College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

Thanks for your answer! You know, this is exactly the answer I need! 😄

While I have never performed Reguli, part of it seems to be generally about orientation and the adaptation of consciousness in regards to that. Such as momentarily breaking you from naturally orientating your vision based on the fact that you are walking on the Earth. A more 'in space (or the void)' perspective, you might say.

Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield is a good book.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Hathor Pronaos of Temple of Thelema ( <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thelema.org">www.thelema.org</a><!-- w --> ) is proud to present: INITIATION AND THE PATH OF THE MAGICIAN on Saturday, August 25th from 6pm to 9pm at the World's Biggest Bookstore in Toronto, ON.
This is a FREE event. Guests welcome.

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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Hathor Pronaos of Temple of Thelema ( <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thelema.org">www.thelema.org</a><!-- w --> ) is proud to present: INITIATION AND THE PATH OF THE MAGICIAN on Saturday, August 25th from 6pm to 9pm at the World's Biggest Bookstore in Toronto, ON.

The Chiefs of Aiwass Temple in New York City will be presenting a 3-hour workshop on Love, Power, and Wisdom as it relates to the stages of Initiation in the Aeon of Horus.

Thelema is a philosophy of Magick that involves direct experience with the energies and forces that exist freely in nature, which are available to aid us in the fulfillment of the True Will. Although often referred to as "supernatural" or "occult", the truth is that these powers are inherent in the very core of our being and gradually revealed to us through the process of Initiation.

As Aleister Crowley wrote in Liber Causae Cap. I, v. 51: “In all systems of religion is to be found a system of Initiation, which may be defined as the process by which a man comes to learn that unknown Crown. Though none can communicate either the knowledge or the power to achieve this, which we may call the Great Work, it is yet possible for initiates to guide others. Every man must overcome his own obstacles, expose his own illusions. Yet others may assist him to do both, and they may enable him altogether to avoid many of the false paths, leading no whither, which tempt the weary feet of the uninitiated pilgrim. They can further insure that he is duly tried and tested... Now the Great Work is one, and the Initiation is one, and the Reward is one, however diverse are the symbols wherein the Unutterable is clothed.”

This unfolding of the True Self, which is the ultimate fulfillment of the deepest heartfelt need of every awakening individual, is the Next Step which we face as humans living in the modern age. There have existed, throughout all known periods of history, mystery schools that have served humanity by preserving and teaching these methods of self awareness. The College of Thelema was founded in the early 1970's in service to the A.'.A.'.—Crowley's primary system of mystical and magical attainment—and extended through the Temple of Thelema which further prepares the individual through initiation and regular group work in several locations throughout North America.

Please join us as we explore this topic through discussion, meditation, and ritual demonstration.

This is a FREE event. Guests welcome.

Discussion here:
heruraha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10023

Toronto events:
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Love is the law, love under will.

I do not think my dating system is overly complicated. I have Solfire astrology software, so looking up the moon's exact degrees is no sweat - and I verify using a free planetarium type program called Stellarium that the stars are actually where I'd expect them to be. If I am doing a specific planetary operation, I also note exactly what degree the various planets involved are in. And like Swamiji wrote, the planetary words in my following example would actually use the correct corresponding glyph - not the words.

Month/Day/Year e.v. time-stamp
sol in sign degree, luna in sign degree
other possible planetary influences by sign degree
brief weather report
Entry.

Yes - all the other information I could look up (the planets) in later reading - but since I have the opportunity to note it at present, and it will make rereading the journal easier to have it available, why not do it?

@TyDP11 said

"What exactly is the TOT Pronaos? I'll have to look into that, thanks a bunch for the input 😄 It's much appreciated"

helema.org/temple_of_thelema/pronaoi.html

Which reminds me, I have to update that page. (Going to do so now.)