AtDTDA: (8) 219 T.W.I.T.

[Dave Monroe]

--- robinlandseadel at comcast.net wrote:

> "T.W.I.T." and Nicholas Nookshaft are Pynchon's
> portraits, rendered only as Pynchon could render
> them, of Ordo Templi Orientis and the group's
> nortorious founder, Aleistair Crowley ...

>From a correspondent:

I roomed in an O.T.O. temple for most of my time in
New Orleans- and was close friends with a few serious
members.  There would be a 'welcoming' party when ever
a traveling member group passed through town, so I met
dozens of hard core OTO'ers over the years there.  I
read much Crowley before that time so was versed
enough to have some pretty heavy conversations about
the OTO and its practices with many medium high
ranking members...
'Twit' pretty much covers it.

Also:

Another thought-

T.W.I.T  is also reminiscent of Crowley's
numerological spelling of  Thoth.


 
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