Uncle Setnakt' s Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path

Uncle Setnakt's Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path

Don Webb

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Preface Uncle Setnakt is an author )ho dares to tell you the truth9 an increasingly rare thing in our )orld today& 6his book is an essential guide to the Left Hand Path9 a path )hich leads to one )ho treads it to beco*ing *ore independent( per*anent and perfect& 6hese are high goals( and hence it is a difficult path& #n a difficult path only those )ho tell you the truth are your friends& Uncle Setnakt is your friend& 6his book pro%ides you )ith his best ad%ice& 6he history of the Left Hand path is laid out in so*e detail in *y book Lords of the Left-Hand Path ,0una10a%en( :885;& 6here the reader can see *any e-a*ples of indi%iduals )ho ha%e in so*e cases beco*e )hat " call a Lord of the Left1Hand Path& $ lord is a sovereign9 that is( one )hose being is independent of the en%iron*ent and )hose )ill is potent both )ithin that en%iron*ent and )ithin itself& $ so%ereign's path is self1 deter*ined( and once the so%ereign has de%eloped his or her skills( nothing can stand in the )ay of its reali+ation& 6o beco*e such a so%ereign in one's o)n life is the ulti*ate ai* of the practice of the Left1Hand Path& "n *any )ays Lords of the Left-Hand Path pro%ides a background and conte-t )hich *ake the contents of the present book gain i**easurable depths& 6his book sho)s ho) our o)n forebears ha%e practiced )hat Uncle Setnakt has taught through the ages&

/or anyone )ho seriously undertakes the )ork of the Left1Hand Path 9 the sub<ect of the present book 9 an unparalleled ad%enture in life a)aits& 'o one can engage in this )ork and re*ain unchanged fro* the ti*e before he or she sei+ed on the plan& "t is a plan )hich is generally forbidden by polite society9 therefore it is difficult& "t is a plan )hich opens the tra%eller up to a le%el of *eaning )hich fore%er transfor*s the status .uo of his for*er life9 and hence it is dangerous& 6his book is a bridge& "n Don Webb's for*er book( The Seven Faces of Darkness ,0una10a%en( :88=;( he outlined a group of practical *agical techni.ues dra)n fro* the ancient papyri created by the Setian cult of Egypt& "n ancient ti*es *any of the practitioners of such sorcery e%entually )ent on to beco*e philosophers )ho )rote such treatises as those )hich ca*e to be called the Corpus Hermeticum. Scholars ponder how indi%iduals de%eloped fro* >*ere sorcerers> into profound thinkers& 6he key to the *ystery lies in the in%isible bridge of teachings )hich effect a span bet)een the t)o kinds of thought9 bet)een sorcery and philosophy& 6his bridge is usually *ade up of oral teachings& Uncle Setnakt's present guide is one of those rare )orks that does in )riting )hat in the past )as done )ith oral teachings& $nd so this book pro%ides the practical tools necessary for tra%ellers to design and build their o)n cause)ays( that they *ay beco*e their o)n bridge1builders( rather than relying on others to build their bridges for the*& 6his is the only *ethod possible for those )ho )ould *ake their )ays along the true Left1Hand Path& %

#nly rarely does a genuine Lord of the Left1Hand Path share his secrets& Don Webb( like other 0flna10a%en authors( is not *erely a )riter9 he is a doer. He has spent years )orking along the Left1 Hand Path( beco*ing "nitiate( and then teaching real people face1 to1face( designing curricula and leading a *a<or "nitiatory School& He is not <ust stringing )ords together to delight and entertain his readers 9 though he does that as )ell 9 he is pro%iding you )ith an essential guidebook to the greatest ad%enture life offers&

6able of Contents Preface&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&% Uncle Setnakt Greets his 0eaders&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&: Ho) to Use this 3ook&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&: Chapter #ne? 6he 'ature and Goals of the Left Hand Path@ So%ereignty and the Stages of "nitiation&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&@ 0ulership of the "nner World&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&@ 0ulership of the #uter World&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A 0oyal Po)er in the #uter World&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&= 0oyal Po)er in the "nner World&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&5 6he 'ature of the Self and the Cos*os&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&8 6he Psychology of "nitiation&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:@ 6he 2ices and 2irtues of "nitiation&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:= 6he 2ices&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:= 6he 2irtues&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:5 What "s 'eeded for "nitiation in the Post*odern World& :7 6he 'ature of Bagic&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:8 Betaco**unication&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&:8 Sorcery&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& CD Practical Sigil Construction&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&C: Di%ination&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& C@ "nitiatory Bagic&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&C4 Why Bagic "s 6aught&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& C5 Historical and Cultural #pportunities for the Left Hand Path&&& C7 6he 0ight Hand Path&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&@: Chapter 6)o? Practice&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&@C Bethods&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&@C 6he Guiding Principles 3ehind LHP "nitiation&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&AA Chapter 6hree? 6he Grand "nitiation &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A5 6he #pening 0ite&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A7 CH$#S&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&4C #0DE0 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 4A CL$0"6E&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&47 L"/E&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&=C C0E$6"#'&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&== "'CU3$6"#'&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&57 3"06H&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 58 0E1C0E$6"#'&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7@ 2"C6#0E&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 77

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Chapter /our? 0esources&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&84 Uncle Setnakt's Handy #racle&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&87 Uncle Setnakt's /$F&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&88 So*e 3ooks( /il*s( and 6apes &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& :DC 6he 6e*ple of Set &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& :D4 6he Left Hand Path as Seen by the 6e*ple of Set&&&&&&&:D= SE6 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& :D7 6he Setian Bethod&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&::D 3lack Bagic and $ntino*ianis*&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&"ll Path of an "nitiate &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ::@ 6he 6e*ple's Structure&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&::4 Urban /olklore&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&::= Uncle Setnakt Says /are)ell to his 0eaders&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&::7

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Uncle Setnakt Greets his 0eaders 6o those of you )ho bought this book so that you )ould look >cool> by ha%ing it on your shel%es( Uncle Setnakt thanks you fro* the botto* of his pocketbook& 6o those of you )ho bought this book hoping to sincerely understand an approach to Life that integrates *agic and philosophy in a .uest for So%ereignty( Uncle Setnakt sends his sincere thanks( and )ill try to do a good <ob& 6o those of you )ho bought this book thinking that you )ould spice up your *agical life by adding a little darkness( Uncle Setnakt hopes that you )ill at least disco%er )hat darkness is& 6o those of you )ho bought this book hoping to )rite *ore hate articles about the *isunderstood and *uch1*aligned Left Hand Path( Uncle Setnakt sends his regrets in that this book is accurate and )ill dispel *yths for intelligent readers& 6o those of you )ho had this book gi%en to you by a friend( hoping to e-plain his or her practices to you( Uncle Setnakt sends his respect9 because so*eone )ho has friends that care about the* is )orthy of respect& 6o those of you )ho bought this book because they think it )ill auto*agically *ake their li%es better( Uncle Setnakt sends the sad piece of ne)s that *agic is one of the hardest things a hu*an being can learn to do( despite )hat the occult industry has taught you& 6o those of you )ho bought this book hoping to ferret out *agical secrets by ge*atria and biblio*ancy( Uncle Setnakt *ysteriously hints that you should buy se%en copies of the book( )hich )ould be the lucky nu*ber of copies of o)n& 6o those of you )ho had a rather stupid friend or ac.uaintance gi%e you this book si*ply because you are left handed( and ha%e no interest in the path of spiritual dissent( Uncle Setnakt sends his profound sorro) that you ha%e such stupid friends& 6o those of you )ho ha%e bought this book )ho do not fear hard )ork( rigorous thought( yoursel%es( or the future( and are seeking the Graal in a *ood of self1enlightened self1 enlightening self1interest( Uncle Setnakt sends his 3lessings& Ho) 6o Use 6his 3ook 6his book is di%ided into four sections for different sorts of use& " reco**end that you read the entire book through( put it a)ay for a fe) )eeks( and then read each section )ith an eye to practical action& 6he first section( >6he 'ature and Goals of the Left Hand Path(> is *eant as a %ery basic introduction to Left Hand Path thinking in the West& "t does not atte*pt to place LHP thinking in the conte-t of historical and philosophical trends( sa%e in passing reference( but rather gi%es a si*ple %ie) of the philosophy and principles of the LHP& "t is reco**ended that you ha%e so*e background in the rudi*ents of

philosophy and psychology( and that you discuss the ideas )ithin )ith intelligent friends& 6his section of the book is the *ost i*portant& :

"6ie second section( >Practice(> is an o%er%ie) of the practices both *agical and *undane by )hich a follo)er of the LHP can obtain a)areness and control of self and the ability to transfor* the )orld into a place of Learning( Pleasure( "nitiation( and ulti*ately Po)er& 6hese practices are no *ore useful than e.uip*ent in a gy* if you don't *ake use of the* on a regular basis and until you can feel the hard )ork of self change taking place& Gust like )orking out( )orking the soul isn't con%enient nor al)ays pleasant& 6hese practices ha%e been designed )ithout reference to a particular *agical syste*9 they are open1ended and prag*atic )ays of changing your perception& 6his )ill be the section of the book you )ill reread the *ost& Eou should certainly ha%e tried so*e of the practices successfully before you atte*pt the Grand "nitiation& 6he third section( >6he Grand "nitiation(> is a Working of "nitiatory Bagic )hich )ill cause the self and en%iron*ent of the *agician undertaking it to change in four )ays? she or he )ill be profoundly luckierH he or she )ill be i**une to *agical forces that they do not )ish to interact )ithH other *agical forces in the )orld )ill attach the*sel%es to the*H and( if they fall a)ay fro* the path of $)areness( circu*stances )ill inter%ene to )ake the* up again ,rather harshly;& 6his Working re.uires a good *easure of self control( and is %ery difficult to do& "t acco*plishes the sa*e *agical goals as The Sacred agic of !"ra- elin the age. 2ery( %ery fe) people are deter*ined and controlled enough to do this )ork( )hich is good because it brings great po)er& 6he fourth section( >0esources(> is a brief list of books and institutional resources that can aid so*eone established on the Left Hand Path& "t )ill be of greatest help during your early e-plorations of the LHP( but you )ill )ant to update it for yourself as you disco%er other useful tools& 6hese are *y reco**endations( the authors of the books in%ol%ed ha%e not sought out these reco**endations ,and *ay not en<oy the*;& 6his book is designed as a self1transfor*ation *anual for *ature( intelligent adults )ho are *entally and e*otionally stable& 6he change processes that a preadult needs to go through are not those )hich )ill lead you to)ard being a philosopher king& " )ould think the best age to ac.uire this book is about C4& 6hen you )ill ha%e had so*e college( so*e life e-perience( and hopefully so*e tra%el to gi%e you the *aterial you need to acco*plish self1transfor*ation& 6his book is not scriptureH it is not intended to replace your o)n thought and <udg*entH it does not *ake you a better person by o)ning it& "t e-ists to suggest possibilities of 3eingH if you both partake of the capacity to be a Shaper of the /uture and you ha%e reser%es of )ill po)er and discern*ent( this book *ay sho) you )here your 6hrone 0oo* is& Sadly *ore people )ill buy the book and think that they are kings( than those )ho )ill use it as one tool a*ong *any in the 0oyal $rt of beco*ing *ore than you see*&

Chapter #ne The Nature and Goals of the Left Hand Path Sovereignty and the Stages of Initiation 6he Left Hand Path is a .uest for So%ereignty& "t seeks four types of rulership? I 0ulership of the "nner World I 0ulership of the #uter World I 0oyal Po)er in the #uter World I 0oyal Po)er in the "nner World 6here are t)o types of rulership beyond this( )hich are Docetic 0ulership and /or*atory 0ulership( both of )hich are beyond the scope of this book& 6hese types of rulership *ay be engaged in si*ultaneously( but in general they are gained in the order listed abo%e& 6hey re.uire hard )ork( *ental reflection( and *agical pro)ess to obtain( and are sought both in this life and the after life& Let us e-a*ine each of these types of rulership( and then co*pare the concept of So%ereignty to the 0ight Hand Path concept of Sub*ission& Rulership of the Inner World 6he basis of the Left Hand Path is that hu*ans are but *achines( but *ay in potential beco*e gods& 6he first aspect that a hu*an has to change is their inner )orld& 6hey ha%e been taught 9 or rather ac.uired 9 a series of rando*ly assorted thoughts( notions( and beha%iors *ost of )hich either acti%ely hinder the*( or at best lull the* into a sleeplike state& 6hese stultifying forces *ainly group the*sel%es into forces that oppose the body( the *ind( the e*otions( and the )ill& Each of these *ust be o%erco*e& 6he forces that oppose the body are those things )hich shorten life( re*o%e energy( or dull the senses& Bost recreational drugs( legal or illegal( fall in this category as does *ost fast food& Certain cultural attitudes( such as the forces that *ake *any young )o*en anore-ic( are like)ise of such a nature& 6he en%iron*ental factors that *ay surround people ,fro* to-ic )astes( to certain types of fluorescent lighting; also can )eaken& 6he "nitiate disco%ers these factors by life analysis and re*o%es the* fro* his or her life& "n their place he or she )ill adopt a training progra* to *ake the body do )hat he or she )ishes& 6he best sort of training is one that either increases self defense( such as the *artial arts( or grace( such as dance& 6he forces that oppose the *ind are those habits of non1 thinking that )e ha%e adopted belie%ing the* to be thought& We read the ne)spapers( )atch 62( and surf the 'et learning )hat to run through our *inds in i*itation of thought& 6he "nitiate begins by li*iting his *edia input( and by looking @

lor *edia )hich challenge his e-isting thinking& "bus the liberal buys a conser%ati%e ne)spaper( the paranor*al buff looks for the Skeptical #n$uirer% and so forth& 6his deliberate challenging is a first step& 6he second step is thought training( learning to concentrate( learning to ha%e certain thoughts at certain ti*es of day( and abo%e all increasing *e*ory& 6he forces that oppose the e*otions are those habits of feeling generally created by e-ternal sources for econo*ic reasons& We lo%e to cry( laugh( or be scared at *o%ies for )hich )e )ill pay good *oney& Learning not to cry( laugh( or be scared at any *edia presentation is a beginning& 6he LHP "nitiate has to o%erco*e those phobias &e.g.% fear of flying( fear of dogs( fear of flying dogs; that hinder hi* or her& She or he learns to in%oke certain e*otional states by careful self kno)ledge and control of sy*bol syste*s& 6he a%erage hu*an being follo)s his or her e*otionsH for the LHP "nitiate( e*otions follo) hi* or her& 6he forces that oppose the )ill are habits of blind obedience to e-ternal sy*bols and signals& 6he LHP initiate begins his or her .uest not only by re<ecting senti*ental attach*ents to cultural nor*s( )hich *ost nonthinking people call >good(> but by acti%ely *aking fun of such attach*ents in Sy*bolic )ays such as a 3lack Bass( a 3lack Seder( eating beef ,if raised Hindu;( and so forth& 6his antino*ian stance is no different than the stances abo%e( but it dra)s the *ost fire fro* the public( because it is a re*inder to the sleepers that they could a)aken( and such re*inders are al)ays painful& /or those of us along the LHP( )e often forget ho) painful the light )as to our eyes )hen )e first left the ca%e& $fter the "nitiate has broken )ith the sy*bol syste*s that teach obedience( he or she *ust create his or her o)n cos*ology& "t is at this point 9 )hen a unified( coherent picture of the uni%erse begins to e*erge fro* the four areas of body( *ind( e*otions( and )ill 9 that the "nitiate has the first taste of Rulership of the Inner World. 0ulership of the "nner World *eans a sense of reality and purpose in )hat one does& We ha%e all had those *o*ents of po)er( of kno)ing that )e are ali%e( and that the )orld is *eaningful& 6hey are rare *o*ents and usually )e attribute the* to an e-ternal trigger( perhaps e%en a *ysterious or di%ine source& When )e disco%er that )e can ha%e those *o*ents at will% then )e ha%e begun the lifelong task of 0ulership of the "nner World& 6he *agical na*e of this task is the Fuest for Beaning& Rulership of the Outer World When )e ha%e the first task )ell in hand( )e are ready to re*anifest its results in our li%es& 6o rule the outer )orld( )e ha%e to kno) )hat )e like( and )hat )e ha%e decided is good for us& We ha%e to decide )hat )e are )illing to gi%e up in ter*s of freedo* and )hat )e *ust sacrifice no) for gain later& Jno)ing )hat )e like is a tougher .uestion than *ost people reali+e& #ur likes ha%e been prepackaged and sold to us for *any

years& We are taught to feel an-iety if our likes are different fro* those of our neighbors& Disco%ering )hat one likes( standing up for one's right to like

it( and pursuing ,hat desire is a*ong the *ost sacred of tasks in this second phase of "nitiation& Deciding )hat is good for us is like)ise a tough .uestion& Si*ple hedonist *odels had a certain heyday in :8=Ds $*erica( )ith conse.uent burn1out and health failures in the :88Ds& 6he disco%ery of )hat pleasurable practices are like)ise sti*ulating in )ays to pro*ote health( <oy( and the ac.uisition of good *e*ories is a personal art that *ust be relearned throughout life& 6he field of endea%or called opti*al psychology( led by such thinkers as Baslo) and Csiks+ent*ihalyi( is one that all "nitiates should fa*iliari+e the*sel%es )ith& Deciding )hat to gi%e up in ter*s of freedo* is a .uestion for all hu*ans( "nitiates or not& We like the security that a <ob brings( that insurance pro%ides( that ha%ing a spouse can produce& Jno)ing ho) to achie%e our drea*s and still be safe is *ore than a balancing act for the "nitiate& He or she *ust co*e up )ith a creati%e solution& /or e-a*ple if )hat the "nitiate really likes is County and Western Busic( they get a <ob at a recording studio( e%entually they found their o)n band& 6his transfor*ation of Play into so*ething that both pro%ides *aterial co*fort and changes the outer )orld is the Secret that *ost occult books )ould ne%er re%eal& "t is through creati%e synthesis of the econo*ic realities and opportunities and a clear understanding of one's desires that this type of po)er can be obtained& Jno)ing )hat )e *ust sacrifice no) for )hat )e )ish to gain later co*es fro* an understanding of )hat )e )ant( and the application of reason& "f )e )ant *oney and a nice house( )e get a good education that *ay take e%ery di*e )e can scrape up& "f )e )ant so*e understanding of the culture and art of the )orld( )e *ake sure that education has a liberal dose of the liberal arts& "f )e )ant to learn to be self1sufficient( )e *ay take a year and )ork our )ay around the )orld( li%ing on hard )ork and )its& Choosing to do the difficult thing is *ade harder in that the )orld does not support such decisions( and our >friends> )ill counsel against difficult choices& #ccultists in particular are bad to kno)( because if they ha%e any *agical skill they use it to get the*sel%es out of bad situations9 and despite their gifts( acco*plish nothing& 6he secret of sacrifice of self to self is a *agical one& 3eyond the ob%ious rational truth that preparation and hard )ork pay off( there is a subtle *agical truth? consciously putting yourself in difficult situations to obtain a *agical /orce of 3eing& "f you really )ant the /orce( you *ust do %ery difficult things& 6he si*ple act of doing )hat is hard *erely to gain po)er o%er yourself creates a true Po)er& $s it continues in your life( you )ill ha%e less need of ritual( and )ill see *ore and *ore that things co*e about si*ply because you speak of the*& 6his culti%ation of rational foresight plus healthy self1lo%e gi%es the LHP initiate an idea of )hat goals to ai* for& $s she goes after these goals she obtains strength of purpose( )hich in turn )ill be applied to greater goals& 6his ne%er1ending pursuit that pleases and infor*s the self by *aking the self e%er *ore po)erful in the

)orld is called the $c.uisition of Strength& 4

'o(al Power in the )uter *orld Hu*an beings ha%e t)o desires that lead the* to their third task( the *aking of other hu*an beings better& 6he first is a )eak and %ain desire that 0HP creeds strike out against( )hich is the desire to sho) off& 6he second is a desire that generally *akes us good herd ani*als( the desire to help out other people& 6his second desire is generally derided by the *ore i**ature for*s of the Left Hand Path& 3y understanding and accepting these desires( )e can not only engage in the pleasures that co*e fro* the*( but also transfor* oursel%es into yet *ore So%ereign beings& 6he desire to sho) off is generally used by forces outside of oursel%es for their gain& 6hey sell us a sna++y car( a bigger co*puter( or nicer clothes than our neighbors'& Good pri*ates that )e are( )e fall for this trick e%ery ti*e ,yet *ore proof that *an is *achine;& 3ut )e can use this desire to our ad%antage by learning to sho) off displays of )isdo* and %irtue( )hich )ill attract a certain type of indi%idual& 6his is a good first step in that it takes rulership of the desire a)ay fro* an e-ternal force( and places it )ith an internal one& 3ut it leads to the guru ga*e9 a large pool of follo)ers that ad*ire us( )hile )e bask in a )isdo* that is s*all& So if )e decide that )e )ill *ake oursel%es )iser and *ore po)erful so that )e )ill ha%e *ore to 6each( )e can indulge in the follo)er ga*e all our li%es& Ho)e%er this leads to a second dile**a& $s )e get better( )e also ha%e to help others get better so that )e ha%e people to talk to( and they in turn begin to desire follo)ers ,ha%ing the sa*e )eakness and %anity that )e do;& Slo)ly )e change our desire to sho) off into a desire for peers( and thus )e create schools that perpetuate our thoughts& 6he desire to help out people co*es fro* the refine*ent of the e*otions& Bost people begin the Left Hand Path in a state of disillusion*ent and rebellion& 6hey )ant to be boss rather then be bossed& ,"n fact e%eryone is on the LHP for t)o )eeks )hen they are :5&; 6he e*otional states here are anger and greed and <ealousy& 6his dark side of hu*an nature is )here the Good )ill co*e fro* ,the Shado) is the "nitiator;( but as self1po)er is gained( so co*es the capacity for a non1senti*ental lo%e of others& 6he LHP "nitiate( recogni+ing as %irtues personal strength and self kno)ledge( does )hat he or she can to help others create the states& "f this e*otion is not carefully )atched( it can de%ol%e into a dangerous senti*entality that causes us to *ake things too easy on those )ho co*e after us( but if it is carefully refined in the light of one's o)n past e-periences( it can beco*e an igniting force9 a spark that a)akens the Gifted but sleeping *e*bers of *ankind& "f these t)o desires are carefully blended( balanced( and brought to bear )ith the hard1)on )isdo* of the first t)o tasks( the "nitiate has a great *agnetic po)er& He or she can take the circu*stances of others around hi* or her and turn the* into an endless process of refine*ent& He can help his students get o%er the death of a friend( she can help her e*ployees cope )ith changing )orking conditions( and so forth& E%erything that happens around the* beco*es an opportunity for those )ho

)ould be better to get better& While this great benefit is being %isited upon others( the "nitiate( in *erely considering )hat to do or say to his friends(

follo)ers( or fello) tra%elers( is refining his or her o)n thoughts and *oods& 3y initiating others( sell initiation is furthered9 both by articulation and seeing )hether or not one's theories )ork in the )orld& '"6ie *agical na*e for this state is the Practice of $lche*y& 'o(al Power in the #nner *orld Consider )hat sort of things ha%e been obtained by this point& 3y no) "nitiates ha%e gained control of their en%iron*ents& 6hey can place the*sel%es in such situations as lead to a producti%e ordering of their inner )orld ,they ha%e learned ho) to Learn;& 6hey can choose those acti%ities in the )orld that cause their inborn talents and strengths to flourish ,they ha%e learned ho) to Gro);& 6hey ha%e learned ho) to 6each others the first t)o steps by )ord and e-a*ple ,they ha%e learned ho) to "nitiate;& 'o) they can take on the inner darkness and *ake it glo) )ith its o)n self1created light& Hu*an beings are besieged )ith four self1fears& $fter they ha%e *et their out)ard1directed fears ,fear of )ant( fear of %iolence( fear of abandon*ent( and so forth;( the in)ard1directed fears re*ain& $*ong the in)ard1directed fears are? :& /ear of the unkno)n i*pulse ,or the "*p of the Per%erse;( C& /ear of the future( @& /ear of )asted ti*e( and A& /ear of the un%erifiable& Each of these fears stops action( sours life( and li*its one's so%ereignty& Let us identify each in turn( and e-plain ho) the fourth phase of "nitiation gi%es opportunity to o%erco*e these fears& Fear of the unknown impulse. Ho) *any ti*es has your life taken a certain turn( based on no clear reasonK Eou decided to go into a store on an i*pulse( and *et your spouse& Eou decided to pick up a slip of paper off the floor( and found your college *a<or& Eou disagreed )ith a fa*ily *e*ber o%er the 6hanksgi%ing day *enu( and )ound up )ith a fight that scarred you both for life& 6he Left Hand Path *agician co*es to reali+e that such >slips> and see*ing >accidents> are the key to po)er& 3ut this does not *ean that he or she belie%es that e%ery e%ent is fated& "t *eans that learning to control one's life rationally beco*es a talis*an to effect control of the Hidden aspects of life as )ell& 6hus *agicians )ill enter a phase )here none of their actions are rando* or accidental( and learn to )atch the*sel%es as a great source of Bystery( fro* )hich e%en *ore being can be gained& Fear of the future. We are co*pelled to act( but not kno) the conse.uences of our actions& $s hu*ans )e deal )ith this )ith a for* of auto1hypnosis called cogniti%e dissonance& We learn to <ustify our choices& So each *o%e*ent to)ards freedo* actually beco*es a *o%e*ent to)ard binding one's life on the outer1 directed notion of one's history& Gi%en the abilities that ha%e been

obtained by this stage of being( the "nitiate can no) actually abandon cogniti%e dissonance and take full responsibility for the 6 7

future by ad*itting that it is unkno)n9 it is the Great Darkness out of )hich all things are *anifested& 6he "nitiate ar*ed )ith their inner strengths can learn to act in such a *anner that )ill *ake the* feel good about their choices& 6his si*ple1sounding state is one of the *ost difficult to acco*plish( but )hen it co*es a certain po)er 9 a certain confidence 9 flo)s fro* the "nitiate that causes all around the* to follo) hi* or her& Fear of wasted time. 3y the ti*e in our li%es that )e ha%e reached the fourth phase of "nitiation( )e are already e-periencing the di**ing of youth& We ha%e begun to hear Death's snigger rather plainly( and )e are apt to be caught in the fear of )asted ti*e& Do " spend *y ti*e learning the 0unes( starting a ne) business( sol%ing *y fa*ily dile**asK 6he e-periences of the three types of So%ereignty gained so far *ust be used no) to Learn the life lesson( that if you continue to act )ith an "nitiatory attitude all life e-periences can be used in the Fuest for So%ereignty& 6he choice is not finding the right thing to do( but finding the right attitude that infor*s your actions& Fear of the unverifia"le. $ll hu*ans on any religious or philosophical path fear that in the end there is no >proof of )hat is belie%ed& 6he Fuest for "**ortality *ight be a unicorn1hunt( the Fuest for So%ereignty *ight be <ust good psychology for *oti%ating oursel%es for years& 3ut this fourth stage of the Fuest for So%ereignty gi%es us the test of our ideas& $s )e begin to unlock the darkness )ithin( our >accidents> and >slips> begin to take us to places )here the 6ruths of our li%es can be unco%ered& $s )e e-ude confidence )e attract the type of Seeker that )ants to put forth )hat )e ha%e( so )e ha%e a li%ing laboratory to see if our ideas )ork& $s )e disco%er the nature of attitude( )e begin to Understand )hat has gone on in our li%es( and )ho )e are9 )e forgi%e oursel%es for )asted ti*e( and learn ho) to *ake the re*aining decades of our li%es po)erful and <oyous& 6hese states gi%e us the proof of our sub<ecti%e state& Unlike a 0ight Hand Path prophet )ho *ust i*agine that he hears a %oice in a burning bush( )e hear our o)n %oice e-plaining our li%es to us& 6hroughout *ankind's history( certain *en and )o*en ha%e obtained to this fourth le%el of "nitiation& 6hey ha%e been( are( and )ill be( the true 3lack #rder( )ho by their Stri%ings bring ne) i*pulses to the Earth )hile li%ing and beyond( and thus effect the Work of the Prince of Darkness in creating the historical conditions needed for certain .ualities to co*e to e-ist in *ankind such as bra%ery( curiosity( lo%e( and conte*plation& 6his #rder has *any out)ard na*es( but only one Essence& 6hese four phases of the Fuest for So%ereignty ha%e t)o things in co**on& /irstly they are not entirely linear( and secondly )e al)ays belie%e that )e ha%e obtained and *astered the* years before )e do so& 6he first leads to great disco%eries early in the *agical career( and is a blessed thing& 6he second leads to la+iness and arrogance( and is accursed by all true philosophers&

The Nature of the Self and the Cos*os llic practice of initiation is disco%ering the essential and interacting )ith it& We ha%e a linguistic *odel of )hat the essential is& "t is ho) and )hy )e create nouns and %erbs& We don't for e-a*ple ha%e a na*e for e%ery single co) ,>Eou're 3ossy( and you're Baribell( and "'%e got AD(DDD *ore in the herd to na*e today&>; We ha%e one )ord that points to the essence of the e-perience of co)ness( that is to say( >co)&> 6he essential aspects of life9 )hether in our inner )orld( the *icrocos*( the SelfH or in the outer )orld( the #ther9 *ust be identified( understood( and interacted )ith& 6his interaction is done for the purpose of self de%elop*ent( and *ay re.uire us to act on the Essence( the Essence to act on us( or a *utual interaction& 6o identify these essences the le%els at )hich they are *anifest *ust be kno)n( and the rules )ith )hich they can be interacted )ith *ust be disco%ered& 6o change the Self( you *ust first kno) )hat the Self is( and )here pressures can be applied to achie%e change& 6he *agical self consists of four le%els of dyna*is*( each )ith its o)n properties& 6hey are the surface le%el( the *edial le%el( the core le%el( and the dae*onic le%el& 6he surface level is the acti%ities in the here1and1no)& 6he changes )rought here are the *ost i*portant to the de%elop*ent of the Self on Earth( yet for the *ost part they are of no conse.uence& $ )rong turn of the )heel of your car *ay end your life( but deciding )hether to ha%e a cup of coffee is not likely to ha%e that *uch i*pact in ten years& 6he *agician has one )ay of effecting this le%el of acti%ity& "t is the for*ula of $)aken( See( $ct& 6he first part of the for*ula A a!en assu*es t)o things& #ne( that " ha%e fallen asleep ,and need to refocus *y *indLbodyLsoul;& 6)o( that since the Sub<ecti%e Uni%erse has no location in ti*e and space9 any *o*ent and any place can be a launching pad both to and fro* it& See assu*es that " don't really kno) )hat is going on( and that surface appearances are *isleading +i.e.% the s*iling *an fro* the insurance co*pany isn't really interested in *y )ell being;& 6he third ter* A"t *eans that " *ust( in *y .uest for So%ereignty( Do so*ething& 6he Sy*bol of the surface le%el of being is the Enneagra*& 6he surface le%el of being pro%ides /reedo*& 6he medial level is the area *ost sub<ect to progra**ing& "t is the part of the self )here goals( drea*s( habits( and desires lay& 6he hu*an being is constantly full of notions( usually une-a*ined( about )hat he or she )ould like to do and >should> do& So*eti*es these notions are in conflict( often they are based on delusion& 6his area has to be cleared of un)anted progra**ing( and filled )ith )anted progra**ing& 6his part of the self is *ost easily effected by t)o forces? Self1Jno)ledge and Bagic& Jno)ledge is an understanding of happiness and li*its& Happiness is a self1deter*ined and self1percei%ed state& 'ot only is )hat *akes *e happy not )hat *akes you happy( it is %ery likely that you ha%e seldo* kno)n *agical happiness( because

you do not kno) your character& Bagical happiness is not *ere gratification( it is that )hich engages the greatest parts of your being& "t is not the result of "ndulgence( )hich is the state 8

granted by those things )ith )hich )e can te*porarily gain unionH *agical happiness is the state of knowing who (ou are "( what has made (ou happ(. Jno)ledge is based on a true understanding of li*its of self& Eou )on't be playing for the '3$ if you are fi%e foot t)o& Eou )on't be Biss $*erica if you're *issing your t)o front teeth& Jno)ing your li*its( kno)ing e-actly )hat you are and then using your assets and o%erco*ing your shortco*ings( is the key to happiness& Bagic is the art of changing one's *edial acti%ity so that certain results *ay be obtained in the inner and outer )orlds& Bagic can be useful in breaking bad habits( obtaining ne) perceptions( obtaining ne) resources and opportunities in the )orldH but its *ain use is in changing Perception& Bagic allo)s you to see the )orld *ore and *ore fro* the point of %ie) of a constant to )hich all else beco*es a %ariable& 6his part of our e-istence is seldo* percei%ed since our attention is usually )ithin it& Unchecked( it is a place of )orry and despair or idle daydrea*ing& When all of our attention is lost in the *edial le%el( things feel unreal to us( or our friends tell us ,.uite correctly; that )e are in denial& When )e ha%e balanced the *edial le%el of oursel%es( the sy*bols of our drea*s are coherent& 6he *edial le%el of acti%ity can be directly obser%ed as the >near1 death e-perience&> Bany people( *yself a*ong the*( ha%e had the interesting feature of their >life passing before their eyes> in a near1death e-perience& 6his rapid( deep( and surprising e-perience sho)s the %alue *any e%ents ha%e had on shaping you& "t clarifies *any things& "t also sho)s things that not only you )ould rather forget( but that indeed you had forgotten& Bost people confronted by this kind of death e-perience )ill suffer at ha%ing done so little& >Gee( you *ean at any ti*e " could ha%e done so*ething about *y )retched little lifeK Why didn't so*eone tell *eK> 6he Sy*bol of the *edial le%el of being is the Gungian *andala& 6he *edial le%el of being pro%ides Conte-t& 6he core level of dyna*is* is the unchangeable part of the Self& "t e-ists as an absolute pattern for potential& "n *any *yths( the core part of oursel%es is the first land( the *agical island rising fro* the )atery depths& Here is that part of you )hich is uni.ue( indestructible( and not directly obser%able9 but its presence in the Cos*os sets up those situations that cause you to beco*e a)are firstly of your o)n e-istence( and then to sense )hat sorts of e-periences *ight help )ith your de%elop*ent& "t is( in short( the reason for your uni.ue e-istence( and all furthering of its de%elop*ent is the Work of the Left Hand Path& "t is rarely percei%ed in our li%es since our attention is loosely housed there& 6he core le%el of being is not static since it contains the principle of dyna*is*& 6he na*e for this core le%el is the Principle of "solate "ntelligence& 6he Sy*bol for the core le%el of being is the "n%erse Pentagra* surrounded by a circle& 6he core le%el of being pro%ides "ndi%iduality& 6he daemonic level of acti%ity is that e-perience that associated you )ith )hat are %aguely called >*agical currents&> 6his part of oursel%es( )hich is as ununified and se*i1sleeping as the others( is

the part of oursel%es that acts upon the Cos*os( and is acted upon by entities in the

Cos*os on a *agical le%el& "" has access "D dala lhal is not bound in chronological ti*e( it can cause effects at a distance( it can lead you to ite*s and persons that are desirable e%en if you do not recogni+e their .ualities due to their surface *anifestations& "t can e%en be seen under certain circu*stances& 6his le%el of being *ay be partially inherited such as the Ger*anic f(lg,a or the Celtic banshee( or it *ay be in%oked like the Holy Guardian $ngel& 6he Sy*bol for this part of being is a Birror& 6he dae*onic le%el of being pro%ides Bagic& Each of these parts *ust be a)akened( its subco*ponents har*oni+ed( its place in the personal ecology controlled and regulated& Each of these parts is fed by and feeds the other parts& 6he Cos*os has e-actly the sa*e four le%els& 3y changing the four le%els of yourself( the Bicrocos*( the Cos*os *ay be effected by 0esonance& 3y studying the four le%els of yourself( you *ay learn about the four le%els of the Cos*os( and by studying the le%els of the Cos*os you *ay learn about yourself& Let us look briefly at the four le%els of the Cos*os& The surface level. Here the Cos*os is %ery s*all? it is only that section that is interacting )ith you at a gi%en *o*ent& E%en so( it is larger than you( and )ill re*ain largely hidden in the )ays it is affecting you& $ guideline for understanding this le%el of the Cos*os is that it is the e-ercise e.uip*ent( you are the gy* custo*er& 6here is nothing that is co*ing your )ay in a gi%en *o*ent that you are not strong enough to handle& 6he surface le%el pro%ides Energy& "ts Sy*bol is a 6riangle )hose angles touch a circleH this is a re*inder of the Cycles of co*ing into being( e-erting constant force( and passing a)ay fro* being that bind all aspects of the percei%able )orld& The medial level. 6his is the su* total of all the sub<ecti%e o%erlays that deter*ine hu*an e%ents& 6his *eans )hat so*e occultists call the >World Soul(> historians are apt are to call the >+eitgeist(> and )hat futurists call >trends&> 6he *edial le%el is co*posed of historical forces( se*iconscious re*nants of thought syste*s( ad%ertising( and herd pre<udices& 6he forces in this heady *i- are al)ays in conflict& $ll of these forces act to take the place of thinking in indi%idual hu*an beings by a for* of hypnosis& "f the *agician can learn to a%oid the >spell> these forces place upon hi* or her( they are then free to use these forces& 6he *agician reali+es that these forces are 'eutral in his or her struggle9 that *eans that at any gi%en *o*ent about half of the forces are against you( and half on your side& 6he *edial le%el of the Cos*os pro%ides the *agician )ith his or her una)akened $llies for %arious political( artistic( and social endea%ors& 6he Sy*bol for the *edial le%el of the )orld is an eight1rayed circle( )hich is identified )ith the Chaos Bagic *o%e*ent& The core level. 6he Left Hand Path posits that its patron the Prince of Darkness( the ulti*ate source of patterns and potentialities( is the core le%el of the Cos*os& 6he Prince of Darkness chooses to be a finite being( so that "t *ay en<oy its indi%iduality& Unlike the all1po)erful( all1enco*passing being that the 0ight Hand Path )ould en%ision as God( the Prince of

Darkness chose( on a Cos*ic le%el )hat those )ho )ould gro) :

like hi* choose on a hu*an le%el9 the principle ol> Sell1 de%elop*ent& 6he core le%el of the Cos*os pro%ides the Bodel of di%ine indi%iduality and independence& 6he Sy*bol for the Prince of Darkness is culturally deter*ined& "n a society ruled by 0ight Hand Path paradig*s( the Prince of Darkness is the rebel against cos*ic in<ustice( Satan& "n a society )here the release of energy fro* dissipating patterns is re%ered yet feared( it is Shi%a& "n a society that stresses the role of the LHP *agician as culture hero( it )ill be the supre*e god of the pantheon like #dhinn or 6e+catlipoca& "n a society )here there is no central paradig* but *any co*peting at the sa*e ti*e( it )ill be Set( the god against the gods& The daemonic level. 6his is the su* total of all *agical acti%ity in the )orld& 6he spells and enchant*ents that ha%e Shaped the )orld are still acti%e in it& So*e are fairly ob%ious? 6he interactions of Dr& Gohn Dee )ith Eli+abeth " are )hy English is the pri*ary language in the United Sates and Canada& #thers are a tad *ore obscure( such as the hippie culture's roots in $leister Cro)ley's introducing Hu-ley to *escaline& So*e *ay be of %ery s*all scale( such as a haunting( or as %ast and *ysterious as *egaliths& 6hese forces tend to prey on *ost )ould1be *agicians causing the* to >bo) do)n> to the achie%e*ents of a past they are not )ise enough to understand& 3ut for those )ho see such things as triu*phs of the hu*an spirit( and use the* as spurs to their o)n greatness( these *agics of the past pro%ide aid both as inspiration and a*plification& 6he Left Hand Path initiate studies *anifestations in the follo)ing *anner& :& 6hey begin )ith research in current scholarly resources on *atters of interest& 6he Left Hand Path *agician a%oids the occultnik drek that reflects another's poor understanding& Hard data and good scholarship first9 then on to stage C? C& Personal synthesis of )hat is disco%ered based on a personal sense of 3eauty& 4& Enact*ent of that synthesis& =& Sharing the results of stage three )ith those )ho are part of his or her School& 6he dae*onic le%el arises fro* the past /or*ulas for )hat has )orked( and ho)& 6he Sy*bol for the dae*onic le%el is the Scroll& Each of these four parts of the cos*os *ust be e-plored( *anipulated( learned fro*( and reshaped by the Left Hand Path practitioner to the glory of his or her Satanic Will& So*e )ill find certain le%els easy to tap into( others difficult& Since the Left Hand Path is centered on the self( there is al)ays the te*ptation not to enter into e-change )ith these le%els( to be so*e sort of %a*pire

that *erely tries to absorb )ithout gi%ing& Such pathetic creatures *ay obtain a certain le%el of po)er in this )orld( but they re*ain s*all and t)isted( they can not partake of the fullness of being that fair e-change allo)s& 6o )ork )ith the surface( you *ust dedicate yourself to those causes in the )orld that increase hu*an freedo* and potential& 6o )ork )ith the *edial le%el( you *ust engage yourself in

creation of such *edial artifacts that increase hu*an a)areness& 6o )ork )ith the core le%el( you *ust lead a life that ser%es as a *odel of self1de%elop*ent& 6o )ork )ith the dae*onic le%el( you *ust share the results of your research and e-peri*ents )ith others )ho are stri%ing in the direction of the *ysteries& 6hese eight le%els of being( four internal and four e-ternal( are <oined together by the act of Perception& 6his process re.uires not *erely >looking> at things( but preparing yourself to see the*9 )hich *ay *ean education( or getting rid of e*otional baggage( or learning occult techni.ues& Perception beckons energy fro* the outer real*s( and directs it into the inner real*s& "t is the source of nourish*ent( and as it i*pro%es by practice and the re*o%al of delusion( it beco*es the basis for unifying the Self in such a *anner that coherent afterlife states are possible& The Psy"hology of Initiation "nitiation is the process of self change& "t in%ol%es disco%ering )hat inherent patterns of the Self e-ist and *anipulating one's life circu*stance( learning( and action so that those patterns *ay reach their fullest potential and be freely and creati%ely e-ercised& "n *any )ays( initiation *ay be called >the process of thinking the right thought at the right ti*e&> 6he inherent patterns of the core self are so*eti*es confused )ith 0ight Hand Path concepts like >destiny> or >fate&> 6he 0ight Hand Path looks for path)ays for the self to sub*it to( )hereas the Left Hand Path seeker looks for path)ays to gro) in& 6he core self( like an acorn( has certain potentials( but <ust as *ost acorns do not gro) into *ighty oaks( so too *ost core sel%es ne%er obtain any reali+ation& We )ill look first at the stages of initiation( then the %ices and %irtues of initiation( and lastly )hat initiation *eans in the current )orld& "nitiation consists of se%en stages& Each has its rules& 6his is a si*plified %ersion of lifeH real life is so*eti*es harder to di%ide into acts than a play& 6he first stage is that of wandering. 6he initiate1to1be *o%es around the )orld according to the circu*stances of their birth and guided by the inter%ention of their dae*onic self& He or she )ill see *any things( *eet *any people( ha%e *any e-periences& 6his *aterial is ac.uired during a ti*e of great nai%ete' 9 the initiate belie%es that surface appearances are true& Hu*ans are good( those in authority kno) *ore than the rest of us( people )earing black hats are e%il& 6he beliefs that rule the initiate1to1be are gathered at rando*H so*eti*es they are %ery noble such as a belief in hu*an's ability to help the*sel%es( so*eti*es %ery base such as racis*& 6hose hu*ans( roughly fi%e percent of hu*anity ,of e%ery color( se-( se- preference; that ha%e the capacity to a%oid regression go through this phase& ,When *ost people *eet a ne) and stressful en%iron*ent( they regress into a *ore pri*iti%e beha%ior such as drinking( or sleeping a lot( and so forth9 only about fi%e percent use the stress to *o%e the* into a *ore co*ple- syste* of beha%ior&; 6his continues until stage t)o&

6he second stage is shock. So*ething happens de*onstrating the falsity of appearances& $ lo%er is unfaithful( the go%ern*ent pulls you out of school because of a .uota( you are *uch less s*art than e%eryone told you :

)ere in the s*all to)n you gre) up in( etc& 6he nature of the shock is uni.ue to the person& "t does ho)e%er knock the* off the path of life they )ere follo)ing& Bany people don't ha%e this occurH they are not *arked to be initiates( but the allies of initiates& Bost people ne%er reco%er fro* this shock& 6hey fall deeply asleepH their only *agical function is to ha%e children and pass along such dae*onic *aterial they *ay ha%e in the for* of fa*ily spirits and so forth& 6he "nitiate( ho)e%er( does not fall co*pletely asleep& 6he third stage is da(dreaming. 6he "nitiate begins a regression into a fantasy )orld )hile they rebuild their life& Dri%en by desires a)akened abo%e( they seek out those things that are resonant )ith those desires& 6hey dabble in occultis*( play at alternati%e lifestyles( and generally restructure the *edial parts of the*sel%es )ith the idea of >What ifK> Bost people re*ain at that le%el& 6hey *ake up the coffee house cro)d in e%ery city( the people that go to cool *o%ies( and other)ise the *arket that *agicians *ake their *oney off of& Ho)e%er so*e of these folk are o%ertaken by desire( and begin to break out of the econo*ic ,andLor socially1 constructed; cage holding the*& 6hey try their hand at starting a band( or at )riting( or at starting a business( or at organi+ing a political or cultural group& 6hey ha%e success despite the odds against the*& 6hey disco%er that things are possible if they are Willed& 6hey put >/ollo) your blissM> bu*per stickers on their %an( and are truly .uite pu++led )hy *ore people don't do as they do& 6hese folk are the salt of the earth and *any Left Hand Path initiates )ill tear their hair )ondering )hy these folk( )ho ha%e taken a step or t)o on the path( don't fully a)aken& 3ut so*e of the* do& Usually so*e sorcerous skills are de%eloped here such as obtain*ent through %isuali+ation and autohypnosis& 6he fourth stage is another shock. Here the "nitiate disco%ers that there are great possibilities outside of the life they currently lead& 6his can happen in differing )aysH they *ay read a book on the effect of the occult on history( or they *ay *eet a talented *agician( or they *ay ha%e so*e *anifestation of their o)n dae*onic self& Here is a ti*e of great danger& 'o) that the indi%idual kno)s the )orld does not )ork in )ays either e-plained fully in rational science( nor is the hu*an )orld organi+ed as *ainstrea* *edia )ould ha%e you belie%e 9 there is a tendency to thro) a)ay logic and reason( and obsess on bi+arre e-planations of the )orld( )hether it *anifests as an o%er1 interest in conspiracies( U/#s( or diet fads& Ho)e%er in so*e lucky fe) the po)ers of skepticis* and their dae*onic sel%es are balanced so that they can find a School& 6hose lost at this le%el of Shock spend their days tearing at the social fabric& 6he fifth stage is the School. $ School consists of four ele*ents& /irst it *ust ha%e a consistent *etaphysics( that is to say( a syste* of thought that contains ethics( ontology( episte*ology( and pra-is& Second it *ust ha%e 6eachers( li%ing *en and )o*en )ho ha%e bettered the*sel%es by applying the School's ideas in a %ariety of real1life circu*stances( and )hose struggles *ust be

si*ilar to the Seeker's& 6hird it *ust ha%e a %ariety of students fro* as large a range of )alks of life( nationalities( cultures( and so forth as possible& 6his allo)s that the syste* can be tested

in *any differing )ays& /ourth the School *ust pro%ide resistance( a graduated steps of *astery based on ob<ecti%e criteria( so that the student is recei%ing so*ething other than si*ple *essages about ho) grand he or she is& "f the che*istry bet)een the School and the Seeker is correct 9 in other )ords( if the School pro%ides enough challenge and friction coupled )ith enough useful Jno)ledge( and the Seeker pro%ides *agical curiosity and hard )ork 9 then the Seeker *ay a)aken( and all the aspects of his or her life can be enriched thereby& Such Seekers then beco*e fiercely protecti%e of the School and( by their being( an ad%ertise*ent for it& "n connecting )ith the 6eacher( the student begins by pro<ecting all of the .ualities that the student )ants onto the 6eacher& 'o) if it so happens that such .ualities are part of the 6eacher's *akeup( then a *agical process of Learning begins as )ell as the *undane process& $s the student co*es to a certain state of being( their Stri%ings enable the* to contact the 6eacher )ithin& 6his is the sign of a true School& $t this point the School beco*es a place of resources and net)orking as the Student uses its *e*bers as fello) researchers around the )orld& 6his is a type of e*po)er*ent that opens as *any doors as *agical practice does& So*e Students pass into direct interaction )ith the Prince of Darkness through a *ethod akin to the one they used fro* passing fro* hu*an 6eacher to the 6eacher )ithin& $t this point the School beco*es a place for the* to share their techni.ues of $)akening& Ho)e%er no School is as good as its ideali+ed *odel( )hich leads to the ne-t phase? 6he si-th stage is yet another shock. Here the Student learns that his or her 6eachers are in the long run <ust people like hi*1 or herself& 6hey see the great tragedy of "nitiation( )hich is *at )hen "nitiates scre) up( they do so on a grander scale than regular folk& 6his leads the* to %arious deflections of "nitiation& 6hey *ay decide that their 6eacher is >corrupt> or that "nitiation is <ust an illusion( or )orse still they *ay decide that they ha%e license to pursue such petty e%ils as they *ay see ,or i*agine; others >abo%e> the* practice& Here the %ery So%ereignty they ha%e been seeking is abdicated by their interest in the )eakness of others( rather than in preser%ing and increasing their o)n strength& 3ut those )ho sur%i%e this shock pass onto the last phase of "nitiation& 6he se%enth stage is *ork. Here the "nitiate takes on the issue of )orld change& 6hey usually *aintain a fraternal and *agical link to their School( and a presence in the %arious co**unities that fostered their co*ing into being& 6his Loyalty to one's o)n past is the )ay that "nitiates in this stage of life *aintain their $)areness& 6hey rise to the top of their chosen fields of endea%or( create a life that is uni.uely satisfying to the*( and finish the self1change issues that ha%e been part of their process since the first stage of "nitiation& $t the end of their life( they )ork on si*plifying and purifying their e-perience( so that they can pass on the rules of life to their apprentices in their trade( the fello) Students in their School( and their descendants& 6his is the last bringing out of the

*aterials of their soul to )ork in the )orldH it is not a Gift to their lo%ed ones( but a *eans : :

of keeping their i*pulses ali%e on earth as they prepare lor ,he shock of death and the states beyond& "t should be noted that <ust as so*e of these stages *ay o%erlap te*porally ,or in rare cases( not proceed in this order; the >shocks> need not be single e%ents( but clusters of e%ents occurring o%er days( *onths( or e%en years& E%en death *ay not occur as a single e%ent( but a series of e%ents of physical and *ental decline& The Vi"es and Virtues of Initiation 2ices are those habits of *ind( heart( and )ill that hold us back fro* our self1deter*ined goals& 6hey can be eli*inated by analy+ing the beha%iors that support the* and cutting a)ay those beha%iors& 2irtues are those .ualities of *ind( heart( and )ill that lead to an increase of 3eing& 6hey can be learned by studying the actions of those )ho possess these attributes and e*ulating the*& The -ices 5& 'arcissis*& 3ecause the Left Hand Path focuses on the Self( there is a sad tendency to see the self as an ob<ect of )orship& 6his is as useful as if a sculptor began to )orship clay& 6he "nitiate guards against this )ith hu*or( )illingness to apologi+e( and asking hi*self the .uestion about any bad situation he or she finds the*sel%es in( >Ho) did *y actions contribute to this <a*K> 7& Hubris& 3ecause the LHP "nitiate does ha%e access to *ental states that 88&88N of his fello) hu*ans do not( he can co*e to belie%e that all of his actions are <ustified& He *ay e%en co*e to belie%e that the 6ruths he has co*e to by the practice of "nitiatory *agic are uni%ersal 6ruths( beco*ing the sa*e sort of bigot he fled fro* early in his life& 6he cure for hubris is to associate )ith po)erful( s*art people that *ake you a)are of ho) little you kno)( and ho) *uch *ore roo* there is for achie%e*ent in your life& 6he LHP initiate shuns being a big fish in a s*all pond& 8& /orgetfulness of past orthodo-ies& Since )e co*e to a surface le%el ,or so*e )ould say intellectual; understanding of the fettering po)er of 0ight Hand Path thought( )e often think that )e are >o%er it&> 6hose channels are cut %ery deep in our *edial sel%es( <ust as they are in the )orld& "f )e do not understand this( )e )ill ine%itably return to the bad habits of thought that )e despised& 6he %icti* of the religious bigot )ill beco*e a religious bigot& 6he for*er Christian )ill co*e to belie%e in a lo%ing Prince of Darkness& 6he for*er skeptic )ill disbelie%e e%en the results of his o)n *agic and preach against it& 6he LHP "nitiate tests ,and asks those in his or her life to test; )hether or not she or he is sho)ing the bad thought1patterns of their past& :D& Despair& 3ecause of the i**ensity of the task of self1 change( it is %ery easy to be o%erco*e )ith despair& #nce this happens( initiation stops& 6he "nitiate *ust learn ho) to keep a certain a*ount of pleasurable challenge in his or her life at all ti*es( so that fun 9 as *uch as anything else 9 )ill dra) the* back into initiatory practice&

::& $ttach*ent to the thoughts of another& When you ha%e had your eyes opened to the tact that the )orld is %ery different than society )ould ha%e you belie%e( it is %ery te*pting to e*brace the first coherent thought syste* you encounter& People *ay pick Cro)ley( Gurd<ieff( Plato( Sartre( Whitehead( or so*e nut on $ccess 62 that channels ka+illion1year1old Le*urians( but in each case they ha%e stopped thinking on their o)n( and replaced thought )ith a language ga*e that re.uires *e*ory and repetition& 6he LHP "nitiate )ill look at all these things )ith a bit of a *ental force1field in place( saying to hi*1 or herself( >Well that *ight be helpful for *e( but )hat do " think about itK> :C& #bsession )ith Bagic& Bagic( )hich is ulti*ately the *anipulation of the *ind( is %ery entertaining9 so *uch so that it can eat so*eone's life a)ay as *uch as 62 or surfing the 'et& 6he Left Hand Path *agician holds this tendency at bay )ith the use of a *agical diary that integrates each *agical operation into the o%erall sche*e of his life& :@& E*otional ser%itude& Bany )ould1be )riters )rite only )hen >the *ood is right&> Bany )ould1be "nitiates only take care of their "nitiation )hen >the *ood is right&> "n both cases people don't learn their craft( and they don't ha%e the hard and painful breakthroughs that are as i*portant as the easy >$ha> breakthroughs& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate kno)s that he or she doesn't follo) his or her e*otions( but that his e*otions follo) hi*& He or she practices doing things that are difficult for the sheer po)er it gi%es the* o%er their e*otions& The -irtues :A& Bagical Curiosity& 6he dae*onic le%el of the )orld is *aintained by the actions of coherent and transfor*ati%e syste*s& 6hese are seldo* the syste*s you can learn about in an occult bookstore& "f true Secrets )ere found in such places( then your fello) custo*ers )ould be the *ost po)erful people on Earth& 6he true syste*s *ay ha%e their broad outlines a%ailable there( but the hard )ork of finding out ho) these things really )ork is the "nitiate's <ob& 6heir .uest for Jno)ledge )ill lead the* into truly hidden areas( that *ay re.uire pilgri*ages to ancient sites( research in dusty libraries( or picking up a fe) additional languages& 6he occult industry( )hich is based on a fe) books about e%erything under the sun( hates this sort of Seeker ,after he or she has paid back the occult )orld by doing a couple of general books on the topic;& 6he LHP "nitiate kno)s that each ans)er leads to nine *ore .uestions9 and the .uest of getting those ans)ers "S the %ery Path itself& :4& Fuantifiable Pride& We li%e in a )orld that is %ery short on recognition& People are afraid to recogni+e .uality& "t *ight e*po)er a ri%al( or *ake the* a)are of their o)n lack of achie%e*ent& Eet as hu*ans )e long for recognition& So the LHP "nitiate does speak of his or her real1)orld deeds& 3ut in order to a%oid the traps of egotis* they use a certain for*ula& 6hey *ention the real deed( and then link it to the ne-t real1)orld

achie%e*ent they are stri%ing for& /or e-a*ple( >Last se*ester " *ade the Dean's listH ne-t se*ester " )ill get into the doctoral progra*&> 6his type of for*ula has four effects& /irst it lets people kno) that you are a force in the )orld( : :

and they )ill treat you accordingly& Second it )ill plant an i*age in their *inds of your success( so that they )ill be unconsciously )orking *agic for you to succeed& 6hird it lets you kno) that you are a person of real )orth( and fourth it re*inds you of ho) far you need to go in order to achie%e your long1range goals& :=& Sease of Hu*or& "f an "nitiate can not laugh at his or her o)n *istakes( they should gi%e up trying& "f they can't laugh at the )orld( they )ill go *ad& Laughter is the banisher of obsessions( and the *ark of so*eone sure of their So%ereignty& :5& #penness& Bany people are so insecure that they lead li%es so tight that *agic couldn't break in e%en if fro* the Prince of Darkness "tself& 6hey ha%e rules about )hat to eat( )hen to sleep( )ho to fuck( )hat to read( ho) to %ote 9 until e%ery second of their life is filled& 6he LHP "nitiate because of faith that his or her *agic )ill open Doors for the*( tries ne) things( and is %ery spontaneous& 6rue de%elop*ent )ill co*e to so*eone )ith Will1 6o1Succeed long before it )ill co*e to so*eone )ith Will16o1 Control& :7& Boderation& 6he So%ereign Self kno)s that nothing outside of itself is essential( nor is anything forbidden& 6herefore it refuses those paths and people that ha%e >one is the right )ay> attitude& "t chooses bet)een liber1tinage and asceticis*( kno)ing that each is a distortion of the self& 'either addiction nor abstinence are ans)ers of a person that rules his or her life& :8& Synthesis& 6he late $nton S& La 2ey )as ahead of the ga*e at this& He took useful aspects of life fro* a %ariety of sources 9 photography( fiction( se-ology( and so forth 9 to for* his syste*& 6he LHP "nitiate looks for his tools in a %ariety of life e-periences( and does not dra) all of his or her practice fro* the occult )orld& CD& Cunning& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate al)ays has an ace in the hole for any situation& He or she does not put all of his eggs in one basket& He or she has cunning( a type of kno)ing and thought for*ed by a co*ple- but coherent constellation of attitudes and skills )hich co*bine flair( e-tensi%e net)orking( )isdo*( forethought( subtlety of *ind( deception( obser%ation of people's non%erbal cues( resourcefulness( %igilance( opportunis*( and %arious skills and e-perience ac.uired o%er the years& "t is applied to conditions )hich are passing( shifting( nonplusing and a*biguous( and to those *agically potent situations )hich do not lend the*sel%es to precise *easure*ent( e-act calculation( and rigorous logic& What Is Needed for Initiation in the Post#odern World "n the ti*e of our ancestors' ancestors )e had Schools that )ere deeply connected )ith the culture( both on a linguistic and *aterial culture basis( that taught So%ereignty& So*e of these )ere closed to certain bloodlines( others like Plato's $cade*y )ere open to persons of *erit& We do not e-ist in a s*all unified coherent culture& #ne School )ill not pro%ide you )ith all of your 'eeds&

Eou *ust look not only for a School that )ill 6each you *agic and philosophy( but for life acti%ities that deepen your personhood& So*e of these *ight be better colleges( field )ork in the sciences( special forces

training in the *ilitary( careers in *usic or arl( training in the *artial arts( and so forth& /inding the tools for your self1 transfor*ation isn't easy& "f you co*e across any School that clai*s it has all you need( run 9 don't )alk 9 a)ay& Schools should be hard to get intoH Schools should stress that your battlefield is your life( not your *e*ory skillsH Schools should encourage your *eeting the instructors face1to1face& The Nature of $agi" Bagic consists of pulling things fro* the Darkness into the Light& Darkness is the real* of potential e-istence& "t *ay be understood as the future( the repressed( the hidden( or the forbidden& "f you lacked a <ob one night( did a ritual( and got the <ob( you pulled it out of the Darkness& "t ca*e& 3ut it ca*e )ith *ysterious properties that you had to e-perience to kno)& Co*ing to kno) those properties )ill pro%ide you )ith self kno)ledge& "f you o%erco*e so*e neurosis that didn't let you for* lasting co**it*ents to persons of the appropriate se-( you ha%e pulled co**it*ent out of Darkness& 6his )ill allo) you to ha%e a long1ter* lo%er( )hich is perhaps the greatest aid to tra%eling along the Path& "f you caused your go%ern*ent to re%eal a secret that it had been using against its citi+ens( you ha%e pulled that secret fro* the Darkness& 6his )ill set up for ne) conditions of freedo* in the )orld& "f you *ade your long1standing se-ual fantasy into flesh )ith t)o or three )illing adult partners( you ha%e pulled it fro* the Darkness& 6his )ill accusto* you to the process of Drea*s beco*ing /lesh& Bagic is the art or science of causing change in the *icrocos* so the proportionate change *ay occur in the *acrocos*( depending on the precision and passion of the *agician& "t is ho) )e get )hat )e 'eed& 6here are four sorts of *agic& 6hey are Betaco**unication( Sorcery( Di%ination( and "nitiatory *agic& Each takes a lifeti*e to *aster( and each can be a useful tool in both i*pro%ing the circu*stances of life and integrating and de%eloping the self& Let us look at each? etacommunication Betaco**unication includes any sending of a *essage that is *ore than )hat it see*s& We practice Betaco**unication for four reasons& /irst( to achie%e goals that nor*al channels of co**unication )on't allo) us& Second( to enchant our li%es& 6hird( to learn to lessen the effect of Betaco**unication upon us& /ourth( to produce internal friction and $)areness of Purpose& Let's look at each of these and then at the dangers of Betaco**unication& To achieve goals that normal channels of communication won.t

allow us. $s Bagicians )e stri%e to change the )orld around us to allo) for : :

*ore freedo* and *ore opportunity& 6he )ay of the )orld docs not support /reedo* and #pportunity& 6he )ay of the )orld is to insist on its rules& To enchant our lives. We practice Betaco**unication for fun& We *ay practice it by telling a ghost story around a ca*pfire( spinning a tall tale to a fello) airline passenger( telling a sick friend that the tea you are gi%ing the* has *agical po)ers that )ill *ake the* feel better( or e%en gi%ing that special so*eone a fortune cookie )hose fortune happens to read( >Will you *arry *eK> To lessen the effects of etacommunication on us. 6he )orld has a constant barrage of signals co*ing our )ay& $ %ery s*all percentage is challenged by our consciousness& 6he rest <ust pours in& Ho) *any of you ha%e tried to clear your *ind and found that there )as a Pepsi Cola ad%ertise*ent running thereK We )ill al)ays be a*ateurs at Betaco**unication co*pared to Badison $%enue( but )e )ill be ar*ed a*ateurs& To produce internal friction and !wareness of Purpose. 6he single greatest )eakness of the Left Hand Path "nitiate is egotis*& Usually it is in the for* of a se*iautono*ous part of the psyche that <ustifies all past action& "n Betaco**unication situations you ha%e to learn not to talk all the ti*e( not to let e%eryone kno) your e%ery little thought( and spend *ore ti*e listening than broadcastingH you learn your big purpose co*es first& 6he person )ho kno)s she *ust rent the house for O dollars can screen out the chatter of the real estate agent9 and by acting rather then reacting( get her Wish( as )ell as get training of the Will& 6he danger in Betaco**unication is that it is seducti%e& "t can allo) us to transfor* a hard situation )here )e *ight Learn so*ething into an easy situation )here )e )ill not( it can allo) us to cheapen a relationship based on 6ruth into one based on *anipulation( it can begin to tarnish the )ay )e look at our fello) hu*ans& 3ecause of this a strong ethical background is needed& Sorcer( Sorcery is the *anipulation of *atter and )ords to effect a change in the )orld& Using a %oodoo doll to get rid of an ene*y( creating a *oney1dra)ing fetish( or healing the sick by use of an enchant*ent are e-a*ples of sorcery& Sorcery re.uires a certain a*ount of nati%e talent( a good deal of e*otional energy( a playful attitude( and a scientific approach to see )hat )orks& 'ati%e talent is the e-pression of your dae*onic self& "f you ha%e e%er had a >*iracle> that pulled you out of a bad situation( you ha%e talent for sorcery& E*otional energy is the key to this sort of *agical )orking& Eou *ust not only raise your e*otional energy to the *a-i*u* le%el during the )ork( you ha%e to send it forth beyond you& "n other )ords( you not only ha%e to ha%e a great deal of passion at your disposal( you ha%e to be able to let things go& "f you can't )alk a)ay fro* your *agical operation

feeling that you ha%e taken care of the situation( you )on't be able to )ork sorcery& $ playful attitude allo)s you to perfor* such )ork& Eou *ust be )illing to see aspects of the outer )orld( such as your %oodoo doll( as true stand1ins for the thing you )ish to influence& Logic and reason( )hich are nor*ally the best tools for ac.uiring po)er in the )orld( *ust be dropped lor the ti*e of your cere*ony( then picked up again as your life resu*es its nor*al )orkaday course& $ scientific approach to see )hat )orks is essential in de%eloping your po)ers& Eou *ust note your operation( see )hen and if it took effect( and )hat une-pected side effects occurred& 6his )ay you )ill learn )hat you are good at( )hat doesn't )ork for you( ho) the )orld is connected ,for e-a*ple( did you )ant to heal that )o*an )ho then took your boyfriend a)ayK; and )hat you really )ant( and 'eed& Sorcery has t)o ad%antages and t)o dangers& "t tells you ho) good you are at *agic( and ho) .uickly ,or slo)ly; your *agic )orks& 6his is i*portant kno)ledge to ha%e in your possession before you try any "nitiatory *agic& Eou )ouldn't )ant to do brain surgery if you're not sure you kno) ho) to put on a bandage& 6he second benefit is that sorcery can get you *any things9 if you learn ho) to ask for the*& "f you are good at *agic( you get )hat you ask for9 *ost people learn that the hard )ayM #ne disad%antage of sorcery is that it can easily lure you into far too co*fortable a life& Eou he- people you don't like( you do a *oney spell that keeps you in your crappy little apart*ent( you *anage to keep pain out of your *outh so you go too long before you see a dentist& 6he second disad%antage of sorcery is that it )ill lead ,e%eryone goes through this once( folksM; to the Sorcerer's $pprentice Syndro*e& "n the S$S( you get into a spiral of *agically1aided disasters& "t goes so*ething like this& $l puts a spell on that cute )o*an at )ork& She falls for hi* in a big )ay( and it isn't till after )eeks of great se- that $l disco%ers that she is a psychopath& 'o proble*? $l does a spell that )ill take her a)ay fro* his place of e*ploy*ent& 6he co*pany goes belly1up& E%eryone is no) a)ay fro* the place of e*ploy*ent& $l needing cash does a >Get Be Boola Fuick> ritual( and is struck by a 3BW( )hose o)ner )ants to settle fast& $nd so on& Bodern sorcerers )ould do )ell to study chaos theory to disco%er )hy so*eti*es things )ork( so*eti*es they don't& E%entually as one co*es to kno) *ore and *ore about )hat is possible in the )orld( a sense of ti*ing )ill de%elop for your sorcery& Learning to take that secret of ti*ing to the rest of your life is a *a<or "nitiatory leap for)ard& Here's an e-a*ple of sorcery? Pra"ti"al Sigil %onstru"tion 6here is so*ething special about Sigil *agic& Bagic is the $rt of co**unication( )here you send or recei%e signals fro* the hidden part of the uni%erse& So*e people are %ery sensiti%e to *agic( others %ery resistant& So*e are good at sending signals( so

they need %ery little effort to po)er thingsH others ha%e to take e%ery bit of e*otion( po)er( and 2

'o) )e'll till it in )ith the other letters of the alphabet? passion they ha%e to get anything going& ">he direct use of signs is one of the easiest and *ost po)erful *ethods of *agic& 6he sign can be *anipulated& "t can be painted( burned( coated )ith se-ual fluids( car%ed in rock( cast in *etal& Each of these things creates a *eta1 *essage about )hat you )ant the sign to do& $ sign for a te*porary purpose( like >*ake *y neighbor fall in lo%e )ith *e> is not so*ething you )ant car%ed in stone& $ sign to bring you good health on the other hand )ould logically be created out of so*ething that )ill be around as long as you are& Plastic *aybe& 6here are *any sy*bol syste*s that you can use to create Sigils& 6he runes( the Hebre) alphabet( you na*e it& " a* going to sho) ho) to create a Sigil in a *ethod that is entirely personal& "t is uni.ue to you( and therefore has about it a certain Left Hand Path resonance& $ll Left Hand Path practitioners should de%elop a personal *agical syste* uni.ue to the*sel%es as part of their self de%elop*ent& 6o begin you )ill need a *agic s.uare& 'o) English has C= letters( )hich doesn't )ork so )ell( but if you choose to treat t)o of the* as the sa*e 9 say " and G or " and E 9 then you ha%e C4 letters )hich *akes a nice 41by14 s.uare& /irst you )ill need a *agic phrase uni.ue to your current le%el of understanding and your )ants& Let's say your current *agical *otto is >" )ill gro) by o%erco*ing fearM> When one co**unicates so*ething in the intellectual real*( one stri%es for si*ple( clear sentences that either persuade or e-plain& $ *agician )ishing to co**unicate his )ill to the essentially *ysterious parts of his o)n psyche utili+es a precise *ethod of transporting his *essage fro* the intellectual to the dae*onic real*& What follo)s is a si*ple *ethod& 'ote that it does not coerce so*e other being 9 such as an angel or de*on or other fantasy 9 but rather assu*es that the dae*onic part of the *agician is )illing to )ork for the sa*e purpose as the *agician& 6his syste* uses co*ponent letters of a phrase to produce a shape through )hich the )ill of the *agician can operate directly upon the )orlds )ithin and )ithout& Let's take the uni.ue letters in that phrase( treating E as "( and discarding duplicate letters( to produce? " W L G 0 # 32ECB'/$& Let's fill up our s.uare )ith those letters first(

'o) this is your *agic s.uare& Let's take a particular intention that crosses your *ind& Do you need a ne) <ob( because the *oney )ill help you do things like get a better educationK $re you afraid of the ne) <ob ho)e%erK See*s to fit into your o%erall purpose& So construct a sentence( >Gob( challenge( and *oney are *ineM> 'o) reduce that to its uni.ue letters( G # 3 C H $ L E ' G D B " & ,With " as both " an E;& 'o) *ake a nice angular dra)ing that connects each of the letters in order& "t should look so*ething like this?

Look it o%er( does it see* rightK 'ice ho) it looks like spiraling in%erted pentagra*s& Put your *agic s.uare a)ay( and Play )ith your Sigil& Load it )ith po)er( keep it on your person )hen you )rite up your resu*e& "t is a thousand ti*es *ore %alid than a Sigil fro* so*e *usty gri*oire& When it has done its Work( offer it up as a sacrifice to your Higher Self& $nd )hile the little piece of paper burns say )ords of Pledge to yourself that you )ill use the ne) <ob to Learn as )ell as earn( and that you accept the pleasure and pains your *agic has brought you( as your hard )ork opens ne) fields for your Oeper& Dont sho) others your *agical s.uare( any *ore than you )ould share your P"' for your $6B card& 6he Sigils ho)e%er need not be hidden( since they re*ain a secret in plain %ie)& /ro* ti*e to ti*e as you e%ol%e you )ill 'eed to change your *agical s.uare sho)ing a ne) attack on the uni%erse& Divination Di%ination is the process of disco%ering infor*ation about yourself( others( or the forces of the uni%erse by *eans of )atching signs( either those for*ally *anipulated or synchronicities that occur around you& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate practices di%ination for four reasons& /irst and *ost i*portantly( to fill his or her life )ith a sense of )onder& 2 2

Second( to see if his or her current life path is opti*al& 0eason and sense of self produce the great guidelines( but di%ination can fine tune your course& 6hird( to cause the "nitiate to think about the near future( and learn those feelings and thoughts that *ight ne%er had occurred to hi* or her& /ourth( to i*press others& 6he use of a Di%inatory syste* re.uires four things to be of use to the $)akened 3lack Bagician& /irstly it *ust reflect a So%ereign %ie)point( that is to say these are Sy*bols that apply to the .uestions of kingship( not )hen the crops need to be har%ested& Secondly the syste* *ust be usable )ithin a rational and ordered life& 6hirdly the .uestioner *ust be of great e*otional *aturity& /ourthly( the syste* *ust ha%e uses in sorcery& Let us consider the idea of )ar& 'o) if you asked a general to )rite do)n the categories of )ar( he *ight )rite battles( logistics( strategy( ci%il affairs( *orale( and so forth& "f you asked a physician( her list *ight be shell shock( li*b loss( field surgery( and the like& 6he lo)ly pri%ate *ight ha%e boredo*( *ud( death of friends( fear& 'o) each of these is a co*plete *ap of )ar that ser%es the person doing the *apping& "t reflects their needs( their obser%ations( and their )isdo*& 6he "nitiate looks for a syste* designed by rulers( for rulers 9 )hether it )ould be Cro)ley's 6arot deck( the 0unes( the #gha*( and so forth& "f you choose to read the Di%inatory syste* to aidL*anipulate your friends( you i*pose upon the* three things& /irstly( a %ie)point of a class to )hich you are beco*ing a *e*ber& Secondly( a)e and respect for that class& 6hirdly( )isdo* beyond ,but te*pered by; your o)n& 6his *o%es the* into a dyna*is* that you can *anipulate in accordance )ith your )ill( and helps you reali+e your o)n consciousness in a *ore per*anent for*& 6his is yet another e-a*ple of Left Hand Path practice 9 )herein you beco*e *ore and *ore the constant( and all else the %ariable& "f you use the Di%inatory syste* to help yourself out of a <a*( by checking for )hich areas to ai* your Will at( you are i*posing three things upon yourself and your surroundings& /irstly( you are i*posing rules for an ideali+ed )orld that you )ould rather )ork in& Secondly( you are allo)ing your dile**a to *o%e you to)ard the Gudg*entLControl aspect of your being& 6hirdly( you are alle%iating the stress of chaos by a *agical and purposeful act rather than a bottle of #ld Grandpa& 6his Di%ination attunes you to the Di%inatory syste* and the )orld to you& "f you use the fullness of ideas e-pressed in the Di%inatory syste* as a *ap sho)ing )here your true core self stands( you are i*posing three things on yourself& /irstly( you are separating your self fro* the uni%erse by the si*ple act of re*inding yourself that you are the center of it& Secondly( you are *aking yourself a)are of blind spots in your "nitiation& "f you can't see ho) a certain )orld is i*portant as another( it reflects a lack of balance that needs to be corrected by Willed action( or )ill be corrected by the uni%erse in her usual s)eet and lo%ing )ay& 6hirdly( it re*inds you of the Deeper )ork that needs to be done 9 *aking your o)n *ap of the Cos*os( so that you can effect it )ith utter precision

no)( and after your death& 6his latter e-ercise in #b<ecti%e Consciousness is %ery hard&

Since the 6arot is a co**on di%inatory tool( " )ill gi%e an e-a*ple of a for*al di%ination procedure using the 6arot& #ne( ask yourself these .uestions? C:& Ho) does *y current situation reflect possibilities for *y de%elop*entK CC& Ho) ha%e *y )eaknesses contributed to *y being )here " a*K Ho) can " use getting out of )here " a* to get )here " need to beK C@& What )ill the real i*pact of *y current situation be in si- days( si- *onths( and si- yearsK CA& Ho) *any factors are go%erning the current situationK 6)o( )rite do)n the ans)ers in your *agical diary& 6hree( do an "n%ocation? >#h Self that " seek to 3eco*e( open your *ysteries to *e& 0e<oice in steps to o%erco*e that )hich hinders *e( bless *y serenity in accepting that )hich " *ust suffer to change *e( and energi+e *y *agical curiosity that " *ay kno) the difference& Let *y %ie) e-tend beyond ti*e and spaceM Hail( *y Self1to13eM> /our( put out the cards and read the* according to the *ethods you ha%e seen used& $ good historical understanding of the syste* is %ery i*portant as )ell as co**on reading skill& /or a historical understanding of the 6arot( see The Tarok of the agians by Stephen /lo)ers& /i%e( )rite do)n the reading and your interpretation of it& 3e brutal )ith yourself& Si-( look for other patterns( things like )ho the cards re*ind you of( noises in your roo*( other synchronicities& 'ote the* as )ell& Se%en( no) pick up the cards you don't like( put do)n cards in their place for the reading you )ould like to see& 6hink about ho) you )ould need to change the things in your life to *o%e to)ard this pattern& Jeep the cards out )here you can study the pattern e%ery day for four or fi%e daysH during this ti*e you can *ake a fe) *ore changes& $t the end of that ti*e say another in%ocation( >/ro* the /uture you co*eM> Lea%e the cards out in the Dark that night& 6hen begin )orking to *ake your Willed prediction co*e true& Eight( )rite do)n your successes and failures& 'ine( e%ery si- or se%en *onths re%ie) your progress& $re you beco*ing *ore accurate )ith your predictionsK ,"f not( try a different syste*&; $re you beco*ing better at bringing about )hat you )antK ,"f not( e-a*ine your life %ery carefully&; 6his procedure reflects a Left Hand Path use of an e-isting occult technology& "t is( of course( *uch harder than the occult )orld )ould teach you( but it is also *ore useful& Initiatory Magic "nitiatory *agic is the CreatingLPreser%ing of a desired Perception& "t is the Secret of the Bagi& $s )e struggle in the

)orld to understand( to be 2

strong and %irtuous( to beco*e )hat )e desire( )e ha%e the %ery tough <ob of building up our %irtue bit by bit& Each hard act gi%es us so little( and a lifeti*e of la+iness and blindness )ill often re*o%e such s*all treasures as )e *ay ha%e& "nitiatory *agic is changing oneself to gi%e the desired traits a foothold in the darkness of the psyche& "t is like planting a seed& "nitiatory *agic is of t)o kinds( that related to social rites of passage( and that )hich is done by the *agician for his or her inner agenda& 6he first sort is cere*onies of graduation( )eddings( funerals& 6hese belong to the outer )orld( and it is up to the $)akened Will of the "nitiate to *ake use of the*& 6hat is her or his duty ,and the follo)ing steps are <ust as applicable;& 6he second sort( the inner1directed *agic( *ay be done alone or in groups dedicated to "nitiation& 6his is the process )hereby a change is )rought in Perception( )hich *ay be brought to bear on any or all of the four le%els of *icrocos*ic dyna*is*( or ,*ore rarely; on the le%els of *acrocos*ic dyna*is*& 'o) both sorts of *agic are present in the life of the "nitiate& Let us consider )hat the "nitiate's attitude to)ard the* should be& E-ternal "nitiatory *agic has been the *ethod by )hich society and fa*ily ha%e shaped the "nitiate's )orld %ie)( gi%en hi* or her %alues( and created se*i1stable structures in the %arious dyna*is*s of hi*1 or herself& "**ature LHP philosophies suggest that such things are *erely to be hated and in%erted& Bature philosophies look at the results and then *ake their Pact )ith *ankind& Let's say that you are a )hite *ale fro* the $*erican South of a lo)er *iddle class fa*ily( and of "rish descent& 6here )ill be certain things you ha%e gained through ritual and *yth? a sense of honor( a ro*antic %ie) of hu*an achie%e*ent( racis*( religious intolerance( a tendency to en<oy loafing& "nstead of hating this force that *ade you( *ar%el at it9 take its products and enforce those you like ,sense of honor; and toss a)ay those that hinder you ,racis*;& Do this )ithin and )ithout( and engage in those rituals )hich pro*ote those %alues you %alue& 6his is our Pact )ith *ankind& "nternal "nitiatory *agic needs to be %ie)ed as %ery serious and producti%e of Unkno)n conse.uences& Bost of the occult industry is full of books that allo) you to be >initiated> into syste* after syste*& 6he LHP "nitiate kno)s that if their rites are )orking at all( it is not unlike s)itching on e%ery light and appliance in his house9 e%entually the circuits )ill blo)( after a bro)nout& "nitiatory *agic *ust only be practiced )hen there is 'eed( a true obstacle in your inner being that *ust be o%erco*e .uickly rather then slo)ly and per*anently& 6he steps for "nitiatory *agic are four? Purification( "ntensification( Consu**ation( and 0eali+ation& Let's look at each of these& Purification. 6his is not a process of a%oiding se- or chocolate& "t is a process of *ental purification& "t re.uires t)o things& /irstly building up a great sense of .uestion& 6he "nitiate takes on e%ery aspect of the .uestion facing hi* or her& He thinks about it(

entertains )ild speculations( uses his logic( uses di%ination and other *ethods for getting beyond his head( reads philosophers( discusses the idea )ith )ise people of %arying %ie)points&

Secondly it re.uires the "nitiate shutting out those )orldly influences that )ill distract hi* or her during the actual perfor*ance& "'or *ost people it *eans slop reading the ne)spapers( )atching 62( or surfing the )eb for a couple of days before the )ork& "t *ight *ean sleeping alone the day before and after the *agical )orking( and a%oiding such foods that dull the senses& "t certainly *eans a%oiding alcohol and drugs before the )ork& #ntensification. 6his is a process of fi-ing one's senses on such ite*s and sti*uli that aid in creating the at*osphere& "t *eans choice of art( clothing( *usic( and other aesthetic decisions& 6his process allo) the consciousness to slip up)ard to)ard a di%ine le%el& 6his state is the state sought by the Left Hand Path( and such gli*pses as occur during "nitiatory *agic are a sort of tra%elogue for the soul& 6he ulti*ate ai* of the Left Hand Path 9 an i**ortal consciousness that can act or not in the *aterial )orld as desired 9 is seen here& Consummation. Here the desired ne) state is taken in by sy*bolic actions& 6he e-ternal condensation of the *ental state could be as si*ple as a drink of apple <uice fro* a goblet( Sy*boli+ing the gaining of Wisdo*& 6his state uses the body for the Bind to Work on the Bind& 6he change is )rought here( and )ill begin to *anifest in the four inner and four outer le%els& 'eali/ation. "nitiatory *agic does not i*pro%e character& Eou )ill not )alk out of a *agical cha*ber a ne) *an or )o*anH although the changes )rought in your inner )orld )ill *ake it feel so& So the "nitiate plans to engage in so*e acti%ity the ne-t day that illustrates the desired state& "f the ritual )as to obtain Lore( the 0eali+ation is going to class on Bythology the ne-t day& 6his aligning of outer action )ith an internally )rought change is al*ost a Secret of the Left Hand Path& 0eal )orld change is al)ays the test of our *agic& Why $agi" Is Taught 6he intelligent seeker no) has a .uestion as to )hy these types of *agic are taught& "f " ,or anyone; really had the secret for doing things that other people could not( )ouldn't it be to *y ad%antage keeping this kno)ledge to *yselfK 6here are se%en reasons )hy *agic is taught? C4& #t.s fun to show off what (ou know. 6his is hard1)ired biology of the hu*an species( it *akes for the sur%i%al of the race& #ur aging process feeds this( )hich is )hy people of a certain age desire to pass on infor*ation to youth& 6he "nitiate( )ho studies al)ays the che*istry of Life( uses this Che*istry rather then struggles against it& C=& #t "inds Perception to the Left Hand Path. 6he Prince of Darkness ga%e us the Gift of "ndi%iduality so that he could in the fullness of ti*e ha%e suitable co*panions& #ne of the )ays )e link )ith that Cos*ic Working is to *ake sure that the Left Hand Path sur%i%es& 3y being able to look upon our students( )e kno) that )e ha%e affected the psyches of others as the Prince of

Darkness affected ours( and this Jno)ledge aids the soul in its crystalli+ation& C 2

C5& #t "rings new techni$ues forward. $s seekers for the *odern Left Hand Path arri%e dra)n by this 6eaching( they bring a lifeti*e of )andering to the 6eacher& 6hey )ill ha%e encountered so*e drops of )isdo* on the )ay( other)ise they )ould ne%er ha%e had enough 3eing to be dra)n to the 6eaching& 6hese *ay be added to the School's horde( after testing and e%aluation& 6rue "nitiatory Schools( rather then trying to 6each e%eryone e%erything( actually beco*e places )here Wisdo* is gathered& "n the early days of a ne) School great )isdo* co*es in daily( so *any ne) groups flourish for a )hile( but as a certain le%el of 6ransfor*ation occurs in the group( it beco*es rarer and rarer that each ne) bit of Jno)ledge )ill be as 6ransfor*ati%e& C7& #t articulates the Teaching. "f you really( really )ant to learn so*ething 9 fro* /rench to co*puter progra**ing 9 try teaching it& C8& #t "rings mone( and fame% )hich can be used for a %ariety of purposes& @D& #t increases the amount of the 0nknown in the universe. "n the )orld of 0ight Hand Path religions( the Jno)n is sought& E%erything should be fi-ed( and the chaotic dri%en fro* the )orld& "n the Left Hand Path( as indi%iduals e%ol%e in their uni.ue fashion( in their personal ti*e and using those *aterials of ti*e of culture )here e%er they are9 a gro)ing nu*ber of .uestions arise ,since each $ns)er leads to nine .uestions; and a gro)ing indi%iduation of the di%ine occurs& 0ather than producing *ore of the Jno)n( this produces the Unkno)n& "t is in this at*osphere that *ore consciousness can e%ol%e( and the e%ol%ing consciousness )ill ha%e *ore opportunities for po)er and de%elop*ent in the )orld& 1. #t frees the Teacher from the social matri2. Sure )e kno) )hat to do )ith plu*bers( rock stars( gy* teachers( <e)elers( and bank tellers& 3ut )hat do you do )ith a BagicianK "s he to be treated )ith respect or derisionK "s she rich or poorK "s he conser%ati%e or liberalK 3y cutting hi*1 or herself fro* the social *atri- the 6eacher of *agic has set up a situation )here he has to stay $)ake( but she has also created a situation )here it is easier to Work her Will on the )orld& Histori"al and %ultural &pportunities for the Left Hand Path 6he Left Hand Path is at the da)n of a ne) era of sophistication and po)er& 6his does not *ean that it )ill be easier( nor *ore socially acceptable to practice( but that the practice can ha%e greater effect& Let us consider the de%elop*ent of the )orld so far( and then look at )hy the Post*odern or $eonic $ge )ill pro%e to be the Golden Era of LHP practice& World history has passed through three great epoches and is passing into a fourth& "n classical ti*es )e had great gro)th of *any paradig*s& 6his led to great schools of philosophical in.uiry& We )ould be hard pressed to look at the philosophies of ancient Greece alone( and think that )e ha%e *ade any progress to)ard Jno)ing the

ans)ers of the .uestions posed by Life& 3ut t)o things )ere lacking? #ne( a syste* of uni%ersals that allo)ed philosophies to be taught( e-changed( i*pro%ed across the boundaries of

li*e and space& 6)o( a useful kno)ledge of liie *aterial )orld that could e*po)er the philosophic seeker to reali+e his or her "deas in the )orld& "n *edie%al ti*es )e had one paradig*& #ne god( one book( one initiation across racial and cultural lines& 6his produced *any good things? $ reali+ation of the need of a co**on language ,then Latin( no) Jnglish;( co**on ti*e keeping( rules for international tra%el& "n short in the Biddle $ges the design for a set of co**on factors that enabled the Word to go forth fro* 0o*e( or Becca( or Constantinople( or 3ei<ing created the "dea of a co**on basis for co**unication and control& "n *odern ti*es the paradig* of science 9 of approaching the )orld rationally as a )ay of controlling it 9 has gi%en us *any things& We li%e t)ice as long as )e used to9 pretty i*portant if you are going to spend ti*e figuring out the ans)ers to life's .uestions& We can tra%el al*ost any)here in a short period of ti*e& We can interact )ith other *inds in a *o*ent& 6he po)er of the indi%idual is at an all1ti*e su**it because of science( but because of hu*an beings' natural la+iness this po)er is usually turned against the Self( as )e learn ne) )ays to keep oursel%es distracted& 6he Post*odern or $eonic $ge could be the synthesis of the three preceding& "t )ill ha%e the gro)th of *any( *any paradig*s for in.uiry& 6hese )ill be co**unicated by uni%ersal *eans( fro* books to the "nternet& 6hey )ill be e*po)ered by the *astery of the natural science *akes possible& "n such a ti*e( the inspired book of another )ill *atter less( because the *ost i*portant ac.uisition of the indi%idual )ill be a philosophy syste* that helps hi* or her utili+e the historical forces that are co*ing into being no)& "f )e speak of the >)orld> of 6ho*as Gefferson or the >)orld> of Einstein( )e are talking about a set of *ental attitudes and )ays of kno)ing that *ake the Cos*os clear( usable( and gi%e direction for its use& 6hese sets of attitude ha%e been deter*ined by e-ternal forces( upon )hich there has been a dependency +e.g.% *edie%al churches or *odern go%ern*ents; up to the present( but )ith the ne) technologies and the re%olt of the elites( intelligent people are able to find their o)n )orlds& Entrance into one of the $eons has a fourfold effect& /irstly the indi%idual feels like they ha%e found >ho*e&> 6his is a brief 0e*e*bering of their true nature& Sec1 ondly the indi%idual finds other people to e-plore the ideas )ith& 6his is the for*ing of an elite& !n( $eon is 0uled by its elite& 6he elites ha%e been agents of Dependency until recently )hen their actions ha%e beco*e both *ore global in scope and self centered in *ood& 6hirdly the indi%idual finds that the $eon e*po)ers hi* as he .uests for its Secrets& /ourthly the indi%idual finds that the .uest leads to hi* or her either *aking significant i*pro%e*ents to the $eon( or founding one of his or her o)n& 6his paradig* of the ac.uisition of kno)ledge and po)er is a Left Hand Path paradig*H although it can be used in non1spiritual pursuits& $s this *ethod beco*es the ruling *ethod( the Left Hand

Path *agician )ill find hi*self *ore deeply in 0esonance )ith the Bedial( Core( and Dae*onic le%els of the )orld( and his or her acti%ities )ill be greatly a*plified& $nother benefit that the Left Hand Path "nitiate can no) en<oy is a gro)ing tolerance in this age for indi%idual beliefs& $lthough the 2

intolerance of other ages does not %anish ,if you doubt *e( )atch $ccess 62 and you )ill see that the Biddle $ges is ali%e and )ell;( the ne)er freedo*s allo) for greater di%ersity( if one but has the )ill to clai* one's niche& 6his allo)s for a synergy of Left Hand Path practitioners& Whereas such a group of indi%iduals )ill ne%er be in agree*ent on all issues( basic ai*s of the Left Hand Path )ill tend to flourish under the enlightened action of the ar*ies of the night& 6he practice of politics( the art of the possible( is )here the synergy of the Left Hand Path *ay be brought into play during the $eonic $ge& #n the political le%el the Left Hand Path "nitiate stri%es to increase four areas in her or his life? /reedo*( $ccess to Jno)ledge( Scope and 'ature of #pportunity( and 3eauty of En%iron*ent& Let us e-a*ine each of these briefly? Freedom is the state )here the "nitiate is faced by choices that )ill deter*ine future states of being& /reedo* does not *ean choices bet)een t)o types of soda( it *eans difficult choices that shape the self as *uch as a chisel shapes *arble& !ccess to 3nowledge is the ability to find both li%ing teachers and those treasuries of data )here the products of the hu*an *ind are kept& $n essential aspect of Left Hand Path philosophy is taking in%entory of )hat is a%ailable in the Self and the en%iron*ent for self creation& 6he use of e-isting *aterial( rather than ha%ing to create each for* of kno)ledge by the self( is essential& Scope and 4ature of )pportunit( is the Left Hand Path .uest for po)er and creati%ity& "nitiates pride the*sel%es on those ne) ideas and practices that they bring to the )orld& 6his is a for* of the LHP ideal of self1deification& 6his for* of enli%ened self interest has as its goal the transfor*ation of the business of life fro* a grueling <ob to a species of play& 5eaut( of 6nvironment is not si*ply sought by the "nitiate for hedonisticLaesthetic reasons& /or *agical reasons the LHP "nitiate surrounds her1 or hi*self )ith those ob<ects( sounds( )orks of art that re*ind hi* or her of what she or he is seeking to "ecome. 6his practice of beautifying the )orld as a for* of aesthetic talis*an( aids the "nitiate in his or her .uest to beco*e *ore a)ake and *ore conscious of that )hich they are trying to shape the*sel%es as& 'o) each of these endea%ors beco*es ethical in that the Left Hand Path "nitiate *ust stri%e for others around hi* or her to achie%e these things as )ell& 6his beha%ior is not done out of >altruis*(> )hich Left Hand Path "nitiates understand as a >sacred lie> told to *e*bers of con%entional religions in order to ensure their social confor*ity ,and *onetary support; in the lack of being able to *ake true ethical decisions based on self1gained )isdo*& 6hese cooperati%e stri%ings are done for a t)ofold reason? :& Bagically if one is to )ork )ith a Principle on earth( one *ust identify )ith )hat that Principle )ould find pleasing& C& Practically each of these fields )orks only in opening the door for the *any( not <ust the self& /reedo* can only be had if others are free& Working to)ard

>total po)er> o%er others is as chaining as allo)ing others to ha%e po)er o%er you& Dictators and tyrants aren't free people( *erely busy ones&

The Right Hand Path l6ic 0ight Hand Path is based on the )ord >Sub*ission&> 6he guide for happiness( doing the Good( kno)ing the %alue of things co*es fro* finding a syste* e-ternal to the Self( and re*odeling the Self to fit& 6his syste* *ay take the for* of obedience to an ideali+ed being such as the Christian god( obedience to percei%ed historical and econo*ic forces &e.g.% Bar-is*;( obedience to a gender group &e.g.% fe*inis*;( obedience to a racial( national( or ethnic group& "n each instance the #ther is percei%ed of as larger and better than the Self( and that only in ser%ice to this e-ternal principle can the Good be obtained& 6he practitioners of the 0ight Hand Path can be noble( good *en and )o*en )ho chose their principles )isely &e.g.% Bartin Luther Jing or Winston Churchill; or they *ay be destructi%e and stupid folk )ho chose their principles badly &e.g.% $dolf Hitler or Goseph Stalin;& 6he 0ight Hand Path is *uch easier to understand and e-plain( because it %alues rules o%er consciousness& Eou can find a si*ple te-t that tells you )hat to do& "ts concept of the di%ine is to see the di%ine as o*nipotent and o*nipresent& Ban is but a )or* in co*parison( and the purpose of life is to reali+e ho) s*all( frail( and ulti*ately illusory )e are& God is seen as static( and sal%ation co*es fro* achie%ing a si*ilar static state( )hether it is the constant adoration of the Christian hea%en( or the selfless conte*plation of the 3uddhist 'ir%ana& Bany of the *agical and spiritual techni.ues that are used by Left Hand Path "nitiates are used by their 0HP brothers& 6here are *any si*ilarities in the paths9 each )ould stress that surface appearances in the )orld are *isleading( each )ould stress that *ost people in the )orld are profoundly asleep and spend *ost of their energy *aking sure that no one )akes up( each )ould stress that the battle to change the Self is an e%eryday battle& 6here are *any religions that fall outside of the Left Hand PathL0ight Hand Path dichoto*y& Bost folk religions are not interested in transfor*ing the self( they are only interested in the *aintenance of society& #ther *odes of thought such as 6aois*( or 6hele*a as $leister Cro)ley understood it( either ask different sorts of .uestions on ho) the Good is to be obtained( or offer *i-tures bet)een the paths& 6here is no hatred of the 0ight Hand Path groups or practices by the *ature Left Hand Path "nitiate& 6he "nitiate )ill ha%e had to go through a break )ith that Path( but sees the 0ight Hand Path as necessary for *aintaining social controls& 6he "nitiate has to accept the hatred and *indless loathing of the less de%eloped of the 0ight Hand Path practitioners( )ith a constant truth before hi* or her( >"f " fall back asleep( " )ill be the sa*eM> 6his allo)s e%en the ugly face of the 0HP to be a spur to rraintaining one's $)areness& 3 @

%hapter T o Practice 6his chapter )ill introduce you to the practices that *aintain $)areness and foster de%elop*ent along the Left Hand Path& 6he Left Hand Path( because of its indi%idual nature re.uires constant self guidance& "t is harder to train oneself than to ha%e a trainer& 6here are :8 *ethods listed& 6he first t)o ha%e to be done first& 6he re*ainder *ay be done in any logical order( based on the 'eeds and circu*stances of the "nitiate& "f you perse%ere and learn to enact these techni.ues( you )ill in ti*e beco*e co*pletely self1directing& 6his is a ladder that *any of you )ill cli*b and then thro) a)ay& "t is i*portant to re*e*ber your cli*b( so that )hen you reach the top( you don't destroy the Path for others by e-plaining ho) easy it us& S)i**ing fifteen laps in an #ly*pic pool e%ery *orning is %ery easy for a gold *edalist& $ethods "& Jeep a diary( 6his helps you e-tract your de%elop*ent fro* the chaos and tri%ia of your life& "t is a sacred te-t( if kept honestly& Here is ho) you begin& $& Write a description of )hat you )ant to achie%e& 6his should describe your *aterial goals( your career goals( your *agical goals( the "nitiatory %irtues you )ish to possess( and the type of person you )ant to be& 3& Bake a list of all of your good .ualities& Label it >"nnate Patterns to De%elop Bore /ully&> C& Bake a list of all of your bad .ualities and habits& 3e absolutely brutal )ith yourselfM Label it >Hindrances to *y Po)er&> $t least four days a )eek *ake an entry in your diary& Write anything you )ant fro* your fears and failures to your brightest triu*phs( but include four things in each entry& @:& So*ething you did to further your goals @C& Eour best thought or breakthrough @@& So*ething you did to get rid of( )eaken( or *odify a bad habit @A& So*ething you plan to do in the i**ediate future to further your goals Eou should also )rite do)n all the *agical operations that you do( as )ell as any results that you note fro* the*& Like)ise particularly %i%id drea*s and *eaningful synchronicities should go on the list& 3ad habits can be ended in three )ays& /irst si*ply stop the* ,easy to say( hard to do;& Second "ons"iously pit the* against each

other& Let's say your bad habits include procrastination and nonproducti%e anger& Well the ne-t ti*e you feel that you are about to thro) a fit( tell yourself( >" kno) that " should be *ad at 3ob( but "'ll do it to*orro)&> "f you succeed 32

in your )eakness *atching( *ake a note of the 2ictory& 6hird bad habits can be knocked out of the )ay )ith good beha%ior& Let's say your bad habit is )atching a half hour of 62 you don't like( bet)een t)o sho)s you do en<oy& Well fill up that ti*e )ith your diary )ork( and note it as a 2ictory& ""& Learn to care for and train %our body& 6his has se%en parts& $&Gi%e up auto1poisoning acti%ity& $ddictions *ust dieH *agicians control the )orld( and are not controlled by it& 3& Learn to eat right( e-ercise( and get ade.uate sleep& C& Learn the fa*ily )eaknesses so that you can a%oid the*& D&Learn your likely date of death( so that you can plan to ha%e done )hat you )ant to do in the )orld by the*& E& 3egin a training progra* for the body that gi%es you control o%er it& 6he best progra*s for this are *artial arts that teach both grace and practical self defense& /& Beditate on the Che*istry of life in your plans and dealings )ith others& What kind of things can you do in your CDs ,like all1night sha*anic %igils; that you )on't do in your 4DsK Learn ho) to *ake the stages of life )ork )ith your goals& See ho) successful people around you do this& See ho) it could *ake successful those you )ish to e*po)er& G&E-plore your se-uality& Don't assu*e that anyone's *odel of you is rightH assu*e that you don't yet kno) the correct )ay to )orship yourself& """& Baster a traditional syste* of *agic& " can't stress this enough& Bost post*odern Left Hand Path *o%e*ents suggest that a *agician should create his or her o)n ,as do ";( but they don't tell you to find so*ething to test yourself against& #f course you can *aster a syste* (ou co*e up )ithM 6here are fi%e aspects to *astering a syste*& $&Be*ory training& Can you learn to keep a set of ideas clearly in your *ind( so that you can use the* for toolsK 3& Practice in specific techni.ues such as body posture( %isuali+ation( %ocalic skills( learning to *ake incenses and perfu*es& C& Checking at ho) good you are against the e-perience of others& Can you get the results that others ha%e recei%ed in the pastK

D&Learning ho) to uni%ersali+e your kno)ledge and e-perience& $fter you ha%e undergone training( can you then e-tract the principles and use the* in your lifeK /or e-a*ple if you learn about the 0unes( can you speak and think clearly about the concept of BysteryK "f you learn Her*etics( can you talk clearly about ho) Plato's *odel 9 that the philosopher has po)er in the )orld 9 is related to the notion of !s a"ove% so "elow7 E& 6eaching the syste*& Can you learn the syste* so that you can teach itK 6his not only pro%es your skill in the syste*( but can earn you both *oney ,on the physical plane; and skill at teaching( )hich )ill ser%e you at later phases of your "nitiation& When looking for a traditional syste*( don't choose so*ething that is the product of one *an or )o*an& Look for so*ething that has )orked in the 33

)orld for so*e ti*e& Look for a syste* that has so*e scholarly literature a%ailable on it( as )ell practical >ho)1to> stuff& 6o understand )hat *akes up a traditional syste*( a thorough reading of the *any )orks of Bircea Eliade is reco**ended& Pick a syste* that is 0esonant )ith your self& "f you are a )ild *an( biker dude( don't lea* about the Golden Da)n& "f your fa%orite *agical cha*ber is your library )ith a roaring fire beside you( don't in%estigate sha*anis*& "2& Create you o)n Syste* of *agic& $H your life you ha%e had certain things that ha%e )orked your soul& 6hey are yours and yours alone& /or e-a*ple so*e of your *ain *agical influences could ha%e been the tele%ision series Dark Shadows% hearing a ghost story at su**er ca*p( and then disco%ering that your great grand uncle 'athaniel )as in so*e peculiar 'ineteenth Century *agical order& 6ake fro* these things )hat you need to create your o)n rituals( *editations( and practices& See )hat )orks and )hat doesn't& Let practicality and fun be your t)in guides& #%er the years *any things )ill enter in and lea%e your personal syste*& Gust keep three things in *ind? $& 'e%er re%eal all your secrets to others( any*ore than you tell the* your $6B nu*ber& 6here is a great po)er in personal things& 3& $fter you ha%e asse*bled your personal syste*( )rite it up in your diary& 6hen read an introductory book on anthropology& Go back and look at your syste*& What does it tell you about your %alues( trends( strengths( and )eaknessesK Personal choice re%eals aspects of the core self& #ften in the *ost playful and free *o*ents the core self acts directly on the surface& C& So*e of your personal *ethods can be passed on as Gifts to people that you )ant to e*po)er& 6his is a %ery precious and inti*ate Gift( gi%e it )isely& 3e %ery honored if you should recei%e such a Gift& Jeep these things out of the books you )rite and the lectures you gi%e( but be sure to Gi%e to others )hat )as Gi%en to youH this is one of the )ays that

Bouth1 to1Ear "nitiation li%es on in this planet& 2& Write a Bagical $utobiography& We seldo* reali+e ho) rich our life has beenH )e ne%er reali+e our blind spots& 6here are t)o ti*es to )rite a *agical autobiography& 6his first is early in your *agical career and it is called the 3ook of /reedo*& 6he second co*es in *idcareer and is called the 3ook of Secrets& $fter both ha%e been )ritten( you )ill kno) enough about your co*ing into 3eing that you can re%ise this list of :8 practices for the rest of your earthly incarnation& "f you ha%e by that ti*e beco*e a 6eacher( the ne) list )ill be helpful for your school( )hich should *aintain a cordial relationship ,or perhaps belong to the fra*e)ork of; the School )here your eyes )ere #pened& $& 6he 3ook of /reedo*& 6his practice is si*ilar to the 'ecapitulation in the *agical syste* of Carlos Castaneda( or the *aking of a*ends in %arious :C1step progra*s& "t in%ol%es a deeply critical look at one's effect on others( so that you *ay pay off your debts to the*& 'o) this is not

done lor reasons of kar*a or of celestial <ustice& 6he Left Hand Pain "nitiate kno)s that there is no <ustice in the )orld( sa%e )hat he or she causes to co*e here& "liis practice is connected )ith )hat is esoterically kno)n as the Perga*on Principle9 that the effect the "nitiate has on the earth is based on the su* total of his effects on the earth& So the "nitiate )ants to end any bad or stupid things he did& 6o create the 3ook of /reedo*( there is a three1 step process& @4& Bake a list of all the bad things in your life& 3ad things done to you( and *ore i*portantly( bad things you did to others& @=& Picture the bad e%ents& Play the* o%er and o%er in the *o%ie theater of your *ind& Each ti*e let the hurt gro) less( the anger gro) less( and i*agine yourself breathing out the bad energy that others ha%e directed to you( and breathing in your o)n energy ,good or bad; that you directed to others& Do this until you can %ie) the )orst scenes of your life neutrally& @5& Do )hat rational things you can to *ake a*ends for your past actions& "f the %icti*s of your past actions are no longer incarnated( stand alone on a starry night and si*ply say your apologies aloud to the*& When this process is done ,and it can take *onths or years; you )ill ha%e a strong sense of /reedo*& Eou )ill ha%e regained lost energies& Eour health )ill ha%e i*pro%ed( and you )ill ha%e de%eloped self1honesty& 3& 6he 3ook of Secrets& 6his should be done after you are deeply on your path( say ten years after reading this book& Write a history of your life beginning )ith the *ysterious e%ent that brought your grandparents together( and going through all the strange and beautiful t)ists and turns of your life& $fter you ha%e )ritten it( put it aside for a)hile& 6hen read it to disco%er hidden things about yourself& What are you on Earth forK What gets better in your presenceK What things ha%e really #pened Doors for youK Eou )ill then ha%e hard data to plan the rest of your life )ith& C& 0e%ise this list& So*eti*e after you ha%e gone through the t)o1part process abo%e( you )ill be able to co*e up )ith a *uch finer1tuned set of practices than these( and should both enact and teach the*& 2"& Practice Self Sufficiency& 3ecause of the attitude of Dependence forced upon us by corporations and the go%ern*ent( )e often think )e can do nothing& We *ust buy e%ery ser%ice( )ait for per*ission for e%ery action( and other)ise pay for our right to pay so*e *ore& Learn ho) to do as *any things as you can for yourself& Gro) your o)n garden( )ork out your troubles )ith your neighbors( lead a neighborhood )atch group(

learn to shop a)ay fro* the *all( pick your o)n fashions rather than ha%ing fashion dictated to you& "n an age of Dependency( the antino*ian action is independence& 2""& " &earn $d*iration& "t is easy to see the *any fla)s of the )orld and *ankind& "f that is all you look at( you )ill feel yourself far superior to your true state& Learn to see the herois* in the li%es of people that you encounter( learn to see the *agic in the )orld nearest you( learn to see the 3 3

beauty in the )orld& Perception is a )illed act( and it deter*ines the )orld you li%e in& 6here are forces( *ainly co**ercial( that ha%e a %ested interest in you seeing the ugliness and danger of the )orld %ersus the prepackaged beauty and safety they )ould sell you& /ight against this& 2""& Do a yearly in%entory& E%ery year there's a %ast conspiracy called the Christ*as1'e) Eears season& "t is filled )ith people dri%en by angst and guilt buying presents for people they fear or ha%e *istreated or neglected& 6hese sa*e people spend the season getting drunk so they don't ha%e to face the agony of their failures( or the *isery of ha%ing to plan for ne-t year& Go out a*ong the* one night& Look at the*( and )hat dri%es the*& 6he ne-t night( find a .uiet happy place )here you can see ho) your Work of separating yourself fro* the* is going& 3e both brutal )ith in%entory and e-cited by the prospects of the ne-t year& I $ssess your o%erall state as of this ti*e last year& $re you )here you )ant to be *agically( spiritually( financiallyK "s your health strongK Eour lo%e1life desirableK Eour *ind filled )ith ne) kno)ledge( your life )ith ne) skillsK Ha%e you o%erco*e your shortco*ingsK Ha%e you found your greatest )eakness and begun )ar against its outer *anifestationK /orgi%e yourself your failures( re<oice in your acco*plish*ents( and abo%e all plan on ho) to *ake ne-t year better& I 3ury the hatchet& Left Hand Path "nitiates need not forgi%e their ene*ies( but hatred takes a lot of %aluable force& Look o%er your ene*ies list( and forgi%e those folk )ho need not ha%e such energy directed against the*& Like unplugging a lot of needless appliances( you'll ha%e a great deal *ore energy )hen the process is done& 6ake the sa*e ti*e to cull your life of false friends and psychic %a*pires that are like)ise drains on your life& We often forget that these little la*preys ha%e attached the*sel%es to our chests o%er the year( and that they need pruning <ust as unnecessary hatred does& I Curse your real ene*ies& Look o%er the year& "f you do ha%e people )ho are really and truly threatening you( your fa*ily( your School let that energy fly before 'e) Eear's Day& Look o%er the year& "f you find that certain people ha%e been a great help to your "nitiation( send the* your *agical blessings& 6his isn't altruis*( this is paying back( )hich is a Left Hand Path %irtue& I Look o%er your life for the path of your *agical unfolding& 6hink about )hat really has a)akened you& Look for the patterns in your life& /inding those patterns is finding your true )ill& Learn ho) the Will feels( and resol%e to let it ha%e *ore of a %oice in planning ne-t year& I Write do)n the results of your in%entoryH you *ay need to re%ise your good and bad trait list in your diary& $& $ sa*ple 3lessing& Light a red candle& 6hink of the person )ho has helped you( let Lo%e )ell up )ithin you( and then say these )ords(

>#h ,'a*e of Person; " Speak and the guards of the treasure house of the World rush to bring you the fine things you deser%e& # ,'a*e of Person; " Will and the force of %itality bloo*s in your body& #h ,'a*e of

Person; " Jncliant and all look upon you )ith adoring eyes and open *inds& #h ,'a*e of Person; : Con<ure and your luck gro)s great in all things& #h ,'a*e of Person; " "n%oke and the Lore you 'eed )ill find its )ay to you& #h ,'a*e of Person; " 3e)itch and your ene*ies fall into a year1long sleep& #h ,'a*e of Person; " Char* and lost friends and stolen goods are returned you e%en fro* the ends of the Earth& #h ,'a*e of Person; " 3ind all things )hich stand against you )ithin and )ithout( so that you *ay go farM #h ,'a*e of Person; " Loose all things that *ay co*e to you to 6each( 3less( and EnrichM " )ho a* the Elder Bagician( )hose Sorcery is a thing of legend a*ong the gods( cause the )aters of the briny sea to gi%e you their pearls( " cause the fla*es of the *ighty forges to fashion your adorn*ents( " cause the black roses of the night to s)eeten your air( " cause the dark loa* of the forest to cushion your step& By friend( the Prince of Darkness( <oins his Will )ith *ine in these )ords( that you ha%e $)areness( Health( Goy( and 0ichesM " )ill stand by you as you ha%e stood by *e( and *y *agic )ill fetch others fro* the ends of the earth to stand )ith you as )ellM> 3& $ Sa*ple Curse& Light a black candle& Write the na*e of the person you )ish to curse on a slip of paper in green ink( )rite other things like their titles( nickna*es( their na*e of genealogy ,as in son of 0oger;& Say the )ords and burn the slip& >$s a fit ruling po)er of the Earth " end the effecti%eness of ,'a*e of Person; in all things& 6hey are hollo) and resent those )ho burn )ith Purpose& " *ake their li%es as hollo) as they& #h ,'a*e of Person; " Speak and shut off all crossroads to you& #h ,'a*e of Person; " 3e)itch you and fill your *ind )ith confusion& #h ,'a*e of Person; " 0e%eal you( and all of your friends and fa*ily shall see you as you truly are& #h ,'a*e of Person; " Conde*n you and all de*ons( ghosts of those )ho died before their hour( all spells loosed upon the )orld shall haunt you day and night& #h ,'a*e of Person; " "n%oke and your na*e is on the *alicious gossip's tongue& #h ,'a*e of Person; " He- you and cause the poisons and sicknesses in your body to )eaken and )eary you& #h ,'a*e of Person; " Curse you )ith all *anner of ill luck& #h ,'a*e of Person; " 3ind to thee all hurtful things that ha%e plagued *y friends and fa*ily& 6hey fly to youM #h ,'a*e of Person; " Loose all things that )ould seek you out to do har* to you& "( )ho a* the Balicious #ne( )hose Sorcery is feared by the gods( cause the sea to %o*it forth *onsters to tear at your flesh& " cause the fla*es of destruction to burn a)ay all that you ha%e )rought& " cause tornadoes to blo) a)ay your na*e and *e*ory& " cause the stones of the Earth to )ound your feet in your endless( lo%eless( tor*ented )anderings& By friend( the Prince of Darkness( <oins his Will to *ine that you )ill ha%e Sorro)( Sha*e( and SicknessM " )ill be )ary that you do not hurt *e( and *y *agic fetches thousands to hurt you as you hurt *e( e%en if they *ust be brought fro* the ends of the earthM> 2"""& Disco%er your 0oots& Eour physical inheritance is your

biggest and best tool for self de%elop*ent& 6he need to kno) yourself( your li*its( and your possible skills begins )ith kno)ing your body& 6here is a 3 3

great deal of *agical infor*ation encoded in your blood& "n the Left Hand Path )e reali+e that one race is not the superior of another race( and that policy )hich co*es fro* such fa%oritis* is a for* of 0ight Hand Path practice )here the concept of the >/olk> co*es to replace the concept of >God&> We also reali+e that e%ery hu*an is a )alking product of *illions of years of hu*an stri%ing( and that his or her genes ha%e been influenced by thousands of years of *agical practice& "t )ould be sheer folly not to disco%er )hat *agical treasures you *ay already possess because of your physical inheritance& 6his reflects the Left Hand Path *a-i*( >"t is hard )ork to *ine gold( but you get better results in a gold *ine&> " )ill gi%e an e-a*ple of an $*erican *ale of *ainly Greek descent disco%ering his *agical roots& 6he le%els are arbitrary 9 going to >/> is further then *ost people )ill ha%e the skill( )ill( or ti*e to do& $& /irst year& Steals a blessed )afer fro* a Greek #rthodoChurch( and perfor*s a 3lack Bass of his o)n de%ising ,perhaps using $nton La 2ey's >Ho*age to 6chort> as a base te-t;( takes *odern Greek classes at a local college( has the )ord $LE6HE"$ tattooed o%er his heart( begins to *ake a*ends )ith all of his blood relati%es& 0eads Ho*er in translation& 0eads The 6arl( 8reek Concept of the Soul by Gan 3re**er& 6hese actions break the indi%idual free fro* e-isting belief syste*s( *agically announces his desire to Unco%er things ,$LE6HE"$;( gi%es hi* contact )ith tradition ,language classes and Ho*er;( and gi%es hi* so*e notion of the soulcraft of his people ,*aking a*ends plus the 3re**er book;& 3& Second year& #btain Hermetic agic by Stephen E& /lo)ers& Study it and perfor* the *agical rituals in it until you achie%e results& 0ead the books of Carl Jerenyi( especially his Hermes and Prometheus. Goin a Greek heritage society& 6he a)akened soul begins to use *agical techni.ues( and the outer life begins to e-plore possibilities for action in the )orld& C& 6hird year& 0ead Er)in 0hode's Ps(che9 The Cult of Souls and 5elief in #mmoralit( !mong the 8reeks. 3egin classical Greek studies& Sign up for such "nternet lists that discuss topics of interest to you such as Plato1L& 3egin asking for source *aterial on Greek religion and

*agic& ,6his introduces you to the scholarly co**unity after you are of enough substance to ask interesting .uestions&; D&/ourth year& 3egin )riting *agical diary in Greek& 0ead a good translation of Plato's The 'epu"lic ,such as the G& B& $& Grube trans lation; and a good co**entary on it ,such as C& D& C& 0ee%e's Philo sopher-3ings9 the !rgument of Plato.s 'epu"lic.: 6his introduces you to So%ereignty in cultural conte-t( and begins your a)akening on a personal le%el&; E& /ifth year& 6ra%el to Greece& 2isit *agical sites to perfor* your *agical )ork( *eet distant cousins& /& 6he abo%e )ill ha%e opened *any( *any a%enues for e-ploration? follo) the*( and e%entually )rite a good book on Greek *agic& Ha%e it published in English and Greek&

"O& Disco%er your location& $nother great 6ool in deciding )hat kind of Work to do on yourself is kno)ing )here you are& $s hu*ans )e seldo* are $)ake enough to kno) anything( and therefore )e lose out on a Great 6ruth of the Left Hand Path& 6he 6ruth is >"f you ha%e the potential to be a god( you )ill ha%e all you need right in front of you&> " &earning to use )here you are( )hether it is a s*all to)n in Jansas( the *iddle of Banhattan( or a tree house in the $frican %eldt( is part of the "nitiatory <ob& Here are so*e things to do& $& #btain a *ap of your area& Syste*atically e-plore it( street by street& Use each e-ploration to re*ind yourself that you Sleep through too *any things& Bake a list of all the possible resources you see& Use these things to a*use and e*po)er you& #ne of the )ays *ankind lulls itself to sleep is by tribalis*& 6he people that go to Goth clubs *ight not go to pancake dinners at a nearby church( the folks that fre.uent the great foreign fil* series on ca*pus *ight not shop the bargains at the railroad sal%age store& Eou kno) no such barriers& $ll of your region is a *agical labyrinth for your benefit& 0e*e*ber this and practice it& 3& 3eco*e interested in local politics& Here *ore than any)here else you )ill disco%er the difference bet)een )hat people say( and )hat they )ant& Local politics are a lab in learning the true *oti%ations for things& Eou )ill find greed and corruption )orse than you thought hu*ans )ere capable of( and you )ill find nobility and strengths as )ell& $s you learn to look for )hat is really going on( your political opinions )ill see* all o%er the *ap to your friends& 6his too )ill teach you so*e things about the social construction of reality& C& Learn about the *agical lore of your region& So*e places ,like the "sle of Ban; are so deeply *agical that it )ould al*ost be harder not to kno)& #ther places *ay take a good deal of research to disco%er anything&

3ut any)here *an has been( *agic has been( and its effects re*ain& $fter you gain your lore( not only can you i*press your friends and guests( but you can try to *ake *agical contact )ith the currents of your area& 6his lets you tap into )hat is already Working on yourself and your fello) citi+ens( but it also lets your effect the future )ith your Essence& O& Goin a School& 6his is a 'ecessity at a certain le%el of de%elop*ent& "n the beginning all of our breakthroughs co*e to us )hen )e are alone& $ll beginning *eaningful steps of e%olution are begun )hile one is alone& 3ut the ti*e co*es )hen you )ill need to see certain ob<ecti%e *anifestations of )hat you suspect to be true& Bany occultists a%oid this( because of fear of personal inade.uacy& 3ut you co*e to reali+e that >Gee e%en if "'* the s*allest potato there( at least " can learn *ore&> Schools help you e-tract kno)ledge that you already ha%e& 3ut Schools pro%ide a dile**a for the Left Hand Path "nitiate9 he or she *ust sub*it %oluntarily to the school& 6his re.uires superhu*an effort& Let *e e-plain& "f you are in a structure that you *ust do the )ork or else( the )ork re.uires a se*i1hu*an effort ,say )orking in fast food;& "f you are in an en%iron*ent )here if you do the )ork you get certain re)ards( the )ork 3 @

re.uires a hu*an effort ,say *ost corporate <obs;& "f you %olunteer for a place of hard )ork so that you )ill be transfor*ed( the )ork re.uires an heroic effort ,say %olunteering for the Barines9 you %olunteered( but after you're there you're getting up at A?AD in the *orning on a non%oluntary basis;& "f you %olunteer to be in a place )here the )ork is suggested but not enforced( doing the )ork re.uires a superhu*an effort ,say the 6e*ple of Set;& "n a School( you )on't get far if the only <ob is grunt )ork& Eou )on't get far if the only <ob is >play&> 3ut if passage through the School re.uires that you self1*oti%ate to use the for*ulas they gi%e you( you can go %ery far indeed if you don't fall into the all1 too1hu*an ga*es of politics( but stri%e at the Greater1than1Hu*an ga*e )hich co*prises the Left Hand Path& O"& Learn to Sing and 6ell Gokes& Bost Left Hand Path "nitiates ha%e a great deal of character ar*or that the shocks of their li%es ha%e caused the* to build& 6his use of psychic force as a buffer against the )orld ceases to be necessary once the "nitiate learns to trust hi*1 or herself& "f it is not dis*antled( it )ill keep *agic fro* flo)ing out into the )orld for sorcery( and )ill not allo) outside forces to be dra)n in the So%ereign self& #ne of the best )ays to achie%e this needed flo) is to get o%er the %ast )eight of self i*portance that *ost of us carry around& Uncle Setnakt reco**ends t)o *ethods? $& Learn to sing& Singing is a great relie%er of stress( it char*s and disar*s *any people( and is a great *ediu* for *any *agical syste*s& People that can sing in front of other people lose their crippling shyness( they learn ho) to control people by %oice alone ,try leading a chorus( you'll see )hat " *ean;( and they learn ho) to o%erco*e stresses at )ill9 you can't sing if your chest is tight& 3& Learn to tell <okes& Ha%ing a sense of hu*or is a necessity for intelligent persons regardless of their spiritual path ,or lack of one;& #ther)ise the tensions of the )orld )ould *ake the* go nuts& Hu*or is an atte*pt to re*ind oursel%es of the Chaotic nature of the )orld& "t actually represents a *o*ent of Platonic Be*ory &ava;ivr;oi$:%

and is a foretaste of part of our di%ine nature& So fro* a Left Hand Path %ie)point( hu*or is one of the )ays of kno)ing our Possibilities& 3eing able to be funny is a partially learned skill that should be honed& "t )ill gi%e you four ad%antages& #ne( it gains the friendship of so*e and deflects the anger of other intelligent people& 6)o( it )ill 6each you 6i*ing( )hich is the *ost i*portant lesson for *agical operations& 6hree( it allo)s for speculation and playfulness( )hich are e-pressions of the "nitiatory %irtue of #penness& /our( it lets people talk to you( because it puts the* at ease& O""& Learn Philosophy& 6he Greeks be.ueathed a great gift to *ankind& 6hey )ere able to talk about %ery unco**on things like Gustice( 6ruth( and 3eauty& 6heir syste* of speech )as not encoded in rituals and kno)ledge of their pantheon( but in a clear and si*ple *ethod of

discourse& 6hus )e can pick up their )ork *illennia later and be *o%ed and instructed thereby& "f )e look at *ost other cultures such as Lgypt or ancient Be-ico( )e ha%e to learn the pantheon( )e ha%e to kno) the rituals( and slo)ly )e can read )hat is encoded in the *yths9 taking *uch *ore of oursel%es into the interpretation than in the *ethod of philosophy& 6he Left Hand Path initiate studies philosophy so that he or she can articulate ,both for hi*1 or herself as )ell as for others; )hat he or she kno)s and )hat he or she holds 6rue( and by )hat standards& Philosophy is the best tool for ac.uiring Beaning& "t is not enough to si*ply read the great philosophical te-ts( one *ust discuss the* and )rite on the*& 6he first step is a college1le%el "ntroduction to Philosophy course& 6he second step is ac.uiring people )ho )ill talk about these *atters )ith you& "n addition to a good understanding of the outlines of philosophy( the Left Hand Path initiate should possess a good understanding of logic9 *ethods of induction and deduction( the basic .uestions of episte*ology( ontology( ethics( and *etaphysics& So*e particularly helpful thinkers for the Left Hand Path are Plato( Husserl( Whitehead ,Process philosophy is ver( useful to the LHP "nitiate;( 'iet+sche( Wittgenstein( Peirce( and 3ergson& Eou needn't buy the collected )orks of these fello)s( but dip deeply into each( and let your inclination take you further& Like all the other acti%ities on this list( this is a lifelong affair& #nly )hen you can e-press your o)n ideas )ithout reference to *agical syste*s and e-otic )ords( can you be said to ha%e *astered the Path& O"""& Learn a psychological syste*& 6he *a<or thing that the Left Hand Path "nitiate seeks to change is the )ay his *ind1body co*ple- acts& "t is useful to ha%e access to the *any( *any things )e kno) about the *ind( and to gain insight into its )orks& 6his *eans that one should ha%e first an understanding of the popular literature on *ental studies( and a college1le%el "ntroduction to Psychology course( so that you )ill recogni+e ho) *e*ory )orks( and the )ay hu*ans de%elop& 6his is learning about the clay you are going to )ork )ith& Secondly one should look into a non1*ystical psychological syste* that e*phasi+es positi%e self change as a possibility& #ne should a%oid syste*s that teach a >%icti* *entality&> Here's an e-a*ple& "n a %icti* syste* you *ight learnLdisco%er that all your proble*s ste* fro* the )ay your parents treated you( and so it is understandable that you are a failure& "n a self1change syste* you *ight learn that you hold your parents responsible for your failures( and it is your <ob to change that attitude& 6)o e-cellent syste*s for the Left Hand Path "nitiate to learn about are the opti*al psychology of Bihaly Csiks+ent*ihalyi and the psychosynthesis of 0oberto $ssagioli& Learning about psychology has four benefits& /irstly( and *ost i*portantly it can teach you to be gentle )ith yourself& Secondly(

it e-plains )hy change takes ti*e& 6hirdly( is gi%es you a language that allo)s you to talk about your change processes )ith your friends and 4

colleagues )ithout the use of *agical or *ystical ter*s& /ourthly( if you ,or so*eone you lo%e; should need the attention of a *ental health practitioner( this helps you *ake infor*ed choices& So*e i**ature for*s of the LHP hold the notion of therapy in disregard& Bature LHP syste*s stress that kno)ing )hat help you need( and getting it( is a %irtue& Do not conceal your *agical or "nitiatory practices fro* your therapist( *erely be careful in choosing a therapist )ho )ill respect your belief syste* and your pri%acy& Gi%ing the* a copy of this book is not a bad idea ,and is helpful to Uncle Setnakt's pocketbook;& O"2& Do the Grand "nitiation& $fter you ha%e had success )ith your sorcery and done a fe) of the ite*s on this list 9 you *ay of course ha%e done se%eral of the* before you e%en heard of this book 9 you should do the Grand "nitiation& "t is %ery hard to do& "t )ill benefit you at any le%el of "nitiation you possess( and in any truly Left Hand Path School you belong to& Bost of the people buying this book )ill find it too difficult to do( and )ill not truly profit by holding this %olu*e& 6he Grand "nitiation activates all the ideas in the book )ithin your psyche& O2& Plan for your retire*ent& Since the Left Hand Path stresses play and self1lo%e( there is an o%erabundance of hedonis* in it& 6his is as it should be? if you are going to ha%e too *uch of anything( it should be self lo%e( because that can be changed into a desire to )ork on one's self fairly easily& Unfortunately( o%erreliance on *agic and too *uch hedonis* *ake for %ery broke old people& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate spends as *uch ti*e at Estate Planning Se*inars as they do going through that /ire1 Walking Course& Left Hand Path "nitiates sa%e up for their retire*ent for four reasons& /irstly( it ties e%ery *agical act no) into a sense of the )hole life& By sorcery that gets *e a <ob )hen "'* t)enty( gi%es *e a little so*ething )hen "'* eighty& 6his is great training for i**ortality& Secondly( it puts forth the *agical )ish that your )hole life )ill be spent

collecting the )isdo* of the )orld( so that )hen you retire you )ill create the great crystalli+ation of your Work& "f in your heart you kno) that the LHP is only so*ething that you're going to be in%ol%ed in for four years and then you'll ha%e a garage sale( you aren't really an "nitiate& 6hirdly( it re*inds you to carefully pick friends and allies that you )ill )ant to be around forty years fro* no)& 6his teaches you to control your te*per and to be loyal& /ourthly( it )ill pro%ide you )ith certain things to place in the )orld to continue your )ill after your death& 6his could be anything fro* a scholarship at a local college in your na*e( to gi%ing a great collection of *agical <e)elry to your students& 6his type of link )ill aid your interactions )ith the *aterial uni%erse after you are gone& O2"& Practice an art& Play an instru*ent( sculpt( )rite poetry( landscape9 so*ethingM "n artistic creation a *o*ent co*es )hen the artists feel as though they are at one )ith their instru*ent and the )ork of art they are creating& 6his is not a union )ith the uni%erse( it is the *o*ent

that you arc actually acting on the uni%erse )ithout the opinion of yourself that is part of your *edial le%el being in the )ay& 6his feeling is a direct e-perience of godhood& 6he art so produced *ay be good or bad according to your talent and training( but it )ill produce a strong *agical effect to further your "nitiation& 6his type of flow e-perience is )ell described by Csiks+ent*ihalyi( and his books are good gate)ays for the artist1*agician& 'iet+sche described it as )ell( >"n their creati%ity( artists e-press the proper relationship to the )orld& 6hey e-press the )ill1to1po)er& 6hey are self1creating in their acti%ity and in this sense they take po)er o%er the )orld&> O2""& Baster the "nternet and the World Wide Web& 'o) the key )ord here is >Baster&> 6he "nternet and the World Wide Web are *anifestations of the *edial le%el of the )orld( )hich *eans that they are neutral energies that can )ork as *uch against you as for you& $s the "nternet gro)s to be *ore and *ore of the ner%ous syste* of the )orld( it )ill co*e *ore and *ore to be the great connector to the *edial le%el of acti%ity& "f you are interested in kno)ing )hen this )ill happen( try )eb1searches on the >E-tropians> and the >Singularity&> 6o *aster the WWW( you ha%e to de%elop a strong bullshit detector( and a strong sense of )hat *akes up good scholarship as opposed to baseless speculation& "f you do this( you )ill ha%e the treasures of the )orld's libraries no *atter )here you li%e& 6o *aster the "nternet( you ha%e to learn to control your o)n *edial le%el& Eou need to )ean yourself of the constant need for strokes( or the constant need to %ent anger at *orons& "f you can learn to use the "nternet as a )ay of connecting and interacting )ith s*art people )ith si*ilar interests( you can do anything gi%en ti*e and deter*ination of your associates& Consider this( the Jnights 6e*plar began as <ust nine people9 but nine s*art people )ith good connections& 'ot only did they beco*e the *ethod of trans*ission of Sufi )isdo* to the West( and the *ythic *odel of *any fraternities9 after they )ere banned in /rance( they continued on in Portugal as the #rder of Christ( under )hich na*e their Grand*aster Henry the 'a%igator *apped a great deal of the )orld& Deter*ination( enlightened self1 sacrifice( net)orking ha%e al)ays had the po)er to change the )orld& 6he le%els of deter*ination and enlightened self1sacrifice are lo) in the )orld ,but can be *ade high in the "nitiate of the Left Hand Path by practice; but the ability to net)ork is at an all1 ti*e high& O2"""& Go on Pilgri*ages& 6he "nitiate of the Left Hand Path has the lifeti*e duty not only of entertaining and enchanting hi*1 or herself( but also of reali+ing that his or her Essence is not of this )orld& We )ork better upon the galling li*itations of ti*e and space( )hen )e kno) that )e are in part and potential not )holly nati%e to the *echanistic cos*os& #ne of the best )ays to re*ind oursel%es of this is tra%el& We put oursel%es in different places( and

see the things that our fello) hu*ans 4 4

only drea* of seeing& "f you ha%e al)ays )anted to go to Stonehengc or the 6e*ple at Lu-or9 do soM 6he )hole process of the trip 9 fro* planning to )orking *agic to get the funds for the trip there and back 9 )ill change you in subtle )ays& Like)ise learning to *ake entirely personal pilgri*ages( like trips to your ho*eto)n to see ho) you and it ha%e changed since you left( are a sacred for* of Play for the Left Hand Path "nitiate& O"O& Stand up for the Path& 6here is a basic *agical principle( that if you )ant your *agic to )ork( you ha%e to affir* it& 6his is especially true of the Left Hand Path( affir*ing it is al)ays an act of antino*ianis* that helps break the fetters that bind you to the herd *entality& Standing up for the path also lets you Create it( and 6each it& Learning ho) to do this )ill bring you a score of other skills& 3e )ise and speak fro* places of safety& "t *ight *ean )riting a ne)spaper to correct the *yths of >satanic acti%ity&> "t *ight *ean getting better books in your local library& "t *ight *ean sticking up for unpopular religious causes& "t *ight *ean getting local bookstores to carry this book& "t *ight *ean shutting do)n a group that calls itself LHP( but is in reality a license to cri*inality& $ll of these things further $)areness( 6each ho) to deal )ith people( and by their co**ission strengthen the acti%ity of the Prince of Darkness on this )orld& 'o) this is a %ery hard list& "f you )ere e-pecting an easy list of acti%ities in a book on ho) to beco*e a Super*an( you )ere a fool& 3ut these nineteen gates to the Left Hand Path ,as it e-ists no); ha%e certain principles lying behind the*9 the soft *astery of )hich co*es fro* the hard *astery of the*& 6hese principles are easy to discuss( but can only be Understood e-perientially& The Guiding Prin"iples 'ehind LHP Initiation 6he guiding principles behind these practices are 6rust( Honesty( /orgi%eness( Gro)th( $rtistry( and E-traction& Let's look at each of these principles& Trust. 6he "nitiate *ust de%elop 6rust in hi*1 or herself& "n traditional religious and spiritual disciplines( a higher1le%el "nitiate sho)s an e-a*ple of *agical po)er( and the ne)er "nitiate begins out of desire for )hat the other has( and a sense of self )orthlessness since they couldn't do the *iracle& "n the Left Hand Path( it is necessary to e-perience your o)n *iracles first( so that you can 6rust that you ha%e po)ers and potentials that si*ply aren't at your co**and& Eour desire to ha%e these things at your co**and )ill pull you along the Path( and the fact that so*eti*es you ha%e such abilities and so*eti*es not )ill 6each you a great lesson? that you are as Bysterious as anything else in the Cos*os& #nce that sense of 6rust is de%eloped( t)o other things *ay happen& #ne( you )ill begin to de%elop a sense of daring that lets you put yourself in no%el situations( and you )ill co*e to see the truth of the *a-i* that /ortune /a%ors the 3old& 6)o( you )ill be able to *eet )ith e-traordinary *en and )o*en(

and not be co)ed into sub*ission by their abilities( but be *o%ed by an honest ,and hu*bling; ad*iration that a beginning skier *ight feel for an #ly*pic1class skier& Honesty. 6he "nitiate )ill learn that he has been telling hi*1 or herself a large nu*ber of lies all his or her life& So*e of these lies are e-aggerations of positi%e attributes( others are negati%e slanders( and *any are state*ents of certainty in areas )here nothing certain can be said& 6he o%erriding 6ruth is that these lies are not only inaccurate( but incoherent& 6hey don't gi%e a unified picture of the Self? you *ay tell your *other that you are a good artist( you *ay tell yourself that you suck( and you *ay tell your best friend that art doesn't *atter to you& 6he "nitiate learns that telling hi*self the 6ruth is the only )ay to start to change hi*self( and that *eans asking hi*self tough .uestions( being fair )ith hi*self( and not rushing to *ake state*ents on things that all the facts aren't in on yet& 6his principle is %ery hard to )ork )ith( because of its apparent si*plicity& (orgiveness. Bany people >get into> *agic because of a kind of self1loathing& 6hey are attracted to the Dark( not because of its Bystery( but because they feel that they are un)orthy of the Light& >Bagic> and >"nitiation> beco*e great e-cuses to beat the*sel%es up& When they fail at the hard <ob of doing *agic( )hich is the *ost difficult art for hu*an beings to *aster ,e%en no) )hen the )orld is at its loosest;( they can indulge in feeling really bad about the*sel%es& 6rue "nitiates kno) they )ill fail& 6hey'll stop keeping their diaries( they'll not do the kno)ledge1gathering task( they )ill fall asleep fro* ti*e to ti*e& 6his *ust be accepted& 6he only i*portant thing is that as soon as you can( get back on the path& De%elop for yourself a forgi%eness of past *istakes& Eou should ha%e the unconditional lo%e of a *other for your past( and the unconditional harshness of a drill sergeant )hen *eeting the present to 3eco*e a So%ereign in the future& Gro th. 6he acti%ities listed abo%e for the *ost part ha%e the idea of increasing pressure built up in the*& Eou )ill not get far in so*e of the acti%ities( others )ill truly open Doors for you( and as each Door is opened the challenges *ust be *ade to increase& 6rue self change occurs by upping the ante each *onth( each year( each decade& 6o ha%e the ti*e to do this re.uires you take control of *ore and *ore of your life& Eou )ill e%en find that certain types of cognition )ill beco*e a%ailable to you during sleep& 6hese changes are for the *ost part %ery s*all( but their cu*ulati%e effect is enor*ous& "t is the nature of the Path that you do not reach your goal( but *erely ha%e increasing i*ages of it deli%ered to you& "f you learn to accept this( the Path )ill pro%ide for you re)ards beyond your )ildest drea*s& Artistry. 6he abo%e list see*s pretty daunting& Ho) can anyone acco*plish so *uchK 6he ans)er is in co*bining your goals in an artistic fashion& /or e-a*ple( let's say you are an "talian $*erican& Eou take a boat trip to "taly& #n the )ay you study the )orks of 3enedetto Croce( one of the *ost profound philosophers on the relation bet)een hu*an consciousness and history( in the original

"talian& Eou *ake sketches of 4

your fello) passengers9 you )ork on deck during the day( seduce your fello) tra%elers at night( and *ake connections )ith local scholars that can take you to certain ruins associated )ith the obscure 0o*an de*oness Beftis( one of the greatest "nitiators into the Dae*onic 0eal*s( and you are able to tell the scholar that she is not alone( that there are others follo)ing the via sinistra ,and thus open a Door for the Left Hand Path in Cre*ona in the early t)enty1first century <ust as it had flourished there in the first;& Eou of course keep all this in your <ournal( and )hen you return a decade later( you re1read it as a )ay of studying your process9 as )ell as that of your lo%ely and brainy friend( the )itch of Cre*ona& 6his blending of *any gate)ays *akes one into a true disciple of the 3lack $rts& E-traction& 6he practice of the Left Hand Path is one of e-tracting the essences and structures of pheno*ena )ithin and beyond one's self and )orking directly upon the*& 6his )ill1to1 kno)ledge e%ol%es in *any areas( but slo)ly per%ades the )hole of the "nitiate's life& $t first she learns to see that )hat she has been taught( or )hat she has been led to belie%e( isn't true& 6hen she learns to use her po)ers of reason and obser%ation to disco%er )hat is true& E%entually ,but rarely; she )ill e%en co*e to ha%e direct kno)ledge of things& "t )ill be as though she has de%eloped subtle organs that hear )hat is thought( rather than )hat is saidH that )ill see )here things are going( rather than )here they restH that )ill feel the true )eight of e%ents( rather than be *isled by the )orld's scales& 6his process )ill not only gi%e the "nitiate Po)er and Jno)ledge( but )ill gi%e the* Speed and 6i*ing as )ell( as they co*e to e-tract the real )here%er they are and )hate%er they are doing&

Chapter 6hree The Grand Initiation 6his rite should only be done after this book has been read through a fe) ti*es( and success has been gained at so*e of the practices *entioned in the last chapter& "f you are ne) to *agical practice( it is strongly suggested that you ha%e so*e successes at sorcery and di%ination before beginning a 0ite of this *agnitude& 6he 0ite )ill benefit anyone of any le%el of "nitiation in the Left Hand Path& Perfor*ance of this rite )ill open possibilities in you for self change and )orld change that ha%e lain latent since before your birth& "t )ill bring you luck and lore and opportunities at the right ti*e for the rest of your life& 6he rite consists of an entry rite and nine sets of nine nights& 6he follo)ing things apply throughout& <ou must keep a diar( of ,ust this rite% beginning on the first day of the Chaos section( and ending the night before the last day of the 2ictory section& Eou )ill *ake at least four regular entries during each nine1day section and one Letterist entry ,see belo);& Eou *ust *ake an entry after each of the rites( e-cept for the si-th section( )hich has its o)n rules& 6he diary *ust ha%e black co%ers& During the rite you need to o"serve the following rules. "n addition to reading the *aterial for the section( you should read other *aterial or )atch fil*s pertaining to the topic of the nine nights& Eou *ust other)ise cut do)n your *edia intake as *uch as possible& Eou *ust not drink or take any for* of recreational drugs during the )ork& Eou *ust speak as little as possible about perfor*ing the 0ite as you can& "f you can keep it a total Secret( so *uch the better& <ou must avoid all other magical practice. 'o sorcery( no di%ination( no group rites( no religious obser%ances& Eou *ust re*o%e all *agical <e)elry you o)n& Eou *ust not use any *agical tool that has been consecrated to any other purpose than this rite& <ou must o"serve the 'ule of the 4ew. "f any opportunity co*es your )ay during the session( you *ust take it if it is out of your ordinary routine& "f your fello) e*ployees )ant to go bo)ling( and you )ould nor*ally ne%er think of going bo)ling( then you *ust bo)l& <ou must sa( the Da(-Taking rite each morning ,as described in the first section;( and the 4ight-Taking rite each night. Eou *ust engage in the follo)ing %isuali+ation fre.uently& $s you stand or )alk or sit( beco*e a)are of the bigness of the planet beneath you& 6hink of great black strea*s rushing up fro* the depths of the Earth( fro* along the surface( fro* the sky abo%e& 6hey con%erge in you( and as they flo) through you( you feel that you are storing up their energy& $s they pass into you strea*s of yello) and green pus pass out of you9 these are your )eaknesses( sicknesses( and bad habits passing a)ay&

Letteris*& Each nine1day period has a letter assigned to it& /or one of your diary entries( instead of engaging in the *editations suggested( dra) A

the letter and dra) a circle around it& Underneath )rite e%erything that co*es to *ind looking at the letter& /or e-a*ple the letter for the third )eek is >L>& Here is a start of )hat you *ight )rite ,notice that it is %ery free for*;? Life( and Lust and Lo%e all things " long for( La*ed begins Le%iathan( Lagu+ is life and luck( " see ele%en la%ender loons flying o%er an L1shaped lake( e%il is li%e spelled back)ards( late( " lo%e lilies and lilacs and leopards and leopard1lo%ers( the *essage of "nitiation is that it is al)ays later than you think( luck( ho) *uch is controlled by *agic( lock( real *agic is either kno)ing ho) to put *ore locks on things or ho) to unlock things( )hat if " )ant it unlocked and another *agician )ants to lock it( )hat should be locked a)ay( loose( Uncle Setnakt says the )orld is loose no)( so that one can obtain in one lifeti*e( does that *ean it used to take *ore than one lifeti*eK $nd so forth( spend as long on this free association as you do on the regular entries( )hich should take fro* fifteen *inutes to half an hour& Eour *agical cha*ber should ha%e an altar that you can )rite at( a glass to drink fro*( so*e candles( an incense burner to burn an incense that suggests *agic to you ,you'll )ant to try out a fe) types before this rite;H it should ha%e a hand *irrorH it should be a place )here you )ill not be interrupted during the perfor*ance of the rites( or )hen you are )riting in your diary& 6he rite should be perfor*ed so that shortly after its ending( a significant life change is about to occur& Good ti*es are before starting graduate school( before beginning an around1the1)orld tour( <oining the *ilitary( starting a ne) business( ha%ing a significant birthday& #ther)ise days i*portant to the Left Hand Path's i**ediate future *ay be used such as Bay 4( CDDDH $pril @D( CDD:H or Dece*ber C:( CD:C& The &pening Rite Preparations& Eou )ill ha%e purchased a co*plete suit of ne) clothes fro* under)ear to outer )ear to put on the ne-t day& Eou )ill ha%e a place to put your old clothes& Eou )ill ha%e *ade a paper chain )ith si- lengths( you )ill ha%e gathered so*e sy*bolic ite* that relates to old belief syste*s ,for e-a*ple if you )ere a Christian( the 3ibleH a Scientologist( Dianetics= a Busli*( the 3oran= an atheist( Free Thought Toda(= and so forth;( you )ill gather certain sy*bolic ob<ects that refer to past dependencies ,such as food sta*ps( an alcohol bottle( a credit card you *a-ed1 out( a picture of your parents' ho*e that you li%ed in too *any years as an adult( or a crack rock;& Prepare your *agical cha*ber as in general instructions abo%e& Eou )ill need a s*all table as a secondary altar( )ith a sliced red apple on it( as )ell as the sy*bolic ite*s and the *ethod of their destruction& Dress in your fa%orite clothesH you )ill put the* a)ay after the rite and not )ear the* again until the Grand "nitiation's conclusion& #pening? Hiss like a serpent for so*e seconds( until the sibilant sound begins to rela- you& Speak the )ords in .uotation *arks&

>6he sky is held up by four pillars&> 48

:'iclurc a b<ack pillar ,o " he left of you and a )hite pillar to the right& >6o *y left is the Desire for Po)er in *atter& Here is *y longing for Wealth( for Lo%e( for /a*e( for /ollo)ers& Seeking these Shado)ed things )ill bring *e great change& Hail the Po)er that seeks only to do /%il( but achie%es only the GoodM >6o *y right is the Desire for Fuality in Bind& Here is *y longing for 3eauty( Gustice( 6ruth( and endless Creati%ity& Gli*pses of these fleeting things )ill dri%e *e to great .uests& Hail the Graal )hich brings dissatisfaction to the )orldM> >3ehind *e is a life richer than " ha%e reali+ed( )hose Bysteries Shape *e in accordance )ith *y Will( and the Will of others )ho ha%e Worked before *e( and the Will of the Prince of Darkness Hi*selfM >3efore *e is the Darkness of the Un*anifest( *ysterious land of ulti*ate /reedo*( )here " )ill die and be reborn as " 3eco*e a suitable co*panion for the Prince of DarknessM> $d%ance to the s*all table& Pick up the hand *irror& >" forgi%e *yself of all *y past failures( for " ha%e no *ore ti*e for guilt& " gi%e *yself the Sight to see the locked Doors )ithin *yself( and the Courage to open the* at the right ti*e( kno)ing that " *ust Jno) *yself& " gi%e *yself the Hearing to listen to *y better <udg*ent( and the 6rust to act upon it& " gi%e *yself the sense of 6ouch that " *ay kno) the 6reasures that " ha%e in *y life( but ha%e been lost to&> Pick up the apple slices and eat the* slo)ly& 6hey )ill gi%e you the Gifts you ha%e spoken of& Place your left hand on your te*ple& >By Bind has absorbed Setnakt's 3ook( and it yearns to be free&> Place your left hand on your heart& >By Heart has longed to be as a god since *y earliest *e*ory&> Place your left hand on your na%el& >By Will has been 6ouched by the Essence of the Prince of Darkness and it has $)akened&> Place your left hand on your genitals& >By 3ody courses )ith e-cite*ent& "t is the 3ull that god rides& "t is a great snarling beast )hose senses no) co*e ali%e for the purpose of the Great Work& >By body( *y )ill( *y heart( and *y *ind are in har*ony& #ld ti*e stops( and a ne) creation begins&> Look at the ob<ects of past belief syste*s& Say the follo)ing )ords and destroy the* in )hate%er *anner is e*otionally satisfying& /eel free to add *ore )ords if so *o%ed& >/etters fro* *y pre%ious life( you pulled *e apart( chaining parts of *e to your )retchedness( and denying *y unity& 3ut at the *o*ent of *y $)akening " Jno) you ha%e no po)er o%er *e& 6he energy " ga%e you( " no) pull back fro* the )orld( as your fro* is destroyed&> $s you tear the*( burn the* or )hate%er( /EEL all the energy

you poured into the* strea*ing back into you& Look at the ob<ect of past dependencies( and the paper chain& Say these )ords( and destroy the* as )ell& A8

>6he chain )as )rought by *y socially constructed *ind( and left *e %ulnerable so that the eagles of Peus ate *y li%er each day& " )ill break the chain& 6he sla%e1*akers fashioned these dependencies to keep *e asleep( fearing the god " could 3eco*e& " end these attach*ents&> Destroy the paper chain and the ob<ects of dependency& $s you do so i*agine yourself being set free fro* bondage& >" kno) that " a* but a *achine& " kno) that " a* s*all in the Cos*ic scale of things& " kno) that " a* la+y and )eak& 3ut " Jno) that these things can be o%erco*e& $nd that Jno)ledge lets *e die to *y old life( )hich could not contain so great a 6ruth&> 0e*o%e all of your clothes& Stand upon the*& /ace the East& >" Jno) the Secret of Shi%a( that this is the age of destruction and strife( and that *uch can be gained %ery .uickly to those )ho are 6rue to the*sel%es& Hail Shi%aM> /ace the 'orth& >" Jno) the Secret of Saturn( that if " )illingly pit *yself against ad%ersity( " )ill forsake the sun but gain the Stars& Hail SaturnM> /ace the West& >" Jno) the Secret of Satan( that if " re%olt against *an's personification of the *echanistic uni%erse( " can re*ake the Cos*os in the shape of *y Will& Hail SatanM> /ace the South& >" Jno) the Secret of Set( that if " choose the path of the god against the gods death can not take *e for *y for* shall change& Hail SetM> /ace the *ain altar( and state your petition to enter the Left Hand Path& >" call upon the Prince of Darkness in her for* of Sha*san 6ara( the dark goddess )ho causes the Self to pass beyond the gra%e into the ne-t life& Guide *e( oh belo%ed goddess( for " a* dead to *y past life( but ha%e not yet $)akened to *y 0ebirth( )here " )ill Lo%e you as a goddess should be lo%ed( and not as *en think to )orship the gods of their o)n creation&> $d%ance to the altar& >6he Death of *y old )ay of life is a Shock that a)akens *e( and " find *yself clothed in Darkness )herein all Secrets reside& >6he Prince of Darkness spoke in the far off pri*al ti*e( and the 3lack #rder Heard His Su**ons& " no) Hear it( and Jno) it as a co**and to raise *yself up by hard Work& >" Speak( and all parts of *yself for the first ti*e in *y life hear *y Co**and and begin Working Har*oniously to)ard *y godhood& " ha%e placed *yself on the Left Hand Path& >" Speak( and all gods and de*ons( ghosts and spirits( all that ha%e been or )ill e%er be in this or any )orld( no) )itness *y )ords& " ha%e placed *yself on the Left Hand Path& By courage is *y protection& " 3less those )ho )ould 3less *e( and aid those )ho )ould aid *e( but " bo) not *y head to any god( *an( or spirit& >" Speak and the surface le%el of *yself is changed by *y )ords& " )ill break free of the )orld's distraction& " )ill $)aken& " )ill See& " )ill $ct&

" )ill use the herc1and1no) as *y single greatest 6ool lor /reedo*M " )ill not forgetM >: Speak and the surface le%el of the )orld is changed by the %ibration *y )ords set up& 6he surface le%el shall slo)ly cease to bo*bard *e )ith rando* )a%es& "t )ill bring friction that )ill lead to $)areness( strife that )ill lead to Clarity( opportunities that )ill lead to Wealth( and situations that )ill lead to Goy& " a* the Lord of this World& Slo)ly as " gro)( each outer e%ent )ill co*e to be a *essage fro* *ySelf to *yselfM >" Speak and the *edial le%el of *yself is no longer held in the grip of confusion( rather " 3eco*e the arranger a)akened in old archetypes that )ill ser%e *y goals( and casting out foreign bodies that ensla%e rather than e*po)er& 6he pande*oniu* )ithin shall beco*e the kingdo* of hea%en& " )ill 3eco*e the *easure of 3eautyM " a* the 6ruthM >" Speak and the *edial le%el of the )orld bo)s before *y )ill& 6he gods and de*ons that *an has created to rule hi*self( ser%e *e& " a* $3L$'$6H$'$L3$( the griffin )ho holds the fallen gods in his pa)s& Bagic and propaganda spoken e%en a )orld a)ay is no) spoken to ser%e *y greater goalsM >" Speak and )ith *y )ords *y Dae*onic self departs into the real*s of *agical darkness( to speak to ancient gods and learn forbidden spells& 6here is not an $ethyr( a de*on( a star that shall not kno) its presence& "nto the distant past it goes( and into the future )hen *an has spread hi*self across the gala-ies& "t )ill learn lore and *ake secret alliances in all places and ti*es( and )hen it returns to *e at the end of the Grand "nitiation it )ill tell *e all in the right season& >" Speak and *y %oice echoes through the Dae*onic )orld& $ll )ho ha%e ears to Hear and )ill profit *y Fuest hasten no) fro* to*b and te*ple fro* drea*s and poe*s fro* spells and char*s( that you *ay add to *y *o*entu* as " rise like a co*et into the night& " a* Choron+on your king& >" Speak and *y core self Hidden by all " ha%e kno)n up to no) sho)s itself to *e( and " a* transfor*ed& >" Speak and no) the Prince of Darkness looks directly upon *e and " upon hi*( and " begin to Understand the i**ensity of *y <ourney( but also the Po)er and Goy it shall bring& " a* ,State Eour 'a*e;( and " ackno)ledge *y friendship )ith the Prince of Darkness&> Stay still for a fe) *o*ents( and then as inspiration hits you( take up the glass of s)eet li.uid on the altar& Hold it aloft and speak )hate%er your heart is filled )ith& $s you speak( i*agine your )ords turning into li.uid and filling the cupH )hen the cup is full( say the )ords that follo)& /leck one drop of the li.uid into the roo* for other seekers to a)aken( then drain the rest of the cup& >Here is the cup that is filled )ith gli*pses of )hat *ight be& Here is the Drea* the Prince of Darkness ga%e *e( and as " Fuest after it( all for*s co*e into being( indeed ti*e herself co*es into being( and all is *ade ane)& Hard is the Fuest( but s)eet the re)ard& " drink a foretaste of *y future& 6asting this S)eetness( " place 6rust in *yself and accept the pleasures and pains of

e-istence( as " Seek this fleeting future&> 5 4

$lter you ha%e drained the cup( clap your hands loudly nine ti*es& Put a)ay your old clothes& Sleep alone this night( and in the nude& 6o*orro) put on the ne) clothes you ha%e purchased( and begin the daily rites for Chaos& %HA&S "n this section " )ill go o%er the procedure that you )ill perfor* for each section ,e-cept for the si-th( )hich has special rules;& /irst )rite the )ord CH$#S in your diary& 3eneath it you )ill )rite your nightly *editations on the topic( )hile sitting or standing at your altar& #ne night you )ill perfor* Letteris*& 6he letter for the first )eek is >E&> Eou )ill say a certain phrase aloud e%ery *orning( in the follo)ing *anner& Eou )ill )alk to your altar( clean and ready for )ork& Eou )ill pick up the hand *irror( )hile closing your eyes& With your eyes closed you )ill hold the *irror in such a location that you )ould see your face )hen your eyes are opened& Eou )ill %isuali+e a red in%erse pentagra* in a black field& When you ha%e a strong picture of it( you )ill then open your eyes( and )hile looking at your face you )ill say your Day16aking Phrase& 6he Da%16aking Phrase for the first nine days is( >By senses are ne)ly a)akened in a %ast and busy )orld& 6here is so *uch *ore going on than " e%er kne)( " )ill *ake this endless Chaos into a source of endless energy& " a* Dattatreya( )ho )ill obser%e this ne) )orld( that " )ill beco*e Baster of all 6rianglesM> Eou )ill say a certain phrase aloud e%ery night( in the follo)ing *anner& Eou )ill light your *agical cha*ber )ith candles( you )ill cense the roo* )ith incense& Eou )ill )alk to the altar and pick up the hand *irror( )ith your eyes closed& Eou )ill hold the *irror as before( but this ti*e you )ill %isuali+e an e*erald green in%erse pentagra*& #pen your eyes and )hile staring at your face( say the phrase& 6he 'ight16aking phrase for the first nine nights is( >Chaos has great restorati%e po)ers& "t is the ground )ater that feeds strong trees( it is sleep that restores tired bodies& " Drink the po)er of Chaos each night& " a* 'iyohuallahuant+in( the 'ight Drinker&> $fter you say the phrase )rite your diary entry( e-cept on the ninth night& #n the ninth night( you should perfor* the rite of the session( and then )rite your diary entry& Eou do not need to say the night1taking phrase on that night& Diary entries should be your thoughts on the topic at hand& 6here )ill be a brief article on each topic( and so*e .uestions for you to consider& Here is the essay for the Chaos session? Chaos is of t)o kinds& 6here is si*ple *echanistic chaos( the *indless uni%erse e-periencing turbulence and conditions that are sub<ect to great changes& E-a*ples include )eather patterns that are sub<ect to great changes based on s*all i*pulses gi%en at the right ti*e& 6his type of chaos is the basis for *odern Chaos theory( )hich the *agician should ac.uaint hi*1 or herself )ith& 3ooks on the topic and %ideos on the topic should be used to feed

your head this )eek&

Hie second type of chaos is hu*an chaos& We e-ist *ost of Uie ti*e in a %ery rando* state( )ithout Will or $)areness& We happen to go to a party and *eet the lo%e of our li%es( )e take a dri%e on a )hi* and ha%e a fatal auto accident( )e happen to be the *illionth shopper at the local *all and )in a shopping spree& Despite the intention in our actions( our %ery li%es see* to be as often *ade of such chaos( than as of planned and )illed actions& Learning to control and accept such chaos is the challenge of the *agician& "t is neither so*ething to idoli+e( nor to fear& Persons that cut it out of their li%es can not en<oy its restorati%e effects( persons )ho ne%er seek to control it are *ere lea%es in the )ind& Less than a hundred years ago( Chaos played *uch less of a role in hu*an e%ents than it does no)& Sure you *ight *eet the lo%e of your life at a barn dance( but it )ould be out of a %ery s*all pool& Bissing or attending a *eeting in an urban en%iron*ent *akes for a *uch bigger pool of chance interactions& #ne of the )ays the Prince of Darkness is ruling the current age is by allo)ing a %ast a*ount of Chaos into the syste*& 6ry *aking a list of all the Chaotic e%ents that ha%e really shaped your life& Did you handle the* )ell or badlyK When do you feel you need *ore Chaos in your life( and )hat do you do to get itK When you need less Chaos in your life( ho) do you turn it do)nK Bake a list of all the historical e%ents that happened so that you are )ho you are 9 ho) *any happened because of Chaos( like the )eather that knocked out the Spanish $r*ada( so that )e *ainly speak English in 'orth $*ericaK Ho) *any of your genes )ere touched by a cos*ic ray to gi%e you your eye color( or )hether or not you ha%e )isdo* teethK Ho) should you li%e your life kno)ing that the forces of Chaos *ay take it a)ay to*orro) despite your plansK Ho) do you stay a)ake enough so that you can snatch an opportunity that Chaos *ight drop in your lifeK What ti*es ha%e you taken ad%antage of Chaos9 like finding a t)enty dollar bill in the streetK Ho) *any ti*es ha%e you ,or so*eone you kne); stirred up Chaos in so*e situations <ust to get things goingK Ho) did it )ork outK $ns)er as *any of these .uestions as you can( and )rite about )hat thoughts occur to you& Write do)n any drea*s or *eaningful synchronicities& Special *agical task& "f you li%e )here this is a lottery( bet nine bucks on it( and )atch the results& Write about your feelings buying the tickets( your losing ,or )inning;( )hat such a )indfall )ould *ean9 )hy Her*es is the god of the )indfall in Greek *ythology( and so forth& 6he 0itual& 6he ritual should be done at night( on the ninth night& $fter the ritual( you should )rite up your feelings for the )hole session( and then read the ne-t section& Light the candles and the incense as you do e%ery night& #pening& With so*e )histling( say the )ord >Eeee> nine ti*es& >/ro* the roaring fire that cooled do)n to *ake the planets( " call Chaos& #h 6ia*at( oh $pep( oh Lotan& /ro* the angry hu*an

herd " call Chaos& #h $nger( oh Patriotis*( oh Senti*ent& /ro* the infinite indeter*inacy of the .uantu* foa* " call Chaos& #h *ighty Chaos( you 5

can not be bested( you s)allo) each Creation( yet you gi%e the /reedo* to Create endlessly& #h Bighty Chaos you are the gi%er of happiness( because you allo) the .uick to pick fro* your cauldron the bits they desire& #h *ighty Chaos in your threefold for* of Co*ing "nto 3eing( Banifesting( and Passing $)ay9 you are all that *y fello) hu*ans see( and fear& " salute 6hee( Bother of us allM> Dance and spin about the roo*( s)irl like the forces of Chaos& >#h *ighty Chaos( " kno) your secret& Ben that )orship you lose their souls and beco*e ani*als& Ben that fight you lose )hat they lay upon the Earth( for you #h Entropy in your ele%en1rayed *ight are stronger than all that stands on this Earth& 3ut " a* stronger than *ankind( for " lo%e neither 'ature( )hich is your Holy 'a*e #h Chaos( nor do " lo%e Bo*ent( )hich is the 'a*e that *an huddles in against you& " li%e in the region of Strife( attached only to *y o)n 3eco*ing& >"f a 6ornado co*es( " )ill ride it as a horse( " a* stor*1riderM "f a *eteor falls( " )ill *ake )eapons fro* its iron( " a* the #pportunistH if )indfall brings *e trees( " gather fire)ood( if plague strikes *y neighbor " take up his business and his fa*ily's lo%e( if penicillin li%es in *y Petri dish " )ill *ake a %accine that )ill sa%e *illions& " a* stor*1rider& >#h Chaos( " )ill learn the harsh lesson you 6each& " )ill re<oice in the energy you unleash& " )ill respect you( and " )ill call you seldo*( but call you " )ill at the beginning of things( for " kno) that like #ld 'ight Herself( you pro%ide possibilities e%en greater than " can i*agine( " )ho inherited i*agination fro* Eblis Hi*self&> /ace the altar& 'o) beco*e %ery still and as you say each of the ne-t nine sentences turn slo)ly counterclock)ise( until you co*e to face the altar again& $fter each sentence blo) a long deep breathe out)ard and i*agine it raising a great )ind at the corners of the Earth& >" )reck the ships to find the loot on the beach& ,3reathe;& " send *ild )eather so that fa*ine disappears& ,3reathe; " fan the fla*es of the burning house& ,3reathe;& " blo) out the forest fire& ,3reathe;& " blo) the poor *an's last dollar out of his desperate hand& ,3reathe; " lift the kites of the sick children ,3reathe;& " blo) do)n the bridge at rush hour& ,3reathe; " lift the falling <et liner& ,3reathe; " blo) the scent of a long1lost *e*ory to the dying )o*an( so that she 0e*e*bers herself( and passes )ith the possibility of "**ortality& ,3reathe; >"( )ho a* barely *ore than a *achine( *ake *y Pact )ith Chaos fro* )hich " ha%e <ust e*erged& Hail Lady ChaosM " accept your gift of /reedo*( and gi%e you the Gift of *y actions( )hich since " a* not a god can not help but release *ore Chaos than " can see& " a* the Lord of $ir and Darkness&> Closing& With great sibilancy )hisper the )ord >Eeee> nine 6i*es& &R)*R /irst )rite the Word #0DE0 at the top of your diary& 6he letter for this session is >S&>

6he Da%16aking phrase is( >" a* $da*( )ho #rders all things in the Garden of his Bind( and then dra)n by Jno)ledge beyond dualities(

%entured forth to 'a*e and e-perience all of the Cos*os& : a* the Baster of Words( blessed is *y friend 'echeshM> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is( >: a* Lilith( e.ual of $da*( )ho 6aught $da* *agic and lo%e and lust& " a* the Secret that )hen al*ost all is Jno)n( the Unkno)n is the greatest sti*ulant& " a* the Bistress of Substance( )ise is *y brother 'echeshM> 6he essa% for #rder follo)s& '">he four aspects to the concept of #rder are the po)er of #rdering( and the li*itation of #rdering( the disco%ery of unconscious #rdering( the secret of #rdering& Let's look at each and then consider .uestions to sti*ulate your *editations& The po er of &rdering. 6o do any <ob( you need an orientation& Eou ha%e to kno) )hen to do things( )hat the priorities are( and )hat the secrets of success are& $s you do the <ob( you disco%er ho) to i*pro%e the <ob( and this causes you to produce a ne) #rdering& Sadly )e don't get *uch of an orientation for Life& We stu*ble on( creating ne) rules& #ccasionally )e happen across an idea that really *akes our li%es better9 like buy your groceries and pay your rent out of the paycheck first. Slo)ly )e gain po)er in the )orld( because of our rules& 'o) being the good herd ani*als )e are( )e try to push our rules on others( and resent it like hell )hen others try to do this to us& We seldo* grasp that choosing the correct ordering approach can *ake any <ob easier( and that the nu*ber one <ob )e ha%e as "nitiates is a kind of self ordering& #nly )hen )e understand that the ordering of oursel%es is the only hope )e ha%e of getting any self1i*posed <obs done( does "nitiation begin& The Li#itations of &rdering. 6o truly control a thing )e need to kno) its na*e and nu*bers& 6his is not an >occult> principle& "t's a day1to1day principle( like kno)ing ho) to use your $6B or ho) to find a friend's apart*ent& 'o) in the ob<ecti%e )orld( if our infor*ation is out of date or incorrect( )e kno) pretty rapidly& 6he $6B eats our bank card( )e knock at the )rong door& "n the sub<ecti%e )orld( )e often don't kno) )hen the infor*ation has changed& We picture oursel%es as younger than )e are( and therefore don't )ork )ith urgency ,after all )e'll do it later;( )e castigate oursel%es for a fault that )e no longer ha%e ,like an anore-ic hating herself for eating too *uch;( or )e )ill ha%e adopted a silly *odel of the self and then *ade our self confir* to it& Without a real picture of )ho )e are( )e can neither use )ho )e are to change the )orld( nor ha%e a clue as to ho) to change oursel%es& 6hus )e *ust challenge notions of )ho )e are( all the ti*e& 6his frees us fro* the snares of ordering& The )is"overy of +n"ons"ious &rdering. We think that )e are in charge of our actions( and that our actions follo) a rational pattern& #ften )e are not in charge of our actions& /or e-a*ple a rational *ind *ight )ant to sign up )ith a *ath class fro* the ugly old gent that has )ritten ADD theoretical papers( but )e sign up for the one taught by the pretty young 6$& 6he "nitiate is al)ays on the lookout for sets of rules that are not his co**and& When he disco%ers these rules( he can set hi*self free9 for

e-a*ple by taking the class fro* the ugly old gent( and getting pri%ate 5 5

tutoring fro* the pretty young 6$& 3e on the lookout for hidden parts of yourself that #rder things before >you> get a chance to& The Se"ret of &rdering. #rdering e-ists as a ladder& "t co*es into being for a brief )illed instant( and *akes a great deal of energy a%ailable out of Chaos& "f you *ake use of that instant( you can punch yourself up to another le%el of being& 6he #rdering of the )orld should not be the sa*e )hen you are :7 as )hen you are C5 or @= or :D7& 'on1initiates cling to one #rder& /ools try to sur%i%e )ith none& Each ne) #rder represents a plan to action( as you seek to i*pose its beauties and sy**etries on the Chaos of the )orld& 3et)een each person trying to *ake his or her o)n place of sense there is so*eti*es fighting( so*eti*es agree*ent( and in *agical *o*ents /lo) of certain energies or infor*ation bet)een the life)orlds& Fuestions for %our *editation& 0e*e*ber that these are only a starting point& Bake a list of all the synony*s and antony*s you can think of for >#rder&> What are your thoughts and feelings about eachK 6ry to re*e*ber the ti*es you beca*e conscious in a strange place( and the sense of relief you had )hen you figured out )here you )ere9 could you re*e*ber that feeling %ery strongly and charge a Sy*bol )ith itK Could such a Sy*bol be useful for regaining coherence after deathK What ha%e you gained by putting things in #rderK What kind of interpersonal conflicts ha%e you sol%ed by *aking so*e boundaries or rulesK Ho) did it feel to do soK Why do you think so *any creation *yths begin )ith a se*idi%ine hero killing a personification of Chaos and *aking a )orldK "s the idea of >)orld> different than those *yths )here the )orld is spoken into placeK What for*s of #rder( for e-a*ple rhyth* in *usic( *ake you happyK What for*s can you si*ply not standK Bagical tasks& 6o feed your head( get so*e good scholarly books on cognition and hu*an de%elop*ent9 B"6 Press offers se%eral& 0ent so*e %ideos )ith fractals( or look at so*e art that sho)s the beauty of *athe*atics& Clean up your house( put your files in order( do *any little *undane acti%ities that in%ol%e sorting( ordering( and arranging& 6he 0itual& /ashion a S.uare of parch*ent& #n one side )rite the nu*bers( on the other the letters that follo)? $D$B D $ 0 $ $ 0 $ D B $ D $ CD : : CD CA @ :@ CA CD : =@ A7

follo)&

@5 :4 C= AD

/i- the sheet to your forehead so that the letters face out)ard& #pening& Hiss the )ord >Esss> nine ti*es as sibilantly as possible& 3oth say and 2isuali+e the )ords that

>" fall into a %ast fog as burning *eteor( *y fire clears the fog and " find *yself in a great <ungle( life abounds here( strange and )onderful( : hear its cries( " s*ell the flo)ers( " rise as a burning *an& By 'a*e is *y 'a*e( it ca*e fro* the first sound&> $s you say this( the fla*es cease& Pick up the hand *irror and look at your face& Say the follo)ing& >By na*e is $da*( and " )ill na*e all things by their 6rue 'a*e( so that " *ay Jno) the* and Co**and the*& 6his is a Secret& >By 'a*e is Dara( and " )ill not be fi-ed by any set of na*es( but " )ill seek to Jno) )hich na*es for )hich ti*es& 6his is a greater Secret& >By na*e is $rad( and " )ill ha%e po)er o%er )ho kno)s *y na*e and ho) they use it& 6his is a greater Secret still& >By na*e is Bada( and " )ill ha%e access to Po)er that is beyond 'a*es( and " )ill see clearly for that Po)er& 6hat Po)er is *yself( that part )hich e%en " can not 'a*e& 6his is a greater Secret still& >By true na*e is Unkno)n to *e( but " shall stri%e ceaselessly in this )orld( erecting *onu*ents of glory out of *arble and hu*an hearts( out of gardens and spoken )ords( out of *e*ories and achie%e*ents to that 'a*e( so that as " lea%e this )orld( " )ill look back upon the* and Jno) the Unkno)n& $nd )ith that 'a*e( " )ill control the ne-t )orld& 6his is the Greatest Secret of $ll&> Drink a goblet full of apple <uice& Lea%e a s*all a*ount in the botto* of the cup& With the inde- and *iddle fingers of each hand flick a fe) drops in the direction indicated )hile speaking the )ords& >6o the West " send *y Work& $ncient to*bs open and ancient sorcerers drink the )ork( and " a* part of their #rdering( as *y ancient bones )ill drink in a thousand years& 6hey Li%e for a *o*ent and their ancient Spells shall be *y *ine to co**and )hen the ti*e is right& >6o the South " send *y )ork& /ar*ers and labors taste this s)eetness( and are rene)ed( to ser%e the role that fate has gi%en the*& When " eat of their labors " shall be 0estored in *ind and body& >6o the East " send *y )ork& Soldiers take courage at the 6aste( and they shall bear ar*s in true causes( and lay do)n ar*s if they should face *e& >6o the 'orth " send *y Work& Poets and story tellers are "nspired by *y )ork( and fashion for *e the songs " 'eed for Goy and "nspiration )hen the ti*e is right&> Lay the goblet on the altar( and speak fro* your heart about )hat you are )illing to gi%e yourself& Ho) )ill you put your life in #rder to achie%e your goalsK $fter you ha%e spoken fro* your heart say( >6he Seal on *y forehead *akes *e the e%er1young( e%er1fresh soul that *ay look upon )onders( and speak of the* truly and

)ithout pre<udice to *y ancient soul& "f " keep this sense of )onder " shall be e%er youngM "f " keep this sense of honesty( " shall be po)erfulM "f " re*ain this bra%e( " shall be %ery )ise& $s *y young self is 6rue to *y old soul( so the )hole of *e shall be 6rue to the Prince of Darkness( and " )ill be His Eyes& $s *y young self is 6rue to *y old soul so shall " attract 4

co*panions fro* the %ast reaches of the Earth )ho )ill be 6rue to *e and be *y Eyes& Hail 3eautyM Hail #rderM Hail that )hich Creates 3eauty and #rderM " a* the Baster )ho does *ake the grass green( and )ho #rders the planes and anglesM >" a* the 6ruthM " a* the *easure of 3eautyM> Closing& Hiss the )ord >Esss> nine ti*es )ith great sibilancy& 0e*o%e the seal fro* your forehead( put it aside& Eou )ill )ish to burn it and the seal you use during the eighth session( and hide their ashes in a secret place& Write your i*pressions in your diary( and then read about the ne-t nine1day session& %LARIT, /irst )rite the )ord CL$0"6E in your diary& 6he letter for this session is >L&> 6he Da%16aking phrase is( >" a* #dysseus( )ho tra%els far( )ho fears nothing( )ho is steadfast in his purpose( and blends all aspects of Life arightM " a* the spiritual son of "tha-( Herald of the 6itans( )ho stole /ire fro* the gods under his na*e of /orethought&> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is( >" a* Penelope( )ho is Lo%e( )ho is Purpose( )ho is the Jno)er of 0iddles and the teacher of Craft& " a* the spiritual daughter of Pallas $thene& " *ake the place of refuge that can not be taken( and )hat " desire )ill co*e to *e( e%en if <ealous gods )ish it not so&> 6he e.say for clarity follo)s& #%er the last eighteen days( you )ill ha%e had certain e-periences that you ha%e had all your life( sudden *o*ents of clarity& 6hese *ay ha%e co*e )hen you sat do)n each night to )rite in your diary( they *ay ha%e co*e )hile you dro%e to )ork( they *ay ha%e co*e because you o%erheard a snatch of con%ersation& "t )as a great *o*ent( )asn't itK Such *o*ents of understanding are called Clarity& Eou can See clearly& "t is not an intense physical pleasure( such as orgas*( but it does ha%e a physical co*ponent& ,Such *o*ents are rare in sickly bodies&; "t is not entirely a *ental pleasure( but there is a si*ilar e-perience 9 such as the *ental pleasure you ha%e )hen you >find> the )ord you ha%e been looking for& ,Such *o*ents seldo* happen to une-ercised *inds&; "t is not an o%er)hel*ing e*otional pleasure( but it is like one9 perhaps the feeling you ha%e )hen you ha%e picked out <ust the right gift for a lo%ed one& ,Such *o*ents seldo* co*e to people )ho ha%e o%erlooked their e*otional1intuiti%e de%elop*ent&; "t is not entirely a triu*ph of the )ill( but feels like it9 perhaps the *o*ent your suggestion )as adopted by your boss& ,Such *o*ents rarely co*e to those )ho ha%e not had success in reshaping the ob<ecti%e uni%erse&; Such *o*ents 0nif( the body( the *ind( the heart( and the )ill& /ro* such *o*ents( the possibility of 3eco*ing a potent( po)erful( independent( and i**ortal essence co*es& $t such ti*es( you al)ays feel like you )ill ne%er forget& 6his ne) reali+ation )ill be yours for all ti*e& Unfortunately( such is seldo* the case& Gust bu*ping into so*eone on the street can lose the *o*ent for you fore%er&

6hat is because such reali+ations arc not part of the #rder of the World& lliey belong to the )orld of Bind& "nitiation consists of t)o acti%ities? preparing to ha%e such *o*ents of Clarity( and re*aking yourself so that you can keep such *o*ents& 6he first is esoterically the *ystery of 6ra%el& Eou ha%e to go through the )orld( poke your nose into a lot of things( use your s*arts to get out of <a*s( and e%en be )illing to suffer tor*ents subli*e like #dysseus listening to the Sirens& 6he second is the *ystery of the 2essel& Eou ha%e to reconstruct your life to keep your 0e%elations& 6his in%ol%es learning *e*ory techni.ues( being sure that you put your ideas in practice( not talking about sacred things to idiots ,so that you gain a sense of )hat so*e things are )orth;( and learning to create things ,such as art; that help you 0e*e*ber )hat you ha%e seen as *uch as )riting do)n your ideas in your diary& 6he Etruscan )ord >!lthanulus%> the holy %essels of the priest( is a guide to )hat you need to reshape yourself as& "t is related to the pre1Greek )ord that beca*e >$thene> goddess of )isdo*& She al)ays is gi%ing )isdo* to the )orthy( creating crafts( and putting her ideas into practice& "f you )ish a less esoteric *a-i*( try >Change your *ind and keep the changeM> People )ho do not restructure the*sel%es to keep their *o*ents of Clarity beco*e addicted to certain e-periences& 6hey buy tons of occult books for the >rush> they get reading each chapter( but at the end of the book they kno) nothing& 6hey spend significant *oney on occult se*inars( ha%e a great ti*e9 and the day the )eekend is o%er( their understanding is as )ell& 6hey go through friends at a fast pace( e-cited by the brief flashes that each ne) friend *ust bring( but un)illing to )ork at the long )ork of friendship( )hich produces slo)er *uch deeper flashes of Clarity& Such addicts are useful to us( because they call the occult )orld into being )ith their seeking& 3ut )e *ust profit fro* their e-a*ple( rather than <oin their starry1eyed horde& $ll of the readers of this book ha%e so*e of that tendency in the*( *any )ill be ruled by it ,and toss this book after its first reading& 6o those )ho are buying this %olu*e in a used book store( Uncle Setnakt sends his belated greetings& Eou *ight send a note to 0una10a%en and ask about their ne) titles&; /or *ost( the *ost useful *o*ents of Clarity co*e in the *ode of being they find *ost difficult& "f they are %ery intellectualLlogical( Clarity )ill co*e in e*otionalLintuiti%e acti%ities& "f they are %ery spontaneous( clarity )ill co*e in highly structured *o*ents& 6his principle of polari-ation is one of the *ost useful and difficult of all things to be learned on the Left Hand Path& "t is useful at this ti*e to consider the idea of Synchronicity& We ha%e all had the e-perience of the *eaningful coincidence& We are thinking of an old friend( and suddenly she calls us& We are *entioning a fa%orite song only to suddenly turn on the radio to hear it& 6)o friends send us postcards on the sa*e day& So*ething feels >*agical> in such an occurrence( yet it )ould be hard to say )hat& What does occur

)hen )e e-perience synchronicityK 4

iQhere are t)o separate occurrences that feed each other( and il )e so Will it( feed our co*ing into being& 6he first is the sense of )onder& 6his feeling is %ery precious to the *odern *agician& We li%e for the *ost part in a )orld )ithout )onder& We *ay say )e are *agicians( that )e >belie%e> in *agic( but in reality that is not the case& We li%e for the *ost part in the dense reality of our neighbors& #nly at certain *o*ents do )e gli*pse reality being loosened& We need to breath in such *o*ents to undo the da*age to our sub<ecti%e uni%erse that the sleeping )orld does on a daily basis& 6he second occurrence is a Sensing of the Bagical Link& When )e can feel that spontaneous *o%e*ent fro* sub<ecti%e to ob<ecti%e uni%erse 9 such as in the e-a*ple of thinking of an old friend <ust before her phone call 9 there is a *o*ent of stretching fro* the Sub<ecti%e pole to the #b<ecti%e one& 6his is the feeling( the taste( of *agic& Eou should learn )hat this feels like( you should stri%e to *ake it a body *e*ory& 6hen it is easier to access )hen you )ant to >Do> *agic again& Perhaps you *ay )ish to co*e up )ith a )ord or gesture that enables you to catch this body *e*ory& 'o) if synchronicity is a good thing( )hat do )e need to do in order to e-perience *ore of itK Well a couple of things& 'u*ber one is to attack the density of reality around you& "f you li%e in a )orld that is co*pletely bound by the sa*e patterns( things )ill tend to sei+e up around you& Do you al)ays eat( sleep( go to )ork at the sa*e ti*eK Do you go to the *o%ies on the sa*e night( call your friends on the sa*e night( ha%e one night to ans)er your *agical correspondenceK 3reak fro* these patterns& 0e*e*ber to rebel fro* your routines& "f your life is too tight( there is no roo* for *agic to *anifest& $ second )ay to increase synchronicity is to study it& 3etter still( study it )ith a friend& Get a book on the topic( both of you read it at the sa*e ti*e ,already creating a synchronicity;& 6alk about *eaningful coincidences in the past that ha%e shaped your li%es& Watch for the *eaningful coincidences in your li%es no)& 6he fe) )eeks you spend on the pro<ect )ill up the nu*ber and type of synchronicities in your life& 6his )ill le%el off after a)hile( but the ability to get secret co**unication fro* the unkno)n )ill be yours for a long ti*e& "t )ould be easy to define the source of synchronicities )ith the Unconscious( since )e don't ha%e a particularly good definition of that& 3ut a *ore useful source for the Left Hand Path is the i*pelling sense of *agical curiosity called 0iina )hich is Understood to be an acti%e force in the )orld of those )ho Seek 3eco*ing by a Fuest for the Unkno)n& Synchronicities that are %ery profound should be noted in your *agical diary& 6his helps you begin to be connected to a )orld *ore aligned )ith your o)n 3eco*ing than )ith the )orld of dense non*agical reality& "f you )ish to kno) *ore about 0una( the 2R Word of Stephen Edred /lo)ers( you should read his book '0narmdl #. ,See the 0esources section;& Here are the .uestions for your *editations& 0e*e*ber these are

only starting points&

When in your life did you feel you really had it all 'figured out>&' What did you do )ith that reali+ationK What is the *ost i*portant thing you ha%e e%er disco%ered about the )orld on your o)nK Ho) did you re*e*ber itK What is an i*portant thing you thought you )ould ne%er forget( then you forgot( then you re*e*bered laterK Why do the Greek goddesses that inspire art ha%e the na*e of '0e*inders' ,SBuses;K $re there certain physical locations )here you ha%e had *ore breakthroughs than else)hereK What do these places ha%e in co**onK Ha%e you had a friend or lo%ed one ha%e the sa*e breakthrough at the sa*e as you( although far a)ayK Why can't you do that on a regular basisK $re you addicted to the >rush> of Understanding( but ha%e no )ay of keeping itK Why does Clarity that stays )ith us co*e fro* the *ost une-pected placesK Bagical 6asks& 0ead about synchronicity ,if you can( use the book in the resource section;& Get your friends( relati%es( co1 )orkers to talk about their *o*ents of >enlighten*ent>9 or about *o*ents of synchronicity in their li%es& Get as *uch discussion as you can about this around you& 3uy yourself a s*all globe to use during the 0ite& 3uy yourself a piece of art that represents to you )hat you feel you )ant to beco*e& "f you can( ha%e it gift )rapped( and open it <ust before you begin the 0ite& 6he 0itual #pening& Say the )ords >Lain( Leellll( Lilll( Lolll( Lulll( Lolll( Lilll( Leellll( Lalll&> Say it loudly and slo)ly( %ibrating the >L> sound& Hold your ar*s up in such a *anner as to suggest that you are a goblet& >" )ill beco*e the !lthanulus% )ith the help of *y Daughters9 Pelos( Jratos( 3ia( and 'ike( " a* 3eco*e the perfect cup a)aiting the eli-ir *y di%ine self has bre)ed since before the beginning of ti*e&> Picture a giant hand pouring a li.uid into the Cup of yourSelf& 6hen put your ar*s do)n& Light a black candle& >6his fla*e is the Light of Clarity that " ha%e often Lit in *y Life& "t is the only Light " trust( because it co*es fro* )ithin& "t burns through *y Life( *y Lust( *y Lo%e& " a* the /la*e and the Jeeper of the /la*e& 6his is the Bodel of e-istence that the Prince of Darkness be.ueathed to *y race& >6he Dark1Light gro)s& "t burns in *y 6houghts( it burns in *y Words( it burns in *y Deeds& >$t three angles " Light this( and " a* a ne) /orce co*e into being( full of action& $t si- points " e-alt it( and achie%e all by not1 doing& $t nine points( " carry it back to another real* and affect all )orlds&> War* your left hand o%er the candle& >" a* Lightning the perfect 6hought& " a* 6hunder the perfect Bind&>

"*agine a great stor* cloud rising out of your body& "t floats up o%er your d)elling( and you float )ith it& Dra) your hand back fro* the fire& "*agine the stor* cloud gro)ing bigger( until it co%ers the Earth& 3lack lightning crackles around the cloud( then as you speak( it )ill strike the Earth& Pick up the s*all globe and speak the )ords& =

>Lightning flashes( and it a)akens those )ho )ill test *e and *ake *e strong& 6hey begin *o%ing to)ard *e( enli%ened by the lightning& >Lightning flashes( and it a)akens those )ho )ill enrich *e( and they *o%e to)ard *e bearing tribute& >Lightning flashes( and it strikes *e( and a)akens *e to *y potentialM >Lightning flashes( and it burns *y ene*ies to a crisp& >Lightning flashes( and ancient gods descend the spiral stair to 6each *e& >Lightning flashes( and it strikes *e( and )elds the parts of *yself together against the po)er of 6i*eM >Lightning flashes( and it frightens a)ay fools and parasites and ti*e )asters& >Lightning flashes( and sho)s )hat is Hidden in the 'ight& >Lightning flashes( it strikes *e and carries *e off to another real* )here " )ill Work at lightning speedM> Put the globe do)n& >6he stor* has passed( but other stor*s )ill co*e& " )ill learn in stor* and " )ill learn in cal*ness& " a* he )ho *akes the lightning flash and the thunder speak her na*e& 3ut a*idst the stor* of this )orld( " a* cal*& /or " kno) )hat " *ust be&> Look at the art you bought yourself& 3e .uiet and still& "f after a)hile( you feel you ha%e *ore to say( speak fro* the Heart& When you ha%e spoken( say the Closing& Closing& Say the )ords >Lalll( Leellll( Lilll( Lolll( Lulll( Lolll( Lilll( Leellll( Lalll&> Say it .uietly and .uickly )ith great crispness of speech& Write your i*pressions in your diary( and then read about the ne-t nine1day session& LI(* /irst )rite the )ord L"/E in your diary& 6he letter for this session is ,once again; >E&> 6he Da%16aking phrase is( >" a* Jali the de%ourer( *y past is *y food( the )orld's past is *y food& E%eryone " see today )ill die in 6i*e( e%ery building " )alk through )ill cru*ble( e%ery hu*an institution )ill fade& " a* Shakti( " a* 6ara( " a* Sodasi& 6he )orld is *y PlayM> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is( >" a* 6e+catlipoca( *y footprint is the Se%en Stars( " a* Hue*ac( ancient god of 6ula )hose dae*onic self is o%erpo)eringly Strong( " a* Bo.ue.ueloa( the Bocker( )ho created *en for his endless a*use*ent( " a* Cetl )ho controls all that is dark( dangerous( and cold& 6he future reflects *eM> 6he essa% for Life follo)s& Bany people )aste their li%es )aiting for a *o*ent that ne%er co*es& 6hey labor %ery hard( socking a)ay their *oney for a perfect retire*ent( and then )hen they build that cabin by the lake disco%er they ha%e inoperable cancer& #thers ne%er gi%e their li%es a second thought& 6hey spend all their *oney )hen they get it( use e%ery opportunity for

en<oy*ent( and face old age broke( and )orse still ha%ing acco*plished nothing in their li%es&

6he "nitiate kno)s that adult life falls into three parts& 6here's a ti*e of struggle to establish yourself( a ti*e )hen great action against the status .uo of the )orld is possible( and a ti*e of reflection and preparation for death& Jno)ing that the key to doing this )ell is ha%ing the right a*ount and type of challenges in his or her life( the "nitiate sets up to ha%e each phase of his or her life contain the right sorts of se*idi%ine effort ,see belo);& He or she )ill ha%e gathered the resources necessary for the long fight( including %irtues and *agical po)er& 6he "nitiate does this by *aking the right effort and *aking sure that he or she gets the re)ards of these efforts& #ne of the si*plest ideas that *ature hu*an beings ha%e is that 0e)ard should be tied to Effort& Hu*an beings that don't understand this spend their li%es o%er their parents' garage& Bost of the real frustration that per*eates our )orld co*es fro* the separating of re)ard and effort& $n Understanding of the Doctrine of Effort is an Understanding of co**it*ent to action in the #b<ecti%e Uni%erse( )hich is a core principle of the Left Hand Path& " )ill point out the types of effort( the effect that Sorcery has on effort( and finally the application of the doctrine to society and e*ploy*ent& Types of effort. 6here are four types of effort? ani*al( hu*an( heroic( and se*idi%ine& Each is characteri+ed by the source of guidance( the li*its of freedo*( the %oluntaris* re.uired( and the type of re)ard obtained& $ni*al effort is the effort re.uired of hu*ans to perfor* thoughtless tasks under close super%ision& 6he *antra associated )ith ani*al effort is >Would you like fries )ith thatK> 6he <ob is totally defined( creati%ity is discouraged( if perfor*ance isn't up to a lo) ob<ecti%e standard people are dis*issed( and there are no re)ards for e-celling in your perfor*ance& 6he <ob )ould be done by a trained *onkey( e-cept that trained *onkeys are too e-pensi%e& Hu*an effort is the effort that *ost people hope to achie%e( and al*ost half the population does so& "t is the sphere of effort in a closely super%ised en%iron*ent( )here e-cellence pays off& Here are the <obs )here( if you )ork hard( you )ill be re)arded by greater opportunities of freedo* &i.e.% your superiors lea%e you alone;( there is so*e recognition for your creati%ity( and increased *onetary benefits& Within broad )ell1defined para*eters( you are re)arded for %oluntaris*& Heroic effort is the effort re.uired )hen you place yourself in a difficult situation for the self1transfor*ation obtained& 6his is the type of effort that begins to set *an's rulers apart fro* the herd& "t re.uires freedo* of action( follo)ed by sub*ission& $ perfect e-a*ple )ould be so*eone %olunteering to <oin the Barines& 2oluntaris* ends after that& 6he drill sergeant doesn't ask you to %olunteer to get up at A?@D in the *orning& 6he re)ards for heroic effort are the ac.uisition of hu*an %irtues like 3ra%ery( Deter*ination( Patience( and so forth& Se*idi%ine effort is( of course( the *ost difficult& "t re.uires constant %oluntaris*& Eou put yourself in a difficult situation to transfor* yourself( that is not super%ised but suggested. 6his is in an en%iron*ent )here an "deal

is held before you( but the achie%e*ent of the "deal is up to your o)n actions& =

*ffe"ts of Sor"ery. 'o) as *agicians )c arc la+y and greedy( so )c )ant to get re)ard )ithout effort& "f )e are any good at all at this( )e usually gi%e up effort altogether& Ho)e%er( if )c decide to put our Sorcery in the ser%ice of our sel%es( )e can acco*plish a *iracle in the abo%e sche*a& Sorcery has the po)er to transmute the arena to the ne-t higher notch& We *ay be )orking at a burger place( but )ith *agic )e can cause hu*an opportunities to open up& ,6his doesn't *ean )e are s*art enoughLtough enough to take such opportunities&; We *ay ha%e a si*ple hu*an <ob( but )ith *agic )e can *anifest a heroic <ob ,for e-a*ple( )e go fro* being a desk <ockey to ha%ing a globe1 tra%eling <ob that re.uires *uch( and that re)ards )ith both *oney and self transfor*ation;& We can e%en change a heroic <ob( like being a PSE#P in 2ietna*( to a se*idi%ine <ob( like starting an $eon& Properly Understood and applied( Sorcery can change the playing field& 6his is the >break> that 3lack $rts gi%e us& 3ut the opposite is sadly true as )ell& We can use our *agical po)ers si*ply to *ake our li%es easier( and then fill that ease )ith *ore ti*e to pursue the *ind1nu*bing a*use*ents of our neighbors& We can change a heroic <ob into a hu*an career& We can turn a hu*an career into an ani*al <ob& 6he possibility for de1 e%olution is al)ays around us& #ur fello) hu*ans are too stupid and )eak to kno) this( or they )ould ha%e dragged the )orld do)n a long ti*e ago& 3ut )e( the Elect( Jno)& We can *ake things too easy on oursel%es( so that )e *erely sleep& Appli"ation of the Idea of *ffort. $s an "nitiate precedes do)n the Left Hand Path( he or she de%elops the 'eed to re*ake the ob<ecti%e uni%erse *ore and *ore in the i*age of his or her %alues& 6his *eans that )e ha%e to *odify )hat )e do for a li%ing( since that is )here )e spend the *ost of our ti*e& 6he first *odification that )e ha%e to bring about( is to be sure that the en%iron*ent pro%ides 0e)ard for Effort& #ne can not pursue an LHP life in a syste* that either ignores or penali+es effort& 6he second task is *ore subtle& We *ust *odify the en%iron*ent so that it allo)s us to gain personal re)ard for our efforts& /or e-a*ple it isn't that hard to get raises for <obs )ell done ,*illions of non1*agicians *anage this;( but it is hard to get co*panies to pro%ide places for our Selfish de%elop*ent& Learning to train your co*pany to think it's a good idea to help you get your la) degree( or your engineer's certification( and so forth is the Great Work& Eour efforts( )hich )ill be hard( benefit yourself( and you )ill ha%e changed your e*ployer into your tool& We also reali+e that any force outside oursel%es that dra)s re)ards fro* our efforts is a 0ight Hand Path force& 6he pri*ary e-a*ples are go%ern*ents( )ho take our *oney for their ends& 6he ga*e that these forces play is to *ake us debate )hich of their ends is the better one9 do )e spend this *oney on go%ern*ent *ight ,*ilitary; or go%ern*ent co1dependence ,social progra*s;K $s long as )e debate this( they dra) in the shekels& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate *ust oppose ,in )ell thought1out legal *eans; these forces on the one hand& 6his is *uch( *uch tougher

than the easy antino*ianis* of *aking fun of the church& 3ut a second *ore subtle task e-ists? )e *ust Do the action that the go%ern*ent has hooked us )ith& =A

"f )c are really concerned about social in<ustice( )c ha%e to act in the trenches( by feeding the poor& "f it's an en%iron*ental issue that pulls our strings( )e *ust be in the front line& "t is not enough to oppose in<ustice( )e *ust Work to produce <ustice& 6he lessons learned in changing the )orld are the lessons that )ill )ork in changing ourSel%es& Fuestions for %our *editations? 0e*e*ber these are starting points only& What )ould be the ideal lifestyle to pursue "nitiationK What things do you )ant to o)n in the )orldK Do you ha%e the right kind of *oney( funds( and insuranceK "f the Prince of Darkness appeared before you tonight and offered you e%erything you )anted( )ould you take Hi* up on itK What if he had *ade the sa*e offer to you nine years ago9 )hat kind of life )ould you ha%e chosenK What do your changing desires tell you about yourselfK Why do you feel the need to <ustify )hat you )ant to anotherK Why is that social chain *uch stronger than religious and political disappro%alK Why is it i*portant to stand up for the rights of groups you don't likeK Ho) )ould you )ant your friends to re*e*ber youK Ho) *uch can you change your field of endea%orK Ho) )ould you like to see the e-perience that you are undergoing be brought to the field you )ork inK Ho) )ould you ha%e your ene*ies re*e*ber youK Bagical tasks& Eou ha%e t)o *agical <obs during this session& 6he first is to buy a cheap( )ind1up clock that ticks %ery loudly& Do this the first day( or before& Put it on the altar( so that its ticking annoys you )hile you )rite in your diary& Listen to its ticking as *uch as you can during the session& 6he second task is a %isuali+ation& $s you drift off to sleep( i*agine yourself falling into your body( and the bed beneath& Picture your )hole to)n being sucked in after you& 6hen each day( look around to)n for i*ages and ideas you *ay ha%e seen during your drea*s& 'ote these in your diary& During this )eek read about annuities( "0$s( A:D1J( in%esting in real estate( and so forth& 6he 0itual Co%er all the clocks and ti*e1keeping de%ices you can see in your *agical cha*ber( e-cept for the clock you bought& Place a s*all pastry and four birthday candles on your altar& #pening& Say the )ord >E-> nine ti*es %ery precisely like the ticking of the clock& >" ha%e looked upon the 'eed for urgency& E%eryone " ha%e spoken to this )eek )ill die( " )ill die( there is so *uch to be done& "n the 'a*e of $nubis " ha%e obtained this night the fourfold ring that /afnir guards& "ts fourfold shape gi%es *e increase and s*ites *y ene*ies& "t is the link by )hich the 3lack #rder doth rule the )orld& $nubis )hispered to *e( '6he access to the Di%ine is through 6i*e&' >" *ust bind ti*e to *y Will( other)ise it )ill bind *e to *y Death&> S*ash the clock )ith a ha**er& >/ro* ti*elessness " ca*e( to ti*elessness " return( by the

Secret of ti*elessness " rule o%er *yself& 6he ti*e )ithin is slo) and fast( it changes at *y Will and can e%en flo) back)ard& 6he ti*e )ithout is a serpent s)allo)ing its o)n tail& 6hat serpent " ha%e dra)n around the =4

letters in *y *editations& "f " can but ride ,he Serpent( " can kno) ,he $bsolute&> Un)rap the pastry and put it on the altar& Stick the four birthday candles into the cake( and as you light each one speak the )ords that follo)& >"n the surface le%el of ti*e( " appear cool and po)erful because of *y great sense of Purpose& 6his i*age soothes others around *e& " can take the ti*e to s*ell the roses( yet " al)ays return to *y 6ask& >"n the *edial le%el of ti*e( " seethe )ith urgency& By thoughts and feelings urge *e to do *ore( be *ore( go further& "n *y thoughts and feelings " accept the ine%itability of *y o)n death as an ad%iser& >"n *y core self( " Jno) that si*ultaneity and eternity are the sides of one coin( the Pantacle )ith )hich " enchant the uni%erse& >By dae*onic self dra)s near( and tells *e its plan& 6onight it )ill tra%el back in ti*e to represent *e in all the *agical )orkings that ha%e shaped the )orld& By *agic is at the 0oots of all things&> $fter ha%ing lit all the candles( say the follo)ing( >6onight " a* four angles old& Chaos and #rder and Space and 6i*e are the points of a great Door that " no) step through into Eternity& 6he C#S6 has been great( and greater costs follo)( but none co*pares to the ad%enture ahead&> Close your eyes( *ake a Wish( blo) out the candles& Pull the candles fro* the cake& ,Discard the* later far fro* your ho*e( and in secret&; $fter re*o%ing the candles say the follo)ing( >6he only "ndulgence for *y hard path to 3eco*ing a god( is that " )ill allo) *yself to co*pletely forgi%e *yself and lo%e *yself& " eat *y past( and it nourishes *e& " 0e*e*ber things long forgotten&> Eat the s*all pastry& >/ortified by this feast( " a* prepared for the hard )ork in this fourth great age& E%eryday " feed *yself *e*ories( and e%ery day " a* Stronger for )hat lies ahead&> Closing& Say the )ord >E-> nine ti*es in a dra)n1out *anner& Clean up the area( )rite your i*pressions in your diary( and read about the ne-t nine nights& %R*ATI&N /irst )rite the )ord C0E$6"#' in your diary& 6he letter for this session is >#&> 6he Da%16aking phrase is( >" a* 3aal1Saphon( )ho cut the t)enty1t)o letters in rock for Dido's race& $ll *ysteries of )riting are *ine( and " create ne) )orlds as others )rite& " d)ell upon Bountain Saphon at the Pole( and release hurricanes against the ships that do not honor *y 'a*e&> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is( >" a* Dositheos( )ho like Pro*etheus brought a Gift fro* a Secret place& " ga%e *y gift to *y fello) *en before " departed to the Secret 0egion& " ga%e

the* a ladder to the Holy Headless #ne( that they *ay speak as he( that they *ake )orlds and $eons& "n%oke often( " told the*& $#6H $30$#6H 3$SEB "S$J S$3$#6H "$#&> 6he essa% for Creation follo)s&

/irstly " )ill look at the idea of Creation in a Left Hand Path conte-t( and then " )ill look at the e*otional and ideational ad<ust*ents that a Self1Created god )ill need to *ake& The Idea of %reation. "n *ost 0ight Hand Path religions the idea of Creation is the basis for the notions of Unity )ith the Cos*os( and the ulti*ate ineffecti%eness of the indi%idual& 6his notion is so strongly a part of our culture that it re*ains )ith people long after they ha%e >broken> )ith *ainstrea* 0HP syste*s such as Christianity& "f you doubt the po)er of this( try saying >We are all( after all( *ade of starstuff(> and )atch ho) your audience sighs& 6he notion of Creation has been enshrined in >scientific> thinking as )ell( and still rules the )orld& "n the 0ight Hand Path( Creation is best understood as the idea of dependent origination. 6his idea ,held in 3uddhis*( Christianity( 3& /& Skinneris*( Bar-is*9 you na*e it; is that all things are follo)ing a course or la) that e-isted long before the pheno*ena )e percei%e and )ill e-ist long after)ard& 6here is no free )ill( and things are either here for a "Qurpose( or the uni%erse is *echanistic& Either condition co*es fro* the 0ight Hand Path %ie) of Creation Let's e-a*ine the 0ight Hand Path idea of dependent origination. ," a* freely borro)ing this e-a*ple fro* 2ietna*ese Pen Baster 6ich 'aht Hanh&; 0ncle Setnakt.s 6ssential 8uide to the Left Hand Path is in your hand( because 0una10a%en bought it( because so*eone *ade the ink and the paper( because so*eone cut do)n the tree to *ake the paper( because so*eone *ade the lunch of the logger )ho cut do)n the tree to *ake the paper( because so*eone ga%e birth to so*eone )ho *ade the lunch( because so*eone set up the political situation that caused the birth1gi%er's fa*ily to be )here%er it )as( and so forth& #r you could say that " )rote the book because " <oined the 6e*ple of Set( that Bichael $.uino started because he didn't like )here the Church of Satan )as going( )hich La 2ey started because a publicity *an na*ed Webber suggested that he do so( Hind that Webber )ouldn't ha%e done that if he hadn't ha%e li%ed in San /rancisco( )hich )ouldn't be there e-cept for its natural harbor( )hich )ouldn't ha%e *attered e-cept that *ankind de%eloped sailing in the Stone $ge( )hich they )ouldn't ha%e done e-cept that )ater co%ers so *uch of Hie planet( )hich )ouldn't ha%e been the case e-cept that Sol is a Class B Eello) Star( )hich )ouldn't be possible if it )eren't for Planck's ,'onstant& "n short nothing e-ists on its o)n( and the la)s that *ake it not only possible but ine%itable co*e into being the *o*ent that uni%erse did& " i%en your thoughts )hich arise fro* biological processes are connected )ith e%ery bit of the progress of organic life on this planet& 6he >oneness> )ith all( and the i*per*anence of the obser%able present( are the key Cos*ological ideas of the 0ight Hand Path& We )ould argue that they are correct for the )orld of 'ature& 6he physical )orld does run its *echanistic course& So*e )ould say that this is due to God( the Great $rchitect& #thers )ould see it

as an organic )hole( such as Gaia& #thers )ould see it as a *echanical )hole& Each of these %ie)s( Christian( Wiccan( or $theist is a 0ight Hand Path %ie) that suborns the present into a conse.uence of the *o*ent of Creation& =

6he Left Hand Path )ould argue that there arc Principles that e-ist outside of the ti*e1space la) do*ain that per*it freedo* beyond the *echanistic& Such freedo* ine%itably leads to conflict )ith any set of Principles e-tracted fro* the *echanistic )orld( such as la)s of beha%ior& $ny sense of this Principle )ould therefore be seen as >Dark> or >/orbidden&> 6his is an ani*al reaction to the force that allo)s for non1ani*al beha%ior& "f one is to sur%i%e the strongest force of the space1ti*e continuu*( )hich is 6i*e( one *ust Create one's self& 6hat is( one *ust act in )ays not predeter*ined by one's biology( culture( and age& #ne's choices *ust lead the* to states of being and types of acti%ity that are not the slot that the )orld *achine )ould create for the*& #ne *ust rebel& "t *ust be a creative re"ellion. Si*ply doing the opposite of )hate%er the )orld *achine tells you to do is not enough& "t can help you reali+e ho) arbitrary the >rules> of the )orld are9 )ear your hair long )hen others )ear it short( )ear light pastels to a Goth club and Goth clothes to a golf club( )ear a s)astika to a synagogue's garage sale( and a Star of Da%id to an $ryan 'ation *eeting9 and you learn ho) the *onkeys around you are )ell trained& ,Don't do any of these things unless you can run like hell&; #nly in Self1Creation does the Left Hand Path e-ist( and only fro* the data learned by hard e-perience( once you ha%e *ade the co**it*ent to li%e by your choices( can you proceed do)n that path& 6he Left Hand Path begins )ith the reali+ation( >" ha%e co*e into beingM> *#otional and Ideational Ad.ust#ents for %reators. Si*ply leading a good life is not enough& 6here are tasks that you )ill )ant to Do( as you co*e to understand yourself *ore clearly( that )ould take *any lifeti*es to Do& Si*ply thinking good thoughts is not enough& "nitiation is the process of thinking the right thoughts at the right ti*e9 but happens )hen there is *ore than one thought to be thought at a gi%en ti*e& What happens )hen your o)n "nitiation has beco*e so dyna*ic that it *ust be thought of in ter*s of )orld1buildingK When you 'eed *ore than one head to think your thoughtsK World1building is not an easy skill to learn& Ben are not gods( and our actions are bound by *any forces that gods )ould not ha%e to put up )ith& 3ut in another sense( )orld1building is going on all the ti*e( )ith e%erything that )e do& "f )e decide to read a certain ne)spaper( )e take that %ie) into our )orld& "f )e decide to hang out )ith certain people and a%oid the phone calls of others( )e are populating our )orld& #ur strengths and failures rest hea%ily on the )orlds )e build& /or e-a*ple( if )e ha%e filled our )orld )ith good people( our ideas *arch for)ard e%en if )e are sick in bed )ith the flu& "f )e ha%e put our )orlds together carefully( )ith good strong ideas( )e )ill attract good people& "f our )orlds are big( )e )ill not kno) boredo*& Hu*an beings are organi+ed around a chief fla)& 6here is al)ays a secret about oursel%es that )e )ill go to any length to protect& "f that

Secret is threatened( )e )ill engage in all sort of bad beha%ior( )hich )c )ill then <ustify )ith strong appeals to principle after)ard& Creators ha%e to o%erco*e this fla)( by finding an artificial principle to build a )orld around& $n a%erage hu*an's )orld is built around a fla)( that they *aintain )ith >self1pity&> $ *agician's )orld is based around a Word that instructs the* as fully as the e*otion of self1pity does& 6his use of a *agically1 created and 1chosen principle is the Secret to )orld building& 6he principle has already been at )ork in you& "t lies hidden in your e-perience( and all the good things in your life so far ha%e adhered to that principle& "t is the *agnet that has gi%en you a nucleus of friends( fa*ily( resources9 all of )hich you *ay dra) on to build your )orld& 'o) as you build this )orld( you *ust not *ake your friends( fa*ily( and resources the front soldiers in your fight against the chaotic forces that oppose it& /or the *ost part you *ust harden your *ind( de%elop your )ill and courage so that you are *ainly their protector& Consider the Bagus Gurd<ieff& When his )orld )as threatened by the 3olshe%ik re%olution( )hich )as al*ost its e-act opposite *agically speaking( he didn't run& He *o%ed his follo)ers to a place of safety& When World War "" broke out( he didn't flee to $*erica& He stayed )ith his follo)ers and kept the* safe& Ho) strong )as the )orld he builtK Eou can't go into any occult store in the )orld )ithout seeing his )ritings or those of his students& Gurd<ieff groups of all kinds thri%e around the )orld& E%en Uncle Setnakt( nor*ally a rather egotistic fello)( bo)s at the great )orth of Gurd<ieff's 6eaching& Gurd<ieff had the four things needed to *ake a )orld& /irst an idea( that >6ruth is not forgettingM>& 6his ga%e hi* a touchstone on )hat *ethods to pick up( )hich people to lure to his side( )hat )ork he had to do in his life& Second he de%eloped a *ethod that )as hard( and 9 as such things *ust be 9 harder on hi*self than on others& 6hird he ga%e hi*self in true lo%e and de%otion to the people )ho used the harsh *ethod on the*sel%es& /ourth he ga%e up pity& 'o) this did not *ean that his personal proble*s %anished o%ernight& "t *eant that he had si*ply Created a ne) asse*blage fro* )hich to act( instead of )here things ca*e >naturally&> 6hus his lo%e created real *iracles( as opposed to the soul1sucking force called >lo%e> in this )orld& We can profit fro* his e-a*ple& We can target >pity> as the great ene*y& We can take a concept that 0esonates )ith the idea of the Left Hand Path and *ake that our center point& We can be hard on oursel%es( )hich )ill 6each us that it is a good thing to be hard on others& 6hen )e )ill get the souls )e need for the )orld& "f )e disco%er that )e can't do the )orld creation task( )e can look for others that are Doing it( and help the* out by taking the steps <ust *entioned& 6his is a good ti*e to *editate on *y 2R Word of Oeper& " a* a Bagus of the Word Oeper ,pronounced >Jhefer>;( an English1 language coinage e-pressing an Egyptian %erb )ritten as a styli+ed

scarab and *eaning >" = =

Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> 6his Word generates the $eon of Set( and is the current for* of the Eternal Word of the Prince of Darkness& 6o Jno) this Word is to kno) that the ulti*ate responsibility for the e%olution of your psyche is in your hands& "t is the Word of freedo*( ecstasy( fearful responsibility( and the root of all Bagic& Oeper is the Word of Worlds( it describes the process of ho) all )orlds Co*e "nto 3eing& "t is a Word that Creates a *atri- into )hich it can be reUttered( both on the personal and historical le%els& Each reUtterance both destroys and re1Creates the *atriinto )hich it is Uttered or Jno)n& "t is the )ord of cyclic dyna*is*( reflecting the cycle of Banifestation 1! 3eing 1! Dis*anifestation 1! 0e*anifestation& "t effects those )ho Jno) it as a pleasurable and clear perception of their 0eality( Po)er( and Will in both the #b<ecti%e and Sub<ecti%e Uni%erses& Each *o*ent of Jno)ing Oeper( that is to say of being in the place in your life )here you can say( >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eingM> is a *o*ent that #uspensky describes as #b<ecti%e Consciousness& "t is fro* the *o*ents of percei%ing and acting upon Oeper( that the Left Hand Path "nitiate begins the process of beco*ing an i**ortal( independent( po)erful( and potent Essence( )hich effects the uni%erses in *any )ays both causally and a1causally& $n $eon is a )orld& $s hu*an beings )e are fa*iliar )ith *any >)orlds&> We can talk about the >)orld of 6ho*as Gefferson> or the >)orld of 'e)ton&> Bagical )orlds are created by Words 9 by the %erbal po)er of *ankind to e-press a di%ine principle 9 )hich through the effect of that Utterance on the ob<ecti%e uni%erse brings about the creation of the )orld& 6he Word ser%es as a gate)ay for the *ind seeking to enter the )orld it defines( and the effect of an Utterance of a Word )ill cause *any )orlds to be reconfigured in order to Hear it& 6he $eon of Set is Created by the Word >Oeper&> Oeper is an Egyptian %erb *eaning >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> Oeper is the e-perience of an indi%idual psyche beco*ing a)are of its o)n e-istence and deciding to e-pand and e%ol%e that e-istence through its o)n actions& Oeper has been e-perienced by anyone )ho has decided to seek after his or her o)n de%elop*ent& $)areness of Oeper usually begins )ith a *o*ent of rebellion against the spiritual status .uo& "n this sense Oeper is a >Satanic> )ord( and the condition that led to its re1e*ergence on this Earth began in the Working called the Church of Satan& "ts properties transcend and are in so*e )ays opposed to that *atri-& "t is the nature of Self1Creation that it continually 0e1creates its *atri- in the ob<ecti%e uni%erse so that the sub<ecti%e uni%erse can e%ol%e and e-pand& 6o e-perience that *o*ent of Oeper( of e*ergent self1di%inity( one *ust Lo%e t)o things )ith all of one's heart& 6he first of these is /reedo*( because only in /reedo* can one take the steps ,if initially only *entally; that create and li*it the Self& 6he second thing one *ust Lo%e is Jno)ledge& 6his isn't the sa*e thing as infor*ationH this a transfor*ati%e Understanding of those things )ithin us and beyond us that deter*ine )ho )e are& 6he sy*bols of Oeper are the scarab beetle and the da)ning sun& 6he beetle is sy*bolic of self trust and hard )ork& 6he beetle

goes through %ery different stages fro* egg to lar%a to pupa to beetle& Each stage has its

o)n Work( a particular )ay of gathering energy and *aterials( particular )ays of transfor*ing the*& "t senses its o)n e%olution and )orks to)ard it 9 e%en though the *o*entu* of that e%olution )ill change its shape radically 9 taking it at the appropriate ti*e into unkno)n )orlds and ne) *odes of 3eing& 6he da)n is sy*bolic of the )ay the )orld is percei%ed& Unlike the follo)ers of con%entional religion )ho possess guidebooks that e-plain the )orld a)ay( the Seeker after Oeper is looking for an intensification of his or her o)n 3eing so that the )orld *ay be *ade intelligible in his or her o)n light& "n this darkling uni%erse there are no lights sa%e for those you create through your hard )ork( your spiritual rebellion( your seeking after the *ysteries of your o)n choosing& When that light da)ns( it )ill by its %ery nature not only gi%e you *o*ents of clarity about the things in your life closest to you( it )ill like)ise sho) you ne) hori+ons9 hori+ons for you and you alone to e-plore& 6his Secret )as kno)n sy*bolically to the Egyptians9 they identified their god Oepera( the Self1Created #ne( )ith Hru*achis( the god of the Hori+on& 6his Secret )as also kno)n ,at a di%ine le%el; by $leister Cro)ley( )ho predicted that the $eon of Hru*achis )ould surpass his o)n& Set( the Egyptian god of Darkness( is the Di%ine origin of the Word& Set's na*e ulti*ately *eans the >Separator> or >"solator&> His chief ene*ies are the gods of Stasis and Bindlessness& 6he first of these is #siris( Death hi*self& Set's slaying of #siris has a t)ofold significance for the seeker of Oeper& /irstly this represents the slaying of old thought patterns( the dethroning of those internal gods that )e ha%e recei%ed fro* society& #n a second le%el this )as the act by )hich Set( alone of all the gods of ancient Egypt( beca*e deathless& 6he Left Hand Path is a .uest to 3eco*e an i**ortal( independent( potent( and po)erful Essence& Set's other ene*y is the de*on of *indless chaos( $pep& Set is said to slay this creature e%ery night <ust before da)n& 6his sy*boli+es o%erco*ing self doubt and delusion( of acting at the ti*es of greatest despair( and not succu*bing to the self1 hypnoti+ing engines of *ankind& Set achie%es ,on a di%ine le%el; this isolation fro* the uni%erse so that he *ay say( >Oeper> S >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> Each of these breaks 9 the break fro* the dead past ,by slaying #siris; and the break fro* the confused present ,by slaying $pep; 9 is done for the sake of a self1 deter*ined future& #ne of Set's cult titles( Set1Heh( *eans God of Unending /uturity& Set did not recei%e the aid of other gods in his t)o .uests( nor does Set gi%e aid to those )ho seek to e*ulate these .uests on a hu*an le%el& 6hose )ho struggle ,like Set; )ith the principle of Oeper are of his Essence& 6heir actions are essentially the sa*e& 6hose )ho )ant to share their .uests and pool their kno)ledge seek after Set's chief tool of His $eon( the 6e*ple of Set& "t is the *ost concentrated en%iron*ent for the study of Oeper( both as noun and %erb& $s such those )ho are effected by the po)er of their o)n Oeper )ill seek to enhance and protect the 6e*ple&

Oeper can not be studied as an abstract intellectual idea( it *ust be e-perienced& #ne can read about Gustice( or one can hope for it( but to 7

truly Jno) Gustice you *ust bring it into 3eing& #ne can read about Oeper( as your interest in secret things has brought you to do& Eou can hope for it& #r you can seek the solitary self1 transfor*ation that )ill cause you to e-perience it& 6he 6e*ple of Set represents a concentration of the $eonH like Set hi*self( it does not ans)er prayers( and by its %ery 3eing pro%ides challenges for those )ho )ould seek after the Word of Oeper& "t is the e*bodi*ent of the E*erald Da)n en2isioned by a Ger*an LHP order( the /raternitas Saturni& We are not necessarily a >Satanic> order( other than )e Understand that for "nitiation on the Left Hand Path to be effecti%e for those )ho ha%e <ust begun Work on that path( the antino*ian aspect of the Work does 'eed to be fulfilled by so*e *eans& 6he i*agery of the 3lack $rts pro%ides that 'eed for *any( but it like)ise can be li*iting as it is *astered& #ur predecessor )as caught by this trap( and )e hope 9 by e-ploring the *anifestations of the principle of Oeper in *any cultures and ti*es and in our o)n creations 9 to ha%e *uch further hori+ons& Diabolical i*agery is useful only in a culturally1 bound antino*ian senseH beyond this it represents a ne) stasis to be discarded& Oeper& 'o)( an Egyptian %erb( like an English %erb( can ha%e se%eral for*s depending on its nu*ber( tense( %oice( and *ood& Eou can ha%e a %erb such as run )hich can be con<ugated ," runH you runH he( she( or it runsH )e run 9 " a* running 9 " ran 9 etc&;& 6here are about :AD for*s for an English %erb ," re*e*ber this because *y Gunior High School Latin teacher often *ade us )rite the full con<ugation of English %erbs )hen he )as *ad at us;& We happen to kno) the tense and person of the %erb Oeper fro* the sentence Oepera Oeper Oeperu& "t is first person( stati%e& 'o) )hile you're trying to re*e*ber your High School gra**ar as to )hat tense >stati%e> is9 you )on't& We don't ha%e the tense in English& "t refers to a past e%ent that *odifies a current state& We do ha%e first person( of courseH that *eans that >"> did it& 6he proper translation of the %erb Oeper is >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> 'o) there are so*e i*plications of this that )e in the 6e*ple ha%e not yet considered& /irstly the %erb refers to a *o*ent that H!S happened that e-plains )hy )e are here& When you )rite or speak or think the )ord >Oeper> you are talking about so*ething that has taken place& Eou are not talking about so*ething taking place at the *o*ent of the speech act& Oeper is N&T a continuous process& "t is a series of e%ents( )hose presence )e sense either through reason( or through di%ine apprehensions& We are a)are that so#ething has occurred to gi%e us the particular 3eing )e ha%e at any *o*ent& We are a)are that )hate%er the great shaping potential of that so#ething/ )e don't ha%e that potential at this *o*ent& "n short )e are a)are that )e ha%e had a *o*ent )herein )e acted as gods& We did so*ething di%ine 9 )e had so*e peak e-perience 9 )e *ade so*e life1 altering choice9 and it has produced the creatures )e are no)& 'o) this produces t)o great reali+ations& /irst( )e are a)are that )e ha%e a capacity beyond )here%er and )hene%er )e are right

no) to both Li*it and Create oursel%es& $ll *o*ents of Oeper both Li*it and Create oursel%es9 or to use both of those ideas at the sa*e ti*e( all *o*ents of Oeper "solate oursel%es fro* the Cos*os& Second( )e )ant to

do this again& Hu*ankind )ants the Di%ine& "n erroneous religions this desire is a return to the Di%ine in one )ay or another ,either by union or by being in the di%ine presence in so*e place )ith far too *uch harp *usic;& Well that doesn't )ork9 you can't go back to the state )here Oeper last occurred& Eou can't go back to a pre%ious di%ine state any *ore than you can fold an oak back into an acorn& Eou can only go for)ard to another di%ine state& "f you )ant to both achie%e and e-perience your godhood( you'%e got to go for)ard& "n our Earthly incarnation )e ne%er fully e-perience the di%ine *o*entH only through *agical introspection do )e disco%er that )e ha%e passed through the*( and can therefore say ,)ith both happiness and terror; >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> "n the 3re**er10hind papyrus this idea is reflected in the fact that Oepera's first t)o children are Shu ,0eason; and 6efnut ,Peak E*otions;& 6hrough these t)o Hu#an e-periences )e can detect the di%ine( and ha%ing detected it learn to Work )ith it to ha%e *ore di%ine e-periences& 'o) the first .uestion is? Ho) do " ha%e *ore di%ine e-periencesK Oeper happens to e%ery sapient being& Bost hu*ans ,and *ost of us *ost of the ti*e; stu*ble across those e-periences that )ould set up the conditions so that they could later say( >Oeper> if they had a large enough brain to hold the concept& 6he e-perience *ight be going into a drugstore to buy a *alted *ilk and *eeting the person )ho beco*es your spouse for the ne-t fifty years& Well( that )as a di%ine *o*ent( it both Li*ited and Created your Life& $ Christian )ould say it )as the hand of God( a Hindu )ould in%oke Jar*a& 3ut )e kno) )ho did it9 that *an or )o*an )e face in the *irror e%eryday& 6he scary thing for all hu*ans 9 and in fact the reason theyL)e in%ented religion in the first place 9 is that #ost di%ine e-periences occur blindly& So *ost hu*ans either ask so*e fairy tale on bended knee not to gi%e the* bad e-periences( or if they're a little bra%er try to influence the* )ith *agic( or try to deny the* by e-erting the *eaningless nature of the Cos*os& 3ut the Left Hand Path initiate( kno)ing that only through such e-periences can he or she find the *eta*orphosis that our philosophy finds both achie%able and desirable( seeks out the di%ine e-perience& " can't tell you )here to find yours& "f you did )hat " did( you )ould *ainly find that it didn't )ork& 6hat is because of the indi%idualistic nature of Oeper ,re*e*berK9 /irst Person %erb;& 6his tells you *any things about Oeper( the %erb& "t is N&T continuous& $ll e%ents do not feed it e.ually& "t is not fully under conscious control( rather consciousness and e*otion arise fro* itH but these can and *ust be used to seek *ore of it& 6his *eans that Oeper is N&T si*ple self1de%elop*ent or self1i*pro%e*ent( but that those things chosen rationally can put us in the place )here Oeper can occur& $ll sapient beings e-perience Oeper( but those )ho can na*e it and Understand its purpose ha%e a *uch better chance of achie%ing it& 6he paths to it are absolutely personal( but so*e of its properties ,such as being fedLtriggered by peak e-periences; lead to certain group functions as facilitators& "t Li*its you9 Di%ine decisions al)ays in%ol%e a road not taken& "t

Creates you9 Di%ine decisions al)ays lead to *uch *ore than can be rationally deduced& When you can say >Oeper> you are in so*e )ay a different person& 7

">hc noun >Ocper> 9 that tiling )c speak of as our >Ocpcr> is like)ise an Egyptian noun& "t is usually translated into English as manifestation% or >6he thing that happened&> 6he plural of the noun is Oeperu& When )e talk about our >Oeper> )e are talking about a %ery large thing indeed9 and )e usually ,in our nor*al sluglike *ode; gi%e %ery little thought to it& Eet if )e si*ply 3eco*e a)are of Oeper9 our personal *agical and philosophical hori+ons greatly e-pand& Bany *agicians in the 6e*ple of Set take <ustifiable pride in the *agical ite*s they create& "t's easy to see one's *agic in a necklace one *akes& Ho)e%er as *agicians )hat )e do is *ake a %ery large *agical ob<ect( e-isting on *any le%els of reality& #ur entire li%es considered at any *o*ent is a Oeper( a *anifestation& "f you can think of all the things that you'%e )rought 9 changes in your *indLbody co*ple-( your recognition( your reputation 9 all of those things that represent )hat you ha%e brought to this Earth 9 as a giant talis*an( then you'%e got a handle on Oeper( the noun& Bany of you *ay ha%e )ritten a 0une to pull so*ething 9 gold or lo%e 9 out of the Un*anifest& 6hat 0une is a tiny( tiny %ersion of the great talis*an your Oeper is& 6he creation of Oeper is the Working )hereby )e attract )hat )e're going to get in this life( and the di%ine *e*ory )e )ill ha%e of this life& Oeper( the noun( is the e0tension of e0isten"e to a further level of 'eing. 6hese e-tensions can be a thought that you'%e pulled to a de%eloped conscious le%el fro* an intuition9 )hich )ould represent t)o le%els of being in your Sub<ecti%e Uni%erse& 6hese e-tensions can be )hat others think of you& 6he e-tensions are particularly e%ident in actions that represent a first or personal best effort at so*e thing& Hence if you really )ant to Oeper( con.uer fear by doing so*ething you didn't think you could& #r find a *ystery and bring it to the surface of your understanding 9 or better yet( the understanding of others& #r create so*ething ne) ,the last )ould be an e-a*ple of the %erb for Create( S'Oeper;& Since Oeper e-ists as a noun( you can interact )ith the Oeper of others9 you are affected ,usually blindly; by the Work of past *agicians( or if you ha%e learned the art of Shaping and Seeking your o)n Oeper first you can consciously Work )ith other's products& I1ll lea%e you )ith one other )ord for your )ord1hoard9 the dual noun Oeperi& Egyptian nouns can be singular ,one cat;( dual ,t)o cats;( or plural ,too *any cats;& 6he noun Oeperi can best be translated by synchronicityH although the standard translation is miracle. 6he Egyptians kne) the Sign of so*ething Co*ing "nto 3eing )as the *eaningful coincidence& We kno) too9 either by Shu ,>What )ere the odds of that happeningK>; or by 6efnut ,>"t sent shi%ers do)n *y spine&>;& 6he noun Oeperi sho)s that *anifestations are not continuous( but discrete 9 actions at a distance 9 or *ore si*ply( *agic& Oeper has occurred )hen t)o discrete syste*s resonate )ith one another& $nother for* of Oeperi is that *o*ent of co**unication of )ordless *agical infor*ation )ith one another& 6he *ost fa*iliar for* of this is through our interactions )ith the $eon( and( as before( the *ore

adept you are at Seeking and Shaping your o)n Oeper( the *ore you can positi%ely interact )ith the Oeper of

"hc $eon( and help fulfill her purpose of e-porting Oeper into the ,;h<ecti%e Uni%erse& 6hink about these things& 6hink about the* till that shi%er runs do)n your back& 6hen put this aside for a)hile and co*e back to it& 6hen( after " he *ost personal and indi%idual of e-peri*entation you too can Jno) and Heed the La)? Oepera Oeper Oeperu S " Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing( and by the Process of *y Co*ing "nto 3eing( the Process of Co*ing "nto 3eing is Established& " )ill speak on the Word's history( and " )ill ask you all to think on this E%olution in the ob<ecti%e uni%erse( and then upon the E%olution of your o)n sub<ecti%e uni%erse9 ho) you( the reader( has e-perienced Oeper& With each e%olution of the Word( note ho) it doesn't lose *eaning( but gains through each historical te-t 9 <ust as Oeper in your self gains as you gain ne) being& 6he for*ula >Oepera Oeper Oeperu> has been traced by /rench Egyptologists back to the /irst "nter*ediate period& 6here it )as a for*ula of po)er for finding *eaning )hen the Di%ine Jingship( the *ost i*portant source of order( had collapsed& 6his )as probably the birth of the Left Hand Path 9 the idea that *eaning can only co*e fro* the indi%idual& >Oeper> )as the last fortress 9 the *ind and body of the indi%idual& >Oeper> )as the )ord of anyone )ho )ould not let the di%ine principle of "solation and E%olution fail& 6he second appearance )as in 0a*ses "ll's ti*e& 6he for*ula )as used to e*po)er tra%elers through the desert& >Oeper> )as a touchstone for those )ho e-tend e-istence by passing boundaries& >Oeper> )as the )ord of the e-tender of Egypt9 of the Jno)n #rder& 6he third appearance )as at the beginning of the Her*etic tradition& >Oeper> beca*e the )ord of the indi%idual *agician seeking t)o types of po)er? po)er to see through the illusions of this )orld( and po)er for a coherent afterlife& 6hese practitioners began a *agical practice that )ent beyond the state goals of Egypt or Greece or 0o*e& 6he fourth appearance 9 connected )ith the purchase of 3udge's 6g(ptian Language by a Priest of Bendes 9 )as %ery different& 6he Left Hand Path )as up and running& 6he Word Worked on a *atri- of its o)n *aking& Bichael $.uino had to find the )ord ,cast in 0o*an and Greek letters; in a translation fro* its last appearance& He didn't )rite the 0hind papyrus( any *ore than its author ca*e up )ith the spell of Continuous 0e1 Creation& 3ut his Utterance of that Word 9 in a *atriconditioned by its last appearance 9 produced a ne) access to energy and po)er beyond any pre%ious utterances& $.uino's Utterance in :854 e&%& )as the Utterance of the Word of $eons( defining the process that each sapient being *ust e-perience in order to change hi*1 or herself& Oeper is the concept upon )hich the cycles of *anifestation are actuali+ed ,in both the nou*enological and pheno*enological

)orlds;& 6he actual acti%ity of cyclical dyna*is* is generated by the for*ula of Oepera Oeper Oeperu( and *y 0e*anifestation of the Word )ith *y o)n Utterance of Oeper on the Spring E.uinoof :88= e&%& )ill raise and attune the 7

i*agination of ,he )orld to a ne) and per*anent understanding of "he principle& By Utterance of the Word is in the tradition of Biehacl $.uino's& " a* Uttering the Word into a Batri- of its o)n conditioning& "6ie results should be stronger and further reaching than Bichael $.uino's Utterance 9 <ust as he or she that follo)s *e )ill e-tend the Word further& Each Pharaoh atte*pted to e-tend the borders of the country further than his predecessor& " a* e-tending the possibilities for Oeper further than Bichael $.uino& By acco*plish*ents )ill be less( the ti*e of seeing an $eon being born is %ery rare& By <ob )ill be to find and articulate *ore of the properties of Oeper( so that each student of the 3lack $rts )ill ha%e ne) types of tools for their collaboration )ith Set& "f " *anage to e-tend the boundaries and *ake there *y #ath of 6ruth( then " )ill be seen as a successful Bagus& "f " fail( others )ill Utter >Oeper(> <ust as *ankind has been doing for the last four thousand years& "t is the <ob of the 6e*ple to keep the connections of the Word ali%e( so that long periods of ignorance co*e not again& "n fact( if )e fail utterly then the Word )ill not be heard on this earth again& 6he beginning Work of the Left Hand Path initiate is to learn the for*ula( Oepera Oeper Oeperu( )hich is rendered in English as >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing( and by the Process of *y Co*ing "nto 3eing( the Process of Co*ing "nto 3eing is Established&> 'ot learning the for*ula as a *antra( but learning to see its effects in your life& Learn to see your Oeper as the one 6ruth that separates you fro* the *ass of delusions that )e create in our *inds so that )e *ight sleep1)alk through e-istence& Ha%ing learned to a)aken to the 0eality of Oeper( learn to ask yourself )here you )ish to steer 9 >What do " )ant to doK> >What do " )ant to 3eco*eK> and then thirdly act accordingly 9 )hile keeping that di%ine reali+ation fresh in your *ind and soul& Fuestions for your *editations& 0e*e*ber these are only starting points& What Principle )ould be )orth organi+ing an artificial life aroundK Who do " kno) that deser%es *y Lo%eK Ho) often do " fail in gi%ing itK "f " )ere to *ake a )orld ,as an e-ercise of sheer i*agination; )hat )ould it be likeK What )ould " need to do to *yself to *ake *yself as bra%e as Gurd<ieff facing the 3olshe%iksK What *ass social *o%e*ents are co*ing into being right no)( that are the e-act opposite of " stand for9 *agically and philosophicallyK "f " had to create a pantheon of gods 9 a trickster( a creator( a lo%e god or goddess( and so forth 9 )hat )ould " createK Ho) do those choices tell *e that " a* another's creation( )hile at the sa*e ti*e seeking to both beco*e Self1 Created and a Creator in *y o)n rightK What people ha%e " kno)n that " )ould call CreatorsK WhyK Ho) does obser%ing the act of Creation both establish and li*it yourselfK What things ha%e " created in *y lifeK Did any of the* take on 'a life of their o)n'K Bagical 6asks& During this session you ha%e three tasks& #ne is to talk to e%eryone in your life about )hat a >)orld> is 9 )hat do

they *ean )hen they say so*eone li%es on >another planet(> or if they refer to the

>)orld of 6ho*as Gefferson> or the >)orld of a *artial artist&> Eou should like)ise look up the ety*ologies of the )ords >World(> >Eon(> >$ge(> >Gaia(> and >0eal*&> Write these ety*ologies do)n in your *agical diary as )ell as any thoughts they *ay produce& Eour second task is to tra%el to the highest point you can in your %icinity( and spend so*e li*e looking do)n on the landscape& 6he best )ay to do this )ould be to lea%e )ork( put on your best clothes( and tra%el to the highest office building do)nto)n& Ha%e tea in the top floor restaurant in the afternoon( looking do)n at the )orld( )hile *aking your diary entries for that day& During the )eek( read e%erything you can about the life of Gurd<ieff andLor read all the Creation *yths you can& Eou *ust also reread the CH$#S section of your diary <ust before you do the ritual& 6he third task is to bre) a .uantity of hydro*el and drink a s)ig of it after each utterance of the Day16aking and 'ight1 6aking phrase& Eou )ill also drink so*e during the 0ite& 6he re*aining hydro*el can be gi%en to your friends& "t )ill increase their poetic gifts and heal the sick& Here is the process of bre)ing the hydro*el& Co*bine t)o pints of organic honey fro* your region( t)o pints of especially pure )ater( and t)o pints of *ilk& While you are )hisking these things together( say the follo)ing char* fi%e ti*es? >Wisdo* is S)eet( and "nspiration is the *ost %alued of all things& 6he Sar*ouni gathered honey fro* all cultures& "t )as *ead in the 'orth and So*a in the East& "t )as the Secret of the $*ethyst char* of the Greeks& '"6ie great god of the Left Hand Path $ristaios taught *ankind the art of beekeeping that )e *ight 0e*e*ber the taste of Wisdo*( and our friend the 3ee stings us a)ake )hen )e sleep as did 6elepinus& S)eet is the taste of Wisdo* that re*inds us to fashion our o)n Creation( *y father 3ol%erker kne) its )orth&> Eou )ill )ish to keep the *i-ture refrigerated& 6he 0itual #pening& Say the )ord >#nh> in a deep %ibratory *anner nine ti*es& >Here is the *yth that )orld told *e& 6here is naught of *e that is of *e& $ll " a* and )ill be and ha%e been is the )ork of other gods& So*e ealled the* Eah)eh( so*e call the* the 3ig 3ang( so*e call the* the Goddess& 6his is a lie& " re<ect itM> Sy*bolically destroy a copy of the creation *yth you once )holly belie%ed in9 8enesis% or )rigin of the Species. $fter you ha%e destroyed the *yth( say the follo)ing )ords( filling in the gender references and na*es& >" e-isted as " in the far1off Pri*al 6i*e& /ro* that sacred ti*e( *y Will *o%ed to the 0eal* of Chaos( *y Spirit *o%ed upon the )aters( *y 6hought incarnated through the spiral strands of D'$& Let all the Cos*os( hear no) *y 5on echoing in the )orld of

Chaos fro* *y Spell that incarnated *e( >" a* Ee1gshen1dbang1rd+ogs( the Pri*al Priest of Perfect Po)er( and : fashion a ,*anL)o*an; gi%ing hi*Lher the 'a*e of Wer1Ba 'yi1nya( ,ireat Hero& HeLShe has the head of a lion( and the ears of a lyn-( a fierce 5

face and an elephant's nose( a crocodile's *outh and a tiger's fangs( feci like s)ords( and feathers like sabers( and upon his hornless bro) is a )ish1granting ge*&> Hold up the hand *irror and look upon your physical for*& >HeLshe )ill erect the 6e*ples of fi%e trihedrons unto the Dae*ons of Creation that *ade his body and filled his *ind( for they ser%e *y Will( and the Will of the Prince of Darkness( but hisLher *ind( body and actions shall be a 6e*ple unto *e( a Secret place of po)er that culti%ates )hat " *ay yet be& HisLher na*e shall be ,your full birth na*e;& >6hus " Spoke in the far1off Pri*al 6i*e& Speech )ithout )ords( for " a* the 'a*eless god( )ho .uests for his o)n 'a*e through Creation& $ll Po)er co*es fro* Fuest( and the )ay for *y Fuest )as opened by *y Pri*al 5on. >" take no) the e-perience of *y actions in the )orld( both in this and other states before this( and by e-periencing it no)( reaffir* *y first "n%ocation&> Drink deeply of the hydro*el& >$t this *o*ent( Heka is *y 'a*e( Bagic is *y 'a*e( and by this 'a*e in the here and no)( " accept responsibly for each of *y actions& " )ill Create *yself day by day( and )hat " Create shall change all of the Cos*os after the *anner of *y Creation& " a* kno)n as Oepera( the Self1Created God& $ll other gods e-press so*e of )hat " *ight be( and " Created the* as clues to )here " *ust de%elop *yself in the fullness of 6i*e& >"n *y di%ine )isdo* " chose this ti*e and place( " *arked this body )ith *y 4augal. " ga%e *yself the fuel for the Eternal /la*e( and no) if " can ignite it )ith "ntent( " )ill burn fore%er as a Star in the Hea%ens( looking do)n on the )orld of Chaos and ruling as a Sign of the Podiac&> Closing& Strike your chest nine ti*es in a 2ictorious *anner( to re*ind you that 2ictory *ust be gained here and no)& Each ti*e you strike your chest cry out( >#hM> Write up your i*pressions in your diary( and then read about the ne-t session& IN%+'ATI&N 6he instructions for this session are different than those that ha%e gone before& Write the )ord "'CU3$6"#' in your diary& 3eneath it )rite the letter >E> in a circle( <ust as you ha%e )ritten the other letters& Put your diary a)ay& 6his session( be sure to either gi%e a)ay the re*aining hydro*el to friends or fa*ily )ho *ight need it ,tell the* it's a health drink;( or pour it onto fertile ground& 6his session you should return to your ordinary life& Watch lots of 62( a%oid no%el situations( surf the ''et& "f you find yourself thinking about "nitiation( push the thought fro* your *ind( distract yourself so*eho)& Eou should li%e as you nor*ally do )ith three e-ceptions? :& Do not practice any *agic of any kind at all9 especially Di%ination to >see ho) you're doing&> "f you fail in this( you )ill

ha%e to start again&

@7& Do not tell anyone about your e-periences so far& @8& "f you nor*ally keep a diary( don't& 6here should be no records of this session& "n short try to li%e your life as *uch as you think you )ould )ithout the Fuest to 3eco*e a Lord of the Left Hand Path& #n the ninth night( read about the ne-t session& 'IRTH /irst )rite the )ord 3"06H in your diary& 6he letter for this session is 6he Da%16aking phrase is >" a* Sophia1Prunikos( )ho rises abo%e her condition by Grace fro* her Core1Self& " a* Sophia& " a* Hourea& " a* 3arbelo& $ll gods desire *e( but " resist the* all& By co*ing ends their hege*onyM> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is >" a* Set( )ho rises fro* death and ad%ersity e%er1stronger& " a* 3ata& " a* Erbeth& " a* the god of the feeling of 0esistance being o%erco*e& " a* #gun( " bring the ruin of sy**etry&> 6he essa% for 3irth follo)s& During the last nine days( you e-perienced flashes of the Bystery of 3irth& "t feels like Clarity& "t is that po)er that co*es back to you )hen you are deeply asleep and a)akens you to action& $ll of our li%es )e )ill engage in things that )e dee* Good for us( *aybe it's reading( *aybe it's calling an old friend )e kne) since grade school( but so*eho) or other )e <ust stopped& Baybe )e felt bad about it& Baybe )e intended to do the practice again& 6hen one day( )ithout any prior thought( )e <ust did it again& Suddenly )ithout conscious intervention% )e did )hat )e used to do( and )anted to do& 6his is the *ystery of 3irth& "t is rare( hoped for( and to be encouraged& 6his state )ill take you back to the Left Hand Path& 'o) you )ill fall off the Path( it is against the grain of the )orld( and as such the )orld )ins fro* ti*e to ti*e& Let us look at an e-a*ination of this state by Willia* Ga*es as .uoted by Willia* $tkinson in The *ill ,:8:4;? Desire( )ish( )ill are states of *ind )hich e%eryone kno)s( and )hich no definition can *ake plainer& We desire to feel( to ha%e( to do( all sorts of things )hich at the *o*ent are not felt( had or done& "f )ith the desire goes a sense that attain*ent is not possible( )e si*ply wish= but if )e belie%e that the end is in our po)er( )e will that the desired feeling( ha%ing( or doing shall be realH and real it presently beco*es( either i**ediately upon the )illing or after certain preli*inaries ha%e been fulfilled&&&& We kno) )hat it is to get out of bed on a free+ing *orning in a roo* )ithout a fire( and ho) the %ery %ital principle )ithin us protests against the ordeal& Probably *ost persons ha%e lain on certain *ornings for an hour at a ti*e unable to brace the*sel%es to the resol%e& We think ho) late )e shall be( ho) the duties of the day )ill sufferH )e say '" must get up? this is igno*inious' etc&( but still the )ar* couch feels too 7

delicious( the cold outside too cruel( and the resolution faints a)ay and postpones itself again and again <ust as it see*ed on the %erge of bursting the resistance and passing o%er into the decisi%e act& 'o) ho) do )e ever get up under such circu*stancesK "f " *ay generali+e fro* *y o)n e-perience( )e *ore often than not get up )ithout any struggle or decision at all& We suddenly find that )e have got up& $ fortunate lapse of consciousness occursH )e forget

both the )ar*th and the coldH )e fall into so*e re%erie connected )ith the day's life( in the course of )hich the idea flashes across us( 'HelloM " *ust lie here no longer' 9 an idea )hich at that lucky instant a)akens no contradictory or paraly+ing suggestions( and conse.uently produces i**ediately its appropriate *otor effect& "t )as our acute consciousness of both the )ar*th and the cold during the period of struggle( )hich paraly+ed our acti%ity then and kept our idea of rising in the condition of wish and not of will. 6he *o*ent these inhibitory ideas ceased( the original idea e-erted its effect& 6his re*arkable passage illustrates the *ystery of 3irth& 6he 3irth of action re.uires that four conditions be *et& 6he original idea has to ha%e been strong and connected )ith the fir* notion that attain*ent is possible& Secondly( the forces pre%enting its achie%e*ent are of a sub<ecti%e sy**etric character9 )e ha%e both the incenti%e of Sloth and the /ear of hard )ork& 6hirdly( the $ttention is dra)n a)ay fro* the Stasis1producing pair( and into the real* of drea*s and fancy& /ourthly( once the inner )orld is in%oked( the certainty of attain*ent pushes the person into action& $t this point( the "nitiate has done )hat he needed to do& $s opposed to the rationally1directed )hole of his life( he has accepted that so*eti*es it is indeed better to >leap before looking&> 6his bold *o%e upsets the balance of >reasonable> forces )ithin( and upsets the status .uo )ithout& Such an action is usually called >e%il> in that it disturbs people fro* their slu*ber( or threatens such unthinking acti%ities that ha%e )ide1scale senti*ental support& Since this is a nor*al hu*an pheno*enon ,although *uch %alued by the aspirants to the 3lack #rder;( it has analogs in history( as )ell as in your personal e-perience& Hu*an history is not an ordered teleological pheno*enon& Ho)e%er( since it arises fro* the actions of hu*an beings( it chaotically reflects those actions( in partially predictable patterns& "f an "nitiate truly learns his or her o)n patterns of 3eco*ing( he or she can sense these patterns in the *o%e*ent of the )orld& 6he Left Hand Path "nitiate is sharp enough to kno) that such patterns can not be controlled( any *ore than )e can order the tides not to rise& 3ut )e can then decide )hen to launch our boats& Like)ise( since the "nitiate can co*e to see )orld patterns reflecting hu*an patterns( he or she can choose to use the ideas and thought1syste*s arising )hen %arious patterns are *anifest in the )orld& "f he or she is looking to re1enforce the Substance of 3irth in their li%es( he or she )ould do )ell to read the thinkers of the 0enaissance( or of the $*erican 0e%olution& 'o) the pheno*enon of 3irth( )hich *ay be defined as the passing of an "dea into the #b<ecti%e World after inaction( can be culti%ated by t)o )ays& 6he first is the *ethod of suggestion& E%en )hen you ha%e fallen off the path( you can still tell yourself e%ery night as you fall asleep( >"t is *y destiny to be a Lord of the Left Hand Path& Doors

)ill #penM> Gust repeat that ,or a si*ilar *antra; till you do+e off& "f you rise during the night( do so again until you sleep& Bake it into a rela-ation techni.ue to help you 80

sleep& ::> your "ntent )as 6rue( you )ill >find> yourself back on the path& ,'ote this hu*an pheno*enon is e-plained by the 0ight Hand Path as Grace fro* another entity& "t is such a sacred and holy part of *ankind's( they belie%e speaking against it to be an unforgi%able sin&; 6he second *ethod is to notice ho) the e-perience felt& "n e%en the *ost )atered1do)n te-ts on *agic ,such as a book on *odern *anage*ent techni.ues; it is re%ealed that you can ha%e a certain species of attain*ent through %isuali+ation& Picture )hat you )ant( and you )ill get it& 6hat is a si*ple *agical application of the principle of 3irth& What the books don't tell you( is that if you kno) ho) so*ething feels you can like)ise obtain it& Bental states like enlighten*ent( clarity( lo%e can be Su**oned9 if you ha%e e-perienced the*& 3ut the sy**etry1bashing part of 3irth applies in both *ental and physical su**onings& #nce you *ateriali+e that car( it co*es )ith a certain set of frictions and responsibilities that you )ill not ha%e thought of& #nce you get that flash of clarity about so*e situation that you're in( the bliss of ignorance )ill be gone& $ll things that co*e through this Se%enth Door)ay bring stor* and stress no *atter ho) *uch they are desired& Jno)ing as )e do the shortness of life( )e gro) i*patient )ith the period of "ncubation& 6his is as it should be& 3ut as "nitiates )e also kno) that the period of "ncubation causes frail )ills to die( and badly thought1out ideas to dissol%e& "f it )ere not for the 'eed of "ncubation all hu*ans 9 e%en that *oron neighbor of yours( yeah the one )ith the radio 9 )ould be *agicians& What a terrible )orld that )ould be& "t is good for us that our *agic often )ill not )ork because of "ncubation& So*e people call the state >Death> or >Sleep&> 6he )ord >3irth> is to be preferred o%er so*e synony*s such as >Banifestation(> >Co*ing /orth(> >3eginning&> "t encodes a %ery po)erful lesson for the "nitiate& What co*es into being this )ay W"LL take on a life of its o)n& "t )ill ha%e your best and )orst characteristics in its *anifestation& Fuestions for %our *editations? 0e*e*ber that these are only a starting point& When ha%e " e-perienced 3irthK What things ha%e " gi%en birth toK ,Bake an e-tensi%e list fro* e%erything to change at your <ob using a Bethod "*pro%e*ent 0eport to that Co%en you founded )hile you )ere a Wiccan&; Ho) do those things reflect *y best and )orst traitsK Which of the* ca*e back and bit *e in the assK Ho) )ould the )orld be different if )e hadn't had the Biddle $ges ,"ncubation; before the 0enaissanceK What for*er good habits of *ine do " )ish " )ould 3irth againK What does it *ean to be li%ing in a )orld )here so*e people are undergoing all of these different states ,"ncubation( Clarity( 3irth( and so forth; at onceK What opportunities does that offerK What dangers and

frustrations does that causeK Ho) is History tied to "nitiationK Ho) is the idea of >3irth> tied to the Wandering stage of initiationK Ho) is it tied to the other si- stagesK 7:

Bagical 6asks& "his session you ha%e three tasks& /irst( beco*e obsessed )ith physical shortcuts& Look at the buildings in your life& Can you use another doorK "s there a .uicker )ay to dri%e thereK See ho) *any ph(sical shortcuts you can go through& Second( pay attention to the notion of physical birth& 0ead the birth sections of the ne)spaper( obser%e pregnant )o*en in the ne)s and in the )orld& Each ti*e do these t)o *editations& $& "n a cold analytical fashion think about resources and hindrances the child is likely to ha%e& 3& 6hink about )hat kind of genius and talent the child could ha%e if heLshe o%erca*e those hindrances and used those resources& C& 6ake so*e aptitude tests& Bake a list of all your talents( no *atter ho) bi+arre ,you can recite 3as.ue poetry )hile tap1dancingK;& Consider if you are using the %ast )ealth of resources you ha%e( or )hat you *ight )ant to put in *otion to set situations to use those resources& 6he 0itual& #pening& Say the )ords( >6u 6e 6e 6ie 6o 6e 6e 6a 6a> like a count do)n to a launch& >" gi%e thanks to the great Lady of Darkness( Hine1nui1te1po( )ho holds the Bystery of "ncubation( )ho can not be piercedM Without her there can be no Bagic& Without her there can be no 3irth& 0una is her 'a*e& " a* her child( and therefore "**ortal&> Jnock on the side of your head( as though knocking on a door& Jnock se%en ti*es& >" a* the god Lugh& " a* second1best at e%erything& " de*and entrance into the o%erly balanced hall of the gods( so that *y abundance *ay upset the balance& " bring ruin to sy**etry&> Pick up your globe ,fro* session nu*ber three;& >Long ago( the earth had no )obble& E%ery year *an looked at the e%ening skies and said( '$ll is serene and peaceful( if only " )ere soM' $nd *an sat on his haunches and sighed& 6hen 3eel+ebub kicked the hea%ens and the E.uino-es began to progress& Ban said( '6he )orld it is a1 changin'& Don't tell the co**on Goe( but let's *ake up so*e stories to re*ind oursel%es to change&' $nd *ankind in%ented Priests )ho kne) the Secret and could rule( but still things )ere too slo)& Bithras ca*e along( and said( '" )ill toss so*e dirty sno)balls past the planet( and that )ill )ake the* up&' $nd the Priests( seeing co*ets( said( 'Ban can change hi*self %ery rapidly <ust as the co*et streaks across the sky& Hundreds of incarnations aren't needed& Let us *ake a Secret #rder that kno)s this and can rule the Priests( <ust as Priests rule *en'( and the 3lack #rder )as founded& Ban re*ains stupid and )orships co*ets( *istaking the* for 0eal gods( and the Priests re*ain stupid and )orship the stars( *istaking the* for 0eal rulers& We alone re*ain to 0ule( )e )ho are the "n%isible Stars of the 3lack #rder& Great is our 0ule and o%erpo)ering( )hen it is not obscured by the clouds of unkno)ing&> Put the globe do)n& Say the follo)ing )ords( and then close your eyes and perfor* the %isuali+ation& Do this slo)ly( and rela-

deeply( but do not fall asleep&

>6he harsli la)s of chance and ,he good fortune created by *illennia of Work by the 3lack #rder brought *e here& 'o) " *ust be 3orn of *y Hidden Self& >" see *yself floating up)ards( abo%e *y body( the building( *y to)n( *y country( Earth& 6he sun pulls *e( but " )ill not gi%e *y self1created light to another light( so " push out)ard& $s " pass the planets( one by one( " feel less hu*an( only *y Essential Self re*ains& >" a* a Wandering Star in the blackness of space& >" see before *e the Se%en Stars called the 3ig Dipper( or the Great 3ear& #h $rkteM " salute youM " drift to)ard the stars& 6hey beco*e doors& >Se%en harsh1looking *en step fro* the Doors& " )ill be as the* for a ti*e( <ust as they once )ere as " a* no)& 6hey roar barbarous na*es& 6heir enchant*ent falls on *e& 6hey ha%e arranged tough but fair lessons for *e in *y life fro* )hich " )ill Learn )hat can not be )ritten in books& >Se%en beautiful )o*en step out behind the *en& " )ill be as the* for a ti*e( <ust as they once )ere as " a* no)& 6hey bless *e )ith sil%ery )ands& 6heir enchant*ents fall upon *e& 6hey ha%e gi%en *e incredible luck in the )orld that )ill *o%e into )onderful places at the *ost une-pected ti*es&> 6he *en and )o*en enter the star doors( and close the*& >" see there is a Great Darkness behind the Stars& So*ething is stepping forth& "t is the Prince of Darkness ,HeLshe; looks like *e& ,HeLshe; )alks to *e and )hispers a Great Secret in *y Ear& "t is for *e alone& " gro) faint( but " )ill 0e*e*ber and gro) Strong& >" return no) to Earth( because only there can " gro) *y Secret& #nly there can "deas be *ade 0eal& $s " pass the planets( one by one( " feel *y hu*anity returning( but each layer of hu*anity is no) a gar*ent and not a shell& 6he forces of history that instructed *e as a child( are no) childish *e*ories9 Jeys to *y 6rue Self( not fetters to Chaos&> Closing& Say the )ords( >6a 6a 6e 6e 6o 6ie 6e 6e 6u> %ery po*pously as though announcing the arri%al of the E*peror& Write your i*pressions in your diary( and read about the ne-t nine nights& 0E1C0E$6"#' Write the )ord 0E1C0E$6"#' in your diary& 6he letter for this session is >D&> 6he Day16aking phrase is >" a* Barduk( the Lord of Pure "ncantation& " *ake the dead li%e( " rene) the gods& "n the te*pest *y )eapons flash( in *y fla*es are steep *ountains o%erthro)n&> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is >" a* #dhinn( the /ather of Bagic& /or nine nights " hung upon )ind1tossed pine( )hose 0oots run )here no *an kno)s& Without bread or drinking horn " hung( bloodied by *y o)n Spear( #dhinn sacrificed to #dhinn& 6hen " sa) the 0unesH screa*ing " took the* up and fell back into the

)orld& 6here " )a-ed and gre) )ise and did )ell( and " sa) ho) one Word leads to another Word and one Work leads to another Work&> 8

6he cssa% for 0e1Creation follo)s? 0e1Creation is a subtle art understood only by e-perience& #nce e-perienced it can be Dra)n to the Self by both *agic and hard )ork as needed& "t is to be understood on four le%els? surface( *edial( dae*onic( and essential& Surface. E%ery creation *ade by *an and unleashed upon the )orld needs to be periodically re1created for t)o reasons? $& Since the )orld is resistant to the products of the *ind( such products )ill tend to)ard corruption( no *atter ho) good the original idea& 3& $ll ne) ideas are *ade in ignorance of the facts9 because *any of the >facts> )ill only be found by doing& 6his *eans e%ery business( e%ery college( e%ery 6e*ple needs to be periodically recreated& 'o) this is hard for t)o reasons? :; 6he creator *ay ha%e fallen in lo%e )ith his or her idea ,and refuse to look at ho) it is unfolding in the )orld;& 6here is often a great deal of po)er in such stubborn people( but their force leads those around the* to *isery( *adness( and despair& C; 6he *aintainer of the idea is co*fortable in it( and kno)s ho) unco*fortable the real )orld *ay be ,see the couch e-a*ple abo%e;& 6hose )ho cannot 0e1 Create undergo )hat is kno)n in Gurd<ieffian parlance as >i*proper crystalli+ation> or( in the co**on tongue( >beco*ing an asshole&> 3ut the "nitiate kno)ing that 0e1Creation is 'ecessary to keep the "dea strong in this )orld( *akes it his or her <ob to kno) the facts( and to look at different )ays of looking at the facts& 6his is connected )ith the Principle of #rder ,abo%e;& edial. #ur thoughts and feelings are largely *echanical( as you ha%e noticed by this point of the Grand "nitiation& Eou ha%e no doubt learned the po)er of si*ply resisting a signal so that your thoughts and feelings don't go )here you don't )ant the* to& 'o) it is ti*e to learn a great secret? you can also get your thoughts and feelings to go )here you )ant the* to( by sending a signal to yourself that has )orked before& "f say( you are no longer in lo%e )ith your spouse( you can *ake yourself fall in lo%e )ith the* again by doing so*e of the sa*e acti%ities( *aking lists of things that you lo%ed about the*( and so forth& 6his ability to 0e1Create also )orks on the *edial le%el of *ankind& People )ho can not learn this skill are usually often1di%orced& $llo)ing this to happen is a bad thing to your "nitiation because it keeps you fro* ha%ing a secure ho*e to 0est your Bind in& 6o decide when to apply this skill( you need a strong sense of )hat is %aluable in your life& 6his is connected to the #rder Principle& "f >being lo%ed> is a %alue( 0e1 CreateH if it is not( don't be trappedM Daemonic. Bagic is a )ay of interacting )ith the )orld& "t is ulti*ately personal& What )orks for Uncle Setnakt *ay not )ork for you( )hat )orks for you *ay not )ork for Uncle Setnakt& So you ha%e to disco%er )hat )orks for you& $ost #agi"al operations on1t or!. 'o) if you find so*ething that does Work( you )ill )ant to 0e1Create it& So*e people are addicted to ritual( so they )ill do the sa*e rituals year after year )ith no results& 3ut the "nitiate learns to gather )hat )orks best for hi* or her& 'o) 0e1Creation doesn't *ean doing e-actly the sa*e things

o%er and o%er& "t *eans that if a *oney ritual took si- *onths to pay off in the past( the ne-t ritual had better be done si- *onths before you need 7A

the cash& 3ui there is a deeper le%el to this? as you atte*pt to *aster a type of *agic( you )ill need to re)ork the cere*onies that established that type of *agic& "f one )ants to add La 2ey1 style Satanis* to one's repertoire( one had better re)ork the rituals of The Satanic 'ituals= if one )ants to *aster the rituals of Late $nti.uity( one had better try )riting on papyrus at least once( and so forth& What has Worked in the past )ill Work again& 6ssential. Ulti*ately one 'eeds to re)ork the rituals that Create you& Eou kno) that hu*an e%olution has been ruled by *agic( although *agic of *ainly an unenlightened sort& So*e of your ancestors *arried others because of the )ell1cast lust spell& So*e of your ancestors had cultural do*inance because of the rituals they practiced at a *edial le%el& So*e of your ancestors had to flee fro* tyranny rather than gi%e up their rituals& 6hese things shaped you& Bankind shaped itself( using that part of itself that )as *ost like the Prince of Darkness& He kno)s( as you )ill kno)( that if you unleash *agic in the )orld( it e%entually co*es to produce )hat you )ant& 6he Working He began )ith *ankind( about ten to fourteen thousand years ago( Created you& "f you )ish to truly o)n yourself( you *ust interact )ith that Working in four )ays9 $& Eou *ust re Work the *agic that for*ed you& 3& Eou *ust decide if you )ant to ha%e children in this life ,if you already ha%e children you ha%e an obligation;& "f you do( you *ust be )illing to lead a life of self1sacrifice so that they *ay ha%e the best education and physical training you can afford( because they are your Sendings to)ard the great Dark called the future& C& Eou *ust put things in the )orld that increase the intelligence of *ankind &i.e.% you *ust act as Lucifer( the light bringer to)ard others;( and D& Eou *ust try to send so*e of your *agic into the di* past and the distant future& #ne of the *agical Secrets is that if so*ething old is forcefully presented to the Bagician ,say so*eone une-pectedly gi%es you a statue of an ancient $+tec god;( it is a Sy*bolic herald of so*ething that your Essential Self is about to bring into being& "f you Wish to co**unicate )ith the Essential Self of another( because they are your life1 partner or your *agical student( you can use this *ethod of Gi%ing as )ell& 6raditions can be good things( or they can be encu*brances&

6he best )ay to assess )hether accretions to( or e-tensions of the original idea are har*ful or beneficial is to return to the 0oot and %ie) the accretions or e-tensions in the unco*pro*ising light of the original Principle& 6his is seldo* done in the occult )orld( so %ital traditions often choke on their o)n )eeds& Fuestions for %our *editations? 0e*e*ber that these are only a starting point& What things ha%e you had to 0e1Create in your lifeK What )as hard and )hat )as fun about ha%ing to do soK Ho) *uch of your se- life in%ol%es 0e1CreationK ,"n other )ords( you do so*ething because it really turned you on once&; What does that tell you about the Uses of se- *agicK Why is 0e1Creation so po)erful in the )orld right no)K ,We're seeing all sorts 74

of 0e1Created entities like the 6e*ple of Set and the 0une1Gild&; What entities in your life 'eed to be 0e1Created in accord )ith their original principlesK What are so*e )ays you can begin that 0e1CreationK What *agical syste*s of the past )ould you like to see 0e1createdK Ha%e you e%er been reading a *agical or philosophical docu*ent and felt that you )rote itK What docu*entsK Does that *ean you are a 0e1Creation of othersK Do you feel that your dae*onic self is partially a 0e1Creation of othersK "f so( ho) does that relate to the se- *agic .uestion( the 0ecreation in the )orld .uestion( and the choice of a School of "nitiationK Bagical tasks& Eou )ill ha%e three *agical tasks this session& /irst( reread the #rder section of your diary a couple of ti*es during the )eek& Second( plan a short trip to %isit so*e place you en<oy& 6he ideal )ould be a day trip to %isit a *useu*( or park( or restaurant you like& /eel free to tra%el )ith so*eone& 6hink about ho) you felt last ti*e you )ere there( ho) you feel this ti*e( and ho) you changed& Ha%e fun& 6hird( look at se%eral sketches of gargoyles( de*ons( satyrs( and other horned beasts& "*agine their horns as antennae( one for Creation and one for 0eCreation( pouring the feelings needed for each into the )orld& Gust ha%e fun )ith this i*age& 6he 0itual& Prepare a s.uare of parch*ent )ith the follo)ing figures on the front and back of it?

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/i- it to your forehead )ith the nu*bers lacing your skull and the letters lacing the )orld& #pening& Sing the follo)ing )ords( >Du Da Di De Do Ddddooo Ddddeee Dddddiiiii Ddddaaaaa&> "*agine energy s)irling up fro* the floor and s)irling around you into the *idpoint of your being( then spiraling out)ard( but rather than it passing out fro* your body( it concentrates in your head( beneath the parch*ent& >" fashioned the )orld as best " kne) ho)& /ro* the giant's bro) " *ade the hea%ensH fro* his *olars and bones( the stonesH fro* his s)eat and blood( the oceans& 3ut there )ere Secrets hidden in the giant's body( secrets " only gleaned after hard )ork& Each Secret lured *e on like a dancer& " thought she had dropped her last %eil( but another %eil re*ained& $s " Learned by chasing her( as " Learned by shaping *ountains( as " Learned by digging up ancient scrolls hidden in the desert( " Jne) " had to start again& Life is short( and " could not start a ne) life( but " could 0ecreate the one " had& 6he day " really Understood this( one of the "llu*inati ca*e to *e& 'Hail *an(' he said& 'Eou shall )ield )hat is called 3lack Bagic( )hich 0e Works the Bysteries of the Cos*os& "t is the true spa)n of that great 3lack /la*e )hich first brought thy Will to life long ages ago&' >" )ent then to erect a 6e*ple unto the glories of *y Creation( and in the Pure Land " *et the Basters of the 0eal* )ho had erected the 6e*ples of the Eight 6rihedrons unto the Hidden Sun& $nd as " cleared the land( they ca*e upon *e( and thre) *e to the sandy ground( crying out( 'Who are you that you )ould )ork in the past( the present( and the futureK Say your na*e and sho) us your sign or )e shall thro) you to the apes )ho guard the gates&' >$nd " rose and said *y 'a*es&> Look in the hand *irror after each 'a*e& "*agine the Seal on your forehead to be glo)ing )ith infernal light& >" a* Uriel( the Bessenger )ho says that 6i*e is Past and a ne) #rder *ust begin& >" a* 0ilue( at )hose Word ancient cites rise fro* the ocean depths to herald a ne) age& >" a* "lili( the s*ith )ho can fashion anything( co*e to fi- your talis*ans and la*ps& >" a* Eulir( he that has risen up and *ay unleash true Bagic in the )orld& >" a* Leiru( )ho is the Jing of the Crossroads( and the ancestor of all Path tra%elers& >6hey did *ar%el at *y na*es and dra) back( but one of the* still challenged *e( 'What is the Sign that )e *ight kno) you are our brotherLsisterK'> Sho) the sign as you speak& Use your left hand& E-tend your inde- and pinkie fingers& 6he *idpoint is <ust abo%e the na%el& /or the Shado)( reach your hand to the left as though you )ere resting it upon an in%isible *an or )o*an's right shoulder&

>" 6ouch *y bro) for the use of reason lo tell us )hen lo raL&e and rebuild& " 6ouch *y heart for the use of feelings lo kno) )hen lo sing the old songs& " 6ouch *y *idpoint for the use of )ill lo inspire the laborers )ho )ill co*e in *y 'a*e& " 6ouch the Shado) to *ake the stones rise up and fly through the air to the appointed site& >He said( '6his is the Sign in its inner for*& What is the Sign in its outer for*K'> 6race an in%erted Pentagra* in front of you& 3egin )ith the lo)est point( )hich should be about the height of your *idpoint& >6he Basters of the 0eal* cheered( and said to *e( 'We )elco*e you to the #rder of 3uilders in the na*e of our Pir 6huban the 3lack& Eou are co*e at the appointed ti*e& /or there )as an $ge of Sil%er( and Witchcraft ruled the )orldH then there )as an $ge of Gold( and Basonry ruled the )orldH then there )as an $ge of Precious Stones of the /irst Water( and angular *agic ruled the )orldH but no) is co*e this night the $ge of Ulti*ate Sparks of "nti*ate /ire( )hen Will alone shall rule the )orld& 3uild no) your 6e*ple and broadcast your )ill fro* it for all the ages&> Spend so*e ti*e )ith eyes closed i*agining a great pyra*id being built by you to)ering in the desert night& When it is built( i*agine a great sunrise happening( and the pyra*id casting a large shado) o%er the tiny cities of *en& 6ake the Seal fro* your forehead& >6his is the part that 0e1creates )hat li%es beyond the fields of space and ti*e& Ben call it destiny&> 6ake the Seal fro* the rite you perfor*ed for #rder& >6his is the part that #rders the fields of Space and 6i*e& 6hrough it "deas are *ade 0eal& Ben call it forethought& >" unite the* fore%er&> 3urn the t)o seals together& Destroy the ashes& Closing& $s you sing this song( i*agine the energy flo)ing out of your head and do)n to your *idpointH it s)irls around there and then flo)s back into the )orld& >Ddddaaa Ddddiiii Ddddeee Ddddooo Do De Di Da Dddduuuuuuuu&> Write your i*pressions in your diary( and read about the ne-t nine nights& VI%T&R, Write the )ord 2"C6#0E in your diary& 6he letter for this session is >H&> 6he Da%16aking phrase is >" a* ,State your full birth na*e;( )ho en<oys uni.ue re)ards as the result of *y hard labor& Each re)ard is another step to 3eco*ing an "**ortal( "ndependent( Potent( and Po)erful Essence& 6he hard )ork opens all Doors( the *ysteries gi%e it Goy( and *y *agic 6eaches *e directly&> 6he 'ight16aking phrase is >" a* ,State your *agical na*e;( )ho Jno)s *y 6eachers( *y Ene*ies( *y /riends( and *y

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is a )ish1granling <e)el& "t is a CrystalliLer of Drea*s( through )hich the 3lack /la*e easts dark rainbo)s of delight into all the )orlds& Greater lhan all *en a* "( but *uch greater still is *y Gourney&> 6he essay for 2ictory follo)s? #ne of the *ost i*portant ideas for the Left Hand Path is that of the uni.ue re)ard& "f the Path deifies as its pri*e %irtue >"ndi%iduality(> then the >carrot> for going through the *any rites1 of1passage that you *ust tra%erse *ust be uni.ue unto you& 6he ulti*ate for* of that re)ard is not( can not( and should not be an easily definable state peculiar to the )orld of four di*ensions and fi%e senses& Uncle Setnakt has kno)n *agicians )ho ha%e said( >" )ant a good car( a good lo%er( and a good <ob&> Certainly laudable goals( but )hen achie%ed( they .uit the Path& 'o So%ereignty for "he*& 'o) this does not *ean that such things are to be despised& "n fact pursuing such goals are 'ecessary to pro%ide you )ith both the *oti%ation to continue and the friction needed to 6ransfor* your frag*ents of Self into a "**ortal( "ndependent( Potent( and Po)erful Essence& $long the )ay you *ust set your goal posts& 'o) a )o*ani+ing Egyptologist *ight ha%e as a goal post *aking lo%e to )o*en in a ne)ly disco%ered to*b on the night of his fortieth birthday& His re)ard *ight be different than the country *usic fan that gets to sing )ith her fa%orite artist on an albu*& 'either of the* )ould be %ery happy )ith the re)ard of the co*puter scientist )ho gets to perfor* statistical analysis on the biggest intranet in the Western )orld& 'o) )hen )e achie%e these goals( )e 'eed to do four things& /irstly( )e *ust pause and re*ind oursel%es ho) *uch s)eeter these goals are because of our Struggle to get the*& 6hat is basic hu*an psychology& 3ut )e *ust see that s)eetness as the sa*e s)eetness that the hydro*el represented as it passed our palate& Secondly( )e *ust reali+e ho) the re)ard contained the other steps 9 ho) it contained the Chaos of the )orld( our sense of #rder( our Clarity( and so forth 9 because )e are about to e*bark on that Cycle again( and )e )ant to do so )ith greater Jno)ledge& 6hirdly( )e *ust sa%or the re)ard because it points to )hat our ne-t type of 3eing could be& "t is an indicator of )here )e *ight go )ith our e%olution both in this life and the ne-t& /ourthly( )e *ust reali+e that the Seed fro* this e-perience did not co*e fro* Chaos( but fro* the >"dea> of 2ictory( herself& Consider your path through the first eight sessions& 'o) " kno) that so*e of *y readers didn't do the Work( all they did )as read sections of llie 0ituals aloud ,or silently if they feared it *ight bother their roo**ates in their dinky little apart*ents;& 6hat is as 0eal as pinning on a round piece of yello) plastic after )atching so*eone )in a gold *edal at Hie #ly*pics& 3ut for those fe) of you )ho ha%e gone the distance and clone the )ork( consider your path& $t first it )as easy( because of the bloo* of no%elty& 3ut so*e dayQ )ere %ery hard& Suddenly Life see*ed co**itted to stop

you& 6hen "t )nQ boring and you *issed )atching tele%ision& 6hen you began to )oiuln tl *aybe " )as si*ply ha%ing fun )ith you 9 *aybe " <ust *ade "t all up 7

*aybe "'%e ne%er done a ritual in *y life& 6hen you had the days )hen 0e%elation hit so hard and fast( that you )orried if your head )ould e-plode& 6hen there )as a night or t)o )hen you )ere <ust plain seared 9 )as that a ghost you heardK So*eone breaking into your houseK 6hen you )ere depressed& 6hen there )ere days )hen you could barely e%en go through the *otions& 6hen there )ere days )hen you )ere cra+y( you )ere e-pecting to *eet *e on the street( or you )ere sure that your landlord )as one of the "Uu*inati& 3ut you continued& Eou began to really Learn so*e hard 6ruths about yourself( and you begin to ha%e stirrings of other types of consciousness or the a)akening of occult po)ers& 6hen you )ondered if other people had had the sa*e effects& #f if you )ere alone& 6hen you reali+ed that there are )hole classes of internal pheno*ena that you )ill ne%er be able to share )ith anyone& Eou are $lone& $nd if you can't hack that( you can not precede along the Path& 'o) you are co*ing to the end of the Grand "nitiation& Eou're relie%ed and you're scared& Eou're scared because you ha%e ti*ed this to be o%er <ust as so*e i*portant life e%ent begins& Baybe you're going to start graduate school& Baybe it's your thirtieth birthday& Baybe you're about to *o%e to $ustralia& Baybe you're getting that se- change operation& $nd you prepared for it( using self kno)ledge and *agic& $re you a nutK Sure( *any people )ill say so& 3ut you are an "nitiate( you ha%e Jno)ledge of yourself( secret po)erful kno)ledge that you )rote out )ith your o)n hand& "t didn't co*e fro* *e( it ca*e fro* that guy or gal in the *irror you'%e been seeing at least t)ice a day& So*e of you )ill go %ery( %ery far )ith this start& So*e )ill be *inor *agicians that are9 pretty good plu*bers( let's say& $H )ill ha%e an i**unity to curses as long as they are true to the*sel%es( all )ill dra) *agical influences to aid the* )here%er they go( all )ill ha%e *ysteries appear before the* ,although it )ill be their hard )ork to seek after these *ysteries;( all )ill ha%e the sa*e sort of disasters that nor*al folk do9 but they )ill ha%e the ability to use the bad circu*stance to )ake the*sel%es up( all )ill be <ust a little bit luckier than their fello)s& Eou )ill ha%e *ade a Pact )ith yoursel%es& " *entioned the idea of the *agical na*e abo%e& $s you grasped in the fifth section( the Left Hand Path *agician leads an artificial life to counter the pri*ary )eakness of his or her being& #ne of the greatest aids for this life is to choose a *agical na*e that su*s up the method you )ish to use to obtain& So*e people choose the na*e of gods( )hich " feel is a bad practice since it *ay *ake you think that you ha%e alread( obtained your goal& " suggest picking the 'a*e of a heroic figure that 0esonates )ith the type of uni.ue re)ard that you )ant& "f you lo%e Stonehenge( and you use the #gha* as a di%inatory tool( you *ight take a na*e like Berlin& "f you lo%e the idea of pacts )ith the De%il and the sinister gla*our of Satanis*( /aust has *uch to reco**end it& "f you lo%e to find your )ay out of co*ple- situations and you like really hot se-(

$drian )ill do& "f you

decide to choose a di%ine na*e( pick a god or goddess that had to do so*ething to achie%e their status& #nce you ha%e picked the na*e ,and you can change these9 but like dating don't do it too *uch;( you should gather such things as re*ind you of the 'a*e& Eou should research its origins and gi%e yourself gifts of art and clothing that reflect the e-perience& $t first your *agical na*e )on't *ean *uch& 3ut it can co*e to infor* you( and e%en be a Source of *agical po)er& 6hat leads *e to the .uestion of the *agical na*es "'%e constructed these rituals )ith& So*e are going to be super fa*iliar( others are pretty difficult to find& 6his is intentional& " )ould guess that )ith the e-ception of scholars in the field of co*parati%e religion( no one )ill recogni+e all the na*es& 6his is in part to gi%e you a sense of *ystery( but also to gi%e you a special frisson )hen you do encounter the na*es& 6he na*es ha%e been dra)n fro* a )ide range including 6oltec( 'orse( Baori( $+tec( 6ibetan( Greek( Etruscan( 'a%aho( Hebre)( Persian( 3abylonian( Egyptian( 0o*an( Gnostic( Celtic( and other sources like The Sacred agic of !"ra- elin the age. So*e of the sy*bolis* is fairly easy to understand( such as the little birthday cake in the fourth sectionH other parts are a bit arcane( such as the re)orking of the Bithras Liturgy in the se%enth section& 6his )ill gi%e you *any *agical leads o%er the ne-t fe) years& Ho)e%er " )ill assure you that they are not rando*ly dra)n together& Each is an e-e*plary archetype of the forces you are seeking to "n%oke in yourself( 0ecogni+e in your past actions( Utili+e for self creation( and Direct in the outer )orld for 0ulership& Fuestions for your *editations& 0e*e*ber that these are <ust starting points& What ha%e been the best *o*ents of your lifeK What did each of these special *o*ents lead toK What )ould be your best fantasy <obK Eour se- fantasyK Ho) can you )ork to *ake these things realK "f you could be any god you )anted to( )ho )ould you pick and )hyK What self1reali+ation that you ha%e had during this "nitiation surprised you *ostK What )ould your fa%orite god ,see .uestion before; do about thatK What special po)ers do you feel you ha%e sho)n at ti*es of 2ictoryK ,/or e-a*ple( telepathy during great se-&; What )ould be a rational training progra* to try and *ake that po)er part of your daily lifeK Ho) do your actions set up for 2ictories of anotherK Ho) ha%e the actions of others in the past set up for your 2ictoriesK Bagical 6asks& Eou *ust co*e up )ith three *agical tasks for you to do this session that Sy*boli+e your understanding of the idea of 2ictory& 6he first *ust be the hardest <ob you do during the Grand "nitiation& 6he second *ust be an outrageous display of hedonis* so*eti*es to)ard the *iddle of these nine nights& 6he third *ust be so*ething that )as inspired by your drea*s during the Grand "nitiation& 6he 0itual Eou *ust begin naked& Eou )ill put on the clothes that you

re*o%ed at the beginning of the Grand "nitiation after the end of the rite& Eou *ust ha%e a *ain altar and a secondary altar set up as in the first rite& Eou )ill 8

begin at the *ain altar( then )ork at the secondary( then )alk to your clothes& #pening& "n a %ery breathy %oice say( >HHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHUUUU HHHH$$$ HHHH#### HHHUUUUBBBM> >" ha%e tra%eled through the 'ine Pylons& " ha%e <ourneyed though the 'ine $ngles& " ha%e tra%ersed the 'ine Jnots& " ha%e %oyaged through the 'ine Di*ensions& " )ill no) unify *y forces and 3eco*e the *agician " ha%e al)ays longed to be&> Light a 3lack candle& >Hail the 3lack /la*e( Sy*bol of the Prince of Darkness's only Gift to *eM "t bla+eth in brilliance and darkness unto the beginning and ending of di*ensions unto Glory of DesireM " 3less the Prince of Darkness )ith such *agic as " *ight possess( and 2o) fro* *y Essential Self to 3eco*e a fit co*panion for Hi* so*eday&> Place your left hand o%er your heart& >Hail the thoughts and feelings that *ankind has de%eloped through their stri%ing& Hail the *yths and art that bring these feelings to *e& " S)ear fro* *y Bedial Self that " )ill Send into the )orld things of beauty and thought to $)aken others and gi%e the* Goy& 3y *y 2ision and *y 2oice shall " send the 3lack /la*e across the e-panses of Space and 6i*e&> 0un your hands o%er your body& >Hail the rich e-perience of being $li%e in the Here1and1'o) that Centers and "nfor*s *e& Hail the pleasures and pains of e-istence that pro%ide *e )ith all " truly 'eedM " $ffir* )ith *y Surface Self that " )ill $)aken( See( and $ct in Here1and1'o)& " a* ali%e( and gro) *ore ali%e each passing 'ight&> 0each both hands o%er the altar as if beckoning so*eone& >" call *y Dae*onic self( )hich has )andered through all places of *agic since " began this 0ite& " long for 6hee( to Jno) the Secrets that you )ill )hisper to *e& Co*e no)( oh *y fetch( and be one )ith *eM Speak no)( oh *y Dae*on( that " *ay kno) of all thingsM Spin *e( oh *y ally( that " *ay be *ore than hu*anM Con%erse )ith *e( *y Holy Guardian $ngel( that " *ay enli%en all the *aterial " ha%e )ritten and thought this last eighty1one nights& Eou ga%e your eye to Bi*ir and Drank of his Well& Eou enchanted the Sand Dune boy and he let you pass )here no hu*an has trod& Eou sang the serpents to Sleep and stole the Golden /leece& Eou surprised Lao 6+u and stole fro* hi* the Peach of "**ortality& 3e no) #ne )ith *eM> /eel the dae*on returning to you& >" yoke *yself to *y Dae*onic Self that " shall beco*e a *aster of *agic( and tra%el through all lands( no) that locks spring open at *y )ord( and faery real*s sho) the*sel%es plainly to *e& " )ill tra%el far and be transfor*ed therebyM When " die it )ill li%e in the Earth9 as an act of Lo%e( " )ill it to aid another tra%eler on the via sinistral> 'o) turn your back on the *ain altar and )alk to the s*aller one& Drink a s)eet drink fro* the goblet you ha%e placed there&

>: ha%e tasted 2ictory( and in her s)eet taste : ha%e tasted Chaos( #rder( Clarity( Life( Creation( "ncubation( 3irth( 0c1 Creation( and *y o)n hidden 'a*e& 3y returning to *y source " ha%e united the four le%els of *y being( and each 'ight hence the )orld beco*es *ore and *ore the %ariable and " the Constant&> 6urn to face the West& >" )ill Jno) *y Ene*ies( and " )ill take fro* the* their *agic( their )isdo*( and their )ealth( if they ha%e not the sense to flee *e&> 6urn to face the South& >" )ill Jno) *y lo%ers( and " )ill honor and cherish the*( and " )ill sacrifice *y foolish ego for their support( lessons( and lo%e&> 6urn to face the East& >" )ill Jno) *y friends( and " )ill Stri%e to Jno) their a*bitions and har*oni+e the* )ith *y o)n&> 6urn to face the 'orth& >" )ill Jno) *y 6eachers( and " )ill Stri%e to Learn all they can 6each( and profit fro* the trials both they and Life set for *e& " )ill 3less their na*es( and *y *agic )ill support their )ork? >" send *y *agic tonight to bless all that ha%e 6aught *e by Word or Deed& " recei%e this night the blessing of all those )ho* " )ill 6each& " send this night *y *agic to bless all )ho labored to bring *e into the )orld( to raise *e( to feed *e& " recei%e this night all of their good )ishes( )hich " did not understand( but )hich no) feed *y soul as their food fed *y body& " send *y *agic to $)aken others )ho are born into this $ge to ally )ith *e in the fashioning of great deeds& " recei%e this night subtle signals that )ill guide *y steps to be in the right place to )ork on great pro<ects to reshape the )orld& " send this night *y *agic to bless the ripples *y lifeline )ill Create so that it *ay set in *otion )onders for those )ho co*e after *e& " recei%e this night the benefit of *agical tides Created by those of the 3lack #rder so that *y boat *ay reach its port soonerM >So it is Done and so it shall 3eM> Walk to your old clothes that you put aside so long ago& Put the* on and face a)ay fro* the altar& Picture a 3lack Pillar to your right( and a White Pillar to your left& >#n *y left is the effect the 3lack #rder al)ays has upon the )orld& Hated as re%olutionaries and blasphe*ers( their )ork blesses the )orld& #n *y right is the absolute and eternal need for Work( it is the pillar that says e%ery *orning( 'What is the Work for todayK' >6he sky is held up by four pillars&> Closing& "n a %ery %ibratory %oice say( >HHHH HHHH HHHH HHHH HHHH HHHUUUU HHHH$$$ HHHH##### HHHHHUUUUUBBBBM> 'o) )rite up your i*pression of the rite( and anything else you )ish to add& When you feel that you are done( )rite do)n the three ro)s of se%en letters and the three nu*bers that appear at the end of this book& Put your diary a)ay and clean up the area& Soon you )ill be %ery busy in the ne) life

e%ent( plus trying to do the nineteen *ethods of practice outlined in chapter t)o of this book& /or *agical fun( you can try to track do)n the 8 8

na*es in these sections( and get the gi--lics in the resource section& 6his )ill keep you busy( and it )ill pro%ide you )ith a great deal of *aterial on all four le%els of dyna*is* to process& $fter nine *onths( you should take out your diary and read it& "t )ill pro%ide you )ith inspiration in *any )ays& Perhaps you can start )orking out the cipher of the letters and nu*bersH *uch )isdo* is contained there& Eou *ay copy out ideas fro* your diary for other *agicians( but do not let the* read it )hile you li%e& $fter your death you should )ill it( along )ith your *agical estate( to another *agician( and then they can read it& "t )ill be a special boost for the*( as )ell as gi%ing you po)er to act in this )orld( if you so desire&

Chapter /our Resour"es 6his chapter has four sections and one lesson& Let's do the lesson first( then look at the sections& 6ver(thing in (our life is a 'esource. 3ecause of the profound sleep that *ankind has( )e don't see this& "n fact the greatest po)er against our 3eco*ing a Lord of the Left Hand Path is the fact )e don't kno) )hat our resources are& We ignore the* again and again( and )e put off starting things in the belief that )hat )e really 'eed is outside of our li%es& Let's consider the path of a certain young sorceress " kno)& ,'o( this is not about *y )ife and "9 although our story is %ery *agical&; Early in her life she had a great deal of e*otional hurt( in fact a truly sorry sonafabitch tried to rape her& #ther *en took ad%antage of her in e*otional and financial )ays( and she fell deeply asleep( )orking in lo)1paying boring <obs in en%iron*ents that )ere unhealthy on se%eral le%els& 3ut she ne%er fell co*pletely asleepH she continued to ha%e great luck in *ateriali+ing *aterial goods( especially books& 6his ga%e her an uncritical interest in the occult& Her little ho*e )as full of books& "'* talking thousands of %olu*es& E%erything fro* rare and precious gri*oires to anthropological te-ts ,often the best thing to study; to cheap pseudoscience paperbacks& Since she could cause these books to *ateriali+e %ery cheaply( she continued to be interested in the occult( but ne%er fully felt that she could >do it&> "ndeed the )alls of her house beca*e like herself( thick )ith insulation that kept the hurtful forces of the )orld at bay& 'o) it ca*e to pass that she beca*e kno)n as so*ething of an e-pert on occult topics& She did nothing to further this ru*or( but e%ery used bookstore clerk in a hundred *iles of her ho*e had seen her buy up books on *agic like there )as no to*orro)& So they pointed her out to %arious seekers& #ne of these )as a young *aterialistic )arlock of a rather i**ature school of the Left Hand Path& He tried to get her ac.uaintance& 'eedless to say she )as %ery shy( and had %ery strong boundaries9 like the Great Wall of China& 3ut he persisted( and in the process fell .uite in lo%e )ith her& He used all of his skills to *ake their ti*e enchanting( and she fell in lo%e )ith hi*& He introduced her to the %irtues of *agical Selfishness& She decided to try to )ork *agic for certain ai*s rather than for *ore books& $t first it backfired e%ery ti*e& E%ery ritual *eant the loss of a <ob( or of health( or of an old friend& Her 'eed increased( and there )as a great danger of her going co*pletely back into her shell for good& 6he young )arlock )as %ery sad( but he )as not far enough along the path to be able to do anything e-cept gi%e her .uick fi-es& ,He )as at the second le%el of So%ereignty( the Fuest for Strength&; 3ut she perse%ered long enough to do a big ritual asking for a Guide&

llien e%erything )ent .uiet in her life& Bagic slopped being an interest( and she did start doing so*e practical things like learning )ord processing skills( and e-ploring <ob aptitudes& Her life1 partner studied her books and )orked on his *agic craft( saddened that his partner )as not part of that part of his life( but gladdened that she )as out of the spiral of disaster& 6hen a set of circu*stances brought hi* to a *ore *ature School of the Left Hand Path& His slo) but steady progress through the Path beca*e *uch( *uch *ore solid )hen he )as able to rest upon a fir* intellectual base& His 6eacher %isited hi* to perfor* certain rites to insure the School's gro)th in his area& 3y >accident> the 6eacher's car broke do)n at a flea *arket she had taken hi* to& So the 6eacher had to spend se%eral hours )ith her( )aiting for a to) truck that kept getting later and later& She told the 6eacher about her life9 she hadn't really *eant to do this( but real 6eachers ha%e this effect on people& He sa) that her proble* )as self i*age& She e.uated herself )ith the truly crappy )ay people treated her& He offered so*e suggestions 9 *ainly couched in the sort of occult ideas she )as fa*iliar )ith 9 of *agical )ays to i*pro%e her self i*age& $fter *any hours( she had decided to <oin the 6eacher's School& He )ent back to his car( tried it( and it started up <ust fine as the to) truck finally rolled in& She had a %ery hard go of it at first( she )as so full of the collected >occult )isdo*> of her %ast library( but as soon as she changed her self i*age( things started to change& She looked around her co**unity for free classes on )riting resu*es and getting <obs& She *ade an in%entory of the skills she had picked up in the *any <obs she had )orked in& She used her sorcery to get a car( so that she could dri%e to inter%ie)s in a nearby *etropolis& She %olunteered her skills to the 6eacher to help put out so*e of his )ritings( and in the process she began to learn ho) to tell a good book fro* a bad book& She had lots of bad books& She got better <obs& She lost so*e )eight( got a *ake1o%er( and put her *oney into a )ardrobe instead of books& She got <obs doing )hat she liked& She liked to use layout skills( she liked to teach ne) e*ployees( she liked to deal )ith the public in short intense bursts& She opened a part1ti*e occult bookstore& $fter all she had thousands of books to sell& She and her life partner )ere able to take so*e trips around the )orld& ,She didn't sell the books as cheaply as she had bought the*&; She began *aking contacts )ith the occult co**unity around the )orld( so she and her husband had people to sho) the* 3erlin( London( Sydney& She began 6eaching )ith the School& She has opened Doors for others( and so*e ,like her; )ere strong enough to )alk through& She has learned ho) to barter her books for occult art and ob<ects of great %alue&

Her ho*e is a sho)case( a 6e*ple&

She is no) *id)ay through her life& Bany people( like her( like to practice Egyptian *agic& /e) fly to Egypt to do so& & & 'o) she has taken all the aspects of her life and *ade the* resources& /ro* her hurt she learned to be self1reliant& /ro* being decei%ed she learned to test things on her o)n& /ro* her *agic she learned that things are possible& /ro* her persistence she learned that change is hard& /ro* the books she gathered( she asse*bled one of the best occult libraries on the Gulf Coast& She also gained a %aluable resource that she has turned into *oney( art( and friends around the globe& /ro* her husband( she got access to the School that clarified things for her& /ro* her ka+illion little no1*oney <obs she got a suite of skills that *ake her e*ployable for good *oney( pretty *uch any)here& /ro* her apprenticeship to her 6eacher she learned discretion and the need for creating an artificial life& She took her body and re*ade it into a healthy and attracti%e body( )hich is a po)erful co*bo in today's se-ist )orld& She transfor*ed her house fro* a book storage facility into a palace that *agicians fro* far a)ay ha%e tra%eled to see& She didn't )in a lottery( get an inheritance( or get any help& 6he 6eacher Did nothing for her& She didn't ha%e special training fro* e-pensi%e schools& She )asn't an athlete or drop1dead gorgeous& She si*ply used )hat she had& She $)akened to possibilities& 6he abo%e changes took about se%en years of hard WorkH no) she is in her early forties( and the )orld is her oyster& Her genes say that she )ill li%e another forty years( baring ha+ard& "'%e *et her elderly relati%es( they still ha%e their )its about the*( so %ery *uch )ill co*e fro* this person& 6hat is the lesson of resources& 6he chapter has four sections? Uncle Setnakt's Handy #racleH Uncle Setnakt's /$FH So*e 3ooks( /il*s and 6apesH and a description of the 6e*ple of Set& Each has a use& +n"le Setna!t1s Handy &ra"le )ill help you get through life proble*s in a )ay that gi%es you pointers to the Left Hand Path& E%entually you )ill )ant to seek and *aster a so*e)hat *ore co*ple- di%ination syste*( but this one )ill gi%e you a <u*p start in learning ho) to di%ine( ho) to use life e-perience to sti*ulate LHP thinking( and ho) to achie%e real po)er in the )orld& +n"le Setna!t1s (A2 )ill help you ans)er so*e of the .uestions your friends and fa*ily *ay ha%e about the Left Hand Path& Later as you gain your e-perience fro* practice( you )ill not only be able to ans)er these .uestions by yourself( but )ill be able to gi%e *uch *ore thoughtful ans)ers than Uncle Setnakt& ,$nd unless "'%e *issed *y guess( (ou ha%e so*e of these .uestions yourself&; So#e 3oo!s/ fil#s/ and tapes is a supple*ent to this book to help your *agical and philosophical self1training& Eour o)n e-perience plus the infor*ation gained in the books )ill tell you )here to go ne-t& 6his resource list is )ritten in :887( and )ill date as all such things do& #%er the years you )ill co*e up )ith a better list& Eou *ight e%en take it as an e-ercise to think )hat :8 books( fil*s( and tapes you )ould reco**end after you ha%e been on the Path :8 years&

The Te#ple of Set is the School that Uncle Selnakl gained a good deal of his training in& $s of the )riting of this hook( he has been a *e*ber for nine years( beginning as a /irst Degree and penning these lines as a /ifth Degree and the High Priest of the 6e*ple& $lthough this book is designed to supple*ent any Left Hand Path School( it is *ost resonant )ith the School that clarified *y o)n $)akening& +n"le Setna!t1s Handy &ra"le 6he follo)ing #racle )ill get you out of *any proble*s( if its )ise ad%ice is heeded& Ho)e%er only a fool )ould think that all of life's .uestions ha%e a *ere fifteen ans)ers& 6o consult the #racle( take three si-1sided dice in your left hand& 6hink deeply about the proble*& While you roll the dice( say the four char*s ,this is si*ilar to the re*arks on the 6arot abo%e;? :& "n the ne-t fe) hours( " )ill see )hat " ha%e o%erlooked& C&: )ill Learn fro* this situation& @&: )ill See ho) *y o)n actions contributed to the proble*& A& 6he outco*e of this situation )ill aid *e in Creating a strong inner self( and changing the outer )orld in accordance )ith *y )ill& By Will touches the )orld no)M 6oss the dice& Eou )ill get a nu*ber bet)een @ and :7& Look up the ans)er belo)& $fter you ha%e conte*plated ho) the ans)er *ight be applied( think of a plan of action& $sk the dice )here that plan *ight need to be strengthened and toss again& 0ecord the results in your diary ,Proble*( "nitial 0eading( Plan( Second 0eading( 0e%ised Plan( and 0esults;& AD& $ccept friction fro* a <erk that is teaching you useful things& Learning patience is an e-tra payoff& A:& $%oid bad alliances& E%en leeches e-pect to be paid& AC& Eou'%e been through )orse& 6his is easy if you 0e*e*ber your lessons& A@& 6ake a *ini1%acation fro* your )oes& When you're free of )orries( do a ritual that attracts )ealth( )isdo*( fa*e( and <ustice& 6hen plunge back into the fray& AA& Ho) do the *inor players in the current situation see thingsK A4& 6o achie%e change( focus deeply on one thing at a ti*e& A=& Don't play their ga*e( but abo%e all don1t play your old ga*esM A5& Stop telling e%eryone )hat a shit you are& Speak as though you already possessed the good .ualities you need& A7& Gossip is the coin of the )eak& :C Share )hat you kno) and your po)er )ill gro)& A8&Sleep( diet( e-ercise( and taking up an une-pected offer or opportunity should be at the top of your >to do> list& 4D&$re your )orries your )orriesK >Co1dependence> is a

)eapon of the forces of stupidity&

4:&6hink about )hat you ha%e been handed recently& "t is a Gilt fro* yourSelf to yourself& 4C&$ssu*e that you are also part hypocrite and part fool& Self righteousness is *ost dangerous to the righteous& 3etter read this again& 4@&$)areness is restfulH faking so*ething is fatiguing& 4A&Eou ha%e forgotten your real goals( and suddenly your life see*s busy and you feel sick& +n"le Setna!t1s (A2 ?. #f the onl( 8ift the Prince of Darkness gave us was a odel for our 5ecoming% wh( do we #nvoke Him during rituals7 $& 6he Bodel of the Self )e could be e-ists not only deep )ithin us as our Essential ,or Core; sel%es( but is also acti%e in the Cos*os& We can e-perience the feel of that Bodel directly( by "n%ocation& 6his helps us e-a*ine )hat is strong and )eak in oursel%es& Each "n%ocation is a returning to the 0oot of hu*an consciousness( and as such *akes us a)are of the accretions to that Principle& We can fro* that a)areness decide )hich accretions further our uni.ue Self perception( and )hich cloud and distort it& $s )e lose bad perception( such "n%ocations of the Prince of Darkness can begin to infor* our soul directly& ?. # met a group of teenagers that sa( the( are LHP% "ut the( pra( to Satan% and # know a nominall( Christian group that practices magic. !re either of these groups LHP7 $& 'ope& 6eenagers shouldn't really be on any religious path( because they ha%e other life issues to deal )ith& 6he LHP is a philosophical and *agical discipline( not an e-cuse to )ear ragged black 61shirts& 6he >Christian> group )ants the best of both )orlds9 the >6hy Will be doneM> of the 0HP and the >By Will be doneM> of the LHP& 6hey )ill piously e-plain ho) both are possible& 6his lets the* off the hook for *aking decisions( and gi%es the* a good e-cuse if their *agic fails& ?. #f the LHP is so great% wh( isn.t ever("od( on it7 $& "t is too great a strain for *ost people& /rankly the sa*e is true of the 0HP& 6hings that re.uire )ork aren't popular& Heck( " don't like )ork any*ore than anyone else( and buy a lottery ticket e%ery couple of *onths to try to get out of it& Bost people )ho try their hands at the LHP find it %ery e-hilarating at first 9 after all you'%e got *agic rituals( a chance to play the bad guy and shock your pious friends( and the possibility of beco*ing a god 9 )ho )ouldn't )ant thatK 3ut )hen faced )ith the idea that there is )ork to do( the rose disappears and only the thorns re*ain& "f that )asn't hard enough( seeing your friends turn back isn't e-actly an easy thing& 6he necessary culti%ation of an inner solitude( )hen your acti%ities )ill take you further and further a)ay fro* the )orld of regular hu*an standards and e-pectations( is %ery tough& ?. #.ve spent m( life picking up another "elief s(stem% can.t #

keep it more-or-less intact and still "e LHP7 8

$& "'%e spent *y life speaking " English& Do " really ha%e to learn S)edish( or can " <ust *ake *y English sound S)edish'L 6he 'eed to learn is great& Eou *ust put your other belief aside( 6hen later you can analy+e it )ith the tools gained in LHP studies( and take fro* it )hat you 'eed& 6here )as so*ething there that appealed to your soul( or it )ould not ha%e called you& 3ut si*ply adding a soupcon of LHP thinking to an e-isting belief structure helps neither the belief structure nor the LHP& ?. # know that (ou are the High Priest of the Temple of Set. #sn.t all of (our insistence on a School a thinl( disguised attempt to get more Setians7 $& "t is not a disguised atte*pt at all& " hope the s*arter people )ho read this book and ha%e success )ith so*e of the practices in the second chapter( are sending off for the "nfor*ation letter today& 3ut that not )ithstanding( a School is 'ecessary& "t alone can pro%ide t)o things for the "nitiate? 44& "t can sho) the* e-a*ples that the philosophy )orks& Unless there is a concrete e-a*ple of attain*ent( you )ill ne%er be able to focus your Will to)ard your goals( and the forces of stupidity that rule the *edial le%el of the )orld )ill for* an i*penetrable boundary for your de%elop*ent9 a *agical glass ceiling( if you )ill& 4=& $ School can pro%ide you insights into your blind spots& #nly in the frictions of interacting )ill you begin to Learn )here you really need to do Self1)ork& ?. #sn .t the LHP ,ust Satanism7 !. "f you *ean does the LHP postulate a Cos*os run by a good guy and a bad guy( and that )e're on the side of the bad guy9 no( )e are e*phatically not Satanists& "f you see a Cos*os run by regular la)s( )hich is opposed by desire( and you use >Satan> as a e*ble* of that desire( then )e are Satanists& 6he archetype of the rebel against cos*ic in<ustice is a po)erful one for *any people beginning the LHPH such a Bodel can help the "nitiate burn off guilt and co*ple-es and free hi*1 or herself of the debris of past belief syste*s& 3ut such a Bodel )ill not sustain one %ery long9 to si*ply oppose )hat "s( is to be chained to it& "n the di**est le%els of our society no)( there is great opposition to )hat "sH this is understandable as part of the process of historical change& Unfortunately that has *ade Satan into a %ery co**ercial sy*bol that can sell clothes( *aga+ines( and *usic& /or the serious LHP practitioner( Satan beca*e po)erless )hen he beca*e cool& ?. #s agic reall( 4ecessar( to #nitiation7 !. Ees& "t is needed for four distinct reasons& :& "t pro%ides a deep sense of )onder at one's possibilities& $s )e kno)( *agic in this )orld is usually )orked through prayer( )hich in%ol%es focusing the Will on a collecti%e focus of *ankind's consciousness( )hich is seen as po)erful enough to do the deed& When it does Work( a sense of faith is generated in the

person )ho said the prayer& ,"t *ight bother hi* that other people pray to different gods and get results( but that sort of

.uestion is usually resol%ed by bigotry or guilt&; 6he *agician Learns that he or she is so*ething *ore than )hat the )orld says they are& 6hat creates a type of Jno)ledge that anchors the* in their .uest& 45& $s the *agician begins to de%elop a lifestyle that )ill let hi* or her achie%e happiness( the platfor* fro* )hich he or she )orks )ill ha%e to be as uni.ue as the re)ard heLshe seeks9 to Create a uni.ue platfor* in this )orld( you need hard )ork( intelligent planning( self kno)ledge( and *agic& 47& Bagic )orks best )hen the Self is unified& 6his gi%es the *agician a practical reason in the Here1and1'o) to unify the Self( rather than hoping that so*eho) all the Work heLshe is doing )ill payoff in the afterlife& 48& Bagic transcends the intellect& Bost people that encounter a belief syste* other than the one they )ere raised in( *erely read about it and think they understand& "nitiation isn't about reading( it is about Doing& "f the e-pectation of *agical acti%ity is not held forth( people )ill *erely collect books thinking so*eho) they are better for the a*ount of dead trees they ha%e in their ho*e& ?. <ou prattle on a great deal a"out ethics@ isn.t that ,ust to get the media off (our "ack7 Can.t the true Lord of the Left Hand Path do an(thing he or she wants7 $& 6he true initiate can )ork really hard for nineteen years and *aybe you'll be a Lord& 6he LHP initiate is seeking i**ortality& "f they allo) the*sel%es to be a <erk( they are setting up to be a <erk for all ti*e& Gerks are fairly stupid( they don't ha%e *uch fle-ibility of perception( they can't appreciate subtle things( they ha%e fe) true friends& "t takes no training to be a <erk( there is no pride of acco*plish*ent in one's <erk1hood& Let the )ays of the brutes belong to the brutes( and those of philosopher kings belong to philosopher kings& 'o)( sadly( there are <erks that hang their shingles out as LHP gurus& 6hey are no different than those people )ho )rite self help books on ho) to bully people& Ha%e fun )ith the*& ?. *hat is (our model of the afterlife7 # want some kind of proof that what (ou.re sa(ing is so9 or is this ,ust another goddamn religion7 $& " )ould lo%e so*e ob<ecti%e proof ,as opposed to sub<ecti%e or philosophical proofs; as )ell& "f anyone is on the LHP out of faith in *y ,or other people's; *odel of the afterlife( then they are in <ust another godda*n religion& 6he only thing that a *e*ber of a LHP should be able to say )ith ob<ecti%e certainty on their death bed is >" )ouldn't ha%e done anything differently& " ha%e no regrets&> By *odel of the afterlife is that it is possible to build a per*anent independent consciousness that interacts )ith the *aterial uni%erse as desired( by hard )ork during this life& ?. !ren.t (ou simpl( "eing arrogant when (ou sa( that (ou don.t want unit( with the universe7 #sn.t ever(one simpl( part of the !ll7

!. "f an acorn falls fro* a great oak( it contains all the necessary potentials to be a great oak& 3ut the acorn's <ob isn't to rot so that it can be absorbed by the root syste* of the oak& "t doesn't seek unity& "nstead it :

seeks to beco*e another oak( )hich in its o)n li*e )ill *ake its o)n acorns& Lo%e does not consist in *y being one )ith the soul of *y Lo%er( but conte*plating all the things that *ake her special and uni.ue fro* *e and fro* the rest of the Cos*os& "f " )ere at one )ith her( the a*ount of Lo%e in our pri%ate )orld )ould be hal%ed& With each ne) soul that clai*s for itself the heritage of the Prince of Darkness( the a*ount of Lo%e( Bystery( "ntelligence( Bagic( Play( Busic( Be*ory( 3eauty( and 2ictory all increase in the Cos*os 9 in fact it is only through self de%elop*ent of indi%idual *en and )o*en that such Fualities can increase& 6o desire unity )ith the uni%erse )ould be to turn your back on being part of such Work& "t *ay be fine for the )eak( but not for us? the ad%enture is too strong( the goals too )orthy& #f course( *ost acorns do not gro) into oaks& So*e rot and feed the daddy oak( others are eaten by s.uirrels or insects( others si*ply harden& 6his is the )ay of the cos*ic ecology& "t is the process )hereby the 3lack #rder( seeking only its self1 preser%ation( creates the )hole of hu*an history( psychology( and ci%ili+ation& "n this frankly painful process( the 3lack #rder )as( is( and shall be the *ainspring for all that is )orth)hile in hu*an life& 3lessed be the 3lack #rderM So#e 'oo!s/ (il#s/ and Tapes 6hese resources are of a fourfold nature& /irstly they are %ery useful books( fil*s( and tapes& Secondly they gi%e your sorcery so*ething to Work on& Eou )ill learn that sorcery is a co*bination of pro<ecting a desire( forgetting about that desire so that it can )ork in the )orld rather than in your head( and then )atching for opportunities to find the books& 6hirdly they sho) the types of things that can be used by a Left Hand Path "nitiate9 notice ho) they are not all occult books( and ho) they co*e fro* %ery different parts of life& /ourthly trying to get these books you )ill ha%e to learn different skills and go to different places than you nor*ally goH this is an e-a*ple for you of the Fuest& "n the Fuest( your )ill is fi-ed on an ob<ect )hich is Unkno)n to you( and the process of obtaining that ob<ect )ill change you and bring you into contact )ith ne) resources and opportunities& 6hese books are *y reco**endations& So*e of the authors )ould certainly not endorse *y ideas( and do not think of their books as aids to the Left Hand Path& =D& Lords of the Left-Hand Path9 ! Histor( of Spiritual Dissent% by Stephen E& /lo)ers& S*ith%ille? 0una10a%en Press ,P#3 445( S*ith%ille( 6e-as 57845;( :885& 6his is an essential book& "t co%ers the history of both Western and Eastern branches of the Left Hand Path& #ne can not be an infor*ed practitioner )ithout this book( )hich can gi%e you a realistic idea of )hat can be done by a Left Hand Path *agician( and historical resources for your *agical philosophical Fuests& #f all the books on the list( probably the only *ust1ha%e& =:& S(nchronicit(9 Science% (th and the Trickster by $llan Co*bs and Bark Holland& 'e) Eork? Barlo)e and Co*pany(

:88=& 6his book e-a*ines the underlying principle of *agic( )hich is synchronicity( by

looking at its *odern students? Gung( Pauli( Jra**erer( $rthur Joestler( Werner Heisenberg( and Da%id 3oh*H as )ell as its psychological and *ythical antecedents& Bagic is the art of co**unicating )ith the Hidden side of the uni%erse( and learning to read the responses to your signals is one of the first steps in "nitiation& =C& The Ps(cholog( of an.s Possi"le 6volution by Peter D& #uspensky& 'e) Eork? $lfred $& Jnopf( :8=8& 6his book( although fla)ed by its o%erinsistence on intellectual de%elop*ent( e-plains in a series of lectures the nature of self1)ork and the 'eed for a School& ,"f you should catch the Gurd<ieff bug( follo) up )ith #uspensky's #n Search of the iraculous% 'e) Eork? Harcourt( 3race T World( :8A8&; =@& Flow9 the Ps(cholog( of )ptimal 62perience by Bihaly Csiks+ent*ihalyi& 'e) Eork? Harper T 0o)( :88D& 6his book e-plains the psychological goal of life as *indful and pleasurable challenge& 6his book better describes the e*otional state a tra%eler on the Left Hand Path should ha%e than any nu*ber of occult to*es& $fter U:( the *ost essential book in this list& =A& The Stars ( Destination by $lfred 3ester ,%arious editions beginning :84=;& 6his science fiction thriller is a great book about "nitiation& "t sho)s ho) *agical Secrets are disco%ered in ti*es of need( ho) the "nitiate has a hard but interesting life( the i*portance of ad%enture( the need for %ersatility( and the 6eaching *ethod of the Left Hand Path9 putting po)er in the hands of *any di%erse folk )ho are *oti%ated& $ll of this in a great prose style and tons of actionM =4& The 3e( to it !ll by Da%id $llen Hulse& St& Paul? Lle)ellyn( :88@ ,t)o %olu*es;& 6his *assi%e to*e )ill introduce you to a %ariety of *agical Sy*bol syste*s& "t )ill help *ake you a)are of )hat goes into a cos*ology( ho) sy*bols )ork on both *agicians and the cultures they li%e in( and ho) sy*bol syste*s *ay be used for di%ination& 6here is a good deal of occult history in these %olu*es& 5ook )ne deals )ith Cuneifor*( Hebre)( $rabic( Sanskrit( 6ibetan( and Chinese& 5ook Two deals )ith Greek( Coptic( 0unes( Latin( Enochian( 6arot( and English& 6his is a great launching point for other studies& ==& !n #ntroduction to Hermetics by /ran+ 3ardon& Wuppertal? 0tiggeberg( :85:& 6his book is a %aluable e-a*ple of )hat *agical training should be& 6he author has a practical approach to learning( and is frank about the le%el of hard skills needed& 6he translation lacks .uality( but until "'%e )ritten 0ncle Setnakt.s )ne-<ear agical 5oot Camp it is ,sadly; the best book " kno) of in English& =5& 'ites and S(m"ols of #nitiation by Bircea Eliade ,tr& W& 6rask; 'e) Eork? Harper and 0o)( :847 ,also published as 5irth and 'e"irth:. Eliade's )orks are generally reco**ended for LHP *agicians( but this study of initiatory process in all sorts of societies is a great foundation for understanding )hat one is trying to do along the Left Hand Path& =7& The Future of the 5od( by Bichael Burphy& 'e) Eork? $

Gere*y P& 6archerLPutna* 3ook( :88C& 6his huge to*e ,575 pagesM; is a co*prehensi%e *ind1e-panding look at body training& $lthough occasionally drifting too far into the stor*y seas of pseudoscience( this 1

book )ill tell you *ore about the types of esoteric body training than any)here else& 0eco**ended for anyone )ith a body& =8& The !ge of !nal(sis9 ABth Centur( Philosophers by Borton White& 3oston? Houghton Bifflin( :844& 6his book( also a%ailable as a Beridan paperback( is a selection of philosophical te-ts introduced by Borton White( a Professor at the "nstitute for $d%anced Study in Princeton( '& G& He co%ers the thoughts( )ritings( ti*es( and personalities of se%eral t)entieth century philosophers& 6his introduces the "nitiate to the %ital thoughts of his or her ti*e& Philosophers co%ered include G& E& Boore( 3ertrand 0ussell( 3enedetto Croce( Gean1Paul Sartre( Willia* Ga*es( Gohn De)ey( Charles Peirce( George Santayana( $lfred 'orth Whitehead( and Lud)ig Wittgenstein& "f you )ish your Will to Work upon the ideas of your ti*e( you *ust kno) the ideas of your ti*e& 5D& Spiral D(namics by Don Ed)ard 3eck and Christopher C& Co)an& Ca*bridge? 3lack)ell Publishers( :88=& 6his is a co*ple- and realistic book about change process( e-plaining the refine*ent of *any person syste*s and single indi%iduals& "t is a )onderful te-t for *agicians trying to *ake their )orld better& $lthough the book is entirely secular in its orientation( it is fir*ly LHP in its %ie) of the )orld& $ good book for people that )ant to cli*b the corporate ladder( *ake a *illion bucks( and achie%e enlighten*ent& 5:& The )ccult in !merica edited by Ho)ard Jerr and Charles L& Cro)& Uni%ersity of "llinois Press? Chicago and Urbana( :87@& ,"f you are not li%ing in the U&S&$&( you )ill need to find a si*ilar book for your region&; 6his sociological and historical sur%ey deals )ith $*erican occultis*( touching on aspects of occult practice( such as class le%el of occultists and hoa-ing( that *ost occultists are afraid to look at& 6he LHP "nitiate needs to kno) the )eaknesses of the occult )orld( as )ell as looking for socioecono*ic co*ponents of its thinking that he or she *ay )ell ha%e absorbed un)ittingly& 6his a good book to bring clarity and balance& 5C& The !rt of *orldl( *isdom9 ! Pocket )racle by 3altasar Gracian ,translated by Christopher Baurer;& 'e) Eork? 3anta*& :88:& 6his s*all book )ritten by the Gesuit 3altasar Gracian is a succinct *editation on gaining po)er( )isdo*( dignity( and true 'obility& "t is the best oracle for day1to1day decisions in the )orkaday )orld& #ther translations are a%ailable but are not as good& 5@& Dealing with the Devil by Willia* Pridgen& S*ith%ille? 0una10a%en Press( Vforthco*ingW& 6his book deals )ith late t)entieth century *anifestations of the Left Hand Path& $ good guide to the rise and fall of LHP groups as )ell as a study of the psychological and historical factors that are *aking the Left Hand Path appealing& Since the desire for the Path currently outstrips the nu*bers of 6eachers a%ailable( only the *ost dedicated )ill *ake head)ay in real Schools& /ro* the point of %ie) of cos*ic ecology this is a good thingH it )ill Create a band of Elite 6eachers

in the ne-t fe) decades( )hich is part of the Great Working in the )orld& Unfortunately it also *eans that *any people )ithout a clue )ill try for*ing their o)n schools based on ha%ing a )ebpage and access to a photocopy *achine&

5A& C%BBB <ears with the 8od Set. $udio cassette( 74 *inutes& Woll'slair( inc& ,7D@@ Sunset 3oule%ard U:@:@( Los $ngeles( C$ 8DDA=;& Don Webb( the High Priest of Set talks at Hellhouse of Holly)ood on Set through anti.uity to his re*anifestation as Sy*bol for Left Hand Path "nitiation& 6his is a study of the effect of the Prince of Darkness as an idea upon *en and )o*en& 6his talk preceded a global *agical Working to Strengthen the 6yphonic current in the )orld& 54& Call e the Prince of Darkness. 2ideo cassette& Wolfslair( "nc& Don Webb( High Priest of Set( is inter%ie)ed on current Left Hand Path practices( and on the 6e*ple in particular& Critics of %arious stripes discuss the idea of the Left Hand Path& 6his tape pro%ides an e-perience of seeing a current practitioner( and seeing )hat critics say about the practice& "f you can't afford it( you can practice your *etaco**unication skills and get the >cool> %ideo rental place in your to)n to do so& 5=& eetings with 'emarka"le en. /il*( :858& 6his 3ritish1 *ade fil* directed by Peter 3rook is Gurd<ieff's *agical autobiography& "n stunning and beautiful scenes the nature of the Fuest( of the need for 6ra%el( of the need to Synthesi+e different ideas( of *etaco**unication ,>$*erican Canaries>;( training in differing le%els of the self( and the i*portance of art and crafts to "nitiation is sho)n& 6his is a%ailable as a %ideo cassette& 55&The )ccult 62perience. 2ideo cassette( :88D& 6his *ade1for1 tele%ision *o%ie by 'e%ille Drury features inter%ie)s )ith *any types of current occultists fro* 0ight Hand Path and Left Hand Path groups& Bichael and Lilith $.uino are inter%ie)ed to represent the 6e*ple of Set( and clips of $nton La 2ey in the fil* Satanis are sho)n& 6he fil* sho)s so*e of the silliness of the 'e) $ge *o%e*ent as )ell as *aking so*e legiti*ate obser%ations on *ankind's need for a ne) spirituality& 57&'tinarmal-D9 The 'Ena Talks by Stephen Edred /lo)ers& S*ith%ille( 6e-as? 0una10a%en Press( :88:& 6his is the essential te-t for persons )ishing to learn about /lo)ers' 2R Word of '04 !. "t is *uch *ore uni%ersal than /lo)ers' other books( and e-plains the relationship bet)een Oeper and 0una& " consider it one of the *ost i*portant *agical te-ts )orking in the )orld today& The Te#ple of Set 6he 6e*ple of Set is an international organi+ation e-isting on e%ery continent e-cept $ntarctica( and it is the only Satanic religion fully recogni+ed by the United States go%ern*ent& "ts *e*bership is li*ited to adults ,:7X; and is open to all races( genders( and gender preferences& "ts only re.uire*ent of its *e*bers is their desire to use the 6e*ple of Set as a tool for their self de%elop*ent& 6he 6e*ple of Set is a Left Hand Path "nitiatory organi+ation& 6he tradition of spiritual dissent in the West has been called Satanis*( but *ore uni%ersally the Left Hand Path is a rationally

intuited spiritual technology for the purpose of self deification& We choose as our role *odel the ancient Egyptian god Set( the archetype of "solate "ntelligence( rather than the so*e)hat li*iting Hebre) Satan( archetype of 0ebel against cos*ic in<ustice& $s part of our practice )e each seek the :

deconstruction of the socially constructed *ind( so )c bc<Yin in rebellion thus )e accept the label >Satanist(> but since )e seek to supplant the socially constructed *ind )ith a *ind of our o)n indi%idually chosen construction( )e prefer the ter* Setian& We ha%e no >religious> interest in the figure of Satan( and indeed )e do not )orship Set9 )orshiping instead only our o)n potential& $s an "nitiatory organi+ation )e do not pro%ide any ser%ices for the profane )orld& We don't allo) the curious to attend our rites( )e don't seek affiliation )ith other religious groups( )e don't agree that there is a uni%ersal truth behind all religions& 3ecause of our elitist attitude and because of our antino*ian attitudes( )e ha%e been tarred )ith a %ariety of false labels by the *ore si*plistic *e*bers of society& We ha%e been accused of cri*es( and accused of racis*( se-is*( and )hate%er other >is*s> conte*porary society %ie)s as e%il& 6he fact that a *o*ent's effort on the part of a serious <ournalist dispels these *yths has little effect on popular opinion& Such resistance fro* the forces of stupidity is "nitiatorally beneficial( as it pro%ides the need for a certain inner strength& " )ould like to e-a*ine the nature of the Left Hand Path( )hich )ill pro%ide so*e understanding on )hy it is feared and loathed( an introduction to Set( an e-planation of the operations of the 6e*ple of Set( so*e re*arks on urban legends( and pro%ide contact infor*ation for persons seriously seeking infor*ation about the 6e*ple& The Left Hand Path as Seen by the Temple of Set 6he 6e*ple of Set %ie)s *ankind as being set apart fro* other ani*als& #ur e-istence transcends the *ere sti*ulus1response approach to the pleasures and pains of e-istence& 6his .uality of 3eing ,as Heidegger has re*arked; has al)ays led to the t)o essential .uestions of Western philosophy9 the grounding .uestion of >Why is there 3eing rather than 'othingnessK> and the guiding .uestion of philosophy >What is the nature of 3eingK> $ll schools of in.uiry 9 as opposed to those of faith 9 ha%e struggled )ith these .uestions& /or schools not taking a nihilistic path( a third .uestion has e%ol%ed( >Gi%en the nature of 3eing( )hat actions should be takenK> 6he last is the .uestion of guiding one's life in accordance )ith )hat *ay be rationally deduced& 6he 6e*ple's synthesis( )hile not historically uni.ue( is different fro* that of *ost current philosophies& 6he 3uddha( )ho is perhaps the purest 0ight Hand Path philosopher( ans)ered the .uestion of the nature of 3eing as >3eing is suffering&> He sa) ,and rightly so; that 3eing )as furthered by Desire( and that led to a per*anence of the Self and greater suffering for the Self& His solution )as to eli*inate Desire and har*oni+e the ele*ents of the psyche )ith those of the ob<ecti%e uni%erse& 6he Left Hand Path re<ects the ethical i*perati%e of this notion& We see >3eing is Jno)ing> and the ethical i*perati%e is to further the per*anence of the Self by e*bracing the pleasures and pains of e-istence& We e-alt and re%el in the dishar*ony our Desire bringsH )e accept the pains that co*e fro* trying to *ake our drea*s co*e trueH )e reali+e that

the absolute responsibility for our actions is our o)n& :D=

6he conclusion ol >3eing is Jno)ing> is reflected by the e-a*ination ol our li%es& "f there )ere no purpose to intelligent e-istence( the appropriate response )ould be a hedonistic nihilis* 9 a path fa%ored by *any >Satanic> organi+ations currently& We choose to affir* purpose to e-istence in part because )e are *agicians and *agic is an ascripti%e process( and in part because it is a source of Goy and Strength9 al)ays goals for the Left Hand Path& 6he 6e*ple of Set %ie)s life as the process of the psyche co*ing to kno) its o)n e-istence and then to e-pand that e-istence in as *any real*s as are open to it& We therefore %alue both po)er in this )orld( and the Self1gi%en pro*ise of po)er in a post*orte* slate& Seeking to increase one's po)er and pleasure is therefore a sacred duty& 6he 6e*ple of Set re<ects nihilis*9 obser%ing ,as did Baurice 3lanchof; that you can not use negation if you d)ell )ithin it& #ur Word is an ancient Egyptian %erb( >Oeper(> pronounced >Jheffer&> Written )ith the hieroglyph of the scarab beetle( it *eans >" Ha%e Co*e "nto 3eing&> 6his is a t)ofold assertion& /irstly it is one of Goy and Self1lo%e( and is a guide to those )ho can say it )ith Pride as to )hat subse.uent actions they should take& "t is a *andate for self i*pro%e*ent 9 particularly of transfor*ing life into a series of pleasurable challenges rather then *indless hedonis*& 6he Setian seeks to transfor* *undane life into a species of Play( by hard )ork( a*bition( and 3lack Bagic ,see belo);& Secondly the )ord of Oeper is a state*ent of the only cos*ic fact )e can possess9 a Di%ine for* of Descartes' >Cogito> if you )ill& >Oeper> is the Setian's ans)er to the latter t)o .uestions abo%e( but )e ha%e to look to the grounding .uestion of philosophy as )ell( >Why 3eing rather than 'othingnessK> 6his leads to the perception of the Prince of Darkness& 'o) such >cos*ogonic .uestions> are useful as attitude ad<usters9 as pro%iding a sense of )onder( )hich is necessary for *agical action& 6he 0ight Hand Path chooses personifications of natural forces as role *odels to be har*oni+ed )ith9 in the 0ight Hand Path's *ore e-tre*e for*s the uni%erse as a )hole is personified as God or the Will of God& 6he Setian chooses as role *odel a >god against the gods&> We choose an archetype that corresponds )ith the dishar*oni+ing part of our o)n psyches& We look for a role *odel that seeks its o)n e-tension and self1kno)ledge through action& 6his role *odel is the >Lord of this World(> )ho is re<ected by the 0ight Hand Path as the Prince of Darkness& 6he Urge to e-pand 3eing is e-e*plified by Set( )hose ene*ies are DeathLStasis ,#siris; and Delusion of Unity )ith the Cos*os ,$pep;& Set )as and is the patron of the *agician )ho seeks to increase his e-istence though e-pansion& Set's *oti%es are the ans)er to the grounding .uestion of philosophy >Why 3eing rather than 'othingnessK> We see Set's *agical action in us in the sa*e light that )e see our *agical action on the )orld& We refer to this as the Gift of Set( an Egyptian phrase for the )ine produced in the #asis of Jharga9 )here boiling sulfur springs fed the %ines that *ade the s)eetest )ine in

ancient Egypt& 6hus )e *ake of our Desire our i**ortal sel%es& #ne of our senior "nitiates penned a good description of Set and his Gift? :D5

58& Set is the Principle of "solate "ntelligence& 7D& "t is dyna*ic ,e%ol%ing;& 7:& "ts purpose is self1*aintenance( e-pansion( and perpetuation& 6his is its only good9 other)ise it is beyond good and e%il& 7C& "t is not o*nipotent9 it *ust )ork for the changes it causes& 7@& "t is not o*niscient9 it *ust )ork to see ob<ecti%ely& 7A& "ts Gift of Self is perfect ,co*plete;& 74& "t can inform or >teach> those possessed of its .uality& 7=& 6o gi%e *ore ,if possible; )ould be to take. 75& 6he presence of the Gift in us ,flesh; is necessar( to the e%olution of the Principle of "solate "ntelligence& We see Satanis* not so *uch as getting hu*anity to accept a guy )ith a pair of horns but to accept their o)n ,/orgotten; better naturesH and the *ethod that lets people find this 0e*e*bering is through antino*ianis* 9 not *erely re<ecting the spiritual traditions of society( but critically re<ecting *ost of society's progra**ing *ethods fro* ad%ertising to superstition& 6he *ission of the 6e*ple of Set is to recreate a 6radition of self1 deification that )as once respected by the )ise( as can be seen in Plato's S(mposium. " )ould like to look at the historical )ays that Set has been percei%ed( but " *ust e*phasi+e that the 6e*ple is not a >neo1 Egyptian religion&> $lthough )e gi%e Egypt a special place in our studies( )e search out all aspects of the archetype of the Prince of Darkness9 both traditional and those of our o)n *aking& S6T 6he oldest kno)n for* of the Prince of Darkness( the archetype of "solate "ntelligence( is the Egyptian god Set( )hose Priesthood can be traced to predynastic ti*es& "*ages of Set ha%e been dated to ca& @CDD 3CE( )ith astrono*ically1based esti*ates of inscriptions dating to 4DDD 3CE& Set's na*e originally *eant >cutter> or >isolator>9 he is a personification of the process of "nitiation 9 of 3eco*ing *ore and *ore your o)n self& Setians do not pray to Set( nor does he care about their day1to1day li%es& Setians e*ulate Set( and further the process of indi%iduation and "nitiation on this )orld& Set is a co*ple- figure( a *uch better role *odel than the li*ited figure of the Gudeo1Christian Satan& Satan( the archetype of the rebel against cos*ic in<ustice( *ay be )here *any people begin the lifelong process of "nitiation( but he is too s*all a sy*bol for the richness of the Left Hand Path& 6he Egyptian god Set )ent through periods of i**ense popularity alternating )ith total denunciation& Set in the

predynastic and archaic periods )as an essentially positi%e deity introduced fro* the east as a god of the e2tension of e2istence. He is therefore god of e2panding borders and radical changes of being( particularly birth( circu*cisionLinitiation( :D7

death in bailie( and rebirth through the #pening of "he Bouth cere*ony& Popular a*ong easterners( his first cult site being Pclusiu* in the eastern Delta( Set's )orship .uickly spread to "order areas( )here he )as identified )ith local gods of initiation& 6)o e-a*ples of such cult sites are Jharga in the south( )hich has al)ays been pri*arily a 'ilotic culture area( and the Libyan settle*ent of #*bos( )herein Set )as identified )ith the local god $sh in the "lnd dynasty& Set's original )orship as a nightti*eLpolar deity suffered a decline )ith the rise of solar )orship in the "2th dynasty& 6he Great Pyra*id of Jhufu is one of the last early *onu*ents connected )ith the idea of a Setian afterlife as )ell as a solar one& 6he Great Pyra*id had a special air shaft for the king's akh to fly to the stars of Set& During the Biddle Jingdo*( Set )as reduced to a sy*bol of Upper Egypt and apparently seen only during the Setian festi%al of he"-sed% or tying together& "t )as during this ti*e that Set )as first bla*ed for the *urder of #siris( a Se*itic corn god )ho had arri%ed in the "llrd dynasty& Pre%iously( #siris had died of dro)ning& 'o *atter ho) >e%il> Set )as( the essential function of Set( of going out and e-panding the borders of e-istence and then returning that Chaotic energy to the center( al)ays continued& "t is the darkness that binds together the Egyptian light& 6he *urder of #siris is the destruction of the fetters of society( of accepting self1 change and culti%ation o%er the forces that lead to self stagnation& 6he foreigners )ho ruled Egypt )ho )ere kno)n as the Hyksos( acti%ely identified the*sel%es )ith Set and established their capital at an ancient Setian site( $%aris& 2ery little is kno)n about their religious or *agical practices( although e-ca%ations going on at the ti*e of this )riting should re%eal great )ealth& 3ut they )ere great horse*en( and the horse had beca*e identified )ith Set& "t re.uired Hyksos rule before( after al*ost CDD years of its use in Egypt( that e%il Setian ani*al the horse could be portrayed in Egyptian art& 6he second nati%e bloo*ing of Setian thinking *ay ha%e begun in the O2"""th dynasty( but certainly it reached its peak in the OlOth and OOth dynasties )hen a fa*ily of Setian priests fro* 6anis beca*e the pharaonic line& During this ti*e of e-panding borders( Set )as e-traordinarily popular( as can be seen fro* pharaohs' na*es such as Seti ,S Set's *an; and Setnakt ,S Set is Bighty;& 6)o i*portant Setian te-ts )ere produced? /irst( the Tale of Two 5rothers tells ho) Set ,identified )ith the god 3ata( )hose na*e *eans >Lord of this World>; undergoes a series of *eta*orphoses ,Oeperu; that change hi* fro* a far* hand to a star in the Constellation of the 6high& 6hus Set is our role *odel as a *an )ho through his o)n hard )ork( *agical skill( and the use of the resistance of the )orld9 3eca*e di%ine& 6he second te-t is the 5ook of 3nowing the Spiral Force of 'e and the Felling of !pep. 6his protecti%e for*ula( )hich 0a*ses """( son of Setnakt( inscribed on certain border *onu*ents( sho)s t)o Setian particularities& /irstly( it narrates ,fro* a first person perspecti%e; ho) an unna*ed god co*es into being in the

psychic ,sub<ecti%e; real* as the god Oephra& Secondly( the spell gi%es the :D8

*agician one of the po)ers of Set( )hich is in slay $pep( the dragon of delusion& Set like)ise ser%es as a role *odel( in that each Setian seeks to end delusions in his of her life& With the co*ing of the OO""nd dynasty( Egypt entered its long decline& Set beca*e a tre*endously unpopular deity& His )orship ceased e%ery)here e-cept the oases and the city of 6hebes( )here his cult )as absorbed into the cult of Bontu( the )arlord of 6hebes& 6he negati%e and destructi%e aspects of isolation and destruction )ere e*phasi+ed and as Egypt turned *ore to an ideali+ed past( Set1Heh( the god of the %oid called the future( ca*e to rese*ble the Christian Satan& 6he third bloo*ing ca*e )ith the co*ing of the Greeks to Egypt& "t is fro* this period that the Hellenic notions of independence and self1)orth began to re%i%e both the operant and initiatory aspects of the 'e) Jingdo* Set cult& 6he success of Graeco1Egyptian *agic( despite 0o*an persecution( sa) an e-pansion of both the philosophical and *agical aspects of this tradition as far north as 3ritain& 6he 6hird Century of the Co**on Era )as the height of Setian Her*eticis*& With the co*ing of Christianity as a state religion( indi%idualis* )as again despised& 6he Coptic fathers identified Set )ith Satan( and Set al*ost disappears as a figure in Egyptian *agic& 6he fourth bloo*ing of Setian thought began in the nineteenth century )ith certain archaeological disco%eries( but it reached a %isible stage in :854 CE )hen Bichael $.uino in%oked the Prince of Darkness to seek his ad%ice& #n 'orth Solstice :854 the Prince of Darkness re%ealed hi*self to Bichael $.uino as Set( and ga%e us the Word of our $eon 4eper. Bichael $.uino and *ost of the Priesthood of the Church of Satan founded the 6e*ple of Set( and he ser%ed as the first of its three High Priests& The Setian Method 6he fight against delusion( against the false beliefs in the )orld( is a pri*ary Setian occupation& #ur three principal *ethods are Socratic reductionis*( the for*ulation of correct understandings by logic( and noetic intuition& " )ill e-a*ine each of these techni.ues& So"rati" redu"tionis#. 6he act of .uestioning and testing beliefs to eli*inate falsehoods is an i*portant tool for arri%ing at the truth& $s )e *ature all of us ask oursel%es( >What beliefs are *ine and )hich ha%e society progra**ed into *eK> Sedans( in particular( seek to distance the*sel%es fro* the %ast roar of cultural propaganda& Whereas so*e groups break fro* society by *erely picking a different prepackaged belief syste*( the Setian is left )ith the tough day1to1day struggle of self kno)ledge and *oral relati%is*& E%entually )e each ha%e to beco*e philosophers rather than consu*ers& (or#ulations of "orre"t understandings 3y logi". Ha%ing discarded the untrue and the nonessential( )e are left )ith the building blocks for creating a *odel of the uni%erse& 6hese notions *ay ha%e been gained fro* science( personal e-perience(

fro* other philosophicalL psychological belief syste*s( or fro* findings of other "nitiates )ith )ho* )e'%e chosen to Work& Creati%e synthesis of ideas 9 a self1

*anaged dialectic( if you )ill 9 has been a *a<or snurce of hu*an kno)ledge& Setians begin a creation of a *odel of the uni%erse in order in understand it ,and )hen necessary( e-ert control of it through *agic and other *eans;& #ne of the ai*s of Oeper is to understand the relationship of yourself to the uni%erse& $gain this is a tough road& We are placed in the position of Socrates( the )isest *an of Greece( )ho said( >" kno) nothing&> We look upon the uni%erse as an e-citing place to study rather than as a dull and finished product& Noeti" inspiration. 6he third techni.ue( noetic inspiration( takes you to the disco%ery of your o)n di%inity and the edge of 3lack Bagic& We take the ter* noesis fro* Plato& Plato defined three types of kno)ing& 6he lo)est is pistis ,faith;& 6his *eans belie%ing so*ething because so*eone in authority tells you so& 6he Pope tells you that birth control is )rong( so you kno) it's )rong& Society is controlled by this le%el& 6he ne-t higher )ay of kno)ing is dianoia ,reasoning;& 6his is the test of reason and logic referred to abo%e& 6he elites )ork in this le%el& 6he highest kno)ing is noesis9 direct kno)ledge& 6his is the kno)ing that co*es fro* the di%ine Self& E-a*ples of it *ay be found in your personal life9 )hen you'%e co*e up )ith a solution to a proble* that )as )holly ne) or no%el to you& #r you *ay ha%e )ritten poetry or *usic& 6his flash of inspiration is your psyche beco*ing a)are of its o)n e-istence& Eou *ay ha%e recogni+ed this sacred .uality in so*ething you'%e seen 9 the buildings of Gaudi( or reading 0l(sses% or any of a thousand things& When you encountered this thing and kne)( >6his is so*ething special& 6his isn't the product of a *eat *achineM> then you ha%e e-perienced this sense& 6he 6e*ple of Set atte*pts to create an en%iron*ent )here these e-periences *ay be consciously sought and entered into again and again& $lso( " should note( the 6e*ple is only interested in genuine e-periences ,brought about by Will;9 drug users are not )elco*e and solipsists *ay take a hikeM Blac Magic and !ntinomianism "nitiation begins )ith the denial and re<ection of the herd& 6he cultural and social %alues of the *asses( )hether propounded by con%entional religions or by *ass *edia( are seen as obstacles to the spiritual de%elop*ent of the indi%idual& Hu*an society %alues stasis abo%e all things& 6he "nitiate seeks positi%e self change abo%e all things& 6his *eans a break )ith society's %alues in order to disco%er one's o)n is the first step& 6his is spiritual dissent& "n a Gudeo1Christian society this is called Satanis*& 3ut the "nitiate is rebelling against *ore than the idea of an e-ternal >god>H the break is *ade fro* e-ternal controlling forces of ad%ertising( custo*( and superstition as )ell& 6o )ork *agic that changes the self( the *agician's )ill *ust as strong in his or her sub<ecti%e uni%erse as the *assed )ills of others appear to be& #nce this strength of )ill is obtained( *agical control of life follo)s& $s long as an indi%idual is *ore strongly *oti%ated by sha*e or fear or the desire for acceptance( he or she cannot practice *agic of an

initiatory nature& White *agic is the process of calling on personifications of the ob<ecti%e uni%erse to ad<ust your relation to it in a har*onious )ay& Bost White Bagic is a for* of :

prayer& 3lack Bagic is based on sell1intuited goals its for*ula is >By )ill be done> as opposed to the White Bagic of the 0ight Hand Path )hose for*ula is >6hy )ill be done&> 3lack Bagic is shunned and feared because to do 3lack Bagic is to take full responsibility for one's actions( e%olution( and effecti%eness& 'o) since *agic enables the Setian to influence or change e%ents in )ays not understood nor anticipated by society( before the Setian puts it to use he or she *ust first de%elop a sound and sophisticated appreciation for the ethics go%erning his or her o)n *oti%es( decisions( and actions& Berely using *agic for i*pulsi%e( tri%ial( or egoistic desires is not Setian& "t *ust beco*e second1 nature to the Setian to carefully pre1e%aluate the conse.uences of )hat he or she )ishes to do9 then choose the course of )isdo*( <ustice( and creati%e i*pro%e*ent& "t is i*portant to reali+e that the 6e*ple of Set utili+es a wide spectru* of *agical tools( far beyond <ust the >Egyptian(> and is al)ays seeking ne) *ethods& Bagic *ay either be operant 9 spells to cure your *other's illness( get a better <ob( strengthen your *e*ory 9 or illustrati%eLinitiatory& 6he for*er is the $rt of getting )hat you 'eed( perhaps the *ost i*portant 6ool in the Setian toolbo-& 6he latter *agical for*ulae deal )ith enacting the lifeti*e process of "nitiation& 6hey are like the rites of passage perfor*ed by religionists( but they are separated fro* these by an i*portant factor9 they represent an indi%idual rather than a social change& "nitiatory rites of passage represent the actuali+ation of self1 deification& Social rites of passage infor* and integrate an indi%idual into society& /or e-a*ple( a rite co**unicating passage into adulthood infor*s the society that the indi%idual in%ol%ed is no) possessed of certain responsibilities and po)ers& $n initiatory rite infor*s the ps(che of the indi%idual that he or she is no) possessed of certain po)ers and responsibilities& "nitiatory *agic 9 )hen practiced by the indi%idual 9 separates hi*1 or herself fro* the social *atri-& "nitiation does not occur within the *agical cha*ber( but it is illustrated there& #ne does not enter into adulthood by ,say; recei%ing one's high school diplo*a( but that action illustrates a %ariety of other processes )hich *ay ha%e occurred& "t's easy for the high school graduate to kno) that something has happened( the ritual being boosted by not only his cap and go)n( but those of his peers( the *usic( the cro)ds( etc& 6he *agician has ulti*ately only his or her )ill to pro%ide the kno)ledge of the change& Bagic is the )ay that the follo)er of the Left Hand Path can ha%e the lived e0perien"e of being a god( rather than praying to an i*age of a god created by his or her i*agination& 6he best candidate for the 6e*ple of Set )ill ha%e already ha%e so*e success )ith his or her sorcery& Bagical ability is a giftH it can not be conferred by any institution& Bost of the occultnik )orld profits fro* people )ithout *agical ability to )ho* they sell an endless array of books and tools& 6his regrettable practice )eakens the i*age of the *agician and contributes to the dying off of e*piricis* in our society& Bagic( despite )hat you *ay

ha%e heard( is %ery hard )ork& " )ill discuss the path of an "nitiate through the 6e*ple of Set( and then its current structure&

Path of an Initiate 2eronica encounters the na*e of the 6e*ple( and she decides to find out about it& 6he notion of Oeper( of Willed conscious e%olution( appeals to her& Baybe she read about the #rder of the 2a*pyre in 'oreen Dresser's !merican -ampires or the article on Satanis* in the 6nc(clopedia of !merican 'eligions. She )rites the San /rancisco P& #& bo- and gets a long infor*ational letter ,or %isits our )ebpage;& 6his initial action is one of Bagical Curiosity( )hich is itself soul1transfor*ing& 6he urge to *ake the Unkno)n Jno)n is a preli*inary to Oeper& $fter )eeks of )eighing the pros and cons 9 >6hey see* nice and intelligent( but )hat's really going onK> 9 she decides to apply( sending a letter e-pressing her desire to honestly .uest and Z=4 for *aterials& $fter a couple of *onths of )aiting( she is contacted by a *e*ber of the Priesthood for an e-tensi%e phone inter%ie)& Later( she *eets the *e*ber of the Priesthood at a local coffee house for a period of *utual .uestioning& $ssu*ing that she *akes a good case for her interest ,and that she e-presses no cri*inal nor unethical intent;( she is ad*itted& She recei%es a docu*ent called The Cr(stal Ta"let of Set and a )hite *edallion( indicating that she is a Setian :R& /or her this sy*boli+es the boldness of the .uest for self di%inity& /or those )ho )ill be fortunate enough to Work )ith her( it sy*boli+es the e-cite*ent and energy of an as1yet1unarticulated Desire9 one of the dri%ing forces arising fro* the 3lack /la*e of self a)areness& She's also told that she has t)o years to bring forth certain .ualities in herself( and that she'll need to find a *e*ber of the Priesthood to 0ecogni+e those .ualities )ithin her& 'ot besto) so*ething on her( not gi%e her an e-a* to pass( but 0ecogni+e& She's scared( intrigued( and challenged& 6his isn't like any other religion she's been associated )ith& She's also told that such a 0ecognition )ill not take place during her first year of *e*bership& $lso( there's this book )ith chapters na*ed >3lack Bagic&> $nd a huge reading list( none of it re.uired( on topics that *ay be of interest to her as she applies the techni.ues& So*e of the topics of interest )ere )hat she e-pected in a 3lack Bagical group( such as Lycanthropy or H& P& Lo%ecraft& 3ut she )onders ho) a book on photography( The Command to Look% or one on opti*al psychology( Flow% or on politics( Political #deas and #deologies% fit into these concepts of *agic and religion& She is fortunate that she li%es in a to)n )ith a PylonH so*e to)ns don't ha%e one yet& 6he interaction of "nitiates of different le%els of e-perience is a source of both challenge and support( so she seeks *e*bership& She *eets )ith the Priest running the Pylon( buys a black robe( and goes to the first *eeting( )hich is a free1for* discussion of the application of Setian philosophy to *undane life& 6he Pylon *e*bers like her( she likes the*( and she <oins& She co*es to *onthly rituals& $t first it's pretty o%er)hel*ing& Each *e*ber )rites Work to satisfy their o)n personal and e*otional needs& So*eti*es the Work deri%es co*pletely fro* their o)n for*ulas9 so*eti*es they ' adapt historic *odels& Soon she is trying Work on her o)n9 rituals for

destruction( co*passion( lust( understanding& J%cntually she tries her hand at group Work& She reads the bi*onthly ne)sletter( The Scroll of Set% and she starts to correspond )ith other Setians& $fter si-teen *onths the Priest co*es to see in her an understanding of Left1Hand Path philosophy( genuine *agical ability ,her ob<ecti%e *agic Works9 she gets the boyfriends and raises she )ants;( and a co**it*ent to the organi+ation& 6he Priest 0ecogni+es her as $dept and presents her )ith a red *edallion9 confir*ing that ,rather than conferring; her state of 3eing has passed fro* Death to Life& $t this point she has sho)n to others and to herself that she can $)aken( See( and $ct 9 )hich Setians %ie) as the highest hu*an achie%e*ent& She )ill likely stay an $dept for the rest of her life 9 since that is the le%el )ith the least for*al obligation to the 6e*ple& $depts are graduates of the syste*( rather than teachers( and it is in the *ode of $dept that all of us interact )ith the )orld& 6he year of her 0ecognition( she decides to go to the annual "nternational Concla%e& She gets to *eet Setians fro* $ustralia( Ger*any( the United Jingdo*( /inland( etc& 6he *agical and social interaction of Concla%e accelerated her progress i**ensely& She's planning to go ne-t year9 sa%ing up her *oney since it )ill be in Europe& $s an $dept( she has *astered the basic concepts of the 6e*ple& She is free no) to speciali+e9 rather like the co*pletion of her basic college courses& She *ay choose to affiliate )ith an #rder of the 6e*ple9 a group led by a /ourth Degree( a Bagister 6e*pli& 6he Work of #rders is *ainly confidential( but if you're interested you *ay )ish to read about the )rder of the -amp(re in 'oreen Dresser's $*erican 2a*pires( or purchase Stephen Edred /lo)ers' 5lack na% )hich concerns the #rder of the 6rape+oid& 2eronica *ay consciously seek the ne-t le%el of "nitiation& 6he 6hird Degree 9 that of Priest or Priestess of Set 9 is characteri+ed by responsibility and di%inity& Here the "nitiate seeks the touch of Set hi*self& 6his is not a unification )ith Set( but an align*ent )ith the force that ga%e *ankind a)areness& /or those that achie%e this goal( there is a considerable strengthening of the Will& "t is a position not )ithout strain9 for those necessary controls to a strong Will( patience and )isdo*( *ust be culti%ated by the indi%idual& 6he three "nitiatory Degrees beyond Priest 9 Bagister( Bagus( and "psissi*us 9 *ay be thought of as further refine*ents of this initial align*ent& 6here is a great deal *ore to these( but that is disco%ered better through personal interaction than through )ords& 6he key to understanding the degree syste* is the )ord 'ecognition. 6here are no special honors that co*e )ith %arious colored *edallions& 'o bo)ing and scraping& $n "nitiate can correspond )ithLinteract )ith anyone that finds that interaction beneficial& Since our religion is tuned to)ard personal gro)th( it beco*es i*portant to stress different stages of gro)th& 6his gi%es the indi%idual out)ard e-a*ples to test their gro)th against( and keeps the* fro* sinking into a *ire of sub<ecti%ity& "n so*e organi+ations titles are sold ,or gi%en a)ay through si*ple seniority;& "f you start out as Grand E-alted Pooh13ah( there is no place to go& 6he 6e*ple pro%ides a )onderful toolkit& Eou can see real gro)th both inside

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and outside of yourself& 6he 6e*ple is a training ground for Work in the )ide )orld& "t is a tool( not an alternati%e uni%erse& The Temple"s Structure The following two sections are drawn largel( from the Temple.s 8eneral #nformation Letter. 6he deliberately indi%idualistic at*osphere of the 6e*ple of Set is not easily conduci%e to group acti%ities on a routine or progra**ed basis& 6here are no congregations of docile >follo)ers>9 only cooperati%e philosophers and *agicians& E-ecuti%e authority in the 6e*ple is held by the Council of 'ine( )hich appoints both the High Priest of Set and the E-ecuti%e Director& "nitiates are 0ecogni+ed according to sidegrees? Setian :R( $dept ::R( Priest or Priestess of Set ""P( BagisterLBagistra 6e*pli "2D( BagusLBaga 2R( and "psissi*usL"psissi*a 2P& 6he design( care( and operation of the 6e*ple are entrusted by Set to the Priesthood& $ll "nitiates of the Priesthood are originally highly1.ualified $depts in the 3lack $rts& Bost of your contact )ith the* )ill be in this conte-t& 3ecause they are responsible for the integrity of the 6e*ple as a )hole( ho)e%er( they ha%e the authority both to e%aluate and 0ecogni+e "nitiates' co*petence and( if necessary( to suspend or e-pel indi%iduals )ho ha%e pro%en the*sel%es incapable of *aintaining Selian standards of dignity and e-cellence& 6he Priesthood takes all of these responsibilities e-tre*ely seriously( since it regards its na*e literally a*i its trust as sacred& "n this respect it stands significantly apart fro* con%entional religious clergy( )ho de facto consider their >prieslliiHHls> as social professions and their deities as *ere sy*bols and *etaphors lor their institutional or personal e-ploitation& 6he kno)ledge of the 6e*ple of Set is *ade a%ailable through lour principal a%enues? an e-tensi%e ,and e%er1e-panding; reading list of published )orks in t)enty1four speciali+ed fieldsH the ne)sletter Scroll of Set= the publications of the 6e*ple's %arious speciali+ed #rdersH and ,he series of encyclopedias entitled the Feweled Ta"lets of Set. Hie contents ol the Scroll and the #rder periodicals are ti*e1dated( of course( but those of the Ta"lets change periodically as ideas are ad%anced( i*pro%ed( or dispro%edH or as they beco*e *ore or less rele%ant to the 6e*ple's areas of concern& 6he Scroll% #rder ne)sletters( and Ta"lets are reproduced si*ply and ine-pensi%ely to preclude e-cessi%e *e*bership e-penditure for fre.uently1re%ised publications& Bany "nitiates are geographically distant fro* one another& 6his necessitates an organi+ational design geared *ore to)ards ser%ices to the indi%idual than to locali+ed >congregations&> 0ecogni+ing the %alue 9 a*i fello)ship 9 of a se*inar en%iron*ent( ho)e%er( the 6e*ple pro%ides for >Pylons> ,na*ed after the uni.ue gates of ancient Egyptian te*ples;& Pylons are often geographically locali+ed( but so*e are >correspondence> Pylons )ith global *e*bership and interaction& While each Pylon is under the trust and responsibility of a ""RX Sentinel( they are e*phatically not >leaderLfollo)er congregations(> but rather cooperati%e and interacti%e

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foru*s for indi%idual "nitiates& Each ne) Setian is e-pected to affiliate )ith at least one Pylon )ithin a year of ad*ission to the 6e*ple and 0ecognition to the ::R )ill nor*ally be reco**ended andLor for*ali+ed by that Pylon& 0ecognitions to the ::R generally occur after the first year of *e*bership& "ndi%iduals ad*itted to the 6e*ple are pro%ided )ith a personal copy of the Cr(stal Ta"let of Set% )hich contains a )ide range of organi+ational( philosophical( and *agical infor*ation pertinent to .ualification as an $dept& 6here is a t)o1year ti*e1li*it for each ne) Setian to .ualify for $dept 0ecognition& "f such 0ecognition is not recei%ed by that ti*e( affiliation is canceled& 6he #rders of the 6e*ple are entirely different in concept and operation fro* its Pylons& Each #rder speciali+es in one or *ore particular field of the *agical arts and sciences& Such a speciali+ation *ay be transcultural or oriented to a specific geographic area( ti*e1period( or conceptual tradition& Within one year after ::R 0ecognition( each $dept is e-pected to affiliate )ith an #rder resonate )ith his or her personal interests and aptitudes& 6he collecti%e kno)ledge of all of the #rders is a%ailable to the 6e*ple *e*bership generally& Setians are encouraged to co**unicate )ith one another by *eans of a regularly1updated "nterco**unication 0oster ,contained in the Cr(stal Ta"let:% and periodic Concla%es and gatherings are scheduled on a regional( national( and international basis& Personal affiliation )ith the 6e*ple is kept confidentialH a Setian's ad*ission is kno)n only to the Priesthood& Since the 6e*ple considers other religions as inherently false( *e*bership in other religious bodies is not per*itted beyond the :R& Setians *ay pursue *e*bership in other "nitiatory #rders& 6he 6e*ple does not seek ho)e%er to under*ine or attack other religions( )e %ie) the* as pur%eyors of socially useful *yths that pro%ide ethical standards for persons unable to think on their o)n& We do ho)e%er recogni+e the need for free speech and practice and Setians are encouraged to be acti%e on these fronts9 e%en defending the rights of those hostile to us& #rban $ol lore "t is regrettable that a si*plistic %ie) of Satanis* dra)n fro* *o%ies( Christian propaganda( and superstition has led to an urban *yth of Satanists as >baby1eating( blood1drinking fiends&> 6his type of folklore( )hich is as realistic as stories of *icro)a%ed poodles or the $laskan >*ute1rat(> ha%e long since been discredited by serious studies by the /3" and 3ritish la) enforce*ent officials& Unfortunately these stories are still passed around as an urban legend of Satanis* 9 so*eti*es broadened to include all occultists9 so*eti*es sadly passed by occultists )anting to pro%ide a scapegoat to an uneasy cro)d ,"t's 6HEB not US;& 6he fact of the *atter is that )e ha%e not found that any interest or acti%ity )hich an enlightened( *ature intellect )ould regard as undignified( cri*inal( or depra%ed is desirable( *uch less essential to our )ork&

6he 6e*ple of Set is an e%olutionary product of hu*an e-perience& Such e-perience includes the *agical and philosophical )ork of *any occult indi%iduals and organi+ations )hich ha%e preceded us& So*e of these )ere socially acceptable by conte*porary or *odern standardsH others )ere not& So*e *ade brilliant disco%eries in one field of interest )hile blighting their reputations )ith shocking e-cesses or tragic failures in others& "n e-a*ining the secret and suppressed corners of history lor %aluable and useful *aterial( the 6e*ple insists upon ethical presentation and use of such disco%eries as it *akes& Setians )ho are in any doubt as to the ethics in%ol%ed in any of the fields )hich )e e-plore are e-pected to seek counsel fro* the Priesthood& $ll Setians are further e-pected to display a high *easure of *aturity and co**on sense in this area& 6he 3lack $rts are dangerous in the sa*e )ay that )orking )ith %olatile che*icals is dangerous& 6his is *ost e*phatically not a field for unstable( i**ature( or other)ise e*otionally or intellectually )eak1*inded people& Such are a ha+ard to the*sel%es and to others )ith )ho* they co*e into contact& 6he 6e*ple endea%ors to not ad*it the* to begin )ith& "f such an indi%idual should gain ad*ittance and later be e-posed( lie or she )ill be su**arily e-pelled& "n cases of doubt the 6e*ple *ay be e-pected to place the burden of proof on the indi%idual( for the sake of all Setians and the 6e*ple's integrity& "f you desire *ore infor*ation on the 6e*ple of Set( the General "nfor*ation Letter is a%ailable fro*? 6e*ple of Set Post #ffice 3o- A5D@D5 San /rancisco( C$ 8A:A5 or you %isit our )ebsite? http?LL)))&-eper&org Oepera Oeper Oeperu

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Uncle Setnakt Says /are)ell to his 0eaders 6o those collectors of occult books )ho ha%e *ade sure that this tiny book is passed on by your estate( " send you *y thanks in helping *c Send *y *essage to the futureM 6o those angry people )ho destroyed this book( rather than recycled it at a used book store( " send *y )ish that your resources are )asted as you do Bother Earth's& 6o those )ho read the book )ith an open *ind( but honestly decided you disagree )ith *y *essage( " send *y respect& Bay your life be blessed )ith thoughtful people such as yourself& 6o those of you )ho found the book too hard going( since it is )ritten at a college le%el( " send *y reco**endations to look into so*e further education because you'll need it( on any Path you choose& 6o those of you )ho read the entire book )ith the hairy eyeball( because you pro*ised a lo%ed one you )ould( " send *y fullest ad*iration& 0egardless of our differences( )e agree that it is i*portant to do things for lo%e& 6o those of you that disregarded the book( but tried reading the rituals aloud as spells( " send *y conte*pt& Bagic is not for the carelessH fortunately your lack of talent stopped e%erything any)ay& 6o those of you )ho read the book( tried out the suggestions( and ca*e to the conclusion that the Left Hand Path )as not for you( " send *y regard& 3ra%e people such as yourself *ake the )orld a better place to li%e in& 6o those of you )ho read the book in preparation of )riting a fe) dis*issi%e lines on the Left Hand Path( )hich you had planned to )rite any)ay( " send si*ilar pre<udice into the )orld to )ork against you on a personal le%el& 6o those of you )ho read the book( and ha%e put its %ery difficult reco**endations into practice( " Send the ne)s that you )ill go far( and if your Purpose does not fail( you )ill beco*e a Lord or Lady of the Left Hand Path& 6o such as these( Uncle Setnakt sends his 3lessings and his Lo%eM AL@LOOO""" $ES HESL#6D 66E2#LL L3C#0"2 : :7

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%arnal !lchemy& ! Sado- agical 62ploration of Pleasure% Pain anil SelfTransformation Crystal Da)n and Stephen /lo)ers 6his te-t re1introduces a po)erful philosophy and *agical technology lo the conte*porary )orld of )estern se-ual *agic& Sado*asochistic seuality is a*ong the least understood aspects of se-ual e-pression& "t is tinged )ith o%ertones of the *ysterious and forbidden 9 these things( as )ell as physiological facts about it 9 *ake it a po)erful for* of se-uality to be co*bined )ith spiritual or *agical ai*s& Z"@&,J; Lords of the Left-Hand Path Stephen E& /lo)ers 6his is a huge co*pendiu* study of Left1Hand Path indi%iduals and groups fro* ancient ti*es to *odern *o%e*ents such as the Church of Satan and the 6e*ple of Set9 both of )hich ha%e indi1%idual chapters in the book& $ncient paths include the Egyptian cult of Set( Hinduis*( 3uddhis*( Poroastrianis*( the Ee+idis( 'eoplatonists and the Greeks( the Ger*anics( the Sla%s( the $ssass1ins( Dualist sects( the "'auslian path( the Hellfire Club( de Sade( Bar- and the sinister aspects of 3olshe%is*& $ chapter is de%oted to Hitler and Hi**ler and >'a+i occultis*&> #ther indi%iduals analy+ed include 3la%atsky( Gurd<ielf( Cro)ley( Sparc( Gregorius and Gerald Gardner& & [Bo&,O; The 4ew Flesh Palladium 0obert 'orth 6he long1a)aited *anifesto of the 'e) /lesh Palladiu*( a se1*anual order headed by 0obert 'orth( the translator of Paschal 3e%erly 0andolph's infa*ous Se2ual agic. 6he author traces the de%elop*ent of the idea of the 'e) /lesh through the intellectual )orlds of the :5th through CDth centuries9 e-ploring the ideas of S)edenbor\1( Sade( 6ho*as Lake Harris( 0andolph( Cro)ley(

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'unarmdl L Stephen "kired /lo)ers 6he title *eans >Sayings of the 0une&> lliis is a co*pilation of :: essays based on a series of talks gi%en by Edred o%er the course of the spring and su**er of :88le%& 6heir intent )as to e-plore the concept underlying the 0unes9 'tina. $s such the )ork is a study in the operati%e for*ula hidden )ithin the present 0unic strea*& Bost of the contents of these essays ha%e( until no)( only been a%ailable as oral teachings& 6his is the *ost significant )ork to appear in years in the 0unic 6radition9 and pro%ides a key to other )orks& Z:@&DD The Seven Faces of Darkness9 Practical T(phonian agic Don Webb Here is a book )hich penetrates to the core of the 6yphonian current acti%e in the )orld today9 and does so by returning to the %ery fountain1heads of Setian practice and philosophy& 'e%er before has anyone *ade the true 6yphonian current *ore plain and ob<ecti%e( in practice or in theory& Z:=&DD

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