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Eugen Grosche / Gregor A. Gregorius · Aleister Crowley · Founding of the Fraternitas Saturni

Eugen Grosche — letter to Aleister Crowley — Fraternitas Saturni — Closing of the Pansophic Lodge
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Ed.: This text is an official letter to Aleister Crowley, “Master Therion”, in which the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin is declared closed, while at the same time a new secret lodge is announced upon the old organisational foundations; the new constitution and opening are dated 11 May. The emphasis, however, does not fall upon Crowley, but upon the moment of institutional moulting: Pansophy is shut down, and the Fraternitas Saturni emerges from the old shell.

In 1921, Heinrich Tränker commissioned Eugen Grosche, under the name Gregor A. Gregorius, to establish a Pansophic Lodge in Berlin; Albin Grau/Pacitius became its first chairman, respectively Master of the Berlin Orient, while Grosche served as lodge secretary. The later Weida/Thuringia Conference then forms the dramatic antechamber: Recnartus/Tränker, Therion/Crowley, Pacitius/Grau, and Gregorius/Grosche appear as figures in a disintegrating alliance, from which Tränker’s O.T.O.-Pansophy, Küntzel/Germer’s Thelema publishing venture, and, from the Berlin working group, the Fraternitas Saturni emerged.

Eugen Grosche / Gregor A. Gregorius to Aleister Crowley

“DO WHAT THOU WILT is the whole of the Law, there in no Law beyond DO WHAT THOU WILT.”

Highly Honoured Master Therion!

I have the honour to inform you officially hereby, that we have formally closed the “Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin” on Green-Thursday of this year. A full dossier which briefly outlines the events that induced us to take this step, is being forwarded to you by same mail. In order not to ruin completely the two-years work which was done in Berlin by us, the remaining Brethren have decided to combine under my leadership the Master of the Chair to a new Secret Lodge, by using the old organisatoric fundaments.

The constitution and the solemn opening took place on Saturday, May 11. The enclosed Aims of the Lodge give you further details.

We are fully aware that it is a grave undertaking to revive the old Saturnlodge of the Middleages, which is disappeared (not known, disappeared below the surface) since centuries. We also know that — on steep path, through hard ordeals — we will have to face Saturnus the (guardian) of the Threshold.

By the help of cosmic glyphs, however, we have succeeded to harmonise in a magical way saturnian intelligences with us so that we are well able to say already today: we are at present the sole magic Lodge in Germany which works practically — except some Jewish Secret Lodges, of which we do not know any details.

Now we ask, you, highly honoured Master, to lend us your benevolence and to let us have your spiritual support.

As I have personally the conviction that we will succeed in creating within a fairly short time in Germany a net of Saturn-Lodges subordinated to us, we would be twice thankful to you. I am justified in my conviction as we have the support of two important factors: 1. Our still strongly visited esoteric Lodge School (program herewith) which has proved its virility since 2 years, and 2., as a propagandistic instrument, my occult Book-stall.

Already we are in touch with the most eminent Occultists in Germany, and of course, only need time, and money to enlarge our fundament.

The focus, the Fraternitas itself, consists at present of 5 Fratres, and this inner circle will have to be limited always, as the selection of qualified people must be severe. Except the Fratres we have the aid of a dozen Brethren and, at the moment, 80 students of the School as material for study.

We are prepared to give further information upon request, in case you should take an interest in our Lodge. We possess sufficient good, good reference works, among them the complete Equinox, to help us in theoretical training.

For the present these brief informations must suffice, the rest you will see from the dossier.

“Love is the law, love under will — compassionless love.”

Constitution and Published Aims of the Lodge

Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus
Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus
Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus
Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus
Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus
Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni, Published Aims of the Lodge, Master Therion, Aleister Crowley, Eugen Grosche, Gregor A. Gregorius, closing of the Pansophic Lodge of the Light-seeking Brethren of the Orient Berlin, Heinrich Traenker, Recnartus

Source

From: Aythos (Walter Jantschik): Die Fraternitas Saturni, A.R.W., Munich 1979.

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GOTOS Fraternitas Saturni