ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode, we descend from the philosophical abstractions of the Academy into the intimate, fire-lit chamber of the Temple of Set Conclave, where magical Words are not relics of antiquity but living forces—weapons of self-creation forged in the crucible of conscious Will. We explore how Ipsissimus James Lewis VI°—the Æon-enhancing Magus, the student of Shakespeare and Doctor Who, the most approachably profound thinker of the Setian tradition—took the reigning Word of the Aeon, Xeper, and did not replace it but deepened it, declaring that the engine of Initiation is not merely the act of Coming Into Being but the continuous process of Remanifesting that being back into the world.
From the Utterance of the Word and the resolution of the Xeper paradox to the question of post-mortem survival, from the ripple effects of our actions and the alchemy of dialogue to the oceanic metaphor of continuous becoming, from the fragility of cognitive identity and the warning against pat definitions to the final image of the Doctor plunging into the galaxy and getting involved—we trace the monumental, deeply personal, and astonishingly practical legacy of the Word Remanifest and ask: In a world that still seeks certainty, still craves final answers, and still fears the relentless process of change, do we have the courage to remain in the process, or will we retreat into the comfortable illusion of completion?
🎧 ABOUT THE RUBY TABLET
The Ruby Tablet Podcast is a philosophical and spiritual journey through the essays of the Temple of Set, exploring the great traditions of human thought—from ancient Egypt to the present day. Each episode is a deep dive into the ideas that help shape the Self and fan the Black Flame.
🔗 SOURCES & READING LIST
Essay: The Æon-Enhancing Word Remanifest
Classification: V2 - A17.3 - 3
Author: James Lewis VI°
Date: September 25, XXVIII — Set-XIV(1)
HTML Revision: December 19, 1998 CE
Subject: Remanifest
Reading List: A Discussion of the Process of the Æon-enhancing Word, Remanifest
📚 RECOMMENDED READING
- James Lewis VI°, "The Æon-Enhancing Word Remanifest" (Conclave Transcript, Year XXVIII)
- James Lewis VI°, "The Power of a Word" (1987)
- Michael A. Aquino VI°, Xeper: The Eternal Word of Set
- Michael A. Aquino VI°, The Temple of Set: A History and Analysis
- Aleister Crowley, Magick Without Tears
- Aleister Crowley, One Star in Sight
- William Shakespeare, Othello
- Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
- Anton Szandor LaVey, The Satanic Bible
- René Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy
- Doctor Who, "The War Games" (Patrick Troughton, 1969)
- The Trail of the Serpent, Issues 1-99+ (Temple of Set Publications)
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