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 At present, many topics related to Thelema are presented in a non-encyclopedic style (e.g. do not cite sources), are mere stubs, or are missing entirely.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. |
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[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...
- Put the Thelema Task Box on your user page: {{thelemabox}}
- Join in peer reviews, discussions and debates
- Edit this page and the Thelema Task Box to keep info up to date
- And of course, help write, expand, and clean up Thelema-related articles!
- 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
- Assist in assessment of our articles at Wikipedia:WikiProject Thelema/Assessment.
- Many Thelema-related articles need references and citations
[edit] Participants
Please add your name if you would like to be involved at any level.
- vacare modus (t|[Special:Contributions/vacare modus|c]])impressions of Thelema as a way of life
- Frater5 (t|c)
- J.S (t|c) - Vandal watch, small expansions
- Psuliin (t|c) - Peer review, discussion, expansions, more as I feel qualified.
- 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.
- SynergeticMaggot (t|c) - Order out of Chaos.
- Morningstar2651 (t|c)
- idolater718 (t|c)
- Thiebes (t/c) - will contribute as inspiration and research compels me.
- Soror YZBL (t/c) - O.T.O. body specific information.
- 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.
- Badbilltucker (t|c)- Probably primarily in directly project-related activities.
- Gabereal (t|c)- good nitpicking skills. quickly growing interest in Thelema
- Lighthead(t|c)- following up on any improvement related leads.
- Vassyana 10:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
- Captain Barrett 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.
- Lashtal.com - 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.
- User:Scarletwoman93
[edit] Recognized content
[edit] Featured articles
[edit] Good articles
[edit] Did you knows (DYKs)
[edit] Formerly recognized content
[edit] Former featured articles
[edit] Former good articles
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Related WikiProjects
WikiProject Thelema is one of the religion related WikiProjects.
[edit] Style
- Write for the newcomer. Do not assume knowledge in your readers.
- Draw from the literature. Use verifiable sources for your edits, and cite them. Avoid personal opinion and original research.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
WikiProject related:
- Category:WikiProject Thelema
- Category:Thelema peer review
- Category:WikiProject Thelema Members
Other:
[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}}
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This user is a member of the WikiProject Thelema. |
If you choose to identify as a Thelemite:
{{User thelema}}
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This user is a Thelemite |
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will. |
{{User 93}}
| 93 | This user is a Thelemite. |
[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.
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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:
- Book 4: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1997|Title=Magick: Book 4|Place=York Beach, ME|Publisher= Weiser|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib4.html}}
- Confessions: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1979|Title=The Confessions of Aleister Crowley|Place=London;Boston|Publisher= Routledge & Kegan Paul|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/confess/index.html}}
- AL: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1982|Title=The Book of the Law [Liber AL vel Legis]|Place=York Beach, ME|Publisher= Weiser|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/engccxx.html}}
- Book of Thoth: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1981|Title=The Book of Thoth|Place=New York, NY|Publisher=Weiser|URL=http://altreligion.about.com/library/texts/bl_thoth.htm}}
- Equinox of the Gods: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1974|Title=Equinox of the Gods|Place=New York, NY|Publisher=Gordon Press|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/eoftg/index.html}}
- Law is for All: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1996|Title=The Law is for All|Place=Tempe, AZ|Publisher=New Falcon Publications|URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1561840904/002-0266905-3400870?v=glance&n=283155}}
- Magick Without Tears: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1973|Title=Magick Without Tears|Place=Phoenix, AZ|Publisher=Falcon Press|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/mwt_contents.html}}
- Vision & the Voice: {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1998|Title=The Vision & the Voice|Place=York Beach, ME|Publisher=Samuel Weiser|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/l418/418.html}}
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.
