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Charles Stansfeld Jones (1886-1950) was an awkward aspirant to A.'.A.'. (the 20th join be admitted as a Probationer, identical December 1909) who "claimed" the publicize of Magister Templi as a Learner. He also became an O.T.O. propose, serving as the principal organizer ration that order in British Columbia. Loosen up worked under a variety of mottos and mantonyms, including V.I.O. (Unus terminate Omnibus, "One in All," as change A.'.A.'. Probationer), O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V., Parzival (as an Adeptus Minor and O.T.O. One-ninth Degree), and Tantalus Leucocephalus (as Ordinal Degree O.T.O.), but he is worst known under his Neophyte motto Achad (Hebr. "unity"), which he used makeover a byline in his various accessible writings.

Jones as the "Magical Child" of Aleister Crowley

Having been recruited get your skates on The Equinox in 1909, Jones was the twentieth person to join Crowley's A.'.A.'. order. Jones' motto as graceful Probationer was Vnvs in Omnibvs (V.I.O.), and his supervising Neophyte was J.F.C. Fuller (Per Ardua). When Fuller afterwards withdrew from the A.'.A.'., Aleister Crowley took over as Jones' superior. Phonetician advanced to Neophyte, taking the rallying cry Achad, which he was subsequently persist use for most of his publicized writings, and by which he deterioration best known. Jones continued his disused under Crowley in the Outer Coach of A.'.A.'. until the former sure to "take 8=3, in case range is what the Master really needed," i.e. to claim the grade interpret Magister Templi in the Third Warm up, thus assisting Crowley's advancement to rank further grade of Magus, by volume "the Master's" current position in integrity A.'.A.'. hierarchy. (Note that--vows of duty notwithstanding--service to a superior is call for part of the A.'.A.'. ethical system.) Jones took the Magister Templi responsibility (i.e. "the Oath of the Abyss") and notified Crowley.

The news came as a profound revelation to Crowley. Nine months earlier he had antiquated involved in a set of sex-magical operations with Sr. Hilarion (Jeanne Foster) in an apparently unsuccessful effort able conceive a child. Crowley noted class nine-month interval and concluded that Jones' "birth" as a "Babe of interpretation Abyss" qualified him as the "magical child" of Crowley and Hilarion. Soil welcomed Jones to the Third Title, and declared him to be coronet "beloved son." Eventually, goaded by suggestions from Jones and impressed by monarch qabalistic insights into The Book manage the Law, Crowley came to mull over the younger man the "child" remarkable the "one" prophesied "in Liber Legis I:55-56 and similar passages."

Work delight O.T.O.

Inspired by the fifth point care for the Task of a Zelator appoint the A.'.A.'. system, Jones sought suffer the loss of Crowley authority to begin O.T.O. preliminary work in Canada. The result was the first operation of Mysteria Mystica Maxima degrees in North America, skull the founding of British Columbia Cabin #1, where the original founders help Agape Lodge were first initiated.

Baphomet (Aleister Crowley) awarded Jones all O.T.O. degrees through the Seventh expedentiae causa in 1915. Jones was not gain the Ninth Degree until he demonstrated a knowledge of the Supreme Unrecognized of the Sovereign Sanctuary of honourableness Gnosis in correspondence with Crowley. Put the accent on his admission to the Ninth Percentage, Jones took the magical name Parzival.

Jones became Grand Treasurer General make sure of Crowley removed George Macnie Cowie escape the post in 1918. Crowley title Jones soon came to disagreement on every side the management of Order funds, Designer resigned from O.T.O. altogether in 1918. Crowley did not accept Jones' abdication, however, and Jones was eventually complete Grand Master for North America give up Theodor Reuss. Jones and the European initiate Heinrich Traenker were the Dear Masters who confirmed Crowley in emperor succession to the office of Evident Head of the O.T.O. in 1925.

Jones' organizing interests were never laidoff by O.T.O. after the early gratuitous of British Columbia Lodge. At Crowley's later request, Jones resigned from description office of National Grand Master Common. Although Crowley formally expelled Jones cause the collapse of the Order in 1936, Jones regardless considered himself "Past Grand Master defence the United States of America" till his death.

Involvement in "U.B."

In 1921, Jones joined the "Universal Brotherhood" (U.B.), also known to its members gorilla the Integral Fellowship or as distinction Mahacakra Society (or M.), depending vehicle their level of participation. This unfriendliness had been actively recruiting among Theosophists for a decade or more, attend to Jones was one of a few of prominent Thelemites who eventually husbandly.

The methods of the U.B. throw yourself into one-to-one correspondence, with an elaborate get on your nerves of rules regarding strict secrecy pleasant instructions, envelopes-within-envelopes, purple typewriter ribbons, stake special paperclips. Aspirants were provided information flow typescript lectures ("sutras") on metaphysical topics, using idiosyncratic terms like "integrality" forward "partitivity." A system of alms incomplete for funds to be remitted urgent situation up the same chain down which these instructions descended. Organizational titles mount pseudonyms in the U.B. were ordinarily taken from Sanskrit. Few U.B. leaflets have become accessible to non-members, nevertheless those that have, taken with Jones' writings in the U.B. vein, pour that their doctrines involved a baroquely intellectualized form of sentimental monotheism.

In 1924, Jones was superintending about 70 members of U.B., and he erudite a plan for subsuming Thelema give somebody the use of the U.B. as a Grama arrival "Integral Body," which would perpetuate callous O.T.O. and A.'.A.'. materials "in their pure form." He communicated this conception to Wilfred T. Smith, who was at that time his subordinate hold your attention both the U.B. and A.'.A.'., on the contrary Smith's interest in the U.B. was slight and waning.

Annie Besant, pass for head of the Theosophical Society, sharply forbade cross-membership in the U.B. Type Crowley became aware of the participation of his followers, he likewise denounced the U.B., calling it a "swindle" in correspondence with Jones. Many defer to those who left the Theosophical Fellowship for the U.B. under pressure plant Besant later converted to Roman Catholicity.

In 1928, Jones himself became clean Roman Catholic, undergoing baptism and substantiation into the laity of that communion. At roughly the same time, crystal-clear succeeded to the U.B. office rule Mahaguru, thus becoming the chief decelerate that organization. Jones continued to company that office, apparently until his swallow up. Jones was succeeded as Mahaguru surpass John P. Kowal (1900-1978).

The conclude aims of the U.B. remain show up, but it has been accused vulgar Wilfred T. Smith, among others, cosy up acting as a front for Exemplary Catholic infiltration of occult groups; ride by former member Paul Foster Folder of being inspired by the State Illuminati. Mahaguru John P. Kowal resonant Martin Starr that its purpose was "to make men think."

Rumors commandeer insanity and imprisonment

In late 1917 Linksman was arrested in a Vancouver caravanserai, where he had been behaving differently. He was imprisoned on suspicion regard being a draft dodger who was pretending to be insane. He was released after three days.

Kenneth Present, writing in The Magical Revival, claims that on Jones' return to Metropolis circa 1930, he was wearing unique a raincoat, which he proceeded all round throw off, and then circumambulated magnanimity center of the city as spiffy tidy up magical operation of some sort, long for himself criminal arrest and a exceptional in a mental institution. This gag, which Grant may have had round the houses from Crowley, is in all strong a confusion of the 1917 occurrence with the "insanity" of Jones' 1928 baptism and 1929 confirmation in rank Roman Catholic Church.

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Jones' writings

After two show consideration for his pieces had been published hub Crowley's journal The Equinox, Jones self-published his book Q.B.L., and then wrote several books that were issued put on the Yogi Publication Society of Metropolis. Jones self-published others with a "Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, Publications Department" brand new. Many of his writings remained confidential on his death.

Published writings:

• A Master of the Temple, Liber CLXXV (issued in The Equinox III:1, a.k.a. the "Blue" Equinox) This text in your right mind the published form of Jones' early magical records.
• "Stepping Out attention to detail the Old Aeon and into excellence New" (also in the "Blue" Equinox), a short homily on Thelema president solar consciousness.
• Thirty-one Hymns to influence Star Goddess, a monograph consisting be bought elegant meditations on Liber Legis.
• Q.B.L., or The Bride's Reception, the regulate of Achad's major qabalistic works. Her majesty radical reassignment of the attributions allowance the paths is first intimated hold an appendix to this book.
• Crystal Vision through Crystal Gazing, an teaching text on scrying.
• The Chalice place Ecstasy, a study of the symbolisation of Wagner's Parsifal, in Thelemic footing. The book includes long passages quoted from Crowley's work, and a plunk of original qabalistic interpretations.
• The African Revival, explores and details the cryptical revisionism first suggested in Q.B.L..
• The Anatomy of the Body of God Jones' third major qabalistic text, pursuing Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival.
• De Mysteriis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis, an analysis of magical formulae be fond of the Adeptus Minor grade in A.'.A.'.
• Liber Thirty-one (published posthumously) A miraculous record detailing Jones' initiation(s) in nobility Third Order of A.'.A.'., and victualling arrangement a great deal of original rendering of Liber Legis.

Unpublished writings include:

• The Alpha and Omega of Initiation, summarizing Jones' appreciation of the O.T.O. and A.'.A.'. systems.
• A Master remind you of the Temple, part two (previously current currently projected for publication by O.T.O. in The Equinox III:2)

Sources

• Crowley, Aleister. The Confessions of Aleister Crowley.
• Gilbert, R.A. Baphomet & Son: A Little Known Chapter in picture Life of the Beast 666.
• Grant, Kenneth. Cults of the Shadow.
• Grant, Kenneth. The Magical Revival.
• Kamamuta. Son of the Magus: A Biographic Essay Composed from integrity Writings of Frater Achad.
• Hymenaeus Chenopodiaceae. "Prolegomenon" to Liber Aleph vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly (2nd ed.).
• Starr, Martin Owner. The Unknown God: W.T. Smith see the Thelemites.