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| - | *'''[[The Gnostic Saints]]'''—<small>listed in Liber XV, [[the Gnostic Mass]]</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' <small>(1875–1947) Prophet of [[Thelema]], Scribe of [[the Book of the Law]], OHO of [[Ordo Templi Orientis|O.T.O.]] from 1922 to 1947</small> | ||
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| - | ==Past Masters of O.T.O.== | ||
| - | *'''[[Karl Germer]]''' <small>(1885-1962) Fr. Saturnus, Outer Head of O.T.O. from 1947 until his death in 1962</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Charles Stansfeld Jones]]''' <small>(1886-1950) Fr. Parzival X° for the United States, discovered the Key of the Law</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Carl Kellner]]''' <small>(1851-1905) Fr. Renatus, spiritual founder of Ordo Templi Oriestis</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Grady McMurtry]]''' <small>(1918-1985) Fr. Hymenaeus Alpha X°, OHO of Ordo Templi Orientis from 1965 to 1985</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Theodor Reuss]]''' <small>(1855-1923) Fr. Merlin or Peregrinus, first OHO of Ordo Templi Orientis</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Wilfred Talbot Smith]]''' <small>(1885-1957) Fr. Ramaka X°, first priest in a public Gnostic Mass</small> | ||
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| - | ==Scarlet Women== | ||
| - | *'''[[Mary Butts]]''' <small>(1892-1937) author, acquaintance of Aleister Crowley, resident at [[Cefalù]]</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Rose Edith Crowley]]''' <small>(1874-1932) Rose Edith Kelly, first wife of Aleister Crowley, the first [[Babalon|Scarlet Woman]]</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Mary Desti]]''' <small>(1878-1927) better known as Isadora Duncan, considered creater of modern dance, companion of Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Leah Hirsig]]''' <small>(1883–1951) Sr. Alostrael, A Scarlet Woman, companion of Crowley, co-founder of Cefalù</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Regina Kahl]]''' <small>(1891-1945) member of Agape Lodge #2 O.T.O., first priestess in a public Gnostic Mass</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Maria de Miramar]]''' <small>(1894-196?) The second wife of Aleister Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Dorothy Olsen]]''' <small>Sr. Astrid, a Scarlet Woman; student and companion of Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Phyllis Seckler]]''' <small>(1917-2004) Sr. Meral IXº O.T.O., 5=6 A.'.A.'., founder College of Thelema.</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Leila Waddell]]''' <small>(1880–1932) LAYLAH, companion of Crowley, inspiration for The Book of Lies, accomplished violinist</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Jane Wolfe]]''' <small>(1875-1958) Sr. Estai, acquaintance of Aleister Crowley, resident at [[Cefalù]], actress in silent films</small> | ||
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| - | ==Notable members of O.T.O.== | ||
| - | *'''[[Kenneth Anger]]''' <small> experimental filmmaker, author of ''Hollywood Babylon''</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[J.F.C. Fuller]]''' <small>(1876-1966) British general, military historian, acquaintance of Aleister Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Franz Hartmann]]''' <small>(1838 - 1912) Theosophical and Rosicrucian scholar, co-founder of Ordo Templi Orientis</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Heinrich Klein]]''' <small>(?-1913) a co-founder of Ordo Templi Orientis</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Frederick Mellinger]]''' <small>(1890-1970) Fr. Merlinus</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Hermann Metzger]]''' <small>(1919-1990) Fr. Paragranus</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Jack Parsons]]''' <small>(1914-1952) Fr. Belarion, co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), writer of [[The Babalon Working]], co-founder of Agape Lodge #2 O.T.O.</small> | ||
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| - | ==Notable members of A.'.A.'.== | ||
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| - | ==Notable members of the Golden Dawn== | ||
| - | *'''[[Allan Bennett]]''' <small>(1872-1923) member of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]], teacher of Aleister Crowley, founder of the Buddhist Society</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Dion Fortune]]''' <small>(1891-1946) member of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]], esoteric author, founder of the ''Society of the Inner Light''</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[George Cecil Jones]]''' <small>member of the Golden Dawn and founder, with Aleister Crowley, of the A.'.A.'.</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Samuel Mathers]]''' <small>(1854-1918) founder of the Golden Dawn, teacher and later enemy of Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Israel Regardie]]''' <small>(1907-1985) member of the Golden Dawn, author, student of Crowley</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[A.E. Waite]]''' <small>(1857-1942) occultist, co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, member of the Golden Dawn, founder of the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[William Butler Yeats]]''' <small>(1865-1939) Poet, mystic, member of the Golden Dawn</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[William Wynn Westcott]]''' <small>(1848-1925) Co-founder of the Golden Dawn, Supreme Magus of S.R.I.A., Freemason, member Theosophical Society</small> | ||
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| - | ==Personalities in Gnosticism== | ||
| - | *'''[[Jean Bricaud]]''' <small>(1881-1934) A founder of the Gnostic Catholic Church</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Jules Doinel]]''' <small>(1842-1903) founder of The Gnostic Church</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Gerard Encausse|Gérard Encausse]]''' <small>(1865-1916) A founder of the Gnostic Catholic Church</small> | ||
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| - | ==Other occult personalities== | ||
| - | *'''[[Helena Blavatsky]]''' <small>(1831-1891) Founder of the [[Theosophical Society]]</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[John Dee]]''' <small>(1527-1608) British mathematician, astronomer and consultant to Elizabeth I; discoverer of Enochian magick</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Anna Kingsford]]''' <small>(1846-1888) author; founder and leader of the Hermetic Society</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Alphonse Louis Constant|Eliphas Levi]]''' <small>(1810-1875) a highly influential magician of the 19th century, author of ''Transcendental Magic''.</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Victor Neuburg]]''' <small>(1883-1940) Fr. Omnia Vincam, scribe of ''The Vision and the Voice'', companion of Crowley, Poet</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Paschal Beverly Randolph]]''' <small>(1825-1875)Brotherhood of Eulis, Fratres Rosae Crucis, H.B. of L.</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Harry Smith]]''' <small> (1923-1991) filmmaker, ethnomusicologist, folklorist, archivist, E.G.C. bishop</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[ John Yarker]]''' <small>(1833-1913) English Masonic scholar and organizer, issued charters used by [[Theodor Reuss]] to establish Masonic features of O.T.O.</small> | ||
| - | *'''[[Gerald Yorke]]''' <small>(1901-1983) preeminent archivist of Crowley materials</small> | ||