CERCLESATOUM:ISOLEMENTSILENCE

Introduction.

Itisvital,thatasanewenquirertoourtradition,whichweset
forthinaseriesofMonographs,thatwefirstaskofyoutoalways
adheretotheAncientruleofSilencebeingauniversalruleinall
authentictraditionsofHermeticism.

Thisholdsfarmoresignificancethanmayatfirstbeunderstood.

Weareheirstoanimportantandhiddenlineageofantiquity.
WeleadtheaspirantlittlebylittletowardtheObjectivestate
andeventuallydeliverinstructionintheperformanceofAncient
Riteswhereknowledgebecomesoperativepractice.

Thispathrequirescommitmentandpersistenceandcanbevery
challenging.Itdoesnotbelongtothevaluesoftheoutsideworld
wheremanyexpecttoreceivethroughentitlement.Inreality
accomplishmentcanonlycometothosewhoapplythemselvestothis
workwithatransparentsincerity.

Atthispreliminarystepitisnecessarythatweexplainthe
essentialbasisofthe4powersoftheSphinxwhichhavealways
beenstrictlyadheredtobytheMagiofalltheages.

ToKnow
ToDare
ToWill
ToKeepSilence

The4ancientLatinnamesforthe4powerswere:noscere,audere,
velleandtacere.

Thisworkwilltransformyou.ToKNOWistohavetechnicalknowledge
ofhowtoperformMagic,yetthevitalKnowledgecanonlyarise
throughactualexperience,wemustDAREtoPractice.

ToWILListocreateanddirectmanifestationthroughourenergy

EspeciallyimportantistheruleofSILENCE.

ToKeepSilencemeansthatnotonlydoweaskofyoutoregardall
materialsreceivedfromusasSacred,nottodispersethemby
givingthemtoothers,butalsotoconsiderthatthishasamore
esotericmeaning,beingareflectionofyourownattitudetothe
workandthebeneficialeffectsyouwillobtainfromthisrule,
whichhasasimultaneoustriunityinbeingliteral,symbolicand
allegorical.

Silencealsoprotectsagainstthenegativeenergyofunsympathetic
peopleandtheinterferenceofthosewhomaybeignorantofcertain
elevatedobjectives,whichtheycouldneverunderstandunlessthey
werealreadyinsomewaypartakersofthetrueoccultvibrationthat
drawsonetothistypeofwork.Thisalsoexplainswhythiscannot
bepusheduponanyindividual,butmustberequested.

Thiscontinuestobethecasethroughouttheentireprocess,at
everystepofthepath.

Thereisamonsterthatmustbeovercome
beforeweknockonthedooroftheoccult:
thatogrecalledpublicopinion,
whichismanifestedandcultivatedinyouth.
Youmaynotbeafraidofmonsters,fire,ortheelements,
butbecauseoftheflawedsocialeducationofourtime,
wecandreadthechatterofpeople,
ifyouarecaughtreadingorpracticingthings
regardedbythecommonpeopleaspuremadness.
Thisisthefatalmoment.
Ifoneisinsensitivetobeingmockedbythemasses,
ifoneisstrongenoughtoseparatetheworld
intothefirmbalanceofreasonandpeoplesridicule,
thenwebegintobe,webegintoholdincheck
thequantitativesuperiorityofillusion.
(Kremmertz)
Thisassociationaimstofacilitateaccesstotheharmonyof
universalintelligenceandknowledge,andtoproduceaprogressive
awakening.Itoffersitsmemberssupport,reflectionandstudy
throughaneducationbasedoncertainTraditionalhermeticCircles.

CerclesAtoumareneitherasectnorareligion,theydonotimpose
anybelief,discussingpoliciesareprohibited,theyrequireonly
technicalexperiment.TheouterAtoumcirclesproposetoprovidethe
basisforaneffectivequestfortangibleresults.

1stclass:AculturalandprobationaryClass.

2ndclass:thepathofbeing.

3rdclass:studyofsomeexternalalchemicalpaths(antimony,
cinnabar).

4thclass:Techniquesforyouth,mantra,theworkon"presence"ina
group.

Thefirstclassisthestudyofaseriesofworksdevotedto
hermeticismandpathsofawakening.

Itisaclassthatallowsaprobationalsensitizationtodifferent
teachingscontainedinotherclasses(henceforth,inordertosave
precioustimeforthosewhospeedsearch",thefirstandsecond
classeswilloverlap,allowingnewentrantsanimmediate
experimentation).

Thesecondclassisforanyonewishingtoknowthosetechniquesthat
theymayachieveapsychologicalstateknownasthestateof
awakeningortheobjectivestate.

Thepaththatleadstoatotalconsciousness,aliveandintense,
whichmayvaryamongindividuals.

Theresultsdependsontwofactors:theregularityofthepractice
andtheenergyoftheseeker.Fivetotenminutesperdayisrequired
forsixmonths,butwecansimplyperformtheexercisesfivetimesa
week,itissufficienttostarttodispersethestatesofhypnosis
thatpeopleexperienceeveryday.

Duringthesixmonthsofworkononeself,itisalsoessentialnotto
wait.Infact,theperfectionismofsomepointsisanobstacletothe
masteryofrealthoughts.

Thisiswhywedonotgivemuchexplanationfortheexercises,the
practiceitselfwillexplainthereasonforthisdecision.

Theexercisesinthesecirclesaresufficientforabasic
education.Oneortwomeetingswiththoseresponsibleforthese
teachingsmaybepermitted,ifnecessary,tocorrectsome"mistakes"
intechniques.Butthesimplepracticegivesthebasisforverifying
certainstagesofthequest,which,farfromthevaguenessofmost
fancifulgroups,shouldbetechnicallyaccuratewithtangible
results.

Thethirdclassprovidesthestudyofthemainroutesinmetallic
Alchemy,thisisgraduatedstudySTRUCTUREDonkeydocumentsofthe
Hermetictradition.Inthisarea,asinmanyothers,theheadsofthe
CirclesAtumpossessthemostseriousaffiliations.AsBojaYoga
affirms:"knowledgewithoutpowerisjustajoke."

Powerisnotanendbutameansofverificationinthisway,although
thisisnotacriterionoftruthinotherpaths.Diversityisthe
law,andsoonlymillenniaoldveinscarvedinthislineofpower,
shouldthereforeonlyslightlyopen.

However,evenifsomeonewithdrawshisworkinthisquest,thismay
beenoughforhimtobetterunderstandtheconceptsoftheesoteric
path

"ToAwakeniseverything..Manisfirmlyconvincedthatheis
awake,butinrealityheiscaughtinnetofsleepanddreamsthathe
hashimselfunconsciouslywoven"GustavMeyrink(TheGreenFace)

TheFourPowersofthesphinxmustbeinBalancedHarmony,andalso
refertothefourelementsofEarth,Air,FireandWater.

Throughrealprogresscanbedevelopedacontactwiththeessence.

Thenextstep

Beforewecantakeanyfurthersteps,werequireyoutomakea
writtendeclarationstatingyourfullnameandyourpromisetoadhere
tothe4powersofthesphinx(silence)..agreeingnottosharewith
othersthematerialsyouwillreceivefromuswhichshallalways
remainprivate.

Onceyouhavedonethisyouarepermittedtoreceivefurther
instructionsfortheprobationaryandculturalgrade
oftheCERCLESATOUM

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