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- BAPHOMET XI°
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- A Memorandum
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- on O.T.O. Policy
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- This is another previously-unpublished ``policy statement'' by
- Baphomet X° (elsewhere in this issue he humorously terms them
- ``pronunciamenti'') that touches on a wide range of subjects,
- including advancement to the VII°, finance, international growth and
- the creation of Grand Lodges. This paper was but recently uncovered,
- so naturally, in the absence of such written guidance, modern policy
- on these subjects evolved somewhat differently. However, knowing our
- predecessors' stated policy provides clear guidelines for the future,
- and this document (and others like it) will be given due
- consideration.--H.B.
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- IN VIEW OF THE FACT that the Master of the Oasis is expected to
- entertain Brethren from distant cities and the like, it is highly
- desirable that he should be in a position to do so with all proper
- dignity. It will in all cases be much best if lodges are actually held
- in a Profess-House of the Order. And it will therefore be best
- whenever it is possible for those who wish, to occupy the post of
- Master, to qualify directly for the seventh degree by making their own
- house a Profess-House of the Order.
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- In future the finances of the Order will be simplified in the
- following manner: half of all the receipts of any Lodge or Chapter
- must be sent to the Grand Treasurer General. From the fund thus built
- up, the general obligations of the Order will be met. Where Lodges are
- in special need of financial assistance grants may be made.
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- In future Charters will be given whether to colonies, dependencies, or
- provinces in the following manner: In order to start a Grand Lodge,
- there must first be three people holding the seventh degree under the
- sanctuary of the Gnosis. These persons then send a petition asking for
- leave to work. This is granted by a charter authorizing them to work
- up to C.P.I. They are at liberty to form as many lodges as they can,
- to work up to the third degree, but they are advised not to delegate
- their power beyond that point. As soon as one hundred and eleven
- members in any district have reached the grade of Perfect Initiate
- they may apply for further leave to work up to the seventh degree. On
- the receipt of such a petition special regulation will be issued to
- meet the case.
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- It is of the utmost importance that all Brethren wishing to obtain or
- to be confirmed in the seventh degree should qualify immediately for
- that grade, as the bona fides of the Order are involved in their doing
- so. The principles of the Order now having been widely advertised so
- that it is impossible any longer to explain to each applicant how far
- they are being carried into effect, all regulations will therefore be
- enforced stringently from this time.
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