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The Purpose of the Order of Leviathan

Michael Kelly IV°


Grand Master of the Order of Leviathan

The Order of Leviathan is an Order of the Temple of Set. It came forth originally in the
year XVII of the Aeon of Set, under the guidance and genius of the Order's first Grand Master,
then-Magister James Lewis. The Order was created to explore the messages of "The Statement of
Leviathan" as found in the ​Diabolicon​ and expanded through the years to the uncovering of the
Aeon-enhancing Word, Remanifest, Uttered by then-Magus Lewis. Now, as then, its aims are to
uncover the essence of personal immortality.
Goals and Aspirations
The Order of Leviathan came into being to probe the meanings of immortality and to
discover what the ​Diabolicon​ foretold in its references to the Red Magus. The search opened
more doors, some of which were written of in the "Statement of Leviathan" and others which
appeared through dialogue and reason. The Magic of the Principle of Continuity and Ageless
Existence is a mystery which none but the Black Magician can hope to penetrate. It is the resolve
of the Order of Leviathan to point the way toward the center of the unknown.

What goals can you look for in the Order of Leviathan? Those goals, as the Grand Master
sees them, are open-ended, much in the way those of the Temple of Set itself are not predefined.
Expectations can and will change as the current of the Aeon moves itself toward the future we
are making collectively and individually. The reason for the presence of the Black Flame is that
we are expected to make the maximum use of it, not only in our personal lives in the Lesser
Black Magicial sense, but also in the areas of Greater Black Magic as well. One figure the
Diabolicon​ describes is that of the Red Magus, an arcane figure the text makes mention of. As
above, one of the goals of the Order is to understand the Red Magus and lay the foundations for
that beings evolution. A chapter of the ​Book of Leviathan​ is devoted to an exploration of this
little-understood Magical entity.

Some of the current goals and interests being explored in the Order are briefly
summarised in the following list:

● The immortality of the Essential Self. What is this Self, and how does it differ from the
natural, everyday personality? What is it in us that is ageless and isolate? By what Act of
Will can we realize (i.e., make real) this Essential Self now?
● The Serpent has long symbolised timelessness in terms of ever-returning cycles and
spirals. The Order seeks to understand the nature of time and space and the manner in
which the psyche interacts with these dimensions. By interpreting the patterns and cycles
of the past and present, we can keep a close eye on the future and shape it to match our
Vision. This requires a strong knowledge and understanding of history.
● The Order teaches the means to grasp one's own personal initiatory cycle and to use this
knowledge to Willfully expand one's Being in objectively measurable steps, a total and
continual re-Creation of Self. This is the process of Remanifestation revealed by the
Magus who founded the Order.
● What is the ultimate goal of our Becoming? The Red Magus, "the final Master of the
Universe", is the Being-yet-to-Become which defines this purpose for the Order of
Leviathan. This is Worked towards along the path of the Black Magus, the path of purest
Black Magic, "by force of Will alone." Both of these archetypal Magi are explored and
defined as best we yet know in the writings of the Order. It is the considered opinion of
the current Grand Master that there may be a handful in the Temple of Set who may now
lay claim to the State of Being of Black Magus, but that the Red Magus remains a
manifestation of the future at this point in time.

These goals and projects are worked towards with courage and directness, without undue
mystification or unwarranted vagaries. The Order of Leviathan would define its triangle of tools
as: Persistence - Determination - Directness. This is a challenging but rewarding path, without
comforting illusions but brimming over with vitality and Life.

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