"...invoking me with a pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom." --Liber XV

Welcome to Serpent Flame Encampment, your beacon of Thelemic fellowship in the heart of Kalamazoo! Our journey has led us to this bustling city, where the potential for growth resonates with the very core of our mission.

Serpent Flame Encampment, amidst the hum of this new urban canvas, is rekindling the sacred fires of our Camp. With open hearts and minds, we bring the teachings of Thelema to those who seek enlightenment and personal sovereignty.

We're building more than just a new home; we're cultivating a community. Whether you're a seasoned Thelemite or simply star-curious, there is a place for you by our fire. Embrace the opportunity to be part of bringing the Light of Gnosis to those that seek in the Valley of Kalamazoo.

Step forward into the dawning of a new era with us.


In the Valley of Kalamazoo, MI

Beautiful art thou, O Babylon, and desirable, for thou hast given thyself to everything that liveth, and thy weakness hath subdued their strength. For in that union thou didst understand. Therefore art thou called Understanding, O Babylon, Lady of the Night!

This is that which is written, "O my God, in one last rapture let me attain to the union with the many." For she is Love, and her love is one, and she hath divided the one love into infinite loves, and each love is one, and equal to The One, and therefore is she passed "from the assembly and the law and the enlightenment unto the anarchy of solitude and darkness. For ever thus must she veil the brilliance of Her Self."

O Babylon, Babylon, thou mighty Mother, that ridest upon the crowned beast, let me be drunken upon the wine of thy fornications; let thy kisses wanton me unto death, that even I, thy cup-bearer, may understand.

from “The Cry of the 12th Aethyr, Which is Called LOE”

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