Wikipedia:WikiProject Thelema

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Thelema is a new religious movement originating with Aleister Crowley and his 1904 writing of The Book of the Law. At present, many topics related to Thelema are presented in a non-encyclopedic style (e.g. do not cite sources), are mere stubs, or are missing entirely.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: none Discussions: Discuss: Should we merge Goetia and Ars Goetia? Discuss: What else can we add to the Liber AL article? Discuss: Crowley's bio section is terrible. Come add your ideas for how to make it "featured" quality... Expand: Magical formula • Abramelin • Abyss (Thelema) • Ankh-af-na-khonsu • Babalon Working • Body of Light • Diary of a Drug Fiend • Hermetic Brotherhood of Light • Heru-ra-ha • Jane Wolfe • Leah Hirsig • Leila Waddell • Liber 777 • Magick (Book 4) • Moonchild • Simon Iff • Stèle of Revealing • The Book of Lies (Crowley) • The Book of Thoth (Crowley) • The Confessions of Aleister Crowley • The Vision and the Voice • Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis • Victor Benjamin Neuburg Missing articles:Book: The Blue Equinox • 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 Descendant WikiProjects 6 Style 6.1 Article introduction 6.2 Quotes from Liber Legis 7 Categorization 8 Suggestions 8.1 New articles 9 Templates 9.1 Task Box 9.2 Userbox 9.3 Wikiproject notice 9.4 Peer review 9.5 Stub 9.6 Other Thelema templates 10 References 10.1 Books 10.2 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!
5. Help out with Portal:Thelema

[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
• Many Thelema-related articles need references and citations

[edit] Participants

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

1. Frater5 (t|c)
2. J.S (t|c) - Vandal watch, small expansions
3. Psuliin (t|c) - Peer review, discussion, expansions, more as I feel qualified.
4. 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.
5. SynergeticMaggot (t|c) - Order out of Chaos.
6. Morningstar2651 (t|c)
7. idolater718 (t|c)
8. Thiebes (t/c) - will contribute as inspiration and research compels me.
9. Soror YZBL (t/c) - O.T.O. body specific information.
10. 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.

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Occult

[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 Template: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: {{93stub}}, 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.