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- Blackout And Sigils
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- The blackout or as it is commonly referred to, the death posture, is the
- technique that the late Austin Osman Spare refined for his own magical
- use and which has been adopted by chaoists, solo and group, world wide
- as its popularity has been increased by the works of the IOT over the
- last decade or so.
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- The normal procedure, as many will undoubtedly be familiar with, (and
- this is only one of its uses) is that a sigil/glyph of desire is held in
- the mind`s eye whilst in what we all refer to as the death posture e.g.,
- stood on tiptoe, arms locked behind the head, body stretched to its
- limit, deep spasmodic breathing, until total exhaustion and inevitably
- one blacks out, the sigil is then lost to the mind of the inner and the
- banished of laughter is evoked to prevent the resurfacing of the said
- sigil.
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- Anyone who has used this technique for the above said purpose, will have
- at sometime or another experienced, even if just slightly, difficulty in
- holding the posture long enough for the desired gnosis to take effect
- sufficiently for blackout. And due to this difficulty, a well planned
- ritual can be a well planned waste of time as the desired result is not
- implanted properly.
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- A technique that has been repeatedly employed by myself on such
- occasions is based upon the same principles as the death posture but as
- I have found, a little easier and without pitfalls that one can
- experience with A.O. Spare`s technique.
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- This technique is a strange mixture of inhibitory and excitatory gnosis,
- forced overbreathing, dancing or spinning, and of course exhaustion. The
- end result is of necessity for this process the blackout, which is as we
- know, of the inhibitory gnosis. I will now explain how this technique is
- employed by one for the insertion of sigils for whatever purpose one
- feels the need.
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- First one has to sigilise the desire in any form that one may wish, but
- in all cases and especially this one, it must be very easy to visualise.
- Once that has been achieved, one may then begin to design the ritual for
- that particular purpose in mind. Banishings and invocations may be
- employed, if so wished, this is, however, not a necessity for the
- successful outcome of this process. At the culmination of the rite the
- individual starts the overbreathing, panting deeply and spasmodically
- and at the same time visualising the sigil as vividly as you possible
- can, bright, intense and very clear as the overbreathing continues. Then
- when you feel that the time is right, start your spinning round and
- round, still overbreathing and still holding your visualised sigil in
- your mind`s eye. Music can be played for a background to the dancing,
- tom toms or any other drum is rather excellent background sound for this
- purpose. When the individual has reached a state of sheer exhaustion,
- very dizzy, sweating and ready to drop, he or she then, still spinning
- and overbreathing and of course holding the visulised sigil in mind,
- works their way to the centre of the circle or working area.
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- There a partner, either active or passive to the rite, (in other words,
- if a solo worker, try to get someone to help you with this part) stops
- you spinning and grabs you in a bear hug lifting you off the ground and
- squeezing you about the solar plexus, where a large network of nerves
- lie. At this precise moment the music, if any has been employed, is
- stopped, and death-like silence is kept. The practitioner holds his or
- her breath whilst being squeezed and the sigil is visualised as if
- burning with bright, white heat as its image is burnt into your mind.
- Within seconds the blackout will occur and the sigil is lost to the
- mind. At this point it is important that your partner lets you drop to
- the floor, unless that is you wish to return to primal chaos!
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- On coming round, in most cases, you should evoke laughter to banish the
- sigil and all thoughts thereof, your laughter breaks that silence and
- the rite is finished in whatever manner wished.
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- With fractalic greetings and laughter * Fra.: Apfelmann *
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- * Origin: ChaosBox: Nothing is true -> all is allowed... (2:243/2)
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