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Anthony Testa - The Key of the Abyss.pdf

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<strong>the</strong> place <strong>of</strong> decent, <strong>the</strong> domain <strong>of</strong> Shoggoths, <strong>the</strong> crystal that channels<br />

its influence is tigers eye. According to Grant our world is being<br />

shaped, prepared almost, by <strong>the</strong> seeping through <strong>of</strong> ideas from <strong>the</strong><br />

Mauve Zone, and <strong>the</strong> invocations <strong>of</strong> magicians who on <strong>the</strong> earth work<br />

to open <strong>the</strong> gates <strong>of</strong> Yog-Sothoth to complete this transformation and<br />

in doing so usher in a new aeon <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beast-man. 286 I would suggest<br />

taking this quote as an example <strong>of</strong> working with material to fashion<br />

new connectives, ra<strong>the</strong>r than as a straight reading <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sources.<br />

In his infamous, “voudou-gnostic (sic) workbook” Michael Bertiaux<br />

mixes voodoo and <strong>the</strong> Mythos to perform a Magick that lies outside <strong>of</strong><br />

almost all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> usual classifications, a dark, near hell-broth who's<br />

ideas and influences spread far beyond <strong>the</strong> shores <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USA where he<br />

is based. His ideas can be seen, reshaped by personal preference, in<br />

<strong>the</strong> published works <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IOT and o<strong>the</strong>rs.. 287 Bertiaux’s<br />

Necronomicon Physics is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> true breakthroughs in magical<br />

<strong>the</strong>ory post Crowley. For each adept, <strong>the</strong> Way will be somewhat<br />

different. Never<strong>the</strong>less, we see that, outward forms aside, <strong>the</strong> many<br />

paths lead to <strong>the</strong> same summit – and <strong>the</strong> same depths.<br />

286 http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/cthulhu.htm<br />

287 ibid.<br />

180

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