Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica

Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.) is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). The central activity of the E.G.C. is the celebration of the Gnostic Mass, as set forth in Liber XV, composed by Aleister Crowley in 1913. The E.G.C. is a Thelemic religious environment, dedicated to the advancement of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty through alignment with the Law of Thelema.

The ecclesiastical body of Scarlet Woman Lodge is Circle of Stars Sanctuary, the operative expression of our local clergy and laity. The Sanctuary baptizes and confirms individuals into the laity, confers diaconal orders on qualified ordinands, and hosts sacerdotal ordinations. The Sanctuary serves to administer and celebrate the rites of E.G.C. or the Gnostic Catholic Church.

Membership in E.G.C.

There are three recognized subclasses of Church membership:

1.	The Clergy
		The Father/Mother   of the Church	(The Patriarch or Matriarch, who, at this time, is Frater Superior Hymenaeus Beta, O.H.O.)
		The Primate	(or Presiding Bishop, and is the National Grand Master General who, at this time, is Sabazius X° in the U.S.)
		Bishops	(The Episcopate)
		Priests & Priestesses	(The Priesthood)
		Deacons	(The Diaconate)
2.	Lay members	(The Laity)
3.	Bishops in Amity	(Advisory membership)