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
- Zoom: [STUDY_ZOOM_LINK]
- Community: [COMMUNITY_LINK]
- Sessions are led by the Grand Master or a Keeper of the House.
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. Enrollment by mail to [PRISON_MINISTRY_ADDRESS] or through the Sacred Study Behind the Walls program.
Study Resources