Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. We rejoin here to continue the expanding of the mind through Xyphoist Philosophy. As mentioned before, this Period is dedicated to asking questions and seeking answers regarding both existence and the Philosophy itself. As we’re under the watch of Lord Pharuuii currently, it would be natural for us to focus on Realmly Knowledge and the usage thereof. Today we answer a question about the Philosophy itself: What is Xyphoism anyway? We’ll go through why the Philosophy is named as it is, what it stands for, and from there you can draw further conclusions on your own about other parts of the Philosophy. Let us explore.

“Xyphoism” is the name of the very Philosophy we Arch-Hayles Grandurate teach here in this Sacred ground, but it is not readily clear what that term even means as the wording isn’t rooted in any specific human language that we know of. This is a Realmly Philosophy—one that, in our perspective, goes far beyond any human language. Instead, it expands to the very origins of our known existence where the Philosophy dictates that the 10 deities emerged from a magnificent and ancient Light and cast their Elongated Shadow to create our existing realms.

From that understanding, the name “Xyphoism” comes from the root term of “Xypho” or its plural of “Xyphos.” In this Philosophy, “Xypho” is broken down in two parts: “Xy” and “pho.” You will notice many of the terms found throughout the Philosophy use the base “Xy” in them. For example: Xyphokonic, Xykopsysomi, Xyphojinami, Xyphozon, Xyzokizon, etc. In the Philosophy, the word “Xy” simply means “spirit” or “spirituality.” When you add in “pho,” which is often written or said in conjunction with “fao” (a word associated directly with Lord Saifaosé’s namesake and therefore with Her central attribute of Love), you can piece together what the rudimentary meaning of “Xypho” is: Spiritual Love. Once the suffix of “ism,” which implies a distinctive doctrine or system of practice, your final product is “Doctrine of Spiritual Love” or more commonly “Love of Spirit.”

In essence, that is the meaning of Xyphoism, a Love of Spirituality, and this phrase is a common understanding among Xyphoites as to what the meaning of “Xypho” is. More specifically, when the Philosophy says It is a “Love of Spirituality,” it is both referring to how we, the followers, should see the Philosophy itself, but more specifically this phrase is referring to the Nine Lords of the Xyphokonic Order and their Greater Will itself. The Greater Will of the Order is the equalization of the Spectrum to maintain existence, and this is the case because the Will of the Lords is the same as the Initial Will.

For those who have followed along well, we all know that the “Initial Will” in Xyphoist Philosophy is Love; Love is the only Attachment to originate directly from within our Hearts, and is the most devastating to break. Love is the Initial Will of the Lords—they created this existence that we belong to because they Love existence and its ability to flourish before them. The Lords, in the Philosophy, cast out their Elongated Shadow to give an existence and purpose to a once void and disheveled wasteland of nothingness prior to their emerging from the Divine Light of the Initial Flash.  

So, to briefly recap, when hearing the name of this Philosophy and religious moment, you can now know what the root of Its meaning is. Xyphoism is a Philosophy adhering to the Initial Will of Love that the Nine Lords of the Order have for maintaining existence. In the end, all of the major tenants of the Philosophy, the Cosmic Struggle the Order works to equalize, and truly every part of the Philosophy itself are all aimed at adhering to that single meaning: “Love for Spiritual existence.”

—AHG, et al