High Times photo

[thiebes]

I'm pictured in a High Times spread about EsoZone. I'm standing in my white robe, behind the guy with the skull mask.

The photos are swell. It's too bad about the article and quotations. At least the article didn't mention that the ritual started 2 hours late. I suppose in some circles, starting on "high time" is still de rigeur, and therefore not

Comments

[popjellyfish]

He was booed? I totally don't remember that.

[thiebes]

Yeah there was a contingent of people there hating on him. I heard boos and someone else in the audience told me later they heard it too. There were also cheers, but that is what I mean about polarized.

One of my friends said that they also attended a workshop at EsoZone where essentially Crowley was identified as the root of all modern day evil, putting forward in all seriousness the April fool's joke about Barbara Bush being his granddaughter, that OTO are lizard people, etc. LOL!

[keter_magick]

Wow that's some stupendously ignorant stuff. Sorry to hear it happened. :o(

[popjellyfish]

Well, that seemed to coincide with more conspiracy angle bullshit, of which there was too much of last year, and the biggest part of the event that I disliked. I'm sorry, but fuck Freeman, Clyde, Alex, and all those D-bags... they do nothing but spread fear and irrationality under the delusion of spreading "secret" information. I'm pretty sure there'll be a lot less of that swill next year.

[yalith]

You know, all the same it's still pretty cool that I can point at this as say, "See? My friend is in HT, and he didn't even have to hold up a giant spliff to get there." ;)

[thiebes]

And this is exactly why I felt somewhat obligated to post it even if I found it slightly embarrassing ;-)

[yalith]

I kinda figured. :P Funny thing is that if my dad were still alive, I could even take a clipping for my scrap book. ;)

[thiebes]

It's one thing when one fruitbat publishes it, but it's annoying when otherwise bright young people decide that it's FO REALS!

[skeletoncrew]

When I was a kid I used to tell other kids that I was an alien. I'd even show them my 2nd belly button to prove it, but I think I quit around 3rd grade. So for the record, I don't think I'm at any fault regarding persistent rumors of aliens in the OTO.

[thiebes]

When I was a kid, I used to try to send thought-waves to aliens to get them to come and visit. If it worked, they would have wiped my memory, so who knows! ;-P

Re: Legion;

[thiebes]

Excellent comment. Thanks as always for contributing.

[kitten_goddess]

"Antero Alli: "Let the energy be your boss." How the mighty have fallen."

If he was using that as a lame excuse for being late or sloppy, then shame on him. Occultists need to learn how to wear watches so they can tell time.

[thiebes]

Antero Alli did not have anything to do with the ritual or the lateness as far as I know.

[beautifulpyre]

Pfft. We are beyond such false constructs as time! We will not let Time be our Master, we are our own Masters!

[thiebes]

ROFLOL yeah we'll stand around cold and tired for 2 hours because that is our WILL!

Thanks for the caffeine that night btw. I still owe you one.