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  Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is the Latin for Gnostic Catholic Church, a Thelemic ecclesiastical rite that comprises the church within Ordo Templi Orientis.
The chief function of EGC is the performance of the Gnostic Mass (Liber XV), a Eucharistic ritual written by Aleister Crowley in 1913.
The name "Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica" was not applied to the church until Crowley wrote the Gnostic Mass in 1913, which Reuss proclaimed to be the church's official rite.
www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Ecclesia_Gnostica_Catholica   (924 words)

  
 US Grand Lodge, OTO: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), or the Gnostic Catholic Church, is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is an inseparable part of Ordo Templi Orientis; and the Gnostic Mass is one of the official rituals, more specifically the central ritual, of Ordo Templi Orientis.
The Deacons of E.G.C. are ordained assistants to the Priests and Priestesses.
oto-usa.org /egc.html   (2329 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
EGC has a hierarchical structure of clergy, assisting officers, and laity which parallels the degree structure of the OTO initiatory system.
Membership in EGC is similar to the Roman Catholic Church, with some important differences.
EGC has a unique list of saints canonized by Aleister Crowley and read during the Collects of the Gnostic Mass.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecclesia_Gnostica_Catholica   (1404 words)

  
 O.T.O. - Hrumachis XI Camp
The E.G.C. is a Thelemic religious environment, dedicated to the advancement of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty through alignment with the Law of Thelema.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is an inseparable part of Ordo Templi Orientis; and the Gnostic Mass is one of the official rituals, more specifically the central ritual, of Ordo Templi Orientis.
Deacons within E.G.C. must be Initiate members in good standing of at least Second Degree (First Degree with the permission of the Primate); and their ordination must be recorded by the Grand Secretary General and the Ecclesiastical Secretary.
www.oto-hrumachisxi.org /egc.htm   (1333 words)

  
 About EGC
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), or the Gnostic Catholic Church (the Church), is the ecclesiastical aspect of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).
While E.G.C. traces its historic origins to the French Gnostic revival of the turn of the century, which was a movement within Christianity, it has since accepted the Law of Thelema, has declared itself independent from the Christian Universal Gnostic Church and its successors, and is no longer to be considered a Christian Church.
Deacons within E.G.C. must be Initiate members in good standing of at least Second Degree (First Degree with the permission of the Primate); and their ordination must be reported to and recorded by the Grand Secretary General and the Ecclesiastical Secretary.
www.hotweird.com /egc/hist.html   (2201 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is the Latin for Gnostic Catholic Church.
The name "Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica" was not applied to the church until Aleister Crowley wrote the Gnostic Mass in 1913, which Reuss proclaimed to be the church's official rite.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (U.K) Aleister Crowley to William Bernard Crow (http://www.egc.org.uk/misc/egc_crowley_crow.shtml).
www.egnu.org /thelema/Ecclesia_Gnostica_Catholica   (690 words)

  
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Such is not the case in the E.G.C. Where the Catholic Mass is a miraculous rite, depending for its efficacy on the Grace of God; the Gnostic Mass is a magical rite, depending for its efficacy on the knowledge, power and talent of the celebrants.
The E.G.C. thus serves as the social focal point of the Thelemic community, and its clergy are responsible for fostering harmony and fellowship.
In summary, the clergy of E.G.C. must be thoroughly familiar with the official ceremony of the Gnostic Mass and must have a good general understanding of its theory.
www.hollyfeld.org /heaven/Text/Religion/egcclrgyta.txt   (2368 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica - Eidolons of Ash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Observations on Thelema, Ordo Templi Orientis and Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
I am an ordained member of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, or the Gnostic Catholic Church, which is the ecclesiastical body of Ordo Templi Orientis.
EGC also offers lay affiliation through the ceremonies of Baptism and Confirmation, while clergy membership occurs with the rites of Ordination, which are offered for the diaconate (deacons), the priesthood (priests and priestesses), and the episcopate (bishops).
www.ashami.com /eidolons/Ecclesia_Gnostica_Catholica   (340 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis: About Our Church
Our church, Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis, or Universal Gnostic Church, is a organization dedicated to the advancement of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty through alignment with the Law of Thelema.
The Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis (EGnU) was founded by a College of Bishops on the Fourth of July in the Year 2000 C.E. Membership in Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis is available through baptism, confirmation, and dedication; advancement is independent of and does not require membership in or affiliation with any particular Order.
Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis does not accept or practice this extreme dualistic form of Classical Gnosticism.
www.egnu.org /ecclesia.mhtml   (411 words)

  
 Ecclesiastical Rites - Sekhet-Maat Lodge
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) or the Gnostic Catholic Church was incorporated into O.T.O. in 1908 e.v., and formally accepted the Law of Thelema in 1920 e.v.
Confirmation requires one sponsor who is confirmed in E.G.C., a plain white robe, and the ability to recite the Creed from memory.
The E.G.C. has no official rite of Marriage, but Helena and T Apiryon have written a very good one available here, and others including Sekhet-Maat Lodge founder Sr.
www.sekhetmaat.com:8008 /wiki/Ecclesiastical_Rites   (1861 words)

  
 Thelesis Oasis, OTO
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica also offers lay membership, which is conferred through the ceremonies of baptism and confirmation.
Initiates of the intermediate degree of Knight of the East and West (K.E.W.) are eligible for formal ordination to the Priesthood in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
Episcopal consecration in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is conferred as part of the Seventh Degree.
thelesis.org /index.cgi?menu=aboutus&page=aboutus.otoinfo   (2404 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica ( U.K. ) E.G.C. - Membership Information
The other formal requirements will be made known upon application, but the candidates are expected to study and divine the Mystery of the Mass for themselves, as well as they may, their progress being dependent upon their level of understanding, and their commitment to their fellow brethren in the Way of Service.
Ordination as a Priestess or Priest in E.G.C. is available to those that are fully dedicated to the path of Devotion.
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C. England Gnostic Catholic Church Thelema Crowley Reuss Doinel Gnostic Gnosticism Martinist Pagan Wicca W B Crow Church Ordination Eucharist Mass Gardiner O.T.O. Ordo Templi Orientis
www.egc.org.uk /egc_participation/egc_services.shtml   (331 words)

  
 Sol Invictus Camp
The purpose of this essay is to examine the nature and fundamental principles of this sacerdotal science, and to evaluate its applicability within the Thelemic Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
However, it is the function of the institutions of Thelema, such as M.M.M. and E.G.C., to convey their doctrines and mysteries in sacramental form.
While the E.G.C. is Gnostic in that it derives historically from Jean Bricaud's Église Gnostique Universelle, and it holds to the doctrines of emanation and of redemption through Gnosis or illumination; it has accepted the Law of Thelema, and so rejects the anticosmic doctrine that matter is evil and unredeemable.
www.solinvictus93.org /egc.htm   (4797 words)

  
 Knights Templar O.T.O. - Membership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ecclesiastical lay membership in the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is conferred by the ceremony of confirmation, which must be preceded by the ceremony of baptism.
An initiate of the Second Degree (II is eligible for ordination as a deacon of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
) are eligible for formal ordination to the Priesthood in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
www.kto.org /content/membership.html   (1834 words)

  
 Ordo Templi Orientis : 93 Lodge
The Gnostic Mass is the central public and private ritual celebration of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) under the auspices of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).
The E.G.C. is the ecclesiastical aspect of the O.T.O. and the theology, doctrines and sacramental theory of the E.G.C. are based on the principles of Thelema.
The principal ritual of E.G.C. is the Gnostic Mass.
www.oto93.com /mass.html   (172 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica : Gnostic Catholic Church
"The EGC demonstrates the unity of all rituals [...] it is called Catholic [...] because it is all-inclusive," [40] "it is an Ecclesia Sancta Catholica," [41] and "it is the original Minerval Church of the Ordo Illuminatorum," [42] since "the final ranks [of the Psychosophical Society] correspond to the priesthood of the EGC.
Gnostic Churches that are offshoots of Bertiaux's activities appear in Spain: Lamparter's Ecclesia Gnostica Latina with a succession from the line of S.A. Höller, Barber, and Rosa Miller.
In Yugoslavia the 'Ecclesia Gnostica Alba' was led by Zivorad Mihajlovic Slavinski "Tau Orfeo Aivaz I"; he had been ordained by Bertiaux in 1977, and was appointed as X° for Yugoslavia on June 22nd 1990, by the 'Typhonian' O.T.O. 's Kenneth Grant and Michael Staley.
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 Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, or Gnostic Catholic Church, was formed in 1907 by Jean Bricaud, Louis-Sophrone Fugairon, and Gerard Encausse in France.
The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is a Thelemic religious environment dedicated to the advancement of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty through alignment with the Law of Thelema.
The central activity of the E.G.C. is the celebration of the Gnostic Mass as set forth in Liber XV.
www.thelema101.com /egc.html   (254 words)

  
 UK Grand Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
O.T.O. also encompasses Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), the Gnostic Catholic Church, which was originally brought to O.T.O. by Dr. Gérard Encausse (Papus) in 1908 e.v.
The E.G.C. is a Thelemic religious environment, dedicated to the advancement of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty through the Law of Thelema.
Members of O.T.O. in good standing are eligible for clerical training and ordination in E.G.C. Many O.T.O. local bodies celebrate the Gnostic Mass on a regular basis.
www.oto-uk.org /EGC-home.php   (141 words)

  
 William Blake Lodge, O.T.O. - What is the E.G.C.?
What is the E.G.C? Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), or the Gnostic Catholic Church, is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.).
Brief History of the E.G.C. The name "Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica" was coined by Aleister Crowley when he wrote the Gnostic Mass for O.T.O. in 1913 e.v.
While E.G.C. traces its historic origins to the French Gnostic revival of the turn of the century, which was a movement within Christianity, it has since accepted the Law of Thelema.
www.williamblakeoto.org /faq_egc.html   (441 words)

  
 The Official Website of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) in the United Kingdom
The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) or Gnostic Catholic Church is the official Church of the Albion O.T.O.
Aleister Crowley ordained W. Crow as his sole successor in the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica and we are the only E.G.C. worldwide to hold this lineage and authority directly from Crowley.
The E.G.C. offers baptism, confirmation and ordination into the church and our monthly meetings in London and all church activities are free.
www.egc.org.uk /egc/egc.shtml   (259 words)

  
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I spent a number of years in a church in Palo Alto, California, called the Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum (the Gnostic Church of the Mysteries), which has been under the leadership of Bishop Rosamonde Miller since 1979.
A few of these are The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, the Ecclesia Gnostica Apostolica and, although it doesn't use the word “Gnostic,” the Church of Novus Spiritus, which purports to be Gnostic.
And I can testify to the genuine religious sensibilities of the people at the Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum with whom I spent an enormous amount of wonderfully spiritual time during the five years I was with them in the 1980s.
www.cdsp.edu /~mgrau/courses/HSST2189/studweb/WebsitesFall02/beizer/index.html   (998 words)

  
 Ordo Templi Orientis - WiccanWeb.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The O.T.O. also includes the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica or Gnostic Catholic Church, which is the ecclesiastical arm of the Order.
The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, or Gnostic Catholic Church, is the ecclesiastical arm of O.T.O. It's central activity is the celebration of Liber XV, The Gnostic Mass.
There are also several "unofficial" rituals that are celebrated within the context of E.G.C., including Weddings, Visitation and Administration of the Virtues to the Sick, Exorcism, and Rites for Life and Greater Feasts.
www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Ordo_Templi_Orientis   (3052 words)

  
 History
The Ecclesia Gnostica Hermetica carried the magical currents of the secret work of the O.T.O. and the Choronzon Club, and thus united the Crowleyan (Germerian) and Neo-Crowleyan (Choronzon Club and G.B.G.) successions with the Gnostic and Hermetic traditions inherited from the Vilatte succession of bishops.
The Patriarch of the Ecclesia Gnostica Hermetica Tau IX (33=36) was the consecrator of Tau Ogoade-Orfeo IV.
Tau IV (13=16) previously consecrated in Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis to the episcopate on January 18, 1967, assisted in the exchange of consecrations and successions on August 10, 1967.In 1989 Tau Ogoade-OrfeoIV appointed Tau Ogoade-OrefoVIII (Courtney Willis) as the Sovereign Grand Master,then as the Sovereign Grand Master Absolute of the La Couleuvre Noire.
www.techniciansofthesacred.com /new_page_10.htm   (2171 words)

  
 Ordo Templi Orientis Norvegia : Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Dette uttrykkes i det offentlige ritualet den Gnostiske Messen.
Den Gnostisk Katolske Kirken, eller Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, er Ordenens kirkelige arm, og har som sitt hovedfokus å administrere sakramenter som dåp, konfirmasjon, giftemål, begravelse, de hellige Ordener og Messens Mirakel.
Alle disse Ordener er nært knyttet opp mot Ordenens gradstruktur og deres innvielser informerer således deres virke som offiserer i E.G.C. Denne Kirken er en thelemisk kirke og baserer sine doktriner på Lovens Bok som ble mottatt 8.,9.
www.oto.no /egc.html   (337 words)

  
 Knights Templar O.T.O. - Membership
Ecclesiastical lay membership in the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is conferred by the ceremony of confirmation, which must be preceded by the ceremony of baptism.
An initiate of the Second Degree (II is eligible for ordination as a deacon of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
) are eligible for formal ordination to the Priesthood in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
www.knightstemplar-oto.org /content/membership.html   (1834 words)

  
 EGC Materials
This is an unoffical archive of essays and materials relating to the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.).
EGC Confirmation Ritual from the Babalon Sanctuary, E.G.C. Minimass for a Dedicated Couple
Advice for Deacons of Eccelsia Gnostica Catholica, an entire manual of diaconal technique, written when Dionysos Thriambos was a Deacon.
www.hermetic.com /egc/index.html   (449 words)

  
 Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis: The Universal Rites
Here we present a selection of rites which to some extent exemplify the types of ritual worked by the members of Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis.
We have included links to the Magickal Rituals of Aleister Crowley, Rites of the Horus/Maat Lodge, and some peculiar to Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis.
Basil of the Russian Church, this is the canonical Gnostic Mass according to Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.
www.egnu.org /universalis.mhtml   (703 words)

  
 Star Of I.S.I.S. Lodge | Home
We continue to be an initiating body of the Ordo Templi Orientis, O.T.O., with Charters to Initiate 0-III Degree as before, but now also able to initiate within our own Body the IV and PI Degrees necessary to complete the Man of Earth Triad with the assistance of a visiting Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
Each Degree of initiation is followed up with a workshop for the Initiates of that degree so as to engage their understanding of what they have experienced.
We also perform the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) Mass twice monthly, with supplemental Mass workshops to increase the participants' awareness of the rite and to provide the training necessary for the Membership to grow in the E.G.C. through baptism, confirmation and ordination as a Child and eventually as a Deacon.
www.starofisis.org /index.html   (592 words)

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