Joseph Thiebes
From Sekhet-Maat Lodge
Joseph Thiebes is Priest of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, Initiator, and artist living in the occult district of Portland, Oregon known as "New Alamut." Originally hailing from the wild mountains of Montana, where he began his 20-year study of the occult arts, he served as an officer of Sekhet-Maat Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis from IV:viii to IV:xvii, and as Lodge Master IV:xiii-xvii. Joseph has recently been appointed to the U.S. Grand Lodge Strategic Planning Committee.
Joseph's writing and editing work has contributed to the development of O.T.O. in Portland and to the promulgation of the Law of Thelema worldwide. He is a principal contributor to Thelemapedia, former editor of Agapé and of Lion & Serpent. Joseph currently maintains numerous online communities for discussion of Aleister Crowley, Thelema, magick, and O.T.O.; and he is a founding co-producer of the monthly Speech in the Silence podcast.
Joseph has participated in hundreds of public dramatic rituals in the last two decades, from performance in solo ritual, to Eucharistic ceremony and initiatory rites, to directing and producing invocative performances with full lighting & live music.
Joseph has spoken publicly on a variety of topics including Thelema, magick, and organizational leadership in Portland and various other locations in the U.S. and abroad. He continues to create and offer presentations at Sekhet-Maat Lodge and elsewhere on a regular basis. Each second Tuesday he facilitates discussions on Thelemic texts at the Lodge, and speaks regularly at the biennial National O.T.O. Conference. Joseph is the creator and moderator of Thelemic Symposium, an annual event since 2002 ev.
Upcoming Events
- On Sunday, July 11, 2010 ev, Joseph will offer his Promulgation Strategies Workshop at Horizon Oasis in Seattle, WA.
- Join us August 7-8, 2010 ev, where Joseph will present material in the U.S. Grand Lodge Initiator Training. Click here to purchase tickets for this event.
Past Events
- Numerous lectures, regular salons and discussion nights, rituals for holidays and weekly eucharist, are ongoing. The below are some examples of past special events Joseph has participated in.
- Initiator: Midnight at the Oasis I, II, and III
- Ritualist: Autumn Equinox Reap ritual
- Mantra leader: Summer Solstice ritual
- Muu Dancer: Winter Solstice ritual
- Ritualist: Centennial Feast for the Supreme Ritual
- Production Manager: Adonis: an Allegory
- Performer: Hermes and the King of Babylon in Adonis: an Allegory
- Producer & Director: The Ship: A Mystery Play
- Performer-Ritualist: Probationer in The Rite of Mercury
- Director: The Rite of Sol (the first O.T.O. event in Portland which made more income than spent)
- Performer-Ritualist: Mars in The Rite of Mars
- Performer-Ritualist: Hermanubis in The Rite of Jupiter
Documents Written by Joseph Thiebes
Rituals
Articles and Essays
- "Representation in the Body Politic" in Agapé 11, no. 2. Summer, 2010 e.v. Adapted from 2009 Past Master's Address.
- Manifesting the Lodge
- Laborare est Orare
- Website Reviews in Lion & Serpent: 8:1 | 7:1
- The Gnostic Catholic Creed: Seeds of Self Knowledge (PDF)
"The First Page"
The "gossip column" of Lion & Serpent in the following issues were written by Joseph:
Communiqués
- 2009 Past Master's Address
- 2008 Annual Meeting Master's Address
- 2007 Letter from Lodge Master
- 2007 Annual Meeting Master's Address
- 2006 Letter from Lodge Master
- Sekhet-Maat Lodge by the Numbers:
- Lion & Serpent: Past, Present, and Future:
Other
- ENFIN
- Scale the Fence
- Djeridensis Creed, a derivation:
See Also
