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.

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.

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.

Bishop Tau Orpheus presents a training workshop for O.T.O. members with a vocation to work as Novice Clergy within the E.G.C. Places are limited to O.T.O. initiates who have a strong desire to work as officers within the Gnostic Mass or who are already doing so.

The class will begin with building up the temple and a full performance of the Gnostic Mass will be held after the class which members are also encouraged to attend.

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

Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own white robe.

If you would like to attend then please contact us in advance for full details.

There will be a feast and business meeting at our Cardiff location on November 7. All initiated members of the Order are welcome to attend – we’d love to see as many people as possible from the South West area, since we’ll be laying out plans for the next months activities. If you would like to come, please RSVP for details, or leave a message on our Facebook page.

As the name would suggest, please bring a pot of food to add to the pile!

On Saturday July 18 Tamion Camp hosted First Degree initiations at our Cardiff location. With three chartered initiators and several other officers working around the clock, twelve Minervals from Tamion Camp, Sheesah-Naaga Camp, and Mihrab Camp entered the ranks of our Order as full initiates. Many thanks to the Brethren who attended, many of whom travelled a long way; and special thanks to those who cooked delicious food throughout the day to keep everyone’s bodies sustained.

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.

We will be holding a weekend of initiations on the third weekend of July. Please see our initiation pages for more information on initiation into O.T.O.

Minerval Initiations -  Friday 17th July, 8pm
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 1oth June for initiation on this date must .
This will be a late night event and arriving by your own transport is recommended. For anyone arriving by public transport, please contact us in advance and we will make arrangements with you.

Man of Earth Initiations – Saturday 18th July, 10am onwards
The Man of Earth triad 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.

Thank you to everyone who made the recent Minerval initiations quite so spcetacular.

Congratulations to the five new Minervals, we hope to see you all at Tamion lots more in the future.

There will be more Minerval initiations and initiations into the I, II and III degree of O.T.O. at Tamion on 18th July.

Initiation to Minerval is open to anyone free and off full age on completion of an application form signed by two current O.T.O. members of the I* or higher. Initiation to I* in July will be open to anyone who has already taken the Minerval initiation including those from the 9th May event on completion of the same critria mentioned above.

For more information on applying for initiation into O.T.O. please see our initiation pages.