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BAG
The Battle
Introduction * Descriptions and Map * Advanced Material
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Occasionally in the Aethyr system you have to do battle with the presiding demon. The battle is designed to release within you the qualities needed to progress to the next higher stage. Now, you can't kill these beings, but you must win through their defenses to control them, else they will bar your rightful passage to the deeper lessons. BAG presents an excellent example of a typical battle and here you must fight a demon called LIXIPSP (pronounced --> EL-EE-ZEE-PEH-SEH-PEH).
The traditional appearance of LIXIPSP has been described as wearing shining black garments that are lined in white with opal veils. He carries a long and deadly flail. His face is black with white eyes that are without pupils. He has the belly of a fish, large wings with black and white feathers, lots of short legs and claws like a centipede, a long scorpion-like tail, and tentacles for arms. Despite this very colorful description of LIXIPSP don't be surprised if he takes on a different form, a more personal form that represents what your own idea of a demon is.
Upon entering BAG you should immediately sense the heavy guilt-ridden atmosphere of this Aethyr. The sense of your own unworthiness may overwhelm you. However that unworthiness is merely your lower nature and does not apply to the higher spiritual part. If you can get past this barrier you will eventually meet up with huge form of LIXIPSP.
To do battle with LIXIPSP, or any other demon, you must know exactly what it is that you are dealing with. You cannot simply rely on brute force. Brute force might be the deciding factor in a physical battle, but in the Aethyrs you are in you subtle body. Your mind and emotions ultimately determine whether you win or lose these battles.
LIXIPSP is a force that digs up your deepest subconscious psychic contents and complexes and expose them openly to you, bringing up hidden biases, desires, and faults that you have previously ignored or forgotten. He represents some aspect of yourself where you are vulnerable and weak -- perhaps even an aspect of yourself where you can be compromised or will give up a great deal to possess. It may be memories of past deeds and thoughts that reveal to you your weaknesses and human frailties or it could be something you did or said in the past which you currently find embarrassing (and who hasn't?). Whatever form the battle takes, keep in mind that you hold the key to winning, and it is as easy as letting go of the qualities or failings that you possess. Obviously your experiences in this encounter will be your own. If you do not succeed, you can always try again at a later time.
BAG is another defining moment for the adept, as such the magical grade of Theroicus is conferred on all who complete this Aethyr. Successful completion here means you have conquered most of your emotions and desires and they no longer rule you. The mind is starting to take control of your life, as it was always meant to, and your emotions, feelings, and desires are subservient to it.
