Michael A. Aquino - The Temple of Set I

The Temple of Set - by Michael A. Aquino Volume I: Text & Plates 2nd Edition - 2 - 3 Michael A. Aquino 1975-2016 CE Post Office Box 470307 San Francisco, CA 94147 http://www.rachane.org ISBN-13: 978-1497567450 ISBN-10: 1497567459 - 4 - 5 Dedicated To Lilith Xa-Nepthys, Daughter of Set Maga V of Arkte Grand Master of the Order of the Vampyre Ulbandi, Valie of the Stars Krel Atlan of Sith Guardian of the Rainbow Bridge - and in the United Kingdom of Earth Baroness of Rachane, Argyllshire, Scotland - and of my heart Eternally Beloved - 6 - 7 Table of Contents

The Objective Universe Origin Enforcement: Proof of the Neteru Contentment in Platos Cave - 8 E. The Subjective Universe F. Subjective/Objective Interaction G. Collective Subjective Universes H. The Judo-Christian Soul I. The Setian Soul: MindStar J.

Fields Definition Life-Fields Telos Thought-Fields K. Egyptian MindStar Emanations KhatRenKhabitAbBaKaSekhem 8. Akh L. Consciousness Metaphysics: Consciousness as an Entity Physics: Consciousness as an Illusion Inconsequence The Platonic Pyramid of Thought Ouspenskys Psychology of Possible Consciousness Evolution M. MindStar and Body Interaction N. Immortality of the MindStar Jewish and Christian Afterlifes Beyond Judo-Christianity O.

The Prince of Darkness P. Historical OU/SU Interpretations Q. Personal OU/SU Perspectives The Nartural Approach to the Objective Universe The Non-Natural Approach to the Objective Universe The Natural Approach to the Subjective Universe The Non-Natural Approach to the Subjective Universe 17 Initiation A. Concept B. Truth C. Ekstasis D.

The Two Paths E. Initiatory Degrees of the Temple of Set F. Ancestry and Evolving Definition of the Grade>Degree Titles G. ons H. The Pentagram of Set - 9 The Magical Chapters 18 Magic A. White Magic B.

Black Magic C. The Call of the Fire; The Warning of Noot 19 Lesser Black Magic A. Stage Magic B. Individual and Group Analysis C. Ethics 20 Greater Black Magic 21 Medial Black Magic PlatesAbout the Author - 10 - 11 Preface In The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) L. Frank Baum had his imperiled hero Tip (the future Princess Ozma) tie together two sofas, palm branches, and the stuffed head of a gump (in Oz an elk-like creature) with rope and clothesline, sprinkle it with magic powder to bring it to life, and then use it to fly away to safety.

Nevertheless, as evident from the improvised haste of its assembly, the gump was sorely wanting in rodynamics, and only barely brought its passengers to a landing before falling apart. Tip granted its wish to be disassembled, though the stuffed head remained alive and continued to startle bypassers with comments throughout, presumably, the rest of the thirteen original Oz books. The Church of Satan, founded in 1966, was a bit like Baums gump. It was also thrown together in improvised haste from a variety of vaguely- or unrelated concepts and then used to transport its riders on an unpredictably soaring, plunging, and haphazard journey throughout the next nine years until its own catastrophic crash in 1975. Like the gump, it did complete the journey; also like the gump, it is something of an amazement that it got off the ground at all, much less flew as long and as far as it did. The story of this long, strange trip is told in TheChurch of Satan, my companion history to The Temple of Set.

I make this point because the Temple of Set, when it was founded in 1975, was an entirely different phenomenon. Organizationally it had the benefit of the complete experience of the Church of Satan upon which to draw: to improve in part, to discard in part, and of course to disregard when building anew. Even more crucially the Temple had from its inception a crystal clear definition and understanding of its metaphysical authenticity and license. Its evolution over the next quarter-century would see refinements in the organization and increasing exploration and enhancement of the philosophy, but the original bases of both would never change. The differences between the two organizations will also be mirrored in the contrast between The Church of Satan and The Temple of Set. The former is a roller-coaster ride of alternately 1 The gump was included in Walt Disneys 1985 film Return to Oz, being a composite of Baums Marvelous Land ofOz and Ozma of Oz.

In this film Dorothy Gale was substituted for Tip as the gumps creator & rider. 2 Arguably its stuffed head - an Anton LaVey fan club using the Churchs name - has also remained alive and commenting since the authentic Churchs 1975 conclusion. - 12 serious, philosophical, humorous, tragic, ironic, heroic, embarrassing, frightening, and startling personalities, concepts, and events. If I hadnt lived through it myself, more than one old Satanist has remarked to me upon reading COS, I would have found it almost too bizarre to believe. The Temple of Set will not be such a rollicking reading experience, though I daresay it will be a substantially more searching and informative one. Its purpose is first to explain how the Temple came into being and evolved organizationally, then to summarize its founding/core principles.

Neither of these should be considered an endgame: The Temple constantly changes and improves its internal design, and its philosophy also continues to be refined, improved, and corrected as present and future Setians see the need and opportunity to do so. Certainly the initial years of the Temple were not all a smooth, steady, unified climb to the stars. Both senior and junior Setians have had their flaws and failings as well as their talents and strengths, and as a consequence the Temple has had its share of disappointments along with its successes. But without exception each difficulty has been honestly confronted as a learning experience; the result has consequently been an institution that much more substantial and resilient. An additional distinction between the two books is that while the former can indeed claim to embrace the entire history of the Church of Satan, this book could never hope to fulfill a similar goal with regard to the Temple of Set. The Church of Satan was a fairly simple, linear story, to which a relatively small number of individuals made significant contributions over a brief period of time.