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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
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technique that the late Austin Osman Spare refined for his own magical
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use and which has been adopted by chaoists, solo and group, world wide
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as its popularity has been increased by the works of the IOT over the
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last decade or so.
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The normal procedure, as many will undoubtedly be familiar with, (and
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this is only one of its uses) is that a sigil/glyph of desire is held in
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the mind`s eye whilst in what we all refer to as the death posture e.g.,
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stood on tiptoe, arms locked behind the head, body stretched to its
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limit, deep spasmodic breathing, until total exhaustion and inevitably
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one blacks out, the sigil is then lost to the mind of the inner and the
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banished of laughter is evoked to prevent the resurfacing of the said
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sigil.
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Anyone who has used this technique for the above said purpose, will have
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at sometime or another experienced, even if just slightly, difficulty in
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holding the posture long enough for the desired gnosis to take effect
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sufficiently for blackout. And due to this difficulty, a well planned
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ritual can be a well planned waste of time as the desired result is not
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implanted properly.
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A technique that has been repeatedly employed by myself on such
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occasions is based upon the same principles as the death posture but as
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I have found, a little easier and without pitfalls that one can
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experience with A.O. Spare`s technique.
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This technique is a strange mixture of inhibitory and excitatory gnosis,
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forced overbreathing, dancing or spinning, and of course exhaustion. The
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end result is of necessity for this process the blackout, which is as we
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know, of the inhibitory gnosis. I will now explain how this technique is
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employed by one for the insertion of sigils for whatever purpose one
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feels the need.
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First one has to sigilise the desire in any form that one may wish, but
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in all cases and especially this one, it must be very easy to visualise.
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Once that has been achieved, one may then begin to design the ritual for
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that particular purpose in mind. Banishings and invocations may be
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employed, if so wished, this is, however, not a necessity for the
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successful outcome of this process. At the culmination of the rite the
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individual starts the overbreathing, panting deeply and spasmodically
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and at the same time visualising the sigil as vividly as you possible
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can, bright, intense and very clear as the overbreathing continues. Then
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when you feel that the time is right, start your spinning round and
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round, still overbreathing and still holding your visualised sigil in
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your mind`s eye. Music can be played for a background to the dancing,
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tom toms or any other drum is rather excellent background sound for this
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purpose. When the individual has reached a state of sheer exhaustion,
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very dizzy, sweating and ready to drop, he or she then, still spinning
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and overbreathing and of course holding the visulised sigil in mind,
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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,
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if a solo worker, try to get someone to help you with this part) stops
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you spinning and grabs you in a bear hug lifting you off the ground and
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squeezing you about the solar plexus, where a large network of nerves
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lie. At this precise moment the music, if any has been employed, is
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stopped, and death-like silence is kept. The practitioner holds his or
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her breath whilst being squeezed and the sigil is visualised as if
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burning with bright, white heat as its image is burnt into your mind.
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Within seconds the blackout will occur and the sigil is lost to the
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mind. At this point it is important that your partner lets you drop to
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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
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sigil and all thoughts thereof, your laughter breaks that silence and
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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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