5. The aims of the O. T. O. can onlybe understood
fully by its highest initiates; but it may be said openly
that it teaches Hermetic Science or Occult Knowledge,
the Pure and Holy Magick of Light, the Secrets of Mystic
attainment, Yoga of all forms, Gnana Yoga, Raja Yoga,
Bhakta Yoga and Hatha Yoga, and all other branches of
the secret Wisdom of the Ancients.
In its bosom repose the Great Mysteries 5 its brain has
resolved all the problems of philosophy and of Ii
Te possesses the secret of the Stone of the Wise, of
the Elixir of Immortality, and of the Universal Medicine.
Moreover, it possesses a Secret capable of realizing
the world-old dream of the Brotherhood of Man.
It also possesses in every important centre of popula-
tion a hidden Retreat (Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum)
where members may conceal themselves in order to pursue
the Great Work without hindrance.
These houses are secret fortresses of Truth, Light,
Power, and Love, and their position is only disclosed
under an oath of secrecy to those entitled to make use of
them.
‘They are also temples of true worship, specially con-
secrated by Nature to bring out of a man all that is best
in him.
6. The authority of the O.T. O. is concentrated in the
O. H. O. (Outer Head of the Order), or Frater Superior.
The name of the person occupying this office is never
disclosed except to his immediate representatives.
__7- The Authority of the O. H.O. in all English-speak-
ing countries is delegated by charter to the Most Holy,
Most Ilustrious, Most Illuminated, and Most Puissant
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