THE INGREDIENTS USED
IN THE PERFORMANCE
OF SATANIC MAGIC
A. Desire
THE first ingredient in the performance of a ritual is desire, otherwise known as
motivation, temptation, or emotional persuasion. If you do not truly desire any end
result, you should not attempt to perform a working.
There is no such thing as a "practice" working, and the only way that a magician could
do "tricks" such as moving inanimate objects, would be to have a strong emotional
need to do so. It is true that if the magician wishes to gain power through impressing
others with his feats of magic, he must produce tangible proof of his ability. The
Satanic concept of magic, however, fails to find gratification in the proving of magical
prowess.
The Satanist performs his ritual to insure the outcome of his desires, and he would not waste
his time nor force of will on something so inconclusive as rolling a pencil off a table, etc.
through the application of magic. The amount of energy needed to levitate a teacup
(genuinely) would be of sufficient force to place an idea in a group of people's heads half-way
across the earth, in turn, motivating them in accordance with your will. The Satanist knows
that even if you succeeded in lifting the teacup from the table, it would be assumed that
trickery was used anyway. Therefore, if the Satanist wants to float objects in mid-air, he uses
wires, mirrors, or other devices, and saves his force for self-aggrandizement. All "gifted"
mediums and white-light mystics practice pure and applied stage magic, with their blindfolds
and sealed envelopes, and any fairly competent stage magician, carnival worker, or lodge-hall
entertainer can duplicate the same effect - although lacking, perhaps, the sanctimonious
"spiritual" overtones.
A little child learns that if he wishes for something hard enough, it will come true. This is
meaningful. Wishing indicates desire, whereas prayer is accompanied by apprehension.
Scripture has twisted desire into lust, covetousness, and greed. Be as a child, and do not stifle
desire, lest you lose touch with the first ingredient in the performance of magic. Be led into
temptation, and take that which tempts, whenever you can!
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The Satanic Bible
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