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The Blood of Helios, August 31

In the world of Ancient Greece, witches were supernatural beings descended from Helios and taught by Hekate. Throughout the world ...
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Tropical Treats and Dragon Ponies Social, Sunday Aug 11, 1-5pm

A relaxing afternoon of fellowship and talk for Members and Friends of WBL Lodge. ...Also some floor cleaning ...
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The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram – August 18

Doors open at 6:00pm.
$10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members
Learn how to perform the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram ...
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Lodge Meeting – August 24th

Join us in making plans for future Lodge activities! Please bring a lunch dish or snacks to share. Meeting ...
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August 11 Events Canceled

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. The Gnostic Mass Practice, Degree Discussion Group, and Reiki ...
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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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Queer Sex Magic – August 24

Sexual energy is a potent source of magical power, but generating that power is too often discussed purely in terms ...
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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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Lee Harrington at William Blake Lodge – April 17-19, 2020

Three Days of Initiatory Experience with Author and Spiritual and Erotic Authenticity Educator Lee Harrington - April 17-19, 2020 Register now! The elements and ...
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Massapalooza – Oct 2019

Friday 18 October - Sunday 20 October, 2019 ...
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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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August 2019

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NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)
NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)

August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @
The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

http://xii.notocon.org/

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NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)
NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)

August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @
The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

http://xii.notocon.org/

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NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)
NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°)

August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @
The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

http://xii.notocon.org/

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Tropical Treats and Dragon Ponies Social
Tropical Treats and Dragon Ponies Social

August 11, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

A relaxing afternoon of fellowship and talk for Members and Friends of WBL Lodge. Also some floor cleaning.

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CANCELED Gnostic Mass Rehearsal
CANCELED Gnostic Mass Rehearsal

August 11, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

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CANCELED O.T.O. Degree Discussion Group: First Degree (Closed to I°)
CANCELED O.T.O. Degree Discussion Group: First Degree (Closed to I°)

August 11, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

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CANCELED Baltimore Reiki Share ボルチモア靈氣会
CANCELED Baltimore Reiki Share ボルチモア靈氣会

August 11, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

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Gnostic Mass (Open)
Gnostic Mass (Open)

August 18, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., Suite 5B, 208 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

Gnostic Mass (Open)
4:30pm
Please arrive no earlier than 4:00pm and no later than 420pm
Baptism and/or confirmation available today 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. You can also watch a video 93 Impressions of a Gnostic Mass, or a video of the full Gnostic Mass.

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The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (Open)
The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (Open)

August 18, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

Please arrive no earlier than 6:00pm and no later than 6:20pm.
$10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members
Learn how to perform the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram.

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Lodge Meeting (Open)
Lodge Meeting (Open)

August 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., Suite 5B, 208 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

Lodge Meeting (Open)
2:00pm
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.

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Queer Sex Magic (Open)
Queer Sex Magic (Open)

August 24, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

Sat. Aug. 24, 2019: Queer Sex Magic (Open)
4:00pm
Please arrive no earlier than 3:30pm and no later than 3:50pm.

Sexual energy is a potent source of magical power, but generating that power is too often discussed purely in terms of polarity. Let's journey outside the binary and explore other ways of generating sexual energy. We'll briefly examine a Queer take on polarity, then dive into resonance, balance, and synergy as intentional tools that are sometimes even better choices to power our magical intentions.

Our presenter, Thista Minai,is a kink educator and author of Casting a Queer Circle: Non-Binary Witchcraft. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signature.

$20 admission; free for dues-current WBL members. Snacks and beverages will be available.

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The Blood of Helios
The Blood of Helios

August 31, 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

The Blood of Helios (Open)
8:30pm
Doors open at 7:30.
$10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members.

In the world of Ancient Greece, witches were supernatural beings descended from Helios and taught by Hekate. Throughout the world and history societies have had explanations for witches based on their birth or based upon spirit contracts. In American folk traditions witches were sometimes a movement of lineal progression from ancestors to the folk devil. Our ritual will be exploring and executing on these themes by calling upon our ancestors to be with us, Hekate to guide us and Helios to join us sacramentally and imbue us and our future and past lineages with witchcraft.

Participants should wear black and bring black cloth for a head covering. We recommend that participants celebrate Hekates Deipnon during the days ahead of the rituals and also make offerings to connect with their ancestors. Participants planning to take the Helios sacrament must bring some token to represent and connect with their ancestors during the ritual. Participants taking the sacrament will need to either be able to expose their arms or their backs to have their ancestor names written in them. Please bring a list of ancestor names.

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	August 2019
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2 NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @ The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA http://xii.notocon.org/ See more details •	3 NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @ The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA http://xii.notocon.org/ See more details •	4 NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) NOTOCON XII (Closed to 0°) August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019 @ The Westin Cleveland Downtown, 777 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA http://xii.notocon.org/ See more details •
5	6	7	8	9	10	11 Tropical Treats and Dragon Ponies Social Tropical Treats and Dragon Ponies Social August 11, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA A relaxing afternoon of fellowship and talk for Members and Friends of WBL Lodge. Also some floor cleaning. See more details CANCELED Gnostic Mass Rehearsal CANCELED Gnostic Mass Rehearsal August 11, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED See more details CANCELED O.T.O. Degree Discussion Group: First Degree (Closed to I°) CANCELED O.T.O. Degree Discussion Group: First Degree (Closed to I°) August 11, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED See more details CANCELED Baltimore Reiki Share ボルチモア靈氣会 CANCELED Baltimore Reiki Share ボルチモア靈氣会 August 11, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. See more details • • • •
12	13	14	15	16	17	18 Gnostic Mass (Open) Gnostic Mass (Open) August 18, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., Suite 5B, 208 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Gnostic Mass (Open) 4:30pm Please arrive no earlier than 4:00pm and no later than 420pm Baptism and/or confirmation available today 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. You can also watch a video 93 Impressions of a Gnostic Mass, or a video of the full Gnostic Mass. See more details The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (Open) The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (Open) August 18, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Please arrive no earlier than 6:00pm and no later than 6:20pm. $10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members Learn how to perform the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram. See more details • •
19	20	21	22	23	24 Lodge Meeting (Open) Lodge Meeting (Open) August 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., Suite 5B, 208 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Lodge Meeting (Open) 2:00pm 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. See more details Queer Sex Magic (Open) Queer Sex Magic (Open) August 24, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA Sat. Aug. 24, 2019: Queer Sex Magic (Open) 4:00pm Please arrive no earlier than 3:30pm and no later than 3:50pm. Sexual energy is a potent source of magical power, but generating that power is too often discussed purely in terms of polarity. Let's journey outside the binary and explore other ways of generating sexual energy. We'll briefly examine a Queer take on polarity, then dive into resonance, balance, and synergy as intentional tools that are sometimes even better choices to power our magical intentions. Our presenter, Thista Minai,is a kink educator and author of Casting a Queer Circle: Non-Binary Witchcraft. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signature. $20 admission; free for dues-current WBL members. Snacks and beverages will be available. See more details • •	25
26	27	28	29	30	31 The Blood of Helios The Blood of Helios August 31, 2019 @ 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm William Blake Lodge, O.T.O., 208 S Pulaski St Suite 5B, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA The Blood of Helios (Open) 8:30pm Doors open at 7:30. $10 admission; free for dues-current WBL members. In the world of Ancient Greece, witches were supernatural beings descended from Helios and taught by Hekate. Throughout the world and history societies have had explanations for witches based on their birth or based upon spirit contracts. In American folk traditions witches were sometimes a movement of lineal progression from ancestors to the folk devil. Our ritual will be exploring and executing on these themes by calling upon our ancestors to be with us, Hekate to guide us and Helios to join us sacramentally and imbue us and our future and past lineages with witchcraft. Participants should wear black and bring black cloth for a head covering. We recommend that participants celebrate Hekates Deipnon during the days ahead of the rituals and also make offerings to connect with their ancestors. Participants planning to take the Helios sacrament must bring some token to represent and connect with their ancestors during the ritual. Participants taking the sacrament will need to either be able to expose their arms or their backs to have their ancestor names written in them. Please bring a list of ancestor names. See more details •

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