Aleister Crowley wrote The Gnostic Mass — technically called Liber XV or " Book 15 " — in 1913 while travelling in Moscow, Russia. He described it as representing "the original and true pre-Christian …

And I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love and Liberty, the Word of whose Law is THELEMA. And I believe in the communion of Saints. And, forasmuch as meat and drink are …

In the Gnostic Mass, the Priestess makes the sign of an equal-armed cross 9 times, the Priest 39 times, and the Deacon makes one for each Saint, between 21 and 69 times.

Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass, is the central public and private ritual of the OTO and EGC, being itself a IX° operation. All of the secrets of the Order are contained within it, in symbol and ceremony.

Jun 11, 2005 · Aleister Crowley wrote The Gnostic Mass —technically called Liber XV or "Book 15"—in 1913 while travelling in Moscow. In many ways it is similar in structure to the Mass of the Roman …

The Gnostic Mass, or Liber XV, is a central ritual of the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) known as Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.). It was written by Aleister Crowley in 1913 …

Titled Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass, Crowley writes of it in Chapter 73 of his Confessions: Human nature demands (in the case of most people) the satisfaction of the religious instinct, and, to very many, this …

Aleister Crowley wrote The Gnostic Mass —Liber XV — in 1913 while travelling in Russia. The structure is similar to the Mass of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, but …

And I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love and Liberty, the Word of whose Law is ΘΕΛΗΜΑ. And I believe in the communion of Saints. And, forasmuch as meat and drink are …

A Gnostic Mass is a liturgical Mass administered by a Gnostic church. There are several such churches, each with its own version of the Mass. Some of them are: