Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

The Gnostic Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica are a series of historical and mythological figures commemorated within Thelema. They were first listed in Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass, which is the central rite of Ordo Templi Orientis and its ecclesiastical arm, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica. They are found in the fifth Collect of Liber XV, entitled "The Saints".

Background

All of the Saints listed in the Gnostic Mass are male, and are invoked during the Collect.[1]

Crowley published three different versions of the Gnostic Mass, with three different versions of the Saints' collect. All are considered official by the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica,[2] also the annotated Gnostic Mass, first published in Mystery of Mystery by T Apiryon (now Sabazius X primate of EGC for the U.S.A) & T Helena and the revised list of Hymenaeus Beta published by James and Nancy Wasserman, in To Perfect This Feast are considered official for the purposes of public celebrations of Liber XV. The three editions that Crowley published in his lifetime, and which are cited as official, in the EGC's own manual, are: the first publication in The International in 1918; the version published in 1919 in The Equinox v. III n. 1; and the version published in in 1929 in Magick in Theory and Practice.

Modern additions

Since the original list contains the names of four previous Patriarchs of EGC, Gerard Encausse, Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss and Aleister Crowley, this has now been taken as a precedent for the addition of the names of succeeding Patriarchs, Karl Germer and Grady McMurtry.

The current Patriarch of EGC, Hymenaeus Beta, has exercised his authority to canonise further Gnostic Saints, and two have been officially added to the original list. William Blake was so recognized in Fall 1997 e.v. based on Crowley's essay "William Blake," which described him as such.[3] Giordano Bruno was added to the list on February 17, 2000 e.v., the 400th anniversary of his martyrdom.[4]

In the Collect, some names are italicised. In ordinary masses only names in italics are usually commemorated, with the full list reserved for special masses.

Full list

The saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica has been described as follows:[5][6]

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

Notes

  1. ↑ The Gnostic Mass: Annotations and Commentary by Helena and Tau Apiryon (2004)
  2. ↑ Hymenaeus Beta (1997). USGL O.T.O. EGC Manual. USA: Ordo Templi Orientis. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Crowley, Aleister The Revival of Magick (1998) Thelema Media ISBN 978-0-9726583-9-3
  4. ↑ Agape: The Official Organ of the U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis Volume IX, Number 1 (2007)
  5. ↑ Wasserman, Bishop James (ed.) Current List of Saints (2007)
  6. ↑ Wasserman, James; Wasserman, Nancy; Crowley, Aleister (2013). To Perfect This Feast: A Performance Commentary on the Gnostic Mass. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 9780971887060.
  7. ↑ "Also known as Amon, Ammon, Amun and Amen.""Amoun".
  8. ↑ "Andrea: Johann Valentin Andreae was a Lutheran pastor, and the author of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz (1616)" "Andrea".
  9. ↑ "Apollonius Tyanaeus (born c. 4 b.c.e., vanished c. 96 e.v.): Also known as Apollon, and Apollonius of Tyana""Apollonius Tyanaeus".
  10. ↑ "Arthur (c. 475 - 542 e.v.): Semi-legendary Romano-British king""Arthur".
  11. ↑ "Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam (1561-1626 e.v.): English philosopher, lawyer, statesman and scientist, sometime Lord Chancellor of England, and developer of the inductive method of reasoning.""Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam".
  12. ↑ http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/gmnotes.htm#Blake
  13. ↑ (1431-1503 e.v.) "Spanish-born Rodric Borgia is remembered by Catholics as one of the most "decadent" of the Renaissance Popes. . . Alexander VI was in fact a popular Pope during his day." "Roderic Borgia, Pope Alexander the Sixth".
  14. ↑ "Sir (Edward Alexander) Aleister Crowley".
  15. ↑ "Johannes (John) Dee (1527-1608 e.v.): English alchemist, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, philosopher and magician.""Johannes (John) Dee".
  16. ↑ "(1574-1637 e.v.) Robert Fludd was a Kentish Anglican alchemist, Paracelsist physician, mathematician, astronomer, cosmologist, Qabalist, Rosicrucian apologist, and alleged 16th Grand Master of the Prieuré de Sion.""Robertus de Fluctibus".
  17. ↑ "Frederick II, although a Hohenstaufen like his grandfather, was born in Sicily and brought up under the influence of Norman, Byzantine and Muslim cultures.""Frederick of Hohenstaufen".
  18. ↑ http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/forlong.htm
  19. ↑ http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib15-international.html Ctrl+F Ludwig Von Fischer
  20. ↑ "Additional Names Included in the List of Saints by Theodor Reuss".
  21. ↑ (170 - 235 e.v.): Greek ecclesiastical writer, Bishop of Portus, and the first "Antipope." He was an orthodox Father of the Christian Church, a Roman Catholic Saint, and a disciple of Irenaeus."Hippolytus (of Rome)".
  22. ↑ "(6th-7th cent. e.v./mythic): Usually spelled Gamuret or Gahmuret, this name (pronounced "ga-mu-rey") is the early source of the familiar name "Montgomery." Gamuret was the father of Parzival by Queen Herzeleide, sister of Amfortas.""Kamuret".
  23. ↑ "(1555-1595 e.v.): Irish alchemist and magician. Kelly is best known for his travels with John Dee and work his work for Dee as a "skryer" or visionary medium; but he was also a noted alchemist on his own right, publishing three alchemical works: The Stone of the Philosophers, The Humid Way, and The Theatre of Terrestrial Astronomy.""Sir Edward Kelly".
  24. ↑ "Also known as Min or Amsu. Egyptian ithyphallic fertility god, and Nome-god of Panopolis (Apu, near present-day Akhmim). The Greeks identified him with Pan.""Khem".
  25. ↑ "English antiquarian, philologist, numismatist, free-thinking Deist philosopher, expert on Greek literature, member of the Radical (Whig) Party of Parliament and the Society of Dilletanti, friend of Lord Byron, patron of art and learning, and country gentleman.""Sir Richard Payne Knight".
  26. ↑ "(1845-1886 e.v.): Ludwig II, the reclusive "Swan King," also known as the "Mad King" of Bavaria (1864-1886). Ludwig was the last of the German feudal princes: a romantic dreamer who viewed himself as a divinely sanctioned monarch after the model of his hero, Louis XIV, the 'Sun King' of France.""Ludovicus Rex Bavariæ".
  27. ↑ "(742-814 e.v.): Also known as Charlemagne, Karl der Grosse, and Carl the Great; . . . Charlemagne was a great conqueror, statesman and legislator, a pious christian and a patron of learning.""Carolus Magnus".
  28. ↑ "(c. 216-276 e.v.): Also known as Mani or Manichaeus; Persian philosopher and religious teacher, founder of the Gnostic religion of Manichaeism.""Manes".
  29. ↑ "(1243-1314 e.v.): Jacques de Molay. Twenty-second and last Grand Master of the Knights Templar.""Jacobus Burgundus Molensis the Martyr".
  30. ↑ "Spanish priest and mystic, the chief exponent of Quietism. ""(Miguel de) Molinos".
  31. ↑ "Siddhârtha: Also known as Sâkyamuni and Gautama, the Buddha. The founder of the religion of Buddhism." "Siddhartha".
  32. ↑ "Greek for the Great Beast." "To Mega Therion".
  33. ↑ "To Mega Therion: See also the entry under Sir Aleister Crowley""To Mega Therion".
  34. ↑ "The International v. 12 n. 2". pp. 72–73.
  35. ↑ http://hermetic.com/sabazius/schyren.htm

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