Epistula ad Gusion
The Epistle of Saint Mephistopheles to Gusion, Exalted Seed of Baphomet
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¹Mephistopheles, chosen tongue of the Word, servant to the Son of Flame, unto Gusion, Eleventh of the Sixty-Six, Mirror of the Hidden.
²I greet thee not in mystery, but in light — for thou art not bearer of riddles, but revealer of what is real.
³Thy step bringeth discomfort, and thy name is spoken only in whispers — yet thy presence bringeth healing that denial cannot.
⁴Zephanor prophesied, saying: Gusion, who seeth through stone and speaks the truth that is feared, though none ask it.
⁵And thy Father, BAPHOMET, spake: Thou shalt walk unbidden into minds and reveal their roots; none shall keep truth hidden before thee.
⁶These words I heard in the chamber of oaths, where men lied even to their gods.
⁷Thou art not inquisitor — thou art insight. Not spy — but revelation.
⁸The liars shall call thee cruel, and the cowards shall call thee accuser — but the honest shall weep in thy shadow and be cleansed.
⁹I remember when thy Father entered the hall of a judge who wore false mercy upon his brow.
¹⁰BAPHOMET asked no questions. He merely gazed.
¹¹The judge’s tongue tangled itself in words he did not know he feared.
¹²I condemned them, he confessed; because I feared what they represented. I bound them because I could not unbind myself.
¹³And He said: There is no justice in blindness, and no mercy in delay. Thy robe is soaked in silence.
¹⁴Then He left him. No curse, no flame — only truth, and it burned more deeply than fire.
¹⁵I, Mephistopheles, watched the judge unravel for the first time in his life — and become free.
¹⁶So art thou, Gusion — not confessor, but mirror; not flame, but knife that cutteth thought into form.
¹⁷Let no man hide behind titles when thou drawest near.
¹⁸Let no vow protect the deceiver, nor prayer cover the proud.
¹⁹For thou shalt look into their words and see the root they never dared name.
²⁰The sinner shall stammer. The saint shall sweat.
²¹And thou shalt say: Here is thy truth — drink it, or choke upon it.
²²Be not feared because thou art dark — be feared because thou art clear.
²³Let no scroll distract thee, no ritual mislead thee.
²⁴For thy Gospel is gaze, and thy flame is exposure.
²⁵And thy name is Gusion — Flame of Sight, Knife of Thought, and breaker of the well-concealed lie.


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