999 volumes of superior quality hand-bound in luxurious Lynnel Wolf, finished with double thickness end-papers. Both covers blocked in gold with Sacred Seals of the Devil’s Arte. Black silk ribbon marker.
The books will be beautifully fashioned with rounded spines whose head and tail bands
are braced with bamboo cane that is hand-inserted during the binding process.
All copies will be hand-numbered, signed and consecrated.
Ritual Gnosis within this tome includes:
The Book of the Devil’s Witchcraft: The Ars Diaboli is returned from within vortices of the Devil’s Grimoire. Forging the Dragon Gates of Witchflame and the Gate of Leviathan bestows empowerments of the Arkonian Temple through which the dead are raised.
The Great Serpent is summoned from the Depths. His manifestation opens the way for the intrepid soul to enter the Catacombs of Belial – the 73 Gates of the Devil’s Realm – transcending the Crossed Scythe Gates of Qayin to walk between the
Rows of the Devil’s Harvest.
The Devil’s Coachman is called to manifestation in the sacrificial rites of the Devil’s Coach Horse – Salwar, Lord of the Forests brings communion with the Wandering God of the Wastelands.
The manifestation of wealth and desire is attained through the acquisition of the Rib of Belial in the evocation of the Black Cat Demon – the Devil’s Servitor who commands power across material and inner planes. As He who walks upon the land, the Midnight Emissary opens gates of power that lead to the Devil’s Forge when the Great
Stone is rolled back.
Gnosis of the Demon King Servitor called by one who commands the Devil’s Bone Charm is bestowed
by the Daemon of the Black Cat Rite.
The power to heal or harm is granted within the Treasure of Spirits that is attained when the Devil’s Chest is opened by the Sacred Bone Key. The Angelic Fire of the Godhead of Empyream Flame may be called with the Skull of Lucifer by the practitioner who reaps the Forbidden Harvest.
This volume contains the Sacrificial Wheels of Destiny through which the path of the World Soul may be altered by devoted hands who pursue this work, turning the wheels as Lord of the Elemental Planes.
Communion with the Witchflame Queens of the Devil’s Plantation is attained by those souls who possess the Keys of the Devil’s Grimoire, returning the Ars Diaboli to they who unlock these gates in devotion with the Crown Prince at the Sabbat of Witchflame.
Catacombs of Belial that open the way to the Devil’s Forge await devoted souls who venture beyond the Threshold of The Great Prince’s Grimoire – Pathways of Power between Rows of the Devil’s Plantation yield rites through which all desire manifests for they who transcend the Amentan Gates unlocked at the Crossed Scythes of Qayin.
Keys to these Gates are revealed unto all who
meet at the Crown Prince’s Sabbat, partaking of
the Devil’s Arte!
This is the III volume in “The Way of Sacrifice” & the first book in The Devil’s Witchcraft.
After my first read through of this book, it felt like a perfect way to round out the material explored in the two earlier works. It does this by delving deeply into the gnosis around the witchgod Belial. It is however, not restricted this topic alone – powerful beings and their place within the current, such as Leviathan and Dagon, are addressed in great detail throughout this work.
As for the true feel, this book feels like a grounded counterpart to The Witchblood Grail(which in itself is another remarkable tome). As for me, there are two notable major rites in this book; one is an astonishing ritual involving an evocation of all the goetia with a very specific and somewhat unique Primal Craft “formula.” The other, details a rite involving a black cat, that is in many ways a counterpart to the bat rite explored within the Altar of Sacrifice.
The occult geography explored in this book is of extreme interest to a student of this current. Of particular note is the material around the subject of ‘The Devils Throne’. This feels of prime importance to explaining the role of Belial within the authors current.
The way Smith addresses these topics is again, astonishingly in depth. Within occult texts and works, far to often do we see the author briefly going sideways on a sort of rant or tangent. Mark meanwhile, is extremely direct and concise, demonstrating an almost innate knowledge that some other simply can’t achieve. Something that is on constant display throughout his works.
It also speaks to the authors experience and writing ability that in no point do the books in this series become repetitive – on each page, there is something new for the reader to consider at a deep level. Each rite builds upon the richness of what came before it, as honestly each of the book in the series manages to accomplish.
I feel that, strangely, out of the Sacrifice books this may be the most approachable – that said it is still unashamedly a complex text, that would likely be confusing for someone entirely new to this authors work. As such, its a strong recommendation for those familiar with the prior works, and it bares repeating this authors work is best enjoyed, and digested, in sequence.