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Starting at 3rd Level and every Level thereafter you are required to have sex with your initiator as part of your initiation. 4th Level members are still called Priest/ess, just as 3rd Level members are. Each Triad or Vee usually writes their own marriage ceremony. And each one is different. Here is an example of one used by 2 bisexual women and one man, who where all in love with each other. A Triad Handfasting The Pod meets underneith the stars on a moonless night. One Bride is wearing white lingerie and holding an unlit candle, the other Bride is wearing black lingerie, the Groom is wearing a simple gray robe with a hood. The rest of the Pod are all Skyclad. Everyone is standing in a circle with the Brides and Groom a third of the circle away from each other. There are no candles or any other light source lit other that the starlight. I) Cleansing The Black Bride banishes with the lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram The Groom invokes white light with the Venus Invoking Ritual of the Hexagram The White Bride invokes Love with the Heptagram Ritual. II) Casting the Circle The circle is cast by passing a kiss around the circle, starting with the High Priestess. III) Calling Quarters A) East-Earth - Black Bride B) South-Fire - Groom C) West-Water - White Bride D) North-Air - High Priest IV) Invoking Deities A) the Goddess Babalon - Black Bride B) the God Eros - Groom C) The Goddess Aphrodite - White Bride V) Working- The central part of the ritual that makes it different from other occasions Black Bride: "What do I want? (she steps forward towards the center of the circle) I want to spend many years of happiness with my beloved (White Bride's name) and (Groom's Name)." White Bride: "Who am I? (she lights the candle she is holding and steps forward towards the center of the circle) I am one third of a greater whole. I carry a portion of the hearts of (Black Bride's name) and (Groom's name)." Groom: (he steps forward towards the center of the circle pulling back his hood, revealing his face) "I am Gray. I stand between the candle and the darkness." Black Bride: "Will you follow me into darkness?" White Bride and Groom: "Yes!" White Bride: "Will you follow me into fire?" Black Bride and Groom: "Yes!" Groom: "Will you stay with me until we reach that place where no shadows fall?" Both Brides: "Yes!" VI) Power raising A) the Great Rite is performed by all 3 of wedding party VI) Communication - the sacrament is only partaken of by the wedding party Preparing for 5th Level At this point you are expected to be living a polyamorous life. If you don't currently have more than one Spouse, you should start trying to form a Vee or Triad. One of the requirements for 5th Level is that you have at least 2 Spice. Again, if you form this bond just to meet a requirement, it may not work. Also at this point you should be beginning to attempt to contact your Inner Lover through the Bornless ritual. If you succeed, you may find yourself walking a different path than ours. If so, we will wish you well in all your endeavors. There are many variations of the Bornless ritual. This is the one that I used: The Bornless Ritual (based heavily on the variation written by Aleister Crowley) POINT I Section A. The Oath 1.Thee I invoke, the Bornless One. 2.Thee, that didst create the Earth and the Heavens. 3.Thee, that didst create the Night and the Day. 4.Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light. 5.Thou art ASAR UN-NEFER ("Myself made Perfect"): Whom no man hath seen at any time. 6.Thou art IA-BESZ ("the Truth in Matter"). 7.Thou art IA-APOPHRASZ ("the Truth in Motion"). 8.Thou hast distinguished between the Just and the Unjust. 9.Thou didst make the Female and the Male. 10.Thou didst produce the Seeds and the Fruit. 11.Thou didst form Men to love one another, and to hate one another. Section Aa. 1.I am (your Magickal Name) thy Prophet, unto Whom Thou didst commit Thy Mysteries, the Ceremonies of Eros. 2.Thou didst produce the moist and the dry, and that which nourisheth all created Life. 3.Hear Thou Me, for I am the Angel of PTAH - APO - PHRASZ - RA (vide the Rubric): this is Thy True Name, handed down to the Prophets of Eros. Section B. Air Hear Me: - AR ThIAF RhEIBET A-ThELE-BER-SET A BELAThA ABEU EBEU PhI-ThETA-SOE IB ThIAF The conception is of Air, glowing, inhabited by a Solar-Phallic Bird, "the Holy Ghost", of a Mercurial Nature. Hear me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me; so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry land and in the water; of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. ection C. Fire I invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God: Who dwellest in the Void Place of the Spirit: - AR-O-GO-GO-RU-ABRAO SOTOU MUDORIO PhALARThAO OOO AEPE The Bornless One. The conception is of Fire, glowing, inhabited by a Solar-Phallic Lion of a Uranian nature. Hear Me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section D. Water Hear Me: - RU-ABRA-IAF MRIODOM BABALON-BAL-BIN-ABAFT ASAL-ON-AI APhEN-IAF I PhOTETh ABRASAX AEOOU ISChURE Mighty and Bornless One! The conception is of Water, glowing, inhabited by a Solar-Phallic Dragon-Serpent, of a Neptunian nature. Hear Me: and make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section E. Earth I invoke Thee: - MA BARRAIO IOEL KOThA AThOR-e-BAL-O ABRAFT The conception of Earth, glowing, inhabited by a Solar-Phallic Hippopotamus (2) of a Venereal nature. Hear Me: and make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament, and of the Ether: upon The Earth and under the Earth: on dry land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section F. Spirit Hear Me: AFT ABAFT BAS-AUMGN ISAK SA-BA-FT Section Ff. 1.This is the Lord of the Gods: 2.This is the Lord of the Universe: 3.This is He whom the Winds fear. 4.This is He, Who having made Voice by His commandment is Lord of all Things; King, Ruler and Helper. Hear Me, and make all Spirits subject unto Me: so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section G. Spirit Hear Me: IEOU PUR IOU PUR IAFTh IAEO IOOU ABRASAX SABRIAM OO FF AD-ON-A-I EDE EDU ANGELOS TON ThEON ANLALA LAI GAIA AEPE DIATHARNA THORON Section Gg. The Attainment 1.I am He! the Bornless Spirit! having sight in the feet: Strong, and the Immortal Fire! 2.I am He! the Truth! 3.I am He! Who hate that evil should be wrought in the World! 4.I am He, that lighteneth and thundereth! 5.I am He, from whom is the Shower of the Life of Earth! 6.I am He, whose mouth ever flameth! 7.I am He, the Begetter and Manifester unto the Light! 8.I am He, The Grace of the Worlds! 9."The Heart Girt with a Serpent" is my name! Section H. The "Charge to the Spirit" Come thou forth, and follow me: and make all Spirits subject unto Me so that every Spirit of the Firmament, and of the Ether, upon the Earth and under the Earth: on dry Land, or in the Water: of Whirling Air or of rushing Fire, and every Spell and scourge of God, may be obedient unto me! Section J. IAF:SABAF Such are the Words! Requirements for 5th Level 5th Level candidates should be: 1) Prepared to have sex with their initiator as part of their initiation. 2) Has been 4th Level for at least one year. 3) Be more familiar with the 1st , 2nd , and 3rd Level material than they were at their 4th Level initiation. 4) Have formed a Primary (spousal) bond with someone who has already attained 5th Level. (if necessary, three 4th Level candidates may use each other to fulfil this requirement) 5) Have formed a Primary (spousal) bond with at least 2 people either as a Triad or Vee. (if necessary, three 4th Level candidates may use each other to fulfil this requirement)
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