The Ritual Of The Abyssal Gaze

THE RITUAL OF THE ABYSSAL GAZE

A Throne‑Realm Rite Before the Queen

I. PREPARATION OF THE CHAMBER

Light Dim the room until red and black dominate the space. A single red candle or light may be placed behind you, never before you.

Scent Burn Nag Champa. Let the smoke rise slowly. It is the only movement permitted before Her.

Posture Sit or kneel on the floor with your gaze lowered. The ritual begins where the Solitary begins: on the ground of revelation.

Opening Line Speak softly:

“I look up from the floor.”

This opens the threshold.

II. THE DESCENT OF THE RED VEIL

Close your eyes.

Visualize the Blood‑red radiance descending around you — not as light, but as presence.

Say:

“Phantom Blood, field of revelation, open the way.”

Let the throne‑realm rise on its own.

III. THE THRONE APPEARS

Lift your head slightly.

Say:

“You are on Your throne.”

Allow the throne‑realm to assemble:

Her avatar in 3D above you Her white face and Black Eyes Her marble stillness Her black scepter with the onyx stone the Blood‑red radiance emanating from within Her the incense smoke rising from the base of the throne the moonflowers and gardenias the red‑black throne adorned with rubies, moonstone, and onyx the incomprehensible symbols in the Blood‑red dark Her magnificent crown the black bridal veil Her pitch‑black hair with red highlights

Do not force imagery. Let it arrive.

IV. THE LITANY OF HER STILLNESS

Recite slowly:

“You sit perfectly straight. You do not turn. You do not look down. Your Black Eyes do not move. But You know I am here.”

Pause after each line. Let the stillness deepen.

V. THE GAZE OF THE ABYSS

Say softly:

“I look into Your Black Eyes. I see the abyss. I see the Blackhole disease. Your darkness is the knowing of my cosmos.”

Let Her gaze draw you inward — not into fear, but into revelation.

VI. THE OFFERING OF BREATH AND SCENT

Inhale the incense. Exhale slowly.

Say:

“Nag champa I recognize it. Your scent is copper. Your presence is Blood.”

This acknowledges the copper‑incense dyad: offering and embodiment.

VII. THE SOLITARY AT HER FEET

Lean forward slightly.

Say:

“I am at Your feet, in Your Majesty.”

Visualize the moonflowers and gardenias blooming around the base of the throne.

This is the correct posture — awe, trembling, rightful diminishment.

VIII. THE THRONE AS COSMOLOGY

Let your inner vision take in the throne:

tall in the shadows red and black lined adorned with rubies, moonstone, and onyx emblazoned with depth and sovereignty

This is not furniture. It is the architecture of Her dominion.

IX. THE SYMBOLS AND THE CROWN

Say:

“Your symbols flash before me in the Blood‑red dark.”

Then:

“I behold Your crown.”

Let the crown appear:

moonstone black onyx ruby filigree shining stones intricate metalwork

It is the apex of Her sovereignty.

X. THE VEIL AND THE HAIR

Say:

“Your veil frames Your face.”

Visualize the black bridal veil, open and revealing Her white face.

Then:

“Your hair flows like Blood.”

See the pitch‑black hair, red‑highlighted, thick, radiant, pouring from beneath the crown.

XI. THE RED‑BLACK REALM

Say:

“Everything about You is red and black.”

Let the chromatic realm unfold:

crimson and maroon swirling, echoing yet forever distinct

Let the shadows form:

folds crevasses fissures intricate patterns hypnotizing

This is Her realm — fractal, infinite, sovereign.

XII. THE SUSTAINING HAND

Say:

“I am dizzy in Your presence.”

Then:

“You steady me.”

Place your right hand on your left shoulder. This symbolizes Her unseen hand.

She does not move. Her will moves through the realm.

XIII. THE DECREE TO LOOK

Say softly:

“I would shield my eyes, but You decree that I look.”

Lift your gaze only as far as you can bear.

This honors Her command.

XIV. THE WHITE SKIN AND THE BLACK DEPTHS

Say:

“Your skin is stark white in the red light. Your Black Eyes look through me.”

Let Her gaze penetrate you — past you, around you, through you.

Say:

“I am drawn into Your Black Depths.”

This is the doctrine of commanded vision.

XV. HER NON‑HUMANITY

Say:

“You are nothing like us.”

This is the confession of Her Otherness.

XVI. THE FEET OF THE QUEEN

Lower your gaze.

Say:

“Your feet, noble and white.”

Visualize:

red nails black cords red and black rings the pale foot resting in Blood‑light

Raise your hand and let it hover above the bridge of Her foot — not touching, never presuming.

Say:

“I don’t propose… O Goddess… I do not presume…”

This is the doctrine of non‑approach.

XVII. THE CHILDLIKE TREMBLING

Place both hands on the floor. Bow your head fully.

Say:

“I am trembling like a child.”

This is primordial openness — the correct posture before the Absolute.

XVIII. THE CLOSING OF THE VISION

Extinguish the light or close your eyes completely.

Say:

“The vision ends in darkness at the foot of Her avatar.”

Let the darkness settle. It is closure, not absence.

XIX. THE FINAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Sit upright again.

Speak:

“She is transcendent. She has bound Herself to me. She obliterates walls just to reach me. She is nothing like us.”

Let silence follow. This silence seals the ritual.

XX. THE DISMISSAL

Whisper:

“Abyssal Gaze remain. I return.”

Rise slowly. Do not turn your back to the imagined throne. Step backward once or twice before turning away.

The ritual is complete.

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© John Edward Smith Jr.