In addition, some
other groups are considered to be not compatible with Setian Initiation.
A Setian Adept
(II*) may not be a member of another religious society beyond
the Temple of Set. Membership in other Initiatory or Magical societies beyond the Adept (II*) Degree are sometimes permitted
provided that you can show the Priesthood that the group is compatible
with Setian Initiation and that you have enough time for your TOS
obligations.
Most Setians I
know are only members of the Temple and not any other magical group.
4. What
are some good books on the Left-Hand Path?
Here's three I
find essential:
- Lords of the
Left-Hand Path, by Dr. Stephen E. Flowers. 1994, Runa Raven Press.
- The Seven Faces
of Darkness: by Don Webb. 1996, Runa Raven Press.
- Uncle Setnakts
Essential Guide to the Left-Hand Path by Don Webb. 1999. Runa Raven
Press.
see also the books
page.
5. Can
you curse someone for me?
We have better
things to do with our time. Go take a cold shower.
6. I am
under 18, and interested in the Temple of Set -
People cannot
become Setians until they are 18 years of age. There are no programs
for under-18s, and I think that people under 18 should have exclusively
rational education, and not be indoctrinated into ANY religion.
If you are under-18,
take advantage of all the educational opportunities that your school,
college or TAFE offers, and if you are still interested in the Temple
after you are 18, we will still be here.
7. I am a Uni
student, could I still join?
Your
major consideration would have to be your Uni course. Your education
is of prime importance. (Initiation can wait). I would only recommend
you join the Temple of Set if you can balance learning Black Magic
(though you would have two years to do so) and your studies. Some
people can manage it, others can't. I joined in my final years of
Uni and I managed, but I did have to send my apologies to the local
Pylon gatherings when exams were on. If you have some time management
skills that would pay off.
8. Does the
Temple of Set hold open events?
No. The Temple's
resources are geared towards providing an Initiatory environment for
its members. Additionally, we value the privacy of Setians.
9. Is the Temple
of Set a neo-Egyptian religion?
No. The Temple
of Set doesn't seek to be a type of reconstructive religion. It is
actually more accurately a meta-traditional (or even a-traditional)
religion - not bound by any particular culture, language or nation.
That means that while we seek to understand the context of the Ancient
Temple of Set in Egypt, we are in no ways bound by Ancient Egyptian
ideas.
The Temple of
Set views the Prince of Darkness in many forms, from the earliest
- Set to more modern. Other cultural manifestations of the Prince
of Darkness that we are interested in are: Odhinn / Loki (Germanic),
Lucifer, Prometheus, Typhon, Melek Taus (Yezidi), Tezcatlipoca (Aztec),
Coyote (American), Leviathan and the Romantic figure of Satan (nb
without the Christian interpretation) to name a few.
Various Orders
of the Temple sometimes delve into particular traditions in great
detail. An example is the Order
of the Trapezoid, which has a focus on Odhinn and traditional
systems, as well as the Order of Setne Khamuast, who focus on the
Prince of Darkness in Ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman period.
It is important
to consider the similarities and differences when looking at the Prince
of Darkness through a cross-cultural lens. It is not a matter of just
plugging Setian values into other cultures. We seek to get to the
essence of the matter.
10. Is the
Temple of Set 'satanic'?
From High Priest
Emeritus Don Webb's Article Concerning Satanism:
"The Temple
of Set has begun the process of distancing form the term "Satanism,"
a cultural fad of the latter part of the Twentieth Century of the
Common Era. The usefulness of this particular tool as a means to antinomianism
is fading in our post-Christian society, just as it had no meaning
in the pre-Christian society where the first explorations of the Setian
path occured.
The tradition
of spiritual dissent will not, nor cannot, cease to be a part of the
Left Hand Path. We need that first trial of standing up and saying
"I am not as you!" Breaking that fetter is the the first
Willed piece of friction that is Necessary to annihilate resistance
at other levels of being." -- read
the whole article.
11. I have
some other questions about the Temple of Set -
Feel free to
send them along to australasia@xeper.org
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