Welcome to the Castletower Domain
The Website Domain of David Bersson aka Frater Sphinx
Becoming an Aspirant
of the A∴A∴.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
The A∴A∴. is now in a Period of Speech; and those Aspirants
who will to become a Probationer of the A∴A∴. should click the
above Seal which will direct them to the proper page and information.
The A∴A∴. is a Spiritual Organization which does not exist on the physical plane.
Our Manifesto is ONE STAR IN SIGHT which clearly announces with sublime
clarity the Will of the Great White Brotherhood.
Love is the law, love under will
Becoming a Member of Society O.T.O.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Society Ordo Templi Orientis is always interested in accepting
new members. Write us if it is your will to participate in group
work; and to begin Lodges.
Click on the Seal for further information.
Love is the law, love under will
Magical Gestures
written by David Bersson
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Lets go over the principles of cause and effect (with magical gestures) and I will not in this essay use
correspondences from Liber 777 as it is ordinarily used by magicians to try to explain this complex affair.
Attempts in the past have only created confusion for the initiate. Therefore, I will take the entire scenario,
explain it in a manner which later on when you can use the correspondences properly. You will not, therefore,
become carried away with non essentials and symbolism that has no place in the points that I shall now expound.
I emphasize this point brutally after seeing the type of ruach masturbation that originates from would be claims
to the title of magical child. Such repetition from these type of people who when a careful study of what they
write is carefully studied have no experience. It all becomes tiring and cumbersome, not to mention misleading.
They are, in a sense, farting in the wind, and not really expounding anything more than dead end rationalizations
dressed in the garment of delusion,
in spite of the beauty of there apparent attempts — have no spiritual body from experience and work.
Therefore, a few words on real magical gesture are going to be very useful for real initiates who
are not presently suffering such leaps from reality in their monkey mimic attempts to masquerade Us.
Let me begin by stating categorically that My attempt to manifest a stronger current
for Θελημα for the world simultaneously manifests a stronger current
within myself which simultaneously changes the world. Taking this consideration, pseudorandom magical currents,
(mainly mechanical) must be dealt with as they manifest.
It is otherwise vital to pay attention to such changes, domino effects, karmic levers, cause and
effect manifested complexes of energy and generally how working on one plane clearly causes changes
on other planes.
Yet, such point events of the consciousness awakening on more than plane of existence through the workings of
magical gesture develop your technique of magick; making you more efficient as you strive to eliminate or adjust the
lines of pseudorandom phenomenal existence. They are pseudorandom being manifested lines of energy from
natural manifestation; and
we can use this latent pseudorandom manifested energy for intentional acts. These pseudorandom forces are then no
longer simply
manifestation going wherever they would naturally sink into; but captured, as it were, by volition or my intentional
act to cause change in conformity with my will to act upon my environment to take advantage of what ordinarily would be
a mere pseudorandom moment where the natural rain simply evaporates into the desert sand.
Certainly, much more efficient to capture some of this water rather than let it go to waste!
Other magical operations work with the same principle; for example purposely directing the wand in the direction
of ancient currents — aligning them to the Thelemic Current so ancient energy will not be
wasted; and directing the magical gesture where the ancient current is naturally purged by the prophet by aligning was we know was created to be proper to what was similar in the past to principles that were revealed for this Aeon.
An example of such magical gesture of this type would be appropriate for clarification.
Find a Temple in Egypt where the manifested center of power is strong from centuries of worship of Horus - do the
Invocation of Horus with additions that align the ancient force with the Perception as we see Hoor in His secret name;
and apply those principles where the collective will of the Aeon is aligned to the singular will of the initiate;
and use this as a force to manifest a stronger current aligned to the will of
the purging of the purity of the prophet. When this phase of the operation is manifesting properly;
there can no plan for the accumulation of the alignment. The entire magical operation will awaken the factor infinite &
unknown and a new school of thought (not for Exempt Adept) will awaken within the Master.
Another point of magical gesture that needs to brought up is the method which necessity manifests the actual Operation
in the first place. From the point of view of the lower initiate it is not going to make sense where it is all coming
from. How is it, states the novice does this Master suddenly come up with such new insight, perceptions and where in the
world did this or that idea come about where He is jumping into action where no apparent disturbance is apparent in the area???
Once again, I rudely interpret my thesis; taking the chance that I confuse the novice by bringing up the
subject of regular practices for the higher initiate. Yet, this must be addressed at this time and the
insight must not be ignored. A student was listening to me to my practices outside my private Temple;
and not recognizing anything
I was doing in the Temple inquired what type of regular practices I was doing. What the student heard was ceremonies
that I did that were translated from pure energy by partaking of the essence to manifest a new magical gesture, and
the execution thereof. This does not alter the fact that the instrument is manifested on the plane of disks; and must do
much of the same work for protection,
purity and proper manifestation. Certainly, Liber V is done by all Grades. Changes in such official ceremonies for
the higher initiate would only be inappropriate, misleading and even dogmatic. Suffice to say is you are better
off minding your own affairs, doing your own Tasks, and work step by step to fulfill every aspect of the Oath.
Only then, when you become a higher initiate will you understand what We are doing and it will then
make sense to you.
I shall explain the question, which is occasionally on the mind of the initiate observing Us; or at least
those who think they can observe Us. Look at the farmer who partakes of the silent wind of his raw land who
instinctively knows what to do to assist his crops. Now what has this farmer done? He has used no scientific
instrument, no weather report and yet he was correct about the state of affairs of his crops. What did he do?
The farmer, actually, did what the Master does and drank that ancient wine of life; and the answer came.
He simply did what the Master did on the plane of nephesh where the Master partakes in Nescheshmah. Yet,
the similarity, although close isn't exact.
For the Master partakes of the universal life as wine, and the drunkenness therefore is the spiritual
essence of the Night of Pan. He therefore knows magically what to do not unlike the farmer who knows
what will occur with his crops.
(In a sense (yet do not get carried away), the Master is the Farmer who
tends His Garden, and yet this carries the symbolism to the flowers that He tends which is not
the actual point of discussion. See Liber 418 on the Garden and the Master. On another plane (by now I've completely
baffled the novice), its all for
those below us, yet you'll get sidetracked or miss the point completely by my bringing this up, if you'll pardon the pun.)
On another plane the Master has received from the Path of Love the vibrated Word of the Aeon; and
knows that His instrument has to bring understanding to the lower planes.
His instrument reacts knowing Duty all be is spiritual must manifest into the plane of disks;
and the entire affair is translated from pure energy into magical gesture to adjust the collective
will to the will of the prophet whose
Word must needs be to manifest.
Love is the law, love under will
The Joy of the Great Work
written by David Bersson
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
I am still inspired and happy with the Great Work and magick. When I first began my
interests in the subject it had to be something of a fad for those around me. Yet,
all of them withdrew into a silence as my ongoing enthusiasm for the subject became in their eyes, at least, a fanatical
obsession. Or at least, this is the the way it seemed at the time. I bid all of them farewell, and moved forth to what
was continuing to excite my interest.
I was different. Unlike others, the fad did not pass but an avid interest in occult study and eventually real practice
grasped my life, my being and my will.
Hours upon hours I read every possible book that had related interests. My attention to the
subject was undivided. I grasped immediately the type of person I could be; and it captured my imagination where such knowledge was seen as my real destiny to move myself to a sense of my
own immortality - where I could actually cause change, be somebody really important not only for myself for all humanity. I felt the preliminaries of aspiration; and was stunned by the sheer reality of
what I could be if I knew the truth of my True Will.
Yet one book stood out as the supreme book where I found identification and real purpose.
This book was Magick in theory and practice by the Master Therion.
It was the one book which I found myself reading over and over knowing this book was explaining
the subject in a manner where everything else made pragmatic sense.
To this day; I hold my copy of the book sacred reading it diligently; and those familiar words are
like a stream of inspiration that continues to present day.
Enemies and rivals? Yes, I have those. One of the paradoxes of those affirmations of my existence;
and perhaps part of the ripple of My Hair being karmic twists from my volitional exertions - or even the reaction from
those who sense Me . Its all very amusing at times; and most thought provoking!
I suppose anyone who sticks their neck out enough pays a price quite similar. Yet are they not the shadows who taunt me and keep me alert? Strange weaves of the fabric of my reality; and silent reminders of the time where I was not upper case.
They are a thundering laughter in the echo of my magick working on realities and creating opposition on planes of existence
that would elude them; and yet they feel the irritation! My friends are close; and my enemies even closer.
They cannot touch Me; only bring forth the affirmations of their painful inferiorities that they could not awaken to what
I have awakened to; and therefore they rot away their lives with gossip and insane rationalizations.
I remain the initiate that found joy with my true will; and a teacher who assisted me to become Me;
and no one can take this away from me. I found my goal where they found the hollow inferior complex that manifests as
their separate existence. Any slander, lies or even magical battle I welcome as a part of the overall scheme of my
karma; and I have not known it any other way so I have learned to embrace it by love under will; and know the joy of
My unique Path.
Yet for those who would tread the Path as I do; can only do so from the point of view of their own
course through the universe toward their own particular True Will. You will have different joys, ordeals, experiences and
karma than myself. Every star is unique. Every path filled with a variety of wonders.
I would recommend the Path of the Great Work with the Law of Θελημα as your guide to
anyone.
For the Path is one of the greatest adventures of all; where the nature and powers of your being leap
from within the depths of your being like the primal lion of the primal wood who has finally found the primal food. Where
evolution itself is understood spiritually; and this within itself gives you a confidence of today balanced with the
careless adventure of tomorrow, the awakening of the natural evolutionary process of humanity.
Thus, I write of the joy of the Great Work; and my heart leaps at every word as I write in an attempt to show how such
a fulfillment can have such profound effects upon both self and the collective will.
Love is the law, love under will
Adoration Unto Nuit
O my beloved Goddess, I love Thee. I am the winged secret flame unto Thee.
Bend Upon thy servant and impart Thy kisses
I am always Unto Thee, Nuit. Let me awaken to Thy ecstasy; that I might
know the omnipresence of your Body.
Let the world be regenerated; for I love you Nuit, my beloved Goddess!
To begin experiments so sublime & mysterious as magick I must firstly study case scenario
that observes similarities throughout culture. I must question the reality of each scenario
to determine what my experiments are going to involve & how I'm going to set up the laboratory
by choosing a scenario that dominates all the others. Having begun my outline that determines
the direction I carefully write my hypothesis which is my suggested explanation for an observable
phenomenon or of a reasoned proposal predicting a possible causal correlation among multiple phenomena.
Having completed this I then proceed with my method of working. Having concluded the experiments I write
my conclusions based on the raw reality of my work I am then in a position to write a commentary on my
conclusions; announce my new discoveries giving a completely new outline that can be used as a presentation
in essay or demonstration showing conclusive proof of its reality. This is the basics of the method of
science & the private journal should adhere to Liber E, Section I. What do students begin with? Very simple.
They are to learn about the nature & powers of their own being. This apparently innocent goal leads to
doorways that unlock all the deeper mysteries on the subject — and is sufficient for the new student who
would be an expert with the method of science. Note that a laboratory might consist of a replica of an
ancient Egyptian Temple, a Temple of Ar, a circle drawn with candles in a cave, or a room with biofeedback
machines, microscopes and other instruments of observation.
A student requests David Bersson give an elaboration on the method of science.
What does He really do?
Written by David Bersson
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
a quote by Robert Frost
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
I am writing this essay after a disciple attempted to analyze a magical gesture of Mine that was beyond his Grade & comprehension. His idiot
presumption was so callously misplaced, so ignorant of any respect for
his own priorities that I decided to give this article as a dew drop of possibility for meditation on My Work; and let the reader is warned - that every school of thought will take different liberties, and every Master will
have a sublime work that is too dangerous and secret to be revealed to anyone but those who are of the supernal.
To truly Master your Temple you partake of the essence of all and translate it into a pragmatic magical gesture where living experience matches the initiation you profess. This means an end to all dogma, all official ritual, all
documents that do not express your manifested school of thought.
The goal is understanding on all planes and for You knowledge is a dangerous tool where reason can swallow you up in a circular abyss of madness. Yet all be it a dangerous tool; it is part of the universe of those
who dwell below the Night of Pan; and therefore be it the communication be distorted, clouded from the manifest supernal it will have to do - for what you see is but a garment of what you see.
Yet, the Garden must be tended; and it must exist with all the lower life forms into the black earth for the juggling to function with efficiency; and therefore the great Oath of understanding must be obeyed to permit others a gateway across that nameless abyss.
So then, what does He do who would be Master if the usual curriculum of magick is Change under the new rules of Art & Oath. Certainly, His school of thought is evolving; and his magick is proceeding forth without hindrance. This is what I shall try to explain being always at risk of stating
a fact that is in movement; and therefore not a truth at all. Yet, only those who truly have been Babe of the Abyss can know the Book of Lies.
I do have a kaleidescope of infinite diversity in my workings of magick. Yet, I am not actually jumping from black to white magick in my sometimes complex unfolding of experiences with the Great Work. One magical gesture leads to the other as I attempt to align my will in just those areas which create an initiation & balance into truth, understanding and reality.
Having attempted the impossible I have experienced - I then with the method of science create still another book of magick on a plane not yet seen by the multitudes. Yet the above statement might seem too generic & even beating around the bush so I can only shrug my shoulders & notarize a statement that I'm not being dogmatic in my endeavors & positively awakening all those aspects of myself that should lead to Greater Initiations.
This might mean exerting my magick and making a rabbit evolve; or speak to a spirit that has knowledge to impart to me, or become for a time a Keeper of the Wands, or create a new ceremony, or enter a newly discovered Doorway, or find an Object on the astral or in the black earth. It might mean giving a flower to a lonely girl, or doing an Adoration Unto the Stars with a lover. It is no odds.
Although I tremble before the sight of the infinite; and am driven. I shall not cease my workings even when Godhood Itself leaps forth from the night; and I am beyond everything that is.
Love is the law, love under will