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DISC-0090 / ITEM-0048

De Homunculo Epistola: Ninth Degree homunculus instruction

Ordo Templi Orientis · Germany / worldwide

Disclosure date
1973
Date precision
Year
Disclosure method
Exposure publication
Extent
Partial
Record review
Reviewed

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Restricted material and access

A 1914 instruction proposing spirit incarnation through reproduction, with prescribed control of the pregnant participant’s surroundings.

Material type
Restricted scripture
Restricted to
Under the obligation of the IX°, addressed to higher-degree brethren
Restriction mechanism
oath, grade_requirement
Stated reason
Not established in the inspected copy
Tradition origins
c. 1904–1912

Recorded practice status

Unknown

Status as of
Not recorded
Status claims
Not recorded

Disclosure dates, source publication dates, tradition origins and dates of practice are separate.

What this disclosure covers

De Homunculo Epistola as transcribed in the exposed collection; wording not collated against print.

The 1973 date belongs to the attributed book edition, not the web upload.

The source

The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O. ↗ (SRC-0009; authenticity: Unassessed)

Author
Francis King (ed.)
Original publication
1973
Linked edition
Not recorded
Format
Book
Provenance
published_exposure
Rights of source work
Copyrighted
Identifiers
ol:OL36054911W
Source content hash
Not recorded

Inspected the hosted transcription’s De Homunculo Epistola, De Nuptiis Secretis section II and Appendix A on 2026-11-04. This web copy has not been collated with the 1973 printed edition or original manuscripts. Appendix A reports private manuscripts and typescripts, with conjectural restorations in the sixth degree.

Publicism hosts a transcription attributed to the 1973 Samuel Weiser edition. Its upload date is unknown. The HTML capture is identified separately as ARTF-0007. Printed pagination and exact manuscript fidelity remain unassessed.

File or recording · Document

Open artifact / recovery route ↗

Artifact ID
ARTF-0007
Inspection
Partial
Inspected parts
De Homunculo Epistola, De Nuptiis Secretis section II and Appendix A, plus bibliographic heading
SHA-256
ae3ef1befe35637fb867569d35d4b13313e41f026c10392025b9b7e24985f95c
IPFS CID
Not recorded
BitTorrent info-hash
Not recorded

Complete HTML response captured, selected sections read. Not a hash of the printed book or original manuscripts.

File or recording · Document

Open artifact / recovery route ↗

Artifact ID
ARTF-0008
Inspection
Metadata only
Inspected parts
Search result and item page: title, Francis King attribution, 1973 label, advertised 3.1 MB PDF and nexusstc/zlib collection label
SHA-256
Not recorded
IPFS CID
Not recorded
BitTorrent info-hash
Not recorded

The page identifies itself as Anna’s Archive. Its operator identity and file identity were not independently established. The filename contains a reported MD5-like identifier; it was not verified from payload bytes. The linked viewer returned a general home/search page, not readable book pages. No download, payload hash, exact byte count or IPFS CID is claimed. The fiction category was not accepted as a factual classification of this work.

Claims about this item

These claims may cite other sources for the same restricted item. Supporting and contradicting evidence remain separate.

CLM-0167 · Content

De Homunculo proposes directing a non-human spirit into a developing child and making the resulting being dependent on its creator.

Claim support
Single source
Record review
Reviewed
Period
Text dated 20 September 1914 in the exposed copy
Locators
SRC-0009: De Homunculo Epistola, chapter III, theoretical section A and operative section IX
Sources counted as independent
Not recorded

Supporting sources

Contradicting sources: none recorded.

A content claim about the hosted transcription; no evidence of successful incarnation or actual performance is supplied.

  • SRC-0009: Source authenticity is unassessed; this is separate from the truth of its assertions.
  • SRC-0009: No source-level content_hash is recorded; linked artifact hashes may identify excerpts, derivatives or metadata instead.
  • ARTF-0007: Artifact inspection is partial; use only its recorded inspected portions.
  • ARTF-0008: Artifact inspection is metadata_only; use only its recorded inspected portions.

CLM-0168 · Content

The instruction prescribes isolating the pregnant participant within a consecrated enclosure and controlling her sensory and educational surroundings.

Claim support
Single source
Record review
Reviewed
Period
1914-dated text
Locators
SRC-0009: De Homunculo Epistola, chapter III, sections IV–VI
Sources counted as independent
Not recorded

Supporting sources

Contradicting sources: none recorded.

Describes the restrictive instructions without inferring that they were carried out. The stated initial willingness is recorded separately.

  • SRC-0009: Source authenticity is unassessed; this is separate from the truth of its assertions.
  • SRC-0009: No source-level content_hash is recorded; linked artifact hashes may identify excerpts, derivatives or metadata instead.
  • ARTF-0007: Artifact inspection is partial; use only its recorded inspected portions.
  • ARTF-0008: Artifact inspection is metadata_only; use only its recorded inspected portions.

CLM-0169 · Content

The text initially requires a willing woman and an explanation of the precautions and intended way of life.

Claim support
Single source
Record review
Reviewed
Period
1914-dated text
Locators
SRC-0009: De Homunculo Epistola, chapter III, section I
Sources counted as independent
Not recorded

Supporting sources

Contradicting sources: none recorded.

Retains this qualification alongside the later restrictions. A textual consent requirement does not establish consent in an actual performance.

  • SRC-0009: Source authenticity is unassessed; this is separate from the truth of its assertions.
  • SRC-0009: No source-level content_hash is recorded; linked artifact hashes may identify excerpts, derivatives or metadata instead.
  • ARTF-0007: Artifact inspection is partial; use only its recorded inspected portions.
  • ARTF-0008: Artifact inspection is metadata_only; use only its recorded inspected portions.

Evidence qualifications

Reviewed means checked against a source. It does not establish source authenticity, independent corroboration or present-day practice.

Item notes

Content is recorded from an exposed web transcription. No performance, biological efficacy or present-day institutional use is established.