6.2.3 Setian Imposters
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This article is from the Temple of Set FAQ, by balfaq@xeper.org.
6.2.3 Setian Imposters
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then how should you look at
people who claim to be members of the Temple of Set and aren't? If you
encounter someone online (or offline) who claims to be Setian, how do you know
if they really are?
Our High Priest, Magus Don Webb, offers an excellent answer in his essay "How
to Spot a Setian" (http://www.bigfoot.com/~balanone/spot.html). My personal
answer is less meaningful, but they're techniques you might find useful.
* All members of the Temple of Set can be identified physically by their
colored cloisonne point-down medallion, and by their membership card (with
expiration date). If you have physical contact with someone who claims to be
Setian but who can't show you the membership card or medallion, that person
is not a member.
June 2001: Recently we've seen a couple of medallions being auctioned on
Ebay. If someone has our medallion, that is not proof they are currently a
member, and maybe not proof they ever were. But if they do not have a
medallion, then they aren't a current member.
* All online members of the Priesthood have a xeper.org email address.
(Example: Priest Thomas White's email address within our domain is
twhite@xeper.org) Anyone claiming online to be a member of the Priesthood
should be able to supply their name@xeper.org or alias@xeper.org email
address, and should be able to respond to any email sent to that address.
Anyone online who cannot give you an email address @xeper.org, or who cannot
answer mail sent to that address, is not a member of the Priesthood.
* The Executive Director's staff will confirm the membership of any Setian who
asks to have that membership confirmed. The member should send the email
from their email address of record to confirm@xeper.org -- this email will
be validated, and the confirmation will be sent to any email address
desired. Any person claiming to be a member online but not willing or able
to provide this confirmation is not a member.
While the Temple of Set and its members normally will not reveal, confirm, or
deny anyone's present or past membership in the Temple of Set, there are
exceptions:
* If members indicate it's OK, such as through the request method above, we'll
confirm their membership.
* Some members are very open and public about their membership. We'll confirm
those members' status.
* People who publicly claim to be members and aren't (in our view) are claiming
to be part of that second group. We will therefore provide the information
that such people are not members.
There have been a few people who fall into that last group, as identified by
members of our Priesthood. These include:
* Ravenwrld@aol.com -- I am told he has claimed to be the High Priest of the
Temple, and that he offers to sell the _Crystal Tablet_. The High Priest of
the Temple of Set is Don Webb. No member of the Temple may sell their Tablet.
(Past members may sell the copy they received from us -- it's their property.
However, they can sell only that one copy -- they are not permitted to make
additional copies for sale.)
* Reverend77x@aol.com -- I am told he has claimed to be a IV* member of the
Temple of Set. He is not a member.
* Lilithdarkmoon@aol.com and/or lilithvmp@aol.com -- I am told she claims to be
a former member. She is not.
* magussatanicus@aol.com -- I am told he claims to be a member of the
Priesthood in "German Chamber" and claims as well that
lilithdarkmoon@aol.com/lilithvmp@aol.com is actually Lilith Aquino. He is not
a member. There is no "German Chamber." Lilith Aquino does not use either of
those two aliases on AOL.
* Xeper879631179@aol.com -- While this person has not yet claimed to be a
member of the Temple of Set, he apparently has proclaimed himself the Magus
of Xem. Xem is an Aeonic Word within the Aeon of Set, and the Magus of Xem
was Magus Ronald K. Barrett. This is not Magus Barrett, and this person has
no membership nor recognition within the Temple of Set.
Finally, on reading Magus Webb's "How to Spot a Setian", one Adept mentioned,
Along those lines, I have encountered those who claim that they have been
approached by a Setian, which tried to "recruit" them. I find this very
funny. This right here shows that they have no idea what they are talking
about. I guess it makes them feel good to tell others that such a wonderful
organization as ours was wanting them to be a member. Anyone who really
knows anything about the Temple would know that does not go on.
I've asked a few, "and why would they want you?" Maybe not the polite thing
to say, but I can only laugh at these people.
The Temple of Set does not recruit. Individual members who feel that their
friends might benefit from membership might mention this to their friends, but
we do not ever try to recruit anyone, and don't even approach those people who
have no ties of friendship to us.
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