Strength, Virtue, and the Man of Earth Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life November 25, 2019October 10, 202111 by Frater Entelecheia “In The Book of the Law this is implied throughout. The True Will of every Free Man is essentially noble.”—Aleister Crowley, “Antecedents of Thelema” When Crowley talks about discovering and doing your true will, he tends to talk about it in terms of formulating and acting out a
The End of Liberal Thelema: A Eulogy Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life September 6, 2019October 10, 202145 by Brother Sol-Om-On Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. For, in True Things, all are but images one of another; man is but a map of the universe, and Society is but the same on a larger scale.Aleister Crowley, Liber CXCIV The world is in turmoil. Political upheaval
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
Gender is not a Zero-Sum Game Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life Thelemic Yoga August 24, 2019October 10, 202117 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
Liber Oz Fest 2018: Address from Lon Milo DuQuette Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 30, 2019October 10, 20213 by Lon Milo DuQuette Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I’d first like to thank Sister Jen, Knights Templar Oasis, and everyone at Liber OZ Fest for inviting me to be part of the activities this weekend. I bring greetings from St. Constance of the Well, Our Lady
When Rose Kelly Heard Voices Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 12, 2019March 12, 20222 by Brandy Williams Aleister Crowley was determined to impress his new wife, Rose (nee Kelly). For their honeymoon he planned a world tour. He showed off his big game hunting prowess. He organized a night in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid where he performed a goetic invocation. One night
Magick, Yoga & Phenomenology Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life Thelemic Yoga June 11, 2019October 10, 20211 by Robert Prince This essay examines the similarities between Magick, Yoga and the philosophical method known as “Phenomenology.” These similarities will be discussed in relation to the yogic model of psychology ,as set forth by Pantanjali, many centuries ago. Pantanjali’s “Yoga Sutra’s” is the first systematic text on yoga psychology in
Thelema is a Verb, Not a Noun Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life June 11, 2019October 10, 20212 by Aion 131 The existential dilemma every follower of ‘Thelema’ must confront is that is is not nor can it ever be rooted in dogma because it is as relativistic as Truth, manifesting differently for and through each person in an utterly unique manner. How could it intrinsically ever be anything
Charity in Thelema: Contributing to the Greater Community Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life March 4, 2019October 10, 20212 by IAO131 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Prologue Before even beginning to discuss the extent that contributing to the greater community is part of Thelema, it should be acknowledged that the “alpha and omega” of Thelema is Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the
Thelema in Innocence, Honor and Power Cultures Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Way of Life February 27, 2019October 10, 20211 by Harmony Pax Societies around the world are made up of mixes of innocence-guilt, honor-shame, and power-fear cultures. These define average people’s worldviews and how they respond to different situations. They also define different possible approaches to Thelemic spirituality and philosophy. Innocence-guilt cultures are individualistic societies, such as liberal areas in the US and other
