Letters to the Editors Will and Word Winter Solstace 1990 ev These letters were pre-Autarchy. The Charter had not been purged of the tenancy towards power concentrating in the hands of a few individuals who would be officially recognized as "officers". E.G. Editors: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law From the Supreme And Most Holy King Of The Neo-Thelemoid Clique: Greeting to all points of the Triangle! This letter is an attempt at answering the charges levelled at us by the Sorers of the Man of Earth series of sexism. Specifically the language of our initiation rituals. Well, all I can say to that is that that's the way Crowley wrote them for us, so that, as they say, is that. Now, some Fraters and Sorers will point to the recent interpretations of some of The Great One's writings leading to revision of our initiation rituals and ask why we can't change the wording of these rituals with regards to its "sexist" terminology as well. All I can say is that since nobody in any position of authority seems to be offended by this alleged "sexist" terminology, we simply do not recognize any valid reason to change the language. It is symbolic. It is understood that when you call everyone present "he" you include women as well. Its just more convenient and familiar to us that way. Dear Editors: Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law. You read the letter from our esteemed Supreme and Holy Queen the same day I did and I know that some of you are as disturbed by it as I am. Personally I am fascinated by this curious disregard of the Magickal effects of language by our leadership, which represents itself collectively as practicing a system of Magick intimately connected with Quaballah; which is itself a sophisticated and beautiful language/symbol system. To tell a quabalist that there is no psychological, psychic, or other impact in calling all persons present "he" (or even "she") because it is "symbolic" or "conventional" or "less cumbersome" [translates: easier], is at best unconscious, at worst stupid. Please. Don't insult me again, gals. The current Neo Thelemoid Clique leadership's position of cringing behind Big Daddy Crowley's Authority for the sexist shit spattered throughout Her writings (scattered amongst the revolutionary/evolutionary messages from Liber AL like dead roaches in a chalice of communion cakes) is enough to make me laugh until I cry. Have you people even heard about Orwell, or Korzybski, or Burroughs or any of the Feminist thinkers at all? This kind of unconsciousness is exactly the kind of thing that keeps us out of the O.T.O.! Please, guys, try to imagine the frustration of listening to this same old male supremacist (and I use the term quite specifically!) Old Aeon/Osirian Bhalasti over and over again from people who smugly purport to be evolved beyond such things! You make a mockery of your Grades. You are testament to the fact that the people involved with leadership positions in the Thelemic Arena are just as much victims of the sexist assumptions of Crowley's English Gentleman Upbringing as he was! Arrrgh. What you people are essentially saying is that it is OK to continue sanctioning this attitude because Crowley did it. So, Crowley had a problem So that makes it OK? Even worse for the Neo-Thelemoid Clique as a whole, is that we face the same kind of problems that our friends in the O.T.O. are facing the worst of which are: 1) Universal lack of business administrative skills among the leadership. 2) Disaffection of some of the members with the more dogmatic interpretations of Liber Al and our body of Crowley rituals being made by the leadership. Hey, don't get me wrong, just because I got no swinging dick doesn't mean I don't like the folks attached to theirs, but I do object to this frustrating and tedious perpetuation of that same ol' Osirian Ol' BOYS Network. I listen to some of these glassy-eyed fanatics as they declaim on the glories of the New Aeon of the Child and try not to snort too loudly when I contemplate the deadly inaccuracy and neuron-level self deception necessary for them to maintain sexist attitudes in this environment of Thelemic ritual and rhetoric. I have nothing more to say except that the Committee Charter Revision will also involve our Clique's Charter Revision, no matter what the various officers of the Councils, Colleges and Senates think. Love is the Law, Love under Will Sorer Eris Letters To The Ed.-Post Revision I would like to thank all you folks for the help you've given me in the past year since the Charter Revision. The backlog of letters has been amazing. It seems that Charter Revision has met the approval of the membership. Ed. Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law, Greetings from the valley of the Neo-Thelemoid Clique to all points on the Circumference of the circle! The Hermits Pro Temp of the Neo-Thelemoid Clique wish to announce our endorsement of the Charter. We feel that this is a structure far superior to the pyramidical masonic/catholic church set up that we used that Crowley had set up for the O.T.O. We have been using that structure too long. Thelemoids will be best served in the context of the Committee if we the Neo-Thlemoid Clique decentralize ourselves. It is unfortunate that those claiming degrees within the Hermit Circle had to be purged. Those of us formerly holding those degrees have conceded that none of us can in fact meet the requirements for the Hermit Degree (See the revised Charter under Blue Circle Requirements) and although our Clique's membership received word in the mailing following the Charter Revision, we wanted to restate the fact to the membership of the Committee at large. Love Is The Law, Love Under Will The Hermits Pro Temp xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox Dear Editors: An Orgonic friend of mine recently got arrested for breaking into houses in a ritzy section of -- . Now, this was not for purposes of stealing, he was leaving copies of a little booklet entitled A Book of Shadows behind him, each left on the pillowcases of the beds of the owners, and in the dresser drawers of any youngsters in the house. In case they wanted to check theirs out even if mom and dad didn't want them to keep it. The cops and legal parasites are blown out of their pants by this weirdness. Now check this out. One of the solid citizens who came to the police during this spree to report her pillow vandalized by a booklet, is claiming some mucho expensivimo jewelry was stolen. I bet its insured to the max. Now, I know the man accused personally as a close friend for many many years. I believe him when he says he didn't steal the necklace and stuff. It looks bad though, since none of these people can believe that someone could actually break into 14 homes in 6 days that they know about! for the purposes of making an artistic statement. What should we do? Shine On Brothers And Sisters, Severian Dear Severian and Co: After everyone gave their opinions as to how to approach this, we have a number of effective options for you to consider. We have mailed these to you because the effectiveness of many of these scenarios is cancelled by their being public knowledge. Please feel free to use the Security Hotline according to the procedures outlined in the material we sent. Keep in touch. Eds. Dear Editors, What this magazine needs is a comic! Sorer N.O.S. Dear Communications Subcommittee: When are we going to get the Newspeak dictionary, first edition? Zed the Impaler By next issue! E.G. SEX IS PEACE TRUE WILL NOT SLAVERY CONSCIOUSNESS IS STRENGTH