he
desert wind blows over the pyramids as the Solar Disc descends through
the western skies to the
Abodes of Night. Entering the river
valley, which is splashed with the colors of twilight, we see that the
earth is rich and fertile; and then... appears the Nile, flowing
majestically towards the sea. We pay homage to the Deities of the Nile
and its lands, for the Nile is as the Graal, which heals the barren
earth and which sustains the hearts of those who seek eternal truth.” -
Consecration of the Temple of Khem - E.S.S.G. official grimoire.
Seeker - you have come to this place seeking to know the world through
the power and majesty of Magick. This domain is dedicated to the study
and practice of ritual magick, and contains the lore of the organization
called the Order of the Gnostic Star, or Egregora Sancta Stella Gnostica
(E.S.S.G.). The E.S.S.G. is a fraternal organization dedicated to the study
and mastery of the Art of Ritual Magick in the Western Mystery Tradition.
For our members
believe
that
the highest symbol of Gnostic Illumination is the Holy Graal, as it is
symbolized in a myriad forms. The Graal leads the seeker to union with
the Absolute Spirit, and so the master ritual magicians of Our Order
seek the Graal. The Absolute is experienced as the union of the Archetypal
male as God, and the Archetypal Female as Goddess, and conjoined they are
that perfect state of bliss; the
Spiritual Love that draws everything to the One. All
the arts and social sciences are herein brought to bear on the artistic
resolution of the Great Work, which is enlightenment and union with the
Absolute. We strive to realize the Bornless One, also known as the Holy
Guardian Angel, through our ritual workings; and thus through magick to
realize our Atman or Oversoul, so that we may know the Godhead in our
minds, souls and bodies - all as One. This is the way of Transcendental
Magick, and the path of the new transcendental magicians.
Herein are the rituals and lore for the Order of the Gnostic Star, its
bylaws, seasonal ceremonies, various Masses, and ordeals of
transformation and initiation. Like the perennial philosophy, it grows
and changes with the times - and has many ethnic colorings, shades
touched by various ages, yet always the cutting edge of modern
occultism. It is also freely offered to you, the seeker. May you find
herein all that you seek - and if you seek ever more, then contact the
members of this Order, and learn even more.
You are most welcome - Mages out of Time and Space!
