Travis Simpkins: Ordo Templi Orientis OTO

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Monday, January 5, 2026

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Occultist and Mystic. Martinist Order. Martinism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Papus

Gerard Encausse

( 1865 - 1916 )

Physician, Hypnotist

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

Co-founder of the modern

Ordre Martiniste (Martinist Order)

l'Ordre des Supérieurs Inconnus

and the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose Croix

Grand Hierophant

Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim

Member of

Hermetic Brotherhood of Light

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )

by Travis Simpkins

Introduction to Martinism

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Martinism. Books Translated by Piers Vaughan. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

rosecirclebooks.com

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Occultist. The Tarot of the Bohemians. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, January 2, 2026

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frater Achad

Charles Stansfeld Jones

( 1886 - 1950 )

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

known by the magical names

V.I.O., O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V.

Parzival and Tantalus Leucocephalus

Author of Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival

Student of Aleister Crowley

Member of the A:.A:.

Past Grand Master of the O.T.O. in the U.S.A.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Freemason

Member of

Detroit Lodge No. 2

Grand Lodge of Michigan

by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad - Charles Stansfeld Jones

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ordo Templi Orientis. Crystal Vision Through Crystal Gazing. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Aleister Crowley

born Edward Alexander Crowley

( 1875 - 1947 )

Occultist, Ceremonial Magician, Poet

& Author of Magick and The Book of the Law

Founder of Thelema

called "The Wickedest Man in the World"

Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )

by Travis Simpkins

The Life of Aleister Crowley - Da'at Darling - Georgina Rose

Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. The Book of Lies. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. Gerald Brosseau Gardner

(1884 - 1964)

Anthropologist and Archaeologist

“Father of Wicca”

Founder of Gardnerian Wicca

Author of the Gardnerian “Book of Shadows”

“The Meaning of Witchcraft”

and “Witchcraft Today”

Initiated in the New Forest coven

Founder of the Bricket Wood coven

Member of

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Member of the

Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship

Freemason, Member of

Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution

Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

by Travis Simpkins

Interview with Gerald Gardner

For more info, please visit:

british-wicca.com

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Aleister Crowley

born Edward Alexander Crowley

( 1875 - 1947 )

Occultist, Ceremonial Magician, Poet

& Author of Magick and The Book of the Law

Founder of Thelema

called "The Wickedest Man in the World"

Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )

by Travis Simpkins

The Life of Aleister Crowley - Da'at Darling - Georgina Rose

Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. Magick in Theory and Practice. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, October 20, 2025

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Occultist and Mystic. Martinist Order. Martinism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Papus

Gerard Encausse

( 1865 - 1916 )

Physician, Hypnotist

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

Co-founder of the modern

Ordre Martiniste (Martinist Order)

l'Ordre des Supérieurs Inconnus

and the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose Croix

Grand Hierophant

Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim

Member of

Hermetic Brotherhood of Light

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )

by Travis Simpkins

Introduction to Martinism

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Martinism. Books Translated by Piers Vaughan. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

rosecirclebooks.com

Papus. Gerard Encausse. Occultist. Elementary Treatise of Occult Science. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, October 17, 2025

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frater Achad

Charles Stansfeld Jones

( 1886 - 1950 )

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

known by the magical names

V.I.O., O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V.

Parzival and Tantalus Leucocephalus

Author of Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival

Student of Aleister Crowley

Member of the A:.A:.

Past Grand Master of the O.T.O. in the U.S.A.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Freemason

Member of

Detroit Lodge No. 2

Grand Lodge of Michigan

by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad - Charles Stansfeld Jones

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ordo Templi Orientis. Crystal Vision Through Crystal Gazing. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Aleister Crowley

born Edward Alexander Crowley

( 1875 - 1947 )

Occultist, Ceremonial Magician, Poet

& Author of Magick and The Book of the Law

Founder of Thelema

called "The Wickedest Man in the World"

Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )

by Travis Simpkins

The Life of Aleister Crowley - Da'at Darling - Georgina Rose

Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. The Book of the Law. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Gerald Gardner. Witchcraft. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. Gerald Brosseau Gardner

(1884 - 1964)

Anthropologist and Archaeologist

“Father of Wicca”

Founder of Gardnerian Wicca

Author of the Gardnerian “Book of Shadows”

“The Meaning of Witchcraft”

and “Witchcraft Today”

Initiated in the New Forest coven

Founder of the Bricket Wood coven

Member of

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Member of the

Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship

Freemason, Member of

Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution

Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

by Travis Simpkins

Interview with Gerald Gardner

For more info, please visit:

british-wicca.com

Gerald Gardner. Book of Shadows. Gardnerian Wicca. The Meaning of Witchcraft. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Israel Regardie

Dr. Francis Israel Regardie

born Francis Israel Regudy

(1907 - 1985)

Author and Occultist

Ceremonial Magician

Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley

Member of

Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Member of

Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA)

Known for the books:

The Tree of Life

A Garden of Pomegranates

The Middle Pillar

The Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. The Middle Pillar. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, June 5, 2025

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Yarker

(1833 -1913)

Author, Occultist and Freemason

International Grand Master of the

Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim

Member of the

Swedenborgian Rite

Cerneau Scottish Rite

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Martinist Order

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.)

and many other Orders

by Travis Simpkins

David Harrison talks about John Yarker

For more info, please visit:

lewismasonic.co.uk/esoteric/the-life-and-death-of-john-yarker.htm

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Lon Milo DuQuette

Author, Musician, Occultist

and Ceremonial Magician

United States Deputy Grand Master

Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

Archbishop of

Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

32nd Degree Freemason

Long Beach Scottish Rite Valley

Member of Long Beach Lodge No. 327

Grand Lodge of California

by Travis Simpkins

Lon Milo DuQuette - Qabalah

Lon Milo DuQuette

For more info, please visit:

londuquette.com

and

oto-usa.org

Lon Milo DuQuette. Son of Chicken Qabalah. Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Israel Regardie

Dr. Francis Israel Regardie

born Francis Israel Regudy

(1907 - 1985)

Author and Occultist

Ceremonial Magician

Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley

Member of

Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Member of

Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA)

Known for the books:

The Tree of Life

A Garden of Pomegranates

The Middle Pillar

The Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. The Tree of Life. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley. Magick. Occult. Thelema

"777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley" is a useful book of correspondences.

A unique collection of Qabalistic texts that includes Gematria, 777, and Sepher Sephiroth.

Gematria provides essential explanations of theoretical and practical Qabalistic number analysis and philosophy. “An Essay in Number,” also included, provides invaluable insights into key numbers as well as techniques and safeguards for practical magical work. Gematria was first published in The Equinox, vol. 1. no. 5.

777 itself contains, in concise tabulated form, an overview of symbolism of the major world religions, as well as the system of correspondence of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. In short, it is a complete magical and philosophical dictionary—a key to all religion and practical occultism—an amazing work whose value has been recognized through many editions since its first appearance in 1909 and subsequent enlargement in 1955.

The third text in this collection is Sepher Sephiroth, a unique dictionary listing hundreds of Hebrew words arranged by numerical value. It was compiled jointly by Aleister Crowley and Allan Bennett and first appeared in The Equinox, vol. 1, no. 8.

https://amzn.to/3CWJWvo

Monday, December 30, 2024

The Dark Lord. H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic. Peter Levenda

I'm keeping with a H.P. Lovecraft theme and reading "The Dark Lord" by Peter Levenda.

One of the most famous - yet least understood - manifestations of Thelemic thought has been the works of Kenneth Grant, the British occultist and one-time intimate of Aleister Crowley, who discovered a hidden world within the primary source materials of Crowley's Aeon of Horus. Using complementary texts from such disparate authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Parsons, Austin Osman Spare, and Charles Stansfeld Jones ("Frater Achad"), Grant formulated a system of magic that expanded upon that delineated in the rituals of the OTO: a system that included elements of Tantra, of Voudon, and in particular that of the Schlangekraft recension of the Necronomicon, all woven together in a dark tapestry of power and illumination.

The Dark Lord follows the themes in the writings of Kenneth Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Necronomicon, uncovering further meanings of the concepts of the famous writers of the Left Hand Path. It is for Thelemites, as well as lovers of the Lovecraft Mythos in all its forms, and for those who find the rituals of classical ceremonial magic inadequate for the New Aeon.

Traveling through the worlds of religion, literature, and the occult, Peter Levenda takes his readers on a deeply fascinating exploration on magic, evil, and The Dark Lord as he investigates of one of the most neglected theses in the history of modern occultism: the nature of the Typhonian Current and its relationship to Aleister Crowley's Thelema and H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon.

https://amzn.to/4iUiFtD

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Necronomicon. Grimoire. Simon. Peter Levenda. H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu Mythos

I'm keeping with a H.P. Lovecraft theme and reading the "Necronomicon"

"This is the testimony of all that I have seen, and all that I have learned. . . . For this is the Book of the Dead, the Book of the Black Earth, that I have writ down at the peril of my life..."

The classic and controversial grimoire—a book of magic, spells, and rituals, ready to be incorporated into your life

Since its initial publication in 1977, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon. Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax, while others have praised it as a powerful spell book. As the decades have passed, more information has come to light both on the book's origins and discovery, and on the information contained within its pages. Regardless of its origins, the Necronomicon has been found to contain formulae for spiritual transformation consistent with some of the most ancient mystical processes in the world—processes that were not public knowledge when the book was first published, processes that involve communion with the stars.

Despite the controversy, the first edition sold out before it was published—and it has never been out of print in the decades since then. If this book or the arcane practices that it claims to illuminate have ever piqued your interest, then wait no longer, and discover the truths that the Necronomicon has in store for you and the impact that it can have on your life.

https://amzn.to/3BAzWaN