Venue: The usual place. Please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) for further details.

Date: Sunday April 11th, 13:00pm-16:00pm.

This will be the third in a series of Hermetic Magic Study workshops, this time looking at Planetary Magic.

We’ll explore some theories about mankind’s magical associations with the solar system around us, the cosmological views that enable us to magickally link to the planets. We’ll examine what the ancients thought about the influence the planets had on the lives of humans, and look at some ancient hymns to the planets. We’ll also learn about modern magick’s associations for the planets, and their role in the systems of Kabbalah and Tarot.

For the practical side, we’ll learn how to create planetary sigils for results magic, create and perform planetary invocations, and scry a planetary plane for better understanding of the planet’s force in our lives. This will end with a scrying of one of these planes – probably Luna, as this is closest to our Earth.

As usual, please bring snacks to add to the snackage.

Saturday April 10th, 2pm-6pm. The Usual Venue. Please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) for information about venue.

On the days of April 9th, 10th and 11th 1904, Aleister and Rose Crowley received the channeled Book of the Law, the foundation text of Thelema. Tamion OTO will celebrate the annual feast of its reception on the second day, with a reading of the text and much feasting!

There may also be a Breaking of Bread ritual to begin the feast.

Everybody is invited to bring food and drink to add to the feast. For those who wish to be Centres of Pestilence, there will be a discussion of the Book of the Law afterwards.

Sunday March 21st, 1pm-4pm, the Usual Venue. Please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk) for further venue information.

This is the second in a series of Yoga and Meditation Study Groups. This month’s session will explore the theory and practice of Pranayama, and will also expand upon some of the more basic breathing techniques that we learned last session. We will also learn methods of controllong our breathing for use in meditation, magick and ritual, and will be learning about the practice of Mantra.

Sunday March 7th, 13:00-17:00pm. Central Cardiff location (please email Soror Kim at kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk for venue details)

This is the second in the series of workshops exploring Hermetic Magic techniques. Last session we looked at the Kabbalah and the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram to form a solid basis for further work and understanding. This session is devoted to the classical four elements and their application in Hermetic Magic.

We’ll look at the historical development of the categories of the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water, and their correspondance over the centuries to various aspects of our world, e.g. human characteristics, activities, and bodily functions. We’ll examine how they are invoked and worked with in a ritual setting, their purpose in magic, and their symbolism.

Most importantly, we’ll be introducing the four elements as symbols for our own psyches, and using the technique of scrying the Elemental Planes. We will end this workshop by scrying the Elemental Plane of Earth and discussing our results.

The Hermetic Magic Study Group is held the day directly after Tamion’s next round of Minerval Initiations. There are rugs and floors to sleep on for those who are attending the Minervals and travelling a distance – please email Soror Kim at kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk to arrange this.

As usual, please bring some snacks to the workshop to share – snackage makes Hermetic Magic so much better!

On Sunday 21st February, 1pm, the Tamion Oasis of OTO will be hosting the first in a series of Yoga and Meditation study groups, designed to cover a wide variety of techniques from pranayama, asana, and pratyahara, to yama and ni-yama, mettabhavana, and more! These techniques, although coming from the Indian traditions, are vitally important for modern Western magickal practitioners as they train the mind and body and allow the practitioner better control over both, improving the health of mind, body and spirit.

This first session will start simple, covering the basics of body and mind control, basic breathing techniques, and exploring the use of these techniques to the magickal practitioner.

This study group is open to everybody who is interested – you don’t have to be an initiate of OTO to come along! The study group is free to attend, but please bring some small snacks or drinks to share afterwards (some of the practices should be done on an empty stomach!)

To attend, please contact us for further information.

On Sunday February 7th, at 1pm, the Tamion OTO will be hosting an open study group for anybody who wishes to attend. This study group will focus on Kabbalah and Hermetic Magick Techniques, taking attendees from basics to more advanced techniques on a monthly basis.

This month’s session will explain, demonstrate, and practice one of the foundational rituals of Hermetic magick – the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. We’ll cover some of the theory behind it’s various parts, the God names, the vibrating of words of power, visulization, and more. This session will also introduce the basic principles of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, how it can be used in practical magick and how it is used to create a magickal universe.

This is quite an informal study group, so please feel free to bring some small snacks or (non-alcoholic!) drinks to share. There is also no cost to attend, but if you have never visited us before and are interested in coming, please contact us for venue details.

The Tamion Oasis will be holding an informal social on Sunday 24th January, from 1pm onwards in Mr. Smith’s on Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff. This will be a chance for any prospective members to meet the Oasis’ members and find out more about what this branch of the OTO does. It is also a chance for anybody wishing to take their Minerval initiations on March 6th (see above) to get sponsors and complete the application form.

For further details and directions do not hesitate to contact Fr. Simon at simon.lewis506@googlemail.co.uk

This event is open to anybody who wishes to attend, regardless of membership, affiliation and experience.

Tamion Encampment will be hosting a celebration of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass at our temple in Cardiff. Gnostic Masses at Tamion Encampment are open to all who wish to attend by invitation. Please contact us in advance if you would like to attend this event.

There will also be the opportunity for those who wish to formally join our Church to partake of the Sacrament of Baptism, and for those who are already baptised to become Confirmed. In order to receive Confirmation, you must have been previously Baptised into the E.G.C., have learned the Creed, and bring your own white robe. Note that these Sacraments are available to non-O.T.O. members as well as O.T.O. members.

Those attending the Mass that are Confirmed members of E.G.C. should bring their white robes to wear.

Please arrive promptly as late comers will not be admitted to the temple.

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 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.