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if I am not mistaken he took the Oath of the Abyss in 1949 while Ron & Betty ran off much earlier in 1946. But then again - time moves weirdly in ...
Super Mick! Thanks so much for nursing this baby through to (almost) delivery...
@belmurru - sadly, i suspect he is just misremembering Magick. Otherwise we'd have another rare text after which we'd go a huntin'. @qliphoth - yes L...
busy, chaotic and confused a very busy railway station in south London, England. Thirty-five people were killed in a train crash there in 1988. Pe...
mmmm....pie....
It is Alfred Miller (the ersatz “WT Smith”) speaking to Ernest, Jack’s neighbor (based vaguely on John Baxter) , who has introduced him to the Lodge. ...
It is Alfred Miller (the ersatz "WT Smith") speaking to Ernest, Jack's neighbor (based vaguely on John Baxter) , who has introduced him to the Lodge. ...
the time for caution is long past!
@Obitus thanks for looking up those quotes. If possible, could you provide an exact citation (work, edition, page #)? This will come in handy for th...
What exactly are you looking for, wwwb? that's always been the $64,000 question...
SIDENOTE: i had just read the mention of Ramana Maharshi above when he flew over the transom again, mentioned in a post here on the utility of Mudra...
Try William Stirling’s The Canon (1897), one of the earliest and most extensive expositions using this hermeneutic. A section on the Great Pyramid beg...
eerily, I was just watching a bit-o-the-ole Hancock yesterday and then stumbled on this thread as I came over to LAShTAL for the first time in weeks. ...
93 eol, were you able to get the Time Server back up and running? If you are still working on it, might it be possible to also provide a reverse que...
While I don't recall having seen any FoIA releases regarding US intelligence agency surveillance of Germer I would assume that this would be the case....
Crowley was not fluent in German but had a basic comprehension of the language. In my adolescence I studied German with some thoroughness. I could r...
thanks for the citations ignant666 probably also a good moment to recall that Gerald Yorke assisted BKSI in getting Light on Yoga published. I rememb...
@Shiva thank you for being so forthcoming. I apologize for my earlier intemperate comments and if I have further questions or concerns I will contact ...
@ignant666 As far as I know, Shiva has never said definitely one way or the other if he was present when 86 year old Sascha Germer was assaulted durin...
Didn’t Sascha Germer die 8 years after the incident you mention? Indeed, ignant666, you are correct. I said a case could be made, I didn't say it wou...
There were only two OTOs in that dark period of Thelemic history: KG’s organization and Solar Lodge. This is a false statement. Germer had long been ...
At one time, for a couple of years, I was the custodian of many AC diaries, including one of the Cefalu records, and they were the original codices, n...
Not to get OT here, but I take exception to the idea that the group which violently assaulted Germer's widow in order to steal Germer's property (ther...
@ptoner - the internet never forgets 😉
93 Francis for IOS not sure if there is anything for Android but you could dig around here 93 93/93 Wm
"Look at the shambling wrecks of one-time acid casualties who are incapable of operating" present company excluded of course...
only five years already! somehow it seems much, much longer....
we'll soon reach the Singularity - when Jamie alone will create and answer all posts....
Aha! So Fraulein Sprengel is buried in the Hawara Labyrinth!
Fascinating idea Thul. I am reminded of the famed Mechanical Turk. Sadly, in the absence of a royal patron, you're left with this motley crew. I wou...
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hey Jamie - what is your interest in Karl Kraus?
tis the season...
oh thanks! Yes, it is hard to say. Fascinating piece, whoever the artist. This link to the photos should work
According to this NYT article, the Rodin Committee (affiliated with the Rodin Museum) will evaluate a work thought to be a Rodin for €1600. Sadly, th...
I've seen no reviews yet - but my research is still in early days. I have seen some photos from the production. If I can locate them again I'll post ...
93 Francis, i'm currently reading a collection of the Psychosophische Gesellschaft's monthly newsletter EOL Mitteilungsblatt. Detailing the activitie...
Crowley’s membership of the Golden Dawn was an expression of a burgeoning interest in the occult; that is the most straightforward explanation. ind...
Mick, surely you aren't suggesting that a lack of evidence should be a barrier to extravagant speculation? We now live a post-fact world doncha know....
Keep coming back!
meh... what about Christina Ricci?
Your mind really repulses me. Of course Llee, a healthy response shared by many, but we've learned to soldier on. In the worst case, I believe the fo...
Thanks belmurru. That being said I think we can agree that after last year's electoral surprises in the UK and the US reality is now also compromised....
sounds a tasty treat!
93 Paul, and many a happy Winter Solstice Greeting to you as well! 93 93/93 William
But wait! I was just about to receive 3.5 million for simply assisting a lonely woman dispose of her fortunes...