Publications about O.T.O.
An index of foundational Ordo Templi Orientis documents with dates
| Liber | Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| XV | 15 | Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ | 1913 |
| LII | 52 | Manifesto of the OTO | 1919 |
| LXXVII | 77 | Liber OZ | 1941 |
| CI | 101 | An Open Letter to those who may wish to join the Order | 1919 |
| CXXIV | 124 | Of Eden and the Sacred Oak | pre-1919 |
| CLXI | 161 | The Law of Thelema | 1919 |
| CXCIV | 194 | An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order | 1919 |
| CCC | 300 | Khabs am Pekht | 1919 |
See also @ Hermetic.com: Magick Without Tears, Chapter XIII: System of the O.T.O. · Confessions, Chapter 27
And there is much more at the Libri of Aleister Crowley ...
The Gnostic Mass - Liber XV
There are three versions of the Gnostic Mass that were published during Crowley's lifetime
The International (1918)
Equinox III i (1919)
Magick in Theory and Practice (1923)
And, there is additional material of interest
Liber XV, hybrid version
Annotations and Commentary at The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius
Read further about the central rite of OTO and E.G.C., the Gnostic Mass, also called Liber XV, on Hermetic.com
THE GNOSTIC MASS: An Appreciation by A.T. Dennis
Masonic Legacy: Craft Symbolism in the Gnostic Mass by Frater S∴N∴B∴
An Analysis of the Gnostic Mass by Fr. V.I.T.R.I.O.L. & Sr. A.R.G.M.
Introduction to the Gnostic Mass by T. Apiryon
And there is much more at The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, T Polyphilus: Vigorous Food & Divine Madness and E.G.C. Materials
Additional Reading
Read about the initial meeting of Theodor Reuss and Aleister Crowley in Magick Without Tears, Chapter 25 and The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, Chapter 72. See if you can find the IX○ secret Reuss accused Crowley of publishing in the Book of Lies, or Liber 333.
Read the documents in the important “Blue Equinox”, Equinox III i
Read more about OTO elsewhere on Hermetic.com
Ordo Templi Orientis: a brief historical review By Bill Heidrick
O.T.O., M∴M∴M∴, and E.G.C. by Sabazius X○
Books
Some works on Ordo Templi Orientis which may be of interest to you are
