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Ordo Templi Orientis. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Pour les articles homonymes, voir OTO. Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Le commencement[modifier | modifier le code] La fondation de l'Ordo Templi Orientis fut l'œuvre du chimiste Karl Kellner (1851-1905), étudiant des doctrines de l'occulte et membre de plusieurs organisations secrètes. Il pensa avoir découvert la « clé » du secret de la Franc-maçonnerie dans les Mystère de la Nature eux-mêmes. En 1902, Reuss, avec Franz Hartmann et Henry Klein, obtint le droit de pratiquer le Rite Écossais, le Rite de Memphis et le Rite de Mizraïm (1), autorité qui lui sera confirmée en 1904 et en 1905.

Notes (1) C'est Yorker, aux prises avec des difficultés financières, qui vendit une patente à Reuss, Hartmann et Kelin leur donnant droit de créer une Loge Allemande pour l'Ancien et primitif rite de Memphis=Misraïm. L'O.T.O. et Aleister Crowley[modifier | modifier le code] Notes : L'O.T.O. après Crowley[modifier | modifier le code] Karl Kellner (Chemiker) Thelema. The word thelema is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα (pronounced [θélima]) "will", from the verb θέλω "to will, wish, purpose.

Thelema

" As Crowley developed the religion, he wrote widely on the topic, producing what are collectively termed the Holy Books of Thelema. He also included ideas from occultism, Yoga and both Eastern and Western mysticism, especially the Qabalah.[8] Historical precedents[edit] The word θέλημα (thelema) is rare in classical Greek, where it "signifies the appetitive will: desire, sometimes even sexual",[9] but it is frequent in the Septuagint.[9] Early Christian writings occasionally use the word to refer to the human will,[10] and even the will of God's opponent, the Devil,[11] but it usually refers to the will of God.[12] One well-known example is in the "Lord's Prayer" (Matthew 6:10), “Your kingdom come.

Aleister Crowley. After an unsuccessful attempt to climb Kanchenjunga and a visit to India and China, Crowley returned to Britain, where he attracted attention as a prolific author of poetry, novels, and occult literature.

Aleister Crowley

In 1907, he and George Cecil Jones co-founded a Thelemite order, the A∴A∴, through which they propagated the religion. After spending time in Algeria, in 1912 he was initiated into another esoteric order, the German-based Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), rising to become the leader of its British branch, which he reformulated in accordance with his Thelemite beliefs. Through the OTO, Thelemite groups were established in Britain, Australia, and North America. He spent the First World War in the United States, where he took up painting and campaigned for the German war effort against Britain, later revealing that he had infiltrated the pro-German movement at the behest of the British intelligence services.

Early life[edit] Anton LaVey. Charles Manson. Manson's death sentence was automatically commuted to life imprisonment when a 1972 decision by the Supreme Court of California temporarily eliminated the state's death penalty.[3] California's eventual reinstatement of capital punishment did not affect Manson, who is currently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison.

Charles Manson

Early life Childhood Several statements in Manson's 1951 case file from the seven months he would later spend at the National Training School for Boys in Washington, D.C., allude to the possibility that "Colonel Scott" was African-American.[5]:555 These include the first two sentences of his family background section, which read: "Father: unknown. Bobby Beausoleil. Robert Kenneth "Bobby" Beausoleil (born November 6, 1947) is a former associate of the Charles Manson "Family" who is serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of music teacher and associate Gary Hinman on July 27, 1969.

Bobby Beausoleil

Beausoleil has been imprisoned since his arrest for that crime. He was an aspiring musician, poet and actor at the time of the Hinman murder. Murder of Hinman[edit] Accompanying Beausoleil that night were Susan Atkins and Mary Brunner, both later involved in other murders and crimes. Beausoleil claims that Hinman supplied him with a batch of bad mescaline that Beausoleil in turn sold to the Straight Satans motorcycle gang. The Satanic Bible.

Order of the Trapezoid

Kenneth Anger. Lucifer Rising (film) Lucifer Rising is a short film by director Kenneth Anger.

Lucifer Rising (film)

The film was completed in 1972 but was only widely distributed in 1980. Anger began filming around 1966, hiring a young musician named Bobby Beausoleil to act and compose the soundtrack. The film was abandoned in 1967 because Anger claimed the film footage had been stolen by Beausoleil. Invocation of My Demon Brother.

An image from the film.

Invocation of My Demon Brother

Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969) is an 11-minute film directed, edited, and photographed by Kenneth Anger. The music was composed by Mick Jagger playing a Moog synthesizer. Dr. Cecil E. Nixon - MagicPedia. From MagicPedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.

Dr. Cecil E. Nixon - MagicPedia

See also: Doc Nixon (1884-1945). Dr. Cecil E. Nixon (1874-1962), a dentist by profession, was a builder of automatons in San Fransisco. Biography Nixon came to United States as a child and his father died when he was 19. Robert Barbour Johnson. Robert Barbour Johnson (1907-1987) was an artist and writer of weird fiction, whose stories were admired by H.P.

Robert Barbour Johnson

Lovecraft. Johnson wrote "Far Below" (1939), voted in 1953 by readers as the best story ever published in Weird Tales magazine. Michael Harner. Michael Harner (born 1929) is the founder of the "Foundation for Shamanic Studies" and the formulator of "core shamanism.

Michael Harner

" Harner is known for bringing shamanism and shamanic healing to the contemporary Western world. Michael Harner (Michael J. Harner) Biography: Foundation for Shamanic Studies. “What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D.T. Suzuki did for Zen, Michael Harner has done for shamanism, namely bring the tradition and its richness to Western awareness. Michael Harner is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on shamanism and has had an enormous influence on both the academic and lay worlds,” say Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob, in their recent book, Higher Wisdom. The founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Dr. Church of Satan. The Church of Satan describes its structural basis as a cabal that is "...maintained as an underground cell-system of individuals who share the basis of [our] philosophy".[2] Membership to the Church of Satan is available on two levels: registered membership and active membership.[3] Registered members are simply those who choose to affiliate on a formal level by filing out the required information and sending a one time registration fee of two-hundred dollars, wherein an individual will receive an "...embossed crimson card" declaring them a member of the Church of Satan.[4] Active membership is available for those who wish to take a more active role in the organization, and is subject to the completion of a more comprehensive application.[5] The Church of Satan also provides wedding and funeral services to members if they so choose.

The Church of Satan states that there are a number of Satanists around the world, including both members and non-members. History[edit]

The Abraxas Foundation

Boyd Rice. Boyd Blake Rice (born December 16, 1956) is an American experimental sound/noise musician using the name of NON since the mid-1970s, archivist, actor, photographer, author, member of the Partridge Family Temple religious group, co-founder of the UNPOP art movement and current staff writer for Modern Drunkard magazine.[1] Biography[edit] Rice became widely known through his involvement in V. Vale's RE/Search books. Tom Metzger (white supremacist) Nikolas Schreck. Nikolas Schreck is an American musician, author, film-maker and religious teacher. Lead singer of the musical duo KOH (Kingdom of Heaven) since 2012, Schreck was the founder, frontman, and sole constant member of the magical musical collective Radio Werewolf from 1984–1993, whose recordings include The Fiery Summons (1989), The Lightning and the Sun (1989), Bring Me the Head of Geraldo Rivera! A Benediction in Four Movements (1990), Songs for the End of the World (1991), Witchcraft/Boots: A Tribute to the Sinatras (1991), Love Conquers All (1992) and 2012's compilation The Vinyl Solution.

Schreck is the author of The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman (2011) Demons of the Flesh: The Complete Guide to Left Hand Path Sex Magic, (2002) co-authored with Zeena, Flowers from Hell: A Satanic Reader (2001), The Satanic Screen: An Illustrated Guide to the Devil in Cinema, (2001) and the first edition of The Manson File (1988). Music[edit] Kingdom of Heaven[edit] Radio Werewolf[edit] Radio Werewolf. Radio Werewolf were a Deathrock band from Los Angeles, California active from 1984 to 1993. History[edit] Radio Werewolf was founded in Los Angeles in 1984, by Nikolas Schreck (vocals), Evil Wilhelm (percussion), James "Filth" Collord (bass) and Nathan Pino (hammond organ.) Peggy Nadramia. Peggy Nadramia (born Margaret Nadramia) is an American magazine editor and administrator in the Church of Satan, of which she is the current High Priestess, and in which she is known as Magistra Nadramia, as well as the wife of current church head Peter H.

Gilmore. Works[edit] Narcopolis & Other Poems edited by Peggy Nadramia (Hell's Kitchen Productions, ISBN 0-9623286-1-8, Nov 1989); an anthology of macabre poetry with illustrations by several artists. See also[edit] Satanism: An interview with Church of Satan High Priest Peter Gilmore References[edit] Peter H. Gilmore. King Diamond. Career[edit] Reginald Bretnor. Reginald Bretnor (born Alfred Reginald Kahn; July 30, 1911 – July 22, 1992)[1] was a science fiction author who flourished between the 1950s and 1980s. Anthony Boucher. Anthony Boucher (with cat). Anthony Boucher /ˈbaʊtʃər/ (born William Anthony Parker White; August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968) was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. Emil Petaja. Emil Petaja (12 April 1915 – 17 August 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose career spanned seven decades.

He was the author of 13 published novels, nearly 150 short stories, numerous poems, and a handful of books and articles on various subjects. Forrest J Ackerman. Forrest J Ackerman[1] (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan. Fritz Leiber. August Derleth. August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. LaVeyan Satanism. H. P. Lovecraft. Clark Ashton Smith. Fritz Leiber. University of California, Berkeley. Timothy Leary.