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srcset="https://oto-usa.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6-of-swords-190x300.jpg 190w, https://oto-usa.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6-of-swords.jpg 334w" sizes="(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px" />U.S.G.L. offers an extensive <a title="USGL online library" href="http://lib.oto-usa.org/">online library</a> containing documents of interest to O.T.O. members, Thelemites, and scholars of the Western esoteric tradition. Additionally, our Grand Master maintains a site called <a href="https://sabazius.oto-usa.org/"><em>The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius</em></a> which includes many of his essays, speeches, commentaries, and other useful material.</p> <p>U.S.G.L. also holds a physical library containing books and papers of historical or technical interest. Policies and procedures for access to this collection are currently under development. A somewhat outdated library catalog is available as <a href="http://oto-usa.org/static/lib/oto-usgl-library.xls?x50191">an Excel spreadsheet</a>.</p> <p>Finally, we provide an online <a title="Wikipedia article on gematria" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gematria">gematria</a> tool called <a title="Achad: A gematria engine" href="http://oto-usa.org/?page_id=320">Achad</a> which may prove useful to you in your research.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="printonly"><span class="printonly url"><strong>Permanent link to this article: </strong><span>https://oto-usa.org/usgl/library/</span></span></p> </div> <div id="sidebar1" class="sidebar sidebar-right widget-area col-md-4"> <div id="wgs_widget-2" class="sidebar-wrap widget_wgs_widget"><div class="wgs_wrapper"><div class="gcse-searchbox-only" data-resultsUrl="https://oto-usa.org/search_gcse/"></div></div></div><div id="block-2" class="sidebar-wrap widget_block"><h2 class="widget-title">Upcoming events</h2> <div id="widget-event-list" 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