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Winter Solstice Potluck and Gift Exchange (Open) – 6:00pm Sun. Dec. 22, 2019

Join your siblings and friends to celebrate the return of the sun with a brief ceremony followed by a gift ...
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Gnostic Mass (Open) – 4:00pm Sun. Dec. 22, 2019

Baptism and/or confirmation available by advance request. Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to request either sacrament. If this is your first time ...
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Lodge Meeting (Open) – 2:00pm Sun. Dec. 22, 2019

Join us in making plans for future Lodge activities! Please bring a lunch dish or snacks to share. Meeting ...
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Gnostic Mass (Open)- Noon Sun. Dec 15, 2019

Baptism and/or confirmation available by advance request. Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to request either sacrament. The Gnostic Mass will begin promptly ...
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Dionysos Ritual Presented by New Orpheum (Adults by Invitation Only) – 8:00pm Sat. Dec. 21, 2019

The First Mystery Of Dionysos - A Bacchanalian Celebration Hosted by New Orpheum - An Orphic Temple of Dionysian Mysteries ...
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Reading of the Book of the Law, 2nd Chapter – Thur Apr 9, 2020

Reading of the Book of the Law, 1st Chapter – Wed Apr 8, 2020

Reading of the Book of the Law via Skype ...
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Feast of Jacques de Molay (obsv.), Gnostic Mass, Lodge Meeting – Sun 22 Mar, 2020

Lodge Meeting 2:00 - Please arrive no earlier than 1:30pm and no later than 1:55pm. Join us in making plans ...
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Feast of Saint Giordano Bruno, Gnostic Mass, Lodge Meeting – Sat Feb 16, 2020

Lodge Meeting 2:00 - Please arrive no earlier than 1:30pm and no later than 1:55pm. Join us in making plans ...
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Gnostic Mass, Lodge Meeting, and Class – Sun Jan 19, 2020

Lodge Meeting 2:00 - Please arrive no earlier than 1:30pm and no later than 1:55pm. Join us in making plans ...
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Cakes of Light Baking & Massapalooza Prep Day Sat – 28 Sep, 2019 10AM – 4PM

· Please Bring: Potluck lunch/drinks/snacks and labor to make the Lodge Massapalooza ready Event Description: Massapalooza is ...
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Fifth Degree Initiation Training and Lecture Weekend: Fri-Sun 24-26 Apr, 2020

Sponsored by Infinite Stars Chapter - More details TBA ...
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Rah Hoor Khu Reception: Fri – 10 Apr, 2020

$15 admission; $5 for dues-current WBL members.
Join us Friday evening to celebrate the last of the Three Days of the ...
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Saturnalia – The Rite of Saturn ♄ and Saturnalia Feast: Sat – 21 Dec, 2019

Please arrive no earlier than 12:30pm and no later than 12:55pm.
More details coming soon. Please save the date!
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POSTPONED: Sacred Smoke, Sun – 13 Oct, 2019

This event has been postponed to a date to be determined. We will announce a new date as soon as ...
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UTOS Service for the Spirits of Tenacity – Sat – 5 Oct, 2019

Please arrive no earlier than 3:00pm and no later than 3:30pm.
$15 admission What to bring to a Universal Temple ...
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Spirit Possession at Notocon XII

Could it be...Satan? Nah, it's
Buné! Know your Goetia Kids! WBL members James Gordon and Rebecca Doll presented at the ...
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Many Hands for Blake – July 21

Over the years the Lodge has accumulated a lot of stuff and things have drifted into the main path of ...
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The Life and Legacy of Dame Anna Kingsford – July 21

Join us for a discussion about Dame Anna Kingsford, feminist, visionary, esotericist, and hermetic mystic, awarded the Order of the ...
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Lodge Meeting – July 21

Join us in making plans for future Lodge activities! Please bring a lunch dish or snacks to share. Meeting ...
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Requiem Gnostic Mass – July 21

The Gnostic Mass (Liber XV) is a ritual celebrating the union of the divine male and female through the pageantry ...
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I° Initiations (Closed to I°) – July 28

$5 admission for those who are neither candidates for initiation nor officers in the ceremony. Active USGL initiates of I° ...
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Lilith Ritual (age 18+ only) – July 27

Eclectic Witch High Priest Crimson Corvus Luna will lead a Lilith Ritual followed by a potluck feast. This ritual focuses ...
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A beautiful collection of ceremonial beads

What is Afro-Cuban Orisha Worship? – July 13-14

Afro-Cuban Orisha Worship, or Lucumí, is an African diasporic religion that is rich in culture and beauty. The Orishas are ...
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Baltimore Reiki Share (Open) – July 7

We will have a special celebration and study of the Japanese “Tanabata” 七夕 Star Festival before beginning the Baltimore Reiki ...
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Gnostic Mass Rehearsal – July 6

We will be rehearsing the celebration of Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass. While this is not a degree-sensitive event, it ...
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Gnostic Mass Rehearsal – June 22

We will be rehearsing the celebration of Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass. While this is not a degree-sensitive event, it ...
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Cover of 2018 Edition of Heaven and Hell

Heaven & Hell wants you!

Looking to contribute to the next issue of Heaven and Hell? The next volume will focus on Witchcraft and the ...
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Gnostic Mass – Celebration of Nuit for Tanabata 七夕 Star Festival – July 7

We will have a special performance of the Gnostic Mass “to Nuit” this day in celebration of the Japanese “Tanabata” ...
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Infinite Stars Chapter of Rose Croix presents: How I Got Advanced to Fifth Degree – June 23

Please note that this event takes place at Azul Nox Oasis in scenic Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Hopefully you’ve read the Minerval ...
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Thelemic Rite of Dionysos – July 6

It's madness I tell you! Pure and utter madness! Or just a wicked good time. Perhaps the closest you'll come ...
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You Are the Blood, A Dionysian Initiation – July 6

For several years William Blake Lodge has celebrated Redeeming the Redeemer, the first of three rituals in our Thelemic Rite ...
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WBL at Baltimore Pride Festival – June 16

William Blake Lodge will have a table set up at the Baltimore Pride Festival at Druid Hill, offering readings, stickers, ...
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The altar of Tobias at William Blake Lodge

A Demon’s Sabbat, Celebrating Tobias’s Birth and His Successes – June 15

Over the time since the William Blake Lodge 25th Anniversary at which we conjured the Demon Doolas from the Book ...
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Q&A with Tobias Churton – June 30

A world authority on Gnostic spirituality, Tobias Churton is Britain’s leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism. Holding a ...
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Tour NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — April 19

Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to RSVP and confirm attendance for tour. Join William Blake Lodge for a tour of the Goddard ...
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Massapalooza: Fri – 18 Oct, 2019

Friday 18 October - Sunday 20 October, 2019 William Blake Lodge brings you another weekend-long Gnostic Mass marathon, with workshops, ...
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Local Wiccan Leader David Salisbury Featured in Washington Post!

Washington Post: Lifestyle This Life: For this witch, Wicca is about personal responsibility and growth David Salisbury started practicing witchcraft ...
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Zero = Two

Did you know that members of WBL are Active in posting articles for Zero = Two, the Official Blog of ...
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Who was William Blake?

Our Lodge is named after artist, writer, poet & mystic, William Blake, whose work provides a legacy reminding us that ...
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	December 2019
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						1 The Greater Feast of Aleister Crowley The Greater Feast of Aleister Crowley December 1, 2019 See more details •
2	3	4	5 Study Night (Open) Study Night (Open) December 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Arrive between 7 and 8:30 pm. Call our Seneschal if access is needed. 540-557-7036. We want folks to have at least an hour and a half uninterrupted to work on things. www.williamblakeoto.org See more details •	6	7	8
9	10 Study Night (Open) Study Night (Open) December 10, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Arrive between 7 and 8:30 pm. Call our Seneschal if access is needed. 540-557-7036. We want folks to have at least an hour and a half uninterrupted to work on things. https://www.williamblakeoto.org See more details •	11	12	13	14	15 Gnostic Mass Gnostic Mass December 15, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Please arrive no earlier than 11:30am and no later than 11:55am. Baptism and/or confirmation available by advance request.Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to request either sacrament. $10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members. Note: admission fee waived for first-time visitors. If this is your first time at a Gnostic Mass, it’s a good idea to read the ritual ahead of time, so you’ll have some idea of what to expect. www.williamblakeoto.org See more details •
16	17	18	19 Study Night (Open) Study Night (Open) December 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA There may be cake! Arrive between 7 and 8:30 pm. Call our Seneschal if access is needed. 540-557-7036. We want folks to have at least an hour and a half uninterrupted to work on things. www.williamblakeoto.org See more details •	20	21 Dionysos Ritual (Adults by invitation only) Dionysos Ritual (Adults by invitation only) December 21, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA The First Mystery Of Dionysos – A Bacchanalian Celebration Hosted by New Orpheum – An Orphic Temple of Dionysian Mysteries More Information See more details •	22 Lodge Meeting (Open) Lodge Meeting (Open) December 22, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Please arrive no earlier than 1:30pm and no later than 1:55pm. Join us in making plans for future Lodge activities! Please bring a lunch dish or snacks to share. www.williamblakeoto.org See more details Gnostic Mass (Open) Gnostic Mass (Open) December 22, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Please arrive no earlier than3:30pm and no later than 3:55pm Baptism and/or confirmation available by advance request. Please email contact@williamblakeoto.org to request either sacrament. $10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members. Note: admission fee waived for first-time visitors. If this is your first time ata Gnostic Mass, it's a good idea to read the ritual ahead of time, so you'llhave some idea of what to expect. You can also watch a video 93 Impressions of a Gnostic Mass, or a video of the full Gnostic Mass. Mass Team: Tau Asteria, Br Jeren, Sr Lirio, TBA, TBA www.williamblakeoto.org See more details Winter Solstice Potluck and Gift Exchange (Open) Winter Solstice Potluck and Gift Exchange (Open) December 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Please arrive no earlier than5:30pm and no later than 5:55pm. Join your siblings and friends to celebrate the return of the sun with a brief ceremony followed by a gift exchange and a potluck feast. Please bring a gift or less to place under our Solstice Tree! We’ll assign numbers to each gift, then you’ll draw a number from a hat to find out which gift you get to take home. You will have the opportunity to exchange the gift with someone else if that turns out to be desirable. The feast will be made up from potluck contributions,so please remember to bring a dish to share! If you aren’t sure what to bring, please email contact@williamblakeoto.org for suggestions. www.williamblakeoto.org See more details • • •
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