Beth, David - Voudon Gnosis 4t6n2m

VOUDON GNOSIS DAVID BETH

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CONTENTS

PLATES A N D I L L U S T R A T I O N S

FOREWORD i INTRODUCTION 1 HO OPHIS HO ARCHAIOS 4 WRITTEN MATERIALS AND INNER WORLDS 9 VOLIDON GNOSIS 14 LA PRISE DES YEALJX: THE ELEMENTAL VISION 16 SEXUAL MAGIC 25 POINTS CHAUDS 31 LE TEMPLE DES HOUDEAL1X: SPIDER SORCERY AND TIME TRAVELLERS 35 THE GRIMOIRE GUEDHUE 46 INTO THE M EON 50 EPILOGUE : LIVING THE DREAM IMAGES 54 APPENDIX I: NGANGA - THE FETISH MASTER 56 APPENDIX 11: A-MOR AN INITIATED ANALYSIS OF LOVE 65 APPENDIX 111: TIME TRAVELLING USING EE TEMPLE DES HOLIDEAUX 79 INDEX 87

NGANGA M. BETH \ ; VI OF GUEDE KRIST DAVID BETH EE TEMPLE DES HOUDEAUX DAVID BETH GHUEDIIE GATE KYLE FYTE FET1S11 ALTAR PI IOTO BY SANDRA SIMON ON F OF THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL FETISH ALTARS VFVF OF MYSTÈRE ARAIGNÉE DAVID BETH VFVE OF MAI 1AKALI DAVID BET11

FOREWORD Michael first

came

inclusion

to of

more

an

widespread



of

Bertiaux's

attention

aspects

of

K e n n e t h G r a n t ' s Cults of the Shadow Ltd.,

London,

197S).

Since

his

then

there

the

work

(Frederick

i n c r e a s i n g i n t e r e s t in B e r t i a u x ' s w o r k ,

work

with

in

Muller

has

been

culminating

t h e r e c e n t r e p u b l i c a t i o n o f h i s Voudon Gnostic

in

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M a n y find B e r t i a u x ' s w o r k e n t h r a l l i n g , b u t t o s o m e its sprawling

immensity

difficult.

It

guidance

of

makes

is o f g r e a t someone

e x p e r i e n c e in w o r k i n g

an

value

entry

into

therefore

who

has

had

with

Michael

to

the

work

have

many

Bcrtiaux

David

Beth has a t t u n e d

of

and

e x p l o r i n g his vast b o d y of w o r k . H a v i n g w o r k e d this m a t e r i a l ,

the

years

in

with

himself to

the

c u r r e n t w h i c h p o w e r s B e r t i a u x ' s w o r k , a n d is t h u s w e l l qualified. It is t h e t a s k o f a s u c c e s s o r t o d e v e l o p t h e w o r k o f h i s p r e d e c e s s o r , a n d t h i s is t h e p r i n c i p l e b e h i n d t h e H i n d u d o c t r i n e o f parampara, interpreted

in t h e s e n s e o f o n e g r e a t m a n o r

being succeeded building

o r s p i r i t u a l l i n e a g e . T h i s is o f t e n

upon

by the

someone work

of

equally the

woman

illustrious,

illustrious

and

forbear.

H o w e v e r , t h e r e is a d e e p e r m e a n i n g t o t h i s , w h i c h is that w e

each have a diversity

multitude

of

successors;

that

of p r e d e c e s s o r s the

chain

of

and

a

initiated

i n s i g h t is p a s s e d d o w n n o t t h r o u g h a d i r e c t s u c c e s s i o n o f straight channels, but through myriad tributaries

that

m a y often s e e m t o m e a n d e r a n d t a r r y , b u t w h i c h are in r e t r o s p e c t seen t o flow along the optimal course across the terrain.

We

each

of

us

take

inspiration

from

a variety

of

v r o r k i n N e w Isis L o d g e ; a n d t h e r e s u l t is t h e s w e e p i n g ,

s o u r c e s , all o f w h i c h a r e g r i s t t o t h e m i l l . H o w e v e r , t h e

intoxicating

c a t a l y s t i n s y n t h e s i s i n g t h i s i n t o a c o h e r e n t s h a p e is t h e

Tjphonian

practical w o r k w h i c h w e u n d e r t a k e in mysticism magic,

through

which

we

forge

as

inner

links w i t h

and

what

are

The

vision

articulated

Trilogies,

point

of

in

the

course

of

his

his p o e t r y and his s h o r t s t o r i e s . this

is

not

to

suggest

that

there

is

a n y t h i n g u n i q u e i n t h i s p r o c e s s — t h a t i n i t i a t e s s u c h as

connections,

Crowley,

forces,

the

giddy heights that w e

m a g i c a l c u r r e n t , e t c . T h i s is n o t t o s u g g e s t t h a t

these

c o n t r a r y : this c o n t i n u a l assimilation a n d r e - e v a l u a t i o n of

t e r m s a r c e q u i v a l e n t ; w h a t t h e y d o i n d i c a t e t h o u g h is

e x p e r i e n c e is s o m e t h i n g w h i c h w e all d o as I n i t i a t e s .

connection

O n l y i n t h i s w a y is t h e w o r k p a s s e d o n .

variously

referred

praeter-human

than

can

Deeper

to

intelligences,

to

something

be

gleaned

and

more

plane

spiritual

deeper

from

and

mere

profound,

more

profound

intellectual

because

as G r a n t , as S p a r e , as B e r t i a u x h a v e c a n n o t possibly essay.

scaled On

the

study.

there

is

a

T h i s , t h e n , is t h e r e a l m e a n i n g o f

parampara.

c o n n e c t i o n to forces b e y o n d the individual. T h i s p r i n c i p l e o f parampara

c a n b e s e e n at w o r k in, for

well

read

religion and m y t h o l o g y , he e x p e r i m e n t e d with a variety

is t h e r e

of a p p r o a c h e s ;

However,

and,

through

the

catalyst

a similarly

voracious

of s o u r c e s a n d d i s t i l l e d t h e m i n t o a u n i q u e v i s i o n w h i c h

in

extremely

has t r o d d e n

comparative

agile

and

Bertiaux

p a t h , in t h a t h e h a s t a k e n i n f l u e n c e s f r o m a w i d e v a r i e t y

Gifted with

mind

Michael

an

instance, Aleistcr C r o w l e y ' s progress.

of his

own

to

be the

by

of

after

adept

considered Blavatsky;

before

himself at

others,

Sumerian tradition. always

aware

sources, amongst

and

to

him. be

to

be

n o t t o m a k e of t h a t b o d y o f w o r k a m a u s o l e u m , a d e a d

of

thing

was

in

of varieties

upon

turn of

a variety

would

stone

be

from

of

is

Kenneth

which

„Spare.

the

artist

Steeping himself

and

attentions

of

a taxidermist

or

an

development

David

Beth has

known

Michael

Bertiaux

for

manv j

years n o w , a n d has a c q u i r e d a g r e a t deal of e x p e r i e n c e in t h e m y r i a d a s p e c t s o f M i c h a e l ' s w o r k . In t h e p r e s e n t

Grant,

who

was

astonishingly w e l l - r e a d at the t i m e h e m e t C r o w l e y a n d subsequently

the

b y v i r t u e of o u r o w n e x p e r i e n c e s , o u r o w n insights.

book example

awaiting

a c a d e m i c , b u t t o n u r t u r e its g r o w t h a n d

one

others w o u l d build their t e m p l e s . Another

be

he

restoration

drew

to

work

W h a t e v e r the particulars, he

work

the

there

him. alive,

times

the

the

his

a number

various

of

t h a t his w o r k that

At

developing

ends,

is

far f r o m c o m i n g

' o u t of t h e b l u e ' , w a s r o o t e d in t h e

loose

an

r e d e v e l o p e d . It is t h e t a s k o f u s , h i s o r h e r s u c c e s s o r s ,

others

and

coming

of

teeming

of

vitality

those

work

e x p e r i e n c e , h e s y n t h e s i s e d a u n i q u e b o d y of w o r k t h a t ,

work

with

utilised body

occultist

in t h e w o r k

Austin

Osman

of C r o w l e y ,

of

S p a r e , of e x p o n e n t s o f A d v a i t a V e d a n t a s u c h as R a m a n a M a h a r s h i , o f w r i t e r s s u c h as H . P . L o v e c r a f t a n d A r t h u r M a c h e n , this w a s synthesised t h r o u g h t h e catalvst of his

Gnostic

he

picks

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The Monastery

out

various

themes

from

The

Voudon

as w e l l as f r o m t h e Courses o f f e r e d

by

of the Seven Rajs a n d o f f e r s h i s o w n i n s i g h t

i n t o t h e m , o n t h e b a s i s of h i s o w n e x p e r i e n c e .

This

e x p e r i e n c e is o f c o u r s e t h e c r u c i a l f a c t o r ; w i t h o u t i t w e w o u l d have a m e r e l y academic exercise. D r a w i n g upon an analogy w i t h H e b r e w g e m a t r i a , gnosis o r e x p e r i e n c e m a y b e s e e n as t h e v o w e l s w h i c h b r e a t h e life i n t o

the

consonants,

generating

unique

a p p r o a c h i n g a vast b o d y of w o r k Gnostic

Workbook,

guidance

of

cadences.

When

s u c h as The

Voudon

i t is o f i n e s t i m a b l e v a l u e t o h a v e t h e

someone

who

has

worked

with

this

m a t e r i a l . T h i s v a l u e consists n o t in l e a r n i n g t h e r e b y t h e meaning

a n d significance

of this w o r k ,

but rather

in

s u g g e s t i o n s as t o h o w w e m i g h t f i n d o u r o w n w a y i n t o this w o r k a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h e gnosis for ourselves.

M i c h a e l Staley London, August 2008.

INTRODUCTION ...in

opposition

lured

ever to the brink

to all humanistic

where we areJorbidden.

culture,

of chaos.

we are

We want

to go

We want to know what has ]

been denied to us. We seek, in a word, the

'more'.

The

core

o f t h i s w o r k is f o r m e d b y t h e r e v i s e d e s s a y Into the Meon — Approaching Howlings.'

the Voudon Gnostic

Workbook,

published in

T h e publishers and myself received

repeated

requests from many occult students around the world to m a k e this essay available again. This i n t e r e s t gave rise t o t h e i d e a o f u s i n g t h e h e a v i l y r e v i s e d c h a p t e r s o f Into the Meon as t h e f o u n d a t i o n f o r a u n i q u e b o o k o n V o u d o n Gnosis.

M y intention

w i t h t h e original

essay w a s t o

p r o v i d e an initiated c o m m e n t a r y o n parts of t h e gnosis o f M i c h a e l B e r t i a u x ' s Voudon Gnostic wanted

to

offer

insights

into

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(VGW).

own

I

personal

u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d a d a p t i o n of t h e Black Snake

current

h o p i n g t h a t it w o u l d e n a b l e s t u d e n t s o f E s o t e r i c V o u d o n and other related traditions t o travel deeper into these fascinating

magical

and gnostic

worlds.

It

was the

practicing s o r c e r e r a n d gnostic that t h e original was

intended

f o r a n d i t is t h e s a m e

type

e x p l o r e r s I w a n t t o r e a c h w i t h this b o o k .

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Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

~ Scarlet Imprint, 2008.

of

essay occult

W h i l e t h e m a i n f o c u s o f t h i s w o r k w i l l still b e o n t h e

a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g . M a y b e e v e n m o r e actual n o w as it

c u r r e n t as e x p r e s s e d b y t h e KG If, I

Esoteric V o u d o n

was t h e n w e can say w i t h G r a n t that:

have d r a w n o n m a n y o t h e r sources inside a n d outside Voudon

Gnosis

to

explain,

highlight

and put

into

Unless

c o n t e x t i m p o r t a n t aspects of o u r system.

occultism

ipening

up

Oi

T h e c o n t e n t o f t h e VGW c a n n o t b e fully

understood

developing

w i t h o u t k n o w l e d g e of t h e larger tradition it w a s crafted

revealing

from.

whose

I

want

to

explain

some

of

the

important

f o u n d a t i o n s o n w h i c h V o u d o n G n o s i s is b u i l t . A b o v e all

Kali,

a little

identity Nuit,

the swamps

transformation

occult

work

and

gnostic

which I w a n t t o share w i t h y o u . Like

is little

Bertiaux, K e n n e t h Grant rightly observes that:

of beliefs

short

unmanifest

It is the task

of the Initiate

magical

who represents

Order, to develop

a

of Eternitj solar fire, keep

in m i n d

the gnostic

character

to

of

whose

Goddess

the veil

of his,

inert

bj the

recent which

If the science

of the

grounded

at

the manifested occultist

a

sciences

must put aside

and branches

roots

in

consciousness

and face fearlesslj

trunks

but whose

Supreme

remain

while

the tojs of superstition

3

must

rendered

not

and generally

there will be stagnation

of humanity's

stage,

and

behind

soar into space, the mature

the work oj his

predecessor.

One

of that

of miraculous. is

prepubescent

particular

more

or Sothis,

swift acceleration

own

in the sense of modifying

concepts

is hidden

Voudon

my

creative

approaches,

traditional

h o w e v e r , i t is a p e r s o n a l v i s i o n a n d a p p l i a n c e of E s o t e r i c in

becomes

new

the Trees glow

are nourished

with in the

4

dark.

Esoteric V o u d o n . This m e a n s that every s t u d e n t of o u r system will b e able t o construct h i s / h e r o w n magical

W h i l e I h o p e that t h e following c h a p t e r s will p r o v i d e

universe built o n universal truths and principles through

s o m e l o g i c a l i n s i g h t a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f o u r w o r k i t is

keys

unique

to the current.

The works

of

Michael

to the non-rational that I aim t o appeal m o s t .

Bertiaux a r e an e x a m p l e of such a magical universe. In

beyond

t h e Courses of the Monastery

journey

of the Seven Rajs,

t h e VGW a n d

m a n y other papers, he has shared with us parts of t h e

the world through

of reason. chthonic

u n i v e r s a l l a w s o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c c u r r e n t , as w e r e t r a n s m i t t e d t o h i m b y his t e a c h e r s . W h i l e sharing m u c h of his o c c u l t vision h e has also ed o n t o u s c e r t a i n keys and mechanics with which t o build o u r o w n gnostic and magical universe according t o o u r individual needs

Kenneth Grant, Nightside of Eden.

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Kenneth Grant, Nightside of Eden.

Travel

m e o n a magical

underworlds

dimensions.

occult r e a l m s w h i c h h e built f r o m t h e initiatic tools a n d

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and

kosmic

t h e c o u r s e w o r k . T h e m a t e r i a l at t i m e s can a p p e a r r a t h e r a b s t r a c t a n d is v e r y c o m p l e x . T h e d e p t h a n d d e n s i t y o f t h e p a p e r s is far b e y o n d t h a t o f m o s t g r o u p s , a n d

so

p e o p l e looking for their simplistic and superficial occult

H O OPHIS HO A R C H A I O S

fix w i l l b e q u i c k l y d i s a p p o i n t e d . I t is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o find t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of p e o p l e e n g a g e d i n t h e

Before

embarking

Courses

are

adepts

with

a

background

Monastery

of

advanced

o n t h e m o r e a d v a n c e d a n d c o m p l e x o p e r a t i o n s of t h e

m a g i c a l a n d s p i r i t u a l p r a c t i c e , w h o s e f o c u s is o n

S e c t a R o u g e c u l t o f La C o u l e u v r e N o i r e a n d its m a i n

magical

training tool, Esoteric

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The Voudon Gnostic

Voudon

needs

to

Workbook,

build

up

an initiate of a

strong

s y s t e m a t i c f o u n d a t i o n of e s o t e r i c t h e o r y a n d

and

practice.

T h i s m u s t b e in p l a c e i n o r d e r t o b e fully c a p a b l e

of

and

understand

spiritual

that

such

transformation. fantastic

changes

true

One

must

not

come

do

easily. T h e s e s t u d e n t s value t h e e x i s t e n c e of s u c h a g r e a t and u n i q u e b o d y of material. T h e Courses d e m a n d a l o t of c l o s e a t t e n t i o n a n d t h e y

a p p r o a c h i n g t h e i n t e n s i v e w o r k o f t h e L . C . N . T h i s is

are not designed to be u n d e r s t o o d purely rationally.

usually d o n e b y initiatic w o r k w i t h i n t h e M o n a s t e r y of

the contrary, the principles are to be integrated

the Seven Rays.

your

Intensive Monastery

work

with

the

four

year

Courses

of

the

of the Seven Rays f o r m s t h e b a s i s of t h e i n i t i a l

magical

persona

in

order

to

fully

absorb

On into their

b e n e f i t s . It is c l e a r l y s t a t e d i n t h e p a p e r s t h a t t h e s y s t e m p r e s e n t e d in t h e Courses is a s u b j e c t i v e s y s t e m ,

w o r k of a V o u d o n G n o s t i c initiand a n d his w o r k in t h e L . C . N . H e m a v also b e g i v e n o t h e r m a t e r i a l s o r p a p e r s

b e i n g s , u t i l i z i n g t h e k e y s a n d s e c r e t s o f his s p i r i t u a l a n d

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a t t h i s t i m e , ' b u t it is t h e p r i n c i p l e s o u t l i n e d in t h e f o u r courses

which

provide

the

foundation

for

all

future

Michael

Bertiaux,

with

certain

aid

created

by

from

higher

o c c u l t b a c k g r o u n d . S o w h a t w e h a v e is a r e s u l t o f t h i s ' u t i l i z i n g of t h e k e y s ' ,

a system perfectly designed

to

l e a d b y e x a m p l e — t o h e l p a s t u d e n t s t e p b y s t e p in t h e

studies. and

c r e a t i o n of his o w n m a g i c a l u n i v e r s e , t o i n s p i r e h i m t o

the

b u i l d his o w n

V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s a n d a c t s as t h e i r m a j o r t e a c h i n g

m e r e imitator.

The

Monastery

independent

vehicle people

is

body,

through experience

technically

but

its

is

four

in

fact

year'

difficulties

a

separate

connected

coursework.^

when

first

to

Many

approaching

One

magical world rather than b e c o m i n g

thing you

can be sure

of is t h a t

all w h i c h

a

is

p r e s e n t e d in t h e Courses w o r k s b e y o n d a n y d o u b t . T h e r e a r e n o m a t h e m a t i c a l p r o o f s t o s u p p o r t t h i s , b u t we. a r e

' There are many other materials for L.C.N, apart from the VGW.

It is absolutely possible to begin work in the L.C.N, at the same time. 7 The four year guideline is not a static rule but a reference. 8 More courses will be published in the future.

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talking about a gnostic science, k n o w i n g . T h e principles set forth

and

the keys presented

are proven

to

t o w a r d s a t r u e gnostic Luciferian transformation.

lead Keep

in m i n d , y o u a r e n o t s u p p o s e d t o c o p y e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is said

in

the

principles

Courses and

then

— you

need

construct

to your

understand own

the

magical

u n i v e r s e — t h i s is t h e t r e a s u r e of t h e Courses,

applicable

for

not.

anyone

who

initiates of t h e

studies

L.C.N,

them, these

initiate

or

materials possess

For many

L a C o u l e u v r e N o i r e is a s p e c i a l i z e d c u l t w i t h i n

the

Voudon Gnostic continuum and not everyone interested in Esoteric V o u d o n n e e d o r should it. I n d e e d

he

m o r e additional qualities and possibilities — and w e have

m a y n o t b e a b l e t o j o i n i t a t a l l , as t h e s p i r i t g u a r d i a n s o f

many

the L . C . N , have to accept you into their cults.

more

materials,

guidance

and

initiations

to

t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e

supplement and deepen them. T h e s e c r e t s a r e n o t i n a b o o k ! T h e Courses a r e n o t t h e secrets

of

the

Orders,

and

nobody

will

be

able

to

p e n e t r a t e t o the d e e p e r layers of t h e V o u d o n

Gnostic

O r d e r s w h o has n o t g o t any k i n d of link t o t h e

Orders

a n d any k i n d of g u i d a n c e . T h e s a m e applies t o with the The

work

Courses

were,

amongst

other

direct results obtained through the L . C . N , teachings. derived

To

this

Bertiaux

added

from

his

diverse

spiritual

background,

such

as

create a complete

theosophy

many

work other

and

and

things, and ideas

intellectual

philosophy,

path to gnostic initiation.

to

Though

who

successfully w o r k e d w i t h i n the V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s w e r e a l l o w e d t o b e g i n s t u d i e s in t h e L . C . N , d u e i n p a r t t o its e x t r e m e

elemental nature.

now

the

provides

possibility

However,

for

the

VGW

non—initiates

and

V o u d o n G n o s t i c initiates alike t o w o r k c e r t a i n a s p e c t s of

VGW.

Monastery

Before

VGW o n l y s p e c i a l s t u d e n t s

the

L.C.N

entranced

by

and

become

the

powerful

inspired

and

elemental

9

magically gnosis

it

represents. From

my

Bertiaux's modern except

personal VGW

magical

point

is a m o n g

of v i e w , the m o s t

grimoires.

Vom Kosmogonischen

No

Master

Michael

important

other

of

single

the

book,

Eros b y L u d w i g K l a g e s , h a s

w h a t w e s e e i n t h e Courses is i n p a r t a r e s u l t o f w o r k i n g

i n f l u e n c e d m y o c c u l t life a n d d e v e l o p m e n t as m u c h as

with keys, they are not the keys themselves.

this

Bertiaux

tome.

The

VGW

is

a

collection

of

gospels,

magical

t e c h n i q u e s a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s of t h e o p h i d i a n s e r p e n t cult

inspiration, s o m e t h i n g w h i c h p e o p l e like K e n n e t h G r a n t

t h e L . C . N . P e r h a p s t h e m o s t n o t o r i o u s a n d i n f a m o u s of

understood

t h e m o d e r n g r i m o i r e s , its c o n t e n t c o n n e c t s us d i r e c t l y

intended

the

however,

Courses

well,

to

and

provide

be

of

used.

initiation

gnostic

The

into

and

Courses

the

do

L.C.N,

or

not, the

w i t h a n c i e n t t i m e s of p r i m o r d i a l S a t u r n i a n a n d

kosmic

V o u d o n G n o s t i c c u r r e n t in t h e i r o w n right. F o r t h o s e

g n o s i s . E s o t e r i c c u r r e n t s a r e m a d e available t o us via

aligned with the

powerful transmissions from archaic entities and strange

L.C.N,

and sister organizations,

the

Courses h o l d m a n y s u r p r i s e s a n d m a n y d o o r s a r e i n s e r t e d which lead the observant and dedicated student

deep

into the

help

from within

labyrinth

mentors the

journey.

of t h e V o u d o n

and

guides,

Orders,

Students

the can

Gnosis.

human

student

and

is l e d

obtain

many

With

non—human, on

a

extra

magical realms. The

nature

of

The

Voudon

Gnostic

Workbook

w o r k the lessons, a constant threat t o the

magical

status

papers,

political

quo.

The

book

correctness,

is n o t nor

concerned

having

a

successfully

entered

Orders' work through the

the

deeper

Courses.

layers

of

the

be

truly

magician's

with

occult

pleasing

style.

initiations and e m p o w e r m e n t s u p o n showing that they have

can

unsettling, shocking and terrifying to those w h o

They are of course different for the non—initiate and initiate.

R a t h e r , it is a d a r i n g e x p o s u r e o f s o r c e r y a n d a v i s i o n o f a mythical tellurian and Pelasgian past w h e r e the r e a l m

WRITTEN MATERIALS AND INNER WORLDS

of t h e G o d s w a s i m m e d i a t e l y accessible. F o r t h e initiates of t h e L . C . N , this i m m e d i a t e e s o t e r i c u n i v e r s e b e c o m e s a c o n c r e t e r e a l i t y t h r o u g h t h e p a t h w a y s o u t l i n e d in t h e VGW.

.. .Psychic

T h e r e has b e e n sufficient i n t r o d u c t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n

on

t h e w o r k of t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s and

L.C.N.,

available.

a n d t h e n a t u r e o f its s o r c e r y , s u c h as i n t h e

excellent

Voudon.

c h a p t e r s o n t h e Black Snake C u l t in K e n n e t h Cults of the Shadow.

otherwise

to the outside we wouldn't

[ButJPhysical

of the

mystery

have a

initiation

course

is the method

of

10

Grant's

T h e r e f o r e t h e f o c u s o f t h i s b o o k is

o n p r e s e n t i n g a g l i m p s e of m y p e r s o n a l

understanding,

e v a l u a t i o n a n d a p p l i c a t i o n of E s o t e r i c V o u d o n in work.

approaches

are possible,

my

Before

plunging

d e e p e r into the magical labyrinth of t h e V o u d o n Gnosis, I w a n t to p r e s e n t s o m e ideas on the value, use and status t h a t w r i t t e n m a t e r i a l s h a v e in o u r c u r r e n t , a n d h o w t h e y relate to the Inner

Order

secrets, initiatic w o r k

and

esoteric transmissions. The

power

and

value

of

written

e s o t e r i c c o n t e x t is u n d e n i a b l e . proof

of g r e a t

magical

materials

Often,

creativity

and

in

an

writings are initiation.

a

The

magic of t h e w o r d m a y b e a tool, a key, and an engine i n itself. I t h e l p s t o e x p l a i n t h e g n o s i s o f a p e r s o n

or

g r o u p a n d s e r v e s as a n i n s p i r a t i o n t o o t h e r s . A t t i m e s it operates

as a f o u n d a t i o n

on

which

further

ideas

are

based and thus s u p p o r t s t h e evolution of t h o u g h t within a continuum. Sometimes Inner O r d e r material may be released

to

t h e p u b l i c w i t h o u t it causing any h a r m o r disclosing t h e i n n e r m o s t s e c r e t s a n d g n o s i s . T h i s is t h e c a s e w i t h s o m e m a t e r i a l s of t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e L . C . N . , s p e c i f i c a l l y t h e f o u r y e a r Courses of the

Monastery

of the Seven Rays a n d t h e VGW. A l t h o u g h M a s t e r B e r t i a u x never cared n o r intended to appeal to the mass market,

nor

to

achieve

Voudon

any kind

Gnostic

of f a m e ,

Masters

he

decided

and to

the

Great

make

some

teachings available to t h e g r e a t e r public. Bertiaux always

had

a

great

interest

in

esoteric

healing

c o m p a s s i o n for fellow s e e k e r s on t h e path t o enlightenment. modes

of

from

the

research

amongst others, the L.C.N,

c o u l d i n d e e d aid

only be penetrated

Voudon

and

of,

adepts,

w h e t h e r c o n n e c t e d o r u n c o n n e c t e d in a d i r e c t w a y

layers can

potential are g u i d e d by those teachers of t h e

gnostic

laboratories

deeper

has

H e k n e w that s o m e of t h e results and

work

The

to

through

direct guidance and initiation by a few Masters of the

holding

Gnostic

special

Orders

and

L.C.N.

sacramental



power

with

tradition

towards

the

revelation of t h e Inner Mysteries. Access t o the

inner

worlds and temples always means direct w o r k w i t h t h e Loas and spirits of t h e V o u d o n continuum

uniquely

attached

to

the

and

Gnostic

Orders.

These

t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c c o n t i n u u m , t o d e v e l o p as g n o s t i c

r e a l m s c a n o n l y b e a c c e s s e d if o n e is f o r m a l l y

individuals. A n d i n d e e d this h a p p e n e d

as

t o the initiatic chain of t h e O r d e r s of t h e

Hierophant

contemporary

Michael Bertiaux and to the Masters with

sacramental

power

serves

many times

these books not only greatly influenced occult circles and Kenneth

individuals,

s u c h as t h e

Typhonian

Grant, the Chaos magick scene and

Gnostic

circles, b u t also musicians a n d artists i n c l u d i n g M o r r i s o n , c r e a t o r o f The Invisibles

Grant

comic series. Bertiaux

who

transmit

magical link to the

attached

the

Afflatus

which

Inner

Order.

It is i m p o s s i b l e

as

a to

achieve this link and access t o t h e i n n e r layers w i t h o u t being attached to the continuum and

o t h e r s , t o s u p p o r t their spiritual quests. H e has n e v e r

s u c c e s s o r s of t h e Jean—Maine family t o w h i c h t h e spirits

Yet s o m e t i m e s the w r i t t e n w o r d can be m o r e and

instructional.

High

Priests,

as

they

are

the

of t h e I n n e r T e m p l e of this c o n t i n u u m a r e b o n d e d a n d

intended to be dogmatic or worshipped.

inspirational

appointed

Bertiaux

always i n t e n d e d these materials to be an inspiration to

merely

his

of Michael

The

than

Voudon

G n o s t i c m a t e r i a l s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y t h e VGW, a l s o p o s s e s s a deeper layer. They contain secret doors which may be opened to it the seeker into other universes

loyal. O n l y those w h o possess special p o w e r s through

hierophantic

initiation

have

the

coming

duty

and

abilities t o feed t h e e n e r g i e s f r o m t h e I n n e r O r d e r s , t h e spirit pools, to the O u t e r C o u r t s . In t h e Afro—Atlantean

and

tradition, direct and

personal

d i m e n s i o n s of s o r c e r y , of E s o t e r i c V o u d o n . T h e r e exist

e m p o w e r m e n t s a n d transmissions are t h e only valid w a y

s t r a n g e places of magical p o w e r s a n d spiritual e n e r g i e s ,

to

which

e m p o w e r m e n t s and spiritual transfers can only

contain

precise

formulae

for

gnostic



on

spiritual

and

magical

powers.

These unfold

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . T h e s e r e a l m s are h i n t e d at in t h e b o o k s

a n d f u n c t i o n p r o p e r l y if t h e m a g i c i a n o p e r a t e s i n s i d e t h e

a n d m a t e r i a l s of t h e O r d e r s , b u t t h e k e y s t o u n l o c k t h e

magical

d o o r s l e a d i n g t o t h e m a r e n o t in w r i t t e n gates

are

human

being

protectors

guarded of t h e

by

the

Orders,

spirit who

worlds.

of

navigating

these

esoteric

spiritual

continuum

governed

by

the

The

H i e r o p h a n t , H i g h P r i e s t s a n d its s p i r i t p a t r o n s . T h e r e is

wardens

and

n o other way. Everyone w h o leaves the c o n t i n u u m

or

has b e e n disconnected from

to

o p e r a t e in

e s o t e r i c s y m b i o s i s t o a d m i t o n l y t h o s e loyal capable

and

form.

and

an

students nocturnal

it w i l l l o s e h i s a b i l i t y

e n t e r t h e Inner T e m p l e s of the V o u d o n Gnosis and will lose t h e p r o t e c t i o n and s u p p o r t of t h e V o u d o n spirits.

Gnostic

O n l y v e r y few M a s t e r s of t h e O r d e r s h a v e a n d had t h e

t h e r a t h e r static a n d sterile t e m p l e initiations of m a n y

p o w e r s a n d d u t y t o s e r v e as a b r i d g e b e t w e e n t h e I n n e r

Orders,

and O u t e r O r d e r s , and hold special sacramental tools to

'freestyle'

p r o t e c t t h e O r d e r s . W h i l e an initiate can b e guided

certain

to

such

sacramental

rites

shamanistic fashion.

guidelines

and

are being

given

Whilst they do

esoteric

rules,

they

are

t h e h i g h e s t level of realization a n d e m p o w e r m e n t of t h e

i n d i v i d u a l l y t o e a c h c a n d i d a t e w h o is r e a d y t o

V o u d o n Gnosis, the sacramental p o w e r s to confer

them.

transfer

powers

to

others

arc

only

possessed

and

by

an

One

such initiation

into

the

L.C.N,

in

type

a

follow given receive

of

work

esoterically chosen few High Priests within the O r d e r s .

r e q u i r e s t h e a n o i n t i n g a n d a c t i v a t i o n of c e r t a i n p o i n t s o n

These Masters have always w o r k e d

Orders

t h e n a k e d b o d y o f t h e i n i t i a n d , w h i l e t h e i n i t i a t o r w h o is

a n d n o t o n c e h a s o n e o f t h e m left t h e c o n t i n u u m . T h e r e

inside the

possessed by t h e p a t r o n spirits, speaks and chants in the

are esoteric reasons and laws which w o u l d m a k e

Langue Mystère which he was trained to 'receive'

and

'utter'.

the

this

impossible. N o w you understand why the Voudon Gnostic Orders

The

initiations

and

empowerments

in

L . C . N , are only concerned with magical transmissions.

a n d L . C . N , freely ofler insight i n t o m a n y areas of t h e i r

It is n o t u n u s u a l f o r a c a n d i d a t e t o e x p e r i e n c e v i s i o n ,

w o r k a n d e v e n p u b l i s h ' s e c r e t s ' f o r o t h e r s t o s t u d y . It is

trance,

for

spiritual

a l t e r e d s t a t e s of m i n d . T h i s is t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h e

formally

e x p e r i e n c e of a typical initiation r i t u a l . P u r e spirit force

esoteric

growth.

It

connected

inspiration will

to

not

the

and

for

enable

Voudon

personal

anyone Gnostic

not

continuum

ol

possession

and

extreme

emotions

as w e l l

as

is a c t i v a t e d h e r e a n d is t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e M a s t e r t o

Hierophant Michael Bcrtiaux to enter the Inner

Orders

t h e c a n d i d a t e in o r d e r t o u n l o c k p o w e r

o r c l a i m a n v k i n d of s a c r a m e n t a l p o w e r . M u c h

insight

body, or to activate sexual centres or p r e p a r e the ' m e a t '

can b e g a i n e d f r o m t h e s t u d y of t h e b o o k s o u t s i d e t h e

to

Orders

i n i t i a t i o n r i t e s a r e h i n t e d a t i n t h e VGW,

and probably m a n y ideas and

transformations

c a n o c c u r . H o w e v e r , t h e r e is a l i m i t a t i o n i n t h i s p r o c e s s and

this

limitation

can

only

be transcended

receive

spirits

as

permanent

a r e at t i m e s q u i t e c o n c e a l e d .

initiatic c o n t a c t w i t h the sacramental Masters and guides of t h e L . C . N . There

are

many

types

of

empowerments

and

initiations in t h e L . C . N , w h i c h are g i v e n f r o m m a s t e r t o student.

They are given to special students w h o

distinguished themselves and have p r o v e n their

have

loyalty

and abilities. T h o s e are the p e o p l e w h o e n t e r from

the

O u t e r O r d e r s to the Inner O r d e r s and layers. T h e r e are different

types

of

such

rites.

At

this

point,

only

a

handful of V o u d o n G n o s t i c m a s t e r s a r e able t o give o u t any k i n d of initiations o r e m p o w e r m e n t s .

In c o n t r a s t t o

residents. U

through

For example in the Guzoite Papers.

z o n e s in

the

Other

although they

w o r k as a l c h e m i c a l s e x u a l m a g i c i a n s . F r o m t h e d a w n o f Christology, this t r u e esoteric relating of Christ to the sun

was

done

only

in

a few

Gnostic

sects,

C o u l e u v r e N o i r e w h o also e q u a t e h i m w i t h

like

La

Damballah

a n d L e g h b a . H e is t h u s t u r n e d i n t o t h e S u n G o d a t t h e

VOUDON GNOSIS

c r o s s r o a d s . A magical f o r m u l a of a p p l i c a t i o n e n a b l e s t h e o p h i d i a n s e x m a g i c i a n s t o d r a w u p o n all t h e m a g i c d o n e Something

attracted m e deeply from the beginning to the

that VGW,

in t h e n a m e of C h r i s t a n d t r a n s f e r its p o w e r t o

a n d i n f a c t i n all o f B e r t i a u x ' s w r i t i n g s , w a s i t s i n h e r e n t

Christian

faithful,

g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r . M i c h a e l B e r t i a u x b o l d l y s t a t e s t h a t as

reservoir,

can b e t a p p e d into by the V o u d o n

gnostic magicians:

s o r c e r e r s for t h e e m p o w e r m e n t of t h e i r w o r k . In t h e

...in lured

opposition

to all humanistic

ever to the brink

where we are forbidden.

of chaos.

culture,

we are

We want

to go

We want to know what

been denied to us. We seek, in a word, the

VGW

which

Bertiaux

2

e n e r g i e s of different

And truly, on our quest there must be no boundaries

knowledge

f e a r n o c u r r e n t as t o o d e e p o r d a r k . T h e f r o n t i e r

esoteric

cores

through

the

must

be constantly pushed forward! B e r t i a u x a c k n o w l e d g e s t h a t a t t h e r o o t o f all r e l i g i o n s a n d spiritual s y s t e m s lays a g n o s t i c s o u r c e a n d t h a t b y formulae systems

and use t h e m for magical o p e r a t i o n s in o u r laboratories Christ

m y t h , f o r e x a m p l e , is n o t s o m u c h a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s u n in

its

primitive

form,

but

rather

with

an

elaborate transfer and absorption of solar qualities into the

Christ—figure.

powerful

god

This way

image

we

befitting

are able to create and

empowering

a

vast

astral Gnostic

of spiritual

a

our

systems requires a deep

and

But

initiatic

a n d is n o t

r a n d o m a n d superficial a d a p t i o n of o t h e r s y s t e m s . initiatic

worship

uses a range

of c e r t a i n o c c u l t p r o c e d u r e s

b e y o n d w h i c h o n e is f o r b i d d e n t o v e n t u r e , a n d w e m u s t

In o u r s c h o o l t h e

in

m a k e n o m i s t a k e , this process of absorbing t h e esoteric

knowledge

of Luciferian t r a n s f o r m a t i o n .

stored

and so opens u p a very b r o a d magical universe.

has

w e can d r a w p o w e r and energy from various

is

e s o t e r i c s y s t e m s , like H i n d u i s m a n d S h i n t o , in this w a y

'more'.'

the application of precise occult and esoteric

their

r i t e s . In t h i s w a y all t h e p s y c h i c e n e r g y g e n e r a t e d b y t h e

of

and

other

secrets

of

tools

of

systems Esoteric

incorporating

are

provided

Voudon.

to

a

The the us

Esoteric

V o u d o n , a d e e p s y s t e m i n itself, is t h e t h r e a d t h a t r u n s t h r o u g h the w h o l e of V o u d o n Gnosis.

found

i n t h e VGW. T h e V o u d o n

Gnostic and L.C.N,

tradition focuses largely o n w o r k i n g with t h e r o o t s of sexuality.

Here,

elemental

magic

very

often

finds

e x p r e s s i o n in t h e p r o d u c t i o n of signs. T h e s e signs t h e n e x p l a i n a n d s h o w t h e t r u e n a t u r e o f e l e m e n t a l life. S u c h signs a r e often

artistic in e x p r e s s i o n ,

like

Bertiaux's

p a i n t i n g s . W h a t w e have c o m e t o t e r m E s o t e r i c L o g i c in

LA PRISE DES YEAUX THE ELEMENTAL V I S I O N

the secrets of t h e V o u d o n Gnostic O r d e r s and L . C . N , is,

in

essence,

expression. The elemental

vision

element

its limitlessness

amid

and flux

themselves

flux,

recalls

as element

winds,

the trees,

immeasurably

signals

devour

and the stars

distant

hear the dark inner night

within the

of grass,

of the blood

rain, as it trickles through

Gnosis

in

experienced

Through

and

the

esoterically

is

as p u r e

instinct.

a c e r t a i n t y p e o f v i o l e n c e w h i c h is n o t

evil

as l o n g

as i t is n o t

conceptualised.

Bertiaux correctly states that:

1

.. .(e)vil

is in the world of conceptualized

language, violence

Noire

but violence

and

with

as Lebensphilosophie

the elemental

society,

i t s f o c u s o n t h e e l e m e n t a l k i n g d o m , w h i c h is t h e c e n t r a l

people or

types of

in the unconscious (after

basis of all true art, all gesture,

is n o t t h e

c o n c e p t u a l b u t e l e m e n t a l t y p e of (sexual) magic,

as r a w a n d e l e m e n t a l ,

breakthrough,

they

the leaves outside.

It

or

Logic

Esoteric w o r k i n g s of this n a t u r e lead t o a metaphysical

of man in the

general.

work

e l e m e n t a l c e l l s of t h e V o u d o n G n o s i s t h e b o d y is b e i n g

the

a n d all t h e m o r e a d v a n c e d a r e a s o f L a C o u l e u v r e Voudon

of

Esoteric

is n o n — v e r b a l a n d d e e p l y p l u t o n i a n i n i t s r a w n e s s . In t h e

T h e r e is o n e

the

type

our

primordial

v i t a l f a c t o r t o u n d e r s t a n d w h e n w o r k i n g w i t h t h e VGW

and

of

c o n n e c t e d t o a d e e p l e v e l o f e l e m e n t a l m a n i f e s t a t i o n . It

and birth greet

blade

conceptual

essence

us, the

anew:

now speak.

ages, death

soul of man in the wavering

falling

rebirth;

not a

The

motion

realm —

Klages)

is the

all hedonic

of primitives,

tone,

be

they

14

sounds.

f o r m o f w o r k . It is d i r e c t l y f r o m e l e m e n t a l c o n t a c t s t h a t we

were

able

to

draw

a

whole

encyclopaedia

of

elemental sorcery, and some of these results are t o b e

One

action, Ludwig Klages quoted in: H . E . Schroeder, Ludwig Klages,

cultus

within

Voudon

Gnosis

makes

t h e soul

(including m i n d ) / b o d y c o m p l e x t h e e l e m e n t a l pole of which

becomes

their

esoteric poiteau

mitan.

S i m i l a r t o t h e d e v o t e e s of e x o t e r i c V o u d o n w h e n

they

Die Geschichte Seines Lebens. Michael Bertiaux has actually been

d a n c e in a f r e n e t i c ecstasy a r o u n d t h e p o i t e a u m i t a n a n d

the first occultist/philosophcr/gnostic in the English speaking world to understand, acknowledge and point out the esoteric significance and character of Klages' work in general and especially also for Voudon Gnosis.

hurl

themselves

like

energetic

sparks

and howls

p s y c h i s m a t all t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s , t h e E s o t e r i c

Michael Bertiaux, unpublished paper.

of

Voudoist

e n g a g e s in w h a t B e r t i a u x calls ' m e d i u m i s t i c

wrestling

w i t h t h e s p i r i t s ' . T h i s is t h e w a y t h e s p i r i t s w a n t w o r k a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h u s . In o u r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ,

to this

l a n g u a g e of A v a l o n — T h u l e ' , in w h i c h w e a r e

l a n g u a g e of a n i m a l s , p l a n t s a n d l a n d s c a p e s a n d

w o u l d also b e t h e w a y of i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h o t h e r spirits,

beyond the profane

l i k e t h o s e o f g r i m o i r e s s u c h as t h e Goetia

and

world.

Verum.

worship

This

special

cultus

teaches

c e r t a i n t y p e of g o d - p o s s e s s i o n

the

Grimorium of

acted out through

p h e n o m e n a of t h e b o d y . A n o t h e r r e l a t e d v e r y

a

the

powerful

suddenly

able t o r e c l a i m t h e p r i m o r d i a l ability t o u n d e r s t a n d the

vision and i m a g e

of t h e

move

physical

At the same t i m e the initiate will be able

to

e n t e r t h e t e r r i t o r i e s of t h e i n n e r p l a n e s a n d investigate t h e m . P r o d u c i n g a r t as p a r t o f r i t u a l b e c a m e

strongly

c o n n e c t e d t o t h i s c u l t as t h e i n i t i a t e s d r e w m o r e

and

our

m o r e p o w e r s a n d p i c t u r e s f r o m t h e w o r l d of t h e spirits.

c o n t i n u u m is a c u l t t h a t w a s t a u g h t b y t h e l a t e H e c t o r

T h r o u g h c r e a t i v e a n d s y m b o l i c r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of w h a t

J e a n — M a i n e a n d is c o n n e c t e d t o a p h a n t a s t i c m a g i c a l a n d

t h e i n i t i a t e e x p e r i e n c e s t h r o u g h L a P r i s e d e s Y e u x , h e is

initiatic

able t o d e v e l o p a c o h e r e n t m a p of t h e magical universe,

method

of e x p r e s s i n g this e n e r g y w o r k e d w i t h i n

faculty,

La Prise

des

Yeux,

the

seizing

of

the

inner and outer, and allow a progressive mystical

eyes.

and

the

m a g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t . It is n o t u n u s u a l t o s e e t h e t e m p l e

V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s a n d is a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h t h e r a w

of a V o u d o n G n o s t i c initiate filled w i t h a r t a n d c r e a t i v e

La P r i s e d e s Y e a u x

is o n e o f t h e m y s t e r i e s

of

f u r o r of o u r e l e m e n t a l w o r s h i p . La P r i s e d e s Y e a u x in

objects w h i c h are r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s and r e c o n s t r u c t i o n s of

our

occult

h i s i n n e r p l a n e e x p e r i e n c e s t h r o u g h La P r i s e d e s Y e u x .

i m a g i n a t i o n o r i n n e r s i g h t . As o n e o f t h e p o w e r s o f t h e

T h r o u g h this r e d u c t i o n of c o m p l e x a n d p r e c i s e m a g i c a l

H i g h P r i e s t h o o d it is g i v e n as a gift f r o m t h e w o r l d o f

e x p e r i e n c e s t o artistic s y m b o l s a n d signs t h e o c c u l t i s m

t h e spirits t o t h o s e w h o h a v e d e d i c a t e d t h e i r fullness of

of such cults b e c o m e s highly individualised.

system

is a l s o c a l l e d t h e

Esoteric Vision,

being to the V o u d o n Gnostic Gods. These p o w e r s ,

of

w h i c h L a P r i s e d e s Y e a u x is o n e of t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t ,

For while each magician

a r e i n s t r u m e n t s f o r t h e i n i t i a t e as a n e s o t e r i c t e c h n i c i a n

of existence

i n s e r v i c e t o t h e s p i r i t s . T h r o u g h t h e m h e is a b l e

regions of intuitional

to

p a r t i c i p a t e e n t i r e l y a n d w i t h o u t l i m i t s in t h e i r w o r l d s .

which

Entities, inner plane adepts from b e y o n d the physical,

each magician

s e i z e t h e e y e s of t h e i n i t i a t e a n d e n a b l e h i m t o

in aesthetic

'know'

u n d e r s t a n d i n i t s m e t a p h y s i c a l r e a l i t y . H e is e n a b l e d t o

.

diversity

' s e e ' t h e o b j e c t in its m a g i c a l reality b e y o n d t h e p r o f a n e i m a g e a n d e n t e r i n t o c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h it.

experience

was organised

qualities

r-

possibility

and

inner

personalised,

and reference as

and so reconstructions unity as well as the .

• •

oj mitiatic

objects

in the

space, because of the ways in

saw frames

both the fundamental

any object they w a n t h i m to investigate or he wants to

'saw' the very same

and empirical

1

different show mythical

6

perception.

Another

r e l a t e d e s o t e r i c t r a d i t i o n calls this ' t h e r e g a i n i n g of t h e

' This is also employed to work the earlier mentioned mediumistic wrestling in its highest forms. 1

16

Michael B e r t i a u x , 4

Seven Rays.

l h

year, Course of the Monastery of the

T h r o u g h these processes w e a r e also able t o s h o w t o

A t l a n t i s a n d c o u l d b e r e l a t e d in this w a y :

o t h e r i n i t i a t e s o f t h e O r d e r , still l a c k i n g t h e a b i l i t y o f L a Prise des Y e u x , h o w t h e :

NORSE .. .phantastic

realms of the spirits manifest

m the multiplicity

of spirits,

power — the elemental

and how

we have one vision of

and raw vision of the Gods of

17

Vudu.

VOUDON

Odin (WoDan)

Damballah

Friggya

Aida

Loki

Leghba

Thor

Ogou—Fer

Balder

Ghuedhe

m a y receive the

Freyr

Simbi

p o w e r s o n c e t h e y a r e carefully a n d ritually p r e p a r e d b y

Freya

Erzulic

Candidates to the High Priesthood

a sacramental Master

w h o already has obtained

1 9

them

himself. T h e s e m y s t e r i e s , w i t h their u n b r o k e n chain of t o us from t h e

Bertiaux states that t h e magic of t h e N o r s e s o r c e r e r s "

ancient esoteric schools. H e r e w e are able t o show t h e

a n d t h a t o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c s is e s s e n t i a l l y t h e s a m e ,

individual b u t universal gnostic and e s o t e r i c validity of

a n d t h a t t h e M o n a s t e r y o f t h e S e v e n R a y s c a n b e said t o

the

teach

Masters and adepts, have c o m e d o w n

Voudon

Gnostic

svstem,

as t h e s o u r c e

of

this

t r a n s m i s s i o n is l i k e l y t o b e t h e s a m e a s is b e i n g

found

within t h e ancient cults of t h e K o s m i c G n o s t i c s .

I S

these the Fraternitas Borealis, a universal

Of

Hyperborean

the

'Norse—Voudoo

magic

of

Atlantis

traditional a n d futuristic dimensions.'"' W h a t

in

its

Bertiaux

d e s c r i b e s as L a P r i s e d e s Y e a u x i n t h e VGW a n d t h e Monastery

Courses is t a u g h t w i t h i n t h e K o s m i c g r o u p s as

O r d e r , a n d t h e Ecclesia Gnostica A c t c r n a , are t h e m o s t

the E l e m e n t a l Vision, which leads t o t h e regaining of

public.

t h e faculty of t h e language of Avalon—Thule:

Not

only

did

Bertiaux

and

Jean—Maine

V o u d o n G n o s i s as ' n o r t h e r l y ' , t h e o r i g i n a l

refer

to The elemental

sanctuary in

Haiti w a s called t h e ' T e m p l e of t h e T w o Yggdrasils'.

element

M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y , during V o u d o n Gnostic and L . C . N ,

flux,

inner plane s, deities have identified

the

as V o u d o n teach

that

Gods the

and Germanic Gods

of

deities. Voudon

themselves The

vision signals rebirth;

recalls its limitlessness

as element winds,

and flux

the trees,

within

amid the

devour

themselves

and the stars

us, the

primordial

now

anew: speak.

Orders

and

the 19

G e r m a n i c / N o r s e s o r c e r e r s a r e t h e t r a n s p o r t e d G o d s of

Compare Michael Bertiaux, 4'1' year, Course of the Monastery

of the Seven Rays.

' Michael Bertiaux, unpublished paper. This common source is clear when one analyses the nature of the Voudon Gnostic system in depth — there are many clear indications. 1

" This is true for a specific type of 'northern sorcerers' such as the adepts of the Fraternitas Borealis but not, of course, tor the multitude of neo—Norse, runic and Asatru groups. 21

Michael Bertiaux, 4'1' year, Course of the Monastery of the

Seven Rays.

Through

immeasurably

distant

ages,

death

birth greet the soul of man in the wavering grass,

and they

blood

of man

through

hear the dark in the Jailing

the leaves

inner rain,

and

blade

e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e s o u l w h i c h is c o n n e c t e d t o t h e b o d y

oj

night

of the

as it

trickles

and

senses.

While

the rule

of t h e

spirit-principle

m a i n l y c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y a denial of t h e w o r l d and chastising of e l e m e n t a l e x p e r i e n c e , t h e

outside"

advocates

a

Dionysian

ecstasy

in

is the

soul-principle

experience,

and

b e c o m i n g e m p o w e r e d by w h a t the K o s m i c initiates have Here century

Ludwig

Klages,

life—philosophy

the and

great

champion

a profound

20'''

of

influence

on

c o m e to term the 'Eros C o s m o g o n o s V magnetism,

pulses

through

and

This E r o s , like

permeates

the

entire

B e r t i a u x a n d myself, p o i n t s straight t o o n e of t h e m o s t

b e i n g b e c a u s e it h a s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o m a k e t i m e

i m p o r t a n t r e a s o n s for using t h e e l e m e n t a l and

ecstatic

space disappear, or r a t h e r , b e c h a n g e d into an elemental

p a t h a n d its e s o t e r i c p o s s i b i l i t i e s .

rebirth

a n d all p r e s e n t o c e a n t h a t b i n d s t o g e t h e r t h e p o l e s o f t h e

and

revitalization,

partake

in

become

the

and

world

initiated

into

allows

and true

It g e n e r a t e s

us

to

its s o u l ,

metaphysically

and

esotericism

through and

this

absolute

Being.

feelings

I call

it c o s m o g o n i c

become

revelation

outward

gushing forth

because

reality. from

it

makes

It is t h e

the deepest

of

the

m a g i c i a n t o t h a t of t h e m y s t i c ; t h e p r e f e r e n c e for

Kosmic

Gnostics,

the

preference

of t h e

path

the

e s o t e r i c p r i n c i p l e of t h e soul t o t h a t of t h e spirit in its traditional sense. This m o s t probably c o m e s to

them

t h r o u g h t h e mythical tradition of H y p e r b o r e a - A t l a n t i s . W h i l e t h e spirit—principle in its u n t a m e d a n d u n r e f i n e d form"

d e m a n d s d i s e n g a g e m e n t w i t h t h e w o r l d of t h e and

cosmic

sensations by following

'intruder'

acknowledges

a

(spirit), profound

the

the

call o f t h e

principle

mystery

of

soul.

This which

h a s t w o s u c c e s s i v e s t a g e s , t h e s u b l i m a t i o n of t h e e g o a n d t h e n t h e r e s u r g e n c e o f life. W h e n B e r t i a u x explains t h e m y s t e r i e s of t h e B o d y of O s i r i s — L e g h b a a n d t h e B l a c k a n d R e d R a y s in t h e

VGW,

h e p o i n t s t o p r e c i s e l y t h i s . A s t h e i n i t i a t e is g r a d u a l l y l e d by the Hierophant through the esoteric processes

and

magical

and

stages of t h e

Osirian mythos,

he enters

es t h r o u g h t h e halls of t h e m y s t e r i e s .

a-

'soul'

through

inner

continual

force allows us t o e x p e r i e n c e a creative ecstasy

The V o u d o n Gnostics share another concept with the

body

world.

and

These halls are within

the

the initiate's

own body

they are also deep states of awareness, part

of him which

the mere mortal. D e s p i t e its d a n g e r s and t r a p s t h e s p i r i t - p r i n c i p l e h o w e v e r ,

then awakened

also has a u n i q u e deifying and l i b e r a t i n g aspect w h i c h m u s t b e

understand

whereby

is the Osiris—Leghba

over, upon awakening,

H . E . S c h r o e d e r , Ludwig Klages, Die Geschichte Seines Lebens. 23

When

and replaces

but

soul

that takes

the persona

this happens,

of

the soul

is

to its true essence and we are able to

that

the

Osirian

Resurrection

has

a c k n o w l e d g e d w h e n w e a t t e m p t t o achieve t h e highest s u m m i t s of i n i t i a t i o n . Both t h e Ecclesia G n o s t i c a A e t e r n a and t h e F r a t c r n i t a s Borealis d e v o t e substantial teachings t o this

M

field.

m u s t b e m o r e p r e c i s e : Eros is sensuality at t h e v e r y m o m e n t

' E r o s is n o t j u s t a fine, b l i n d , animalistic sensuality; w e

of its r e a l i z a t i o n . ' L u d w i g Klages, Rhythmen und Runen.

happened.

These

mysteries

and they are related the

body

are physical

processes

to the laws of the awakening

and its understanding

of itself

of

as the

S E X U A L MAGIC

1

soul.'

T h r o u g h this process the initiate turns his b o d y into a

T h e e s o t e r i c fuel

perfect m a p o r n e t w o r k of the ideal and total w o r l d s of

t o e m p o w e r all o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c o p e r a t i o n s a n d

being.

transformations

is d i s t i l l e d

through

t h e u s e of sexual

energies and sexual magic. Those w h o have studied the These worlds come and are present in the processes, in every because

exoteric

the spirits

worlds really

which enable

way, jrom

are totally

oj these

the body to

function

to the most very

high

esoteric,

or

remote

in the field of the body,

in the incarnation

awaiting

in the body and

the magickal

present

of physical

substance,

and

awakening

of their

true

26

second

year

P e r f e c t i o n is a c h i e v e d w h e n t h e s o u l a w a k e n s , a n d t h e a w a k e n e d s o u l is v i s i o n ! W h a t is r e v e a l e d is t h e e s o t e r i c

complex

and elaborate

He who is inhabited he yet the night

by Eros—Dionysus

remains

a man. Such

shadow—body of the images.

he himself incarnates of earth,

than

most,

if n o t a n y

other

sexual magical system in existence today. While the Voudon

Gnostic continuum

is c o n c e r n e d

as o p h i t e s t h e L . C . N ,

beyond the orbit of

a being

things

He himself

a Gorgonic

the storms of heaven,

are all within

of

is a dcemon

dread.

into is

sees the

destiny;

The streams

and the starry

him, and his power Saturn.''

vaults reaches

can

interested energies

Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook. Ludwig Klages, Rbytbmen und Runen.

on

many

in

drawing

from

the

different

shaman

on the

the

rawest

most

forms.

of t h e

powerful

archaic

The

L.C.N,

and

is

magical aboriginal

e l e m e n t s of m a n , a n d i n d e e d his pre—human

heritage.

U n t a m e d primordial p o w e r s are accessed and released and can b e p u t t o u s e by t h e sorcerer.

W h i l e at t h e

point of o r g a s m t h e s o r c e r e r can direct his energy into the future t o w a r d s an ideal e v o l u t i o n , w h i c h o p e n s u p a variety of o p e r a t i o n a l possibilities. H e m a y also

awareness. M

take

shadow—power

into

consciousness

11

especially

magical energy. T h e operations t o access these types of

backwards

Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

focus

m o r e e l e m e n t a l t y p e a s t h e r o o t a n d s o u r c e o f all s e x u a l

elemental

above

just how-

i n t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s a n d L . C . N , is far m o r e

energies

actuality of t h e primordial images.

flaming

know

am very confident that t h e sexual magical system taught

work,

whilst

Courses

with t h e w h o l e s p e c t r u m ol sexual magical energies and

essence.

through

o f t h e Monastery

elaborate and multilayered sexual magic can b e c o m e . I

those

within

deep

the ocean

primordial

move

states

of absolute

of

psychic

(H)e may then direct within

the psyche

and jlow, depths

the energies

to well-up

to surge

to the surface,

upwards

of consciousness

which are deep

again jrom

and

to rise the

experience

very

alive in a m a g i c a l w a y — t o e m p o w e r

to

evolution.

They

empowered

these

abstract,

themselves

as new and different forms

of

sophical

magical

experience

and power,

to

primitive, p o t e n t a n d e l e m e n t a l kind of sexual

magician

experience

than

conditioned

which

a more

complete

what

is available

can give

knowledge

of his

to his more ego

these

a n d esoteric w o r l d s for t h e u s e of a spiritual a n d magical

and

manifest

the

and highly

elaborate

systems

with

philo-

the most energy

accessible, thus uniting t w o powerful poles and giving birth t o a n e w creation.

8

states."

In

the

elemental

convinced The sources from which these energies originate are the

a n d feed

theoretical systems a n d t u r n t h e m into practical magical

Id, and beyond

that,

the transcendental

Id. T h e

temples

of

that w e m u s t build

the

Orders

we

are

o u t of, a n d f o c u s t h e

energy, upon the low and elemental powers. W e want t o stir u p a n c i e n t p o w e r s

and kosmic

emotions and

t r a n s c e n d e n t a l I d is t h e a r c h e t y p a l s o u r c e o f all m a g i c a l

m e m o r i e s . W e prefer t h e l o w t o t h e high vibrations t o

f o r c e a n d i t s r e a l m is i d e n t i f i e d w i t h t h e p o w e r s o f t h e

achieve this.

c o s m i c s e r p e n t in their m o s t archaic manifestation. T h e

In t h e s e c r e t r e s e a r c h l a b o r a t o r i e s o f t h e L . C . N , w e

t r a n s c e n d e n t a l E g o is i d e n t i f i e d w i t h D a m b a l l a h , a n d s o

arc constantly w o r k i n g o n n e w m e t h o d s for obtaining

t h e s o r c e r e r is a f u s i o n o f t h e t w o f o r c e s — o f t h e c o s m i c

and using sexual magical energies. In t h e following, a

stellar D r a c o , a n d Damballah.

short excerpt

Many are aware that the V o u d o n Gnostic O r d e r s a n d L.C.N, forms

include of

some

gnostic

of t h e m o s t

thought

and

highly

magical

elaborated

from

a paper

e l e m e n t a l cell of t h e L . C . N ,

Seated

the place of the least light,

and the German

philosophers,

in his throne

in the north

w h i c h he considers highly esoteric, o n e c a n n o t b e his

conjuration

s t u d e n t . H e a n d o t h e r adepts of t h e O r d e r s have a n d

Alfragor,

Darteama,

beginning

and without

had great intellectual training and thus w e r e

able t o

of

philosophy

am everything,

into

the occult

and

gnostic

for

my name

I am nothing is darkness

w h o w e r e in m o s t cases ' o n l y ' t h i n k e r s , m a y b e e s o t e r i c

and worship

me, I am your

thinkers, b u t n o t occultists, t h e adepts of t h e V o u d o n

The servitors

will now break forth

Gnostic O r d e r s w e r e indeed able t o bring these systems

master

his body

tongues Michael Bertiaux, 4

Seven Kays.

th

year, Course of the Monastery of the

possessed darkness

and

hands.

of all potencies. master

with

their

The Master

by the invisible and weirdness,

without

end, I am the wideness of time,

essence is the firstborn

28

'Numesama,

— I am

f r a m e w o r k of t h e O r d e r s . But unlike t h e philosophers,

and

in

will sing the

being:

Kasqecot

space and the thinness

of the temple,

the master

elemental

i n c o r p o r a t e highly abstract a n d theoretical systems of and thought

by the Choronzon

philosophy.

having

Hegel

for t h e inner

within our continuum, w e read:

M a s t e r B e r t i a u x o n c e said in an i n t e r v i e w that, w i t h o u t studied

authorized

and my

Come

and your

forth god.'

and worship lips,

the

mouths,

rises

and terrible

as strange

of

and I

and

is

powers

of

voices are heard

Club

and a great Jear descends upon the assembly,

a fear

p r i m i t i v e p o w e r s , t h e sexual m a g i c of s e c r e t cults of

of death

Master

ancient times are being continued.

begins

and loss of one's very being. the

second

conjuration

in

The a

I n t h e d a r k m y s t e r i e s of t h e H i g h P r i e s t s o f H a d e s ,

mysterious

of G h u e d h e — N i b b h o a n d Bacalou Baca, s t r a n g e rites are

tongue...

carried o u t w h i c h b r i n g us back into c o n t a c t w i t h t h e e l e m e n t a l p o w e r s o f o u r p r e — c i v i l i z e d Self. I w i l l n o t g o

A n d t h e n l a t e r in t h e t e x t t h e M a s t e r p r o c l a i m s :

into

and

explain

exactly

the

rites

and

sexual

r e s e r v e d only for those few a d e p t s actually e n t e r i n g this

of any type, he will hold them and have

f i e l d of w o r k . I w i l l s a y o n l y t h i s m u c h : T o w o r k in t h i s

— If he

intercourse

here

restrain

T am Gog and Magog, me!'

detail

m e t h o d s o f t h o s e s p e c i a l i z e d I n n e r O r d e r c u l t s as t h i s is

wishes

there is no power to to

practice

ritual

field

them stand next to his throne. ^

i t is n o t o n l y n e c e s s a r y

to have

a

fundamental

u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e u s u a l f o r m s of s e x u a l m a g i c , Lycanthropy,

time

travelling

and

esoteric

psycho

a n a l y s i s a r e all a m o n g s t t h e t e c h n i q u e s e m p l o y e d b y t h e

East a n d W e s t ,

initiates of t h e s e e l e m e n t a l sexual t e m p l e s .

thorough

T h e a d e p t will b e c o n f r o n t e d

w i t h forms of e n e r g y

a n d p r a c t i c e s w h i c h h e m a y find e x t r e m e l y

unsettling

but one must have done intense

investigations

thrown

off

shackles

that

most

of

keeps

into the

the

t h e Self, a n d m u s t conventional

primal

man

and

in

preliminary w o r k before entering the shadow

t h e call t o t r a v e l b a c k t o t h e b e g i n n i n g s o f t i m e , t o t h e

c o u l d b e t h e w o r k e x p l a i n e d i n t h e Guzotte

of instinct

and r a w p o w e r ,

will

be

allowed

access t o t h e s e special sanctuaries. D u r i n g t h e w o r k with this e l e m e n t a l sexual

sorcery

there arc often times w h e n w e engage directly with the spirits,

w h o by their

problems

nature

VGW, e s p e c i a l l y t h e d e v e l o p m e n t Loa'

d o n o t suffer

as w e h u m a n s d o , e s p e c i a l l y

the

same

in r e g a r d s

to

moral codes or confinements. Moreover, the guardian

and, of course,

Chauds.

All

of

involves

modern A

sorcery

Papers of t h e

of t h e ' E r o s of Les

the development

this

and have

bondage.

a n d against his civilized n a t u r e , so o n l y t h o s e w h o feel

creature

like

w e f i n d in t h e O . T . O . s y s t e m o r i n o t h e r s y s t e m s of t h e

a

of the

very

Points

explorative

mentality, a n d the potential initiate m u s t be ready to venture

far i n t o t h e d a r k

realms

of t h e Self a n d i t s

magical universes. T h e s e I n n e r C u l t s of e l e m e n t a l sexual sorcery are n o t

s p i r i t s o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s i s d e l i g h t in s e x u a l m a g i c as i t

the same

is a d i r e c t l i n k t o t h e m a n d a w a y o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d

discussing

exchange.

Gnostic O r d e r s and L . C . N . These Inner Cults and Inner

And I am not referring to the

highly abstract

forms

of sexual

theoretical,

magic but to

direct,

Order

as t h e I n n e r the

work

more

Cults usually spoken

advanced

work

of t h e

can be very well accessed

of

when

Voudon

without

ever

primitive forms of sexual sorcery that create the m o s t

m o v i n g i n t o this field. In fact, m o s t I n n e r O r d e r a d e p t s

powerful

will n e v e r e n t e r and d e s c e n d into those t e m p l e s of t h e

effects w h e n w o r k i n g w i t h t h e m y s t e r i e s of

t h e V o u d o n G n o s i s . In t h e s e , o u r n o c t u r n a l t e m p l e s of

High

Priests

of

Hades,

as

p r e d i s p o s i t i o n for such w o r k .

Michael Bertiaux, unpublished paper.

they

lack

the

natural

F o r m o s t m e m b e r s a n d h i g h e r a d e p t s i t is m o r e t h a n sufficient t o m a k e u s e of t h e r e s u l t s of t h e fusion o f t h e

POINTS CHAUDS

highly elaborate a n d advanced t h o u g h t systems with t h e m o s t elemental and primitive sexual magic. They

will Intimately

surely b e able t o reach t h e highest s u m m i t s of spiritual to

and occult attainment. Their talents

a n d abilities a r e p u t t o u s e o n

other

the sexual

magic

of t h e V o u d o n

connected

Gnostics

is t h e

d e v e l o p m e n t of the Points Chauds, o r H o t Points. T h e

fronts a n d in different r e s e a r c h laboratories of t h e I n n e r

P o i n t s C h a u d s a r e i n t e l l i g e n t e n t i t i e s , a s w e l l as d y n a m i c

O r d e r s . T h e i r c o n t a c t w i t h sexual m a g i c will also b e

processes of energies. T h e y have their r o o t s and source of p o w e r

in t h e bisexuality

e n e r g i e s a r e t h e f o u n d a t i o n of all o u r w o r k . T h e y will

thus

ultimately

b e a b l e t o u s e all t h e r e s u l t s a n d b e n e f i t s c r e a t e d b y t h e

energies of Les V u d u , t h e G o d s of t h e V o u d o n

a d e p t s o f t h e e l e m e n t a l s e x u a l t e m p l e s as i n t u r n t h o s e

world.

adepts

axioms a n d t h e 6 4 magical interpretations plus t h e 2 5 6

very

challenging

will

be

and

able

intense,

to

as

use their

the

sexo—magical

results

and

their

are

of Esoteric V o u d o n , a n d

principles

In t o t a l w e h a v e

and

communication Gnostic

3 3 6 H o t P o i n t s — 16 basic

amplifications.

creations. secret

H o w e v e r , before the H o t Points can b e developed in

laboratories and t e m p l e s w h o will continue t o explore

a n y w a y w e n e e d t o p r o v i d e a m a g i c a l f o r c e field i n

further

which w e can create and activate t h e m . This

But

there

remain

those

Masters

those dark realms and perform

in

the

these rites of

sexual magic t o create pools of strong r a w elemental

magical

f o r c e f i e l d i n o u r s y s t e m is c o n s t r u c t e d o u t o f ' m a t i n g ' ,

e n e r g y a n d p o w e r f r o m w h i c h all t h e H i g h P r i e s t s o f t h e

'contracting' e x t r e m e energies, t h e 16 genital and 16

Voudon Gnostic Orders can draw energies to e m p o w e r

cerebral c e n t e r s , " ' according t o a special sex magical

o r initiate their s t u d e n t s along t h e lines of t h e system.

f o r m u l a . By m e a n s o f a n h i e r o s g a m o s o f t h e n e g a t i v e and

positive

centers,

magical

energies

arc

created.

T h e s e f o r m a m a t r i x , t h e c r e a t i o n of a field of p o w e r u p o n w h i c h t h e w o r k o f t h e P o i n t s C h a u d s is b u i l t .

The

energies

magical collectively

i(l

and

tonics,

the

elixirs,

essences

the 'magical

and

nest of

evaporations presences

and create

!l

serpents'.

See more on these centers in the 2'"' and 4' ' Year Course of 1

the Monastery of the Seven Kays. !1

Michael Bcrtiaux, 4

Seven Rays.

t h

year, Course of the Monastery of the

Voudon Gnosis

Points Chauds

" is t h e f o r c e

These Presentments n o w need to be developed and then

field o f e x t r e m e m a g i c a l p o w e r u p o n w h i c h t h e P o i n t s

T h i s n e s t o f s e r p e n t s , le nid de serpents,

b e c o m e H o t Points. This d e v e l o p m e n t m u s t take place

C h a u d s can b e c r e a t e d , fed a n d activated.

t h r o u g h v i e w i n g a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e P r e s e n t m e n t s as

T h e n e x t s t e p is t h e i n d u c t i o n o f t h e P o i n t s

Chauds

f

4

Pheonismes

The understanding

function

b o d y ' . T h i s p r o c e s s is b o t h i n d i v i d u a l a n d e x p e r i e n t i a l ,

T h e Points

b u t is a l s o i n p a r t s g u i d e d b y i n i t i a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n s f r o m

Chauds

are centres

specific

kalas/Ojas

Gnostic magician.

that

when

manifested

activated through

can

release

sexo—magical

work.

a

High

Priest.

process

of

When

t o as ' E s o t e r i c

this

Logic

a

[injvisiblc b o d i e s ) in o r d e r for a n initiate t o as a V o u d o n

refers

through

process

perfectly

Bertiaux

is d o n e

into t h e individual's system of magical o p e r a t i o n s (his

integrative

understanding

the

and

of t h e

esoteric

Presentments

as

P h e o n i s m e s is a c h i e v e d , t h e P h e o n i s m e s b e c o m e

Hot

Points a n d c a n t h e n b e m a p p e d o u t a n d i n d u c t e d in t h e So how are the Points

Chauds

various p o w e r zones of t h e body. After they have b e e n

given or received?

opened T h e r e a r c d i f f e r e n t w a y s in o u r s y s t e m t o d o this. L e t

psychic

and activated they m e r g e field

of

the

Voudon

with the mind and

Gnostic

initiate.

As

m e n o w t o u c h u p o n a p r o c e d u r e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e VGW

radiations of t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c a r c h e t y p e s a n d spirits

a n d w h i c h is r e f e r r e d t o as t h e G u z o t t e s y s t e m .

they a r e sustained by these specific e n e r g i e s u n i q u e t o

T h e Points Chauds are closely associated t o w h a t w e 1

call t h e Presentments'' powerful

w h i c h a r c in their essences

'appearance elementáis'. These

our system.

very

Presentments

In t h e VGW w e r e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g :

are t h e w a y in w h i c h Les V u d u i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e b o d y of Q; Are the Points—Chauds

t h e i n i t i a t e . It is t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n o f i n i t i a t i c e n e r g i e s .

are they i2

A:

The created 16 magical serpents are designated by the

of this system entities

or

this

is both

an

levels

of

processes?

Both.

Ophidian Tharot, 'which imply all of the meanings associated

intelligent

with the mated chakras and with their mystical

intelligence)

Everything

in

entity

(beyond

and

correspondences and powers, as well as the magical energies

When

which are now represented so well by the serpent products of

Points—Chauds

the

a dynamic

candidate merge

is with with

field human process

or

energy.

the system,

his mind

and

these psychic

this magical mating.' See Michael Bcrtiaux, 4 t h year, Course of the Monastery of the Seven Kays. "

Presentments: 'This is a Haitian magickal word for the

14

Pheonismes: 'These are thought forms of an extremely

things that appear to the senses, inner and outer. Thus the

sexual, sensuous, and exotic character. They are cultivated by

color blue would be an example. But such 'things presented'

the Guzotte magicians in very exciting and possibly dangerous

are really magical objects. They are appearance—elementals

ways. They are used like articulate but artificial elementals.

and are therefore quite powerful. Guzotte has sought to focus

They may come and go from the magician. Wherever they

on them in order to call our attention to their powers'.

are the atmosphere is one of intense lust and sexual

Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

excitement'. Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

field.

They do not when the same person is

They are like psychological creative

sort,

archetypes

which

are sustained

in question.

Hence,

powers if you of the

being

complexes

separate.

of the most

radiations

of

by the planetary

it would be possible

withdrew from

the gnostic

the

energies to lose the continuum

3

system. '

LE TEMPLE DES HOUDEAUX: SPIDER SORCERY A N D TIME TRAVELLERS Esoteric

U p o n r e c e i v i n g t h e P o i n t s C h a u d s a l i n k is e s t a b l i s h e d

the temple

b e t w e e n t h e sexual energies and the cosmic lifestream. As a result, t h e perfect V o u d o n G n o s t i c , w h o s e Chauds

have

been

opened,

also

becomes

vampire.

a

voudoo

is the science of the orientation

of consciousness,

with your

which you must

of create

i6

will, mind and

imagination.

Points living

This simple

sentence

contains

the

essence

of

seemingly much

of

Esoteric V o u d o n . T h e k e y t o successfully w o r k i n g t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c s y s t e m is t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a m a g i c a l t e m p l e in y o u r c o n s c i o u s n e s s . T o a c h i e v e t h i s , a radical transformation must

take

a n d activation

place.

Once

of your

this

temple

consciousness is

erected,

c o n s e c r a t e d a n d activated, t h e initiate will b e able t o achieve powerful rituals

gnostic magic and

states

of being,

without

tools.

and to

elaborate

One

has

and

turned

work

one's

consciousness and esoteric b o d y into a magical and

esoteric

consciousness

laboratory." is a c h i e v e d

This

through

truly

complicated own temple

orientation powerful

of

symbols

w h i c h a r e also u s e d as m a g i c a l e n g i n e s . T h e s e s y m b o l s , veves, allow the V o u d o n spirits/Loas t o o v e r c o m e the barrier between inner and outer, and communicate with us.

By a l l o w i n g

them

'into'

our world,

these

spirits

bring their p o w e r w i t h t h e m a n d will d o as w e w a n t

^ Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook. " Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

See the 3 r d year, Course of the Monastery of the Seven Rays,

Esoteric Engineering, for further ideas on mind machines and mental temples.

t h e m t o d o . I t is a v e r y s y m b i o t i c w a y of w o r k i n g . T h e

is t h e g o d o f t r a n s f o r m a t i o n

highest a d e p t s of t h e O r d e r s also m a k e u s e of a special

Royale,

known

a l s o as

Mystere

form of esoteric p r a y e r t o interact w i t h t h e spirits. This means

that n o symbols are e m p l o y e d b u t rather



that

.. .who shines his supreme eye through

is m a d e e n t i r e l y a n d d i r e c t l y w i t h t h e m i n d .

in the sign of Scorpio

Saturn

when

'whose throne is in the east' ^

T h i s , h o w e v e r , is o f t e n n o t s u c h a p r e c i s e m e t h o d a n d t h u s t h e u s e o f s y m b o l s is p r e f e r r e d b y m o s t

Esoteric

Voudoists.

W e b e c o m e o n e o r fuse w i t h L e s H o u d e a u x w h e n w e a c t w i t h i n t h e t e m p l e o f E s o t e r i c V o u d o n as w e t h e n

At o n e p o i n t of a V o u d o n Gnostic's d e v e l o p m e n t h e

become

operative

magicians.

T o receive

the greatest

will have t u r n e d his b o d y into a living t e m p l e a n d atua

benefit from w o r k i n g w i t h Les H o u d e a u x , w e n e e d t o

for t h e spirits a n d has given t h e m m a n y places t o d w e l l

c o n s t r u c t t h e t e m p l e as p r e c i s e l y as p o s s i b l e t o m a k e it

i n s i d e h i s e s o t e r i c b o d y . A t s u c h a s t a g e h e is a b l e t o

perfectly suitable for t h e spirits.

s u m m o n f o r t h t h e p o w e r o r p r e s e n c e o f a specific spirit, for e x a m p l e b y simply tracing t h e a p p r o p r i a t e veve o n

T h e r e are four levels t o t h e T e m p l e :

t h e p a r t of t h e b o d y w h e r e this spirit r e s i d e s . At such a stage,

and with highly developed

prayer,

h e m a y also activate

abilities of esoteric

t h e spirits

without

Level 1. Les Houdeaux:

Where ivc are now

the

symbols.

Level 2. Les Linglessoux:

Realm of the Shrouds of the Dead

Of course, the esoteric science of turning the body i n t o s u c h a t e m p l e is a v e r y c o m p l e x a n d p a r t l y

secret

Level 3. Les Cadavres

transformation.

Piquantes: World of the Embalmed

Corpses

T h e f i r s t v e r y i m p o r t a n t t e m p l e t o b e e r e c t e d in t h e e s o t e r i c c o n s c i o u s n e s s is t h e T h i s is e s p e c i a l l y L.C.N, Les

important

Temple-Des-Houdeaux. for t h e m e m b e r s

sub—cult of Les H o u d e a u x .

Houdeaux

are

first

and

! S

Level 4. Les

Faiseurs—des—Zombi:

of t h e

The Zombimakers

INecromancers

T h e sectaries of

foremost

operative

These

levels

or

power

zones

consist

of,

or

are

magicians, esoteric e x p l o r e r s . T h e spiritual ancestors of

expressed as, various H o t Points (Points Chauds) which

Les

n e e d t o b e d e v e l o p e d t o fully t r a n s f o r m i n t o a c h i l d o f

Houdeaux

Goddess

of

are the children Space.

She

Mother/Father/Space/Time,

is also

of Binah, the

the

Black

emanation

called

Saturn,

of

the D a r k G o d d e s s of Space and h e r c o n s o r t , D e a t h .

or

G h u e d h e - N i b b h o in t h e V o u d o n s y s t e m . T h e c o n s o r t of

N o w t o b e c o m e fully o p e r a t i v e as a m a g i c a l

4 0

temple

and e n g i n e , w e n e e d t o assign magical d i r e c t i o n s t o e a c h

t h e B l a c k G o d d e s s is n o n e o t h e r b u t D e a t h h i m s e l f . H e i9

There are different sub-cults or sects in the L.C.N, such as Les Houdeaux and Les Ophites. is

Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

" How they are developed is described in further lessons of the KG W. +

of t h e s e levels. T h e s e eight d i r e c t i o n s o r p a t h w a y s

of

p o w e r are the following:

1) North:

the pure past; present of other universes

Pluto; the absolute realm of history; our past

Each of t h e s e d i r e c t i o n s has specific Loa a t t r i b u t e d t o it a n d w i t h i n e a c h t h e r e a r e m a n y s u b t l e variations.

other doors

bejond beyond

1 ) North: Les

Houdeaux.

The spirits of the Hoodoo

measurements. 2) East: Mystère

2) North—East: doorway universes;

science.

Ancient

esoteric past; the

beyond Pluto (Kether);

ultimate

history

where the past is

3) West:

Mahakali.

The Black Goddess of Space. Place of lunar

now and only the past is.

ahead future

(pure future);

other

universes beyond the Sun.

4) South:

Ti—Pied-

Thousand

Little Footsteps.

He is the principle

greets those who come to serve the Dead.

Future — with some tendency

towards

Earth; some references to universes near our solar

the

system.

influence.

Mille-Fois.

Loa who is a transvection 4) South—East:

Death.

the past of other

the region oj absolute

3) East: Remote jar

Royal.

Father of all gods or angels of

spirit

of Limbi and is the

King of the Larvae of the

who

He is a Were— kliphotic

Dead.

He is the link to the remaining

were—insect spirits

who

occupy the NE, NW, SW and SE: 5) South:

Very immediate

of the Earth's own

future

about to ; the

world

future.

1) North—East:

Mystère

Spider Goddess of 6) South—West:

Earth's future

and more awayjrom

more

us; here we can reach the present

other worlds; sometimes accessed

as the present moves

the past of futuristic

Toile-d'Araignée.

Capricorn.

of

zones can be

2) North—West: The Mother

Mystère Araignée

Spider of

(La Maman

Règne).

Scorpio.

here. 3) South-West:

7) West: Present that is just ing The here and now on

and becoming

past;

Earth.

Loa of Aquarius

previous

Loa. This Loa rules the inventions

engineering, 8) North—West:

Immediate

past, past of the Earth

also past of other worlds; the future via the pure past

(North).

of realms

Ti—Zariguin.

Inventor

and the brother and son of the of esoteric

dream control and ontic sphere

mediumship.

and

ed

4) South—East:

Baron (Ghuedhe)

Father of the Spider Loa, assigned deadly aspect of The Grand

Lion.

Zaringuin. to Leo as the most

Le Temple Des Houdeaux

W i t h t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i t is e a s y n o w f o r u s t o s e t u p a p r e c i s e m e n t a l t e m p l e a n d b e g i n o p e r a t i n g . T h e fuels o r energies to p o w e r

NORTH •past-

this terrific m a c h i n e are of course

s e x u a l i n n a t u r e . B e r t i a u x r e f e r s t o t h e m i n t h e VG W a s kalas,

Shaktis,

Ojas

a n d sexual

4

radioactivity. '

These

e n e r g i e s a r e also s o u g h t after b y very n e g a t i v e v a m p i r e s who

need

t h e sexual energies t o sustain

themselves.

T h i s is a r e a s o n w h y w e m u s t o n l y u s e t h e m o s t h o r r i f i c L o a , t h e p o s i t i v e v a m p i r e s o f s p a c e / t i m e t r a v e l , in o u r w o r k — as t h e y a u t o m a t i c a l l y

s c a r e off t h e u n d e s i r e d

n e g a t i v e e n t i t i e s . S o c a u t i o n is v e r y i m p o r t a n t h e r e i n distinguishing the negative from the positive beings w h o m a n i f e s t i n o u r w o r k as w e r e — s p i d e r s a n d z o m b i L o a . Not

only d o they guard the temples

sciences b u t also p r o v i d e

their

of o u r esoteric

e n e r g i e s t o fuse

with

s o m e of o u r o w n esoteric energies. This blending of energies, a m o n g s t o t h e r things, p r o v i d e s t h e possibility t o c r e a t e w h a t B e r t i a u x calls t h e ' C a r t e s i a n V o r t i c e s ' . Through

these

the

Voltigeurs,

the leapers

of

4 2

Esoteric

Voudon w h o operate mainly on the backside of the T r e e o f Life m a k e c o n t a c t w i t h o t h e r w o r l d s a n d d i m e n s i o n s . O n c e t h e initiate e n t e r s a n d activates t h e T e m p l e D e s Houdeaux,

he becomes

a were—spider

sorcerer.

The

eight arms of t h e spider connect to forces b e y o n d t h e planes of manifestation w h i c h a r e d r a w n into his perfect mandalum.

T h i s t e m p l e is v e r y s u i t a b l e f o r t i m e a n d

space travelling. You can use a variety of i n s t r u m e n t s , SOUTH -very immediate hmiif about to

such

as a m a g i c

exploration However,

of the

mirror

alternate mind

and

or

a

shew

universes the

will

stone, and in

for t h e

dimensions. accord

with

i m a g i n a t i o n a l s o w o r k s , a n d is t h e p r e f e r r e d m e t h o d f o r the beginner. Le Temple Des

Houdeaux 1

Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook. Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

4

T o e m b a r k o n a specific t i m e travelling j o u r n e y would

ask

the

appropriate

Loa

presiding

you

over

the

space / t i m e region you w a n t t o reach to be your guide. The Voudon

Gnostic Orders and L.C.N,

stantial teachings d e v o t e d

have

to time travelling.

sub-

Let

me

s h a r e s o m e a d d i t i o n a l ideas w i t h y o u . W e m u s t first o f

t h e y a r e ' a w a k e ' . ' W e m a y b e a b l e t o say t h a t t h e m i n d o f t h e m a g i c i a n is w i t h i n a n d a p a r t o f a g r e a t e r

mind,

while at the s a m e t i m e , i n d e p e n d e n t f r o m that

mind.

T h e m e m o r y and anticipated e x p e r i e n c e s of that greater mind

it s t a t e s t h a t y o u c a n m o v e a b o u t f r o m another.

This

suggests

a

type

of

one point

continuum

to

with

t r a v e l l i n g m a g i c i a n is a b l e

W i t h i n the V o u d o n Gnostic c u r r e n t different

all i n v e s t i g a t e w h a t t i m e t r a v e l l i n g r e a l l y m e a n s t o u s . C l e a r l y , t i m e t r a v e l l i n g r e q u i r e s a s p e c i a l m e t a p h y s i c s as

is w h a t t h e t i m e

to

experience.

of

sorcerers

and

esoteric

travelling to develop

explorers

are

their esoteric research.

i n t r o d u c e y o u t o s o m e of t h e s e .

groups

using

time

Let

me

4 6

c o m p o n e n t s o r p a r t s , similar t o t h e s t r u c t u r e of s p a c e . Some

of t h e parts

are in t h e

past,

some

a r e in

the

p r e s e n t a n d s o m e a r e in t h e f u t u r e . Michael Nodes,

Bertiaux

defines

some

Points-Instants,

of

Events,

Acosmisms and Synchronicity.

these

parts

Dream

as

Views,

T i m e t r a v e l l i n g is n o t t h e s a m e as a s t r a l

travelling. As e s o t e r i c

researchers w e m u s t define and e x a m i n e such points to questionable,

shallow

astral

and

world

merely

could

be

subjective

experiences.

The

having m o r e

of a psychic n a t u r e , a n d t h u s has

regarded

as

many

travelling

requires

very

precise

conscious

efforts, a n d t h e m e n t a l abilities of t h e t i m e travellers a r c kosmic

in

their

significance

as

they

work

with

the

' o b j e c t i v e m i n d o f t h e c o s m o s ' . T h e o b j e c t i v e m i n d of the

cosmos

unconsciousness

may

be

that

may

a

complete

with

kalas,

o f t i m e t r a v e l l i n g t i m e l i n e s a n d r a y s a r e v i e w e d h e r e as

explore

and

and so t i m e investigate

t r a v e l l i n g is e m p l o y e d

them

in

depth.

Tools

T a n t r i c Physicists w o u l d e m p l o y for their t i m e

to that

travel

w o r k , apart from their m e n t a l capacities, w o u l d consist of

yantric

empower

systems their

such

work,

naturally comes from

as

as t h a t

mandalas.

The

o f all t i m e

fuel

to

travellers,

s e x u a l m a g i c a l e n e r g i e s , as

we

also b e t h e

creator

of

the

believe

For an example of a time travelling operation see the appendix. 4i

Michael Bertiaux, unpublished paper on time travelling.

42

i n n e r p l a n e g r o u p s of t i m e t r a v e l l e r s w h o o p e r a t e a l o n g a nodal

4 7

travellers

n e t w o r k of t i m e e n e r g i e s . T h e s e i n n e r p l a n e are

able

to

initiate

us

into

learning

their

m e t h o d s of accessing t h e various t i m e lines.

collective

p h y s i c a l w o r l d i n w h i c h t h e u n i n i t i a t e d falsely

44

works

emissions from the M o t h e r Goddess. Within the bounds

d e s c r i b e d e a r l i e r . T h i s g r o u p is u s u a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h

subjective qualities. Time

Physicists:

k a l a s as w e l l ,

4 4

T h i s is a n i m p o r t a n t p o i n t t o u n d e r s t a n d .

avoid

Tantric

Being t a n t r i c s this g r o u p naturally

In a gnostic sense most people in the waking state are actually as ive and enslaved as they are in a non-lucid dream. 46 The following descriptions are based on a paper on time travelling by Michael Bertiaux. 47 Node: a point in a network at which lines intersect or branch. 45

Gnostic Explorers These

IPhysicists:

Gnostics,

who

Ma'atian

are m e m b e r s

of v e r y

complex

Physicists:

N o t to be confused with other groups w o r k i n g with the

e s o t e r i c s c h o o l s , a p p r o a c h t i m e as b o t h a c o n t i n u u m a n d

A e o n of M a a t , t h e s e m a g i c i a n s a r e n a t u r a l l y

as u n i t s o r e v e n t s . T h e y a r e h i g h l y e x p e r i m e n t a l a n d u s e

in

time

Ma'atian Physicists a t t e m p t to m e a s u r e these energies,

travelling

to

confirm

their

inner

spiritual

and

esoteric belieis.

the

which

particularly

helps

them

Ma'atian

to

futuristic

understand

and

interested

energies.

evaluate

The

them

T h e y w o r k w i t h a m u l t i t u d e of a e o n i c p o w e r s ,

the

b e t t e r . A n o t h e r m e t h o d a t t h e i r d i s p o s a l is t h e p r o c e s s

m o s t i m p o r t a n t b e i n g t h e P l e r o m a . T h e n a t u r e of

the

of

aeonic powers

can be e x p l o r e d

in detail a n d

various

invocation/evocation

which

make

these

energies

phenomcnologically reducible.^'

entities a n d e n e r g i e s can b e l o c a t e d a n d i n t e r a c t e d w i t h . Especially

in

the

Pleroma

they

could

share

with

us

h i g h e r f o r m s o f t e c h n i c a l g n o s i s a n d e s o t e r i c i n i t i a t i o n in the same.

4 8

Magicians These

as agents

magicians

stations : 4

3 ( 1

and

between

T h e y v i e w t i m e as a s y s t e m o f i n t e r c o n n e c t e d l a t t i c e s '

psychic

time

and

Nemirion

travelling

to

Physicists: link

Time

energy

is t r e a t e d h e r e

and

power.

as a v a s t o c e a n

Apart

from

of

possessing

i n i t i a t o r y p o w e r s , B e r t i a u x also d e s c r i b e s t i m e for

corridors

different

arc

systems

used

as

connective

in different

time

Their pioneer w o r k involves very c o m p l e x gnostic and occult

operations

which

lead

to

initiation

into

d e e p e s t r e g i o n s of s p a c e .

the 1

P a s t , p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e a r e s e e n as d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s of same

Leghba.'

2

supreme

logical

Preferred

tools

travellers are Voudon,

sacred

system, for

and magical

this

the

Genius

group

of

of time

sigils, t h e v é v é s

w h i c h h e r e a r e also u n d e r s t o o d

as p l a n s

of and

designs of t i m e travel i n s t r u m e n t s .

Such as physical and mental magical machines, gnostic radionics etc. 4 ' Lattice: a regular repeated three dimensional arrangement. '" These lattices are also linked to the Mcdjis (Marassas), the Divine Twins. Michael Bertiaux, unpublished paper. ,2 In a very certain esoteric way, this corresponds to the 16 degrees of the Voudon Gnostic Orders.

links

regions.

V o u d o t r o n i c i a n s as b e i n g a ' m e t h o d o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s ' . '

the

this

p l a n e t t o o t h e r spatial s y s t e m s . T i m e ( a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n )

Voudotronicians

of e n e r g y .

of Ncmirion employ

48

i !

In the Heideggerian sense, rather than pure Husserl.

the

THE GRIMOIRE G H U E D H E Making use of t h e m y s t e r i e s of t h e P o i n t s C h a u d s , a n d a m a j o r s t e p on the path towards

the realization of t h e

complete

V o u d o n G n o s t i c u n i v e r s e , is t h e w o r k w i t h t h e

Grimoire

Ghuedhe



(GG).

between

The

initiand

GG

and

teaches powerful

the

intimate

Loas

of

death

and

sexuality, the G h u e d h e s . T h e s o r c e r e r activates certain H o t P o i n t s o n his b o d y w h i c h t h e n b e c o m e

dwelling

p l a c e s f o r t h e s p i r i t s o f t h e GG. T h r o u g h t h i s h e e n t e r s into

a

constant

symbiotic

relationship

with

these

e n t i t i e s , a n d is a b l e t o a c t i v a t e t h e m q u i c k l y a n d e a s i l y through sexual magical techniques in order to help h i m in any d e s i r e d magical o p e r a t i o n . T h e r e are s o m e basic w o r k i n g s w h i c h can b e e n g a g e d in b y a n y o n e w h o has e n t e r e d t h e L . C . N , c u r r e n t . B u t after t h e initial p h a s e and before entering the m o r e advanced areas, one m u s t be called t o the inner cultus. G r e a t G r i m o i r e

Ghuedhe

h i m s e l f , w h o is a L o a , m u s t c a l l y o u t o b e a m e m b e r o f his c u l t a n d w e h a v e w a y s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e n h e d o e s . All o t h e r c a n d i d a t e s will b e r e f u s e d b e c a u s e w e

cannot

g o against t h e will of t h e L o a . W o r k i n t h e GG c e n t r e s o n q u i t e a n u m b e r o f L o a s — i n t h e VG W i n i t i a l l y f o r t y o f t h e m a r e i n t r o d u c e d . A l l o f t h e m have their veves, their magical symbols

through

which w e get to k n o w t h e m very well and which are also a w a y of c o n t a c t i n g t h e m . Each of t h e s e Loas has his s p e c i a l a r e a o f w o r k a n d t h u s is c a l l e d u p o n i n d i v i d u a l l y to

do

his

assigned

tasks.

The

magic

done

with

the

i n d i v i d u a l L o a is r i t u a l a c t i o n a n d is d i f f e r e n t f o r e v e r y L o a , s o all m a g i c a l o p e r a t i o n s a r e u n i q u e t o t h e s p i r i t y o u w o r k w i t h . E v e r y L o a o f t h e GG h a s h i s i n n e r s c h o o l

a n d his i n n e r t e a c h i n g s a n d special initiations for t h e cult member.

Additionally,

each

L o a of t h e

various

sub

f a m i l i e s a l s o h a s a s p e c i a l m a p o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s w h i c h is n o t t h e s a m e as h i s v e v e . T h i s m a p is u s e d t o l o c a t e t h a t Loa on

the inner

plane and many

L o a s of t h e

same

family exist n e a r t o e a c h o t h e r in c o n n e c t i n g t e r r i t o r i e s . This way w e are able to m a p out and thus m a k e the best use of t h e p o t e n t i a l s of t h e G ( h u e d h e ) — U n i v e r s e . T h e Loas f o r m the

liturgical

temples)

and

different

families: the spider

family

(connected

to

others

who

different

specialization — divination, The

GG is h i g h l y

have

lycanthropy,

experimental

and

family,

initiations

research

every

and

areas

of etc.

student

is

e n c o u r a g e d , a l o n g certain lines, t o establish his c o n t a c t w i t h t h e s e e n t i t i e s . As t h e Loas a r e r a t h e r and do not change much, added

to

the

GG

to

newer

meet

the

conservative

Loas are special

constantly

needs

of

the

i n i t i a t e s . T h i s l e a d s u s t o a n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t p o i n t . If w e w a n t t o w o r k t h e m a g i c o f t h e GG a n d VGW i n i t s d e p t h s and fullness w e n e e d t o b e initiated.

Properly

speaking

initiated

into the depths of the sigil (the Veve), but

psychic

approaches

possible,

otherwise

available. father,

However,

the student

we

wouldn't

have

Dr Jean Maine,

Golden

earthly Dawn,

confraternity' . 54

Voudon.

and

ceremonial.

or

English

initiation

is

are

course

nor his

is

physical, is not

0T0

the

late

was non

It

to which all are invited

Physical

a

initiation

in the voodoo arts, as voudon

northerly,

physically

to the outside of the mystery

ever said that physical

essential

has to he

a

'astral

to be

actual

method

of

As was m e n t i o n e d b e f o r e , t h e m a i n practice the

GG

is

based

on

sexual

and

within

elemental

saints

work

attributed

the Catholic

to Famille

Ghuedhe.

That is why

Church of Ghuedhe and the Black Pope

c o n n e c t e d t o 16 sexo—magical c e n t e r s ( H o t P o i n t s ) in

are sources of very successful magickal

t h e b o d y , t o w h i c h a r e a s s i g n e d t h e L o a s of t h e d i f f e r e n t

This is the pathway

of the

achievements.

Crosse

families. T h e s e spaces can b e f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d so that w e g e t 2 5 6 s p a c e s . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e GG is e s s e n t i a l l y to create a simple personal and practical way to

work

w i t h t h e m o s t essential V o u d o n spirits. T h e initiate will build a t e m p l e o u t of spiritual forces w i t h i n his occult

anatomy,

and

thus

the

spirits

will

own

become

o p e r a t i o n a l i n h i s o w n e s o t e r i c e x p e r i e n c e as h e g i v e s t h e m p l a c e s t o live. Essentially, his o c c u l t b o d y b e c o m e s t h e t e m p l e o f t h e L o a s o f GG.

T h e r e is o n e a d d i t i o n I n e e d t o m a k e i n r e g a r d s t o t h e GG a n d t h e C a t h o l i c i s m it i m p l i e s . W h i l e i n t h e

past

true Catholic occult anatomy was only concerned

with

m e n , a n d t a u g h t t h a t in a n y t r u e

unconcerned

by w h a t materialistic religions and profane ethics define

wc

find n o w o m e n , w e h a v e t o d a y c r e a t e d , w i t h B e r t i a u x ' s blessings, a v e r y p o w e r f u l w a y t o i n c l u d e p r i e s t e s s e s in o u r GG w o r k . T h i s h a s b e e n d o n e i n a d h e r e n c e t o t r u e liberal

In o u r w o r k w i t h t h e GG w e a r e t o t a l l y

Catholic church

Gnostic

successful.

tradition

and

has

been

extremely

Let u s also n o t forget that t h e n u m b e r 2 5 6

corresponds

to

certain

very

important

and

occult

as g o o d o r b a d , p o s i t i v e o r n e g a t i v e , a n d t h i s is t h e

'secretions' and magical v e n o m s w h i c h are very suitably

p o l i c y in t h e w h o l e o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c w o r k .

As

w o r k e d with by a priestess.

i n i t i a t e s o f t h e GG w e a r e t r u e C a t h o l i c s , m e m b e r s

of

T e a c h e r s o f s p i d e r m a g i c (as t h e s e x u a l V o u d o n o f t h e

t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h o f G h u e d h e , a n d t h u s o u r w o r k is

GG is c a l l e d ) a r e t h o s e wdio d e r i v e t h e i r

not limited by human—made

initiations

concepts. The

Ghuedhe

Catholics focus on t r u e occultism and gnostic unity w i t h Christ—Leghba—Ghuedhe—God.

Bertiaux

rightly

states

that:

directly

from

the

Zothyrian

power

T h e e s s e n c e b e h i n d all d i e s p i d e r s e x u a l a l c h e m y o f t h e GG is d e r i v e d f r o m t h e s o c a l l e d r i t e s o f Z o m — a n d t h u s t h e i r t e a c h e r s a r e c a l l e d Zomates,

o r p r i e s t h o o d of Z o m .

T h i s is t h e m o s t d a n g e r o u s a n d a r c h a i c , b u t a l s o .. .(e)vil

and black magic cannot

exist for

they

outside of the God—Man who died on the Cross, in his death

upon the cross destroyed

demonic

and

negative

resisting

centers

of

Church of Ghuedhe. power

we

can

constructive However,

and

the Man—God

evil

the power

beings

power

to

to

the

who oj

provide Catholic

It is true that to each center of

find

all spirits

so all are included

demonic

are

some

some

spirits

which

are serviteurs

are

which

are

destructive.

of Ghuedhe

in his plan to lead all beings

and to

who died on the Cross. All Loa are

and

time-system.

most

esoteric

of

m a g i c . T h e s e r i t e s o f Z o m a r e b a s e d in l a r g e p a r t

on

and

ol

the

Zothyrian

the

metaphysics

sexo—magical

form

sexo—alchemical

s

between

certain magical beings, angels and planets k n o w n

and

unknown

has

in

our

solar

system.

Kenneth

Grant

referred

t o t h i s t y p e o f w o r k i n h i s b o o k Cults

Shadow

when

talking

Transmission Station.

about

the

of the

Trans—Yuggothian

T h e r e are m a n y reasons w h y sorcerers of o u r tradition t r a v e l a n d e x p l o r e t h e s e s p a c e s . In f a c t , I w o u l d g o as far as t o c l a i m t h a t t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s

o f t h e m a g i c in t h e

Inner T e m p l e s of t h e Voudon Gnosis and L . C . N , are b a s e d o n c o n t a c t s w i t h t h e M e o n . T h e M e o n is a m o n g s t other things a source of t r e m e n d o u s magical

creativity

and esoteric p o w e r , of w h i c h t h e Ojas a r e a m o n g s t t h e m o s t supreme. Ojas, although a very c o m p l e x

matter,

are basically e s o t e r i c p r i m o r d i a l e n e r g y . T h e y a r e n o t t o

INTO THE M E O N

b e confused w i t h certain o t h e r energies called b y this n a m e . T h e Ojas u n i q u e t o o u r s y s t e m a r e also t h e ideal

transformation, vision,

the

a n d i n fact

achievement all o f t h e

of

VGW,

The

daemonic

the

elemental

is v e r y

source of sexual radioactivity within t h e higher adepts of our school.

tightly

c o n n e c t e d t o t h e gnosis of t h e M e o n , o r Universe B,

We may ask what

a n d its e s o t e r i c science a n d s t u d y , M e o n t o l o g y . K e n n e t h

based

Grant

that they are simply

has

correctly

attributed

Universe

B

to

the

sexual

n i g h t s i d e o f t h e T r e e o f L i f e . It h a s b e e n c l e a r t o t h e

to another

power

magicians of Esoteric V o u d o n that:

otherwise.

His

increased .. .full magical

initiation

understanding

of the

which are, in practice, object illumined

is not possible so—called

without

qliphotic

an paths

(...)The

magician

6

his magical

of an

source which magical

has access

he would

power

is

not

have

much

more

exact measurements of our

of

lineage.

who makes use of Ojas is

and more efficient

work is thereby

Ojas

we can say

these: the magician

as a sex magician

more powerful

by the sun. '

In answer

and he can produce

his progress

as real as the shadow oj any

are the advantages

radioactivity?

in his psyche

simply and

57

superior.

T h e M e o n , t h i s i c y r e a l m o f n o t h i n g n e s s , is a l s o t h e

T h e y m a n i f e s t t h e i r m a g i c a l q u a l i t i e s a n d p o t e n c y in

H y p e r b o r e a n s h a d o w r e a l m , t h a t place b e n e a t h t h e fires

m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s a n d c a n e m p o w e r all t h e r i t e s of

of H e l ( l ) w h e r e , at t h e c e n t r e of t h e lost soul, t h e lost

the V o u d o n G n o s t i c sex—magician.

c i t y lies i n t h e r i g i d i t y a n d s i l e n c e o f t h e e t e r n a l a n d

While

Ojas

m a y be present

to some

degree

in a

f r o z e n c o l d o f t h e H y p e r b o r e a n u n d e r w o r l d . It m a y a l s o

s t u d e n t of o u r s y s t e m d u e t o his magical w o r k w i t h o u r

be

current, they need t o b e inducted into the student by a

the

Neither—Neither

concept

Spare.

of

Austin

Osman

M a s t e r of t h e O r d e r s t o r e a c h t h e i r fullest

potential.

Firstly, t h e Bishop o r M a s t e r will d e t e c t a n d m e a s u r e Kenneth Grant, Nightside of Eden.

"

Michael Bcrtiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook.

Voudon Gnosis

the

level,

quality

esoteric body. derived from

and

area

of

Into the Meon

Ojas

T h i s is u s u a l l y d o n e

in t h e with

student's

instruments

E s o t e r i c E n g i n e e r i n g as d e s c r i b e d in t h e

t h i r d y e a r Course of the Monastery

of the Seven Rajs,

is t h e t e a c h i n g v e h i c l e o f t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c Once

the

master

has

analyzed

the

directly related t o t h e H y p e r b o r e a n mysteries of the:

occult

Black Sun, Midnight

the Sol Niger

Mountain

alchemical

from

Darkness that shines. ^

Meon

to induct

them

into the student,

to

temple

which

and illumines

a n a t o m y in r e g a r d s t o Ojas, h e will begin to d e d u c t Ojas the

w i t h i t s 11 g a t e s

which Orders.

student's

T h e T e m p l e of L u n d y - C h o r o n z o n

a n d 1 6 d o o r s ( a n d w h i c h is t h e T e m p l e o f t h e M e o n ) is

of

absolute

shines the

above

the

Hyperborean

Nigredo,

the

c h a r g e his e s o t e r i c p o w e r — p l a n t . T h e d e d u c t i o n of O j a s f r o m t h e M e o n can h a p p e n in various different w a y s . T h e H i g h Priest will cither

use

h i s a b i l i t y o f La P r i s e d e s Y e a u x o r h e m a y d e d u c t O j a s f r o m t h e e n e r g i e s o f A i w a z - P h y s i c s , w h o s e b a s i s is t o b e f o u n d in t h e o n t i c s p h e r e a n d w h i c h c o n n e c t s d i r e c t l y t o the meonic

zone.

The

most

radiant

form

of O j a s

is

r e c e i v e d t h r o u g h t h e D a a t h i a n d e d u c t i o n via t h e m a g i c a l operations

of

Uranus

and

Vulkanus,

the

Marassas

of

i d e a l f i r e . T h i s is t h e m o s t d a n g e r o u s f o r m o f d e d u c t i o n of Ojas and only w o r k a b l e for v e r y few m a g i c i a n s w h o h a v e b e e n s w o r n t o t h e Law

r

of Daath. This w o r k

is

symbiotically connected to C h o r o n z o n and Baron Lundy who

is

Choronzon

in

the

Haitian

Esoteric

Voudon.

C h o r o n z o n a n d his h i e r o p h a n t L u n d y a r e t h e P l e r o m a of the

Meon

and

the

sorcerer

will

need

to

travel

the

p a t h w a y o f C h r o n o s — S a t u r n , t h e L o r d o f t i m e wdio h a s b e e n r e l e a s e d f r o m all s p h e r e s a n d r e s t r i c t i o n o f b e i n g and e x i s t e n c e . This p a t h will lead b e y o n d the s p h e r e ol C h r o n o s — S a t u r n t o t h a t of L o r d C h o r o n z o n / L u n d y .

So

let

illumined,

him

look for

the

darkness

in

which

is

for that is the sacred fire of Lundy.

'" F r o m a p a p e r by David Beth for t h e F r a t c r n i t a s Borealis called The Black

Pilgrimage.

Once

w e are able t o u n d e r s t a n d

and integrate the

m a g i c a l s y s t e m u n d e r l y i n g t h e t e a c h i n g s i n t h e KG IT w e

EPILOGUE:

w i l l b e a b l e t o r e a l i z e in t h e adepts

of t h e

Fraternitas

flesh

what

the

Borealis

have

termed

' k o s m i c isolation of t h e risen K r i s t ' /

LIVING THE DREAM-IMAGES

Luciferian Kosmos

The seat connection

of the soul

is located

at the point

flowering

of

transformation and perfect

of t h e e l e m e n t a l

directly the a w e s o m e

between the outer world and the inner.

Voudon

the

Being

1

powers.

into We

of

The Voudon Gnostic

experience

m i g h t of t h e G o d s of Esoteric

as t h e y i n c a r n a t e

in o u r o w n being.

Let us

phantastic

realms

and

worlds,

stirs

stimulates t h e m i n d of any r e a d e r openly.

It

allows

us

to

the

Workbook

symbolism, soul

The outer world is only an inner one that has been

and

raised to the condition

of secrecy.''"

w h o approaches it

extract

much

concrete

k n o w l e d g e f r o m its pages a n d t o p u t it t o practical w o r k i m m e d i a t e l y . B u t i n d e e d t h e r e is m u c h m o r e t o i t . N o t u n l i k e A u s t i n O s m a n S p a r e ' s Book of Pleasure a n d o t h e r w r i t i n g s , t h e b o o k is i n i t s e l f a m a g i c a l m a c h i n e o r t o o l . A specific c o m p o s i t i o n of language c r e a t e s an e s o t e r i c s y m p h o n y of d e s t r u c t i o n - a n d w h a t it h e l p s t o d e s t r o y o r t o o v e r c o m e is t h e c o n s c i o u s r a t i o n a l , a b a s t i o n o f t h a t a - c o s m i c p o w e r w h i c h I call s p i r i t . L a n g u a g e

that

h a s b e e n i n f u s e d w i t h t h e a r d o r a n d w i l d n e s s o f t r u e life p o s s e s s e s t h e p o w e r t o i n d u c e in u s t h e m e o n i c s t a t e . This

sorcery

of language

alone

m a y activate

occult

d i m e n s i o n s of o u r soul w h i c h t h e n allows us t o u n d e r g o m o r e than h u m a n experiences. W e enter t h e gates t o unknown

magical

universes

and

become

the

true

D i o n y s i a n m a n w h o lives his d r e a m i m a g e s of creative ecstasy. bl

Taken from the paper by David Beth for the Fraternitas

Borealis, The Kosmic Resurrection. Novalis,

Blütenstaub.

62

the

m a n as t h e

always r e m e m b e r t h e p r o f o u n d w o r d s of Novalis:

with its u n i q u e w o r d creations, terrifying

the

In t h i s g n o s t i c -

consciousness

breaks

Kosmic

Novalis, cited in Klages, Vom Kosmogonischen Eros.

APPENDIX I N G A N G A - THE FETISH MASTER

This p a p e r i n t r o d u c e s t h e cult of t h e N g a n g a , t h e m a s t e r a n d p r i e s t of t h e fetish, w h i c h has t a k e n u p its w o r k w i t h i n

the

V o u d o n G n o s t i c O r d e r s . This area of w o r k w a s n o t j u s t simply

added

randomly

to

the

current

of

Esoteric

V o u d o n . W e have already spoken about the i m p o r t a n c e of initiation a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n , so w e can n o t e t h a t this cultus has b e e n duly e m p o w e r e d a n d w a s t r a n s m i t t e d by a lineage of African N g a n g a s d i r e c t l y t o myself. I w a s b o r n a n d h a v e s p e n t m a n y y e a r s in Africa, w h i c h

has

i n f l u e n c e d m e p r o f o u n d l y o n a m a g i c a l level a n d w h e r e I

have

received

a

number

of

important

t r a n s m i s s i o n s . S o m e t i m e ago I fused t h e

transmissions

of t h e African fetish m a s t e r s w i t h t h e m a g i c a l and

teachings

of

the

Voudon

magical

Gnostic

current

Orders

and

created a very powerful system and magical vehicle to b e a t t h e d i s p o s a l of t h e V o u d o n G n o s t i c i n i t i a t e s . T h e r e is

however,

transmissions From

the

also

another

that has b e e n

body

of

inherited

Kosmic—Hyperborean

teachings by the

tradition,

and

author. teachings

a b o u t t h e r e a l m of t h e D e a d and t h e m y s t e r i e s of t h e soul

have

been

ed

down

which

have

powerful

i m p l i c a t i o n s o n w o r k i n g w i t h t h e fetish. T h e s e t e a c h i n g s a r e in t h e i r e s s e n c e a b s o l u t e l y c o m p a t i b l e , a n d in fact of t h e s a m e o r i g i n s , as t h o s e of t h e A f r i c a n f e t i s h m a s t e r s .

Nganga

T h e a r e a o f t r u e f e t i s h m a g i c is p e r f e c t l y s u i t e d f o r o u r specific

type

elemental powerful energies

of

Voudon

character. tool and

for

as i t

The the

spirit

is m a i n l y

fetish

can

control

and

power,

similar

of

a

very

become

a

very

use

magical

to

of

some

of

the

physical i n s t r u m e n t s of E s o t e r i c E n g i n e e r i n g o r G n o s t i c R a d i o n i c s . B u t t h e f e t i s h is m u c h m o r e , as w e w i l l s e e . The Voudon Gnostic works with a great n u m b e r spirits and

many

of these spirits help

and

of

aid us

in

different w a y s . T h e s e beings and their energies are of a great variety and

quality and thus w e

have

different

m e t h o d s of interacting w i t h t h e m in o r d e r t o receive t h e most

precise

and most powerful

r e s u l t s . T h i s is

reason o u r O r d e r s have d e v e l o p e d so m a n y

the

different

techniques t o w o r k with magical energies and magical entities. Before going d e e p e r into the n a t u r e and w o r k of the N g a n g a , l e t m e e x p l a i n e x a c t l y w h a t a f e t i s h is t o

me

a n d m y w o r k . A f e t i s h is b o t h a d e m o n i c e n t i t y a n d t h e s e a t o f s u c h a n e n t i t y . T h e s p i r i t o f t h e f e t i s h is a l w a y s a s o u l o f t h e d e a d . S o t h e m a t e r i a l f e t i s h is t h e t e m p o r a r y seat of t h e soul. T h e real living i m a g e of t h e entity, t h e actual

soul

itself

as

represented

by

the

fetish

o b j e c t / f i g u r e , is v i s i b l e t h r o u g h L a P r i s e d e s Y e a u x o r w h a t is c a l l e d e s o t e r i c Schauung

by the Kosmics.

The

f e t i s h s o r c e r e r is a b l e t o r i t u a l l y e n c l o s e t h e s o u l / e n t i t y into

the

object

and

is t h e n

able t o

interact

with

it

precisely. A s w e h a v e j u s t s h o w n , f e t i s h w o r k is v e r y

closely

c o n n e c t e d t o t h e cult of the D e a d and a n c e s t o r cultus — here These

I am

especially

beings

are

referring

of c o u r s e

to

spiritual

of t h e

Ghuedhe

H o w e v e r , b e h i n d t h e r e a l m of this fetish a n d worship

exists

another

world

of

ancestors.

more

family. ancestor

distant

and

p o w e r f u l deities, a specific t y p e of Les V u d u , w h o have

control o v e r t h e e l e m e n t a l natural forces of the universe

1) Famille

and

This

which

can

come

through

to

us directly

via

the

'Manu

family

Magique

usually

des Morts :

consists

of

human

disembodied

f e t i s h — s p i r i t s w h o a c t as m e d i a t o r s . B e s i d e s m a k i n g u s e

spirits f r o m t h e land of t h e D e a d w h o a r e very e a g e r and

of t h e fetish spirits' o w n individual e l e m e n t a l

interested

powers,

to

help

probably

i n c a r n a t i o n (for instance priests a n d m a g i c i a n s ) .

transmission

station

using

the

during

their

relationship

a

life

to

spirit

-

spiritual

due

v o u c o u l d a l s o t h i n k o f a n a c t i v a t e d f e t i s h as a t y p e o f control

to

us,

close

their

earthly

indwelling spirits t o engage even m o r e p o w e r f u l entities 2 ) Famille Abambo

to draw their p o w e r s dowm to us. T h e n u m b e r o f s p i r i t s f o r u s e i n f e t i s h w o r k is i n f i n i t e a n d t h e i r p o w e r s a r e as v a r i e d as w e n e e d . A s M i c h a e l B e r t i a u x h a s s t a t e d i n t h e Grimoire

Ghuedhe

'Grande

Terreur':

T h e s e are vague beings from a r e a l m of foggy s h a d o w s , ghostly entities t h a t strike g r e a t fear i n t o p e o p l e .

lessons of t h e

VGW — t h e s p i r i t s t e n d t o b e c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d d o change — r a t h e r w e add n e w spirits t o t h e families

not to

3) Famille

Ombwiri

Noire:

These beings have a very close c o n n e c t i o n to nature and

s e r v e s p e c i a l n e e d s . T o s i m p l i f y i n i t i a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g of

the

this

'unmanufactured'

fetishes,

trees

class

area

of

work,

let

us

employ

a scries

of

Q&A

b e t w e e n a s t u d e n t , S o r o r J. a n d myself:

wilderness.

etc.

This

dangerous Q:

How

many

spirits

Nganga

Cultus?

A:

work

We

do

we

work

with

in

the

territory.

They

to

the

They

prefer

of

residence

in

s u c h as r o c k s , b r a n c h e s

taking

of

spirits

uninitiated

are

only

and

up

can

who always

become

intrude

very

on

their

approached

and

w o r k e d w i t h in the n u d e .

with

many

spirits assigned

d i f f e r e n t f a m i l i e s . A s in t h e Grimoire

to

Ghuedhe

4) Les Mionde

Rouge:

O n e o f t h e m o s t e l e m e n t a l t y p e s of f e t i s h s p i r i t .

n e w s p i r i t s c a n b e a s s i g n e d t o t h e f a m i l i e s if n e w areas of w o r k a r e t o b e e n g a g e d in. As

a r e b e i n g s t h a t a r c a g e n t s in c a u s i n g s i c k n e s s , d e a t h , a n d

we

c i t h e r aid o r h i n d e r h u m a n p l a n s .

know,

spirits

and

Loas

tend

to

be

c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d d o n o t like t o c h a n g e ,

5 ) Famille This

are the names

of some oj these

and can you tell me a little hit about

families

related.

them?

Certainly.

Let m e

introduce to you

t y p e s of families perfectly s u i t e d t o t h e wdth t h e fetish.

five work

Lycantrophique:

family

must

not

be

confused

with

other

lycanthropic families w e k n o w , although t h e y m a y

usually A:

These

thus

n e w spirits can b e i n c l u d e d in t h e families.

Ch What

w e a p o n s of attack a n d d e f e n c e .

They

are formidable

fetish,

These a

spirits

predator.

commands

are

The

and

used fetish

steers

the

to

enter

master, spirit

an

through and

be

animal,

uses

the the

powders a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h t h e p o s s e s s i o n of t h e a n i m a l .

Ch Can you fetish.

tell

me about

Is there anything

the construction

I need to observe?

offers

many

possibilities.

f e t i s h i t s e l f is n o t v e r y d i f f i c u l t .

or magical/spiritual attacks by b o t h

humans

and vampiric entities.

A: T h i s a r e a o f w o r k is v e r y c o m p l e x and

of a

indeed

Building

the

You do

not

e v e n h a v e t o c o n s t r u c t it yourself. W h a t

is

Ck At what point

does the spirit

enter the fetish—

home and where does the spirit power come from?

A: W i t h its s p e c i f i c a n d p a r t i c u l a r a t t a c h m e n t s

i m p o r t a n t is t h a t y o u h a v e a n o b j e c t t h a t y o u

t h e figure

t h i n k fits t h e f a m i l y a n d t y p e o f s p i r i t .

Even

with

you.

t y p e o f s p i r i t is a l w a y s c o n c e i v e d as a c e r t a i n

someone Again,

else can c r e a t e an object for

i t is t h e

attachments'

ceremony

added

to

and

the

the

'secret

object

and

ritual of invitation and i m b u i n g of the

the spirit

i n t o t h e f e t i s h — h o m e , w h i c h is i m p o r t a n t .

an

is i m b u e d

empowering

by t h e fetish spirit.

This

sorcerer particular

p o w e r emanating from the unseen world

of

the Dead, the realm over which the Ghuedhes preside.

If

After being p e r s u a d e d t o take u p residence

y o u have b e e n m a d e a Nganga, y o u will be

in a p a r t i c u l a r c o n t a i n e d s p a c e , t h e spirit c a n

taught w h a t types of a t t a c h m e n t s are n e e d e d

then be charged with w o r k by the Nganga.

for each family. Q; Once the spirit has entered how do I handle Q; Please, could you of thejetish

tell me more about the

nature

keep the

and

fetish?

object as such? A: T h i s is a v e r y i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r . M a k e

A:

To

t h e N g a n g a s of o u r

no

cult, the

fetish-

m i s t a k e , o n c e a spirit has e n t e r e d

o b j e c t is b o t h a h o m e f o r a s p i r i t o r

entity,

h o m e , regular rituals and activities are n e e d e d

and thus a place of r e v e r e n c e and

worship,

a

fetish-

t o k e e p the spirit 'happy' and t o d e v e l o p t h e

a n d is a l s o a m a g i c a l t o o l w i t h w h i c h t o w o r k .

power

M a n y t y p e s of objects can b e c o m e t h e basis

observe

for

b e c o m e e x t r e m e l y d a n g e r o u s t o its o w n e r o r ,

a

fetish.

figurines.

I

Of

personally prime

prefer

importance

wooden are

the

additional a t t a c h m e n t s t o t h e fetish — usually t h e fetish has a small c o m p a r t m e n t in w h i c h t o

of t h e fetish. the

needed

If o n e is n o t r e a d y rites,

the

fetish

i n t h e b e s t c a s e , l o s e i t s p o w e r as t h e

to can

spirit

moves out. Once

the

relationship

between

master/

stuff t h e m a g i c a l ' a d d i t i o n s ' . W h a t is a t t a c h e d

o w n e r a n d s p i r i t is e s t a b l i s h e d , t h e f e t i s h t u r n s

t o t h e f i g u r e is d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e p o w e r s

to

into a formidable magical w e a p o n and can be

be

be

u s e d in a n y m a g i c a l o p e r a t i o n in w h i c h

of

p o w e r o f t h a t p a r t i c u l a r s p i r i t is w a n t e d .

associated

with

it.

The

fetish

can

e m p o w e r e d t o b e a figure of ' a t t a c k ' benevolence

which protects

against

or

sickness

the

Q;

How

do

activities

1 know

what

type

oj

rituals

I need to observe in regards to the

and

t i m e . Each N g a n g a has his special m e t h o d

fetish?

A: W h e n a n a c t i v e f e t i s h is g i v e n t o y o u b y t h e Nganga

or

you

have

been

made

a

Nganga

yourself, the rites will be c o m m u n i c a t e d you,

or

you

will

be

able

to

create

to

them

yourself according to the spirit you will w o r k with.

There

is

also

a

certain

degree

' c o c k e d a n d l o a d e d ' a n d r e a d y for u s e at any

of

operation.

We

guidelines

to

appropriate

to

sacrifice

when

work

the

creating fetish

and

m a y b e t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l , is t h e u s e o f n a i l s i n connection including

with the

type,

certain

sacrifice

ritualistic

of

sexual

acts, magical

require

elemental

and

Secta

martial

t y p e s of ritual t o b e a c t i v a t e d . I n v o c a t i o n s , in

elemental A: A s E s o t e r i c V o u d o i s t s w e d o n o t u s e a n i m a l s a c r i f i c e . W e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e r e is a m u c h valuable

energy

than

that

of

animal

b l o o d — s e x u a l e n e r g y . All t h e s p i r i t s in o u r system

to

bloodthirsty language, sexual ritual and other

thefetish?

more

observed

of

give

c o o p e r a t e w i t h the spirit. O n e such m e t h o d ,

Rouge and animal

be

rituals

and

e n e r g y . T h e fetish spirits, b e i n g of t h e

individual f r e e d o m in c r e a t i n g s u c h rituals.

Ql What about blood sacrifice

teach a p r o c e d u r e

w i t h this type

of

O j a . So t h e u l t i m a t e sacrifice o r offering,

are ultimately

fed

to

t h e s p i r i t o f t h e f e t i s h in r e t u r n f o r t h e i r h e l p

forms

of

encouragement

and

p r o v o c a t i o n a r e n e e d e d t o k i c k t h e Nkisi,

the

activated fetish, i n t o a c t i o n . A t t h e h e i g h t of the c e r e m o n y , d u r i n g or right after the sexual magical

offering

and

with

the

direction

of

i n t e n t , a n a i l is h a m m e r e d a n d d r i v e n i n t o t h e fetish w h i c h t h e n t r i g g e r s t h e f e t i s h — s p i r i t

to

begin operation.

a n d s e r v i c e , is s e x u a l i n n a t u r e . Y o u m a y u s e other

A s w e s e e , t h e N g a n g a , t h r o u g h t h e f e t i s h , is d i r e c t l y

m e a n s w i t h t h e f e t i s h . It is o n l y o n a v e r y r a r e

a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e r e a l m o f t h e D e a d ; h e is a

energetically

charged

secretions

or

occasion that you w o u l d use y o u r o w n

blood

m e d i a t o r a n d c h a n n e l e r of t h e d a r k forces.

By n a t u r e

as a c o n n e c t i n g a g e n t w i t h t h e s p i r i t . B u t as

t h e F e t i s h M a s t e r m u s t b e s o m e o n e w h o is a b l e t o l i v e

t h i s is o n l y a n i n t r o d u c t o r y

a n d p a r t a k e in t h e

instruction,

we

' o p e n l i f e ' , as d e f i n e d

by

Ludwig

K l a g e s a n d A l f r e d S c h u l e r . T h i s m e a n s h e is a b l e t o e x i s t

will n o t talk a b o u t this right n o w .

i n a n o n — d u a l w o r l d w h e r e t h e r e a l m o f t h e D e a d is Ql Most importantly, weapon

or a spirit

how do I use the fetish control.

How

do 1 get

as a it

to

e v e r p r e s e n t a n d is i n c o n s t a n t e x c h a n g e w i t h t h e w o r l d of t h e

'work'?

esoteric A: If y o u k e e p t h e s p i r i t h a p p y a n d w e l l in his home,

Living.

weapon,

the

f e t i s h i n t h i s s t a t e is t h o u g h t

as

As the

a Nganga cell h e

fetish

is o f t e n

works

in,

is a p o w e r f u l also a

elemental

'protector'

a member

of t h e

of

the

gnostic

militia, r e a d y t o d i r e c t his force at t h e e n e m i e s of t h e o r d e r s . H e m a y a l s o a c t as a p e a c e k e e p e r a n d m e d i a t o r ,

A P P E N D I X II

b r i n g i n g a b o u t c o n t r a c t s b e t w e e n rival p a r t i e s , sealed b y driving

a

nail

into

the

fetish

-

and

dire

are the The

consequences for those n o t adhering to t h e contract. L a s t b u t n o t l e a s t , t h e f e t i s h a c t s as a s p i r i t allowing

us

accessible convert

access

without

messages

to such

realms

and

dimensions

a transmission

and transmissions

control

station.

from

not They

dimensions

and beings so that w e a r e able t o digest a n d u n d e r s t a n d

following

p a p e r w a s w r i t t e n years ago for t h e teaching of s o m e of m y o c c u l t s t u d e n t s . It w a s d e s i g n e d t o s h e d s o m e l i g h t u p o n a highly c o m p l e x a n d i m p o r t a n t area of occultism. W h i l e t h e principles shared h e r e are largely

adoptable

by both male and female, the emphasis can sometimes appear to be somewhat male centered.

T h e r e a s o n is

them. that w e have o t h e r p a p e r s dealing specifically w i t h t h e T h e w o r l d o f t h e f e t i s h is o n e o f s t r a n g e

elemental

e x c h a n g e a n d c o n t a c t a n d i t is a m o r e d a n g e r o u s p a t h t o take, b u t again, t h e r e w a r d s a r e great for those w h o dare.

lemale aspect of o u r occult w o r k — and these m a y b e published

at a later p o i n t .

Both

Voudon

Gnosis and

Kosmic Gnosticism represent a symbiotic occultism and spirituality, m e a n i n g that w o m e n and m e n are equally i m p o r t a n t in o u r w o r k .

Symbiotic work

in

the way that men and women do not

together

claiming assumption same)

in a completely

the same methods that

'equal rights'

behaviour

— but that

(with

equal

their

gender—specific

rights)

complimentary

That systems

said,

every

concerned

uniform

way —

and skills based on the require they

contributing

'equal'

work and

differences

(the

together combining

— forming

a

symbiosis^

student

of

magical

and

gnostic

w i t h sexual magic a n d t h e use of

Eros, regardless of h i s / h e r g e n d e r o r sexual orientation should

find

some

inspiration

and

insight

here.

Jessica Grote, Blood Si^Tear — Women and 'Northern Magic': Symbiotic Occultism, unpublished paper of the Fraternitas

Borealis.

S o m e t i m e s esoteric t r u t h s and ideals m a y be h a r d t o accept, or collide with o u r profane ideas and status q u o ,

A-MOR

a n d w e o f t e n at first r e a c t s t r o n g l y o r a n t a g o n i s t i c a l l y t o t h e m . B u t as t r u e m a g i c i a n s a n d g n o s t i c s w e m u s t p u s h

AN INITIATED ANALYSIS OF LOVE

a w a y all s e n t i m e n t a l i t y a n d t r y t o a c c e s s t h e r o o t s things. W e

Let me tell thee the mystery received

secretly

communicated beholds

from

of that

my five

to my inward

the Beloved

with

senses.

senses My

without

am thrilled

in the depths of my being by a joy

comes from

myself, and my heart

spirit

is my musician.

me with Her, my

dances,

Every organ

we

must

overcome

our

own

esoteric

prejudices

and

create and shape o u r o w n (magical) universe, the tools w i t h w h i c h t o achieve this, a n d t h e t r u t h s w h i c h reign in

that

this universe, are universal — and w e m u s t n o t allow o u r

my

p r o f a n e fears a n d p r e f e r e n c e s t o d i s t o r t a n d w e a k e n t h e

unites

every root

and

escape o u r c o m f o r t zone. W h i l e w e m a y b e c o m e able to

and

and

of sense

and my union includes

success

phantasy, wine,

to only follow

already a metaphysical trap. T o achieve true

and

thought

the eye of my

and I wonder at my drunkenness

resist the u r g e

a c c e p t t h a t w h i c h s o u n d s p l e a s i n g t o u s — o f t e n t h i s is

which my soul

external

must

of

a w e s o m e p o w e r s at o u r disposal. W e m u s t n o t

of

the

hair.

archontic

and

demiurgic

forces

to

allow

continuously

b l i n d u s . It is n e c e s s a r y t o k e e p t h e s e t h i n g s i n m i n d t o This

paper

w a s i n s p i r e d b y a d i s c u s s i o n o n t h e m e a n i n g a n d u s e of Love in an initiatic c o n t e x t . T h e following ideas should s e r v e as i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h o s e f e w t r u e e s o t e r i c w a r r i o r s and explorers w h o have chosen the

'merciless

path'

a n d w h o h a v e f o r s a k e n e v e r y t h i n g a n d s a c r i f i c e d all t o a life

dedicated

following

I

to will

full

esoteric

share

knighthood.

initiatic

metaphysical

truths related to m e

masters

teachers

views

In

the

based

on

in t h e p a s t b y

my

fully b e n e f i t f r o m

m y w r i t i n g s as I d o n o t i n t e n d

e n u n c i a t o r of ' c o n v e n i e n t t r u t h s ' a n d I k n o w this will f i n d t h e full a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t h e c h o s e n f e w m e n

their wonderful unique way. Eros

and

traditions

6 6

Love

are

crucial

areas for

adepts

as w e w o r k i n a c e r t a i n S a t u r n i a n ,

and sexual magical current.

We

transformation

through

and

and intimately k n o w i n g E r o s a n d L o v e in an

Voudon

compliment

Gnosis, each

other

two and

Universal

traditions work

on

Hyperborean

which similar

fully lines.

N e e d l e s s t o say, their principles are m y o w n .

personal

contemplating,

Umar Ibn al—Farid. *" A phrase taken from the Kosmic Gnosis which denotes the ultimate Lucifcrian—Saturnian path.

our

Divine spiritual

experiencing esoteric

c o n t e x t . All p h e n o m e n a of t h e u n i v e r s e are l i n k e d

to

o n e a n o t h e r b y t h e t h r e a d s of e r o t i c l o v e . E r o t i c love o n all l e v e l s is t h e g r e a t life f o r c e , t h e prana

64

of

ecstatic

the

K n i g h t h o o d ( F r a t e r n i t a s Borealis) of t h e K o s m i c G n o s i s

the

undergo

perceive

and

in

and

w o m e n t h a t t h e spirits h a v e p r e p a r e d for this w o r k in

manifestation

and

to

please a n y o n e , o r t o b e e v e r y o n e ' s darling. I a m n o t an

which

flows

through the cosmos, the cosmic libido. T h e term

Love

Voudon Gnostic and Kosmic Gnostic respectively.

has b e e n u s e d w i d e l y in t h e o c c u l t a n d s p i r i t u a l field a n d

i l l u s i o n s a n d false d e p e n d e n c e .

I w a n t t o share s o m e ideas a n d t h o u g h t s o n this topic.

situation

T h i s is n o t s u p p o s e d t o b e a p a p e r o n s e x u a l m a g i c b u t

never recover. Those w h o recover tend either to make

o n t h e r e l a t e d area of l o v e , e s o t e r i c L o v e a n d t o s o m e

t h e s a m e m i s t a k e in t h e n e x t p r o m i s i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p , o r

extent Eros.

are

(especially

to

and

t h i s field is t o s e p a r a t e t h e o c c u l t a n d m a g i c a l i d e a o f

projection onto a partner helps to cover up one's

own

L o v e f r o m t h e r o m a n t i c , p r o f a n e u s e of t h e t e r m l o v e .

s h o r t c o m i n g s a n d fear, it h e l p s t o gloss o v e r

T h e o c c u l t a n d m y s t i c L o v e is n o t t h e s a m e as r o m a n t i c ,

weaknesses

profane love.

holds

L o v e i n all i t s f o r m s is o n e o f t h e s t r o n g e s t f e e l i n g s , motivations and drives of the h u m a n being.

However,

spiritual

turn

sour.

a n d g i v e s (false)

such

uninitiated.

instead

allow

and

love

and

not

of t o g e t h e r n e s s )

Profane

anymore

do

M a n y b r e a k in s u c h a

years

themselves

T h e first t h i n g w e m u s t d o if w e w a n t t o i n v e s t i g a t e

disillusioned,

after

great

power

Unfortunately,

path

also

fall

strength.

over

love

personal

T h i s is w h y

it

especially

the

seekers on the occult

and

prey

to

man,

the

siren

powers

t h e p r o f a n e m a n is v e r y o f t e n c a u g h t u p i n c o n c e p t s o f

profane, r o m a n t i c love and then begin to

l o v e w h i c h l e a v e h i m as a s l a v e t o i t . T h e a r c h o n s a n d

all a s p i r a t i o n , b e c o m i n g d e p e n d e n t a n d w e a k .

of

compromise

overpowering

T h e initiated m a n (or w o m a n ) , or the aspiring gnostic

feeling of l o v e t o t i g h t e n t h e i r g r i p o n t h e m i n d a n d soul

m a g i c i a n i n o u r t r a d i t i o n , w a n t s t o p e r f e c t t h e Self. H e

of

wants

demiurgic

man.

powers

When

'in

use

this

love'

need

man

and

very

often

becomes

to b e c o m e

independent

from

He

to

achieve

and

binding

t o t h e p o w e r s of t h e evil forces w h o w a n t t o k e e p h i m

individuation within himself. Love, esoteric Love

e n s l a v e d a n d so m o r e often t h a n n o t he c o n s t r u c t s his

c o n t a i n s t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i v e p o w e r s of t h e divine E r o s ,

We

wants

archons

u n s t a b l e a n d l o s e s all h i s r e a s o n . H e is m o s t v u l n e r a b l e

r e a l i t y in a c c o r d w i t h his n e e d for ' r o m a n t i c ' l o v e .

powers.

the

complete that

can, in fact m u s t , b e o n e of t h e g r e a t e s t a g e n t s in this

h e a r e x p r e s s i o n s like 'soul m a t e ' , 'lost h a l f , ' t r u e l o v e '

process. Most true adepts throughout history knew,

a n d s o o n , as a r e s u l t o f a p e r s o n p r o j e c t i n g all h i s i d e a l s

o n e d e g r e e o r a n o t h e r , t h e i m p o r t a n c e of L o v e in t h e

and

w o r k o f t h e i n i t i a t e . ' It is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t o f i n d A l e i s t e r

hopes

and

profane

fears

onto

another

person,

to

6

C r o w l e y e m p h a s i z i n g t h e n o t i o n of L o v e in his s y s t e m

c r e a t i n g a l a r g e r t h a n life f a n t a s y — v e r y o f t e n n o t

in

accord

Slowly

he

of T h e l e m a

b e c o m e s addicted and d e p e n d e n t o n this projection

of

d i c t u m e n d i n g w i t h ' L o v e is t h e L a w , L o v e u n d e r W i l l ' .

with

reality

or reciprocal

feelings.

his l o v e . O f c o u r s e , r a r e l y d o e s a n y o n e a d m i t this o r can r

e v e n s e e w h e n it h a p p e n s ; h e w i l l a s s u r e h i m s e l f

and

o t h e r s of t h e t r u t h a n d u n i q u e n e s s o f t h i s l o v e . W e h a v e

and,

of c o u r s e , w e

all k n o w

his

famous

H e r e it b e c o m e s clear w h a t C r o w l e y has stressed m a n y t i m e s : T h a t i t is n o t a r o m a n t i c l o v e h e is r e f e r r i n g t o , but,

amongst

other

things,

the

burning

Love

of

the

all s e e n t h i s a n d m o s t p r o b a b l y a l s o f e l t t h i s w a y a t s o m e r

p o i n t i n o u r l i v e s . W e a l s o k n o w h o w it f e e l s a n d w h a t c a n h a p p e n if s u c h a r e l a t i o n s h i p fails — o n e falls i n t o t h e g r e a t e s t d e p t h s o f d e s p a i r a n d h e l l , w i t h all h o p e s a n d dreams

shattered,

and

projections

are

unveiled

as

' Amongst many other writings I suggest everyone doing some research on the notion of Love and Eros in the writings of the great Sufi saints as well as in the writings of certain sects of the Tantric—Hindu tradition.

6

initiate t o w a r d s the G r e a t W o r k and ultimately t o w a r d s his

own

god—becoming.

And,

of

course,

Love

in

C r o w l e y is a n e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e T r u e W i l l , a s w e k n o w t h r o u g h his c o m m e n t a r i e s :

The

true

adept

of t h e

Kosmic

Gnosis

to the

the Law,

as meaning

the nature

of that

that

while

Will is Love. But

Love is as it were a by—product

of that

not

that

contradict

apparent

or

supersede

contradiction

is the Will that

will guide

Will;

us aright.

bold,

delicacy,

itself

priesthood

of divine

Eros.

He

So, while

All the manly

virile,

even

and glorious

pennon

damascened

upon

from

The

sacred

furor,

this

daemonic

all.

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S u c h a n a d e p t is a l s o a n :

...esoteric

like

day—dreamer,

kosmic resurrection

races of

orgiastic.

There

dreaming

and eternal

he will seek to incarnate

is

Mighty

as it is, however,

it is but

the

sacred upon

in the

the

gnostic

myth

Love

of

which

flesh.''

lance

of

the

swords

Will,

H i s c h o s e n f e w k o s m i c c o m r a d e s i n all c o r n e r s o f t h e earth w h o have established p o w e r zones of the

the

of

the Love of t h e initiate.

the

For the adepts of the K o s m i c c u r r e n t , archetypal

Fraternitas

Saturni,

female,

who

us, have added to Crowley's

'Love is the Law, Love under

Will — comionless

Orders

w i l l b e h i s s u p p o r t , a n d t h e i d e a l o f L o v e t h e y s h a r e is

ofThelema.''''

The

fail.

a b a n d o n e v e r y t h i n g , a n d if it b e c o m e s n e c e s s a r y , t o r i s k

and

c o m p a n i o n s h i p . O u r w o r k is n o r t h e r n a n d S a t u r n i a n i n

differently

others

it

w h o a r e u n i t e d in t h e b o n d s of s a c r e d c o m r a d e r y

6 9

and

in

w a r r i o r s , of solitary w a r r i o r m o n k s , m a l e and

ways.

a mysterious

f r e n z y , w i l l a l l o w h i m t o s a c r i f i c e all t o h i s c a u s e a n d

A n d i n d e e d t h e t r a d i t i o n w e w o r k i n is a t r a d i t i o n of

many

driven

if

of strength.

inscription

Knight—monks

where

there is no

is almost

will be

this. The Love of Liber Legis is

but it is the delicacy

and terrible the

Hate

'As brothersJightye!'

always

this

and

an

powerful e n e r g y that will help h i m to e n d u r e and walk

Will; it does

The Book of the Law is much of Love,

the world understand

is

should arise in any crisis,

word of Sentimentality. Love!

Will

higher

individual p a t h b u t w h o also a c k n o w l e d g e s t h e v o c a t i o n

o n w a r d s by t h e fabled sacred furor, This is to be taken

and

V o u d o n G n o s t i c t r a d i t i o n is a n a d e p t w h o f o l l o w s

work

form

of

the

warrior—monk,

Parsifal,

the

becomes

an

ideal. T h e Parsifal m y t h tells us t h a t t h e h e r o w o n

the

Grail a n d , in J u n g i a n t e r m s , his s u p r e m e

individuation,

his e s o t e r i c t o t a l i t y — n o t t h r o u g h t h e l o v e o r g r a c e of G o d — b u t t h r o u g h his i n h e r e n t s a c r e d f u r o r . T h e d r o v e h i m e v e r o n w a r d s a g a i n s t all o d d s a n d him

to

endure

and

sacrifice

all.

furor

enabled

Besides

this

dictum Love',

to

emphasize t h e n a t u r e of t h e path.

' T h e sacred o r e s o t e r i c furor is a m y s t e r i o u s , non—human and irresistible force utlizied by t h e k o s m i c i n i t i a t e . F r o m an u n p u b l i s h e d p a p e r b y David Beth for t h e F r a t e r n i t a s Borealis

6 8

Aleister C r o w l e y , Liber 11: The Message of The Master Therion.

6 9

Michael B e r t i a u x , in t h e 4

t h

Y e a r Course of the Monastery of

called Die Heilige Wut des Kosmischen Adepten (The Sacred Furor of the Kosmic Adept).

the Seven Rays, e v e n r e f e r s t o t h e I n n e r O r d e r of t h e V o u d o n

'' David Beth, The Kosmic Resurrection, u n p u b l i s h e d p a p e r of

G n o s i s as b e i n g an A t l a n t e a n B r o t h e r h o o d of S a t u r n .

t h e F r a t e r n i t a s Borealis.

indispensable furor, 'memory

Parsifal also c a r r i e d w i t h h i m t h e

of a beloved'.

Something

of such

central

w o r k e d ritual a n d degree initiations.

7 4

If s u c c e s s f u l , t h e

adept w o u l d achieve an androgynous

state. W i t h the

i m p o r t a n c e t o h i m and t h e success of his quest that h e

h e l p o f s e x u a l m a g i c a l r i t u a l t h e y w o u l d finally a c h i e v e

advised

the

his friend

Gawaine

t o d o so as w e l l .

This

p o w e r f u l i c o n , t h e m e m o r y o f t h e B e l o v e d , is n o t t h e

ultimate

absolute

resurrection

personality. Nigredo,

Albedo

the and

into

the

corresponding

m e m o r y o f a s p e c i f i c w o m a n b u t t h e i m a g e o f t h e Soror

states

Mystica,

r e s u r r e c t i o n in t h e i m m o r t a l energy—matter.

t h e u l t i m a t e c o n s o r t of t h e alchemists. Parsifal's

are

and individuation

In a l c h e m y ,

Rubedo,

the

g o a l , a n d o u r s a s i n i t i a t e s o f t h i s G n o s i s , is n o t t h e

T h e m a g i c a l S o r o r M y s t i c a , t h e w o m a n w h o is a l w a y s

a c h i e v e m e n t of S a m a d h i (as this w o u l d b e t h e p a t h of

a t t h e s i d e of t h e a l c h e m i s t , is a l s o t h e m a g i c a l b r i d e o f

t h e saint), t h e fusion w i t h t h e p r i m o r d i a l Being. W e , in

the troubadours'

true

Parastri,

Luciferian

esotericism

fashion,

is c a l l e d

emancipation

aspire

Kaivalya,

and ultimate

to

Absolute

solitude.

'kosmic isolation of t h e risen K r i s t ' . the gnostic—magician,

what

7 2

in

Hindu

Personality,

O u r g o a l is t h e T h i s is t h e w a y o f

the tantric Siddha,

the sexual

direct

down

lineage

t o u s in t h e F r a t e r n i t a s are

the

7 S

and

W e must not

confuse this e s o t e r i c b r i d e w i t h o n e p a r t i c u l a r physical lover o r p a r t n e r

7 6

w h o m w e m a y attach ourselves t o in

o u r life. R a t h e r , w e m u s t b e a b l e t o ' c a r r y t h e f a c e o f the B e l o v e d ' in o u r soul a n d b e able t o project h e r at will, o r w h e n possible. A m o s t i m p o r t a n t tool in this

alchemical h e r o of t h e Grail. Coming

e s o t e r i c L o v e . S h e is t h e Yogmi

t h e initiated bride of T a n t r i s m .

secret

teachings

hermeticism of t h e G e r m a n and Provencal

in

p r o c e s s is t h e p r a c t i c e o f e s o t e r i c a c t i v e i m a g i n a t i o n . I n

the

this c o n t e x t it m e a n s t h e ability t o project t h e divine

Borealis of

troubadours

feminine, t h e Sophia A e t e r n a , o n t o a living p e r s o n . T h e

a n d of t h e Fedeli d ' A m o r e of n o r t h e r n Italy. T h e i r songs

better

about

t h e abilities

of active

imagination,

the

more

in its

complete the magical substantiation b e c o m e s and the

e s s e n c e , re—tells a n initiation c y c l e d i s g u i s e d in e r o t i c

m o r e intense t h e magical a n d spiritual w o r k a n d results

and h e r o i c s y m b o l i s m t o hide it from t h e profane. T h e s e

will b e .

t h e Grail

quest,

and their

love

esoteric voyagers of Love practiced, Sufi c o u s i n s ,

7 3

poetry

n o t unlike

their

a c e r t a i n a l c h e m i c a l t a n t r i s m of t h e Left

H a n d Path. Based o n a c o m p l e x metaphysics of Love, the

union

of opposites

and the Divine,

these

adepts

Julius Evola in The Mystery of the Grail describes four hierarchical degrees and virtues: liquefatio (melting), languor (feebleness), studium (zeal) and extasim (ecstasy). In a certain esoteric way 1 would also relate the Soror Mystica to Crowley's concept of the Scarlet Woman, whose office is not confined to one specific mortal female and who is

72

David Beth, The Kosmic Resurrection, unpublished paper of

the Fraternitas Borealis. " The famous Fedeli d'Amore, Sufis such as Ibn Arabi, of the Islamic medieval world.

also the initiating inner goddess of the sorcerer which he may manifest cxternallv. "Whether we are monogamous, serial monogamous, polyamorous, heterosexual or homosexual etc.

Fundamental expression,

t o this w o r k ,

is

polarities

an

and

especially in its k o s m i c

understanding

poles.

When

of

we

the

world

strive

for

...that

as

that

the

the [Siifi] Jedele the Image

being;

better

d'amore

is not outside

still,

has

understood

him, but within

it is his very being,

his

the form

of

a n d r o g y n o u s state w e m u s t o v e r c o m e t h e polarities of

the divine

Name which he himself brought

with him

male

in coming

into being.

closes on

and female

within

ourselves,

a n d this

is

only

And the circle[...]

p o s s i b l e if w e a r e a b l e t o r e c o g n i z e t h e i n h e r e n t u n i q u e

this fundamental

esoteric qualities a n d possibilities of m a l e and female

lover than

and use t h e m symbiotically. W e recognize t h e esoteric

nearness that it acts at first as a veil. That is why

experience:

is his jugular

significance of t h o s e m y t h s w h i c h t o every g o d o r

the inexperienced

hero,

Image

every

transcendent

female bride

power,

a

corresponding

Shakti, w h i c h also m e a n s

'Power'.

In

which

vein.'

novice,

invests

'Love is closer to the So excessive is this

though

dominated

his whole

looking for it OUTSIDE

inner

by the

being,

of himself, in a

goes

desperate

Greek mythology H e b e was given to the hero Heracles

search from form

as a w i f e , i n E g y p t d i v i n e w o m e n o f f e r e d l o t u s f l o w e r s ,

he returns to the sanctuary

s y m b o l s o f r e b i r t h a n d t h e k e y o f life, t o t h e k i n g . I n t h e

that the real Beloved

North

the

and from

that moment on, he seeks the Beloved

only

here

through

the Beloved.

this

e s o t e r i c a l l y a s t h e d i s p e n s e r o f t h e s a c r u m , as t h e b e a r e r

Return,

the active subject

o f a life t h a t a n i m a t e s , l i b e r a t e s a n d t r a n s f o r m s

image

of

the

Valkyries

represent

the

forces

of

warrior's destiny and victories. W o m e n are seen

mere

to form of the sensible

unreal

world,

of his soul and

is deep within

In this

Beauty,

his own being;

Quest

within

and in

remains

a

until

perceives

the inner

vestige

of

the

b e i n g . " T h e Fraternitas Borcalis teaches t h a t in o r d e r

transcendent

for m a n o r w o m a n t o achieve t h e h i g h e s t s u m m i t s o f

is that

image

which causes him to recognize

every

spiritual d e v e l o p m e n t , t h e virile, c o n q u e r i n g

concrete figure

that resembles it, because even

before

principle

of m a n m u s t b e magically j o i n e d w i t h t h e p o t e n t i a l l y

he is aware

l i b e r a t i n g , t r a n s f i g u r i n g p r i n c i p l e of t h e w o m a n .

its

or celestial

counterpart

of his being:

of it, the Image has invested

it

him with

theophanicfunction.''

O f c o u r s e , i t is v e r y p o s s i b l e t o f i n d p r o f a n e , r o m a n t i c l o v e i n a p a r t n e r w h o m a y s e r v e a s a p e r s o n i f i c a t i o n of the mystical bride. H o w e v e r , the

'profane'

Mystica, make

7 S

partner

with

w e must never being

the

actual

confuse Soror

t o g i v e h e r a life only o u t s i d e o u r s e l v e s . T o

ourselves

a n d o u r salvation

dependent

on one

The

burning

Love

a n d fire

for t h e Beloved

within

m u s t a l w a y s b u r n t h e b r i g h t e s t as s h e will b e w i t h y o u always

and

is

your

collaborator

in

the

alchemical

laboratory of Luciferian transformation. At this p o i n t , let m e r e p e a t again that w e a r e n o t h e r e

p a r t i c u l a r p e r s o n is a g r a v e d a n g e r a n d a fatal m i s t a k e .

c o n c e r n e d w i t h materialistic o r m o r a l ethics a n d that w e

H e n r y C o r b i n , t h e great scholar a n d visionary of Sufism,

have t o strictly separate t h e profane ideas a n d r e a l m of

summarizes:

See Julius Evola, Eros and the Mysteries of Love.

" s Or the actual 'hero' in case of a woman.

Henry Corbin, Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi.

Amor

Voudon (tnosìs

love

from

our

treatise

and

work

of

esoteric

Love,

t h e w o m e n w h o , in t h e l e g e n d of t h e G r a i l , h e a l e d t h e w o u n d e d w a r r i o r a n d t h e sick k i n g .

although of c o u r s e t h e r e can be c o n n e c t i n g points.

In

W h e n w e s p e a k of such w o r k , w e d o n o t a t t e m p t t o devalue objects

Woman

or

Man,

or

turn

them

of p e r s o n a l e m p o w e r m e n t .

On

into the

simple

contrary,

with o u r w o r k a m o r e sacred dimension can be added to any kind of relationship o r even sexual e n c o u n t e r . w o r k is s y m b i o t i c i n m a n y w a y s a n d m a l e a n d

West,

this

initiatory

knowledge

was

d e s t r o y e d and lost with the Cathars and the

nearly

Knightly

O r d e r s , w i t h t h e M i n n e s a n g e r , t h e F e d e l i d' A m o r e a n d the Troubadours. W i t h t h e i r s u p e r i o r forces t h e p o w e r s of t h e c o u n t e r

This

female

the

initiation

8 0

have

tried

again

and

again

to

crush

m u s t w o r k t o g e t h e r , totally u n a t t a c h e d t o ing and profane

a t t e m p t s t o assassinate t h e s a c r e d w a y of e s o t e r i c L o v e

ideas

ideals. W e

of

contemporary

ethics

and

worldly-

m u s t u n e a r t h kosmic and universal

truths

a n d magia

sexualis,

But despite

this

gnostic knowledge and transmission.

t h e s e c r e t s a n d m o d e s of initiation

w h i c h will h e l p us t o achieve o u r spiritual and magical

s u r v i v e d in a f e w cults of t h e p o l a r a d e p t s

g o a l s — a f t e r a l l , t h i s is w h y w e h a v e s t a r t e d o n t h i s p a t h

also

— and w e

Voudon Gnosis.

must

beware

not to become

corrupted

distracted by importing our worldly and profane

or

or

dislike a p a t h simply based o n h o w m u c h the j a r g o n ,

into

The hermetic

ideas

i n t o t h e s p i r i t u a l / o c c u l t r e a l m . If w e c h o o s e , l i k e

infused

nearly

the

Souvercign

initiation

destroyed

their

and

of

and

Sanctuary

'loveless'

forgotten.

8 1

were

of

Love has

And

even

in

the

been occult

c i r c l e s t h e n o t i o n o f e s o t e r i c L o v e is o f t e n d i s t o r t e d a n d

t e a c h i n g s , t e c h n i q u e s o r s y m b o l i s m fits w i t h o u r i d e a s at

misunderstood,

that

p a t h of ' l o v e l e s s l o v e ' o f t h e s p i r i t u a l S a t u r n i a n w a r r i o r ,

moment,

with

our

status

quo,

we

would

a l r e a d y fallen i n t o t h e a r c h o n s ' t r a p — w e w o u l d move

out

of

our

comfort

zones,

but

have never

shape

our

r e s u l t i n g in c o n f u s i o n

and error.

The

ol t h e t r o u b a d o u r , is t h e m y s t e r y o f t h e G r a i l . T h e l o v e of

the

profane,

unresurrectcd

woman

and

man

is

s p i r i t u a l i t y a n d o c c u l t i s m a c c o r d i n g t o o u r p r e j u d i c e s . Is

s y m b o l i z e d b y t h e C h u r c h of R o m e a n d its m a t e r i a l i s t i c ,

n o t t h e first g o a l o f t r u e o c c u l t i s m a n d s p i r i t u a l i t y t h e

escapist Christianity. As a d e p t s of a n H y p e r b o r e a n

b r e a k i n g of f r a m e s , t h e b u r n i n g d o w n of t h e status q u o ,

myth,

we must

again

t h e c o u r a g e o u s i n t e g r a t i o n of t h e d a r k s i d e ? I t h i n k it i s ,

l o o k b e y o n d t h e n o v e l s a n d s t o r i e s , a t w h a t is t r u l y t h e

so w e will n e v e r t r y t o b e pleasing, t o c h a r m

hermetic

b u t t o t e l l it as it is — s o t h o s e w h o

people,

truly dare

and

of

the

initiated k n i g h t s of t h e Grail a n d t h e M i n n e s a n g e r .

knowledge

We

the

written

of

Love

must

l a n g u a g e t o d e c i p h e r it w i t h o u r e s o t e r i c k n o w l e d g e a n d

an

behind

path

s u c c e e d i n g in t h e i r d a r i n g v e n t u r e !

g n o s t i c i n i t i a t i o n a n d m y s t e r y is s a i d t o c o m e f r o m

look

the

seriously e m b a r k o n this j o u r n e y have a b e t t e r chance of

In t h e l e g e n d s a n d t r a d i t i o n s o f o u r c u r r e n t , t h i s s e c r e t

again

and

word

and

their

initiation w h i c h has b e e n ed d o w n t o us from spiritual ancestors.

unfathomable past, from the original H y p e r b o r e a n polar continent, Eros,

w h e r e t h e p r i e s t e s s e s of m a g i c a l L o v e

Morgana

and Allouine, appeared

together

and with

Such as the major exoteric Christian Churches. Polar because the initiates of the Fraternitas Borealis see their ancestry in a universal Hyperborean polar tradition. 80 81

our

APPENDIX III

Love t o t h e H y p e r b o r e a n / S a t u r n i a n initiate does n o t m e a n w h a t it m e a n s t o m o s t p e o p l e t o d a y . A s i m p l e

RITUAL OUTLINE: TIME TRAVELLING USING LE TEMPLE DES HOUDEAUX

a n a l y s i s o f t h e w o r d Amor c a n s h o w t h i s . T o u s t h e w o r d A m o r is a c o d e w o r d . S p e l l i n g t h e w o r d b a c k w a r d s w e r e a d Roma.

Thus w e receive the opposite to Roma, to

all t h a t R o m e i n i t s d o g m a t i s m r e p r e s e n t s .

Moreover

Once

when breaking the t e r m A m o r d o w n into A and M o r ,

you

w e receive ' W i t h o u t Death' or 'non—Death'. Thus the

H o u d e a u x y o u can begin t o u s e it for a great variety of

r

have

successfully

established

the

Temple

Des

w ay o f initiation of A—Mor leads u s t o i m m o r t a l i t y . T h i s

magical o p e r a t i o n s . I will n o w give y o u a n outline for a

is a p a t h o f i n i t i a t i o n t o t a l l y o p p o s i t e

t o t h e w a y of

t i m e travelling o p e r a t i o n w h i c h s h o u l d b e q u i t e easy t o

e x o t e r i c C h r i s t i a n R o m e . It is t h e p a t h o f E r o s a n d a n

follow alter studying t h e p r e v i o u s c h a p t e r s of this b o o k .

e s o t e r i c K r i s t i a n i t y , h i n t e d a t b y m a s t e r s a s d i v e r s e as

K e e p in m i n d

Meister Eckhart, C . G . Jung, H e r m a n n Hesse,

partly s p o n t a n e o u s a n d individual, thus t h e ritual m a y

Ludwig

Klages a n d indeed, Michael Bertiaux. The resurrection

though that Gnostic V o u d o n

is a l w a y s

b e a d a p t e d t o p e r s o n a l p r e f e r e n c e o n c e t h e c o n c e p t is

o f t h e i n n e r K r i s t i n o n e ' s s o u l is

understood.

T h e f o l l o w i n g is a p e r s o n a l v e r s i o n o f a

c e n t r a l t o this initiatic h e r m e t i c p a t h . So n o w w e c a n

r i t u a l f o r t r a v e l l i n g i n t o t h e p a s t of o u r e a r t h a d a p t e d f o r

see

t h e u s e of a n y s t u d e n t p r o g r e s s e d t o t h i s p o i n t .

why Roma

tried

to

destroy

Amor

and

nearly

s u c c e e d e d in d o i n g s o . T h e love w e r e a d a b o u t in novels and books,

the love

for t h y n e i g h b o u r

a n d love for

h u m a n i t y , this universal love of t h e churches a n d t h e profane

8 -

has

nothing

whatsoever

to

do

with

1) Sit a t y o u r V o u d o n a l t a r i n a r o o m o n l v i l l u m i n a t e d by candles o r natural light.

the

loveless o r comionless Love of t h e H y p e r b o r e a n a n d

2) T a k e s o m e m o m e n t s t o c o n c e n t r a t e a n d t o g e t i n t o a

higher V o u d o n Gnostic initiate.

ritual m i n d s e t .

Kosmic Man does not 'love' [in the profane he burns in his own flame. wick of his candle.

sense],

3)

O p e n t h e Gates to the w o r l d of t h e V o u d o n spirits.

4)

Begin

M

The 'other' at best is the

Often however

and storms are rich enoughfor

only trees,

cliffs

lii

this.

t o raise

sexual/eros

energy

by any

means

n e c e s s a r y . R e m e m b e r t h a t s e x u a l e n e r g y is t h e f u e l o f t h e o p e r a t i o n a n d y o u will l a t e r n e e d t o r e g u l a t e t h e

T h i s p o l a r L o v e w e t e a c h is a p a t h w a y t o m e t a p h y s i c a l

inflow of these energies into y o u r projection w o r k .

i m m o r t a l i t y , t h e t r u e G r a i l , i t is s t r i c t d i s c i p l i n e , as c o l d as i c e a n d a s c u t t i n g a s a s w o r d .

~ No matter how valuable that may be in other areas.

8

85

Ludwig Klages, Khythmen und Runen.

84

Opening and Closing of the Gates by Courtney Willis is

recommended for the opening and the closing rite. If you do not have this ritual it can be freely ed at: http: / / www.tcchniciansofthesacred.com

Voudon Gnosis

5)

Time Travelling

O n c e y o u feel t h a t t h e n e c e s s a r y q u a n t i t y of sexual

e n e r g y is c i r c u l a t i n g in y o u r b o d y , e n t e r y o u r

mental

Mahakali

and

Mystère

Araignée

are

acting

together

now.

Temple Des Houdeaux. 1 2) 6)

W h e n y o u feel t h a t y o u h a v e c o m f o r t a b l y e s t a b l i s h e d

W h e n you reach a time and place that vou want to

explore, simply begin to investigate the terrain.

t h e t e m p l e , b e g i n t o v i s u a l i z e y o u r s e l f as a w e r e - s p i d e r w i t h e i g h t legs sitting in y o u r t e m p l e n e t .

13)

W h e n y o u c h o o s e t o finish, r e v e r s e t h e p r o c e s s of

travelling 7)

N o w c o n c e n t r a t e on y o u r spider leg pointing w e s t .

Begin t o visualise M a h a k a l i , t h e Black G o d d e s s of S p a c e , and d r a w h e r vévé in t h e W e s t . Ask h e r m e n t a l l y

through were

and the

return

sigil a n d

to

the

present,

visualise

yourself

project again

back as

the

s p i d e r in y o u r w e b .

to

help you with your experiment, to allow you to travel

14)

with h e r t o t h e past of the earth.

learned and e x p e r i e n c e d o n this t i m e travelling j o u r n e y .

8)

After

you

established,

feel

that

focus

your



with

attention

to

Mahakali your

is

north-

w e s t e r n leg and visualize t h e M y s t è r e A r a i g n é e .

Draw

h e r vévé a n d t h u s establish . Ask this spirit

r

to

p r o v i d e h e r e n e r g i e s t o a c t as a c o n t r o l i n y o u r t r a v e l s , to adjust and modify the trip according t o w h e r e exactly you want to reach.

9)

Once

y o u feel

Araignée's

energies present,

focus

back to the W e s t , t o Mahakali, y o u r p r i m e agent o n this voyage. You are ready to begin your explorations n o w .

10)

Again,

visualize

the

vévé

of

Mahakali

and

then

p r o j e c t y o u r s e l f t h r o u g h t h e sigil.

11)

O n c e y o u h a v e p r o j e c t e d t h o u g h t h e sigil y o u h a v e

entered

the

dimension

of t i m e

travelling

and

should

travel at a g r e a t s p e e d t h r o u g h t i m e . Y o u can s l o w

or

s p e e d u p t h r o u g h t h e a m o u n t of sexual e n e r g y y o u feed to the projection. forth

in

You will be able t o m o v e back

(historical)

time

at will,

as t h e

energies

and of

Close

the

gates

and

write

down

all

you

have

TIME TRAVEL

CALCULATIONS

W h a t follows a r e s o m e e x a m p l e s of t h e c o m b i n a t i o n of t h e a p p r o p r i a t e spirit p o w e r s / d i r e c t i o n s for u s e in t i m e 8

travelling e x p e r i m e n t s : '

T o travel o n earth o n e uses mainly the W e s t e r n

power

modified by N W , S W and South. Travelling

in

the

earth's

past

we

would

use

West,

would

use

West,

modified by N W . T o travel in t h e e a r t h ' s future

we

modified by S W and South.

If w e w i s h t o t r a v e l t o o t h e r u n i v e r s e s t h e

following

combinations would be appropriate:

P r e s e n t of o t h e r U n i v e r s e s : E , S E , N E , N m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f S, S W , W ,

NW.

Past of o t h e r U n i v e r s e s :

E , S E , S, S W m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f N E , N , N W ,

W.

F u t u r e of o t h e r U n i v e r s e s : N, NE, N W , W

8 6

m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f S, S E , E , S W .

M a n y m o r e c o m b i n a t i o n s are possible a n d will lead y o u to a great

variety

of (magical) u n i v e r s e s

s u c h as

trans—Plutonian r e a l m s . Y o u will also b e able t o doors to magical realms which are beyond our conception

and

make

the find

human .

si All calculations done on the basis of the information provided in the VG W. 86 Keep in mind that the W--power is used for travelling on Earth.

TIME TRAVEL CALCULATIONS W h a t follows are s o m e examples of the combination of the a p p r o p r i a t e spirit p o w e r s / d i r e c t i o n s for use in t i m e travelling e x p e r i m e n t s :

8 5

T o travel o n earth o n e uses mainly t h e W e s t e r n

power

modified by N W , S W and South. Travelling

in the earth's

past

w e would

use

West,

w e would

use

West,

modified by N W . T o travel in the earth's future modified by S W and South.

If w e w i s h t o t r a v e l t o o t h e r u n i v e r s e s t h e

following

combinations would be appropriate:

Present of other Universes: E , S E , N E , N m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f S, S W , W , N W .

Past of o t h e r Universes:

E , S E , S, S W m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f N E , N , N W , W .

F u t u r e of o t h e r Universes: N, NE, N W , W

8 6

m o d i f i e d b y a n y o f S, S E , E , S W .

M a n y m o r e c o m b i n a t i o n s a r e possible a n d will lead y o u to a great

variety

of (magical)

universes

s u c h as t h e

t r a n s — P l u t o n i a n r e a l m s . Y o u w i l l a l s o b e a b l e t o find doors to magical realms which are beyond our h u m a n conception

and

make

.

85 All calculations done on the basis of the information provided in the VG W. 86 Keep in mind that the W—power is used for travelling on Earth.

INDEX

A Aiwaz

c

P h v s i c s , 52

Alone with the Alone: Imagination

Cathars, 77 Creative

in the

of Ihn Arabic

Sufism

C h o r o n z o n , 27, 52, C h r i s t , 14,

75

i3

C h o r o n z o n C l u b , 27 48

C o r b i n , H e n r y , 74,

A m o r , 78 A r c h o n s , 68, 69,

76

Avalon-Thüle,

19,21

75

Courses of the Monastery Seven Rajs, 21,

B

oj the

2, 5, 6, 9,

2S

C r o w l e y , A l e i s t e r , 69,

70,

73 Cults of the Shadow,

B a c a l o u B a c a , 29

8, 49

B a l d e r , 21

D

B a r o n L u n d y , 52 B a r o n Z a r i n g u i n , 39 B e l o v e d , 6 6 , 72, 73, 75, See Soror Mvstica B c r t i a u x , M i c h a e l , 1,

D a m b a l l a h , / . 5 , 21, 2,5,

6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,

14,

15, 16, 17, 18, 19,

20,

21,

22, 23, 24, 26,

28,

3 1 , 3 2 , 33, 34, 35,

37,

41,42,

48,

49,

43, 44, 4 7 ,

51, 52, 5 8 , 7 0 , 78

Binali, 36 80

D r a c o , 26

E Ecclesia Gnostica A c t c r n a , 20

P r i s e ties Y e a u x E r o s , 7, 23, 24, 29,

Black S n a k e C u l t , / , S Book oj Pleasure,

26

D i o n y s u s , 24

E l e m e n t a l V i s i o n . .See La

Black Cioddess of S p a c e , 3 6 , 39,

D a a t h , 52

54

6 5,

6 7 , 6 9 , 7 / , 7 6 , 78 Eros and the Mysteries oj Love, 74

Index

Index

H

E r o s C o s m o ^ o n o s , 23 E r z u l i e , 21

71,

Esoteric Engineering, 52,

35,

57

Hegel, 26

H i g h P r i e s t s of H a d e s , 29

E s o t e r i c p s y c h o a n a l y s i s , 28

H o t P o i n t s . .See P o i n t s

Hvperborea

F

A t l a n t i s , 22

M a h a k a l i , 3 9 , 80,

Prana, 67

81

M a r a s s a s , 4 4 , 52

Presentments, 32

M e o n , / , 50, i l , 52, 53

P r i e s t e s s , 4 9 , 76

R

Minnesänger, 77

J

53, 55, 65, 6 6 , 7 / , 72, 77

M o n a s t e r y of t h e S e v e n

J e a n - M a i n e , 11, IS,

F r e y a , 21

Rays, 4

20

81

17,

Mystery of the Grail, The,

73

~~22, 23, 2 4 , 5 5 , 6 3 , 78

Sacrifice, 6 2 , 6 3

N

K r i s t , 5 5 , 7 2 , 78

G e n d e r , 6 5 , .See P r i e s t e s s jhuedhe

N i b b h o , 29,

36

G n o s t i c Radionics, 57 God

p o s s e s s i o n , 18

G r a i l , 71, 72, 77,

78

L

10, 4 9 , 5 0 Grimoire Ghuedhe,

46,

47,

Verum,

18

G u z o t t e , 13, 29, 32, Gu7oue

Papers, 1 3 , 29

33

57

N e i t h e r - N e i t h e r , 50

Secta R o u g e , 4 , 63

N e m i r i o n Phvsieists, 4 5

S e x u a l m a g i c , 2 5 , 28,

Nganga, 56, 57, 5*, 6 0 , 6 / , 62, 63

13,

/ 5 , / 6 , 17, 20, 2 5 ,

26,

N k i s i . See F e t i s h

2 7 , 2 9 , 3 6 , 42, 46,

5)

N o v a l i s , 5 4 , 55

21,

o

Le nid d e s e r p e n t s , 3 2

O c c u l t a n a t o m y , 48, 49,

Left H a n d P a t h , 72

O g o u - F c r , 21

L e g h b a , / 5 , 2 / , 2 3 , 4 4 , 48

O j a s , 3 2 , 41,

Les H o u d c a u x , 3 6 , 3 7 , 3 9

Ophites, 2 5 , 36

Les V u d u , 31, 32,

Osiris, 23

Loki, 2;

Soror Mystica Soror Mynica,

72,

73

Spare, Austin O s m a n , 50,

18,

52, 57

57

29,

30, 31, 6 5 , 68 S o p h i a A c t c r n a , 7 3 , See

7, 8, 9 , JO, 11,12,

L a n g u e M y s t è r e , 13

4 5 , 4 9 , 55 Gritnorium

La C o u l e u v r e N o i r e , 4 , 6 ,

La P r i s e ties Y e a u x , 16,

G r a n t , K e n n e t h , 2, 3, 6 , 8 ,

Schauung,

Schuler, Alfred, 6 3

j n o stic Explorers/Physicists, 44

24.

s

39

41,43

23,

R o m e , 7 7 , 78

Mystère Toile—d'Araignée,

K l a g e s , L u d w i g , 7, 16,

G (huedhe)-Universe, 47

und Runen,

7S R o m a , 78, See A m o r

Mystère Royale, 37, 3 9

Kaivalya, 72 K a l a s , 32,

Rhythmen

M y s t è r e A r a i g n é e . 3 9 , SO,

K

F r i g g y a , 21

G

34, 37, 46 Poiteau mitan, / 7

M e o n t o l o g y , 50

Fratcrnitas Borealis, 2 0 , 2 i ,

71

Points Chauds, 29, 3 J , 3 2 ,

Magia sexualis, 77

Hin A r a b i , 7 2 , 7 5

Fraternitas Saturni, 70

Pleroma, 44, 52

Ma'atian Physicists, 4 5

Fetish, 56, 5 7 , 5 « , 59, 6 0 , 6/, 62, 63, 64

Parsifal, 7 /

M

I

Fedeli d ' A m o r e , 7 2

59

Pheonismes, 33

Chauds

74

Parastri, 73

L y c a n t h r o p y , 28, 47,

E s o t e r i c L o g i c , i 7 , 33

F u r o r , 18,

72, 73, 7 5 , 7 6 , 7 7 ,

78

H e l ( l ) , 50

E v o l a , J u l i u s , 73,

P

L o v e , 6 6 , 6 7 , 6 S, 6 9 , 7 0 ,

54 Spider magic, 4 9 52

Spirit control,

58, 62, 64

Sufi, 6 9 , 7 2 , 7 5 5 / , 5 2 , 62

T T a n t r i c P h y s i c i s t s , 43 Temple Des Houdeaux, J5, 3 6 , 40, 41,

79,

80

Index

37, 41,46,

T e m p l e of t h e T w o

50,5

Yggdra.sils, 2 0 T h e s e i z i n g of t h e e y e s . Sec

1,

47,

49,

52, 54, 55,

V o l t i g c u r s , 41

La P r i s e d e s Y e a u x T h c l e m a , 6 9 , 70

Vom Kosmogonischen

T h o r , 21

Voudon Gnostic Workbook,

T i m e t r a v e l l i n g , 28, 42, 44, 4 5 , 7 9 , 80, 81, Ti-Picd-Millc-Fois, Ti-Zariguin,

43,

Voudotronidans,

84 39

T r o u b a d o u r s , 7 2 , 73

W e r e - s p i d e r , 41, SO, 81

u

Y Y o g i n i , 73

U n i v e r s e B , SO

z

V 13, 14, IS,

16, 21,

2 4 , 29, 32, 33,

44

w

SO

VGW, I, 2 , 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,

Eros, 7

VGW

39

T r e e of Life, 41,

SS,

84

10, 23,

34, 35,

Z o m a t e s , 49 Zothyrian,

49

See