TANKHEM HOUSE OF LIFE

Correspondence Course

'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law'

Introduction

Hello. The following course makes use of a certain thread of Egyptian mythology in its construction but it should be relatively easy to extract the essence that can be applied to another system should that be your will. Crowley recommends that the novice magician immerse themselves in the mythology of ancient Egypt. The various documents act as a structured introduction to the basic techniques of magick. I call it Tankhem, because it combines Eastern Tantrik with ancient Egyptian magical concepts and techniques. Some of it is very experimental. Although you are free to read the material in whatever order you choose, it is recommended that you work through them in the order they are published here.

The picture above is of the nineteenth dynasty pharaoh Sety men-en-ptah ('Sety , beloved of Ptah'); known in modern times as Sety I or Sethos. This picture is what now remains of him or rather his mummy. It is one of the finest examples of mummification to have survived from ancient times. Much of the material that follows, especially in later sections, concerns Sety and his ideas. He was one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient times. Now it might seem odd for a thelemite to be modelling themself on a pharaoh, but I hope you will come to see the wisdom of it. A pharaoh was, afterall, an archetypal individualist, one of the few who was allowed this freedom.

Sety is the pharaoh's original name, not one he took on assuming office. He was therefore named after the ancient sky god Seth. It is often said by Egyptologists, that if you want to know the true position of the god Seth in ancient times, then meditate upon the implications and biography of the Pharaoh Sety I. Although, in later times, Set was used as a personification of absolute evil; Set and the pharaoh Sety, represent a perfect paradigm of what it means to be a human being.

Much of the background material to this course is now published in a book Tankhem: Seth & Egyptian Magick. I have updated the online material and converted it into a easy to read PDF which you might find more convenient. If you buy a copy of Tankhem via the Mandrake.uk.net website - i will include a free copy of the PDF on request. If you already have Tankhem - let me know and I will bundle it with something else. There is also a short DVD film that demonstartes the techniques of the LBR banishing ritual - there is a small charge of $10 for this.

The Pharaoh, was in many ways, the earthly representative of Set. Their qualitites are our qualities, if we could but see it. It is for this reason that I suggest that, until you come up with a better alternative, you adopt the god-form of Sety I. For more information on this technique look at Liber O in Crowley's Magick Liber ABA. . If you haven't already done so, you might find it useful to have your own copy of this book. Follow the link for more suggested reading material.