Ora et Labora. Volume 1. OTO Research Journal. Grand Lodge of Australia. Ordo Templi Orientis

Ora et Labora. Volume 1. OTO Research Journal. Grand Lodge of Australia. Ordo Templi Orientis. Thelema. Occult. Magick

The "Ora et Labora" research journal series was conceived during the COVID pandemic by the Grand Lodge of Australia, Ordo Templi Orientis. Each of the 3 volumes (so far) contains essays by contributors from around the world. This is Volume One.




Distributed across two volumes, Ora Et Labora features new research, and previously difficult to obtain essays from Italy, Australia, Poland, USA, New Zealand, Norway, Canada, South Africa, Austria, Japan, Sweden and India.
OTO Australia presents this global snapshot of the unfolding New Aeon.

"Today, the Order boasts a worldwide community of scholar-practitioners looking into the theory, practice, worship, antecedents, ethics and morality of Thelema, together with OTO constitutional design, as well as its ecclesiastical and magical practice"

Shiva X° (from the Preface)

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows. Gerald Gardner. Wicca. Witchcraft

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows. Gerald Gardner. Wicca. Witchcraft

I've yet to find a nice hardbound version of Gerald Gardner's "Book of Shadows" (a bit surprising, considering it is an important Occult text), but this print on demand copy will suffice for study purposes.


The Gardnerian Book of Shadows contains Wicca rituals and pagan magical ceremonies; first published between 1948 and 1961, much of the contents herein constitutes a summation of Wiccan practice.

Paganism’s popularity blossomed in the mid-20th century, as more people curious of the rituals and ceremonies of religions and witches became involved in covens – clandestine groups of pagan practitioners. A standard set of instructions for rituals, celebrations and initiations was publicized, in order to ensure that groups disparate in location would correctly and authentically perform their duties as per tradition.

This book contains the complete Gardnerian texts, as compiled by Gerald E. Gardner, a leading practitioner of Wicca in England. Gardner’s writings are a suffusion of lore, drawing upon witchcraft rituals described in several books by authors such as Margaret Murray. An authoritative and thorough introduction to pagan ceremony; while no substitute for membership and participation in a coven, the reader may herein gain an impression of the witch-cult and its practices.