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        File of Alt.Magick.Tyagi Rules and Assorted Dogma (FAMTRAD)

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        "_Student_. His business is to acquire a general intellectual
        knowledge of all systems of attainment...."

                _Magick_, By A. Crowley, ed. Symonds/Grant;
                        p. 328, Appendix II
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        "The vulgar and debased cannot practice this art, neither 
         such as have no understanding."

                _Pau P'u Tzu_, by Ko Hung, quoted within 
                        _The Forge and the Crucible_, 
                         by Mircea Eliade.
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        alt.magick.tyagi (AMT) is the synthesis of meta-knowledge.

        at the nexus of all mystical and magical systems, AMT
        functions as a forum for the synthesis of psychological 
        gold and religious esoterica, purifying the textual
        Universal Medicine, a remedy for runaway technology and 
        rapidly diversifying knowledge systems operating in cross-
        fertilization at the branches of metaphysical speculation
        and the roots of practicality.

        a diffusing specialization may be seen within the academic 
        community as a whole. constellating gradually increasing
        bubble-islands of technical knowledge, cybernetic forums
        dissolve under the influence of entropic conflagration,
        their products are further and further removed from the
        average human being. AMT is a melting pot within which 
        the quintessentia of human experience may be derived by
        the dedicated, flexible and syncretic of mind.
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        FAMTRAD CONTENTS

        00 Identity
        01 Charter
        02 Purpose
        03 Posting Rules
        04 Call for Charity
        05 Assorted Dogma
        06 Terminology
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00 Identity
        this is the regularly posted reference file for the AMT
        newsgroup. if you wish to post, you are welcome to do
        so provided you keep the following in mind:
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01 Charter
        articles shall be reposted and X-posted to alt.magick.tyagi 
        in order to fertilize synthesis and create an educational 
        archive/consortium for the study of magick, mysticism and 
        associated subjects of meta-knowledge (the mysteries). it
        shall also include derived discussion which grows in 
        response to such a fertilization and consortium.
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02 Purpose
        alt.magick.tyagi (AMT) is the synthesis of meta-knowledge
        in the fields of magick and mysticism within the usenet 
        internet forum structure:

                alt.    =>      alternative trunk

                magick. =>      occult and magical arts

                tyagi   =>      monastic and mystical sciences

        the newsgroup is a forum designed to fulfill its Charter (01),
        an educational mechanism and forum of cross-fertilization of
        meta-knowledge within the fields of magick and mysticism.
        access to esoteric information to those who diligently seek 
        it, without restriction, integrating the various disciplines
        and weaving a web of vivifying communication amongst a 
        diversity of global cultures. it is an attempt to utilize 
        usenet as a thinktank and reference engine.


        elaboration

        this group shall be used as a REposting site for articles,
        found in the various internet archives, of interest to mages
        and mystics, including other newsgroups like alt.lucky.w, 
        other alt.magick.* newsgroups, alt.pagan.magick, 
        alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic, alt.religion.*, 
        alt.satanism.*, alt.*.zen, soc.religion.*, talk.religion.*, 
        and any other religious, magical, mystical or miscellaneous 
        newsgroup which qualifies.

        AMT shall also carry subsequent exchanges of threads which
        are of particular interest to esotericists, tied together via
        REpost and Xpost so as to ease access to the working, eclectic
        magical/mystical student.

        this newsgroup shall also function as a place to move very long,
        complicated conversations, philosophical exchanges, regarding
        magick, mysticism and associated subjects that often annoy regular 
        readers of the normal alt.magick.*, psychology, mysticism or 
        religious groups, yet serve the interests of dedicated specialists.
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03 Posting Rules
        there shall be no restrictions as to *who* is allowed to post
        to the group and yet the group's parameters are clearly stated
        herein.

        AMT can be used for this purpose, exposing the commonality
        of subjects and patterns within them to the many readers who
        will almost certainly prove amateur in all.

        overall, post in a manner which serves the Purpose (02) of the
        newsgroup. AMT was created to address a specific need. posts 
        made to it should generally be of three types:

        1) REPOSTS
        these should be the most common seed fodder. their function
        is to make accessible articles from other internet forums 
        which could be of interest to mages who don't have the time 
        or incentive to read *every* group which is relevant to their
        field. they can also be used to expose the post to newsgroups
        which were pertinent but not originally within the header.
        Followups to all relevant forums are fruitfully specified.

        2) XPOSTING
        these should used subtlely to join disparate disciplines
        when contributing articles which apply to their intersection
        or when a particular post within any newsgroup would likely
        be of interest to those whose studies include the subject of
        magick or mysticism.

        3) DISCUSSION
        discussion subsequent to posted articles should be less common
        and determined by interest and quality of the posts to which
        response is given. humor and quips should be minimized, or
        utilized to effectively place in contrast the overseriousness
        of the author to whom one replies.

        for a set of general guidelines, see the alt.magick RULES at:

                http://www.luckymojo.com/altmagickfaq/ruleref


        REposts should be made in something like the following manner:

             [a] find a pertinent newsgroup other than AMT;
                (if you don't know what's pertinent, don't post,
                 read alt.magick or alt.consciousness.mysticism 
                 for a month or two first and see how this 
                 compares with AMT)

             [b] find an article that is thought-provoking,
                 well-researched, representative, or otherwise
                 interesting;

             [c] pretend you are going to 'follow-up' but instead
                 of leaving the 'Newsgroups:' 'Reply-To:' lines as
                 you found them, replace the newsgroups with
                 "alt.magick.tyagi" and any other applicable
                 newsgroups omitted in the original posting, and
                 use the address given in the automatic 
                'response-indicator' ("in article <artcl#snltrs>, 
                 <address> writes:") for both the 'reply-to' field 
                 and for what is called an ATTRIBUTION:

          "[from <original newsgroup>: <author's name and address>]";

             [d] remove all the 'quote-symbols' from the text that
                 were applied when you began your follow-up
                (usually a left sidebar of '>'; this can be done
                 with the command: ':%s,>,' in VI) and be sure that 
                 the header fields are accurate (sometimes when I 
                 remove all those >'s I get the first one in the 
                'References' field also, or in the author's name);

             [e] you may also change the Subject: header to include
                 the author's name -- first init, last name, then
                 a reasonable subject header with (Was ...) if the
                 original was ugly.

             [f] fill in the 'Followup-to:' with the original groups
                 if applicable and any others to which you sent it,
                 targetting the most applicable and being sure also to
                 include AMT. exclude forums that don't like followups, 
                 such as alt.magick.chaos, or those that don't tend to
                 like massive Xposting.
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04 Call for Charity
        contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have extra time to
        volunteer for archival activities, would like to mirror 
        the Esoteric Archive, and/or have interest in lending
        technical expertise to its improvement.
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05 Assorted Dogma
        alt.magick.tyagi lies fallow or burgeons with ripe cyberfruits
        dependent entirely upon the dedication of the few.

        through the REposting and Xposting procedure (detailed above) 
        many specialists within diverse fields of meta-knowledge are 
        brought together into one forum allowing us to envision our 
        commonalities. it thus makes possible a networking function 
        which would otherwise not be possible, whilst the group itself 
        serves as an outlet for a sometimes verbose and syncretic type 
        of communication.


        other alt.magick.* newsgroups

        by far the bulk of traffic within the alt.magick.* newsgroups
        occurs in the original group (alt.magick).

        alt.magick.chaos is a forum which often contains posts and 
        discussion on chaos and chaos magick as understood by its 
        regular posters.

        alt.magick.tantra was started as an alternative to the glutted
        alt.magick.sex, and includes posts regarding tantra, taoist
        sexual alchemy and sex magick.

        alt.magick.order and alt.magick.ethics were created in
        frustration at the volume and noise/signal ratio within
        alt.magick, and are being utilized to divide up the various
        areas of interest that collide in the hub group.

        alt.magick.folk and the related alt.pagan.magick are subforums
        to the alt.magick and alt.pagan newsgroups which place focus
        upon the more religious aspects of magick.

        alt.magick.* groups of other types exist, but these do not,
        by and large, contain posts relevant to magick.


        other related forums

        for other newsgroups, elists and other related internet forums,
        please see the alt.magick FAQ:

        http://www.luckymojo.com/altmagickfaq/
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06 Terminology
        the word 'tyagi' is Sanskrit (East Indian) and can be
        literally translated as 'monk' or 'one who renounces (or 
        sacrifices) all'. in this way the newsgroup name symbolizes
        the fusion of magick and mysticism through the combination
        of terms, and provides a kind of arena in which writings of
        a decidedly esoteric nature may be drawn together, compared,
        contrasted and fused into a cybernetic Hieros Gamos.

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