{"product_id":"the-temple-of-set-ii-paperback","title":"The Temple of Set II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Aquino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, after ten years of exploring its identity, the original Church of Satan confronted the limitations of its Jud o-Christian imagery and a dismissal of humanity as a self-indulgent animal species. An ethical crisis in that year resulted in the organizational and metaphysical transformation of the Church into the Temple of Set, which in subsequent decades went on to become the preeminent initiatory institution premised upon the affirmation and evolution of the individual consciousness to divine essence and immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book recounts the Temple's creation and early development, by its founding High Priest, Michael Aquino. It is more a memoir than a history, because the scope of the Temple and the works of its many Initiates are far too diverse for any single book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded is also an extensive theoretical discussion of Setian cosmology, philosophy, and magic: the famous \"Black Magic\" from the \u003ci\u003eCrystal Tablet of Set\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text is augmented by 97 detailed appendices on a variety of topics by many different Setians over the years. This is a 2-volume work compressed to reduce the 431,000-word set to below 1,000 pages. Volume I is in color; Volume II black\/white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNon-fictional books by Dr. Aquino generally fall into three categories: historical, practical, and initiatory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical works include \u003ci\u003eThe Neutron Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e (a study of the domestic and foreign politics surrounding the proposed NATO introduction of that weapon in 1977-8) and \u003ci\u003eExtreme Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e (a documentary exposé of the 1986-7 \"Satanic ritual abuse\" scam at the Presidio of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo other [2-volume] books - \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Satan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Set\u003c\/i\u003e - are not only histories but initiatory analyses as well, examining the philosophical and metaphysical concepts which define and energize those religious institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs one of the U.S. Army's extremely rare Political-Military Affairs Officers [with credentials in Strategic \u0026amp; Space Intelligence, Psychological Operations, Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Defense Attaché, and Foreign Area Officer], Dr. Aquino has also introduced the practical application of \"MindWar\" as a methodology for reducing, if not eliminating contemporary humanity's obsession with and reliance upon murderous, destructive conventional war (PhysWar\"). His 2013 book \u003ci\u003eMindWar\u003c\/i\u003e introduces this solution and outlines its successive stages of implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally a purely-initiatory work, \u003ci\u003eMindStar\u003c\/i\u003e, addresses the purely-metaphysical \"soul\" of human thought which \u003ci\u003eMindWar\u003c\/i\u003e [as a practical curriculum] omits, confronting the elusive questions of human divinity and immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnsurprisingly Dr. Aquino's fictional ventures - \u003ci\u003eWe Break the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFireForce\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMorlindalë\u003c\/i\u003e (\"authored\" by The One Ring) - all draw upon extensive political and philosophical principles in their telling. Both \u003ci\u003eFireForce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorlindalë\u003c\/i\u003e utilize the literary technique of parody in a serious, rather than humorous exploration and extrapolation of the original source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditionally Dr. Aquino has recovered and Edited a collection of childhood poems by his mother, Betty Ford: \u003ci\u003ePegasus in Pinfeathers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of these books are available on Amazon in both printed paperback and Kindle ebook editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52744302362931,"sku":"9781497567573","price":40.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T0RlUWJNV296c0kzMm9pNDdCcXdhUT09.webp?v=1764154898","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-temple-of-set-ii-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}