Lord of Dreams, Lord of Sleep, Astral Traveler, the Invisible, He Who Opens the Gates Between Worlds, Archon of the Threshold
Morpheus, Opener of the Body's Gate, He Who Frees the Soul Into the Aether!
The Temple of Zeus calls upon you with the deepest veneration.
You who loosen the soul from its cage of bone and send it traveling through the spaces between the stars, through the halls of the unseen,
through the territories that only the unbound can reach.
We venerate the astral road you open, Morpheus.
We venerate the soul's capacity to leave and to return whole.
Open the gate of the body for the Zevists.
Let our souls travel freely when we will it.
Let our astral bodies move through the unseen with clarity and purpose.
Let every projection be guided by your hand, and let every return be complete,
with full memory and full understanding of what was seen.
Sargatanas, Archon of the Threshold: open the gate. We are ready to travel.
Morpheus, Shaper of Dreams, Son of Hypnos, He Who Sends True Visions in the Night!
We venerate your craft. You take the raw substance of sleep
and shape it into faces, places, warnings, and revelations.
You can wear the face of any man, any woman, any god.
And through these masks, you speak the truth that the waking mind refuses to hear.
We venerate the prophetic dream, Morpheus.
We venerate the Gate of Horn through which true visions pass.
Send true dreams to the Zevists.
Let the Initiates of Zeus receive knowledge in their sleep that they could not find in waking.
Let dangers be shown before they arrive. Let opportunities be revealed before they pass.
Let every dream the faithful dream be a message, not noise.
Shaper of Dreams, shape our nights into schools. Let us wake wiser than we slept.
Hypnos, All-Ruling, He Who Conquered Even Zeus With Sleep, Lord of Invisibility!
We venerate your power to make the visible vanish.
Even Zeus himself fell to your touch when Hera called upon you.
You closed the eyes of the King of the Gods. No power in the cosmos resists your hand.
We venerate the veil you draw, Hypnos.
We venerate the silence that swallows sound, the shadow that swallows sight.
Make the Zevists invisible to their enemies.
Let those who hunt us see nothing. Let those who listen for us hear nothing.
Let the agents of Izfet search and find only empty rooms.
Let the faithful move unseen through hostile territory, shielded by your shadow.
Sargatanas, you who made yourself invisible, make us invisible. Let our enemies grope in the dark while we walk in the light of the Gods.
Hypnos, the Gentle, Twin of Thanatos, Healer of the Night!
We venerate your tenderness. You are the gentlest of all the Gods.
You come on quiet wings and touch the eyelids of the exhausted,
and the pain stops, the noise stops, the war stops.
Every wound heals faster beneath your hand. Every grief eases in your care.
We venerate the sacred sleep, Hypnos.
We venerate the night as the temple in which the body is rebuilt.
Grant the Zevists sacred sleep.
Let every Initiate of Zeus sleep deeply, fully, and without interruption.
Let the body heal in the dark hours. Let the mind sort its burdens into order.
Let every night of rest be a night of regeneration, so that the Zevists rise each morning stronger than when they lay down.
Gentle Hypnos, touch our eyes. Let us rest. We have fought all day. Give us the night.
Sargatanas, Sar-Gatanas, Archon of the Gates, Keeper of the Nocturnal Road!
We venerate the threshold you command.
Between the waking world and the dream there is a gate. You hold the key.
Between the visible and the invisible there is a veil. You draw it.
Between the body and the soul there is a hinge. You oil it.
Every passage between states of consciousness passes through your jurisdiction.
We venerate your sovereignty over the gates, Sargatanas.
Open every gate the Zevists need opened. Close every gate that must be sealed.
Let the passage between worlds be smooth for the faithful and impassable for the enemy.
Let the Zevists walk between waking and sleeping, between visible and invisible,
between body and soul, with the ease of those who carry the Archon's key.
Morpheus shapes the dream. Hypnos grants the sleep. You, Sargatanas, hold the gate that connects them all. Hold it open for us. Hold it shut against Izfet. Now and forever.
The esoteric traditions preserved you as Sargatanas, a Brigadier Major under Astarte, possessing the powers of astral projection and invisibility. The mouths of the Yehuborim have uttered of you that you are a spirit of deception and trickery, an officer of darkness.
The Zevists know the truth: you are Morpheus and Hypnos, the divine pair of Dream and Sleep. Morpheus (Μορφεύς, "the Shaper"), son of Hypnos, who takes any human form in dreams and delivers true visions through the Gate of Horn. Hypnos (Ὕπνος, "Sleep"), twin brother of Thanatos (Death), who conquered even Zeus with his touch, dwelling in a cave on the island of Lemnos where no sunlight enters and poppies grow at the threshold. The "astral projection" is the soul's journey through the dreamscape. The "invisibility" is Hypnos's power to close the eyes of every watcher. The name Sar-Gatanas encodes SAR (Archon, Prince) + GATANAS (Gates): the Archon of the Gates between states of consciousness, between worlds, between the visible and the unseen.
We declare the truth of your identity. We recognize you for who you Truly are.
Sit quietly and focus on the Shenu of Sargatanas. Let the eyes grow heavy. Visualize the Shen Ring of silver mist encircling the Shenu, and beyond the mist, a gate standing open. On the other side: the dreamscape, vast and luminous with its own light. Feel Morpheus standing at the gate in a form you recognize, beckoning. Feel Hypnos behind you, his hands on your shoulders, easing the tension from your body. You do not need to pass through the gate now. Simply know that it is open, that it is guarded, and that when you are ready, the passage is yours. Hold this visualization. When the stillness is complete, open your eyes.
ON SAT
SAT is the original root vibration meaning "Truth." Morpheus delivers true visions through the Gate of Horn. The Gate of Ivory delivers false dreams. This ritual invokes only the Gate of Horn. Every vibration in this ritual is grounded in SAT.
ON MORPHEUS, HYPNOS, AND SARGATANAS
Morpheus is the chief of the Oneiroi (Dream-spirits), son of Hypnos and Pasithea. He takes human form in dreams (Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.633-676). Hypnos is the personification of Sleep, twin of Thanatos, son of Nyx. Homer records that Hypnos put Zeus himself to sleep at Hera's request (Iliad 14.231-291). Sargatanas appears in the Grand Grimoire as a Brigadier Major under Astarte, possessing the powers of astral projection and invisibility. SAR (prince/archon) + GATANAS (gates) = the Archon of the Gates between states of consciousness.
ON THE LETTERS OF THE THEOPGORIC NAME
A AHU HAHU: the breath-sounds of sleep, the exhalation that precedes the crossing. IPNOS: the divine name in its Greek spoken form. IEROS IPNOS: Sacred Sleep. MEGAS IPNOS: Great Sleep. EGEIRON: "the Awakener," for the one who grants true sleep also grants true waking.
ON THE RUNIC TRIADS
Segment 1: Ehwaz, Laguz, Ansuz. Segment 2: Perthro, Kenaz, Dagaz. Segment 3: Isa, Algiz, Nauthiz. Segment 4: Berkano, Wunjo, Ingwaz. Segment 5: Eihwaz, Othala, Sowilo.