Is the Gnostic Mass a IX° Magical Ritual?

- July 12, 2022March 4, 202325

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 is Fascist?

- July 2, 2022July 4, 20228

by Frater Mem-Aleph Rho-Xi You'll have to excuse me for opening with such a title: one can only get attention these days with hyperbole. The real thesis of this article is not that Thelema is necessarily fascist but that Thelema has the inherent potential to be interpreted in a fascist way.

Top Gun and the Path of Initiation

- June 27, 2022July 2, 20223

by Harmony Pax CW: Spoilers Deep mouthed in their thrones deep seatedThe choirs of the aeons declareThe last of the demons defeatedAnd man was the lord of the airAleister Crowley, "The Pentagram" Many movies convey the message of initiation in the new aeon. Although some of them are obviously archetypal in nature, such

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

Apocalyptic Thelema: True Will for End Times

- June 4, 2022June 4, 202212

by Frater Ammonas Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. "Civilization is crumbling under our eyes..."Aleister Crowley, Confessions Living Ideology An ideology, to become a living and breathing philosophy, must meet the needs and demands of those who adopt it. Philosophies are dead words and empty sounds unless they are

7 Reasons OTO is Doomed

- April 9, 2022April 9, 202236

by Soror Falcon Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) is unquestionably the biggest, the most well-known, and the most recognizable organization dedicated to Aleister Crowley's magical system (or philosophy) of Thelema. Crowley has been an almost mythical figure, appearing throughout pop culture since his death from being on the cover of the Beatles'

To cringe, or not to Cringe, that is the Question about Thelema

- February 9, 2022February 9, 20221

by Anonymous Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Yesterday, my wife and I were discussing whether or not she would join me in attending ThelemaCon 2022. She told me: “I’ll be honest, Thelema gives me the creeps,” and then she laughed. I tried not to take it

Now I Know Why They Say To Keep Silent

- January 30, 2022January 30, 202213

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, 20218

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, 202114

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