![]() ![]() ![]() The present day policies of the OTO are completely wrong and have little legal much less fraternal merit. First of all, it's a fact, Grady McMurtry is completely correct. In 1979, when rumors surfaced that Secret Rituals was being republished with a disclaimer, the official OTO stance became that 'This book is an affront to the Order, no matter what was put on the back of the title page.' (8) The OTO Newsletter continued by stating, 'We would like to see Thelemites avoid it.įurthermore, the Supreme Council of OTO has told one member who deals with used and rare documents that they could be held legally accountable by 'offering for sale our confidential documents' (10) if they sold King's book and other related material. But do you think a Judge would agree with them upon hearing how the OTO has used the book 'within' its own Initiation Chambers as well as the source of quotes for public lectures for well over twenty years prior to making any official claim that it's illegal? The bottom line is that years ago, by Grady's lack of immediate action, he implied consent and agreed with the book, or at least with Regardie's views that it didn't matter that it was published because it's just pearls before the swine. On the other hand the present day OTO may disagree. (Blog at WordPress.In fact, he allowed the book to be used by every Saladin in the Initiation Chambers of the Ordo Templi Orientis worldwide while he was Outer Head of the Order, thus giving the book, in legal terms, his 'acknowledgment and justification.' Knowing these facts means that Grady McMurtry and the OTO forfeited any and all claims against the book as violating either Trade Mark or Copyright Infringements.
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