Summer School: Egyptian Magic I

 

Step into the “Boat of Millions of Years”, experience the power and the beauty of Egyptian Magic and learn from Egyptian Gods how to empower your spiritual life.

Egyptian Magic

Ancient Egyptian Magic is capable of opening you up to deep sacred sources, hidden at the core of your being. Applied in daily practice they create a fertile soil for your emotional and intellectual growth.

Egyptian Magic makes you conscious of that incredible invisible layer of sacredness behind the scenes.

You learn how to get access to this magical reality and how to apply this ancient knowledge in your modern life.

The Divine Family

During this training you will learn about the relations in the Egyptian pantheon of Gods. You will learn about the forces of the Gods, and their powers that lie dormant in our modern mind. Reawakening these ancient forces will unleash long forgotten wisdom in you. 

For whom is this training?

This training is of interest to both beginners and advanced students who want to understand the Western Mystery Tradition, and who want to learn the power of Mystery Drama, Sacred Ritual and the application of Ritual Magic.

Date: August 12, 2017
Time: Saturday; door open from 9.00 a.m., Start 9.30 – 19.00 p.m.
Price: € 79,00 Coffee and tea included.
Venue: Western Mystery School, the Netherlands.
Tel.: (0031) (0) 610599875
Read more and register here.

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Transpersonal Magic Trainer

What is the Transpersonal Realm?

Did you ever have the notion that ‘there is more’? That state of mind, where everything suddenly makes sense? Without words a Knowing awakens, an unearthly Beauty becomes tangible and a Mystery hovers in the air… that is when you experience the Transpersonal Realm.

Most people access this realm by accident, it unfolds suddenly as a rare gift of coincidence. But what if it is accessible at will? What if it is possible to explore this uncommon state of mind and harvest the treasures of this realm systematically?

The Higher Wisdom of the Matrix

When experiencing the Transpersonal you transcend your ego, your expand beyond your everyday issues, your personality and individuality. You temporary merge with eternal patterns… you access ‘The Matrix’. When you enter the Transpersonal Realm you experience a Higher Wisdom!

The Transpersonal Realm consists of patterns: patterns of human behavior, of human society, of human development; patterns to heal you! When you calibrate regularly with the Transpersonal Realm your life will get more balanced, your daily issues will merge with the timeless Wisdom of the Ages and realizations will make you conscious of new and sustainable solutions. The Transpersonal is the realm of the Wisdom Teachings. It has been studied, experienced and it’s spiritual treasures have been applied and described by the great Sages of the generations before us.

The Sages of the Ages

These ancient Masters have left us keys to access the Transpersonal Realm and to apply its wisdom ourselves. These so called ‘Hermetic Keys’ are hidden in the metaphoric stories of Myths, in Hermetic symbols, as formulas for Alchemical transformations, as patterns in Astrology and in Magical techniques. The application of these keys has been jealously guarded and passed on ‘mouth-to-ear’ for millennia, by generations of Wisdom Teachers for ‘those who have ears to hear’.

What is Transpersonal Development?

When you apply Transpersonal techniques, you will experience your soul gradually opening to a mystical realm, where you find meaning and mission for your life.

Through the practices of meditation and ritual, a process of spiritual self-development starts unfolding in you, opening you to mystical experiences. By entering into systematic induced trance states, you generate peak experiences and develop your Self beyond your ego. In altered states of consciousness you grow past spiritual crises, undergo a sacral evolution and live through sublime unusually expanded experiences of living.

What is Transpersonal Magic?

Magic is ‘the Art and Science to causes Changes in Consciousness’. In alternate states of consciousness you learn accessing the Transpersonal Realm to harvest knowledge from the Wisdom of the Ages.

Through an in-depth training in deep-meditation, the use of trance states, combined with a systematic use of the i-magi-nation, applying the techniques of Transpersonal Magic by means of the Magical Kabbala, a bridge between the subconscious mind and the Transcendent Realm is forged. This generates deep realizations and peak experiences. Through methods such as meditation, ritual, arts & crafts and creative imagination you learn to enter into Mystical states at will.

Awakening to Higher Wisdom

This causes you to have deep realizations and peak experiences that resolve energetic blockages. In this way Transpersonal Magic is a powerful tool to help you achieving your greatest potential: your mission in life! This goal is summarized by the Alchemical term ‘The Great Work’.

In Transpersonal Magic you use the system behind the Magical Kabbala combined with the use of Magical Techniques, Astrological Patterns, Alchemical Transformations, Symbolic Myths and Hermetic Keys to achieve meaning and mission in your life to ‘Accomplish the Great Work.’

What is Transpersonal Psychology?

Transpersonal Psychology studies the Transpersonal Realm of the human experience. It translates transcendental spiritual experiences and principles into scientifically grounded, contemporary language, and embeds them in the framework of modern psychology.

Transpersonal Magic Trainer

The study Transpersonal Magic Trainer offers a systematic education for candidates who have experienced the life changing effects of Transpersonal Magic, who want to deepen their transcendent experiences acquired by the Temple Training and the Solo Magical Training and who aim to become a certified Transpersonal Magic teacher.

You can apply for the course Transpersonal Magic Trainer after having attended a minimum of three years of Temple Training plus having finished Solo Magical Training lesson 15. The teaching Transpersonal Magic Trainer is a 3 degree level course. The course Transpersonal Magic Trainer adds the Magus-skills to the curriculum of Transpersonal Development and thus enables trainees to coach students in Western Mystery School training groups. You will learn to apply the system of the Magical Kabbala combined with the theory from Transpersonal Psychology.

Summary

The course Transpersonal Magic Trainer is designed for people who have set a solid foot in both the Temple Training and the Solo Magical Training, and want to become a certified Transpersonal Magic Trainer. Our teacher training course meets the stringent requirements set by the International Board of Hermetic Trainers. Our graduates are trained to the highest standard and are eligible to register with the Western Mystery School as Alliance Professionals as an Affiliate Member.

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Masterclass – The Winding Waterway

BREAKING NEWS!

I am so happy that I can share with you this news:
We have found a new temple location in Dordrecht!
Our address there is:

Spuiboulevard 100
Dordrecht

It is on a 2 minutes walking distance from the Central Station, and you only need to cross one road to arrive in the old centre of Dordrecht.

This venue is only 15 minutes away from Rotterdam. Pictures and other news about this location follow shortly.

 

This semester we will work at the advanced levels of meditation techniques and ritual. These are the higher techniques for the Walker Between The Worlds. They will help you to raise your energy to the First Degree level and beyond. We will achieve this by using the principles of the Creation Myths. We will explore the Hermetic Theories, their applications and implications on an even deeper level. Thus everything you have learned so far, will open its secret wisdom to the next level.

Do you want to learn how to do that? Do you want to experience the richness of the Inner Planes? Do you want to feel how to work with high levels of energy, to heal, to send energy in such a way that the wanted results actually manifest in your life?

Through the Temple Training “Walking between the Worlds” you will learn to experience the reality of the magical dimensions of consciousness and will you learn the skills to work with them in a balanced way.

What will you learn?

• Advanced techniques of Mantra and Tattwa,
• Working with the Temple of the Heart,
• Advanced Godform techniques,
• Advanced work with Thoughtforms,
• Advanced energies in the Magical Circle,
• and of course you will learn to apply all these techniques in your daily life.

Everything you will learn will be solidly grounded in the Hermetic Kabbala.

What level has this training?

These intensive Temple Training days are meant for people who participate in our training program for 5+ years and/or have completed the full cycle of the Hermetic Kabbala Training.

MASTER CLASS

Price: € 375,00
Dates: September 9, October 7, November 11, December 9 2017 and January 13 2018, plus a personal coaching meeting through skype.
Time: Door open 9.00, start 9.30 a.m. to + 6.30 p.m.
Enrolling through email possible or read more here.

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TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY

A few days ago I wrote about my vision on the role of the teacher/trainer in the Western Mystery School. But what do the trainers train? How does the trainer use the ancient legacy of Mythology, Astrology, Magic and Alchemy? And what are the results?

Dion Fortune was one of the great teachers of the 20th century. She was a counsellor in a psychotherapy clinic and besides that she worked as a magician and a medium heading her own temple of the mysteries. Dion Fortune saw the Western Mystery Tradition as a way to bring about ‘changes in consciousness’.

When you study the ancient magical techniques closely, it becomes clear that it is an ancient system of psychology. In the work of Carl Gustav Jung, you can clearly see that he was deeply involved in the Western Mystery Tradition. Also the writer of the famous book The Golden Dawn, Israel Regardie, was a psychiatrist. What is the cause that so many influential psychotherapists were and are extraordinary interested in the techniques of the Western Mystery Tradition? It is because of its extremely powerful methods to balance the psyche and to transform blockages and old wounds.

ARCHETYPES

The ancient gods and angels were called ‘archetypes’ by Jung; deep and influential psychological structures in the make-up of every human being. Myths and legends tell stories about these parts of the human psyche, and how they behave, connect, get wounded and are transformed to a higher level of wisdom in a neutral, transpersonal way.

The Western Mystery Tradition developed a system of transpersonal psychology that works on the individual level and on the group level, to transcend blocking patterns and unfold talents in people. It is an extremely effective method of self-development that raises the level of happiness in individuals, increases their abilities to deal with the hard facts of life, and unfolds meaning and mission in the psyche.

THE INNER KINGDOM

The work in the Western Mystery Tradition is done through individual counselling, meditation and group ritual. Practicing the exercises, the trainees step by step build a psychological structure in the mind, an ‘Interior Castle’ that activates awareness of all the psychological parts and brings them to awareness. In that process people transcend their personal blockages and thus get access to all their abilities and grow as a person. The aim of the work of the Western Mystery Tradition is to become the ‘King of your Inner Kingdom’.

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TEMPEL TRAINING – DE HERMETISCHE KABBALA

De Hermetische Kabbala is het samenhangende systeem dat alle Westerse Mysterie Tradities met elkaar verbindt, de sleutel die de deur naar innerlijke wijsheid Hermetisch opent, het fundament van de training binnen alle traditionele magische scholen. Dit semester ligt de nadruk op het ontwikkelen van onze ‘innerlijke werelden’ van onze eigen Hermetische Tempel.

Wil jij weten hoe dat gaat? Wil jij je innerlijke wereld gaan vullen met rijkdom? Wil jij leren hoe je in je geest tempels bouwt die onderling zo goed samenhangen dat ze alle spirituele levensgebieden en levenspaden open leggen en hun samenhang laten zien. Hoe je alle spirituele vaardigheden die je hebt verworven integreert tot één geheel. Wil jij ervaren hoe je vanuit de rijke wereld der symbolen grip krijgt op je geest, en je gevoelens, je dromen, de gebeurtenissen in je leven kunt beïnvloeden…. Door de training ‘De Hermetische Kabbala’ krijg je toegang tot de tijdloze wijsheid en ervaar je de magie in je leven.

Tijdens dit semester Temple Training leer je o.a.:

• De samenhang tussen de natuur en de ongezien dimensies van ons bestaan.
• De samenhang tussen je levenservaringen en de Tarotkaarten.
• Meditatietechnieken  voortvloeiend uit de Hermetische Kabbala.
• Gebruik te maken van de Astrale Getijden

Voor wie is deze training bedoeld?

Deze Temple Training dagen zijn belangrijk voor iedereen die de Hermetische Kabbala in de praktijk wil toepassen. Je leert de theorie, meditatietechnieken, rituelen en magische technieken. Je leert of je mediamiek hypersensitief of paranormaal begaafd bent. Je verscherpt je gevoeligheid en bouwt je paranormale vaardigheden op een gebalanceerde manier. Je leert te werken met magische energie. Je leert samen te werken met de gidsen van de Innerlijke Gebieden.

Welk niveau heeft de training?

Deze intensieve trainingsdagen zijn bedoeld voor mensen die zich aangetrokken voelen tot de Westerse Mystiek, Paganisme, Sjamanisme, en Magic. Deze training is onmisbaar voor mensen die energiewerk willen doen en hun mediamieke spirituele vaardigheden willen trainen.

Prijs: € 375,00
Data: 17 september, 15 oktober, 19 november, 17 december 2017 en 21 januari 2018, plus een persoonlijk coaching gesprek via skype op afspraak.
Tijd: van 9.30 uur tot + 18.30 uur
Aanmelden via email: info@templeofstarlight.eu

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THE VISION BEHIND THE TEMPLE OF STARLIGHT

Years ago I was trained in a spiritual organization by a teacher that was loved intensely by the students. I found that a privilege, and I learned very much. Then the time came to continue my journey. With all the spiritual fruits I had harvested, I raised the Temple of Starlight as an independent training institute. It is PARTLY based on the teachings of my previous school, but also on my work as coach and therapist in the past.

Because of this background I implemented some fundamental changes, which are often misunderstood by the community. I want to explain my vision in a series of short articles. The first important difference in vision is:

 

SPIRITUAL WORK IS NOT A RACE.

There is no winner holding the cup and being applauded. There is no end goal, only personal improvement. That means that the route through the temple is not a race for the top, it is not a competition. The degrees are no diplomas but a recognition of a specific INNER STATE of development, that can be achieved by every individual by inner WORK.

A spiritual trainer helps you to find that inner state of grace, by offering feedback and exercises you need to get to the next level, and helps you preventing losing time by making you aware where you walk astray. When you start, you begin at that point in your live where you are NOW.

Spiritual training aims to improve the quality of that NOW by transpersonal methods, that have been passed on since ancient Egypt, and were always adapted to the Spirit of the Time when the ages passed by.

That means that a teacher cannot be a guru. A healthy institute is built around the needs of students. That is why I don’t call myself a teacher, but a trainer. This also implies that there is practical work involved. Practical work that needs to be done by the trainee, and that needs to be overseen by those who reached the inner states of richness you want to achieve. The more you put into it, the more you will benefit and harvest the fruits.

WORSHIPPING OTHERS OR BLAMING OTHERS ARE LOSER’S SCRIPTS!!!

Spiritual training is about YOU, how you improve your life with the help of ancient methods. It is about how you use the experiences life offers you to grow. Worshipping others, or blaming others are parts of the same coin; they are loser’s scripts!!! The Mysteries are about training yourself to a state of inner richness, that enables you to surpass your own needs and help others to achieve the same.

By worshipping or blaming others you give away your power, in the hope someone else rescues you; you get stuck in the victim role. The Mysteries are about KNOW YOURSELF. Spiritual work is most of all WORK.

THE MILK OF THE GODDESS

In our modern days we can buy everything instant and ready. Seekers for spiritual enlightenment start their journey for the Milk of the Goddess with a consumerism attitude. They look for teachers who personify Her warm embrace, hope that it brings that spiritual state of inner richness, completeness and safety. They will end up disappointed and bitter. Why? I will reveal Her biggest secret; the Goddess does not spoon-feed, she helps you to raise your inner child to provide for yourself.

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The Enchanted Land

The Mage speaks to the Fairy Queen: “Take your tears and throw them into the velvet blueness.” Thus she does … and in the wild lands, where there is no light, on the dark waves, where seamen travel without hope; clusters of splendid stars start to radiate and illuminate the night with White Peace.

Ancient cultures lived close to nature. They left behind a legacy of beautiful myths, that have been preserved in the magical stories of farmers, fishermen, fairy tales and in literature. Their worldview contains great wonders, their tales hold immense beauty, their spells cause big miracles. We have inherited an awesome wisdom teaching concerning the Tides of the Magic of Life.

This worldview educates us about the magical laws of nature; laws that are still valid! This legacy offers us a helicopter view on present-day events and provides us with unexpected answers to contemporary issues. Mythical stories comment on the questions of life and hide precious magical techniques, that we can learn to apply ourselves; and they work!

Learn to see natural objects as living entities and become enchanted by a magical landscape filled with beauty, wonder and mystery, experience awe and fascination about our precious Enchanted Land.

During this weekend retreat you will learn to apply these lessons in your own life. You will become more conscious of the powers of nature at work within society. You will learn the skills of the Twelve Weavers, the Songs of Trance, the Magical Armor and much, much more. This retreat will be even more special, since it is planned on the Samhain weekend and includes an outdoor ritual wherein we will be taught directly by the forces involved.

Date: October 28/October 29 2017
Time: Saturday: door open from 9.00 a.m. Start 9.30 to 10.00 p.m., Sunday: door open at 9.00 a.m. Start 9.30 to 5.00 p.m.
(For members of the Hermetic Order there is a pre-retreat at Friday evening, October 27).
Price: € 250,00 Coffee, tea and workshop book included.
Venue: Western Mystery School Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Tel: (0031) (0) 610599875
Application via Email
More information at the website.

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The Magical Art of Shapeshifting

Recently a few articles where published about the current situation of occultism. Nick Farrell and Jonathan Woolley published articles(1) that made my eyebrows hit the ceiling. Why?

I must say that I was completely flabbergasted. Not because of the symptoms they describe, because I see those symptoms too. But I was stunned because of the diagnosis; digging the grave of the entire tradition! I completely disagree. My analyses of the symptoms is entirely different. To my opinion we need to update our shapeshifting skills. Let me explain.

Surfacing and hiding
The Western Mystery Temples have been going through rough times in the past. We survived the Fall of Atlantis, the decline of the Egyptian, Babylonian and Greek Temples, the fires that destroyed the Library of Alexandria, the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Mass Migrations, the Christianization of Western Society, the Inquisition and the Second World War. Contrary to what everyone assumes we were always mainstream, apart from very brief periods of time in history where we had to hide. As a result of the Inquisition we went into hiding about 100 years and surfaced about 1900 AD with the expansion of the Golden Dawn. The next hiding was necessary for about 15 years as a result of WWII.

Reclaiming our cultural legacy
What you see when you study historical sources (and then I am not only talking about the Grimoire Tradition, but also about all the arts!!!), is that we have been high culture almost always. Have we forgotten our legacy? Let us reclaim those great works of literature, opera, paintings, ballets, sculptures, architecture, myths etc. that are based on magical principles and are expressions of the legacy of Magic and the Western Mystery Tradition.

The Art of Invisibility
The problem nowadays as I see it, is that today’s teachers are trained by teachers who needed to be invisible and worked from an underground position. They passed those survival skills to us. I clearly remember the warnings in the correspondence course that was part of my training: “Don’t vibrate the Words of Power too loud, because you could attract the attention of your neighbors.” Or instructions at workshops: “Don’t leave any rituals in the room, because they can be found by muggles”, “If an incident happens, first unrobe, then leave the building”, “The organization cannot find out who we are. If they ask questions, we are a theatre group”, and so on. Of course I will pass those skills on to my students in case these become necessary sometimes in the future.

Resurrection
But to my opinion, nowadays we need an opposite movement to pass on occultism to the next generation. The pagan movement was a fashion hype that is now declining, due to the fact that lineage holders have no strategy and network, to help people who are interested in the tradition, to find the ‘real deal’.
The examples how to do that are everywhere to be found in the Hindu and Buddhist communities. The Eastern Temple Traditions have been working at integration in Western Society from 1967 on when the Beatles declared that they were into Transcendental Meditation. Slowly yoga and meditation shapeshifted into forms that were not only attractive to the alternative community, but also were beneficial for mainstream society. Today in the Netherlands they are openly discussed and documented on national television.

Hide in plain sight.
What we can learn from the Eastern Traditions is, that it is necessary to translate the Western Mystery Tradition into terms and benefits that mainstream society can at least understand, and to offer beginning practitioners training in such a way, that people feel free to talk about their latest ‘hobby’ or ‘lifestyle’ at birthday parties without being made ridiculous.
I have a lot more to say to this subject. But first I want to throw this into the ‘Arena’ as my ‘two cents’ to exchange opinions.
(1) http://www.nickfarrell.it/ten-reasons-why-public-occultism-is-dying/ and https://godsandradicals.org/2017/04/19/british-paganism-is-dying-why/

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