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njberry
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 		so it is a ARG then by the looks of things, yay Very Happy

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 		the ARG comment could have been them poking fun because we keep asking if its an arg,

As OWP says im just gonna carry on with the assumption that this is and get with the solving we need to move this on a bit!

rather than going round in a circle.

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 		interesting find:

http://www.facebook.com/Darkcard?fref=pb
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mrshomersimpson
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draghkar wrote:
interesting find:

http://www.facebook.com/Darkcard?fref=pb


i have actually changed my initial thinking somewhat.

He capitiilised ARG. which makes it seem less like an auto correct.

I tried typing in are in my phone and it didn't auto correct to ARG.

I have also tried to add anthony black as a friend, see if he accepts

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draghkar wrote:
post on facebook:

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Why ARG You so interested?



LOVE IT.

So, has anyone sent an email to the cultists themselves? Their email was included on the calling card: shadowstsSPLATlive.co.uk
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 		I havent.. could you?
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mrshomersimpson
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 		i sent them mail a few days ago

as soon as this was posted,

nothing back yet

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njberry
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 		i sent them one too, but sent one to the dr on the day i found this thread still no reply Sad

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mrshomersimpson
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 		aiiiite guys

word from the cult.... interesting to say the least....

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T S
Add to contacts
To mrshomersimpsonSPLAThotmail.com

Who are you to contact us?

Have you been in The Spital?

Did you place your hand upon the blood of the Door?

What site do you speak of?

We have no site...

But we have 'the Sight'.

You are not ready yet...

TS


I forwarded the email to Dr vincent, who told me to get in touch if they did .. then he sends me this!

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james vincent
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To angela mac
Hi,
I warned you to stay away from them.
I won't be getting involved.
I have my own investigation which I will not comprise.

Kind Regards,

James


I DONT EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS AN ARG FOR SURE!

why is he now unwilling to help? Surely the arg would have needed someone to contact the shadow cult in order for it to progress!

HELP lol
I replied to him with the following message...

well

in all fairness

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that's a bit crap.

I have completed extensive study in the field of paranormal myself, I studied under the WELL RESPECTED Archie Roy. You might know of him from Glasgow university. If you don't then being in the parapsychology field you should.

You asked me to contact if they get in touch with any funny stuff and i did. I will now be approaching Professor roys aide and asking him to look into not only this cult but you also.

thanks for nothing!


I actually did study with Archie Roy. (took his and tricia robertsons Psychical research course as a night thing - keeps the mind active!)IF this guy is as well known as he says he is then Professor Roys aide would know him or of him

Time to take this up a notch.

EDIT - It would appear that my plan worked....

here we go guys!

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Hi,

It's not that I do not want to help you; I cannot.

Why arg you not investigating further yourself?

There is plenty of information already out there for you to continue on...

The Spital

The Hopwas Woods Witches

The Order of the Silver Star

+ More if you care to look into it...

Surely you do not expect me to provide all the answers?

Kind Regards,

James Vincent


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njberry
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 		right time to get looking stuff up then

edit:the order of the s.s ( spiritual star ) is part of The A∴A∴ it is a magical order ( dunno if this has already been found out )

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 		I'm quite pleased that this seems to be what I thought it was... And I've not led you into the clutches of a cult.

Glad I spotted this.

Tempted to buy the Anthony Black book, see if the special project references this.. But think I might just be going for a clever advertising campaign.

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 		i was thinking about contacting the shadow cult, asking for help as ive lost someone close to me ( as that is the kinda people they are looking for) try and get on the inside. what you all think ?

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 		Well some fun and obvious clues here!

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The Spital


Spital is a ward of Tamworth council (they have control over it) it is a hold over from the old way of sorting land

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The Hopwas Woods Witches


This is a big clue considering it is on the Society Tumblr.

And in 1984, in the pages of the Tamworth Herald, an occult group spoke out – following a police raid in which 16 men and women were arrested during a naked ritual in the woods. They revealed they had been practising magical rituals among the trees for years, and said the land was "sacred ground".

Now more than 25 years later a retired policeman, who wishes only to be known as Oscar One Three, has revealed his memories – and spending one "eerie" night in the woods as part of police investigations.

Oscar One Three said he was on night duty with the force in the weeks before the arrests and was responding to a call from a local resident about late-night activities in Hopwas Woods.

"As I recall, a member of the public, whom I believe lived in Hopwas, reported some kind of party going on in the woods," he said.

"There was also belief that this group were connected to the Cult based in Tamworth 'The Shadows' so we had to investigate the situation because of the missing people reports linked with this Cult."

"The area was pointed out to the police, and I visited the area. I did find an area of ground which could be described as a clearing.

"At that time there were no persons present. It was well trodden down and appeared to have been well used."

It was then when the presence of occult activity became apparent.

Oscar One Three continued: "In the centre of the area was a fairly large tree, on the branches of which were a number of red wax candles, which had obviously been placed there by human hand. They had mostly burnt down, none were burning, but trails of wax had dripped over the lower branches of the tree."

He continued: "I remained in the wood until early light when the area was further examined.

"It was quite an eerie experience, believe me!

"There were signs of a burnt out fire, and a number of small bones, which, at the time, were thought to have possibly been sacrificial and later identified as bird bones, possibly chicken bones.

"There were also signs of a roughly drawn out pentagram scratched on the ground nearby. A number of items were taken for later forensic examination if required."

He said the area was visited regularly by police for several weeks before arrests were made – and the group admitted possessing cannabis.

"Eventually it transpired on one such visit that a number of people, both male and female, were discovered in a naked state dancing around a fire in a clearing.

"A small chalice and sword were recovered. The people present were detained and later interviewed at Tamworth police station."

Oscar One Three added: "I cannot go into any detail regarding the people detained as I recall some of them lived locally, and some were visitors from as far a field as Devon.

"I recall they were quite open with the police in that they said they were there to celebrate the Summer Solstice and some were members of a group known as the Order of the Silver Star which has been linked with the sinister Cult operating out of Tamworth 'The Shadows'.

"They claimed to have been visiting the woods for a number of years and were not practising witchcraft, but were 'connecting with the stars and planets'."

He said several addresses were visited in connection with the enquiries and some substances were seized on suspicion of them containing cannabis.

News of the police arrests was revealed in an exclusive front page report in the Tamworth Herald on Friday, June 22, 1984.

Headlined "Police swoop on naked 'witches' in the woods' the story revealed that naked men and women, aged between their early 20s to late 40s, had to abruptly end their secret midnight ritual.

They had been dancing and chanting around a fire but spent the rest of the night in police cells. Police reinforcements were sent to guard the site through the night.

The police had commenced proceedings under the Drugs Act.

But the following week four of the people arrested spoke to the Herald and said that they were not "witches" but in fact "occultists" who had been carrying out a ritual to avert a major disaster, believed to be happening in October or November that year.

They confirmed they were members of the Order of the Silver Star (linked with The Shadow Cult), international occultists and astronomers, with their own philosophy on the meaning of life.

Even in court they said they were involved in the study of astrology linked with ancient magical rites and that they had come to Hopwas Woods for a specific purpose.

But they said the area had been desecrated and that they would not be using the land again.

But over the years the rumours of witchcraft in the woods have continued.

Oscar One Three said: "Since retiring from the police I have, from time to time, heard rumours of similar activity taking place in the woods, but I have not been inclined to go and investigate myself.

"I am getting too old for all the excitement."

"My advisor and friend Dr James Vincent of the Society for Paranormal Investigations has my case reports and will be continuing the investigation into this group; due to the more recent disappearances of people in the area".

"This can only mean one thing as far as I'm concerned; the Shadow Cult is back after all these years."

Does anyone fancy a trip to the woods to see if they have left anything around?

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The Order of the Silver Star


This was part of the A.A created by Alister Crowley in 1907. Together they use the motto"The method of science, the aim of religion" and read the books Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law).

The organization is pretty odd. Members officially only know those directly above and below in the chain of instruction. There are no regular group rituals members are expected to work alone, meaning that finding anything out would be rather interesting.

Members of the AA should aim to:

-The discovery and living out of one's own true will
-The recognition that "The word of the Law is Θελημα"and that "Love is the law, love under will."
-The acknowledgement of the authority of the offices of The Great Beast and the Scarlet Woman
-The acceptance of Ra-Hoor-Khuit as the Lord of the Aeon, and work to establish his reign upon Earth
-The attainment of a mystical state known as "the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel"
-The experience of the Abyss

To get to silver Star someone needs to get through about 6 stages of other orders. Silver Star contains 3 roles within it:

Magister Templi

The principal business of this grade is to obtain a perfect understanding of the Universe. The essential Attainment is the perfect annihilation of that personality which limits and oppresses his true self. The Magister Templi is pre-eminently the Master of Mysticism.

Magus

The Magus seeks to attain Wisdom, declares his law, and is a Master of all Magick in its greatest and highest sense. His will is entirely free from internal diversion or external opposition; His work is to create a new Universe in accordance with his Will.

Ipsissimus

Beyond the comprehension of the lower degrees. An Ipsissimus is free from limitations and necessity and lives in perfect balance with the manifest universe. Essentially, the highest mode of attainment.

The Ipsissimus should keep the achievement of this final grade secret even from the rest of the Order and continue with the work of the Magus, while expressing the nature of an Ipsissimus in word and deed.


So basically we are dealing with some high-level cult people here

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 		now the ARG seems to have picked up, and it seems to be referring to a lot of information, I have added some more details to the reference list of information

Characters
Dr James Vincent drjvincentSPLAThotmail.co.uk
The Shadow Cult shadowstsSPLATlive.co.uk
Anthony Black magicmanSPLATanthonyblack.biz
OscarOneThree ????

possible OOG email addresses:
Paul Kemp paul.kempSPLATcintamworth.co.uk (reported at the newspaper
Ian Coxhead ian.coxheadSPLATstaffordshire.pnn.police.uk (police officer)

Locations
Hopwas Woods - place where certain rituals were done
The Tweedale - ????
52°38'33"N 1°41'34"W - Spital Church in Wiggington, Tamworth


Facebook sites
Anthony Black
Anthony Black
James Vincent
gormless harry
Society for Paranormal Investigations
hopwas woods group
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Carl Griffiths (Anthony black irl
Curtain is bridged here, so mentioning him. not sure its relevant


Tumblr pages
http://dr-j-vincent.tumblr.com/

Websites
Society for paranormal investigations
Anthony black blog

Newspaper articles
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Fears-possible-Tamworth-cult-target-vulnerable/story-17110648-detail/story.html#comment-3492698
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/mysterious-buried-witches-woods/story-13253286-detail/story.html

Newspaper profiles
OscarOneThree
Dr James Vincent
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Achiepop (someone that seems to react to everything - might be OOG



Blog site referencing the cult, or the investigation by Anthony Black
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=485807&forum=14
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=485505&forum=14
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=485000&forum=14

Hopwas Woods Witches reference sites
The below sites are for reference only, is to learn more on the topic.
the hopwas witches are somehow related to the shadow cult, since they are part of the order of the silver star.
General article on the witches
article on the copper plate
more on hopwas woods etc
Wiki Page with a reference to the golden dawn
Tumblr page on the cult

Based on one of these articles, I found some names that were present at the ritual in the past:
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  • Mr Jame Lees
  • Stefan Dajnowicz
  • Carol Smith


Misc Reference sites
police officer link
Site where you can buy the book of Anthony Black
the church's site about spital church

When more links and so on are found, I will update this list..
I opened up a pinterest site to include several images related to the ARG, ping me if you want more included that I missed..
http://pinterest.com/therealdraghkar/arg-shadow-cult/

hope this all helps with getting up to speed..
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 		Sent an email to anthony black:

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Hi Anthony, I am helping dr James Vincent with his investigation.. What can you tell me about the bloodstain at the spital? Please do let me know..


Maybe he can give us some background on that..

Also dr James keeps putting out ARG references:
Quote:
Also please be careful out there if you investigate further as...this is not a game...and involves real people who could get hurt. I will be updating the website tomorrow hopefully with more information

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