This episode covers the Gnostic Mass which Thelemites celebrate as their main ritual.  Get ready to hear about some practices that may make your jaw drop and your skin crawl. Mark is stunned through most of the episode and we are hopeful he has the courage to return to the show next week.  Enjoy! 

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Sources for the episode: 

Sabazaius.oto-usa.org

Thelemicunion.com

Thelemapedia.org

Oto-usa.org

https://thelemicunion.com/orgasmic-ordeal-sexual-magic-thelema

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/shortcuts/2013/apr/15/peaches-geldof-aleister-crowley-sex-cult-oto

https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content/the-dark-gnarly-side/634720/

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/the-great-beast-666-who-was-aleister-crowley-

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/14/abbey-of-thelema/

Wikipedia-thelema

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