Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
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Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976
Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976

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Sed Rite - Alex Sanders at the Temple of the Mother, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, 1976

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1976
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15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, UK
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In 1976, Alex Sanders wrote to Maxine Sanders at the Temple of the Mother requesting a ritual of renewal; his having felt he had lost his way and wanted to come back to a spiritual path.   Alex prepared and purified for several months in the lead up to the ceremony given complexity and duration of the rite which was based on the Egyptian Sed rite of the 'renewal of the king's rule and health'.   The occasion was attended by many from the occult world including Michael Howard; by accounts, there was an abundance of floral arrangements, bouquets, and bay trees adorning the 'throne room' at the front; the overflow of people spilt into the outside staircase and onto the street.   However, only a select few Priests and Priestesses performed the rite, including Wendy and Joan (pictured); Maxine did not participate in the rite as she was greeting guests in the reception room (the temple was at the back of the flat).   The images below depict the 'showing of the King' after the ritual. Prior to entering the temple, Alex had undergone cleansing and purification. He entered the temple robed in pure white and through the rite, emerged the transformed King.   In terms of regalia and surrounding artefacts: Alex's headdress was crafted by Chris Moroz (Scorp) (dec. [2016]); the Egyptian crook & flail belonged to Maxine Sanders and the Temple of the Mother, as did the heavily-carved altar depicted in the background; Wendy's crown was that which Maxine Sanders wore on the cover image of her ghost-written autobiography 'Maxine: the Witch Queen'; Maxine's floral crown was made by and gifted to her from Alex.   Alex was reportedly taken with the ritual and regalia and did not want to change out of the robes.
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