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Free CD Program Many times in my life, I've encountered things and experiences that I thought would benefit my magical and spiritual progress, but found that I couldn't afford to pay for them. As a consequence, I usually did without. But it always has bothered me that such things cost money! To my mind, things that aid spiritual and magical advancement should be offered for free, whenever possible, so that finances will not be a barrier to anyone's spiritual and magical progress. Because of this firm belief of mine, I've always offered my CD's for free to those who asked. But in my experience, most folks are too shy to ask for fear that taking me up on my offer would bankrupt me! ;-) How to overcome this reluctance on the part of those sincere students for whom money is a barrier, has puzzled me for some time. It wasn't until mid-April, 2003, that the solution presented itself in the form of a generous donation which established a Free CD Fund. These CD's are entirely my own creation, from start to finish. I record the audio files at home, using my computer; I "burn" each CD on my computer and print each label and cover on my printer; I package them and ship them myself, and so on. As a result, my costs per CD are relatively low. It costs me, out of pocket, an average of $4.25 for each CD shipped within the USA (where I live) and $6.75 for each one shipped overseas. This is not enough to bankrupt me when requests for free CD's are low, but when they are high, it does exert pressure on my monthly budget. However, this problem has now been solved with the advent of the Free CD Fund! In order to preserve my own financial solvency and to make the task of requesting free CD's a worry- and guilt-free experience for those in need, I've taken the following steps: #1) In order to assure the solvency of the Free CD Fund, I'm actively soliciting donations and am depositing $1.00 from each CD sale, into the Fund. In fact, if you'd like to make a donation to the Free CD Fund now, please click the donation button! :) #2) I will withdraw the *actual materials cost* of each free CD from the Free CD Fund. This equates to $4.25 for each CD mailed to a US address and $6.75 for each CD mailed outside the USA. #3) I will post a periodic audit of the Free CD Fund for public scrutiny so that all donors will know that their donations are indeed being put to good use. :) [To view the current audit, please click here.] So, if you need free CD's, I hope you will feel comfortable ordering those that you want, without worrying that the expense is coming out of my own pockets. :) To place a free CD order, please fill out the order form [click here], making sure to indicate which CD you want and providing an address you'd like me to mail them to. [Due to an overwhelming number of orders for all three CD's, orders are now limited to just one Free CD at a time.] When you finish, click *once* on the Submit button and your request will be emailed to me. You should receive a confirmation from me within 72 hours. If you don't receive this confirmation then please send me an email directly to cdfund@tmo-wg.net |