About the Mount Osiris Project
What is The Mount Osiris Project? It is an effort started by the founders of The Hidden Ones in an attempt to create a self-sustaining locality in which the highest focus is placed upon the education about and experience of the mystic as well as modern physical science, psychology, philosophy, and survival while maintaining a the highest level of personal liberty. In fewer words, we are building an off grid community of sorts focused on Self Mastery. This is a long term project and is likely to take several years to complete. This is mostly due to the entire financial weight being shouldered by only a few people that are not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
The property known as Mount Osiris is located in rural Midwestern Tennessee. The exact location is not public information as those involved in the building process are being carefully chosen and scrutinized. Many projects like this get derailed when the wrong people are thrown in the mix. Cooperation is a delicate form of alchemy and the right people have to be matched together in order for things to function properly. We certainly wish that we could open the flood gates and invite everyone to join and help but 54 acres is only so much. That being said, once completed (or at least to an acceptable level of completion) the place will be ‘open to the public’ so to speak. Again, we are not intending on opening the gates wide so that all may enter at will. In order to maintain the proper atmosphere and functionality we must place some restrictions.
The 54 acre property has an old gravel logging road cut right through the middle as well as a naturally occurring creek with clean, consumable water. Approximately half of the land is on top of a very large hill. This hill is Mount Osiris named in honor of the Egyptian deity. Other than the road through the middle, there are currently NO manmade structures on the property and no close neighbors. Again, this is situated in a very rural area. There are plenty of wild edibles and more to be planted constantly. The main attraction so to speak will be the walk through garden of edible and psychoactive plants. It will contain many flowers, fruit producing plants, psychoactive plants, and monuments.
The property known as Mount Osiris is located in rural Midwestern Tennessee. The exact location is not public information as those involved in the building process are being carefully chosen and scrutinized. Many projects like this get derailed when the wrong people are thrown in the mix. Cooperation is a delicate form of alchemy and the right people have to be matched together in order for things to function properly. We certainly wish that we could open the flood gates and invite everyone to join and help but 54 acres is only so much. That being said, once completed (or at least to an acceptable level of completion) the place will be ‘open to the public’ so to speak. Again, we are not intending on opening the gates wide so that all may enter at will. In order to maintain the proper atmosphere and functionality we must place some restrictions.
The 54 acre property has an old gravel logging road cut right through the middle as well as a naturally occurring creek with clean, consumable water. Approximately half of the land is on top of a very large hill. This hill is Mount Osiris named in honor of the Egyptian deity. Other than the road through the middle, there are currently NO manmade structures on the property and no close neighbors. Again, this is situated in a very rural area. There are plenty of wild edibles and more to be planted constantly. The main attraction so to speak will be the walk through garden of edible and psychoactive plants. It will contain many flowers, fruit producing plants, psychoactive plants, and monuments.
What will be offered to the public?
What will be offered to the ‘public’? Firstly, a safe place to connect with nature and explore many forms of the mystic experiences. Along those same lines, Mount Osiris will be a safe place to conduct proper use of entheogenic or psychedelic substances without fear of outside intervention or disturbance. Not only that, many rituals and ceremonies will be arranged with limited participation from the public. Basically, we will be offering the chance to partake in ancient and modern rites and rituals without having to be a card carrying member of any particular organization. This gives us the chance to help the lonely seekers connect and ‘find the others’. This gives those interested in these things a chance to see them and experience them in a safe and proper setting. These rituals and ceremonies will vary in origins. There will be no strict adherence to any certain set of religious ideals. Truth is the only aim.
The Hermetic Order of Mount Osiris
Currently, The Hermetic Order of Mount Osiris is responsible for the progress of the project. Note that The Hermetic Order of Mount Osiris is not affiliated with The Hidden Ones other than sharing a few contributors both economically and intellectually. The two efforts are not the same even though The Hermetic Order of Mount Osiris is an Order established by the creators of this project as well. The Order will be the ones arranging and conducting these ceremonies in the future as well as the ones designing and building the monuments, temples, altars, and chambers that are to be erected on the property. To be clear, there is no current plan for any elaborate structures or buildings. Most structures will be primitively based. The main focus is to be in connection with nature and for this reason construction will generally be as primitive as possible. Logs, stones, clay, mud, etc. That is not to say that there will be no electricity or modern conveniences because there will be a few.
As mentioned above, The Order was founded by the same people who founded The Hidden Ones. However, the two have different goals as well as many members that are NOT affiliated with The Hidden Ones. For now, The Order is maintaining a certain level of secrecy simply to allow The Order to be better established and develop some roots since it is a fairly new endeavor. The Order will focus on the sharing of information and ideas between members as well as mutual participation in ceremonies and rituals and, of course, the construction of this project. As of now, only those that are local to the area of The Order or those that are willing to travel frequently are up for consideration when it comes to membership. The Order is not trying to grow in numbers but rather trying to grow in quality. Currently, The Order does not have an online presence but if you are within a few hours of the Midwestern TN area or the Memphis TN area and you would like to know more feel free to visit our contact page and we can point you in the right direction.
As mentioned above, The Order was founded by the same people who founded The Hidden Ones. However, the two have different goals as well as many members that are NOT affiliated with The Hidden Ones. For now, The Order is maintaining a certain level of secrecy simply to allow The Order to be better established and develop some roots since it is a fairly new endeavor. The Order will focus on the sharing of information and ideas between members as well as mutual participation in ceremonies and rituals and, of course, the construction of this project. As of now, only those that are local to the area of The Order or those that are willing to travel frequently are up for consideration when it comes to membership. The Order is not trying to grow in numbers but rather trying to grow in quality. Currently, The Order does not have an online presence but if you are within a few hours of the Midwestern TN area or the Memphis TN area and you would like to know more feel free to visit our contact page and we can point you in the right direction.