Bota

[Stardancer]

Builders of the Adytum. I'd never heard of them before I stumbled on their website; https://www.bota.org/
I googled the name and came upon rather varied reviews - seems like people think the lodge is fairly dead, but that the correspondence course in western occultism is top notch.



So I signed up first for one month, now for 3 more.

Anyone else studied with them or heard about them?

So far it's partly 'think happy thoughts' - but solidly balanced by 'if you don't take actions to back it up, those thoughts don't mean anything!'

[jema]

Builders of the Adytum. I'd never heard of them before I stumbled on their website; https://www.bota.org/
I googled the name and came upon rather varied reviews - seems like people think the lodge is fairly dead, but that the correspondence course in western occultism is top notch.

So I signed up first for one month, now for 3 more.

Anyone else studied with them or heard about them?

So far it's partly 'think happy thoughts' - but solidly balanced by 'if you don't take actions to back it up, those thoughts don't mean anything!'

Hi,
I did do their Tarot classes a few years back, still got them and refer to them. Excellent stuff really. At the time I was not really interested in lodge work but they did awaken my curiosity in Kabbalah and ceremonial magic. In general I really like the material by Paul Foster Case but not so much the writings by Rev. Ann Davies. It reminded me a bit of some personality cult almost, so after the tarot lessons I was happy on my way to other things.

[RandallS]

Builders of the Adytum. I'd never heard of them before I stumbled on their website; https://www.bota.org/
I googled the name and came upon rather varied reviews - seems like people think the lodge is fairly dead, but that the correspondence course in western occultism is top notch.

I don't know much about the current organization, but anything Paul Foster case wrote is worth reading, IMHO.

[MadZealot]

I don't know much about the current organization, but anything Paul Foster case wrote is worth reading, IMHO.

Ditto. Case was a brilliant man.
The tarot course is great. The lessons are... deceptively simple.

[dionysiandame]

Ditto. Case was a brilliant man.
The tarot course is great. The lessons are... deceptively simple.

I've just received my first set of lessons during December and began working the material into my daily study/practice. You are right, the reading is easy going and even seems a bit elementary but, for me anyway, following the guidelines to a tee takes a bit of work.

Forgetting the little, yet necessary, steps to facilitate growth is so easy.

I look forward to continue this work.

[MadZealot]

You are right, the reading is easy going and even seems a bit elementary but, for me anyway, following the guidelines to a tee takes a bit of work.

It's not just you, it's supposed to be a bit of work. There's method in it.
Stick with it. The intro course is good but the real fun begins after you've crossed the threshold.

[Stardancer]

It's not just you, it's supposed to be a bit of work. There's method in it.
Stick with it. The intro course is good but the real fun begins after you've crossed the threshold.

I've just started on the painting. Occasionally finding it hard to fit every little task into the day - I'm glad I'd already worked on developing solid general routines that I could add the work onto, otherwise I'd end up just reading and only doing in bursts.

Oh and pattern - loves it... Finding deeper meanings all the time.

BTW - would any of you be interested in a closed group that we could discuss things in?

[dionysiandame]

BTW - would any of you be interested in a closed group that we could discuss things in?

While I know this was aimed at Melamorphos, I would definitely love to be a part of group along these lines.

[Phaedric]

Hi,
I did do their Tarot classes a few years back, still got them and refer to them. Excellent stuff really. At the time I was not really interested in lodge work but they did awaken my curiosity in Kabbalah and ceremonial magic. In general I really like the material by Paul Foster Case but not so much the writings by Rev. Ann Davies. It reminded me a bit of some personality cult almost, so after the tarot lessons I was happy on my way to other things.

This was my experience exactly. I got the monthly lessons for three or four years, I believe. The material produced by or under the direction of Paul Foster Case was superlative, as were his books. Once the lessons trailed off into the work of Rev. Ann Davies I rapidly lost interest; but I have three or four binders stuffed with excellent reference material to show for it. Once I discovered Aleister Crowley, I went off in a different direction.