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Tantric Thelema

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Over a decade in development, Tantric Thelema develops author Sam Webster's Pagan Dharma work uniting Pagan, especially Thelemic spirituality with Buddhist wisdom and ritual technology. It gives a complete method for learning a Mahayoga Tantric technique for invoking the primary deity of Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Forty-seven practices are described in fine detail with clear theory to enable the reader to advance spiritually. For the first time ever the Initiatory and Couples practices are published, along with a practice to prepare for Death.

Sam Webster, M. Div., Mage, has taught magick publicly since 1984. He graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley in 1993. He is an Adept of the Golden Dawn and a cofounder of the Chthonic-Ouranian Templar order, as well as an initiate of Wiccan, Buddhist, Hindu and Masonic traditions. His work has been published in a number of journals such as Green Egg, Reclaiming Quarterly, Mezlim, and Gnosis. He founded the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn in 2001 (www.OSOGD.org), and serves the Pagan community principally as a priest of Hermes.

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Essential work! - Also, some questions.

by samtlam - 03/10/2010 - 8:56am
I just finished the book and I can't express enough how much of an essential work this is for Pagans, Thelemites, and Western mystics in general! Sam has given the world a gift.

Sam, I have a few questions for you in regards to practice.

During the preliminary practice/development phase leading up to the first Invocation, you've presented a number of verses, visualizations, etc., that drop out of the main Invocation. What is your opinion on the modularity of the Invocation in regard to those verses and visualizations--that is, is there any reason we should not experiment with incorporating the verses and visualizations into the Invocation?

In particular, I just test-ran the Entering into the Ground of Nuit on p. 35 and found it extremely powerful. (This is the practice of visualizing the Kisses of Nuit dissolving the four classical elements in turn until we unfold into space.) In the Invocation of RHK, however, you present to us the practice of dissolving into Shunyata with the syllable NUN. What are your thoughts on replacing the latter practice with the Entering into the Ground of Nuit? And does your answer depend on whether one is Invoking "In Front" versus "Arising As" RHK?

Also, I resonate with the Dedication Vow and Invocation of Lineage. On p. 74, you mention off-hand that one can drop these two verses off for the practice of "Arising As" RHK. I'm generally OK with dropping things on and off (see my question about modularity above), but I was just wondering about what makes the "Arising As" practice different enough that one may simply drop those two verses off. Or is it just that at this point in preparation, one is already firmly rooted in why she is doing this and where she comes from that she does not need to express it in verse?

Thanks so much!

LVX,
G:.S:.

Tantric Thelema Update: The 'In Front' Ritual Script Posted!

by samwebster - 02/27/2010 - 1:28pm
As promised, the first of many ritual scripts to make the work easier has been posted on this site. Please log-in and click on the Tantric Thelema book to see "Related Content" in the upper right. There, follow the link for the "In Front" Ritual Script!
Enjoy!
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sam webster

Phenomenal work!

by dave.menefee - 02/15/2010 - 4:17pm
This is an amazing book. The Ra-Hoor-Khuit practices are given concisely but with all the details needed to perform them, and they can be generalized for other deities to fit any Pagan tradition. Sam has provided a vital piece of missing magical technology for Thelemites and non-Thelemites alike. If you are interested in (or even just curious about) theurgical practice, "Tantric Thelema" is a must-read, period.