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07/30/2019

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USGL Diversity Panel and World Café Workshop - Part 2
Sun, August 4, 11:00am – 11:45am

The U.S.G.L. Diversity Task Force would like to present a discussion and a workshop that aligns with U.S. Grand Lodge's Diversity & Inclusivity initiatives while hosting space for earnest collaborations amongst local bodies and chapters towards these goals.

Part Two: World Cafe In this part of the session, we will break into small teams and brainstorm over what you would like to see in enhancing or integrating Diversity & Inclusion, along with identifying the barriers to these ideas and potential practical solutions that will address both. This may range from how one can locally engage communities with Thelemic concepts to methods and strategies that would benefit any body or chapter under the auspices of U.S. Grand Lodge. If time permits at the end, we will allow folks to continue collaborating and expanding on the results into fruitful action.

Panel led by Maryam Fazl

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07/29/2019

If you are planning to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (which is within easy walking distance to the Westin), we got a discount code! Just go follow the following steps:

Using the link and special promo code below, adult general admission tickets can be purchased at the discount rate of $18 (regularly $26). Offer available online only.
ü Go to http://ticketing.rockhall.com/
ü Enter promo code “Headliner18” in the upper right hand corner at checkout
ü Hit “Submit” to activate the code

07/29/2019

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USGL Diversity Panel and World Café Workshop - Part 1
Sun, August 4, 10:00am – 10:45am

The U.S.G.L. Diversity Task Force would like to present a discussion and a workshop that aligns with U.S. Grand Lodge's Diversity & Inclusivity initiatives while hosting space for earnest collaborations amongst local bodies and chapters towards these goals.

Part One: Panel and Open Discussion Introduction to several members of the task force, our backgrounds, and our individual focal points, followed by open discussion among attendees of what has or has not worked toward encouraging diversity within their Thelemic and/or O.T.O. communities.

Panel led by Maryam Fazl

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07/29/2019

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The Ancient Roots of Liber 777:
Correspondences (οἰκειώσεις) and Invocations (κλήσεις)
Sun, August 4, 11:00am – 11:45am

Crowley first published Liber 777 in 1909, collecting and expanding upon the knowledge lectures of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. However, the traditions that inform his “magician’s tables” extend back thousands of years. In Late Antiquity, Iamblichus (c. 245-325 e.v.) and Proclus (412-485 e.v.), perhaps the first two comprehensive theorists of ritual magick, proposed a system of correspondences and invocations that synthesized the inherited wealth of Egyptian, Chaldean, and Greek ritual practices that were immensely influential in the development of the Western Hermetic Tradition (Picatrix > Ficino > Trithemius > Paracelsus > Dee > Bruno > etc.). Join this historical and practical exploration of ritual materials (stones, plants, animals, etc.) and divine names as they relate to the four (or five) elements, the seven classical planets, the zodiac, the Egyptian decans, and the human body. We will examine their usefulness in ritual construction, in divination, in dream interpretation, and in deciphering obscure magical texts.

Presented by Phainolis: Phainolis is an author, musician, game designer, and PhD candidate in the history of ancient religions. He is an enthusiast of dead languages and the creator of a 500+ page isopsephy (Greek gematria) database. His current writing, research, and translation projects can be found at PracticalTheurgy.com. He lives in Bloomington, IN with his feline overlord.

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07/28/2019

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How to Break Up Without Breaking Up Your Local Body - Sun, August 4, 10:00am – 10:45am

Relationships come and go, especially when the people in it are all on that rollercoaster ride known as an initiatory path. Sometimes relationships between key members in a local body can be the ones that are ending, and that can have a dire effect on the outcome and longevity of a given local body. In this presentation, both Mike and Soror Gimel will outline steps that they took in keeping the demise of their own romantic relationship from adversely affecting the general membership of their Camp. They aren't here to discuss what might work in theory but rather offer practical solutions to a problem that could continue to plague the Order for years to come. They are living proof that it can be done, and they will share their experiences with you.

Presented by Mike Rogers and Soror Gimel: Mike has been a member for 14 years now. He took his Man of Earth degrees in Los Angeles, at LVX Lodge and later at Star Sapphire Lodge. In late 2011, he moved back to his native Texas and laid the groundwork for 718 Camp in San Antonio. He would become founding Master when the Charter was issued in October of 2013 and he served as such until Spring of 2018. As Past Master, he currently serves his local community as a priest, initiator, and events coordinator. He also is a member of the Committee of Four for Baphomet Chapter R+C. Soror Gimel originally started down the magickal paths of Golden Dawn and chaos magick. She is an old NASA geek, working research scientist, and mom in her mundane life. In 2004 she saw a Gnostic Mass at Pantheacon and was hooked. She took her Minerval in 2004 at 93 Lodge and has spent the last few years exploring the mysteries of the Mass. She is an Ordained Priestess and the current local body master of 718 Camp in San Antonio. She is also an active member of Baphomet Rose Croix Chapter.

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07/28/2019

Don't miss Lunch with Lon on Sat, August 3, 12:00pm – 1:30pm at NOTOCON in the Orchid Ballroom!!
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About Lon:
Lon Milo DuQuette
U.S. Deputy National Grand Master General
Archbishop, EGC

Initiate member since 1975 (longer than any other living member), Bro. DuQuette holds a unique position in the history and structure of Order. Since 1978 he has served as Master of Heru-ra-ha Lodge, Newport Beach (the first local lodge chartered under the auspices of Grand Lodge and the oldest continually-operating O.T.O. lodge in the world.) Author of a number of books, including "The Magick of Aleister Crowley", "Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot", and "Tarot of Ceremonial Magick". He is very happy to have been given the opportunity to speak at every one of the O.T.O. National Conferences.

07/27/2019

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Among the Gnomes and Illuminati in Salzburg
Sun, August 4, 10:00am – 10:45am

This lecture aims to introduce the rich folkloristic and pagan background of the Austrian countryside that fascinated the O.T.O. founding fathers Franz Hartmann and Carl Kellner. When Hartman wrote his book *Among the Gnomes* he was referring to some fairy tales and legends specific to the Salzburg area. But the region is not only famous for it’s love for Krampus: it used to be the place where the Bavarian Illuminati Order fled after it was banned in 1785, enriching the esoteric heritage that the early O.T.O. in Austria benefited from.

Presented by Patrizia Ebner: Patrizia is an Austrian film scholar who has studied Theatre, Film and Media Studies, history and philosophy at the University of Vienna. She is a member of the University of Applied Science-MultiMediaArt Salzburg, department of film where she teaches film and media history and works on her doctoral thesis on Carl Kellner and Occultism in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Currently, Patrizia serves as Frater Superior’s Representative in Austria and is Master of Carl Kellner Camp, Hallein, Austria.

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07/26/2019

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The Formula of ON - Sat, August 3, 3:00pm – 3:45pm

Frater Orpheus will discuss how the formula of ON relates to the Sacred Marriage via a threefold process. Unfolding how ON applies to the Great Work, to Knowledge and Conversation, and the union between Priest and Priestess.

Presented by Frater Orpheus: Frater Orpheus first attended mass at Thelema Lodge in 1993 where he would later be initiated in March of 95. Orpheus is a member of Alpha Chapter, a chartered initiator, past Master of 418 Lodge, an ordained Priest of the E.G.C. and has sat on the committee of four. He has publicly stated that his only desire in life is to make the world a little better and is maybe best known for winning first letter at Brunswick in 04.

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07/23/2019

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Creating an Intentional Culture

Organizational Culture is the character and personality of a group, the things that make an organization unique, and is the sum of its values, traditions, beliefs, interactions, behaviors, and attitudes as manifested in behaviors. USGL, and the works of Crowley, set a foundation for our culture in the form of foundational documents, Mission/Vision Statements and strategic plans, but relying solely on these monuments to dictate what O.T.O. culture is will inevitably fall short. Culture equals the sum-total of “who we are” created by “what we do.” It manifests in actions, from the obvious to the subtle. Join me in a workshop designed to examine the structures of organizational culture, and to work through a process of becoming intentional with those structures, and managing the changes required to succeed at creating an intentional O.T.O. culture.

Presented by Melissa Holm: Melissa is U.S.G.L. Strategic Planning Secretary and member of Horizon Lodge and Anahata Chapter R+C in Seattle, WA. Having recently embarked on a career in Lean Management/Continuous Performance Improvement, she has discovered the joy of teaching magick to managers, and now is bringing the craft of leadership to magicians. In her “spare time” she can be found conspiring with husband Jon Sewell on musical and magical projects like their ongoing obsession with Crowley’s Rites of Eleusis.

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07/23/2019

Call to all Thelemic Artists out there! We've extended the Art Registration Deadline to July 31st. Show a piece of your artwork at NOTOCON!

EDIT: We are accepting TWO pieces per artist!

Register here: https://forms.gle/Ry2MToMTDmJRGPEFA

07/21/2019

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Courage is the Beginning of Service
Sat, August 3, 3:00pm – 3:45pm

O.T.O. is a more progressive reflection of the modern world, generally ahead of the culture in which we are immersed socially. That said, those old aeonic fetters still cling to our ankles.

In this presentation, we will discuss how we who serve right now can inspire and mentor our sisters to success, how we can advocate for the quieter minority, how those called to service can find the courage within to seize the opportunity when it appears, and how they can create their own paths by overcoming their fears and insecurities through self-reliance, hard work, and perseverance, even in the face of negligence, negativity, or outright opposition.

Presented by Hattie Quinn: Soror Hattie serves as a member of the U.S.G.L. Diversity Task Force and the Committee for the Advancement of Thelemic Families, as a speaker at Kaaba Colloquium, and as President of the U.S.G.L. Electoral College. Leadership and self-development are two of her passions. The rest of her passions are based in the Wildwood of Texas, where she resides in a menagerie with her husband, Frater Satyr, and their son, . She also idolizes Benjamin Franklin.

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