Sib. Ayin will lead an O.T.O. Degree Discussion Group on the Minerval Degree, closed to initiates of this Degree or higher. Discussion will include a review of recommended study materials, symbolic analysis, Q&A, and practice upon request.
3:00pm
Please arrive no earlier than 2:30pm and no later than 2:55pm.
Please RSVP to attend by emailing: secretary@williamblakeoto.org
Reiki Master/Instructor Richard A. Davis will lead a Reiki Share and give free Reiki Level 1 (Shoden 初伝 – “First Teaching”) Attunements (Reiju 霊授) to attendees. Anyone is welcome to come and receive a Reiki treatment, or practice giving Reiki to those who would like to receive it.
Richard began studying Reiki in Florida in 2007, studied under and received attunements from Reiki Masters in Tokyo and Kyoto from 2008-2010, has visited several sacred sites of Reiki, Shinto, and Shingon Buddhism such as Mt. Kurama, Mt. Fuji, and Mt. Koya, and has taught and attuned hundreds of students to Reiki since 2010 in Tokyo, Texas, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and DC. We will also study Reiki’s compatibility with such practices as Yoga, Asana, and Pranayama as they relate to one’s spiritual development. Our group’s study of Reiki will examine the influences of Mount Kurama, Esoteric Buddhism, and Japanese language and culture on the Reiki system, in addition to teaching techniques from both the Eastern and Western lineages that have been the most effective for Reiki treatments.
Whether you are a beginner or already attuned to the Master/Teaching level of Reiki, all paths and all practitioners are welcome to join our Baltimore Reiki Share and learn more about the Japanese view of Reiki, the cultural influences on the Sacred Symbols, and how these concepts are understood in the Japanese language. Attendees will also examine the connections Reiki has to the mythos and deities of Mount Kurama, and come to appreciate the full meaning of the Reiki Principles written by Usui Mikao through an in-depth study of their Japanese/English translation. Our primary aim is to cultivate a holistic sense of understanding that can be passed on and shared with all practitioners of Reiki.
Facilitator: Richard A. Davis
Reiki Share will begin at 5:00pm.
Please arrive no earlier than 4:30pm and no later than 4:55pm.
Suggested Donation: $10 (No donation necessary to attend.)
Andrew and Justin from Spooky Action At A Distance discuss not just the use of music in ritual as a means of sensorial control, but also the creation of music AS ritual. We’ll be discussing and demonstrating the use of timbre, rhythm, and tone in assisting in manipulating the senses, how creating and manipulating music electronically can be a meditative exercise, and an examination of the attributions of musical notes with the paths on the Tree of Life.
After the lecture, Cleveland electronic band Spooky Action At A Distance will be bringing their act to William Blake Lodge for an evening of music and ritual! Using synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, and samplers, members Andrew Lent and Justin Smith weave live, spontaneous soundtracks around narrator George Sulea’s words, from dark cyberpunk tales to poetic prose. Bring a beverage and/or snack to share, and get ready for a great party!
Please arrive no earlier than 6:30pm and no later than 6:55pm.
$20 admission; $5 for dues-current WBL members
A world authority on Gnostic spirituality, Tobias Churton is Britain’s leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism. Holding a Masters degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, he was appointed Honorary Fellow and Faculty Lecturer in Western Esotericism at Exeter University in 2005. Tobias is also a filmmaker, poet, composer, and the author of many books, including The Gnostics, The Golden Builders, Occult Paris, The Babylon Gene and acclaimed biographies of William Blake, Aleister Crowley, Elias Ashmole and G.I. Gurdjieff.
While all of his books are of relevance to Thelemites, we’ve asked him to speak in particular about Aleister Crowley in America: Art, Espionage, and Sex Magick in the New World. Join William Blake Lodge in a conversation with Tobias Churton through the magick of the internet! We’ll be able to communicate back and forth, so please show up with plenty of questions!
1:00pm
Please arrive no earlier than 12:30pm and no later than 12:50pm
$20 admission; $10 for dues-current WBL members
This year we celebrate the 115th anniversary of the writing of the Book of the Law, received by Aleister Crowley April 8-10, 1904. With his wife Rose as the medium for what would become known as the Cairo Working, Crowley transcribed communications by the entity known as Aiwass on hotel stationery.
Join Golden Thread Camp’s community reading of the Book of the Law each day of the Three Days (April 8th, 9th & 10th) at 12pm EDT. We will be reading a chapter a day!
All are welcome to participate in reading and just listening. Please try to be online by 11:55am so we can start promptly at noon.
Skype Technical:
To join in, we ask that you make us your contact on Skype by searching our ID which is pittsburgh.thelema. Once you do this we will confirm you as a contact. Please do this in advance to the start time of your first call-in. A little before 12PM EST, call in (with just audio, no video) and we will add you into the group call.
Join Black Sun Lodge, Golden Thread Camp, Sapphire Current Camp and Anabasis Camp for the Holy Season Discussion Group at 8pm EDT.
April 8 GIMEL, The Priestess: Liber CCXX & Liber 31, Cap. I (Nuit)
April 9 BETH, The Magus: Liber CCXX & Liber 31, Cap. II (Hadit)
April 10 ALEPH, The Fool: Liber CCXX & Liber 31, Cap. III (Heru-Ra-Ha)
Skype Information: To join we first ask that you make us your contact on Skype by searching for our Skype Channel name which is ‘Holy Season Discussion Group’. Once you request this we will accept you as a contact. At the start time of the Skype talks, call in to our Channel (with just audio, no video) and we will add you into the group call. Please make sure your Skype is updated before participating.
We hope to hear from you during this joyous time!
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11:00am
In preparation for the upcoming celebration of our new Minerval candidates, all those currently Minerval and above are invited to help give the kitchen a deep cleaning and inventory all the items in the kitchen. If there are many hands this shouldn’t take too long.
Activities include:
Followed by:
What will be provided:
We are only tackling the kitchen. We will tackle the fridges, rooms, and other spaces one by one on future dates.
This event is free. If you are so inclined, your contribution of beverages to share – especially soft drinks – is always welcome!
Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to RSVP and confirm attendance for tour.
Join William Blake Lodge for a tour of the Goddard Space Flight Center organized by Soror Hypathia.
Please arrive no earlier than 9:30am and no later than 9:55am. Tour starts promptly at 10:00am
“The Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory. Activities, exhibits and events at the Goddard Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provide inspiring and captivating educational experiences for all ages.
The visitor center demonstrates Goddard’s innovative and exciting work in Earth science, astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, engineering, communications and technology development.
Only 30 minutes from Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; and Annapolis, Maryland, the visitor center gives you the opportunity to explore the universe in your own backyard.”
Visits and tours are free of charge.
Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771
Born Harris Glenn Milstead 19 October 1945, Divine was an American actor, singer, and drag queen who often appeared in the films of John Waters. People magazine called Divine “The Drag Queen of the Century.” Join us as we visit the resting place of a Baltimore icon!
We’ll probably go for cocktails or a John Waters movie or something after paying our respects.
Location: Prospect Hill Park Cemetery, Towson, Maryland. Divine’s grave is located on the lower level of the cemetery, not far from a parking lot.
