The Mass of Baphomet Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy October 26, 2020October 10, 20212 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 Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Way of Life Thelemic Yoga September 8, 2020October 10, 202110 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
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
Laborare est Orare: The Prayer of Labor Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life September 3, 2018October 10, 20214 by Frater Enatheleme Note: This essay was originally written in Anno Legis IV:xv, and published first published in Lion & Serpent 12, No. 1. It has been revised and expanded for the broader audience and context of Thelemic Union, in celebration of Labor Day in the U.S., Anno Legis V:iv. Mother of fertility on
Is O.T.O. just for Occultists and Ceremonial Ritualists? Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life November 28, 2017October 10, 20213 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
