by Soror In Nomine Babalon Too long has woman's place in the world general, and in Thelema in particular, been defined by Man. It is time for woman to define her own place in Thelema. Not through petty virtue signaling saying woman are inherently more virtuous or better than men somehow, nor by
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Concerning Heteronormativity and Gender Essentialism in Thelemic Ritual and Communities
by Tau Meithras 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
Gender is not a Zero-Sum Game
Supreme Secret: the Gnostic Mass, Zro, Samadhi, and the Ninth Degree of OTO
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?
Gerald Gardner & Ordo Templi Orientis: 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
