Join us in marking the turning of the year with a ritual celebration of the Winter Solstice, the longest night and the rebirth of the sun. Together we will honor the stillness of the season, reflect on cycles of darkness and light, and welcome the return of growing days. The ritual will include symbolic workings, readings, and shared intention to align ourselves with the deep rhythms of nature.

Gods in Theory and Practice:

 From declaring that "There is no part of me that is not of the Gods" at the climax of the Mass to the "Theurgy of their Grade" to be practiced by the VIII*, there's a lot of talk of Gods in the Thelemic corpus. But what exactly does it all mean? Aren't "the Gods" an outdated concept?

In the opening lecture, we'll take a look at how to approach the concept of "the Gods" in the New Aeon. In particular we'll examine Crowley's Liber Astarte, Liber Israfel, and 777 as guides to a New Aeon approach to incorporating the divine into our daily practice or ritual construction. 

Following the lecture, you're invited to stay for a practical demonstration of working with the Gods in the form of an adaptation of Crowley's Liber Israfel. 

All are welcome to take part in this moment of renewal and community as we celebrate the light’s return.

Join us for a performance of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass, the central public and private ritual of Ordo Templi Orientis. Written by Aleister Crowley in 1913, the Mass is a powerful ceremony of the union of the divine feminine and masculine, celebrating the mysteries of Thelema through dramatic ritual, symbolism, and eucharist.

All are welcome to attend and witness this living ritual of Thelemic spirituality.

Minerval Initiations - open to all 0* and up!

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti is a black-and-white documentary film of approximately 52 minutes. It is about dance and possession in Haitian vodou that was shot by experimental filmmaker Maya Deren between 1947 and 1954.

In 1981, twenty years after Deren's death, the film was completed by Deren's third husband Teiji Ito (1935-1982) and his wife Cherel Winett Ito (1947-1999). Most of the film consists of images of dancing and bodies in motion during rituals in Rada and Petro services.

Deren had studied dance as well as photography and filmmaking. She originally went to Haiti, with the funding from a Guggenheim fellowship, and the stated intention of filming the dancing that forms a crucial part of the vodou ceremony. In 1953, Deren's book Divine Horsemen: The Voodoo Gods of Haiti, on the subject of vodou, was published by Vanguard Press.

The film that resulted, however, reflected Deren's increasing personal engagement with vodou and its practitioners. While this ultimately resulted in Deren disregarding the guidelines of the fellowship, Deren was able to record scenes that probably would have been inaccessible to other filmmakers.

The film will be followed by a lecture about the film, and discussion. Open to all!