Essay #13
What Does an Order Member do?
by Setnakt, Grandmaster
The purpose of an Order is to give energy and character to the
Temple. Each arises out of the Xeper of its members, guided by a
Dream that the Grandmaster has dreamt in the Temple of Amon
within the City of the Pyramids. Now there are no formal ties in
the Outer Court. I don't require you to submit articles, head up
Phyles, or do anything in particular. There are Secret practices
of Oasis magic that I ask you try as well as those that are
published here for all. But the question came up -- well, gee,
what should I be doing?
Now the list that follows is meant as suggestions only. I would
be thrilled if you come up with your own stuff and blew me and
the rest of us away.
1. Write Other Order members on Order Topics
2. Host Setians on field trips to see Egyptian artifacts
3. Join local groups that study scientific Egyptology
4. Put Egyptian Links on your webpage
5. Practice magical operations out of Hermetic Magic, The
Seven Faces of Darkness, or other good source work as part of
pursuing your Xeper
6. Choose an Egyptian Magical name and learn to write it in
hieroglyphs
7. Read Egyptian history and mythology, find a figure you find
heroic and think about what he or she did, and try to use this as
a role model for your Xeper.
8. Be active in free speech issues and library issues in honor of
our next-to-last Pagan Grandmaster, Hypatia
9. Visit Egypt and Work there
10. Rent weird mummy movies for Pylon movie night
11. Spot good specials on TV about Egypt and tell your Setian
friends.
12. Collect Egyptian art
13. Guard the Oasis of your home
14. Meditate on the legacy you wish to leave for a thousand
years.