Learn about OTO
The OTO USA Grand Lodge website is an excellent resource, and can be found at http://oto-usa.org. In particular, you might begin with About Thelema, Customs, Theology and the FAQ.
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Join OTO
Please see our membership page for information about joining OTO, Horizon Oasis, and Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
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Request
Initiation
For general information about OTO initiation and membership, see Grand Lodge's initiation and member pages, and Horizon's membership page.
To request initiation through Horizon, contact the Horizon initiation secretary at initiations@seattle-oto.org or:
Initiation Secretary
Horizon Oasis OTO
PO Box 95183
Seattle, WA 98145-2183
Payment of initiation fees are are made to Horizon, and should be included with your completed initiation application. If you prefer, payment can be made via PayPal:
Your initiation fees cover a year's dues to Grand Lodge, as well as helping to cover the cost of the initiation itself. The dues and fees for initiation through Horizon are:
|
Category |
Annual GL Dues |
Grand Lodge |
Horizon |
TOTAL |
|
Corresponding |
$10.00 |
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--- |
$10 |
|
0° |
$42.00 |
$42.00 |
$21.00 |
$105.00 |
|
I° |
$42.00 |
$42.00 |
$21.00 |
$105.00 |
|
II° |
$84.00 |
$42.00 |
$22.00 |
$148.00 |
|
III° |
$126.00 |
$84.00 |
$33.00 |
$243.00 |
|
IV° |
$168.00 |
$120.00 |
$33.00 |
|
|
P'I' |
(No increase) |
$36.00 |
--- |
$357.00 |
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Pay Horizon Dues
Please see our dues page for current information about Horizon dues.
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Pay Grand Lodge (National) Dues
OTO operates primarily on dues and fees collected from the membership. Your next years Grand Lodge dues are collected when you take initiation, but it's up to each member to stay current in their dues status after that. Members who have become dues-inactive cannot attend initiations or some tyled events. (Dues-inactive means that you have been behind in your dues for more than a year.)
The schedule of dues and fees (as of 1/1/2008) are listed below. Information on Grand Lodge dues can also be found here: http://oto-usa.org/dues.html.
|
Category |
Annual GL Dues |
|
CorrespondingAssociate |
$10.00 |
|
0° |
$36.00 |
|
I° |
$36.00 |
|
II° |
$72.00 |
|
III° |
$108.00 |
|
IV° |
$144.00 |
|
P'I' |
(No increase) |
You can check your Grand Lodge dues status and pay Grand Lodge dues online at http://www.oto-usa.org/treasury/inquiry.html. Your member ID is required in order to login, member ID can be found on the letter Grand Lodge sends to acknowledge your initiation. If you can't find your member ID, email the Grand Treasurer General at gtg@oto-usa.org.
To ask questions or pay your Grand Lodge dues through regular mail, write to:
Grand Treasurer General
O.T.O. U.S.A.
4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd. #444
Portland, OR
97214-5246
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Attend a Gnostic Mass
Horizon holds Mass on the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of each month, at our temple:
1423 10th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Mass starts at 6:00pm.
It's not necessary to contact Horizon prior to attending; our masses are open to the public and we welcome new people. A $5.00 donation is requested of everyone attending, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.
For more information contact mass@seattle-oto.org
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Serve on a Gnostic Mass Team
Contact mass@seattle-oto.org
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Attend an Event
To find a Horizon event, check our Events Calendar. Events that are not open to the public are marked 'Private', and events that require initiation are marked with their initiation level. Everything else is open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Sometimes an event is public, but the address isn't given. This is usually true when we hold events at private homes. Call or email the contact given in the event description for the address of these events.
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Stay in Touch
In addition to this website, Horizon maintains two e-mail lists:
Sea-oto at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sea-oto/. This is an announcements only list and is not used for discussions.
Horizon Talk at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/horizontalk/?yguid=47964873. This is a discussion list.
Horizon also has a Live Journal Community, open to members and friends of the oasis: http://www.livejournal.com/community/horizon_oasis/
New! Horizon's MySpace page: www.myspace.com/seaoto93
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