The Mass of Baphomet

- October 26, 2020October 26, 20201

by IAO131 Note: This is an excerpt from the book HRILIU: Symbolic Explorations of the Gnostic Mass, a nearly 400-page exposition of the symbolism of Liber XV: The Gnostic Mass. There are many ways to understand what exactly is happening in the Gnostic Mass. There are many justifiable interpretations where the Mass

Gnostic Mass Heresy: Breaking OTO’s Binary

- September 8, 2020September 9, 202010

by Sibling AYIN Head of OTO: Gnostic Mass is from a Male Perspective At the 1996 O.T.O. Women's Conference, the Sovereign Patriarch/O.H.O. (Outer Head of the Order of Ordo Templi Orientis), Hymenaeus Beta XII°, decided to give his remarks on the topic of the Gnostic Mass. Of all the things in

The New Aeon Whore: Being a Woman in Thelema

- February 21, 2020June 1, 202012

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

Heteronormativity and Gender Essentialism in Thelemic Ritual and Communities

- August 30, 2019August 13, 202016

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

Gender is not a Zero-Sum Game

- August 24, 2019August 23, 201916

by Sib. James Gordon In the past forty-eight hours as outrage about the wording and explicit policy decisions concerning the way that some of our siblings are allowed to present in the EGC Mass have spread outward, I have seen a lot of hurt cisgender identifying people on the internet. The people

Aleister Crowley’s Sex Magick: Gnostic Mass, ZRO, Samadhi, and the Supreme Secret of OTO

- July 1, 2019May 31, 20206

Aleister Crowley's Sex Magick in Ordo Templi Orientis

by Hasan i-Sabah Aleister Crowley's Sex Magick: Looking at "Atlantis" Part of Aleister Crowley's infamous reputation comes from his involvement in sex magick, including his knowledge of the Ninth Degree or Supreme Secret of Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). Now the O.T.O. is in possession of one supreme secret. The whole of its system

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, 20185

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, 20183

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, 2017July 17, 20205

by Illuminating Shadows Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. 1. OTO is first and foremost a social group I’m not sure how many people fully realize this before they join. People know that OTO is a "fraternity" but they don't realize its primary function is to bring together