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Force and Fire - Volume 1, Number 1
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Copyrighted 1992, Xanadu Camp.
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Force And Fire
The Official Newsletter of Xanadu Camp
Volume One, Number One
May 1992 E.V.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
News From The Camp
93! This is the first issue of the newsletter for our Camp,
and hence it is only a fetal form of what promises to be a grand
and mature production. We are completely open to any forms of
submissions, be they articles, essays, poetry, humor, or whatever
your schizophrenic mind can imagine. If you would like a
subscription to our humble newsletter, or would like to send in a
submission of some sort, you can mail it to the address in the back
of the issue. At present there is no charge on a subscription, but
any donations you can spare would be greatly appreciated.
We will be having regular meetings, about once a month, and
all interested in attending should feel free to do so. In future
issues we will include a schedule, but as we are not yet sure of
the exact date for the next meeting we can't really generate one.
Anyone interested in the Camp should mail one of the Fraters
or Sorors through the address in the back or speak to them
personally if you just so happen to stumble upon one of us. We're
eager to answer any questions you might have, though we might not
always give you the correct answer. Anyway, please let us know what
you think of the newsletter and don't be afraid to be mercilessly
mean and cruel in your opinion. We're all free and unique
individuals and we have the right to say what we want.
Frater O.A.
An Analysis of Why People Believe What They Do
In the majority of cases, whenever a foreign idea is presented
to an audience which contradicts in some way their current beliefs,
their first reaction is to dismiss it as nonsense and brush it
aside. If it continues to surface again and again, they will most
likely begin to worry and fear that there might be some truth to
this idea, but quickly dismiss it because it doesn't fit in with
their conception of reality. Eventually this conflict will develop
into something similar to a war, where the majority of the
population is fighting in an attempt to suppress this foreign idea
and restore the population back to its previous safe and sheltered
state of existence. In some instances, the foreign idea and its
supporters come out on top, while in others the idea is suppressed
and lies dormant for a period.
If you were to take a look through the pages of history, you
would find evidence of this type of scenario occuring over and over
again, and it's all the result of the way we are brought up and
conditioned. From the very day that we're born and on throughout
the rest of our lives we are told what to believe and how to think.
Now, the way in which we are told this makes it seem as if the
ideas which we are being presented with constitute some absolute
truth or reality. Since our minds and intellects at such an early
period of growth are so undeveloped, we are dependant on others to
live and to learn about the world. What we hear from our parents
and elders we believe to be the truth, for we have no way of
criticising at the time. These early ideas germinate in our minds,
and as we grow up and our intellect develops they are reinforced
because all we are taught is centered around those ideas.
Eventually a point is reached where we don't even consider
questioning them, and most people live the rest of their lives in
this belief system and never open their eyes to other
possibilities.
Most of the people who read this and who are stuck in the
position which was just described will dismiss this whole article
as nonsense, raising the fact that there is no evidence to support
these theories. True, there is no hard physical evidence, but there
is evidence of this situation occuring. For instance, when we all
were young, we believed in certain things such as Santa Claus and
the Easter Bunny. At that time in our lives, they were as real to
us as any other idea in our head and we believed they existed. If
someone were to come up to us and deny their existence, we would
get mad and angry at the person and dismiss them away. But,
eventually as we grew more mature and our minds developed we began
to realize that they did not really exist after all.
The point that I'm trying to make is that the state of the
majority of the people today can be compared to a young child who
believes in Santa Claus. Right now, most of the people believe that
what they were brought up to believe is the absolute truth, when in
actuality it is no more real than when they believed the Easter
Bunny to be real. As each of us advances and develops, so will the
human race, and hence more people will realize that what they have
believed in is not the absolute reality which they thought it to
be.
Frater O.A.
Pan
Pan, the Greek God of Lust
Has put forth his untold Truth
Some feel they must
Do what is rightfully just
The follow Pan!!!
Eternal, Superhuman Soul,
Of Man!!!
Pan, the Greek God of Lust
Has built up his Magickal Gust
Mountains are blown to dust
Above rivers of red-ruby rust
Frater Mansabath 555
Oracle's of the Stone
The Magickians Eyes now Sparkle
With the Light of the Oracle
It is Truly a Sign
A Sign of Time
Standing Still
Sword in Hand
Silent
Alone
One
With Light, Love,
Law,
Liberty and Life,
Death;
Rebirth
Resurrection
Truth to Light
Sword in Hand
Spiritual Gnosis
For Sure it's a Sign
With the Light of the Oracle
The Magickians Eyes now Sparkle
Frater Mansabath 555
Celebration of the Gods
The wine of Bacchus flows forth from the spout,
Of which all love and laughter come 'bout.
The dew of the heavens descends upon Man,
That ravenous god comes forth, O Pan!
Thou God of Lust and Nature's way,
Come forth and show thyself today!
As Apollo's lyre spews forth a tune,
And move's our souls into a swoon.
The maidens appear; the feast is set;
Our cravings are raw; our appetite wet.
Songs carry us to far away places,
Where smiles are seen on all of the faces.
The dance begins and our spirits sail forth,
Towards higher things, and now, henceforth,
We shan't be us; but really be They,
The gods and forces of Nature's way.
Higher and higher in ecstasy,
To catch a glimpse of Reality,
Ever onwards to that primal source,
That grinding, swirling, chaotic force.
Frater O.A.
Greetings At Dawn
Come rise and greet the beckoning dawn,
All ye nymphs, satyrs and fauns!
Come and greet the bearer of light,
Bringing the day and dispelling the night!
Rise! Come forth! Ye men of honor!
Thou knights and kings of eminent valor!
Greet the king that's above even thee,
He that brings forth all energy!
Rise! Fair maidens! And behold the Sun!
That fiery and forceful and brilliant one!
The bringer of light and bestower of grace,
And all fair blessings upon our race!
Ra! Helios! Whatever thy name!
Thou art, to me, but one and the same!
That fiery force that moves ever on,
Bestowing life to all looked upon!
So come, ye people, and embrace this day!
As the Sun God, our King, sheds forth his ray,
Inspiring us all with his ancient wisdom,
Bringing new life to our wonderful kingdom!
I say come! All ye! In ecstatic joy!
Lift up your hearts to the new born boy!
That cometh forth as a splendid sun!
Revealing his light to everyone!
Frater O.A.
What Is Reality?
Reality is defined in the dictionary as the following: "1: the
quality or state of being real 2a(1): a real event, entity, or
state of affairs (2): the totality of real things and events b:
something that is neither derivative nor dependant but exists
necessarily." Can reality actually be summed up in such a short
definition? Is there any truth or validity to the claim made by the
compilers of the dictionary? Let's find out for ourselves.
First of all it is defined as "the quality or state of being
real." How is this state determined or measured? Is there any
objective way of testing the "reality" of something? What is meant
by "real" in the first place? Looking the term up we find this: "1:
of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things... 2a: not
artificial, fraudulent, illusory, or apparent..." So if we assume
that some things are real, then there must be a sufficient amount
of things which are "not real" or illusory in nature. But how are
the two distinguished? How is one to tell if the tree one sees in
his or her backyard is "real" or "illusory?" Most of us would say
that the decision is based on determinations by one's senses. One
can "see" the image of the tree, "feel" the bark and the sturdiness
of the trunk, "hear" the rustling of the leaves in the wind,
"smell" the fragrances from the wood, and even "taste" it if one
chooses to do so. They are all sensory impressions - but the key
word here is "impressions." What we sense are actually signals
picked up from the environment by our sensory organs, which in turn
send these signals to the brain to be interpereted.
The brain recieves signals from what is known as objective
reality (through means of our sensory organs), and interperets them
to form what is known as subjective reality. Most of us mistake
this subjective reality with objective reality and confuse the
picture. With subjective reality, the brain interprets the signals
it recieves in a way which conforms with the current personality of
the observer. The brain filters some things out which do not
conform with a person's current settings, and even in some cases
makes it seem as if something is there which is really not. The
whole of one's belief system is the major determining factor in
these interpretations. One will "see" what one wants to "see." For
example, say that one is sitting alone at one's desk at night, and
a "foreign element" enters the scene. For the sake of argument,
this "foreign element" will be in the form of what appears to be a
conscious and living entity. To a man of a scientific nature, he
might interpret this element to be some form of "alien" or
something similar to a "UFO." A devout Christian or Priest might
interpret this element as a "divine messenger from God." An
occultist might consider this element to be an "angel, demon, or
spirit." Someone who believes in polytheism might interperet this
element to be a certain "god" or "goddess" of his or her pantheon.
It is all subjective and relative. Almost all of what we sense has
been altered or interpereted in one way or another by the brain. I
don't think it would be stretching the idea one bit to say that the
brain is the biggest deceiver of mankind.
So basically we have destroyed any hope of determining reality
by means of our senses. How is one to glimpse or observe what is
really out there? How can we percieve objective reality? Can we
actually percieve objective reality at all? Since the senses and
the brain seem to get in the way of any clear perception, it seems
unlikely that objective reality can be "experienced" while one is
bound within the confines of a physical body. Many say that in
certain states of consciousness, where the body and mind are
transcended, a direct glimpse of this objective reality can be
achieved. Others say that through the use of drugs of various sorts
these doorways are opened up and one gets to peek through the door
for a bit. Who knows what the truth is; perhaps there is no such
thing? I honestly don't know, but whenever I'm asked what I believe
in I always respond with "I believe in everything, yet nothing."
It's as clear as I can sum up my point of view.
Frater O.A.
The Herbal Corner
If women get to go to a gynecologist how come we men can't go to a
guynecologist?
There is almost no information on herbs or folk remedies for
men's health around in bookstores or in the libraries. I will be
writing this column using many herbal sources at my disposal and
family recipes that have been passed down in my home. If you try
yourself to seek out remedies and such you will find it almost
impossible to find the adequate knowledge you need to help take
care of the male body in any Western literature. Though one
important thing to remember is that to avoid having to treat any
disease or sickness is to avoid the sickness in the first place,
and the best way of doing that is by maintaining a well nourished,
exercised body. If you do this you will most likely avoid the need
of any type of herbal or artificial treatment for sickness.
I can easily understand men who doubt the power and strength
of plants to heal them. I feel the skepticism is a good thing,
nothing should be taken at face value, you should look into it
yourself and see what you discover. I encourage you to contact me
through this newsletter and we can share thoughts and ideas on what
you feel works or does not work for you. Maybe together we can
discover something new about these plants we use to heal ourselves.
Funny thing is for my first discussion of a helpful herb, I'm
not going to talk about an herb but an insect, the bee. I've found
the most effective remedy for preventing male problems are the
substances made by the bee. The honey bee in my opinion is the
greatest herbalist in the world as he makes the five most potent
health enhances in the world naturally. He produces five of the
most precious substances found on earth: honey, royal jelly,
pollen, propolis and beeswax. A study was done a few years ago by
a leading Russian biologist named Dr. Paavo Airola, in which he did
a survey of 200 of the oldest people on earth and asked them what
type of foods they ate and so on. 75% of these people responded
back to him. All of them responded that one of the principle foods
they ate was honey. Also a large number of them were found to have
bees or were bee keepers. Further survey of these people found that
these people, regularly would sell their honey and eat the residue
at the bottom of the hives. What they were eating upon research was
pollen rich, natural unfiltered and unprocessed honey rich in a
hugh number of amino acids, vitamins and many other substance
essential to human body to maintain health. There were five other
factors that were isolated in these people. They lived at high
altitudes, were people of authority, they were very active, had a
set routines and ate a wide number of unprocessed foods.
The special properties of this honey is assigned the fact that
pollen is a direct maker of life. It is the male seed of the plant
kingdom. It is gathered by bees from flowers, mixed with the bee's
own internal systems and flown back to the hive to be used as food.
This pollen in the honey contains all the known nutrients to
support life, all water-soluble vitamins, a rich supply of
minerals, trace elements, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and
enzymes. Both honey and pollen have undergone extensive research in
both Russia and Sweden. Both countries have found that pollen to
increase immunological mechanisms and stimulate and rejuvenate
glandular activity thereby improving general health.
Note: a small word of caution regarding the eating of pollen.
Pollen comes from many flowers . Be sure to sample a small amount
of raw pollen from each batch you get. Once in awhile a person will
find he or she has an allergic reaction to certain ones. You will
only require small amounts of pollen to get the full benefits,
pollen is highly concentrated. I recommend that honey and pollen
should be eaten as a nutrient not a replacement for sweets. I you
have a craving for sweets it is most likely your body telling you
your deficient in a certain vitamin or nutrient.
Following is a herbal formula incorporating bee pollen, it can
be used to treat male adrenal gland nourishment:
Irish Moss 4 Parts Wild Oat 2 Parts
Bladderrack 4 Parts Cayenne 1/2 Part
Licorice Rt 2 Parts Bee Pollen 3 Parts
Sarsaparilla 2 Parts Ginger Root 2 Parts
Siberian Ginseng 2 Parts Ho Shou Wu 2 Parts
Mix and powder these ingredients and put into size #00 capsules.
Take 1 to 2 capsules, twice a day or take a 1/2 teaspoon of the
powder 2 times a day.
Next lets discuss Royal Jelly, this jelly is a food produced
by bees to feed the queen bee. It enables her to live 20 times
longer than the other bees even though she produces over 2,000 eggs
a day which is a weight greater than her own weight. Royal Jelly is
high in mineral content and is a large source of all B vitamins. It
is also 13% protein, which include 18 amino acids including all 8
major amino acids. Like most vitamin rich foods, Royal Jelly falls
into the area of a rejuvenator and tonic. It is non toxic and has
no side effects from its use. This Jelly also makes an excellent
supplement for vegetarians and other people who are cutting down
their intake of meats and dairy foods. In next months issue I will
discuss other bee products and other herbal remedies mainly
directed for men. Don't worry women readers I'll be doing a series
for you soon! Till next month 93! and best of health!
Frater Tam
Homer's Hymn to the Earth: Mother of All
Oh universal mother, who dost keep
From everlasting thy foundations deep,
Eldest of things, Great Earth, I sing of thee!
All shapes that have their dwelling in the sea,
All things that fly, or on the ground divine
Live, move and there are nourished - these are thine;
These from thy wealth thou dost sustain; from thee
Fair babes are born, and fruits on every tree
Hang ripe and large revered Divinity!
The life of mortal beneath thy sway
Is held; thy power thou gives and takes away!
Happy are they who thy mild favors nourished;
All things unstinted round them grow and flourish.
For them, endures the life sustaining field
Its load of harvest, and their cattle yield
Large increase, and their house with wealth is filled.
Such honor dwell in cities bare and free,
The homes of women prosperously;
Their sons exults in youths new budding gladness,
And their fresh daughters free from care and sadness,
With bloom interwoven dance and happy song,
On the soft flowers on the meadow-grass among,
Leap round them sporting such delights by thee
Are given, rich Power, revered Divinity.
Mother of gods, thou Wife of starry Heaven,
Farewell! be thou propitious, and be given
A happy life for this brief melody,
Nor thou nor other songs shall unremembered be.
Translated by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Homer's Hymn to the Sun
Offspring of Jove, Calliope, once more
To the bright Sun, thy hymn of music pour;
Whom to the child of star-clad Heaven and Earth
Euryhaessa, large eyed nymph, brought forth;
Euryhaessa, the famed sister fair
Of great Hyperion, to him did bear
A race of loveliest children; the young Morn,
Whose arms are like twin roses newly born,
The fair haired Moon, and thee immortal Sun,
Who born by heavenly steeds his race doth run
Unconquerably, illuming the abode
Of mortal Men and the eternal Gods.
Fearly look forth his awe-inspiring eyes,
Beneath his golden helmet, whence arise
And are shot forth afar, clear beams of light;
His countenance, with radiant glory bright,
Beneath his graceful locks far shines around,
And the light vest with which his limbs are bound,
Of woof aetherael delicately twined,
Glows in the stream of the uplifting wind,
His rapid steeds soon bear him to the West;
Where their steep flight his hands divine arrest,
And the fleet car with yolk of gold, which he
Sends from bright Heaven beneath the shadowy sea.
Translated by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Astral Projection
Astral Projection is defined as "the ability to leave the body
at will." It is a phenomenon that everyone experiences at some
point in their lives. It might not be "intentional," but it will
happen. It may feel as though you are falling out of bed or you may
wake up and find yourself floating near the ceiling or you may wake
up out of a dream and find that you are in the strangest world that
you have ever heard about. This is the Astral world and we have
nothing to fear from it.
There are many techniques for achieving this state of
consciousness, too many to go into detail here, but the most common
is the "dream control" method. Lucid, or aware, dreaming is a state
in which you are consciously dreaming or you know that you are
dreaming and can control the dream. The next step is Astral
Projection. When in a Lucid state, will yourself to leap out of the
body. It is very easy to do in this state and the simplest lucid
dream to achieve the O.B.E., as it is sometimes called, is the
flying dream.
Once out of the body there are infinite things to do. You can
travel anywhere by sheer willpower. You can go back in time, go to
different worlds and even different planes of existence or
consciousness. Do not fear that you will get lost and never be able
to return to the body! This is an impossibility. The "soul," or
that part which is out, is linked to the body by what some refer to
as the "silver cord." It is the place where consciousness is
attached to the physical plane.
Everything is greatly enhanced on the Astral plane. Images may
be distorted or the colors may be brilliant. Things of this nature
are what you would expect from any non-physical world. The
perception of the Astral is not limited by the physical
capabilities of the human body. This may be shocking to you on the
first experience but don't let it get to you. I once had an O.B.E.
that amazed me! I didn't think that colors like that existed. I
woke up out of body and opened my Astral eyes. Instead of the plane
white walls you would expect, I was seeing every color of the
rainbow, and some that weren't, on the wall before me. It was like
seeing the color of the wall broken down into it's component colors
which were swirling in a rainbow of beauty!...
Astral Projection is a means of exploring yourself and should
be mastered by all. It is my belief that it holds the keys to many
of lifes little questions!
Frater A.P.
Look Within
A man may see a glimpse of himself,
If he'd only pry into that old bookshelf,
Scattered with dust and filthy debris,
Which is an integral part of his personality,
That has lain untouched throughout the ages,
Except by those who were known as sages,
And is ready and waiting for the very few
Who'd step out of the old and into the new.
Frater O.A.
POSTCARDS TO PROBATIONERS
by Aleister Crowley
from Equinox Vol. I No. 2
THEOREMS
I. The world progresses by virtue of the appearance of Christs
(geniuses).
II. Christs (geniuses) are men with super-consciousness of the
highest order.
III. Super-consciousness of the highest order is obtainable by
known methods.
Therefore, by employing the quintessance of known methods we
cause the world to progress.
ESSENTIALS OF METHOD
I. Theology is immaterial; for both Buddha and St. Ignatius were
Christs.
II. Morality is immaterial; for both Socrates and Mohammed were
Christs.
III. Super-consciousness is a natural phenomenon; its conditions
are therefore to be sought rather in the acts than in the words of
those who attained it.
The essential acts are retirement and concentration - as
taught by Yoga and Ceremonial Magic.
MISTAKES OF MYSTICS
I. Since truth is supra-rational, it is incommunicable in the
language of reason.
II. Hence all mystics have written nonsense, and what sense they
have written is so far untrue.
III. Yet as a still lake yields a truer reflection of the sun than
a torrent, he whose mind is best balanced will, if he become a
mystic, become the best mystic.
THE METHOD OF EQUILIBRIUM
I. THE PASSIONS, Etc.
I. Since the ultimate truth of teleology is unknown, all codes of
morality are arbitrary.
II. Therefore the student has no concern with ethics as such.
III. He is consequently free 'to do his duty in that state of life
to which it has pleased God to call him.'
II. THE REASON
I. Since truth is supra-rational, any rational statement is
false.
II. Let the student then contradict every proposition that
presents itself to him.
III. Rational ideas being thus expelled from the mind, there is
room for the apprehension of spiritual truth.
It should be remarked that this does not destroy the validity
of reasonings on their own plane.
III. THE SPIRITUAL SENSORIUM
I. Man being a finite being, he is incapable of apprehending the
infinite. Nor does his communion with the infinite being (true or
false) alter this fact.
II. Let then the student contradict every vision and refuse to
enjoy it; first, because there is certainly another vision possible
of precisely contradictory nature; secondly, because though he is
God, he is also a man upon an insignificant planet.
Being thus equilibriated laterally and vertically, it may be
that, either by affirmation or denial of all these things together,
he may attain the supreme trance.
IV. THE RESULT
I. Trance is defined as the ek-stasis of one particular tract of
the brain, caused by meditating on the idea corresponding to it.
II. Let the student therefore beware lest in that idea be any
trace of imperfection. It should be pure, balanced, calm, complete,
fitted in every way to dominate the mind, as it will.
Even as in the choice of a king to be crowned.
III. So will the decrees of this king be just and wise as he was
just and wise before he was made king.
The life and work of the mystic will reflect (though dimly)
the supreme guiding force of the mystic, the highest trance to
which he has attained.
YOGA AND MAGIC
I. Yoga is the art of uniting the mind to a single idea. It has
four methods:
Gnana-Yoga Union by Knowledge
Raja-Yoga Union by Will
Bhakta-Yoga Union by Love
Hatha-Yoga Union by Courage
add Mantra-Yoga Union through Speech
Karma-Yoga Union through Work
These are united by the supreme method of Silence.
II. Ceremonial Magic is the art of uniting the mind to a single
idea. It has four Methods:
The Holy Qabalah Union by Knowledge
The Sacred Magic Union by Will
The Acts of Worship Union by Love
The Ordeals Union by Courage
add The Invocations Union through Speech
The Acts of Service Union through Work
These are united by the supreme method of Silence.
III. If this idea be any but the Supreme and Perfect idea, and the
student lose control, the result is insanity, obsession,
fanaticism, or paralysis and death (add addiction to gossip and
incurable idleness), according to the nature of the failure.
Let then the student understand all these things and combine
them in his Art, uniting them by the supreme method of Science.
Force And Fire is the official newsletter of Xanadu Camp and is
published on a monthly basis. If you have any comments, ideas,
suggestions, or submissions, please send them to the address to the
right. Please keep in mind that the views expressed herein are
those of the contributing authors, and not necessarily those of the
Camp.
Editor,
Frater Omnis Amare
Submissions
Frater O.A.
Xanadu Camp
P.O. Box 155
Trevose, Pa 19053
Love is the law, love under will.
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