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 J O U R N A L O F T H E L E M I C S T U D I E S
  Volume 1, Number 2
SPRING 2008 C.E.
Editor – Publisher –  Typesetting & Layout – Distribution – 
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Journal of Thelemic Studiesand individual authors except where otherwise noted.
 
 
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Introduction
by the Editor………………………….…………………………………….………….3
Rabelais, Dashwood, and Proto-Thelema
by Steven J. Ash………………………………....……...5
“Egg”
by Acrylick Alchemical………………………………………………………………….…...16
 Acrylick Alchemical interview 
……………………………………………………………………..17
 Thelema & Buddhism
by IAO131
(continued from previous issue)
 *Part 5: War & Conquering……….……...…..……………………………….………………….........21
“Venus in Pisces”
by Acrylick Alchemical ……………………………………………………….....27
IllumineNaughty interview 
…………………………………………………………………...........28
“A Delightful Dance”
by Acrylick Alchemical……………………………………...…………..…...32
 The Missing Calls to the Great Work 
by John L. Crow…………………………………………....33
Contributors
…………………………………………………………………………...……....…….50
Table of Contents
 
 
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by the Editor
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
 The first issue of the
Journal of Thelemic Studies 
surpassed all my expectations. The amount of feedback received (both positive andnegative) is a testament to the amount of attention this
 Journal 
is garnering. The announcementfor the first issue of the
 Journal 
was carried by various blogs and was even translated intoseveral different languages.Many Thelemites are attracted to the ideal of a multitude of opinions being openly shared and honestly contemplated with respect.
 
In our mission statement it reads, “Thesubject matter of the
 Journal of Thelemic Studies 
will not be that of a certain ideology within Thelema, but will give equal voice to those of divergent and perhaps even conflicting  viewpoints.” Not only have we gathered various threads of the Thelemic community into onetapestry, but a wide array of various groups seemed to take interest from Anarchists to Masonsto Discordians (and many who do choose not to identify with a particular group).One point must be made at the very start of this issue: the editor of the
Journal of Thelemic Studies 
does not necessarily agree with or endorse the ideas espoused in the variousauthors’ essays. Two essays may even be printed in the same issue containing contradictory  views on a single subject. This is because the
 Journal 
endeavors to give a voice to the mostmodern writers and artists in the Thelemic community even if they disagree on certain points. The idea is not to promote rigid fundamentalism or some universal agreement but, instead, alively process of creation, debate, analysis, and artistry. Being the first academic journal tocollect the work of various modern Thelemites into one place, we attempt to give a voice to Thelemites of very diverse backgrounds. The
Journal of Thelemic Studies 
serves to stand as a non-partisan synthesis of the many diverse manifestations of Thelema, both literally andsymbolically, and also to the fact that many, often contradicting, opinions may beharmoniously cultivated and understood together.One major change that came with the second issue was an overhaul of the website
 www.ThelemicStudies.com
… The
 Journal of Thelemic Studies 
now has a website with easiernavigation, a news feed detailing current events relating to Thelema, a forum to debate anddiscuss on, and other interesting features. Go check it out!
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