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CHAOS MONASTICISM,
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by Peter Carroll
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At any time members of the Pact may elect to follow the observances
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of the Monks and Nuns of Chaos for as long as it pleases them. These
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observances come in three forms, the lesser, greater and extreme.
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Their purpose is to renew and strengthen ones dedication to the
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Great Work of Magic. The Observances of Monk or Nun of Chaos should
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not be undertaken for a period of less than one week. There is no
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maximum period but when observances are undertaken for an
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unspecified period they should be ended at some later point in a
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definite way rather than be allowed to fall into gradual disuse.
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Chaoist Monks and Nuns may be fully itinerant and unless otherwise
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specified by choice the monastery is notionally defined as the
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entire planet although some form of retreat may facilitate the more
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rigorous observances. The observances given are to be regarded as a
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minimum to which further observances may be added at will. To begin
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the observances of a Chaoist Monk or Nun the candidate takes an oath
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over a staff dedicated to magic which is then carried throughout the
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period of the observances. The staff should not be smaller than a
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walking stick and although it may be left in a room or building that
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the monk or nun may have entered it should always be close to hand
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and carried from place to place.
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The general form of the oath and the observances is as follows:
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The Oath:
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I, Soror/Frater _____ do elect to perform the Lesser/Greater/Extreme
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Observances of a Nun/Monk of Chaos, from henceforth, for a period of
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____ / for as long as it pleases me, inasmuch that I avow that I
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will: (the chosen set of observances plus any personal additions are
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then enumerated)
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The Lesser Observances:
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1, Carry a magical staff at all times.
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2, Perform a banishing ritual on awaking and retiring.
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3, Keep a full record of dreams.
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4, Perform a full magical ritual each day.
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5, Dedicate any sexual gnosis to magic.
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The Greater Observances:
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1, Perform the five Lesser Observances.
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2, Perform a second full magical ritual each day.
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3, Visualize the Sigil of Chaos at least once during each waking
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hour.
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The extreme Observances:
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1, Perform the seven Lesser and Greater Observances.
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2, Perform a third full magical ritual each day.
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3, Visualize the Sigil of Chaos at least once during every hour.
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Notes and Observations:
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The daily full magical rituals might consist of a Mass of Chaos or
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Auto da Fe or some other act of evocation, divination, enchantment,
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invocation or illumination of similar length.
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By dedicating any sexual gnosis to magic the monk or nun affirms
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that any sexual act performed during the period of observances will
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be used to cast spells for divination or invocation or similar
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magical purpose. The hourly visualisation of the Sigil of Chaos is
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facilitated by the use of an alarm watch and a powerful alarm clock
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may well be useful for the night time visualisations of the extreme
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observances. The considerable inconvenience of bearing a magical
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staff serves to increase vigilance and acts as a constant reminder
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to complete the other observances. It also serves as a badge of
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office and other members of the Pact should accord the monk or nun
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whatever assistance they require with their work where possible. If
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the work goes poorly and the observances are largely not met then
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the staff should be destroyed. If the work proceeds satisfactorily
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then the staff should be kept as an object or power. It is customary
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to engrave upon the staff a record of the observances performed.
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Thus 127 signified the lesser observances for twenty seven days, 333
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the extreme observances for thirty three days. The Pact tries to
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ensure that the Sigil of Chaos is visualized once an hour somewhere
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on earth.
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-oOo-
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