May Mandala Ritual – May Day

Composed for use by Thelesis Camp OTO

April 2002 ev by Frater Nefer-Khabs

May 18, 2003EV

12:00PM EDST

Lemon Hill

Goal:

To invoke Bou Jeloud and have him bestow gifts of creative power. Originally, this was purely a fertility ritual but we will take “fertility” as creative power to be used as the individual desires.

Equipment:

Maypole with ribbons loose stands at the center of the circle.

Magickal weapons on cloth laid around foot of Maypole

Each celebrant should be clothed in the proper color, equipped with proper weapon,

Each celebrant will stand in respective corner, according to Solar aspect they’re invoking: (color attribution is King Scale of color – Yod)

Congregation should bring drums, percussion instruments or any acoustic instruments, stringed, reeds, brass, etc. they choose.

The congregation should bring gifts for Bou Jeloud and give them to celebrants while waiting for ritual to begin; they should pick a celebrant depending on their astrological sign or the nature of the gift of creativity they wish to receive.

Gil = Ra or Khepera

In the E.: Ra, Leo, Airy aspect of Fire = stable; yellow greenish; frankincense; weapon is discipline, dagger

In the S.: A-Hathoor, Aries, Fiery aspect of Fire = most volatile, eruptile; scarlet; dragon’s blood; weapon is horns, wand

In the W.: Thoum, Sagittarius, Watery aspect of Fire = most receptive to influence; blue; Lign-aloes; weapon is arrow, chalice

In the N.: Khepera, Capricorn, Fiery aspect of Earth = actively formative; indigo; musk, civet; weapon is lamp, bowl of soil

Bou Jeloud: dressed in leather and suede, barefoot. Holds a short, recently cut branch.

Ritual

*Thoum cleanses circle via salted water, moving deosil

*Ra sanctifies circle with incense, moving deosil

*Celebrants process into ritual space from the East and pace around the circle 3 times widdershins to accompaniment of slow, funereal drum beats/music: Ra, Khephera, Thoum, Ahathoor; Bou Jeloud is lying on the ground outside the circle in the West

*Ahathoor rings bell 1-3-3-3-1, says: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. All reply: Love is the Law, Love Under Will

* All present harmonize on “Aum” till they feel attuned.

* banishing via LBRP

*opening by Watchtower up thru setting up the Vortex

*They each recite their passage from Liber Resh, ending by vibrating their God name

Ra:

We come with blessings for our darling Brother who is tended by the priests of Jajouka:

Hail unto thee who art Ra in thy rising
even unto thee who art Ra in thy strength

Who travellest over the Heavens in thy bark at the uprising of the Sun

Tahuti standeth in his splendor at the prow and Ra-Hoor abidest at the helm

Hail unto thee from the abodes of Night

[goes to altar, deposits incense, and retrieves weapon]

Ahathoor:

Hail unto thee who art A Hathoor in thy triumphing
even unto thee who art A Hathoor in thy beauty

Who travellest over the Heavens in thy bark at the midcourse of the Sun

Tahuti standeth in his splendor at the prow and Ra-Hoor abidest at the helm

Hail unto thee from the abodes of morning

[goes to altar, deposits incense, and retrieves weapon]

Thoum:

Hail unto thee who art Thoum in thy setting
even unto thee who art Thoum in thy joy

Who travellest over the Heavens in thy bark at the downgoing of the Sun

Tahuti standeth in his splendor at the prow and Ra-Hoor abidest at the helm

Hail unto thee from the abodes of Day

[goes to altar, deposits incense, and retrieves weapon]

Khepher-ra:

Hail unto thee who art Khepher-ra in thy hiding
even unto thee who art Khepher-ra in thy silence

Who travellest over the Heavens in thy bark at the midnight hour of the Sun

Tahuti standeth in his splendor at the prow and Ra-Hoor abidest at the helm

Hail unto thee from the abodes of evening

[goes to altar, deposits incense, and retrieves weapon]

*Then, all present recite the Adoration together:

Unity uttermost showed, I adore the might of Thy breath

Supreme and terrible God who makest the gods and death

to tremble before thee, I, I adore thee

Appear on the throne of Ra, open the ways of the Khu

Lighten the ways of the Ka, the ways of the Khabs runs thru

To stir me or still me, AUM, let it fill me

So that Thy light is in me and it’s red flame is a sword in my hand to push thy Order

There is a secret door that I shall make to establish thy way in all the quarters

These are the adorations as Thou hast written, as it is said

The light is mine, its rays consume me,

I have made a secret door into the house of Ra and Thoum

Of Khepher-ra and A Hathoor

I am thy Theban o’ Men Thu the prophet Ankh F N Khonsu

By Bes N Maut my breast I beat by wise Ta Nech I weave my spell

Show thy star splendor O Nuit

Bid me within thine house to dwell

O winged snake of light Hadit, abide with me Ra Hoor Khuit

*Celebrants invoke respective God-forms via Star Ruby, then sit start pore-breathing: Ra – Air, Ahathoor – Fire, Thoum – Water, Khepher-ra Earth

* Each rises to recite their respective invocatory hymn, then sits again and goes back to pore breathing

Ra

I am Min, hot and moist, and seeds quicken and sprout in the soil and the flesh at my caress

I am Amoun, the source from which the River of Life-force flows

I am Ra, Lord of Heliopolis, City Of The Sun

I am Heru-Ra-Behutet, the enterer at the Gate Of Life

A-Hathoor

I am A-Hathoor whose Rule Is Love, Love Under Will

All happenstance and history comes through my orgies

Power leaps upon possibility as the Ram mounts the Ewe

My ecstasy of dissolution is All

Thoum

I am Thoumn-aeish-neith

You know Who I Am, you’ve stared at the Sun

For I Am the One, Who loves changing from Nothing to One

Then to every thing, to the One Thing, to None

Khephera

I am Khephera and I am hidden by your blindness

I am the eater of stars and I ferment their fire in the excrement of matter

All lie hidden and silent with Me in My Egg of blue

Preparing to go forth by day again and again unto infinity

*Led by Thoum, they circle widdershins ONCE and exit in the West and re-enter from the West dragging Bou Jeloud (2 hold his hands and two his ankles) directly to the center of the circle; they arrange him on his side in foetal position and cover him with blanket; sprinkle him afterwards with handful of soil, sand or salt.

* Then all go back to their places

*Ra and Thoum, as well as Ahathoor and Khephera pair off and perform Star Saphhire, taking care to meld the energies they’ve been pore-breathing, and sharing the combined energy. At the end, all approach Bou Jeloud and lay their hands on him, discharging all the energy into him. Then all return to their quarters.

*Bou Jeloud springs up; dances ecstatically in place, then proclaims:

*I am Bou Jeloud, Master of Pan-ic

Devourer of all, begetter of all

Sarcophagus, Phallus

I am in all and All is in Me

I am Bou Jeloud, Master of Fear

I come to remove the scales from your eyes

That you may see the Universe in all its terrible glory

The dark and the light, alive to horror as well as delight

I am Bou Jeloud, Master of Skins

I have come to claim what is mine,

Life that still drips from my loins

I have come to bestow the force and fire you seek

I dance upon the hills and they turn green and joyous

I run with the herds

And the ewes, cows and mares are big with child

I mount my Bachhae and they throw off their shackles and smite convention

With surprise, aspiration and invention

* Then Bou Jeloud runs, chases and tries to “tag” participants who run away, STAYING WITHIN the circle. He projects creative force as he tags them. They need to maintain receptivity to this force. As they are tagged, they go and around and stand around edge of circle in their respective places

*When all are tagged, he goes around the circle deosil kissing each celebrant and congregant to which they respond, whispering: “Io Pan.”

*Each hands him a gift and assume position of Mater Triumphans

* All present including congregants participate in Maypole dance feeling thinking about what they will be doing with their creative energy

*Closing by Watchtower, closing Vortex, etc.

*LBRP

*Ahathoor bell 3-5-3 and says “Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law.” All respond: “Love is the Law, Love Under Will.”