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E I R A
A Satanic Guide to Future Magick
Coire Riabhaich, ONA
Preface
This present volume has been compiled from the most recent writings of a
member of the Order of Nine Angles. It serves as a pointer towards the
future - of Magick, and of Western evolution.
The author is well aware that written works such as this are
merely shadows of what cannot, at present, be adequately expressed. And
yet, via these writings the real motives of Satanists in the world may
begin to be discerned.
Perhaps then another nameless insight will be presenced, and one
more nexion shall start its slow opening.
ONA Venn Community, Shropshire 1998eh
Eira: A Satanic Guide to Future Magick
Introduction: In The Realm of Gods
The very essence of Satanism is that we can become gods: that we can be
those future beings who will be revered not only by our own species, but by
other life-forms elsewhere in the cosmos. By using only our Will, we can be
the indomitable ones destined to carve out the path to the next aeon. By
great deeds, we can be the makers of history.
All that has led to this point in time can be surpassed - all
that has made great warriorship, heroism, discovery and creativity, can be
surpassed, re-defined and re-expressed. All the gods, all the great figures
of our history who spawned gods, can be bettered.
We can possess the one real secret guarded by all our past gods:
that those gods are but pale imitations of the beings that we ourselves can
become. This secret is the grail that sleeps within the soul of our Western
Race, and which so many occult forms have failed to wake.
All past gods of the various Western Traditions are rendered
obsolete by the forces which Satanism alone is unleashing. These are the
forces of cosmic evolution, taking the form of the Aeonic Magickian. The
cosmos is now seeking to discard the tired old gods of our past, and is
hungry for new expressions, to spawn new forms that will begin the next
cycle of history.
Fading are the old Earth-bound symbols, giving way to those of
acausal dimensions; those numinous forms which presence now the Galactic
future that awaits. Rising are the chants of the stars, the wordless
ceremonies, the living nexions that are worlds apart from the occult, from
the old realm of temples, circles and runic readings.
The Satanist does not need to study or re-enact the past, and
indulge in what has long been established: he is that past, the present,
and the future. And each new willed act is another re-expression of the
essence, another re-definition of cosmic meaning - another dis-covering of
the potency of life presenced in each one of us.
Another reminder that individuals do possess the choice to act or
not to act for the greater cause of evolution: that each act can matter,
can make a difference ...
We do not have to simply consume and pay homage to past glorious
deeds; to behave as if we believe history itself has now ceased, or has
been rendered the future realm of an officially appointed few. Those
appointed few are like the old gods of the past: they exist so that we
individuals can, through defiance, discover our own potential - the
potential that is really one potential: that of the cosmos itself.
Thus, Satanists do not follow gods. So what then of Satan, that
greatly mis-understood living symbol? Satan is not tied to cultural phases,
and does not in image represent a once great society. Instead, Satan is the
timeless flow of the cosmos, seeking existence. Satan is the grail itself,
that secret guarded by the inadequate gods of our past.
Satan is the very essence of the striving to become a god - Satan
is the arrogance within that enables us to leave behind the archaic gods,
and to find the courage to be the new gods. Satan is how we live, how we
die, and how we shall be after causal life.
Satan is the word that when invoked presences the very essence of
our striving and defiance. As a living Being, Satan desires new life, new
expression, and the constant surpassing of each shadowy archetype created
to represent Him. As living Beings, when we are living right, we are Satan
- both as individuals and collectively, as the new species of Human that is
yet to be.
Let us stop grovelling to old archetypes, stop forming fan-clubs
for the Old Ones, and discard the superstition and academia that is so
precious and so useless. We possess the creative genius to set in motion
new Earth-shattering forms, and the arrogance to behave as the embodiment
of the future that we, in essence, are. The future implies an upward surge
away from the near medieval times we still live in, and in this becoming of
evolution, we do not need to seek answers from anywhere but within
ourselves.
The future gods bear our names ...
I: The Forbidden Alchemy
One of the long-term aims of the Dark Tradition is to bring to
consciousness for the majority the reality of the Force that is Satan. This
'dis-covering' will result in the upward evolutionary surge known as the
'New Aeon'.
A magickal Order, such as the ONA, is only one of several forms
by which Satan is presenced - and presenced in the most undiluted of ways,
without the obstruction of mortal fears. In one sense, all genuine sinister
orders are an invokation to Satan: they constitute in themselves a magickal
ritual, with each member understanding the conditions required if the
long-term goal of the rite is to be attained. This magickal ritual, being
founded upon the uncompromising principles of Nature, contains within it
spontaneous or unknown factors which defy the imposition of abstract dogma.
By this magickal ritual the unique creativity, the uniqueness of Being
possesed by each Adept, is allowed to develope of itself.
But Traditional Satanists also understand that uniqueness of
Being to be the Will of the Cosmos itself, and thus certain types of
individual creativity are Life made manifest during its course of Evolution
- this is to say, in esoteric terms, that certain types of creativity
presence the acausal. Practically, the creativity/magick that marks
Adeptship is nurtured and expressed by individual defiance - the uniqueness
of Being which is Satan.
Because genuine acts of magick presence the acausal, the
relationship of magick with 'the world' can be said to be "wholistic": a
relationship where the difference and diversity of Nature and 'forms' exist
to enable the spirit (or Being) of the Cosmos to thrive and evolve -
ultimately there is nothing which exists external to this continous flow of
Change; nothing which can be influenced or changed in isolation. A genuine
Adept understands this, and begins to embody in their individual life, this
most natural of esoteric techniques: the way of empathy. As all genuine
sinister magickians are quick to point out, this apprehension currently
exists at odds with conventional esotericism. A well-quoted example is the
qabalistic approach which involves the magickian - or more accurately
'sorcerer' - in viewing the forces of Nature as separate, often barbarous
material to be dominated and manipulated for personal ends.
A highly evolved esoteric Order would not be characterised by
this 'grimoire' approach, since such an approach lacks a binding purpose, a
great and clear vision which would enable members to transcend the personal
and become the organic whole of a true magickal Order - an Order which is
the life of the Cosmos manifested in a conscious way, and pertinent to a
particular moment in causal time. A profusion of this latter type of
magickal Order would be one such result of the New Aeon made manifest.
In other words, what could be described as conventional occultism
is that which is swayed by abstract theories over observation and
intuition, whilst the genuine Western Way - for which read 'the Septenary
System', Traditional Satanism, and so on - is concerned with what actually
exists beyond limited personal forms. In real magick, there is an initial
attempt to mimic the flow of natural forces, until an integration is
achieved and with it, large-scale Willed Change - that is, conscious aeonic
evolution. Via this process of magick - still the provence of the select
few (Satanists of course!) - the Cosmos can progress to its next stage of
existence: to live consciously via its manifestations; to evolve from
childhood to adult existence. This is the secret of The Great Work.
This path of genuine magick does not involve however the slavish
following of some 'cosmic doctrine'/mandate, or any other such dogma. It
involves the individual in freeing themselves from all influences in order
to live, or become, the reality of the forces of Life itself. Thus the
purpose of the Seven-Fold Way: to guide its Initiates towards the
attainment of self-insight, where the 'personal' exists as a method to
express the Cosmos, and not as a hinderence - through projections - of the
apprehension of Life as a unified whole. The reality can only ever be
experienced anew by each Initiate, since this apprehension of Life is a way
of Being, and can only, as yet, be partially described by abstract methods.
Thus each new Satanist - and genuine Satanic order - is a new manifestation
of the living essence: thus there is Evolution.
II: Archetypes and the Satanic Essence
A magickal order such as the ONA is not motivated by trends in contemporary
thinking, although it may on occassion manipulate 'fashion' to provoke an
appropriate outcome. All forms - from magickal systems, to 'Art,' to
revolutionary political organisations (etc.) - have a finite life-span, but
the criteria by which present-day Occultists often judge forms as 'useful'
or 'outmoded' is most usually influenced by temporal trends, by the status
quo.
One type of essential form so judged is the archetype. As
discussed in Order MSS relating to Aeonics, the life-span of an archetype
is not tied to 'linear time', or effected in any way by fleeting trends in
society. At the very least, archetypes die when the civilisation to which
they are bound dies - when a new aeon becomes manifest. Thus, they are
subject to an aeonic/'alchemical' mode of time rather than the abstracted
form by which we tend to live our personal lives, since 'time' is simply a
measure of the change of Cosmic matter and energy. This aeonic mode of time
may also be described as Racial.
But even on the cusp of a new aeon, an archetype may spawn
offspring - or rather, it may continue to change according to its nature
and particular mode of time. This occurs when the ethos of one aeon is
continued and evolved into the next, as hopefully will occur during the
transition from this present Western Aeon to the next 'Galactic' one.
In order to really understand such things as archetypes, one must
attain through self-effort, the aforementioned liberation from all
contemporary influences - and from those influences which lie outside
temporal forms. Most who do not follow the Seven-Fold Way will not achieve
those stages beyond 'individuation' because the present concept of
'liberated thinking' or occult understanding is still in itself dictated by
the influences that engineer this present society/culture. With regard to
implementing the practical, 'magickal' purpose of archetypes, personal
'like' or 'dislike' of one form or another does not necessarily validate or
invalidate the reality of that form, and should not provide the basis for
making a reasoned judgement of what is, or is not, of aeonic significance
(this is particularly true of 'politics' ...).
In general, archetypes exert influence upon the unconscious, with
mostly indirect results. However, Satan (or perhaps more accurately
Satanas) is a numinous symbol, a living, Earth-based manifestation of the
acausal. As such Satan is that force made conscious, and the gateway
through which we as sentient Beings become the Will of the Cosmos.
Satan therefore, is the esoteric word, "image", vibration, chant
and deed of Cosmic evolution itself. The 'magick' of Satan and the Dark
Gods in general are for us the keys to that Evolution. How present (or
past) cultures view Satan is not entirely relevant, and should not be
seriously considered by those attempting to form a judgement. Again, the
reality has to be experienced. A Sinister organisation [and Satanas is the
epitome of the Sinister] is imbued with that reality and seeks to increase
the Cosmic Tides via its works in the 'real world'.
Thus, the "chaos" trend of viewing all causal forms as merely
means towards the 'Occult' attainment of some 'thing' is mistaken, because
in this, a purely causal frame of reference - particularly in terms of
'time' - is used to judge that which actually possesses both causal and
acausal components. It must be understood that techniques and forms are not
there solely for individual experiencing/gratification, but rather that
such things either express or counter an evolutionary pattern. In this, the
understanding of the 'acausal component' is vital.
Thus, not all forms by their causal nature express limited
understanding of acausal forces. While some methods are practical tools by
which the individual may attain various magickal levels (as in some Insight
Roles), others are those forces made manifest in the causal world: that is,
the form so created is not a nexion to channel or presence the essence - it
is the very essence itself; the essence evolving as it must evolve in
causal time and space. This is so because such manifestations possess the
greatest capacity to presence the continuous flow of Change that is Life
[and significantly, do not always conform to coventional 'Occult'
expectations: they are viewed as 'exoteric']. That some forms may express
things that are culturally understood as 'plebian', primitive, or "Old
Aeon" is absolutely irrelevant to their capacity to cause aeonic Change.
This discernment requires the Satanic qualities of insight, knowledge,
intuition and reason.
For those unique individuals whose Destiny is tied to such a
form, there is no living of that form while hiding the "esoteric reality",
the esoteric wisdom - the occult aspect. There is no clever deceit, no
skilled manipulation, because the form created is the reality, is that
esoteric wisdom made real and practical. This is the domain of Vindex, that
much misunderstood embodiment of creative Change. Vindex does not really
need 'the Occult' in conventional terms, to presence, or access the
numinous ideals that s/he represents. Such things, in this case, only
obscure the essence of Change, of evolution - as they can often distance a
person from the creative numen which can and does provoke such an
evolution.
Because of the nature of human consciousness, we possess the
capability to extend and create symbols and forms (such as language, or
more simply sound) which could describe the essence itself. Not all
abstract symbols [whether mathematical, magickal or other] need inherently
and ultimately obscure the essence; and neither is it in their nature - or
in the nature of any form for that matter - to presence the acausal by
purely intellectual procedures. In this we need to understand and integrate
with existing numinous symbols in order to spawn completely new forms -
this initial confrontation and then synthesis of 'opposites' (in terms of
the psyche) allows the necessary organic (and latent) relationship to
develope between human life and symbols and other forms.
III: Synthesis
The majority are still swayed by archetypal forces conventionally described
as "light" and "dark". That there exists a reality beyond such opposites
does not mean that those opposites, for the majority, do not exist. They
exist and exert influence until they are confronted and transcended. A
magickal Order understands this, and thus seeks to guide its adherents
towards the realms 'beyond opposites' via appropriate ordeals/Grade rituals
- that is, via the fires of experience. That some (and they are very few)
may attain this transcendence does not mean that such archetypes cease to
exist for others, or that the realms beyond opposites are any more 'real'.
Each realm, from those symbolised by Initiate to Magus, expresses a reality
in the process of Evolution, and cannot be accurately comprehended in
linear terms. In one practical sense, what is "good" and what is "evil" may
be said to exist, since these are the concepts, at this point in time, by
which a society views the world - by which life, for the majority, is still
influenced. That the definition of moral absolutes may alter over the ages
does not itself alter the essence by which they effect the process of human
living.
This bifurcation still exists because that is the nature of our
species at present, as it has been for centuries, despite the many external
changes that have occurred, and despite the intellectual musings of
philosophers and occultists alike. This is unlikely to begin to change
beyond its current primary level until the emergence of the next aeon -
some four hundred years from now. Thus a rite such as the genuine Black
Mass still possesses real magickal purpose for individuals at a certain
level of their development, as well as contributing to the necessary,
broader aeonic changes. Such a rite accesses Nazarene/Magian energies and
then re-directs them in a sinister way - and, as has been stated elsewhere
in ONA MSS, the Satanist does not believe in the reality of "God", or the
'divinity' of the Nazarene, only that others so believe. Thus, there is
still great relevance in promoting and practising a system of genuine
"Black" magick which aims to counter the works of those who promote and
practise magick of the "White" variety: in terms of the psyche of the West,
a cosmic battle must still be played out if a synthesis is to be achieved
by civilisation as a whole. In esoteric terms, this is to say that our
civilisation has not as yet evolved to the stage of Adeptship. The goal of
the Sinister Initiate is to aid this aeonic synthesis, and the methods by
which they achieve this for the majority will differ in many instances from
those which enabled this achievement for them as individuals.
In reality, both an esoteric Black and White Order do exist, but
the form that is now conventionally understood as "evil" is instead the way
that will allow the necessary transition to take place, and thus prevent
the stagnation and decay that would result from the triumph of Magian
forces [as presenced by the "White" Order]. In the most profound sense
therefore, it is the Sinister Path that enshrines what is genuinely divine
and life-enhancing...
In this very real Cosmic battle, Satan does not feature as some
Judaeo-Nazarene device to oppress 'the Folk', but as a numinous symbol for
our civilisation, of all that defies the counter-evolutionary force of the
Magian. What is rarely expressed, however, is that such
counter-evolutionary forces are part of the process of Cosmic Change, part
of the Wyrd of Western civilisation. For without such opposition there is
no real evolution, no Triumph of the Will - and no Life. Thus to oppose
such counter-evolutionary forces is to positively aid aeonic evolution and
bring the intergration with Nature so often sought by those who follow an
Occult way.
It has been often said that 'opposition' and the identifying of
enemy forces (sometimes mistakenly described as "scapegoats") is now
counter-evolutionary, and somehow "old aeon". This is a tragic forgetting
of what we, as a Western - or Aryan - Race are, and will always be: hunters
and warriors. And it is through the opposition which we do draw to
ourselves by virtue of what we are, that we are able to struggle, fight,
and thus evolve. If our instincts are still healthy and intact, we will
know the forces that are working against us and consequently how to combat
them in defence of the Honour of our Wyrd.
As practitioners of magick, we must have the understanding to
allow those numinous symbols which presence - or 'order' - the wyrd of the
aeon to which we are bound, to evolve unhindered according to their own
mode of time; to flow with, and consciously become those forces, rather
than aid counter-evolutionary powers by allowing limited personal ideas and
projections to dominate.
Real practitioners of Aeonic magick do not project their own
understanding onto the society of their time, as they do not seek in their
practises to elevate the understanding of their contempories by willful
self-expression. Changes in the collective psyche will take much longer
than one lifetime, and will instead swell in waves, over Aeons. Thus, a
genuine practitioner of Aeonic magick works with the raw materials and
possibilities that characterise the society of their time: they do not work
beyond practical boundaries. And in this, importantly, an Aeonic magickian
is not swayed solely by the desire to witness the fruits of their
understanding in their own personal lifetime; they plan for centuries
ahead, and embody in their Being the slowness of evolution, the Wisdom of
Ages ...
IV: Eira
For the occultist, the great curse of his endeavours lies in a pronounced
capacity to think too much: to over-intellectualise, to analyse - to seek
too readily to express practical truths via academic articles, and such
like. Ideally, at this stage in esoteric development, a gradual move away
from the intellectual approach should begin to emerge, along with an
acceptance of the necessity for carving out the future by practical acts.
The time for seeking to achieve influence via the written academic word
should be waning, replaced instead by the understanding that such a seeking
will only have a significant role following the practical realisation of
the next esoteric stages - that is, when there is wisdom to distill from
new deeds.
At this point, there should be a hunger to experience, to pioneer
- to re-express the essence. The profusion of occult writings and journals,
and pronouncements of organisations, should be viewed by the modern,
intrepid occultist with tedium and disdain. There should be presenced
within the modern occultist that insatiable desire to speak and create from
direct experience; to redefine by extraordinary experiencing those things
which have become accepted truths and dusty, arcane lore: to live a hero's
life, rather than enter the boring debates over strategy, tactics and
history.
The above, quintessentially Satanic attitude, is still a rarity.
In keeping with contemporary trends, the modern occultist behaves more like
the Quantum scientist - allowing the intellect to dominate in the first
instance, seeking answers through analysis before a thing has been uniquely
tasted and experienced. The worrying trend is revealed in the occassional
prefacing of articles with: "We have observed/seen in others ... ", and
then going from there to draw judgements without the need to experience
what those others have experienced. This is particularly - and
disturbingly - true of the various approaches to Aeonics. The worrying
aspect is that this, the most profound of magickal techniques, is becoming
a forum for academic debate, analysis and the pronouncement of personal
opinions under the guise of Insight.
Aeonic Magick - the flow of civilisations - is an utterly organic
process. It cannot be subjected to academic and personal projections, for
that is to make it into something else entirely. As has been constantly
stressed, the process requires individuals to lose what is personal of
themselves by becoming completely immersed in practical aeonic forms. There
is most certainly a subtle guiding, sometimes a subtle altering of those
forms; but there is also, very significantly, a giving up of oneself to
those aspects which cannot be controlled, which flow as they flow
regardless of individual influence. The nearest analogy to this process
lies in the flight of a seagull, as it rides the wind, adapting to a sudden
storm; flying in calm weather, but going with the direction of the gales
that may dictate a new course. It takes great skill, and the development of
a perfect balance between what is individually willed, and what is unfolded
by the greater flow of Life itself.
Consequently, Aeonics requires the individual to brave the
unknown, and forge uniquely from what cannot be pinned down, a new
experiencing of the constant, awesome becoming of the Cosmos. We have the
practical tools to do this via the various forms, discussed many times,
that presently exist in the world. And each new person who really lives
those forms, who becomes fully immersed so they effectively are those
forms, brings to flower something which utterly defies the academic debates
and analysis: something new, something living - a storm to change the flow
of our lives.
Occultists should possess the insight to recognise that point
beyond which debate and critical analysis cease to become productive for
all individuals, of all allegiances. This is particularly true with regard
to aeonic forms which are still growing, still in their early stages. There
comes a time when the organic process of Change as a whole must be left
alone to develope of itself, and personal objections of a thing are
silenced. Occultists must be aware of the need to create conditions by
which the necessary process of thesis - antithesis - synthesis, inherent
within all aeonic forms, can flourish. This is a slow process - painfully
so when apprehended within the time span of one individual causal life -
and requires for its growth a way of Living on the part of individuals.
Individuals cannot be led to this way of Living by the adoption of forceful
opinions, as esoteric organisations cannot be built upon such opinions.
Again, this insight involves laying aside personal motivations -
knowing when to act and when to move with that greater flow of Life. A
useful example of a form for which strategical, semantic debate is now
becoming counter-productive is that of 'politics' - particularly where
Race/Racism is concerned. Such things are still not understood on a
rudimentary level let alone on an aeonic one, and are still too practically
nascent to be subject to the lofty criticisms of the esoteric commentator.
Therefore it is imperative that a few individuals at least strive
to keep alive the promise of magick by being prepared to change their lives
(including the 'occult' aspect) in order to seek to become that tool for
Change; prepared to suffer the mistakes, the 'loss of face', the real
dangers that will assuredly follow. Of those few individuals who have lived
thus, all will testify to the profound, almost indescribable difference
encountered by living and immersing oneself in an aeonic form, as opposed
to the overview supposedly gained from literature and observing the
experiences of other people. The former is to be an organic part of the
dialectic of Life, re-defining, re-experiencing the essence; the latter, a
victim and perpetuator of brain-washing.
The outer forms of aeonics can always be criticised - but the
critical observations are not the point, are not the magick. The point lies
solely in the aforementioned dialectic of Life: if the only way of
achieving this intergration means that an individual must become for a time
a real revolutionary fighter, and risk spending some of that time in
prison, then that is the only way - that is the harsh choice faced by those
who have undertaken the Great Work. However, for the majority faced with
making this stark choice, personal feelings still continue to dictate,
obscuring and ultimately killing the Will of the Cosmos that is presenced
within each individual. This Will is not dictated by personal choice, but
is like the wind itself, a sudden reality upon which we must ride if the
end goal is to be reached. This is one reason why Traditional Satanists
eschew all those established beliefs and methods which bring comfort, all
those old gods who bring familiarity and enervating 'identity'. Individuals
may sincerely believe that such things, and their histories and ways, are
important - but they really are not. So what is the reality? ... Sadly, the
only present reality is that life is still too soft, too easy for the
majority to be impelled by the terrifying process of Creation.
V: The Future Aeon
For the Present, we exist in a society characterised by a 'supermarket'
approach of choice and consumption, where individuals no longer create
history, but look backwards and study, and romanticise - and distort. The
realm of the Esoteric is no exception to this, and thus it is vital that we
as Occultists, as creative individuals, cease to waste our time delving
into the folk-tales and legends of past, dead cultures - this includes
those of the Norse, Celtic, Saxon, and whatever else passes for
conventional esoteric interest.
Because to derive esoteric inspiration from the dim and distant
deeds of an archetype is a waste of the magickal opportunity that exists
now, with the people who exist now and the potential that they can embody
in the future. To create and perform rituals based on a dim and distant
fireside tale - or employ the symbolism of a past communal life-style - is
a counter-productive [in aeonic terms] indulgence. A 'culture' is,
magickally, unimportant. What matters is civilisation - or more precisely,
the living, evolving force that moves a civilisation forwards, and which is
in itself embodied by that civilisation. In this, the creativity of an
associated culture is only of relevance if it presences this living, moving
force.
When we enter a place of enigmatic 'historical interest', such as
an old settlement or stone circle, we do not need to psychically unravel -
or seek to re-enact - the secrets of a past community: we who live now are
those secrets, we are that enigma. We must only tap into the genius of our
creatvity and flow forwards, leaving the monuments, the ruins - the dead
shells - where they belong. If there is a message locked within the unknown
dolmen, it is this.
However, to use the form of an ancient or old archetype for the
purpose of doing something with that archetype in the world is another
matter. But this implies re-presenting such an archetype as the hero of a
new mythos - a mythos entirely representational of the current aeonic
phase, and by that token one which allows the next phase to be reached.
Thus, a new mythos would feature an established archetype
committing great acts of nobility (and great acts of terror), the nature
and form of which would inspire and liberate the 'modern masses'. The
magick of the archetype would be in its living now in the real world,
rather than having existed in some ethereal realm of the past; a past when
the manifestation of Human life was, in many respects, very different to
today. These differences lie in what is and what is not practically needed
in order for the people of modern 'Western' society to feel inspired
towards overcoming the problems, self-imposed and otherwise, of their
day-to-day existence.
The deeds of this archetype could be a re-presentation of those
acts committed by a real-life, modern day hero (such as a Satanist) - or
the creation of a new legend, the practical basis of which has yet to
occur, therefore inspiring individuals to bring it to life in the causal
world ... The ways and methods of this powerful magickal technique are
legion.
What is rarely considered by 'pagans' and occultists alike, is
how archetypes organically change as a civilisation organically changes
according to its various cultural, political and historical phases. For the
West, one of our primary archetypes is that of the Warrior. As long as we
as a Race continue to live, this archetype will never cease to be relevant:
it will never die. However, the form by which this archetype exerts its
influence on a Folk always changes according to the development of those
things which aid racial survival. It is this latter form of development
which defines the work of an Aeonic magickian, and not, as previously
stated, temporary intellectual trends/fashion.
Thor, for example, was once a real, living individual tied to a
Folk Community, who achieved immortality and 'god status' by doing great
heroic deeds. These deeds provided inspiration for that Folk to practically
emulate those deeds - and perhaps even surpass them. But, as stated above,
we as a Folk have since moved into an entirely different set of
circumstances to those which pertained to a particular phase in Norse
history.
In order to effectively deal with the evolutionary problems of
today, we need an archetype that we can realistically and practically
follow in deed. But this does not imply a blatant and disrespectful casting
aside of the glorious deeds of our ancestors. Rather, we are now presented
with the challenge of leaving the comforts of adhering to a far-distant
past and gathering instead the courage to practically realise that this new
warrior archetype has, within the scope of history, recently evolved and
lives now within the soul of the Western Race. This new archetype speaks of
the future, and allows the old gods of the past to fade with dignity, as is
their desire.
To accept this new archetype and to seek to aid it marks the
adults from those who are still children, who still seek refuge in fairy
tales - who still need the crutch of their parental ancestors. After all,
what is more frightening: dreaming of a semi-mythical wizard who dwelt in
the Dark Ages, or joining allegiance with a great Warrior of our time, who
demands that we literally fight - and possibly die - alongside?
And what new form does the Warrior now take? To accept and use
this knowledge is to wield real, practical magick - to taste the living
fruits of the cosmos. But it is for each potential adept to make their own
discovery ...
VI: The Art of Future Magick
The essence of Future Magick is quite simple. It does not involve
complicated 'occult' rituals where circles are drawn, implements
brandished, and earth-shattering 'words of power' laboriously recited by a
'High Priest'. It does not involve fumigating an indoor Temple with the
correct incense, or observing the archiac correspondences contained in
dreaded books of dead things.
It does not involve a group of robed individuals standing in a
circle and observing some ancient tradition, or beating drums in worship of
some lovely celestial goddess and some virile horned god. All such obvious
occult trappings are now ephemera, and fundamentally, are of the past. It
is not surprising that the practise of such things is growing, since we
live in a time when all communal traditions, all senses of spiritual
meaning are fading or are being destroyed.
But there are no secrets contained in the past - no message from
the mists of time to guide us forward. As previously stated, we who live
now are the message of our future evolution: all that has happened
throughout the aeons has led to this point, and, despite appearences, we as
a species know more now than we ever have known.
In order to move forwards, we must make this reality a living
one, within each and every one of our lives. We must trust in our latent,
evolved creative genius and have the courage to discard the romantic
trappings we as a species are becoming dependent upon. The Galactic future
can be presenced through our magick if we allow it to be. This requires a
leap of faith into the Abyss - into the realm of Satan.
All that the new ceremonies require, is for individuals who
possess this new aeonic faith to gather at specific times and perhaps light
a bonfire which will function as a focus/symbol for the gathering. All else
will create itself from there.
The specific gathering times - or fests - are as follows: Mid -
end of April; Early November; Spring Equinox; Mid - end of May; Summer
Solstice; Early - mid August; Autumn Equinox; Winter Solstice; Late January
- late Feb.
These are the times when the seasonal energies/cosmic tides are
at their most pronounced. These energies, in themselves unbound by any
phase in history, are, in the manner of magick, re-expressed each year
according to the circumstances of the celebrating and the broader esoteric
changes occurring at that time. Of neccessity a traditional form such as a
Nine Angles rite provides the basis for each fest - but such a rite is in
itself unbound by imagery from the dead and distant past (qv. Black Book
III). In essence, the 'Galactic' or acausal magick that will presence the
Future, is expressed through chant and thought, and thus brings the living
synthesis of Being that each act of magick seeks.
This is the magick that has always characterised the meaning of
genuine Satanism: the Way of Empathy. The practising of the fests expresses
a conscious integration with the living cosmic forces, and reaches the
height of expression when woven into the life of a rural community.
VII: Fundi
A great deal has been written over the years concerning the concept of the
nexion, and while the basic meaning is widely understood - that of a
nexion being a point where the acausal intrudes into the causal universe
(and vice versa) - the outer form that a nexion may take requires some
further explanation.
Firstly, a nexion can take many forms, and may even be a
combination of forms. According to very rare conditions, an aeonic nexion
may be an individual. Or it could be a revolutionary Religious form. Or, as
stated, it could constitute several such forms co-existing in the world in
order to bring forth the aeonic transition.
However, the standard image is usually that of an isolated,
wind-swept hill, which may perhaps include upon it some ancient ruined
structures. It is such an isolated place that is usually sought by
occultists when attempting to open a gate/nexion. This attempt will most
likely involve regular performance at the chosen site of rituals designed
to presence the acausal (such as Nine Angles ceremonies, etc. - qv. Order
MSS Thernn). Thus, a tradition is started whereby a reservoir of energies
is created for future Adepts to draw from and direct according to desire.
Several such places have been established over the years in the British
Isles, with one site in particular having been opened in an area of the
Welsh Marches over 1,000 years ago in order to inaugurate the Western Aeon,
as has been documented by the Dark Tradition.
Thus, the nexion associated with the present Western Aeon was
indeed an isolated, genuinely esoteric place. However, it was only thus
because of the nature of the times in which it was created: times
characterised by the Nazarene oppression, which demanded an esoteric
approach to preserving what we sometimes term as the 'Western ethos'.
This was in contrast to the nexion which presenced the
Hyperborian Aeon of Albion. This nexion existed in the area of Stonehenge.
The nexion then was not solely the henge itself, or the land upon which it
was built, or the folk who lived and worshipped there: it was a combination
of all thosefactors. The nexion of Albion was the organic whole of the
community which grew there; a living, working centre where all the threads
of nature and human-kind were woven as one. What can be found at that site
now is the dead shell of what was once a living organism - a nexion by
which life evolved significantly.
Because of the enervating nature of this present time, the nexion
associated with the next aeon and which is being established now, is also
an organic whole - a community. But this community must in this present age
develope covertly, since to openly establish it as an 'occult' venture
would be to hinder its slow, natural growth, and turn it into something
short-sighted and short-lived: a 'project' attempting to bend the Will of
Nature in accordance with a set of accepted 'ideas'. That is, such a
venture would seek to project upon the essence a limited understanding of
what constitutes the 'esoteric', and would thus represent a step backwards,
into that which is already dying.
The community instead allows the essence to dictate the ways of
living, and remains always separate from 'occult' forums and trends in
order that it may presence the future by founding a new organic approach to
Life itself. From this slow, aeonic development will come the new forms,
the new expressions, the new magick - of themselves, unhindered by any
pre-conceptions or expectations, and free from all past and fading
archetypes.
Thus the community itself will become the new esoteric path; the
new religion - the new country. In order to make this next phase
meaningful and significant - that is, practical - a leap of faith is
required: a breaking away from the established, on all levels. Thus, the
spirit of real pioneering is to be invoked, and there is no reason why
ultimately this leap of faith cannot be repeated across the diverse regions
of the Earth.
In establishing this nexion, the cycle that began in Albion will
have returned to its new beginning. This beginning is in essence quite
simple: it is the cultivating of the conscious apprehension of the
acausality of 'time', from which all else shall follow. Only from these
seemingly humble, rural beginnings can emerge the race that will
practically extend towards the stars, since both the Will and the form of
technology required to fulfil the Galactic Destiny can only develope
organically from revolutionary organic beginnings and methods.
The hidden, outwardly 'non-esoteric' community will be this new
beginning, and must subsequently be nurtured in such a way that it
flourishes for at least 1,000 years. This new form signifies the closing of
all that outwardly consitutes this present age, and is the essence itself,
not merely a vehicle for the expression of the essence. It is a combination
of both causal and acausal: it is a living nexion - the next stage, made
practical, in our evolution.
What is described above represents the essence of magick.
VII: Addendum
And so in this, and in other ONA writings, the practical meaning of Magick
is explicated - all that is now required of sinister esoteric Orders and
individuals is the Will to make the meaning a reality. Thus, in conclusion,
the magickal aims of a genuine sinister organisation should be as follows:
1) To continue to maintain the existing Tradition by diseminating the
various teachings and methods [as published in MSS such as Codex Saerus,
Naos and others].
2) To practically aid those 'exoteric' forms which will bring the New Aeon.
3) To extend the Tradition by creating new forms of the sinister. These
would include Artistic [musick/images/writing]; 'Magickal' [new
ceremonial/hermetic forms]; and practical, numinous ways of living [as in
the creation of an esoteric rural community, or communities - qv. Order MSS
Thernn].
In Satanism, lies the stuff of modern folk-tales - of future
legends; for unlike others, the Satanist lives the life and dies the death
of a Hero. This is not a claim made lightly. As a consequence of the
actions of a few, the next fifty years will witness a Recalling of the
devestating Creative force that each individual life can will into
Becoming.
Though many will dismiss it because they do not have the courage
to try, the Way of Satan remains, amidst the myriad of 'paths' the essence
of the Great Work. Experto credite.
And when the works are complete, a Satanist disappears from sight
- toward the next stage, leaving astonishment, disbelief and many questions
in their wake. And then the failures begin their campaign, of distortion
and lies. Just occassionally, they may hear our laughter.
C. Riabhaich/ONA. Revised: ONA 1998 eh. Published by The Venn Community,
Shropshire, 1998eh;
Vindex Press, USA, 1998eh.
- Order of Nine Angles -
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