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It induces a particular kind <strong>of</strong> a trance which allows for moving onto <strong>the</strong> I<br />
astral level a transformation into a beast - a manifestation<br />
<strong>of</strong> one's hidden instincts and lusts. In <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> this Maskim demon, this is<br />
a manifestation <strong>of</strong> atavistic which become<br />
absorption <strong>of</strong> this dark energy.<br />
The fourth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maskim is "a terrible<br />
II The word "Shibbu" in<br />
Acadian means "serpent". The demon may appear in many forms, but<br />
it assumes <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> a homed The motif <strong>of</strong> a snake with<br />
a pair <strong>of</strong> horns is <strong>of</strong>ten encountered on <strong>the</strong> Kassite stones called kuduTrUS,<br />
on Assyrian seals and statues. Such had a protective function and<br />
were used as The homed in mythology was called<br />
"basmu" and was regarded a protective symboL In Sumerian it was called<br />
"usum" or<br />
II The <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maskim<br />
seem far this mythological function. It as a ghastly<br />
spitting out deadly venom. It coils around <strong>the</strong> magician and bites<br />
him, its teeth into mortal and him with poisonous<br />
substance. While <strong>the</strong> venom flows through <strong>the</strong> veins, <strong>the</strong> magician falls into<br />
a trance, and vapours <strong>of</strong><br />
visions <strong>of</strong> and vipers,<br />
underground temples with statues, and endless tunnels, writhing<br />
and pulsating, as if alive. one meets <strong>the</strong> dwellers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> underworld<br />
half-human, half-serpents, akin to Lilith in her bestial form. The<br />
practitioner is invited to ba<strong>the</strong> in a cauldron filled with venom which<br />
visions and hallucinations, which is into a<br />
serpent himself, a creature able to craw] between <strong>the</strong> worlds, dimensions,<br />
and The power this is <strong>the</strong> art <strong>of</strong> bestial<br />
shape-shifting; this time into a serpent, in a trance <strong>of</strong> hallucinatory<br />
intoxication with <strong>the</strong> venomous elixir vitae. The <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tiPlmCl,n<br />
is also very vampiric in its nature and from purposes, it<br />
could be used in astral vampirism - to <strong>the</strong> victim and drain one's<br />
astral <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> this shadowy wraith.<br />
fifth demon is "a furious who knoweth not to flee." while<br />
exploring <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> this we will discover a close relation<br />
to astral shape-shifting - this time into a wolf, or a half-wolf. This points at<br />
<strong>the</strong> connection with <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> lycanthropy,<br />
and totem animals. The demon appears as a huge wolf or an<br />
with sharp teeth and hard claws. It brings<br />
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