Lon Milo DuQuette (born July 11, 1948), also known asRabbi Lamed Ben Clifford and by hisneo-Gnostic bishop title ofTau Lamed,[1] is an American writer, lecturer, musician, andoccultist, best known as an author who applies humor in the field of WesternHermeticism.
Lon Milo DuQuette was born inLong Beach, California and raised inColumbus, Nebraska. He was an aspiring studio musician and recording artist in the 1970s, releasing two singles and an album,Charley D. and Milo, on theEpic Records label.[2] He and his partner Charles Dennis Harris, aka Charley Packard (now deceased), opened forHoyt Axton,Arlo Guthrie and performed withSammy Davis Jr.[3]
Since 1975 DuQuette has been a National and International governing officer ofOrdo Templi Orientis, areligious andfraternal organization founded in the early part of the 20th century. Since 1996 he has been O.T.O.'s United States Deputy Grand Master.[5] He is also anArchbishop ofEcclesia Gnostica Catholica, the ecclesiastical arm of O.T.O.[6]
DuQuette began writing professionally in 1988 and has since published 19 books (translated in 12 languages).[7] Many of his books have been dedicated to analyzing and exploring the works ofAleister Crowley, an English occultist, author, poet and philosopher. He has written a number of successful books on topics in the Western mystical tradition including:Freemasonry,Tarot,Qabalah,ceremonial magick, theEnochian magick of Dr.John Dee, andGoetic spirit evocation. He is perhaps best known as "an author who injects humor into the serious subjects of magick and the occult."[8] His autobiography,My Life with the Spirits, is currently a required text for two classes atDePaul University, Chicago.[9]
A 2005 gift of a ukulele re-ignited DuQuette's interest in music. Two self-released CDs and a new record contract followed. In 2012, DuQuette releasedI'm Baba Lon on Ninety Three Records, his first studio album in 40 years.[10] On September 3, 2012, Ninety Three released the follow-up,Baba Lon II.[11]
DuQuette, Lon Milo: & Aleister Crowley, Christopher Hyatt:Enochian World of Aleister Crowley: Enochian Sex Magick, New Falcon, 1991.
DuQuette, Lon Milo: & Christopher Hyatt:Sex Magic, Tantra & Tarot: The Way of the Secret Lover, New Falcon, 1991.
DuQuette, Lon Milo: & Aleister Crowley, Christopher Hyatt:Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia: Sexual Evocation, New Falcon, 1992.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Tarot of Ceremonial Magick: A Pictorial Synthesis of Three Great Pillars of Magick: Enochian, Goetia, Astrology, Weiser Books, 1995.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium, Weiser Books, 1997.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:My Life With the Spirits: The Adventures of a Modern Magician, Weiser Books, 1999.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist, Weiser Books, 2001.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema, Weiser Books, 2003.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Low Magick: It's All In Your Head... You Just Have No Idea How Big Your Head Is, Llewellyn Publications, 2010.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Ask Baba Lon: Answers to Questions of Life & Magick, New Falcon Publications, 2011.
DuQuette, Lon Milo & Bratkowsky, James M:Revolt of the Magicians, Orobas Press, 2011.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Homemade Magick: The Musings & Mischief of a Do-It-Yourself Magus, Llewellyn Publications, 2014.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Son of Chicken Qabalah: Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford's Mostly Painless Qabalah Course, Weiser Books, 2018.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:Allow Me To Introduce: An Insider's Guide to the Occult Weiser Books, 2020.
DuQuette, Lon Milo & Shoemaker, David (editors):Llewellyn's Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick: A Comprehensive Guide to the Western Mystery Tradition, Llewellyn Publications, 2020.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:An Accidental Christ: The Story of Jesus as Told by His Uncle, Llewellyn Publications, 2023.
DuQuette, Lon Milo:The Tarot Architect: How to Become A Master Builder of Your Spiritual Temple, Red Wheel/Weiser, 2025.
^Lon Milo DuQuette (January 4, 2011)."Every Little Thing He Does Is Magick" (Interview). Interviewed by Alan Corcoran. www.ocmusicscene.com. Archived fromthe original on March 26, 2016. RetrievedMarch 29, 2012.
^Berg, Tom (March 7, 2012). "Singer comes back at 63; occult ties help". Orange County Register, p. 1
