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'''[[Ordo Templi Orientis]]''' is an [[occult]] initiatory organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century. The origins of the O.T.O. can be traced back to the German-speaking [[occultist]]s Carl Kellner, Heinrich Klein, Franz Hartmann, and Theodor Reuss. Later, the O.T.O. was significantly shaped by the English author and occultist [[Aleister Crowley]].
'''[[Death]]''' is the 13th card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. In the 1374 [[trionfi]] poem which inspired the creation of the tarot, Death was the name of one of the six original triumphs.


After Crowley's death in 1947, four main branches of the O.T.O. have claimed exclusive descent from the original organization and primacy over the other ones. The most important and visible of these is the Caliphate O.T.O., incorporated by Crowley's student Grady McMurtry in 1979. Originally it was intended to be modeled after and associated with European Freemasonry, such as Masonic Templar organizations, but under the leadership of Aleister Crowley, O.T.O. was reorganized around Crowley's [[Thelema]] as its central religious principle.
The painting of Death depicts a carriage carrying a massive black monument of death with a skeletal [[angel]] of death on top. Two black bulls are pulling the carriage backward and the entire surrounding crowd of onlookers are all dead or running away from the approaching bulls. Additional skulls adorn the edges of the painting.


<p><small>Photo credit: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic</small></p>
Some decks, such as the [[Tarot of Marseilles]] and [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] omit the name from the card, calling it "The Card with No Name", often with the implication of a broader meaning than literal death. There are other decks that title Death as "Rebirth" or "Death-Rebirth."
 
 
<p><small>Artist: Ricciardo di Nanni</small></p>
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Death is the 13th card in the Major Arcana in most traditional Tarot decks. In the 1374 trionfi poem which inspired the creation of the tarot, Death was the name of one of the six original triumphs.

The painting of Death depicts a carriage carrying a massive black monument of death with a skeletal angel of death on top. Two black bulls are pulling the carriage backward and the entire surrounding crowd of onlookers are all dead or running away from the approaching bulls. Additional skulls adorn the edges of the painting.

Some decks, such as the Tarot of Marseilles and Visconti-Sforza Tarot omit the name from the card, calling it "The Card with No Name", often with the implication of a broader meaning than literal death. There are other decks that title Death as "Rebirth" or "Death-Rebirth."


Artist: Ricciardo di Nanni

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