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- From: mimir@hardy.u.washington.edu (Al Billings)
- Subject: Charter of the Orgone Committee of New York City
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.074006.5022@u.washington.edu>
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- Organization: The Friends of Loki Society
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 07:40:06 GMT
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- The Orgone Committee Charter
-
- An Orgone Committee is an adventuring party. We agree that human
- beings can shape their own evolution through applied consciousness
- expansion and fun. The form of government we presently find useful is
- Autarchy: rule of the self by the self. This social contract is
- oligarchic acollectivism where the absolute rule of the state exists as
- a function of the absolute liberty of each individual's Will. There are
- three ranks in such a society (high - Blue Circle or Autarchs, middle -
- Yellow Circle, and low - Red Circle), as there are three ranks in any
- society. Autarchy is a structure that allows all individuals who play by
- its rules an identical opportunity to access the physical resources, as
- well as the synergy, of the group.
-
- Two major tools are being used to insure opportunity for equal access.
- The first: Don'tjustthink. This is any system of physical, mental, and
- spiritual development each Red Circle apprentice begins, and each
- Autarch perfects. The second: Newspeak. This is an expansion of
- Language. Language is word, alphabet, sign language, and communications
- technologies. Language exapnds so that conciousness can expand. Autarchs
- are chosen by those who are not Autarchs, yet maintaining this status is
- not contingent on manipulation of others.
-
- As embodied in this Charter, Autarchy is the obverse of the traditional
- pyramid of power. Place the pyramid on its tip. At best, this results
- in a precarious balance, needing constant change. This pyramid on its
- tip represents a real, rather than desired, image of society. It also
- represents the status of Autarchs who are forced to subject themselves
- to frequent purges which insure maximum performance.
-
- If you want one image that represents the Autarchy's plan for the
- future, it is a boot being lifted from a persons face--forever.
-
- 2. The Initiation System of the Orgone Committee:
-
- PROBATIONER: Brought to meetings by a member prepared to sign the Oath
- of Goodwill and Silence as the Sponsor of the Probationer becoming
- responsible for their behavior during this time. A Probationer is not
- yet a member. Fills out Initial Questionnaire, and if accepted by
- unanimous vote of all the current members of their home Committee, takes
- Oath of Goodwill and Silence. Can join any Clique(s), or work on a
- Subcommittee. At the end of a year, Eligible for Full Membership if they
- meet the Probation requirements and are approved by all current members.
-
- RED CIRCLE: Can work on Subcommittees. Responsible for making a training
- program with a Mentor. Develops Adventurer Personality. This stage lasts
- at least a year, except in the case of someone already advanced being
- able to meet the exam, initiation, and ordeal requirements. At the end
- of Red Circle they are eligible to take the next step, with the approval
- of their Mentor and if they pass another more rigorous Exam and
- Initiation.
-
- YELLOW CIRCLE: Can begin a Clique or Chair a Subcommittee. Responsible
- for making your own training program and sticking to it. Lasts a minimum
- of two years except in the case of an advanced practitioner being able
- to meet the Exam, Initiation, and Ordeal requirements. Option to be a
- Mentor after a minimum of one year if you pass the Mentor Ordeal, Exam
- and Initiation. After the two year minimum there is the option for:
-
- BLUE CIRCLE: Entrance begins with the practitioner crafting a statement
- Dedicating themselves for the next year to earning the Title Autarch.
- (Meaning: Self Ruler). Aspirants of the Blue Circle must, for at the
- very least one year practice daily their Training Program before earning
- the title Autarch. The title Autarch is not permanent, only being held
- with daily Magickal exercises in body, mind, and spirit and diarization
- of these. Should an Aspirant or Autarch fall from practices against
- their will, they immediately revert to the Yellow Circle. They are
- obliged to tell of their reversion any and all who know they were an
- Autarch.
-
- 3. SUBCOMMITTEES: Temporary bodies within any Committee dedicated to the
- accomplishment of definite goals. Any member of the Yellow Circle may
- begin a Subcommittee at will. Members of the Committee decide as
- individuals what resources they will to dedicate to the activities of
- the Subcommittees.
-
- 4. CLIQUES: A clique is any sub body in the structure of the Committee
- that adheres to a definite philosophy, with a structure usually
- described as a system or a tradition. Cliques may have any internal
- structure that their members Will to have within them, or none at all.
- They are not limited in size. They can overlap with other non Committee
- groups, especially if a Clique Leader is a leader in that other group.
- Clique Leaders have no say whatsoever as to Orgone Committee Policy of
- any kind that does not directly affect their Clique.
-
- 5. BYLAWS: Every Orgone Committee is free to create its own bylaws
- concerning voting, dues, etc. with the sole proviso that these bylaws
- cannot ever conflict with the provisions of the Charter. 6. Any
- amendments, or revisions of amendments to the Orgone Committee Charter
- are made by unanimous vote of All Autarchs (not members of the Blue
- Circle). Autarchs may abstain from voting, use proxies, or any other
- means they deem necessary to expedite the voting process.
-
- 7. Amendments:
-
- Amendment 1:
-
- Oath of Silence and Goodwill:
-
- I , hereby swear
- by all that I love and hold sacred, by my life and Word, body, mind, and
- spirit that:
-
- I will never attack a member of the Orgone Committee physically,
- magickally, psychically, mentally, verbally, legally, economically etc.
- with the understanding that All members and probationers are bound to
- this.
-
- I enter this agreement of Probation of my own freewill, and with
- goodwill to all concerned, with assurances of the same from this
- Committee.
-
- I will hold any information about the identities, activities, and
- individuals of the Orgone Committee as confidential for the rest of my
- life, save only those facts I have personally verified as being public
- and having been freely released by the Committee. The Committee, on its
- part, will consider itself bound to hold information about me as being
- confidential under the same conditions.
-
- I understand that any artistic or printed matter I receive from the
- Committee or members in it is the property of the Committee unless
- specified otherwise until my full Membership, after which I then own
- them. They are copyrighted by the Committee Member who wrote them unless
- otherwise specified.
-
- I sign this
-
- day..............................................................
- ...........................
-
- I sign as sponsor of the above signed individual
- .................................................................
- .................................
-
- Amendment 2:
-
- Entrance Exam for Red Circle:
-
- How does your System train you in the following three areas:
-
- Physically
-
- Mentally
-
- Spiritually
-
- Please be specific.
-
- Do you practice daily?
-
- How much time daily do you put into your training?
-
- Have you kept a Journal of your development?
-
- Does this system result in the following, and to what extent:
-
- Increased concentration?
-
- How long can you concentrate on your random thought processes without a
- break?
-
- How long can you concentrate on a physical activity without a break?
-
- How long can you concentrate on a mental activity without a break?
-
- How long can you maintain blankness of mind without a break?
-
- Increased Imagination:
-
- Visual?
-
- Aural?
-
- Olfactory?
-
- Taste?
-
- Touch?
-
- Increased Knowledge:
-
- About yourself: Good points, bad points, balances imbalances?
-
- About the World?
-
- About other people?
-
- Increased Daring:
-
- Did you do new things which actually resulted in you changing the way
- you live your life on a day-to-day basis? Or another way of saying it:
- did your Training Program result in you getting away from the Path Of
- Least Resistance in any way on a day to day level? Any Omens, Portents,
- Visits by Deities, Miracles, Or Any Other General Paranormal
- Weirdnesses you'd care to relate? (Please bear in mind that no matter
- how loony you think it was, one of our members has probably been
- through something just as embarrassingly weird, so don't be shy).
-
- Is it your Will to go through the Initiation of the Orgone
-
- Committee to become a full member? Answer yes or no.
-
- Any comments, reasons, or etc. you'd care to add?
-
- What are the positives of the Orgone Committee as you see them?
-
- What are the negatives of the Orgone Committee as you see them?
-
- What do you see yourself as adding to the Group
- Intelligence\Matrix\Circle?
-
- What do you see yourself as subtracting from the Group
- Intelligence\Matrix\Circle?
-
- Which Clique, if any do you wish to become a member of?
-
- Which Subcommittee, if any, do you wish to work on?
-
- Any Projects you know you'd like to suggest to the Committee?
-
- Amendment 3:
-
- Initiation for the Red Circle.
-
- This is performed by the probationer's sponsor and the appropriate
- Mentor, as well as any other members who the Mentor in charge wills to
- be present. The ritual content, if any, is up to the individuals
- involved as are any ordeals.
-
- OATH:
-
- I pledge that I am hereafter responsible for<BI> all<D> my actions,
- conscious, and unconscious.
-
- I will never allow any person, organization, drug, or dogma, to
- restrict the free evolution of my consciousness or ability to dare to do
- my will.
-
- I dedicate myself to the proposition of balancing my elements, no
- matter how painful the process or how much I might have to cease
- clinging to in order to do so.
-
- I will never cease to pay attention to or fail to exercise my sense of
- humor, especially as it applies to myself.
-
- Amendment 4:
-
- Entrance Exam for Yellow Circle:
-
- How did the program you and your mentor created for you train you in
- the following three areas:
-
- Physically
-
- Mentally
-
- Spiritually
-
- Please be specific.
-
- Did you practice daily?
-
- How much time daily do you put into your training?
-
- Have you kept a Journal of your development?
-
- Did this system result in the following, and to what result:
-
- Increased concentration:
-
- How long can you concentrate on your random thought processes without a
- break? Give Examples please.
-
- How long can you concentrate on a physical activity without a break?
- Give examples please.
-
- How long can you concentrate on a mental activity without a break? Give
- examples please.
-
- How long can you maintain blankness of mind without a break? Give
- examples please.
-
- Increased Imagination:
-
- Visual? Give examples please.
-
- Aural? Give examples please.
-
- Olfactory? Give examples please.
-
- Taste? Give examples please.
-
- Touch? Give examples please.
-
- Increased Knowledge:
-
- About yourself: Good points, bad points, balances imbalances? Give
- examples.
-
- About the World? Give examples.
-
- About other people? Give examples.
-
- Increased Daring:
-
- Did you do new things which actually resulted in you changing the way
- you live your life on a day to day basis? Or another way of saying it:
- did your Training Program result in you getting away from the Path Of
- Least Resistance in any way on a day to day level? Give examples.
-
- Any Omens, Portents, Visits by Deities, Miracles, Or Any Other General
- Paranormal Weirdnesses you'd care to relate? Be specific and complete as
- your Will allows.
-
- Is it your Will to go through the Initiation of the Yellow Circle and
- enter it as a full member? Answer yes or no.
-
- Any comments, reasons you'd care to add at this time?
-
- Are there any projects you wish to implement by chairing a
- subcommittee?
-
- Is there a philosophy or system that you Will to promote by starting a
- Clique?
-
- Do you know yet if it is part of your Will to be a Mentor and take
- responsibility for the training programs of others who will to work with
- you?
-
- Amendment 5:
-
- The Yellow Circle Oath and Initiation are crafted for the aspirant by
- their mentor. They must elaborate on all points of the Red Circle
- Training Program and balance the aspirant in any weak areas of practice.
-
- Amendment 6:
-
- Mentor Initiations are done according to the will of the Aspirant after
- they have met the following requirements:
-
- Create their own training program according to their own Will. Stick to
- this for a year.
-
- Amendment 7:
-
- Exam: Essay Question. What is it that makes me fit to take the
- responsibility to accept other human beings as students in the science
- and art of Consciousness Changing? Answer completely. Include an outline
- of your "System of Initiation" even if this is as simple as a series of
- what you would consider initiatic actions or processes.
-
- Once you have answered this question to your absolute satisfaction in
- writing, the final step is to take whatever oath it is your Will to take
- that finally qualifies you as an Initiator, complete with any
- Ceremony(ies) and ordeals, and submit whatever account your Will it is
- to submit to the Committee Archives. In the case of a secret tradition,
- the very least information that needs be Archivized is that the Mentors
- Initiation and Oath have in fact been taken.
-
- Amendment 8:
-
- Blue Circle Dedication Vow:
-
- The dedication that begins at any time the Ordeals, Initiations, and
- Exams of the preceeding Circles have been met, first try or any
- thereafter, must contain the following elements:
-
- 1. Daily training that elaborates on EVERY ONE of the requirements of
- each of the preceding Clique or Circles that it is your Will to
- currently be working on. This can change over the course of the year as
- imbalances are corrected. But requirements in terms of goals met must be
- added, not subtracted.
-
- 2. Diarization of the same on a DAILY basis. At the end of Every day
- the aspirant must answer the question "Did I fulfill the requirements of
- my Dedication according to the provisions of my Dedication Vow?" with a
- definite YES. A maybe or a no means do not pass Vow, Go directly to
- Yellow and do not collect Title! Start again.
-
- 3. The training must be self motivated, and not under the immediate
- supervision of a Mentor or Guru of any kind.
-
- 3. The training must include the conquering of your greatest fear, no
- matter what this is. If this takes more than a year, so be it. All other
- requirements remain in effect.
-
- At the end of at least the year of training, and conquering their
- single greatest fear, the Blue Circle Aspirant may take the Vow of the
- Autarch. The Vow of the Autarch is individually crafted as to the
- wording. It must contain the following elements:
-
- 1. A lifelong Vow to uphold the Standards of the Title of Autarch, as
- well as the Orgone Committee Circles (not necessarily the Cliques)
- wherever it exists.
-
- 2. A lifelong Vow to continue to conquer their fears.
-
- 3. A lifelong vow to deliver themselves from Lust of Result, to act at
- all times for the pure joy of acting and not for win/lose scenarios.
-
- 4. The elements of the preceding Dedication Vow must be also present
- with the exception of the daily diarization .
-
- Amendment 9:
-
- All records of all Oaths Vows and exams must be stored at least as
- copies of the originals in the Archives of the individual Committees.
-
- Amendment 10:
-
- Starting an Orgone Committee
-
- This can be done by any individual who can meet the requirements of the
- Mentor stage of the Yellow Circle. They must also do the following:
-
- 1. Store at least copies originals of all oaths and papers in your
- Committee Archives.
-
- 2. Have compiled a Resources List to add to the one we sent you to suit
- your own Committee.
-
- 3. Create at least two of the following for the specific purposes of
- solidifying the activities of your Committee: Computer Bulletin Board,
- Group Library, Magazine, Video, Orgone Box, Dream Machine, Pyramid,
- Hieronomyous Device, Production of psilocybin or other sacrament(s),
- Float Tank, Cloudbuster, Orgone Shooter, Orgone blanket, Art work, Other
- (please specify).
-
- 4. You must officially Open a Room 101, some of the activities in which
- your Committee trains themselves as a group and as individuals take
- place here. It acts as the physical command post, laboratory, workout
- room, armory, temple, and all members of your group, and even proven
- members of other groups, are entitled to shelter there in times of
- distress, the exact parameters of this to be worked out by each Room 101
- Custodian on a case by case basis.
-
- 5. Please be aware that Committee founders get no special recognition
- except for whatever prestige they can wring out of the
- anti-authoritarian types that are able to survive within a Committee
- environment. There's something wrong with your whole show if you're
- attracting folks that are too impressed by that sort of thing anyway.
-
-
- Interested in communicating? Write to: Orgone Committee P.O. Box 614
- Vanbrunt Station Brooklyn, NY 11215
-
- SEX IS PEACE
- TRUE WILL NOT SLAVERY
- CONCIOUSNESS IS STRENGTH
-
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