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OTA Calendar for 2025
Hear Ye All!
The O.T.A.will be holden its fifty-second consecutive
performance of
Nuptiae
Spring Marriage
at Rivendell on
March 21st 2026
Arrive at dusk. Dress warmly, bring food and drink. See our new Pavilion.
This is an invitational event so clear any additional guests with us by phone
or email.
Baal: "With this golden gift I wed thee
With this draft I plank my spark !"
Astarte: " With this Silver Cup of Mystery
From beyond the veil of night
Come I to catch the rainbow
In my shrine of hidden Light!"
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Nuptiae at Rivendell, March 21, 2026
Posted by Zandria on May 22, 2026 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Photos taken by Frater Thabion and Collage created by Soror Zandria.
My most recent work with the Ars Almadel
Posted by Frater Agnóstos on May 14, 2026 at 9:30am 1 Comment 2 Likes
I made this Almadel using/referencing Master Thabion's Book of Solomon's Magick and Joseph Peterson's Lesser Key. I molded my square and my candles using beeswax under the Day and Hour of SOL. I then used a very fine tip brush to line the engravings with gold paint. The beautiful clear quartz ball was purchased years ago and is one of my favorite tools used in my temple.
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THE MAGIC ROCK
by Brian Lee Added December 1, 2024 at 5:22pm
Using a doorway as a medium to discretely impart a daily blessing
by Frater Laetus Added December 23, 2022 at 1:37pm
Dark Mirror
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Second Attempt at the Triangle of Art
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The Hermetic Hour
The Chemical Wedding, Part 2: Symbols of Internal Alchemy
The Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will present the second part of The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz by Valentin Andreae 1616, followed by an interpretation of the symbolism in relation to internal alchemy, the extended Middle Pillar chakra system and Valentinian Gnostic Christianity. We will describe the Sacred Marriage within the adept him/or/herself as an analog to the operations on the Sixth Day in the Tower of Olympus. We will refer to works by Jacob Boehme, The creation of the Magical Child, Johann Gichtel and the mysteries of the Spiral and the Lightning Flash. And the Homunculus of Paracelsus. This is the lost Key to Rosicrucian Sex Magick and the ultimate secret of the Hieros Gamos. Tune in and be enlightened.
The Chemical Wedding, Part 1: The Seven-Day Alchemical Quest
The Hermetic Hour, with host Poke Runyon, will present our interpreted and explained version of The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1614). The Chemical Wedding is the third of the mysterious Rosicrucian documents that appeared in Central Europe in the early 17th century. It is an alchemical fantasy that might even be called "Science Fiction." Occultists have tried to unravel it's secrets for the last four hundred years and we will offer our interpretation tonight as we accompany old Christian Rosenkreutz on his visit to the mysterious castle and his participation in the alchemical operation to resurrect the King and Queen. The solving of its riddles has been just as exciting an adventure as the story itself. So tune in and come with us to the Castle of the Rosicrucians.
Cagliostro: The Count Who Promised Gold and Miracles
The Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will present a discussion on the life and career of the 18th century magician and alchemical adept who called himself Count Alessandro Cagliostro. He was perhaps the most colorful and adventurous character in our Hermetic tradition. Vilified as a rogue, a scoundrel, and a charlatan by the academy and the Church in Europe he was loved by the common people for his healing touch and alchemical medicines which he administered freely to the poor, and dearly to the rich. He claimed to be able to create gold to support his charity work and lavish life style. He and his glamorous wife Lorenza founded an androgynous quasi-Masonic Egyptian rite which allegedly involved nudity and sex magick. Cagliostro was featured as an anti-hero in a series of novels by Alexander Dumas, and depicted on film by Orson Welles in the (1949 ) movie classic BLACK MAGIC. We will consult Sax Rhomer's ROMANCE of SORCERY ( 1914 ) for a more accurate version of the Count's adventures than Dumas' novels and the screenplay offer -- so if you'd like to meet the real Count Cagliostro, tune in and we'll follow him on his journey as he invented himself.
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