Supreme Secret: the Gnostic Mass, Zro, Samadhi, and the Ninth Degree of OTO

- July 1, 2019July 1, 20191

by Hasan i-Sabah Now the O.T.O. is in possession of one supreme secret. The whole of its system at the time when I became an initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis (IX°) was directed towards communicating to its members, by progressively plain hints, this all-important instruction. I personally believe that

Can a Thelemite be a Conservative?

- January 20, 2019February 6, 20194

by Frater Bec Pluribus Impar Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Our beloved brother Lon DuQuette wrote an article entitled "Can a Thelemite be a Liberal?" and treated the subject with his usual sense of humor. I and my colleagues have felt a different question is more

Gerald Gardner & Ordo Templi Orientis: A New and Greater Pagan Cult

Ordo Templi Orientis

- December 5, 2017August 5, 20183

Gerald Gardner & Aleister Crowley: A New and Greater Pagan Cult

by Rodney Orpheus (An earlier draft of this article first appeared in Pentacle Magazine, Summer 2009) Ordo Templi Orientis was founded at the beginning of the twentieth century in Germany under the leadership of Theodor Reuss, who recruited Aleister Crowley to the Order around 1912. Both men had been heavily involved in spiritual pursuits

Is O.T.O. just for Occultists and Ceremonial Ritualists?

- November 28, 2017September 1, 20182

by Illuminating Shadows Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The Law is for All “The O.T.O. should be put forward as a complete solution of the social problem not merely as an occult society. That is as far as the general public are concerned; keep the occult side

8 Things I Wish I Knew as a Newbie in the OTO

- November 28, 2017September 1, 20183

by Illuminating Shadows Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. 1. OTO is first and foremost a fraternity I’m not sure how many people fully realize this before they join. I had always heard the offers to help and seen Brethren help each other out in many beautiful ways. It