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Should You Be a Member of the OWR?
Introduction Newcomers to the Order are often struck by the somewhat complex process of becoming a member. Compared to joining any other mystery school, the student understandably assumes that the first step is to apply and the second step is to take classes. They are...
Henotheism
The world is full of isms; sometimes political, sometimes philosophical, often religious and always pompous. These ideological frameworks are so much a part of our vernacular that we blur past much of their meaning. The result of this is that most people don’t...
Learning in the Order: What to Expect
Being a secret society that is most protective about its teaching methods and subjects taught, it stands to reason why new students would feel like coming into the Order is f like jumping head-first into dark waters. Most times, the culture, aims, and views of this...
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Life in the Order
How to Be a Mentor in the OWR
One of the greatest benefits of joining the Order of the White Road over other mystery schools is our Mentors’ Program. While other organizations provide you with a primary-class teacher and a series of video lectures and a “good luck” at worst, the Order takes...
Occultism
The Identity of Hermes Trismegistus
The Order of the White Road is an ancient institution, passing seemingly through the shadows of time. The travelers of the Path have found their way into almost every culture and civilization throughout the long ages. In that time, the Order has picked up many...
Occultism Vs. Cults
Don’t know the difference between the two words? Since the spiritual revolution in the 1960s, cults have popped up to give occultism a bad name. Let’s learn the difference.
Religion
Occultism Vs. Cults
Don’t know the difference between the two words? Since the spiritual revolution in the 1960s, cults have popped up to give occultism a bad name. Let’s learn the difference.
Spirituality
Henotheism
The world is full of isms; sometimes political, sometimes philosophical, often religious and always pompous. These ideological frameworks are so much a part of our vernacular that we blur past much of their meaning. The result of this is that most people don’t...
The Many Faces of Magick
“SOCRATES: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher; for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.”(Plato, Theaetetus 155c-d, tr. Jowett; “Wonder” in...
Is Magick Forbidden in the Bible?
It has happened to me more than once: I will guest-speak on a podcast or be teaching a class when I reveal I am a master in the Order, a magician, and a Christian. As soon as those three concepts are heard together, there always seems to be a collective gasp from my...