In the Center of the Fire: A Memoir of the Occult 1966-1989 Book

Introduction 9

Part 1 1966 to 1973

1 Antioch College and the World of the Spirit 15

2 On the Road 28

3 On the Mend 32

4 Portland and the "Abbey of Thelema" 37

5 On the Road Again 47

Part 2 1973 to 1977

6 New York City and Weiser's Bookstore 57

7 Weiser Publishing and The Commentaries of AL 64

8 Meeting Marcelo Motta in Brazil 74

9 California and Grady McMurtry 90

10 Harry Smith and the Game Changes 112

Part 3 1977 to 1979

11 The Early Days of Studio 31 125

12 The Tree of Life and The Egyptian Book of the Dead 140

Part 4 1979 to 1989

13 The New York O.T.O. 149

14 The Founding and Early Years of TAHUTI 157

15 The Constitutional Conflicts and the First Motta Trial 179

16 The San Francisco Lawsuit 205

17 Grady's Death and Bill Becomes Caliph 212

18 Gurney's Death 224

Epilogue: The Beat Goes On 239

Appendices

Analysis by a Master of the Temple (Jack Parsons) 241

The Caliphate Letters and Transcriptions 246

The Follower Letter and Transcription 252

1979 Initial Proposal for TAHUTI Encampment 255

1979 An Invocation to the Masters of the O.T.O. 260

1981 TAHUTI Lodge Statement 261

1981 TAHUTI Lodge Temple Guidelines 266

1981 Beltane Ritual 267

1981 Application for the Guild of Drama and Thaumaturgy 270

1985 Caliph Election Announcement 272

1985 The Three Triads of the O.T.O. 275

1989 Richard Gernon: In Memoriam 278

1989 Thelemic Middle Pillar as a Group Ritual 281

Liber Oz vel LXXVII 286

Glossary 287

Acknowledgements 298

Index 300

Contact Information 309