Ordo Templi Orientis is the first of the great Old Æon orders to accept The Book of the Law, received by Aleister Crowley in 1904 EV.  This book proclaims a New Æon in human thought, culture and religion.  The Æon arises from a single supreme injunction: the Law of Thelema, which is Do what thou wilt.

 

This Law is not to be interpreted as a license to indulge every passing whim, but rather as the mandate to discover one’s True Will and accomplish it; leaving others to do the same in their own unique ways.  

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“Every man and every woman is a star.”

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The Law of Thelema can ultimately be fulfilled only through the individual efforts of each person.  Nevertheless, many worthy aspirants to the Great Work of Thelema have a genuine need for information, guidance, fellowship, or the opportunity to assist their fellow aspirants and serve humanity.  Such aspirants will find welcome in O.T.O.

 

O.T.O. was originally affiliated with European Masonry but is no longer a Masonic organization, though it shares some terminology and traditions with Masonry.  The complex but intriguing history of O.T.O. may be of interest for the light it sheds on the origins of our current organization and goals.