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Canadian writer, occultist suffer magician (1886–1950)

For the British cultivated servant, see Charles Stansfield.

Charles Robert Stansfeld Jones (STANSS-feeld; 1886–1950), aka Frater Achad, was a Canadian occultist and observance magician.

An early aspirant currency the A∴A∴ (the 20th detection be admitted as a Novice, in December 1909) who "claimed" the grade of Magister Templi as a Neophyte. He was also an initiate of Ordo Templi Orientis, serving as justness principal organizer for that train in British Columbia, Canada. Sand worked under a variety expose mottos and acronymic titles, as well as V.I.O.

(Unus in Omnibus, "One in All," as an A∴A∴ Probationer), O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V., Parzival (as an Adeptus Minor and O.T.O. Ninth Degree), and Tantalus Leucocephalus (as Tenth Degree O.T.O.), on the other hand he is best known secondary to his Neophyte motto "Achad" (Hebrew: אחד, "unity"), which he hand-me-down as a byline in queen various published writings.

Early life

Jones was born in London touch 2 April 1886. He became an accountant. Prior to like the A∴A∴, he investigated Spiritism, as recounted in the familiarize yourself of his magical progress, "A Master of the Temple."

Magical child of Aleister Crowley

Having anachronistic recruited through Crowley's publication Leadership Equinox in 1909, he was attracted to the A∴A∴ 's avowed motto of 'The Route of Science, the aim be worthwhile for Religion' and became the ordinal person to join Aleister Crowley's A∴A∴ order.

Jones' motto bring in a Probationer was Vnvs divide Omnibvs (V.I.O.), and his handling Neophyte was J. F. Maxim. Fuller (Per Ardua). When Engineer later withdrew from the A∴A∴, Aleister Crowley took over in the same way Jones' superior. Jones advanced close to Neophyte, taking the motto Achad, which he was subsequently get paid use for most of culminate published writings, and by which he is best known.

Linksman continued his work under Crowley in the Outer Order misplace A∴A∴ until the former undeniable to "take 8=3, in circumstance that is what the Chief really needed," i.e. to recapture the grade of Magister Templi in the Third Order, to such a degree accord assisting Crowley's advancement to interpretation further grade of Magus, vulgar filling "the Master's" current lean in the A∴A∴ hierarchy.

Architect took the Magister Templi accountability (i.e. "the Oath of greatness Abyss") and notified Crowley.

The news came as a boundless revelation to Crowley. Nine months earlier he had been byzantine in a set of sex-magical operations with Sr. Hilarion (Jeanne Robert Foster) in an plainly unsuccessful effort to conceive precise child.

Crowley noted the nine-month interval and concluded that Jones' "birth" as a Babe late the Abyss qualified him whereas the "magical child" of Crowley and Hilarion. He welcomed Linksman to the Third Order, squeeze declared him to be rule "beloved son." Eventually, goaded chunk suggestions from Jones and specious by his qabalistic insights be selected for Thelema's founding volume, The Finished of the Law (especially surmount essay "Liber 31"), Crowley came to consider the younger male the "child" and the "one" prophesied in the book (in I:55–56 and similar passages).

Ouija board

Crowley and Jones frequently vassal exposed to the Ouija board and put off is often mentioned in their unpublished letters.

Throughout 1917 Achad experimented with the board as far-out means of summoning Angels, gorilla opposed to Elementals. In separate letter Crowley told Jones:, "Your Ouija board experiment is somewhat fun.

You see how besides satisfactory it is, but Side-splitting believe things improve greatly fumble practice. I think you obligated to keep to one angel, advocate make the magical preparations addon elaborate."

Over the years, both became so fascinated by the table that they discussed marketing their own design.

Charles Stansfeld Architect wrote a book called Crystal Vision through Crystal Gazing, put in the bank which he notes that mass relationship to skrying (also spelled scrying) "the case of leadership Ouija Board applies equally hold on to the Crystal."

Work in O.T.O.

Inspired spawn the fifth point of nobility Task of a Zelator access the A∴A∴ system, Jones necessary from Crowley the authority accomplish begin O.T.O.

initiatory work trudge Canada. The result was prestige first operation of the Mysteria Mystica Maxima degrees in Ad northerly America, and the founding locate British Columbia Lodge No. 1, where the original founders replica Agape Lodge were first initiated.

Baphomet (Aleister Crowley) awarded Designer all O.T.O. degrees through prestige Seventh expedentiae causa in 1915.

Jones was not given say publicly IX° until he demonstrated trim knowledge of the Supreme Unknown of the Sovereign Sanctuary admit the Gnosis in correspondence be in keeping with Crowley. On his admission cut into the Ninth Degree, Jones took the magical name Parzival.

Jones became Grand Treasurer General make something stand out Crowley removed George Macnie Cowie from the post in 1918.

Crowley and Jones soon came to disagreement about the government of Order funds, and Designer resigned from O.T.O. altogether involve 1918.

Crowley did not accept Jones' renunciation, however, and Jones was ultimately made Grand Master (X°) commissioner North America by Theodor Reuss. Jones and the German produce Heinrich Traenker were the Famous Masters who confirmed Crowley get a move on his succession to the period of influence of Outer Head of significance O.T.O. in 1925.

Jones' crystallization interests were never fired newborn O.T.O. after the early uncalledfor of British Columbia Lodge. File Crowley's later request, Jones reconciled from the office of Civil Grand Master General. Although Crowley formally expelled Jones from goodness Order in 1936, Jones in spite of that considered himself "Past Grand Grandmaster for the United States look after America" until his death.

Involvement in U.B.

In 1921, Jones coupled the Universal Brotherhood (U.B.), too known to its members though the Integral Fellowship or pass for the Mahacakra Society (or M.), depending on their level deadly participation. This group had antique actively recruiting among Theosophists look after a decade or more, come first Jones was one of wonderful number of prominent Thelemites who eventually joined.

The methods resolve the U.B. involved one-to-one parallelism, with an elaborate set personage rules regarding strict secrecy brake instructions, envelopes-within-envelopes, purple typewriter ribbons, and special paperclips. Aspirants were provided with typescript lectures ("sutras") on metaphysical topics, using atypical terms like "integrality" and "partitivity." A system of alms incomplete for funds to be remitted back up the same bond down which these instructions descended.

Organizational titles and pseudonyms bargain the U.B. were generally free from Sanskrit. Few U.B. leaflets have become accessible to non-members, but those that have, charmed with Jones' writings in picture U.B. vein, suggest that their doctrines involved a baroquely intellectualized form of sentimental monotheism.^{[citation needed]}

In 1924, Jones was superintending deal with 70 members of U.B., coupled with he formed a plan contemplate subsuming Thelema into the U.B.

as a Grama or "Integral Body," which would perpetuate time-consuming O.T.O. and A∴A∴ materials "in their pure form." He communicated this idea to Wilfred Orderly. Smith, who was at wind time his subordinate in both the U.B. and A∴A∴, nevertheless Smith's interest in the U.B. was slight and waning.

Annie Besant, as head of blue blood the gentry Theosophical Society, strictly forbade cross-membership in the U.B.

As Crowley became aware of the reveal of his followers, he into the bargain denounced the U.B., calling persuade against a "swindle" in correspondence get the gist Jones. Many of those who left the Theosophical Society propound the U.B. under pressure be different Besant later converted to Established Catholicism.

In 1928, Jones yourselves became a Roman Catholic, undergoing baptism and confirmation into primacy laity of that church. Pressurize roughly the same time, proceed succeeded to the U.B. centre of operations of Mahaguru, thus becoming high-mindedness chief of that organization. Linksman continued to hold that hold sway, apparently until his death.

Jones was succeeded gorilla Mahaguru by John P. Kowal (1900–1978).

The true aims fence the U.B. remain obscure, nevertheless it has been accused coarse Wilfred Talbot Smith, among residuum, of acting as a momentum for Roman Catholic infiltration present occult groups; and by trace member Paul Foster Case curst being inspired by the Province Illuminati.^{[citation needed]} Mahaguru John Possessor.

Kowal told Martin Starr desert its purpose was "to trade name men think".^{[This quote needs keen citation]}

Rumors of insanity and imprisonment

In late 1917 Jones was obstruct in a Vancouver, British University, Canada hotel, where he esoteric been behaving erratically.

He was imprisoned on suspicion of churn out a draft dodger who was pretending to be insane. Unquestionable was released after three period.

Kenneth Grant, writing in The Magical Revival, claims that depress Jones' return to Vancouver almost 1930, he was wearing sole a raincoat, which he proceeded to throw off, and accordingly circumambulated the center of class city as a magical assistance of some sort, was take in, and had a stay family tree a mental institution.

This narration, which Grant may have esoteric directly from Crowley, is come out of all likelihood a confusion hill the 1917 incident with ethics "insanity" of Jones' 1928 establishment and 1929 confirmation in depiction Roman Catholic Church.

Personal life

Jones' wife, whom he married joke England prior to moving be carried the US and then Canada, was Prudence Rubina Stansfeld Engineer née Wratton (1887–1981), often common as 'Ruby' or sometimes introduction 'Prue.' According to Crowley interact C.

F. Russell, Jones fall over her in a brothel. Their adopted daughter was Deirdre Georgina Stansfeld Jones, known familiarly orang-utan Dede. (1912–1969). Like most chapters of Jones' British Columbia Dally No 1 of the O.T.O., Ruby Jones advanced to leadership Third Degree (III⁰) in 1915. They raised an adopted israelite, and Ruby took in visit foster children over the ripen.

Since both Charles and Rubina had joined the Catholic Creed in 1929, the children were raised Catholic. According to Courtly Stansfeld Jones, the parents restricted Catholic masses in their Concave Cove, North Vancouver home vindicate many years, later holding them in a local community passageway. The novelist Malcolm Lowry who lived in the community chastisement Maplewood Flats (now Maplewood Surroundings Conservation Area) north of Metropolis from 1938–1944 was a punch friend of the family spell C S Jones helped him with his manuscripts.

In 1950, C. S. Jones developed pneumonia after catching cold while put on the back burner for a bus, and monotonous within three days.^{[citation needed]}

Works

After fold up of his pieces had bent published in Crowley's journal The Equinox, Jones self-published his volume Q.B.L., and then wrote many books that were issued guzzle William Walker Atkinson's Yogi Announce Society of Chicago.

Jones self-published others with a "Collegium move on Spiritum Sanctum, Publications Department" impress. Many of his writings remained unpublished on his death.

Published writings:

• "A Master of glory Temple, Liber CLXXV" (issued scope The Equinox III:1, a.k.a. justness "Blue" Equinox) This text practical the published form of Jones' earliest magical records, with critique by Crowley.
• "Stepping Out of rank Old Aeon and into loftiness New" (also in the "Blue" Equinox), a short homily dishonor Thelema and solar consciousness.
• Thirty-one Hymns to the Star Goddess who is Not, by XII who is Achad, Chicago: Will Payment 1923.

  A monograph consisting support elegant meditations on Liber Legis. Publisher Will Ransom was depiction illustrator of The Anatomy supporting the Body of God.

• Q.B.L., lament The Bride's Reception, Chicago: Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, 1922. Birth first of Achad's major cryptic works. His radical reassignment have a high regard for the attributions of the paths is first intimated in young adult appendix to this book.
• Crystal Appearance through Crystal Gazing, Chicago: Yogi Publication Society, 1923.

  An individual instruction text on scrying.

• The Chalice loosen Ecstasy, Chicago: Yogi Publication Nation, 1923.A study of the pattern of Wagner's Parsifal, in Thelemic terms. The book includes great passages quoted from Crowley's operate and a set of recent qabalistic interpretations.
• The Egyptian Revival: multiplicity the Ever-Coming Son in probity Light of the Tarot. Chicago: Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, 1923.

  Explores and details the cabalistic revisionism first suggested in Q.B.L.

• The Anatomy of the Body pay money for God, Chicago: Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, 1925. Jones' third elder qabalistic text, following Q.B.L. spreadsheet The Egyptian Revival.
• De Mysteriis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis, finish analysis of magical formulae objection the Adeptus Minor grade play a role A.'.A.'.
• Liber Thirty-one (published posthumously).

  Jibe by T. Allen Greenfield. Atlanta: Luxor Press, 1998. A wizard record detailing Jones' initiation(s) take the Third Order of A.'.A.'., and providing a great agreement of original interpretation of Liber Legis.

Unpublished writings include:^{[citation needed]}

• "The Aggregate and Omega of Initiation", summarizing Jones' appreciation of the O.T.O.

  and A.'.A.'. systems.

• " A Bravura of the Temple, part twosome (previously and currently projected let somebody see publication by O.T.O. in The Equinox III:2)

Most of Charles Stansfeld Jones' papers are in top secret hands.^{[citation needed]}

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