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Comment by Ray Eldridge on March 23, 2013 at 6:56pm

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Comment by Tamara Wyndham on September 11, 2012 at 11:08am

Pagan Pride Day, on Saturday, September 29th, in New York City, is a gathering of many different organizations and individuals, taking place in Battery Park every year. There will be music, workshops, crafts, and more. It's all day, from 11 am until 5 pm.

 

Aiwass Study Group, Babalon Salon, and the Temple of Thelema will share a table. Look for us there. Our table will feature a cut-out figure of the Great Beast! Come take your photo with him!

http://www.nyc-ppp.org/

 

As part of Pagan Pride Day, I will be to giving a presentation on the Priestess card of the Tarot Trumps 11:30am - 12:15pm:

Let us examine this important tarot trump, the Priestess; a vision of female power. We will trace the historical development of this card, including examples from the Visconti-Sforza deck, the Rider-Waite deck and the Thoth deck. We will also examine Crowley’s writings in "The Book of Thoth", and "The Vision and the Voice" for a deeper understanding of the complex symbolism and associations of this fascinating and beautiful card.

 

In Battery Park, Pagan Pride is near Castle Clinton. Take the #1 to South Ferry, the 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, or the N or R to Whitehall Street.

This same evening, the Aiwass Study Group will be having Tarot Card meditations, you are all invited to. 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Altered Stages, 212 West 29th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY, 10001. Between 7th & 8th Ave; #1 train to 28th Street.

http://www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/

Comment by Matt on March 29, 2012 at 1:40am

Hello and Merry Meet,

 Me and my wife will be moving into the Ft Drum area soon. I was just wondering if there are any metaphysical stores there?

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on December 14, 2011 at 9:12am

We are having a Solstice ritual in New York City (west village) on Wednesday, Dec 28 at 7:30 pm (a week after the solstice)

This is a lovely event, with candles and tarot cards for the seven planets.

This will be at the Westbeth Community Room, 

155 Bank Street, between Washington and West Streets.

New York, NY 10014

Go through the courtyard, on your left.

L,A,C,E subways to 14^th Street & 8^th Ave

Or PATH traiin to Christopher Street.

Please bring food and drink to share for after the ritual.

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on November 17, 2011 at 1:04pm

Saturday, Nov. 26, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Aleister Crowley, Bisexuality, and Thelema 

Aleister Crowley was an influential occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other fields, including mountaineering, chess and poetry.

Crowley was also bisexual, a recreational drug experimenter and a social critic. In many of these roles he was in revolt against the moral and religious values of his time. Because of this, he gained widespread notoriety during his lifetime, and was denounced in the popular press of the day as "the wickedest man in the world." But his contributions to the world were far deeper and more genuine than this myth portrays.

Thelema, the philosophy developed by Crowley, is a path toward discovering one’s true Will, or purpose in life. Sex is an important tool that opens different aspects of our personality, including the spiritual. We will also talk about Aleister Crowley’s constant exploration of all things possible in the sexual and the spiritual. Crowley had numerous lovers, both male and female; some of whom he collaborated with magically, such as his long-lasting relationship with Victor Neuburg.

LGBT Center, 208 W.13th St. Room 410 in New York City, 10014

http://www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/events/37689992/

 

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on October 21, 2011 at 3:40pm

New York City

James Eshelman on New Aeon Cognition - Developing New Mutant Powers - Overcome Your Brain’s Limitations

Saturday, Oct. 29th. 2011, 7:30 pm

New Aeon Cognition: Developing New Mutant Powers - Overcome Your Brain’s Limitations with Evolution on Demand

Recent discoveries in neurology disclose a new faculty of consciousness rarely present before the Aeon of Horus began, which Mr. Eshelman terms NEW AEON COGNITION (N.A.C.) . This new mode is easy to develop in yourself if you have knowledge of how it works and if you practice. Drawing on the ground-breaking writings of sociobiologist Rebecca Costa and others, in conjunction with the practical disciplines of occult Mystery Schools, Mr.Eshelman shows how our brains are evolving in modern times and how we can use these developments to solve individual and collective problems. Get the N.A.C.!

Welcoming guest speaker from Los Angeles, James A. Eshelman, preeminent sidereal astrologer, and author of "Visions & Voices: Aleister Crowley's Enochian Visions with Astrological & Qabalistic Commentary", "776 1/2: Tables for Practical Ceremonial", and "The Mystical and Magical System of the A .'. A .'. "

Wine and cheese reception after the talk. Books available for purchase.

 

$10 suggested donation

Location: Westbeth Community Room, 57 Bethune St. in New York, NY 10014

Nearest subway: L, A, C, or E to 14th Street and 8th Ave.
also # 1 to Christopher Street, or the PATH train to Christopher Street.

 

http://www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/events/36830922/

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on April 19, 2011 at 3:09pm

Polytheist Interviewees Sought

Wendi Wilkerson, a polytheistic Pagan with a Ph.D. in Folklore fromthe University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is currently undertakingscholarly academic research on polytheism and faith. She is seekinginterviews for thoughtful input about the nature of faith for apolytheist drawing on personal experiences. Dr. Wilkerson isspecifically interested in discussing those moments that reified yourfaith and brought it home that this was all real, true, and right. The point of this project is to increase awareness of, and respectfor, polytheism as a faith tradition and as a religious practice, andto promote good-faith scholarly inquiry into contemporary polytheismas a legitimate religious tradition. Dr. Wilkerson also hopes toencourage polytheists who may otherwise not feel comfortablediscussing their faith experiences to connect with each other andshare their stories. The interviews conducted for this project may be published. If youwant to share your story but are uncomfortable having your real nameassociated with this project, you are free to use a pseudonym. If you are interested in contributing to this project, please emailWendi Wilkerson at wendiwilkerson- AT-gmail- DOT-com.
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The information above comes to me from Tess Dawson, Author of Whispers of Stone, from her friend Rebecca B. from Neos Alexandria. Could be a good opportunity, Please feel free to repost.

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on April 15, 2011 at 3:55pm

Hypatia

 

Hypatia (about AD 350–415) was a Greek scholar from Alexandria, Egypt, who is considered the first notable woman mathematician; she also taught philosophy and astronomy. As a Neoplatonist philosopher, she belonged to the mathematic tradition of the Academy of Athens, as represented by Eudoxus of Cnidus; she was of the intellectual school of the 3rd century thinker Plotinus, which encouraged logic and mathematical study in place of empirical enquiry. Hypatia lived in Roman Egypt, and was assassinated by a Christian mob who accused her of witchcraft.

 

We will discuss Hypatia’s intellectual achievements, and place her murder within the context of the destruction of Paganism and the rising of Christianity.

 

Hypatia is honored as one of the saints of the Thelemic Mass.

 

Saturday, May 28, 2011

6:00 pm

 

Altered Stages

212 W 29th St. 3^rd floor

New York, NY 10001

Near 7th Ave.

 

Take the #1 train to the 28th Street stop. Altered Stages is on the 3rd Floor.

 

http://www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/events/17318832/

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on April 3, 2011 at 8:05pm

Holy Days Celebration

 

A reading of the Book of the Law: Chapter 1

 

Liber AL vel Legis is the central sacred text of Thelema, delivered to Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt by the spirit Aiwass, his Holy Guardian Angel, in the year 1904. Its full title is Liber AL vel Legis, sub figura CCXX, as delivered by XCIII=418 to DCLXVI, and it is commonly referred to as The Book of the Law.

Liber AL vel Legis contains three chapters, each of which was written down in one hour, beginning at noon, on 8 April, 9 April, and 10 April. We will commemorate the writing of the first chapter this evening.

 

Friday, April 8^th, 2011

 

7:00 pm doors open for socializing

8:00 pm reading starts

 

Bring food & drink to share - suggested to please Nuit:

“rich foods and …sweet wines and wines that foam!”, and vegetarian foods: “there is no blood therein”

 

Westbeth Community Room

57 Bethune Street

New York, NY 10014

 

Entry halfway between Washington & West Streets. Go past the art gallery, across the courtyard; the community room is on your right; across from the Bank Street Theatre.

 

Wheelchair entrance: from Bank Street between Washington & West Streets. Go up the ramp in the courtyard, the the community room is on your left; across from the Bank Street Theatre.

 

Subway: L,A,C, or E to 14th St. & 8th Ave.

 

Aiwass Study Group

http://www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/events/17168794/

www.meetup.com/Aiwass-Study-Group/

Comment by Tamara Wyndham on March 12, 2011 at 11:37pm

Thelemic Saints of the Ancient Pagan World

 

Saturday, March 26

6:00 pm

 

Altered Stages

212 W 29th St. New York, NY 10001

near 7^th Ave.

 

Take the #1 train to the 28th Street stop.

 

Thelemic Saints of the Ancient Pagan World: Sappho and Hypatia

 

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

 

Sappho was one of nine lyric poets honored by the Greeks. Plato elevated her from the status of great lyric poet to one of the muses. Upon hearing one of her songs, Solon, an Athenian ruler, lawyer, and a poet himself, asked that he be taught the song "Because I want to learn it and die." She lived from about 620-570 BC.

 

Hypatia was a Greek scholar from Alexandria, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught neoplatonist philosophy and astronomy. She lived from about 350-415 AD.

 

The Thelemic Mass is a distinctive ritual of Temple of Thelema based on A.'.A.'. Liber XV: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Canon Missae (written by Aleister Crowley in 1913). Crowley sought to create a Mass specifically based on The Book of the Law and conveying its truths in a vehicle of popular religion. He succeeded beautifully. The result was Liber XV.

Unfortunately, he also wrote it to include distinctive symbols, and even confidential signs and tokens, of one organization of which he then was a senior officer (O.T.O.). Besides compromising that fraternity’s privacy, it also made the Mass overly narrow IF THE GOAL WAS TO REACH THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

 

Temple of Thelema, many years ago, undertook a modest rewrite. About 93% of our Mass is Crowley’s sublime original. The other 7% is our distinctive contribution.

 

One of the purposes of the rewrite is to further equilibrate the balance between gender energies in the Mass: Social standards on this issue, thankfully, have shifted in the 90 years since Liber XV was crafted. One aspect of this was to include female saints along as well as male saints.

 

There have been requests for more information on who the 70 saints of the Thelemic Mass are. Tonight we will focus on two female saints from the ancient Pagans: The Greek poet and teacher Sappho, and Hypatia: mathematician and philosopher of Alexandria.

 

Love is the law, love under will.

 

Tamara

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