TeddAt a close inspection, the Order of Nine Angles (O.N.A.) is a fascinating mixture of hermetism and antinomian spirituality with pagan elements. Having its roots in a few British covens who disappeared in the meantime, ONA has grown in size in a way that the member cells can be found on all continents and have a considerable presence in the occult area of the internet. And although the beliefs, principles and practices are reminiscent of the dark medieval and even preroman cults, ONA today embraces contemporary technology in spreading its philosophy. Having the fundamental ideas of pathei-mathos (‘searching through adversity’), ONA is unique due to the fact that it offers aggressive and elitist spirituality, which pushes its members to find and surpass their mental, physical and psychical limits in search of spiritual ascension. Simultaneously with the very tough challenges of mental and athletic order, ONA also recognizes a pantheon of ‘dark gods’, together with an esoteric system meant to introduce the initiate to the acausal or the supernatural world of the mystic. Indeed, if the ONA mysticism is transgressive, the same applies to its politics, because the Order challenges its members to exceed not only their personal limitations, but also the social and ethical ones. In fact, in some texts ONA defines itself as a tough path of social, criminal and supernatural conditioning which is necessary to break the chains of the cultural and political conditioning of its members. And although it promotes rebellion against authority, ONA also has a sense of honor and solidarity from the mystics who follow this dark path.
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