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The Black Grimoire Text 4
THE GRAND DEMONIC COURT OF HELL
Below is given The Grand Demonic Court Of Hell, all Demons of this Court are given with their Areas of Command, those areas over which they hold influence and which they may be called upon to exact that influence. Descriptions of the below Demons will be given in full in Texts which relay the various Evocations of those particular Infernal Spirits. Further Demons shall be put forth in Text 8 ‘The Lesser Demonic Hierarchy Of Hell’ with their Areas Of Command also. SATAN AREAS OF COMMAND Power - Knowledge - Wisdom - Occult Knowledge - Black Magick - Lust - Healing - Protection - Destruction - Controlling The Will Of Others - Influence - Gestating Desires - Strength - Success - Mental Fortitude - Seership. BEELZEBUB AREAS OF COMMAND Leadership - Power - Command - Influence Over Those In Power - Loyalty - Strength Of Will - Military Tactics - Strategics - Possession Of The Pious - Protection Of Kindred - Plague - Victory In Battle - Vitality. ABADDON AREAS OF COMMAND Pain - Loss - Isolation - Misery - Destruction - Hexes - Binding - Curses - Binding Magickal Attacks - Devastation - Death - Torture - Sexual Deviation - Punishment - Black Magick - Anguish. ASMODEUS AREAS OF COMMAND Lust - Protection - Sexual Possession - Desire - Fornication - Fortification - The Ouija Board - Automatic Writing - Possessing The Chaste - Wisdom - Success - Bloodlust - Inciting Adultery In Men. NAAMAH AREAS OF COMMAND Lust - Fornication - Sexuality - Desire - Fertility - Seduction - Wrath - The Seduction Of Men - Inciting Sexual Excess - Debauchery - Beauty - Inciting Adultery In Women - Harlotry. LUCIFUGE AREAS OF COMMAND Prosperity - Family Heirlooms - Success - Wealth - Good Fortune - Legacies - Promotion At Work - Obtaining Financial Funds - Money - Banking - Lucrative Employment. ARIOCH AREAS OF COMMAND Revenge - Karma - Retribution - Vengeance - Death - Vendettas - Grudges - Legal Victories - Court Victories - Destruction - Revenge Against Enemies - Justice - Punishment. BELPHEGORE AREAS OF COMMAND Love - Binding Love - Friendship - Reconciliation - Invention - Reconciling Lovers - Ideas - Concepts - Creativity - Craftsmanship - Crafts - Inception - Curiosity - Diplomacy. ALASTOR AREAS OF COMMAND Death - Execution - Assassination - Torture - Pain - Malice - Bloodlust - Murder - Inflicting Pain On Others - Evil - Bringing Death To Enemies - Carnage - Destruction Of Areas. BEHEMOTH AREAS OF COMMAND Avarice - Gluttony - Lethargy - Sloth - Laziness - Fatigue - Luxury - Sin - Blasphemy - Decadence - Debauchery - Libertine Behaviour - Inciting Greed In Others - Lewdness. EURYNOMOUS AREAS OF COMMAND Inciting Suicide In Others - Inciting Self Harm In Others - Torture - Loss - Misery - Melancholy - Sadness - Loss Of Possessions - Futility - Depression - Inciting Depression In Others. ADRAMALECH AREAS OF COMMAND Bringing Forth Plague - Inflicting Disease On Others - Causing Illness In An Enemy - Pandemic - Blood Sacrifice - Sacrificial Rites - Malady - Destruction - Fatal Diseases. RIMMON AREAS OF COMMAND Healing The Self - Vanquishing Maladies - Eliminating Disease - Medicine - Medical Advancement - Science - Remedies - Invention - Removing Viruses - Nursing. MEPHISTO AREAS OF COMMAND Pacts - Etiquette - Charm - Liberation - Luxury - Wit - Commerce - Sealing Contracts - Influence Over Others - Deals - Communication - Aesthetics - Sin - Temptation Of The Weak. UNSERE AREAS OF COMMAND Childbirth - Pregnancy - Safe Childbirth - Protection Against Miscarriage - Healing Children - Fertility - Motherhood - Fertility Of The Land - Beauty - Protection Of Children. SONNEILLON AREAS OF COMMAND Discord - Rows - Disagreements - Divorce - Dividing Lovers - Destroying Alliances - Ending Partnerships - Disruption - Hatred - Bringing Friendships To An End. XAPHAN AREAS OF COMMAND Destruction By Fire - Causing Death By Burning - Fire Devastation - Burning Properties - Injury Caused By Fire - Flames - Command Of Fire - Reading The Flames - Ash Scrying. SARGATANAS AREAS OF COMMAND Safe Travel - Protection Against Psychic Attack - Protection Against Magickal Attack - Astral Projection - Astral Travel - Safe Journeys - Transportation - Astral Protection. AGALIAREPT AREAS OF COMMAND Seership - Initiation - Portals - Gateways - Literature - Knowledge Of The Black Arts - Esoteric Wisdom - Entrance To Other Realms - Automatic Writing - Divination. ASHTAROT AREAS OF COMMAND Love - Sexual Attraction - Creating Magickal Beings - Egregores - Making The Homunculi - Sexual Possession - Lust - Psychogones - Alchemy - Mandragoras - Reconciliation. PICOLLUS AREAS OF COMMAND Communing With The Dead - Necromancy - Necromantic Rites - Mediumship - Seances - Automatic Writing - Remote Viewing - The Dead - Banishment Of The Dead - Scrying. PROCULO AREAS OF COMMAND Ensured Sleep - Dreams - Slumber - Dream Prophecy - Lucid Dreaming - Visions - Meditation - Control Of Dream state - Nightmares - Dream Oracles - Insomnia. UKOBACH AREAS OF COMMAND Protection From Fire - Command Of Fire - Control Of Fire - Control Of Flames - The Vanquishing Of Fire - Pyromancy - Fire Elementals - Wax Scrying - Safety From Burning. SATANACHIA AREAS OF COMMAND Seduction - Lust - Sin - Seduction Of Another’s Lover - Passion - Desire - Astral Travel - Magick - Astral Protection - Protection - Inciting Passion In Another - Fortitude. RIBESAL AREAS OF COMMAND Storms - Rains - Hurricanes - Hail - Thunder - Lightning - Catastrophe - Disaster - Snow Storms - Tornadoes - Natural Disasters - Floods - Tremors - Death By Storms - Death By Lightning. LEONARD AREAS OF COMMAND Black Magick - Magickal Wisdom - Knowledge Of The Occult - Sorcery - Hexes - Spellcraft - Witchcraft - Voodoo - Magickal Texts - Arcane Writings - Hexcraft - Occult Sciences. ELELOGAP AREAS OF COMMAND Drowning - Floods - Sinking Sailing Vessels - Storms At Sea - Causing Death By Drowning - Tsunamis - Tidal Waves - Destruction Of Sailing Vessels - Violent Conditions At Sea. STYGAL AREAS OF COMMAND Death - Causing Slow And Painful Death To Enemies - Execution - Fatal Diseases - Fatal Wounds - Inflicting Constant Pain - Fatal Diseases - Curses - Hexing. CRESSIL AREAS OF COMMAND Impurity - Sin - Blasphemy - Lewdness - Desecration - Persecution - Debauchery - Decadence - Bohemian Behaviour - Sexual Deviation - Temptation - Corruption. JEZEBETH AREAS OF COMMAND Deceit - Lies - Deception - Malice - Slander - Gossip - Destruction Of Character - Influence Through Falsehood - Manipulation Through Deceit - Doubt- Paranoia - Inciting Deceit In Others. PHILOTANUS AREAS OF COMMAND Learning - Study - Exams - Passing Examinations - Scholarships - Intellect - Theology - Philosophy - Excelling In Studies - Academic Success - Literature - Scholarly Success - Teaching.
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DISCLAIMER
TEXT 4 OF BEYOND THE INVERTED CROSS
I hereby pronounce that I do not neither condone nor condemn the Practices within BEYOND THE INVERTED CROSS … I do not encourage or discourage the Reader of this Book to employ the Black Arts or Satanic Workings into their Magickal Practices. As a Satanist I uphold the Infernal Vow to live my life as I choose and delve into the dark knowledge of the Black Arts and utilize them as I see fit, it would make me a hypocrite to offer any influence upon what Practices within this Book that the Satanist should go forth with or not. As Satanists we all take responsibility for our own actions and face or welcome whatever the consequences of those actions are. I do not boast to have Practiced all of the Black Arts and Satanic Rites within BEYOND THE INVERTED CROSS, I have Practiced many of them and researched the others relentlessly through various underground contacts, literary studies and Communion with Demons, not to mention trance workings to explore Infernal Arts performed in past life incarnations. What lies within the following Writings is an extensive study of the Black Arts and Rites of Old World Satanism and Devil Worship put forth for peoples perusal for Study, Practice and understanding. What may manifest from the bestowing of this knowledge is beyond my responsibility and resides in the hands of those who elect to follow the ineffable and Sacrosanct Infernal Path of Old World Satanism. (c)Cathal2019
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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻𝔂 𝓦𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓣𝓮𝔁𝓽 4 ~ 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓲𝓬 𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓵𝓼
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥/𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 - 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢, 𝐂𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐚 𝐎𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲’𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬.
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Moral of the Story? I'm crying because NASA doesn't have any funding anymore
Personally, I think that a novel like 2001: A Space Odyssey can never be written again. It has a certain romantic and magical quality to it, in the promise that by the year 2001 we would have a viable space program and that we would have moved beyond our petty differences to embrace a future of cooperation. Reality has failed to match up to that vision of course, and I find myself quite upset about it. In fact, I have had such feelings ever since the last Space Shuttle was retired. It was the end of an era. And I wonder when humans might go back out there again. To the moon. The first human treads on the surface of Mars.
Reading this novel made me cry for what we have failed to realise, what has failed to come to pass. We have failed as adventurers and explorers. This is why I love Star Trek as a setting so much, particularly anything to do with the Enterprise and its legacy (barring the new films of course). Then, the focus was always on exploration. That was indeed the mission of the ship. This novel reminds me of all that could have been.
Anyways, getting back to the novel. The manned mission to Saturn’s moons is the primary story in the novel. It is the prime focus, with everything that comes before being the setup for such. In David Bowman, HAL9000 and the other characters, Arthur C. Clarke created an amazing cast of characters who take you along for an exciting and thrilling ride. There is so much tension in these scenes, even when Bowman and his fellow astronauts are carrying out routine work on their ride.
And along the way, we get some really awesome and detailed descriptions about Jupiter, Saturn and the latter’s ring system. These are the details that really pulled me in. I was totally lost in the description of a probe descending through Jupiter’s atmosphere, until it eventually got crushed under the immense pressures. I was fascinated by the descriptions of Saturn’s moons and ring system. Such incredible work, with such an eye for detail and such a grand vision.
Think about it. A space craft launched from Earth, carrying a crew of astronauts trained for the exploration of another planet’s moons.
And above and beyond everything is the central narrative of this novel: that some mysterious aliens left a device on Earth that aided in the development of humans down the ages and that was eventually buried on the Moon to mark the level of technological superiority of the human race that would classify it as ready to do something great. Such as joining the galactic community for instance, we don’t know. This is the thread that runs throughout the novel and it is the once object in the entirety of it that provides some of the greatest wonder for the characters, no matter which era of Earth’s history or present or future we see here.
In the end, we come down to one of the most mind-numbingly awesome visuals ever. When Bowman makes that big leap and he is exposed to wonders that no man has ever imagined. The sights. The sounds. The mood. The atmosphere. The feelings. The experience. Arthur C. Clarke’s incredible vision is made manifest in this novel, and I was along for a ride that thrilled me with every moment. If I can ever write something with a hundredth of the same impact, I would consider myself incredibly lucky.
TEXT ✉ PUCKURT
Kurt: Noah Puckerman.