New Religious Movement
Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO mainstream)
13/40· ModerateConfidence: Medium
Mainstream Thelemic fraternal order based on Aleister Crowley's writings. Distinctive Gnostic Mass and degree-initiation system. Mainstream low-moderate control.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control3/10
Information Control3/10
Thought Control4/10
Emotional Control3/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — mainstream Thelemic fraternal order founded on Crowley's writings; mainstream low-moderate.
Founded
Early 20th c.
Members
Few thousand initiates globally
Active in
USA, Global
In context
OTO operates a degree-based initiatory system (0–IX, plus secret X–XI) with Gnostic Mass as public ceremony. Caliphate (US-based) is the largest active OTO body. Mainstream low-moderate control fraternal organisation.
Timeline
- 1900sOTO crystallises under Karl Kellner
- 1925Crowley becomes head of OTO
Sources
- Various Thelemic-studies academic work
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