harder and harder
by frater 222
It's getting
harder and harder
as we kreep
closer and closer
to that rushing
point in the future
we all no it
but we all see it
just the same
-sigh-
but whats a body to do
about it
'cept just wait and wait
and our ancestors
aren't much help anymore
from beyond the veil they
just shrug and say
your guess is as good as
ours
but make sure you
get it right this time
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Members of the Dove and Serpent Oasis attend drum and dance festival
Members of the Dove and Serpent Oasis attend drum and dance festival.
by Frater 222
Several members of the Oasis attended a drum and dance gathering in the local area from September 23rd to September 26th, 2010. There, members explored the magick of drum and dance. Currently the Oasis is exploring the use of drumming and dancing as a way to further their magickal development.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
E.C. Weekend
From October 15th through the 17th of 2010 the Dove and Serpent Oasis hosted the quarterly meeting of the Electoral College of the United States, O.T.O.
Friday the 15th at 8pm we had a casual reception to welcome our electors at the Dove+Serpent Oasis Temple. Food, drinks and stimulating conversation was had by all.
On Saturday the Oasis catered the food for the Electoral College's meeting. The electoral college consists of Eleven individuals and "has full control of the affairs of the Men of Earth... the appointment is for Eleven Years. Volunteers must renounce for that period all further progress in the Order." (The Equinox, Vol. 3, Number 10, p. 175).
Saturday, Dove and Serpent Oasis members, the Electoral College and their guests all met for dinner at the No Mas! Cantina in Atlanta's art district, Castleberry Hill.
After a wonderful dinner we all convened at Avatar Events group for a dance performance by friends of the Oasis: The Syzgany Sisters. Our own Sister Alyssa also participated in the magickal dance performance. We thank Brother Bobby Creech for adding the musical accompaniment.
The weekends festivities culminated with our celebration of The Gnostic Mass on Sunday the 17th. The Priest was Brother Dan Delage & our Priestess Sister Shannon Delage. They both provided us with, as always, a wonderful performance of the mass.
We wish to give Brother Dan Delage our warmest thanks as this weekend marked his valedictory meeting. We of the Dove and Serpent Oasis sincerely thank Dan for 11 years of service!
Friday the 15th at 8pm we had a casual reception to welcome our electors at the Dove+Serpent Oasis Temple. Food, drinks and stimulating conversation was had by all.
On Saturday the Oasis catered the food for the Electoral College's meeting. The electoral college consists of Eleven individuals and "has full control of the affairs of the Men of Earth... the appointment is for Eleven Years. Volunteers must renounce for that period all further progress in the Order." (The Equinox, Vol. 3, Number 10, p. 175).
Saturday, Dove and Serpent Oasis members, the Electoral College and their guests all met for dinner at the No Mas! Cantina in Atlanta's art district, Castleberry Hill.
After a wonderful dinner we all convened at Avatar Events group for a dance performance by friends of the Oasis: The Syzgany Sisters. Our own Sister Alyssa also participated in the magickal dance performance. We thank Brother Bobby Creech for adding the musical accompaniment.
The weekends festivities culminated with our celebration of The Gnostic Mass on Sunday the 17th. The Priest was Brother Dan Delage & our Priestess Sister Shannon Delage. They both provided us with, as always, a wonderful performance of the mass.
We wish to give Brother Dan Delage our warmest thanks as this weekend marked his valedictory meeting. We of the Dove and Serpent Oasis sincerely thank Dan for 11 years of service!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Party's Gone
by Atalanta's Star
I've come back
But I'm not the same
the party's gone
but the bare cement
and pillars of this warehouse
are smooth and dusty
you can see the sunlight through the dust of the window
white with the ephemeral angels of gold light
casting their approving light
like a lover reclining against a rock
silent
while she thinks of the meeting just ended
I am more like the obelisk outside
that faces the desert
then these strong, cold pillars
separated by the ceiling they hold aloft
I am more like the sunlight now than I've ever been
that natural pillar of God
through and before which these creatures walk and speak
and you laugh
my dove and light
that time cannot affect
as bright and without space
as infinitely necessary to reveal this place
as the minds and hands that built it
because when you smile I see it as it had not been
and I had forgotten
my heart and inner eye open up to being awake
I am more here
my eye and heart more open
but coming from somewhere more far off
like the sun in the sky
the sun in my soul
that shined before I was ever born
I've come back
But I'm not the same
the party's gone
but the bare cement
and pillars of this warehouse
are smooth and dusty
you can see the sunlight through the dust of the window
white with the ephemeral angels of gold light
casting their approving light
like a lover reclining against a rock
silent
while she thinks of the meeting just ended
I am more like the obelisk outside
that faces the desert
then these strong, cold pillars
separated by the ceiling they hold aloft
I am more like the sunlight now than I've ever been
that natural pillar of God
through and before which these creatures walk and speak
and you laugh
my dove and light
that time cannot affect
as bright and without space
as infinitely necessary to reveal this place
as the minds and hands that built it
because when you smile I see it as it had not been
and I had forgotten
my heart and inner eye open up to being awake
I am more here
my eye and heart more open
but coming from somewhere more far off
like the sun in the sky
the sun in my soul
that shined before I was ever born
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