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History: The Temple Uranus by the Council of Elders [Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from an introductory booklet prepared by the Council of Elders of the Temple in 1974.] In 1967 an occult study and worship group was formed in Chicago. The purpose was to seriously study and practice the "Arts Magickal," i.e. magick, the Craft and Paganism as expressed in the traditional philosophy of Western Occultism. The members of the group were initiates of different systems of the Arts, and all held Paganism to be the true religion of the West. It was upon this groundwork that the roots were planted. The group began first to reconstruct its ancient past and then to develop modern methods of work which were meaningful to the members and of service to all humanity. This pooling of traditions and efforts resulted in the founding of an initiatory society which soon became associated with what was then called the Pagan Movement (later the Pagan Way in North America) and the Pagan Front in Europe. As this society grew and developed, it found itself differing more and more from the other Pagan Way Groves. It was never a front for a coven or camouflage for another organization. This orientation away from Pagan Way groups, and the developed use of magick and classical philosophy, soon caused confusion in the occult community as well as with the general public. A new direction had become evident, and a new name was needed. In 1974 the magickal name URANUS was adopted by the General Council. The Name 'Uranus' in the Mysteries Uranus, in the mysteries, is the first child of Phanes and Deep Night, Reason and Darkness, Aether and Chaos, Positive and Negative, the archetypal God and Goddess existant before all creation. Uranus is the spiritual firmament -- not the sky men see, but the spiritual sky of divine light. When Great Reason impregnated Mother Night with his power, every particle of the Deep became radiant and the entire universe became a luminous fire-mist. This mist is Uranus, the light before the sun, vibrating every particle of ensouled space. It is toward this Universal Force that we reach. Astrologically, Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, the new eon. Uranus rules Magick as the higher Mercury. Numerologically, Uranus is 22, one of the master numbers, representing harmony and balance in this material universe. It rules the elements, striving for the unity of the solar cross -- the unity of the completed man. Written by the Council of Elders, Temple of Uranus You may return to: The Temple of the Pagan Way (Uranus) The index of English Traditions of the Craft. The Beaufort House home page. |
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