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Black Witchcraft

Foundations of the Luciferian Path

By Michael W. Ford, Akhtya Seker Arimanius

The nature of ‘Skir-hand’ Witchcraft in the ancient and modern world is

of anti-nature, or rather the word “Antinomian” is a greek form meaning

“against the law”. This word makes reference to rebellion from a

structure or spiritual design of the masses, the majority and whatever

the current ideological mainstream may be at that time. Witchcraft, no

matter for what intent or form, has always stood outside any

conventional acceptance within society – either by the religious hierarchy

(even though it keeps their organizations called Church together and

making money) or even governmental ones. To provide a distinct

understanding of Luciferian Witchcraft from which I am an initiate of, I

must write directly of experience and the vision which all initiates, past,

present or secret, have brought to the current and how it manifests

today. No longer should those of Luciferian nature be forced to denounce

the darkness inherent within us all; witchcraft as with the human or

daemonic spirit is both dual natured, light and shadow, bestial and

angelic, ad infinitum.

The word ‘Black’ within the context of writing here is in reference to the

hidden nature of the Sinister Craft, it is both the depths of initiation

which runs deep in our souls, and the future possibility by the atavistic

urges which may be harnessed into powerful tools of refining and

strengthening our consciousness. The Order of Phosphorus is an

initiatory guild of practitioners of sorcery from a Left Hand Path point of

view. The word ‘Black’ is described by Idries Shah as being identified

with the sound of FHM in the Arabic tongue, which is ‘black’ meaning

‘wise’ and equally with ‘understanding’. Shah writes further that black

holds a connection with hidden wisdom, thus the phrase, “Dar tariki,

tariqat” which means “In the Darkness, the Path”. The Order of

Phosphorus is symbolic of fire illuminated from clay, of light emerging

from darkness. The magicians and witches of this 'Skir-hand' Guild are

equally focused on not only low sorcery, but utilizing the hidden nature

of darkness to reveal Light within themselves. Here we find the

foundation and essence of Baphomet, the Father of Wisdom. The

Sabbatic God is both the union of the Beast and the Whore, Ahriman

(Satan, Samael) and Az (Lilith, Babalon) which beget Cain (by the circle of

Leviathan, the Serpent of the Depths). An initiatory image of Cain as

Baphomet (by Soror Lilitu Azhdeha) may be found in “The Book of Cain”

and represents the Black Lord of the Sabbat as a form of the Adversary.

A representation of this path may be found in my publications,

“Luciferian Witchcraft: A Book of the Serpent” which contains the

grimoires “Book of Cain”, “Goetic Sorcery”, “Yatuk Dinoih”, “Nox Umbra”,

“The Paitisha”, “Azothoz”, “Vox Sabbatum” and much more. The

infamous “Book of the Witch Moon” also has presented a foundation for

the darker aspects of sorcery and vampirism, which Aleister Crowley

alludes to in “De Arte Magica”. The reader who holds interest in the

provenance of the Witches Sabbat in consideration of the Luciferic gnosis

referred to in this article may have recourse material to seek in the

aforementioned titles as well as works by Kenneth Grant who continued

the Initiatic work of Crowley and Spare from the 1950’s onward.

Symbolism and Commitment

“The model of Left Hand Path Sexual Magick is a challenge which moves

beyond the constraints of sociological limitation; it is taboo without

psychological degradation, self-motivational empowerment through

becoming as a God or Goddess, to discover your weaknesses and

strengths.” ADAMU – Forbidden Sexual Magick

The definitions of the Left Hand Path has long been a clouded and often

misunderstood definition. Essentially, the Left Hand Path is by universal

perception as being the mutation or transformation of consciousness into

a divinity or divine conscious, this is done by the process of the practice

of Magick and Sorcery to achieve the motion of the body and mind

towards a higher perception. The Black Adepts of The Order of

Phosphorus and the Black Order of the Dragon are magicians who are

committed to process of self-determined magical exercises to refine and

expand their consciousness; through physical and mental activity. This

includes but is not limited to, Sexual Magick, Ceremonial practice and

Solitary workings of all kinds to seek the initiatory results of Magick

itself.

“This is not a path of prayer and supplication, but recognition of the

sorcerer's own inherent powers. The forces of Darkness are called upon as

a means of self-expression, self-empowerment, and self-deification.” –

Nathaniel Harris, (author of WITCHA- A Book of Cunning, Mandrake of

Oxford, and current Magister of The Red Circle, England) from the

Introduction to “Luciferian Witchcraft” by Michael W. Ford

Black Witchcraft as defined within the afromentioned grimoires is about

self-deification but also the further expansion of consciousness,

transforming the mundane into the divine, thus the antinomian and

Satanic symbolism. But herein is cipher and clue to the essence of the

Luciferian path, it is both commitment and the possession of the lower

and higher aspects of Daemonic identification which empowers the

Godforms found in the forbidden and black grimoires of such as ADAMU,

VOX SABBATUM, LIBER HVHI and LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT. There is

no mere psychodrama and within the circle of the wise does the magician

seek a higher spirit outside of his or her being; they seek it within and

the choreography and instruments of ritual are merely self-empowered

tools to aide in the process of Becoming. 'Skir-hand' Witchcraft within

has been inspired from the family lines of Nathaniel Harris and family,

'Skir' meaning "left hand" or "sinister".

“The Circle within Luciferian Witchcraft represents the very binding space

of the sorcerers body, both of spirit/celestial and flesh/infernal. It is the

symbol of both the Sun and the Moon, the sphere which begets strength

and the very focus of the Magician.” ADAMU – Forbidden Sexual Magick

by Michael W. Ford

The ritual tools within the Black Tradition are as various as the witches

themselves. Some create fetish servitors, embodied and often created

demonic familiars bound to objects, created from animal remains, blood

or sexual fluids to form a visualized shade which holds significance to

the sorcerer himself. Some create dolls and others use little or no exterior

tools or implements. What holds tradition among such Adepts is the

commitment of the Luciferic Spirit within. This is the mind of the

practitioner which has been liberated through antinomian practices and

thought, by this determined focus that the Will of the Black Adept has

transformed he or she into a Daemonic Being. Within ancient Persian

practice, the Ahriman (Satan) created daemon Akoman (meaning Evil

Mind) is the Luciferian Mind which seeks liberation and independence

from the mass or herd mentality, to become something ‘other’ by the

forbidden or ‘evil’ path of Magick or Witchcraft.

Certain tools within the Craft Sinister are often considered ‘haunted’

objects, empowered by ongoing ritual practice by the witch or sorcerer

which gives the fetish a seeming life independent from their own,

however always usually in accordance to their Will. Ritual instruments

such as the Tibetan Kangling, a Trumpet made from the thigh bone of a

hanged man, a ritual knife known as an Athame, according to Idries

Shah as ‘adhdhame’ being ‘bloodletter’, used in Sabbat ritual practice to

focus the Will or Cast the Mind into the determined direction of ritual

Magick; the blade representing the Luciferic Mind of the magician. The

Skull Cup, made from the top part of the human skull, makes a drinking

bowl used in ceremonial or solitary practice. None of these ritual tools

are required for practice, which depends solely on the means and

predilection of the sorcerer.

Godforms hold specific power within the cults of witchcraft as what is

empowered from the practitioner themselves. The Gods and Goddesses

would not exist in any tangible form if humanity did not empower them;

either subconsciously or consciously, thus by the Adept becoming does

the Godform become. Deific energy is a source not only based within the

blood of the practitioner, of the atavistic or primal recesses of the human

mind. This Deific energy or power may be recalled into the flesh and

conscious mind of the practitioner, thus one finds the knowledge

undertaken by earlier sects such as The Golden Dawn, the Maskhara of

the Arabic and Asian tribes, Austin Osman Spare’s Zos Kia Cultus, etc.

There are numerous rituals explored by Luciferian Sabbat practitioners

within The Order of Phosphorus and the Black Order of the Dragon

which utilize old methods of lycanthropy and the ‘shedding of flesh’, of

shape shifting by dream in Therion form to go forth to the erotic

convulsions of the Infernal Sabbat.

The God of Luciferian Witchcraft is Seth-an, or Set (the same as Samael,

Satan). This is the Egyptian Prince of Darkness, a Lord of Chaos and

sorcerous power. Set should not be considered merely a God in an

anthropomorphic sense, rather a deific force which is the very essence of

our being. When Azazel or Lucifer brought to Cain the Black Flame of

Consciousness, this was as too Set’s gift to mankind. By working in the

circles of Luciferian Craft, you are merely fulfilling your ancient heritage.

While some choose paths less dangerous than this; the reality of

witchcraft as a Luciferian Gnosis cannot be denied. The Great Work in

reference to Set is for the magician to seek divinity, that is awareness,

individuality and personal power. By believing in yourself rather than

something ‘higher’ than you (The only Higher Angelick or Demonic being

is YOU, the Luciferic Angel or Holy Guardian Angel) you become as your

models.

Within the Black Tradition the Luciferian Trinity which is composed of

Samael – Lilith – Cain hold significance in the model of practice within

the cult. This Trinity is an alchemical process of becoming in which the

magician aligns and utilizes the deific associations of Samael – Lilith –

Cain to transform their consciousness into the divine essence which is

Baphomet, the Head of Knowledge. To described Samael, a small section

as follows is from LIBER HVHI, a ritual work which defines the deeper

and darker practice of the Left Hand Path in terms of Witchcraft.

“For the Devil is called Diabolus, that is, flowing downwards: that he

which swelled with pride, determined to reign in high places, fell flowing

downwards to the lowest parts, like the torrent of a violent stream.” –The

Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy

“It is written in the Bible that Samael/Satan fell from heaven as lightening,

being a flash downwards, who before the fall, was a guarding Seraph

around the throne of God. After his fall he was a master of death, the very

poison of God yet he was also a Giver of Life, being the father between

fallen angel and woman. In later Jewish writings, Samael is associated

with the name Malkira, which Morris Jastrow Jr. associated with Malik-

Ra, being “The Evil Angel” and the name Matanbuchus, being a form of

Angro-Mainyush or Ahriman. Here does the circle become closed and the

nature of the First Angel become perceived or sensed. In ongoing ritual

work, the magician begins identifying his or herself with Samael (and

Lilith) within the parameters of their own life and initiation.

The Lord of the Earth, being a name ascribed to Samael (Satan) and his

fallen angels and demons, are but considered astral spirits, that which no

longer take physical form, but may become manifest through the magician

or witch who may make a “pact” with them, being initiation and dedication

to the Left Hand Path. Samael is the patron spirit of the Left Hand Path, as

his Word is what formed our thoughts and gave us the inner fire of the

Black Flame, our individual process of thought and free will. The

magicians who aligned their will with the Left Way, that of Samael (the

Devil), were given powers over the earth in one way or another; all the

while strengthening, defining and expanding their conscious. In Exodus 7

the magicians were able to make frogs and serpents by the power they

obtained in the Devil, thus such creatures are astral forms of Ahriman

(Samael) and the dreaming body of witches and sorcerers.” - Liber HVHI

Here we can see that Samael or Satan/Shaitan, is not the all devouring

aspect, but also the savior of humanity and the original planter of the

seed of light in our being. Through Cain did his lineage survive and

continue on spiritually to this present time.

Lilith, being the Bride of the Devil, is one part of the Adversary as being

the dark instinctual side of man and woman, feminine, yet horrific and

loving all within the same breath. Lilith is known by the Semitic “Layil”

which a word is meaning Night, but also the name of the demon of the

storm. Lilith is associated with the screech owl and other beasts of the

wild, as it is where she went after she left heaven to wander the earth.

She is considered one of the Three Assyrian demons being Ardat Lilit,

Lilit and Lilu, but rather these may be just variations of her name. It is

suggested by some Hebrew scholars that Lilith was worshipped by exiled

Jews from Babylon as a goddess of the wilderness.

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