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Peace, Tolerance, Truth:
Salutation on All Points of the Triangle;
Respect to the Order.
 
To all whom it may concern: Greeting & Health.
 
Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of the Law.
 
   The letters O.T.O. stand for Ordo Templi Orientis, the Order of the
Oriental Templars, or Order of the Temple of the East. The O.T.O. is the
Outer Thelemic Order dedicated to the high purpose of securing the
Liberty of the Individual and his or her advancement in Light, Wisdom,
Understanding, Knowledge, and Power.  This is accomplished through
Beauty, Courage, and Wit, on the Foundation of Universal Brotherhood.
 
   The O.T.O. is the first of the Old Aeon orders to accept ``The Book
of the Law,'' received by Aleister Crowley in 1904 E.V., with its
message of a revolution in human thought, culture and religion based
upon 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
in 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.  ``Every man and every woman is a star.''
 
   The Law of Thelema can ultimately be fulfilled only through the
efforts of each individual. Never the less, 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 humantiy. Such aspriatnts will find welcom in the O.T.O.
 
    The structure of the O.T.O., like that of Freemasonry and the
ancient mystery schools, is based on a graded sieries of initiations, or
Degrees. In these Degrees, the O.T.O. seeks to instruct the individual
by allegory and symbol in the provound mysteries of Existance, and
thereby to assist each to discover his or her own true Nature.  Every
man and woman of full age, free, and good report, has in indefeasible
right to the introductory Degrees of the O.T.O.
 
   In addition to the official O.T.O. instructions, many regional O.T.O.
Lodges, Oases and Camps offer supplementary classes, seminars and study
programs to their members.
 
   The O.T.O. has active branches in 25 countries and issues several
periodicals, journals and bulletins including ``The Equinox,'' ``The
Oriflamme'' and ``The Magical Link.''
 
Love is the law, love under will.

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