The Sinister Path: Philosophy, Rituals, and Doctrines of the Order of Nine Angles

Introduction

The Order of Nine Angles (ONA, or O9A) represents one of the most enigmatic, extreme, and influential phenomena within the landscape of contemporary esotericism. Originating in the United Kingdom in the 1970s, it has evolved into a transnational, decentralized network that has garnered significant and increasing interest from academic researchers, scholars of religion, and law enforcement agencies worldwide. This attention stems from the ONA’s unique and volatile synthesis of what it terms “traditional Satanism” with a militant, anti-modern, and explicitly neo-Nazi political ideology.

The ONA is not merely a belief system to be studied but presents itself as a practical, arduous, and life-altering “pathway” meticulously designed to forge a new, elite type of human being through a grueling process of self-overcoming and transgression. Its influence has been noted in multiple cases of violent extremism and terrorism, prompting calls for its proscription as a terrorist organization.  

This report will argue that the teachings presented in the ONA’s foundational text, the “Codex Saerus,” constitute a complete and internally consistent system of radicalization. This system operates by systematically reframing criminal, terrorist, and profoundly transgressive acts as necessary, laudable, and even sacramental components of an elite spiritual path. The ONA’s complex esoteric framework provides a metaphysical justification for a total war against the existing societal and cosmic order, which it derogatorily terms the “Magian” or “Nazarene” system. Through its doctrines, the ONA seeks to accelerate the violent collapse of Western civilization to clear the way for a new, authoritarian, “Imperium” based on its esoteric and fascistic principles.  

The methodology employed in this analysis is grounded in a close and critical reading of the primary source text, “Codex Saerus: The Black Book of Satan”. This document, a compilation of the ONA’s core rituals, philosophy, and organizational structure, will be deconstructed to reveal its internal logic and programmatic nature. This internal perspective, derived directly from the ONA’s own words, will be systematically contextualized and corroborated with findings from external academic studies in religious studies and sociology, as well as analytical reports from counter-terrorism organizations.

This dual approach aims to bridge the critical gap between the ONA’s esoteric self-representation and its tangible, real-world impact, providing a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of its function as both a new religious movement and a vector for violent extremism.  

The Doctrine of Defiance – Core Philosophy and Ethics

The philosophical foundation of the Order of Nine Angles is not an ancillary component of its system but rather its primary engine. It is a meticulously constructed ethical framework designed to systematically dismantle conventional morality and replace it with a new set of values conducive to extreme thought and action. This doctrine of defiance, articulated most clearly in its foundational texts, serves as a crucial psychological priming mechanism, preparing the adherent for the profound transgressions required by the ONA’s “Sinister Path.”

The Foundational Texts: XXI Points and The Sinister Creed

The ONA’s core ethical and philosophical tenets are encapsulated in two key texts within the “Codex Saerus”: “The XXI Satanic Points” and “The Sinister Creed”. These texts, recited in rituals and studied by initiates, establish a worldview that champions strength, elitism, relentless self-overcoming, and a perpetual state of conquest. They are not presented as mere suggestions but as fundamental laws of a new reality.  

The “XXI Satanic Points” lay the groundwork by inverting traditional virtues and celebrating what society deems vices. The very first point commands,

“Respect not pity or weakness, for they are a disease which makes sick the strong”.

This immediately establishes a Social Darwinist ethos where compassion is reframed as a contagion. The points continue in this vein, advocating for a life of constant struggle and conflict:

“Seek happiness in victory – but never in peace,” and “Strive ever for more, for conquest is never done”.

The philosophy is one of perpetual, dynamic motion, rejecting stasis and comfort. The ideal individual is a “reaper” who sows through destruction and a “fresh strong wind that breaks yet also creates”. This worldview is encapsulated in the final point, a direct borrowing from Friedrich Nietzsche: “What does not kill, makes stronger”.  

“The Sinister Creed” further develops these ideas into a more formalized declaration of faith. It affirms that “Satan in particular and the Dark Gods in general are a means to self-fulfilment and self-understanding”. This positions the ONA’s deities not as masters to be worshipped, but as tools or forces to be utilized for personal evolution. The creed explicitly states that the path to this self-divinity is through darkness:

“Only by journeying through the darkness within us and without can we attain self-divinity”.

It celebrates a life of defiance, pride, and passion, stating,

“We detest all that enervates and would rather die than submit to anyone or anything – this pride is the pride of Satan”.

The creed also introduces an eschatological, or apocalyptic, element, asserting that adherents are preparing for a coming “Age of Fire (the Aeon of the Dark Gods)” where an “elitist few shall reach out toward the stars”. This provides a grander purpose for the individual’s struggle, linking it to a cosmic and historical destiny.  

The core philosophy outlined in these foundational texts is not merely an abstract belief system; it is a crucial psychological conditioning program. It systematically deconstructs the ethical framework of the adherent and replaces it with a new one in which traditional virtues like pity, compassion, and peace are pathologized and redefined as “diseases” that weaken the individual and the collective. Conversely, traditional vices such as pride, ruthless ambition, conquest, and even destruction are elevated to the status of supreme virtues, becoming the primary metrics of personal worth and spiritual advancement.

This philosophical groundwork is an indispensable precondition for the subsequent acceptance of the extreme physical, moral, and legal transgressions demanded later in the ONA’s initiatory system. The logic is methodical: first, the ONA’s texts consistently frame weakness and peace as contemptible and sickness-inducing. Second, they glorify struggle, conquest, and defiance “unto death” as the highest possible ideals. Third, this establishes a new value system where the “strong” are defined by their capacity to overcome all internal and external obstacles and to reject the “matrix of illusions” that holds back the masses.

Fourth, conventional societal laws and the Judeo-Christian moral code are presented as the primary “illusions and lies” that “hinder the strong” and have corrupted the authentic, pagan ethos of Western civilization. Consequently, the act of breaking these laws and morals—through crime, terrorism, or even human sacrifice—is no longer a criminal or immoral act within the ONA’s internal logic. Instead, it becomes a practical, necessary, and even noble “test of your strength” and an act of supreme defiance against a corrupting, life-denying system. This establishes a direct and unbreakable causal link from the initial philosophical indoctrination to the justification of the most extreme forms of violence.  

Satanism as a “Practical Philosophy of Life”

The ONA is explicit in its self-definition, stating that “Satanism is fundamentally a way of living – a practical philosophy of life”. This framing is critical to understanding its appeal and function. By eschewing the label of “religion” in favor of “philosophy” or “way,” the ONA positions its system not as a matter of faith to be passively accepted, but as a technology for self-evolution to be actively applied. The core belief is that “we can all, as individuals, achieve far more with our lives than we realize” and that “most people waste the opportunities that life can, by magick, be made to bring”.  

This “practical” approach is centered on the use of “Satanic magick,” which is defined simply as “the use of magickal forces or energies to enhance the life of an individual or individuals according to their desires”. This results-oriented perspective is central to the ONA’s entire structure. Success is measured not by piety or devotion, but by tangible achievements in personal power, self-insight, and the ability to shape reality. The ultimate goal is to “realize the potential that lies within us all” and to become “gods upon Earth”. This promise of tangible, god-like power is a powerful motivator, framing the difficult and dangerous path of the initiate as a worthwhile investment in their own apotheosis.  

The Rejection of the “Nazarene” Ethos

A recurring and virulent theme throughout the “Codex Saerus” is the condemnation of Christianity, referred to contemptuously as “the religion of the crucified god founded by the Nazarene, Yeshua”. This is far more than simple blasphemy or a desire for shock value; it is a strategic and total rejection of an entire ethical framework that the ONA sees as the primary obstacle to human evolution. The follower of “Yeshua” is characterized as being “afraid of dying and weighed down by guilt and envy”.  

The ONA posits that this “Nazarene” religion has “inverted all natural values, setting back the course of our conscious evolution”. This claim is central to its revolutionary agenda. By framing Judeo-Christian values (compassion, humility, peace, equality) as an unnatural and debilitating corruption, the ONA creates a stark binary opposition. On one side is the weak, slavish, and life-denying ethos of the “Nazarene.” On the other is Satanism, which is presented as a “natural expression of the evolutionary or ‘Promethean’ urge within us”.

In this conflict, the ONA adherent is not merely a heretic but a warrior fighting on behalf of nature, evolution, and human potential against a corrupting, alien influence. This narrative provides a powerful justification for the ONA’s mission to violently dismantle the existing social and moral order, which it views as a direct manifestation of this hated “Nazarene” ethos.  

The Acausal Universe – ONA Cosmology and Metaphysics

The Order of Nine Angles underpins its revolutionary philosophy with a complex and unique cosmology. This metaphysical framework is not a passive, descriptive model of the universe but an active, prescriptive one that provides a cosmic mandate for its accelerationist and destructive goals. By positing a dualistic reality of the “causal” and “acausal,” and by framing history as a series of cosmic “aeons,” the ONA reframes its political and social agenda as a form of evolutionary and metaphysical necessity.

The Septenary System (Hebdomadry)

The core of the ONA’s cosmological model is the “Septenary System,” also referred to as the “Hebdomadry”. This system serves as an esoteric map of both the cosmos and the path of individual initiation. It is structured around seven spheres, each corresponding to a classical celestial body: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Each sphere is associated with a specific stage of the initiatory path, from the initial stage of “Initiation” (Moon) to the final stage of “Immortal” (Saturn).  

This system is highly detailed, with each sphere having a complex set of correspondences, including specific colors, Tarot trumps (Atu), gemstones, alchemical processes, musical keys, trees, and even Norse deities. This intricate web of symbols creates a rich and internally consistent esoteric language. A central component of this system is the “Tree of Wyrd,” a sigil representing the interconnectedness of these spheres and the pathways between them. For the ONA initiate, the Septenary System is not just a theoretical model; it is a practical guide for navigating the “seven-fold sinister way,” providing a structured framework for their magical and personal development.  

The Causal vs. The Acausal

Perhaps the most critical and defining concept in ONA metaphysics is the distinction between the “causal” and “acausal” realms. The causal realm is our familiar universe, governed by the laws of physics, linear time, and cause-and-effect. It is the world of matter and structure. In contrast, the acausal realm is a timeless, formless, and chaotic dimension of pure energy and possibility. It is the source from which the causal universe emerges and is sustained.  

The ONA views the current world order as an overly rigid and stagnant “causal” structure, one that has been corrupted and weakened by the “Magian/Nazarene” influence. True evolution, change, and vitality, according to ONA doctrine, do not arise from within this decaying causal system but must be introduced from the outside, from the disruptive and transformative energies of the acausal. The acausal is thus the source of all “sinister” energies, which, while chaotic and destructive to the existing order, are ultimately necessary for evolutionary progress. This cosmological dualism is fundamental to the ONA’s entire project.  

Nexions and the Dark Gods

If the acausal is the source of transformative energy, then “nexions” are the conduits through which this energy can enter the causal world. A nexion, also referred to as a “Star Gate,” is essentially a portal or gateway between the two realms. The ONA teaches that these nexions can be opened through specific and powerful magical rituals. The “Dark Gods” are the ONA’s term for the raw, primal, and chaotic energies of the acausal realm, often personified as powerful, pre-human entities. They are not gods to be worshipped in a conventional sense but are immense, impersonal forces to be summoned and unleashed upon the world.  

Rituals such as the “Invokation to the Dark Gods” and “The Sinister Calling” are explicitly designed to “open a Star Gate and return the Dark Gods to our causal universe”. The purpose of this is to flood the causal realm with disruptive acausal energy, thereby weakening and ultimately shattering the foundations of the current aeon. This act of cosmic sabotage is intended to accelerate the downfall of Western civilization and pave the way for the emergence of a new aeon, a new civilization that the ONA calls the “Imperium”.  

The ONA’s cosmology, therefore, functions as a direct mandate for its revolutionary agenda. It is a prescriptive model that elevates its adherents from mere political extremists to agents of cosmic evolution. The logic is compelling within its own framework: first, the current Western civilization is defined as a corrupt, stagnant, and decaying “aeon”. Second, the ONA’s metaphysical system posits that all meaningful progress and the creation of new, vital civilizations (aeons) are dependent on a disruptive influx of energy from the acausal realm through nexions.

Third, the ONA’s most powerful rituals are explicitly designed to force these nexions open and channel the chaotic energies of the Dark Gods into the world. Fourth, this act is intended to “contribute to societal breakdown” and violently destroy the “Judeo-Christian constructs” that underpin the current order. Therefore, acts of terrorism, subversion, crime, and “culling” are not merely political or criminal activities; they are transformed into high magickal operations designed to fulfill a necessary cosmic function. They become the practical, hands-on means of channeling the required chaotic energy to destroy the old, corrupt aeon and give violent birth to the new “Imperium.”  

The Architecture of Sinister Magick – A Study in Ritual Praxis

The Order of Nine Angles places a profound emphasis on practical application, and its system of magick is the primary tool through which its philosophy is translated into action. ONA rituals are not simply symbolic gestures; they are complex psychological and energetic operations designed to transform both the individual and the external world. These ceremonies function as controlled environments where adherents can rehearse and normalize the extreme emotions and actions required for the real-world transgressions central to the ONA’s path.

External vs. Internal Magick

The “Codex Saerus” makes a crucial distinction between two forms of magickal practice: “external magick” and “internal magick”. External magick is essentially sorcery: “the changing of external events, circumstances or individuals in accordance with the wishes of the sorcerer.” This includes ceremonial rituals designed to achieve specific, tangible goals, such as harming an enemy or consecrating a temple. Internal magick, on the other hand, is “the changing of the consciousness of the individual magician using certain magickal techniques.”

This is the core of the “seven-fold sinister way” and the true quest of the ONA Adept. While external magick is practiced and valued, the ONA’s system is heavily weighted toward internal magick, viewing the transformation of the self as the ultimate source of power and the necessary prerequisite for effectively changing the world.  

The Black Mass: A Tool of Psychological Inversion

The ONA’s version of “The Black Mass” is a prime example of a ritual designed for both internal and external effects. The text describes it as a rite with a “threefold purpose.” First, it is a “positive inversion of the mass of the Nazarene church,” a direct act of blasphemy and defiance. Second, it is a means of “personal liberation from the chains of Nazarene dogma,” a psychodramatic ritual designed to “liberate unconscious feelings” and shatter the psychological conditioning of conventional morality. Third, it is a “magickal rite in itself,” which, when performed correctly, “generates magickal energy which the celebrant can direct”.  

The ritual’s structure is a meticulous inversion of Catholic liturgy. It includes a Satanic version of the Lord’s Prayer (“Our Father which wert in heaven… deliver us to evil as well as temptation”) and the Creed (“I believe in one Prince, Satan, who reigns over this Earth”). The central act of “consecration” involves a naked priest lying on the altar, who is masturbated by a priestess, with his semen being used to anoint the “hosts”.

These desecrated hosts are then trampled underfoot by the congregation. The ritual culminates in a command to “Dance, I command you!” leading to an “orgy of lust“. This combination of blasphemy, sexual transgression, and ecstatic frenzy is engineered to produce a powerful emotional and psychological break with societal norms, liberating the “dark or shadow nature” of the participants.  

The Rite of Initiation: Forging the Sinister Individual

If the Black Mass is a tool for liberation, “The Rite of Initiation” is the crucible in which the new, sinister individual is forged. As the first and most critical Grade Ritual, it is designed as a traumatic and transformative ordeal that irrevocably alters the candidate. The candidate, referred to as “the nameless,” is blindfolded and led into the temple, symbolizing a death of their former identity.  

The rite involves a series of binding oaths where the candidate affirms the Master and Mistress of the temple and accepts the ONA’s law. They are physically handled by the congregation, who “run their hands over all his body,” a disorienting and violating experience designed to break down personal boundaries. The candidate must then renounce “Yeshua the deceiver” and break a wooden cross, symbolizing a definitive severing of ties with the old order.

The climax of the ritual involves a sexual act. The Master has intercourse with the Priestess on the altar in the presence of the bound and blindfolded candidate. Afterward, the Priestess (or Priest, for a female candidate) has intercourse with the newly initiated member, an act described as bestowing “the gift of your Initiation”. This entire process is engineered to be a profound psychological shock, breaking the candidate’s former self and binding them physically, psychologically, and spiritually to the “Seed of Satan” and the collective will of the Temple.  

The Death Rite: Destructive Sorcery in Practice

While much of ONA magick is focused inward, the “Codex Saerus” also provides clear instructions for external, destructive sorcery. “The Death Rite” is a step-by-step guide for a magickal attack intended to cause the death of a specific, named victim (“N.N.”). The ritual demonstrates the practical application of focused hatred and will.  

The ceremony involves the creation of a wax effigy of the victim, which is anointed and placed on the womb of a naked Priestess on the altar. The rite uses graveyard earth and intense, repeated curses chanted by the Priest and congregation: “We, the spawn of Chaos, curse N.N.,” “N.N. will writhe and die,” “By our will, destroyed!”. The emotional peak of the ritual is a state of ecstatic, murderous glee, captured in the chant, “Kill and laugh! Kill and laugh and then dance to our Prince!”. The ritual concludes with sexual intercourse on the altar and the burial of the effigy in a pre-dug grave.  

The ceremonial rituals of the ONA function as controlled environments where adherents systematically rehearse and normalize the extreme emotions and actions required for real-world transgression. The emotional frenzy, sexual abandon, and focused, murderous hatred cultivated in rites like the Death Rite and the Black Mass are not ends in themselves; they are training exercises. They are designed to build the psychological capacity and emotional resilience necessary for the “sinister deeds” and “culling” advocated by the broader ONA philosophy.

The logic of this process is clear: ONA rituals are explicitly designed to be “dramatic and emotional,” with the objective of involving the participants in a “controlled frenzy” to “liberate our dark or shadow nature”. Specific rituals, such as the Death Rite, require the congregation to chant “Kill and laugh and then dance to our Prince!” while focusing their collective will on the destruction of an effigy representing a human being. This ritualized rehearsal of murder, deliberately coupled with ecstatic and joyous emotion, serves to desensitize the participant to the act of killing.

It reframes the act not as a horrific crime but as a triumphant and sacred expression of Satanic will. This psychological conditioning directly prepares the individual for real-world violence. The psychological and moral gap between ritually cursing a wax doll to death and physically “culling” a human victim is narrowed significantly when the former is practiced regularly as a holy and empowering act. The ritual, therefore, serves as a crucial bridge from sinister thought to sinister action.  

The Seven-Fold Way – Hierarchy, Progression, and the Path to Adeptship

The Order of Nine Angles is more than a collection of rituals and beliefs; it is a structured, hierarchical system of advancement known as the “seven-fold sinister way”. This path is the core of the ONA’s “internal magick” and provides a detailed roadmap for an individual’s transformation from a novice (“Initiate”) to a god-like being (“Immortal”). This progression is not based on study alone but on the successful completion of a series of arduous practical tasks and magical ordeals known as “Grade Rituals.”  

Temple Structure and Roles

The basic organizational unit of the ONA is the “Temple” or “nexion,” a term for a clandestine cell. The “Codex Saerus” provides a practical blueprint for “Organising and running Satanic Temples,” ensuring that the ONA’s structure can be replicated by adherents anywhere in the world. The leadership of a temple is held by a “Master” or “Mistress,” who is responsible for guiding initiates, leading rituals, and training the congregation. They are assisted by a “Priest” and “Priestess,” who officiate in ceremonies.  

Other key roles include the “Guardian of the Temple,” who is responsible for security and controlling access; the “Altar Brother or Sister,” who prepares the temple for rituals; and the “Keeper of the Books,” who safeguards the group’s esoteric texts. This defined structure, though ostensibly for a small, local group, provides a model for a decentralized network of autonomous cells, which is a key feature of the ONA’s resilience and modern manifestation.  

The Seven-Fold Sinister Way

The ONA’s path to Adeptship is a comprehensive and difficult journey that takes years, if not decades, to complete. It is a system of “internal magick” that was “gradually extended and refined over the centuries” and is designed to produce a specific type of individual imbued with the “Satanist spirit”. The path is divided into seven distinct stages, each marked by a Grade Ritual and associated with a sphere of the Septenary System. The progression is as follows: Initiation, External Adept, Internal Adept, Master/Mistress, Magus, and Immortal. Each stage requires the initiate to master new skills, gain deeper self-insight, and undergo increasingly difficult ordeals.  

The Ordeal of the Adept

Advancement along the seven-fold way is contingent upon successfully completing a series of severe physical, psychological, and magical trials. These ordeals are designed to push the individual to their absolute limits, breaking down their personality, ego, and physical endurance to forge them into a true Adept. The “Codex Saerus” and external analyses describe several of these key trials:

• The Grade Ritual of Internal Adept: This is a pivotal and extremely demanding ordeal. It requires the individual to live in complete isolation for a period of at least three months, “without material comforts and without, for most of that time, seeing or speaking to anyone”. This period of sensory and social deprivation is intended to force a profound confrontation with the self and to open the individual to deeper levels of consciousness.  
• Entering the Abyss: The next stage involves a direct encounter with the acausal realm. This magical ordeal is preceded by a grueling physical challenge designed to exhaust the candidate and strip away their mental and emotional defenses. For men, this involves “walking alone and unaided a distance of 80 miles beginning at sunrise on the first day and ending at sunset on the second day”; for women, the distance is 56 miles. The text is clear that this physical part is “essential” because it “drains the candidate both physically and mentally, the candidate then having few ‘barriers'”.  
• Insight Roles: While not explicitly detailed under this name in the “Codex Saerus,” the ethos of gaining real-world, often dangerous, experience is central to the ONA’s path. External academic and counter-terrorism analyses have identified this practice as the use of “insight roles”. Adherents are encouraged to infiltrate organizations that are antithetical to their normal lives for extended periods. This can include joining criminal gangs, extremist political groups, or even the police or military. The purpose of these roles is twofold: to gain practical skills in violence, subversion, and manipulation, and to further isolate the adherent from conventional society, thereby accelerating their radicalization and unmooring them from their previous life.  

The systematic and multi-faceted nature of this progression is a core feature of the ONA’s teachings. The following table synthesizes the information from the “Codex Saerus” to provide a clear overview of the intricate correspondences that define each stage of the seven-fold path.

Table 1: The Seven-Fold Path – Stages of Adeptship and Septenary Correspondences

Transgression as Sacrament – Human Sacrifice and Political Extremism

The teachings of the Order of Nine Angles culminate in doctrines that represent the most profound and absolute transgressions against the norms and laws of modern civilization. The advocacy for ritual human sacrifice and the explicit embrace of a genocidal political ideology are not peripheral or metaphorical aspects of the ONA’s system. They are, in fact, its logical and necessary endpoint. Within the ONA’s framework, these extreme acts are transformed from crimes into sacraments—the ultimate tests of the Adept’s will and their final, irrevocable break with the “Magian” world. This represents the complete weaponization of spirituality, where the path to enlightenment is paved with acts of terror and murder.

The Doctrine of Culling: “The Ceremony of Recalling”

The “Codex Saerus” contains a detailed, step-by-step guide for the ritual murder of a human being in a section titled “The Ceremony of Recalling, with Sacrificial Conclusion”. This is the ONA’s doctrine of “culling”—the removal of human “dross” or “scum”—put into ceremonial practice. The text is unflinching in its detail:  

• Selection and Preparation of the Victim: The victim, referred to as the “Opfer” or “The Chosen One,” is “always male and who ideally should be in his twenty first year”. He is selected by the Mistress of the temple a full year before the ritual is to take place. If he accepts this “honour,” he is given the title of honorary Priest and is encouraged to procreate, with any resulting child being adopted and raised by the Temple. During the year, he must settle his worldly affairs in preparation for his death. The text includes a chilling enforcement mechanism: should the chosen one attempt to flee, he is placed under a death curse, and the Temple’s Guardian is dispatched to “terminate without warning his existence”.  
• The Act of Sacrifice: The ritual itself is a complex ceremony involving the entire congregation. At its climax, after the Opfer has engaged in sexual congress with the Priestess on the altar, the Guardian binds him. Then, “the Master, on a signal from the Mistress completes the sacrifice using the sacred knife, collecting some of the Red Elixir in a chalice”. The “Red Elixir” is an explicit reference to the victim’s blood.  
• Post-Mortem Ritual Cannibalism: The horror of the ritual does not end with the murder. The collected blood is used by the Mistress “in the baking of the sacrificial cakes which all the members present will eat during assembly on the night of the next new moon”. The body is buried in a secret location, and it is at this grave that the temple gathers to consume the cakes made from the victim’s essence. This act of cannibalism serves as the ultimate binding oath, making every member of the congregation complicit in the murder.  

Theological Justification for Murder

The ONA’s system provides a sophisticated theological rationalization for this act of ritual murder. The text frames the sacrifice not as a crime, but as a great “honour” for the victim. It claims that, according to ancient tradition, the chosen one “reaped many benefits in the realm of the acausal (or the lands of the Dark Immortals…)” where his initiated spirit “was transported after the mortal death to begin on another plane of existence”. This belief, the text asserts, is what “made willing sacrifice possible.”

By reframing murder as a sacred and beneficial act of spiritual transport, the ONA provides its adherents with a powerful justification to override the most fundamental moral and legal prohibitions of society. While some ONA texts contain disclaimers that such direct killings “are no longer undertaken” and are described only for “historical interest,” this is widely contradicted by the overarching ONA ethos that encourages practical, real-world “culling” and is viewed by analysts as a thin veil of plausible deniability.  

Political Extremism as Spiritual Practice: “The Mass of Heresy”

The ONA’s transgressive spirituality is not limited to interpersonal violence; it extends to the embrace of the most toxic political ideologies of the 20th century. “The Mass of Heresy” is a ritual that explicitly merges the ONA’s esoteric framework with National Socialism, transforming political extremism into a form of religious practice.  

• Explicit Ideology: The liturgy of the Mass requires the congregation to recite a creed containing unambiguous and hateful affirmations. These include the belief that “Adolf Hitler was sent by our gods to guide us to greatness,” a belief in “the inequality of races and in the right of the Aryan to live according to the laws of the folk,” and the explicit declaration that “the story of the holocaust is a lie to keep our race in chains”. This is not subtle or coded language; it is a direct and forceful indoctrination into the tenets of neo-Nazism.  
• Ritual Symbolism: The ritual environment is saturated with Nazi symbolism. The ceremony takes place before a “large swastika banner,” and the altar may contain a copy of “Mein Kampf” and a photograph of Hitler. The ritual incorporates the Hitlerian salute, which is given by the congregation at a key moment in the ceremony. By placing these symbols and gestures within a sacred, ceremonial context, the Mass elevates them from political identifiers to objects of religious veneration.  
• Defiance as a Virtue: The text openly acknowledges the extreme and dangerous nature of this ideology. It states that the performance of the Mass is “illegal in many Western countries” and that embracing its tenets makes one “liable to persecution”. It explicitly compares the danger of this ritual in the modern era to performing a traditional Black Mass during the time of the Inquisition. This framing is deliberate; it presents the adoption of Nazism not as a political choice but as the ultimate act of Satanic defiance, a profound spiritual trial for the brave and elite few.  

The ONA’s most extreme teachings represent the logical culmination of its entire philosophical and magical system: the complete and total weaponization of spirituality. It has engineered a sophisticated framework where the most profound acts of evil recognized by modern society—ritual murder and the embrace of genocidal ideologies—are not only justified but are presented as required and laudable expressions of the highest spiritual attainment. This transformation is key to understanding the ONA’s unique threat.

It is not merely a “Satanic group” that dabbles in extremism, nor is it a neo-Nazi group that uses occult trappings for shock value. It is a fully integrated system where the esoteric path is the political radicalization, and the acts of terrorism and violence are the sacraments. The path of the ONA requires the initiate to systematically “break societal taboos” to prove their defiance of the corrupt existing order. The system provides a clear ladder of transgressions, beginning with blasphemy (the Black Mass), progressing to destructive sorcery (the Death Rite), and culminating in the ultimate taboos of Western society: murder and Nazism.

By successfully committing or embracing these final acts, the initiate provides ultimate proof that they have completely transcended the “matrix of illusions – of ‘good’ and ‘evil'” and have fully aligned themselves with the “sinister.” This seamless fusion of esoteric spirituality and violent accelerationism is what makes the ONA a uniquely dangerous and influential radicalization pathway within contemporary extremist circles.  

Conclusion

The teachings of the Order of Nine Angles, as meticulously detailed in its foundational text “Codex Saerus,” constitute a coherent, systematic, and profoundly dangerous pathway of spiritual and political radicalization. This analysis has demonstrated that the ONA is not a mere collection of disparate occult beliefs, blasphemous rituals, and extremist political opinions. Instead, it is a structured and programmatic system for psychological and behavioral transformation, designed to forge individuals capable of committing the most extreme acts of violence and subversion in the name of a cosmic, evolutionary war against the modern world.

The ONA’s methodology is multi-layered and insidious. It begins with a philosophical indoctrination that systematically inverts conventional morality, redefining compassion as weakness and aggression as a virtue. It underpins this new ethic with a complex cosmology that provides a metaphysical mandate for destruction, framing acts of terror as necessary magickal operations to channel chaotic “acausal” energies and hasten the collapse of the current “aeon.”

Its rituals serve as practical training grounds, desensitizing adherents to violence and sexual transgression through repeated, controlled practice, thereby bridging the psychological chasm between thought and action. The “seven-fold way” provides a grueling, multi-year path of ordeals—including extreme physical challenges, prolonged isolation, and infiltration of criminal and military organizations via “insight roles”—that systematically severs the initiate’s ties to society and hardens them for a life of clandestine warfare.

The logical and horrific culmination of this path is the sacramentalization of the ultimate transgressions: human sacrifice and Nazism. The “Ceremony of Recalling” and the “Mass of Heresy” are not aberrations but the capstones of the entire edifice, representing the final proof of an Adept’s transcendence of all moral, ethical, and legal boundaries. The “Codex Saerus,” therefore, must be understood not as a simple book of shadows or a philosophical treatise, but as a comprehensive training manual. It provides the philosophical justification, the metaphysical mandate, the ritual methodology, and the practical organizational structure for individuals and small, clandestine cells to engage in a campaign of subversive, criminal, and ultimately terrorist activities.

The real-world impact of these teachings is increasingly evident in the rise of ONA-inspired violence and the group’s growing influence within the broader ecosystem of accelerationist neo-Nazism. The ONA represents a significant and dangerous evolution in extremist ideologies, demonstrating with chilling clarity how the language and structures of esoteric spirituality can be systematically engineered into a potent engine for radicalization and terror.

Its decentralized, leaderless “nexion” structure, combined with its focus on an individual, self-directed path of progression, makes it a remarkably resilient and persistent threat. The “Sinister Tradition” it espouses is not a relic of a bygone era but a living, adaptable, and lethal ideology that continues to inspire acts of extreme violence in the present day.   Sources used in the report

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