Feature Writer: Giles Davot
Feature Title: LE MIROIR NOIR (The Black Mirror) Text 7: The Black Altar Of Satan
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LE MIROIR NOIR
The Black Altar Of Satan is the very heart of the Satanic Working area, the heart of the Temple of the Black Arts.
It is a physical gateway, a portal to the realms of Hell or rather the dominion I have come to call ‘The Shade’ which seems to lie between the plane of the physical and the plane of the Demonic, other realms taper off from this plane which are occupied by the Spirits of the Dead who have not passed and over properly from this domain and other creatures which have been formed from the thoughts of humanity either by accident or deliberately through Magickal application.
The Shade is a realm of Darkness where the Working area can be transitioned allowing the mortal Satanist and the Demonic Entity communication, it is a realm which is in essence a form of subconscious sphere and can be entered through the subconscious mind by humans and Demons alike.
This powerful realm is accessed in the Workings of LE MIROIR NOIR through the Magickal Opening of a Gate which is in essence The Black Altar Of Satan itself, The Pentacle Of Satan being the Talisman which unlocks that Gate into other Worlds.
The Black Altar is set up in the following format as regarding Rituals Tools!
First of all the Altar itself must be covered with a Altar Cloth made from Black Material, some Satanic Groups also decorate this with a symbol relevant to their form of Satanic Practice, if this is going to be the case then to resonate with the system of Magick in LE MIROIR NOIR the best symbols to utilize would be either an Inverted Pentagram, an Inverted Cross or the Cross of Sulfur.
Two Candle Holders bearing Candles of Black or Ivory should be placed at either end of the Altar, at the center of the Altar The Pentacle Of Satan should be placed and directly behind it should be whatever Implement is favored by the Satanist as a Scrying Tool.
To the left of The Pentacle Of Satan should be the Satanist’s personal Grimoire containing the Magickal system with which they Work, to the right of the Pentacle the Candle Snuffer shall reside.
Between the Candle on the left hand side and the Scrying Tool the Satanist should place a Metal Bowl and in the same place on the right hand side shall be placed the Incense/Oil Burner (whichever is preferred).
Other Ritual Implements will be required to be upon the Altar at certain times depending on Practices being carried out, for instance at times an additional Candle will be required in supplication for a specific Demon being summoned or possibly for use in the Arts of Pyromancy.
When other Implements are required they shall be explained fully in the preliminary notes at the beginning of the text detailing the Practice they are needed for.
In the next text of this Book these Implements and other Ritual requirements shall be examined in more detail.