XI - The Ceremony of Recalling
Introduction:
The Ceremony exists in three versions. The one given here is the one most often used
today - where the 'Sacrificial Conclusion' is symbolic. In former times, the Priest, hav-
ing been chosen according to tradition a year before, was ritually sacrificed by the
Mistress and Master. This version is published in OPFER (Fenrir Vol II No 2). This
sacrificial Ceremony traditionally occurs once every cycle of seventeen years.
Preparations:
The night before the ritual, the Priestess bakes the consecrated cakes made from
wheat, water (spring), egg, honey and animal fat. The congregation gather outside the
Temple, the Master and Mistress wait within. The Guardian leads the Priest toward
the congregation and the Priestess blindfolds the Priest. She then leads him to each
member of the Temple who kisses him.
The Temple itself is furnished with red candles; Incense of Jupiter to be burning.
Quartz tetrahedron on plinth or altar. Phial containing musk oil.
Participants:
Master - in black robes
Mistress of Earth - white robes
Priestess - in a red robe tied with a white sash
Guardian of the Temple - black robe, with face mask
Priest ('The Chosen One'/Opfer) - white robe
Congregation - red robes
The Ceremony
(The Priestess and Guardian lead the Priest into the Temple and are fol-
lowed by the congregation. The Mistress greets the Priest with a kiss
while the Master vibrates [with his hands on the tetrahedron] 'Agios o
Atazoth'.
After this, the congregation chant the 'Diabolus' [see Chants] while
slowly walking, counter sunwise, around the Priest in a circle. This chant
is repeated seven times. The Master and Mistress [or two Temple mem-
bers chosen and trained as Cantors] then chant in parallel and a fourth
apart according to the Principles of Esoteric Chant, the 'Agios o
Baphomet' chant. This chant may be an octave and a fourth apart. How-
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ever, should for whatever reason, those conducting the ritual be unable to
chant in this manner, the Agios o Baphomet may be vibrated seven times
according to the principles of esoteric vibration. [The magick is more
powerful if the chant is sung in parallel as indicated.] During this, the
Guardian lifts the Priest onto the altar and the Priestess removes his robe.
After the chant, the Mistress then anoints the body of the Priest with the
oil while the congregation walk, as before, chanting the Diabolus. After
the anointing, the Priestess and Mistress remove their robes, the Priestess
then arouses the 'secret fire' of the Priest with her lips - without bringing
him to ecstasy however. When she is satisfied, she signals to the Guard-
ian who lifts the Priest from the altar and forces him to kneel before the
Priestess. The Master then kneels before the Mistress at which point the
congregation cease their chanting and gather round forming a circle. The
Priestess copies the Mistress in both words and actions, using the Priest.
The Mistress places her hands on the head of the Master and the Master
says:)
It is the protection and juices of your body that I seek
(The Mistress opens her thighs, and the Master drinks. The Guardian
forces the Priest to do likewise to the Priestess. Then, the Mistress pushes
him away, saying:)
As you have drunk so shall you die!
Master:
I pour my kisses at your feet and kneel before you
Who crushes your enemies and who washes in a basin
full of
Their blood. I lift my eyes to gaze upon the beauty of
body
You who are the daughter of and a Gate to our Dark
Gods:
They who are never named. I lift my voice to stand
(He here stands)
Before you my sister and offer you my body so that my
Mage's seed shall feed your virgin flesh.
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Mistress:
Kiss me and I shall make you as an eagle to its prey.
Touch me and I shall make you as a strong sword that
Severs and stains my Earth with blood.
Taste me and I shall make you as a seed of corn which
Grows toward the sun and never dies. Plough me and
plant me
With your seed
And I shall make you as a Gate which opens to our
gods!
(The Mistress goes to the Priest and whispers to him:)
Take me, for she is me and I am yours!
(She then removes the blindfold and pushes him into the arms of the
Priestess. She then has congress with the Master while the congregation
continue with their slow walk and chanting. After the priest has achieved
his ecstasy, the Mistress says:)
So you have sown and from your sowing gifts may
come if
You obedient heed these words I speak.
(The Guardian gives her the sash from the robe of the Priestess. She claps
her hands twice and the congregation, the - Priest and Priestess gather
round her, the Master and the Guardian She says:)
I know you my dark children: you are sinister yet none
Of you is as sinister or as deadly as I.
I know you and the thoughts within all your hearts:
Yet not one of you is as hatefu1 or as loving as I.
With a glance I can strike you dead!
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(She goes to each member, kissing them in turn - on the lips and remov-
ing their robes. She then points to the Priest and the Guardian comes for-
ward to hold him while she-binds his hands with the sash. She then blind-
folds him and the Guardian lays him on the floor, covering his prostrate
body with the robe of the Mistress. He lies still and motionless while the
Mistress says to the congregation:)
No guilt shall bind you here; no thought restrict.
Feast then and enjoy but ever remember that I am the
Wind that snatches your soul!
(The Guardian then leaves the Temple, returning with trays of wine and
food prepared before-hand. The congregation feast and drink and take
their pleasures according to their desire always leaving a circle around the
Priest clear [the circle may be drawn on the floor before the Ceremony
and the Priest placed within it by the Guardian at the appropriate point].
The feasting and pleasures continue until the altar candles are burnt to a
line inscribed previously by the Master - this being of sufficient duration
for plentiful pleasures to be enjoyed. At this point the Mistress claps her
hands seven times and the congregation et al [apart from Mistress, Priest-
ess and Master] leave the Temple. The Priestess removes the blindfold of
the Priest, unbinds and uncovers him and helps him to his feet. She then
leads him out from the Temple. The Master and Mistress then take their
own pleasure, directing the energies of their own congress and those pre-
sent within the Temple toward a specific aim or intention.)
Notes:
1) During the feasting, the Master and Mistress abstain and instead begin
to direct the energy released via the Ceremony into the crystal (using
visualisation etc). This energy may then be left stored there, or they
may elect to release it during the conclusion toward the aim or inten-
tion. However, should they wish, they may direct the energy into the
Priest. If this is done the Priest should be informed beforehand and
told to observe the effects over several days. This latter procedure is
intended mainly for new initiates and is an aid to their magickal de-
velopment.
2) The Ceremony may be performed on a regular basis, the Master
choosing the Priest who is notified only just before the start of the rit-
ual. The ceremony may also be performed with a Priestess as 'Opfer',
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the ritual following the text above except that the roles of the Priest
and Priestess are reversed.
3) At the discretion of the Master or Mistress, the Ceremony may be ex-
tended - the Priest (or Priestess) being left in the Temple over night,
the Ceremony in this instance being begun at sunset and finally con-
cluding at sunrise. For this extension, the energy present is always sent
into the Priest (or Priestess). The person chosen for this can be any
member of the Temple. In this, the Master, Mistress and Priestess
leave the congregation, the member chosen being told to remain lying
and unmoving until the Master returns at dawn.