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Officer Changes

• Autumn – Secretary
• Andrei – Initiation Secretary

Events

• Solstice/Equinox or any type Rituals – Anyone have any plans for 2006?
• Summer Solstice BBQ in planning.
• Fall or Winter: IIIº Mass, Iº and IIº Masses to follow.
• Amy mentioned that she could put together a Telesmatic Jewelry workshop as she has done before for her last body – a series of Equinoctial and Solsticial rituals to make talismans, which are melted into one at the end of the year.
• Michael mentioned that he had run line-by-line study groups of core thelemic works.
• Fall Fundraiser & Descent of Inanna ritual.

·        Auction of volunteered services – housecleaning, yardwork, tarot readings, massage, etc – anything you can think of that someone might give money for.

Advertising/PR – Autumn would like someone to help with PR

• Cristin can distribute to the Eastside
• Suzanna can do the North End (Monroe, Lynnwood, etc)
• Dana can do OLOTEAS
• Jon can help with artwork
• Courtney with materials

Newsletter – “Sky’s Embrace”

• “The circle of the horizon is the earth and sky’s embrace.”
• 9/06 publication date, 6/21 deadline
• Guidelines
  • Focus: creative and scholarly work of thelemic and occult orientation, geared toward Thelemites in WA/OR/ID/BC
  • Submission guidelines available from Autumn or at
    http://www.seattle-oto.org/skysembrace.html
  • Mailed hardcopy subscriptions are $4.18 a year, but will be available for less (probably free) at events/EoC/etc.  Subscriptions will help defray the cost of printing.  All donations above that are welcomed.
  • Let any friends who have businesses know that advertising is available – advertising prices to follow soon at website.
• Volunteers – need typing, scanning, distribution, possibly folding/stapling.  Have a skill that you think could be helpful?  Offer it, chances are we can use it.
  • Cristin to help with copy editing, Courtney to help with layout, ads, and graphic editing

Library

• http://www.seattle-oto.org/library.htm - has the catalog of books & library contact e-mail for check out requests.
• Check out (and drop-off) is by appointment at Autumn’s in Lake City, or through arrangement with Autumn at events.  When we have an independent space, the library will move there.
• Further updates to the catalog will be coming later this summer with newly donated books.
• Especially looking for people to write reviews of books in the Library for the newsletter
• Asking for donations of “basic” thelemic books (books authored by OTO members or regarding material of thelemic interest) because Library has several “holes” in regard to Thelemic core works.  Also, fiction books or movies of a thelemic or occult orientation are also welcomed. Please consider the library when getting rid of your books. 

 Dues

• Dues were started in Spring of 2002 to help start working toward the eventual goal of a 24/7 space, in addition to paying monthly expenses for Mass & such.
• $10/month, $100/year
• Local dues current - 17
• Membership provides a discount on events and local initiations fees
• Membership cards – 6 consecutive months prepaid (cards ready at next event)
  • Scott, Tom, Fred, Dana, Anne, Doug E, Rebecca, Andrei, Heather, Courtney and Jon plus officers.  They will have name and number, can be used to verify membership to get discount at
• Ashley will start sending reminders of when dues paid run out
• Paypal prepaid & recurring payment options are available on Horizon Dues page
• Jon idea: make it possible to pledge a certain percentage of the rent/expenses instead of just a dollar amount – connect it to importance/level of contribution a person chooses.
• The yearly dues go to US Grand Lodge, and only a small part of initiation fees stay with Horizon, so monthly dues are necessary to keep Horizon running and moving toward the goal of an independent space.
• Michael normally gives a 10% discount to OTO members, but he is going to start setting that 10% aside to give to Horizon toward an independent space.
• Michael (one of the Electoral College electors) said that the OTO encourages all members to join a body and pay dues, for the goal of being able to have more local temples.
• People can also put Horizon in their wills or life insurance policies, this will help in the long run.
• All donations (money or goods) are tax deductible – talk to your tax preparer if you itemize.

 

Thanks! Dana, Jon, Ken Ted, Courtney, for helping every time they’re there & help is needed, for coming early to set up, and staying late to clean up.  You rock! (and help keep Horizon going strong!)  Thank you!

 

Mass Class Series

• At this time, the Red Flame class series is on indefinite hold to make way for the Mass classes
• See the class handout from Melissa for more information (also available on the Horizon calendar).

Initiation Schedule/Updates

• We’ve had 9 Minervals in the last six months, and 5 IV&PI’s
• We have a Iº on 4/22 (deadline is 4/3)
• Currently not scheduled, but we have upcoming Minervals & IIIº’s

Treasury Report

• Invocation of Horus made us $440
• We’ve been steadily losing money on Mass since we lost the cleaning agreement.  We’ll have more information available on the cost and net loss at the next HCM.
• Savings balance - $3340, Checking balance $4186.
• This money goes to cover expenses, monthly & unexpected, and to cover initial start up costs & “cushion” when we get an independent space.

Community Involvement – open discussion

• Damian suggested a volunteer pool list – Autumn will be a point of contact for volunteering until such time as we (possibly)get an official volunteer coordinator set up
  • Damian can help with manual labor, academic research, computer work (but not internet), cooking, and organizing.
  • Cristin can help with proof/copy editing, creative work
  • Courtney can help with advertising materials
• Jon pointed out that the community usually helps with the “grunt” work – the hard work that has to get done, and the core members usually end up doing all of the creative and organizing work.  He brought up the idea of coming up with lists of things that people of different degrees could participate in, much like a martial arts dojo does for different belt levels, in the levels of responsibility for the different degrees for Horizon.  He gave an example:
  • Minervals set up Mass equipment & tear it down
  • Firsts are in charge of hospitality for Mass (coffee/tea/any nibblies/greeting/welcoming)
  • All degrees are responsible for helping out, but that the related degree should make sure the associated tasks are done before moving on to other tasks. 
  • This will spread out the responsibilities to help avoid burnout in the core members, and get “cooler jobs” and greater responsibility as one progresses through the degrees.
  • There could also be a “degree mentorship” (perhaps through sponsorship) to help others with learning new tasks
  • We’d need a flowchart or task list for mass and event needs to make this happen.

• If help is needed, asking a person if they’d be willing to help volunteer is also a great way to include people in what’s going on – seeking people out and asking for help.
• Andrei mentioned that volunteers will be needed for the upcoming West Coast OTO convention.
• A How To Volunteer page on Horizon’s website was requested
• Several people mentioned also getting involved with some sort of local community service activities, such as volunteering to answer phones for KCTS or helping sort food for NW Harvest.
• To help with an initiation, one must be at least Iº, and one can officer up to the level of one’s own degree.  To help, please contact Andrei and he will let the main officer (whoever happens to be in charge of the next initiation) know that you are interested in helping.

2^nd Qtr HCM

• July – BBQ
• 24/7 space – start thinking if you would like to head or be a part of committee