tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72945054161274968422024-03-18T17:03:17.899-05:00AugoeidesSpiritual Technology for a New AeonScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-57891427460603019512024-03-18T07:00:00.007-05:002024-03-18T14:07:42.536-05:00Office of the Readings for 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1PdDSxqwS1N1U0Klrng0xDkyyqCd9Scg3WsZOEikhWeqQRHxlgVp3C-6WUnRQ_4-qLpSQDX9tl2o4p4cfB-qsL2r8TjarwGduF02zKEhsjUEVW1MN2PG_G-afh0hr-5sPRjB8uFFr8m4x-KWsq-KoZXSpknUIuqbkd6ZxxUMEv9W2kyWEYt7J7Tqsq8/s1600/Thoth_Fortune_300.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1PdDSxqwS1N1U0Klrng0xDkyyqCd9Scg3WsZOEikhWeqQRHxlgVp3C-6WUnRQ_4-qLpSQDX9tl2o4p4cfB-qsL2r8TjarwGduF02zKEhsjUEVW1MN2PG_G-afh0hr-5sPRjB8uFFr8m4x-KWsq-KoZXSpknUIuqbkd6ZxxUMEv9W2kyWEYt7J7Tqsq8/s1600/Thoth_Fortune_300.jpg"/></a></div>
<br />
<p>Happy Thelemic New Year, everyone! It's that time again, for the Office of the Readings.</p>
<br />
<p>Like last year, the Office of the Readings will be presented at <a href="http://leapinglaughter-oto.org">Leaping Laughter Lodge</a>, the Minneapolis local body of <a href="http://oto-usa.org">Ordo Templi Orientis</a>.</p>
<br />
<p>This post will remain the top article here for the duration of the Thelemic Holy Days, from March 19th to April 10th.</p>
<br />
<p>The Rite of the Office of the Readings is performed for all of the readings beginning on March 20th.</p>
<br />
<p>The <i>Prologue of the Unborn</i> on March 19th is presented on its own and followed by silent meditation.</p>
<br>
<p>The Invocation of Horus will be performed on the evening of March 20th prior to that day's Office of the Readings.</p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>Rituals</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://ananael.blogspot.com/2008/03/ritual-for-march-20th.html">The Invocation of Horus</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ananael.blogspot.com/2008/04/rite-of-office-of-readings.html">The Rite of the Office of the Readings</a></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>Readings</u></strong><br /></p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 19</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#prologue">Liber VII, Prologue of the Unborn</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 20 - Saturn/Earth, The Universe</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0065.html#chap1">Liber LXV, Cap I</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap2">Liber VII, Cap II</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 21 - Fire/Spirit, The Aeon</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0065.html#chap4">Liber LXV, Cap IV</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140131112745/http://www.english.uga.edu/nhilton/Blake/blaketxt1/the_four_zoas.html"><i>The Four Zoas</i></a> by William Blake.</p>
<br />
<strong>March 22 - Sol, The Sun</strong><br />
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap4">Liber VII, Cap IV</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/pgm/mithraic.html"><i>A Mithraic Ritual</i></a> Translated by GRS Mead.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 23 - Pisces, The Moon</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap6">Liber VII, Cap VI</a>.<br /></p>
<p>From <a href="https://www.ccel.org/ccel/john_cross/dark_night.viii.viii.html"><i>Dark Night of the Soul</i></a>, Book II, Cap 8 by San Juan de la Cruz.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 24 - Aries, The Emperor</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0090.html">Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus</a>.</p>
<p>From the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170828120306/http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v2.txt"><i>Tao Te Ching</i></a> by Lao Tzu, Cap 37 and 39.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 25 - Mars, The Tower</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap1">Liber VII, Cap I</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/the-vision-and-the-voice/aethyr16.html">Liber CDXVIII, The 16th Æthyr</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 26 - Capricornus, The Devil</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib370.html">Liber A'ash</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-of-wisdom-or-folly/tbwf4.html">Liber CXI</a>, Cap 174-175.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 27 - Sagittarius, Art</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0813.html#chap7">Liber DCCCXIII, Cap VII</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.meta-religion.com/Esoterism/Magick/vision_of_the_universal_mercury.htm"><i>The Vision of the Universal Mercury</i></a> by G.H. Frater S.R.M.D.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 28 - Scorpio, Death</strong></p>
<br />
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib231.html">Liber Arcanorum</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-of-wisdom-or-folly/tbwf4.html">Liber CXI</a>, Cap 192-194.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 29 - Water, The Hanged Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0065.html#chap3">Liber LXV, Cap III</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hermetic.com/achad/misc/inri.htm"><i>I. N. R. I.</i></a> by Frater Achad.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 30 - Libra, Adjustment</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0813.html">Liber DCCCXIII, Cap I-V</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib30.html">Liber Libræ</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>March 31 - Jupiter, Fortune</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap3">Liber VII, Cap III</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/the-vision-and-the-voice/aethyr20.html">Liber CDXVIII, The 20th Æthyr</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 1 - Virgo, The Hermit</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap5">Liber VII, Cap V</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hermetic.com/texts/emerald.html"><i>The Emerald Tablet of Hermes</i></a> by Hermes Trismegistus.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 2 - Leo, Lust</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0066.html">Liber Stellae Rubeæ</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/sabazius/kelly.htm"><i>The Daughter of Fortitude</i></a> Received by Sir Edward Kelley.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 3 - Cancer, The Chariot</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0156.html">Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dharmanet.org/HeartSutra.htm"><i>Maha Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra</i></a> (The Heart Sutra, Buddhist text. Translation by the Kuan Um School of Zen).</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 4 - Gemini, The Lovers</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0065.html#chap2">Liber LXV, Cap II</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0837.html">Liber DCCCXXXVII, The Law of Liberty</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 5 - Taurus, The Hierophant</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0065.html#chap5">Liber LXV, Cap V</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0516.htm"><i>On Christ and Antichrist</i></a> by Hippolytus, Cap 2.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 6 - Aquarius, The Star</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0813.html#chap6">Liber DCCCXIII, Cap VI</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://gnosis.org/naghamm/thunder.html"><i>The Thunder, Perfect Mind</i></a> (Gnostic text).</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 7 - Venus, The Empress</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0007.html#chap7">Liber VII, Cap VII</a>.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/the-vision-and-the-voice/aethyr7.html">Liber CDXVIII, The 7th Æthyr</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 8 - Luna, The Priestess</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0220.html#chap1">Liber AL, Cap I</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 9 - Mercury, The Magus</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0220.html#chap2">Liber AL, Cap II</a>.</p>
<br />
<p><strong>April 10 - Air, The Fool</strong></p>
<br />
<p><a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0220.html#chap3">Liber AL, Cap III</a>.</p>
<br />
<p>If you would like to perform this series and have questions, feel free to e-mail me <a href="mailto:scottm@iphouse.com">here</a>. All Office of the Readings posts may be viewed <a href="http://ananael.blogspot.com/search/label/office%20of%20the%20readings">here</a>. Our Office of the Readings series is based on <a href="http://lah.nithaus.org/Pages/Monsalvat/rituals/readings.html">this ritual series</a> by the <a href="http://lah.nithaus.org/Pages/Monsalvat/">Companions of Monsalvat</a>.</p>
<br />
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-41951558478896366762024-03-13T07:00:00.001-05:002024-03-13T19:00:51.235-05:00Aleister Crowley Pendant Turned Me Evil<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y2jlj_S_OOax_XutmZHSH1EN14GHiANLoHMtNWeC1Am02Xu-MvBFBTgp0IJJir0lP_xZcHBCkIJDvksAoHpes48K9CU-V5MNGkob3DGmN_j8kuTzcr5Cjd-8b1TiAHsPeHkV_AajyI45hL6BBsgqy768LhSFmcZpar-8HSG8rSaFrK4PF8dFNZmczgk/s1600/crowley_pendant.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y2jlj_S_OOax_XutmZHSH1EN14GHiANLoHMtNWeC1Am02Xu-MvBFBTgp0IJJir0lP_xZcHBCkIJDvksAoHpes48K9CU-V5MNGkob3DGmN_j8kuTzcr5Cjd-8b1TiAHsPeHkV_AajyI45hL6BBsgqy768LhSFmcZpar-8HSG8rSaFrK4PF8dFNZmczgk/s1600/crowley_pendant.jpg"/></a></div><p>In news from the UK comes a <a href="https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/i-held-occultist-aleister-crowleys-9155897">sinister tale</a> of a pendant allegedly once owned by occultist Aleister Crowley. As a student of Crowley's works myself, I don't recognize anything specific about the design, shown above. It looks like a brass rod with a chain on one end and a knob on the other running through bone that has skulls and bones carved into it. If I were trying to sort the symbolism, brass is Mercury and bones are related to death, so some sort of psychopomp energy? But even that's kind of a stretch.</p>
<br>
<blockquote>The self-styled 'Great Beast' has been alleged to have owned the now derelict building in west Cornwall and it has been suggested he might have used it as a base for his occult practices after an unusual death took place there in the 1930s.</blockquote>
<br>
<p>Now I know nothing about Crowley working in Cornwall, or anything about a suspicious death connected with him that took place there - and I've even read John Symods' <i>The Great Beast</i>, which is chock full of made-up evil that Crowley allegedly committed. Maybe one of the Crowley historians out there can correct me, but as far as I know none of that story is true.</p>
<br>
<p>At any rate, the pendant was purchased at auction by Candice Collins, a collector of occult and paranormal memorabilia, who jumped at the chance to add an item owned by Crowley to her collection. She hoped to open an occult museum in the future, and such a piece would be a great addition. But once the piece was in her possession, she felt it calling her to wear it all the time and never be away from it.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Not put off by this though, mum-of-three Candice said she is delighted to have acquired the "once in a lifetime piece" but having it around her house has not been without its challenges. "When I received it we'd had a couple glasses of wine and I thought I'd get it out, have a look at it and hold it and it turned me quite bizarre," she said. "My curiosity gets the better of me sometimes and I just picked it up and was holding it for ages and felt like I didn't want to let it go. I just wanted to wear it all the time." She claims this spurred her on to say "weird things" about worshipping the devil and says despite now having taken it off and put it away that she feels it "calling her" and feels drawn to put it back on.</p>
<br>
<p>"My partner said I started saying some really weird things that I don't even remember like 'it would be really cool to worship the devil' and some other really dark things and I wouldn't give it back. "After he'd taken it off me for four or five days I was feeling depressed and suppressed and just very dark from it all," she added. "The objects draws you to want to hold it and I think that's the energy attached it." Her partner Nick Pearse, 54, said he was confused about what was going on describing how Candice started kissing and stroking the pendant. Consequently it has had to be put away out of the house, and out of her reach.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>So a couple of points here. "Evil" is not a metaphysical force, and neither is "Good." Magick is a technology, and it makes about as much sense to talk about black and white electricity as it does to talk about black and white magick. It all has to do with how it's used. A correllary to that would be that objects don't become "evil" by being around someone "evil." Just the fact that something was owned by Crowley doesn't mean it is necessarily empowered to do anything but sit there.</p>
<br>
<p>And Crowley did not "worship the devil." Thelemites don't do that. We work towards the accomplishment of our True Wills, which represent our innermost spiritual truths. If it's really true that the pendant wasn't just owned by Crowley, but specifically enchanted by him, it probably would do something along those lines. Anything that resonates with your True Will is going to feel welcoming and harmonious. But all it does beyond that is bring out your true self. So maybe Collins' True Will is to worship the devil?</p>
<br>
<p>That's about the best I can do if we assume this is a real paranormal incident connected with Crowley. If you dispense with that, a lot of other possibilities emerge. It could have been owned by a different magician, and maybe the strange death attributed to Crowley was actually the work of whoever that magician was. It's completely unclear what a random occultist might have enchanted the pendant to do. Or maybe, just maybe, this is nothing more than a highly effective operation undertaken with the goal of getting Collins' name in the news. Succes is your proof, and it clearly has worked.</p>
<br>
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-72882038550308356712024-03-11T07:00:00.007-05:002024-03-11T10:37:30.206-05:00Via Solis Pisces Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Pisces Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, March 12th at the Tuesday Ritual Workshop starting around 8 PM CST at the lodge.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<i><p>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Pisces.</p>
<br />
<p>The sign Pisces is attributed to the powers of "Bewitchment" and "Casting Illusions." So this is the power that you would call upon to cast classic magical operations such as "glamours" and the like. Spells that act directly on your own mind or those of others would also qualify. And, since <a href="http://ananael.blogspot.com/2018/02/magical-powers-are-descriptive-not.html">magical powers are descriptive, not prescriptive</a>, this can be scaled up to include all sorts of contemporary issues in our society. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</p></i>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version).</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying...</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram for Pisces (Hexagram of Jupiter in crimson with ARARITA, symbol of Pisces in slightly yellowish green with HHYV). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <u>Liber 963</u>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou crimson gladness of the midnight, Thou flamingo North of brooding light! Yea, as I rise up before Thee, my joy is but as a raindrop smitten through by an arrow of the Western Sun.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the hissing of mad waters, and the trumpeting of the thunder, and all Thy tongues of dancing flame; so that I may be swept up in the breath of Thy nostrils, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou Dragon-regent of the blue seas of air, as a chain of emeralds round the neck of Space; I swear to Thee by the hexagram of Night and Day, to be unto Thee as the twin fish of Time, which being set apart never divulge the secret of their unity.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Diadem of crowned Wisdom, whose work knoweth the path of the sylphs of the air, and the black burrowings of the gnomes of the earth. I know Thee! O Thou Master of the ways of life, in the palm of whose hand all the arts lie bounden as a smoke-cloud betwixt the lips of the mountain.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the stillness of the frozen lakes: Thou hast made their faces more dazzling than a silver mirror, so that they may flash forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a silver fish darting through the vast depths of the dim-peopled waters; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may swim through the vastness of Thine abyss, and sink beneath the waveless depths of Thy Glory: O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou midnight Vision of Whiteness, whose lips are as pouting rosebuds deflowered by the deciduous moon; tend me as a drop of dew in Thy breast, so that the dragon of Thy gluttonous hate may devour me with its mouth of adamant.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the formulator of law; nor the Cheat of the maze of illusion: O Thou who art not the foundation-stone of existence; nor the eagle that broodeth upon the egg of space! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Swathe me in the unity of Thy might, and teach me wisdom from the lips of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou who broodest on the dark depths of the deep; Thou lap of the wave-glittering sea; Thou bright vesture of the crested floods: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou native splendour of the Waters; O Thou fathomless Abyss of surging joy! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till the mad swords of my music smite the hills, and rend the amethyst limbs of Night from the white embrace of Day, at the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, conquer me with love and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all the striving of my spirit is as a child's kiss that struggles through a cloud of tangled hair.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all my praise is as the song of a bird that is ensnared in the network of the winds, and cast adown the drowning depths of night. Yet in the faltering notes of my music do I mark the melody of universal truth.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou snow-browed storm that art whirled up in clouds of flame? O Thou red sword of the thunder! Thou great blue river of ever-flowing Brightness, over whose breasts creep the star-bannered vessels of night! O how can I plunge within Thine inscrutable depths, and yet with open eye be lost in the pearly foam of Thine Oblivion?</p></blockquote><br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty AMNITZIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of DAGIM, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the transformative and watery HHYV, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Pisces do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name AMNITZIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong><p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O transformative and watery HHYV. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Pisces, charging it with the creative energies of DAGIM, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of crimson light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Pisces: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of DAGIM.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 4 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of crimson light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HHYV</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HHYV</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of crimson light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Pisces in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HHYV</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Pisces! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty AMNITZIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!<br />
<br />
All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou AMNITZIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the transformative and watery HHYV. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HHYV; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime. The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-84724693403506920402024-02-26T07:00:00.021-06:002024-02-26T13:07:09.550-06:00Taylor Swift Summoning Demons?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe5490NgSbHVZ9Dxy6X6rCkxjgwOTyfQw4NjcrsSsoe_awiLiMY4Cq_O4PwAiZ7ani1jOF6e9nl1oDKEejbSIOzpGFLu4P4SeEDWs-0skBZo1T9V5nOW_-uh2F8e_OES2A4BA157ylwzy1MmZ-2Z8XE-qU4dAr6ER5dBwEZ8PlfCUBhKxzuJ_Q0IKnVg/s1600/1_Taylor-Swift-Eras-Tour-2265604927.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe5490NgSbHVZ9Dxy6X6rCkxjgwOTyfQw4NjcrsSsoe_awiLiMY4Cq_O4PwAiZ7ani1jOF6e9nl1oDKEejbSIOzpGFLu4P4SeEDWs-0skBZo1T9V5nOW_-uh2F8e_OES2A4BA157ylwzy1MmZ-2Z8XE-qU4dAr6ER5dBwEZ8PlfCUBhKxzuJ_Q0IKnVg/s1600/1_Taylor-Swift-Eras-Tour-2265604927.jpg"/></a></div><p>I have criticized various exorcists over the years here on Augoeides for their weird ideas about magick and especially demons. I do understand that if you have gone through years of training to expel possessing spirits, that's going to be your hammer and everything is going to look like a nail. But still, people sometimes get the idea that exorcists work with spirits so they must know what they're talking about, when that's not true at all. Exorcists are trained in one specific magical ritual that has a single specific function, and that knowledge is not very applicable to regular life - or even magick in general.</p>
<br>
<p>Spirit possession is weird and rare, with a sample size so small that it's hard to see why it happens when it does. But exorcists think they know - it's celebrating Halloween, or dressing in black, or doing yoga stretches or just generally not being a devout traditional Christian. Or in this particular case, it's popular music. According to exorcist Father Dan Reehil, Taylor Swift concerts should be avoided because the pop star is <a href="https://www.churchpop.com/is-taylor-swift-summoning-demons-on-the-eras-tour-exorcist-issues-warning/">summoning demons</a> on her latest tour.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Reehil says those who practice witchcraft "harness energy or they try to harness energy, and they look at the Earth with the elements of water, fire, Earth, and sky. They believe that they can harness this energy in some ways to do good and in some ways to do evil."</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>So far so good. Magick does use the powers of the elements, also planets and signs, as a technology to influence the world, and it can be used to help or to harm depending on the intent of the practitioner</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>"The problem with the concert is that whether Taylor knew she was trying to imitate witches or in fact was doing some kind of a cult ceremony during the show is sort of irrelevant to the demons," Father Reehil continues.</p>
<br>
<p>"She is an incredibly talented and influential artist. And so the demons will take deep note of what she's doing and how she's doing it and who she's influencing. So when they imitate these rituals with these orbs and these black capes, that looks like something you'd find in the woods.</p>
<br>
<p>"Even if her intent was not to practice any witchcraft or do any of the incantations, she is probably attracting a lot of demons to her concerts.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>But then all this is completely nuts. Conjuring demons involves specific procedures and specific implements, and those implements usually need to be consecrated for that purpose. It also involves the intent of the magician. While it is true that some practitioners go overboard with this and insist intent is all that matters, it is nonetheless the case that a magical operation won't work without it. You can't just mechnically imitate a few pieces of a magical ritual and expect anything to happen.</p>
<br>
<a name='more'></a>
<p>Carrying around an orb or wearing a black cape is not spellcasting, and it doesn't do anything on its own. You actually have to work the magick with some sort of goal in mind to get any sort of result. As Aleister Crowley put it, every intentional act is a magical act. This is a broad definition for a reason, and Crowley explained in <i>Book Four</i> using a mundane example. But he also clarifies in <i>Magick Without Tears</i> that it does involve working - intentionally - with what we call paranormal forces today.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>"That's where the problem can lie because then you have these little girls who you know literally sort of worship her who are now putting themselves in a position where they could be attacked by demonic forces.</p>
<br>
<p>"So not saying that's going to happen to everybody, but you're definitely putting yourself in a very dangerous situation if you're going to a concert where there's somebody who's imitating or even practicing the art of witchcraft. I would say don't do it. Skip the concert."</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>I have been advocating for basic magick literacy among the general population for a long time, practitioners and non-practitioners alike. One of the big reasons for that is folks like this. They have this idea that magick is some sort of mechanical thing that you can stumble into by accident just by interacting with "spooky" things. The bottom line is that a lot of these folks just want to control people - especially girls - and keep them away from things they happen to like.</p>
<br>
<p>This includes everything from fearing cheesy Halloween decorations to thinking "backwards Satanic messages" in music have any effect on people at all. The backwards thing has been tested numerous times with no results. Even the famous claim that flashing a "subliminal" image of Coca-Cola and popcorn during a movie increased concession sales turned out to be a <a href="https://explorable.com/subliminal-messages">complete fraud</a> made up by marketing consultant James Vicary in 1957.</p>
<br>
<p>You are under no more danger from spirits at a "spooky" concert than you are walking down the street. A lot of new practitioners are surprised by this - their psychic senses start to "wake up" and they suddenly realize that spirits are everywhere all the time. They aren't generally "demons" in the Christian sense and most of them are benign. Hostile ones also exist, but they aren't especially drawn to "spooky" things and you can encounter them anywhere.</p>
<br>
<p>This gets even more obvious when you delve into the metaphysics of magick. Spirits - all spirits - are non-local in their native forms. So in effect, they are everywhere all at once, more like a wavelength propagating through the universe than a convention being occupying a specific time and place. They manifest locally when a magician conjures them, but to be clear, you don't conjure spirits accidentally. It has to be done with intent, and it works best if done with precision.</p>
<br>
<p>I am not trying to argue that spirit possession can't happen. but it's a matter of relative risk and spirit possession is very rare. You are far more likely to die in a car accident driving to a concert like this than be possessed by a spirit at the show. Understanding that is important, and it's something a lot of people don't seem to get.</p>
<br>
<p>Magick is not more dangerous than anything else just because it's spooky and/or weird. For the most part it's relatively safe, and practice just opens your eyes to the paranormal forces that are acting on you all the time as you go about your daily life.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-47126008002965621782024-02-23T07:00:00.023-06:002024-02-23T14:51:06.374-06:00Oracle of Perception Kickstarter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embalmedapple/embalmed-apples-oracle-of-perception" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFbPqnOk7WP97j7HyAQr602XAULsV6QWycn0ZByyZwA6lnrwPH10E9SLiDzwemCP8R_OqwUIgai5l3_NAZemIqHN51QfvRiyYvR2BvVBH9ROZNm3pt7QND1FjbGSKB8GC0nKAuF8BgwR9SH5w_xPTyHrbxu8Brkzj3nInz4RZDXdv8J9CGw-SONB3_UU/s1600/Oracle_Of_Perception_2_small.jpg"/></a></div>
<p><a href="https://linktr.ee/embalmedapple">Embalmed Apple</a> is a longtime student of Tarot and many other systems of divination, and an accomplished magical practitioner. This Kickstarter is for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embalmedapple/embalmed-apples-oracle-of-perception">Oracle of Perception</a>, a unique divinatory tool for exploring the archetypal forces that shape our perspectives regarding ourselves and the world around us.</p>
<br>
<p>Tarot decks follow the same overall general pattern, with Major Arcana cards attributed to the paths on the Tree of Life, the numbered cards corresponding to the four elements in each of the sephiroth, and so forth. Oracle decks are all different depending upon the design, with varying numbers of cards and their own symbolic structure.</p>
<br>
<p>The Oracle of Perception is a 30-card Oracle deck of original artwork based on archetypal imagery. They deck can be used for divination, pathworking, and expoloration of your mind's internal landscape. The artwork is striking and lovely, and the design of the deck naturally lends itself to meaningful and practical readings and meditations for facilitating personal growth and spiritual evolution.</p>
<br>
<p>As of this posting, the project is 24% funded. If it be your will, <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embalmedapple/embalmed-apples-oracle-of-perception">check it out</a>. If you like what you see you can help to make this amazing deck a reality. The funding window is open until March 15th, and if the project is 50% funded by March 1st a bonus limited edition print will be added to each deck.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-34402599906722701852024-02-18T14:56:00.001-06:002024-02-18T14:59:05.306-06:00Rethinking Magical Metaphysics<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dIRmLrWuYH-oufku4C0EseQK1uQClTE6WRq6bhjKk4O-UwTmjIufwv_wKsG1uTjAORcQj_X0-VbO2G3xU7hN7VQF5zhh2OSxFE-7hVD6dXH1zFuSPZEgROtoSQWqt48l0RIaMnLc70hGfk2recY8QQjYRbiJc_fij8SJaDOy8T6TU7eoSK-fd9GJCmc/s1600/immanuel-kant_small.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; padding-right: 3em; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dIRmLrWuYH-oufku4C0EseQK1uQClTE6WRq6bhjKk4O-UwTmjIufwv_wKsG1uTjAORcQj_X0-VbO2G3xU7hN7VQF5zhh2OSxFE-7hVD6dXH1zFuSPZEgROtoSQWqt48l0RIaMnLc70hGfk2recY8QQjYRbiJc_fij8SJaDOy8T6TU7eoSK-fd9GJCmc/s1600/immanuel-kant_small.jpg"/></a></div>
<br><p><i>This is the text of the presentation I gave at the Leaping Laughter Anthesteria yesterday, February 17th 2024. It reworks and expands some of the previous articles I have posted on this topic here on Augoeides.</i></p>
<br>
<p>Throughout the medieval and Renaissance periods, metaphysics in the Western world was dominated by two primary currents of thought. The first and most significant in terms of its influence upon culture and religion was the school established by Aristotle, which was based on empirical study of the material world. Much like modern physical scientists, Aristotle believed that ultimate reality could be found in the behavior of material objects that could be observed and measured. The second was the school established by Plato, who contended that ultimate reality could be found in the world of Ideal Forms, akin to the world of mathematics.</p>
<br>
<p>Both Plato and Aristotle postulated that the fundamental building blocks of reality consist of Matter and Form. Matter refers to the actual physical substance of which objects are composed – atoms, molecules, and elementary particles. Form refers to how these particles are arranged, encompassing every manifestation of substance from a simple block of metal or stone to complex interrelated systems. Form is especially essential to living organisms – if a human body were broken down into its component molecules, the result would be mostly water and collection of complex hydrocarbons. Obviously, mixing these hydrocarbons and water back together will not produce a human being. While the matter of which the original person was composed is still present, the complexity of the person’s original form has been destroyed. Where the two schools disagree is that Aristotle taught that matter preceded form and was therefore more real, while Plato taught that form preceded matter and therefore form was the most real.</p>
<br>
<p>Both philosophical schools have their problems. Aristotle's worldview leaves little room for sciences such as psychology in which measurement is difficult, especially when examining the personal experience of spiritual awakening. Plato's worldview, on the other hand, can lead to the conclusion that if empirical data does not support a theory or set of equations, there must be a problem with the data because the theory is “more real” than the process it describes. Neither school can be directly refuted in any empirical manner – show a Platonist the mathematical formula that describes the motion of a falling body and then a ball dropped from the top of a building, and they will claim that the equation is more real than the dropping ball because the equation describes the general case that applies to all falling bodies. An Aristotelian, on the other hand, would claim that the dropping ball is more real because it can hit someone, and that the equation merely describes its motion.</p>
<br>
<p>From a spiritual standpoint the Platonic model is more appealing to magical practitioners for obvious reasons. Aristotle's system leaves little room for the results of spiritual practice, especially as articulated by the church. In fact, the medieval church taught that systems like Hermeticism were heresies because they were based on the idea that a person could become closer to God or more favorable in God's eyes through their own efforts. The whole point of Platonism, though, was to deliberately engage in spiritual practices and through them progressively realize the fundamental truths of the universe, which fit easily into the Christian framework as the realization of God and Christ - heretical though such realization theoretically was.</p>
<br>
<p>In the eighteenth century, Immanuel Kant set out to develop what he described as a “Copernican turn” in metaphysics that he believed could resolve some of the difficulties with both schools. Instead of attempting to define the fundamental nature of objective reality, Kant directed his attention to the perspective of the individual and how reality is perceived. Kant proposed two levels of reality, the world of “things in themselves,” or objective reality, and the world of appearances, or subjective reality. He further proposed that objects of awareness must conform to our mode of awareness, meaning that information from objective reality is taken in by the senses and interpreted by the mind to construct a personal subjective reality.</p>
<br>
<a name='more'></a>
<p>As this subjective reality is what individuals actually experience, the objective universe is not directly knowable. Nonetheless, Kant asserted the existence of an objective reality on the basis of principles such as the law of cause and effect and object permanence, and thus avoided the idealistic position of philosophers who contended that only those things that were observed existed and that no objective things were necessarily real or present.</p>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0-rhdjycv5DyUH5EakCG__DA_Gej56olX7Hlri8XoG4zPatekNz-KyXKo6yrAlG1eC8KTdb7nmB1YJO6PFG6I5Zr-Jm9EtqQU0q9KYCp5eZ6Qkbc0hvfhdzUIUTqYXZ6pCVT9w4h5wgnH9bUmym0x0cB8Z2b1w9yilPg1hy_sj_-ZGLVFgMvv6-wGUU/s512/kant_model_1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0-rhdjycv5DyUH5EakCG__DA_Gej56olX7Hlri8XoG4zPatekNz-KyXKo6yrAlG1eC8KTdb7nmB1YJO6PFG6I5Zr-Jm9EtqQU0q9KYCp5eZ6Qkbc0hvfhdzUIUTqYXZ6pCVT9w4h5wgnH9bUmym0x0cB8Z2b1w9yilPg1hy_sj_-ZGLVFgMvv6-wGUU/s400/kant_model_1.png"/></a></div>
<br>
<p>As we change "things in themselves" by our actions - moving objects around, typing on a computer, or engaging in whatever hobbies we enjoy, the senses are constantly providing feedback about what we are doing with our motor skills and capacities. The full model, therefore, looks like this:</p>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvvlNNdCldSBdoClrpXBxdxvSSdjjjxZpLyZ1Nj7B1qFu5PDS_3JoPcKRvHGcG1kMOznAYWHi5WDl0tlSO9bD3bbNIzT2TdojXAV4E7dNVezcpR0FUn5GxjOPx969xBOGLxdZXUJTRGLQZZmtvwCpguqqyBfy5lfnhZwRlvsRMiwoQbeiDqI9kVQTSjY/s512/kant_model_2.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvvlNNdCldSBdoClrpXBxdxvSSdjjjxZpLyZ1Nj7B1qFu5PDS_3JoPcKRvHGcG1kMOznAYWHi5WDl0tlSO9bD3bbNIzT2TdojXAV4E7dNVezcpR0FUn5GxjOPx969xBOGLxdZXUJTRGLQZZmtvwCpguqqyBfy5lfnhZwRlvsRMiwoQbeiDqI9kVQTSjY/s400/kant_model_2.png"/></a></div>
<br>
<p>Once we're at this point, it becomes clear how the psychic and paranormal abilities can be fitted into the "Copernican" model without any changes. I simply propose that psychic awareness is an additional sense that humans possess to varying degrees, placed in position II. as part of the overall sensory apparatus. Likewise, the paranormal ability to shift probability is an additional "motor capacity" that humans possess to varying degrees that should be placed in position V.</p>
<br>
<p>We can fine-tune this further by separating the links joining I. and II. and V. and I. into categories. Strong links are Physical links. If I want to read something, it's easiest to read it with my eyes. If I want to knock something over, it is easiest to use my hand rather than any form of psychic ability. Contagion and Resonance links are the two kinds of magical links. They are much weaker than physical links but can influence "things in themselves" to some degree in cases where a direct physical link is not possible. Magick and psychic awareness work on this very principle.</p>
<br>
<p>Intelligent spirits can be represented the same way. The difference is that spirits are less material so they are generally less capable of using physical links and must rely more on contagion and resonance. They do seem to have some ability to affect the world physically, but to nowhere near the same degree as material objects, living or nonliving. They can effectively be treated like other individuals sharing the same world of "things in themselves," but with a less material form. The physical aspect of a spirit is usually energetic, but we still are talking about matter in relation to form. Energy and matter, as modern physics shows us, are fundamentally similar and either can be transformed into the other.</p>
<br>
<p>It should also be noted that spiritual hierarchies still work in Kant’s “flat” model of metaphysics. The difference is that they simply become maps of relationships that show which spirits have authority over others. This is easily explained by material world examples. At your job, you likely have a manager, and your manager has a manager above them. The business probably lays this all out in an organization chart. But the manager at the top of the chart just has authority over the individuals below them in the context of the business. There is no inherent spiritual or ethical value associated with the positions that different employees occupy. Spirits are the same way. They occupy the same metaphysical space even though some have autority over others.</p>
<br>
<p>There are several advantages of this approach over the Neo-Platonic model - which really, was only new in the sense that the teachings of Plato were mostly unknown before the discovery of ancient Greek texts at the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. Rejection of the material world is an endemic problem to many forms of spirituality, and the Platonic model posited that the material world was unimportant, or least occupied an inferior position to the world of mind and spirit. But in fact, according to the modern panpsychist view, consciousness - that is, spirit - infuses everything in the physical universe.</p>
<br>
<p>This means that we are neither spiritual beings having a material experience, nor material beings having a spiritual experience. We are beings with both material and spiritual aspects, and these are aspects that are largely inseparable. There is no "ladder" from impure or degraded matter to pure and perfect source. Spirit exists. Matter exists. These aspects fall on a continuum from the material to the spiritual, but only from the material to spiritual. This continuum behaves like a dimension such as length. An object of a particular length occupies space, but no individual point along that space is superior to any other.</p>
<br>
<p>If we are going to define values in this way, we must choose a heuristic by which they can be measured. The beauty of the "Copernican" model is that even the selection of this heuristic is left up to the individual. You can decide, like Plato, to privilege form over matter, or like Aristotle, to privilege matter over form. What you cannot do, though, is enshrine your selected heuristic as the "one true way." You get to choose for yourself, but not for others. We each have the right to live by our own heuristic - that is, our own law. The only ladder is the one we create for ourselves.</p>
<br>
<p>For all the attention given to the Neo-Platonic model in the Renaissance magical tradition, and despite its adoption by the original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Crowley nevertheless did recommend Kant’s Prolegamena as the best introduction to metaphysics. It is easy to see how Kant’s fundamental focus on the perspective of individuals and how they interact with the world lines up nicely with the Thelemic perspective, in which each of us conceptualized as a star in the body of Nuit traveling along its own particular orbit.</p>
<br>
<p>The rejection of the material world that seems to flow naturally from the Platonic perspective has no place in Thelema. Crowley articulates this in description of the “Three Schools of Magick” found in The Vision and the Voice and Magick Without Tears. Crowley defined the three schools as follows:</p>
<br>
<p>The Black School (which is in no way related to “black magick” in the conventional sense) is based on rejection of the material world. Since the material world is seen as a place of suffering, the goal of the black school is liberation of the spirit from the bonds of matter. In spiritual traditions that belong to this school, strict renunciation practices are generally employed. The key goal of black school spirituality is Transcendence – the elevation of consciousness into what are considered higher spiritual realms to escape the bounds of the material world.</p>
<br>
<p>The Yellow School teaches that the material world and all the joy and suffering that can be found there should simply be accepted and acknowledged. to allow the mind’s true nature to emerge. In these systems the discursive mind is seen as a hindrance to spiritual realization because it insists on assigning meaning to experience. The assignment of meaning is an internal thought process that gets in the way of the pure experience of the world, and therefore it needs to be silenced in meditation so that higher levels of consciousness may be attained. However, it is not seen as inherently evil – it simply is, like everything else in the world. The key goal of yellow school spirituality is Awareness – shifting consciousness in such a way that it encompasses and is thus capable of comprehending both the material and spiritual worlds.</p>
<br>
<p>The White School focuses on perfecting both the self and the material world. A good example of this school is Western alchemy, with its focus on transmutation of material substances representing various states of consciousness and the Renaissance Hermeticism from which it arose. Hermeticism is a form of Gnosticism that differs from most forms of Christian Gnosticism practiced during the first millennium of the Common Era. Rather than rejecting the material world as evil, it treats the material world as something to be marveled at and explored this perspective gave rise to Natural Philosophy and eventually the practice of modern science. In spiritual terms, the key goal of the white school is Transformation – the evolution of consciousness towards realization and eventually mastery of the material and spiritual worlds.</p>
<br>
<p>In Magick Without Tears, Crowley writes that the Thelemic system contains the best parts of the yellow and white schools. Kant’s metaphysics is ideally suited to such a system. The distinction between the worlds of things in themselves and the world of appearances mirrors the concept of microcosm and macrocosm as found in the Hermetic system. Understanding the dynamics of perception that link the two is clear and straightforward in Kant’s metaphysics. Aristotle and Plato, though, fundamentally disagree on how this process should work and defy both reconciliation and experimental verification.</p>
<br>
<p>Even in the area of ethics, Kant’s system is in many ways similar to how they are addressed by Crowley. Kant’s ethical system is based on a formulation called the categorical imperative. William P. Alston and Richard B. Brandt, in their introduction to Kant, stated, "His view about when an action is right is rather similar to the Golden Rule; he says, roughly, that an act is right if and only if its agent is prepared to have that kind of action made universal practice or a 'law of nature.' Thus, for instance, Kant says it is right for a person to lie if and only if he is prepared to have everyone lie in similar circumstances, including those in which he is deceived by the lie."</p>
<br>
<p>Crowley took this concept and added an important innovation that as far as I know he has never been given credit for in the circles of academic philosophy. One of the first critiques of the categorical imperative involves lying to a murderer. Let’s say that a murderer wants to kill someone who you are hiding in your house and asks you if you are hiding them. Should you tell the truth so the murderer can kill the person they are after? The obvious answer should be no, since doing so will get the person killed.</p>
<br>
<p>Crowley’s solution is to flip the categorical imperative around (a “Copernican turn" of his own) and reframe the categorical imperative in the language of individual rights. Instead of evaluating actions based on their universality, he instead evaluates rights themselves based on their universality. This means that an ethical person should only claim and exercise the rights for themselves that they extend universally to others, and that it is unethical to do otherwise.</p>
<br>
<p>In the murderer example, it should be clear that as the would-be victim has the right to live and the murderer is seeking to thwart that right, lying to said murderer becomes acceptable and ethical. Those who seek to deny the rights of others have no right to protection under those same rights. In fact, as it is worded in Liber OZ, “man has the right to kill those who would thwart these rights.” In fact, it would be ethical to kill the murderer in this context, not just lie to them. Of course, as with the various rights outline in Liber OZ, this ethical system does not protect you from the consequences of exercising your rights, so if you killed the murderer the police would probably want to have a word with you.</p>
<br>
<p>In practical magick, too, using Kant’s metaphysics does result in some claims that can be tested. In Platonism the four Qabalistic worlds are treated like planes of existence layered on top if each other, from the most pure spirit in Atziluth to the most impure matter in Assiah. The implication there is that the dynamics of the four worlds mirror the process of creation and naturally flow into each other. Crowley alludes to this when he discusses the idea of solving any magical problem by “moving up a level” and working on the problem there. In other works, perform an operation in Yetzirah and it will naturally propagate into Assiah.</p>
<br>
<p>With Kant, the levels are more like conceptualizations that we place upon a basically flat universe. Modern science has taken this to the point of suggesting that matter is inherently unconscious, which to my way of thinking takes the idea a little too far, but chaos magicians in the 1980’s and 1990’s found that working with an essentially flat universe proved highly effective. In addition, having spent years experimenting with the notion of casting at “higher” worlds to affect “lower” ones, I am reasonably confident that the method just does not work. The Platonic model can therefore be refuted experimentally, or at the very least challenged.</p>
<br>
<p>I do not consider myself a materialist, as one might expect from a “flat universe” advocate like myself. As a holistic panpsychist, I am basically a “stuffist.” The universe is made of “stuff.” I need a better term, I know, but so far a really good one has eluded me. “Stuff” has matter/energy components, quantum information components, and consciousness components, all of which are fundamental to its makeup. A single particle is so simple that the “amount” of consciousness components it has are small, but they are nonetheless present. This concept resolves everything from the hard problem of consciousness, the observed workings of magick, and the morphic resonance experiments of scientists like Rupert Sheldrake. Morphic resonance in particular provides a mechanism by which manifestations of consciousness can resonate with each other across a flat plane of “stuff” without any need for breaking the components of said “stuff” into planes or levels.</p>
<br>
<p>If we truly plan to implement “the method of science, the aim of religion” I would suggest that Platonism, with its levels, ideal forms, and negative conceptions of the material world makes a poor basis for advancing the discipline of magick. As Thelemites, after all, we are told that “existence is pure joy” and to “enjoy all things of sense and rapture.” If the world in which we live is supposed to be a cave, or a prison, or a place of torment, how do those statements make any sense? If instead we approach the world like scientists, treating magick as a science that includes and involves consciousness, we are far more likely to arrive at our goal of accomplishing our True Wills, the Great Work, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br>
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-33354314109852584552024-02-12T07:00:00.004-06:002024-02-12T09:36:37.235-06:00Via Solis Aquarius Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Aquarius Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, February 13th, at the Tuesday Ritual Workshop starting around 8 PM CDT.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<i><p>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Aquarius. The sign Aquarius is attributed to the power of "Astrology." This includes both learning about astrology and astrological methods, and working directly with astrological forces, aspects, and the like. As such, this is a general power with many possible practical applications. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</p></i>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying…</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram for Aquarius (Hexagram of Saturn in violet with ARARITA, symbol of Aquarius in slightly greenish yellow with HVYH). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <u>Liber 963</u>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou Empress of Light and of Darkness, Thou pourer-forth of the stars of night! Yea, as I gaze upon Thy Countenance, mine eyes are as the eyes of a blind man smitten by a torch of burning fire.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the wine-cups of merriment, and the eyes of the wanton bearers, and all the lure of their soft limbs; so that I may be made drunk on the vine of Thy splendour, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou Eternal river of chaotic law, in whose depths lie locked the secrets of Creation; I swear to Thee by the primal waters of the Deep, to suck up the Firmament of Thy Chaos, and as a volcano to belch forth a Cosmos of coruscating suns.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Surging of wild felicity, whose love is as the overflowing of the seas, and who makest our bodies to laugh with beauty. I know Thee! O Thou outstrider of the sunset, who deckest the snow-capped mountains with red roses, and strewest white violets on the curling waves.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the sparkling dew of the wild glades: Thou hast decked them out as for a great feast of rejoicing, so that they may gleam forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as the sapphirine waves that cling to the shimmering limbs of the green rocks; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may chant in foaming music Thy Glory, and roll forth the eternal rapture of Thy Name: O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou wanton cup-bearer of madness, whose mouth is as the joy of a thousand thousand masterful kisses; intoxicate me on Thy loveliness, so that the silver of Thy merriment may revel as a moon-white pearl upon my tongue.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the Crown of the flaming storm; nor the opalescence of the Abyss: O Thou who art not a nymph in the foam of the sea; nor a whirling devil in the sand of the desert! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Bear me in the unity of Thy might, and pour me forth from out the cup of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou silken web of emerald bewitchment; Thou berylline mist of marshy meers; Thou flame-spangled fleece of seething gold: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou pearly dew of the setting moon; O Thou dark purple storm-cloud of contending kisses! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till all my laughter, like enchaunted waters, is blown as an iris-web of bubbles from the lips of the deep, in the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, order me justly and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my thoughts are as a dust-clad serpent wind at noon that danceth through the ashen grass of law.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all my song is as the dirge of the sea that moans about a corpse, lapping most mournfully against the dead shore in the darkness. Yet in the sob of the wind do I hear Thy name, that quickeneth the cold lips of death to life.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou teeming desert of the abundance of night? O Thou river of unquench'd thirst! Thou tongueless one who lickest up the dust of death and casteth it forth as the rolling ocean of life! O how can I possess the still depths of Thy darkness, and yet in Thine embrace fall asleep as a child in a bower of lilies?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty CAMBRIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of DELI, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the stabilizing and aerial HVYH, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Aquarius do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name CAMBRIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong><p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O stabilizing and aerial HVYH. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Aquarius, charging it with the creative energies of DELI, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of violet light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Aquarius: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of DELI.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 3 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of violet light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of violet light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Aquarius in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Aquarius! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty CAMBRIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!<br />
<br />
All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou CAMBRIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the stabilizing and aerial HVYH. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HVYH; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime. The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />
</div>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-9331257481528220582024-02-06T07:00:00.016-06:002024-02-06T12:47:18.321-06:00Thomas Edison's Spirit Phone<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-91vTWBaEkNNSi3826gfSC1T1RATAefitJ5cUO9Cmq04h8O6sR0xYDQxu7uBJKBXqBtTU2IiuuRKEEAxIgJ1tldR8QGEYCj7qYIAicfM1e-bevLjE40CTSq-zshMf_V4v0kCZYbyUZNuMGCQDCSVZCEf9Yyu-3_ZPOhF0duD1mRwgOp6FJiC-y8gOH0/s1600/edison_spirit_phone_cropped.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-91vTWBaEkNNSi3826gfSC1T1RATAefitJ5cUO9Cmq04h8O6sR0xYDQxu7uBJKBXqBtTU2IiuuRKEEAxIgJ1tldR8QGEYCj7qYIAicfM1e-bevLjE40CTSq-zshMf_V4v0kCZYbyUZNuMGCQDCSVZCEf9Yyu-3_ZPOhF0duD1mRwgOp6FJiC-y8gOH0/s1600/edison_spirit_phone_cropped.jpg"/></a></div>
<p>Here's a <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dial-a-ghost-on-thomas-edisons-least-successful-invention-the-spirit-phone">fun article</a> from <i>Atlas Obscura</i>. It seems that Thomas Edison invented a "spirit phone" that was intended to communicate with spirits of the dead. In the 1920's spiritualism was still going full-force, and researchers were very interested in the implications of apparently physical manifestations that occurred during seances.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>In 1920, the inventor shocked the public when he told American Magazine: “I have been at work for some time, building an apparatus to see if it is possible for personalities which have left this earth to communicate with us.” Edison, who was known for having hundreds of patents of inventions and creating an efficient version of the light bulb, added that this new invention would not function by “any occult, mystifying, mysterious, or weird means, employed by so–called “mediums”, but by scientific methods. I am engaged in the construction of one such apparatus now, and I hope to be able to finish it before very many months pass.”</p>
<br>
<p>Edison’s idea became known as a “spirit phone”, and caused a media storm. For years many historians believed the invention to be a joke or a hoax; no blueprints or prototypes of a spirit phone could be found. But while he may not have actually contacted the dead, there is evidence he experimented with the idea. In 2015 the French journalist Philippe Baudouin found a rare version of Edison’s diary in a thrift store in France. This version includes a chapter that was not printed in the widely known 1948 English edition, called the <i>Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison</i>. This missing chapter was dedicated to his theory of the spirit world, and how it might be possible to contact it. Baudouin re-published the French edition as <i>Le Royaume de l’au-delà</i>.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>Edison was such an extreme self-promoter that it's hard to imagine him not taking credit for contacting the spirit world if his device ever worked. That fact alone suggests that it never did. The article goes into more detail about Edison's model of how he thought the spirit world worked, and from that account I think I can see what the problem was. Detector sensitivity would have beem an issue with the electronics of the time, but beyond that I doubt something based on Edison's model would work even with the latest technology.</p>
<br>
<a name='more'></a>
<blockquote><p>Speaking to loved ones beyond the grave may have appealed to the public, but for Edison this was a matter of strict science. Edison believed that life was indestructible, and that the “quantity could never be increased or decreased.” He theorized that like our bodies, our personalities have a physical form, made of tiny “entities” similar to our current view of atoms. He thought these entities might exist after humans passed away—a personality-based residue of loose memories and thoughts, containing part of who a person was during life. If these particles existed, he reasoned, they could collect together in the ether around us. Possibly they could be amplified by his device like a human voice could be amplified and recorded by a phonograph.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>Parapsychology research in both the United States and the former Soviet Union established pretty comprehensively that paranormal phenomema do not involve any sort of particle that can be measured by standard means. Those findings don't necessarily preclude some sort of exotic particle that evades most measurements, but even so, Edison's apparatus would have been unable to detect those as well. Much more advanced detectors available from the 1950's through the 1970's remained unable to detect any particles associated with spirits and/or psychic phenomena.</p>
<br>
<p>My own <a href="https://ananael.blogspot.com/search/label/emf">experiments</a> suggest that conjured spirits can affect a modern EMF detector, though it has to be used on the most sensitive setting and it's not clear Edison would have had anything that precise. Last year the Minneapolis Institute of Art hosted an exhibit called <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2022/02/25/supernatural-america-minneapolis-institute-of-arts-new-exhibit-eerie-and-amazing/">"Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art"</a> . One of the items on display was device that used EMF to detect spirits. I tried to see if I could trip it using some covert spellwork, but to no avail. I later looked up the specifications on it and found that it was less precise than even the low sensitivity setting on my EMF detector, which I already knew spirits were unable to affect.</p>
<br>
<p>The point in bringing that up is that this particular device at the MIA exhibit was built more recently than the Edison spirit phone would have been, and it used better and more precise techology. Still it was not anywhere near as sensitive as my cheap EMF detector that found on Amazon a few years back. The EMF approach appears to be closer to the right track based on my own work, but it also is clear that if you go too far back you are not going to have access to the components that you would need to build a working prototype.</p>
<br>
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-79159182103990271612024-02-05T07:00:00.004-06:002024-02-05T13:28:49.924-06:00Satanic Temple Display Vandal Charged<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHSTbNHf36g4GI-icHU2tvfIMuAzdCQ4bBWzRVsj70NkJlJcWBgRxtwKKmA8FjHTvkSrtdQtZ0lgAyt5guAEK3h-1nQrW2t9hWoiW2gjWGtjwMnzn4sIipbwQQX3Tasz6w_oVc3YV2Qw4pvdLMKjg1NYPysVXhlNDTQCrZjpxCZzp6TDYiKneXJnou6E/s1600/satanic_temple_iowa_display.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHSTbNHf36g4GI-icHU2tvfIMuAzdCQ4bBWzRVsj70NkJlJcWBgRxtwKKmA8FjHTvkSrtdQtZ0lgAyt5guAEK3h-1nQrW2t9hWoiW2gjWGtjwMnzn4sIipbwQQX3Tasz6w_oVc3YV2Qw4pvdLMKjg1NYPysVXhlNDTQCrZjpxCZzp6TDYiKneXJnou6E/s1600/satanic_temple_iowa_display.jpg"/></a></div><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-destroyed-satanic-temple-altar-iowa-charged-hate-crime-law-rcna136688">This</a> is good to see. An Iowa man who vandalized a religious display set up by The Satanic Temple at the Iowa State Capitol has been charged with a hate crime. That is exactly how hate crime laws are supposed to work, and why we have them.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>A man who attacked and beheaded a permitted statue put up by the Satanic Temple at Iowa’s Capitol in December has been charged with a felony under the state’s hate crime statutes, the prosecutor’s office said this week. Michael Cassidy, who was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Mississippi’s state House of Representatives, is charged with third-degree criminal mischief in violation of individual rights, the Polk County Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>This probably doesn't mean much coming from me as I've been very open about my progressive politics, but I always find it amazing that Republicans will go on and on and on about freedom until it means freedom for somebody they don't like. Freedom of religion is a basic concept enshrined by the United States Constitution, and it means that it is totally unconstitutional and thus illegal to persecute minority religions. There is no way you can read the actual text honestly and come away with the impression that the intent is to give any particular religion special rights and privileges above all the others.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>“Evidence shows the defendant made statements to law enforcement and the public indicating he destroyed the property because of the victim’s religion,” the prosecutor’s office said. Cassidy, 36, had been charged with a misdemeanor. The enhanced charge is a class D felony under Iowa’s hate crime statutes. Cassidy, of Lauderdale, ran for Mississippi State House District 45 as a Republican but was defeated in November by Democrat Keith Jackson by 55% to 38%. His campaign biography describes him as a former Navy pilot and “a Christian conservative who loves our nation.”</p>
<br>
<p>Cassidy appeared on Fox News days after he beheaded the statue and called it “Christian civil disobedience.” He said he went to the Capitol and “nobody was there, and it offended me. It touched a nerve. It was, you know, righteous indignation.” Cassidy said on Fox News that he “pulled his head off,” referring to the display of Baphomet.</p>
<br>
<p>So basically Cassidy is claiming that he should have the right to persecute members of any religion that offends him. I'm sure parts of his religion are offensive to my beliefs too, but I don't go around vandalizing his religious displays. All it requires is some basic emotional maturity.</p>
<br>
<p>Minister Mortimer Adramelech of the Satanic Temple of Iowa told NBC affiliate WHO of Des Moines at the time of the vandalism that the display was there for the holidays. The Iowa Department of Administrative Services said the group met the application requirements for the display. “All religions have equal rights in the public forum under the First Amendment of the Constitution. As Americans we have every right to be here just like anyone else,” Adramelech told the station.</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>The Satanic Temple started its campaign of placing religious displays at State Capitols in response to a Christian movement to place promotional statues created for the film <i>The Ten Commandmants</i> at statehouses. The goal of this was clearly to privilege Christianity over other religions in the public square. Courts repeatedly have ruled that the displays can go up in public spaces so long as all other religions have the same rights to display their own symbols.</p>
<br>
<p>The Satanic Temple has gone on record stating that their preference would be to have no religious monuments on state property, as the United States is a secular, pluralistic nation. Personally, though, I actually like the idea of every religion out there having the right to put up their own displays. I'm perfectly fine with a celebration of our nation's many different religious groups, highlighting the secular laws that allow all of them to coexist peacefully - at least until some asshole like Cassidy comes around.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-53971150018988498762024-01-08T07:00:00.002-06:002024-01-08T15:42:29.514-06:00Via Solis Capricorn Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div>
<p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Capricorn Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, January 9th at the Leaping Laughter Ritual Workshop. We will starting around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<i><p>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Capricorn.</p>
<br />
<p>The sign Capricorn is attributed to the powers of "The Witches' Sabbath so-called" and "the Evil Eye." The latter is a general form of cursing cast by line of sight, but keep in mind that as Capricorn rules the Evil Eye, this sign can be employed both to cast such curses and protect you from them. Seeing as the "Witches' Sabbath" is not a real magical operation, but rather an invention of Medieval witch hunters (as the "so-called" likely acknowledges) it requires some explanation.</p>
<br />
<p>According to the imagination of witch hunters, the Witches' Sabbath was a ritual in which witches copulated with the Devil in order to obtain magical powers. So in the context of real magical operations we are talking about sex magick in various forms, whether symbolic or actual. <a href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0370.html"><i>Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici</i></a>, for example, is attributed to this sign and describes in (only slightly) veiled symbolic language a sex magick technique similar to Spare's well-known sigilization method. The Great Rite in the Wiccan tradition would be another example.</p>
<br />
<p>In addition, one of the magical weapons attributed to Capricorn is "the secret force" which is a reference to internal energies such as kundalini, whether employed in sex magick operations or otherwise. So another application for Capricorn would be to develop and/or strengthen those energies by magical means. It is important to keep in mind that "sex magick" such does not necessarily involve having sex, but rather working with the union of energetic polarities - which can be accomplished by many different means.</p>
<br />
<p>The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</p></i>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<a name='more'></a>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying…</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram for Capricorn (Hexagram of Saturn in indigo with ARARITA, symbol of Capricorn in amber with HYHV). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <u>Liber 963</u>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou steel-girdered mountain of mountains, Thou crested summit of Majesty! Yea, as I climb Thy grandeur, I find I have but surmounted one mote of dust floating in a beam of Thy Glory.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the goatish ache of the years, and the cryptic books, and all the majesty of their enshrouded words; so that I may be entangled in Thy wordless Wisdom, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou ruin of the mountains, glistening as an old white wolf above the fleecy mists of Earth; I swear to Thee by the galaxies of Thy domain, to press Thy lamb's breasts with the teeth of my soul, and drink of the milk and blood of Thy subtlety and innocence.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Paladin of self-vanquished knights, whose path lieth through the trackless forests of time, winding athrough the Byss of unbegotten space. I know Thee! O Thou despiser of the mountains, Thou whose course is as that of a lightening-hoofed steed leaping along the green bank of a fair river.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the precious stones of the black earth: Thou hast lightened her with a myriad eyes of magic, so that she may wink forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a flint-black goat that pranceth in a shining wilderness of steel; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may paw one flashing spark from Thy Splendour, and be welded into the Glory of Thy might: O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou wine-voiced laughter of fainting gloom, who art as a naked faun crushed to death between millstones of thunder; make me drunk on the rapture of Thy song, so that in the corpse-clutch of my passion I may tear the cloud-robe from off Thy swooning breast.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the Pan-pipe in the forest; nor life's blue sword wrapped in the cloak of death: O Thou who art not found amongst the echoes of the hills; nor in the whisperings that wake within the valleys! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Crown me in the unity of Thy might, and flash me as a scarlet tongue into Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou zigzagged effulgence of the burning stars; Thou wilderment of indigo light; Thou grey horn of immaculate fire: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou embattled cloud of flashing flame; O Thou capricious serpent-head of scarlet hair! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till my roaring filleth the wooded mountains, and like a giant forceth the wind's head through the struggling trees, in the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, behold me fully and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my searching is as a bat that seeks some hollow of night upon a sun-parched wilderness.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all my faith is as a filthy puddle in the sinister confines of a forest, splashed by the wanton foot of a young gnome. Yet like a wildfire through the trees at nightfall do I divine the distant glimmer of Thine Eye.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou disrober of the darkness of the Abyss? O Thou veil'd eye of creation! Thou soundless voice who, for ever misunderstood, rollest on through the dark abysms of infinity! O how can I learn to sing the music of Thy name, as a quivering silence above the thundering discord of the tempest?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty HANAEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of GEDI, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the rushing and earthly HYHV, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Capricorn do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name HANAEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O rushing and earthly HYHV. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Capricorn, charging it with the creative energies of GEDI, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of indigo light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup at heart level and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Capricorn: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of GEDI.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes the cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 3 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of indigo light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HYHV</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HYHV</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of indigo light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Capricorn in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HYHV</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Capricorn! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty HANAEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: So mote it be!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou HANAEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the rushing and earthly HYHV. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HYHV; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime. The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-82267688234835899242023-12-24T07:00:00.002-06:002023-12-24T14:56:04.283-06:00Talk With Jesus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORvXfR1i4-FRFMStOHxdo8OTRaaQyUPhCVe3TL5LQbOLQn88jFiqNNa6RIY3Ef_b6OPiG35c5SZo43b5PD5-cDlb1fNYs1SQ9SYFg6HI_KsHstpHZA1IWxQufC5CjSYeQUAZvE_mda3InMIBqg41SnQuZc9RjTI8uZdtqFq9980mv-HzJ-48LQ42dz_s/s1600/jesus_spirit_board.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORvXfR1i4-FRFMStOHxdo8OTRaaQyUPhCVe3TL5LQbOLQn88jFiqNNa6RIY3Ef_b6OPiG35c5SZo43b5PD5-cDlb1fNYs1SQ9SYFg6HI_KsHstpHZA1IWxQufC5CjSYeQUAZvE_mda3InMIBqg41SnQuZc9RjTI8uZdtqFq9980mv-HzJ-48LQ42dz_s/s1600/jesus_spirit_board.jpg"/></a></div><p>You know how I go out of my way explaining to people that praying for a specific thing is <i>the same damn thing</i> as magick? I do that because the sort of Christian that generally goes around praying for things like a new car is also the sort of Christian obsessed with how evil magick is. As you can see browsing through the rituals on this site, the way I usually do magick is to call on angels by the corresponding godnames, conjure them, and charge them with specific tasks. This is literally no different than calling on God and his angels to bring you something. "I pray to get [a certain thing] in the name of Jesus is a spell, albeit a sloppy and inefficient one.</p>
<br>
<p>I bring this up thanks to this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-Board-Games/dp/B09QH3HC72">ridiculous new product</a>, the "Holy Spirit Board." It's ridiculous because it's a <i>freaking Ouija board</i> with so Christian iconography. This is not the first time I've talked about a Christian Ouija board here on Augoeides, such as <a href="https://ananael.blogspot.com/2019/02/christian-ouija-board.html">this article</a> from 2019. It is the first ioteration of a Christian Ouija board, though, that actually advertises itself as talking directly with Jesus. I would expect the folks who actually know the Ten Commandments and understand the meaning of the word "idolotry" should have something to say about that, and I expect some of them do. I just haven't seen it so far.</p>
<br>
<p>Because the "Holy Spirit Board" is literally idolotrous. Ouija boards work because a phenomenon called the ideomotor effect. This consists of small, unconsicous movements in the fingers. Those movements make the planchette slide, and if you have a bunch of people working the board together, the motion can seem mysterious. In fact, the inventor of the Ouija board and other spirit communication devices from the same period likely wouldn't disagree with any of that. When a Ouija board works - that is, provides you with accurate information - it's because your psychic senses are activated and your psychic impressions are translating into those small, unconscious finger movements.</p>
<br>
<p>It's not impossible that a person could use a Ouija board to communicate with the Christian God, Jesus, or angels. Deities <i>can</i> be contacted in this way. The problem is that without psychic development, psychic senses are usually likewise undeveloped. That means that what is translating to the board is usually not viable psychic information, but rather one's own thoughts. And THAT means that anyone using this device to talk with Jesus might be getting legitimate communication some of the time. But the rest of the time they are literally communicating with their own thoughts and treating those thoughts as if they were those of Jesus. The latter case is practically the definition of idolotry - which they accuse us magicians of all the time.</p>
<br>
<p>Personally I'm a Thelemite and honestly couldn't care less if Christians want to make use of magical or psychic technology. Good for them! I just wish they would wake up and realize what they are doing when they use the tech, but then rail against people of other religions for doing the same. Either Ouija boards are evil or they're not. Idolotry is idolotry, no matter who's doing it. Most of all, I wish they would just leave us alone to practice as we will. We are perfectly happy to extend them the same courtesy, so long as they don't enact their beliefs in a way that threatens our basic human rights.</p>
<br>
<p>Happy Holidays, everyone!</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-36910716575012141282023-11-27T07:00:00.008-06:002023-12-19T17:58:25.817-06:00Sagittarius Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Sagittarius Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday November 28th, at the ritual workshop. We will be starting the ritual around 8 PM.</i></p><br />
<strong><p><u>0. The Temple</u></p></strong><br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Sagittarius. The sign Sagittarius is attributed to the power of “Transmutations." It is also the only sign attributed to a vision, the "Vision of Universal Peacock." This vision is a significant step in alchemical processes. Transmutation is a general power with many applications, since in a sense all magical operations represent attempts to transmute or transform some aspect of yourself, the external world, or both. So any intent along those lines would be in harmony with the power of the sign. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p><br />
<strong><p><u>I. Opening</u></p></strong><br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</p></strong><br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p><br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p><br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p><br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p><br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p><br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p><br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p><br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong><br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<strong><p><u>II. The Magical Field</u></p></strong><br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p><br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p><br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p><br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong><br />
<strong><p><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></p></strong><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying…</p><br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong><br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</p></strong><br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p><br />
<strong><p>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man.</p></strong><br />
<strong><p><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></p></strong><br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram for Sagittarius (Hexagram of Jupiter in blue with ARARITA, symbol of Sagittarius in orange with VYHH). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <u>Liber 963</u>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i><p><br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou transfigured dream of blinding light, Thou beatitude of wonderment! Yea, as I behold Thee, mine understanding is but as the glimpse of a rainbow through a storm of blinding snow.</p><br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the moonlit peaks of the mountains, and the arrow-shapen kiss of the firs, and all the travail of the winds; so that I may be lost on the summit of Thy Glory, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p><br />
<p>3. O Thou flame-tipped arrow of devouring fire that quiverest as a tongue in the dark mouth of Night; I swear to Thee by the thurible of Thy Glory, to breathe the incense of mine understanding, and to cast the ashes of my wisdom into the Valley of Thy breast.</p><br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Archer of the darksome regions, who shooteth forth from Thy transcendental crossbow the many-rayed suns into the fields of heaven. I know Thee! O Thou eight-pointed arrow of light, who smiteth the regions of the seven rivers until they laugh like Maenads with snaky thyrsus.</p><br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the stars and meteors of Night: Thou hast caparisoned her grey coursers with moons of pearl, so that they may shake forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p><br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a green arrow of Lightning that speedeth through the purple clouds of Night; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may wake fire from the crown of Thy Wisdom, and flash into the depths of Thine Understanding: O Thou God, my God!</p><br />
<p>7. O Thou cloudy Virgin of the World, whose breasts are as scarlet lilies paling before the sun; dandle me in the cradle of Thine arms, so that the murmur of Thy voice may lull me to a sleep like a pearl lost in the depths of a silent sea.</p><br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the vitality of worlds; nor the breath of star-entangled Being: O Thou who art not horsed 'mid the centaur clouds of night; nor the twanging of the shuddering bowstring of noon! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Throne me in the unity of Thy might, and stab me with the javelin of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p><br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou seven-rayed rainbow of perfect loveliness; Thou light-rolling chariot of sunbeams; Thou fragrant scent of the passing storm: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou breath of the slumbering valleys; O Thou low-murmuring ripple of the ripe cornfields! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till, as the mingling blushes of day and night, my song weaveth the joys of life into a gold and purple Crown, for the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p><br />
<p>10. O my God, kindle me with joy and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all the strength of my mind is but as a web of silk that bindeth the milky breasts of the stars.</p><br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all my craft is as an injured arrow, featherless and twisted, that should be loosed from its bowstring by the hands of an infant. Yet in the wayward struggling of its flight do I grip the unwavering courses of Thy wisdom.</p><br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou soft pearl set in a bow of effulgent light? O Thou drop of shimmering dew! Thou surging river of bewildering beauty who speedest as a blue arrow of fire beyond, beyond! O how can I measure the poisons of Thy limbeck, and yet be for ever transmuted in the athanor of Thine understanding?</p></blockquote><br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p><br />
<strong><p><u>V. The Conjuration</u></p></strong><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty ADVACHIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of QESHETH, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the transformative and fiery VYHH, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Sagittarius do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p><br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong><br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name ADVACHIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p><br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno…</p><br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong><br />
<strong><p><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></p></strong><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O transformative and fiery VYHH. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Sagittarius, charging it with the creative energies of QESHETH, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</p></strong><br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of blue light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p><br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Sagittarius: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of QESHETH.</p></blockquote><br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 4 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of blue light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>VYHH</strong></p><br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>VYHH</strong></p><br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of blue light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Sagittarius in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>VYHH</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p><br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p><br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Sagittarius! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p><br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Under the current pandemic circumstances, each person will be provided with their own cup which they will fill for themselves and them drink from. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The central "source" cup should not be entirely drained, but invdividual cups should be. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p><br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the central "source" cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty ADVACHIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p><br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p><br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou ADVACHIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the transformative and fiery VYHH. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name VYHH; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p><br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p><br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p><br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong><br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p><br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p><br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-3908093470938422302023-11-06T07:00:00.002-06:002023-12-19T17:59:08.642-06:00Scorpio Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Scorpio Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday November 7th, at the Ritual Workshop. We will be starting around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Scorpio. The sign Scorpio is attributed to the power of “Necromancy." Note that this refers to work with the spirits of the dead, including ancestors, rather than magick involving dead things such as body parts and so forth. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN </p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying...</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Hexagram of Scorpio (Hexagram of Mars in blue-green with ARARITA, symbol of Scorpio in red-orange with VHHY). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <u>Liber 963</u>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou depths of the Inconceivable, Thou cryptic, unutterable God! Yea, as I attempt to understand Thee, my wisdom is but as an abacus in the lap of an aged man.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the yearning for Paradise, and the dark fear of Hell, and the feast of the corruption of the grave; so that as a child I may be led unto Thy Kingdom, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou who settest forth the limitless expanse, spanned by wings of thunder above the cosmic strife; I swear to Thee by the voiceless dust of the desert, to soar above the echos of shrieking life, and as an eagle to feast for ever upon the silence of the stars.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Guide of the star-wheeling circles, the soles of whose feet smite plumes of golden fire from the outermost annihilation of the Abyss. I know Thee! O Thou crimson sword of destruction, who chasest the comets from the dark bed of night, till they speed before Thee as serpent tongues of flame.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the riotous joy of the storm: Thou hast shaken the gold-dust from the tresses of the hills, so that they may chaunt forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a brown Scorpion that creepeth on through a vast desert of silver; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may lose myself in the span of Thy light, and become one with the glitter of Thy Shadow: O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou snake of misty countenance, whose braided hair is like a fleecy dawn of swooning maidens; hunt me as a fierce wild boar through the skies, so that Thy burning spear may gore the blue heavens red with the foaming blood of my frenzy.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the Formless breath of Chaos; nor the exhaler of the ordered spheres: O Thou who art not the cloud-cradled star of the morning; nor the sun, drunken upon the mist, who blindeth men! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Guide me in the unity of Thy might, and lead me to the fatherhood of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou star-blaze of undying expectation; Thou ibis-throated voice of silence; Thou blinding night of understanding: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou white finger of Chaotic law; O Thou creative cockatrice twined amongst the waters! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till my cries stir the night as the burnished gold of a lance thrust into a poisonous dragon of adamant, for the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, fill me with slumber and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my wakefulness is but as a cloud at sunset that is like a snake gliding through the dew.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all the feastings of my flesh have sickened to the wormy hunger of the grave, writhing in the spasms of indolent decay. Yet in the maggots of my corruption do I shadow forth sunlit hosts of crowned eagles.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou seraph-venom of witch-vengeance enchaunted? O Thou coiled wizardry of stars! Thou one Lord of life triumphant over death, Thou red rose of love nailed to the cross of golden light! O how can I die in Thee as sea-foam in the clouds, and yet possess Thee as a frail white mist possessess the stripped limbs of the Sun?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty BARACHIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of AKRAB, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the stabilizing and watery VHHY, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Scorpio do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name BARACHIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O stabilizing and watery VHHY. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Scorpio, charging it with the creative energies of AKRAB, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of blue-green light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Scorpio: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of AKRAB.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 5 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of blue-green light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>VHHY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>VHHY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of blue-green light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Scorpio in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>VHHY</strong>. <I>This ends the visualization.</I></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Scorpio! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty BARACHIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou BARACHIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the stabilizing and watery VHHY. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name VHHY; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-60148803792260436692023-11-02T19:00:00.010-05:002023-11-02T19:11:47.724-05:00Some Possible Evidence?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0e7H4nvGgkoT4bkXzwMLnItbQWI_yH5wrWUrYAnnYEy954cdUIFdRuPC8pS1gVvzs29gLVdTFjJFdvkxEuVvGiljJkEsDjK8txYEBNQgXmD5UtmRG5LZs_HEmAgxeBitgO-7DKfNdlZR8PdNdKJvEt92VVfyCT8K-07lA5E5KzXa9dRtM4r-fvnbu94/s1600/water_splash_small.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0e7H4nvGgkoT4bkXzwMLnItbQWI_yH5wrWUrYAnnYEy954cdUIFdRuPC8pS1gVvzs29gLVdTFjJFdvkxEuVvGiljJkEsDjK8txYEBNQgXmD5UtmRG5LZs_HEmAgxeBitgO-7DKfNdlZR8PdNdKJvEt92VVfyCT8K-07lA5E5KzXa9dRtM4r-fvnbu94/s1600/water_splash_small.jpg"/></a></div><p>One of the basic tenets of the quantum information model of magick has to do with the interaction of consciousness and quantum information while said information remain in superposition. Those are some big words, but what they essentially mean is that before a collection of probabilities at the quantum level resolves into a fixed state, it is susceptible to manipulation by magick.</p>
<br>
<p>Shifting the likelihood of the various possible outcomes allows magick to influence the physical world without employing physical energy such as electromagnetic waves. Previous paranormal research has shown that psychic abilities are unrelated to these sorts of energies, and therefore magick should be as well. Magick works with the same abilities as "psychic powers," just in a more organized and optimized way.</p>
<br>
<p>This raises the question of how this consciousnes-superposition connection works, and what evidence of it would look like in the physical world. The very nature of superposition renders it unmeasurable by direct means, so that approach will not work. But here's an <a href="https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-have-made-a-discovery-that-could-change-our-understanding-of-the-universe/">interesting discovery</a> that suggests what evidence of it could look like.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. In their study published on August 23 in the journal Science Advances, they reveal, for the first time, that there is a range in which fundamental constants can vary, allowing for the viscosity needed for life processes to occur within and between living cells. This is an important piece of the puzzle in determining where these constants come from and how they impact life as we know it.</p>
<br>
<a name='more'></a>
<p>In 2020, the same team discovered that the viscosity of liquids is determined by fundamental physical constants, setting a limit on how runny a liquid can be. Now this result is taken into the realm of life sciences. Fundamental physical constants shape the fabric of the universe we live in. Physical constants are quantities with a value that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and to remain unchanged over time – for example, the mass of the electron. They govern nuclear reactions and can lead to the formation of molecular structures essential to life, but their origin is unknown. This research might bring scientists one step closer to determining where these constants come from.</p>
<br>
<p>“Understanding how water flows in a cup turns out to be closely related to the grand challenge to figure out fundamental constants. Life processes in and between living cells require motion and it is viscosity that sets the properties of this motion. If fundamental constants change, viscosity would change too impacting life as we know it. For example, if water was as viscous as tar life would not exist in its current form or not exist at all. This applies beyond water, so all life forms using the liquid state to function would be affected.”</p></blockquote>
<br>
<p>Here's why this discovery is important. Variation in the value of physical constants could result from probability shifts within superposition prior to wavefunction collapse into measurable physical states. A simple example of this would be to take (A) the wavefunction of a particle and combine it with (B) a probability shift of the same type as the wave itself. Constructive interference will shift the superposition, and thus the result will be shifted in a direction corresponding to the structure of the second wave, (B). In the context of a static physics equation, the constants that are part of the equation could seem to change.</p>
<br>
<p>I really this is, of course, not the only possible explanation for these results. I also realize that even if it is, the (B) wave might turn out to be unrelated to consciousness acting on the superposition. It is interesting, though, that so far the latest scientific discoveries remain compatible with the tenets of the quantum information model of magick rather than contradicting them. I follow these developments closely and have not seen anything that requires an adjustment in years. That's still not proof, of course, but it is better for the model than the alternative.</p>
<br>
<p>I am convinced that eventually scientific research will be able to demonstrate what this relationship is and how it works. The field of consciousness studies continues along, and since I know that magick works, I also know that at some point the mechanism will be understood better. The fact that magick works has a number of interesting implications for what an accurate model of consicousness might finally look like, but of course nobody in the sciences is talking to us magicians. At least not yet.</p>
<br>
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-89527057529119644562023-10-26T07:00:00.038-05:002023-10-26T17:29:41.764-05:00Vending at NW Indiana Pagan Pride Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCJmsCazDZZV4b635_9qGS9xHt8W0SvF7rIPuHiC4L2-OF6vfE6V1lvwKp8DHIgHglWpWzQevwwyzOfbH3f2hMf8vsS1Z8uvivlh01uY5CWuw8YEgV36PqXvPVEjkxij_ZkP7VrOQc63s1AI1cDDt_zfKvcyCTWHAuqwp4HBYTZFfHejHQ52jq1PMD8w/s1187/pagan_pride_indiana.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="918" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCJmsCazDZZV4b635_9qGS9xHt8W0SvF7rIPuHiC4L2-OF6vfE6V1lvwKp8DHIgHglWpWzQevwwyzOfbH3f2hMf8vsS1Z8uvivlh01uY5CWuw8YEgV36PqXvPVEjkxij_ZkP7VrOQc63s1AI1cDDt_zfKvcyCTWHAuqwp4HBYTZFfHejHQ52jq1PMD8w/s600/pagan_pride_indiana.jpg"/></a></div>
<p>This Saturday, October 28th, I will be vending my books at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/522258756699724/">Pagan Pride Day</a> in northwestern Indiana alongside the awesome <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EmbalmedApple">Embalmed Apple</a>. Northwestern Indiana is still basically within the Chicago metro area, so if you happen to live around those parts this will be an opportunity to buy books from me in person. I will, of course, be happy to sign them for you. I will have both fiction and non-fiction titles on hand.</p><br>
<p>I rarely vend outside Minnesota, so here's your chance to pick up books in person without braving the Arctic tundra in which I live. Yes, I know, Chicago is also cold - just not like the Twin Cities! It's exciting for me to be vending in a relatively new environment, and if you're local to the area I hope to see you there.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-18539092484728966172023-10-03T07:00:00.006-05:002023-12-19T17:59:33.177-06:00Via Solis Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Today's post is the full script for the Libra Elixir Rite that we will be performing tonight, Tuesday October 3rd, at the Leaping Laughter Ritual Workshop. We will be starting around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Libra. The sign Libra is attributed to "Works of Justice and Equilibrium." So those sorts of intents are most appropriate, and as this is a general and highly adaptable power, it can be used for many different purposes, from obtaining justice in the external world to balancing your internal magical energies and/or spiritual perceptions. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN </p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying...<br />
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Hexagram of Libra (Hexagram of Venus in green with ARARITA, symbol of Libra in red with VHYH). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <i>Liber 963</i>, alternating the first twelve lines between them and reading the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou great labour of the Firmament, Thou tempest tossed roaring of the Aires! Yea, as I sink in the depths of Thine affliction, mine anguish is but as the smile on the lips of a sleeping babe.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the sorrow of my mother, and the threshold of my home, and all the labour of my father's hands; so that I may be led unto the Mansion of Thy Light, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou unalterable measure of all things, in whose lap lie the destinies of unborn worlds; I swear to Thee by the balance of Light and Darkness, to spread out the blue vault as a looking- glass, and flash forth therefrom the intolerable lustre of Thy Countenance.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Might of the most ancient forests, whose voice is as the murmur of unappeasable winds caught up in the arms of the swaying branches. I know Thee! O Thou rumble of conquering drums, who lulleth to a rapture of deep sleep those lovers who burn into each other, flame to fine flame.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the gilded rout of dancing-girls: Thou hast garlanded their naked middles with fragrant flowers, so that they may pace forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a Balance of rubies and jet that is cast in the lap of the Sun; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may flash forth the wonder of Thy brightness, and melt into the perfect poise of Thy Being: O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou green-cloaked Maenad in labour, who bearest beneath Thy leaden girdle the vintage of Thy kisses; release me from the darkness of Thy womb, so that I may cast off my infant wrappings and leap forth as an armed warrior in steel.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the primal cause of causes; nor the soul of what is, or was, or will be: O Thou who art not measured in the motionless balance; nor smitten by the arrow-flights of man! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Shield me in the unity of Thy might, and reckon me aright in the span of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou Crown of unutterable loveliness; Thou feather of hyalescent flame; Thou all-beholding eye of brightness: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou resplendent everlasting one: O Thou vast abysmal ocean of foaming flames! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till the stars leap like white coursers from the night, and the heavens resound as an army of steel-clad warriors, at the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, measure me rightly and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my praise is but as a single letter of lead lost in the gilded scriptures of the rocks.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all my joy is as a cloud of dust blown athwart a memory of tears, even across the shadowless brow of the desert. Yet as from the breast of a slave-girl do I pluck the fragrant blossom of Thy Crimson Splendour.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou dazzler of the deep obscurity of day? O Thou golden breast of beauty! Thou shrivelled udder of the storm-blasted mountains, who no longer sucklest the babe-clouds of wind-swept night! O how can I gaze upon Thy countenance of eld, and yet be not blinded by the black fury of Thy dethroned Majesty?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty ZURIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of MOZNAIM, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the rushing and aerial VHYH, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Libra do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name ZURIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O rushing and aerial VHYH. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Libra, charging it with the creative energies of MOZNAIM, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of green light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Libra: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of MOZNAIM.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 7 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of green light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>VHYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>VHYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of green light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Libra in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>VHYH</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Libra! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong> <br />
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty ZURIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou ZURIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the rushing and aerial VHYH. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name VHYH; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-25806306214473641042023-09-20T07:00:00.008-05:002023-09-20T15:41:16.754-05:00Seb-Hed Ritual for 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHD1bfxcudcAARVXOhaXOj4JE6PmesdmoQs-yslo5ba61eS9TxlJ-c5zMuvSW9BfFsCDiuZcORxLgY2CJaLy6Ihl5H9MJCZ6VXn9VdgfGFUtdph5q7tQjaYOtWGN3QZ7iNZMp4RKXz6w/s1600/seb-hed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHD1bfxcudcAARVXOhaXOj4JE6PmesdmoQs-yslo5ba61eS9TxlJ-c5zMuvSW9BfFsCDiuZcORxLgY2CJaLy6Ihl5H9MJCZ6VXn9VdgfGFUtdph5q7tQjaYOtWGN3QZ7iNZMp4RKXz6w/s1600/seb-hed.jpg" data-original-width="500" data-original-height="375" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Today's Magick Monday post is the full script for the Seb-Hed Ritual that we will be performing on Saturday, September 23rd for the Autumnal Equinox at Leaping Laughter here in Minneapolis. The Seb-Hed is based on a rite of renewal practiced for the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, updated with modern ritual forms and so forth. It invokes the balanced energies of Set and Horus, who in ancient times represented Upper and Lower Egypt. Doors open at 7 PM with the ritual to start around 8 PM.</i><br />
<br />
<u><strong>0. The Temple</strong></u><br />
<br />
<i>The Set altar is in the North, and Horus altar is in the South. The material basis is placed on each altar; red wine or juice for Set, white wine or juice for Horus. A statue of each deity is placed on the corresponding altar. A third larger altar with a chalice is placed between them and slightly to temple east. This allows the Officiant and other participants to stand directly between the Set and Horus altar during the ritual. The invoking wand and banishing dagger are placed on this central altar.</i><br />
<br />
<u><strong>I. Opening</strong></u><br />
<br />
<i>Officiant performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram using the banishing dagger.</i><br />
<br />
<strong>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.<br />
<br />
All: AUMGN<br />
<br />
Officiant: We take refuge in Set-An, the secret Black Flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened nature, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.<br />
<br />
All: XEPER</strong> <i>(pronounced KEH-fer)</i><br />
<br />
<strong>Officiant: We take refuge in Har-Wer, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering. <br />
<br />
All: THELEMA. <br />
<br />
Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.<br />
<br />
All: All is pure and present and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and are done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence.<br />
<br />
All: So mote it be.</strong><br />
<br />
<i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version) using the invoking wand, replacing ARARITA with SOTHIS.</i> <br />
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
<u><strong>II. The Opening of the Pylons</strong></u><br />
<br />
<i>Each of the six pylons may be opened by the Officiant, or another participant. Standing in the center and holding the invoking wand, make the Sign of Rending the Veil to the proper direction while calling upon the associated deity. The capitalized deity names are vibrated.</i><br />
<br />
<strong>North: I call on NEBT-HUT to open the Pylon of the North, the Realm of her husband, Set, wherein revolves the Constellation of the Thigh, in the Uttermost North.<br />
<br />
East: I call on ASA, Great of Magick, to open the Pylon of the East, the Realm of her Father, Ra, the Falcon of Creation whose Phallus gave Life to all.<br />
<br />
South: I call upon MONTU, Warrior Lord of Thebes, to open the Pylon of the South, the Realm of Ptah, Master Craftsman who brings Fire to the Will of all men and Stars.<br />
<br />
West: I call on HET-HAR to open the Pylon of the West, the Realm of the Dead and the House of Jubilation, where joy and happiness reign in Eternal Splendor.<br />
<br />
Upward: I call on NUT to open the Pylon of the Heavens, the Realm of the Stars of the Vault of the Sky, the Company of Heaven, and the Abode of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Downward: I call on ANPU to open the Pylon of the Tuat, the Realm of Asar the Slain, who has sunk deep within the Earth to learn how to be Reborn.</strong><br />
<br />
<i>The six pylons are now open.</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<u><strong>III. Call to Set, to the North</strong></u><br />
<br />
<i>The Call to Set may be performed by the Officiant, or another participant. Standing in the center facing north, make the Sign of the Enterer, then the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i><br />
<br />
<strong><center>Set, Dark Lord of the Night.<br />
Lord of Becoming ever more.<br />
Brother of Har-Wer the Elder.<br />
We, the Magicians of Earth, seek after the Mysteries of Reunion,<br />
that your Essence and your Works may endure forever.<br />
We stand in the middle of the Six Gates of the Universe and call out to you.<br />
Make your presence known to us, here assembled.<br />
We call out to Set, Lord of the Desert, Lord of the Horizon,<br />
Thunder-Lord, Master of the Night,<br />
Giver of the Black Flame and of Nightmares,<br />
Prince of Darkness,<br />
Revealer of the Paths to Immortality,<br />
Bringer of Storms, Master of the Foreign Lands:<br />
SET!!!<br />
Come to us on the back of Kephri, <br />
to this Seb-Hed Rite, the Rite of Renewal.<br />
Bless, we pray you, and empower the material basis by your side.</center></strong><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>IV. Call to Har-Wer (Horus the Elder), to the South</u></strong><br />
<br />
<i>The Call to Har-Wer may be performed by the Officiant, or another participant. Standing in the center facing south, make the Sign of the Enterer, then the Sign of Horus Triumphant. The Sign of Horus Triumphant is the reverse of the Hailing Sign of a Magician from the Gnostic Mass, with left hand on heart and right arm held vertical at a ninety-degree angle to the shoulder.</i><br />
<br />
<strong><center>Horus, Lord of the Bright Sky.<br />
Lord of the Sun,<br />
Horus, the Golden-winged Hawk of the South,<br />
Brother of Set.<br />
We, the Magicians of Earth, seek after the Mysteries of Reunion,<br />
that your Essence and your Works may endure till the end of Time.<br />
We stand in the middle of the Six Gates of the Universe and call out to you.<br />
Make your presence known to us, here assembled.<br />
We call out to Horus, Lord over Upper Egypt,<br />
Sky-Master, Ruler of the Day,<br />
Prince upon the Throne,<br />
Who overthrew the Horror of the Preceding Age,<br />
Brilliant and Radiant Son of Tefnut and Shu,<br />
Guardian of the Holy, Bringer of the Wisdom of Ages:<br />
HORUS, HAR-WER!!!<br />
Come to us upon the Fiery Glory of Your Enveloping Wings,<br />
to this Seb-Hed Rite, the Rite of Renewal.<br />
Bless, we pray you, and empower the material basis by your side.</center></strong><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>V. The Union of Light and Dark</u></strong><br />
<br />
<i>From the center the Officiant proclaims mightily:</i><br />
<br />
<strong><center>Here in the center of space and time we touch upon the place where time is not.<br />
Let us then make a mighty magick for ourselves both now and in the millions of years<br />
which shall follow. <br />
The world is changed by our words. We are changed by our words.<br />
May Set and Har-Wer be United!</strong><br />
<br />
<i>(Statues of Set and Horus are physically united)</i><br />
<br />
<strong>And by that Union shall Apep, the Serpent of Delusion, be slain.<br />
The power of the Reunion fills us with grandeur and renewal,<br />
and we are made different by our will and our words.</center></strong><br />
<br />
<i>Officiant then mixes the two material bases, representing Set and Horus, in the chalice on the central altar. Officers followed by each participant will then drink of the unified power of the Twin Brothers. Before drinking, the participant shall proclaim strongly:</i><br />
<br />
<strong><center>By Set and Horus, I am Renewed in Strength Divine,<br />
that I may attain the accomplishment of my True Will.</center></strong><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>VI: The Affirmations</u></strong><br />
<br />
<strong>Officiant: We will grow in knowledge and power.<br />
<br />
All: We have grown in knowledge and power.<br />
<br />
Officiant: We will grow in memory and wealth.<br />
<br />
All: We have grown in memory and wealth.<br />
<br />
Officiant: We will cast our enemies to the place of destruction and death.<br />
<br />
All: We have cast our enemies to the place of destruction and death.<br />
<br />
Officiant: We will bless our friends and allies that they may grow and prosper.<br />
<br />
All: We have blessed our friends and allies that they may grow and prosper.<br />
<br />
Officiant: We shall come to know and see all that is beautiful.<br />
<br />
All: We have come to know and see all that is beautiful.<br />
<br />
Officiant: Our voices shall echo through the Universe forever.<br />
<br />
All: Our voices have echoed through the Universe forever.<br />
<br />
Officiant: Let the first Law of the Aeon be repeated now and for millions of years.<br />
<br />
All: DO WHAT THOU WILT SHALL BE THE WHOLE OF THE LAW!!!</strong><br />
<br />
<i>There is a short pause.</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>VII: The Declaration of Sovereignty</u></strong><br />
<br />
<strong>Officiant: I proclaim myself a King in this world, in these Two Lands.<br />
<br />
All: I proclaim myself a King/Queen in this world, in these Two Lands.</strong><br />
<br />
<i>Each participant declares one time to the North, and one time to the South:</i><br />
<br />
<strong><center>I AM THE NOBLE KING/QUEEN, (YOUR NAME),<br />
AND I STAND ON THE PRIMORDIAL MOUND IN THE MIDST OF THEBES.<br />
BY THE POWER OF SET AND HORUS UNITED,<br />
BY THE BLESSINGS OF HET-HAR AND ASA,<br />
BY THE WORDS OF TAHUTI, GREAT IN MAGIC,<br />
I HAVE DOMINION OVER THE TWO LANDS.<br />
I AM REFRESHED IN STRENGTH AND POWER.<br />
I AM RENEWED IN DRIVE AND PURPOSE.<br />
THE NILE RISES AND REPLENISHES AT MY COMMAND.</center></strong><br />
<br />
<i>At this point each participant may visualize his or her specific intent for the upcoming year.</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>VIII: Offering</u></strong><br />
<br />
<i>The chalice should not be entirely drained. Officiant indicates the remaining material basis.</i><br />
<br />
<strong>Officiant: Unto Set and Horus, Twin brothers, Lord of Darkness and Lord of Light, we hereby make this offering unto you, that you may renew us, fortify us, bless us, and facilitate the accomplishment of our wills and intentions, for such is all true magick and perfect power born. AUMGN AUMGN AUMGN.<br />
<br />
All: So mote it be!</strong><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u>IX: Closing</u></strong><br />
<br />
<i>The pylons may be closed by the Officiant, or another participant. Whoever opened each pylon should also be the one who closes it. Standing in the center and holding the invoking wand, make the Sign of Closing the Veil to the proper direction while calling upon the associated deity. The capitalized deity names are vibrated.</i><br />
<br />
<strong>North: I call on NEBT-HUT to close the Pylon of the North, the Realm of her husband, Set, wherein revolves the Constellation of the Thigh, in the Uttermost North.<br />
<br />
East: I call on ASA, Great of Magick, to close the Pylon of the East, the Realm of her Father, Ra, the Falcon of Creation whose Phallus gave Life to all.<br />
<br />
South: I call upon MONTU, Warrior Lord of Thebes, to close the Pylon of the South, the Realm of Ptah, Master Craftsman who brings Fire to the Will of all men and Stars.<br />
<br />
West: I call on HET-HAR to close the Pylon of the West, the Realm of the Dead and the House of Jubilation, where joy and happiness reign in Eternal Splendor.<br />
<br />
Upward: I call on NUT to close the Pylon of the Heavens, the Realm of the Stars of the Vault of the Sky, the Company of Heaven, and the Abode of the Gods.<br />
<br />
Downward: I call on ANPU to close the Pylon of the Tuat, the Realm of Asar the Slain, who has sunk deep within the Earth to learn how to be Reborn.</strong><br />
<br />
<i>Officiant concludes with the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram using the banishing dagger. Battery: 1. The rite is complete.</i><br />
<br />
</div><br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-14718819173812353212023-09-15T07:00:00.002-05:002023-09-15T11:33:38.569-05:00What Magic is This? Podcast Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0K5ogaw6J81ZqwUSmexVnv" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxmYcAYnI7Jt-zb8BtT8Yt281bpjZuceIxSS0q4RN3T5hHxzOzRj4kZnDylsODxsvaIBYW2_0U2FtJkRgUszjaVrA44v-MZLy-kLWD6bhuZki0eX5po_f0n27V21AK_OhMGU8MCszLVmPw7RC-4KShoHRSw3l6BX6DVxdI-YS7Ar0AeoYZ3GmIyZh40c/s1600/what_magic_interview.jpg"/></a></div>
<p>I recently sat down for a discussion with Douglas Batchelor and Cliff Wigtil on Enochian magick for the <i>What Magic is This?</i> podcast. It was a good introductory discussion that covered how the system was received, how it works, and some of the nonsense about it in that has seeped into popular magical culture. If you're interested in Enochian but not sure where to start, this discussion should prove helpful in that regard. If you have questions after listening, feel free to post them here and I'll do my best to answer them.</p>
<br>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-62781045904069381232023-09-04T07:00:00.002-05:002023-12-19T17:59:59.599-06:00Via Solis Virgo Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Virgo Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday September 5th, at the Ritual Workshop. We will be starting around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The banishing dagger and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Virgo. The sign Virgo is attributed to the powers of "Invisibility, Parthenogenesis, Initiation." Magical invisibility is more about avoiding being noticed than transparency, parthenogenesis can be used to create artificial spirits such as the servitors made by chaos magicians, and initiation is a general power that can be employed to set in motion just about anything in your magical or mundane life. So those sorts of intents are most appropriate. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying...</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Hexagram of Virgo (Hexagram of Mercury in yellowish green with ARARITA, symbol of Virgo in crimson with HHVY). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <i>Liber 963</i>, alternating the first twelve lines between them. All read the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou shadowy vista of Darkness, Thou cryptic Book of the fir-clad hills! Yea, as I search the key of Thy house I find my hope but as a rushlight sheltered in the hands of a little child.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the green fields of the valleys, and the satyr roses of the hills, and the nymph lilies of the meer; so that I may wander through the gardens of Thy Splendour, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou intoxicating Vision of Beauty, fair as ten jewelled virgins dancing about the hermit moon; I swear to Thee by the peridot flagons of spring, to quaff to the dregs Thy chalice of Glory, and beget a royal race before the Dawn flees from awakening Day.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Singer of the revelling winds, whose voice is as a vestal troop of Bacchanals awakened by the piping of a Pan-pipe. I know Thee! O Thou dancing flame of frenzied song, whose shouts, like unto golden swords of leaping fire, urge us onward to the wild slaughter of the Worlds.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the lap of the fertile valleys: Thou hast adorned their strong limbs with a robe of poppied corn, so that they may laugh forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a fair virgin that is clad in the blue-bells of the fragrant hillside; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may ring out the melody of Thy voice, and be clothed in the pure light of Thy loveliness: O Thou God my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou Odalisque of earth's palace, whose garments are scented and passionate as spring flowers in sunlit glades; roll me in the sweet perfume of Thy hair, so that Thy tresses of gold may anoint me with the honey of a million roses.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the moaning of a maiden; nor the electric touch of fire-thrilled youth: O Thou who art not found in the hardy kisses of love; nor in the tortured spasms of madness and of hate! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Weight me in the unity of Thy might, and roll me in the poised rapture of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou ambrosia-yielding rose of the World; Thou vaulted dome of effulgent light; Thou valley of venomous vipers: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou dazzling robe of the soft rain-clouds; O Thou lion-voiced up-rearing of the goaded storm! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till my rapture, like unto a two-edged sword, traceth a sigil of fire and blasteth the banded sorcerers, in the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, teach me with patience and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my knowledge is but as the refuse of the chaff that is flung to the darkness of the void.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all the aspirations of my heart ruin as in time of earthquake the bare hut of an hermit that he hath built for prayer. Yet from the lightning-struck tower of my reason do I enter Thy house that Thou didst build for me.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou almighty worker ungirded of slumber? O Thou Unicorn of the Stars! Thou tongue of flame burning above the firmament, as a lily that blossometh in the drear desert! O how can I pluck Thee from the dark bed of Thy birth, and revel like a wine-drenched faun in the banqueting-house of Thy Seigniory?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</p>
<br />
<p><u>V. The Conjuration</u></p></strong>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty HAMALIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of BETULAH, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the transformative and earthly HHVY, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Virgo do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name HAMALIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O transformative and earthly HHVY. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Virgo, charging it with the creative energies of BETULAH, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of yellowish green light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Virgo: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of BETULAH.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 8 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of yellowish green light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HHVY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HHVY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of yellowish green light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Virgo in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HHVY</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Virgo! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty HAMALIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou HAMALIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the transformative and earthly HHVY. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HHVY; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />
</div>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-83689285156108506062023-08-15T07:00:00.006-05:002023-08-15T17:07:55.237-05:00Actually, That's Ra-Hoor-Khuit<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf0CFqIRVQUMq6378YfeE1QerGkDafbJKOP0BhJGK2SqEhNO448CJSNMA8dQiCvyIVxptgqibTVqxzjUZ97LTPSUNOaCJux5HQmnfw8agRht512Z-fElDrEaDcvONtSHrGtvFv1YnwFNq6WHCNkdUhm7XtC6J2lh36sKop5Gag5iHgWVXpG2uvRdRHG8/s1600/horus_resized.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf0CFqIRVQUMq6378YfeE1QerGkDafbJKOP0BhJGK2SqEhNO448CJSNMA8dQiCvyIVxptgqibTVqxzjUZ97LTPSUNOaCJux5HQmnfw8agRht512Z-fElDrEaDcvONtSHrGtvFv1YnwFNq6WHCNkdUhm7XtC6J2lh36sKop5Gag5iHgWVXpG2uvRdRHG8/s1600/horus_resized.jpg"/></a></div><p>Here's a weird vaguely Thelema-adjacent <a href="
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hawk-appears-drop-snake-texas-woman-attacking-get-back-rcna98946">news article</a> from Texas. A woman was struck by a snake that fell from the sky. She called out to Jesus for help as the snake attacked her, and then a hawk came at her, grabbing the snake and flying off with it.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Peggy Jones was mowing her lawn in Silsbee, about 100 miles northeast of Houston, on Tuesday when out of nowhere, a snake plummeted from the sky before landing on her arm and wrapping itself around her limb, she told Houston-based NBC affiliate KPRC-TV. As the snake tightened around her arm, a hawk suddenly swooped down from above and started attacking Jones as it tried to pry the serpent away from her.</p>
<br>
<p>“The snake was squeezing so hard, and I was waving my arms in the air. And then, this hawk was swooping down clawing at my arm over and over,” Jones, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News, told KPRC. “I just kept saying, ‘Help me, Jesus. Help me, Jesus',” she said. She said the hawk came at her at least four times before it finally managed to get hold of the snake and fly away.</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
<p>In Thelema, the serpent is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apep">Apep or Apophis</a>, the god of darkness and disorder. The falcon is both Ra and Horus, who are merged together as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra">Ra-Hoor-Khuit or Ra-Horakhty</a>, the solar god who was the sworn enemy of Apophis and did battle with him on a nightly basis.</p>
<br>
<p>So this bizarre event essentially re-enacts this mythic battle between light and darkness. Jones was attacked by Apophis, but the serpent was defeated by the falcon, Ra-Hoor-Khuit. It also strikes me as relevant that when she called on Jesus, it was Ra-Hoor-Khuit who answered. After all, folks, we're living in the New Aeon now.</p>
<br> Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-89686663493023280472023-08-14T19:00:00.028-05:002023-08-14T23:45:22.741-05:00Not Even Christian Anymore<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilslDvbcT9IYI5EC6cn04BhMiv2uMbgRyoOmLGSyE-Oth4LTIgVqgUfFXmfAXJhH6UoMT3oozvbe9V9Z01ev4UgZvBtrvO9Q_tJZ67jf3tgyYTJSc9R24GUPRe-KcKS-tO2b44H8lPQURJ56n_hdKJJATb--YyAiae518XzFFDXC77UgQz8O-FJZn-12Q/s1600/RepublicanJesusFeatured.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilslDvbcT9IYI5EC6cn04BhMiv2uMbgRyoOmLGSyE-Oth4LTIgVqgUfFXmfAXJhH6UoMT3oozvbe9V9Z01ev4UgZvBtrvO9Q_tJZ67jf3tgyYTJSc9R24GUPRe-KcKS-tO2b44H8lPQURJ56n_hdKJJATb--YyAiae518XzFFDXC77UgQz8O-FJZn-12Q/s1600/RepublicanJesusFeatured.jpg"/></a></div><p>In hindsight, I suppose the trajectory Evangelical Christianity has been on for many years now was always going to <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/174950/christianity-today-editor-evangelicals-call-jesus-liberal-weak">come to this</a>. That doesn't make it any less sad, though, and also pretty scary for everyone involved.</p>
<br><p>Political movements tend to highjack religious movements, twisting them to serve their own political ends. And right-wing politicians in America love Evangelical Christian. It is no exaggeration to suggest that Evangelicals are probably the single largesty block of voters that support right-wing causes.</p>
<br>
<p>But in recent years, the influence of right-wing politics on Evangelical Christianity has become so pronounced that Christianity itself has become problematic to the movement. Not only do Evangelicals support Donald Trump, one of the least pious presidents to ever serve in office, but some even dismiss the actual teachings of Jesus as "liberal talking points."</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Russell Moore resigned from the Southern Baptist Convention in 2021, after years of being at odds with other evangelical leaders. Specifically, Moore openly criticized Donald Trump, whom many evangelical Christians embraced. Moore also criticized the Southern Baptist Convention’s response to a sexual abuse crisis and increasing tolerance for white nationalism in the community.</p>
<br>
<p>Now he thinks his religion is in crisis. Moore told NPR in an interview released Tuesday that multiple pastors had told him they would quote the Sermon on the Mount, specifically the part that says to “turn the other cheek,” when preaching. Someone would come up after the service and ask, “Where did you get those liberal talking points?”</p>
<br>
<p>“What was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, ‘I’m literally quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would not be, ‘I apologize.’ The response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’” Moore said. “When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, then we’re in a crisis.”</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
<a name='more'></a>
<p>It's pretty clear what's happened here. Right-wing politics have infiltrated conservative Christianity to the point that Jesus's message of tolerance, charity, and helping the poor has been replaced by political opposition to abortion and civil rights for sexual and gender minorities - two things that the Jesus of the Gospels literally said nothing about throughout his entire ministry.</p>
<br>
<p>I think it's safe to say that self-proclaimed Christians who reject the actual teachings of Christ shouldn't be called Christians at all. That means the the right-wing program of assimilation is basically complete. You're apparently a "Christian" if you hate the people right-wingers want you to hate, full stop. Moore sees what's going on, and is trying to save his faith.</p>
<br>
<p>I've mentioned a number of times that the Book of Revelation talks about "the falling away," in which God tells some self-proclaimed believers to get away from him because they never knew him. As a Thelemite, my interpretation of Revelation is a lot different than that of the Evangelicals. But even if they're right, it's hard to deny that "Christians" who don't actually follow Christ are the best candidates for denunciation by God.</p>
<br>
<p>I know that none of these folks are going to listen to a Thelemite, even one pointing out the obvious. In their world I'm just plain wrong about everything regardless of the facts. But I do thing that this is something right-wing Christians need to reflect upon. It is possible that their teachings have drifted (or fallen away) so far from Christianity that they're not even Christian anymore?</p>
<br>
<p>If the answer is yes, it seems to me that they need to get right with their God. After all, the conseqences of "falling away" are supposed to be quite dire.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-14145921759029349332023-07-31T07:00:00.009-05:002023-12-19T18:00:39.804-06:00Via Solis Leo Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div>
<p><i>Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Leo Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday August 1st, at the Ritual Workshop. We will be starting around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Leo. The sign Leo is attributed to "The power of training wild beasts." As I interpret it, this power is related to working with conditioning of whatever sort, yours or that of others, in accordance with your will. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i><p/>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.<br /><br />All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying…<br /><br />All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Hexagram of Leo (Hexagram of the Sun in greenish yellow with ARARITA, symbol of Leo in violet with HVYH). All rotate accordingly. Officiant(s) then read the unification statement from <i>Liber 963</i>, alternating the first twelve lines between them. All read the thirteenth together in unison.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote>
<p>1. O Thou crowned giant among great giants, Thou crimson-sworded soldier of war! Yea, as I battle with Thee, Thou masterest me as a lion that slayeth a babe that is cradled in lilies.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the whispers of the desert, and the moan of the simoom, and all the silence of the sea of dust; so that I may be lost in the atoms of Thy Glory, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou incandescent Ocean of molten stars, surging above the arch of the Firmament; I swear to Thee by the mane-pennoned lances of light, to stir the lion of Thy darkness from its lair, and lash the sorceress of noontide into fury with serpents of fire.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Light and fire of loveliness, whose flaming locks stream downwards through the aethyr as knots of lightening deep-rooted in the Abyss. I know Thee! O Thou winnowing flail of brightness, the passionate lash of whose encircling hand scatters mankind before Thy fury as the wind-scud from the stormy breast of Ocean.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the Lion Rampant of the dawn: Thou hast crushed with Thy paw the crouching lioness of Night, so that she may roar forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as a ruby lion that roareth from the summit of a white mountain; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may echo forth Thy lord-ship through the hills, and dwindle into the nipple of Thy bounty. O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou opalescent Serpent-Queen, whose mouth is as the sunset that is bloody with the slaughter of day; hold me in the crimson flames of Thine arms, so that at Thy kisses I may expire as a bubble in the foam of Thy dazzling lips.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the traces of the chariot; nor the pole of galloping delusion: O Thou who art not the pivot of the whole Universe; nor the body of the woman-serpent of the stars! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Lead me in the unity of Thy might, and draw me unto the threshold of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou jewel-work of snow on the limbs of night; Thou elaboration of oneness; Thou shower of universal suns: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou gorgeous, Thou wildering one; O Thou great lion roaring over a sea of blood! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till the wild thunder of my praise breaketh down, as a satyr doth a babe, the nine and ninety gates of Thy Power, in the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, exalt me with blood and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my courage is but as the fang of a viper that striketh at the rosy heel of dawn.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all the joy of my days lies dishonoured as the spangle-veil'd Virgin of night torn and trampled by the sun-lashed stallions of Dawn. Yet in the frenzy of their couplings do I tremble forth the pearly dew of ecstatic light.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou red fire-fang that gnawest the blue limbs of night? O Thou devouring breath of flame! Thou illimitable ocean of frenzied air, in whom all is one, a plume cast into a furnace! O how can I dare to approach and stand before Thee, for I am but as a withered leaf whirled away by the anger of the storm?</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty VERACHIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of ARI, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the stabilizing and fiery HVYH, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Leo do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name VERACHIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote>
<p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O stabilizing and fiery HVYH. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Leo, charging it with the creative energies of ARI, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of greenish yellow light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote>
<p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Leo: by mye vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of ARI.</p></blockquote>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 6 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of greenish yellow light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of greenish yellow light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Leo in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HVYH</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Leo! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty VERACHIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou VERACHIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the stabilizing and fiery HVHY. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HVYH; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />
Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-57258241162842714032023-07-03T07:00:00.007-05:002023-12-19T18:00:59.908-06:00Via Solis Cancer Elixir Rite - Year Seven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQJF3RYpRR_Om4VZ5EzTbte-K3L7kN3mGTJDR0yxX4oenO7GpvA9hruRtvk_Oyjd4xkZ_PkezBODUvt4P5qk3Ygi7UfXOT56PuF8-IEShRe3pwdylT7QC8YyeJdgwxyGSbuPvWnKfeFo/s1600/light_of_the_grail.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Today's post is a full script for the Cancer Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday July 4th, at <a href="http:/leapinglaughter-oto.org">Leaping Laughter Lodge</a> in Minneapolis, MN. Doors will open at 7:30 with the ritual to start around 8 PM.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with an altar table in the center. The bell chime, banishing dagger, and invoking wand are placed on the altar. In the center of the altar is placed a cup of wine for creating the elixir, within the Table of Art corresponding to Cancer. The sign Cancer is attributed to "The power of casting enchantments." As I interpret it, this is related to the ability to magnetize or draw things into your life in accordance with your will. So those sorts of intents are most appropriate. The Via Solis Elixir Rites were written by Michele Montserrat in 2010 for the Comselh Ananael magical working group.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All stand surrounding the altar. Officiant inhales fully, placing the banishing dagger at his or her lips. The air is then expelled as the dagger is swept backwards.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Bahlasti! Ompehda!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant then performs the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: We take refuge in Nuit, the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky, as we issue the call to the awakened nature of all beings, for every man and every woman is a star.</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKAShANaH</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Hadit, the secret flame that burns in every heart of man and in the core of every star, as we issue the call to our own awakened natures, arousing the coiled serpent about to spring.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha, who wields the wand of double power, the wand of the force of Coph Nia, but whose left hand is empty for he has crushed an universe and naught remains, as we unite our awakened natures with those of all beings everywhere and everywhen, dissolving all obstacles and healing all suffering.</p>
<br />
<p>All: AUMGN</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.</p>
<br />
<p>All: All is pure and present are and has always been so, for existence is pure joy; all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass and done; but there is that which remains. To this realization we commit ourselves – pure and total presence. So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<p><strong><u>II. The Magical Field</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram (Comselh Ananael or standard version). All rotate accordingly.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray, thou child,<br />
Holy thy name and undefiled.<br />
Thy reign is come, thy will is done,<br />
Here is the bread, here is the blood,<br />
Bring me through midnight to the Sun.<br />
Save me from evil and from good<br />
That thy one crown of all the ten<br />
Even now and here be mine.<br />
AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: In my breast I carry the mark of the Living God.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I adore thee, thou light of the world. I adore thee thou Light of the Grail. I ask nothing from thee for I am become thee. I and thee are one in the perfection of the Mystery of Life.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. Without stopping day or night they were saying...</p>
<br />
<p>All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming – IAO</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Apophis and Typhon.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Holy art Thou, who art Universe,<br />
Holy art Thou, who art in Nature formed,<br />
Holy art Thou, the Vast and the Mighty,<br />
Source of Darkness, Source of Light.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make the Sign of Silence.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: Lord all mighty and all powerful, hear our Prayers<br />
Command thy holy Angels above the fixed stars<br />
To be Assisting and Aiding of thy people<br />
That we may command all spirits<br />
Of the air, fire, water, earth, heaven and hell<br />
So that they may tend to the glory of God and Man</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Tuning the Space</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant performs the Greater Invoking Hexagram of Cancer (Hexagram of the Moon in amber with ARARITA, symbol of Cancer in indigo with HVHY). All rotate accordingly. Officiant then reads the unification statement from Liber 963.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>1. O Thou burning tempest of blinding sand, Thou whirlwind from the depths of darkness! Yea, as I struggle through Thee, through Thee, my strength is but as a dove's down floating forth on the purple nipples of the storm.</p>
<br />
<p>2. O my God, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the ceaseless booming of the waves, and the fury of the storm, and all the turmoil of the wind-swept waters; so that I may drink of the porphyrine foam of Thy lips, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>3. O Thou ten-footed soldier of blue ocean, whose castle is built upon the sands of life and death; I swear to Thee by the glittering blades of the waters, to cleave my way within Thine armed hermitage, and brood as an eyeless corpse beneath the coffin-lid of the Mighty Sea.</p>
<br />
<p>4. O Thou Sovran Warrior of steel-girt valour, whose scimitar is a flame between day and night, whose helm is crested with the wings of the Abyss. I know Thee! O Thou four-eyed guardian of heaven, who kindleth to a flame the hearts of the downcast, and girdeth about with fire the loins of the unarmed.</p>
<br />
<p>5. O Glory be to Thee, O God my God; for I behold Thee in the amber combers of the storm: Thou hast laid Thy lash upon the sphinxes of the waters, so that they may boom forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>6. O Thou mighty God, make me as an emerald crab that crawleth over the wet sands of the sea-shore; I beseech Thee, O Thou great God! That I may write Thy name across the shores of Time, and sink amongst the white atoms of Thy Being. O Thou God, my God!</p>
<br />
<p>7. O Thou thirsty charioteer of Time, whose cup is the hollow night filled with the foam of the vintage of day; drench me in the shower of Thy passion, so that I may pant in Thine arms as a tongue of lightning on the purple bosom of night.</p>
<br />
<p>8. O Thou God of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the forge of Eternity; nor the thunder-throated womb of Chaos: O Thou who art not found in the hissing of the hail-stones; nor in the rioting of the equinoctial storm! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Bring me to the unity of Thy might, and feast me on honeyed manna of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>9. Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my God; Thou coruscating star-point of Endlessness; Thou inundating fire of the Void; Thou moonbeam cup of eternal life: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou fire-sandalled warrior of steel; O Thou bloody dew of the field of slaughter and death! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till the music of my throat smiteth the hills as a crescent moon waketh a nightly field of sleeping comets, at the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>10. O my God, fondle me with kisses and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my desires are as dewdrops that are sucked from silver lilies by the throat of a young god.</p>
<br />
<p>11. O woe unto me, my God, woe unto me; for all the passion of my love is mazed as the bewildered eyes of a youth, who should wake to find his beloved fled away. Yet in the crumpled couch of lust do I behold as an imprint the sigil of Thy name.</p>
<br />
<p>12. O what art Thou, O God my God, Thou amber-scal'd one whose eyes are set on columns? O Thou sightless seer of all things! Thou spearless warrior who urgest on Thy steeds and blindest the outer edge of darkness with Thy Glory! O how can I grasp the whirling wheels of Thy splendour, and yet be not smitten into death by the hurtling fury of Thy chariot?<p></blockquote><br />
<p><strong>All: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. The Conjuration</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Oh Glorious and Mighty MURIEL, You who command and rule over the spirits of SARTON, Behold me, and in the name of the same your God, the rushing and watery HVHY, Attend and Appear before us in this circle of art! Full powers and wonders of the Sign of Cancer do we rightly desire! Enlighten our understanding, encourage our hearts, and manifest unto us now as we partake of your spiritual realm.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>All vibrate the name MURIEL repeatedly until the presence of the angel is perceived by Officiant. Officiant rings Bell Chime to stop the chant. The following section then alternates between OFFICIANT(S) and <strong>ALL</strong>.</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>You are holy <strong>and your name is holy.</strong> You are exalted <strong>and your name is exalted.</strong> You are mighty <strong>and your name is mighty.</strong> You are strong <strong>and your name is strong.</strong> You are honored <strong>and your name is honored.</strong> You are true <strong>and your name is true.</strong> You are ancient <strong>and your name is ancient.</strong> You are blessed <strong>and your name is blessed.</strong> You are chosen <strong>and your name is chosen.</strong> You are great <strong>and your name is great.</strong> You are praised <strong>and your name is praised.</strong> You are power <strong>and your name is power.</strong></p></blockquote><br />
<strong><p>Officiant: Gloria Patri et Matri et Filius et Filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saeculo saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno...</p>
<br />
<p>All: ARARITA</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Charging Elixir</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: O rushing and watery HVHY. To thee we present this talisman of our magickal will! We ask thee, Oh Exalted One, to receive this body of our rite into the light of thy presence. As we proceed in making this Elixir of Cancer, charging it with the creative energies of SARTON, we shall achieve a true alchemical ferment, mighty in Yetzirah and vitalized by thy blessing. In partaking of this Mystery, let there be unto us vitality of soul, increase of sight, true gnosis, and complete manifestation of the wonders of thy Sphere!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one clockwise circumambulation, visualizing a wall of amber light whirling rapidly in the same direction about the circle. When finished, the wall of light is allowed to fade. Beginning with Officiant and proceeding clockwise, the cup is passed to each participant. Each holds cup and says:</i></p>
<br />
<blockquote><p>Creature of Wine who art established in the Sphere of Cancer: by my vital force I enliven thee to perfect this work of Holy Magick in the realm of SARTON.</p></blockquote><br />
<p><i>Each participant then passes cup clockwise. When finished, the cup is replaced and all circumambulate the altar 9 times. Officiant then raises power, visualizing a continuous spiral of amber light ascending from the ground at feet, whirling clockwise around body and ascending until it disappears above head. Officiant holds this visualization, and then vibrates the permutation of the divine name once:</i> <strong>HVHY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant in turn, clockwise around circle, does the same as above. <u>Note that this is power raised WITHIN YOURSELF. The power raised is NOT being projected into the elixir cup at this point.</u> When finished, all join hands and vibrate once more:</i> <strong>HVHY</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>All now extend hands toward elixir cup. <u>THIS is where the power is projected into the elixir cup.</u> Visualize beams of amber light emanating from both hands and entering into the cup. When the cup feels “full,” Officiant traces the symbol of Cancer in a horizontal plane while vibrating once more:</i> <strong>HVHY</strong>. This ends the visualization.</p>
<br />
<p><i>All make one complete circumambulation of the circle. Battery: 1. Officiant raises cup.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: Behold the Elixir of Cancer! For all and for each it is prepared! Let each and all receive its magick virtue!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) drink first, followed by all participants. Each person takes a drink and visualizes or speaks their intent, either to themselves or out loud. The cup should not be entirely drained. When all are finished, Battery: 1.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant:</strong> <i>(indicating the cup, which should still contain some of the elixir)</i> <strong>Glorious and Mighty MURIEL, we make this offering unto you, that it may nourish and fortify you as you attend to your appointed tasks. Be the ferment of our spiritual alchemy mighty in the crucible of our souls!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: So mote it be!</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Closing</u></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Officiant: O thou MURIEL, Praise and honor be unto thee for the Splendor of thine office and the majesty of thy being. And the blessing of thy God and Mine, the rushing and watery HVHY. Because thou hast diligently answered unto our demands, and hast been very ready and willing to come at our call, we do here license thee to depart unto thy proper place by the name HVHY; without causing harm or danger unto man or beast. Depart, then, I say, and be thou very ready to come at our call, being duly exorcised and conjured by these sacred rites of magick. We charge thee to withdraw peaceably and quietly, and that the peace of the Almighty, Eternal, True, and Living God be ever continued between us. AMEN.</p>
<br />
<p>All: So mote it be!</p>
<br />
<p>Officiant: May Life, Light, Love, and Liberty be extended universally to all under the regency of the one law of Thelema. May all attain the Stone of the Wise, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May the benefit of this act and all acts be dedicated unto the complete liberation and supreme enlightenment of all beings everywhere, pervading space and time. So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others’, come to fruition ultimately and immediately and we remain in a state of presence. AH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Officiant(s) perform the Qabalistic Cross.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Officiant: I now declare this temple duly closed.</strong></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-36242303658341481752023-06-14T07:00:00.207-05:002023-06-17T14:30:25.665-05:00Mass of Nuit and Babalon for 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtRtsDfeGQlORWvgwAX7P2IpuCCxPP55r5n5cCKTINQcOkzfGqeUlYe6VH3hxd1_IDwMHzinFlfkYg-DWpmAfHGsBIREjHl7Cq0q8N0RpudPcf7gOPEUu6jyQO734ZIy1Z_p1DFGLRsE/s1600/Mass_of_Nuit_Babalon_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtRtsDfeGQlORWvgwAX7P2IpuCCxPP55r5n5cCKTINQcOkzfGqeUlYe6VH3hxd1_IDwMHzinFlfkYg-DWpmAfHGsBIREjHl7Cq0q8N0RpudPcf7gOPEUu6jyQO734ZIy1Z_p1DFGLRsE/s1600/Mass_of_Nuit_Babalon_2.jpg" data-original-width="550" data-original-height="537" /></a></div><p><i>This Saturday, June 17th, we will be performing the Mass of Nuit and Babalon at Leaping Laughter Lodge in Minneapolis. This is the full script for the ritual, which we have been celebrating for a number of years now with some pretty impressive results. Doors will open at 7:30 PM with the ritual to start around 8 PM. This is a public ritual, so if you live in the Twin Cities area and would like to attend you are welcome to do so.</i><br />
<br />
<p><strong><u>0. The Temple</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>The ritual space is set up with the Holy Table and Sigillum Dei Aemeth in the center. The banishing dagger, invoking wand, and bell chime are arranged on the Table. The pitcher containing the Eucharist is placed in the center of the Sigillum. All present should have their own cups or glasses. Holy images of Our Lady Nuit and Our Lady Babalon, including the Star of Babalon, may be prominently displayed. The Lust card from the Crowley/Harris Thoth Tarot can be used as a meditation focus, if desired.</i></p>
<br />
<a name='more'></a>
<p><strong><u>I. Opening</u><i> (Adapted from "The Diamond Sapphire Gem of Radiant Light")</i></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Magus or Sophia performs the Star Ruby.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Sophia: We take refuge in Nuit.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May we with all sentient beings embody the Great Work, and aspire to the unsurpassable intention, consecrating our lives unto the blue-lidded daughter of sunset, the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night sky.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: We take refuge in Hadit.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May we with all sentient beings embrace the riches of the Law of Thelema, and come to know and fulfill our True Will, making our Wisdom wide and deep as the sea.</p>
<br />
<p>Unison: We take refuge in Heru-Ra-Ha.</p>
<br />
<p>All: May we with all sentient beings attain the Supreme Realization, and lead the Life which abideth in Light, that we may truly lead the multitude to freedom from all hindrances, that the Empire of Light, and the Reign of Harmony of the Crowned and Conquering Child, may be manifest here on earth.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: The Word of the Law is Thelema. Every man and every woman is a star. Make of yourself a Light. Let all be a Lamp unto oneself, spreading Light in the Darkness even as the rays of the Sun shine brilliantly and indiscriminately on all.</p>
<br />
<p>All: In Light, may all sentient beings, boundless as the sky,<br />
  come to know and fulfill their True Will.<br />
  In Life, may they have happiness and the causes of happiness.<br />
  In Liberty, may they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering.<br />
  In Love, may they never be separated<br />
  from the happiness which is free from sorrow.<br />
  With the Law which informs these all, may they rest in equanimity,<br />
  free from attachment and aversion.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>III. The Preliminary Invocation</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Magus or Sophia performs the Star Sapphire.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Now I begin to pray: Thou Child, <br />
  Holy Thy name and undefiled! <br />
  Thy reign is come: Thy will is done. <br />
  Here is the Bread; here is the Blood. <br />
  Bring me through midnight to the Sun! <br />
  Save me from Evil and from Good! <br />
  That Thy one crown of all the Ten <br />
  Even now and here be mine. AMEN</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>IV. Invocation of Nuit</u><i> (Adapted from "The Vespers of Nuit")</i></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Sophia: Above, the gemmed azure is the naked splendor of Nuit.<br />
  The sun is gone, the evening deepens,<br />
  And once again we glimpse her lithe body arched for love.<br />
  O azure-lidded woman, bend upon us!<br />
  Accept our offerings of praise and these small lights<br />
  A token of your greater beauty.</p>
<br />
<p>All: O Nuit the starry one arise<br />
  And set thy starlight in my skies.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: The law is for all.<br />
  In the name of Nuit, Queen of Heaven,<br />
  In Light, Life, Love, and Liberty,<br />
  Peace to all on whom this name reposes.<br />
  Blessing and worship to the lovely Star,<br />
  We honor Her bidding of mindfulness; “Ever To Me!”</p>
<br />
<p>All: So Mote It Be.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: Let us recite the invocation of Nuit,<br />
  She who is Infinite Space and the Infinite Stars thereof.</p>
<br />
<p>All: Let our prayers arise, O Lady,<br />
  Like incense before you,<br />
  Let the evening sacrifice be<br />
  The raising of our hands.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: Mother of the Sun,<br />
  Whose body is white with the Milk of the Stars,<br />
  Bend upon thy servants and impart unto us the secret kiss!</p>
<br />
<p>All: Enkindle within us the holy ecstasy<br />
  Thou hast promised unto them that love thee;<br />
  The ecstasy which redeemeth from all pain.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: Hast though not proclaimed:<br />
  All the sorrows are but shadows,<br />
  They pass and are done,<br />
  But there is that which remains?</p>
<br />
<p>All: That the universe is pure joy -<br />
  That thou givest unimaginable joys on earth -<br />
  That thou demandest naught in sacrifice?</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: Let me then rejoice, for therein I may serve thee most fully.<br />
  Let it be thy joy to see my joy;<br />
  Even as thou hast promised in thy Holy Book!</p>
<br />
<p>All: Now, therefore, I am joyful in thy love. AUMN.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: The Great Protectress cometh to me<br />
  And as soon as she bestowed her protection upon me<br />
  I shall move, for she hath given me my head,<br />
  She hath brought me my bones, she hath collected my flesh,<br />
  She hath brought me my heart in my body.</p>
<br />
<p>All: Nuit the great has thrown back her cloak<br />
  And extended her arms in welcome for me.<br />
  May I ascend and lift myself up to the sky<br />
  As the great star in the midst of the east.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>V. Invocation of Nuit/Babalon</u><i> (Adapted from "Liber 963")</i></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Magus: O Thou burning tempest of blinding sand, Thou whirlwind from the depths of darkness! Yea, as I struggle through Thee, through Thee, my strength is but as a dove's down floating forth on the purple nipples of the storm.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O my Goddess, Thou Mighty One, Thou Creator of all things, I renounce unto Thee the ceaseless booming of the waves, and the fury of the storm, and all the turmoil of the wind-swept waters; so that I may drink of the porphyrine foam of Thy lips, and be consumed in the unutterable joy of Thine everlasting rapture.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: O Thou ten-footed soldier of blue ocean, whose castle is built upon the sands of life and death; I swear to Thee by the glittering blades of the waters, to cleave my way within Thine armed hermitage, and brood as an eyeless corpse beneath the coffin-lid of the Mighty Sea. </p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O Thou Sovran Warrior of steel-girt valour whose scimitar is a flame between day and night, whose helm is crested with the wings of the Abyss. I know Thee! O Thou four-eyed guardian of heaven, who kindleth to a flame the hearts of the downcast, and girdeth about with fire the loins of the unarmed.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: O Glory be to Thee, O Goddess my Goddess; for I behold Thee in the lotus-flower within my heart: Thou hast emblazoned my trumpet with the lion-standard, so that I may blare forth the Glory of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O Thou mighty Goddess, make me as an emerald crab that crawleth over the wet sands of the sea-shore; I beseech Thee, O Thou great Goddess! That I may write Thy name across the shores of Time, and sink amongst the white atoms of Thy Being. O Thou Goddess, my Goddess!</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: O Thou thirsty charioteer of Time, whose cup is the hollow night filled with the foam of the vintage of day; drench me in the shower of Thy passion, so that I may pant in Thine arms as a tongue of lightning on the purple bosom of night.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O Thou Goddess of the Nothingness of All Things! Thou who art neither the forge of Eternity; nor the thunder-throated womb of Chaos: O Thou who art not found in the hissing of the hail-stones; nor in the rioting of the equinoctial storm! I deny Thee by the powers of mine understanding; Bring me to the unity of Thy might, and feast me on honeyed manna of Thine all-pervading Nothingness; for Thou art all and none of these in the fullness of Thy Not-Being.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: Ah! but I rejoice in Thee, O Thou my Goddess; Thou coruscating star-point of Endlessness; Thou inundating fire of the Void; Thou moonbeam cup of eternal life: Yea, I rejoice in Thee, Thou fire-sandalled warrior of steel; O Thou bloody dew of the field of slaughter and death! I rejoice, yea, I shout with gladness! till the music of my throat smiteth the hills as a crescent moon waketh a nightly field of sleeping comets, at the Glory and Splendour of Thy Name.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O my Goddess, fondle me with kisses and be merciful unto me, as I humble myself before Thee; for all my desires are as dewdrops that are sucked from silver lilies by the throat of a young god.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: O woe unto me, my Goddess, woe unto me; for all the passion of my love is mazed as the bewildered eyes of a youth, who should wake to find his beloved fled away. Yet in the crumpled couch of lust do I behold as an imprint the sigil of Thy name.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: O what art Thou, O Goddess my Goddess, Thou amber-scal'd one whose eyes are set on columns? O Thou sightless seer of all things! Thou spearless warrior who urgest on Thy steeds and blindest the outer edge of darkness with Thy Glory! O how can I grasp the whirling wheels of Thy splendour, and yet be not smitten into death by the hurtling fury of Thy chariot?</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies, so art Thou, O Goddess my Goddess. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: I am the daughter of Fortitude, and ravished every hour from my youth. For behold I am Understanding and science dwelleth in me; and the heavens oppress me. They cover and desire me with infinite appetite; for none that are earthly have embraced me, for I am shadowed with the Circle of the Stars and covered with the morning clouds. My feet are swifter than the winds, and my hands are sweeter than the morning dew. My garments are from the beginning, and my dwelling place is in myself. The Lion knoweth not where I walk, neither do the beast of the fields understand me. I am deflowered, yet a virgin; I sanctify and am not sanctified. Happy is he that embraceth me: for in the night season I am sweet, and in the day full of pleasure. My company is a harmony of many symbols and my lips sweeter than health itself. I am a harlot for such as ravish me, and a virgin with such as know me not. For lo, I am loved of many, and I am a lover to many; and as many as come unto me as they should do, have entertainment.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VI. Invocation of Babalon</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Magus: MADRIAX DS PRAF ARN, CHIS MICAOLZ SAANIR CAOSGO, OD FISIS BALZIRAS IAIDA NONCA GOHULIM, MICMA ADOIAN MAD IAOD BLIORB: SOBA OOAONA CHIS LUCIFTIAS PERIPSOL: DS ABRAASSA NONCF NETAAIB CAOSGO, OD TILB ADPHAHT DAMPLOZ TOOAT NONCF GMICALZ OM LRASD TOFGLO MARB YARRY IDOIGO OD TORZULP IAODAF GOHOL, CAOSGI TABAORD SAANIR OD CHRISTEOS YRPOIL TIOBL, BUSDIR TILB NOALN PAID ORSBA OD DODRMNI ZYLNA: ELZAP TILB PARMGI PERIPSAX: OD TA QURLST BOOAPIS: L NIMB OUCHO SYMP: OD CHRISTEOS AG TOLTORN MIRC Q TIOBL LEL: TOL PAOMBD DILZMO ASPIAN: OD CHRISTEOS AG L TOLTORN PARACH ASYMP CORDZIZ DODPAL OD FIFALZ L SMNAD: OD FARGT, BAMS OMAOAS: CONISBRA OD AVAVOX, TONUG: ORSCA TLB NOASMI TABGES LEVITHMONG: UNCHI OM TILB ORS. BAGLE? MOOOAH OL CORDZIZ. L CAPIMAO IXOMAXIP, OD CA CAPIMAO GOSAA: BAGLEN PI I TIANTA ABABALOND, OD FAORGT TELOCVOVIM: MADRIIAX TORZU, OADRIAX OROCHA, ABOAPRI: TABAORI PRIAZ AR TABAORI: ADRPAN CORS TA DOBIX: YOLCAM PRIAZI AS COAZIOR: OD QUASB QTING: RIPIR PAAOXT SAGACOR: UML OD PRDZAR CACRG AOIVEAE CORMPT: TORZU, ZACAR, OD ZAMRAN ASPT SIBSI BUTMONA, DS SURZAS TIA BALTAN: ODO CICLE QAA: OD OZAZMA PLAPLI IADNAMAD.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>As Magus vibrates the Angelic, Sophia moves around the temple space whispering the English of the Key in the presence of the other participants.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Sophia: O you heavens which dwell in the Second Aethyr, which are mighty in the parts of the earth, and which execute the judgment of the Highest! To you it is said: Behold the face of your God, the beginning of comfort, Whose eyes are the brightness of heavens; Who provided you for the government of the earth, and her unspeakable variety, furnishing you with a power of understanding, to dispose all things according to the providences of Him that sits on the Holy Throne; and Who rose up in the beginning, saying: the earth, let her be governed by her parts, and let there be division in her, that the glory of her may be always drunken and vexed in itself. The course of her, let it run with the heavens, and as a handmaid let her, serve them. One season, let it confound another; and let there be no creature upon or within her the same. All her members, let them differ in their qualities; and let there be no one creature equal with another. The reasonable creatures of the earth, let them vex and weed out one another; and the dwelling places, let them forget their names. The works of man and his pomp, let them be defaced. The buildings of her, let them become caves for the beasts of the field; confound the understanding of her with darkness. Why? I regret that I made man. One while let her be known, and another while a stranger; because she is the bed of an harlot, and the dwelling place of him-that-is-fallen. 0 you heavens, arise! The lower heavens underneath you, let them serve you. Govern those that govern; cast down such as fall; bring forth with those that increase, and destroy the rotten. No place let it remain in one number; add and diminish, until the stars be numbered. Arise, move, and appear before the covenant of His mouth, which He has sworn unto us in His justice; open the mysteries of your creation, and make us partakers of undefiled knowledge.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: “Arise, remove your earth, shake off your dust, raise yourself, that you may travel in company with spirits, for your wings are those of a falcon, your gleam is that of a star...”</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: "...you shall go as a free man into the House of Circe, not bound by the fetters of Night.”</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>All: Instantly, I arise as my Holy Guardian Angel. In the space before me the infinite night sky filled with the milk of the stars of the body of Nuit transforms into the deep blue of an endless ocean, the source of life and seed of the mystery of my soul. Arising from the Sea of Life, a brilliant seven-pointed star appears. The star rests on a luminous purple disc, which is supported by great solar lion-serpents. Instantly, the star transforms into our Lady Babalon, She is in the form of a exceedingly beautiful naked Goddess, head thrown back, holding a chalice filled with the blood of the Saints. Brilliant light emanates from her form, filling all of infinite space with blessing and power.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: BABALON, BABALON, BABALON. Move, therefore, and show yourself: Open the mysteries of your Creation. ZACARE CA OD ZAMRAN: ODO CICLE QAA.</p>
<br />
<p>All: ZACARE CA OD ZAMRAN: ODO CICLE QAA.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong>This chant continues as the visualization is maintained for a period of time. Each person visualizes himself as his or her HGA, with a Star of Babalon seated on a pedestal in his or her heart. Light in the form of a string of Stars of Babalon moves from the HGA to Babalon and flows back again.</strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Sophia: Let the divine light descend!</p>
<br />
<p>All: ABRAHADABRA!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>With this vibration, the image of Babalon dissolves into red, blue and gold light, which is absorbed into the Eucharist.</i></p>
<br />
<p><strong>Sophia: By offering all unto the Cup of Babalon, both human beings and non-human spirits will be drawn to us as allies, our influence and prosperity will increase, and the local deities and guardian spirits will delight in helping us manifest our intentions and fulfill our desires. Our spiritual precepts will be completely purified and our wisdom will radiate into every area. The dangers due to unfavorable planets and stars, unlucky days, enemies, and thieves will no longer threaten us; good fortune and well-being will increase everywhere at home and abroad. Yea! verily this is the Truth, this is the Truth, this is the Truth. Unto thee shall be granted joy and health and wealth and wisdom when thou art no longer thou.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><i>Each participant partakes of the Eucharist as he/she wills, pouring from the pitcher into their own cups. The pitcher should not be entirely drained. The remaining Eucharist is placed on the high altar as an offering to Our Lady Babalon. Impromptu meditation or adoration may follow. When this is complete, Magus continues.</i></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Magus: Let this rite be a benefit to all and to all who practice it. May it be sealed with that Bornless Spirit that is about it like a Thunderbolt *, and a Pylon *, and a Snake *, and a Phallus *, and is in the midst thereof like the woman that jetteth out the milk of the stars from her paps. ABRAHADABRA!</p>
<br />
<p>All: MAKASHANAH!</p></strong>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VII. Dedication of Merit</u></strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong>All: May the benefit of this act, and all acts, be dedicated unto the Complete Liberation and the Supreme Enlightenment of all beings, everywhere, pervading space and time: So mote it be. May the benefits of practice, ours and others, come to fruition, ultimately and immediately, and we remain in a state of presence.</strong></p>
<br />
<p><strong><u>VIII. Closing</u><i> (Adapted from "The Vespers of Nuit")</i></strong></p>
<br />
<strong><p>Sophia: O boundless ecstasy of the Naught<br />
  Who gathereth the blood of the saints into Thy cup!<br />
  With all the sons and daughters of Thy limitless body<br />
  We honor and love Her that is above us and within us.<br />
  May her essence be here Mighty, Mystical,<br />
  Mysterious and Maternal to manifest our joy!<br />
<br />
  Hagia Thea<br />
  Hagia kai Ischyra<br />
  Hagia kai Athanatos<br />
  Kyrie Apeiron.<br />
<br />
  Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.</p>
<br />
<p>All: Love is the law, love under will.</p>
<br />
<p>Magus: The law is for all. This Holy Rite is ended. Let us depart in peace.</p>
<br />
<p>All: I will live as the course of a Star that blazeth forever<br />
  Among the joyous company of Heaven.</p>
<br />
<p>Sophia: May Babalon bless you.<br />
  May Nuit enlighten your minds, comfort your hearts,<br />
  And sustain your bodies.<br />
  May the Great Goddess bring you<br />
  to the accomplishment of your True Wills,<br />
  The Great Work, the Summum Bonum, and to Her realm<br />
  of Infinite Possibilities,<br />
  Which is indeed True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness.</p>
<br />
<p>Unison: Unto Nuit-Babalon be the glory<br />
  In the End and the Beginning,<br />
  Yea, in the End and the Beginning.</p></strong>
<br />
<p><i>Bell Chime. The rite is at an end.</i></p>
<br />Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-10029541961284892472023-06-13T07:00:00.052-05:002023-06-13T13:43:27.798-05:00No Rapture for You!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-qaNcXIwI6GUqffJGyTvBy6f9RWP4StEOrzc89dz5lOLlzIHMHr_gjIlHJzv2q-hpVFDwazItFBop48_kkWe_s2YmVZcUziteDI7IXup_dLIIBKoO62pBJsGJ69cVJQ2Xx4qJknuS4-7gRHBUfc5VFEW0XlzYxzc16KJD0TwLN0vcjnX2TtQZieg/s1600/pat-robertson.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-qaNcXIwI6GUqffJGyTvBy6f9RWP4StEOrzc89dz5lOLlzIHMHr_gjIlHJzv2q-hpVFDwazItFBop48_kkWe_s2YmVZcUziteDI7IXup_dLIIBKoO62pBJsGJ69cVJQ2Xx4qJknuS4-7gRHBUfc5VFEW0XlzYxzc16KJD0TwLN0vcjnX2TtQZieg/s1600/pat-robertson.jpg"/></a></div><p>Things have been a little quiet here on Augoeides with respect to current events. But this week's news merits a mention - televangelist Pat Robertson <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/us/pat-robertson-death/index.html">has died</a>. Robertson is one of the handful of individuals with their own tags on the blog, and he has held his since 2017. Older Robertson posts are also tagged with his name, but that was done after the tag was created. Few people have been the source of as much nonsense as Robertson, who believed things like you could be attacked by thrift store demons and that all denominations of Christianity besides his own were of the devil and therefore hopelessly evil.</p>
<br>
<blockquote><p>Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, made the Christian right a powerful political force and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988, died on Thursday, the network said in a news release.</p>
<br>
<p>“Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. He was 93,” the release said. Regent University in Virginia also released a statement saying it was mourning the loss of Robertson.</p>
<br>
<p>“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved founder,” Regent University Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs William L. Hathaway said. “Dr. Robertson was a globally-renowned leader, broadcaster, philanthropist, educator, author, accomplished businessman, and – most importantly – a faithful servant of God who dedicated his life to glorifying the Lord and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.”</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
<p>Robertson's "faithful service" included blaming feminists and liberals for 9/11, attacking Dungeons and Dragons as demonic, and using miraculous powers to perform miracles - what he called "prayer" and many of us call "magick." Most of those attempts failed, but it's less about competence than hypocrisy on Pat's part. Calling on deities and angels to make things happen is a big part of ceremonial magick, but it's good when he's doing it and evil when it's us.</p>
<br>
<p>Robertson's death also means that he won't be Raptured, hence the title of this article. To be Raptured, you have to be alive when the End Times start. The whole Rapture idea is silly anyway. The epistle where the responsible quote comes from is badly translated as "we will rise up to meet Him in the air." Literalists contend that this means that believers will float up into the sky. But in Greek, "air" and "spirit" are the same word, similar to what we see in Hebrew. Doesn't it make more sense to say that when Jesus returns, believers will rise up to meet him in the <i>spirit</i></p>
<br>
<p>I mean, because the idea is so goofy it wouldn't be true anyway, regardless of how the text reads. But that it's based on a bad translation makes it all the more wrong. The Revelation of Saint John most likely refers to events that happened around and after the time it was written. 666 is probably a reference to Nero, and in fact the whole narrative can be read as a prophecy regarding the Roman Empire's conversion to Christianity. The "End Times" narrative we have today originated with William Miller in the early 1800's, and everybody who has used versions of his method to caculate a date has gotten it wrong.</p>
<br>
<p>Whatever the "real" End Times narrative - if it ever even comes to pass - turns out to be, the one thing that's clear is that Pat missed it. So no Rapture for him. I also hope fervently that he wasn't rewarded in the afterlife for his work on Earth, since that work has hurt so many people. He was instrumental in the rise of theocratic fascism that punishes anyone different from the mainstream, the overturning of abortion rights, and preferential treatment for Christians in all areas of the public sphere. He deserves no reward for doing any of that.</p>
<br>Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com1