- 18 Mar 2007, 17:40
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Initiation and teachings
Membership in O.T.O. is based upon a system of initiation ceremonies (or degrees) which use ritual drama to establish fraternal bonds between members as well as impart spiritual and philosophical teachings. They also serve an organizational function, in that certain degrees must be attained before taking on various forms of service in the Order (e.g. taking the degree of K.E.W. is a requirement for ordination as a priest in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica).
There are thirteen numbered degrees and twelve un-numbered which are divided into three grades or "triads"—the Hermit, the Lover, and the Man of Earth. Admittance to each degree of O.T.O. involves an initiation and the swearing of an oath which O.T.O claims is similar to those used in Freemasonry.
The ultimate goal of initiation in O.T.O. is "to instruct the individual by allegory and symbol in the profound mysteries of Nature, and thereby to assist each to discover his or her own true Identity." The entire system is as follows:
* The Man of Earth Triad
o 0°—Minerval
+ Imparted the mysteries of attraction and conception.
o I°—Man & Brother
+ Imparted the mysteries of birth.
o II°—Magician
+ Imparted the mysteries of life.
o III°—Master Magician
+ Imparted the mysteries of death.
o IV°—Perfect Magician & companion of the Holy Royal Arch of Enoch
o P.I.—Perfect Initiate, or Prince of Jerusalem
* Outside all Triads
o Knight of the East & West
* The Lover Triad
o V°—
+ Sovereign Prince Rose-Croix, and Knight of the Pelican & Eagle
+ Knight of the Red Eagle, and Member of the Senate of Knight Hermetic Philosophers
o VI°—
*
o
+ Illustrious Knight (Templar) of the Order of Kadosch, and Companion of the Holy Graal
+ Grand Inquisitor Commander, and Member of the Grand Tribunal
+ Prince of the Royal Secret
o VII°—
*
o
+ Theoreticus, and Very Illustrious Sovereign Grand Inspector General
+ Magus of Light, and Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
+ Grandmaster of Light, and Inspector of Rites & Degrees
+ Adoration of the phallus as the microcosmic counterpart to the sun is taught in this degree, including the creation of a personal 'chapel' which contains a sculpture of a phallus in silver, bronze, or another such substance.
* The Hermit Triad
o VIII°—
+ Perfect Pontiff of the Illuminati
+ Epopt of the Illuminati
+ Masturbatory or autosexual magical techniques were taught, referred as the Lesser Work of Sol
o IX°—Initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis
+ Heterosexual magical techniques were taught
o X°—Rex Summus Sanctissimus
o XI°—Initiate of the Eleventh Degree (This degree is technical, and has no relation to the general plan of the Order)
+ Anal intercourse techniques as sexual and magical
o XII°—Frater Superior, and Outer Head of the Order
Ima li chlanova O.T.O. organizacije kod nas?
Da li ste chlan ovog reda?
Morgan se nalozio kao veverica na leshnike.
O.T.O. Zabranjuje bilo kakvu diskriminaciju na rasnoj, religijskoj, rodnoj, sexualnoj osnovi. Shto ga je postavlja i u vreme kada je nastao a i sada u retke open minded okultne redove.
Membership in O.T.O. is based upon a system of initiation ceremonies (or degrees) which use ritual drama to establish fraternal bonds between members as well as impart spiritual and philosophical teachings. They also serve an organizational function, in that certain degrees must be attained before taking on various forms of service in the Order (e.g. taking the degree of K.E.W. is a requirement for ordination as a priest in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica).
There are thirteen numbered degrees and twelve un-numbered which are divided into three grades or "triads"—the Hermit, the Lover, and the Man of Earth. Admittance to each degree of O.T.O. involves an initiation and the swearing of an oath which O.T.O claims is similar to those used in Freemasonry.
The ultimate goal of initiation in O.T.O. is "to instruct the individual by allegory and symbol in the profound mysteries of Nature, and thereby to assist each to discover his or her own true Identity." The entire system is as follows:
* The Man of Earth Triad
o 0°—Minerval
+ Imparted the mysteries of attraction and conception.
o I°—Man & Brother
+ Imparted the mysteries of birth.
o II°—Magician
+ Imparted the mysteries of life.
o III°—Master Magician
+ Imparted the mysteries of death.
o IV°—Perfect Magician & companion of the Holy Royal Arch of Enoch
o P.I.—Perfect Initiate, or Prince of Jerusalem
* Outside all Triads
o Knight of the East & West
* The Lover Triad
o V°—
+ Sovereign Prince Rose-Croix, and Knight of the Pelican & Eagle
+ Knight of the Red Eagle, and Member of the Senate of Knight Hermetic Philosophers
o VI°—
*
o
+ Illustrious Knight (Templar) of the Order of Kadosch, and Companion of the Holy Graal
+ Grand Inquisitor Commander, and Member of the Grand Tribunal
+ Prince of the Royal Secret
o VII°—
*
o
+ Theoreticus, and Very Illustrious Sovereign Grand Inspector General
+ Magus of Light, and Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
+ Grandmaster of Light, and Inspector of Rites & Degrees
+ Adoration of the phallus as the microcosmic counterpart to the sun is taught in this degree, including the creation of a personal 'chapel' which contains a sculpture of a phallus in silver, bronze, or another such substance.
* The Hermit Triad
o VIII°—
+ Perfect Pontiff of the Illuminati
+ Epopt of the Illuminati
+ Masturbatory or autosexual magical techniques were taught, referred as the Lesser Work of Sol
o IX°—Initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis
+ Heterosexual magical techniques were taught
o X°—Rex Summus Sanctissimus
o XI°—Initiate of the Eleventh Degree (This degree is technical, and has no relation to the general plan of the Order)
+ Anal intercourse techniques as sexual and magical
o XII°—Frater Superior, and Outer Head of the Order
Ima li chlanova O.T.O. organizacije kod nas?
Da li ste chlan ovog reda?
Morgan se nalozio kao veverica na leshnike.
O.T.O. Zabranjuje bilo kakvu diskriminaciju na rasnoj, religijskoj, rodnoj, sexualnoj osnovi. Shto ga je postavlja i u vreme kada je nastao a i sada u retke open minded okultne redove.
