Product Details

• Actors: Frater Solomon Poke Runyon
• Directors: Wayne Darwen
• Format: Color, Special Edition, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: The Church of the Hermetic Sciences, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: October 15, 2003
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0965488195
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,850 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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From the Actor

"This is the most remarkable record of a supernatural event I have ever witnessed." - Wayne Darwen, Director.

Product Description

On January 3rd, 2001, documentary writer/producer Wayne Darwen brought a professional T.V. news crew into the inner sanctum of The Order of the Temple of Astarte to record a remarkable phenomenon: the summoning of the ancient spirit Vassago. Early in February an edited version of Vassago's mysterious Prophecy was broadcast by the Los Angeles affiliate of a National T.V. Network, confirming that the spirit had predicted a major news event: only 13 days after the ritual had been audio-visually recorded, President Laurent Kabila of the Congo was assassinated!

In this video version we show you the entire operation in sequence, exactly as it happened with no rehearsals and no retakes. Wayne Darwen also interviews the Magister Thabion (Poke Runyon) and the mystic seer Frater Solomon. Their unrehearsed answers to his probing questions leave no doubt as to the philosophical depth and spiritual power of Solomon's ancient Magick even in this modern age.

This is an entirely new and original production. In "The Magick of Solomon" video (also available from amazon) we dramatically reenacted magical rituals for instructive purposes, whereas "Dark Mirror of Magick" is the record of an actual magical operation of historical significance. We believe that this remarkable documentary will be studied and commented on for years to come.

As an additional bonus, this one hour VHS video includes a ten page booklet, "The Vassago Millennium Prophecy", in which the seer and the magician give their impressions of the meaning behind the spirit's cryptic Oracle.

This 2nd Edition of DARK MIRROR OF MAGICK (DVD version) has ten more minutes of new footage added with commentary on the Vassago Prophecy, as subsequently revealed in the following two years, plus a new prophecy from Vassago himself.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC MAGICAL OPERATION -- BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED, October 24, 2001

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Lon Milo DuQuette (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Mirror of Magick [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Bobbing amid the flotsam and jetsam that pollutes much of the wave-spume of New Age thought is a clean new appreciation (exhibited by many in the psychological community) for the skills and the powers of the primitive shaman. We are fascinated and amazed by the uncivilized magical escapades of the tribal medicine man or the village holy woman who travel in vision to the heavens and hells of the spiritual world to diagnose an illness or bring back important words of prophecy. For the most part, this respect (while long overdue) is eminently deserved, because once the colorful cerements of superstition are removed, we come face to face with new and exciting ideas concerning the awesome potential of the human mind.

Western civilization also has a rich and powerful shamanistic tradition, one that has for centuries been practiced in an environment of extreme secrecy. Long condemned by the Church as evil and satanic, it is just as colorful, and can be just as efficacious as its more primitive counterpart. This tradition is called spirit evocation, and Carroll (Poke) Runyon (aka the Magister Thabion) is arguably the world's most knowledgeable and outspoken proponent/practitioner of this marvelous spiritual art form.

DARK MIRROR OF MAGICK - The Vassago Millennium Prophecy is a provocative and intriguing documentary film by veteran television journalist Wayne Darwen (Inside Edition, Hard Copy, A Current Affair, Strange Universe, Now it Can Be Told). Darwen documents a ritual of spirit evocation conducted in January of 2001 by Runyon and several members of his magical order for the expressed purpose of receiving an oracle from the ancient goetic spirit Vassago concerning future events at the dawn of the new millennium.

The oracle that resulted from this magical operation is amazing -- perhaps even disturbing (especially in light of the way world events have unfolded since the evocation). It is sure to be condemned by religious zealots as words of the devil, dismissed as delusion or chicanery by skeptics, and denigrated by dilettantes and armchair wizards of all persuasions. I doubt that Runyon will (or should) care. As for Darwen - he characterizes the film as "...the most remarkable record of a supernatural event I have ever witnessed."

Only time will reveal if Vassago was a true and faithful servant or a lying spirit. But what is not uncertain is the fact that Darwen's documentary is a true and faithful record of a classic operation of western ceremonial magick, brilliantly executed by a master of the art. Like Maya Deren's classic film, The Divine Horseman: The Living Gods of Haiti, DARK MIRROR OF MAGICK is an historic document that will continue to inform and fascinate devotees and scholars long after we've all gone to the spirit world ourselves.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Ancient Spirit Speaks about Modern Times, January 6, 2002

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Dana A. Jordan, M.A. (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Mirror of Magick [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you've ever wondered about the mystery schools of ancient and modern times--and what practical use they might be--then this videotape is for you.

I had heard about it shortly after it was made in early January 2001. The story was that one event--the assassination of a prominent leader in Africa--of many prophesied on the video had already come true.

But I don't follow politics that closely, and I was too busy getting back into the swing of things after a busy holiday season to pay much attention.

All that changed the following September 11th. After spending weeks weeping and scrambling to cope with personal ravages by the recession, I recalled the video. I wondered if it could shed any light on the lunacy I felt plunged into and witnessed all around me. And what about the quality of the video presentation itself? Would the ceremony be understandable? Would it be interesting? I ordered the tape to find out for myself.

Boy, was I in for a delightful surprise. I found the presentation professional and the whole experience mesmerizing as well as illuminating.

An accompanying booklet reviews the entire prophecy and includes detailed analysis and interpretation by two key figures conducting the magickal operation. These mystics also answer hard-hitting impromptu questions by the interviewer to provide background on this system and how it compares and contrasts with other spiritual traditions. One example is how the great King Solomon of Judeo-Christian tradition figures into the practices of a modern sect of mystics calling forth ancient and archetypal energies to provide inspiration and guidance for contemporary concerns.

I, for one, will be re-reading the booklet and reviewing the video as events in the prophecy continue to unfold.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cabalist in California reviews, October 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dark Mirror of Magick [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Students of prophecy will love this video set! Students of the occult will find themselves gravitated towards it as well, but for different reasons.

I liked the video, but I loved the accompanying booklet. The video starts off exciting, filming the process of a prophecy being made in the making. It then trails off to show how one allows a spirit (or jinn, more specifically, the Arab word for genie) in while you look at a mirror, and I personally don't care much for possession, but if you want learn how to see a genie talking to you, then the middle of the video is worth watching, but wait till you get to the end. You get to see the whole prophecy, and it's worth it!

If you were as anxious to see the prophecy as I was, look at the nifty accompanying booklet. It gives every word of the prophecy and an accompanying interpretation by the two guys who did the operation, Poke and Solomon. I enjoyed the Cabalistic interpretations, even though many would argue anything can be derived from Cabala.

The real test is if the interpretations will pan out. Will Saudi Arabia remain strong with the United States as the prophecy implies, in spite of Mayor Giuliani's rejection of the $10 million of disaster relief offered by the acting head of Saudi Arabia, due to a disagreement over Middle East Policy? Will China actually join us in the conflict in more than just word. Most importantly, will there be a war in Israel, as the prophecy implies so strongly? The foreseeing of the 9-11-01 World Trade Center disaster is also pretty good.

But one overall trend should be noted. If Vassago's foresight is to be interpreted in light of modern occurences, then he is politically incorrect to the max, but what more can we expect from a jinn? This is a pretty good video and well worth the price. A nice memento and timepiece for this era in history. I'll give it five stars, because the booklet really tops it off nicely.