Website news/Anno IV:xvi

From Sekhet-Maat Lodge

Anno IV:xvi

• Sol in Pisces
  • The February financial statement is now available.
  • Our Novitiate Training Program page has been overhauled, mainly for clarity and simple presentation but also including a couple minor updates to match current policy.
  • We have added photos of two of the Lodge's paintings both by River Soma to the website: Baphomet on the Classroom page, and The Devil Bakes Chocolate Chip Cookies on the Office page. Both paintings are by River Soma.
  • We have a new page with information and photos of the Office inside the Lodge.

• Sol in Aquarius
  • A new booklet is now available in PDF form: Kaaba Series 1: The Great Beast 666.
  • The January financial statement is now available.
  • The Special Events page has been updated with exact dates and times for the cross-quarter holidays: Beltane, Lughnasadh, Samhain and Imbolc. We will keep this updated, along with the Solstices, Equinoxes, and Thelemic holidays, continuously so that the Special Events page will continue to serve as a reference.
  • Our quarterly initiations have been added to our Special Events page. You can now see upcoming initiations and application deadlines for the year on the same page as our other upcoming special events.
  • We have added a new document to the Documents page: Stepping out of the Old Æon and into the New by Fr. Achad (C.S. Jones)
  • Most readers did not notice that our 2008 Annual Report also contained several supplements, including completed goal status updates for 2008 ev, new goals for 2009 ev, the final treasury report for the year, and supplemental reports on Ecclesiastical Activity, Initiation Activity, and Internet Activity. These have some of the most interesting information, so don't miss them!
  • Information for all past Thelemic Symposium events and speakers beginning with 2002 ev has been added to the wiki.

• Sol in Capricorn
  • Complete information is now available for Thelemic Symposium 2009 ev, featuring panelists Eliza McBryde, Michael Kolson, and Dathan Biberstein.
  • Our Annual Report for 2008 ev is now available. Be sure to check out the supplemental reports too!
  • We now have a Twitter account. Come and follow us here.
  • Hello Web 2.0! We have now added social bookmarking to our entire website. Now you can add any page (including calendar entries!) to your social bookmarks, including Digg, Technorati, FaceBook, and many more!
  • We have relegated exorcism to the museum of obsolete religious artifacts. See our Ecclesiastical Rites page for U.S. Grand Master Sabazius' note on exorcism.
  • At some point (we're not exactly sure when) many of the links to back issues of Lion & Serpent were broken. This has now been fixed. Come and check out all the online back issues and please tell your friends about it!

• Sol in Sagittarius
  • New event series! "Film, Food, Forum" will feature a film of some esoteric, occult, or Thelemic import, a potluck feast and discussion. This will begin Jan 2 with a selection of short films by Kenneth Anger. For details see: entry for Jan 2 or browse our calendar for future selections. See also: Movie Recommendations
  • See Costume Ball 2009 ev for theme and ticket information about the upcoming New Year's Eve party!
  • The November financial statement is now available.

• Sol in Scorpio
  • Three new graphics have been added to the Promotion page which highlight our weekly celebration of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass, including a website banner, a social networking image, and a thin banner suitable for use in a rich-text e-mail signature.
  • Beastly Xmas Greetings! Check out the new Xmas cards designed by the Beast Himself! Get a pack of cards or take the digital route and post the new promotional graphic on your friends' social networking pages!
  • We've begun taking photos on a regular basis before or after performances of the Gnostic Mass. Have a look at the first few photos at Gnostic Mass Photos Anno 04:16.
  • Sabazius X° has posted an important blog entry on same-sex marriage. Click here to read it.
  • The October financial statement is now available.
  • Check out the new page with photos showing the refurbishment of our office and bathroom: Office and Bathroom Refurbishment 2008 ev.

• Sol in Libra
  • The September financial statement is now available.
  • Lion & Serpent 13:2 is now available in print format, and 13:1 is now available for download in low-resolution format.
  • New page: Promotion has graphics you can use to promote the Lodge on your blog or website.
  • The Secretariat/Downloads page now features archived Gnostic Mass schedules going back to 2002 ev. Not all schedules are complete.
  • The August Treasury Report is now posted.
  • The July Treasury Report has been available for some time, but hasn't yet been mentioned here.
  • The Lion & Serpent pages have been updated with new subscription rates and pretty graphics, and the Journal/Read page has information about the issue now in print: Volume 13, No. 1.
  • Sekhet-Maat Lodge has a new primary headline font: Exlibris ITC. See it now above the SML lamen on our Home page.
  • Our Goals for the year have undergone weekly updates. Many goals have been accomplished, and others are being worked on. Take a look at the status!

• Sol in Virgo
  • See our Upcoming Special Events page and our calendar for schedule and registration information about the upcoming workshop, The Heresy of Babalon.
  • The website for the upcoming seventh biennial National O.T.O. Conference is online. This conference on Aug 7-9, 2009 in Seattle, WA has also been added to our Upcoming Special Events page.
  • Remember to register for the upcoming Mystics, Mothers and Magicians O.T.O conference on Nov 14-16, 2008 in Sacramento, California. This has also been added to our Upcoming Special Events page.

• Sol in Leo
  • Due to overwhelming interest we are now offering advance tickets to the upcoming 8-8-8 ritual, and we are sure to sell out early. Get your tickets now at The Birth of Maat 8-8-8
  • Promotional handbills for the upcoming 8-8-08 Birth of Maat ritual are now available as a PDF download: full color handbills

• Sol in Cancer
  • Promotional posters for the upcoming July 26 Open House are now available as PDF downloads: b/w letter size | b/w legal size | color legal size
  • Promotional posters for the upcoming September 13 Sisters of Babalon meeting are now available as PDF downloads: b/w letter size
  • Check out the status of the Treasury, in the June 2008 financial reports.
  • Remember to register for ROTOCamp for the weekend of August 8th.
  • See our Upcoming Special Events page and our calendar for information about the upcoming original ritual, 888: The Birth of Maat.

• Sol in Gemini
  • Goals updates for Class Coordination, the EGC Committee, and Initiation Committee.
  • Fleshed out details for how to become a Child or Deacon in the EGC Novitiate Training Program.
  • The new St. Aleister Crowley biography, Secret Agent 666, has been released as is available through our bookstore.
  • The Gnostic Mass Secretary has posted the Q3 2008ev schedule.
  • Goals updates for the Internet Committee and Facilities Committee.
  • The April and May financial statements are available.
  • For those looking to make donations to our library, we have added several books on Freemasonry to our Wish list.

• Sol in Taurus
  • Embroidery is now available in our CaféPress Store! Check out our selection of Unicursal Hexagram designs on military caps, performance jackets and black polo tees.
  • See our Upcoming Special Events page and our calendar for complete information about our plans to celebrate the Solstice in Cancer.
  • A new batch of consecrated Abramelin Oil is now available in the Cottage Store.
  • We have added two photos to our Feasts page, showing two feasts being prepared.
  • Tuesday classes through June and Yoga Thursdays in May are now scheduled with details available on the calendar.
  • A new photo of our Stele of Revealing has been added to the Temple page.
  • A new page has been added with a photo and more information about our Sacristy.

• Sol in Aries
  • The Community Portal has been updated with our new internally-hosted email lists, including a public announcement list. Subscribe today!
  • The March Treasury Report is now posted.
  • Many more updates have been posted to our 2008 Goals.
  • The Documents page has been updated with links to the addresses of the Lodge Master and Deputy Master form the 2008 ev Annual Meeting.
  • A rare glimpse of the meeting of the Lodge Executive Committee in the course of its monthly meeting is now available in a photograph here.
  • The Thoth Tarot Conservation Project page has been updated to show the amount raised to date.
  • We've added a link to our new FaceBook profile at the Community Portal.
  • See the new photos of our Exterior, which had two stencils applied as originally envisioned in 2006 ev.
  • The Goals for 2008 have been updated to reflect current status.
  • The February Treasury Report is now posted.
  • The January Treasury Report is now posted.

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