Institution
O.T.O. US Grand Lodge
The governing body of Ordo Templi Orientis in the United States, the most active branch of the order
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About
The US Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United States and the most populous and active branch of the order. O.T.O., the Order of Oriental Templars, was the first of the great old-aeon orders to accept The Book of the Law received by Aleister Crowley in 1904, and it is dedicated to securing the Liberty of the Individual and advancement in Light, Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and Power through Beauty, Courage and Wit, on the foundation of Universal Brotherhood.
The order's structure runs through local bodies: lodges, camps and valleys across the United States, where initiations, celebrations of the Gnostic Mass (Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica) and teaching happen. US Grand Lodge administers dues, degrees and the initiation system, publishes its journals (Agapé), runs events, a podcast and a library, and maintains the Thelema curriculum covering A∴A∴ lineage, customs and theology.
The order's published mission and planning documents, news and blog carry the organizational work forward, and its national gatherings draw members from the whole country. As the Thelemic tradition's central organization, it holds the liturgy, the degrees and the community that carry the Law of Thelema. The institution's stated mission: To secure the Liberty of the Individual and advancement in Light, Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and Power.
Mission
To secure the Liberty of the Individual and advancement in Light, Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and Power.
History
O.T.O. accepted The Book of the Law in the Thelemic line and organized through local bodies under national Grand Lodges; US Grand Lodge administers initiations, the Gnostic Mass, publications and events as the order's most active branch.