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.
Saturday 10th July, 13:00-17:00. This event takes place in a DIFFERENT VENUE to the usual, as the Tamion Executive have all moved homes. Therefore, please email Soror Kim (kimhuggens [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk) for details of the location.
Talismans have been used for thousands of years to attract positive influences and as tools of High Magick. This workshop will briefly look at the history of talismans and the sigils used on them and then explain how to make and charge them. Everyone will then make and charge a talisman for their own personal use. All materials will be supplied on the day.
All are welcome to attend, whether you are initiated into OTO or not. Please bring something to add to the snack pile!
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.
