Study and begin to use the Sinister Tarot. Write a personal "magickal diary" about these workings. Tasks: 1) Study the Septenary System in detail and begin hermetic magickal workings with the septenary spheres and pathways as described in Naos. There is no difference between a Ceremonial Initiation, and a Hermetic Self-Initiation. Both of these rituals of Initiation are given in detail in the Order MS The Black Book of Satan - A Guide to Satanic Ceremonial Magick. If you are working alone, or the group you are in contact with suggest it, it can be a Hermetic one of "Self-Initiation". If you are in contact with a traditional Satanic group, this can be a Ceremonial ritual. The third task of a neophyte is to undertake a ritual of Satanic Initiation. This task is a necessary prelude to Satanic Initiation. The second task of a neophyte is to undertake the "secret task" appropriate to this first stage. The neophyte also needs to understand the fundamental concepts of magick, such as "causal" and "acausal" and here a study of the following Order MSS is useful: (a) Chapters 0 and I of Naos (b) Aeonic Magick - A Basic Introduction. The following MSS (contained in Hostia) should be particularly studied in order to gain an understanding of traditional Satanism and its methods: (a) Selling Water By The River (b) Satanism - The Sinister Shadow, Revealed (c) Guide to Black Magick (d) Ritual Magick - Dure and Sedue Ceremonial.
These are: (1) The Black Book of Satan - A Guide to Satanic Ceremonial Magick (2) Naos - A Guide to Becoming an Adept and (3) Hosti a - The Secret Teachings of the ONA ( Volumes I & II). The first task of a neophyte is to obtain copies of the various Order MSS which will be needed.
To this end, the following Order MSS should be read: * Satanism - An Introduction For Prospective Adherents * The Sinister Path: An Introduction to Traditional Satanism * The Essence of the Sinister Path Before embarking on the first stage - that of Satanic Initiation - the individual who desires to follow the dark path of traditional Satanism should gain some understanding of what genuine Satanism is. Each stage represents a development of and in the individual - of their personality, their skills, their understanding, their knowledge and insight. The purpose of this reading and study is to provide a Satanic understanding of the tasks, ordeals, rituals and so on of the particular stage being attempted. Also, each stage involves the individual in a certain amount of reading and study of Order manuscripts. Each of these stages is associated with specific tasks, ordeals, rituals and so on, and a completion of each and all of these (given in detail below under the appropriate stage) is required before the next stage can be attempted. Sometimes, Initiates are described, or known, as "novices" Internal Adepts as Priest/Priestess a Grand Master as a Magus, and a Grand Mistress as a Magistra. The stages are: Neophyte Initiate External Adept Internal Adept Master of Temple/Mistr ess of Earth Gr and Master/Grand Mistress Immortal. The Way is divided into seven stages, and these mark a specific level of individual achievement. Success depends on this commitment by the individual. The Way requires a sincere and genuine commitment, and it is both difficult and very dangerous. It also involves a practical mastery of all forms of magick. The Way is essentially practical - involving experiences in the real world, and ordeals, as well as the completion of difficult, challenging tasks.
The Way itself enables any individual to achieve genuine magickal Adeptship (and beyond) and thus fulfil the potential latent within them - thus they can and do enhance their life, and achieve their unique Destiny. The individual also acquires genuine esoteric knowledge and a genuine understanding. This Satanic training developes individual character, esoteric (or Occult) skills and self-insight. One aim of the Way is to create Satanic individuals - that is, to train individuals in the ways of Satanism. To reach a particular stage, requires considerable effort by the individual, who works mostly on their own. The Way is an individual one - each stage, of the seven stages that make the Way, is achieved by the individual as a result of their own effort. It is the practice of Satanism, by individual Satanists, and thus expresses Satanism in action. The Seven-Fold Sinister Way is the name given to the system of training used by traditional Satanists.
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