Publisher's Synopsis
Osborne Phillips, First of the Council of Three of the Societas Rotae Fulgentis (S.R.F., the Society of the Blazing Wheel) and Honorary Patron of the Societas Lucis Viventis (S.L.V., the Society of the Living Light), here sets forth for the first time the full initiatory rites of the Stella Gloriosa Regenerationis (the Glorious Star of Regeneration) in the form used by the Society of the Blazing Wheel in the XIX century, prior to their adaption for use in the Order of the Aurum Solis. These original rites constitute the cycle of the mysteries of the Palingenesis, the authentic thaumaturgical liturgies of the Ogdoadic Tradition. This release of material from the archives of the Society of the Blazing Wheel follows a decision taken in 2017 by the members of the Council of Three of the Societas Rotae Fulgentis; a decision intended both to allow actual publication of these documents and to promote a gradual, practical use of the Society's archived documentation for purposes consistent with the original, historical and intellectual formulation of the Ogdoadic Tradition, as these mysteries have been received and are safeguarded. The rites and ceremonies presented here are thus true to the S.R.F. originals, with the introduction of minor variations and adaptations for the use of the Society of the Living Light, S.L.V. The texts of S.R.F. are thus given in fulness and without compromise to their integrity and ethos.The Societas Lucis Viventis is in direct succession from the Societas Rotae Fulgentis, from and through which it receives its spiritual contact, power and authority, and by which it is endorsed and established as an active, initiatory body representing and, specifically, continuing the fulness of the Christian mysteries of the original Ogdoadic Tradition. Enjoy this great opportunity to approach the Mysteries of Light through the distinctive, pure, clear and direct teachings and spiritual techniques of this noble Christian Path, immersing yourself in the ambience and vitality of the Ogdoadic Tradition, and allowing the Living Light and Luminous Life of the Glorious Star of Regeneration to enflame and transform you inwardly as you advance ever more surely in your accelerated spiritual evolution.
