FORTNIGHT OVERVIEW
The Shadow, Pagan/Celtic/Masonic
Europe
Summer - Fortnight 8 (Wind+Earth)
Jung's Ego
Feast/Jul
9: The search for meaning and purpose.
The Shadow, Set and the killing of Osiris. Scattering of consciousness
(Osiris), Isis (Anima) seeking the lost part. Farming metaphor. Osiris
rising and Barley sprouting. Barley Harvest. Hallucinations of humans and
LLM''s. Development of Masonry, Rosicrucians, Golden Dawn in mediaeval
Europe. Wicca, witchcraft, pagan festivals, seasonal attunement, conflation
of paganism with Catholicism. Virgin Mary as Animus. Devil, OTO,
Crowely.
First 5 Day Ko Day 1-5 of 8th Fortnight
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| Practice | Jung’s Alchemical Mandala Drawing (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, inspired by Jung’s alchemical studies, drew mandalas symbolizing soul growth. In a scriptorium, using plant-based pigments, they meditated on the mandala’s unfolding, per Psychology and Alchemy. Self-Practice: Draw a circular mandala with colored pencils, focusing on growth patterns. Meditate on it for 10 minutes, reflecting on how it symbolizes your soul’s expansion. |
Teresa’s Convent Gardening
Historical Practice: Teresa encouraged her nuns to tend convent gardens, meditating on creation’s stability, planting herbs like thyme to nurture community. Self-Practice: Plant an herb like thyme, meditating on community roots. Spend 15 minutes tending it, reflecting on nurturing stability. |
Hildegard’s Nature Walks
Historical Practice: Hildegard walked through meadows, observing plants like sage for spiritual insight. These meditative strolls, described in her letters, grounded her in creation’s order. Self-Practice: Walk in a park, observing plants. Meditate for 20 minutes on nature’s order, journaling how it grounds your spirit. |
Alchemical Earth Meditation
Historical Practice: Alchemists like John Dee meditated on soil, symbolizing the prima materia. Kneeling in laboratories, they visualized roots anchoring their souls, per Emerald Tablet interpretations. Self-Practice: Sit on the ground, holding soil. Visualize roots anchoring your soul for 15 minutes, focusing on stability, and journal any grounding sensations. |
Thomas Merton’s Garden Meditation (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic in Merton’s style meditated while tending herbs, praying for community stability, inspired by Merton’s writings. Self-Practice: Tend a plant or garden, praying for stability. Meditate for 15 minutes, reflecting on nurturing creation, and note your thoughts.. |
| History | Sextus/Constantine Rome | Sextus/Constantine Rome | Sextus/Constantine Rome | Sextus/Constantine Rome | Sextus/Constantine Rome |
| Mythos of Yeshe Tzogyal | Sophia's rescuer battles demons, rearranges their heaven | Sophia's rescuer battles demons, rearranges their heaven | Sophia's rescuer battles demons, rearranges their heaven | Sophia's rescuer battles demons, rearranges their heaven | Sophia's rescuer battles demons, rearranges their heaven |
Second 5 Day Ko Day 6-10 of 8th Fortnight
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| Practice | Jung’s Earth Archetype Meditation (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, inspired by Jung, meditated on the “Great Mother” archetype, visualizing roots grounding their soul, per Symbols of Transformation. Self-Practice: Sit in a garden, visualizing the “Great Mother” grounding you. Meditate for 15 minutes, journaling how it fosters stability. |
Florentine Mystic’s Earth Contemplation
Historical Practice: Mystics meditated on Tuscan soil, sitting among vineyards, visualizing their souls rooted in divine creation, inspired by Neoplatonism. Self-Practice: Sit in a garden, touching soil. Meditate for 15 minutes, visualizing your soul rooted in divine creation, and journal your reflections. |
Rosicrucian Stone Meditation
Historical Practice: Proto-Rosicrucian mystics contemplated polished stones, symbolizing eternal stability. Holding them during prayer, they sought inner balance, tied to alchemical symbolism. Self-Practice: Hold a polished stone and meditate on its stability for 10 minutes. Visualize it grounding your spirit, then reflect on balance. |
Sethite Gnostic Earthly Gnosis Ritual
Historical Practice: Sethite Gnostics meditated on the material world as divine gnosis, offering grains in hidden rituals, as in The Gospel of the Egyptians (Nag Hammadi). Self-Practice: Offer grains in a quiet space, meditating on divine creation for 10 minutes. Reflect on grounding wisdom, noting insights. |
Hildegard’s Botanical Healing
Historical Practice: Hildegard prepared plant-based remedies, like chamomile infusions, in her convent infirmary. Praying while mixing herbs, she nurtured patients’ souls, as in Physica. Self-Practice: Prepare a chamomile tea, praying for healing. Sip slowly, meditating for 10 minutes on nurturing your body and soul, reflecting on earth’s grounding energy. |
| History | Medieval Alchemists | Medieval Alchemists | Medieval Alchemists | Medieval Alchemists | Medieval Alchemists |
| MytMythos of Yeshe Tzogyalhos | Sophia's Redeemer continues cosmic labors | Sophia's Redeemer continues cosmic labors | Sophia's Redeemer continues cosmic labors | Sophia's Redeemer continues cosmic labors | Sophia's Redeemer continues cosmic labors |
Third 4/5 Day KoDay 11-15 of 8th Fortnight
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| Practice | Pagan-Christian Harvest Offering
Historical Practice: Syncretic communities offered grains or herbs at altars during harvest festivals. Praying for abundance, they honored earth deities and Christian saints. Self-Practice: Offer grains or herbs on a small altar, praying for abundance. Meditate for 10 minutes, reflecting on gratitude and earth’s nurturing cycle. |
Rosicrucian Herbal Offering
Historical Practice: Proto-Rosicrucian mystics offered herbs like lavender at altars, symbolizing earth’s bounty, grounding their spirituality through offerings. Self-Practice: Offer lavender on a small altar, praying for grounding. Meditate for 10 minutes, reflecting on earth’s bounty, and note your thoughts. |
John Dee’s Crystal Meditation
Historical Practice: Dee meditated on crystal spheres, symbolizing earthly purity. In his study, he visualized their clarity grounding his soul, blending alchemy and mysticism. Self-Practice: Hold a clear crystal and gaze into it for 10 minutes, visualizing earthly purity. Journal how it anchors your spiritual focus. |
Alchemical Salt Purification
Historical Practice: Alchemists meditated on salt, symbolizing earthly purity. Sprinkling it in circles during contemplation, they sought grounding, per Rosarium Philosophorum. Self-Practice: Sprinkle salt in a circle around you, meditating on purity for 10 minutes. Visualize it grounding your soul, then reflect on stability. |
Jung’s Stone Carving Meditation (Medieval Lens)
Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, following Jung, carved symbols on stone, meditating on earthly stability, per Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Self-Practice: Carve or draw a symbol on a stone. Meditate on its permanence for 15 minutes, reflecting on earthly stability. |
| History | Masonry | Rosicrucians | Rosicrucians | Rosicrucians | Rosicrucians |
| Mythos of Yeshe Tzogyal | Sophia's Redeemer unveils his light | Sophia's Redeemer unveils his light | Sophia's Redeemer unveils his light | -Sophia's Redeemer unveils his light | Sophia's Redeemer unveils his light |
