Samhain 2024 – MOMENTO MORI

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law

Momento Mori

Memento mori, a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’ is the ancient practice of reflection on our mortality that goes back to Socrates, who said that the proper practice of philosophy is “about nothing else but dying and being dead.” Death rather than making life pointless makes it purposeful. We are reminded to live our lives doing our Will.

Which leads us nicely to Liber CVI: Concerning Death written by Aleister Crowley.

 

Liber CVI: Concerning Death

This Epistle first appeared in The International Vol XI Iss 13 (Dec 1917).

AN EPISTLE OF BAPHOMET to the Illustrious Dame Anna Wright, Companion of the Holy Graal, shining like the moon, concerning Death, that she and her sisters may bring comfort to all them that are nigh death, and unto such as love them.

Beloved Daughter and Sister,

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Let it be thy will and the will of all them that tend upon the sick, to comfort and to fortify them with these words following.

I

IT IS WRITTEN in The Book of the Law: Every man and every woman is a Star. It is Our Lady of the Stars that speaketh to thee, O thou that art a star, a member of the Body of Nuith! Listen, for thine ears become dulled to the mean noises of the earth; the infinite silence of the Stars woos thee with subtile musick. Behold her bending down above thee, a flame of blue, all-touching, all-penetrant, her lovely hands upon the black earth, and her lithe body arched for love, and her soft feet not hurting the little flowers, and think that all thy grossness shall presently fall from thee as thou leapest to her embrace, caught up into her love as a dewdrop into the kisses of the sunrise. Is not the ecstasy of Nuit the consciousness of the continuity of existence, the omnipresence of her body? All that hath hurt thee was that thou knewest it not, and as that fadeth from thee thou shalt know as never yet how all is one. Again She saith: I give unimaginable joys upon earth, certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death. This thou hast known. Time that eateth his children hath not power on them that would not be children of Time. To them that think themselves immortal, that dwell alway in eternity, conscious of Nuit, throned upon the chariot of the sun, there is no death that men call death. In all the universe darkness is only to be found in the shadow of a gross and opaque planet, as it were for a moment; the universe itself is a flood of light eternal. So also death is but through accident; thou hast hidden thyself in the shadow of thy gross body, and taking it for reality, thou hast trembled. But the orb revolveth anon; the shadow passeth away from thee. There is the dissolution, and the eternal ecstasy in the kisses of Nu! For inasmuch as thou hast made the Law of Freedom thine, as thou hast lived in Light and Liberty and Love, thou hast become a Free-man of the City of the Stars.

II

LISTEN AGAIN to thine own voice within thee. Is not Hadit the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star? Is not He Life, and the giver of Life? And is not therefore the knowledge of Him the knowledge of Death? For it hath been shown unto thee in many other places how Death and Love be twins. Now art thou the hunter, and Death rideth beside thee with his horse and spear as thou chasest thy Will through the forests of Eternity, whose trees are the hair of Nuit thy mistress! Thrill with the joy of life and death! Know, hunter mighty and swift, the quarry turns to bay! Thou hast but to make one sharp thrust, and thou hast won. The Virgin of Eternity lies supine at thy mercy, and thou art Pan! Thy death shall be the seal of the promise of our agelong love. Hast thou not striven to the inmost in thee? Death is the crown of all. Harden! Hold up thyself! Lift thine head! breathe not so deep—die!

III

OR ART THOU STILL ENTANGLED with the thorny plaits of wild briar rose that thou hast woven in thy magick dance on earth? Art not thine eyes strong enough to bear the starlight? Must thou linger yet awhile in the valley? Must thou dally with the shadows in the dusk? Then if it be Thy Will, thou hast no right but to do Thy Will! Love still these phantoms of the earth; thou hast made thyself a King; if it please thee to play with toys of matter, were they not made to serve thy pleasure? Then follow in thy mind the wondrous word of the Steele of Revealing itself. Return if thou wilt from the abode of the Stars; dwell with mortality, and feast thereon. For thou art this day Lord of Heaven and of Earth.

“The dead man Ankh-f-na-Khonsu
Saith with his voice of truth and calm:
O thou that hast a single arm!
O thou that glitterest in the moon!
I weave thee in the spinning charm
I lure thee with the billowy tune.

The dead man Ankh-f-na-Khonsu
Hath parted from the darkling crowds
Hath joined the dwellers of the light
Opening Duant, the star-abodes,
Their keys receiving.
The dead man Ankh-f-na-Khonsu
Hath made his passage into night
His pleasure on the earth to do
Among the living.”

Love is the law, love under will.

The Benediction of the All-Begetter, All-Devourer be upon thee.

Baphomet X° O.T.O.

Given under Our hand and seal this day of An XII the Sun our Father being in Leo, and the Moon in Pisces, from the throne of Ireland, Iona and all the Britains that is in the Sanctuary of the Gnosis.

Wishing you all a wonderful Samhain, communing with the spirits or contemplative, whatever your Will be.

Love is the law, love under will

Fr Akhet Khepri, Bodymaster, Regulus Oasis

REGULUS OASIS LAMEN

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law

When I assumed the mantle of body master of Regulus Oasis earlier this year, I wanted us
to have a lamen that reflected our spirit, that of a pride of lions, embodying courage, strength, valour and true fraternity.

I am delighted to share with you all our wonderful new lamen, the great work of Sister Nina, which she celebrates in her poem below.

Fr Akhet Khepri, Bodymaster, Regulus Oasis

“Lion heart” by Sister Nina

Our hearts beat like the lions
Proud strong and bold
We are the children of regulus
With courageous hearts to behold

We face our worlds with courage
And offer a cup of fraternity
To join our pride and unity
To celebrate in our community

We are the bright star In Leo
The winged lion hearts that fly and claw
Bringing thelema and the book of the law down under our paw.

Come all come far
Come to the Regulus’ door
We are the star that guides your
Subconscious to our shore.

We are a pride of lions and linioness
Lost gods and high priestesses
Gathered under this lamen
This sacred holy group of shamans
Like those of our order long before.

Love is our lore,
love under will
With pride and courage
We put the golden apple to the still
The sacred alchemy
The magic brew
The quest that is taken
Into me and you.

Let our fire warm your body
Our chalice that brings you samadhi may you remember
This orders embers
The members and contenders
That builds the lion’s heart.

Love is the law, love under will

 

 

Carlisle Meeting on January 4th 2020

93 At our meeting in Carlisle on 4th January we discussed the Qabalah, outlining and introducing to this vast topic. We also discussed Thelemic literature and performed LBRP. Next meeting at the hall in Carlisle is planned for 1st February. 93 93/93

Carlisle Meeting on December 7th 2019

93 Apologies for the late posting, but here is an update on our meeting in Carlisle meeting on December 7th a variety of Thelemic topics were discussed, including incenses and oils and art. It was also an opportunity to talk about our personal Thelemic work and practices. Next meeting was to be January 4th 2020. 93 93/93

Carlisle Meeting

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Regulus Oasis will  meet in Carlisle on Saturday 31st August. This replaces the meeting previously scheduled for September 7th.

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REGULUS OASIS Statement

REGULUS OASIS wish to state that we are fully in agreement with the following statement from the USGL O.T.O. and Supreme Grand Council of Ordo Templi Orientis made in 2017:

“we find that ideas of the inherent superiority of one sex over the other, or of the inherent superiority or inferiority of specific “races” or ethnicities of humanity, relative to each other, are not supported by the best science, and are contrary to our stated goals of promulgating the Law of Thelema and realizing the age-old vision of the Universal Brotherhood of Man, which includes all Humankind. Therefore, the U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis hereby formally and unequivocally rejects all such ideas. O.T.O. draws strength from diversity; we welcome the participation and friendship of Thelemites of all sexes, genders, “races,” and ethnic groups, and from all cultures; and we are committed to opposing their unfair treatment, within and without the Order. We further remain committed to opposing ideas and doctrines–whether religious, political, philosophical, or pseudo-scientific–that tend toward the enslavement of the human spirit, which indwells “every man, every woman, and every intermediately-sexed individual.”

Adopted unanimously, An. Viii Sol in Leo, Luna in Leo; 20 August, 2017 e.v.

Formally ratified and endorsed by the Executive and National Grand Master General, same date.

Unanimously endorsed by the Electoral College, 22 August, 2017 e.v.

Statement from the Supreme Grand Council

Monthly Meetings in Carlisle

93! Regulus will be meeting monthly, normally on the first Saturday of each month, at our new venue in Carlisle. Dates for this year are as follows; 2nd February, 2nd March, 6th April, 4th May, 15th June, 6th July, 3rd August, 7th September, 5th October, 2nd November & 7th December. In addition, the group will also meet via Skype once a month. 93 93/93

Planning Meeting

93!  At our recent planning meeting it was agreed that 2018 was an excellent year for Regulus with a number of new querants leading to Minerval initiations and existing members attaining 4th and PI, 3rd degree and a 2nd degree within the 12 months. We travelled regularly to visit our brothers and sisters North of the border, attended Boleskine for the Book Of The Law weekend, and many other memorable events. The high point for Regulus in 2018 was achieving Oasis status!

We have a lot of exciting things happening this year to look forward to, including initiations, Gnostic Masses, away days visiting events at other bodies, and studying Enochian or Goetic Magic! 93 93/93