LIBER CATHURIA by FRATER PANTHERION
Liber Cathuria by Frater Panthrion MT of the FTC
Sigil Liber Cathuria is for astral te!le "or#ings base$ on the "or# of Pro!het of Cth%lh% H& P& Lo'e(raft& )es(ri!tion of the te!le is fo%n$ in the story *The +hite Shi!&, Cath%ria lies beyon$ the lan$ of SonaNyl. In the Land of Sona-Nyl there is neither time nor space, neither suffering nor death; and there I dwelt for many aeons. Green are the groes and pastures, bright and fragrant the flowers, blue and musical the streams, clear and cool the fountains, and stately and gorgeous the temples, castles, and cities of Sona-Nyl. The lan$ of Sona-Nyl Sona-Nyl is beyon$ the la"s of of tie an$ s!a(e& Sona-Nyl is aeternal an$ %nborn&
All that enter the te!le shall be #no"n as te!lars of the Fraternitas Te!li Cath%ria& Sigils of the FTC are (o!ose$ of a Ta%/ a Fe an$ a Cres(ent& The astral te!le of Cath%ria is o!ene$ to all fratres an$ sorors0 yet the "arning of the Pro!het says. ... for Sona-Nyl is !nown of men, while none hath eer beheld Cathuria. The te!le sho%l$ be a!!roa(he$ on the 12& of ea(h onth as to (oor$inate "ith the global "or#ings of M%ltit%$e of Chaoor$ers of )agon& By rea$ing tro%gh the *The +hite Shi!, (oe the instr%(tions on rea(hing the far lan$ of Cath%ria& "Cathuria,# I would say to myself, "is the abode of Gods and the land of unnumbered cities of gold. Its forests are of aloe and sandalwood, een as the fragrant groes of Camorin, and among the trees flutter gay birds sweet with song.#
3Note. s%(h is the nat%re of the astral "or#ing0 that "hen first 'isiting the Cath%ria/ Frater Pantherion "as %na"are of it4s forrests or anials0 seeing only the green grassy hills& The a(olyte sho%l$ ass%e hirs stellar bo$y an$ boar$ the "hite shi!& Let it steer to"ar$s the (oast of Cath%ria. $n the green and flowery mountains of Cathuria stand temples of pin! marble, rich with caren and painted glories, and haing in their courtyards cool fountains of siler, where purr with raishing music the scented waters that come from the grotto-born rier Narg. %nd the cities of Cathuria are cinctured with golden walls, and their paements also are of gold.
3Note. Frater Pantherion $i$ not en(o%nter the g%ar$s of the (ity0 nor the (lose$ gates& Inhabitants of the Cath%ria reain %nseen0 yet soe
are o'erhear$ an$ re(ogni5e$ by their (heerf%l tones& On(e lan$ing the Cath%ria abo$e the a(olyte sho%l$ fin$ hirs "ay to the (ity. In the gardens of these cities are strange orchids, and perfumed la!es whose beds are of coral and amber. %t night the streets and the gardens are lit with gay lanthorns fashioned from the three-colored shell of the tortoise, and here resound the soft notes of the singer and the lutanist. %nd the houses of the cities of Cathuria are all palaces, each built oer a fragrant canal bearing the waters of the sacred Narg. $f marble and porphyry are the houses, and roofed with glittering gold that reflects the rays of the sun and enhances the splendor of the cities as blissful Gods iew them from the distant pea!s.
3Note. the any "on$ers of the (ity of Cath%ria (o%l$ l%re the a(olyte a"ay& The intent to 'isit the ain te!le sho%l$ be firly establishe$& The te!le of Cath%ria is o%nte$ %!on the ain !alla(e of the (ity&
3Note. Frater Pantherion often fin$s that the to! of the !alla(e resebles the Bl%e Mos6%e& &airest of all is the palace of the great monarch 'orieb, whom some say to be a demi-God and others a God. (igh is the palace of 'orieb, and many are the turrets of marble upon its walls. In its wide halls many multitudes assemble, and here hang the trophies of the ages. %nd the roof is of pure gold, set upon tall pillars of ruby and a)ure, and haing such caren figures of Gods and heroes that he who loo!s up to those heights seems to ga)e upon the liing $lympus. %nd the floor of the palace is of glass, under which flow the cunningly lighted waters of the Narg, gay with gaudy fish not !nown beyond the bounds of loely Cathuria.
U!on entering the ain te!le the a(olyte is free to !erfor (hosen rit%als of $e'otion/ $i'ination or other agi(al o!erations&
3Note. Cath%ria te!le "or#ing (an be !erfore$ in (on(or$ "ith 'ario%s other "or#ings0 s%(h as Liber *esh or Liber (ecate& Liber *esh a$oration are !erfore$ th%s. T%rning to"ar$s the eastern o!ening of the !alla(e "all0 a(olyte greets the $a"ning S%n& T%rning to the so%th0 the high noon S%n& T%rning to the "est0 the setting S%n& Finally/ t%rning to the north0 the i$night bla(# S%n& As Cath%ria is beyon$ linear tie0 all fo%r a$orations (an be !erfore$ at on(e& The banishing fo%n$ in the Liber Sigil I%& also "or#s 'ery "ell& 333 After (losing the te!le0 one (o%l$ fin$ on(e again that the Pro!het4s "arning is tr%e. +hus would I spea! to myself of Cathuria, but eer would the bearded man warn me to turn bac! to the happy shore of Sona-Nyl; for Sona-Nyl is !nown of men, while none hath eer beheld Cathuria.
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Pre!are$ for the 8%ggoth Lo$ge an$
Fraternitas Te!li Cath%ria0 Fro the (ita$el of Ulthar-Ala%t 9on%le By Frater Pantherion
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Re(oen$e$ St%$y. aat agic! by Nea :The +hite Shi!: by H& P& Lo'e(raft Sigil %-I%& by Aion ;2; Liber *esh by Aleister Cro"ley Liber oph el (ecate by Orryelle )efenstrate
