Mušmaḫḫū: The Exalted Serpent

Mušmaḫḫū is the seven-headed dragon inscribed in Sumerian as MUS.MAH which means “exalted/distinguished serpent”. This creature is a hybrid of a serpent, bird, and sometimes lion. It is one of the mystical serpents created by Tiamat and as stated in the Enuma Elish, instead of blood, Tiamat filled their body with venom and gave them sharp teeth and merciless fangs.

Musmah is a deity that brings death. She is depicted on the Akkadian cylinder as a warrior fighting against two-horned gods. Even though four of her heads are slain, she still fights on.

After Tiamat was defeated in the Great War, Musmahhu went to live in the mountains. However, Ninurta, the god of war came and fought with her and banished her into utter darkness and that was how she became a dead goddess. 

Appearance:

During rites of evocation, this demon might appear as a woman but her lower body is like that of a snake. Her fangs are sharp and bear the venom which she uses for astral poisoning. 

Musmah can also appear as a blind horned serpent crowned in blackened flames. The serpent might be winged or not. Sometimes, she holds her eye in her jaws and walks with four legs. The eye is connected with the third eye of inner vision and burns red or yellow.

She also appears as a naked dark-skinned woman with a serpent coiled all over her body. When she coils around the practitioner, his third eye gets opened. She shows the practitioner visions of dark portals and tunnels that are gateways into the astral world. These paths would take him to hidden caves, forgotten forest, and wild landscapes, where the serpent goddess resides. 

During rites of evocation, her sigil appears in the air dripping blood or glowing with fire. She fills the temple with clouds of smoke that transform into serpents. Her eye that is in her jaw shines like a torch. 

WORKING WITH MUSMAHHU

This demon can be invoked through meditation ritual and dreaming introspection. She represents our inner atavistic darkness so a practitioner can work with her to attain the dark knowledge of the subconscious. She fills the practitioner with a hunger for power and continued existence. When possessed with this spirit, the practitioner becomes fiery.

Musmahhu also teaches the practitioner how to explore various aspects of himself. While working with this spirit, she opens the eyes of the practitioner to see glyph of an eye-shaped like a diamond. This is the All Seeing Eye born in the void from primal sparks of creation. Musmahhu ignites the primordial spark and awakens the senses of the practitioner beyond the veil of human understanding.

 

Musmahhu teaches the practitioner the act of astral shape shifting. With that, he can shapeshift into a snake and rise into the heights of cosmic space. Alternatively, the practitioner could shape shift into a spider or butterfly. 

                                                 HOW TO INVOKE MUSMAHHU

Items Needed:                  

• The sigil of Musmahhu 
• The practitioner’s blood
• Ritual blade
• Image of the Key of the Night
• Parchment

Procedures:

• Draw the sigil on the parchment.
• Use the ritual blade to cut your finger.  
• Place a few drops of blood on the sigil or use the blood to trace the lines of the glyph.
• Use the blooded ritual blade to trace the Key of the Night in front of you, above the altar.
• Envisage how it shines and empowers the Temple with the fiery essence of this demon. 
• Stare at the sigil for some minutes while chanting the demon’s name.
• Visualize how the lines of the glyph become activated by the energy of this spirit.  
• When the Temple is fully charged, recite the following words of invocation.

 

By the Blood of the Dragon which is my own Essence,

And by the Key of the Night,

I call you, Musmahhu!

Blind Serpent!

Seven Headed Hydra!

Awaken from your sleep in the Womb of Primal Chaos!

Come in tongues of flame and embrace me in your deadly coils,

Fanged and scaled,

Slithering upon my flesh,

And penetrating my soul from within.

Awaken my eyes so that I could see through veils and illusions!

Arise to me from black pits of the earth,

From the dwelling place of serpents, scorpions, and worms.

Hear my call and come to me!

Grant me the power to poison the minds and the bodies of my

enemies!

Spit the venom upon their eyes so that they may not see me,

Feed on their souls,

And leave them screaming in burning agony!

Come to me, Musmahhu!

I offer my body as a vessel for your Ophidian Essence.

Enter this Temple of Flesh,

Enflame my Soul with your primal hunger,

And intoxicate my dreams with visions of power and splendor!

1 call you in the name of the Dragon!

In Nomine Draconis!

Ho Drakon Ho Megas!

 

Going further:

Take the parchment with the sigil and burn it and as the smoke arises through the planes, it carries your request along. Offer yourself to be emblazed through sexual ecstasy or visual meditation. 

Let the ecstasy carry you to the gates of exhaustion and as soon as your soul ascends beyond the fleshy boundaries, your consciousness will merge instantly with the essence of Musmahhu.

Now, let the visions continue to flow while you explore the powers of this demon. At this point, you can use this power for different purposes.

If your goal is to harm someone, visualize yourself in the form of a snake then spit venom into the eyes of your victim. As the poison spreads all over the body, the victim would experience a burning agony. Bite the victim in the neck and drink their blood. 

When that is done, enflame yourself with ecstasy and feel how your victim’s life essence gathers in your solar plexus before spreading through your whole body.

When you are done, end the visualization and return to your mundane consciousness. Finally, thank the spirit and end the ritual.

Warning:

Rituals open the gateways of the soul and those doors can never be closed again. For that reason, I strongly advise that casual experimentation with these rituals should be avoided. Due to the complex nature of this ritual, I would suggest that you have some experience before practicing this ritual. Also, whether you are experienced or not, kindly tread with caution because these are not designed for dabblers. They are designed for serious pathworking.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C5%A1ma%E1%B8%AB%E1%B8%AB%C5%AB
• SEBITTI: Mesopotamian Magick & Demonology
• https://www.deviantart.com/dwoll/art/16-Days-of-Dragons-Mesopotamian-Dragons-819866252
• By Michael W Ford
• Grimoire of Tiamat by Asenath Mason
• Maskim Hul Babylonian magic by Michael Ford