Fifth Degree Oath

From Free Encyclopedia of Thelema

Text of the Oath

The following is quoted from Francis King's The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O. under the fair use doctrine of U.S. copyright law strictly for non-profit educational purposes:

"I, ..., in the Name of the Holy Trinity One and Indivisible, and in the presence of this Perfect and Princely Chapter of the Holy Order of the Rose Croix of Heredom, do hereby and hereon most solemnly promise and swear that I will hele, conceal, and never reveal the Mysteries of a Sovereign Prince Rose Croix.

I swear eternal fealty and allegiance to the Supreme Council by whose authority this Chapter is constituted in the person of its Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander Baphomet.

I further pledge myself to the service of the Order to the last drop of my blood and the last penny of my purse.

All this I swear to observe without evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation of any kind, were it at the cost of the death of my body and the damnation of my soul.

Aumn."

Comparison with Masonic Oaths

The oath of this degree strongly resembles the oath taken in the 18th Degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry:

"I, …, in the name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, before the Holy Cross, and in the presence of this Perfect Chapter, do hereby and hereon promise that I will never reveal the secrets or mysteries of this Order of the Rose Croix of Heredom to anyone in the world not lawfully entitled thereto, or whom I may believe not to have been duly qualified in a true arid regularly constituted Chapter. I furthermore pledge my sacred word of honour that I will, at all times, pay due allegiance to this Chapter and to the Supreme Council under whose authority it is held. All this I solemnly pledge myself to observe, so help me God and keep me steadfast in this my obligation." [1]

See also

• Oaths
• Minerval Oath
• First Degree Oaths
• Second Degree Oaths
• Third Degree Oaths
• Fourth Degree Oaths

References

• Cornelius, Jerry (2001). An Open Epistle regarding Francis King's book The Secret Rituals of the OTO. Retrieved March 17, 2005.
• Ford, Gary. Phoney Masonry of the O.T.O. Retrieved March 17, 2005.
• King, Francis (1973). The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O. New York: Samuel Weiser. ISBN 0-87728-144-0
• Schnider, Kristin T. Buyng a Stairway to Heaven. Retrieved March 16, 2005.

External links

• Web of Hiram: Knight of the Rose Croix de Heredom
• Ceremony of a Chapter of Princes Rose Croix of Heredom