An original promotional poster asking "Do You Know Who Aleister Crowley Is?" and advertising the "Homunculus Club" of the Brocken Mountain Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis.
New Haven, Connecticut: Brocken Mountain Lodge, O.T.O., ND [circa early 1980s]. First Edition Thus. A single-sided 17 x 11 inches poster, text printed in black within a decorative border on a sheet of red coloured paper, advertising "The Hounuculus Club," c/o Brocken Mountain Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis, New Haven, Connecticut. J. Edward Cornelius was chartered to run "The Frater Achad Chapter" of the O.T.O. in Connecticut by Grady Louis McMurtry (Hymenaus Alpha, Caliph of the O.T.O.) in 1977, and a few years later the group was elevated to Lodge status as "Brocken Mountain Lodge" with Cornelius as Lodge Master. The "Homunculus Club" was clearly designed to draw people interested in Crowley and initiation to the Lodge. The text reads: "Do you know who Aleister Crowley is? Are you tired of magical fraternities whose studies border on amateur status and who stifle your creativity? Have you heard of Magick with a K? Do you desire a unique short cut to initiations? With absolutely no restrictions except what you place upon yourself! Then possibly we're what you're looking for ... Send S.A.S.E to The Homunculus Club c/o Ordo Templi Orientis ...[postal address]. Undated but circa early 1980s. An unusual artifact of the early years of the late 20th Century revival of interest in the OTO. A single fold across the centre, otherwise Fine condition (note it appears slightly wavy in the photograph but obviously would flatten out if framed). Item #70987
Price: $150.00