Per Shu · The House of Shu · Study Circle of the Order
Study Is How the Sky Is Lifted.
In Kemet (ancient Egypt), Shu is the breath and light-space between Nut, the sky, and Geb, the earth — the Neter who raises the heavens so light can travel. The House of Shu is where seekers do that lifting together: reading Dr. Ben, sitting with Ma'at, and preparing to petition the Craft.
The House takes its name from Shu, the Neter of breath and light-space — the name Grand Master Ajarn Shaman Shu also carries.
Who It Is For
Anyone Willing to Study
Anyone 18 or older who wants to study: seekers not yet ready to petition, petitioners awaiting a cohort, Founding Initiates, and Brothers and Sisters of any degree who wish to sit in the circle. No experience, no membership, no cost.
How It Meets
Weekly, Online, Ninety Minutes
- Access details are sent after registration.
- Sessions are led by the Grand Master or a Keeper of the House.
Continuous cycle
Enter at any week and complete all twelve. Your session schedule arrives after registration.
The Four Props of Shu
Four Pillars Hold Up the Sky
History
Ta-Seti to Waset — the Nile Valley origins, read from Dr. Ben and the primary record.
Ma'at
The 42 Declarations and the Seven Principles, taken one at a time and lived for a week.
Sciences
The Seven Liberal Arts and sacred geometry as they were taught in the Per Ankh.
Craft
Application — building in the world and in the self, so study does not stay theory.
The Order of Study
Every Session Follows the Same Five Steps
- 01
Orientation to the East
Stand, face east, three breaths — Shu is breath.
- 02
One Declaration of Ma'at
Read aloud, then held in silence.
- 03
The reading and discussion
The week's assignment, opened to the circle.
- 04
The Building
One practical work carried into the week.
- 05
Closing
“Orient yourself within yourself. Orient yourself in the world.”
Twelve Weeks
The Foundations Cycle
Cycles run continuously. Enter at any week; complete all twelve.
Reserve a Seat
Come and Study
Not ready to petition? That is the ordinary way. Sit in the House first, then knock on the door.
Open a House in Your City
Every Temple Began as a Study Circle
House of Shu Behind the Walls
Correspondence study
A correspondence study track for incarcerated Brothers and Sisters, with mailed lessons and the reading list. Contact the Order by email to ask about enrollment in the Sacred Study Behind the Walls program.
Study Resources