I followed Co$ vs. Internet closely for seven years and did a fair amount of research on the subject during that time. Co$ is a direct descendant of Crowley's OTO, and sits alongside LaVey's Church of Satan on the "family tree" (which, I imagine, pisses off the Satanists to no end). I get the distinct impression that Hubbard didn't really *get* the OTO material, he just cribbed it (compare the meme of the unfinished pyramid (on the back of the U.S. Dollar) and Co$'s volcano/xenu imagery). Set pieces used in Co$ events appear to be patterened after the artwork in the Masonic Tarot. I see virtually none of the earmarks of OTO's heritage (Golden Dawn, Rosicrucian) in Co$, which suggests to me that LRH was never a true "insider" in OTO, which undermines my sense of Co$'s "legitimacy" -- Co$ is truly the red-headed bastard stepchild at THAT family reunion.
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I followed Co$ vs. Internet closely for seven years and did a fair amount of research on the subject during that time. Co$ is a direct descendant of Crowley's OTO, and sits alongside LaVey's Church of Satan on the "family tree" (which, I imagine, pisses off the Satanists to no end). I get the distinct impression that Hubbard didn't really *get* the OTO material, he just cribbed it (compare the meme of the unfinished pyramid (on the back of the U.S. Dollar) and Co$'s volcano/xenu imagery). Set pieces used in Co$ events appear to be patterened after the artwork in the Masonic Tarot. I see virtually none of the earmarks of OTO's heritage (Golden Dawn, Rosicrucian) in Co$, which suggests to me that LRH was never a true "insider" in OTO, which undermines my sense of Co$'s "legitimacy" -- Co$ is truly the red-headed bastard stepchild at THAT family reunion.