Ordo Templi Orientis -- Photographs and DocumentsPhotographs and documents, mostly directly scanned from the originals -- page under construction.If you want to see better quality reproductions: buy my books which contain thousands of fac-similes. In some cases you meet some of these documents elsewhere in Cyberspace: most often they have been 'taken' either from my print publications or from this website without even the most basic acknowledgements (some few examples below). |

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Carl Kellner's Emblem of the Memphis- and Misraim Rite. Here on the cover of Leopold Engel's magazine for the Order of Illuminates Theodor Reuss
Covers of his magazine "Oriflamme" (version 1, version 2, version 3), Memphis-Misraim, Cerneau, Masonry in General, and since 1912 also for the O.T.O. The original source of the "modern" O.T.O.-lamen: Sâr Péladan's booklet "Babylone" dated 1893 -- version 1 , version 2 , version 3 : design by Gabriel Albinet (1894). Crowley and the 'Caliphate' try to blind out the existence of these facts Frontispice of "La Prométhéide" of Sâr Péladan, Blason de l'Ordre Laïc de la Rose-Croix du Temple et du Graal, design by Mérintier (1895) Emblem of Memphis Misraim: version 1 , version 2 , version 3 , version of Reuss, version 4 Reuss using rubber stamps of Henry Klein and Franz Hartmann 1902 Pages of the English 1906 Constitution Pages of the German 1906 Constitution Lingam-Yoni of 1906 O.T.O. Lamen 1906 Several O.T.O. seals 1906 Reuss' SOTOM seal 1906 The O.T.O. existed already in 1906 -- with Lamen Collection of several seals and lamens The Lamen that Killed my Canary Facsimiles of his Masonic charters Reuss to Arnoldo Krumm-Heller, 1908 Reuss to Thomson, 1919 Reuss to Wieland, 1912 Reuss to Spencer Lewis (A.M.O.R.C.), 1921 Grandmaster Rudolf de Laban and several of the O.T.O. members at Ascona, circa 1914 Laban de Laban. See the The Early History of the O.T.O. Ida Hofmann, version 1 , version 2 , version 3 , Henry Oedenkoven and Hofmann, Mary Wiegeman. And another one of Henry Oedenkoven A.M.O.R.C. (and the O.T.O. ?): Pronunziamento with signature, February 1915 A.M.O.R.C. (and the O.T.O. ?): Pronunziamento without signature, February 1915. More on the A.M.O.R.C. Cover of the 1917 Constitution Synopsis of Degrees in 1917 Facsimile pages of several Reuss-O.T.O. rituals, see also Der Grosse Theodor Reuss Reader
Reuss' X° Ansprache an die neuen General Gross-Inspektoren des 33° A & A. Schottischen Ritus des Obersten Rates. Facsimile of four pages: page 1 , page 2 , page 3 , page 4 , (comparison of degrees, ca. 1920) Facsimile of Theodor Reuss' handwritten manuscript for TAWUC: the planned cooperation with A.M.O.R.C. after Crowley had been expelled from the O.T.O. First publication of Crowley being expelled by Reuss (by Christian Bérnard, Head of the A.M.O.R.C) Outline of Reuss' Last Will and Testament 1923 Front pages of
Parsifal und das Enthüllte Grals-Geheimnis Das Aufbau-Programm und die Leitsätze der Gnostischen Neo-Christen O.T.O. Several charters issued by Reuss to the Swiss O.T.O. Layout of a lodge temple - excerpt from "Der Grosse Theodor Reuss Reader" Rudolf Steiner: Never A Member Of Any O.T.O. / with many evidentiary documents Aleister Crowley
Crowley in Masonic Regalia Synopsis of Grades [Appendix to the IV°] Appointing Kenneth Grant the O.H.O. of the O.T.O. ==> Is this a fake ? Heinrich Tränker
Seal of the Pansophia Seal of the Universal Pansophic Society Correspondence with A.M.O.R.C. Walter Studinski ![]()
A sexmagickal drawing by Guido Wolther (Frater Daniel). And another one . . . Guido Wolther and his wife Miriam Excerpt of the Sexmagical 18°-ritual, written by Guido Wolther, causing scandal and the bad reputation of the Fraternitas Saturni Eugen Grosche appointing Hermann Joseph Metzger H.J. Metzger appointing Eugen Grosche Grosche's idea of incorporating the German wing of the O.T.O. into his FS in order to legally protect it from Heinrich Traenker's claims, 27 October 1950 Metzger expelled by Grosche in September 1953 Secret paper in 1953: the FS has no connection to the O.T.O. Statutes: the FS does not confer O.T.O. rights or degrees Draft for "Exorial" and the final cover Eugen Grosche in 1958 Eugen Grosche in 1963 Karl Wedler and Dieter Heikaus Dieter Heikaus: Grandmaster \Set-Horus'.' of the Ordo Saturni and Patriarch of the Gnostic Catholic Church in Germany Walter Jantschik. And in regalia . . . at home. Sammlung von 21 Texten von Walter Jantschik Members of the Ordo Saturni Frater Ito: Sex 'n' Drux & Tetragrammaton Cover of the paperback "Auf Teufel Komm Raus" that mentioned real living FS protagonists Saturnian Rings Wild Saturnian Ritual in Italy - text at De Destillatione "Suci Mulieris" Ad Servandam Valetudinem Magi
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Lekve's seal for the Abbey of Thelema Manuscripts Correspondence with Aleister Crowley Friedrich Mellinger, Crowley's secretary. Why didn't he become O.H.O. ?
Aleister Crowley appointing Mellinger the OHO on 15 July 1947 One A\A\ Document C.H. Petersen, translator of Crowley-material
Petersen's personal seal Manuscripts
Swiss O.T.O., the longest existing O.T.O. lodge worldwide
H.J. Metzger (version 1 , version 2) The tenement block where Metzger lived until he died in 1990 Metzger's SOTOM seal Metzger's O.T.O. lamen, early 1950s Metzger's legal Attest re OHO dated 9 January 1963 Seal of the roof Order of Metzger's collection of Orders Metzger's first O.T.O. temple in Zuerich, early 1950s One of Metzger's personal seals (P = Paragranus) Metzger's Argenteum Astrum (address defunct) Seal of Metzger's firm: Psychosophische Gesellschaft The German branch of Metzger's Order of the Illuminates: Walter Englert The Abbey of Thelema: Gasthof Rose; view in the Winter time Marcel Claude, a busy distributor of Memphis-Misraim dignities Modern pictures of Stein, Appenzell, in September 2002 Emblem of the Gasthof Rose In the Rose you ate from these rosycrucian plates Seal and Address Anita Borgert Rösli Metzger, Metzger's wife The Order's Library The Order's Museum The Temple with the Altar. A draft of the O.T.O. altar in Stein as seen by the Fraternitas Saturni. Also the lay-out of the temple The Chapel Room The monetary source Annemarie Aeschbach Annemarie Aeschbach, the Swiss O.H.O. speaking Scandal: Lothar Wilke, renegade Memphis-Misraim in Hamburg, is accused of having tortured a homosexual member of his group. Frau Christiane-Maria Schwarzweller, member of Wilke's group, is regular guest at Stein
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Typhonian O.T.O., the O.T.O. in England
John Symonds obtaining the copyrights to Aleister Crowley via the High Court of Justice 24 January 1949 Karl Germer to Kenneth Grant, 24 September 1948 Karl Germer to Kenneth Grant, 25 May 1951 Karl Germer to Kenneth Grant, 3 May 1952 LAM Grant's charter for Brazil
Grant accepting Lacerda's withdrawal Marcelo A.C. Santos' declaration Kenneth Grant's official statement "Concerning New Isis Lodge OTO", dated October 1999
Marcelo Ramos Motta's Society O.T.O.
Motta speaking about the O.T.O. and the A\A\ Marcelo Motta to Karl Germer, 30 December 1961: page 1, page 2 Marcelo Motta to Karl Germer, 30 May 1962: page 1, page 2 Karl Germer to Marcelo Motta 6 June 1962 Marcelo Motta to Karl Germer 5 July 1962 Marcelo Motta to Sascha Germer, 8 November 1962: page 1, page 2, page 3 Marcelo Motta to Sascha Germer, 25 January 1963: page 1, page 2, page 3 Sascha Germer to Motta 30 October 1962 Motta to Sascha Germer, 30 August 1963, third page only Motta's Last Will and Testament: frontpage, one excerpt Euclydes Lacerda Almeida (photograph) Motta's grave. The same with Gregory von Seewald who provided Motta's Cemetery Registry Martin Starr (now Breeze's friend) David Bersson and Friends. And a new pic of Bersson ![]() Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica -- The Gnostic Catholic Church
Joanny Bricaud Costumes of Deacon/Deaconess, Priest/Priestess and Bishop -- from "Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica" Layout of the Temple (version 1 , version 2 ) E.C.H. Peithmann Aleister Crowley appointing W.B. Crow Patriarch of his O.T.O.-Gnostic Church
H.J. Metzger as Patriarch Metzger's chart of his apostolic succession Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua [sic]
Michael Paul Bertiaux (version 1 , version 2) Bertiaux loves to add paintings in his correspondence: Addressed to Thelemic Bastards and spiced with Choronzon Bertiaux offering a Magical Battle to William Heidrich of the 'Caliphate' Marc Lully Gnostic Masses The 16 "Muski Chakram" in the genital region The System of the Choronzon Club: Franklin's Blocks: There were 11 degrees, a Tree of Life? My Own O.T.O.A. The Solar Lodge of the O.T.O.
Early documents: Mysteria Mystica Maxima and Introduction FBI files taken from my "Materialien Zum O.T.O. |
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Oscar Schlag (version 1 ,
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The library Christian Bouchet caused troubles in France and Italy and Russia Front covers of books that contain Aleister Crowley's O.T.O. rituals
Argenteum Astrum: How to make your own McOTO (Bavaria 1996) ![]() |

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