After attending initiations at Sheesha Naaga Camp in Bristol, members of Tamion Camp  and Templum Amoris Lodge from beautiful York went out to explore the English countryside.

We went to Uley Long Barrow in Gloucestershire, also known as Hetty Pegler’s Tump after a 17th century owner of the field. It is a Neolithic burial mound, near Stroud,  aligned on the early-May sunrise. It is thought to have been built sometime before 3,000 BC along the ancient road which is now the B4066.

Then we went on to Nympsfield Long Barrow. The name ‘Nympsfield’ is from the  Celtic nimet meaning ‘holy place’. We sat in the sun and ate a picnic of the last of the previous day’s feast, watching the hawks circle above us in adouration of our hawk-headed mystical lord.

It was a really lovely day and the most wonderful way to end a weekend of many Man of Earth initiations. Congratulations to the new initiates.

We are now planning our events for the next few months at Tamion Encampment.

Precise times for these events are yet to be confirmed and dates may be subject to change as yet but the following events are in the process of planning.

• Gnostic Mass Class – April 25th
  This ever popular  class will be taught by the writer and musician Rodney Orpheus and will focus on the practical performance of the ritual. Rodney has taught this class in many countries, and it is always a very informative and popular class. 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.
  This class will be followed by a performance of the ritual.

• Minerval Initiations – May 9th
  The Minerval initiation is the first initiation into O.T.O. and is open to all people who are free (not in prison) and of full age (over 18), with two sponsors who are already members of the Order. Application forms for initiation on this date must be retuned to the Body Master no later than Wednesday 8th April. For more information on initiation see http://tamion.abrahadabra.net/?page_id=9

• Man of Earth Initiations – June 20th
  The Man of Earth encompasses the first 4 degrees of O.T.O. and we will be holding initiations from I* to III*. Application for initiation is open to all those initiated to Minerval and above. Forms must be completed and returned to the Body Master no later than Wednesday 20th May for initiation on this date.

Happy new year to everyone from Tamion Encampment!

Each Thelemic year starts on the northern-hemisphere Vernal Equinox, coinciding with the Thelemic holiday called the Feast for the Equinox of the Gods. This is often observed on March 20th of the common calendar but truly occurs at the exact time of the Equinox.

Some Thelemites assign the twenty-two years of each cycle to the twenty-two Trumps of the Taro, which would mean that we have just left the year of the Tower and are now beginning the year of The Star.

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