The Order of the Gnostic Star is a fraternal organization
dedicated to the study and mastery of ritual magick, as determined by the
Western Mystery Tradition. The Order consists of autonomous
entities or groups, called Temples, that independently manage their own
affairs. There is no hierarchy of secret chiefs, no grand lodge or temple,
no ruling body whatsoever; in fact, the Order is only ruled by the consensus
of each individual group. It is believed that because each temple shares
a common lore and a common grimoire and liturgy, that it will function as
a hidden and indivisible organization, similar to the Rosicrucian movement
of the 17th century. Magicians are typically anarchists, and only the vaguest
notions of an organizational authority is tolerable to them.
The Temple of the Order of the Gnostic Star has three rotating officiating
roles, but the temple is ruled by consensus. The three officers are the Magister
Templi, or Temple Master, the Hierius, and the Auctor. The Auctor is the
chief diviner and secretary for the temple, and the Magister Templi and Hierius
act as head and assistant head of the temple. There can also be elders in
the temple, those who have already been through the hierarchy, or those who
have acquired many years of experience in the Arts of Magick. Each official
rules for only a single year - the Hierius is elected, and the Magister Templi
role is filled by the previous year’s Hierius, who rotates into that
position. The role of Auctor is held by a trusted and competent individual,
who may be elected to the position for more than one term. In this manner,
everyone in the temple gets to experience all of the responsibility and none
of the authority of the official roles within the temple body politic.
The members of the temple begin their initiatic journey studying the Lore
of the E.S.S.G., and learn to perform the initiatory workings and ordeals
of transformation.
For the Order has determined the methodology and sequence of challenges,
disciplines and practices, that bring the individual member from the beginning
stages of instruction, where he/she exhibits the characteristics of the adult
mental egoic self and social status membership, to the centauric body-mind
with its vision logic, to the death of the centauric self and self-autonomy,
and the birth of the subtle and causal levels of higher consciousness. The
ultimate
goal of the temple body is to experience Gnostic Enlightenment as a group,
and thus pave the way for greater human evolutions. The Lore of the E.S.S.G.
provides the basic knowledge, practices, workings, ordeals and initiations
to achieve this goal. All that is required is a group of five zealous occult
students, and tacit recognition from at least one of the existing students
of this Order.
To further the knowledge of the Seeker; the one who seeks to be a Magus in
the 21st century, he or she can explore the simple rules and regulations
of the Order, learning not only the structure and discipline of the practice
of ritual magick, but also learning the basic belief systems of the Western
Mystery Tradition. The secret of the Name of this Order is also revealed
- and so, seeker, click on the icon to view a PDF file of these By-Laws,
and learn if you should apply yourself to this Order.
The Mysteries await you!
To access a PDF file of the E.S.S.G. Bylaws, click on the icon: 
To access a PDF file of the history of the order, click on the icon:
