Horizon, Ordo Templi Orientis | The Living and the Dead: Truth Embodied in Liber XV | A Lecture by Entelecheia @horizon-oto | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The raising of a corpse, a litany of dead saints, the fulfillment of the covenant of resurrection, and the eventual return of all into the silence of the tomb: the living and the dead play an integral role in the liturgy and drama of Liber XV.
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
The raising of a corpse, a litany of dead saints, the fulfillment of the covenant of resurrection, and the eventual return of all into the silence of the tomb: the living and the dead play an integral role in the liturgy and drama of Liber XV.
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.
Support Horizon: seattle-oto.org/contact-us/donate
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
