The House of Life

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She takes possession of the Mystery School. I am reminded of an Egyptian ritual, ‘Giving the House to its Master ‘which unites the deity with their temple. It seems to me that Isis is now united with The House of Life, the Per Ankh, and I have become the Custodian of these Mysteries.

The Breath of Isis   

 Welcome to The House of Life 

The Western Mystery Tradition has played an important part in shaping the history and spirituality of western culture and philosophy. This contribution has now been recognised by the academic community. An MA is Western Esotericism is now available at three universities.This scholarly interest places the metaphysical practices of the West in its historical context. It should be clear that the tradition is deeply rooted in historical reality, people and places.

This tradition is rooted in the Mysteries of Egypt which transmitted through Pythagoras and Plato became the fountainhead of a new Hermetic philosophy. It is important that the student gains some understanding of the breadth and significance of this tradition as a force for political, social, spiritual and cultural renewal. The rennaisance which ended the grip of the medieval mindset arose in response to the rediscovey of the Hermetic Wisdom in 1460.

We however are practitioners not scholars.The figure of Hermes Trismegistus stands behind the tradition of Hermetic  philosophy, the Egyptian god of wisdom Djheuty more often known by his Greek name Thoth, stands behind the mystical temple traditions of ancient Egypt.  These twin guardian figures preside over an initiatory transmission of personal revelation; flanking the doorway of a hidden journey into mystical communion: this is the road less travelled.Plato and Pythagoras showed the face of mystical wisdom beyond Khem.Neo-Platonic descendents, philosophers, lovers of wisdom all kept the tradition alive. Platonic philosophy, Pythagorean vision, Neoplatonism, Hermeticism and the remembered wisdom of Khem like seeds carried in time, have the power of life.

This is the spiritual landscape into which we will travel not as distant history but as present and continuous revelation guided by The Tree of Life, infused by mystical conceptions, this model of multidimensional reality has given unique service in the mysteries of being and becoming.

Although the Tree of Life is clearly not Egyptian, its method namely the revelatory use of symbols is clearly in harmony with Egyptian consciousness. The Tree of Life serves to inculcate esoteric method: realisation through meditation, the incubation of symbolism, dynamic self-initiation and the rebirth of a new consciousness. Its threefold structure provides the template for a personal journey of reconstruction.

The course begins with an introductory set of 10 papers which cover the basic disciplines, methods of study,areas of importance and recommended reading. These papers need to be completed within a six month period in order to proceed to the next level of commitmemt. 

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Education and Initiation

3.Living Energies

4.Symbols in the Western Mystery Traditiion

5. Ritual and Ceremony

6.Gods and Goddesses

7. Mythology

8. Mind and Mystery 

9. What is a Mystery School

This  fee for this course is £50 which can be paid via PayPal

The work of the School is based on the curriculum presented in the book The Aquarian Qabalah (also published as The Kabbala Experience). The curriculum is therefore open to anyone as an unsupervised study course.

The Lesser Mysteries  
The Greater Mysteries
The Supreme Mysteries

Beginning with the Lesser Mysteries, represented in our School by the hieroglyph for house, the student undertakes the personal process of connecting the intellect (Hod), the creative  imagination (Netzach), the personal subconscious (Yesod) and the physical body (Malkuth). This journey commences the work of personal psychotherapy which is directed towards healing the soul and establishes the foundation for engagement in the Greater Mysteries. The emptiness of the  hieroglyphic sign for 'house' which represents this phase of the journey signifies the process of personal reconstruction which is required to build the House of the Mysteries.

During this period of dynamic gestation, the student undertakes a personal Rite of Rebirth and through the unfolding of self seeks to find the Deity of the Heart. The essential work of the Lesser Mysteries begins the process of regenerating the personality as a vehicle for transpersonal energies. This can only be fully accomplished through the generation of sincere motivation and the aspiration to seek a personal path of service.

The Greater Mysteries are represented by the same hieroglyph Per with the addtion of a hieroglyph to represent the presence of the chosen heart deity. This indicates that the student has formed a living relationship with one among the neteru. Through this bond the student becomes closely identified with a god or goddess and takes on the role of priest or priestess to the deity of their heart. This phase is characterised by spiritual flowering in service and creativity.

The Supreme Mysteries are represented by the hieroglyph for the Per Ankh, the student is now identified with a transpersonal consciousness. It is here within the Per Ankh that mystical consciousness arises and at this level the School takes on a deeper engagement with Ancient Egyptian spirituality.


It is not our aim to produce armchair occultists who can recite lists of correspondences and wish to follow in the footsteps of a favoured magical personage. Nor is it our aim to fill the student with ‘magical’ practices which initiate only into a specific system and ultimately serve to produce a sense of separation from the wider community. Our aim at all times is to engender a sense of connection and integration with the inner self that links us with the wider context of the world today. The Hermetic tradition with which we have aligned ourselves has always served as a positive catalyst within society; gnosis gives rise to practical results, the keyword is service not self-aggrandisement or esoteric self-indulgence.
The instructional material given by the School serves to engage and connect the intellect, the intuition and the imagination. These are the three vital aspects of gnosis. Together meditation, ceremony and study stimulate the intellect, feed the imagination and awaken the intuition thereby opening the heart, the place of soul service. The House of Life seeks to awaken and enhance Life, Consciousness and Creativity in all its Companions.

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