“XLII
Comfort me Mother, enfold me in bliss,
Destroy me and keep me from that black Abyss
And from the deceiving tongue of Choronzon
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!”
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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“CXVII
As I come through the ordeal which is bliss,
Careful I tread to avoid the Abyss
And escape the clutches of Choronzon!
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!”
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLVI
One hundred and fifty six is Her name —
The number of all those who live without shame!
Who carry Her message forth hither and yon
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLV
The light of the splendor of Adonai
Extends from the heavenly all-seeing eye,
Revealing creation in its refraction!
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLIV
When all becomes No Thing, when all aeons close,
When Gabriel’s golden horn finally blows,
When all become two, become one, become none,
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLII
Let Mary inviolate be torn upon wheels
And her chastity broken beneath holy seals,
Each with with seven-point star written on!
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLIII
A lone fool I wander, as Percivale,
To discover the secret of Your holy grail.
By the rod and the chalice I Thee call upon,
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CLI
I become KAOS and You are my bride,
Our union is ecstasy, light glorified!
My lover, my mistress, my sole devotion,
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CL
The pain of division, the twilight of death —
All those whom we love will draw their last breath.
But death is no ending, they live on and on!
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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CIL
I invoke You, sweet lady, under Your stars,
Adoring the union of Venus and Mars;
Offering all to their fornication!
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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