opus aima obscuræ · and planetary magick is prerequisite. $333 includes: elemental robe event...

Opus Aima Obscuræ Temple, farm & community center

9463 Upper Miller Creek Missoula, MT 59803

( 406.926.1802 [email protected]

www.opusaimaobscurae.org “Love is the Law; Love under will” TBOTL A. Crowley

Temple Membership Form

Name: _______________________________________________ Date of Birth: ________ Time: ___:___

Email: __________________________________ Place of Birth: __________________________ Street Address: _________________________ Phone: ______________

City: ________________ Zip code: ___________ Aim In Seeking Membership:

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Option Order Attendance & Participation Remuneration Guests

Event Based participation

This includes those who are joining in for the first time, as well as those who volunteer or receive the calendar each year and attend a Temple event or class a few times each year.

$10 per visit for ritual and a crafting class or a meal

Temple Support Event Based

services

This includes those who do not live near enough to the Temple to attend regularly. Instead they join live, using live chat programs during events and may travel for extended visits, sponsoring events from afar, in some small way. Many are clients who solicit the Temple for Tarot consultation and spiritual services or simply purchase spell kits, gift certificates and natural crafted Temple products, which are shipped throughout the year, to members all over the world.

Varies based on the Temple esoteric product

or spiritual service received: $5 – $190

Sabbat Support

Hollyday services and direct care

This includes those who purchase Spiritual Care Parcels when offered online and over email to supporting members for a temple remuneration of $30; packages are sent out following the seasonal Sabbats and unite our network of healers, spiritualists and Eastern Hellenistic pagans in glad tidings. We offer traditional items blessed in ritual celebration, random divination materials and spellcraft tools to support Old World animistic magick during each season.

$33 each or $222 annually

Sponsor Charity &

Volunteerism

This includes those who gift event dues and care packages or pay dues for Temple students who display great esoteric promise and commitment to study.

Donation Based

Community participants in good

standing

This includes those who attend Temple regularly and participate in mailing lists, calendar events, organic gardening, carpooling and/or community volunteerism projects.

$175 or $10 per visit for ritual &

meal

Hellenistic Gatehouse

Ceremonial Ritual Study Group

This includes those who attend full sun and full moon ceremonial events as part of their own personal devotion to regular Temple practice. An ongoing personal commitment to study Kabbalah, astrological meditation, group invocation, prayer, ritual bathing and planetary magick is prerequisite.

$333 Includes: Elemental Robe Event Dues & Biannual

Counseling

Coven This includes those who attend full moon and seasonal celebrations, biannual counseling, as well as shamanic retreats and invite only or deity specific devotional rituals.

$333 Includes: Black Robe

Event Dues & Biannual Counseling

Temple Training & Volunteer

Organization

This includes those who frequently attend rituals, volunteer, work community service hours and offer classes at the Temple, supporting our many seasonal events. Volunteers attend all rituals and Temple projects as a prerequisite of weekly esoteric training and Temple coursework.

$333 Includes: White Robe

Event Dues & Biannual Counseling

Temple Ordination

Training

This includes those who teach, maintain and coordinate occult, ceremonial and social events at the Temple.

$666 Includes: Ordination Robe Event Dues, class fees &

Biannual Counseling Board of

Directors This includes like-minded elders who review the Temple budget and policies annually, offer insightful council and help to maintain the Mission Statement of our Temple.

By Honorary Invitation Only

Options of Exchange &

Payment

Membership recruitment is open from February to April and closes on Beltane. Please be advised, payment plans are available to fit any budget. Inquire if you would like to learn more about our Trade, Barter and Volunteer programs. Dues must be paid by Samhain each year to remain in good membership standing. Temple membership requires reliable attendance, esoteric integrity and communal contribution.

Medici Exchange Options:

50% Cash/Check/MO 50% Trade, Barter or Temple

Volunteerism Service





50/50 Payment Form

Name: __________________________________________ Membership Type:____________________ Dues Owed: _______________ Methods of Payment: ¨ Monthly Billing ¨ Volunteer ¨ Trade & Barter (Please tick/check all that apply)

Payment Plan ======================== Volunteer Time Card =====================

�� Month

Payment Received

Balance Due

March April May June July August September October November December January February Total Amount Due: ______________

Total Hours Due: __________

Notes:

Trade & Barter Log =============================================================

Item or Service Origin Value Total Barter Value: ________________

Date Event Time In

Time Out

Hours Trade

Total Due





! OAO TEMPLE HAUS CODE OF CONDUCT !

A. Thank you for attending events at the OAO Temple Haus. Please let us know if you have any special needs or requests, and if you have any questions or feel at all uncomfortable for any reason, please make it known to any member of the Coven. We communicate in an open and free, yet compassionate and courteous, manner of dialogue.

B. Please respect everyone’s boundaries: Guests are asked to be mindful toward the boundaries and sensitivities that others may have. Pay attention to signs and signals during communication.

C. No violence is tolerated within the Temple Haus. All disputes or aggressive debates may take place in private, out of doors, such as on the open lawn, patio, at the creek or the fire pit.

D. Guests who are rude may be asked to leave at any time. Clergy & Order members reserve this right.

E. Loud, obnoxious or aggressive behavior will result in overly boisterous guests being publicly asked to tone it down or depart. This includes overpowering others in conversation, or dismissing those who are trying to converse with you, particularly if that person is a group Elder or Coven member. We should all exercise humility in conversation. Please include everyone in conversation who wishes to speak, and respect your Elders with honor, attention and self-accountability.

F. LARPing is not permitted on Temple grounds unless a designated event expressly permits it.

G. Only legal drug use is permitted in or on Temple grounds; this includes tobacco in designated orchard smoking spot (18+), alcohol (21+), and medical marijuana (card-carriers may consume in designated areas only). The use of other mind-altering substances will not be tolerated on Temple grounds. The use is expressly prohibited within this sacred space unless the ceremony decrees it (i.e. tobacco smoking following sweat lodge, etc.)

H. No guests under the age of 18 are permitted without being accompanied by a parent or guardian, or without providing legitimate written parental consent. No exceptions!

I. All guests are asked to plan accordingly; please contribute a $5-10 event fee or arrange volunteer work-trade. If possible, please bring food or drink to share with others. Participate in the events with an open mind. Prearranged transportation costs are $5 to the driver. Attendees who cannot meet these reciprocal requirements, they may be asked to leave, unless a need for charity is expressed or otherwise requested.

J. Unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances will not be tolerated, nor will excessive flirtation. Some rituals require modest dress, while other events may be optionally skyclad (nude). Sexual advances and PDA are discouraged out of group courtesy and social propriety.

K. Blatant violations of physical or emotional boundaries shall result in immediate removal. Slander, breach of confidentiality, theft, defacing property, physical violence and illegal behavior shall result in immediate removal.

L. Please check our lost-and-found if you are missing an item. OAO and its members are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

M. Stealing from the Temple Haus or fellow guests shall result in immediate removal.

N. OAO and its members revoke legal responsibility for any injuries or issues sustained at the Temple Haus. We attempt to offer a safe and comfortable environment for all attendees. We encourage self-accountability and exertion within one’s own limits of capability. Please observe and express your own limits.

O. Convicted sexual offenders must provide a written character reference from their alleged victim or a therapeutic professional, as well as their Parole Officer’s contact information before OAO clergy will permit their attendance.

P. Attendees are asked to respect people of all genders, whether male, female, or hijra. Disrespect based on one’s biological sex, gender identity, orientation, religion, disability, etc., is prejudice and is not permitted.

Q. Please remove your shoes before entering the Temple Haus. This keeps the space clear of clutter and prevents people from bringing in unwanted outside energy. We ask guests to leave their bags and coats in designated places, and shoes in the designated boxes outside.

R. Cell phones and recording devices are not permitted inside the temple haus. Please keep phone and tablets turned off and stowed inside of a pocket, bag or purse that is left in the public entryway.

S. The upstairs and downstairs residential quarters are off limits; we ask that guests respect the private/public division. For your own safety, we ask that guests not enter the kitchen unless they’re helping with cooking or cleanup. Please use the tea window to place orders, or help yourself to the public buffet.

T. For the convenience of all attendees, events are run on a schedule. Please consult each event’s listing or email to stay up-to-date with an event’s start time and presumed end time.

U. Any photography and video taken by the Coven may be used for the purpose of academic documentation, temple records, nonprofit fundraising, group promotion or utilized on social media. We ask that attendees receive permission from OAO and with guests prior to filming or taking photographs. We will always ask permission to photograph you, as well. Occasionally we will also have sociology students, University students or media reporters present at events; their presence will always be made known to the group if and when OAO members are aware of their presence.

V. We ask that guests observe animal sensitivities and boundaries as well as human. Please avoid overly petting, fondling, chasing, or corralling animals that are otherwise non-consenting. We ask that guests be aware that Temple pets are often ‘rescue’ animals and may be particularly sensitive to human interaction.

W. Please be mindful of the space and the mark you leave on it. Pack in, pack out. Fairly Take & Fairly Give.

X. The OAO Temple Haus is a not-for-profit spiritual sanctuary and recognized “religious” organization in the State of Montana. Taking advantage of others will not be tolerated or indulged. Those engaging in such activities will be asked to leave. Additionally, we strive to create a diverse spiritual environment and welcome a variety of worldviews. Please refrain from excessive self-promotion, proselytization or aggressive approaches in opinions or judgments. We encourage all guests to express personal ideas and spiritual views freely while in this shared community space. To respect diversity we must accept and embrace differences; it is okay to disagree while remaining respectful of other diverse viewpoints.

Y. Those who violate the Code of Conduct may be asked to take a “meditation timeout” at the creek, fire pit, or the Tree of 1000 Buddhas. We don’t wish to exclude anyone, and wish to give fair chances to amend discord.

Z. Please remember the cardinal OAO axiom: Have fun, while also being safe & making healthy choices!





All hail another year of Cock-A-Doodling magick; Cast and willfully audited by Fire. We give thanks to our elders and

ancestors, and to the bright spirits of the earth. We honor the Old Ones in deed and name, also offering auspicious blessings of regal poise and motivation to you: our active community. Each and every

guest contributes wonderful energy, new goals and you inspire our Rainbow community events. May the spirits bless and keep you.

Please join us again for more animistic magick as we dance our way around the seasonal wheel celebrating global paganism

throughout the years to come. Our next calendar will be available following the Lunar New Year of 地球狗 Dìqiú gǒu, the Earth Dog, in

2018. Anyone may contact OAO to inquire about our classes and events, or to request to be added to our email list. Please contact temple clergy directly to confirm your membership standing, or to

submit a new membership form.

~In love and Light~

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|| ॐ ऐ ंह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे ॐ ||

AUM AING ~ HRING ~ KLEENG ~ CHAMUNDAYE VICHCHEY

AUM

Om. Seed syllables of Saraswati (AING = Wisdom), Lakshmi/Parvati (HRING = Purification),

and Kali (KLEENG = Transformation). She who cleaves off our animosity

and injurious attachment. Om

To the guardian angels, nonprofits and business that

support our work, thank you for your sponsorship, supplemental product donations or financial backing.

Your generosity and encouragement assist us in offering our many free events and meals to the general public, you

help us keep our doors open.

Thank You for your contributions and moral support.

OAO Supporting Donors: Debbie McGaw Marielle Dozier

Barbara Holmes-Smith Jeff Smith

Donna Burch-Brown

OAO Board & Staff:

Valann Valdason (Board Member/Honorary Elder) Barbara Holmes-Smith (Board Member/Honorary Elder)

Libby Quinn (Board Member/Honorary Elder) Raven Digitalis (Clergy, Secretary/Treasurer/cofounder)

Estha McNevin (Clergy, President/CSA coordinator, cofounder)

Trempers Missoula Hamilton

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