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[ OTO Rituals Needed]

TO: alt.magick
From: Mr Fernee 
Subject: Re: OTO Rituals Needed
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:42:10 +0100

Greetings!

The original poster has now been offered three options:-

Various web sites

Purchase of a book

Joining the Caliphate OTO

He or she can now take the course of action that they feel best for
them.

Just so that they are fully informed I would make some observations.

The Caliphate OTO works the rituals as written by Crowley to incorporate
Thelema. The book OTO Rituals & Sex Magic has some, but by no means all,
of the pre-Crowley rituals. It also has an early pre-Thelemic ritual
written by Crowley. It also has other material which throws light upon
the Order before Crowley. This material may be available on a website
too, I do not know off the top of my head. 

Secondly the book also has material relating to the Xth degree OTO. The
original manuscript is in a University archive in the UK. Of course this
might be accessible by joining the Caliphate OTO as they also have
examined this archive and incorporated the information into their
organisation, but given Xth degree is the national head of the OTO, and
Crowley intended there to be only one per country, it is unlikely.

Thirdly there are occasional variations between the rituals as written
by Crowley and published in the book and on the websites and as
practised by the OTO. Mostly these variations are for reasons all can
appreciate but in one instance it is controversial. As the candidate
progresses through the degrees he or she is required to various oaths,
including pledges of secrecy and obedience. Previously these oaths were
taken to Baphomet, which some consider to be the egregore of the OTO,
and the Inner Head of the Order. They have now been rewritten to be
taken to Baphomet, and the present human head of the Caliphate OTO. Some
people are happy with this, arguing that this is what Crowley intended.
Others disagree.

Lastly I would say that if you are considering working the rituals,
reading them in advance might lessen some of the dramatic effect. Some
have compared the difference between reading a ritual and experiencing
it has been compared to the difference between reading a recipe and
eating a meal.

For this reason I am happy to supply the book with Crowley's Thelemic
rituals marked off, so as to make it straightforward to avoid this
section. This does still leave a considerable amount of material,
including Crowley's instructions for OTO sex magick, Gnostic Catholic
Church material constitutional material, historical material, a long
(and controversial) introduction etc.

With my regards

Ben
Ben Fernee,
Caduceus Books,
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