Exploring the Mysteries

Orientation August 1, 2010

Monthly: August 2010 through May 2011

 When neophytes enter into the practice of the magical arts they soon learn that the reason for this course of life-choice is in order to better serve fellow humanity. “I desire to know in order to serve” says the neophyte of the Mysteries.  And so our course of study this year will be in applied magic and the training of the magician. I like Israel Regardie’s primal definition, “Magic, whether of the eastern or western variety, is essentially a divine process – Theurgy, a mode of spiritual culture or development.”   

Our intent is to more fully express our inner self in everyday activities. We are the “microcosm” or small universe in the “macrocosm”, or the greater universe. There is potentially present all the powers and forces of the greater universe within our nature. As initiates of the Mysteries we declare, “There is no part of me that is not part of the Gods.”  

All magical work begins within and is projected outwardly. The inevitable end of Magic is identical to that conceived of in Mysticism: union with the Godhead. Magic conceives of divinity as Spirit and Light and Love.

  Our studies will be divided into these primary components:  Divination, Evocation, Vision and Invocation.  Divination is not ultimately concerned with mere fortune-telling but it has as its objective the development of the inner psychic faculty of intuition. We will deepen in the proper and safe use of  Evocation and utilize techniques of Vision that enlarge the horizon of the mind. In Invocation we act in such a way as to attract the attention of some Being of a superior nature to our own, or some cosmic force of a higher order.

Classes are offered once a month on Sundays in conjunction with the ceremonial services. We will meet at 11:00 am for service, break for lunch and then continue with class or ceremony until 5:30. Please bring your bag lunch. The cost is $350.00 and a payment plan is available upon request.