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Class: S (Servants)
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Title: Foundation Document (found.doc)
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Revised: 49940320
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Version: 1.0
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__________________________________________________________________________
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OMNet, the Occult and Mysticism Network
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_Foundation Document_, dated 940320 (Equinox)
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PURPOSE
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The purposes of this organization shall be to facilitate public access
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to occult and mystical documents and social groups, and to promote
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interdisciplinary information exchange.
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FOUNDATION STATEMENT
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For the purposes of this organization, the terms 'occult' and 'mysticism'
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shall be defined as follows:
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By 'occult' we shall mean any discipline of Divination (such as chiromancy,
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cartomancy, necromancy, etc.), Astrology, Numerology, Alchemy, Qabalah,
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or Ritual Magick. It shall not include such things as Psychicism,
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Spiritualism, Fortune-telling, Herbalism, Hypnotism, or any of the various
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forms of Therapy or Massage.
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'Mysticism' shall include disciplines of Liberation, Awakening, Purification,
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those involving a direct relationship, or unification, with 'the divine',
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etc., especially as separate from any religious systems in which they may
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be found. It may also tangentally include attendant philosophy or
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mythology which serves as an underpinning, result or functional mechanism
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of any mystical discipline.
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INITIAL FOCUS
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The context of initial activity shall be what is popularly called 'the
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Internet' or 'cyberspace', and it shall consist of maintaining and
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revising the document which has been released as 'the Mage's Guide to
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the Internet'.
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Subsequent efforts may include the establishment of a membership
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(organizations, individuals) based upon participation in fulfulling
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the purposes of OMNet.
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Other possible activities may include the establishment of a mechanism
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by which various groups within the Internet (and perhaps later, society
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at large) may be monitored, with pertinent documents combined, distributed
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to membership and made available to the interested public (such as through
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the distribution to ftp sites).
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LONG-RANGE
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Should the usefulness and success of this organization allow, OMNet shall
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extend itself beyond cyberspace and become a legal entity, serving
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nonprofit, educational purposes if and as so dictated by its administrators.
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THE ss (subservant)
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OMNet shall be represented by its subservant (ss), initially Tyagi Nagasiva,
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who shall, while adhering strictly to the purposes stated above, meet the
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needs and directives of the membership. Should the membership be without
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unified voice or resolved authority, then the ss shall be vested with the
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power to decide any particular issue after a reasonable period of discussion
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has concluded (as determined by the ss).
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Aside from dismissal or undue hardship, the membership shall assign the ss
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to any task within OMNet that they feel is appropriate, except where this
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assignment would compromise the ss' ability to faithfully and accurately
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represent OMNet to the public at large.
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The term of office for the ss shall be life or until that individual sees fit
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to burden another with said responsibility. The ss shall appoint and/or
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employ any needed assistants to perform the duties laid out above in service
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to OMNet and its membership.
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The ss has absolutely NO authority with regard to membership decisions,
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with the exception of unresolved authority as stated above, though if the
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membership so wishes it, it may consult with the ss as per its needs/desires.
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When no membership exists beyond that of the ss, then that individual
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shall determine the precise nature of 'best service' in regards fulfilling
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the purposes of OMNet above. In this circumstance, the ss shall take
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whatever measures are necessary for the preservation of the sanctity of
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the organization.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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The membership shall initially be a consensus-based structure that may
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reform itself into any political edifice which it agrees shall best serve
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the purposes of the OMNet. By 'concensus-based' we mean that all
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members must understand and assent to actions taken by the whole.
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Subsequently, any ambiguity of authority that cannot be resolved by the
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membership (as described above) shall be adjucated by the ss, and this
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is the only official role which the ss may take in the political structure
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of the organization aside from advisor, counsel, and representative.
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Example:
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The membership decides to become a monarchy. All membership accepts a
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'King and Queen' to rule them. At some point a member questions the
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legitimacy of this rulership and the authority of the regents. There is
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discussion and the dissenting member is not persuaded. The ss then
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hears both cases and decides as to the legitimacy of the regents.
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Should any membership structure collapse, then it shall revert to a
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consensus-based organization once more.
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Other details of organizational structure are to be defined and handled
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by the membership as it sees fit.
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Examples:
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Method of becoming a member
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Membership status differences and authority for each
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Responsibility and roles of individual members beyond that outlined above
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tyagi nagasiva
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OMNet subservant (ss)
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