From: swaim@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Parks Swaim)
Subject: Re: OTO, the Ancient Order of Oriental Templars
Organization: Rice University
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In article <79615@cup.portal.com> Thyagi@cup.portal.com (Thyagi Morgoth NagaSiva) writes:

>"To all whom it may concern -
>
>"It is known only to a few that there exists an external visible
>organization of such men and women, who having themselves found
>the path to real self-knowledge, and who, having travelled the
>burning sands, are willing to give the benefit of their experience,
>and to act as spiritual guides to those who are willing to be
>guided.
>
>"While numberless societies, associations, orders, groups etc.
>have been founded during the last thirty years in all parts of
>the civilised world, all following some line of occult study,
>yet there is but ONE ancient organization of genuine Mystics
>which shows the seeker after truth a Royal Road to discover
>The Lost Mysteries of Antiquity, and to the Unveiling of the
>One Hermetic Truth.
>
>"This organization is known at the present time as the Ancient
>Order of Oriental Templars.  Ordo Templi Orientis.  Otherwise:
>The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light.

  Up to this point, I was kinda hoping that this was a joke. Still,
it would make a great premise for a bad syndicated TV show- "These
are the adventures of the Oriental Templars... dedicated to truth,
justice, and good karma! (Dramatic music in the background.)"
  No doubt I've just horribly offended someone.
-- 
Mike Swaim            |Whenever the soft drink  machine needs to be 
swaim@owlnet.rice.edu |restocked, rather than getting angry,
Disclamer: I lie      |meditate on the impermanence of all things
                      |and the emptiness of coke.
