Strength, Virtue, and the Man of Earth Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life November 25, 2019October 10, 202111 by Frater Entelecheia “In The Book of the Law this is implied throughout. The True Will of every Free Man is essentially noble.”—Aleister Crowley, “Antecedents of Thelema” When Crowley talks about discovering and doing your true will, he tends to talk about it in terms of formulating and acting out a
The End of Liberal Thelema: A Eulogy Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life September 6, 2019October 10, 202145 by Brother Sol-Om-On Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. For, in True Things, all are but images one of another; man is but a map of the universe, and Society is but the same on a larger scale.Aleister Crowley, Liber CXCIV The world is in turmoil. Political upheaval
Heteronormativity and Gender Essentialism in Thelemic Ritual and Communities Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life August 30, 2019October 10, 202117 by Marco Visconti Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The last few weeks have seen the Thelemic community shaking even more than the usual: in a stunningly reactionary and gender essentialist move by O.T.O., non-binary individuals are now no longer allowed to perform as Priest or Priestess
Liber Oz Fest 2018: Address from Lon Milo DuQuette Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 30, 2019October 10, 20213 by Lon Milo DuQuette Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I’d first like to thank Sister Jen, Knights Templar Oasis, and everyone at Liber OZ Fest for inviting me to be part of the activities this weekend. I bring greetings from St. Constance of the Well, Our Lady
When Rose Kelly Heard Voices Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 12, 2019March 12, 20222 by Brandy Williams Aleister Crowley was determined to impress his new wife, Rose (nee Kelly). For their honeymoon he planned a world tour. He showed off his big game hunting prowess. He organized a night in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid where he performed a goetic invocation. One night
Thelema is a Verb, Not a Noun Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 11, 2019October 10, 20212 by Aion 131 The existential dilemma every follower of ‘Thelema’ must confront is that is 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
The Imprimātur of A∴A∴ Thelemic Philosophy A.'.A.'. Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life March 18, 2019October 10, 20215 by Alan Willms Imprimātur is Latin for “let it be printed”. The term has been widely used by the Catholic Church in two senses: a) in old times, for authorizing the publication of a book, otherwise to be censored; b) in modern times, as an endorsement of the contents of a book, stating they
The Bonfire of the Thelemites: A Perspective on Duplexity Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life February 25, 2019October 10, 202110 By Shin Melitodes [For the sake of full disclosure I would like to explain that I did my MA with Keith at the University of Amsterdam. I had some limited friendly interaction with him, and although we were not particular friends, I have no personal grudge against him, nor could
Aleister Crowley’s a Leftist? Politics straight from the Beast Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Way of Life Uncategorized February 19, 2019October 10, 202110 by Frater Oz After the accusation that people like me "persistently interpret his (Crowley's) words to mean the opposite of what he says," I wanted to NOT re-write some things and put that accusation into perspective for the "Stamp and Trample" crowd, who seem to me to try do the very thing I
Breaking the Binary in the New Aeon Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life Thelemic Yoga February 12, 2019October 10, 20216 by Sib. Ayin / R.A.D. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Was Aleister Crowley (Baphomet) non-binary in terms of gender identity? A few sources seem to suggest he did not identify exclusively as "male" (in this life, or previous ones) despite his biological sex. If so,
