Why they became member of the O.T.O. 7 Sebastião Carvalho
From: Sebastião Carvalho
To: Peter Koenig koenig @ cyberlink.ch
Date: May 1996
As to the OTO I have also been "initiated" in Rio, but I think that the
most important of all it was the INITIATIONS I could receive on other
planes and the works that, oriented by the Master Therion's
instructions (and other Masters) I have accomplished, specially THE NEO
LIBER LEGIS. (Which I hoped you would appreciate!). As to historical
matters, there is an interest, but not so much. Instead I prefer to
MAKE HISTORY! See the SCT history in "the rest". Love is the Law, Love
under Will!
ONIRACIOCONSUPRA!]
EXPLAINING SOME FACTS
When I say "initiated" I refer to one ceremony held by a group self-
intitled MAAT that tried to establish an OTO representation in Brazil
in the year 1989 (?), in Rio de Janeiro city. The self-called Grand
Master was an individual named Marcos Antonio de Azevedo Pereira
(Frater QVIF) associated to other masonic and non-masonic individuals.
They opened a commercial firm to sell esoteric (exoteric) articles, and
tried to run an OTO Lodge in the same space. They have practiced
several bad actions, resulting in the crushing of the group.
Later, I decided to join the OTO (the so-called Califado) that a young
group was trying to run in Rio de Janeiro. My intention was to help
them to work Master Therion's material, to perform the Great Work. I
hoped there would be a space to our new contributions to the Thelemic
Philosophy and the Gnostic Religion. I was wrong! What I could see
then, was an almost insane group of young people with little knowledge
but much thirst for power. And also, from the USA, the Califado's
ruling group forcing to dominate all the thelemic manifestation in our
country! I cut all contact with the Brazilian leader of that order,
Marcelo Santos.
HOW IT ALL BEGUN
Well, I was a member of the FRA when I came to find Crowley's Liber
Legis in a bookstore in Rio de Janeiro. I noticed then that FRA rituals
(First and Second degrees) were based on it... It seems that I was one
of the first persons to translate Liber Legis to the Portuguese
Language. This work was presented to FRA Third Degree Masters in
Niteroi in 1982.
There was a contact of Marcelo's Motta organization in São Paulo
(Ribeirão Preto) with my order, the SACRED CIRCLE OF THELEMA, but they
have practically cut it when they received a copy of our NEO LIBER
LEGIS.
Another contact has been made with the SOCIEDADE ALTERNATIVA of the
late pop star RAUL SEIXAS, through TONINHO BUDA (co-author of a book on
Raul). SILVIO PASSOS (Raul's secretary) wrote us a letter saying that
Raul was very much impressed with the NEO LIBER LEGIS message and would
like to know me and more about our work. But his health was not good at
that occasion and the meeting didn't happen. Also EUCLYDES LACERDA DE
ALMEIDA came to know our order, participating of some public events. He
showed great enthusiasm but soon we could see it was not a deep
sentiment... As a matter of fact he did not accept the NEO LIBER LEGIS,
proposing a treaty to work only on the LIBER LEGIS. So we had to give
up the intention of working together with his institution.
Appendix February 2000
HOW WE ARE TODAY
After these experiences I came to the conclusion that I had to work
alone, or with persons not involved with organizations that had already
petrified in its process!...
So I went on with my work based on the SPIRA LEGIS, the ORACLE OF
THELEMA and the NEO LIBER LEGIS, creating our site on the Internet and
establishing our Sanctuary in the city of Niteroi RJ. Some important
additions to our work was a Charter to found Memphis-Mizraim Lodges, an
authorization to run a FRA Lodge in Brazil and the power of a
Gnostic Bishop.
To our SACRED CIRCLE OF THELEMA (SCT) and IGTU = GNOSTIC CHURCH OF
UNIVERSAL TEMPLARS were then associated the FRATERNITAS ROSICRUCIANA
ANTIQUA NO BRASIL (FRABRAS)and the RITO ORIENTAL DE MEMPHIS-MIZRAIM NO
BRASIL (ROMMBRAS) and more recently the SUPREME INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
OF THE ORIENTAL RITE OF MEMPHIS-MIZRAIM (SICORMM).
Besides our THELEMA LODGE in Rio de Janeiro, we have under our
Obedience, the ETERNA LUZ DE RÁ LODGE in Buenos Aires, and we exchange
material and maintain fraternal relations with several organizations,
including AMORC, The Martinist Order, the Rosicrucian Order of the
Grail and several important Initiates all over the world (specially via
Web). Now we are working to found a Lodge in Uruguay and another in
Martinique. The same in Sao Paulo State (Brazil). We are members of the
"regular Masonry", and next May, 2000, we are to receive the 31* Degree
of the Scottish Rite. As to the other so-called "Supreme Councils" of
the MM, we have to say that it is very difficult to establish
connection with them, since each one claims to be THE ONE! But note:
Our High Degrees are completely free from any link with any
organization. Our tradition is: YARKER/GENELOHIM, and our work is based
on the contributions of John Yarker, Marconis de Negree, Calvin Burt,
Robert Ambelain, Albert Pike, Manuel Lamparter and others...
The recently established SICORMM is directed by our Grand Hierophant,
Master Genelohim, 97°, Frater Sannyasyn, 33°, 90° and Frater ATAL, 33°,
90°, 95°. It rulers the ROMMBRAS (Brazil) and the ROMMARG (Argentina).
We certainly know that the OTO doesn't go further Chesed! This is done
by the A.·. A.·. and the SCT! If you observe the SPIRA LEGIS and study
the NEO LIBER LEGIS, you will come to this conclusion. The same to the
"privilege" of the VIII°. As to the FRA being a branch of Reuss' OTO
and not Crowley's, it is well known here (not by many) that in the
beginning the FRA masters honored the Beast as we can see reading the
GNOSE bulletin of 1930 decade. And what about the use of Master
Therion' material internally? Remember that Reuss had accepted
Crowley's work. And this was our struggle here and the reason why we
came to the foundation of the Sacred Circle of Thelema: We wanted to
rescue the work of Aleister Crowley — but freely, not ruled by FRA or
OTO. (Remember that in 1983, we had only Marcelo Motta with the OTO in
Brazil, with very little acceptance, since Euclydes Lacerda — Kenneth
Grant's — was isolated). After that, there was a moment I felt I could
have been the OTO head in Brazil, if I contact the right persons
abroad. But it happened the reception of the NEO LIBER LEGIS! Since
then, everything has changed!... All these official OTO's papers that
people look for to have power and rights are of little value if not
linked to real initiatic work! Read the NLL!
Everything's important, including History, but time is running! And the
Initiation?
