Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Brother Robert C. Stein died peacefully this morning. The following memory was prepared by Brother Norman Fleck. I encourage all of you who knew him to celebrate a (greater) feast in his honor. Love is the law, love under will. -Sb Robert Carrington Stein
Comments Off on Farewell, Bob SteinDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I’d like to draw your attention to this new book by two dear friends, Robert Stein and Barry Hale. I’ll be ordering a copy as soon as I’ve posted this entry. Love is the law, love under will. Sb
Comments Off on New Book on Liber 231Greetings of the September (Southward) Equinox, which is the time that the sun crosses the projection of the earth’s equator (at 180° ecliptic longitude) into the southern hemisphere, and enters the sign of Libra, the cardinal sign of Air. According to NOAA, it is the beginning of astronomical autumn in the northern hemisphere, although meteorological autumn
Comments Off on Equinox GreetingsDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I’d like to acknowledge the recent death of author J. Daniel Gunther, who died last Friday at age 74. Gunther was a prominent, influential, and widely-respected figure in the A∴A∴ and the wider Thelemic Community, having published a number of books of scholarship, accounts
Comments Off on R.I.P. Dan GuntherAcademia Ordo Templi Orientis (an international O.T.O. subdivision dedicated to the academic study of O.T.O. and Thelema) is sponsoring a one-day conference this fall: “American Thelema: Antecedents, History, Interpretations.” This theme explores the influence of the Americas on Crowley, Thelema and O.T.O. The conference will take place at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter Hotel in
Comments Off on “American Thelema: Antecedents, History, Interpretations” Conference AnnouncementDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Greetings of the First Night of the Prophet and his Bride! Today is the 121st anniversary of the marriage of Aleister Crowley and Rose Edith Kelly (Soror Ouarda), who played a critical role in the Cairo Working, which led to the reception of The
Comments Off on First Night of the Prophet and His BrideDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Congratulations to the leadership, members, and alumni of Sekhet Bast Ra Lodge O.T.O. in Oklahoma City, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their Lodge! Founded in 1984 e.v., theirs is second-oldest continuously-operating O.T.O. lodge in the U.S. Over the
Comments Off on 40th Anniversary of Sekhet Bast Ra LodgeDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Congratulations to Steven Tovar on his appointment by the Electoral College as Master of 718 Camp in San Antonio, TX, and many thanks to Sr. Helen for her service in that office. Congratulations to Frater OOsa and Frater Featherston on their appointment as Chair
Comments Off on Transitions: Summer 2024 e.v.Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Back in 1994 e.v., while I was still G.S.G. (and before U.S.G.L. had even been formed), I gave a lecture on the Gnostic Mass in East Chicago, IN. The Local Master at the time videotaped that lecture. That (rather poor-quality) video has now surfaced
Comments Off on Old VideoDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. We often don’t include policies in our documents such as the Camp, Oasis, and Lodge Master’s Handbook (COLMH) when it just seems that they are too obvious to require an explicit policy statement. Sometimes we find that we are wrong about that, and have
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