Hermetic Brotherhood of Light
- Hermetic Brotherhood of Light
Although the origins of this order are not clear, the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light was a Fraternity that descended from the Frates Lucis in the late 18th century (in turn, derived from the German Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross), and was the seed from which Ordo Templi Orientis was created. In addition, The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light was strongly connected with the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, and may perhaps be one and the same.
Carl Kellner (the Spiritual Father of O.T.O.), Paschal Beverly Randolph (whose book entitled "Magia sexualis" has influenced the O.T.O.) and others were members of it. In Theodor Reuss' 1917 O.T.O. Constitution, it states in Article 1, Section 1::"Under the style and title: ANCIENT ORDER OF ORIENTAL TEMPLARS, an organization, formerly known as: "The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light", has been reorganized and reconstituted. This reconstituted association is an international organization, and is hereinafter referred to as the O.T.O."
References
*Thelemapedia. (2004). " [http://www.thelemapedia.org/index.php/Hermetic_Brotherhood_of_Light Hermetic Brotherhood of Light] ." Retrieved April 16, 2006.
** [http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_1917constitution.html O.T.O. 1917 Constitution]
**Greenfield, Allen. "The Story of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light." Luxor Press
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**Godwin, Joscelyn. (1990). "The Brotherhood of Light." "Theosophical History", Vol. III, No. 3
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