Tag Archive: travel


Because I am here and you probably are not…

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2005.08.12

Good morning from Notocon V.

It is 6:15am Eastern. This means my body is very, VERY confused. Well, it’s about an hour earlier that it was when I got up yesterday.

So far, I think I am the only OTO’er at Notocon who’s taken time to post. But I’ll try from time to time 🙂

We got up yesterday at 4:00 am (7 Eastern). The flight was at 8:45 (Pacific) due in at 4:45 (1:45 Pacific) Alaska Airlines Coach really isn’t too horrible. Even for 5 hrs. We got in earlier than planned. It was in fact 93 when we hit DCA. A rather slow trip to the rental car and we were off.

I hate driving in the DC area. Even the Neverlost was on drugs. About 45 minutes later we got to the hotel. The hotel, about a B+, the restaurant last night… Food: B+; Service C-. But then again, 5 of us grabbed a table and 3 more showed.

Last night shimmeringjemmy and I went to the bar. Wow. Over the period of 2 hours the Thelemites came out in force. It was like romper room and a trip staring thru the Magick Mirror.

I will attempt to list names (with approval) and post pictures to buzznet.

It’s gonna be a funnnnn weekend. 🙂

93s!

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13 hrs… give or take. L.A.

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2005.07.29

So, little warning but here it is… I will be leaving for L.A. at 6am. I will be in town from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm. (At 2:30 I get to have minor oral surgury).

So, if anyone is free, feel free to either email me, IM me, or give my cell a call or text message. For those who don’t know my cell… (There’s probably a reason 😉 you can always text message me from my profile.

Hope to see anyone 😉

Off to the airport.

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Minerval, a clarification

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 5 Comments
2005.07.10

To give you some general structure of the work we do. With great power comes great responsibilities. You really just can’t swoop down from the heavens with no warning, bap someone on the head and say, “Today you are a Minerval”… Well, at least I can’t.

These rituals are done under the auspices of established bodies of the order. They are scheduled ahead of time and then paperwork is filed on applicants. There are other details, but they really aren’t appropriate for open forum.

Many bodies tend to actually calendar and schedule these rituals months in advance. Enough months between say, the decision to do them and the decision to quit work, leave work, move out of state, and then host them. Such was my case. I was scheduled in the L.A. area before I’d even planned to leave my old company. When I made the announcement to my body that we were moving, I promised to keep the commitment to that responsibility.

We flew out Friday morning, did our preparations throughout the day, then Saturday did our ritual work. We also got to spend some time with the people who’d become family one last time as we transition up North.

I wanted to write this because I made the post earlier today about having done Minervals. Later I found out that several people in the Pacific Northwest were trying to figure out where I’d set up shop without telling anyone. *heh* None were scheduled up in Oreington this weekend. I am really looking forward to doing work in my new area. There are some really cool bodies with some absolutely incredible people. Everybody has been so warm and welcoming to me. I guess I must begin to acknowledge that I’m not really going to be as active with WRC, BSO, LFC, WBO, BHO in the future. In a way I will love and always be a part of every body I have ever worked with. But every day is a new day, and there are always changes and transitions.

3 Minervals down last night. And my last responsibility in L.A. for a while. (Yeah right… I have three BHO events already calendared: Puja, November Mass, and Massathon in March)…. No really I can quit anytime.

Watch what shape I’m in once I let: VC, SML, and of course HO schedule me 🙂

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Initiation last night

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2005.07.10

Performed Minervals last night. Minervals could be considered the gateway drug to an initiatory path in the OTO. It sorta lets people try on the order before making a full time life-long commitment.

This ritual always means a lot to me regardless of my own involvement in the ritual as it always reminds me of my own Minerval, now over 7 years ago.

Due to the open forum I of course will not go into many details, but it is a wonderful experience that I actually recommend to just about anyone regardless of beliefs. It is definitely an experience to remember. 🙂

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2005.06.25

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