In our meetups at Arcanus in Longmont CO, Dennis and I speak of arcane texts that contain a multitude of operations for the practice of magick. In this post, I will provide an excerpt from The Dark Book of Delphinium that exists in only in a few private collections in the world. Mine being one such collection. This is an example of the various forms of magick one can utilize to change oneself and ones environment. Over the next few months, I will be revealing these practices as part of a greater whole of knowledge sharing that we experience in our meetups and classes.
I hope you enjoy this walk down the arcane trails of deep knowledge -
The Sphere Working -
Close your eyes and visualize a small golden sphere at your
solar plexus.
Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through the
mouth. With each breath visualize the sphere growing larger and larger until it
encompasses your entire body. Visualize yourself surrounded by a golden sphere
of protective light. You can increase this sphere to encompass a larger space
to provide protection or cleansing.When the sphere is no longer needed, work the visualization
in reverse with each breath bringing the sphere smaller and smaller until it
disappears into your solar plexus.Ground any excess energy you may feel lingering.
This technique can provide a pure space for healing, to
raise power, or to protect against baneful spirits and other forces.
The Dark Ritual or Communion with the All -
Materials needed -
Red Wine
Dagger or
Dirk
Bread
Salt
Candle
Incense
matches
In a darkened room, prepare an alter facing North with the
red wine to your right, the dagger crossway's in front of you, the candle in
the center, the bread and salt on a platter to your left, and the incense
between the dirk and candle in front of you.
Light the Candle and the incense. Perform the sphere
working. Once ready, take up the dagger and inscribe an invoking pentagram to
the North, East, South, West, and back to North. Inscribe an invoking pentagram
above you and below you. Close your eyes and visualize the pentagrams glowing
all around you. You are ready for powerful forces. (Note: How to inscribe the pentagrams may be found by a simple Google search)
Inscribe an invoking pentagram over the wine saying –
Blood of
the Dark Mother, Hecate, be blessed and empowered by the spirit of the dark forces that reside within the
deep mists of legend.
Hold the
magic of the fey and power of the lands from which they spring.
As it is,
so shall it be.
See the wine glow with the power you have invoked. See it
transformed from wine into blood. Your blood. The blood of all that live or
have lived. The blood of the Dark Mother.
Inscribe an invoking pentagram over the bread and salt
saying -
Flesh of the Father, Cernunnos
Luciferos, be blessed and empowered by the spirit of the lands that we tread.
Hold the magic of the soil and winds and rain. Glow with the fires that fall
from the skies and burn those that would walk against your children.
As it is,
so shall it be.
See the bread and salt glow with the power of the All Father
and the lands. It is no longer bread and salt, but the flesh of the All Father
and the lands upon which you walk. It is your flesh, and the flesh of all.
Tear off a piece of bread and dip it in the salt. Pass it
through the incense saying -
The smoke
of our spirit guides us to the places of mystery. Into my body to I take the flesh of all my kin. Into my spirit do I take the flesh of the All Father and ride the wild hunt into the
other world. As it is, so shall it be.
Eat the bread and feel the power coursing through you. Once
consumed, say -
As my body
consumes the flesh, so does my flesh grow stronger. As my spirit soars, so does my power grow.
As it is, so shall it be.
Pick up the wine. Hold it to the darkened sky and say -
This is the blood, the life, the
birth. Into my heart do I take the sustaining breath of the Dark Mother. In my
veins doth run the power of all things from the time before creation. I am of the Mother and she is of me. As
it is, so shall it be.
Drink the wine and feel the warmth of the blood flow through
you. Feel it empower your spirit center. Say -
My blood
burns with the Mother. My mind soars as she soars. I am of the all and the all is of me. Nothing is beyond my power for I reach into infinity. As it is, so shall it be.
Open your arms in an accepting manner and vibrate -
Ahhhhhhhhh....
Feel
the power emanate out into all of the worlds that exist. You are at one with
everything. You are everything. Cast any
other spells or simply feel the power and travel to the ends of creation. When
ready, take a deep breath and return to your body. Inscribe banishing
pentagrams in the reverse order that you did the invoking. Re-absorb the
sphere. Leave the incense to burn and snuff the candle.
This is a very powerful ritual and propels you to the communion with ancient gods. Do not fear the dark aspect that may seem to come from this operation. If you truly wish to walk the paths of sorcery and magick, then you must learn to walk the middle way and commune with All, for we are not light nor dark. We are in between. I hope it is efficacious for you and once performed you will never be the same again for all spirits will see your light and come to you.
