Let him come through the first ordeal, & it will be to him as silver.
Through the second, gold.
Through the third, stones of precious water.
Through the fourth, ultimate sparks of the intimate fire.
— Liber AL III: 64-67
ORIGINS
Advanced Initiator Training was developed through the office of the Initiator Trainer Coordinator by a committee of dedicated initiates with broad experience with O.T.O. initiation at the behest of the Executive Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.
GOALS
AIT workshops are organized through the Initiation Training Committee of the O.T.O. United States Grand Lodge. It receives direction from the Executive Committee.
Advanced Initiator Training is committed to supporting the initiation process of United States Grand Lodge in the following ways:
Initiators- Improves personal quality of initiation abilities
- Provides resources and support to Initiators by U.S.G.L.
- Allows Initiators to feel more confident that they are qualified and experienced
Local Bodies- Builds excitement and desire within the local membership to become an initiator
- Improves quality of initiations for Man of Earth members in terms of voice and magical quality
- Increases the number of experienced Initiators in a local body
- Brings perspective to the local level of the importance of initiation
- Provides the local body experience in organizing larger, regional workshops
- Improves symbolic knowledge of initiates of Man of Earth through better trained, more confident Initiators
- Provides space for local Initiators to work together and workshop their ideas
U.S.G.L.- Provides professional training for Initiators
- Provides more experienced initiators on a national level.
- Brings in-depth training for the presiding officers of M∴M∴M∴ initiation at large
- Continually improves initiation standards
- Assists in communicating best practices to Initiators
- Assists with implementation of requirements for memorization of degrees
- Creates sample training materials and supplemental resources for initiation officers, Certified Initiator Trainers and Sovereign Grand Inspectors General
- Provides Initiators with advanced topics in regards to the general principles and practice of our initiation rituals
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