Here are some pictures of our wonderful hotel: The Hyatt Regency Dearborn.
Remember: you only have until July 12th to get the great $99 a night room rate! Click here to reserve a room online.
Love is the law, love under will.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Pictures of our Hotel: The Hyatt Regency Dearborn
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Here are some pictures of our wonderful hotel: The Hyatt Regency Dearborn.
Remember: you only have until July 12th to get the great $99 a night room rate! Click here to reserve a room online.
Love is the law, love under will.
Here are some pictures of our wonderful hotel: The Hyatt Regency Dearborn.
Remember: you only have until July 12th to get the great $99 a night room rate! Click here to reserve a room online.
Love is the law, love under will.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Author and Presenter Spotlight - R. Leo Gillis
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Please find below an author's profile for R. Leo Gillis, NOTOCON presenter and author. You can find the complete description of his talk under "Presentations."
Please find below an author's profile for R. Leo Gillis, NOTOCON presenter and author. You can find the complete description of his talk under "Presentations."
"What will you be presenting at NOTOCON VIII?"
I will be presenting the results of research into the Trigrammaton Qabalah, which is based on Crowley’s Liber XXVII. The TQ establishes a new paradigm in number mysticism for the Aeon of Horus, which has its foundation in Base 3, or ternary mathematics. The implications for this paradigm are far-reaching, and touch upon all the traditional areas of a qabalah, including the Tree of Life, magic squares, gematria, and the New Naples Arrangement.
"What inspired you to take on this subject?"
The inspiration for my research was originally found in Liber AL II:55, which mandates that the prophet develop a new English Qabalah. Having found previous efforts in this vein to be sorely lacking, I took it upon myself to discover the implications of Crowley’s own work in this area, and expanded it in order to make a fully developed qabalistic system.
"What was your greatest "aha" moment?"
My greatest ‘aha’ moment came about five years after beginning my research, when I was impelled in the middle of the night to get out of bed and reach for a calculator to add up the English gematria values of all the words in the Book of the Law, but this time including the values of the verse numbers. I fully expected nothing to come of this, and even muttered to myself that I had done this a hundred times with no compelling result. Much to my surprise, the final figure was divisible by 156 to the second power! It was then that I knew that the code of the English gematria of Liber AL had been cracked.
"Where can we purchase Trigrammaton Qabalah?"
Trigrammaton Qabalah can be purchased from the lulu.com Website here.
"What is the one thing you want people to take away from your presentation?"
I would like people to understand that the TQ represents a fundamental paradigm shift in how we can approach number mysticism; just as binary numbers revolutionized computing, so ternary numbers can revolutionize the more mystical aspects of understanding numbers and how they interact with each other and with our consciousness. The decimal system had its advantages, but these are superseded by ternary maths.
"What books are you reading right now?"
Cosmos and Psyche; The Professor and the Madman; Coming of Age in the Milky Way; The Odd Quantum; The Black Swan (Nassim Talib); Fermat’s Enigma; Einstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps: Empires of Time.
"What authors inspire you most?"
Buckminster Fuller, Aleister Crowley, King Wen and the Duke of Chou, The ARI (Rabbi Isaac Luria), Aryeh Kaplan, Roger Penrose, and Albert Einstein.
Love is the law, love under will.
Author and Presenter Spotlight - Soror Kayla Block
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Please find below an author's profile for Soror Kayla Block, NOTOCON presenter and author. You can find the complete description of her talk under "Presentations."
"What will you be presenting at NOTOCON VIII?"
“Talismanic Magick in the Face of Uncertainty”
"What inspired you to take on this subject?"
A talisman is an object that encompasses the Will of the magician. Knowing your Will is implied by the very nature of talismanic magick. But what if you don't know your Will?
One of my best friends was in organ failure after a long struggle with a terminal illness. He was within days of death. I felt overwhelmed and helpless, but I desperately wanted to do something. I had no idea what. The time for energy work or healings was long gone. Even the time for interpersonal resolutions was in the past.
And so I began a talismanic working within a framework of uncertainty, utilizing both active and receptive modalities in magical workings.
"What was your greatest "aha" moment?"
When I realized that YHVH could be a valid formula for certain types of talismanic magick.
"Has your research influenced your own magical practice?"
The methodology that I will be speaking about at NOTOCON isn't appropriate for all magical workings, but I do incorporate it into much of my work. In various forms, I've used it for many things, not just
limited to talismanic magick.
"Is the book "Women's Voices in Magick" suitable for the average Thelemite?"
The book is a collection of women's writings about magick. Much of it is personal. Some of it is scholarly. It's suitable for any woman who is interested in ceremonial magick.
"Where can we purchase "Women's Voices in Magick?"
I will have some copies for sale at NOTOCON, but the easiest place to buy it is on Amazon.
Love is the law, love under will.
Please find below an author's profile for Soror Kayla Block, NOTOCON presenter and author. You can find the complete description of her talk under "Presentations."
"What will you be presenting at NOTOCON VIII?"
“Talismanic Magick in the Face of Uncertainty”
"What inspired you to take on this subject?"
A talisman is an object that encompasses the Will of the magician. Knowing your Will is implied by the very nature of talismanic magick. But what if you don't know your Will?
One of my best friends was in organ failure after a long struggle with a terminal illness. He was within days of death. I felt overwhelmed and helpless, but I desperately wanted to do something. I had no idea what. The time for energy work or healings was long gone. Even the time for interpersonal resolutions was in the past.
And so I began a talismanic working within a framework of uncertainty, utilizing both active and receptive modalities in magical workings.
"What was your greatest "aha" moment?"
When I realized that YHVH could be a valid formula for certain types of talismanic magick.
"Has your research influenced your own magical practice?"
The methodology that I will be speaking about at NOTOCON isn't appropriate for all magical workings, but I do incorporate it into much of my work. In various forms, I've used it for many things, not just
limited to talismanic magick.
"Is the book "Women's Voices in Magick" suitable for the average Thelemite?"
The book is a collection of women's writings about magick. Much of it is personal. Some of it is scholarly. It's suitable for any woman who is interested in ceremonial magick.
"Where can we purchase "Women's Voices in Magick?"
I will have some copies for sale at NOTOCON, but the easiest place to buy it is on Amazon.
Love is the law, love under will.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Detroit Highlights V - Detroit Institute of Arts
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The Detroit Institute of Arts is one of the premiere art museums in the country. We are very lucky to have this gem here in Detroit, and I love sharing it with out-of-town guests.
Their collection is very diverse and amazing in it's depth. Their featured collections are:
My favorites are the Italian Art wing, with some amazing Italian Renaissance and Baroque artworks, the extensive Armor collection in the Great Hall and the stunning Diego Rivera murals in Rivera Court. Also of note is their great Impressionist art, featuring works by Degas, Gauguin, and Van Gogh, and their fantastic Egyptian collection.
The museum is located at:
5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit , Michigan 48202 Main Line : 313.833.7900
The museum hours are as follows:
If you get the chance to enjoy this gem of Detroit while you are here, please do. It is really worth it!
Love is the law, love under will.
The Detroit Institute of Arts is one of the premiere art museums in the country. We are very lucky to have this gem here in Detroit, and I love sharing it with out-of-town guests.
Their collection is very diverse and amazing in it's depth. Their featured collections are:
The Department oversees four separate collection segments: the arts of Africa, Egypt
The Department of American Art covers a broad range of artistic endeavors spanning the early Colonial period through World War II. The holdings include paintings, sculptures, furniture, decorative arts and architecture.
The collections of the Department of the Arts of Asia and the Islamic World comprise thousands of works of art produced in Asia and Middle East, from antiquity through present, as well as from North Africa and Islamic Spain.
With a broad range of paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from across Europe, the collection includes works spanning nearly all historical periods from Ancient Greece and Rome
With approximately 35,000 prints, drawings, photographs, watercolors, posters and artists books, the collection stretches from the present day back to the 1500's and includes a diverse assortment of media.
Established in 2000, the GM Center for African American Art represents one of the first curatorial departments dedicated solely to African American art at any major art museum.
This collection, which spans the period from the mid-20th century to the present day, has a particularly strong emphasis on post-World War II American art, including fine examples of Abstract Expressionist painting, Minimalism, and Pop Art.
International in scope, the DIA Performing Arts Collection contains more than 10,000 original film and theater photographs, posters and ephemera from the 1890s to the present.
My favorites are the Italian Art wing, with some amazing Italian Renaissance and Baroque artworks, the extensive Armor collection in the Great Hall and the stunning Diego Rivera murals in Rivera Court. Also of note is their great Impressionist art, featuring works by Degas, Gauguin, and Van Gogh, and their fantastic Egyptian collection.
The museum is located at:
It is about 20 - 30 minutes drive from our hotel, in the Cultural Center near Downtown Detroit.
Admission is as follows:
Adults $8
Seniors $6
Youth (6 – 17) $4
College Students (with valid school photo ID) $5
Children 5 and under Free
The museum hours are as follows:
Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
If you get the chance to enjoy this gem of Detroit while you are here, please do. It is really worth it!
Love is the law, love under will.
Detroit Highlights IV - Diamond Jack River Tours
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A great way to see Detroit is from the Detroit River. This international waterway is one of the busiest in the world! And Diamond Jack's is the way to see it!
Rivard Plaza Detroit - located at the foot of Rivard Street and Atwater Upper Detroit River Tour. Detroit Tour Route and Sites.
Bishop Park in Wyandotte
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A great way to see Detroit is from the Detroit River. This international waterway is one of the busiest in the world! And Diamond Jack's is the way to see it!
You'll enjoy your Detroit River
For over 20 years theseDetroit River boats have cruised the Detroit River Detroit and Windsor
Enjoy your favorite beer and wine and choose from their many snacks and soft drinks served during the two hour narrated tour. Cruise the upperDetroit River from the Rivard Plaza dock at the waterfront at the foot of Rivard near the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit , and cruise the lower Detroit River from the Bishop Park dock in Wyandotte
What:
For over 20 years these
Enjoy your favorite beer and wine and choose from their many snacks and soft drinks served during the two hour narrated tour. Cruise the upper
What:
Two hour narrated Detroit River Tours open to the public.
When:
June 9 – September 4, 2011
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Two departure times: 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Where:
1:00 Wyandotte Tour Route and Sites heads up river about half way to Detroit
3:30 Wyandotte Tour Route and Sites heads downriver and passes by Bob-Lo Island
Cost:
Adult tickets cost $17.00
Seniors (over 60) are $15.00
Children between the ages of 6-16 are $13.00
Children 5 and under ride for free when accompanied by an adult.
Tickets may be purchased with cash - we unable to process credit cards or personal checks.
Use your AAA or AARP card for a $2 discount - up to 4 passengers per card.
Admission:
Is on a first come first serve basis – they do not take individual reservations.
Tickets are purchased as you board the boat - there is not a separate ticket booth on the dock. Boarding begins approximately 15 minutes prior to the departure time.
They suggest arriving 30 – 60 minutes before departure time to take your place in line.
Food and Beverages:
Soft drinks, beer, wine, and also a very light snack bar with such things as chips, candy and cookies are available for purchase on board.
Food and beverages are NOT allowed to be brought on the boat.
Snack bar items may be purchased with cash - They do not take credit cards or personal checks.
Love is the law, love under will.
Hotel and Environs
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There's less than a month left to get the great $99 room rate per night at NOTOCON VIII's hotel, the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. Click on the Passkey Link Here to secure your room rate. You only have until July 12th!
To check out all the great features of this AAA Four Diamond hotel, click here and here.
The hotel is adjacent to the Fairlane Town Center shopping mall.Fairlane Town Center is Fairlane Town Center is a short drive to downtown Detroit Fairlane Town Center
Love is the law, love under will.
There's less than a month left to get the great $99 room rate per night at NOTOCON VIII's hotel, the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. Click on the Passkey Link Here to secure your room rate. You only have until July 12th!
To check out all the great features of this AAA Four Diamond hotel, click here and here.
The hotel is adjacent to the Fairlane Town Center shopping mall.
Love is the law, love under will.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Detroit Highlights III - Ford Rouge Factory Tour
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Below, you will find information on the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. This tour leaves from The Henry Ford complex in Dearborn, MI, just a few minutes by car from our hotel. Please see a previous blog post on The Henry Ford complex.
Ford Rouge Factory Tour
More than a walk along an assembly line, the Ford Rouge Factory Tour is an excursion where environmental innovation and industrial production combine.
The Ford Rouge Factory Tour is a self-guided five-part experience that includes: Legacy Theater, Art of Manufacturing Theater, Observation Deck, Dearborn Truck Plant and the Legacy Gallery. Theater seating is limited to 79 guests per show; shows run continuously until 4:00 PM and are seated on a first come first serve basis.
Legacy Theatre
Learn about the triumphs and tragedies surrounding the Rouge, much of it told through rare, never-before-seen historic footage.
Approximate time: 13 minutes
Learn about the triumphs and tragedies surrounding the Rouge, much of it told through rare, never-before-seen historic footage.
Approximate time: 13 minutes
Art of Manufacturing Theatre
A multi-sensory theater experience including a 360-degree look at how automobiles are made!
Approximate time: 14 minutes
A multi-sensory theater experience including a 360-degree look at how automobiles are made!
Approximate time: 14 minutes
Observation Deck Tour
View the world’s largest living roof from our 80-foot-high Observation Deck.
Variable time: 5-15 minutes
View the world’s largest living roof from our 80-foot-high Observation Deck.
Variable time: 5-15 minutes
Assembly Plant Walking Tour
See where the new Ford F-150s are assembled in a new lean and flexible manufacturing plant. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the final assembly process from an elevated walkway.
Variable time: 30-45 minutes
See where the new Ford F-150s are assembled in a new lean and flexible manufacturing plant. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the final assembly process from an elevated walkway.
Variable time: 30-45 minutes
Legacy Gallery
View five historic vehicles made at the Rouge including the 20,000,000th Ford, hop in a new F-150, and visit our Factory Store.
View five historic vehicles made at the Rouge including the 20,000,000th Ford, hop in a new F-150, and visit our Factory Store.
Getting There
Bus Transportation
Public tours begin on the historic grounds of The Henry Ford with busses departing for the Factory Tour every 20 minutes from 9:20am–3pm. Busses return regularly from theVisitor Center
Public tours begin on the historic grounds of The Henry Ford with busses departing for the Factory Tour every 20 minutes from 9:20am–3pm. Busses return regularly from the
ParkingWhile no public parking is available at the Factory Tour, a limited amount of school and group bus parking is available at the Visitor Center Call Center
Factory Tour Hours and Tickets
9:30am - 5:00pm
Monday - Saturday
Buses depart every 20 minutes, 9:20am – 3:00pm.
Last tour leaves at 3:00pm.
Adult Member: | $12.75 |
Adult Nonmember: | $15.00 |
Youth Member: | $9.25 |
Youth Nonmember: | $11.00 |
Senior Member: | $12.00 |
Senior Nonmember: | $14.00 |
Children 2 & under: | Free |
2011 Ford Rouge Factory Tour Closure Dates
- All Sundays
- Jan. 24
- Nov. 24
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
Having worked in an auto factory for five years (an engine plant), I can assure you you will not get a chance like this to see a plant at work. Even those of us here in Detroit, with friends and family in the auto industry, plants hardly ever open up for tours. I have heard nothing but good things about this tour. As with all things The Henry Ford does, it's first class.
Love is the law, love under will.
Dining in Dearborn II - Middle Eastern Cuisine
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These are the Top 10 Middle Eastern Restaurants in Dearborn
1. Shatila
Categories: Desserts, Middle Eastern, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
14300 W Warren Ave
(313) 582-1952
An absolutely fantastic place for your every dessert need! It truly looks like an oasis in here. Highly recommended!
2. New Yasmeen Bakery
Categories: Bakeries, Middle Eastern
13900 W Warren Ave
(313) 582-6035
Simply awesome!
3. Hamido
Category: Middle Eastern
13251 W Warren Ave
(313) 582-0660
Great reviews, but never tried it. Will try to before NOTOCON and let you all know!
4. Cedarland Restaurant
Category: Middle Eastern
13007 W Warren Ave
(313) 582-4849
Love this place. The complimentary lentil soup is wonderful. Fantastic Middle Eastern food at really low prices! The décor is nothing to write home about, but the place is wonderful! Highly recommended.
5. Tuhama's
Category: Middle Eastern
10613 W Warren Ave
(313) 581-0714
Again, fantastic reviews, but have never been.
6. Amani's Restaurant
Category: Middle Eastern
13823 Michigan Ave
(313) 584-1890
This is an Arabic/Mid-East restaurant that really seems to know what it's doing. It has received fantastic reviews! If I get a chance to visit before NOTOCON, I’ll be sure to update you.
7. Al-Ameer
Category: Middle Eastern
12710 W Warren Ave
(313) 582-8185
Again, rave reviews for this place. Definitely want to check it out soon. Will let you know when I do!
8. LaPita Restaurant
Categories: Middle Eastern, Caterers, Sandwiches
22681 Newman St
(313) 563-7482
This is an old Dearborn
9. Ollie's Lebanese Cuisine
Category: Middle Eastern
16351 Ford Road
(313) 253-1010
Once again, good reviews, but never been. Guess I’ll just have to go and get my Middle Eastern fix very soon!
10. Al-Ajami Restaurant
Category: Middle Eastern
14633 W Warren Ave
(313) 846-9330
The food here gets great reviews. The décor, not so much. Again, one I need to try. Will let you know if I get a chance.
All of these restaurants are within a 5 to 15 minute driving distance of the hotel. I hope you get a chance to try one or two. You will get Middle Eastern cuisine no where else like you do in Dearborn!
Love is the law, love under will.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Dining in Dearborn
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There are many places in multi-ethnic Dearborn to dine in. Since the Hyatt Regency Dearborn is located adjacent to the Fairlane Town Center shopping mall, there are many restaurants that are within easy walking distance. Here are a few, in and around the mall, to give you an idea:
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana provides a white-tablecloth casual dining with great tasting Italian food and an inviting atmosphere.
China Town
China Town offers a truly unique dining adventure that unites Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai foods.
Fuddruckers
Fuddruckers serves great tasting hamburgers.
P.F. Chang's
P.F. Chang's provides contemporary, bistro-style restaurant setting, offering a unique blend of high quality, authentic Chinese cuisine in a sophisticated setting.
Starters Bar & Grill
Starters Bar & Grill offers an extensive menu, including steak and seafood entrees, as well as a full bar and 20 HDTVs.
Cinnabon
Cinnabon is known for serving fresh, aromatic cinnamon rolls made with premium Indonesian cinnamon and topped with a sweet, rich, cream cheese-based frosting.
Coffee Beanery
Coffee Beanery serves coffee beverages, as well as other drinks and food.
Kerby's Koney Island
Kerby's Koney Island, a Detroit classic, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner selections from a classic koney island-style menu.
Kyoto Kyoto Japanese Cuisine
Kyoto Kyoto Japanese Cuisine serves affordable Japanese cuisine.
Master Wok Chinese Cuisine
Master Wok Chinese Cuisine serves authentic Chinese food including vegetarian, chicken and beef entrees.
Shawarma Express
Shawarma Express serves delicious Middle Eastern cuisine, juice drinks and appetizers.
Kyoto by Benihana
Kyoto by Benihana, the national Japanese chain, offers both sushi, teppanyaki (where the chef cooks the food right at your table), and a great bar. Reversations strongly suggested.
Big Fish
Big Fish is a wonderful seafood restaurant owned by the Muer restaurant chain here in metro Detroit.
Friday's
TGI Friday's, the national chain restaurant, has a location on the outside drive around Fairlane.
In the hotel itself, there is a coffee shop called Perks, the wonderful Archimedes bar, and the great Giulio & Sons Restaurant. I have partaken at all three and highly recommend all of them.
Later, I will highlight some of the great Dearborn eateries that are within driving distance of the hotel.
Love is the law, love under will.
There are many places in multi-ethnic Dearborn to dine in. Since the Hyatt Regency Dearborn is located adjacent to the Fairlane Town Center shopping mall, there are many restaurants that are within easy walking distance. Here are a few, in and around the mall, to give you an idea:
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana provides a white-tablecloth casual dining with great tasting Italian food and an inviting atmosphere.
China Town
China Town offers a truly unique dining adventure that unites Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai foods.
Fuddruckers
Fuddruckers serves great tasting hamburgers.
P.F. Chang's
P.F. Chang's provides contemporary, bistro-style restaurant setting, offering a unique blend of high quality, authentic Chinese cuisine in a sophisticated setting.
Starters Bar & Grill
Starters Bar & Grill offers an extensive menu, including steak and seafood entrees, as well as a full bar and 20 HDTVs.
Cinnabon
Cinnabon is known for serving fresh, aromatic cinnamon rolls made with premium Indonesian cinnamon and topped with a sweet, rich, cream cheese-based frosting.
Coffee Beanery
Coffee Beanery serves coffee beverages, as well as other drinks and food.
Kerby's Koney Island
Kerby's Koney Island, a Detroit classic, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner selections from a classic koney island-style menu.
Kyoto Kyoto Japanese Cuisine
Kyoto Kyoto Japanese Cuisine serves affordable Japanese cuisine.
Master Wok Chinese Cuisine
Master Wok Chinese Cuisine serves authentic Chinese food including vegetarian, chicken and beef entrees.
Shawarma Express
Shawarma Express serves delicious Middle Eastern cuisine, juice drinks and appetizers.
Kyoto by Benihana
Kyoto by Benihana, the national Japanese chain, offers both sushi, teppanyaki (where the chef cooks the food right at your table), and a great bar. Reversations strongly suggested.
Big Fish
Big Fish is a wonderful seafood restaurant owned by the Muer restaurant chain here in metro Detroit.
Friday's
TGI Friday's, the national chain restaurant, has a location on the outside drive around Fairlane.
In the hotel itself, there is a coffee shop called Perks, the wonderful Archimedes bar, and the great Giulio & Sons Restaurant. I have partaken at all three and highly recommend all of them.
Later, I will highlight some of the great Dearborn eateries that are within driving distance of the hotel.
Love is the law, love under will.
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