Wikipedia:WikiProject Thelema

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Thelema is a philosophy of life based on the rule or law, "Do what thou wilt." The ideal of "Do what thou wilt" and its association with the word Thelema goes back to François Rabelais, but was more fully developed and proselytized by Aleister Crowley, who founded a new religious movement called Thelema based on this ideal and his 1904 book, Liber AL vel Legis. At present, many topics related to Thelema are presented in a non-encyclopedic style (e.g. do not cite sources), are mere stubs, or are missing entirely. Thelema is a notable topic and deserves to have a robust section on Wikipedia. This Wikiproject has formed in order to inspire knowledgeable Wikipedians to flesh out this little corner of the encyclopedia, conforming fully to Wikipedia guidelines and meeting high standards of writing and research. The following page is presented for suggestions only, not as a set of rules. No editor is obligated to conform. This project is intended to be a collaborative effort, so, if there is something on this page that you feel needs adjustment or otherwise, you are invited to discuss it.

Open tasks for the Thelema WikiProject Edit this box About this box Action items: Discussions: Discuss: Should The Book of the Law article be moved to Liber AL vel Legis? Discuss: Crowley's bio section is terrible. Come add your ideas for how to make it "featured" quality... Expand: Babalon Working • Frank Bennett • The Blue Equinox • The Book of Lies • The Book of Thoth • Bornless Ritual • Mary Butts • City of the Pyramids • College of Thelema • The Confessions of Aleister Crowley • Adam Darski • Lon Milo DuQuette • Karl von Eckartshausen • The Equinox of the Gods • Eroto-comatose lucidity • The General Principles of Astrology • Karl Germer • The Goetia • Hermetic Brotherhood of Light • Leah Hirsig • Simon Iff • George Cecil Jones • Richard Kaczynski • Francis X. King • Konx om Pax • The Law is for All • Liber Aleph • Little Essays Toward Truth • Magical weapon • Magick Without Tears • Moonchild • Victor Benjamin Neuburg • Obeah and Wanga • The Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn • Ordo Templi Orientis (Typhonian) • Rites of Eleusis • Phyllis Seckler • Grunddal Sjallung • Solar Lodge • Stèle of Revealing • Thelemic gematria • Therion • The Vision and the Voice • Leila Waddell Missing articles: Gerald Yorke • Wilfred T. Smith • Regina Kahl Clean up: Rose Edith Kelly • Boleskine House • True Will • Ankh-af-na-khonsu • Heru-ra-ha Thelema Peer Review: Aleister Crowley • Magick Add Thelemic Info:

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Contents 1 Scope 2 Member actions 3 To do 4 Participants 5 Recognized content 5.1 Featured articles 5.2 Good articles 5.3 Did you knows (DYKs) 6 Formerly recognized content 6.1 Former featured articles 6.2 Former good articles 7 Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release selections 8 Style 8.1 Article introduction 8.2 Quotes from Liber Legis 9 Categorization 10 Suggestions 10.1 New articles 11 Templates 11.1 Task Box 11.2 Userbox 11.3 Wikiproject notice 11.4 Peer review 11.5 Stub 11.6 Other Thelema templates 12 References 12.1 Books 12.2 Websites

[edit] Scope

The scope of this project is to expand, improve, and standardize articles about Thelema and other related topics, such as Aleister Crowley, Magick, Thelemic orders (like O.T.O. and A.'.A.'.), important books, and notable Thelemic personalities.

[edit] Member actions

Here are some things that members may choose to do...

1. Put the Thelema Task Box on your user page: {{thelemabox}}
2. Join in peer reviews, discussions and debates
3. Edit this page and the Thelema Task Box to keep info up to date
4. And of course, help write, expand, and clean up Thelema-related articles!

[edit] To do

• Flesh out the stubs
• The Crowley library needs to be completed. See: Works of Aleister Crowley
• We need bios of important Thelemites and related individuals, many of which are missing or stubs See: List of Thelemites
• Assist in assessment of our articles at Wikipedia:WikiProject Thelema/Assessment.
• Many Thelema-related articles need references and citations
• Add all articles to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Thelema/Articles list, so that they can be checked for recent changes

[edit] Participants

Please add your name if you would like to be involved at any level.

1. Badbilltucker (t|c) - Probably primarily in directly project-related activities.
2. Captain Barrett (t|c) - Years of experience with both theory and practice, most interested in random snippets of brik-a-brak and making sure Crowley and all hard working thelemites get a fair NPOV.
3. Frater5 (t|c)
4. Gabereal (t|c)- good nitpicking skills. quickly growing interest in Thelema
5. General Eisenhower (t|c) - Expand, watch, vandal watch, discussion, peer review, featured articles (trying to get the articles featured), add book sources (already added 2), more as I think about them.
6. idolater718 (t|c)
7. J.S (t|c) - Vandal watch, small expansions
8. lashtal93 (t|c) - Owner and editor of LAShTAL.COM, definitive non-partisan Thelemic news and culture site and home of the Aleister Crowley Society. Will expand and vandal watch.
9. Lighthead (t|c) - following up on any improvement related leads.
10. Morningstar2651 (t|c)
11. Psuliin (t|c) - Peer review, discussion, expansions, more as I feel qualified.
12. Scarletwoman93 (t|c)
13. Soror YZBL (t|c) - O.T.O. body specific information.
14. SynergeticMaggot (t|c) - Order out of Chaos.
15. Thiebes (t|c) - will contribute as inspiration and research compels me.
16. vacare modus (t|c)impressions of Thelema as a way of life
17. Vassyana (t|c) 10:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
18. Zorkmid (t|c) - Greetings. A great interest in Thelema but not a follower, I will try to contribute often. My main strength lies less in knowledge and more in cleaning up grammar and clarifying. Goodbye for now.
19. CUG93 (t|c) - For some reason I never noticed a Thelema wikiproject.. Will be glad to help out.
20. John Carter (t|c) 18:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC) - Assessment and the like, some review if requested.
21. Susanholmes418 (t|c) - A.'.A.'. member. Copy Editing skills upon request.
22. Debeo Morium (to be morally bound) 09:48, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
23. Pacemski - O.T.O A.'.A.'. and EGC
24. Will in China (t|c) - interested in progressing major articles to Good Article status

[edit] Recognized content

Thelema articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	GA	1					1
	B		1	1		10	12
	Start	1	4	3		60	68
	Stub		1	3	3	40	47
	Assessed	2	6	7	3	110	128
	Unassessed					3	3
	Total	2	6	7	3	113	131

[edit] Featured articles

[edit] Good articles

• Thelema

[edit] Did you knows (DYKs)

[edit] Formerly recognized content

[edit] Former featured articles

[edit] Former good articles

• Baphomet

[edit] Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release selections

• Gerald Gardner

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[edit] Style

1. Write for the newcomer. Do not assume knowledge in your readers.
2. Draw from the literature. Use verifiable sources for your edits, and cite them. Avoid personal opinion and original research.
3. Stay neutral. Avoid pro and con arguments regarding topics like Crowley and OTO. Stick to the facts. When things are vague, be ready to compromise. Also, when discussing points of doctrine, do not present them as fact...provide context for said beliefs.
4. Present various viewpoints. It is okay to offer different and even opposing viewpoints. However, instead of presenting every viewpoint in every paragraph, or worse, avoiding viewpoints until the topic is watered down to meaninglessness, it is best to offer discrete viewpoints within their own sections. However, be sure that these viewpoints are actually verifiable. Don't create a new section only because you have a differing opinion.
5. Attacking legitimacy or value. Do not bring into question the legitimacy of any group or belief unless it is verifiable and strictly relevant to the topic at hand. Also, do not use language that places a value on other religions or lifestyles.
6. Try to use standardized formats. If you are going to, say, write about one of Crowley's books, look over existing examples and use established formats.

[edit] Article introduction

Example:

The Feast for Fire is a ceremony within Thelema intended to celebrate the advent of puberty in males. It originally appeared in The Book of the Law (AL II:41), and was again mentioned in The Gnostic Mass, written by Aleister Crowley in 1913, although he did not write an actual ritual for it.

[edit] Quotes from Liber Legis

Example:

• "Every man and every woman is a star." (AL I:3)
• "I am alone: there is no God where I am." (AL II:23)
• "As brothers fight ye!" (AL III:59)

[edit] Categorization

Article-related:

• Category:Thelema
• Category:Thelemites
• Category:Thelemite texts
• Category:Magick

WikiProject related:

• Category:WikiProject Thelema
• Category:Thelema peer review
• Category:WikiProject Thelema Members

Other:

• Category:Thelemite Wikipedians

[edit] Suggestions

If you want to make significant changes to this WikiProject, please discuss proposals in the talk page.

If you have any general ideas about how to make Thelema-related articles better, add your suggestions here for discussion

[edit] New articles

Go ahead and put down suggestions for new articles here if you want feedback on ideas.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Task Box

If you want to add the Thelema Task Box to your user page, use the {{Thelemabox}} template.

[edit] Userbox

If you like userboxes on your userpage, here are some to choose from:

{{User WikiProject Thelema}}

If you choose to identify as a Thelemite:

{{User thelema}}

{{User 93}}

[edit] Wikiproject notice

Place this WikiProject notice {{WikiProject Thelema}} at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the WikiProject Thelema for guidelines.

This article is part of WikiProject Thelema, an attempt to expand, improve, and standardize articles related to Thelema. Please participate by editing the article WikiProject Thelema, or visit the project page for more details on the projects.

To use it, place {{WikiProject_Thelema}} at the top of an article's Talk page.

[edit] Peer review

If you believe an established Thelema-related article could use some improvement, but you want community discussion first, then you can request a peer review. Simply add the {{Thelemapeerreview}} template to the top of the talk page of the article in question. Then follow the link in the resulting box to begin the conversation.

[edit] Stub

Please place this code at the bottom of stubs: {{Thelema-stub}}, which looks like this:

[edit] Other Thelema templates

[edit] References

[edit] Books

Common Crowley sources for populating the ==References== section of an article:

Here is a full list of Thelema-related references...

[edit] Websites

• The Libri of Aleister Crowley. Almost all of Crowley's published work online.
• The Equinox. Volumes I and III are online.
• The Aleister Crowley Desk Reference. An impressive reference for Crowley's published works.
• The Internet Sacred Text Archive. The mecca of online collections for sacred texts.
• Silversword Occult Search. Authoritative sources for occult inquiries, primary documents, and digital archives for Western magical traditions.