Words of Power (Paperback)

Sabazius X.

ISBN 10: 1500525693 / ISBN 13: 9781500525699

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

About this Item

Paperback. Words of Power: An Anthology of Writings from O.T.O. Local Body Publications is a selection of articles culled from the magazines produced by local bodies of the Ordo Templi Orientis, U.S.A. The articles cover a number of diverse topics including self-publishing in a magical community; personal stories of life within the O.T.O. and the growth of various local bodies; the religious philosophy of Thelema; the life and death of Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and Thelemic pioneer; reviews of mystical cinema classics; interviews with filmmaker Kenneth Anger and magical musician Larry Kirwan; a pilgrimage to Aleister Crowley's notorious Thelemic Monastery in Sicily; reflections on the mysticism of Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare and Carl Jung; magical musings; occult history; reflections on ritual; practical magick and personal journeys in the world of modern occultism.Ordo Templi Orientis is an international fraternal order of men and women devoted to the pursuit of individual liberty, the study of magick, and the promulgation of the Law of Thelema. Founded in the late nineteenth century, the O.T.O. has been shaped by such leading lights as Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss, Aleister Crowley, Karl Germer and Grady Louis McMurtry. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Words of Power (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1500525693
• ISBN 13: 9781500525699
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Words of Power: An Anthology of Writings from O.T.O. Local Body Publications is a selection of articles culled from the magazines produced by local bodies of the Ordo Templi Orientis, U.S.A. The articles cover a number of diverse topics including self-publishing in a magical community; personal stories of life within the O.T.O. and the growth of various local bodies; the religious philosophy of Thelema; the life and death of Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and Thelemic pioneer; reviews of mystical cinema classics; interviews with filmmaker Kenneth Anger and magical musician Larry Kirwan; a pilgrimage to Aleister Crowley's notorious Thelemic Monastery in Sicily; reflections on the mysticism of Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare and Carl Jung; magical musings; occult history; reflections on ritual; practical magick and personal journeys in the world of modern occultism.Ordo Templi Orientis is an international fraternal order of men and women devoted to the pursuit of individual liberty, the study of magick, and the promulgation of the Law of Thelema. Founded in the late nineteenth century, the O.T.O. has been shaped by such leading lights as Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss, Aleister Crowley, Karl Germer and Grady Louis McMurtry.

About the Author

Frater Porta Lucis A 111 is the editor of Words of Power: An Anthology of Writings from O.T.O. Local Body Publications. He is an editor of Behutet Magazine since 2011, a member of Thelesis Oasis since 2005, and an initiate of the O.T.O. since 1986. His current whereabouts are only approximate.