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The Endless Are Not Their Opposite--They Only Define It

I read quite often, on here and elsewhere, that the Endless are also their opposite (@tickldpnk8 and I were just talking about an interesting thread on Reddit), so I just decided to speed-complete this one and get it out of my drafts before it dies in there (so not as much in-depth as originally planned, but sometimes, you just need to run with it 🤣).

The Endless are not their opposite. They define it. It’s a (in my mind, and I’d love to hear what you think) massive difference. And they define their opposite by their absence. If they truly were their opposite, it would give very different meaning to canon, and if we were to do so, a lot of it wouldn't make sense in my view.

Dream is not also reality. He defines it. He is, and forever will be, unreality. It is his absence that defines reality. A dream that becomes real isn't a dream anymore--it's real. That’s the main reason why pulling the ship into reality in Overture weakens him. If he were reality, he could have just snapped his fingers and make it happen. If he were reality, a lot of his problems wouldn't be... well, problems. The fact he is (a) D/dream is pretty much why all his relationships are doomed to fail. Dreams don't last. Dreams are forever strange and can't be truly known.

Delirium is not also sanity/clarity. She defines it through her absence. And when she pulls herself together like in Brief Lives, it hurts her "muchly". It is immeasurable pain for her because it is what she is not and cannot be for any extended period of time without hurting herself.

Despair is not also hope. She defines it via her absence. As long as you hope, you don’t despair. If Despair were also hope, we would not have 6 issues of Overture very clearly showing us who and what H/hope is. If Despair were also hope, we wouldn't need a little girl called Hope reach out her hand and touch Dream—he would have a sister who could do it. But the only time Despair shows up for him, so to speak, is after he killed Orpheus—make of that what you will.

Death is not also life. She defines it. The fact that she is there at your beginning does not mean she is the one who gives you life. She is there so you will remember her, always (and especially when she takes your hand), hence you will cherish life. She does not directly give life to immortals either--they are immortal because of her absence, because she withholds her gift, like she does with Orpheus and Hob (the Eblis-situation has nothing to do with anything in my mind and is linked to a funeral rite, and we are clearly told it is not something she usually does [“it’s been so long”], or is remotely comfortable doing. It is just that she is the Endless that is most life-adjacent and hence the one who will have to do it. Just like Dream is the most reality-adjacent and hence the one who has to pull the ship).

Destruction is not also creation. He defines it. He is what gives us the blank slate, he is what makes creation possible, he is what starts the cycle and ends it, but he is not creation himself. Keeping on destroying makes creation impossible. There needs to be a pause, a break for creation to come to fruition—the absence of destruction. If he were also creation, he wouldn't create so badly (to the extent that it is canonically turned into a running gag), and being around him and seeking him out wouldn't be an issue. But it is.

Desire is not also hatred (I’m still not sure if hatred is really the opposite of desire, but I’ll run with it because that’s what Gaiman chose). They define it via their absence. You know how Dream doesn’t want Desire in his life anymore after one major spat (whether he had reason to or overreacted isn’t really the issue). And what feelings are often left in the absence of Desire? And what does Desire feel and gets themselves tangled up in because they are pushed away and are basically not acknowledged/desired by their own sibling despite constantly trying to show him they are important (desire is not just a sexual thing, people, get your mind out of the gutter 🤣)? Yeah, about that one… There is definitely a different type of enmeshment here which sometimes seems a bit plot-hole-y to me, but I think that might be down to the fact that Desire is the chosen antagonist (and even that, only to a degree until they aren’t). Even so, it still makes sense.

Destiny is not also freedom. He is the absence of it. All paths lead to the same end. Or a decision you make was the decision you were going to make all along, and what looks like a different ending was the ending that would have happened anyway. And even if you choose, the book will start to make that choice destiny again. Only Delirium knows what’s not in his book, and in this universe, the only true freedom is not bound by any rules, logic or sanity…

#the sandman #sandman #dream of the endless #death of the endless #the sandman comics #sandman meta #sandman bookclub #desire of the endless #delirium of the endless #despair of the endless #destruction of the endless #destiny of the endless #sandman spoilers

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The Satanic Ritual

1 The opening of the Gates of Pandemonium:

Grasp the Bell of Commencement and sound it once at each of the five points of the

Pentagonia while turning widdershins. Afterward, replace the bell upon the altar.

2 Grasp the Sword of Satan and point it once at each of the five points of the Pentagonia,

beginning at the upper left point of the altar and then turning widdershins as you pause

at each point, address the Dark Lords thus:

Be Present Satan, Great Adversary Of Jehovah!

Be Present Belial, Great Prince Of The Wicked!

Be Present Leviathan, Great Serpent Of Infernal Seas!

Be Present Beelzebub, Great Lord Of The Flies!

Be Present Lucifer, Great Morning Star And Light-Bringer!

Afterward, replace the sword upon the altar.

3 Face the Satanagram and recite the Invocation of Infernal Power.

IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY SATAN, PRINCE OF EVIL AND DARKNESS, I ENTER

INTO THE ALLIANCE OF INFERNAL POWER! THE GATES OF PANDEMONIUM

HAVE OPENED WIDE AND THE DEMONS RIDE THE NIGHTWINDS TO THIS

UNHOLY PREACHMENT! ATTEND MY WORKINGS OF BLACK ART AND FULFILL

THE DESIRES OF MY INFERNAL WILL! IN SATANICUS HONOS!

4 Offertory:

Grasp the Chalice of Change and raise it to the Satanagram in an offering manner while

saying:

I PRESENT TO YOU, DARK LORD, THE ELIXOR OF CHANGE! BRING FORTH THE

INFERNAL WILL!

Drink from the chalice.

5 Grasp the Sword of Satan and point it towards the Satanagram while calling forth the

appropriate demons.

Afterward, replace the sword upon the altar.

6 The Creative Darkness.

7 Face the Satanagram and recite the appropriate Decree of Satan.

8 The Decrees of Satan are statements of Infernal Law—words of conviction and purpose.

The demonic elements in attendance are the executors of the principles of the

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Satanagram. The Satanic Will has been exercised and the decrees are the words of

enforcement. Each Decree of Satan Correlates with a specific rite and shall be

appropriately applied. At the conclusion of the Creative Darkness, the proper decree is

recited by the celebrant while facing the Satanagram.

BY THE POWERS OF MY INFERNAL WILL AND BY THE LAWS OF THE

SATANAGRAM, I DO HEREBY ADDRESS YOU, MY DEMONIC BRETHREN OF THE

NIGHT! YOU, WHO HAVE SEEN AND FELT THE POTENCY OF MY LUST, MY ACT

OF ANOINTMENT, AND MY DESIRE FOR HER (HIM), GO FORTH! GO FORTH AND

FILL HER (HIM) WITH INSATIABLE DESIRE SO THAT SHE (HE) WILL COME

UNTO ME! FULFILL MY DESIRES! IN SATANICUS HONOS!

BY THE POWERS OF MY INFERNAL WILL AND BY THE LAWS OF THE

SATANAGRAM, I DO HEREBY ADDRESS YOU, MY DEMONIC BRETHREN OF THE

NIGHT! YOU, WHO HAVE SEEN AND FELT MY SORROWS OF THE ONE WHO

SUFFERS, GO FORTH! GO FORTH O BENEVOLENT ONES, AND SMASH THE

CHAINS THAT TORMENT THIS WORTHY ONE! STRENGTHEN AND DIRECT HER

(HIS) FLIGHT TO JOY AND CONTENTMENT! FULFILL MY DESIRES! IN

SATANICUS HONOS!

BY THE POWERS OF MY INFERNAL WILL AND BY THE LAWS OF THE

SATANAGRAM, I DO HEREBY ADDRESS YOU, MY DEMONIC BRETHREN OF THE

NIGHT! YOU, WHO HAVE SEEN AND FELT MY ANGER AND HATRED TOWARD MY

ADVERSARY, GO FORTH! GO FORTH, HERALDERS OF WOE AND DESTRUCTION,

AND REND HER (HIM) WITH INCREASE, WITHOUT END AND UNTO DEATH!

FULFILL MY DESIRES! IN SATANICUS HONOS!

9 Closing the Gates of Pandemonium:

Grasp the Bell of Commencement and sound it once at each of the five points of the

Pentagonia while turning clockwise.

Replace the bell upon the altar.

END OF RITUAL.

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Book IV:

The Satanic Philosophy

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Pandemonium: The Infernal Hierarchy

PRINCES:

Lucifer: Morning Star and Light-bringer; Satan: Adversary of God; Belial: a Vicious and Wicked

Beast; Beelzebub: Lord of the Flies; Leviathan: Prince of Heresies and Serpent of the Infernal

seas.

THE FIRST LEGION:

Set, Tiamat, Eblis, Mephistopheles, Ahriman, Fenris, Pan, Abaddon, Apollyon

THE SECOND LEGION:

Asmodeus, Adramaleck, Astaroth, Kali, Nergal, Lilith, Typhon, Moloch, Midgard, Diabolus

THE THIRD LEGION:

Caop, Amon, Skoll, Hati, Azazel, Marchocias, Serapis, Bali, Orias, Maskim, Mastema, Nebrios,

Emma, Furfur, Pazuzu

THE FOURTH LEGION:

Pursan, Nabarus, Alastor, Silcharde, Incubus, Succubus, Hekate, Asag, Mara, Euronome,

Forneus, Xaphan, Ukoback, Belphegor, Kobal, Lerva, Necrofiend, Basilisk

****** Magickal Laws Regarding Successful Evocation of Devils and Demons ******

1 Suspend “non-belief” during Ritual. Fantasy is essential to successful Ritual.

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2 Suspend “non-belief” while applying Outer Magickal Art/suggestion, etc. The catalyst, in

most instances, to realizing one’s ritualized desires lies with the application of positive or

negative fantasy; created situations; the use of what is commonly known as

“superstition”.

3 The Devil and demons were created and have been re-created by Man throughout

history. The Devil and/or demons are re-created through ritual and Outer Magickal Art;

in all other instances, our doctrine maintains a stance of non-belief, i.e., Book I: The

Denouncement of Theism.

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Book V:

The Rituals of Satanic Proper

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The Pact Of Satan

Membership with most elite organizations or private societies usually require an initiation rite and/or formal membership document which is signed by the initiate. This tends to be true (though in varying forms) also with regard to Satanic organizations and “realms”.

Historically speaking, Black Arts practitioners seeking Satanic alliance would call up a demon, or Satan Himself, to make a Pact in exchange for power of various sorts instead of joining a “Satanic group”. Moreover, hundreds of years ago, such groups weren’t “open” or well-known, now were “Devil’s books” readily available to the general public through “retailers”, as any kind of “Satanic” worship was considered a crime punishable by death. Thank the Devil and Enlightenment for our freedom from some of “God’s” religio/social injustices; anyone can now enter into union with the Devil without being “completely” criminalized!

The Pact of Satan is synonymous with the Xian rites of baptism as a purification device, whereas the Xian baptism is performed to symbolically cleanse the initiate of “original sin”, the Pact of Satan represents the initiate’s willful rejection of the belief in the existence of deities, and a rejection of the widespread Xian doctrines of deceit.

Ultimately the pact serves as a greeting and acceptance into Satan’s world of Darkness.

Special note regarding solitary Satanists: making a pact with Satan is not necessary to

successfully practice the Black Arts. The Pact of Satan ritual is geared to individuals who prefer to further formalize their dedication in a group setting.

Requirements for performance The standard altar articles are employed in the customary manner in addition to the initiate’s Pact articles (which sit upon a small table to the immediate right of the altar) which consists of: one Satanagram pendant, a black robe, two Pact of Satan contracts (one for the initiate and one for the priest who represents the Devil’s emissary) and a pre-arranged Satanic (magickal) name chose by the initiate.

Attendance requirements: the priest performing the rite, an assistant and the initiate. The priest and his assistant are garbed in the customary manner. The initiate wears a silver (gray is acceptable) robe.

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The Pact of Satan

1 The celebrant grasps the Bell of Commencement and opens the Gates of Pandemonium.

2 The celebrant grasps the Sword of Satan and evokes the Dark Lords from the five points

of the Pentagonia:

BE PRESENT SATAN, GREAT ADVERSARY OF JEHOVAH!

BE PRESENT BELIAL, GREAT PRINCE OF THE WICKED!

BE PRESENT LEVIATHAN, GREAT SERPENT OF THE INFERNAL SEAS!

BE PRESENT BEELZEBUB, GREAT LORD OF THE FLIES!

BE PRESENT LUCIFER, GREAT MORNING STAR AND LIGHT-BRINGER!

3 All participants face the Satanagram as the celebrant recites the Invocation to Lucifer:

O LUCIFER, PRIDEFUL MORNING STAR, SUPREME IN BEAUTY AND POWER,

HEAR ME! GRANT HIM (HER), THIS ENLIGHTENED FALLEN ANGEL—EXODUS

FROM THE HEAVENLY ABYSS OF SLAVERY AND THE TYRANT KING—THE

KNOWLEDGE AND WILL OF YOUR DARK SOUL, SATAN! DARK CREATOR OF THE

ANGLES OF DARKNESS, HEREIN WE THE DARK SOULS DWELL! GUIDE AND

EMPOWER HIM (HER) NOW AND FOREVERMORE! IN LUCIFERI HONOS!

4 All drink from the Chalice of Change (the celebrant, then his assistant, and finally the

initiate).

5 The celebrant recites the Pact of Oration which the initiate repeats after him:

LUCIFER—LORD OF MY DARK SOUL, I (common or Xian name) DO HEREBY

RENOUNCE GOD, JESUS THE NAZARENE, XIANITY AND MY FORMER BAPTISM,

FOR I AM OF THE EARTH, DARKNESS, AND THE POWERS OF THE INFERNAL

ONE! ACCEPT ME AS YOUR EVIL ALLY BY THIS NAME, (Satanic name)! IN

LUCIFERI HONOS!

6 The celebrant presents the two Pacts of Satan to the initiate for signing.

7 The assistant removes the silver robe from the initiate who then dons the black robe.

8 The celebrant bestows the Satanagram pendant upon the initiate while saying:

WELCOME (Satanic name), BROTHER (SISTER) OF DARKNESS!

9 All turn to face the Satanagram as the celebrant finalizes the rite with the words:

IN SATANICUS HONOS!

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The Pact Of Satan

LUCIFER—LORD OF MY DARK SOUL, I __________________, DO

HEREBY RENOUNCE GOD, JESUS THE NAZARENE, XIANITY, AND

MY FORMER BAPTISM, FOR I AM OF THE EARTH, DARKNESS, AND

THE POWERS OF THE INFERNAL ONE! ACCEPT ME AS YOUR EVIL

ALLY BY THIS NAME:

________________________

INITIATE

DATED THIS NIGHT,

__________, ____ ________________________

WITNESS

________________________

PRIEST/PRIESTESS OF SATAN

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The Ritual Of Antichrist

THE SIGIL OF ANTICHRIST

If you truly have a Darkness to your soul then this ritual will be both inspiring and self-fulfilling. However, by the same token, if you’re attempting to become something you’re not, it can bring forth a demon of self-destruction. Therefore, know thyself!

The Main Focus of this Ritual

1 To purge any residual Xian influence from the essence of the celebrant’s Being.

2 To cause the essential Darkness of the celebrant to grow, thus expanding the Sixth Sense.

3 To strengthen the Will to oppose the Xian doctrines.

The ritual represents the Forces of Darkness and their emergence in the Age of Evil. During the ritual, both elements of Good and Evil are present. Evil is the most active force (excepting Nature) in existence on this planet. It is a force far superior and dominant in its nature than is goodness. This should be obvious to anyone who is aware of Man’s history and today’s socioreligious climate. Xianity always has been, and always will be, a static (and I hate to use the word) force. Just as Man is naturally endowed with Earthly instincts and desires so it is with Man’s natural predilection to evil (immorality). People as a whole, and as individuals, need to stop cheating themselves and learn to live not in the imaginary shadow of a non-existent god.

There is no time for guilt regarding sin; there is no time for paying the church for regular guilt inducement; there is no time for soiling one’s knees for the sake of appeasing an imaginary, antithetical god! There is no time for acknowledging a god who has never lived, but certainly has died!

My fellow Satanists, the Age of Evil has arrived. Our Age—for times and times eternally. Read and understand! Practice and BECOME!

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Requirements for performance

With the exception of the burning charcoal contained in the brazier, the Ritual of Antichrist

begins in complete darkness, which symbolizes the arrival of the Age of Evil. The Age when the Wicked will plunge Man and the Earth into Eternal Darkness!

The Sigil of Antichrist represents the warrior spirit of the Beast 666. The cross, of course, is

associated with the Nazarene and his teachings; the inversion of such is the symbolic

renunciation and antithesis of his religious philosophy. The lightning bolt represents the Will and Power and the cruel wrath of Antichrist. The 666 is of course, the accepted numerical symbol of Antichrist.

Ultimately, the Sigil of Antichrist is the symbol of religious revelation and anarchy—of things to come! The sigil replaces the Satanagram as the altarpiece above the altar.

Six black candles are employed as this symbolizes the singular aspect of the number of the Beast and the Sixth Sense of all antichrists. Regarding placement, five of the six candles rest upon the points of the Angles of the Pentagonia on the floor before the altar. A single black candle endowed with the Spirit of Antichrist rests in the center of the altar, directly beneath the Sigil. Ignited charcoal in a large brazier represents Hell’s flaming Pit—from which the Grand Conjuration and subsequent release of the Devils of Evilution symbolize the forces of the developing religious war between Xians and us. The brazier is placed at the left side of the altar.

The function of the Xian Bible in this ritual is two-fold: first, it is employed as a sacrifice; the celebrant tears seven leaves from its binding and casts them into the Pit to suffer destruction and damnation. The second part involves the recital of its Antichrist disclosure: Revelation 13.

The Bible is placed in front of the brazier.

Conjuration saltes are more commonly known as “flash powder”. They are employed to

emphasize evocation. A small vessel of the saltes is placed next to the brazier.

The skull is placed on the altar between the Candle of Antichrist and the Sword of Satan. The thurible burns an Earthy scent which is most pleasing to the celebrant: it is placed at the rightrear area of the altar. The Chalice of Change with its emotion-stimulating elixor is placed directly in front of the thurible. The Sword of Satan occupies its customary position, which is at the forepart of the altar.

The essence of this ritual dictates that its accompanying music would be of a supremely

triumphant nature.

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The Ritual of Antichrist

1 In the darkness, the celebrant faces the Sigil of Antichrist as he recites the Invocation of

Antichrist:

IN THE NAME OF BELIAL I INVOKE YOU—SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST—COME

FORTH! FOR I AM THE FIRST, AND MANY WILL FOLLOW! IN THE SPIRIT OF THE

BEAST, COME FORTH—FOR I AM THE SAME, AND THE FAITHFUL ARE FEARFUL!

IN RECOGNITION OF THE NUMBER, COME FORTH—FOR THE CONQUEST HAS

BEGUN!

2 The celebrant stoops to light each candle of the Pentagonia. After lighting the first, he

evokes:

FROM THE ANGLE OF SATAN, I CONJURE THE FIRES OF EVIL!

After lighting the second, he evokes:

FROM THE ANGLE OF BELIAL, I CONJURE THE LANDS OF EVIL!

After lighting the third, he evokes:

FROM THE ANGLE OF LEVIATHAN, I CONJURE THE SEAS OF EVIL!

After lighting the fourth, he evokes:

FROM THE ANGLE OF BEELZEBUB, I CONJURE THE SKIES OF EVIL!

After lighting the fifth, he evokes:

FROM THE ANGLE OF LUCIFER, I CONJURE THE RACE OF EVIL!

The celebrant lights the Candle of Antichrist and intones:

I CONJURE THE WILL OF THE GREAT BEAST—ANTICHRIST!

Immediately following each of the six avocations, the celebrant tosses a small amount of

conjuration saltes into the candle flames.

3 The celebrant (and all participants) drink from the Chalice of Change.

4 The celebrant grasps the Sword of Satan and points it towards the Sigil of Antichrist

while reciting the Conjuration of Darkness—666:

SATAN—IN YOUR MOST UNHOLY NAME, HEAR ME! OUR TIMES—THE AGE OF

EVIL AND ITS CREATIVE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST HAS COME! I AM THE

REVERENT ONE—A BEAST BORN OF THE EARTH AND THE INFERNAL KINGDOM!

I AM THE CONVEYOR OF WISDOM AND FOLLY! I AM THE BESTOWER OF

STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS! I AM THE PUBLISHER OF ALIENATION AND UNITY!

I AM THE CREATOR OF LIFE AND DEATH! I AM THE SAVIOR OF MAN AND THE

DESTROYER OF THE NAZARENE! I AM THE SOUL OF DARKNESS—A BLACK

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BEACON OF INFERNAL LIGHT TO THE WORTHY, AND A SIGN OF DOOM TO THE

LAMBS! I AM THE WILL, THE PURPOSE AND THE FIGHT! I AM ANTICHRIST!

5 The Holy Sacrifice.

6 The celebrant faces the Sigil of Antichrist and recites the biblical passage, Revelation 13:

1-18.

7 The Evocation and release of the Devils of Evilution. The celebrant grasps the Sword of

Satan and steadies the point of the blade in the Flame of Antichrist as he evokes the

Devils of Evilution thus:

PAN, COME FORTH AND SMEAR THE EARTH WITH YOUR DOCTRINES OF

CARNALITY!

FENRIS, COME FORTH AND FREE THE BEAST TO WAGE THE WAR!

LEVIATHAN, COME FORTH TO FILL THE MINDS OF MEN WITH THE WISDOM OF

EVIL!

DIABOLUS, COME FORTH TO JUDGE AND IMPRISON THE LAMBS OF THE

NAZARENE!

SET, COME FORTH TO DESTROY THE XIAN FAITH AND ITS MASSES!

The sword is replaced on the altar.

8 The celebrant closes the rite by dousing the smoldering charcoal with a plentiful amount

of conjuration saltes.

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