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The letters O.T.O. stand for Ordo Templi Orientis, the Order of OrientalTemplars, or Order of the Temple of the East. O.T.O. is dedicated to the highpurpose of securing the Liberty of the Individual and his or her advancement inLight, Wisdom, Understanding, Knoledge, and !oer through "eauty, #ourage,and Wit, on the $oundation of Universal "rotherhood.

U.%. &rand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United %tates. It is themost populous and active branch of O.T.O., ith several thousand members and'( local bodies in )' states as of *ecember )++.

If you are interested in becoming a member of Ordo Templi Orientis, see themembership pagefor more information. To find an O.T.O. body near you, consultour list of local bodies. Our $-ansers many common /uestions about O.T.O.and Thelema. If you need further assistance, please rite to the ebmaster.

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A!out OTO

Ordo Templi Orientis is the first of the great Old 0on orders to accept TheBook of the Law, received by -leister #roley in (1+' E2. This boo3 proclaims a4e 0on in human thought, culture and religion. The 0on arises from a single

supreme in5unction6 the La of Thelema, hich is Do what thou wilt.

This La is not to be interpreted as a license to indulge every passing him,but rather as the mandate to discover one7s True Will and accomplish it8 leavingothers to do the same in their on uni/ue ays. 9Every man and every oman isa star.9 The La of Thelema can ultimately be fulfilled only through the individual

efforts of each person. 4evertheless, many orthy aspirants to the &reat Wor3 ofThelema have a genuine need for information, guidance, felloship, or theopportunity to assist their fello aspirants and serve humanity. %uch aspirantsill find elcome in OTO.

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:asonry. The comple< but intriguing history of OTOmay be of interest for thelight it sheds on the origins of our current organi;ation and goals.

The OTO operates local bodies throughout the orld8 most membersparticipate directly in one or more of them. There are three levels of local bodies

ithin the OTO6 #amps, Oases, and Lodges, in order of increasing importanceand services available. :ost local bodies offer classes on magic3, ritual, cabala,and other topics of interest to practicing Thelemites. :any bodies perform theE&nostic :ass on a regular basis. Other common local activities includeperformance of group rituals =for e, publication of anesletter or 5ournal, and cooperative activities ith other local alternative?religious groups. To find a local body near you, see the U% local bodiesorinternational contactslistings.

U% &rand Lodgeis not a Lodge in the above sense, but is instead thegoverning body of the Order in the United %tates. &rand Lodge coordinates and

monitors the operation of local bodies, sets policies, maintains records andfinances, and in general performs administrative and leadership functions. Ourprogram synopsis and mission statementprovide a summary of the purpose andactivities of U% &rand Lodge. :ost members of loer degrees have fe directdealings ith &rand Lodge, as almost all services to members are delivered bythe local bodies.

If you ish to become a member of OTO, many resources are available toassist you in locating and contacting a local body to apply for initiation. %ee themembershippage =and the pages to hich it refers> for details. It should beclearly understood that initiate membership in OTO re/uires a physical

ceremony, and that e offer no formal correspondence courses or other remoteservices, though informal correspondence ith members is elcome.

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() Gran* Lo*+e Pro+ram )ynopss an* ,sson )tatement

Program Synopsis

The !rogram of the U.%. &rand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis is as follos6

(. To create, maintain, and promote a structured society of men and omenithin the United %tates of -merica, ho are united by their acceptance ofthe La of Thelema, by a common interest in :agic3, Boga, and Cermetic%cience, by the common e


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Hstory o" Or*o Templ Orents

by Sabazius X and AMT IX

#arl Kellner

o -cademia :asonicao :asonic $oundations

O.T.O. under @euss

o O.T.O. under @euss and #roley

o #roley7s %uccession

O.T.O. under #roley

o -gap Lodgeo Karl &ermer

o &rady :c:urtry

O.T.O. under &ermer

Interregnum

O.T.O. under :c:urtryo #hallenge in #ourt

O.T.O. Today

-c3noledgements

4otes

-lthough officially founded at the beginning of the )+th century e.v., O.T.O.represents a surfacing and confluence of the divergent streams of esotericisdom and 3noledge hich ere originally divided and driven underground bypolitical and religious intolerance during the dar3 ages. It dras from thetraditions of the $reemasonic, @osicrucian and Illuminist movements of the (Fth

and (1th centuries, the crusading Knights Templars of the middle ages and early#hristian &nosticism and the !agan :ystery %chools. Its symbolism contains areunification of the hidden traditions of the East and the West, and its resolution
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of these traditions has enabled it to recogni;e the true value of -leister #roley7s

revelation of The Book of the Law.

Carl Kellner

The %piritual $ather of Ordo Templi Orientis as Carl Kellner=Renatus, %ept.(, (F( ? Gune H, (1+>, a ealthy -ustrian paper chemist. Kellner as a studentof $reemasonry, @osicrucianism and Eastern mysticism, and traveled e. Ce and Cartmann later collaborated on thedevelopment of the 9ligno?sulphite9 inhalation therapy for tuberculosis, hichformed the basis of treatment at Cartmann7s sanitarium near %alt;burg. *uringthe course of his studies, Kellner believed that he had discovered a 9Key9 hichoffered a clear e


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@osicrucian doctrines of the Cermetic "rotherhood of Light, and Kellner7s 9Key9to :asonic symbolism. "oth men and omen ould be admitted at all levels tothis Order, but possession of the various degrees of #raft and Cigh?&rade$reemasonry ould be a prere/uisite for admission to the Inner #ircle of O.T.O.

Unfortunately, due to the regulations of the established &rand Lodges hichgoverned @egular :asonry, omen could not be made :asons and ouldtherefore be e of *resden.Kellner did not approve of the revived Illuminati Order or of Engel. -ccording to

@euss, upon his final separation ith Engel in Gune of (1+), Kellner contactedhim and the to agreed to proceed ith the establishment of the OrientalTemplar Order by see3ing authori;ations to or3 the various rites of high?grade

:asonry.

Masonic Foundations

Theodor @euss, in addition to being the head of his revival of the "avarianOrder of Illuminati, as also the &rand :aster of the %edenborgian @ite of$reemasonry in &ermany =charter dated Guly )D, (1+( from W. Wynn Wescott>,%pecial Inspector for the :artinist Order in &ermany =charter dated Gune )',(1+( from &rard Encausse>, and :agus of the Cigh #ouncil in &ermania of the%ocietas @osicruciana in -nglia =letter of authori;ation dated $eb. )', (1+) fromW. Wynn Wescott>. With Kellner7s assistance, @euss applied to English :asonicscholar, Gohn Bar3er=(FAA?(1(A>, to purchase charters to operate three systems
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of high?grade $reemasonry 3non as the -ntient and !rimitive @ite of :emphisof 1H, the -ncient Oriental @ite of :i;raim of 1+, and the -ncient and -ccepted%cottish @ite of AA =#ernau #ouncil of 4e Bor3, (F+H>.

@euss received letters?patent as a %overeign &rand Inspector &eneral AA of

the #ernau %cottish @ite from Bar3er dated %eptember )', (1+). -ccording to apublished transcript, Bar3er issued on the same date a arrant to @euss, $ran;Cartmann and Cenry Klein to operate a %overeign %anctuary AA?1 of the%cottish, :emphis and :i;raim rites. Bar3er issued a second charter confirming@euss7s authority to operate said rites on Guly (, (1+'8 and @euss published atranscript of an additional confirming charter dated Gune )', (1+. @eusscommenced publication of a masonic 5ournal, The $riflae, in (1+).

These rites, along ith the %edenborgian @ite, ere adopted as integralelements ithin the overall scheme of the Order. The %edenborgian @iteincluded a version of the #raft degrees, and the #ernau %cottish @ite and the

@ites of :emphis and :i;raim provided a selection of the or3able 9high grades9as nearly complete as had ever e


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&rand #ouncil called 9:ystica -eterna9 in "erlin. %teiner ent on to found the-nthroposophical %ociety in (1(), and ended his association ith @euss in (1('.

On Gune )', (1+F, *r. &rard Encausse =#a%us, (FD?(1(D> organi;ed an9International :asonic and %piritualist #onference9 in !aris, hich @euss

attended. -t this conference, Encausse received, for no money, a patent from@euss to establish a 9%upreme &rand #ouncil &eneral of the Unified @ites of-ntient and !rimitive :asonry for the &rand Orient of $rance and its*ependencies at !aris.9 The year before, Encausse, along ith Gean "ricaud=(FF(?(1A'> and Louis?%ophrone $ugairon =b. (F'D>, had organi;ed l&'"lise(atholi)ue *nosti)ue, the &nostic #atholic #hurch, as a schism of l&'"lise*nosti)ue, a neo?-lbigensian church founded in !aris in (F1+ by Gules *oinel=(F')?(1+A>. It is believed that @euss received episcopal consecration andprimatial authority in l&'"lise (atholi)ue *nosti)uefrom Encausse and "ricaud atthis conference. Encausse7s involvement in O.T.O., per se, is unclear.

-lso at this conference, *r. -rnold Krumm?Celler =Huira!o!ha, (FH1?(1'1> aschartered as @euss7s official representative for Latin -merica. Krumm?Cellerdeveloped his on order called $raternitas @osicruciana -nti/ua [email protected].>.

-ccording to his son, !arsival, he never founded any O.T.O. Lodges, initiated anymembers into O.T.O., or appointed any O.T.O. officers.

O.T.O. Under Reuss and Crowley

-s a 5ournalist, @euss travelled fre/uently to England. On one such trip, he met-leister #roley =Ba%hoet, Oct. (), (FH ? *ec. (, (1'H>, hom he admitted tothe three degrees of O.T.O. in (1(+. On -pril )(, (1(), @euss issued a charter to

#roley, for no money, appointing him 4ational &rand :aster &eneral ofO.T.O. for &reat "ritain and Ireland. #roley7s appointment included authorityover an English language rite of the loer =:asonic> degrees of O.T.O. hichas given the name 9:ysteria :ystica :a


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A. The Order of the Illuminati.'. The Order of the Temple.. The Order of the Knights of %t. Gohn.D. The Order of the Knights of :alta.H. The Order of the Knights of the Coly %epulchre.

F. The Cidden #hurch of the Coly &rail.1. The @osicrucian Order.(+.The Coly Order of @ose #roi< of Ceredom.((. The Order of the Coly @oyal -rch of Enoch.().The -ntient and !rimitive @ite of :asonry =AA degrees>.(A.The @ite of :emphis =1H degrees>.('.The @ite of :i;raim =1+ degrees>.(.The -ncient and -ccepted %cottish @ite of :asonry =AA degrees>.(D.The %edenborgian @ite of :asonry.(H.The Order of the :artinists.(F.The Order of the %at "hai.

(1.The Cermetic "rotherhood of Light.)+.The Cermetic Order of the &olden *an,

and many other orders of e/ual merit, if of less fame. It does not include the--ith hich august "ody it is, hoever, in close alliance.

The :anifesto of the :::also gave the folloing scheme oforgani;ation for the Order6

O :inerval

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I2 #ompanion of the Coly @oyal -rch of Enoch.!rince of Gerusalem.Knight of the East and of the West.

2 %overeign !rince of @ose #roi

:ember of the %enate of Knight Cermetic !hilosophers Knights of the @edEagle.

2I Illustrious Knight =Templar> of the Order of Kadosch, and #ompanion of theColy &raal.&rand In/uisitor #ommander, :ember of the &rand Tribunal.!rince of the @oyal %ecret.

2II 2ery Illustrious %overeign &rand Inspector &eneral.:ember of the %upreme &rand #ouncil.

2III !erfect !ontiff of the Illuminati.

I Initiate of the %anctuary of the &nosis.


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@e< %ummus %anctissimus =%upreme and :ost Coly King>.

The %eptember, (1() issue of the $riflaeincluded a similar listing of a ten?degree system6

I !rfling M!robationerN

II :inerval

III Gohannis?=#raft?> $reimauer M#raft $reemasonN

I2 %chottischer?=-ndreas?> :auer M%cottish :asonN

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2III Orientalisher Templer

I 2oll3ommener Illuminat M!erfected IlluminatusN

%upremus @e, 9@e< %ummus %anctissimus,9or 9%upremus @e.

The 4ational &rand :asters &eneral had the authority to appoint their onrepresentatives, called 92iceroys,9 in other countries ith the same dominantlanguage. 2iceroys could also be accorded the by the O.C.O. The 4ational&rand :asters &eneral ere e


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those of high?grade $reemasonry, before they can be illuminated and initiatedmembers of our Order.9 Coever, the United &rand Lodge of England, to hom#roley technically oed :asonic allegiance, ob5ected to the performance of the#raft *egrees in England outside of its 5urisdiction, and ob5ected to the admissionof omen into $reemasonry. Therefore, #roley included the folloing statement

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The O.T.O., although an -cademia :asonica, is not a :asonic "ody so far asthe craft degrees are concerned in the sense in hich that e as theO.T.O.7s official representative in %outh -frica. Later in (1(A, hile visiting

:osco, #roley composed the *nosti! Mass, hich he 9prepared for the use ofthe O.T.O., the central ceremony of its public and private celebration,corresponding to the :ass of the @oman #atholic #hurch.9

World War I bro3e out on Guly )F, (1('. #roley moved to 4e Bor3 inOctober of (1('8 the folloing year finding employment as a riter for &eorge

%ylvester 2ierec37s periodicals The +atherlandand The International, and asmanaging editor for the latter. In *ecember of (1(', #roley appointed CharlesStansfeld Jones=#arzi,al, (FFD?(1+> as %overeign &rand Inspector &eneral2II and #roley7s personal representative in the #ity of 2ancouver. In :arch of(1(, Windram appointed Ernest W. T. *unn 2II =Ma-ius> as -cting 2iceroy for

-ustralasia.
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*espite his earlier disclaimer about the #raft *egrees in the Manifesto of theMMM, #roley remained uncomfortable ith the :asonic character of theO.T.O., for a number of additional reasons6

In contrast ith @euss, #roley believed that omen could not be initiated

as $reemasons8 though he thought that they ought to be able to beinitiated into O.T.O. Ce as frustrated ith the elaborate preparations re/uired to stage

:asonic initiations, and ith the length of the :asonic rituals and theire and these ere or3ed in London ith the greatestsuccess.

I must here pause to point out that the fundamental and essential change hichis necessary in any rituals ith hich I have anything to do is the complete

renunciation of the cult of the slave?gods. It is impossible for free men toac3noledge any system hich is bound up ith the fetishes of savages hoseonly motive for action is the fear born of their ignorance.

In (1( or (1(D, -leister #roley rote 9-n Intimation ith @espect to the#onstitution of the Order9 =Liber ##I2>, hich developed the ideas set forth in@euss7s (1+D O.T.O. #onstitution, #roley7s (1(A :::#onstitution, andin #roley7s Manifesto. &rard Encausse died on October ), (1(D. #harles
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*tr =T.der, (F?(1(F> succeeded Encausse, and also appears to havereceived the of O.T.O. for $rance, but he died only to years later.

In (1(D, @euss moved to "asle, %it;erland. While there, he established an9-national &rand Lodge and :ystic Temple9 of O.T.O. and the Cermetic

"rotherhood of Light at :onte 2erit. :onte 2erit as a utopian commune near-scona founded in (1++ by Cenri Oeden3oven and Ida Cofmann, hichfunctioned as a center for hat the historian Games Webb ould later call the9!rogressive Underground.9

On Ganuary )), (1(H, @euss published a manifesto for this -national &randLodge, hich as called /erit0 Mysti!a. On the same date, he published arevised version of his (1+D O.T.O. #onstitution, ith a 9%ynopsis of *egrees9 andan abridgment of The Messa"e of the Master Therionappended. In his revisedconstitution, @euss included many of the provisions of #roley7s :::#onstitution of (1(A. Coever, in this document, as in many of @euss7s

documents about O.T.O., he emphasi;ed the :asonic character of the Order.

In :ay of (1(H, #roley7s Lodge in England as raided and closed don bythe police, allegedly over charges of 9fortune telling9 against one of the members.Coever, #roley7s or3 for 2ierec37s anti?"ritish publication The +atherlandmay have caused the authorities to suspect #roley7s Lodge of unpatrioticactivities. -ll Lodge records ere sei;ed. #roley as forced to temporarilyresign the &rand :astership in favor of #.%. Gones to ease the situation for theremaining members. The Lodge as never completely restored.

In -scona, @euss held an 9-national #ongress for Organising the

@econstruction of %ociety on !ractical #ooperative Lines9 at :onte 2erit from-ugust (?), (1(H. This #ongress included readings of #roley7s poetry =on-ugust ))> and a recitation of #roley7s &nostic :ass =on -ugust )' P forO.T.O. members only>. The announcement for this congress stated6 9There areto centres of the O.T.O., both in neutral countries, here en/uiries can belodged by those interested in the aim of this congress. One is at 4e Bor3 =U.%.of -merica>, the other at -scona =Italian %it;erland>.9 #roley as living in 4eBor3 at the time8 so, evidently, he and @euss ere the only active 4ational Ceadsof O.T.O. in (1(H.

@euss had his secretary, 9G. -dderley9 =Isabel -dderley Oeden3oven>, send a

copy of the announcement, along ith a copy of #roley7sManifesto of the

MMM, to the United &rand Lodge of England, hoping that the &randLodge ould send a representative. It did not8 but William Cammond, the &randLodge Librarian, rote to @euss after the congress and as3ed for additionalinformation. *uring @euss7s correspondence ith Cammond, @euss remindedCammond that they had met in (1(AJ(', and @euss had provided him ithcopies of the $riflaeand #roley7s E)uino-, hich, he said, 9give detailsabout O.T.O.9
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@euss as clearly impressed ith Thelema. #roley7s &nostic :ass, hich@euss translated into &erman and had recited at his -national #ongress at:onte 2erit, is an e, @euss reported e


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#roley7s Liber LII6 The Manifesto of the $4T4$4as based nearly ord?for?ord on #roley7s (1() Manifesto of the MMM. Thelemic salutations ereadded, references to officers ere updated, references to 9guineas9 erechanged to their e/uivalents in dollars, to names of contributing organi;ationsere deleted =The @osicrucian Order and the Cermetic Order of the &olden

*an>8 the table of fees and the photographs of "oles3ine ere deleted, thestatement 9It MO.T.O.N does not in any ay infringe the 5ust privileges of dulyauthori;ed :asonic "odies9 as added after the list of contributing organi;ations,and the :asonic disclaimer /uoted previously as changed to6

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#.%. Gones had resigned from O.T.O. in (1(1, but had continued to correspondith @euss8 and on :ay (+, (1)(, @euss chartered Gones as for the 9United%tates of 4orth -merica.9 On the same date, he chartered Ceinrich Trn3er=Re!nartus, (FF+?(1D>, ho headed several esoteric organi;ations ithin amovement termed 9!ansophia,9 as for &ermany.

On Guly A+, (1)(, @euss issued another 9&auge of -mity9 document, this timeto C. %pencer Leis, the founder of -.:.O.@.#., the %an Gose, #alifornia based@osicrucian organi;ation. This document also recogni;ed Leis as a 2IImember of O.T.O. #roley had met Leis previously in (1(F in 4e Bor3, andas not impressed ith him. @euss returned to &ermany in %eptember of (1)(,settling in :unich. On %eptember A, (1)(, @euss chartered #arl William Cansen=8adosh, (FH)?(1AD> as for *enmar3. In October of (1)(, upon *unn7sresignation, #roley appointed $ran3 "ennett =9ionysus, (FDF?(1A+> as his2iceroy to -ustralia.

Crowleys Succession

There is some reason to believe that @euss suffered a stro3e in the %pring of(1)+, but this is not entirely certain. #roley rote to W.T. %mith in :arch of(1'A6

the late O.C.O., after his first stro3e of paralysis, got into a panic about the or3being carried on...Ce hastily issued honorary diplomas of the %eventh *egree tovarious people, some of hom had no right to anything at all and some of homere only cheap croo3s.

%hortly after appointing him his 2iceroy for -ustralia, #roley appears to havecorresponded ith $ran3 "ennett and discussed ith him his doubts about@euss7s continuing ability to effectively govern the Order. It ould appear that@euss discovered the correspondence8 he rote #roley an angry, defensiveresponse on 4ovember 1, (1)(, in hich he appeared to distance himself andO.T.O. from Thelema, hich, as shon above, he had previously embraced.#roley replied to @euss7s letter on 4ovember )A, (1)(, and stated in his letter,9It is my ill to be O.C.O. and $rater %uperior of the Order and avail myself ofyour abdication P to proclaim myself as such.9 Ce signed the letter 9"aphometO.C.O.9 In a diary entry for 4ovember )H, (1)(, #roley rote6 9I haveproclaimed myself O.C.O. $rater %uperior of the Order of Oriental Templars.9

@euss died on October )F, (1)A e.v.

In his (onfessions, #roley recounts that @euss 9resigned the office MofO.C.O.N in (1)) in my favour.9 In a letter to Ceinrich Trn3er dated $ebruary (',(1), #roley stated the folloing6

@euss as very uncertain in temper, and in many ays unreliable. In his lastyears he seems to have completely lost his grip, even accusing The Book of the


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Lawof communistic tendencies, than hich no statement could be more absurd.Bet it seems that he must have been to some e, at the time Trn3er7s secretary and publisher>8 -lbin &rau8

Eugen &rosche8 :artha Kn;el8 Cenri "irven8 a gentleman named Copfer8#roley8 #roley7s associates *orothy Olsen, Leah Cirsig, 4orman :udd8 andothers.

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Cerrn Trn3er, &rau, Copfer and "irven decided to 3eep the !ansophical Lodgeindependent from the :aster Therion. Cerr &rosche originally sided ith#roley, but he and &ermer /uarreled, and &rosche decided to remainindependent. -fter the closure of the !ansophical Lodge in (1)D, &roscheregrouped a number of the e


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and aerospace pioneer. !arsons as instrumental in the founding of both the#alifornia Institute of Technology7s Get !ropulsion Laboratory and of -ero5et&eneral.

Karl 'ermer

When World War II bro3e out in (1A1, international communications becameincreasingly disrupted and civilian travel as limited. #roley became verydependent on foreign representatives, being unable to travel himself. Karl&ermer, #roley7s &erman representative, as arrested by the &estapo andconfined in a 4a;i concentration camp for 9see3ing students for the foreignresident, high?grade $reemason, #roley.9 @eleased early in the War throughthe efforts of the -merican #onsul, &ermer traveled ultimately to the United%tates, here, as &rand Treasurer &eneral and #roley7s second in command,he conducted much of the business of O.T.O. On :arch (', (1'), #roley roteto &ermer6 9I shall appoint you my successor as O.C.O. ... - complete change in

the structure of the Order, and in its methods is necessary. The secret is thebasis, and you must select the proper people.9 The other European branches ofO.T.O. ere largely destroyed or driven underground during the War. The Latin

-merican branches of Krumm?Celler7s [email protected]. maintained a light contact ith&ermer until the early (1D+s.

"y the end of the %econd World War in (1', only -gap Lodge in !asadena,#alifornia as still functioning. There ere isolated O.T.O. initiates in variousparts of the orld. -lthough #roley received visits from O.T.O. members inEngland, no Lodge or3 had been conducted there since the police raid of (1(H.Initiations ere very rare outside of #alifornia. Krumm?Celler in :e, to #alifornia for initiation.

'rady McMurtry

*uring the %econd World War, to #alifornian O.T.O. members, &rady Louis:c:urtry =Oct. (F, (1(F ? Guly (), (1F> and $rederic3 :ellinger = Merlinus,(F1+?(1H+> =:ellinger as originally a refugee from 4a;i &ermany>, traveled toEurope on military assignments. :c:urtry ent earlier and visited #roley onseveral occasions hile on leave. :ellinger visited #roley after :c:urtry asrotated bac3 to the United %tates.

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In (1'', #roley began discussing ith :c:urtry the possibility of assumingthe 9#aliphate.9 #roley rote to :c:urtry on %ept. )F, (1''6 9I hope you illprefer my plan for your career as my $ides -chates, alter ego, #aliph, so on.9On 4ovember )(, (1'', he rote to :c:urtry again6

SThe #aliphate.7 Bou must reali;e that no matter ho closely e see eye?to?eyeon any ob5ective sub5ect, I have to thin3 on totally different premises here theOrder is concerned. One of the =startling fe> commands given to me as this6STrust not a stranger6 fail not of an heir.7 This has been the very devil for me. $rM%aturnusN is, of course, the natural #aliph8 but there are many details concerningthe actual policy or or3ing hich hit his blind spots. In any case, he can only bea stopgap, because of his age8 I have to loo3 for VhisV successor. It has beenCell8 so many have come up ith ama;ing promise, only to go on the roc3s. ..."ut P no here is here you have missed my point altogether P I do not thin3of you as lying on a grassy hillside ith a lot of dear seet lovely oolly lambs,capering to your fluteQ On the contrary. Bour actual life, or Sblooding,7 is the sort of

initiation hich I regard as the first essential for a #aliph. $or P say )+ yearshence the Outer Cead of the Order must, among other things, have had thee, is from the -rabic ord 8halifa,meaning 9deputy.9 It as historically used in early Islam to designate thesuccessor to the !rophet, the orldide #ommander of the Islamic $aithful.#roley7s use of the term as applied to &ermer and :c:urtry as parallel forO.T.O.

In (1'D, #roley entrusted :c:urtry ith documents of emergencyauthori;ation to ta3e charge of the entire or3 of the Order in #alifornia, hichincluded the only functional O.T.O. "ody at the time. #roley additionallyappointed :c:urtry his personal representative in the U.%.-., hose authorityas to be considered as #roley7s on. These to charters, dated respectively:arch )), (1'D and -pril ((, (1'D, ere sub5ect only to Karl &ermer7s approval,veto or revision. &ermer as ell informed of :c:urtry7s charters from #roley,as he had attended the -gap Lodge meeting at hich :c:urtry had presentedthem. In addition, in a letter to &ermer dated Gune (1, (1'D, #roley informed&ermer that 9The only limitation on his M:c:urtry7sN poer in #alifornia is thatany decision hich he ta3es is sub5ect to revision or veto by yourself,9 thusremoving the re/uirement for prior approval by &ermer.

On Gune D, (1'H, #roley rote to &ermer6

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dispersion of so many members, you might find it useful to appoint a triumvirateto or3 under you. :y idea as :ellinger, :c:urtry, and, I suppose, @oyMLeffingellN, though I have alays been a little doubtful about the trustorthinessof the last.

On Gune (H, (1'H, si< months before his death, #roley rote to :c:urtryand informed him that hile &ermer as to be #roley7s successor as Cead ofO.T.O., :c:urtry should hold himself prepared to succeed &ermer.

#roley, hile trusting in Karl &ermer7s ability to govern the Order as hissuccessor, evidently did not trust in &ermer7s ability to find and designate anappropriate successor for himself. In hat appears to have been an additionalcontingency measure in the event that :c:urtry died or became incapacitated,#roley also advised :ellinger to hold himself ready as a possible successor to&ermer, in a letter dated Guly (, (1'H. Coever, :ellinger did not receive anyassignments of the 3ind given to :c:urtry, and #roley never used the term

9#aliph9 in reference to :ellinger.

O.T.O. Under Germer

#roley died on *ecember (, (1'H8 and in accord ith his ishes Karl &ermerbecame O.C.O. of O.T.O., serving from late (1'H until his death in (1D). -gapLodge continued in %outhern #alifornia until (1'1, after hich the Lodge ceased

to hold regular meetings. The records of -gap Lodge, consisting of minutes ofmeetings, annotated copies of rituals, lists of members initiated to variousdegrees in O.T.O., correspondence, and financial records, ere conserved byGane Wolfe and various members of the Lodge.

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materials from #roley7s estate and eventually too3 them ith him to his finalhome at Westpoint in #alaveras #ounty, #alifornia.

&ermer as a /uiet and reclusive man, and primarily interested in publishing#roley7s ritings. %everal O.T.O. members helped him ith this, but, aside from

promotion of those already initiated, no ne initiations ere given. &ermernotified :c:urtry and others that O.T.O. as to be incorporated and governed bya triumvirate of officers, but this incorporation as never accomplished under&ermer7s headship of O.T.O. &ermer did charter an O.T.O. #amp in Englandunder Kenneth &rant, a III member8 but closed the #amp and e


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&eorge Washington University hile or3ing as a :anagement -nalyst for theU.%. &overnment. Ce also directed the Washington %ha3espeare %ociety.

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:ass, hich is, according to #roley, 9the central ceremony of MO.T.O.7sN public

and private celebration.9

O.T.O. Under McMurtry

When :c:urtry became aare of the critical condition into hich the Orderhad fallen after &ermer7s death, he as impelled to invo3e his documents ofemergency authori;ation from #roley, and assume the title 9#aliph of O.T.O.,9as specified in #roley7s letters to :c:urtry from the (1'+s. $or the toitnesses he believed ere necessary for this act, he chose *r. Israel @egardie=(1+H?(1F> and &erald Bor3e =(1+(?(1FA>. :c:urtry referred to these to asthe 9Eyes of Corus,9 as the to most prominent surviving personal students of

#roley. Ce advised them of his plans to reconstitute the O.T.O. using his lettersof charter from #roley, and re/uested their support, hich as offered.:c:urtry completed the activation of his #aliphate by Gune of (1D1, ith a letterto Cermann :et;ger of %it;erland.

Upon activation of the #aliphate, surviving O.T.O. members from the &ermerand #roley years ere invited to 5oin ith :c:urtry to resume regularoperations of O.T.O. -t that time there ere less than a do;en surviving olderO.T.O. members in the United %tates. %oror :eral, %oror &rimaud, :ildred"urlingame and &abriel :ontenegro indicated illingness to see the O.T.O.accessible to the general public. @ay "urlingame had died some years before,

and *r. :ontenegro died on Guly (', (1D1, before an organi;ational meetingcould be held. $rederic3 :ellinger had re?established his contacts ith theTheosophical %ociety and had been essentially inactive in O.T.O. sinceappro


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%ascha &ermer died in -pril of (1H, and in (1HD hen her death became3non, the O.T.O. -ssociation under :c:urtry obtained a court order for deliveryof the remnant of the O.T.O. archives that had been in her custodianship. Thisorder as issued, recogni;ing &rady :c:urtry as the authori;ed representativeof O.T.O., by the %uperior #ourt in #alaveras #ounty, #alifornia, and filed Guly

)Hth, (1HD.

Under :c:urtry, as #aliph or acting Cead of O.T.O., several attempts eremade to attract ne members to O.T.O. and to ma3e the Order 3non to thepublic. In (1H+, O.T.O. published #roley7s Thoth Tarot #ards, illustrated by Lady$rieda Carris, from the *ublin address. @esponse as slo, but a fe nemembers ere initiated through efforts centered in *ublin, #alifornia at The#ollege of Thelema and in %an $rancisco at the Kaaba #ler3 Couse. The %an$rancisco activity collapsed, and one ne member resigned. -ctivity continuedfor to years in *ublin, and then as transferred to "er3eley, #alifornia.

In (1HH, :c:urtry held O.T.O. initiations at his home in "er3eley, #alifornia,and began a group there. O.T.O. as incorporated under the las of the %tate of#alifornia on :arch )Dth, (1H1 e.v. Those ho had claimed in print to be O.T.O.members or ho ere 3non to be former members ere notified of theformation of this corporation, and given a period of time to file a claim tocontinued membership, according to a precedent established earlier by Karl&ermer. The corporation attained $ederal Ta< eA in (1F).

Challen!e in Court

- substantial effort as made to assume control of O.T.O. by :arcelo @amos:otta =(1A(?(1FH> under the name 9%ociety Ordo Templi Orientis.9 :r. :otta hadbeen a personal --student of Karl &ermer for a number of years, but hadnever formally obtained a charter to Initiate or operate a Lodge. In fact, he hadnever even been formally initiated into O.T.O. -fter &ermer7s death, :ottaasserted a claim to being &ermer7s successor, and formed an O.T.O. group in hisnative country of "ra;il. :otta at first recogni;ed Kenneth &rant as head ofO.T.O., but rescinded this recognition on learning that &rant had been e


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"rotherhood of Light also appears to have had connections ith theHereti! Brotherhood of Lu-or, hich as a mystical society hichsurfaced publicly in England in (FF' under the auspices of :a< Theon=-K- Louis?:a, and taught spiritual healing,estern occultism and principals of race regeneration through thespirtuali;ation of se, *r. E. !argaet;i =representing the %ov. %anctuary of the%cottish, :emphis and :i;raim @ites for $rance>8 -. %pilmer =representingthe &rand Lodge of #olombia>, C. %cht; =representing !rince -le8 Gohn -nderson
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=representing the 4ational &rand Lodge of %cotland>8 and :atthe:c"lain Thomson =representing the -merican :asonic $ederation, the&rand Lodge of Washington, *.#., and the &rand Orient of #uba>.


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"lac3 %unOasis

-3ron OC

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(). Every "rother shall sho himself solicitous of the comfort and happiness ofany "rother ho may be old, attending not only to all material ants, but to his

amusement, so that his declining years may be made 5oyful.

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(A. Every "rother shall see3 constantly to give pleasure to all "rethren ithhom he is ac/uainted, hether by entertainment or conversation, or in anyother manner that may suggest itself. It ill fre/uently and naturally arise thatlove itself springs up beteen members of the Order, for that they have so manyand sacred interests in common. %uch love is peculiarly holy, and is to beencouraged.

('. -ll children of "rethren are to be considered as children of the hole Order,

and to be protected and aided in every ay by its members severally, as by itsorgani;ation collectively. 4o distinction is to be made ith regard to theconditions surrounding the birth of any child.

(. There is an especially sacred duty, hich every "rother should fulfil, ithregard to all children, those born ithout the Order included. This duty is toinstruct them in the La of Thelema, to teach them independence and freedom


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of thought and character, and to arn them that servility and coardice are themost deadly diseases of the human soul.

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(D. !ersonal or domestic attendants should be chosen from among the members

of the Order hen possible, and great tact and courtesy are to be employed indealing ith them.

(H. They, on their part, ill render illing and intelligent service.

(F. While in Lodge, and on special occasions, they are to be treated as "rothers,ith perfect e/uality8 such behaviour is undesirable during the hours of service,and familiarity, subversive as it is of all discipline and order, is to be avoided byadopting a complete and mar3ed change of manner and address.

(1. This applies to all persons in subordinate positions, but not to the "rethren

%ervient in the !rofess?Couses of the Order, ho, giving service ithoutrecompense, are to be honoured as hosts.

)+. In case of the sic3ness of any "rother, it is the duty of all "rethren ho 3nohim personally to attend him, to see that he ant for nothing, and to report ifnecessary his needs to the Lodge, or to &rand Lodge itself.

)(. Those "rethren ho happen to be doctors or nurses ill naturally give theirs3ill and care ith even more than their customary 5oy in service.

)). -ll "rethren are bound by their fealty to offer their service in their particular

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DD. "rethren of the Order ho ta3e long 5ourneys overseas are received in placeshere they so5ourn at the !rofess?Couses of the Order for the period of onemonth.

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DH. Women of the Order ho are about to become mothers receive all care,attention, and honour from all "rethren.

DF. %pecial !rofess?Couses ill be established for their convenience, should theyish to ta3e advantage of them.

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themselves, to stand continually before the face of the $ather, the %upreme andColy King, serving him day and night. These persons must not be of higher ran3than the %econd *egree8 they must volunteer for this service at the conclusion ofthat ceremony8 and therefore they give up their on prospect of advancement inthe Order for one year, that they may serve their fellos. This is then the first

lesson in our great principle, the attainment of honour through renunciation.

D. The degree of Knights of the East and West is but a bridge beteen the firstand second series8 but it is important, for in that grade a ne pledge?form mustbe signed, and the ne Knight voed to devote his life to the Establishment ofthe La of Thelema.

H. The members of the $ifth *egree are responsible for all that concerns the%ocial elfare of the Order. This grade is symbolically that of beauty andharmony8 it is the natural stopping?place of the ma5ority of men and omen8 for toproceed farther, as ill appear, involves renunciation of the sternest 3ind. Cere

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Duty

3YALEISTERCROWLEY

ANOTEONTHECHIEFRULESOFPRACTICALCONDUCTTOBE

OBSERVEDBYTHOSEWHOACCEPTTHELAWOFTHELEMA.

9*o hat thou ilt shall be the hole of the La.9 -L I6'+

9There is no la beyond *o hat thou ilt.9 -L III6D+

9M...N thou hast no right but to do thy ill. *o that, and no other shall say nay. $orpure ill, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every ayperfect.9 -L I6')?''

9Love is the la, love under ill.9 -L I6H

9Every man and every oman is a star.9 -L I6A

A. *OUR /UT* TO *OURS()&

B. Find yourself to &e the centre of your own Uni-erse.

9I am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star.9-L II6D

. )="lore the (ature and owers of your own 1ein!.

This includes everything hich is, or can be, for you6 and you must accepteverything e and as its 4ature is to move continually, it mustbe understood not as static, but as dynamic, not as a 4oun but as a 2erb.

. De-elo" in due harmony and "ro"ortion e-ery faculty which you"ossess.

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. Find the formula of this "ur"ose, or GTrue %illG, in an e="ression assim"le as "ossi&le.

Learn to understand clearly ho best to manipulate the energies hich youcontrol to obtain the results most favourable to it from its relations ith the part ofthe Universe hich you do not yet control.

H. )=tend the dominion of your consciousness, and its control of allforces alien to it, to the utmost.

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$soteric Order of the Golden Dawn.

%ince its inception in (FFF, thetraditional Cermetic Order of the&olden *an has been the mostinfluential force in the modernrebirth of the Western :ysteryTradition. $rom the neo?paganrevival to the 4e -gemovement, the &olden *an7sealth of teachings still has aprofound and lasting effect onthose ho see3 spiritual

enlightenment in the esternorld.Today these teachingsplus true initiationare invo3ed bythe )soteric Order of the'olden Dawn L.

%ince its inception in (FFF, the#lassical teachings of the&olden *an has been the mostinfluential force in the modernrebirth of the Western :ysteryTradition.

-rticles are presented here

highlighting the history of thehistoric &olden *an, the livesof important people associatedith the order, and manysub5ects that are still debatedover one hundred years after theOrder7s founding..

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3al* prmarly "or the Outer0Frst Or*er o" the GOLDEN DAWN8Wth some e$ceptons re+ar*n+ !ut not *e"nn+ the

Inner Or*er o" the R#R# et A#6#

The #lassical &olden *an current is one of those mystical energies that cannot readily fall intoa pre?defined space or simple e is not a :agical Order. It is a preparatoryschool and an intense training ground into hermetics, abalah, alchemy, and the Western:ysteries. This training, hich begins ith the process of initiation, sets in motion the necessaryalchemical fire to transform the inner lead to gold. This cannot be accomplished through the useof a trademar3 or a mountain of boo3s ith 9&olden *an9 printed on the cover. It happensthrough tradition and transmission of the light.

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to the fullest potential of gold. In plain English, the &olden *an system or3sQ :uch of ouroccult isdom today, from Wicca to Tarot, from astrology to psychology can be directly traced tothe Cermetic Order of the &olden *an.

In (FFF, the Order began the process of initiation. With more than 5ust the initiation of theindividual, the Order initiated a re?aa3ening of the Western :ystery tradition. The &olden *an

began the process of molding, teaching and building future -depts in the art of %elf?:astery andpractical abalah.

In essence, the &olden *an %ystem as and is a curriculum of study and preparation of the&reat Wor3Q The &reat Wor3 is defined as6 The purification of the spiritual nature, so that ith theaid of the *ivine, the -dept may overcome hisJher human limitations and thus gradually raise andunite ith the *ivine %elf. This is the True %elf hich is beyond birth and death. Thus, the -deptill learn hisJher True Will and may persue the accomplishment of it, the &reat Wor3. :ore than

5ust a curriculum of study, the &olden *an %ystem is an alchemical process that can only beaccomplished through initiation. Althou!h today some 'olden Dawn orders encom"ass aworldwide fraternity of li2e:minded men and women who see2 G+nner Truth,G it is still, inmany ways, a solitary "ath. !ersonal attention and or3 is a 9must9 in the process of spiritualdevelopment.

I have avoided a history lecture as much as possible in this paper. I have also tried to avoid a9here7s hat the &olden *an %ystem teaches9 lecture. On a personal basis, the &olden *an%ystem is a priceless treasure. I have not alays felt that ay. -s a 4eophyte, it as a cloud ofconfusion. Li3e a fine ine that must age, time and patience give one a clearer understandingand a deeper appreciation of perfection. I thin3 that is e


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:an has evolved a great deal throughout the centuries8 religion, commerce and government haveall changed as man3ind has gron and steadily improved his 3noledge and humanity. -lthoughman seems very different today than in times past, the soul or essence of man remains the same.

-s a species e seem to have roughly the same appearance, the same hopes and dreams8 apart of us ill never change. We are reflected by hat e create8 hat e create evolves

according our hopes and aspirations, but to create intelligently and consistently, the core of ourcreation must remain unchangeable even as our essence remains unchangeable throughout ourevolution.

-n organi;ation behaves as a living thing, it ill gro and change even as those individualshom breathe life into it gro and change. The life and current, hich flos through anorgani;ation must attach itself to a core s3eleton so to spea38 this is hy many governmentstoday have a constitution, so that as the nation gros and changes, the essence remainsunchanged and the people could rally behind the core belief system, on hich the nation isbased. This seems to or3 for any group of people, including the &olden *an tradition, if thereare no core beliefs the individuals ithin the group ill gro apart and form smaller factions. Wehave seen this ithin the &olden *an community over the past one hundred years6 the &olden*an is capable of invo3ing great, healing Light into our sic3 and dying orld8 e can, as a group

ma3e a onderful difference in the orld ith beautiful Cermetic, @osicrucian tradition, but not ife are in discord. The current of the classical &olden *an, as ell as other &olden *angroups, must gro and evolve around some basic core practices and beliefs or else e groapart and become ea3 and bic3ering factions that cause little change in a orld alreadybrimming ith ea3ness and bic3ering.

We as the Esoteric Order of the &olden *an must strive to maintain and uphold the principles ofour predecessors8 in particular, those principles established by %.L. :ac&regor?:athers. Theseprovide the core beliefs and practices that ill place all &olden *an practitioners ithin thesame frameor3 and ill enable us to harmoni;e our energy and current. This does not imply thate should restrict our individuality, but it does mean that e must or3 ithin a frameor3 thatill give us the strength in numbers needed to ma


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? The Cierophant represents the ancient Egyptian &od Osiris and thus invo3es this &od form priorto any initiation. uote from R( Enterer of the Threshold6

The &.*.7s Call of the 4eophyte is ruled over by Ousiri, through the office of the Cierophant. The&.*. Ousiri is the E or Ceru represents the guardian force, protecting the Call.

olitics ha-e no "lace in the )soteric Order of the 'olden Dawn.To clarify6

:embers of the Esoteric Order of the &olden *an regard each other as brothers andsisters and ill not be divided by political issues. Coever, healthy discussions on anynumber of topics including politics are certainly encouraged.

!olitical issues cannot be alloed to be made a general Order statement or to interfere

ith the integrity of the Order.

!olitical agendas that pit one person against another, particularly on the basis of race or

gender, must remain outside the Order[s doors.

Acce"tance and res"ect of men and women on an e>ual &asis.

Every member of the Order is to be treated as if they ere a true brotherJsister, as if all

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D54 3e,er !onden other reli"ionsF - particular &olden *an group, hether it is reformed, traditional or thelemic ill not be

presumed as right or rong over another.

ractice and teachin! of healin! techni>ues and rites for free.This means6

The Esoteric Order of the &olden *an see3s to elevate man3ind in general. That is to

say, e see3 to help everyone reach hisJher full potential.

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The Light can only be passed from one to another.

Where this all began is anybody[s guess although all Light comes from the ultimate

source6 the Lord of the Universe.

The above?mentioned alchemical process can only commence if the inner alembic is

hermetically sealed, hich is accomplished by the ++ initiation.

A fully esta&lished Second Order.The folloing principles are to be folloed6

The Inner Order is separate and distinct from the outer &olden *an Order.

The Inner Order is @osicrucian and is deeply rooted in #hristian beliefs, symbolism and

tradition.

This is not sub5ect to change8 @osicrucian tradition is inherently #hristian and it cannot be

diluted and yet remain part of the traditional egregore. To do so ould be to nullify its veryessence, hich e see as the latent representation of I.-.O. ="irth?*eath?@esurrection>

A strict hierarchy. This means6

There is O4E #hief -dept for the &roup as a hole. CeJ%he may appoint up to to #o?

#hiefs =most %econd Orders have ) #o?#hiefs>.

CeJ%he is not necessarily identical ith the Imperator of the Temple.

To himJher are all Outer and Inner Order members loyal.

Any initiatory Tem"le of our 'rou" must ha-e at least two mem&ers of the +nner Order.

The R?*ocuments indicate that to Inner Order :embers are necessary to form a

or3ing initiating vorte< of Light.

-ccording to the R?*ocuments, the Cierophant must be a member of the Inner Order.

E/ually, according to the R?*ocuments, there must be a member of the dais =Imperator,

#ancellarius or !remonstrator> present at any initiation. These are members of the%econd Order. uote from $olio ) of the #ipher :%%6

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That in spite of any publication in the past, present or future, the teachings of the original

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"0O)E: )his is $athers1 "2333( 'ntroduction to his English translation of 4norr von5osenroth1s 4abbalah enudata or 6)he 4abbalah 7nveiled6 a somewhat optomistic titlefor a ver+ complex piece of work. 5osenroth1s work& published in 2839& was itself a atintranslation from the original #ebrew--containing a number of books from the important;abalistic text known as the


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sacred #ebrew ook& in man+ instances incorrect& as the foundation& an inflamed and anill-balanced mind as the worker thereon& what sort of edifice can be expected as theresult? ' sa+ fearlessl+ to the fanatics and bigots of the present da+: Cou have cast downthe %ublime and 'nfinite One from #is throne& and in #is stead have placed the demon ofunbalanced forceB +ou have substituted a deit+ of disorder and of Fealous+ for a God of

order and of loveB +ou have perverted the teachings of the crucified One. )herefore at thispresent time an English translation of the ;abalah is almost a necessit+& for the hen it is added that among itscaptives were 5a+mond ull+& the celebrated scholastic metaph+sician and chemist "died


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22J(B Hohn 5euchlin& the renowned scholar and reviver of Oriental literature in Europe"born 29JJ& died 2JAA(B Hohn *icus de $irandola& the famous philosopher and classicalscholar "298-29L9(B ornelius #enr+ grippa& the distinguished philosopher& divine& andph+sician "2938-2JJ(B Hohn aptist von #elmont& a remarkable chemist and ph+sician"2JMM-2899(B as well as our own countr+men& 5obert ,ludd& the famous ph+sician and

philosopher "2JM9-28M(B and r. #enr+ $ore"2829-283M(B and that these men& after restlessl+ searching for a scientific s+stem whichshould disclose to them 1the deepest depths1 of the divine nature& and show them the realtie which binds all things together& found the cravings of their minds satisfied b+ thistheosoph+& the claims of the ;abalah on the attention of students in literature andphilosoph+ will readil+ be admitted. )he claims of the 4abbalah& however& are notrestricted to the literar+ man and the philosopherB the poet too will find in it amplematerials for the exercise of his loft+ genius. #ow can it be otherwise with a theosoph+which& we are assured& was born of God in *aradise& was nursed and reared b+ thechoicest of the angelic hosts in heaven& and onl+ held converse with the holiest of man1schildren upon earth. isten to the stor+ of its birth& growth& and maturit+& as told b+ its

followers.M. 6)he 4abbalah was first taught b+ God himself to a select compan+ of angels& whoformed a theosophic school in *aradise. fter the ,all the angels most graciousl+communicated this heavenl+ doctrine to the disobedient children of earth& to furnish theprotoplasts with the means of returning to their pristine nobilit+ and felicit+. ,rom damit passed over to 0oah& and then to braham& the friend of God& who emigrated with it toEg+pt& where the patriarch allowed a portion of this m+sterious doctrine to ooNe out. 'twas in this wa+ that the Eg+ptians obtained some knowledge of it& and the other Easternnations could introduce it into their philosophical s+stems. $oses& who was learned in allthe wisdom of Eg+pt& was first initiated into the ;abalah in the land of his birth& but

became most proficient in it during his wanderings in the wilderness& when he not onl+devoted to it the leisure hours of the whole fort+ +ears& but received lessons in it from oneof the angels. + the aid of this m+sterious science the law-giver was enabled to solve thedifficulties which arose during his management of the 'sraelites& in spite of thepilgrimages& wars& and fre=uent miseries of the nation. #e covertl+ laid down theprinciples of this secret doctrine in the first four books of the *entateuch& but withheldthem from euteronom+. $oses also initiated the sevent+ elders into the secrets of thisdoctrine& and the+ again transmitted them from hand to hand. Of all who formed theunbroken line of tradition& avid and %olomon were the most deepl+ initiated into the;abalah. 0o one& however& dared to write it down& till %chimeon en Hochai& who lived atthe time of the destruction of the second temple@fter his death& his son& 5abbi EleaNar&and his secretar+& 5abbi bba& as well as his disciples& collated 5abbi %imon en Hochai1streatises& and out of these composed the celebrated work called


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"b( )he literal ;abalah.

"c( )he unwritten ;abalah.

"d( )he dogmatic ;abalah.

L. )he practical ;abalah deals with talismanic and ceremonial magic& and does not comewithin the scope of this work..

2. )he literal ;abalah is referred to in several places& and therefore a knowledge of itsleading principles is necessar+. 't is divided into three parts: G$)5'. GematriaB0D)5';D0& 0otari=on& and )h$D5#& )emura.

22. Gematria is a metathesis of the Greek work grammateia. 't is based on the relativenumerical values of words& as ' have before remarked. >ords of similar numerical valuesare considered to be explanator+ of each other& and this theor+ is also extended to

phrases. )hus the letter shin& %h& is & and is e=uivalent to the number obtained b+adding up the numerical values of the letters of the words 5Dh #'$& 5uach Elohim&the spirit of the ElohimB and it is therefore a s+mbol of the spirit of the Elohim. ,or5PA& DP8& hP3& Pl& P& #P%& 'P2& $P9B totalP. %imilarl+ the words h&chad& 7nit+& one& and ##& hebah& love& eachP2B for P2& hP3& P9& totalP2Band P2& #PJ& PA& #PJ& totalP2. gain& the name of the angel $))5D0& $etatron or$ethraton& and the name of eit+& %h'& %haddai& each make 29B so the one is taken ass+mbolical of the other. )he angel $etraton is said to have been the conductor of thechildren of 'srael through the wilderness& of whom God sa+s& 6$+ 0ame is in him.6 >ithregard to Gematria of phrases "Gen. xlix. 2(& ' %h'#& Ceba %hiloh& 6%hiloh shallcome6 which e=uals J3& which is the numeration of the $%h'h& $essiah. )hus also the

passage& Gen. xviii. A D#0# %h%h#& Dehennna %halisha& 6nd lo& three men&6 e=ualsin numerical value D $'4 G5' D5*& Elo $ikhael Gabriel De5aphael&6)hese are $ikhael& Gabriel and 5aphaelB6 for each phrase e=uals M2. ' think theseinstances will suffice to make clear the nature of Gematria& especiall+ as man+ others willbe found in the course of the ensuing work.

2A. 0otari=on is derived from the atin word notarius& a short-hand writer. Of 0otari=onthere are two forms. 'n the first ever+ letter of a word is taken for the initial orabbreviation of another word& so that from the letters of a word a sentence ma+ beformed. )hus ever+ letter of the word 5%h')h& erashith& the first word in Genesis& ismade the initial of a word& and we obtain from it 5%h')h 5# #'$ %h';D

'%h5 )hD5#& erashith 5ahi Elohim %he+e=uebelo 'srael )orah: 6'n the beginningthe Elohim saw that 'srael would accept the law.6 'n this connection ' ma+ give six ver+interesting specimens of 0otari=on formed from this same word 5%h')h b+ %olomon$eir en $oses& a Hewish ;abalist& who embraced the hristian faith in 288J& and tookthe name of *rosper 5ugers. )hese have all a hristian tendenc+& and b+ their means*rosper converted another Hew& who had previousl+ been bitterl+ opposed to hristianit+.)he first is 0 5Dh %hD%h)h$ 'h )h$'$& en& 5uach& b& %haloshethemCechad )hemim:- 6)he %on& the %pirit& the ,ather& )heir )rinit+& *erfect 7nit+.6 )he


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second is& 0 5Dh %hD%h)h$ 'h )hODD& en& 5uach& b& %haloshethemCechad )haubodo: 6)he %on& the %pirit& the ,ather& +e shall e=uall+ worship )heir)rinit+.6 )he third is& 4D5' 5%hD0' %h5 %h$D '%hDO )hODD& ekori5ashuni sher %hamo Ceshuah )haubodo: 6Ce shall worship $+ first-born& $+ first&>hose 0ame is Hesus.6 )he fourth is& D 50 %h5 %h$D '%hDO )hODD&

eboa 5abban sher %hamo Cesuah )haubado: 6>hen the $aster shall come >hose0ame is Hesus +e shall worship.6 )he fifth is& )hD# 5D'# h5 %h)h '%hDO)h%h5D#& ethulah 5aviah bachar %hethaled Ceshuah )hrashroah: 6' will choose avirgin worth+ to bring forth Hesus& and +e shall call her blessed.6 )he sixth is& ODG)h5)N*'$ %)h)h5 %hGD*' '%hDO )h4D& eaugoth 5atNephim ssattar %hegopiCeshuah )hakelo: 6' will hide m+self in cake "baked with( coals& for +e shall eat Hesus&$+ od+.6 )he ;abalistical importance of these sentences as bearing upon the doctrinesof hristianit+ can hardl+ be overrated.

2. )he second form of 0otari=on is that exact reverse of the first. + this the initials orfinals& or both or the medials& of a sentence& are taken to form a word or words. )hus the

;abalah is called h4$h 0%)h5#& hokhmah 0esthorah& 6the secret wisdomB6 and ifwe take the initials of these two words h and 0& we form b+ the second kind of0otari=on the word h0& hen& 6grace.6 %imilarl+& from the initials and finals of thewords $' 'O# 0D #%h$'$#& $i 'aulah eno #a-%hama+imah& 6>ho shall go upfor us to heaven?6 "eut. xxx. 2A(& are formed $'#& $ilah 6circumcision&6 and '#D#&the )etragrammaton& impl+ing that God hath ordained circumcision as the wa+ to heaven.

29. )emura is permutation. ccording to certain rules& one letter is substituted for anotherletter preceding or following it in the alphabet& and thus from one word another word oftotall+ different orthograph+ ma+ be formed. )hus the alphabet is bent exactl+ in half& inthe middle& and one half is put over the otherB and then b+ changing letters at the

beginning of the second line& twent+ two commutations are produced. )hese are calledthe 6)able of the ombinations of )N'5D*&6 )Niruph. ,or example1s sake& ' will give themethod called )h& lbath. thus:

22 2 L 3 M 8 J 9 A 24 ' ) h < D # G $ 0 % O * )N ; 5 %h )h

Each method takes its name from the two pairs composing it& the s+stem of pairs ofletters being the groundwork of the whole& as either letter in a pair is substituted for the

other letter. )hus& b+ lbath& from 5Dh& 5uach& is formed )NO& etNau. )he names ofthe other twent+-one methods are: G)h& #)h& G& #& D#&


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right to leftB in the second row of s=uares do the same& but begin with and end with Bin the third begin with G and end with B and so on. ,or the 6verse )able6 write thealphabet from right to left backwards& beginning with )h and ending with B in thesecond row begin with %h and end with )h& Qc. )he 6'rregular )able6 would take toolong to describe. esides all these& there is the method called )h%h5;& )hashra=& which

is simpl+ writing a word backwards. )here is one more ver+ important form& called the6;abalah of the 0ine hambers&6 or '; 45& i= ekar. 't is thus formed:

& & %h& & G

A& A& A5& 4&

2& 2& 2;& '&

8& 8& 8$ "f(& %& D

J& J& J4"f(& 0& #

9& 9& 9)h& $&

L& L& L)N "f(& )N& )

3& 3& 3* "f(& *& h

M& M& M0 "f(& O& hat is negative existence? >hat is positiveexistence? )he distinction between these two is another fundamental idea. )o definenegative existence clearl+ is impossible& for when it is distinctl+ defined it ceases to benegative existenceB it is then negative existence passing into static condition. )herefore

wisel+ have the ;abalists shut out from mortal comprehension the primal '0& in& thenegativel+ existent One& and the '0 %D*& in %oph& the limitless ExpansionB while ofeven the '0 %D* D5& in %oph ur& the illimitable ight& onl+ a dim conception canbe formed. Cet& if we think deepl+& we shall see that such must be the primal forms of theunknowable and nameless One& whom we& in the most manifest form speak of as God. #eis the bsolute. ut how do we define the bsolute? Even as we define it& it slips fromour grasp& for it ceases when defined to be the bsolute. %hall we then sa+ that the0egative& the imitless& the bsolute are& logicall+ speaking& absurd& since the+ are ideaswhich our reason cannot define? 0oB for could we define them& we should make them& soto speak& contained b+ our reason& and therefore not superior to itB for a subFect to becapable of definition it is re=uisite that certain limits should be assignable to it. #ow then

can we limit the 'llimitable?2. )he first principle and axiom of the ;abalah is the name of the eit+& translated inour version of the ible& 6' am that ' am&6 #'# %h5 #'#& Eheieh sher Eheieh. better translation is& 6Existence is existence& or ' am #e who is.6

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the moon& and of the stars. $ortal behold how little ' know of GodB seek not to knowmore of #im& for this is far be+ond th+ comprehension& however wise thou artB as for us&who are #is ministers& how small a part are we of #im6

3. )here are three =abalistical veils of the negative existence& and in themselves the+

formulate the hidden ideas of the %ephiroth not +et called into being& and the+ areconcentrated in 4ether& which in this sense is the $alkuth of the hidden ideas of the%ephiroth. ' will explain this. )he first veil of the negative existence is the '0&inP0egativit+. )his word consists of three letters& which thus shadow forth the firstthree %ephiroth or numbers. )he second veil is the '0 %D*& in %ophPthe imitless.)his title consists of six letters& and shadows forth the idea of first six %ephiroth ornumbers. nd the third veil is '0 %D* D5& in %oph urPthe imitless ight. )hisagain consists of nine letters& and s+mboliNes the first nine %ephiroth& but of course intheir hidden idea onl+. ut when we reach the number nine we cannot progress fartherwithout returning to the unit+& or the number one& for the number ten is but a repetition ofunit+ freshl+ derived from the negative& as is evident from a glance at its ordinar+

representation in rabic numerals& where the circle represents the 0egative& and the 2the 7nit+. )hus& then& the limitless ocean of negative light does not proceed from a center&for it is centerless& but it concentrates a center& which is the number one of the manifested%ephiroth& 4ether& the rown& the ,irst %ephiraB which therefore ma+ be said to be the$alkuth or number ten of the hidden %ephiroth. )hus& 64ether is in $alkuth& and$alkuth is in 4ether.6 Or& as an alchemical author of great repute ")homas Daughan&better known as Eugenius *hilalethes( sa+s& U6Euphrates& or& )he >aters of the East6Vapparentl+ =uoting from *roclus: 6)hat the heaven is in the earth& but after an earthl+mannerB and that the earth is in the heaven& but after a heavenl+ manner.6 ut inasmuchas negative existence is a subFect incapable of definition& as ' have before shown& it israther considered b+ the ;abalists as depending back from the number of unit+ than as a

separate consideration therefromB wherefore the+ fre=uentl+ appl+ the same terms andepithets indiscriminatel+ to either. %uch epithets are: 6)he oncealed of the oncealed&66)he ncient of the ncient Ones&6 the 6$ost #ol+ ncient One&6 Qc.

L. ' must now explain the real meaning of the terms %ephira and %ephiroth. )he first issingular& the second is plural. )he best rendering of the word is 6numerical emanation.6)here are ten %ephiroth& which are the most abstract forms of the ten numbers of thedecimal scale& i.e.& the abstract forms of the ten numbers 2& A& &9& J& 8& M& 3& L& 2.)herefore& as in the higher mathematics we reason of numbers in their abstract senses& soin the ;abalah we reason of the eit+ b+ the abstract forms of the numbersB in otherwords& b+ the %*'5D)h& %ephiroth. 't was from this ancient Oriental theor+ that*+thagoras derived his numerical s+mbolic ideas.

9. mong these %ephiroth& Fointl+ and severall+& we find the development of the personsand attributes of God. Of these some are male and some are female. 0ow& for somereason or other best known to themselves& the translators of the ible have carefull+crowded out of existence and smothered up ever+ reference to the fact that the eit+ isboth masculine and feminine. )he+ have translated a feminine plural b+ a masculinesingular in the case of the word Elohim. )he+ have& however& left an inadvertent


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admission of their knowledge that it was plural in Gen. iv. A8B6nd Elohim said: et 7s make man.6 gain "v. AM(& how could dam be made in theimage of the Elohim& male and female& unless the Elohim were male and female also?)he word Elohim is a plural formed from the feminine singular #& Eloh& b+ adding '$to the word. ut inasmuch as '$ is usuall+ the termination of the masculine plural& and is

here added to a feminine noun& it gives the word Elohim the sense of a female potenc+united to a masculine idea& and thereb+ capable of producing an offspring. 0ow& we hearmuch of the ,ather and %on& but we hear nothing of the $other in the ordinar+ religionsof the da+. ut in the ;abalah we find that the ncient of a+s conforms #imselfsimultaneousl+ into the ,ather and the $other& and thus begets the %on. 0ow& this $otheris Elohim. gain& we are usuall+ told that the #ol+ %pirit is masculine. ut the word5Dh& 5uach& %pirit& is feminine& as appears from the following passage of the %epherCetNirah: 6h)h 5Dh #'$ h''$& chath "feminine& not chad& masculine(5uach Elohim hiim: One is %he the %pirit of the Elohim of ife.6

92. 0ow& we find that before the eit+ conformed #imself thus& i.e.& as male and female

that the worlds of the universe could not subsist& or& in the words of Genesis& 6)he earthwas formless and void.6 )hese prior worlds are considered to be s+mboliNed b+ the6kings who reigned in Edom before there reigned a king in 'srael&6 and the+ are thereforespoken of in the ;abalah as the 6Edomite kings.6 )his will be found full+ explained invarious parts of this work.

9A. >e now come to the consideration of the first %ephira& or the 0umber One& the$onad of *+thagoras. 'n this number are the other nine hidden. 't is indivisible& it is alsoincapable of multiplicationB divide 2 b+ itself and it still remains 2 multipl+ ' b+ itself andit is still 2 and unchanged. )hus it is a fitting representative of the great unchangeable,ather of all. 0ow this number of unit+ has a twofold nature& and thus forms& as it were&

the link between the negative and the positive. 'n its unchangeable one-ness it is scarcel+a numberB but in its propert+ of capabilit+ of addition it ma+ be called the first number ofa numerical series. 0ow& the Nero& & is incapable even of addition& Fust as also is negativeexistence. #ow& then& if ' can neither be multiplied nor divided& is another 2 to beobtained to add to itB in other words& how is the number A to be found? + reflection ofitself. ,or though be incapable of definition& 2 is definable. nd the effect of adefinition is to form an Eidolon& duplicate& or image& of the thing defined. )hus& then& weobtain a duad composed of 2 and its reflection. 0ow also we have the commencement ofa vibration established& for the number 2 vibrates alternatel+ from changelessness todefinition& and back to changelessness again. )hus& then is it the father of all numbers&and a fitting t+pe of the ,ather of all things.

)he name of the first %ephira is 4)h5& 4ether& the rown.

)he ivine 0ame attributed to it is the 0ame of the ,ather given in Exod. iii. 9: #'#&Eheieh& ' am. 't signifies Existence.

mong the Epithets applied to it& as containing in itself the idea of negative existencedepending back from it are:


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)$'5 )$'5'0& )emira e-)emirin& the oncealed of the oncealed.

O)h'; O)h';'0& uthi=a e-uthi=un& the ncient of the ncient Ones.

O)h'; ;'%h& uthi=a ;adisha& the $ost #ol+ ncient One.

O)h';& uthi=a& the ncient One.

O)h'; 'D$'0& uthi= 'omin& the ncient of a+s.

't is also called: 0;# 5%hD0#& 0e=udah 5ashunah& the *rimordial *oint.

0;# *%hD)h& 0e=udah *eshutah& the %mooth *oint.

5'%h #DD5#& 5isha #avurah& the >hite #ead.

5D$ $O#& 5om $eolah& the 'nscrutable #eight.

esides all these there is another ver+ important name applied to this %ephira asrepresenting the great ,ather of all things. 't is 5'4 0*'0& rikh npin& the Dastountenance& or $acroprosopus. Of #im it is said that #e is partl+ concealed "in thesense of #is connection with the negative existence( and partl+ manifest "as a positive%ephira(. #ence the s+mbolism of the Dast ountenance is that of a profile wherein oneside onl+ of the ountenance is seenB or& as it is said in the ;abalah& 6in #im all is rightside.6 ' shall refer to this title again.

)he whole ten %ephiroth represent the #eavenl+ $an& or *rimordial eing& $

O'#& dam uilah.

7nder this %ephira are classed the angelic order of h'D)h #;%h& hioth #a-;adesh&hol+ living-creatures& the kerubim or sphinxes of ENekiel1s vision and of the pocal+pseof Hohn. )hese are represented in the isdom& a masculine active potenc+ reflected from 4ether& as ' have before explained.)his %ephira is the active and evident ,ather& to whom the $other is united& who is thenumber . )his second %ephira is represented b+ the ivine 0ames& '#& Cah& and '#D#Band among the angelic hosts b+ D*0'$& uphanim& the >heels "ENek i.(. )he second%ephira is also called & b& the ,ather.

99. )he third %ephira& or )riad& is a feminine passive potenc+& called '0#& inah& the7nderstanding& who is co-e=ual with hokmah. ,or hokmah& the number A is like two


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the angels b+ %h'$& ishim& the ,lames "*s. civ. 9(& +ielding the third )rinit+ of the%ephiroth.

J2. )he number 2. ,rom this ninth %ephira came the tenth and last& thus completing thedecad of the numbers. 't is called $4D)h& $alkuth& the 4ingdom& and also the ;ueen&

$atrona& the inferior $other& the ride of $icroprosopusB and %h4'0#& %hekinah&represented b+ the ivine 0ame 0'& donai& and among the angelic hosts b+ the45D'$ 4erubim. 0ow& each of these %ephiroth will be to a certain degreeandrog+nous& for it will be feminine or receptive with regard to the %ephira whichimmediatel+ precedes it in the %ephirotic scale& and masculine or transmissive withregard to the %ephira which immediatel+ follows it. ut there is no %ephira anterior to4ether& nor is there a %ephira which succeeds $alkuth. + these remarks it will beunderstood how hokmah is a feminine noun& though marking a masculine %ephira. )heconnecting-link of the %ephiroth is the 5uach& spirit& from $eNla& the hidden influence.

JA. ' will now add a few more remarks on the =abalistical meaning of the term $)h;&

$ethe=ela& balance. 'n each of the three trinities or triads of the %ephiroth is a duad ofopposite sexes& and uniting intelligence which is the result. 'n this& the masculine andfeminine potencies are regarded as the two scales of the balance& and the uniting %ephiraas the beam which Foins them. )hus& then& the term balance ma+ be said to s+mboliNe the)riune& )rinit+ in 7nit+& and the 7nit+ represented b+ the central point of the beam. utagain& in the %ephiroth there is a triple )rinit+& the upper& lower& and middle. 0ow& thesethree are represented thus: the %upernal& or highest& b+ the rown& 4etherB the middle b+the 4ing& and the inferior b+ the ;ueenB which will be the greatest trinit+. nd the earthl+correlatives of these will be the primum mobile& the %un and the $oon. #ere we at oncefind alchemical s+mbolism.

J. 0ow in the world the %ephiroth are represented b+:"2( 5%h')h #GG'$& 5ashith #a-Galgalim& the commencement of the whirlingmotions& the *rimum $obile. "A( $%D)h& $asloth& the sphere of the


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the moral world& OD$ $D5G%h& Olahm $orgash. )he third represents power andstabilit+& and is therefore called the material world& OD$ #$D)O& Olahm #a-$evetbau. )hese three aspects are called the faces& 0*'0& npin. )hus is the tree oflife& O)N h''$& OtN hiim& formedB the first triad being placed above& the second andthird below& in such a manner that the three masculine %ephiroth are on the right& three

feminine on the left& whilst the four uniting %ephiroth occup+ the center. )his is the=abalistical )ree of ife& on which all things depend. )here is considerable analog+between this and the tree Cggdrasil of the %candinavians.

J8. ' have alread+ remarked that there is one trinit+ which comprises all the %ephiroth&and that it consists of the rown& the 4ing& and the ;ueen. "'n some senses this is similarto the hristian )rinit+ of ,ather& %on& and #ol+ %pirit& which in their highest divinenature are s+mboliNed b+ the first three %ephiroth& 4ether& hokmah& and inah.( 't is the)rinit+ which created the world& or& in =abalistic language& the universe was born fromthe union of the crowned 4ing and ;ueen. ut according to the ;abalah& before thecomplete form of the heavenl+ man "the ten %ephiroth( was produced& there were certain

primordial worlds created& but these could not subsist& as the e=uilibrium of balance wasnot +et perfect& and the+ were convulsed b+ the unbalanced forces and destro+ed. )heseprimordial worlds are called the 6kings of ancient time&6 and the 6kings of Edom whoreigned before the monarchs of 'srael.6 'n this sense& Edom is the world of unbalancedforce& and 'srael is the balanced %ephiroth "Gen. xxxvi. 2(. )his important fact& thatworlds were created and destro+ed prior to the present creation& is again and againreiterated in the orld of Emanations& or the tNiluthic >orld&or archet+pal world& OD$ )N'D)h& Olahm tNilothB and this world gave birth tothree other worlds& each containing a repetition of th

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