Thank you for this service you provide. I have two questions this week.
1) I recently came across a copy of The Craft Cup: Ritual Mysteries of the Goddess & the Grail, by Shadwynn (1994). As I think you know it is the primary theological and liturgical manual of the Ordo Arcanorum Gradalis, an eclectic Wiccan tradition combining classic paganism, esoteric Christianity, and Gnosticism using the Arthurian and Grail mythos. Before I was concerned it was going to be another example pop Neopagan slop. However, I'm so far highly impressed with its density (nearly 500 pages) and depth of content. I've been on the market looking for a Craft or Green Ray practice that would complement my studies and practice of esoteric Christianity and Hermetic Qabalah, and this book seems to fit the bill. As far as I'm able to tell this organization seems to be defunct, given your extensive knowledge of fringe occult orders do you know if this is the case? If the order is no more and I still wanted to practice the rites in this book as a solitary would that be acceptable? It has a "self-ordination" rite, but the issue of validity (as in "valid, but illicit") concerns me. Also, is it kosher to wake up a dormant egregore?
2) This may or may not fall under the scope of Magic Monday, but since you consider Jungian psychology to be a form of occultism in disguise I thought it was safe to ask. (And if it is off topic feel free to leave a blank space for the answer). Lately I've been contemplating the thought of perhaps going back to school in order to become a Jungian psychotherapist. It's one of the few professions I can think of that takes spirituality seriously, and if I became a non-stipendiary priest in the Independent Sacramental Movement the two vocations would dovetail with each other neatly. The present sad state of affairs in the university system is a concern, but I hate working for the corporation I'm employed in and desperate looking for a way out. What advice on this matter would you recommend?
Thank you in advance for any advice you have to offer. Have a wonderful day. May the blessings and protection of the Divine be upon you and your loved ones.
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Defunct Traditions and Jungian Psychology
Date: 2023-08-07 01:35 pm (UTC)Thank you for this service you provide. I have two questions this week.
1) I recently came across a copy of The Craft Cup: Ritual Mysteries of the Goddess & the Grail, by Shadwynn (1994). As I think you know it is the primary theological and liturgical manual of the Ordo Arcanorum Gradalis, an eclectic Wiccan tradition combining classic paganism, esoteric Christianity, and Gnosticism using the Arthurian and Grail mythos. Before I was concerned it was going to be another example pop Neopagan slop. However, I'm so far highly impressed with its density (nearly 500 pages) and depth of content. I've been on the market looking for a Craft or Green Ray practice that would complement my studies and practice of esoteric Christianity and Hermetic Qabalah, and this book seems to fit the bill. As far as I'm able to tell this organization seems to be defunct, given your extensive knowledge of fringe occult orders do you know if this is the case? If the order is no more and I still wanted to practice the rites in this book as a solitary would that be acceptable? It has a "self-ordination" rite, but the issue of validity (as in "valid, but illicit") concerns me. Also, is it kosher to wake up a dormant egregore?
2) This may or may not fall under the scope of Magic Monday, but since you consider Jungian psychology to be a form of occultism in disguise I thought it was safe to ask. (And if it is off topic feel free to leave a blank space for the answer). Lately I've been contemplating the thought of perhaps going back to school in order to become a Jungian psychotherapist. It's one of the few professions I can think of that takes spirituality seriously, and if I became a non-stipendiary priest in the Independent Sacramental Movement the two vocations would dovetail with each other neatly. The present sad state of affairs in the university system is a concern, but I hate working for the corporation I'm employed in and desperate looking for a way out. What advice on this matter would you recommend?
Thank you in advance for any advice you have to offer. Have a wonderful day. May the blessings and protection of the Divine be upon you and your loved ones.
Sincerely,
Sanctuary of the Rose and Chalice.