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2019-04-10T11:41:30-07:00

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I will give you a war engine

Last updated on: April 10, 2019 at 11:41 am By Brandy Williams

Ra-Hoor-Khuit speaks: “I will give you a war-engine.” It is the high holy days for Thelemites. Today we commemorate the reception of Chapter 3 of the Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley and Rose Kelly Crowley on April 10 1904. Where Nuit sings of love and Hadit whispers devotion, Ra Hoor Khuit thunders war. Crowley interpreted this literally. Horus, the crowned and conquering child, would usher in a new era through a bloody sacrifice, a Great War that would... Read more

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2019-04-07T13:19:31-07:00

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Existence is pure joy

Last updated on: April 7, 2019 at 1:19 pm By Brandy Williams

Hadit speaks: “Remember all ye that existence is pure joy.” It is the high holy days for Thelemites. Today we commemorate the reception of Chapter 2 of the Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley and Rose Kelly Crowley on April 9 1904. The play of Nuit and Hadit is a love story. It is the love story, the one in which the universe is created, played out in the loves of all the goddesses and gods. This love story... Read more

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2019-04-07T23:20:08-07:00

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Every man and every woman is a star

Last updated on: April 7, 2019 at 11:20 pm By Brandy Williams

Nuit speaks: “Every man and every woman is a star. ” It is the high holy days for Thelemites. Today we commemorate the reception of Chapter 1 of the Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley and Rose Kelly Crowley on April 8 1904. Revelation has gone out of fashion. The words of the gods are no longer self-authorizing. Since the Enlightenment elevated human reason over divine inspiration, the messages of prophets have been met with skepticism. This is in... Read more

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2019-03-20T22:12:16-07:00

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How does spiritual worth look on me?

Last updated on: March 20, 2019 at 10:12 pm By Brandy Williams

Does my body demonstrate my spiritual worth? I’ve been meditating recently on the body as a focus for spiritual practice. As a Thelemite I know that I am spirit in matter. My soul has touched down to earth in a body. Leaning into physicality, embracing my body’s needs and pleasures, offers me opportunities for illumination. Through body my soul evolves. Does this development also reflect in my body? Does the state of my body visibly display my soul’s accomplishments? Does... Read more

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2019-03-15T13:21:34-07:00

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The body as spiritual focus

Last updated on: March 15, 2019 at 1:21 pm By Brandy Williams

The body is a powerful spiritual focus. I take a stretching class at the gym on Tuesday mornings. The teacher begins by telling us “come back to the body”. This is my cue to collect my thoughts from all the places they’ve scattered: out to my house, checking on my friends, dipping into memories, scurrying ahead to the future. I settle into the strength of my back, the firmness of my support, the steady rhythm of breathing. What if I... Read more

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2019-03-02T22:08:09-07:00

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Questioning my faith

Last updated on: March 2, 2019 at 10:08 pm By Brandy Williams

As a Thelemite use the word faith differently than most people do. I don’t mean a belief that isn’t backed by science. That kind of faith doesn’t work for me because I’m a scientific illuminist. Aleister Crowley described scientific Illuminism as “the method of science, the aim of religion”. I incorporate scientific knowledge into my practice and test what I plan to do before I put my weight on it. So when I say “faith” I am using the term... Read more

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2019-02-26T11:32:09-07:00

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Connecting at Pagan Conventions

Last updated on: February 26, 2019 at 11:32 am By Brandy Williams

Going to PantheaCon this year reminded me that connecting is why I go to Pagan conventions. I skipped the last two years so I came in with a fresh perspective. I’m aware of the conflicts and negative experiences people have reported in the last several years. People fear talking about these and even fear talking about enjoying the event! I was very interested learn what is happening for myself. This year I realized how much I have come to depend... Read more

2019-02-06T11:42:40-07:00

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The Value of Diversity in Thelema

Last updated on: February 6, 2019 at 11:42 am By Brandy Williams

At Pantheacon a few years ago I ran a discussion on diversity in Thelema. We talked about race, gender, cultural appropriation, secrecy. I thought we had covered most of the bases until a guy in the back stood up and let me know I had missed something. “Brandy, I have some feedback for you,” he said. “I’m J. Gordon Melton.” I was simultaneously thrilled and alarmed – thrilled because I knew his work from the 1970s when he was writing... Read more

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2018-07-02T22:50:59-07:00

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Statement from AODA Grand Archdruid About Treatment of Asylum Seekers

Last updated on: July 2, 2018 at 10:50 pm By Brandy Williams

I choose to act from Love, in the knowing that I can only truly manifest Love if I behold each and every one of these refugees as an embodiment of the One. It is only through my actions in this matter that I can help manifest Holy Wholeness in this world. Read more

Interfaith

2019-07-07T13:33:51-07:00

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Is the Term Black Magic Racist?

Last updated on: July 7, 2019 at 1:33 pm By Brandy Williams

White light is good. Black magic is evil. We use these terms routinely in everyday language and in our magical work too. What do we mean by them? Read more

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