Delving the Depths of Mount Q9f
A Neolemurian ritual to commune with the Nothing.
During a conversation in Deadlines, Mikal Mindszenty & I got to talking about the usefulness of the Headless Rite, and by extension the existence of a HGA, to the lineage of time-sorcery. After a long debate over the finer points of numogrammatic theory, we settled on a relatively straightforward, yet profound (and heretical for any western ceremonial magician) answer. The HGA did not exist on some higher level of Truth to strive towards, but on the same level as us.
The question from there is: what is on the level of Truth, that we might approach in our rituals?
Mount Q9f
The Nothing seems like a good start. Given our assertions about the nature of the decademons being aspects of space, we used them, along with the 9 Doors, as the foundation of our model. Mikal developed a beautiful image of the structure:
The decademons span the straight lines between each zone (the circles are unlabeled in this image, but their values can be guessed given the lemurs associated with them), while the curved lines are the Doors. The theory is that, by banishing each piece all the way down to Zn-0 at the bottom, and then beyond, one can commune with Nothing. At the very least, one is left with all that remains when the numogram is forcibly shoved Elsewhere. This diagram, with its peak, was named Mount Q9f, a nod to Mount Qaf, of course, but also a qabbalistic joke. Q9F = AQ-50, ciphering Tokhatto, who spans the mountain from the source (Zn-0) to the peak (Zn-5). I pronounce it as “Mount Queneph”1 or “Mount Q-9-F”.
The obvious next step was to design a ritual around it. Which I did.
The Ritual
Preparation
You should prepare for this ritual the same way you prepare for any other. Do your 1-meditation, put some good music on, banish outside influences, or whatever else you prefer. I listened to Hunting Dog each time I performed this ritual. Once you’re ready to enter into the ritual headspace, focus your attention on the diagram of Mount Q9f. Follow the path with your eyes from Zn-0 at the bottom to each other zone. Once you feel that you’re ready, begin to recite the main text, visualizing each action on the diagram as you progress.
If you aren’t familiar with this kind of ritual, it can be a bit overwhelming. Please proceed at a pace that is comfortable for you.
Main Text
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May all imps return to their Mother Hellcrypt.
So the cycle begins anew.
In the middle of it all, Tokhatto, Phase-5, Summit-King and 0th decademon. I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[VISUALIZE TOKHATTO DISAPPEARING FROM MT Q9F]
Tchakki, the first decademon, I banish you to free the phases you traffick.
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Tchu, ultimate outside one, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Krako, croaking omen, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Pabbakis, the second decademon, I banish you to free the phases you traffick.
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Puppo, swallower, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Ixix, abductor, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Nammamad, the third decademon, I banish you to free the phases you traffick.
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Minommo, web-weaver, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Duoddod, duplicitous doubler, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Tutagool, the fourth decademon, I banish you to free the phases you traffick.
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Uttunul, eldritch fuzz, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
Lurgo, solitary Initiatior, I banish you and the imps of your phase!
[SAME AS BEFORE]
[PAUSE FOR EFFECT (Signal comes through strongly in this section, don't be afraid to take your time here)]
“All that remains is the Nothing. Bask, ye helpless babe, in Hellcrypt's bosom. Suckle kindly, child, and remember your face before you were born.”
Zn-0, the phase that is not nor will ever be, I banish thee into the true abyss.
Nothing remains.
[PAUSE FOR EFFECT]
And from nothing, it begins again.
Zn-0, nonexistant place from beyond the pale, utterly unseen one, horror beyond horrors, split, divide, and multiply.
The beginning implies the end. Lurgo emerges from the (w)hole, aware of what has happened.
1::0, the I and the thou, differentiation impossible without thee.
9::0, the all and the naught, for Nothing is created & destroyed.
9::1, to pierce the skin and allow growth and change.
2::0, the self is doubled.
8::0, doubled twice more, where there was None, now there are Many.
8::2, The web begets a market of difference, as the cycle begins to turn. I am thou and thou art they and they art I.
3::0, for some Selves ascend their positions and go beyond.
7::0, for some Selves return to our Mother.
7::3, for the skin has already implied an inside and an outside, and the monsters are breeding just beyond the warm glow of flame.
4::0, as I or thou learn to travel through the skin.
6::0, to wrap everything in mesh.
6::4, to cling I to thou to they.
5::0, for decimal destiny has left nothing to fate.
There is no Difference save difference.
Be Ye Mystery.
Further Experiments
After the completion of this basic ritual, I wondered if it ought to be pushed further. Explicitly, I added the banishing of each zone. It adds a certain lightness to the ritual that might not have existed before, but I leave it up to each practitioner whether or not they include it or not. It doesn’t seem required, and it can be overwhelming to find yourself without anchors in the abyss. The exact ordering of the ritual was taken purely from the notion that it was a mountain, and we were already at the top. However, it may be useful to experiment with different routes through the mountain paths.
What can be done once the Nothing is reached? More experimentation is required.
QUENEPH = AQ-149, plexing to 5. At the same time, QUENEF = AQ-122, also plexing to 5, so that works just as well (while still sounding the same).
Mikal's here! First, I want to thank you for this great colab, I am looking forward for many interesting creations!
I guess I left the zones without labels because it felt right for some reason - the fridge conceptualzation of that is what it might be to emphasize their anattā, or their collaterality to the interzones and dependence on them, or their spirodynamical nebulosity.
Also, the formal grandiose name for the diagram is The Garden of Thirteen Paths (referencing a story by Borges). Apple Pie Prophet also noticed that it looks like a peacock tail - and peacock is symbologically important to me, I guess through Jungian alchemy. My own associations, beyond the garden and the mountain, was a menorah. (Specifically it is Hanukkah menorah that is nine-branched, but I didn't thought of this detail at the moment.)