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.
Here’s the menu for the UK Grand Lodge Body Officers Meeting hosted by Tamion Camp this coming Saturday…
On Saturday 17th September Tamion Camp will be hosting this year’s UK Grand Lodge National Body Officers Meeting which is being held by the Electoral College. We strongly encourage all officers of Local Bodies in the UK to attend and/or send a delegation from your Local Body as there will be information provided on this day that will set out requirements for the continued running of your Local Body.
There will be a Gnostic Mass in the evening that we would like to invite members of all levels of initiation to attend to meet with brethren from across the UK and the members of the E.C.
This event is open to initiate members of Ordo Templi Orientis only, if you have received initiation to Minerval or above then you are welcome to come and observe the meeting of the Body Officers during the day if you wish, and you are very welcome to attend the Mass and the banquet in the evening. There will be a small charge for attendance of this event to cover the cost of food for the day, and we assure you that you will not be disappointed with the spread that you will receive.
If you require further information on this event, on location, transport, accommodation or anything else then please contact us at tamion@oto-uk.org
The schedule for this event is as follows:
10am ‐ 11am
Arrival and light refreshments provided by the Camp
11am ‐ 12.30pm
Session 1 – Local Body Bylaws
12.30pm ‐ 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm ‐ 3pm
Session 2 - Mentoring for Body Heads
3pm - 4.30pm
Session 3 – Round Table Discussion
4.30pm ‐ 5pm
Refreshments
5pm ‐ 6pm
Electoral College Meeting/Gnostic Mass Temple Building
6pm ‐ 8pm
Gnostic Mass
8pm
Banquet
There will be members of Tamion in Cardiff at all times during the weekend from Friday evening onwards for delegates that may arrive on that day and wish to meet their fellow initiates in the evening, email the Tamion address for contact details of members and where we will be meeting that evening.
The following day there will be initiation classes held at the Camp, this does not form part of the Body Officer’s Meeting but any attendees are very welcome to stay in Cardiff on that Saturday night and attend the Sunday classes as well.
On Saturday 13th August, the Feast of the First Night of the Prophet and his Bride, Tamion invites you to another of our legendary all-night Minerval initiation events at our beautiful outdoor location in rural Wales (accessible by public transport and by car from Cardiff and surrounding areas).
This is the first initiation into O.T.O. and application for initiation this year is now closed. This is always a spectacular event and it does involve camping overnight. Full details of initiation fees for candidates and what things you will need to bring have now been sent out to all candidates. If you are initiated to Minerval or above then you are very welcome to join us for this spectacular event. All O.T.O. members are welcome to attend these initiations and welcome our new guests into the Order. We are asking that those not taking initiation on this day might consider offering the camp a donation of £3 to cover the cost of extra guests for the wonderful feast that you will be provided with both in the evening and for breakfast the next morning. Please remember to bring warm clothes with you as it gets pretty cold in the Welsh forest at night and any appropriate camping gear if you are planning to stay overnight. If you would like further details on attending this event then please email us.
The next level of initiation into O.T.O. will be held at Tamion in November for anyone that wishes to go on to take their I*, II*, or III* initiations. More details about eligibility for this will be sent out in our news letter nearer the time.
On Sunday 5th June the members of Tamion Encampment are invited to attend our bi-annual business meeting where we will be setting out the plans for the camp in the next 6 months.
This will be an opportunity to assist with the running of the camp and have your say in the events that we will be planning in the future. If you would like to get involved in furthering the work of the Camp or would like to have your say about that issues that directly affect the membership of Tamion then this is your opportunity. All O.T.O. members are welcome to attend if they wish to observe the proceedings.
A time and location for this event will be set into the calendar very soon and we will be hosting a variety of other O.T.O. events throughout the weekend.
An agenda for this meeting will be available to members in advance by emailing tamion@abrahadabra.net as are the minutes from our previous meeting. If you have an item you wish to be discussed, then please email us to let us know in advance.
On Saturday 20th November Tamion Encampment will be hosting a series of Man of Earth Initiations (presently being offered are I*, II* and III* initiations.) This event is open for attendance by any O.T.O. initiates of the relevant degree or higher.
For anybody wishing to be initiated into any of these degrees within the O.T.O., you must already have been initiated to the degree previous to the one which you wish to be admitted to… and have completed any requirements of your current grade (e.g. any time lapses that must occur between one degree and another.) You must also complete an Application for Advancement form (available from Soror Kim Huggens at kimhuggens[at]yahoo[dot]co[do]uk) and get it to Tamion Encampment before October 15th 2010 in order to be considered for this round of initiations.
Please note the above deadline date, applications for these initiations are now closed.
The events will take place in South Wales,at our regular veune. Members of I* and above, please arrive from 2pm to assist with the building of the temple. Candidates for the I*, please arrive at 3.30pm.
I can confirm that the highly culinary II* members of Tamion will be providing a GRAND FEAST for this event! We will be asking for a small contribution towards the cost from any members attending who are not either being initiated on the day or who aren’t officering for the initiations. This will be in the region of £3 per person.
Any further questions, or to get an Application for Advancement form, please contact Soror Kim Huggens at kimhuggens[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk
Venue: Usual venue, please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) for the details.
Date: Saturday 12th June, 0900-23:00 (this is when we have the venue booked; we will have several different initiations going on throughout the day, so you will only need to be present for your relevant Degree’s initiation. Exact times will be disclosed nearer the time.
This event is open to anybody who has already taken their Minerval initiation and has completed the relevant Initiation application forms and had them signed by two sponsors. Contact kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk ASAP if you wish to undergo a Man of Earth Initiation (First, Second, Third, Fourth and Perfect Initiate) at this time and have not yet completed the forms or obtained sponsors.
On Saturday 6th March, Tamion Oasis will be holding Minerval initiations into Ordo Templi Orientis. This is the first initiation into O.T.O. and is open to all people who are free and of full age, with two sponsors who are already members of the Order (if you don’t already have sponsors, why not come along to our social meeting on January 24th – see below – and meet us?)
Application forms are available from the Deputy Body Master (email Fr. Simon at simon.lewis506@googlemail.co.uk or get them from one of us at the social on Jan 24th) and must be completed and returned before 1st February for initiation on this date.
Please see our initiation pages for more information on initiation into O.T.O.
All candidates for initiation will arrive at the venue at 4:30pm; anybody wishing to attend the Minervals who is of Minerval grade or higher should arrive by 3:30pm. Please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) if you wish to attend for further details of venue and attire. After the initiations we are hoping to hold a Gnostic Mass (at 7:30pm) in the same location, so please also come prepared for that.
An extremely useful and comprehensive text (with annotations) of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass can be found online here.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the adverse weather conditions this event has been postponed. Please check back for the new dates for initiations to be posted soon. if you would like to receive initiation in March, please contact the Oasis as soon as possible.
On Saturday 16th January, we will be holding Minerval initiations into Ordo Templi Orientis.
This is the first initiation into O.T.O. and is open to all people who are free and of full age, with two sponsors who are already members of the Order.
Application forms are available from the Body Master and must be completed and returned before 14th December for initiation on this date must.
Please see our initiation pages for more information on initiation into O.T.O.
All candidates for initiation will arrive at the venue at 4:30pm; anybody wishing to attend the Minervals who is of Minerval grade or higher should arrive by 3:30pm. Please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) if you wish to attend for further details of venue and attire. After the initiations we are hoping to hold a Gnostic Mass (at 7:30pm) in the same location, so please also come prepared for that.
An extremely useful and comprehensive text (with annotations) of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass can be found online here.
On Saturday 16th January, we will be holding Minerval initiations into Ordo Templi Orientis.
This is the first initiation into O.T.O. and is open to all people who are free and of full age, with two sponsors who are already members of the Order.
Application forms are available from the Body Master and must be completed and returned before 14th December for initiation on this date must.
Please see our initiation pages for more information on initiation into O.T.O.
