No big secret that the father of the modern Wiccan Revival, Gerald Gardner, knew Aleister Crowley and took initiation into Ordo Templi Orientis. No big secret that Crowley gave him a Charter to open an O.T.O. Body. Here it is:
93, it is a fake piece. He was indeed chartered, but this piece is a forgery, and that’s a consensus among collectors since over 2 decades. It does not correspond in any way (wrong design, wrong wording, wrong sealing, different material) to any of the OTO charters or diplomas issued by Br. Baphomet. 93 93/93
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93, it is a fake piece. He was indeed chartered, but this piece is a forgery, and that’s a consensus among collectors since over 2 decades. It does not correspond in any way (wrong design, wrong wording, wrong sealing, different material) to any of the OTO charters or diplomas issued by Br. Baphomet. 93 93/93