An Interview with Vánargandr

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Could you give some examples of what "Magickal and practical aims" an order or occult organisation might look to achieve?

My answer to this question will be both broad and narrow, as there is sometimes information which it is unwise to disseminate in a “public forum” such as the internet, but see, for example “ONA Strategy and Tactics”, “Hysteron Proteron”, “The Practice of Evil: In Context” etc. Satanism does not seek any form of official recognition as it does not seek to become respectable or accessible to the majority. Even most that would profess to be, are simply failures or grossly deluded. One can fill oneself with as much externally acquired theory as one wishes, but without application, assimilation, experience, and practical application, it is worthless.

The Magickal and practical aims which are sought, and progressed, essentially are manifold, as one influences and enables the other to be undertaken.

I.e. one of the aims which is sought is to usher in a “New Aeon” (i.e. the Galactic Aeon), which requires the number of genuine Adepts to be forthwith increased. Obviously, the path to Adeptship is perilous and hard, and this, along the way, includes the Initiate participating in certain acts and activities along the way. This goes hand in hand with both Magick and the practical aims. The use of Magick is to increase certain presences in the causal plane, by creating a rent to the Acausal… As I have indicated elsewhere, it must be understood that the “New Aeon” will not occur within our causal lifetimes, but this also, is irrelevant.

An Initiate might, on their own, feel that the achievement of a practical step will aid the unfolding of the Sinister Dialectic, though it is important to add that they are not instructed on what an appropriate step might be – because there is no need to. This, ultimately, is what it means to be an Initiate.

Often, as with the Black Order of Pan-Europa, the “aims” are presented in a manner in which the intent is underscored therein – i.e. if we look at, for example given, the Articles of Faith of TBO:

 *   We believe in Uralten - the Original or Ancient One of the Germanics as representative of the creative/destructive force that permeates the cosmos.

*    Our creed is therefore based on the laws of nature, as revealed by science.

*   Feelings of oneness and attunement with nature and the cosmos as manifestations of the Uralten-Force are "good." That which weakens is “evil".

*    Our morality is that which strengthens the individual is "good." That which weakens is "evil".

*   We hold that nature, and therefore history, is cyclic, governed by cycles of life/death/renewal, and that these principles govern the rise and fall of civilizations.

*    The cosmos operates on the basis of polarities, and that the interaction of these polarities causes evolution.

*    Man need not be a passive spectator or victim of the 'gods' or 'Fate', but by understanding the laws of the cosmos can, through his will, be an active agent in the evolutionary process.

*    Those attuned to the Uralten Force flowing through nature have the essence of the Force within, and are links in an evolutionary chain toward the Nizetzschean Over Man.

*    Man's destiny is to play amongst the stars; the destiny of his evolution into the foreseeable future: Homo Galactica.


The above, when properly read, indeed contains a great amount of information, both exoterically and esoterically. The main indication is that it requires, and indeed demands, practical application. There are already enough theorists and book worms in the world, amongst, and over, the deluded, that have never stepped out into either the cold of night, or experienced anything remotely dangerous, or performed anything that is genuinely Evil… Once again, as above, there is no victory without sacrifice, and no sacrifice without bloodshed. War breeds and reveals character – in combat, there is nowhere to hide, and there are no gods to give you the guts… There is no birth without blood.

PHYSIS - Martial Art of the Left Hand Path

By Godric Liddell (Order of the Nine Angles)

According to tradition, in the past candidates who sought either entry into an established Order or group, or who sought individual instruction from an adept of the Left Hand Path, first had to prove themselves through trial by combat.

In established groups, the Guardian of the Temple was the adversary and Physis as Martial Art is believed to have developed from the training that these Guardians received to enable them to undertake this task. The fact that candidates were usually defeated by the Guardian was a salutary lesson for them just as their acceptance of combat was a necessary proof of their desire to join.

As a Martial Art, Physis is quite simple, being merely a sequence of moves which enable the individual undertaking them in the right manner to achieve a harmony of body and mind – a type of consciousness where spontaneous action is possible. It is this spontaneity that is the secret.

The correct attitude of mind which creates the spontaneity is achieved by slow concentrated movement. Through concentration, the individual draws to themselves those hidden (or ‘occult’) energies that pervade the world and the cosmos and which are variously named Physis, Tao, ‘pneuma’, spirit or Ki. Slow, deliberate movements in a sense ‘distributes’ this energy around the body and enables action without thought.

Physis contains no ‘grades’ no complicated series of Forms, no secrets: it is simply a pointer to something beyond itself. This ‘something’ lies within every individual and once it has been discovered, Physis (and all techniques) are irrelevant. Just like ‘Traditions’.

Physis contains no techniques of self-defense, no methods of attack, no disabling blows or kicks, all these arise of themselves provided spontaneity is achieved and provided the individual is fit and supple enough of body.

Physis is essentially of the Left Hand Path because it is an individual (or ‘anarchic’) way: a means to discovering the Chaos within, and it is structure-less because of this.

Techniques of Physis
Ideally, you should perform all techniques barefoot and out of doors, in loose clothing. Set aside about half-an-hour each morning or evening and for about three weeks practice the simple movements given below.

Before this, undertake some simple exercises to increase suppleness – such as arm-swinging, squats, trunk circling. These should not be strenuous. Also, begin some other activity which will increase your general level of fitness – running and cycling and swimming are ideal. The aim of all this is to give you that pleasurable glow which such activity can produce – if not overdone!

To begin, stand with feet slightly apart, hands by the side in a relaxed way and imagine drawing energy up into your body through the soles of your feet. Draw in energy with every breath, which should be slow and regular. Continue this for several minutes.

The following movements should then be performed – slowly, to form a continuous whole, without breaks. Although the movements may seem complicated (when described here at least!) they are in fact simple and easily mastered.

From the initial position the left foot is brought forward with knee bent as the left arm extends outward with elbow bent, wrist turned and level with face, the hand above the knee. The right foot is moved slightly, pointing straight ahead. The weight should be slightly greater on the left foot. The fingers of the hands should be slightly curved.

The right foot is turned to face behind while the body weight is shifted (via the hips) to lean the body and turn it sideways through ninety degrees. As the body turns, so does the left foot, through ninety degrees. The right arm is extended, slightly curved, so that the hand is above the head but several feet from it while the left arm is brought in so that the hand is near the navel. The right knee is bent.

The body is turned clock-wise through ninety degrees as the left leg is swung round and the left elbow moved backwards as if to strike. As this is done the right arm is drawn in to near the navel and the balance shifted to the left foot.

The right foot should be so placed that at the completion of this move only the heel is on the floor. The right foot is set down and the whole body brought downwards toward the ground by bending the knees but without turning the body itself. The left arm is drawn in, the right is extended upwards and outwards.

The body is then brought upright, as the left leg is moved forward (about forty-five degrees) and bent to take the weight while the left arm is brought upwards, elbow bent, the forearm almost vertical and the hand a few feet from the face. The right arm is drawn in, the hand below the chin.

The body pivots off the right foot through ninety degrees while the left arm is drawn in, the right extended with hand above the head and a few feet away. The left leg is then lifted as if to kick while the left arm is brought forward. The left thigh should be below the horizontal.

The left foot is lowered while the left arm is brought across the body and outward to the left side as the toes of the right foot are lifted and weight transferred. The right arm is brought in near the stomach. The left foot turns about forty-five degrees.

The weight is taken on the right leg, knee bent, the left arm drawn in and the right extended above the head and a few feet away. Finally, the body is turned so that the position is the reverse of the starting one. This sequence of nine moves is thus in the order:

7. 1. 6.
4. 9. 3.
5. 2. 8.

The aim is to undertake the movements in a relaxed and mindful way, breathing slowly. Should it be desired, the sequence can be repeated several times. The movements should flow into each other, without pause. Practice should make the individual movements, one continuous movement, like a slow dance. Do not worry about getting each movement exactly right – fluidity is more important.

If this is done for the period suggested above, set/hang two balls of wool from a straight tree branch, overhead beam or something similar, at a distance apart slightly greater than your outstretched arms. Set them swinging slowly in opposite directions and stand sideways or between them. Without turning but simply bending your body, strike with your hand at one ball and then immediately, with the other hand, at the other so as to hit it.

To begin with, set the balls at eye level, then lower it to the level of your hips, and repeat. If this is too easy, have someone stand near and shout either “right” or “left” in their own time when you are prepared. If they shout ‘right!’ hit the right ball first, then the left. The shorter your reaction time, the better. Another variation of this is to use coloured balls, the helper shouting out the colour.

Further Techniques 
Another technique which may be used is to set into the ground eight wooden posts, arranged as in the figure above: that is 1-8. the object is to strike each post in sequence with hands or foot according to the movements listed above. As you strike, exhale. Gradually increase the speed at which you do this until it is a burst of energy. Aim to control this energy, though, through the movements and strikes.

This technique should be used only after the foregoing has been undertaken and in the slow manner indicated.

Once you are satisfied with technique, abandon them if you wish and create your own sequences of movements. Be sure, though, to undertake each movement in the slow, mindful way, as this is really the key to spontaneity, or action without thought. Faster techniques (like with balls or posts) really only draw forth what has been cultivated through an inner stillness – and if there is a ‘martial arts secret’, it is this.

Satanism and Race

By ONA (1991)

Satanism and Race The purpose of this MS is to explain traditional Satanism in relation to "race" since it is an unfortunate fact  that most non-Initiates of  this particular  Left  Hand  Path  reveal a total lack of un-derstanding of the topic, and see the use of a particular tactic by traditional Satanists as a part of the Satanist ‘world-view’.

The fundamental strategic (or ‘long-term’) aim  of Satanism  is  to elevate  the consciousness of all individuals [Regardless of race] to at least what is now described by ‘Adept consciousness’:  i.e.  to liberate the  individual,  internally  and externally,  and so create a new type of human being  - someone who has achieved the next stage of our evolutionary development. The way of traditional Satanism  -  its  rituals,  techniques, ordeals  and  methods  -  is  a  means  to  enable  the  development  of this liberation within the individual. However, this way requires commitment and a self-effort over many years.

Further, traditional Satanists do not believe that the way itself can be made any easier - that is, there are no ‘short-cuts’ to achieving real Adeptship and beyond. It is not a question of someone accepting a dogma, of being ‘converted’ to a religion, or of simply performing magickal rites. It is acomplete change of one's way of living, a total rejection of the many  presently existing structures and  forms  which  stifle  our  potential  and  which hold  individuals  in  thrall,  often  unconsciously.  In brief, Satanism is revolutionary.

Because of this, the achievement of the ultimate Satanic goal or aim will take a long time - many  centuries,  if  not  millennia.  Satanists  are  both  pragmatic  and  rational:  they  have  studied  the processes of  evolutionary  change  as  these  relate  to  individuals  and  have  devised  means  to  aid  the achievement of  the ultimate goal. They  know the realities  which pertain,  and their assessments of means or tactics are practical. They eschew the mystifications of most of those Involved in Occult-ism  just  as  they  are  not  dreamy  idealists  who  trust  in  some  ‘ineffable’  law  or  supra-personal  en-tity/Being to do their work for them. They are practical, calculating and if necessary ruthless.

The reality is that Aeonic energies - i.e. that ‘force’ which creates an evolutionary develop-ment of consciousness - are presenced, on Earth, via a specific aeonic civilization. That is, that such evolutionary change is achieved by means of such a civilization. At any one Aeonic period (which lasts  from  between  one  to  two  millennia)  only  one  such  civilization  exists  and  is  creating  large-scale  evolutionary  change.  When  that  civilization  declines  (when  the  Aeonic  energies  of  the  par-ticular Aeon are waning) there is presenced another type of  Aeonic energy, which thereafter gives rise to another aeonic civilization, and thus further changes.

Presently, the civilization is the ‘Western’ or Faustian one, and this civilization, like all ae-onic  civilizations,  should  end  in  Imperium.  This  Imperium  is  part  of  the  evolutionary  process  of change.  Such  change  occurs  mostly  by  the  majority  within  that  civilization  being  motivated  (un-consciously) by the ethos or Destiny of that civilization - i.e. they create change without being con-sciously aware of what they are doing. A few individuals know what is actually occurring - i.e. they have an understanding and insight greater than the majority. These few are the genuine Initiates of 21esoteric  traditions.  This  knowledge  gives  them  a  certain  power  -  for  they  can  use  it  to  produce changes  according  to  their  desires/aims.  In  effect,  they  are  the  secret  guardians  of  evolutionary change.

Hitherto,  aeonic  change has  been  natural  -  a  process of  organic  growth.  With  each  aeonic civilization, there has been a slow evolutionary change toward greater consciousness and thus indi-vidual growth. But this change is very slow, and only a minority have achieved any real progress in terms of achieving the potential inherent in us all as a species.

Genuine  esoteric  traditions  are  a  means  of  making  this  change  more  widely  available,  of consciously  altering, speeding-up,  the natural  process of  evolution. This process of change,  is not, however,  linear  it  is often of  the  "two  steps  forward,  one  (sometimes  two)  steps back".  And,  fur-thermore, it is finely balanced-it can easily turn into a regression.

Satanism understands the archetypal symbol of  ‘Satan’ as the archetype for positive evolu-tionary change. However, the present aeonic civilization, the Faustian or Promethean one (or, eso-terically, the Satanic one) has suffered a distortion of its ethos or Destiny. In the simple sense, the civilization has  become  ill  and  a  consequence of  this  is  that  its  Imperium  is  unlikely  -  that  is,  the evolutionary  change  which  that  Imperium  would  have provoked  is  unlikely  to  occur.  One  of  the most significant changes caused by the Imperium would have been the colonization of outer Space and thus the creation of entirely new societal structures.

The sickness of the civilization may be described, in simple terms, as a return to a restrictive dogmatic  view of  the  world  -  and  one  which  has  undermined  the  Destiny  of  the civilization.  One facet of this dogma is the Nazarene religion and those social and political forms which derive from it. Again expressed simply, this sickness undermines the vitality of the peoples of the civilization -turns  them  away  from  external  achievements  of  an  Imperium  type,  such  as  exploration  and  con-quest  of  new  environments,  and  instead  towards  themselves.  The  outer  world  is  forsaken  for  the problems of the inner.

Traditional  Satanism  regards  the  achievement of  a  Promethean  Imperium  as  a  step  toward achieving  the  ultimate  Satanic  goal.  After  that  Imperium,  not  one  but  many  other  civilizations would have arisen due to the expansion beyond the confines of the Earth. The ultimate goal would have perhaps been realizable within a millennia.

To achieve Imperium, there has to be within the majority of the peoples of the civilization, a sense of Destiny - they are vitalized by that Destiny. At this stage of our evolutionary development, the  majority  are  still in  thrall  to archetypal forms -  they  are  still  motivated unconsciously, still not totally aware. That is, they are still not whole, unique, individuals. They are part of the wyrd of the Aeon  and  thus  the  Destiny  of  the  civilization. This  is  the  reality.  Imperium  cannot  be  created  by words - by rationally convincing others; by simply believing in it. It is created by numinous action among the majority - by that majority being led by a charismatic minority, and in by individuals of charisma who believe they have a Destiny. In effect, these charismatic individuals embody the Des-tiny of the civilization itself. They embody the unconscious hopes and aspirations of the majority.

At this stage of evolutionary development, this Destiny must and can only be in its origins a racial one: derived from a sense of superiority, aninstinct. It cannot be derived from abstract ideas - they are dead, and while they may sway a few, they can never persuade the majority and enable that majority to excel and so create something far beyond themselves.

This  is  the  practical  Satanic  assessment.  To  create  Imperium  -  which  of  necessity  means countering the sickness of the civilization - it is necessary to give practical form to certain powerful instincts. It means using the peoples of the civilization as instruments for Aeonic change. It means returning them to what would have been the natural outcome of the civilization had not the majority of them  fallen prey  to the sickness.  In  brief, it means a resurgence of a sense of  racial superiority within Europeans  -  and  the creation of societies which embody  this belief.  It means  racial separa-tion in order to give a sense of Destiny and thus vitalize the majority.

This, however, is a tactic from the Satanic point of view - a means to achieve Satanic goals, via the Faustian/Western/Promethean/Satanic civilization. At this moment in time, only this civili-zation  with  its  technology,  is  capable  of  achieving  the  goal  of  colonization  of  outer  Space  -  this technology has to be vitalized by a sense of exploration among the majority.

Thus,  Satanism,  as  part  of  its  sinister  strategy,  may  encourage  those  forms/beliefs/groups and  so  on  which  express  this  type  of  Imperium.  For instance,  present-day  ‘extreme  Right  Wing movements’. In this, Satanists are being sinister - they are not expressing or supporting such views, as ‘racism’ for instance, because they believe them, but because they know those views may or will aid their Satanic goals, in particular by countering the Nazarene sickness of spirit.

Thus, one  thrust of  Satanic  action, in  the  real  world  that  is,  of what Satanic  Initiates do to presence the dark forces - at this present time is to aid the creation of such an Imperium and create world-wide  conditions  which  would  enable  its  aims  to  be  fulfilled  (e.g.  in  terms  of  strategic  alli-ances with other countries not part of the Imperium).

This Imperium, however, will not be a purely aggressive one which seeks the destruction of other, non-European, races. Rather, it would seek - once its own structures were secure to encour-age other races to  exist  and flourish  within  their own nations,  and then ultimately,  a  Federation of such nations (all of whom respected each other) to enhance the goal of Space exploration. That is, the world would be re-organized on the basis of strong, independent racial States - there might, for instance,  be  the  creation  of  a  Black  America,  occupying  part  of  what  is  now  the  USA.  This  re-organization is based on the realities which exist in the world now. It is a solution to the problems which if they are not solved in this way will ultimately lead to a severe evolutionary downturn.

Hence,  another  thrust  of  Satanic  action,  in  the  real  world  at  this  present  time  is  to  aid  the creation of such States based on race - e.g. they may be support for ‘Black Muslims’ who desire a separate nation in the USA and elsewhere. This  outline  of  global  Satanic  strategy  is  of  necessity  brief  and  somewhat  oversimplified. But it should enable the tactics that  are sometimes used  to be understood  in context. Of  necessity, these tactics are sinister - they may provoke or cause strife; possibly violence; perhaps death; some-times ‘law-breaking’. Often, the tactics are revolutionary. But they are all means, to achieve Satanic goals,  and  Satanists  using  them  -  or  influencing  others  to  use  them  -  know  what  they  are  doing. They  understand the  strategy,  the ultimate  goal,  and  by  so  acting  in  the  real  world  they  are being Satanic.

Genuine Satanism means this change in the real world; it means Satanists actually acting to achieve things. Perhaps  getting blood on their hands either directly  or indirectly.  Pseudo-Satanism means  fantasy: role-playing;  taking up ‘ethical’ positions one  actually believes in.  Genuine  Satanists are a-moral.

Satanism accepts the reality as it is - and then uses that reality to re-structure it,  to change it, in accord with its sinister aim. The reality of race, of instinct, is as it is - it can be used to achieve things.  Others  impose  projections  onto  the  world  - they  wish  and  need  to  believe  that  things  are other than they are: that individuals are other than they are. They are hopelessly idealistic, unblood-ied by the realities of the world. In short, they do not understand power. Satanists, on the contrary, know how it really is in the real world.

Thus, racism - whether White, Black or whatever - is a means, a tactic used by Satanists to achieve first a European Imperium and then what is beyond that Imperium - a Federation of strong, independent  countries  whose  goal  is  to  continue  the  Space colonization  that  the  Imperium  began. Thereafter,  there  is  a  new  Aeon,  in  reality,  and  a multitude  of  new  aeonic  civilizations  -  and  thus the  achievement  of  the  ultimate  Satanic  goal.  Of  course,  all  this  means  struggle,  conflict,  wars, deaths, upheavals, over decades and centuries. That is, the presencing of the dark forces to achieve something evolutionary.

The  reality  behind  these  tactics  is  Aeonics  -  which  is  a  means  of  rationally  understanding the seemingly complex processes of change from Aeons to civilizations to societies and thus to in-dividuals.  Aeonics  is  an  esoteric  knowledge,  and  one  which  is  increasing  as  new  insights  are gained.