A year after Joel's death, his colleague in Uruguay, Fabio Sebastian Cruz, reached out to me and shared these screenshots, much of this material wa difficult for me to digest, as Joel was being critical. I will say it is very hard to read remarks like these posthumously. But here they are. Joel wished for Fabio to recieve these works. They have not been surrendered. I do believe that they are gathering dust in a closet somewhere. But here is the proof that his wisheshave not been respected at all.
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I feel it is necessary to say a word and make some distinctions about the work and practice of other great people who predate Joel's work with EQ and as such have an established magickal school of thought regarding practice. The ALW cipher was first discovered in the early seventies by a group of magicians in the United Kingdom, notably by Jim Lees. Their work is distinct from our own, but it is from them that certain planetary formula were transmitted to us, and our branch grows from their root. But it is noteworthy that the addition of Cipher X is something unique to myself and the N*O*T*, and is the discovery of Joel Love solely. The beauty of what we do is that, even it its religious aspects, it is still an artform, subject to interpretation. Joel would have never desired and orthodoxy arise around his name or even a fixed system which would be regarded as dogmatic. The symmetry of CipherX/ALW is something I've coined as 'English Qaballah' is simple. 'Qaballah'=50='Joel'. This is a deceptively simple way to denote his system. A serious proponent of the original branch of EQ is Cath Thompson, An original colleague of Jim Lees, Thompson is author of four books on the subject which illustrate the astrological formula which form the deep structure of this system while giving her own personal account of working with it intimately for years. Another valuable resource is Jake Stratton-Kent, whose knowledge of classical grimoires could possibly be unsurpassed in modern times. Stratton-Kent also worked extensively with Jim Lees as friend and colleague, and was a seminal force in bringing English Qaballa to the world. His hysterical wit combined with his deep historical knowledge has served to set many folks straight regarding an array of misconceptions about ceremonial magick and the occult in general. https://scarletimprint.com/jake-strattonkent PUBLIC STATEMENT Concerning the Lineage and Succession of Joel Love "The Conjunction of the Sun and Venus make a pentagram in the sky over an eight year period. If you do a magickal work during the conjunction of the Sun and Venus it connects you to a Gnostic current that continues to initiate the individual as the Sun moves through the 'Four Gates'." Joel Love, private correspondence. "Divide et impera" By Fabio S. Cruz (Tau Tadeus 8º=3º) Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law! I was one of the latest students of Tau Trinity - Frater NEMO (Joel Love), if not the last one received in his egregoric field of consciousness; the few years I had the honor to work with him and learn from his infinite source of wisdom were really amazing. Frater NEMO contacted me as a simply Brother searching for a healthy exchange of information and thelemic knowledge. At this time (2011) I was working in the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis - Misraim by two of its lines: Brussels 1934 and Ambelain's succession. In the time we used to communicate by phone calls, I was received as 97th Degree of the Rite in the magickal line of Michael Bertiaux, and also was made XVIº Degree of the Ordo Templi Orientis Franco Haitian (of which I am now the OHO). Brother Joel Love and I used to talk by long telephone calls, internet chats, and each one was a real privilege and a true lesson of thelemic and initiated knowledge.
From Joel Love I have received the highest initiations and empowerments in the Law of Thelema, as I will prove in the present statement. I will try not to use the names of some people involved in all the things happened in the last days on earth of my teacher and those that happened after he passed away. This Statement is something I should have done a long time ago, when I realized that I was in the middle of an spiritual and emotional fraud performed by my teacher's ex partner and some of her friends, people that have been constantly fighting against the O.H.O. of the New Order of Thelema and me, the unique and true successors of Frater NEMO and his thelemic lineage (as he stated many times before he passed away on September 2015). I will not talk about personal and intimate issues of my Teacher, his partner, priests and priestess, friends and his family; I will just explain the deep and serious disappointment concerning the initiated duties which, upon his death, which should have been immediately but never were accomplished, and the mockery on the explicit Will of Frater NEMO concerning his secret writings and the succession of his lineage inside the Thelemic tradition (all this handled by non-initiated people and those who claim degrees they do not have, have also uttered complete untruths, and as such I could no longer and can no longer refer to them as Brothers or Sisters). I) LEGITIMACY. Joel Love, Frater NEMO, Tau Trinity, was a very important disciple of the great occultist William Wallace Webb (Damon), and eventually he became his successor in the field of the Q*B*L*H*/O.A.A. (Ordo Astrum Argenteum). He received different spiritual transmissions and became an authentic Hidden Master of Thelema who was and is recognized worldwide among a select group of initiates. For many years, he too was a figure of controversy, and the object of some minor ecclesiastical conflict, of which some drama still rages around his legacy. He discovered the basis of the New Aeon English Qabalah through a deep and inspired work over the Book of Law and Liber Trgrammaton (Crowley). A complex mathematical system that he only explained in its fullness to his first disciple, Tau Taammuz93 (O.H.O. of N.O.T.) who has kept it as one of the secret treasures of NEMO's lineage, and is a unique window into Crowley's ecclesiastical writings It is, in my informed opinion, and example of real initiation which can open the door to attainment to almost any person who can avail themselves of it with true dedication. Tau Trinity was a Magister Templi and Ipsissimus of the O.A.A. and he had received the 33º 66º-90º 95º degrees of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis - Misraim, the Grand Elu of Zerubabel Degree of the Knights Elus Cohen of the Universe. He was a remarkable Gnostic Bishop and a practitioner of Gnostic Voudon (La Couleuvre Noire). He worked other many initiatic systems and its synthesis made of all this is his great initiatic legacy only kept in the New Order of Thelema. Tau Trinity also had the Apostolic Succession of the Bishopric of the most important Gnostic leaders of his time (including Russell). There are no doubts concerning the legitimacy of his lineages and spiritual mission he accomplished in this last incarnation, achieving the Arcana Arcanorum works of the Great Work (just a couple of his students can testify and prove this). His spiritual and initiatic legitimacy is our legitimacy also since he declared that in writing many times. Under this authority I make the present Statement. II) FACTS The last fourteen years of his life, Frater NEMO was severely ill, and needed constant assistance that was lovingly brought about by his romantic partner, now his widow. One of the problems we face is that she confused her great labor taking care of our Teacher with the initiatic role, and she became to believe the owner of Tau Trinity's legacy, documents and ritual paraphernalia. During this fourteen years Frater NEMO prepared himself to the Great Initiation and accomplished the Great Work, attaining the real freedom from this world and reaching the real state of mind of Gnosis. He was almost dead a lot of times, and I can't forget one of those chances when after being dead for a few minutes, we had a telephonic conversation, and laughing he told me "The Angel of death has a fucking sense of humor Fabio." In this occasion, he left clear instructions to his partner that in case of death all his notebooks (including two notebooks handwritten by Frater Damon) should immediately sent to me, the unique person she could trust concerning this topic. I have never received a single notebook, nor ritual stuff, nor his magickal sword and personal notes that he left for me to go on his work inside the New Order of Thelema with Brother Tom Chaudoin - Frater Taammuz. Both of us were, since Joel Love passed away, constantly persecuted, lied to, gaslighted, denied and discriminated against (in my case for my condition of my hispanic ethnicity), but above all, Fr. Chaudoin and I were persecuted because we know the Thelemic system and hold in a legitimate way all the transmissions, being both Magister Templi 8º=3º. Four years after our teacher passed away we are still waiting for his literary estate, which is our legacy and transmission for the future generations of thelemites. All the notebooks of our teacher including the original William Wallace Webb handwritings were given to his daughter who keeps them under lock and key, convinced that the N.O.T. and its leaders want to take all the credit of Love's work for personal gain or benefit. We state here unequivocally that not only is this not the case, but such an act would be, not possible given the personal and intimate nature of this work which can only be attributed to Joel Love. His writing style and discoveries are inimical. And the idea that we would try to usurp his authorship is not only ludicrous, but offensive as well. The Will of a Teacher must be respected always, when the Will of a Hidden Master of Thelema isn't respected, the burden of karma fall upon the shoulders of the disobedient. The fact that this has not ben obeyed has become a source of great pain for everyone involved, and I am making this statement in the hopes that this spiritual discomfiture can be brought to a happy conclusion for all parties. During the last four years the strategy of divisiveness has been successful. Defamation, false information and bad intentions have been the usual behavior between the former students of Joel Love. Within two weeks of Joel's death, attempts were made to wrest the control of the N*O*T* from Tom by an array of abusive tactics, all the while withholding from him and myself, the literary legacy which should have passed to us immediately upon his death. Frater Tom made several overtures to open this work to everyone Joel intended to have it, I know right well that has never ever intended to keep it from anyone. However, obvious and great efforts have been made by these surviving family members to keep it from him and myself. Joel never intended us to be the sole arbiters of this Great Work. It is equally vital that all people who were closely connected with The Magus Love be allowed to express their particular voice and lens upon this work. We have never denied that, in fact we encourage it. We only wish the opportunity to honor our master with the tools he gave us to do it. “ By a Magus is this writing made known through the mind of a Magister. The one uttereth clearly, and the other understandeth; yet the Word is falsehood, and the Understanding darkness. And this saying is Of All Truth.” – Liber I:v.5 III) JOEL LOVE'S WILL My first experience with Fr. Taammuz wasn't not pleasant. The next day I received the following message: "He is my oldest student. His understanding is great and could be used for good things in ongoing work... Please accept my apologies for my friend Tom... I hope that the two of you can come to some polite terms. He has much to teach his fellow brothers. His magickal training has been excellent... Heck, I was wishing for death for several days when I was in the hospital. It was a big deal as to weather they would listen to me or take the decisions I had made before I fell ill. If they had decided that I had the right to change my mind, I would not be here typing to you now... Tom worked with Allen Greenfield and Frater Damon personally. I personally taught him the secrets of sex magick with a beautiful priestess that we shared for several years... Much love to you my friend. Joel Love." Time showed to me that the words of my Teacher were true as always, and Tom Chaudoin and I now operate the New Order of Thelema as good Brothers and friends, he has all my support as I know he had Joel Love's support. "All who say not so, are mere liars." AL,III:68 IV) JOEL LOVE'S INITIATIC LEGACY "You should feel very special that you are connected to these Secret Masters. It makes you one of the Few and Secret. I have thought this for some time. There are many with the right words in their mouths, but few who live the words in their lives. You are a wonderful example of one who is living the words in your life. You make the Secret Masters pleased. The source of the message to you seems to be very important..." I have received his instructions concerning Sexual Magick, and how to lead a thelemic body according his lineage. Yes... my teacher was/is a Hidden Master of Thelema, one of the few and unique. V) CONCLUSION The New Order of Thelema is the only official body heir of the initiatic transmissions of Joel Love - Fr. NEMO, Tau Trinity, There are only two legitime successors of Tau Trinity thelemic system: Brother Tom Chaudoin - Frater Taammuz, and me. Whereas Joel had many students, and as a pastoral counselor, many people who came to him for spiritual help, he only worked magickally with a select few people, and this former group of individuals cannot claim title to an organization which was founded by Taammuz93 for the sake of the legacy of the Magus Love. I feel that we have been victims of a moral and initiatic fraud since the moment that these papers were denied to us. For the layman this may seem trivial, but for us it is the very serious business of Apostolic Succession, and as such, we cannot let anyone unprepared Violate the Tomb. We cannot, by the very nature of this work, stop. This is our legacy, and we must go on with our own branch of the Work. Love Is The Law. Love Under Will. Just a brief word to say hello. We have put this together to submit our research, the result of so many years of dedication and sacrifice. Looking forward to the discourse, feedback and pure ire this site will likely provoke.
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