Traditional Ritual





The Planetary Hours




Time is an abstract quality to measure a finite condition. Therefore within the Order, the divisions of day and night are referred to as planetary hours. The structure of this system is based on the rotation of the moon. One week (7 days) is equal to sunrise to high noon on the surface of the moon. A fortnight (14 days) is equal to sunrise to sunset on the surface of the moon. On month (28 days) is equal to 1 day/night on the surface of the moon.

The earth visibly aligns to the moon and its cycle on the Spring and Fall equinoxes. Therefore within the Order, Time begins at midnight on the Spring equinox and keeps its regular divisions irregardless of the illusion that the day is getting longer and the night shorter or the night longer and the day shorter. Nor do we honor "Day Light Savings" as anything substantial to be used. We view it quite the opposite, as a psychic derailment, in view of what is stated above.

By using this system of division, one's psyche becomes aligned to the moon and embodies in its being, allowing the practitioner to be "synchronized" with all other life forms.



Seven Planets




The association with the planets and their order each day is based on a clockwise rotation around a 7 pointed star. Starting with the uppermost point is Saturn descening clockwise to Sun (the first foundation) which in turn goes to the upper most arm, the moon. Moving to the opposite lower arm is Mars and across the lowest legs to Mercury continuing to the opposite upper most arm, is Jupiter. Returning downward to Venus (the second foundation) one completes and begins the cycle by rising to the uppermost point which is Saturn.







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