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Wicca vs. Paganism?
By: David Piper
Firstly, Paganism is a collective term for many different faiths and
Wicca is one specific Pagan faith; however, specifics of Wicca IMHO:
Duotheistic monism *or* duotheistic monotheism (the One transcending
the Two while the Two still have independent self-existence)
The Lady is the Mother of all Life and Giver of Rebirth: Her Womb is
also the Tomb - "that which enters the Cauldron living, dies
but that which is placed in it dead, comes forth living"
The Lord is the Father of all life, Son and Lover of the Goddess: He
is born of Her, returns His Seed unto Her, returns to Her in
death, and is reborn of Her
All initiated members are of the Priesthood: as Priest(ess) unto the
self, if not to a group
The essential equality of all members, together with the respect for
those of more experience and learning: Elders, HP, and HPS
Wiccans practice a somewhat "formal" liturgy - if only in terms of a
regular "opening" and "closing" ritual, within which freedom
and spontaneity can be expressed as the Spirit moves them
A common resemblance of working methods and practice, within a broad
but nevertheless limited range of acceptable variation
The concept of "Drawing Down" - that the Deities can and do manifest
Themselves "unto visible appearance" to Their worshippers
A reverence for sexuality as both natural and good, and as sacrament
of the creative Union of the Lady and the Lord
The Great Rite - as the "Sacred Marriage," in which Goddess and God,
human and Divine, are brought to Unity, or Unity perceived
Respect for the "Gifts of the Goddess" (to borrow a Farrarian term),
as the true means by which humans can come to directly know,
and experience, the Divine - reason and logic fail; emotions
and intuition and the "psychic" are the channels of contact,
and experiential "Knowledge"
The concept of "Naked in Her Sight" as expressive of freedom, and of
obedience to Her, and of equality with Brothers and Sisters;
whether by literal, "skyclad" ritual nudity, or by symbolic,
"Naught is hidden from Your Sight" ritual robes
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Now, some of the ideas mentioned beg for more definition and further
discussion, but there's my offering for now...
B*B
David
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2401 BC |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,315 | THE PAPYRUS OF ANI
(THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD)
Translated by E.A. Wallis Budge
HYMN TO OSIRIS
"Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose
names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in
the temples, whose Ka is holy. Thou art the governor of Tattu
(Busiris), and also the mighty one in Sekhem (Letopolis). Thou art the
Lord to whom praises are ascribed in the nome of Ati, thou art the
Prince of divine food in Anu. Thou art the Lord who is commemorated in
Maati, the Hidden Soul, the Lord of Qerrt (Elephantine), the Ruler
supreme in White Wall (Memphis). Thou art the Soul of Ra, his own
body, and hast thy place of rest in Henensu (Herakleopolis). Thou
art the beneficent one, and art praised in Nart. Thou makest thy
soul to be raised up. Thou art the Lord of the Great House in
Khemenu (Hermopolis). Thou art the mighty one of victories in
Shas-hetep, the Lord of eternity, the Governor of Abydos. The path
of his throne is in Ta-tcheser (a part of Abydos). Thy name is
established in the mouths of men. Thou art the substance of Two
Lands (Egypt). Thou art Tem, the feeder of Kau (Doubles), the Governor
of the Companies of the gods. Thou art the beneficent Spirit among the
spirits. The god of the Celestial Ocean (Nu) draweth from thee his
waters. Thou sendest forth the north wind at eventide, and breath from
thy nostrils to the satisfaction of thy heart. Thy heart reneweth
its youth, thou producest the.... The stars in the celestial heights
are obedient unto thee, and the great doors of the sky open themselves
before thee. Thou art he to whom praises are ascribed in the
southern heaven, and thanks are given for thee in the northern heaven.
The imperishable stars are under thy supervision, and the stars
which never set are thy thrones. Offerings appear before thee at the
decree of Keb. The Companies of the Gods praise thee, and the gods
of the Tuat (Other World) smell the earth in paying homage to thee.
The uttermost parts of the earth bow before thee, and the limits of
the skies entreat thee with supplications when they see thee. The holy
ones are overcome before thee, and all Egypt offereth thanksgiving
unto thee when it meeteth Thy Majesty. Thou art a shining Spirit-Body,
the governor of Spirit-Bodies; permanent is thy rank, established is
thy rule. Thou art the well-doing Sekhem (Power) of the Company of the
Gods, gracious is thy face, and beloved by him that seeth it. Thy fear
is set in all the lands by reason of thy perfect love, and they cry
out to thy name making it the first of names, and all people make
offerings to thee. Thou art the lord who art commemorated in heaven
and upon earth. Many are the cries which are made to thee at the Uak
festival, and with one heart and voice Egypt raiseth cries of joy to
thee.
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"Thou art the Great Chief, the first among thy brethren, the
Prince of the Company of the Gods, the stablisher of Right and Truth
throughout the World, the Son who was set on the great throne of his
father Keb. Thou art the beloved of thy mother Nut, the mighty one
of valour, who overthrew the Sebau-fiend. Thou didst stand up and
smite thine enemy, and set thy fear in thine adversary. Thou dost |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,316 | bring the boundaries of the mountains. Thy heart is fixed, thy legs
are set firm. Thou art the heir of Keb and of the sovereignty of the
Two Lands (Egypt). He (Keb) hath seen his splendours, he hath
decreed for him the guidance of the world by thy hand as long as times
endure. Thou hast made this earth with thy hand, and the waters, and
the winds, and the vegetation, and all the cattle, and all the
feathered fowl, and all the fish, and all the creeping things, and all
the wild animals therof. The desert is the lawful possession of the
son of Nut. The Two Lands (Egypt) are content to crown thee upon the
throne of thy father, like Ra.
"Thou rollest up into the horizon, thou hast set light over the
darkness, thou sendest forth air from thy plumes, and thou floodest
the Two Lands like the Disk at daybreak. Thy crown penetrateth the
height of heaven, thou art the companion of the stars, and the guide
of every god. Thou art beneficent in decree and speech, the favoured
one of the Great Company of the Gods, and the beloved of the Little
Company of the Gods.
His sister [Isis] hath protected him, and hath repulsed the
fiends, and turned aside calamities (of evil). She uttered the spell
with the magical power of her mouth. Her tongue was perfect, and it
never halted at a word. Beneficent in command and word was Isis, the
woman of magical spells, the advocate of her brother. She sought him
untiringly, she wandered round and round about this earth in sorrow,
and she alighted not without finding him. She made light with her
feathers, she created air with her wings, and she uttered the death
wail for her brother. She raised up the inactive members of whose
heart was still, she drew from him his essence, she made an heir,
she reared the child in loneliness, and the place where he was not
known, and he grew in strength and stature, and his hand was mighty in
the House of Keb. The Company of the Gods rejoiced, rejoiced, at the
coming of Horus, the son of Osiris, whose heart was firm, the
triumphant, the son of Isis, the heir of Osiris."
REFERENCES
Following is a list of frequently-mentioned geographical locations,
and their commonly-known names:
Abtu Abydos
Abu Elephantine
Anu Heliopolis
Bast Bubastis
Hensu Herakleopolis
Het-ka-Ptah Memphis
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Khemenu Hermopolis
Per-Menu Panopolis
Qerrt Elephantine
Sau Sais
Sekhem Letopolis
Suat Asyut |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,317 | Tetu Busiris
Two Lands Upper and Lower Egypt
Unu Hermopolis
HYMN TO RA THE SUN GOD
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RA WHEN HE RISETH IN THE EASTERN PART OF HEAVEN:
Behold, the Osiris Ani, the scribe of the holy offerings of all the
gods, saith: Homage to thee, O thou who hast come as Khepera,
Khepera the creator of the gods, Thou art seated on thy throne, thou
risest up in the sky, illumining thy mother [Nut], thou art seated
on thy throne as the king of the gods. [Thy] mother Nut stretcheth out
her hands, and performeth an act of homage to thee. The domain of Manu
receiveth thee with satisfaction. The goddess Maat embraceth thee at
the two seasons of the day. May Ra give glory, and power, and
thruth-speaking, and the appearance as a living soul so that he may
gaze upon Heru-khuti, to the KA of the Osiris the Scribe Ani, who
speaketh truth before Osiris, and who saith: Hail, O all ye gods of
the House of the Soul, who weigh heaven and earth in a balance, and
who give celestial food [to the dead]. Hail, Tatun, [who art] One,
thou creator of mortals [and] of the Companies of the Gods of the
South and of the North, of the West and of the East, ascribe ye praise
to Ra, the lord of heaven, the KING, Life, Strength, and Health, the
maker of the gods. Give ye thanks unto him in his beneficent form
which is enthroned in the Atett Boat; beings celestial praise thee,
beings terrestial praise thee. Thoth and the goddess Maat mark out thy
course for thee day by day and every day. Thine enemy the Serpent hath
been given over to the fire. The Serpent-fiend Sebau hath fallen
headlong, his forelegs are bound in chains, and his hind legs hath
Ra carried away from him. The Sons of Revolt shall never more rise up.
The House of the Aged One keepeth festival, and the voices of those
who make merry are in the Great Place. The gods rejoice when they
see Ra crowned upon his throne, and when his beams flood the world
with light. The majesty of this holy god setteth out on his journey,
and he goeth onwards until he reacheth the land of Manu; the earth
becometh light at his birth each day; he proceedeth until he
reacheth the place where he was yesterday. O be thou at peace with me.
Let me gaze upon thy beauties. Let me journey above the earth. Let
me smite the Ass. Let me slit asunder the Serpent-fiend Sebau. Let
me destroy Aepep at the moment of his greatest power. Let me behold
the Abtu Fish at his season, and the Ant Fish with the Ant Boat as
it piloteth it in its lake. Let me behold Horus when he is in charge
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of the rudder [of the Boat of Ra], with Thoth and the goddess Maat
on each side of him. Let me lay hold of the tow-rope of the Sektet
Boat, and the rope at the stern of the Matett Boat. Let Ra grant to me
a view of the Disk (the Sun), and a sight of Ah (the Moon) unfailingly
each day. Let my Ba-soul come forth to walk about hither and thither
and whithersoever it pleaseth. Let my name be called out, let it be
found inscribed on the tablet which recordeth the names of those who
are to receive offerings. Let meals from the sepulchral offerings be
given to me in the presence [of Osiris], as to those who are in the
following of Horus. Let there be prepared for me a seat in the Boat of
the Sun on the day wheron the god saileth. Let me be received in the
presence of Osiris in the Land of Truth-speaking- the Ka of Osiris
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(From the Papyrus of Nekht, Brit. Mus. No. 10471, Sheet 21)
NEKHT, THE CAPTAIN OF SOLDIERS, THE ROYAL SCRIBE, SINGETH A HYMN
OF PRAISE TO RA, and saith:- Homage to thee, O thou glorious Being,
thou who art dowered [with all sovereignty]. O Tem-Heru-Khuti
(Tem-Harmakhis), when thou risest in the horizon of heaven a cry of
joy goeth forth to thee from all people. O thou beautiful Being,
thou dost renew thyself in thy season in the form of the Disk,
within thy mother Hathor. Therefore in every place every heart
swelleth with joy at thy rising for ever. The regions of the South and
the North come to thee with homage, and send forth acclamations at thy
rising on the horizon of heaven, and thou illuminest the Two Lands
with rays of turquoise-[coloured] light. O Ra, who art Heru-Khuti, the
divine man-child, the heir of eternity, self-begotten and self-born,
king of the earth, prince of the Tuat (the Other World), governor of
Aukert, thou didst come from the Water-god, thou didst spring from the
Sky-god Nu, who doth cherish thee and order thy members. O thou god of
life, thou lord of love, all men live when thou shinest; thou art
crowned king of the gods. The goddess Nut embraceth thee, and the
goddess Mut enfoldeth thee at all seasons. Those who are in thy
following sing unto thee with joy, and they bow down their foreheads
to the earth when they meet thee, the lord of heaven, the lord of
the earth, the King of Truth, the lord of eternity, the prince of
everlastingness, thou sovereign of all the gods, thou god of life,
thou creator of eternity, thou maker of heaven wherin thou art
firmly stablished.
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The Company of the Gods rejoice at thy rising, the earth is glad
when it beholdeth thy rays; the people who have been long dead come
forth with cries of joy to behold thy beauties every day. Thou goest
forth each day over heaven and earth, and thou art made strong each
day be thy mother Nut. Thou passest over the heights of heaven, thy
heart swelleth with joy; and the Lake of Testes (the Great Oasis) is
content thereat. The Serpent-fiend hath fallen, his arms are hewn off,
the Knife hath severed his joints. Ra liveth by Maat (Law), the
beautiful! The Sektet Boat advanceth and cometh into port. The South
and the North, and the West and East, turn to praise thee. O thou
First, Great God (PAUTA), who didst come into being of thine own
accord, Isis and Nephthys salute thee, they sing unto thee songs of
joy at thy rising in the boat, they stretch out their hands unto thee.
The Souls of the East follow thee, and the Souls of the West praise
thee. Thou art the Ruler of all the gods. Thou in thy shrine hast joy,
for the Serpent-fiend Nak hath been judged by the fire, and thy
heart shall rejoice for ever. Thy mother Nut is esteemed by thy father
Nu.
HYMN TO OSIRIS UN-NEFER
A Hymn of Praise to Osiris Un-Nefer, the great god who dwelleth in
Abtu, the king of eternity, the lord of everlastingness, who
traverseth millions of years in his existence. Thou art the eldest son
of the womb of Nut. Thou was begotten by Keb, the Erpat. Thou art
the lord of the Urrt Crown. Thou art he whose White Crown is lofty.
Thou art the King (Ati) of gods [and] men. Thou hast gained possession
of the sceptre of rule, and the whip, and the rank and dignity of
thy divine fathers. Thy heart is expanded with joy, O thou who art |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,319 | in the kingdom of the dead. Thy son Horus is firmly placed on thy
throne. Thou hast ascended thy throne as the Lord of Tetu, and as
the Heq who dwelleth in Abydos. Thou makest the Two Lands to
flourish through Truth-speaking, in the presence of him who is the
Lord to the Uttermost Limit. Thou drawest on that which hath not yet
come into being in thy name of "Ta-her-sta-nef." Thou governest the
Two Lands by Maat in thy name of "Seker." Thy power is wide-spread,
thou art he of whom the fear is great in thy name of "Usar" (or
"Asar"). Thy existence endureth for an infinite number of double henti
periods in thy name of "Un-Nefer."
Homage to thee, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and Prince of
Princes. Thou hast ruled the Two Lands from the womb of the goddess
Nut. Thou hast governed the Lands of Akert. Thy members are of
silver-gold, thy head is of lapis-lazuli, and the crown of thy head is
of turquoise. Thou art An of millions of years. Thy body is all
pervading, O Beautiful Face in Ta-tchesert. Grant thou to me glory
in heaven, and power upon earth, and truth-speaking in the Divine
Underworld, and [the power to] sail down the river to Tetu in the form
of a living Ba-soul, and [the power to] sail up the river to Abydos in
the form of a Benu bird, and [the power to] pass in through and to
pass out from, without obstruction, the doors of the lords of the
Tuat. Let there be given unto me bread-cakes in the House of
Refreshing, and sepulchral offerings of cakes and ale, and
propitiatory offerings in Anu, and a permanent homestead in
Sekhet-Aaru, with wheat and barley therein- to the Double of the
Osiris, the scribe Ani.
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THE CHAPTERS OF COMING FORTH BY DAY
HERE BEGIN THE CHAPTERS OF COMING FORTH BY DAY, AND THE SONGS OF
PRAISING AND GLORIFYING WHICH ARE TO BE RECITED FOR "COMING FORTH" AND
FOR ENTERING INTO KHERT-NETER, AND THE SPELLS WHICH ARE TO BE SAID
IN BEAUTIFUL AMENTET. THEY SHALL BE RECITED ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL,
ENTERING IN AFTER COMING FORTH.
The Osiris Ani, the Osiris the scribe Ani saith:- Homage to thee,
O Bull of Amentet, Thoth the king of eternity is with me. I am the
great god by the side of the divine boat, I have fought for thee, I am
one of those gods, those divine chiefs, who proved the
truth-speaking of Osiris before his enemies on the day of the weighing
of words. I am thy kinsman Osiris. I am [one of] those gods who were
the children of the goddess Nut, who hacked in pieces the enemies of
Osiris, and who bound in fetters the legion of Sebau devils on his
behalf. I am thy kinsman Horus, I have fought on thy behalf, I have
come to thee for thy name's sake. I am Thoth who proved the truth of
the words of Osiris before his enemies on the day of the weighing of
words in the great House of the Prince, who dwelleth in Anu. I am
Teti, the son of Teti. My mother conceived me in Tetu, and gave
birth to me in Tetu. I am with the mourners [and with] the women who
tear out their hair and make lament for Osiris in Taui-Rekhti, proving
true the words of Osiris before his enemies. Ra commanded Thoth to
prove true the words of Osiris before his enemies; what was
commanded [for Osiris], let that be done for me by Thoth. I am with
Horus on the day of dressing Teshtesh. I open the hidden water-springs
for the ablutions of Urt-ab. I unbolt the door of the Shetait Shrine
in Ra-stau. I am with Horus as the protector of the left shoulder of
Osiris, the dweller in Sekhem. I enter in among and I come forth
from the Flame-gods on the day of the destruction of the Sebau
fiends in Sekhem. I am with Horus on the day[s] of the festivals of
Osiris, at the making of offerings and oblations, namely, on the |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,320 | festival which is celebrated on the sixth day of the month, and on the
day of the Tenat festival in Anu. I am the UAB priest (libationer)
in Tetu, Rera, the dweller in Per-Asar. I exalt him that is upon the
high place of the country. I look upon the hidden things (the
mysteries) in Ra-stau. I recite the words of the liturgy of the
festival of the Soul-god in Tetu. I am the SEM priest, and [perform]
his duties. I am the UR-KHERP-HEM priest on the day of placing the
Henu Boat of Seker upon its divine sledge. I have taken in my hand the
digging tool on the day of digging up the earth in Hensu.
Hail, O ye who make perfect souls to enter into the House of Osiris,
make ye the well-instructed soul of the Osiris the scribe Ani, whose
word is true, to enter in and to be with you in the House of Osiris.
Let him hear even as ye hear; let him have sight even as ye have
sight; let him stand up even as ye stand up; let him take his seat
even as ye take your seats.
Hail, O ye who give cakes and ale to perfect souls in the House of
Osiris, give ye cakes and ale twice each day (in the morning and in
the evening) to the soul of the Osiris Ani, whose word is true
before the gods, the Lords of Abydos, and whose word is true with you.
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Hail, O ye who open up the way, who act as guides to the roads [in
the Other World] to perfect souls in the House of Osiris, open ye up
for him the way, and act ye as guides to the roads to the soul of
the Osiris, the scribe, the registrary of all the offerings made to
the gods, Ani, [whose word is true] with you. May he enter the House
of Osiris with boldness, and may he come forth therefrom in peace. May
there be no opposition made to him, and may he not be sent back
[therefrom]. May he enter in under favour [of Osiris], and may he come
forth gratified [at the acceptance of] his true words. May his
commands be performed in the House of Osiris, may his words travel
with you, may he be glorious as ye are. May he be not found to be
light in the Balance, may the Balance dispose of his case.
(In the Turin Papyrus, ed. Lepsius, this Chapter ends with the
following.)
Permit thou not me to be judged according to the mouths of the
multitude. May my soul lift itself up before [Osiris], having been
found to have been pure when on earth. May I come into thy presence, O
Lord of the gods; may I arrive at the Nome of Maati (Truth); may I
rise up on my seat like a god endowed with life; may I give forth
light like the Company of the Gods who dwell in heaven; may I become
like one of you; may I lift up my footsteps in the town of Kher-Aha;
may I look upon the Sektet Boat of the god, Saah, the holy one, as
it passeth across the sky; may I not be repulsed; may I look upon
the Lords of the Tuat, or, according to another reading, the Company
of the Gods; may I smell the savour of the divine food of the
Company of the Gods; may I sit down with them; may my name be
proclaimed for offerings by the KHER-HEB priest at the sacrificial
table; may I hear the petitions which are made when offerings are
presented; may I draw nigh unto the Neshem Boat; and may neither my
Heart-soul nor its lord be repulsed.
Homage to thee, O Chief of Amentet, thou god Osiris, who dwellest in
the town of Nifu-ur. Grant thou that I may arrive in peace in Amentet.
May the Lords of Ta-Tchesert receive me, and may they say unto me: |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,321 | "Hail, hail; welcome, welcome!" May they make ready for me a seat by
the side of the President of the Chiefs; may the Nursing-goddesses
receive me at the seasons, and may I come forth into the presence of
Un-Nefer true of word. May I be a Follower of Horus in Ra-stau, and of
Osiris in Tetu; and may I perform all the transformations which my
heart may desire to make in every place wherein my Double (KA) wisheth
to be.
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RUBRIC: If this text be known [by the deceased] upon earth or if
he causeth it to be done in writing upon [his] coffin, then will he be
able to come forth on any day he pleaseth, and to enter into his
habitation unrepulsed. Cakes and ale and joints of meat from those
which are on the altar of Ra shall be given unto him, and his
homestead shall be among the fields of the Field of Reeds(Sekhet-Aaru),
and wheat and barley shall be given unto him therein, and he shall
flourish there even as he flourished upon earth.
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APPENDIX
(From the Papyrus of Nekhtu-Amen, ed. Naville, I, 5)
THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SAHU TO ENTER THE TUAT ON THE DAY OF THE
FUNERAL, WHEN THE FOLLOWING WORDS ARE TO BE SAID: Homage to thee, O
thou who dwellest in the Holy Hill (Set-Tchesert) of Amentet! the
Osiris, the royal scribe, Nekhtu-Amen, whose word is true, knoweth
thee, he knoweth thy name. Deliver thou him from the worms which are
in Ra-stau, which live upon the bodies of men and women, and feed upon
their blood, for Osiris, the favoured servant of the god of his
city, the royal scribe Nekhtu-Amen, knoweth you, and he knoweth your
names. Let the order for his protection be the first command of
Osiris, the Lord to the Uttermost Limit, who keepeth his body
hidden. May he give him release from the Terrible One who dwelleth
at the bend of the River of Amentet, and may he decree the acts that
will make him to rise up. Let him pass on to him whose throne is
placed within the darkness, who giveth light in Ra-stau. O thou Lord
of Light, come thou and swallow up the worms which are in Amentet. Let
the Great God who dwelleth in Tetu, and who is himself unseen, hear
his prayers, and let those who cause afflictions hold him in fear as
he cometh forth with the sentence of their doom to the Divine Block. I
the Osiris, the royal scribe, Nekhtu-Amen, come, bearing the decree of
Neb-er-tcher, and I am the Horus who taketh possession of his throne
for him. His father, the lord of all those who are in the Boat of
his Father Horus, hath ascribed praise unto him. He cometh bearing
tidings....... let him see the town of Anu. Their chief shall stand on
the earth before him, the scribes shall magnify him at the doors of
their assemblies, and thy shall swathe im with swathings in Anu. He
hath led heaven captive, and he hath seized the earth in his grasp.
Neither the heavens nor the earth can be taken away from him, for,
behold, he is Ra, the firstborn of the gods. His mother shall nurse
him, and shall give him her breast on the horizon.
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RUBRIC: The words of this Chapter shall be said after [the deceased]
is laid to rest in Amentet; by means of them the region Tenn-t shall
be contented with her lord. And the Osiris, the royal scribe,
Nekhtu-Amen, whose word is truth, shall come forth, and he shall
embark in the Boat of Ra, and [his] body upon its bier shall be
counted up, and he shall be established in the Tuat. |
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THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OSIRIS ANI, THE SCRIBE, AND
TELLER OF THE OFFERINGS WHICH ARE MADE TO ALL THE GODS, WHOSE WORD
IS TRUE, WHO SAITH:- I rise up out of the Egg in the Hidden Land.
May my mouth be given unto me that I may speak therewith in the
presence of the Great God, the Lord of the Tuat. Let not my hand and
my arm be repulsed in the presence of the Chiefs (Tchatchau) of any
god. I am Osiris, the Lord of Ra-stau. May I, the Osiris, the scribe
Ani, whose word is true, have my portion with him who is on the top of
the Steps (Osiris). According to the desire of my heart I have come
forth from the Island of Nesersert, and I have extinguished the fire.
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APPENDIX
[The following passage is taken from the Saite Recension]
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[THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A MOUTH TO THE OSIRIS, THE SCRIBE ANI, WHO
SAITH]:- Homage to thee, O thou lord of brightness, Governor of the
Temple, Prince of the night and of the thick darkness. I have come
unto thee. I am shining, I am pure. My hands are about thee, thou hast
thy lot with thy ancestors. Give thou unto me my mouth that I may
speak with it. I guide my heart at its season of flame and of night.
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RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known by the Osiris the scribe Ani,
upon earth, [or if it be done] in writing upon [his] coffin, he
shall come forth by day in every form which he pleaseth, and he
shall enter into [his] abode, and shall not be repulsed. And cakes,
and ale, and joints of meat [from those which are on] the altar of
Osiris shall be given unto him; and he shall enter in peace into
Sekhet-Aaru, conformably to the decree of the Dweller in Busiris.
Wheat and barley (dhura) shall be given unto him therein, and he shall
flourish there just as he did upon earth; and he shall do whatsoever
it pleaseth him to do, even as do the Company of the Gods who are in
the Tuat, regularly and continually, for millions of times.
{GIVING A MOUTH TO ANI|APPENDIX
(From the Paprys of Nebseni, Sheet 3)
THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AND OF OPENING UP A WAY THROUGH
THE AMEHET: Behold, the scribe Nebseni, whose word is truth, saith:-
Homage to you, O ye Lords of Kau, ye who are without sin, and who live
for the endless and infinite aeons of time which make up eternity. I
have opened up a way for myself to you. I have become a spirit in my
forms, I have gotten the mastery over my words of magical power, and I
am adjudged a spirit; therefore deliver ye me from the Crocodile
[which liveth in] this Country of Truth. Grant ye to me my mouth
that I may speak therewith, and cause ye that sepulchral offerings
shall be made unto me in your presence, for I know you, and I know
your names, and I know also the name of the mighty god before whose
face ye set your celestial food. His name is "Tekem." [When] he
openeth up his path on the eastern horizon of heaven, [when] he
alighteth towards the western horizon of heaven, may he carry me along
with him, and may I be safe and sound. Let not the Mesqet make an |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,323 | end of me, let not the Fiend (Sebau) gain the mastery over me, let
me not be driven away from the doors of the Other World, let not you
doors be shut in my face, for my cakes are in the city of Pe, and my
ale is in the city of Tep. And there, in the celestial mansions of
heaven which my divine father Tem hath stablished, let my hands lay
hold upon the wheat and the barley, which shall be given unto me
therein in abundant measure, and may the son of my own body make ready
for me my food therein. And grant ye unto me when I am there
sepulchral meals, and incense, and unguents, and all the pure and
beautiful things whereon the god liveth, in every deed for ever, in
all the transformations which it pleaseth me [to perform], and grant
unto me the power to float down and to sail up the stream in the Field
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of Reeds (Sekhet-Aaru), [and may I reach Sekhet-hetepet (the Field
of Offerings)]. I am the twin Lion-gods (Shu and Tefnut).
WEIGHING OF THE HEART OF ANI
TEXTS RELATING TO THE WEIGHING OF THE HEART OF ANI
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THE NAMES OF THE GODS OF THE GREAT COMPANY:- 1. Ra Harmakhis, the
Great God in his boat. 2. Temu. 3. Shu. 4. Tefnut. 5. Keb. 6. Nut, the
Lady of Heaven. 7. Isis. 8. Nephthys. 9. Horus, the Great God. 10.
Hathor, Lady of Amentet. 11. Hu. 12. Sa.
THE PRAYER OF ANI:- My heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! My
heart whereby I came into being! May nought stand up to oppose me at
[my] judgment, may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the
Chiefs (Tchatchau); may there be no parting of thee from me in the
presence of him that keepeth the Balance! Thou art my KA, which
dwelleth in my body; the god Khnemu who knitteth together and
happiness whither we go. May the Sheniu officials, who make the
conditions of the lives of men, not cause my name to stink, and may no
lies be spoken against me in the presence of the God. [Let it be
satisfactory unto us, and let the Listener god be favourable unto
us, and let there be joy of heart (to us) at the weighing of words.
Let not that which is false be uttered against me before the Great
God, the Lord of Amentet. Verily, how great shalt thou be when thou
risest in triumph.]
THE SPEECH OF THOTH:- Thoth, the judge of right and truth of the
Great Company of the Gods who are in the presence of Osiris, saith:
Hear ye this judgment. The heart of Osiris hath in very truth been
weighed, and his Heart-soul hath borne testimony on his behalf; his
heart hath been found right by the trial in the Great Balance. There
hath not been found any wickedness in him; he hath not wasted the
offerings which have been made in the temples; he hath not committed
any evil act; and he hath not set his mouth in motion with words of
evil whilst he was upon earth.
SPEECH OF THE DWELLER IN THE EMBALMMENT CHAMBER (ANUBIS):- Pay
good heed, O righteous Judge to the Balance to support [the testimony]
thereof. Variant: Pay good heed to the weighing in the Balance of
the heart of the Osiris, the singing-woman of Amen, Anhai, whose
word is truth, and place thou her heart in the seat of truth in the
presence of the Great God.
THE SPEECH OF THE GODS:- The Great Company of the Gods say to
Thoth who dwelleth in Khemenu: That which cometh forth from thy
mouth shall be declared true. The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is
true, is holy and righteous. He hath not committed any sin, and he
hath done no evil against us. The devourer Am-mit shall not be |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,324 | permitted to prevail over him. Meat offerings and admittance into
the presence of the god Osiris shall be granted unto him, together
with an abiding habitation in the Field of Offerings (Sekhet-hetepet),
as unto the Followers of Horus.
THE SPEECH OF HORUS TO OSIRIS IN INTRODUCING ANI TO HIM:- Horus, the
son of Isis, saith: I have come to thee, O Un-Nefer, and I have
brought unto thee the Osiris Ani. His heart is righteous, and it
hath come forth from the Balance; it hath not sinned against any god
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or any goddess. Thoth hath weighed it according to the decree
pronounced unto him by the Company of the Gods, and it is most true
and righteous. Grant thou that cakes and ale may be given unto him,
and let him appear in the presence of the god Osiris, and let him be
like unto the Followers of Horus for ever and ever.
THE SPEECH OF ANI:- And the Osiris Ani saith: Behold, I am in thy
presence, O Lord of Amentet. There is no sin in my body. I have not
spoken that which is not true knowingly, nor have I done anything with
a false heart. Grant thou that I may be like unto those favoured
ones who are in thy following, and that I may be an Osiris greatly
favoured of the beautiful god, and beloved of the Lord of the Two
Lands, I who am a veritable royal scribe who loveth thee, Ani, whose
word is true before the god Osiris.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BEAST AM-MIT:- Her forepart is like that of a
crocodile, the middle of her body is like that of a lion, her hind
quarters are like those of a hippopotamus.
PRAISES AND GLORIFYINGS
HERE BEGIN THE PRAISES AND GLORIFYINGS OF COMING OUT FROM AND OF
GOING INTO THE GLORIOUS KHERT-NETER, WHICH IS IN THE BEAUTIFUL
AMENTET, OF COMING FORTH BY DAY IN ALL THE FORMS OF EXISTENCE WHICH IT
MAY PLEASE THE DECEASED TO TAKE, OF PLAYING AT DRAUGHTS, OF SITTING IN
THE SEH HALL, AND OF APPEARING AS A LIVING SOUL:
The Osiris the scribe Ani saith after he hath arrived in his haven
of rest- now it is good for [a man] to recite [this work whilst he is]
upon earth, for then all the words of Tem come to pass-
"I am the god Tem in rising. I am the Only One. I came into
existence in Nu. I am Ra who rose in the beginning, the ruler of
this [creation]."
Who is this?
"It is Ra, when at the beginning he rose in the city of Hensu,
crowned like a king for his coronation. The Pillars of the god Shu
were not as yet created, when he was upon the steps of him that
dwelleth in Khemenu.
"I am the Great God who created himself, even Nu, who made his names
to become the Company of the Gods as gods."
Who is this?
"It is Ra, the creator of the names of his limbs, which came into
being in the form of the gods who are in the train of Ra.
"I am he who cannot be repulsed among the gods."
Who is this?
"It is Temu, the dweller in his disk, but others say that it is Ra |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,325 | when he riseth in the eastern horizon of the sky.
"I am Yesterday, I know To-day."
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Who is this?
"Yesterday is Osiris, and To-day is Ra, when he shall destroy the
enemies of Neb-er-tcher (the lord to the uttermost limit), and when he
shall establish as prince and ruler his son Horus.
"Others, however, say that To-day is Ra, on the day when we
commemorate the festival of the meeting of the dead Osiris with his
father Ra, and when the battle of the gods was fought, in which
Osiris, the Lord of Amentet, was the leader."
What is this?
"It is Amentet, [that is to say] the creation ofthe souls of the
gods when Osiris was leader in Set-Amentet.
"Others, however, say that it is the Amentet which Ra hath given
unto me; when any god cometh he must rise up and fight for it.
"I know the god who dwelleth therein."
Who is this?
"It is Osiris. Others, however, say that his name is Ra, and that
the god who dwelleth in Amentet is the phallus of Ra, wherewith he had
union with himself.
"I am the Benu bird which is in Anu. I am the keeper of the volume
of the book (the Tablet of Destiny) of the things which have been
made, and of the things which shall be made."
Who is this?
"It is Osiris.
"Others, however, say that it is the dead body of Osiris, and yet
others say that it is the excrement of Osiris. The things which have
been made, and the things which shall be made [refer to] the dead body
of Osiris. Others again say that the things which have been made are
Eternity, and the things which shall be made are Everlastingness,
and that Eternity is the Day, and Everlastingness the Night.
"I am the god Menu in his coming forth; may his two plumes be set on
my head for me."
Who is this?
"Menu is Horis, the Advocate of his father [Osiris], and his
coming forth means his birth. The two plumes on his head are Isis
and Nephthys, when these goddesses go forth and set themselves
thereon, and when they act as his protectors, and when they provide
that which his head lacketh.
"Others, however, say that the two plumes are the two exceedingly
large uraei which are upon the head of their father Tem, and there are
yet others who say that the two plumes which are upon the head of Menu
are his two eyes.
"The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is true, the registrar of all
the offerings which are made to the gods, riseth up and cometh into |
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his city."
What is this [city]?
"It is the horizon of his father Tem.
"I have made an end of my shortcomings, and I have put away my
faults."
What is this?
"It is the cutting of the navel string of the body of the Osiris the
scribe Ani, whose word is true before all the gods, and all his faults
are driven out.
What is this ?
"It is the purification [of Osiris] on the day of his birth.
"I am purified in my great double nest which is in Hensu on the
day of the offerings of the followers of the Great God who dwelleth
therein."
What is the "great double nest"?
"The name of one nest is 'Millions of years,' and 'Great Green
[Sea]' is the name of the other, that is to say 'Lake of Natron' and
'Lake of Salt.'
"Others, however, say the name of the one is 'Guide of Millions of
Years,' and that 'Great Green Lake' is name of the other. Yet others
say that 'Begetter of Millions of Years' is the name of one, and
'Great Green Lake' is the name of the other. Now, as concerning the
Great God who dwelleth therein, it is Ra himself.
"I pass over the way, I know the head of the Island of Maati."
What is this?
"It is Ra-stau, that is to say, it is the gate to the South of
Nerutef, and it is the Northern Gate of the Domain (Tomb of the god).
"Now, as concerning the Island of Maati, it is Abtu.
"Others, however, say that it is the way by which Father Tem
travelleth when he goeth forth to Sekhet-Aaru, [the place] which
produceth the food and sustenance of the gods who are [in] their
shrines.
"Now the Gate Tchesert is the Gate of the Pillars of Shu, that is to
say, the Northern Gate of the Tuat.
"Others, however, say that the Gate of Tchesert is the two leaves of
the door through which the god Tem passeth when he goeth forth to
the eastern horizon of the sky.
"O ye gods who are in the presence [of Osiris], grant to me your
arms, for I am the god who shall come into being among you."
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Who are these gods? |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,327 | "They are the drops of blood which came forth from the phallus of Ra
when he went forth to perform his own mutilitation. These drops of
blood sprang into being under the forms of the gods Hu and Sa, who are
in the bodyguard of Ra, and who accompany the god Tem daily and
every day.
"I, Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, have filled for thee
the utchat (the Eye of Ra, or of Horus), when it had suffered
extinction on the day of the combat of the Two Fighters (Horus and
Set)."
What was this combat?
It was the combat which took place on the day when Horus fought with
Set, during which Set threw filth in the face of Horus, and Horus
crushed the genitals of Set. The filling of the utchat Thoth performed
with his own fingers.
"I remove the thunder-cloud from the sky when there is a storm
with thunder and lightning therein."
What is this?
"This storm was the raging of Ra at the thunder-cloud which [Set]
sent forth against the Right Eye of Ra (the Sun). Thoth removed the
thunder-cloud from the Eye of Ra, and brought back the Eye living,
healthy, sound, and with no defect in it to its owner.
"Others, however, say that the thunder-cloud is caused by sickness
in the Eye of Ra, which weepeth for its companion Eye (the Moon); at
this time Thoth cleanseth the Right Eye of Ra.
"I behold Ra who was born yesterday from the thighs of the goddess
Mehurt; his strength is my strength, and my strength is his strength."
Who is this?
"Mehurt is the great Celestial Water, but others say that Mehurt
is the image of the Eye of Ra at dawn at his birth daily.
"[Others, however, say that] Mehurt is the utchat of Ra.
"Now Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, is a very great one
among the gods who are in the following of Horus; they say that he
is the prince who loveth his lord."
Who are the gods who are in the train of Horus?
"[They are] Kesta, Hapi, Taumutef, and Qebhsenuf.
"Homage to you, O ye lords of right and truth, ye sovereign
princes (Tchatcha) who [stand] round about Osiris, who do away utterly
sins and offences, and who are in the following of the goddess
Hetepsekhus, grant ye that I may come unto you. Destroy ye all the
faults which are within me, even as ye did for the Seven Spirits who
are among the followers of their lord Sepa. Anpu (Anubis) appointed to
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them their places on the day [when he said unto them], "Come ye
hither."
Who are the "lords of right and truth"?
"The lords of right and truth are Thoth and Astes, the Lord of |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,328 | Amentet.
"The Tchatcha round about Osiris are Kesta, Hapi, Tuamutef, and
Qebhsenuf, and they are also round about the Constellation of the
Thigh (the Great Bear), in the northern sky.
"Those who do away utterly sins and offences, and who are in the
following of the goddess Hetepsekhus, are the god Sebek and his
associates who dwell in the water.
"The goddess Hetepsekhus is the Eye of Ra.
"Others, however, say that it is the flame which accompanieth Osiris
to burn up the souls of his enemies.
"As concerning all the faults which are in Osiris, the registrar
of the offerings which are made unto all the gods, Ani, whose word
is truth, [these are all the offences which he hath committed
against the Lords of Eternity] since he came forth from his mother's
womb.
"As concerning the Seven Spirits who are Kesta, Hapi, Tuamutef,
Qebhsenuf, Maa-atef, Kheribeqef and Heru-khenti-en-ariti, these did
Anubis appoint to be protectors of the dead body of Osiris.
"Others, however, say that he set them round about the holy place of
Osiris.
"Others say that the Seven Spirits [which were appointed by
Anubis] were Netcheh-netcheh, Aatqetqet, Nertanef-besef-khenti-hehf,
Aq-her-ami-unnut-f, Tesher-ariti-ami-Het-anes,
Ubes-her-per-em-khetkhet, and Maaem-kerh-annef-em-hru.
"The chief of the Tchatcha (sovereign princes) who is in Naarutef is
Horus, the Advocate of his father.
"As concerning the day wherein [Anubis said to the Seven Spirits],
'Come ye hither,' [the allusion here] is to the words 'Come ye
hither,' which Ra spake unto Osiris."
Verily may these same words be said unto me in Amentet.
"I am the Divine Soul which dwelleth in the Divine Twin-gods."
Who is this Divine Soul?
"It is Osiris. [When] he goeth into Tetu, and findeth there the Soul
of Ra, the one god embraceth the other, and two Divine Souls spring
into being within the Divine Twin-gods."
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(From the Papyrus of Nebseni, Brit. Mus. No. 9900, Sheet 14, ll.
16ff.)
"As concerning the Divine Twin-gods they are Heru-netch-her-tefef
and Heru-khent-en-Ariti (Horus the Advocate of his father [Osiris],
and Horus the sightless).
"Others say that the double Divine Soul which dwelleth in the Divine
Twin-gods is the Soul of Ra and the Soul of Osiris, and yet others say |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,329 | that it is the Soul which dwelleth in Shu, and the Sould which
dwelleth in Tefnut, and that these two Souls form the double Divine
Soul which dwelleth in Tetu.
"I am the Cat which fought near the Persea Tree in Anu on the
night when the foes of Neb-er-tcher were destroyed."
Who is this Cat?
"This male Cat is Ra himself, and he was called 'Mau' because of the
speech of the god Sa, who said concerning him: 'He is like (mau)
unto that which he hath made'; therefore, did the name of Ra become
'Mau.'
"Others, however, say that the male Cat is the god Shu, who made
over the possessions of Keb to Osiris.
"As concerning the fight which took place near the Persea Tree in
Anu [these words have reference to the slaughter] of the children of
rebellion, when righteous retribution was meted out to them for [the
evil] which they had done.
"As concerning the 'night of the battle,' [these words refer to] the
invasion of the eastern portion of the heaven by the children of
rebellion, whereupon a great battle arose in heaven and in all the
earth.
"O thou who art in thine egg (Ra,) who showest from thy Disk, who
risest on thy horizon, and dost shine with golden beams in the
height of heaven, like unto whom there is none among the gods, who
sailest above the Pillars of Shu, who sendest forth blasts of fire
from thy mouth, [who illuminest the Two Lands with thy splendour,
deliver] thou Nebseni, the lord of fealty [to Osiris], from the god
whose form is hidden, and whose eyebrows are like unto the two arms of
the Balance on the night when the sentences of doom are promulgated."
Who is this invisible god?
"It is An-a-f (he who bringeth his arm.).
"As concerning 'the night when the sentences of doom are
promulgated,' it is the night of the burning of the damned, and of the
overthrow of the wicked at the Block, and of the slaughter of souls."
Who is this [slaughterer of souls]?
"It is Shesmu, the headsman of Osiris.
"[Concerning the invisible god] some say that he is Aapep when he
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riseth up with a head bearing upon it [the feather of] Maat (Truth).
But others say that he is Horus when he riseth up with two heads,
whereon one beareth [the feather of] Maat, and the other [the symbol
of] wickedness. He bestoweth wickedness on him that worketh
wickedness, and right and truth upon him that followeth
righteousness and truth.
"Others say that he is Heru-ur (the Old Horus), who dwelleth in
Sekhem; others say that he is Thoth; others say that he is
Nefer-Tem; and others say that he is Sept who doth bring to nought the
acts of the foes of Nebertcher.
"Deliver thou the scribe Nebseni, whose word is truth, from the
Watchers, who carry murderous knives, who possess cruel fingers, and |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,330 | who would slay those who are in the following of Osiris."
May these Watchers never gain the mastery over me, and may I never
fall under their knives!
Who are these Watchers?
"They are Anubis and Horus, [the latter being] in the form of
Horus the sightless. Others, however, say that they are the Tchatcha
(sovereign princes of Osiris), who bring to nought the operations of
their knives; and others say that they are the chiefs of the Sheniu
chamber.
"May their knives never gain the mastery over me. May I never fall
under the knives wherewith they inflict cruel tortures. For I know
their names, and I know the being, Matchet, who is among them in the
House of Osiris. He shooteth forth rays of light from his eye, being
himself invisible, and he goeth round about heaven robed in the flames
which come from his mouth, commanding Hapi, but remaining invisible
himself. May I be strong on earth before Ra, may I arrive safely in
the presence of Osiris. O ye who preside over your altars, let not
your offerings to me be wanting, for I am one of those who follow
after Nebertcher, according to the writings of Khepera. Let me fly
like a hawk, let me cackle like a goose, let me lay always like the
serpent-goddess Neheb-ka."
Who are those who preside over their altars?
"Those who preside over their altars are the similitude of the Eye
of Ra, and the similitude of the Eye of Horus.
"O Ra-Tem, thou Lord of the Great House [in Anu], thou Sovereign
(life, strentgh, health [be to thee]) of all the gods, deliver thou
the scribe Nebseni, whose word is truth, from the god whose face is
like unto that of a greyhound, whose brows are like those of a man,
who feedeth upon the dead, who watcheth at the Bend of the Lake of
Fire, who devoureth the bodies of the dead, and swalloweth hearts, and
who voideth filth, but who himself remaineth unseen."
Who is this greyhound-faced god?
"His name is 'Everlasting Devourer,' and he liveth in the Domain [of
Fire] (the Lake of Unt).
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"As concerning the Domain of Fire, it is that Aat which is in
Naarutef, and is near the Sheniu chamber. The sinner who walketh
over this place falleth down among the knives [of the Watchers].
"Others, however, say that the name of this god is 'Mates,' and that
he keepeth watch over the door of Amentet; others say that his name is
'Beba,' and that he keepeth watch over the Bend [of the stream] of
Amentet, and yet others say that his name is 'Herisepef.'
"Hail, Lord of Terror, Chief of the Lands of the South and North,
thou Lord of the Desert, who dost keep prepared the block of
slaughter, and who dost feed on the intestines [of men]!"
Who is this Lord of Terror?
"It is the Keeper of the Bend [of the stream] of Amentet."
Who is this Keeper? |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,331 | "It is the Heart of Osiris, which is the devourer of all slaughtered
things.
"The Urrt Crown hath been given unto him, with gladness of heart, as
Lord of Hensu."
Who is this?
"He to whom the Urrt Crown hath been given with gladness of heart as
Lord of Hensu is Osiris. He was bidden to rule among the gods on the
day of the union of earth [with earth] in the presence of Nebertcher."
Who is this?
"He who was bidden to rule among the gods is the son of Isis
(Horus), who was appointed to rule in the room of his father Osiris.
"As concerning [the words] 'day of the union of earth with earth,'
they have reference to the union of earth with earth in the coffin
of Osiris, the Soul that liveth in Hensu, the giver of meat and drink,
the destroyer of wrong, and the guide to the everlasting paths."
Who is this?
"It is Ra himself."
"[Deliver thou the Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth]
from the great god who carrrieth away souls, who eateth hearts, who
feedeth upon offal, who keepeth watch in the darkness, who dwelleth in
the Seker Boat; those who live in sin fear him."
Who is this?
"It is Suti, but others say that it is Smamur, the soul of Keb.
"Hail, Khepera in thy boat, the two Companies of the Gods are in thy
body. Deliver thou the Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth,
from the Watchers who pass sentences of doom, who have been
appointed by the god Nebertcher to protect him, and to fasten the
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fetters on his foes, and who slaughter in the torture chambers;
there is no escape from their fingers. May they never stab me with
their knives, may I never fall helpless into their chambers of
torture. I have never done the things which the gods hate. I am he who
is pure in the Mesqet chamber. And saffron cakes have been brought
unto him in Tannt."
Who is this?
"It is Khepera in his boat; it is Ra himself.
"As concerning the Watchers who pass sentences of doom, they are the
Apes Isis and Nephthys.
"As concerning the things which the gods hate, they are acts of
deceit and lying. He who passeth through the place of purification
within the Mesqet chamber is Anpu (Anubis), who is hard by the
coffer which containeth the inward parts of Osiris. He to whom saffron
cakes have been brought in Tannt is Osiris.
"Others, however, say that the saffron cakes in Tannt represent
heaven and earth, and others say that they represent Shu, the |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,332 | strengthener of the Two Lands in Hensu; and others say that they
represent the Eye of Horus, and that Tannt is the burial-place of
Osiris.
"Tem hath builded thy house, and the double Lion-god hath laid the
foundations of thy habitation. Lo! medicaments have been brought.
Horus purifieth Set and Set strengtheneth, and Set purifieth and Horus
strengtheneth.
"The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth before Osiris,
hath come into this land, and he hath taken possession thereof with
his two feet. He is Tem, and he is in the city.
"Turn thou back, O Rehu, whose mouth shineth, whose head moveth,
turn thou back before his strength." Another reading is, 'Turn thou
back from him who keepeth watch, and is himself unseen.' Let the
Osiris Ani be safely guarded. He is Isis, and he is found with her
hair spread over him; it is shaken out over his brow. He was conceived
by Isis, and engendered by Nephthys, and they have cut away from him
the things which should be cut from him.
"Fear followeth after thee, terror is about thine arms. Thou hast
been embraced for millions of years by arms; mortals go round about
thee. Thou smitest down the mediators of thy foes, and thou seizest
the arms of the power of darkness. Thy two sisters (Isis and Nephthys)
are given to thee for thy delight. Thou hast created that which is
in Kher-aha, and that which is Anu. Every god feareth thee, for thou
art exceedingly great and terrible; thou [avengest] every god on the
man who curseth him, and thou shootest arrows at him. Thou livest
according to thy will. Thou art Uatchet, the Lady of Flame, evil
befalleth those who set themselves up against thee."
What is this?
"'Hidden in form, given of Menhu,' is the name of the "tomb. 'He who
seeth what is on his hand' is the name of Qerau, or, as others say, it
is the name of the Block.
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"Now, he whose mouth shineth and whose head moveth is the phallus of
Osiris, but others say it is [the phallus] of Ra. 'Thou spreadest
thy hair, and I shake it out over his brow" is said concerning Isis,
who hideth in her hair, and draweth it round about her.
"Uatchet, the Lady of Flames, is the Eye of Ra."
THE SEVEN ARITS
The First Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Sekhet-her-asht-aru. The name of the
Watcher is Smetti. The name of the Herald is Hakheru.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall say when he cometh unto
the First Arit: "I am the mighty one who createth his own light. I
have come unto thee, O Osiris, and, purified from that which
defileth thee, I adore thee. Lead on. Name not the name of Ra-stau
to me. Homage to thee, O Osiris, in thy might and in thy strength in
Ra-stau. Rise up and conquer, O Osiris, in Abtu. Thou goest round
about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, thou lookest upon
all the beings who have knowledge. Hail, Ra, thou who goest round
about in the sky, I say, O Osiris in truth, that I am the Sahu
(Spirit-body) of the god, and I beseech thee not to let me be driven
away, nor to be cast upon the wall of blazing fire. Let the way be
opened in Ra-stau, let the pain of the Osiris be relieved, embrace |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,333 | that which the Balance hath weighed, let a path be made for the Osiris
in the Great Valley, and let the Osiris have light to guide him on his
way."
The Second Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Unhat. The name of the Watcher is
Seqt-her. The name of the Herald is Ust.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he cometh to
this Arit]: "He sitteth to carry out his heart's desire, and he
weigheth words as the Second of Thoth. The strength which protecteth
Thoth humbleth the hidden Maati gods, who feed upon Maat during the
years of their lives. I offer up my offerings [to him] at the moment
when he maketh his way. I advance, and I enter on the path. O grant
thou that I may continue to advance, and that I may attain to the
sight of Ra, and of those who offer up [their] offerings."
The Third Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Unem-hauatu-ent-pehui. The name of the
Watcher is Seres-her. The name of the Herald is Aa.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I am he who is hidden in the great deep. I am
the Judge of the Rehui, I have come and I have done away the offensive
thing which was upon Osiris. I tie firmly the place on which he
standeth, coming forth from the Urt. I have stablished things in Abtu,
I have opened up a way through Ra-stau, and I have relieved the pain
which was in Osiris. I have balanced the place whereon he standeth,
and I have made a path for him; he shineth brilliantly in Ra-stau."
The Fourth Arit.
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The name of the Doorkeeper is Khesef-her-asht-kheru. The name of the
Watcher is Seres-tepu. The name of the Herald is Khesef-at.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I am the Bull, the son of the ancestress of
Osiris. O grant ye that his father, the Lord of his god-like
companions, may bear witness on his behalf. I have weighed the
guilty in judgment. I have brought unto his nostrils the life which is
ever lasting. I am the son of Osiris, I have accomplished the journey,
I have advanced in Khert-Neter."
The Fifth Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Ankhf-em-fent. The name of the Watcher
is Shabu. The name of the Herald is Teb-her-kha-kheft.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I have brought unto thee the jawbone in
Ra-stau. I have brought unto thee thy backbone in Anu. I have gathered
together his manifold members therein. I have driven back Aapep for
thee. I have spit upon the wounds [in his body]. I have made myself
a path among you. I am the Aged One among the gods. I have made
offerings to Osiris. I have defended him with the word of truth. I
have gathered together his bones, and have collected all his members."
The Sixth Arit.
The name of the Doorkeeper is Atek-tau-kehaq-kheru. The name of
the Watcher is An-her. The name of the Herald is Ates-her-[ari]-she.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I have come daily, I have come daily. I have
made myself a way. I have advanced over that which was created by Anpu |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,334 | (Anubis). I am the Lord of the Urrt Crown. I am the possessor [of
the knowledge of] the words of magical power, I am the Avenger
according to law, I have avenged [the injury to] his Eye. I have
defended Osiris. I have accomplished my journey. The Osiris Ani
advanceth with you with the word which is truth."
The Seventh Arit:
The name of the Doorkeeper is Sekhmet-em-tsu-sen. The name of the
Watcher is Aa-maa-kheru. The name of the Herald is Khesef-khemi.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, shall say [when he
cometh to this Arit]: "I have come unto thee, O Osiris, being purified
from foul emissions. Thou goest round about heaven, thou seest Ra,
thou seest the beings who have knowledge. [Hail], thou, ONE! Behold,
thou art in the Sektet Boat which traverseth the heavens. I speak what
I will to his Sahu (Spirit-body). He is strong, and cometh into
being even [as] he spake. Thou meetest him face to face. Prepare
thou for me all the ways which are good [and which lead] to thee."
RUBRIC: If [these] words be recited by the spirit when he shall come
to the Seven Arits, and as he entereth the doors, he shall neither
be turned back nor repulsed before Osiris, and he shall be made to
have his being among the blessed spirits, and to have dominion among
the ancestral followers of Osiris. If these things be done for any
spirit he shall have his being in that place like a lord of eternity
in one body with Osiris, and at no place shall any being contend
against him.
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THE PYLONS OF THE HOUSE OF OSIRIS
The following shall be said when one cometh to the FIRST PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of
tremblings, high-walled, the sovereign lady, the lady of
destruction, who uttereth the words which drive back the destroyers,
who delivereth from destruction him that cometh." The name of her
Doorkeeper is Neruit.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the SECOND PYLON. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of heaven,
Mistress of the Two Lands, devourer by fire, Lady of mortals, who
art infinitely greater than any human being." The name of her
Doorkeeper is Mes-Ptah.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the THIRD PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of the
Altar, the mighty lady to whom offerings are made, greatly beloved one
of every god sailing up the river to Abydos." The name of her
Doorkeeper is Sebqa.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the FOURTH PYLON. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Prevailer with
knives, Mistress of the Two Lands, destroyer of the enemies of the
Still-Heart (Osiris), who decreeth the release of those who suffer
through evil hap." The name of her Doorkeeper is Nekau.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the FIFTH PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Flame, Lady of
fire, absorbing the entreaties which are made to her, who permitteth
not to approach her the rebel." The name of her Doorkeeper is
Henti-Reqiu.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the SIXTH PYLON. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,335 | The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Lady of light,
who roareth mightily, whose breadth cannot be comprehended. Her like
hath not been found since the beginning. There are serpents over which
are unknown. They were brought forth before the Still-Heart." The name
of her Doorkeeper is Semati.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the SEVENTH PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Garment
which envelopeth the helpless one, which weepeth for and loveth that
which it covereth." The name of her Doorkeeper is Saktif.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the EIGHTH PYLON. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Blazing fire,
unquenchable, with far-reaching tongues of flame, irresistible
slaughterer, which one may not pass through fear of its deadly
attack." The name of her Doorkeeper is Khutchetef.
The following shall be said when one cometh to the NINTH PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:
"Chieftainess, lady of strength, who giveth quiet of heart to the
offspring of her lord. Her girth is three hundred and fifty khet,
and she is clothed with green feldspar of the South. She bindeth up
the divine form and clotheth the helpless one. Devourer, lady of all
men." The name of her Doorkeeper is Arisutchesef.
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The following shall be said when one cometh to the TENTH PYLON.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith: "Goddess of the
loud voice, who maketh her suppliants to mourn, the awful one who
terrifieth, who herself remaineth unterrified within." The name of her
Doorkeeper is Sekhenur.
Nu, the steward of the keeper of the seal, saith when he cometh to
the ELEVENTH PYLON of Osiris: "I have made my way, I know you, and I
know thy name, and I know the name of her who is within thee: She
who slayeth always, consumer of the fiends by fire, mistress of
every pylon, the lady who is acclaimed on the day of darkness" is
thy name. She inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
The Osiris Nu, the steward of the keeper of the seal, saith when
he cometh to the TWELFTH PYLON of Osiris: "I have made my way, I
know you, and I know thy name, and I know the name of her who is
within thee: Invoker of thy Two Lands, destroyer of those who come
to thee by fire, lady of spirits, obeyer of the word of thy Lord" is
thy name. She inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
The Osiris Nu, the steward of the keeper of the seal, saith when
he cometh to the THIRTEENTH PYLON of Osiris: "I have made my way, I
know you and I know thy name, and I know the name of her who is within
thee: Osiris foldeth his arms about her, and maketh Hapi (the
Nile-god), to emit splendour out of his hidden places" is thy name.
She inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
The Osiris Nu, the steward of the keeper of the seal, saith when
he cometh to the FOURTEENTH PYLON of Osiris: "I have made my way, I
know thee, and I know thy name, and I know the name of her who is
within thee. Lady of might, who trampleth on the Red Demons, who
keepeth the festival of Haaker on the day of the hearing of faults" is
thy name. She inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
THE FIFTEENTH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is truth,
shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Fiend, red of hair and
eyes, who appeareth by night, and doth fetter the fiend in his lair.
Let her hands be given to the Still-Heart in his hour, let her advance |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,336 | and go forward" is thy name. She inspecteth the swathing of the
helpless one.
THE SIXTEENTH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is truth,
shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Terrible one, lady of the
rain-storm, destroyer of the souls of men, devourer of the bodies of
men, orderer, producer, and maker of slaughter" is thy name. She
inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
THE SEVENTEENTH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is
truth, shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Hewer-in-pieces in
blood, Ahibit, lady of hair" is thy name. She inspecteth the
swathing of the helpless one.
THE EIGHTEENTH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is
truth, shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Fire-lover, pure
one, lover of slaughterings, cutter off of heads, devoted one, lady of
the Great House, slaughterer of fiends at eventide" is thy name. She
inspecteth the swathing of the helpless one.
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THE NINETEENTH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is
truth, shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Light-giver for
life, blazing all the day, lady of strength [and of] the writings of
the god Thoth himself" is thy name. She inspecteth the swathings of
the White House.
THE TWENTIETH PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is truth,
shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Dweller in the cavern of
her lord, her name is Clother, hider of her creations, conqueror of
hearts, swallower [of them]" is thy name. She inspecteth the swathings
of the White House.
THE TWENTY-FIRST PYLON. The Osiris Heru-em-khebit, whose word is
truth, shall say when he cometh to this pylon: "Knife which cutteth
when [its name] is uttered, slayer of those who approach thy flame" is
thy name. She possesseth hidden plans.
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APPENDIX
(From the Turin Papryus, ed. Lepsius, Bl. 64, the text referring
to the twenty-first Pylon.)
THE OSIRIS AUFANKH, WHOSE WORD IS TRUTH, SAITH: Hail, saith Horus, O
Twenty-first pylon of the Still-Heart! I have made the way. I know
thee. I know thy name. I know the name of the goddess who guardeth
thee. "Sword that smiteth at the utterance of its own name, stinking
face, overthrower of him that approacheth her flame" is thy name. Thou
keepest the hidden things of the avenger of the god, thou guardest
them. Amam is his name. He maketh the ash trees (cedars) not to
grow, and the shenu trees (acacias) not to blossom, and preventeth
copper from being found in the mountain. The Tchatcha (Chiefs) of this
Pylon are Seven Gods. Tchen, or Anthch (At), is the name of the one at
the door. Hetepmes is the name of another there. Messep is the name of
another there. Utchara is the name of another there. Beq is the name
of another there. Anp (Anubis) is the name of another there.
I have made the way. I am Menu-Heru, the avenger of his father,
the heir of his father Un-Nefer. I have come. I have given [offerings]
to my father Osiris. I have overthrown all his enemies. I have come
daily with the word of truth, the lord of fealty, in the house of my |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,337 | father Tem, the Lord of Anu, I, the Osiris Auf-ankh, whose word is
truth in the southern heaven. I have done what is right for him that
made the right, I have celebrated the Haker festival to the lord
thereof. I have acted as the leader of the festivals. I have given
cakes to the Lords of the Altar. I have been the leader of the
propitiatory offerings, cakes, ale, oxen, geese, to my father Osiris
Un-Nefer. I am the protector of the Ba-soul, I have made the Benu bird
to appear [by my] words. I have come daily into the house of the god
to make offerings of incense. I have come with the shenti tunic. I
have set the Neshem Boat afloat on the water. I have made the word
of Osiris Khenti Amenti to be truth before his enemies. I have carried
away in a boat all his enemies to the slaughter-house of the East, and
they shall never escape from the wardship of the god Keb who
dwelleth therein. I have made the Kefaiu gods of Ra to stand up, I
have made his word to be truth. I have come as a scribe. I have
explained [the writings]. I have made the god to have power over his
legs. I have come into the house of him that is upon his mountain
(Anubis). I have seen the Chief of the Seh hall. I have entered into
Ra-stau. I have made myself invisible. I have found for myself the
boundary. I have approached Nerutef. I have clothed the naked. I
have sailed up the river to Abydos. I have performed the ceremonies of
Hu and Sa. I have entered the house of Astes. I have made supplication
to the Khati gods and to Sekhmet in the temple of Net (Neith), or
the Aged Ones. I have entered Ra-stau. I have made myself invisible. I
have found the frontier. I have approached Nerutef. I have clothed the
naked. I have sailed up the river to Abydos. I have performed the
ceremonies of Hu and Sa. I have received. I have risen like a king
crowned. I fill my seat on the throne in the place of my father, the
God Who was at the beginning. I have praised the Meskhen of
Ta-tchesert. My mouth is full of Maat (Truth). I have overwhelmed
the Akhekhau serpents. I have come into the Great House with [my] body
in a flourishing condition. I have caused myself to travel in the Boat
of Hai. The myrrh unguent of..... is in the hair of men (Rekhit). I
have entered into the House of Astes. I have approached with worship
the two Khati gods and Sekhmet, who are in the temple of the Aged
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One [in Anu].
[And the god Osiris saith:] "Thou hast come, thou shalt be a
favoured one in Tetu, O Osiris Auf-ankh, whose word is truth, the
son of the lady Shert-en-Menu, whose word is truth."
THE PRIESTS ANMUTEF AND SAMEREF
THE SPEECH OF THE PRIEST ANMUTEF.
I have come unto you, O ye great Tchatcha Chiefs who dwell in
heaven, and upon earth, and in Khert-Neter, and I have brought unto
you the Osiris Ani. He hath not committed any act which is an
abomination before all the gods. Grant ye that he may live with you
every day.
The Osiris the scribe Ani adoreth Osiris, Lord of Rasta, and the
Great Company of the Gods who live in Khert-Neter. He saith: "Homage
to thee, Khenti Amenti, Un-Nefer, who dwellest in Abtu. I come to
thee. My heart holdeth Truth. There is no sin in my body. I have not
told a lie wittingly, I have not acted in a double manner. Grant
thou to me cakes, let me appear in the presence, at the altar of the
Lords of Truth, let me go in and come forth from Khert-Neter [at
will], let not my Heart-soul be driven away [from me]; and grant me
a sight of the Disk and the beholding of the Moon for ever and ever.
THE SPEECH OF THE PRIEST SAMEREF. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,338 | I have come unto you, O ye Tchatcha Chiefs who dwell in Rasta, and I
have brought unto you the Osiris Ani, grant ye unto him cakes, and
water, and air, and a homestead in Sekhet-hetep as to the followers of
Horus.
The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, adoreth Osiris,
the Lord of everlastingness, and the Tchatcha Chiefs, the Lords of
Rasta. He saith: "Homage to thee, O King of Khert-Neter, thou Governor
of Akert! I have come unto thee. I know thy plans, I am equipped
with the forms which thou takest in the Tuat. Give thou to me a
place in Khert-Neter, near the Lords of Truth. May my homestead be
lasting in Sekhet-hetep, may I receive cakes in thy presence."
THE JUDGES IN ANU
Hail, Thoth, who madest to be true the word of Osiris against his
enemies, make thou the word of the scribe Nebseni to be true against
his enemies, even as thou didst make the word of Osiris to be true
against his enemies, in the presence of the Tchatcha Chiefs who are
with Ra and Osiris in Anu, on the night of the "things of the
night," and the night of battle, and of the fettering of the Sebau
fiends, and the day of the destruction of the enemies of Neb-er-tcher.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs in Anu are Tem, Shu, Tefnut, [Osiris
and Thoth]. Now the "fettering of the Sebau fiends" signifieth the
destruction of the Smaiu fiends of Set, when he wrought iniquity a
second time.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris Ani to be true against
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his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Tetu, on the
night of setting up the Tet in Tetu.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Tetu are Osiris, Isis,
Nephthys, and Horus the avenger of his father. Now the "setting up
of the Tet in Tetu" signifieth [the raising up of] the shoulder of
Horus, the Governor of Sekhem. They are round about Osiris in the band
[and] the bandages.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris Ani to be true against
his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Sekhem, on
the night of the "things of the night" in Sekhem.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Sekhem are
Heru-khenti-en-ariti and Thoth who is with the Tchatcha Chiefs of
Nerutef. Now the night of the "things of the night festival"
signifieth the dawn on the sarcophagus of Osiris.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris the scribe Ani to be
true against his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in
the double town Pe-Tep, on the night of setting up the "Senti" of
Horus, and of establishing him in the inheritance of the possessions
of his father Osiris.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Pe-Tep are Horus, Isis,
Kesta (Mesta) and Hapi. Now the "setting up of the 'Senti' of Horus"
hath reference to the words which Set spake to his followers, saying
"Set up the Senti." |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,339 | Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris the scribe Ani to be
true, in peace, against his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs
who are in the Lands of the Rekhti (Taiu-Rekhti), in the night when
Isis lay down, and kept watch to make lamentation for her brother
Osiris.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Taiu-Rekhti are Isis,
Horus, Kesta (Mesta) [Anpu and Thoth].
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris true against his
enemies, make thou the word of Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is
truth, in peace, to be true against his enemies, with the great
Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Abtu, on the night of the god Haker, when
the dead are separated, and the spirits are judged, and when the
procession taketh place in Teni.
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Abtu are Osiris, Isis,
and Up-uat.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris, the scribe and assessor
of the sacred offerings which are made to all the gods, Ani, to be
true against his enemies, with the Tchatcha Chiefs who examine the
dead on the night of making the inspection of those who are to be
annihilated.
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Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are present at the examination
of the dead are Thoth, Osiris, Anpu and Asten (read Astes). Now the
inspection (or, counting) of those who are to be annihilated
signifieth the shutting up of things from the souls of the sons of
revolt.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris true against his
enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris the scribe Ani to be true
against his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are present at
the digging up of the earth [and mixing it] with their blood, and of
making the word of Osiris to be true against his enemies.
As concerning the Tchatcha Chiefs who are present at the digging
up of the earth in Tetu: When the Smaiu fiends of Set came [there],
having transformed themselves into animals, these Tchatcha Chiefs slew
them in the presence of the gods who were there, and they took their
blood, and carried it to them. These things were permitted at the
examination [of the wicked] by those [gods] who dwelt in Tetu.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris to be true against
his enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris [the scribe] Ani to be
true against his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in
Nerutef on the night of the "Hidden of Forms."
Now the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Nerutef are Ra, Osiris, Shu
and Bebi.
Now, the night of the "Hidden of Forms" referreth to the placing
on the sarcophagus [of Osiris] the arm, the heel, and the thigh of
Osiris Un-Nefer.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris true against his
enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris, whose word is truth, to
be true against his enemies, with the great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in
Rasta, on the night when Anpu lay with his arms on the things by |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,340 | Osiris, and when the word of Horus was make to be true against his
enemies.
The great Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Rasta are Horus, Osiris, and
Isis. The heart of Osiris is happy, the heart of Horus is glad, and
the two halves of Egypt (Aterti) are well satisfied thereat.
Hail, Thoth, who didst make the word of Osiris true against his
enemies, make thou the word of the Osiris the scribe Ani, the assessor
of the holy offerings made to all the gods, to be true against his
enemies, with the Ten great Tchatcha Chiefs who are with Ra, and
with Osiris, and with every god, and with every goddess, in the
presence of the god Nebertcher. He hath destroyed his enemies, and
he hath destroyed every evil thing which appertained to him.
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be recited for, or over, the deceased, he
shall come forth by day, purified after death, according to the desire
of his heart. Now if this Chapter be recited over him, he shall
progress over the earth, and he shall escape from every fire, and none
of the evil things which appertain to him shall ever be round about
him; never, a million times over, shall this be.
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OPENING THE MOUTH
THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE MOUTH OF THE OSIRIS ANI. To be said:- The
god Ptah shall open my mouth, and the god of my town shall unfasten
the swathings, the swathings which are over my mouth. Thereupon
shall come Thoth, who is equipped with words of power in great
abundance, and shall untie the fetters, even the fetters of the god
Set which are over my mouth. And the god Tem shall cast them back at
those who would fetter me with them, and cast them at him. Then
shall the god Shu open my mouth, and make an opening into my mouth
with the same iron implement wherewith he opened the mouth of the
gods. I am the goddess Sekhmet, and I take my seat upon the place by
the side of Amt-ur the great wind of heaven. I am the great
Star-goddess Saah, who dwelleth among the Souls of Anu. Now as
concerning every spell, and every word which shall be spoken against
me, every god of the Divine Company shall set himself in opposition
thereto.
BRINGING_SPELLS_TO_ANI
THE CHAPTER OF BRINGING WORDS OF POWER TO THE OSIRIS ANI, who
saith:- I am Tem-Khepera who produced himself on the thighs of his
divine mother. Those who dwell in Nu have been made wolves, and those
who are among the Tchatcha Chiefs have become hyenas. Behold, I will
gather together to myself this charm from the person with whom it is
[and from the place] wherein it is [and it shall come to me] quicker
than a greyhound, and swifter that light. Hail, thou who bringest the
Ferry-Boat of Ra, thou holdest thy course firmly and directly in the
north wind as thou sailest up the river towards the Island of Fire
which is in Khert-Neter. Behold, thou shalt gather together to thee
this charm from wheresoever it may be, and from whomsoever it may be
with [and it shall come to me] quicker than a greyhound, and swifter
than light. It (the charm) made the transformations of Mut; it
fashioned the gods [or] kept them silent; by it Mut gave the warmth
[of life] to the gods. Behold, these words of power are mine, and
they shall come unto me from wheresoever they may be, or with |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,341 | whomsoever they may be, quicker than greyhounds and swifter than
light, or, according to another reading, "swifter than shadows."
APPENDIX
THE CHAPTER WHICH MAKETH A MAN TO REMEMBER HIS NAME IN
KHERT-NETER. [The deceased] saith:- Let my name be given to me in
the Great House (Per-ur), and let me remember my name in the House
of Fire (Per Neser), on the night wherein the years are counted up,
and the number of the months is told. I am dwelling with the Divine
One, I take my seat on the eastern side of the sky. If any god
cometh after me, I shall be able to declare his name forthwith.
GIVING A HEART
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING A HEART TO THE OSIRIS ANI IN KHERT-NETER. He
saith:- Let my heart be with me in the House of Hearts. Let my
heart-case be with me in the House of heart-cases. Let my heart be
with me, and let it rest in [me or] I shall not eat the cakes of
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Osiris in the eastern side of the Lake of Flowers, nor have a boat
wherein to float down the river, nor a boat to sail up the river to
thee, nor be able to embark in a boat with thee. Let my mouth be to me
that I may speak therewith. Let my legs be to me that I may walk
therewith. Let my arms be to me that I may overthrow the foe
therewith. Let the two doors of the sky be opened to me. May Keb,
the Erpat of the gods, open his jaws to me. May he open my two eyes
which are blinded by swathings. May he make me to lift up my legs in
walking which are tied together. May Anpu make my thighs to become
vigorous. May the goddess Sekhmet raise me, and lift me up. Let me
ascend into heaven, let that which I command be performed in
Het-ka-Ptah. I know how to use my heart. I am master of my heart-case.
I am master of my hands and arms. I am master of my legs. I have the
power to do that which my KA desireth to do. My Heart-soul shall not
be kept a prisoner in my body at the gates of Amentet when I would
go in in peace and come forth in peace.
NOT LETTING THE HEART ANI BE TAKEN
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF THE OSIRIS, THE ASSESSOR
OF THE DIVINE OFFERINGS OF ALL THE GODS, ANI, WHOSE WORD IS TRUTH
BEFORE OSIRIS, BE DRIVEN BACK FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. He saith:- My
heart of my mother. My heart of my mother. My heart-case of my
transformations. Let not any one stand up to bear testimony against
me. Let no one drive me away from the Tchatcha Chiefs. Let no one make
thee to fall away from me in the presence of the Keeper of the
Balance. Thou art my KA, the dweller in my body, the god Khnemu who
makest sound my members. Mayest thou appear in the place of
happiness whither we go. Let not make my name to stink Shenit
Chiefs, who make men to be stable. [Let it be satisfactory unto us,
and let the listening be satisfactory unto us, and let there be joy of
heart to us at the weighing of words. Let not lies be told against
me before the Great God, the Lord of Amentet. Verily, how great
shalt thou be when thou risest up in triumph!]
RUBRIC I: These words are to be said over a scarab of green stone
encircled with a band of refined copper, and [having] a ring of
silver; which shall be placed on the neck of the Khu (the deceased),
etc.
RUBRIC II (From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 21): If this Chapter be
known [by the deceased] he shall be declared a speaker of the truth
both upon earth and in Khert-Neter, and he shall be able to perform
every act which a living human being can perform. Now it is a great |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,342 | protection which hath been given by the god. This Chapter was found in
the city of Khemenu upon the slab of ba, which was inlaid with
[letters of] genuine lapis-lazuli, and was under the feet of [the
statue] of the god, during the reign of His Majesty, the King of the
South and North, Menkaura (Mycerinus), true of word, by Prince
Herutataf, who found it during a journey which he made to inspect
the temples. One Nekht was with him who was diligent in making him
to understand it, and he brought it to the king as a wonderful
object when he perceived that it was a thing of great mystery, [the
like of] which had never [before] been seen or looked upon. This
Chapter shall be recited by a man who is ceremonially clean and
pure, who hath not eaten the flesh of animals, or fish, and who hath
not had intercourse with women. And behold, thou shalt make a scarab
of green stone, with a rim [plated] with gold, which shall be placed
above the heart of a man, and it shall perform for him the "opening of
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the mouth." And thou shalt anoint it with myrrh unguent, and thou
shalt recite over it the following words of magical power. [Here
follows the text of the Chapter of Not Letting the Heart of Ani Be
Taken from Him.]
NOT LETTING THE HEART SOUL BE CARRIED AWAY
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART-SOUL OF A MAN BE SNATCHED
AWAY FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris the scribe Ani saith:--I,
even I, am he who cometh forth from the Celestial Water (Akeb). He
(Akeb) produced abundance for me, and hath the mastery there in the
form of the River.
(This is a portion of a longer Chapter which is included in the Appen-
dix.)
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APPENDIX
(The following is from the Papyrus of Nefer-uben-f, Naville, op.
cit., I, Bl. 72.)
THE CHAPTER OF DRINKING WATER IN KHERT-NETER. The am khent priest,
Nefer-uben-f, whose word is truth, saith:- I, even I, am he who cometh
forth from the god Keb. The water-flood is given to him, he hath
become the master thereof in the form of Hapi. I, the am khent
Nefer-uben-f, open the doors of heaven. Thoth hath opened to me the
doors of Qebh (the Celestial Waters). Lo, Hepi Hepi, the two sons of
the Sky, mighty in splendour, grant ye that I may be master over the
water, even as Set had dominion over his evil power on the day of
the storming of the Two Lands. I pass by the Great Ones, arm to
shoulder, even as they pass that Great God, the Spirit who is
equipped, whose name is unknown. I have passed by the Aged One of
the shoulder. I am Nefer-uben-f, whose word is truth. Hath opened to
me the Celestial Water Osiris. Hath opened to me the Celestial Water
Thoth-Hapi, the Lord of the horizon, in his name of "Thoth, cleaver of
the earth." I am master of the water, as Set is master of his
weapon. I sail over the sky, I am Ra, I am Ru. I am Sma. I have
eaten the Thigh, I have seized the bone and flesh. I go round about
the Lake of Sekhet-Ar. Hath been given to me eternity without limit.
Behold, I am the heir of eternity, to whom hath been given
everlastingness.
(The following two Chapters are from the Papyrus of Nu, Sheets 7 and 12)
THE CHAPTER OF DRINKING WATER AND OF NOT BEING BURNT UP BY FIRE |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,343 | [IN KHERT-NETER]. Nu saith:- Hail, Bull of Amentet! I am brought
unto thee. I am the paddle of Ra wherewith he transported the Aged
Gods. Let me neither be burnt up nor destroyed by fire. I am Beb,
the firstborn son of Osiris, to whom every god maketh an offering in
the temple of his Eye in Anu. I am the divine Heir, the Mighty One,
the Great One, the Resting One. I have made my name to flourish.
Deliverer, thou livest in me [every day].
THE CHAPTER OF NOT BEING BOILED IN FIRE. Nu saith:- I am the
paddle which is equipped, wherewith Ra transported the Aged Gods,
which raised up the emissions of Osiris from the Lake of blazing fire,
and he was not burned. I sit down like the Light-god, and like Khnemu,
the Governor of lions. Come, cut away the fetters from him that
passeth by the side of this path, and let me come forth therefrom.
GIVING AIR
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- I
am the Egg which dwelt in the Great Cackler. I keep ward over that
great place which Keb hath proclaimed upon earth. I live; it liveth. I
grow up, I live, I snuff the air. I am Utcha-aab. I go round about his
egg [to protect it]. I have thwarted the moment of Set. Hail, Sweet
one of the Two Lands! Hail, dweller in the tchefa food! Hail,
dweller in the lapis-lazuli! Watch ye over him that is in his
cradle, the Babe when he cometh forth to you.
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(From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 12)
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR TO NU IN KHERT-NETER. He saith:- Hail,
thou God Temu, grant thou unto me the sweet breath which dwelleth in
thy nostrils! I am the Egg which is in Kenken-ur (the Great
Cackler), and I watch and guard that mighty thing which hath come into
being, wherewith the god Keb hath opened the earth. I live; it liveth;
I grow, I live, I snuff the air. I am the god Utcha-aabet, and I go
about his egg. I shine at the moment of the mighty of strength,
Suti. Hail, thou who makest sweet the time of the Two Lands! Hail,
dweller among the celestial food. Hail, dweller among the beings of
blue (lapis-lazuli), watch ye to protect him that is in his nest,
the Child who cometh forth to you.
THE CHAPTER OF GIVING AIR IN KHERT-NETER. Nu saith:- I am the jackal
of jackals. I am Shu. I draw air from the presence of the Light-god,
from the uttermost limits of heaven, from the uttermost limits of
earth, from the uttermost limits of the pinion of Nebeh bird. May
air be given unto this young divine Babe. [My mouth is open, I see
with my eyes.]
THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR WITH WATER IN KHERT-NETER. Hail,
Tem. Grant thou unto me the sweet breath which dwelleth in thy
nostrils. I am he who embraceth that great throne which is in the city
of Unu. I keep watch over the Egg of Kenken-ur (the Great Cackler).
I grow and flourish as it groweth and flourisheth. I live as it
liveth. I snuff the air as it snuffeth the air.
NOT LETTING THE HEART BE SNATCHED AWAY
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF A MAN BE SNATCHED AWAY
FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth,
saith:- Get thee back, O messenger of every god! Art thou come to
[snatch away] my heart-case which liveth? My heart-case which liveth |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,344 | shall not be given unto thee. [As] I advance, the gods hearken unto my
propitiation [prayer] and they fall down on their faces [whilst]
they are on their own land.
APPENDIX
(From the Papyrus of Nu)
THE CHAPTER OF NOT ALLOWING THE HEART.... TO BE CARRIED AWAY DEAD IN
KHERT-NETER. [Nu, whose word is truth, saith]:- My heart is with me,
and it shall never come to pass that it be carried away. I am the Lord
of Hearts, the slayer of the heart-case. I live in truth, I have my
being therein. I am Horus, the Dweller in Hearts, [I am] in the
Dweller in the body. I have life by my word, my heart hath being. My
heart-case shall not be snatched away from me, it shall not be
wounded, it shall not be put in restraint if wounds are inflicted upon
me. [If] one take possession of it I shall have my being in the body
of my father Keb and in the body of my mother Nut. I have not done
that which is held in abomination by the gods. I shall not suffer
defeat [for] my word is truth.
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NOT LETTING THE HEART CASE BE TAKEN
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART-CASE OF A MAN BE TAKEN AWAY
FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, ye who steal and
crush heart-cases [and who make the heart of a man to go through its
transformations according to his deeds: let not what he hath done harm
him before you]. Homage to you, O ye Lords of Eternity, ye masters
of everlastingness, take ye not this heart of Osiris Ani into your
fingers, and this heart-case, and cause ye not things of evil to
spring up against it, because this heart belongeth to the Osiris
Ani, and this heart-case belongeth to him of the great names
(Thoth), the mighty one, whose words are his members. He sendeth his
heart to rule his body, and his heart is renewed before the gods.
The heart of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, is to him; he hath
gained the mastery over it. He hath not said what he hath done. He
hath obtained power over his own members. His heart obeyeth him, he is
the lord thereof, it is in his body, and it shall never fall away
therefrom. I command thee to be obedient unto me in Khert-Neter. I,
the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace; whose word is truth
in the Beautiful Amentet, by the Domain of Eternity.
APPENDIX
(From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 5)
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF NU, WHOSE WORD IS TRUTH,
BE CARRIED AWAY FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. He saith:- Hail, thou
Lion-god! I am Unb (the Blossom). That which is held in abomination to
me is the block of slaughter of the god. Let not this my heart-case be
carried away from me by the Fighting Gods in Anu. Hail, thou who
dost wind bandages round Osiris, and who hast seen Set. Hail, thou who
returnest after smiting and destroying him before the mighty ones!
This my heart weepeth over itself before Osiris; it hath made
supplication for me. I have given unto him and I have dedicated unto
him the thoughts of the heart in the House of the god (Usekh-her),
have brought unto him sand at the entry to Khemenu. Let not this my
heart-case be carried away from me. I make you to ascend his throne,
to fetter heart-cases for him in Sekhet-hetep, [to live] years of
strength away from things of all kinds which are abominations to
him, to carry off food from among the things which are thine, and
which are in thy grasp through thy strength. And this my heart-case is |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,345 | devoted to the decrees of the god Tem, who guideth me through the
caverns of Suti, but let not this my heart, which hath performed its
desire before the Tchatcha Chiefs who are in Khert-Neter, be given
to him. When they find the leg and the swathings they bury them.
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEART OF NU, WHOSE WORD IS TRUTH,
BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM HIM IN KHERT-NETER. He saith:- My heart of my
mother. My heart of my mother. My heart-case of my existence upon
the earth. Let no one stand up against me when I bear testimony in the
presence of the Lords of Things. Let it not be said against me and
of that which I have done "He hath committed acts which are opposed to
what is right and true," and let not charges be brought up against
me in the presence of the Great God, the Lord of Amentet. Homage to
thee, O my heart (ab). Homage to thee, O my heart-case. Homage to you,
O my reins. Homage to you, O ye gods, who are masters of [your]
beards, and who are holy by reason of your sceptres. Speak ye for me
words of good import to Ra, and make ye me to have favour in the sight
of Nehebkau.
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BREATHING THE AIR
THE CHAPTER OF BREATHING THE AIR AND OF HAVING POWER OVER WATER IN
KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- Open to me! Who art thou?
Whither goest thou? What is thy name? I am one of you. Who are these
with you? The two Merti goddesses (Isis and Nephthys). Thou separatest
head from head when [he] entereth the divine Mesqen chamber. He
causeth me to set out for the temple of the gods Kem-heru.
"Assembler of souls" is the name of my ferry-boat. "Those who make the
hair to bristle" is the name of the oars. "Sert" ("Goad") is the
name of the hold. "Steering straight in the middle" is the name of the
rudder; likewise, [the boat] is a type of my being borne onward in the
lake. Let there be given unto me vessels of milk, and cakes, and
loaves of bread, and cups of drink, and flesh, in the Temple of Anpu.
RUBRIC: If the deceased knoweth this Chapter, he shall go into,
after coming forth from Khert-Neter of [the Beautiful Amentet].
SNUFFING THE AIR IN KHERT NETER
THE CHAPTER OF SNUFFING THE AIR, AND OF HAVING POWER OVER THE
WATER IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, thou Sycamore
tree of the goddess Nut! Give me of the [water and of the] air which
is in thee. I embrace that throne which is in Unu, and I keep guard
over the Egg of Nekek-ur. It flourisheth, and I flourish; it liveth,
and I live; it snuffeth the air, and I snuff the air, I the Osiris
Ani, whose word is truth, in [peace].
NOT DYING A SECOND TIME
THE CHAPTER OF NOT DYING A SECOND TIME IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris
Ani saith:- My hiding place is opened, my hiding place is opened.
The Spirits fall headlong in the darkness, but the Eye of Horus hath
made me holy, and Upuati hath nursed me. I will hide myself among you,
O ye stars which are imperishable. My brow is like the brow of Ra.
My face is open. My heart-case is upon its throne, I know how to utter
words. In very truth I am Ra himself. I am not a man of no account.
I am not a man to whom violence can be done. Thy father liveth for
thee, O son of Nut. I am thy son, O great one, I have seen the
hidden things which are thine. I am crowned upon my throne like the
king of the gods. I shall not die a second time in Khert-Neter. |
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THE CHAPTER OF NOT ROTTING IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:-
O thou who art motionless, O thou who art motionless, O thou whose
members are motionless, like unto those of Osiris. Thy members shall
not be motionless, they shall not rot, they shall not crumble away,
they shall not fall into decay. My members shall be made [permanent]
for me as if I were Osiris.
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known by the deceased he shall never
see corruption in Khert-Neter.
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(From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 18)
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE BODY PERISH. The Osiris Nu saith:-
Homage to thee, O my divine father Osiris! I come to embalm thee. Do
thou embalm these my members, for I would not perish and come to an
end [but would be] even like unto my divine father Khepera, the divine
type of him that never saw corruption. Come then, strengthen my
breath, O Lord of the winds, who dost magnify these divine beings
who are like unto thyself. Stablish me, stablish me, and fashion me
strongly, O Lord of the funeral chest. Grant thou that I may enter
into the land of everlastingness, according to that which was done for
thee, along with thy father Tem, whose body never saw corruption,
and who himself never saw corruption. I have never done that which
thou hatest, nay, I have acclaimed thee among those who love thy KA.
Let not my body become worms, but deliver thou me as thou didst
deliver thyself. I pray thee, let me not fall into rottenness, as thou
lettest every god, and every goddess, and every animal, and every
reptile, see corruption, when the soul hath gone out of them, after
their death.
And when the soul hath departed, a man seeth corruption, and the
bones of his body crumble away and become stinking things, and the
members decay one after the other, the bones crumble into a helpless
mass, and the flesh turneth into foetid liquid. Thus man becometh a
brother unto the decay which cometh upon him, and he turneth into a
myriad of worms, and he becometh nothing but worms, and an end is made
of him, and perisheth in the sight of the god of day (Shu), even as do
every god, and every goddess, and every bird, and every fish, and
every creeping worm, and every reptile, and every beast, and every
thing whatsoever. Let [all the Spirits fall] on their bellies [when]
they recognize me, and behold, the fear of me shall terrify them;
and thus also let it be with every being that hath died, whether it be
animal, or bird, or fish, or worm, or reptile. Let life [rise out
of] death. Let not the decay caused by any reptile make an end [of
me], and let not [enemies] come against me in their various forms.
Give thou me not over to the Slaughterer in this execution-chamber,
who killeth the members, and maketh them rot, being [himself]
invisible, and who destroyeth the bodies of the dead, and liveth by
carnage. Let me live, and perform his order; I will do what is
commanded by him. Give me not over to his fingers, let him not
overcome me, for I am under thy command, O Lord of the Gods.
Homage to thee, O my divine father Osiris, thou livest with thy
members. Thou didst not decay, thou didst not become worms, thou didst
not wither, thou didst not rot, thou didst not putrefy, thou didst not
turn into worms. I am the god Khepera, and my members shall have being
everlastingly. I shall not decay, I shall not rot, I shall not
putrefy, I shall not turn into worms, and I shall not see corruption |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,347 | before the eye of the god Shu. I shall have my being, I shall have
by being; I shall live, I shall live; I shall flourish, I shall
flourish, I shall flourish, I shall wake up in peace, I shall not
putrefy, my intestines shall not perish, I shall not suffer injury. My
eye shall not decay. The form of my face shall not disappear. My ear
shall not become deaf. My head shall not be separated from my neck. My
tongue shall not be removed. My hair shall not be cut off. My eyebrows
shall not be shaved away, and no evil defect shall assail me. My
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body shall be stablished. It shall neither become a ruin, nor be
destroyed on this earth.
NOT_PERISHING
THE CHAPTER OF NOT PERISHING AND OF BEING ALIVE IN KHERT-NETER.
The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail ye children of the god Shu. The Tuat
hath gained the mastery over his diadem. Among the Hamemet Spirits may
I arise, even as did arise Osiris.
NOT GOING TO THE BLOCK OF THE GOD
THE CHAPTER OF NOT GOING IN TO THE BLOCK OF THE GOD. The Osiris
Ani saith:- My head was fastened on my body in heaven, O Guardian of
the Earth, by Ra. [This] was granted [to me] on the day of my being
stablished, when I rose up out of a state of weakness upon [my] two
feet. On the day of cutting off the hair Set and the Company of the
Gods fastened my head to my neck, and it became as firm as it was
originally. Let nothing happen to shake it off again! Make ye me
safe from the murderer of my father. I have tied together the Two
Earths. Nut hath fastened together the vertebrae of my neck, and [I]
behold them as they were originally, and they are seen in the order
wherein they were when as yet Maat was not seen, and when the gods
were not born in visible forms. I am Penti. I am the heir of the great
gods, I the Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth.
NOT BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE EAST
THE CHAPTER OF NOT BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE EAST IN KHERT-NETER. The
Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, Phallus of Ra, which advanceth and beateth
down opposition. Things which have been without motion for millions of
years have come into life through Baba. I am stronger thereby than the
strong, and I have more power thereby than the mighty. Now, let me not
be carried away in a boat, or be seized violently and taken to the
East, to have the festivals of Sebau Devils celebrated on me. Let
not deadly wounds be inflicted upon me, and let me not be gored by
horns. Thou shalt neither fall [nor] eat fish made by Tebun.
Now, no evil thing of any kind whatsoever shall be done unto me by
the Sebau Devils. [I shall not be gored by] horns. Therefore the
Phallus of Ra, [which is] the head of Osiris, shall not be swallowed
up. Behold, I shall come into me fields and I shall cut the grain. The
gods shall provide me with food. Thou shalt not then be gored,
Ra-Khepera. There shall not be then pus in the Eye of Tem, and it
shall not be destroyed. Violence shall not be done unto me, and I
shall not be carried away in [my] boat to the East to have the
festivals of the Sebau Devils celebrated on me in evil fashion.
Cruel gashes with knives shall not be inflicted upon me, and I shall
not be carried away in [my] boat to the East. I the Osiris, the
assessor of the holy offerings of all the gods, Ani, whose word is
truth, happily, the lord of fealty [to Osiris].
NOT LETTING THE HEAD BE CUT OFF |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,348 | THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE HEAD OF A MAN BE CUT OFF FROM HIS
BODY IN KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- I am a Great One, the
son of a Great One. [I am] Fire, the son of Fire, to whom was given
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his head after it had been cut off. The head of Osiris was not removed
from his body, and the head of Osiris Ani shall not be removed from
his body. I have knitted myself together, I have made myself whole and
complete. I shall renew my youth. I am Osiris Himself, the Lord of
Eternity.
UNITING THE SOUL TO ITS BODY
THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE SOUL TO BE JOINED TO ITS BODY IN
KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, thou god Aniu! Hail, thou
god Pehreri, who dwellest in thy hall, the Great God. Grant thou
that my soul may come to me from any place wherein it may be. Even
if it would tarry, let my soul be brought unto me from any place
wherein it may be. Thou findest the Eye of Horus standing by thee like
unto those beings who resemble Osiris, who never lie down in death.
Let not the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, lie down dead among those
who lie in Anu, the land wherein [souls] are joined to their bodies in
thousands. Let me have possession of my Ba-soul and of my Spirit-soul,
and let my word be truth with it (the Ba-soul) in every place
wherein it may be. Observe then, O ye guardians of Heaven, my soul
[wherever it may be]. Even if it would tarry, cause thou my Ba-soul to
see my body. Thou shalt find the Eye of Horus standing by thee like
[the Watchers].
Hail, ye gods who tow along the boat of the Lord of Millions of
Years, who bring it over the sky of the Tuat, who make it to journey
over Nent, who make Ba-souls to enter into their Spirit-bodies,
whose hands hold the steering poles and guide it straight, who grasp
tightly your paddles, destroy ye the Enemy; thus shall the Boat
rejoice, and the Great God shall travel on his way in peace. Moreover,
grant ye that the Ba-soul of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth
before the gods, may come forth with your navel cords in the eastern
part of the sky, and that it may follow Ra to the place where he was
yesterday, and may set in peace, in peace in Amentet. May it gaze upon
its earthly body, may it take up its abode and its Spirit-body, may it
neither perish nor be destroyed for ever and for ever.
RUBRIC: These words shall be said over a model of the Ba-soul made
of gold, and inlaid with precious stones, which shall be placed on the
breast of the Osiris.
NOT LETTING THE SOUL BE HELD CAPTIVE
THE CHAPTER OF NOT LETTING THE SOUL OF A MAN BE HELD CAPTIVE IN
KHERT-NETER. The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, thou who art exalted!
Hail, thou who art adored! Hail, Mighty One of Souls, thou divine Soul
who inspirest great dread, who dost set the fear of thyself in the
gods, who are enthroned upon thy mighty seat. Make thou a path for the
Spirit-soul and the Ba-soul of the Osiris Ani. I am equipped with
[words of power]. I am a Spirit-soul equipped with [words of power]. I
have made my way to the place where are Ra and Hathor.
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known by the deceased he shall be able to
transform himself into a Spirit-soul who shall be equipped with [his
soul and his shadow] in Khert-Neter, and he shall not be shut up
inside any door in Amentet, when he is coming forth upon the Earth, or |
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when he is going back into [Khert-Neter.]
OPENING THE TOMB TO THE BA SOUL
THE CHAPTER OF OPENING THE TOMB TO THE BA-SOUL AND THE SHADOW, AND
OF COMING FORTH BY DAY, AND OF HAVING MASTERY OVER THE TWO LEGS. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- The place which is
closed is opened, the place which is shut (or sealed) is sealed.
That which lieth down in the closed place is opened by the Ba-soul
which is in it. By the Eye of Horus I am delivered. Ornaments are
stablished on the brow of Ra. My stride is made long. I lift up my two
thighs [in walking]. I have journeyed over a long road. My limbs are
in a flourishing condition. I am Horus, the Avenger of his Father, and
I bring the Urrt Crown [and set it on] its standard. The road of souls
is opened. My twin soul seeth the Great God in the Boat of Ra, on
the day of souls. My soul is in the front thereof with the counter
of the years. Come, the Eye of Horus hath delivered for me my soul, my
ornaments are stablished on the brow of Ra. Light is on the faces of
those who are in the members of Osiris. Ye shall not hold captive my
soul. Ye shall not keep in durance my shadow. The way is open to my
soul and to my shadow. It seeth the Great God in the shrine on the day
of counting souls. It repeateth the words of Osiris. Those whose seats
are invisible, who fetter the members of Osiris, who fetter
Heart-souls and Spirit-souls, who set a seal upon the dead, and who
would do evil to me, shall do no evil to me. Haste on the way to me.
Thy heart is with thee. My Heart-soul and my Spirit-soul are equipped;
they guide thee. I sit down at the head of the great ones who are
chiefs of their abodes. The wardens of the members of Osiris shall not
hold thee captive, though they keep ward over souls, and set a seal on
the shadow which is dead. Heaven shall not shut thee in.
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known by the deceased he shall come forth
by day, and his soul shall not be kept captive.
APPENDIX
(From the Papryus of Nebseni, Sheet 6)
That which was shut hath been opened [that is] the dead. That
which was shut fast hath been opened by the command of the Eye of
Horus, which hath delivered me. Established are the beauties on the
forehead of Ra. My steps are long. My legs are lifted up. I have
performed the journey, my members are mighty and are sound. I am
Horus, the Avenger of his Father. I am he who bringeth along his
father, and his mother, by means of his staff. The way shall be opened
to him that hath power over his feet, and he shall see the Great God
in the Boat of Ra, when souls are counted therein at the bows, and
when the years also are counted up. Grant that the Eye of Horus, which
maketh the adornments of splendour to be firm on the forehead of Ra,
may deliver my soul for me, and let darkness cover your faces, O ye
who would imprison Osiris. O keep not captive my soul. O keep not ward
over my shadow, but let a way be opened for my soul and my shadow, and
let them see the Great God in the shrine on the day of the counting of
souls, and let them hold converse with Osiris, whose habitations are
hidden, and those who guard the members of Osiris, and who keep ward
over the Spirit-souls, and who hold captive the shadows of the dead,
and who would work evil against me, so that they shall [not] work evil
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against me. A way shall be for KA with thee, and thy soul shall be
prepared by those who keep ward over the members of Osiris, and who |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,350 | hold captive the shadows of the dead. Heaven shall not keep thee fast,
the earth shall not hold thee captive. Thou shalt not live with the
beings who slay, but thou shalt be master of thy legs, and thou
shalt advance to thy body straightway in the earth, [and to] those who
belong to the shrine of Osiris and guard his members.
LIFTING UP THE FEET AND APPEARING ON THE EARTH
THE CHAPTER OF LIFTING UP THE FEET, AND OF COMING FORTH ON THE
EARTH. The Osiris Ani saith:- Perform thy work, O Seker, perform thy
work, O Seker, O thou who dwellest in thy circle, and who dwellest
in my feet in Khert-Neter. I am he who sendeth forth light over the
Thigh of heaven. I come forth in heaven. I sit down by the Light-god
(Khu). O I am helpless. O I am helpless. I would walk. I am
helpless. I am helpless in the regions of those who plunder in
Khert-Neter, I the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace.
MAKING A WAY THROUGH AMENTET BY DAY
THE CHAPTER OF FORCING A WAY INTO AMENTET [AND OF COMING FORTH] BY
DAY. The Osiris Ani saith:- The town of Unu is opened. My head is
sealed up, Thoth. Perfect is the Eye of Horus. I have delivered the
Eye of Horus which shineth with splendours on the brow of Ra, the
Father of the gods, [I am] that self-same Osiris, [the dweller in]
Amentet. Osiris knoweth his day, and he knoweth that he shall live
through his period of life; I shall have by being with him. I am the
Moon-god Aah, the dweller among the gods. I shall not come to an
end. Stand up therefore, O Horus, for thou art counted among the gods.
APPENDIX
(Naville, op. cit., I, Bl. X)
THE CHAPTER OF FORCING A WAY INTO THE TUAT. The Am Khent priest
Nefer-uben-f, whose word is truth, saith:- Hail, Soul, thou mighty one
of terror. Behold, I have come unto thee. I see thee. I have forced
a way through the Tuat. I see my father Osiris. I drive away the
darkness. I love him. I have come. I see my father Osiris. He hath
counted the heart of Set. I have made offerings for my father
Osiris. I have opened all the ways in heaven and on earth. I love him.
I have come. I have become a Spirit-body and a Spirit-soul, who is
equipped. Hail, every god and every Spirit-soul, I have made the ways.
I am Thoth....
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE TUAT AND OF COMING FORTH BY DAY.
Open is the land of Unu. Shut is the head of Thoth. Perfect is the
Eye of Horus. I have delivered the Eye of Horus, the shining one,
the ornament of the Eye of Ra, the Father of the Gods. I am that
same Osiris who dwelleth in Amentet. Osiris knoweth his day, which
cometh to an end. I am Set, the Father of the Gods. I shall never come
to an end.
COMING_FORTH_BY_DAY_&_LIVING_AFTER_DEATH
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THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AND OF LIVING AFTER DEATH. The
Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, thou One, who shinest from the moon. Hail,
thou One, who shinest from the moon. Grant that this Osiris Ani may
come forth among thy multitudes who are at the portal. Let him be with
the Light-God. Let the Tuat be opened to him. Behold, the Osiris Ani
shall come forth by day to perform everything which he wisheth upon |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,351 | the earth among those who are living [thereon].
APPENDIX
(From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 13)
Hail, thou god Tem, who comest forth from the Great Deep, who
shinest gloriously under the form of the twin Lion-gods, send forth
with might thy words unto those who are in thy presence, and let the
Osiris Nu enter into their assembly. He hath performed the decree
which hath been spoken to the mariners at eventide, and the Osiris Nu,
whose word is truth, shall live after his death, even as doth Ra every
day. Behold, most certainly Ra was born yesterday, and the Osiris Nu
was born yesterday. And every god shall rejoice in the life of the
Osiris Nu, even as they rejoice in the life of Ptah, when he appeareth
from the Great House of the Aged One which is in Anu.
COMING FORTH AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE AAMHET
THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY AFTER FORCING AN ENTRANCE THROUGH
THE AAMHET. The Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, Soul, thou mighty one of
terror! Verily, I am here. I have come. I behold thee. I have passed
through the Tuat. I have seen Father Osiris. I have scattered the
gloom of night. I am his beloved one. I have come, I have seen my
Father Osiris. I have stabbed the heart of Suti. I have made offerings
to my Father Osiris. I have opened every way in heaven and on the
earth. I am the son who loveth his Fathers (sic) Osiris. I am a
Spirit-body. I am a Spirit-soul. I am equipped. Hail, every god and
every Spirit-soul. I have made the way [to Osiris]. I the Osiris the
scribe Ani, whose word is truth.
MAKING MAN TO RETURN TO LOOK UPON HIS HOUSE
THE CHAPTER OF MAKING A MAN TO RETURN TO LOOK UPON HIS HOUSE ON
EARTH. The Osiris Ani saith:- I am the Lion-god who cometh forth
with long strides. I have shot arrows, and I have wounded my prey. I
have shot arrows, and I have wounded my prey. I am the Eye of Horus, I
traverse the Eye of Horus at this season. I have arrived at the
domains. Grant that the Osiris Ani may come in peace.
MAN COMING FORTH BY DAY AGAINST HIS ENEMIES
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE COMING FORTH OF A MAN BY DAY AGAINST HIS
ENEMIES IN KHERT-NETER. [The Osiris Ani saith:-] I have divided the
heavens. I have cleft the horizon. I have traversed the earth
[following in] his footsteps. I have conquered the mighty Spirit-souls
because I am equipped for millions of years with words of power. I eat
with my mouth. I evacuate with my body. Behold, I am the God of the
Tuat! Let these things be given unto me, the Osiris Ani, in perpetuity
withou fail or diminution.
APPENDIX
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(From the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 21)
THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH AGAINST ENEMIES IN KHERT-NETER. The
Osiris Nu saith:- Hail, Am-a-f (Eater of his arm), I have passed
over the road. I am Ra. I have come forth from the horizon against
my enemies. I have not permitted him to escape from me. I have
stretched out my hand like that of the Lord of the Urrt Crown. I
have lifted up my feet even as the Uraei-goddesses lift themselves up.
I have not permitted the enemy [to be saved] from me. As for mine
enemy, he hath been given to me, and he shall not be delivered from |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,352 | me. I stand up like Horus. I sit down like Ptah. I am strong like
Thoth. I am mighty like Tem. I walk with my legs. I speak with my
mouth. I chase my enemy. He hath been given unto me, and he shall
not be delivered from me.
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HYMN TO RA WHEN HE RISETH AND SETTETH
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RA WHEN HE RISETH UPON THE HORIZON, AND WHEN
HE SETTETH IN THE LAND OF LIFE. Osiris the scribe Ani saith:- Homage
to thee, O Ra, when thou risest as Tem-Heru-Khuti. Thou art to be
adored. Thy beauties are before mine eyes, [thy] radiance is upon my
body. Thou goest forth to thy setting in the Sektet Boat with [fair]
winds, and thy heart is glad; the heart of the Matet Boat rejoiceth.
Thou stridest over the heavens in peace, and all thy foes are cast
down; the stars which never rest sing hymns of praise unto thee, and
the stars which are imperishable glorify thee as thou sinkest to
rest in the horizon of Manu, O thou who art beautiful at morn and at
eve, O thou lord who livest, and art established, O my Lord!
Homage to thee, O thou who art Ra when thou risest, and who art
Tem when thou settest in beauty. Thou risest and thou shinest on the
back of thy mother [Nut], O thou who art crowned the king of the gods!
Nut welcometh thee, and payeth homage unto thee, and Maat, the
everlasting and never-changing goddess, embraceth thee at noon and
at eve. Thou stridest over the heavens, being glad at heart, and the
Lake of Testes is content. The Sebau-fiend hath fallen to the
ground, his fore-legs and his hind-legs have been hacked off him,
and the knife hath severed the joints of his back. Ra hath a fair
wind, and the Sektet Boat setteth out on its journey, and saileth on
until it cometh into port. The gods of the South, the gods of the
North, the gods of the West, and the gods of the East praise thee, O
thou Divine Substance, from whom all living things came into being.
Thou didst send forth the word when the earth was submerged with
silence, O thou Only One, who didst dwell in heaven before ever the
earth and the mountains came into being. Hail, thou Runner, Lord, Only
One, thou maker of the things that are, thou hast fashioned the tongue
of the Company of the Gods, thou hast produced whatsoever cometh forth
from the waters, thou springest up out of them above the submerged
land of the Lake of Horus. Let me breathe the air which cometh forth
from thy nostrils, and the north wind which cometh forth from thy
mother Nut. Make thou my Spirit-soul to be glorious, O Osiris, make
thou my Heart-soul to be divine. Thou art worshipped as thou
settest, O Lord of the gods, thou art exalted by reason of thy
wondrous works. Shine thou with the rays of light upon my body day
by day, upon me, Osiris the scribe, the assessor of the divine
offerings of all the gods, the overseer of the granary of the Lords of
Abydos, the real royal scribe who loveth thee, Ani, whose word is
truth, in peace.
Praise be unto thee, O Osiris, the Lord of Eternity, Un-Nefer,
Heru-Khuti (Harmakhis), whose forms are manifold, whose attributes are
majestic [Praise be unto thee], O thou who art Ptah-Seker-Tem in
Anu, thou Lord of the hidden shrine, thou Creator of the House of
the KA of Ptah (Het-ka-Ptah) and of the gods [therein], thou Guide
of the Tuat, who art glorified when thou settest in Nu (the Sky). Isis
embraceth thee in peace, and she driveth away the fiends from the
entrances of thy paths. Thou turnest thy face towards Amentet, and
thou makest the earth to shine as with refined copper. Those who
have lain down in death rise up to see thee, they breathe the air, and |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,353 | they look upon thy face when the disk riseth on the horizon. Their
hearts are at peace since they behold thee, o thou who art Eternity
and Everlastingness.
ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
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THE SOLAR LITANY
Homage to you, O ye gods of the Dekans in Anu, and to you, O ye
Hememet-spirits in Kher Aha, and to thee, O Unti, who art the most
glorious of all the gods who are hidden in Anu,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O An in Antes, Heru-khuti, who dost with long
strides march across the heavens,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O Everlasting Soul, thou Soul who dwellest in
Tetu, Un-Nefer, the son of Nut, who art the Lord of Akert,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have done
aught with deceit.
Homage to thee in thy dominion over Tetu, upon whose brow the Urrt
Crown is established, thou One who createst the strength to protect
thyself, and who dwellest in peace,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O Lord of the Acacia Tree, whose Seker Boat is set
upon its sledge, who turnest back the Fiend, the Evildoer, and dost
cause the Eye of Ra (utchat) to rest upon its seat,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O thou who art mighty in thine hour, thou great
and mighty Prince who dost dwell in Anrutef, thou Lord of Eternity and
Creator of the Everlastingness, thou Lord of Hensu,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O thou who restest upon Truth, thou Lord of Abtu,
whose limbs form the substance of Ta-tchesert, unto whom fraud and
deceit are abominations,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O thou who dwellest in thy boat, who dost bring Hapi |
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dwellest in Nekhen,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
Homage to thee, O thou Creator of the gods, thou King of the South
and North, Osiris, whose word is truth, who rulest the world by thy
gracious goodness, thou Lord of the Atebui,
O grant thou unto me a path whereover I may pass in peace, for I
am just and true; I have not spoken falsehood wittingly, nor have I
done aught with deceit.
APPENDIX
(From the Saite Recension, ed. Lepsius, Bl. V)
Homage to thee, O thou who comest as Tem, who didst come into
being to create the Company of the Gods.
Homage to thee, O thou who comest as the Soul of Souls, the Holy One
in Amentet.
Homage to thee, O President of the Gods, who illuminest the Tuat
with thy beauties.
Homage to thee, O thou who comest as the Light-god, who travellest
in thy Disk.
Homage to thee, O thou greatest of all gods, who are crowned King in
heaven, Governor in the Tuat.
Homage to thee, O thou who makest a way through the Tuat, who dost
lead the way through all doors.
Homage to thee, O thou who art among the gods, who dost weigh
words in Khert-Neter.
Homage to thee, O thou who dwellest in thy secret places, who dost
fashion the Tuat with thy might.
Homage to thee, O great one, O mighty one, thine enemies have fallen
in places where they were smitten.
Homage to thee, O thou who hast hacked the Sebau-fiends in pieces,
and hast annihilated Aapep.
Grant thou the sweet breeze of the north wind to the Osiris
Auf-ankh, whose word is truth.
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HYMN TO RA WHEN HE RISETH AND TO THOSE IN HIS TRAIN
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RA WHEN HE RISETH IN THE EASTERN PART OF HEAVEN.
Those who are in his following rejoice, and the Osiris, the scribe
Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- Hail, thou Disk, thou lord of
rays, who risest on the horizon day by day. Shine thou with thy
beams of light upon the face of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth,
for he singeth hymns of praise to thee at dawn, and he maketh thee |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,355 | to sit at eventide [with words of adoration]. May the soul of the
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, come forth with thee into heaven! May
he set out with thee in the Matet Boat [in the morning], may he come
into port in the Sektet Boat [in the evening], and may he cleave his
path among the stars of heaven which never rest.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, being at peace [with his
god], maketh adoration to his Lord, the Lord of Eternity, and
saith:- Homage to thee, O Heru-khuti, who art the god Khepera, the
self-created. When thou risest on the horizon and sheddest thy beams
of light upon the Lands of the South and of the North, thou art
beautiful, yea beautiful, and all the gods rejoice when they behold
thee, the king of heaven. The goddess, the Lady of the Hour, is
stablished upon thy head, her Uraei of the South and of the North
are upon thy brow, and she taketh up her place before thee. The god
Thoth is stablished in the bows of thy boat to destroy utterly all thy
foes. Those who dwell in the Tuat come forth to meet thee, and they
bow to the earth in homage as they come towards thee, to look upon thy
beautiful Form. And I, Ani, have come into thy presence, so that I may
be with thee, and may behold thy Disk every day. Let me not be kept
captive [by the tomb], and let me not be turned back [on my way].
Let the members of my body be made new again when I contemplate thy
beauties, even as are the members of all thy favoured ones, because
I am one of those who worshipped thee upon earth. Let me arrive in the
Land of Eternity, let me enter into the Land of Everlastingness. This,
O my Lord, behold thou shalt ordain for me.
AND MOREOVER, THE OSIRIS ANI, WHOSE WORD IS TRUTH, IN PEACE, THE
TRUTH-SPEAKER, SAITH:- Homage to thee, O thou who risest on thy
horizon in the form of Ra, who restest upon Law, [which can neither be
changed nor altered]. Thou passest over the sky, and every face,
watcheth thee and thy course, for thou thyself art hidden from their
gaze. Thou dost show thyself [to them] at dawn and at eventide each
day. The Sektet Boat, wherein Thy Majesty dwelleth, setteth forth on
its journey with vigour. Thy beams [fall] upon all faces, thy light
with its manifold colours is incomprehensible [to man], and thy
brilliant rays cannot be reported. The Lands of the Gods see thee,
they could write [concerning thee]; the Deserts of Punt could count
thee. Thy creation is hidden. It is one by the opening of thy mouth.
Thy form is the head of Nu. May he (Ani) advance, even as thou dost
advance, without cessation, even as Thy Majesty [ceaseth not to
advance] even for a moment. With great strides thou dost in one little
moment pass over limitless distances which would need millions and
hundreds of thousands of years [for a man to pass over; this] thou
doest, and then thou sinkest to rest. Thou bringest to an end the
hours of the night, even as thou stridest over them. Thou bringest
them to an end by thine own ordinance, and dawn cometh on the earth.
Thou settest thyself before thy handiwork in the form of Ra, and
thou rollest up on the horizon....... Thou sendest forth light when
thy form raiseth itself up, thou ordainest the increase of thy
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splendours. Thou mouldest thy limbs as thou advancest, thou bringest
them forth, thou who wast never brought forth, in the form of Ra,
who rolleth up into the height of heaven. Grant thou that I may
reach the heaven of eternity, and the region where thy favoured ones
dwell. May I unite with those holy and perfect Spirit-souls of
Khert-Neter. May I come forth with them to behold thy beauties as thou
rollest on at eventide, as thou journeyest to thy mother Nut (the
Night-sky), and dost place thyself at the right hand (in the West). My
two hands are raised to thee in praise and thanksgiving when thou
settest in life. Behold, thou art the Creator of Eternity, who art
adored when thou settest in Nu. I have set thee in my heart, without
wavering, O thou who art more divine than the gods. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,356 | The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- Praise and thanksgiving
be unto thee, O thou who rollest on like unto gold, thou Illuminer
of the Two Lands on the day of thy birth. Thy mother brought thee
forth on her hand, and thou didst light up with splendour the circle
which is travelled over by the Disk. O Great Light who rollest
across Nu, thou dost raise up the generations of men from the deep
source of thy waters, and dost make to keep festivals all districts
and cities, and all habitations. Thou protectest [them] with thy
beauties. Thy KA riseth up with the celestial food hu and tchefau. O
thou mightily victorious one, thou Power of Powers, who makest
strong thy throne against the sinful ones, whose risings on thy throne
in the Sektet Boat are mighty, whose strength is widespread in the
Atett Boat, make thou the Osiris Ani to be glorious by virtue of his
word, which is truth, in Khert-Neter. Grant thou that he may be in
Amentet free from evil, and let [his] offences be [set] behind thee.
Grant thou that he may [live there] a devoted slave of the
Spirit-souls. Let him mingle among the Heart-souls who live in
Ta-tchesert (the Holy Land). Let him travel about in the Sekhet-Aaru
(the Elysian Fields), conformably to [thy] decree with joy of heart-
him the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth.
[And the god maketh answer]:--Thou shalt come forth into heaven,
thou shalt sail over the sky, and thou shalt hold loving intercourse
with the Star-gods. Praises shall be made to thee in the Boat. Thy
name shall be proclaimed in the Atett Boat. Thou shalt look upon Ra
within his shrine. Thou shalt make the Disk to set [with prayer] every
day. Thou shalt see the Ant Fish in his transformations in the
depths of the waters of turquoise. Thou shalt see the Abtu Fish in his
time. It shall be that the Evil One shall fall when he deviseth a plan
to destroy thee, and the joints of his neck and back shall be hacked
asunder. Ra saileth with a fair wind, and the Sektet Boat
progresseth and cometh into port. The mariners of Ra rejoice, and
the heart of the Lady of the Hour is glad, for the enemy of her Lord
hath been cast to the ground. Thou shalt behold Horus standing on
the pilot's place in the Boat, and Thoth and Maat shall stand one on
each side of him. All the gods shall rejoice when they behold Ra
coming in peace to make the hearts of the Spirit-souls to live, and
the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, the assessor of the holy
offerings of the Lords of Thebes, shall be with them!
THE CHAPTER OF THE NEW MOON
THE FOLLOWING IS TO BE RECITED ON THE DAY OF THE MONTH (NEW MOON
DAY). The Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, in peace,
whose word is truth, saith:- Ra ascendeth his throne on his horizon,
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and the Company of his Gods follow in his train. The God cometh
forth from his hidden place, [and] tchefau food falleth from the
eastern horizon of heaven at the word of Nut. They (the gods)
rejoice over the paths of Ra, the Great Ancestor [as] he journeyeth
round about. Therefore art thou exalted, O Ra, the dweller in thy
Shrine. Thou swallowest the winds, thou drawest into thyself the north
wind, thou eatest up the flesh of thy seat on the day when thou
breathest truth. Thou dividest [it among] the gods who are [thy]
followers. [Thy] Boat saileth on travelling among the Great Gods at
thy word. Thou countest thy bones, thou gatherest together thy
members, thou settest thy face towards Beautiful Amentet, and thou
comest there, being made new every day. Behold, thou art that Image of
Gold, thou hast the unitings of the disks of the sky, thou hast
quakings, thou goest round about, and art made new each day. Hail!
There is rejoicing in the horizon! The gods who dwell in the sky
descend the ropes [of thy Boat] when they see the Osiris Ani, whose |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,357 | word is truth, they ascribe praise unto him as unto Ra. The Osiris Ani
is a Great Chief. [He] seeketh the Urrt Crown. His provisions are
apportioned to him- the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth. [His] fate is
strong from the exalted body of the Aamu gods, who are in the presence
of Ra. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, is strong on the earth and
in Khert-Neter. O Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, wake up, and be
strong like unto Ra every day. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth,
shall not tarry, he shall not remain motionless in this land for ever.
Right well shall he see with his two eyes, right well shall he hear
with his two ears, the things which are true, the things which are
true. The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, is in Anu, the Osiris
Ani, whose word is truth, is as Ra, and he is exalted by reason of
[his] oars among the Followers of Nu. The Osiris Ani, whose word is
truth, cannot tell what he hath seen [or] narrate [what he hath heard]
in the House of the God of Mysteries. Hail! Let there be shouts of
acclamation of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, the divine body of
Ra in the Boat of Nu, who beareth propitiatory offerings for the KA of
the god of that which he loveth. The Osiris Ani, whose word is
truth, in peace, whose word is truth, is like Horus, the mighty one of
transformations.
RUBRIC: This Chapter is to be recited over a boat seven cubits long,
made of green stone of the Tchatchau. Make a heaven of stars, and
purify it and cleanse it with natron and incense. Make then a figure
of Ra upon a tablet of new stone in paint, and set it in the bows of
the boat. Then make a figure of the deceased whom thou wilt make
perfect, [and place it] in the boat. Make it to sail in the Boat of
Ra, and Ra himself shall look upon it. Do not these things in the
presence of any one except thyself, or thy father, or thy son. Then
let them keep guard over their faces, and they shall see the
deceased in Khert-Neter in the form of a messenger of Ra.
HYMN TO RA FOR THE DAY OF THE NEW MOON
A HYMN TO RA [WHICH IS TO BE SUNG] ON THE DAY OF THE MONTH (THE
DAY OF THE NEW MOON) [WHEN] THE BOAT OF RA SAILETH. [The Osiris the
scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:-] Homage to thee, O thou who
dwellest in thy Boat. Thou rollest on, thou rollest on, thou sendest
forth light, thou sendest forth light. Thou decreest rejoicing for
[every] man for millions of years unto those who love him. Thou givest
[thy] face to the Hememet spirits, thou god Khepera who dwellest in
thy Boat. Thou hast overthrown the Fiend Aapep. O ye Sons of Keb,
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overthrow ye the enemies of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, and
the fiends of destruction who would destroy the Boat of Ra. Horus hath
cut off your heads in heaven. Ye who were in the forms of geese,
your navel strings are on the earth. The animals are set upon the
earth..... in the form of fish. Every male fiend and every female
fiend shall be destroyed by the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth.
Whether the fiends descend from out of heaven, or whether they come
forth from the earth, or whether they advance on the waters, or
whether they come from among the Star-gods, Thoth, [the son of
Aner], coming forth from Anerti shall hack them to pieces. And the
Osiris Ani shall make them silent and dumb. And behold ye, this god,
the mighty one of slaughters, the terror of whom is most great,
shall wash himself clean in your blood, and he shall bathe in your
gore, and ye shall be destroyed by the Osiris Ani in the Boat of his
Lord Ra-Horus. The heart of the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, shall
live. His mother Isis giveth birth to him, and Nephthys nurseth him,
just as Isis gave birth to Horus, and Nephthys nursed him. [He]
shall repulse the Smait fiends of Suti. They shall see the Urrt
Crown stablished upon his head, and they shall fall down upon their
faces [and worship him]. Behold, O ye Spirit-souls, and men, and gods, |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,358 | and ye dead, when ye see the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in the
form of Horus, and the favoured one of the Urrt Crown, fall ye down
upon your faces. The word of the Osiris Ani is truth before his
enemies in heaven above, and on earth beneath, and before the
Tchatchau Chiefs of every god and of every goddess.
RUBRIC: This Chapter shall be recited over a large hawk standing
upright with the White Crown upon his head, [and over figures of] Tem,
Shu, Tefnut, Keb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, [Suti] and Nephthys. And they
shall be painted in colour upon a new tablet, which shall be placed in
a boat, together with a figure of the deceased. Anoint them with heken
oil, and offer unto them burning incense, and geese, and joints of
meat roasted. It is an act of praise to Ra as he journeyeth in his
boat, and it will make a man to have his being with Ra, and to
travel with him wheresoever he goeth, and it will most certainly cause
the enemies of Ra to be slain. And the Chapter of travelling shall
be recited on the sixth day of the festival.
APPENDIX
(From the Turin Papyrus)
ANOTHER CHAPTER WHICH IS TO BE RECITED WHEN THE MOON RENEWETH ITSELF
ON THE DAY OF THE MONTH [WHEREON IT DOETH THIS]. Osiris unfettereth
the storm-cloud in the body of heaven, and is unfettered himself;
Horus is made strong happily each day. He whose transformations are
many hath had offerings made unto him at the moment, and he hath
made an end of the storm which is in the face of the Osiris, Auf-ankh,
whose word is truth. Verily, he cometh, and he is Ra in journeying,
and he is the four celestial gods in the heavens above. The Osiris
Auf-ankh, whose word is truth, cometh forth in his day, and he
embarketh among the tackle of the boat.
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known by the deceased he shall become a
perfect Spirit-soul in Khert-Neter, and he shall not die a second
time, and he shall eat his food side by side with Osiris. If this
Chapter be known by the deceased upon earth, he shall become like unto
Thoth, and he shall be adored by those who live. He shall not fall
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headlong at the moment of the intensity of the royal flame of the
goddess Bast, and the Great Prince shall make him to advance happily.
ADVANCING TO THE TCJATCHAU CHIEFS OF OSIRIS
THE CHAPTER OF ADVANCING TO THE TCHATCHAU CHIEFS OF OSIRIS. The
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I have built a house for my
Ba-soul in the sanctuary in Tetu. I sow seed in the town of Pe (Buto).
I have ploughed the fields with my labourers. My palm tree [standeth
upright and is] like Menu upon it. I abominate abominable things. I
will not eat the things which are abominations unto me. What I
abominate is filth: I will not eat it. I shall not be destroyed by the
offerings of propitiation and the sepulchral meals. I will not
approach filth [to touch it] with my hands, I will not tread upon it
with my sandals. For my bread shall be made of the white barley, and
my ale shall be made from the red grain of the god Hapi (the
Nile-god), which the Sektet Boat and the Atett Boat shall bring
[unto me], and I will eat my food under the leaves of the trees
whose beautiful arms I myself do know. O what splendour shall the
White Crown make for me which shall be lifted up on me by the
Uraei-goddesses! O Doorkeeper of Sehetep-taui, bring thou to me that
wherewith the cakes of propitiation are made. Grant thou to me that
I may lift up the earth. May the Spirit-souls open to me [their] arms,
and let the Company of the Gods hold their peace whilst the Hememet |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,359 | spirits hold converse with the Osiris Ani. May the hearts of the
gods lead him in his exalted state into heaven among the gods who
appear in visible forms. If any god, or any goddess, attack the Osiris
Ani, whose word is truth, when he setteth out, the Ancestor of the
year who liveth upon hearts [Osiris] shall eat him when he cometh
forth from Abydos, and the Ancestors of Ra shall reckon with him,
and the Ancestors of Light shall reckon with him. [He is] a god of
splendour [arrayed in] the apparel of heaven, and he is among the
Great Gods. Now the subsistence of the Osiris Ani, whose word is
truth, is among the cakes and the ale which are made for your
mouths. I enter in by the Disk, I come forth by the god Ahui. I
shall hold converse with the Followers of the Gods. I shall hold
converse with the Disk. I shall hold converse with the
Hememet-spirits. He shall set the terror of me in the thick
darkness, in the inside of the goddess Mehurt, by the side of his
forehead. Behold, I shall be with Osiris, and my perfection shall be
his perfection among the Great Gods. I shall speak unto him with the
words of men, I shall listen, and he shall repeat to me the words of
the gods. I, the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace, have
come equipped. Thou makest to approach [thee] those who love thee. I
am a Spirit-soul who is better equipped than any [other] Spirit-soul.
CHANGING INTO A SWALLOW
THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A SWALLOW. The
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am a swallow, [I am] a
swallow. [I am] that Scorpion, the daughter of Ra. Hail, O ye gods
whose odour is sweet. Hail, O ye gods whose odour is sweet. Hail,
Flame, who comest forth from the horizon. Hail, thou who art in the
city. I have brought the Warder of his corner there. Give me thy two
hands, and let me pass my time in the Island of Flame. I have advanced
with a message, I have come having the report thereof [to make].
Open to me. How shall I tell that which I have seen there? I am like
Horus, the governor of the Boat, when the throne of his father was
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given unto him, and when Set, that son of Nut, was [lying] under the
fetters which he had made for Osiris. He who is in Sekhem hath
inspected me. I stretch out my arms over Osiris. I have advanced for
the examination, I have come to speak there. Let me pass on and
deliver my message. I am he who goeth in, [I am] judged, [I] come
forth magnified at the Gate of Nebertcher. I am purified at the
Great Uart. I have done away my wickednesses. I have put away
utterly my offences. I have put away utterly all the taints of evil
which appertained to me [upon the earth]. I have purified myself, I
have made myself to be like a god. Hail, O ye Doorkeepers, I have
completed my journey. I am like unto you. I have come forth by day.
I have advanced on my legs. I have gained the master over [my]
footsteps. [Hail, ye] Spirit-souls! I, even I, do know the hidden
roads and the Gates of Sekhet Aaru. I live there. Verily, I, even I,
have come, I have overthrown my enemies upon the earth, although my
body lieth a mummy in the tomb.
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RUBRIC: (Naville, op. cit., II, Bl. 202)
If this Chapter be known by the deceased, he shall enter in after he
hath come forth by day.
RUBRIC: (Saite Recension) |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,360 | If this Chapter be known by the deceased, he shall come forth by day
from Khert-Neter, and he shall go [again] after he hath come forth. If
this Chapter be not known [by the deceased], he shall not go in
again after he hath come forth [and he] shall not know [how] to come
forth by day.
CHANGING INTO A HAWK OF GOLD
[THE CHAPTER] OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A HAWK OF GOLD.
The Osiris Ani saith:- I have risen up out of the seshett chamber,
like the golden hawk which cometh forth from his egg. I fly, I
alight like a hawk with a back of seven cubits, and the wings of which
are like unto the mother-of-emerald of the South. I have come forth
from the Sektet Boat, and my heart hath been brought unto me from
the mountain of the East. I have alighted on the Atet Boat, and
there have been brought unto me those who dwelt in their substance,
and they bowed in homage before me. I have risen, I have gathered
myself together like a beautiful golden hawk, with the head of the
Benu, and Ra hath entered in [to hear my speech]. I have taken my seat
among the great gods, [the children of] Nut. I have settled myself,
the Sekhet-hetepet (the Field of Offerings) is before me. I eat
therein, I become a Spirit-soul therein, I am supplied with food in
abundance therein, as much as I desire. The Grain-god (Nepra) hath
given unto me food for my throat, and I am master over myself and over
the attributes of my head.
CHANGING INTO A DIVINE HAWK
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A DIVINE HAWK.
Osiris Ani saith:- Hail, thou Great God, come thou to Tetu. Make
thou ready for me the ways, and let me go round [to visit] my thrones.
I have laboured. I have made myself perfect. O grant thou that I may
be held in fear. Create thou awe of me. Let the gods of the Tuat be
afraid of me, and let them fight for me in their halls. Permit not
thou to come nigh unto me him that would attack me, or would injure me
in the House of Darkness. Cover over the helpless one, hide him. Let
do likewise the gods who hearken unto the word [of truth], the Khepriu
gods who are in the following of Osiris. Hold ye your peace then, O ye
gods, whilst the God holdeth speech with me, he who listeneth to the
truth. I speak unto him my words. Osiris, grant thou that that which
cometh forth from thy mouth may circulate to me. Let me see thine
own Form. Let thy Souls envelop me. Grant thou that I may come
forth, and that I may be master of my legs, and let me live there like
Nebertcher upon his throne. Let the gods of the Tuat hold me in
fear, and let them fight for me in their halls. Grant thou that I
may move forward with him and with the Ariu gods, and let me be firmly
stablished on my pedestal like the Lord of Life. Let me be in the
company of Isis, the goddess, and let [the gods] keep me safe from him
that would do an injury unto me. Let none come to see the helpless
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one. May I advance, and may I come to the Henti boundaries of the sky.
Let me address words to Keb, and let me make supplicaion to the god Hu
with Nebertcher. Let the gods of the Tuat be afraid of me, and let
them fight for me in their halls. Let them see that thou hast provided
me with food for the festival. I am one of those Spirit-souls who
dwell in the Light-god. I have made my form in his Form, when he
cometh to Tetu. I am a Spirit-body among his Spirit-bodies; he shall
speak unto thee the things [which concern] me. Would that he would
cause me to be held in fear! Would that he would create [in them]
awe of me! Let the gods of the Tuat be afraid of me, and let them
fight for me [in their halls]. I, even I, am a Spirit-soul, a
dweller in the Light-god, whose form hath been created in divine
flesh. I am one of those Spirit-souls who dwell in the Light-god, |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,361 | who were created by Tem himself, and who exist in the blossoms of
his Eye. He hath made to exist, he hath made glorious, and he hath
magnified their faces during their existence with him. Behold, he is
Alone in Nu. They acclaim him when he cometh forth from the horizon,
and the gods and the Spirit-souls who have come into being with him
ascribe fear unto him.
I am one of the worms which have been created by the Eye of the Lord
One. And behold, when as yet Isis had not given birth to Horus, I
was flourishing, and I had waxed old, and had become pre-eminent among
the Spirit-souls who had come into being with him. I rose up like a
divine hawk, and Horus endowed me with a Spirit-body with his soul, so
that [I] might take possession of the property of Osiris in the
Tuat. He shall say to the twin Lion-gods for me, the Chief of the
House of the Nemes Crown, the Dweller in his cavern: Get thee back
to the heights of heaven, for behold, inasmuch as thou art a
Spirit-body with the creations of Horus, the Nemes Crown shall not
be to thee: [but] thou shalt have speech even to the uttermost
limits of the heavens. I, the warder, took possession of the
property of Horus [which belonged] to Osiris in the Tuat, and Horus
repeated to me what his father Osiris had said unto him in the years
[past], on the days of his burial. Give thou to me the Nemes Crown,
say the twin Lion-gods for me. Advance thou, come along the road of
heaven, and look upon those who dwell in the uttermost limits of the
horizon. The gods of the Tuat shall hold thee in fear, and they
shall fight for thee in their halls. The god Auhet belongeth to
them. All the gods who guard the shrine of the Lord One are smitten
with terror at [my] words.
Hail, saith the god who is exalted upon his coffer to me! He hath
bound on the Nemes Crown, [by] the decree of the twin Lion-gods. The
god Aahet hath made a way for me. I am exalted [on the coffer], the
twin Lion-gods have bound the Nemes Crown on me and my two locks of
hair are given unto me. He hath stablished for me my heart by his
own flesh, and by his great, two-fold strength, and I shall not fall
headlong before Shu. I am Hetep, the Lord of the two Uraei-goddesses
who are to be adored. I know the Light-god, his winds are in my
body. The Bull which striketh terror [into souls] shall not repulse
me. I come daily into the House of the twin Lion-gods. I come forth
therefrom into the House of Isis. I look upon the holy things which
are hidden. I see the being who is therein. I speak to the great
ones of Shu, they repulse him that is wrathful in his hour. I am Horus
who dwelleth in his divine Light. I am master of his crown. I am
master of his radiance. I advance towards the Henti boundaries of
heaven. Horus is upon his seat. Horus is upon his thrones. My face
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is like that of a divine hawk. I am one who is equipped [like] his
lord. I shall come forth to Tetu. I shall see Osiris. I shall live
in his actual presence.... Nut. They shall see me. I shall see the
gods [and] the Eye of Horus burning with fire before my eyes. They
shall reach out their hands to me. I shall stand up. I shall be master
of him that would subject me to restraint. They shall open the holy
paths to me, they shall see my form, they shall listen to my words.
[Homage] to you, O ye gods of the Tuat, whose faces are turned back,
whose powers advance, conduct ye me to the Star-gods which never rest.
Prepare ye for me the holy ways to the Hemat house, and to your god,
the Soul, who is the mighty one of terror. Horus hath commanded me
to lift up your faces; do ye look upon me. I have risen up like a
divine hawk. Horus hath made me to be a Spirit-body by means of his
Soul, and to take possession of the things of Osiris in the Tuat. Make
ye for me a path. I have travelled and I have arrived at those who are
chiefs of their caverns, and who are guardians of the House of Osiris. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,362 | I speak unto them his mighty deeds. I made them to know concerning his
victories. He is ready [to butt with his] two horns at Set. They
know him who hath taken possession of the god Hu, and who hath taken
possession of the Powers of Tem.
Travel thou on thy way safely, cry out the gods of the Tuat to me. O
ye who make your names pre-eminent, who are chiefs in your shrines,
and who are guardians of the House of Osiris, grant, I pray you,
that I may come to you. I have bound up and I have gathered together
your Powers. I have directed the Powers of the ways, the wardens of
the horizon, and of the Hemat House of heaven. I have stablished their
fortresses for Osiris. I have prepared the ways for him. I have
performed the things which [he] hath commanded. I come forth to
Tetu. I see Osiris. I speak to him concerning the matter of his
Great Son, whom he loveth, and concerning [the smiting of] the heart
of Set. I look upon the lord who was helpless. How shall I make them
to know the plans of the gods, and that which Horus did without the
knowledge of his father Osiris?
Hail, Lord, thou Soul, most awful and terrible, behold me. I have
come, I make thee to be exalted! I have forced a way though the
Tuat. I have opened the roads which appertain to heaven, and those
which appertain to the earth, and no one hath opposed me therein. I
have exalted thy face, O Lord of Eternity.
APPENDIX
(In the Papyrus of Nu, Sheet 14, the Chapter ends with the
following.)
Exalted art thou on thy throne, O Osiris! Thou hast heard fair
things, O Osiris! Thy strength is vigorous, O Osiris! Thy head is
fastened on thy body, O Osiris! Thy neck is made firm, O Osiris! Thy
heart is glad, [O Osiris!]. Thy speech is made effective, O Osiris!
Thy princes rejoice Thou art established the Bull in Amentet. Thy
son Horus hath ascended thy trrone, and all life is with him. Millions
of years minister unto him, and millions of years hold him in fear.
The Company of the Gods are his servants, and they fold him in fear.
The god Tem, the Governor, the only One among the gods, hath spoken,
and his word passeth not away. Horus is both the divine food and the
sacrifice. He made haste to gather together [the members of] of his
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father. Horus is his deliverer. Horus is his deliverer. Horus hath
sprung from the essence of his divine father and from his decay. He
hath become the Governor of Egypt. The gods shall work for him, and
they shall toil for him for million of years. He shall make millions
of years to live through his Eye, the only one of its lord,
Nebertcher.]
(From the Turin Papyrus, Bl. XXX)
Exalted is thy throne, O Osiris. Thou hearest well, O Osiris. Thy
strength flourisheth, O Osiris. I have fastened thy head [on thy] body
for thee. I have stablished thy throat, the throne of the joy of thy
heart. Thy words are stable. Thy shenit princes are glad. Thou art
stablished as the Bull of Amentet. Thy son Horus hath ascended thy
throne. All life is with him. Millions of years work for him. The
Company of the Gods fear him. Tem, the One Power of the Gods, hath
spoken, and what he hath said is not changed, Hetu Aabi. Horus hath
stood up. I have gone about collecting his father. Horus hath
delivered his father. Horus hath delivered [his mother]. My mother
is Horus. My brother is Horus. My uncle is Horus. I have come. Horus
followeth his father.... there the dirt of his head. The gods shall |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,363 | serve him. Millions of years...... in his Eye, the Only One of its
Lord, Neb-er-tcher.
CHANGING INTO THE PRINCE OF TCHATCHAU CHIEFS
THE CHAPTER OF BEING TRANSFORMED INTO THE PRINCE OF THE TCHATCHAU
CHIEFS. The Osiris Nu, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the god
Tem, the maker of the sky, the creator of the things which are, who
cometh forth from the earth, who made the seed of man to come into
being, the Lord of things, who fashioned the gods, the Great God,
who created himself, the Lord of Life, who made to flourish the Two
Companies of the Gods. Homage to you, O ye divine Lords of things,
ye holy beings, whose seats are veiled! Homage to you, O ye Lords of
Eternity, whose forms are concealed, whose sanctuaries are
mysteries, whose places of abode are not known! Homage to you, O ye
gods, who dwell in the Tenait (Circle of Light)! Homage to you, O ye
gods of the Circle of the country of the Cataracts! Homage to you, O
ye gods who dwell in Amentet! Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell
within Nut! Grant ye to me that I may come before you, I am pure, I am
like a god. I am endowed with a Spirit-soul. I am strong. I am endowed
with a Heart-soul. I bring unto you incense, and spice, and natron.
I have done away with the chidings of your mouths. I have come, I have
done away the evil which was in your hearts, and I have removed the
offences which appertained to you [against me]. I bring to you deeds
of well-doing, and I present before you truth. I know you. I know your
names. I know your forms which are not known. I come into being
among you. My coming is like unto that god who eateth men, and who
feedeth upon the gods. I am strong before you even like that god who
is exalted upon his pedestal, unto whom the gods come with
rejoicing, and the goddesses make supplication when they see me. I
have come unto you. I have ascended my throne like your Two Daughters.
I have taken my seat in the horizon. I receive my offerings of
propitiation upon my altars. I drink my fill of seth wine every
evening. I come to those who are making rejoicings, and the gods who
live in the horizon ascribe unto me praises, as the divine
Spirit-body, the Lord of mortals. I am exalted like that holy god
who dwelleth in the Great House. The gods rejoice greatly when they
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see my beautiful appearances from the body of the goddess Nut, and
when the goddess Nut bringeth me forth.
CHANGING INTO THE SERPENT SATA
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE SERPENT SATA.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the serpent Sata
whose years are infinite. I lie down dead. I am born daily. I am the
serpent Sa-en-ta, the dweller in the uttermost parts of the earth. I
lie down in death. I am born, I become new, I renew my youth every
day.
CHANGING INTO THE CROCODILE GOD
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE CROCODILE-GOD.
The Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the Crocodile-god
(Sebak) who dwelleth amid his terrors. I am the Crocodile-god and I
seize [my prey] like a ravening beast. I am the great Fish which is in
Kamui. I am the Lord to whom bowings and prostrations are made in
Sekhem. And the Osiris Ani is the lord to whom bowings and
prostrations are made in Sekhem.
(From the Papyrus of Nebseni)
Behold, I am the dweller in his terrors, I am the crocodile, his |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,364 | firstborn. I bring (prey) from a distance. I am the Fish of Horus, the
Great One in Kamui. I am the lord of bowings in Sekhem.
CHANGING INTO PTAH
THE CHAPTER OF MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO PTAH. The Osiris Ani
[whose word is truth, saith]:- I eat bread. I drink ale. I gird up
my garments. I fly like a hawk. I cackle like the Smen goose. I alight
upon that place hard by the Sepulchre on the festival of the Great
God. That which is abominable, that which is abominable I will not
eat. [An abominable thing] is filth, I will not eat thereof. That
which is an abomination unto my KA shall not enter my body. I will
live upon that whereon live the gods and the Spirit-souls. I shall
live, and I shall be master of their cakes. I am master of them, and I
shall eat them under the trees of the dweller in the House of
Hathor, my Lady. I will make an offering. My cakes are in Tetu, my
offerings are in Anu. I gird about myself the robe which is woven
for me by the goddess Tait. I shall stand up and sit down in
whatsoever place it pleaseth me to do so. My head is like unto that of
Ra. I am gathered together like Tem.
Here offer the four cakes of Ra, and the offerings of the earth.
I shall come forth. My tongue is like that of Ptah, and my throat is
like unto that of Hathor, and I remember the words of Tem, of my
father, with my mouth. He forced the woman, the wife of Keb,
breaking the heads near him; therefore was the fear of him there.
[His] praises are repeated with vigour. I am decreed to be the Heir,
the lord of the earth of Keb. I have union with women. Keb hath
refreshed me, and he hath caused me to ascend his throne. Those who
dwell in Anu bow their heads to me. I am [their] Bull, I am stronger
than [the Lord] of the hour. I unite with women. I am master for
millions of years.
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TURNING INTO THE SOUL OF TEM
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE SOUL OF TEM. The
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I shall not enter into the
place of destruction, I shall not perish, I shall not know [decay].
I am Ra, who came forth from Nu, the Soul of the God who created his
own members. What I abominate is sin; I will not look thereon. I cry
not out against truth, nay, I live therein. I am the god Hu, the
imperishable god, in my name of "Soul." I have created myself with Nu,
in the name of "Khepera." I exist in them like Ra. I am the Lord of
Light.
APPENDIX
(From the Papyrus of Nu)
That which is an abomination unto me is death; let me not go into
the chamber of torture which is in the Tuat. I am the delight of the
Khu of Osiris. I make to be content the heart[s] of those who dwell
among the divine things which are beloved [by me]. They cause the fear
of me [to abound], they create the awe of me to be in those divine
beings who dwell in their own circles. Behold, I am exalted on my
own standard, and upon my throne, and upon my seat which is assigned
[to me]. I am the god Nu, and those who commit sin shall not destroy
me. I am the firstborn of the primeval god, and my soul is the Souls
of the Eternal Gods, and my body is Everlastingness. My created form
is [that of] the god Eternity, the Lord of Years, and the Prince of |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,365 | Everlastingness. I am the Creator of the Darkness, who maketh his seat
in the uttermost limits of the heavens, [which] I love. I arrive at
their boundaries. I advance upon my two legs. I direct my resting
place. I sail over the sky. I fetter and destroy the hidden serpents
which are about my footsteps [in going to] the Lord of the Two Arms.
My soul is the Souls of the Eternal Gods, and my body is
Everlastingness. I am the exalted one, the Lord of the Land of Tebu. I
am the Child in the city: "Young man in the country" is my name.
"Imperishable one" is my name. I am the Soul Creator of Nu. I make
my habitation in Khert-Neter. My nest is invisible, my egg is not
broken. I have done away the evil which is in me. I shall see my
Father, the Lord of the Evening. His body dwelleth in Anu. I am made
to be the Light-god, a dweller in the Light-god, over the Western
Domain of the Hebt bird.
CHANGING INTO THE BENU BIRD
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE BENU BIRD. The
Osiris, the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I flew up out
of primeval matter. I came into being like the god Khepera. I
germinated like the plants. I am concealed like the tortoise [in his
shell]. I am the seed of every god. I am Yesterday of the Four
[Quarters of the Earth, and] the Seven Uraei, who came into being in
the Eastern land. [I am] the Great One (Horus) who illumineth the
Hememet spirits with the light of his body. [I am] that god in respect
of Set. [I am] Thoth who [stood] between them (Horus and Set) as the
judge on behalf of the Governor of Sekhem and the Souls of Anu. [He
was like] a stream between them. I have come. I rise up on my
throne. I am endowed with Khu. I am mighty. I am endowed with
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godhood among the gods. I am Khensu, [the lord] of every kind of
strength.
RUBRIC: [If] this Chapter [be known by the deceased], he shall
come forth pure by day after his death, and he shall perform every
transformation which his soul desireth to make. He shall be among the
Followers of Un-Nefer, and he shall satisfy himself with the food of
Osiris, and with sepulchral meals. He shall see the Disk [of the Sun],
he shall be in good case upon earth before Ra, and his word shall be
truth in the sight of Osiris, and no evil thing whatsoever shall
have dominion over him for ever and ever.
CHANGING INTO A HERON
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO A HERON. The
Osiris the scribe Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the master of
beasts brought for sacrifice, [and] of the knives which are [held]
at their heads [and] their beards; those who dwell in their emerald
[fields], the Aged Gods, and the Spirit-souls, are ready at the moment
for the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace. He maketh slaughter
on the earth, and I make slaughter on the earth. I am strong. I follow
the heights unto heaven. I have made myself pure. I walk with long
strides to my city. I have become an owner of land there. I advance to
Sepu...... is given to me in Unu. I have set the gods upon their
roads. I have made splendid the houses and towns of those who are in
their shrines. I know the stream of Nut. I know Tatun. I know Teshert.
I have brought along their horns. I know Heka. I have hearkened to
this words. I am the Red Bull-calf which is marked with markings.
The gods shall say when they hear [of me]: Uncover your faces. His
coming is to me. There is light which ye know not. Times and seasons
are in my body. I do not speak [lies] in the place of truth, daily.
The truth is hidden on the eyebrows. [By] night [I] sail up the
river to keep the feast of him that is dead, to embrace the Aged |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,366 | God, and to guard the earth, I the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth.
APPENDIX
(From the Saite Recension)
RUBRIC: If this Chapter be known [by the deceased], he will live
like a perfect Spirit-soul in Khert-Neter; no evil thing whatsoever
shall overthrow him.
CHANGING INTO A LOTUS
[THE CHAPTER OF] MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THE LOTUS. The
Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, saith:- I am the holy lotus that
cometh forth from the light which belongeth to the nostrils of Ra, and
which belongeth to the head of Hathor. I have made my way, and I
seek after him, that is to say, Horus. I am the pure lotus that cometh
forth from the field [of Ra].
APPENDIX
(Naville, op. cit., I, Bl. XCIII)
Chapter of making the transformation into a lotus. The Osiris, the
lady of of the house, Aui, whose word is truth, in peace, saith:-
Hail, thou Lotus, thou type of the god Nefer-Temu! I am the man who
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T.O.P.Y is.....
No matter how often we stress that thee Temple seeks to create a sense
ov fierce individuality, that it is for each Individual to redefine and
redesign TOPY within themselves to meet their own needs, thee questions
still arise: What is TOPY? What is thee Psychick Cross? What is thee
significance ov 23? It seems that there is still a need, or at least a
belief that such things should be cast in black and white, for a clear,
concise description ov exactly how TOPY should be viewed, ov how its
signs and symbols should be interpreted. Not that such questions can be
answered, certainly not in a way that would remain specific enough to
satisfy thee enquiring, yet broad enough to remain true to thee
multitude ov Individuals who make up thee Temple. As we have said
before, and no doubt will say again, TOPY exists to promote a system ov
functional, demystified magick, utilising both pagan and modern
techniques.
It is a process ov individual and collective experimentation and
research with no finite answers, dogmas or unchallengeable truths. It is
for each to discover his or her own understanding ov thee questions that
suggest themselves, and through that voyage ov discovery to find their
personal and true identity, thee True Will. To set down on paper
pre-packaged responses would be to deny thee opportunity for self-expre-
ssion, to defeat thee purpose for which we are all striving. Worse than
this, it would take away thee fun, thee simple joy ov finding things out
for ourselves.
Thee following texts are drawn from a variety ov sources, but all deal
with thee most common questions that are asked. Some are written by
Individuals with considerable experience ov TOPY methods, others by
those who are new to thee Temple. Some are taken from letters clarifying
ideas or criticising TOPY, others from more general places. We have
taken much from thee many responses we have had to thee Skills Access
form all Temple Individuals are asked to complete. Thee views expressed |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,367 | are entirely those ov thee individual authors. They have been edited to
fit into thee structure ov this booklet, but in all cases we have taken
care not to distort what has been said, or to interpret what we as
individuals may find unclear. This is thee Temple talking to thee Temple
- a communion and communication ov Individuals to Individuals.
Before we go further, it should be remembered that people are attracted
to TOPY for many different reasons, that there is nothing consistent,
nothing to categorise. There are those who claim to know nothing, and
those who presume to know it all. This changes in time, as thee Temple
draws out strengths and eliminates weaknesses.
Everyone, without exception, who gets in touch with thee Temple is urged
to demonstrate their interest by setting out their own thoughts and
ideas, a first step in showing a commitment to what thee Temple stands
for. We are pleased that those who think they know little are at least
as able to respond as those with greater experience. There is no "right
response", and no shame in honesty. We thank all those who have
contributed to thee publication ov this booklet, and urge everyone who
reads it to follow their lead. As information flows in, so we will
ensure that it flows out. That is thee meaning ov Feedback, a continuity
ov expression flowing both in and out, creating a new understanding, a
new sound, a new dimension.
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T.O.P.Y. is action against dissatisfaction in a society that is passive
not peaceful (aiming for the throat)
From the Institute Of Positive Pagan Nihilism
to the passionate process that enfolds
(but does not control)
there is hope through energy.
Energies directed and multiplied,
energies conformed then deformed
energies facilitating psychick enemas.
To purge and purify,
to pain and putrefy.
To communicate is to cure.
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Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth is a collective body ov Individuals, all
working together towards a common goal. It is about thinking deeply
about oneself, questioning one's role in a so-called free society.
Man is essentially a robot: he has set programmes imposed on his life,
even before he is born. Whatever Man does he should do with passion. He
should rise above thee imposed trappings ov society. Involvement with
thee Temple is purely active and positive, thee bottom line being: "I
don't want to lead a pointless existence, following and accepting thee
indoctrination ov a worthless society.
With Man's progress, our self-destructive nature drives us all further
from our true selves. In thee Temple we are a group ov people trying to
halt this process by turning into ourselves and helping others to
accomplish thee same. From birth, a person is conditioned to conform to
thee accepted laws and morals ov thee society in which they find |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,368 | themselves - each institution and aspect ov our culture is intertwined
with guilt and fears in order to push us on to thee acceptable path.
Society is thus so easily capable ov moulding one into a flat, one-dime-
nsional person (thee socially acceptable yet controlled person). TOPY
goes to thee root ov thee problem, challenging us to honestly reveal our
innermost needs, expectations and desires, ov bringing them to con-
sciousness in the hope ov breaking society's Chain ov Control.
Involvement with TOPY can stem from an interest in investigating thee
potentialities ov thee brain: knowledge that has been massively
suppressed by those in Power. It includes making known information on
both a political/conspiracy level, and on thee level ov an Individual's
control over their own life. We have been taught to view thee State as
a crutch to lean on, to fill our heads with pre-packaged ideologies that
avoid thee need for us to think for ourselves and which create a society
ov dead, bored, apathetic people. TOPY counters this by fighting
conditioning and by allowing thee individual's true selves to come
through - at thee same time there is action/research to demonstrate how
all pervasive thee "spectacular" society is. By working together we can
pool research, theories and actions: this way forward avoids needless
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duplication and, where necessary, provides allies and support for
action. Much ov thee control mechanism ov society is based on guilt
about/around sex, it being easier to control a sexually repressed
person who thus always has a weak spot for thee Servants ov Power to
press. For this reason, thee Temple strives to destroy thee conditioning
ov guilt that lies deep in thee mind and which chains it to a mundane
existence. Through thee process ov freed (and free) love/sexuality thee
mind can be focused and channelled against all ov Power's conditioning
mechanisms.
Thee tools ov thee Temple are first and foremost those which lay us open
to thee reality ov life in permanent flux. Many techniques can be used:
trance inducing music, chanting, dancing - these can all help strip down
our outer mundane shell, exposing our inner core to thee free play ov
creative forces. Thee method most favoured by thee Temple (because it
is surrounded by thee most imposed guilt, fear and limitation) is thee
unashamed exploration ov sexuality. Fundamental to thee workings ov thee
Temple is thee belief that great psychic force/energy is released at
thee point ov orgasm and that this, if channelled, can effectively "make
those things happen" which will bring you closer to your ideal self.
This technique, and many more, can be found within thee many and varied
spiritual/magickal traditions ov thee world. It is thee aim ov thee
Temple, through practical experimentation, to extract thee core ov truth
running through all, and thus demystified to present a working formula
for any Individual courageous and compassionate enough to strike against
dogma, habit, guilt, fear and all that weighs on thee spirit; to strike
against flat monotony under all its titles, and to step into a magickal
perception ov thee world.
TOPY is a lifeline ov magickal people aiming to change society for thee
better through thee magickal transformation ov Individuals, and by
helping people to understand thee power and potency ov their sexuality.
A common mistake people make is that they think that TOPY is just
another fanatical religious organisation. They hear thee name "Thee
Temple Ov Psyckick Youth" and automatically assume its philosophy will
be an unquestioning dogma for thee masses. (Proving ov course that thee
society-controlled mass mind simply projects its crippled reality on to
those who seek to challenge thee orthodoxy ov thee moment.) However,
thee difference between TOPY and other groups is that we create an
environment in which Individuals have no choice but to find their own
answers in order to improve themselves. Thee emphasis is very much on |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,369 | individual exploration. TOPY gives people hints and pointers, and
whereas other organisations may make it easy for people seeking to find
"answers", TOPY stresses that it is up to thee Individual's personal
efforts for anything to be gained. And it is a two-way process: as thee
Individual learns things from involvement with thee Temple, so thee
Temple as a wider body learns from thee Individual.
There are elements ov truth in all schools ov thought, but not one
single school can be thee "most correct" (no monopoly on knowledge!).
What is needed is to take thee parts from all - those aspects that seem
thee most logical and honest - and to discard that which perhaps reeks
ov theatricals; understanding thee use ov rituals, as did thee so-called
"ignorant" Indians ov America before thee evil Christian soiled their
pure mind (pure in that they understood thee deeper reality that is thee
essence ov magick). Many races and cultures ov thee world have stumbled
across truths in their religions. We should make use ov these and 2877
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develop our own minds in all possible ways.
Ov every organisation, TOPY comes closer than any to thee ideal ov
freedom. All areas ov life, especially those most taken for granted as
being correct and right, are called into question. Questions open up
possibilities ov thought and action, all in thee pursuit ov a sublime
happiness. Not only does this intense questioning stimulate life, but it
helps us affirm or reaffirm ideas and behaviours. TOPY allows people
more confidence and comfort - hence more pleasure with themselves - in
their own environment. Comfort is not laziness. TOPY further guarantees
freedom (something that no other social arrangement can do, except that
which evolves between very close friends) by not only tolerating
differences in thoughts and actions, but by encouraging natural,
intrinsic differences; that is, TOPY recognises thee inate potential
godliness ov being; and its methods, its Psychick Cross, its 23, its Ov,
can all help foster thee beauty ov each Being.
Thee Temple is a creative organisation, a place to share and learn.
Creativity needs to be freed. Time waits for no-one. We live once, so we
take the opportunity: Participation.
Is thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth a cult?
Yes, a non-existent one in that it exists as a cult only for those who
are uninformed and uninvolved. Thee Temple gives those involved positive
ammunition in thee war to relcaim ourselves, our world, our time, our
love, thee truth. To disconnect thee cables ov control.
Thee Temple az a non-organisation recognises thee reality ov Individ-ua-
ls. Thee power ov Individuals focused by choice to some common points.
We, as multi-dimensional peoples live yes and no; colours, not black and
white/either-or. There are more than two choices! Religion, history,
psychology, magick: integrated for individual use. Sucksessors? To thee
Surrealists and thee Hippies? Radical interest in political and
spiritual.
Sexuality as focus. Ov Power. Subconscious guns. Thee orgazm as divine
messenger. No denial ov sense-based vision. We are free! Let us stand up
to see it through thee veil ov control.
Many people ov small mind and spirit try to deny thee Temple its right
ov existence. They are so completely disillusioned and hopeless that
they demand we all be as miserable as they are. They call us crazy,
power hungry, ego-maniacs, perverse, money-hungry, non-sensical freaks.
O.K. Crazy? To change thee world we live in, yes. Power hungry? For |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,370 | power over our own lives and destiny. Ego-maniacs? Yes, if as usual
their definition ov an ego-maniac is someone who wants to achieve, grow,
change and progress. Yes - WE DO THINGS! Perverse? Yes, and proud. Thee
rational ov thee world is no rationale. Sense? Right? Normal?
Whose sense? Whose right? Whose normal? No sense makes sense. Our
sexuality is our own. If you don't like it, leave it.
Money hungry? Sure. Money is but a way to get things done. Not thee only
way, but a way. Freaks? Oh yes! No, we do not fit in, we never fit in,
and we choose it that way, thank you. Fashion, morals, duty: they are
yours not ours. YOU keep them. A freak is someone with individual
motivation, separate from thee dictates ov past, present and future.
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Thee Temple is not for all. In this time/space or ever.
WE WERE. WE ARE. WE WILL BE. WE ARE AZ WE ARE. AZ WE ARE. WE ARE
AZ WE AZ ARE WE. WE AZ ARE. WE AZ WE. WE AZ WE ARE. WE ARE AZ WE
ARE. AN ETERNAL L-OV-E IN
TOPY is a collaboration ov Individuals. We fight all forms ov restric-
tion to realise thee potential ov thee human brain through a system ov
pagan Magick. It exists devoid ov dogma, be it political or religious.
Information is shared amongst those involved, not in order to be treated
as instruction but rather as a means to promote participation, dis-
cipline and contribution to an ideal as opposed to self-ambition. Thee
recognition that only truth counts. Rituals (sigils) are employed as a
means ov discovering one's true psyche, desires (and their realisation),
integrating thee conscious and subconscious as a way to produce a
spiritually whole person as opposed to a fragmented shell.
TOPY attempts to wake people up to thee fact that they are controlled,
socially programmed to suit those with an interest in control, and that
guilt and fear are weapons employed to suppress natural advancement.
Preconceptions must be swept aside and a de-programming occur until
fearless and guiltless sexuality is mastered. Thee Temple embraces
suitable forms ov technology to support its aims for collective
advancement. Methods ov information access include PTV recordings,
booklists, video deprogramming transmissions. These are all designed to
surprise, even shock, but with a view to expansion, thee removal ov
limitation.
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It is difficult to understand the infinite and the inexpressible
contained, albeit hidden controlled and repressed, in much ov the grey
parade that is called life, even within one's own mind; but to commun-
icate an idea that is beyond your own ego to another ego is almost
impossible. The closest things to transmitting such ideas are Zen
Parables, or Koans, such as what is the sound of one hand clapping, or
what is enlightened Buddha being answered by being hit over the head
with a brick. The Temple represents colour, but colour has to be seen,
not intellectually analysed.
I justify my involvement with the Temple by saying, just as the present
world needs the Temple (love being such a rare bird) I feel the need to
help and be part ov something that represents evolution and a better
future. I personally have lost "friends" because ov their inability to
perceive what the Temple means (people conditioned by shit... who see in
their little egos the wearing ov a PTV badge as evidence ov a
brainwashed moonie-type cult. How can I be in a cult when I know only
one individual even slightly connected with the Temple?; yet people
whose only knowledge ov the Temple - love, the future, colour, magick as
sublime poetry - is gleaned from those who wish to climb up the |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,371 | intestines ov the machine ov Babylon by slagging the Temple off, presume
to know better). Magick defends itself, but at times the gentleness I
see in the Temple makes it a sitting duck for the projection ov
complexes ov the cynical, bitter and controlled. The Temple's crusade to
free the individual from control so s/he can grow focuses on sexuality
because it's the only thing everybody is involved with at some
point in their passage from birth to death, in whatever form. This is
what scares the repressed, the puritanical who seem intent on punishing
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a new generation for the brief but vital progress that took place in the
60s. There is no Temple sexuality: its sexuality is mine, yours, or that
ov any other individual involved. There is fuck all wrong with sex
despite the macho-men and unbelievable creations ov the media and the
flags ov restriction put up by both the political left and the right
(all nasty oppressive illusions, not only are all cliches true, but all
paradox).
The methods ov the Temple are vital because ov the appreciation ov the
functional uses ov technology, the Magick ov the 1980s is filed on
computer, photographed and taped, rather like the tools ov control. As
Peter the Great ov Russia said: "our enemies will teach us how to beat
them." The Cross is a symbol. Like all symbols it helps communicate an
idea quickly and focuses the will. It is potent and harmless and very
powerful. The nuber 23 is a bit ov a situationist prank as nothing
freaks out the flat people as this mystic number.
The Temple = psychedelic + discipline
Individuals controlling their own minds themselves, by opening up.
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TOPY WITHOUT TEARS
Most people, when they come into contact with TOPY, will do so via
Psychic TV. Whilst being a useful expression of and filter for TOPY,
this has been the cause of misunderstanding of what TOPY is about, why
it has to be here.
Firstly, it's important to say that TOPY is emphatically not a fan club
for PTV
- not a spin-off. While PTV are there for everyone to see, access
without thought, as it were, TOPY is something else - it "gives" to the
amount you "push". It lies behind, but is not contained by, PTV.
This much should be obvious. It is easier to say what TOPY isn't than to
say what it is.
Basically, TOPY as a "system" is an expression of the ideas and methods
of all the individuals involved. But TOPY "in itself" is harder to
define - it is the idealised Hidden Instrument of Evolution - the
"organum occultus". The hidden instrument is magickal- a synergetic
interaction of certain powers of the brain. It has no "direction". Its
centre is everywhere. Thus it cannot be "possessed". The hidden instru-
ment is the means by which inner potential "happens".
TOPY is about setting change into motion NOW. It's about questioning
authority NOW. It's about releasing the social function of subjectivity
from the doghouse. Letting the dog roam free.
All this is now. TOPY has arrived as an urgent force to overcome the
endless deferral of all this - the realisation of our dreams. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,372 | Our resource - our sincerity.
It is a synchronistic vector - the "dis-ease" being the dream of social
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and individual transformatin - of which we continually remind ourselves,
and struggle to realise, in our rituals, our work.
TOPY is an expanding system of caring and action - communication without
limit - MUTUALITY. We are aware that language alone does not suffice.
Too many systems expand in direct proportion to their insistence on the
dogma of their WORD. TOPY's method is to cut up the word, cut up
behaviour - to find meaning beyond the parameters of Control. To
re-connect at the source - our "spirit".
Therefore, it is not a religion, not a cult. We have no use for gods,
devils, "instruction". We have nothing to fall back on but that which is
in us. Everything we see is ourselves. TOPY is, in the best sense of
the word, a movement. The movement, the process, being continual and at
various levels simultaneously - spotting the lies, the disjunction
between socialised "givens" and our dreams, our real potential -
deciding to commit oneself to re-connecting with one's potential - and
doing. We have many "people" within each one of us - we want them all.
This is expressed in our ritual and all our manifestations. Our network
- our mutual experience and searching of TOPY.
The maturity of man/woman - that means to have reacquired the
seriousness that one had as a child at play. (Nietzsche)
Vide infra (SSOTBME)
As explained at some length in the Grey Book, the Temple's initial and
root method is the recognition and utilisation of our true sexuality -
the invocation of primal sexual energies latent in the subconscious. The
concept of "sexual energy" is, for the Temple, interchangeable with
"psychic energy". Sex is the medium for magick - the frequency of
truth. The sigil is its practice, the keystone.
...the significance of sexuality must be extended to embrace Reality, or
that which endures after all else fades... (Kenneth Grant)
In a very real way our sexuality is interactive with our behaviour as a
whole. With the Temple Method we cut up traditional sexual behaviour in
order to release the New Sexuality - new because it is everchanging,
ever regenerating. Thus liberating our real sexuality (everybody - every
man and woman is a man and woman), we liberate our behaviour away from
Control. We seek to deprogramme ourselves from harmful internalised
alienating stereotypes. "Control begins with sexuality" (TOPY). We seek
to reacquire the seriousness and curiosity that we had as children, to
observe and act without guilt/fear. If there is one simple description
of TOPY, it is that every involved Individual recognises the need to
overcome GUILT and FEAR of DARING TO BE. We "see below" in order to
"rise up".
New sexuality - ever youthful.
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Jung saw symbols as "libido analogues", capable of transforming energy.
A representation channels libido (psychic/sexual energy) into new form
-invokes ever renewed potential. Symbols in themselves represent NO
SEPARATION. That is, the Psychic cross is a total synthesis of all we |
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think of and mean by the Temple. For express purposes, and certain
time-zones, some of its components can be isolated, but ultimately there
is no separation. It exists of itself: the characteristic of all living
symbols.
Because the Psychick Cross has many "personalities", a multiplicity of
explanations, it is an ideal symbol for TOPY. Various significances have
been pointed our: the single vertical line as the Individual, bottom
horizontal as Past, middle horizontal as Present, top as Future. The
Cross of Jesus and the inverted Cross of Satan combined. A television
aerial. The alchemical symbol "very poisonous".
"We didn't choose it so much as the symbol chose us." A symbol of
disenchantment, uncertainty and challenge/change.
The point of all this is that, like a true Individual, it cannot be
pinned down.
Neither - Neither.
The Psychick Cross also incorporates the 23 mythology. The number 23 is
total neither-neither territory (Austin Osman Spare's mindfuck technique
- comparing opposites separate, together, then absent).
(But of course it isn't. It is just a number like any other, 22 before
it, 24 after, surely?) Except that 23, for us, seems to behave very
strangely. It has become a snake in the grass of reason. Thus the
exception; for the Temple always the exception. The Individual. Every
man and woman is a 23.
"A presence, neither good luck or bad luck, it seemed to have some sort
of control over its appearance." Like the Psychick Cross, 23 has been
isolated to symbolise certain concepts, random chance, Crowley's GET
OUT, Burroughs' total cut-up, Robert Anton Wilson's total paranoia
symbol. Its "common" (!) significance is its provocativeness, its
individuality, however one wishes to depict it. So, OK, you have your
cynicism, you may remain unconvinced, may not recognise TOPY, you see
everywhere human weakness and self-interest - but the next step is to
realise that cynicism is not a total answer, that the facade/shell of
ego/"cool"/style can, and must be, discarded before we grow once more
and enter a new "time zone" of evolution. Drop your shield, be vul-
nerable, thee wound is the reminder, you cannot remain untouched, so
touch yourself.
Enter the Combat Zone. The Temple has declared war. It does not do so
lightly.
T.O.P.Y. is an energy, fuelled with fiery Individuals who want change.
Change. People are too hung up with sex, with getting things done, so
they mess up. No-one cares anymore. To become rewarded is to give. And
to give is contagious, to create synergism.
The Self is who I am after, yet I cannot find her until I give her away,
and watch her without from within; then I can go. Egos are selfish and
jealous - to reverse the Ego is to open the mind; to be curious; to
recognise, to understand, to commit. Without altering the Ego one cannot
undergo the process. E to 3.
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I am curious. Curious and willing to learn. Tell me what I could do for
the group that would help me. Not really help, but INlighten. For we are |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,374 | all out for INlightenment, for each one of us, ourselves, and for the
whole. First know to be yourself, then to help the group, then to know
you ARE your self.
For me I cannot "When in doubt - BE EXTREME"
Right now it's "When in doubt - Do Nothing"
I am curious Right Now.
CROSS!
Life is mediated by symbols. Symbols that steal. Numerical symbols that
steal our intelligence. Word symbols that steal our voice. Pornographic
symbols that steal our sexuality. Magical symbols that steal our will.
A death on your symbols. Let each kill themselves.
The Psychick Cross is a symbol that represents the idea of "without
Symbols". It is the first entry in a dictionary of the future Meta-symb-
olical language, a language of no-thought.
T.O.P.Y. is directed anger (which in itself is only Love). A foundation
set up to compile this "dictionary" which all WEs will need in order to
survive. A clearing house of symbols.
When ever you dis-cover stamp on a Psychick Cross. This release it for
our use.
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The Temple Ov Psychick Youth is an organisation that has been created to
further the ideas and feelings of those who feel that they have
something to contribute to the running of society. The Temple involves
a large scope of feelings and images that are connected to each other by
the potency of their own desires.
Firstly, the Temple as an organisation is created for those who feel and
believe that they can increase their own potential in body and mind by
pushing themselves to the limit of their durability, and do so in such
a way that they can find the limitations of their own body as well as
finding how far they can really go in producing a perfect understanding
of themselves. Unlike other creations, the Temple does not try to
coerce of push an Individual into doing what "it" wants them to do - the
contrary is true, the Temple encourages the individual to think and act
for themselves, perhaps offering gentle instruction as an aid to
success. The Temple remains as a haven for help where friends are
guaranteed. A spiritual as well as physical father. By involving oneself
with the Temple you find that the trappings of an autocratic society are
handcuffs to the spirit, holding you in place, disabling a mind,
disallowing it to think and act for itself - laying down rigid rules
that must be adhered to. The Temple, conversely, encourages us that
we need no regimented rules to survive, all we need is to expend a
minimal amount of consideration for our fellow people, to accept
differences in colour, ideas, sexuality, etc. Falling (sic), the rules
of our wonderful and enlightened society has led to nothing but war, man
killing man; religion playing a large part in the reasons for war.
Religion is another point that the Temple puts across. It shows us the
trivialities in religion be it Christian or Hindu. The idea of believing
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in a spiritual god - how abhorrent. It insults the intelligence to have
god and jesus rammed down our throats - Crass put my feelings very well
when they said Jesus died for his own sins, no mine. Religion is an
easy way for a frightened people to hide behind the eventuality of their
own death - it's okay, we will be going to a better life - what a joke.
The only temple/god we should worship is our own bodies - any sacrament |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,375 | to be given should be exercise of the mind and body. Prayer should be an
introspective look into your own feelings.
The Psychick Cross is a symbol that is easily recognisable - and
therefore a medium through which publicity can be shown. Unlike the
"cross" the psychick cross is a very strong image of ideals, and shows
a firm belief in what we feel the Temple stands for; I know that when
people see the cross on my clothes - be it badges, t-shirts - and they
ask what it stands for, they will always associate it with the Temple as
well as Psychic TV. The strength of its images remains in the
subconscious, therefore leading to easy recognition.
The Temple roots its beliefs in magic where sexuality and mental
strength have always played an important role. This world is inhibited
by its narrow-mindedness of sexuality. The Temple shows us that we
should not be embarrassed by it, nor inhibited by it. This does not
necessarily mean infidelity, or polygamous behaviour. Free Love can be
practised between two individuals involved in a close relationship
because the restraints of society are prevalent in marriage etc. It
encourages us to be free - the most important aim for all humans - to be
rid of a repressive society and to develop together with no feelings of
materialism.
Although society is against us, too many people are unable to stand up
for themselves, they allow themselves to be carried along without
stating how they wish things should be done. If we work hard enough
though, perhaps one day we will have a world where at least the ideas of
the Temple are practised, even if they are disconnected from the actual
force and developer of those ideas.
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The Temple is a group of people who together, and individually, work to
combat any form of personal restriction. Quite simply we want to make
our dreams, and those of everyone else, come true.
We work on three levels, or ratios. On the first level we examine our
real selves, discovering our dreams, our potential, our REAL selves. We
then try to live our lives, realising our dreams and making the most of
what we have to offer (skills, abilities, etc...), thus following (to
use a rather archaic term) our destiny. Once an initiate begins to work
on this ratio, he/she has a chance to take joint control of the helm.
The Temple is constantly evolving: each initiate has the chance to help
dictate the direction of that evolution. In the 3rd ratio we work to try
and improve the world in which we live. At this level we try to act as
an evolutionary goad, pushing mankind back on course.
We realise that the only way of achieving anything is to help one
another. So whenever we can we donate time, money, ideas and skills to
T.O.P.Y. We receive no reward for this: no medals, no "I raised $100"
selling t-shirts. The reward is the knowledge that we have helped
someone else to realise their dreams.
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We are an international group, with bases in the UK, Holland, Germany,
Sweden, Canada and America.
As is obvious ("Temple" & "Psychick") we are metaphysically minded. Many
of our methods could be considered magickal. Magick is merely a
technique for helping us negate the effects of restriction and control;
and live (again that rather naff word) destiny. We are constantly
developing and refining our own magick. We do not believe in any great
powerhouse in the sky, any gods, angels, demons, etc. We have realised
that the human brain is capable of much more than it is used for. Our |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,376 | magick operates within the human nervous system - and works!
Our magickal techniques are a little too "technical" to go in to.
Suffice it to say that one of our main sources of energy is sexuality
and orgasms. Sex plays a very important role in our philosophy as the
energy obtained from it is tremendous. As was said earlier, we try to
"touch our real selves". Our first stepping stone to this is the removal
of restriction placed on our sexuality by society. Once a month, or
more, an initiate performs a simple magickal exercise which is designed
to bring him/her closer to his or her real sexuality - as experienced in
sexual fantasies. There should be no holds on sex, one should be able to
enjoy sex in whatever way one, and one's partner(s), want to.
Our symbol, logo, emblem or whatever - the Psychick Cross - contains a
great deal of symbolism. The most obvious facets are: 1, it is the
reverse of the Papal Cross, thus making it an anti-papal cross; 2, it is
an "E" for Ego, backed with a reversed "E", thus representing the
negation of the Ego's role over the human mind.
In many systems of magick numbers are said to have meanings. 23 has
many meanings all of which are applicable to the Temple: Initiation;
Union of Fire and Water (symbols of male and female) - sex; Integration
of all levels of consciousness.
I first heard of T.O.P.Y. through the drunken ramblings of someone I now
find it impossible to describe. At the time "Godstar" boomed from his
room almost constantly. After this, a friend lent me "Dreams Less
Sweet". I bought a few records, sent off for some literature.
Previously, I had dabbled with THELEMA, which seemed to ask the right
questions, but gave the wrong answers. T.O.P.Y. seemed to ask equally
pertinent questions (and sometimes more so), and answered them with
nothing but Hagbard Celine's "Think for yourself Schmuck". As time went
on I became increasingly interested in, and in agreement with, the
Temple's ideas.
At last a decent magickal system. No more silly Kabbalistic rituals.
Simple, straightforward, and functional. A chance to help, however
little, however much. Perhaps even to meet people who've got better
things on their mind than taking the piss.
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The Temple is an international group of people who want to improve the
quality of not only their own lives, but of everybody. We have realised
that the life of the average person lacks direction and meaning. Human
beings are persuaded, by various methods, to do what they are told,
however subtly, rather than what they really want. Some realise this and
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"drop out", hiding the world behind a beer can or a line of coke; others
try to change the world. We are in the latter group. We try to do
nothing unless we really want to. We try to differentiate between
"pretend" desires programmed into us by society, and our true wishes. We
then try to live these true desires. That is what real freedom is. Our
method is, I believe, the most powerful. We use magick; not card tricks
or turning princes into frogs; but real magick (that's what the "k" on
the end signifies), which is a method of programming your own mind to do
what you want it to do. We use sex as a tool for elevating the mind in
much of our magick. Sex is one of our basic needs. It is also the most
powerful force we have access to.
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Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,377 | What attracted you to T.O.P.Y.?
The systematic use ov will power to make dreams become real. The
undogmatic appreciation ov the inherent potentials ov thee Individual
who wants to see and is not afraid to invest energy in finding their
true self, their true desires, and to act accordingly. Furthermore, the
new approach to Magick: a demystified system ov practical techniques to
extend the perception and skill ov acting consciously according to one's
own nature without guilt.
In what ways has T.O.P.Y. failed to live up to your expectations so far?
I see T.O.P.Y. as an active forum/expression/output ov thee assembled
energy ov its members. I consider myself taking part in thee process and
don't feel that thee organ has failed to live up to my expectations as
they are identical with thee expectations I have for myself in life. I
apply T.O.P.Y. in my life according to my own interpretation and accept
no dogmaa, and as long as I feel that my intentions coincide with
T.O.P.Y. and that its structure is based on mutual appreciation/trust/-
respect/challenge/communication then I invest energy in this forum. I am
curious/open-minded by nature. In thee course ov time and involvement
much is explained. I have no fear.
Explain T.O.P.Y.
Through education, school, inherited dogmatic value systems, TV, radio,
written/spoken propaganda people are continously deprived ov their self
respect as unique manifold human Individuals. We are systematically
discouraged by thee keepers ov addicts to Control from exploring our
real physical and mental needs and potentials. We are exposed to
constant programming, its main aim being streamlining ov thought into
unquestioned acceptance ov illusory satisfaction, leaving an unlocated
feeling ov frustration behind. Fear is the Key to Control/Manipulation.
Thee fear ov change/thee unknown/thee unsecure/thee unfamiliar - all
these block thee Individual longing for development/experience and make
him/her accept thee vast offer ov surrogates and substitutes in today's
world system. Those who are not contented with this pseudo-reality seek
other ways for deeper knowledge/realisation ov dreams, and create their
own forum/access point for mutual encouragement/support/challenge ov
individuality and will.
We are history, thee sum ov our ancestors. If we ignore our own history
and its impact on our lives, we are inclined to repeat thee pitfalls and
disasters ov previous generations. We dig our own graves as culture.
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Christianity has monopolised thee European thought system and thee use
ov ancient methods/rituals as a means ov recollecting force, and has
deformed its intentions to thee point where they lose every form ov
potence and sense while being refunctioned to "evil/dangerous mys-
ticism/occultism".
Ritual as Access Point to thee inner regions ov thee mind and focus ov
will into conscious action. . .thee threat to status quo in thee present
socio-political and cultural world-system. A society deprived ov its
history/past is a society deprived ov its future and identity.
Sex is thee primal key to thee mental system ov a person. It is thee
nucleus ov their own past, present, and future. In thee moment ov orgasm
thee brain is for a short period ov time thrown out ov/disconnected from
its subconsciously socialised/adapted thought-system. In this moment ov
disconnection thee brain is highly susceptible to new information.
Orgasm is thee Access Point ov de- and re-programming ov thee mind.
Storage ov subconscious information - thee seed to conscious action. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,378 | Attack on subconsciousness determines thee overflow to consciousness
latently transformed into concrete action.
Education/indoctrination has trimmed our minds in thee course ov a life-
time to fit thee demands/needs ov thee control units in society. We see
continuous re-education as a necessity in order to develop. Ritual
strengthens our determination to find and do our true selves and to
cross new borders ov knowledge and understanding, to avoid thee
obstacles to thee realisation ov our dreams. Through self-decided
"indoctrination/dedoctrination" ov thee subconscious mind we avoid daily
pitfalls in mental laziness and cowardice/compromise. Free sexuality
without guilt liberates our mind from inherent blocking mechanisms
between consciousness. Free flow ov information between thee brain
hemispheres brightens our eyes, makes us clear, strong and real.
23: Number ov "Coincidence" - thee genes in thee human being consist ov
23 chromosomes, blood needs 23 seconds to cross thee human body. A sign
ov life and death, its correlation and its unknown dimensions. Death/-
mortality - thee ultimate reference point for each human being. To live
fully without regrets or not. We are mortal. Here and Now.
Christians have their Cross - fetish ov guilt and shame. Christ on thee
Cross - symbol ov martyrdom/sacrifice for thee sinfulness ov thee human
race. Unworthy, godless slaves.
We repudiate - have our own fetish/symbol for thee immense possibilities
and dimensions ov thee human mind and vessel in life. Thee Psychick
Cross - an alchemical symbol for (magickally) dangerous material/know-
ledge. Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth is "danger" to dogmatic/streamlined
thought, that is to thee stability/status quo in present society/cul-
ture: thee seed to a new science/way ov living.
Magick: a system ov Will Made Flesh. We focus our will in collective
ritual across thee world on thee 23rd ov each month, and programme/-
tune-in our mutual wavelengths/sexual desires in thee moment ov orgasm.
Our will-power programmed in thee genes and assembled in thee liquids ov
semen/lubricant/blood/spit, and hair.
Thee features ov thee embryo is decided/determined through thee thoughts
ov sexual partners during coitus. Thought made Flesh. Will made Real.
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T.O.P.Y. Made Real.
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In answer to a cynical journalist:
Most people can't stomach the "missionary zeal", so to speak, so any
mention of a "Great Crusade to save The World" is right out of the
window. The Temple is there for those who want it - it isn't another
banal ideology, but a network of Individual interests where information
is relayed to one another on the basis of practical experience. You've
heard of synergy: the working together of two or more elements to create
an effect greater that the sum of the individual elements' output. Well
that's us! We support one another by our own efforts - like a latter-day
tribe.
What impels a person to work within the Temple? A dissatisfaction with
current societal values, perhaps. An awareness of possibilities within
ourselves that most recognised institutions of society, religious or
otherwise, either flatly deny or appear reluctant to expand upon. (As
social beings we have an inner need to express ourselves amongst friends
- interpreting "friends" as those people who can relate to you!) All |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,379 | such answers seem a bit "rhetorical" to me, so we might gain a better
understanding of the "attraction" of T.O.P.Y. by taking a brief look at
the ideas and methods it collectively presents.
We take a very broad view - limitlessly so - of the means at our
disposal towards self-development. Jung called it individuation.
Aleister Crowley called it the realisation of the True Will. You may
call it simply "Maturity". From the lore of Magic (a much scoffed at
notion, superficially, in our high-tech rationalistic era; but isn't our
science the highest magic to a so-called primitive? And what arrogance
you have to deny the function of something you know nothing about,
despite its overwhelming history of practice?!), to music, to martial
art; if the perceptive individual thinks there is something worth
picking up on, we will attempt to pluck it out of the mire and use it!
That is why T.O.P.Y. is often seen in the "public eye" to "wallow
morbidly" in social taboos; or however else they choose to put it.
Life's too short and wonderful to run away from and/or wrap up in
unnecessary prohibitions/superstitions. So, cut out the crap! The Temple
brings together people who aren't afraid to try a little. The luxuries
of Western "civilisation" (loud laughter) also bring greater excuses for
us to get very lazy.
(The notion of forced commitment, street-corner proselytizing, I find
repulsive. We emphasise, more than anything else, the power and
cretiveness of the individual will; how that feeling can be shared
through communication and care. To force others to "join in" would
defeat the purpose of the network. How can I force you to be yourself?
[eg. forcing another to emulate my thoughts & feelings is no freedom for
the other person.] What the fucks the point? We can only provide
inspiration - no greedy Gurus infest this House.)
Why do I think T.O.P.Y. is important? Could answer that in several ways
I suppose. The workings of the Temple are not always to my liking, but
then, as a network with some degree of structuring/organisation, what
else do you expect? Humanity has yet to invent a machine that is 100%
efficient. And involvement with T.O.P.Y. does NOT mean you go along with
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every suggestion that's put forward. In terms of energy, feedback and so
on, you reap what you sow; just as with any human relationship (I use
that analogy quite intentionally). Anyway, I feel it is important
because - in an age of much insincerity - T.O.P.Y. is rooted in what I
ultimately recognise as COMMON SENSE. We seek to embrace the earthly
human condition, warts and all. We look at ourselves and recognise the
need to strive for personal goals; expand our often blinkered definition
of "self" by trying to utilise the new and the strange; experiment,
instead of wallowing in the "fear of the unknown"; reject dogma, reject
guilt, reject anything that leads to unnecessary anxiety - not by
pushing things to the side, but by confrontation. (The quickest route
between two points is a straight line.) Such ideas, although expressed
a little dogmatically here for the sake of brevity, outline a healthy,
strong approach to living. And it feels very refreshing to be amongst
friends who won't try to fob you off with more alienating politics or
mystical pap.
No, my involvement with T.O.P.Y. has not equipped me with easy panaceas
for the problem of Government, etc. We live in a complex environment -
I am the first to admit it. T.O.P.Y. has no manifesto up its collective
sleeve. Rather, we consider the situation from the perspective of "To
change the World you must first change yourself." It is no use disban-
ding the police-force tomorrow if they are all going to continue acting
in the same way to the people they picked on before!
(To amuse myself, I might describe involvement in the Temple as a course |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,380 | in psychic self-defense for the outsider! But then you'd probably take
that the wrong way. The Temple is NOT a cheap sort of psychotherapy; no
psychic prescriptions from Doc P-Orridge, or anybody ridiculous like
that. Nobody involved in the network wishes to suffer fools gladly, and
the only people "assessed" are ourselves - BY OURSELVES. A little
eccentricity leads to a progression of ideas - stupidity does not! And
you must ultimately deal with your own problems, if you wish to reclaim
personal responsibility at all - a belief that is central to T.O.P.Y.
philosophy.)
Why the big profile on Sex in T.O.P.Y.? The fact that you feel our "high
profile" needs to be mentioned may provide part of the answer! As I have
already tried to indicate, the Temple strives to eliminate our (often
culturally inherited) feelings of guilt. We consider sexual energy to be
of great importance - its free expression is our very birthright, in
whatever way our nature inclines. The neuroses and psychosomatic
ailments resulting from high levels of sexual repression have been
catalogued well enough by now, without me having to re-iterate the
point. And guilt about one's personal sexual activities can be used as
a potent weapon in the hands of your adversaries - just look at the
gutter press. Sexuality is just that - whether it be expressed in
"fetishism", "homosexual" activity (a horrible, clinical expression if
ever I heard one), and so on. It's nobody's business but your own.
Having said that, it is obvious that many people - particularly the
younger - pursue an active sex life without recourse to massive guilt!
So why all the hypocrisy about its public expression? Why the hassle?
Evidently, the mass media does not reflect an accurate - honest -
picture of our feelings. The Sunday Sport continues to make sex and
sexuality an absurdity - something to sneer at. We wonder why.
T.O.P.Y. wishes to take sexuality a step further by investigating the
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powers we consider to be generated by sexual activity, so that they can
be used for the benifit of the individual. Every Individual. Orgasm has
a powerful effect on one's perception, body chemistry, bio-electric
field, etc., if only for a few moments. And we feel that the state of
being created can be put to use, in combination with intense desire.
Again, we are entering the arena of "magick" and ritual (all sex is
ritual); we are considering the so-called dark side of nature, and to a
TV generation brought up on Dennis Wheatley films, such ideas seem very
taboo. We wish to break down those superstitions - we have little room
for fear in such speculative areas - but we have no vested interest in
people agreeing with our aims and methods. (We are not out to harm
anybody, so please remain sensible and leave us be if you are scep-
tical/unimpressed.)
Of course you can't discuss sex without mentioning AIDS nowadays. To
counter popular misconceptions let it be stressed that the Temple does
NOT encourage orgiastic or promiscuous behaviour - forced promiscuity to
prove one's "liberation" is just a stupid and damaging as exaggerated
pruder; if it goes against your natural inclinations. I suggest you use
your common-sense and exercise responsibility. But, to give an example:
should someone attracted to their own sex no longer feel attracted
because circumstances dictate a certain degree of caution with the
choice of partners? We think not. Circumstances and the means of your
natural indulgence may vary quite a bit, but the right to "be and feel"
whatever you are does not. This must be kept in mind, as the puritans
cry out for "conformity" yet again. . .
---------------------------------------------
Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth, we are united, united in the differences |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,381 | that constitute our individuality. At one stage or another all ov us had
reached the same crossroad. The roads were clearly marked - conformity,
control, suburbia, soap and no hope. The general flat planes that lead
to a hollow, wasted death. Instead, we deliberately leave the roads to
travel cross-country - to aim for the high mountains on the horizon.
There are no clearly visible signposts, no neatly maintained roads and
no resting points. The undergrowth can be extremely dense, the in-
habitants hostile and the speed of travel tiresomely slow. But etched on
the horizon, amongst the loftiest of mountains is a Psychick Cross. We
move onwards and upwards. This is the way of T.O.P.Y.
To travel with T.O.P.Y. is to map out your own route, to cross virgin
territory, often alone. You discover you pace, your own dreams of the
goal. Discovering your own philosophy of life, but instead of preaching
it you live it, and live it to the full. We may travel alone, but we
obtain strength that elsewhere in the wilderness others are planning and
travelling their own routes to the same goal. We may rendezvous, by
chance or by desire. We can then share, relate our travels and exchange
maps for we know that to fulfill our life we must help fulfill others:
open their eyes, let them help us open ours. Share our results and
tactics and help to change the maps of old. To lay new paths and roads
and satisfy the discontentments of society and its expectations and
limitations of an individual.
It is every person's basic right and task to be as they will, as they
truly will. The study is long and hard to find this will. Total
self-honesty is needed. The ability to touch oneself, no less. T.O.P.Y.
will encourage, suggest ways of touching at all levels and of all
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aspects, by using rituals and intuitive magickal methods specifically
aimed at getting closer to oneself. To integrate all the different
levels and aspects to develop a total, free individual.
T.O.P.Y. realises that every man and woman has their own potential to
achieve and live by. This can vary greatly within individuals but this
is the key because each individual's achievements are relative to only
that one person's potential. There is no competitive hierarchy as that
would serve only to stifle development. Each individual must ultimately
justify their every motive, action and belief to themselves. If they
achieve this then they are allowing T.O.P.Y. to achieve itself. It
cannot work in reverse. It can be hard. To start to truly look at
yourself can hurt. Strength, honesty and commitment are needed to move
towards T.O.P.Y. Sexuality is a key as within sexuality the restrictions
and constrictions of society and its controls can bite the hardest. To
liberate and understand one's own sexuality is to liberate and under-
stand T.O.P.Y. An individual who has learnt to express themselves
sexually can then use the lessons learnt here to inspire freedom
and development in other aspects of their person. Your sex and sexuality
belong to yourself. The energies it generates all come from within your
psyche. At the peak of sex the doors open, the barriers collapse and
there is no separation. The interchange between conscious and "sub"-con-
scious is complete. Using controlled focusing at this magickal time,
T.O.P.Y. individuals can make a conscious desire to move to the higher
levels of their own consciousness where it can take effect and help the
dreams become real. By truly understanding this process and tailoring it
to an individual's methods, breakthrough can be reached and you have
given yourself back to yourself.
These methods of sexual focusing provide the basis of T.O.P.Y. workings.
The results achieved here by the individual filter down through all
levels, all actions, all motives. All comes from within the individual.
T.O.P.Y. has a psychick symbol and a psychick number. Both of these are |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,382 | woven deeply into the sub-structure. Both act as a focus, as a synthesis
of beliefs and actions; as a trigger. The Psychick Cross with its
horizontal arms in the ratio of 2 to 3 can be interpreted on many
levels: to signify the individual (the vertical line) with his/her past
(bottom line), present (middle) and future (top); a symbol of integ-
ration between opposing functions within an individual of T.O.P.Y. (3
E). The arms flow outwards from the Cross to symbolise growth and
discovery whilst at the same time they all draw inwards to focus and
synthesize this growth within the individual. A cross to sacrifice the
self upon; a uniform symbol to identify with, but like T.O.P.Y. itself
to be interpreted in different ways by different individuals.
The magickal number 23 is interwoven throughout T.O.P.Y. It is the point
of focus, to integrate, to dissolve. A time, a time for work, a date to
complete a task 23 times is to see it move deep within the conscious-
ness. A number that's history is proven and potent, one that occurs
internationally,irrationally and totally naturally. Like the Psychick
Cross, indeed like T.O.P.Y., 23 is the gateway, the crossover point to
internal focus and development and external flowering.
When there is no other way.
T.O.P.Y.
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~ Thoughts on The Temple ~
The Temple Ov Psychick Youth is a body of like-minded, ageless souls all
striving in an individual manner towards a collective goal: a guiltless
state of self-awareness.
The exploration of our innermost desires by the release of the sexual
spirit, and thus the freeing of our emotions of dogma and external
control, is fundamental to the process by which the Temple achieves its
collective identity. The process is a deeply personal voyage of
discovery (the very fact of the emphasis of the individual testifies to
this), one in which the Temple acts as a guiding light, a processor of
information and its re-direction.
"No Man is an Island", and for this reason the Temple is both needed for
support in our battle, and as a focus for the support we ourselves can
offer. Its sum being greater than the parts, the Temple serves as a
sounding board for ideas, provoking thought which may under other
circumstances never have been given the right "culture" in which to form
and grow. Thus the Temple is a growing, living organism whose form is a
result of the collection of "cells" within it, as in any biological
organism. The analogy with the natural world is of direct significance.
All life operates within a set environment or eco-system, but its very
presence is an integral part of that system. If any one species grows it
is at the cost of another, and if any "external force" is introduced the
balance can be forever altered with the possibility of collapse (eg:
Rainforests). The Temple is such a force, one which could ultimately
over-turn the preconceived ideas of our Western society. This may seem
to many to be a fanciful argument, but to those who mock I would say,
"how small is a virus or cancer cell that can cause the collapse of an
organism."
We may be small, but we are growing to attack like a cancer from within!
We must stand together, we must fight!
~ On criticism of the Temple ~ |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,383 | How can you criticize an organisation which makes statements such as ".
. .
we support your individuality", "we offer no dogma", and talks of "de-
programming". These are some of the most important statements mady by
T.O.P.Y., and show the principal aims of the Temple: the realisation of
YOURSELF, which results in SELFLESSNESS in the most positive way - no
greed, no sex barriers, no age barriers, no race barriers. . . .etc.
The ultimate goal of LOVE and escape from the prison of 20th Century
(especially western) ideas and values. DON'T WE ALL FEEL THE SAME? Thee
Temple gives no orders, it gives a method through books, records, states
of mind to a form of enlightenment. "You must understand 'til it hurts.
The mind must be stretched to include emotions, thoughts and points of
view entirely foreign to the narrow limits of our present life." (quote
from "Zen" by Christmas Humphreys) To me, the Temple is about THINKING
and trying to spread this FREEDOM.
SEXUALITY: This I am only myself realising at the moment - NO GUILT. We
see it on T.V. every day: twisted sex values - TURN IT OFF! I can't find
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the right words to use about my sigil experiences but I feel re-charged,
focused, powerful, aware.
THEE PSYCHICK CROSS: This to me forms a kind of focus (not in a fearful,
religious sense) and is a common ground and understandable sign to those
involved within T.O.P.Y.
23: This to me is Kammerer's Law of Seriality. The natural rhythms,
patterns, harmonies in all the universe. It is an expression of this
belief of the unexplored forces that act upon us.
---------------------------------------------
I can relate to what the Temple Ov Psychick Youth is trying to do
because we are all living in a world where chaos reigns. The Western
World has been under the dogma of religion, Catholic and Protestant, for
the last five hundred years. And its teachings, far removed from the
original message, have beenused to control the masses and to shape
humanity's moral codes.
So today we have people wanting to have spiritual freedom, but who
because of the age-old brain washing of God and the Devil, and good and
evil, find it hard. Even worse, most people in our society have to
unlearn and begin at thee beginning about their relationship with life,
the universe and everything in it; and they generally start looking
within themselves for their answers. I personally think that Chris-
tianity is on its last legs, as its churches are full of middle-aged and
old people, but not young people. So there are many who are searching
for spiritual freedom, and a truer relationship with life. The Temple Ov
Psychick Youth provides a means and a way for people to break free and
rise above the lie of society. Because magick, witchcraft are keys that
unlock many of life's closed doors, and enable individuals to explore
and develop themselves on all planes of life, from spiritual to
physical.
Nothing in life is easy, and magick is not an escape. As with all life
you have to give of yourself to receive, and giving of yourself means a
sacrifice of time and effort which is a hard lesson for many an aspiring
occultist. So through contact with open groups like T.O.P.Y.,
individuals can meet other people with similar ideals in life.
Obviously people will have to face moral principles such as sexual |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,384 | Magick (tantric yoga) and other methods used in ritual magick to raise
the power, but this is something they learn naturally and not unnatur-
ally as the rest of society still thinks and believes. They have to
learn that they themselves create or destroy what life presents before
them, not God or the Devil, and thus having learnt go forth into a new
world of gods. After all, evil is essentially misplaced energy (un-
natural). So things like sex, and all pleasurable activity so long as it
be done with free will, are healthy for us in life.
This last point is another reason why I agree with T.O.P.Y.'s ideals:
because they encourage people to be free within themselves, and to
discover their own true wills.
As A/C puts it: Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law.
Love Is The Law, Love Under Will.
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My interpretation of T.O.P.Y. is that of the propagation of unlimited
expression and potential. Also, that of the freeing of world technology
and communication from the restraints of generally restrictive,
authoritarian value-systems. The Temple, to me, has the potential to
both examine and free the latency of both physical and psychical
potential.
I would like to take part in a world-deprogramming task, and experience
the worthiness of my own full powers, in all their comparitive spheres.
These thoughts encompass my attitudes towards sexuality (in both its
drive and visionary factors) and also my movement towards a cooperative
methodology.
---------------------------------------------
What is Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth?
To me, ultimately a special state ov mind - the place where all dreams
meet. The place you know exists but are afraid to admit it. A secret
place, timeless, sexual, a magick place open to all. Have you never felt
so alive, happy, sexual that you want to live forever? Or are you lost,
scared or just too pissed off to care. T.O.P.Y. can help you find your
real self and you can help T.O.P.Y. in the process. By helping and
caring and coummitment to T.O.P.Y. the same energy is given back. Love
is not a dirty word, helping people is not wrong. For society to change,
people must change. People must see what is happening all around them.
People must be given information about sigils, dreamachines, magick.
People must be pro-sexual, have respect and caring for everybody.
What is wrong with being happy, alive, caring? So reject money - I'm on
16K a year, smart mate but who's interested. I'm a Man City fan - You're
dead. (Fighting for a football team, strange.) This jumper cost $60.
(Very smart, but does it make you really feel better inside.)
In these times ov one-upmanship why not join the ultimate game and play
for your life and make history as well.
---------------------------------------------
Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth acts as a focal point, a sigil to thee
Will. It can provide thee FORM about which thee FUNCTION ov Thee SELF
can be wrapped. Thee act ov focusing releases tremendous energy which
Thee Temple, as a concourse, forms into a flow ov energy. As a concept
it sparks off Individual activity and through thee Image ov Thee SIGIL
it channels that energy into a creative outburst. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,385 | As a free form with a continuous flow ov unrestricted and unlimited
ideas it allows any Individual to develop a language to express what can
not be explained. Magick in its modern context is largely a question ov
interpreting a subjective reality in purely personal terms. This
requires a personal subjective language. Yet if society is to continue
- have any meaning - then it is precisely this that must be communi-
cated. A subjective reality can not be expressed in terms ov common
language, but only as a personal experience. Thus thee only channel ov
communication open to us is to place our personal view within a common
framework. This in essence is what all communication is about. But most
ov our present belief is based on distortion. Our culture simply has not
got thee necessary tools to cope with thee present situation. Our
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cultural language is still based on thee rational universal world ov
thee past aeon. This will have to be swept aside before people can talk
to each other again.
The magickal number 23 is interwoven throughout T.O.P.Y. It is the point
of focus, to integrate, to dissolve. A time, a time for work, a date to
complete a task 23 times is to see it move deep within the conscious-
ness. A number that's history is proven and potent, one that occurs
internationally, irrationally and totally naturally. Like the Psychick
Cross, indeed like T.O.P.Y., 23 is the gateway, the crossover point to
internal focus and development and external flowering.
When there is no other way.
T.O.P.Y.
---------------------------------------------
~ Thoughts on The Temple ~
The Temple Ov Psychick Youth is a body of like-minded, ageless souls all
striving in an individual manner towards a collective goal: a guiltless
state of self-awareness.
The exploration of our innermost desires by the release of the sexual
spirit, and thus the freeing of our emotions of dogma and external
control, is fundamental to the process by which the Temple achieves its
collective identity. The process is a deeply personal voyage of
discovery (the very fact of the emphasis of the individual testifies to
this), one in which the Temple acts as a guiding light, a processor of
information and its re-direction.
"No Man is an Island", and for this reason the Temple is both needed for
support in our battle, and as a focus for the support we ourselves can
offer. Its sum being greater than the parts, the Temple serves as a
sounding board for ideas, provoking thought which may under other
circumstances never have been given the right "culture" in which to form
and grow. Thus the Temple is a growing, living organism whose form is a
result of the collection of "cells" within it, as in any biological
organism. The analogy with the natural world is of direct significance.
All life operates within a set environment or eco-system, but its very
presence is an integral part of that system. If any one species grows it
is at the cost of another, and if any "external force" is introduced the
balance can be forever altered with the possibility of collapse (eg:
Rainforests). The Temple is such a force, one which could ultimately
over-turn the preconceived ideas of our Western society. This may seem
to many to be a fanciful argument, but to those who mock I would say,
"how small is a virus or cancer cell that can cause the collapse of
an organism." |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,386 | We may be small, but we are growing to attack like a cancer from within!
We must stand together, we must fight!
~ On criticism of the Temple ~
How can you criticize an organisation which makes statements such as ".
. . we support your individuality", "we offer no dogma", and talks of
2895
"de-programming". These are some of the most important statements mady
by T.O.P.Y., and show the principal aims of the Temple: the realisation
of YOURSELF, which results in SELFLESSNESS in the most positive way - no
greed, no sex barriers, no age barriers, no race barriers. . . .etc.
The ultimate goal of LOVE and escape from the prison of 20th Century
(especially western) ideas and values. DON'T WE ALL FEEL THE SAME? Thee
Temple gives no orders, it gives a method through books, records, states
of mind to a form of enlightenment. "You must understand 'til it hurts.
The mind must be stretched to include emotions, thoughts and points of
view entirely foreign to the narrow limits of our present life." (quote
from "Zen" by Christmas Humphreys) To me, the Temple is about THINKING
and trying to spread this FREEDOM.
SEXUALITY: This I am only myself realising at the moment - NO GUILT. We
see it on T.V. every day: twisted sex values - TURN IT OFF! I can't find
the right words to use about my sigil experiences but I feel re-charged,
focused, powerful, aware.
THEE PSYCHICK CROSS: This to me forms a kind of focus (not in a fearful,
religious sense) and is a common ground and understandable sign to those
involved within T.O.P.Y.
23: This to me is Kammerer's Law of Seriality. The natural rhythms,
patterns, harmonies in all the universe. It is an expression of this
belief of the unexplored forces that act upon us.
---------------------------------------------
I can relate to what the Temple Ov Psychick Youth is trying to do
because we are all living in a world where chaos reigns. The Western
World has been under the dogma of religion, Catholic and Protestant, for
the last five hundred years. And its teachings, far removed from the
original message, have beenused to control the masses and to shape
humanity's moral codes.
So today we have people wanting to have spiritual freedom, but who
because of the age-old brain washing of God and the Devil, and good and
evil, find it hard. Even worse, most people in our society have to
unlearn and begin at thee beginning about their relationship with life,
the universe and everything in it; and they generally start looking
within themselves for their answers. I personally think that Chris-
tianity is on its last legs, as its churches are full of middle-aged and
old people, but not young people. So there are many who are searching
for spiritual freedom, and a truer relationship with life. The Temple Ov
Psychick Youth provides a means and a way for people to break free and
rise above the lie of society. Because magick, witchcraft are keys that
unlock many of life's closed doors, and enable individuals to explore
and develop themselves on all planes of life, from spiritual to
physical.
Nothing in life is easy, and magick is not an escape. As with all life
you have to give of yourself to receive, and giving of yourself means a
sacrifice of time and effort which is a hard lesson for many an aspiring |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,387 | occultist. So through contact with open groups like T.O.P.Y.,
individuals can meet other people with similar ideals in life.
Obviously people will have to face moral principles such as sexual
2896
Magick (tantric yoga) and other methods used in ritual magick to raise
the power, but this is something they learn naturally and not unnatur-
ally as the rest of society still thinks and believes. They have to
learn that they themselves create or destroy what life presents before
them, not God or the Devil, and thus having learnt go forth into a new
world of gods. After all, evil is essentially misplaced energy (un-
natural). So things like sex, and all pleasurable activity so long as it
be done with free will, are healthy for us in life.
This last point is another reason why I agree with T.O.P.Y.'s ideals:
because they encourage people to be free within themselves, and to
discover their own true wills.
As A/C puts it: Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law.
Love Is The Law, Love Under Will.
---------------------------------------------
My interpretation of T.O.P.Y. is that of the propagation of unlimited
expression and potential. Also, that of the freeing of world technology
and communication from the restraints of generally restrictive,
authoritarian value-systems. The Temple, to me, has the potential to
both examine and free the latency of both physical and psychical
potential.
I would like to take part in a world-deprogramming task, and experience
the worthiness of my own full powers, in all their comparitive spheres.
These thoughts encompass my attitudes towards sexuality (in both its
drive and visionary factors) and also my movement towards a cooperative
methodology.
---------------------------------------------
What is Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth?
To me, ultimately a special state ov mind - the place where all dreams
meet.
The place you know exists but are afraid to admit it. A secret place,
timeless, sexual, a magick place open to all. Have you never felt so
alive, happy, sexual that you want to live forever? Or are you lost,
scared or just too pissed off to care. T.O.P.Y. can help you find your
real self and you can help T.O.P.Y. in the process. By helping and
caring and coummitment to T.O.P.Y. the same energy is given back. Love
is not a dirty word, helping people is not wrong. For society to change,
people must change. People must see what is happening all around them.
People must be given information about sigils, dreamachines, magick.
People must be pro-sexual, have respect and caring for everybody.
What is wrong with being happy, alive, caring? So reject money - I'm on
16K a year, smart mate but who's interested. I'm a Man City fan - You're
dead. (Fighting for a football team, strange.) This jumper cost $60.
(Very smart, but does it make you really feel better inside.)
In these times ov one-upmanship why not join the ultimate game and play
for your life and make history as well.
--------------------------------------------- |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,388 | 2897
Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth acts as a focal point, a sigil to thee
Will. It can provide thee FORM about which thee FUNCTION ov Thee SELF
can be wrapped. Thee act ov focusing releases tremendous energy which
Thee Temple, as a concourse, forms into a flow ov energy. As a concept
it sparks off Individual activity and through thee Image ov Thee SIGIL
it channels that energy into a creative outburst.
As a free form with a continuous flow ov unrestricted and unlimited
ideas it allows any Individual to develop a language to express what can
not be explained. Magick in its modern context is largely a question ov
interpreting a subjective reality in purely personal terms. This
requires a personal subjective language. Yet if society is to continue
- have any meaning - then it is precisely this that must be communi-
cated. A subjective reality can not be expressed in terms ov common
language, but only as a personal experience. Thus thee only channel ov
communication open to us is to place our personal view within a common
framework. This in essence is what all communication is about. But most
ov our present belief is based on distortion. Our culture simply has not
got thee necessary tools to cope with thee present situation. Our
cultural language is still based on thee rational universal world ov
thee past aeon. This will have to be swept aside before people can talk
to each other again.
Thee Temple as a focal point without a fixed system ov values begins
Thee Process. It provides a channel through which thee Individual can
view his/her circumstances from their own perspective. It sweeps past
thee outmoded views ov mass philosophy. Most importantly, by mutual
encouragement, Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth gives me thee courage to
accept and trust my own view.
---------------------------------------------
Its aims on human freedom and independence
To inspiration individuality
Freedom in any dreams, in any wisches
Sexuality with no limitations so long as it is yours
sexuality to make you free of any restrictions
sexuality & Love the most successful drivepower for any dream & wisch
Love the power of all powers.
Methods of magic and philosophy from many individuals Psycho-levels of
the brain to help you in higher atomosphere's Methods from magic to
create your perfect atmosphere and to get closer to that one self
Methods look sometimes bizzare but are the ones who understand there are
no limitations, when you wanne reach exstacy-freedom OV 23 - That
moment, that day, that dream, that wisch, that freedom It all can come
true, OV 23 is one of those methods Lots of thoughts are feelings which
are not easy to explain May be when I have to represent a year later it
might be totally different, I learn every day more and more, it will
take lives.
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Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth is important because it is ACTIVE and
CARING. It intends to nudge people into an understanding of themselves,
into RESPECT for themselves. To Love themselves and their lives. It
intends to spur people into doing coumthing with their lives, being
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ACTIVE. It gives people back to themselves along with the realisation
that they CAN get what they really deeply want and need. Their desires |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,389 | can be made real. All it takes is effort and discipline.
For a few years now I have felt a deep hunger and frustration. There has
been a large gap in my life. It took me awhile to realise what this gap
was. A deep spiritual lack. There has never been any talk ov or
involvment with anything remotely spiritual during the whole of my
twenty years of existence. During Primary School it was required of the
whole class to stand up in thee mornings and say thee Lords Prayer. I
never ever believed in it. It seemed totally absurd to me even then, I
don't really know why, but I never believed in "God". For seven years I
stood up and mouthed thee words of thee prayer. When I left at the age
of 12, if anyone asked me to recite thee words ov thee Lords Prayer I
couldn't do it! Seriously. I had never learned it and had wilfully
blocked it out. I objected out loud of course, oh no, that would result
in the belt. Little boys who don't say their prayers get pain as a
reward. It wasn't until I was about 19 that I found what I thought/think
might be thee answers. I have always been interested in thee unusual. In
everything. People. Books. Music. Art. Thee "Chaos ov thee Normal", thee
"Moronic Inferno". Fashion has never interested me. During childhood I
read mostly science fiction. Then came a period ov flux, ov
wandering, where I no longer was deeply "into" Sci-fi as before, but
couldn't find anything else. That was when I decided to buy "A William
Burroughs Reader" having heard him mentioned in numerous articles in
thee muzak press. Pages of wonderous images, surreal images, new ideas,
new methods. This replenished my lust for thee innovative.
I used to go to an "Adult Training Centre" at night to help out at a
kind of social gathering of handicapped people. There was a small record
player, and a box of records. Sidney Devine, Elvis, Nana Mouscouri,
country and western, thee muzak ov my nightmares! Tucked neatly in
between two of these wreckords was an unimposing little single. It was
Just Drifting and was by Psychic TV. I asked if I could have it as I
wondered what they were like, having read reviews in thee press. As one
of our records had disappeared they said "Yes". That was how I dis-
covered PTV. It was a few years before I made enquiries into thee
Temple. This was made at thee same time as I found a possible solution
to my problem. I read a book called "Mysteries" by Colin Wilson. It was
thee most amazing book I had ever read. A whole new universe ov
possibilities opened up to me. I immediately developed a deep hunger for
knowledge. Not everyday knowledge. Knowledge ov this strange new world.
I went to thee library and read every occult book I could find. A Whole
new worlds of meaning opened up.
Thee Temple seemed like an honest organisation. Not a brainwashing cult.
An "anti-cult". I didn't know (and still don't) just how much knowledge
it possessed. To make "the occult" a part of everyone's everyday lives,
now that was an interesting idea. A very good idea. An essential idea.
Ideas into action. Kick start evolution again.
To destroy tyranny and oppression. To bring joy back to living once
more. Love. Responsibility for actions. Interaction between Individuals
again, instead ov this total isolation that is becoming a hallmark ov
thee twentieth century.
Sex. To free sex from all fetters. To throw off guilt and all restric-
tions to pleasure. To make sex pure again. Between two Individuals. Not
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thee ignorant sexist, totally damaging view of a man fucking a woman.
Sex involves two people. Two active people (who may be active in their
passivity). To reclaim sexuality as our own. To be shared with who we
choose, however we choose. Thee magick ov sex. Thee new sexuality. To
choose ourSelves. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,390 | Thee Psychick Cross. Thee cross is thee union of opposites (0=2). Thee
top half has thee Christian Cross, thee bottom half has thee anti-Chris-
tian or Satanic Cross. Thee middle branch ties them together. Thee top
half mirrors thee bottom. As above so below. It is thee anti-Papal Cross
since thee middle branch is shorter than thee outer two, thee opposite
of thee Papal. It is a television aerial. It receives and transmits
information from and to every area ov life. Thee centre of thee
Information War. It is a focus for knowledge and understanding. It is
also thee face of thee Temple. Thee central line ov thee face along
which is arranged thee line of thee eyes at top, nose middle, and mouth
bottom. Thee three branches are mind, body, and spirit. There are three
crosses in thee Psychick Cross, not two.
23, in Crowley's system, is Water. Thee essential element ov life. Thee
great sea ov thee subconscious. Thee element that is always in flux,
forever changing. Change is stability. Water has three states (branches
on thee cross?). Water is the body and the mind. Just as the moon
affects the sea so does it affect mind and body. The brain is something
like 80% water after all. 23 is a mystery. It's just a number. It's
just the number ov rays from Sirius, The Sun behind the Sun. Thee star
of thee Dogon, those marvellous people. Thee symbol of Sirius is pretty
close to thee cross.
23 is synchronicity and recognition:
2+3=5 2x3 = 6 2/3 = .666
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Trying to explain my reason for my involvement with T.O.P.Y. is hard,
but to say I am searching for my inner strengths and weaknesses is as
good a one as any. To me T.O.P.Y. is doing more for thee couming
together ov people than any thing I know. They encourage thee sharing ov
ideas which to me is an important factor in knocking down life's walls.
To ask me thee meaning behind their aims, ideas, sexuality, methods,
thee meaning ov thee Psychick Cross, ov 23 would be an injustice to
T.O.P.Y. Their aim I believe to be more wakefulness in society, for
people to open up their eyes and see for themselves. Their ideas revolve
around Pagan philosophy and thee arts ov Magick which in a way takes on
all aspects ov Life. Methods are thee same in all new conceptions and
must be used to get thee message across. Sexuality is a beautiful thing
and should be treated in thee same way, free love must be forever in our
souls. Thee Psychick Cross is a symbol to symbolise all aspects ov
T.O.P.Y. ideals, they must be put up everywhere. Ov 23 I am stuck with
no true conclusion as to thee proper idea/ideas behind it, but to me it
stands out and crops up in thee weirdest ov situations and it is a JOY
to see it anywhere.
T.O.P.Y. is an inner door, a device for breaking down mental walls.
T.O.P.Y. can be pleasure with thee pain, thee garden ov eden and you are
Adam or Eve. Open thee eye to T.O.P.Y. and experience everything before
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I feel no need to justify my interest or my sympathy. Those who reject
T.O.P.Y. reject themselves - and few want to face the truth. Each
individual must decide their own course, and as no-one is the same, so
no course is the same. Everyone responds and rejects or accepts
according to their own thoughts and feelings.
T.O.P.Y. offers an alternative to mass control, depersonalisation and |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,391 | guilt. Those who choose this path will never find it easy - prejudice
and jealousy will see to that, as very few people have the courage to be
themselves and those that do are often hated for it. For not conforming.
For not being "one of us".
T.O.P.Y. aims to make each individual free of the mental shackles and
spiritual bonds placed on us since birth. To question the unquestioning
mind and to heal the wound of separation withing us. For no-one is whole
when psyche, mind and body work in discord. The Psychick Cross is a
symbol of this unity - a tangible representation of 23 - two threes back
to back, joined, whole, a perfect harmony visually and psychically, to
be used as a focal point for energy, a comforter emotionally and a
reminder of the potential within us. A potential T.O.P.Y. can help us to
achieve.
The thing I can give most readily is my love. My love of Life and its
unifying energy and of all living things. My love of humanity and all
that these destructive creatures have produced that is creative. My love
of my ideal that I have cherished and nurtured all my life - that
finally humankind will see and feel all that is within me is within all
life and therefore that all life is within me.
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The nation, the world is in a trap. The poor are getting poorer, and the
rich, richer. Our environment is collapsing in upon ourselves because of
what we are doing. An example: it is legal to corrode the ozone layer
(by use of aerosols, etc.) and thereby harm everyone, yet illegal to
smoke marijuana, and harm no-one. We need change, revolution - and
T.O.P.Y. is that. The ideas of it being an insane death cult are a
misconception. We are help, perhaps the only help and friend, not an
enemy. So open your eyes.
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Once upon a time. . . .
. . . . I first spurred interest in T.O.P.Y. with the listening of
Dreams Less Sweet. After I proceeded to lose that tape to a young lady,
I decided to find out more about the sound and reasons of T.O.P.Y. I
purchased the live records series, which has proven to be a source of
great enjoyment. And I try to forward the ideas of T.O.P.Y. with
messages on the dorm door, and I try to play a few songs when I dj at
the campus radio station.
What I rather liked about T.O.P.Y. was that there was no forcing of
ideals on myself the listener. There are, I will not hold back, a few
ideals I do not in self practice, because they do not appeal to me, but
I will not condescend because someone else may. For the book, I do not
experiment with drugs, have sex, or denounce strongly non-pagan
religions. Persons may say that I have not lived, but that is someone
else's idea of living. If and when I wish to try something, I shall, but
until then I am content with myself. I guess the point is that it is a
choice, and one must not necessarily make certain choices to be involved
with T.O.P.Y.
The problem, well wait. Let us stay with that prior thought, about
choices, just for a minute. You may have noticed I don't spell certain
words the way T.O.P.Y. does; again I do not feel that is important for |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,392 | me to reflect that thought to be considered involved with T.O.P.Y.
Anyway, as I was writing, the problem is I am afraid that I may not be
able to be as active as I wish in T.O.P.Y. with my schooling, because
education is very important to me. So, what I guess I am getting at, is
that I will do my best to do what I can. I can only hope that does not
sound too "wishy-washy". So, I am, will, try to do my most.
How would I explain T.O.P.Y. to a stranger? Simply, a group, tribe of
persons who are looking ahead, with little recourse to beliefs or
principles that have been embedded, sometimes unwillingly, into society.
An aim of reversal, getting people to quit taking for granted what
surrounds them, and having them realize they have control of their life,
and to use themselves to their potential.
Why do I feel T.O.P.Y. is important? Because it serves as a meeting
center for those persons who already know what they feel to get stronger
centralisation and organisation, and make themselves and their ideas
more available to others. It's got a lot to do with the concept of
awareness.
I guess aims and ideas have been taken care of. Sexuality, again, is an
awareness, realizing how present it is, and how it can be made into
something more wonderful than expected or known.
The Psychick Cross has so much behind it that it is rather hard to sum
up its meaning, besides representing a receptor for thought processes.
Also, I just rather thought that it could also be seen as a christian
cross overlapped by a satanic (inverted christian) cross, and a bar in
the middle to cancel the two out, which would go along with the theory
of bowing to no god.
23 is something I cannot comment too intelligently on, since I have not
the amount of information necessary. I have heard, however, that it is
the number of confusion, and actually, I myself have not much more of a
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view on it. . .yet.
Other resources of my self-determination, defining ideas clearly,
patience, art skills (with both pen and words), and desire to communi-
cate.
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Explanation of T.O.P.Y. to a Stranger:
I found this question difficult to answer as I do not know enough about
T.O.P.Y. People have asked me what it is, so I told them that it is an
information network and to contact T.O.P.Y. if interested. However, when
pressured I inform them of as much as I can, expanding on the ideas that
I know, and state that thee network runs all over thee country and that
depending on an individuals involvement information is available to
them; that it is up to thee individual, if they want, to becoum involved
and that one is not pressured into it.
To justify my involvement I would say that T.O.P.Y. has thee same or
similar beliefs to those I have always held, but from which I had
switched off as it was not "right" in thee conditioned world.
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On T.O.P.Y.
I have played PTV &/or T.O.P.Y. material for many friends, so I am often |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,393 | asked about T.O.P.Y.
I tailor the answer to the questioner, telling no more than I think they
can follow at the time. Sometimes I describe PTV as a loose aggregate of
people working with music and video. I may explain that they are part of
a larger organisation which seeks to support people whose aims and
interests are outside the mainstream.
To people I trust I explain more. That T.O.P.Y. is a network of people
with some similarities and some differences, held together by a desire
to understand and short-circuit control. To explore ways to make what
they want to happen, happen. That T.O.P.Y. encourages people to find out
their true natures, not a shallow and generic, dictated and advertised
"identity".
One method is to exploit the cut-up, both on other material and
behaviourally as well. We constantly run on habit, and it is good to
break this up. Do you see friend X because you really want to? Or
because it's what you always do on Thursday night? A simple but
pertinent example.
Burroughs has been quoted as saying there was nothing special about 23,
just that it was something he noticed and then kept noticing. I see it
partly as a symbol of focus. That there is so much around that we screen
out daily, if we pick something not to screen out it will seem om-
nipresent. I also like the idea of it as a sort of mischievous number,
popping up with a will of its own where it has no statistical right. And
each time it pops up itself it reminds me of my psychic heritage that I
am reclaiming for myself.
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I see no particular sexual style that is representative of T.O.P.Y. It
is more an aspect of sex itself, that of the power (indeed - OV Power)
it contains. A power that can be frustrated by a denial of desire;
dissipated by investing it in removed, marketed images; or directed by
self-understanding and a ritual method. Since the sex drive is so basic,
and since social repression functions here as much or more than anywhere
else, sexual magick is a most powerful and empowering technique.
The particular interpretations of 23 and the Psychick Cross are not as
interesting or important to me as the fact that there are many
interpretations.
If a cynic - journalist or otherwise - is asking me about T.O.P.Y., I
believe it is important not to try too much to defend or to try to
convince the person that there's nothing horrid about us. I will,
however, try to dispel any basic misconceptions. I have found that so
much of what I take for granted is alien to many people that I cannot
explain parts of it. As I've noted, it took me a while to understand so
many foreign thoughts at once. If pressed by anyone who is obviously
hostile to and/or threatened by the ideas, I say "Well, I'm convinced of
it, it works for me, and I'm happy." I do not try to "convert"
them. If they are unaccepting of it, I give them some things to read,
and T.O.P.Y.'s address.
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T.O.P.Y. is an international network system, a kind of organisation that
brings in touch people who share ideas and feel free to do whatever they
like, as strange as it may be. That's the reason why T.O.P.Y. is
important. In times of loneliness, T.O.P.Y. tries to bring people in
touch, tries to bring back the lost innocence, the correspondence among
people. T.O.P.Y. hates everything and everyone who tries to limit its |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,394 | freedom. T.O.P.Y. offers a method of living to better survive as a True
Being, and as an Individual, and not as part of the maze. Individuality
is expressed as Spirit and Will. "Love Under Will" is the meaning. To
manage it, T.O.P.Y. edits books, records, video tapes. T.O.P.Y. requires
belief in Magick and modern Paganism, and recognises the power of the
human brain.
The Psychick Cross means to me: Brain (upper bar); Heart (middle bar);
Prick - as the home of souls (lower bar). It means the Individual
itself, with its three psychic powers: Brain = dreams, fantasy,
cleverness; Heart = L.OV.E.; Prick = soul = the power that motivates all
the above.
The meaning of 23 is a mystic one, and people can only understand it
after long thought about T.O.P.Y.
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T.O.P.Y. is very important to thee continued growth of psychic awareness
in thee world. We have progressed physically as far as we can. Thee next
stage is mental.
T.O.P.Y. offers a series of mental training exercises: awareness
(especially ov yourself) is thee goal.
There is no obligation, as thee Temple is you. Thee aims are immense.
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Education, realisation, principally. Thee Temple can be anything you
need from it. 23 is thee pure number, completely random, a prime
number. Thee Cross: a reflection of thee ego, a place to focus energy
and a simple, comfortable symbol representing a new strength in thee
world.
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Thee Justification ov T.O.P.Y.
Last night me and some members ov T.O.P.Y.S.T.E.E.L engaged thee "JESUS
ARMY" in verbal confrontation. It was in some ways an awakening
experience. It was also an experience which demonstrates thee necessity
for T.O.P.Y., PaganLink, O.T.O., etc.
To be confronted with thee organised inculcation of GUILT, FEAR and
LOATHING in militaristic form demonstrated the need for L.O.V.E.
organisations to provide the keys to self-(de)-programming.
To be confronted with INTOLERANCE and PSYCHIC VAMPIRISM showed the
horrible fate awaiting us if our society/thee earth is taken over by
thee forces of PERSONAL LIMITATION.
T.O.P.Y. provides a decentralised set of forums for individuals who wish
to escape our conditioned guilt and fear responses. It provides outline
methods for individuals who wish to acquire self expression, self love,
self discipline.
T.O.P.Y. is a will/energy focus. It's LOVE transmitting on all frequen-
cies. True sexuality is a timeless moment of orgone mutation, thee
event where thee subconscious becomes all thee planes, thee times, where
it becomes an identity with thee conscious worlds. Liberation is only a
heartbeat away.
Thee Psychick Cross = pagan Cross. Sexual unions. Tree of Life,
qabballahs. Thee planes, all in one. Thee sigil of Temple workings, |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,395 | immanent in this cross, every working ever done before or in thee
future, happening now. Thee sigil ov no name, thee blank sheet for our
experiences and desires to write upon.
23: No-one has ever satisfactorily explained to me how or why a computer
works. But I use one almost every day, and computers always touch my
life. Similarly, 23 has not been totally explained to me, even in
numerological terms. Not fully anyway. Thee fact remains that 23 seems
to have some kind ov recurrent activity, in my experience. That does not
mean it will necessarilty be a feature of your experienced universe...
23 attaches itself in its various guises (32, 223, 123, 0-23, etc.) to
things I j- and many other YOUTH - are involved with. 23 seems to be a
sign of recurrent activity in thee universe, ov unifying themes.
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Justification of T.O.P.Y. to a cynical interviewer:
As rationality has failed to create a new mankind there are other
methods to be found of changing minds. The will must come from in-
dividuals, who, to reach their aims, gather in a group.
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Through the moral conditioning in childhood, school, military and the
general influence of language, media and moral systems, men are totally
controlled. They control each other, oftenj without even knowing it.
The wishes, dreams of the body and subconsciousness are ignored and the
subject, so long as there is one, is conditioned to ignore it too. Only
functionality is important.
Life is shortened to operational functions to serve society. It is
degraded to a servant. As I feel unsatisfied by this, I need to escape
from this control and want to destroy it. I like to experiment with
other aspects of life. In this case, sexuality is an important factor
because it gives the individual a total conscience of its own existence.
It may help to find the inner self and break pre-formations. I like
sexuality. In orgasm, you cross the border. In orgasm you die. Your
coming back from another cone of reality after it. The coming to climax
is a way to ego-destruction.
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People are suppressed and conditioned by the socialisation processes of
our "society" - education, media, and the family - to believe in certain
attitudes and to behave in certain ways.
What has happened to individuality and the personality?
People should be taught to develop their own-selves and their own
personalities - To learn about instinct, nature, consciousness and
further heights of awareness, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN PUSHED FROM OUR
MINDS.
The human mind is suppressed not to generate its "unacceptable" powers.
Meditation, creative visualisation, and MAGICK are important tools which
may be used to help bring out our true selves.
Sexuality is condemned from an early age. Society as a whole condemns
sexuality.
It is a beautiful experience - and can prove to be a very powerful and
magickal act - generating immense emotion and feeling. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,396 | The idea of PLEASURE AND PAIN is fundamental to the understanding and
experiences of people. Sex can exist within both concepts.
People should learn not to be ashamed of their sexuality, and sexually,
to share experiences with other individuals.
UNDERSTANDING, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNICATION.
OUR AIM IS WAKEFULNESS.
OUR ENEMY IS DREAMLESS SLEEP
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Involvement with T.O.P.Y. means that I have broken away from the social
graces forced upon me by society. I am finding out what I really enjoy
to do, with my mental/physical attributes. I am learning to reach
further than before, to grasp the things that were previously beyond my
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reach.
T.O.P.Y. is a collective of individuals who, in a way, do not want to be
part of any group/social type. This is not as hypocritical as it sounds,
because each individual within T.O.P.Y. is going his/her own way, each
with differing goals, concepts of life.
T.O.P.Y. is important because it gives the individuals within a
confidence that others are trying to struggle against society. T.O.P.Y.
members feel as though they are not the only ones with a different point
of view. It gives the individual strength to succeed.
T.O.P.Y.'s aim is to help individuals attain their highest dreams, and
to help them accomplish their works and wishes in life.
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T.O.P.Y. allows thee individual a chance to know him/her self. I am not
sure if I would be able to explain T.O.P.Y. to a stranger. Recently I
was talking to a friend who told me she no longer wanted to be my friend
because I was involving myself with T.O.P.Y. She does not believe in
anything. Her point is that I would no longer be me and that I didn't
need T.O.P.Y.'s ideas to help me with my problems, that in time
everything works out in itself.
I disagreed with her argument, trying to explain that T.O.P.Y. would
help me with the goals that I want to obtain in my life, and that in the
past not all my problems have worked out by themself.
T.O.P.Y. asks for the individual to be clear in admitting their real
desires by discarding all irrelevancies and by asking yourself what do
you really want out ov life. The argument with my friend allowed me to
see that we were no longer friends and perhaps we never really were. How
could we have been friends when she would not allow me to be anymore
than I already was nor anything else that I could be.
T.O.P.Y. is not there to be occult. But a lot ov people have that
misunderstanding. People will always condemn the thoughts and actions ov
another.
There is someone who I am deeply interested in, who spoke ov tribal
living and the ideas ov T.O.P.Y. At that time I had no idea what he was
talking about and the shyness that we both have makes it almost
impossible to talk to each other. We are barely able to smile and say |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,397 | hello, and I believe thru the Psychick process we will be able to speak
again. I will overcome the shyness that keeps me within myself and keeps
me from having what I really want from life.
T.O.P.Y.'s ideas are for everyone who wants to wake up fromthe dreamless
world that we are living in. It's for the individual who asks themself
what they want from life, and the rituals are there to make those
thoughts happen.
"Awareness ov your own energy is the awareness that flesh and spirit are
one, that thou art goddess, eternally linked, connected, at one with the
moving spirit ov all" (Starhawk 138)
T.O.P.Y. is there for thee individual who makes the coumitment to become
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aware ov thee energy that is inside us all. . .
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Magic has interested me from an early age - but I didn't have the best
informed beginning. I used to try telekinesis, telepathy, astral
projection,even levitation, all with varying degree of complete failure.
I had no concentration or confidence, and a very impatient streak. The
things I tried to do were very nice "tricks" but many of them are no
longer goals of mine. I see no reason now to attempt things for which I
had little aptitude, solely to impress others and build up my own social
standing. People are so cynical now, and maybe some of it has rubbed off
on me.
The Temple has shown me a practical side to magick which makes no
pretensions, I don't expect to be able to force the hand of chance with
minimum effort and concentration and nothing to inform me but a
half-read Aquarian Press book. In my future sigil work I shall aim to
overcome some of my less attractive tendencies, and build on my natural
talents and abilities. My ideal target will be a perfect self and not a
material manipulator. Maybe people should expect miracles because I
think if you believe in something enough then you are halfway to having
it, just as long as it's within and not without yourself.
I don't feel that I need to justify my involvement with anything, to
anyone. People have an instant dislike and fear of things they don't
understand, but worse than this, an aversion to information which could
disrupt their secure, boring, featureless lives. To me, many of these
people are lost causes, I would prefer that they knew nothing of what I
choose to do with my life - which is too precious to spend arguing with
people who will never see sense for the simple reason that they don't
want to. This may seem a selfish attitude, but the example of Susan
Bishop is enough to put me off talking to journalists, and Christians,
for life. Let them remain ignorant and happy, they will never change.
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People like to control you. They want power and they achieve it. These
thieves are smart and they work off people's insecurities. CONTROL means
dictating how others should live and how to think. If you are afraid of
making these decisions for yourself (because of fear of failure, lack of
self-confidence, fear of death, and definitely laziness) then it is easy
to associate yourself with, and follow someone strong enough to make
decisions for you. You are no longer responsible for yourself and no
longer have the burden or that responsibility. It is easier to identify
oneself with an already developed personality (hero/heroine) than go
through the never ending struggle of self-discovery. The insecure
robbers who feed off our weaknesses are the ones most people tend to |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,398 | trust: our rabbis and priests who control through strict regulations and
traditions, our school teachers who take advantage of
the innocence and naivety of young children by presenting themselves and
their ideas as manifestations of god, and our media which depicts THE
acceptable lifestyle through slanted manipulations. These thieves are
aware of your trust and innocence, and intend on using those weaknesses
to control you.
The Temple Ov Psychick Youth is an organisation aimed at DE-control.
They do not wish to control you; they wish to liberate themselves. They
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offer suggestions on how you COULD liberate yourself, not how you SHOULD
liberate yourself. The process of liberation consists of many types of
research, such as the music group PTV. Members of the Temple feel that
there is no reason why life should not be "lived to the fullest" where
all one's NEEDS and DESIRES are fulfilled. Because there are so many
distractions to divert one's attention from one's goals, symbols are
invented to be worn, to be drawn, etc., to constantly remind, if not the
conscious, then the unconscious, of these goals. Ideally, through this
process laziness is combatted and the goals will more likely be achieved
since those goals are constantly on the person's mind. Because there are
so many distractions and limitations posed by the "controllers",
sometimes our deepest wants do not seem earthly possible, and we repress
them in our subconscious (a step towards neurosis) trying to dismiss
them. The Temple does not believe in repressing our needs and desires
(submitting to those "controllers"), because our personal needs are what
make us human and individual.
The Psychick Cross is the symbol of the "whole" person, uncovering one's
unconsciously hidden desires and obtaining them. The unconscious speaks
most loudly in our dreams and our fantasies. When we fantasize, our
desires usually take place in Utopian settings, and represent these
goals by creating collages including parts of our physical body to
personalise the symbol of our goal even more. This symbol reminds us
over and over again that this is thee want, this is thee self. Temple
members using this process end up understanding their needs and desires
better, are more able to satisfy themselves and succeed in life.
I personally enjoy making decisions and discoveries on my own. I will
not allow anyone to take that joy away from me. I enjoy my intelligence,
my talents, and discovering myself using the symbolic rituals suggested
by the Temple Ov Psychick Youth. T.O.P.Y. is an important organisation
because: 1) it shows people they are not alone in the struggle, and 2)
it allows people to exchange views, ideas, and solutions to better these
processes to liberate and satiate the individual self.
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"What is Paganism"
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The following is the text from a brochure that BAPA puts out called
"What is Paganism" (author unknown)
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"WHAT IS PAGANISM?
"History of Paganism
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The term Pagan has numerous common definitions. Many dictionaries
define a Pagan as anyone not of the Judeo-Islamic-Christian religions.
Some people consider anyone who does not share their religion to be a |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,399 | Pagan. Still others believe that a Pagan is a person who is
anti-religion. None of these "definitions" manage to capture the true
meaning of the term.
"To discover the core meaning of Pagan, we look back to ancient times
when the word Pagan referred to a person of the country, or a peasant.
{deletia... in summary, several paragraphs relating the history of the
Catholic Church and the poor peasants' inability to relate. Brief
description of the "glory of the Goddess and God in each starry night"
and note of the inconsistancies of the original Pagan beliefs with the
Catholic church. Also, several paragraphs detailing the development of
of the Church's campaign to expunge Paganism, some of the methods
employed and the subsequent Witch Hunts. Finally, an overall summary of
the persecution. If interested, let me know and I'll post it
separately.}
"Paganism in Modern Times
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Today, little is known about the Pagans who survived what is now often
called "The Burning Times." Paganism, as it exists today, is best
described as the practice of any of a number of nature-based religions,
traditions that find their roots all over the world. {Liana- sound
familiar?} Many modern Pagans call themselves "Neo-Pagans" to declare
their religion as a revival of the old beliefs.
{more deletia... in summary, two paragraphs comparing contemporary
Pagans to the peasants of old, extolling our intelligence and
involvement in technology. Also a paragraph defusing the Satanism
comparison. Again, if interested, let me know and I'll post it.}
"What do Modern Pagans Believe?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Paganism is actually a large umbrella containing a number of
nature-based religions beneath it, from the European-originated Wicca
and Druidism, to African Yoruba traditions and Hawaiian Huna. As a
result of this diversity, it is impossible to make statements about the
beliefs of Pagans that will apply to *all* {italics} Pagans. However,
some statements can be made that will, in general, apply to a vast
number of Pagans.
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"Many Pagans tend to:
"* Be polytheists, believing in more than one deity or more than
one aspect of a single deity.
"* Be pantheists, seeing the God/Goddess force represented in everything
around them.
"* Recognize the divinity of the feminine as well as the masculine, not
seeing masculinity as a superior force.
"* Believe that the life force is sacred, and that nature, as a vital
representation of that force, is divine.
"* Believe that all life forms are equal, sharing an equal claim to the
earth as a home.
"* Believe that each individual is solely responsible for his or her
actions. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,400 | "* Believe that the forces of nature can be shaped in ways commonly
called "magical."
"* Believe that magical acts designed to bend one to another's will are
manipulative, and not encouraged.
"* Believe that whatever actions a person takes, magical or mundane,
good or bad, come back to him/her, sometimes threefold.
"* Believe that there is no single path to spiritual fulfillment, and
that the individual must determine the spiritual expression most
appropriate to him or her.
"* Believe in reincarnation, or some form of life after death.
"How do Pagans Practice Their Religion?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Many Pagans find spiritual expression through the practice of ritual,
or religious ceremony. These rituals, often held at significant points
in lunar or solar cycles, offer an opportunity for Pagans to commune
with the godeesses and Gods, to celebrate the passages of life, and to
work magic.
{deletia... in summary, paragraphs relating techniques to "raise power"
explaining that we don't espouse "power over" (my words). Also outlines
goals that many pagans have in mine when raising of power. Outlines the
sabbats, and relates the pattern of the seasons. Briefly describes
Beltane and Samhain. Once again, let me know if you would like to see
this text.}
"Each Pagan religion has its own special way of recognizing the passing
of the seasons and personal life passages. Ritual offers a way to imbue
these moments with magic and reverence.
{deletia... last paragraph giving information on how the reader can
learn more about Paganism, specifically in the Bay Area, and relating
the goal that BAPA has in mind.}
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PRINCIPIA DISCORDIA
* or *
How I Found Goddess
And What I Did To Her
When I Found Her
THE MAGNUM OPIATE OF MALACLYPSE THE YOUNGER
Wherein Is Explained
Absolutely Everything Worth Knowing
About Absolutely Anything
Published By:
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Transcribed to 1's and 0's by Druel the Chaotic, WPI Discordian Society
Cabal of the Unemployed |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,401 | [email protected]
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INTRODUCTION
You hold in your hands one the Great Books of our century fnord.
Some Great Books are recognized at once with a fusilade of
critical huzzahs and gonfolons, like Joyce's ULYSSES. Others appear
almost furtively and are only discovered 50 years later, like MOBY DICK
or Mendel's great essay on genetics. The PRINCIPIA DISCORDIA entered our
space-time continuum almost as unobtrusively as a cat-burglar creeping
over a windowsill.
In 1968, virtually nobody had heard of this wonderful book. In
1970,hundreds of people coast to coast were talking about it and asking
the identity of the mysterious author, Malaclypse the Younger. Rumors
swept across the continent, from New York to Los Angeles, from Seattle
to St. Joe. Malaclypse was actually Alan Watts, one heard. No,said
another legend -- the PRINCIPIA was actually the work of the Sufi Order.
A third, very intriguing myth held that Malaclypse was a pen-name for
Richard M. Nixon, who had allegedly composed the PRINCIPIA during a few
moments of lucidity. I enjoyed each of these yarns and did my part to
help spread them. I was also careful never to contradict the occasional
rumors that I had actually written the whole thing myself during an acid
trip.
The legendry, the mystery, the cult grew slowly. By the
mid-1970's, thousands of people, some as far off as Hong Kong and
Australia, were talking about the PRINCIPIA, and since the original was
out of print by then, xerox copies were beginning to circulate here and
there.
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When the ILLUMINATUS trilogy appeared in 1975, my co-author, Bob
Shea, and I both received hundreds of letters from people intrigued by
the quotes from the PRINCIPIA with which we had decorated the heads of
several chapters. Many, who had already heard of the PRINCIPIA or seen
copies, asked if Shea and I had written it, or if we had copies
available. Others wrote to ask if it were real, or just something we had
invented the way H.P. Lovecraft invented the NECRONOMICON. We answered
according to our moods, sometimes telling the truth, sometimes spreading
the most Godawful lies and myths we could devise fnord.
Why not? We felt that this book was a true Classic (literatus
immortalis) and, since the alleged intelligentsia had not yet
discovered it, the best way to keep its legend alive was to encourage
the mythology and the controversy about it. Increasingly, people wrote
to ask me if Timothy Leary had written it, and I almost always told
them he had, except on Fridays whem I am more whimsical, in which case
I told them it had been transmitted by a canine intellgence --
vast,cool,and unsympathic -- from the Dog Star, Sirius.
Now, at last, the truth can be told.
Actually, the PRINCIPIA is the work of a time-travelling
anthropologist from the 23rd Century. He is currently passing among us
as a computer specialist, bon vivant and philosopher named Gregory
Hill. He has also translated several volumes of Etruscan erotic
poetry, under another pen-name, and in the 18th Century was the |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,402 | mysterious Man in Black who gave Jefferson the design for the Great
Seal of the United States.
I have it on good authority that he is one of the most
accomplished time-travelers in the galaxy and has visited Earth many
times in the past,using such cover-identities as Zeno of Elias,
Emperor Norton, Count Cagliostro, Guilliame of Aquaitaine, etc.
Whenever I question him about this, he grows very evasive and attempts
to persuade me that he is actually just another 20th Century Earthman
and that all my ideas about his extraterrrestrial and extratemporal
origin and delusions. Hah! I am not that easily deceived. After all, a
time-travelling anthropologist would say just that, so that he could
observe us without his presense causing cultureshock.
I understand that he has consented to write an Afterward to this
edition. He'll probably contradict everything I've told you, but don't
believe a word he says fnord. He is a master of the deadpan put-on, the
plausible satire, the philosophical leg-pull and all the branches of
guerilla ontology.
For full benefit to the Head, this book should be read in conjunc-
tion with THE ILLUMINOIDS by Neal Wilgus (Sun Press, Albuquerque, NM)
and ZEN WITHOUT ZEN MASTERS by Camden Benares (And/Or Press, Berkeley,
California). "We are operating on many levels here", as Ken Kesey used
to say.
In conclusion, there is no conclusion. Things go on as they always
have, getting weirder all the time.
Hail Eris. All hail Discordia. Fnord?
-Robert Anton Wilson
International Arms and Hashish Inc.
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Darra Bazar, Kohat
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A jug of
wine,
A leg of lamb
And thou!
Beside me,
Whistling in
the darkness.
Be Ye Not Lost Among Precepts of Order...
- The Book of Uterus 1;5
Some excerpts from an interview with Malaclypse the Younger by THE
GREATER METROPOLITAN YORBA LINDA HERALD-NEWS-SUN-TRIBUNE-JOURNAL-DISPAT-
CH-POST AND SAN FRANCISCO DISCORDIAN SOCIETY CABAL BULLETIN AND INTER-
GALACTIC REPORT & POPE POOP.
GREATER POOP:Are you really serious or what?
MAL-2: Sometimes I take humor seriously. Sometimes I take seriousness
humorously. Either way it is irrelevant.
GP: Maybe you are just crazy.
M2: Indeed! But do not reject these teaching as false because I am
crazy. The reason that I am crazy is because they are true.
GP: Is Eris true?
M2: Everything is true. |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,403 | GP: Even false things?
M2: Even false things are true.
GP: How can that be?
M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it.
GP: Why do you deal with so many negatives?
M2: To dissolve them.
GP: Will you develop that point?
M2: No.
GP: Is there an essential meaning behind POEE?
M2: There is a Zen Story about a student who asked a Master to explain
the
meaning of Buddhism. The Master's reply was "Three pounds of flax."
GP: Is that the answer to my question?
M2: No, of course not. That is just illustrative. The answer to your
question
is FIVE TONS OF FLAX!
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SUSPENDED ANNIHILATION
ODD# II/2,xii;68Chs3136
Principia Discordia
or
How I Found Goddess & What I Did To Her
When I found Her
being a Beginning Introduction to
The Erisian Mysterees
Which is Most Interesting
-><-
as Divinely Revealed to
My High Reverence MALACLYPSE THE YOUNGER, KSC
Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in Gold
and HIGH PRIEST of
THE PARATHEO-ANAMETAMYSTIKHOOD OF ERIS ESOTERIC (POEE)
HAIL ERIS! -><- KALLISTI -><- ALL HAIL DISCORDIA!
Dedicated to The Prettiest One
The Upstart of one hand clapping
- JOSHUA NORTON CABAL -
Surrealists, Harlequinists, Absurdists and Zonked Artists Melee
POEE
is one manifestation of
THE DISCORDIAN SOCIETY
about which
you will learn more
and understand
less |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,404 | We
are a tribe
of philosophers, theologians,
magicians, scientists,
artists, clowns,
and similar maniacs
who are intrigued
with
ERIS
GODDESS OF CONFUSION
and with
Her
Doings
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I Tell You: One must
still have chaos in one
to give birth to a
dancing star!
-Nietzsche
THE FIVE COMMANDMENTS (THE PENTABARF)
The PENTABARF was discovered by the hermit Apostle Zarathud in the Fifth
Year of The Caterpillar. He found them carved in gilded stone, while
building a sun deck for his cave, but their import was lost for they
were written in a mysterious cypher. However, after 10 weeks & 11 hours
of intensive scrutiny he discerned that the message could be read by
standing on his head and viewing it upside down.
KNOW YE THIS O MAN OF FAITH!
I - There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is Your Goddess. There is no
Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and it is The Erisian
Movement. And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved home of a Golden
Worm.
II - A Discordian Shall Always use the Official Discordian Document
Numbering System.
III - A Discordian is Required during his early Illumination to Go Off
Alone & Partake Joyously of a Hot Dog on a Friday; this Devotive
Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular Paganisms of the Day: of
Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat of Pork),
of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of Buddhists (no meat of animal),
and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
IV - A Discordian shall Partake of No Hot Dog Buns, for Such was the
Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub.
V - A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he reads.
IT IS SO WRITTEN! SO BE IT. HAIL DISCORDIA! PROSECUTORS WILL BE
TRANSGRESSICUTED.
Test Question from Topanga Cabal The Twelve Famous Buddha Minds School:
If they are our brothers, how come we can't eat them?
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Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,405 | A ZEN STORY
by Camden Benares, The Count of Five
Headmaster, Camp Meeker Cabal
A serious young man found the conflicts of mid 20th Century America
confusing. He went to many people seeking a way of resolving within
himself the discords that troubled him, but he remained troubled. One
night in a coffee house, a self-ordained Zen Master said to him, "go to
the dilapidated mansion you will find at this address which I have
written down for you. Do not speak to those who live there; you must
remain silent until the moon rises tomorrow night. Go to the large room
on the right of the main hallway, sit in the lotus position on top of
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the rubble in the northeast corner, face the corner, and meditate."
He did just as the Zen Master instructed. His meditation was fre-
quently interrupted by worries. He worried whether or not the rest of
the plumbing fixtures would fall from the second floor bathroom to join
the pipes and other trash he was sitting on. He worried how would he
know when the moon rose on the next night. He worried about what the
people who walked through the room said about him.
His worrying and meditation were disturbed when, as if in a test of
his faith, ordure fell from the second floor onto him. At that time two
people walked into the room. The first asked the second who the man
was sitting there was. The second replied "Some say he is a holy man.
Others say he is a shithead."
Hearing this, the man was enlightened.
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Western Union Telegram
To: Jehova Yahweh
Care: Celestial Hotel (Suite #666)
Presidential Tier, Paradise
Dear God;
This is to inform you that your current position as diety is herewith
terminated due to gross incompetence STOP Your check will be mailed
STOP
Please do not use me for a reference
Respectfully,
Malaclypse the Younger/Omnibenevolent Polyfather
POEE High Priest
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10. The Earth quakes and the heavens rattle; the beasts of nature flock
together and the nations of men flock apart; volcanoes usher up heat
while
elsewhere water becomes ice and melts; and then on other days it just
rains.
11. Indeed do many things come to pass.
HBT; The Book of Predictions, Chap. 19
- THE BIRTH OF THE ERISIAN MOVEMENT -
THE REVELATION
Just prior to the decade of the nineteen-sixties, when Sputnik
was alone and new, and about the time that Ken Kesey took his first acid |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,406 | trip as a medical volunteer; before underground newspapers, Viet Nam,
and talk of a second American Revolution; in the comparative quiet of
the late nineteen-fifties, just before the idea of RENAISSANCE became
relevant....
Two young Californians, known later as Omar Ravenhurst and
Malaclypse the Younger, were indulging in their habit of sipping coffee
at an allnight bowling alley and generally solving the world's problems.
This particular evening the main subject of discussion was discord and
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they were complaining to each other of the personal confusion they felt
in their respective lives. "Solve the problem of discord," said one,
"and all other problems will vanish." "Indeed," said the other, "chaos
and strife are the roots of all confusion."
FIRST I MUST SPRINKLE YOU
WITH FAIRY DUST
Suddenly the place became devoid of light. Then an utter silence
enveloped them, and a great stillness was felt. Then came a blinding
flash of intense light, as though their very psyches had gone nova. Then
vision returned.
The two were dazed and neither moved nor spoke for several
minutes. They looked around and saw that the bowlers were frozen like
statues in a variety of comic positions, and that a bowling ball was
steadfastly anchored to the floor only inches from the pins that it had
been sent to scatter. The two looked at each other, totally unable to
account for the phenomenon. The condition was one of suspension, and one
noticed that the clock had stopped.
There walked into the room a chimpanzee, shaggy and grey about the
muzzle, yet upright to his full five feet, and poised with natural
majesty. He carried a scroll and walked to the young men.
"Gentlemen," he said, "why does Pickering's Moon go about in reverse
orbit? Gentlemen, there are nipples on your chests; do you give milk?
And what, pray tell, Gentlemen, is to be done about Heisenberg's Law?"
He paused. "SOMEBODY HAD TO PUT ALL OF THIS CONFUSION HERE!"
And with that he revealed his scroll. It was a diagram, like a yin-yang
with a pentagon on one side and an apple on the other. And then he
exploded and the two lost consciousness.
ERIS - GODDESS OF CHAOS, DISCORD & CONFUSION
They awoke to the sound of pins clattering, and found the
bowlers engaged in their game and the waitress busy with making coffee.
It was apparant that their experience had been private.
They discussed their strange encounter and reconstructed from
memory the chimpanzee's diagram. Over the next five days they searched
libraries to find the significance of it, but were disappointed to
uncover only references to Taoism, the Korean flag, and Technocracy. It
was not until they traced the Greek writing on the apple that they
discovered the ancient Goddess known to the Greeks as ERIS and to the
Romans as DISCORDIA. This was on the fifth night, and when they slept
that night each had a vivid dream of a splendid woman whose eyes were as
soft as feather and as deep as eternity itself, and whose body was the
spectacular dance of atoms and universes. Pyrotechnics of pure energy
formed her flowing hair, and rainbows manifested and dissolved as she |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,407 | spoke in a warm and gentle voice:
I have come to tell you that you are free. Many ages ago, My conscious-
ness left man, that he might develop himself. I return to find this
development approaching completion, but hindered by fear and by
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misunderstanding. You have built for yourselves psychic suits of armor,
and clad in them, your vision is restricted, your movements are clumsy
and painful, your skin is bruised, and your spirit is broiled in the
sun. I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and
scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and
clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and I tell you
that you are free.
During the next months they studied philosophies and theologies,
and learned that ERIS or DISCORDIA was primarily feared by the ancients
as being disruptive. Indeed, the very concept of chaos was still
considered equivalent to strife and treated as a negative. "No wonder
things are all screwed up," they concluded, "they have got it all
backwards." They found that the principle of disorder was every much as
significant as the principle of order.
With this in mind, they studied the strange yin-yang. During a
meditation one afternoon, a voice came to them:
It is called THE SACRED CHAO. I appoint you Keepers of It. Therein you
will find anything you like. Speak of Me as DISCORD, to show contrast to
the pentagon. Tell constricted mankind that there are no rules, unless
they choose to invent rules. Keep close the words of Syadasti: 'TIS AN
ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO MINDS. And remember that there is no tyranny in
the State of Confusion. For further information, consult your pineal
gland.
"What is this?" mumbled one to the other, "A religion based on
The Goddess of Confusion? It is utter madness!"
And with those words, each looked at the other in absolute awe.
Omar began to giggle. Mal began to laugh. Omar began to jump up and
down. Mal was hooting and hollering to beat all hell. And amid squeals
of mirth and with tears on their cheeks, each appointed the other to be
high priest of his own madness, and together they declared themselves to
be a society of Discordia, for what ever that may turn out to be.
"There are trivial truths & there are great truths. The opposite of a
trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also
true."
-Neils Bohr
"Did you know that there is a million bucks hidden in the house next
door?"
"But there is no house next door."
"No? Then let's go build one!"
-MARX
Fnord Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord,
Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord, Fnord,
Fnord, Fnord
Momomoto, Famous Japanese, can swallow his nose.
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St. Trinian's
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POLICE
Sewing Circle
THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE ERISTOCRACY
by Lord Omar
VERSE
Mine brain has meditated on the spinning of The Chao;
It is hovering o'er the table where the Chiefs of Staff are now
Gathered in discussion of the dropping of The Bomb;
Her Apple Corps is strong!
CHORUS
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Her Apple Corps is strong!
VERSE
She was not invited to the party that they held on Limbo Peak;*
So She threw a Golden Apple, 'sted of turn'd t'other cheek!
O it cracked the Holy Punchbowl and it made the nectar leak;
Her Apple Corps is strong!
* "Limbo Peak" refers to Old Limbo Peak, commonly called by the Greeks
"Ol' Limb' Peak."
If a quixotic socrates studied zen under Zorba...?
"The tide is turning... the enemy is suffering terrible losses"
-Gen. Geo. A. Custer
People in a Position to
Know, Inc.
ON PRAYER
Mal-2 was once asked by one of his Disciples if he often prayed to Eris.
He replied with these words:
No, we Erisians seldom pray, it is much too dangerous. Charles Fort has
listed many factual incidences of ignorant people confronted with, say,
a drought, and then praying fervently -- and then getting the entire
village wiped out in a torrential flood.
"Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong. I'm mad but not
ill"
(Werewolf Bridge, Robert Anton Wison)
2920 |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,409 | 14. Wipe thine ass with what is written and grin like a ninny at what is
Spoken. Take thine refuge with thine wine in the Nothing behind
Everything, as you hurry along the Path.
THE PURPLE SAGE
HBT; The Book of Predictions, Chap. 19
Heaven is down. Hell is up.
This is proven by the fact
that the planets and stars
are orderly in their
movements, IGNOTUM PER IGNOTIUS
while down on earth The meaning of this is unknown
we come close to the
primal chaos.
There are four other
proofs,
but I forget them.
-Josh the Dill
King Kong Kabal
IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT IT IS A MISTAKE TO HOLD FIRM BELIEFS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Classical Greeks were not influenced by the Classical Greeks.
DO NOT CIRCULATE!
What We Know About ERIS (not much)
The Romans left a likeness of Her for posterity-- She was shown as a
grotesque woman with a pale and ghastly look, Her eyes afire, Her
garment ripped and torn, and women look pale and ghastly when concealing
a chilly dagger in their bosoms.
Her geneology is from the Greeks and is utterly confused. Either She was
the twin of Ares and the daughter of Zeus and Hera; or She was the
daughter of Nyx, goddess of night (who was either the daughter or wife
of Chaos, or both), and Nyx's brother, Erebus, and whose brothers and
sisters include Death, Doom, Mockery, and Friendship. And that She begat
Forgetfullness, Quarrels, Lies, and a bunch of gods and goddesses like
that.
One day Mal-2 consulted his Pineal Gland* and asked Eris if She really
created all of those terrible things. She told him that She had always
liked the Old Greeks, but that they cannot be trusted with historic mat-
ters. "They were," She added, "victims of indigestion, you know."
Suffice it to say that Eris is not hateful or malicious. But She is
mischievous, and does get a little bitchy at times.
*THE PINEAL GLAND is where each and every one of us can talk to Eris. If
youhave trouble activating your Pineal, then try the appendix which does
almost as well. Reference: DOGMA I, METAPHYSICS #3, "The Indoctrine of
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the Pineal Gland"
DIRUIT AEDIFICAT MUTAT QUADRATA ROTUNDUS |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,410 | -Horace
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2922
THE INSIDE STORY!
The Law of Fives
the Law of Fives is one of the oldest Erisian Mysterees. It was
first revealed to Good Lord Omar and is one of the great contributions
to come from The Hidden Temple of The Happy Jesus.
POEE subscribes to the Law of Fives of Omar's sect. And POEE also
recognizes the holy 23 (2+3=5) that is incorporated by Episkopos Dr.
Mordecai Malignatus, KNS, into his Discordian sect, The Ancient Il-
luminated Seers of Bavaria.
The Law of Fives states simply that: ALL THINGS HAPPEN IN FIVES, OR
ARE DIVISIBLE BY OR ARE MULTIPLES OF FIVE, OR ARE SOMEHOW DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY APPROPRIATE TO 5.
The Law of Fives is never wrong.
In the Erisian Archives is an old memo from Omar to Mal-2: "I find
the Law of Fives to be more and more manifest the harder I look."
Please do not use this document as toilet tissue
The Nagas of Upper Burma say that the sun
shines by day because, being a woman, it
is afraid to venture out at night.
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"You will find that the State is the kind of ORGANIZATION which, though
it does big things badly, does small things badly too."
- John Kenneth Galbraith
THE MYTH OF THE APPLE OF DISCORD
It seems that Zeus was preparing a wedding banquet for Peleus and
Thetis and did not want to invite Eris because of Her reputation as a
trouble maker.*
This made Eris angry, and so She fashioned an apple of pure gold**
and inscribed upon it KALLISTI ("To The Prettiest One") and on the day
of the fete She rolled it into the banquet hall and then left to be
alone and joyously partake of a hot dog.
Now, three of the invited goddesses,*** Athena, Hera, and Aphro-
dite, each immediately claimed it to belong to herself because of the
inscription. And they started fighting, and they started throwing punch
all over the place and everything.
Finally Zeus calmed things down and declared that an arbitrator
must be selected, which was a reasonable suggestion, and all agreed. He
sent them to a shepherd of Troy, whose name was Paris because his mother
had had a lot of gaul and had married a Frenchman; but each of the
sneaky goddesses tried to outwit the others by going early and offering
a bribe to Paris.
Athena offered him Heroic War Victories, Hera offered him Great
Wealth, and Aphrodite offered him the Most Beautiful Woman on Earth.
Being a healthy young Trojan lad, Paris promptly accepted Aphrodite's
bribe and she got the apple and he got screwed.
2923 |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,411 | As she had promised, she maneuvered earthly happenings so that
Pariscould have Helen (The Helen) then living with her husband Mene-
laus,King of Sparta. Anyway, everyone knows that the Trojan War followed
when Sparta demanded their Queen back and that the Trojan War is said to
be The First War among men.
And so we suffer because of the Original Snub. And so a Discordian
is to partake of No Hot Dog Buns. Do you believe that?
-------------------------------------
* This is called THE DOCTRINE OF THE ORIGINAL SNUB
** There is historic disagreement concerning whether this apple was of
metalic gold or acapulco.
*** Actually there were five goddesses, but the Greeks did not know the
Law of Fives.
REMEMBER:
KING
KONG
DIED FOR
YOUR SINS
Ho Chi Zen
is
King Cong
5. An Age of Confusion, or an Ancient Age, is one in which History As We
Know It begins to unfold, in which Whatever Is Coming emerges in
Corporal Form, more or less, and such times are Ages of Balanced
Unbalance, or Unbalanced Balance.
6. An Age of Bureaucracy is an Imperial Age in which Things Mature, in
which Confusion becomes entrenched and during which Balanced Balance,or
Stagnation, is attained.
7. An Age of Disorder or an Aftermath is an Apocalyptic Period of
Transition back to Chaos through the Screen of Oblivion into which the
Age passeth, finally. These are Ages of Unbalanced Unbalance.
HBT; The Book of Uterus, Chap. 3
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Do You Remember?
1. Polite children will always remember that a church is the ______ of
_____.
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2924
An Erisian Hymn
by Rev. Dr. Mungojerry Grindlebone, KOB
Episkopos, THE RAYVILLE APPLE PANTHERS
Onwards Christian Soldiers,
Onwards Buddhist Priests.
Onward, Fruits of Islam,
Fight till you're deceased.
Fight your little battles.
Join in thickest fray;
For the Greater Glory,
of Dis-cord-i-a.
Yah, yah, yah, |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,412 | Yah, yah, yah, yah.
Blfffffffffffft!
Mr. Momomoto, famous Japanese who can swallow his nose,has been
exposed. It was recently revealed that it was Mr. Momomoto's brother who
has been doing all this nose swallowing.
Heute Die Welt
Morgens das Sonnensystem!
Abbey of the Barbarous Relic
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Official Proclamation -- ODD# III(b)/4,i;18Aft3135
--------------------------------------------------
POEE DISORGANIZATIONAL MATRIX
V) The House of Apostle of ERIS
For the Eristocracy and the Cabalablia
A. The Five Apostles of ERIS
B. The Golden Apple Corps (KSC)
C. Episkoposes of The Discordian Society
D. POEE Cabal Priests
E. Saints, Erisian Avatars, and Like Personages
IV) The House of the Rising Podge
for the Disciples of Discordia
A. Office of My High Reverence, The Polyfather
B. Council of POEE Priests
C. The LEGION OF DYNAMIC DISCORD
D. Eristic Avatars
E. Aneristic Avatars
III) The House of the Rising Hodge
For the Bureaucracy
A. the Bureau of Erisian Archives
B. the Bureau of The POEE Epistolary, and The Division of Dogmas
C. The Bureau of Symbols,Emblems, Certificates and Such
D. The Bureau of Eristic Affairs, and The Administry for The
Unenlightened Eristic Horde
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E. The Bureau of Aneristic Affairs, and the Administry for the Orders
of Discordia
II) The House of the Rising Collapse
For the Encouragement of Liberation of Freedom, and/or the Dis-
couragement of the Immanentizing of the Eschaton
A. The Breeze of Wisdom and/or The Wind of Insanity
B. The Breeze of Integrity and/or The Wind of Arrogance
C. The Breeze of Beauty and/or The Wind of Outrages
D. The Breeze of Love and/or The Wind of Bombast
E. The Breeze of Laughter and/or The Wind of Bullshit
I) The Out House
For what is left over
A. Miscellaneous Avatars |
Wicca | The-Complete-Uncut-Book-of-Shadows | 2,413 | B. The Fifth Column
C. POEE =POPES= everywhere
D. Drawer "O" for OUT OF FILE
E. Lost Documents and Forgotten Truths
-><- OFFICIAL - POEE
Head Temple, San Francisco
HOUSE OF THE RISING PODGE
Bureau of The POEE Epistolary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
= THE FIVE FINGERED HAND OF ERIS =
The official symbol of POEE is here illustrated. It may be this, or any
similar device to represent TWO OPPOSING ARROWS CONVERGING INTO A COMMON
POINT. It may be vertical, horizontal, or else such, and it may be
elaborated or simplified as desired.
The esoteric name for this symbol is THE FIVE FINGERED HAND OF ERIS,
commonly shortened to THE HAND.
\ /
-----><-----
/ \
NOTE: In the lore of western magic, the \/ is taken to symbolize horns,
especially the horns of Satan or of diabolical beasties. The Five
Fingered Hand of Eris, however, is not intended to be taken as satanic,
for the "horns" are supported by another set, of inverted "horns". Or
maybe it is walrus tusks. I don't know what it is, to tell the truth.
"Surrealism aims at the total transformation of the mind
and all that resembles it"
-Breton
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-><- POEE -><-
POEE (pronounced "POEE") is an acronym for The PARATHEO-ANAMETAMYSTIKHO-
OD OF ERIS ESOTERIC. The first part can be taken to mean "equivalent
deity,reversity beyond-mystique." We are not really esoteric, it's just
that nobody pays much attention to us.
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MY HIGH REVERENCE MALACLYPSE THE YOUNGER, AB, DD, KSC, is the High
Priest of POEE, and POEE is grounded in his episkopotic revelations of
The Goddess. He is called [The Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in
Gold].
The POEE HEAD TEMPLE is the Joshua Norton Cabal of The Discordian
Society, which is located in Mal-2's pineal gland and can be found by
temporally and spacially locating the rest of Mal-2.
POEE has no treasury, no by-laws, no articles, no guides save Mal-2's
pineal gland, and has only one scruple-- which Mal-2 keeps on his key
chain.
POEE has not registered,incorporated, or otherwise chartered with the
State, and so the State does not recognize POEE or POEE Ordinations,
which is only fair, because POEE does not recognize the State.
POEE has 5 DEGREES:
There is the neophyte, or LEGIONNAIRE DISCIPLE.
The LEGIONNAIRE DEACON, who is catching on.
An Ordained POEE PRIEST/PRIESTESS or a CHAPLIN. |
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