19 June 91

 Dear Diane,

 Here are a list of proposed changes to the Twilight Crossing document.
 I think we should just change the text rather than make amendments for
 changes during the "constiutional convention" period.
 
 Introduction:
 
 Twilight Crossing is a network dedicated to assisting its members
 in the pursuit of their artistic and spiritual satisfaction and freedom.
 
 (Changes: use "network" to replace "magical assembly"; add "and freedom".)
 
 0.A: Change "Zeus, the God-King" to "Zeus, the God-Father, the victorious
 King of the invaders".
 
 0.C: Change "triad" to "triumvirate". At end, change "'satan'" to
 "'ha-satan', 'the enemy'".
 
 0.H: Change "and (most recently) Galas" to "Grant, Daly and Galas".
 
 1.D: Change "interests of others" to "rights of others".
 
 1.E: Eliminate "Denying the oppressed the opportunity to escape the
 oppressor would hinder, not help, the goals of freedom; requiring that
 all particular assemblies refrain from any special opinion would mandate
 inaction."
 
 1.G: Change "sponsored by assemblies of the Crossing and by the Crossing
 as a whole" to "sponsored by spiritual and service assemblies and by
 general assent of the whole of Twilight Crossing".  Delete "It is accepted
 that particular assemblies may be composed only of those who share an
 opinion on certain matters."  Insert at end, "These restrictions on
 expressions of opinion apply only to rituals sponsored by the entire
 Crossing, not to rituals sponsored by assemblies."
 
 2.D: Change "impose some governing council on the Crossing" to "create
 an internal service assembly".  Change "governing body" to "internal
 service assembly".
 
 2.E: Change "no special status" to "no special office, exemption, or
 position".  Change "whatever offices" to "whatever offices etc."

 2.F: Change "will be taken among the members" to "may be taken, or the
 person may withdraw".  Insert "An individual who is removed or
 refused may apply for membership after one year."
 
 2.H: New clause: "All general votes in the Crossing are tricameral,
 with three faces: general debate, popular election, and assembly election.
 Each assembly has one vote in any assembly election, ordinarily a popular
 vote among its members (but this is only a guideline).  Only Twilight
 Crossing members and assemblies may vote in these general elections.
 General debate is informal but should be facilitated by the Crossing
 through personal contacts, computer networks, newsletters, ballots,
 position papers, formal debate meetings, and other technologies and
 strategies of communication.  Matters may be submitted to a vote by
 proposal of any assembly and the seconding of another, or a petition
 of the popular membership which accounts for at least five percent
 of all members.  Twilight Crossing will facilitate the distribution
 of any petition proposed by one member and seconded by another."
 
 3.A: Replace "particular shared interests within" to "shared interests
 concerning".  At end of first sentence, insert "or shared conditions of
 oppression".  Change "artistic" to "artistic and spiritual".
 
 3.B:  Change "freedom of belief" to "freedom of belief and dissociation".
 Change "particular opinions" to "opinions or states of oppression".
 Change "meaningfully including" to "serving".  Replace "And likewise
 for the reverse of these opinions." with  "A group dedicated to
 establishing sexual rights for S/M practitioners and freeing them
 from internalized oppressive attitudes might not benefit from allowing
 the attendance of those who lack sympathy for the value of such practices."

 3.F.  New clause.  "There should be no confusion about which expressions of
 opinion in assembly publications and statements pertain to the minimalist
 Twilight Crossing policy and which pertain to the particular assembly or
 writer."
 
 3.G:  New clause: "Members may disagree with the efficacy or ethics
 of allowing, for instance, all-Hispanic or all-Thelemic assemblies, but
 they are expected to respect the right of each assembly to disagree
 concerning complex points of interpretation of Twilight Crossing's
 pro-freedom principles."
 
 4.C: Replace unclear and overly restrictive existing clause with:
 
 "Assemblies may structure their initiations in a hierarchical way,
 where initiations require prerequisites.  These prerequisites may be
 within the assembly or within other Twilight Crossing assemblies or
 alliances, and they should be waived when prior experience demands it.
 But in many cases it will be better for a spiritual assembly to have
 a spectrum of initiations accessible to any member.  Who is to say
 that the limbs of the Tree of Knowledge may not be explored in any
 order?  Should not polytheists in particular have mysteries of
 particular deities, which require no prerequisite or pedigree?
 As always, unneeded restriction should be avoided."
 
 4.E:  Insert at end:
 
 "The dramatic use of tension and fear is permissible, as it is in any art.
 Hazings for the sake of strengthening the group bond are forbidden,
 though voluntary pain is not forbidden as a ritual tool.  Any member
 must be able to resign an initiation at any time; use of a safe word
 system for withdrawal is recommended."
 
 5.D:  Delete "Its official position advocates peaceful revolution through
 education, just as happened in the states of Eastern Europe shortly
 before the founding of the Crossing.  Medea overthrew the rulers of
 Corinth through her sorcerous knowledge, not by staging a coup.  In the
 Twilight Crossing's symbolism, sorcery means art and knowledge, not the
 force of arms."
 
 5.D: Insert at end, "This rule should be taken as a pragmatic realization
 of the limits of a group like Twilight Crossing in a world polity where
 such projects are everywhere high crimes when they are without the
 sponsorship of government.  This rule is not an official requirement
 or condemnation of any belief about the ethics of revolution."
 
 Start of new clauses on alliances.
 
 5.F: In some cases Assembly status may be a form of recognition by Twilight
 Crossing more than a form of membership in Twilight Crossing.  Assemblies
 may be just as much allied to other formal or informal groups as they
 are to TC, and may include non-members of Twilight Crossing in their
 assembly membership.  However, only Twilight Crossing's members may
 participate in its elections and votes.

 5.G: If an assembly has members who are not members of Twilight Crossing,
 then it is best to present it as an independent group which (if the
 subject arises) may be explained to have recognition as a member
 assembly by Twilight Crossing, a networking group.  However, the
 assembly is always free to make its recognition known.

 6.  Replace with:

 Twilight Crossing is in the process of formation.  Those interested in
 assisting in its creation or in forming assemblies may call or write
 the author of this document, Tim Maroney.  Many changes have already
 been made in response to the comments of others.  This charter is in
 a proposal stage at present (June 1991).

 Electronic addresses:
 USENET: uunet!efi!tim or sun!hoptoad!tim
 ARPANET: tim@toad.com
 FIDONET: Tim Maroney at Thelema-Net, 1:161/93
 Phone number:(415) 495-2934
 Phone contacts only when computer networks are unavailable, please.