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.

On Saturday 6th June we will be holding a group performance of ‘The Invocation of Horus According to the Divine Vision of W., the Seer’.

This is the ritual preformed by Aleister Crowley for his wife Rose on their honeymoon in Cairo in 1904 which lead to the reception of The Book of the Law.

This event will begin with a bead-stringing class where we will create our own Thelemic pearl bead rosaries which are a vital part of the ritual. We will then explore some of the history of this ritual before performing it as a group.

This class and ritual is suitable for both experienced magicians and those new to group ritual as there will be clear instruction at every stage and we will be working together as a group to perform this invocation.

There will be a small charge of £5 per person which will include the price of all the materials to create your own personal rosary in white or black pearls to take away with you. If you would like to dress in white robes or Egyptian style garments for this event you will be in very good company.

It is important that you contact us if you wish to attend this event in order that we are able to provide enough materials for all attendees.

Saturday 7th 2009 6pm

To celebrate of one of the ‘Feasts of the Times’ as set out in the Book of the Law, we will be performing a liturgy for a celebration with Sol in the Succedent Decan of Aquarius created by Scarlet Woman Lodge.

This will involve a small, elegant candle lighting ceremony reminiscent of both the pagan Imbolc and the Christian Candlemas but with added starry-ness! The sun is passing through Aquarius, corresponding to the element of Air. The pertinent god-form is that of Nuit-Isis.

There will be a celebratory feast after the ritual, with a starry and water theme. Please bring a contribution of food or drink to share with others for this.

This will be the first performance of a new group ritual to Babalon.