Chapter 21

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The Invocation of Lilith into a Vessel of Dead Flesh. It is done during the darkness of the Moon when she
is passing through the Scorpion. She comes into the corpse and reveals forgotten secrets known only to
those who have departed from their bodies. It is Black Lilith the Destroyer who comes. He invokes her
with great care, with fear and trembling he invokes her lest her sharp nails rend him to pieces. He asks
her the burial places of Gold and Silver, and where jewels have been lost or forgotten, and the hiding
places of rare books. He holds his ear against her lips and she speaks with the mouth of the dead vessel.
He seeks out the resting place of a woman newly dead. It is good if she is young and beautiful. It is
good if she dies of sudden violence, and best if she dies in childbirth. Those who die of plague he does
not choose. Lepers he does not choose. A woman murdered by her husband is very ready to talk. So
also is the harlot strangled by her lover. The woman of modest means is more acceptable that the
woman of wealth since the corpse of a wealthy woman is protected by Potent Charms and Powerful
Names.

He seeks to obtain possession of the corpse before it is prepared for the tomb. The heart and liver are
not yet taken out of her skin. The embalmers sell the corpse for Silver and he pays them to be silent.
Afterward he returns the used vessel into their hands. They hold much commerce with Sorcerers and
can be trusted in their dealings. If it chances that no Keeper of the Dead will hold commerce with him,
he removes the vessel from the tomb with his own hands and carries it away to a secure place. Care is
taken that the vessel is not overripe.

If he takes her to a desert place he lays her naked with face exposed upon a woven mat of reeds. In a
circle about the vessel he drives five stakes of iron deep into the sand with a mallet of iron. The space
between the stakes is everywhere made equal. He binds her to the stakes with iron chains. To the stake
that is above the crown of her head he binds her about the neck. To the stake at her right hand he binds
her by her right wrist. To the stake at her right foot he binds her by her right ankle. To the stake at her
left foot he binds her by her left ankle. To the stake at her left hand he binds her by the left wrist. With
five chains of wrought iron he binds her.

If he takes to a secure chamber where stakes cannot be driven into the earth he obtains the great wheel
of an ox cart and drives five iron nails at equal separation around its rim. He binds the vessel to the nails
in the manner already revealed with chains of iron. Lilith the Black is mighty in her husks. Only iron can
bind her.

About the stakes of iron he casts the Circle of Eleven Serpents. Between the stakes lighted lamps are
set. Five burning lamps are put between the five stakes. It is good if the fat that feeds the lamps comes
from the corpse of a man. It is best of the tallow is taken from the corpse of an infant that has dies in its
crib. Where this cannot be had he uses the tallow of a lamb that has been strangled with a cord of
eleven knots.

He parts the eyelids of the corpse with his finger and thumb. With his two hands he unseals the jaws of
the vessel. The Opening of the Eyes. Into each eye he drops a drop of the Oil of Lilith. The Opening of
the Ears. Into each ear he drops a drop of her sacred oil. The Opening of the Mouth. Upon the
blackness of her tongue he drops a drop of the oil. Also into the back of her throat he insets a
parchment upon which a Seal potent for opening has been has been inscribed with menstruous ink. And
the likes of it is herein discovered.

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Seal for Opening of the Mouth
He kneels between the parted thighs of the corpse and speaks the Invocation of Lilith. The voice neither
rises nor falls. The Words of the Prayer, and they are these: “Black Lilith, Mother of Demons, Strangler
of Infants, Hag of the Night, descend, descend, descend into this vessel of cold flesh. A place of honour
has been prepared for your reception. They eyes are opened that you may see. The ears are opened
that you may hear. The mouth is opened that you may speak. Enter into this Circle of tangible being
and receive the caresses of your beloved. I know your name, I know your true name, verily your name
is: IIIIIIIIII EEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOO UUUUUUU AAAAAA WWWWWWWW, IEA, AIW, EIO, OUA, IIII
EEE OOO UUUU AAAA, AEI, EIO, AEI. From the Six Extremities of Space I summon you. With יהו,
היו, ויה) IHV, HIV, VIH) upon the right hand I summon you. With יוה ,הוי ,והי) IVH,
HVI, VHI) upon the left hand I summon you. By שדי) ShDI, Shaddai) the All Powerful
enter into this vessel that has been prepared for your coming. Sax, Sax, Abrasax!”

He caresses the thighs and belly of the corpse using circular motions of the hands. All the while his eyes
never leave her eyes. Lilith comes into the Circle and his member rises. He allow the fresh Oil of Lilith
that weeps from the glans to fall between the lips of her matrix. Soon warmth comes into her thighs
and her belly flesh. Her gateway glistens with dew and opens. He sees her eyelids flutter and the
corners of her mouth twitch. The cheeks flush the hue of the rose.

Entering her in the way of a lover with his erect member he lies down upon the vessel and presses his
lips to her lips. The breath of his spirit is forced between her teeth and down her throat. Her breast
heaves. He removes his lips and turns his head with quickness to place his ear against her lips. Lilith
whispers secret matters and words of lustful desire. No other can hear them. Only he who is joined
with the vessel in the embrace of a lover can hear the words. As often as he chooses he asks her
questions concerning the places of precious things that lie hidden. Then he breathes between her teeth
and receives the answer. She conveys the words of wise men who are dead.

As payment for her gifts he makes love to the vessel as a lover. Kisses are showered over the
countenance and breasts. He kneads the flesh of her belly and buttocks and works his enflamed
member within her passage until his seed flows into her womb. The face of the corpse is bright with
pleasure. Lilith receives the caresses as an offering of love and is well satisfied. Service is rendered and
payment is given.

In the Name of the All Powerful, Shaddai, he gives the Destroyer leave to depart from the Circle. Still
she cannot escape until the iron chains are unbound from her limbs and the five lamps extinguished.
Then she flies up from the corpse with a shriek and wild laughter. Were this not done the decaying of
the corpse would cause her agony. She would endure the gnawing of worms and her love would turn to
hatred. The falling of the flesh from the bones at last would set her free, and she would fly abroad
through the night sky seeking vengeance.