Ornaments on the Robe of Nuit

- August 13, 2022August 13, 20222

by Frater Aρετή Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Reality is Some(n)one The aim of our considerations will be the hidden transformation of everyday life; from profane, saturated with dead pressures and things of Non-Life, to a holy, indeed Holy Life full of No-thing (AL I:46), deities and

Is the Gnostic Mass a IX° Magical Ritual?

- July 12, 2022July 15, 202222

by Entelecheia Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Bishops Lon and Constance DuQuette believe that Liber XV: Ecclesiæ Gnostiæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ (the Gnostic Mass) is best understood as the ritualized enactment of Ordo Templi Orientis’s (O.T.O.’s) supreme secret of magick. They have popularized this interpretation in

Thelema as Tao

- June 13, 2022June 4, 20222

by Aion 131 The existential dilemma every follower of ‘Thelema’ must confront is that it is not nor can it ever be rooted in dogma because it is as relativistic as Truth, manifesting differently for and through each person in an utterly unique manner. How could it intrinsically ever be anything

Now I Know Why They Say To Keep Silent

- January 30, 2022January 30, 202211

by selki girl Late Registration I’ve owed Thelemic Union this piece for over a year. Technically speaking, I wouldn’t even qualify myself as a Thelemite proper. By definition, I’m a relative outsider to your world. As far as credentials go, I get along with a handful of Thelemites on twitter who appear to

Crowley and Evola: Comparisons and Parallels

- December 22, 2021December 22, 20217

by Vincent St. Clare I enjoy “rambling” on comparisons and parallels between various thinkers; in particular I like to compare Aleister Crowley to his contemporaries, and compare their respective ideas—though I’ve never put these comparisons (and correlations) into text before now. In this essay I intend to do just those things,

3 Definitions of True Will in Thelema

- December 19, 2021December 19, 202110

by IAO131 Although there are many disagreements, virtually all Thelemites recognize the centrality of True Will to the system of Thelema. Doing your Will is the "whole of the Law", there is "no law beyond" it, and you have "no right but to do" it. What is "it"? What exactly is

A Woman of Color in Thelema

- November 24, 2021November 24, 202124

by Kelly N. AKA Keanu Tease Not guilty. I’m not shocked. I’m upset. I’m crying. But I’m not shocked. This trial was a joke from start to finish. Murder is legal in the United States apparently, but only if you have the correct skin tone. It’s over 400 years of systemic oppression

What is Consensus Thelema?

- October 16, 2021October 27, 202115

by Entelecheia Consensus Thelema is hard to define. It is nebulous by nature. But it also tends to disguise itself as its opposite: lack of consensus, radical individualism, creative self-expression, iconoclasm, and an uncompromising advocacy of non-conformity. It’s like a force field that permeates the Thelemic community. It’s conspicuous when you

If Aleister Crowley wants to be Priestess, he should write his own ritual

- September 5, 2021October 10, 202113

by Soror Puella Dux This article is referring to OTO's decision to limit the Gnostic Mass roles to certain genders (Priest must be male, Priestess must be female), a gender essentialist position which also relegates non-binary individuals to the Deacon Sacerdote position. And yes, this article is satire. Thelema is all about

The Multiplicity of Thelemas

- September 1, 2021October 10, 20218

by Vincent St. Clare I’ve been accused a few times of trying to turn Thelema into something it’s not, of attempting to somehow create for myself a type of Thelema that fits my own version of how this philosophy and spiritual path should operate. While I’ll concede that I’ve come to