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Saturday, July 11, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Character Study:Lilith
The next in my series of character analysis for the upcoming Left Hand Path movie “The conjuration of Victor Dee Strider”.
She loves this relief,and whatever the scholars have said,she has claimed it as her own in the hearts and minds of men and woman everywhere.The Babylonian relief shows her as a beautiful, naked sylph with bird wings, taloned feet and hair contained under a cap decorated with several pairs of horns. She stands atop two lions and between two owls, apparently bending them to her will.And it is her will that is to be done,and Victor knows it,try as he might to think he does his own. Lilith’s association with the owl—a predatory and nocturnal bird—bespeaks a connection to flight and night terrors.At times she will send an owl to watch over a woman she cares for and has taken under her "wing".The Tetragrammaton is considered “the name that comprises all” (Zohar 19a). In the Bible’s burning bush episode of Exodus 3, God explains the meaning of the divine name as “I am what I am,” or “I will be what I will be,” a kind of formula for YHWH (vuvh), associated with the Hebrew root “to be.” The whole of the Torah is thought to be contained within the holy name. In The Alphabet, Lilith is one of the few Goddesses who know these syllables, and can crack open Paradise with a word. So Lilith flies, having gained power to do so by pronouncing EL's avowed name,and found out things about YHVH that were never meant to be uncovered. In The Alphabet of Ben Sira her destination is the Red Sea, Just as the ancient Israelites achieve freedom from Pharaoh at the Red Sea, so Lilith gains independence from Adam by going there.YHVH tells Adam that if Lilith fails to return, 100 of her children must die each day. Apparently, Lilith is not only a child-murdering Goddess but also an amazingly fertile mother. In this way, she helps maintain the world’s balance between good and evil.A very Left Hand Path act indeed.Three angels are sent in search of Lilith. When they find her at the Red Sea, she refuses to return to Eden.To prevent the three angels from drowning her in the Red Sea, Lilith swears in the name of God that she will not harm any infant who wears an amulet bearing her name. Ironically, by forging an agreement with God and the angels and using the name, Lilith demonstrates that she has power over YHVH and can Bind him to her will.And she can,and often does Bind EL,Angels,Demons and foolish Magi to her will whenever it pleases her..A parable by a daughter of Lilith, Judith Plaskow Goldenberg shows another view of Lilith. At first Goldenberg’s fanciful tale follows the basic Ben Sira plot line: Lilith dislikes being subservient to Adam, so she flees Paradise and her absence inspires God to create Eve. But in Goldenberg’s retelling, the exiled Lilith is lonely and tries to re-enter the garden. Adam does everything he can to keep her out, inventing wildly untrue stories about how Lilith threatens pregnant women and newborns. One day Eve sees Lilith on the other side of the garden wall and realizes that Lilith is a woman like herself. Swinging on the branch of an apple tree, a curious Eve catapults herself over Eden’s walls where she finds Lilith waiting. As the two women talk, they realize they have much in common, “till the bond of sisterhood grew between them.” The budding friendship between Lilith and Eve puzzles and frightens both man and deity.And that she does, proud and willful, claiming equality with Adam because she was created from the same dust,any Man with a pompous need to rule fears her,and all Woman secretly adore her.She is also called “The Howling One.”and is noble in her rebellion against male and Deity domination. irresistibly seductive,wantonness and Wisdom with wings and claws,Succubus.,Mother,Goddess,Whore,She is every woman we love and hold dear.This is our Lilith!
Seductress, heroine, murderer, chaos Goddess, seduction and Lust personified, ungodliness in the best way. in her every guise, Lilith has cast a spell on humankind.
In the Renaissance, Michelangelo portrayed Lilith as a half-woman, half-serpent, coiled around the Tree of Knowledge. Later, her beauty would captivate the English poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. “Her enchanted hair,” he wrote, “was the first gold.” Irish novelist James Joyce cast her as the “patron of abortions.”She is all these things,and knows how to make man and god alike sigh with desire and tremble with anticipation and fear.She wanders about at night time, vexing the sons of men and causing them to defile themselves,but cares for them as a mother for her child.
The earliest surviving mention of Lilith’s name appears in Gilgamesh and the Huluppu-Tree, a Sumerian epic poem found on a tablet at Ur and dating from approximately 2000 B.C.E. The mighty ruler Gilgamesh is the world’s first literary hero; he boldly slays monsters and vainly searches for the secret to eternal life.a In one episode, “after heaven and earth had separated and man had been created,” Gilgamesh rushes to assist Inanna, goddess of erotic love and war. In her garden near the Euphrates River, Inanna lovingly tends a willow (huluppu) tree, the wood of which she hopes to fashion into a throne and bed for herself. Inanna’s plans are nearly thwarted, however, when a dastardly triumvirate possesses the tree.Then in steps Lilith: “Inanna, to her chagrin, found herself unable to realize her hopes. For in the meantime a dragon had set up its nest at the base of the tree, the Zu-bird had placed his young in its crown, and in its midst the demoness Lilith had built her house.” Wearing heavy armor, Gilgamesh kills the dragon, causing the Zu-bird to fly to the mountains and Lilith to flee “to the desert.”Originating about the same time as the Gilgamesh epic is a terracotta plaque, known as the Burney Relief, that some scholars have identified as the first known pictorial representation of Lilith. (More recently, scholars have identified the figure as Inanna.)
She loves this relief,and whatever the scholars have said,she has claimed it as her own in the hearts and minds of men and woman everywhere.The Babylonian relief shows her as a beautiful, naked sylph with bird wings, taloned feet and hair contained under a cap decorated with several pairs of horns. She stands atop two lions and between two owls, apparently bending them to her will.And it is her will that is to be done,and Victor knows it,try as he might to think he does his own. Lilith’s association with the owl—a predatory and nocturnal bird—bespeaks a connection to flight and night terrors.At times she will send an owl to watch over a woman she cares for and has taken under her "wing".The Tetragrammaton is considered “the name that comprises all” (Zohar 19a). In the Bible’s burning bush episode of Exodus 3, God explains the meaning of the divine name as “I am what I am,” or “I will be what I will be,” a kind of formula for YHWH (vuvh), associated with the Hebrew root “to be.” The whole of the Torah is thought to be contained within the holy name. In The Alphabet, Lilith is one of the few Goddesses who know these syllables, and can crack open Paradise with a word. So Lilith flies, having gained power to do so by pronouncing EL's avowed name,and found out things about YHVH that were never meant to be uncovered. In The Alphabet of Ben Sira her destination is the Red Sea, Just as the ancient Israelites achieve freedom from Pharaoh at the Red Sea, so Lilith gains independence from Adam by going there.YHVH tells Adam that if Lilith fails to return, 100 of her children must die each day. Apparently, Lilith is not only a child-murdering Goddess but also an amazingly fertile mother. In this way, she helps maintain the world’s balance between good and evil.A very Left Hand Path act indeed.Three angels are sent in search of Lilith. When they find her at the Red Sea, she refuses to return to Eden.To prevent the three angels from drowning her in the Red Sea, Lilith swears in the name of God that she will not harm any infant who wears an amulet bearing her name. Ironically, by forging an agreement with God and the angels and using the name, Lilith demonstrates that she has power over YHVH and can Bind him to her will.And she can,and often does Bind EL,Angels,Demons and foolish Magi to her will whenever it pleases her..A parable by a daughter of Lilith, Judith Plaskow Goldenberg shows another view of Lilith. At first Goldenberg’s fanciful tale follows the basic Ben Sira plot line: Lilith dislikes being subservient to Adam, so she flees Paradise and her absence inspires God to create Eve. But in Goldenberg’s retelling, the exiled Lilith is lonely and tries to re-enter the garden. Adam does everything he can to keep her out, inventing wildly untrue stories about how Lilith threatens pregnant women and newborns. One day Eve sees Lilith on the other side of the garden wall and realizes that Lilith is a woman like herself. Swinging on the branch of an apple tree, a curious Eve catapults herself over Eden’s walls where she finds Lilith waiting. As the two women talk, they realize they have much in common, “till the bond of sisterhood grew between them.” The budding friendship between Lilith and Eve puzzles and frightens both man and deity.And that she does, proud and willful, claiming equality with Adam because she was created from the same dust,any Man with a pompous need to rule fears her,and all Woman secretly adore her.She is also called “The Howling One.”and is noble in her rebellion against male and Deity domination. irresistibly seductive,wantonness and Wisdom with wings and claws,Succubus.,Mother,Goddess,Whore,She is every woman we love and hold dear.This is our Lilith!
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Character Study:The Angel Senoy
The next in my series of character analysis for the upcoming movie “The conjuration of Victor Dee Strider”.
The Angel Senoy,not much is Known of this mysterious being.Thought to have been trapped
in a statue after YHVH sent Senoy,and his two brothers, Sansenoy and Semangelof to bring back Lilith to Adam. They found her beside the Red Sea, a region abounding in lascivious demons. The angels ordered Lilith to come with them in the name and by the authority of the most high El,
but she refused.Cold,Angry about his long imprisonment,he is filled with visions of a time long past and how he may once again protect the world from Lilith and her plans.
Devout Hebrew couples will put a warning notice above their bed to thwart any efforts she makes to "steal" their "children" (semen) during copulation: Senoy, Sansenoy, Semangeloph! Adam ve-Chavvah! Chotz Lilith! (Chavvah is the name "Eve" in its original Hebrew form, and Chotz Lilith means simply "Out, Lilith!")
For infants, all that is needed to summon the protection of these three is an amulet inscribed with their names and/or images placed somewhere near the bed or sleeping area. This is done for the first 8 days after birth if the child is male, and the first 20 days after birth if it is female.
The only true symbolic references ever used for Senoy , Sansenoy, and Semangelof were
their names as insribed in bed posts, amulets, doorways... etc. to ward of Lilith. Spelled as
"Snvi, Snsvi, and Smnglof"... they are shown here:
Snvi: (believed to be related to Michael...)
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Snsvi: (Believed to be related to Gabriel...)
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Smnglof: (Believed to be related to Uriel...)
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-Here is an amulet bearing their images...
They are seen here as abstract creatures, the amulet was used to drive away Lilith and her Sisters(the Lilin). Their names can also be seen on their chests in the above picture...
Also, the symbol of the Lilitu coil... (one of Lilith's symbols) is said to be useful in summoning these
three if used correctly... but is primarily used to summon Lilith herself, or her Lilin for assistance or sexual rites.
This is our Senoy!
Friday, July 3, 2015
A character study: Janus
The next in my series of character analysis for the upcoming movie “The 
conjuration of Victor Dee Strider"
Mysterious,Ever watchful and Knowing,Janus presides over the concrete and abstract beginnings of the world, such as religion and the gods themselves, he too holds the access to Heaven and other gods: this is the reason why men must invoke him first, regardless of the God or Demon they want to placate.He only wants the doorway and the crossroad to be kept pure,and the correct forms to be observed.High Handed,Kind and Cruel depending on what face he shows,Victor is an Ant to this God of old,and he knows it.
Janus means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as having two faces looking in opposite directions. The month of January is named for him.As a god of motion he looks after passages, causes the starting of actions, presides on all beginnings and since movement and change are bivalent, he has a double nature, symbolized in his two headed image.His two faces (originally, one was always bearded, one clean-shaven; later both bearded) originally represented the sun and the moon. He was usually depicted with a key. Janus head is a popular phrase for deception, that is, when action does not match speech.He can be found at any Bridge,Crossroad or Doorway and is the initiator of the human life, of new historical ages, and economical enterprises: in myth he first minted coins and the as, first coin of the liberal series, bears his effigy on one face.
He knows this and Holds himself as such,proud,Stiff upper lip,The forms must be observed with him or you get nothing. Janus was actually known as Janus-Bifrons to the Magicians of old,In demonology Bifrons was a demon, Earl of Hell, with six legions of demons (twenty-six for other authors) under his command. He teaches sciences and arts, the virtues of the gems and woods, herbs, and changes corpses from their original grave into other places, sometimes putting magick lights on the graves that seem candles. He appears as a monster, but then changes his shape into that of a man.He knows this and has used it to his advantage time and time again.Often found in a Robe,carrying a set of Keys,but today, often as not, he prefers a three piece suit of the Business man on the move.
You see,it is known that a temple of Janus is said to have been consecrated by the consul Gaius Duilius in 260 BC after the Battle of Mylae in the Forum Holitorium. It contained a statue of the god with the right hand showing the number 300 and the left the number 65—i.e., the length in days of the solar year, and twelve altars, one for each month,he was saddened for a time that temples are no longer set up in his name,but then a deal was struck with the head of the Janus Capital Group,and now his face and name are spoken of daily in the Halls Money and Commerce.Still powerful after so many years,he is a force to be reckoned with...This is our Janus !
conjuration of Victor Dee Strider"Mysterious,Ever watchful and Knowing,Janus presides over the concrete and abstract beginnings of the world, such as religion and the gods themselves, he too holds the access to Heaven and other gods: this is the reason why men must invoke him first, regardless of the God or Demon they want to placate.He only wants the doorway and the crossroad to be kept pure,and the correct forms to be observed.High Handed,Kind and Cruel depending on what face he shows,Victor is an Ant to this God of old,and he knows it.
Janus means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as having two faces looking in opposite directions. The month of January is named for him.As a god of motion he looks after passages, causes the starting of actions, presides on all beginnings and since movement and change are bivalent, he has a double nature, symbolized in his two headed image.His two faces (originally, one was always bearded, one clean-shaven; later both bearded) originally represented the sun and the moon. He was usually depicted with a key. Janus head is a popular phrase for deception, that is, when action does not match speech.He can be found at any Bridge,Crossroad or Doorway and is the initiator of the human life, of new historical ages, and economical enterprises: in myth he first minted coins and the as, first coin of the liberal series, bears his effigy on one face.
He knows this and Holds himself as such,proud,Stiff upper lip,The forms must be observed with him or you get nothing. Janus was actually known as Janus-Bifrons to the Magicians of old,In demonology Bifrons was a demon, Earl of Hell, with six legions of demons (twenty-six for other authors) under his command. He teaches sciences and arts, the virtues of the gems and woods, herbs, and changes corpses from their original grave into other places, sometimes putting magick lights on the graves that seem candles. He appears as a monster, but then changes his shape into that of a man.He knows this and has used it to his advantage time and time again.Often found in a Robe,carrying a set of Keys,but today, often as not, he prefers a three piece suit of the Business man on the move.
You see,it is known that a temple of Janus is said to have been consecrated by the consul Gaius Duilius in 260 BC after the Battle of Mylae in the Forum Holitorium. It contained a statue of the god with the right hand showing the number 300 and the left the number 65—i.e., the length in days of the solar year, and twelve altars, one for each month,he was saddened for a time that temples are no longer set up in his name,but then a deal was struck with the head of the Janus Capital Group,and now his face and name are spoken of daily in the Halls Money and Commerce.Still powerful after so many years,he is a force to be reckoned with...This is our Janus !
Thursday, July 2, 2015
A Character Study:Naamah
The next in my series of character analysis for the upcoming movie “The conjuration of Victor Dee Strider”
Naamah,Seductive Heart of Darkness,she is a broken Mirror and a Ash filled world.Wild,just wanting to fuck and take the seed,she has gone threw many Incarnations and it shows in her bearing and Attitude.At once slut and queen,mother and sister,her personality and whims change at the drop of a Hat.
The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah; whose name signifies "pleasant", fair and beautiful; and is thought by some to be the Venus of the Romans; the Arabic writers say she was a most beautiful woman, and found out colors and painting; and by others Minerva; and Josephus says she excelled in the knowledge of divine things; and Minerva is by the Greeks called Nemanoum .Some say she was the wife of Noah; and some of them say she was the wife of one Shimron, and the mother of the demon Asmodeus, mentioned in Tobit, and of whom other demons were begotten: the Targuru of Jonathan adds,"she was the mistress of lamentation and songs; The midrash (Midrash ha-Gadol, Gen. Rabbah 4:22) relates that Naamah was the most beautiful woman in the world, so much so that she caused the ministering angels to fall prey to her loveliness for they thought she was one of them.As it is said (Gen. 6:2): “The sons of God saw how beautiful the daughters of men were.”
The late Midrash and the Zohar developed the figure of Naamah as a seducer of men and even of demons this role quite well.
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She is complicated,yet simple at the same moment
Naamah was created directly by God, as was Eve and Lilith.
Naamah and Lilith lived in the Red Sea coast where they were expelled by God.
Naamah appearance is of an all Black or White Haired Queen fallen from grace, with a wild frenzied look about her.Very young with old eyes one moment,a Spider spinning a web the next.spiders are considered a sacred animal to this Dark Goddess, as she is seen a goddess of weaving and altering the fates of men and woman. And so she works on Victor's fate like the spider that is her animal.Naamah was the wife of Shamadon and the union with this fiend produced Asmodeus (Ashmedai), the king of the demons.Also according to Zohar, Naamah corrupted Uzza and Azael.Naamah is often named as the mother of the demon Asmodai, the consort of the Lesser Lilith (Lilith and Samael’s daughter).but Lilith being more sensual, young and beautiful and as one that corrupted the fallen angels and their leader Semyaza.Naamah is generally identified with the daughter of Lamech.
Naamah is a demon and a Goddess,so she acts as such,Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat.
She, causes epilepsy in children.an angel (albeit of prostitution),and a primordial goddess.of time gone by She has a hidden agenda that even Lilith knows nothing about.Like her sister, Naamah is said to strangle sleeping babies.(She’s blamed for SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as crib or cot death.)she can be a powerful ally to those she perceives as her constituents,and she knows it,and will take her due.one of the four mates/wives of the archangel Samael,Naamah, ancient and mysterious spirit, is a Sister, sometime ally, sometime rival, sometime traveling companion of Lilith.She likes Fine necklesses and hanging earrings,is scantily clad when it suits her mood,and is fond of dispersing and reappearing around and on top of her consorts to drive them to Madness,This is our Naahmah!
Naamah,Seductive Heart of Darkness,she is a broken Mirror and a Ash filled world.Wild,just wanting to fuck and take the seed,she has gone threw many Incarnations and it shows in her bearing and Attitude.At once slut and queen,mother and sister,her personality and whims change at the drop of a Hat.
The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah; whose name signifies "pleasant", fair and beautiful; and is thought by some to be the Venus of the Romans; the Arabic writers say she was a most beautiful woman, and found out colors and painting; and by others Minerva; and Josephus says she excelled in the knowledge of divine things; and Minerva is by the Greeks called Nemanoum .Some say she was the wife of Noah; and some of them say she was the wife of one Shimron, and the mother of the demon Asmodeus, mentioned in Tobit, and of whom other demons were begotten: the Targuru of Jonathan adds,"she was the mistress of lamentation and songs; The midrash (Midrash ha-Gadol, Gen. Rabbah 4:22) relates that Naamah was the most beautiful woman in the world, so much so that she caused the ministering angels to fall prey to her loveliness for they thought she was one of them.As it is said (Gen. 6:2): “The sons of God saw how beautiful the daughters of men were.”
The late Midrash and the Zohar developed the figure of Naamah as a seducer of men and even of demons this role quite well.
.
She is complicated,yet simple at the same moment
Naamah was created directly by God, as was Eve and Lilith.
Naamah and Lilith lived in the Red Sea coast where they were expelled by God.
Naamah appearance is of an all Black or White Haired Queen fallen from grace, with a wild frenzied look about her.Very young with old eyes one moment,a Spider spinning a web the next.spiders are considered a sacred animal to this Dark Goddess, as she is seen a goddess of weaving and altering the fates of men and woman. And so she works on Victor's fate like the spider that is her animal.Naamah was the wife of Shamadon and the union with this fiend produced Asmodeus (Ashmedai), the king of the demons.Also according to Zohar, Naamah corrupted Uzza and Azael.Naamah is often named as the mother of the demon Asmodai, the consort of the Lesser Lilith (Lilith and Samael’s daughter).but Lilith being more sensual, young and beautiful and as one that corrupted the fallen angels and their leader Semyaza.Naamah is generally identified with the daughter of Lamech.
Naamah is a demon and a Goddess,so she acts as such,Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat.
She, causes epilepsy in children.an angel (albeit of prostitution),and a primordial goddess.of time gone by She has a hidden agenda that even Lilith knows nothing about.Like her sister, Naamah is said to strangle sleeping babies.(She’s blamed for SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as crib or cot death.)she can be a powerful ally to those she perceives as her constituents,and she knows it,and will take her due.one of the four mates/wives of the archangel Samael,Naamah, ancient and mysterious spirit, is a Sister, sometime ally, sometime rival, sometime traveling companion of Lilith.She likes Fine necklesses and hanging earrings,is scantily clad when it suits her mood,and is fond of dispersing and reappearing around and on top of her consorts to drive them to Madness,This is our Naahmah!
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
character study: Beelzebub
The next in my series of character analysis for the upcoming movie "The conjuration of Victor Dee Strider"
Incredibly powerful,knows more about you then you could ever believe,Beelzebub has literately seen and heard it all.Very cynical , pessimistic, sarcastic,and satirical he holds a low opinion of humanity,and is very disappointed in Victor.contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives,he has been summoned time and again and feels that his respect must be taken,if not given properly.
‘I destroy kings, I ally myself with foreign tyrants, and my own demons I set on to men, in order that the latter may believe in them and be 1st.And the chosen servants of God, priests and faithful men, I excite unto desires for wicked sins, and evil heresies, and lawless deeds; and they obey me, and I bear them on to destruction. And I inspire men with envy, and desire for murder, and for wars and sodomy, and other evil things and I will destroy the world. I bring about jealousies and murders in a country, and I instigate wars.’ Solomon asks ‘Tell me in which star you reside.’ The Prince replies ‘The one called by men the Evening Star.’ ‘Tell me by what angel thou art frustrated.’ And he answered: ‘By the holy and precious name of the Almighty God, called by the Hebrews by a row of numbers, of which the sum is six hundred and forty-four, and among the Greeks it is Emmanuel.’- "The Testament of Solomon
He knows that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest,and acts accordingly, misanthropic, pessimistic and deeply distrustful,Yet he still has a yearning to teach and pass on knowledge,much like a 6,000 year old crotchety grandfather.With a sneering disbelief in the sincerity or integrity of anyone he comes across who calls him,he shows a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society.
Weirus describes a great revolution taking place in Hades; .Satan has been dethroned and Beelzeboul has assumed his place. In reaction • .Satan forms an opposition party with himself as head.The now Emperor of Hades. Beelzeboul. was said to have been worshipped by the people of Canaan in the form of a fly. hence he establishes ‘The Order of the Fly’ – the only Order of Knighthood which appears to have existed among the demons.The inhabitants of the Empire of Hell were said to have numbered 44.435,156. A qabalistic parallel to these two opposing parties is to be found in the representation of the Qlipoth of Kether as expounded in The Book of the Black Serpent’ and applied in the teachings of the magical order of the Golden Dawn. Here an inversion of the unity of the first sphere of the Tree of Life belonging to Thaumiel the ‘bicephalous ones’ is ruled by the two contenders Satan and Moloch.The dyadic nature of the demonic is also reflected in the name ‘Diabolus’,whose etymology from the Greek reveals dia, that is two, and bolus, that is morsel ‘ … for he kills two things, the body and the soul.”
Baal Zebub, in his capacity as god of the hated Philistines, became the representative of the heathen power and consequently the arch-enemy, the foe par excellence, and therefore the name "Baal debaba" ("debaba" being the Aramaic form corresponding to Hebrew "Zebub") acquired the meaning of "hostility," the verb
with the sense of "hostile action" being derived from it.The first of the Cacodemons in our tale,and acting as Victor's conscience,Yet inevitably quite mischievous and provoking,he is difficult, deceptive,and problematic.Enjoys Filth and low places,Rot and things that fall apart,as well as the deserted shorelines of beaches (as a homage to "Lord of the Flies" by: William Golding :) ) he also has a tendency to show his power and if not given his proper respect and due.A god who could cause or cure diseases,Crown Prince of Hell,that is our Beelzebub......
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
A character study:Victor Dee Strider
This is a Character study for the main Character in my upcoming movie, "The Conjuration of Victor Dee Strider,a Modern Faustian Tale"I plan on giving a full character Analysis of all the main parts in the movie to give you,as well as the Actors playing these roles a sense of what type of shoes they need to fill.I hope you enjoy it,almost as much as I've enjoyed Writing it!
Victor Dee Strider is a Master of the Arts of Magic,a Luciferian, as well as a drunk, gambler, thief,and con-man.Pro diabolism to his last breath,he is always looking for the long game,and the next trick.Very vain and always acts in a irreverent or blasphemous manner.There is a charming but idle, empty, hollow feeling about him,as if he's just playing the part a human being.But he wasn't always like this and has spent 20 years studying nearly every facet of the Occult sciences,from Traditional Chinese medicine to Norse runes to philosophy and theology. Victor has also been called upon in the past to teach his skills including his proficiency in the black arts,and took on many students.But as he rises up through his field and gains respect from some, fear from others,he begin to use Drugs and let his addictions control him.He started working for the Mob and the Triads at the same time as a Mage for hire and did the Black Mass for cold hard cash.The petty dabblers loved him,and told him so at every step. Still, nothing in this seedy underworld that he put himself in appeases his need for a broader understanding of the world of Magic and all that is in it. Victor was willing to give up everything he has to gain this understanding,but instead turned his back on the Art for wine,woman and a fast buck.This dissolution pervades everything he does.and after sometime of this,the lack of satisfaction and joy is too much and he becomes a hermit in his house, rarely talking to anyone or going out.And then he gets sick,starts seeing things,even the smallest spell he casts bring strange results.He goes to a Doctor friend he knows in the Mob,and finds out some horrible news,He has a Brain Tumor growing in his head,and it has been there for quite some time,he has 3 weeks to live.
Victor is on a desperate quest to find answers,and it shows in every move he makes; to discover how he can trick his way into completing the great work,and how this will affect his place in the larger scheme of things.Victor has a messiah complex which only gets larger as the story goes on.He is unaware how far he has fallen that he had become an entertainment for the fools that follow him,as well as the spirits that he works with,he is the subject of their admiration and scorn in equal parts.His amorality and cynicism give, what would be a very dull character, life.And as he comes to grips with the fact that he is going to die we see a glimpse of Humility and a resigned acceptance of his fate.But,this quality never lasts for long,and his pride and tenacity often rears its head through out the movie.
He often wears a hat and vest,Sometimes a full suit in the 1950's style of men's dress,at others just a Heavy Metal T-shirt and jeans.Walks around like he owns the place,but as we get deeper into the film we see him start to shrink in on himself at times and even have some self-doubt.Defiant till the end,and no regrets,That is Victor Dee Strider.
Victor Dee Strider is a Master of the Arts of Magic,a Luciferian, as well as a drunk, gambler, thief,and con-man.Pro diabolism to his last breath,he is always looking for the long game,and the next trick.Very vain and always acts in a irreverent or blasphemous manner.There is a charming but idle, empty, hollow feeling about him,as if he's just playing the part a human being.But he wasn't always like this and has spent 20 years studying nearly every facet of the Occult sciences,from Traditional Chinese medicine to Norse runes to philosophy and theology. Victor has also been called upon in the past to teach his skills including his proficiency in the black arts,and took on many students.But as he rises up through his field and gains respect from some, fear from others,he begin to use Drugs and let his addictions control him.He started working for the Mob and the Triads at the same time as a Mage for hire and did the Black Mass for cold hard cash.The petty dabblers loved him,and told him so at every step. Still, nothing in this seedy underworld that he put himself in appeases his need for a broader understanding of the world of Magic and all that is in it. Victor was willing to give up everything he has to gain this understanding,but instead turned his back on the Art for wine,woman and a fast buck.This dissolution pervades everything he does.and after sometime of this,the lack of satisfaction and joy is too much and he becomes a hermit in his house, rarely talking to anyone or going out.And then he gets sick,starts seeing things,even the smallest spell he casts bring strange results.He goes to a Doctor friend he knows in the Mob,and finds out some horrible news,He has a Brain Tumor growing in his head,and it has been there for quite some time,he has 3 weeks to live.
Victor is on a desperate quest to find answers,and it shows in every move he makes; to discover how he can trick his way into completing the great work,and how this will affect his place in the larger scheme of things.Victor has a messiah complex which only gets larger as the story goes on.He is unaware how far he has fallen that he had become an entertainment for the fools that follow him,as well as the spirits that he works with,he is the subject of their admiration and scorn in equal parts.His amorality and cynicism give, what would be a very dull character, life.And as he comes to grips with the fact that he is going to die we see a glimpse of Humility and a resigned acceptance of his fate.But,this quality never lasts for long,and his pride and tenacity often rears its head through out the movie.
He often wears a hat and vest,Sometimes a full suit in the 1950's style of men's dress,at others just a Heavy Metal T-shirt and jeans.Walks around like he owns the place,but as we get deeper into the film we see him start to shrink in on himself at times and even have some self-doubt.Defiant till the end,and no regrets,That is Victor Dee Strider.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
The Conjuration of Victor Dee Strider, A Modern Faustian Tale
Let's join together and make this Left Hand Path Movie possible!
We need funds raised to make the movie The Conjuration of Victor Dee Strider, A Modern Faustian Tale. The movie will be shown at the Left Hand Path Consortium and entered into the Atlanta Film Festival. We need money for costumes, food, equipment and other expenses that go along with making a movie. We really need your help to make this possible.we will put your name in the credits via Tiers and a free movie poster signed by the Director and Writer.
Tiers -
$1000 Executive Producer
$500 Producer
$250 Junior Producer
$100 Chief Patron
$1-$99 Patron
http://http://www.gofundme.com/x7snhc
We need funds raised to make the movie The Conjuration of Victor Dee Strider, A Modern Faustian Tale. The movie will be shown at the Left Hand Path Consortium and entered into the Atlanta Film Festival. We need money for costumes, food, equipment and other expenses that go along with making a movie. We really need your help to make this possible.we will put your name in the credits via Tiers and a free movie poster signed by the Director and Writer.
Tiers -
$1000 Executive Producer
$500 Producer
$250 Junior Producer
$100 Chief Patron
$1-$99 Patron
http://http://www.gofundme.com/x7snhc
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