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Pacts
With The
evil
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" T h e D e v i l "
Pa r t o f a Se t o f Ta r o t T r um ps Pa in t ed by S . J a son B lack
F R O N T I S P I E C E
Pacts With
The Devil
A C h r o n i c l e o f S e x , B l a s p h e m y & L i b e r a t i o n
By
S. Jason Black
&
Christopher S. Hyatt , Ph. D.
Illustrations by
S. Jason Black
N E W F A L C O N P U B L I C A T I O N S
T E M P E , A R I Z O N A U S A
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Copyr ight 1993 S. Jason Black & C hr is topher S. Hyat t, Ph.D.
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/cling unto the burning Aethyr like Lucifer that fell through
the Abyss, and by the fury of his flight kindled the air.
And I am Belial, for having seen the Rose upon thy breast, I
have denied God.
And I am Satan I am Satan I am cast out upon a burning
crag And the sea boils about the desolation thereof. And
already the vultures gather, and feast upon my flesh.
Yea Before thee all the most holy is profane, O thou
desolator of shrines O thou falsifier of the oracles of truth
Ever as I went, hath it been thus. The truth of the profane
was the falsehood of the Neophyte, and the truth of the
Neophyte was the falsehood of the Zelator Again and
again the fortress must be battered down Again and again
the pylon must be overthrown Again and again must the
gods be desecrated
Aleister Crowley
The Vision and the Voice
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Lucifuge Rofocale
Pr im e M in i s t e r Of He l l
Based upon a s even t i e th cen tu r y i l l u s t r a t i on i n t he
o r i g i n a l Grand Grimoire.
TABLE OF C ON TEN TS
Introduction 11
Parti
History
Chapter One
2 7
T h e F o u n d a t i o n s
Chapter Two 3 2
Poss ib l e Or ig ins
Chapter Three 4 1
H e i r s T o T h e T r a d i t i o n
Chapter Four 4 6
The Or ig in Of The Pac t
Chapter Five 5 2
P a c t s In T h e C h u r c h
Chapter Six 5 7
T h e L e g a c y O f F a u s t
Chapter Seven 6 2
For e ign Pa r a l l e l s
Chapter Eight 6 8
M o d e r n I n f l u e n c e s F e a r & R e p r e s s i o n
Chapter Nine 7 7
M o d e r n P r a c t i c e s P e r s o n a l T e s t i m o n y
Chapter Ten
9 5
T h e F a l l F r o m H e a v e n
Chapter Eleven
110
The B lood Sac r i f i c e
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Part II
Practice
Chapter Twelve 149
I n t r o d u c t i o n T o T h e G r i m o i r e s
Chapter Thirteen 151
T h e R i t u a l O f L u c i f u g e B e i n g T h e A r t O f D e m o n i c P a c t s ,
B a s e d I n P a r t U p o n T h e G r a n d G r i m o i r e I n c l u d i n g
T h e S e x u a l S a c r i f i c e
Chapter Fourteen 162
T h e G r i m o r i u m V e r u m
Chapter Fifteen
188
T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n O f P o p e H o n o r i u s T h e G r e a t
Chapter Sixteen 2 3 3
Sex R i t e s
Appendices & Poscripts
Appendix
1
2 4 1
L i b e r A s t a r t e
Appendix II 2 5 9
P l a n e t a r y A t t r i b u t e s
Appendix III 2 6 5
S a m p l e P a c t
Appendix IV
2 6 6
F r a g m e n t O f A G e r m a n F a u s t M a n u s c r i p t
Postscript 2 7 6
W a r I n H e a v e n
Post Postscript 2 8 0
Y o u G e t W h a t Y o u A s k F o r
Afterword To The Second Edition 2 8 3
I N T R O D U C T I O N
And the Lord God said, behold, the man is become as one
of us , to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his
hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for
ever:
Therefore the Lord G od sent him forth from the garden of
Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the
garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which
turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
G e n e s i s 3 : 2 2 - 2 4
T o w r i t e a b o o k s u c h a s th i s i n t o d a y ' s r e p r e s s i v e e n v i
r on m en t i s e i t he r an ac t o f cou r ag e o r s t up id i t y . W e do n o t
k n o w w h i c h . Y e t , w e h a v e a s e n s e o f w h a t o u r " f o l l y "
r ep r e sen t s . F r om the po in t o f v i ew o f r epu t a t i on i t m ay be
an ac t o f s t up id i t y , bu t f r om the po in t o f v i ew o f l i be r a t i ng
m ank ind f r om s l ave r y i t m ay be an ac t o f cou r age .
The p r ob l em o f ev i l i s an anc i en t one . I t wou ld be s im p le
to i nve r t t he m ean ings o f good and ev i l and l e t ou r wor k
r e s t o n t h a t w o r n - o u t m a n e u v e r . W e w i l l n o t d o t h i s .
I n s t ead , l i ke ou r adve r sa r i e s , we sha l l a s se r t t ha t t he s t r ug
g l e be t we en go od and ev i l i s s im p ly a s t r ug g l e abou t t he
r o l e o f m an i n t he un ive r se . I s m an " f r ee" o r i s he p r ope r ty?
M a n h a s a l m o s t a l w a y s b e e n p r o p e r t y t o o n e d e g r e e o r
ano the r . A p i ece o f p r ope r ty can be u sed by i t s owne r , so ld ,
l e a sed o r r en t ed . A free m a n c a n n o t b e t r e a t e d t h a t w a y ,
u n l e s s , o f c o u r s e , h e c o n s e n t s . A free m an can t ake h i s own
l i fe .
A free
m a n can i nges t wha t he wi l l s and l i ve a s he s ee s
l i t . He can choose t o he lp ano the r o r no t . I f he chooses t o
l i ve wi th o the r s , we a s se r t t ha t he m us t obey one r u l e : no t
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t o i n i t i a t e v io l ence t o ge t wha t he wan t s . Thus ev i l , i f such
a t e r m i s needed , i s s im p ly , f o r u s , t he i n i t i a t i on o f v io l ence .
T h i s i s , o f c o u r s e , w h a t t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e c h u r c h d o
to you i f you d i sobey , s i nce t hey have acqu i r ed a m onopo ly
o n " l e g i t i m a t e " v i o l e n c e . T h u s , t h o u g h w e p r o m i s e d n o t t o
i n v e r t t h e c l a s s i c a l m e a n i n g s o f g o o d a n d e v i l , w e i n a d v e r
t en t l y have .
A n i m p o r t a n t q u a l i t y o f e v i l a s it i s c o m m o n l y u n d e r
s t ood is t ha t peop l e a r e hu r t . Th i s f ac t c an no t be he lped .
To g ive up be ing a " f r ee" m an i n o r de r no t t o be hu r t i s no
gua r an t ee t ha t "bad t h ings wi l l no t happen . " Bes ides , i t i s
t he ac t o f a cowar d .
E v e r y m o d e r n g o v e r n m e n t m a k e s a " s o c i a l c o n t r a c t " a
p a c t
1
w i t h o u t , o f c o u r s e , t h e c o n s e n t o f t h e p o p u l a c e
that i t wi l l protec t and care for i t s c i t izens i f they give up
t h e i r ri g h t to c a r e f o r t h e m s e l v e s . E a c h g o v e r n m e n t h a s
c e r t a i n s e c t o r s o f h u m a n l i f e w h i c h " b e l o n g " t o i t a n d
t h i n g s w h i c h d o n o t . G o v e r n m e n t h a s t a k e n f o r i t s e l f t h e
m onopo ly on i n i t i a t o r y v io l ence . Fo r exam ple , you can own
p r o p e r t y a s l o n g a s y o u p a y t a x e s . T h i s i s " o w n e r s h i p "
b a s e d o n t h e c o n t i n g e n c y o f o b e d i e n c e . T h u s , i n o n e s e n s e ,
no one
o w n s p r o p e r t y . T h e g o v e r n m e n t p r o v i d e s f o r t a k i n g
y o u r p r o p e r t y b y f o r c e if n e c e s s a r y i f y o u d o n ' t p a y
y o u r t a x e s b y c l a i m i n g t h a t y o u h a v e v i o l a t e d t h e s o c i a l
con t r ac t ( i . e ., " t he com m o n goo d . " ) Th i s r e f usa l t o obey by
a m ag ica l a c t o f m e t aphys i c s i s t r ans f o r m ed i n to t he " r i gh t "
to do v io l ence .
To p r om ote t he i dea o f a soc i a l con t r ac t , som e th ing o the r
t h a n o v e r t p o w e r h a s t o b e i n v o k e d t o m a k e t h e c o n t r a c t
a b s o l u t e a n d i n v i o l a t e r a t h e r t h a n s i m p l y a r b i t r a r y . T h i s
power i s u sua l l y God , o r i n t he ca se o f Am er i ca , " t he wi l l
1 It is important to rememb er that a person b ecom es part of the pact
(the social contract) simply by being born at a particular place and
time. Thus, as with many things, the accidents of birth determine to a
large extent a person's future. Further, it is fascinating to think that
the most important deals one makes are made without one's consent.
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of t he peop l e " t oge the r w i th t he i r v i s i on o f God . Thus , f o r
m e n t o a c c e p t t h e i r s t a t u s a s p r o p e r t y , a m e t a p h y s i c a l
a s s e r t i o n i s n e e d e d . S o m e p r i n c i p a l i s r e q u i r e d w h i c h c a n
bo t h s t i r and t e r r i fy p eop l e . A l so , a h i s t o r y i s neces s a r y t o
l e g i t i m i z e k e e p i n g p e o p l e a s p r o p e r t y . E a c h g o v e r n m e n t o r
c h u r c h h a s i t s p a r t i c u l a r w o n d e r s t o r i e s w h i c h a r e f e d t o
ch i l d r en when t he i r c r i t i c a l f a cu l t i e s a r e weak . A t t he ba se
o f a ll " ev i l em pi r e s " i s t he ab i l i t y t o i n f l i c t pu n i s hm en t .
W i thou t i t t he s l ave wou ld be l e s s i nc l i ned t o obey .
To r e f use t he s e r v i ce s o f t he po l i t i c i an , t he p r i e s t , o r t he
psych i a t r i s t i s an i n su l t to t hem . To nego t i a t e f o r yourself,
t o b e y o u r o w n p r i e s t , y o u r o w n p s y c h i a t r i s t , y o u r o w n
po l i t i c i an , i s s ac r i l ege , i n san i t y o r c r im ina l i t y . W ha t l abe l
t hey app ly t o you i s a f unc t i on o f who has t he m os t power
a s we l l a s t he acc iden t o f who app r ehends you f i r s t .
I n ou r " f r ee" ( a s l ong a s you obe y ) soc i e ty , e ach m ed ia
t o r p o l i t i c i a n , p s y c h i a t r is t a n d p r i e s t a r e i n c o m p e t i t i o n .
Bu t t hey a l so coope r a t e i n a l a r ge r s ense t o a s su r e t ha t soc i
e t y t h e i r p o w e r s t r u c t u r e i s b e i n g s e r v e d . R e g a r d l e s s o f
wh ich o f t he t h r ee i s dec id ing wha t t o do wi th you f o r
v i o l a t i n g t h e p r e v a i l i n g " c u s t o m s " o f n o r m a l c y , someone is
deciding for you. You a r e an ob j ec t t ha t i s be ing p r oces sed .
You a r e no t a r ea l pe r son , bu t s im p ly a f unc t i on a p i ece o f
p r o p e r t y . M o s t p e o p l e r a r e l y e x p e r i e n c e t h i s b e c a u s e as
long as you don't violate the rules of society you r real
status as property is not invoked. Ye t , deep wi th in each o f
u s ,
we a r e awar e o f how l i t t l e i t t akes t o com e to t he a t t en
t i on o f t he au tho r i t i e s . Once t hey f ocus on you , you r s t a t u s
a s p r ope r ty i s r evea l ed and you a r e processed thus r evea l
i ng your s t a t u s a s : non - pe r son .
Be f o r e t he r eade r t h inks t ha t t h i s i s a book abou t po l i t i c s ,
l e t u s s ay t ha t po l i t i c s add r e s se s t he i s sue o f whe the r o r no t
you a r e p r ope r ty o r a " f r ee" m an . The a r ea on wh ich t h i s
book f ocuses i s t he r ea lm o f t he sp i r i t ua l . Ar e you t he p r op
e r t y o f som e God o r a r e you a " f r ee" m an?
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I n t he sp i r i t ua l r e a lm the r e a r e owne r s , keepe r s and shep
he r ds o f m en as we l l a s f r i ends . The l a t t e r i nc lud e t ho se
g r o u p s o f s p i r i t s a t l e a s t i n m y t h w h o a r e r e l a t i v e l y
f r i end ly t owar d m an and wan t h im to have m or e power .
T h e P r o m e t h e a n m y t h i s b u t o n e e x a m p l e o f a G o d - f o r c e
tha t wan t s m an t o be i n t e l l i gen t i n s t ead o f i gno r an t . P r om e
t h e u s ' " f a t h e r " ( Z e u s ) , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , w a n t s t o k e e p
m a n i g n o r a n t a s i m p l e s l a v e .
P r o m e t h e u s i s t h e d i v i n e r e b e l a " S a t a n " w h o c o m m i t s
god- l i ke c r im es aga ins t t he pa t r i a r chy . Th i s i s t he c r i t i c a l
p o i n t : t h a t P r o m e t h e u s , l i k e S a t a n , i s n o t m a n ' s e n e m y b u t
i s t he enem y o f t he au tho r i t a r i an t y r an t whose de s i r e i s t o
r u l e m an .
A s im i l a r m y th i s r ep ea t e d i n t he Ga r de n o f Ed en s t o r y .
The Se r pen t ( o f t en ca l l ed Sa t an ) t em pt s Eve t o ea t f r om the
T r e e o f K n o w l e d g e a n d b e c o m e G o d - l i k e . I n s o m e q u a r t e r s
E v e ' s t e m p t a t i o n i s s e e n a s a n i n i t i a t i o n b y t h e s e r p e n t
N e c h e s h w h o s e n u m b e r i s 3 5 8 . C o i n c i d e n t a l l y , t h i s i s a l s o
t h e n u m b e r o f M e s s i a c h ( M e s s i a h ) .
T h e i d e a o f p r e v e n t i n g m a n f r o m b e c o m i n g a G o d i s
n o w h e r e b e t t e r e x p o s e d t h a n b y t h e G o d s t h e m s e l v e s w h e n
t h e y d e c i d e d t o r e f u s e m a n a c c e s s t o t h e T r e e o f L i f e .
Genes i s 3 :22 s ays , "And t he Lor d God sa id , beho ld , m an i s
becom e a s one o f u s t o know good and ev i l : and now, l e s t
he put for th his hand, and take a lso of the Tree of Li fe , and
ea t , and l i ve f o r eve r . " I n Genes i s 3 :23 and 3 :24 , "The r e f o r e
the Lor d God sen t h im f o r th f r om the Ga r den o f Eden , t o
t i l l t he g r ound f r om whence he was t aken , so he d r ove ou t
t he m an ; and he p l aced a t t he ea s t o f t he Ga r den o f Eden ,
C h e r u b i m s , a n d a f l a m i n g s w o r d w h i c h t u r n e d e v e r y w a y t o
keep t he way o f t he Tr ee o f L i f e . "
T h e C h r i s t i a n - J u d e o r e l i g i o n s y s t e m v i e w s m a n a s p r o p
e r t y . The ev i l - on e , t he t em pte r is s een a s a f o r ce wh ich
" m a k e s " m a n d i s o b e y h i s m a s t e r . T h e e v i l - o n e t e l l s m a n
no t t o obey h i s m as t e r , bu t t o f o l l ow h i s own wi l l . Th i s , t oo ,
i s f o l l y s i nce m os t m en do no t have a "wi l l . "
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D i s o b e d i e n c e , a s w e l l as p r i d e ( i n d e p e n d e n c e ) , a r e t h e
two f undam en ta l s i n s o f t he " ev i l - one . " I n f ac t , s i n i n t he
r e l i g ious a s we l l a s t he s ecu l a r con t ex t i s s im p ly disobedi
ence
the refusal to be a s lav e .
A s c h i l d r e n w e a r e t a u g h t b y o u r p a r e n t s t o o b e y , m o s t
o f t e n w i t h o u t q u e s t i o n . T h e a t t i t u d e o f o b e d i e n c e i s s o
deep ly im p lan t ed by t he t im e t he ch i l d i s s even t ha t t he
"a r gum en t s " aga ins t h i s be ing a f r ee m an a r e we l l sown . I n
m any i n s t ances , ch i l d r en and adu l t s w i l l a r gue aga ins t t he i r
o w n f r e e d o m . W h e n t h e c h i l d r e a c h e s a d o l e s c e n c e a n y
r ebe l l i on aga ins t i t s e a r l y t r a i n ing i s s een by adu l t s a s
d a n g e r o u s a n d d i s r e s p e c t f u l . M o s t a d o l e s c e n t s r e t i r e f r o m
the i r r ebe l l i ous behav io r by t he t im e t hey r each t he i r m id -
2 0 ' s . T h e i r " w i l d o a t s " h a v e b e e n s o w n a n d t h e y b e g i n t o
t ake t he i r p l ace i n soc i e ty a s adu l t s . By t he t im e t he i r ch i l
d r en a r e bo r n t hey have a f u l l b lown ca se o f am nes i a abou t
t h e i r o w n c h i l d h o o d f e e l i n g s a n d e x p e r i e n c e s . N o w , a s
p a r e n t s t h e m s e l v e s , t h e y i n c u l c a t e t h e i r c h i l d r e n w i t h t h e
b e l i e f s a n d a t t i t u d e s t h e y l e a r n e d w h e n t h e y w e r e b r a i n
w a s h e d . A l t h o u g h s o m e c h a n g e s a r e m a d e b y e a c h g e n e r a
t i o n , t h e p r i m a r y a t t i t u d e o f o b e d i e n c e a n d c o n f o r m i t y
r em a in i n t ac t . Fam i ly t r ad i t i on , r e l i g ion and a l l eg i ance t o a
p a r t i c u l a r m a s t e r a r e i m p l a n t e d i n t o e a c h g e n e r a t i o n . E a c h
adu l t a c t s a s i f h i s pa r t i cu l a r p r og r am m ing i s un ique t o h im
a n d s o m e h o w s u p e r i o r t o o t h e r p e o p l e ' s b r a i n w a s h i n g .
T H E
P R O B L E M O F G O O D
The p r ob l em o f ev i l c an no t ex i s t w i thou t t he p r ob l em o f
good .
H o w c a n good b e a p r o b l e m ? S i m p l y b y m a k i n g i t d e p e n
den t upon t he ex i s t ence o f ev i l . Yes , i f good m eans obed i
ence t o r e l i g ious and po l i t i c a l pa t e r na l i sm , and ev i l m eans
r ebe l l i on aga ins t t he se oppr e s s ive f o r ce s , t hen :
To see ev i l a s a p r ob l em i s t o s ee good a s a p r ob l em .
I n o t h e r m o r e c o m m o n t e r m s :
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Good for most of us i s s imply the lack of evi l .
Evi l for most of us i s s imply the lack of good.
Or is i t?
Bo th good and ev i l a r e concep t s o f t he hum an m ind . As
c o n c e p t s t h e y a p p e a r o p p o s e d t o e a c h o t h e r o r s o it
s e e m s .
H o w e v e r , t o s a y t h a t g o o d a n d e v i l a r e c o n c e p t s i n n o
w a y l i m i t s t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t w e i n t e r p r e t n o n - h u m a n
f o r ce s ope r a t i ng i n t he un ive r se a s good and ev i l f r om our
h u m a n p e r s p e c t i v e . B u t b e c a u s e w e l a b e l t h e s e f o r c e s a s
g o o d a n d e v i l d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t t h e y ar e in som e abso
lute s e n s e g o o d o r e v i l .
W hi l e we p r e f e r t o be l i eve i n t he ex i s t ence o f non - hum an
f o r c e s w e h a v e n o " p r o o f o f t h e i r e x i s t e n c e i n t h e s c i e n
t i f i c s ense . M or e , we have no p r oo f t ha t t he se f o r ce s are
g o o d o r e v i l o r t h a t e v e n o u r h u m a n c o n c e p t s a p p l y t o
t h e m .
W ha t we do hav e p r oo f o f i s ho w hum an s l abe l t he i r ow n
e x p e r i e n c e s .
T o c o n c e p t u a l i z e e v e n t s a n d e x p e r i e n c e s a s g o o d o r e v i l
i s s im p ly a f unc t i on o f wh a t d i s t u r bs u s and wha t d oe sn ' t .
T h u s ,
goo d and ev i l a r e s im p ly a f unc t i on o f pa in and p l e a
s u r e . Y e t a s c o n c e p t s t h e y a p p e a r t o h a v e a n i n d e p e n d e n t
s t a tu s .
T o u n d e r s t a n d t h e w o r l d i n t e r m s o f g o o d a n d e v i l i s
s im p le . To be l i eve i n t he i ndependen t ex i s t ence o f good o r
e v i l i n t e r m s o f w h a t p l e a s e s o r d i s p l e a s e s u s i s n o n
s e n s e . I f g o o d a n d e v i l e x i s t i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f o u r u n d e r
s t a n d i n g o f t h e m , w e c a n h a v e n o i d e a a b o u t w h a t t h e s e
t e r m s m e a n .
T o g e n e r a l i z e o u r p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e t o t h e i m p e r
s o n a l o r t h e t r a n s p e r s o n a l p l a n e i s t h e a c t o f e i t h e r a
genius or a fool .
I f e v e r y t h i n g w e r e e a s y , i f w e o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i n g w e
wan ted , t hen we cou ld ea s i l y be l i eve i n t he goodnes s o f t he
un ive r se . I f we a r e f r u s t r a t ed o r hu r t we m igh t be l i eve t he
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un ive r se ev i l . Bo th f ee l i ngs appea r t o be neces sa r y and bo th
are l ies .
T h e i s s u e i s s i m p l e : good and evil are huma n inventions
which humans treat as non-human realities.
Thus , t he r e i s a
con f us ion abou t t he h i e r a r chy o f t he concep t . I t i s s im i l a r t o
K a n t ' s positing a n u n k n o w a b l e w o r l d b e y o n d r e a s o n a n d
then la ter ac t ing as i f i t rea l ly exis ted.
W h e n g o o d a n d e v i l a r e a t t r i b u t e d t o o t h e r w o r l d l i n e s s
w h i c h b y d e f i n i ti o n c a n ' t b e k n o w n w e s i m p l y h u m a n i z e
the sp i r i t ua l wor ld . To use t e r m s wh ich we have a s s igned t o
th i s o the r - wor ld and t hen ac t a s i f t he se t e r m s d idn ' t o r i g i
n a t e f r o m t h e w o r l d w e do know i s one o f ou r g r ea t e s t
e r r o r s . If the r e i s ano the r wor ld we can on ly know how i t
e f f ec t s ou r pa r t i cu l a r ne r vou s sys t em . W e ca n ' t kno w i f t he
e f f ec t s o f ano the r wor ld a r e good o r ev i l excep t t h r ough ou r
l ense s .
/ / " t he r e i s ano th e r wor l d i t c an on ly be know n th r o ugh ou r
m e thods o f knowing . I t c an ' t be known by us " f o r wha t i t
i s " t h r o u g h o t h e r m e t h o d s o f k n o w i n g .
To speak o f Gods and Dev i l s and Dem ons a s good o r ev i l
i s s im p ly a s t a t em en t o f ou r r eac t i ons t o wha t we be l i eve
the i r exp r e s s ions o r ex i s t ences a r e f o r u s .
T H E P R O B L E M O F E V I L
T H E P R O B L E M O F S U F F E R I N G
To be con f u sed by su f f e r i ng i s t o be con f use d by l i f e .
T h o s e w h o a r e c o n f u s e d b y s u f fe r i n g r e q u i r e a m e a n i n g
independen t o f t he i r ex i s t ence .
Su f f e r i ng i s hu m a n . Th e bod y i s so f t , t he wor ld i s ha r d .
To i nven t exp l ana t i ons abou t su f f e r i ng i s s im p ly a na r co t i c .
E a c h e x p l a n a t i o n a s s u m e s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h e n a t u r e o f
l i fe i t p r e s u p p o s e s a n " o u g h t t o " w h i c h i s s i m p l y " I
w a n t . "
T o a s s u m e t h a t t h e w o r l d w a s o r c a n b e i d y l l i c i s t o
wi sh f o r s l ave r y . To s ay no t o s u f f e r i n g t o i m p r o v e y o u r
l i feis s imply a des i re . I t i s not a g iven.
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I n f a c t t h e G a r d e n o f E d e n s t o r y in d i c a t e s m a n ' s
" s u f f e r i n g " o v e r no t su f f e r i ng . To wan t t o know, t o be cu r i
o u s , i s t h e n a t u r e o f m a n t o w a n t t o c o n t r o l t o w a n t
i m m o r t a l i t y o n h i s o w n t e r m s t o c r e a t e s t o r i e s t h i s i s a l l
t he na tu r e o f m a n . Cur ios i t y i s t he cu r s e o f m an be cau se ,
acco r d ing t o t he Ga r den o f Eden s t o r y , cu r io s i t y and wi l l
f u l n e s s f i n a l l y b r i n g s e x p u l s i o n f r o m p a r a d i s e . T o b e c u r i
ous i s t o d i sobey . Cur io s i t y i s t he f undam en ta l cha r ac t e r i s
t i c o f a l l newbor ns . Ye t , f o r wha t eve r r ea son , cu r io s i t y i s
a l s o a s s o c i a t e d w i t h d a n g e r a n d w i t h e v i l . D i d y o u e v e r
n o t i c e t h a t h u m a n s b e c o m e l e s s a n d l e s s c u r i o u s a s t h e y
b e c o m e o l d e r ? T h e r e a s o n i s n o t s i m p l y a g e . T h e " w i l l t o
c u r i o s i t y " h a s b e e n b e a t e n o u t o f t h e m . " I t i s b e t t e r t o
f o l l ow the pa th o f t he t r i ed and t r ue . " I n t h i s s en t ence t he
w o r d " b e t t e r " m e a n s " s a f e r . "
To t r y t o exp l a in su f f e r i ng a s pu r pos e f u l o r o the r wo r ld ly
i s a s i g n o f a w e a k s t o m a c h a n d a n o v e r - a c t i v e b r a i n .
Su f f e r i ng i s m o t iva t i on t o pu t " an end t o i t " f o r a wh i l e .
W i thou t s t r ugg l e m an i s no l onge r m an .
To l i ve i n t he Ga r d en o f Ed en i s s im p ly a dea th w i s h
w h i c h , i f e v e r a c h i e v e d , w o u l d p u t a n e n d t o t h e s p e c i e s
k n o w n a s m a n . C u r i o s i t y a n d r e b e l l i o n a r e t h e b a s i s o f
be ing hum an . Ye t we a r e t augh t t o obey . W e a r e t augh t t ha t
t h e r e i s a c o r r e c t w a y t o l i v e o r d a i n e d i n a n o t h e r w o r l d
and en f o r ced i n t h i s one .
M any m en m ake an i s sue ou t o f t he i r su f f e r i ng . I n su r ance
p o l i c i e s a r e i n v e n t i o n s of t h o s e w h o k n o w h o w m u c h
hu m a ns des i r e t o con t r o l su f f e r i ng . Bu t t o be wi thou t t he
potent ia l for suf fer ing i s to be wi thout l i fe . To make a l i fe
o u t o f o n e ' s s u f f e r i n g o r f o r t h a t m a t t e r o n e ' s j o y s i s
fol ly . Unless you have a lo t of ta lent .
There i s no way out of l i feunt i l you are out of i t .
S o m e i n v e n t , o t h e r s e n d u r e , s o m e g o m a d . S o m e t i m e s i t
i s d i f f icul t to te l l the di f ference .
Suffer ing i s the foundat ion of crea t iv i ty . To suffer wel l i s
a s i gn o f an ex t r ao r d ina r y hum an be ing .
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To en l i s t sp i r i t s t o pu t an end t o su f f e r i ng or t o g ive you
w h a t y o u w a n t i s a n a c t a f f i r m i n g m a n ' s d e s i r e t o h a v e
p o w e r o v e r h i s c o n d i t i o n .
W he t he r a pa r t i cu l a r m or a l "ph i l o sop hy " l abe l s a sp i r i t a s
good o r ev i l , t he a t t em pt t o evoke i s a l e ap beyond r a t i ona l
i t y and s c i ence .
To say t ha t Sa t an o r t he dev i l is r e sp ons ib l e f o r m an ' s
m i s e r y i s s im p ly a m a t t e r o f p r e f e r en ce . O ne can j u s t a s
we l l c a l l God ev i l and Sa t an good . Th i s f r equen t r eve r sa l o f
com m on m or a l i t y i s no m or e p r oo f o f good and ev i l t han
t h e c o m m o n w a y o f v i e w i n g t h i n g s .
Each pe r son m us t dec ide , i f t hey can , wha t sp i r i t s o r gods
se r ve h i s pa r t i cu l a r de s i r e s and des t i ny and , i f t hey be so
inc l i ned , a l l y t hem se lves wi th t hem .
A l l s p i r i t s d e s i r e p h y s i c a l i t y . E a c h w a n t s s o m e t h i n g ,
w h e t h e r it s n a m e is Y a h w e h o r L u c i f e r . Y a h w e h d e m a n d s
o b e d i e n c e a n d L u c i f e r a p p e a r s t o w a n t t o a n n o y Y a h w e h .
T o trade wi th a sp i r i t t o ge t wha t you wan t i s , i n ou r
v i ew, m or e m an ly and o f t en m or e s ens ib l e t han p r ay ing f o r
wha t you wan t .
T h e r e i s a s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n p r a y i n g a n d
t r a d i n g . D u r i n g b e g g i n g , i m p o s s i b l e p r o m i s e s a r e m a d e .
O f t e n t h e s e p r o m i s e s t a k e t h e s h a p e o f b e i n g " g o o d " i n
c h a r a c t e r o r d e e d . T h u s t h e t y p i c a l p r a y e r c o n s i s t s o f a
" sac r i f i c e " o f an " ev i l " qua l i t y i n o r de r t o ob t a in som e th ing
e l s e . Usua l l y peop l e a r e i ncapab l e o f g iv ing up t he i r v i ce i n
o r de r t o ob t a in t he g r aces o f God .
I n t r ad ing t he r e i s an exchange o f som e th ing t ang ib l e f o r
s o m e t h i n g t a n g i b l e . T h e p e r s o n w a n t s s o m e t h i n g a n d t h e
s p i r i t w a n t s s o m e t h i n g . T h e y m a k e a d e a l . T h i s t y p e o f
exc ha ng e i s o f t en w ha t m a ke s t he pac t ev i l i n t he eyes o f
r e l i g ious peop l e . The i dea o f t r ad ing wi th God o r dem ons i s
a b h o r r e n t t o p e o p l e , b u t th i s is e x a c t l y w h a t p e o p l e d o
when t hey p r ay . The d i f f e r ences s eem to be o f a t t i t ude and
pr ac t i ca l i t y . I n p r ay ing a pe r so n beg s . I n a m ag ica l pac t t he
pe r son t r ades , b r i be s , t h r ea t ens and com m ands .
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Tr ades wi th sp i r i t s a r e com m only s een a s an exchange o f
t he sou l f o r som e th ing t ang ib l e . M or e o f t en t han no t sp i r i t s
a r e no t i n t e r e s t ed i n sou l s . As som e wr i t e r s have s a id , Sa t an
a l r e a d y " h a s " t h e i r s o u l s . S p i r i t s , l i k e h u m a n s , w a n t
a p p l a u s e , p r a i s e a n d a t t e n t i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , s o m e p e o p l e
p r o m i s e c e r t a i n d e m o n s t e m p l e s , o r b o o k s w r i t t e n a b o u t
t h e m o r d e d i c a t e d t o t h e m . I n f a c t s o m e h a v e c h a r g e d u s
wi th wr i t i ng t h i s book t o pay o f f c e r t a in sp i r i t s .
S p i r i t s w a n t v i s i b i l i t y , w h i l e h u m a n s w a n t p o w e r s a n d
s p e c i a l f a v o r s . T h u s t h e i r s i s a d y n a m i c r e l a t i o n s h i p
be t we en sp i r i t s and m an . The y a r e con t i n ua l l y i n p r oces s .
A B O U T T H IS B O O K
The o r ig ina l t i t l e o f t h i s book was Le Dragon Rouge ( T h e
R e d D r a g o n ) . W h i l e t h i s b o o k w a s n o t i n t e n d e d t o b e t h a t
o r i g ina l wor k , we f e l t t he o r i g ina l t i t l e conveyed t he power
and f o r ce wh ich t h i s book sha r e s . As we wer e f i n i sh ing t h i s
w o r k , h o w e v e r , w e l e a r n e d t h a t H e r m a n S l a t e r o f T h e
M a g i c k a l C h i l d e i n N e w Y o r k w a s p u b l i s h i n g t h e o r i g i n a l
b o o k t i t l e d Le Dragon Rouge; t h u s w e d e c i d e d t o r e n a m e
our wor k so a s no t t o con f use i t w i th t he o r i g ina l . ( M r .
S l a t e r d i ed sho r t l y be f o r e t he app ea r a nce o f t h i s boo k . W e
wi l l m i s s h im . )
S ince t he f undam en ta l cha r ac t e r o f t h i s book i s t ha t o f
P a c t M a k i n g w i t h t h e D e v i l s u g g e s t e d t o u s t o c h a n g e t h e
n a m e t o Pacts With The Devil. W hi l e no t a s r om an t i c a s Le
Dragon Rouge, i t do es con vey t he con t en t s o f t h i s wo r k
r a the r we l l .
Though t h i s book p r ov ides h i s t o r i ca l i n f o r m a t ion , i t i s no t
a b o o k o f h i s t o r y . T h o u g h i t p r e s e n t s p s y c h o l o g i c a l i n f o r
m a t ion , i t i s no t s im p ly a book abou t p sycho logy . I t i s a
m a n u a l , w r i t t e n b y t w o i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h v e r y d i f f e r e n t
b a c k g r o u n d s , w h o h a v e a g r e e d o n a f u n d a m e n t a l i s s u e : t h a t
p a c t s w i t h t h e D e v i l a r e n o t a s u n c o m m o n a s s o m e p e o p l e
wou ld l i ke t o be l i eve .
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M a n y p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g t h o s e i n v o l v e d in t h e o c c u l t
do no t be l i eve t ha t pac t s o r r i t ua l s o r evoca t i ons o r i nvoca
t i o n s " w o r k . " W e h a v e o b s e r v e d t h a t m o s t p e o p l e d o n o t
a c t u a l l y
perform
r i t u a l t h e y j u s t t a l k a b o u t i t a n d t h e r e
f o r e t he c l a im " i t does no t wor k" i s spu r ious . And m or e , t he
r i t u a l s t h a t m o s t p e o p l e do pe r f o r m a r e r a the r f o r m a l i s t i c
and d r y .
The i dea o f t he pact o r deal is as ancient as man himself.
H o w m a n y d e a l s w i t h p e o p l e , f o r c e s o r G o d ( s ) d o e s a n
ave r age pe r son m ake i n h i s l i f e t im e? Th i s i s d i f f i cu l t t o
k n o w b u t w e d o k n o w o n e t h i n g a l l h u m a n s m a k e
pr om ise s , a l l hum ans nego t i a t e and t he hea r t o f nego t i a t i on
i s an exc han ge o f som e th in g f o r som e th in g .
U n l i k e o t h e r a n i m a l s , h u m a n s a n d " g o d s " m a k e a n d
br eak p r om ise s . I t i s f a sc ina t i ng t ha t m ak ing a dea l o r a
p r o m i s e c a r r i e s t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t o n e h a s t h e p o w e r t o
de l i ve r . Thus , eve r y dea l i s a c t o f p r i de and eve r y p r om ise
is a potent ia l l ie .
T o b e l i e v e t h a t o n e c a n d e l i v e r i m p l i e s t h a t o n e
b e l i e v e s o r h o p e s t h a t t h e w o r l d i s o r d e r l y e n o u g h t o
a l l o w f o r p r e d i c t i o n a n d c o n t r o l . I n t h i s s e n s e e v e r y
promise i s by def ini t ion a l ie . Thus , the not ion of Satan as a
l iar i s t rue , but i t s t ru th l ies in the not ion of " t ruth"
itself.
No one can con t r o l a l l t he known , l e t a l one t he unknown ,
f o r ce s wh ich can a f f ect a p r om i se . Th i s r ea l i ty i s so o bv io us
bu i so i n f r equen t l y s t a t ed t ha t l aw books a r e f i l l ed wi th
c o n t i n g e n c y p l a n s a n d p e n a l t i e s w h e n a p r o m i s e c a n n o t b e
met b e c a u s e o f o n e s e t o f c i r c u m s t a n c e s o r a n o t h e r . O b v i
ous ly , t o b r eak a p r om ise because i t s im p ly does no t su i t
you
i s f r own ed u pon . Ye t , peo p l e do t h i s eve r y day , f i nd ing
excuses or r ea s ons so t hey wi l l no t bea r t he c ons equ enc es
" l < he ir a c t i on s . La wy er s m a ke a ve r y goo d l i v ing pen a l i z -
I ng peop l e who ag r ee on one t h ing and do ano the r . I ndeed ,
a l l cu r r ency sys t em s a r e ba sed on a "p r om ise" t o pay .
Promises pac t s , dea l s and covenan t s a l l r e s t on f a i t h and
hope . A l l ch i l d r en b r ough t up i n t he Chr i s t i an - Judeo t r ad i -
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t i o n h a v e d a b b l e d w i t h p r o m i s i n g G o d . E v e n t h o s e w h o
c l a im to be a the i s t s m ake dea l s w i th f o r ce s . Pac t s and dea l s
a r e m ade i n a lm os t eve r y r e l a t i onsh ip im ag inab l e . Fa i t h i n
p r o m i s e s i s l i k e f a i t h i n g r a m m a r . E v e r y o n e u s e s i t b u t
n o b o d y k n o w s w h a t i t m e a n s .
R e g a r d l e s s o f w h o o n e i s p r o m i s i n g , a p r o m i s e i s a l w a y s
a seduct ion. I t i s a sexual act. Thus t he no t i on o f p r om ise i n
i t s e l f i s ev i l , i s Sa t an i c , i s a pac t w i th t he Dev i l . No m an
can gua r an t ee t he f u tu r e and f ew m en have enough "v i r t ue"
o r ca sh t o pay f o r a l l t he b r oken p r om ise s t hey have m ade .
Se l f - de lus ion i s s e l f - b l i ndn es s . I t i s f r om th i s ab i l i t y t o
d e l u d e t h a t m a n b u i l d s t h e o r i e s a n d i d e a s w h i c h h a v e n o
f u n c t i o n b u t t o c r e a t e h o p e . T h e r e i s n o o n e w h o d o e s n ' t
l i ve on hope . Eve r yone i s a "hope add i c t . "
T h e a v e r a g e m a n m a k e s p r o m i s e s w h i c h a r e o f t e n t h e
m o s t b o l d a s p e c t s o f h i s c h a r a c t e r " . . . t o l o v e , h o n o r . . . u n t i l
dea th do us pa r t . " How nob l e , f oo l i sh o r r i g id m us t one be
t o b e l i e v e s u c h h o g w a s h ? H o w c a n s o m e o n e w i t h t h e b o d y
of an ape t h ink so m uch o f h im se l f t o m ake a p r om ise? I s
no t t he p r i de o f t he p r om ise t he e s sence o f Sa t an i c p r i de?
Ye t , we a l l m ake p r om ise s .
W h e n I p r o m i s e t o L u c i f e r , I p r o m i s e t o s o m e o n e w h o a t
l e a s t ha s an i n t e r e s t i n m y ge t t i ng wha t I wan t . Conve r se ly ,
t h e s h e p h e r d a n d k e e p e r a r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h m y g e t t i n g
wha t t hey t h ink I shou ld have .
Fo r m an t o s ay
no
to t he "keepe r and t he shephe r d" i s a
v i c to r y i n and o f
itself,
IHVH ( J e h o v a h ) a n d t h e f i c t i o n a l
i z ed J e sus a r e t he "keepe r " and t he " shephe r d" r e spec t i ve ly .
Ye t , t he " t r ue" s t o r i e s abou t J e sus s ay t ha t he was a r ebe l .
T o s a y no to ou r f i c t i ona l i zed Gods i s t o s ay no t o s u b
miss ion. I t i s not a ye s to ego and a no t o w h a t i s b e y o n d
e g o . I t i s a s ta tement of " I wi l l not beg nor wi l l I submit ,
bu t I w i l l t r ade . " The Pac t w i th t he Dev i l i s a sym bo l o f a
f r ee r m an i n a f r ee r m a r ke t p l a ce wh o has a s en se o f
"equa l i t y " wi th h i s m ake r s . I t i s an hones t t r ade . To s ee
m an t r y ing t o i n f l uence t he un ive r se t o h i s bene f i t , hones t l y
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and op en ly , we l l , t ha t i s t he s i gn o f t he P r om e the an sp i r i t .
I s t h i s t h e G o d - m a n t h a t s o m a n y i n t e l l e c t u a l s h a v e b e e n
speak ing o f ?
L u c i f e r i s m o r e t h e G r e e k P r o m e t h e u s t h a n t h e C h r i s t i a n
S a t a n . T h u s , a p a c t w i t h L u c i f e r - n o w - S a t a n h e w h o i s
l o a t h e d b y t h e k e e p e r s a n d t h e s h e p h e r d s a n d t h e i r s l a v e s
i s m a n c o n t r a c t i n g w i t h a f r i en d : P r o m e t h e u s - L u c i f e r -
Sa t an .
To m ake a pac t w i th t he Dev i l o r any sp i r i t i s t o nego t i a t e
for yourself. Th i s i s true evilaccording to the ch urc h an d
soc i e ty . Reca l l t ha t J e sus r ebe l l ed aga ins t bo th . You have
r e j e c t e d t h e i r h e l p , t h e i r i n t e r m e d i a r i e s , a n d m o s t i m p o r
t an t l y , t he i r au tho r i t y . Th i s i s t he u l t im a t e ev i l the c r ux o f
s i n t o d i s o b e y t o r e f u s e t h e s e r v i c e s o f t h o s e i n p o w e r
to deny t he i r au tho r i t y ove r you r l i f e .
I t i s o f t en s a id t ha t t he s i n s o f p r i de , ego t i sm and d i sobe
dience are the s ins of the Devi l . I f th is means that ego i s the
sole
c r ea to r t hen we hav e i gno r an ce , no t s in . Th e r e fusa l t o
b e g r a t e f u l t o w o r s h i p a c r e a t o r h a s t o d o w i t h t h e a b i l
i t y t o t o l e r a t e f ea r . Reca l l t he o ld s ay ing : "no one i s an
a the i s t i n a f oxho l e . " I hope no one be l i eves t ha t t h i s p r oves
the ex i s t ence o f God . I be l i eve i t s im p ly shows wha t m an i s
capab l e o f when he i s f r i gh t ened .
Pac t s w i th sp i r i t s r equ i r e wor k and e f f o r t and shou ld no t
be done f r i vo lou s ly . O f t en i t i s e a s i e r to u se con ven t i on a l
m e a n s t o g e t w h a t y o u w a n t . H o w e v e r , a f t e r t h e s e m e a n s
hav e been exhau s t ed , a pac t w i l l p r o v id e you wi th a s en se
o f p o w e r o v e r f e e l i n g s o f h e l p l e s s n e s s a n d t h e f r e q u e n t
des i r e t o s im p ly subm i t t o t he c i r cum s tances o f l i f e .
To know whe the r a pac t c an wor k f o r you i s a ques t i on o f
e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n . T h e e x p e r i m e n t a l o n e c a n g i v e y o u a n e w
sense o f yourself. I n f ac t m ak in g a pac t w i th a sp i r i t m ay
a l l o w y o u t o o b s e r v e h o w y o u r m i n d w o r k s . I t w i l l a l s o
g ive you an opp or tu n i t y t o b r e ak f r ee f r om so m e o f t he
c o n d i t i o n i n g a n d b r a i n w a s h i n g o f c h i l d h o o d . A t w o r s t i t
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N O T E O N T H E F R O N T IS P I E C E
The p i c tu r e i s t ha t o f "The Dev i l " , pa r t o f a s e t o f Ta r o t
t r u m p s p a i n t e d b y myself.
H e i s p r e s e n t e d a s a D i o n y s i a n / P r o m e t h e a n f i g u r e o f
g r e a t b e a u t y a n d ( t o J u d e o - C h r i s t i a n c u l t u r e ) t h r e a t e n i n g
sexua l i t y . H i s appa r e l i s b l ack and r ed , t he co lo r s o f t he
Macumba de i t y Eshu. The open t h i r d eye o f i l l um ina t i on i s
p i c t u r e d o n h i s t h r o n e a n d o n t h e d e m o n i c i m a g e b e h i n d
h im , wh ich im i t a t e s t he im ages o f l i be r a t ed a t t a i nm en t a s
s e e n in T a n t r i k i c o n o g r a p h y . T h e t r i d e n t s y m b o l o f b o t h
t h e D e v i l a n d S h i v a l e a n s b e h i n d h i s t h r o n e . A t h i s f e e t
a r e two o f t he un in i t i a t ed , ens l aved by f ea r , add i c t i on , m i s
concep t i on and hab i t .
The m a le c l e r i c i s a de l i be r a t e ca r t oon o f t he I r i sh B i shop
w h o w a s r e c e n t l y d i s g r a c e d f o r g i v i n g h u n d r e d s o f t h o u
sands i n Chur ch m oney t o cove r up an i l l eg i t im a t e ch i l d he
f a the r ed .
I t hough t he was nea r ly t he i dea l o f t he t ype t ha t I m ean t .
S . J a son B la ck
wi l l he lp you change your po in t o f v i ew. At be s t i t m ay
br ing you wha t you des i r e .
C h r i s t o p h e r S . H y a t t , P h . D .
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ONE
The Foundations
The book that you are holding in your hands represents a
corpus of literature that forms the very heart of the Euro
pean esoteric tradition.
In the last twenty-five years or so, books on "magic" have
concentrated largely on Kabbalism, Jungian psychology or
the "neo-paganism" of so-called "Wicca." But for the three
centuries following the Renaissance, the serious practice of
magical art consisted essentially of the kind of systems
collected in this book.
This material repre sents what is normall y c onsi dered
"b lack mag ic, " since the spirits it pretends to consor t wit h
are admittedly demons. It is also, as we intend to show,
transcendental magic, since the practitioner places his very
soul and mind on the line (in traditional belief at least) in
order to become more than a man: To achieve the power of
a Magus.
Wh ile these rituals may be based on original manusc ript s
that were slightly older, the three Grimo ires collec ted an d
adapted in Part
II
The Grimorium Verum, The Grand
Grimoire an d The Constitution of Honoriusfirst saw
some kind of general distribution between the end of the
seventeenth century in France, during the twilight of the
reign of Loui s xiv , and the middle of the century followi ng.
While the Church triumphed over the religious hermeti-
cists of the renaissance, it can hardly be said to have elimi
nated the practice of sorcery, or for that matter, to have
even slowed it down.
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T h e " w h i t e " m a g i c i a n s s u c h a s G i o r d a n o B r u n o o r J o h n
D e e w h o o p e n l y a d v o c a t e d m a g i c w e r e s e e n b y p e o p l e o f
s i m i l a r i n t e r e s t s a n d t a l e n t s t o h a v e m a r t y r e d t h e m s e l v e s
f o r no th ing . They gave t he i r l i ve s t r y ing t o win ove r i nd i
v idua l s and i n s t i t u t i ons wh ich we r e t he i r swor n enem ies ( a
f a t e m o d e r n p a r a p s y c h o l o g i s t s m i g h t d o w e l l t o t a k e n o t e
o f ) .
S o w h i l e t h e i r m o r e i d e a l i s t i c c o l l e a g u e s e i t h e r l a n
gu i shed i n p r i son o r we r e ba r becued i n t he c i t y squa r e , t he
m or e c l andes t i ne and cyn i ca l va r i e ty o f p r ac t i t i one r s im p ly
kep t a l ow p r o f i l e and app l i ed f o r p r o t ec t i on t o t he o f f i c i a l
dom o f He l l . Af t e r a l l , even t s had p r oved who t he i r f r i ends
r ea l l y we r e .
T H E A R I S TO C R A C Y O F B L A C K M A G I C
I n sp i t e o f i t s s t a t u s a s a Ca tho l i c coun t r y , and p r obab ly
because o f a s e r i e s o f k ings t ha t we r e r a the r l en i en t on t he
m a t t e r ( o r l i k e H e n r i m , a c t i v e p r a c t i t i o n e r s o f m a g i c ) ,
F r ance was t he spo t i n Eur ope t ha t p r oved t he m os t f e r t i l e
and s a f e g r ound f o r t he p r o f e s s iona l m ag ic i ans .
These peop l e e scaped t he wi t ch bu r n ings o f t he pe r i od f o r
two r ea sons : f i r s t , t he p r i nc ip l e v i c t im s o f t he wi t ch t r i a l s
w e r e t h e p e a s a n t r y o f L u t h e r a n a n d C a l v i n i s t c o u n t r i e s .
Co n t r a r y t o h i s t o r i ca l m y t h , t he I nqu i s i t i o n was fa r l e s s
d e s t r u c t i v e o f h u m a n l i f e t h a n w e r e t h e n e w P r o t e s t a n t
s e c t s . A n d s e c o n d , t h e p e o p l e w h o f o r m e d t h i s u n d e r g r o u n d
w e r e m o r e o r l e s s e d u c a t e d p e o p l e w h o w e r e p r o t e c t e d b y
t h e i r c l i e n t s , t h e a r i s to c r a c y . S o m e t i m e s t h e y w e r e t h e m
se lve s a r i s t oc r a t s . Th i s i s a t op i c r a r e ly m en t io ned i n o r t ho
d o x h i s t o r y b o o k s , b u t a n u m b e r o f p e o p l e q u i t e p r o m i n e n t
i n t he po l i t i c a l l i f e o f Eur ope we r e ac t i ve and com m i t t ed
adep t s o f r i t ua l m ag i c .
O n e f a m o u s e x a m p l e w a s t h e n o t o r i o u s F r a n c i s H e p b u r n ,
" t h e W i z a r d E a r l " o f B o t h w e l l , w h o c o n s i s t e n t l y u s e d b l a c k
m ag ic bo th t o a id h i s po l i t i c a l c a r ee r and t o e l im ina t e , o r
a t t em pt t o e l im ina t e h i s enem ies . He was a l so a f r i end and
c l i en t o f t he s i n i s t e r "Doc to r " S im on For m an , who was , i f
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c o n t e m p o r a r y t e s t i m o n y i s a n y e v i d e n c e , o n e o f t h e m o s t
g i f t ed p sych i c s , no t t o m en t ion am or a l p r ac t i t i one r s , o f h i s
a g e .
The ques t i on , o f cou r se , t ha t i s c en t r a l t o anyone i n t e r
e s t ed i n t h i s f i e l d o f endeavor i s : does i t wor k? The answer
tha t m os t peop l e on t he s t r ee t wou ld g ive o f cou r se , i s "no , "
b u t t h a t i s n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n w h a t w e a r e p r o g r a m m e d t o
be l i eve by ou r cu l t u r e ( ou r i nqu i s i t i on , you s ee , ha s becom e
in t e r na l i zed ) .
P e o p l e l i k e B o t h w e l l , a n d o t h e r s w h o w i l l b e m e n t i o n e d
l a t e r , had t he s am e conce r ns a s any m ode r n p r im e m in i s t e r
o r g e n e r a l . T h e y w e r e a l s o t h e f i n e s t m i n d s a n d m o s t
power f u l pe r sona l i t i e s o f t he i r t im e and wou ld be no m or e
l i ke ly t o r epea t ed ly was t e t im e wi th t h ings t ha t d idn ' t wor k
than any m ode r n m i l i t a r y s t r a t eg i s t . M any o f t he se peop l e
kep t m ag ic i ans on r e t a ine r t h r oughou t t he i r c a r ee r s , and t o
c a l l t h e m s u p e r s t i t i o u s i s m e r e l y b e g g i n g t h e q u e s t i o n .
A l s o , m a n y o f t h e p e r s o n a l a c c o u n t s o f m a g i c a l p r a c t i c e
a n d i t s a l l e g e d r e s u l t s l i k e t h e S i m o n F o r m a n m a t e r i a l
a r e e n t i r e ly c o n s o n a n t w i t h m o d e r n s t u d i e s o f p s y c h i c p h e
n o m e n a , a l t h o u g h c o m i n g f r o m p e o p l e u s i n g c o m p l e t e l y
d i f f e r en t concep t s and f r am es o f r e f e r ence .
T H E D IA B O L I C A L D U K E
T h e p a r t i c u l a r r i t u a l s w e h a v e h e r e p r o b a b l y d a t e f r o m
a b o u t a c e n t u r y b e f o r e t h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n . L o u i s x i v
wa s r eco ve r in g f r om a s e r i e s o f d i s a s t r o us and ba nkr up t i n g
m i l i t a r y c a m p a i g n s , g i v i n g f re e r e i n t o t h e n o b i l i t y a n d
people of the cour t . I t i s d i f f icul t for a person l iv ing in our
c e n t u r y t o c o m p r e h e n d t h e k i n d of p r i v i l e g e a n d p e r s o n a l
power i n to wh ich t he uppe r c l a s se s we r e bo r n .
Ve r s a i l l e s wa s a vo r t ex o f i n t r i gue , co r r up t i on and s ex ( o f
a l l va r i e t i e s ) . Peop l e who l i ved i n t h i s s t r e s s f u l and com
pe t i t i ve a tm osphe r e u sed wha t eve r t oo l s t hey cou ld f i nd no t
on ly t o f u r t he r t he m s e lv es , bu t j u s t t o su r v ive . To o l s l i ke
c o e r c i o n , s e d u c t i o n , b l a c k m a i l , p o i s o n a n d b l a c k m a g i c .
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A t t h e t o p o f t h e p y r a m i d o f t h e s e " p r e d a t o r y " p e r s o n a l i
t i e s w a s P h i l l i p p e , D u e D ' O r l e a n s , n e p h e w o f t h e K i n g a n d
one o f t he peop l e i n l i ne f o r t he t h r one o f F r ance . He was
b r i l l i an t , l i t e r a t e , am or a l , l i t e r a l l y m ur de r ous i f c r os sed , an
ac t i v e b i s ex ua l and , s i nce h i s you th , a p r ac t i c i ng ad ep t o f
t he b l ack a r t s . I n t he wor ds o f h i s Unc l e , t he King , he was
"a wa lk ing adve r t i s em en t f o r eve r y t ype o f v i ce and c r im e . "
Th i s m an was a m em ber o f a num ber o f s ec r e t soc i e t i e s t ha t
ex i s t ed a t cou r t and i n Pa r i s . He m ay have been i n t r oduced
t o t h e m b y h i s f a t h e r , t h e K i n g ' s b r o t h e r , n i c k n a m e d
" M o n s i e u r , " a c o m m i t t e d h o m o s e x u a l w h o s t o p p e d b u g g e r
i n g h i s p a g e b o y s l o n g e n o u g h t o c r e a t e h e i r s t o t h e D u k e
d o m a n d w h o w a s k n o w n t o c h a r g e i n t o b a t t le o n h o r s e b a c k
wi th a swor d i n one hand and an open pa r a so l i n t he o the r .
Appa r en t l y Ph i l l i ppe ' s i n t e r e s t i n b l ack m ag ic began a t an
ea r ly age , and he becam e one o f t he cen t r a l f i gu r e s i n a
s e c r e t n e t w o r k o f m a g i c i a n s , a l c h e m i s t s , p o i s o n e r s a n d
p i m p s t h a t e x t e n d e d f r o m t h e h i g h e s t r a n k s o f t h e F r e n c h
nob i l i t y t o t he c r im ina l unde r wor ld o f Pa r i s . To ca l l t h i s
m a n a g e n u i n e S a t a n i s t w o u l d b e n o g r e a t e x a g g e r a t i o n .
B o r n t o p o w e r , h e c l e a r l y c o n s i d e r e d h i m s e l f " b e y o n d g o o d
and ev i l " and i n m ode r n t e r m s wou ld p r obab ly be l abe l ed a
s o c i o p a t h . F o r e x a m p l e , h e h a d a n i n c e s t u o u s r e l a t i o n s h i p
w i t h h i s d a u g h t e r u p u n t i l t h e t i m e o f h e r m a r r i a g e .
A p p a r e n t l y , w h e n t h e h o n e y m o o n w a s o v e r , h e s a w n o
r ea son f o r he r m ar r i ed s t a t e t o keep h im f r om h i s p l ea su r e
and v i s i t ed he r on a r egu l a r ba s i s i n o r de r t o be s tow h i s
Fa the r ly a f f ec t i ons upon he r .
E v e n t u a l l y h e r n e w h u s b a n d g o t w i n d o f t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p
a n d w a s u n d e r s t a n d a b l y u p s e t . T o s m o o t h t h i n g s o v e r , t h e
D u e i n v i t e d h i s s o n - i n - l a w t o d i n n e r . S o m e t i m e b e t w e e n
soup and des se r t t he m an becam e v io l en t l y i l l and d i ed i n
h i s bed a f ew d ays l a t e r . Th i s i s how the Due ea r ned t he
n i c k n a m e " P h i l l i p p e t h e P o i s o n e r . " T h e r e i s c o n s i d e r a b l e
s u s p i c i o n b y h i s t o r i a n s t h a t h e w a s p e r s o n a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e
f o r t h e d e a t h o f t h e D a u p h i n , g r a n d s o n o f L o u i s , t h u s
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pav ing t he way f o r h im to becom e Regen t o f F r ance a f t e r
t h e K i n g ' s d e a t h .
Tha t one o f t he r u l e r s o f t he m os t power f u l coun t r y i n
E u r o p e w a s a m u l t i p l e m u r d e r e r w h o s p e n t m a n y o f h i s
n igh t s o f f e r i ng t he b lood o f goa t s t o t he Dev i l sounds l i ke
the m os t l u r i d k ind o f f i c t i on , bu t i t i s h i s t o r i ca l f a c t d i s
pu t ed by f ew. Th i s i s t he wor ld i n wh ich t he r i t ua l s i n t he
second pa r t o f t h i s book wer e bo r n .
W hi l e i t m ay seem tha t t he "b l ack a r t s " we r e a t t he i r
da r kes t a t t h i s pe r i od , i t shou ld be m en t ioned t ha t t he a f o r e
m e n t i o n e d S i m o n F o r e m a n w a s a l s o f a m o u s a s a h e a l e r ,
and t he m ag ica l and he r m e t i c books o f t he t im e wer e one o f
t he m a jo r i n f l uences on I s aac Newton .
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A n o t h e r m a j o r p a r t o f t h i s o c c u l t u n d e r w o r l d w a s t h e
c l e r g y . A n y o n e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e h i s t o r y o f C h r i s t i a n i t y ,
bo th anc i en t and m ode r n , i s awar e t ha t i t i s an am az ing ly
l ega l i s t i c f a i t h . You "accep t J e sus a s you r s av iou r " o r you
a r e " b a p t i z e d " s o th a t y o u b e c o m e a r e c i p i e n t o f G o d ' s
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wha t k ind o f a m i sc r ean t you a r e .
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He l l f o r eve r , howeve r b r i l l i an t , k ind and t a l en t ed you m ay
b e . Th i s , o f cou r se , i s a s im p l i f i c a t i on , bu t no t m uch o f one .
The F r ench p r i e s thood a t t h i s t im e con t a ined an eno r m ous
c l a s s o f i m p o v e r i s h e d a n d m o s t l y o u t - o f - w o r k p r i e s t s a n d
"abbes" t ha t we r e f a r t oo num er ous t o f i nd a r ea l p l ace i n
the f unc t i on ing h i e r a r chy o f t he Chur ch . I n one s ense t hey
wer e l e eches , ye t i n ano the r t hey can be cons ide r ed v i c t im s .
Sons o f t he peasan t r y we r e s en t i n to t he Chur ch t o ge t t he
educa t i on and l i v ing t ha t t he i r f a t he r s cou ld no t p r ov ide , a s
we l l a s s econd sons o f t he a r i s t oc r acy we r e g iven t o t he
C h u r c h b e c a u s e t h e y w o u l d n o t i n h e r i t o r s i m p l y t o g e t
t hem ou t o f t he way .
T h e s e p e o p l e w e r e f u l l y t r a i n e d i n t h e r i t u a l s o f t h e
C h u r c h , b u t m a n y o f t h e m h a d n o p a r i s h f r o m w h i c h t o
m a k e a l i v i n g . T h e y s u p p l e m e n t e d t h e i r m e a g e r i n c o m e s
a n d f e n d e d o f f s t a r v a t i o n b y s e l l i n g t h e i r s e r v i c e s . B y
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" m a s s e s " f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e p a y e e . T h i s i n c l u d e d s e d u c
t i on , t he ga in ing o f wea l t h and even m ur de r .
F r o m t h e p o i n t o f v i e w o f a s e v e n t e e n t h o r e i g h t e e n t h
c e n t u r y p r i e s t t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y c o n t r a d i c t o r y
a b o u t s u c h a c t i o n s . T h e y w e r e b a p t i z e d p r i e s t s . T h e y h a d
been g iven t he power by t he Chur ch , wh ich had been g iven
t h e p o w e r b y G o d , a n d n o t h i n g p r e v e n t e d t h e m f r o m u s i n g
the pow er a s t hey s aw f i t espec i a l l y i f i t p r ov ided d inn e r .
T h e m a s s w a s v i e w e d a s a m a g i c a l a c t t h a t h a d p o w e r
in
and of itself r ega r d l e s s o f t he pu r pos e f or wh ich i t wa s pe r
f o r m e d . T h i s p r a c t i c e b e c a m e s o c o m m o n , a n d w a s t a k e n
so s e r i ous ly , t ha t a t l e a s t one p r i e s t was execu t ed du r ing
th i s pe r i od f o r a ccep t i ng paym en t i n o r de r t o s ay a f une r a l
m ass i n t he nam e o f som eone ' s ( s t i l l l i v ing ) husband . The
goa l o f cou r se was h i s dea th .
N o t a l l o f t h e a c t i v i t i e s w e r e m u r d e r o u s , h o w e v e r . A
c e r t a i n M a d a m e d e L u s i g n a n w a s c a u g h t w i t h h e r p r i e s t ,
f r o l i c k in g n a k e d i n a f o r e s t a n d p r a c t i c i n g " a b o m i n a t i o n s "
wi th an Eas t e r c and l e .
W h i l e t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e s e c h a r a c t e r s c o n f i n e d t h e i r
a c t i v i t i e s t o m o r e o r l e s s o r t h o d o x C h u r c h r i t u a l s , t h e r e
wer e a ce r t a in pe r ce n t a ge who "c r o s sed ove r t he l i n e" i n to
t h e p r a c t i c e o f d i a b o l i s m a n d b l a c k m a g i c . T h e y c o n j u r e d
d e m o n s , c r e a t e d t a l i s m a n s f o r c l i e n t s , a n d p e r f o r m e d t h e
f a m o u s a n d s e m i - l e g e n d a r y " b l a c k m a s s . " T h i s is w h e r e t h e
l egen d com es f r om tha t i t i s nec es s a r y t o be an ap os t a t e
p r i e s t i n o r de r t o pe r f o r m a b l ack m ass . I n t hose days t he r e
was no dea r th o f apos t a t e p r i e s t s .
I t w i l l be no t ed by r eade r s t ha t t he Constitution ofHono-
rius in t he l a t e r pa r t o f t h i s book i s wr i t t en t o be pe r f o r m ed
by a Ca tho l i c p r i e s t and t he book im p l i e s t ha t i t was wr i t t en
by an in i t ia te of the Church
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Book of Ceremonial Magic,
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th i s i dea i n h i s u sua l i ncohe r en t f a sh ion , bu t he m akes i t
c l ea r t ha t h i s a t t i t ude i s on ly t he r e su l t o f h i s own r e l en t -
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l e s s l y m idd l e - c l a s s r e l i g ious i dea s . I n f ac t , l e av ing a s ide t he
c l ea r l y f i c t i ona l pa r t i c i pa t i on o f a Po pe , we f ind no th in g
m or e l i ke ly t han t ha t t h i s book was wr i t t en by a r enegade
p r i e s t . T h e a u t h o r ' s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e f u n c t i o n a n d
des ign o f r i t ua l i s soph i s t i c a t ed and e l egan t and t he a s sum p
t i on o f t he power o f t he Ca tho l i c l i t u r gy s ays "p r i e s t " t o u s
in a way t he o the r two r i t ua l s i nc luded i n t h i s book do no t .
D A R K G O D S O F A F R I C A
O n e m o r e s u g g e s t i o n s h o u l d b e m a d e r e g a r d i n g t h e
au tho r sh ip o f a l l t h r ee o f t he r i t ua l s co l l ec t ed he r e . Dur ing
the pe r i od when t hey f i r s t appea r ed , t he co lony o f Ha i t i ,
t h e n c a l l e d S a n D o m i n g u e , w a s t h e r i c h e s t p o s s e s s i o n o f
F r ance . Though t h i s i s no t t he p l ace t o go i n to a h i s t o r y o f
t h e s u b j e c t , m o s t p e o p l e a r e a w a r e o f t h e u n b e l i e v a b l e
b r u t a l i t y t h a t w a s d e m o n s t r a t e d t o w a r d t h e i m p o r t e d b l a c k
s l aves by t he i r Chr i s t i an m as t e r s , who whe r e b r ough t t o t he
i s l and l i t e r a l l y i n t he m i l l i ons .
W h i l e t h e p r a c t i c e o f A f r i c a n r e l i g i o n w a s o u t l a w e d b y
the ove r lo r ds o f t he i s l and , t he popu l a t i on o f s l aves was so
huge t ha t t hey cou ld no t be p r even t ed f r om p r ac t i c i ng som e
th ings i n s ec r e t . Dur ing t he t im e o f t he F r ench pos se s s ion ,
i t s eem s a lm os t c e r t a in t ha t a num ber o f Eur opeans t ook an
in t e r e s t i n , and l ea r ned f r om , t he im por t ed be l i e f s t ha t l a t e r
be cam e Vood oo . Th e wh i t e s , a f t er a l l, f o r m ed i n t im a t e r e l a
t i ons wi th t he i r s l aves , t hus c r ea t i ng t he l a r ge m u la t t o c l a s s
on t he i s l and . I t s eem s l i ke ly t ha t som e o f t he se r e l a t i on
s h i p s b e c a m e c l o s e e n o u g h t h a t t h e w h i t e s w e r e t a u g h t a
l i t t l e , o r pe r haps a g r ea t dea l , o f t he Af r i can r i t ua l t r ad i t i on
and t r ans l a t ed i t i n to t he i r own t e r m s .
The r ea son why t h i s k ind o f i n f l uence s eem s m or e l i ke ly
wi th t he se t h r ee books t han o the r m anua l s o f b l ack m ag ic i s
b e c a u s e o f t h e i r s t r u c t u r e . T h e c l a s s i c G r i m o i r e s d o n o t
con t a in f u l l r i t ua l s . Books l i ke t he Lemegeton and t he Key
of Solomon con t a in l i s t s o f sp i r i t s and t a l i sm ans , a l ong wi th
con ju r a t i ons and t h r ea t s t o be r epea t ed by t he so r ce r e r un t i l
r e su l t s occu r o r he d i e s o f ennui, w h i c h e v e r c o m e s f i rs t .
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T h e t h r e e r i t u a l s w e h a v e h e r e a l l b e g i n w i t h e x t e n d e d
pur i f i c a t i on and s ac r i f i c e , a s we l l a s t he r i t ua l c r ea t i on o f
t h e p r o p e r t o o l s . I n t h e c a s e o f The Constitution of
Honorius, th i s p r o ces s ex t en ds ove r t he pe r i o d o f a m on th .
T h i s e x a c t l y p a r a l l e l s A f r o - C a r i b b e a n m a g i c a l p r o c e s s e s
p r a c t i c e d i n e v e r y m a j o r c i t y in t h e W e s t e r n h e m i s p h e r e .
( Sa n t e r i a a l one i s e s t i m a t ed t o hav e a f o l l ow ing o f f i ve
m i l l i on i n t he Un i t ed S t a t e s . )
I n t he se r i t ua l s t he r e i s r epea t ed c l eans ing o f t he ce l e
b r an t , va r i ous an im a l s ac r i f i c e s , t he c r ea t i on and em power
m e n t o f s a c r e d w e a p o n s , c u l m i n a t i n g i n t h e e v o c a t i o n o f
t he sp i r it . Th e on ly d i f f e r ence i s t ha t i n t he Af r o - C a r ibb ean
pr ac t i ce , t h i s r e su l t s i n t he phys i ca l pos se s s ion o f one o f t he
c e l e b r a n t s . E u r o p e a n m a g i c ( in c l u d i n g m o d e r n " W i c c a " )
avo ids t h i s na tu r a l and h i s t o r i ca l l y un ive r sa l expe r i ence a s
a r e su l t o f t he Judeo - Chr i s t i an f ea r and ha t r ed o f t he supe r
na tu r a l . As a r e su l t o f t h i s com ple x s t r uc tu r e and c om m i t
m e n t o f t i m e b y t h e m a g i c i a n , t h e s e r i t u a l s a m o u n t t o
sys t em s o f s e l f - i n i t i a t i on , a s we l l a s ex t end ed m ed i t a t i o ns
wi th a d i s t i nc t l y Tan t r i k f l avo r .
A P O S T A T E N O B I L I T Y
W e h a v e i m p l i e d e a r l i e r t h a t t h i s k i n d o f m a g i c w a s ,
du r ing t h i s pe r i od , l a r ge ly t he p r ov ince o f t he uppe r c l a s se s .
W e w i l l g i v e t w o e x a m p l e s o f t h e p r a c t i c e o f d i a b o l i c a l
m a g i c a m o n g th e r i c h a n d p o w e r f u l p e r s o n a g e s w h o
a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y o w n e d , a n d p r o b a b l y u s e d , t h e t h r e e
Gr im oi r e s i n t he s econd pa r t o f t h i s book .
W h i l e w e h a v e s a i d t h a t t h e a t m o s p h e r e i n F r a n c e w a s
r a the r m or e l en i en t t han e l s ewhe r e , so r ce r y was s t i l l i l l ega l ,
a n d t h e m a g i c i a n c l u m s y e n o u g h t o p l a c e h i m s e l f i n t h e
a t t en t i on o f t he au tho r i t i e s cou ld s t i l l go t o t he s t ake .
( A c c o r d i n g t o s o m e s o u r c e s , t h e l a s t
official
b u r n i n g f o r
wi t chc r a f t t ook p l ace i n Po l and i n t he 1790 ' s . ) I n t he ca se
tha t ha s becom e known a s " t he a f f a i r o f t he po i sons , " t he
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d e a t h a n d i m p r i s o n m e n t o f a n e t w o r k o f h u n d r e d s o f p r a c t i
t i one r s began , a s so o f t en , w i th
someone's big mouth.
I n o u r r e m a r k s a b o u t t h e D u e D ' O r l e a n s w e s a i d t h a t h e
w a s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a n e n o r m o u s s e c r e t n e t w o r k o f b l a c k
m a g i c i a n s a n d o t h e r b o h e m i a n t y p e s w h o e x i s t e d a t c o u r t
and i n t he env i r ons o f Pa r i s . I n t he l a t e 1670 ' s t h i s unde r
w o r l d w a s ( t e m p o r a r i l y ) e x p o s e d t o t h e l i g h t o f p u b l i c
s c r u t i n y w i t h a v e n g e a n c e .
A f o r e s h a d o w i n g o f t h e s e e v e n t s o c c u r r e d i n 1 6 6 8 , w h e n
a f o r t une - t e l l e r n am ed Le Sage and a p r i e s t nam ed M ar i e t t e
wer e a r r e s t ed by t he c iv i l au tho r i t i e s and cha r ged wi th so r
c e r y . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e c o u r t t e s t i m o n y , t h e t w o m e n m a d e
t h e i r p r i n c i p a l p r o f i t s b y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e o f l o v e c h a r m s
w h i c h t h e p r i e s t t h e n " c h a r g e d " b y p l a c i n g t h e m u n d e r
nea th t he cha l i ce a t m ass . Th i s was ha r d ly unusua l , bu t t he
cour t go t a shock when t hey we r e g iven t he nam es o f t he
so r ce r e r ' s r egu l a r c l i en t s , a l l r e s i den t s a t Ve r sa i l l e s , a l l h igh
nob i l i t y , i nc lud ing t he m i s t r e s s o f t he King and t he daugh
t e r o f t he j udge .
T h e e v i d e n c e a n d t e s t i m o n y w a s i m m e d i a t e l y s u p p r e s s e d
and i n s t ead o f dea th , Le Sage was s en t t o t he ga l l eys and
the p r i e s t was ban i shed f o r n ine yea r s . Af t e r on ly a sho r t
s t ay i n t he ga l l eys , Le Sage was r e l ea sed by one o f h i s
p o w e r f u l c l i e n t s a n d r e t u r n e d t o P a r i s t o c o n t i n u e h i s
" w o r k . "
J u m p i n g f o r w a r d a d e c a d e i n t i m e , a d i n n e r p a r t y w a s
g iven a t t he hom e o f a succes s f u l Pa r i s d r e s sm ake r , and a s
t h e e v e n i n g p r o g r e s s e d , t h e g u e s t s b e c o m e m o r e t h a n a
l i t t le d r u n k . O n e o f t h e g u e s t s , a w o m a n n a m e d M a r i e
B o s s e , w a s a p r o f e s s i o n a l f o r t u n e - t e l l e r a n d r e m a r k e d
p r o b a b l y i n a s l u r r e d v o i c e " W h a t a lo v e l y o c c u p a t i o n i s
m i n e ! W h a t c l a s s y c l i e n t s ! N o t h i n g l o w e r t h a n d u c h e s s e s ,
m a r q u i s e s , p r i n c e s a n d l o r d s . T h r e e m o r e p o i s o n i n g s a n d I
r e t i r e , m y f o r t une m a de ! "
U n f o r t u n a t e l y , o n e of t h e p e o p l e w h o o v e r h e a r d t h e
r e m a r k w a s a l a w y e r w h o w a s a f r i e n d o f L a R e y n i e , t h e
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King ' s L i eu t enan t - Gene r a l o f po l i ce . The wi f e o f one o f La
Reyn ie ' s o f f i c e r s was s en t "unde r cove r " t o i nves t i ga t e , and
on t he s econd v i s i t t o t he f o r t une t e l l e r , she was o f f e r ed
po i son t o be r i d o f a f i c t i ona l unwan ted husband . She du ly
r epo r t ed t he se even t s and soon a f t e r t he po l i ce we r e b r eak
i n g d o w n t h e d o o r . T h e B o s s e w o m a n w a s a p p a r e n t l y
caugh t i n a s exua l s i t ua t i on wi th he r two sons and he r
d a u g h t e r . T h e w i f e o f t h e a f o r e s a i d d r e s s m a k e r w a s a l s o
a r r e s t ed .
Fu r the r i nves t i ga t i on ( i nc lud ing t he u se o f t o r t u r e ) l ed t o
a w o m a n n i c k n a m e d L a V o i s i n ( r e a l n a m e , C a t h e r i n e M o n -
vo i s in ) . No t co inc iden t a l l y , she was t he m i s t r e s s o f t he so r
ce r e r Le Sage , who we have a l r eady m e t . Shor t l y a f t e r t he
a r r e s t o f L a V o i s i n , L e S a g e h i m s e l f w a s a r r e s t e d o n c e
a g a i n , a n d f o r r e a s o n s o f h i s o w n ( F r a n c i s K i n g h a s s u g
ges t ed i n t ens e j e a lou sy o f La Vo i s in , bu t an ho ur on t he
r ack i s j u s t a s p l au s ib l e ) t o ld t he po l i ce eve r y th ing t hey
w a n t e d t o k n o w .
D E M O N I C U N D E R W O R L D
La Vo i s in w as t he o r gan i ze r o f a M af i a - l i ke g r oup o f so r
c e r e r s , a l c h e m i s t s a n d r e n e g a d e p r i e s t s w h o h a d g a r n e r e d a
f o r t u n e b y p e r f o r m i n g b l a c k m a g i c a n d c o m p o u n d i n g
po i sons f o r wea l t hy c l i en t s .
I m ag ine , i f you wi l l , t he s cene when t he au tho r i t i e s t ook
p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e v a r i o u s r e s i d e n c e s b e l o n g i n g t o t h e m e m
be r s o f t h i s g r oup : t he po l i ce a r r e s t i ng t he occupan t s and
pr o cee d ing , pe r ha ps , t o a c e l l a r o r l o f t and f i nd ing a l t a r s
wi th cand l e s m ade f r om baby f a t , c i r c l e s d r awn on f l oo r s
u s e d f o r d e m o n i c i n v o c a t i o n , f u l l y e q u i p p e d c h e m i c a l a n d
a l c h e m i c a l l a b o r a t o r i e s w i t h r a c k s o f t o x i c h e r b s f o r t h e
m ak ing o f po i sons . I n add i t i on , o r gan i c subs t ances u sed i n
m a g i c : p o w d e r e d b l o o d a n d s p e r m ; s k i n , h a i r a n d b o d y
p a r t s ; a n d s e m i - p r e c i o u s s t o n e s to m a k e t a l i s m a n s .
The r e we r e l i b r a r i e s o f eve r y ava i l ab l e t om e on t he p r ac
t i c e o f m ag ic ( i nc lud ing , pos s ib ly , t he ones i n t h i s book ,
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w h i c h o n e o f t h e s e p e o p l e m i g h t e v e n h a v e a u t h o r e d ) . A n d
a l a r ge s t ove i n t he wor k r oom o f La Vo i s in con t a ined t he
ha l f - i nc ine r a t ed f r agm en t s o f hum an ch i l d r en . A l l i n a l l , a
s cen e wo r thy o f a Ha m m er f i lm .
I t m us t be s a id t ha t m os t o f t he r em a ins d i s cove r ed i n La
V o i s i n ' s o v e n a n d e l s e w h e r e w e r e t h e r e m a i n s o f a b o r t i o n s ,
a n o t h e r o f t h i s e n t e r p r i s i n g w o m a n ' s b u s i n e s s e s . N e v e r t h e
l e s s , she and he r co l l eagues we r e gu i l t y o f t he r i t ua l m ur de r
o f i n f an t s on s eve r a l occas ions .
Once t he f u l l ex t en t o f t he c r im ina l consp i r acy and t he
p o s s i b l e n u m b e r o f m u r d e r s b e c a m e k n o w n , L a R e y n i e g o t
p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e K i n g t o f o r m w h a t b e c a m e k n o w n
f o r r a t h e r o b v i o u s r e a s o n s a s " t h e b u r n i n g c o u r t . " T h i s
was a t r i buna l g iven spec i a l power s , by o r de r o f t he King ,
t o i n t e r r o g a t e p e r s o n s o f n o b l e r a n k ( w h o w o u l d o t h e r w i s e
be im m une t o such a subpoena ) and t o m e te ou t pena l t i e s t o
the gu i l t y . By t he t im e t h i s cou r t was f i n i shed , m or e t han
t h r e e h u n d r e d p e o p l e w o u l d b y i m p r i s o n e d , b a n i s h e d , o r
bu r ned a t t he s t ake f o r t he c r im es o f m ur de r and so r ce r y .
T h i s ,
by t he way , was a c i v i l cou r t , no t an ecc l e s i a s t i c one .
The wor k o f t he cou r t c am e to an end , no t because i t was
f i n i s h e d , b u t b e c a u s e p e o p l e o f s u c h h i g h r a n k w e r e i m p l i
ca t e d t ha t j u s t a s he had pe r son a l l y au th o r i ze d t he cou r t t o
b e g i n w i t h , t h e K i n g p e r s o n a l l y o r d e r e d i t d i s b a n d e d a n d
m u c h o f th e e v i d e n c e d e s t r o y e d .
T H E M A L E V O L E N T M IS T R E S S
T h e K i n g ' s a c t i o n w a s d u e t o t h e i n v o l v e m e n t o f h i s m i s
t r e s s , t h e M a r q u i s e D e M o n t e s p a n , h i s l o v e r o f m a n y y e a r s
and t he m o the r o f s eve r a l o f h i s ch i l d r en . He r i nvo lvem en t
s t a r t ed when she cam e to be l i eve t ha t t he King was l o s ing
in t e r e s t i n he r . T r ue o r no t , she was wor r i ed enough t o
e n g a g e t h e s e r v i c e s o f L a V o i s i n t o m a k e l o v e p h i l t e r s
w h i c h s h e i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e K i n g ' s f o o d . A c c o r d i n g t o
t h e t e s t i m o n y , t h e s e l o v e p o t i o n s , l i k e s o m u c h o f w h a t
t he se peop l e d id f o r t he i r c l i en t s , s eem ed t o wor k , and t he
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M a r q u i s e w a s s a t i s f i e d . B u t e v e n t u a l l y t h e K i n g ' s r o v i n g
eye began t o wor r y he r aga in , on t op o f wh ich she s eem s t o
h a v e d e v e l o p e d a n a m b i t i o n t o b e m a d e Q u e e n .
For t h i s k ind o f p r ob l em , s t r onge r m ag ic was needed and
La Vo i s in b r ough t i n he r p r i nc ipa l pa r t ne r , a p r i e s t nam ed
Gu ibo r g . I f t h i s m a n had been i nve n t ed f o r a nov e l , t he
au tho r wou ld be c r i t i c i zed f o r s t r e t ch ing t he c r ed ib i l i t y o f
the reader . In his la te s ix t ies , a t the t ime of h is ar res t , he
h a d a p p a r e n t l y s p e n t h i s e n t i r e l i f e i n t h e p r a c t i c e o f
dep r av i t y , v i ce and s ac r i l ege . Desc r ibed i n t he cou r t r e co r ds
a s a l i be r t i ne , he boas t ed t ha t f o r a t l e a s t t he p r ev ious
twen ty yea r s , he had m ad e a p r o f e s s io n o f t he s ay in g o f t he
b l a c k m a s s o n t h e b o d i e s o f w o m e n , a n d h a d s a c r i f i c e d
"coun t l e s s " ch i l d r en a t t he se a l t a r s .
I t wou ld be com f or t i ng t o be l i eve t h i s m an a l una t i c and
som e k ind o f pa tho logy i s c e r t a in ly ev iden t , bu t t he po l i ce
had good r ea son t o be l i eve he t o ld t he t r u th . W hen h i s s e r
v i c e s w e r e a c q u i r e d b y M a d a m e M o n t e s p a n , h e a r r a n g e d t o
p e r f o r m a n u m b e r o f b l a c k m a s s e s , u s u a l l y u p o n t h e b o d y
o f L a V o i s i n ' s d a u g h t e r . H e w o u l d r e a d a l i t u r g y d e d
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