College of Thelema of Northern California

The College of Thelema of Northern California is a non-profit religious and educational corporation, based on the principles of Thelema. It was founded in service to the A∴A∴, to provide preparatory training in magick, mysticism, Qabalah, Tarot, Astrology, and other areas. The COTNC was founded under warrant from Phyllis Seckler before her death. Her last Will named the College of Thelema of Northern California, under the direction of David Shoemaker, as the inheritor of her library, private archives, and publishing royalties. Additionally, a written statement from October 2000 authorized David Shoemaker to continue her work in the College of Thelema, and the A∴A∴. (This statement is viewable through the COTNC's website, listed below.) The Phyllis Seckler library and archives, located at the COTNC's headquarters in Sacramento, California, is one of the most important (and unique) repositories of Thelemic historical documents in existence, and serves as a valuable continuation of Seckler's lifetime of work in Thelemic studies. The archives contain key source documents such as Jane Wolfe's diaries from Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu, Sicily, and correspondence between Aleister Crowley, Karl Germer, Jane Wolfe, and other notable Thelemites of the 20th century.

The initiatory Order within the COTNC is the Temple of the Silver Star.

NOTE: The College of Thelema of Northern California should not be confused with the College of Thelema (based in Southern California) which continues its work under separate leadership.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu