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2014-12-25T12:54:32-07:00

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Thelema and Witchcraft: was Gerald Gardner head of the O.T.O.?

Last updated on: December 25, 2014 at 12:54 pm By Brandy Williams

Many Witches are unaware how deeply involved Gerald Gardner was with Ordo Templi Orientis. How Gardner came to think of himself of head of the O.T.O. in Europe, however briefly, shines a light on Gardner’s wide contacts in the esoteric communities, the last days of Aleister Crowley’s life, and the chaos caused by the Second World War. Read more

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Witchcraft

2020-05-14T13:12:44-07:00

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Five False Rumors About Aleister Crowley

Last updated on: May 14, 2020 at 1:12 pm By Brandy Williams

There are legitimate critiques that can be leveled against his life and work - these are not among them! Read more

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Crowley

2014-06-20T18:15:34-07:00

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The Divine Sun

Last updated on: June 20, 2014 at 6:15 pm By Brandy Williams

I looked up at the sun, and it struck me with a blaze of light. There! I said to myself. There is a universal principle worth worshiping! Read more

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sun

2014-06-17T15:37:00-07:00

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Summer solstice: the sun in Thelemic ritual

Last updated on: June 17, 2014 at 3:37 pm By Brandy Williams

The sun is important to Thelemites. Here are some ways in which the sun plays a part in Thelemic rituals. Read more

Thelema

sun

2014-06-14T10:40:27-07:00

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The Stele of Revealing, Part 2 – What does this have to do with reincarnation?

Last updated on: June 14, 2014 at 10:40 am By Brandy Williams

When Crowley saw this object he did not immediately recollect an image of a past life. Read more

Thelema

Stele of Revealing

2014-12-25T12:56:01-07:00

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The Stele of Revealing, Part I – A Funerary Stele

Last updated on: December 25, 2014 at 12:56 pm By Brandy Williams

What would you feel if you came face to face with a monument commorating your death 2500 years ago? This is what happened to Aleister Crowley. He and his wife Rose conducted magical operations during their honeymoon in Cairo in 1904, and in the course of those operations Rose led Aleister to a funerary stele in the museum in Tahrir Square. Read more

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Stele of Revealing

2014-06-09T15:34:19-07:00

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Vlogs by New Thelemites

Last updated on: June 9, 2014 at 3:34 pm By Brandy Williams

These two vloggers are not only making videos for beginners, they are beginners themselves. Read more

Thelema

2014-06-05T22:53:18-07:00

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Priestess in a savage country

Last updated on: June 5, 2014 at 10:53 pm By Brandy Williams

In a dangerous world, imagine what it takes for a priestess to take her clothes off in public! How dangerous is that? Yet that's exactly what priestesses do in the Gnostic Mass. Read more

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Women

2014-12-25T12:57:18-07:00

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Making Magical Community Safe for Women

Last updated on: December 25, 2014 at 12:57 pm By Brandy Williams

The world is not safe for women. Women in the magical communities are not immune from this. Read more

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Women

2014-12-25T12:57:48-07:00

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Is Thelema Pagan?

Last updated on: December 25, 2014 at 12:57 pm By Brandy Williams

This blog is one among many on the Patheos Pagan channel. I know many of the bloggers here. I have been active in various Pagan communities, Northwest and national, throughout my adult life. Because I am at personally home on the channel though doesn't mean that Thelema should be filed under "Pagan". Read more

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