PROCEDURE-XXXX-MALKUTH GUIDELINES

Goals: To control further Yesod-events from SCP-XXXX

Required Staff: Three thaumaturgic operatives who have D'AATH/WALKER (D'/W) and WHITEFLAME/INVISIBLE (WF/I) certifications, at least two of which have completed XXXX-Malkuth under non-critical conditions. At least fifteen on-site D-class for use as subjects. All D-class procedure survivors will be given a Class-A amnesic before return to general population. Six guards cleared 3/REISH/XXXX/EYES dicated to 24/7/365 guarding of the Malkuth Special Access Corridor.

Background: On ██/██/1987, standard surveillance indicated the golden glow on SCP-XXXX-10 was ceasing as an ingigo glow began on SCP-XXXX-9 "Yesod". In less than five seconds, SCP-XXXX-A's area of effect grew by two orders of magnitude, as an androgynous voice stating "I am Adam Kadmon, [DATA EXPUNGED], foundation of all things." emanated from SCP-XXXX-A. All staff present at Area-██ were compromised and became the entity SCP-XXXX-B-Aleph, the first SCP-XXXX-B instance to be controlled.

Dr. ███████ (Area Director before identity reassignment) was certified both in D'AATH/WALKER Projected Experience Operations and WHITEFLAME/INVISIBLE Self-Identity and Ego Preservation Tactics, and was able to maintain self-awareness and control the behavior of SCP-XXXX-B-Aleph. This led to far greater understanding of SCP-XXXX's effects, behaviors and implications. Dr. ███████ was then able to separate herself and the other onsite WF/I operative from SCP-XXXX-B-Aleph by use of gross energetic shift, destroying the entity and with it the 273 other non-WF/I staff. Survivor statements and further research show all non-WF/I staff lost ego definition and became a single gestalt concousness the moment they became subject to SCP-XXXX-A's effect. The glow on SCP-XXXX-A returned to the golden light of Malkuth after Dr. ███████ initiated the first "Manual Sephirot Shift" event.

Procedure-XXXX-Malkuth was formed over the next two years, after rigorous testing. SCP-XXXX-A was found to undergo a Yesod-event (A shift in SCP-XXXX-A's energy center, with corresponding glow, from SCP-XXXX-10 to SCP-XXXX-9) when more than six weeks passed without an instance of SCP-XXXX-B forming. Theoretical Hod-, Netzach-, and Tipareth-events (energy shifts from SCP-XXXX-9 to -8, -7, or -6 respectively) could likely be caused by preventing the formation of SCP-XXXX-B over the course of an extended Yesod-event, but further testing was deemed to dangerous to █████ ███████████ and the Foundation's secrecy.

Procedure: The thaumaturgic operatives ("Hosts") and five D-class ("The Choir") enter the Malkuth Special Access Corridor, in order to cross into SCP-XXXX-A's area of effect underground and away from standard surveillance. Secrecy, even from other Area staff, is of utmost importance.

At the end of Malkuth Special Access Corridor is an antechamber where all staff shall stop. Entrance into SCP-XXXX-B Procedure Chamber from this antechamber demarcates the threshold of the area of effect. One Host and and three members of the Choir are to cross into the Chamber simultaneously, resulting in the formation of a SCP-XXXX-B instance. Due to the altered metaphysical nature of Foundation thaumaturgic operatives, this will invariably cause a premature Yesod-event. Use of standard binding principles on the Host by the back-up Hosts will prevent enlargement of the Area of Effect long enough for the procedure to be completed.

Due to the Host's WF/I training, they will maintain self-awareness throughout the procedure. Choir participants will irrevocably lose all mental control and individual identity upon crossing the threshold, merging with the Host. The Host will have access to the memories, emotional responses, and personas of the Choir. The united Choir will sing concepts to the Host, within the anomalous ████-███████ zone of SCP-XXXX-B's overall consciousness, mostly concerning SCP-XXXX-A's long term goals and the will of a being it purports to be the Judeo-Christian god. See Log-XXXX-1 for selected transcriptions of previous choirs. Note: Log-XXXX-1 has been expunged per O5 council. The Choir voices (as well as unguided SCP-XXXX-B instances) show a remarkable hatred for their own existence and physical reality in general, much like SCP-XXXX-C.

The bodies of the Choir personnel will be converted to loose sea salt upon entering the Chamber and quickly collapse. The Host's body (now SCP-XXXX-B) will take on numerous traits from the Choir members, with certain traits preferred over others in every case. SCP-XXXX-B will also develop translucent skin and a bright indigo glow, hovering 45mm off the ground and manifesting multiple holographic images of the SCP-XXXX-A in the air about itself. SCP-XXXX-B has the combined strength, speed, and intelligence of all individual human components. As time passes SCP-XXXX-B will also manifest wings, eyes (up to eleven orbs and seventeen pupils), fires, and other anomalous physiology. For this reason, and the sanity of the Host, the procedure must finish as quickly as possible. The effects of truly long-term exposure are unknown due to the risk of such testing with valuable WF/I and D'/W operatives.

The Host will have the understanding that they are experiencing a Projected Experience ("astral projection") to SCP-XXXX-B's internal ████-███████ zone, thanks to DA'ATH/WALKER training. The Host shall be trained to be familiar with emanations on this level related to the concepts of "Yesod" and "Foundation", as well as "Malkuth" and "Kingdom". Using the resisted travel components of D'/W protocol, the Host is to guide the ████-███████ zone to the latter set of emanations. This "Manual Sephirot Shift" is the primary goal of Procedure-XXXX-Malkuth, and will result in the rapid physical decay of SCP-XXXX-B, followed by a reset of SCP-XXXX-A's state and reformation of the Host. The Host is to be recovered, subjected to a Foundation Enhanced Thaumaturgic Decontamination, and returned to duty.

The difficulty of terminating SCP-XXXX-B instances due to their ability to █████ ███ █████, as well as the risk of a full-scale Yesod-event, has led to a need for redundancy. If the Host fails to complete the procedure, an additional Choir member is to be forcibly added to SCP-XXXX-B to serve as fuel to the reaction. Continue until the procedure is complete, potentially using Level 0 and junior Level 1 staff in emergencies where D-class reserves are insufficient.

If the Host succumbs to SCP-XXXX-B and loses cohesion, or cannot otherwise complete the procedure on their own and communicates such, another Host is to be sent in to retake control. Recovery of the first Host is a non-priority in this scenario. So far there has been no need for this final failsafe.