Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × Table of Contents Events Saint of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Search References External references Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm, Ludovicus Rex Bavariae, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Mad King Ludwig, Swan King “In more remote times, the constituent originating assemblies of the O.T.O. included such men as … And recently … Ludovicus Rex Bavariae”—Liber LII Manifesto of the O.T.O. “The DEACON: Lord of Life and Joy, that art the might of man, that art the essence of every true god that is upon the surface of the Earth, continuing knowledge from generation unto generation, thou adored of us upon heaths and in woods, on mountains and in caves, openly in the marketplaces and secretly in the chambers of our houses, in temples of gold and ivory and marble as in these other temples of our bodies, we worthily commemorate them worthy that did of old adore thee and manifest thy glory unto men … Ludovicus Rex Bavariae”—Liber XV {Book 15} O. T. O. Events Greater Feast of Ludovicus Rex Bavariae, Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm, Ludwig II of Bavaria, died June 13, 1886 at Lake Starnberg, Germany Saint of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm as Ludovicus Rex Bavariae appears in all versions of the Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica in Liber XV, published during Aleister Crowley's lifetime. Ludovicus Rex Bavariae is not on the short list of any version, and is therefore a name celebrated only at performances when the full Saints Collect is read. Gnostic Saint International Equinox Magick in Theory and Practice Ludovicus Rex Bavariae Ludovicus Rex Bavariae Ludovicus Rex Bavariae Ludovicus Rex Bavariae Search Ludovicus Rex Bavariae References Liber LII Manifesto of the O.T.O. Liber XV {Book 15} O. T. O. Greater Feasts of Gnostic Saints A Liturgical Calendar for Thelemic Gnosticism External references https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria https://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/ludwig/biography.htm https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-II-king-of-Bavaria http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/death-king-ludwig Tau Apiryon and Helena, Red Flame No. 2 – Mystery of Mystery: A Primer of Thelemic Ecclesiastical Gnosticism, Berkeley, CA 1995 Maj. Desmond Chapman-Huston, Ludwig II: The Mad King of Bavaria, Dorset Press 1990 Christopher McIntosh, The Swan King, Allen Lane, London 1982 Frederic V Grunfeld, The Princes of Germany, Stonehenge Press, Chicago 1983 Rudolph Sabor, The Real Wagner, Cardinal/Sphere/Penguin, London 1987 person Do you want to help build the Hermeneuticon wiki? Apply to become an editor, and help contribute your knowledge toward increasing the shared wisdom of this resource for the wider community. Send an email to the librarian via librarian@hermetic.com Last modified: 2022/10/18 12:29by John Bell