Night of Pan - flute, harp, toy piano, vibraphone - 8:22

Score - 8.5 x 11 / Parts - 8.5 x 11

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Within the system of Thelema developed by Aleister Crowley, and as described in the Thelemapedia:

... the Night of Pan, or N.O.X., is a mystical state that represents the stage of ego- death in the process of spiritual attainment. The playful and lecherous Pan is the Greek god of nature, lust, and the masculine generative power. The Greek word Pan also translates as All, and so he is “a symbol of the Universal, a personification of Nature” (Sabazius, 1995)... Pan is both the giver and the taker of life, and his Night is that time of symbolic death where the adept experiences unification with the All through the ecstatic destruction of the ego-self. In a more general sense, it is the state where one transcends all limitations and experiences oneness with the universe.

During this ecstatic mystical process, the adept must first cross the Abyss where they encounter an ancient demon. This demon, Choronzon, tries to trap the adept in the world of illusion by making them hold onto their ego and subjective notions of identity in this world. If the adept are to escape the Abyss and transcend earthly limitations, they must let go of all ideas of worldly self. This is the ego-death, which is essentially the Magick version of Enlightenment. Pan is also heavily associated with music, particularly the Pan flute and a predecessor to the harp called the lyre.

Without being overly programmatic, my hope is to present you with a sound world that is mysterious, dark, and melancholy which abstractly portrays the overall feeling of the mystical and transformative Night of Pan.

Night of Pan was written for Chamber Cartel and composed during October, November, and December of 2016.