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kings chamber, oracle gathering

i just returned yesterday from my 33 hours of intensity in seattle.  i went to the 18th oracle gathering, the kings chamber.  i am still thinking of a word to describe the kind of event the oracle gathering tribe orchestrates.  it's more than a rave, prayer performance, art installation, be in or love in, in short it's something so new as to be undef(y)nable.  after seeing their performance a couple of weeks ago at synergensis, i had to go through the whole experience, and any expectations i could of had were blown away in a dazzling display of multi media, art, beauty, and love.   

i was speechless at the poetry reading alex grey foretell of his dizzying love affair with life.  i was enamored by the tribal elders speaking of the spirit of sovereignty we must stand for in the universe.  i was enraptured by the living enactment of the death and rebirth of god.  i have come to know through the performance what authentic paganism is.  the dance and rhythmic music with some of the most wonderful people i've ever met to top it all off. 

being close to halloween eve, most people came dressed in a wide assortment of costumes, some of which in creativity and originality were striking in and of themselves.  whither the mummy, the witch, the viking, the i dont know what, the faery's and warriors, the stilt walkers and trees...

the performance was a ritualistic telling of the murder of Osiris at the hands of his brother Set, and his resurrection by his sister and wife, Isis.  the setting of the stage was greatly prepared by the Elder who informed us of the three chambers (representing the three degrees of initation, and birth, life, and the death/rebirth matrix) that exist at the great pyramid of gaza and the hidden tunnels that weave through the gaze of the Sphinx.  when at one time the king was supposed to represent the health and vigour of our people, it is now us, without caste, that need to step up to our role as masters of our realm that has been neglected and abused for far too long.  and like the four challenges the Sphinx asks of us: to know, to will, to understand, and to keep silent, must we emote what kings have lived and died for the Earthdom all who are of our office is charged to protect.  at the end of the night and peak of dawn, we experienced in the Sun arising, Osiris risen: whose wealth and bounty we evoked to rise to our chants and drums. 

that energy and presence has filled the quintessence of my mind to work truly and effectively, the magic life has to unfurl.  the dawn of the gathering is the context for love and understanding to encircle the globe with light.

george bush endorses aleister crowley

this one is from way back in 2000.  g. bush was in town campaining and i made way into the restaurant where he had taken by storm (no pun intended).  the place was crowded with tons of friendly conservative types as g. bush and friends enjoyed thier meal.  i already knew the powers that be were going to make him president by the massive amount of media hawking excitment about how much money in campaign funds he had.  so, walking up to dubya, i was going to get his autograph and going through my pockets, and the only thing i had was this little book:

on the inside you will see:

i _did_ have a campaign poster i got of him and lauras signature to confirm the authenticity of this signature but it has been lost in the sands of time.  so i offer this photo from a pro bush web site (link) for comparison:

although i don't expect i will ever sell this, i will accept bids in the high number of tens of thousands of dollars, anonymous bidders welcome.  i have had dozens of offers already so please, serious inquirys only :-)

please forward this to your friends, lovers, and enemys:

THE TRUTH FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE! GEORGE BUSH SUPPORTS THE BEAST 666 HIMSELF! 

Call your Evangalist!

quote for the day

"Listen, if you walk the spirtual path and don't find three lifelong friends that will never let you down: misery, pain, and suffering, you're not getting very far."

puru, 88 years old, chicago native, and one of my guides

generation hex, book review

Generation Hex was released two months ago and I found my copy in the Mission district one day after finding out it existed. The book is edited by Jason Louv, a 23 year old writer and editor based out of New York. There are fourteen different authors that present very personal, high velocity attitudes to the subject they all have in common, magic. The sheer adventure, integration, and innovation of the the paradiagms and individuals that are presented and expanded upon is mind blowing. What is presented is a lucid, breakneck exposition of ideas and concepts that destroys the myths our culture so adamantly feeds on while presenting an alternative that seems almost to amazing to be real. The usual suspects of greed, ignorance, and the ten thousand heads of their related demons of gross culture are gunned down with sincerity and wit, and frequently enough  self effacing humor. What struck me about the author’s texts is the openness they have to sharing their experiences and successes, but also their discouragements. In short, you get the impression of reading an adventure story of a diverse network of individuals exploring to the extreme edge of consciousness in every dimension and country possible on space ship earth and coming back to share with the rest of us what they found.  I was struck by the many shared memory’s I have with many of these people: the rise and fall of culture in the early nineties, the growth of the internet, rave culture, what drugs legal and illegal have done to our peers, the horrors of terrorist and government actions, and the thriving complexity of chaos that makes life what it is in 2005. I lost my shit laughing at some passages and dropped my jaw in awe with others. I could not help but thinking that these writers are some of the bravest people of my generation to have found their voice, and sound the Call to the Tribe. Grant Morrison in his review of this book makes mention of the invisible college that carry’s the current of vital forces of humanity from one generation to the next, and that is exactly what you will find in this book. In many ways Generation Hex is a pivotal hinge in the rising effort to protect our loved ones, communities, and planet itself, from the brink of destruction so many terrorists, government officials, and corporations often unwittingly effect our world. This book, like very few others, activates the creative centers of the impossible into reality. I find myself after reading this book inspired and reactivated into the magical world we live in. I tip my hat, and sincere compliments, to _all_ contributors.  You can find your copy through www.disinfo.com

Masonic Temple 25 Van Ness, part 1

at market street and van ness, there exists this monumental building several stories high, attended to by an exquisite philosopher king made of stone examining the world below him.  on the entrance is the masonic square and compass.  i was enamored to know more about the building the first time i saw it.  as is my habit, i walked into the front door and started taking pictures of the amazing interior.  their was an indian security guard who started up and asked what the symbol with the letter G in the middle of it meant.  i described what i knew of the freemasons (humorously i had to explain that although they did not admit women they were not a gay organization).  he went on to desribe that the building is now owned by the city and houses a few munincipal departments.  i was going to continue on my way when he speaks up.  "let me show you something," he said.  "if you notice the number of window panes in the entrance, their are eight of them.  now if you look at these columns in the lobby, they number eight.  when you look at the column itself, they have eight  blocks of stone taking them up to the ceiling.  these tiles on the floor, are eight across.  and the number of columns on each side of the building is eight, and the building itself is eight stories high, have you knowledge of what this means?"  i admit to being impressed by his powers of observation, you don't normally find that in security guards.  he continued, "the people who made this building were very intelligent, they used the highest quality of craftsmanship available.  two numbers repeat very often, the number eight and six.  this floor, is almost one hundred years old and perfectly smooth.  during the 1989 earthquake this building was completely undamaged.  the acoustics where we are standing now is perfectly quite, yet as you approach the door you are able to hear the outside world.  on certain days in the summer, the sun comes through the front glass and shines through the street address 25 and it appears on the floor, upside down and backwards, but still the number 25, in the silhouette of a rainbow.  then at a certain time, the light will somehow shine through as a beam of light high toward the ceiling into this," he points at a large half circle near the ceiling that has a center like an iris of an eye, their are nine of them on either side of the lobby, "and this beam of light will illuminate the center of this," making the impression of a spirits eye i think,  "do you know what this means?" he asks me.  although i can't be certain of the exact meaning, i replied, this has many things to do with sacred geometry.  "just a couple of years ago, they discovered on the fifth floor the adytum.  no one knew it was there for years.  i will show it to you, only not today, but i will if you come back."  needless to say, i'll be back.  i've posted a few pictures of the building in a new photo album, more to come in part 2 of Masonic Temple 25 Van Ness.

large number of additions to sf graf

added 15 pictures to the colletion.

the most alive sculpture on earth

i had the pleasure of seeing this from burning man at synergenesis a couple of weeks ago.  find out more about the visionarys that made it at http://www.galactivation.com

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one very good reason to be in the big apple this weekend:

futhark for your purpose

it's my opinion that the different rune futharks are derived from different uses and for different results.  the four main traditions are the following:

(1) Elder Futhark, 24 runes
(2) Younger Futhark, 16 runes
(3) Anglo-Saxon Futhark, 33 runes
(4) Armanist Futhark, 18 runes

For my own purposes, I have divided the main uses of each futhark, although they all certainly overlap, esoterically, they can be divided into the following purposes:

Elder Futhark, divination
Younger Futhark, ritual magick
Anglo-Saxon Futhark, initiation (although i have no ability to prove this, my feeling is that the orgin of the 33 degrees of scottish rite freemasonry are derived from this source)
Armanist Futhark, operative magick

The Antikythera mechanism

Two quotes from this article:

"The Antikythera mechanism, as it is now known, was originally housed in a wooden box about the size of a shoebox, with dials on the outside and a complex assembly of bronze gear wheels within. X-ray photographs of the fragments, in which around 30 separate gears can be distinguished, led the late Derek Price, a science historian at Yale University, to conclude that the device was an astronomical computer capable of predicting the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac on any given date. A new analysis, though, suggests that the device was cleverer than Price thought, and reinforces the evidence for his theory of an ancient Greek tradition of complex mechanical technology."

"The origins of much modern technology, from railway engines to robots, can be traced back to the elaborate mechanical toys, or automata, that flourished in the 18th century. Those toys, in turn, grew out of the craft of clockmaking. And that craft, like so many other aspects of the modern world, seems to have roots that can be traced right back to ancient Greece."

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1337165