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SILVER STAR JOURNAL
INTRODUCTION &  INFORMATION


"Every man and every woman is a star."

- Liver AL vel Legis. I. 3

SILVER STAR 10

 Introduction

Five years + 500 web pages- a special kind of '10'
SilverStar was an idea- a net- a nexus in theory
that has become something glittering and astounding and diverse
- yet every issue seems to have some sort of syncretistic thread that binds
Malkuth is the Mother- 10 is back to 1+0- the Unity
something solid and lasting - like a tree- has grown here in this starry patch of cyberspace

I write this as the markets tumble and the world faces a depression- not my words- and not an exaggeration it seems
In such pressure cooker moments real frission occurs, reality boxes crack and one is forced to not only think outside them but BE outside them
This is good stuff for our side- chaos breeds mutations
Crumbling Osirian edifices of Gruad the Grey reveal cracks full of light and laughter
Angels descend and pour strange wines and stars that have never been seen before suddenly appear within particle generators
Mesons, stars- no difference leaps from the pools of academia into the group mind
And the herd stomps and huffs and runs hither and yon but no matter what
Change is here, Change is real and Change is coming
Fearful for most- but those of us dancing on the crumbling edge of the mundane laugh and play
Write poetry and lay with strange gods on beds of living radiations
Let the civilized towers fall and the ships of science and religion hit the reefs- --does not matter, need not be!
As a scattered tribe we drift between the spacemarks
 above the dust and waves
Above the 'hell of the normal'
And see as One the eldritch source of our hidden joy
Unfolding as an 11-petal Rose
of  colors and sounds and lights and strange dreams and Arts and Words of Power that bring New Life
through the parting clouds we see and sigh as one in word and image;

One Star in Sight...

Love & Will

  Aum Ha!

Aion 131

aion@psychicsophia.com


PS- THE NEXT ISSUE OF SILVERSTAR (NUMBER 11) WILL BE MY LAST ISSUE AS COORDINATOR- I AM SEEKING IMAGES OF THE 'ELEVEN POINTED STAR'
AND ANY CRUCIAL MAGICKAL DOCUMENTS FOR ONE MORE GRAND HURRAH OF WEB PUBLISHING- IO PAN!



It's surprisingly easy to get an 11-pointed star by a double approximation. First, pi is approximately 22/7, and second, for small angles, tan a, a and sin a are all approximately equal. Therefore tan pi/22 = 1/7, approximately.
From: www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/ RECMATH/Star11Approx.HTM







OUR MANIFESTO:

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
 

WHAT:

This unique Journal of Magick is totally eclectic, with a focus on serious practical and theoretical essays, fiction, rituals, art and poetry that all express The High Art: those countless aspects of magick and the alchemy of the 'Great Work'. The material herein is primarily in, although not limited to, the realm of Thelema. This means operating on the principle of love under will. Other terms such as Tantrik, Shamanic, Chaotic, Wiccan and so on may also apply. The Will to Love is the Law to Live. In the end, Silver Star is what our contributors and readers choose to make of it.

WHO:

While being in a sense a magickal child of The Horus/Maat Lodge, Silver Star
is not limited in any way to being a 'house organ' for the Lodge. Silver Star seeks to provide an open source and forum for all serious Adepts who will to share with their Brothers and Sisters the work of the Art Magick. A closed system dies. We seek to help inspire the metaphysical knowledge of the New Gnosis as an open system. Our simple goal: The magickal evolution of humanity.

HOW:

 You send us wonders and we will help spread them. Omnia Veritas (everything is true) . If you like what you see here, then we want your work as well. All arcane materials are acceptable from all types of open-minded people, belonging to any and all (or absolutely no) orders, lodges, circles and so on. Sincerity, scholarship, and creativity are our desired qualities. Silver Star seeks to represent the widest possible spectrum of Magick and its practice as it is evolving now. Most disciplines have a Journal that transcends politics and becomes a serious forum for the whole community, a free space where ideas and knowledge can be shared. This is ours.

WHY:

Because we can. Many of us marvel at the current proliferation of magick everywhere. Who has not witnessed the fertile chaos of these uncertain times? Who has not found the tools and information necessary to create conscious change in abundant supply? Cyberspace and the tools thereof provide powerful tools to effect change with Will. We to Evolve. Each one of us now lives in a world where critical choices must be made. As the old song goes: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." We are united in one simple ideal: Love IS the Law. Do you truly know how much your heart weighs?

WHERE:

HERE and NOW! This is all that matters. We are scattered about the globe, a beautiful 'net of stars', yet in this magick circle of cyberspace we are together. Let us gather in love and will to share our visions and affirm our unity. This is a time of great changes: a new conscious is rising phoenix-like from the ashes of a restrictive age. Let it take flight here.

If you are Asatru, Buddhist, Chaote, Druid, Enochian, Faerie, Gnostic, Heretic, Illuminati, Jungian, Kali-worshipping, Lovecraftian, Maatian, Nordic, OTO, Pagan, Qabalist, Rosicrucian, Shaman, Taoist, Unitarian, Voudon, Wiccan, Xenophile, Yezidic, Zoroastrian, or something completely different, Silver Star is your e-zine. The editors gratefully acknowledge the many contributions that have been made to this issue.  We hope that you, our readers, will find connections with the magickal experiences presently assembled before you.
 

 Silver Star Editorial Collective

 Nemus, Aion, Shade, Nema
 

Love is the law. love under will.


spiral dance by Christian Collins
aka: http://www.bluespectralmonkey.com




EDITORIAL NOTE:
re: submissions

Direct comments, questions and all submissions (and we ENCOURAGE submissions) to:

aion@psychicsophia.com

Publication dates: Spring & Fall Equinox
Deadlines: One Month Before each Equinox

There is no payment for submissions except good Karma. Authors/artists retain copyrights.
I request that submissions, if possible, be sent in MS WORD as attachments or as text documents (rich text is fine as well). Images as GIFs or JPGs, please keep them small memory-wise and size wise.and please title each peace and put your name as you wish it to be shown ON the piece. Thanks. The journal often has text centered on the pages, one reason for this is the format in which I receive submissions, often this is the best way I can display them on the web page without intensive editing.
If there are odd formatting bits here & there, forgive me- Im doing what I can with what I have.
Note: I do NOT edit for style, content, grammar or typos- I spend my energies getting it up online- so send ready-to-print materials. In other words, all typos and grammar errors are owned by the authors.
RE: Errors, bad links etc: Whoa! Relax. Email me. Ill change it. It IS the web. And remember:
All is transitory....
Each issue is a Great Work but also a Great Joy. As I assemble and weave this issue the strongest feeling that fills me is how very much of one mind we all are, even though our bodies are scattered over the planet.As you wander through each issue, you'll see what I mean. Love/Will--- Aion.
 



"I'm the magic maker,

I'm the image maker,
I can make or break you.
l'm a star maker (gonna make you a star)
Yes, I'm gonna make you a star (gonna make you a star),
Gonna make you a star,
'Cos everybody's a star. "

- From Starmaker by The Kinks