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This page is about the organization called The Hymn of One. For the KateModern video of the same name, see Hymn of One (video).

Screenshot from hymnofone.org.

The Hymn of One (Ho0), originally believed to be Thelemic in nature, is now known to be the religious front for a mysterious organization called The Order. Many argue that the HoO is not truly a religion, but a cult. They note the HoO's brainwashing techniques, such as having members recite "The Hymn of One is fun" repeatedly, as highly characteristic of cultish behavior. They also allegedly advocate free will, but, like most cults, do not truly believe in it. This is evidenced in the way they pursued Bree and tried to manipulate her into doing the Ceremony, even after she had decided against it.

The religion uses a variety of recruitment methods, such as promotional videos, fliers, and seminars. They promote the idea that one can find eternal happiness by singing one's eternal song. They also revere Aleister Crowley as an important figure in their system of beliefs, and quote him on their official website (http://www.hymnofone.org).

Most members of the Hymn of One are very naïve, and don't know anything about the Order whatsoever. Many members live in controlled communities, made up entirely of Hymn of One members. They are told that their duty is to protect trait positive girls from the time they are born until the time they complete the Ceremony, but have no knowledge of what the Ceremony actually is.

Role of Women

Bree says that her mother was introduced to The Hymn of One by a university professor when she was studying at Edinburgh. She mentions that her mother had been "looking for answers", and believed that she found them with the Hymn of One. Bree's father, however, noted some changes in his wife after she joined. He said that while she used to be introverted, after joining she was the "first to pick an argument." (Losing My Religion (Apr. 3, 2007)).

From this, we can deduce that the Hymn of One strongly values their female members and encourages them to stand up for themselves, and more importantly, their religious beliefs.

Service

Several Hymn of One members believe in doing service around the world. A fine example of this would be the Lullaby Project, comprised of several volunteers who beleive to be helping low-income mothers-to-be during their pregnancies.

Publicated Works

To date, only one book based on the beliefs of the Hymn of One have ever been placed in the spotlight. The book, Finding the One, by Rupert Van Helden is apparently a popular text to give to new members of the Hymn of One, as witnessed by Steve giving a copy to Kate for Christmas and Carl giving a copy to Sarah during her initiation.

Hymn of One logo

The Hymn of One's logo is an upside-down musical symbol known as a fermata. A fermata is used either over or, in the case of the upside-down fermata, under a note. It signifies that a note will be held out for longer than its true value. The actual value of a note with which a fermata is used is up to the conductor of the performer. However, the idea of using the symbol is that the note is held indefinitely. This alludes to the Hymn of One's mantra of "finding your eternal song".