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An IIIxxi e.n. March 27, 1990 e.v.
Sol in Aries
Luna in Scorpio
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
For those of you that missed Sunday nights meeting here on Modem
Magick, here are a few of the notes.
If you have downloaded stuff from the Thelema library, you may
have noticed that we don't count time like 'normal' people do.
What year is it, anyway?
To Wiccans the New Year starts on Samhain, October 31....
(Halloween to mundanes).
The Thelemic New Year starts on the Spring (Vernal) Equinox,
March 20 and Holy Days last exactly 22 days, from the Supreme
Ritual (Invocation of Horus) to the writing of the last chapter
of AL on April 10th.
Thelemic chronology runs in 22 year cycles.
The Thelemic calendar counts eras from the Equinox of the Gods,
in 1904 e.v. (e.v.= era vulgaris - common date) (e.n.= era nobilis).
The first one, the era of the Fool ended in 1926, the year the Abbey
of Thelema was closed. Crowley died at the end of the second era,
the era of the Magus. Thelema went underground in the third era.
The O.T.O. as we know it today was started up in beginning of the
fourth era. We are entering the era of the Emperor next year.
I expect the eras probably overlap a bit... just like aspects do in
astrology, strongest in the middle, affected at either end by
going and comming aspects.
This is the 87th Thelemic year right now. The year can be written in
two different ways. My favorite method is the 'Thoth method'
IIIxxi e.n. (3X22+21=87) the III's are counted as 22 each for the
22 paths and the Holy Days, and the small letters as their regular
Roman value. Or... In regular Roman Numerals, LXXXVII.
I got the info for these notes from the TLC/N, Liber AL and Frater YV.
You will find lot's more interesting material in the back issues of
the Thelema Lodge Calendar and our Thelema library.
Modem Magick has recently succeded in installing the DBase mod
from eSoft, so only imagination can hold us back now. We also
installed another 2 meg of LIM compatable RAM!
DBase/Clipper/Foxbase programmers, please contact FidoNet Node
1:202/311 if you would like to help us build new applications.
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Modem Magick Conference Schedule
Modem Magick hosts several on-line real-time conferences a week.
Load up your favorite terminal software, set your parameters to
8/N/1 and dial (619) 447-5010.
Spring Conference schedule.........
Monday There is a Wicca discussion group in the Crystal
Cauldron Conf room....at 7:30. Sunshine is our
moderator.
Tuesday Thelemic discussion group... 2nd Aethyr Conference
room, located in the Ouroboros Sig. 7:00
Thursday Thelemic bumping in the 2nd Aethyr at 7:00
Sunday An open free for all chit-chat. No moderator,
8:00 in the Oasis.
All times are Pacific.
Anyone who would like to host a conference or has suggestions for
new conferences, is encouraged to submit ideas to FidoNet Node
1:202/311
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the next issue of the Newsletter.
Ouroboros Camp was only granted Camp status by the E.C. a very
short time ago, and already we have hosted six Minerval and
eight First degree rituals here! We have gone from 0 members
and no Camp to 6 members in less than a year! (That is not
counting 'remote' Camp members) The hard work of many hands,
and the kind guidance of a few have made it all possible.
Thank you!!!
The Temple is almost completed. I am very proud of our Camp.
Our purpose is to provide a place in this heathen outpost for
people to be Initiated and hold study groups, ritual workshops,
etc.. The BBS and Newsletter are also Camp projects.
Well, hope you find something interesting in this Newsletter,
Looks like this one is a wrap! Till next time....
