Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This month’s Local Body Spotlight comes from the state of Idaho and is from one of OTO’s newer local bodies, Kephra Rising. http://ec.oto-usa.org/wp/2017/08/khephra-rising/ In addition to this post, there’s… Continue Reading
Last month, Academia Ordo Templi Orientis hosted a conference at Monte Verità in Ascona, Switzerland, mounted in cooperation with the OTO Grand Lodge of Italy. The site was chosen to honor the centennial of the O.T.O. “Anational Congress for Organizing the… Continue Reading
It took 90 years to translate the Akkadian, the language of the ancient Mesopotamia, but in 2011, scholars at the University of Chicago finally published a 21 volume dictionary of Akkadian, the language used in ancient Mesopotamia. Unspoken for 2,000 years, Akkadian… Continue Reading
Here is yet another video of wonderful presentation from the last Trans State Confereience. This one’s by Simon Magus, MB BS, entitled “The Place of Snakes or Seraphs?: Schizotypy, Esoteric Hermeneutics and Παράνοια” The site’s description reads: “In 1902 William… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This month’s Local Body Spotlight comes from the state of Idaho and is from one of our newer local bodies, Kephra Rising. http://ec.oto-usa.org/wp/2017/08/khephra-rising/ Thank you for the article, Kephra… Continue Reading
Dunno if anyone else has mentioned it, but William Blake Lodge in Baltimore, MD is putting on their annual Massathon! Previous years included themed masses, classes, and the deep immersion of a weekend in Liber XV that is only felt… Continue Reading
This year, the body master of Leaping Laughter Oasis (the lovely Harper Feist) decided this summer would be our Summer of Promulgation. We picked three local events, Paganicon, Pride, and Pagan Pride, and we set up everything we needed to… Continue Reading
The Love Under Will Boat is a sea cruise targeting Thelemites. Their next voyage takes place September 17 -21 and departs from Seattle, WA bound for Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia. Their site says: “On our third voyage, Love Under… Continue Reading
This is pretty rich, a list of alleged “Famous” O.T.O. members – ranked by “fame and popularity” no less! And – WHA! – Aleister Crowley isn’t ranked number one? Well, that honor goes to Jay-Z… so I guess the ranking… Continue Reading
by Richard Kaczynski Along with Theodor Reuss and Franz Hartmann, Henry Klein, 33°, 90°, 95°, IX°, completed the triumvirate of occultists who worked to bring esoteric Freemasonry to German-speaking people and helped to co-found Ordo Templi Orientis. John Andrew Henry… Continue Reading