The Quarterly, September 2008

Current Membership

  • Madame X - Matriarch
  • Herr Wulfsunus
  • Sir Algernon
  • Bholanath - Webmaster
  • Aislin Ni MorRhiaghan
  • Mistress NyxFury
  • Lady Sequanna
  • Alterra von Feuers
  • Deacon Grey - Gatekeeper

Current Dedicants

  • Khan
  • Arioch
  • Ezikiel

Sites offered:

Official House Site – offering Manifesto, Member Bios, Articles, Traditions, as well as a Discussion Forum for Members, Abbon, Donors and all interested.

House of the Dreaming Myspace Group - Splash-page, bulletins and forum.

House of the Dreaming Therian Space Group - Splash-page, updates and forum.

Ramkht Discussion Group - Ramkht are the organizers, catalysts, ritual leaders, and teachers of the community. Here we discuss this challenging road and endeavors.

Member Hosted:

The Graveyard Press

The Veil Shoppe

A Tapestry of Dark Souls

Vampires of Savannah Group on MSN

Vampyres of Savannah Group on MySpace

Savannah Solitary Witchs' Hangout

Georgia Chapter of Bloodlines Group on MySpace

Georgia Chapter of Bloodlines Group on Yahoo

New Jersey Chapter of Bloodlines Group on Yahoo

Savannah Goths Group on MySpace

Mistress Fury's Discussion Group

The Lair of Mistress Fury


News and Developments:

Ascension!

House of the Dreaming is proud to celebrate Lady Aislin Ni MorRhiaghan official Calmaeship. The private ceremony took place July 6th Tybee Island, Savannah, GA

Dark Dinner

Lady Aislin invites you to join her at a monthly social dinner gathering open to all Nightkind and those of the gothic persuasion. The 7PM dinner is held at a different location monthly, check her blog:. HotD Parlors

Dreaming History Update

Please take a moment to review our updated history page at: Dreaming History

Birthday Notices WOW!

This Quarter the following House Members celebrated their birthday: Herr Wulfsunus, Bholanath, Alterra von Feuers, Deacon Grey, and Mistress NyxFury Happy Birthday y’all!

Dominus Nocturnum

Study group, hosted by Deacon Gray, dedicated to the exploration of the myriad permutations of the Eros Type Vampire. Join us at:Dominus Nocturnum

The Vampiric Warrior

A newly formed study group, hosted by Deacon Gray, dedicated to the roll and challenges of the vampiric guardian, protector and defender. Join us at: The Vampiric Warrior

Meet us on real time topical chats!

Tapestry of Dark Souls hosts a weekly Friday chat at 1PM, 4PM and 10PM EST at Buzzen.com

LesVampires hosts a biweekly chat on alternate Tuesdays at 9PM EST at LesVampires.org

Collaborative Projects

The Dark Nations

Madame X and Khan have co-founded Dark Nations an exclusive collective of embassies and ambassadors gathered for the purpose of truthful information exchange, and project collaboration, intent on raising the bar on communication and conduct across the community at large. Dark Nations already boasts over two dozen established embassies since its inception in December. If you are part of a closed membership group that has an active core membership of three or more which has been active for over a year, and have a vested interest on improved communication and diplomatic community relations, you are welcome to join and establish an embassy at Dark Nations. Please contact us for more details.

Dreaming Fun Fact

House of the Dreaming holds both Initiation and Calmaeship ceremonies during the twilight hours of dusk and dawn.

Haunting Grounds

Herr Wulfsunus at QXT's in Newark, NJ

Alterra von Feuers at Terrapin Station in Boise, ID

Deacon Grey at Terrapin Station in Boise, ID

Mistress NyxFury at Loafing Leprechaun in Duluth, GA

Lady Sequanna at Club Transmission in Lisbon, Portugal

Bholanath at SMS Cafe in Budapest, Hungary

Gatherings

August

Official House Gathering

Hosted by Madame X, Herr Wulfsunus and Lady Aislin, in Savannah, GA August 16th. A pleasant Mediterranean meal in the company of local friends of the Family. See pictures of our South Side Dinner and late night meanderings in our Gallery: Photos

Vampternoon Tea and Dracula Ball

Madame X and Herr Wulfsunus were the HotD representatives in Philadelphia, PA August 30th at these most decadent tandem events. See pictures of both in our Gallery: Photos

Up and Coming

Official HotD Gathering in Boise, ID September 13th -14th

Twilight III Seattle, WA September 26th-28th.

Endless Night New Orleans, LA end of October

The Rousing Chimera - Dreaming Festival Day Location TBA for a mid November date.


Of Goals and Milestones

Individuality Retained

By Bholanath

There are many conflicting ideas what might constitute an identity, and therefore what might somehow constitute some essential core to that identity. Beliefs come from many sources, and neither all beliefs nor all sources are good. While some religions might dubiously insist upon the importance of [unexamined] faith, it is still folly to mistake faith for knowledge. If faith does not bear scrutiny, then it is up to the individual whether they feel it is better to remain ignorant [for the sake of preserving their "soul"] or to seek a personal evolution. As a House of Ronin we might encourage personal evolution, but we don't even try to force it. If an ostrich chooses to stick its head in the sand, I (and I don't necessarily speak on behalf of other HotD members on this) would let the wolf eat it: we each choose our own path.

Further, I would severely question the notion that anything you can be separated from, whether by whim, will, or woodworking-tool, should really be construed as some essential part of your identity. Obviously if it is removed and yet there is something which you call "I" that survives, whatever-it-was must have been less then crucial or necessary. Perhaps what you consider your "new" self, might seem unto you as different as a butterfly from a caterpillar, but this is not to say that you lost something good or valuable. Rather, it means that you have undergone a critical step in your own personal evolution. To deny the validity of such a step is but an immature desire to live in Never Never Land.