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The Gnostic Creed The activities of the E.G.C. are based upon the Gnostic Creed, which outlines the Axioms upon which it's rites are based; I believe in one secret and ineffable Lord and in one Star in the company of Stars of whose fire we are created and to which we shall return and in one Father of Life, Mystery of Mystery, in his name CHAOS, the sole vicegerent of the Sun upon the Earth and in one Air the nourisher of all that breathes and I believe in one Earth the mother of us all and in one Womb wherein all men are begotten, and wherein they shall rest, Mystery of Mystery, in Her name BABALON and I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mystery, in his name BAPHOMET and I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love and Liberty, the word of whose Law is THELEMA and I believe in the Communion of Saints and forasmuch as meat and drink are transmuted in us daily into spiritual substance, I believe in the Miracle of the Mass and I confess one Baptism of Wisdom whereby we accomplish the Miracle of Incarnation and I confess my life, one, individual and eternal, that was and is and is to come. All members of the Church are required to cultivate a close personal understanding of the Creed, which they must be able to articulate at any time, to any person. Much of the Creed speaks for itself and needs little comment here, the Names CHAOS, BABALON, BAPHOMET etc. represent the magical Formula of the Power concerned, The Creed acknowledges the observed powers of the natural world, principally the Sun and it's Mysteries and their parallels in the Life of Man. |
