From knightster+@CMU.EDUThu Jul 13 09:46:53 1995 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 14:52:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Shawn Clayton Knight To: Ordo Templi Paisleianum Mailing List Subject: shawn code ok, in keeping with the trend ... send me (preferably not the whole list) suggestions for new categories, comments, etc. the shawn code v0.5 S - How you think of shawn Use no more than three of these tags to summarize how you feel about shawn. For example, if you think of shawn as a boyfriend who has taught you much especially about magick, you could use S/SO/TE/MA. If you've never met shawn in person, but only on the net, add a *. S/BR I think of shawn as a brother, personally. S/EN I think of shawn as an enemy. S/EX I think of shawn as an ex. S/FB I think of shawn as a fraternity brother. S/FR I think of shawn as a friend. S/FX I think of shawn as a close friend and ex-SO. S/GY I think of shawn as just a guy trying to have fun. S/MA I think of shawn as a mage. S/SM I think of shawn as a soulmate. S/SO I think of shawn as a lover/boyfriend. S/TE I think of shawn as a teacher. S/XX I prefer not to comment on how I think of shawn. I - shawn on the internet You get one plus if you have seen shawn's occultism page. You get one plus if you have seen shawn post on a USENET newsgroup. You get one plus if you've read any Important Stuff shawn has written and posted (Egyptian Gods FAQ, Liber Eureka, Lengthy Review of Book Four). You get one plus if you bought the July 1995 _Wired_ just because shawn's stuff is referenced in the article on technopaganism. (If you subscribe to _Wired_ and can honestly say you'd have bought this issue if you weren't getting it already, because of shawn's stuff, go ahead and take the plus.) You get three minuses if you killfile shawn on any newsgroup. Add up your pluses and subtract your minuses, standard algebraic addition. The resultant pluses or minuses form your I rating. M - Meeting shawn M+++ I see shawn every day and don't mind it. M++ I see shawn one to three times a week just because; he returns my calls or email fairly promptly. M+ I see shawn once every week or two, or regularly at group meetings (A Phi O, KGB, SCA, magical group, RHPS). M I don't see shawn in person very much but when I make plans with him we get together and have a good time. M- I don't really care if I see shawn that much. M-- I'm not too fond of seeing shawn. M--- I actively avoid seeing shawn. !M I've never met shawn in person. M* I live with shawn. D - Dating shawn This section is optional. Net.involvements do count. This section relates to past as well as present, but only this lifetime. D+++++ I am/was engaged/handfasted to shawn. D++++ I am/was seriously involved romantically/sexually with shawn for more than a month and don't regret it. D+++ I didn't date shawn for a great length of time, but we've fooled around and I don't regret it. D++ I have had what one could call a "date" with him, but nothing really serious. He's not a bad guy. D+ We flirt a lot but have never gone out and just enjoy each other's company and friendship. D We're purely platonic friends. I don't flirt with him. D- I don't really think shawn's attractive or my type. D-- I am really unattracted to shawn and can't contemplate intimacy with him. D--- I find him repulsive. !D I am a very straight man or a very lesbian woman and hence would not be attracted to shawn. !!D I have not met shawn in any social context and so cannot comment. D* I prefer not to comment on my interest/involvement with shawn. CD - Music CD++++ shawn and I have very similar tastes in music. If we pooled our collections there'd be a bunch of duplicates and the rest would be mutually agreeable. CD+++ shawn has gotten me into a group or vice versa. CD++ We can usually agree on something to listen to. CD+ I've listened to his choice of music without hating it. CD The subject's never really come up, or I've never paid much attention to what we's played in my presence. CD- I tend to think his music is annoying. CD-- Why the hell would I listen to that? CD--- I want his stereo incinerated and his music collection cast into the uttermost void. F - shawn's facets F++ I know how to correctly address/refer to the different facets. F+ I can sort of see where he's coming from, and have observed the different facets at times myself. F If he likes to think of himself as several personalities, fine. F- I don't know why he makes such a big deal out of his name(s). F-- The facets are just role-playing or fantasy. R - shawn's religion R++++ shawn is a Thelemite ethically, a chaos magician who loves Qabalah by ritual, a worshipper of Nephthys at times, and a follower, though not worshipper, of Jesus Christ. He also has strong Buddhist and Hindu leanings. R+++ shawn is a Crowley worshipper at worst, a Thelemic magician at best. R++ shawn practices magic and hates Christianity. R+ shawn doesn't really have a religion, but he's into weird beliefs. R I really don't know what shawn thinks about religion. R- shawn's not a real Thelemite, he's too nice and doesn't screw enough people. R-- shawn's not a real magician, he has no discipline. R--- shawn's religious beliefs turn my stomach. R---- I'm trying to convert him back to Christianity. R* I've participated in a ritual largely led by shawn, or taken Eucharist in a church with him. It was an enjoyable experience. !R I neither know nor care about shawn's religious beliefs as I don't really have any of my own. P - Progressive Rock P++++ I know many Rush, Yes, King Crimson, and/or ELP lyrics by heart. I can quote several of shawn's favorite songs and explain why they are so important to him. P+++ I am very very fond of progressive rock, and I know shawn is, but I'm not clear on some of his favorite songs. P++ Progressive rock is a reasonable portion of my listening, and I can see why shawn likes it. P+ Progressive rock is cool and a positive influence in the history of rock. P Progressive rock is OK. P- Not entirely sure what you'd call progressive rock ... not really my thing. P-- I'd prefer top-40 or rap, if possible. P--- I dislike art-rock very much - it's loud and pretentious and takes all the fun out of music. P---- I like both kinds of music - country AND western! P* I write/play progressive music/lyrics myself. P? What the heck is "progressive rock"? shawn - knightster+@cmu.edu - http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~sk4p/ "Magic is chaos, chaos is magic." MTH/CH S G* QH+++ 666+++ y++ W+(-) C+++ N++ (see key at http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~eclectic/o/misc/magic-code.html)