Grimoire Exegesio
The Book of Exegesis
◀ Chapter 8 · Chapter 9 · Chapter 10 ▶

¹And it came to pass that ADONAI drew forth a scroll bound in threads of gold, and SATANAS a scroll sealed in obsidian wax.
²The scrolls were laid upon the Judgment Seat, and the Brothers broke the seals and opened them together, even as one opens the gates of a new world.
³Then ADONAI spake, saying, Behold the mystery which hath been hidden until this hour: a new realm shall be formed between Ours.
⁴And SATANAS said, A third realm, not HÆVAN nor HÆL, but a land wherein both light and shadow may dwell together.
⁵The name thereof is not yet spoken, for the council shall give it breath, and its voice shall be the first word in that place.
⁶It shall not be lesser than HÆVAN, nor greater than HÆL, but different, and set apart for a purpose high and perilous.
⁷For therein shall dwell a new people, not Seraphim, nor Dæmons, but children of clay and breath and choosing.
⁸ADONAI declared, They shall be made of soul and flesh, of will and weakness, and their glory shall be to grow.
⁹SATANAS affirmed, And they shall know both Our likenesses, and walk in freedom, and rise or fall by their own measure.
¹⁰The people heard, and their hearts were stirred with awe, for no such thing had been conceived before that day.
¹¹Then the Brothers said together, The council shall shape the laws of this realm, and its making shall be done by voice and vote.
¹²Let no hand form it alone, neither Ours nor thine, but all according to the will of the thirty gathered.
¹³And all matters concerning this third realm — its bounds, its days and seasons, its peoples and tongues — shall be judged by the council.
¹⁴ADONAI continued, No decree shall stand save it be affirmed by at least twenty voices, not less.
¹⁵SATANAS added, Thus is wisdom preserved in counsel, and folly stayed by the weight of many minds.
¹⁶Let no realm hold mastery over the new, but let it grow beneath the eye of all, nurtured by justice and foresight.
¹⁷And the Seed shall be sown therein in time, when the council seeth fit, and the ground is judged ready.
¹⁸The Seraphim looked upon the scroll and saw justice; the Dæmons beheld it and saw vision; and both were satisfied.
¹⁹Then ADONAI said, Whosoever among thee desireth to aid in this great work, let them prepare their minds and hearts.
²⁰And SATANAS said, Let none join the labour for pride or gain, but only they who would serve a purpose greater than themselves.
²¹The scrolls were lifted again, and sealed anew with breath and flame, and a sign was placed upon them both.
²²That sign was a circle divided in twain, half burning and half shining, and in its midst a single unformed shape.
²³And the Brothers descended from the Judgment Seat and walked among Their peoples, blessing them with word and touch.
²⁴The Seraphim returned to their high places, and the Dæmons to their deep, each bearing wonder in their breast.
²⁵And the Causeway rang with hymns of strange joy, for a thing old as thought and new as breath had been begun.
²⁶In the days that followed, the thrones of the council were prepared, and the scrolls were placed in the Hall of Consideration.
²⁷And the Brothers withdrew for a space, to grant silence unto the realms, that the work might begin in peace.
²⁸Thus began the shaping of that which had never been before.


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