5 Mt. System of Individuated Gnosis

5th FORTNIGHT of WINDSTAR
As Utilized by the 5 Mt System of Miryai
In the Living Gods, Let the hallowed Light of Transcendant Truth be praised. Let the Sweet Mystery of Miryai awaken in the heart of hearts.

FORTNIGHT OVERVIEW

The Self, Jung, Red Book
Summer - Fortnight 10 (Wind+Fire)
Jung's Self

Group 5: Fire – True Self (Realizing the Divine Spark)
Elemental Focus: Fire symbolizes transformation and the True Self, the fully realized divine spark.
Thematic Tone: These exercises culminate in the soul’s immortal rise, inspired by the Apocryphon of John’s Five Lights, Book of Abatur’s transcendence, and Sophia’s ascent (Pistis Sophia). The final five days are a fast, focusing on the Five Trees and Five Seals.
Jungian Correspondence: The True Self aligns with the alchemical Rubedo.

Feast/Aug 8: Carl Jung and school. German back to nature movement. Hildegard of Bingen insights. Philoman mandala. Active imagination and dream work. Individuality. Luminous dreams.

First 5 Day Ko
Day 1-5 of 10th Fortnight

Mind:      Fixation
        Medieval Alchemy: Stabilize the volatile material into a permanent form.
            Symbolism: Achieving lasting stability.
            Process: Heating or chemically stabilizing the substance.
            Goal: Create a durable material.
        Jungian Interpretation: Solidify psychological growth into lasting change.
            Symbolism: Permanent integration of insights.
            Process: Embedding growth into personality.
            Goal: Establish a stable, transformed psyche.
Body: Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)
Truths: Yule Festival.
History: Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179 CE), a German mystic, linked health and nature in Physica, influencing backtonature movements. Gnostic bonfire leaping (e.g., St. John’s fires) symbolized soul purification, aligning outer vitality with inner vision. Her unique idea of viriditas (greening power) tied spirituality to creation.
Mythos: Melchizedec guides souls out of purgatory

Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)

	Fortnight Day 1	Fortnight Day 2	Fortnight Day 3	Fortnight Day 4	Fortnight Day 5
Feast/Fast	Yule Festival	-	-	-	-
Practice	Pagan-Christian Midsummer Bonfire Historical Practice: Syncretic communities lit bonfires on Midsummer’s Eve, offering herbs like St. John’s wort. Dancing and praying, they sought spiritual purification, blending pagan and Christian devotion. Self-Practice: Light a small outdoor fire or candle, offering a pinch of St. John’s wort (or another herb). Pray for purification, meditating for 10 minutes on divine light.	Hildegard’s Fiery Chant Performance Historical Practice: Hildegard sang fiery chants like O Ignee Spiritus in vibrant liturgies in her convent. The passionate delivery ignited divine connection, transforming participants’ hearts. Self-Practice: Sing or hum a passionate melody inspired by fire for 10 minutes. Visualize it igniting your spirit, then reflect on the transformative energy.	Hildegard’s Visionary Ecstasy Historical Practice: Hildegard experienced ecstatic visions of “burning light” in her cell, prepared through fasting and prayer. Described in Liber Divinorum Operum, this trance-like state transformed her understanding. Self-Practice: Fast lightly (if safe) and sit in a quiet space with a candle. Meditate on a “burning light” in your heart for 15 minutes, seeking divine connection. Journal your experience.	Alchemical Furnace Meditation Historical Practice: Alchemists like John Dee meditated before furnaces, burning herbs like frankincense, visualizing inner purification. Rooted in Paracelsus’ teachings, this symbolized the soul’s transformation. Self-Practice: Light a frankincense candle and visualize a furnace purifying your soul. Meditate for 15 minutes, focusing on inner transformation, and note any shifts in awareness.	Florentine Mystic’s Divine Love Meditation Historical Practice: Mystics like Ficino meditated on divine love as a burning fire, visualizing their hearts ablaze in quiet rooms, inspired by Neoplatonism. Self-Practice: Sit quietly, imagining your heart burning with divine love. Meditate for 15 minutes, focusing on passionate connection to the divine, and journal insights.

Second 5 Day Ko
Day 6-10 of 10th Fortnight

Mind:      Multiplication
        Medieval Alchemy: Amplify the power of the Philosopher’s Stone to transmute larger quantities of metal.
            Symbolism: Expansion of transformative power.
            Process: Enhancing the Stone’s potency.
            Goal: Increase the material’s effectiveness.
        Jungian Interpretation: Extend individuation to influence others or the world.
            Symbolism: Sharing wisdom broadly.
            Process: Applying growth to relationships or society.
            Goal: Magnify the psyche’s impact.
Body: Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)
Truths: -
History: Carl Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead (1916), written under the persona Basilides, explored Gnostic cosmology during his Red Book period. Gnostic candles and Maypole ceremonies ignited inner fire, fostering individuality. His distinctive concept of Pleroma—fullness beyond duality—shaped his psychological framework.
Mythos: Sophia glorified and perfected

Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)

	Fortnight Day 6	Fortnight Day 7	Fortnight Day 8	Fortnight Day 9	Fortnight Day 10
Feast/Fast	-	-	-	-	-
Practice	Rosicrucian Alchemical Fire Ritual Historical Practice: Proto-Rosicrucian mystics burned symbolic herbs (e.g., myrrh) in braziers, meditating on the flame’s purifying power, drawing from early alchemical symbolism. Self-Practice: Burn a small amount of myrrh or sage in a safe dish. Meditate on the flame’s purifying power for 10 minutes, visualizing spiritual renewal.	Pagan-Christian Candle Vigil Historical Practice: Syncretic groups held candlelit vigils, praying for divine illumination. Lighting beeswax candles, they chanted psalms, blending pagan and Christian themes. Self-Practice: Light a beeswax candle and pray or chant for illumination. Meditate for 10 minutes, focusing on divine light, and note any spiritual clarity.	Sethite Gnostic Ecstatic Ascent Historical Practice: Sethite Gnostics practiced ecstatic meditation, visualizing ascent through aeons, as in Allogenes (Nag Hammadi). Chanting with herbal offerings, they ignited divine passion. Self-Practice: Light a candle and chant a mantra, visualizing ascent through fiery realms. Meditate for 15 minutes, focusing on divine passion, and note insights.	Jung’s Alchemical Coniunctio Meditation (Medieval Lens) Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, following Jung’s alchemical insights, meditated on the coniunctio (union of opposites) as a fiery transformation, per Mysterium Coniunctionis. Self-Practice: Burn lavender and visualize opposites uniting in a fiery embrace. Meditate for 15 minutes, seeking illumination, and journal your thoughts.	Sethite Gnostic Divine Fire Invocation Historical Practice: Sethite Gnostics invoked the divine fire of Barbelo in rituals from Zostrianos (Nag Hammadi). Burning myrrh, they sought ecstatic illumination. Self-Practice: Burn myrrh and chant a personal prayer for divine fire. Meditate for 10 minutes, visualizing ecstatic illumination, and reflect on insights.

Third 4/5 Day Ko
Day 11-15 of 10th Fortnight

Mind:      Projection
        Medieval Alchemy: Apply the Philosopher’s Stone to transmute base metals into gold, completing the Great Work.
            Symbolism: Manifestation of perfection.
            Process: Sprinkling the Stone onto lead.
            Goal: Achieve the ultimate transmutation.
        Jungian Interpretation: Live as a fully individuated Self, radiating authenticity.
            Symbolism: Embodying wholeness.
            Process: Living authentically in all aspects.
            Goal: Manifest the integrated Self.
Body: Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)
Truths: Utisete Retreat 5 day
History: Jung’s Red Book (1913–1930, published 2009) documented active imagination and mandalas, culminating his selfexploration. Gnostic ashes on forehead and fasting mirrored Sophia’s eternal union with the anointed, integrating shadow and self. His unique focus on luminous dreams as paths to wholeness redefined psychology.
Mythos: Sophia and Annointed unite eternally

Fire related practices. (daily 20" exercise)

	Fortnight Day 11	Fortnight Day 12	Fortnight Day 13	Fortnight Day 14	Fortnight Day 15
Feast/Fast	-Utisete Retreat	-Utisete Retreat	-Utisete Retreat	Utisete Retreat	Utisete Retreat
Practice	Rosicrucian Phoenix Meditation Historical Practice: Proto-Rosicrucian mystics meditated on the phoenix, visualizing rebirth through fire, tied to alchemical symbolism of regeneration. Self-Practice: Visualize a phoenix rising from flames, symbolizing rebirth. Meditate for 15 minutes, focusing on transformation, and journal any insights.	Thomas Merton’s Contemplative Fire (Medieval Lens) Historical Practice: A medieval mystic in Merton’s style might meditate on a candle’s flame, seeking divine transformation, inspired by New Seeds of Contemplation. Self-Practice: Light a candle in a quiet space and meditate on its flame for 15 minutes, seeking transformation. Reflect on how the fire mirrors your spiritual passion.	John Dee’s Scrying Fire Meditation Historical Practice: Dee gazed into flames during scrying sessions, seeking angelic visions. Burning lavender in his study, he transformed his consciousness, blending alchemy and mysticism. Self-Practice: Gaze into a candle flame, burning lavender nearby. Seek insights for 10 minutes, imagining the fire as a bridge to divine wisdom, then journal your thoughts.	Jung’s Shadow Confrontation (Medieval Lens) Historical Practice: A medieval mystic, inspired by Jung, meditated on their “shadow” as a fiery purification, visualizing a flame burning impurities, per Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Self-Practice: Visualize a flame burning away inner flaws in a quiet space. Meditate for 15 minutes, dialoguing with your “shadow,” and journal the experience.	Alchemical Sulfur Contemplation Historical Practice: Alchemists meditated on sulfur, symbolizing the soul’s fiery essence. Visualizing its combustion, they sought inner purification, per Atalanta Fugiens. Self-Practice: Visualize sulfur burning within you, purifying your soul. Meditate for 15 minutes in a quiet space, focusing on fiery transformation, and journal insights.

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