Sutwyke

Learned Dr. Faustus seeking power from beyond<br/> Did call upon Mephisto, who, appearing, did respond<br/> <br/> To bear tidings to great Lucifer<br/> That great angel who did fall<br/> Grant Faustus power and knowledge in exchange for his soul<br/> <br/> You signed your name in blood and made this pact infernal<br/> for power and glory--your soul eternal.<br/> <br/> Fame and fortune bestowed unto the occult scholar<br/> He flew above the kingdoms and left behind the squalor.<br/> But as his years were growing, so was the doubt within,<br/> An eternity in Hell for his most grievous sin.

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

Cold sights of Sutwyke, looking down across the sea.<br/> Below the Sussex Weald, where myths and dreams and legends dwell.<br/> "Coven of Kingdoms Black--black hearts of Sutwyke."<br/> "Brethren to 'Friends of Hekate'--black hearts of Sutwyke."<br/> <br/> Risen moon guide us true, life eternal--path infernal.<br/> Curses cast at the Old Barn, a makeshift temple for the brethren.<br/> A front for a more secretive group, whose members rank most high<br/> Indulgence in the forbidden: theft, murder, debauchery, sin.<br/> No one would suspect these practices within.<br/> Darkened bowers.<br/> <br/> "Followers of the left hand path--black hearts of Sutwyke."<br/> South winds of Sutwyke, full moon across the sea.<br/> Below the Sussex Weald, where myths and dreams and legends dwell.

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

Morning star ascending, king of the constellations.<br/> Promethean light-bringer, bestowing divination.<br/> With Saturn in conjunction, and Mars now on the rise.<br/> Procession of the Equinox; war shall fill the skies!<br/> <br/> "Astrologus, Dominus, Daemonium, Daminum."<br/> From Capricorn to Aries, the horns shall rise once more.<br/> Macro-cosmic time lords, the zodiac of war.<br/> <br/> Denizens of the cosmos, all shall bow before your throne,<br/> Morning star ascending, king of the unknown.<br/> "Astrologus, Dominus, Daemonium, Daminum." (the unknown…)<br/> <br/> "Following the stars, charting the unknown,<br/> From the cosmic kingdoms, the future is now shown.<br/> Desolation shall be king as Mars is on the rise.<br/> Famine and disease spill out onto the earth.<br/> Divination was the god's gift unto me.<br/> What the future holds, I alone can see.<br/> Celestial bodies they call out my name.<br/> Do not doubt I speak the truth!"<br/> <br/> Kingdoms of the cosmos, all shall bow before your throne.<br/> Morning star ascending, king of the unknown<br/> “Astrologus, Dominus, Daemonium, Daminum.”

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

To appease until the beckoning grave the mistakes of their last kin.<br/> Rediscover nightmares as the winter years begin.<br/> Another time draws to an end, and the night is drawing fast.<br/> Recalling dreams of yester-years and the ghosts of shadows past (and the night is drawing fast!).<br/> <br/> As the winter years begin.<br/> <br/> Who can tell these dark stories of those now without a voice? <br/> It falls unto their children, for who fate holds no choice.<br/> <br/> As the winter years begin.<br/> Winter begins.<br/> <br/> "The night is darkening round me, the wild winds coldly blow<br/> But a tyrant’s spell has bound me, and I cannot, cannot go.<br/> The giant trees are bending, their bare boughs weighed with snow,<br/> The storm is fast descending, and I cannot go.<br/> Clouds beyond clouds allay me,<br/> Wastes beyond wastes before<br/> Nothing drear can move me, and I will now, cannot go."<br/> <br/> When the sun sets for the last, what will you have to give?<br/> Or did you cower 'neath the sky, consumed by fear to live?

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

In the moonlit window the shadow of the demon, <br/> Writhing in silence, attempting to break through.<br/> <br/> Tapping on the glass, commands me to submit.<br/> Ipsissimus of the dark, high satanic priest<br/> Master of arachnids haunts my fevered dreams.<br/> Can’t you hear my screams?<br/> <br/> Terror fills my mind, this monster weaves a web.<br/> Enchants me from my will to relinquish my sanity<br/> <br/> The sorcerer’s disciple, it comes only at night<br/> Ipsissimus of the dark, high satanic priest,<br/> Master of arachnids haunts my fevered dreams.<br/> Can’t you hear my screams?<br/> <br/> Black coven in the chapel make midnight blasphemy<br/> To raise the lady Astaroth and steal my sanity.<br/> <br/> A reluctant man of wealth<br/> They seek to cause ill health.<br/> A suicide conclusion and all shall be claimed.<br/> <br/> The sorcerer’s disciple, she comes only at night.<br/> Ipsissimus of the dark, high satanic priest,<br/> Master of arachnids haunts my fevered dreams.<br/> Can’t you hear my screams?

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

Amidst the test of ages, a funerary gathering,<br/> Pallid mournful faces of night.<br/> In disharmonic melancholy the night choir stirs.<br/> Standing above all else, the witch of Prague looks on.<br/> <br/> In disharmonic melancholy the night choir stirs.<br/> Standing above all else, the witch of Prague looks on.<br/> <br/> Dethrone death’s regent in the palace of the queen.<br/> Chant the ancient words unto unearthly beauty.<br/> “Unorna” they fall you by this name.<br/> It makes me shudder, you shall suffer indeed.<br/> <br/> Dethrone death’s regent in the palace of the queen.<br/> Chant the ancient words unto unearthly beauty.<br/> <br/> Trample on me! Crush me!<br/> You cannot save yourself.<br/> “From ever to always.”<br/> Unorna<br/> Hymns unto the ether to lift this veil of night.<br/> <br/> When I hear, “From ever to always…”

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

Above the vaulted spaces, beyond the stained glass walls,<br/> Gargoyles look upon the mourners, pained, arched to strike.<br/> <br/> Decrepit cemetery surrounds, the spires striking high.<br/> Black with the dust of ages, dark and unctuous mists of many autumns.<br/> The cruel, petrifying frost of ten score winters, <br/> As I call, she does not flinch.<br/> Disappearing into the mists, into the gothic quarters.<br/> The witch of Prague looks on.

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026

As night fell in years gone by<br/> When myths and legends strode the earth,<br/> Lighted fires kept the wolves at bay<br/> And ritual magic was the law.<br/> <br/> Spell of disaster! Curse of destruction!<br/> Summoning spirits of their fathers,<br/> Casting effigies to the flames.<br/> <br/> Spell of disaster! Curse of destruction!<br/> Inside the spirit still rages on,<br/> Although the ancient gods now sleep,<br/> The means to solve our conflicts<br/> Are within the powers we reap.<br/> Conflict rages!<br/> <br/> Spell of disaster! Curse of destruction!<br/> Summoning spirits of their fathers,<br/> Casting effigies to the flames.<br/> <br/> “Earth, water, air, and fire—<br/> Power of prevailing times,<br/> Rid me of adversaries,<br/> Strike the enemy in my mind!”<br/> <br/> “Gods of north, east, south, and west—<br/> Direct your vengeance on my path.<br/> They choose to make war against my will<br/> Make this belligerence their loss!”<br/> <br/> Summoning spirits of their fathers,<br/> Casting effigies to the flames…<br/> To the flames!

Submitted by Cyberwaste — May 10, 2026