Introduction

The Primordial Earthwalk is a simple rite to commence astral projection to the primordial earth as the Old Ones ruled it before the creation of man. It was written as part of my long term work with the "Cthulhu Mythos", which is basically a first hand study of the world and inhabitants of the Mythos - in a way it is geared more toward the "high" magick end of things. The rite could also be used to harness the primordial power of the Great Old Ones by means which the magician sees fit (eg planting linked sigils at various power spots or on entities). The magician should be relatively experienced in astral or "virtual reality" projection and be able to attain the state with relative ease.

The Rite

The magician may choose to consume a sacrament before hand. This may be a symbolic act or something to 'enhance' the experience (eg hallucinogenic substances). The second of these is not recommended for the first performance of the rite. The temple should preferably be totally dark, however the magician may like to have an image of Cthulhu illuminated by candle light. The magician should then leave the temple to prepare for the rite. For the performance of the rite the magician should be naked with the following symbols painted upon him/her:

On the forehead:

Over the heart:

On the belly:

The magician enters the temple with a drum and moves to the center, facing toward R'Lyeh. No banishing should be made. The magician hits the drum and calls out:

The magician hits the drum again and, while visualizing Cthulhu, says hoarsely:

Before commencing the journey, the magician should evoke some protective spirits, thus:

The magician sits or lies and repeats "C'yur lasheb tinod!" before projecting by whatever means he or she uses.

Results

The rite was performed several times over a fortnight. I will provide accounts of two performances of varying degrees of success. The first performance was pretty much a failure. The opening of the rite went fine, but there was an extremely oppressive and alien atmosphere surrounding the temple. I had experienced this kind of atmosphere before in the work, but having taken a break from it for several months I was not prepared for it to be this intense. I felt as thought I was hanging in alien space. Then I felt something brushing by me and had a mental image of a black, spindly creature. I leapt up and performed several Qabalistic banishings and cursings on the entity. The first successful attempt was a couple of days later. I attained full astral projection and experienced the primordial world. The first thing I noticed was that the atmosphere was different, there were huge grey clouds on a red tinted sky, while everything around me was tinted with an orange-yellow light. Huge structures dwarfed nearby mountains, they were made of stone and crowned with gigantic twisted towers. I was above a forest (perhaps I was somewhere like the Amazon?), and I could see black monoliths among the trees as well as various ill defined creatures with many mouths, eyes and 'limbs'. I moved toward the nearest stone building and flew through a huge circular window into a chamber with huge stones covered in runes and sigils. From this chamber I followed a huge passage which was bathed in turquoise light. One either side were gigantic statues of creatures mainly humanoid in form, and strange circular lights danced around the ceiling. I felt the something was watching me and did not hesitate in shooting up through a circular skylight. From here I could see the ocean and a Cyclops eyed creature reminiscent of a sea serpent was thrashing around in it. Turning I saw what had been watching me. There were three creatures like dragonflies hovering behind me. They dived for me. I felt they were trying to destroy or plant some kind of seed of larvae in to my soul. I made the Elder sign and pulled myself back into my body, ending the rite.

Since this performance there have been many other successful employments of the rite, which have yielded much information which I have found useful. The primordial world is also flowing with what can best be called "raw energy", which I have found to be powerful and chaotic. Planting sigils in energy spots and creating a physical representation of the sigil can create some talismans which are seemingly quite powerful.

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