{"product_id":"thysia","title":"Thysia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThysia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe offering of the Order of Nocturnai.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThysia is the offering made by those who petition for the Order of Nocturnai, our fellowship for initiation and structured growth. We pay a joining fee when we are accepted and monthly dues after, the way lodges and orders have always kept their doors open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Offering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nearly two thousand years, seekers walked the Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis to enter the Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone. The story at the center of the rite is a descent into the dark and a return to the light. Women, slaves, and the poor were initiated beside the wealthy. Each initiate brought an offering, which paid for the sanctuary, the priesthood, and the festival that kept the doors open. The Greeks had a word for such an offering, \u003cem\u003ethysia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe initiates fasted, walked in procession, and drank the barely drink together. Then they entered the Telesterion, the great hall of initiation, and saw something they swore never to speak of. Whatever it was, it changed people. Cicero wrote that the Mysteries taught the Athenians to live with joy and to die with better hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take two things from Eleusis. The first is the offering. A fellowship lasts when its members tend it, and a regular gift keeps the Night Stage lit, the texts in print, and the work of the Order funded. The second is the descent and return behind our motto, In Tenebris, Lux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe go into the dark to find the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Thysia Includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMembership into the Order of Nocturnai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe petition path through the degrees, by review of completed study, practice, and service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrder fellowship, study, and reflective practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrder-only channels, rites, mentorship, and discounts at First Fire Press and Partners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Thysia Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour petition comes first. Once the Temple approves it, we pay the joining fee and our monthly dues begin together. Dues go to the Night Stage, our teaching materials, our publishing, and the charitable work of the Temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePricing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$129 one-time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat We Promise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Temple of Night remains free. Anyone may join, practice, and attend our gatherings without paying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo creed is required, and each member's metaphysics are their own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur dues carry no rank. Degrees come petition and review of completed work, and no payment buys one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe can cancel dues at any time and keep our place in the Order through the paid period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Agency tenet applies here too. Every payment, like every rite, is freely chosen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Temple of Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62971764899980,"sku":null,"price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/0831\/6044\/files\/Thysia_1920x1080px.jpg?v=1792113830","url":"https:\/\/templeofnight.org\/products\/thysia","provider":"Temple of Night","version":"1.0","type":"link"}