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Shimmering Chaos: The Magical Power of Art | Thelemic Arts | Horizon Lodge
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0:00 Purpose and outline of the lecture
3:10 The central Truth of Thelema
27:10 0=2 and the central Truth
47:27 Tetragrammaton and the central Truth
57:00 The Gnostic Mass and the central Truth
1:12:47 Tarot and the central Truth
1:25:52 Conclusion
Lecture by Scott Wilde, recorded at Horizon Lodge 11/14/2023
Originally given 8/5/2023 at Notocon XIV notocon.oto-usa.org/xiv/Schedule/sessions-saturday#h.89i1nhs72gvq
LIBER IRIS: keepsilence.org/colors
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Three types of color meaning
06:35 Early occult color - Zohar, Bible, Alchemy, & John Dee
12:08 Book of Magic - Ficino, Agrippa, & Levi
15:41 Color in Fraternal Orders - Masonry, SRIA, & Golden Dawn
23:33 The Four Worlds / Scales
35:12 Crowley's use of color as a language
39:31 Thoth Tarot Overview
42:17 Simple Trumps - The Emperor & Adjustment
45:01 Simple Trumps - Death, The Empress, The Magus
47:09 The Sun & The Moon, The Priestess & The Hierophant
53:20 The Grail - The Chariot, Knight of Cups, Lust
58:22 Gold & Silver - The Star, The Lovers, Art
1:04:34 Sephiroic Colors - The Devil, The Lamen
1:07:36 Elemental Colors - The Lamen, The Aeon
1:14:05 Daath - The Hermit
1:16:13 The Small Cards
1:24:50 The Ace of Cups
1:30:48 Liber IRIS on keepsilence.org
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In this talk, Keith presents a brief sketch of Sabhapati’s life and works and then talks about the way he was engaged by the founders of the Theosophical Society, Henry Olcott and H.P. Blavatsky, and how his works were later translated into German by Franz Hartmann. He then devotes special attention to the way Aleister Crowley integrated his teachings into some of his meditative instructions published in The Equinox and elsewhere, and explains how he and other occultists would have likely interpreted his instructions on canceling (note: not “balancing” or “aligning”!) the cakras. Finally, he shows how his forthcoming editions and translations of Sabhapati’s works, especially those written in a specific form of “Sanskritized” Tamil and Hindustani, provide many additional ritual instructions of practical relevance to modern occultism, such as mantras and rites for invoking various gods and goddesses, the nine deities of the planets and lunar nodes (navagraha), and many other rites that fit well within the kind of “eclectic syncretic” method that Crowley and other occultists promoted as a viable alternative to — but not necessarily a replacement for — traditional cultural forms of religious practice.
Keith Edward Cantú is a scholar of religious history who recently fulfilled the requirements for a PhD in Religious Studies (South Asian religions) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to be awarded in June of this year. His dissertation, entitled “Sri Sabhapati Swami and the ‘Translocalization’ of Śivarājayoga,” examined the Tamil, pan-Indian, and international reception of Sabhapati’s system of yoga, which spans multiple linguistic and cultural worlds, including Theosophy and later Thelema via the works of Aleister Crowley. He has also published articles, chapters, and edited books on Western esotericism and post-Orientalist discourses, on Islamic esotericism and the Baul Fakirs of India and Bangladesh, and on Sanskrit literature on alchemy, and serves as an Associate Editor for Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism. Keith was previously a member of Horizon Lodge before moving to Santa Barbara to complete his studies and continues to pursue his abiding interest in all things related to O.T.O. and A⸫A⸫.
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0:00 Introduction
2:56 History of the concept of correspondences
11:14 Kabbalah and correspondences
14:48 First example of how to use correspondences (Liber LXV)
23:15 Second example of how to use correspondences (Liber XV)
25:51 First tip: Read about Hermetic Qabalah
27:48 Second tip: Use a space repetition system
28:53 Third tip: Don't learn if you don't understand
33:04 Fourth tip: Put your knowledge to work
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A list of Mark's other articles: http://seattle-oto.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dalton-Handout-of-Other-Articles.pdf
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0:00 Introduction
1:33 Perfected Beings
2:38 Rosicrucians
3:26 Freemasonry's Unknown Superiors
4:39 Eckartshausen
5:36 Young Crowley the Seeker
7:22 The Golden Dawn
12:53 Aiwass and The Book of the Law
14:28 Crowley’s Initial Ambivalence
16:29 Crowley Accepts the Assignment
17:59 Does the Apple Fall Far from the Tree?
21:30 Discussion
Additional notes relevant to the lecture may be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSuppyf9TYp1g-pUHJ9wW4R7JzStwcTDoaKK4k3PtjT8o7x-7RJVG1JHuj_avcOOoM9hFejiJ6s1mNc/pub
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0:00 Introduction
1:52 The Scarlet Woman in Thelema
3:57 Religious Syncretism
5:29 The Scarlet Woman in The Book of the Law
7:07 Babalon in The Vision and the Voice
14:50 Babalon in other mythologies
19:06 Babalon in the Bible
23:37 Queen of Heaven
25:23 Asherah and Lilith
30:05 Tiamat and Tehom
33:36 Babalon and Inanna
38:44 Inanna's descent into the underworld
43:19 Does Babalon have roots in ancient goddess worship?
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0:00 Introduction
2:20 What is Liber Resh?
4:41 Who should practice Liber Resh?
5:57 Why should you practice Liber Resh?
6:49 Liber Resh and the Great Work
11:42 Consciousness of the center
23:09 Magical contact with the energies of the Sun
40:00 Timing
43:44 Grade signs
46:12 Invoking the gods
50:18 The sign of silence
51:53 Adoring the Sun
53:07 Meditating
56:43 Assumption of god-forms
58:25 Concluding remarks
Links to the lecture notes and sildes: dennysargentauthor.com/the-maat-of-thelema-lecture-notes-presented-at-horizon-lodge-oto-2-21-2023
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0:00 Introduction
1.35 What is Ma'at?
7:47 Ma'at in the Thelemic Holy Books
20:22 Ma'at and Thmait
22:09 Ma'at and Frater Achad
28:43 MA-ION
37:25 Thelemic-Ma'atian Orders
41:25 Soror Nema
1:05:39 Horus-Maat Lodge
1:06:32 Q&A
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0:00 Introduction
3:04 What are the Holy Books/Class A Texts?
10:45 The history of Lectio Divina
12:00 The method of Lectio Divina
16:37 Hands-on practice
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In this lecture, Entelecheia will lead us on an exploration of truth as the difference between what is alive versus what is dead. We will consider the ways a ritual, a tradition, and an individual can serve as living symbols of truth. We will consider the radical possibility that what we call life is in fact a form of death, and that perhaps the dead are more alive than we realize.
Entelecheia has been a member of O.T.O. and Horizon Lodge since 2014. He is an ordained Priest and Deacon in E.G.C. His areas of interest and research include western philosophy and esotericism. He has a Masters degree in philosophy. His website is lapis-mercurii.org.
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00:00 Audience enters and recap
07:31 Tonight's agenda
08:16 Who I am and disclaimer
09:35 The Khabs and the Khu
13:54 Suffering and the illusion of duality
18:03 The Man of Earth
23:46 Overcoming duality
26:18 Thelema versus Gnosticism
34:27 Liberation through relation
37:36 Symbols of liberation
38:58 The sacrament of penance and the Holy Oil
43:40 The pyramid and the phallus
49:44 Vulnerability, truth, and transformation
55:49 The Ceremony of the Introit
58:26 The identity of the Priestess
01:02:08 The identity and vocation of the Priest in the tomb
01:05:36 The three alchemical principles
01:08:47 The robe, the crown, and the lance
01:11:48 The Lord of Life and Joy
01:16:32 The Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel
01:17:49 Recap
01:22:21 Next time
01:25:23 Q&A
00:00 Audience enters
01:43 Introduction
07:09 Disclaimer
09:50 Interpretation
15:38 Claim
17:45 Crowley's description of the mass
25:45 Labor and Enjoyment
29:38 Procreation
34:05 The Cult of the Sun
46:37 On the nature of Truth
1:02:30 On the nature of Love
1:09:04 Mass's depiction of Truth and Love
1:18:23 Summary
1:23:47 Outro
1:24:45 Audience questions
Entelecheia has been a member of O.T.O. and Horizon Lodge since 2014. He is an ordained Priest and Deacon in E.G.C. His areas of interest and research include western philosophy and esotericism. He has a Masters degree in philosophy. His website is lapis-mercurii.org.
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0:00 - Introduction and purpose
1:07 - Ancient and contemporary magic
8:29 - Different perspectives on will
11:33 - What is a person?
20:08 - Having needs vs. being needs
24:13 - Having mode and being mode as applied to magic
27:19 - Having mode and being mode as applied to will
28:10 - Remembering the being mode
29:50 - When we beome magic, the world becomes magical
32:35 - Eros and erotic liberation
36:18 - The meaning of Ra-Hoor-Khuit
38:20 - What is depth?
39:52 - Liber Resh and turning toward manifestation
42:43 - Thelema and Daoism
43:55 - Every day access to magic
Part of Horizon's O.T.O. 101 series in which we explain what O.T.O. is, what our philosophy is, and what our main activities are. The class series is intended to offer basic information to those on the periphery of our community who may be curious about who we are and what we do, or those who have been involved for a while but who are looking to fill in gaps.
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0:00 - Introduction and purpose of the talk
2:20 - What is an initiation ceremony?
6:33 - Comparison with ancient mystery schools
7:15 - What initiation into O.T.O. accomplishes
10:09 - The experience of going through an initiation ceremony
11:30 - The degree system of O.T.O.
15:40 - How does one initiate?
19:00 - Q&A
Entelecheia is an ordained Priest and Deacon in EGC and a chartered initiator. His interests include metaphysics, magic, and the sacred tradition of the west. He currently resides in Seattle, WA where he is a member of
Horizon Lodge.
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Part of Horizon's O.T.O. 101 series in which we explain what O.T.O. is, what our philosophy is, and what our main activities are. The class series is intended to offer basic information to those on the periphery of our community who may be curious about who we are and what we do, or those who have been involved for a while but who are looking to fill in gaps.
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0:00 - Introduction, purpose of the class
1:14 - EGC in the context of OTO
5:05 - EGC's structure
8:10 - EGC's activities
8:41 - What it's like attending Gnostic Mass
13:57 - EGC's spirituality
23:08 - Q&A
Part of Horizon's O.T.O. 101 series in which we explain what O.T.O. is, what our philosophy is, and what our main activities are. The class series is intended to offer basic information to those on the periphery of our community who may be curious about who we are and what we do, or those who have been involved for a while but who are looking to fill in gaps.
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0:00 - Introduction, purpose of the class
2:25 - Aleister Crowley's definition of magick
3:49 - Magick's relation to will
5:49 - The object of all magical ritual
12:20 - Magick and the Thelemic spiritual path
14:51 - Thelemic magick and pantheons
15:48 - Experimentation and magick
18:44 - Getting started, how to use Liber O
21:22 - Q&A
Part of Horizon's O.T.O. 101 series in which we explain what O.T.O. is, what our philosophy is, and what our main activities are. The class series is intended to offer basic information to those on the periphery of our community who may be curious about who we are and what we do, or those who have been involved for a while but who are looking to fill in gaps.
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0:00 - Introduction, purpose of the class
1:22 - Some basic terms and phrases
2:51 - How to categorize Thelema
6:37 - Plan of the talk
7:21 - The Book of the Law and the universe
10:17 - Nature of the individual
12:52 - Relationship with Darwinian evolution
14:11 - Will, love, love under will
19:04 - The deepest part of you desires the deepest part of reality
21:29 - Love is the essence of religion
22:18 - Thelema focuses on process, not product
24:51 - We are participants, not detached observers
26:19 - We do not impose will on reality
27:18 - Connection between Thelema and magick
28:28 - Thelema and virtue
30:59 - Thelema and higher states of consciousness
32:04 - Thelema and O.T.O.'s initiations
33:00 - Thelema and fraternity
33:48 - Thelema and generosity
34:29 - How to learn more
36:09 - Q&A
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Part of Horizon's O.T.O. 101 series in which we explain what O.T.O. is, what our philosophy is, and what our main activities are. The class series is intended to offer basic information to those on the periphery of our community who may be curious about who we are and what we do, or those who have been involved for a while but who are looking to fill in gaps.
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0:00 - Introduction, purpose of the class
3:38 - What is O.T.O.?
8:47 - What is O.T.O.'s mission?
13:42 - What does O.T.O. do?
16:29 - How to find O.T.O. near you
19:31 - Differences between O.T.O. local bodies
20:58 - O.T.O. has no formal mentoring system
22:12 - Behavioral expectations at O.T.O. events
23:33 - O.T.O. values
26:53 - Being a good guest
28:16 - Q&A
After the success of last year's Holiday Special, we decided to do another, this time with many more members of our lodge and our extended community. We hope you enjoy it!
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01:39 Intro
08:14 Readings related to ATU XV "The Devil"
20:45 Hymn to Pan, Crowley - Sister Melissa
24:49 To Pan, Orphic Hymns - Sibling Bodhi
27:15 LIBER A'ASH VEL CAPRICORNI PNEVMATICI - Brother Scott
36:45 Drumming and Chanting I
48:02 Silent Scrying
56:23 Drumming and Chanting II
59:44 Silent Scrying
1:02:57 Drumming and Chanting III
1:05:14 Silent Scrying
1:08:14 Outro
An invocation of the Spirit of Capricorn, the Path of Ayin, and ATU XV "The Devil", through a particular method of working with the sigil and spirit name from "LIBER ARCANORUM τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI", also known as "LIBER 231".
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In this excerpt, Entelecheia gives an account of Thelemic "evil" as the arbitrary restriction or limitation of reality, and how the path of liberation requires self-abandonment and erotic union of Hadit with Nuit.
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Entelecheia is an ordained Priest and Deacon in EGC and a chartered initiator. His interests include metaphysics, magic, and the sacred tradition of the west. He currently resides in Seattle, WA where he is a member of
Horizon Lodge.
The views expressed in this video do not represent official O.T.O. teachings.
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00:45 Hymn to Death
01:40 Intro
06:20 Readings related to ATU XIII "Death"
20:55 Drumming and Chanting I
32:20 Silent Scrying
41:05 Drumming and Chanting II
44:38 Silent Scrying
48:44 Drumming and Chanting III
51:17 Silent Scrying
53:19 Outro
An invocation of the Spirit of Scorpio, the Path of Nun, and ATU XIII "Death", through a particular method of working with the sigil and spirit name from "LIBER ARCANORUM τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI", also known as "LIBER 231".
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A group of Siblings call upon the guidance of the full moon via an experiment with distanced multimedia collaboration.
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00:00 Liber 156
07:50 Intro
16:34 Thelemic Readings related to The Chariot
25:18 Vision and the Voice 12th Aethyr
38:36 Drumming and Chanting I
50:05 Silent Scrying I
58:08 Drumming and Chanting II
1:01:44 Silent Scrying II
1:05:56 Drumming and Chanting III
1:08:25 Silent Scrying III
1:11:10 Outro
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In this talk, a portion of which is here excerpted, Keith presents a brief sketch of Sabhapati’s life and works and then talks about the way he was engaged by the founders of the Theosophical Society, Henry Olcott and H.P. Blavatsky, and how his works were later translated into German by Franz Hartmann. He then devotes special attention to the way Aleister Crowley integrated his teachings into some of his meditative instructions published in The Equinox and elsewhere, and explains how he and other occultists would have likely interpreted his instructions on canceling (note: not “balancing” or “aligning”!) the cakras. Finally, he shows how his forthcoming editions and translations of Sabhapati’s works, especially those written in a specific form of “Sanskritized” Tamil and Hindustani, provide many additional ritual instructions of practical relevance to modern occultism, such as mantras and rites for invoking various gods and goddesses, the nine deities of the planets and lunar nodes (navagraha), and many other rites that fit well within the kind of “eclectic syncretic” method that Crowley and other occultists promoted as a viable alternative to — but not necessarily a replacement for — traditional cultural forms of religious practice.
Keith Edward Cantú is a scholar of religious history who recently fulfilled the requirements for a PhD in Religious Studies (South Asian religions) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to be awarded in June of this year. His dissertation, entitled “Sri Sabhapati Swami and the ‘Translocalization’ of Śivarājayoga,” examined the Tamil, pan-Indian, and international reception of Sabhapati’s system of yoga, which spans multiple linguistic and cultural worlds, including Theosophy and later Thelema via the works of Aleister Crowley. He has also published articles, chapters, and edited books on Western esotericism and post-Orientalist discourses, on Islamic esotericism and the Baul Fakirs of India and Bangladesh, and on Sanskrit literature on alchemy, and serves as an Associate Editor for Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism. Keith was previously a member of Horizon Lodge before moving to Santa Barbara to complete his studies and continues to pursue his abiding interest in all things related to O.T.O. and A⸫A⸫.
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00:00 Reading from The Vision and the Voice, 5th Aethyr
12:37 Intro
18:13 Readings Related to the path
34:06 Hymn To Apollon from "The Orphic Hymns"
37:10 Drumming and Chanting I
48:34 Silent Scrying I
55:53 Drumming and Chanting II
59:26 Silent Scrying II
1:02:24 Outro
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00:00 False Start
01:06 The Cry of the 23rd Aethyr
09:18 Intro
14:13 Readings related to "The Hierophant"
24:24 To Hera, Orphic Hymns
25:39 Caviar, Book of Lies
27:05 Drums and Chanting I
38:22 Silent Scrying
44:30 Drums and Chanting II
47:50 Silent Scrying
51:10 Drums and Chanting III
53:30 Silent Scrying
57:28 Outro
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15:29 Intro
22:44 Readings from Thelemic Corpus related to "The Emperor"
28:25 The Battle of the Ants from The Book of Lies
29:32 Hymn to Athene
31:28 LIBER V vel REGULI
44:15 Drumming and Chanting I, 11 min
56:17 Silent Scrying I
1:03:25 Drumming and Chanting II, 3 min
1:06:53 Silent Scrying II
1:09:54 Drumming and Chanting III, 2 min
1:12:20 Silent Scrying III
1:14:55 Outro
Join us on the Spring Equinox, Saturday March 20th 8pm, for a fiery invocation of the Spirit of Aries, the Path of Heh, and ATU IV "The Emperor", through a particular method of working with the sigil and spirit name from "LIBER ARCANORUM τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI", also known as "LIBER 231".
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Originally filmed for Horizon Lodge's 2021 Spring Equinox Celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=ukRT8ECtlEY
Script available here:
keepsilence.org/the-equinox/book4/3/liber-v-vel-reguli_low.pdf
1:01:12 Ritual Start
1:02:00 Orphic Hymn to Physis
1:05:17 Intro
1:16:29 Readings related to The Universe
1:27:12 Orphic Hymn to Gaia
1:28:21 Invocation of the Gnomes, Elemental Prayer of Earth
1:31:40 Liber VII, Chapter 2 (Saturn)
1:38:57 Drumming and Chanting I
1:50:15 Silent Scrying I
1:58:19 Drumming and Chanting II
2:01:39 Silent Scrying II
2:05:33 Drumming and Chanting III
2:07:50 Silent Scrying III
2:10:41 Outro
An invocation of the Spirit of Saturn and Earth, the Path of Tav, and ATU XXI "The Universe", through a particular method of working with the sigil and spirit name from "LIBER ARCANORUM τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI", also known as "LIBER 231".
Streaming will begin at 7pm, Ritual to begin at 8pm.
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00:00 Opening
00:53 "The Speech in the Silence"
01:40 Intro
08:36 Reading from Thelemic Texts
16:02 "At the Ending of the Light"
17:00 Invocation of Hermes from Orpheus
19:28 Invocation of Thoth
24:49 Liber 7, Chapter 5
32:05 Drumming and Chanting I
43:43 Silent Scrying I
51:06 Drumming and Chanting II
54:47 Silent Scrying II
57:52 Drumming and Chanting III
1:00:09 Silent Scrying III
1:03:15 Outro
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Join us on November 14 as a group of Siblings partake of the Deipnon via an experimental, multimedia collaboration.
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00:00 Opening
00:48 Uncharmable Charmer by Telesterion
06:44 Intro
12:36 Readings from Thelemic Texts
18:51 Garyaatri Mantra
21:53 Hymn to Selene - Orphic Hymns
23:20 Liber 7, Chapter 6
29:42 Drumming and Chanting I
41:01 Silent Scrying I
47:43 Drumming and Chanting II
51:05 Silent Scrying II
55:21 Drumming and Chanting III
58:03 Silent Scrying III
1:01:06 Outro
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The music theory video referenced in this class can be found here:
Rick Beato - Dissonance = Emotion: youtu.be/yuhSUZGWC0E
59:36 Ritual Start
1:00:33 Prayer of the Sylphs - Brother Jim
1:03:13 Intro
1:09:03 Thelemic Readings related to air, aleph, & The Fool
1:26:58 Invocations of Air from Crowley's Orpheus - Sibling Cate & Brother Scott
1:31:16 Invocation of the Three Winds, Orphic Hymns - Sibling Lisa
1:33:07 Liber LXV, Chapter II (Air)
1:45:57 Drumming & Chanting I
1:57:13 Silent Scrying I
2:04:35 Drumming & Chanting II
2:07:54 Silent Scrying II
2:11:54 Drumming & Chanting III
2:14:14 Silent Scrying III
2:18:24 Outro
An invocation of the Spirit of Air, the Path of Aleph, and ATU 0 "The Fool", through a particular method of working with the sigil and spirit name from "LIBER ARCANORUM τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI", also known as "LIBER 231".
Check out previous invocations in this series here:
Spirit of Venus:
youtube.com/watch?v=N3bvBVOkiBU
Spirit of Fire:
youtube.com/watch?v=a_hSMHmvZu0&t=7195s
Spirit of Sol:
youtube.com/watch?v=aSVm2KPC__g
Spirit of Water:
youtube.com/watch?v=SjLYw6OOSnI
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Timestamps:
00:00 Opening
00:19 Ezekiel 1
04:13 Introduction
08:52 Thelemic Readings on the Path of Kaph
19:05 Orphic Hymn to Zeus
20:29 Liber 65, Chapter 3
28:55 Chanting and Drumming I
40:10 Silent Scrying I
48:00 Chanting and Drumming II
51:21 Silenct Scrying II
56:12 Chanting and Drumming III
58:28 Silent Scrying III
1:02:26 Outro
Check out previous invocations in this series here:
Spirit of Venus:
youtube.com/watch?v=N3bvBVOkiBU
Spirit of Fire:
youtube.com/watch?v=a_hSMHmvZu0&t=7195s
Spirit of Sol:
youtube.com/watch?v=aSVm2KPC__g
Spirit of Water:
youtube.com/watch?v=SjLYw6OOSnI
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00:00 Opening
00:46 "My Head is Split" from Gargoyles
01:55 Intro
07:16 "Invocation of the Furies" from Orpheus
11:39 "To Ares" from the Orphic Hymns
12:48 Liber VII, Chapter 1 (Mars)
19:25 Thelemic Readings related to The Tower and Mars
27:04 Drumming and Chanting, part 1
37:10 Silent scrying
44:56 Drumming and Chanting, part 2
48:12 Silent scrying
53:41 Drumming and Chanting, part 3
56:10 Silent scrying
58:43 Outro
Check out previous invocations in this series here:
Spirit of Venus:
youtube.com/watch?v=N3bvBVOkiBU
Spirit of Fire:
youtube.com/watch?v=a_hSMHmvZu0&t=7195s
Spirit of Sol:
youtube.com/watch?v=aSVm2KPC__g
Spirit of Water:
youtube.com/watch?v=SjLYw6OOSnI
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