CONCERNING THE LAW OF THELEMA
as any member of the Order wills is handed over to the Great
Officers either as a gift, or in trust. In the latter case it is
administered in the interest of the donor. Property being
thus pooled, immense economies are effected. One lawyer
does the work of fifty; house agents let houses instead of
merely writing misleading entries in books; the O.T.O. con-
trols the company instead of half-a-dozen isolated and impo-
tent stockholders. Whatever the O.T.O. findeth to do, it
does with all its might; none dare oppose the power of a cor-
poration thus centralised, thus ramified. To become a mem-
ber of the O.T.O. is to hitch your wagon to a star.
But if you are poor? If you have no property? The
O.T.O. still helps you. There will always be unoccupied
houses which you can tend rent-free; there is certainty of
employment, if you desire it, from other members. If you
keep a shop, you may be sure that O.T.O. members will be
your customers; if you are a doctor or a lawyer, they will be
your clients. Are you sick? The other members hasten to
your bed to ask of what you are in need. Do you need com-
pany? The Profess-House of the O.T.O. is open to you. Do
you require a loan? The Treasurer-General of the O.T.O.
is empowered to advance to you, without interest, up to the
total amount of your fees and subscriptions. Are you ona
journey? You have the right to the hospitality of the Mas-
ter of a Lodge of the O.T.O. for three days in any one place.
Are you anxious to educate your children? The O.T.O. will
fit them for the battle. Are you at odds with a brother? The
Grand Tribunal of the O.T.O. will arbitrate, free of charge,
between you. Are you moribund? You have the power to
leave the total amount that you have paid into the Treasury
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