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The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O.
Love will comfort you upon your path.
(Musick: ‘Tristan and Isolde’.)
(The door of the Red Room is opened by G.M. who removes the black apron and collar. The Postulant
finds himself at the foot of the ladder. G.M. closes door behind him. All present are in the Sign of
Heredom.)
H.P.: Holy Father, I present to you this worthy Knight, who has passed through the depths of darkness
and the Valley of Death in search of the Lost Word, having been fortified with Truth, Silence, and Love.
M.W.S.: Let the Postulant Ascend the ladder which leads to glory and perfection!
(H.P. tells P. to take one step (I°) and pick up the letter.)
M.W.S.: What guides you?
P.: Truth.
(Prompted by H.P. He then takes the 2nd step.)
M.W.S.: What defends you?
P.: Silence.
(3rd step.)
M.W.S.: What inspires you?
P.: Love.
M.W.S.: T.S.L., The Sacred Law?
Do What Thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
(P. takes the 4th step.)
Who is your father?
P.: Iacchus.
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