Gnostic Mass at OTO Temple (Ordo Templi Orientis)
NEW ORLEANS, LA / MARIGNY. A naked goddess sits on the altar as the priest recites his prayers. The Alombrados Oasis of Ordo Templi Orientis is a Thelemic initiatory fraternity started by Aleister Crowley, a practitioner of magical arts, who lived in New Orleans around 1916. During the mass the goddess energy is celebrated.