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Initiation for the Ordo Hermetika.

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  • Let my servants be few & secret:

    they shall rule the many & the known.

    -Aiwass, liber al vel legis; I,X

  • AN OPEN LETTER FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE ORDER

    Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law,

    Ordo Hermetika can be described as an initiatory college where students are gradually tried and tested

    in many different and diverse ways as they become more and more independent and learn how to

    teach themselves.

    The sole purpose of the Order is to aid each of its members on their individual quest by suggesting a

    suitable way by which they may attain the Sublime Goal.

    Every free person sound of mind and of adult age has an undeniable right to be admitted into the first

    grade. Advancement through the grades is based upon every individual member's own effort,

    dedication and diligence and is not to be negotiated nor acquired by any other means whatsoever

    including any kind of favoring or bribery.

    Our lineage is purely spiritual, our views are apolitical and unsectarian;

    We believe that there is no religion higher than truth.

    We believe in no dogmas. Our beliefs are guided by reason and backed up by experience;

    Our method is strictly scientific.

    Our absolute rule is never to interfere with the judgment of any other person whomsoever. Each of us

    is their own master and creator of their own reality tunnel;

    We respect individuality and cherish diversity of thought.

    The Order is meant to be primarily an on-line source of instruction and information but members who

    live within the same region may meet on a regular basis and apply for a charter if they wish to organize

    themselves and make a local body.

    We reserve to ourselves the right to expel anyone who promotes schism or controversy among the

    members of the Order.

    Love is the law, love under will.

    -Frater Noctis, Amor Vincit Omnia,

    Ordo Hermetika Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order

  • ORDO HERMETIKA Frequently asked questions about the Order.

    - What do you offer?

    - A systematic approach for the beginner to the study of history, theory and practice of Mysticism and

    Magick.

    - Would you consider the Order as LHP or RHP?

    - We practice neither abstinence nor over-indulgence. We follow the Middle Path, which is a path of

    balance a lot alike the path of Buddhism and that of mystic Qaballah.

    - How do you differ in regards to other more traditional orders?

    - In contrast to Freemasonry and other orders of the Old Aeon, we openly accept Magick as the basic

    force behind all life and a fundamental tool for spiritual development. We also are a thelemic

    organization, that is to say, we accept the magical and cosmological principles outlined in Liber AL vel

    Legis, "the book of the law".

    - How do you differ in regards to other thelemic orders?

    - The main difference is to be found in our study guide or curriculum. While keeping in high reverence

    the works of Aleister Crowley and the Holy Books of Thelema (the law is for all, all of these books are

    part of the public domain) we officially study other different types of literature involving but not

    limited to Gnosticism, Hermeticism and Theosophy. We therefore appeal to a broader audience.

    - What are the order's teachings based on?

    - Our studies are based on the teachings of the Masters. In general, they are a synthesis of the occult

    with a special emphasis in theosophy, Gnosticism and ceremonial Magick.

    - Is there an outline for beginners or does one have to be an adept?

    - Applicants receive a first grade curriculum which is an outline of the general philosophy and the work

    done in the upper grades. Real adepts do not need instruction.

    - How does one rise through the grades of the order?

    - Advancement through the grades is based upon every individual member's own effort, dedication and

    diligence and is not to be negotiated nor acquired by any other means whatsoever including any kind

    of favoring or bribery.

    - What's the main objective of the first grade of the order?

    - Achieving self-awareness and self-enpowerement.

  • May 24, 2013 Era Vulgari

    ORDO HERMETIKA MANIFESTO

    We gladly announce there is an Interior College of enlightened and remarkable men of good will whose

    duty is to guard and preserve an ancient and technical knowledge of great power. The knowledge that

    we hereby make reference to may be considered as the father and mother of all science. Its custody

    represents a great responsibility because of the dangers it could cause at once if it were to fall in the

    hands of the unprepared.

    The Interior College that we speak to you of has catalyzed human progress and influenced all of the

    great social movements in history. They are greatly responsible for the civilization of the modern world.

    Its classic form was originally founded sometime during the fourteenth or fifteenth century; two

    centuries later they founded the Invisible College in London and announced themselves publicly in

    Germany under the name of the College of the Rosy Cross.

    This Inner Order has also existed under many other different names but you should know that it has

    always been governed by the same Spirit of Progress and under the guidance of the Secret Chiefs. Of

    these Hidden Masters it is unlawful for us to speak to the non initiate but we find it appropriate for you

    to know that they are preparing mankind for a second age of enlightenment. This upcoming age of

    enlightenment will coincide with what is known to mystics as the golden age or messianic age.

    Ordo Hermetika is a visible manifestation of the Interior College. It is the vehicle by which ordinary men

    may attain the knowledge of their True Will and come out of their slumber. We hold the key to the

    lesser mysteries that will awaken the more subtle faculties of the candidates mind and activate his

    creative powers by reconnecting him to himself. Our Order can be described as an initiatory college

    where students are gradually tried and tested in many different and diverse ways as they gradually

    become more and more independent and learn to master their lives.

    Ordo Hermetika is meant to be primarily an on-line source of information and instruction but members

    who live within the same region may apply for a charter if they wish to organize themselves and

    establish a local body. Ordo Hermetikas main purpose is the development of an Initiation system of

    ceremonial magick based on the Western Mystery Tradition. Those who are interested and sympathize

    with the objectives of the Order are cordially invited to join us.

    Every (wo)man of adult age and of sound mind has an undeniable right to the first grade of the Order.

    Applicants will receive a first grade curriculum which is an outline of the general philosophy and the

    work done in the upper grades. Initiation into the Order is currently free and its members are not

    required to pay fees. Advancement through the grades is based upon every individual member's own

    effort, dedication and diligence and is not to be negotiated nor acquired by any other means

    whatsoever including any kind of favoring or bribery.

    -Frater Noctis, Amor Vincit Omnia, Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order

  • Ordo Hermetika;

    Constitution of the Order - 2013

    Section One: Overview

    The Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order (O.H.O.) shall be the main executive officer.

    The O.H.O. has the right to appoint officers of diverse kinds whose main function is to look after

    the stability and welfare of the Organization.

    There shall be three main officers presently known as:

    -Deputy Grand Master

    -Executive Office Delegate

    -Supreme Pontiff

    These three officers will form a group which shall be known as the Supreme Council of the Three.

    Section Two: The Supreme Council of the Three, a general description

    The Supreme Council of the Three will function as a regulatory committee. In short, it is their duty

    to oversee the right conduct of the members of the Order and to guarantee that they all receive

    the same share of fairness and humanity. From time to time the officers will be called by the

    O.H.O. to work conjointly on different kinds of projects.

    The Supreme Council of the Three will have the power to expel any members who do not conform

    to the regulations and the positive spirit of the Order however; they must make a written

    notification to the O.H.O. first.

    Members who are being expelled have the right to write a letter appealing for clemency from the

    O.H.O. if they choose to. The O.H.O. has the power to grant condonation. When condonation

    takes place the O.H.O. may administer sanctions to the defendant or the accuser.

    The Supreme Council of the Three will have the power to appoint members to cover for them in

    case they are ill or away from home however; they may not do so without prior approval from the

    O.H.O.

    If need arises, the Supreme Council of the Three has the power to appoint a new officer in case

    they resign or are permanently unable to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations. If so, they

    must send the O.H.O. a letter providing a detailed explanation of the reason and circumstances

    involving their resignation.

  • Applications to an office must be sent to the O.H.O. via physical mail. The O.H.O. has the power to

    accept or reject them.

    Section Three: General executive powers of the O.H.O.:

    The O.H.O. has the power to create new offices and delegate additional responsibilities to the

    officers.

    The O.H.O. has the power to relieve an officer from one or more of their responsibilities.

    The O.H.O. has the power to remove an officer from their position.

    The O.H.O. has the power to eliminate offices at any given time.

    The O.H.O. has the power to modify the rituals as well as the constitution of the Order.

    The O.H.O. has the power to create grades, to eliminate grades and to modify the structure of the

    Order.

    The O.H.O. has the power to promote members into higher offices.

    The O.H.O. has the power to expel any members who do not conform to the regulations and the

    positive spirit of the Order.

    The O.H.O. has the right to resign if he considers himself no longer unfit to rule the Order. If so,

    (s)he has the right to appoint a successor.

    If need arises, the O.H.O. has the power to dissolve the Order.

    Section Four: The applicants

    Applicants must fill out an application form and send it into the Order headquarters.

    Applicants must get in touch with the O.H.O. to verify their application form has been received.

    Sending an application form does not guarantee membership.

    Reception will be confirmed by the O.H.O. via online.

    To complete the process of reception applicants are required to carry out the self initiation ritual

    appointed by the O.H.O.

  • Section Five: The Supreme Council of the three, description of the offices

    Deputy Grand Master;

    The Deputy Grand Master is the leader of the lodges within his or her appointed jurisdiction. He or

    she annually appoints lodge officers to assist in his or her work.

    Executive Office Delegate;

    The Executive Office Delegate speaks or acts on behalf of the organization at meetings or

    conferences between organizations of the same level. He or she is the Orders ambassador.

    Supreme Pontiff;

    The Supreme Pontiff is the leader and Archbishop of the Ecclesia Hermetika, being the

    ecclesiastical arm of the Order.

    Section Six: Of the members duties and obligations

    Moreover, it is every members duty to

    - discover and formulate their true will

    - carry out their true will

    - devote themselves wholeheartedly to the Great Work

    - strive to the Knowledge and Conversation of their own Holy Guardian Angel

    - become independent and self-supportive

    - respect other members sovereignty

    - promulgate the law of Thelema

    - support the establishment of the of the New Aeon

    - will

    - dare

    - know

    - be silent

    -Frater Noctis, Amor Vincit Omnia: Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order

    June 12, 2013 Era Vulgari

  • THE HERMETIK MASS

    The official liturgical practice of our Order

    Acolyte: Thelema, Ararita, Abrahadabra (sounds the bell eleven times)

    Deacon: Attention! Baphomet, Aiwaz, Amon Ra, IAO (raises wand towards the sky)

    Dark, terrible and consuming God, Thee we invoke in this hour, with great valor and respect we

    approach ourselves to your presence. (Kisses the wand and puts it before the altar)

    Priestess: Old Eternal and Supreme Angel of the Infinite Space, Great Architect, Regent of the

    Cosmos, Ultimate Spark of the Universe, Mystery of Mysteries! Alfa and Omega!

    Accept this, our sacred offer (fills up the cup with wine, raises it towards the sky, drinks from it

    and puts it on the altar, she impregnates the bread with incense and does the same with the

    wine)

    Acolyte: worship me with swords and spears; worship me with fire and blood!

    Deacon: ADONAI EHEIEHEI, Venerable art thou, O God amongst Gods, Seven hundred and

    Seventy Seven times is thy Name Holy!

    Amen, verily. Hear the names:

    THERION, CHAOS, BABALON, NUIT, HADIT, RA-HOOR-KHUIT.

    Priestess: O Magnificent Red Rose swollen by Love lying upon the Golden Cross! O

    Splendorous Jewel in the Lotus!

    Acolyte: Bless this bread and this wine, strengthen our spirits and our bodies so we can

    efficiently participate in the Great Work. (Administers the wine and the bread amongst the

    Congregation)

    Congregation: There is no part of me that is not part of the Gods (eat bread and drink wine)

    Priestess: Manifest thy power in our lives, open up the ways, lighten our soul, untie the

    abundance and crown our work. (Lusters the lance with Abramelin oil)

    Deacon to Congregation: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Congregation to

    Deacon: Love is the law, love under will.

  • ORDO HERMETIKA Ritual of Self-initiation into the Order

    Note: before initiating yourself into Thelema or any other magickal current you should investigate and

    inform yourself thoroughly. It is impossible to overemphasize this fact. The aspirant should have read

    the Holy Books of Thelema especially Liber AL vel Legis, the Book of The Law before formulating a

    magickal link with our Order. After this (s)he should continue reading the aforementioned books on a

    regular basis to strengthen and reinforce the magickal link. Familiarity with these books will be the

    spinal cord of his/her evolution throughout the grades of the Order.

    -Frater Noctis, Amor Vincit Omnia

    Ordo Hermetika Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order

    The Ritual:

    Begin by cleaning up your room. Arrange everything in order as if you were expecting an important

    visitor to arrive. Play suitable music to elevate your thoughts.

    Put on perfumed oil, (symbolic of the element of water) clear your mind completely of all mundane,

    negative and unpleasant thoughts, and meditate until your body is totally relaxed. After this, cast on

    the floor a circle of about six feet in diameter, using paint, or white chalk or visualize it with your

    minds eye. Breathe deeply and chant the magickal mantra: AUMGN!

    Sprinkle a little salt (symbolic of the element earth) over the circle to consecrate it, and say:

    With salt I consecrate and bless this circle in the divine name of the goddess of Infinite Space, Nuit and

    her consort, the snake god of Light, Hadit. Breathe deeply and chant the sacred name: ARARITA!

    Sit in the center of your circle, facing north, with two white candles (symbolic of the element fire) and a

    censer of frankincense and myrrh incense (symbolic of the element air) before you. (it is best to

    perform this ritual alone and skyclad, or nude; however, if you feel uncomfortable working without

    clothing on, you may wear a ceremonial robe instead.)

    Light the incense, and then light the first candle, and say:

    I invoke and call upon thee O mother Goddess, creatress of life and soul of the infinite universe.

    By candle flame and incense smoke do I invoke Thee to bless this rite.

  • O thou blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; thou naked brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky. Thou who art

    known as Nuit, Babalon and the Scarlet Woman amongst many other beautiful and divine names, In

    this consecrated circle I do pledge myself to honor thee, to love thee, and to serve thee well for as long

    as I shall live.

    I promise to seek thee only, to be goodly therefore: to dress in fine apparel; to eat rich foods and drink

    sweet wines and wines that foam! Also to take my fill of love as I will, when, where and with whom I

    will! But always unto thee.

    Pour some red wine on a cup and drink it. (symbolic of the element of spirit)

    Continue:

    I promise to respect and obey the law of Do What Thou Wilt.

    I swear to abide by the Law of the New Aeon;

    O Nuit, continuous one in Heaven, I do open my heart and soul to thee. So mote it be! Breathe deeply

    and chant the word of the Aeon: THELEMA!

    Light the second candle, and say:

    I invoke and call upon thee O Hawk- Headed Lord of Silence and Strength

    Thou Heru-Ra-Ha, Thou Hoor-Paar-Kraat, Thou Ra-Hoor-Khuit

    Lord of Light, Life, Love and Liberty; Father of all things wild and free.

    By candle flame and incense smoke to bless this rite I invoke Thee.

    Hawk-headed mystical Lord, Crowned and Conquering child

    Instill within me thine Light from above!

    In this consecrated circle of candlelight I do pledge myself:

    to honor thee, to love thee, and to serve thee well for as long as I shall live.

  • O great god of War and of Vengeance

    Make me healthy and hale, alive and alert

    Be thou the strength, force, vigour, of my arms.

    That I may be fit to duly perform the Great Work!

    This I ask of Thee, O Hawk- Headed One

    Lord of the Aeon and Lord of the Sun!

    Lord of the Double Wand of Power,

    I do open my heart and soul to thee. Give me the sign of the open eye! So mote it be!

    Hold your open hands up to the heavens. Close your eyes and visualize two white beams of glowing

    light streaking down from the sky and flowing into your palms.

    Breathe deeply and chant the word of double power: ABRAHADABRA!

    Remain in the consecrated circle until both of the candles and the incense have burned themselves out.

    Your rite of self-initiation is now ended.

  • ORDO HERMETIKA

    STRUCTURE OF THE ORDER

    What follows is a sketchy description of the work the grades will involve.

    THE MAN OF EARTH: 1rst Grade of our program:

    The whole work of this grade is based on Malkuth. The main purpose of this grade is to allow

    the student to set his feet firmly upon the solid ground so that he will be suitably prepared for

    his further magickal and mystical work. The (wo)man of earth strengthens the mind and the

    physical body by means of Asana and Pranayama, deep study and good old exercise.

    THE LOVER: 2nd Grade of our program:

    This grade corresponds to Yesod the 2nd Sephira of the Middle Pillar. The lover works with

    sex, the imagination, and the Astral Body using diverse methods involving but not limited to

    Tantra, Art, Divination, Meditation and Scrying.

    THE HERMIT: 3rd and last Grade of our program:

    This grade is based on Tiphereth, being the third

    sephira of the Middle Pillar. The Adept works with the

    Heart by means of Prayer, Ritual, Martial Arts, Yama

    and Niyama. The aim of this grade is achievement of

    the personal experience known as Knowledge and

    Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

    This picture illustrates the first sephirot of the tree of

    life. It was used by the Golden Dawn to represent

    advancement through the grades of their Order. Our

    structure is similar but yet more simple and

    straightforward for as you know, the shortest way

    between two points is a straight line. Therefore in our

    System you will not find any sort of redundancy, nor

    lingering on spheres of the Astral Plane, nor artificial

    grades intended to retain members for a longer time

    in order to make the biggest profit possible out of their

    naivety and their pockets.

  • ORDO HERMETIKA

    First grade reading list:

    The reading of this list will give the student a solid grounding on Magick, Libertarianism and

    Psychology. It is our intention to change the readers perspective on life and to stimulate a

    radical change in his personality. Remember that the main objective of the first grade is to gain

    self knowledge and self empowerment, so hopefully after reading these books (s)he should

    have become a different person. Also, the student should learn to become independent and

    apply this knowledge by following his or her own techniques. Students are required to write

    essays sporadically based on their experiences and opinion. These essays will be published in

    a quarterly online magazine which will be the Orders official publication. (p.s. this study

    program is a current version and may be subject to change in the future)

    -Frater Noctis, Amor Vincit Omnia

    Ordo Hermetika Frater Superior and Outer Head of the Order

    Books: -The Book of the Law / Book 4 / The Holy

    Books of Thelema / Eight Lectures on Yoga

    / Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley

    -The Magickal Revival by Kenneth Grant

    -My Life With the Spirits / Angels Demons

    and Gods of the New Millennium / Low

    Magick by Lon Milo DuQuette

    -Undoing Yourself With Energy /

    An Interview With Israel Regardie, His Final

    Thoughts and Views by Christopher S.

    Hyatt

    Prometheus Rising / The New Inquisition /

    Quantum Psychology by Robert Anton

    Wilson

    -Initiation Into Hermetics by Franz Bardon

    -The New Hermeticts by Jason Agustus

    Newcomb

    -The Kybalion by Three Initiates

    -Thee Psychick Bible by Genesis P-Orridge

    -The Morning of The Magicians by Louis

    Pauwells and Jacques Bergier

    -The Golden Bough by Frazer

    -Freedom Is a Two Edged Sword by Jack

    Parsons

    -1984 by George Orwell

    -Common Sense, the Rights of Man and

    other Essential writings by Thomas Paine

    -Brave New Word by Aldous Huxley

    -The Republic by Plato

    -Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais

    -Utopia by Thomas More

    -V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

    -A Treatise of Human Nature by David

    Hume

    -The Heart of Man by Erich Fromm

    -Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm

    -The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm

    -The Red Book by Carl Jung

    -Modern Man in Search of a Soul by Carl

    Jung

    -The Interpretation of Nature and the

    Psyche by Carl Jung

    -The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung

    -Totem and Taboo by Sigmund Freud

    -Moses and Monotheism by Freud

    -The Sexual Enlightenment by Freud

  • Month ____ Day ____ Year _____

    In the name of the Lord of Initiation,

    I ______________ being a free (wo)man of sound mind and of adult age hereby declare it is my

    will to be accepted into the first grade of the Order so that I may attain to the self-mastery and self-

    initiation necessary for my spiritual development and personal growth.

    I commit myself to do the work and follow the studies of the program that will be appointed to me by the

    Magister Templi and head of the Order, to help and support my brethren and to look forward to the well

    being of the organization.

    Moreover, I declare that Im a (wo)man of good will and a seeker of truth,

    that my religious views are un-sectarian and it is my will to collaborate with the members of the Great

    White Brotherhood in the promulgation of Life, Love, Light, Liberty and the accomplishment of the Great

    Work.

    Your magickal name: ________________________________

    Your motto: ________________________________

    Your signature: ________________________________

    Every man and every woman is a star.

    Liber AL vel Legis 1;3