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Attention current and former TOPY members

July 11, 2006 / Klint Finley

I’m just forwarding this on for my friend Trevor:

Greetings. My name is Trevor Blake, and I was part of TOPY in the late
1980s. I would be very pleased to hear from anyone I crossed paths with
from that time. box2321@yahoo.com or P. O. Box 2321 Portland OR 97208.

Anyone who remembers my zine OVO might be interested to know they are all
scanned and online for the downloading at http://www.ovo127.com. Issue
seven had TOPY content, and issue fifteen had a wee mention of TOPY.

Thank you to my friend for forwarding this message.

Magic, paganism, the occult, and sexism

July 9, 2006 / Klint Finley

Earlier in the week I met Taylor and Lupa at their home in Seattle. They’re good people, and while I still haven’t had time to crack open their books, I recommend reading Lupa’s latest contribution to Key 23 which falls right in line with some of the stuff I’ve been muttering about here.

Taylor summarizes some of what we talked about: the rift between the occult and pagan communties.

There are two threads on LJ about sexism in the occult community as well. Here on Ceilede’s and on Psyche’s as well.

I agree with Taylor that focusing on the similarities between the pagan and occult communties is better than focusing on the differences. Other than that, I’m going to remain silent on the whole conversation, and think about what has been said. I’m disabling comments here as well.

Update: Here’s a Barbelith thread from a while back.

Orgone Accumulator Building Plans

July 8, 2006 / Klint Finley

Wilhelm Reich’s instructions for building orgone accumulators.

Full Story: orgone.org.

Update: That link’s bad, here’s another source.

How to meditate

July 8, 2006 / Klint Finley

Kylark is explains it thusly:

Sit in an alert but not uncomfortable position. I sit in a chair, feet flat on the floor, palms on my lap, facing east.

Set a timer for the amount of time you’d like to meditate. I recommend 12-15 minutes if you’re just starting.

Close your eyes.

Pay attention to your breath.

Notice your thoughts and sensations as they arise, but let them go. If you notice your mind wandering or your body becoming uncomfortable, silently name those states (‘thinking,’ ‘itching’) and gently return your attention to your breath.

That’s it!

Excellent!

Full Story: Dodging Invisible Rays.

SubGeniuses in trouble

July 7, 2006 / Klint Finley

Reverend Magdalen is fighting to keep the New York court system from taking her children away from her because of her involvement with the Church of SubGenius. The Taphouse Cabal is doing some fundraising.

More details here.

(previously on Technoccult).