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= Holy Writings of Sanguis Astroism =
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= [[/Holy Writings of the Prophet/]] =
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The Holy Prophet, Mathurin Hossefeffer, has published many writings, and given many sermons over the years. Presented here are several of the more notable, and memorable of these.
  
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== Aspects, or On the nature of the Stars ==
 
  
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'''An Extract from a rambling discourse'''
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= [[/Holy Writings of the Prophetess/]] =
  
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''It is evident that as above, so below.  What do I mean by this?  I mean that it is very clear to me that the stars each have a mirror in our beings, or perhaps it might be clearer to suggest that they exert such an effect upon us that our very essence is, in part, shaped, molded or enhanced by them.  Starting with the most obvious example, if you will, which is that of the Maddening Star, it is a child of chaos, its cycle is most exaggerated by variable oscillation, as it were, and within us, it calls to the impetuous side, the emotion, lust in all things.  It is strong, but not focussed, rather raw, wild and unfettered.  And those shared natures within us respond to it in a like fashion, lust for lust, strength for strength.  In this way we can see the Star's influence upon the physical shell, as above, and so below.  The Maddening Star is the clearest star, it is the one most easily grasped, most naturally comprehended, since it conforms to the most base elements of our personalities, to the raw, uneducated beast within us that reacts immediately to external stimuli.  Which is not to cast it in any unfavourable light, even if such a thing were possible for a star, for after all, Man needs those raw emotions, that passionate strength, his emotions and his lusts to be a man.  It is, interesting to note though, with this taken into consideration that the Maddening Star seems to be the one that the relatively primitive natives of Dwilight seem to fear the most, and both consequently and perversely the one that engages and galvanises them the most.  Yes, indeed.  But to those of us coming from the East, with our greater minds, our superior wisdom, our vastly better developed understanding of logic and complex reasoning, to us perhaps the Auspicious Star is a more closely melded companion, for it is, in many ways the antithesis of the Maddening Star.  Whereas Maddening is aligned with raw energy and reaction, Auspicious is more closely allied to focussed energy and action, or even proaction.  By our observations to date, the Auspicious Star has not even the slightest deviation or divergence from its alloted path, and in such a fashion, akin to its sibling star, it resonates with such parallels as might be found within our psyches, with the intellect and ordered plans, with propositions formally described, the meticulous and the precise, straight lines and sharp angles, so to speak, order and progress, sequence and alignment.  These two opposites being diametrically opposed, as they are, can be seen to be offset or, perhaps more appropriately, balanced by the third of the stars.  What do I mean by this?  I mean that the Austere Star is the balance, it is the crux, the pivot, the moment of stillness, not of inaction, but of the moments between action.  It is a mindful withdrawing, a deliberate holding back, an eschewing of the to and fro, the back and forth.  It is separate and distinct, above the world both literally and figuratively, and it speaks to us in terms of the spiritual rather than the physical or the mental.  It is not about inaction, but about not acting, not about indecision, but about not deciding.  All of these facets are blended in the raw matter of men, such that here under the glorious influence of the Stars themselves, those noble elements that govern the make up of each of us can be exaggerated, or perhaps magnified to the extent that our capability to reach the absolute maximum of our potential is most excellently realised. Of course all this may be above the layman, but in more simplistic terms we can still usefully match both the temple of the soul and the temple of the heavens by extolling the more easily grasped correlation between the body of Man and the Maddening Star, the mind of Man and the Auspicious Star, and the spirit of Man and the Austere Star.''
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Sermons, discourses and other writings by Severina
  
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- Mathurin Hossenfeffer, First Prophet of Sanguis Astroism
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= [[Writings Concerning the So-Called Prophetess Severina]] =
  
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== How do we advance in spiritual proximity to the Stars? ==
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Horrified by the continuing use of black magic in Dwilight and the over all decline of the faith priest Turin Erickson went into exile in Darfix. He returned with a woman named Illyria, and claimed that she was pregnant with the next prophet, a child conceived through parthenogenesis with the light of the Blood Stars themselves. The infant was born on the paving stones of the First Temple of Caiyun and named 'Severina'.
  
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'''An extract from correspondence'''
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= [[/Sermons/]] =
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Sermons delivered to the members of the church by various elders and priests.
  
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''This is an interesting question, and the answer is both straightforward and clear, and yet also complex and muddy; exactly as one would expect of a proposition concerning both the purity of the divine light, and the baser, befuddled chunks of flesh gazing up at them.
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= Writings of Others =
  
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''The simple answer is that you must merely learn to act in accordance with the prevailing disposition of the stars. You need do nothing other than allow them to work through you.''
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== ''[[/Tenants of Astroist Warfare/]]'' ==
  
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''Here though we encounter the problem of all flawed mortal flesh attempting to align itself with the perfection of a divine source. It is ourselves, our very beings the present the problem, for we are too rough and boisterous to easily apperceive that divinity in anything other than a most approximate form. We can easily see that Auspicious is bright today, bright enough to still be visible in the daylight, and yet to merely describe the Star as 'bright' misses an infinity of nuance and connotation.''
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A treaties on honorable combat between theocracies and realms with primarily Astroist populations.
  
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''In practical terms, we can pray, or meditate, we can commune with the essence of the stars. This seems especially true of Austere more so than the other Stars, perhaps because of it's nature. And, perhaps more importantly in every day life, we can try to act while holding the Stars in our minds, strengthening the bond between divine and mundane.''
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-by - [[Erickson_Family/Turin|Turin Erickson]], Last true King of Iashalur, Light of The Austere Star
  
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- Mathurin Hossenfeffer, First Prophet of Sanguis Astroism
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== ''[[/A Refutation of the Tenants of Astroist Warfare/]]'' ==
  
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== On the mutability and immutability of both Stars and Humanity ==
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A refutation of this treatise on its many failings, chief of which is that it has never been formally accepted and ratified by the SA Elder Council and so it is just opinion, not canon, it is non binding, and has no legal force whatsoever.
  
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'''An extract from a sermon delivered in Donghaiwei'''
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-by - [[Altenahr_Family|Helm Altenahr]], a humble servant of Sanguis Astroism
  
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''The Stars rest above us. They change in their Aspect, and yet they remain fixed and constant in their place. As with so many facets of the Bloodstars behaviour, this dichotomy informs us and educates us. And yet, we must ask, in what way are we fixed, in what way are we changeable, in what ways mutable, and in what ways immutable. Unlike the Stars, our form is immutable - the ravages of age, war or disease aside - and yet this is merely a superficial attribute. Form is a cloak we wear, an external casing that contains and covers the divine essence and essentials within. Our position, when likened to that of the Stars in the firmament is that of us in our own firmament. In the sky of mankind's existence, the nobility necessarily shines brighter than the peasantry, and this provides us indisputable evidence that the natural order of things is the feudal system which is most righteously instituted in our society. This is our fixed position, set and beyond change. But what of the other aspect, the fluctuating, inconstant facet of our being? This is that which makes us what we are as individuals, it is the peculiarity of humanity that makes one different from another - each element, each humour in tune with the changing faces of the Stars, and in thus fashion, changing in different proportions as each of us has different proportions of humours relating to the essential natures of the Stars themselves. So in the Blood it runs, each resonating to a different degree to the combinations of the complementary essence of the Stars, as each shows and hides its glory. In this, we can learn a lesson from the Stars, as to what the boundaries of acceptable behaviour are, for it illuminates for us the borders, the limits, the confines of what is, and should be mutable in humanity, and what shouldn't.''
 
  
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- Mathurin Hossenfeffer, First Prophet of Sanguis Astroism
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== ''[[The Betrayal of the Bloodstars and the Great Blighting ]]'' ==
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-by - [[Erickson_Family/Turin|Turin Erickson]], Last true King of Iashalur, Light of The Austere Star
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== [[Sanguis Astroism/The Bloodstars - Misunderstood source of enlightment|The Bloodstars - Misunderstood source of enlightment]] ==
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A critique, discussing the widespread believe of three seperate Bloodstars while the author believes in a single entity of the Bloodstars. The three chapters of the book and the book itself are a metaphor for this point of view.
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- [[Stormcrow_Family/Medugnatos|Medugnatos Stormcrow]], First High Inquisitor of [[Corsanctum]]
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== [[Sanguis Astroism/Sermon in Mimer|Sermon in Mimer]] ==
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A sermon in which the author answers the questions of a faithful.
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- [[Stormcrow Family/Medugnatos|Medugnatos Stormcrow]], Regent of [[Corsanctum]]
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== The Scarlet Trinity of Excellence ==
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A treatise outlining the specific beliefs of the Aquilegian Church of the Scarlet Trinity, a slight variant of Sanguis Astroism. It emphasises the pursuit of 'excellence' as the correct goal of any true believer, above something so simplistic as the worship of the stars.
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- [[Artemesia Family/Garret|Garret Artemesia]], First Asterion of [[Aquilegia]]
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<br>'''''Declared by the Magistratum of Sanguis Astroism of being capable of causing heretical thoughts. This copy of the treatise has been claimed by the author of the original to be fake, misleading, and incomplete and has thusly been removed. Copies of it may be found at [[Dwilight University]] in the Theology Department. '''''
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==[[/Flowrestown Theses/]]==
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Ninety-five theses.
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- [[Artemesia Family/Garret|Garret Artemesia]], First Asterion of [[Aquilegia]]
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== [[/Treatise on Proper Worship/]] ==
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A document outlining the author's views on the proper method of worshipping the stars. It also attempts to incorporate and reconcile some of the propositions of the Church of the Scarlet Trinity into the main body of Sanguis Astroism.
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- Isak Kandurell
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== [[/On the Evils of Torenism/]] ==
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A treatise describing the basic incompatibility of the Torenist faith with other faiths. With particular focus on the violent philosophy of Torenism, and the exclusive nature of their theology.
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-- [[Indirik Family/Brance|Brance Indirik]]
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== [[/A Further Exposition on the Evils of Torenism/]] ==
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Following a debate within the halls of Sanguis Astroism, a second exposition as to the Evil of Torenism was generated and distributed, further clarifying the violence an intolerance of their faith.
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-- [[Indirik Family/Brance|Brance Indirik]]
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== [[/On Roots/]] ==
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A sermon given in Mimer, on invitation from Regent Medugnatos Stormcrow, on attachment to land and things.
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-- [[Von_Genf_Family/Pierre|Pierre von Genf]]
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== [[/On War/]] ==
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A sermon given in Qubel Lighthouse, on why the Stars tolerate warfare among men.
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-- [[Von_Genf_Family/Pierre|Pierre von Genf]]
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== [[/Scroll of Understanding/]] ==
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A series of discourses revealing a knight of the temple's views on various topics including an interpretation of the Prophecies.
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-- [[Daycryn_Family/Rabisu|Rabisu of Daycryn]]
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== [[/Desert_Scrolls/]] ==
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A new writing by Rabisu on the nature of man, spirit, the Bloodstars, and the spiritual path.

Latest revision as of 05:43, 22 December 2023

Holy Writings of the Prophet

The Holy Prophet, Mathurin Hossefeffer, has published many writings, and given many sermons over the years. Presented here are several of the more notable, and memorable of these.


Holy Writings of the Prophetess

Sermons, discourses and other writings by Severina

Writings Concerning the So-Called Prophetess Severina

Horrified by the continuing use of black magic in Dwilight and the over all decline of the faith priest Turin Erickson went into exile in Darfix. He returned with a woman named Illyria, and claimed that she was pregnant with the next prophet, a child conceived through parthenogenesis with the light of the Blood Stars themselves. The infant was born on the paving stones of the First Temple of Caiyun and named 'Severina'.

Sermons

Sermons delivered to the members of the church by various elders and priests.

Writings of Others

Tenants of Astroist Warfare

A treaties on honorable combat between theocracies and realms with primarily Astroist populations.

-by - Turin Erickson, Last true King of Iashalur, Light of The Austere Star

A Refutation of the Tenants of Astroist Warfare

A refutation of this treatise on its many failings, chief of which is that it has never been formally accepted and ratified by the SA Elder Council and so it is just opinion, not canon, it is non binding, and has no legal force whatsoever.

-by - Helm Altenahr, a humble servant of Sanguis Astroism


The Betrayal of the Bloodstars and the Great Blighting

-by - Turin Erickson, Last true King of Iashalur, Light of The Austere Star

The Bloodstars - Misunderstood source of enlightment

A critique, discussing the widespread believe of three seperate Bloodstars while the author believes in a single entity of the Bloodstars. The three chapters of the book and the book itself are a metaphor for this point of view. - Medugnatos Stormcrow, First High Inquisitor of Corsanctum

Sermon in Mimer

A sermon in which the author answers the questions of a faithful. - Medugnatos Stormcrow, Regent of Corsanctum

The Scarlet Trinity of Excellence

A treatise outlining the specific beliefs of the Aquilegian Church of the Scarlet Trinity, a slight variant of Sanguis Astroism. It emphasises the pursuit of 'excellence' as the correct goal of any true believer, above something so simplistic as the worship of the stars. - Garret Artemesia, First Asterion of Aquilegia
Declared by the Magistratum of Sanguis Astroism of being capable of causing heretical thoughts. This copy of the treatise has been claimed by the author of the original to be fake, misleading, and incomplete and has thusly been removed. Copies of it may be found at Dwilight University in the Theology Department.

Flowrestown Theses

Ninety-five theses. - Garret Artemesia, First Asterion of Aquilegia

Treatise on Proper Worship

A document outlining the author's views on the proper method of worshipping the stars. It also attempts to incorporate and reconcile some of the propositions of the Church of the Scarlet Trinity into the main body of Sanguis Astroism. - Isak Kandurell

On the Evils of Torenism

A treatise describing the basic incompatibility of the Torenist faith with other faiths. With particular focus on the violent philosophy of Torenism, and the exclusive nature of their theology. -- Brance Indirik

A Further Exposition on the Evils of Torenism

Following a debate within the halls of Sanguis Astroism, a second exposition as to the Evil of Torenism was generated and distributed, further clarifying the violence an intolerance of their faith. -- Brance Indirik

On Roots

A sermon given in Mimer, on invitation from Regent Medugnatos Stormcrow, on attachment to land and things. -- Pierre von Genf

On War

A sermon given in Qubel Lighthouse, on why the Stars tolerate warfare among men. -- Pierre von Genf

Scroll of Understanding

A series of discourses revealing a knight of the temple's views on various topics including an interpretation of the Prophecies. -- Rabisu of Daycryn

Desert_Scrolls

A new writing by Rabisu on the nature of man, spirit, the Bloodstars, and the spiritual path.

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