✠ The Guild of the Holy Thorn ✠
The Guild of the Holy Thorn, founded in January 2021, continues and develops the work begun in the first grade of the Order (Knights of St Joseph of Arimathea and Dames of St Mary Magdalene), using the manual of the Guild of the Master Jesus founded by Violet Mary Firth (Dion Fortune). Some slight adaptations to the Rite have been made in accordance with the doctrinal norms of the Holy Celtic Order of the Templeand. The work of this Guild, in the three grades of Seeker, Server and Watcher, are offered as a particularly suitable way for individuals to develop spiritually in the Avalonian tradition. Unlike the original Guild of the Master Jesus the Celebrants of the rite in our own Guild are priests in Apostolic succession and are normally initiated Knights of St Joseph of Arimathea, whilst the Lectors are regularly admitted deaconesses and are normally initiated Dames of St Mary Magdalene. The manual is available to members. Celebrants and Lectors are licensed for their offices by the Warden of the Guild, who is the Master of the HCOT. For more about the Avalonian Tradition please see the article here. To see our initiatic succession from Dion Fortune's Guild of the Master Jesus please see this page. For Avalonian Druidcraft use this link!
"We seek our contacts with the tradition of Christ through the ancient Keltic Church of Britain, which, though it stands no more above ground, is eternal in the heavens. Our Holy Place is Glastonbury, “the holiest earthe in Englande”; and in its Avalonian aspect, as the centre of tradition and of the Table Round, we make contact with the Mysteries of Arthur. It is in the chivalrous rather than in the ascetic ideal that we find our pattern.” (Dion Fortune)
“When the church first came here it was a Place of Power, and there was peace in the midst. The worship of the Sun passed over into the worship of the Son. The younger of the Druids came into the Christian faith; the older did not oppose, for this was ever a place of peace …. The old faith gave the land, and the new faith raised the building, and the young men came in, so that there were men who were priests of both faiths. For at heart, both faiths are one, and the Druids held a tradition of the coming of the wise men from the East, they were heralded by signs and portents, and when they came they were known and welcomed. Therefore here you get the unbroken tradition of the Sacred Fire; there was no conquering, there was reception, and the old faith carried on. And here you have a line of force that strikes its roots in the earth.” (Dion Fortune - trance communication)
“In times of difficulty and danger go on the Mystical Church contacts. Firstly, because therein is protection, comfort and peace, and secondly, because the essence of the Crucified is to translate these forces into power. Avoid the occult in times of difficulty and danger. Cultivate the Christian in those times. For it is the power of the Christ, as he rides the waters, like the stormy petrel - it is the office of the Christ to still the storm. Your Church, therefore, was inaugurated at the beginning of this terrible period to give you the necessary protection, and it has brought you safely through.”
(Dion Fortune - trance communication)
“In times of difficulty and danger go on the Mystical Church contacts. Firstly, because therein is protection, comfort and peace, and secondly, because the essence of the Crucified is to translate these forces into power. Avoid the occult in times of difficulty and danger. Cultivate the Christian in those times. For it is the power of the Christ, as he rides the waters, like the stormy petrel - it is the office of the Christ to still the storm. Your Church, therefore, was inaugurated at the beginning of this terrible period to give you the necessary protection, and it has brought you safely through.”
(Dion Fortune - trance communication)
Prayers from the Rite of the Guild of the Master Jesus
“O Holy Jesus, Master of Love and Compassion, we Thy children, dedicated to Thy service, approach Thee in faith in the Living Christ, the unseen companion of the heart.
Prepare us, O Lord, to drink of the living waters of life, soon to be made manifest to us; open our eyes that we may see, and our hearts that we may understand. Make the way plain, O lord, that we fail not in Thy service. May we be a channel whereby Thy Holy Ones may approach the World. May we be a centre of radiation of Thy power.
Teach us to travel light as do all who travel upon the path; to give ourselves entirely to Thy service; to attune ourselves to Thy will; to suffer gladly for Thy sake; to lay down the small personal life in the great cosmic life; and to love with the love of God.”
“O Master Jesus, Lord of Love and Compassion, we worship Thee with love, obedience and pride in being your own.
O Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus, draw thy compassionate mantle of blue around us.
O Holy Michael, Saint and Angel, with thy rod of power protecting us from the satanic forces, we salute you with love, honour and gratitude for thy protection.
O Holy Men of our race, great Saints of old with whom we join, we salute you with love and respect. Give us of your strength, your faith and fearlessness.”
Prepare us, O Lord, to drink of the living waters of life, soon to be made manifest to us; open our eyes that we may see, and our hearts that we may understand. Make the way plain, O lord, that we fail not in Thy service. May we be a channel whereby Thy Holy Ones may approach the World. May we be a centre of radiation of Thy power.
Teach us to travel light as do all who travel upon the path; to give ourselves entirely to Thy service; to attune ourselves to Thy will; to suffer gladly for Thy sake; to lay down the small personal life in the great cosmic life; and to love with the love of God.”
“O Master Jesus, Lord of Love and Compassion, we worship Thee with love, obedience and pride in being your own.
O Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus, draw thy compassionate mantle of blue around us.
O Holy Michael, Saint and Angel, with thy rod of power protecting us from the satanic forces, we salute you with love, honour and gratitude for thy protection.
O Holy Men of our race, great Saints of old with whom we join, we salute you with love and respect. Give us of your strength, your faith and fearlessness.”
Artwork by Yuri Leitch from the cover of "William Blake and the Glastonbury Gnosis" by Paul Weston, to whom we give thanks for his kind permission to use on this page.
"Awaken and come, awaken and come, awaken and come.
Come from the depths of your Elemental Being and lighten our darkness.
Come in the name of the White Christ and the Hosts of the Elements.
Come at our bidding and serve with us the One Name above all Names,
the Lover of Men and of the Elemental Peoples.
The Great name - of JEHOSHUAH - JESUS.
He who said as he descended into the Underworld:
There shall be no night where my people are -
And the night shall be as day in the light of the eternal fire -
And there shall be peace where my people are -
The peace of the heights above the winds.
And there shall be purity.
Fire and Air - Fire and Air -
For Power to serve the Master."
Come from the depths of your Elemental Being and lighten our darkness.
Come in the name of the White Christ and the Hosts of the Elements.
Come at our bidding and serve with us the One Name above all Names,
the Lover of Men and of the Elemental Peoples.
The Great name - of JEHOSHUAH - JESUS.
He who said as he descended into the Underworld:
There shall be no night where my people are -
And the night shall be as day in the light of the eternal fire -
And there shall be peace where my people are -
The peace of the heights above the winds.
And there shall be purity.
Fire and Air - Fire and Air -
For Power to serve the Master."
O Holy Ghost, my soul inspire, Thou Flame of Fire,
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