If anyone has any information where I might find the history of ancient or
medieval Germany’s mythical/magickal heritage, could you please enlighten
me? It seems most inquiries lead to modern history and speculation of
Hitler’s "practices". Any information of older myths/legends would be
especially helpful.  - Ten Thumbs

[ Article crossposted from soc.religion.christian ]
[ Author was Christopher Ward ]
[ Posted on 10 Nov 1994 01:34:24 -0500 ]

        Announcing Fiat L.V.X. – A Discussion Group for Magical Christians

Purpose:

    "Fiat L.V.X." is Latin for "Let there be Light".  L.V.X. (Lux) refers
    to the Light of God resident in all things, the Spirit of the Divine
    as well as a number of esoteric meanings.

    This listserv exists for the purpose of discussion and networking
    among Christians who have an interest in the Western Esoteric
    Tradition, which may include that which is also known as mysticism,
    "magic(k)" and "the occult".

    Beginners as well as initiates are welcome, flames/preaching are not.

To Subscribe: send email to lists…@cp.tybrin.com  with the line:

        subscribe fiatlvx <email address> <real name>

    For help send the word "help" to the listserv above or contact one
    of the moderators below.

Contact:
        Phel…@delphi.com   Lainie Petersen
        wi…@wv.WV.com      Anna Crabtree
        cw…@Think.Com      Christopher Ward

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law

Does anyone have any *real* history of the LBRP before the Golden Dawn?  
I’d love to see it.

Thanks.

Love is the law, love under will

Fra. Doubt-Goat
—
                The Horn of the Doubt-Goat Be Exalted
                       "TrustNo1" – The X-Files

I was just wondering how many, and which universities have occult/magic
studies programs…Anybody know?

B.B.

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

Is anyone familiar with someone who has done a gematrial study of
"Restriction"?  Given that Liber AL 1:39 states "The word of the Law is THELEMA
[rendered in Greek]," and 1:41 states "The word of Sin is Restriction," I would
presume that there is probably some gematrial significance to the term.

However, my research to date has found nothing.  _The Law is For All_ does
not address this, _Sepher Sephiroth_ has no reference to restriction that I
can find, and I’m not sure how to proceed.  My "gut" feeling is that
"Restriction" should first be rendered into Greek for parallelism; however
I don’t have ready access to a decent English-Greek dictionary (I assume I’d
need a Classic Greek dictionary, rather than Modern (although Koinonea (sp?)
would probably be a good second).

I admit that I’m very much a beginner at gematria, but folks I’ve talked to
have not seen anything on this, nor any good suggestions on pursuing it.

Love is the Law, love under will.

                                           James Parker
                                           j…@cb1focus.att.com

Psychic Self-Defense

Today martial artists practice a wide array of physical exercises
for self-protection against physical attack.  Some may even refine
their mental processes and perceptions through standard forms of
meditation or practice chi kung exercises to develop the chi
energies.  But why stop there?  There are also exercises for
developing the chakras and the aura.  Since these concepts are
discussed at length in the literature, we won’t explain them here.
However, suffice it to say that the aura is the electromagnetic
energy force field that surrounds each one of us.  (The theory is
actually more complex than this but this is better left for advanced
study.)

Aura parameters such as colors, size, shape, evenness, and
uniformity change dynamically over time in response to the total
environment.  It is affected by such factors as daily stress,
psychological bombardment, other people’s intentions and desires
toward us, jealousy, induced fear, threats, hatred, and noise
which can cause the aura to shrink or create wear and tear on the
aura.  There are exercises that help develop the ability to "see"
auras but these will not be covered here.

Your energy can be drained in any of a number of ways.  Sometimes
other people can drain your energy leaving you tired.  This could
happen unintentionally by certain individuals.  You may have had
the experience of interacting with certain people who left you with
that drained feeling.  There are many exercises for developing energy,
retaining energy, refining energy, and transmuting energy from lower
to higher levels.  Our concern here is protecting our energy by
strengthening the auric field.

Our immune system offers internal physical protection from disease
but our aura is our first line of defense.  Obviously, the best
defense is to avoid being in the wrong place at the wrong time with
the wrong people.  In order to develop such perfect timing, we
need to be in harmony with the rhythms of nature (or to be one with
the [frequencies and cycles of the energy] universe).  You do not
have to be a martial artist to do the exercise below.  It does not
matter what art you practice or what beliefs you subscribe to.  It
can be performed alone or as a supplement to your daily training
regimen.

You may even come under direct psychic attack by occult forces and
regular practice of the exercise given here will act as a preventive
measure.  If you’re already under psychic attack, you may have to
consult someone knowledgeable in these areas for advice.

Those who practice the given exercise report increased self-confidence,
health, energy, respect, and courage.  It is known to sharply reduce
nightmares during sleep.  The resulting strong aura has even protected
practitioners from physical violence and accidents.  Practice may even
lead to spiritual advancement.  The exercise is not intended to make
you a superhuman wizard with magical powers so you should not come
away with such an expectation.  We are merely developing existing
abilities, much the same as any martial art.  No special equipment is
required.

This is one of those closely guarded secrets some masters have reserved
for their favorite pupils but it is being publicized here because we
believe it benefits everyone.  The exercise is a form of passive psychic
self-defense and involves active meditation using visualization.  It is
easy to do and should be done two or three times a day, at least in the
early morning and before going to bed at night.  The exercise takes only
a few minutes as a minimum but can be done as long as desired.  The
exercise is quite safe and can be done as many times during the day as
desired.  With practice, the visualization is more easily performed and
can be called upon in an emergency when needed.  Each step of this
exercise serves an important function and should not be omitted.

—————————————————————————–

The Tower of Light Exercise

1. Stand erect, feet shoulder-width, arms at your sides, breathing evenly
   and deeply.
2. Progressively relax your entire body starting from the top of your
   head working slowly down to the bottoms of your feet.
3. Mentally visualize that you are surrounded by a long ellipsoid of
   intense, bright blue light that extends 9 inches outwardly from every
   point on the surface of your body.
4. Continue to maintain this image and visualize a globe of brilliant
   white light above (but not touching) your head.  The globe is inside
   of your bright blue aura.
5. Concentrate on this bright white globe so that it becomes brighter,
   glowing white like burning magnesium.
6. Keep both images of the bright blue aura and the brilliant white
   globe and mentally aspire to the highest standards of morality, good,
   and love that you can.
7. Next, feel the white globe showering you with glittering white light
   filled with silver sparkles.  This white light should permeate your
   entire being, coursing vibrantly through you.
8. The outer shell of your aura should be an intense bright blue filled
   with the vibrant, sparkling white light.  Concentrate on this complete
   image as long as you can, fully believing in its reality.  Feel your
   outer auric shell as a hard, sharply defined blue as you feel blissful
   and alert.
9. As you close, let the image fade slowly while believing that it is not
   fading from reality.

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        Hello All,
 I am a newbie to this group and have been quietly reading the posts=] I have
seen a lot of stuff about Crowley, Wiccian type Magick,  Tantric magick, etc…
But I was wondering if anyone practices Huna, Shinto sorcery, or Tibetan Ritual
 Magick, or maybe even magick from the nomadic tribes of the near east, or
 Mongolia.   If so, I would like to hear from y’all as this is the type of
magick I would like to start practicing.
                Thanks,
             Jason

I am interested in joining the IOT.  I live in New Jersey.  Could someone
please e-mail me information?

Thank you.

Tim Mulligan
tfm…@eden.rutgers.edu

In article <23SEP94.06622936.0…@ESAMATC.LIB.MATC.EDU>, Raven

<JSIN…@MUSIC.LIB.MATC.EDU> writes:

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[ Article crossposted from alt.gathering.rainbow ]
[ Author was gemini7 ]
[ Posted on 9 Nov 1994 17:01:20 GMT ]

[ Article crossposted from alt.sex.voxmeet ]
[ Author was gemini7 ]
[ Posted on 9 Nov 1994 17:00:20 GMT ]

[ Article crossposted from nyc.announce,alt.sex.voxme ]
[ Author was gemini7 ]
[ Posted on 9 Nov 1994 16:57:03 GMT ]

[ Article crossposted from alt.drugs,talk.politics.drugs ]
[ Author was gemini7 ]
[ Posted on 9 Nov 1994 16:55:18 GMT ]

[ Article crossposted from alt.hemp ]
[ Author was gemini7 ]
[ Posted on 9 Nov 1994 16:23:45 GMT ]

Here’s some more information on the event of the week, the one you’ve
been hearing about, The Harvest Ball, which will be held on Friday,
November 11, 1994, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. at The Pozo Lounge, 15 St. Marks
Place, New York, New York (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues):

Dr. John Morgan, one of the new board members of the National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will be speaking.  Please
come hear Dr. Morgan debunk many of the myths circulated by the
prohibitionists.

Two bands will play live.  The first band, The Moodsetters, does a
multi-media show.  Multiple film projectors will be displaying numerous
images while the band improvises music.  This sort of entertainment is
catching on all over New York City.  At the Knitting Factory, they call
it Loud Music, Silent Film.  The effect is, in my humble opinion, very
magickal.  The juxtapositions between the music and the images are greater
than the sum of the parts.  It is something that has to be experienced.  
Two keyboard players, a guitar player, a bass player, and a percussionist
perform the music.  One of the keyboard players is none other than Ken
Kinnally, who was the frontman for Brian Setzer’s (remember the Stray
Cats?) first group, The Bloodless Pharoahs, which has played in NYC
frequently.  If I had to describe the music, I would say that it is
influenced by Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock, U2, The Beatles
(psychedelic era), King Crimson, Fripp, and "Twin Peaks."  It is
definitely trippy.

Over a thousand invitations have been distributed, so we expect a big
turnout.  People who come early enough to see the 10:30 p.m. performance
of the Moodsetters should have no trouble getting in, but as the evening
progresses it will become harder to get into the club, which only
accomodates about 450.  If you don’t have a hard-copy invitation, you may
have to wait if there are people ahead of you.  So come early, see The
Moodsetters and hear Dr. Morgan speak (at about 11:45 p.m.).  You are
invited.  Seven dollars per person.  Dress "fierce," which, I am told,
means "dress-up" — not just t-shirts and jeans.

Gemini7