Friday, December 31, 2010

Beginnings of New Paradigm

I have decided to try out a new Satanic paradigm. Rather than combine European systems of traditional witchcraft, I have opted to instead blend Satanism with Japanese folk magic. Currently studying the Kojiki and basic concepts within Japanese mythology. I have begun with the Five Elements of Japanese mythology, based off of Buddhist concepts. Link provided for the sake of simplicity.

The Satanic re-interpretation from a Platonic/Gnostic point of view deals with forms. All essences are descended from these five elements.

Fire represents motion of the self
Water represents fluidity and interaction
Earth represents stability
Wind represents change

The fifth element is translated as both "Void" and "Heaven." It represents true spirit. Based on interpretation, it could mean either as both YHVH/HVHI represent opposing emanations of the "Ain" or "Nothingness." Five elements are observed by the up-pointed Pentagram/Tetragrammaton through the interpretation of "Sky" or "Heaven" translation as the "Form" emanation of Ain, manifest through the "Sacred Name of God."

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The downward pointed Pentagram of HVHI represents the Five Elements with a translation of "Void" or "formlessness."

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Each element can be reflected across the Tetragrammaton into the Pentagrammaton to represent the formless totality. Fire manifests as Black Fire and the Satanic Will. The Black Earth represents stable emanations that are formless, rooted in the physical though of formless essence. Black Wind represents both decay and mutation instead of stagnant crystallization, downward or leftward movement. Black Water represents interaction between the formless as represented through sexual congress, that of true creation which is impossible in a form-locked universe bound by upward movement/crystallization. 

Each element manifests primarily through a single Qliphoth, similar to the system of the Four Directions/Four Thrones. Naamah represents the Black Earth, Lilith represents the Black Water, Adramalach/Samael represents Black Fire, and Beelzebuth represents the Black Wind. Thaumiel himself resides within the Fifth Element of Void.

Essences do not require form. Instead, form is determined based on whether an essence is manifest through the Pentagrammaton or the Tetragrammaton. Through Heaven is form, through Void is formlessness.

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