Structure Of Ordo Templi Orientis

Structure Of Ordo Templi Orientis Cover The governing bodies of O.T.O. include:

1. International Headquarters
* Presided over by the Outer Head of the Order XIIA° (OHOa€”also known as Frater Superior)
* Supreme Council
* Revolutionaries
2. The Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis of the IXA°
3. The Secret Areopagus of the Illuminati of the VIIIA°
4. The Grand Tribunal of the VIA°
5. The National Grand Lodge
* Presided over by the National Grand Master XA°
* Executive Council
6. The Supreme Grand Council
7. The Electoral College

Ordo Templi Orientis - International

1. International Headquarters is the body that governs O.T.O. worldwide. As a ruling body, it is known as the International Supreme Council, which consists of the Outer Head of the Order (OHOa€”also known as Frater Superior), the Secretary General, and the Treasurer General.

2. The Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis consists of members who have reached the IXA°. Their prime duty is to study and practice the theurgy and thaumaturgy of the degree, consisting of the Supreme Secret of the Order. However, as a ruling body, they have the authority to

* ratify and overturn the rulings of the Areopogus
* act as representitives of the OHO and National Grand Masters when need arises
* fill the office of Revolutionary
* vote within the Secret Areopagus
* have some powers over the installation and removal of the OHO and National Grand Masters

3. The Secret Areopagus of the Illuminati is a philosophical Governing Body comprised of those who have reached the VIIIA°. It has the authority to reverse the decisions of the Grand Tribunal.

4. The Grand Tribunal is composed of members of the degree of Grand Inquisitor Commander (a sub-degree of the VIA°). Their primary duty is to hear and abritrate disputes and complaints not resolved at the level of Chapters and Lodges.

Ordo Templi Orientis - National


2. The Supreme Grand Council consists of members of the VIIA° appointed by the National Grand Master XA°. They are charged with:

* the government of the whole of the Lovers Grade
* Hearing and deciding appeals of the decisions of the Electoral College
* Hearing reports of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General VIIA° as to the affairs of the Initiate members of the Lovers Grade

3. The Electoral College consists of eleven members of the VA° and is the first of the governing bodies. Its primary duty is to oversee the affairs of the Man of Earth Grade.


The US Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United States of America. The U.S. National Grand Master is Fr. Sabazius XA°, who was appointed in 1996.


The UK Grand Lodge is the governing body of O.T.O. in the United Kingdom. The U.K. National Grand Master is Fr. Hyperion XA°, who was appointed in 2005 (93 years after the last Grand Master for the UK, Aleister Crowley, was elevated to that office).

Ordo Templi Orientis - The Gnostic Catholic Church


Ordo Templi Orientis - O.T.O. bodies



2. Oases are the next largest, and should be able to initiate through the IIIA°.





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