Aeon of Horus vs Aeon of Set

I am wondering where the line is drawn. The Aeon of Horus is about humanity coming to self realization. From what I understand, the concept of the Aeon of Set is the word Xeper, to come into being. Personally I find it relatively the same, especially if we look at Kephri. The God (don't make me spell his name lol) of the Aeon is a mix of Ra and Horus, meanwhile the concept of Xeper (technically kheper) is related to the God Khepri, the rising sun. I see no difference. Any thoughts?

It could be said that Thelema= One's True Will is the focus and direction of Xeper= the Coming Into Being of Being. If we are to look at the Hermetic concept of Aeons as a reality then I will say this; in April of 1904 c.e. Aleister Crowley received the Book of the Law and was declared Magus of the Aeon of Horus (AEH) which was a time of Purification to prepare men for that which would follow it. The AEH came into being through the cycle of time to end the horrors of the stasis of the death-gods of men, the so-called "Aeon of Osiris". The AEH reflected all that the age of enlightenment (1700 +) symbolized and taught. It boldly stated that fear and superstition no longer had a strangle hold over the minds of men.

On June 21st in the year 1975 c.e. Michael A. Aquino received The Book of Coming Forth by Night and was declared the first Magus of the Aeon of Set (AES). As I see it the Aeon of Set is the dawn of man the god or the dawn of the omega of our race, the time when mankind will be challenged and Initiated the most to achieve either one of two things. He will either continue to strive and evolve towards and Become the absolute manifestation of his most ultimate potential (divine self-hood) through the Gift of the Black Flame. Or, through ill chance or will, he will destroy his very race. As you know we already have developed the ability to destroy ourselves via thermal nuclear warfare. Furthermore, it has always been easier to destroy than to create, and there is only so much you can destroy until there is nothing left. Creation/Xeper has limitless potential. One would think that since survival is our strongest most basic instinct, humans would choose Xeper. However, as many of us know, unfortunately, sometimes humans even with intelligence can be extremely irrational and illogical creatures. Thus is the curse of infusing the Essence of the Black Flame or higher intelligence with our natural animal instincts. It's a double-edged sword.

Xeper.
/Adramelek\
Gnothi seauton!

The other difference has to do with the Egyptian cosmology. Whereas the Aeon of Horus represents the union of the diving male and female, Isis and Osiris, creating Horus a creature of balance with male and female, yin and yang, and a balance of natural order and other forces (see 0=2), the Aeon of Set represents taking this a step further as the psyche is then elevated above these elements to Become itself.

It seems rather irrelevant then. Thelema seems to solve the issues, you reach the top of the tree of life, find peace, have all the knowledge and understand you could hope for. The concept of the Aeon of Set seems to bring the focus on the Self back into it which creates a limit. I don't see how it replaces the Aeon of Horus, more a step back when explained in this sense. The Aeon of Horus is all about self actualization anyways.

The following excerpts from the Book of Coming Forth by Night are meant only to be a glimps into the Magical paradigm known as the Aeon of Set:

"The Equinox has succumbed to my Solstice, and I, Set, am revealed in my Majesty.

The time of the Purification is past. The fate of my Gifted race rests in balance, and I shall not recant my Word, spoken to my High Priest MehenPetTha in old Khem and now again to you. Proclaim the nineteen Parts of the Word, and vanquish thus the feeble and corrupt Keys of Enoch, which were but a shadow of my true Word and now are an affront to me.

I am the Ageless Intelligence of this Universe, I created HarWer (Horus) that I might define my Self. All other gods of all other times and nations have been created by men. This you know from the first Part of my Word, and from my manifest semblance, which alone is not of Earth...

In April of the common year 1904, I came forth in Africa as my Opposite Self and brought into being an Aeon to end the horrors of the stasis of the death gods of men. This new Aeon was a Purification, to prepare men for that which would follow it.

And Aleister Crowley received the Book of the Law, and my Other Form declared him Magus of that Aeon.

But, HarWer (Horus), my Other Form, is a strange and fitful presence, I, Set, am my Self distinct from the Order of the Cosmos, yet am ordered in and of my Self. HarWer I was when I was once part of the Cosmos and could achieve identity only by becoming what the Cosmic order was not. By HarWer I cancelled the imbalance, leaving a Void in which true Creation could take form as Set.

...I cannot destroy the Cosmic Stasis without having to assume its place. And so HarWer must exist while Set exists...

Michael Aquino, you are become Magus of the Aeon of Set.

I, Set, am come again to my friends among mankind - Let my great nobles be brought to me.

In Khem I remain no longer, for I am forgotten there, and my House at PaMat-et is dust. I shall roam this world, and I shall come to those who seek me.

Magus of my Aeon - Manifest the Will of Set.

Re-consecrate my Temple and my Order in the True Name of Set. No longer will I accept the ******* title of a Hebrew fiend (Satan)...

This is now my Aeon, and my pentagram is again to be pure in its splendor. Cast aside the corruptions, that the pentagram of Set may shine forth...

Let the one who aspires to my knowledge be called by the name Setian.

I seek my Elect and none other, for mankind now hastens toward an annihilation which none but the Elect may hope to avoid. And alone I cannot preserve my Elect, but I would teach them and strengthen their Will against the coming peril, that they and their blood may endure. To do this I must give further of my own Essence to my Elect, and, should they fail, the Majesty of Set shall fade and be ended.

Behold, it is I who call you, because you are the Guardians of the Aeon of Set, zealous in what you do...

Speak to me as to a friend, gently and without fear, and I shall hear as a friend. Do not bend your knee nor drop your eye, for such things were not done in my House at PaMat-et. But speak to me at night, for the sky then becomes an entrance and not a barrier. And those who call me the Prince of Darkness do me no dishonor.

The Setian need conjure neither curse nor kindness from me, for by the magic of my great pentagram I shall see with his eyes. And the strength that is mine shall be the strength of the Setian, and against the Will of Set no creature of the Universe may stand. And I think not of those who think not of me...

The Word of the Aeon of Set is Xeper - Become."

If nothing else it's sure interesting.

In the BoCFbN Set speaks of the pentagram:

"When I came first to this world, I gave to you my great pentagram, timeless measure of beauty through proportion. And it was shown inverse, that creation and change be exalted above stasis and rest.

With the years my pentagram was corrupted, yet time has not the power to destroy it.

Its position was restored by the Church of Satan, but its essence was dimmed with a Moorish name, and the perverse letters of the Hebrews, and the goat of decadent Khar. During the Age of Satan I allowed this curious corruption, for it was meant to do me honor as I was then perceived.

But this is now my Aeon, and my pentagram is again to be pure in its splendor. Cast aside the corruptions, that the pentagram of Set may shine forth. Let all who seek me be never without it, openly and with pride, for by it I shall know them."

Set - The Book of Coming Forth by Night

Yeah I was never much into revealed texts and such personally.

The Doors of Perception said:

Yeah I was never much into revealed texts and such personally.

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I would agree that these kinds of documents present a problem with whether or not they are genuine. I simply have always found texts such as the BoCFbN, The Word of Set, and The Diabolicon, and others personally inspiring as far as the language and symbolism, and they also speak magically to my own individual Truth.

Xeper.
/Adramelek\

Well I am new at this... the texts are images, so yeah, they are, most likely open with interpretation, both in written languages post dating the hyroglyphs, ect...

Aeon... Eons... eternally... and Gods, well they might as well be surface dwellers immortalized in the skies.

Why make the extra effort of symbolizing a rising sun with anything other than a God.

That's the plain difference, one is night, the other is day, and the third is a time God, an event.

So I reread your thing. Horus is an event, and the others are events as well. So... Aeon the Aeon which is mix of Ra and Horus is most likely a birth of a new God.

So... how many Greek and Roman gods gave birth, so, maybe they are events in the skies.

Is that what you are asking?

From memory, Ra and Horus are strikingly similar, so Horus is probably born of a realization as you mention, and Ra is the Eternal God.

I'll guess, Ra is the Day, and Horus is Born in the Day. Horus is a hawk right? So maybe 10,000+ years ago, there was a mortal who ritually symbolized a hawk and wished to be immortalized in nature.

Native Americans might have something in common, they use parts of hawks in their rituals.

Jesus, do Pagans stand in the center of a pentagram with medicine bags, like Native Americans stand in the center of a medicine wheel?

I am asking because I don't know...


You guys watched this already, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ-kvw1fYXs

Firstly to be a "Magus" Aquino should have followed the path of the A.'.A.'. crossed the Abyss.. lost his ego and received a WORD.

I do not believe Aquino was an A.'.A.'. initiate...

PLUS - in order for a New Aeon to occur - the Old Aeon must be completed.

Do what thou wilt SHALL be the whole of the Law.

Until the whole world is living by Thelemic priciples there is no requirement for a new word.
The word Thelema is not yet Law.. thus Aquino cannot be the next Magus.

We are still living in the Aeon of Horus. Period.

The Aeon of Set - as proposed is a dark qlipothic reflection of The Aeon of Horus.
Horus and Set are the same.

Xeper is not a new Word - it is Thelema repackaged for the ego lovers - it is the Great Black Brotherhood who will never make it to the city of Pyramids....

There is no Aeon of Set, only a scam created by a rather skilled magician to gain a following. The Aeon of Horus that was brought into the light by Crowley (or those he stole from) won't be over until The Law is universally accepted. After such, we shall enter the Aeon of Ma'at.

Adept said:

After such, we shall enter the Aeon of Ma'at.

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I am sort of in agreement with you here, as the Principle of Ma'at has permiated every Aeon, from that of Isis, Osiris, Horus, and yes, the AEon of Set. Justice, Truth, and Balance in Being!

Xeper em Ma'at.
/Adramelek\
Gnothi seauton!

Adramelek said:

I am sort of in agreement with you here, as the Principle of Ma'at has permiated every Aeon, from that of Isis, Osiris, Horus, and yes, the AEon of Set. Justice, Truth, and Balance in Being!

Xeper em Ma'at.
/Adramelek\
Gnothi seauton!

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I remember that Aquino supposedly solved the riddle in AL (which I have done as well in my own way). Would you happen to be able to post the "translation"?

Adept said:

I remember that Aquino supposedly solved the riddle in AL (which I have done as well in my own way). Would you happen to be able to post the "translation"?

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From Michael Aquino's text "The Book of Coming Forth by Night":

"And I, Set, spoke too in the Book of the Law - "Aye! Listen to the numbers and the words -
4638 ABK29 ALGMOR3YX (24) (89) RPSTOVAL
- What meaneth this, O prophet? Thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. There cometh one to follow thee; he shall expound it."

"And many of the Aeon of HarWer (Horus) sought to read this but could not. Nor could the Magus himself. Though he guessed rightly at its simplicity. It was said that every number is infinite - hence each number or sum of joined numbers became merely the corresponding letter." (In other words 4=D, 6=F, 3=C, etc., and (24)=2+4=6=F, (89)=8+9=17 1+7=8=H.)

"Even so the sequence remained unknown - and so, after its issue, to me as well. For, while I may pass free of the boundaries of time, memory of the future cannot exist.

Now it has come to pass, and the Book of the Law is laid bare -

Destined First Century Heir - Aquino - Breaking Keys By Doctrines Anton LaVey - Great Magus Of Re-consecration Coming Year Xeper - Founding His Rightful Priesthood - Set - True Origin Volume AL." - Set - The Book of Coming Forth by Night

Xeper.
/Adramelek\
Gnothi seauton!

Thank you!

Aeonic Words are essentially divine principles which can lead the Magickian into the realm of Alchemical transformation from mortal into the essence of divinity, the creation of the "Philosopher's Stone". From a Setian and Western Left-Hand Path ("Black Brother") perspective;

The Word of the Aeon of Horus Thelema = the Will which enables each individual Star to chart its own course through the Cosmos. The Truth of ones own Will and Being.

The Word of the Age of Satan Indulgence = the orienting and attunement of the Self to the highest and best things of life and being, without feeling guilt that one is disobeying the "commandments" or "laws" of some false righteous religion or god. Indulgence is the purification of the Setian/Satanic psyche.

The primary Word of the Aeon of Set Xeper = Coming Into Being as an alert, oriented, and balanced Magickian capable of creating change in accordance with the Will. Self-directed Self-evolution.

An Aeon Enhancing Word of the Aeon of Set Remanifestation = the renewal and rebirth of the Self through the continual exercise and practice of the knowledge, powers and abilities which one has attained thus far, to his continuing work, in order to produce a Magickian who comes into being as a new and more refined entity in the quest for Self-deification.

Xeper and Remanifest.
/Adramelek\

Adramelek said:

From Michael Aquino's text "The Book of Coming Forth by Night":

"And I, Set, spoke too in the Book of the Law - "Aye! Listen to the numbers and the words -
4638 ABK29 ALGMOR3YX (24) (89) RPSTOVAL
- What meaneth this, O prophet? Thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. There cometh one to follow thee; he shall expound it."

"And many of the Aeon of HarWer (Horus) sought to read this but could not. Nor could the Magus himself. Though he guessed rightly at its simplicity. It was said that every number is infinite - hence each number or sum of joined numbers became merely the corresponding letter." (In other words 4=D, 6=F, 3=C, etc., and (24)=2+4=6=F, (89)=8+9=17 1+7=8=H.)

"Even so the sequence remained unknown - and so, after its issue, to me as well. For, while I may pass free of the boundaries of time, memory of the future cannot exist.

Now it has come to pass, and the Book of the Law is laid bare -

Destined First Century Heir - Aquino - Breaking Keys By Doctrines Anton LaVey - Great Magus Of Re-consecration Coming Year Xeper - Founding His Rightful Priesthood - Set - True Origin Volume AL." - Set - The Book of Coming Forth by Night

Xeper.
/Adramelek\
Gnothi seauton!

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naturally i disagree with Aquino here......

Are you familiar with the New Aeon English Qabala?

Adept said:

There is no Aeon of Set, only a scam created by a rather skilled magician to gain a following. The Aeon of Horus that was brought into the light by Crowley (or those he stole from) won't be over until The Law is universally accepted. After such, we shall enter the Aeon of Ma'at.

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Well said - Do what that wilt SHALL be the whole of the Law

until this is accomplished there is no rationale or arugment for a new aeon.
looking at the state of the world.... the Aeon of Horus is far from complete - when is it a good prediction could be an Aeon of Maat - of Balance..... yet this is far from manifesting imo.

until universal freedom is accomplished for ALL and the forces of superstition tyranny and oppression abolished... the Aeon of Horus is still at work.

noone has provided a satisfatory argument to make me think otherwise..

The Aeon of Horus and (if you must have the term Aeon of Set) are the same thing viewed through different lenses.one has not replaced the other