College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

@Jim Eshelman said

"That's where it's going to come back and bite you in the {@$$}.) If someone has been admitted into what they truly regard as an authentic link, I judge that we are not entitled to have formal connection to them. You could lie to me and say, "Oh, I now don't think they were real," and you might fool me into thinking that's the case, but you're stabbing yourself in the back if you try that. One shot at the Real Thing per incarnation: That's the rule."

That makes perfect sense to me. One can only assume that someone would only go as far as the Probationer Oath if they really did believe they were getting into the real deal. If they didn't think so but signed the oath anyway, well then, that raises a whole bunch of other red flags!

For interest's sake, what is the origin or the reason for the one chance per incarnation rule?

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I've been wondering about the following:

I know that A.'.A.'. membership is a "once-off" affair, i.e. if you leave any time after taking the Probationer oath, that's it, you can't be re-admitted.

But this does not, I assume, apply to the Student stage? And I assume this means a student can leave and later return if re-admitted to the same or another lineage? It does seem like a good period to check out whether a specific lineage is a good "fit".

I've also been wondering how this would all apply to the lineages that don't recognise each other - if someone were to leave one lineage after taking the Probationer oath, would the above rule apply if same person were to try and join another linage, or would the previous oath be considered null and void?

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