Laborare est Orare: The Prayer of Labor

- September 3, 2018October 7, 20182

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

The Case Against Trump Supporters in the OTO

- August 26, 2018August 26, 201820

by IAO131 Recent debates about racism and sexual harassment have sparked a lot of conflict in the OTO and in occult circles in general. One trend that has been emerging lately is a far-right element in society in general, and occult circles in the microcosm, of more vocally defending neo-Nazis (as

5 Things To Expect After Leaving O.T.O.

- August 18, 2018August 18, 201810

by Tau Meithras Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Disclaimer: this article could be titled “5 Things To Expect After Leaving The Golden Dawn”, especially the David Griffin variation. Or “5 Things To Expect After Leaving Asatru”. Some, if not all, the reasons behind the decision of writing

An Open Letter to Thelemic Men

- July 25, 2018July 31, 20187

by Soror Amiana It is not just about sexual assault. Women’s lives are all too often a string of stories of men whom we trusted, who did not respect us. We are judged first and foremost on our physical appearance and youth, and treated as though the most important thing we have to

Sabazius X° Encourages Listening to Abuse Victims

- July 24, 2018July 31, 20181

by Fr. Enatheleme On July 23, 2018, U.S. Grand Lodge National Grand Master Sabazius X° made a public post in which he admonished officers of U.S.G.L. not to attack victims of abuse, nor even to act in a way that causes a perception of such an attack. In doing so, he

Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness: Women and the O.T.O.

- July 13, 2018July 31, 20180

by Sister Georgia Above the antique mantel was displayed As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king So rudely forced; yet there the nightingale Filled all the desert with inviolable voice And still she cried, and still the world pursues, “Jug Jug” to dirty ears. —T.S. Eliot’s The Waste

Sexual Harassment in OTO: Confronting the Issue

- July 2, 2018July 31, 20181

by Brandy Williams We of Thelema say that 'Every man and every woman is a star.' We do not fool and flatter women; we do not despise and abuse them. To us a woman is Herself, absolute, original, independent, free, self-justified, exactly as a man is. Commentary to The Book of the

“Keep Silent!”

- June 18, 2018July 31, 201810

by Sister Georgia “There is no legitimate reason that I have ever been able to see for keeping these things secret... The only reason of which I am aware, and one which I suspect of being a weighty one with those who have so long sat resolutely upon the lid of

The Thelemite and the Drunk Girl

- June 16, 2018July 31, 20185

by Sister Georgia A thought experiment for for a dreary June morning: Part 1 You are a committed thelemite, who recognises no restraint, whether moral, social or legal, over your Will. You also haven't gotten laid in 7 years. The woman of your dreams invites you out for dinner, apropos nothing. In the course

Addressing Harassment in Ordo Templi Orientis

- June 3, 2018July 31, 20185

by Brandy Williams O.T.O. US Grand Lodge Policy states: It is no secret that Aleister Crowley’s writings include a number of statements that are demeaning to women and to specific racial or ethnic groups. We make no attempt here to justify or explain away those statements. They are what they are, and