Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) (Order of the Temple of the East, or the Order of Oriental Templars) is an international fraternal and reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ordo Templi Orientis - History
Ordo Templi Orientis - The beginnings. The founding of Ordo Templi Orientis began with a wealthy paper chemist, Carl Kellner (1851-1905...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ordo Templi Orientis - Structure
The governing bodies of O.T.O. include: International Headquarters Presided over by the Outer Head of the Order XII° (OHO—also known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia - Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis
The Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis is an occult society in the United Kingdom interested in magick and typhonian concepts. It was founded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Book Of The Law: Encyclopedia - The Book Of The Law
The Book of the Law, also known as Liber AL vel Legis, is the text central to philosophical / magical / religious practice called Thelema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia - Thelema
Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun θέλημα will, from the verb ἐθέλω to will, wish, purpose. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 - 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, sexual revolutionary, and d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lon Milo Duquette: Encyclopedia - Lon Milo Duquette
Lon Milo DuQuette (1948-), AKA Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, American writer and occultist best known as an author who applies humor in the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Kellner: Encyclopedia - Carl Kellner
Carl Kellner (Renatus, 1 September 1851 - June 7, 1905) The Spiritual Father of Ordo Templi Orientis was Carl Kellner, a wealthy Austrian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grady Mcmurtry: Encyclopedia Ii - Grady Mcmurtry - Early Life And Career
Born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, to a half-Cherokee alcoholic mother and a bank-robbing in-and-out-of-prison father, he was raised by his mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Critical Study And Diverse Practice
Different organizations and persons (predominantly from Germany) do not see Thelema as originating from Crowley. Rather they see Crowley'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Biography
Edward Alexander Crowley was born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, between 11:00pm and 12 midnight on 12 October 1875. His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grady Mcmurtry: Encyclopedia Ii - Grady Mcmurtry - Re-establishing O.t.o.
In October 1962 Germer died of cancer at the age of 77, without naming a successor as head of O.T.O. His widow, who was not a member of O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Aleister Crowley's Thelema
Thelema is the name of a philosophical/religious system established in 1904 through Aleister Crowley and his wife, Rose Edith Kelly, with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Doctrines Of Thelema
The central doctrine of this system is that knowing and doing one's True Will is the ultimate purpose and destiny of every being. This is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelema: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelema - Thelema And Other Systems Of Thought
Thelema is a mystical/magical philosophy of life based on Will. The individual Will in Thelema is identified with the Egyptian god Had or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Chess
Crowley learned to play chess at the age of six and first competed on the Eastbourne College chess team (where he was taking classes in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Mountaineering
In the summer of 1902, Oscar Eckenstein and Crowley undertook the first attempt to scale Chogo Ri (known in the west as K2), located in P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Science Magic And Sexuality
Crowley claimed to use a scientific method to study what people at the time called "spiritual" experiences, making "The Method of Science...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Thelema
The religious or mystical system which Crowley founded, into which most of his nonfiction writings fall, he named Thelema. Thelema combin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Writings
Within the subject of occultism Crowley wrote widely, penning commentaries on the Tarot (The Book of Thoth), yoga (Book Four), the Kabbal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Thelema
The religious or mystical system which Crowley founded, into which most of his writings fall, he named Thelema. Thelema combines a radica...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ordo Templi Orientis: Spiritual Dictionary On Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis: (Latin, “Order of Oriental Templars”) One of the largest magical orders in the world today, the Ordo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ordo Templi Orientis: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis See Crowley, Aleister.   (See also: Ordo Templi Orientis , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ordo Templi Orientis: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis See Crowley, Aleister.   (See also: Ordo Templi Orientis , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aleister Crowley: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) An English magician and Occultist. Crowley was known for sex magic, homosexual rituals, and a fasci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - O.t.o.: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On O.t.o.
O.T.O. The Ordo Templi Orientis, an offshoot of Crowley's Golden Dawn, inherited by Karl Germer. Refers to the rising solar/phallic po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parsons, John Whiteside: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Parsons, John Whiteside
PARSONS, JOHN WHITESIDE I hight Don Quixote, I live on peyote, marijuana, morphine and  cocaine, I never know sadness but only a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia - Wicca
Wicca is a Neopagan religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures. Wicca was fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia - Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a blanket term for various mystical initiatory religions, sects and knowledge schools, which were most prominent in the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Mystery Tradition: Encyclopedia - Western Mystery Tradition
The term Western mystery tradition (also Western Esoteric tradition) refers to the collection of the mystical esoteric knowledge, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnostic Mass: Encyclopedia - Gnostic Mass
Aleister Crowley wrote The Gnostic Mass—technically called Liber XV or "Book 15"—in 1913 while travelling in Moscow. In many ways it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermetic Brotherhood Of Luxor: Encyclopedia - Hermetic Brotherhood Of Luxor
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was an initiatic occult organisation that first became public in late 1884, although according to an of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Neopaganism
Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) describes a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Breeze: Encyclopedia - William Breeze
William Breeze was born in Paris, France on 12 August 1955. He studied music in New England, possibly at Harvard University, in the 1970s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heptagram: Encyclopedia - Heptagram
A heptagram or septagram is a seven-pointed star drawn with seven straight strokes. There are two kinds of heptagram: Acute heptagram, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grimoire: Encyclopedia - Grimoire
This article is on medieval books of magic; for information on the term "grimoire" as used in the Source Mage GNU/Linux operating system,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Magic: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial Magic
Ceremonial magic is a branch of magick. Ceremonial magic, often abbreviated as CM, is a tradition inspired largely by Hermeticism and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelemapedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelemapedia - The Project Is Forked
In January of 2005, the project was forked due to editorial differences. The forked project was named Free Encyclopedia of Thelema. [2] S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fudofsi: Encyclopedia Ii - Fudofsi - The First Meeting Of Fudofsi
The first meeting of FUDOFSI took place in Paris, France, in February 1939. List of people present in the first meeting of FUDOFSI: Reub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Gnosticism In Modern Times
Gnosticism has been treated at length by several modern authors, philosophers and psychologists: William Blake, the nineteenth century R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - History
During Christianization, Christianity became itself suffused by pagan elements, but it was not until the High Middle Ages that interest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnostic Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnostic Mass - The Narrative Of The Gnostic Mass
The People enter into the ritual space, where the Deacon stands at the Altar of Incense (symbolic of Tiphareth on the Tree of Life). She ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Mystery Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Mystery Tradition - History
The Western mystery tradition traditionally started in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Rome and Israel, while it contains many characteris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Sources
Gnosticism - Heresiologists and gnostic detractors. Prior to the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 (arguably until its trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Eastern
List of spirituality-related topics - Esotericism and mysticism. Eckankar Harold Klemp Quan Yin Method Suma Ching Hai Sant Mat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secret Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Secret Society - List Of Secret Societies
Secret society - Business international or non-governmental organizations. While not self-styled as secret societies, these groups are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Modern Claims
Christine Fitzgerald, a confidante of Diana, Princess of Wales, claims that Diana told her that the Royal Family were Reptilian aliens, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations - Freemasonry
Even people who have little or zero exposure to Esoteric literature have heard about Freemasonry. Today there are hundreds, if not thousa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Modern Claims
Christine Fitzgerald, a confidante of Diana, Princess of Wales, claims that Diana told her that the Royal Family were Reptilian aliens, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Occultists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Occultists - Famous Magicians:
Some historical or legendary magicians, wizards, witches, or people who have been claimed to be so, are: List of occultists - Classical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Irish People - Art
Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists List of Irish people - Architecture. Eileen Gray James Hoban, designer of White Hou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Etymology And Philosophical Context
Gnosticism - The meaning of 'gnosis'. The word gnosticism is a modern construction, though based on an antiquated linguistic expression...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - History
Gnosticism - The development of the Syrian-Egyptian school. Though the notion of a direct inheritance between the schools described abo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Spiritual And Occult Practices
List of spirituality-related topics - Concentration. Astral projection Dhikr Meditation Muraqaba Prayer Remote viewing Yoga List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Occultists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Occultists - Magical Movements Societies And Organisations:
List of occultists - Rosicrucian Movements:. Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) Confraternity of the Rose Cross Fraternitas R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Mystery Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Mystery Tradition - People
Modern people who are related to the Western mystery tradition include: Aleister Crowley, occultist Dion Fortune, magician Harvey Spence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Alleged Modern Encounters
Even in modern times, some claim to have encountered reptilian humanoids. In many of these cases, a UFO is part of the encounter; alien a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Political References To Reptilians
An article appeared in the Chicago Tribune on March 1, 1995, regarding an event in which George Bushnell, head of the American Bar Associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Mythological References To Reptilian Humanoids
Several ancient peoples all over the world have described reptilian beings, and some have described reptilian humanoids. Common in numero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Alleged Modern Encounters
Even in modern times, some claim to have encountered reptilian humanoids. In many of these cases, a UFO is part of the encounter; alien a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Mythological References To Reptilian Humanoids
Several ancient peoples all over the world have described reptilian beings, and some have described reptilian humanoids. Common in numero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thelemapedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Thelemapedia - Managing Editor Creates Controversial Promotional Pages
During March of 2005, then managing editor of Thelemapedia, Ash (John Bowie), created a promotional page for Thelemapedia on several host...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Mystery Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Mystery Tradition - Philosophy
Today, the Western mystery tradition is a mixture of ancient philosophy, paganistic and Christian thought, medieval ideas, and also conta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - The Reptilian Brain
In 1970 neurologist Paul D. MacLean proposed that the human brain has three parts, each one of which grew on top of the other, over evolu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Political References To Reptilians
An article appeared in the Chicago Tribune on March 1, 1995, regarding an event in which George Bushnell, head of the American Bar Associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations - Other Movements
Some movements for various reasons are not included yet in some category. List of dignitaries of mystical organisations - Servants of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Overview
The complex nature of gnostic teaching and the fact that much of the material relating to the schools comprising Gnosticism has tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations - Hermetic Movements
List of Hermetic movements: List of dignitaries of mystical organisations - Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Hermetic Order of the Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Traditions
A sect within Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as a "tradition," although this term is more properly used to define a sect within a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Pantheon
Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity may vary widely, including pantheistic, deist, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Historical Sources
Many Neopagans and Neopagan traditions attempt to incorporate historical religions and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Worship And Ritual
Many Neopagan movements overlap with occultism, witchcraft and magic. Wicca in particular emphasizes the role of witchcraft and ritual. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Number Of Adherents
Adherents.com estimates there are one million Neopagans. It is necessary to define clearly who is included in any estimate, as Neopagan c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Concepts Of Divinity
While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Background And Origins Of Gnosticism
The ultimate foundational elements of gnosticism are pre-Christian. That said, the exact origins of Gnosticism are a subject of dispute a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Etymology
The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνώσις), referring to the idea that there is special esoteric ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fudofsi: Encyclopedia Ii - Fudofsi - Attitude Towards Amorc And H. S. Lewis
FUDOFSI members were known opponents of Harvey Spencer Lewis, Imperator of Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). Rosicrucian Order...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Theology And Cosmology
Some historians accept that there is a significant amount of Buddhist/Hindu influence in Gnostic interpretations of the Bible. The standa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fudofsi: Encyclopedia Ii - Fudofsi - The End Of Fudofsi
FUDOFSI ceased to exist during World War II. However in 1947 some of its members contacted each other and tried to establish a new organi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations - Rosicrucian Organisations
Rosicrucianism is a major subject of Esotericism and there are many groups and orders everywhere in the world that use this designation. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries Of Mystical Organisations - Federations
Some groups have formed as an attempt to federate groups of different categories. This does not mean they all link to each other. List o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnostic Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnostic Mass - Structure
There are six component ceremonies within the Gnostic Mass: Gnostic Mass - The Ceremony of the Introit. The congregation enters the tem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fudofsi: Encyclopedia Ii - Fudofsi - History
FUDOFSI was established in defense of the Orders of Lyon and the other societies that were not involved with FUDOSI. FUDOFSI was strongly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnostic Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnostic Mass - The Temple
There are four main pieces of furniture in a Gnostic Mass temple: The High Altar: the dimensions are 7 feet long by 3 feet wide by 44 inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Lifestyle
Most Gnostics practiced celibacy and asceticism, on the grounds that the pleasures of the flesh induced the subject to remain ignorant of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Matter
Some Gnostics, again in common with such Neoplatonic philosophers as Plotinus, held matter to be evil, but only as a method of depicting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Sources
We have two main historical sources for information on Gnosticism: critiques on Gnosticism by orthodox Christians (i.e. Heresiologies suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Gnostic Sects
(Note: It is a matter of controversy if these sects had a real succession of ideas or communion with each other, or if they more or less ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ordo Templi Orientis - Opposing Views
Aleister Crowley and O.T.O. are frequently labeled as evil. Several Christian churches consider O.T.O. to be Satanic (although the tenets...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ordo Templi Orientis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ordo Templi Orientis - Philosophy Of O.t.o.
O.T.O. was described by Crowley as the "first of the great Old Æon orders to accept The Book of the Law". O.T.O. was originally affiliat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Science, Magic, And Sexuality
Crowley claimed to use a scientific method to study what people at the time called "spiritual" experiences, making "The Method of Science...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - O
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - O . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article