The first Aeon Enhancing Magus Recognized by the Temple of Set to survive the Curse of that Grade was James Lewis, Magus of Remanifestation/Remanifest. His statement for his Word can be found in Dr. Michael A. Aquino’s Temple of Set. A question from another Magister to then-Magister Lewis about what happens to the Initiate after deathContinue reading “Remanifestation”
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The Aeon Enhancing Magus
Suppose you are willing to take seriously my idea that the Primary Utterance of Xeper is best understood as the Utterance of the Verb-Root itself. In that case, you quickly run into a challenge. Because of its purity and infinite ways of conjugation, the Primary Utterance can be tremendously overwhelming. It stands as a unique fire withinContinue reading “The Aeon Enhancing Magus”
Refinements within the Aeon of Set
In addition to the concept of Aeons, Dr. Aquino would also bring his new vision to the Degree of Magus. This would transform the concept with greater clarity and allow it to be used as a tool for greater understanding and innovation. Crowley had felt that each Aeon only had one true Magus: the oneContinue reading “Refinements within the Aeon of Set”
Aeons and the Sethian Gnostics
Another group of Gnostics, the Sethians, would contribute another critical concept to the cluster of ideas around the word “Aeon.” Until fairly recently, what was known about their beliefs came from the writings of Irenaeus, a Second Century Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul. The Sethians’ focus was mainly on the period before the Creation NarrativesContinue reading “Aeons and the Sethian Gnostics”
Aeon in Gnosticism
In the Second Century of the Common Era, the notion of “Aeon” underwent a critical transformation within the teachings of a Gnostic Christian heresy called Valentinianism. This movement originated with the Egyptian thinker Valentinus, born in 100 CE and educated in Alexandria. He was involved with the Catholic community in Rome. Though none of hisContinue reading “Aeon in Gnosticism”
Aeon
The English “Aeon” derives from the Greek word αἰών (aiṓn). Aἰών is a masculine word in the third declination with a few meanings. Aἰών early on meant simply “lifetime” or “the length of life of a man.” In time it took on the meaning of “generation” or what Anthropologists would call an “Age Grade.” ThoseContinue reading “Aeon”
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