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The IOOF Building: The Early Hub of OTO in Australia
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Building in Sydney The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Building in Sydney holds a special place in the history of Ordo Templi Orientis in Australia. This historic location was not only a meeting place for various...
Sister Veni Cooper-Mathieson: New Thought and the OTO in Australia.
Born Amanda Melvina Cooper in Maitland, New South Wales, on October 4, 1867, Sister Veni Cooper-Mathieson was a leading exponent of New Thought philosophy and an important figure in the development of Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) in Australia.
The Supreme and Holy King … of Crows Nest!
Frater Progradior, Frank Bennet On Sydney’s lower North Shore, a short stroll from the hallowed grounds of North Sydney Oval, home of foundation rugby league club the North Sydney Bears, sits an unassuming, single-storey duplex. In the early decades of the 20th...
Descent from the Cross: The Transformation of a Masochist Woman
On May 1st, 2024, the Grand Lodge of Australia is celebrating the release of Descent from the Cross: The Transformation of a Masochist Woman by Elaine Simard LaForêt. Seeing the book edited, designed, produced, and released in the two months since Elaine passed in...
Finding the missing third volume of Crowley’s Confessions…in Sydney
If it were not for Mandrake’s collapse due to a mix of financial and friendship woes, Crowley would have realised his most ambitious publishing program since the Volume 1 of The Equinox years.
The Holy City of BABALON…is Melbourne!
The race for the Melbourne Cup – rounding the turn by the river, 1883; wood engraving published in the Illustrated Australian news. State Library Victoria. On 6 January 1927, Aleister Crowley wrote to an unnamed woman in Australia who he simply addressed as “Dear and...
Possums, how Dame Edna nearly did Aleister Crowley
A little-known fact about the late Australian comedy legend, Barry Humphries (1934-2023) – renowned for his iconic portrayal of the flamboyant Dame Edna Everage on both stage and television – was that he entertained the notion of playing Aleister Crowley on screen.
Living in the Sunlight – Available September 2022 e.v.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Living In the Sunlight by Steve King (Australia's national Grand Master Shiva X°) was released on the 21st of September, and it is now available on online retailers: Book DepositoryAmazon (Aus) (UK)Barnes & Noble...
Ora et Labora – Lecture Series – Revealing the Stèle of Ankh-ef-en-khonsu
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Ora et Labora is proud to announce the second in our series of online lectures with: J. Daniel Gunther “Revealing the Stèle of Ankh-ef-en-khonsu” J. Daniel Gunther is one of the foremost scholar-practitioners of...
Ora et Labora – Volume 3 – Virtual Launch
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. To Celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora – Volume 3, Grand Lodge of Australia is pleased to announce its upcoming virtual launch, including presentations from three prominent authors featured in this edition. We...
Ora et Labora – Lecture Series – Messianism in the New Aeon
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Ora et Labora is proud to announce that we will now be hosting a series of lectures, free of charge, beginning with: J. Daniel Gunther "Christeos Luciftias - Messianism in the New Aeon." Image credit Sr. Elena This is a...
Hieros Gamos Radio – Season 2 – Episode 1 – Gordan Djurdjevic
Welcome to season 2 of Hieros Gamos Radio! Our guest is a scholar whose work centers on the traditions of yoga and tantra and their impact on new religious movements in the West; Thelema; the cultural history of the 20th century, contemporary occultism, and...
FACT CHECK: False
Aleister Crowley and the Fake News Media In March of 2020, the Grand Lodge of Australia decided to re-issue a facsimile edition of Australian P.R. Stephensen’s 1930 examination of the disgusting campaign of personal vilification by the British gutter-press towards a...
Hieros Gamos Radio – Episode 13 – Mitch Horowitz
The local Tasmanian OTO body began producing the Hieros Gamos Radio Podcast in 2017. Over the next few weeks, we’ll revisit some of the best episodes of Season One, as pre-production on Season 2 has begun. We hope you enjoy these fascinating interviews with the...
Hieros Gamos Radio – Episode 3 – J. Daniel Gunther
The local Tasmanian OTO body began producing the Hieros Gamos Radio Podcast in 2017. Over the next few weeks, we’ll revisit some of the best episodes of Season One, as pre-production on Season 2 has begun. We hope you enjoy these fascinating interviews with the...
Hieros Gamos Radio – Episode 2 – Tobias Churton
The local Tasmanian OTO body began producing the Hieros Gamos Radio Podcast in 2017. Over the next few weeks, we'll revisit some of the best episodes of Season One. We hope you enjoy these fascinating interviews with the illuminating guests of the podcast. Tobias...
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Gordan Djurdjevic, Keith Cantú and Joel Brady on Thelema in the Academy
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Ian Drummond on his essay “Secret Light”
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Launch – Fr. ΦANHΣ X° on internalising the holographic nature of OTO
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Krzysztof Azarewicz discusses the “evil genius”
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Joel Brady discusses his essay “Baphomet”
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Gordan Djurdjevic discusses the recent development of the study of Thelema
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
Ora Et Labora – Virtual Book Launch – Keith Cantu sings a traditional Baul Bengali Song
On the Equinox in March, the Grand Lodge of Australia hosted two virtual book launches to celebrate the release of Ora Et Labora, an OTO research journal. We've collected some highlights here for your enjoyment. Ora Et Labora is available now....
A new edition of Book Four Parts I-III (Liber ABA) (Italian)
The Italian OTO Grand Lodge has published a new edition of Book Four Parts I-III (I) – with Part IV to be published later this year. This is a revised official publication, edited by the Frater Superior Hymenaeus Beta. It's a significant development in our translation...
Publications, Ora et Labora and The Legend of Aleister Crowley
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Last year we started our publication kick-off with Best of OZ, which has continued to be popular, copies being bought regularly. In the meantime, we have been working on other publications, they all have their own...
A New Acquisition for the Grand Lodge Archives – The English Review
By Frater O.I.P. The Australian Grand Lodge recently acquired two editions of the English literary magazine, The English Review, with both featuring contributions by Aleister Crowley. Our Grand Master Shiva X° has donated the items to our archives. One includes...
Australia: the land of sun worshippers – Part IV
The OTO Living in the Sunlight meditation Grand Master Shiva X° In parts I - III on Liber Resh I made occasional reference to a meditation practice called “Living in the Sunlight.” Up until we revived this practice in Australia in 2018, few people had ever heard of...
Australia: the land of sun worshippers – Part III
Liber Resh for everyone! Grand Master Shiva X° In the third part of this series I’ll turn to Liber Resh meditation. This is the third part of Resh, after invocation and adoration. In Book Four Part One, Crowley defines meditation as “the way of attainment of genius or...
Australia: the land of sun worshippers – Part II
Liber Resh for everyone! Grand Master Shiva X° In Part One I pointed out that there were a few variations to the performance of Liber Resh. For example, Crowley annotated his own manuscript and published copies of it with alternative Egyptian solar deities, and he...
Australia: the land of sun worshippers
Liber Resh for everyone! Part I Grand Master Shiva X° The solar adorations of Thelema, known as Liber Resh, are a rite from the initiatic Order A∴A∴, who OTO Grand Lodge works closely with. In Liber Resh, a ritual composed by Aleister Crowley, at 4 times during the...