The Temple of Set II Read online

  The Temple of Set

  - by -

  Michael A. Aquino

  Volume II: Appendices

  2nd Edition

  - 2 -

  - 3 -

  © Michael A. Aquino 1975-2016 CE

  (authored contents only)

  © Temple of Set, Inc.

  (other contents - reproduced by permission)

  Post Office Box 470307

  San Francisco, CA 94147

  http://www.rachane.org

  ISBN-13:

  978-1497567573

  ISBN-10:

  1497567572

  - 4 -

  - 5 -

  Table of Contents

  Appendices

  1

  -

  GBM Working: The Sphinx and the Chimæra

  9

  2

  -

  The Book of Coming Forth by Night

  33

  3

  -

  The Book of Coming Forth by Night: Analysis & Commentary

  39

  4

  -

  The Word of Set

  62

  5

  -

  The Book of the Law: Commentary

  67

  6

  -

  Temple of Set Articles of Incorporation

  98

  7

  -

  Templ e of Set By-Laws

  100

  8

  -

  Letter, William F. Murray to M.A. Aquino, 6/17/75

  122

  9

  -

  Paul Kantner and the Jefferson Starship

  126

  I.

  Return of the Pantechnikon

  126

  II.

  [Musical] Notes Towards Project Andromeda

  129

  III.

  Nameless Rites at Bunny Flat

  132

  IV.

  Wonders Down Under

  135

  V.

  Classified Introduction to PERRO: The Novel

  137

  VI. PERRO Alive!

  139

  VII. FireForce Introductory Documents

  142

  10

  -

  Setamorphosis

  153

  11

  -

  Setamorphosis II

  159

  12

  -

  Temple of Set Reading List

  165

  Introduction

  165

  1.

  Ancient Egyptian History

  169

  2.

  Ancient Egyptian Philosophy

  172

  3.

  Religion and Dæmonology in Historical Perspective

  178

  4.

  Occultism in Contemporary Perspective

  182

  5.

  Atlantis

  185

  6.

  Satanism

  187

  7.

  H.P. Lovecraft

  195

  8.

  Vampirism and Lycanthropy

  198

  9.

  The Æon of Horus

  201

  10.

  The Golden Dawn

  205

  11.

  John Dee and the Enochian System

  207

  12.

  The Pythagoreans

  209

  13.

  Sex in Religion and Magic

  211

  14.

  Fascism, Totalitarianism, and Magic

  213

  15.

  Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence

  219

  16.

  Good and Evil

  221

  17.

  The Gift of Set

  225

  18.

  Life and Death

  228

  19.

  The MetaMind

  230

  20.

  The Four (?) Dimensions

  236

  21.

  The Future

  239

  22.

  Towards the Unknown Region

  241

  23.

  Lesser Black Magic

  244

  24. Runic Arts and Sciences

  246

  13

  -

  The First Year

  251

  14

  -

  Psychic Hazards & Proper Use of Ritual Magic

  253

  L. Dale Seago IV°

  - 6 -

  15

  -

  The Gods of Christmas

  255

  Margaret Wendall IV°

  16

  -

  Set and the Creation of the Universe

  257

  Robert Ethel IV°

  17

  -

  The Yoga from Yuggoth

  260

  A. Roland Holt III°

  18

  -

  Austin Osman Spare: For Those Artistically Minded

  261

  Leon Marvell I°

  19

  -

  How Bubastis Pylon Got its Name

  263

  Margaret Wendall IV°

  20

  -

  Non-P artisan Political Aspects of the Setian Philosophy

  265

  Howard M. Sinnott III°

  21

  -

  The Right to Die

  266

  James Lewis I°

  22

  -

  Why I Collect Science Fiction

  267

  Forrest J Ackerman, Honorary Setian

  23

  -

  Religious Racism

  268

  L. Dale Seago IV°

  24

  -

  From The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm

  272

  Linda Parrinello [Reynolds] I°

  25

  -

  Things That Go Hump In The Night

  274

  Lilith Sinclair IV°

  26

  -

  The Second Year

  275

  27

  -

  Rituals Without Chambers

  278

  L. Dale Seago IV°

  28

  -

  Film Review: Star Wars

  280

  Alexandra Sarris II°

  29

  -

  Setian Science & Technology: The Pentagram of Set

  281

  Benjamin Kracauer II°

  30

  -

  Sainthood vs. Sethood

  284

  Robert Menschel I°

  31

  -

  How an Eclipse Happens, as Related by Bast to her Kittens

  285

  Margaret Wendall IV°

  32

  -

  Setward Evolution

  286

  Robert Menschel II°

  33

  -

  The Subjective Universe and Life After Death

  288

  Richard D. Murad II°

  34

  -

  Close Encounters of the Second Degree

  289

  35

  -

  The Integrated Self

  291

  Alexandra Sarris II°

  36

  -

  Implications of Elitism

  294

  L. Dale Seago IV°

  37

  -

  By Any Other Name

>   298

  Alexandra Sarris III° & Linda Parrinello [Reynolds] III°

  38

  -

  From Thoughts to Words, or To Define

  300

  Ricco A. Zappitelli III°

  39

  -

  Problems of Perception

  302

  L. Dale Seago IV°

  40

  -

  The Third Year

  305

  41

  -

  Book Review - The Earthsea Trilogy

  309

  Robert Menschel II°

  42

  -

  From Psychology to Philosophy, or Know Thyself

  312

  Ricco A. Zappitelli III°

  43

  -

  Maat

  314

  Alexandra Sarris III°

  44

  -

  Nature/ Neter

  315

  Linda Reynolds III°

  45

  -

  Biography - Magistra Lilith Sinclair

  316

  Constance Moffatt II°

  46

  -

  It is Now the Time for the Coming Into Being of Xem

  318

  Constance Moffatt II°

  - 7 -

  47

  -

  The Xem Working

  320

  Ronald K. Barrett III°

  48

  -

  The Book of Opening the Way: Key 1

  322

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  49

  -

  The Book of Opening the Way: Key 2

  324

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  50

  -

  The Book of Opening the Way: Key 3

  326

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  51

  -

  The Book of Opening the Way: Key 4

  330

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  52

  -

  The Book of Opening the Way: Key 5

  335

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  53

  -

  “That Word”

  337

  54

  -

  The Set-2 International Conclave

  339

  55

  -

  Reading Requirements for the II°

  343

  Ronald K. Barrett V°

  56

  -

  Letter, M.A. Aquino to all Setians 6/10/82

  346

  57

  -

  Xem and Per-t: From Magic to Mysticism

  351

  58

  -

  Secrets of the Vehm

  355

  59

  -

  Project Star Gate: $20 Million Up in Smoke [and Mirrors]

  358

  60

  -

  Dark Deco

  363

  61

  -

  Parastrology

  366

  62

  -

  From Salamander Bones to the Seven Towers of Satan

  376

  63

  -

  Proxemic Magic

  380

  64

  -

  Perfect Symmetry

  383

  65

  -

  Nautical Twilight Zone

  388

  66

  -

  The Order of Amon

  392

  R. Amn DeCecco IV°, Grand Master

  67

  -

  The Order of Anpu

  395

  Linda Reynolds IV°, Grand Master

  68

  -

  The Order of Bast

  396

  Margaret A. Wendall IV°, Grand Master

  69

  -

  The Order of Beelzebub

  397

  Paul F. McAtee IV°, Grand Master

  70

  -

  The Order of the Black Tower

  399

  James B. Severson IV°, Grand Master

  71

  -

  The Order of the Great Bear

  403

  Vesa T. Iitti IV°, Grand Master

  72

  -

  The Order of Horus

  405

  James T. Greb IV°, Grand Master

  73

  -

  The Occult Institute of Technology

  406

  Roger L. Whitaker IV°, Grand Master

  74

  -

  The Order of Kronos

  410

  William T. Butch IV°, Grand Master

  75

  -

  The Order of Leviathan

  411

  Bruce Ware IV°, Grand Master

  76

  -

  The Order of Merlin

  412

  David Austen IV°, Grand Master

  77

  -

  The Order of Nepthys

  414

  Lilith Aquino IV°, Grand Master

  78

  -

  The Order of Nietzsche

  415

  Roland Winkhart IV°, Grand Master

  79

  -

  The Order of Sebekhet

  417

  Patty A. Hardy IV°, Grand Master

  80

  -

  The Order of the Sepulcher of the Obsidian Masque

  420

  Robert W. Robinson IV°, Grand Master

  81

  -

  The Order of Setne Khamuast

  425

  Don Webb IV°, Grand Master

  82

  -

  The Order of Shuti

  427

  Robert Menschel IV°, Grand Master

  - 8 -

  83

  -

  The Order of Taliesin

  429

  Eric Kauschen IV°, Grand Master

  84

  -

  The Order of Uart

  430

  Linda Reynolds IV°, Grand Master

  85

  -

  The Order of the Vampyre

  431

  Lilith Aquino IV° & William T. Butch IV°, Grand Masters

  86

  -

  The Order of the Wells of Wyrd

  432

  Rebecca Lance IV°, Grand Master

  87

  -

  The Order of Xnum

  435

  William D. Pridgen IV°, Grand Master

  88

  -

  Remanifestation

  437

  James Lewis V°

  89

  -

  Runa

  440

  Stephen E. Flowers V°

  90

  -

  Xeper: The Eternal Word of Set

  442

  Don Webb V°

  91

  -

  Essent into Essence

  446

  Robert W. Robinson V°

  92

  -

  The Dawn of Arkte: A New Dimension of the Gift of Set

  448

  Lilith Aquino V°

  93

  -

  On the Left Hand of Religion

  450

  Vesa Iitti III°

  94

  -

  On the Pentagram of Set in Ancient Egypt

  454

  Patty A. Hardy IV°

  95

  -

  On Racial Memory

  455

  Patty A. Hardy IV°

  96

  -

  On the Genetic Code and the Gift of Set

  456

  Ronald L. Barrett II°

  97

  -

  On Natural
vs. Non-Natural Religion

  459

  Stephen E. Flowers V°

  - 9 -

  A1: The Sphinx and the Chimæra

  - a conversation recorded & annotated by Michael A. Aquino IV°

  May 30, 1975

  In this Greater Black Magic working, a sphinx and a chimæra were evoked to manifestation in order

  to explore certain magical implications of the Dialogues of Plato. Placed upon the altar: The Collected

  Dialogues of Plato , Hamilton & Cairns (Ed.), Princeton University Press, 1961 CE.

  The Sphinx: I think it essential to preface any discussion of a single Platonic dialogue with two major

  qualifications. The first is that, to be treated without distortion, Plato’s philosophy must be appreciated in

  its entirety. Emphasis upon any single dialogue or group of dialogues carries with it a certain unfairness to

  the author.

  The Chimæra: Yet our span of materialization is limited, and we cannot hope to treat the entire range of Plato’s

  thought in the time available to us.

  The Sphinx: True, and so let us focus first upon The Sophist, which illustrates many of the points most important

  to this investigation.

  The Chimæra: But what is your second qualification?

  The Sphinx: There is the problem of understanding what Plato “really meant”. This is an issue against which I am

  powerless to defend myself. I am of Khem and not of Hellas; I am bilingual only in English and hence must

  depend upon my understanding of Plato as he is translated into the English language. The dialogues center

  much of their discussion around terms whose final definitions are elusive at best, even in conversations

  carried out at intellectual planes below that of Plato. Then, too, there is always the spectre of imprecise