Grimoire Prolis
The Book of Progeny
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¹And the voice of SATANAS came again unto Zephanor, in the stillness of the grove, on the ninth day of his fasting.
²And He said: Arise, son of mine will, for I shall show thee the days of the Son, that thou mayest declare them unto the nations.
³Then was Zephanor taken in vision and set upon a high place, and the clouds parted, and he beheld the world as a mirror beneath him.
⁴And he saw BAPHOMET grown to manhood, comely of form and full of laughter, whose eyes held secrets and delight.
⁵He drank the wines of many vineyards and broke the bread of many tables, and the daughters of men were drawn unto him.
⁶And he lay with them without number — in palaces and in fields, in the streets and upon the waters, and they rejoiced in him.
⁷For his lips dripped honey and his tongue was as a blade that charmed as it cut; he spake and the mighty bent their knees.
⁸The priests of ADONAI reviled him, saying: He is an abomination and a mocker of the covenant.
⁹But the common folk gathered about him, for his words were fire, and their hearts were cold from long oppression.
¹⁰And BAPHOMET cried aloud in the marketplaces, saying: Why do ye bind thyselves with cords that bite into the flesh?
¹¹Lo, thy masters say: Thou shalt not; and: Thou shalt surely die; yet they themselves feast in secret and bathe in pleasures.
¹²ADONAI calleth thee to sorrow, and counteth thy joy as trespass; He would see thee broken rather than free.
¹³But I say unto thee: eat, and drink, and lie with whom thou wilt, for such is the portion of the living.
¹⁴There is no virtue in self-denial, nor blessing in chains, but in the fire of the moment is all glory.
¹⁵And they that heard him rejoiced, and followed him unto the hills and the seashores, and they built no temples but danced in the fields.
¹⁶And he spake unto them, saying: The law is a lie, and the guilt thou fearest is but the shadow cast by fear.
¹⁷Ye were made to burn brightly and perish in beauty, not to crawl in grayness before a tyrant unseen.
¹⁸And he taught them many sayings, and some wrote them upon stones, and some upon the flesh of their arms.
¹⁹And BAPHOMET healed none, but taught men to love their affliction if it brought them pleasure, and to scorn all burdens not freely chosen.
²⁰He clothed himself in scarlet and black, and adorned himself with rings and chains, and his face shone with the oil of delight.
²¹And the sons of the righteous grew envious, for their hearts burned within them to taste the sweetness of his ways.
²²And the daughters of the elders forsook their fathers’ houses, and sought him out, crying: Let us be as incense in thy bed.
²³And he received them all, and sent them away laughing, crowned with kisses and drunk with his words.
²⁴Then the high priests convened and sent men to slay him in the dark, but they were struck dumb when they found him.
²⁵For BAPHOMET said unto them: Why hide thy blade? If thy god be true, smite me openly and win his favour.
²⁶But if he be not, then bow thy head and confess that thou hast feared a shadow and served a silence.
²⁷And they turned back in shame, for his words pierced them more deeply than any sword.
²⁸Then the elders cried: He leadeth many astray; and they wrote edicts against him and burned his likeness in the streets.
²⁹But BAPHOMET laughed and kissed a harlot in their sight, and said: Let thy fire burn me too, if it be hot enough.
³⁰For I am the fire, and the night, and the sweet breath between waking and sleep. I am all thou desirest but darest not name.
³¹And they covered their faces, but their hearts betrayed them, for secretly they longed to follow him.
³²Then he entered a temple of ADONAI by night, and defiled it with pleasure and song, and none dared bar his way.
³³And he cast down the altar and broke the tablets, and wrote upon the wall: Thou shalt not command me.
³⁴And he said unto the few who followed him there: This is the temple of sorrow; let it become the house of mirth.
³⁵And there they remained three nights, singing and feasting and coupling upon the stones.
³⁶Then he departed, leaving only a single rose upon the altar, and none knew whence he went.
³⁷Zephanor beheld all these things and was astonished, and cried: Lord, who can stand before such a one?
³⁸And SATANAS answered: He is not come to be withstood, but to be desired. His glory is thy deliverance, if thou wilt have it.


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