FORTNIGHT OVERVIEW
The Persona, Nile Civilization
Summer - Fortnight 6 (Wind+Wind)
The Persona of Jung
Festival/Jun
9: The subconscious mind, sewing seeds
therein. Sewing seeds in the earth. The development of the Persona and
early family life. This 6th fortnight has ancient Egypt as its theme.
(Lubisz writings) Daily exercises and practices are taken from the
region as a whole, rather than being specific to the historical phase honored
in each Ko.
First 5 Day Ko Day 1-5 of 6th Fortnight
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| Practice | Pagan-Christian Maypole Dance
Historical Practice: Syncretic communities danced around Maypoles adorned with ribbons and flowers, celebrating spring’s renewal. Chanting prayers to Christ and nature spirits, they sought spiritual growth, blending pagan fertility rites with — System: Christian themes in a vibrant ritual embodying Wood’s creative vitality. Self-Practice: In a garden or open space, tie colorful ribbons to a pole or tree. Dance slowly around it, humming a personal prayer or chant for renewal. Reflect on new beginnings for 10 minutes afterward. |
Thomas Merton’s Nature Journaling (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic in Merton’s style might journal observations of forests, meditating on creation’s growth. Writing with plant-based ink by candlelight, they fostered spiritual expansion, inspired by The Seven Storey Mountain. Self-Practice: Visit a natural setting with a journal. Observe plants or trees, writing detailed descriptions and spiritual reflections for 20 minutes. Meditate on how nature mirrors your growth. |
Rosicrucian Symbolic Drawing
Historical Practice: Proto-Rosicrucian mystics sketched esoteric symbols, like the rose or hexagram, during contemplation. In candlelit chambers, this act awakened spiritual faculties, as seen in early texts like Chymical Wedding. Self-Practice: In a dimly lit space, light a candle and sketch a simple symbol (e.g., a rose or star) on paper. Meditate on its meaning for 15 minutes, visualizing your soul expanding through the act. |
Golden Dawn’s Tree of Life Visualization (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval esotericist in the Golden Dawn’s style visualized the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, meditating on its sephiroth as pathways of growth, drawing it with herbal ink. Self-Practice: Draw a simple Tree of Life (10 circles connected by lines). Meditate on each circle as a stage of growth for 15 minutes, visualizing your spiritual expansion. |
Isis Cult’s Lotus Meditation (Syncretic Echo)
Historical Practice: Medieval mystics, influenced by Isis devotion, meditated on the lotus as a symbol of spiritual growth. Visualizing its bloom in quiet chapels, they sought divine expansion. Self-Practice: Sit quietly with an image of a lotus or a bowl of water. Visualize it blooming for 15 minutes, reflecting on spiritual growth. Write down any insights. |
| History | Set Osiris Cult, | Set Osiris Cult, | Set Osiris Cult, | Set Osiris Cult, | Set Osiris Cult, |
| Mythos of Yeshe Tzogyal | Deep emanates Pleroma Aeons | Deep emanates Pleroma Aeons | Deep emanates Pleroma Aeons | Deep emanates Pleroma Aeons | Deep emanates Pleroma Aeons |
Second 5 Day Ko Day 6-10 of 6th Fortnight
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| Practice | Teresa’s Garden Metaphor Meditation
Historical Practice: Teresa visualized her soul as a garden in Interior Castle, meditating on its growth through divine grace. In her cell, she nurtured spiritual potential. Self-Practice: In a quiet space, visualize your soul as a garden tended by divine light. Meditate for 15 minutes, nurturing its growth with positive affirmations or prayers. |
Alchemical Arbor Philosophica Visualization
Historical Practice: Alchemists meditated on the “Philosophical Tree,” visualizing its branches growing within. In quiet laboratories, this practice, found in Splendor Solis, represented spiritual ascent. Self-Practice: Sit in silence, visualizing a tree growing within you, its branches reaching upward. Spend 15 minutes imagining its growth, then journal about how it reflects your spiritual journey. |
Hildegard’s Visionary Scribing
Historical Practice: Hildegard of Bingen recorded divine visions in Scivias, meditating with quill and plant-based ink in her Rhineland convent. Contemplating divine light, she channeled insights into words and illuminations, fostering spiritual growth through this creative act, aligning with Wood’s expansive energy. Self-Practice: Find a quiet space with a notebook and pen (preferably plant-based ink). Meditate for 10 minutes, visualizing a divine light in your heart. Write any insights or visions that arise, letting your words flow freely to foster spiritual growth. |
Teresa of Ávila’s Prayer of Aspiration
Historical Practice: Teresa meditated in her Carmelite cell, aspiring to divine union through fervent prayer. Visualizing her soul as a growing vine, she cultivated spiritual expansion, as described in The Way of Perfection. Self-Practice: In a quiet room, sit comfortably and visualize your soul as a vine reaching toward light. Pray or affirm your desire for spiritual growth for 15 minutes, focusing on divine connection. |
Florentine Mystic’s Star Gazing
Historical Practice: Mystics gazed at constellations during nightly meditations, seeking to expand their minds toward divine unity. Performed in Tuscan hills, this practice was inspired by Neoplatonism. Self-Practice: At night, find a clear view of the stars. Sit or lie down, gazing upward for 15 minutes, contemplating your connection to the cosmos. Journal any insights. |
| History | Isis Osiris Cult | Isis Osiris Cult | Isis Osiris Cult | Isis Osiris Cult | Isis Osiris Cult |
| MytMythos of Yeshe Tzogyalhos | Aeons pair up | Aeons pair up | Aeons pair up | Aeons pair up | Aeons pair up |
Third 4/5 Day KoDay 11-15 of 6th Fortnight
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| Practice | Sethite Gnostic Creation Hymn
Historical Practice: Sethite Gnostics chanted hymns from The Three Steles of Seth, praising the divine spark’s growth. Performed in hidden gatherings with herbal incense, this act expanded spiritual consciousness. Self-Practice: In a quiet space, burn herbal incense (e.g., sage) and chant a personal hymn or mantra praising growth. Continue for 10 minutes, reflecting on spiritual vitality. |
Florentine Mystic’s Poetic Composition
Historical Practice: Mystics like Marsilio Ficino composed spiritual poetry during walks in Tuscan olive groves. Writing verses about divine beauty, they expanded their consciousness, rooted in Renaissance Neoplatonism. Self-Practice: Walk in a natural setting, like a park, with a notebook. Observe beauty around you, then write a short poem about divine creation. Spend 20 minutes composing and reflecting on your words. |
Alchemical Seed Meditation
Historical Practice: Alchemists, including John Dee, visualized a “seed of light” in the heart during silent contemplation. Burning herbs like sage in laboratories, they cultivated spiritual potential, mirroring plant growth, as hinted at in Dee’s Monas Hieroglyphica. Self-Practice: Sit in silence with a lit sage candle or smudging herb. Close your eyes and visualize a glowing seed in your chest, expanding with each breath. Spend 15 minutes nurturing this inner light, noting any sensations of growth. |
Jung’s Active Imagination (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, adapting Jung’s practice, might dialogue with inner archetypes (e.g., the divine child) during meditation. In a candlelit cell, they sketched visions, inspired by Jung’s Red Book. Self-Practice: In a quiet space, close your eyes and dialogue with an inner figure (e.g., a wise guide) for 15 minutes. Sketch or write the experience, reflecting on its creative insights. |
Sethite Gnostic Seed of Light Meditation
Historical Practice: Sethite Gnostics meditated on the “seed of light” from Seth, as in The Revelation of Adam (Nag Hammadi). In quiet groves, they visualized its growth, blending Gnostic and Christian elements. Self-Practice: In a grove or park, sit quietly and visualize a seed of light in your soul, growing with each breath. Meditate for 15 minutes, journaling any spiritual revelations. |
| History | Roman Isis Cult | Roman Isis Cult | Roman Isis Cult | Roman Isis Cult | Roman Isis Cult |
| Mythos of Yeshe Tzogyal | Sophia desires to create without her consort | Sophia desires to create without her consort | Sophia desires to create without her consort | Sophia desires to create without her consort | Sophia desires to create without her consort |
Group 1: Wind/Wood – Persona (Overcoming the External
Mask)
Elemental Focus: Wind/Wood symbolizes growth,
movement, and the outward self, aligned with the Persona, the false mask
worn in the world.
Thematic Tone: These exercises peel away the
Persona’s illusions, inspired by the Sethite call to awaken from worldly
deception (Gospel of Truth, Thunder, Perfect Mind).
Phase 1: Hylic (Body and World – Practical
Rules and Physical Actions)
Basis: The Gospel of Philip views the body as
a temple for the divine spark, requiring physical rituals to align with
gnosis.
1. Exercise: Breath of the Stranger
Basis: Pistis Sophia links breath
to the divine pneuma.
Facing the morning star, inhale
deeply and whisper, “Those who have come from the light are strangers in
this world, yet the light is their home, guiding my soul beyond the mask.”
Exhale, releasing worldly attachments, visualizing divine wind cleansing
your Persona, and feast on fruits and herbs to honor the living wind.
Source: Gospel of Thomas (paraphrased).
2. Exercise: Incense of Truth
Basis: Pistis Sophia describes incense
as a vehicle for divine communion.
Light frankincense, tracing its
rising smoke with your eyes, and say, “Truth is a fragrance that ascends,
it is not hidden, for it perfumes the soul with eternity’s breath.” Move
your hands through the smoke, embodying the wind’s purifying flow, and
feast on seeds to ground the body.
Source: Gospel of Philip.
3. Exercise: Spiral of Awakening
Basis: Codex Brucianus uses symbolic
movement for spiritual ascent.
Walk a spiral path outdoors, each
step shedding the Persona, chanting, “I am the one who walks the spiral,
I am the silence and the storm, leading to the light within.” Pause at
the center, feeling the wind of gnosis, and feast on nuts to honor growth.
Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
4. Exercise: Sound of the Divine
Basis: Gospel of Truth speaks of
divine harmony awakening the soul.
Ring a bell five times, each chime
releasing distraction, chanting, “The kingdom is within you, and it is
outside you; in the sound of truth, it is revealed to the soul.” Listen
to the fading sound, aligning your body with the divine wind, and feast
on greens.
Source: Gospel of Thomas.
5. Exercise: Offering to the Breeze
Basis: Sethite rituals use gestures
to surrender the false self (Nag Hammadi).
Stand with arms outstretched, palms
up, facing the breeze, saying, “I am the breath of the unseen, I am the
wind that carries the soul to its source, beyond the mask of this world.”
Raise your hands, offering your Persona to dissolve into light, and feast
on berries.
Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
Phase 2: Psychic (Praise of Aeons and Divine Beings)
Basis: Pistis Sophia uses hymns to aeons to transcend
the Persona and connect to divine realms.
6. Exercise: Hymn to Barbelo’s Light
Basis: Barbelo, the divine feminine
in Apocryphon of John.
Sit and chant, “From Barbelo flows
the light of all being, the mother who births the eternal in me, awakening
my soul from the Persona’s illusion.” Visualize her radiant form carried
by the wind, filling your soul, and feast on honey and bread to honor her
sweetness.
Source: Apocryphon of John.
7. Exercise: Invocation of the Word
Basis: Gospel of Truth describes
the Logos as the divine word.
Write “Truth” on paper, hold it
to the wind, and say, “The Logos is the light that burns within, the word
that speaks gnosis to my heart, freeing me from the false self.” Burn the
paper safely, letting the ashes rise to awaken your soul, and feast on
figs.
Source: Gospel of Truth.
8. Exercise: Praise of Sophia’s Yearning
Basis: Sophia’s descent in Pistis
Sophia.
Face the moon and chant, “Sophia
weeps, yet her light endures, for she seeks the homeland of light as I
do, yearning beyond the Persona’s veil.” Visualize her rising from darkness,
offering a cup of wine to the earth as a feast.
Source: Pistis Sophia.
9. Exercise: Chanting the Aeons’ Song
Basis: Codex Brucianus lists aeons
as divine emanations.
Chant five aeon names (Barbelo,
Logos, Sophia, Christos, Pleroma), saying, “The aeons sing the song of
eternity, their voices weave the ladder to the divine, lifting my soul
above the mask.” Visualize their light as a wind-borne melody, and feast
on grapes.
Source: Codex Brucianus.
10. Exercise: Prayer to the Monad’s Breath
Basis: The Monad in Seven
Sermons to the Dead.
Kneel and whisper, “In the
Monad, all is one, the breath of eternity fills my soul with gnosis, transcending
the Persona’s illusion.” Visualize a point of light expanding, carried
by divine wind, and feast on almonds.
Source: Seven Sermons to the
Dead.
Phase 3: Pneumatic (Sublime Matters – Altar
Work and Mental Focus)
Basis: Nag Hammadi texts emphasize visualization
and altars to commune with divine realms.
11. Exercise: Altar of the Morning Star
Basis: The morning star in
Pistis Sophia.
Create an altar with a white
candle and quartz, lighting it while saying, “The morning star shines in
the heart of the knower, it guides my soul to the Pleroma, beyond the mask
of this world.” Visualize the star leading you home, and feast on pomegranates.
Source: Pistis Sophia.
12. Exercise: Vision of the Pleroma’s Wind
Basis: Gospel of Truth.
Place a bowl of water on an
altar, gazing into it, and say, “The Pleroma is the home of the soul, its
wind carries me to eternity, where the Persona dissolves in light.” Visualize
a radiant ocean of light sweeping you upward, and feast on cherries.
Source: Gospel of Truth.
13. Exercise: Mirror of the Divine Spark
Basis: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
Place a mirror on an altar,
gazing into it, and say, “I am the light that dwells in all, the spark
that burns beyond the mask, revealing my soul’s eternal truth.” Visualize
your divine essence shining forth, and feast on plums.
Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
14. Exercise: Contemplation of Abraxas’ Unity
(Day 14 – Fast Begins)
Basis: Abraxas in Seven Sermons
to the Dead.
Place black and white stones
on an altar, meditating while saying, “Abraxas is the fire beyond the stars,
uniting life and death in the wind of eternity, guiding my soul to gnosis.”
Visualize life after death as a unified light, fasting to reflect on Sophia’s
13 Repentances.
Source: Seven Sermons to the
Dead.
15. Exercise: Sophia’s Repentant Ascent (Day
15 – Fast Continues)
Basis: Sophia’s 13 Repentances
in Pistis Sophia.
Place a rose on an altar,
kneeling to say, “Through repentance, the soul returns to light, as Sophia
rises from darkness to her homeland, leading my soul to eternity.” Visualize
her ascent, fasting to meditate on life after death.
Source: Pistis Sophia.
