc I)syd dt,
;lil t! Magi ckal fa culties is need ed . If the xta g tci an ha s nut t rninc d hi~

St' u St'S til beho ld a dem on , he may very well s u m mo n it forth . hut it will
till hi m lillie go o d as he m ay no t be co nsc io us of the eve n t. Lik e wi se , il
ht' wis he s to lift hi mself from his fle shy bod y into t he air Of int o tlu-
ru- t hyr, un less he di s cip li nes h is more s u b t le bo d ies t o act indep endvntl y
und ut t he sa me t ime t ra in s hi s ph ys ica l bod y a nd hi s mind 10 rul eusr-
hi s co nsci ousness, he will have s uccess on ly in d evelopin g a heudueh e
i l ll t l ;1 d eep frust rat io n .
Ban e ful Magf e k docs not a dhe re t o t his rul e .
Th e re exi s t very few power s a s po tent a s th at of ta kin g a person 's
lill' t h ro ug h no n- physi ca l mea ns . ' Howeve r, a ll of t hes e req ui re yc a rs ,
II no t lif ct imes o f st udy, trainin g , di scip lin e , and pructicc , like IIllls l
uth cr ad va nced fo rm s of Mag ick. Th e power of Ba nefu l Magick , huwev er.
I.", so inn a te , s o a tavi st ic t ha t it ca n no t be tapp ed th ro ug h s tudy. bu t
Hil i )' throug h app lica t ion . T he fo r m ulas g iven in thi s tex t . couph-d
wit h t hc Irue de sir e to kill , pr oduce res ult s s pon t a neo u s ly. The re is a
jlt';,kin g mom ent in t he c urse in wh ich th e So rce rer fi nds hi s m u rd ero us
will s pill ing fr om him with mo re ve he me nce th an he is cnpn hl c of
wit hs ta nd ing , the for ce of it te a ring at h is s kin a nd breakin g hi s psych e .
Th is mome n t is fo llowed by an e no r mo us co lla pse of t he wi ll, when tlu-
MII Il ha s b urn ed b rig hter t han it ha s i n mil le nni a a nd th e n cu llup ses
qu ickl y Bud comple tel y; it is a t t hi s mom e nt of co lla pse th ai th e O perator
j.\! \'t's th u fi nal cnnnuu nd. which is thc le tt e r of the la w which is sc ale d
lip 1111 ear-th a nd in th e hea ven s - a mom e n t wh en oft en , our tru e 11OW('r
Is nut d is co ve red in s t r ll~~li n~ a nd the will to po we r Of to re su lt. h UI

I II ~ lt ' ; 1( 1 in th e rvl cu se (If d esire alt ogvth cr , and t hc reb-usc of a I Hl ~ N !h h '

IIlIlt'OIlIl', hUI th c 1111111 (' lad t hnt III th at nuuu en t , tlu- vlcthn is (\t ' II'1.
Yuu ('; 1111101 "pracrice" kil ling in thi s method - k il li lt~ a s th e guds
kill. If you arc moved to kill wit h thi s Ban eful Magi ck, you will ta kc t hc
rit es given in t his te xt a nd you will kill. You will not t ry - yo u will kill.
Whil e you can s tudy t his, or a ny ot her text on m urder, sa crifice, an d
black Magick, you will never unde rst a nd th e su bject unt il you ha ve
t aken a life and find you rself Paria h t o Divi ne or h uman acce pta nce
an d po sse sse d of the necessity to become a God and a Law un to yo urself,
for no othe r would have you .
The only menta l, psychologica l, o r psych ic prepara t ion needed
for the s uccessful Oper ation of Bane fu l Magick is naturall y occurrin g:
t he agitation of the Operator to th e degr ee t hat his evil eye turn s
toward s t he vict im. The ann oya nce , ra ge, hu mil iati on , fea r, or
what ever other em ot ion s ar c evoked from th e acti ons of t he fut ure
victim wi ll s timula te to acti on, a nd o nce t he de cision to take rit ual
actio n is made, the Magid beg ins to work it self.

Very few types uf rit ua l rely as mu ch on th e Ope rator th a n th e

Ope rn tinn fur it s s uccess ful co mplet ion as in Ban efu l Magick . It is not
unu s ual fo r the M41 gician to s pend ho ur s of his t ime and q uite a bit of
lt1 0lt e y 10 collect and prepa re ma ter tuls for a s pecific ritu al , esp ecia lly
if he ha ppens to he working wit hin a s tr uct ured syste m s uc h as t ha t of
th e Golden Daw n or va rio us Roscru isian or pse udo-Egypt ian ba sed forms
o f Maglck . The ri t ual tools, the clot hin g, jewelry, wards , and incenses
ser ve to focus the Sorc ere r's mind sing ula rly upon his goa l a nd it s
s upe rn atu ra l a chievemen t, as well as to Magickally ca ll for t h th e powers
ne ce ssar y for t he Operat ion ,
The curse , by its very nature, requ ir es littl e exter nal
motivat ion al s t imu li , as th e th ought s and desi res of t he Ope rato r will
indeed he focuse d o n no th ing but the dest ruction of the vict im; very
few would call upon t hese da rk powe rs wit hout having a lrea dy been
pus hed to th e po int of sacrifi cing both san ity an d sa lvat ion , Th e Powers
of Da rkness also re side very close to the ea rth, wafti ng ba rely outs ide of
hum a n d et ect io n, read y t o be ca lled a nd wai ting to ta ke hol d on the
flesh of t he victim , The real ms of da rknes s which s ur rou nd t he earth
like an in visibl e a tmo s ph ere are ver y easy t o e nt er, a nd th e gateways
will a lways open when t he call is given. Th e demon s do no t need much
prom pting to lay th eir ha nds u pon the swo rd of God a nd s tr ike,
 Whn l It ' lIIalr u , llu- u, I 1111 1 l ilt' 1', )'t'hO tl r UlIllI nmmu lfy 111011 .,,111
III 11 M rt tual . h il i III tt ',u l Is the ~ l ll ll l k turm uln 01 l'lIl1 lu rll1 )t 111 1' hhu-k
IHI\\'I'r1' III pc rfurm t he fllnt'liull of tlu-ir e n -ut lou . MO Nt of 1111' r h nnl
cl l' Vlrt' N u sed i ll t'U TM~ S lI101int4l111 a co nc rete u nd fUllctiullul 1' \11'111I 1' ,

rat ll('r t buu :1 IHl Td)' sy m bo lic on e , I II viewi ng t he rit lw ls , it is t'a ",y l u

IW I ' t he d evic es . s uc h as s i ~ i1 s t ha t mi g ht he used, nn d p rofe s s the m Itl hi'

»ymbuli c. I II actua lity, howe ver , even th e s ig ils a re l'O IH'n~ I I' .u u l
fun ct ion al , even if t h eir fun cti o n is no t ph ys ica lly n ppurc nt , a s t il t')'
connec t t he opera to r t o the s pi ri t or the e ne rgies, which a rc rcul .
As :1 Mag icia n moves thro ugh his ri t ua l career, it is n utu rn l
th a i he wi ll con s ta n t ly q uest io n t he re ali t y of t he e n titie s a nd l'o rn' M
tha i he co nj u res, an d will won de r if co i nc ide nce is t o h e c re d ite d fo r hiM
.n-hivvc tuent s rut her t h a n SOIn c see m in g ly in ta ng ib le po we r . III Hnm- Iu l
Mngick . ho we ver. a ll of t hese i ns ecu ri t ies pa s s a way when hi' enl ls fu r
the deat h or t he s uffer ing of a not he r a nd he sees t hat victi m's life'
rn vi sh ed by t he demons and t he Po we rs o f Da rk ness . Even t he i n vixlhh-
tu n-e s wh ich a rc s u m mo ned i n t he cu rse se e m mo re t un gf hle t hun i ll
p re viou s ri t ua l, t he da rk ne ss beco mi ng j us t a hi t t h ic ke r a nd th e evi l
jlls t a h it more s u ffoc a t ing .

T HE TEM PLE

Bef ore performing a ny ri tua l, espec ia lly t hose of Ban eful Magfck.
tlll t ' to the in ten si ty o f th e r it ua ls' p erfor mance a n ti so m cti tucs Ih t,
qu est io na ble leg a lity o f them , you will n eed to s eek o ut , pu rcha s e . 0 1' ,'o; c' l

upnr t a ri t ual Te m p le . I niti a lly, a roo m i n yo ur ho use wh ic h lH'a l's

lin le t ra ffi c thro ug h t he day may seem li ke t he best c hoice, a nd 1)('rh .'I' "
i l is . This ha s worked we ll for me in th e pa s t , and fo r a lmost ;111 ('nl i n '
cu r I had estab lished a Temple in my bedroo m , co m ple te with wlIl'lls
and t abl e ts d ra ..vn on t he wa lls , a pe rmane nt r it ua l circle an d Triil llJ.:II'
of Ma n ifes t a tion d ra wn on th e floor , a nd ca nd les and cen sors us ua lly
It'ft in t heir pl aces a s mo st o f my fre e t im e was s pe n t i n rit ua l of S O lll l '

m rt .
It s ee ms th at t he Magician will involve him self i n the uccult
Ii ~ht l y a t fir st , and will eithe r q uickly lea ve o r wi ll just as quu-kly
d es cen d int o the d e pth s o f it. T h is reac hes a pea k when his li fe becomes
11 s eri es o f rit ua ls a nd ce remonie s , h is cv e r)' co n vc rsu ti o n ~ t r u /ot j.\ li ll~ 10
uurvc t o wa rd s th e s upe rnat ura l, h is caree r be comin g a pnrt -Liu u'
vc n t ur r- unti l li t' rn u S U Il Il' !W W " m al-t' it " ;'IS ;1 full - time Sorcerer, hi s
relntio nxh ips a nd fr-i endsh ips s o met im es awk wa rd ly trying to ta ke the
form of ritu al pa r t ne rs hip, his clo t h ing a n d s tyle ne edin g to so me how
re fle ct h is occu lt involvem ent , a nd so on . It also see ms tha t o nce th e
So rcere r brea ks th rou gh t he gla s s cei li ng of his spirit ual pot en tia l, all
of t h is rapid ly d is in tegr a tes , Magick b ec om e s who hc is, ra ther t h a n
what he d oes or sa ys or how he loo ks, Hi s clot h ing cha nge s from tight
lea t her or b aggy bonda ge pa nts perhaps to Sea rs ' kha ki s lacks a nd s u it ,
to Wr a ngle r's a nd fla n ne l, or to fa de d blue j ea ns and grey un d ersh irts,
H is li fe a lso t r a ns it io ns . He fi nds t h a t hi s ritual s b eg i n brin ging even
gr e a te r a mo un ts of success , bo t h fi na nci all y and emot io n a lly. Lov e
an d fr ie nd sh i p blo ss om in hi s life , op portu nit ie s for caree r adva nce me nt
co n ti nu ally pre se n t themselves, a nd st a b ili ty is o ffe re d by th e "s yste m"
ag a in st wh ich he pr eviously ha d reb elled. In ord e r to fe ap t hes e
rewa rds , howeve r, he mu st sacrifice the obv io us p reten se o f po we r an d
m ust em br ace t he rea l thing as it co mes to hi m , a nd mu s t heg i n t o ta ke
ul l of th e tr ea su re t ha t the hea ven s po u r do wn up o n h im .
A l l h uu~ h my mo r n in g med ita ti o n is co nd uct ed on th e cou c h
in Ill )' livin g roo m, t he ca nd les bein g sc t O il my gla ss co ffe e tabl e nex t to
t h t~ 1 h' l l t~ 1' 1I0ll1t' an d Ga rde n g rin w ir cs , a nd mi nor s igi l ch a rg ing is
t1 o I H ~ 0 11 Ill )' com pu te r de sk, a nd proje ction s , remo te vi ewi ng, a n d
s t'r)'illlo: is d nu c whe reve r I a m a h le to s it do wn , wh en I ne e d to perfo rm
a cum pletu ri t ual to ob ta in a d ra ma t ic a nd n ece ss ary a lte ratio n i n
n-ali ty, t he re is an unm a rked ca ve la id into a sa n dsto ne m ount ain not
fa r fro m my ho us e which is ra re ly d is turb ed o r e ve n d is co vered by
o t hers , It ta kes me five minu t es to dri ve t o a pa rk i ng s pot off of t h e
r oa d , a nd ano t he r fi fte e n m inu tes to hi kc to t he mou th of t h e cave .
I ha ve found it i ncreasin gly more diffi cult to cle a r the t odd le r
toys a nd d iap er bags from a s po t in t he hou se , lay o ut any of t he sym boli c
de vic e s fo r th e ritu a l, lig ht ca nd le s a nd b urn in ce n se , ca ll o ut
incan tati o ns an d e nt e r i nto a tra nce sta te th r ou g h ch ant in g wit h ou t
my wife ca lli ng t h roug h the hous e , "Ho ne y, wh at ever hap pe ned to
t ha t pi ct ure my mom ga ve us '! " o r "Ba be , can you get t h is t ra sh for
me ? " I am confi de nt t hat my s it ua t io n is no t un iq ue , My wife doc s no t
m ea n to a nnoy me in suc h wa ys, and if s he knew t ha t I was in rit ua l s he
wo u ld m ak e s ure to keep t he ho use qui et ., wh ic h wo u ld pr esen t a no t he r
iss u e a lt oge t he r : I m ight fi nd myself dce p i n gn os is and re a dy to begi n
t he conj ura ti o n s wh e n I hea r in t he n ext ro om , "S h h h, yo u r d ad d y's
d ll i tl }~ II rltunl : WI ' ca ll' t butln-r h ili! r1),.\ h l IIO W, " o r I wuuh l lIotl "t, I IIl'

vulunu- 0 11 lil t, u- l- vls luu Intt'lll10 lla ll)' [n w rr t-r] III t'o md d c' l'lI l h ll l nt Ill Y

III'cd fu r s flcu ce. Anyuu e who has hcen a d iuucr g lle."l l al Itlltll ht'l" 1't
h Ollll: nnd has had 10 usc a ll ad ja cen t re stroo m t'OI I1 '1IIe . .1 III tlu-
disrumfu rt crea te d hy to o mu ch s ile nce .
T his is oft en co upled wit h t he fad t ha t eve n ill ut ero Ill y
t1a ll ~ hl e l' wou ld j u mp an d Iry to r un 10 me a t the s o u nd of my vul rc .
Now , it docs not ma ltc r if I' m co ming ho me Irom wo r k, s howl' ri ll)(,
g t ' lI i n ~ d re ssed , or ma king din n er , if t he s ou nd o f Illy vo ice is ill ll u- a l l'
• t hnt is where my da ught er wan ts to be . Th is is wo nderfu l for lilt' ,

l' xn' JlI in n~ l-\ a r d s to ritu a l... a nd s howe rs . I t hu s foun d it to he fat' ilion '
p rodu cti ve to le t my wife kn ow t hat I n eed a 1'1' ' ' ho u rs to myse lf, l o "l ~

lilly ri t ua l imple me nts in a ba ckpack, an d re tre a t to Illy 'l'ctup h- 10

perfo rm the needed ri t ual .
I ha ve also foun d that beca use of th e dark na tur e of so me s Jl l ~ d n t'

rhuul s , es peci a lly those of Baneful a lig n me nt , it is be tt cr to l 'O IHl ud

Ihe III ou tsid e of the gcncrul Iiving s pace of my fam ily . Whil e I perso na lly
cnjn y t he s pirit ua l darknes s th a t lin ge rs in th e ho me Io n).!, afte r th c
rit uu l has bee n com pleted , and wh ich m ult iplies wit h eve ry S Ui'l l rit ual ,
It is commo n fo r thi s coagulat io n of e n ergies t o ca use de pre ssion .
psyc ho logica l dysfunction , a nd so met imes se vere ill nes s a fter en o ugh
l' xpos ur e. This comes after the mo re com mo n effec ts of co ntentio n with
o li t ' a no the r, the inabili ty to rel ax a nd fi nd comfort in yo u r ow n hunu- .
uud the i nsti nctivc d iss uading of compa ny from visi t i ng . Also , whih-
r-hild rc n ma y ima gi ne scary t h ings i n t he m idd le o f the n i}: ht , um l
while their minds ma y pro duce im ages t hat t h ei r eye s beli eve tln-y 1' 11 11

s vc, every OllC C in a \.. . hile they re por t or react to so mc thin g t ha t is v I' r y

real , a nd very te rrifyi ng, Eve n conduct ing my da r ke r ri tu als :lway

fro m hom e, d arkne ss see ms t o tra p its elf a ro u nd me u nt il the viethu
c1 i t~ s , o r u ntil t he de mon s ha ve do ne what eve r wo rk I ha ve se n l t lu-tu
011, an d a l th e ver y lea st I will b e r equ ired to s pi ri t u ally cle unsc Ill y

c1 '111)!,h lc l" s bed ro om of t he evil ene rg ies t ha t I hr in g h ome wit h me ,

Unle ss yo u ha ve a ro om that is phys ically a nd a udib ly s hill
11 11 1 1'1'0 111 the res t o f you r hou s e, an d you a rc willing 10 per form rhu a l
t' leilllsi n)!,s an d bani sh in gs on a re gu la r ba s ts . it is s ug ges te d tha i yo u r
TI ' tt1p l l~ be cst nhli shed elsewhere . I ha ve kn ow n Maglcians w ho li S t ' :.! ,I
huur .s l o l' a ~ c un its for th eir ri t ual c ha mb e rs ins tea d of lh c n:III1I':1I
cnvern s or wouclod I'It !a rill ~ s t ha i I ha ve a lways pre fe rred . One So rccn-r
with whh-h I ha Vl' Wu rhd 01('111 <1 11 )' H'nl t' t! Cl lli an enti re s t ud io up a rtm eu t
10 us e fur r h ual . Th e o n ly rcn l quu lifl cutiou for t he Tem pl e is isolat io n
from th e ,vo rld . You wa nt to he ab le t o give yo u r in can tat io ns in
wha teve r volume or ton e th at yo u need wit ho ut ca tc h ing th e attent ion
of a ny pa sser bys . You will a ls o no t wa nt to be s t u m b le d upon by hikers ,
s t rolle rs , o r J eh ovah's Wit ness es while you are ca ll ing fo r t he death s o f
yo ur enem ies or are holding conversat io n wi t h a n en ti t y t ha t t h ey
most likely cannot sec.

T H E ALTAR

Perh ap s t he most uni versa l ritu al implement , an al ta r c an h e

fo un d in eve ry re li gio us Temple fr o m th e Mormo n s to th e Maso n s , t h e
a ncie n t Yzcd i tr ibes of Ira q to t he now war tatt ere d Mos qu e s i n
Afgha ni st an . Even t hose rit ual is ts who have no t ta ken t he t im e to fi n d
or to create a rit ua l Templ e have alta rs t ucked away u nd er beds ,
cnu ch es , (1[' i n t he back s of clos e ts , One Voodoo Pr a ctit ion e r th at I kn ew
opened lu-r clusc t for lilt' on e e ve ni ng, reve a li ng a fu ll Voodoo alt a r a nd
s h ri ne adorn ed with th e sym bols o f her Orish a , food a nd rum for th e
s pi rits, nn d pr a ye r Iw ad s ha n~ in ~ fro m the clo thin g pol e rathe r t han
pl.rst! c h ;U l ~ l' I' S , All that s eem ed to be m issi ng were fin ger bo nes an d a
pa int ed s ku ll ,
Th e rit ua l alt ar is entire ly ad a pta ble t o the s pec ific Wo rking.
For Wo rks of Ban ef ul Magid , it is best to have a n al ta r as a s la b of ston e
s et di rect ly o n the gro u nd. The fac e of it will nee d to be flat an d leve l,
ca pa b le of ho lding a ny ite ms that yo u s et upon it. It s ho u ld a lso be fre e
of u n na t ura l marki ngs such a s wr it in g or ca rvin gs .

T H E DAGGER

A d agger will he r equi red fo r t he Opera ti on of Ba n eful Mag ick .

The hand le of th e dagger mus t be either black or red, a nd the lengt h of
t he b lad e must be a t lea st six inc hes . Tradit io nally, t he bl a de is double
edged , b ut for the se Workings it may be more a p pro pri a te to p u rcha se
a hu nt ing or comb at knife. If it is no t s harp when it is purc ha sed, yo u
will ne ed to mak e it so , as it s pri ma ry function will be to cut , and m ust
he a ble to p e rform thi s f u nc tio n "vithout i n ci dent. Try to av oid
pu rc ha s i ng a n ornate dagg e r which will dist ra ct t he m ind from th e
 IIp.' I'Hll llH il l ll i 1111' 0 11 .'11 Kd . .ly I ll ~ k .1rj II 1Ilt till' tl H K ~: 1'/' wll l I' c' ll ol'I li .

I n WI's lt ' l'll M ng h-k, the rh nu l d aj.:!r'4l' r l ~ IISt't! 10 I I.~ s 4'l' 1 nn d d ir .'t'l
tln- wil l of t he lIl 11 ~ i d n ll an d t hc Mugicku l cur re n ts S ll lll ll W Ill' t l . I II

u nncfu l Mnuick . ho we ver , the ma in P III'P() St~ o f th c d a ~ ~ t'I' , as s l a lc,tl

uhov e , is to cu t , to s t ub , to s lice , and to kill, eit her sy mh ul icnlly UpOIl
llu- d ri ~ y , o r so urctlrucs qui te li terall y,

CRAVI N IMAGI S

The on e pur e ly sy mbo lic rit ua l d evice wh ich is used i ll a ll lr ~t '

1" ' IT t' lit of curses is t he eff igy . The bulk of rit ua ls of Ba neful MaJ.\l d ,
u tili ze "gruvc u images " of the deceas ed , o r o f ill us tra ted ways thut
rh-ut 11 or affl ict ion mi gh t be a ffect ed , Th es e formed images <I1'1' usuall y
r-n-utcd du ring t he ritual ra ther than beforeha nd , and requi re til ,
leuu cdiu tc perso nal conne ctio n to the vict im to ma ke t he image, ru tlu-r
thun a rtist ic a hili ty.
It wou ld he to yo ur advan ta ge to have a good s u pp ly o f mold i u)!,
r ia)' o r s on wax if yo u inten d to us e th is M agt c k fre qu en t ly, Avoid
o htai n ing clay which will ha rden , as yo u will wa nt it III rema in
utnll cuh lc a nd chung uuble , so tha t you may <let up on it in t he s uun-
11l; II 11W r t ha t yo u wo u ld ac t upo n th e h u ma n victim to cau s e h is or her
d l' lJI i s l~ . Simple ch ild re n 's sa lt and water- ba se d d ough will wor k niccl y.
NO lo n~ as yo u can find a n on-dis t ract ing colo r like white o r h ruwn ,
rut her tha n th c ln-igh t red, yello w, o r bl ue th at is ofte n s o ld ,
It 11<Is bee n suggested by ma ny autho rs tha t lit era ry o r urti sti c
wo rks may hc cre ated in r it ual t o prod uce th e s ame e ffe ct, hu t I hnvr
I' ltpl'ric ncc d q u ite t hc reve rse. Ta kin g a lu mp of cl a y in yo u r ha nd s
11 1111 ill a fit of ra ge for mi ng t he ima ge o f t he vic t im an d t he n p hys icull y
Pll il t·t i ll)!, su ffer-ing UpOIl th e ef figy a llows th e m ind to ta ke a bucks e.u 10
IhI' I'o w('r th at is prod u ced in t he ri t ua l. Pr oducin g uny kind o f i ll1 a ~~ I '

\\'hll'll m igh t req ui re even the s ma lles t a mou nt of in te lll'l'I ual

Involve me nt or con s ciou s memo ry re t r ieva l will d etr act fro m tlu-
rtnuliou which s huts do wn t he m ind alt oge the r a nd 0 P C Il S the imu- r
Kl1 tt' ways 10 t he c nerg ies which will ri se agai ns t th e victim .
Anot her type of g ruvcn image may hc cr eated in S O Ill l' form s o f
!I ll IIl '!' lI I l\1a ~i l'l{ ~ an d whic h SCf\' C th e fu nct ion o f C (J ll lI l' l~ l i ll~ th c So n 'l' n '!'
In tl u- cx teru nl powers which he s u m mo ns , Asi de fro m d cur ou lc s ij.\ i1 s
!I I' dcs truct !vc s ouls. "ves se ls" for th es e s p iri ts 1lI00 y h t~ nunl c, whh-h till'
s p i ri t will i uh uhi t tl urill~ t hr M llI llll()lIl l1~ lin d wi ll remai n co nru-c tc d t tl
u nt il thc effec t o f th c r itu al has h ecn ac h ieved .

Th e com mo n prote ctive devi ces fou n d i n most we s te rn ri t ual

such as Circles and T ri a ng les a re left ou t of the Works of Ba nefu l Magic k
a ltoget h er , u nless a full ph ysi cal evocatio n of a de m on is p er form ed .
Th es e insc ribed impl e me nt s set a pa rt a s pacc in t hc un ivers e in wh ic h
the Ope rat ion is to tak e pla ce , as well as p rotec t t he Magi ci an fro m
those force s whic h he conj ures. Th e re is no doub t th at in the pe rform an ce
o f a ri tual of Ba nefu l Magick th e Sorce re r does not s im ply ca ll u pon evi l,
but he hi mself becomes evil - he becomes t he demon an d t h e da r kness .
A clos e uni on and a commu nion wit h the Pow er s of Da r kness is ess entia l,
a nd whil e th e ri sks of d emo ni c possess io n , obs es s io n , or co nt rol a re
g rea t ly in creas ed by the lac k of Magic kal pro tection , so a re t h e cha nces
o f s ucces s.
Fea r is a n es sen ti al pa rt of c urs es. Th e huma n r e main s s hi ve r as
till.' cold wind s ru sh into th e Temp le and th ey ofte n screa m as t he evil
s I. ir ils ride those wi nds and p rese nt the mselves be fore , or with i n h im.
Th is 11' lT o !' o f the d a rkn es s is j ust as im port a nt to the s uccess fu l pl acin g
of :1 (' urSt' ;IS t he hut n-d whi ch d raw s t he Ope rato r towa rds t he da rkness .
T Ill' iut cr nn l dirhu tum y s e ts th e So rce rer in t he Crossroads wh ere all
th i ll ~ s :II'l' pns si hl e a nd where t he fu tu re is u nfo rme d, It is a s if at t he
pea k lIf lht' ri tua l, the Ope rat or will exp e r ien ce a mi no r d eg ree of the
da rkne ss un d despa ir t ha t will he tr a n sf e rred to th e victi m and will
br ing t o p ass al l o f t he su ffe ri ng tha t has been commanded .
 TH AT OLD V 000

T h e word s "l: U I'S C" a nd "vo o doo" ha ve b eco me SY ll O II)' 1I10 ll.'O fllr
lllo s t o llt s id e o f t h e reli giu n o r ge n e ra l Den d i s t ud ies . Mo s t Alllt' rkli ll
Voo doo t' rac t ltion crs will cla im t ha t t hei r re ligion is a pu re und J.: uod
faith, a nd tha i the ncgut lvit y thu t is so oft en attri but ed 10 it 1'II I' IllM

Iror u ign o runce of t h e rel igio n , and o f co u rse from t h e m odern 1'11t' k
m ul e o f hl nmu , th e medi a. Yet s ome ho w th e p e rsonal s t o ri es of VUlltlPO ,
or more a p p ro p ri a t ely , of Hoo do o ' bein g u se d t o h ea l t h e s ick , to hrl n y.
Illolley 10 t he poo r, to b r in g th e s u ffe ri ng o ut of d ep ress io n , a n d \0 di \'I'11
nat u ra l di sa ster do 11 0 t seem as preval en t as t ho se nurrutivc s o f, Ho i

11'011 1 m uss medi a , hu t fro m th os e wh o have ex pe rie nc ed fi rs t h a nd t ill'

p I'tH'lil'l' Iw in).; use d 10 cause tu mor s , cance rs, an d dise a se s , to lak e t he

wcnl th an d goo d for t u n e ev e n fro m ki ngs. to ca use an e ne m y 10 ta ke hi s
0 \\111 li fe, Of even to t urn t he titl e s o f t he seas t o de st roy en t ire clti cs .
I d o not cl a im to he a Bucu r o r a Sa n ter o, or eve n a ll as pi ra nt to
hl't'oll H' a t rue Pract iti o ne r o f t he Af rica n -d e ri ve d sys t e m, a n d 1 d o nu t
1) I Tt~ r he re eve n a sem b la n ce o f a t h e s is on t he h is t ory o r t h e rcli u in u 0 1
Voo doo O !" Ho odo o , hu t i ns t ead o nl y ret u rn the pr actices to o t he rs whu
tnigh t b e ab le to u s e t h e m with t h e s a me effi cac y as 1. In fu ct , rut' lil l '

runjru-it y of my care er as a st u d ent of t he o cc ult , <IS em Ope-ru t iU K

1\ 1 il~ ici a n, and la te r a s a gu ide in s p i ri t u a li ty, I avoi d ed Vou duo uml
ll uo d ou a s if Ill y Etern a l s n u l depe n ded o n it. h a ve eYC Ii \\Iar lll'tl til )'

s tu d e nt s , my co - Wo rke rs, and a n yo n e el s e tha t mig ht list e n , uguin ... t

t hu a nc ie n t Roo t wo rk, baying never d is co vered fo r m yse lf th e quu llt It'"
II UcI do wn fa lls o f t he Ma gi ck or th c r eli gio n , I ne ve r w a rne d thu t 11 i:'t il

power t ha t s hou ld no t be tapped , for in acc orda nce wit h m y KIlO\\'lt'd ,I,W,
11 11 tluu bd ngs po we r s ho u ld he po ss es sed, In st ead , I wo u ld p ru cluim
tluu Il o od o o s im p ly d id n ot wor k, t ha t it wa s a p rimi ti ve h c li cf l-iySt t' l ll
to r peo ple who nee de d to b eliev e s o me t h in g a n d n eed ed to fed us if tlu-y
hut! so me power, whe n in rea lity th ey withe red away as a peo uh- uu d
t1 I ' ~ra d c d the mse lve s into cit her t h e s ta t ure o f ani ma ls o r th ey h tT all H'
tlu- Wh'(',1I1S of I Il l' so uth, prai sin g a POW(' I' th ai ho und t heir w rjxlx fro m
1I " 1 1 1 ~ it il l ;1I !. A).\ ai n, th ese thin gs I bore tcst fmuny of with nhxoluu-l y
no knowl edge of the realit y of t he thi ng.
asi de
I d o not know \·vhy I held s uch co n tem p t fo r t he sys tem,
s u p pose d
fro m the fact t ha t at t hc time it may eas ily have collapsed the
Magick o nce I
u nders ta nd ing t ha t I held about th e world an d about
y of th c
di sco vered t he powe r of s im plicity. Pe rh a ps it wa s the s implicit
ing th e fo r mu las
reli gi on itself that disgust ed me; I had s pent years st udy
d imm er sed
of t he pe ntag ram , t he hexagra m, and th e Ros y Cross , and ha
Ta rot , bot h
myself in the ma crocosm ic and Aeonic mea nings of t he
Ma gick, a nd
Tr adit ion a l a nd Sin ister. I ha d perfected th e scie nce of
so when
eve ry bru sh st roke of t he ar t of it need ed to be perfectl y placed,
a inting and
I looked at a sys te m which cou ld be li kened unto fin ger-p
pli ne tha t I
abs t ra ct pa int-s plashin g, it t h reat ened the years of disci
bu t me , th a t
had inves ted . On top of it all, accordin g to mos t eve ryone
p ut a s la ng
s lo ppy sys te m wor ked! When t he avera ge perso n wan ts to
y's us ing
nam e to effective Magid , t hey do n't no rma lly say, "Some bod
ic Evocat io n
Thc icmi c Tant ra ugui nst me," o r "Th is ha s got to be Goet
t hnf' s l'OI l1sin~ a ll nf thi s m isfo rtune ." No, th ey will
say, "It's d efinitely
.
Voodo o!" Fo r p'a rs, I W:l S se cre t ly t b ruh bing with jea lo usy
My in tores t ill Iiual ly leu m itu; t he t rut h about Voodo o a nd
Ho odo o

al'lll :lIly s n-nunv d [nun Ill )' in n-rest in , a nd eve nt ua l use o f a n a ncie nt
Muyuu r it ual syst c m. I tupp cd intu a pr -imitive for ce whose powers
dwa rf thai of Victori an Magic k.
. ..I·t · II11·t l III
the
Fo r p'ars 1 han hcen d rawn to th e Magic k a nd religion of
ds, and
a ncien t Ame rica s, in st inct ive ly sens ing a power in t heir metho
pr ove my
havi ng all of th e sc ient ific and mathem a ti ca l evide nce to
insti nct s rig ht. I bu ried myself in book af ter book detailin g th eir
h the li tt le
r eligion, s ocia l hiera rc hies, wa rfa re, a nd fab les . Even wit
ric h ness of
wr itt en hist ory th at s urvived th e Chris t ia n ico nocl asm, t he
helm ing . Study,
life a nd k nowledge possessed by the Mayan s is overw
on hcgan to
howeve r, d id not sa te my need fo r underst andin g, a nd I so
I have ca lled
piece t ogethe r a ritua l of obta ini ng a visi on, which
int ent iona lly
Awaken ing the Visio n Se rpen t , whi ch I have bri efly , a nd
in comp letely ou tlin ed in my previo us writi ngs.
kn ife
Th e rit ual involved blood letti ng , fo r which I em ployed th e
my lef t
t hat I usc for hunting , cutting the s kin across my ches t, from
n s t rips of
s hou lder to my r ight hip , an d gat he r ing t he blood o
d th e s pi rits
pa rchme nt . which were placed in a po rc elai n bowl. 1 inv oke
ca lled u pnn
of the fo ur winds lx, C <l l WC, Kart , a nd Mula c, and th en
 lt zruuu n, ,'iOI1 01 1111 11,111 I'll, h rl llf,t' r u f ll ).: hl l' 1I 1 11 ~ uu d 1'111 11 IIll!
lllum ln utu r 01 ma ll, a s ld l1 ~ tha t the Vlsi ull S t~ r p(: 11 1 be uwuk eucd ntul
Ilpllt'nr h do n~ 11l 1~ , T hl ' CS St' lI(' l' th a t filh- d t h t' Tctupl c ill t he t'll ll it l ~ 0 1
n zumun's ruuuo wa s o vc rw h c hui n g , s u ffoc uti n g , no t i ll s lll U l h t' rl ll ~

dur k ucss o r hlin din g ligh t , hu t in pure po wer a nd pre sen ce. I Ht tlu-
pa per s f rip s in t he ho cv 1 o n fi r e , a n d d es p it e t he bl ood t h a t s oa J\t' tl th ctu ,
lhv y flared as i f cover ed in gu s u fin c , pro d u c in g u t hick ~~ rt' Y stuuk o
whh-h ro se in a sea mle s s colum u, s li t he ri ng t h ro ug h t h e a il' i ll 11\l'

'I'vru pl e.

Th e Vis io n Se r pe n t d id aw ake n , a nd d id r ise, and th t' l'\' is lltth:

t ha I [ c a ll a tte st 10 t ha t would il lus trate an ythi n g o f t h e t!Xpt' r1 I'lIt'I'
n si d c fro m t he fact tha t t he glass ho u se t h at I had s pen t ye a r s h uild luK
WllS in a ll i nst an t c r u s h ed .
Ther e were n o r itu a l t oo ls a s ide fro m t h e hu n tin g knife thut [
had us ed t o dra w bl oo d a nti t h e h o wl w h ic h h el d th e h loudi cd s l ri ps 0 1
pnp cr, Thcr c were no oratio ns to deit ie s o r s utrus t o h ri n ~ II H' i ut u
p rop er vihru tiun ' . . i th t he curren t s I was usi ng . All o f t he s e I h i ll ~ N

I H' I' Il I"1'(' t! s po n t a ne ou s ly, au tom a t ic all y , as if th e s ys t e m il sd f hel d

po wer , rn th c r th a n m y bel ie f i n t h e sys te m or m y p rop el' u tili znti un of
II. Yet . a raw a nd p r i mo rd ial p o we r aw a ke ne d , n ot j u s t i ll me , hu t i tl
1 111' wo rl d , a n d it ca m e to m e a nd it o ffere d it s po we r to m e , and I d ran k
Ill' i I.
Alt hough I fu lly u nd e rs t a n d tha t Vo o d oo, Hoodoo , Snnt r-riu,
Yuruba , a nd th e like a rc uni que a nd in d e p e nd e n t o f o ne uu o tlu- r. <Lllti

t h , ll nl l n rc cn lirely differ ent from t h e p ract ices of th e Muy.m s . l ilt..,)'

pmll'i l:SS a si m ila r t h r ea d , whic h is t he p o we r t h a t is p ro du ced uut hy
dls ciplinc . h ut hy d isci p les hip. T he occult pra ctic es o f th ese sys i t' lll.'l 1'1
uut a s c ie nc e or a ll art , h ut in st c ud is a wa y, U pa t h t o pow e r, a doi ll ~
ru tl n-r t ha n a try i ng , and is a Becom i ng rut h e r t h a n a s e a r d d t l~ ,
h uvc not d iscarded t he we stern :vI ag ic k t h a t h a s t a ug h t m c t h e Sl't:ri'ls
I f! A St '( 't1 1, h ilt I d o ind ee d s ec t hem no ' . . as ex ten s ion s o f th c s um c S Cllll "l'I',

hruu chcs o f thc s a m e t ree , whi c h urc o ft cn co n fu se d , es pec ially hy uu-lr

n.lherc u ts, as he ill/!, ho u n d hy d u a li t y a n d t he p rece p t s th a i ou r xevulu r
t'l I' lI t' I' S a rc j us t no w bcgi nnin g 10 t ou ch up on ,
Wh i le t h is hoo k is n ot in te n de d t o eve n imi t ut c a di s cu urs u III lh c
ol'I'u ll pructi cc s of Vo o d oo , a n d ind eed t he ri t ual s here in nr. - I H q~ I' l y 1101
of tha i purudi gtu , t h e p O WCI' uccc s s vd lhrou gh Vo od o o a n ti li s xhuilu r
jl l'lll" t i l' I' S is d il[ir- ul t 10 refut r, t's pt't' ia ll y w11l: 11 Il loi c' d 10 P ru e II1'1' 11 \1' d c' alh
o r t l H lII l' u l Ill' tJ I IIl 'r!'L
is ullve. not j us t fur t husc tha t hcli eve i ~ o r fo r t ho se th at
1'00\' t' f
n th e ai r, hu t
pr on oun ce th e co rrec t words o r make t he prop er ge st ures i
ntain t hi rst y
exis ts for all who desire to possess it an d who come t o the fou
es sed .
an d ready to d rin k. All th at b ri ngs powe r sho uld be poss

VESSEL S OF rOWER

was to
Afte r studying the basics of Hood oo Magick, my firs t t ask
ecided on , as
prepare the phys ica l imple men ts n eed ed . A t a rget was d
d grea tly be ne fi t th e worl d .
a n expe r i ment al vict im wh ose abse nc e woul
e are aghast
Even the Satanic , the si n ister , t he predato rs the ms elve s h er
e t he fa te of a hu ma n
at my au d aci ty to mak e such a de ci s ion , to decid
feel bette r,
b ei ng, as a n experi me nt, non e theles s! If it ma kes an yo ne
o n several occasio ns
t his person was nom inated as a M agfcka l sacrifice
n ed a way t he
d ue to her action s ag ainst o thers, a nd ea ch tim e J tu r
I do Magi ckal fa vors, I
accus ers. as I do not sell Magicka l se rvices n or do
r to inst r uct
wou ld tu rn th e ,HT US ('fS away with a sm ile and an of fe
a cu rse th ems elves - bu t
tln -m ill th e ma n ner in wh ich th ey co uld affect
ca me to use
n ohod y want s blood Oil their ow n ha nd s . So, whe n the t ime
af fect a n alte ra tio n of
Hoodoo, no t to hea l or to br i ng boun ty, but to
id enc e, th is
reali ty t ha t co uld not be de n ie d 0 1' ass u me d t o be coinc
t o co me to mind .
victim , who 1 will refer to on ly as R., was t he fi rst
of he r
I proc u re d. the fe ti sh li n k to R., t h rou gh a fe w pieces
se wn toget h er by my
hand wr it in g, a n d s t uffed t he m in si de of a doll
eli ef, Hoodoo
wife , alo ng with a few herbal in gr edi ent s . Despit e popu lar b
g a doll a nd s ticki ng
cu rses a re mu ch mor e in volved th a n si mply ma kin
p in s in to its ches t.
Hood oo
One of the mos t p rima ry implem ents use d in this type of
h ead o r bus t,
cu rse is t he Ele ggu a Head, wh ich is a ce me nt o r pla st er
a s t he eyes,
usua lly co ns t ructed in an oval shape wit h cowry s he lls
nti ty Eleggua ,
nose, ea rs , and mou th . It is sa id to be rep resen ta tiv e of th e e
Exu . or a s is
also ca lle d in Voodo o Papa Leg ba , or in Cando mb le is ca lled
ews , Exu is a
ofte n pron oun ced , Eshu . In t he America n a nd wes te rn vi
does not see m
Voodoo god, a n eart h spi rit, or a de mon . Vood oo, howe ver ,
ng in o rde r to
to possess t he sa me neces sity to lab el and cat ego ri ze a th i
powe r ove r
ut ili ze it. Exu is a n emi ssary of t he Eternal, given abso lute
wh ich it ca n or ca n no t d o .
th e p hys ical pl an e. a nd is not b oun d in th a t
1Il'IliK 11 11 t'Ill IJIIUlI' y , ,\I11 1 t h t,I't ' IO Il ' U ' )'111' 0 1 I1lI,tll ut Ul' hl'l wl' I'1I IIIUII 1I1lt!

(loll, EXIl i~ tlu- I'i Jliri l ult ht, l'rtl s ~ru;u l s hrl wr-r-n ln-n- and ht')'Olltl , 1II' lwl'I'1I
tlu - pa s l nnd t he fu tu re , het wcc u man uru] his Llll1i l l t ~ s ,,, poll' n li ill.
Co r rect undcrxumdlu g of Exu is ob s cured WIlI' II t hc st ud vu t III
thv variou s African -derived refigfnns e nc oun ters th e variou s Exu s p iri ts ,
s uch ;I S Exu Rei or Exu da Capa Pre ta . A few diffe re nt id ea s ha ve eo nu -
fro nt t h is , th e must co m mo n bein g thai Exu is nut ne ce s sarily Ihe ll illlH '

of a s pi rit or entity. hut is ins tea d a family name, ca ch s pir- it l Jt.'in ~ II

"member" of thi s s piri t family , Anothe r co m mon he licf is th at E XII,

hl' i n~ a Loki un-t yp e tr icks te r. wi ll as s ume d if fe ren t fo rms 10 thi s cu d .
Of co urse , the d iscip les of mo d ern hackward scien ce illltl

p s y d lO l()~ y a rc sur e, us th ey ur c wit h all fo rm s of s pi r it ua li ty, t hat EXII

uud il s m a ny fo rms a rc co nst ruct s o f t he min ds o f me n ,IIHI an' s i m pk
pcrsnni ficutin ns of naturul cleme nt s , Th ese a rgumen ts c a n a lways lu-
re ve rsed. in t hat t he s cie ntis t s are pr iests of a re lig io n t hat ma kes III)

names fo r na tu ral forces t hat t hey do not u nd e rsta nd , nud ha s vrcau-d

all ent ire beli e f-syste m of invi s ib le q uarks and neut ro ns t ha t, bec au se
o f th e i r g rea t de vot ion , only t hey ca n see, And, like th e Great Chris t ta u
churche s , you must beli eve in the ir s cie nce o r yo u "..ill he cut off from
edu cation , societ y, and co m me rce , a n d "vill be flun g t o the low est rtI l1RS

of li vin g, The a rg u me nt ca n be reverse d a ga in , i n th a t Exu doc s indeed

I'xis l a s on ly a part of my mind , a s d o th e s ci e nt is ts , t he H ( HIIl ~ ;IO S , lilt,
authors of th e boo ks fro m which I lea rn , my ne ig hbors , my wif t' , t in '
fa mi ly th at ra is ed me , None of th e m ex is t in a ny real an d co u rrvt t-
way, hu t o nly as belie vable co ns t ru ct s of my mind, so t hat I Illi ~ ht

experi en ce a n d lea r n while i n t hi s in ca rn a ti o n , T he expla nutiuru.. ti l

scie nce are just as si lly as t hese ,
Fro m t he ex peri e nce have had wi th s e ve rn! Iii VI' " t'

ma ni fes tation s of Exu , my understa nding , albeit li kel y tainted hy mv

western edu cat ion , is th at Exu is not an embodim e nt or a "s p iri t" ill ti lt,
o rd i na ry s ens e of the wo rd, but is m ore of a Spir it , as in a n in r u rp o n -nl
spir it ua l or s upe rn at ur a l forc e, Exu is n ot b ound to a specific emhod inu-ut
or to a se t of embod iments , or to any form at all, hut o n ly expr esses it M'1f
i n d if fe ren t , un iqu e, and independe nt pe rsona li ti es fo r the Si llJ,t u l,lI"
pur po se of in te lli gib lc in tercou rse wi th human s , T hi s can he inl:l~ i llt,tI
li S a dr iftin g da rkne s s wh ich, whe n ca lled o r whe n a~i t :lIc d , c ulmi nnn- s
nm l tak es on th e fo r m of it s cu rre nt st a te ,
T hc E[cgglla Head o r Exu J IC:Jd t he n beco mes (he vc ssc! fur tl d s
 po wer a nd t his prcsetu-c lIurin.,; th e lIu l)(loo Rit ua l. It is said th ai wit ho ut
thi s vessel , hav ing be en brn ug h t to l ife ~ t hrough th e uppro pr ia t e I1IC. I Il S ,

a nd wit hout th e in vocati on of Exu , s uccess in th e s pec ific O pu r ntion o r

in t hes e Dark Arts altogether will never be a chieved .
It is ofte n reco mmend ed that th e Magicia n p u rc h as e the Eleggua
Head fro m a local bot ani ca, as t hey a rc no rm ally owne d a n d o pe ra t ed
by pra ctic in g Sant eros, a nd the Head s will mo st li kely have bee n mad e
a nd co nsec ra ted by th em, Livi ng i n a s ma ll, so ut h»vestern town, ]
con s ide r mysel f luc ky to find an occas ion al Isr ae l Regurdi e or
Chri stopher Hyatt work i n a bo ok sto re or ri tu al candles in a Smoke
Shop , Most of th e Santcros, Brujo s, Boco rs, or even we ste rn Mag icians
keep th ei r practices fro m t he eyes a nd ca rs of t he Ch r ist ia n po pul ati on ;
se tti ng up sh op has a lways proven to be a n unfrui tfu l end eavor . My
next o pt ion was the in te rn et, on wh ich I foun d "la rg e" Ele ggua Heads
t hat \vere a ma xi mum o f 4 inches tall , v.... h ic h wa s m u ch s m al le r t ha n I
had ori p,inall y envisio ned . Hon es t ly, it wou ld take qui te a b it of focus
for me til com plete a rit ual wit hou t burst in g in to laughter a t objective ly
s (' l ' i ll ~ myse lf ho lding conve rsat ion wit h a n id o l s mal ler tha n the palm
uf Ill)' hand,
I deci de d , th en . t hnt I wo uld do as thos e Sant ero s do , and as wa s
t1 01l( ~ lo ng be fore a ny of t hcm had e ver es ta blishe d a pub li c bo tanicu: I
wo u ld make I hv Hcud mys elf.
I bo ugh t a ho x o f qui ck-set plast er powde r, s pecif ica lly mad e for
chil d ren - S I) I KNEW th at I wo uldn' t ge t co nfu s ed . I lai d out so me
ne ws pa per on my coffee tabl e , mixed t he pl aste r powd e r with water
un til it wa s s ligh t ly t h icke r than mashed p ot at oe s , a n d poured it in to a
mixing b owl u ntil it sta rted to harde n eno ugh to s ha pe, I tu rn ed the
bow l up si de down on the newspa pe r, gav e th e backs ide o f it a few pat s,
and a pe rfect hem isphere pl opped ou t o nto my tabl e .
Reci ti ng an incan ta tion tha t I had come ac ros s for the specific
Exu th at I in te nde d to call upo n, I foc use d my awa reness , relea s ed my
brain from its d uties , a n d al lo wed my hand s to begin worki ng on th e
Eleggun Head without a ny in fluen ce ot her th a n that whi c h I h ad Called .
Rat he r t ha n fo rm ing the p las ter into the t radi ti o nal 0\'011 s ha pe, I left it
mai nl y h em is pheri ca l, usi ng my hand s to s mo ot h th e p la ste r a nd to
s ha pe a face. I add ed a ch unk of so ft p laster to m a ke a no se , pressed in
eye s ock e ts with my thum b s, and carved a s litt ed mou t h wi t h a pu tt y
k n i fe .
 WILI'II lln- p hy NII'HI t O rll d l1 ~ 01 t ill' 1I 1'lId WUN ('OIll I' II' I !' , I kl II H'
I'l ll "h' l' d ry Oil a nvuth y tubh- whi h- I wutch ed : 1 111 0 v l l' \\'1 111 lil y wlh -
Rvcry tiuu- I loo ked lip from t lw t t~h ' vi N i o ll screen nnd xuw IIH' lle nd ,
hnwuver, I insta ntly bccuuu- di s tur bed hy tilt: s ill. hl o f it. Till' fan Wil l'

s tmp !c. a nd ult ngct hc r nei ther bcni un no r hid eous , ye t i l tr i ~ K I ' l'l ' t1

sOllll,th in/4 in lily deep memor y t hat mad e lil t : ulwasy, I fina lly s tood
up, gra hlH'd t he nea rly ha rden ed Elef.: gua 1!e,IlJ , a nd s a id , "T ha t' s i ll
can't loo k a t Ih is t hing a ny mo re ", it 's c ree pi ng mc ou t. "
I wra pped it UJl in blnck clot h and s tu ck it in my close t uuti l I h ~'

a ppo in ted day of co nsccruti o n . I cou ld not a nd s t ill c a nnot cxplaln

what d ist u rb ed me so a bout the Head , asi de fro m some fo rgoll t' li II H' IlJO I')'

of t hc hlun k, white face an d t he su n ken eyes, I knew , hI) Wl' \,I' I" , thu t
O IH' l: it was h rought to life, it wo uld se rve its fu nc tion flawles sly,

vrsm .s or LIEI:

One of t he mos t di s t urb in g as pec ts of t he Voodo o p raetil' l:s 10 tlu-

nvvru gc un initi ate d is t hat of bl ood s ac r ifice. In r itu al Mngick . I h l~

,..pillin j; of bl ood is used as eit he r a type of bla s ph emo us ril e whureiu tln-
Sor ce re r hop es to divo rce h imself from h is s ocia l a nd I' l'I i ~ i o w.;

p rog rammi ng, or is use d in its li teral fo rm as a way of rcl cas in g [rum
the vict im immea sura b le am ou nts of raw e ne rgy wh ic h {~ ;1Il be s ha pt'c1
;I IH I di rected towards a specific goa l. Whil e in Voodoo t he latter L.. uxunll y
;1 portion of t he pote ncy of blood sac rifice, a good deal more of it ," C' I' Il IH 10

he in t he blood itsel f a nd in t he vario us org ans of t he s nc ri firv .

A goo d de al of t he lit er ature a nd t he mass in form ntiun III llu-
Un ited Stute s eit he r min imizes or altog et her fails t o rucn l Iu u t ill'
im po rta nce and prevale nce of bl ood sac r ific e in Vood oo . Most Auu-rh-nu
l' rncti ti onc rs , when t he y are so ofte n qu est ioned on th is s ubjr-ct , will
eit her sta te that altho ugh ani ma l sac rifices a rc us ed in Voo d oo, t lu-n -
a re so many othe r aspec ts of t he r eli gio n t hat ou t we igh thi x gri s ly
por tion of it , o r t hey will begin to mak e excuses a nd rutio nuli zutiun s for
the pra ct ice, co mpari ng it to t he mill io n s o f s la ugh te r houses ill tlu'
vnun try or to th e farmer who k ills his own hogs fo r break fast . 'I'Iu-
s lnugh tcr bous cs arc not Temp les , however. and t he farmer ra re ly
dun ces . s ings , 0 1' cha nt s to a ra p id, ceremo ni a l d rum bea t whilu »liut ug
the Jl i ~ ' s th roa t , n o r doc s he lise t he blo od to make Mngi ekn l lIl ; lI·ld ll ~ N

0 11 nhjl'l,ts 0 1' on hims ulf 0 [' loa ve s IIll: orgnns 0 11 all alt a r 1'01' t ln' s p lrl lN
 Nom- of th.,st, thin Ks I H~t' t 'ss; l ri l)' mukv
th at he ha s cal led tu feed O il ,
it s hou ld he
b lood s acr ific e in th e co nte xt of a Voodoo r-itua l " ha d, " h ilt
an imal th at ha s ca u se d s uc h
mad e clear th at it is not the kil lj ng of t he
b u t ins tead is
a n outrage, nor t he manner i n wh ich th e a ni ma l d ies ,
a ns wer t he
t he fact that a s a crifi ce ha s been ma ul' to s pi ri ts who will
cha ng e in
Sorcere r's call a nd \..·ho will effect great and conseq u ential
sa cri fic e, bu t is fe a r of t he
reali ty b eca use of it. It is not fe ar of the
purp os e of th e sa c ri fice , an d t he end resu lt of it.

th e ta s k
Afte r I ha d con st ruc ted the Eleggu a Hea d , I wa s left wit h
the ma n ifo ld powe rs of
of b ri nging the th ing to life, imb uing it with
Exu . This is always done in a rit ua l of sa c rifice ,
In Vood oo , the a ni ma l s a crifi ces are usu ally th os e of food
ile t hi s very
a n im al s , su ch as c hicken s, lamb s , or so me times ca tt le , Wh
was kill e d wa s need e d
we ll ma y han its ori gin i n necess ity, as all t hat
e
fo r foo d well, ei t he r way it ha s become the ge ne ra l sac r ifi ce fo r th
.I S
rds or the food
Voodoo s pirl ts , muc h like t he r u m t hat is left in graveya
It,ft o u t for t he dead . II has a lways be en rum o red th at b
ot an ica s ca r ry
so ld as "p ets, " a nd used
wh ile piv, cfJlls or s um ct tmcs eve n dove s th a t ure
he city par k
in s tn-h s urri ficiu l ril l'S. Ouc Pra c ti tioner wou ld s it at t
fe e d ing the p igeon s
wit h a haK of dr-ied brvud cr u m bs a nd hea vy ne t ,
knew of no
unt il o ne ca me c lo se e nough to ca tc h a nd take home,
th e st u pidest
nearby bnr unica s , nor did I fee l that reso rtin g to sa crifi ci ng
u de of my
pa r k bird that I coul d ca tch wou ld s u ffi ce for the ma gnit
Wo r kin g .
pec ific
I sat in sil e nce with the sym bol of Exu Da Capa Preta, th e s
can d les a nd
Exu t hat I inte nd ed to ca ll for t he rit ua l. I lit s ome white
a nd th e pa pe r
ga zed in to th e s ig il unt il it s su bstance be gan to ch an ge
I as ked what I
a nd ink be came a ncx iun betv.. . een t he s piri t and myse lf.
I re ce ived th e
s ho u ld sac rifice for th e Operat ion th at I had pla n n ed , a nd
ructed i n t ha t
men ta l i m pres sion of a n ad ul t bl a ck roos ter . 1 wa s ins t
in side, I was
si le n t convers ati on to di g a ho le and la y the Eleggua Head
was to be hea d
t o ta ke the roos ter to t h e ope ni ng of the hole , an d t he re I
to dis ca rd the body of
it , allo wing t he blood to soak the Hea d, I was then
on t he a lt ar ,
the rooste r, but t o lea ve its seve red head an d its left foot
to pa ck t he dirt do wn ,
a nd t o cove r the bloodi ed Eleg gu a Head wit h di rt,
en te r th e
a nd to no t ret u rn to th at Temp le for three da ys . Exu would
Hea d t hrou gh the grou nd, li ke a dead s p ir it r i s in ~ ha ck in to its
E le ~ g ua
ho tly, ,1111 1 wuuh l 11" 1' llu- hlood 10 hd ll~~ II I II 11 11, II wu uh l t lH'Il rh uw
up on I IH' IlI m N of llu- I ll lHi l l'r ' ~ lu-nd ;1l111 luo! 10 gnlu lull I 1I'll KI" , Il l ll i

would lu- wnh lng (fir III I' til ret ur n alit! cx lnum- It ill Ihn'l ' du r N,
Alth o ugh I s pent a few hi gh sc huo l yea rs in tlu- s ou th wr- I, itlli l

ulthu ugh my stepfn thvr had uwued lay ing hen s a nd food h " IHI , nnd WI'

had cu ten th e fle s h a nti prod uce o f hoth , I myse lf had II l' VI'1' 1Il'n t'l l lt' d

aur-h an a ni ma l, nor had I CVt' 1' killed OIH' , I hnd heard s t o ri t's fro III mv
1I 11'p h ro t h l' I's ahu ut t he chich- us ru nn ing aro u n d wi th 110 ln-mls nllt'"

they hnd been lopped off, blo od sq ui rting [rum th e o pe n neck , s prll}'l nJ1,
ever yt hi ng in sight. con cluding with the mor al of t heir t"lt, whirh wn.
th a i th e chi ck en s hould bc t ra p ped bet we e n t h e gro u n d an d II hlt chl
wit h its nec k on thc out side. so its dea th t h roe s will be l'o l1 l1dllt'd ,
Th e fi rst it em t ha t r bo ught fo r t his ve nt ure , hefo n- Ih t' I'O I I.~ I . ' I' ,

tlH' shovel, o r even the axe, was a five ga llo n bu cket!

I the n ha d t he tas k of pur cha sin g a rooster. One llIi ~h l Ih ln k
fro m my descri ptio ns of my loca l area t h a t where in mo st l'i t i" lI }' II 11

will fi ntl 7-l'Ie\'c n s tores. here yo u will find tru cks filled wit h l'1ti(' ktoll ~ ,

tres h eggs , goa t's mil k, a nd th e like o n every co rn cr of o ur u upuvr-d

ro ad s. We arc, I ad mit , intent io nally and willfull y a few yenrs lll' hl ll d
tlre re s t of t he co u nt ry; we a re no t , how e ver, tha i back woods.
Out si de of ou r litt le city is a ru ral area tha i we all n-Ier 1(1 a ll
" t he fie lds." which is a land sca pe of barl ey a nd corn fie ld s OWIII ,,1 bv
local fa rm e rs, Incl ude d in t his are t he m in or cattle far mer s. a nd (111'1111'1

out , th e sa nd d un es whe re ad u lts go to rid e t he i r ATVs a nd I t' ('n a Kl' n l KII

I I) s moke th uir pot. Needless t o say, th e fi elds wer-e wI,1I known In I IIl HI I

everyo ne in the city,

Wh en I began to brainstorm id eas for procu ri ng a hl.u-k ruu 11'1,
Ill y fi rs t t ho ught was to ste a l o ne fro m o ne of the s mall fa rm " III Ih l'
fie ld s. As I t hought mo re abou t it, I rea li ze d tha i a nimal sll t'l' l lI l' l' I II
n-l igtou s rit ual is no longer ill e ga l in t he United S lat es, so IUlI K II I

a u imnl c ruel ty law s a rc ke pt t o. My Temple was set up in a (' II VI' 1111

pu b lic lan d , so I wa sn' t vio la t ing a ny t res pass i ng la ws by t'O I1 t1I1C'1h' K

lht' r it ual the re . The ro oste r wo uld be dis pose d of huuuu u-ly ,11111

sa nita ri ly, so no EPA regulation s wou ld be vio lated . If I went and "tul.·
tho roos te r, however. th e whole thi ng fro m s tar t to fini sh would lu-
ill ugul , a nd alt houg h t he cha nce s of bei ng ca ug ht an d cit vd fo r lt WI'I 'I ' II 't

thn l gre at. it was an unn ecess ary cha nce , I have li n mo ral () P po ~ l lio ll

10 hreukin g t he law in even extrem e ways when II l' l' (~ S S "I' Y f il l' 11\l'
 fu lffllmcu t of il g n-utcr pcr sun nl )l,ua l, hut why b reak t il l ' I;IW if il dfll'SII ' t
need to be broken. fo r the me re sak e o f h rcnk lug the luw?
No hird or chicken farm s were listed in t he ph o m' hook or
availa ble on the intern et, so I figu red t hat I wou ld han to do a lot of th e
legwork my sel f. I "coinc ident ally" t ook cigare tt e br ea ks with t hos e
coworkers of min e who seeme d by knowi ng them the types o f peo ple
who ' . .·ou ld have bought chick ens so metime re cen t ly, an d in cas u a l
co nversatio n I men ti oned tha t 1 was loo kin g for a roos ter fo r my mom .
When as ked why sh e wou ld wa nt a rooster , I'd s h rug my s ho ulders an d
say, " I don 't kn ow, s he's gett ing kin d of o ld a nd she 's n ot qu ite wit h it! "
One of my cowo rkers he lped m e in t he fo rm at ion of my ali b i by lett ing
me kn ow th at ro os ters ate bugs, and if my mo m h ad a lot of prop er ty,
she p rob ably want ed one to clear ou t some of the b ugs. My eyes gleamed
as my story was co m ple te,
None of t he good -olv boys tha t I as ked point ed me anywh er e b u t
10 t he local wan t-ads , which I sea rc hed an d fo un d not hin g. Fina lly, as
a last effort , as ked a coworke r of mi n e if, by a ny cha nc e, he kne w
whe n ' to hu y a roos ter, li e r et r ie ved hi s cc llu lar ph on e an d ca lled hi s
mut hcr- ln -luw. who lin d in ~l s ma ll, po lygamou s town in be twee n Uta h
a nd Ari ZOJ1;1, which was not ton far of a dr ive fr om my ci ty. He h u ng u p
till: phon e minu tes lat er. scr- ib bled u nam e a nd p hon e numb er d own
an d han ded it tu me ,
"They ' ll s ell yo u a n ad u lt roost er fo r ten dollars ,"
I ca lled t he n u mber, sp eaking with a ve ry kind , but leery ,..'oma n
who infor med me th at al tho ugh a ut u mn was th e wro ng seas o n fo r
fin din g ad ult ro osters , her n eigh bo r hap pened t o have a few. All o f
t hem were , h oweve r , red r athe r than t he neces sa ry black. I ra ti on ali zed
to myse lf that red is also a Ma rt ian co lor, the co lor of blood and fir e, a nd
it might also work, no t nearly as well as a black roo ste r , but well eno ugh.
I che cked my cal end ar an d ci rcl ed a seven day wind ow in which
t he rit ual co uld be performed . I had bee n di sciplined in my ear lies t
stu d ies to always wa tch t he sea son al a nd lun a r p hases whe n pla n n in g
a n impo rt an t ritua l. A heavily wa n ing moon is p er fec t for th is type of
Magic ks, a nd a new moo n works as '.. . eII. The nea rest new moo n fell un
a Sunday ni gh t , a llowing the weeke nd to p er form th e r itu al, not o n ly
ali gnin g perf ect ly with t he au t u m nal s eason and th c celes t ial en ergie s ,
bu t a ls o a lign ing wit h my Mond ay t h rough Fr iday wo rk sched u le.
Due to circ u mstances, I was n 't able to pi ck up t he roo s ter ri gh t
uwuy. h ili t ilt' kin d IlItI)' u )t n 't'll to lIu lll II lor III I' IIII' II w " I' I" I h Ili
SUIl IIOl)' " \' I'n lll )t I tltow t tl I IH' !tllla ll Ill WII u nd lil t'! l b.' 1Il' II t' I , Sil l, Wil l

vxm-tly a s her vnice h:ltl hin ted ut : kind , help ful , h UI Mlil l II hit Wil l')' III

IIH' , Aft e r s h a ki n~ h er han d an d c hu ttin g uhou t Iif c, work, nud lht '
weat he r, s he t oo k me t o sec my roo st e r, wh ich s he h a d p ili ill II h O Il w ] l II

so m e co r n Iced . I pee re d i ns id e to fin d n ot t h e red roo s ter th nt I hull

co m p ro m is e d o n, bu t i nst ead a la rge , h caut iful , h lnc k on 1.', S ill' luuk c d .1
littl e ne r vo us and sa id , "I hope a h lack o n e will wo rk fu r YOUo Wl' 11il 11 II

re d tl ll C at fi rs t, h u t.. . " She gla n ced at he r so n, a )' o ll n~ h oy w hu we nt 1111

about h is int er est in th e gri sly pro s pe ct of r ui sing a n d eve n t u a lly ki lll ll}t
he ns , a n d s h e fo un d it di ff icu lt t o co n t in ue h e r s t o ry of th c Ilrst 1'01l"\t' l'
Ih a t s h e had fo und fo r me. "Well, I wo n 't tell y o u wha t hap pem-d III It ,
hut it d ied , It was pretty a wfu l ," T he red ro ost e r th a t s he had for lilt' ,
wh ic h was no t wha t Exu ha d d e m ande d , W' IS k illed in a 1I1:1 11 11 C'r '110
aw f u l t ha t t he yo u n g boy who se ey es cau g ht s t a rlig h t w he n rcc n u u tt u g
hi s adven t u re s wit h lo p p ing chi cken s' he ad s off wo uld b e di xt u rfu-d hy,
re su lting in me inst ea d recei vin g tha t wh ich I need ed , and tha t which
was more ra re fo r the a rea . I took t he ro o ster a n d tr ied my hc st 10 J.dv t'
t he wo man more mo ney for he r t remend o us t ro ubl e a n d fo r t he d euth
of th e fir st roo st e r , hut s h e refu sed .

VES SE L O F THE flES H

a m q u it e ce r t a in t hat t h ere arc th o se who ha ve pu rvhn s vd .11.

Ele gg ua Hea d , ha ve charge d it i n s o m e man ner , ha ve set lip a ll ul t.. r o r
.1 s h ri ne t o the Ex u he or s he is ca lli n g, ha ve reci t e d tl u' l'ofl l' t'I

inc a n t a t io ns t o s u m mo n Exu for th, h ave s t u ck pin s i n d o lls or hu rl,o.1

bu n dl ed herbs together u n d er a full o r a ne w mo o n, and 11:1\'1' ('X I" OIi I' IlI 'I ,. 1

n oth in g , ne it h er in the rit ua l or a ft e rwa rds ,

Th e n ea tly u nm at ch ed effi ca cy of Vood oo , w hen lIll'lINIII' I't1
ag a ins t weste rn fo rm s o f effect ua l Magic k, ap pe ars n o t to lie in tli l' haitiI'
ri t ua ls the mselv es, a s t he y a rc essen t ia ll y not hing more tl um lill ie
;\1:lgi ck , but i ns tea d i n t he po wers and e n t it ies s u m m o n ed Jl ft,t ,t· t l lll K

eac h rite , Th e Exus o r Oris h as , th e Go d s a nd th e s p iri ts t h ai ut tc nd

hear t he p lea s of th e d an cers a nd s ing e rs, t hey s ec t h e s ig ns , llu ' NI'a lM,
a n d th e ac tio ns of t h e Sorce r e rs , t hey ex peri e nce th e a n g u is h nnd I hi'
need of the fo llowe rs , a n d they an swer t h e ir c ri es in s pa d es.
Evocation in t h e wes tern wo rld is perfor med th r u ug h co u t rullcd
 r it ual action s which prud uvr- rvrtalu p ln-uo uu-u u, r t' sll ll i ll ~ in tlu-
eve n t ual np pcurun cc o f t he s pi rit i nsi de o f a Triang le o f Mu u ifc s ta t iu n ,
co nv e rs at io n bet ween t he Evo ca tor an d t h e S u m m o ne d, S O lllC fo r m o f
ag re eme nt to alte r reali ty, an d a d is m issa l. Althoug h su per nor ma l
em o t io ns a nd se ns at io ns rise in t he O pera t o r d uri ng t he rit ua l o f
evo cat io n , s elf co n t ro l is ma i n ta ined; th e inn e r exper iences arc kep t
fr o m le a p i ng forth fu lly a nd a rc i nst e ad c ha n ne le d i nto th e ri tu a l its e lf.
Western Ma g ic k also prese n ts t he Mag ic ian with t he art of
In vo cati o n , wh ic h is a sim ilarly co ntro ll ed rit ual o f c a lli ng wit h i n on e se l f
a pa rt icular s p irit, e nergy, or de ity, Th e e n t i ty ca lle d e nt ers t he bo d y
o f t he invocato r, and a typ e of ps yc hic mel di ng t a ke s place ,
In th is manne r as i n most ot her s , Vo odo o d o es not co nfor m t o
tha t whic h sho u ld be . In ritu a l, th e Lo a, t he Exu , t he O ri s ha s, a nd th e
s p iri ts o f t he dead ma ni fest , usu all y no t in a physica l a nd s ubs tant ia l
fo r m a s is po s si b le t h ro ugh for ms o f we stern evo ca t io n , hut is pre se nt
an d unden iab le non ethel es s. Of great int erest is t he o ccu r re n ce of t he
s pi rit o r s p iri ts mn nifcs ti n g in t he ritual in a se mi-ta ng ib le for m , ye t a t
tlu- sa tilt ' titu c mn ki ng th em s e lves ma n ifes t wi thin t he O pe rato r, o r a
xpcri f!r er-lc hrnnt . II is as if th c inte ll ige n t a nd ma nifes t es se n ce of t he
s pi ri t fi lls tilt- vutire Temp le a nd rests within e\"ery p iece of it, e ven t h e
° IH'r a t o!' .'; ,
'l'h e essence uf till' s pi r its ha vi ng fi ll ed t he Te m ple a nd im hu ed
l'\"l'ryt hing with i n, it t he n will beg in t o s hift its weig ht , so to s peak,
t owa rds one o r a Few o bje c ts o r peo p le , which will be co m e , as Chr i st iu ns
wo ul d s ay , po s se s sed .
I n such a sta te whe re sp iri t ual rap tu re h as overwhel m e d th e
flesh , th e bra in , a nd th e ne rve s o f t he ph ys ica l be i ng , where t he O pera to r
a nd t he s u bj ect fi n d u ni on wit hin o ne fo rm , t he So rc e rer no lo ng e r a ct s
u po n t h is wo rld wi th t he lim it ed rea c h of a m a n , b ut i ns t e a d ac ts with
t he po we r an d pu rpose o f t he Loa or Ex u t ha t is cal le d. Ofte n , a
no t ice a b le , phys ica l trans fig u rati o n t a kes plac e, whe re i n the fe a tu re s
of the pos sess ed see m to d istort d ramatica lly, a nd t he ir postures and
a ct io n s a re eas ily recog nized a s t hos e o f t he po ss es so r .
Alt houg h t he es se nce an d in co rp o rea l int el ligen ce o f th e e n ti ty
fills t he Temp le and will of te n in ha b it at least one pers on , fu ll possession
is n ot a lways a utom a tic . Th e p rac ti ce of Voo d oo ce re m o ny in clud e s
often rapi d d rum bea t ing, lo ud s in g i ng, wi ld da nci ng , a nd so met i m es
sexual e lement s , and in soli tary ritua l the sa me e ffect s wi ll he st r ive d
l or I h rou Kh 1hi ' I !l' II1,It'd fl' pl'l ltlo ll 01 11I1' ll lIt nll ull '" II lid 1'111111 11 III 111 0•
• ut d t h r u u gh cxtn-uu- etno t lo u n l n ut b u r s t ,

Otn- 01 IIII..' !'irst physicnl 1II11 lllft' !'i lat ion l' 01 llossl' "" in l1 I" IIIIII IIIOlllt'
j t' l'k i n ~ of t ill' Iimhs. A cere mn n ia l dunce wi l l s u d d en ly 1II'I"0 llu' 1IIIIII t l l'

OI lId lilt' dan cer 's movement s will he al toget her uu nutura l. A klll,,'III1K
S O I't' C f l' I"S ar ms will thro w th e mse lves into the ai r , his whole hody
t wit ch ing as t h c s pirit enters. A si nger will he s ilc n ce d as she Inlle I n t il l'
di rt , w rithi n g lik e Damballah . Usua lly, th e fi rst gyr atiu ns <In' mluor.
n n d arc ea s ily eithe r di sregarde d o r s tifled be fo re till' So rcere r mak e
sce ne. This is a key to th e s ucc ess fu l pra cti ce of Voodoo - tlo nut ll",hl
that po we r and t he pr esence o f t he s piri ts . If you res is l whatever Ililly

co m e, th e s pi ri t ca n eas ily ta ke yo u, bu t may often d ccid l' t il n lld

an oth er, Give in t o the dic ta te s o f t h e forces whi ch s urro und you,
B I'I' O IlH~ o n e wit h the pow e rs t h a t yo u have co nju red . Ful l of fl ' a l' IIl1 d

np prehe nsin u, forget yourself a nd lea p in t o th e fin' o f the £11 1"11 u(' I' III
c r ea ti o n .
Th is pe r io d of physica l i nstability , wh en t he hudy jvrk s ,11111
co nvulses , occu rs wh en t he s p ir it h a s ente red t he body an d is l a k iuJo:
co n tro l o f its every cell. It is muc h like a lar ge arra y of flo rusrvu t l i v.llt ,~

lu-iug po we red on; wh ile mos t of t he ligh ts tu rn on ins tan tly. tlu-rr- nrr-
always a few that fla sh a nd blin k, or eve n s t robe before Iighl inv" T ill'
spirit is attemp ting to "mount" th e posse ssed , t o full y }lOSSt' SS lu-r, 'w
that it can "r id e" h er body wit ho ut d iffic u lt y,
Dur ing th is pr ocess o f "mou nt ing," the po ssessed is like ly 10 "s p l' ,l k
ill tongues," or to beco me su bj ec t to glo s so la lia , ma kin g ,'oifJl l ll cis whll'll
ho ld all o f t h e ch a ra ct e rist ics of o rga n ized lan gu a ge . ye t a n' I' ll l lt l,lv
u n recogn ized as wo rd s in any known language. Most l' il l',1I 1111111111

researche s attribut e t hi s to th e s p ir it's att e mp t to cutn ru l IIII' \ '111, .11

ab ilitie s o f th e po sse ss ed as we ll , the re su lt b ein g Ihv S :l IJ1I' d lillll !c'

impulses as ar e ma ni fest ed by th e phy s ical s pas ms. A fvw n ll w "" , ,I

s t rict m i no rity, fed t hat the soun d s iss uin g f ro m th e po ssl' ss{'d a n ' llld l'l' d
words, a n d t h at ra t he r t h an bei n g a sign o f t he s p iri t' s s t l'tlgl1. ll' 10 I n~ .'
cunt rol o ver th e posses sed , th a t th e s peak ing is Ind eed a ll un u-u III 1111'

full poss essi on of th e mou nt e d , th e sp ir it pro claimin g it s prt'S(' lIl'.' III llu-
phys ical world in its own to ngue .
I.o o ki n g onl y al t he j er ki n g ll mb s a n d t h e gfcsso lulia. l ilt' \\h ull'
thin g may see m rat her Pent eco stal or revivali s t, imit atin g lh i' I'h l'lll'
n-icks a lit I vmoti onnl uph eava l o f a d csp cnu e audie nce. III Voo doo,
IlIJ\H','(' r , tlu - <ll l l t' I'(' lI t' l' lu-t w rr-n til t' Iwo l ~ M ' t' n wln-n th e IIl IS S t' ,",S t ' t1 1111

lo nger rolls in t he dirt uud shouts al ien o bsccuhics , hu t tak es His Sl'a t ;IS

if it were a thro ne a nd begi ns to comma nd th e e lem ents uf the un iverse

int o rea lignme nt, or delivers unobt ain ab le knowledge to His att e ntive
disciples,
The re is something about Voodo o that ma kes it much more
t angible than oth er systems of Magid: a nd religion . The en ergies
sum mone d a re not as di sta nt a nd flee ti ng, The Loa always se em to he
th ere , wait in g to be called upon . The s pirit s seem neare r to th e ea rt h
th an any ot her, as if th eir home is not in so me oth er plane o r pla ce, bu t
is in-b et ween t he worlds, close r to thi s s ide th an to t he ot her.
Success in Voodoo ha s abso lut ely noth ing to do wit h t he ritual ,
nor with the Sorcer er. Instead , it is enti rely dependa nt upon the
pr ese nce of the entities co nj ured, an d th e ir willing ne ss to move
mounta ins on th e Sor cere r's beh alf.

Afte r studying th e bas ic be liefs a nd pra ctic es of Vood oo, I soug ht

in my weste rn mi nd a met hod by which the whole t hing may be ma de
uxnhl c to th e averugc Pmctition er. In t he experi ment al rit ual of
dvxt ruvti uu vin-d in t his chapt er. from th e mo ment of choos ing a vict im
10 the constr uct lun uf un EII'g~ lIa !l ead to the sac rifice of t he rooster to
tlu- fina l placing of th e curse, 1 begun to piece toge t he r the pr a ct ices
whi ch a llow a nyone , regardless of bel ief syst em or cult u ral heri ta ge, to
usc th is imme nse power to b ring destructi o n t o th ei r enem ies and t o
wie ld vengeance arid ju stice in th eir lives, Th roug hou t t he re ma inder
of t his te xt, the foun dation given in thi s ch apter will be used when
using Voodo o as a form of Bane ful Magi ck, and t he exact ritu a l of
Magicka lly murderin g R, will be co ncl ude d and the result s will be given.
wh ite the grea test pa rt of thi s book and t he rit ua ls the re in arc
of weste rn deri vuti ve, Vood oo is too power ful of a sou rce to be left alone
complete ly. Those Hoodoo ritua ls tha t are offere d throughout are k now n
t o work , throu gh experiential applicati on, rath er than specula t ive
a ss umption,

when con sidering placing a curse , even jok ingly wit ho ut any
rea l intent to do so or belie f in t he matte r altogether, the average per son 's
desir e will not he to kill , hut simply to cau se mild pa in o r inco nvenience
to t heir prey , eve n if t his "de sire" is co me to af te r delibera t ion of t he
nuu'u I n 'pl'l'h l' lulldl ltr 01 .Id ua lly k llll ug ~ Cl l ll t ' u ll l ' ,
11111' 11 , Ill )' III<l l' n lli or l'ructitlum- rx III IIlhl ' l p ,llh .. 11 '1\' 1'

nppru.u-Iu-d me wlt h fnih-d CurSI' S, r vp or ti ug th ut tln-y hud pr ll \'I' d tn

"Th l' Go dde ss " or h ad culled ( Jl I! 10 the (' h'lIl t'nl s aud tlu- Wu l dl lllwt' I'. III
ma ke the ir e nemies ' ha ir fall o u t , o r 10 ma ke t hem hn, .. k Il l' with II

bo yfrie nd . I ha ve e ven heard s i m ilar repo r ts [ro m <ll'l'HI1I I)!i s ht,t1 I\l lll ' ~
l\La~ ici ; lI1 s , d em n n ist s , a n d Sa tn n fst s . who l'" Ul'LI th e cu r rcc t 11;1 lilt' '' ,

~ ave th e ap pr o pr iate co m ma n ds , h ut no thin g ever happe ned: Mo I

in t erest in gly , I han received th ese same repo r ts from t ho se who h ll\'I'
killcd I hrou~ h Ba neful Mag lc k, when t hu y lut er h a ve ,ll l t' llIp te't1 III
s im p ly mai m t h ro ug h rit ual.
The CUI'Sl : req u ir es a good de al of per son al fo rfeitu re 0 11 tlu- Jlil rl 0 1
th c So rce rer , Grea te r sa crifices a rc mad e t h a n th o se of hlo o d , a s llu-
Mnulcian mus t fir s t sa cri fice the in g ra in ed sys t e m of cthi cs wh irh he'
mi xtnke nl y ca lls hi s mo ra ls , for h e kn o ws th a t in usi ng t hc s c Dar" ,\r Ill
It I kill , he is pla cing h im self a bove t h e laws of bct h g od a nd th c la n d . III
Ih e r itu a l it sel f, he al so sacrifice s hi s a bility t o view t he world in !'>l' I);lr ;ll t'
par t s : t he ph ysi ca l and th e s piritua l - becau se he beg in s 10 Sl't' h ow
cl o sely th e t wo a rc e n t wi ned , In h is ritu al action s, h e oft en san if k e's
hi s p rid e , a s he will fi nd h im sel f screami ng , v io lc n tl y t1i ~d "l r R ill )l"
s we a rin g a t , an d so b b in g over a doll tha t is n o b i~ger th a n hi s luuul .
Th e s h i m me r ing beau ty of ri tual , th e ca n d le s and in n ' lIst' , llu-
ce re mo n ia l ca lls, the med ita t ion s - t h ey a rc a ll for gott e n wlu-n luuu- ful
Ma g tc k is Worked , The performance o f a curse is a n ll ~l y Ihill })" am l tlu -
resu lt s arc e ve n mo re so. Finally , the So rce rer muxt .lga ill siu'l' ifl l'I' Id ,,.
p ri d e as h e requests of t he powe rs that h e s u mm o ns t o d estroy h is 1' 1l1' 11I\"

for he alone ca n nu t.
Wh e n a person e n ters a r it ua l a im ed at e n d ing nnu tlu- r'x lilt " ,III
u f the se po i n ts are reme mbere d , and all o f t he p ri nci p les 0 1 UII III' IIII
Ma gi ck a rc ke pt t o , as ofte n t he n ece ss it y of the rl tu u l is t reun-tnluu ,
Wh e n tha t sa m e person enters a ritua l aimed at si m ply h a r lll l ll ~

a nothe r , ho weve r, t he y fe el t ha t t h ey must h old hack a hit , th a t lilt '

ugli ne ss and vi olen ce a n d t he sac r ific e is nut q u ite a s re qui s ite.
Ban eful Ma gick is th e d estru cti ve a r m o f t he Et crn nl , Ih t, l' u wI'r"
of Darkn e ss w hic h a re ca pa b le o f d es troyin g a ll th at ha s been crt-u led ,
II ca n be fo cused upon a s i ll g l t~ o rga n o r eve n an inv is ible a SIH'l' t til 11

[u'rx u n , 0 1' it cn n he re leas ed like a black flood whi ch will a nnihi lute
eutiru c lvi liz uti o ns. Till' exact Operat io ns di ffe r s lig h l ly d t' !H'ntl ill )4 IJIl
 t ilt' 111)\\' 1'" Is
the s pvc ific re sult tlc.·ii rt'tI . hut he a r In min d t lt ;11 SH ill "

cul led w het her yo u i n te n d In k i ll or 10 h urm . An d Ihal pu wcr do c s 1101

of moral ity.
fee l sy mpat hy fu r t he vict im , no r is it h lin d ed hy Incudes
r it uu l to r itua l,
Th e pr inc ip les of Operation rema in u nc ha nged fro m
of Da r kn es s
t he on ly d ifference be ing th e man n er in which th e Po v.. . er s
a re direct ed at the vict im.
 l ' A lll I : II ll l N l,l ll ( I I I' A I N

AN I LE MA K URSE S

Th rou gh my enti re life I han ' he ld an int ere st i ll tlu- p ru l'l it'('
a n d H fi n n heli ef ill the power o f Mag iek, d cs pitc t h c d isd p lllll1 l')'
di ss ua sio n o f my fu nd a me nta lis t pa re nt s or t he hri mxlou c ild1lJOII IIIUIl "
of lily childhoo d chu rc h. At twe lve yea rs old , I heguu 10 s tu dy llu-
hist o ry o f witch cra ft, d emon ology, and r it ual Muuic k. I porud I h I' I H I ~\ h

h oo ks d ct nili ng t ill: de mon ic o rg ie s o f Eu ro pea n a n d cul oni s t \v i l rl ...l' , III

whic h the de vil himse lf was likely to ap pea r and to de fi le tlu : \\' 0 1111' 11

wit h h is horned p h all us. wa s a h le to fin d OIl C particulur ho ok whlr-h

gave det ai led accou nts of wealt hy an d pro min ent men sl'lIing 11\4' 11'
s o ul s l u variou s d evi ls, an d eve n sa w t h e ph otoc o p ie d illla }!, l' s 0 1 tlu-
ori gi na l co n t ruc t, with th e na me o f t he se lle r s ig n ed in c ru s t ed . " ro WII

bl oo d a nd t h e in it ia ls o f t h e dev il g ive n in beau t ifu l cul ligrnp h h- sn ip!,

My s t u d ies eve ntually led me t o t he reali ty of ri t ua l Mugi r-k, lind
i n to th e d isc iples h i p of my firs t Ma s te rs, whe re I wo uld lcn ru t il t' S d l ' l ll' l'

of t he occu lt . All of thi s was s t ric t ly s t udy, ho we ve r, for t he fir s t le w

)' l' ;) I'S . lL was n ot un t il I was fiftcen ye ars o ld \.. . he n I d ec ided t llll t Ill y

d exirc fo r ch an ge in a n d con tro l o ver my li fe h a d grown s t ro llg j' Il0ll Xh

lo beg i n u til izin g the to o ls t hat I h a d so ca r efull y collvcted . 1\1)' fi nd
ri tua ls were t ho se o f Ca nd le Magic k.
Th e re exi st in t he ph ysi ca l wo rld t h re e g re a t )!, Ollt' w a y s h t' I W1'1'1l
th e rea lm s o f mat t er and sp ir it : b loo d , wate r . a mi fla m e . Th e' st' I lIl t' l '

run he sa id to ex is t n o t f ully i n o n e pl a n e or t he o t he r , h ilt un- III 1111'

h ct wc c n planes . Thro u gh an y of the se t hre e mcdiutu s , tlu - S O IT l ' l l ' 1

cnn se n d h imse lf int o the s pi rit ua l rea l m s, byp a s si ng thu llt' t' d rU I

s ta n d a rd met ho ds of a s tra l proj e ction ' or hilocutio n . Th es e ~ a l t ' wll )' "
0 IH'1l in bo th di recti o ns , ho weve r, a nd t hroug h t hem s piri tunl PO W\' !'N

1'<1 11 he pull ed to earth to take fo rm in th is wo rl d , o r c lw rg ics {'all lu- ~ l' t l d

hac k t hrou g h to seed th e mse lve s in t he fo rmutivc plu ue a nd I H ' t ' I I Ill I '

r ell l i t y.
In ritua l, t h is ga t eway is o rd inarily a cce s sed tl u-ou gh fi n' , w h le b
... il.'i a lo p a wax cand le .

In Cau dle Mugick , t he r it ua li s t Hgh ts a cnndl e , t h e 1'0 101' of wh irh

 If) cor res nu ud wlth hi s d vs frc, :111 11 flr :'!t 11:'1t'S t lu- Iln me or tlu
- cund h- Ill'
j~
al l thuuglu s
a foca l po in t i ll mvd itml on. His go al is to clear his mind o f
r, d oubt . o r
of d aily act ivit ies, and also to clear his emot io ns of all fea
ill locked in
un certaint y. Once th is st ate has bee n achieved , t he eyes s t
which Ill'
t he fla me , t he magicia n conj u res a menta l image of that
pass. The
de s ires, and focuses upon th is image as he "wills " it to co me to
he ma gician
energy, thou ght , and in tent of t he rit ual is dir ecte d from t
are ment all y
in to th e ca ndle's flam e. Each per son has a poin t wh en th ey
r ou ght th em
a nd psyc h icall y drain ed of th e d esire an d th e will wh ich b
fad e, as will
into ritu al to begin with . The men ta l image will begin to
r er will
th e desi re for the o utco me at all , and t he resolut io n of the Sorce
t o an end
dwindle . It is at t his poin t th at the visua lizat ion is br ought
chan ge
and an orat ion is give n in the form of a co mma nd for a s pecific
in rea lit y.
t he
Ca ndle Mag ick is perh a ps t he s imples t fo rm of rit ual for
sta rt ng .
li
mod e rn Pract it ione r to engage in, b ut its resu lts ca n be q uite
It was thro ugh thi s type of Magick tha t I firs t began
ex peri me nt ing
Th e r es ult s
with my abilit y to control others, o r to effect fut ur e events.
ug h t o leave
were nea rly instanta neou s and were alway s s pectac ular eno
how ever ,
no roum for do ubt as to t he sour ce of t he cha nge s . They were,
t it allowed
fleering . an d J re al ized as I used Cand le Magick more oft en tha
d is regar ded
a mom ent ar y o pport uni ty which need s t o either be seized or
t ha t t here wer e li mit s to
th e insta n t tha t it was pre sented . I also found
uld in flue nce
th e reach and th e dept h of the effects of Candle Magick . I co
ma ke the m ac t or feel
ot he rs, bu t I cou ld not fully co nt rol t hem . I cou ld
will entirely .
or eve n think a cert ain thin g, b ut I could not over ri d e t hei r
, bu t deep love
I cou ld mak e attra cti on, lust, o r in fat uati on blossom
b, men ta lly
co uld not be forced throu gh th is Magick. I cou ld di stur
b ut I cou ld not
tor me nt , and someti mes physi call y harm my en emi es,
mai m o r kill th em .
t o be
Can dl e Magi ck possessed a power , and it is a powe r that is
e Ascend ant
possess ed. It is, however , only a sta rt ing poin t for th
Mag ici a n .

CAND LE CO LOR S

inted
I n th e "spell can dle" sect ion of ever y New Age sto re, small pr
powe rs <I re
ca rds list ing all of th e can d le colo rs and thei r su p posed
uvnl luhlu Th l' lW l 'u n l H will o ltl' ll lnclut h- 1I 1Ilt' rliyud np. " 111I' 1I11 11l1IUIl Il "

10 s um c ~ l lt l dl' ~ S or uuu llu-r, o r 10 th c ek- uu-ntx 01 I IIl' I' lnt h, I hlll w Il l

dl'I'lar(' y 0 1l 1' will 10 tln- 1l1l 1 "N S I~ , Of cuur sv, eucb of th l'fIl l' I'ut d" Ill ll~ l' .

s u re to ment ion thut hluuk is not II " negutlvc" eo lur. a nd til l' l'lill d ltlli1 do
no t crea te a "ne gat ive " effe c t, hut thai t hey m-utrnli zc t' IlI' rv. lt'H 1I11c1

a bso rb an y ncgutivit y in t he urcn . Red , th e color o f bl uod , of v l o l l ' l ll 'I ' ,

of t he fir es of war , is sai d to he the colo r of pu sslun ut e 10 \,( ' . F O I' I' v I' r y

vi rt ue t here is a vice, ami for every goo d deed uu olhur wicke d I Jl ll '

uw u i t s.
Give n be low is a conc ord a nce of ca ndl e co lo rs and t he i r II S I" III
t h is Bla ck und Ba nef ul Magick. 11 ma y be s u rpri sin g to so nic how ('l"" i ly
every pos iti ve and bene volent t hin g ma y be t u rn ed a ga i nst t h l~ vlct hu
of t he curse ,

T he mos t obvious can d le color to be used in n.m ctu l 1\1;I ~i l'k Is

b lack. These arc t he Works of Da r knes s and the Blac k Spi rit u a lit y 1ha l
th e So rce re r mu st e mb race in order to preva il ove r deat h a nd hell , '1'111'
bla ck candle is t he a byss t hat wait s outs ide of crea tion to S W CI' p ill nn d
to reclaim exi ste nce , It is t he d ec a y of the s ou l and t he hea lth of th e'
victim . .Iu st as t he "White Light " witc h es c la im th nt it .conks IIJl IIt(·
negati vit y surro und ing it , the bla ck ca n dle soa ks u p t he vituli l y of llu-
e nem y a nd the light of life which wa s once po ss esse d . Bla c k cun dh-s ure
used when t he only aim is th e dea t h of the victi m , unco necm ed wh h
th e manne r or the m echanis m of demise . It is sw ift uud s u re', n tul
usua lly wit hou t gra nde ur or show. T he victim d ies , an d tlu ' d elllll 1.11
neve r attribu ted to anything bu t th e wi ll of God . Bla c k l' <lll tl lt' :-! cuu a l ~1I

he u sed to rever se the power of othe r co lors.

As sta ted abo ve, red is the color of b lood , o f viol e nce , uf WIll' , II
is in deed pa ssion, b ut th is pa ssion can be tu rn ed , I W COlll ill ~ lc' llloll Iil Y ,

pos se s sion , rape , and to rture . It is blindin g ra ge a nd JIl c ~idlllll lll d ll l ' lIl

a mb it io n . It is reven ge and as sa u lt. It is homic id e, ge nocid e, ntu l for n cl

s uicid e. Th e red chukru is the Root Cha kru , and is the ha s(~ o f 111I' lilt,
energy of man , t he wil l to s u rvive and to endu re, a nd ab ove all , tlu-
will to power. Thi s chuk ra can be re ve rs ed, ei ther b rin g i ng a nmn I II
sel f-dest r uct io n or fi lli ng him with a will to po we r t hat is to o ~ n'i l l to
ever he sat e d, usin g hi s nutu ru l god li ke po wers to des t roy an d dmuiu ut r-
a ll th i ngs . The red ca nd le is use d in Ba ne ful Mngi c k when til l ' dcu th til
th e vic tim is s ccn nda rv to his or her s uff c r iuu, to t he um oun t tit' PlIIIl
thai is eu uxcd hy tlu- curs e.
' s!'!
Silver a nd hluc an' of tvn us ed in rit ua l fo r pro sp e rit y an d stH'n
in nu mber
uf vari o us so rts , Using e ith e r or ho t h of t hese ca ndl es , ma tched
to reverse you r vict im's s u ccess.
with b lack ca ndles , you will b e ab le
hap pi ne s s und
Or usin g o ne o f these ca nd les alo ne, you m ay d raw t h e
t t hes e ca nd les
wea lt h fro m you r e n emy. It is s a d ly a ss um ed by mo st t ha
onl y wor k on e wa y. All powe r s t hat give also ta ke away .
b la ck
Using a s in gle gre e n o r oran ge ca nd le between t wo
ne , the healt h
can d les , or set ti ng o ut o ne gre e n o r o ne o ra nge ca nd le a lo
o f t he victim will s lowly d ete r iora te, Ho we ve r , s im p le m enta l
ra r e ly en ough
vi s ua lizut in n a nd assert io n of will wit h a green ca ndle is
io ns a r c neede d t o ac comp lish
to ca use illn ess . Ot her imple me nt s a nd act
n lat e r i n thi s
t ru e Ba nefu l xta g jck wit h t h is co lo r ca nd le , as is give
c h a p t e r.
a l,
Yellow ca ndl es arc of te n us ed for ma tt er s o f phy si cal, emotion
r can he use d by the Bla ck
or s pi ri t u a l prot ection , The sa m e ca ndl e colo
M a ~i c i u n to rob h is e ne my of p ro tec tion , a nd ev
e n to t u rn h is g ua rdian s

a nd wa rds nguin s t him ,

IIASICS 01 CAN D l.E MA CI CK

ab ove , Ca ndle Ma gick can he used for t he

As ment io ned
ucco m pl ish me nt o f ma ny m ino r goals , It is a n e lem e ntary Magl c k,
ato r's na t u ra l
re lyin g on no t hi ng hu t t he de s i re of t he Op e rat or, t h e Oper
le 's flam e ,
con nec tio n to t he rec ipie nt , a nd the ga teway of t he cand
Aft er choos i ng t he co lor of can dl e to use, se t it in t he ce nt er of t he
qu ite a hit uf
a lt a r in your Te mp le , a nd sca t you rse lf be fore it. Th e re is
rectio n t ha t t he
de b a te a mo ng oc cu lt sch ola rs con ce rn in g th e di
s o me cla i m ing
Ma gic ia n s ho uld fa ce whe n pe rfo rmi ng th e se r itu a ls ,
Ligh t " op enin g
th a t th e wes t is pe rfec t i nver sion of t he t ra d it iona l "w hite
e th e physi ca l
to t h e ca st , ot he rs sta ting t ha t t he So rce rer s ho u ld fac
up fe e li ng t ha t
di rect ion of th e vi ctim , and poss ib ly a n eve n la r ge r g ro
ac t po wers and
t h e d ir ect io n s ho u ld be d ecid ed up o n i n re la t io n to th e ex
ude n ts to fa ce
ent it ies t ha t a rc ca ll ed . I ha ve a lw ays co un s e led my st
l. T h is may
t he d i re ction t ha t "feels " mos t com fort a b le fo r th e ri t ua
io n , beco mi ng
tak e te n m in utes of si tt ing do wn, begi n n in g me di ta t
u nco mfo rta ble, an d mo vin g to a no t he r spo t. As Ca rlos Cust u ncd u
howe ve r , O IH'C
d iscovere d in his fi rs t meet i ng wit h h is Ya qui me nto r ,
 ti ll' u n cu rul u tt nhh- , "uu su h-" " p o tN fun 't' yu u t tl retn -nt , )' UII wlll IIlld 11I t'
Ollt' pla no ill llu- u ulvr- rs c, in yo u r Te m p lt', t hn t I!'I ('11 11 11' 1)' )' 0 111 U W ll , '

For Ihl~ Sl' ha xic Ca n d le Ma J.:ick s-h unl s , nu u t her dl·\'It't'S « r ohkf'l"
s ho u ld Ill' br u ught in to th e Temp le . It is al ways h ·l1IlJlill J.: III l akt ' wit h
you a lock uf hair . a photog raph , pe nn ed s ig na t u re. or s u nu- nt lu-r It'l l h
lin k t o t he vi ctim or re cipien t , In s tre n gt he n th e co nnec tio n 1I11t1 pll II
t he re sult s o f t he s pe ll a bit harder . Fur these Ii rst rituals til (' " Utili'
Ma gi c k, p la ce no t h ing el se o n t h e alt ar h u t th e co lo re d (" lIHlll'. '
Ca n d le xrag ick, ' IS we ll a s a n y ot he r ri t ua l, is pre faced wi t h s l lH pll'
medi t a ti o n, a imed at re le asi ng ncgu ti ng or di s t ruc ting Ih llllJ.:/I I.'i 11 1111
fl'c ling s f ro m th e s elf, and focus in g the wh o le o f t h e n t te n t ion 0 11 tlu-
ri te , Sit beh ind t hc ul tur , loo k in g at t he unli t cand le . Mak e S Il H ' lhul
yo u a rc i n a com fort ab le po sit ion t h a t wi ll he ca s y to h old for I l l l l ~
pe r iod s , T h e re a rc few th in gs tha t a rc as di st ra ctill j!, to a rltunl a N
ha vi ng yo u r Icgs s t a r t tin g lin g o r go n u m b be fore the firs l ill('allt ;ltl o ll
is even recite d . Clo se yo u r eye s , stra ig h t e n your hac k ami m-rk, "lid
take a de ep brea th in . Ho ld the b reath fo r a mom en t a n d feel t lu- a i r
drifting in yo u r ch es t. Re lea se t he bre ath s lo wly, m ore s lo wly t han it
wa s take n in . Repea t thi s a fe w t imes un t il yo ur m uscl es and ) o ll r

lim bs a utom atica lly lo ose n, Breat he in and out a fe w murv Ii nu-...,
vi s ual iz ing a s t he brea th is h eld th a t t he a ir is mu ancti calt y drawill )(
a ll o f you r anx iet y a n d t e ns io n t o it, a n d a s you bre athe out. ft't' l tl lllt
t en sion bein g re lea sed from yo u, di spersin g in t h e ai r.
Op en your eyes and loo k s t ra ig ht a he a d , a t thc alt ar .uul tIll'
candle . The Temp le will app ea r clea ner, t h e co lo rs s lig h l ly ,'illlll'lll' r I II
yo u r n e w, re la xed a n d re ce p ti ve vi sion . Ligh t t he ca n d le a llcl lo o k In lll
Ih e flu m e , Rel a x yo u r vis ion , relax yo u r eye s, a n d rcl ux yo u r lo rl' h l'ud ,
It is natural for you t o beg in tig ht e n ing t h es e mu scles a s y O Il t'Ollt't'lI l l'lllt' ,
a n d as so o n as yo u notice tha t yo u a rc doin g so, con sciou s ly. h il t ~ t' lI l l\'
re mi n d yours el f t o re lax .
As you gaz e i nt o t he ca n d le's flam e , b ri ng t o m in d :1Il illla )(t' , II

si ng le froze n pict u re , o f th e en d resu lt fo r wh ich yo u ;IIT W o rki ll ~ . Fnl'lI

till thi s p icture u no bcgtn imb uin g it wit h mea nin g , wh .u is il l h al y U ll

d t~ s ir e ? Why is th is g oal import a n t t o yo u? 1I0 w will yo u fee l wln-u it iN

an'o mp lis lll'd ? It is e s peci a lly im por tant to fo cus 0 11 l ilt, fl'di llJ.: . tlu-
cm o ti un (If t he thin g. rut he r t h a n allm,..i llj!, yo u r m i nd \0 r.unhh - I II

1II0 11OIll gU t' , list in g thc hu ws and wh ys o f Ilw suunti uu . C O II lI l' l' l wl llr
lilt, fl 't' l i JI g, nu t o f dt's irill j!, till' t h i ng , h ilt o f ha vin g il . Fot' tI,,, nil )'0 111'
ment u1 pict u re as having al rea dy ('U IlI (' ahnut . You will nut h'c ,I cer tu ln
mom en t , a un iqu e na noseco nd when you achi eve th is feeling o f uni ti ng
the pre se nt st ate with the fut ur e for mat io n . Once you fin tl t his, 0\\111 it.
lock on to it , a llow th e feelin g to run t hro ugh you r who lc bei ng. T his
will oft en pr odu ce a gi ddy r esp on se - you will wan t to im medi a tely
leave t he rit ual s imply to celeb ra te the inst an t achieve me nt of you r
goa l. You have plan t ed t he seed for th e a lter ation of re ality, and now
you mu st raise t ha t seed u p u ntil it beco mes rea l.
Continue con centrat ing on t he ca nd le's flam e, o n th e me nt a l
ima ge of your goa l, and on t he emo t ion of havi ng rea ched that goal.
Se nse , as you d o so, th e ene rgy th at ri ses in you a nd ref uses to he
cont ained . Notice this ene rgy mo vin g fro m yo u i nto the fla me . You
will not have to "will" t his to happen , or visu alize it in an y way, for it
is auto ma tic and spontaneo us . Simply beco me awa re of it hap pening.
You will re ac h a poi nt whe n you r co nce ntra tio n will natu ra lly
begi n to wane. You will have tho ugh ts j ump into you r m ind , perhap s
even re lated to the ritu al . like, "Th is is rea lly wor king !" or "Wow, I' m
adua lly gn ing to make ha pp en! " You may als o find th e me n tal
image fudin g, or t in' emotio n o f ha vin g achieved yo u r goa l dulling.
wh c n t his wanin g p rocess he gin s , brin g you r atte n t ion hac k to you r
h rc at hing, a nd s ense t he last pieces o f yo u r de sire and fo rmed ene rgy
leuvi ng you a nd en te r ing t he candle 's flame .
In a ca lm , clear vnice, st a te yo ur desi re, in a n affi r mat ive tense.
It is he lpfu l fo r must beginn ers to do t his in t he nam e of or by t he po wc r
of an ext ernal being o r fo rce. If the re is a parti cu lar deit y t ha t you feci
co nnec te d to, yo u may use th eir na me if a pp ro p ri ate . Ot he rwise, sim ply
say, "By t he Power s of Magick (o r, if app rop riate, t he Power s of Darkn ess),
comma nd that (state your s pec ific desire) ."
Blow out th e ca nd le' s flame a nd , lean in g ove r t he a lt ar, in hale
t he s moke that ris es u p. State , " It is do ne."
The ca nd le sh ou ld he pu t away and not used aga in for a ny ot her
goa l.

Thi s ba si c Cand le Magick ri tual ca n be use d fo r any s im ple goa l,

an d the pro cess out lined above will be us ed as a found at ion fo r th e
ex amp les of Candle Magid cu rs es give n below, and for an y cu rse us ing
Ca ndl e Mag id that yo u s hould desi re to put t o wor k.
 ( 'AN I I I I M Al oll 'K (1I Il \1\

I . I'I;I(' {' a black , la pt ' ITd I'il ll d l t' 0 11 th e ceutcr 01 tlu - nl tur,

Mcdi tu tc , d t·a ri ll j!. :lII J f UI· u si ll J.: you r S CllSI'S . t.i ~hl I ln- ('11 111 111'
an d j!.a t.c in tn th e fla uie. Brill j!. to mind a n i llla~t' of you r
ene my. Ofte n, the first imugc th a i co me!'> to mi nd 1.'1 o f I hi'
victi m hl'in ,V. h:IJl PY an d no! s u ffer ing th c leas t h it o f Ill ISC·I)' .

Allow th is 10 be, an d uct ua jly usc it to feed yo ur drxln' III I'

t he \'ictim ' s d est ruction . Turn this image into OIl C oj
s ufferi ng, imag ining th e exact end resul t that yo u tl l's llt "
T ry not to vis ual ize th is us a r un n in g s ccn uri u , h ili lu st e.«!
as o ne fin al ou tcome. Pocu s on t h is an d fee l tho rculi f y o r it ,
the futu re re a lity ente ri ng th e pr esent s tut c. F('l 'd tlu-
cand le' s flam e wit h your hat red an d your pai n, It i~ u tton
hel pful at t his poin t to begin ven ti ng yo u r ra ge vcrb ull y hy
rep eatin g a phr ase s uc h as "Kit l him, ki ll him , kill h ind " ti l'

"Ma ke hi m suffer , Ma ke hi m s u ffe r!" As you do t hl'St' th inK,"',

do no t a 1(0 \\' yourse lf to retreat with in you r mind ;I ll d your
own misery, but co n ti n ue to pus h you r c nergy from ytllll'S t'lI
towa rds yo u r enem y, Wh e n th c ru gc hegin s to s u bsi d e uud
you r co ncen t rat ion hegin s to wa n e , gaze into th e 1':111 <1 1(, 'llIe1
say, "By the Power s of Darkness , I op en t he g a ll' ," o f hl,1I ntul
I call upo n all of t hu demon s to su rro und ( vi ctiru'x uuuu- I
an d to (state yo ur s peci fic des ire) ," As you art' llJ a l, i l1 ~ l Id ",
sta te ment, do no t dou bt t hc pow er of yo ur C0 Il1 II1,lI11 1, ;11111 ti ll

not allow your convicti on to waver. If yu u do 1101 cl l'.li h I'

ha rm t o co me to your victi m, ma ke 110 cou uuund lit 1111 ,
politely d is miss the powe rs that you ha ve cu lIt'd , II po l' I ~I / I '
for was t ing th ei r time , and recon s ider wbct hcr t ld ~ 11 11 11
Path is on for you to tr ave l. If you do ind eed . u t tid... pnln l III
t he rit ua l, desi re mi sery to co me to yo u r 1.'I H'tIl y , ~', 1 \'t' tl ll l

command , filled with vcngc uncc and wrath , a nd Wlt hU11I

dou bt t ha t suc h will be mad e tru e. Blow out llu - rntnll u,
in ha le t he s moke, and sta le , "It is d OIl C, " kI1O\v i ll j!, lh lll I ll lll'l'd
it is.

2. Pluce a red , tap e red can dle Oil thu ccn ter o f 11\1' nltar,
Mcditutc , dl'i1 l'ill).!, un d fOl' \I s ill j!, yuur s enses. l.i gh t llu- Ci lt l d k
 an d g.IZ C in to t hc f1 am c. Brin g to m ind 41 11 lm uge of yo u r
ene my. T h is Candle S pe ll is used wh en yo u fin d yours elf
fi lle d wit h mo re pa in , an gu is h, and ha tred t ha n yOIl can
conta i n . Visu ali ze you r ene my, a n d as you do so, fee l your
emo tio ns bu ildin g in yo u u nt il yo u ca n feel your body sh a king
wit h t he for ce of t hem . Se e in yo ur mind th e en d res u lt,
focus in g s peci fic a lly on th e fa ce of yo u r victim, loo kin g i n to
hi s eye s. A un ique met aphys ica l j uxtapos it ion oc curs here,
wh ere you a rc s t a r ing i nto th e ca nd le' s flam e, b ut in
ac t ua li ty you a re s ta ri ng int o t he eyes of yo u r e n e my. As
you r ha t red , yo ur des ir e, a n d you r d irected en ergy le a ves
you, it t ra vel s to th e ca nd le's fl am e, but a lso tra ve ls d ire ctly
to you r vict i m. Se nse t he tr a ns fer o f an gu ish b et we en you
a nd you r vic tim, as yo u give him or he r all o f you r pai n ,
a nd you r hat re d in fec ts yo ur victi m, a nd be gin s t o kill th em .
When th e a nge r ha s le ft you , a nd oft en as yo u fi nd you rs e lf
cal mi ng do wn a nd ex pe r ie ncing de epe r, mor e pe rso na l
emo tion s co n nec te d wi th t he si tua t io n , s ta te yo u r \... iIl, b low
out the ca nd le, inhale th e s moke , a nd say , "Tt is don e. "

3. Plucc an ora nge, tap ered cand le on t he cen te r o f th e a lta r.

Mcdi tut c, clearing an d foc u s ing you r senses . Light t he ca n d le
a nd gaze into t he flame . Bri ng to min d an i mage o f you r
e ne my , s u rro u nded by a n au ra of gree n a nd o ra nge li ght.
As you r gaz e int o the ca nd le' s fl a me deep e ns , a nd a s you
experienc e t he emo ti on s t h a t ha ve cau se d yo u to d esi re th e
demis e of you r vict i m, s ee in yo u r mi nd t he a u ra a ro u nd
yo u r victim dra i ni ng of c olor , fir st the gr ee n le avin g it ,
du lli n g int o ora nge, and t he n se e t he oran ge fading int o II

m udd y brown . See t he a u ra shri nk in g, unt il it is no lo nge r

visib le . Sec yo u r victim 's s kin t he n doin g t he sa me , fad i ll ~

in colo r, s h riveli ng, be comi ng cold a nd cla m my . Con ne ct to

th e fee lin g of you r d esi re be comin g realit y, and hol d t ha t
feelin g as yo u brin g thi s to pass t hro ugh you r co ncent rati on
o n the fla me. Wh en you r a tt en tion b egin s t o wa ne , (' 1.1 11 ou t ,

" By the Powe rs of Dar kn ess, stea l a way th e health o f (v ic t i m's

r unn c ). Tak e his li fe fro m his hody , ta kc h is s t re ng t h from
hi s muscle s . ta ke hi s lu-alth fro m h is horu-s . Mnke lib f'l es h
 ! Ids hu wd s ~ it' h ll ,II my C' ll ll ll lti ll ll l, -

tur n ,l/ot a in,' l him .un

Illi s (o r a /II0 1lIt 'nl
, SI'II,s I Jl~ I ' ll ' fj 'llli ly uf I t. HIlI W
F li t' Wi fill tlOI lt-. "
Mlf is
c·a lld ll~S. inha le tlu - S I!IO k l' , and !'ill Y,
u ut rI ll '
 SYM PAT H ET IC MA G IC K

te th e
Mos t fo rms of So rce ry, espe cia lly t hos e r it es whic h p reda
pu rpo se
ris e of ce remonia l Magfck in the Victo ri an age a nd ha ve t he sole
t ic Magick .
of mate rial gai n, utilize wha t is now re fer red to as Sy mpa the
th i ng s be ing
Sym pat heti c Magi c k opera te s on t he be li ef th at, a ll
ir ed will in
co n nec t ed , a n act io n which is s im ila r t o t ha t wh ich is des
ut ili zes fe ti s h
tu rn produ ce tha t whic h is d es ired . Sym pa thetic Mag fck
su pe rnatu ra l
ite ms, which a re ma nmade ob je cts wh ich have no t on ly
la ti on to th e
signific ance, but also hold a special s ign if icance t o or in re
recip ient of the ch arm . In the case of Ban efu l Magick , if t he Sor ce rer
h is en e my,
des ire s t hat his ene my be kill ed , ra th er th an a pp roac hin g
fr ee do m an d
s tab b ing h im severa l time s with a kn ife, an d fo rfe it in g h is
e sa me res ult
pos s ih ly his life, he co uld use Symp a th etic Magid: wi th th
by mak in g .1 do ll and s ta b bing it wi t h needl es. Th e s
imila rity between

s t a h h illl-\ th e man an d s tu b bin g t he mun -shup ed doll wou

ld b ri n g abou t

hi s ern-my's dem is e.
it
This is no t 10 s ay that if you fi nd a do ll in a s to re a nd take
home a nd sta b it , so me body somewh ere wil l feel nee d les
poking int o
Sy mpat heti c
t hei r ches t, o r will suffer any so rt of mal ady . In or der fo r
necti on
Magick to work, t he re needs t o be a sp ecific an d s t rong con
Op erator and
bet ween the s ubject and th e li n k, as well as betwee n the
s hould
t he link. Using th e example of th e fetish doll once mor e: t he doll
way
be made by th e Magi cian 's hand , a nd its features sho uld in some
the feti s h
re semble th e vict im 's , creat ing t he fir st s imi lar ity bet ween
wit h t he
and th e victim, as well as cr ea t in g a sy m pat het ic link
be fill ed
Magician , as he crea ted the fet is h himself; t he dnll should not
worm wood ,
with colton, but ins tead wit h poi sonous her bs su ch as
s from t he vict im ,
hemlock, or wolf's ban e, <.:IS well as hair or nail clipping
throug h the
crea ti ng a s imilari ty between t he item and the victim
t h rou gh the
h ai r a nd na ils, an d be twee n t he it em an d deat h o r ill ness
lly and
h erb s; the Sorcere r is to medi tate upon t he do ll, psychica
t he vict im,
psyc ho lon icn lly imbu in g it wit h th c cha rac te ris t ic s of
the des ire o f
cre a ting ;1 link to t he vict im a nd .111 eve n s t ro nger link to
t h l' Muy,it'l ul1 10 1' It to hI' ,", 0 : fl uull y, tl u-uughu ut l ilt, rltuul . till' dull lli 11111
I' d l ' l'l't, t! I II :I S "tlu- d"II ," hUI is cul led II}' th e rl ~1l1lt ' of tlu- vh'thu , Ullt!

cuuuun nd ud hy that II amo to su fft' r w luncvcr m al ady l il t, ~ ll n ' I ' l l'I'

xhul l desi re.

Sy m pa t he tic Mag id is n o t a s co mp l jc nt cd as l t lIl :l }' so lt ll d . I II
fa ct , it ha s be e n the mos t sim p le , mo st ba si c 1'0 1'111 o f Mugt ek pl'a r l ll'I' d
th rou gh out hi s tory . Wa x image s h a ve been melt ed i ll cauldrnu« . doll"
h:nT b een st ub bed , a n d effi g ie s ha ve bec n burn ed to cau s e hnrm t o
others. In fad. in s t udy in g draw in gs Oil t hc ",:111.'1 01' (' 11\ ' 1''' ,

.u u hro pulo a ist s have s cc n Sym pathetic Magick h cill ~ used Irum 1111'
kno wn h cgin n i ng o f p re hi s t o t ic m an . The cu rli es t s h a ma n wou ld
rct rt-ut to s m a ll re mot e cave s before a h un t , enter in t o Gn os tiu o r 1I' lI1 l1' C'

s t a l es , a nd draw im age s of a s u ccess fu l hun t o n t h c cave wa lls , tlu-n-hy

Ma gick a lly pr ocuri n g n eed ed food . Th e s a me ty pe of Symp ntlu'tlc
Magi d is t ho ug h t t o h u vc bee n use d befo re bat t le s. or for ti le g u t hn lll j!,
of food . T he mo st bas ic needs o f t h e mo s t p ri rnitive man we re me t wit II
Magie k ,

The real , effectual power of Sy m pa t he t ic M ngick is oftv u

di sp uted, more 50 by t he d is cip lined Western Mag ician s than by tlu -
u nin itiated . The s implic it y of it see ms as if it is 1{~ 5 S th a n wha t wo u ld lu-
req u ire d, es peci all y whe n the d es ired resu lt is s o me t h ing a s gr a nd II!'!

e n d in g a hu m an life . Desp ite the inc rea s i ng ly p reva len t clai ms to ll u-

co n t ra ry , Mugick is not conduct cd wit hin the mind of tlu : Ma Kit'illll ,
Mugi ck is a unive rs a l an d mo lec ula r rea lignmen t in a ccurd .uur - wl fh
th e wi ll of t he Sorcerer. If a ll t hat is nece ssa ry t o heal kp rll.''i)' i.". I II

ba t he in t he river .Iord un , wh y insi s t on the s p ri ngs of 1': 1 Il o l'atl o 't

For the fi rs t co u ple of years of m y a ct ua l hun ds -on ell 'l ' ll i l

expe r ience. I refu sed t o usc " Bla c k Ma gic k," calli n g o nl y upon 1' 1(' 111\' 11 1111
and universa l po wers and ent ities, C\ 'CIl though ma ny o f Ill )' rltnnl a
wuru ai me d at se lfis h go a ls, T h e few att empte d r itua ls (If cvoeu llnu
t hat I ha d performed we re o f a ncien t a n d es se n t ia lly da r k lH'i ng s , 11111
t he y mo s t de fi ni te ly wer e not , fro m wh a t l1I y up hri ngin g h ad t all Kht
m e , d e m o n ic, or eve n nece ssa ril y c vil . I own e d a co py of T I Il~ Sal ll ll it·
uihlc. as mos t amhitious, youn g Ma g ici a ns do , a nd ulthuugh I [r.ul
s t ud ied t hc bo o k cove r- to -cove r seve r n! t i m e!'> , I wo u ld uut pru-fn rtu llu-
rh un ls t he re in , n or wo u ld I ev e n s pea k t h e o ra tion s g ive n wit h in a lou d ,
I was s urc th ut O Il CI' I s tart ed o n t he pa th of Blad Mngirk , it wo uld Icud
 IT1t· int o t he de pth s o f d a rk ness , II H I til t lu- mu s t ex t rctu c abomlmu lnn s lit
s pir it ual ity. I do be lieve th a t 1 W<i S right.
At so me parti cu la r poi nt , I b ecame nwnr c t hnt a cquuin tun ce of
m ine was a cti ve ly utt cmpt in g to de stroy a re la ti o ns h ip whic h s eemed
q ui te i m po rt an t to me a t t he ti me . I confron ted the s la n de rer ver bal ly.
pu llin g laught e r from he r lip s at my helpl es sn ess to s ile n ce he r . Th e
rel a t io nshi p wa s quickly flung downwa rd s, and a s 1 re ali ze d th a t it s
fina l em bers wer e s mold ering , my h ea rt b rea k turned t o ha tred,
In a pa nic of rag e a nd m a li gn i nte ntio n, I rifle d t hro ugh a blac k
c he s t t ha t 1 kept in my close t wh ich was filled wit h ri t u al su pp li es , a nd
J b ro ugh t out a d ag ge r a nd a piec e of viole t clay, ca ring more a b out t he
ritua l its elf t ha n t he propr iety an d p le n t y of t he imp lements used. My
ha nd s fu m bled to for m the cla y i nto th e s ha pe o f a he a rt - t he val en ti ne
so rt , r at her t ha n th e ana to mic a lly a ccura te o rga n . Sc ri bbli ng my
vict im's na m e 1 t h re w it o n my ca r pet , kn elt before th e icon , ra ised t he
da gger a bov e my he ad , and my inh ibition s towa rds th e u sc o f demon ic
po we r fled fro m me .
~E\" NY de m on t hat can he ar m y voice , com e! All o f t he s pi r -it s
who a re a ro un d me , ga t her closer ! In t he nam e of Sa ta n , in th e nam e o f
Lucifvr. in t he nam e of Beliul, by t he Po we rs of Darknes s and a ll of th e
fo rce s of lI e ll , kill N. Shu t he r mou th fo re ve r . T a ke a way he r li fe an d
her so u l! Hy t he Powers of Da rkn ess, so it is do n e! "
As I sc re a med o ut t he i mpro vised in ca nt a t ion , I cou ld i nd e e d fee l
t he powers a nd t he dem on s t hat I wa s call i ng rushi ng to be \,... ith m e ,
cou ld fec I t he da r k e ne rgy gat he r ing i n t he da gger a nd I could feci t he
ch a i ns to t he bo ttomle ss pit openi n g be ne a t h me , a n d I co uld fee l fe ar ,
bu t gr ea te r t ha n a ll of t hat in th a t m o me nt wa s t he feelin g o f ha tred . I
s la m m ed the dagge r in to t he heart a ga in and aga in , sens i ng my hat re d
flowi ng t hro ugh th e da gg er into t he c la y, a lo ng with t he da rk ne s s t ha t
h ad s u m moned. And I re call st ill h ea ri ng mys el f screa m i ng in rage a s
I sta bbe d the figu re , a lt ho ug h I ca n no t he su re o f th e vo cali sa tio n of
t ho se scre a m s ,
Wh en the em ot ion had be en e xha u ste d fro m me a nd I wa s r ead y
to co ll a ps e, I p ut t he d agge r back i n t h e c h es t. As I wen t t o pick u p t he
hea rt , l hes itat ed . It felt to me as if it were di sea se d , s ic ke ne d by t he
cur se , a n d t ha t to uch in g it mi ght infe ct me as we l l. h u rr ied ly t hre w
it i n th e ches t and s la m med t he lid .
No m o re thun 15 m inut es la p se d be fo re I wa s b ro ug ht from my
 lu-d n lll i [rtu u Ill y pO'll-rit ual ~ t l l P Il I' hy lht· phn u r111 /-: 111}\ , I 1IIIIlhl.'d
the n '('(' I Vt'I' , ha ll' I' XIH,{,ti ll}\ 10 lu-nr tlu- Jloll l'l' or 1' llIt' l'}\t' lll' y rou ill

uuno u uci ug th e dvnth of Ill y em- my. lnst vud, her vni rr- Wi l ~ 0 11 1111'
nther end ,
"Did yo u j us t t ry 10 do so me t hing to mer " I was S P I, (, t~ h l t'SS , "I
III.',t felt il lot o f", evi l... come at me, anti th en fc lt like Illy ln-url wml
he ill/-: lo rn a pa rt , or s t u b bed. "
'" don 't know what yo u're talki ng a bout ," I re plied , Il'yiul( ruv
bes t 10 llot sou nd hap py, The terro r an d th e th ril l of S Ul'(' l ' S!'i were llluklll}\
IIW dizzy,
"Well, wha te ver you did , it d id n' t wo rk! fou gh t )' OUI' M U ~', l d\

wit h 111 )' mind , the pai n went awa y, a nd I j ust s at a nd lau ghed for tvu
min ut es ." And t hen s he did laugh , She laug hed a t me. She l a u ~ lI t , tl II I

my fai led at te mpt to kill her a nd my beli ef that I eve n had thut klu d til

po wer. I hun g u p t he p hone with out a wor d , knowi ng th ut not olll y luul
J lost my rc la ti onship to thi s girl, hu t that s he had a lso ta ken a ll o f my
pri d e ,
About a week later I went by her house as s he was livin g wlth a
fr ie nd of mine, not to find her laughin g st ill, bu t instead t'l' y ill ~

hyst cri cully, s creaming about how she di dn 't know what s he w o u ld do
o r ho w she would s u r vive. Her roo mma te s, who were in tense ly w b-r'un .
had un a nim ou sly decid ed that over t he pa st wee k s he had currt ed II

d a rk ness int o t heir hom e th at t hey could not live with, The}' Offl ' I'I 't1 III

ritu al ly clea nse her, hu t s he in s ist ed t ha t s he was no t i nft'e l l' tl with

vvil . They had pile d th eir mo ney tog et he r an d had hOIl/!. ht ln-r II hu "l
t icke t 10 the cit y in whic h her fami ly lived , a nd had eve n du tu - 11I'1 1I lL'
favor of boxin g togeth er her poss essi o ns and b rl ng i ll~ tlu-tu 111 10 tlH '
fro nt ya rd,
My enemy - my vict im - left on th e b us , ou t of my to wu, 011 1 0 1

Illy way , out of my life, and event ually, o ut of my mi nd . S h l~ lunl , lor

nll in lent , d ied as far as I was co ncer ned. The cu rse had workr-d, I tuld
myself. Not as I had pla nned, bu t neve rt heless, t he curs e had wn rkvd .
s till hea rd news abou t her fr o m jo in t friend s , A Yl'a l' a n n 1111'
in cide nt , s he became pr egnan t a nd , du e to medi cal cum pli cutiun s, hud
10 ab o rt the bab y, de vaxtutin g he r ph ysicall y a nd em ot i o nal ly , S ho!'tl)'
uf t er that in cide nt , s he marr ied all a b us ive, nlcohu l!c utun . I (' O l ll d

!>ill'(' ly st ret ch t hese evc nts into a be lief that tlll'y were t ';l USl ' d hy Ill }'

(' II I'Se , whh !n II cou plc (If years, howeve r. s he routn ct ed ur o p('r.o,: u rw lly ,
wan li ll); to re su lve o ur P ;I SI. S I H~ wux d )'l nK o f r; IIH' t ' f a t 24 P';l f S uld ,
a nd t he pa rticu lar ty pe of ca nce r se e med to s t ri ke III c n ove r t he <l)':l' of
50 , hu t for s ome rea so n hud chos en he r to defy t he s tat is tics a nd
pro ba bili ti es of n ot o nly a wo ma n d ev elopin g the ca ncer, bu t II yo u ng
woma n as well. She ha d been dead to me fo r ye a rs, s o t he fat e of her
bod y did no t su r pris e me.

Symp at het ic Magid allo ws t he mind to ta ke secon da ry

im p or ta nce to t he emot ion s, wh ic h dur ing the ritu al the mse lves a rc
era dicated by the Power of Dar knes s as well. O nc e t h e flesh , mind , and
hear t arc left be h ind, all t hat remains is Soul, whi ch is po wer unlim it ed .
Sympa t het ic Magic k is a rou t e to t hos e powe rs .

HTI SH ITEMS

Differen t trad itions dema nd differen t lin ks or fet ish items be used
to a ffec t another human being. Some insist on be a ut ifu lly formed
like nes ses of th e recipi ent , wh ile other s a rc co nt ent with u ba g of d us t
n nd wee ds . Putt in g thi s Magick into prac t ice, it is immed ia te ly a pparen t
tha t so me of t hese fet is hes produce mo re exact and pote nt resu lts t ha n
oth ers. Given helow is a list of common fet ish it ems, in ord er fro m mo s t
pot ent to least.

o Blood
() Se men/ Vag ina l sec re tio n
o Lock of hair
o Feca l matt er
o Photog ra ph
o S ig na t ur e
o Ha n d w r it i n g
() Per s on al objec ts /posse ssion s
() Items recently tou ch ed
() Victi m's writte n n am e
o I mages in vic ti m's lik en es s
 \Y M I'A I I I I I IC ( '11 11\ 1\

As you jlI'U V,I'C S S in Mugick . t he occ ult . and s piri tu ali ty. yn u will
Illll i l'(' l'iv. hl a wa y th ut the most basic a nti fun d.un cnt nl I' ra l'tlt't ·s ur I'

built u pon , ulw a ys bein g used a s a ba se fo r eve n t he v. n~ a ll· s l W o rk l ll~ H ,

Fo llowing th is pri ncipl e. Sympat het ic Magick utili zes tlu' Icdllliq Ut· · 0 1
hasi e Ca nd le Maa ick. build ing u po n t hem an d adding III th em wlth till'
feti sh it em s tha t arc used . Whi le so me of t he curse s g ive n helo w tlu lin t
lise can d les al a ll, t he sa me fo cu s a nd ener gy gat he r ing a nd l'i lil ll llt·Il 11 K
is pu t in to pla y o nce more , breath ing life into dead matt er a nd h rlll /!, lllK
power to im pot ent object s.
Th e si m ple ri tual s below a re use d to Caus e p hys tcu l palu . illl \l' IilH,
psyc ho lo gical unea se , a nd hod ily ha rm . Alt hou g h non e of tlu'tu 111 1'

d c si g ncd to kill , a nd t he cha nces of s uc h a rc ind eed ra re , th e ri sk 1I I wl1 ~' H

ex is ts th at a per son who se life a nd health lin g er 011 t he brca klu g (' t! lotl' ,

a ll th at is nee d ed is t he st ri ke o f a fea t he r,

TO CAliS , PA IN TO O NE'S EN EMY

Prepa re t he Tem pl e by blocking ou t a ll out sid e lig ht a nd S (' lIi ll~',

upon the altar a s i ng le , red , tap e red ca n d le , along wi t h si x s ewi ll~
ne edl es . Inscri be the name of the vict im along the to p rim of th ( ~ ('11111 111' ,

j ust fa r e no ug h be low t he wick t o n ot be m elte d away o nce th e {'an til l' IN

Ii I.
Sit beh ind the a ltar a nd t u rn your at t e n t io n cntirv ly 10 ) ' 0 111

hrenthi ng. Bring yo urself int o dee p fo cus , cl.n-ny. a nd pllylil l('lll
relu xuti o n . Open yo ur eyes and gaze i nt o the cu u d les flnm c . Allnw
you r m in d t o be come en tr an ce d by it s dance an d sway , YO Il \".'\1 1 h'd II "

if yo u r body is be comin g numb , and th is numbn ess will s we ll lip ymu

limb s, i n t o your fa ce , a n d eventua lly will n u m b yo u r b rain as wcll. All
thut re main s , t he n, is your wi ll. Usc thi s will to co njure a rh-u r IIII " Y,t'
o f yo u r victi m, Do not let t he change in focu s u pse t t he m ild Irall l'I'
s tutu that you h ave entered , but s i m ply a llo w th e me ni a l ill ll l ~ t' In

gu the r in yo u r hea d , t o begin ma t e ria lizi ng i n yo u r in ner visio n, AM

lhi s im ag e ga ins clar ity , g ive it life by reme mhe ring the O ffl~ ll St' S whlrh
ha ve b roug ht yo u t o th is ri t ua l. Fec i the h u rl or betra yal . Ih' al' llu-
pr o m ises or t he lies , a llow yo u rs elf to fec I th e ab so lut e ncc esxit y 01 II " ,
.'i IJ( T CS S of the ri t ua l.
 Ta k ill).: u n c o f l ite n ee dle s i ll yo u r ri ).: ht h a nd , and s t ill ~ 1 1 t ,ln).:

i n to th e ftnmc. h (l hl i n ~ t he image s a nd "m ot ion s wit h in , s lowly run t be

need le th rough t he t ip of thc ca nd le. As yo u do t hi s , visunlizc yo ur
ene my suffer ing, an d state , "(Victim's nam e) , recei ve my pa in ." Se I1Sl:
t he inner tor ment t hat has led you to cur si ng your e ne my leav ing yo u
a nd emb edd ing itself in t he candle wit h t he needl e. Rep eat this wi th
t he rema in ing needles, each t ime comma nding your vict im t o rece ive
you r pain , and then as the needle is embedded into the wax, t ra nsferrin);
your own pain into t he ne edle , int o t he candle, a nd into yo ur vict im.
If you have any s pecific comm an ds, or if yo u fee l that a s hor t
o rat ion will exha ust t he rem aind er of your hat red , give you exact
com ma nds in as few word s as possible. When th is is fi nishe d, blow out
the ca ndles, in hale t he smo ke, and say, ..It is do ne."

TO CAU SE AN EN EMY'S H EAl.TH T O r A IL

In th e cent er of your alta r, se t a n o ra nge can dle, a nd to th e left of

t he ca ndle ha ve a piece of pa per upon which sho uld be writt en th e
nam e of t he vict im, pr efe rabl y writi ng in his own ha nd , but can be
writte n hy th e Oper ato r as wcll. Meditate, clearing a nd focu sing your
senses . Light th e ca ndle a nd gaze into th e flam e. Brin g to mi nd an
image of you r ene my, su rr ounded by an aura of gr ee n a nd ora nge
light. As you gaze into th e ca ndle 's flam e a nd as you expe rience t he
emoti ons t hat have led yo u to cu rse him , visuali ze t he a ura arou nd
your vict im d rainin g of colo r, fir st t he gre en leaving it , du lli ng into
o ra nge, a nd t he n see th e ma nge fad in g into a muddy brown. See the
aura shrink ing, unti l it is no long er visi ble. See your vict im's skin t hen
doin g t he sa me, fad ing in color, shr iveling, becoming col d an d cla mmy.
Co nn ect to th e feeli ng of your desire becom in g rea lity, a nd hold th at
fee ling a s you bring thi s to pa ss t hrou gh you r co ncen tra t ion on the
flam e. When yo ur a tt ent ion begin s to wa ne , ca ll o ut , "By t he Powers of
Da rkn ess , steal away t he health of (vi ct im's na me) . Ta ke his life from
his bod y, tak e his st rengt h from his muscles, tak e his health fro m his
bon es. Make his flesh turn agains t him and his bo wels sicke n a t my
com m a nd ."
Ta ke th e ca ndle in your right ha nd a nd hold it a t a 45 dcgrc o
an gle, all owi ng the flam e to melt the wa x an d cause it to d rip o nto the
piece of pape r, gra dual ly blot ti ng ou t th e nam e of yo ur vict im. Fccl
.\'0111' " t1 I ' I I I ( ~ la ll' 11I'1 1l v, ~ 1 ' " I I ' d 11110 hi" IlI ' NII IU MI ,\."' hI." 1111 1111' I" "" 11 11'.1
Ii )' 1111' wa x, I"lIl'lI ~ 1111 ti d !'! I u r 1I 11111 111"111, SI ' Il !4IIl~ tl u - n 'Olllt.\' til I t. n lu w
u ut th e l' ill HII I' S , inha le th c s mo ke. uu d s uy, Mil is t IUIU' , M

10 CAllSI III NI.SS O R IJISI.ASI.

Ano ther form of Sy mpat he t ic Magf ck fo r l',llis i nj,,\ illu css d lH'" n o l
i n vo lve can d les. h u t ins te ad go es furth e r h uck int o t he h i" t ll ry 01
win-bc ruft , in vo lving he r bs , so il, a n d o t her cle me n ts wh ich art' 1'1' ;11111\ '

uvai la b tc .., eve n witho u t a ca n d le s ho p o r Paga n boo ksto re arooud .

Ob tai n or mak e a s ma ll ba g o r po uc h large e n oug h t o fi ll wi t h t ill'

vnr luus he r bs a n ti ma t e rials needed , h ut s ma ll enou g h to fi t Ctl lllfol'l llh l y
i ll yo u r pocke t , Wh en 1 have mad e s u ch "mojo ha gs " i n t he (1 01 , 1, 1' \'1'
usuall v fou nd it eas ies t t o use a five in ch s q ua re pie ce of d o t h , p jled t lu-
co n tent s in t he center , pulled the corners of the cl o th up ~lIH I w r~IJlflc 'd
th em t ig htly wit h t win e , ho ld in g th e co n ten ts with in,
Th e fi rs t ite m tha t )'ou s ho u ld place in th e ba g is t he fe l ish Ite m
t h ut yo u 've collect ed fro m you r v ic t im , On t o p of th is , p i le II ,""o o tl

amo unt of a safeti d a , a n herb oft en ca ll ed "t h e d edi 's d un g ," which is ..
s u lfu ro us herb ru led by th e energies of Sa turn a n d of Ma rs , a nti is U .'H ' t1

qui re o ft en i n Ba neful Magick. Wo r mw o od ro ot s h o uld ulso he udd ed , ,I "

well a s horse d u ng , if it ca n be obta in ed, Fin ally, mold fo u n d u llt doU l lil
s h o u ld he p la ced on th e top of the pil e .
Before tyi ng t h e ba g up, se t it o n yo u r altar an d fOl'll s )'0 11I I1l ln d
t h rou gh med itati ve breat h ing , H o ld y o u r rig ht h.ut d , puhn clo \\ /I ,

over the h ag and it s con ten ts , a nd b rin g to mi n d a clear illl ;I)tI' ot I hi'
vh-tl m. Feel the sicke ni ng q ua liti e s o f t h e co n te nt s o f t he "s id d lt"'il . hlly, ·
benea t h yo ur hand , and se ns e th at as th ey s it Oil t op o f t h e ft'l l" h 111' 111 ,

tha t t ~lCY infect yo u r ene my a s well , t ha t t he ir mnligu l ' n t ' l'}~ i l ' ~ ,Ill'
trn nsfer red to the vi ctim , Feel a ll o f t hi s be in g b ro ug h t to life , YO ll l' wil l
fo r the illness o f yo u r vi ctim flo wi n g fr o m you r ha n d in t o Iilc' h ilI(,
Wh c-u th ese thin gs be com e u narguably re a l to yo u, t it' t lu- h ll);, Iwl d
yu u r h a nd UHf it ag ain a nd pronou nce , "( Vic t i m 's na m e) . I fi ll )'0111

hlo ud wit h di sea se , I fill you r howe Is with s ulfu r , I fi ll your hlll ); S wi t h
d UIIV., fi ll yo u r he ad wit h s po res, J s ea l thi s c ur se 1I1H lIi yo u . So lt I"
do u c . "
 ro ' AUSr IJl SI RU ' T IVI CONS'I I I\N Ar IO N

Curse s o ft en will usc t he m a chin e of th e min d to harm t he bod y,

rathe r t h a n att acking the bo nes and th e orga ns di re ctl y. Th e curse
will get into th e min d a nd the perce pti on s of the vict im, a nd will t u rn
t he will of your enemy against itself. Thi s is u sua ll y de mo n st ra t ed by
se lf-dest ruc t ive att itu des and behavi or, whi ch will eit he r ca use t ill'
victi m's physical disease, or will th rust him into "accidents" beca use of
his newly developed carele ssn ess with life and safety .
Prep are the Temple by blocking out all light and set ting upon
th e al ta r a si ng le , red, ta pered cand le and a n ite m be long ing to t he
vict im. Si t behind the alta r and t urn your att ention to your breathin g.
Bring yo u rse lf into d eep focus , c la rity, a nd relax at ion . Open yo u r eye s
a nd gaze into the candle 's flame . Allow you r mi nd to si nk in to silence
and recep ti vit y.
Hol d th e feti sh item in yo ur righ t han d and b ri ng you r men tal
focu s to an image of your vict im . See him cle arly in your mind, hear
his voice , a nd fee l the ener gy th a t ra d iat es from h im . Sen se t ha t S3 1Tlt'

energy rad iatin g fr om t he pe rso nal it em t ha t o nce belo nged to h im .

On ce t his en er geti c co n nec tio n h as been made , h ol d your right hand ,
fe tis h cl utc he d ti gh tly wit hi n, over t h e flam e of t he red can dle .
St r engt he n your vis io n of you r e ne my as th e fl am e b egin s to burn yo ur
han d. Brea t he deeply a nd slo wly, a nd do not al low t he pa in t o distra ct
you fro m yo ur conce nt rat ion . Inst ead, use it to fuel yo ur connec t io n to
yo ur en emy .

Recite t he incan t ati on , "H z allu t ern (victi m 's n a me) . Asp ar t u
kern kallu " Co nti nue re pe a ti ng t h is inc a n t ati on ov er a nd over ,
beco min g mo re an d more frenz ie d by t he pa in of t he fir e an d t he bu rnin g
of you r anger . Become awa re of your ow n ene rgy, yo ur ow n powe r
gat h eri ng in you r ri ght hand, a nd t u rn ing inw a rd s int o t he feti sh
object. Becom e a wa re of t he object ac ting as a di re ct gatewa y in to till'
mos t i nner core of your en emy. As you co nt in ue to ch a nt t ill'
in ca nt a ti on , se nse your h at r ed flowing fr om you into th e fe ti s h, and
b e in g direct ed int o yo ur vict im .

Exhau st all of your emot io n an d all of yo u r pow e r i n thi s ma nn e r .

an d whe n yo u h ave no mo re rage to offe r yo ur vict i m, re mov e yo ur
luuul Inll ll tlu- 111111 11' , hold hulh of }' U lI l' hlltlll", I II )'11111' 1'1 14'''1, ,11 11 1 .. lu ll .

"{Vll'I illl'S n n uu- }, hy l ht' l'oWt' rs of ll:lrklH's s, I fill yOIl with Illllll lll K
s eed s of Ill }' illlKl' r, J h ind yu u wit h tlt e hluck ruul s IIf tll'sim ir , I II lI lI d )'0 11
with s had ows of confusion . I op en t he s k ies ab ove yCllI that they tuuv
full d{)\\"11 u po n you, a nd I u pen t he ea rth hcnent h yu u t h a t it mn y
s wnl lo w you. By the Powers of Darkn es s, I s ea l Ih is t-u rxe 1IIHlII )' 1111, , It

it is done ."
 SYMBOLIC CURSES

ces ,
Occult rit ual is compri sed of s e veral variou s sy mb oli c devi
force, pm ·vc r ,
mo ti on s , wor ds, a nd acts whi ch either repres e nt a specific
or at t r ac t
or desi re, or whic h t hey, t he sy mbo ls, thems elves con tain
l. The na tu re
the pow er s necessar y for t he success fu l out com e of t he ritu a
hs, ba rb arou s
of t hes e item s ra nges fro m sto nes to can d le s to pho t ogr ap
ron ic d evices
names , a ngeli c s cript, an d even in our mo dern age, to elect
th e rais ing of
whic h ge ne ra te s pecific e ne rgy fie lds th ought to assi st in
sp ir it ual power .
act io ns
In he previou s chapter , th e us e of imit at ive objects a n d
t
illne ss , o r
was illustra ted as a successful mea ns of securi ng the pain ,
ilizes d ev ice s
su ffe ri ng of the vic ti m. where Sympa thetic Magi ck ut
imit at e the des ired ou tco me, the re by ca lling t he
which di rect ly
i nto alig nme n t fo r th e ach ieveme nt of the gaul ,
nece ss a ry forces
, work upon
Sy m bo lic Ma gi ck uses de vices wh ic h , in a nd of th emse lves
he s la n de rous
a nd wit h the force s hehind Mag ic k. I nst ead of t elli ng t
sui cid e o r
peas a n t th at the ki ng will have h is head, in hope s tha t a s wift
s igne d o rde r
mob viole nce wi ll en su e , you go s t ra ig ht to th e kin g wi t h a
ke hi s h ead . In ritu al, th e
fro m the Empero r to bind t he ma n a nd ta
t he Magickul
king is tho powe r whic h you a rc callin g , t he sig ned orde r is
usin g t hi s
sy mbols whic h you employ. and the Emper o r is , if you are
Blac k Po wer... yo u.
Magi c kai or even reli gi ous or s pi r it ua l sy mbo ls , rath er th an
d co nnect
co n nec t i ng th e Sorcer er to a fut u re ph ysi cal occu rrence i nstea
power ful n onph ysical
hi s will and his int ention t o a "cry s pec ific, very
It is co mmo nly m isun der st oo d by meta phys icians t hat
t he re is
fo rc e.
ut ili zed hy
an om n i pres e nt e ne rgy field which ca n be drawn up on and
exi st s eve ra l
r it ua l and by Magicka l asse rtion o f will. In ac t ua lity . th e re
as s p ira ling
energy fields . or s pir it ual cu rrent s , ,... hi ch can be se e n
th e who le o f
aro u nd one a no ther , and whi ch e ndle ss ly flow t hrou ghou t
nat es from
ex iste n ce . Whil e eac h of the se currents, lik e all t h ings , ema
plane s take s
th e sa me Ete rn al Source, t he ir mani fest a tio n o n th e lo wer
fuuetlon s .
ve ry differ e nt form s an d serves s o met imes q ui te up poxi te
 All, h O Wl' Vt'I ' , t' 1I11 h t' t'IIIIt'1! upuu , luvn kvd, .uu l lu- hl'ot l/otht Inlu luumuu y
wit h tht' luu-uti on of tilt' iudl viduu l U perutur wh o h a s d l.'1c,tl \ ' I' l'l 't1 Ih l'
Nt't' I'(' t s l'i t' lll'l' o f it s pow e r.
T he me th od of co n ne ctin g wi t h th es e c u r re n ts an d s h a p i n)!, t hl, lt
e l w r~ i c s a n d man ifc s t a tio ns is t h ro u g h s y mb o ls .

T il l' NATU RI' 0 1' SYM II O LS

There a re a fe w differen t be liefs or t heor ies abo u t s Ylliho lH, 1111' 11

nat u re , a n d th e so u rce o f th ei r pot e ncy. a s far a s t h e ir \1St' i ll rlt u«l ,
T he th eo ry t h at ha s gro wn mo s t po p ul ar thi s lust ce n l u ry is th ai ,'l)'l llh u lli
poss ess o n ly t h e povv er a n d th e pot en cy , a s '.. ..e ll as t h e in h creu! IlIl'lIllln ."
t h ut is a tt r ib uted to them by th e in d ivi d ua l. Fo r c xu mp h-, w h lh- II

cruc ifix m ay re p re se n t to t he Ch rist ia n t h e g rea t s uc rifi cv 1l1l1dl' Ill'

Go d of Him sel f for ma n kind , re s u lt in g in th e a ton eme nt for s ins a nd tlu -
poss ib ili t y o f sa lvat io n for t he i n d ivi d ua l from h is ow n in na t e 1' \, 11, t il
the Paga n th e s a me sy m bol by a ny ot her n a me m ay re pre sen t t h e lour
c le m e nt s o f fir e , wa ter, ea r t h , a n d a ir, as well a s t he fo u r r-urd inu l
di rect io ns o f nort h, c as t , so ut h , a nd wes t. The sy m bo l, I h l'l'd Ol"l', ha ,'I
no rncu n in g as id e from th a t w hic h it is gi ve n by t he o bse rver.
Th is syst em o f beli e f a nd th is a pp roa ch t o t he r itu a l lis e 01 sYlllho lN
i n a s u bj ect ive man n er is n owh e re more appa re nt t h an i n Ch a os ~1a K ic-~ ,
Ch a o s Ma gick is a n occ u lt sys t e m wh ich utiliz es an y un d vvrry r t'l i ~d ll ll '"
o r rit ua l form, so lo n g a s t h at fo rm p ro du ce s res ult s , If pr <l yil l": Itl 1\1111 ,\
o r t o t he sa in ts b rin gs ab o ut n eed ed cha nge in a Chuutinn's Ilk , 1411 1' 11
will be co ns ide red a u sabl e and viab le Ma g ick n! rcs o un'v. ti ll Ill O I't ' til

les s s o t ha n a fu ll p hysica l ev o cation of a s pec ific grund d r-utuu whu Iw lt

s hown it s a b il ity t o as sis t in achi e vin g Ma gic ka t o r tctupurul KUH I"" II\'
th e cre do "Not hing is True an d Ever ything is Permit ted ," tln - ChHllil lI1l
ca n ca ll u pon e nt iti es o r fo rces in w hi ch he p la ce s ubso lu tcl y !l0 ,'1 to d \ , 'U I

lon g a s fo r t he dura tion of t h e ri tual h e ca n fo rce himself t o p U'olPI IIIUl

noth in g but ab so lut e faith in th e rea li ty of the li e , 1'r:1t'l i t lo ll l' I'M ot

Chaos Mag ick will a ls o o ft en cr ea t e t he ir own s il-: ils a n d xymhuls, whh-h

ha ve mea nin g t o no ne oth e r t han t h em s e lve s , and wh h-h IIrt' 0 111' n
rut h er cumic a l in na t ur e, a n d will s ucces s fu lly p u t th cs c lo u xt' III rltuu l
a nd Mugi c ka l vi s ual iza t io n . Tu kin g t he s u bje ct ive u sc o f xytn hnlx 10 til l'
ex t re me , some Ch i1 0I iCl IlS will d r uw sy mbo ls fn un po p u la r cult un - ti l

connn c rc !a l ud vvr ti siu g 10 usc i ll r it ual. J\ t' O Ill Il IO Il l' X41 ll l p lt ' 0 1 li d , , I."
 tl u- use of \'\'alt l) iSlll'Y l'Ilar<H'ln s whh-h Sl'l' lII t o rv prvsvu t , ill t ill' mind
of the Ma ~i cj a ll , th e s ta te of be in g o r "f("i rs t hnt is desired . Th ese
cha racte rs, whic h may be imag ined, dr aw n, or pu rc ha sed as pictures
or plast ic figures, a rc ritu ally consecrated as s pirit ua l icon s a nd ar c
s upplica ted to for int er venti on in th e Magic ian's li fe,
On t he ext reme op posit e occult po le is th e und erst and ing t ha i
t here is a de finite, o bje ctive rea lity, a nd t hat a part of t his reali ty , if
not t he underly ing trut h of it , a rc t he currents of pow e r tha t ar e a ccessed
in ri tua l. The symbo ls used to draw upon t his power. as we ll as th e
ass ociated ent ities, godfo rms , a nd in tellige nccs th at ca n oft en be ca lled
into physi cal ma nifes ta tion, are as re al as the du s t of th e earth a nd
flesh on t he ho nes, Revisiting th e previou s exa mple of t he cruc ifix in an
obj ective light, th e Pagan an d t he Christia n mea nings can be seen as
one in t he sa me. The fou r eleme nts and four directions symbolize t he
ea rt h, a nd t he cross th er efo re is a symbol of th e flesh a nd t he earth ,
that which has been cr eated by the spirit ual as the ph ysica l. The cr ucifix
rep rese nts not th e sacrifice of God as an Eternal force o r s pir it, but as
th e ph ysica l, fle s hly manifes ta tion of th a t fo rce - th e desce nt of God
into phys ica l form. The cruc ifix th e n gives hu ma n be in gs t he ahil ity
to rela te to t heir God, not as some untou cha ble fo rce, but as a perfect
man who s uffered mor e than His di scipl es will never need t o s uffer, and
died j us t as a ll of His disciples must eve ntually di e. The symbol,
t he refo re, possesses .10 o bjectiv e mean in g, a nd whet he r th e ce rem onies
and ri tua ls using t he symbol of t he cross a re cond uct ed by pr iest s or
High Pri este s ses, t he end goal is in a ctualit y ide ntica l , the on ly var iat ion
being t he te rmi nolo gy used .
The Ma gicka l sym bo ls used by th ese t rad it io na lis ts are th os e
which ha n bee n used fo r centu ries, or arc reve a led to th e Opera to r by
di rec t co m munication with t he rep resen tat ive en tit ies of t he forc es
with wh ich he is Operatin g. His rit ua ls a rc proced ura l, ba sed not u po n
t he whi m of th e moment, but instead up on th e ages of study a nd
deve lopme nt of Magickal sys tems, an d in accor dance with th e functio na l
pri nciples of t he Operat io ns of Mag ick. Th at which lies beyond the
physica l is held in a loc ked bo x, a nd it is on ly t hr o ugh t he use of the
specific combin at ion th a t the lat ch is undo ne a nd t he secret powers of
the occult a rc a ccessi ble,
Neverth eless, the efficacy of t he Chaos sys t em is diffi cu lt to ref ute
en t irely. I have known severa l extre me Cha os Magic ia ns who, o nce
hllvl ll": 11l;! MIt ' I I'd tln- lr ow n MH I-:ll'k lll ":11lllhll, h u\'l' IlIH ull}' Kh'I' 1I ,IWH\
a ll o f IIH' II" llWIt' r111 1 po .'i"'t'SSICl llS SilVI' for a hnckpurk lu ll 01 d fJll d l1 K lI11 d
have 11I KI'U 10 Iht' SIn-'l'!S, The ta sk o f t he ir 0\\'11 Kr<l lltl s l ' Il ~ l ll l t l.a l l " ll

ri tl' Int « Ade pt hou d is tu reb ui ld t heir lives , n-g n iu th vi r s " d lll um l
Ii nu nclu l s t uu d i ug , a nd e ven to add u po n tha t w hich th ey luu l
p revi ou sl y possessed , us ing no t hing e t he r t hun IIH: ap p ficn t ion III 111l' 11'
MaKiek, Th ey d o no t s ee k Hut wor k, food , s he lt e r, nur d o t hey fl'l'tl oi l til
t he pity of soci et y. In stea d , th ey a lig n t heir re a li ty iutu ('1111101'11I 11\ '

wi t h th e i r will , and t he fond, s he lte r, mon ey, caree rs, and t'\'t' 1l11l1l1
poss es s io ns will see k a fte r th e m . Th e ir inven t ed o r b u r ro wed s y lIlhllh.,
t h e i r meanin gl ess icon s , p rovi d e t hem wit h all t ha t t huy Ill't,tI II lI d

wa n t in life . T her e is po wer t h er e ... b u t why?

Tw o ideas ma y explai n the s u cces s o f Chaos Mugick, whlh- ,'I t III
ma in taini n g th e belief in o bjec t ive reality. T h e r it ua ls used in r llllOIrl
l\l av;ic k d e ind eed co n fo r m to t he ba si c p rin ci p les o f t he n pp l h-atinn ot
p ra cti ca l Ma g ick , an d whi le th e s y m bo lis m used lIla y nu l lit'
a ut o mati call y, d ir ect ly re la te d t o th e forces bein g ca lle d, S IH' h cun Ill'
con secrated to do so, Thi s ty pe of rou nd a bo ut sy m ho fis m is much llk r-
t h a t of Sympat he tic xt ugtck. Althoug h a clay fig ure or ;,1 c lo t h d ull III
it sel f po ssesse s n o Magfcka l power, by t he association ~h'c n to it II)' t lu-
So rce re r, it may be used a s a lin k t o th e vi ct i m a n d to d exir ed lu i 111'1'
o ccurre nce s , In th e sa me way , w hi le a toy figurine o f Disn ey's Ik ll t' ,
t he yo u ng, d es ired maiden who is in exo rab ly drawn t o t ill' ."ll lll' m a i llr u l
beas t th a t had o n ce en s la ved h e r is in no way inh creu tl y Mugirl.nl , 1111'
fig u re ca n eas il y be a ssocia te d i n t h e Ma g ic ia n's mi n d !1I Ih t' pu wr't III
ri tua ll y a ttract i ng a n d sec ur ing t he love o f a hcuu ti fu l \V1I 1J111l 1.

Be th arg u m e n ts h o ld wa t e r as m u ch as thu y holt! pOWt'l , Hnd

on ly ex perience is ca pa b le of s wayi ng th e beli ef s of t ill: dl:\' lI111. I, tlln l llK
pe rs n n ull y hel d o ft e n a n d len gthy co n ve rsa tio n wit h ('\'okt,tl t' IIII1II' '' ,
h a vin g t ra vel ed fro m t hi s body in to th e wo rld s hot h a bo ve und 1" ' /II' ut ll,
a nd hay ing put t o use th e ancient incan tatio n s an d rit e s of ptl\\l' I , ;11111

ha ving a lso used t he subjec t ive Magick of t he Cha os S)'s t c' lll,
u n d e rs t a n d tha t t hese po we rs a re co n c ret e , t h ese fo rces a rc t111W UYI' I III K ,

t h ese e n ti t les a re Ete rna l, a nd t hese sc ie nces a rc s u re . T hi s ('oull l hi',

ho we ve r . s im ply t he ob s crvu ti on s a nd n ot es l ak en fro m Ill)' own
Individ ua l reali t y, a n d o n ly hy vi ewi ng t h e oc c u lt in t h is 1I 1-\1It r'uu It
p ro vid e me wit h t he mo s t bene fi t.
 IY!'!:S 0 1 MAGICKAL SYM IIU I.S

Sym bo ls s uch as th e swas t ika, t he bu rniu g c res s , tl u-

sym bols o f
a lc he mica l sy m bo l of s ulf ur , and the scy t he a rc co mmon
al , the ef fect s
dest ruct ion and dea th . Alth ough t he se ca n be us e d in ri tu
r to pr od u ce a
of s uch wo uld prove to he as va gue as t he i r use s . In orde
av e a s pec ific
s pecifi c re sult using sym bolic Ma gi ck, it is ne cess ary to h
t hat you will he
sy m bo lic link to t he s pec ifi c type of energy and power
c a ll i n g .
ha ve
Th e th ree types of occ u lt sym bo ls give n in t h is ch apter
i n pro duc i ng
bee n fou nd t hro ugh age s of use to be th e mo s t effectiv e
cha ng es i n reality.

I. Sigils ar e t he most com mo n type of sy m b ol uti li zed in

ritua ls designed to produ ce a spec ific re sult . A si gil is a drawn
ual
or eng raved sy m bo l th at is s pecific to a cert ai n s pi rit
lly
en t ity or a "Fa mi ly' of s uch s pi r its. Sig il desi gn s arc usua
uni que enough to avoid a ny co nfu sio n as to whic h sigil
irc s
helon gs 10 wh ich s p ir it. Most s ig ils given in occult gr i mo
a rc d ra wn uxin g a syst e m of mappin g whe rei n a lume n
0 1'

rs ,
n umerol ogical sq ua re co ntai n ing severa l lett ers , num be
ck,
or fig ure s whi ch toget he r rep res e nt the totali ty of Magi
th e
on which t he occult ist will draw li nes fro m e a ch le tte r of
is
s piri t's na me to thc n ext , the fin a l res ult bei ng a sig il that
uni que to the spi rit. Ch aos Ma gic ians will ofte n c rea te s igils
by fo rming a short phr ase whic h dec la re s th ei r i nte n tion
will
and desi re, will r emove all recu rrin g le tte rs, and
all y
urrnngc the re mai n i ng lett e rs in a n art isti c man ner , u su
mai n i ng lett e rs on an
i n a st ate of gnos is , will dra w th e re
will
ast rologi cal sq uar e o r a lam en t o comp let e t he s ig H, an d
.
som et i mes fo rm inca ntat io ns fro m th e le tt e rs wh ich re main
a n,
Finally, rarely , a s p i ri t will re veal it s s ig il to a ma gi ci
of
a lo ng with specific in st r uct io ns conc er nin g th e ritual
,
evocatio n . By whateve r means the s ig il co me s i n to fr u it ion
an d
once th e forc es with whic h it is li nked flow t h roug h it
a nswe r to th at s ign, it will forever do li ke wis e.

II. l\ l a~ it'k s q ua res nr c d ra wn s qua res co ntain in g column s

 1I11t! rll WN \\ hlt' h t'H ' lI ll' "'t' vI' 1'll 1 V, ll l ll ll ll ll " whh-h 1111'111",..1 \ '1' .

run tn!u number or h-tn-rs whh-h PO"St'." s 1I1l1ll1' ICII11Kll'lIl til

a slrol c .~ k al Im po rt unrc. Mag il'k S q u ures IIli H ' hl 't 'll II I' ll 11 \

as trolo gers. astronom er s. mnthe mut iviun x, and S I I f(' I' IT r M 'I II

over 4 .000 years in var iou s c ult u res und rt· li~ i ll Il S . 01' "ill'
th e mat he ma ti ca l wo nder or th e synuu et ti vnl hl·"III )' II I
Mugi ck Sq uares , t hei r pu rposv is s i mpl c , a nd thut is PO \'II 'I ,

Magid sq ua res ca ll he s ee n in m uch t he s a llie ligh t /I ." " I ~I I~ ,

While a sigi l crea te s a s piritua l a nd flsych it, lin k 10 a "111'1'11 11'

s pi rit , t hc s q ua re crea te s a li n k to .. s pecific fl'Klllll 1I 11d
fu nc t io n of the s pir it ua l u niverse . .lu s t us t hc m;l gi d, III 11111 \'
usc s igils to access the powe r of a s p iri t, Sq ua res suuy Ill' II I ,d

to acce ss the tot al po we r a nd in flu e nce of Illl' rt'>o: iull 11111 1

force whi c h is linked to th e sq ua re, wh ich is o ften q" lh '
s pectacul a r. T hr oug h h is to ry, th e power of Sq uare s lIa ~ hl 'I '1l

d ismi ssed as folk Magjck , t he Sq ua re hc inv. d ra wn ti ll p U III 'I ,

wa x, or woo d a nd co ns ide re d to affec t it s M ll !J, l d~

a ut o ma t ica lly . in t he sa m e way t hat wal king tnuh-r ladd ,' p.

a uto mat ica lly ca uses bad lu ck, Alth ou gh S O Il H' nun lern
occu lt ists pr ofe ss t he powe r of the dr a wn Sq uurr- dur - ICI il M
ge ometric value alone , its a p plica tio n in ritual, us ~i \'C' 1I i ll

this text, era dicates all hop e of faithl essne ss in tlu- pull'lI t' \'

o f a con s ecrated Sq ua re .

III. Planetary sea ls a nd Magic kal tali S l1lllli S \' o lll pd ~1I' I Itt'
t hi rd g ro up ing of t he symbols u sed ill this t)'lll' 0 1 Muv,l d ,.
Much li ke Magiek Sq ua r es, sea ls an d tali sman s 1'1I1 1 lI p ll ll

eit he r a variety of ent ities workin g towa rds 11111' >O: U <l1, II I

s pecific energy curr en t , rath er th a n a s ing le s pir it. T IIl 'MI'

m a inta in a se parate classi fi ca t iu n from Sq ua re s fi r ~t 111·1·.111... •

of the types of e n e rg ies t hat a rc invo ke d wit h s en! 111111

tali sm a ns, bei ng of a broad e r ra nge . ye t a t tlu- ~lll ll l\' liu u-

usuall y con nectin g wit h eit her a s peui fic- n· !t'sl il ll fo rTI ' ti l'

an ex ac t v, cu gr a phy an d e ra of t his wo rld ; nnd SI' (' O IH Il)' , 0 111' 11

pl a net ary sea ls invo lve the usc o f Ma v, i('k Sq uun- . . \\'1 1111 11
their des ig n , utiliz i ng t ill' power of the Sq nu n-s a loll K \\'i1 11
t he plau ct nr v inf lue nces co nj u red in tln- H'llIa in ing t11·" i):11
of tlu - seul .
 The uu-thud of puttf ng t o U M~ t hese sym bol s i ll rit ua l rt' lIl a i n ~

the sa me rega rd less of whi ch type o f sy m ho l is required. The fo rmu hr

given belo w for t he consec ra ti on of t he s ymbo ls com he used for ;1Il)'

s igil, Sq u a re, se al, or ta lisman i n e xisten ce , as its desi gn is es se nt ia lly

un iversa l, not relyin g o n Holy Wo rd s or Na mes of Pow er as so cia te d
o nly with a pa rt icular Magickal or r eli gio us sy stem .

5YM 80l.5 O F IIANE

On e of the majo r spi ritu a l curren ts in exis tence is tha t of

destru cti on , ev ide nce d by t he prop heci es a nd t he d eities of eve ry
religio n. Hi ndu ism un de rs ta nd s t ha t S hiva will brin g t he end of the
c u rr e n t Kolpu ' by open ing His Th ird Eye a nd ig n it ing all o f c rea tion i ll
a fiery b la st. ~any Nat ive American tribes be lieve that the ea rt h will
be viol a ted by man , and will even tually des troy li fe o n the plane t in
order to cle an se it sel f. Nor s e myth olog y tea ch es th at towa r ds th e e n d of
days , Fi mbul win te r will ove rwh elm creat ion and eve ry enti ty in
exi stence will be a t wa r , res ul ti ng in t he des truction of all t hi ngs.
Inte res t ingly, Chri sti an mytho logy , wh ich is th ou ght to be the
p ro pon en t of ext reme du a lism , hold s God as b oth th e c re a tor a nd th e
des t roye r who sp oke a nd t he world was a nd will retu rn in the form of
Chr ist t o bring t hi s world and sys te m to a n end. Even mo dern scie nce
ha s pr edi cted a type of a pocalypse in the form of a technolog ical
s ing ula rity, in which the ra pid evol uti on of techn olo gy will eve nt u a lly
reac h a cr it ica l mass whe rei n the technol ogy itse lf will no long e r need
its hu ma n creators to susta in an d re produce its elf, m uc h i n t he same
' ...'ay that humans have reached thei r ow n sing ularity whe re t hey no
long e r ne ed to re ly on God , b ut are b ec om in g a n a uto n omo us spi ri t ua l
force on th ei r own .
Wh ile th es e myt hs conce rn t he wh o le world , or in s ome ca se s, all
of exist ence, they do illust rate de structio n as a force as vital and as
co nc re te i n o ur reality as cr ea tion. Tappi ng th e po we r of a pocaly pse is,
for th e m omen t , be yond t he sco pe of th e Sorce rer 's ex pe r ie n ce. Ut iliz.in g
- the fo rce s of des tr uctio n for h is adva nt age , ho we ver , is well with i n hi s
rea c h.
 T IH' HIKII o f ~1 11 I' ''n'4 l ~ 1I .lt' d I II I'Hlll "
t1 isl'a .'iI' a nd 111 11I's s , uud i!'l I' SI\I'('\lI lly II NI'IlI l IIlI
rusp lru lory ak- kues s as wI'1I a s I Ii Sl'a H I ' ~ 11 1111
mal fun ct io ns of th u heart . vc l ns . 0 1' 11 1'11' 1'11"1.

Dcs pi te his usu a l clussi ficu tl o u a s II dvuruu .

Marha s is 11 0t , by nat ure, slnls tcr or hlll"1l11l1.
li e ca n cu re di se ase wit h as m uch s will 111' " ''
a nd su ret y a s he ca n ca u se it , a nd Ill' Is rutlu-t
di sint e rest ed in whe t he r he hnrm s o r 114'11 1111 .
so lo ng a s h is power is upp r o prluu-ly 111 \'IlKtotl
Till' sifJil of Mu/"/>rls
an d h e is di re ct ed t o do o n ly th a i whleh Iii
wit hi n h is ab ility.

The sp iri t Za hgu rim ca u ses vio ll' lll

ill ne ss , as we ll as s ud d e n ac ci de n ts li ll d

inju ries. Ca re m ust be ta ke n when lI slll~ Ill.

sigil t o ens ure tha t the vic t im d oe s no t d ll', II
suc h is you r d e sir e , ot he rw ise t he b luo dth lra ty
Zahg u r im will slay him a nd will ft'(' d 1'1'1111I

th e sp ilt bl oo d of t he sac rif ice . If at uu y 11111l'

du rin g the consec ra tio n ri t ual YOUl' t ho ll KlI1.
be t ray a m ur de ro us wish , o r if you r wurdx ti ll
The spidt Za llgurim not sta te your d esi re fo r t he virti m 10 n-mn ln
ali ve , th e d ea th o f t h e vi ctim will lu- 01 1 y U il l

h an d s .

Me t hsan is t he 1)(' 11\ 011 o f Po hltl II, II ,'

sicke ns me n by att acki ng Sp l,(,j fi ell lly t h,' hl o o d
and the airways, as well a s t he III II ",,!'! . T h l'lll l ~, 11
th is, he ca u se s t h e vic t i m's o r~~a ll ~ I II II lit

receive t he int ern al s us t e na nc e thnt wO ld, 1

keep t hem fu n ct ion al. Kidnu y a lld 11'1'1'1

d isea se , bl ad de r pr o ble m s, an ti Illlt' Mt lll ll1

d a mage a re co m mo n ca use s of ((,' ;11 11 wlu-u
Meth san a ttac ks tin e n e my, Aga in , MI'l h MUl1
mu st be co m ma nd ed, hy t ho ught lind hy
wor d , to not kill t he en e my, so t hat ln- wil l
re st ruin his lise o f po we l', for a s ill)',!" 111
tho u~ h l Iru m hL'! ruulu g hrul n wo u ld
('<lUS(' (' \'(' 11 lln- health i cst la r ~ l' 1 to M E l) A 5 I M
co llap s e .
E Q
Th e th ird Square of th e twe nty-
B
secon d cha pter of t he Th i rd Book of the A IQ IQ
Sa cre d Magid of Abramelin th e Mage
5
is u sed to cause failu re of t he li ve r in
th e vi ct im . While t hi s is ofte n not fa ta l,
I
it will ca use complic atio ns wit h da ily M Q
l ife , co m fo rt , and hea lth , and will
The third S</llUl'(, of thf' twen(lj"sl'(,Oll d
usual ly mani fest its elf 'wit h prob le ms chtlptr r of the Third [look of thl'
S(/cred Muy kk of Abl'umdin tTw M(j!.Jt.'
in th e sk in , visi o n , energy lev e ls, a nd
eve nt ua ll y t he bl ood of the vi cti m .

T hi s se al of the plan et of Saturn

is use d for invo king t he power s of death,
de st ruct io n, a nd suffer i ng . Un like th e
previ ou s sym bols given. wh ich a re
s pec ific as to t heir effect, t hi s pl an et ary
sea l invoke s banefu l e ne rgy cu rr en ts
whi ch C.111 th en be sha pe d by t he
Ope rat o r . When pe rfo rm in g th e rit ual The f our frenth ,~('al of the second blink
of the Grt'(JteI· Key of Solomon
of co nsecra tion, it is best with t his seal
t o n o t atte mpt to fo rce a s peci fi c event,
illne s s, or type of ma lady, bu t sim ply
to foc us o n th e sufferi ng of yo u r vic ti m,
a nd th e n a llo w t he en ergie s to work in
th e mann e r t ha t is most s ui ta ble.

Thi s talis m a n inv o kes all of the

infe rn al hos ts a n d th e powers of Blac k
Ma gick an d d ir ect s th em toward s your
e ne my . If le ft u nfo rm ed, t h ese fo rce s
will surro u nd t he victim in spi r it ua l
dar kne ss, having an immediate
B/m'k /' 11111'1 tul isl1llm 21
b in d i ng effect where in t he ill tha t he is
work i ng ag ai nst yo u will be nu ll ifi e d ,
111111 gru d unlly lit" tl Ul'ldlt ' /'Hi will .ltl' nW urouu d 11 1111 untl l Ill' I.~ "' W/l IIl P l' d

In it nn d ,' lI ll ll n l C·M ' II P" . (lJl CC' IIt (· splrtr uu l .'!llIld ows ha n ' n\'N pO WI'll'd

IL L'! will, ln- will fa ll furth er iu to dcxpuir nnd d cxtrt n-tiun , 1111 1/1 lillJIt l'
wit h w ho m he d ea ls will seck 10 ha r m o r kill h im , untll th c p Cd SO ll N thu t
Ill: lu-np s inl o h is bud y run no lu ng e r h e xux t ul ucd , 01' uut !l Ill' l ah ~ h h~
o wn life to put a n end to miser y. It is thu uuh t hy mun y lrn dltl n un l
ccrem on iul is tx t ha t l it e effect s of thi s c ur se ar e carrie d Ill:Yllll\l iI" nlll ,
a nd th e victi m will never be re lea sed fro m the Ma /!, ick. A:-; wit h ,"1 1' \" ' 1'11 1

of th ese s y mbo ls , if yo u do no t d es ire t hat th e vic t hu d ies . la kr- ,' 1111 ' 10

s afegua rd again st t his in you r int eracti ons wit h th e elll'l'/!. i,' s tlut t )' 0 11

invo ke here .

AI IC; NIN G T il E C LJ RIU NTS

For t he Operatio n o f rit u ally conse crat ing a s tg !l. thurvhy II p ''l d ll ~'.
i l as a gate way of its d ark poe.. . er s into th is world. urrungv yo m '1'1'1111'11'

wit h a cha ir and a rai sed alter. Two black ca nd les s hould h e St' l 011 1111'
a lta r, one to the left hand side and the oth er to t he r i1-\ht. 'I'hu SY lllho l I II
he co n secrut ed s hould be drawn either on s hee psk in purchn u-u t or 01 1

thi ck , wh ite pape r in blac k in k or in t he b lood o f e ither a muuuun l Ill' 11

repti le. The sy mbol is to be s et, fa ce down , in the ccntcr o f till' nltu r,
Sit in t he cha ir behi n d th e alt ar and ullnw yt H l f ,"it ' l! II h-w
mo ment s to p hysicall y relax, to re leas e t he tunsi u u o f 1111' da y ,I lid I II
d is m is s t he an xiety which na t ur ally huild s in yo u hd ol'l' a rhnu l Nl l1' l1

as thi s. When the norma l gidd ines s has su bs idcd . ligh t llu: l'lllltlll',", 011

th e a lt ar, clo se your eyes, and ta ke a sl ow, d eep hn-nth ill, ll uld ti ll ' ulr
in you r lungs for a mom ent, and th cn relea s e i t. If y o u art' " Il U lll l ll )t tlu-
second s of eac h breath , t he d u ratio n of you r cxhuhuionx s ho u ld l' ~ l 'I', ' d

t ha t of your in halat io ns by at lea st five sec o nds lur t'1I1' 1L 11I1' 1l1 1!
Cont in ue t o br ea th e in , hold , and b re a th e ou t for a lr-w 111 111111 1' " , 1111'
g rea ter in ta ke of oxyge n slig htly alt er in g yo u r nu-nm l . . 1alt· , jot t'1I1l1111K

yo u no t only great e r rel axatio n, b u t a lso i m prove d uu -ut n l l'I a rll ~ ,

Sense us you br eat he the en erg ies a ro un d y O ll which urdinurll v

1-\0 unno t iced , Feel the nil' in t he Templ e not as a s la1-\ l1 a lt· "t ll p t 1111'. " .

hUI as a buzzi ng and vibrant cu rr e nt s ur ro u ndi ng you , Fed tlu- wa ll"

o f t he Templ e 11 0 lo nge r as s t o n e o r s he etro ck, bUI a s li vi ug par1irl c'N
loo kin g Oil at t hc ritn ul, s tundl ng s te ady <l ~ a ill ~ l a ll inlruxiu n , S I I' O I I ~ I n
protcct th c rit ua l and 10 vun tnin it s power ,
 Op en your e yl' Jo; and le t yo ur vial nn dri ft tuwnrd s t he sy mbo l.
Rat her than focu sin g on a s ingle line or cha rnct er, a s th e mind often
prefers to do, view th e whol e s igil at once, a llowin g t he ima ge of it to
burn int o you r min d. Mai nta in your breat h ing , and as yo u d o so, fec i
th at with every b reat h you r mind sinks de ep er int o t he sym hol. It is
no rmal as you r begi n to open th e s igil for you r eyes t o na rr ow in foc us
a nd your fore head to wrinkle with concentration. As you notice thi s
ha ppeni ng, remind you rself to relax. You are not mem ori zing the s ha pe
of th e symbol, nor are you using th e powers of you r m ind to bri ng
anyth in g out of it. You are s imp ly u n it ing wit h it , an d are wa it ing for
it to awaken an d to open, and for th e for ces th at it contains to be re leased .
As you are waiting, your gaze into the si gil becoming de ep er ,
br ing to mind an image of you r vict im. With you r senses and yo ur
sta te of bei ng heigh t en ed by yo ur med itati on s , yo u will alm ost in st an t ly
be sho cke d wit h th e emo tio ns t hat yo u h ave attac he d to yo u r vic t im.
Your ange r, frust rat ion, ang uis h, and rage will au to mati cally surface
with out effor t. You r th oughts will alm ost alway s be memories of the
past, of the ridicule or t he offense s caused by you r ene my. You now
mus t in he r it a new memory. You m ust remember th e fu tu re, as yo u
arc cre at ing it. Sec you r ene my, in a st ill im age, in a sta te of su ffer in g.
If your cu rse is aimed at cau si ng d is ease, you m ight im agi ne him in a
ho spital bed, with a look of hop elessness on his fa ce, or lying on h is floor
at hom e, sh ive ring, vomit ing , and alo n e.
Once you have env isioned the fut u re in a still im age, lock that
im age in your mind. Force all other tho ug hts out, all ot he r desire s
flee in g a si de from th e suffer ing of your victim . Do not allow your
emotion s to ca use phy si cal tensi on, but ins tead route th em throu gh
you r eye s , all owin g your feeling s to flow into the symbo l. Although it
r equ ir es a gr eat d eal of discipli ne to n ot allow yo ur body to react to your
em ot io ns , cont ro lling your phys iology will caus e a u nique form of
re le ase, and you will find tha t you r emo t ions ar e pow e rful if yo u use
them . Focu s on th e im age in your mind, allow your self to sink entirely
into t he s igil, relea se your emotions th rou gh you r eyes rather th an
th rou gh your mus cles, and conti nue to b reath e.
After o nly a few minutes of gaz ing at th e sy mb ol, focus in g on
your fut ure memory, an d tran sfe rr ing your des ir es through you r will ,
an inv is ib le co nnec tion with th e sym bol a nd th e future will beg in to
fo rm. Th is Mag icka l linking may fec i li ke a ma gn et ic pull towa rd s t he
xymhul . 111"'IIl' Il IIlK 1111' 1' ,II1t'I' ta ll' whervl n 1111' ult ur, 1111' Tl'lII p h' , 11 1111
all Ihin K!I SilVl' IlII' your vi. ion lind thv "iKII disnp peur , Ill" IW IlIl· t i m
11 noti ccnb! c utm us plu-rlc shift insid e of the 'I'emp h-, In I Ill' nu um-ut III
conu cct lou . some thing will occur which will f(·('1 utt e rly s l q )t ' r1 ll llll ll ll ,

This even t s ignals th e beginnin g of a swift series of su bse quen t

s upern at u ra l events, th e mom en tum of th e ritu al havin g rr-u rlu-d It II
s umm it a nd t he energies which ar e being evoked hCl!, in ni liK to s wlrl III
the ir places a nd move towards th e Tem ple.
Rat her th an los ing your self in th e wo nder o f th lll 1II 01ll C'III,
continue you r visual and your ment al co nce nt rat io n, al ollK wit h y U il l

physi ca l relaxat ion, us ing you r newfound awar en ess to pu sh yO lll' will
in to real ity. Within only a few se co nds, th at wh ich was invisib le will
begin to man ifest. The drawn symbol will begin to mo rp h i ll a \'1, 111 11'
man ner. Most oft en, you will se e the line s, cir cle s, and d ra wn d c 'l ll l l .~ III
th e s igil vanish ing fro m th e s u rface of th e pa pe r, a nd mom ent s Intl' l
reapp earin g, hut not in th e sa me way . In st ead , t he lin es will 1'1'1'11I t il

floa t abo ve the paper, or will se em t o slither wit h in its flbcrs . O rH'I' l llt '

fi rst lin e or do t has don e th is and has reappear ed , a no th er will in st uru lv

do lik ewise, eac h lin e va nis hi ng an d retu rn in g o ne at a t ime un t il tln-
whole image of the sy mbol has dis app ear ed and re t u rn ed to sig h t . TIlt'
d ra wn sigil has, in going throu gh th is pro cess, un d erg u m- II

tran sfig urati on. It ha s left t his wo rld and has retu rn ed wit h pu wrr,
Th e symbol is no lon ger of thi s eart h, but is a ga teway into SHIII I'IhillK
else . The symbol is t he n, wha t I refer to as "o pe n."
It is commo n to excuse this s er ies of vis ua l ,'v" III" alt I l l c' ~ .

bein g played by th e mi nd on th e eyes, as the brai n's way 01 til h UI'IiIl .

th e vis ion fr om something th at it ha s stared at for fa r 100 l Ull )/" Cllul lllllr
t he rit ual , however, and the Magick of it will he p rov e n.
The symbol being ope n, the ener gies and cnti th-s Ihlll h ll \'l'

heen invoked an d conju re d ca n usually be se nse d as lH'il1 K \'l' r)' n e-.... lu

tb e Temple , if not st anding imm ediat ely wit hin it. They 11I'1 ' 1111' 11' ,
ha vin g been called by you, awaiti ng your co mma nd.
St ill gaz ing at t he sigtl and ho ldi ng to your IIll' lIl III 11I1lI KI' ,
clear ly sta te, "Powers of Dar kn ess , Powers of Death , I inVU K(' t hv \lO WI'I M
of (vict im's name)'s demi se, Come s icknes s, cornu mi sfortu ne. (' 0 1111'

desp ai r, a nd blad en (victim's name)' s life. I send you 0 11 will)!, 01

s uffer ing to de vou r (vict im's nam e)." '1'011 ma y h e re )ti\'(' 1111)' , llI' ('ll k
st a te me nts of int vut or of n'a !wlli ll~ fur th e Cllrst· , It is ('"s t'lll ial 111 ,11 III
 of tlu- vunuun nd th a t ;11 1 t' lIlOl lu lI, ;1 11 .nt m-hm unt III tlu-
t lu- ~ i vill~
s all of yo u r
vict im he su r rende red . Gi n' up to t lw Power x uf Dar-knes
ict im , O lin'
pa in and s ufferi ng, a nd allnw th em III ca rr y it to yo u r v
, s tat e, " By
you have done t his , and hav e give n you r s pecific comman ds
the Power of Darknes s, my will be don e."
se
Inh a le deeply, deeper tha n you previou s ly have , a nd re lea
f t he a nxiet y
th e b reath e mor e slow ly t han eyer before , Rid yo ur se lf o
na l res id ue ,
th at has gat hered in your che st , as well as an y em otio
Un li ke mos t
Rele as e th e image held in you r mind at t he s ame tim e.
t yo u have
ritua ls , you will on ly se nse a portio n o f th e energie s t ha
A lar ge por tio n of t he pow ers will remai n with th c
ca lle d dep art in g.
the pap er in
sym bol, imbuing it with t he poten cy o f the rit ua l. Fo ld
an d kn ow
half and t urn it face down on t he a ltar. Blowou t th e ca nd les,
t ha t indeed, it is done ,
m
Put th e sig il a way whe re it will n ot be seen even by you . Fro
see p in to
its se cre t place it will in fect t his world wit h it s power and will
ing h im , If
th e re st ing pl ace of you r vic tim, tort ur -i ng him an d s icke n
the power in it , a nd you will
yo u co me acro ss t he sym bo l, you will se ns e
bc rem ind ed o f th e terrihl e Work t ha t is ta king pla ce .
has
when the Wor k has b een comp le te d, whe n t he vict im
, les t it
s uf fered to t he exten t of your des ire, th c sym bo l mu st be closed
ss into you r life an ti
continu e to wo r k u pon th is worl d a nd s pill da rkne
th is is by
de s t ruc tio n in to you r home . The only way to acc omplish
of th e s ymbo l has
d est ro yin g it. wh en it is ap pa re n t th at th e power
s hou ld he
comp le ted its deci ded cou rse , it is t o he b urne d a nd it s ashes
As it bu r ns , t h an k
scatt ered in the win d, b uri ed , or diss ol ved in wat er .
gin g you .
t he Power s of Da rkn ess fo r ans weri ng your ca ll a nd for aven

nge
Whil e symbo ls suc h as these are pote n t in ca us ing gre at cha
y, it is no l
in t he wor ld , o r in ca usi ng great harm to an enem
of a vic tim .
reco mme nd ed to usc th em alo ne in procu ring the death
re s eve rn!
Th is ta s k, whi ch is ind eed a da rk and di fficu lt on e, will requi
day s with
re petit ions of th e above Oper ation , one at lea s t ever y th ree
Magi ck Up OIl
t he s am e symb ol, ca usi ng a co nt in uo us rain o f Ba nef ul
wi th s ta nd
yo u r e nemy un til his bod y, mi nd , a nd s pi rit can no lo nger
your cu rse s ,
 N I S AN SPIRITUA L
WARFARE

Ea rl y i n my s t u d y a n d p ra ct ice o f t h e occ u lt a rt s , I for med wlllll

ref err ed 10 as a Dar k Circl e. in vi ti n g II fe w o t h e r n ovi ce I'r:ll'li ll o ll l'l .
whose visio n an d ins ight s see med tai nted by s piritua l da rklll'!tM, who
g ravita te d mor e to wa rd s t he demonic rather th an t ill.' h ol y, a nti whu
were hu n gr y for t he sa me God lik e powe rs t hat I so u gh t. In s h o l l 111 111' .
o u r in n a t e po we rs a nd vices be cam e a ppa ren t t o o ne a uo thcr, .uu l W I'

be gun t o rea liz e t hat eac h of us fi lle d a very n ecess a r y n ich e in o u r Iitt ll'
Circ le. Afte r so me tim e of Wor ki ng toget her , I bega n to nuti ce lh llt ,1
member of the Circ le, .la red , had been having ext re me dif fir-u lt y III
h rin gin g ab o ut re a l, s ubs t a n t ia l cha ng e in hi s li fe us iu g ri tu nl . l it, Wil li

a b le. h o we ver , t o ma ke t h e see mi ng ly m ir acul o us h appe n O il cutumn nd .

With o ut rit u a l, med it at io n, o r ev en verba liz a t ion o f h is in t en t. 1\1' ('o u ld
affect n ea r ly a ny e t her per so n in s ig h t i n d ram a t ic aud irrr-I ut uhh-
wa }'!.; , He see med t o naturall y po sse ss an ab il ity t h a t I " II\'i ,'(1, a nti th ai
I knew I wa s a lo ng way fro m a tt ai nin g , yet he co u ld hart-ly ('''Ul m l ' II

t c n d oll a r b ill t o co me h is way wit h ri tu al. I wa s pa ying l's pt,t'ia ll v d WIl '
a tt e n t io n to h im at on e po in t d u ri ng h is Mng ic ka l as s(' rtill ll 01 will ,
n ot ici ng t hat he woul d cl ose h is eyes, low e r hi s h ead , an d ou t III unwln- ro
I se nsed a n im me nse a mo u n t of ra w e ne rgy bu ild ing ill tlu- .u en ,111111 1111
us . an d t hen as swi ft ly d issipat in g, In t he seco nd t ha t t ill' l 'Il I' I' V, V tlll'l:
was go ne, t h e t a rge t wo uld re a ct i n the ma nn er th at he d t'siTl' 11,
"Wha t t h e hell was that!" I d em anded j us t ;I S .la red 011l' 1ll'd III
('y" s.
li e s mil ed a s if h e'd jus t been sitt ing o n pin s a n d m -cd h-s w ll lt l l l)l,

fo r me to a sk , an d sa id , "Pslo ni cs. " I wo ndere d if per ha ps ht, had 111'1'1\

h oo ki ng up with th e school' s Dun geo ns a nd Dra gon s sq ua d lH'hillti out
ha ck s, Wha teve r t h e cas e, he po sse ssed u pow e r. a nd it wus it p O Wl '1

t hat want ed ,
.l a r vd e xpl ain ed t hnt wh ile 1 b urnt ca nd les an d rt'q lll' stc'l l III 1111'
Iu rccs - th nt -b e 10 fu lfill lily wis he s, a n d w h ile I a tl cut p t ed I II S U l1I lIl O li
 nr I II rui sc t ill' dead to obe y Ill y ('0 III III aud s, th at IH' was It'lIl'11 ln K
th'IIlUJ1 S
ahh- ttl
10 IISC t hat power thaI he had withi n him sel f. .lured was always
t h oll ~ht t hat
feel th e energy fields around him, and in ch ild ho od had
ula te Ihem ,
he co uld interact wit h th ose fie ld s, an d co uld eve n ma n ip
le tha t he
but it was n 't until he bega n t o p racti ce with th e Circ
ial t her e.
rememb er ed all of th is a nd s aw t he lat en t pot ent
Jared cou ld ga the r the en ergy aro un d an d with in h im, th ro ugh
t hem in hi s
will ed con trol of the se invis ible for ces, an d would ho ld
On ce th e ener gy
stomach , h is ch est , hi s eyes, or li ke a ball in his h an d s.
a d esire by
was collec te d into one place, he wou ld "pr ogra m" it with
and wis hes
focu sing on th e ou tc ome an d cha n ne li ng tho se th ough t s
th e ta rget.
into th e energy ball, and th en he wo uld releas e it towa rds
He was n't ab le to give me mo re in st ru cti on than th at , as th e
act ice, t he re
whol e act was in na te for h im, bu t he in si st ed th at wit h pr
t ech niqu e as
sh ou ld b e no rea so n t hat I wo uld not be abl e t o use t his
we ll.
nces
Tr y as I might, all of the vis ua liza t io ns an d pseud o-T al -Chi sta
rgy to get her
an d ho ld ing my br eath while trying to gathe r th e e ne
my a lt ar and
wer e in vain . I gave up for th e mome nt and re t u rne d t o
my ri t ua l devices.

Most Chr is tians toda y ar e a cute ly familiar with th e biblical

o f Faith. "
rant in gs abo ut th e "Arm or of God," and the "Swo rd a nd Shield
sary o r the
Most ha ve als o heard of th e pierci ng da ggers of the ad ver
Like Sat an him self, t he se are met ap h or s, ideas given
fier y dar ts of he ll.
h s pirit u al
fo rm by ce nt ur ies of b eli ef. Also li ke Satan , giv en enoug
b rou ght t o
sh ove an d eno ugh pr act ical usa ge, th ese metaph or s ca n be
life .
ty to
One part icular winter I was p resented wit h th e oppor tu ni
earn a few do llar s for
hel p my fr ie nd' s uncle at work, and hope fu lly
a se lf -ta ught,
rent , food , an d of course , cigar ett es. Her uncl e, Scott , was
g al o ne, as h e had
self-e mp loyed paint er who seeme d t o pr ef er workin
n eeded hel p
n o fu ll- t ime help. He h ad come acro ss seve ra l jo bs t h at he
with, and I was a will ing h and .
black
I report ed fo r my first d ay on th e j ob wi th my lo ng, dyed
ail s alread y
hai r pull ed int o a pon yt a il, the b lac k poli s h on my fi ngern
ing over my
ch ipp ing away, and my comb at bo ot s unl a ced and flopp
from bein g
white pa int er 's pan ts. I di scove red r ath er qu ickly t hat as ide
II 1'II I II lt' I ,lI lt l 1111 ,lI thil , S t'n lt WIU. III II ,I d C'VIIII I nnd 11" 11,' " 1'1"1'1111 1,'
MurlllulI , Th,' Iln,,1 I ew IInya u f wor k Wl' U' I'l'I'f urllH'tl III 1I,1.,lI vl ' " lh' IIt""
whic h prcfcn'od . Th e qual it y of Ill y wo rk IIl1d Iht, 1I ~ ~ rt ' s s lvl ' Il " !"l H wh h
wh lrh purs ued {'v,' ry ta sk lcr l S cu tt t o o ffer lil t' a Iul l -t hm- pu alfl o u ,
i1 IUIIK wi th a do llar a n h u u r inc rea se from wha t Ill' W:IS cur rv u t ty 1'1I ylli K
Ill " ,

With in a co u p le o f d ays fr o m my act ual hi re - o n dut e . Scu t t um l I

wc rc ea ti ng lu nc h t ogeth er wh en he b lun t ly as ke d , "So, are y U lI II d r' vl l
wor sh ip pe r, o r wh at ? " I all bu t chok ed on my roa st bee f s nn d wh-h .
"I pr ef e r no t to ta lk abo u t my reli g io n at wo r k," J rcpl it«]. OI l' I hntl
found ea r ly on th at occ ult t op ics in t he wo rkpla ce mnk,, ' lU I

uncom fo r tab le work ing s it ua t io ns, if no t for opportu n ltl es t il I " "')..,
em p lo ym e n t els ewh e re. He left t h e s u bject a lone ... fo r abo ut a ll lru u r,
"Yo u kn o w, I wo n 't firc yo u or h old it a gai n s l yo u if yo u '1 \'1' II

d evil wo rsh ipp e r, " Sc o tt a n no u n ce d as we were driv in g bet ween [ o h

s it es . 1 felt a bit s t uc k , s itt in g in t h e pa sse nge r se a t of hi s va n wit h u
h al f h ou r d riv e th at co u ld bec o m e ex t reme ly un co m for t a hl e .
" N o , I'm n o t a d evil wo rs h ip p er ," I s a id , h alfwa y u n d e r m y hn-n th .
" n u t I d o p ra ct ice what yo u 'd p ro b abl y call Black Ma gl ck." AI tln- tl uu- ,
I wa s se r vi ng as Reve rend in a "d em o n ic ch urch, " a nd I re la t ed S H Ull' II f

th e b a s ic t en et s of t h e r eligio n , Scott h a d littl e to a s k o r t o ud d . .u u l

s im p ly dro p p ed m e off at my h o me t h at n ig h t , wit h q ui ck th a n ks fo r
sha ring m y b eli efs . I wasn 't s u re whet he r o r no t h e 'd be ttn-n- I II nh-k
me u p in t h e mo rn ing .
Sure e no ug h, th e n ext d ay 1 wa s pa in t in g ho uses uguin . <llltl Scoll,
who wa s u suall y u pbea t in th e mos t a n noy in g wa y was qulrt ,\li d
t h ou gh t ful. Fin a lly , as h e a n d I we re b r u sh in g i n S O Il I " \\' 01 111 11 1m
to geth er , h e brok e hi s s il en ce, "I k now a p rett y powerful witt-h ." lip
s a id . "We ll , s he u s ed t o b e a wit c h , b ut s he 's t ryi ng t tl Jot I'! ll WUY lu uu
tha t life ." Even th e way t ha t t h e wo r d "w itch " ca m e o u t o f h i" mouth
se e m ed u nnat u ra l for h im . "I h op e you d o n 't m in d , hu t I tnlkv d 10 !I l' l
la s t ni ght a nd t old he r a b it ab o u t yo u . S h e was pr ett y intt' l'I' Nlt'el,"
"Oh yea h ," I sa id , not su re whe re t hi s convcrsutlon wns tl,, 'Kll ll('"
to go. "W hat d id s he h ave t o s ay?"
"Thai yo u 're wa lk in g a ve r y d a n ge r o us roa d, a n d tha t yuu Cl lIv, hl
10 ge l ou t o f it b ef o re it 's too lut e. "

"Sco tt, I don't mou n 10 so u n d d isres pe ct fu l o f you a n d your 11t'1I , ' h .

hu t I' ve hea rd thai a milli on tim es a lrea dy . I k n o w t hat y O li wa nt 10
 Y slIu l III lit'
S<l H' s ou ls an ti a ll tbut , h UI hones tl y, I don't rt'"ll y wu ut I1\
suvc d . "
Scott s to ppe d working , h is loa ded pai ntb ru sh lo we red to
his s ide.
j u st telli ng YUU t hi s
an d he loo ked st rai g ht in to my eyes . "I' m nol
because I' m Christi a n a nd I wa nt to save your sou l. know more than

yo u m igh t imagi ne a bout witc hcraft an d demons a nd a

ll of that."
in
"Oh really, " I retorted , t rying to st ifle t he obviou s sa rcas m
my voicc .
- fir m ly
"Yes, real ly. " he sai d, a s fi rm ly as he co ul d manage
this f rie nd o f minc , th e
e no ug h to rega in my atten ti on. "Beca use of
life , I' ve been
wit c h, becau se I'm t ryi ng to hel p her get a way from her
it che s and wa rlocks lI S C'
a tt a cked by evil sp i rit s a n d I've ha d t he othe r w
spiri t ual weapon s aga ins t me ."
took a mom ent to le t my m ind get past his neophy th-
ns .
te r m i no logy , a nd a s ked what he mea nt by s p ir itual weapo
"Well , you 've heard of the fiery darts of t he adve rsary?" I nodde d .
he s an d
"w e ll, th ey' re rea l. T hey arc rea l, s pi ri t ua l dart s that witc
s o n a pa rt of yo u r
wa r lock s ca n t hro w at yo u. They foc us t hcir m ind
d a rt s at yo u .
bod y, a nd the n they us e s pel ls t o th row t he s e Inv is ib le
t hroug h t he skill
T hc dart s don 't j ust s tick in t he s kin , th ou g h , th ey go
fir st , i t j us t
a nd th ey s tic k in to organ s a nd o t he r pa rt s of yo u r body. At
rt ge tti ng sick ,
hu rt s , bu t if yo u leave the m i n fo r a few days , you'll sta
if t hey can kill
and that area will start to hurt rea lly bad , I' m not sure
you, hut I do know t hat t hey hu rt."
I re t urned to my trim wo rk ,,,vit ho ut r eplyi ng, and in fact
, I st ayed
tt wa s a nu l
s ile nt fo r th e re m a inde r o f th e d ay, t elling m ys el f t hat Sco
le ft fiel d as his
and that hi s belief in s pirit ua l weapo ns wa s a s fa r i nt o
, Bu t for
b el ief in a dead man retu rning to ea rt h to burn all t he wicked
so me re as on I j us t co u ld no t s h a ke wh a t he ha d tol d me.
may
Si tting a t home that n igh t, the po s sib ili ty th at hi s claims
cou ld no t
have merit gnawed at me, and fin a lly, whe n I dec ide d that I
cand le from my
sl ee p u nt il I had pu t the matt er to res t, I pulled a bl ack
t h is Ch ri st ia n
d ra wer a nd set it o n my altar. I decided th at perha ps
con temp la t in g
u rb an leg end co uld be experim ent ed ,vith , a n d s o I be gan
occ ult sc ie n ces.
h o w it cou ld be m er ged with ac tu al, verifiab le
(If Sco t t.
I med ita ted br ie fly , a nd t hen fo cus ed on a mental im a ge
and a stral pr ojecti un,
I ha d been le a rn ing t he a rts of re m o te vie win g
ent. I m ight
a nd so I fi gure d t hat wh ile I was pl aying wit h t hi s experim
,I, wel l 111'11 "" III' 1111 Ill y t'lInl'lll l' ,(l' r d "t "'- I Vi Jill il ll l l, t1 St'II t1 III 111 \'
mllll! rh-arl y, ,lIltl I [e-]! Illy aWll fl'lH'SS ht'!IlK 11" 111'11 III him , III h i", lorut tuu ,
III h is physil'1l 1 h l'i Ii K 011 thl s pluue. I trn usfern-d my t'OIl Sl, loII lIlU'U III
I Ill' minor dl')I,l' l'e of which I was c ll Jl a b lt~ al till' tin u ' to thi s I\ Wlln'I\ I' rt" II I
his I H'ill ~ , an d I found Ill)' vision no longer in my npartm ent , hili 11I!lI I' 11l1

in sid e of his borne . Il l' was cli mbing his car pe ted st airs, foll owln g hili
wife 10 the ir bedroom for th e night. I moved my awaren ess ('Io " t' l In
him, un su re if th is was a hyp ncgugic hulluci na l iou of so rts Il l' If I hU ll
actua lly begun to ta p into my latent rece pt ive abili t ies. Om-r hat! .1
dear view of his entire body, I focu sed my atte ntion 011 his r1 )/,hl 'lIllI',
a nd I felt my awa reness lock o nto that s pot enti re ly. as if 111I lit h l' l
lo cati on existe d in t hat moment. My hand see me d t o 1II0 Vl' illin tilt, ,11 1
of its own accord , my index a nd middl e fingers exten ded . hoth III 111 \'

remo te awareness a nd in my physica l body . Althou gh I could !It' I' IIU

fiery da rts ar rows of outrageous misfortu ne anywher e arou nd lil t' , I d id

sense the prese nce of so met hing much like t ho rn ed cluste rs IIt ' UI' Ill y

right hand , float ing in th e air. My hand quickly mot ioned to ward s hi ll
side , a nd the nettles insta ntly embedded into hi s body , Again , I (·ot llel
not see th is, even in my remote vision, bu t I was simply nwnte 01 JIM
occ urre nce. Scott gra bbed his side and grunt ed, Asto un ded . I slllJo\"
my head and retur ned to my ap ar tm en t , to my bed room . 10 Illy hud y
a nd to my mind that did not know how to proc ess all of th is,
The following day, Scott was obvious ly in a had nurod . Hunl lv.
a fter a few hour s of wor k, he ca me to me and said, " I'd :lp pn 'I'IH11' II II
yo u didn 't u se spi rit ual weapon s aga ins t me , I' d li kv til t'ul u l dt 'l II I

friends, but if you're going to do t hat , I don 't kn o w ho w 1·, 111 ~"l'JI

th inki ng t hat we a re ," I looked confu sed , and I certaiul y k it 1'11 111 11 11I' \1 ,
hot h at t he fact that th e previou s night' s expet-iuu-nt hilt! " lI n ' t"" It' tl

and at hi s conscio us recognit ion that it wa s me, rat he r th uu li ll I' 01 h ill

nam e less "wa rlocks. "
"Maybe you did n't know you wer e doing it," he suid , tr ylll j( 10 IH '
apolo getic, "J us t try to cont rol it with me, please ,"
I didn't know if I should lau gh an d dan ce a t t his IH ' W aid lil y, III II
should sta rt flinging fiery da rts left a nd right j ust 10 see it h., ppl' lIl
Eit her way, I was elat ed.
I bega n experimcnti ng mor e an d mo re with tlu' t er-hulqtn- 01

lIs ing tIH''sI' asl ral wr-upuns. If my target W;lS fa r away, I would II t' tuv
1'1'11I0 11' sens ory p en-cjulun 10 th ro w th e dart s at tlu-m. an d if 1111' \· WI'II'
standing in t ill' sa me roo m, I wo uld s imply til ne l utu the pu rt uf t heir
body that I want ed 10 infli ct, I wou ld se ns e t he p rese nce o f th c l' ll l'l'Kl' l it '

thorn ed cl ust ers , a nd I would motio n wit h my ha nd for t horn til at ta ck .

I n oticed that th e mo re a tte nt io n I paid to t he vis ua lizat io n of th e thi ng,
th e less pot e nt t he wh ole expe ri me nt becam e. If I i ns tead s imp ly knew
th a t it wou ld t ak e pla ce and went th rou gh the moti on s , ha vin g no
doubt of my ab il ity t o do so, th e r esu lts wer e one h undred per ce nt.

Ast ral we ap on s will not necessaril y inflict im mediate phy s ica l

pa in , but t hey will im med iat ely put into proce ss t h e infirmi ti es whi ch
a re gu a ra ntee d to even tuall y ca use a mass ive a mo unt o f p a in , if no t
da mage d fu nctio ns of the body where t he we ap on s are pl aced . At fi rst .
I expec te d ever y target to reac t violen tly and painfully to the attack ,
on ly to b e d isapp oi nt ed . Inst ead , within a day of th row ing the "d a rt s "
a t a per son , t hey wou ld begi n to co mpla i n of an ache i n the s pot th at I
had a fflicte d .
I a lso be gan to noti ce tha t those who arc me nt all y a n d spi ri tuall y
wea ke r will be affected much more qu ickly tha n oth ers, and us uall y
mo re in te nsel y. If a da rt is lodged in t heir sho ulde r , r ath er th a n fee lin g
a si mp le discomfor t , the y will fee l as if th e e nti re joi nt has b een
di slocated. Another me nta] note tha t I mad e is tha t t hose who a re mo re
co nscio usly attune d to spiritu al realiti es, who a re natura lly cla irvoyant
or d is ciplin ed in th e occ ult will not on ly be ab le to se nse t he pr esen ce
a nd u se of spi ritual weapo ns, a nd be able to stop o r t o remov e them
us in g th e fo rce of th eir will , they a re also usu all y able to di sce rn where
they ca me from, knowing almost im me diate ly who it is th at ha s
att ac ked them .

The above t wo cases demo ns trate what is pe rha ps t he mo st ra re

and most unfo und ed typ e of cu rse . Even th ose wh o ha ve ca lled u po n
and h ave spoke n with dem on s , who h ave t raveled out of body to oth er
re alm s, and wh o have exact ed every sort of curs e a nd spe ll up on ot her s
find th es e accou nts diffic ult to b eli eve - mu ch the sa me way that I did .
Ano th er type of " psio nic" or spir it u al wa r fa re exi st s wh ich ut ilizes
no ri t ua l at all, but reli es solel y on t he pot en cy of th e ac t it self, much
li ke th e fie ry dart s of the adver sa ry . In the t we n ty-fir st cha pt e r of hi s
b ook. Magtck in Th eory a nd Pract ice, th e not o riou s Aleis ter Cr owley
cites a ca se a lmo st as unbeli evabl e as tho se I h ave give n ab ove. i f no t
ilion' " 0 rhu- lu ti ll ' 11 1'111111 tll'lIlh 0 1 tlu- vlct bu.
.. All al ll'p i I..llllwlI 10 TIu- MA STEI< TII EH! ( )N nlH' c' IUIIIII I It

m-cess ur y tu slOlY :1 Cin'l' ..... lro W:IS I H' w i td l i n ~ lm -t h n-n . II I'

mc rel y wa lked III the d our o f he r room , a ml drew nn Al'trn l T
( rt rndit o rc ", a nd t he sy m ho l of Sa t u r n } wi th .111 a s tra l t1 a)OWI .
\Vit hi n <1 8 hou rs s he s h o t he rs e lf."

I wa s s t u dy i ng t his tex t about t he sa m e time t hn t wu

r-xperi me n fing wit h Black Magi ck a n d cur ses , a nd thi s r l'fl' n ' IH' I' ulwlI, .
s ee m ed t o s pa r kle for me , bo t h wi th fa n t a sy a nd a lso wi t h ;\ h ill t III
p romi se. I a tte m pt ed to usc it O IH'C on t he bedru o m doo r o f ;l " II'I' pIIl K
victi m, who ncar imm edia tely awoke scr cu mtug . lut c r IlI' lll'd t 11111

s he had d rea mt th e mo s t rea li s t ic d re am of bei ng ru p r-d hy h ll l'lll ' tl

mon st er s . neve r again a ttempted to us c t h e a s t r u l dr:lwin >!, o f s)' 1II1t1l1
,I S a t yp e of Ban eful Mugi ck , a lt ho ug h I d id fi nd it usefu l when t1 l' a l ill)t
with s p iri t ua l ph e n o men a a nd hyp c rse naiti vc loca t ion s .

All o f t h ese can be ta ke n a s a se r ies of am usin j; !'i l o r il·x. Il l' 11 "1

gu ide pos ts an d less o ns to discove ring yo ur ow n a hili tic . . a s ;1 I' 'il on lt,
p ra ct i t io n e r o r a s pirit u al wa r r io r. Exper im e nt in g wit h th e s p hl t unl
wcapo ns made t h e pra ct ice increasingly e a s y fo r me . un ti l I 1111 11l1I ~I ' 1'

need ed to se ns e t he psion ic cl usters o f e ne rgy , vis ual ize them . HI' 11I11\1'

my ha nd s ; all t h a t wa s so on re q u i re d wa s to will t he end res ult a nti 10

re le ase t he d es i re for s uc h . Th e u n fortun a t e th in g a bou t Bluck Mll ~ld \
is t hat it s po wers aw ak e n qui te s po n t a n eo u s ly.
 I' A Itl I I : 1\ It! N t IE It () r mATI!

RITUAL REL EASE OF HATRED

Th e ra w, un temp e red hu man em o t io ns s e rve as powe rfu l

gate ways i nto t he very god like powe rs inh eren t in t he Mag ician . It
seems t o be the ult imat e t ask of "e leva ted " so ciety to restrai n em ot ion a l
ex tre mes in a ll, fo r th e goo d of a ll, to ma i nta i n a bland eq uilib r iu m
which will not t hrea te n the curren t o rder by the ho pes of cr eat in g o ne
th a t is be tter , if no t fo r t he wh ole , t he n a t leas t fo r th e i nd ivi d ua l
co nc e rn ed . Express io n of t r ue em o t io n , no t any fa b r icated pos turin g
nor th e bipo la r man ia of cross-s pect ral o utbu rs ts, do es indeed appear
thre ate ni ng t o m ost i n o u r wes tern world . Outbu rst s o f i nt e ns e e moti o n
urc even swift ly beco ming i lleg ul. Po un di ng you r fi s ts aga i ns t a wa ll in
anger, ra th e r t ha n po u nd i ng the o ne who angers you , is neve rt he less
culled "domestic violence," as i t is a dis play of d ole nee or agg ress ion in
a d om est ic envi ro n me nt . Ra is i ng yo u r vo ic e in p rot es t of the
objcct iun a hle mi g ht allow you to s po rt a "d ist ur bi ng the pe a ce " cha rge
o n yo ur doc ke t. Int ima t ion s of pa ssio n and lega l d e cla rat io ns o f lo ve
arc on ly accep ta ble when t hey squeeze perfe ctly in to th e sa me mo ral
fox hol e that has bee n he ld for fa r too ma ny ce nt u ries - t he Gree ks and
t he Babylo nia ns mad e br ave a tte m pt s to rever se th e hy steri a , bu t ala s ,
t o no avail. Per ha ps t he mod e r n m ora l revo lu t ion wi ll gain m o re
g ro und.
Onc e t he So rce re r learns to bre ak from his soci a l pro grammin g
and a llo w hi s emot io ns to flo w in ri t ua l, wit hou t re st raint, a new fo r m
of self- li be rty a nd po we r is ex pe rie nc ed. W he re no rma lly he woul d hitc
h is ton g u e , he is ab le to sc ream . Where no rma lly he would b ite h is li p,
he ins tead may weep. Where n o rm all y he wo u ld b it e dow n on h is
prid e, he now m ay recog nize that t hi s wor ld is h is, and all th at it
co n t ai ns,

r HE GIFT OF RAGE

Ange r, whe n pus hed to it s fu rt he st ext rem es , is a te rr i fy i ngl y

u ni q ue e mo tion , It can {'; IlISC a pe rs on to do th a t wh ic h he wo u ld never
c'V1' 11 ('n ll "l 4Il' l' t1n l ll t( , It t' UII 1I11'I'ully lu-stnw upun hIm l't llpl'd n ltllllll
i't l rl' IlKt h, A Ilt(pr r a il uverw lu-lm till' m imi vn tln- ly. t' a \l !li ll t( hln rk out e
a n ti t em por nry II III nexia , le avi ng :1 forgo u vn I1lOl1I t' lIt of murd e r. TI\l'
emo tlu n cn n ev en gnt he r a critica l mass, where thv h o st of tlu- ht ' llli III
IIH Jun ger need ed and it ca n flow i n t o th e p hysi cal wo rld un rest rniru-d .
T h e ba s ic curse given in t hi s cha p ter, t he o bjec t of which is nut I n
harm, hut t o kill, is Dil l' th at I h ave s uccess ful ly e m ploy ed ut It'a st lil li'
t im es , eac h ti me res ul t ing in t he a chi ev em e n t o f t h e exa ct couuun m l
give n . It is wh at I h a ve calle d a "ra w" ritu a l , not u t ilizin g 11 0 w I' I')' IIl1 d
c p! c in can t a t io ns, g race ful cere m o n ia l pas ses a n d mo t ion s , 01" PYI'1I

vis ua liza tio ns mean t to d raw s pe cific e ne rgies t o t he T e m pl e , ur 10 11111'11

ga teways in t o o the r rea lms, The o ra t ion s g ive n a rc In trod uct o ry IIl1d
bcn c dl crorv. a nd a re e n t ire ly fu nc t io na l. Th e wh ol e powe r o f l h lp! dill u l
is in th e emot io na l re lease p ro vi d ed, a ft er wh ich , t h e real Maglck (H't 'UI
o fte n u n no tice d by th e Ma gici a n a s he is lyin g o n th e flo o r s pe n t :
Th e fir st t ime th at I ca me acr os s thi s typ e o f curs e, w ht' I"I' JIun '
an ger a n d p hysical vio len ce are used as a ca t a lys t fo r t h e s lnl s u- r !' ClWI 'I" 1I

of de stru ct ion , ' ..'as in the noto rio us bo o k, T h e Sa ta n ic Hih lt" w hih- I
o n ly e m ployed t h e ac tu al r it ual , ve rb atim , g ive n in t h a t te xt , t hv rhuul
o ut l in e, h av in g p ro ven itse lf th rou gh a p plicat io n, h as s i nce IH'I'II

re vise d , used , a nd t au ght to t h ose who I have trai ne d in t he occul t 11T h

a s o ne o f t he most basi c ri tu al s of d es t ru ct ive Mngick. wlu-n the' 1'lI d

res u lt d esi red is in d ee d t he p h ys ica l d eat h of t he vi ctim .

It see ms t h at th er e is no s ho r t age o f a ng e l" ill I IH' wo rl d, n ot I II 1111'
h u ma n be ing , and re ga rd less of th e bount y with whhh a pt' PIOll uurv
he e n d owe d, h e may a lso find rea so ns t o b eco me an gry, hi ll P I' , 11' 11 1'1111111 ,
an d eve n furi o us , not o nl y o nce in a gre a t wh ile , hill da ily, Wh,1 1 III 11 11

be u n d e rsto o d wh en a tte m pti ng t h e ri t ua l given in t hi s ('ha pll'l I thlll

the a mo unt o f a nge r or h at red t ha t you fee l to wa rd s the vict !ru IlIIl I 11
equ a l to o r greate r th a n yo u r o wn re ve re nce for life - n ul 11\l' tlllll llll'l
li fe o f yo u r victim , b ut life it self. I n es se n ce , in order In ~ l lt' I' I' . . tul lv
d e s tr oy a n o t he r hum an th rou gh thi s cu rs e, y o u I" an gvr 1II11 ,,1 1I\'l' l ll d ~'

yo ur co mpass ion, Reven ge mu st becom e more im por tant a ud 1I101 t'

jll'l'ss ing t h a n ev en self- pres ervat io n. If t he re is a ny t h(l ll~ h l It' ll 101 11 11'
and I UYl' whe n ent eri n g th is ritu a l, it wi ll n o t SUlTl' ('(1. Hnt n -d III U NI

overwhel m you en t ire ly, an d every dro p o f it mus t h e s p ill t'cl III tlu-
pe rfor m an ce IIf tln- ri tua l.
 I I I I NA I UIU 0 1 11 11 CU lt1 1

ed wit h
On e of th e grea te st reaso ns th a t peop le hecom e di sill us irm
work is no l
t he occult s hort ly afte r th ey begin putt in g t he i r st u d ies to
re s ult s, hut
bec a use t he ritua ls fail to provide im me d ia te a nd exact
st ead recei ve
in st ea d b eca use t hey arc expectin g one thing, a nd in
a nd in fact
a not her. Reality is not necessar ily less gra nd t ha n ficti on ,
io ns , howe ver,
is us ua lly qu it e a bit more so. Th e Neop hyte 's expecta t
l, pe rs o na l
arc us ua lly not in alignme n t wit h rea lity at all . The inte rna
cha pte rs
effec ts of the use of this Black Magick were deta iled in th e initial
rifia b le wo rld
of t his b ook; he re, t he effec ts of it u pon th e co ncr ete , ve
are give n. If th e ritua ls give n in this t ext aTC co ndu cte d as s pe ci fi ed, if
a re prepared
t he principl es of Mag ic k a rc co nsi ste n t ly applied , a nd if you
e r beyond th at
fo r t hc results of th e cu rse, you wi ll fi nd s uccess a nd pov..
which ha s eve r been conju red by Ho llywood mysti cs ,

tual of
Rega rd less of the type of Bla ck Magiek u sed, o nce t he ri
rse upo n your
Baneful Magic k has hce n co mp lete d, the e ffe ct of you r c u
rs t withi n his aura , T he
vic t im will he Insta nt a neou s, man ifes tin g fi
ea rl y o n ill
previo us ly men ti on ed " Dar k Circle" tha t I had assemb led
's food co u rt. We had
my oc cult p ract ices, had ga the red i n our mall
Worki n gs to
bee n pe rform ing a se ries of d ivi n at ion s a n d c lai rvoyant
corn e ne a r when
co m m u n ica te with a part icu lar s piri t wh ich s ee me d to
Thi s s p iri t was easily co nta cted, a nd t he
we we re toget he r .
whe th er wit h devices or t h rough i n te rn al
comm unicatio n ,
con versa ti on , was al wa ys sim p le, cl ea r, and in co in cidence wit h t he
t hi s pa rt icular
co m m u n ica t io ns of t he other me mb e rs of o ur Circle . On
u ld go abou t
aft e rnoo n , we were discuss ing amongs t ourselve s how we co
it s pow er, a nd
tasking th is s pi rit with th e ext rao rdi na ry in order to te st
s it ting a few
it s willingn ess to Wo rk i n our be hal f. We not iced a gi rl
of our classes ,
tables aw ay from us who was in ou r s choo l, a nd in s eve ra l
at s he wou ld
We held no pa rticu la r gru dge ag a i nst her, but decided th
ng a han d hel d
be th e perfect test su bject for th e d ay' s ex pe r ime n t. Usi
rit wa s pres ent . It a ns we red
commun i cat ion d evice, we as ked if the s pi
u ld he se nsed
i n t h e affi rm ative , a nd indeed, t he pr esence of th e s pir it co
t ask th at we ga ve it. II
a t our rubl e. We asked if it would perform any
h er full na me .
a nswer ed yes . We asked if it wo u ld kill t he gi r l, Rid nR
pir it de parted O il !'
and it a aai n a nsw ered yes . T he p res e nc e of th e s
vu utpnn y /llld wt- IOll h d III till' ..: 11'1'" dlrr'vtlu u, u-ylug to lu- d l.lil' I l'l 1' uud
fal ll ll ~ miscr ul.ly, 1'1Il xure.
Eat'h of li S Iuul been s t ru K ~ l i ll g for qu itt' a while I II d l'vl'lop tlu-
ahi lity to phys icall y view au ras , u nd alt hou gh two uf us hut! l''l llK hl
hr tcf gli mpses of aur as, no t even we were pr ep urvd for lh e vialo u tlmt
open ed up in front of li S. Looking at th e girl. all fo ur o f ti S instan t I)' 1I , l\~

n hri ght, gol den light flashin g aro u nd th e girl. In JH'M I)' til t, 'W il li'

mom ent tha t we became awa re of what we were seeing, 1he IlKhl
su rr ou nd ing t he girl began to d arken from gold to gn'y , a nd tlu' Kit' )'
s lo wly beca me d ispe rsed with black, th en as we wat ched l ilt, t' lllh ,·
sh ro ud of color started to shr in k close r to her skin, Mysel f and two III ntv
co ho rt s looked on grin ni ng, wait ing fo r h er death , h op in g th at it wou ld
co me wh ile we watche d , that s he might cho ke on a piece of rhl rk vu lu
he r to Mein , or per ha ps j ust fall to the floo r with out incid en t, s imply
de ad , The fourt h Cir cle memb er , however, d id h ave a cons ch-no- , 0\

so me remnant of o ne , and be gan to recan t the co mma nd that WI' hul!

giv en the spirit. He grabbed th e device wit h which we h.ul
co mmu n icated with it and calle d it back to us, forcefu lly rep eatin g It ll

na me and command ing it to return . On ce he had ve rified t hut t ill'

s pmt was no longe r standing in the girl 's im m edi a t e vi ci nit y. lit'
co mman de d it to leave her alo ne , to do no mo re d am age to 111'1'. Till'
s pir it d id cease, and d id depa rt , a nd all but O IW o f us W" I'I' utn- tlv
d isapp ointed by th e co ncl usio n of t he Operat ion ,
We argue d our cas e to our moral isti c friend Ih al tlllll' ''H Iii,' ~l l l

had a ct ua lly died , \ "' C h ad no way of knowin g if tln- !i pll li h llli

ma nip ulated her lifeforc e or her bod y, or had si mply lllan iplll nlt't1 Ih tl

a ppearance of the energy fie lds aro und her, or I' V"11 \\'11 1'111', h ll.!

manipu lat ed our vis ion to see a th ing th at wnuh l l' a US t' U 10 1t"II"vr
tha t s he was ra pid ly dyin g. Neve rt he les s, th e l'UI' St' I' t' Ol llt' t1 11I' 11l 1 w-
co uld be su re, an d coi nciden t ly th e girl did nut s how lip fu r ri ll III
fo llowing Mond ay, nor d id she corne Tue sday ur Wl'l llIl· "t!U Y, 111111 1111

Th ur sday wh en she fina lly retu rned , s he re por ted , in ;1 tW l'lW \'1111'1' 11 ,1
wit h 11 pallid to ne , th at she had gotten t err ibly ill over t ln- Wt' l' k l' lId 11111

of nowh er e, and h ad spe nt the pa st fe w days in th e hos pital 011 I V .uul

under \..-at eh.
If the phenomeno n of se eing the da r ke n ing a nd q uickly VlllIl"ld llK
nuru had been uui qu r 10 t he ubove in cide nt, it could easily hi' dI Hl'o lllll l' tl
as lin ill us ion cas t hy a lrj rk xter s piri t. I have, hO\\lI ~ VI'r , VII'W I' t! !'l llld llli
IIt ' l' u rr C IH' , ' S i ll 1I1 h n s w h ll h;I\'" Iu-r-n l'II I'M 't! ;11\( 1 ' H C' , Iyl ll)/" a ile! huve
a lso seen a sluwer, IIIOf l' natu ral chn ngv i ll lhl' visi hle e lH' ry, y pill lt' rn s

of t hose whos e hculth a nd lifo arc nut ur nlly fa i li ll~ , T his ca ll, 1IIl'II , hl'
marked as the first s tage of deat h for t he vict im 01 t hc curse.
The next natural level of desce nt into t he po wer of t he C U fS t '

act uall y comes in the for m of a fight against the inevitab le, T he vict im
will d ist a nce himself from you persona lly, feeling a uni que se ns e of
disco mfo rt in yo ur pr esen ce, insti nct iveiy kno wing th a t close ness I II
you will brin g increased destruction and sor row in his life. If you happ en
to have a repu tat io n as a Pra ctiti oner of t he occult , t he vict im will
in iti all y cons ider t hat his ne w se nse of eve ntu a l death is somehow
co nnect ed to you an d your dark practice s, Thi s though t is almost
im med ia te ly d ismi ssed , however , as t he victim be lieve s t hat if he cre d it s
any thin g at all for his dem ise, su ch will be autom atically ensu red . Th e
vict im then beg in s a proc ess of den ia l; when th e illnesses, acc ide nt s ,
a nd misfortune s begin to surface in his life, he refuses to acknovv ledge
t hem as having a ny so rt of significa nce, and often will refu se to
ack nowled ge t hat s uch th in gs arc happen in g to him at all. All of t his
occu rs, of course , behind th e veil s of consc ious rccogrunon .
Part of th is st ruggle aga inst de at h is a sudde n a nd s po nta neo us
period of gre at s uccess and happiness, which mar ks the t hird s ta ge of
deat h by Black Magick . This is pe rh ap s t he mo st a larming for t he
fledgling Black Magici an , as he will sec t he victim of hi s curse se em to
begin dy ing, a nd t hen sudde nly recover s a nd be gin s to exp eri e nce qu ite
t he opposite of demise and s uffe ring. Money wi ll come to the vict im
mo re eas ily. love will ent er his life, t he birds will sing an d t he flo wers
will bloom, a nd t he Sorc erer will look on wond e rin g whe re t he curse
has gone \.... ro ng. Remem ber t hat the power to man ip ulate reali t y is
innate in all hum an s, and it is on ly in ext reme circ umstances th a t t his
poe...er is tapped wit hout g reat di sc ipline and t ra ining in th e occult an d
s pirit ua l ar ts . The victi m knows that his en d is ncar, and in o rder to
believe ot he rwise, he uncons cio usl y reaches ou t into th e world an d
s ummons happine ss a nd fort un e to his aid e, rath er th an reachin g deep
in to himself, ack now ledging that he is no lo nger in control, and ha tt lin g
t he demon s a nd the da rkne ss d ir ectly . 'What is ne eded for th e
cont inu an cc of thi s na tural proce ss of dest ru ction of t he victim for the
Sorcere r to sec th ese t hings an d to recognize it for what it is: a de finite
s tage of t he curs e's success. If, inste ad, th e Magicia n begin s to dou ht th e
pO Wl' 1 01 i lu- rut I' , hi' wil l o l lc'l\ "It Ill ' !' 11111 '0 11, d Ull HI)' 0 1' ll u-rul ly h l' l( l lI

til rt't',l1l tlu - \'C' I")' p U Wt 'l"l'l whh-h art' ,'au ~ lll v. lld ~ p ln-unnu- uuu . 11 111 1 will
11I1IH'dt, tln-t n fr om th v w u rk for which t ill')' WU l' empl uyed .
II is a mi dst h is S U l' l' l'SS CS anti hi s j oy tha t th., fin ul Io; t "V," II I tln-
r- u rs e will lake ef fect , a nd th c vietim will h c ~ ill tu netuull y diu . lJ ~ II .. II)'

h)' th is t ime , the vic t im has re moved h im se lf so complet cl y ( Will Ihc'

pruxcn ce o f the So rce re r t hat news of h is downfal l is o nly h r o \l ~ h l to llu -
nlu c k Magiciun by word o f mou t h . T h is , i n it self, ha s alwa ys 111'1'11 II

illite o f int eres t : t h e Black Mag ic ian will almost a lwuys receive wU f, 1 III
t hc s u ffe ri ng o f hi s vict im . Th c s p irit s a n d powers calh-d wi ll a ll l(ll

coin cidences wh ic h will verify th e re sult s of the curse fo r th e UII I ' who
ca s t it. Also , b y t hi s t ime, t h ose sa m e po wer s wi ll hav e ,'awH'd II

s e pa ra t io n bet we e n yo u and yo u r vict im th at whe n yo u rcrelvr- "11l'1l

n ews , y ou will be em oti o na lly a nd psyc ho logica lly a ffe ct ed h y it 1I11l1't'
as a n obj ective o bs e rve r rathe r than a n in t e res t e d part y, Y O Il will
reve l in the power that yo u have c a lled into t h is wo rld , ,IIHI ill yuu t
ability to e nd t he life o f a not her hum an be ing , hut t he vic t im him svl t,
a s an i n d ivi d ua l, will h uve bee n so fa r re moved fro m your s p lu-n- III

s e ns a t io n a n d re a lm of int er ac ti on t ha t h is de at h will be :I S if it wn t' til, '

d eath o f a s t ra n ge r, or a caged la bo rat o r y s u bject.

THE CURS E

T he altar s h o u ld sit d i re ct ly o n t he Temp le fluor , llllll Wl llY, \ 011

10 knee l o r si t be h ind it on th e ea r th , g iv ill~ yo u tlu - frt 'l'doll l I II 111 0\'1'
however may be nec e ssa ry in th e r itua l. Two black 1' ''II t1 Il' ~ ~ h ll t d l l III'
s et on t he a lt a r, one to th e left hand si d e a n d the 1I1111'r III 1111' d)t hl
pi ece of mold able wax or a clay s h o u ld s it o n th e alt ar , 1I1l !t H UII' 11 ," I
fi rst glan ce, thi s ri tu a l ca n eas ily be call ed one of Syllql Ol l lll'l!t ' M lI K k~
Wh il e a good dea l of it s devices a re i nd eed tak en in uu 1111 111 II I

Sy m pat h et ic Mag ick, it is not t he i mit ative imag es . {kvin,'i, <llId 111 ' 1111 11 .
th e m se lves whic h cre at e t he Mag ick , bu t i ns te ad is tlu- vmu tl uu whl rh
is th rown to wa rds an d with th es e ritu al dev ice s th at invuk vx tln - 111' lith

uf the vic t im .
T he ri t ua l d agge r s ho u ld al so s it en t h e al t ar t o yo u r rl aht . Nil
o t her ri t ua l im pl em e n ts a rc ne ed e d , u n les s the (() lI ow i ll ~ orHlill ll

cu nno t be commit ted to me mory b ut ins t ead need 10 he wrlt t I' ll ntn l
ta ke n in t o th e rit ua l.
 Pn-purc for t he ri tuul by ru ut rr iug yo u rs elf ;11111 f(l(' l U III K yu ul"
min d on the obj ec t o f th e Work i ng. Onc e yo u ha ve ac h ieved relnrlve
cla rity , be gin t he Opera tion with a n in vocat ion o f th e Powe rs of Da rk ness
a nd a decl ar a ti on of your inte nt.
"1 su mmon forth th e Power s of Da rkness in t o th is Te mp le . I call
you he re upo n th e win gs of demo ns so t h at you will murd er my e n e my,
(vict i m's n am e), Wit h swift ne ss , kill him . Wit hout mer cy, kill him .
Wit hout pity, kill h im. (Vict im's na me) is my enemy, kill h im. Powe rs
of Da rkn es s , fo rce s of de a th , en ter t hi s Te mple s o that you will m urd er
my e ne my , (victim's name) ."
Tak e the lum p o f clay i n yo u r h a nd s and sa y, " By th is im age
wh ich I fashi on in h is likene ss , kill (vic t im ' s n am e) ,"
Begin fo rming the lump of clay int o a h um a n form , an d as you
form t he de tai ls of the face and the body, exaggera te th e fea t ure s that
st a nd ou t most in yo u r victim, s uch as a b ig nos e, la rge o r small b rea sts ,
a speci fic mo le. a natu ral de fec t. It is not neces sa ry for t he ima ge to
unm ist ak abl y rese mb le your victim , so lo ng as whe n you look at it,
your mi nd is insta nt ly b ro ught to yo u r en emy and n one ot he r. In fact,
most fet ish effigies a re rath er ugly, and wh e n the So rce re r se es it IH'
sees a p er fect de picti on of his en emy. Let go of bot h yo u r logical an d
your a rti st ic mind s , a nd form the image us i ng yo ur he a rt, yo ur ra w
an d ready e mo t ion s, your pa in and you r h atred , As you sculpt t lit,
effigy, brin g to mind th e rea so ns th at yo u are p er form in g th e cur se ,
th e offe nse s th at have ca used you to kill yo u r victim . Feel yuu r i nte n t
to mur d e r a nd th e ca usa t ive e mot ions b ei ng pr es sed into th e wa x as
your ha nds mold th e sha pe of yo ur victi m.
Wh en th e effigy is compl ete, look a t it a nd se e you r vic ti m.
Feel your e mot ions bubbling u p in side of you, as if yo ur e ne my w ert'

actu ally in t he room with you , sitt i ng on you r alt a r, bo un d to do not h ing
bu t t o h ear you out a nd to recei ve ret r ib ut io n .
"(Vict im 's name) , I bin d you and subj uga t e you to my will.
You ha ve.;." List he re the offe nses th at your e ne my h as cau sed . Let th is
pro cess of j udg me nt incr ease yo ur h atre d to wards yo u r vict im, a nd hy
the t ime yo u h ave fin is he d wit h t h is s hort or at ion . you sho ul d he boilin g
ove r with rage.
Ta ke the dagge r in yo u r ha nd an d begin s ta bb ing. s las hi ng.
po u ndi ng. kicking, s pitt ing u pon. or in an y ot he r wa y d ese cr ati ng a nd
d estroyin g yo u r e ne my. Emp ty from yo u i n th is proce ss 311 e mo tion ,
yl'lIllljl, n!l;t 'pllltl" JI lIud ll l n ll llll li ll n ~ of tltt- drut b o f your vh-lhu 1\IIl YOll
jl,O, YOII will l'I'i1I' h 1\ point when you ft,t'l Il kv lln- 1'11 11 11 1 111 lY,ht he
co m p lvlc, a nd you will co us lder co n clu d ing. Do 1101, I g unrnnt r-r - I h ili
unl ess you 1I1'l' lyi ng 0 11 th e floo r i ll a puddl e o f It'ar s unnh h- 10 lIl 11VI' ,

t h e re is s t ill em oti o u left in yo u fo r th e vict im . Co n tin ue your d est rurtlnn

of t h e effigy u nt il you fi nd yourself in thi s utt erly drui uvd s i a l ,' ,
On ce yo u ha ve n o t h in g left ins ide o f yo u fo r t he vi etl or,
cull ou t , " By th e Po we rs of Darkness , by this u nho ly Black Maulck , ( un uu-
or vic t im) is d ead, Th e so ul o f h as fle d from its d u uuu-d II c'll h
and t he eye of de a t h stares unbli nk ing at . By th c I' n W(' r M o f
Dark ne ss , ( victim 's nam e) is d ead ," In co mp let i n g t h e rftun l, you will
not ha ve m uch en e r gy re m a in i ng for leng th y cn nj u rat i O/l .'l lI u d
h arbarou s ben edi ct io n s. You will sleep, o r a t leas t you w ill lit, o n th.'
flo o r not full y conscio us o r awa re o f the wor ld a s it is , a n d a s your miu d
p ull s it self o ut o f the s h a d e ..... s slowly, t he po v..'e rs a nd t he d cmn ns w ld l' ll
yo u h ave calle d b eg i n attack ing yo ur vict im, arr a llKinjl, IIIl'
ci rc u ms t a nc es o f th e ne xt we e ks t o b r in g certa in death .
As yo u go ab out you r day s aft er the cur se, t r y not to c1 wl'll nu
th e vict im o r h is o r her d eath , When your mind mot io n s luwnrd s thut
ar-ea of thought , simply release your desir e t o th ink aho ut it , knuwl ug
a nd tru st ing in t he death of your vict im .
 VOODOO DEATH

As I hiked th e moun ta in towards my Tem ple cave, boxed up

r oost er held in my a rms, backpack fill ed with all of th e im ple men ts
tha t I might need, shovel over my shou ld er, and one finge r hooked
ar ound the wire hand of an emp ty five gallo n bucket, I t ried to se nse
t he spir its flyin g over head or clamor ing be h ind me as 1 cl imb ed . I felt
not hing. I heard nothing. The night was cold a nd quiet , a nd witho ut
ph enomena. I climbed into th e cave and bega n my prep arat ion s, laying
out my dagger and axe on the alt ar , diggin g a deep hole in t he gro und .
placing th e Eleggua Head insid e, and br inging th e rooster ou t of its box
and ho ld ing it un der my arm. The whole thing seemed to me to ht,
ent irely with out Magick.
I pulle d a pie ce of pap er out of my pocket upon whi ch I had ear lier
writt en the invoca tio n of Exu da Ca pa Pr et a. I reci t ed th e incant a ti o n
a few t im es, yet again I felt nothin g. None of th is see me d to be produ cing
a ny r esu lt s . I wa s d riven , howe ver, to comp lete th e rit ua l a n d t o see
t his th rou gh to th e e nd . I hel d the roost er by it s n eck ov er th e hole in
t he gr ou nd an d sim ply sai d , " For yo u , Exu ."
Aft er th e blood ied Hea d was cove re d with d ir t and th e body o f
th e roo ste r wa s b uried nea rby, outs ide of th e Temple , I knelt bef ore my
alta r, fac in g t he d ire ct ion of th e b u ri ed Eleggu a He ad , a n d I foc u sed my
m in d upo n th e u nse en for ces a r ou n d me. Ther e see med to be no s p irits
a roun d , no dem on s wai ti ng to s na tch th e roost e r' s fleein g so ul, no
an cestra l specte rs looking on at all. I again call ed ou t to Exu, to Ele gguu .
to Ori sh a, t o thi s ent it y th at I wa s invokin g by a ny nam e to whi ch it
m igh t res po nd . Th e only a nsw e r I did re ceive was a vagu e a n d s t ifle d ,
" It is don e. Return in thr ee days." I packed my bag and left t he Te mp le,
hi kin g ba ck down t he mo untain u n sure of whe ther all of th e t ru ublv
had been for nothin g.

Th e n ext t hree da ys were wro ug ht with a nx ie ty , my th o ugh t s

co nt in ua ll y ret ur ni ng to the cn vc, the sacr ifice, an d t he Elt' gF.II O! Hcnd .
S n m eb c dy mi ght fi nd th e J OO S l ' so il a nd th e sh o ve l t ha i I lef t ne a rb y.
 Mil d IlIl ll.hl dl' d ll. ' I II dl"" Ill' Ih t, l'o tl !'! I I' I' who 1M now 1II 1 " M I Il ~: II ln-rul 11 1111 II

101 1011 , 1) 1' tlu- y lII l""hl I' VI' I1 <I 1 ~ lip l lu - E I t' ~ ~ Il i1 lh-ud 1I 11d lu ke- II , ti l
d vs troy it. 'l'hu pn nickc d ft' l' li n ~ th a t s ho u ld t ct u r u t o t lu- cuv e .ll ltl

ret ri e ve t he Hea d 'In,1 th e bod y part s ea rl y co tn in ued t il IHI ' .'i !t 1111 nu- ,
a n ti it t onk a grea t d eal of reso lve to wait ou t t h e t hree d ays ,
Wi th eac h da r I al so grew m or e e xha uste d, as if my ver y li ft'l lll !'I'
wa s slo wly be ing d ra in ed from me, u nti l finally, as th e ho ur of 11 1)1.111
ne a re d for me to re t urn to th e Tem ple , a ll I wa nted 10 do was s ll'l' p.
co ns ide red .....a it in g a no t he r d ay, bec a use it co u ld n ' t hurt to [r- uvr- II III
t h e g ro u n d jus t a l ittl e lo nger , ri gh t ? As th e evenin g s ky darkr-n- d. I
kn e w t h a t I n ee ded t o go and unear th th e E1 eg ~u a ,
Be for e I eve n re ach ed th e hik i ng poi nt u p the mount ulu III ut v
ea r , I cou ld feel so me th ing ev il a head of m e, n o t S ll IT () II I H l i ll ~ 11I1 ' II I

foll owin g m e j us t yet , but sim ply wa it in g fo r m e , Cl hnhl ug llu- IU",,)l.I'1I

ru cks a n d st u mbli ng ove r t h em in th e p it ch of t he ni g h t. whhqll'r1 Il K
vo ices o cca s io n ed my j ourn ey. I wo u ld s t o p a n d li s t e n, a nd lilt' vul ru a
wo u ld s to p as well . Ha ving s t o od face t o face wit h d "I1Hl II S. il il Vl ll )!.

t rave led bey ond th e known realm s o f spirit , h av in g o pe ned Ka tl'w, l)' ''
in t o th e acausa l, an d h avin g pe rfor me d eve n th e bla ckest ri ll'S IIf Ma K ic~ ,
I am n o t usu a lly pron e to pa ra n oia, ye t th e clo ser I can u- t o t ill' "II VI'

wh er ein t h e He ad was b u ried , th e more I fell as if I we re I ll' in ~ Slll' Vl'y l' d

h)' u nsee n eye s a nd tal ked a bo ut by di se mbodi ed to ngues .

Wh en I d ug up t he Eleggua Hea d , it was difficult for Illt' 10 Iiud . It
seemed t o be bu ried j ust a bit deep e r t han whe n I firs t madt ' tlu- liull. ! ,
d ug ca re f u lly, first wit h the s h ov el a nd th en with Illy II Ulld ", 11 111 11
t hro ug h t h e n igh t s h a do ws t h at d row n ed th e cuv r' a pll' l'" HI wlilll'
ce me n t s h o n e. I b ru sh ed a way t h e d ir t and wa s eu n fu se d I II li n d !lll i II

fac e cove re d in b lo od , b u t in st e ad a fla t p ie ce o f rv mvu t , 'I'll ,' 1·: 1" ......11 11

Hea d h a d bee n tu r ned up sid e d own , pe rh a ps hy Illy shovt'l all I lh lK, hill
t he d iscove ry wa s u nsettlin g at t h e t i me , Turni ng tlu- l h-ud over, I W II

s t a r t led at t h e am o un t of blood t h at I had released on to it. 'lln- (' 1'1111' 111

wa s no lon g er whi t e , but was in st ead co vered in n pa rtlnl ly drh-d h"I' 1

o f red bl ood wit h p ieces o f dir t a n d t wig s st uck t o it. I'lIl1 i n ~ it fruru 111I'
ho le , it felt wa r m, n ot t o t he tou ch , b u t it felt wa r m to Ill }' 01 111'1" '''' II " I ,

II felt wa r m like n body,

I wru ppvd thv lh'nd in a c lo t h a n d ca ref u lly set it i ll Illy h urkp.r rk ,
.,1 {) 11 ~ wit h til l' r Oll sl l' l" S s " Vt' I't' d left la ln n . 'I'he hvad had d l.tillPI H' lll l' tl
a lt o ~ l'lh l 'l' , wh h-h ill It.",lf wns uu t str a llKP ('Illl!.;l tll'ri lllo: 1111' ('llvo ll' '',
 rabbi t s . hawks, an d o t he r a ni mals tha t co u h l eu ai ly sc u r- ry Into t he
ca ve in searc h fo r a littl e s nac k. I fa st ened th e pa ck to myse lf a nti begun
my cli mb. Descendi ng th e mount ain, I h ad th e u nmi st nkuhl e s e ns a t io n
th a t i nstead of a pac k o n my ba ck, I ca rri ed a p er son or a bei ng of S OI l1t'

so rt, it s a r ms wra p pin g a ro un d my s ho ulders. Th e who le bag s eemed to

poss ess t he en ergy not of a n inan im at e obj ect, n or o f a s i m ple t ali sm an ,
o r eve n of a de mo n ic vessel. b ut of a li ving th ing.
O nce ho me, I i m med ia t ely clea ned t he d i rt fro m the face of t ill'
El eggua a nd pai nt ed it bla ck. Wh en it d ried, I cl os ed it in a bo x a lo ng
wi th th e ta lon a nd se t it on t he ou tsi d e o f t he sli d ing gl a ss d oor lea din g
t o th e ba lco ny of my ho me . I d id no t want t h e t h ing in side o f my ho us e,
as t h e si mple spir its th at wa nde r the ea rt h a n d t he d r ifting ene rgie s
ar e e no ug h to kee p my sens it ive d a ughte r aw ake a t ni ght if t hey a re
not reg u larl y e xo rcis ed. From th e mo men t t ha t I a p pli ed t he fin al co a l
of b lack paint , a defini te cha nne l of co m m u n ica tion was o pe ne d be twee n
t h e Exu an d I, and it ag reed t hat bein g o utside ne a r th e t h res ho ld wo u ld
be fin e . I a ls o set a s ho t of r um in t h e box wit h it a n d we n t in sid e .
Fo r t he ne xt few days I \'vas fo rce d t o grow accus tom ed to t he
pre sence of Exu i n a nd aro und my ho me, in m uch t he same way a
pers on m igh t need to ge t use d to a n od d a n d se cr et ive st ranger livi ng ill
t he ir h ou se. Whe n I wo uld go o n t o t h e ba lco n y fo r a cig a rette o r til
enjoy a bee r o r a gla ss of wh iskey as I often do, th e box co n ta in ing t he
Hea d vib ra t ed in a lm ost a phy sical way . Fin a lly, afte r t wo d a ys of
all o win g th e bo x t o si t th er e, I op e ne d it a nd t oo k t h e Ele ggua He a d 0111.

It was like seeing an ol d fr ien d . Th e ch an nel of co m m u ni ca t io n in st a nt ly

st re ng the ne d, and I kn ew t hat if Exu spoke to m e , I wou ld hea r It s voice .
1 se t it o n th e ch a ir o p pos it e me and lo o ked a t it in curiosi ty. Aft er o n ly
a few s eco nds o f gaz ing at th e He ad , my vis io n a uto m a t ica lly bega n
ope ning an d th e features o f the face see me d to deepen , and th e whole
t h ing a p peared t o be no t q ui t e p hysi cal. Th is obs erva t io n was no t a t a ll
li ke t h at of a cha rg ed s igil or a co ns ec ra te d a m ule t, whe re th e ma t e r ia l
is i mbu e d wi th power ; the material of t he Eleggua He ad was no t imb ued
with power , b ut had become tra n sform ed by power , t ran sfigu red int ..
t h e ele me n ts of Exu It self . 1 q ui ckly pu t t he H ea d ba ck in th e box, as Ill )'

tran s fixi o n u po n it was far t o o ins tant a nd far t o o dee p.

In rela t ing th es e experien ces t o my wif e , I to ld he r t hat t he
strangest thin g abou t all of t his was t h e se e m ing ly s po n t a ne o us n a t u re
of it. I was no t ahl c to suc cess f'ul ly i n vo ke Exu b efo re suc ri ficin g lln-
 !'Il w .. tr-r '111 " "1' 1111' ' Ii'lId, nur wux I uhl c I II I l'llll Jli!c ' 1' n ll y pn WI' 1' II I' 11111' 111 In
l l ll~ Ohj t'l' l b cfure I cu ven-d it wit h d ir t. I s i m ply [u-rl uruu-d tlu - ph p d " jd
:H' t S, and th e result s mnteri ulizcd .
Open yo ur eyes fo llow ed . Another note uf wo nder is tll al Ih l'
p resen ce o f Exu d id not feel entire ly s p i rit ua l. Exu rut her fd l ph p l it'III,
us if it ex is ted o n t h is pl ane j us t a s yo u and I exi st here , ( 11 1)' wit hou t II

vis ible bod y." for t he mom en t. Wh e re t h e s p iri ts d ealt wit h ill \\' 1 ' ~ l t 'llI
Magiek exis t o n oth er pla nes or s t a t es of exist en ce an d enn tlC'M'1 '11t1
t hroug h vei ls of re a li ty i n to t he p hys ical , it is a s if Exu is al rvnd y 1" ' 11' ,
al re a d y w:.t it i ng , al rea d y know in g t ha t It is tw in l-; cal led hefon' IIII' I"tl l
is m ad e ,

DANGEROLJ S DOORS

Voodoo ri t ual s to cause ha r m to othe rs wi t hou t ki ll i n ~ t ln-m MI'

n ot gi ven in th is tex t , al tho ugh th e)' are av ailable from va r-i o us u l h. ' 1
s o u rces. I do t his s im p ly becau se fro m all that I have c xperic tu-cd wit h
!I oo d oo , Vood oo , Sant eria , Pa lo Mayomb e , an d o t her Afr ivu n Dia sJlu ri l'
pra ct ice s, th e s p irits ca n no t be relied on t o wi thhol d t he i r IH I\\'t'r s a lll i I II
re st r u in t hei r fur y. In mu ch t h e s a m e wa y t h a t a H o od oo ri t uu l lu I'
mon ey may resu lt in a n au t omob ile acciden t w hic h a llow s r el U I II

rec e ive th ou sa n ds fro m an insu ra nce co m pa ny wh i le yo u s i t ill u hmq d l u l

be d with a fra ctured s p in e, a si m ple curse to luu-m u prr son Il1I ~h l
e as ily becom e t he de at h o f tha t vi ct im , or the h a rm lIla y cuuu- III IIIl'
fo rm of the vic t im har mi ng or k illi n g another.
The g rea tes t d ange rs I h ave fo un d i ll ClIWlli ll).\ I I n, l l u ur , I II VIl Il .! II11

po wer arc t hat those d oo rs can n ot be clo sed OIH'l' t he y 11Ol\'t' lu-eu lI l'l'll l ' d ,

a nd t hat a nyt h ing t h a t tr avels t h ro u g h t hose d oo rs in to )' u ll r 11 11' l'U1l11ll1

he co n t ro lle d enti rel y,

In per fo rm in g a basi c rit ual of e voca ti on , when :1 s piri l IUll ll d i ll
wes tern grl rnoires is s u m mo n ed using we s t ern Magh-k uml it I'hw Il l'
befor e th e So rc ere r in beholdab le form a nd mani fes t sha pe, ti lt, ~ " lt l l

run, fo r the most part , be s u bj u ga te d u n de r t h e wi ll o f till' 1 ~ \' . l ( ' lI l l1 l ,

WIH'l1 the r it ual is co m pl et e d . t he en t ity ca n h e ha ni s lll'll I r ll lll Ifu-
'i'ctu p lc e n tirely, an d ;11 1 (If the resi d ua l C Il C I'/-:Y ca n IH' SWI'I.l a wa )', 1/1
Voo d oo , however. t h e s p i rits s u m mu n th e So rce rer just a s nuu-h II" I IIl'
~ ll l'l' e l'l~ r s un uu nns 11u ' s p iri ts , T he D IH' I'at01' uu d lh c ,"'lIh lc'!'t IIlI '. ' t
ha lfwa y ill I Ill' rit ual , .uul it is di ffi cul t to tell w h o is l'Olllllll1l1 d ll1 j1,
whom . UI' which o j tlu- t wo is ti ll' Opernt u r a t al l. O ftr-n , tlu- Vuod uo
s p irits wi ll make d e man ds , a nd if t hose de man d s a rt' not met . t hl' puwers
which ha ve leveled ci vili zation s will be tur-ned again st the So rt-erv r
un til a sat isfy in g s acr ifi ce is made .
I h ave fo und no bani shi ngs , no exo rci s ms, no r it es of ca st ing ou t
th at a re effect ive agai nst th ese sp i rit s . T o b e r id of th e m , t h ey m u st IH'
consulte d a nd th ey mu st agree to leave, by th e lett e r of th e ter ms th a t
t hey giv e and in no ot her ma n ner . It is a terr ify ing th in g for a r it u a l
Ma gicia n to make oa t h s wit h a b ein g th at ca n enforce th em .

T HE M URD ER OF R.

Aft er th e Eleggua Head had be en co nsecra te d by sac rifice a nd

h a d thu s taken on the li fe a nd power of Exu, a dir e ct com m un icat ion
wa s es t a b lis he d be t wee n th e Lo rd of th e Cros s roa ds a nd myse lf. It was
t hrou gh th is communication t h at I re ceived t h e met h od by wh ich my
victim , R., should be kill ed .
I nee de d to obt a i n a voodo o doll ma d e of bla ck clot h , and t o my
su rp rise, t his t r inke t is much more diffi cu lt to find t ha n I'd ev e r
imagi ne d . While some occult shops a nd boo kstore s ca r ry vo odoo d oll s
a nd "voodoo do ll kit s " of vari ou s b ra nd s, no ne of the s e tha t I' ve seen aft'
bl ack , most a re obvio us ly man u fa ct ured a nd so ld as som e sor t of gag -
gift ra t he r than a nyt hi ng useful, a n d t he few that a re s up posed ly
i nt end e d fo r actu al use in rit ua l ar e to o elab ora te, havin g a reas o f till '
body ma rked with wri t in g de s cr ibin g what \ \-' iII h a p pen to t he victim if
th e do ll is s ta bbe d in a par ticu lar o rga n. Thi s is not what I n eed ed , anti
I co u ld not i magi ne mysel f h oldin g o ne of th ese co tt o n -st u ffed do ll s ,
lo okin g at t h e writing a nd the per fec tly se wn se a ms , and no t b u rsti ng
int o la ught e r mid-rit ua l. The rema ining opt ion in gaining pos ses sion
of a b la ck vo odo o doll fit tin g my s pe ci fica tio n s wa s , of co u rse , to ha n '
my wife make me one . I as ked her to le ave t he to p of th e he ad uns titched ,
all owing me to fi ll th e do ll wit h sp ecific it ems as E XlI ha d in structe d.
Vood oo doll comp lete , I sto ppe d by an her ba l s ho p after work (I Ill'
da y a nd b rows ed t he a isles of wh ol e a nd powd er ed h er b s. I gra bbe d t h e
co nta iner of Asafeti d a a nd to ok it to th e cou nt er. Po in tin g to th e la bel ,
I told t h e clerk t hat I' d need tw o ou nc es . He la ughe d and s aid , " Do n' t
worry... I can't pron oun ce th at wo rd eith e r." I s mil ed a nd ad de d thai
I' d also nee d one ou nce of wo rmwoo d . Th e clerk, who by hi s pa llor a nd
lur- k uf hody lui IIr ho tly III Il IN li t nil
np pen rcd t u ln- II vl')/,c' lllr ilill nn d rc li )/,itHl!

h e r bali s t . asked wh a t I wanted wil h s uc h

pot e n t herb s . I repli ed tbnt my fri end wa s
iI maj o r h e r ba lis t and aske d me to (lick
Ih t.' 111 lip so t h at he co ul d make t in ct ures
out o f th e m . T he asa fe ti da is well kn o wn
for h ea lin g an y so rt of in t es t in a l or
d ige sti ve d iso rd e r, a n d wo rmwoo d is a lso
used fo r ga s t roi n t es t i nal pa ins, so bu y in g
t h e two toget h er a ros e n o s u s p ici o n. Sigi!o/lIm"" Smllr,/l

roll e d u p a piece o f paper up on wh ich my v ic t i m's full 11<1 111l ' W il N wrlt te-u,
as we ll a s a sec o n d pa pe r wit h a sa mp le of her h an d w riti n g , n nd I 111 11
bot h o f t h e se vert ica lly in to t he e m pty po pp e t. T he remai nder II I I hi'
d oll was fille d wit h th e asa fe t ida a n d wor mw ood, a n d t h e hcud Jlflrti u ll
of th e d oll was fi lled with caye n n e p eppe r . I sewe d th e 0 IH'ni liK II f tlu-
head clos ed with a n eed le a nd t h rea d, an d placed it in th e box wit h 111 1'
Eleggua He ad a nd t he ro oste r's t alo n.
Two n igh t s preced in g th e New
A-l oon , I ma d e my cl imb bac k up t o my
Temple in t h e moun ta in , Eleggua He a d ,
ro o ste r' s cl aw, voodoo d oll , a case of
n ee dl es , two black can d les , an d a box o f
w hi te cha lk in my pa ck . Arri vin g a t my
Temp le, I se t my s t o ne a lt ar a few fe et
a way fro m the sou t hern ro ck wall o f th e
cave, ag a in st wh ic h I lea n ed t h e Eleggu a S" / I/ " I h u ,I., t "11"11".""

Hea d so that it fac ed me. Wit h t h e c ha l k dr ew th e "y III h,, 1 til 11111 n il
Sa med i s ix feet hi gh o n the so u t h ern w all, and d rew th e s ymbo l III 1' .. 11
d a Ca pa Pr et a o n t h e ce n ter of t he altar. The do ll, ru ostr-rs rluw , II l1d

t h e need les were set o n t h e a lt ar, to th e r ig h t s h it' of tln- Ilot II ch uwu

t hereo n . The two black cand le s were set on either side of tlu- ultnr.
Simp ly t ak ing t h e Eleggua Hea d o u t of my backpar-k hl'ouY,hl Ihl'
full fo rce of Exu's p rese nce in t o t h e Tem ple, and witho u t my ('11'0 1'1.'1 , IIIC'
urea was alrea dy flo oded with t he necessary power, a n ti I was alrc'lIC lv
s p ir it ually foc use d a ll t he goa l. As it h ad da m' th e few t im es lido I'!' wlll'1I
I h ad s t a red Into it s filt't' , the Elegg1l3 Head begu n t o l' h ,lI1Kt', v i~ u a l l)', lUI

if th e pbl.'ilt' r p l ll'l l r ll · ~ Wl' fl ' no IUIl Kt.·r s o lid, h ut wr-rr- lIUlI'lItl

made uf som e finer s ubs t a nce. In tbc mnme nt th a t IIIl' 11Il,, ~t· of th r-
Head began to s hi ft into th e im age of a liv ing th in g, a ll i m men se po wer
st or med t he Te mple wa lls . In t he darkne ss i ns id e of a rem ove cuve i ll
the m idd le of the nigh t, I was n ot alone .
I lower ed my eyes to th e sigtl d ra wn o n t he altar - t ha t o f Exu d u
Ca pa Pret a, and my vis io n ope n ed wit hout effo rt , th e lin es o f th e si gil
b eco m ing flu id a nd imb ued wit h e ne rgy. " Exu da Capa Pr ctn. sa cl lu
da m esa. Exu d a Capa Preta! Exu da Ca pa Pr et a! " I co nt inue d to ch ant
t h is nam e of Exu , being overw he lme d by a force a nd a n in te lligen ce
th at was beyond th e physical , a nd wh ich was beyo nd my expe rie nce.
even in th e most cave rno us jou rne ys in th e occult. My lip s a n d my
t o ngue cont inu ed t o mov e, a n d my l ungs a nd my t h roa t co nt in ue d to
make so und, b ut my mi nd was no longe r in co n tro l. I ca nnot say th at
i n that moment I be came pos s ess ed , no r can I say tha t Exu ma nife s ted
with in th e Templ e in t he sa me manner th at a d em on m ight mat e ri a li ze
when evo ked, but Exu was no lon ge r co n fi ned t o th e form of the Bl eggun
Head , a n d my se nses were no lon ge r confine d to my ow n he ad ; it was as
if Ext! and I met ea ch othe r h alfway be tween the world s .
In th is sta te of te mpo ra ry t ra ns fig ur atio n, I looked u p at t lu-
sy mbo l of Ba ron Surnedl as a pari shione r might loo k u p to th e c ross a nd
see his Chri st ha nging, and th e sigi! unfolded to me, o pe ned u p as ;1

gateway to my u nde rs ta nd ing. I had prev iously thought that Exu wns
a n e vil e nti ty, a si n iste r malef ic of limitl ess powe r. As Ba ron Snmedi's
s igil ope ne d , I re ali zed th at I had b ee n co nfuse d, and t ha t th e Ba r on fit
thi s desc ription much more keenl y th an an y ot her.
Ta king th e doll int o my han d , I named my vic tim , and I
co m ma nded he r fles h to be p ier ced with d a rk ness , he r orga ns to rol
with in her , an d her life t o depart from her. I ra n a n ee d le t hro ug h her
le ft s hou lder, he r right hip, he r right shoul der, he r left h ip , h er ge n i tal "
her throat , and fina lly into he r heart . I went to set th e do ll ba ck o nto
th e alta r, but wa s in for med by Exu th at thi s alo ne ca nnot t a ke he r lift,
aw ay, but t hat her b row wo uld need to be pi er ced to dra w her s p iri t
from her . I did as I was to ld, a nd I felt the li fe of my vict im d rai n away,
I laid the doll ac ros s bot h of my hands and rai se d th e m a bo ve my
head . I asked Exu and Bar on Sa medi to ca rry t h is cur se to R., that her
life may be bro ught to an end, a nd in tha t seco nd , th e cle me nt s s tur te d
to ch u rn , the wind ext i nguish ing nil three of my ca ndle s a t O IH' C <Inti
howlin g over t he rocks a nd cli ffs a ro u nd me, thund er ca ll ing nu l throu gh
tln- s ky, lind lt ll ll l l il i fil, 1'lI tl lt' , dOKS, 11 11 11 hor!'l\' N, III tu-urh y lurlll ll lIud
lioll sl's s t nrt vd l'IlllIIOdllX at SOllll.' 1IIlSl.' t'1i Ill ll ll n ' . ltxu l nsl r lle'll' d IlII' In
bury the "hotly" III the d irt ill the 'l'emp le, ill th e IW Il It ' s pot IlllIl tlu '
Head had bee n soa ked in blood a lit! hurled , lin d 10 pluce tlu- ruo st..rx
cluw on lop of t he grave , Th er e it was 10 rem ain un ti l R. was tlt'lId ,

l.ESSO NS FRO M T H E LO RDS

Duri ng my t ime spen t with Exu and th e vn rio u s Voo doo s piri t",
my int ell ect ual resea rch into the su bj ec t ceased , a nd I h egan 10 Ieur u
fro m th e spi rits the mselves. Wh ile I was inst ru cted in the USt ' ul ln vr-
cha r ms, bi nd ings, and rit uals for p rosp eri ty, it was the SUhj l' I'1 o f 1111 111'1111
Mag ick whic h ha d brought me to Voodoo , and it was the s t udy 0 1 llml
ar t which devour ed the majo rity of my att en t io n,
From the accou nts given in th is cha pte r , it may s et' lll 11I nl
wa lke d and talked with the s pir its da ily. Whi le metnp hori eull y thi N III
tru e, th e lit eral realit y was in ac t u ali ty quit e a b it mor e h lznrn - lluru
meet in g with my men t ors in th e flesh . As men t io ned pr evious ly. alt l'l
t he Eleggu a Head was consec rated b y sacrifice, an d ufter it wus
exhu med fr om the gro und, an in st ant " psy ch ic" vhuun cl 01
co mmu n ica tio n was ope ned between Exu an d me. Wh ile at ti ut..s Ihe' 1l1'
imp ressions might co me as wor ds s po ken in a st ro ng nnd lllHll'll lnltll'
vo ice , mos t usually when ins t ruc tion s a re given su ch wuu hl l ' II II1I ' tn
I1I C in the for m of vis ions . 1 "saw" t he blac k Eleguua lh-ad lH'flll'l' rn i1 ~ llI v.
it , a n image of the black rooste r was br ou ght in to Ill y mind , ti ll ' Iillh·
tha t I du g and the blood that floode d onto the lh-ud fro m til l' d dd \l'lI
were clea rly sh own to me, as was t he size , s ha pe, anti cul or o j IIII' dol l.
The h erb s with wh ich t he doll was st u ffe d s im ply ('a lll t' 10 Ildl ld l.v
na me or descr ipt ion, wh ich I then re searc he d 10 d isco ver wluu .. 't ll l' ! lv
the h erb was an d how to obt ain it .
The most inte re st ing pa rt of t h is cu tumuni cntlnn 1M Ihn l
alt hough it occu rred through the in ne r cha nn els , it al so 1lI11l1lflHll l'd

itse lf physi cally . The rooster needed to he b lack , so whe n a red unr- W illi

fou nd fo r me, it suffered a tra um at ic d eat h, allow ing unutlu-r, III II I'l '

rurc bl ack ruo stc r to he given to me in stead , I am no l a ll herhul lxl, lind

in facl, I ha ve sh un ned the scle 11 ce o f it in favor of either modern III t'lIIt' 1
ad vances OJ' the most anch-u t ar ts of hcnlin g thr ougb will am! lnteutlun ,
I huve Ilt'VI' 1' 111'1'01"1' 1I "l'd lu-rhs to cteu ns e Illy d i ~t ' sli v l' truct , III Jl' luul 1
ever heard of t he "dc vtl's dun g, " but I was led to IJII H'hast' usaf etidu
wh ic h is for t hat pur pose , a nd has be en used in wi tch craft fur centurl es
a s a hexin g or cross ing a ge nt. It is as if whe n Exu ma kes a dem and of
yo u, th e supp licator, th e who le un iverse will rea lign a nd will lay nu t
before you all that you ne ed to fulfil l t he request.
T he rituals in thi s chapte r were rece ived in s uc h a ma n n e r -
di rect ly fr om Exu, Baro n Sa me di, a nd va r io us ot he r Voodoo s pir its . If
th e ap propr iate sac rifices are ma de a nd t he sp ir it s a re a wa ken e d in
your life, suc h as with th e consecr at ion of the Eleggua Head, th e s pi rits
will spea k to you an d will a dvise you li ke wise. T hese are the most
a ncie nt t ea ch er s and mos t pe r fect ment or s. Not all will be ab le to
co mm u nicate d irectly wit h th e sp i ri ts a s do , h owever, and often
d iffe re n t co m mu nic a t ion devices will need to be e m plo yed. In th eir
book Urb an Voodo o, S. J ason Bla ck a nd Chri st ophe r Hyatt re comm end
us in g a pe nd ul um as an e ffect ive me t hod of comm uni cati ng with t he se
s piri ts , as well as va rious Africa n-de rived d ivina t io n sys t ems. I ha w
fou n d t h ro ugh my own ex perie nc e, muc h as S. Ja so n Black has, th ai
wes te rn fo rm s of d ivi na t ion a nd s pi rit co m m u n ica t io n ar e not eas ily
integr ate d in to t h e dia spo ric sy st e ms . Ta rot, Norse or Celt ic run est ones ,
a nd l -Chi ng, for exa m ple, req uire quit e a bit of effort to u se wi th e ven
th e mo st min or success when attempting to receive communi cati ons
fr om th e Vood oo spir its . It is a pp arent , ag a in from my own e xp eri en ces
a nd ex pe rim en ts , that more a uto matic forms of commun icati on, s uch
as th ose ut ili zi ng ideomete r effe cts, prov ide in st an t a nd p owerful re sult s .
As a rule I a dvis e agai ns t t he us e of id eo meter de vices su ch as o uija
boards o r pe ndul ums . Vood oo sp i ri ts , how ever, are mor e ade pt <I I
man ipula t ing t he phys ica l ele me nts an d force s t ha n most ot he r t yp es
of ent it ies I have e nco un t ered with s uc h ca se tha t pus h ing a planc hettv.
shot glass , or pen cil is n o tas k a t al l.

US ING A PE NDULUM

Th e pendulum ha s becom e one of t he most p op u la r meth od s of

d ivin ati on in Ne w Age circ les, b ei ng u sed by sp iri tua lis ts, paga ns .
Ev ocators, and eve n "powe r-of-t he- mind " di scipl es . It is a sim ple t ool 10
ma ke, to us e, a nd ofte n, to misin ter pre t. Alt ho ug h "p ure " pendulum
d ivin at io n re lie s o n a uto ma tic mot ion of th e pend ulum , it is o ften rn th er
contro lled by tb e u nco nscio us Incu ltics of t he m ind , tlu- unr sch-s
l"OIl V ll l ~llI jI, ..Ill(hl l.\' 1'1l Ull V,h I II 110 1 IH' II0tkt't1 , h ili s tili l' lI 11UY, h I II 1I10 VI'

tho 1H'11t1 II III III III urn- d il'('(,t io ll or anot her. All bo u git il prnduhuu 1' 11 11

he ma de hy fa ~ lt ' lI ll1 j.\ any s mall uhj cct 10 II s l rl ll l-: 0 1' chul u, II III
rr-cununvndcd t ha t y Oll purch ase one. 'l'lu- co st is mi ni ma l uud 111\'
resul t is a per fect ly hnlan ced and sha ped pendulum .
Whc n yo u are ready t o begi n wo rki ng wit h YOll r pen duluru ,
dim th e light s, t a ke a few b reath s to cl e a r yours el f o f uu xivt y ntul
ex pe ct at io n. an d ho ld t h e e nd o f th e cha i n in yo ur ri ~ht h a n d , a ll uwl ll~,
the weight ed e n d t o h a n g fre e . P ro p yo u r a rm in a ll un mu vin g pmd l lo ll
by putt in g re sti ng yo u r elbo w on a ta bl e t hat is nca r ch t' st Ilt ' l ~',h t.

With yo u r left hand , ge nt ly pu sh th e pe ndul um in a S \.... ill l-'. ill ~: 11I01 1011
aw ay fro m and t o war ds you. Ver ba lly t ell th e pend ulum 111111 l id "
moti o n sig nifies an affirmati ve an s wer. Allow t he pt,'ntl II I tI III III

grud ua lly co me to a sto p a nd t h en s wing it in a mo tion to tlu ' h'ft lIt1d

ri gh t. Tell t he pen du lum th at t his m ot io n s ig n ifies a neg ntive n ' ",po I P'll1 ,
Wh en th e pe ndu lum aga in comes to a s to p, h ol d it i n yn ur It'fl hund I n
en sur e th at all mot io n has ceas ed , and release it s lo wly a s t o nut .'w l It 0 11

o ne pa t h or anot her. Clea r your mi nd and a sk a t est q uesti nn 0 11 1 loud ,

s u ch as, "Is my la st n a me Ko ett in g?" 01' "Am I a giraf'tu ?" (Itn- 0 1 IltI,
g rea t keys to success fu l div inatio n of an y sort is t o re la x you r h otly uud
mind co m pletely , to exp ec t n o t h in g le ss t ha n a full I'l ' SpO!l St' [rmu 1111'

de vi ce, a n d t o n ot p re d et erm in e an a nswer , I n ot her wo rd s , hi' \1I'1' P IIl' l'd

for t he pos s ib ility tha t the pe nd u lu m will t ell yo u lhut iu d evd y UIl lt lt '

a giraffe , a n d if it wer e t o , t h at yo u wo uld ha ve a ~ rc a t d e n I Ill' It' lIll1l11 j.\

t o acco mpl ish conce rning yours elf a n d yoill' pl an ill till ' wcuhl . 111
oth er wor d s, allo w t h e pen du lu m to do what it wi ll, an d fOI 11' 1I1 'IIH ' 1I1 Iu II II,
s im ply rest at e t he negat i ve a nd affi r mat ive mo ti n ns if t ill ' II IHt\H I III
not as it s ho ul d be ... bu t be fo re t he pend ulum S W i ll ~\~ , tin lint " plI. II "
up on it o ne d irectio n or ano t he r.
Another way of all owin g t h e pe ndu lum t o an s wr-r I ~ hy 1' 111'111111

motions . Swin g t h e pe n d ulum clockw ise and te ll it t hut Ild l l utull u u

de sig nates an af firm ati ve a nswe r, a n d t h a i a eount c r -rlu ckwl w uuul uu
dl' si !-\nat es a n egati ve a nswer.
Often, "mys t ic" h ouse wi ves a nd g a rd e n wit dws will m hll"'l '
t h e pendulum hy pul ling it t o wa rd s th em n ml l'l'h·a,o; ;Ilj.\ it so Ih ltl It
moves ill a IiIW lo ward s and awa y fr otu t hem , As t hi s Hnr-ru uuulun
soft ens , t he peu dulum wi ll naturall y move ill a ri rvh-, alld li lt' 1I1'l1 '1' \,,1 11
i nterpret tid " ,lIi II 111' I(IlI I H or ntflnuuti vc l't ' SPOII ~ l ' d (' IH·lltllll ~. lilt
whether th e cjrc h- I!'I clockwise or cn u ntvr-el uc kwlse. Thi s met hod n' llt' li
o n noth in g s pir itua l wha tsoe ver , a nd is fo u nd to he quilt, u urvl inhl v
When held co mplete ly st ill , th e pend ulum will mo ve 0 11 Its
own , or rat h er , will be moved by some invisib le fo rce . Anot he r foll y
th at mode rn dow sers fall into is to re ly on n on ph ys ical manifesta tion .
While the pe n dulum will not budge from its ce nt ral posit ion in <I n}'
amount , the que r ant will cla im t hat he or she "felt" that it " was goi ng
t o move" in so me ce rtain direc tio n. If yo u fi nd t h is occ urring wit h
r egula ri ty , es pecially if you h ave pro b le ms wit h t he pen dulu m act uall y
movin g, you may want to cons ide r "cutti n g out th e m iddle man ,"
putting the pendul um away, and re lying on th ese in st in cts wh ich cr eat e
t he n on physi cal ma nifes ta t ion. In ot her words , if yo u are able to "feel"
withi n you rse lf that the pendu lum would be mov ing in o n e direction o r
an oth er , if it wer e t o move , th en yo u will hav e no diffi culty feel in g
suc h wit hou t th e pen du lum, or sen s ing that if the s p ir it we r e b efo re
yo u, what words mi ght come from its mouth .

WITCHBOARDS AND DEMON IN K

Id eomot or commun icat ion in cludes seve ral me t hod s of spir it

co ntact a nd rece ip t of ot he rwo rld ly mes sages wh ich h ave supposedl y
always exi st ed, bu t wh ich bega n to ga in popularity as an occult p ra ctice
in the la te 18 0 0 s and rema in an in tegral part of modern folk Magick,
u r ban lor e, an d d abbli ng tradition , Pr act ices s uch as automat ic writ ing
and ou ija b oa rds are used mor e a s t ee nage d games to spook eac h othe r
than as too ls of comm uni cati ng with s pir its or wit h t he dead . Th ey
s eem now to be used as a resp ected method of contact by cro ne s ,
charl ata ns. an d Neophytes .
To make use of th e ideomoto r effect , you must fir st cho ose a
med ium. An ou ija board or autom at ic writi ng is a good place for most
t o learn this a rt. An ouij a board is trad it ionally made of oak o r p in e,
cut in to a recta ngu la r pl ank, u pon wh ich th e letter s of t he alp habet ,
t h e num erals zero th rou gh ni n e, and th e wo rds "Yes" and "No " arc
wr itten in thic k, black in k. Acco mpa nyi ng th e b oa rd is th e ac tu al
dyn amic devi ce whi ch is used in the co mmu n ica t ion itse lf, usually it

t r iangula r planchette wit h two elongated sides , fo rm ing a poi nte r wh ic h

will cover or point t o a lett er , word, or nu mb er on th e b oard , or a cle ar
drink in g glass or sho t gl ass whi ch will cover th e letter en ti rely , b ut
will l' lla h l ,' I h. ' " ll'w"1 In 11 1' 1' 1111 ' 1I' lI n I llItl tl ~ 1 1 tlu- luun nn cd 1111' KIIllUl,
T Ilt' unfy 100111 11I'I' cll'd lor autnmnth- w rl l l ll~ IHt' II ~Ulltl \11' 11 uud II
Ilult'piltl. Whilt, luo "'I'·h ' a l pOl pt ' r ru n 1Jt' IISt'd , it 1,'1 nul NUKK.' sl t' t1, II }'Ull
wi ll IH' req ui red tn huld it in plncc wit h yo ur utht'l hund whi le }'Il tll

writ ing ha nd co n vuls es a nd draw s acro ss the paper,

If you arc us ing a boa rd, place th e plu n ch e t t e on th e hO;lr.1 uml
Ilg htly to uch th e fin ge rtips of bo th o f you r hun d s to the p iece. 1(111 1ll' 1
t ha n plucin g an y amou nt of p res sure OIl t he plu nch ctt u, a llow )' O ll!

fin g e rs to floa t a bove t he ma te ria l, yo ur s kin barel y l'cst iliK O il It. II

yo u are practici ng a utoma tic \...r itl ng, se t up a tab le or s t;lI 111 lu 11 11'
rig ht of a c hair, if you a re right handed , up on whi ch t he 1l0ll'Il:H I I I II
be se t. Your elbow s hou ld be propped up with the pe n in your luut d , li lt'

tip (If it touchi ng the s ur face of t he paper. Agai n , do nut appl y I" T "'1111'

to t he pen , b ut sim ply le t the ti p of it lightl y re st o n th e pup er , Til l'

ta b le is set up to you r right i n or der to kee p the pa per nu t til y U il l

na t ura l li ne of s ight, ther eby min im izin g yo u r con sci ou s illl t' rf" I"I' llt'I'
wit h th e pro cess , In eit he r ca s e. tak e a few dee p b reath s to clc ur y U il l

min d and e rase your a nxie ty, a nd begin th e ri tu a l of c;J ll i ll~ (o rl h E llll

i n it s need ed ma nifestat io n, T he pl a nchett e will begin 10 t rc tnhh- aile!

s li ghtly move o n t he boa rd , q uickl y pickin g up mom en t u m a nd IlIl1\' IIlK
to wa rds a letter, or so metim es drawi ng a symbol or repetit ive IIHlI IIlIl
wit h t he planc het te . If you are us ing a uto ma t ic wr iti n g , }'Il ll r 11<11111

will begin to t rem bl e a nd je r k re pea te d ly, dra wing illcKihlc st'rl hh l.,
o n th e pa pe r . Eve ntu ally, t hese sc ri bb les will e ither for lll won ! HI

im ages which ca n th en b e read or int erpreted .

Th e bea uty of th is of te n in accu ra te Iorr u of dl vln ntl u u I tl ll l

comm uni cat ion is tha t it is ind eed aut omatic . It rcq uin- x Ii II I,· t11 "dl llll H',
no form al trai ni ng, a nd no prio r occ u lt s uccess. II i.o; u IIl I' IIwd Ih lll
a nybody ca n use, an d even t hou gh the re sult s will 11111 IH' 1I1l 1ll HIh h
sat is fying, the Da bb le r ca n for a mo me nt feel as if he is i nh 'flH' IIIl)l, wh h
so me thi ng beyo nd the phys ical.
Th e ideom otor th eory rests la rgel y i n psychnlogy lind I'h Y llltl ltl K ~
rath e r tha n met ap hys ics. Th e s ubcons cious mind c xe rt x millo l 11)\'.·1-1
of m uscu la r st ress ove r the ph ys ical bod y wit ho ut I he ('Ull llll 'lll ll ll

a waren ess of the pa rti cipa nt. Th e mu sc u la r s t ress i ll nu n t'uu .1.

i mpe rce pt ible t remors in th e body w hi ch in t u rn move tlu- p lillld lf"lIt
or the pen across th e board o r th e paper.
Most mod ern me ta physic a l teachin gs in cl ude t ho Ih "llI')' IIIII I
tbe subcons ci ous mi nd is II cn lh-ct u r and tran slator of a ny uud nl l
th ou ght s exist ing within the collec t !ve, uu co uscl ou s . whi c h . si nct' It is
sh a re d by all people th rougho ut ti me a nd s pace, is in a way all -knowin g
a n d all -s eei ng. Access ing t hi s u nive rsal mi nd th ro ug h meth ods s uch
as ou ij a bo ar ds or au tomatic writ ing will su p pos ed ly allo w the
in divid ual to con sci ou sly acce ss t h e r equest ed info r mation in mu ch t he
sa me way th at it ca n be access ed on th e int e rn et. Th e consc io us min d
as ks a qu est ion or req uests a sea rch for inform at io n, th e sub co nsciou s
m in d se a rch es t he dat a bas es fo r the info rmat ion , re t rieves it , an d
deliver s it to the co nsciou s aware n ess . The problem wit h thi s wh ole
p roce ss is t hat often eve n if t he req uest is s ub mi tt ed to th e s ubcons ci o us
mind, the co nsc io us mind may ha ve an agen da of its own, as it u su all y
do es , an d will inter fe re with th e integrity of the wh ole e xerc ise . If he is
aski ng about hi s fu ture fi na nci al cond itions , an d he is cu rr en tly at a
poin t whe r e he feels he can sin k no furt he r , h e may ve ry eas ily t ell
h imself, th rou gh these devices , th a t m on ey will come . If he feels he
does no t dese rve abu nda nce i n hi s life, however , th is will be r efle ct ed in
hi s rea d i ng as well . A good d eal of th e t ime, t he su ccesses ex pe ri e nc ed
afte r us ing an ideo motor device is due mor e to receivi ng obvio us a nswe rs
t o ob viou s quest io ns , as well as t he fifty-p er cen t sp lit betw een an
affirma t ive or nega tive a ns vv'e r, ra ther th an to actu al s p irit
co m mu nicat io n or psych ic ab ility.
Wh en us ed in co nj unction wit h s oli ta ry Voodoo ri tu al , h ow e ve r.
t h e id eomotor effec t has proven it self t o be quit e effec t ive. Oft e n, it will
see m to the Ope rator as if the pl an chett e or th e p en has bee n gra sped by
a seco nd or a th ird inv isible han d , a nd t hat it is th a t d e mon ic gr ip tha t
spe ll s ou t t he t r a ns mission.

PH YSICAL PHENOMENO N

Ea rl ier in thi s cha pte r, when rec ou nt i ng th e Voo doo cu rse t hat 1
had placed. when I asked Exu a nd Baron Samedi to kill R.• all of my
ca nd les we re ins ta nt ly ext ingu is h ed in the wi nd . A t ime ly gust of a ir
ca n ea s ily b e dis regard ed as co inc ide n ce, b ut wit h rep eat ed ex pcr ie ucc
it is se e n r at her t o be co -i nci d enc e. I n oth er case s , I ha ve see n the
fla mes on mu lt ipl e ca nd les simul ta neo us ly flare u p; I ha ve see n obj ect s
moved ac ro ss the room witho ut any a ppa re nt ph ysica l forc e: I ha n-
wit ne ssed u nplugged record playe rs begi n playi ng mus ic. I have eve n, O il
OI 't'llld OI1 , ""'I ' ll 11111"'1' who I Ul \ 'I' Inllll'c1 III C' I II l l 'll ll l lll ' lll ~ p h )' " k ll ll .~' Id h' t' h' t1,

III" IIw n ' a pp ro pdll lt'I}', ; 1 " ~lIl1 ltl ' t1 by f Iu: s p l ri l~ t hai W I' IIn vI' ('u llc'l l,
S m u I' ri l ua lists huvc mude allllli',inK chu ms 0 1' St,t' lll"; hull 01 IlKhl
mat erial ize in t hei r Te mples. hea r in g un s ee n fis ts potl ll d i lt ~ l ilt' wul! •
or huvc even ha d ;1 full s pu nt unec us manifcs tuti u n o f an uppnrlt fun
with whic h t hey have been a b le to co m m u nica te fa ce -t o -face . Tl lt, rt, I
litt le I ca n sa y to refu te t hese cla im s , as ma ny of mine a re Iju i!l' it h ll
more biza rr e. Man)' Neo phytes have d iffi cult y re lyin g o n t hi s 1)' 1'1' ill
cc mmunt cut io n. hoc... evcr, as t hey st ill bel ie ve in t he fOl1H l u lII lIl' HH til
th e un iverse and t he poss ibil it y o f coi nc ide nce . FHr t hn s e who I ' UII

rec og nize t he po wer in th e sign s, howe ver , t he power t ha i tlu - Vootlon

s pi rits hol d ove r t he physi ca l worl d and its c leme n ts is kno wn .

M URDER BY MO ON LIG II T

On t he nig ht of a new moon , boil a n eg g in wate r for tell 11I 111111 1' '' .
a dd i ng asafet ida to the boi ling pot. Wrap t he boi led egg i n a do l h 11 1111

take thi s , al ong wit h a bl ack ma rk er and Elcg gua Head to yo u r 'I'I' lII pl. "
Draw the s ig il of Exu da Capa Preta on the a ltar, a nd a ttac h o r d ruw ttu-
symbol of Ba ron Sa med i a t lea st 4 feet hig h on th e s o uthern wall. wh ldl
yo u are to face . Call forth Exu a nd Ba ro n Sumc d l as o u tlfned ill 1111'
begi n ni ng of t h is cha pte r. When t he y ar e pre se nt , pc vl lil t, c' Y.K lind
wri te up on t he ha rden ed yolk t he nam e of t he vic ti m, 1I0 1d t his lip III
bot h han ds as a n offer ing to Exu a nd t he Loa , an d sa y, "E xu du ( ' UII II

Preta , ca r ry illn ess to my ene my, cau se his or ~ a ll s to ro l wlthlu hhu ,

ca us e h is mind to so ften and h is bones to hn-u k. "
Still hol di ng th e eg g in you r ha nd s , look lowa rd s tlu- . } lII hu l 01
Ba ro n Samcdi a n d sa y, "Ba ron Samed i, Lord of lln- ~ 1' i1 n ' N, !t\\C' .' 1' rlu wu
upon (vi ct im's na me ) a nd ta ke h is life. Bury him in III L I ' I )' . Fi ll hi
mouth a nd throat a n d lungs with th e d irt of tl u - gra n' , Fi ll h i \ 1·1 11

wit h be etl es a nd fill hi s bra in with worms. "

The spi ri ts will re ply, e it he r au to ma t ica lly o r th ruug h thc' tl l'\' ll l'
that yo u have cho sen , Oft en , Exu will give fu r th er ins tr uvti on ti ll 11 \l'
imp lanta tion of t he curse, a nd thi s s hou ld be o beye d to t lu- It 'I I. ' 1 .uu l
t he li ne ,
Un less ot he rw ise i ns t ruc t ed, bu ry th e ('gg ollt si d e of lln- vlt,tl m'N
hom e nt mid nigh t, 011 t heir prop erty. It is hcs t i f it is luu-ied I II hilt
hackyan l or o u tsi d c' of il L>; lu-druum windo w,
 I N KI I ) M Al ll l ll " llll N

Pla ce upon you r a ltar a s ma ll pi ece of parchm en t pa per, a

fo unta in pen, a nd a lon g quil ti ng need le . Place a taper ed red ca nd le 0 11

the alt a r . Se t the Elegg ua Hea d agai nst the s o ut he rn wa ll, and hung or
d raw the sym bol of Bar on Samcd i in it s place above th e he ad.
Sta ring int o t he eyes of Eleggu a, re pe at the in cant ati on , "Exu
Elc ku n, sa cllu dam cs •.l. Exu Elekun! Exu Eleku n !" As yo u co nt in ue tu
chant the nam e of t he Exu, its pr esence will grow in th e Te mple an d
will overwhe lm you r con sci ou sness. Whe n )' OU fee l that Exu has
achieve d cri tica l mass, turn your eyes to ward s t he symb ol of Ba ro n
Sa medi and a ddress him , call ing him for th fr om t he graves.
Write upo n one side of the par ch me nt th e fu ll nam e of th e vict im,
and on the other side write the sp ecifics of the curse t hat you a rc pla cin g,
usin g on ly d es cri pto rs, As an example , you m ig ht writ e, Violen t
Acciden t: Blood flows; Pa in ful Death ; rathe r than the long er , ~A vio le nt
accid en t will ha ppen in which t he vict im will exper ien ce massive b lood
los s a nd will quick ly af t er die pai nf ully." Not only docs t his S<l\ 'C s pace
on the s ma ll pape r, hut it also does no t a llow th e consci o us m ind to the
inte rfe re in the cu rse by an al yzin g t he word s a nd t ry ing to put th em
prope rl y. Prim a l a nd ata vist ic will to des tru cti o n is need ed, rat hcr
th a n in te llec tu al aggre ss ion.
Look in g at t he Elcggu a Head , an nounce , "Exu Ele kun , del iver
t hi s curse to my enemy (vict im's n ame) , Seek h im \.... h er e vcr he ma y
be a nd dri ve your s pea r in to him t hat he will suffer, as it is writ t en, so
is it done ."
Ho ld t he t ip of t he ne edl e over t he ca nd le 's fla me. Roll th e
pa rch men t in to tight curls and pier ce it throu gh with the q uil t ing
needle, t he roll of pape r bein g he ld together on the t ip o f th e needl e .
Hol d th is ro lled up a nd stuc k pa rch men t over t he flam e u nt il it catc hes
fi re, a nd allow it to burn u nt il no thing is left b ut as he s ,
Ga the r the as hes toget her into a bowl or a bag , a n d to ss th ese
a lo ng with t he nee dle in to 3 la ke, po nd , river, or ot her natural water.
or if th is is no t availa ble. d ig a s mall ho le in th e gro u nd an d fill the hole
ha lfway with water , Th row th e ne edl e a nd ashes in to th e h ole a nd fill
it in with d ir t.
Althou gh Exu Ele ku n is tr ad itio na lly th e EX Ll of h unting , a nd as
s uc h ca n gua ra n te e J s ucc ess fu l hun t, he al so is t he pre dator, a nd ca re s
ll u l lo r wh.rt Ill ' I. hUllt lllK, /!ill IUliK , IS h i", pll' ) ' I N Id lktl , Il ll ll k c' 111 11II}' III

the utln-r lut'l', iiI I ~ .ll ll u l deat h whi ch ale' llolll , Ilel 1' \,11 , I ~ lt ll 1'.11,1. 11 11 I
u l'ri~ hl .utd st ru ug . Do nut nlluw thi s tu f01l1 )'U l l. Wilt'n Rh-kun III'Kin
" h unt , lit' Ill'H I' n -tu rn s wit ho ut his p H ')"

Df f l XI ON I S

Resea rc he rs and d iscoverers have foun d clay a nd h-ad l ah ld '" III

th e ru i ns of necropoli ses in Greece a nd Rome, as well as utlu-r 1'111 1" 0 1
Ita ly a nt.! the s u rr ou nd ings areas. Upo n t hes e t uhl c ts Ih l' 11'llll l,!tl 01

vic t i ms we re writt e n , al ong wit h the ir offe nse s an d Ihe d em iSI' hupl'e l
for b)' t he cu rse r. These ta b let s, ca lled "dcf ixiunes ," wer r- hU rll'l! III
ce meter ie s or to ssed into well s or caves so tha t the)' ,..'m ild be tu'urv 10
t he un de rwo rld and t he demons a nd s pir its t ha t dw e ll t lll're' \..,111
int e rcept t he me ssa ges a nd b rin g t he m to pass ,
I n commu n io n with Exu , a para lle l be twee n t his pral'li l'l' lI 11 d II

Voo doo one was made .

On a square piece of clay, wri te th e na me or names of you r \'k ll lll lil ,
as we ll as t h eir offe n ses , a nd yo u r desi re for the i r de a t hs . \\' IH' 1l lh is I",
d ried , bu ry it deep in th e eart h wit h t he Elegguu ll eud . AII N 11 1111'

da ys , u nea rt h th e Head , but fill the hole in wit h d ir t 0 11 lup 0 1 tlu-

tab le t. The Vood oo spirits will al rea dy he with t he tnhh-t , anti will he'
wor king o n t he victim 's d emise.

DECO N SECRA I IO N

One of t he mos t frig hte ni ng as pec ts of VlI0<1 0 0 for 1111' \\ II 1111' I ll d

tha t once the entit ie s were called , th ey co uld not Ill' di "IlII "'.'\ I·t1 h)' .111\

hi gher o r ho li e r fo rce, Tr a dit io nal bani s hlng s will PflIVI' o ul y III lll lM I' 1

t he s p irits a n d tur n t hem aga i ns t yo u, If tilt: E I I' ~ ~ lIa lh- ud Is d. ' lIIllo \,.. d
o r given away, Ex u will remai n wit h you and wi ll ret ur n ) '0 111" 1l I ' ~ I I ' I '1

to you , After searching for a way to rid mysel f (If Ext! :11111 tlu- v 111111

Vood oo sp irits t ha t I had called i nt o my li fe, a nd f:lilin ~ i ll Ill )' tI "I'. I , I

fi na ll y t urn ed to Exu a nd asked wha t mus t he d u ne .
In ri t ua l, Exu m us t be mad e aware of t he sepurn tiu u . .uu l lll l llitl

co nse nt to it. Re member that t hese spiri ts a re ancient , aud lh al 1111'11

i nte lli ge nce an ti pnwc r is easily bey ond our com pre he ns ion . '1' 11 1')' IItI
n ot fec i as y O ll and I fevl , a n d they a re not offended wlu-n th e y h ll \ 'I '
don e their .....or k a nd th ey ar c no IOIl Kt'r need ed , so IUIIK 1I ~ y ll ll huve not
been init ia ted eithe r by th em or by the ir h u ma n serv an t s in to t heir
mort al fam il y.
A parti ng sacrifice must als o be give n . T h e nat u re o f th e sa cr -i fic e
a nd the spe cifics of it a re to be rev ealed by n on e ot he r t ha n Exu. w hen
th e fa ct that a sa cr ifice was need ed was mad e k nown to me, I ..... as
initi all y afraid t hat wha t would b e asked of me wo ul d be s ome th i ng
th at I could not or would not deli ve r . I fear ed Exu' s s in is te r pl a yfu ln ess .
a nd my min d st art ed r acin g th rou gh all of t h e p ossib le sacr ifices th a t
coul d be de man de d a nd th at I would refu se t o give. App roac h ing Exu
wit h th e s ubj ect, ho.....ever, I wa s relieved to d iscove r that th e s ac rificc
th at was de si red was mo re simple t o obta in a nd t o offe r th a n th a t wh ich
bro ught the Eleggua Head to life.
After th e sa cri fice h as been give n , the El egg ua Head sho uld either
be dest r oyed co mpletel y a nd sc a tte red i n to th e d ust , sh ould b e thr own
in to dee p wat e r where it will neve r be recove red, or sh ou ld be b ur ied
deep e noug h to neve r be unea rt hed .
I h ave fou nd no ba nis hi ngs, no exorcism s , no rite s of ca st ing o ut
tha t a re effec tive aga inst th ese s pir its. To be r id of t hem , t hey mus t lu-
co ns u lt ed a nd t hey must ag ree to lea ve, by th e lett e r of the te rm s th at
they give a nd in no oth er ma nn er.
 U N ~I IM ELY EAT I IS

Pe rh aps the mos t Frus t rat ing asp ect of usi ng ltan vf'ul MH ~ k" ,

es peci ally when you rea lly wa nt or need th e resu It , is t il l' f ad o l III
t im e . W he n a per s o n pe rfo r ms a r it u al l'UfS C , th ey n or mal ly l l..,. I I I'
the ir vict im's de at h with in minu tes, a nd even waiti ng tla ys tor II til
co me may see m too long. Alt hough in mo st cas es the r u m p h' lt' H,I I' Il "
of emotio n toward s the victi ms , an d t he know ledge tha t th eir d" llll u '
will me et t he m , is enou gh t o allow the So rc e re r to con ti nu e ill lifo whluuu
im pediment. th ere arc cases where in th e vict im's act ua l au d i lll l1ll 'I IlH II'

deat h is need ed .
A woman who briefly stu die d under me fin all y guthen-d ti l l'

courage to ask me to teach her how to curse ano t he r IH' r SO Il. As I ;l hYl IV_

do when faced wit h such a req uest, I as ked th e s peci fics of wluuu "Ill'
wis hed dead and for what rea so n, She con fid ed th at she was tuurri ..d III
a n ab us ive h us band, and that t he o nly way to ma ke him s to p WII In
kill hi m. I sugges te d that s he simply leave hi m an d li st' lin nt"l' ull
abilit ies to crea te a new and better life for herse lf. Thi s ('Iid lt'll !'l oll" H i ll i

regr et for even ask ing for the curse, an d s he told nrc th nt [u- \\'a s Irlllll" ,1
as a milita ry Specia l Forces operative, a nd t hat if s he left [u- wuuh l Ilu d
her and would likely kill her. I th en SUP; l!.('stt'd that , in s lc'" d 0 1 u Ing II

curs e, she pur chas e a han dgun, phon e a re po rt i ll 10 tIll' p ul l l' I' tl 'lllll ~

the m t hat her h usba nd was t rying to kill her , a nd drli ver II h-w l 'll ld
bull et s into his body, She had severa l objectinn s 10 t his \'UIII I", til 111' 11111 11

pr imar ily t h a t s he wou ld n ever be able to f a n ' her sr- lf il Mb c' 11I111 tll'll'll

him, somehow not un derstanding t hat by usi nn a (' U I'S t' thu t I~ 1' lr,M l lv
wha t she would be doing,
I inst ructed th is stu de nt in the meth od by which II l' II I'St' t' llll lt! Ill '

plnccd that would end his life, alo ng with a lect ure 01\ th e :lIllCll"lI ll1 v 01

pe rfo r min g suc h a rit ual, and I wa rn ed her t hat t he effe ct ilia)' nu t h i'
imm ed iate, She perfor med the ritual th e ne xt uvening. ant! a W C' t ' ~

later pho ned me to report th a t he was s till ullvc. a nd t hai I hI IlK ~ Ililtl
~u lt c lI WO l'St' for her. Now, no t on ly d id he lu-nt uud ht'l' ll l !' lu-r. hill Ill '

hud lu-gun til talk II I I lt d ('\"' 11 luvin g lu-r a 11 )' 11I0 1'(' , whlch Ind fl !'d h"1
of what he woul d de to SOnH.'Onl' t hat he did n ot lo ve when he wou ld so
seve re ly d ama ge so meo ne t hat he d id love. I to ld he r t hat a ti m cl ln e
cou ld not be gua ra nt eed , an d t hat h er best o pt io n wou ld he to try to find
so me way to re move he rself fro m h is pr ese nce whil e th e c u rs e too k
e ffec t.
The ne xt tim e t h at I he ard fro m he r s he was be in g r e le a sed fro m
t he h ospi t al. He r hu sb a nd had be ate n h er a ga i n, t h is tim e mo re seve rely
t h an a ny ot he r , bu t t hat he h a d n e d tha t n igh t a nd h ad t old he r t ha t
she 'd never se e h im ag ai n, su pposi ng th at suc h m igh t so u nd li ke a
th reat to hi s wife. Sh e didn 't eve n b oth er collec t i ng h er pos ses sio ns , but
wen t to a wo m e n's sh elter a nd fr o m t h er e rebu ilt he r li fe. He r h u sba n d
mad e goo d o n h is thre at a nd she n eve r d id se c h im aga in, a ltho ugh sh e
d id hear in pa ssing t hat he wa s d ep loy ed over sea s an d h a d su ffe r e d an
inj u ry in ba tt le. Wheth er this inj u ry ha d kille d him was n ever kn own ,
b ut h is wife did no t ca re beca use she was sa fe fo r t he m om en t, a n d h e
'va s dyin g.
As was ill u st ra ted by th e a ccou nt of a Sym pat h et ic Magick cu rs e
giv en in Ch apt e r Se ve n, alt ho ug h so m e so rt of i m m edi at e "dea t h"
occ urs , th e victim be ing rem ov ed fr o m yo u r li fe an d e xpe rie nce, if t he
p rin cipl es of t h is n ea th Magi ck a rc ad he re d to , the li t er a l d estruct i on of
t he vic t im will eve nt ua lly oc cu r, a lb e it som e t im e s not in th e t im e fram e
th a t we woul d li ke. I have see n cu rse s t ake effe ct im me d ia te ly , my
vict im s be comi ng violen tly ill a nd being h os pitali zed with i n da ys a ft er
t he pe rfo r m a nce of th e rit ual. I h av e a lso witn es sed yea rs p as s b ef or e
t he effec ts a re m a de ma n ifest. I n bot h ca se s, ho we ve r , t he en d resu lt
wa s a chi eved . The vict im s ha ve be en killed .
It can be, an d oft en is , a rg ued by th e sk ep tic tha t give n e nou gh
ti m e , t h e vict im of Baneful Ma gi ck will h ave die d with o ut th e a id e of
any su pe rna tur al inte rven tio n, s im ply be ca use peo ple d ie. If yo u po in t
you r finge r a t any per so n an d a nn oun ce th at t h ey will me et th e ir
d ea t h , yo u will a lways be vind ica ted . In my expe rie nce , teach ing, a nd
r ese ar ch, ho wev er, I h av e fou nd t hat t he mec h ani sm of de a t h t h a t
foll o ws a cu rs e is most usua ll y a ccide nt s an d ca nce rs . Pe r ha ps t he se
t wo ca u ses of deat h are th e e as ie st a n d most na t ur a l ro ut es t o t h e end
re sult tha t t he Po we rs of Da rkn es s ca n ta ke , a nd t he re fo re t hey a re th e
m os t co m mo n. Ca n ce r, fre ak ac ci den ts , m u rd er, a n d s u ici de occ ur
eve ry d ay to peo ple who ha ve m ost li ke ly neve r be e n cu rs e d , t he s kep t ic
aga i n p ro tests .
 A C'I'O l d I Il K I II llu- Nutl n unl vl t ul S l ll l l fll l ll ' ll: 1t1'l ltH!, i' lI lI l' t' r 110.'.
11I<l1,(·tI 1' 1I nk d OIlI' 10 I ht' II' lHl ill ~ ca use u f d euth In ll u- li lliit'd S lll l l' /I nt

:J::J:. H'X" whl h- death s ruu svd by un int enti on al IIIj ur it' ." ur nr rl dt' lIlil l
deat hs hold o n ly u 4 ,4 % of de at hs in t h e U,S.· Com bined. Ih lM o nly
acco u n ts fo r 26 .2% o f d eath s in th e Un ite d S t ut es. In ti nu-, I 11lI Vl'
wi tnes sed an d veri fi ed th e dea t hs of e ve ry per so n t ha t I have k now n III
be cu rse d , usu all y by o ne o f th e se two a ve n ues . If co l nct d c ncc ('u u ltl
po ss ib ly be t o bla me for th e 100 % s ucce ss rat e , 10 0 % of iI rillld u llIly
se lect ed g ro u p of s u bjec ts (t he cur sed ) h a p pe n to III I'L' l th e ir c1 I'a l lu hv
so m et h in g th at is, s t a t is t ica ll y, on ly s u ppo sed to kill on e 1J " Il II I'1 II I
t ho se s u bj ect s . The ch a nce s of a ra n do m select io n of ri t uuli sl a ltnviu
been offend ed to t he poin t o f mu rd e rou s ra ge hy m emb ers o f 11 nllld ullJ
26 pe rcen t po p ula tion mino rity a re ve ry rare .
Wh ile yo u a re livin g, ge tt ing gain f rom th e tempora ry 1't'IlIt1 v,1 1
o f y o u r vic t im fro m yo ur presen ce, t he vict im is d yi ng. Tlm e I ~ 0 11

yo u r sid e.

SHORTEN ING THE LI FE SPAN

Th os e who a re dr ive n to Baneful Magi ck fo r pur poses o f p U W l' 1

ra the r th a n exped iency a re rar ely sa t i sfie d by wa it ing month s Of yl 'I H "

fo r the dea th s of t h ei r vict ims. Th ey wa n t it a ll , a nd o f co urs r-, 1111' )'

wan t it now!
Magick is t he sponta neou s m an ife st at io n o f desin- , surh 1II,I11K
ac co mp li s hed thr ou gh n o np hysi cal mean s. If a ri t u a l is IH' rfll l llll' d I II

s u m mo n int o t he occult ist 's life an amo u n t of mon ey Ih al uuuu- v will

a u to ma ti cally be b ro u g ht t o him, u su a ll y hy S CH ill' ru uudu luuu 1lll' I1Il I

h avi ng noth in g to do wit h h is ow n e ffort s . All th at th e MnKld ll1l 1I I,.,d .

t o do is t o mak e h im se lf ava ila b le t o th a t wh ic h he in tl' llll" Iu 111 1111 111' 1'
If h e rece ives th e req ueste d money, a n d th en ag al n f t'l ll' ll h tlu- fl l llld
a n d rece ive s m ore. h e will oft e n fin d a sli ght de crea se in tlu- ;1111 1111111 II I

t ime t h a t it t oo k fo r th e seco n d a mo u nt to manifest th an th e li flll . 1'1 11 .

s h o r t en in g of th e tim e d elay betw ee n th e rit uali zed tl t' Nin' ,1111 1 II..·
a chiev em e nt t he end res ult is us uall y n ot no t iced fr om u m- rll lwi I II
ano t her. I ha ve heen Fortun a te 10 wo r k \v-it h and 10 !l' ,II'1i illtllvltllIlllli
fo r ye a rs , a nd t herefu t e 10 sec t h e ir po we r a nd abilit y II1I'n ' n" I I1)1,

uxp uu vn ti nlly , :11111 10 w i t ll l'SS t heir skill o f lII11 n i fl.' s t ill/o: K l' tlw i ll~\ d ONI' 1

an ti cl os er I n Ihl' Il d n ll 'ld oll " . II is ill t ill' h um nn nntun- to IllsllIl . N IIlill

whi ch has occ ur red in the di stu ut pnst , ur th ai which will occur ill llu-
di st a nt futu re, on ly focus ing on th e Immed iate realit y and the a p pa re nt
prim ar y cau se s and effec ts . Removin g you rse lf from thc s u bjcut ivc
cycle, how ever , will allow you to s ee where you were whe n yo u fi rst
stepped onto this pa th , how yo u have p ro gres se d s inc e t h at time, a n d
with enough vision , you will be able to sec where you arc ultim at ely
head ed . In s uch a lig ht, t he co ncerns for t he fo llies of to day fade , and a ll
t hi ngs move towar ds a brill ia nt a nd i nev it ahl c Ascent.
One of the ta sks of t he as piring Mas te r is to lear n the a rt of
in stantaneous manifest at ion, where there exi sts no pe rceptib le a mou n t
of t im e or SP<lCC between the s u mmo ning of a de s ire and its
mani fes tation , Alt houg h the Operat ion for In st an tane ous man ifesta t io n
d iffers d ra mat ically from th at of minor occ u lt ri t ual. t he p roces s beg ins
as de s cr ibed above: the Manife st or will s it and pe rform th e Operation o f
man ifes ta tion, attu ning his intent ions an d s piri tua l wave le ngths with
th at whic h he de s ire s. This Ope ratio n will be repe at ed d aily , an d o ften
will be pe rfo rmed in t he mo rn ing and in the eve ni ng: Withi n days , t he
Muni fcst or will bcgi n to se e co inciden ce alig n ing with h is intention: he
will hear in pas s ing convcrsn ricns random people ta lking about t hat
wh ic h he int ends to man ifest ; he wil l have offe rs for t hc item given to
him at d iscounted rut cs : he will " ran domly" meet a nd t alk wit h th os e
who have ac qui red the sam e things by more mundane method s. Mos t
ama zingly a nd reass u rin gly, he will be give n what Man ifesto rs oft en
ref er to as "gifts ." It ems a nd favo rs th at ar e relat ed to t he obje ct th at he
is atte mpt ing to manifest will b e br ought or g ive n to h im witho ut hi s
having to request or wo rk for them . Alt hough the se are not t he item
t hat he d esi re s in its fu llness , they a re si gns that th at wh ich is bein g
ma n ifested is ind eed b eing ma n ifes te d. Whe n fi rst lea rni ng to ma ni fest ,
es pecia lly whe n t he des ired outco me is diffic u lt or im poss ib le to achi eve
by mund ane method s, the receipt of the en d re s u lt may ta ke up to a
year , a nd sometimes lo nger. Th is d oesn' t s ou n d in st antaneous a t a ll,
b ut co ns ider ing t hat t he item o r eve nt wou ldn' t han b een a ch ieve d at
a ll withou t t he Ope ra tio n of ma n ifesta ti o n, and seeing it from th e
vantage of the time less ra ther tha n th e res t r icted , it is ob viou s that
progres s is being mad e, even if th e Manifestor mu st wait a yea r for h is
r e wa r d s .
As the Man ifestor cont inues his exper ie nces wit h ma nifcs tati on ,
a yea r of wa itin g will become months , a nd th os e mon t hs will s ho rte n
IlIlu W I' I ' ~ Il, nru l Il OIl II wuhlu tillY" 1Ill ylhl ll ~ lh nl 11l' Ill ll ll ll'l· ...IN will 1'01ll1'
I II him , WIlIlI' Ill ' III P.ll. I'I' r1t' lll' i llK Kn'a l r ewurd s II I 1'11 11'1 111111'111 , lrer-dmu ,
nnd nb u nduucc in h l~ Hfe, lu- is also renpln g s pirit ual rr-wurds. II I
u u rn b cg t us to )VO W, lei ex pa n d , to enco mpa ss a la rge r per jmet vr, lin d I.
abl e to reach to th e end s of crea tio n if needed , lI is sp iritua l hlHlit'll 11 111 1
t he power s of each begin to un ite, per fecting his healt h. IHl rifyillK h i
mind , a nd empowering his eve ry acti on .
Ultimately. if the Man ifesto r cont inues 0 11 t his path IllWlll ,l ,

God hoo d. he will presen ce what is ofte n ca lled "the miracle of Ih l! 1I1lt!

loaves, "> in whic h th ere exist s no measu rable t ime delay b et ween tltut
which he manifest s and its appearance in his life , A lesser for m !II th hil
same phen om enon is found in th e occult. As you cout iuuc to gro w lind
becom e more proficient in rit ual and th e produ ct io n of Mngi rk III YUIL l'
life, you will see not on ly a shorte ning of t he nat u ra l t ime dclu y l ll' t WI' f' ll

th e ritu al and its success, you will also not ice a greate r ahility III h l l ll K
abou t mor e difficult feats, to acco mplish mor e with les s. If yo ur tlt'"h l'
is to possess the power to har m or to kill an oth er in a n in sta nt . 1111 " (' ,111
he atta ined by con t inual pra cti ce a nd use of ritu al towa rd s \' n rl lll l ~

ext re me ends.

EXTERNA L f ACTORS

Although the tim e del ay between t he ritual and its S lI t'C' I' U 1.
natur all y occurri ng and can be red uce d or eli min uted i d l n ~ 4'l Ii I ' 1

thro ug h pra ctice an d app li cati on of th ese Opc ratlnu s ill tlu- MUKld llll ' Jil
life, ot her factors which are out side of th e Operator. 1I11 t1 S lI ll ll ' I hu, ll t ll

wit hin him, need to also be cons idere d a nd de4l 1t wlth . I II lat'l , . 111111' II I

these factor s might not only slow dow n th e SUl' t'l' S S of tln- dill .d, hili
possib ly thw art it altogether.
Th e most common in flue nci ng fact or which ('oulll IIq~ IlII ' lit

effects of any ritu al, but for obv ious reaso ns is more I'I't' St' III In 1111111'1,,1
Magick th an any oth er, is th at of attac hme nt to tlu- ou l eom c, III
performing any ritua l, in th rowin g any spe ll or c urs e, a ll et uuti u u III'j'"

to be exha ust ed fro m th e Sor cerer ent irely, The In t vll vctuu l mlllil
und ersta nds th at for every pro ble m t he re afe seve rn! vlabh- SOl ll l l ll llll,

Soul, s pirit, and tlu- in vok ed powers of Ma gid kn ow tha I Ih t' phy"d c' ld
wo rl d is Il o lh i ll ~ hUI a It ' s ti ll ~ g rou nd for th e God ly in cnruu lc , 1I11t! 111 11 1
it is as llia ll t'a hlt ' a N 1I' IId i ll th l' han d s of u tunsler alc'l lI'IIIi."lI , TIll'
em otion s, the henr t, however , wor ry and do ulu . 'l'h ey. too . art ' tuni s u(
cha nge, gui d ing th e Sorce rer towa rds the mi n or goals of (ulmlml'lIt
wh ich all ow him to grow and t o unfold . Once th ey po in t t he wny,
ho wever , t hey s ho uld be di smi ssed an d t he h igh er fac ult ies of th e hum an
be i ng sh ould be all owed to tak e ove r and to cause the need ed cha nge.
The Sor ce re r is mo re pow e rful th an eve n h e rea lizes . As he
Asce nd s an d as h is power moves to wa rds it s o\v·n c r it ica l mass , that
whic h he d well s upo n a nd tha t whic h h e stro ng ly desi r es begi n to
man ifest themse lves , initia lly in min or fo r ma t io ns , a nd la ter in full
eg r ego re-type ap par it io ns ca p abl e of ere cti ng pa la ces a nd gar de ns in
his life, or oblit e rati ng all for wh ich he h as s truggle d int o a wa ste la nd .
If he is able to tak e hi s e mot io ns and his contempla t ions into r itua l and
to car ry the m o n a stre a m of powe r tow a rds hi s goal, he will ri se as th e
Lord of th is worl d. If a ny of hi s e mot ions li nge r behind as th at colum n
of li ght lea ves h is Temple, h owever, they will eat at him wit h douht
a nd fear . Th ese em ot io ns will grow withi n hi m if t hey a re not st ifle d
imm edi at ely, and th a t pow er wh ich re si des in h im , which is hi s const a n t
co mpa n ion . will ut ilize those feelin gs as well, a nd will se n d doubt a nd
fear toward s h is goal. fie will unwitt ing ly cause a battle betwee n "So it
is done ," a nd " It is not po ssib le. "
The feelings a nd the desire s which lead the Sor cer e r to th e Te mp le
are oft en too st ro ng to be stifled, and so th ey mu st be exorcized withi n
the ritu al, pushed out side of hi mself, enve loped with power a nd li ght
an d cat a pu lte d toward s t he goal. I n th e ri tu al of Ban efu l Mag ick, as th e
cu rse is being th rown, gat he r to ge the r all of you r ha tre d , alon g with
your d oubt , fear, mor al disgust , wrap them together and with pr ofan e
s cr eams a nd wit h mali ciou s ac t s, rid yourse lf of th em . Take all th a t is
weak and tu rn it int o po wer u ntil no wea kne ss res ides with in yo u.
Aft er every su ccess ful Op er atio n of Banefu l Magick th a t 1 ha ve
perfo rmed , I have exp er ien ced a great peace and eve n a s pi ritua l a n d
e mot iona l sile nc e as I h ave walk ed away fro m th e Temp le . Th e an gu ish
a nd rage ha ve been spen t , a nd th ose dem on s no lo nger de vo ur me. The
d arkness a nd evil \v·ithi n has be en given up and has been left to the
machina ti on s of dest ructi on . A se reni ty a nd divinity then co ns u me
m e, for the re is no th ing left in me but love.

Ano t her co mmo n imp ed im ent to the suc cess o f a cu rse is th e

in flu en ce of s pir itu al for ces in op posit ion to th at which you ha ve sown.
TIl I' I'1' llIay Ill! 0 1111'1 1 willi ill I' Wmkluy. l\ Ku l ll "l y UI ll' \Vu ,k" , l'O ll Jlt'lll ll lll v

or III H'U ll ll t' I UII \ I )' 11 1.111.: l lu-jr ,," WI'nI and M ll ~ i (' kK l I n l h ll'IlI'I' " Iu I' tll l ll ir l

you rs . Tht'lI' 1lI11) ' u hw he' uu tumn tlc s ul rlt uul prolt'(' liull s w a J'( li ll~ u ll
har m toward s ,I S p t ' d fi (~ pt'r SOI1. Last ly, yo u r vict hn ili a)' Ill' II
l'r ucti ti o n c r of t h e oc cul t himse lf, rccog n ia lng th e mal e vol e n ce th at III
ucti ng u pon him a n d act ively ta king measures a gniu s t it.
An old frie nd of mi ne, lind a for me r occ ult cullcaguc , nlln 1I 11kl,t1
me to place a curse on her ad ultero us h us ba nd , un d ht't';llise' u f 11111

relat ion shi p, I ob liged , Sho rt ly a fte r t he cu rse had hee n pllll'l 'tI , ,II.'
div or ced her hu sb and, gai ned full legal custody of th eir chlldrt-u . ,11I 11
h e was d iagnosed wit h a ra re fo rm of ca ncer. She than ke d m e p llllU lt ' lv
for my assist ance, and began a new an d bettcr life wit ho ut him . All
mont hs passed, however, it beca me increas ingly more difficul t fO I 111'1 '
to live as a s ingle pare nt, cooking all of the meal s . taki ng tln - kid In
school and diff erent eve nt s, picki ng them lip aga in, ruls lng tlu-m und
d isci plini ng t he m, o n top of ,... or king a full-ti me job . She finall y phlllll'd
me o ne day to let me know t hat she had co nt acted her ex -hu sbun d ,1111 1
had as ked him to mOH' back in ,·vit h th eir fa mily, " I j ust d id n't w.uu t il
d o it all by myself any more," s he sa id. I remi nd ed 111'1' th a i [u- Wil li

dyin g. If his end came by cancer , she'd find hersel f taking rn re III hun
alo ng wit h their child ren , "I know, " s he replied, "T h a i 's wh y 1'111
hea ling h im ," Using what she had learn ed from her t iuu- \Vo l'k lnK
alo ngs ide me in rit ua l a nd Asce nt, she was g rndua lfy i ll f ll ,'1i ll~ him
with th e healt h t hat she had ask ed me to dra in fro m hi m . S ill', wh u !llId
req ue ste d th e curse , was actively Wo r ki ng aga ins t Illy ~ l il v. l l' k ,

des tr oyed the feti sh items and t he symbols th at 1 hal! II St 'Ii 10 t' III MI' Irhu ,
an d I in formed my friend that no other ritual s wu ul d Ill' 1" 'll u IlIlf' d 11 11

her behalf.
Th is is a clea r and bla tant form of som ebody lISilltt, tlu- It 'IJll li l ll ld
power to negat e a Maglcka l Op era t ion. I have sim-c lusl l 'o nllll 'l wil li
th is "fr ie nd," so I ca n not be sure th at her s pells have wurkvd III 11l'ull llK
her h usba nd , I h a ve , however , found myself on t ill' 0111l' 1' .'1 ld,' til II",
sa me co in, being tar geted by a cu rse a nd hav in g to ca ll 111'011 a ll 0 1 IIl V

resources to negate it. I ha ve found th at it tak es mort' Maglcall y to hi'!'

yourself ali ve o nc e 11 cu rse is thrown than it d o es fur s u uu-om- d " I II

atte mpt to kill you. ha ve had to d rop all t hin gs i ll Ill )' lift, lind Ilrlll K
myself into nn inn rr spiritua l retrea t , COl' lI St' 1! 0 11 nothin g hu l l Ilt '

s tre ngthening o f Il l )' P O WI' I' suuu- tlmcs fo r severn! da ys, Wlle'lI t hllil dlll' l
occu r, however, it usua lly allows me to cn me int o co n ta ct with t lu-
ba ne ful energies that assai l me, in a very tan gib le form , a nd 10 lIt iliz('
th ose ver y energies against my attac kers. It is a diffi cult thin g, however,
and has at least t wice nea rly faile d.
One method th at ca n be us ed to help gua ran tee you r success, if
you sus pec t th at suc h spir itu al int erfer en ce will pr esen t yo u, is to hi nd
the po wer of the one th at you are cursi ng befo re yo u beg in t he r itua l of
des tr uctio n. This can ea sily be d one wit h Sym pat he tic Mag ick , making
a d oll an d visua lizing it to be your vict im u ntil th e psyc hic liken ess is
appa re nt . Arou nd the entire bo dy of the doll , wra p tw ine, sayi ng ,
"(vict im 's name), you a re bou nd, " repeate d ly. Th is ri t ual , alt hough
sim ple and pri mit ive, has kep t aggr essive and ab us ive men away from
thei r vict ims, has constra ined ene mie s fro m bein g able to cross over
t hre s ho lds, and has opened up gian ts to fat al Magickal a tta cks.
 PSY 'III A ASSI NS

Th e mome n t t hat 1 chose t o revea l Illy occ ult pl',Il,ti n ' s 10 011\1"1''' ,
beg un rece ivin g req ues ts fro m o t he rs to d o some "s pe li" fo r tln-tu , 10
in flue nce a lo ve in t e rest , t o help wit h mo ne y, a nd most oft eu . I II 1I11 l'l 1l

a n en emy. I have, un every occasion. offered in stea d III 11'1l 1'1l tlu-
req ueste rs th e Op er a tion s of Magi ck s o th a t th ey th e mselves cu uh l I uh-
t h e ir wo rld s, a nd ha ve a lmos t alwa ys been sho t at with a n lnat.nu ,
"Ne ve r !," esp ecially in rega rds to th e cu rse . Mos t unini tia t ed ft "" Ih nl
so long as t hey hire t he hi uu an rat he r t han becom in g o ne tha t 1IIl' I!
co ns ci en ce will be cl ean . " Eve n if it does wor k. whi ch it WO Il ' t, I dh ln '
d o anyth ing mysel f. I'm not t he psych opath ic Sata n ist willin g III fII .·lI
hi s so u l t o murd e r an d t o get ga in ."
Give n th e op port un ity , most pe o ple wo uld at so me poin t ill 111t,1,
liv es com mit murde r, if they were g uaran tee d th a t no [egn l r l'I'II IH IIP
o r p un ish me nt wou ld be so ug h t , if t hey beli ev ed that t he ir par l il' lllll1
Go d would co ndo ne th eir act ion s, a nd most im po r t a n t ly. if , IH'i !" !lUl'l111
pe er s woul d never fi nd out abo ut their h id eo us a ct ion s . Most wuuh l " III
th ose who h ave ha rm e d t hem , bet rayed t he m. o r posed S CHil l ' !'iO I'! 0 1

so cia l, ma r ita l. o r physica l t h reat t o the m , OII1 ('f s , th osv who aH' IIhl v
re adi ng th is t ext , \.. .-ould se ize s uch an o p po r t u n it y 10 kill sllllply 111'1' 11 11111I '

t he op po rtun ity wa s pre se nt. In re ga rds to Banefu l M il y, lr~ li nd Ihi'

Op er a ti o n th er eo f, it us ually is t h e forme r type uf lIlu!"d l'l"" 1' whn wO\ll d
co ns ult the latte r typ e for t he co n trac t ua l curse .
Th e few o cca sion s whe re I h av e di sr ega rded Ill )' Hl ll IU Il IlM, I'ull l \'
o f n ot u sin g th is Black Mag ick in the beh alf of o thers h il Vl ' "hYII,'. 1II' r n

du e t o an eve n stro nge r co nvicti o n to he lp th ose close to lilt' who 1'11 11111I 1

he lp t he m selves , Whil e in the m aj o rit y o f t hese 1' 41 S I~ S th e !" I'l!lll' ltl wa

ma d e t o m e ve rb all y by th e be n ef iti ng p a rty, nt othe r ti mes 1111' !'I'q tll ' JiII

ha s co me t o me n ot fro m t he ir word s, b ut ra t he r a s II xilr-n l n y 1111

so me o ne to in t e rven e .
Often, when my assi stan ce ha s co m e in t he fo r m u f aid I II t ill'
spirit ua lly and sum et hues temp orall y ne ed y. th e dea th of l ilt' vh-tl m I
foll owed by lilt' t1 i"lr c'lilwtl duntsvls , a nd th a t so r ro w is di n-en-d 1,,\\'.ll tl
me. He cn usc o f Ill y h a s t e to he l p, I us uulfy lo s e ;\ KOOt! fril ' ll(l alit! 1111
alm ost i mm c asu rubh- a mo u nt of self -res pect for ha vin g vi o lu t vd Ill )'

per so na l eth ical cod e. Almos t immea su rab le .

I nstead of wait ing for vict ims to come to me in the for m of cueml es
of my fri en ds, I in stead bega n to cast my gaze aro und m e , at th e wo rl d' s
in h abita nt s, and I found as mo st who p ra ctice the se Arts with an y
r egu larit y do, t ha t vict ims, target s, as p ira nts of death a re n ot on ly
eve ry whe re, but that th ey beg so lou dly to be dest royed .

In order to engage in the bu siness of ass ass ina tio n by mea ns of

Magic k, wheth er for finan cial pr ofit or for mor e interna l and perso n al
for ms of reward , you mu st po ssess n o co nsc ien ce aside fro m th e
rela t ivistic . Your concern for the wel fa re a nd h ap pi ness of hum an
be ings mu st be eradicat ed altoge ther , rega rdl ess of th e ge nd er , ag e, or
d ispos itio n of th e vict im. Eve ry body who breat he s has th e ri gh t and
reason to co nti n ue doing s o, and you mu st the refore kill
indi scri min at el y. You are not . as is so ofte n posi ted by th e unk n owin g,
ac ti ng as God decidin g t he fat es of in di vid ua ls; you are ac t ing as a
wa rlord , Operat in g wit h b lack s piritua l for ces u pon t he physical wo rld
an d its in ha bit an ts with ind iscr eti on , remo ving t ho se who ling er on
you r path a nd kill ing th ose who se de aths would b ring you pr ofit. You
a re inh um an and inh um ane, and you mu st emb r ace th e coldn es s
w it hin .

You must eithe r accept your posit io n as d ecider of your fat e

and you r s pir itua l existenc e, rath er th an leavin g su ch nomi nat ion s to
re ligio n s or their gods, for no ne of th em would h ave you ; you mu s t
accept the mean inglessn ess of all thi ngs; or , yo u mu st accept yo u r place
in perd iti on full y, kn owin g that you a re damned a nd revelin g in tht'
fire s of h ell.
Mos t Bla ck Magicians ca n no t cont inue for a ny exte nded a mou nt
of tim e belie vin g t ha t th ey are cursed , and tha t a fte r th is life th ey will
be se n tenc ed to some bibli ca l ne ver -ending to rture . A few will feed n n
th e Ch r ist ia n myth os, a nd in doing so will be gi n to lose t ou ch wit h
reality, in much t he s ame way tha t tho se who "kn ow" th a t they have
been sa ved an d are hea ded for a heaven far gre at er t han an y in ha bi t ed
by even the mild est of s in ners is lo st t o even th e gos sa me r s piritu al
realiti es. Th e Son of Perdit ion will begin to ally h ims elf s t ro ngly with
Sut uu , u tt r-u d ld llll lllot dldl v cu uvr-rxutl u u wit h Iht, Flc'lld , nml 11I 1 ~:hl

r-vr-n :l llll tlIlIl C'1' 0 1 II I h-uIII hl '1l1 ' VC ' t hai lu-ll hll ~ r t' !'Il'rVI' t! II HIIl'r111 1 111 10111'
fo r h im a flt' r hl ~ tll'ul h , wh llc lit, t h us pro ulu hu s hiN ow n IlIuhllllc'
muje sf y, Ill' usu ally fulls to pr od uce s uc cess, happ im-ss, weuhh . ,llIc l
end u r-i ng IH)Wt'r o f t he real and tan gtbl e su rt , Th ose whu at IC' jlll l

subco nsc io us ly des ire to sa ve th e ir s a n it y wi ll eit her ff'jt' (' l lhl'

phi losophi es that ha ve d amn ed th e m for th eir mu rd e rou s wlu-In-r uu
as a wh o le, ad opti ng instead an ex iste n t ia l a nd rclati visti r 1111'
phil osop h y; o r the re is t he ot h e r b rand o f sc ra mbli ng so ul whn will lin
just th e opposit e , r unnin g int o t he arms o f th e clergy a nd th e fail h thu l
would ca st h im o ut if h is sec re ts were shouted fro m rooft op s , H lld h"
d o es all t h at h e nee ds to rega in t he ir favor , eith er oml ss ivcly tlt'n ivlllV
.
his way h ack in to t h e fold, or decla r ing hi s p rev io us sins and his prcllc' 1I1
sa lva t io n so loud ly th al the Ch ur ch mak es an ex a mp le o f h im, II

t e st im o n y t o t he savi ng gr ace of Go d ,
Th e more diffi cult rou t e is t ha t of au t onomy. With ou t cuuuu
sc rip t u re a nd clerica l gu ida nce to le a d the way, no t ncccssa rll y ill 1111'
Path of Ascent but oft en si m ply th ro ugh th e dr udge s o f or dhuu'v
ex iste nce, most peo ple do not k now ho w t o fu nct ion . Traditi onal vnlurs
a nd religi ou s eth ics pro vide a ba se fo r o u r per cep t ion of life . a nd all lc u lI)l. h
t he re m ay be issues tha t a n ind ividu al mi ght di sa gr ee wit h, it j 'l t lu-
in st itu tio n it self which pro vid es a poin t -of- re fe re nce for ev en I III'

a na rc h is t a nd at he ist. It is al way s t h e ta s k of th e A scend uut S I HC"' P' l III

di scar d his so cio- re lig io us prog ramming e n tirc ly a nti to lh ill h, III
perceive, and t o ac t upon cr e a t io n in a uni que and or iJodll al WlI,V , 1Il1d til
t h e refore manifest in th e wo rld un ique a nd o ri~ i ll a l dlll ll ~: " !'l Hll d I I IW

Cre at ion s. To o o ft e n , t hose who do po ssess Crea tive pOll' lIlla l I ll ltl ll lli l
use t hei r po wer, th ei r int ell e ct , a nd t h ei r vision 10 maiu t.du II l ll l ll h
wi t h in th e mselve s a nd also exte rna lly aga inst th e i nslilll l iull fil III willi'll
th ey we re ra ise d , As spirit ua l adole sce n ts , the y ar t' s l ill 11 }' I Il M, I II
d iscover t heir in d ivi d uali ty and the ir un iq ue plu cc in t ill' \\'url ll , hili
th ey feel th at th ey m ust do so by oppos it ion rather than ohjt,t'll vlly
A per son can kill, out of r age, jealou sy , love , fe'Vt'II"'I', llll el 1' 1111

ret u rn to a sa n e existe nce t hro ug h va rio u s llH' t h oti li III

cotnp nrt men taliza tio n. To kill re peated ly , however , a nd len lin
e mot io na l 01' pcr so nul reas on . as an assa ssin or merc en a ry. 1'l' t1ll l r I' N 11
un iqu ely uhj ectiv e miud fra m e. It require s th e kil ler 10 11l Il lt 'I ''1 I 11 11l1
in te lle ct uall y. l'llIo titll1 ,dl y, uu d s pi rit ua l ly that h is faI t' is dl' tt' l'lllln rtl
hy him se lf al o m-: lil t' fort 'l' of kur mn, fir an y ot her so rt o f s piri tu ul or
di vin e reciprocati on of evi l. is not invok ed by his acti on s anti d eed s, hUI
in st ead by ho w he ass im ilate s tho se expe rie nce s... ho w he W I)(' S wit h
t he kn o wl ed ge t hat he h as kill ed , t hat he doe s ki ll, a nd tha t he will ki ll
ag a i n .
murder, I eat, I make love, I writ e, I wor k. I am a ki ller , a
wr it er, a te acher, a st ude nt , a love r, a hu sb and , a father. Th e act o f
kill in g, of using thi s Baneful Magick to br ing deat h t o othe rs, regard less
of th e numb ers or th e names, ca n not be allowed to overwh elm all th at
you are , for you are mor e than a kille r, ju st as you are now mo re t han
a re ade r. Once you finish read in g, you th en be com e a thinker , an
employee, a chef. You are not wha t you do, yo u ar c on ly what you arc .

You must , in order to kill on comma nd, have di scover ed t hro ugh
expe rie nce the sec rets of Banef ul Magick. Wh ile you ca n read an d you
ca n st udy the Black Art s of death and you ca n li st en to the ta les and t he
adve nt u re s of th e immort al wa rlo rds, th e myst eri es of Black Magick
are re vealed only to th e init iated . Rathe r t ha n j oining so me lod ge.
be come in it iat ed by the Powers the mse lves. You must beg in to use
thes e a rt s, to perfo rm th e Ope r ati on s, to harm and to kill , to con tro l
and t o b reak oth er s. Once you have se t as ide ca re for accep t ance of any
sort, a nd you have burned the myt hs of sal va t io n u pon th e d eicid al
py re , and you begin to kill, begin to s um mo n the Power s of Dar kne ss to
sweep th e fac e of the earth and to destroy your enemies, tho se ve ry
power s will begin to tea ch you . Th ey will whisp er th e se cre t knowled ge,
wo rd- by-word , in to your ear, and if you obe y, you will be given more ,
un til fi nally there is nothing left to tell yo u, an d you become t he
whi sp erc r .
Th er e is a certa in point, an exact m ome nt in any ritua l when
the body of Flesh and the sh rou d of co nsciou sness b rea k, and Sou l is
u nloc ked from its cataton ia, free d to deliver its will to th e world . The
Sorcerer must become fam ilia r with thi s se nsa t io n, mu st r ecogn ize this
mom ent as soon as it begin s, and mu st look for it at all time s wit hin
hi msel f, this brea ki ng point, for like t he ocea n's wav es, it may cras h
up on hi s sho re at any mome nt wit hou t warni ng o r pre pa rat ion , and if
he feels t ha t wave coming and is read y to rid e it back into t he abyss, no
power ca n hold him to the du st and th e sand. When you are in ritu al ,
pay clo se attent ion to what you are se nsing , searching fo r s ignals th at
you l hudy lind urltu l will Y. h 'l ' y o u, 1l'a rll lllK fru tu )' 0 11 1' I,ll, lI'lll'n llly. 10

) ' Ollr cnvlruuuu-n t , I m d., IIlK Hi lll i lol ri l i c N ,II III lll 11p pill ~ lil t, t'Oll !ll'

Imv urd s puwr- r.

lI a d ll ~ pe rsonall y uu-ntorcd s t ud ents o f t hese scie nces in t lu-

esoteric and occult ar ts, and having thu s brou ght th em tu th e lr HW Il

Magi ck al proficien cy, I begin a s e ries of ri tual s and o rdea ls nu-u n t t o

t es t them in the real world , to a ssig n t hem t a s ks , t he res ul ts (If whh-h
arc verifi ab le, recorda ble , a nd repro duci b le , One of th e se t est s is t il II I '

ce rtai n fo rms of Bane fu l Magi ck agai nst targe ts t ha t I ha ve S1'le'I ' Il' t!
an d t hat I cu n perso na lly ve ri fy ha ve bee n a ffec te d hy t he cu rs e . ~ O l ll l '

m ore ob scure sata nic an d eso te ric g ro u ps who p ra cti ce hu man Sal' r1 11C't'
e it h e r by tr aditi o na l mea ns or t h ro ug h c u rses m a i nta in e xa ct Klliclt'll lll' M
for th ei r se lection of opfers, suc h a s unch iva lrou s nat ur e , conu -m pru.ru
behaviors, o r ac t io ns direc t ly a im ed a t t he downfa ll o f t he Black Ma K lt' ~

grou p in question. On ce a n opfe r ha s bee n se lect ed til he cul led frum 111I'
huma n population , s eve ra l te sts a re adm inistered to d c tcnnln c ti ll'
qualit y o f t he sa c rifi ce , without his know ledge, to a 11m..' th e u p fer him "'t'I'
reverse t he j u dg me n t that he is not worthy o f life , If Iht' St, I t' /III M
determ in e that ind eed the candidate is deserv in g of death, th e ahducf Iuu
fo r the s a cr ifici a l ce re mo n y, o r t he ri tu al curse , is und e rt a ke n.
I have a lways regarded th is process a s a must u r bnt u ry um- , II

se lf- s u pe ri o rat ing pro ces s of justifi ca t ion o f evil, j us t OI S I huvr- IO lilltl

im me nse ir o n y in the n eed of t he Sata n ist a n d th e s ini s ter to fl'pi ~ ou d

a bou t t he evi l t hat t hey d o, cl a im i ng t h at "Sut un " is no t cvi], hill I. 11

psyc ho lo gi ca l const r uc t or a rc hetype of ou r o ri ~illil l tw l \' t'll, 01

so me t i mes o u r fu t u re se lves, and is t he refo re in tu-t uu fit y rntlu-r )(o lltl

th e Ang el of Ligh t, the one who di s robes th e whore o f so eh-ty u nd ll 'I/ Klo ll
t o show he r ug ly, d ecei t ful nakedness,
My select io n proce ss is s im pl e , whet her I pe rfor m tlu- rftunl III
death or if I inst ruct others to do so : if I feel t ha t a per so n <ll ' S (' (\'I ' " d(,11 1h.
if I fe el tha t the world , la rge o r s ma ll, could henefit fro m his :l! H.I' I It' I' , II
I wou ld have little sympat hy were he to di e in a ll uu tu muhil c 0ll't'l tll ' 1I1
o r a co n ve ni e nc e st o re ro b be ry, t he n I ha ve made Illy s clceti o u . All
e nv e lo pe is s e n t to t he s t ude n t who ha s prepared him o r her se-l f 101' till '
t es t cu n tai niug t he n ame of t he t a rget , a pho t o , a nd a pc rsou nl lill l\ 01
so me sor t, whi ch I vul lcct 1J1}'!'H'If. I wi ll never, un der uu y l'iI'l' U lII st llllt 'I ' II ,

te ll the a ssa ss in wh.u IIH' Illf !41'j ha s d o n e t o d es e rve dcu th , 1101' will I
att em pt to j ustify t he mu rder i ll an y wny . Thi s wu ultl intcrfcn- wit h
the objectivit y of r itua l. as well as co ntnmlnu te the in teg rl ty o f tlu-
ex per iment. I also leave th e s pec ifics of the cu rse, s uc h as t he ty pe o f
r itual or the mann er of death up to the di sc ret ion of th e s t ude n t.
For most , thi s is a diffi cu lt assi gnm en t , even fo r th e Black
Magi cian wh o ha s s uccess fully kille d befo re, a nd wh o is poss essed by no
mo ral d et err ent keepin g him fr om kill in g aga in . As is also t he ca se in
rea l- life murde r , su ch as wit h seria l kill in g or mass murd er, t ak ing
a not h er 's li fe in reven ge, pass io n , ange r , o r a ny oth er ci rcumst a nce
whi ch makes the b lood "hot" is mu ch ea s ier for t he psyche t ha n kil lin g
in "cold " blood , hu ntin g a victim whom you h ave ne ver met , and for no
rea s on import ant to you , kill in g them .
Once th e st udent has mo ved beyon d hi s o r h er mora l restrai nt s,
h owever, t his exer cise is seen to be rath er s imple. It is ofte n as s u me d
tha t d es ir e is the cata lys t wh ich mak es Magi ck work a nd is the fo rce
behind the r itual , wh en in ac tu ality, de sire is t he on e gre at d eter rent
to rea l pow er. Desi re ser ves t he s ing le pur pose of directin g yo u t owards
a goa l. Once th at d irecti o n is ach ieved , h oc..'ever, t h e desir e bec o me s a n
ob st acl e ruth er tha n a pr opu lsi o n. Th e typ e of power th at is bein g
utilized in the se Works of Darkn ess does n ot have a body or a name , nOI"
does it eman ate fro m anyth in g or end at any p oint. It simp ly is, a nd we
han learn ed to comm une wit h it and to d ir ect it, and to allo w it to
di rect us . It does no t co me fro m th e emot ion s, th e th ou ght s , or th e will
of th e Magician; these th ings facil itate a conn ecti on with th is power
only, afte r whic h t he power it self is acti vat ed towards a goal, wh ich is
t h en s hortly afte r ac hieve d. The basi c an d fun d am en tal p rinc ipl es of
ri t ua l gua rantee a link ing-up with po wer a nd th e manipul at ion of t hr-
flow of it toward s an en d resu lt . One of the most impor t ant , an d most
overl ooked prin cip les of Magi ck, ho wever, is that in orde r to ac h ie ve
anyt h ing , all des ire mu st be erase d for t he desired r esult to be achieve d.
Th is is a pa ra dox th at is solve d only thr ou gh th e es ot e ric. In ritu al, all
d es ir e m ust be t hr own into th e flam e, t he s moke , and th e sy mbols , a nti
all will for effect mu st b e given up to th e powers of Magick. How much
mor e natu ra l is th is tran sfer , th is release of des ir e, wh en th ere is nothi ng
to be pe rso na lly gained o r los t by the fina l outco me .
Des pit e th e min imal d ocvnfalls cau sed by mor al or social
ing ra in ed codes of co nduct , us ing Baneful Magick t o kill rand om ly,
wit h out at tac h men t, th is allows t he Sorcerer o r Sorce ress to kill JTlOH'
I' lIl' t'II Vl' l y , 1101 h 0 1l 1l11 hy lln- Kl' I' Il I I' . 1 .h-trr 11'11 I 10 IHI WI' l' , whlrh \,
uttar'htm-ut III 1111' ,'lI tl rexult ,

MI TIIOO S or MAON I SS

Aft er all m o ra l objec t io ns t o u nj ustifia ble 1Jl1l1't11'1' h uvr- h l' l'll

ov erc o me , t he mos t di ffi cu lt par t of u si ng Ban efu l Mu glck 10 kll l II

st ra ng er is kno wi ng what exact t ype of r itua l to lise , l ntv rustiu gfy, I h,'
fir st ritual wh ich I hav e see n mo st o f my st ude n ts att empt to IlIItl ' \ II l1 t'

o f the m ost basic, wh ich utilizes the ritu al relea se of haued. ' T h l'\'

ra t io nali ze to t he mse lve s that per hap s, s ince t hey a re vm lnukln g 1111 II

ne w typ e of j o u rn ey, t hey don 't wan t to st a rt o ut wit h SOlll t' l h l ll K l Ull

g ra nd, a nd t oo diffi cu lt. Why de via te fro m so m et h i ng th a t work s , nnd

works well?
Althou gh t hi s type of c u rse is extremely effect ive in hoH/IIlll Jot
a nd so me t ime s killing t hose e nem ies wh ose very na me s {'<l lISl' yu tu
fac e to red d en wit h a nger and your fists t o cl en ch in rag e, ne a rl y t'V l'l y

t ime t h is rit ua l is used in t he pr esen t co ntext , the st ude n t reali zes wh h!n
a few mi nut es t ha t it will fail. Th er e is not hi ng wrong with I Ill' rlt nul.
as id e f ro m its in he ren t re lianc e o n th e driving emot ion 10 dt' s lmy til ,'
pa rti cu lar e ne my, Th ese powerful emo tion s ca n be s im ul a t ed. hu t t ill'
ac t u a l s itt i ng -dow n pra ctice o f tran sferen ce of anger from uuy II 11r-

d isturb in g thing on t o th e vict im ta kes qu ite a bit lon ge r than is tlc ' ~ h H ld l '

fo r most p ract ical ap pli cati o n, a lth ou gh on ce le a r ned a llow s t ill' ~I H ""/1"
t o d r aw f ro m a ny source of an ge r a nd pu sh it ou t o f h im Io wa rd . 11 11

entire ly se pa ra t e goa l.
m ust aga in reit e rate my previou s ad m o ni t ion 10 lo.u u y U ill

Mag ick so well that yo u can feel th e ini ti ally s we lli ngs 0 1' PO WI'I ' wi t hin
you , a nd t h at you ca n recogn ize i mm e d iat e ly wh en yo ur hod y II ll d

yo u r be in g ope n up a s a nex ion for t he for ces which y o u 1'11111111 11,

w hi chever r it ua l best pro duces t hi s effect, for g ing your O W II .'I t'll li lt Ihl'
ga te way for cha nge, use it. For so m e this m a y he t he Vuot lo o .'i y MI I' IlI III

Mugick , o t h ers m igh t fi nd t hat t he evoca t io n o f a d em on , or " VI'II 1111

a ng el o pe ns the m u p t o po we r , and u suall y th ose who hnve M'l!(, Il'Il ,.1

t he Art of Ban efu l Magh-k will u se t he cu rse gi ve n in th l' fiuu l dlll l' ll' r 01
th is t e xt time anti av.ain for th is reason. Di sco ver what wor ks f il l' yu u,
d isco ve r yOll l' ow n llIl'lhlld , and lise it.
 An illl'xplirn hlt· change occurs wit hi n tll(' klllcr III the exuct
moment th at he make s the reso lu te decision to kill , as he act uall y mo ves
towards his victim, either in body or in power. A s pirit ual dar kness
falls on hi m and a strange force fil ls him, as if he were possessed, not hy
so me wa nderi ng spirit or accursed fien d, but by t he fullne ss of :'1 t h ill~

th at has res ided withi n him all alon g, bu t t hat he keeps cag ed away
until the mome nt for killing has co me. Most seria l killers report havi ng
or are report ed to have pos sessed seem ing ly in h uma n st re ngt h a nd
resistance to counter-att acks when they are in th e pr oce ss of murd er ,
and in the indulg ing of the prop elli ng fant asy. As the int ern al
metam or phosis take s place, all fear s hri vels a nd doubt disappears.
In hi s fi rst Magickal mu rder s, th e Sorc ere r ' 5 intern al se nses a rc
too obliterated by the moment , by th e ra ge a nd by the knowle dge of his
ter r ifying action s to obj ect ively appreciat e t he experie nce , and to
recognize the un seen that is only se nsed in silence. It is usu ally onl y
around the third o r four th curs e that he places th at he is able to
inst inct ively a na lyze the situatio n and to reali ze that he is kill ing as
t he God s kill , and to feel the t hron e t hat he has estab lis hed o n ear t h
be ing li ft ed up into heaven. It is at t his ti me tha t he beg ins to mar vel
at his own power , a nd beg ins to ho no r the po wers whi ch flow throug h
him into this world . He is t hen free to expe rie nce the uniqu e
psychol ogical and s pirit ual st ates into which he r ises durin g ritu al,
and to a tt empt to repro duc e them in future Operat ions.
It is in t his reprodu cti on tha t he lear ns to grab the God wit hi n
an d to sha ke It int o wakefulness . He rea lizes insta ntly whe ther t he
ritual will be su ccessful o r not, the whole Operat ion bei ng continge nt
up on his abili ty to pr esen ce the sin ist er wit hin him self , and resultann y
to fu lly invoke and evoke the sini ster th at is Beyond.

SEARCH I N G FOR A SAC RI FIC E

Th e dis posi tion of t he Gods is solitude. Once you have reach ed

into th e heavens and have pulled yOUT vision int o th e unkn own rea lms
of the Ete rn al, your ret urn to th e fle sh and t o it s dyin g home is mar ked
by lon eli ness . Othe rs will be fond of you , and ind eed , will in div er se
ways wor sh ip and adore you, nev er awa re of the ir reason ing. You will
fin d, however, th at you are no t o ne of them . You a re in the world, but
no lo nger arc you of th e world. All socia l and pe rsonal relatio nships
will ,'U' t ' 1Il 10 1''I v t' II mu r e- Iunrtl u nnl p ll ljl lJlllC' tlt uu h .-l o l " . hut wh h!u
yourse lf )'1111 will 11I' KIIl 10 d .' h ' PlI tlre !'l I'I'c!t'Mwhl rlt (' 11 11 1. 1 huvr- 1II111 1'11 11 1,1

he Ev e ry rhlng . h UI wh ich Inst cu d c hoose s t o re mn in lIu thill jl" YII II wi ll

cuntl n ue i n th e cnr eer whi ch yo u h a ve cho se n. hil t t he wn rkJl lllct, 1I1IIIh ' I
a nd t h e coffee -put gnss fp, <I II o f th e int er pe rso n al perk s u f wtu k will 1111

lo n ger inte res t yo u , You will ma int ain fri en d s h i ps o n ly if 1I1l'y p ru vltll'
so me pr ag mat ic fu n ct ion . You will lov e a n d will mak e 10vI' , h ut wil l III'
co ns ta n tly sad d e ne d b y yo u r in ab ilit y to pen et rat e t h u hud y 01 til ,'
Et e r nal with out h avi ng to leave t hi s world a nd it s h us t s lu-hln d . YI' I
y o u r so r row is d ispla ced by t he po we r and th e maj est y thu t yUlI lm v
foun d, th e lim it less well o f life a n d l ight fr o m whi ch y O Il tuu y ell 111 10, III

will.
With t h is va n ta ge t ha t yo u h av e ga ine d, yo u wi ll I'K pe'dl' IIl '" II
part icul ar iro ny : t he d eat hs o f t hese an ima ls w h ich ('1I11 1t! Ill' 111' 1' 1111 11 '
God s if o n ly t hey t ri ed a re a s m ea n ingless tu yo u a s t h e dt' mlltt, II I nil
i nsec t whi ch m ay, in so me f utu re in ca rn at io n , be co me a lila II: III , I,,·
sa me mo men t, h ow ev e r, alth ou gh yo u d es ir e to a llow y01l1' s pil'llllltl
mus cl es to t ea r t h ro u gh you r fle shy cl oth es a s yo u f1I' X I lu-m . I h..
u n e n d in g eq ua lity of all t h in gs ma ke s the choosi ng of a SIH'(' ifit- sll t' r i nl' "
d iffi cult , if not a ltoget her i mposs ib le. Yo u h ave becom e a s upr- r humn n
be in g wit ho ut a vill a in - or a v ill a in with out a hero In dc s t roy. Ynu
have b eco me a nem esi s in a n existe nce wh ic h h o ws hef u n- yu u .
If yo u d es ire t o kill wit h t hese powers t h ai )' 0 11 hnvr - Knl hl, It' d .
yo u r t a sk will n o lo n ger be i n t he murde r , h u t in s tvud wi ll h i' 111 1111
choi ce o f t h e o pfer . Wait ing fo r so me foo li s h offend e r 10 1'0 1111' I II vm u

d oor st ep is a via b le op t io n , a lt h ou gh n ot a h igh ly tll'sin' lI 0111' , Wh"11

t h e pow e r s urges t h ro ugh yo u , t he vir t ue of pa t ience h t'COIllI' !'l II vl " I' .

h av e u sed my int uiti ve co nnectio n t o th is po we r to dlllll St' II vktl ur . n

t arge t , a co m ple te s trange r wh os e d ea t h is de served in s n un- Wll) ' 1111I1
s t ill re ma ins u n kn ow n to me , a ll o win g th e fo rce s wh ic h s u r ro u nd lilt

an d d we ll wit hin m e t o circle arou nd a n d r et u rn wit h a neurby 11 1' 1'11 0 11 ,

wit h wh o m I wou ld q u ickly m ak e a n in t r od u cti o n , ~ a l h l' r i n v. t ilt, IlU lIIP

o f my ne w victi m , a nd perha ps ev e n d irection s to so me lo ca l s l o p I,t t'lll 'd

in hi s or h e r per so n al h a n dwr it ing . Th is , fo r mo s t. require s n It' vl,1 o f
in t u it ive cl a ri ty wh ic h ha s not yet bee n devel o p ed.
An ot h e r u ptio n is 10 ga in m em be rship in a n o cc u lt Order ur IlIt l Kt'
wh ich pract ices t ilt' a rt o f sac r tflcc . In d oing s o, yo u mi g h t i rnmc ,t1lllle'I \'
no tice t ha t tlu- uul v 1II"IIIIll'r" w h o see m t o IHlSSl'S5 a ll}' n- a l 1)(1\\'1'1 III
occ ult s kill at all un..· tho se like you who au' mcrd y " Jl ; lss i n ~ IhwlI Kh,"
us ing t he s t ruct u re of t he Order to achieve s om e s peci fic ~ () a l, and t hcn
ret rea tin g hac k int o s olit ude. However , mem her s h ip in s uc h lod j!,es
d oes a llow yo u access to t he wis hf u l fa nt as ies of their me m bers who
have writ ten list s of th ose de s erving death o r b une , hut who do no t
p ossess t h e whe re wit ha l to exact t he n eed ed chan ges . A ce r ta in le vel uf
syco phancy is ne ed ed to exce l in th es e lod ges , h oweve r , which is a n
em et ic t o the in te rn ally hon est Black Magic ia n, a nd is no t ea s ily
st omach ed for lon g.
Per h ap s th e mos t read ily ava ila ble for m o f victim selec t io n co me s
fro m t he u nwitt ing . Simpl y ask ing in cas ual co nve rsa t io n t hose wi t h
who m yo u asso ciate whi ch person s th ey would kill if t hey co u ld , will
pro vid e you wit h endless na mes fo r pos s ible ta rget s o f yo u r Ba nef u l
Magi ck , co nf irming t he previo us asse rt io n t hat , g ive n t he opp or tunit y,
mo st peopl e wou ld at some poin t in th eir li ve s com mit m u rde r if the y
cou ld "get away with it," o n th ei r var ious level s o f fea r o f d iscov ery.
 I' A It I II I I ) I S I It ( ) Y I It () I W l ) It I I ) S

- IN ' I I ENT AN MALI E,

"Except ye sec s ig ns a nd wond er s , yc will not bvli cvc ."'

Fai th is the hop e for t he re al it y of th o s e tb in gs w h h-h jlf' I'

s u p po s e d to be true , h u t w h ic h h a v e n o t yet be e n e \, i tlt' lll'C' c! 11111

m a n i fest ed i n reali t y. Kn o wl ed g e i s "t h e fa c t o r co n d itio n o f ku u wlu g

so met hing with fa mil iari ty ga ine d t h ro ug h cxp r- ri ct u-r- 0 1

us s o ci ati o n. ""
Th e re is a grea t d ivi d e , a g ra nd di vi si o n h et weeu IhlJ~ I ' Ih IIl Y,"
whic h arc he ld in fait h, and t ho se things which a rc kno wn. Wit h rjluu]

a nd Ma gi ck , you h a ve ta ke n t he e p he me ral fai t h o r hop e fo r s u nu- Jill I I

of a lte rati on in rea lity and have ins tead done s umct hl ng with it . huvr-
acted upo n th e un iver se to t ra ns for m t hat wh ic h was once hOllt',1 lUI
into t hat ,..·hich is now known . Often wi th th es e d elic.u c urt s , lm ws-ve-r,
th e fin al p roduct o f th e Ope rati on s of Magick is nu t so illlllH'd i:llt'l y
obvi ou s , and th c Practition er may eas ily believe t hat hi s ritu al is uu -rr-fy
a n act of fa it h rat he r t ha n a p rocuring o f a s u re k nowl ed g e . S i~ Il" tlu
fo llo w, h owe ve r, as th e powe r t hat has be en s u m mo ne d a nd d in ·t·lt' d 10
a goal begins to p ull at reality a nd begi n s to fold it inwa rd x, 10 h rlll ~ 11
in to acco rdance \v-it h you r wil l. If th e ai m o f a pa rti cul ar ri luu l I", lli l '
act i ve co nt rol of a n o t he r pe rs o n , th at pers o n mi ght SHy or do
so m e t h i n g out of c h a ra cte r wh ich will s h o w yo u t h a I yu u r s pt' ll hill!
begun t o wo rk . If yo u h a ve s u m mo n ed p ro s pe ri ty i nt o yo u r 1I11' , )' 1111

m igh t run ac ross a cr isp t e n do llar bill ly i ng o n tln - si d r-wnl k,

s ee m i ngly un n ot iced a n d un r e tri ev ed b y a ll oth e rs who ha vr- (I n". I' l l

by it. Wit hou t t hese signs , man y wo ul d - be m a gici a ns wou ld 111' \ ' 1' 1

b e, t i ri ng of t h e s a me faith ful ga mes pl a yed by I he rt.~Ii ~ i ull " rluu

th ey hav e reje ct ed , hopin g ra t h e r fo r a k now ledge o f t he IIlIWI'!" 111 11 1

th ey h o ld .
As you r Ascent as a Maste r qu ic ke ns a nd yo u find yu ursr-H IllIl Vl ll )!,

to"....nu s u s p iritua l crftical mu ss, th e s ign s t h at ure giveu 10 yo u Ity

Magic.:k become rnure pro found , re ach in g to wa rd s t he mi rnculou s 11 11
o f lhi s 1!: i\"CIl uu-rcly :1... u . . ig u o f the a ct ua l S II (·t' CSS o f you r () p\ ' I'a l ln l u~ ,

I n t he cont ex t o f II l1 nd lll I\ l ll ~ iL' k . th ese a utoma ti c 1)( '{'III·! "('/l(' ( · .... 1'1' 11\ '1 ' III
be rath er frig hte ni ng , and alto get her H'l1 (fi rmi nK of th e rl' allty of Ihl' !W

Works in which you arc engaged.

PREMATURE DEATH

Alt hough in p revious cha pte rs of t h is t ext t he su bj ect of tim e

de lay in the full completion of a curse has bee n cove re d , the opp osit e
phe nome no n, th at of zero time de lay, or eve n of nega t ive tim e d elay,
has not even been to uc hed up on ou ts ide of t he vag ue con tex t of
ma nife st at ion. While a shorte ning of t he time s pa n between t he
perfor mance of the ritua l and th e mani fest at io n of th e end re sult is
obse rve d as th e r itua list progress es towa r ds Mast er y, fro m time to tim e
it is al so obse rved as what in it ially ap pea rs to be an a nom al y. III
perfo rm in g Opera ti ons of Ban efu l Magid , or a ny sort of ritual , till'
initi al d elay to he expec ted can ran ge fro m day s to wee ks, an d sometim es
mon th s. Every so ofte n, however, the r it ual will be perform ed a nd
withi n hours o r even minutes it s success will follow. In t hese occas io ns,
it is interes ting to note tha t the overa ll effect of th e ri tua l is mo re
dramatic an d for cefu l than is no rm all y ant ici pa ted .
A few year s ba ck I had ren ted a room in a hou se wit h two
women , on e of which was a goo d frie nd and the othe r, Sara h, was
definit ely not . Sarah ' s persona lit y and m ine "clas hed" quite a bi t a nd
quite o ften, and it see med th at sh e to ok advanta ge of eve ry opport unit y
that she \·vas presented to u nder mine me a nd my efforts t owar ds success
an d happin es s. One evening afte r a pa rti cul a rly di s rupt in g
d isag reem ent, I ret reated to my room , sa t in a ch air whi ch faced a
pe rma nen t alta r and a lar ge black scrying mirr or, a nd I clamed Illy
emot io ns and gazed into the mir ro r. When my scry ing vis ion had
ope ned, I recited a basi c demoni c in can t at ion , whi ch gave ri se to visio ns
of fien ds will ing to bring about my comma nd , whic h I di d not ev en
need to gin ve rba lly befo re t he dem on s un d erst ood my in te nti on and
mad e it so . My half-finished ritu al was interrupted by a so u nd in t he
adjace nt kitche n of di shes cras h ing to th e floor. I con clud ed t he ritu a l,
th ank ing t he s piri ts for t heir swift a ppearan ce and di smi ss ing t hem ,
an d I s p rinted out to the kit ch en toward s the p revious sou nd of cla mo r,
findi ng Sa ra h t rying to br ing herself off o f t he flo o r with ou t cut ting
herself on a ny of th e s ha rds of broken pla te s and bow ls. I offere d her ,I
ha nd, wh ich she refused by a dr ea d ful exp ress io n o n her face, and s ill'
 ,o; l lIl',Y,t' l'I' d III hl 'l 11'1'1 It l ll l lrl! 10 he r 111' 111 0 11 111 , Till' 11 1' 111 11l 0 lU lll l', ", h i'

reporl l' t1 fe l'IIIl "" Pkl ll ' llll ·ly Ill, ali t! h llil 10 l u lu ' tlu- da y off o f wu r k, 111' 1'

il1 ncss r t'llI i1 lll t,t1 fur WI'l'kH, an d whllc it wux not 1(r:I Vl' 1' 1I0 11 Kh 10 t'llllNI'
illlY s e ri o u s healt h p robl ems , it di d keep her psyeh o lol(k lllly ."I l' d a l l' d
a nd e ve r so peaceful ly s ilent. 'l'h e res ul ts of the ritu a l werr - ulllllu l
immedi ate. and were entirely un expected .
An eve n st ra nger phen omenon is whe n th e SUCt' CSS of II rltun l III
in stant an eous. or eve n occ urs befor e th e rit ual has tak en p llll'l' , hilt
afte r the Sorce re r has ma de t he int en t deci sio n to kill. Thi s II II II !'III II I
occurr en ce generally ta kes pla ce d u ring th e pla nn ing s t a ~ l'S of rltuul ,
when the Magician is deciding on the spec ific s igils a nd syuthnl s In II/II',
th e demo ns to call , th e lan guage of the in can t at ion s, a nt! tlu- Illl,t hud lit
d est ru ctio n. As his mi nd is draw n into the reali ty of h is victhu 's rh-uth .
it occur s before he even has a chance to perform tilt, ri tun l. 1 1l ~ pnWl'1
has bec ome so rea l to h im that the mechani sm s of cere mon y reuurlu lIN

a remi nd er of beauti ful t imes, as decoratio ns in h is 'l'emp le anti Il l'll II

pre tty thing which is not necessary but wh ich is enjo yed all I ii i' 1'1I 11 11 14',

like win e or a fil et mignon prep ared ra re.

Th is Magicka l anoma ly beco mes eve n more hu crc s tl ug wlu-u
the Magicia n is not aware of his pre- ri tua l succe ss, an d lu- IH' l" l"orIl Ht 111 1'
ritua l anyways, only to learn of its pr eempt ive effica cy S O O Il utter.
Thoug hts of possible energetic ti me travel and nl tcrntlous III IIII'
conti nuu m due to hi s rit ual numb him , leaving th e Sorcere r ill n 1'1I 111 11'

of shock, no long er qu ite sure if he is wieldi ng the swo rd o r if 1111' NWlIl cI

is me re ly us ing his ha nd to swi ng it s elf. Whe n t his purtl vuhu
phenomenon occur s, it may seem as if the Magi ck is rl' ilellill11. 111 10 1111'
past and twist ing its fa bric j ust enough to cau se II rc nrt ion in t ilt, 111'1' )1 1' 11 1,

Th e first ti me th at I expe rienced th is pa rti cula r psYt' hnloKII'lll

sh ock was whe n I st ill lived at home, and was o nly a few II1 lJll lll " n wn v

fro m my hi gh sc hool gradu at io n and my su ppo sed li fe of (n 'l'd olll , Mv

mothe r had st ruggled thro ugh ra ising seven child ren and lll ' i ll ~ n 111 11
t ime hom emak er \.. . hile study ing t o achieve her life 's ambi l iOI1 . whll' h
was to serve others through med ical n u rsin g. Fin a lly I"t 'a (" h lll ~ II",
goa l an d bec oming a Registe red Nu rse, s he begun wo r k lnuu vd lnu-lv ,
her career begi nn in gs coincid ing with my fath er 's mar ita l iudi sr-rr- tluu
an d t huir gra dua l di vorce. Alt houg h she vvus quullfled 10 wo rk III
hos pitals, clini cx, Ill' nny oth er medi cal in sti t utiun , s lit, d lO .'i l · to W O I'lI

with th c l'l dl'I'ly 111 n-huh llu .ui on nud rutireutcn t cc ut ers . xeveru l III
Ill y s ihli ngs had KI'O WIl lip and left hom e whi lr- ot hers h at! sIIlJ IJ!Y 1i, It
home befor e gro wing lip, and tho se of us t hat rcm at ucd mo ved lulu a
large rura l hou se ju s t out side of to wn. It W <lS in t hat ho me th at s he
decided to no longe r work for othe rs, but instead to esta bli s h a rvstdcnt !al
hom e care fa cility for the elderl y, whe re a lim it ed numb cr of residen ts
would live in room s th at we ha d add ed on t o th e house, as well as a few
pre-exist ing ones, a nd would s ha re life with a you ng, beau ti fu l, health y
fam ily. The sett ing was perfect, and th e wo men th at s ta yed wit h us
were wonde rful. It was a n idy llic si tuat io n, unt il my mot her t ook a ll

her fina l resident, who, due to resp ect for her family, I will refe r to as
Vi r gini a,
Virgin ia was an opinio nated old woma n wit h tastes so bla nd
that they ver ged o n ecce nt ric. She en lis te d myself and my younger
bro th er to help her clean a lit her hou se and move in to ours, which W \'

d id happily becau se thi s woma n was, aft er all, going t o be s pe nding t he

rema ind er of her life with us. Her pa ce wit h her walker was
excruc ia ti ng, her incess ant co mpla ining about aches and pain s wen '
gr indi ng, a nd her ability to fin d the negati ve in a ny one a nd any thi ng
wa s as t ou nding. She required help up to he r wa lke r, as well as hel p
gett ing dow n from her walker into her chai r. She would st and at her
bed room doo rway a nd call out for myself or my br oth er, for ho urs if
need be, un t il we ca me t o assist her. Th is was all a part of t he business,
I ass ure d myse lf, until one nig ht when I sat in t he dar k wat ch ing
t elevision and fou nd her leaving he r bedr oom without her walke r or
any he lp whatsoever , walking do wn th e hall at a pa ce t ha t co uld have
rival ed mi ne, maki ng herself a sandwich, and ret urn ing to her roo m
witho ut inc iden t. Th is read rath er oddly for me, so my att ent ion was
fixed on he r and her needy be haviors . I bega n to obse rve that ove r th e
years she had become expert at d ramati c interpretat ion , a s well as at
th e a rt of manipu lat ion . She was ti ring my ent ire fam ily out with he r
dema nd s, which were oft en un reason able an d unacceptable, but wer e
always met. When sh e was told that she wouldn 't be he lped wit h any
certa in t hing, she wou ld fall and hur t herself, o r wou ld bu rs t in to a
sobbing fit ,·vhich was as quickl y en de d as it bega n o nce co mpli ance was
met. The lon ger that s he stayed wit h us, t he mor e mise ra ble o ur lives
b e ca m e .
also be came aware, as I wat ched her and t ook co pious mental
notes, that ,.. . hen she ent ered a roo m, even if it were filled wit h st ru ngcrs
I II lu-r, 1111')' wu u ld jill I I l UI her 10 ('1I11' r , rlrnr II ~ 1' 1l 1 h ll ln-t, 111 111 JIl l IIl Il I

aM lnr 11"0 111 11 1' 1 11.1' p tl ", ~ lhl c , S ill' P ll ''' ~ ( ' ~ ''H ' d whn t I 11 11 \'1' ,,111 ('1' 1I' I'IIlt'II II

" Il l ,~:t li\' (: uu r u," ~ l u ' k l ll ~ Ih:hl ill ruth er thun en( u tl illV- II. S O li II , (' \'1'11
~ 1 lf..' I H li ll v, llJ illtllt ~ ,.. ill lu-r prese nce wo u l d exhaust lu-r \' 1.,, 110 1''' 0 1'

curc tu kc rs, and a seri es of mi nor ill nes s hcgn n to fu ll on tilt' ill llllh lt lllll,lt
of Ill y hom e. She was vnmp i ri zf ng my e nt ire fa m ily, '~ 1I10 1 1 ( 11 11 1 1 )· .

psychologic al ly. a nd s pi ri t ua lly, a nd ha vi ng a cap liv c :l ll tl lt'IU' I ' ulllv

a llowed her to refine her abi litie s . My mol he r had Ilillf ~ J o k ll1 ).\ h
me nt ioned on a few occa si on s ho w s he wis hed th at vi rgtniu wou ld .I m l
die a nd lea ve us be . Unfo rt un at e ly , s he h.rd just had a "h )'fol k ,,1
exa m in at i o n and was in pr ime he alt h , Her do ctor tol d bel' tfuu . .ln- "" Ill
had at lea st yea rs be fore he r dea th , a n d possibl y q u i t e a hit IOIlv,c'l' II ", III'
took ca re of her self, Her va m pi ri sm wou ld conti n ue indcflu iu-ly, n ml
we \voul d be stu ck wit h he r fo r a s lo ng a s s he co u ld ho ld 011 to 011 1' Hklll,
I decided to kill her.
I h ad on ly perform ed t wo or t hre e s uccess fu l curx ex, 1I0 lU' 0 1 t l ll ' l ll

e n d ing i n t he death s of my vi ctim s , a lth ou g h each \·vus very pOW"111I1

in it s own way. Ho wever , I \v'as dete rm ined to bc r id of t hi s w o m an , u m ]
I ku e v.. that deat h wa s t he eas ie st doo r t h ro ug h wh ic h s ill' cu uld 1.,u\'I',
It wa s a Thu rsd ay night when I con s ci ou s ly dec la red Illy Iun-utlou 10
my s e lf, a nd a ll da y Friday wa s spe nt m enta lly plaunir u; l il,' rtt nu l.
p lann e d to t ak e a m id ni ght h ik e th a t next d ay, Suturdu y, 10 n pl ntenu
t ha t ove r loo ked our s ma ll tow n, wh ich re q uir ed th at I sl ay I he' 11 1KII I
wit h a good fr i en d and a for me r occ ult co m ra de , wh ich wux n'! tl L~l' lI l l ' t1
by e it he r of o u r pa ren ts , My oc cu lt pra ct ices we re wI..' 1I kno wn , l l ll h ll ll~ h

all rel ated ma teria l wa s not a llowed in my mo t hc r 's hou se. .un l '10 I
deci ded t o try and ca use Virgi ni a a heart a tta ck to kill her - II Jlt I' .' I1lI'd
to my une d uca ted m ind a com m o n \....ay fo r th e e lde rl y 10 d ie , I 11 1'0 11 1(11 1

in my backpack all of my provi sions , a nd told my frie nd of IllY 111 11' 111 10 0 . ,
Sa t u rday was like all ot hers , list enin g to pli n k mux h-, p l ll Vl l l K
da rts , ta lking abou t girls, and re gu la rl y s n ea ki ng awa y fro m Ih l' h llll lU
to sm o ke cigar ette s. My friend's dad wa s an olde r h ike r, u Hurley I IHVhltl 1l
man wh o belo ng ed t o a g ro u p of b ik er s who ca lle d t lll.'IlISt'l vl'N "'1'111
Butch Cassidics of So ut he rn Ut a h." T h e "Bu t ch Cassidics " wt-n- n 'v,lll lll'"
at my f riend 's ho us e , a nd a lt ho ugh th ey weren't s ure what I n 111 1111,
a bo u t my blac k clot hes a nd s haggy ha i r , th ey nccep t ed me :I S n u ;l\lo pll' lI
SOIL .. an d thu y loved 10 hea r my mis an th rop ic poet ry . Til l' u ld d KlI l

s mokin u, IH',' r -}:u l.1.l i ll v,. h O )!, ~ l' i tl i n l-: h ikc rs we n : o vur th at Sn l lll d ll\,
euok in g putntn es a nd .'i I IIH t,t1 lII11 sh ro nm s ill a ()III('11 nV 1' 1I a nd 1o: 1' 1 1 11 1l ~~

stea ks o n th e bnr beq uc. It was early s p ri ng in th e sou t hwes t and t ill'
d ay was indes cri b ably luscious.
J ust as I was bitin g into a fat mu shroom stu ffed wit h cheese
and pork and wr a pped with bacon , my fr ie nd 's dad s tu mb led insi d e to
get the pho ne, an d return ed, t urn ed down t he mus ic, an d info rmed I11t'

t ha t it was my mot h er, and th at she had been crying . I a nswere d th e

ph o ne, afraid t ha t she had fou nd my lat est stas h of occu lt books ,
mar iju an a, or porn ograp hy, b ut in stead sh e b egan t h e conve rsa tio n
wit h a t earful "How are you? Are you hav ing fu n? "
"Yeah, mom , I'm having fun . Wha t's u p?"
"Well , Virgini a passed away toda y."
She was qu iet for a seco nd, eit he r com posing h er self or allowin g
me tim e 10 do so. "Oh my god ," I whis pe re d. not su re what to ma ke of it.
"I t ho ug ht s he was... wel l... I tho ug ht she was h eal t hy. Did s he fall or
s o me t h i n g? "
"No, " s he an swere d, s ni ffling and b ru sh in g h er hand aga in s t
th e mou thpiece of th e phone as sh e t ri ed to wipe the tea r s off of he r
ch eek s. "No, sh e had a hea rt attack." Aft er a few more seco n ds of
sile nce, she con t inued . "As ide fro m her age, sh e was n 't eve n at ri sk fo r
heart attac k. She was as h ea lthy as a ho rse at her ph ysi cal exa m
ye sterday, and n ow she's de ad :' My mot her h ad worked wit h deat h for
ye ars a nd was accusto med to it. Perhaps at th at ti me I had bec om e
co mfo rta ble wit h it as well. The fact that I was on ly hour s away fro m
p er formin g a ri tua l whi ch was intend ed t o cau se somet h ing that had
j us t h ap pen ed - not simply her d eath , but a hea rt attac k, th e exac t
cause of deat h th at I desired to st imu late,

AUTOMATIC DEATH

Th e d evi ces and symb ol s used in ri t ual, as well as t he speci fic

clothi ng th e Magician might wea r or the sce n ted bat h that he mig ht
take be fo reh and all signa l to bot h h is mind and t o hi s sp ir itua l bod ies
tha t he is inte nt ly ent er ing a Hi gh er be in g-sta t e, t hat he is ste pp ing
ou t o f t he ord inary int o th e su pern atur al. The gene rally low-f requ ency
vib rat ion s that nat ura lly ema nate fro m him an d s ur r oun d him in a ll
aura t hicken an d expa nd, and forge via bl e co n ne ct ion s wit h t he ene rgies
aroun d hi m, which in tu rn conn ect to all t hin gs an d allow h im co n tro l
0 \' 1'1' 11 11 Ih lllKIi illU lI l ll ll l· h II III' 1M uh ll' III gnln II l1 d hu h l \'u lIlIu l 11\'1' 1

hi III M ,It ,
A... tl u- Su n 'I'n' l' I l ult'~l' Il S in h is pal h o f A ~H' t'll l 11 1111 Ill ' hl' Kh "I tu
u nl ock h is ow n prmli RiCl us po we r s th rou g h ritual nn d wllll'l l
tunui fe s t utiu n, t he e nerg ies whic h n o w t hroug h h im aml l'l1 \'l'llllJ1 ' hhu
bcgtn to ra d iat e a t h ig h er freque ncies o r vihnulun s. ~l"kin )l. Mll )l.I& '~

a nd mirac le a part of hi s d a ily livi ng , h is mi nd a nd hi s s pl r tt uu l h011 1" 11

beg i n a p roc es s of e lim ina t ing the wa ll tha t he ha s huilt lu-t we-r-u h i
Godse lf an d hi s t em pora l se lf, me rgi ng t he t wo und u Jl iti n ~ 1111' 111' 1'1"
wit h t h e lowe r, Th e m u n d ane a n d th e ex t runrd i nu ry eotuh lu e, nu d hi
po wer h eg ins to expand a ro u n d him and to reach out in tu tlu- 1'1 11 1'1 ,
se n d i ng hi s will and hi s de sir e in to e xis te nce to he hrou ght iUlo 11'1 111 1011
in rea lit y.
The fir st in st a n ces o f in stant a neou s ma ni fcs tutio u of ilL.. will 1'111111 '

in "sp a rk s ": he wi ll fi nd hi m se lf dwe ll in g o n <I s ubj ect fo r \\-'hlt 'h III'

h old s a g rea t a mo u nt o f d esire, an d wh ile s t i ll in th e un-ntu l fll )l.u,' III
con temp la t io n, or di rec t ly aft e rw ard s , he will fin d h is t hllU ~" ts 11I1d n",
form , us ua lly in t hei r original co lo r and h ue . An importanl lI ull' I
th at th is wi ll no t occur whi le he is bro odi n g, whil e he is i ll ;. ~'q l iri l llil ih
nega ti ng s ta t e, but r uthe r w hi le he visu a lizes thu t wh it'll nl ll hi III'
poss ib le and lo ses h imse lf in the ecst a s y o f t he tho ug ht t h.u hi' n lld l!
ta ke hol d of h is life with a Tita n' s gras p a n d co ul d crus h ;11 1 Ihu l 1Mu ufft ,
and could ma ke t o bl os so m a ll th a t is g oo d, In h is dl'ell i l ll a~ i ll ll il u ll . 1\1'
forg et s t h at by th e ru les an d la ws of cau suli ty tlu tt t ill'S!' Ihlll ~ N lin '
impo ssibl e , Th is o fte n ta ke s a frig h te n i ng fo rm wh en h i s I ho ll V, Il I Jil 111 111
to t he d es t ru ct ion or the s u ffe ring of a not h er , cu d 1I101Il I' Il l M 111 11'1 III '
discove rs t h a t his t hou g h ts have beco m e rea lit y .
T he re is a n extreme un ba lan ce in the Op erutor W IIl 'lI lu- 111')1.111 11I U
n ew phase of growth or whe n h is t ra vels hri ng hi m 10 a ru-w p ll i h II I
ex pe rience. It is as if hi s spiritua l bod ie s , wh ich wer e 1'11 ' \, 11111 h I II

perfect a lignm en t, di sa lign and s t r ug g le to recove r th vl r pl ;H'I'" III tlu

newer, more c ha lle n g in g en vironme nt. As hi s sub t !c hOllit, I"'KIII III
reali gn , these p henomena become more nat ural. a m i th vi r 11I"1'111 11' 111'1'
become s more co nsta nt. Th is p ro ces s is one o f Ascent , lIIU dllK lIO n.
t hat o f the d eath of t he v ict im before t he ritua l ha s tak en p llll'I' I II 1111'
au to mat ic dc nth s of t hose who ha ve arou sed y o u r hutrvd 0 1' \' 1' 11)\ 1'11111"' ,

Your po wer S l' l' P .s Iruru you an d s p ills in to t he uir a ro u n d you , 1'111'1'\'111 )1.

i n i ts fun u's yuur i ll l l' 1I110 1l, T he Ban ef u l Po we rx wl l h whkh ) ' I ll i 1111\'1\
 h e C O I1H~ fami liar seem to uut o tnatl r ully n 's lllln tl t tl yoIII' s turo uud fug s.
th e dark for ce s su rr ou nd you wit hou t bein g culled, a nd harm Ilt'Rills to
work up on ot he rs in the sa me i nsta n t th a t you a rc a nger ed by t he m.

I N ST ANT O VERKI LL

Wh en utiliz ing th e Op e ra ti o ns give n i n th is , th e t h ird sec t io n uf

th is text, which a re t he gre ate r Work s of Ba n efu l Magic k, yet a no t her
a nomaly is not iced, and is to b e take n as a Sig n . A r itu al is pe rfor med
to br ing abou t th e dea t h of a victi m, or of man y vict i ms , an d t he sign
t ha t p reced es th e full success of th e Oper at ion is a su dde n, un e xpect ed ,
a nd comp lete deva st atio n of t h e vict im 's lif e , usually occ u rr ing wit h in
twe n ty-four h our s of th e pe rform a nce of th e ri t u al.
I have witn essed th is anom aly seve ra l tim es in t he co ur se of my
occult career, bu t paid li ttle conscious attentio n t o it , as su ming th a t
th es e effect s wer e me rely the beginn in g of the cu rse 's s uccess . Th e
t imelin e is wha t fi nal ly brough t it to th e fo re fro n t fo r me , however .
Whil e t he s pa n of t ime bet ween the Op e ra ti on a nd it s ultim at e succ ess ,
being t h e dea t h of the vict im, ma y be year s, with in one d ay of th e
c u rse , the vic tim's life will qu it e lit e ra lly fall to pi eces .
Th e most recent occa s io n th at I ha ve had to observe th is was
whe n I found it necessit ou s to rem ove a n old frie nd from thi s exis te nce.
I pe rf orm ed th e ri tual and gave the in ca ntatio n given in t he fina l
ch a pt er of thi s t ext for t he Conj ura t io n of the Power s of Death , d ir ectin g
th e e ne rgies a nd ent it ies summo ne d t owa r ds my e nem y. In all fairn ess ,
I did not put off of "myself" into the ritua l; I d id not co nd uct it with pu re
in ten t and absolu te resolve . Ne ve rt heles s , my vic ti m ca me t o me t he
next day , as we ' v·e re in cons t a nt co ntact , a nd was in co mplete mi sery.
He ha d fall en ill in t he mid d le of th e ni ght with what see me d to be
ei the r pn eu moni a or bronchit is . Th e illn ess lasted a bou t a wee k, and in
t he sa me day th at it bega n to clea r , influ e nza set in . A few d ays lat e r h e
ca me t o me in tear s , ha ving lost all hope for li fe. He a nd his wife had
been trying to hav e a baby, a nd ha d fina lly s ucceed ed. A li tt le over a
week be fo re . at ab out the exac t t ime th e curse was spoke n, sh e began to
bl eed a nd grad ually lost the b aby, a n d due to co mp lica t io n s , it had to
b e re moved, resu lt in g in a h or ri fyin g exp e ri en ce for both, M y victi m
h ad los t his cl osely hel d faith in God, hi s love for li fe , a nd h is hop e for
th e future. Afte r our conversa t ion h e turn ed to d ru g use t o sed a te h is
t1 l' pl'llHllllnll , whi t 11 !'II UIl' d hill! In IWll' 1I h. jub tI'ly'- 1.1 14'1" , 11 11 \1 111)1, lin wnv
III SIl I' llH l l hh lllll·1l ,11111 h ill rc'l ' o\lI' l'lItJl, wlfl' , III" 1111' Will 1I1· \l lI l l lIlr·d

Irnm th c 1Il 1l1l11'Ut IIIl' II pt'l I was spu kr- n, falll llK In to a Illlrk lll' U 111 1 dl'l'p c' l

t ha n th e g rnve . " Kni ll, th is all cume as a ~d K n rn t her thn n IIIl' lull
success whic h wns soo n 10 follow .

T hese ar e a ll s igns th at yo ur power s <Ire rea chin g cr h lca l III Il U ,

Yo u no lo nge r a re a de st ro yer of man , hut a re no w cap ahl e Il f I H' l' tJl ll l l1M,

t he d es tr oyer of wor lds. Th e de at h o f a s illRle pers o n is 110 I Oll Y- I' 1

s pec t acu lar ; a lt er ing t h e fa ce o f t he ea rt h is no w yo ur gu ul . C hll ll Jl, 111 M,

th e co u rse of e mp ires a nd rea li g ning t he pos iti on s of th e pi t'cI'!! tu 1'11 \11'

th e wa y for a ne w Aeo n is you r new go al. You ar e me re ste p!'! uwuy "UIlI
Absolution , from your full Ascent int o God hood .
 RAI SI NG ARMI ES

"If man could see what is in th e skies ,

he wou ld never leaue his home."

Th is world and the world of spiri ts exist in clo se proximity, a nd

in places at tim es th ey ove rla p on e ano the r. The en ti tie s th at exis t in
thi s other di mension oft en cross over t o thi s one, some ti me s in vit ed and
at ot he r ti mes not welco me at all. Cont ra ry to th e b eli efs of occult pop
cul t u re, es pecia lly t hose fa bles p ropagat ed by fu nd a men tal reli gion ist s ,
d em on s are not bound to the ea rth unt il th eir Day of J udg ment ,
tempting men towar d s evil. I' ve n ever n oti ced men n eedin g any ext ra
encou r agem e nt in wickedn ess ; they see m to ha ve mad e an art of it.
Th e fact t h at spi rits do manifest th e msel ves in va rio us form s in th is
pla n e, ho wever , on ly validate s suc h su pe rs ti t io ns, an d th e sheer
magn itud e of s upe rn atu ra l phenome non in t he ,..-orld co uld eas ily lead
t he unkn owing to believe th at th e en titie s creati ng s uc h ma lign an ce
must always b e present on ea rth , hav in g ma de their h om e in the d ust
a nd up on th e seas .
A So rce rer may learn meth ods by whic h h e is abl e to le ave hi s
bo dy in fine r, yet equ ally s ubs t a nt ia l s pirit ual bodi es, a nd may trav el
into rea lms beyo nd t h e physical. Th e ease with which h e is able t o cross
fro m on e plane to an oth er is astou nd in g, o nce h e is co mfo rta ble in hi s
ene rge ti c fo rms. In fact , the mo st diffi cult part of sp ir itua l trav el is in
th e assi milation of t he exper ience of exis t in g wit ho u t a physical bod y,
th e "psych ic" ba la nci ng of th at body, and keeping yourself fro m
auto mat ically ret urn ing to your body wh ile in fli ght. It is th erefo re
not di ffic ult to imagin e the grea ter ea se in sh ift in g in th is type of travel
for a be ing t hat is alread y not bou nd by phys ical law and is ent irely
co mfo rt able in it s sp ir itua l body.
Rit ua l calls upon var ious un seen fo rces , a nd as tho se powers
ent er t he Tem ple, t he y oft en ca rry wit h th em un s een bei ngs. In Work s
of Ba neful Mag ick, th ese entit ies are always ma lign , an d t heir
h ideousn ess far su r pass es t he descript io ns o f d emo n s give n in a ny
g thuol ru . 'I'IIl ' Y 1'111111' uutuumth-ul l y, wlt h o ul hl , lll y' 1'1I11 1'd lI y 11111111' ,

li nd 1IIl' y il ll 't Wl'l 111 1' n ' '1tll' !rll !'( of 11 \l' 11I11 ~l d all wh huu t 111' 11ly'

cummund cd . 'l'hr- y do ev!l bccuu sc th ey 1I 1't~ cvll.

A polen t Maglck is foun d ill the ahill l y 10 willfull y IIlld
co usciousfy cal l up on lh e s (~ eutitl es in great 1111 III he l'.ll 10 u t tur- k jil l

enemy. Ofte n, th e victi m will re port a sensat io n of Ilt' illJo\ s tu'rruu uh-rl
by a ll inco rpo rea l dark ness, and in ma ny cases, s uch a blm-k "plrll llitl
envelo pe can be sensed by ot hers aroun d him . lIi s ,In' a ms will nuu
ho rr ifi c, and the nightt ime will usua lly begi n to Irlgb te u him, a~ wr-l l
as be ing alon e. Somet imes voices are heard in th e darkn ess, SOllJl' t l UIl' 1II

visio ns emerge from it of apoca lypt ic dest ru ction or h(' illl-\ l"l 'vbdl l'd hv
wro ngs co mmitted. The malign sp ir it s will surr o und him nnd wlll
rele ntlessly tort ure the vict im, literall y to dea th .
Full evocati on to physica l manif estat ion , while OIH' of 1111' 111 0 ,,1

power ful forms of Magick, is not needed in orde r to sunuuuu dvm uulr
en tities to do your will. As Dar kn ess swells inside t ile Temph- . Ilil' MI'

spir its gathe r aro und the alta r an d list en to t he in cnn lntinns o f 1111 '

Sorce rer. Altho ugh he is largely unawar e of thei r p rese n ce . they all'
never th eless aware of hi m. Hidden wit hin t he pn g vs o f tlu- illl d l' 1I1
gr imo ires, between th e pious conjurati ons in a d ead ~od 's nau u- IItll l 11\l'
sigils of the devi ls of forgotte n civilizatio ns are S IH ' (' if k nn d I' XllI "

instruct ions for calling for th t he mos t evil a rmies in t' x is ll ' tll " ' ,

T H E RH UALS

Where Dar kness goes, the demons follow, w lu-n you lI II' 1111 11' I II
control Darkn ess , or at lea st align your int ent ion wit h it , dt'tll ll ll k IH IW lq

will also be yours. Fill ing the Temp le t hick with evil Illlw 1111 . v u l ll

Temple wall-to -wall wit h hide ou s spirit s. Thei r pres en ce Is 1t l'IlJiu' d Ic y

t he grea te r awareness, and tra ns lat ed to the min d nud I'lI1 ull ll ll ll II I

fe ar. Thei r intell igenc e is recogn ized , and is rev eren ced hy !l WC' , TIlI'Ii
abilit ies are inst inct ively known, and are re plied to wit h I' t1Wl't' ,

The number of the Beast is not, as J ohn prnph ush.d', t lar l' l' ", !Ill'.,
but is in stead three plu s six. Nin e is th e num ber of abso lut« (' 01111'11'1 1011,

the highe st single di git , th e Highest state lha l man C.,II rr-urh wid II'
exist ing in a u niv ers e of d uality. In th e ancien t reli gions o f llu: E ~ Y /l I I IIIl .

and t he Etru scan s. tlillt' gnds were wor ship ped, prnl sed . and s; ll ' l l fl " I' cl

to. In Scuudluu vl.ut 111 1'1' then - a re nine real ms or (' xi 'iII' Ilt't' , Inur I1 I1I1VI'
a nd 1'0 11 1' In-low th e curl h u 'a IIII , The Maylllls a lso l't' l'O Klll z l· t1 I)

s piri t ua l levels of th e u nd e rwo rl d , th e nint h hei ng .1 pluce of ul ti mut r-

d a r kness, cold ness, an d d esp a ir. Dante refl ect ed th is bcl tef in h is
wo r k The Divine Comedy , stating t ha t hell is com po se d of nin e ri ngs,
th e ninth and fi na l circle of hell being rese rved for th e trea cherou s.
Als o m irroring th e beliefs of the Maya ns, Dan te' s ninth circle of hell
is u n iquely d iff er en t t han the ot he rs , bei ng composed not of fi re a nd
flogg ing, b ut ins t ead a la ke frozen ove r by the fl a ppin g of Lucifer 's
lea the rn wings .
In the Hebr ew nu merolo gical syste m, t he n umber ni ne is
ide nt ified with a serpe nt as welt as t he Sep hir ah Yesod, or th e moon ,
and t he ninth plag ue cas t by Moses upo n Egypt was tha t of da rk ness.
Ancient as tro loge rs only recogn ized nin e plan et ary bo die s in ou r solar
sys te m, in clu d ing th e sun , Alth oug h in 1930 th is n u mber was
increased to te n, d ue to the obse rvati on of th e "pla net " Plu to, it wa s
d ecl assi fied as a pl an et in 2006 by t he Int ern ati onal Ast ro nomical
Union, retu rning the number of the offic ial bodies in ou r system to
nine. The ninth plan et ar y body, Neptune, is related in the Kabba lah to
th e Sephi rah Bina h, which rep res ent s wisdo m of th e most Divin e nature,
the att ai n ment of that whi ch was pro mised by the Serpen t to Eve by
her par takin g of the forb idd en fr uit , and is th e ulti mat e end reach ed
for by all occulti sts and spirit ualis ts. Whe n the powers of this Se ph ira h
are imb ala nced , however, wis do m becom es illu s ion , delu s ion,
d ru nk enn ess, and in sanity. The nint h pl anet is eit her enlighte nm ent
an d s pir itua l pu ri ficati on or complete psychol ogical an d s piri tua l
da rk ness. Nine is complet ion, t he all-or -nothi ng , not t he be ginn in g ( 1)
no r the balance ( 0 ) , but t he end (9) .
Arrange nine black ca nd les in your Tem ple in th e co nfigur at io n
of a circle, t he diam eter of which st r et ches nine feet . Clear t he floo r to
allow ),ou to s it with legs crossed or to kne el facing th e south in the
ce nte r of the circle of ca ndles. Have read y a bag fill ed with burn t
asafeti d a powde r, s ulfu r powder, or ma gn es ium powd er. Also br in g
in to th e Temple some sort of fe tish lin k t o you r vict im, wh ich sho uld be
pla ced within t he cir cle .
Begin the r itual wit h s imple medi t at ion, clearin g your m ind
and your inner awarene ss of all dist racti on s and un bal an ce. Sit ou tside
of th e circle of ca ndles an d ligh t ly close yo ur eyes, allo wing your
atten ti on t o drif t inwa rds. In hale dee ply and hold t he b re at h, feelin g
thv II II' tl d l ll llVo hllil d l' III yu u . Wil li yu u t Illll l'," 11111 , " 1111.111'10 111 1., I I"
10 r ~I H X your III II 1II 1'l t'lt , 1 H' J.\ lll ll l ll ~ with y 0 1l1' s llO u lcl l'l'H IIl1 d m-rk , duwu
your hack, lutu yuu r arms and It'KS, and Ilnall y yu u r f nt'inl 1I11INt'l Ii/ll ,

This will produce I li t' xen satlnn, du e 10 boldillJl. yo ur hreu th , II I JIll

inahili ty 10 comp le te ly re lease your mu scul ar t e nsiou . I':xllnlt, I II II

slow and cont ro lled manne r, feel in g t he ten sio n flood Ieom you, mu l
feeli ng you r muscles soften an d relax. Repeat t his rcl uxutluu "n lt 'I' '' Il,
your bo dy and your mind looseni ng wit h eac h rep et it ion . AI th is pulut ,
do no t focus on your victim, on it s success , or on the ri t ua l nt all, hil i
simply become lost in your breat hing and your rel axatio n,
When you have achieved a de tach ed s ta le of rul axntiuu , I lI kl'
into hand the bag of powder, st and at t he sout h of t he 'l'empl e, oll l "ld l' II!
t he ci rcle of candles. Beginnin g at t he sout he rn most pa rt of lln- l'l l'd l',
rea ch int o the bag, gr abbi ng a handful of powde r, a nd ht'J.l. ill "lo wly
walkin g counterclockwise ar ound th e circle, s pri nk ling the po wd l'l ' 0 11
the g ro und, both within and witho ut t he circle , I'eel th e po wder hll l'ld llV,
the ground as it falls, heat ing the Te mple floor, s iz z li ll~ a s it ~ 1 ' a r H I hi'

du st. concre te, or wood lik e acid. Not ice t he t empcra t ure ri ... luv, III t il l'
ro om as you do thi s, your body be comi ng flu sh ed as yo u con thu u- til t'
circumambu lati on s. Complete eight circle s aro und l ilt, 'I'emp h-, Ullcl
on the eighth lay the empty o r partiall y em pt ied ha ~ 0 11 th e fluo r , lI u d

re t ri eve matche s, a lighting st ick , or cigar ett e lighter. Sll'p IllHltl i' 0 1
th e cir cle of ca ndles, a nd makin g one final movem ent nruuu d 111 1' 1'1 11'1,' ,
ligh t each ca ndle as you pass it.
Sit or kn eel in the ce nter of th e circle , farill ~ s nu th, Hill! IL IIII
you r atte nt ion momentaril y to your brea th in g, rdO l' ll ~ I Il )l, yOLll lll i' lI
St ret ch out your right hand over th e fet is h ite m rl'plt ',lt, "IlI IIl" li t

belonging to your vict im and, thr ough it, ga in a t'onU I't't l·tlllI'HH III hllll
Feel the energy of your being co nnec ti ng with t he obj tu-t , il hw /11 " 11111 111 ",

th e energy of your victi m ris ing up from it. As yOIl do thi s , ~d v l' d "t, IInl
to th e deeper emot io ns which hav e br ought you int o ri tua l. hil i III 1" lItl
to th e sur face emoti ons which will fuel it. Con nect to your 1'11 1'.1' , vu tu
ha tr ed , your mur der ou s lust. Let it overwh elm you until yo ur IIlll _,'I " .
t ighte n and knot u p an d your limbs shake wit h auger. Ft'I,1 11 1I'. t'
emot ion s spilling from your por es int o the Te mp le aroun d ynu, I1 tl ll tl ll ~

as if t hey for m cloud s il l eye level i n t he ai l' aro un d YOII, l.o Wt' l .,tHIL
ha nd to yo ur la p o r to YOllr side a nd allow yo ur umo ti on s to p lillt' Il11,

ll uvi ug n t'.ll t't! 11 11 \'I\erv, ct ic a uu os nhorc ill tlu: 'I'r- mph-, l lld llll'
it with the needed evil by turn lng your fO l' US and yoIII' lntern ul vision
to your enemy. Imagine clearly a scenario in which you murd er your
vict im. This is not t he same type of visual ization th at you have dnne in
t he past , where you imagine a coincidental deat h in which you are not
physically connected, but instead is a strong fant asy of murd eri ng your
vict im yourself, beating h im to death wit h your han ds, bludgeonin g
him with some object , sta bbing him, or in some ot her way kil1ing him
th rough di rect contact. It is important to not simply imagine thi s as in
a daydr eam, but to focus on it as a conte mplatio n, to see it occurring in
your mind as if it is a memory th at you are reliving, as if it is as rea l
and tang ible as if you were killin g him in th at moment. As you imagine
thi s, feel th ese visualizat ions not lin gerin g in you r mind , but being
pushed through your into your environment , This will be register ed
by a sensation of pressure and flowing th rough you r t hir d eye, in t he
center of your forehead .
The cloud of hat red and t he invisible st ea m of the powder on
th e ground catches these thoughts, catc hes your int enti on , and activa tes
your environment, signaling to t he u niverse to react to you r \.. . i1 1. Now
the demons will begin to gat he r. Sense th e ene rgy and th e powerful
presen ce in the room automatically multi plying; feel th e evil becoming
m o re tangible even without your con scious and willed cont rol. Feel th e
enviro nment acting on its own to brin g you darkness. Recognize th at
you are surro unded by wicked spirits , and t hat t hey liste n, waiting for
your command.
Taking th e feti sh item in bot h hands, t he obje ct restin g on your
palms, lift it in front of you to eye-level, as if it is a sacrificial offering to
t he spirits . Give your command wit h absolute in tention. not only
speaking the words, but pushing t hem from you like a demon with in
bein g pus hed into t he world. "I give you (victim's name) , to immolate
with you r vengea nce. Take t his object, which once was his, and find
him. Find him and kill him. Find him and kill him ." The sp irits will
immed iately move at this command, and at th e words, "kill him,"
they will fly into action. Continue to repea t it, " Kill him," again and
again, feelin g the weight wit hi n t he room departi ng, th e t hick ness of
the energy leaving, not dissipat ing but char ging toward s your ene my.
The wor ds should also exhaus t you as you spea k the m, your hatr ed
leavin g with th e demons, your anger spilling from you.
Once the room is again empty of spiri ts and you are empty of
emutl uu , 1'011 1'1'1 YII II I ' I' II um l 11111 11', " S\l l rl I M II I 1l 111~ IH' n , W n l'~I '1 1l lit
I' vll , fin d ( v11'11 11I ' " IIll IH!') ilnd kill him , So It III dun e."

T he putem- y of t ill' usc o f s lg ils h a s nlrcud y ln-en 1' ''l nltl l"I'''11 I II
thi s t ex t, and doc s not req uire rvdunduut rvl tcrutfou . O llt' !'l i l i d t 1'1I111'd
fort h by o ne sig il ca n kill, devas tat e, h a r m, Iort ure , o r utht'r wl lll' Illvu h
ban e in the life of th e victim , An in iti ated unde rstnndiu g Ihal III lI11 rll
lo s t t o the Neophy t e , how ever, is t h at eac h of these s p i ri l M ('11 11I 1111111,1
seve ra l ot h er s p ir it s ; so me of th em ar e in co mmand uf a few !'lu lll ll'l ll ll ll l l
s p iri ts wh ile ot hers co m ma nd lit er al legi on s , Whc n tlu- t1Pl' lll tul
rit uall y ope ns a s ig il a nd uses it to ca ll u pon t h e pre s eucv llll l! 1111' I' lIwr l
of th e s p ir it th at is linked t o th e sig il , t he s pi rit th en enlis ts l hr- ,d dl' II I
it s famili a rs t o ac h ie ve t h e st a te d goal. Th e s p ir it summ on ed III UII n l lll,
at t h e Sorcerer's reque s t o r co m ma n d , attac h o r lenve S O Il l( ' III it II
s u bord i na te sp ir its wit h th e O pe ra to r, to a ide , pro tect , anti 1' 11lpO W1' 1
hi m in hi s daily life .
In Summ onin g any sp i rit, wh ether throu gh evo ca tiu u III vi 1"1
o r ph ysica l ma ni fe s tation. o r through simp le s ig il co n svcrn tio u II l1 d

o pe n i ng, enti re a r mies a re in d irectl y ca ll ed into action . I II l id !'! ritunl ,

ho wever , sev eral sig ils will be o pe ned a nd several s pi rits will [u- l' ullc' d
t o bring ab ou t th e d estru ct io n of your e ne my. ea ch cal li ug I II Wil l It ll

o w n part icul ar a r my of s ubo rd in a te s pi rits . Th e number HI XIKII ill

ni n e , as is the numbe r of s p ir it s called . Th e nU1I1 1w r o f fll lll l llu l'M Ihnl
will be ca lled in th is s pec ific Op erat io n is I , ?I :.! It' ~ illll ~ 0 1 HlI \' w lll' I I'

be tween 3.4 24 ,000 a nd 10, 272 ,000 , depend in g Oil ho w tlu- ,,1' 1' III II

leg io n is ca lc u la t ed , There a re few arm ie s o n t h is e u rth , un it I,ll 1111111'1

the co m ma n d of o n e person and j oinin g fo r a s in g le pur po se', Ihll l 11 11 I II

g r e a t.
The sig ils of t he s p irit s a nd de mo ns give n bel ow a n ' la id 0 11 I lu-
Temple floo r in a ci rcl e , a nd are con sec ra te d a nd opt'lIt'd 111.1 1v111 1111 11 \"
on e aft er th e ot her , in a count e r-cl o ck wi se mann e r . '1'111' 1'1 11 11'1 I
pos iti on ing o f t h e sigil s is impe ra t ive , a s ea ch o ne b u ild s u pu u lile . 1.11
be fo re i t , a nd b r ing s a bo u t an e n e rgy a n d pr C S(' I H' (~ 1'1I 111 lu I'\vr I n 1111'
s igil after it, and as the s igils a nd t h eir powe rs arc plan 'd aro un d t ill'
circl e in a manner t h at wo u ld al lo w t he rirvh- 10 11'III U IIl

meta ph ysica lly bal an ced throu gh out. Man y o f t h e l' bs sit' ul Kd lllll ll i '
lise a m il it a r y and po lit ica l ranki ng s t r uc t u re when dvfln ln 1111'
dem nni c o r s pirl lw l! h h-tn rch y. Poll owi ng thi s I rt' nd , tl u- l' Al'lu ll 'lli ll ll ll
for t he rh uicc til' spi rits as wcll as l ht' ir plnerm en t aro un d tl u- (' In,II' HI'

given in mod ern military t unuln ulu uy.

Th e Goet ic Kings Pai nto n and Belial sta nd as t he Two Pri n ciple
Head s of th e Operation , bin d ing the remainin g s pi r its to geth er for o ne
cause an d ensur ing th at t he e nd res ult is reached , Th ey a re, in ef fect,
the commanders of th e whole Op er ati on , Th e ir s igils are p laced in tho
so ut h , adja cent to one ano the r, ea ch equ all y d ist anc ed fr om the exact
point of t rue s outh, King Pairn on an d King Beli al we re chos e n for th ese
pos it io ns du e to th eir com mon reign in th e dem on ic and Goe t te re alms.
Both command man y legion s of s piri t s, a nd ca n a lso s ubj uga te most
ot her en tit ies in exis tence. They both h ave also d em on st rated th e
remarkable ab ili ty t o mani pul at e people t o ext reme d egre es .
Focal or and Gul a nd s ta nd in t h e d ir ect eas t a nd wes t of th e
Tem ple as t he Bas e Comma nders of th e Opera t ion , b ein g th e pri mary
ta ct ical office rs of th e Wor kin g, gu idin g th e wh ole movem ent towar-d s
t he des ir ed end. Guland is ex pert in caus ing illness an d d ise as e, oft en
cau sing the vict im' s own orga ns to turn again st him with infecti on or
ca ncer . Focal or has th e powe r of slaying men , and as t h e Goet ia
exp lain s ,..... to ove rt hrow Ships of War, for h e ha d Power over both
Winds an d Seas."> Initi all y, th is may see m ent ir ely use less to t he
Magicia n , unl ess h is vict im hap pe ns to serve in th e Na vy or freq uen ts
cru ise sh ips . Alth o ugh most gr imoires list t he li ter al a nd actu al powe rs
of th e s pir its that th ey conta in, th e autho rs h ave always fou n d it
necessary to lim it th ei r expla nat ions of t he abi liti es of th e s pir it s to th e
ba sics , a nd in co nversa t ion with the spi r it s th em sel ves , t hey will explain
th e fu ll n ess of t heir abilit ies if th ey a re ask ed . Foca lor is able to
"over th ro w" any obs tacl e that p revents the Ope rat or fr om ending h is
victi m' s life th rough Magick, and is es pec ially ca p able of caus ing
a ir plane , autom obile , and motorcycle acci dents. Gul and a nd Focalor ,
wo rking t oge the r to gui de th e ou tco me of th e Operati o n, will ens u re
that t h e vict im is attacked both int ern all y, by hi s own body , a nd
ext ern ally, by h is en vir onme nt wh ich is, by its ver y natu r e, d an gero us.
The de mons Marba s, Kelt ar , Hept oma lto r , and Pa zu zu sta nd at
th e so ut hwes t, so utheast, no rth west , and no rt he as t of th e Temp le as
t he Field Office rs of the Oper ati on . The y ar e the pr im e movers of t he
Magick , t he spirits who ra lly toge the r the ir arm ies to att ack th e ene my.
Ma rbas is able to cure any disease o r physical mal ady, an d he can j ust
as q uickly cause the same. Kelt a r is t h e Demon of Slaug hte r, a nd is
t' ll pl'l'l III C' \' I'I )' 11 11' 1110.1 III ruurr h-r, A ltlloll~ h II I". 111, 1 Ih ul lu- p ll'It' I " III
~ l lIY It}' Ihl' , l id usuull y t ukr- tln - torm 01 h l ' IIl(lrrhil K I II ~ 1I 11l1 I' \ 'C'I C'

iu fcct tou Clf th e tl r~ a ll M ;1I1t1 KI,lIlll ,'1, Jl l'ptUllla lt Ci r i s the n 1' U11I1I III fUlI III .' ,
lit, rt' shh' ~ in the UIHICI'WClr ltl, tortur fug tlu- dnnuu-d 1111I1 hll\'C' cll l,tI,
h ut can he l'alh'd uut of Hades UpCl II t he ea rt h ttl do t lu- lW ll h ' tu III
livi ng. Pnzuzu is t he a nc ient d emon o f t he so ut h wes t win ds , lil t' h rl l l ~ I'1

of dl scn s c a nd fa min e , lIi s br cuth ca n d cmoli sh cunrc t'i\'III',lIllo ll"

wit h pesti len ce , or ca n cove r a s i ng h~ pe rs on wi t h mnlndy.
A t t he nort he rn most regi on of t he ci rcl e s l; III t1 ~ th. , IIIlKI·1
Sa mael, t he venom of god, the t rue bringer of wrut h , hi' whu tll' '' IIIl \ I,.1
Sodo m a nd Gom o r-rah with fire a nd br imston e , who t ur tu-d 1.0 1' wi ll' 10
a pilla r of salt, who s hook the To wer of Babel to t he gro u nd , who hl l lt ' ~ t ' lI t' d

th e s ki e s at t he dea t h of Ch ris t , a nd who co mmuud s th e F OI I I' II 0 r ,. I ' U I ' · 1I

of t he Apoc a lypse a nd t he seve n a nge ls with vial s full (If r l a K \lI ' ~ ' III t id
Opera t io n , Samael beco mes t he bal an ce , t he s ta hi lizt ug s UI. Pur t 01 Ilu'
whole Wor ki ng. Bein g the Master of de st ru ction , he cu xure s tllOll 11 11
thin gs a rc alig ned a nd are i n ha rmony for t he uc h ic val of li lt' !I 11 11 I
goa l. His d ire ct infl uen ce in t he ac t ua l Opcrutiu u is Sl ' (,o I H la ry, hlll4
po we rs flooding to t he other sp ir its, a llowin g t he m to fl't'l! fn uu II, III'
adh eres ea ch of t he sp iri ts to t he o t hers , a nd t hc whuh - of tlu-tu III IIn,
g0 31.

Lay the sigils in thei r pl a ces in a Circle uruuud y U II , 11 111 1' Il'I'l III
d iam eter , Because of th e noc turn a l nat ure o f t h is l y p t' 01 ritunl, Vil li
mi gh t wis h to set a candl e o r a n oi l la m p by eac h s igil , lilt I h t' lIll l "lt l. ' 01

th e ci rcl e , In thi s r itu a l, yo u will kn ee l ru t her t ha n s it i ll 1111' t,. ' II I1' 1 III
the ci rcl e of sigi ls, fa cin g so ut h, you r li ne of vi s io n rllnll ill ~ d l lt'I'11\
between the sigils of Paim on a nd Beli al. T he r it ua l it svH 1It'I\I" 1I ~. Itl l
o thers , with simp le medi tatio n a nd centering throu gh l' rn 1111 \ ' 11 11I11 , II I

co nt ro l of b rea th , Breath e i n, ga t he ri ng yo u r bo d y's It'l1 Nioll III \ 0111

che s t, an d rel ea se t ha t te nsio n as yo u b reat he o u t. A s y o n hlt 'Ull1t' lI ll d

re lax your mind, al lov» im pre ssio ns of the cn crgj cs s urru u udlug )' H ll III
come to yo u, You may eve n ca tch a clairvoya nt I-: I i lll p~ t ' "I' IIII' I,ll It .
sta nd in g i n th eir p laces , The moment t hat the ir s igils wcn- ~ I ' l III p illt I
a nd yo u r e ne rgy begun to ri se from s ta tes (If uormah-y iut u " !ll l t'lIl 01
s u p re m a cy, t he demon s sta rted sti rri ng ,
Sigil s of Paim on, Belia l, Ma rbas, Sa mmael, Focalor , Guland,
Pozuru, Hept amaltor and Kellar
 O pe' ll y un r 1')'1' 11 , lII 11 k lll K t'Il Il .'U' I4IUII 1, 110 11 nu t III I ll ll ~ II I II Il ,V II I
t hl' ", I v. ll ~. hill 11l 1l lc'jld p'iII ., !itl'lIiK hl nheud, III 1111' '/'1' 11I pi e, wnll. ('11 11 uut ,
"In-mo ns of dest ruct lnn , s pirits of h ll l1l', II I1 Kl' ls »f t li s t' lI s c' , I ('a ll vu ll 11 1111'

into t his Te mple to murder ."

Let y O ll l' vision move towards th c firsl s lv. i1 , thu t uf 111,11 111 ,
Hold ing your righ t hand, palm down, ove r t he siKi l , f('t' l y n u r will I II
power a nd your in tent to mu rde r flowin g thr ough yo ur hud y, ll u l II I
your hand , and int o th e pap er , Gaze into t he s i ~ il and OpC' 1I I I , III II II'
man ner given in th e eighth cha pter of t his t ext. Once the firxt s IY, II, IIll'
sigil of Belia l, is ope n and that dem on's power s sea t t lll~m s t'l v l' '' III vuut
Te mp le, welcom e Belia l. "Grea t King Belia l, who was (' rt'illc' d flr ll' Id lt'l
Lucifer , welcom e to th is Temple and to th is wor ld, to I'ei).: ll lu-rr- 11 11 vuu
reig n in Hell. "
Turn your body so tha t you ar e fa cin g th e siv, il of l'uhu nu , II ll cl

open it in th e same mann er. Call out t o Pairno n, "Mighty Klnv, I'nhuun ,
who se thro ne is seated next t o Lucifer's, mak e thi s Te m pl e 1I0 W yout
thr on e, an d make thi s eart h your ki ngd om ,"
Turn to face th e sigil of Marba s, and op e n it Iikto wisc', Cull 10
him, "Marbas, dem on of ill ness and d isease, co me now into lh ls T C'lIl pl l'
to br ing ill ness to (victim's name),"
Open the sigil of Focalor and call , "Mighty Du ke Fu cuh u-, C'O IlIl '

now and take hold of the un seen t ides th at dr own th is wo rl d, ( ' UIII I' II 11W

and overthrow the life, hea lth, and safety o f (vi ctim 's lla 11I l') , ( ' UI III '

now an d to ss (victim 's name) upon the jagged rock s."

Open the sigil of Keltar and call out , "Kclt tu', tl t'IlI O II o f 1111' 'lhh d
Kingd om of Night , demon of slaug hte r, come no w and ,'iIHlIY, hlt' l ( VI I'll ll " "
n a m e ) ,"
Pass over the sigil of Sammael and open th e slv,il 01 I h ' pl ll ll l" lt ll l',
calling out 'when it is open, "Heptamal t or , bel o ved of tln- (: rlllld 111' 11I 1111

Terr at ur, r ise up from th e Unde rworld , rise up Fruin yu ur Ib-l d II I t 0 1 11l 111

and bring you r too ls of misery to ea rth, t o serve mt' in t il l ' 1, ll jl,lI l ll h II I

(vi ctim 's nam e),"

Open t he sigil of Guland a nd ca ll o u t, " (l ul uud , t' O ll ll ' uu w I II

infec t (vi ctim 's name) with yo ur awful d isease. Swell his I Oll jl,I I l ' III II lit
mout h, swell his liver an d mak e hi m cho ke O il hl lc."
Open tlu- si~il of Pazuz u and call out , "Ancie nt 1'01 1.11'I,11 , t11'l1l 0 1l

of t he suuthw vst winds, SW('l' Jl t his e a rt h wit h y 0 1l 1' pl's lll"ll c"', l!l lllg
fumin e In II d ~ lund , 1II 0 V l ' your s (, Ol' c h i ll~ wi nds to t ln- hu nu- cd (vl.' ll lll'"
 name), tbnt he will s uffe r and th at Ill ' will div ."
Return to the nort h po si tio n anti open th e s igil of Summ ue l.
Call out t o him, "Sa mmae l, a nge l of d ea th , ang el of d est ru cti on , Ven om
of God , ca ll d own from the heave n s d a rkness and dea th . Sun un o u fo rth
a pl agu e up on th e hou se of (vic ti m's na me), th at he will di e. Es cort h is
bod y int o th e grave, a nd escort hi s so ul i nto h ell. "
Th e sa me visu ali zation is to b e h eld with the ch a rg ing of eac h
of th e s igils , wh ich is t he death of yo ur victim . Do not see in yo ur min d
your vi ct im su ffe ring and dyin g, but in st ead see him dead . Feel t he
e mot ion th a t you wou ld ha ve we re he d ead . Sense t h e wo rld with out
his pr esen ce. See h is fa mily gr iev ing h is dea t h . See th e e n d fr om the
be ginnin g .
Ha ving consecrated a nd ope ned all of th e sigi ls, a nd havi ng
addr es sed t he spiri ts of each, return t o your orig i nal pla ce, facin g sou th .
With yo ur serv ing vision st ill ope n, wh ich was ac tiv e for th e o peni ng of
th e s iglls, look about th e Temple and see th e sp ir its crowded t he rein .
Feel the su ffoca ting prese nce of th e un se en a r mies, a nd he ar th e silence
as t hey wa it for your fina l comm and .
Do not allow yourse lf to give way to h um ility . Do no t allow fear
to pla nt it s seed in you . Do not doubt your power, o r every spiri t's
rec ogniti on of that power , or th e wh ol e of th is Wo rkin g will turn aga in st
yo u in tha t mo me nt. In stead , sta nd a n d b oldly ann oun ce: "De mo ns of
dest ruc tion, sp ir its of ba ne, a nge ls of di sease, I ca ll you he r e into t hi s
Temp le t o mu rde r ." Looking at t he glowi ng sigfls , slow ly t u rn in you r
place, cou nte r clc ckv»ise , a nd sec th em all , co mple ti ng a full ci rcl e be fore
co nti n u ing . "See k out (victi m's na me), a nd kill h im ." Allo w the gravity
of this command to sit with you, t o im p re ss it self up on you . No other
words are n eed ed h ut , " Kill him. It is d one."

Sim ilar Opera tion s can be dev ised, usi ng Magick Squa re s ,
ta lis ma ns , or any ali gned sy mbols of death. Whil e th e major ity of the
vic t im s th a t you might ma rk for dea th wil l h e br ou gh t to th eir fa te by
mu ch si mple r mean s , th is type of cu r se is especia lly effec tive in bring ing
about t he de ath of a res ili e nt enemy - of o ne wh o has es caped t he gras p
of you r left hand . It ca n also be used to e nd th e li fe of an oth e r Sor cere r
wh o is ar me d with sim ila r powers an d wh o p os sesse s the kno wledge of
Baneful Magi ck, yet who ma kes h im self your advers ar y, a nd rai ses yo u
lip as Nem esis.
 1\ jJ. l l·u l l"I Wl ' l III 1111 IClC'h ll III tlu- l UI' 0 1 lIal hlll lllljll WO ltl. Iw d

ltu'u nttulu n s. p " " l' lt l' I ll(' elnhn s ul I ll. , IlUPIIlUC'd IJI 11 HI I' U II I II 11 HI.'lll
l\l 11 ~ k k , Ill., puwer 01 tI ll' word s i~ not In t helr cuco P1111 II )' , 11 111 III 1 114'

Mng it' ian 's ig nur unre of th ei r nu-uu lu gx, hut Is In!ltl'llci III thr- wtllel.
th em selves. in the ir meanin gs. and in t he nurn l vih rntiou s ('n'll l " ,1 ut
th eir s pea king. Like a prim a do n na hold in g tln- P(' rf " ('l nun- 11111 11
c rys ta l gla sse s s ha tte r, t he vibra tion s of inca n ta ti o us sb utter IIIl' huhl
of phys ics an d ca usa lity upon re a lit y, t urn ing over th e i r 0l't' ."ntiOlu 10
t he So rcerer.
In th e lat e 15 0 0 ' S, a well-r esp ected Briti sh Sd lH li ll ", . 1'1 1'1 1111 1,
a lche m ist, and o ccu lti st, Doct o r Jo h n Dec , cros sed pat hs w hh h llw HI
Kelly, who , a lt hough be ing a crim ina l a nd swind ler. a lso pOl'lH.' u ,'d 11
rem arkabl e ab ili ty t o se e, hear , and com mu ni cnt e wit h s pirl ls, ( 'olll l il l',
to get he r , t he d uo bega n spir it cum muni ca tinn s, ma in ly a ll ~ I ' II (' III
na tu re . In the cour se o f t he se co m mu n icat io ns, II sys l t'lI1 01 Hl' l l'i l ll ltl
att ainm en t , Mag ick, a nd High e r Alch emy began to u n fold , TI lt' 11l 1t( I· 11l

re vea le d a lan gu ag e t o Kelly a nd Dee that th ey cla imed wus Iht· Illllt(II IlK
of the a ngels, and mo re imp ortant ly, was th e lnng uuge of ('fld . Tld ll
a nge lic t o ngue wa s sa id t o be t hat whi ch wa s s pok en to , ' ,tll!lt' lh ,·
u ni verse to form , th e pla nets to grow a nd assu me t hei r plllt·.' '' . 11111 1 In
ca use t he wo rl d to bl osso m and to bri ng fort h life. 'rt n- : 1I 1~ 1 ' 1!I InlU IIll f'd
Dr. Dec a nd Edward Kelly t ha t t his sac re d l an ~lI a ~1' was Klvl' lI 10 1\,111 111 ,
b ut wa s ev en t ua lly lo st, t he pro phe t Eno ch bein g l ilt' 11I 'l t III " '11' 1' 1II IIP I (11111

an und er st andin g of it.

Dee and Kelly's expe ri me n ts SOO Il bccnuu- 11 11 nb 'l.,.. I,," In
un cove r th is lan guag e, an d t he ir whole wo rk lJIo vl 'd 10 w lIlIl , llu:
doc um ent at io n and t ra nsl ati o n of t he a ng eli c 0 1' Ellod tinn 1 1I 1I ~ lI I1 M ' ,

Pe rhaps th e grea t es t Mag ickal a ch ievem e nt mnde by lilt' t' Iwo '11 .' 11
wa s rece ivin g t he r evelat io n of wh at is refe rred tu as tlu- HII Ul'l tl llll tt l

An ge lic "Keys," Ninet een of th e se Keys a re used to iuvuke ,111".,1. II 1Id

a nge lic po wers for s pecific p urposes, mo st of which nrr- l"I'II1I "d 10 '111
initatio n process , both o n an individua l level anti 0 11 all A"ulll 1.·\,1 I.
so me se rvi ng t o destroy th at whic h is a nd o t he rs s t'r v i ll~ III C' II' /l l.' I IIII I

wh ich co ul d be , fi rst s pirit ua lly, a nd th e n t em pora lly. TIn- 1",llll."h lll ll

Keys, whe n spoken, invo ke a uto mat ic powe rs whh-h t h"11 l it I
i nd ep en d entf y o f t he O pe rat o r, cre a ti ng n wh i rlw in d of t'il illl jJ. I ' III hll

life a nd ill hi... wo rld. As s uch, the Keys are rvgur th-d ll"" hiy,hl y d llll V,I'l lI lI l

a nd "un s tnble ." III ru-r uufify, Ih l~ Keys themse lves l' jl iI 0 111 1/." Hlllld lllt,
bein g the corne rsto nes of IIH~ cycle of t' fl' a tl u ll a n d .h-st m ct lu» lIlItl

Aeon ic shift. It is th e ind ividu al that is un s tabl e, un abl e to ad a pt 10 tilt'

corning of a new Age, and uncer tain of th e po wer th at he in voke s.
The spect r um holds darker hu es as well. Bot h th e academic
study and the initiat ed applica tion of demono latry th rough th e ages
has revealed a ph en omenon rema rkably similar to th at of Eno chi an
and th e Angelic Keys. At about the same time that Dr. Dee and Edward
Kell y bega n t heir expe ri men ts wit h ange lic co mmu n ication, a
demonolater named Alexen der Willits reco rded hav ing been given pieces
of a dem on ic lan guage by th e de mo ns with wh ich he Wor ked. Il l'
received, above all else, demonic "Enns," whic h were s ho r t in can tat io ns
in thi s de monic to ngue , designed t o in voke the power and presen ce of
s pecific demons. Me. Willit s, how ever , possessed so met hing th at Dr.
Dee di d not: objective veri ficat ion . Demon ic Enn s have bee n di scovered
in t he un publi shed jou rnal s of severa l othe r occulti st s fo r t he past few
h und red year s. All of the recorded Enn s matc he d rather well , t he only
varia nce be in g cha nges in spe lling, and even tho se differe nces left th e
versions hom onymous. As Willits' own Enn s su rface d int o publi c
kn owled ge o nly recen tly, and as t he va ri ous o ther jo urna ls wer e fo und
in la rgely separa ted pa rts of Europ e, and as th ey se emed to be more of
a n occult rari ty than a fancy, it is axiomatic that th ese Enn s did not
co me fro m a si ngle h um an source or from so me ro a ming folk lore.
The En ns, Keys, and inc anta t ion s t hat I have pe rson all y
collecte d, through text s, thro ugh tea chers, and even th rough s pi ri ts ,
dem on s, an d God s, I have scattere d th rough out thi s entire te xt ,
s prinkli ng the rit ua ls with powerful words a nd s howe ring th ese Works
with for ceful pote ncy. That which I have given, ho wever, have been
sa mple s, a few word s whi ch will empower. Tha t whi ch I give here is
co mplete. The foll owin g keys, whe n spoken a loud with inte nt , will
send a tremor into th e hea ven s whi ch will be a nswe red by thunde r,
an d your ene mies will fall be fore you.

Each of t he inca ntat io ns whi ch follow a re to be use d aft er brief

med itation an d psychologica l cente ri ng , an d with full intent to kill
t hrough the ir invoca tion . A good n um be r of mode rn Mag ickal systems
include Keys or Enn s at t he en d of a full ritua l, bein g a type of anticlim a x
or closing for th e ritua l. These incant ati ons ar e the ri t ual. Th ey ca n he
spoken wit hin a Tem ple befor e an altar sur rounded by ca nd les. or at a
 1"1 ''''111 111"11 11 1 Iuhl o, IJt'" pltl' tilt ' "'t'll 1lJl4 , hIl WI' \'I 'I , I hl' 1111'11 11 11111 " 11 ruu I
ht, ," IUlkt' ll Nl lI w l )' lin t! prl'('hu' I)', wid II' Ihl' l 'II Wl'I"M 01 DUI k llP U fluw
t h rull ~ " )'UU 0111 11 I' an)' )'I UIf will lu wot rd " ) 'OUf d C'lI ' I1, Trail Ilil lull "

u n- K i\'t' Il , where n vuilub lc. on ly fo r vumpa ri so u , All lncu utntiuu s 11111 I

h e s po ke n in the nli e u t o ngu e in wh ic h they Wl'I"l' Ki \' t' li II )' IIII'
s u pe rn n t urn l e nt itie s to t he Sun-ercrs .

KryS TO OrAT l 1 AND 111' 11

The Tent h l~ n o l'h i cl1l 1\1'.'1

Ang e lic: Co r uxo ca hisa core rnc pc, ud bc lunu s u l.u rul n a zod III J U d ll l l'

p ue be Soba ii so non u cu hi sa uire q u o O PE cnp chnuu lid rlll 'HlIll ' 11111 11 I
huji le caosugi: da s yalapunu dasij i ad ba sajim e; od o x (OX tl" wtl i"a Iuuu l II

a d sa luberoxa cy nux irc faboanu . Vaun ala ca hisu co nu sutn t l lll~ 0 1\0 :\
coca sa 0) Oa nio yo re voh lma 01 j izodyzod a od corcs a cocu suj i pl ,to.'\i IlI ltl ll l

dus pa j ci pe, laruji same darolnnu ma tore hc cocasuj i cuu-nu . 1'.1

pat aralaxa yolnc i ma tab c n omiji mon on us u o tora j iua yu u unlvln rt'll.l ,
Ohyo ! o hyo! c hyo ! ohyo! ohyo! o hyo! nol bc Ohyo! l ' i\O Sil K lIlIlI l lIu lll. '
madarida i zod lro pe cah is o dar isapa! NI ISO! ca ri pc i ju- Il itlali!

Eng li s h : The T hund ers of Judge me nt <I nti wrut h art' 11 IIIII h t'l'4, t1 11111 1 II H
har bo r ed in t h e No rth in th e lik en es s of .111 o a k, \\' hCl ~ t' hr lllldll ,1rt 111 1
n es t s 2 2 of la m entatio n and weepin g laid u p fill' Ih l' cu rth . W hldl luuu
night a n d d ay, and vo m it ou t t he he ad s o f s co r p ious uu d 11\,1' Irt t d l' l ll l l
m ing le d wi t h poiso n . These a re t h e thun d ers whit'h !i,h7H 1111 111 III 1111

24 111 pa rt of a moment roar with a n h u nd re d m i ~hl r l ' a ll htl tl j l ~ t ' ,1111 1 jI

t hou sand t ime s as many s u rges. Which rest 110t . Il I' il lll'l ~IIUW II I

ec h oing t ime he re . On e ro ck b r in gs fo r t h a thou sa nd . t' \ 'I '1\ II I llll lu ll ll

o f man d oc s hi s th ough t s: Woe , woe , wo e, WOI ' , W Ut ' , wo p, ) ' 1'11 11 \\ 0 I II

th e ea rt h. For Her in iq u ity is, was, a nd shall he g 1'l'il l! ('oll lt ' lI w lt l ' l I\ ll t

not yo u r no ises !

The Tw elfth En oc h ian Key

AIl ~ l' Ii l' : Nou tn-l dnxunuf Baha jc od ca hisu on huhnio lhi h ipl' : Id ulu ll'

a tn runlu' uti t' ll n .u! x Iuh-u u MI AN U a r En aYl! «vo f! So hu doonluu Ill d I

VO N UP EII E. Zo l!;U'OI r l' , ~O hU S;I, uti ZOdll illl' rUnu . Odo ricll ll' Qun!
Zodo reje, lapc zod ire do Noco Mad a. hoa thu he I A I I> A!

Englis h: Oh you which reign in th e so ut h and a re 28 . the la nter ns of

so rrow , bind up your gird les and visit us! Brin g do wn your t rai n :\663 .
that the Lord may be magnified whose name amon g yo u is wra th ! Move.
I say, and appea r! Ope n the myste ries of you r creat ion. Be friendly to me,
for I am the Minist er of God, the Tru e w or shipper of th e High est !

The Fourtee nth Eno chi an Key

Ange lic: Noron i b ajih ie pasaha sa Oia da ! d as t ari n ut a rnireca OL ta h ila

d oda sa tol aha me caosago Homid a : das beri nu or oca he QUARE: Micam a !
Bial' Oiad ; aisaro toxa das ivam e aai Balatima. Zod aca re od Zoda mera n u !
Odo cicale Qaa! Zodo reje, la pe zodi redo Noco Marla, h oath ah e IAI DA.

English: Oh you Sons of Fury an d the Daughters of the Ju st, which sit
upon 24 scats , vexing all livi ng cre at ur es of th e ea r th wit h age, wh ich
h ave u n der you 1,63 6 ; Behol d th e Voi ce of God , the p romi se of Him
wh ich is called am ong you Fury , or Ext re me J us tic e ! Move a nd a p pea r!
Ope n th e myste ries of you r cr eat io n! Be frie nd ly u nt o me, fo r I am the
Min ister of God, the Tr ue Wor ship per of t he High es t.

DE STRU CTIVE ENNS

One of the maj or d ifferenc es be t wee n d em on ic En ns a nd Ang elic

Keys is in th e a pp lica tion . The keys are spo ken on ce alo u d. and t he
envi ro n me nt ins ta ntly b egins to shi ft in alig n me nt to t he co mm a nd
th at was given. Th e En ns, however , ar e mo st poten t wh en the y a re
re pe at ed, cha nte d ove r and ove r , th e invis ible armi es b u ildin g wit hin
the Templ e one- by-one , un t il it is fill ed an d t he Sorce re r is ready t o give
h is co mma nd.
Th e followin g in can tat ion comb ine s fo u r d iffer ent Enn s, eac h
one su m mo n ing in to t he Tem ple an a rch fie nd of destru cti on , each of
these fou r b ri ngi ng wit h it an ar my of dem ons t o b r ing ab out ven gea nce .

Mcs phi to ramec via sa on ca - Ayer Serpe nte So nn ill ion - Denye n valo cu r
av age sec ure Amducious - Desa on Sven gali aye r.
 Nil 5"1/\ N

Ba nefu l Magtck is not res t rict ed to th e clu sxlf'icntiun 01 lthu-k

Magick, hut ca n as eas ily he con si dered Red Mugfck, Murtlun MaKld., II I

t he Ma gi d of war, Alt ho ug h t he mod ern co ncept o f ('UfM ' S III I.ow ·h'
res t ri ct ed to ha rmi ng a no t he r perso n t hro ugh (In u I t Il 11WI'l'Il,

hi s to r icall y, the se a rts ha ve been use d mo re oft e n hy prie s ts a lit! WI" ll l d"
servi ng a nat ion to co nq ue r ene my co untries . Ancie nt S Hr{' t' l' .' r /il WOI ~l 'd
t hei r cu rses to br ing pes tilence 10 a d istant lan d , to h r i ll ~ lIoml III 111 r- 11
war ri ng ne igh bo rs , o r to ca use fa mi ne a nd drau g ht l h w tl).: hfllli 1111

e nt i re na t ion . Today , t hes e t hi ngs s ee m to be m ore mi ru cle ( hun l\ 111 ~I I ' ~ ,

Two great influen ces inspire d this change i ll l ilt' 1'011 4'1'1 1\'1'
con s cio usne ss of mankin d. T he fi rst is th a t d ur-ing t ill' Da rk " Kl''' ,
kno wledge of Magi ck was no longe r ava i lable, a l n n~ wi t h IlIll sl utiil'l
fo rm s of kno wledg e, Whe n t he wri tt en informat ion ht'J:'IU t u rl..'l'u n liu ',' ,
a go od deal of t he ma gnit ude of t he Art s was fade d , poss ihly 11.'1 n l ' OIl "lt'i u ll III

effo rt by t he t ra n sl at o rs an d revi ve rs to do wn pla y til t, p O Wl'I' ul tln -

occ u lt, Alon g wi t h t his , as t he wes tern wo rl d IIiI S 1110\'1,11 III WIlHIl,

inte llec tua l en lighten me nt , p ers o nal development . jl ll il I,ll

a ct u a lizat ion, the ind ivi dual becam e mo re I tu pu r tnn t th nn III "
coll ect ive body of people. Wars rag ed, as t hey ulw uyx 1111\'1' . 11111 ll h~ Il Y '

will , bu t inv olvem e nt in them wa s no lo nge r a mut ter III l li t" Inn IlIltl" '1I 1
becam e a persona l choic e, a ma tter of ego , pride, or feur , 1\"1 IIII' n l l l' lIll ll 11
mo ve d far t her in wa rd s , th e s co pe of hu m a n pot ential "qt JlIl III It l ll l ll ~,
a t leas t in re la ti o n to Ma gic k a n d s p iri t ua lity , Mon' I' I' up l ,' d llhldl.l ,
a nd les s peop le re ig ned . It is a s if th e collec tive c O llst'i O tl S lll ' '' " Ill 'l 'd.' d I II

re gre ss in o rde r to r elea rn th e ba s ics , ha vi ng S p l' l l l l 'l'lllli l lt

d isco n n ected from t he po we r that had been ga ined 0\'(' 1' m llll'un til
As we collective ly mo ve fo rward , a s we ~r'H I Ili1 I1 )' 1'1l111l lH'(' Iii
god li ke pow ers t ha t we have c u lt iva te d from o u r mos t .111 1'11' 11 1 .111\ 1 .

t he kn o wled ge o f t he pa st he gin s to m a ter iali ze fo r us , llIilll ll 1II 11' d h

o u r d es i re f il l' more . Te xts whic h ha ve bee n lost fo r cc n tnrh-s II' tl l lllt'~ j

t lll)s(' who dnrr - 10 t lt' h' (~ dec p enoug h into th e i r in tu it lun lihu O \ 'j f
(ounl;dlHl III kllll WII 'II )t(" lind th e s pl ritual Iorcc s and ('n illi l' w hl d . 1111 \
gua rde d and gutd cd tlu- hu man ra n ' s ince it s hl'jl,inniu K Ilt'jl,in III s pr-nk
o nce more. Wh ile there are t hose who prefe r to b cfl c ve that th is is :1

Divin e Qui cken in g of th e earth 's state, o r a pre para t ion for tb c retur n
or rein carnat ion of so me Bodh isattva, not all of th e k no wle dge that has
re sur faced conce rns t ranscen de nt medi t ati on an d a ltru ist ic wo rld-
hea l i ng .
The secrets of Baneful Magtck h ave also un ea rth ed th e mselve s.
brin ging with them th e method s of Magickal warfar e.

THE HO RSE'S HE AD

Th e Vikings have gone dow n in hi st or y not as bein g great

sta t es men o r philos ophers, b ut as be ing g reat wa rlord s. Th eir lives,
the ir beliefs, their myt hs, their go ds, and th eir Magick re fle ct ed th is.
Whil e h is tor ia ns h ave u ncove re d No rse cha r ms for fertilit y, for go od
h un tin g, and vario us ot her mun d an e p ur poses, on e of the mos t pro lific
ritu als reco rded in Nor se hist ory is the Nidst ang.

Alt h ough th e curse of th e Nid stang ha s appea red in sev eral runic
ca rv ings, de picte d in illu strated engravings, a nd pa ssed on as a matte r
of t rad it io n, th e ritua l was im mor ta lized by th e Icelan d ic hi st orian
Sn or ri Sturluso n in his work Egill 's Saga , wh ich tell s of th e Icela nd ic
po et , wa rrio r, and Sorcer er Egi ll Skalla gr im sson . The sag a begin s by
rec oun ti n g Egill's su pe rhuma n intelli ge nce , st re ngth, cr ue lt y, and
pow er, d rawing un spo ken par all els t o t h e myt h s of Hercul es , Je su s,
an d ma ny other dem igod figu res throu gho ut t im e. Egill , a natu r al
poe t , composed h is first poem at th e age of thr ee, whi ch demonstrat ed
no t only rema rka ble lan guage s kill as well as th e mot o r fu nc tio n ne ede d
to wr ite , but an ext rao rdin ary voc abula ry an d u nd erst a ndi n g o f the
da ily op er ati on s of life. At th e age of seven, Egill is said to hav e been
playin g a well-known game with a gro up of his peers when he discovered
th at th ey a re cheat ing at t he rul es of the game . Ange red , b ut foc use d,
Egill wen t home, fou n d an axe, and return ed to sp lit th e chea te r 's h ead
open t o th e jaw with it, ill ustratin g not only Hercul ean st rength, b ut
rage usu all y res erve d on ly for the gods . Th e fabl es co n ti n ue t hrou gh
th e firs t pa rt of the saga, allud ing to the no t -Quit e-h uman natu re of t he
a ntihero .
Th e saga fin ally b egins t o mat ch u p with the kn own h ist or y of
 ,-:.,,111 wlu-u lu- klll_ II 1111111 willi Wil l 1' llIplll\,I'" II \'
1\11l K, 11,1 ie' nl uod 'l lic' , 111111111 11 111" wilt " I:UIIl1ldl ,l,
h,' IIIK II Sun'NI""" Ill' oil'll ;1I1l 1 11 11 duu hl hnvlllJ(
hea rd of Ey, i1 I'!'! uw n M,Ift, ld ••rl p " WI" II , l u lI ~ 111 1••1.
an opportunity to han hhn ~I II ,',I , ( I H~
immed iute ly ordere d twu of her broth er I II . lllY
E ~ i ll . who inste ad died at h is huud s wlt h lilli ,'
effor t Oil E~ il l' s part. This (lilly falllll'eI 1111' qll l' I'JI ' .

fur y, and she too k a n oat h t hat Ett,lll wo uld tl lll III
her comma nd, King nluo d,lxc' tll' I' I;lrl' lI 1<)(1 11 1111
ou tlaw and se nt a co m pa ny of IIl t'lI III 1' 111'111' "
him, once agai n giving Egill t lu- rluuu-e til kill,
whic h he did withou t flaw, As Egill fled from Norwa y, lu- ildll'lltll',1 jl

ho rse an d st uck the beast 's seve red head on it pule. Fal'i nK 1Ill' h ilI " . ' .

eyes toward s the la nd of his ene mies , h e pro n ounced tlu- IOl'llia l wo lth
of t he cur se, and commanded, " I tl t'dal'l ' thl. Nht
(curs e) at the land -s pirits t IH' IT , a nd Iii., land
itself, so tha t all will fan' ast ray , 1101 til hold 11111

find the ir places, not until th ey wn-a k KlllK Hill'

and Gun nhild from the lnu d. "
It is histor ically known tha t Eri t' Ul lIlltlllllt'
was, follo wing this curse, ou s ted [rum Ill" lhltlll ~

by his br ot her , H a nke n. n lit! h i' und ( julln/ti id

left Norway togethe r, Er h- rui s vd ~ ll ll d l lll ll d l'.

and attemp ted t o tnkc hnrk Nnrwny, JII I I til till

ava il; th e la nd wou ld no IO Il v,(' 1' huvv hlm . 1I1' lllM,

adept at t he ar t of war, Eric fou nd temporar y fa vor ill EllKl.lllll1 ~\' It ,, "

he help ed the Nordic invade rs t he re defen d the ir eOlptlll'l,d hutd , hill II

seemed that he could not hold power a nywhere he went , IlI UVlll ll '1 1111 1

one out post to a nother, and fin all y being exe cuted by all E'll J ..... h ll 1I IId
once s upported him,

Th e Nidstang, or "curs ing po le," is a ni uc fool I ll lJ ~ pilII' 111' 1111

which th e seve red h ead of a ho rse is pl ace d , its eyes fat'il1~ ll1 Wlll d. tln-
la nd , bu sin ess . city. or household you wish 10 curse . TIlt' It'Utl''1 1 ti l

t hese la nd s. or prom inen t peopl e wit hi n th em C<l1I he (' U P II' t! III lh t

sault' nuuuu- r. Till' power of th e Nidstan g is in rnll sin K tlu- s plrl h III til '
earth , o r tll' l 1-,111 &1'1,,11'11 , to an ger - s t i r ring lip tlu- nl'y 1' 111111 II .11
aga in s t it s inh a bita nt s. T his in it ial ly S U lTl m O IlS i magu s of e a rt hq uak es,
vol ca noes , hurr ican es , a nd o t he r "wo rld ly" di sa s te rs , eurnb inin g
na t u ral fo rces against a s ingle person . Wh ile the Powe rs of Bane a rc n o t
limited i n t h eir ability to apply this type of influ ence , re sults from thi s
type o f Operation will usually take a more "n a t u ra l" form , by illn es s,
suicide, a je alous layer, or a hung ry cri mi na l.
Ru nes a re a lso carved in t he s ta ke wh ich both rai se th e ne cess a ry
powers fro m th e u nde r worl d in to the stake a nd throu gh th e ho rs e's
hea d, a nd di rect th em to t he a ppro priate victim s. Tr a diti on all y, th re e
Th o rn r u nes , rep rese nti ng t he No rse god T hor , a nd t h ree Isa run es ,
repres en ting dea t h , col dness, and b lockage, arc ca rved in t h e base of
t he sta ke , j ust a bove its burial point in t he earth . Som e h av e fe atured
th e rune o f Tetwa z, represent in g t he God of wa r a nd vind icat ion for th e
j us t, t he point of th e ru ne aimi ng upwa rds in t he di rec tion o f thc hor se's
head . The na mes of th e victims are a lso carved in th e center o f t he pole,
as well as t he ir offenses, as well as t he s peci fics of t hei r dea t hs , if
d is cre ti on is de s ired .
T he myth ol ogy sta tes tha t by buryi ng t he po le, you ar c
conn ecting the und e rwor ld , Hel , a n d it s ruler , the da rk go ddess by th e
s am e name . In beh eadin g a hor s e, a livin g symbo l of t he ea rt h, a nd
d es e crating th e ani ma l by s ta ki ng its head to t hi s pol e, you a rc
au to ma t ica lly a ng er ing the sp iri ts of the earth . Th e po le, as we ll as th e
underworld en e rg ies coursing t h ro ugh it , direct t he a nge r of thi s
d ese crat ion n ot at th e Sorce rer, who has comm itted the ev il , but at his
ene mie s.
T he gre at est difference bet ween th is t ype of Baneful Mag ick a nd
o thers is that it pos se sse s s uc h gr ea te r poten tial t ha n a s i m p le cu rse : it
all ow s th e Sorcerer to pla ce a he x on masses of peo ple at on ce, Th e
drawb a ck t o usin g it is t hat th e Op e rator mu st a lrea dy be ad ept at th e
a rt o f killing through Mag ick; he m ust be a b le to comm an d legio ns of
s pi ri ts and to ra ise da rk cu rre nts th rough hi s being and di rect it to wa rds
h is e ne my with potency. He m ust be a ble to sta ke t he head in the
gr o un d a nd summo n the po wers of t he unde rworl d to h is ai de with out
a full r itual.
Wit h th e recent attempt to revive t he No rs e mytho s a nd Magtc k
in a usable occ u lt for ma t, a nd with t he ad ve nt o f th e in te rne t wh ic h
ma kes thi s possihle, seve ra l Asut ru and Ger ma n ic nccpagun ~ roups
a nd fol lowe rs ha ve erec ted "vi rt ua l Nis tu ng s " agui us t a d here nt s of Bla c k
~1ll~ld, IIl1 d 11111 10 11111 ,~ c ll' l ll ll" l. who 111 1... 11. 1' l ilt' /I II I' [r-n I NO' 1l 1' ")'llIhnll ,

'l'Iu-re lin ' ul'lo virtua l N l d ~ l u ll"' N whh-h ltuvr- lu-cu dl 'lI'Llyt't1 till WI·I.
p a g e s c1ai llJi nl/, 10 lu-x lil t' t~ lI l i r(' .lu dvu - Chrlx ti n n worl d , li N w e l l llll UlIY

ot he r Mngtu u or I'l'l igio ll s grou p which stnlldN a ~ ,dll !> t a purtlrnlur 11l,l ld
syste m o r s pi rit uu l pr act ice . In fa ct. sea rc hing fu r ln fumut tiu u 0 11 t h ~,

Ni d st ang o n mos t int ern et sea rc h e ngi ne s p rodu ces 111 0 1'1' r t' 1'I l ti i N rt ,llltl' t1

to "virt ua l Ni dsta ngx" th an pa ge d e vot ed 10 I hl' .u-t ual . ph )'JII II'1I 1

p ra c ti c e .
T hese a re useless , Th e cur se o f t he Nid stn ug is a rituul , It lit II

s peci fic Magid a nd Ope rat ion wh ich ca n not he chn uged It','I1 til t' IInlll
re sul t cha nge as wel l. X mult ipli ed by Y doc s no t pro du cv t lu- 11 111111'

e ffec t a s X m inu s Y, no ma tt e r how mu ch a pe rs u n heli cvex t ha i il wil l.

 THE BLA KLORD

In gat hering t his kno wled ge , lear ning th ese rit ual s, in us ing
th is Magick aga in an d again, one grea t Opera ti on ha s beg un to be
performed: th e Operat ion of Asce nt. The Magi cian learn s th e secrets of
t he powe rs of t he Gods by fi rs t lea rni ng to cont ro l h is t houghts, his
de sires , a nd his impulses, cha nneli ng th em in r itu al rath er t han
allowing them to cont rol him. Th rough th e r itua lizat ion process. he
a lso learn s that he is ab le to con trol his imme dia t e en vir on ment , and
as th is knowled ge is ass imilat ed , he wonders wh at else he mi gh t be a ble
to exert powe r over. He begins to rea ch in to the lives of ot hers , in to
spheres beyond his own , t o man ipu late the live s of st ra ngers, to tin ker
wit h o utco mes which may have no di rect effect on hi s ow n life, s imply
to sec if he is a ble. And he is.
All of t he power tha t the So rcerer s ee ks, he a lready ho lds. The
Operation of Asce nt , then , only s hows him wh ere he is at and direct s
him towa rd s h is next s tep in u ncoverin g more of his lat en t abilities . He
th en s t ret ches his hand out int o d ist ant lan ds a nd for eign a ffairs ,
topp ling empires and r ais in g new ki ngs up t o rul e in h is s tead. He
begins t o realize t hat he is not the body which he inha bits, that he is not
one of those whic h he man ipu lates t hrough Sorcery with s uc h ca se, hut
t hat he is some thing else, some thing beyo nd - t ha t he is playing the
role of a pa sser-b y in life, while he in st ru cts himself in thc me t hod of
becoming a God.
He is not born wit h a different so ul th an oth ers, nor is he at
so me po in t in his physi cal de velop ment possess ed by a n a lie n int ellige nce
whi ch all ows him t he power to do the s e thin gs. Th e who le o f th e h u ma n
ra ce co uld have th is power, if o nly they beli eved tha t t hey could, if
o nly t hey st eppe d outside of fear a nd doubt a nd to ok the se Wor ks in to
t heir han ds and began to rea lize their dest iny. The Sorcerer is a lso not
born witho ut fear. He knows a fear that is po ss ib ly deepe r a nd mo re
ancient than othe rs . His need to kn ow and h is need to Becom e, however,
outwe igh his need fo r safety.
It is of ten said of the Black Magician tha t he is ob se sse d with
I' IlWl' I' , T ld M iMOll l} Ollt' 0 1 1111' 111 ,,1 11l 1l 1l1l1,,,t Ull ul ll'l u l hi lt 11'11 1 o lll'l ... . luu ,

which IN lu r lilI OW!t' d Kt' , li t, illn'atly p ll'\St' HIool' N I'0 W4'I' 111 II II I1HI I1I " KIl ' ll lt ' t
thuu hL., iJtlil ~ ln H lltl ll will .d llll\" h im I II s ec, C" ) : O h i.", kllo w k d ~ l ' 0 1 Ill.
pOWI'I' is l a t' k i n ~ . li t, t'jllI s ens e tlt't'l) wit h i n hlm s clf tlt u t II Is t lll'n' , 111 11
he ll l' t~d s I" know, Il l' IH' l 'd s 10 le s t th u liml !s uf Id s pu wr- r, o n ly 10
di scove r tha t th c r u are non e .
H is a lso sa id of th e Black Mal-; ici a n thu t sorneth iru; IIl ll s l IH' llLi H N I Il ~

fr o m h is life for him t o seek out s uch fo r b idd en ri tes and furxnkvu p ll Wl'I''' ,

T he a bsce ss in hi s so ul is not un iqu e to him ; it is s hared by a ll ruu u kltnl .

He h a s o nl y d ared to confe ss hi s lo ng in g fo r who lene ss . IIc' l't' ltll l.t' ,", 11111 1
so me t h in g is ve ry wr on g in him self, tha t so m et h i ng is lIliss illv, 11ld l'I'd,
an d he s ea rc h es fur t h at some t h ing , h e se a rc hes fo r hi s lrouu-, iltld lu'
kn o ws th at it is not here am o ng t h e d y in g.
In hi s sea rch fo r t hi s mi ss in g so me t h i ng, h e !It'g ills 10 uu vell II

worl d th at s u r ro u n ds t h is o n e, tha t o verla ps o u r p hysi t'al rculh y, h tll

th at go es u ndet ect ed b y the ma j o ri ty of t he h uman pupulntiun . Tl d ~ lilt
J. worl d of en ergy, of inv isi b le ye t br illi an t cur re nt s , o f u n g et s . IIt '1I 10 11'1,

s pi r it s, e mbo d ied i n t e llige nces, a nd go ds o f ho th d arkn cs s nn d Iighl, I ll'

a lso b egin s to ga i n t he knowle d ge t hat h e is n o t a me re oh scrvc-r 01 t id "
no vv wo rld , but t ha t he is as m ue h a part of it as he is H purt of llu- wuthl
t ha t ho s ts h is bod y o f fles h. He be g ins to u n d e rs tan d t ha t j us t 'I S Ill' t 'U I!

use t h e la ws of phys ics t o his advantage in th e physi eul wo rld , 111 11 1 l id "
ot her wo rld is r u le d by a not her set of la ws , and lh u t Ill' t'un li S" 1hl'fit l'
la ws t o h is advant age a s \.. . cll. He al so le a rn s t ha t tlu- la ws y, lI v I, t ll l ll~

the i n visibl e rea lm s a re as ob vi o us a s th o se l-\ o\ '!:J'llil1j!, t hc' phy"It'il l.

a n d t h a t t he y a re lea rne d the re j us t as t hc y n r c 1H'1't,: II)' I ry lll Y, I n
break t he m . H e set s a cou rse for th e im poss ibl e . :1I 1t! lu- I !'i t ' !'! I' \'t'l v
rout e to get t he re, d isco veri ng i n t he p rocess tho se met hod s w hit-II wO I I\

an d tho se t h at d on 't. With ev ery s u ccess, howe ve r, lrc U IH ' O VI ' I',", uv w
laye rs of t hi s mu lt id im en siona l e xist ene c , n ew re al m s wit h m-w 1111.·"
a n d wit h fewer li m it a t io ns ,
As he Asc e nds t h ro ugh th ese laye rs o f rea lity , lh e .so l'l't'n' l" ...·:t1 II.I'Il
tha t h is power s u r pass es t hose en tit ies w h ic h he O IH T sutnnu uu-d I II hI"
aid e , a n d t hat hi s kn o wle dge is g rea t er than th c go d s w hi ch Ill' on ....
reve red . Il c un d e rs t a nd s th a t he is t h c Blac k Lor d , a nd th nt ul l lil lil 111'
de s ires is h is .
Th is s t ag t' of s pi ri t ll:J1 d e velopm ent leave s t he f\111gi l'l a ll HI II
uni qu e no s sl' (l ad ~ , wln-rv rit u a l is a p re tt y t h in g of t ilt, pa s t, h ilt W IIl ' II '
 he tlOt' S not kuuw how 10 utuvu 1';11'1her: A S t'l~ ll l is 11 0 \ II [u uru ey 10 II

p lace of nbsolut lon. hu t is ,II I eter na l move IIl C 11 I up ward s, a con s tuu t
s ta te of grow th an d unfoldi ng, T he jo u rney itse lf is t he ab s o lut ion . li t,
is t he n fa ced with t he task of di sco verin g new me t hods by which he ca n
fu rt he r u nloc k his potent ial, new Ope ra t io ns which will all ow h im access
to the la ws of t his Higher Pla ne a nd sta te of being,
As t hese new rituals are p ut into pr actice, t he So r cere r sees t hat
t hey a re less int ricate and det a iled and ar e in st ead more intuit ive a nd
flow mor e natu rall y fr om his be in g, He als o noti ces that th ey a rc mer e
effec tive in ac hievi ng thei r end s th an a ny t hat he has used befor e. In
th e co nt ext of Ban eful Magick, he begin s to see t hat he is ind eed t he
Des t royer of World s a nd the Black Lord , and th a t if h is hand were s o
move d, it co uld blacke n th e s u n.

CON JURAT ION OF T H E r OWE RS OF D EAT H

in it ia lly bega n usin g the follow in g con ju ra t io n in co nj u nct ion

wit h ritu al , as a clos ing stateme nt of inte nt. As th e ne ed for fu ll ritu al
in my Workings bega n to fade , however , t he con j ur at io n bega n to tak e
o n more li fe an d power t ha n it eve r had . In usi ng it alone , s imply
calli ng the conju ra tion wit h pu rpose, I foun d my own abili ty to use
Ban eful Magick in its pu re fo r m, not t aint ed with imp lemen ts a nd
ce re mo ny , blos som ing. Rat her th a n wa it in g wee ks for t he resu lt s of a
curse t o begi n man ifest ing, the Magick s ee med to wor k it sel f in st an tly,
Verific at ion of succ ess was usu all y s hown to me with in ho u rs of the
Ope ratio n; t he longest wait th at I've expe ri ence d wit h th is co nj u rat io n
was fo rt y-eight hours.
Th e Con j u rat ion of th e Powe rs of Deat h relie s o n t he Sorcerer's
ab ili ty to inst a ntly sum mon va rio us fo rces and en t ities throu gh th e
applic atio n of pu re will. In ot her wo rd s , he mu s t be adept a t co nj u r ing
th e Po wer s of Da r kness in ri t ual , to th e point that not eve n words are
needed to do so, and he possesses th e abili ty to recogni ze th e p resen ce o f
th ose powers and th eir exa ct resp onses t o th e r itu al and it s d evi ces.
In o rde r t o call the entit ies and ener gi es s um m oned in thi s
co nj u ra t io n, t he Sorcerer need s to beco me fam iliar wit h t hem,
intellectually a nd pe rs ona lly. Inform ati on is ava ilable at t h is t ime in
o ur his tory in g reater amo un ts a nd mo re r ich ness th an eyer befor e.
Read , stud y, a nd meditate up on t he att rib utes a nd per sonality of th e
(' llllt l uN, !LIlli M' yuu d u 11 0, "" ' IIHt' 111(' [1' tuhuu l 'II I ' I ~"l k (' 11 111' 11 1" ll o \\' l ll ~
MOUtHI yo u , t ill' ( i ud ,"! Ibe 'lIl s t'I \'I ' ~ " Wll n ' ot )'0 111" 11" ",11"1' I II r-nl l 111 ,'111 ,
Eat'll will P 0 'l ~H' .'l S II uni que {'l l t' I' K Y "stg uurure" i l cllttt'rt'nl 1",'HIIV. uhuu l
th eu t, a s p iri t ua l p re sen ce wh ic h is un d e niuhl y tlt "I I','l, (J IU' I ' yo u ltnvv
loc ked Oil to th e ene rgy sig na t u res o f ea c h entit y 10 lu- (' II lled , lin t! H I I'

co nfide nt in yo ur a bi lity to recall t ha t a n d to us c it 10 tvth cr llr ctu In ,

you a rc read y to beg in t he ri tu al.

Fin d a qu ie t, dark s pa ce , If you prefe r 10 ~ i v l' 11 11' Cnnjurn lluu

in si d e of yo ur Tem p le, you may, a lt ho ug h at thi s po int in Yo \ll' M a ~ h- IH d

p ro g ress, it will n ot be nec essary , Sit or kneel and clear YOll r ht'lU I-: HI
p sychi c s t at ic, Move your a tte n t ion t o yo u r bre nthin g, and ft,,' 1 whh
e ach b re at h yo u r energ y b ui ld ing, t he cu rren ts of po we r lI m~ lrl ~

th roug h you , cresti ng and ready t o o ve rflo w.

All ow t he emo t ions t ha t ha ve br o ug h t y o u i n t o rit u al In ri pit' lip
wi thin you a nd begin to flow f ro m yo u toward s your vict i m , No Illt l' IlJrll '
prelim i n ary vis uc liz atio ns of your vict im's dea t h arc tw t' d t' ll l u-n- , II '"
t he Powers of Dea th t hat you will su m mo n wil l he di rvct ed as thuy will.
When yo u a rc rea dy, recit e the first pa rt of th v (' O ll ,i U I'l l I lu u.

"I, (you r na m e) am fi lled with wr a t h a nd v e ll~ " il n " t ' t U W Il I'l I "

(victim' s name) , my enemy."

Visua liz e your enemy cle a rly , fe eling H pxyrhir p ru Jrt l ll d l .~ ' In
hi m which coul d ea sil y be confused with be ing in his P I'l~ S t'li rt ' , ( ' 1111 111l1l1'

wit h the co njurat ion.

"1 o pe n the mouth of Set a nd s u m m on fo rt h th c Sebuu FI" IIt1 In
work ev il on th e body of (vict im' s n am e ),"
Autom a t ica lly in vo ke the pre sence of Sc i , und xt-n..'lC 1111' • , ' !I' l ll
Fie nds c ra wli ng near t o you.
"I fli ng op en t he Ga te of Geb ur a h and comm a nd N e'lw ll 10 1l1'1lt!

forth hi s ar mies t o assai l (vict im' s na me ) day a nd ni g h t unt l ! (vld llll '.
name) is d est roye d, "
Sens e the Gebura h Gate open ing a bove yo u , a n ti tlu- 1'1'4 11' l ll' I'

of Nc rgal flowing do wn f rom it, s ur ro u nd i ng yo u a nd a r m ing )' UII wll II

powe r ,
"1 o rde r th e Gat es o f Hell t o he o pe ne d and fo r S u tu u , Jll'll lll,
Mago l and :11 1 lhu demons of th e Pi t to be unl ea s lu-d H p llll ( v l e' ll l ll ' "

na me ), to tu r uu'u t him / he r wit h pestile nce a nd fe eble nes s ."

S " I!.'Il' 1l fl, 'l'y 1111 t l p t ~ lIi n ~ up bcucuth y O II, u ml tln- l ltn ',' ~ l l'j l l
 d emo ns lH' in ~ ~ pa t lip t l ll' ll u ~ h tll nl gutvwuy. T hl ' M' t lm ' t' will m unltl' Nl
mor e nutic ea hl y thun t he ot he rs whi ch a rt' cn lh-d, as tln-y lI l"( ' d r-mu u h-
e nt it ies wh ich 1', 111 Ill' ev oke d to ph ysi ca l mnt crl all xat lou . a nd , ICe rea dy
to se rve in t h e name of ev il.
" I ca ll u pon Sa mm ae l a nd h is a ng e lic legi o ns to poiso n t he so ul
of (vict im ' s nam e) , t hat a ll goo d things will t u rn a gai ns t hi m; th a t h is
j oy will tu rn t o sorr ow a nd his life wil l t urn to deat h ."
Se nse Sa mma el desce nd ing, blac k wings darkenin g t he eart h
as h e comes , bri ngi ng rig hteo u s in d ignat ion to t h e worl d ,
"I inv oke th e full wra t h of the Nid stan g, a n d rouse d er
Erdgeis te n ag a inst (v ictim's nam e) , th a t th e e a rt h will de vou r h im /
he r a nd th e sky will co lla pse upo n {vic ti m's n am e )."
Se nse t h e eart h s piri ts rumb li ng in a ns we r to you r ca ll.
" I, (your na me ), sum mon t he Seb uu Fie n d s, t he Armi es of
Ne t ga l, t he Dem on s an d Den izen s of He ll , t he An ge ls of Pest ile nce, a nd
der Erdge iscn to ris e up ag a inst (vict im ' s nam e) , to pla gue h is body ,
mi nd an d spi rit, to del iver hi s b ody int o th e gra ve a n d h is soul into
Out e r Da r kness , Go no w, and do not rest u n til (vict im's na me) is dea d .
Suc h is my co mm an d, Et er nal. "

MURDEROUS INTENT

As rit ua ls ha ve been perform ed , as cu rse s have been ca st , 3S you

h ave tak en t he wor ld in to you r h an d s , you ha ve lea rn ed t ha t int e nti on
or will is t he sec ret t o acc es si ng t he powe r of your own god ho od . The
ce re mo ny of Mag icka l rit ual se rves t h e pu rpo se of a llow i ng yo u to focus
yo u r in te nt ion wholl y u pon one t h in g, a nd to ca ll e ne rgie s a nd be in gs
t o ai d yo u in ac hi ev ing your go a ls , Th is ca n a ll be do ne withou t r it ua l,
how ev er, si mply by lift ing you r Being State int o its pl a ce of powe r a nd
by movi ng t he full ness of you r will tow a rd s o n e goa l.
On e met h od t hat yo u may u se to rea ch t he point of do in g aw ay
wit h r itu al a nd a llow ing your pu re will t o flow int o t he world
u nrestra ined is thr ou gh t he crea tion of a sp i rit ua l con s t ru ct ca ll ed an
"Astra l Temple.", Astra l Maglck is pe rform ed e nt ir ely in th e ene rg etic
rea lms, ut ili zing pu re visuali za ti on techniqu es a nd i m me rs io n of t he
se lf in to t ha t which is visuali zed .
Sit in a qui et , dark room i n a co mforta ble chai r , al lo wi ng you r
fee t t o rest agai nst t he floor a nd yo u r a rms to lie a lo ng t he ar m rests.
 Clmw )' UII I' I' y " " 111 11 1 lll'v, ln I II l'Ulllro l yutu h ll' ulllIn )!" I Ul ll l ll K 11 11 0 1

)' 0 111' u tten tl on I II IIl1' u fr aluwl y 11I0 Vl ll Y. Ill iu yUil l' hudy uu d 1'\'1' 1\ 1111111'

s lowly 1t';lvillV. II, dl. 'all Slll ~ y O ll o f wo rry utu l uutlcl prulun . I,' I' I·J YOlll
cu usuio usnc ss s i l1 k i ll ~ de ep e r ln tu yc urs el f wit h euvh h reuth , hurru wlug
int o t he fo rg ott en rece sses of yo u r psycJw . Th is PWl'l','1 S will 11' lId )' 0 11

in t o a s t a le culled gn osi s, wh ic h is frccd uru Fr.un tho (' O ll sl'lllll ,'1 min t!
a nd its restri cti o ns . Th e s tat e o f g uos !s will ca use yo u 10 fee l Il.'l II y UH

a rc more un co nsci ou s th a n co nsc io us , ult hu ugh yo u s t ill rct ulu a llt '.'I IVI'
co nt ro l o ve r yo ur ow n act ions a nd rea ct io ns . Gno s ls is ofl en (' nli 'n'd
into d u r i ng d eep h yp nos is an d mcdl tut ton, h y p n () ~o ~i c .'1 11'1' 1', pro lon v.,'d
sex ua l ac t ivity a nd o rga sm , an d rit ua l Magl ck .
I n th is gn os t ic tra nc e , im ag in e t hat yo u urc s l a n d i ll ~ i ll a ll I' /llpl)'
fiel d. It is co mmo n to wan t t o view yo u rs e lf ex t er na lly, in third qu-rxun ,
h ut t h is urg e mu st h e res iste d; yo u mu st view t he sce ne fro m )' 0 111' O W Il

eye s . T his ide n t ifies a g rea t s epara ti o n bet ween lh ut which L'i illHlKII II·d
and t ha t wh ic h is exp erienced .
Allo w th e fie ld be for e yo u t o ass ume an y fo rm it runy, wlh' thl'l' It
is covered in gre en grass o r go ld e n wh eat . i f it is H s a g l~ litt r-rt-d d t' Nl'I' l,

a la rg e fo rest clea ri ng, o r any ot he r n a t ur al d es ig n . In lhu Illiddl l' lit

t his field , de cid e wha t yo u r id e a l ritu al Te mp le ,vuuld loo k likl' IrO/l1 IIIl'
outs ide. A good dea l of Magicians cho ose py ra mi d a l '!'t' lllp!t-S Ill' lll t'IIII ' Vid

cas t les , while o th ers will cre ate t he Ast ra l Tem ple ill l hl' l illl' l l l''' ''' II I
t heir ph ysi ca l o ne . Rec ogniz i ng yo u r de si re, ho ld y0 1l1' i Il I HK ll ll·t1 !lulul "
bef o re yo u, in t he di recti o n th at t he Temple wi ll lI l' I' II P )' , and VI' 1 bull v

co mman d it i n t o bein g.
Will yours elf t o e n te r th e Te m ple . You r s lirr o lilld lllK '" will
inst ant ly ch a nge , you r im ag ine d bo dy bei ng t ra uxporu-d inxlrlu. Yutu
Tem p le will be bare a nd rea dy t o deco rat e . Beg i n hy n t' lll Ju g 11 11 lll li ll

in t he ce nte r o f th e roo m , upon whic h sh o uld s it a I O ll ~ , hhu-k-luuull vrl

d ag ger. If yo u are a ccu st omed to havi ng a n y wa rd s or c lcuu-utu l 1I1 11 1l'1 1t
o n the walls, c reat e t hem in the ir a pprop ria te p la ces . II is nf'teu ;1 .l111I ,'ull
st ruggle t o m ai nta in t his visua liz ation wit hout ha vi ll ~ it s pu lIl a lll'o ll " lv
a lte r it se lf, b ut t h is ba tt le must co nt inu e a n d he WO Il , as )' 0 11 1I11' 110 1

me re ly "im ag in ing" th is Tem ple to ex is t, hut you a rc t~rt'at itl ~ II ti ll till'

Ast r a l Pla ne ,
Cre a te a s mut ! cup bo ard i n one o f the curucrs o f lln- 'l'c'lIqd l' , nu l
t hc way, not 1' 1'1'11 110 l l l'l'd nn ti l yo u look fo r it. Inside th c ('llphollrcl wi ll
s it a ll Il l' llu- rhuu l dt ' \ ' i t't ' s tha t you wi ll need . exce pt fnl' 111 1' t1 11 ~ 1{1 '1 1
which will always n-mnlu UII lh ~' all Ill' .
Thi s ma y S l'l.' 1II s il ly <I t fir st, us if It is not a n exerci se in 0(' ('1111

pow er at a ll , but is in st ead un exerc ise in ch ild is h lma gtu ati on . At fir st ,
it is s im ply imagin ed, mu ch lik e th e results of a ny ritua l are on ly
imag i ne d until th ey be com e em po wered th ro ug h pra ctices wh ich ha ve
been used t ho us a nds of tim e by th ous ands of So rce re rs s in ce th e birth of
kn o wledg e .
On ce you have cr ea ted yo u r Astral Templ e , yo u need to return
to it no le ss t ha n once a d ay, no mor e t h a n t h ree tim es da ily. Ea ch tim e
you cl os e yo ur eye s a nd br in g yourself i nside of t h e Temple , it \.. . ill s ee m
more rea l and less im a gined . Soon , usua lly within t h e fi r st week of
practic e, you wil l begin to feeJ as if yo u a re a ctually t he re . It is at that
po int th at you may b egin pe rfor mi ng ritua l in your Ast ra l Te mpl e.
In Ast ral Ritua l. utilize t he sa me pro ces ses a n d method s as wit h
ph ysi ca l ri t ua l. Rai se the sa me powers with in yo urself , e xer t t hose
powers upo n your e nvi ron ment, give th e ca lls and ma ke t h e sig ns . You
a re no t necessar ily le arn i ng a ne w type of rit ua l; you are pe rfo r mi ng
all of t he same r it ua ls in a differe nt place - t h e place just hap pen s t o be
h ome to the powe rs a nd enti ties t hat you o nce ne ed e d to pull t hrough
ve ils of reali ty into t he Physic a l Pla ne. Now , yo u li ve wit h th em .
As you perf orm rit ual s in you r Ast ra l Tem pl e , let wha teve r
happ e ns in your ast ral e nvi ro n me nt happen . The en t iti es th at yo u
summ on up will li kely be se e n form ing in t he ir as t ra l bod ies in yo ur
astra l t e mpl e, if you call darkne ss, th e li ght will d ecrease there, if not
lea ve alt oge t he r. So me t imes th e walls will ch a nge, s ome t i mes th e fl oor
wi ll d ro p out ben eath you, a nd someti mes yo u will su dde nly find
yo u rse lf no t withi n yo u r Templ e at a ll , but in st e ad in th e pr oximi t y of
yo u r ta rget , at so me particula r pla ce, so metimes at no place at a ll, or
so met imes yo u will be everywhe re . Th er e are no b ound ari es t o your
powe r t he re , as you ha ve remo ved yo ur d oubt ing b ra i n an d your
b ind ing body fr om the equation , a nd yo u a re ope rating i n rea lms of
p u re e ne rgy a nd crea tio n .
Aft er Worki ng withi n the Astra l Temp le for a short whil e, you
will find t ha t you can ente r it at any time an d plac e, whet he r you are
at ho me , on a bu s or pla ne, or wa lki ng do wn t he st reet. You will a lso
d iscove r tha t as you close yo ur eyes to medita te, or eve n just to r ela x,
ra t he r than your mind inv cn t in g so me irre leva nt d is tr a ctin g t hou ght ,
you in st ead will fin d yo urse lf ins ide of you r Te m ple, as if you never le ft
It , hili Ihal 011 unutlu-r 1' 11I1lC' , 111 i11lU111C'1' d llllj' lIId UlI, y lI lI 1Il 1111 H,. llI.
wit hi n t h iN plan ' 01 pu wrr ,
T his is »tu- of t he fi rsl Hlt' p!oi i ll ;It'I'I' ss lll,lt y Uil l ; d l ll ll ~' 10

cu nscio us ly nnd willfully a lia )'011 1' n-uli ty wit hnut ritu nl, ,11111 I II tlu . 11

immedia tely upon receivi ng t he des ire 1ft III U kto s uch ~l dl i lll':l' , Yuu
ma y im med iate ly e nt e r your Te tn p!e, pc rfonu a" Opc' ral lu ll, )llIl hl' l
a nd d irect t he need ed for ces, an d se nd th e m o ff to th e ~ lI a l. Alt ho ll)lh
ast ra l ritu a l is ini tial ly te d io us , the fuu cli uns of IlIm'I'llIl' lll ill t fili i

pl a ne und hody be ing st rained a nd d ifficult 10 co n tro l. Ml )' 0 11 lu-ro nu-

accu stomed t o yo u r as tr a l body a nd yo u r place i ll ),uur A 'I IJ' ~d '1'1 ' 111 111" ,
yo u will di scover t hat you a re mo re Mug ic kal ly (':lpa h ll' t ln-rr- thuu
he re. The po wer s t hat you ra ise will CO I1l C mor e ins l:IIIII)', yo u r r! 1111I1
wil l flow with less di st ract ion a nd ebb, a nd yo u r s uc cesses will I Il' f ll ll ll'

more co mp lete an d mo re fu lfil lin g, be th in esse nce .1IIt! ill cumph-tlnu

t ime, As you grm..· com fo rta h lc wi th as t ra l ri t ual , yo u muy 1' \1 '/1 1111t!
th at the automa t ic fu lfill ment of your go als hegi ns to spuwn , t hnt rlu-
ga p betw een you r desire a nd its achievu l begin s to (' ]O St' ,

Th is ga p o nly d isa ppea rs ent iruly, howeve r. wln-n a ll rf tuu l

hus bee n elim ina ted. Yo ur years of occult di sc ip line and ritu al pr ill'I il'. '
h ave been preparing yo u not to become t he g ran d m ast er o f SlIllll' clI'.'lIll
lodge or an other, to taut a tit le revered by th e few who rt ' ('Ct K ll i /l' II, hili
ins tead has been prepa ring yo u for beco mi ng ,I Mast er , l'I 't'Il)llll/ l'd h\
a ll of existence, capa b le of cre at i ng a nd des t royi ng nt will , III llu- Idlt' l
a nd a l the t ime of your comm and ,
One of t he greatest tra ps tha t thc as piri nv. MH ... 11'1 IJd lll lulu
when he att emp ts to man ifest his des ire wit hout tlu- USI' 01 I h ll il l III I II
tes t ing his powe rs , T his sta teme n t may see m cun t rudh- tur j III l id II lI. l

u p to this poi nt , bu t it is one which n eed s 10 he ('oll si dl'rt 'tl. 1'11 11 ulll'lI ,

when a person begins to deve lop the ab ili ty to use tilt: lIIirHt'lIll1lllll p ll \HI

of t he occ ult to effect and so metimes 10 aln-r hi s wurhl , ln- I llI h In

wo nde r what else he might be ab le to acc o m plis h. Rm lu-r Ih ull IU llklllJl.
aro und his en vironm ent and loo king in to h illls{' 11 fo r 11I'I'tk ll d l ll n ~ { t ll ,

he see ks t he ph enom ena l - th at is to say, he s eek s p lu-uouu-uuu 1'11 1111' 1

th a n s u bs tuucc. and he often fail s to fi nd it. Il l' II ;!.'.; no 1'1 ,,11 ,h'. lt l'
pu shing him inlo ritu al . hut ins tead want s to see Hif ht, ru n lIu il," 'I hi
COl11t' S not f n uu ;1 IlliIl't, Ill' powe r, hUI Irom a pi acc 01 doubt ,
l'I' rh,11' tlu - IIlIl I puteut tllol th at I ca ll o ffer i ll t ill II ' M, II II I
('0 11l1' ~ i ll tln- 101 111 u l lwu r- xuct lorm s of nn-asun-m cnt . Till' IiI I i I II
mllnil't'sl Ihal whh'h you ru-e d. If yun hnvr- never plnyvd u hunt! of
curds in yo u r life, hut would like to see i f I h rutl ~h Mugick y O Il 1'; 11I w ill

a Texas Hold ' CIIl tourn ament , n ut hCC 'H I Sl~ yo u need t he mon ey, hUI
becau s e you want to sec if you ca n ge t it, yo u a re not lik ely to s ucceed .
Ins tead , you mi ght , after some con sidera t io n o f yo u r circ u ms ta nces .
decid e that you need a bett er veh ic le, no t to s ee if yo u can get on e
th ro ug h ri tu al o r mani pu lat ion of ene rgeti c curre nt s, bu t beca use yo u r
cu rre n t mode of tra nsport ati on eit he r has two wheel s an d two ped al s ,
or you r current car doe s not suit t he lifest yle tha t you wou ld like to lin
in som e way, The rit ual t hat you employ fo r th e latt er desire is ve ry
like ly to s uccee d, and indeed , I have used s piritua l forces to o bta in newer,
mor e desirabl e vehi cles mor e th an a few time s, as well as new hom es ,
mor e fi na ncial pr ospe rity, more s uit able sexual partner s , and bas icall y
any of the co mfo rta ble things tha t I have de s ired . I hav e ne ve r,
however, won a poker to urn ament.
Th is mea suremen t of t he po te nt ial success of a ritua l meet s a
rath er grey and foggy area when app lie d to Ba neful Mag ick . Aside
fro m s it uat io ns of self pre se r va tion, curses a re rarely need ed , a nd in
t hose situat io ns, a firear m or se lf- de fense sk ills will oft en he found mu ch
mor e useful th an ri tua l. It must be u nde rst ood th at I a m in no way
advocati ng t hat you allo w yourself to fall int o complete povert y bef ore
Magickall y acti ng, nor do I conde mn the us e of th e oc cult arts for per sonal
e nr ich ment. Th e lin e betwe en th a t which is needed and desired fo r t he
person, how evc r. a nd tha t which is needed for th e ego, is not fine at all,
but is la rge and blun t. If on any level th e d ea t h o r mi sery of a no ther
pe rs on is need ed o r des ired, not for the gla mo u r of it, but for th e deat h
it self a nd th e resu lts of t hat dea th , t hen tak e up a r ms an d kill.
It is natural for th e Blac k Magici an to want to t es t his limits , as
has bee n highlig hted through out th is text , bu t these tes ts mu st co me
natu rall y. Rath er th an won de ring if you ca n end the lif e of th e girl
s itt ing nex t to yo u, try to loo k far ther t ha n t ha t , into yo ur life and th e
lives of tho se around you, and seek out one whose deat h is need ed ,
Another sug ge stion is that when you decide t ha t you wish to test you r
powe rs , mak e th at decision kno wn to th e un iver se , I n ri tu al, meditati on ,
o r even in deep t ho ugh t on the su bj ect, tell creat ion t ha t yo u a re ready
to ra ise yo urself u p as the Black Lord , and tha t you are ready to put
you r abilities to work in you r own Ascent. And be prepared to kill, fo r
cr eation hea rs your ca ll, an d will a nswe r sho rtly.
 WIll i., ) 11 11 1I1ll}' III' /llll., 10 kil l t hl'Ou v, h ~ 1 11 V,k l\ wl th uu t 1II' I'd ,
lh c H'!'lIlI I H wil l hc' M'UI I I' I'.' d li n d I lI t ' l) II.'l I ~ lt ' u t. I t y Oll kil l wit h 1'1I1 \Jtl' ,
you wil l [u-rnun- 1111 s l u p pa h ll' ,

Th e secon d m ea s urem en t 10 us c is thut of th c nu tu ru l l lu w II I

p o wer t hrou gh y o u , Everyo ne who ha s u pcu ed tlu-ir uwn n -ru-s s to tlu-
fo rces aro u n d t h e m a nd t he force wi thin them h as , ill dall y Iif,',
e xpe r ie n ced their powers s wel li n g inside of th em 1'0 1' 110 nppnn-n t rt ' ln W ll ,

T hey get a tempora ry "b uzz" from th is n at u ru l raisi ng o f Jl O W C'I' , um l

t h e n it s u b s id es , When th is o ccur s , s t o p what yo u urc do i ng , wluu ) '0 11

are t hi nkin g , and listen , You r power a n d your kuo wl cd g u art' I l' y ill ~', I II
te ll you som ething. Often, s im ply allowin g t his p owe r 10 hcgiu n o w l ll ~

throu gh yo u toward s s o me u n kn own goal w il l revea l t hi s V- 0III

i mme di a t ely, As y ou recogn ize the importanc e a n d th e illlt'l li ll.t'/I t't' 01

yo u r own p ower, a n d a s yo u h o n o r it s ri s in g t hrou g h all l'llli n lll' ''''',

you will find t hat it move s t h r o ug h you with purp os e, and t luu YOI I (' 11 11

he lp fo rm t h is power und resultan t ly form yo u r ki ngdom 0 11 1'!l J" I II .

T hi s tool of mea surement appli e s mo re to no u- rlt uu l

man ifestation , a lt ho ug h it can al so guid e yo u i n t o full rit ua l l o w ;l rd ~ II

goa l if yo u lis ten to it. List en to it. Hear w ha t it is 1 1' 1I ill ~ )' 0 11, Tr IIro. l It ,
And h o n or it throu gh act ion ,

With a ll m o ra l, s p iri t u a l , p s ych o log i ca l , a nd phys k a l l'l ' NI l'l l'l l ll ll lll
re mo ve d , the So rce rer h as no o ther pla ce t o go hu t inw a rds u u d llpWHI II...
toward s realm s where good a n d evi l no lon ge r ho ld re! n . TI ll ' p l. ' lH1llI111

of murd er, like all ot her ea r th ly ex pe ri enc es . d ull.s w it h t't' l'l'I II l olI ,
The So rce re r will lea rn , as he take s t h is kno w led ge ;111( \ pO WC' 1' lu! u Iii..
h and s , t h a t he is i n d eed limi t le ss, and t h e uisp lay of p O WI' !' wi ll II If

lon ge r he a ttr activ e,

Banefu l Magick is a tool of th e go d s, t h ei r wcn pun an d wu tluunun-t ,
t h ei r s u lf u r an d fi er y hail. It is t h e p ow er tha t is wart u-d Ilv,u l tllll l III
eve ry ca no n s cri pt u re a nd i n ev ery Mugi cku! g l'inlOin ' , Nt'\ '.'l' l lu'II' . ,
in all o f th ese, t h e formul a is givcn hy which mu n Ill :])' kil l <I," t i ll ' ~ ll d .

kill , a n d may r u le as a warlord in thi s wo rld .

He who t a kes thi s knowl ed ge a nd p ut s it in t o p ru cti rr- III hill 111 1'
will los e him se lf t o the powe rs th a t h e s u nuu uus , a n d hi s s0 1l 1 wil l 1 I' lil I

for a s ho r t wh i le i n t he fro ze n la ke s o f th e n in th cin- le o l In-ll . l i ll d

th e re in hi s [n-nrl will b ec om e lik e s t o n e nn d h is P O Wl ' 1' wl ll Ill' 11,' 1' 10

1ll 00 ' \' i ll 1111' wor ld wi t ho u t the fet t crx of c m o tio n a nti 11i 1I 1'Id .ll ,
'"' .. , II I n "PII lI' n 111"1 11'11 '1 111111 II I 11'11I lJ II , t\ f l ll r-vv utuuu y, Ill' Will II i'll '

a lll)\' t' 1111 "" Il l' will hrvnk I'I't' C I I'flIl1 I hll l l't'ulllI 01' i t' l' a n d will Sfla l' [u tu
th e om ulpu tent lIIi1jl's ly (If his OWII cxaluuiun. whi ch wail s fu r h im not
beh in d the ga le s of hea ve n , hu t b eyo nd t he de pt hs of hel l. Il l.' will
eme rge not as a harm -non e mysti c nor as a medd lin g t r a n sccnd a lis t ,
but as a Master a rmed with power and embo lde ned with p u rp ose, whu
has n ot on ly see n evil , but has becom e it , who is not boun d by t ha t
wh ich sho uld not be do ne, b ut is em powe re d by t h at whi ch ca n be d on e.
"The only th ing greater t ha n wh at I am is wha t I may be co me ,"
 J\PP EN DI X

Co ncern ing th e EXII ri tua l 10 ca us e th e tk ll t h 01 IC:

I observe d tha t within one y Cll l' frn m tln- uppru xlnuu r- d il l t' 0 1 , It"
rit ual' s pe rfo rmance, five peo ple ill R's fam ily had dh-d , 11 11 of lhrtu III
untim e ly ways. Wh ile I a m not able to c lnbu nue 0 11 tl n-se t!l·a I IHI. dtn- 10
th e possih le lega l ra m ifica tio ns , th e re has been 11 0 dou bt i ll Ill Y tulm l
t hat they wer e the wo rk of Exu du Cupa Prc tn.
R. herself had di sappear ed fro m th e lives of all wh o .'1 IIl11 I' d
ass oci at io n wit h he r an d LI S, no t eve n ma kin g np pvnruu cr-x fo r t il l'
fun er al s which we woul d have mu tu a lly ut teu ded . To us, S lt l' W Illi

dead. To the rest of t he world , however , s he was st ill very nlivv , dt'/IIp lt l'
h er fam ily' s var ious t r aged ies .
Why would Exu , having power to kill fl ve difft-n- ut IlPopl l' wlt b!u
the space of only o ne year, not simply dest roy t he in te nd ed \l ie t i l1l ~ It
s eem ed very much like a ty pe of dem on ic ga me. Was EXIl s imp ly
de mo ns t ra t ing his no tori ou s La kia n t ri ckster per so nal ity?
I me ntion ed th e phe nomenon to a Haiti an Voduu Il lJll l l gil ll whu
ha d recent ly in it ia ted me into the Vodou cur rent, and [u: d id nn! S l' r' l li

to fi nd th e situ atio n as obj ect ively in teres ting as I.

"If you wer e anyone else, I' d wond er why y O Il wt-rr- st ili wlilldnK,"
h e t old me on a phon e convers at ion. "You have a lot , I 11I1'11 11 II lot 11/

sp iritu al protecti on aroun d yo u. Bu t h ow loug do you thlnk II l ' U 11 huld

up aga in st Exu? Event ually, some t h ing 's goin g t o v, iVt' um- III 11 110111 1'1 , "

He infor me d me th at th e reas on Ext! was Vt't'r1 nv, oH (' O ll n ll ' W I'"

beca use my wife had n ot slit th e thr oat of t he s:ln ifit,(, .uul dl'ld lll 'd l ilt
b lood up on the Eleggu a Head her self, as it was her des irc fill' Il ,' " tl t' Ulh
ra the r th an min e, Th e differe nt clas se s of s piri t s had to ln- wo t h d wlt h
se para te ly as well, and Exu an d Baron Sn m cd i a re dcflu ltt-ly d l1lt'l l' lIl
cl asses of spir its!
I n ord er to br in g t he s it ua tio n bac k in t o bal nn cu , O il II Wt'dllllJllIl ,I Y

my wife was to offer a blood s acr ifice to Exu, u pon thu 1o: II' )/,j.l, II ,' 11,' ud ,
an d on Sa t urday I was to do th e sa me for the Ba ron , ill II tilt h'! 1'111
loc ati on t han the offeri ng to Exu was ma de .
With these in st ruct ions bein g followed, t he sncrificcs Ill' llI)/, I l ll \lI ~ I ,

R. h as finall y passed away .

 w RKS IT ED

INTRODUCTION

1. Crowley, Aletst er. l\Iagick i n Theory and Practice. Dover

Pub li cat ions. 1976.

C H APTER J

1. Holy Bible , King J am es Version. Deut eronomy :32 :39 -4 1

C H APTER 2

1. La vey, Ant o n S. Satanic Bible, The . Avo n Book s. 1969.

2 . Crea tion, Preservati on. and Dest ruct ion are th e t hree great
powers which balan ce th e cycle of existe nce.

CHAPTER 3

1 . So me of th ese grea ter powe rs mi gh t inc lude insta nta neous

manifestation , pur e spiritua l creat ion, th e development of st ates
of om nipresenc e or om niscie nce , rema nifcs tat ion int o t he flesh
from a spiritu al body, dissolut ion of th e manifest ed bodi es, a nd
the whole ritu al of Ascent, as examp les.

2 . See Cha pter 4: That Old Voodoo

C HA PTE R 4

I . While Voodoo denotes the fait h a nd th e religio n of t he practice,

Hoodoo is used to de note the magickal and occ ult ar m of the sa me
r eli gio n .
2. As is det ailed in this cha pter, subse ct ion Vessels of Life
3. Mea nin g th at th e lunar pha se is moving from full moon t o new
moon , and is closer to new th an fu ll. Five days pr ecedin g t he
 m-w IlI I1H tl M I' tht, Id I' O Il ~ I ' ,, 1 lur () I"' l"lI llo IH'l III lI ull d ul Mll ~ It ' k ,

e ll AI' II R 5

r. S uc h as ri si ng s low ly f ro m t he body, vic wlu g S U IT Oll ll t ll ll lf,"

t h ro ugh s pirit ua l s ig ht, risil1J.": th ro ugh t he cel llu g or Jl ll ~ sl ll ",

th rou gh th e wa lls, et c.
2. Ca staneda , Carlos . T he Teac h ings of Don ,h UIII: A V_qu i W _)'
of Kn owledge. Washin gt o n Sq uare Press . II) M!),
3. T he use of fet is h it em s is given in Cha pt e r 6 : Sy m pa l h t'l!t' MllKld
4. Cro wley, Ale is ter . Mag ick in Theory a n d Prnct tc e . »U VI' 1

Pu bli cat ion s . 1976.

C HA PTER 7

1. A Hind u m eas uremen t of t he li fesp a n of the uui ve rxe, wille- II I,

eq uiva le nt t o 4, 32 0,000 yea rs , af te r wh ich t he un i V{' I'14 I' \ 1'1

d e stroyed by S hi va an d t he n cre a t ed again by nruhmu .

C HA PTER 8

1, Cro wley , Ale iste r. M a g iek i ll Tb e e ry n n tl P I' IU' llt'«' , I lt lVt' 1

Publication s. 1976.
2. La Vey, An to n S. Sa tanic Bi bl e , the , Avun BOllk /! , 1I, tl'l .

C H A I'H R II

1 . Na ti o na l Vit al Sta t is tics Repo rt vo lu me 5:i Il ll l ll h l ' l rl' 'JI 11'"\ ,

2. I n re fe re nce t o t he mir a cle repor t ed ly pe r furuu-d hy ,1111 1111 \ 11

wh ich h e feeds five th ou sand m en , nccom panied wit II WO Il Il ' 11

a nd ch ildre n , wit h five lo aves of bre ad and t wo fi sh , l ' v ld l 'll d ll ~

hi s ab ility to inst an t a n eou sly manifest. Matth ew I .H I 7 :.1:1

C HAr TER 12

1. See Cha pt e r l) o f th is te xt : Ritu a l Relea se o f Ha t red .

 C I IAl' l l.Il IJ

1. , Ho ly Bible, King J a mes Vers ion . Th e Gosp el Accordir

Saint J ohn cha pte r 4 ver se 48 .
2. . Mer riam -Webster's Collegia te Dictionary, 11l h Edi
Merri am-w ebster . 2003.

CHAPTER 14

1. In referen ce Sa int John th e Divine , the apos toli c a uth o r of \

biblical Book of Revelations, and his prophecy therein, in
Chap ter 13 ver se t 8 , that th e nu mber o f th e Beast is "Six -
hundred t hreescore and six, " or 666 .
2. Crowley, Aleister. Goctia Seco nd Edit io n. Bosto n , MA : ReI
Whee l/We iser . 1995.

CHAPTE R 15

I . Sturl uso n, Snor r i. Egil's Saga. Pe nguin Cla ss ics . 2005.

CHAPTER 16

1. Referen ce Ka os Kera unos Kyberne t os by Pete r J . Carr oll