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This is another previously-unpublished ``policy statement'' by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