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Babalon’s Day of Saturn
The Day of the Great Liberating Mother

Babalon’s Day of Saturn – Transformation of Death

A Bhaktic Rite for ALL

Noon, December 5th






On this Holy Day of Babalon Her Saturnian aspects are celebrated as the Transformation of Death. Her other titles on this day are Daughter of the Deepest Black, the Gate of Life and Death, and the Queen of Hell. It is these aspects which manifest forth to Her Devotees as gifts of intense Transformation and Understanding through ordeals and experiences. Babalon’s power and energy of transformation can lend to the devotee a way to open pathways which have been closed to them before. These pathways are often necessary for the devotee to explore and pursue for spiritual advancement and attainment. But take heed: for the Emblems of Death are many and varied and if you choose to trespass into this Realm, you shall not leave untouched by it. The forces of Spiritual death and transformation are potent and will render change upon your life and your being. One cannot reach spiritual attainment without death in life. This is the truth known from all seekers whom have tread this path before you.

Follow and perform parts 1–3 of Preparations and Prerequisites for the Holy Days of Babalon. These parts are common to all of the Holy Days. When these parts have been completed, continue with part 4, below.


Part 4 – Invocation of Saturn

Strike the Bell 3 times for Saturn.

Hail to you, dark one, old one, black star of time, O Saturn!

You are the gateway of birth! You are the gateway of death!
You sever the cord and release the spirit
From the bonds and chains of the flesh.
This release if as bliss unutterable,
As the Persona is shed like a husk.

Heavy beyond measure you are, and black beyond night,
You bring levity immeasurable and intensity of purpose,
So that our capacity for Spirit is expanded.

Change you are, change beyond change,
An assassin of all that was.
Necessity drives you on, and purpose your compass,
Severing all bonds of attachment.

Darkest Queen of all Queens, whose dark is like light
To eyes of the Spirit within,
Come to us now in our fear,
And lend us the stubborn strength
To persevere by necessity
So that we may live long, yet desire your touch forever.

Hail to you, unconquerable Saturn!
And hail to the necessity of death!



Part 5 – Invocation of the Great Liberating Mother

Strike the bell three times for the Great Liberating Mother. Touch the Chalice, which is resting upon the Sigillum Divinorum or Sigil of Devotion, while crying out to the Great Liberating Mother Babalon. If the Rite is being performed alone, then all parts should be read by the performer. Priestess or Magician begins to say the following:

I call to Thee, Babalon
On your most Holy Day.

I call to Thee, Babalon
United in voice and heart with all of your Devotees.

I call to Thee, Babalon
From my place of Spirit, as a sovereign king!

I call to Thee, Babalon
Cloaked in darkness, Radiant Death.

I call to Thee, Babalon
Great Goddess of the Underworld!

I call to Thee, Babalon,
Great Liberating Mother of Transformation!

I call to Thee, Babalon,
To come and manifest here, amongst the living.



Strike the bell once while the Priestess or Magician then begins to say the following with arms upraised to the heavens:


(P/M says:)
O Lofty Babalon,
I open to your Serpent Strike.
Come unto me so that You may walk the Earth again.
Ride me as your stead.
Touch me, guide me, inflame me with your Wisdom!


(All say:)
May You shine forth, Mighty Babalon!
May You transform this world by Death!


(P/M says:)
O Glorious Babalon,
Return to our World on this day,
And ride the desires of this Realm.
Grasp it within your Power of Transformation,
And cast it anew in your Great Vision.


(All say:)
May You rise from the Underworld, Mighty Babalon!
May You transform this world by Death!


(P/M says:)
O Fierce Babalon,
Turn the World upon its head,
Shaking loose that which enslaves us,
Impaling that which thwarts our Will and purpose
Upon the Sword of your Mighty Brother.


(All say:)
May You slay your enemies, Mighty Babalon!
May You transform this world by Death!


(P/M says:)
O Sublime Babalon,
Return us to the Garden of Ecstasy and Delight,
That which leads us to our own Liberation.
Free me from my fears,
And that which keeps me from my destiny.


(All say:)
May we taste of Your Ecstasy, Mighty Babalon!
May You transform this world by Death!


(P/M says:)
O Supreme Babalon,
You shine with the light of the Aeons,
Wrapped within the Voice of Silence,
And the force of Autonomy of Being,
For Your Wisdom is infinite.


(All say:)
May You burn across this land, Mighty Babalon!
May You transform this world by Death!


Part 6 – The Ecstatic Exaltation of Babalon

Now take the cup and hold it aloft to Babalon while continuing to call to Her with the Ecstatic Exaltation of Babalon. Strike the Bell once for each line which begins with “We call to Thee”. The Priestess or Magician reads each line, while the people present answer “In Nomine Babalon”.

We call to thee, Daughter of the Mighty Ones, Daughter of the Fiery One, Daughter of the Deepest Black!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Gate of Life and Death, Queen of Heaven and Hell, Lady of Lust and Desire!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Black One, Blue One, Gold One, the Woman Clothed with the Sun!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Fierce Guardian, Formidable Warrior, Everlasting King!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Shameless One, Harlot, Whore, Bearer of the Cup of Fornications!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Lady of the Star, Lady of the Snake, Lady of the Wheel!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Lady of the Gate, Lady of the Crossroads, Guardian of the Liminal Point!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Cunning One, Wise One, Clever One, Mistress of Heka!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, the Mother of Prostitutes and the Abominations of the Earth, the Holy Whore!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Daughter of Fortitude, the Gate of God, the Woman Crowned with Stars!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!

We call to thee, Great Liberating Mother, Daughter of Ra, Babalon the Great!
All say: In Nomine Babalon!


Part 7 – The Communion of the Living Flame

All present now partake of the Wine and the Cakes, with each one saying at the Communion: I am a living flame unto Babalon. When all have finished partaking of the Communion, strike the bell seven times. The Priestess or Magician then says aloud, with arms upraised:

O My Babalon,
Inflame me with the Fire of Your Future.
Inflame me with the Lust of Your Presence.
Release us from those things which bind us,
And which keep us from your presence,
So that we may join you on this day,
Flesh to flesh, Spirit to Spirit.

Rise, Babalon, Rise!
Walk the Earth and reclaim it as it is Your Own.
Destroy the obstacles of fear and shame and guilt,
And all who seek to stop you.
Let all now succumb to the Wisdom of the Snake of Light,
As it rises within us, in Love under Will.


All say:
In Nomine Babalon et Vox Sanctae Meretricis

All may now meditate before Her Altar to receive and record any impressions or communications as they may come to you.




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