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

Having survived the holiday season we at Bubastis Oasis would like to invite you to some of the events we will be having in the month of January, 2012 e.v.

January 3, 2012 e.v., 7 PM – Bubastis Yoga with Frater H0110W‎. What better way to work of the holiday bulk by starting or reinforcing a regimen of the sacred science of Yoga. Join Frater H0110W as we hit the mats and work to steady our practice. Come with comfortable clothing and your own yoga mat. Donation requested.

The regular application of Yoga as well as the discussion of its teachings is central to the work of OTO. As stated in the Order’s Manifesto (Liber LII): “The aims of the O.T.O. can only be understood fully by its highest initiates; but it may be said openly that it teaches Hermetic Science or Occult Knowledge, the Pure and Holy Magick of Light, the Secrets of Mystic attainment, Yoga of all forms, Gnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakta Yoga and Hatha Yoga, and all other branches of the secret Wisdom of the Ancients.”

January 10, 2012 e.v. , 7 PM – Dancing with the Six: A Discussion on the Hexagram Rituals with Frater Nur-i-Siyah. Following the success of the previous pentagram class, Frater Nur-i-Siyah provides an engaging discussion of the history, theory and practice of the hexagram rituals found in Thelemic and modern Hermetic magical practices. Handouts will be provided and recording is allowed. Free for Members, $10 for Non-members.

January 12, 2012 e.v., 7 PM – Evening at the Oasis with Frater Kel‎. Join us at our monthly Oasis open house where members of the Oasis extend their hospitality to each other and non-initiates. Movies, games, music, refreshments and camaraderie. Donation requested.

January 23, 2012 e.v. , 7 PM – The PRACTICE of Magick in Theory and Practice with Frater Azael. “Magick in Theory and Practice” was written originally in 1929 by the notorious British Arch-Mage, Aleister Crowley, and stands as one of the most comprehensive and insightful examinations of the science and art of Magick.

Bubastis Oasis will be presenting a group discussion where we will go through the entire text. During this first class we will cover:

• Chapter 1- The Principles of Ritual,
• Chapter 2 – The formula of the Elemental Weapons,
• Chapter 5 – The Formula of IAO
• Chapter 8 – Of Equilibrium: and of the General and Particular Method of Preparation of the Furniture of the Temple and the Instruments of Art.

This is workshop is open to non-initiates and is open to the public. Free for Members, $5 for Non-members

January 25, 2012 e.v., 7 PM – Thelemic Social Night: One of our more popular events. Come out and meet the Brethren! Our monthly outing for food and drink is open to everybody. This month we will be at Oddfellows Cafe, located at 316 W 7th Street, Dallas, TX 75208.

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January Masses:

Written in Moscow in 1913, the Gnostic Mass stands as one of the most beautiful and central rituals of the O.T.O. As the only truly public ritual of the Order, it gives an opportunity for all, intiate and non-initate alike, to experience the Thelemic approach to the Mysteries.

January Dates for the Celebration of the EGC’s Gnostic Mass:

• January 15, 2012 e.v.
• January 29, 2012 e.v.

All Masses listed above will begin at 6 PM. If you wish to celebrate the Mass with us, please make sure to be at the Oasis Temple by 5:30 PM.

These ceremonies are open to the public and are participatory. So if you’ve never attended a Gnostic Mass, would like to, but are uncertain as to what might be expected of you, drop us a line so we can fill you in on the details.

Also, if you are not already a member I encourage interested parties to join our Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bubastis in order to keep up with any changes made to our event calendar or to just discuss your interests.

Finally, if you have any questions concerning any of the above events feel free to e-mail either me or the Oasis Secretary at the address given in the “Contact” section of this site.

Nu is our refuge as Hadit our light; and Ra-Hoor-Khuit is the strength, force, vigour, of our arms.

Love is the law, love under will.

Frater Nur-i-Siyah, Master,

Bubastis Oasis, OTO-USGL

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

In this entertaining presentation, Dr. Shoemaker will show how the Trumps of the Thoth Tarot illustrate the various tasks, challenges and transformative processes awaiting the aspirant on the path toward awakened spiritual consciousness, known in Thelemic tradition as the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

Date: 12/6/2011, 7-9 PM

Bubastis Oasis, OTO-USGL, is located at 2510 Electronic Ln., Ste. 912, Dallas, TX

Admission cost: $10

About the Lecturer:

Dr. David Shoemaker is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in Jungian and transpersonal psychotherapy. David is the Chancellor of the College of Thelema of Northern California, and the Prolocutor of its initiatory Order, the Temple of the Silver Star. He has been a member of O.T.O. and an initiate of A.’.A.’. since 1993.

He is Past Master of 418 Lodge, O.T.O. in Sacramento, having succeeded Soror Meral (Phyllis Seckler), his friend and teacher. He also serves as the Most Wise Sovereign of Alpha Chapter, and he has a seat on the U.S. Grand Lodge Grand Tribunal. David is the founding President of the O.T.O. Psychology Guild, and a frequent speaker at NOTOCON. He is also member of the U.S.G.L. Initiation Training, E.G.C. Clergy Training, and Planning committees, and he serves as an Advanced Initiator Trainer.

As an ordained Priest of EGC, David led the team that developed the Pastoral Counseling Workshops, and he enjoys bringing the workshops to O.T.O. members around the U.S..

David is a co-editor of the journals Neshamah (Psychology Guild) and Cheth (418 Lodge). In addition to his essays in these publications, his writings have been published in the journals Mezlim and Black Pearl, and his chapter on Kabbalistic Psychology was included in the Instructor’s Manual of Fadiman and Frager’s Personality and Personal Growth, an undergraduate psychology textbook. He was the compiler of the COTNC publication, Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920-1923, and a co-editor of the COTNC/Teitan Press publication, Phyllis Seckler (Soror Meral): The Thoth Tarot, Astrology, & Other Selected Writings. His instructional “Living Thelema” segments are heard monthly on the Speech in the Silence podcast.

In addition to his work in magick and psychology, David is a composer and musician. He lives in Sacramento with his wife, Sister Anna Tsu, and his son. David can be reached through his website at livingthelema.com.

***Please email bodymaster@bubastis-oto.org for registration, and further information.***

Love is the law, love under will.

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

The Day of Cheth, the Day of the Chariot

Hebrew Letter: Cheth
Numerical Value as Letter: 8
Numerical Value as Word: 418 (Cheth+Yod+Tav)
Meaning: Barrier or fence

Thoth Card: The Chariot (Atu VII)
Alternate Title: The Child of the Powers of Water, The Lord of the Triumph of Light.

Image:

Correspondences:

Tree of Life Path Association: Key 18 – Geburah to Binah (from Sephira 5-3)
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Element: Water
Egyptian Godforms: Khephra, Hormakhu
Geomantic Figure: Populus and Via
Gemstones: Amber, Emerald, Sapphire, Chacedony
Perfumes: Camphor, Onycha
Plants: Hazel, Comfrey, Lotus, Mangrove
Animals: Crab, Turtle, Crablouse, Snake

Colors:

King Scale – Amber
Queen Scale – Maroon
Prince Scale – Rich bright russet
Princess Scale – Dark greenish brown

The Secret Instruction of the Master:

The issue of the Vulture, Two-in-One, conveyed; this is the chariot of Power.
T R I N C : The last oracle!

Mnemonic:

Behold, the Chariot! Through the water floods
The Sangraal, life and rapture, Wine’s and Blood’s!

Recommended Text for Meditation:Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni Sub Figura CLVI

Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni

A.˙.A.˙.
Publication in Class A.
Imprimatur:
N. Fra A.˙. A.˙.

1. This is the secret of the Holy Graal, that is the sacred vessel of our Lady the Scarlet Woman, Babalon the Mother of Abominations, the bride of Chaos, that rideth upon our Lord the Beast.

2. Thou shalt drain out thy blood that is thy life into the golden cup of her fornication.

3. Thou shalt mingle thy life with the universal life. Thou shalt keep not back one drop.

4. Then shall thy brain be dumb, and thy heart beat no more, and all thy life shall go from thee; and thou shalt be cast out upon the midden, and the birds of the air shall feast upon thy flesh, and thy bones shall whiten in the sun.

5. Then shall the winds gather themselves together, and bear thee up as it were a little heap of dust in a sheet that hath four corners, and they shall give it unto the guardians of the abyss.

6. And because there is no life therein, the guardians of the abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. And the angels shall lay thy dust in the City of the Pyramids, and the name thereof shall be no more. {25}

7. Now therefore that thou mayest achieve this ritual of the Holy Graal, do thou divest thyself of all thy goods.

8. Thou hast wealth; give it unto them that have need thereof, yet no desire toward it.

9. Thou hast health; slay thyself in the fervour of thine abandonment unto Our Lady. Let thy flesh hang loose upon thy bones, and thine eyes glare with thy quenchless lust unto the Infinite, with thy passion for the Unknown, for Her that is beyond Knowledge the accursed one.

10. Thou hast love; tear thy mother from thine heart, and spit in the face of thy father. Let thy foot trample the belly of thy wife, and let the babe at her breast be the prey of dogs and vultures.

11. For if thou dost not this with thy will, then shall We do this despite thy will. So that thou attain to the Sacrament of the Graal in the Chapel of Abominations.

12. And behold! if by stealth thou keep unto thyself one thought of thine, then shalt thou be cast out into the abyss for ever; and thou shalt be the lonely one, the eater of dung, the afflicted in the Day of Be-with-Us.

13. Yea! verily this is the Truth, this is the Truth, this is the Truth. Unto thee shall be granted joy and health and wealth and wisdom when thou art no longer thou.

14. Then shall every gain be a new sacrament, and it shall not defile thee; thou shalt revel with the wanton in the market-place, and the virgins shall fling roses upon thee, and the merchants bend their knees and bring thee gold and spices. Also young boys shall pour wonderful wines for thee, and the singers and the dancers shall sing and dance for thee. {26}

15. Yet shalt thou not be therein, for thou shalt be forgotten, dust lost in dust.

16. Nor shall the aeon itself avail thee in this; for from the dust shall a white ash be prepared by Hermes the Invisible.

17. And this is the wrath of God, that these things should be thus.

18. And this is the grace of God, that these things should be thus.

19. Wherefore I charge you that ye come unto me in the Beginning; for if ye take but one step in this Path, ye must arrive inevitably at the end thereof.

20. This Path is beyond Life and Death; it is also beyond Love; but that ye know not, for ye know not Love.

21. And the end thereof is known not even unto Our Lady or to the Beast whereon She rideth; nor unto the Virgin her daughter nor unto Chaos her lawful Lord; but unto the Crowned Child is it known? It is not known if it be known.

22. Therefore unto Hadit and unto Nuit be the glory in the End and the Beginning; yea, in the End and the Beginning.

Love is the law, love under will.

From the Master of the Oasis:

Care Fratres Sororesque,

The next few months will be very busy for our Oasis and we would like to make sure that you know about some of the events that we will either be doing or attending that relate to Thelema.

• August 12, 2010 e.v. – The Feast of the First Night of the Prophet and His Bride: Always an Oasis favorite, we will be celebrating what is ostensibly the Thelemic version of Valentine’s Day at a local eatery.
• September 11, 2010 e.v. – North Texas Pagan Pride Day at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff at 3839 West Kiest Boulevard, Dallas, TX from 12 – 10 PM – ‎. Bubastis Oasis will have a booth there with informational materials and all manner of goodies for sale. I will also be giving a lecture on the “Gods of Thelema” at 2 PM. More information is available at the NtxPPD site: http://dfwppd.org/. Come by and say, “93!”
• September 19, 2010 e.v., 6:00 PM – Autumnal Equinox Celebration – One of the “rituals of the elements” (in this case for Air) mentioned in the Book of the Law (AL II:36). The event will be held at Bubastis Oasis and will consist of a group rite and attendant feast.
• October 9/10, 2010 e.v. – Pastoral Counseling Workshop – Bubastis Oasis is proud to host this USGL program on behalf of the Psychology Guild of OTO and for the benefit of the region’s EGC Clergy. More information on the weekend including cost, prerequisites and registration can be found on this site.
• October 12, 2010 e.v. – The Feast of Life for Saint Sir Aleister Crowley – Popularly called “Crowleymas” this will be a Thelemic Social Night event where local initiates and non-members mingle, feast, tipple and chat. Keep an eye on our calendar for location details.
• November 13/14, 2010 e.v. – TOTOCON – Scarlet Woman Lodge in Austin presents this their third annual Texas OTO Conference in our state’s capital. I will be representing Bubastis Oasis by presenting a discussion on the principles of Thelemic feasting. More information can be found on their site: http://www.scarletwoman.org/totocon3.html
• Other items of interest which you may wish to attend are our regular public celebrations of the Gnostic Mass on the following dates: August 22, September 12 & 26, and October 24. We also have a practical yoga study group that meets at our Temple on the first Wednesdays of the month and degree specific study groups that meet regularly.

Also, if you are not already a member I encourage interested parties to join our Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bubastis in order to keep up with any changes made to our event calendar or to just discuss your interests.

Finally, if you have any questions concerning any of the above events feel free to e-mail either me or the Oasis Secretary at secretary@bubastis-oto.org

Nu is our refuge as Hadit our light; and Ra-Hoor-Khuit is the strength, force, vigour, of our arms.

Frater Nur-i-Siyah

Master, Bubastis Oasis

OTO-USGL

Certain forms or styles of address are used in formal correspondence with members of the various degrees of O.T.O. These should be employed when you are (1) writing to someone whose degree is known to you, or (2) writing to an officer whose office is associated with a particular degree, whether you know the officer’s actual degree or not. For instance, if writing to the President of the Electoral College, you would use the form of address for a Senator; if writing to a member of the Grand Tribunal, you would use the form of address for a G.I.C. When in doubt, keep it simple: Dear Brother (Sister).

The official forms of address for formal correspondence are given below:

0°-III°

• (Men): Dear Sir and Brother
• (Women): Dear Madam and Sister.

IV° Excellent Companion.

K.E.W.

• (Men): Instructed Brother.
• (Women): Instructed Sister.

V°

• (Men): Very Excellent and Perfect Prince.
• (Women): Very Excellent and Perfect Princess.

Senate

• (Men): Very Excellent and Perfect Prince, and Reverend Senior
• (Women): Very Excellent and Perfect Princess, and Noble Dame of the Red Eagle.

VI°

• (Men): Illustrious Sir Knight
• (Women): Illustrious Dame Companion of the Holy Grail.

G.I.C.

• (Men): Illustrious and Just Sir Knight
• (Women): Illustrious and Just Dame Knight.

P.R.S.

• (Men): Illustrious, Just, and Enlightened Sir Knight
• (Women): Illustrious, Just, and Enlightened Dame Knight.

VII°

• (Men): Very Illustrious Sir Knight.
• (Women): Very Illustrious Dame Knight.

S.G.C. As VII°, adding “and Most Wise and Excellent Councilor of His Most Sacred Majesty.”

VIII° Perfectly Illuminated and Very Illustrious Brother (Sister).

IX° Thrice Holy, Thrice Illuminated and Thrice Illustrious1 Brother (Sister).

X° Most Holy, Most Illuminated and Most Worshipful Father (Mother). Other members of X° write “Brother” or “Sister” for “Father” or “Mother.” The National Grand Master General is not approachable as such by any person who has not reached the VI°, except by special permission.

Frater Superior (O.H.O.) Most Holy and Most Beloved Father (Mother) in the Lord.

For those addresses in which fraternity is not mentioned, the writer may add “and dear Brother (Sister)” or “and very dear Brother (Sister)” as his or her feelings dictate.

The closing (before your signature) should be as follows: Within the V° to X° sign “In the Bonds of the Order,” with such additional expressions of duty as may be suited to the degree of the writer. For K.E.W. and all lower degrees, use “Yours Fraternally.” Additionally, the signature of members of the Supreme Grand Council and higher degrees is prefixed by the triple cross crosslet, or “elevenfold cross” (female members of these degrees may use the triple cross with curved crosslets). The signature of members of the VII° is prefixed by the triple cross without crosslets. The Grail Name of members of the VI° is prefixed by the Cross Paltée. Members of the V° sign with the consonants of the name only.

No form of address, no signature, and no closing should be used within the C.P.I.; within this degree, the writer of the letter should be indicated, if doubt exists, by some allusion in the text.

A superscription should be prefixed to the letter in the following terms:

• For X°: “A Petition to His Most Sacred Majesty the Supreme and Holy King ruling in the United States of America (or name of other country) that is in the Sanctuary of the Gnosis.” In the case of a Viceroy,3 the superscription should be “To His Excellency (name of addressee) Viceroy of (Country) that is in the Sanctuary of the Gnosis.”
• For a member of the IX°: “To the Thrice Holy, Thrice Illuminated and Thrice Illustrious (name) IX°.”
• For a member of the VIII°: “To the Perfectly Illuminated and Very Illustrious (name) VIII°.”
• For a member of the VII°: “To the Very Illustrious Sir Knight (name) VII°.” And so on for the lesser degrees.

It is not strictly necessary for any member below the X° to assume a Magical Title; however, many members prefer to use magical names or mottoes in lieu of their civil names. To avoid confusion, the civil name should always be included in any correspondence addressed to International Headquarters. The Latin “Frater / Soror” is an acceptable alternative to the English “Brother / Sister” when magical names or mottoes are used.

The Latin salutions corresponding to “Dear Brother”, “Dear Sister”, etc. are as follows:

• Care Frater, Cara Soror
• Cari Fratres, Carae Sorores
• Cari Fratres et Sorores (Carae Sorores et Fratres) or
• Cari Fratres Sororesque (Carae Sorores Fratresque)

1: May be abbreviated to T.H.T.I.T.I.

2: The form of address for the XI°, if indeed one exists, is here omitted because of what is said in Liber CXCIV about the Eleventh Degree; since the XI° are only known as such to each other, the X° and the O.H.O., there is no reason for a form of address for this degree to be generally known.

3: The office of “X° Viceroy” seems to have been an invention of Crowley’s while he was X° under Reuss, as a means of putting C.S. Jones, James Windram and Frank Bennett under his authority in O.T.O. while still heads of their respective national sections; in correspondence with Crowley Reuss denied that any such O.T.O. office existed; there is no mention of it in the 1917 constitution or Liber CXCIV.