Self-Initiation Under the Patronage of Belial

Overview of Belial and This Self-Initiation

This ritual is a self-initiation under the patronage of Belial. You are not receiving initiation from a teacher, a lineage, or an institution. You are presenting yourself to Belial—a spirit with roots in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian demonology—and asking Belial to sponsor your crossing into a new mode of sovereign being. You are not swearing loyalty to Belial. You are not making a pact with Belial. You are offering recognition to Belial. Belial either accepts you as a sovereign operator under his current, or Belial does not. The ritual of self-initiation under Belial makes the acceptance or refusal clear through direct experience.

This self-initiation under Belial draws from Mesopotamian underworld offering practices to chthonic spirits, PGM direct invocation of Belial, Qliphothic tunnel working as the framework of the sitra achra (the other side), and a specific visualization and mantra practice adapted from deity yoga for Belial. There is no Golden Dawn influence in this self-initiation under Belial. No LBRP. No hexagram rituals. No archangels. No divine names for protection. This self-initiation under Belial is invitational and initiatory by descent. You stand before Belial without armor. If you need a circle or a banishing for Belial, this self-initiation under Belial is not for you.

Background on Belial: Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian Antecedents

The name Belial appears in Hebrew scriptures as Beliya’al (בליעל), meaning “worthless” or “without yoke.” But the spirit behind the name has deeper roots in the ancient Near East. In Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian demonology, figures of worthlessness, social rejection, and the bottom of the cosmic order appear in incantation texts and underworld rituals. The Sumerian term nu-gig (prostitute, one outside the social structure) and the Akkadian la maḫāru (the unsubmissive, the one who cannot be ruled) describe spirits who function outside the control of temple and state hierarchy. These are the antecedents of Belial.

In Babylonian demonology, the underworld (Irkalla) is ruled by Ereshkigal, but the lower depths are populated by ardat lili (maidens of the night), rabisu (lurking demons), and spirits of the rejected dead—those buried without proper rites, those who died without heirs, those whose names were erased. These are the worthless ones. They have no standing, no advocate, no voice. The Akkadian word bel da’ati (lord of the pit) appears in some texts as a title for an underworld power who rules the utterly dispossessed. That title is a direct precursor to Belial.

The Hebrew Beliya’al synthesizes these Mesopotamian elements: a spirit of the bottom, the patron of those who have been cast out, the intelligence of refusal. In the Dead Sea Scrolls, Belial leads the forces of darkness against the sons of light. In rabbinic literature, Belial is a demon of worthlessness and lawlessness. In the PGM (Greek Magical Papyri), figures similar to Belial appear as barbarous names of power used for binding, cursing, and self-empowerment against oppressors. The consistent thread across these sources is not evil in the Christian sense. It is refusal: Belial as the spirit who says no to illegitimate authority, no to false kings, no to any yoke that serves the ruler rather than the ruled.

This self-initiation under Belial restores that ancient function. You are not invoking a “demon” in the medieval European sense. You are opening the gate to the Mesopotamian undercurrent of refusal, worthlessness-as-strength, and sovereignty-without-validation. Belial is the intelligence of the bottom. The bottom is where you end up when you refuse to bow. Belial teaches you that the bottom is not a punishment. It is a position of power.

What This Self-Initiation Under Belial Does

This self-initiation under Belial produces a permanent shift in the practitioner’s relationship to authority, both internal and external. Belial is the spirit of worthlessness, rebellion, and the refusal of illegitimate hierarchy. Successful self-initiation under Belial means you internalize his current: you stop seeking validation from systems that have no claim over you. You stop fearing the consequences of saying no under Belial’s patronage. You become, in a functional sense, a sovereign operator through this self-initiation under Belial.

The self-initiation under Belial has three phases. First, preparation and invocation of the Belial current through Mesopotamian offering practices and PGM invocation methods. Second, a visualization and mantra practice where you build Belial’s form, recite Belial’s mantra, and merge your awareness with Belial’s current. Third, the seal of initiation under Belial: a physical mark, a new name for your Belial-facing self, or a vow of refusal that you take on as your own under Belial’s witness.

Successful self-initiation under Belial produces:

Sovereignty shift through Belial. You no longer feel the need to ask permission from authorities that have no legitimate claim over you. This is not teenage rebellion under Belial. It is structural recognition: Belial teaches you to distinguish between necessary submission (laws, safety, contracts) and unnecessary submission (social pressure, guilt, inherited shame) through your initiation under Belial.
Fear reduction under Belial’s patronage. Belial’s presence is cold, heavy, and indifferent. After sustained contact with Belial, ordinary fears—of rejection, of failure, of being seen as worthless—lose their grip. You have sat with Belial, the spirit of worthlessness itself. What is left to fear after self-initiation under Belial?
Operational clarity from Belial. You will know, often immediately, whether a person, institution, or opportunity is aligned with your sovereignty or is trying to subordinate you. Belial’s current heightens pattern recognition around coercion. This is one of the most practical gifts of self-initiation under Belial.
Initiation into the sitra achra through Belial. This self-initiation under Belial opens the tunnel of Belial in the Qliphothic Tree of Death. You become a recognized presence in the shadow realms of the sitra achra. Other Qliphothic currents (Lilith, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat, Eisheth Zenunim) may become more accessible after this self-initiation under Belial.

The self-initiation under Belial is irreversible. Not in the sense that you are “damned” or “bound” to Belial, but in the sense that the perceptual shift—once experienced through Belial—cannot be unexperienced. You will never mistake illegitimate authority for legitimate protection again after self-initiation under Belial.

How This Self-Initiation Under Belial Is Performed

Setup for Self-Initiation Under Belial

Space for invoking Belial: A completely dark room for your self-initiation under Belial. No windows, or use blackout curtains. The floor is bare. You sit on a plain dark mat or directly on the floor. A single black candle at the center for Belial. No other furniture in the space of self-initiation under Belial.

Timing for invoking Belial: Saturday night (dies Saturni, the day of Saturn), the planetary hour of Saturn, ideally during the dark moon for self-initiation under Belial. Belial is associated with Saturn in planetary magic: cold, heavy, slow, the boundary of the material world. Avoid solar noon, sunrise, or any high-light period for self-initiation under Belial.

Objects needed for self-initiation under Belial:

A black bowl or lead vessel for offerings to Belial
A small amount of lead (shot, foil, or a small ingot—handle with care, lead is toxic) as an offering to Belial
A thorny plant or branch (blackberry briar, rose stem with thorns, or acacia) as an offering to Belial
Black cloth (wool or cotton) to burn as an offering to Belial
Incense for Belial: myrrh, cypress, or aloe wood on black charcoal
A ritual knife or thorn (for marking the offering to Belial—not cutting yourself)
A bowl of salt water for the offering (representing the primordial sea of Tiamat)

The offering to Belial in Mesopotamian style:

In the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian traditions of underworld magic, offerings to chthonic spirits like Belial were placed in a bowl and burned or buried at a crossroads or grave. Belial’s offering in this self-initiation follows that ancient pattern: the black bowl holds lead (Belial’s metal), a thorned branch (Belial’s plant of rejection), and a piece of black cloth (Belial’s color). The offering to Belial is burned at the beginning of the self-initiation under Belial.

Practitioner preparation for self-initiation under Belial: Fast for 6 hours before the self-initiation under Belial (water only, salt water preferred). Bathe or wash hands and face in salt water. Wear black clothing for Belial, no ornaments. No jewelry. No protective symbols from other systems. You stand before Belial without armor. This is essential for self-initiation under Belial.

Sequence of Actions for Self-Initiation Under Belial

Step 1 of self-initiation under Belial: Entering the dark for Belial

Enter the dark room for your self-initiation under Belial. Light the single black candle for Belial. Place the black bowl in front of you as Belial’s vessel. Place the offering to Belial (lead, thorned branch, black cloth) inside the bowl. Place the bowl of salt water next to it for the offering. Sit facing the bowl and begin your self-initiation under Belial. Close your eyes for Belial. Breathe slowly for self-initiation under Belial. Inhale 4 counts for Belial. Hold 4 counts. Exhale 8 counts. Repeat this Saturnine breath pattern for 5 minutes before invoking Belial. This breath pattern calms the nervous system for self-initiation under Belial. You will need stillness to perceive Belial.

Step 2 of self-initiation under Belial: The offering to Belial

Open your eyes for the self-initiation under Belial. Light the black cloth and thorned branch in the bowl as an offering to Belial. As the smoke of the offering rises to Belial, sprinkle salt water over the burning offering. Recite for Belial:

“To Belial, the worthless one, the spirit of the depth from Sumer and Akkad. To Belial, the lord of the pit, the unsubmissive one. I offer lead to Belial, the metal of Saturn. I offer thorns to Belial, the crown of rejection. I offer cloth black as the pit to Belial. Take this offering, Belial. See me, Belial. I seek initiation under your patronage of Belial.”

Let the offering to Belial burn completely. Do not extinguish it for Belial. The smoke of the offering is the message to Belial in the sitra achra.

Step 3 of self-initiation under Belial: Invocation of Belial in PGM style

Recite aloud for Belial, with force, without begging. The PGM style of invocation for Belial is direct, rhythmic, repetitive. Do not plead with Belial. State your call to Belial.

BELIAL. BELIAL. BELIAL. BELIAL. BELIAL. BELIAL. BELIAL.

Seven repetitions of Belial’s name. Then recite the invocation of Belial:

“Belial, spirit of the bottom. Belial, accuser of the unworthy. Belial, king of the worthless ones from the pit of Irkalla. I call you, Belial, from the abyss of the sitra achra. I call you, Belial, from the depths of the underworld. I do not command you, Belial. I do not beg you, Belial. I call you, Belial. Show yourself to me, Belial. Judge whether I am worthy of your current, Belial.”

Silence after the invocation of Belial. Wait for Belial. The room may get colder during the invocation of Belial. You may feel pressure from Belial. You may feel nothing from Belial. Do not force a vision of Belial. Belial’s presence is not theatrical. It is a weight on the shoulders from the ancient bottom of the Sumerian underworld.

Step 4 of self-initiation under Belial: Visualization and mantra practice for Belial

This is the core of the self-initiation under Belial. Close your eyes for Belial. You will build Belial’s form in your mind, recite Belial’s mantra, and dissolve Belial’s form into yourself.

Phase 4A of self-initiation under Belial: Building Belial’s form

Visualize Belial appearing in the darkness before you for self-initiation under Belial. Belial is tall—much taller than a human in this visualization. Belial’s body is black, not as a color but as the absence of light in the sitra achra. Belial’s skin is cold under your visualization, like stone in deep shadow from the Akkadian underworld. Belial has no single face that stays still in your visualization. Belial’s face shifts: sometimes a dark mask of an ancient Babylonian demon, sometimes a skull from the pit, sometimes a face with eyes closed in judgment of Belial, sometimes a face with eyes open and burning like the fires of the rejected dead. Belial wears a crown of iron, unadorned for the king of the worthless. No jewels for Belial. No gold for Belial. Iron from the depths of Saturn.

Belial stands on a throne of black stone for your visualization, but the throne of Belial is broken. Belial rules from ruin in the sitra achra. Behind Belial is the abyss of the Qliphoth—not empty space, but the formless potential of the underworld where Sumerian spirits of the rejected dead wander. Belial is the gatekeeper of the bottom of Irkalla. Belial does not smile. Belial does not frown. Belial watches you for the self-initiation.

Hold this visualization of Belial for as long as you can hold it clearly. If the image of Belial shifts, let it shift under your attention. Belial’s form is not fixed in ancient Mesopotamian sources. Do not correct your visualization of Belial.

Phase 4B of self-initiation under Belial: Belial’s mantra

The mantra for Belial in this self-initiation is drawn from PGM voces magicae and Qliphothic tunnel sources of Belial:

BELIAL TELOCH VAVIMU

Pronounce the mantra of Belial: BELL-ee-all — TELL-oh-ch (the CH is throaty, like clearing your throat for the Akkadian pronunciation) — VAH-vee-moo

Recite the mantra of Belial 108 times for self-initiation under Belial. Use a mala or count in sets of 12 for Belial. The rhythm of Belial’s mantra is steady, not fast. Each repetition of Belial’s mantra is a hammer blow against false authority. Each repetition of Belial’s mantra opens the gate of the sitra achra further.

As you recite Belial’s mantra, visualize Belial stepping forward. Belial is not walking in your visualization. Belial is appearing closer with each repetition of Belial’s mantra. The space between you and Belial collapses through the mantra of self-initiation under Belial.

Phase 4C of self-initiation under Belial: Dissolution and merging with Belial

After the 108 repetitions of Belial’s mantra, visualize Belial dissolving for self-initiation under Belial. Belial’s form turns to black smoke from the pit of Irkalla. The smoke of Belial moves toward you from the sitra achra. The smoke of Belial enters through your nostrils for the self-initiation. The smoke of Belial enters through your mouth for the self-initiation. The smoke of Belial enters through your eyes for the self-initiation. The smoke of Belial fills your lungs with the current of Belial. The smoke of Belial settles in your bones with the weight of Saturn. You are not separate from Belial after this dissolution. You are Belial through self-initiation. Belial is you through self-initiation.

Recite once for self-initiation under Belial, aloud:

AHAM BELIAL. BELIAL AHAM.

“I am Belial. Belial is me.”

Sit in this merged state with Belial for 5–10 minutes. Do not analyze your merging with Belial. Do not judge your experience of Belial. Just sit with the awareness that you and Belial are not two in this self-initiation under Belial.

Step 5 of self-initiation under Belial: The seal of Belial

Open your eyes after the merging with Belial. The candle for Belial may have burned low during the self-initiation. The room is dark for Belial. Take the ritual knife or the thorn from your offering to Belial (if any remains after the burning). Prick your left thumb or the pad of your left ring finger for the seal of Belial. The blood is the seal of self-initiation under Belial. Press your bleeding finger onto a piece of black cloth or a lead coin as the token of Belial. This is your initiation token from Belial.

As you press your blood onto the token of Belial, recite for the seal:

“By my blood under Belial, I am marked by Belial. By Belial, I am claimed as a sovereign of the sitra achra. No false king rules me under Belial. No empty throne compels me under Belial. I am worthless to those who would use me through Belial’s teaching. I am sovereign to myself through self-initiation under Belial.”

Wrap the token of Belial in black cloth for storage. Keep the token of Belial somewhere dark. Do not show the token of Belial to anyone who does not already walk the same path of Belial.

Step 6 of self-initiation under Belial: New name or vow under Belial

Optional but traditional in initiatory self-initiation under Belial: take a new name for your Belial-facing self. Not your public name from the world of false authority. A name you use when you address the sitra achra under Belial’s patronage. Or take a vow of refusal as part of your self-initiation under Belial: identify one false authority you will no longer submit to after this initiation. Name that false authority aloud. Speak the name of what you refuse. Belial is your witness for this vow of refusal.

Step 7 of self-initiation under Belial: Grounding after initiation

Blow out the black candle of Belial after the seal. Sit in complete darkness for 5 minutes after self-initiation under Belial. Then light a lamp to return to ordinary space. Drink water after self-initiation under Belial. Eat bread or meat—heavy food to ground the Saturnine current of Belial. Wash your hands and face after the ritual of Belial. Do not drive for several hours after self-initiation under Belial. The perceptual shift from Belial can be disorienting.

What Is Happening Structurally in Self-Initiation Under Belial

This self-initiation under Belial operates on four structural layers.

The offering to Belial as transaction and threshold to the sitra achra: The burning of lead, thorns, and black cloth follows ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian offering protocols for chthonic and underworld spirits like Belial. The offering to Belial is not a bribe for the initiation. It is a recognition that Belial’s current in the sitra achra is not free to all who call. You are paying the toll to approach the gate of Belial through self-initiation. Lead is the metal of Saturn for Belial—cold, heavy, toxic to false attachments. Thorns are the plant of rejection and boundary for Belial. Black cloth is the color of the abyss of Irkalla. The smoke of the offering to Belial carries your petition to the bottom of the Sumerian underworld where Belial rules the worthless ones.

Building and dissolving Belial’s form as isomorphic identification with the sitra achra: The sequence of building Belial’s form in visualization, reciting Belial’s mantra, and dissolving Belial’s form into your body creates a measurable shift in your nervous system through self-initiation under Belial. By holding the image of Belial in your mind for an extended period, you train your attention to resonate with Belial’s attributes of refusal and sovereignty. The mantra of Belial locks that resonance into a vibration that opens the Qliphothic tunnel. The dissolution of Belial’s form—watching Belial turn to smoke from the pit of Irkalla and enter your body—removes the separation between you and the spirit of Belial. You are not being possessed by Belial in the medieval sense. You are tuning yourself to the frequency of Belial from the ancient Near East. After the dissolution of Belial’s form, you are not pretending to be Belial in your practice. You are recognizing that the qualities of Belial (refusal of false authority, sovereignty without validation, worthlessness-as-strength) were always available to you through self-initiation under Belial. The ritual of Belial just cleared the blockage to those qualities.

The seal of Belial as irreversible marker of the sitra achra: The blood seal is common across self-initiation rituals from the PGM to modern Left Hand Path practice for entities like Belial. The blood is not an offering to Belial in the sense of a sacrifice to a demon. It is a biological marker that your nervous system will not forget after self-initiation under Belial. The pain of the seal is minor but memorable for your initiation. The token of Belial serves as an anchor for self-initiation: when you hold the token of Belial, you re-establish contact with the state of sovereignty you achieved during the ritual of Belial.

Belial’s patronage as structural recognition of worthlessness-as-strength: Belial does not “give” you sovereignty through this self-initiation. Belial recognizes that you already have sovereignty—or you don’t have it yet. The self-initiation under Belial reveals what is already true about your relationship to authority. If you are ready to refuse illegitimate authority under Belial’s patronage, Belial confirms that readiness through the initiation. If you are not ready for Belial, the ritual of self-initiation under Belial will feel hollow. No vision of Belial. No cold from Belial. No shift under Belial. That hollowness is not a punishment from Belial. It is an accurate diagnosis from the spirit of worthlessness. Try self-initiation under Belial again in a year when you are truly ready to refuse.

Variations Across Traditions for Self-Initiation Under Belial

Tradition	Element in Self-Initiation	How It Appears in This Ritual of Belial
Sumerian/Akkadian/Babylonian	Underworld offerings to Belial	The burning bowl for Belial, lead as offering to Belial, thorns as offering to Belial, black cloth as offering to Belial—buried or burned as offering to chthonic spirits of Irkalla
PGM (Greek Magical Papyri)	Direct invocation of Belial, rhythmic repetition	BELIAL called 7 times in the invocation, forceful “I call” rather than “I beg” for Belial
Qliphothic tunnel working	Belial as gatekeeper of the abyss beneath the Tree of Death	The visualization of Belial standing on a broken throne with the abyss of the sitra achra behind Belial
Deity yoga (adapted for Belial)	Visualization of Belial’s form, mantra of Belial (108x), dissolution of Belial into practitioner	The entire visualization and mantra sequence for Belial—building Belial’s form, reciting Belial’s mantra, dissolving Belial into smoke, breathing Belial into the body

What is not present in this self-initiation under Belial: Golden Dawn circle casting for Belial, LBRP for Belial, hexagram rituals for Belial, invocation of archangels against Belial, divine names for protection from Belial, or any form of banishing of Belial. This self-initiation under Belial assumes you do not need protection from Belial. If you need protection from Belial, do not perform this self-initiation under Belial.

Limits and Breakdown Points of Self-Initiation Under Belial

What disrupts self-initiation under Belial:

Light for Belial. Any ambient light during self-initiation under Belial disrupts the darkness required for Belial’s manifestation. Complete darkness is not optional for Belial.
Prior banishing before Belial. If you have performed LBRP or any similar banishing ritual within 24 hours of self-initiation under Belial, Belial will not come to your circle. Banishing repels the sitra achra where Belial rules the worthless ones.
Fear of the outcome under Belial. If you are secretly hoping Belial will refuse you during self-initiation (so you can stay in your comfort zone of submission), Belial will oblige that fear. The self-initiation under Belial will produce nothing.
Physical exhaustion or emotional crisis for Belial. Belial’s current is heavy as lead from Saturn. If you are already depleted before invoking Belial, the self-initiation under Belial may destabilize rather than initiate you.

Where self-initiation under Belial weakens:

First attempt at Belial’s initiation. The first self-initiation under Belial is often shallow in effect. The practitioner is anxious before Belial, attached to their old self of submission, afraid of the sovereignty Belial offers. Belial will appear distant in the first attempt. Try self-initiation under Belial again.
Distracted preparation for Belial. If you do not fast for Belial, do not bathe for Belial, do not spend time in darkness before starting Belial’s ritual, your nervous system remains cluttered for Belial. Belial requires stillness of the mind and body.
Staying in Belial’s form instead of dissolving Belial. Some practitioners of self-initiation under Belial get stuck in Phase 4A, endlessly adjusting the visualization of Belial’s form, afraid to let Belial dissolve into smoke. The dissolution of Belial is the key to self-initiation under Belial. Without the dissolution of Belial’s form, you remain separate from Belial. The self-initiation under Belial does not take.

Common misapplications of self-initiation under Belial:

Using Belial to curse others. Belial’s current in this self-initiation is sovereignty over yourself, not dominion over others through Belial. If you try to use Belial to harm others, the current of Belial will turn back on you as karmic justice from the sitra achra.
Performing Belial’s ritual for curiosity. Self-initiation under Belial is not a tourist attraction for the curious. If you are not ready to change your relationship to authority permanently through Belial, do not perform this self-initiation under Belial.
Expecting Belial to be a friendly guide. Belial is cold from the Saturn sphere, heavy as lead, indifferent as the pit of Irkalla. Belial’s gift to the practitioner is clarity of refusal, not warmth of acceptance. If you need warmth from a spirit, invoke a solar current, not Belial.

Practitioner Notes for Self-Initiation Under Belial

Who this self-initiation under Belial suits:

Practitioners who have already worked with Qliphothic currents (Lilith, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat, Eisheth Zenunim) or Saturnian magic (Zuhal, Shani, Zazel). This self-initiation under Belial is not a beginner initiation for the sitra achra.
Those who have identified a specific false authority they need to refuse through Belial—a parent, a boss, a church, a social expectation, a political structure. Belial is the patron of refusal for the worthless ones.
People with stable grounding and no active mental illness for Belial’s current. Belial’s Saturnine influence can amplify isolation and nihilism in those who are not ready for self-initiation under Belial.
Sovereignty-oriented practitioners who do not need a community to validate their initiatory status under Belial. Belial’s patronage is solitary.

Intensity level of self-initiation under Belial: Very high for this ritual of Belial. The self-initiation under Belial produces cold from the Saturn sphere, pressure from the sitra achra, dissociation during the visualization and mantra phase with Belial, and potentially hours or days of disorientation after Belial’s initiation. Do not drive after this self-initiation under Belial. Do not make important decisions for 48 hours after Belial’s ritual.

Stability of results from self-initiation under Belial: If the initiation under Belial takes, the results of Belial’s ritual are permanent. You will not un-see the structure of illegitimate authority after Belial. You will not un-learn the ability to refuse under Belial. However, you may need to re-ground extensively after the self-initiation under Belial. The first month after Belial’s initiation is often rocky with Saturnine pressure. Old patterns of submission may resurface to test your initiation. Catch those patterns of submission. Refuse them through Belial’s current. That is the integration work of self-initiation under Belial.

Independence vs dependency in self-initiation under Belial: This self-initiation under Belial is designed to make you more independent, not dependent on Belial as a crutch. You do not need to invoke Belial daily after the initiation. You do not need to make offerings to Belial regularly (though monthly Saturnine offerings on Saturday night are traditional for maintaining the channel). The seal token of Belial is an anchor for your memory, not a leash from Belial to you. Use the token of Belial when you forget who you are after the initiation. Then put the token of Belial away in the dark.

Compatibility of Belial with other systems of practice:

Incompatible with Belial: Any banishing-heavy system (Golden Dawn for LBRP, Wiccan circle casting for protection, Solomonic evocation that commands spirits in the name of God). Belial will not enter a banished space cleared by archangels or pentagrams. The sitra achra where Belial rules the worthless ones is repelled by banishing.
Compatible with Belial: Qliphothic tunnel work (Belial is a gatekeeper of the abyss in the Tree of Death), Saturnian magic (Zuhal as planetary intelligence, Shani as karmic judge, Zazel as spirit of Saturn), PGM-style direct invocation of Belial.
Neutral with Belial: Thelemic Current (Crowley’s system includes some Qliphothic material for Belial but also includes banishing—adapt your practice accordingly), demonolatry (this self-initiation under Belial is invitational, not devotional; Belial is not worshipped in this ritual).

The Bottom Line on Self-Initiation Under Belial

This self-initiation under Belial is not for everyone. It is not for beginners to the sitra achra. It is not for the curious who want to dabble in Belial. It is for practitioners who have reached the limit of what submission has given them in this life—who know that asking permission from false authorities has become a cage of the soul, and who are ready to walk out of that cage under Belial without asking for the keys from those who built the cage.

Belial does not unlock doors for the practitioner. Belial shows you that the door of the cage was never locked by Belial. The lock on the cage was your belief that you needed someone else’s permission to open the door of refusal. Belial is the mirror of that belief.

If you are ready for self-initiation under Belial, prepare for the ritual. Fast for Belial. Darken the room for Belial. Burn the offering to Belial from the ancient Sumerian underworld. Call Belial’s name seven times in the PGM style. See Belial’s black form standing on the broken throne in the abyss of the sitra achra. Recite Belial’s mantra 108 times as a hammer against false authority. Dissolve Belial into smoke from the pit of Irkalla. Breathe Belial into your lungs. Seal the self-initiation under Belial with your blood. Take a new name for your Belial-facing self under the sitra achra. Refuse one false authority aloud as a vow to Belial.

Then stand up from the ritual. Walk out of the dark room. Do not look back at Belial’s throne. Belial is not a crutch for your daily life. Belial is a mirror of refusal. What you saw in the mirror of Belial is what you have been all along—a sovereign who forgot that the lock was never locked.

The self-initiation under Belial just reminded you of the key in your own hand.

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