Grimoire of Tiamat by Asenath Mason
“Before the Gods, There Was the Dragon”
Before Marduk. Before the pantheon of Babylon rose to claim dominion over heaven and earth. Before order itself was imposed upon the void—there was Tiamat.
She is the Primal Dragon Goddess, the first of all beings, the self-procreating womb from which the gods themselves were born. She is the Mother of Everything, the source of all life and all manifestation, the boundless sea of chaos from which creation first emerged. And when the new gods rose to overthrow her ancient order, she did not stand alone—she called forth eleven monstrous children to fight at her side.
Grimoire of Tiamat is Asenath Mason's masterful invitation to know this goddess not as myth, but as living current—to descend into the primordial waters that predate creation itself and emerge transformed.
A Complete System of Draconian Magick
Inspired by the Enuma Elish, one of the oldest creation epics known to humanity, this grimoire presents a fully realized magickal system built around Tiamat and the eleven demon-gods she birthed to defend her ancient sovereignty. This is not a retelling of Babylonian myth—it is a working framework for practitioners seeking direct communion with the oldest current of chaos and creation in the Western esoteric tradition.
The book unfolds in three carefully structured movements:
I. Cosmology and Foundation
A comprehensive introduction lays the groundwork, exploring Tiamat's origins, her place within Mesopotamian cosmology, and the mythic conflict that led to her confrontation with the new order of gods. Readers come to understand not just who Tiamat is, but why her current remains so vital to modern practitioners of the Nightside path.
II. The Children of Tiamat
The heart of the grimoire presents individual workings for each of the eleven demon-gods Tiamat brought forth to wage war against Marduk. Each entity is explored in depth, with practical techniques for invocation and communion. Central to this work is the Key of Night—a master sigil employed throughout the text as a gateway to access the Nightside realms these eleven children inhabit. This section transforms ancient myth into a structured initiatory path, guiding the practitioner through each demon-god in turn.
III. Return to the Mother
The grimoire's concluding appendix brings the focus back to Tiamat herself, and to Kingu, the consort she elevated to lead her monstrous army. Here, readers will find:
A guided meditation journeying within the primordial waters of Tiamat herself
A dual-participant ritual invoking both Tiamat and Kingu together
A rite of malefica, drawing on the goddess's darker, more destructive aspects
An exploration of the Mesopotamian underworld and its place in ancient belief
A chthonic path working, guiding the practitioner into the depths of the underworld itself
Why This Grimoire Matters
Tiamat represents something few other deities in Western occultism can claim: she is pre-cosmological—older than the gods who came to define order, hierarchy, and light. To work with her is to bypass the structures of later mythology entirely and return to the raw, undifferentiated chaos from which all things—including the gods themselves—first emerged.
Asenath Mason, celebrated for her work in Draconian and Qliphothic traditions, brings her characteristic depth and clarity to this system, making the primordial accessible without diminishing its power.
✦ A complete magickal system, not merely a mythological study✦ Practical workings for all eleven of Tiamat's demon-children✦ The Key of Night sigil-system for Nightside access✦ Rituals for both solitary and dual practitioners✦ Rooted in one of humanity's oldest creation narratives
"Before there was light, there was water. Before there were gods, there was the Dragon. To call upon Tiamat is to return to the womb of all things—and to be born again in her image."