Azothoz
Azothoz
Azothoz
Acknowledgements
1
Sabbatic Witchcraft as made manifest in America by Coven Nachttoter, a Left Hand Path extension of the
Witchcraft Tradition.
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Iblis known as Azazel the Fallen Angel who later became Shaitan the Opposer/Melek Taus the Peacock
Angel. #*
development of self. The Sabbatic Gnosis is not new, rather it
is the gift of self-initiation brought down from Lucifer and the
Watchers and transmitted via mouth to ear in the dreaming
plane. By utilizing the keys of the writings as workings the
gates are unlocked. As the reader moves through the grimoires
and texts, envisions and relates to the art, or perhaps discovers
a new shape within an angle, then shall this knowledge be
passed unto the initiate. The Sabbatic Gnosis lives in each
practitioner, just as the Black Flame is illuminated, this current
is alive as well.
Iblis fell from the heavens; the innocence passed beyond once
the self was perceived. Iblis understood that he (I choose to
write in masculine terms while exploring Iblis/Lucifer, though
not defining it to gender within the initiatory context) was
indeed separate from the universe, that he like all forms of
being was special. Iblis, or Lucifer was the essence of fire, thus
he was a Djinn. Iblis is the initiator of the path. Azazel, the
name of Iblis is the Djinn transformed into fallen angel, later
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The Title of the Poem/Lyric which is written in form of 3 statement and invocation at the same time. A
writing of Opposition from which Self-Initiation may occur.
called Lucifer. It was the very gift of Lucifer which brought is the immortal psyche. Set has brought forth many masks,
man the first flame of perception, thus the Black Flame. which he wears in the eye of the one who views him. Being
Iblis, Azazel, Shaitan, Lucifer, Satan, each is different in some
Azrail is the angel of death, which is an alternate of Azazel, ways throughout other cultures, yet Set is within and beyond
thus Azrail is the shadow form of Azazel, however of the path them all. This by itself, is the Typhon-Sethian awakening of
of darkness and the dead. Anubis, within the Egyptian context, Luciferian Being. One who leaves order to explore Chaos and
is the guardian of the path and the opener of the way. The Darkness, and in the center of this finding a light more
mentioning of Azrail is the lunar fountain from which the beautiful than any flickering lesser light beyond it.
vampyre djinn drinks.
Darkness is a principle understood only by experiencing it.
As Satan/Lucifer/Shaitan is the guardian of the threshold , the 4 One who persists to despise the concept of darkness and evil,
imagination is the gateway of the Black Flame itself. Humans literally have not tasted the fruits of its tree. Darkness is call
hold the very keys to the primal source, the barbarous tongues such because no light is given to view it. When one illuminates
which open the gates of hell and the darkness within. It is from a light within, a great shadow is cast down. We are the
the fallen angels and Djinn, the Watchers which from the fall Promethean source of all light and fire, and by seeking Set by
bring us divine light and the infinite possibility of becoming. the various masks he wears can we become one with the Prince
Azazel refused to bow before, man, whom was created from of Darkness. It is not, however just about becoming 'one',
clay. As a Djinri of fire, Azazel was the initiator of the path, I rather remaining separate and unique. Set in this aspect joins
the twelve winged cherub which was the most illuminated ,. wrAi us yet we exist still in the antinomian sense. The text of
angel of God. Iblis however, rejected faith itself. This was the I this grimoire is given as such, a cipher to be used in bringing
moment from which this spirit saved and uplifted humanity. As forth the Prince of Darkness, immolating yourself, and
he fell from the heavens unto earth, his comrades including the becoming as this very life giving force of the universe.
Watchers, who mated with women of the earth, realized they
did not perish and the Black Flame itself remained. The Luciferian concepts of light are given in areas of self-
study and exploration. We are not able to just pass through
Pride called Kibr was the reason for the fall of Iblis, who found times and examples of being, yet we must remain constant and
knowledge in the self. In other pantheons from behind Satan at the same time progressive. All knowledge we seek brings us
comes forth the Egyptian Prince of Darkness, SET. Set is wisdom, a new sense of self. Chaos is the tool found around us
considered the isolate and beautiful self, that within isolation, from which the Waters of Nun allow us to drink.
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The Imagination, or Iblis. The Very gateway of our mind. Ayn al-Qozat Hamadani, a Shaykh executed at
the age of 31 in his hometown Hamadan, Northwest Iran in 1131 A.D. This shaykh was an initiated teacher
whom brought the knowledge of THE BLACK LIGHT and DARK TRESSES of the BELOVED to those
who were able to understanding this concept. Satan is the Guardian of the Threshold, a doorway which is
the space-between-worlds. (from Iblis, Peter Lambom Wilson, Gnosis Magazine)
"Art is the instinctive application (to observations or The Throne of Twilight
sensations) of the knowledge latent in the sub-
consciousness."~ A. O. Spare
From the throne of twilight brought
This grimoire offers the God Forms of the Sabbatic and Gave no lamp of the deads last vison
Luciferian Path as the gateway, a communication point of the The spirit of fire cast down as lightning
developing gnosis of self-creation. Those who may see through Through the choice of isolation
and within the body of work will be able to utilize its power.
The Masks of Satan in a myriad of forms is but a shadow of
which it really is; such symbolism is a testing ground for
initiation. Consciousness regained
sleep did not prey ail
Understanding the essence of Set-heh (Set the Opposer) within from the ashes ofAzrael 's urn
the gnosis obtain through this grimoire is essential in the did Iblis emerge,
results sought. The individual must be comprehendible
concerning the aims of the Great Work. Sorcery and Magick
From night doth he go forth
are successful when the magician is willing to cross the Abyss
and instead of denial of the worlcf ultimately and loosing the
ego, one uses this neither-neither aspect of seizing and Let the knowledge of heaven and
strengthening the consciousness. By approaching Magick and the secrets of Hell,
elevating the self one may capitalize on the chance to initiate Be ever in union, for there
the self towards the God Set or Lilith, and drink from the cup
of ecstasies from which they offer. is the secret of God itself
The sacred cup of life
offered unto ashen lips
Arimanus called the Dragon of Darkness By the forked tongue of the initiator I shall hear,
Who tasted the sweet flesh and poisoned flower To know which is rarely spoken will not be
ofLilith understood what existence in flesh would be Unseen, that the knowledge of Fire,
Born of shadows and flesh torn trickery be the Hidden language of the mind
And nothing will remain beyond it.
Beyond the veil of this fire, the profane shall not pass
Yet the sabbat dream is bestowed to the drinker of
ecstasy
Within the realm of shadow, cold through the caves
Of Awlraun-Lilith, the gateway between two worlds
is the
Flesh which holds the cunning fire
Illuminated by Qayin
Brought to those who walked this path by Lucifer
Known as the Black Flame
The work of Zos produces the seeing Eye of the world of dreams and
twilight, which the witch is able to perceive inherently. This passage of
essence is revealed only to those who are able to comprehend the essence
and what it is to reveal. It is Spare's gnosis, transferred in a way which was
shown as a pure source of magickal gnosis, is the culmination of the very
essence of the Sabbat. In Austin Spare's ritual text, The Witches' Sabbath, it
was a formula of bizarre combination of sources which produced results, the
emergence in the dreaming Eye of Zos. Spare was first taught a method of
obtaining Sabbatic ascension through which the self voluntarily abstains
from sexual congress, repression and sacrifice to within the rite itself, release
all in an orgia of sexual awakening which combines the powers of the Sun
and Moon. The self thus is free in all aspects and the Sabbatic Orgia itself is Dragon awaits within this threshold, from which the imagination (Iblis)
the manifest powers of the Alphabet of Desire, the witches' language of the brings one forth.
subconscious.
The Fourth is the Sexual aspect of Draconian Magick, from which one adds
An excellent example of how Aos would capture the daemonic spirits and the sexual creative process infused with the familiar on the astral plane,
automata found on the astral plane was the series of exceptional drawings
which became "The Book of Ugly Ecstasy". The spirits featured in this allows it to begin copulations independent of the self. While the sorcerer
book are found through the formation of beings born of astral semen and charges this creative Daemon, the idea and wish fulfillment is one aspect of
stored sexual energy. Such daemons may be bound to objects and talismans, success. The Left Hand Path approach is to utilize this aspect of the sexual
from which is handled by the magician involved. These talismans are always djinn to build its energy towards the Dragon, the center of being of the
consecrated with blood or sexual fluid (always belonging to the sorcerer antinomian process. This formula is described in full within this grimoire, in
involved.) and such automata may be destroyed and banished, reabsorbed by poem and image. Use it wisely and use the attributes all in all. The Great
burning the sigil or talisman. Dragon coils and offers the elixir of immortality depending on who may
drink from it.
The Black Eagle is a familiar spirit which may be called and brought unto
the sorcerer by means of Will, Desire and Belief. It is the intense focus and
The Black Eagle is the essential guide to this process, and acts as a mental
concentration which lead to the emergence of the spirit in an elder way
stimulant towards ones self-initiation into the mysteries of the Sabbat. The
similar to that of shamanistic invocation, the flight of the mind to seek the
Black Eagle is in one aspect a shade of Ahriman, whom has gained
congress of the body of familiars, the succubi and incubi of the unconscious.
immortality through existence within the Sabbatic Initiate, no matter what it
Spare's use of the Quadrigia Sexualis also known as the Four Horsemen of
is called or guise it travels. The mask of the Black Eagle is in this case
Sex is the Quarters of the Calling of Manifestation. The first being constant
shadow and vampyre, the soul drinking djinn who awakens the individual
congress, the glyph of Babalon, Az or the lunar aspect Lilith. This instance
unto self-deification through the initiation into the Draconian Mysteries of
is symbolized by the Hand (Will) and Eye (Imagination), from which all
Khem, the Black Land.
things manifest. This is the essence of the Zos Kia Cultus, from which the
hand and eye unite from which the power of the self commands the world
around it. The Essence of the Black Eagle is found in the mask of which it wears. The
Vampyric element is itself present in the concept of being. The Sabbatic and
Luciferian Path is a culmination of sorcery and magickal practice. The Black
The second is the gesture of the use of Barbarous Evocation, or Barbarous Eagle is a familiar spirit which brings the inspiration of initiation, the self
Words. This is the speaking of the Alphabet of Desire from which the exteriorized from which we abstractly communicate and achieve a next-level
sorcerer allows the arcana of the self to speak its infernal and hidden of advancement. The Black Flame of the crossroads, which the living and
essence, the commanding of Will and the enfieshment of desire. Mantra and the dead meet.
chant is used in this aspect and the secret words are utilized. "What sounds
the depths and conjoins Will and Belief? Some inarticulate hieroglyph, or
Embrace this enveloped shadow at the crossroads of the altar, of the ritual
sigil, wrought from nascent Desire and rhythmed by unbounded Ego."
chamber and shadowmantieon of which one shall announce the Will and
Austin Osman Spare, The Grimoire of Zos
Desire.
The sigil may be place upon the altar from which may be charged upon each
The Third gesture is the entire concept of stimulation, the stirring of desire
focus and invocation of the Black Eagle. This familiar shall be an
of the one wish, crowned with the death posture. This is when, through the
exteriorized symbol of the self and the Draconian Mirror of the
desire of self and creation, and then excitement to complete collapse
Subconscious. Off beat drumming, ectstasy and the mind entering gnosis
mentally and physically, is the great sacrifice gratified through the
through such techniques will align the sorcerer's mind with the work at
communion with The EYE of .Awakening, being Set the Opposer. The
hand.
Eyes that mirror the black caves ofLilitu, changing in an
"As twilight grows dim, and night does approach instant to pools of blood
the spirit gates open, the ghost doors await. Which reveal thy immortal flame
Shade of solitude, night winged bringer ofgnosis come Your body as from the corpse yards, pale bones long
forth forgotten
Hearken and come forth as I light the flame in the Black Wings which encircle the aspirant of your calling
Northern Quarter We call to theel
Let this be your lamp of guidance
Zsirru eslata umbrazza poresta
Vampyre shadow, timeless essence do come forth, seek
Zrrau zraa zsirru
communion with those of the arte.
As night brings forth the manes grave-born, immortal spirit
Nomadic spirit, kindled in midnight fire
of shadow nourished.
Who calling point is the crossroads
Tomb dwelling forest wraith do manifest.
We do call thee forth
Night born dreams of which you walk, fiy swift now beside
Black Eagle, whom joins with us in dreams
us!
Envelope us with shadowed wings
I invoke the arcana of your wisdom
Azaza us ha libo libo Azakal
Zrraru, umpesta, blakala, zrarru
Consecrate the sigil accordingly.
Lemensha zrrara pmestu zoiope
Focus upon the sigil when sleeping.
Ramashu pesigashra alkala lamastu
Dreams shall gateway your vision to the Sabbat and
invocation of the arte of sorcery.
Howling winds, those that usher forth Lilith
Knowing her screeching ecstasy
I do open the gates and call you forth
Black Eagle, dive the blue and black waters of the mind
From the night came forth Shemyaza, who mirrored Spirits of the Sun and the Moon
Azazel on the other side, and taught root cuttings, I do call to those who still walk upon the earth
wort cunning and the enchantments of sorcery. By this oath of dawn and dusk I do invoke thee
Kasdeja brought unto woman the knowledge of Bring unto the hidden knowledge of ages,
destroying the fetus but also the lore of demons and I stand in the circle first born of the blood of our
angels of the self how they may be used within ones family
becoming. Amazarak brought the knowledge of wort I unite the demonic and angelic
cunning and sorcery to others as well, initiating Transmit your knowledge through my dreams and
bloodlines and spiritual linage through off spring of impressions
their dream union with the daughters of man. That this arcana of self whom is of Set, the Opposer
Barakayal initiated astrology and the movement of May shine forth from the Black Flame of Luciferian
stars, as did Tamiel the art of astronomy. Ezeqeel knowledge!
taught the discipline of astral projection and the That my being is the lamp of fire in the darkness
movement of clouds while Kokabel understood the That my shadow may bring also my manifestation of
constellations and how to enter Ursa Minor from Will!
which Seth existed. Sariel knew the motion of the Watchers descend again and bring the knowledge
moon and the lunar callings of Witch Mother Lilith. you so carry!
Sariel also knew the motions of the Moon and the May the night winds bring my calls to Haradan, from
Goddess which resided in its light. the deserts to Orion,
From which Seth awaits'!
By Flame and Darkness, by Sun and Light shall each
be invoked.