Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
1. Ordo Astri was founded to assist those souls who are so prepared in the Great Work of Initiation. “It should not for a moment be supposed that traditional systems might be ignored. This becomes possible after a certain stage only, and after supreme facility has been acquired within these systems” (Kenneth Grant, from Hecate's Fountain, page 211). Ordo Astri is a vehicle by which magicians may develop such facility. Drawn towards the Star of Ordo Astri through contact with the Hermetic Light, they are given resources that make possible a thorough training in traditional as well as new systems of magick. They are then equipped to develop their own methods for more specialised working.
2. Any free man or woman aged 21 years or more may apply to the Order for membership. Applicants must work through our practical Foundation course based on the Hermetic Qabalah. Meditation and ritual is performed on a strict daily basis for a period of nine months, and a magical diary Record is kept of their work and any results. Aspirants should study the rituals and methods of Ordo Astri and adapt these according to the recommendation of their Guide in the Order. Once the preliminary work has been completed the person may apply to enter the First Degree of Initiation.
3. The Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is the aim of all the working in the Outer (first five degrees). Qabalistically speaking, the person has entered the Malkuth of the Order (as a Neophyte) and must ascend, via the paths of the Serpent of Wisdom, to Tiphereth so as to obtain certain knowledge. The structure of the grade or degree system is based on the Hermetic Qabalah; therefore every Neophyte has undergone training in the magical correspondences and in the practical Qabalah while a Probationer.
4. The spiritual Law of Thelema (“Will”) declares that the universe is created by the division of an intelligent infinity into individual units of consciousness or stars, and that every man and every woman is such a star. Through the process of division underlying creation each star experiences separate existence, undergoing suffering and death. Yet the division is that which creates the possibility of love. The “unfragmentary” intelligence that divides herself for the sake of love is called Nuit. By the love of Nuit the star attains a spiritual destiny and is no longer ruled by the blind forces of fate or chance. The soul is thus able to overcome the forces of time and death and has a chance of obtaining the Immortal Stone of the wise. It is revealed, through magical Initiation, that the division underlying creation has a meaning and a purpose. The pain of division dissolves with the joy bestowed by Nuit – who created the world for that joy. Through the magical application of the Hermetic Light a star may know this joy on earth as well as upon physical death. For even physical death can no longer then separate a star from its immortal birthright.
5. Magick is first and foremost a path of self-knowledge revealing the true identity of each star. Individuals fulfil a particular role in creation according to their True Will. The core tenets of Thelema are outstandingly simple: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” and “Love is the law, love under will.” Thelema is the law of love – the spiritual intelligence or True Will that unites and harmonises all things. It is therefore a law based on relationship. The universality of the law rests upon the fact that it is particular and inclusive, respecting differences between stars and recognising that each complements the rest.
2. Any free man or woman aged 21 years or more may apply to the Order for membership. Applicants must work through our practical Foundation course based on the Hermetic Qabalah. Meditation and ritual is performed on a strict daily basis for a period of nine months, and a magical diary Record is kept of their work and any results. Aspirants should study the rituals and methods of Ordo Astri and adapt these according to the recommendation of their Guide in the Order. Once the preliminary work has been completed the person may apply to enter the First Degree of Initiation.
3. The Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is the aim of all the working in the Outer (first five degrees). Qabalistically speaking, the person has entered the Malkuth of the Order (as a Neophyte) and must ascend, via the paths of the Serpent of Wisdom, to Tiphereth so as to obtain certain knowledge. The structure of the grade or degree system is based on the Hermetic Qabalah; therefore every Neophyte has undergone training in the magical correspondences and in the practical Qabalah while a Probationer.
4. The spiritual Law of Thelema (“Will”) declares that the universe is created by the division of an intelligent infinity into individual units of consciousness or stars, and that every man and every woman is such a star. Through the process of division underlying creation each star experiences separate existence, undergoing suffering and death. Yet the division is that which creates the possibility of love. The “unfragmentary” intelligence that divides herself for the sake of love is called Nuit. By the love of Nuit the star attains a spiritual destiny and is no longer ruled by the blind forces of fate or chance. The soul is thus able to overcome the forces of time and death and has a chance of obtaining the Immortal Stone of the wise. It is revealed, through magical Initiation, that the division underlying creation has a meaning and a purpose. The pain of division dissolves with the joy bestowed by Nuit – who created the world for that joy. Through the magical application of the Hermetic Light a star may know this joy on earth as well as upon physical death. For even physical death can no longer then separate a star from its immortal birthright.
5. Magick is first and foremost a path of self-knowledge revealing the true identity of each star. Individuals fulfil a particular role in creation according to their True Will. The core tenets of Thelema are outstandingly simple: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” and “Love is the law, love under will.” Thelema is the law of love – the spiritual intelligence or True Will that unites and harmonises all things. It is therefore a law based on relationship. The universality of the law rests upon the fact that it is particular and inclusive, respecting differences between stars and recognising that each complements the rest.
Come forth, o children, under the stars, & take your fill of love!
Liber AL vel Legis, I: 12
Love is the law, love under will.
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