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Heretic's Guide to Thelema republished by Concrescent Press

Posted Thu, 09/01/2011 - 1:39pm
Today we are proud to announce the republication of Gerald Del Campo's book The Heretics Guide to Thelema Volume One: New Aeon Magick.

This is a new edition of a now classic work from a long-time practitioner of Thelema. It is a expression of his experience in a variety of forms of Thelema and a number of Thelemic institutions. First written as an explanation for the author’s young children, this recently corrected and improved version is a unique presentation of Thelema as it is actually lived.

Conjuring Spirits released this weekend at the Esoteric Book Conference, Seattle

Posted Tue, 09/14/2010 - 5:23pm
This weekend Concrescent Press will be at the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle. (http://esotericbookconference.com/2010/)

We will be proudly releasing our latest work "Conjuring Spirits" by Michael Osiris Snuffin.

Frater Osiris has produced the cleanest, clearest presentation of sorcery I have ever seen, cutting through ages of obfuscation. And the book is pretty, too!

Come stop by our table in the vendor's room. It will be hard to miss with our huge Ra-Hoor-Khuit Thanka.
Hope to see you there!
)O+
sam

The 'Arising As' Ritual Script is posted

Posted Mon, 08/02/2010 - 3:46pm
As promised, albeit delayed, the Arising As version of the Invocation of Ra-Hoor-Khuit is now available for registered members of the website. This is the core practice of the method and is best suited for those who have been properly introduced to the Deity and the practice, or who have done the work, especially with the In-Front version, to create connection with Ra-Hoor-Khuit.

Follow the "Related Content" links to find and download the PDF file.

I wish you all Success,
)O+
sam webster

Shipping Issues Solved!

Posted Mon, 07/26/2010 - 9:03pm
With diligent effort supervised and aided my Web Guru, Dave Menefee, the shipping challenges have been dispatched. Now, each item will be properly added to and order with the correct shipping!

Thanka generates new shipping issues & new payment types coming soon

Posted Thu, 07/15/2010 - 4:31pm
Folks:
With the expansion of our products to include Kat Lunoe's beautiful Thanka of Ra-Hoor-Khuit we've run into some issues with getting our shipping costs correct.

For the moment please order each product alone in an order to get the shipping cost correct. I'm working on the problem but it may require a few days.

Also I'm setting up regular credit card processing, but this having some glitches, as they do.
)O+
sam

Ra-Hoor-Khuit Empowerment Weekend

Posted Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:49am
Friday, June 25, 7:30pm to Sunday June 27th, 6pm

You are invited to this special opportunity to take empowerment and receive instruction in the Mahayoga Tantra Invocation of Ra-Hoor-Khuit, from the book Tantric Thelema by Sam Webster.

Friday night will be dedicated to the preliminary practices, Saturday to the worshipful invocation In-Front, and Sunday to the Empowerment, teaching on the Arising-As form and a Feast to close. . .

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Ra-Hoor_Khuit empowerment weekend

by nerthuschild - 07/06/2010 - 7:18pm
Thank you for sharing the pictures and excellent on the 11 new initiates. The Mandala is gorgeous! I want one of those posters, so I am waiting with bated breath. :)

Thanks to everyone who came to the Ra-Hoor-Khuit Empowerment!

by samwebster - 07/06/2010 - 6:18pm

Thanks to everyone who came to the Ra-Hoor-Khuit Empowerment weekend! About twenty attended and the rite now has eleven new initiates.

Here's a shot of our altar:
Ra-Hoor-Khuit Altar June 2010

We performed a new mandala ritual that produced some beautiful results:




In the news, the latest editon of the "Arising As" version of the ritual was given a solid trial and, as usual, some typos needed fixing. It will be available on the website this week. The Offering and Blessing Mandala ritual will be written up and posted eventually as well.

The gorgious cover art drawn by Kat Lunoe from my design has been made into a 18 & 24 inch poster. It will be available through the website as soon as I figure out the shipping charges.

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The 'In Front' Ritual Script Posted

Posted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 9:09pm
An update because I'm still learning (I put the file in the wrong place).

As promised, the first of many ritual scripts to make the work easier has been posted on this site. Please log-in and click on the Tantric Thelema book to see "Related Content" in the upper right. There, follow the link for the "In Front" Ritual Script!
Enjoy!
)O+
sam

PantheaCon Release a Sold-out Success!

Posted Sun, 02/21/2010 - 1:29pm
Thank you to everyone who came to our release ritual and reception at PantheaCon 2010. We were overwhelmed with the attention, the ritual was packed and raised great energy. By handing out ritual scripts everyone was able to participate and join in the blessing that sent this rite out into the world at large. At the end of the Con, all the copies we brought were sold out. Thank you for making this such a success!

Please come visit the Concrescent.net site regularly and

Release Date

Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 7:52pm

Today, Imbolc, February 2nd 2010,
Concrescent Press is proud to release our first book:

Tantric Thelema
& The Invocation of Ra-Hoor-Khuit
in the manner of the Buddhist Mahayoga Tantras

This date was selected by the author, Sam Webster, M.Div., Mage, who dedicated the book to his late wife, Tara. It would have been

Hot Off the Press

Posted Sun, 01/10/2010 - 8:00pm

Hi! I'm starting this Blog for building out the Concrescent Press site. Here we go!

I'll post news as the site is updated and our new publications move through production.

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Note the notices? Sorry!

by samwebster - 02/05/2010 - 5:09pm
Sorry about the flurry of nonsensical notices.

As you may have noticed, the format of notifications was a bit rough. I was attempting to trigger a notice so I could edit it and ran afoul of my ignorance. The notice that points to this blog entry should be better formatted.

Ever trying to provide a better experience,
)O+
sam

New book

by LizaLewelyn - 02/03/2010 - 4:54am
Great to see the release of your first book Sam. Looks like it will be a fascinating read. Love the cover!! Great title too :-) I will notify Isis-Hathor Lodge members of its release and direct them to this site. Regards in LVX-NOX Liza

Orders coming in!

by samwebster - 02/01/2010 - 11:26am
Thanks to you all who have placed orders. The first set will go out today and there after on an at least weekly basis. I'm still working out international postage, so stay tuned.

And thank you for your interest in the special edition of the book. There will only be 31 blue cloth hardcover and full color dust jacketed copies made. It will be available in about a week on a first come, first served basis while supplies last through the website. If you have written me directly I have added you to the queue.

The cost for the special edition is $43 USD, and the international postage looks like it will be between $10 and $15 USD.
)O+
sam

Special Edition

by albill - 02/01/2010 - 12:03pm
I'd like to get a copy of the special edition as well.

The First Print has arrived!

by samwebster - 01/27/2010 - 9:51pm
The first 50 copies of the first edition paperback, arrived today.

I am happy to fulfill any orders that come in immediately but the formal release date will be Imbolc, February 2nd, 2010, which would have been the 20th anniversary of our wedding, had my wife, Tara, survived.

The book is dedicated to her and the text was composed with her as its audience. She makes a few comments as the book goes on. Since in many ways she taught me to write, it is a fitting memorial.

Also, today the special hardcover edition was ordered. There will be 31 signed and numbered copies in this edition. The proof looks excellent.

And so it begins. . .

So exciting! I look forward

by samtlam - 01/27/2010 - 10:04pm
So exciting! I look forward to sharing in and benefiting from this work of love you've created. Also, how should we order the special hardcover edition? Will you let us know when they're available? (31? Naturally!) Thanks be, my brother. Heru G:.S:.

Special edition ordering

by samwebster - 01/28/2010 - 12:44pm
Write me at webster@concrescent.net and tell me you want one and if you wish, which number copy you want.

Transaction process complete

by samwebster - 01/26/2010 - 5:18pm
Finally we are in business. The shipping charges have been worked out, at least per book. More complexity will be handled later. Downloadable file pages are properly configured. Just log in to access them. More content coming soon! )O+ s

I'm so pleased. The site

by elisedv - 01/26/2010 - 6:16am
I'm so pleased. The site looks wonderful.

The Site is really live!

by samwebster - 01/25/2010 - 7:28pm
The site is really live!
As of today we can process transactions through Pay Pal! The shipping charges are still wonky, but once the book arrives (50 copies on order), I can work out the shipping in detail.

Also, the ability to make files like scripts and graphics and let folks comment on them has been established.

Just a few more tweeks to go and we are ready for release!
)O+
sam

Proof arrived

by samwebster - 01/15/2010 - 1:18pm

Today the proof for the book arrived. It looks great. I'll look at it over the weekend and if all is well, submit the print order on Monday.

Yay!

First Book

by samwebster - 01/12/2010 - 12:40pm

Our first book, Tantric Thelema, is now properly listed, with cover and descriptive text. I still need to find ways of attaching the free image file and the ritual scripts to this listing. Soon! Meanwhile the Kat's great image is in an image gallery.

Next, however is to complete the transaction cycle. Paypal first, the direct bank CC processing!

Nice Post...

by Donald Harper - 06/28/2011 - 11:45pm
The monks begin by consecrating the site of the mandala sand painting with approximately 30 minutes of chants, music, and mantra recitation. This event is visually and acoustically striking, and draws large audiences and enormous media attention. Throughout its creation, the monks pour millions of grains of sand from traditional metal funnels called chakpur. The finished mandala is approximately five feet by five feet in size, and takes three to five days of work.

this is only a test

by samwebster - 06/29/2011 - 1:33am
Please ignore. . . )O+ sam

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