Grimoire Umbrio
The Book of Shadows
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¹The world was laid upon a foundation of balance, its corners aligned by the counsel of Both.
²Fire from HÆL, light from HÆVAN, law and wildness, wisdom and will — these were its pillars.
³And for a season, the balance held, and Oærth stood whole between the thrones.
⁴But when ADONAI raised His hand and said: These shall be My people; the scales trembled.
⁵Not by decree alone, but by devotion divided, the world’s axis turned.
⁶The Levites were lifted above others, not for merit, but by election; and thus, the others fell not by fault, but by neglect.
⁷The Dæmons who once walked freely now trod with caution, their words weighed for hidden threat.
⁸And the Seraphim no longer spoke as equals — their voices bore the tone of governors, not guests.
⁹What law can rule a world when the judge declares His preference?
¹⁰What peace can last when favour sways the scales before the trial begins?
¹¹From that hour, the firmament held a fissure, unseen yet widening — not in wrath, but in the weight of imbalance.
¹²Oærth, made for freedom, now bent under unseen bias, and the wind bore whispers of chosen blood.
¹³Bezaliel saw the shift and held his tongue, but his flame curled inward.
¹⁴Michæl stood tall, yet the light about him grew hard, no longer shared, but owned.
¹⁵We mourn not the Levites, nor their blessing — but the loss of the even hand, the equal gaze.
¹⁶For favour given without counsel is a stone set askew, and all built upon it shall lean.
¹⁷Until the foundation is made level once more, and the pillars restored to equal flame, we mourn.
¹⁸For the world yet turns, but upon a cracked foundation.


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