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.fc2-back{margin-bottom:32px}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-title{font-size:clamp(3.2rem,16vw,4.8rem)}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-archive-note{padding:21px 19px}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-body{padding:35px 21px}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-pullquote{padding:29px 5px}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-data-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.feeding-cthulu-v2 .fc2-download{width:100%}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"feeding-cthulu-v2\">\n<header class=\"fc2-hero\">\n<a class=\"fc2-back\" href=\"\/?page_id=22\">&larr; Back to Writings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"fc2-eyebrow\">Experimental Text \u00b7 Ritual Sound<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"fc2-title\">Feeding C\u2019thulu<\/h1>\n<p class=\"fc2-deck\">An experimental working combining language, rhythm, voice, location, symbolism, and altered-state sound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fc2-meta\">\n<span>By <a href=\"\/?page_id=54\">Lady Akeru<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span>Created May 25, 2003<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Lands End, San Francisco<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"fc2-player\">\n<p class=\"fc2-player-label\">Original Audio Working<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to Feeding C\u2019thulu<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fc2-player-copy\">The surviving recording accompanies the text below and includes the voices, constructed language, rhythmic elements, vowel sounds, and processed performances described in the essay.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"fc2-audio\" controls preload=\"metadata\"><source src=\"https:\/\/saundhaus.com\/audio\/feeding.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">Your browser does not support the audio player.<\/audio><br \/>\n<a class=\"fc2-download\" href=\"https:\/\/saundhaus.com\/audio\/feeding.mp3\" download>Download the MP3 \u00b7 13.5 MB<\/a><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"fc2-archive-note\"><strong>Archival context:<\/strong> This page documents an experimental ritual-sound work created in 2003. Its symbolic language and discussion of dreams, altered states, and brainwave activity reflect the artistic framework of the participants and should be read as creative documentation rather than medical or scientific guidance.<\/aside>\n<article class=\"fc2-body\">\n<p>The purpose of this working is to awaken areas of the subconscious. An ideal medium for this would be enriched dream activity or creative visions. During the working, I use the idea of feeding C\u2019thulu\u2014and feeding ourselves\u2014to nourish dreams and bring subconscious material forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"fc2-pullquote\">\n<p>Order can come from chaos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Consider C\u2019thulu as representing chaos, because chaos has a place in the world. R\u2019lyeh, the place where C\u2019thulu dreams, can represent the parts of ourselves that we do not always see. You can give yourself permission to encounter those hidden parts.<\/p>\n<h2>Language and Recording<\/h2>\n<p>The working was prerecorded to heighten the experience of the sounds and, in particular, to experiment with our new Yuggothic \u201cR\u2019lyeh Dialect\u201d in darkness. I asked Dr. Michael Aquino for permission to use the Yuggothic words listed in Appendix 74 and was granted permission.<\/p>\n<p>I began creating words from that foundation and asked members of the Lodge to help develop others. Once the working had been written in English and translated into the R\u2019lyeh Dialect, it became clear that performing everything effectively in real time would be difficult. Recording technology allowed us to build the experience in advance and explore a language we had only recently begun to use.<\/p>\n<h2>Rhythm and Vowel Sounds<\/h2>\n<p>The music uses what we called \u201ctheta beats\u201d: rhythms at four beats per second intended to support the contemplative and altered-state character of the work. We also used Rosicrucian vowel sounds selected for their traditional meanings. The sounds were sung by William Duke at his natural pitch and performed in altered baritone registers by Sir Gawain and me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-grid\">\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Th\u2019o \u00b7 F-sharp<\/strong><span>Invigorating<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Rah \u00b7 A<\/strong><span>Male creative power<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Mah \u00b7 A<\/strong><span>Female creative power<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Mea \u00b7 C<\/strong><span>Attunement with the cosmos<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Ehm \u00b7 B<\/strong><span>Sleep-inducing<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Location<\/h2>\n<p>We performed the working at Lands End on the Pacific Ocean, a place written about by Anton LaVey and Sir Gawain. A similar working could be performed at another location beside the water and beneath the stars.<\/p>\n<p>The working begins with <em>Igatebayboryzohd<\/em>, the planetary name constructed for May 25, 2003. I developed it phonetically using seed words described in <em>Hermetic Magic<\/em> by Stephen Flowers so that it would be easier to pronounce while reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-grid\">\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Ig<\/strong><span>Sun in Taurus<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>At<\/strong><span>Moon in Pisces<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Eb<\/strong><span>Mercury in Aries<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Ayb<\/strong><span>Venus in Aries<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Or<\/strong><span>Mars in Capricorn<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Yz<\/strong><span>Jupiter in Cancer<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fc2-data-item\"><strong>Ohde<\/strong><span>Saturn in Gemini<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This arrangement was determined using the Betz sidereal ephemeris. Lady Akeru, Sir Gawain, Dame Patricia, and Sir Otto chant the completed word.<\/p>\n<h2>Voices and Performance<\/h2>\n<p>I speak the nine angles in Yuggothic while Sir Gawain processes my voice from a woman\u2019s soprano into a man\u2019s baritone. During the working, I visualized the angles of the Seal of Runa in sequence as they were spoken.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the calls of the decans are transliterations or variations of their Egyptian names. These were the constellations rising on May 25, 2003, calculated using Starry Night software. Sir Otto, Dame Patricia, Lady Akeru, and Sir Gawain chant the decans. Fog obscured my view of the stars, but I knew they were there.<\/p>\n<p>The main body of the working is spoken in English by Sir Gawain and simultaneously in Yuggothic by Lady Akeru.<\/p>\n<h2>Interactive Elements<\/h2>\n<p>The first interactive element is the consumption of salt. We used gray sea salt on brown bread.<\/p>\n<p>The next is to feed C\u2019thulu. We used frozen fish-food capsules placed into small containers beforehand. They did defrost, so prepare accordingly if using them in advance. Each initiate received a container and selected a place from which to throw the food into the water.<\/p>\n<h2>Cast and References<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fc2-table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Participant<\/th>\n<th>Contribution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sir Otto<\/td>\n<td>Opening chant and calling of the decans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dame Patricia<\/td>\n<td>Opening chant and calling of the decans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lady Akeru<\/td>\n<td>Opening chant, nine angles in Yuggothic, calling of the decans, Yuggothic text, and vowel sounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sir Gawain<\/td>\n<td>Opening chant, calling of the decans, celebrant, voice processing, and vowel sounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>William Duke<\/td>\n<td>Vowel sounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>References<\/td>\n<td>Dr. Spencer Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Aquino, Pat Hardy, <em>Hermetic Magic<\/em>, Stephen Flowers, and the Betz Sidereal Ephemeris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; Back to Writings Experimental Text \u00b7 Ritual Sound Feeding C\u2019thulu An experimental working combining language, rhythm, voice, location, symbolism, and altered-state sound. 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