l_english: thelema_religion:1 "Thelema" thelema_religion_adj:1 "Thelema" thelema_religion_adherent:1 "Thelemite" thelema_religion_adherent_plural:1 "Thelemites" thelema_religion_desc:1 "The Thelema faith was founded by the great prophet Aleister Crowley long before the Event. He wrote the Book of the Law, as guided by the angel Aiwass, and from there dictated the guiding principle of the faith, 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.' Centuries later, Thelemic religions are organised into Lodges, defined by various distinct movements and beliefs. They may not always get along, but all strive to live by the Law." thelema_high_god_name:0 "Nuit" thelema_high_god_name_possessive:0 "Nuit's" thelema_high_god_name_alternate:0 "the Queen" thelema_high_god_name_alternate_possessive:0 "the Queen's" thelema_devil_name:0 "Choronzon" thelema_devil_name_possessive:0 "Choronzon's" thelema_death_deity_name:0 "the Great Mother" thelema_death_deity_name_possessive:0 "the Great Mother's" thelema_house_of_worship:0 "lodge" thelema_house_of_worship_plural:0 "lodges" thelema_religious_symbol:0 "Hexagram" thelema_religious_text:0 "Book of the Law" thelema_religious_head_title:0 "Grandmaster" thelema_religious_head_title_name:0 "Grand Lodge of Britannia" thelema_devotee:0 "occultist" thelema_devotee_neuter:0 "occultists" thelema_priest:0 "mage" thelema_priest_plural:0 "mages" thelema_priest_alternate_plural:0 "priests" thelema_bishop:0 "archmage" thelema_bishop_plural:0 "archmages" thelema_positive_afterlife:0 "Nuit's Embrace" thelema_negative_afterlife:0 "the Abyss" thelema_witch_god_name:0 "Ra-Hoor-Khuit" thelema_witch_god_name_possessive:0 "Ra-Hoor-Khuit's" thelema_creator_god_name:0 "$thelema_high_god_name$" thelema_creator_god_name_possessive:0 "$thelema_high_god_name_possessive$" thelema_health_god_name:0 "$thelema_witch_god_name$" thelema_health_god_name_possessive:0 "$thelema_witch_god_name_possessive$" thelema_fertility_god_name:0 "Babalon" thelema_fertility_god_name_possessive:0 "Babalon's" thelema_wealth_god_name:0 "Ma'at" thelema_wealth_god_name_possessive:0 "Ma'at's" thelema_household_god_name:0 "Hoor-pa-kraat" thelema_household_god_name_possessive:0 "Hoor-pa-kraat's" thelema_fate_god_name:0 "Hadit" thelema_fate_god_name_possessive:0 "Hadit's" thelema_knowledge_god_name:0 "Aiwass" thelema_knowledge_god_name_possessive:0 "Aiwass'" thelema_war_god_name:0 "Therion" thelema_war_god_name_possessive:0 "Therion's" thelema_trickster_god_name:0 "$thelema_household_god_name$" thelema_trickster_god_name_possessive:0 "$thelema_household_god_name_possessive$" thelema_night_god_name:0 "Our Lady of the Stars" thelema_night_god_name_possessive:0 "Our Lady's" thelema_water_god_name:0 "$thelema_war_god_name$" thelema_water_god_name_possessive:0 "$thelema_war_god_name_possessive$" victorian:0 "Royal Thelemic Lodges" victorian_adj:0 "Victorian" victorian_adherent:0 "Victorian" victorian_adherent_plural:0 "Victorians" victorian_desc:0 "The Royal Thelemic Lodges are the primary state religion of the British Empire. The faith is centered around a single deity - the omnipresent Queen of Britannia, Victoria Gloriana. The Queen rules over the cosmos and is the source of all energy and matter in the world. In her stead, the Empire is ruled by the Lord Protectors, eternal regents of Her Majesty for time immemorial. When Crowley founded Thelema, he declared the Aeon of Horus, lasting until the founding of the Royal Thelemic Lodges. The election of the first Lord Protector heralded the beginning of the Aeon of Ma'at, marked by Britannia's eternal dominion over the waves." victorian_religious_head_title:0 "WIP" victorian_religious_head_title_name:0 "WIP" special_doctrine_base_thelema_name: "Royal Thelema" special_doctrine_base_thelema_desc: "Devoted to the mystic legacy of the eternal goddess of Britannia, Her Majesty the Queen, this strain of Thelemite thought identifies itself by its royal lineage." old_thelema:0 "Old Thelemic Lodges" old_thelema_adj:0 "Old Thelema" old_thelema_adherent:0 "Old Thelemic" old_thelema_adherent_plural:0 "Old Thelemics" old_thelema_desc:0 "The Old Thelema faith was abandoned many years ago by most inhabitants of the British Empire in favour of Victorianism. Old Thelemites claim to be practising their faith as originally dictated by the prophet Crowley. They reject the position of the Lord Protectors as regents of the Queen, considering mainstream Thelemite beliefs to be a perversion of the goddess Nuit. Old Thelemites do not believe Nuit is to return to Earth to rule Britannia, and instead consider the British Empire to be a theologically oppressive state, hellbent on spreading their faith and state to all corners of the Earth, making them no different than the Church. This stance was cause for a massive civil war in Britain in the 23rd century, which led to their marginalisation from society. As such, Old Thelemites only persist in the fringes of Britain, and instead focus their practice on the personal will of the individual, acting to discover their True Will." old_thelema_religious_head_title:0 "WIP" old_thelema_religious_head_title_name:0 "WIP" special_doctrine_old_thelema_name: "Nuit Thelema" special_doctrine_old_thelema_desc: "Distinguishing itself from Royal Thelema, those who honor the goddess Nuit categorically reject the Imperial religious hierarchy and the authoritarian influence of the British Empire." britannic_religion:1 "Britannic" britannic_religion_adj:1 "Britannic" britannic_religion_adherent:1 "Britannic" britannic_religion_adherent_plural:1 "Britannics" britannic_religion_desc:1 "The beliefs of the Britannic faithful generally revolve around the high goddess Britannia as the Queen of the Seas, as well as the goddess of war and liberty. Though dominant in the early political landscape of post-Event Britain, the conquests of Arthur Crowtemple and the rise of occultism in the Isles has turned the Britannic religion into a distant memory for many."