Now it came to pass even as BABALON toldme, for after receving Her Book I fell away from Magick, and put away HerBook and all pertaining thereto.  And I was stripped of my fortune(the sum of about $50,000) and my house, and all I Possessed.

Then for a period of two years I worked in the world,recouping my fortune somewhat.  But that was also taken from me, andmy reputation, and my good name in my worldly work, that was in science.

And on the 31st of October, 1948, BABALONcalled on me again, and I began the last work, that was the work of thewand.  And I worked for 17 days, until BABALON calledme in a dream, and instructed me on an astral working.  Then I reconstructedthe temple, and began the Black Pilgrimage, as She instructed.

And I went into the sunset with Her sign, and into thenight past accursed and desolate places and cyclopean ruins, and so cameat last to the City of Chorazin.  And there a great tower of BlackBasalt was raised, that was part of a castle whose further battlementsreeled over the gulf of stars.  And upon the tower was this sign

And one heavily robed and veiled showed me the sign, andtold me to look, and hehold, I saw flash below me four past lives whereinI had failed in my object.  And I beheld the life of Simon Magus,preaching the Whore Helena as the Sophia, and I saw that my failure wasin Hubris, the pride of the spirit.  And I saw my life as Giles deRetz, wherein I attempted to raise Jehanne Darc to be Queen of the Witchcraft,and failed through her stupidity, and again my pride.  And I saw myselfin Francis Hepburne, Earl Bothwell, manipulating Gellis Duncan, that wasan unworthy instrument.  And again as Count Cagliostro, failing becauseI failed to comprehend the nature of women in my Seraphina.  And Iwas shown myself as a boy of 13 in this life, invoking Satan and showingcowardice when He appeared.  And I was asked:    "Willyou fail again?" and I replied "I will not fail.  " (For I had givenall my blood to BABALON, and it was not I that spoke. )

And thereafter I was taken within and saluted the Princeof that place, and thereafter things were done to me of which I may notwrite, and they told me, "It is not certain that you will survive, butif you survive you will attain your true will, and manifest the Antichrist.

And thereafter I returned and swore the Oath of the Abyss,having only the choice between madness, suicide, and that oath.  Butthe Oath in no wise ameliorated that terror, and I continued in the madnessand horror of the abyss for a season.  But of this no more. But having passed the ordeal of 40 days I took the oath of a Magister Templi,even the Oath of Antichrist before Frater 132, the Unknown God.

And thus was I Antichrist loosed in the world; and tothis I am pledged, that the work of the Beast 666 shall be fulfilled, andthe way for the coming of BABALON be made open and I shallnot cease or rest until these things are accomplished.  And to thisend I have issued this my Manifesto.
 
 

I, BELARION, ANTICHRIST, in the year 1949 of the ruleof the Black Brotherhood called Christianity, do make my Manifesto to allmen.  And I, THE ANTICHRIST, come among you, saying:

An end to the pretence, and lying hypocrisy of Christianity.

An end to the servile virtues, and superstitious restrictions.

An end to the slave morality.

An end to prudery and shame, to guild and sin, for theseare of the only evil the sun, that is fear.

An end to all authority that is not based on courage andmanhood, to the authority of lying priests, conniving judges, blackmailingpolice, and

An end to the servile flattery and cajolery of mods, thecoronations of mediocraties, the ascension of dolts.

An end to restriction and inhibition, for I, THEANTICHRIST, am come among you preaching the Word of the BEAST666, which is, "There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt."

And I, BELARION, ANTICHRIST, do lift upmy voice and prophecy, and I say:

I shall bring all men to the law of the BEAST 666,and in His law I shall conquer the world.

And within seven years of this time, BABALON, THESCARLET WOMAN HILARION will manifest among ye, and bring this mywork to its fruition.

An end to consciption, compulsion, regimentation, andthe tyranny of false laws.

And within nine years a nation shall accept the Law ofthe BEAST 666 in my name, and that nation will be the firstnation of earth.

And all who accept me the ANTICHRIST andthe law of the BEAST 666, shall be accursed and their joyshall be a thousandfold greater than the false joys of the false saints.

And in my name BELARION shall they workmiracles, and confound our enemies, and none shall stand before us.

Therefore I, THE ANTICHRIST call upon allthe Chosen and elect and upon all men, come forth now in the name of Liberty,that we may end for ever the tyranny of the Black Brotherhood.

Witness my hand and seal on this [...] day of [...] 1949,that is the year of BABALON 4066.

Belarion, Antichrist