Interactive TLC Content for 1996 e.v.

TLC January 1996 e. v.

Mysteria Mystica Maxima
Initiations this month and next at the Lodge.
Gnostic Catholic Church
Gnostic Masses this month. A note on the history of the E.G.C.
Workshops, Classes, and Meetings
Combined listing:
Yoga for Yahoos Ann's Yoga class this month.
The Amber Witch -- Section Two
       Johannes Wilhelm Meinhold's Die Bernsteinhexe to be read and discussed.
       Brief history of the work.
The John Dee Reading Group
       Liber Mysteriorum Secundus, and Sigillum Dei Aemeth to be discussed.
Astrological Study Group
       Grace will discuss Mars.
Enochian Liturgy group does "Angelmas".
       Description and officers of the ritual.
Sirius Oasis meeting this month.
       Description of the functions and services of the Oasis.
Library Nights this month.
The Lodge.
       How to participate and schedule events. Who does things.
The Future of the Submarine by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
The impossibility of dealing with German submarines.

The Redeemer that is in the Waters by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 3/61

THE CORNERSTONE
Quotations relating to the history of Freemasonry.

An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XI -- Color, Sephirot, Planets & Pillars
Color associations to the Sephirot. The Qlipot of the Sephirot. Associations of the Sephirot in respect to the vertical columns on the Tree.

Last year: sex, death and coming to book -- Primary Sources
Two letters from Crowley:
LTR A. Crowley to K. Germer, July 3rd, 1946.

Eye,dental and other health problems. L. Culling, Jack Parsons, Betty, Betty's mother, Achad
and F.Mellinger.

LTR A. Crowley to G. McMurtry, November 26th, 1946.

Congratulates on birth of boy. Dangers of family. Definition of "sin". Encourages study.
Magick Without Tears editing.

From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
A discussion of Love and Will.

List of events for January 1996 e.v.

TLC February 1996 e. v.

Feast of Brigid
The celebration this year will follow initiations.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. Bishop T. Dionysus' brief description of the Mass as an event.
Gatherings and Events
Combined listing:
John Dee Society
       Dee's manuscript journal Liber Mysteriorum Secundus to be read and discussed.
Anglemas Enochian liturgy project
       Planning meeting
Corpus Hermeticum with Michael Sanborn
       Poimandres to be read and discussed. Example from the work.
Astrological Study Group
       Grace to focus on Venus this month.
Section Two on vacation this month
       No meeting this month. The Shaving of Shagpat next month.
Library Nights
Business and calendar meeting
Sirius Oasis meeting

       PantheaCon96 pre-announcement
Absinthe - The Green Goddess, Part I, by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Intended for publication in the International but not published then. Extols Absinthe in history and contemporary use.
The Magus by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 4/61.
THE CORNERSTONE
Quotations relating to the history of Freemasonry.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XII -- Gender on the Tree. Pardis explained.
Value and risk of gender symbolism on the Tree. Traditional way of referring to the four worlds as levels of interpretation. Origin of terms for the four worlds.
A.C. on the Paris Working -- Primary Sources
Crowley "esoteric record" of the working. Supplement to the longer account, giving the daily goals and details.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Crowley's approach to psychological healing. Possible origin of the Xtmas tree. History of working the higher OTO degrees. Why there are few official OTO rituals for general use.
List of events for February 1996 e.v.

TLC March 1996 e. v.

Vernal Equinox Greetings
Equinox ritual this month. Year of the Emperor.
Gnostic Catholic Church
Gnostic Masses this month. Bishop T. Dionysus' account of the ritual preface used at the Lodge.
M M M
Initiations this month. Basics regarding applicants.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Shaving of Shagpat -- Section Two
       Brief account of the book by George Meredith. Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
       next month.
"Angelmas" Enochian Liturgy group
       Meeting this month. Michael Sanborn leads.
John Dee reading group
       Continuing through Liber Mysteriorum Secundus this month.
Astrological Cycles workshop
       The planet Mercury to be discussed.
Lodge business meeting
       The Lodge Master provides a luncheon.
Library nights
Sirius Oasis meeting
Absinthe - The Green Goddess, Part II, by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Conclusion. Dreamy account of experiences at the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans. Includes a translation of "The Legend of Absinthe".
The Unicorn by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 5/18/61 and 6/1/61
Book Review
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: "The Book of Going Forth by Day" translated by R. O. Faulkner, introduced with commentary by Dr. Ogden Goelet of New York University, prefaced by Carol Andrews, and with a foreword by Jim Wasserman. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994, 175 pp.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XIII -- Spirits and Family in the Four Worlds.
Elemental attributions of YHVH. The Greater and Lesser Countenances. Their relation to the Sephirot.
Achad after Crowley -- Primary Sources
Achad's correspondence course: "First Binobligate Tablet", lesson XXXII.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
The nature and standards for revelation in literature.
List of events for March 1996 e.v.

TLC April 1996 e. v.

Liber AL - a Feast for the Three Days
Announcement of the annual Liber Al commemorative readings. Crowley remarks about Liber AL
Merry Pranks of Tyl Ulenspiegl
A pagan Easter. Some remarks on the occasion
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
The Mass this month. Recently the Mass was video taped for airing in Chile.
M M M
Initiations this month.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Bill Heidrick's Tarot series
       This month will be an introduction to the subject.
Arthur, the archetypal King of Britain -- Section Two
       Sir Thomas Malory's account to be read. General nature of the Arthurian accounts.
John Dee reading group
       Sigillum Dei 'meth to be discussed, as described in Liber Mysteriorum Secundus.
       Ars notoria and Liber Juratus, influence on Enochiana.
Thelema Lodge Astrological Cycles workshop
       The Moon's influence to be discussed.
Angelmas Enochian liturgy group
       Nothing this month.
Library nights at Thelema Lodge
Sirius Oasis meeting
The Vindication of Nietzsche, Part I, by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Intended for publication, but not put out in Crowley's lifetime. Attacks the Allied side of WWI. Includes many extended quotations from Liber AL.
The Black Osiris by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 6/24/61
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XIV -- Confused worlds & temple initiations
Disagreement with the Golden Dawn (and some tradtional Kabbalah) classification of the Sephirot to the Four Worlds. Implications for initiation.
Midnight Resh in the Temple of the Sun by Firebird
Poem dated 3/19/96
The Legend of Absinthe -- revised translation
Alternative translation to the version given last month from Crowley.
THE CORNERSTONE
Quotations relating to the history of Freemasonry.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
OTO annual demographics for February 1996.
List of events for April 1996 e.v.

TLC May 1996 e. v.

Rites of Eleusis
The Rites this year. Notes on history of presentation in the SF Bay Area.
The Fires of Beltane
Ritual this month.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. Some notes on local history.
M M M
Initiations this month.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Bill Heidrick's Tarot series
Black Magic -- Section Two
       Marjorie Bowen's Black Magic to be read and discussed. General nature of the book.
Enochian Liturgy project
       Announces meeting this month.
Bodywork and Improvisation
       Deborah Warner to teach this month.
Lodge luncheon meeting
No John Dee reading group or Sirius Oasis meeting this month
The Vindication of Nietzsche, Part II, by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Conclusion, with Crowley's remarks ten years after the writing.
The Child by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 6/61 and 7/61
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XV -- Self Initiation
General considerations. Use of specialized names.
Book Review -- The Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley,
The Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley, edited by Stephen Skinner, Samuel Weiser Inc., of York Beach, Maine, reprinted from 1970.
To my Holy Guardian Angel by Firebird
Poem dated 3/8/96
Crowley, 60 years ago this month -- Primary Sources
Crowley's Royal Court Diary covering May 1st through 15th, 1936 e.v.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Crowley and conscience. The four voices of vibration. Note on pathworking.
List of events for May 1996 e.v.

TLC June 1996 e. v.

Greetings of the Summer Solstice!
Solstice ritual announced
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. How to arrange to attend.
M M M
Initiations this month.
The Rites of Eleusis
The Rites this season. Notes and cites to Crowley's promotions and explanation of origin of the Rites.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Bill Heidrick's Tarot series
       General format of the classes described.
Thelema Lodge Astrological Study Group
       The new series to focus on the Houses.
The John Dee reading group
       The topic will now move to Clay Holden's transcription Liber Mysteriorum Tertius.
Athenians v fairy kingdom v trade guilds -- Section Two
       Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to be read and discussed. Some notes
       on points of interest in the play.
Lodge luncheon meeting
       Call for applications to signify intention for initiation at this meeting.
Sirius Oasis meeting
Invertebrates perform
       Announcing "Blues Day" and a new CD by the band.
Drama be Damned! An Appreciation of Eva Tanguay by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Crowley's expression of appreciation for vaudeville dancer and comic singer Eva Tanguay -- likely he found this performer a nostalgic substitute for his favorite Music Hall shows back in England.
Two Poems by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
The Dweller on the Threshold, dated July 1961 e.v.

The Virgin, dated July-August 1961 e.v.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XVI -- A Glimpse at the Sepher Yetzirah.
The use of the three Mother Letters in the SY suggests the Tree of Life Diagram. Variations on the paths of the Tree, with pentagrams and hexagrams.
Crowley writes Germer -- Primary Sources
LTR A. Crowley to K. Germer, 29th November, 1944
Business discussion on publishing and distribution. Liber Aleph plans. Mentions of Grady
McMurtry, Frederick Mellinger, Jack Parsons and Georgia Crombie. Thoth prospectus
and other matters of publication discussed.
Ningiszida -- Watcher of the Gate by Firebird
Poem dated 4/26/96
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Possible German precursor of the Golden Dawn. Greek gematria characterized. Some notes on the influence of Qabalah in Europe. The Tree of life as literary criticism.
List of events for June 1996 e.v.

TLC July 1996 e. v.

Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Masses this month at the Lodge. Training for the roles. Concerns about the new rules.
The Rites of Eleusis
The Rites this month. Quote from a Crowley description of the rites.
M M M
Initiations this month. The experience of initiators at the Lodge. Announcement of a lecture on the first three degrees.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Works of William Blake -- Section Two
       Mixed readings from Blake's works to be presented. Brief bio of Blake.
        Crowley's interest in Blake.
Bill Heidrick's Tarot series
       The meeting will focus on the Court Cards. Example readings to be given.
The John Dee reading group
       Liber Mysteriorum Tertius readings continue. Brief note on content.
Thelema Lodge Astrological Study Group
       The 2nd House to be discussed. Brief characteristics of the House.
Enochian Liturgy Group
Thelema Lodge luncheon meeting
"Introduction" to A Prophet in His Own Country by Aleister Crowley. Part I -- Crowley Classics
Crowley's work for hire, as editor of Henry Clifford Stuart's book of letters. Crowley uses this introduction to discuss American politics and various points of like and dislike in modern culture.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XVII -- Difficulties and the Qlipot
The four traditional Qlipot. Flaws associated with the Sephirot. Tendencies to fall down sequences of the Sephirot.
Alien Star by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/21/61 e.v.
Old Agape Politics -- Primary Sources
LTR M. Schneider to K. Germer, 27th March, 1943
The question of who will next lead Agape Lodge. Discussion of W.T.Smith, Jack Parsons,
Jane Wolfe, Roy Leffinwell. Problems with security.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Blake's engraving of the Fool of Tarot, a minute later than most versions, from William Hayky's The Dog. Blake's poem "The Tyger".

List of events for July 1996 e.v.

TLC August 1996 e. v.

Lammastide and the Feast of the Beast and his Bride
The ritual will be followed by a party this month.
Mysteria Mystica Maxima
Initiations and degree class this month.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Masses this month. A cake of light cooking class and baptisms also scheduled.
Enochian -- Enochian Liturgy project
Combined listing:
Enochian Liturgy project scrying workshop meets.
John Dee Reading Group continues Liber Mysteriorum Tertius.
Examples quoted from the Liber.
Meetings and Events
Combined listing:
Works of François Rabelais -- Section Two
       Gargantua and Pantagruel to be read and discussed. Bio of Rabelais with
       information about his work and the origins of Thelemic nomenclature.
Bill Heidrick's Tarot series
Astrological workshop series on the Houses
       The 3rd House to be discussed.
Library Nights at Thelema Lodge
Sirius Oasis meeting
"Introduction" to A Prophet in His Own Country by Aleister Crowley. Part II -- Crowley Classics
Crowley's introduction to the collected letters of "Stuart X" concludes.
Remembered Eden by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/22/61 e.v.
Towards a Chinese Tree of Life by Fra. APRNTh
Brother Joseph Mitchell Lovell provides an alternative association of the Trigrams and basics to the Sephirot of the tree, based on the principles of Chinese thought.
Crowley's Drawing -- Primary Sources
Facsimile of a drawing by Crowley of the Trigrams on the Tree.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XVIII -- Difficulties of Tipheret
Problems with a Tipheret based perspective and how to compensate.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
History and character of the Thelema Lodge Calendar. Latest change, US Agape Grand Lodge now distinct from OTO International headquarters. Where to send dues and reports. Related changes.
List of events for August 1996 e.v.

TLC September 1996 e. v.

Autumnal Equinox
Equinox ritual and event this month.
E. G. C.
Gnostic Mass and cakes of light workshop this month.
M M M
Initiations this month.
Classes & Events
Combined listing:
Yogi Chitsatananda will visit
       Demonstration and lecture on jnanayoga. Relation to the Gnosis.
Astrology Study Group
       Topic will be the 4th House.
A great fish story -- Section Two
       Book of Jonah to be read and discussed. Brief notes on the text.
John Dee reading group
       Study of Liber Mysteriorum Tertius continues this month.
Thelema Lodge Tarot series with Bill Heidrick
       Empress, Emperor and Hierophant Trumps and a Tree of to be discussed this month.
Enochian Liturgy project
       The scrying workshop this month will focus on the Fifth Angelic Key.
Lodge business and scheduling
Lodge Library Night
Sirius Oasis meeting
Selected Commentary upon the Writings and Opinions of Stuart x by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
From A Prophet in His Own Country, Crowley remarks on Henry Clifford Stuart's ideas regarding contemporary politics, economics and the war.
An Enochian Thelemic Mandala
Image designed by Fr. Deus Vult, master of Hodos Chamelionis Camp
The Lamp of the Spirit by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/24/61.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XIX -- Geburah Can be Difficult
Problems of a Geburah centered personality.
Frying Pan to Fire -- Primary Sources
LTR K. Germer to M. Schneider, 14th August, 1943
Karl Germer expresses worries about FBI interviews and the risk of association with
Agape Lodge. Funds for Crowley discussed.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
The nature of Time. Titles of highest rank in OTO. Origin of "Caliph". The implementation of the old OTO Constitution. General tenets of Thelema. Lust and Adjustment Atu's. Thelema wine.
List of events for September 1996 e.v.

TLC October 1996 e. v.

Karma Kagyü Emissary
Jangchup Nyima, an initiate of the Karma Kagyü monastic order to lectue and demonstrate a ritual. Similarities between Vagrayana Buddhism and Thelema.
The Birthday Season
Annual celebration of the birthdays of Crowley, Grady McMurtry and Jack Parsons.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. Crowley's views on the nature of the Mass. An experimental mass exploring gender.
Classes, Meetings, and Workshops
Combined listing:
Account of the attainment of Gautama Buddha -- Section Two
       Sir Edwin Arnold's The Light of Asia to be read and discussed.
       Notes on the book and a quote.
Thelema Lodge Astrology Study Group
       The 5th House this month.
Thelema Lodge Tarot series
Enochian Liturgy project
Liber 418 readings
       Organizational meeting.
Library nights
Monthly Lodge luncheon meeting
Sirius Oasis meeting
John Dee reading group
       No meeting this month. Liber Mysteriorum Quartus in preparation.
A Noisy Noise Annoys an Oyster by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Crowley decimates the originality and quality of the poetry of Alfred Noyes.
The Heavens of Urania by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/25/61
A Thelemic Manifesto in Honor of the Greater Feast of Timothy Leary
Lew styles Liber OZ as Tim Leary might have written it.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XX -- Problems in Taw and Chesed
Difficulties in lingering on the path of Taw. Impracticality a complication of being too much in Chesid.
Crowley the Village Artist -- Primary Sources
Newspaper column from The Evening World, Feb. 26, 1919: Interview of Crowley with description of his Greenwich Villege studio, his Dead Souls period works and his method of painting.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Belief and reincarnation. Why initiation, silence and secrecy? How are Oaths enforced? Is the Goetia Low Magic? Atheism and adepthood. Belief in a higher power and Magick. Why do some churches call Magick evil?
List of events for October 1996 e.v.

TLC November 1996 e. v.

The Vision and the Voice
Detailed reprise of Victor Neuburg's involvement in the 1909 e.v. Vision and Voice working. Readings from the Liber scheduled this month.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. Crowe's manifesto, independent of OTO but under Crowley's oversight discussed. Quotation from the manifesto.
Initiations
Initiations this month at the Lodge. Basic requirements.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
The Supernatural and Horrific -- Section Two
       Readings from the The Works of Arthur Machen to be done this month.
       An overview of Machen's works and Golden Dawn affiliation.
Thelema Lodge Tarot series
       Strength (Lust), Hermit, and Wheel of Fortune trumps to be discussed this month.
Caitlin's eleventh anniversary reception.
Thelema Lodge Astrology Study Group
       The 6th House to be discussed this month.
Feast for No Reason
       Pot luck dinner announcement.
Library nights
Sirius Oasis meeting
Death notice of Chris Legener
A Blizzard in the Sahara by Aleister Crowley -- Crowley Classics
Crowley gives a mundane description of the journey made the year after Liber 418, to the same places.
Book Review
The Equinox, volume four, number one (spring 1996 e.v.), published from York Beach, Maine, by Samuel Weiser in association with Ordo Templi Orientis.
Noah's Arc by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/27/61
A Thelemic Manifesto in Honor of Saint William Blake
Brother Lew presents a version of "Liber OZ" in the style of William Blake.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XXI -- The Abyss and Beyond
Some intimations regarding the effect of the Abyss passage and the supernal Sephirot.
Circulation Announcement
Ephemeral change in the mailing and subscription rate of the TLC.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
The historic origin and significance of the word "Pagan".
List of events for November 1996 e.v.

TLC December 1996 e. v.

Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Gnostic Masses this month. Quotation of remarks about the Mass by Crowley in 1919 e.v.
418 to the Solstice
Vision and Voice reading this month. The Solstice observation to be held at the Lodge is announced.
Classes and Events
Combined listing:
Rosicrucian night -- Section Two
       Hargrave Jennings' The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries and
       Waite's The Real History of the Rosicrucians to be read. Origin and relation
       of the two books.
Thelema Lodge Tarot series
       Wheel of Fortune and Hanged Man Trumps will be discussed.
Thelema Lodge Astrology Study Group
       The 7th House will be explained.
Enochian Liturgy project
       Scrying this month: Fifth Angelic Key.
Library nights
Sirius Oasis meeting
       The Oasis functions described.
Two Wartime Editorials -- Crowley Classics
England Speaks by Aleister Crowley
Lord Lansdowne held up as a paragon in exception to decadence in England.
Wanted -- Moderate Men by Aleister Crowley
Ironical call for level-headedness in high places.
An Introduction to Qabalah, Part XXII -- A Gathering of Trees
The Tree as a dynamic will be discussed.
Ezekial's Bestiary by Grady McMurtry -- from the Grady Project
Poem dated 8/31/61
Tract: Your Last Chance by Criss Piss
Whimsical polemic showing that Hell is not only a better choice than Heaven, but it's easier to get there.
Frater Saturnus & Soror Estai -- Primary Sources
LTR K. Germer to J. Wolfe, 19th September, 1954
       Germer suggest that Wolfe let him handle her funds. Notes on the Ritual of the
       Pentagram attributed to Germer. Various remarks about Liber Pyramidos and
       The Temple of Solomon the King. Typing, visions and Cameron Parsons.
A Thelemic Manifesto in the Style of Saint Friedrich Nietzsche
Brother Lew's presentation of Liber OZ as if written by Nietzsche.
From the Outbasket by Bill Heidrick
Christianity and the mythos of Liber AL -- an examination of aspects of the Thelemic pantheon in Crowley's life.
List of events for December 1996 e.v.

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