Welcome to The Guild of Sacred Night: a group practicing the Déa Noctist tradition, which honors Goddess in the form of Primordial Night through worship, service, acts of creativity, and harboring sacred space for Her devotees. We also venture to help foster the wider pagan community by facilitating inclusive public events, providing spiritual and mutual aid services, starting conversations about the challenges and possible solutions of diverse spiritual groups, and sharing information, perspectives, and experiences of years working and celebrating in pagan spaces.
Why do we call ourselves a Guild?
The term Guild implies a structure of mentorship and tutelage, emphasizing the importance of teaching and skill-sharing to this organization. For us, to teach and learn is an act of worship. Part of the beauty of community is that we can all grow together, building upon the knowledge and lessons of those who have walked ahead of us on the Path. We learn from each other and grow- knowledge building on knowledge in a cycle that flows both ways, the roles of student and teacher fluid and sacred, and all enriching the community. All perspectives are valued, all skills honored. We are brought together for love of the Goddess, for love of the Dream, and for love of our communities. May we always strive to learn and grow together, becoming better year after year through pursuit of knowledge and honing of the arts.
Statement of ai Condemnation
The Guild of Sacred Night strongly opposes the use of generative ai in works of art, writing, prayer, worship, education, and creativity. We do not condone the theft of creative works from people with the passion and drive to hone their skills and lovingly bring their works into existence. The creation of works of worship and art is considered sacred in the Déa Noctist religion, and employing generative ai to spit out hollow, stolen sentiments, absent of human spirit and careful consideration to how these works will mingle with the worlds, is a blatant disregard for the Goddess-given gift of the Awen. Furthermore, the introduction of data centers to power this theft is a drain on their local environments and communities. Generative ai is forbidden in any events or media from the Guild.
We highly encourage other spiritual groups and organizations to consider the negative impacts and moral shortcomings of using ai generated content in their media, marketing, and spiritual activities. Please use ethically sourced images and writings for your group, and don’t underestimate your own unique skills and talents to communicate and express yourselves. You are and always will be better than ai; to your community, to the spirits, and to the gods.