Maergzjirah is a devotional path, which would seem at odds with some of the wording. The term “Apotheosis” is tossed around like candy and can be considered the goal of each practitioner – regardless of Tower (path).
In the Infernal Academia entries, you’ll find a lot of messaging that ISN’T directly tied to the original Maergzjirah work due to the US founder’s obsession with the Devil’s Quran. I’m 40 pages in and I think I’m beginning to understand why there was an appeal. First 30 page? No, it’s a simplistic anti-Islam text. But some of the wording between those pages are where I think the association was made.
This is not a review or advocation for the Devil’s Quran. I’m not impressed so far, around 50% of the book, but I can see where the associations were made. It’s simplistic and unenlightening at the 40 page mark. It shows no understanding of competing paradigms from places like China or India, which give Western Occultism more than a run for its money – especially in legitimacy.
The iron crowns is where the association was made. Cernobog, the self-declared Lord, First Among Equals, wears an iron crown. And an iron crown is bestowed upon the “true believer” or similar in the DQ upon death. There is talk of also being bestowed a Citadel in a mountain to rule over, which draws parallels to the lore of the Maergzjirah in that there is a dark city where things are ruled from (not the right words, but they aren’t coming and are largely pedantic).
So, the US founder, potentially the ONLY founder, of the Maergzjirah found a few generic cross-references that supported his world view and brought the wording into the Cabal cult. Where it became part of the Maergzjirah “culture” even after the fracturing of the original US Cabal members.
And why do I keep saying US cabal/founder/members? Because there’s no proof it exists outside of the author of the Black Scriptures. And since I have years of evocation experience with a wide variety of entities, I’m quite interested in the feeling and nuances of these entities. The claim is that they are very different than Goetics and similar. I’m looking forward to experiencing them – as they are, within the current they embody.
While the Maergzjirah current takes a lot of imagery, their methods take a blending of words of “power”, visualization, direction, and typically emotion to serve their lower-level impulses and desires. It’s a pity. Can’t say I’ve seen any text or published material where they rise above this. Unnecessary Emotion as fuel is like Ramen. Functional, but dressing it up with herbs and whatnot will not increase it’s character.
There are unmentioned “knowings” where experience takes hold. But with the Maergzjiran published works are concerned, the unspoken necessity IS a contact with the current being tapped. No amount of Earth-based herbs, powders, etc…crutch trinkets…will see the potential result.
