William Breeze

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rdf:langString William Breeze

rdf:langString William Breeze

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rdf:langString William Breeze

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rdf:langString Ὑμεναιος β

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rdf:langString Author, musician, priest, human rights campaigner

rdf:langString Hymenaeus Beta

rdf:langString Outer Head of Ordo Templi Orientis

rdf:langString Patriarch of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

rdf:langString Outer Head and Caliph of "Caliphate" O.T.O.; Sovereign Patriarch and Primate of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

rdf:langString William Breeze, also known by his neo-Gnostic bishop title of Tau Silenus (born August 12, 1955) is an American author and publisher on magick and philosophy. He is the Sovereign Patriarch, or supreme governing cleric, of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.), the liturgical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), of which he is the current Outer Head of the Order (OHO), also known as Frater Superior, as well as caliph, the order's international leader. In this capacity he is a leading editor of the occult works of Aleister Crowley, the founder of the philosophy and religion of Thelema, who is regarded as its prophet. Under the name Hymenaeus Beta he is the second caliph to lead the traditional, orthodox, or "Caliphate" OTO (as opposed to the derivative organizations the Typhonian Order (formerly known as the Typhonian O.T.O.) of Kenneth Grant and the Society O.T.O. of Marcelo Ramos Motta, and is the direct successor of Grady McMurtry (Hymenaeus Alpha), who was the first of the caliphs and second of the overall leaders, or Outer Heads—directly after Crowley's immediate successor Karl Germer—to follow after Crowley in his role as leader of the order. McMurtry served as caliph from 1971 until 1985 and Breeze has served as caliph from 1986 until the present. Caliph was a designation given to McMurtry by Crowley in relation to the continuing office OHO of O.T.O., of which Crowley was the ultimate religious head after taking over leadership of the order from its founder Theodore Reuss in 1923. According to Crowley, caliph is the elected spiritual and organizational worldwide leader of O.T.O. and is his successor. A lineage of caliphs carrying religious and organisational significance were designated by Crowley. The caliphs, as successors to Crowley, lead the order after his death.

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rdf:langString William Breeze

rdf:langString Outer Head (Frater Superior) and Caliph (international leader) of "Caliphate"O.T.O.; SovereignPatriarchandPrimateofEcclesia Gnostica Catholica(E.G.C.)