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a circle for one of the ten sephiroth and da'at. this chart presents problems. crowley did not properly draw the trigrams, but mostly with unbroken lines. he also appears to have written in the wrong names for some of the trigrams. these difficulties have been corrected by reference to the diagram crowley made on the blank page preceding the table of content in his copy of the legge yi king. see oto newsletter, v. i, no. 3, p. 15. the tao. the teh, the tao, source of the mother source of the father# heaven# ch'ien# had# water fire# li, this# tui water# is chen# usually is k'an sun# had chen# this is li# air# sun# earth# ken moon# k'an# earth# k'un# 1 chapter ii the energy- source of the self. 1. all men know that beauty and ugliness are correlatives, as are skill and clumsiness; one impli

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e depths of the ocean for their devotions and remained therein 10,000 years; and the prachetasas are ten exoterically, but five, esoterically "prachetas" is in sanskrit, the name of varuna, the water god, nereus, an aspect of the same as neptune, the prachetasas being thus identical with the "five ministers" of[[chozzar (poseidon) of the peratae gnostics. these are respectively called[[aot, aoai, oto, otob "the fifth, a triple name (making seven) being lost- i.e, kept secret. this much for the "aquatic" symbol; the "fiery" connecting them with the fiery symbol- spiritually. for purposes of identity, let us remember that as the mother of the prachetasas was savarna, the daughter of the ocean, so was amphitrite the mother of neptune's mystic "ministers" now the reader is reminded that these

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ter his death, crowley would become a hero to many involved in the 'flower power' period of the 1960s, when the young were calling for love and peace. the irony is not lost. crowley welcomed the first world war as necessary to sweep away the old age and usher in the new one. after going public with his revelations, crowley was made the world head of the germany-based order of the oriental temple (oto) and this gave him very significant influence among likethinkers in germany. houston stewart chamberlain (comm 300) was born in england in 1855, but moved to germany in 1882. he married eva, the daughter of richard wagner, in 1908 and became a prestigious writer. his best known work was foundations of the nineteenth century which ran to twelve hundred pages and sold more than 250,000 copies. i

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re mathers made his home. one of their secret signs was the pointed arm salute that the nazis would use when saying "heil hitler. remnants of the order of the golden dawn continue to this day, but the original version splintered after a row between the mather faction and the satanist, aleister crowley, which split the membership. crowley then became involved with the order of oriental templars or oto in 1933, the rocket expert, willi ley, fled from germany and revealed the existence of the vril society and the nazi's belief that they were to become the equals of the supermen in the bowels of the earth by use of esoteric teachings and mind expansion. they believed this would re-awaken the vril force sleeping in the blood. the initiates of the vril society included two men who would become f

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yeats, who would go on to win a nobel prize.remnants of the order of the golden dawn continue to this day, but the originalversion splintered after a row between yeats, mathers, and the arch satanist, aleistercrowley, which split the membership into quarrelling factions. other significant thinkersand groups which influenced the gathering nazi philosophy included the order of theoriental templars (oto, which used sex rituals to create and harness the energy knownas vril, and two german esoteric magicians, guido von list and lanz von liebenfels. inhis summer solstice celebrations, list used wine bottles on the ground to form thesymbol of the hermetic cross, also known as the hammer of thor. it was the badge ofpower in the order of the golden dawn and we know this symbol as the swastika, thea

g after hisdeath, crowley would become a hero to many involved in the flower power period ofthe 1960s, when the young were calling for love and peace. the irony is not lost.crowley welcomed the first world war as necessary to sweep away the old age andusher in the new one. after going public with his revelations, crowley was made theworld head of the germany-based, order of the oriental templars (oto, and this gavehim very significant influence among like-thinkers in germany. at the same time as heand his organisation were influencing the nazis, crowley was a 33rd degree scottishrite freemason and an agent of the british intelligence operation, m16.3 he was anadvisor to his fellow satanist, winston churchill.houston stewart chamberlain (comm 300) was born in england in 1855, but movedto ge

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es nuit, hadit, and ra hoor khut. in the book of the law we read dowhat thou will shall be the whole of the law and love is the law, love under will. the word of the aeon of horus was thelema, the greek word for will. the will in this context was a magical will, the true will of the magician s higher self or his holy guardian angel. crowley s magick, as embraced by the order of oriental templars (oto) and order of the silver star (aa) combined eastern mysticism and yoga with the western ceremonial magic of the golden dawn. in practice, however, crowley s magick largely involved sex and drug use. it was the sexual aspects of tantric yoga crowley adopted together with some of the more deviant practices of black magicians and satanists of middle ages europe. the age of satan begins on april 3

anic organizations. in the embassy of lucifer he brought together the philosophy of all these groups and combined this unified satanic philosophy with the system of ritual revealed to him by his unholy guardian demon, the spirit azael. the declaration of deitus as the word of the aeon of lucifer can be seen as an indication that the embassy of lucifer is the natural successor to the tos, cos, and oto/aa, since the aeon of lucifer succeeded the aeon of set and the previous aeon of horus. unlike most satanic rituals, which invoke demons as beings or forces alien to the magician, the rituals presented in the demonic bible allow the magician to open the gates of hell and become one with the forces of darkness. it can now be seen that the embassy of lucifer fulfills the ona s objectives in pres

and fifthly, serve as a diplomatic embassy of this future satanic state. these goals fall into two broad roles which may be summarized as the role of the eol as a magical and philosophical temple and the role of the eol as a political and diplomatic organization. as a magical and philosophical temple, the eol draws heavily from the philosophy of those temples which preceded it (the tos, ona, cos, oto/aa, etc) and builds upon the work of michael aquino, aleister crowley, and others. the eol also contributes a new magic (the demonic bible) and a new philosophy (deitic philosophy) with which others may experiment. as a political and diplomatic organization, the eol places itself apart from any particular religious organization. membership in the eol does not preclude membership in the church

the vehicle for the promotion of the word of the aeon and the law of deitus. like the demonic bible, like the system of magic presented herein, and like the deitic philosophy put forward by magus susej, the eol is an evolving organism. what it is now, is not what it will be ten years from now. anything written about the eol will surely be false a few years hence. the eol is, for deitus, what the oto was for thelema. the oto embraced much more than the philosophy of thelema, but ultimately served as a vehicle for the advancement of thelema. every other tract written by that prestigious organization on the subject of yoga, the cabala, or the tarot pales before that which was written concerning thelema. the eol, similarly, has many goals but its central role is to promote the word deitus. th

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nse, jones sued the journal in 1911, and crowley obtained considerable publicity through the court hearing. although crowley must have reveled in such public attention, he lost several friends through it, in particular his disciple j. f. c. fuller, who had written the eulogy of crowley titled the star in the west (1907. meanwhile, crowley had joined another secret order, the ordo templi orientis (oto, which strongly emphasized the power of sex magic. after crowley departed to the united states toward the end of 1914, the a a ceased working as a group in london. sources: king, francis. ritual magic in england: 1887 to the present day. london: neville spearman, 1970. suster, gerald. the legacy of the beast. york beach, maine: samuel weiser, 1989. symonds, john. the great beast: the life and

he nineteenth century, the austrian orientalist baron joseph von hammer-purgstall discovered an inscription on a coffer in burgundy that he claimed showed that the name baphomet derived from two greek words meaning baptism of metis [wisdom; the inscription exalted metis or baphomet as the true divinity. when karl kellner and other early twentieth century german occultists founded the secret order oto (ordo templi orientis, or order of templars in the east, they adopted an emblem of baphomet taken from richard payne knight s a discourse on the worship of priapus as the seal of the order s grand master. at a later date, when british occultist aleister crowley became head of the british section, he took the name baphomet as his motto. he had previously wrestled with the numerological signific

rowley wrote a commentary on the tarot, which carried the egyptian symbolism that had come to dominate the thelemic magic system he had developed. he teamed with artist frieda harris to create a new deck of tarot cards. the commentary, the book of thoth, was published in 1944. the book of thoth was released as vol. 3, no. 5, of the equinox. it is part of the standard curriculum for members of the oto. sources: crowley, aleister. the book of thoth. new york: samuel weiser, 1974. book tests experiments in psychic research to exclude the working of telepathy in mediumistic communications. in answer to questions or for reasons of personal relevance, the communicator indicates a certain book upon a certain shelf in the home of the sitter and gives the text on a certain page. in such experiments

ton, london, sw7 2eb england. website: http/ www.psychic-studies.org.uk. sources: college of psychic studies. http//www.psychicstudies. org.uk. march 8, 2000. college of thelema/temple of thelema the college and temple of thelema are two intimately intertwined organizations that have grown out of the teachings of magician aleister crowley (1875.1947) dating to the 1970s. the ordo templi orientis (oto, the major organization headed by crowley, fell on hard times following his death. his successor as outer head of the order, karl johannes germer (1885.1962, did little to build the work, and by the 1960s it had become largely moribund, especially in the united states. several attempts to revive the work were launched in the years following germer s death. phyliss seckler (soror meral) had bee

on headed by crowley, fell on hard times following his death. his successor as outer head of the order, karl johannes germer (1885.1962, did little to build the work, and by the 1960s it had become largely moribund, especially in the united states. several attempts to revive the work were launched in the years following germer s death. phyliss seckler (soror meral) had been an early member of the oto in america. in 1973 she opened the college of thelema as a education program in western esotericism, with a special emphasis upon the system of thelemic magic as developed by crowley. as it developed, the college s program included four consecutive courses in psychology, the philosophy of thelema, qabalah, astrology, and magic. the entire course takes approximately two years to complete. in 19

periodical, the equinox, a semiannual journal in which he began to publish the teachings of the aa. the journal attracted attention, however, because crowley also began to publish the secrets of the golden dawn, which he denounced as a juvenile organization. crowley was diverted from developing the aa in 1912, following an encounter with theodore reuss, the outer head of the ordo templi orientis (oto, a german sex magic group. crowley had independently discovered sex magic and made his first experiments in it several years earlier. in the book of lies he had published a brief section that indicated to reuss that he knew about the sex magic teaching of the oto, and reuss invited crowley into its membership. he was immediately accepted into the highest levels of the oto and appointed head of

nts in it several years earlier. in the book of lies he had published a brief section that indicated to reuss that he knew about the sex magic teaching of the oto, and reuss invited crowley into its membership. he was immediately accepted into the highest levels of the oto and appointed head of its british branch, which he organized under the name mysteria mystica maxima. crowley also rewrote the oto rituals, adding an eleventh degree reflective of his own homosexuality. in 1914 crowley moved to america, where he waited for world war i to end. during his stay he conducted extensive sex magic experiments, established an oto lodge in vancouver, british columbia, and initiated charles stanfeld jones (later known publicly as frater achad) into the order. because of his own accomplishments and

while in tunis and france before settling down in england, where he spent the last 15 years of his life. all through his life crowley continued his experimentation with magic, which soon led him into the use of consciousnessexpanding drugs. along the way he became a heroin addict, a condition he fought but was never able to overcome. during his mature years he expended much energy in building the oto and in getting his writings published though in both endeavors he was only partially successful. not until the 1970s.about thirty years after his death.was the order successfully organized and lodges established across europe and north america. simultaneously, most of his writings, including his magic diaries, were published, and they have remained in print. following crowley s death on decemb

cessful. not until the 1970s.about thirty years after his death.was the order successfully organized and lodges established across europe and north america. simultaneously, most of his writings, including his magic diaries, were published, and they have remained in print. following crowley s death on december 1, 1947, in hastings, england, karl germer became the new outer head of the order of the oto but did little to assist its growth. germer died in the 1960s, and in the 1970s grady mcmurtry, having learned of germer s death, assumed leadership and built the order into a substantial international body. crowley s influence can be seen throughout popular culture through such rock bands as led zepplin and ozzie osborne, who claim to be crowley fans and reflect his ideas in their music. in 1

and the man who eventually succeeded him as patriarch, leonce eugene joseph fabre des essarts. doinel died in 1894. the nouvelle eglise gnostique universelle has continued to the present, though it fractured over the twentieth century and now exists as a number of small gnostic churches. among its more important derivatives is the gnostic catholic church associated with the ordo templis orientis (oto. some claim that both theodor reuss and aleister crowley were consecrated by papus, but the documentary evidence is lacking. herman joseph metzger (1919.1990, who eventually became head of the largest german-speaking branch of the oto, accepted consecration as a gnostic bishop through a separate lineage from doinel. sources: anson, peter. bishops at large. london: faber and faber, 1964. ward

f the order and revived it through the 1970s. the first three of these appeared as the shih yi (1971, the tao teh king (1975, and the holy books of thelema (1983. a tenth issue, containing a variety of brief articles, appeared in 1986. in 1975 the society ordo templi orientis, a rival organization headed by marcelo ramos motta that for a while also claimed to be the official ordo templi orientis (oto) headed by crowley, began to issue a new series of the equinox. four issues of what was projected as volume five were published before legal action by mcmurty and the oto stopped further publication. sources: crowley, aleister. the book of thoth: a short essay on the tarot of the egyptians. new york: samuel weiser, 1974. eight lectures on yoga. 1938. reprint, phoenix, ariz: falcon press, 1985

periences in the secrets of dr. tavener (1926. her other occult fiction includes the demon lover (1927, the winged bull (1935, the goat-foot god (1936, the sea priestess (1938, and moon magic (1956. crowley, the most outstanding magician of the twentieth century, was also a member of the golden dawn before he founded his own society, the a a, and became the outer head of the ordo templi orientis (oto. in addition to his treatises on the practice of occultism, crowley published two volumes of occult fiction: moonchild (1929) and the stratagem (1929. these were inferior to some of his other prose and his brilliant poetry. one of the most prolific writers on the subject of black magic and occultism was dennis wheatley (1897.1977. his most popular books were the devil rides out (1935, strange

agnetism, electricity, heat light, crystallization, and chemical attraction, in their relations to the vital force. london, 1851. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1966. tischner, rudolf. geschichte der parapsychologie. titmoning (pustet, 1960. germer, karl johannes (1885.1962) karl johannes germer, successor to aleister crowley as outer head of the order of the ordo templi orientis (oto, was born january 22, 1885, in germany. his college career at the sorbonne, university of paris, was interrupted by world war i, when he was drafted into the german army. he served as a reserve officer and was awarded the iron cross, both first and second class, possibly for intelligence activity in regards to russia. after the war germer joined the publishing firm barth verlag in munich as a

he sorbonne, university of paris, was interrupted by world war i, when he was drafted into the german army. he served as a reserve officer and was awarded the iron cross, both first and second class, possibly for intelligence activity in regards to russia. after the war germer joined the publishing firm barth verlag in munich as a manager. in the early 1920 he worked with tranker, a member of the oto in the publication of several short works by crowley, including der meister therion: eine biographische nachricht (1925. by this means germer became acquainted with crowley and moved to england, where he worked publishing crowley s writings. also with the help of martha kuntzel, a former theosophist, he founded thelema- verlag in leipzig to publish german translations of crowley s books. in 19

by reciting the thelemic holy books, the essential writings of thelemic magic as taught by crowley. shortly before his release, he was given a vision of his holy guardian angel, a major early magical step for all thelemites (the word thelema, the central concept of crowley s magic, is derived from the greek word for will) germer then moved to brussels and tried to keep in touch with the scattered oto groups, but all of these were finally closed in 1937. in 1941 he was arrested again and spent ten months in an internment camp before he was allowed to get out of the country. he migrated to the united states, and crowley named him the grand treasurer of the order. germer concentrated on raising money to continue the fragile publication program of the oto. he wrote an account of his experience

nking officer in the united states was mediating a dispute in the pasadena lodge concerning the magical work of jack parsons. germer worked through grady mc- murtry as his representative. crowley named germer his successor as head of the order, then died in 1947. germer lived quietly in rural california and seemed unwilling and uninterested in carrying out his duties as chief administrator of the oto. in 1955 he chartered a lodge in england under kenneth grant, who formed the new isis lodge with instructions to limit his work to the first three of the eleven oto degrees. when grant began to work higher degrees, germer withdrew his charter. he also chartered a swiss lodge, but otherwise remained aloof from the members, many of whom were unaware for several years of his death on october 25

of whom were unaware for several years of his death on october 25, 1962. germer died without naming a clear successor or establishing a process for appointing a successor. his work was carried by several claimants, including metzger in switzerland, kenneth grant in england, marcelo ramos motta in brazil, and eventually grady mcmurtry in california, each of whom would head a separate branch of the oto. sources: king, francis. sexuality, magic, and perversion. secacus, n.j: citadel press, 1972. gervais, bishop (d. 1067) archbishop of rheims. his death was said to have been revealed to a norman knight, returning from a pilgrimage to rome, by a hermit he met on the way. according to popular belief, the hermit told the knight that on the previous night he had been disturbed by a vision of demon

osis. chicago: gnostic association, n.d. weor, samuel aun weor. manual of practical magic. los angeles: gnostic association, 1988. manual of revolutionary psychology. los angeles: gnostic association, 1987. the perfect matrimony. new york: adonai editorial, 1980. gnostic catholic church the gnostic catholic church is a contemporary occult church generally associated with the ordo templi orientis (oto) and the thelemic magical tradition. it exists as one faction of the nouvelle eglise gnostique universelle founded in 1890 by jules-benoit doinel (1842.1902. around 1890 doinel had a mystical encounter with the virgin mary and was consecrated as a bishop by jesus christ. he in turn assumed the role of patriarch of the new church. in the four years remaining in his life he consecrated four bish

s efforts were turned back. toward the end of crowley s life and during the years of the leadership of the ordo templi orientis by crowley s successor, karl johannes germer, the order dwindled almost to the point of nonexistence. the issue of the gnostic catholic church and the performance of the gnostic mass was put aside. then in 1957 in switzerland, hermann joseph metzer, a local leader in the oto, accepted consecration as a bishop of the gnostic catholic church from herbert fritsche (1911.1960) of the doinel factions. he succeeded frische as patriarch of that church in 1960. in 1963, following germer s death, he held an election among the german oto leaders and proclaimed himself as the new international outer head of the order of the oto. he then moved to create an integrated system t

tion as a bishop of the gnostic catholic church from herbert fritsche (1911.1960) of the doinel factions. he succeeded frische as patriarch of that church in 1960. in 1963, following germer s death, he held an election among the german oto leaders and proclaimed himself as the new international outer head of the order of the oto. he then moved to create an integrated system that included both the oto and the gnostic catholic church. in the 1970s, the oto in america revived under the leadership of grady mcmurtry as its caliph. it was asserted that the outer head of the order was also the patriarch of the gnostic catholic church and that mcmurtry had an implied consecration through the same emergency documents by which he assumed leadership of the american oto after germer s death. this asse

st by his reception of the consecration of jack hogg, a bishop of the gnostic church of thelema, whose lineage can be traced to doinel. however, it has also been enriched by the lineage of joseph rene vilatte through the american catholic church. the american catholic church adopted a theosophical theological position in the middle of the twentieth century. all ninthdegree members of the american oto are now considered bishops in the gnostic catholic church and its head as the church s patriarch. sources: anson, peter. bishops at large. london: faber and faber, 1964. koenig, peter r. hermann joseph metzger.oho of the o.t.o. and patriarch of the gnostic catholic church. http/ www.cyberlink.ch/ koenig/bishops.htm. april 23, 2000. stranded bishops. http//www.cyberlink.ch/ koenig/bishops.htm

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to west africa, making it the largest spiritual association operating in the united states. last known address: 4329 park heights ave, baltimore, md 21215. sources: murphy, larry g, j. gordon melton, and gary l. ward. encyclopedia of african american religions. new york: garland publishing, 1993. metzger, herman joseph (1919.1990) herman joseph metzger, the outer head of the ordo templi orientis (oto) in switzerland, was born in zezikon, switzerland, on june 20, 1919. little is known of his youth. he con- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. metzger, herman joseph 1031 sidered the priesthood at one time but eventually became a marxist. he emerged out of obscurity in 1939 when he moved from lugano (in italian-speaking switzerland) to zurich. during world war ii (1939.45, under

n to metzger. in 1957 he was consecrated as a bishop in the gnostic catholic church, one of several small ecclesiastical bodies that traced its apostolic succession to the mystical consecration of french bishop jules- benoit doniel (1842.1894. then in 1960 metzger became the new patriarch of the church. in 1963, after hearing of the death of germer, he called the german-speaking leadership of the oto together and had himself elected the new international outer head of the order (though those in the spanish- and english- speaking countries did not recognize him. by this time metzger was already putting together a new organization that would unite the teachings and practices of the several organizations he had inherited. his headquarters was established in appenzell in northeast switzerland

which one of the figures is depicted with the head of a rat. it is understood that the libian rats and the mouse of scripture are the same as the arabian jerboa, which is characterized by a long tail, bushy at the end, and short forelegs. sources: waite, arthur edward. the occult sciences. 1891. reprint, secaucus, n.j: university books, 1974. mysteria mystica aeterna a lodge of the occult society oto (ordo templi orientis) licensed to rudolf steiner (1861.1925) in 1906, some years before steiner fully developed his own interpretations of theosophy, which culminated in his concept of anthroposophy (man-wisdom. mysteria mystica maxima name given to the british lodge of the occult society oto (ordo templi orientis) when theodor reuss, head of the german order, proposed that aleister crowley s

. we work for peace, non- confrontation, unity in diversity, mental liberation and harmony with the god-head. articles cover a wide range of new age topics relating to the improvement of humanity through new consciousness awareness. it is issued six times annually from editorial offices at 51a york mansions, prince of wales dr, london, sw11 4bp, uk. new isis lodge an original lodge of the british oto (ordo templi orientis) organization. the new isis lodge was established by kenneth grant in 1955, during the period of turmoil that hit the organization following the death of the outer head of the order, aleister crowley, in 1947. during crowley s last years, aided by the chaos of world war ii, the order virtually ceased to exist in europe. crowley passed his job to karl germer, then living i

amp prior to escaping to england and then the united states. in 1951 germer granted a charter to kenneth grant, a young magician who had known crowley during the last years of his life. originally grant was limited to performing only the first three of the order s eleven degrees, but he had access to copies of all of the secret material. in 1955, grant formally organized the new isis lodge of the oto. the new was a pun on nu, or nuit, a term borrowed from egyptian mythology that symbolized absolute consciousness. it was associated with the crowley concept of the scarlet woman, whose formula was love under will. new-isis or nu-isis therefore symbolized the heavenly and earthly goddess. grant also began to work all eleven degrees of the order. accompanying the organization of the lodge, gran

e symbolized the heavenly and earthly goddess. grant also began to work all eleven degrees of the order. accompanying the organization of the lodge, grant issued a manifesto announcing the discovery of a new planet in this solar system beyond pluto, a planet unknown to astronomy, which he named isis. quickly after receiving the manifesto and news of grant s actions, germer expelled grant from the oto. grant ignored the expulsion and continued to build his organization. he had no competition in the united kingdom until the 1970s. grant had access to crowley s library, which was eventually deposited at an academic library in london, and as his organization grew he began to write books both on the crowley legacy and on his own peculiar revisions of it. he gained considerable status in the lar

om until the 1970s. grant had access to crowley s library, which was eventually deposited at an academic library in london, and as his organization grew he began to write books both on the crowley legacy and on his own peculiar revisions of it. he gained considerable status in the larger magical community in 1969 as the co-editor of crowley s autobiographical confessions. grant, while working the oto rituals, offered a new variation that had grown out of his own magical experiments with what was termed the shadowside or backside of the kabalistic system, work which resembled satanism to many magicians. since grant s death, the work of the british oto has continued independently of the larger oto movement, one branch of which is headquartered in germany and one in the united states. sources

the order may be contacted through its internet site at http//members.aol.com/yechidah37/ossintro.html. it does not ask for set dues, but is supported by the tithing and gifts of its members. sources: ordo stellae et serpente. http//members.aol.com/ yechidah37/ossintro.html. may 20, 2000. ordo templi orientis (grant) aleister crowley served as outer head of the order of the ordo templi orientis (oto, until his death in 1947, when he was succeeded by karl germer. germer died in 1962 without naming a clear successor, and among the people who emerged to succeed him was kenneth grant. germer had given grant a charter to begin a lodge in london to work the first three of the nine degrees of the oto system, and in 1955 he founded new isis lodge. however, when grant began working the higher degr

e hebrew system of magic that became very popular in western magic in the twentieth century. he described his experiences exploring the qliphoth, the negative side of the kabalistic work. while some accused grant of flirting with black magic, other magical students were drawn to his work. grant also brought out new editions of the work of the eccentric artist and magician austin o. spare. grant s oto practiced a program similar to other oto groups. its goal was the establishment of the law of thelema (will) in the world. new members had to have been practicing magic for at least nine months prior to being accepted in the order and had to agree to disseminate liber lxxvii, the brief statement of thelemic principles written by crowley. grant also dropped the masonic initiatory degree system

its goal was the establishment of the law of thelema (will) in the world. new members had to have been practicing magic for at least nine months prior to being accepted in the order and had to agree to disseminate liber lxxvii, the brief statement of thelemic principles written by crowley. grant also dropped the masonic initiatory degree system found in most magical groups, including the american oto. members are expected to seek their own true will (destiny) by their magical work. under grant, the oto dominated the british ritual magic scene into the 1970s. over the last two decades a number of other thelemic magical groups have arisen in great britain and grant s oto has come to the united states, though it has remained small. ordo templi orientis (oto) a ritual magic organization founde

lly sodomy and bestiality. through the nineteenth century a number of groups had emerged in both france and germany claiming to carry on the templar tradition. however, this order seems to have originated out of a masonic group founded by karl keller and theodor reuss and chartered in 1902 by english mason john yarker. they began publishing a magazine, oriflamme, in which the first mention of the oto occurred. there was mention that the order possessed the key of all hermetic and masonic secrets (i.e, sex magic. keller claimed to have learned his secrets from three adepts, two hindu and one arab. his adepts seem to have been the sex manuals from india, the kama sutra and ananda ranga, and the arab manual the perfumed garden. keller died in 1905 and reuss succeeded him as outer head of the

n magician john dee. crowley would pronounce the invocation, hoping to receive a vision, the content of which neuberg would write down. halfway through the invocations, crowley had the idea of the two of them performing a ritual sex act. several years later he published a volume of free verse, the book of lies. theodor reuss read the book and perceived that crowley had discerned the secret of the oto and confronted him with his discovery. reportedly, crowley at that point perceived that the ritual sex in which he had engaged was the key to understanding rosicrucian, masonic, and magic symbolism. crowley was invited to join the oto and became the outer head of the order for england. he was also invited to rewrite much of the ritual material. the order was organized in a masonic manner, with

nderstanding rosicrucian, masonic, and magic symbolism. crowley was invited to join the oto and became the outer head of the order for england. he was also invited to rewrite much of the ritual material. the order was organized in a masonic manner, with a system of ten degrees, progress upward through the degrees admitting the member to more of the inner teachings. in the first six degrees of the oto students were taught a general occult system that prepared them for the introduction of the sexual magic presented in the seventh, eighth, and ninth degrees. the tenth degree was purely administrative. crowley later introduced an eleventh degree based upon his homoerotic predilections. ordo stellae et serpente encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1152 during the 1970s the secret

taught a general occult system that prepared them for the introduction of the sexual magic presented in the seventh, eighth, and ninth degrees. the tenth degree was purely administrative. crowley later introduced an eleventh degree based upon his homoerotic predilections. ordo stellae et serpente encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1152 during the 1970s the secret materials of the oto were published. they revealed a system of sexual magic based on the use of sex to accomplish goals in magic. crowley s system is very different from the mystical sexual practices of tantric yoga, with which it has often been compared. reuss resigned his position in 1922 and crowley became the outer head of the order. the order became his major means of spreading his particular magical philosop

the outer head of the order. the order became his major means of spreading his particular magical philosophy based on the revelatory the book of the law, which he claimed he had received from a disembodied intelligence in 1904. this book was translated into german in the mid-1920s, and many of the german members rejected crowley and his perspective. they withdrew and continued as a pre-crowleyite oto, although enough german members accepted crowley that he could count one german lodge in his branch of the order. both of the german groups were destroyed by the nazi regime. a group continuing the anti-crowley lineage reemerged in switzerland after the war. during the time he headed the oto crowley experimented with a variety of magic practices, wrote widely, and compiled a curriculum consist

arter when grant began to operate outside its dictates. germer died in 1962. he had initiated no new members nor arranged for a successor. he was so out of touch with the members that for many years some did not even know that he had died. the order languished and could easily have dissolved. however, in 1969 grady mcmurtry, a member residing in the san francisco bay area, began to reorganize the oto. mc- murtry had been given a document by crowley containing broad emergency measures. through the 1970s and until his death in 1985, mcmurtry rebuilt the order (assisted by the publication of many of crowley s books, and by the time of his death there were lodges across the united states and in a number of foreign countries. by 1992 the order had approximately 2,100 members in 135 lodges and l

s after mcmurtry s death, the ninth-degree members met and elected a new caliph (the title assumed by mcmurtry because of the way he came to head the order. the new caliph has chosen to keep his identity a secret from all except the higher-degree members and has never published his real name. he goes by his title, hymenaeus beta, acting outer head of the order. one part of the organization of the oto is an ecclesiatical structure, the ecclesia gnostica catholica (or gnostic catholic church. the church offers a gnostic-like mass written by crowley that embodies the order s perspective in a public, ritualized, and celebratory setting. crowley was consecrated a bishop in the french gnostic tradition of charles j. doinel, and he in turn passed that episcopal authority to the oto leadership. th

dies the order s perspective in a public, ritualized, and celebratory setting. crowley was consecrated a bishop in the french gnostic tradition of charles j. doinel, and he in turn passed that episcopal authority to the oto leadership. the order values and uses all of aleister crowley s writings on magic. in the 1980s it published two collections of the most important writings, one concerning the oto and its organizational structure, and a second consisting of the holy books (the revelatory material received, i.e, channeled, by crowley, as opposed to the books he consciously wrote. the first was issued as volume 3, number 10 of the equinox, one of the order s periodicals. address: jaf box 7666, new york, ny 10116. sources: crowley, aleister. magick in theory and practice. 4 vols. paris, 19

several ritual magic groups to emerge in the 1970s. karl germer had served as outer head of the order for 15 years (1947.62, but after his death, the order endured a period of leaderlessness and corporate chaos. while several leaders stepped forward with papers and claims from either aleister crowley or germer, robert e. l. snell put forward other credentials. he suggested that the mission of the oto was to facilitate the movement of humanity into the new age of the aeon of horus, which had been announced by crowley in 1904. snell suggested that leaders must validate their role by their allegiance to the law of thelema (will, the primary principle guiding the order. he also claimed direct contact with the secret chiefs, those preternatural beings (similar to the theosophical society s grea

f psychical research and spiritualism (1951. relations of mental set and change of skin resistance to esp scores. journal of parapsychology (1955. studies on the influence of mental and physiological conditions upon esp function. journal of the department of liberal arts (defense academy (1959. a survey of public opinion on psychical phenomena journal of psychical research and spiritualism (1951. oto see ordo templi orientis ouija board apparatus for psychic communication. the name was derived from the french word oui and the german word ja meaning yes. a medium spells out messages by pointing out letters on a board with the apex of a wooden tripod on rollers. it is an ancient invention; a similar device was used in the days of pythagoras, about 540 b.c.e. according to a french historical

he lacked the formal training that such a job usually required. he took the lead in the development of liquid-fuel propellants, and made a secure place for himself in the history of rocket science. in 1939 parsons discovered a book by crowley and then met winifred smith, a resident of pasadena, who also led what was then the only active chapter of crowley s organization, the ordo templi orientis (oto, then in existence. thus began his double life, rocket scientist by day and magical student by night. in 1941 he and his wife both formally joined the oto. from that time forward he would be the occasional object of surveillance by law enforcement officials who were concerned with his keeping explosive materials at his home. also, neighbors and some who had attended various events at parsons h

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

iber chaos- peter j. carroll. samuel weiser, inc. 1992. liber choronzon- frater elijah. self published, copyright pending 1999. liber nigris the story of frater nigris and i am i- frater nigris liber null& psychonaut- peter j. carroll. samuel weiser, inc. 1987. maat magick a guide to self initiation- nema. samuel weiser, 1995. magick without tears- aleister crowley. new falcon publications, 1991. oto. nightside of eden- kenneth grant. skoob publishing; 1977, 1994. outer gateways- kenneth grant. skoob publishing; 1994. prime chaos- phil hine. chaos international, new falcon publications, inc. 1993, 1999. prometheus rising- robert anton wilson. new falcon publications, 1983. rebels& devils the psychology of liberation- edited by christopher s. hyatt, ph.d. new falcon publications, 1996. revi

rant. skoob publishing; 1994. prime chaos- phil hine. chaos international, new falcon publications, inc. 1993, 1999. prometheus rising- robert anton wilson. new falcon publications, 1983. rebels& devils the psychology of liberation- edited by christopher s. hyatt, ph.d. new falcon publications, 1996. revival of magick and other essays- aleister crowley. new falcon publications in association with oto, 1988. 777 and other qabalistic writings of aleister crowley. 1973 samuel weiser, inc. oto. the enochian world of aleister crowley. enochian sex magick- aleister crowley, lon milo duquette, christopher s. hyatt, ph.d. new falcon publications, 1991. the hermetic tradition symbols and teachings of the royal art- julius evola translated from italian by e.e.rehmus. inner traditions international

ion symbols and teachings of the royal art- julius evola translated from italian by e.e.rehmus. inner traditions international, 1971. the goetia the lesser key of solomon the king- translated by samuel l. macgregor mathers, edited with an introduction by aleister crowley. samuel weiser, inc. 1995. the holy books of thelema the equinox volume 3 number 9- aleister crowley. samuel weiser, inc. 1983. oto. the sacred magic of abramelin the mage- translated by s.l. macgregor mathers. dover publications, inc+ the magickal logs of frater elijah/ frater halucifuge i/ we stumbling into this blackest of all labyrinths. he entered by choice. we all do. t t whether we are mapping the heavens or skulking the lanes of the underworld; whether we are hunting the imprisoned fiend or have ourselves become th

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

allen h. greenfield achad, frater, also known as frater parzifal, real name charles robert john stansfeld jones, born 1886, died 1952. frater achad is a key figure in the magical revival of the 20th century. recognized by aleister crowley as his magical son (and presumable heir, achad quickly rose to the leadership and initiatory summits of both crowley s ordo a. a. and the ordo templi orientis (oto. after world war one he and crowley parted company. achad produced a number of remarkable works on the occult, notable for their originality and logical consistency. his book thirty one (liber xxxi) provided the first serious clue to the cipher of the ufonauts. adamski, george, the author of flying saucers have landed (with desmond leslie) and the first major claimant to ufo contact. adamski s

beings he contacted, such as lam, aiwass and abuldiz. reviled by many as a black magician, he was a late victorian english gentleman to the end of his life. a man intoxicated with god, to borrow one of his biographers terms, crowley was neither a satanist nor black magician. he died in poverty in 1947. under his deathbed was found a considerable sum of money belonging to the ordo templi orientis (oto, which he had declined to spend, even on medicines that might have saved his life. his considerable contributions to the allied war effort in world war two are little known. little understood even by many of his (supposed) followers, his death in the same year that the ufo phenomenon came to public attention seems more than coincidental. damon, frater, the primate of the qabalistic alchemist c

sherlock holmes story, the adventure of the dancing men, to explaining the rudiments of cipher analysis, a feature of many fictional works of the period. the 1890s marked the beginning period, or revival, of many trends, organizations and tendencies that profoundly affected the new age movement of the next 100 years. in germany, dr. kellner and dr. reuss began organizing the ordo templi orientis (oto. in england, victorian occultism reached its peak in the hermetic order of the golden dawn. in the southeastern united states, the hermetic brotherhood of light established its new headquarters. shortly thereafter, strange airships began appearing across america. their even stranger pilots would often tell witnesses that they were headed for the southeastern u.s. it should come as no surprise

s mark iii. mark= 43= ra hoor. iii= 69= caliph. keep in mind that, as williamson used it, the iii was almost certainly a kind of title. but the use of i s has a special thelemic use, as a delineation of a 22-year period. iii in this mode is the year 66 of the new aeon, that is corresponding to the year 1970 of the vulgar era. when karl germer died in 1962, he left the office of outer head of the oto vacant. major grady mcmurtry, acting upon his emergency authority, eventually took on the role of acting oho, taking the title caliph. his first public act was the publication, in 1970, of the thoth tarot cards. iii e.n= 1970 e.v (e.n. or era novis or new aeon; e.v. or era vulgaris, or common era. iii (considered as letters) in classical cipher mode= 69= caliph, the word for the keeper of the

d possibly have started at the top, and why previous commentators have never taken this vital idea into consideration -the sword and the serpent [official qblh text] charles stansfeld jones is an enigmatic historical figure for orthodox thelemic magicians. proclaimed by aleister crowley to be his magical child, a ranking member of the a:.a. and a national grand master of the ordo templi orientis (oto, he is inherently a force to be dealt with seriously. crowley tells us in his autobiography, what i had really done was therefore to beget a magical son [in a magical operation. so, precisely nine months afterwards, that is, at the summer solstice of 1916, frater o.i.v (the name of c. stansfeld jones as a probationer) entirely without my knowledge became a babe of the abyss. crowley goes on to

number of proofs, relying upon the expected child in the book of the law. it is further predicted, crowley goes on, that his child shall discover the key of the interpretation of the book itself, and this i was unable to do. in actual fact he did so discover that key. of the key in question there can be no doubt that it is the building block of all new aeon cabalistic interpretation. the present oto grand master, hymenaeus beta, for example, acknowledges that. his liber xxxi held the key to the book of the law. while his qabalistic teachings are sometimes unorthodox. they are unfailingly self-consistent. indeed, in recent years, there has been some effort by orthodox thelemites to posthumously rehabilitate achad whose decidedly unorthodox views led to a permanent break with crowley in 191

man of earth with his destiny; to fill him with the facts and fancies that enthrall etiolated and degenerated idealists and unfit him for his evident purpose, that of supplying society with supermen. the black lodge in the nazi era totally discredited the concept of the evolved human supermen by grafting it onto german nationalist and racialist conceits, while suppressing the gnostic church, the oto, the anthroposophical society and even lost-word freemasonry- in short, anyone who might have an actual understanding of the coming being. the leading figure of the oto in germany, the future grand master karl germer, was placed in a concentration camp. his official crime was that he knew and maintained relations with aleister crowley. the chief bishop of the universal gnostic church in france

roups have their origins in the ideas of failed magicians like l. ron hubbard. we have new age centers that teach nothing useful, ufo message-oriented cults waving flashlights on mountains, and, as i have shown end-of-the-world doomsayers touting this or that grand cosmic alignment, harmonic convergence or polar shift. the ufo cults have clearly influenced even kenneth grant s so-called typhonian oto, which appears to use valid magical currents to pursue the hideous old ones of h.p. lovecraft s fictional cthulhu mythos. phil dick s last efforts were marred by insipid trivial ufo cult channelings- the kind of stuff that was old hat to hardened ufologists by the late 1950s. compare phil dick s musings in the last testament with, for example, the mark probert or dick miller or gloria lee bird

imagination of many, including early socialists on the one hand and occultists on the other. these tendencies meet and overlap, and explain much about the nature of masonic and occult secrecy, 66 allen h. greenfield the cell structure common to political radicals and occultists, and the hostility of the established state and church to both. the secret chiefs of theosophy, the golden dawn and the oto may be able to, as crowley said, initiate a political movement to culminate in a world-war (or prevent one, but if paul johnson s thesis is correct, one should not conclude from this that they are immune to arrest, torture and execution. alessandro di cagliostro, almost certainly a (rather more public than would seem judicious) secret chief, was arrested and condemned by the inquisition, dying

actually, these two are modeled on paolos metamon, the coptic magician and adept, and max theon, his disciple and successor as grand master of the hermetic brotherhood of light in egypt. you could read the line as the secret chiefs work the white tincture through the hb of l. the hb of l, under frontal chief davidson, moved to north georgia in the 1880s. its knowledge and wisdom migrated into the oto under grand master karl kellner, an hb of l continental adept. examine lines 15, 13, 27, 24 in 777 for further insight. love is the law, love under will. 83 bibliography i believe it was robert graves who observed that all translation is a lie. take the greek word agape. in english, it means love sort of. actually, if you truly understand the word, you understand the great mysteries. in the th

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it had hit the point where constructive criticism had degenerated into a mere slanging match. perhaps some chaos magicians shook themselves and wondered, after all, what all the fuss had been about. by this time, pete carroll had begun to reformat the iot into the pact, setting up temples in the uk, usa, and europe. the iot is seen as the order for serious chaos magicians in the same way that the oto exists for serious thelemites. at the time of writing, the iot pact has temples active in the uk, europe and america and, despite the apparent hierarchical structure outlined in pete carroll s latest book liber khaos/ the psychonomnicon, there appears to be much scope for new growths and experimentation within its loose structure. having reviewed the development of chaos magic, we can now turn

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

sion of the order of thelema, and works closely and in cooperation with the holy order of rahoorkhuit and in association with the holy gnostic catholic church. it has also established the headland press a 1 2 abraxas as conceived by crowley in 1919 (though never carried out by him, in order to publish thelemic and related works. the once secret practices of the magical order ordo templi orientis (oto) revolved around sex magic, which was taught in stages as the students attained the eighth and ninth degrees of the eleven-degree system. however, in the system taught by the abbey, a student who has reached the zelator grade is invited to participate in these practices, which constitute the essence of the next ring within the abbey, known as the sovereign penetralia of the gnosis. zelators ar

ng the will to achieve the fulfillment of one s destiny is crucial for magical activity. in 1907 he founded his own order, argenteum astrum (silver star, and two years later began the semiannual periodical, equinox, the collected issues of which later became an important source of magical material. also in 1909 he obtained a divorce. in 1912 he met theodor reuss, head of the ordo templi orientis (oto, an occult group that taught sex magic at its higher levels. crowley joined the oto and soon was made the head of its british branch. he added rituals for homosexual magic. crowley went to the united states in 1914 and met with the few oto adherents there at that time. at some point he discovered and was inspired by the sex magic theories of p. b. randolph, founder of the fraternitas rosae cru

levels. crowley joined the oto and soon was made the head of its british branch. he added rituals for homosexual magic. crowley went to the united states in 1914 and met with the few oto adherents there at that time. at some point he discovered and was inspired by the sex magic theories of p. b. randolph, founder of the fraternitas rosae crucis in america, and over the following years altered the oto sex magic rituals to accommodate his new findings. in 1919 he moved to italy, where he continued his training and reached ipsissimus, the highest magical level. in 1922 he succeeded theodore reuss as outer head of the oto. in 1923 mussolini, as part of a move against occultists, forced crowley to leave italy. he went first to tunis, then france (from which he was expelled about 1930, then to e

magical level. in 1922 he succeeded theodore reuss as outer head of the oto. in 1923 mussolini, as part of a move against occultists, forced crowley to leave italy. he went first to tunis, then france (from which he was expelled about 1930, then to england, where he remained for the rest of his life. in 1929 he married maria theresa ferrari de miramar. despite crowley s dedicated leadership, the oto did not grow, but steadily diminished. perhaps it was because crowley s energies were diverted by an addiction to heroin, or perhaps the times were not conducive to occultists generally. at the time of his death, there was only one remaining center of the oto, and the group almost disappeared entirely until its surprising resurgence in the 1970s. crowley s impact has continued to be tremendous

system of occult sexuality, that was termed eulistic, a term deriving from the greek eleusinian mysteries, believed to be mysteries of sex. a provisional grand lodge of eulis was established in tennessee, but internal problems among the members led to its closing down. randolph s teachings on occult sexuality soon became the source for the sex magick system developed by the ordo templi orientis (oto, which however was in contradiction with randolph s thought on the moral level.oto teachings have been denounced as black magick by twentieth- century followers of randolph. among other teachings of the order are the basic ideas of the secret schools, including reincarnation and karma, as well as the law of justice and noninterference with the rights of others. members learn how to contact the

h yeats served from 1901 to 1917 as grand master. mathers and crowley kept the original name, but their minority organization soon foundered. crowley, after channeling the book of the law in 1904, founded his own organization, the astrum argentinum (silver star, in 1907, and began publishing the equinox in 1909 in order to spread his ideas. he had also become a member of the ordo templi orientis (oto, order of the eastern temple) by 1912. the oto had been founded around the turn of the century by a german named karl keller, and it taught a form of sex magick.according to the painstaking research of j. gordon melton, the oto was actually based largely on the secret sex-magic teachings of p. b. randolph, founder of the fraternitas rosae crucis, a major rosicrucian society in america. crowley

oto had been founded around the turn of the century by a german named karl keller, and it taught a form of sex magick.according to the painstaking research of j. gordon melton, the oto was actually based largely on the secret sex-magic teachings of p. b. randolph, founder of the fraternitas rosae crucis, a major rosicrucian society in america. crowley succeeded theodor reuss as outer head of the oto in 1922, and was recognized as head of the oto by a majority of its members in 1924 25, but the organization then divided in two over the manichaeism 159 issue of accepting crowley s book of the law as authoritative (rudolf steiner headed an oto chapter early in this century, before he founded the anthroposophical league) violet firth was initiated in 1919 into the alpha et omega, the hogd off

ood, robert s, jr.mysticism and religion. englewood cliffs, nj: prentice-hall, 1980. melton, j. gordon. the encyclopedia of american religion. 5th ed. detroit, mi: gale research, 1996. ordo templi orientis along with the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the other major magical tradition to influence modern satanism and left-hand path groups through aleister crowley was the ordo templi orientis (oto. the oto was founded in the 1890s by karl keller, a german. aleister crowley joined the british branch of the oto and was made its head around 1904.when theodor reuss died in 1922,crowley became the oho, the outer head of the order, and essentially made the oto the outer order for his aa (astrum argentinum, that is, silver star) secret society based on the book of the law that he had channeled

d essentially made the oto the outer order for his aa (astrum argentinum, that is, silver star) secret society based on the book of the law that he had channeled in 1904. crowley was a prolific writer, and issued a semiannual periodical called the equinox from 1909 to 1913; the ten large volumes of this series have been kept in print recently by several publishers, most notably samuel weiser. the oto taught a system of sex magic (spelled magick by crowley and most ritual magic groups) that was based in part on oriental practices and in part on the system devised by p. b. randolph of the american organization called fraternitas rosae crucis. crowley perfected this system during the years 1920 1922 at his abbey of thelema in sicily. public notoriety over his activities caused the oto to be d

gick by crowley and most ritual magic groups) that was based in part on oriental practices and in part on the system devised by p. b. randolph of the american organization called fraternitas rosae crucis. crowley perfected this system during the years 1920 1922 at his abbey of thelema in sicily. public notoriety over his activities caused the oto to be disbanded and banned in england in 1923. the oto had begun spreading to america with crowley s visits there in 1905 and 1915. in 1914 charles stansfeld jones (frater achad) opened oto branches in vancouver, los angeles, and perhaps washington d.c. crowley visited the vancouver lodge in 1915, at which time he met winifred t. smith (frater 132) and gave him permission to open a lodge. smith moved to pasadena, california, opened a lodge there

915. in 1914 charles stansfeld jones (frater achad) opened oto branches in vancouver, los angeles, and perhaps washington d.c. crowley visited the vancouver lodge in 1915, at which time he met winifred t. smith (frater 132) and gave him permission to open a lodge. smith moved to pasadena, california, opened a lodge there, and, when jones fell into disfavor with crowley in 1919, became head of the oto in america. in pasadena smith entered into what was apparently an experiment in group marriage with jack and helen parsons and helen s younger sister, betty. at some point parsons became the head of the lodge, which was called the agape lodge. with the oto in germany outlawed and disbanded in 1934, with the english oto discredited and disbanded in 1923, alone in new york after 1941, the agape

pparently an experiment in group marriage with jack and helen parsons and helen s younger sister, betty. at some point parsons became the head of the lodge, which was called the agape lodge. with the oto in germany outlawed and disbanded in 1934, with the english oto discredited and disbanded in 1923, alone in new york after 1941, the agape lodge was practically the whole active membership of the oto during the late 1930s and the 1940s. the agape lodge continued on until 1952, when parsons was killed in an explosion in his home laboratory. another oto offshoot had been founded in chicago in 1931 by c. f.russell,who had been with crowley at the abbey of thelema, but split from him to found the chonzon club, or great brotherhood of god (gbg. one member of the gbg, and head of its san diego l

d on until 1952, when parsons was killed in an explosion in his home laboratory. another oto offshoot had been founded in chicago in 1931 by c. f.russell,who had been with crowley at the abbey of thelema, but split from him to found the chonzon club, or great brotherhood of god (gbg. one member of the gbg, and head of its san diego lodge, was louis t. culling, who left the gbg in 1938 to join the oto, and who published the gbg s rituals in 1969 as the complete magical curriculum of the gbg. this system was also focused heavily on sex magick. aleister crowley s advancing years had dramatically curbed his aptitude for sex magick during the 1930s, and by 1945 he was sixty-nine years old and had lost his legendary libido. crowley was livid with anger at parsons for this debauchery and also for

ok of thoth was completed about march 1944. he apparently did not qualify for any sort of pension, and an initiate in new york city, karl germer, was his primary source of income. ordo templi orientis 199 a young army corporal, grady mcmurtry, an initiate of the pasadena lodge, visited and attended crowley from 1943 to 1945, and was later, in 1946, given a emergency warrant to take command of the oto in the united states and correct the problems that had been caused by jack parsons s questionable administration of the american oto. for the next 20 years, this emergency warrant was all but forgotten. in march 1945, crowley moved to a decrepit boarding house in hastings, which is not far from southampton or, for that matter, the new forest area. the oto and the aa have always taken pride in

, he sold heavy equipment in new york city, and lived on a fraction of his salary, sending the lion s share of it to crowley in england, so that crowley could have some money to survive on in his last couple of years. crowley made him a high initiate in the aa for this, and at crowley s death in december 1947, karl germer became the heir of his literary estate and the supreme and holy king of the oto. at this point parsons refused to recognize germer s authority, and defected from the oto. during the sixteen years that germer was the head of the oto he apparently initiated no one, and the organization faded, almost to destruction. kenneth grant formed the nu-isis lodge of the oto in london and, during the 1950s, this was a hotbed of thelemic activity. this eventually sent germer into a par

med the nu-isis lodge of the oto in london and, during the 1950s, this was a hotbed of thelemic activity. this eventually sent germer into a paranoid fit, and he expelled grant from the order in 1952. the nu-isis lodge continued to do fine on its own. germer died in 1962, and did not designate a successor. karl metzger (frater paraganus) of basil, switzerland, was a very respectable member of the oto and the ranking member of the order, so he became known as the head of the order, although he was never designated the supreme and holy king (tenth degree) by anyone, even himself. germer s wife svetlana tried to present herself as the head of the order at this time, but aside from having been married to germer, she had no qualifications for this office. around 1966, grady mcmurtry retired fro

ife svetlana tried to present herself as the head of the order at this time, but aside from having been married to germer, she had no qualifications for this office. around 1966, grady mcmurtry retired from the army, and lived modestly on his pension until his death in 1985. once freed from the regimentation of military life he had worked in the pentagon for a while he began to openly promote the oto. using the warrant from crowley that he had received in 1946, grady declared himself head of the order in the united states in 1969. he rejected the claims of kenneth grant, who reemerged as an oto leader in england in the 1970s, pointing out that grant had been legally expelled from the order by germer in 1952. he also rejected the claims of metzger in switzerland, on the grounds that his ele

he had received in 1946, grady declared himself head of the order in the united states in 1969. he rejected the claims of kenneth grant, who reemerged as an oto leader in england in the 1970s, pointing out that grant had been legally expelled from the order by germer in 1952. he also rejected the claims of metzger in switzerland, on the grounds that his election had been spurious according to the oto rules then in effect. around 1976 1979, he performed battlefield promotions of several younger proteges to the exalted ninth degree of the oto, although they had not been through the long series of initiations and training generally required. although this has created some problems within the order, the oto in california grew and prospered as never before, and by the time of mcmurtry s death

e oto in california grew and prospered as never before, and by the time of mcmurtry s death, had chapters and lodges across the u.s. and canada and in ten other countries. the initial warrant from crowley may not have quite justified grady s assumption of the tenth degree (supreme and holy king, but his later actions clearly demonstrated his fitness for it. when grady declared himself head of the oto, the order was virtually dead and had been since jack parsons s defection in 1947. when yet another claimant to be the oho appeared in the person of marcelo ramos motta, a brazilian initiate who claimed an essentially spiritual rather than legal authority, and who was defaming mcmurtry and all other oto members in his new volumes of the equinox, mcmurtry sued motta for libel. the case ended up

ourt, which in 1985 ruled that mcmurtry was in fact the legal oho, and did own the copyrights to all of crowley s writings, and 200 ordo templi satanas threw out all the other claims. a key piece of evidence in this legal battle was the fact that the original manuscript of crowley s book of the law had turned up in a box in a basement in berkeley. by the time he died in 1985, grady had turned the oto into a dynamic organization with an active membership of several hundred individuals, about half of them in california. one manifestation of this was the nuit-urania coven of the new, reformed, orthodox order of the golden dawn, which practiced thelemic wicca under the leadership of (among others) the lady chandria, who succumbed to cancer in 1988. in 1988 the oto reported a membership of 700

ip of several hundred individuals, about half of them in california. one manifestation of this was the nuit-urania coven of the new, reformed, orthodox order of the golden dawn, which practiced thelemic wicca under the leadership of (among others) the lady chandria, who succumbed to cancer in 1988. in 1988 the oto reported a membership of 700 in the usa and 1,400 worldwide. at several points, the oto has developed internal organizations that are to some extent secret and claim to carry on the traditions of the old aa. in july 1981, this internal secret society was called the knights of baphomet, which was described as the caliph s praetorian guard. three or four years after that, that organization had fallen apart, and the new inner court society was called the aa. lon milo duquette was on

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[5] a ritual performed via book of the witch moon, by the present author and a private version practiced in coven maleficia, the triad of the order of phosphorus. see the book of cain by the present author [6] widdershins is a movement counter-clockwise, a way of going reverse about a circle. see arkon daraul, a history of secret societies, citadel press [7] a term used by scire, g.b. gardner, iv oto to denote the path. pg. 182 of high magic s aid, iho booghacknowledgments there have been very many people who have given me assistance and encouragement during my research and writing, and i could not have completed this project without them. it was my good friend john ouzts who talked me into giving my first public talk on this subject. john egle of mockingbird books first encouraged me to c

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before the coven master who copulates with her, until he is exhausted. the mark of the beast aleister crowley, an infamous black magician of the 1920s, was< dubbed by the daily express the wickedest man who ever lived and came to believe that he was the biblical beast of the revelations. he was, for a short time, a member of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, but his true interest lie in the oto (ordo templis orientis, a german order involved in sexual magic. he took this and adapted it into a new religion, thelema. a magical system dedicated to the enlightenment of one s soul via sex rituals held in honor of pan, the god of earthly existence and often portrayed as the carnal side of man s nature. in 1920 crowley established his abbey of thelema on a small island off the coast of sici

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hat are illegal or dangerous, not only is it not compatible- expulsion from the temple must occur immediately (some examples include drug use, blood drinking, and the goat problem mentioned above. if a person conceals his or her affiliation with another group, after you have asked him or her directly and clearly, they should be expelled. this allows for a variety of other affiliations such as the oto, iot, rune gild, order of the triskelion, esoteric order of dagon, and so forth. it is a good idea to consult with a iv+ member about these groups. but such affiliations are still a gray area. we don't view other groups as our equals or peers. we view ourselves as the elect. there are two big considerations. firstly if the person holds a low degree in each group they should be urged (but not r

p as identical, equal, or worse still "teaching the same thing" as us? the latter, though not a reason for expulsion, is certainly reason not to recognize the person. i will give you a test for such affiliations. i will then give you an example of someone who passes with flying colors, and someone that fails.real life is not as clear as these examples. i have chosen for both cases a member of the oto. this is to show that it is not a simple matter of oto-good or oto-bad. the candidate should be able to answer four things. don't rush too fasti n asking them these things. perhaps one a letter. 1. what benefits do they seek in their membership in the other group? how do they see it advancing their xeper? this is simple and straightforward. it lets you see if they can evaluate their activity f

their xeper? here you are looking for a setian sensibility. the setian expresses their goals in terms of self transformation, knowledge, worldly power, and opportunity. watch out for ideas about blending the groups, or taking over the other group and making it serve the temple. here are the good and bad examples. the first is the good example (refer to the questions above) 1. my membership in the oto brings me four advantages. firstly since there is no local pylon, it lets me see how group magic might work. secondly there is a lot of sex magic around the camp, which is something i'm interested in (and can explore better with partners than with correspondence. third, it gives me connections around the world, which can help with my long-term goal of traveling. fourth, it shows me the operant

cing this concept. the setian does not to seek to find an orbit to fit. he would rather be a self-willed star "i think i'll go cruising over to another galaxy" he or she accepts that failure is possible, and that striving in any direction one wants is noble. 3. i told the head of the camp, when i joined the temple. as a i i am not an official spokesperson of the temple, nor do i discuss it during oto activities, but i do discuss my choice privately with those that ask. some people in the oto feel that setians are sort of a "biker-gang" in the occult world, and i try to emphasize our philosophical process, while (i must admit) enjoying some of the dark glamour my affiliation gives me. 4. in the long-run i hope to make a great deal of use of my oto affiliation to enhance my plans for world-t

hose that ask. some people in the oto feel that setians are sort of a "biker-gang" in the occult world, and i try to emphasize our philosophical process, while (i must admit) enjoying some of the dark glamour my affiliation gives me. 4. in the long-run i hope to make a great deal of use of my oto affiliation to enhance my plans for world-travel. i also know that there are several presses that are oto friendly that i might use to write the book on the tarot i've been thinking about for several years. here is a bad example. 1. the oto is much bigger then the temple and i want to be part of something that is powerful. crowley was the greatest teacher of magick this century, and i can't learn about him without this affiliation. 2. the temple and the oto both teach that we are gods. the oto has

ng about for several years. here is a bad example. 1. the oto is much bigger then the temple and i want to be part of something that is powerful. crowley was the greatest teacher of magick this century, and i can't learn about him without this affiliation. 2. the temple and the oto both teach that we are gods. the oto has more practical methods for exploring this. 3. i have told the people in the oto about my membership. i want to get them to join because we have set and they don't. 4. in the long-run i wish to combine both bodies into a single large group which will then remove the menace of xtianity from the world. now, once again you won't see anything this clear in real life, and consulting with other iii and iv+ is a good idea in such cases. initiationis where people find it, and for

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rld of asiyah, i.e, a level of holiness onto a realm that cannot (normally) lay claim to such a level. in this way, he thought that he could gpurify h his mother and rid her of the scourge of her immodesty. the italicized words in the phrase gand the son of the israelite woman blasphemed the name and they brought him c h are consecutive: va-yikov ben ha-ishah ha-yisra feilit et ha-shem va-yavi fu oto c. gthe soothsayers and the wizards h: et ha-ovot ve-et ha-yidonim. shelomit was considered to be in the world of asiyah, in this world the power of evil is greater than the power of holiness. in yetzirah, the powers of evil and holiness are on equal footing, and in the world of beriah, the power of holiness is greater than the power of evil. this is the meaning of ghe blasphemed the name, h [

the two preceding sub-sefirot of z feir anpin, chesed and gevurah. this is [the mystical meaning of] what is said of moses, gand she saw him [oto] h.i.e, his gsign [ot] of the holy covenant, h which was yesod of abba. gthat he was good h3.that it manifest only states of chesed, and could serve to sweeten states of gevurah. in the phrase, gand she saw him, that he was good, h the word for ghim h (oto) can also mean ghis sign, h and thus the phrase can read, gand she saw that his sign was good. h the male reproductive organ is known as gthe sign of the holy covenant [of circumcision] h4 but korach did not want to be reconciled [with aaron, and therefore persisted [in his quarrel. moses said: gsurely gehinom resulted from the intensity of this tension above [in the spiritual realm, it is the

ed to in the words of balaam, all in reverse order: the first is the final letters of the words for glodge here for the night, and i will give you an answer c h10 the hebrew for these words is linu poh halailah vehashivoti, the final letters of which are vav-hei-hei-yud. the second is the final letters of the words for gcome and curse them for me. h11 the hebrew for these words is lechah kavah li oto, the final letters of which are hei-hei-yud-vav. the third is the is the final letters of the words for g[to do] either good or evil on my own. h12 the hebrew for these words is tovah o ra fah milibi, the final letters of which are hei-vav-hei-yud. 8 ibid. 22:7. 9 ibid.22:6. 10 ibid. 22:8. 11 ibid. 22:11. 12 ibid. 24:13. the arizal on parashat balak 630 the explanation of this accords with wha

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e above conceptions. yet no true image is possible at all; for, firstly, all images are necessarily false as such; and, secondly, the motion being perpetual, and its rate that of the limit, c, this picture is, therefore, hardly more than mnemonic jottings" magus crowley's personality is described concisely and accurately in the book of coming forth by night by set himself. i recall having read an oto newsletter once in which the old beast was referred to as having kicked higher initiates out od the nest as soon as they cropped up. i do not doubt this in the least. it is cause for no little headshaking that on the one hand he clearly documents paths around potholes and then just as blithely gives valuable initiates the boot. the main point in inserting the quote is that it is a paragrahp ev

ned with the plumes of ma'at, an indication that her poise depends on the truth of the "now. it is a great temptation to translate the "now" of the card into terms equated with a broad range of time aimed at the collective rather than the individual. while this can have pertinence for the reader looking for hints and suggestive symbols for an organisation, as has been done within the ranks of the oto, c/s, and ts over the years, any tarot divination will be of necessity based to a greater or lesser degree from the subjective and therefore could be considered indicative of its ability to zero in on the individual with a greater accuracy. in the case of the lady of adjustment, the moment is not, as ouspensky put it, seizable, but it is subject to control through the will. it is important to

nt me from joining the freemasons? no. religion is not the primary and explicit focus of the freemasons. although they require belief in a supreme being- a suprarational premise- and base their ethical principles on this belief, as explained by one freemason writing on usenet, freemasonry is generally pursued as a fraternal activity, not a religion. g. would the bylaws prevent me from joining the oto? no. religion is not the primary, explicit focus of the oto. the oto describes itself as a fraternal, initiatory, social and educational organization of a religious nature, and describes that religion as thelema. however, the degree system of the oto is primarily and explicitly initiatory. the oto has a specifically religious arm, the ecclesia gnostica catholica, whose members performs ordinat

the degree system of the oto is primarily and explicitly initiatory. the oto has a specifically religious arm, the ecclesia gnostica catholica, whose members performs ordinations, baptisms, confirmations, weddings and the gnostic mass. the egc appears to be primarily and explicitly a religious institution. the bylaws probably bars ii+ setians from affiliating with the egc (and hence accepting any oto degree beyond the 6th, as the oto grants automatic egc "bishop" status with the 7th degree) unless the high priest determines otherwise [the onyx tablet presently includes a paper on determining the nature of oto affiliation in a setian i and recommendations. priests are encouraged to review that paper whenever appropriate] h. would the bylaws bar me from attending catholic mass? no. the bylaw

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d driving force needed to lead the world astray and to keep such an evil conspiracy alive through the centuries..the cabala is a teaching source of the freemasons as well as for other groups. john torrell, publisher the dove kabbalah: the sacred books of black magic of orthodox judaism which form a large part of the basis of the western secret societies, from rosicrucianism to freemasonry and the oto. kabbalism is itself derived from the sorcery of ancient babylon and..pharaohic egypt. craig heimbichner blood on the altar kabbalism is a system of jewish mysticism and magic and is the foundational element in modern witchcraft. virtually all of the great witches and sorcerers of this century were kabbalists. william j. schnoebelen, the dark side of freemasonry the hebrew cabala is a series o

its leaves are a staple of druid witchcraft and are popular as symbols among nature followers of the forest horned god pan. 488 codex magica president harry truman (left) and secretary of state dean acheson, both illuminati initiates, each wear neckties imprinted with "sun god" symbols. president gerald ford, a 33rd degree mason, wears a necktie with the "cross of baphomet" emblem of the occultic oto and british satanist aleister crowley. the symbol is also worn by the sovereign grand commander of scottish rite freemasonry. ford was a member of the warren commission that came up with the preposterous conclusion that lee harvey oswald acted alone in the assassination of president john f. kennedy. chief justice earl warren, like ford and all the other members of the commission, was a 33rd de

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

he only evil, is in the heart of the user. grimoire of eclectic magick) picking your path( in the movie the craft, the schoolgirls portrayed are not wiccan. if you desire to become a wiccan, contact a gardnerian coven (or some other tradition. apply for admission, learn and follow to the letter the beliefs and teachings of that tradition. if you desire to become a ceremonial magician, contact the oto (or some other order. apply for admission, learn and follow to the letter the teachings of that order. do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ralph waldo emerson now if you are seeking a path that is not at one of these two extremes, there is hope. like the witches in the movie, you can learn and practice an eclectic form of magick. you can do t

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golden dawn society referred to this as one example of a "confusion of the hierarchies. other examples are common in the new age movement as well, where beliefs are taken out of context of the systems which make sense of them (one that springs to mind is that of "karma. a gematria example occurs in "nightside of eden, written by kenneth grant, the outer head of the typhonian ordo templi orientis (oto. he links samael, attributed to geburah, with the greek god pan on the basis that smal= 131 by gematria, and he states that the letters peh-aleph-nun (pan) also value 131. this includes a number of confusions, namely; if there were a hebrew word pan, it would equate to 581, as a nun final has a value of 500; the word pan in hebrew might mean anything, i.e "spectacles, and be nothing to do with

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. regardie retired from his practice in 1981 and moved to sedona, arizona, where he continued to write. his later books included ceremonial magic (1980; the lazy man's guide to relaxation (1983; and the complete golden dawn system of magic (1984. he continued to give advice on health and magical matters until the end of his life. we came to know regardie through grady mcmurtq former caliph of the oto. we had established our own independent golden dawn temple in columbus, georgia, in 1977 and were in the process of building the vault of the adepti.6 at that time we were also involved with the oto, because we were told that the golden dawn no longer existed in any form. grady was well aware that our introduction to the third edition xxi primary interest was the golden dawn,7 and since he and

lden dawn, ix. 4. in his later years, regardie always needed a tank of oxygen nearby. periodically, he would disappear to "take a puff" 5. republished in 1983 as the teachers of fulfillment (falcon press, 1983. 6. not in atlanta or athens, georgia, as some authors have mistakenly stated. 7. we had bought a house which was solely intended as a golden dawn temple. but it also became the site of our oto temple (truly, a house divided) at the time of chic's minerval initiation into the oto in august of 1978, grady had to walk through the framework of what would later become the walls of the vault of the adepti, a purely golden dawn creation. grady's somewhat gruff response was "what the hell does this have to do with the oto" both grady and regardie insisted time and time again that the two sy

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re then operating at a diminished and diminishing level. through his long and fascinating career as magus and organizer, there is some reason to believe that crowley periodically may have wished for, or even attempted to create a more populist expression of magickal religion. the gnostic mass, which crowley wrote fairly early-on, had come since his death to somewhat fill this function through the oto-connected gnostic catholic church (egc. as we shall see momentarily, one of crowley's key followers was publishing manifestos forecasting the revival of witchcraft at the same time gardner was being chartered by crowley to organize an oto encampment. the oto itself, since crowley's time, has taken on a more popular image, and is more targeted towards international organizational efforts, thank

anifestos forecasting the revival of witchcraft at the same time gardner was being chartered by crowley to organize an oto encampment. the oto itself, since crowley's time, has taken on a more popular image, and is more targeted towards international organizational efforts, thanks largely to the work under the caliphate of the late grady mcmurtry. this contrasts sharply with the very internalized oto that barely survived during the mccarthy era, when the late karl germer was in charge, and the oto turned inward for two decades. the famous ancient and mystic order of the rose cross (amorc, the highly successful mail-order spiritual fellowship, was an oto offspring in crowley's time. it has been claimed that kenneth grant and aleister crowley were discussing relatively radical changes in the

d crowley were interactive. though wiccan writers give some lip service (and, no doubt, some sincere credence) to the notion that the validity of wiccan ideas depends not upon its lineage, but rather upon its workability, the suggestion that wicca is- or, at least, started out to be, essentially a late attempt at popularizing the secrets of ritual and sexual magick crowley promulgated through the oto and his writings, seems to evoke nervousness, if not hostility. a true history of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 9 we hear from wiccan writer and leader raymond buckland that one "of the suggestions made is that aleister crowley wrote the rituals..but no convincing evidence has been presented to back this assertion and, to my mind, it seems extremely unlikely (gardner, ibid

ity and its potential for spiritual transformation as well as physical gratification. i will not say with finality at this point whether wicca is an outright invention of these two divine con-men. if so, more power to them, and to those who truly follow in their path. i do know that, around 1945, crowley chartered gardner, an initiate of the ordo templi orientis, giving him license to organize an oto encampment. shortly thereafter, the public face of wicca came into view, and that is what i know of the matter: i presently have in my possession gardner's certificate of license to organize said oto camp, signed and sealed by aleister crowley. the certificate and its import are examined in connection with my personal search for the original book of shadows in the next section of this narrativ

vey was involved in an occult group which included, among others, underground film maker kenneth anger, a person well known in crowlean circles. of the rites of the church of satan, king states that..most of its teachings and magical techniques were somewhat vulgarized versions of those of aleister crowley's ordo templi orientis (man myth and magic, p 3204) to which we might add that, as with the oto, the rites of the church of satan are manifestly potent, but hardly criminal or murderous. lavey, like gardner and unlike crowley, appears to have "the common touch- perhaps rather more so than gardner. i determined to trace the wiccan rumor to its source. as we shall see, in the very year i "fell" into being a gnostic bishop, i also fell into the original charters, rituals and paraphernalia o

that no viable chapter of the o.t.o. was supposed to exist in england at that time; the sole active chapter was in california, and is the direct antecedent of the contemporary authentic ordo templi orientis. karl germer, crowley's immediate successor, had barely escaped death in a concentartion camp during the war, his mere association with crowley being tantamount to a death sentence. the german oto had been largely destroyed by the nazis, along with other freemasonic organizations, and crowley himself was in declining health and power, the english oto virtually dead. the charter also displayed other irregularities of a revealing nature. though the signature and seals are certainly those of crowley, the text is in the decorative hand of gerald gardner! the complete text reads as follows:

m crowley himself; crowley was a personal friend of his, and gave him the charter because he liked him" col. lawrence("merlin the enchanter, in a letter to me dated 6 december, 1986, adds that this appeared in gardner's booklet, the museum of magic and witchcraft. the explanation for the curious wording of the text, taking, as dr. gardner does, great pains to distance himself from crowley and the oto, may be hinted at in that the booklet suggests that this display in the "new upper gallery (page 24) was put out at a relatively late date when, as we shall discover, gardner was making himself answerable to the demands of the new witch cult and not the long-dead crowley and (then) relatively moribund oto. now, the "my friend aleister" ploy might explain the whole thing. perhaps, as some inclu

lls of a meeting with yorke..in london many years ago and mentioned gerald's o.t.o. charter to him, whereon he told me `well, you know, gerald gardner paid old crowley about($1500) or so for that' this may or may not be correct" money or friendship may explain the charter. still, one wonders. i have a thelemic acquaintance who, having advanced well along the path of kenneth grant's version of the oto, went back to square one with the unquestionably authentic grady mcmurtry oto. a true history of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 18 over a period of years of substantial effort, he made his way to the ivo `plus' status implied by gardner's "prince of jerusalem" designation in the charter, and has since gone beyond. i am, myself, a vo member of the oto, as well as a chartered

y crowleyite associations out of his past, and, as janet and stewart farrar reveal in the witches' way (1984, p3) there are three distinct versions of the book of shadows in gerald gardner's handwriting which incorporate successively less material from crowley's writings, though the last (termed "text c" and cowritten with doreen valiente after 1953) is still heavily influenced by crowley and the oto. ms. valiente has recently uncovered a copy of an old occult magazine contemporary with high magic's aid and from the same publisher, which discusses an ancient indian document called "the book of shadows" but apparently totally unrelated to the wiccan book of the same name. valiente acknowledges that the earliest text by gardner known to her was untitled, though she refers to it as a "book of

b and c were naturally the three initiation rituals; because these, above all, would be the traditional elements which would have been carefully preserved, probably for centuries (emphasis added) but what does one mean by "traditional materials" the three initiation rites, now much-described in print, all smack heavily of the crypto-freemasonic ritual of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the oto, and the various esoteric neorosicrucian groups that abounded in britain from about 1885 on, and which were, it is widely known, the fountainhead of much that is associated with gardner's friend crowley. the third degree ritual, perhaps wicca's ultimate rite, is, essentially, a nonsymbolic gnostic mass, that beautiful, evocative, erotic and esoteric ritual written and published by a true histo

answerable only to the gods and his or her own conscience" in short, in a manner of speaking this is all that wicca can offer a devotee. with this in mind, observe the following, from aleister crowley's gnostic mass, first published in the equinox about 80 years ago and routinely performed (albeit ,usually in symbolic form) by me and by many other bishops, priests, priestesses and deacons in the oto and ecclesia gnostica (egc) today. the following is excerpted from gems from the equinox, p. 372, but is widely available in published form: the priest. o secret of secrets that art hidden in the being of all that lives, not thee do we adore, for that which adoreth is also thou. thou art that, and that am i. i am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star. i am l

being of all that lives, not thee do we adore, for that which adoreth is also thou. thou art that, and that am i. i am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star. i am life, and the giver of life; yet therefore is the knowledge of me the knowledge of death. i am alone; there is no god where i am. so, then, where, apart from the thelemic tradition of crowley and the oto, is the "traditional material" some wiccan writers seem to seek with near desperation? i am not trying to be sarcastic in the least, but even commonplace self- references used among wiccans today, such as "the craft" or the refrain "so mote it be"are lifted straight out of freemasonry (see, for example, duncan's ritual of freemasonry. and, as doreen valiente notes in her letter to me mentioned

to be sarcastic in the least, but even commonplace self- references used among wiccans today, such as "the craft" or the refrain "so mote it be"are lifted straight out of freemasonry (see, for example, duncan's ritual of freemasonry. and, as doreen valiente notes in her letter to me mentioned before..of course old gerald was also a member of the co-masons, and an ordinary freemason" as well as an oto member. part two a true history of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20 the real origin of wicca we must dismiss with some respect the assertion, put forth by margot adler and others, that "wicca no longer adheres to the orthodox mythos of the book of shadows" many, if not most of those who have been drawn to wicca in the last three decades came to it under the spell (if i may

s psychological roots were sound. women who are thwarted in their natural instincts turn inevitably to all kinds of malignant mischief, from slander to domestic destruction" for the rest of us, those who neither worship nor are disdainful of the man who made sexuality a god or, at least, acknowledged it as such, experience must be its own teacher. if wicca is a sort of errant minerval camp of the oto, gone far astray and far afield since the days crowley gave gardner a charter he "didn't use" but seemed to value, and a whole range of rituals and imagery that assault the senses at their most literally fundamental level; if this is true or sort of true, maybe its time history be owned up to. mythos has its place and role, but so, too, does reality. part three wicca as an oto encampment the q

fundamental level; if this is true or sort of true, maybe its time history be owned up to. mythos has its place and role, but so, too, does reality. part three wicca as an oto encampment the question of intent looms large in the background of this inquiry. if i had to guess, i would venture that gerald gardner did, in fact, invent wicca more or less whole cloth, to be a popularized version of the oto. crowley, or his successor karl germer, who also knew dr. gardner, likely set "old gerald" on what they intended to be a thelemic path, aimed at reestablishing at least a basic oto encampment in england. aiden kelly's research work on all this is most impressive, but at rock bottom i can't help feeling he still wants to salvage something original in wicca. in a way, there is some justification

er, who also knew dr. gardner, likely set "old gerald" on what they intended to be a thelemic path, aimed at reestablishing at least a basic oto encampment in england. aiden kelly's research work on all this is most impressive, but at rock bottom i can't help feeling he still wants to salvage something original in wicca. in a way, there is some justification for this; the wicca of gerald gardner, oto initiate and advocate of sexual magick produced a folksy, easier version of the oto, but by the middle nineteen fifties some of his early "followers" not only created a revisionist wicca with relatively a true history of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 24 little of the thelemic original intact, but convinced gardner to go along with the changes. it is also possible, but yet

folksy, easier version of the oto, but by the middle nineteen fifties some of his early "followers" not only created a revisionist wicca with relatively a true history of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 24 little of the thelemic original intact, but convinced gardner to go along with the changes. it is also possible, but yet unproven, that, upon expelling kenneth grant from the oto in england, germer, in the early 1950s, summoned gardner to america to interview him as a candidate for leading the british oto. gardner, it is confirmed, came to america, but by then wicca, and dr. gardner had begun to take their own, watered-down course. today most wiccans have no idea of their origins. let me close this section by quoting two interesting tidbits for your consideration. firs

witchcraft as the old religion..i find this very thought provoking. did parsons write this around the time that crowley was getting together with gardner and perhaps communicated with the california group to tell them about it? we must remember that ms. valiente was a close associate of gardner and is a dedicated and active wiccan. she, of course, has her own interpretation of these matters. the oto recently reprinted the parsons "witchcraft" essays in freedom is a two edged sword, a postumous collection of his writings. it does indeed seem that gardner and parsons were both on the same wavelength at about the same time. the other matter of note is the question of the length of gardner's association with the oto and with crowley personally. my informant col. lawrence, tells me that he has

t time- a charade which crowley for some reason was willing to go along with. why? i can't see the point of such a pretence; but then occultists sometimes do devious things. crowley may have played out a similar scene with g.i. gurdjieff, the other enlightened merry prankster of the first half of the twentieth century. gnosticism and wicca, the subjects of jack parsons' essays, republished by the oto and falcon press in 1990, are the two most successful expressions to date of crowley's dream of a popular solar-phallic religion. maybe i'm wrong, but i think aleister and gerald may have cooked wicca up. if wicca is the oto's prodigal daughter in fact, authorized directly by crowley, how should wiccans now relate to this? how should crowley's successors and heirs in the oto deal with it? then

ishop of the gnostic catholic church. further, it was literally days after my long search for the original of gardner's book of shadows ended in success that the holy synod of t michael bertiaux's gnostic church unanimously elected me a missionary bishop, on august 29, 1986. sometimes, i muse, the inner order revoked wicca's charter in 1986,placing it in my hands. since i hold it in trust for the oto, perhaps wicca has, in symbolic form, returned home at last. it remains for the wiccans to, literally (since the charter hangs in my temple space, to read the handwriting on the wall" witchcraft always has a hard time, until it becomes established and changes its name- charles fd s'm'hw' of the magic of the ancients, the greatest studie of wisdom. in all things, ask counsel of the lord; and do

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