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been proclaimed to be dead. (This is becoming rather
humorous.)
Someone once said that in 1959, when COBOL first came
into existence, that one of the creators was given
a tombstone with COBOL on it and he/she was told
that COBOL was already on the road to obsolescence.
Can anyone post here any or all references to
published books or articles where this incident
is mentioned?
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The verbatim usenet posts below detail in Charla J. Williams OWN exact
words her long term, decades old obsessions with drugs, satanism, the occult
and weird sex. These are her own words. Journalism, Parody, and Satire are
sacred, protected rights defined by the Constitution. They are not
'stalking'. Stalking would , however, involve conspiracy to commit murder.
Charla gave the civil name, address and phone number of the "stalker" in
question to an excon who did 15 years for murder and has sent death threats
to the "stalker". She did this in hope of inciting violence. If such
violence ever occurs, dear Charla will be going to prison for conspiracy to
commit murder. Her cocaine usage is a matter of eye witness testimony.
Her are her precious words, exact verbatim quotes which can be easily
verified and added to hundreds of other of her usenet posts. Pay particular
attention to the 'weed' post.
Re: Magick and Sexual Attraction
Author:
Charla J. Williams <char...@netcom.com>
Date:
1998/05/30
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L303303 (l30...@aol.com) wrote:
: I have been considering using magick to increase sexual :
attractiveness. I have in the past used visualisations and : affirmations
for this, but without results. Can anyone tell : me how to go about doing
this, and if anyone has had any : experience with using magick for this
purpose?
With a large stellium in the 8th house, this has never been an issue for
me.
In my 20's I started drinking damiana tea as it had a reputation for toning
the generative organs. (I think that it has since been found to be
detrimental to the liver under long term usage.) Within only a day or two I
literally had strange men I didn't know knocking on my apartment door. I
stopped taking it immediately :-)
Most noticeable to me is the fact that certain planets in transit
situations bring attention my way. I've got to admit to being of the mind
that if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing that the rest will
fall in place.
Personally I don't do magick to bring lovers to me per se,
partially because I figure I may not like what shows up.
Regards, Charla
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Goetia Demons
Author:
Charla J. Williams <char...@netcom.com>
Date:
1998/12/24
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VDemonoidV (vdemo...@aol.com) wrote:
: Does anyone have any good links to any Goetia pages?
Here are a couple for starts:
http://www.avesta.org/esoteric.htm
http://www.ccse.net/~mhenson/lesser.htm
Regards, Charla
Spells
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Date:
1999/02/01
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Andrew (magicia...@nospamhotmail.com) wrote:
: I am begginer at Magick and I need to find some reference points. : If
anyone out there has an web address, books, etc. would you : please send
them to me. Also I need to learn about spells.
Do you know enough about the subject to say whether your
interest is Neo Paganism / Wicca or Ceremonial Magick?
There is a lot of stuff in print and available via the web. May I suggest
for something off the beaten path, Robin Skelton as an author, specifically:
1. The Practice of Witchcraft Today: An Introduction to
Beliefs and Rituals
2. Spellcraft
3. The Magical Practice of Talismans (op)
Regards, Charla
J.L. (tro...@hol.fr) wrote:
: It is what I am looking for.
: But I am french and I have not the LA phone directory.
: Someone in LA can look for me ?
This address is from the early 80's so it may not be current. I used to
use their 'professional chart no. 3' to draw astrological charts on. They
used to sell C.C. Zain's (Elbert Benjamine) books directly by mail. They
may still do so.
The Church of Light
Box 76862
Los Angeles, CA 90076
Regards, Charla
Re: Magick, Wicca and Praxis
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Date:
1996/08/24
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Answering these questions from a Wiccan perspective ...
lorax (ty...@houseofkaos.abyss.com) wrote: : [from personal email,
notified individual that I would be posting, : no objection]
: #How do I close a circle after it has been cast?
Personally I undraw it and stamp my foot. Others symbolically cut it with
a dagger.
: #What is meant by cakes & wine?
: in Wiccan tradition typically any form of bread, cake or cookie and :
some juice or alcoholic beverage, both utilized as receptacles for : the
charge of a symbolic 'Great Rite'. they are also symbols of : the sexual
juices if you want to do the Great Rite in a literal : and carnal sense. ;>
Hm. A symbolic Great Rite would involve dipping the athame into the
chalice full of wine. The cakes would then be annointed with the charged
wine using the athame.
Within a Wiccan coven, the sharing of cakes and wine is often a relaxed
more social part of a ritual, a grounding after concentrated magical work.
I leave an extra cake uneaten on the pentacle in the North as well as pour
a libation from the chalice prior to drinking. This is similar to setting
an extra table for unseen guests at the feast after a ritual.
: #How do I prepare an area before I cast a circle or build an altar?
If you really want to be fastidious, wash the floors with something like
hyssop or camphor. Ritually sweep it out. Banish. etc.
: #What do I focus on while casting spells?
I primarily focus on raising the energy until I'm ready to direct the
charge. I wouldn't say that I 'cast spells' though.
: #How do I invoke spirits?
Read a good book on this subject. ;)
: #What protects me from harm from them after invocation?
If they're asking basic question about circle castings, they're not ready
to invoke much beyond the Quarters and some benign God/Goddess figures IMO.
Regards, Charla
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Fathom Hummingbear (fat...@sonic.net) wrote:
: Yes, Starhawk was trained by Victor Anderson, who lives in a suburb of :
San Francisco. This Faery Wicca or Feri trad (the spelling keeps : changing)
is loosely connectly with the mythology of the Sidhe.
Victor's wife of 50 years, Cora, has a lovely booklet out titled _Fifty
Years in the Feri Tradition_.
: An even looser and otherwise unrelated connection to the Sidhe comes :
through the Radical Faerie movement
Thank you for highlighting the difference!
Re: Pathworking
Author:
Charla J. Williams <char...@netcom.com>
Date:
1996/08/10
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Hi Toby,
TobyAnnS (toby...@aol.com) wrote:
: I found this newsgroup while running quickly away from the alt.magick :
group. I was hoping to find other travellers to discuss ritual, :
pathworking, meditative practices, and related experiences. Needless to :
say that was not a place called home.
Seems like everytime I look at alt.magick there are more nonsense posts.
It's a real pity!
I think this group (alt.occult.kabbalah.golden-dawn) is for discussing
things in a GD framework. Al Billings via the magazine he coedits 'Caduceus
the Hermetic Quarterly' has started a list called Praxis with the idea that
it is for practicing magicians to discuss their practice.
Regards, Charla
Re: Gathering: Twilight Covening (Mass., USA)
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Date:
1996/09/07
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Greetings,
I attended the very first Twilight Covening in western Mass. and thought
that it was a very good concept that for the most part went well. I ended
up in the Stag clan which was fitting for the mythology I was working with
at the time.
I do wish that Andras and Diedre would rethink the fact that they moved it
to Columbus Day which conflicts with another excellent gathering in the
Northeast, Panthea.
I attended the 1rst and 2nd MAPPCAF (Mid Atlantic Pan Pagan Conference &
Festival) which was the forerunner of Panthea.
Unfortunately I arrived too late Friday night at MAPPCAF-2 to catch Herman
Slater's opening ritual, but was treated to imitations of his solemn
'Darksome night and shining moon' for the rest of the weekend. ;)
Regards and Blessed Be,
Charla
Re: A Serious Post...
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Date:
1998/04/03
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Pppanar (ppp...@aol.com) wrote:
: Upon starting the book, my whole opinion of the Tarot changed. : Crowley
presented a pretty good case (in my opinion) of the origins : and secrecy of
the Tarot.
For history I leave it to the experts and stick with Stuart R. Kaplan's 3
volume Encyclopedia of Tarot.
: Does he have many supporters? I have not seen any really serious posts :
recently, and I beg someone to enlighten me to the dangers or feelings :
that others have in regards to how his writings have effected them.
Some would say that Crowley took magick further than the Golden Dawn and
that his particular flavor has more of a kick to it.
I think that the Thoth deck is beautiful in its symbology and the magick
inherent in that symbology. This from someone mind you who thinks that
anything that varries too much from the Marseilles deck is "out there."
: Have all the other texts on the subject been lies, or misleading :
material from uneducated people as he states? Very curious about : dangers
involved here.
Different people will have different techniques and interpretations for the
cards but IMO each is valid for the person using it.
Regards, Charla
Spells
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Andrew (magicia...@nospamhotmail.com) wrote:
: I am begginer at Magick and I need to find some reference points. : If
anyone out there has an web address, books, etc. would you : please send
them to me. Also I need to learn about spells.
Do you know enough about the subject to say whether your
interest is Neo Paganism / Wicca or Ceremonial Magick?
There is a lot of stuff in print and available via the web. May I suggest
for something off the beaten path, Robin Skelton as an author, specifically:
1. The Practice of Witchcraft Today: An Introduction to
Beliefs and Rituals
2. Spellcraft
3. The Magical Practice of Talismans (op)
Regards, Charla
Year 2000 spells and rituals
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Date:
1999/01/09
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Polar Bear (tank...@comp.nus.edu.sg) wrote:
: Ummm.. you have less than a year to migrate. Is that going : to be
possible?
<Chuckle>. The place I'm contracting to now brought in IBM Consulting to
oversee their Y2K compliance with the aim of being Y2K certified by the Feds
by the end of 1998.
Regards, Charla
Re: Damiana tea
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Date:
1998/06/03
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L.F. (sac4...@saclink.csus.edu) wrote in reply to Jon Browne:
: It's also supposed to be an aphrodisiac, though I wouldn't know. : From
what Jon said above it might be a slight sense-enhancer.
What the hay, I haven't packed either the herb or sex sections of my
library yet.
Richard Alan Miller in his book "The Magical and Ritual Use of Herbs" says
the primary effect is as a mild aphrodisiac and marijuana-like euphoria
which lasts about 1-1/2 hours. He then gives a recipe for an aphrodisiacal
cordial of damiana and another recipe for a herbal smoking mixture he calls
Yuba Gold. He also gives a reference to Louis J. Culling's book "A Manual of
Sex Magick."
I'm assuming he means Louis T. Culling's book "Sex Magick" which has an
appendix on the herb damiana. Culling gives a recommended dosage and
includes diary entries of his own experience with the herb.
The book "Legal Highs" by Adam Gottlieb lists the same effects as Richard
Alan Miller's book does. This book suggests simmering 2 tbsp. leaves in 1
pt. water and drinking the tea at the same time as smoking a pipeful of the
leaves.
Both herbal books suggest that damiana has a tonic effect on the sexual
organs and that excessive long-term use may be toxic to the liver.
Regards, Charla
Re: Dragon Magick
Author:
Charla J. Williams <char...@netcom.com>
Date:
1997/05/29
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<charlajwF...@netcom.com>, char...@netcom.com (Charla J. Williams)
wrote:
> : Can anyone post here any or all references to
> : published books or articles where this incident
> : is mentioned?
>
> There have been some cute Dilbert cartoons referencing
> the Y2K issue and COBOL programs as dinosaurs.
>
> Regards, Charla
>
>
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