User:De Insomniis/Drafts/Michael A. Aquino

Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Aquino Ph.D.
Lieutenant Colonel Aquino in military uniform
Title	Ipsissimus
Personal
Born	Michael Angelo Aquino, Jr. (1946-10-16)October 16, 1946 San Francisco, California
Died	November 1, 2019(2019-11-01) (aged 73)
Cause of death	unknown
Religion	Temple of Set
Nationality	American
Home town	San Francisco, California
Spouse	Lilith Sinclair
Parents	Michael Aquino, Sr. (father) Marian (Betty) Ford (mother)
Alma mater	University of California Santa Barbara
Known for	Military officer, Author, Founder of the Temple of Set
Other names	Ra-En-Set
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	PSYOP
Service years	1968–2006
Unit	1st SFC(A) (USMACV), 4th POG(A), 360th Civil Affairs Brigade, 489th Civil Affairs Battalion
Conflict	Vietnam War Phoenix Program Project DELTA Operation Wandering Soul
Awards	List of awards Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal (3) National Defense Service Medal (2) Vietnam Service Medal (3 campaigns) Army Overseas Service Ribbon Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2) Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2) Army Service Ribbon Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon Parachutist Badge Special Forces Tab Air Force Space and Missile Badge Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Republic of Vietnam Psychological Warfare Medal, First Class Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal
Senior posting
Teacher	Temple of Set
Period in office	1975–1979 1982–1996 2002–2004
Successor	James Fitzsimmons (2013)
Students Don Webb Zeena Schreck Nikolas Schreck Edred Thorsson
Post	Ipsissimus (6th degree)
Website	xeper.org

Dr. Michael A. Aquino (born October 16, 1946) Baron of Rachane, FSA Scot, is a retired American Army officer, academic and occultist.^[1] Aquino was a career officer with the US army specializing in psychological warfare, serving in the Vietnam War where he came to the rank of Lieutenant colonel.

When he returned from Vietnam the army stationed him in Kentucky and there he became a priest within the Church of Satan, but eventually became disenchanted with the leadership of Anton LaVey, and in 1975 he split from the Church of Satan and established a church of his own known as the Temple of Set.