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To: alt.magick.tyagi From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Subject: Alan Watts Mailing List - General Information Date: 23 Sep 1995 04:08:22 -0700 [from alt.philosophy.zen: awlist@primenet.com (List Administrator)] Please excuse if this post already appeared in this newsgroup within the last few weeks. Due to computer problems it is unknown if the article was distributed beyond the ISP news server. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALAN WATTS MAILING LIST GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Purpose of the List 2. Who Was Alan Watts? 3. How the List Operates Format Distribution Procedures Internet Subscriptions Regular Mail Subscriptions 4. Format for Submissions Subject Limitations on Submissions from Regular Mail Subscribers Identification Information 5. Classified Ads 6. Registry 7. Quotations and Copyright Infringement 8. Back Issues of Digests 9. More on Alan Watts Bibliography Sources of Recordings Alan Watts on the Radio Alan Watts on the World Wide Web 10. Notes 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this mailing list is to provide a vehicle of communication for persons interested in the subjects discussed in the writings and recordings of Alan Watts. It is a public forum which is open not only to persons with access to Internet e-mail, but also to anyone who wishes to participate by regular mail as well. 2. WHO WAS ALAN WATTS? Alan Watts (1915-1973) was a philosopher, writer, and speaker. He wrote over twenty books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and the teachings of Eastern and Western religions and philosophies. He also gave many lectures, seminars, and radio talks which are now on audio tape, and a number of TV and film talks which are now on videotape. Some of us find his writings and recordings to be an invaluable resource in our quest to understand and enjoy life. More information about the writings and recordings of Alan Watts (including current radio broadcasts) is included later in this document. 3. HOW THE LIST OPERATES FORMAT: This is a manually-administered, semi-moderated mailing list, submissions to which are accumulated into digests which are distributed periodically. The frequency of distribution depends on the volume of submissions and the availability of the list administrator. Semi-moderated means that all submissions will be included except any which the list administrator thinks could present a legal problem. If the list administrator rejects a submission, he will notify the submitter of his decision and the reasons for it, and the submitter may then submit a modified version and/or initiate a discussion on the list regarding the list administrator's decision. Each digest will contain a table of contents listing all subjects discussed in the digest. Each subject will appear as a heading under which submissions on it will follow. DISTRIBUTION: All subscribers to the list may electronically copy, print, and photocopy this document and digests (or parts thereof as long as notations are included where parts have been omitted) for the purpose of sharing them, on a nonprofit basis, with anyone who might be interested. People without an Internet e-mail address may subscribe to the list via regular mail, as described below. PROCEDURES: The list operating procedures which follow may be somewhat regimented, but they're intended to enable the list administrator to process list communications as quickly and easily as possible. If traffic on the list becomes heavy, this could mean the difference between a reader-friendly digest - with a table of contents, subject-grouped submissions, and classified ads - and one that is machine-generated and of lower quality. The basic rule is that all communications to the list should be preceded by a subject line that identifies the communication as a list command, private message to the list administrator, submission, ad, or registry command, as described below. (However some communications, such as the list command UNSUBSCRIBE, will consist only of a subject line.) All subject lines should be in capital letters except subject lines for submissions, which should be in upper and lower case. All principles and procedures outlined in this document are open to discussion and revision. Comments and suggestions, either posted to the list or sent privately to the list administrator, are encouraged. INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS: All Internet communications to the list should be e-mailed to: awlist@primenet.com If any message you send to this address is returned to you as undeliverable, wait a day and send it again, and please notify the list administrator. To join the list, send a message with the following subject line: Subject: SUBSCRIBE In the body of the message you must state the following: "I have seen the Alan Watts Mailing List General Information document and agree to the procedures outlined therein for the operation of the list." The reason for this is that due to copyright law, your permission is needed for other subscribers to copy and share digests which contain submissions you have posted. This is important so we can be a community not just of people who have access to the Internet, but of anyone who wants to participate. Note that you can post submissions anonymously, as described below. To quit the list, use the following subject line: Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE For private messages to the list administrator which should not be included in a digest, use: Subject: PRIVATE with the text of your message below. REGULAR MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS: All letters from regular mail subscribers should be sent to: Alan Watts Mailing List 1608 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, #1317 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90028 Regular mail subscribers should use the same format for communications as Internet subscribers. If a letter contains more than one communication, each should be preceded by a separate subject line. So to join the list, send a letter that says: Subject: SUBSCRIBE followed by the statement in the previous section that you have seen this document, etc., and then indicate whether you want to receive printed digests in the mail, or if you have access to them from another source and only want to be able to post submissions. If you want to receive digests, you must pay the costs which are involved. This means postage plus photocopies (probably three cents per page) plus envelope (about ten cents per mailing if a large one needed). Digest pages will be photocopied double-sided and all mail will be sent by regular U.S. mail, unless otherwise is requested. To receive digests, include a check or money order for a few dollars made out to the list administrator (currently Jon Schultz). Each mailing will include a note indicating the cost of the mailing and how much credit you have left. When your credit is used up, you will have to send another deposit to continue receiving digests. Whenever you quit the list (or should the list cease operations) any credit you have will be returned to you. If you cannot afford the mailing costs, notify the list administrator; he may be able to help. 4. FORMAT FOR SUBMISSIONS SUBJECT: As stated above, submissions in each digest will be grouped according to subject (as indicated on the subject line when submitted). Thus, all submissions should designate a subject or one will be assigned by the list administrator. The subject can either be a new one or else it can indicate the submission is a response to one or more previous submissions on a previously stated subject. If it's a response, the subject line should begin with "Re:" (see examples below). You can introduce a new subject as a sub-heading of an old one (also see below). This is somewhat equivalent to thread indenting in Usenet newsgroups. The following examples denote the format which should be used for indicating subjects. Please follow it so the list administrator will not have difficulty placing your submission. If you have any questions, please ask. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Music (This introduces a new subject - "Music".) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Music (This indicates a response to one or more posts under "Music".) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Music Rock-and-Roll (This introduces "Rock-and-Roll" as a sub-heading under "Music".) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Music Re: Rock-and-Roll (This indicates a response to one or more posts under "Rock-and-Roll".) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Music Re: Rock-and-Roll The Beatles (This introduces "The Beatles" as a sub-heading under "Rock-and-Roll".) ----------------------------------------------------------------- For Internet subscribers, if the subject does not fit on the subject header line of your e-mail program, just put "See Below" on that line and type the subject a few lines above the text of your submission. LIMITATIONS ON SUBMISSIONS FROM REGULAR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: Submissions from regular mail subscribers must be either typewritten or very easily legible - in English. In addition, there will be a 500 word limit per digest unless the text is sent on a 3-1/2" computer disk in DOS (ASCII) Text format. The word limit may be adjusted from time to time depending on the volume of regular mail submissions. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION: After the text of each submission, indicate what identification information you would like to appear following the submission in the digest. This can include first and last name, initials, a fictional alias, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and date of writing - or it can simply be "Identity Withheld by Request". This should be done for each submission sent in a letter or e-mail message (or you can put "same as above"). If no ID information is specified at the end of a submission, then first and last name, city, and e-mail address - or however much of that is known to the list administrator - will be used. Note: The list administrator may require verification of any information sent for inclusion in a digest which he suspects is deceitful. This, obviously, is because some people like to play practical jokes which the recipients of their jokes often do not appreciate. Thus, if you include a phone number, you may get a collect call from the Alan Watts Mailing List in Los Angeles, California, for verification. This will only be done if the nature of the post is such that deceit is strongly suspected. If the call is refused, the phone number will not appear unless the list administrator receives a follow-up e-mail message or letter stating the date and time (within ten minutes) that the call was made. 5. CLASSIFIED ADS Each digest will also contain a section for classified ads. The subject line for ads should use the following format: Subject: AD/with the text of the ad following below. The list administrator, in organizing the Classified Ads section, may decide to place your ad in a category that is not identical to the one suggested. If you have any concerns about that, inform the list administrator. If you want your ad to appear in more than one digest, indicate how long you want it to run (i.e., until 1/1/96). Each ad will appear followed by an indication as to how long it is set to run. 6. REGISTRY Each digest will also contain a registry section listing information on each subscriber who wishes to be listed. This can include the same information which can be listed at the end of submissions, plus text (i.e., a quote or biographical sketch). To be included in the registry, use the following subject line: Subject: REGISTRY/ LIST indicating below how you want to be listed. To change the way you are listed, use: Subject: REGISTRY/ CHANGE To become unlisted, use: Subject: REGISTRY/ UNLIST Should the registry section become large, you may not want to receive it with every digest. The following commands can be used: Subject: REGISTRY/ STOP SENDING Subject: REGISTRY/ SEND ONCE Subject: REGISTRY/ CONTINUE SENDING 7. QUOTATIONS AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT It would be nice if we could share our favorite quotes, from Alan Watts and others, without any concern with regard to copyright infringement, but that is an issue we need to be aware of. There is an excellent Copyright FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions document) on the Internet, which covers the subject very well. If you have a World Wide Web browser, point it at ftp://ftp.aimnet.com/pub/users/carroll/law/copyright/faq. If you are using an FTP program, the site is ftp.aimnet.com and the directory is /pub/users/carroll/law/copyright/faq (files part1-part6). You can also obtain a copy via e-mail by sending a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following lines in it: send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part1 send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part2 send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part3 send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part4 send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part5 send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part6 quit For regular mail subscribers, note that although the relevant portions of the FAQ are just a few pages, it states it may only be "freely redistributed in its entirety," and thus if you want the list administrator to mail you a copy, it will be about 35 pages and the cost will be around $1.15 plus postage for an envelope that will weigh about four ounces (copied double-sided). The basic principle with regard to the posting of quotes to this list is that no posting(s) should lessen the likelihood that someone will purchase the work quoted from. Thus, it is not only the length of the quote that needs to be considered, but also the significance of the quote in the work. Quotes from non-fictional works are generally less problematic than quotes from fictional ones, however, so if we keep quotes fairly short and to the point - and don't quote too often from the same work - we probably won't have a problem. Any submission which the list administrator thinks could present a copyright problem will be rejected. If you have any comments on the subject, or if you feel that any decision by the list administrator in this regard is unreasonable, please bring the topic up in a submission to the list. 8. BACK ISSUES OF DIGESTS Back issues of digests will be sent to subscribers on request. Use the following subject line format: Subject: SEND DIGEST(S) indicating the number(s) of the digest(s) you want. To receive a document listing the Table of Contents of each digest that has been issued to date, use: Subject: SEND DIGEST INDEX 9. MORE ON ALAN WATTS BIBLIOGRAPHY: (dates indicate first editions) * The Spirit of Zen (1936) * The Legacy of Asia and Western Man (1937) * The Meaning of Happiness (1940) * The Theologica Mystica of St. Dionysius (1944) (translation) * Behold the Spirit (1948) * Easter - Its Story and Meaning (1950) * The Supreme Identity (1950) * The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951) * Myth and Ritual in Christianity (1953) * The Way of Zen (1957) * Nature, Man, and Woman (1958) * "This Is It" and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience (1960) * Psychotherapy East and West (1961) * The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness (1962) * The Two Hands of God: The Myths of Polarity (1963) * Beyond Theology: The Art of Godmanship (1964) * The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966) * Nonsense (1967) * Does It Matter? Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality (1970) * Erotic Spirituality: The Vision of Konarak (1971) * The Art of Contemplation (1972) * In My Own Way: An Autobiography (1972) * Cloud Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal (1973) * Tao: The Watercourse Way (unfinished at the time of his death in 1973 - published in 1975) In addition, a number of books have been published since his death that contain transcripts of recorded lectures and/or articles not included in the above. Those are: * The Essence of Alan Watts (1974) * Essential Alan Watts (1976) * Uncarved Block, Unbleached Silk: The Mystery of Life (1978) * Om: Creative Meditations (1979) * Play to Live (1982) * Way of Liberation: Essays and Lectures on the Transformation of the Self (1983) * Out of the Trap (1985) * Diamond Web (1986) * The Early Writings of Alan Watts (1987) * The Modern Mystic: A New Collection of Early Writings (1990) SOURCES OF RECORDINGS: Tapes of Alan Watts can be ordered from several sources, including: Electronic University P.O. Box 2309 San Anselmo, CA 94979 800-96-WATTS 415-459-7670 (fax) e-mail address: elecuniv@aol.com World Wide Web site: coming soon M.E.A. (Mastering Enlightenment Arts) P.O. Box 303 0lema, CA 94950 800-75-WATTS (toll free number for placing orders) e-mail address: rudra@ccnet.com World Wide Web site: http://www.ccnet.com/~rudra/mea.htm Mystic Fire P.O. Box 422 New York, NY 10012-0008 212-941-1443 (fax) 800-921-9001 (toll free number for placing orders) e-mail address: mysticorder@echonyc.com World Wide Web site: http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~mysticfire http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~mysticfire/TVWatts.html Pacifica Radio Archive 3729 Cahuenga Boulevard West North Hollywood, CA 91604 818-506-1077 800-735-0230 (toll free number for placing orders) e-mail address: ppspacific@igc.apc.org World Wide Web site: http://www.igc.apc.org/pacifica http://www.igc.apc.org/pacifica/archive/archive.html (indicate you want a list of Alan Watts tapes) ALAN WATTS ON THE RADIO: Radio broadcasts featuring recordings of Alan Watts can be heard in the following U.S. cities: Alamosa KRZA (719) 589-9057 Athens, GA WVOG (706) 542-7100 Austin KAZI (512) 836-9544 Boston WZBC (617) 552-3511 Boulder KGNU (303) 449-4885 Crested Butte KBUT (303) 349-5225 Detroit WDTR (313) 596-3507 Duluth KUMD (218) 726-7181 Honolulu KIFO (808) 955-8821 Johnson City, TN WETS (615) 929-6440 Los Angeles KPFK (818) 985-2711 New York City WBAI (212) 929-0088 Olympia KAOS (206) 866-6000 Pittsburgh WDUQ (412) 396-6030 Plattsburgh, NY WCFE (518) 563-9770 San Francisco KUSF (415) 386-5873 San Luis Obispo KCBX (805) 544-5229 Scranton WVSR (717) 941-7648 St. Louis KDHX (314) 664-3955 Telluride KOTO (303) 728-3334 Trenton WTSR (609) 771-2554 Tucson KXCI (602) 623-1000 ALAN WATTS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB: "The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension", located at: http://www.intac.com/~dimitri/dh/deoxy.html contains a section on Alan Watts with somewhat abridged transcripts of a number of his lectures, plus an article entitled "The Cross of Cards". 10. NOTES This document will be updated from time to time with changes that have first been posted to the list. For a copy of the most recent version use the following command: Subject: SEND INFO Internet subscribers wanting a laser-printed copy with nice fonts should include a mailing address. Printed copies of digests are available as explained under "Regular Mail Subscriptions" above. This is Version 1.00 of the Alan Watts Mailing List General Information document, dated September 4, 1995. -- | ^ ** CC public responses to email ** |\ | | |\ /|\ ------------------------------------------------ | \ |\ | |/ | TRY : http://www.portal.com/~tyagi/nagasiva.html | | \| | | | | |
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