The Team

Kim Knight

Presenter and Team Lead

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Since the turning of the last century (1999 to be precise), Kim has been fortunate enough to suffer many ordeals within the hallowed halls and temples of the Order. Through the kindness of her initiators and siblings, she somehow found herself serving as Master of Sekhet-Maat Lodge, and later stumbled into the role of Chair of the National Conference Committee. These days, she has the privilege of helping to guide fellow seekers through the mists of our mystery as the U.S.G.L. Initiation Training Coordinator, as well as serving as team lead of A.I.T. since 2007. The gods have blessed her with the opportunity to serve as High Priestess of Psyche-Eros Chapter and as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, though she remains very much a student of these mysteries. She specializes in/is manic about organizational leadership, initiation performance and process, and ritual technology. These days, her teachers have become the plants and soil themselves, as she stumbles her way through the arts of magical gardening and deep earth magick. You'll find her living on the Oregon coast, usually covered in dirt and chatting with the spirits (who are far more patient teachers than she deserves). She is accompanied on this magical adventure with her husband Geoff and their two delightfully mischievous tuxedo cats, Wax and Wayne, who seem to know far more about magic than she ever will and who may or may not be ancient Egyptian deities in disguise.

Catherine Berry

Presenter

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Catherine has been a member of the Order since 1987. She has held a variety of leadership positions in the Order, at the local level (such as Master of Baphomet Lodge and Deputy Master of LVX Oasis, among others), the national level (Bishop of E.G.C., member of the Grand Tribunal, and U.S.G.L. Internet Secretary), and the international level. Despite the appearance of leading an entirely virtual existence, she does occupy a physical body in Los Angeles, where she lives with her wife Leanne. Among her personal areas of research are the role of humor in magick and the culture and philosophy of the ancient Aztecs.

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Richard Kaczynski

Presenter

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Richard Kaczynski has been a member of O.T.O. since 1987 and an initiator since 1998. He travels, teaches and lectures widely, and has served the Order as the past master of Blue Equinox Oasis and past Most Wise Sovereign of Infinite Stars Chapter. He is currently an E.G.C. Bishop, Sovereign Grand Inspector General, and Secretary of Academia Ordo Templi Orientis. He is the editor of a critical edition of Aleister Crowley's The Sword of Song (2025, 2021), and author of Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley (2024, 2010, 2002), Forgotten Templars: The Untold Origins of Ordo Templi Orientis (2012), The Billionth Monkey (2015), and many others. He appeared in the television documentaries The Witch of Kings Cross (2020), Secrets of the Occult (2006) and Aleister Crowley: The Beast 666 (2007). His current projects include Friendship in Doubt: Aleister Crowley, J. F. C. Fuller, Victor B. Neuburg and British Agnosticism (2024), and a book on the psychology of magick (forthcoming). By day, Richard is a social psychologist, statistician, and research scientist whose 1993 doctoral dissertation examined metaphysical beliefs and experiences among occult practitioners.

Jon Sewell

Presenter and Team Secretary

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Jon has been a member of the Order since 1999, and serves as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Chartered Initiator, and an ordained Priest. He also supports the Order as the U.S.G.L. Volunteer Coordinator, a presenter for A.I.T., and is a member of the Kaaba planning team. He is a past Master of Horizon Lodge and historically served as the U.S.G.L. Document Control Officer.

During his tenure in the Order, Jon has made it a regular practice to engage in a variety of creative projects including original rituals and adaptations of Crowley’s works, which in turn were adapted into films that received national and international awards. Jon is deeply grateful for the opportunity to support the Order, and for the trust reposed in him. They even let him write his own bio for A.I.T., so he has taken the opportunity to attest that he is probably a homunculus, and suspects that coffee has rendered him immortal.

Andrew Lent

Presenter

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Andrew is a chartered initiator, ordained Priest, and ordained Deacon. He's served as Secretary, Deputy, and Master of the former Black Sun Lodge in sunny Cleveland, Ohio, and is currently Most Wise Sovereign of Obelisk Chapter R+C. He also serves as editor of Agapé, the official organ of USGL, and is part of the elite team of IT support nerds for USGL. When he's not knee deep in O.T.O. work, Andrew can usually be seen noodling about with synthesizers and annoying the AIT team with his occult knowledge of all things Star Wars.

Terry M.

Presenter

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Since joining O.T.O. in early 1998, Terry has served in various roles on the local, regional, and national level. As U.S.GL Historian, he is passionate about exploring and preserving the Order's history. In particular, he is fascinated by the ongoing development of our rituals: their interconnections, historic contexts, modern interpretations, and all the other elements that ensure the ever-evolving symbolic resonance of our initiatory system.

When not researching and lecturing on initiatory symbolism, he enjoys reading and writing poetry and prose, and can talk for hours on the topics of Leonard Cohen, Doctor Who, and pretty much all horror movies. Despite popular rumor, he is not entirely made of spiders.

There are also some snakes in there.

Carrie May

Presenter

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Carrie May has been actively involved in local body leadership since 2011. She has served in various roles, including Master, Deputy Master, and Secretary for Sword and Serpent Oasis in the Valley of Dayton, Ohio. She is currently serving as High Priestess for Ouarda Chapter R+C . Carrie is a chartered initiator, ordained Priestess, and ordained Deacon. She is dedicated to the advancement of the Order, choosing to assist developing O.T.O. bodies by traveling to multiple states to serve as Initiator, Priestess, or Deacon as needed. Carrie balances her O.T.O. life by enjoying family, travel, and exercise with her partner Keith; as well as personal ritual with a particular leaning into Hecate.

Sr. Luz y

Team Logistics

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Sr. Luz y has been a member of the Order since 2018. She is an ordained deacon and ordained priestess sacerdote of the EGC and serves as Side Officer for initiations as often as she is able. She is a member of the Thelema for All team and was a content creator for the U.S.G.L. educational modules. She is a member of the Substance Misuse Prevention Committee, and serves the Thelemic Families program as an active parent and member. Sr. Luz y is currently rocking the A.I.T. world by making sure our workshops all flow smoothly with joy and beauty.

Bodhi H.

Admin Support

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Bodhi is a chartered initiator and serves as Aide-de-Camp to Miss Kim. They served as the project manager for Thelema for All. As an ordained Deacon Sacerdote, Bodhi is deeply devoted to the celebration of Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass. When not immersed in project work, they can often be found wandering the beaches of the Pacific Northwest, trading ideas with seagulls and sand fleas.

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