Ordo Templi Orientis Incorporated (NSW)
ARBN 062 646 155 ABN 40 062 646 155

Statement of Objects

Ordo Templi Orientis Incorporated (O.T.O.) is the Australian National Section of Ordo Templi Orientis (International), a hierarchical, religious membership organization incorporated in the United States of America. Our mission is to effect and promote the doctrines and practices of the philosophical and religious system known as Thelema, with particular emphasis on cultivating the ideals of individual liberty, self-discipline, self-knowledge, and universal brotherhood. To this end, we conduct sacramental and initiatory rites, offer guidance and instruction to our members, organize social and cultural events, and engage in educational and community service activities at locations throughout the states and territories of Australia.

The Objects of the Australian Ordo Templi Orientis incorporated Association are:

1. To create, maintain, and promote a structured Association of men and women within Australia, who are united by their acceptance of the Law of Thelema, by a common interest in Magick, Yoga, and Hermetic Science, by the common experience of ceremonial initiation and sacramental ritual, by common pledges of fidelity, cooperation, and mutual aid, and by certain common ideals, namely: individual liberty; self-discipline; self-knowledge; universal brotherhood; and opposition to tyranny, superstition, and oppression.

2. To manage and govern this Association in substantial conformance with the principles set forth in the writings of Aleister Crowley and other historical leaders of Ordo Templi Orientis, with the approval and under the authorization of the International Headquarters of Ordo Templi Orientis, and in such a way as to ensure its continued survival and promote its continual growth and advancement.

3. To provide certain benefits to the members of the Association, including, but not limited to: participation in sacramental and initiatory rituals; ecclesiastical services; social community and entertainment; pastoral guidance and mediation of disputes; instruction in Hermetic Science, Yoga, and Magick; and opportunities for creative expression, community service, and development of beneficial social and professional relationships.

4. To preserve and advance the principles and practices of the religious, philosophical, and magical system of Thelema, and to promote the principles of individual liberty and universal brotherhood.

5. To conserve and manage books, documents, and other properties of historical or practical value which it may possess.

6. To establish physical centres of activity for the Association in locations throughout Australia.