Carla
Is OTO considered a pagan organization? This is pretty basic, but sometimes the lines get blurred for me where ceremonial magic and such like are concerned. Thelema is polytheistic, is it not? Would that make it pagan?
Thelema is polytheistic, is it not?
You probably lumped OTO with paganism because various gods in the Egyptian pantheon may be alluded to in its ceremonies and in Thelemic literature.All very interesting answers. I bring this up only because I was speaking to a pagan friend, who mentioned the recent media coverage of Peaches Geldof's interest in OTO, and the mispresentation of the OTO. So I said, 'Time for Pagan Federation to step in and defend!' because I guess I thought the Pagan Federation defended the position of all sorts of fringe/non-mainstream/whatever you want to call it faiths or philosophies, etc. But she, 'The OTO isn't really pagan, and they're big enough to defend themselves.' Which made me go, hmmm. So are they pagan? Why did I lump them in with pagans? Where can I go to see what others think of this...and here I am.
I have not heard of this new OTO public focus bouught about by the little Geldorf.
Tell me more.