Links of Thelemic Interest
Web presence of the ruling O.T.O. body here in the United States, based in California. Good resource for learning more about the Order and Thelema. Their semi regular newsletter Agape is online for perusual.
The letters O.T.O. stand for Ordo Templi Orientis, the Order of Oriental Templars, or Order of the Temple of the East. O.T.O. is an Outer Thelemic Order which is dedicated to the high purpose of securing the Liberty of the Individual and his or her advancement in Light, Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge, and Power through Beauty, Courage, and Wit, on the Foundation of Universal Brotherhood.
O.T.O. is the first of the great Old Æon orders to accept The Book of the Law , received by Aleister Crowley in 1904 EV . This book proclaims a New Æon in human thought, culture and religion. The Æon arises from a single supreme injunction: the Law of Thelema , which is Do what thou wilt .
Founded in service to the A.·.A.·., the College of Thelema seeks to guide the student to an understanding of the Law of Thelema. Most especially, this means a deeper understanding of oneself and of one's True Will. A combination of instruction techniques is employed, including seminars, written texts, and individual work. For over twenty years, the College of Thelema has published the journals In the Continuum (1973-1996) and Black Pearl (1997-), maintaining high standards in Thelemic education. All back and current issues of both journals remain available.
The Temple of Thelema is a true Outer Order of the Greater Mysteries, providing ceremonial initiation; coordinated and structured training; and regular group work, all in conformity with the principles of The Book of the Law . An investment of time, effort, and commitment is expected from each member. Each is expected to aspire fervently to the Great Work; to dare, with courage undaunted, to perfect that Work; and ever to apply his or her best effort to effect Harmony within the Order, and within the world in general.
A new, infomative site produced and maintaned by Scarlet Woman Lodge, based in Austin, Texas. Excellently done and highly recommended! (I'm very jealous:)). Check them out for good references and resources. It's done as a 'wikipedia', which means you can add, expand and extend the information that already exists there. Cool concept, and excellent website design. I doff my cap of web maintenance.
An informative and entertaining site. Quality materials on Thelema, as well as biting criticism on poor Latin skills. The PDF of Liber XXV with modern Greek pronunciation (and accompanying wave files!) is in itself worth the trip.
A non-profit Florida corporation whose goal is the continued preservation of that body of knowledge known as Hermeticism or the Western Esoteric Tradition. This organization promotes the teachings of the original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a magical fraternity founded in London in 1888 by Dr. William Wynn Westcott and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, which ceased to exist under that name in 1903 but which continued for a number of years under the names of two spin-off organizations, the Stella Matutina and the Alpha et Omega.
Home site for Linda Falorio and Fred Fowler, producers of the intriguing 'Shadow Tarot', a visual reproduction of the 22 tunnels of Set as first set forth by Aleister Crowley in Liber 231 and further expounded upon by Kenneth Grant in his book 'Nightside of Eden'.
In existence since the 90's of the last century, Robin's site has extremly useful freeware and shareware, notably 'Calendar 93' or Cal93 for short. Calculates Thelemic date's automatically and places it in your computer's clipboard for use in correspondance and/or Diary usage. Lots of other interesting and useful things, so go look around.
A treasure trove of Hermetic, Gnostic and Thelemic literature. Links to the the Writings of Sabazius.
Guilds of the O.T.O.
One of the newer guilds, first chartered in June of this year. Dedicated to information technologies, networking, etc., if you have any knowledge and/or experience in these areas head on over to their website for more information. They are just getting started and are looking for new members. Check their by-laws and requirements and see if you qualify.
The "Translator's Guild" is dedicated to the translation and publication of the works by Aleister Crowley in various languages. This Guild is a division of Ordo Templi Orientis and a not-for-profit corporation.
The Guild is compiling a growing selection of Crowley's original and translated writings either in the Archives of this Site or giving links to other locations. We do welcome new members, and if you are interested to join, please read carefully about the membership requirements below (on their website) and download the required files and forms.
Links of General, Social or Political Interest
...a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
An alternative Political Party whose platform many Thelemites may feel closely resembles their own core values (or not, as ye will.)
Named after the famed European inventor of printing as we know it today, The Gutenberg project has over 13,000 e-books available for viewing and download. The majority of which are within the public domain.
...Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media. Conservative misinformation is defined as news or commentary presented in the media that is not accurate, reliable, or credible and that forwards the conservative agenda.
