Tamion Camp O.T.O. Invites you to:
‘An Evening Of lectures Followed by Dinner’
To take place at the Rummer Tavern, Cardiff on Sunday 26th of June from 3pm until 6pm
Speakers:
Kim Huggens Author of’ ‘Tarot 101: Mastering the Art of Reading the Cards’ (Llewellyn 2010) and ‘Sol Invictus: the God Tarot’ (Schiffer Books, 2007)
“Improvisational Theatre Tarot”
Jonathan Underhill, LLB (Hons), Pg. Dip(Law), Barrister
“Paganism and the Occult – Human Rights, Legal Freedoms and Regulation”
Harrison Mansfield
“The Key to the Gates of Hell: Representations of the Lust card in the Ancient World ”
Dinner to commence at approximately 7pm location to be confirmed
The Evening will cost £2.50 on the door/ £1.50 for members of the Order (dinner not included)
Membership of the Order is not required; the event is OPEN TO ALL
Numbers would be an advantage for catering; if you wish to attend the informal dinner please RSVP to Underhill_jonathan@yahoo.co.uk or visit us on Facebook @ Tamion OTO
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.
Venue: please email Soror Kim at kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to attend.
Date and Time: Sunday March 14th, 13:30pm-16:30pm.
This fun and informal workshop is designed to introduce beginners to using Tarot for divination and spiritual development. Run by the author of Tarot 101: Mastering the Art of Reading the Cards (forthcoming from Llewellyn Publications, June 2010), Kim Huggens, this workshop will also help more advanced students with fresh approaches to the cards.
If you don’t have your own Tarot deck yet, don’t worry – there will dozens of decks available for you to borrow on the day. Students of all levels of experience are welcome – even those who have years of Tarot reading under their belt will benefit from a new and more dynamic way of using and viewing the cards.
Although this event is run by Tamion Oasis, all are welcome whether they are initiates in OTO or not; similarly, whilst we will be briefly examining the Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot, our main point of focus for this workshop will be the Rider Waite Smith derived decks that are widely regarded as easier and more approachable for beginners and for everyday use.
Attendance at this workshop is free of charge, but there will be a donation tin for those who wish to contribute something towards Tamion Oasis and things like tea, biscuits, and handouts.
