What is the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)?
Q: What is the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)?
A: The Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) is an international fraternal and religious organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century.
Q: What was O.T.O. originally intended to be associated with?
A: O.T.O. was originally intended to be modelled after and associated with Freemasonry.
Q: Who reorganized O.T.O. based on the Law of Thelema as its central religious principle along with The Book of the Law?
A: Aleister Crowley was the leader who reorganized O.T.O. based on the Law of Thelema as its central religious principle along with The Book of the Law.
Q: What type of system does O.T.O. membership follow?
A: O.T.O. membership follows an initiatory system with a series of degree ceremonies that use ritual drama to establish fraternal bonds and impart spiritual and philosophical teachings.
Q: What is the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (EGC) or Gnostic Catholic Church?
A: The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (EGC) or Gnostic Catholic Church is the ecclesiastical arm of O.T.O.
Q: What is the central rite of O.T.O.?
A: The central rite of O.T.O. is the Gnostic Mass.
Q: Is the Gnostic Mass public or private?
A: The Gnostic Mass is public.
