Their initiated Chapter work contains ritual on a comparable basis to the G.D. Consider the ritual work in the second lesson accompany Seven Steps, and the esxtensive ritual work in the Color & Sound courses. (And not entirely true in the correspondence work. That's the correspondence work - the Outer Court - not the initiated Chapter Work. They, however, do not perform rituals of any sort.
They will send you packets on how to draw hebrew characters, alot of tarot courses, and of course the study of the Qabalah. For a handfull of years, and I did really take alot from the outer order work. Occulta, which I can recommend heartily for those who seek a more Christian theme to their initiation work. Their Gnostic Christian themed Chapter work would be the closest parallel to Temple of Thelema's First Order initiation work (which, however, is on a Christian basis).Ī very close parallel to B.O.T.A.' S Chapter work is the First Order of Fraternitas L.V.X. And anything you mentioned is that it rests on a Gnostic Christian foundation rather than a Thelemic one. I would more call it a fellowship forwarding a particular social philosophy. (In Temple of Thelema we are blessed to be able to draw on both of these inspired streams.) O.T.O., on the other hand, isn't what I would call 'a means of attainment' - at least, not in the levels where most of the membership exists. I see Crowley as having been sent to reform the Inner Order work, and Case as having been sent to reform the Outer Order work. On the other hand is quite a different level - its earliest stages are on a par with B.O.T.A.' S Second Order. Their greatest strength IMO is in the Outer Court and First Order work. Has two primary levels of training: Their correspondence course work (which is an implementation of the Outer Court, or pre-initiatic phase of training) and their Chapter work (First and Second Order initiation in the fashion of the Golden Dawn). Paul Case's tarot instruction, and his way of organizing this into well-paced correspondence course lessons is IMHO unsurpassed in the whole of occult literature. Parzival wrote:I would be interested to know what your opinion is about the BOTA system as a means of attainment, as contrasted with that of OTO or AA. With the closing of the office, we will establish a mailing address through which our European members may continue to correspond with their local leaders for European events and activities. His service work will carry on through our worldwide network of dedicated volunteers who selflessly donate their time and energy in service to our Order. Michel’s administrative duties will be absorbed by the Los Angeles office. With his retirement, the Perpignan office will close.
To Our Dear European Fratres and Sorores, At the end of July of this year, our dear frater Michel Gobin will be taking a well-deserved retirement from operating the European office in Perpignan. I've separated these into two lists, the first covers the 'current BOTA curriculum' as noted in the P. The Builders of the Adytum study courses not yet archived.