Website news/Anno IV:xv
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Anno IV:xv
- Sol in Pisces
- Our special events page now has information about the upcoming Thelemic Holidays as well as the annual membership meeting.
- A promotional poster for the upcoming Sisters of Babalon devotional has been uploaded.
- We now have a detailed entry on GoogleMaps which features several photos along with descriptive text, bus routes, and more.
- Sol in Aquarius
- On March 2, we will host an Open House at noon. See the calendar entry for complete details.
- We have uploaded a new YouTube video to our profile: a short clip featuring Zonewire with nolon ashley. Click here to watch it.
- The PDF file from our full-color Thelema handbills is now available here for download.
- We have redacted our Annual Report to the Electoral College for public distribution, and it is now available here.
- Goals from 2007 ev have been finalized, and new goals for 2008 ev have been posted. These goals will be updated regularly with status reports.
- Information about Thelemic Symposium VII is now available on the website. This year's panelists are Hank Hadeed, Anita Kraft, and M. Dionysius Rogers.
- Sol in Capricornus
- The December Treasury Report including the Profit & Loss for the whole of 2007 ev is now posted.
- Sekhet-Maat Lodge is taking up a collection for the Thoth Tarot Conservation Project. Help us to keep the original paintings in good condition!
- Lodge members came to the aid of the Lodge this Solstice and contributed many of the items on our Wish list! Check out the page to see which items were crossed off.
- The Goals for 2007 have been updated to reflect current status.
- An organizational chart has been uploaded.
- The Lodge Initiator Policy has been posted to the site.
- The Community Portal has been updated with new restaurants, shops, and a tattoo parlor in the near vicinity of the Lodge.
- We have added a new Job Descriptions section, and added the first job description for the Facilities Manager post.
- The Initiation Payments and National Dues Payments pages have been updated with the new schedule of Grand Lodge dues.
- Sol in Sagittarius
- A new photo has been posted to the Education page, which shows Pantacle Workshop participants beginning to create clay prototypes of their Pantacle, which would eventually be molded in beeswax.
- New page for the site: Orison, a calendar of arts and related events that involve Portland area Thelemites.
- The Lodge Construction Project includes descriptions of the remodeling that we did on first moving into the current temple in 2000 ev. Photos coming soon!
- Our Upcoming Special Events page has been updated with information about Certified Initiator Training scheduled for Feb 16.
- Our Goals have been updated with current status, and those completed now sport a visual tag to set them apart.
- Our Wish list has been updated with many more items that the Lodge needs. Consider setting aside part of your winter holiday budget to give one (or a few) of these items to the Lodge.
- SML now has a profile on YouTube! Come and view our first video, a tour of the temple room at the Lodge. More to come!
- The Very Vulgar New Year's Eve costume ball page now has a brief schedule of some of the recording artists which will be played through the evening. Members, send your requests in now!
- Sol in Scorpio
- Our Community Portal now includes information about our neighborhood, including links to nearby parks, businesses, schools and other resources.
- The Deputy Master, Sr. Aletheia Mnemonicas has updated her Lodge journal.
- A new photo of our stained glass OTO Lamen, displayed above our front door, has been uploaded.
- The Upcoming Special Events page now has complete information, links and banner graphics for the upcoming Winter celebrations. These include an original ritual, a three-day Solstice festival, and our annual Very Vulgar New Year's Eve!
- Our Goals page has been updated, including the latest self-sufficiency data from our newly available October financial report.
- Most of our catalog of books in circulation and reference is now available on our Library/Catalogs page. Just click the LibraryThing icon:
Also, every page in the Library section of our site now features a random selection of our books. Refresh the page to see a new list!
- German blog Seelengemeinschaft says of Lion & Serpent: "... immer wieder sehr interessant zu lesendes ..." (always very interesting to read). See the full mention here.
- The Deputy Master, Sr. Aletheia Mnemonicas has updated her Lodge journal.
- As a means of better organization of the site, we have created a new Annual Reports page, which contains links to the Annual Reports, as well as other information related to our activities in each common year. The new page is available from the main navigation bar on our website.
- The Abbey of Thelema feature-length film is playing in Portland at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland Oct 28 at 7pm. Lodge members and invited guests are welcome to attend a reception for the producer following the film. A promotional graphic is also available to post on websites and blogs.
- Sol in Libra
- The latest issue of our printed journal, Lion & Serpent 12, No. 2 is now available in PDF format on the back issues page.
- Our Upcoming Special Events page has been updated with new information about the Sisters of Babalon devotional practice; the Three-Day ΚΕΦΑΛΗ Ο ritual celebration of the Solstice in Capricorn, and Last Night in Troy tarot divination ritual.
- A new page highlighting Thelema has been created along with a graphic that can be posted to websites, blogs and myspace.
- Our Goals page has been updated with the latest info from our newly available September financial report.
- A clean, high-resolution Star of Babalon is now available in TIFF format.
- The Master of the Lodge has addressed the membership in a letter regarding our current financial health.
- Information about the upcoming initiatory celebration, Midnight at the Oasis, has been posted to the site.
- A new photo has been uploaded picturing our Feast Coordinator, Fr. Khabs Kaos, opening up our new KitchenAid Mixer on the classroom floor.
- Sol in Virgo
- Our Feasts page now has an example menu from a recent feast.
- We have added De Lege Libellum to our Documents page.
- Our Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
- Our Rituals page now has an arrangement of the official Baptism Ceremony for a Priest and Priestess to perform conjointly, and includes blocking notes.
- The Downloads section of the Secretariat has been updated with a new PDF pamphlet based on our About Minerval Initiation page.
- A new PDF flyer is now available to promote the October workshop, Healing with the Love of the Ancestors.
- Many additions have been made to the Movie Recommendations page.
- Our Documents page has been updated to include a manual for deacons of the EGC.
- The Downloads section of the Secretariat has been updated with new downloads, including two Missals for use in the Gnostic Mass, and a PDF pamphlet based on our Ecclesiastical Rites page.
- Our Officer Installation Ceremony has been placed on our website in the Rituals section.
- Sol in Leo
- Complete information and online registration for the three-day Pantacle Workshop is now available.
- Be sure to check out the Deputy Master's Lodge Blog which is updated regularly.
- Our Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
- The July Treasury report is now available.
- Sol in Cancer
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- 7∴7∴7∴: The Marriage of Lucifer and Babalon, a new ritual by Samekh ben Shahar, is now available on our Rituals page under "Miscellaneous."
- The Upcoming Special Events page has been updated with preliminary details about the following upcoming events. Mark your calendars!
- The Feast for the First Night of the Prophet and His Bride
- our participation in Portland Pagan Pride
- the Annual Membership Forum
- the Equinox in Libra
- an initiates-only seminar on symbolism and Jungian psychology in O.T.O. initiations
- a Samhain weekend workshop focusing on our relationships with our blood ancestors.
- The June Treasury report is now available.
- A list of Movie Recommendations for occultists is now available, linked from the "Study Materials" section of the Documents page. This page will be updated as new recommendations come in.
- Our Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
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- Sol in Gemini
- The May Treasury report is now available.
- A new PDF pamphlet, now available from the Secretariat/Downloads page, includes Sekhet-Maat Lodge email address, web address, Liber Oz, and mission statement. Print this out double-sided, fold in half, and give to curious friends!
- Preliminary details for the 7∴7∴7∴ ritual and feast are now available at: Upcoming Special Events. Mark your calendars!
- The latest issue of Lion & Serpent is now available in PDF format at Journal/Read.
- The interior painting and library catalog projects have begun! See photos at: Interior Paint and Cataloging 2007 ev
- Eleusyve Productions founders Jon Sewell and Melissa Holm are interviewed on ATC Pagan Information Network #39 about the upcoming Rite of Venus Rock Opera.
- Added two photos to the Feasts page.
- Now you can promote Lion & Serpent on your blog or website with our new banner! Just copy the code at the bottom of the Journal page, and paste it to your website or blog.
- Complete information about the Magickal Peer Review Group has been added to Education under "Study Groups".
- Major update to the Secretariat section includes a new file download area with organizational documents, floor plans, etc.
- Our Vision Statement has been updated to include a more detailed look at where we are headed.
- Sol in Taurus
- Preliminary details for the Summer Solstice celebration are now available at: Upcoming Special Events. Mark your calendars!
- New photos have been added to the Temple page.
- Sekhet-Maat Lodge now has a MySpace presence. Please add us and comment!
- The April Treasury report is now available.
- Treasury Reports and Budgets has been updated with the 2007 event profit worksheet PDF, which will be updated periodically to show more detail from our fund-raising efforts.
- New PDF flyers uploaded for the Rite of Venus Rock Opera. Print them out and post them around town! Poster PDF | Handbill PDF
- Our Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
- New PDF flyers uploaded for the Walpurgis Night Spirit Feast and our May lineup of classes. Print them out and post them around town! Walpurgis Night flyer | Walpurgis Night handbill | May classes flyer | May classes handbill
- The Treasurer's address from our annual meeting is now available, including charts of our self-sufficiency since January of 2006 ev.
- The Lodge Master's address from our annual meeting is now available.
- Sol in Aries
- Once again, Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
- Jason Augustus Newcomb's book, Sexual Sorcery: a Complete Guide to Sex Magick is now in stock and available for purchase in our Cottage Store.
- Abramelin Oil is now on sale for only $10 per dram, available in our Cottage Store.
- New featured title in our Bookstore: The Blue Equinox by Aleister Crowley
- The March Treasury report is now available.
- Goals for this year have been updated with current status.
- New statistics for 2006 ev: Ecclesiastical Activity.
- New featured title in our Bookstore: "Freemasonry" and Ritual Work: The Misraim Service Texts and Documents from the Cognitive-Cultic Section of the Esoteric School 1905-1919 by Rudolph Steiner
- New PDF flyers uploaded. Print them out and post them around town! April classes flyer | April classes handbill | Ancestor Workshop flyer
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