Current 218
The Temple of the Black Light, formerly the Misanthropic Luciferian Order (MLO; Swedish: Misantropiska Lucifer Orderncode: swe promoted to code: sv ), is a Satanic occult order founded in Sweden in 1995. It originally was part of the True Satanist Horde founded by Tony Särkkä but became an independent organization due to ideological differences. It originally had three members, Shahin "Vlad" Khoshnood, Jon Nödtveidt, and Johan Norman. While Norman joined the order around the same time as Nödtveidt, he left after the other members expressed interest in committing violent acts. Khoshnood's girlfriend later became a supporting member, and two others also briefly joined the group, marking the height of its membership. As a sign of allegiance, the three founding members each got tattoos of a so-called "vampire pentagram" symbol designed by Khoshnood.
The Temple of the Black Light released Liber Azerate, a modern grimoire written by Khoshnood – who then held the title of Magister Templi and went by the nickname "Frater Nemidial" – in 2002. It was released on the internet in the Swedish and Norwegian languages. Azerate is the hidden name of the "eleven anti-cosmic gods" described in the book. A related musical work is the 2006 Dissection album Reinkaos, the lyrics of which were co-written by Khoshnood, and which Nödtveidt said was "based on the book Liber Azerate and the teachings of MLO." The Temple of the Black Light advocates an ideology it calls "Chaos-Gnostic Satanism," which it also refers to as "Current 218."
In 2010, Khoshnood, writing under the pseudonym "N.A-A.218," released a second book named Liber Falxifer: The Book of the Left-Handed Reaper, which is the first of a series of books about Latin American death cults. It was published by Ixaxaar Publications in limited editions. In 2013, Khoshnood released The Book of Sitra Achra: A Grimoire of the Dragons of the Other Side, a book related to the Kabbalistic concept of the Qliphoth.
The Temple of the Black Light has been described as a Swedish branch of the Order of Nine Angles by the West Point military academy’s Combating Terrorism Center.
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