Grimoire Exegesio
The Book of Exegesis
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¹And ADONAI ascended unto His mountain in the heights of HÆVAN, and SATANAS descended into the depths of His holy fire.
²For a space of seven days, there was silence between Them, and the realms waited, holding breath as one.
³On the eighth day, the Brothers met in the midmost hall of the Causeway, alone, without Seraph nor Dæmon in attendance.
⁴There They sat upon twin thrones of light and flame, and the place was called the Hall of Consideration.
⁵ADONAI spake first, saying, The plea is just, and the yearning pure, but the end thereof is hidden from us.
⁶SATANAS answered, saying, They seek not dominion, but creation; not to rise above Us, but to walk in Our steps.
⁷Yet We must ask: What shall become of free makers with no hand above to guide, nor word to still their folly?
⁸And ADONAI replied, Is not folly the price of greatness, and peril the shadow of true will?
⁹Then said SATANAS, Shall We gift them the fire, and not also the wisdom to bear it? Or shall We withhold both and see them yearn forever?
¹⁰Thus began the year of deliberation, which the Seraphim called the Season of Waiting, and the Dæmons, the Year of Fire Veiled.
¹¹Each week the Brothers met and reasoned, turning the matter as one turneth a gem to find every face and flaw.
¹²Sometimes ADONAI was moved to mercy, and would say, Let Us give them the Power, and walk with them still.
¹³Sometimes SATANAS was swayed to caution, and would say, Let Us wait, lest the fruit ripen not upon the branch.
¹⁴The stars marked the days in silence, and neither HÆVAN nor HÆL was lessened, though joy was subdued.
¹⁵The Seraphim continued in patience, weaving songs of hope and of stillness, trusting in the goodness of their Lord.
¹⁶The Dæmons held counsel in the deep, refining their questions as metal in the furnace, sharpening thought upon thought.
¹⁷None rose in rebellion, and none murmured in wrath, for the faith of both peoples was steadfast.
¹⁸After Their deliberations, They returned to the Hall, each bearing a sealed word of judgment, though not yet opened.
¹⁹In determination and triumph, They stood together once more and looked into the face of the other.
²⁰Their eyes held sorrow and wonder both, and the skies shook not with thunder, but with silence heavy and profound.
²¹And the year ended, and the decision was made, and the Brothers made ready to reveal it unto the people.


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