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The Hermetic Library Anthology Album - Magick, Music and Ritual 18

by The Hermetic Library

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I feel the wrath of God upon my skin He tears the flesh again, again, again. I am the hand, I am his Instrument I must endure, this loving discipline This scourge will purge the torpor and the dross The pain sustains the circle and the cross I bear the scars of God upon my skin The searing lash again, again, again The trials of flesh eroding the facades To purify this wight before the gods The dark and I await your sweet caress And strike the blows across this stubborn ass Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! Wretch! I feel alive (in these moments) We are One We are born to Die (in these moments) We are One God is Silence God is Violence Crack the Whip! Crack the Whip! Crack the Whip! Crack the Whip!
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On the path On the travertine path By candle light By tortoise light With the hills all on fire With the mountain burning so bright Through fields of poppies Straight through the night I'll find you little trembling light I'll find you little trembling I If forever is an ever-land Even if a never, then I'll find you I'll find you I'm biting through Lalalala lalala lalala On my way On my lumbering way By bird song By glittering caged birds While the mountains are all on fire While the world so slowly burns Through mirrored paths Through twisting turns I'll find you just by these words I'll find you with shimmering words If forever is an ever-land Even if a never, then I'll find you I'll find you I'm biting through I'll find you Lalalala lalala la
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Your blood is Royal Rain Down for my aspiration Flow hot the river of blood A flood for thy exaltation Your blood is Royal Sweet sting of our consummation Forever stained brow and breast Attest to my adoration Your blood is Royal Anoint the wounds of the fulcrum Renew the kiss of the blade Abrade the scars of the pilgrim You are the Oil Enflame the rent constellation Worship with red Wounded lips Eclipse the gate of elation You are the Oil The miracle of lustration The sacrament of the dove A love of self mutilation You are the Oil קודש קודש קודש הוא השם שחודר בשער (קודש) קודש קודש קודש הוא השם שחודר בשער (קודש) קודש קודש קודש הוא השם שחודר בשער (קודש) קודש קודש קודש הוא השם שחודר בשער (קודש) This is the way of HVA HO This is the way of IAO קודש - ad infinitum
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Magick, Music and Ritual 18, the anthology album release for 2023 from the Anthology Project, is being released for anniversary of the December 3, 1996 birthday of the Hermetic Library, with a playlist of 10 tracks by 9 artists, new and returning voices, for this Hermetic Library Anthology Album.

The cover includes an untitled acrylic on canvas painting by John Griogair Bell, the Librarian, for this current year in the Thelemic Calendar, An V:ix (2023 e.v.), which represents the docosade of Atu V, the Hierophant and the year of Atu IX, The Hermit. Included with the album download at Bandcamp and Itch are a larger size cover and an image of the full canvas of the cover painting.

Please join the Hermetic Library in promoting these artists who have contributed their work to this benefit anthology album project. Please also spread the word about these anthology albums to people you think may be interested in the work of artists who combine magick, music and ritual.

The best way to add this anthology, as well as previous releases and future Hermetic Library albums, to your personal music collection is becoming a Patron of Hermetic Library. New Patrons receive a gratis download code for a previous anthology release of their choice in addition to all the other patronage rewards they may receive. Consider becoming a Patron today!

The Hermetic Library at Hermetic.com has an overall vision of Archiving, Engaging and Encouraging the living Western Esoteric Tradition, Hermeticism, Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, and much more through Open Access Occultism for over 25 years.

I started the benefit anthology project to help promote newer works in the Esoteric Tradition to the audience of the Hermetic Library and beyond. The anthology project also further raises awareness about the corpus and culture of magick and ritual.

I encourage you to check out the Hermetic Library at Hermetic.com, if you aren’t already familiar with it, as that’s the reason this project exists and may also offer inspiration to you. The site was started in 1996 and has ever since consistently been an extremely popular resource for students and researchers interested in the Esoteric Tradition.

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released December 3, 2023

Production and Design by John Griogair Bell

Cover painting by John Griogair Bell

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