Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

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Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is the Gnostic Catholic Church associated with Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic tradition, serving as the liturgical and sacramental body of Ordo Templi Orientis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gnostic church
Thelemic religious organization
liturgical body
sacramental body
associatedWith Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED
Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED
centralDeities Hadit NERFINISHED
Nuit NERFINISHED
Ra-Hoor-Khuit NERFINISHED
clergyRoles Bishop
Deacon
Priest
Priestess
coreTheology Gnostic Christianity (Thelemic interpretation) NERFINISHED
Thelema NERFINISHED
definesMembershipThrough participation in sacraments
foundationalRitualAuthor Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED
goalOfPractice initiation into Thelemic mysteries
spiritual realization through Thelema
historicalRoots early 20th century Thelemic movement
influencedBy Gnosticism
Roman Catholic liturgy
esoteric Christianity
languageOfName Latin
liturgicalFunction administration of sacraments
celebration of the Gnostic Mass
nameMeaning Gnostic Catholic Church NERFINISHED
organizationalStructure clergy and laity
orientation esoteric
mystical
occult
parentOrganization Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED
primaryRite Gnostic Mass NERFINISHED
primaryText Liber XV NERFINISHED
relationToOTO official ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis
religiousTradition Thelema NERFINISHED
ritualSpace Gnostic Mass temple NERFINISHED
roleWithinOTO liturgical arm
sacramental arm
sacramentalFocus Eucharistic ritual
initiation rites
shortName E.G.C. NERFINISHED
EGC NERFINISHED
usesScripture Liber XV NERFINISHED
The Book of the Law NERFINISHED
usesSymbol Thelemic cross NERFINISHED
unicursal hexagram NERFINISHED
worshipForm ceremonial ritual
sacramental worship

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Ordo Templi Orientis hasEcclesiasticalArm Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica