GOLDEN DAWN OCCULT SOCIETY

THELEMIC SYMPOSIUM

ΘΕΛΗΜΑ

Saturday 26th September 2009
11:00am till 7:00pm

The Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street
Oxford
England
OX1 3PN
U.K.

Tickets £20

Venue for the Social will be open from 8:00pm till 2:00am

Winchester Club
Crown Street
Oxford
OX4 1QG

Yes we are back again this autumn. This year will be hosted in the City Centre of Oxford in the old Hermetic part of the original University area. We also have twice the capacity of last year so for all those who were disappointed last year, there will be more tickets available. We have a varied selection of speakers along with separate workshops in a side room during the day. The evening social will have live music and DJs till late. 

Due to the capacity this year, we have decided to not put on a Gnostic Mass as it would take too long to administer to that many people. However we will be having workshops for small groups, so there is plenty of scope for ritual practice still though for small groups so book ritaul space early on the day. We hope to stage show case rituals like the Gnostic Mass again in future as long as we can get a suitable venue to do it such a way other things can happen at the same time. We need to grow a bit more to get venues like that so this year is a stepping stone to a greater future event with your support.

The speakers are varied as usual but are focused on the many forms of Thelemic studies:

Speakers

Amadali Zain
MUSICK

Ruffus Harrington
EVERYDAY ENOCHIA

Rufus Harrington was initiated into Alexandrian Wicca as a teenager, and there introduced to Enochian Magic. Entranced by all things magickal he dropped out of university to live in a witchy commune and to study the Art Magical full time. He spent three years studying in the library of the British Museum, including much poring over the original diaries of John Dee, from whence he reconstituted his true and faithful re-imagining of the work of Dee and Kelley. He has worked with this system for the last quarter of a century, and is still here, and still sane; indeed he is now a senior consultant cognitive behavioural therapist training other people in the modern art of healing via mental magic. Today Rufus will share his knowledge of the system, some of his techniques, and his experiences of living with Enochia.

Liza Lewelyn
LIBER AL AS A GERUBIC TEXT

Liza Lewelyn (Soror SD) is the Praemonstrator and founding member of the Manchester-based Isis-Hathor Lodge of the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn (R) and has been a studying the works of Aleister Crowley for 25 years.

Mogg Morgan & Charlotte Rodgers
BLOOD ON THE THRESHOLD: Seth The Demonic Initiator

Mogg Morgan & Charlotte Rodgers are N.D.P.M (non-denominational practising magician) with a long standing obsession with blood rites and occulture and the cult of Seth.

John Moore
ALEISTER CROWLEY: A Modern Master

John Moore is a freelance writer and independent scholar. He studied philosophy at King’s College,University of London from 1966 to 1969. He has published several papers on Nietzsche and other figures like Crowley (an interest which goes back over 45 years), Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Schopenhauer and Wittgenstein, as well as 3 volumes of poetry.

Julian Vayne
WINE & STRANGE DRUGS

Julian Vayne is the author of numerous articles and books, both popular and academic. After becoming High Priest of a Wiccan coven a quarter of a century ago Julian has worked within a wide range of esoteric traditions. Today most of his explorations are conducted within the Magical Pact of The Illuminates of Thanateros.

Geraldine Baskin

Workshops

Jack Daw
The DIVINE ADROGYNE

Chris Chibnall
PLEASURE MADE PRACTICAL: A Workshop Exploring Spare's Death Posture & Sigils

Chris Chibnall is the author of "The Book of Pleasure in Plain English", an accessible transliteration of Austin Osman Spare's classic work. A scientist by training, he is also a creative artist and qualified hypnotherapist.

Alex Bennett
GANESHA UPANISHAD

Alex Bennett (Siddhanath) is a long standing member of the Thelemic Nath community. With the assistance of Matt Evans (Panditanath) there will be a modern version of the old and abandoned in Hinduism, Ganapati Nath tradition's Key Ritual.

John Power

After Party

Musickal performances to kick the entertainment off followed by DJs till late.

More information soon.

Please go HERE to buy your tickets, available now.