INTRODUCTION TO THE SAMHAIN MASS OF THE OBOROTEN & UPIR
This piece was and recorded October 31st 2018 in a ritual chamber adorned to celebrate a Vampyric and Lycanthropic Mass. The composition’s structure was played with additional sounds recorded during the Halloween ritual, Akhtya recording additional layers of incantations and chants live in performance of the ceremony.
This Mass is that which celebrates and calls forth the old Slavic cult and lore of two closely related predatory nightmares: the Oboroten (Werewolves) and Upir (Vampires). Nearly every culture (past and present) has folklore and the occult presence (albeit in the shadow) of Vampires, Werewolves and other Nightside Spirits which so terrified those who cling to the imbalance of hiding in the light of day. Slavic Nightside forces closely connect those brothers and sisters of the night such as the Vedun (Sorcerers), Ved’ma (Witches), Upir (or upyr’, Vampires) and Oboroten (Werewolves). In ancient Eastern European lore, Vampyres are born from the sexual congress of a werewolf, demon or witch.
The Halloween Mass paints otherworldly tones and atmospheric vibrations to cast a certain image in the subconscious and conscious mind of the listener; Words of Powers and incantations of these ancient spirits and devils long sleeping in the graves so forgotten by most are stirred to the ritual chamber and those who listen intently. This Mass calls to those at the dead of midnight, leaving mouldering graves to take on various ghostly forms. The Upir fly through the nocturnal air, hearing our passionate calls to those risen and thirsting for the blood of those sleeping.
The Vampyre Mass opens for a brief time a window between the Netherworld and the Living World; to Drink from the Draconian Chalice before the Sigil of Varcolaci inspires a change in the ritual chamber and within the house this was recorded. A cold and chilling sensation for a moment and the predatory rush of the lycanthropic spiritual ecstasy of Will, Desire and Belief. The balance in ancient Slavic Paganism is reflected in the mirrors of Luciferianism and other dark paths of witchcraft. Like the Storm Gods who command the cycle of storm-clouds, rain and after cold, youth becomes aged and for the Winter these deities die and sleep in the Underworld. Like the Vampyres, terrible demons who follow no divine or human laws, so to rise and take the spirit-forms of storm-clouds, riding into the villages and dwelling places of the living. To drink blood in the night, Vampyres enter by way of their spirit homes by windows and cracks in doors to feed from those asleep.
Like the old Russian lore, the excommunicated and sorcerers, Opojca (suckers) and others are rejected by Mother Earth, leaving their graves and reborn as Polunochnik (nocturnal spirits).
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Samhain Mass of Oboroten and Upir
Ritual Incantations by Akhtya (Michael W. Ford)
I call and awaken the Gods of Old, Ancient and Mighty long before the advent of Nazerene sickness came, our time to conjoin at our Crossroads between the Crooked Path of the Living and the Dead!
To the Water Spirits, who accept sacrifices beside the Cultus of Vampyres of old, this Night that the Storm God and Upir might come forth and witness this Mass of Nocturnal Ecstasy! I offer this Incense to you Gods and Water Spirits, companions in the Netherworld to the Undead the Wolfish Wraiths!
By my Oath as Vedun, the Craft of the Ved’ma and my Wolf-Cloaked brotherhood of Oboroten, I have long journied on the midnight air by the Sigil of the Varcolaci, through the Black Mirror and from my living flesh!
Hear me O Undead Upir, Awaken and Rise from your graves to drink the warm blood of life again!
Upyr, upyr, upyr, upyr, upyr, upyr, upyr! By Upir, Vampir and the Seductive Upirica, Vampera and Upirina, So hear me ancient Pijavica! I am too cloaked in the grave-shroud, long moldering, so is the misty, cloudy shadow which envelopes the lightning spirit, storm-gods and the Vedun who is Awakened with the Black Flame!
Upon the Storm-Clouds and Cursed Winds I devour clouds, drinking blood from the moon and drinking from the sleeping.
Upir, Vampyre, Vampir, Upyr! I summon you blood-sucking spirits who like me, takes by night the form of the Black Bird, Moth and Fly to haunt and seek to drink the blood of humans.
Hail the Mavok, ancient vampires of Elphame Fires who drink blood of the young, rise!
Ghost-ways, phantoms and predators riding the winds of night and domain of the Lord of the Forest, Oboroten, great gray shadow, fanged horror and cruel predator born by sorcery’s might!
Oboroten! Oboroten! Oboroten! I summon your hordes who haunt the forests and with Upir fly forth upon midnight winds, to this Circle and Crossroads, Vedun with devil’s blood within my veins. Phantom of Darkness, awaken the predatory darkness deep in my mind, rise up Oboroten and I stir a metamorphosing power, nocturnal terror takes Spirit and takes the speed of storm-winds. Hail Phantom of Darkness!
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