Starry WisdomThe Lodges of the Order of the Trapezoid generally--but not always--have a geographic center. How do the Houses of the Order of the Trapezoid differ from Lodges? Houses--also dubbed HyperLodges--function as vehicles for the teaching obligations of Masters of the Temple, as a home for advanced studies, and as tools for the development and refinement of the Knighthood. A House is a school within the Order of the Trapezoid, having a thematic center.

The House of Starry Wisdom works with historical, mythological and neomythological studies, geometric concepts and other components of the spectrum of the Trapezoid. The coherence of this mix arises from the core subject of Starry Wisdom studies: the night sky and its historical, philosophic and initiatory impact on the origin, development and possible future of the psyche.

While this thematic core can be seen as several distinct bands split by the analytic prism of the Trapezoid, it is also reflected in the legacy the Temple of Set claims for its own. The ancient stellar cult of Set -- attested to by archeological accounts of the unique tombs of the Setian Pharaohs and by Lockyer's descriptions of Egyptian astro-architecture -- remains part of our modern conception of the Prince of Darkness.

The name of the House comes from a fictional cult in H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Haunter of the Dark. The cult possessed a stone, the Shining Trapezohedron, through which they received hidden and unearthly knowledge.

What goals are pursued by the Knight working under the auspices of Starry Wisdom?

• exploration of a specific, stellar perspective on the symbolism of the LHP
• comprehension of the ideas of eternity and infinity
• survey of the methods and tools born of the night sky
• probing the boundaries of Self linked to ideas of space and time
• mastering the creation of universes into which the Self may remanifest

What methods and approaches does the Knight employ in this quest?

• examining the origins of human orderings of space and time
• earning to consciously order the spatial and temporal structure of one's experience
• uncovering the true impact of celestial phenomena on terrestrial systems and events
• experiencing the Self as a creator of universes

Methods will evolve, new ones will be devised and ineffective ones discarded, as befits a pragmatic path directed towards the unknown regions without and within. Knights of the Trapezoid who pursue these studies forge a new understanding of the Angles. This understanding will have an impact beyond the boundaries of the Order and the Temple. Such a result is in keeping with the nature of knighthood and the quest for undefiled wisdom.

Some who saw the Temple of Set mainly as philosophic heir of the Church of Satan have been puzzled by parts of the Temple's reading list—"unmagical" books on measure, on time and space, on the future. It is the mission of the House of Starry Wisdom to foster initiatory study of these topics, leading to insights—and deeds—of a novel and transformative nature, furthering the Aeon.