Order of Nine Angles

The Order of Nine Angles (ONA or O9A) is a network associated with Satanism and the left-hand path, originating in the United Kingdom. While claiming a 1960s establishment rooted in pre-Christian traditions, it gained public notice in the 1980s for its neo-Nazi ideology. The ONA describes its approach as "Traditional Satanism," incorporating Hermetic and pagan elements. Academics suggest "Anton Long," a key figure in disseminating the Order's ideas from the late 1970s, may be a pseudonym for neo-Nazi activist David Myatt, though Myatt denies this.

The Order's teachings propose a cyclical view of history divided into "aeons," with the current Western civilization threatened by "Judeo-Christian" influence. The ONA seeks to establish a militaristic "Imperium" to enable a future "Aryan" galactic civilization. Their spiritual path involves breaking societal norms, isolation, crime, political extremism, violence, and human sacrifice. Members practice magic, believing they can channel energies from an "acausal" realm to achieve their goals. The ONA operates as a decentralized network of "nexions" and "kollectives," inspired by texts from "Anton Long" and others. The group has been linked to violent extremist actions and is considered a dangerous, controversial Satanic organization.

The precise origins of the Order of Nine Angles are obscured by secrecy and mythologized narratives, making verifiable historical details scarce. The ONA itself suggests its historical accounts are symbolic rather than literal. The Order claims descent from pre-Christian pagan traditions that persisted in Britain, supposedly passed down through small groups led by masters or mistresses in the Welsh Marches. According to the Order's writings, a grand mistress united three such groups in the late 1960s to form the ONA. "Anton Long" joined in 1973 and later became the grand master after the original grand mistress relocated. From the late 1970s, Long authored texts that codified and expanded the Order's teachings, mythos, and structure, encouraging the establishment of new ONA groups.

The ONA promotes a worldview centered on the division of human history into distinct "aeons." They believe the current Western civilization is imperiled by "Judeo-Christian" influences and aim to establish a militaristic "Imperium" as a precursor to a future "Aryan" galactic civilization. The Order's spiritual practice involves transgressing societal taboos through isolation, criminal acts, political extremism, violence, and ritualistic human sacrifice. ONA adherents engage in magic, conceptualizing it as the manipulation of energies between the physical world and an "acausal" realm where conventional physics does not apply, all in service of establishing the "Imperium."

The Order of Nine Angles functions as a decentralized network, often referred to as a "kollective," rather than a hierarchical organization. Its operational units are clandestine cells known as "nexions." The teachings that inspire these groups primarily stem from texts authored by "Anton Long" and other members of the "inner ONA." Academic estimates suggest a low thousands of individuals are broadly associated with the Order. The ONA has been identified as an influence behind violent far-right extremist acts and militant neo-Nazi groups, leading to calls for its proscription as a terrorist organization. It has been officially banned as a terrorist group in New Zealand.

Scholars have variously described the ONA as a new religious movement, a form of "Traditional Satanism," and a dangerous, extreme Satanic group. Some analyses highlight its syncretism of Satanism with Nazism, Hermeticism, and pagan elements, leading to characterizations such as a "Satanic Nazi cult" or a "heathen satanic path." Others suggest it may be "post-Satanic." Counter-terrorism organizations and governmental bodies have labeled the ONA as a "decentralized esoteric militant accelerationist network of threat actors" and an "occult-based neo-Nazi and racially motivated violent extremist group."

“Traditional Satanism”

“Anton Long”

“Magian/Nazarene”

“Imperium”

“Aryan”