$ type xmn.; From: IN%"vajra@u.washington.edu" "Reverend Lung.sTong.sMyon.pa" 23-FEB-1993 21:15:37.18 To: allies1 , cbs@vm.uoguelph.ca, chroma@gorn.ECHO.CO M, cliff%marasai.asd.sgi.com@sgi.com, cms2839@ritvax.isc.rit.edu, daedalus@wpi.W PI.EDU, dickenjd@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu, dzogchen@u.washington.edu, itzamna@u.was hington.edu, johnl@mcrw CC: allies2 , coyote@mentor.cc.purdue.edu, ieb tcom@cc.ruu.nl, jboyd@ucsd.edu, jtucker@ucsd.edu, malcolm@wrs.com, mayanjag@dark side.com, mike@fionn.lbl.gov, mimir@u.washington.edu, nelson@reed.edu, patrik@cu p.portal.com, rej@bob.s Subj: TRANSMISSION 3.02 Return-path: <@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU:vajra@U.WASHINGTON.EDU> Received: from CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (MAILER@CUNYVMV2) by PLU1.BITNET with PMDF#10354; Tue, 23 Feb 1993 21:15 PST Received: from CUNYVM (NJE origin SMTP@CUNYVM) by CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 8886; Wed, 24 Feb 1993 00:11:15 -0500 Received: from mail.netcom.com by CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with TCP; Wed, 24 Feb 93 00:11:11 EST Received: from carson.u.washington.edu by mail.netcom.com (5.65/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id AA15487; Tue, 23 Feb 93 21:10:54 -0800 Received: by carson.u.washington.edu (5.65/UW-NDC Revision: 2.22 ) id AA04912; Tue, 23 Feb 93 21:10:49 -0800 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 21:04:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Reverend Lung.sTong.sMyon.pa" Subject: TRANSMISSION 3.02 Sender: "Reverend Lung.sTong.sMyon.pa" To: allies1 , cbs@vm.uoguelph.ca, chroma@gorn.ECHO.COM, cliff%marasai.asd.sgi.com@sgi.com, cms2839@ritvax.isc.rit.edu, daedalus@wpi.WPI.EDU, dickenjd@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu, dzogchen@u.washington.edu, itzamna@u.washington.edu, johnl@mcrware.microware.com, jonam@milton.u.washington.edu, JSCHWIMMER@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU, kanderso@reed.edu, lefty@apple.com, robert@whiplash.er.usgs.gov, shabbir@Panix.Com, soleia@milton.u.washington.edu, swehmeye@puccini.helios.nd.edu, thales@netcom.com, COYOTE=KALI Cc: allies2 , coyote@mentor.cc.purdue.edu, iebtcom@cc.ruu.nl, jboyd@ucsd.edu, jtucker@ucsd.edu, malcolm@wrs.com, mayanjag@darkside.com, mike@fionn.lbl.gov, mimir@u.washington.edu, nelson@reed.edu, patrik@cup.portal.com, rej@bob.sal.wisc.edu, rrkeuche@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de, shawn@thor.atd.ucar.EDU, trey@hpperf1.cup.hp.com, yanek@mthvax.cs.miami.edu, allies3 , bmo1@Ra.MsState.Edu, Cathryn.L.Welch@dartmouth.edu, CS421COLL@envmsa.eas.asu.edu, D049PRH%UTARLG.BITNET@uwavm.u.washington.edu, den0@midway.uchicago.edu, ernst@u.washington.edu, genesis@well.sf.ca.us, inkari@batgirl.cs.hut.fi, islt@hogbbs.scol.pa.us, magik@chinet.chi.il.us, mwise@ACS.BU.EDU, pskibitz@ucsd.edu, pwh@bradley.bradley.edu, terry@rod.mitre.org, tmcfarla@sfu.ca, UGU00012@vm.uoguelph.ca, wickram@sabre.larc.nasa.gov, zichi@spot.Colorado.EDU Reply-to: "Reverend Lung.sTong.sMyon.pa" Message-id: Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 ________________________________________________________________________________ | | <-----|-----> TEMPLE OV PSYCHICK YOUTH | <---|---> RATI0 ZER0 TRANSMISSION 3.02 | <-----|-----> 23 february, 1993 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEND: Submissions, Inquiries & Suggestions to: vajra@u.washington.edu or: TRANSMISSIONS:c/o box 12044:seattle wa:98102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-babble by coyote 131 2-FAQs answered by coyote 129 3-thee Sacred Art ov Tantra by Sir David Cherubim 4-"Hearing" by Alfred Jarry 5-"thee 23rd ov february" by thee marquis de Sade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-this TRANSMISSION contains thee fourth & final installment ov excerpts from thee 120 DAYS OV SODOM...a surreal piece ov prose...a Thelemic discussion ov Tantra and some "answers" to frequently asked questions... thanks to c129, k515 & KRSNA....for their Submissions... everything becomes emptiness, coyote 131 "If you see your nature, you do not need to read sutras or invoke Buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?" -Bodhidharma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-FAQs II ---------------->> II <<----------------------------------------------------- Thee <<------II------>> Frequently Asked Questions V1.02 Ratio Zero Temple II Prepared by: Coyote 129 Ov <<--II-->> Timefix: 2.11.1993 ev Psychick II TOPYDigital - ALamutBBS 415.431.7541 Youth <<------II------>> alamut@netcom.com ---------------->> II <<----------------------------------------------------- II 1> What is Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth? Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) is an organization of Individuals dedicated to updating and de-mystifying religious thought. We are also dedicated to creating a world where Individuals can be free to express themselves by whatever means they wish to. We wish to break Control at all levels. We experiment with whatever methods we can utilize to accomplish these goals - magick, technology, poetry, musick, whatever! After existing as an unrecognized entity for over ten years, TOPY incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in early 1993. 2> What does TOPY do? A large part of the work of TOPY involves networking with others of TOPY around the world. Information is power and the more Information that flows thru the network, the more power the network will have. We share our experience, hopes, dreams, and desires. We will all grow together. As an extension of this philosophy, members of TOPY also make time once a month (usually on the 23rd) to perform a sigil ritual that constitutes a psychick contact with the rest of the network. It is the performance of this ritual that defines an "active" member of TOPY. 3> What are the beliefs of TOPY? TOPY has no imposed belief structure. We are all Individuals, and as suc h may believe whatever we like. For the most part, people that are attracted to TOPY do feel a certain sense of rejection from society, and a desire to break the chains imposed on them by that society. As such, we have a disproportionate amount of artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, and the like in our midst. 4> Is TOPY allied with any other groups? TOPY is not formally aligned with any other occult groups whatsoever. 5> What does the Psychick Cross mean? The Psychick Cross is a symbol of TOPY. That is its main meaning. It can also represent a trinity, a reversal of the Papal Cross (ie: two long crossbars and one short), and a TV aerial (receiver and transmitter of information). No meaning is imposed upon it by the group. 6> What is a Coyote? Kali? or Eden? All these terms are used for someone who is active in the network. They are usually used with a number (ie: Coyote129). The numbers have no meaning in and of themselves, they are merely a means to differentiate between Individuals. Coyotes are generally localized to the USA, Eden and Kali are used internationally. 7> What do "ratios" mean? The ratio system as developed by TOPY is designed to help focus the work of the network by keeping access to information with those who use the information. This does not mean that it is restricted from those who do not! All channels of information are available to anyone at any time. Ratio Zero is that information that does not require any involvement in the Temple to receive. Ratio Zero is the Flatworld. This document is Ratio Zero. Ratio One is the key to the Temple. This is where information related to the Individuals magickal work is transmitted and received. ALL HIGHER RATIOS are based on Ratio One. Ratio Two is working magickally with other Individuals. This can be by working with APs or with others that have realized Ratio One. Ratio Three is your Ratio Two group reaching out to interact with others in the Ratio Two level, as well as attempting to interact with the Flatworld (Ratio Zero). Please note that these channels are not related to TOPY alone. If you work within a Coven, then you are working at Ratio Two. If you are helping your Coven to contact and network with other Covens, or even other groups of no relation then you are working at Ratio Three. 8> Why does TOPY spell funny? A common belief in TOPY is in the magickal power of language. We feel th at the manipulation of everyday phrases can break the automatic loop of "speaking without thought". We wish to control our own words, our thoughts, and expression. We can do this by consciously changing the language to meet our needs. 9> What role does Psychick TV and Genesis P-Orridge play in TOPY? Genesis helped found the Temple many years ago, as an outgrowth of his own Ratio One work. It has since grown far beyond his expectations. He holds no special status within the Temple, and is not currently an active member. Psychick TV was originally founded as the "propaganda arm" of TOPY. It served this function well until Genesis decided to terminate his relationship with the Temple. The ideas and methods that were in use in PTV are still in use in other, less sensational, propaganda efforts of TOPY. PTV never had any official connection to the Temple as it manifested in North America. 10> What can i read to find out more? Required reading for those interested in TOPY is the GreyBook. It is the central document of TOPY, and explains much about the underlying ideas to the actions that the Temple manifests. It is available from TOPYsothis in hardcopy form, and can also be ftp'ed from the site below. Beyond the GreyBook, the Temple produces a quarterly magazine. It contai ns information on what TOPY has been up to, as well as a collection of articles written by allies and active members. Write the Station for more info. Most of the literature of the Temple from 1980-1990 will be online by Ju ne 1993. 11> What do i need to do to find out more? Contact any of these addresses: USA: Station TOPYNA: Box 33565, San Diego, CA 92163-3565 Access Point TOPYsothis, Box 410724, SFCA, 94141-0724 Access Point TOPYSexT, Box 14334 #166, Austin, TX 78761 Access Point TOPYBabylon, Box 3024, Fullerton, CA 98411-1327 TOPYDigital:alamut@netcom.com , BBS: 415.431.7541 2300 Market St #93, SF, CA 94114 UK: Station 23, Box 687, Halfway, Sheffield, S19 5UX, England Europe: Der Tempel, Box 1912, 5200 BX Den Bosch, Holland Australia: TOPYChaos, Box A1441, Sydney South, NSW 2000, Australia also, TOPYdigital mantains an FTP site on the Internet: netcom.com look for information in the directory /pub/alamut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3- CONCERNING THE SACRED ART OF TANTRA Issued by the Thelemic Order and Temple of the Golden Dawn July, 1990 e.v. In Association with New Falcon Publications and the Israel Regardie Foundation, Inc. By Sir David Cherubim (Frater Superior Chief of the Novus Ordo Aureae Aurora) Copyright (C) 1990 e.v. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The most obvious and yet the most important thing to know before all others concerning Tantra is the meaning of the word itself. Tantra essentially means "action." Tantra is divine knowledge in action; it is the act of the Divine in manifestation. It further means "rite" or "ritual" and "method" or "technique". These various meanings of Tantra essentially entail the same dynamic idea. Tantra is the method, the ritual and the act of the Divine in manifestation. When people speak of Tantra it is usually thought to solely mean "sex" or some other similar misconception. Sex does in fact play a major role in the Sacred Art of Tantra, but Tantra further concerns itself with other divine acts. Any act which is an intended manifestation of the Divine can be called Tantra. We must not limit that word to one set of facts alone, but we must extend that word to include all other acts of a divine or sacred nature, and so shall we comprehend and experience the infinite ways in which the Spirit of Tantra can express itself. Tantra, according to the Eastern wisdom, is the special science and art of the Kali Yuga or Age of Kali which is now in manifestation. This Age has been described as one of darkness and terror and destruction. But these are only veils of language cast upon the sacred shrine of truth! With darkness and terror and destruction come the ways of light and joy and creativity. The Mother of Darkness can be transformed into the Mother of Love by the Sacred Art of Tantra, and so shall all men and women be free from the fatal paths of our feared Age of Kali. Symbolism of Terror has been used by the wise as a medium of conveying to the minds of men the utter necessity for man to realize his inner Divinity. This is accomplished by realizing the True Self in action! Man must become the Divine in his acts. These acts thus become full of worship and adoration which Tantra, in essence, seeks to fulfill. Tantra is the special method of the Age of Kali by which we can transform the dark spirit of chaos and destruction into the golden spirit of order and perfection. Whether we practice the Sacred Art of Tantra by sex or any other appropriate divine act we are, in fact, assisting Nature to develop in the proper manner. For Tantra is devoted to uniting man and woman to their Atman or True Self which is the highest and most divine goal of Nature. To become the True Self is the principal theme of the Sacred Mysteries, the one ineluctable aim of the Divine. Tantra is a most powerful method in this Age of Kali by which to achieve that grand aim and thus to evolve the soul in accordance with the Divine Plan. Tantra, from one point of view, is the sacred art of uniting two opposites in the self for the awakening of the Middle Way. It is the union of Shakti and Shiva, that is, the union of the female and male principles of the soul. Shakti, which is the Kundalini in the lowest Chakra, arises to unite with Shiva above in the highest Chakra. It is Mukti or Liberation and also Ananda or Bliss. It is blissful liberation of the soul from the awful snares of Maya or Illusion for the realization of the Real, the Divine, and the Beautiful. The two opposites in the Thelemic pantheon are Nuit and Hadit. When Nuit and Hadit unite a third principle is born called Ra-Hoor-Khuit. In Qabalistic symbology these are Chokmah (Wisdom) and Binah (Understanding) while the third principle is Daath (Knowledge), the eleventh Sephira on the Tree of Life. The two Pillars of the Tree of Life are also, in essence, symbols of the two opposites which constitute the universe. There are many ways of defining and symbolizing these two universal opposites. Everywhere they are part of the way in which the universe operates itself. In Alkhemi the opposites are called the King and Queen, the Sun and Moon, Gold and Silver, or Sulphur and Mercury. Sulphur and Salt are, in some cases, used instead to express the opposites in Alkhemi while Mercury is their product. But in either case, the idea is the same: there are two chief principles in Nature. One is masculine, active and positive; the other is feminine, passive and negative. The uniting of these two principles is, in one sense, what constitutes the Magnum Opus or Great Work of Alkhemi. Their union produces a secret stone which partakes of both principles in essence, yet it is also independent of them. This stone is the Secret of Secrets and the Mystery of Mysteries. It is, in Tantra, the same as the Atman or True Self; it is the sacred jewel in the lotus born from the union of the two opposites in Nature. Tantra is the esoteric teaching and practice of the Vedic Mysteries; it is, in fact, the most ancient wisdom of all religions. When men first sought to adore their gods, the Spirit of Tantra became alive with divine life. Sex, which was looked upon by the ancients as a most sacred art, was used by them to adore their gods and to make alive that inner force which creates bliss and freedom in the soul. Sex is the oldest divine act of man and woman, and it is therefore the most useful and obvious means to realize the Divine in action. The sex act is the most complete symbol on earth of the Divine Union above. What people seek in sex is actually a cosmic fulfillment. Sex on earth is the most divine act of man and woman since it is the physical representation of the way in which the Universe operates itself. This Universe is made up of two symbolic forces which seek constant unity with each other. Love on earth is an expression of that constant universal love. To make love on earth is to unite those two universal principles on earth and thus to accomplish the Great Work from one point of view. Sex is the most holy of all acts on earth. For most men it is a glimpse into the Divine, for the ecstasy of the sex act is the same as that which the enlightened man experiences at all moments of the supreme illumination. Sex is the most royal ritual which we can perform on earth. By it we are able to come closer to God and meet with the Mystical Marriage above. To dedicate the sex act to God is to achieve the Summum Bonum. For in the sex act we come closer to God; it is a sacrament of holy union. To imagine that sex is a sin is the most horrible illusion for man to suffer. Men who preach such madness are more deadly than a poisonous viper; but they kill the soul, not the body. To say that sex is an act of sin is to blaspheme God and all of his creation. Freedom of the sex act is the most healthy and essential thing for man to have. Without it he is as if dead, a mere body with no soul. Sex is the best form of expression for the soul; it is a symbol and extension of its immortality. Restriction of the sex act leads to total death of the soul, more horrible than all that is humanly imaginable. Sex is the most immediate link we have with the Divine on earth. It is the most holy of all acts, a veritable Holy Mass of Mystic Union. Through sex man can obtain a glimpse into the Beyond; it is a door into the Unknown. Sex can be the greatest bondage known to mankind, but it is also the greatest means of freedom when used in the proper spiritual or magical manner. Sex has been transformed into the most horrible evil by perverted souls lost in a wild jungle of perverse insanity. But the Spirit of Tantra has ever kept burning alive the holy mysteries of sex in the secret domains of Nature, for it is the most sacred act that man and woman can perform on earth. >From an Eastern point of view there are two principal methods of Tantra. These are called the Vama Marga or the Left-handed Path and Daksina Marga or the Right-handed Path. The former is physical Tantra and is dedicated to achieving Bhukti or the Bliss of the finite world; the latter is symbolic Tantra and is dedicated to achieving Mukti or the Bliss of the infinite world. Both Bhukti and Mukti are in essence the same; for the bliss of the material and the bliss of the spiritual both emanate from the same essential Ananda or Transcendent Bliss of the Supreme Spirit of the Universe. In Tantra the terms 'left-handed' and 'right-handed' do not have the same meaning as in the philosophies of the various branches of Magick and Mysticism. Left-handed Tantra and Right-handed Tantra are essentially aimed at the same divine object of Bliss, but one is achieved by physical means and the other by symbolic means. One is not evil and the other good. Both are equally valid and both are proper methods of achieving the sacred goals of the Art of Tantra. Votaries of Vama Marga use the sacred discipline of the Ritual of the Five M's. The Five M's are madya or wine, mamsa or meat, matsya or fish, mudra or parched cereal, and maithuna or union with woman. These correspond with the five Eastern Tattvas and five Magical Elements. Wine is Tejas or Fire, meat is Vayu or Air, fish is Apas or Water, cereal is Prithivi or Earth, and union with woman is Akasha or Spirit. The latter correspondence is most revealing as to the sacred role of woman in the Art of Tantra and how important she is in practical work. Her role is highly significant in this Age of Kali, and until we see her and worship her as such we shall never transform the Great Mother of Darkness into the Great Mother of Love. The essence of the philosophy of Left-handed Tantra is the use of the five senses to transcend the senses and thereby achieve liberation in the True Self or Atman. Ceremonial Magick, which uses the five senses in various ways, is a perfect example of this operation. The Magician in some cases uses fire for sight, wine for taste, incense for smell, a dagger for touch, and a bell for hearing. By using these various magical tools the Magician is able to focus each of his senses in their appropriate places, and he is thereby able to concentrate his attention on higher and more exalted planes of the Spirit. By this method the Magician uses Nature to transcend Nature. The same applies to the use of the five senses in sexual Tantra. But, I must emphasize, Tantra is not contained in the sex act between a man and woman alone; it is contained in all divine acts of worship and adoration. Whenever man seeks to realize his God or Goddess in his actions, whether by Ritual or any other method, he is in fact adoring and manifesting his Divine Self. This is Tantra! If you are a Thelemite, then Tantra is alive and real when you are adoring and invoking Nuit, Hadit, or Ra-Hoor-Khuit. These adorations and invocations may be performed in innumerable ways. A man can perform Tantra by any action which is a dedication to his God or Goddess, for there are no limits to this sacred art. In Eastern Tantra there is initiation by Mantra. Mantra is the word of the Spirit; it is a symbol of the Eternal Word or Pranava (Aom). Japa is repeated mantra. It is of three kinds: audible, silent, and mental. When true japa is achieved, the mantra should repeat itself in the infinite. In other words, the Word should become an eternal sound vibrating in the soul. Then is mantra fully realized and the Spirit of Tantra is made manifest in all divine action. There are also Mudras which are gestures of the limbs of the body and which are the language by which the body communicates and communes with the Deity of one's worship. There are also Murtis which are images of the Deity and which are used as representations of the same; and there are also Yantras which are form symbols of the Deity. All of these are used in the Eastern Art of Tantra that the Divine may be realized by ritual which is action. The principal theme of all Tantric initiation is Action. We must do in order to be! To be God is the chief theme of Tantra as of all other true and sacred arts of the Mysteries. The only way to become God is by being God, by manifesting God in action. Action is true worship of the Highest; it is experience, and experience is knowledge. Knowledge is the key to achieving eternal consciousness of the Divine, and this is only made possible when the Highest is made manifest in action. To perform Tantra is to fulfil the Law of Love. Tantra is Do What Thou Wilt. This is an injunction to do the True Will of the True Self; in other words, it is the dynamic spiritual Law of Action. We must put into action our True Will to express the dynamics of our spiritual being. The True Will is the True Self in action; and thus by performing our True Will we see and thereby realize the True Self which is God, and thus are we able to worship that God in the golden light of its own sacred and sublime essence. Tantra is true worship of the Highest; it is the Supreme Method of achieving awareness of the Divine Self by the Supreme Ritual of Worshiping that True Self in action. Love is the law, love under will. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-HEARING Through the open window the joyous wind rushes in, scraping itself ponderously over the shadows as if across the strings of a double-bass. It whimpers as it penetrates the thickets and clumps of bones whose presence I divine by the clicking thigh-bones; the night is enclosed in parrot cages with baritone bars, like the air in hooped barrels or nailed-up coffins. It gently shakes the leafy antlers of a gigantic stag whose fronds flutter like the wings of a deaths-head moth. And the long aeolian flutes of the crustaceans, a series of vertebrae joined by copper ferrules, await their player. Spiders steal away, scratching the earth with their little claws; yet my perception is so clear that I can still distinguish above the noise the sound of the blank eyes turning in the empty sockets of the skeletons. The wind blows obliquely over the opening of the glass jar; there is the pure and liquid sound of alcohol with its little lapping waves. And as I am forbidden to strike a flame, I will reluctantly fulfill my mission in the gloom like one pushing from the bank into the eddying depths just any mug who happens to pass by. Like sea-lions diving, and at each dive emitting a raucous hiccup - black bottles gulping gulping as they fill, he falls into the damp prison of glass. After the shock on the flat springboard of the surface he descends gently - gently as a balloon about to land. I feel as though I have thrown him down a well, and in my cowardice, I still feel proud I have the strength to cover it over, and seal it with wax. from THE FIVE SENSES by Alfred Jarry trans. Cathy Allan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-"thee 23rd ov february" an excerpt from thee 150 murderous passions as related in thee marquis de Sade's 120 DAYS OV SODOM 119. He places a young boy in a machine which stretches him, dislocating his bones; he is meticulously and thoroughly broken, then removed from thee machine, given a chance to recover his breath, exposed to thee process again; and so it continues for several days, until thee patient's death. 120. He has a pretty girl pollute and fatigue a young boy; he is dranined very dry indeed, but still thee girl toils over him, he is given no nourishment, and eventually dies in horrible convulsions. 121. In thee space ov a single day, he performs four operations upon thee young man: a gallstone removal, trepanning, thee excision ov a fistula in thee eye, ov one in thee anus. He knows just enough about surgery to botch all four operations; then he abandons thee patient, giving him no further help and watching him expire. 122. After having sheared off thee boy's prick and balls, using a red-hot iron he hollows out a cunt in thee place formerly occupied by his genitals; thee iron makes thee hole and cauterizes simultaneously: he fucks thee patient's new orifice and strangles him with his hands upon discharging. 123. He massages him with a currycomb; when he generally abraded his flesh in this fashion, he rubs himi with alcohol, ignites it, resumes his cobing, rubs again with alcohol, relights thee torch, proceeding in this wise till death makes further care unnecessary. ******************************************************************************** FAT TUESDAY '93 23 FEB Giant group sigils in Rio, Venice, Munich, New Orleans! ________________________________________________________________________________ END TRANSMISSION