93
Lodge
Ordo Templi Orientis
Costa Mesa, California,
USA
OTO
Peace, Tolerance,
Truth:
Salutation on all
Points
of the Triangle;
Respect to the
Order.
The letters OTO stand for
Ordo Templi
Orientis,the order of
Oriental Templars, or Order of the Temple of the East. The OTO 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. This is accomplished through
Beauty, Courage, Wit, on the Foundation of Universal
Brotherhood.
The OTO is the first of the
Old Aeon orders to accept The Book of
the Law, received by
Aleister Crowley in 1904 EV , with its message of a revolution in
human thought, culture and religion based upon a single supreme
injunction: the Law of Thelema, which is "Do What thou Wilt". This
law is not to be interpreted as a license to indulge every passing
whim, but rather as the mandate to discover one's True Will and
accomplish it, leaving others to do the same in their own unique
ways. "Every man and every woman is a star".
The Law of Thelema can
ultimately be fulfilled only through the efforts of each individual.
Nevertheless, many worthy aspirants to the Great Work of Thelema have
a genuine need for information, guidance, fellowship, or the
opportunity to assist their fellow aspirants and serve humanity. Such
aspirants will find welcome in the order....
O.T.O. is a California charitable
corporation and a federally recognized tax-exempt religious entity
under IRS section 501c(3). We have proven ourselves to be the genuine
O.T.O. of Aleister Crowley, both in the U.S. Federal Courts, and more
importantly by our demonstrated success in faithfully promulgating
practical Thelemic philosophy through a careful implementation of
Crowley's vision of the mission of the Order.
O.T.O. currently operates in 17
countries worldwide and has approximately 3,000 active members.
Within the broad context of Thelema, O.T.O. functions as a fraternal,
initiatory, social and educational organization of a religious
nature.
All material copyright (C) 1996-1998 by
Ordo Templi Orientis.
93 Lodge
-OTO
Sanctuary
of Babalon By the Sea -EGC
A brief
history:
93 Lodge is centrally located in sunny Costa Mesa, California, while it's membership spans most of Southern California. Frater Aleph has been the Master of 93 Lodge since he was installed on December 4th 1999ev. 93 Lodge is a substatial and growing body of initiates formed to promulgate the Law of Thelema, "Do What thou Wilt." 93 Lodge has been chartered since 1981ev. Frater IO Pan first created 93 Camp and served as Master, from Camp to Oasis to Lodge status, up until the year 1998. Soror SaRa then served as Master of 93 Lodge for the following two years, though she has been a vital force of 93 Lodge all along.
'The Sanctuary of Babalon by the
Sea' (Frater IO Pan & Soror SaRa) performed its first 'Ecclesia
Gnostica Catholica' Mass on Chinese New Year 1983. 93 Lodge has
performed and hosted over the years many: Initiations, Masses,
Classes, Rituals, Seminars, Camp outs, and today makes up a vital
part of the Southern California OTO community, while operating behind
the "Orange Curtain".
In Light, Life, Love, and
Liberty
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E-Mail:
ldg93s@hotmail.com
first posted on 2- 21-98 by F. Aleph 93 Lodge
777
