INITIATES ONLY
On Saturday 12th November, Tamion will be holding classes on the Man of Earth initiation rituals. Time for this will be confirmed nearer the event but expect it to be a full day. We will begin by discussing the Minerval ritual and end in the evening with the III*. Ritual scripts will be provided.
These classes are an opportunity to discuss with your initiation with your initiator and to take a closer look at the text of the ritual. They are intended for those who have recently received initiation but are also very useful for all initiates to examine the text of the ritual and to train for officering at initiations.
Attendees will be tyled to gain entrance to each class which means that you should ensure that you know the steps and signs of your degrees before attending.
Please contact tamion@oto-uk.org if you have any questions or require further details about this event or any of our other work.
Initiations will be held the following week, applications for initiation on this date must reach us on or before Monday 17th October. Payment for initiation must be paid in advance and should be sent to us with your application.
Please see the Forthcoming Events page for details on other events in 2011.
On the weekend of 2nd/3rd October, Tamion Encampment will be hosting a Magickal Weekend of OTO Goodness! This will include four separate workshops, plus plenty of opportunity to socialize. Email Soror Kim (kimhuggens[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk) for venue details.
Day 1 is open to initiates of Minerval degree or higher ONLY. Day 2 is open to everybody who wishes to attend, whether you are an initiate of OTO or not.
Day 1: Saturday 2nd (Initiates Only)
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1:00pm – Minerval Class, discussion, and lunch. This class is designed to discuss and explain the symbolism of the Minerval initiation, and will be extremely useful for our five new initiates. It is also an opportunity to discuss experiences of the Minerval grade, and any question/thoughts raised by the study guide.
4:00pm – Astral Temple Working. This magickal working is designed to create a group astral temple for use in further group ritual and meditation – a shared space for all Tamionites that can be used both together and individually. Everybody will contribute features to this astral space and have their own place in it.
7:00pm – Dinner at Burj-al-Arab (Open to All) An evening of relaxing with the finest Arabic/Moroccan food Cardiff has to offer, in a beautiful restaurant local to the venue. Look to spend about £10- £15 for your meal here, though the restaurant provides complimentary soup, fruit and Moroccan mint tea with every main meal; also highly recommended are their juices – all freshly made, and served in large, hollowed out fruit! Dinner may be followed by drinks at Milgis (a wonderful vegetarian coffee shop/cafe/art gallery which has a yurt in its garden, and sells chilli hot chocolate!) and/or shisha in one of the many shisha gardens available.
Day 2: Sunday 3rd (Open to All)
11:00am – Book 4 and the Magick of Thelema. A study group/discussion of the magickal techniques and perspectives presented in Book 4, Part III: Magick in Theory and Practice. You can read the text of this online if you don’t have a hard copy: http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-4/aba3.html
1:00pm – Lunch. Om nom noms, and a *very* brief discussion of the practice of Will in the daily lives of Thelemites.
2:00pm – Paint Your Own Stele of Revealing. A lighthearted and creative end to our weekend, with an opportunity to paint your own version of the Stele of Revealing. For information about the Stele and its role in Thelema, plus the line drawing created by Cathryn Orchard that we shall be using, see here: http://tamion.abrahadabra.net/stele-of-revealing/ All equipment will be supplied.
Accommodation:
For those travelling outside of Cardiff who will need places to stay overnight, various Tamionites are willing to host and provide places to sleep. They won’t all be the most luxurious, but we promise to make our floors and couches as hospitable, warm, and comfy as possible. Please be aware that all current Tamionites who could host are cat owners, so if you have an allergy let us know and we will put you in a cat-free room in the house with the least fluffy cat (and provide piriton!)
If you wish to attend this weekend, or any particular part of it, please contact Soror Kim at kimhuggens[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk for details of the venue. For restaurant booking reasons, I also need to know if you will be joining us for dinner on the Saturday night, and for purposes of lunch and breakfasts, please let me know if you have any dietary requirements.
Bishop Tau Orpheus presents a training workshop for O.T.O. members with a vocation to work as Novice Clergy within the E.G.C. Places are limited to O.T.O. initiates who have a strong desire to work as officers within the Gnostic Mass or who are already doing so.
The class will begin with building up the temple and a full performance of the Gnostic Mass will be held after the class which members are also encouraged to attend.
If you are able to bring with you a copy of the Gnostic Mass text this would be extremely helpful. It can be found online with extremely informative annotations by Soror Helena and Tau Apiryon at http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/gnostic_mass.htm
Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own white robe.
If you would like to attend then please contact us in advance for full details.
Saturday 25th April
2.30pm – 6.30pm
This ever popular class on Liber XV The Gnostic Mass will be taught by the writer and musician Rodney Orpheus.
If you are interested in learning more about this ritual and its function as the central private and public ceremony of O.T.O. then this is a very informative and enjoyable way of doing so.
The class will begin at 2.30pm with building up the temple and culminate in a full performance of the Gnostic Mass.
Please arrive in plenty of time for a prompt start as there is a lot to cover in this class.
If you are able to bring with you a copy of the Gnostic Mass text this would be extremely helpful. It can be found online with extremely informative annotations by Soror Helena and Tau Apiryon at http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/gnostic_mass.htm
We will be meeting in a central Cardiff location within a few minutes walking distance of both Cardiff Central and Queen Street stations.
If you would like to attend then please email us in advance for full details.
Saturday 7th March 2009 12pm
This class is intended for those who have recently received initiation into the degree of Minerval and is also very useful for all initiates to take a closer look at the text of the ritual.
We will be walking through the ritual and discovering its workings by exploring it and asking questions. This will not be a dry ‘sit down and be lectured to’ class so come prepared to get involved and ask any questions you might have.
It is open to those initiated to Minerval and above only, ritual scripts will be provided.
Please arrive at 12pm for a light lunch before the class which will continue as long as in ncessary for everyone to ask thier questions. We will finish no later than 4.30pm
