Satanic Serenades

By Draconis Blackthorne

Suspend Disbelief... Opvs Noctvm: Satanic Serenades are Infernal Reflections upon both vital existence and mythology, written in a beautiful, sometimes terrifying polemical, imaginative Gothic style, which inspires contemplation and darkest entertainment. Both fictional and non-fictional concepts are contained herein as veritable "diabolical psalms" for those who resonate to The Satanic perspective, and appreciate the sinister aesthetic. Divided into several sections, the black heart poetry of Satanic Serenades features odes, observations, and experiences which will manifest the Dark Side of the mind. Also features The Legend of Haunted Devil's Canyon, a poetic horror anthology based upon frightening urban legends. Suspend disbelief, relax in your blackened candle-lit chamber, as the night unfolds, the fog rolls in, and be taken into a Theater of Nightmares and Shadowy Dreams. Your Hellish journey is about to begin... you have been warned... Enter at your own risk!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 31, 2011
• ISBN: 9781257342136

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Blackthorne

Introduction

The following is a theatre of nightmares, designed to manifest the dark side of the psyche. A phantasmagoric psychodrama effectively utilizing the fears & superstitions of mankind to their extremes. In other words, reflecting the horror from darkened mirrors. In short, a technique I call Shadowmancy, which preserves the necessary mystique needed for enchantment & psychodrama. These Satanic Serenades are written in the spirit of Milton's Paradise Lost, & can serve as Unholy Psalms for The Children of Darkness. And, it's just plain dark fun, that I believe every Satanist, & otherwise darkly-inclined individual, would enjoy.

There are three sections to this tome: The first part entitled "Satanic Serenades is comprised of more recent poems which are personal reflections upon life and experience. The second part entitled The Theatre of Nightmares is comprised of dark lyrical fiction and mythological themes intended for entertainment, which were originally written for musical performances with several Gothic Metal bands; and the third section entitled The Legend of Haunted Devil’s Canyon" is a horror anthology based upon urban legends commonly surrounding wilderness environments. Each poem is accompanied with a description to accentuate some of the symbolic meanings.

Take heed: By & by, words such as evil are taken in a purely theatrical sense, & besides the lyricks of Hail Satan, these dark rhymes are not necessarily intended to reflect actual Satanic philosophy as outlined by The Church of Satan, and are purely for entertainment purposes.

The show is about to begin. Come in & take a seat. Make yourself comfortable. as the curtain parts and the fog rolls in. Suspend disbelief, and brace yourself for the unexpected...

In Nomine Satanas,

Draconis Blackthorne

Warlock, Church of Satan.

- Part I -

Satanic Serenades

Candlemas 'Evil'

Descent to Hell, Return again

Ouroborous sheds His skin

Purified in Abyssal Flame

Emerge anew, redoubled strength

Rebirthing torrent, timeless wise

Apotheosis realized

Mighty Dragon, blackest thorns

Daemon spawn, Devil born

God of Moon with Venus rise

Infernal light, Mercury rides

Darkest Angel of The Night

The heart of Winter glows with Lust

Ebon flow upon the snow

Shadows grow from the fire

Flicker by the Nocturne pyre

Candlemas Evil is Satan reborn.

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Candlemas Evil is a play on the words 'Candlemas Eve'.

Black Dragon Phoenix

The Wheel has turned, by season's churn

Blackest flames twist and burn

Infernal Dragon birthed

The sphere is one, the sphere is none

A timeless secret not undone...

Passing through the looking glass

Travel through the chasm vast

Reflection manifest The Will

Emerge in the eternal now...

Rejuvenation, transformation

The fires within purify

Crossing through the swirling gate

The Third Eye opens wide...

In the darkness of regeneration

The serpent sheds its skin

Omnipotent visualization

Begins anew again...

Drawing deep, the shadow fang

Piercing eyes, and heart, and brain

Immortal form, Hellish born...

Black Phoenix flies, forever night!

In Power, Joy, unending Might!

Samhain's Return

Goblins and ghouls begin to creep

Into the realm of mortals they seep

Dancing, carousing, it captures their minds

To replicate same, if just for a time

Welcome again into My world

A glimpse of the Magic enchantment unfurled

A tip o' the horns, a curl of the tail

The howl of a wolf, the moan of a gale

The Gates are agape, from caverns below

The fiery rictus, the carven glow

Reflections upon the overcast sky

Overshadows the land from tempestuous high

Skeletal trees scratch at the air

Filled with the scents of carnival faire

Impending darkness grows day by day

Chases the curse of the blindlight away

Gaze in wide wonder at the marvels I bring

A season eternal of nightmares and dreams

The phantoms come closer on this Halloween

Filling the evenings with laughter and screams!

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The multimedia proliferation has begun, and even though we Satanists preserve our total environments, it is pleasing to see the evocations manifest to dominate society again. Baphomet is festive with this Halloween display, complete with ornamentation representing the archetypes of this splendid season. A collage of evocations conjured up from the dark subconscious, framed by the trapezohedron which here acts as a window to the said subconscious. The serpent above configures the dreaded Number of The Beast with his symmetry, as Thirteen crowns The Baphomet form, suggesting the exploitation of these fun-fears for diabolical amusement.

Halloween

A cold familiar chill cascades from the West

The rictus of the Jack 'O' Lantern glows through the night

Sweet dreams of archetypal splendor greets smiles and fright

As children laugh and play with Trick or Treat delight

'Neath the pall of the Grim One's sight...

The skeletal trees athrust to the sky

Leaves blown by the wind of the whispering breeze

The House there stands vacant, or so it seems

Then who's are the eyes that peer through the beams?

Devil Moon nigh, peers from on high

Flooding the earth with blue-crimson light

Vampires and Werewolves arise for a bite

Nightmares alive in glory and might!

Black candles a-shimmer in the beautious gloom

The shadows take shape in the depths of your room

The demons, the devils, the ghouls and the ghosts

The Gates are cast open, we welcome the hosts

Our brothers and sisters from Hellish Abodes

By thunder and lightning, the ravens have flown...

The Sabbath bell calls through black haunted halls

Baphomet's smile in daemonic guile

By Satan, Lucifer descends Leviathan to Belial

Looming specterous by words of Spell

Lingering shades, All Hallow's Eve

By what was spoken, shall soon be reaped

In pleasure, in passion, in feral grace

Halloween's wonders, come take thy place!

Halloween XL

Daemons dance with creatures from darkened fane

Donned in vestments of evocative bane

The world catches but a glimpse of Hell

As robed phantoms utter omnipotent words of spell

Nightmares come alive in joy and in dread

We remain amused at the teeming masses as dusk enfolds the land

The Gates