While the following cannot be considered exhaustive, nor representative of every phase of development during the more than sixty years of the Smaragdum Thalasses Temple No 49, it is nevertheless representative of what a student of Whare Ra would typically receive during their passage through the Outer Order—a process which, if pursued by a diligent student, extended over approximately three years.
The core papers of the curriculum, such as the Knowledge Lectures, together with technical papers on Astrology, Tarot, the Altar Diagrams, Geomancy, Qlippoth, Schemahamphorasch and Lineal Figures would have been familiar to members of the Isis Urania Temple No. 3, of which Dr. Felkin himself was a member.
Other material was developed by the Stella Matutina Chiefs over time, such as some of the material in the A, B, C and related series of side lectures, the series of Grade Meditations and the Daily Rhythms. These additions were not speculative innovations meant to bolster content, but arose organically from decades of practical experience in working the system and training students.
The Allocutions for each Grade date from the period of early collaboration with A. E. Waite, immediately following the collapse of the Golden Dawn.
In addition to this more formal instruction, many other addresses and papers by Dr. and Mrs Felkin, and by other Chiefs, were issued more informally to members, depending on the student’s line of enquiry, temperament, and stage of development. It is possible that some of these papers were written for a specific student, but were deemed suitable or adapted for wider circulation.
Direct personal instruction was also given. As part of the Practicus work, for instance, members were to “Receive from the Chief instruction in The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram” when they were ready.
Meditation notes were taken by members, and sent to the Demonstrator regularly. These were useful, amongst other things, in helping that Officer determine which of the many supplementary papers were appropriate to issue at a given time, or to help deem when Advancement was appropriate.
And at all times, the emphasis remained on the training of the student and their progress. The many papers that were issued helped serve this purpose; they never replaced it.
Kasmillos
Neophyte
0=0 Ceremony
General Instructions
General Syllabus
Knowledge Lecture (KL) 1
A1 Addresses and Lectures
The Order and its Training
The 0=0 Ritual
The 0=0 Signs
The First Knowledge Lecture
Constitution of Man
A2 Science and Occultism
Breathing and Meditation
Notes on the Ceremony of the Equinox
Ceremonial and the need for Secrecy
First Meditation
0=0 Allocution
0=0 Daily Rhythm
Instructions for 1=10
Zelator
1=10 Ceremony
Syllabus and Meditation 1=10 to 2=9
KL 2
B1 Addresses and Lectures
The 1=10 Ritual
The Rituals and How to Read Them
Thinking Backwards
The Hebrew Alphabet
B2 Addresses and Lectures
Ancient Egyptian Religion
How to read the Scriptures
The Twelve Tribes and Their Relation to the Zodiac
Lecture on the 1=10 Ceremony
Evil
Symbology of the Gate
Gnomes
1=10 Allocution
1=10 Daily Rhythm
Instructions for 2=9
Theoricus
2=9 Ceremony
Syllabus and Meditation 2=9 to 3=8
KL 3
C1 Addresses and Lectures
Climbing the Tree
The Pillars
Hidden Meaning of the First Three Grades
C2 Addresses and Lectures
Vestiges of Tetragrammaton
Astrology
Man, Magic, Miracle
The Aura and Symbols
Stumbling Blocks
Sylphs
2=9 Allocution
2=9 Daily Rhythm
Instructions for 3=8
Practicus
3=8 Ceremony
Syllabus and Meditation 3=8 to 4=7
KL 4
D1 Addresses and Lectures
Symbolism of the 3=8
The Principles of Man
The Rhythmic Law of Life
D2 Addresses and Lectures
Courage versus Obsession
Vesica Piscis
The Tarot Trumps
TW1 – Tatwas
AST I, II and III – Astrology
Water Sprites
3=8 Allocution
3=8 Daily Rhythm
Instructions for 4=7
Philosophus
4=7 Ceremony
Syllabus and Meditation 4=7 to Portal
AZOTH
E1 Side Lectures
Symbolism of the 4=7
Hegemon
E2 Side Lectures
Christian Occultism
Reincarnation
TWII – Tatwas
Altar Diagrams
G – Geomantic Divination
Salamanders
4=7 Allocution
4=7 Daily Rhythm
Instructions for Portal
Portal
Portal Ceremony
Portal Syllabus and Meditation
F1 Portal Addresses
Q1 Of the Qlippoth
The Schemahamphorasch or Divided Name
On the Various Lineal Figures, Polygrams and Polygons
Altar Diagrams
Lecture on the Outer Rituals
Allocution for the Portal Ceremony
Portal Daily Rhythm
Special Meditation
