Biblio-what?

Mr Bolton’s website claims that Roel van Leeuwen misattributes various writings to him. The thesis “Dreamers of the Dark” contains the statement in the bibliography that “Much of this thesis focuses on the role of Kerry Bolton as the chief ideologue of the Order and his efforts to dissemination a neo-Nazi message.” Further, “much of his personal writing was published in those journals as unattributed articles.” (no footnote, so I cannot confirm the validity of this statement). Roel van Leeuwen writes “I have credited Bolton with the authorship of most of those anonymous articles based on stylistic comparisons with known articles by Bolton.” This sounds like dangerous ground to enter in a thesis – or perhaps it is merely convenience to fit the facts to a preconceived conclusion?

Additionally, Roel van Leeuwen declares that “Bolton states ’signed articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the author’ [sic]. I understand this to imply that the unsigned articles originate from Bolton.” Well, I understand this to imply that this thesis may well be filled with speculation about what something may or may not be implied, rather than research and fact backed up by credible references.

Actually, according to an online copy of The Watcher #1 the disclaimer is actually: “Signed articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editor.” I will work on the assumption that Roel van Leeuwen unintentionally transcribed the word ‘author’ instead of ‘editor’ and that this was not part of an intentional attempt to attribute all authorship with Mr. Bolton. It is tempting to speculate that this was a Freudian slip on Roel van Leeuwen’s part, which showed he was actually aware that there was a difference between what authors wrote, and what they genuinely believed.

From a logical look at the statement of the editor we could reasonably get the following permutations:

UA = unsigned article
SA = signed Article
O = editors opinion

Either: UA ≠ O
Or: UA = O

It is a fair assumption that unsigned articles most likely reflect the opinions of the author.

Therefore: SA = O or SA ≈ O

There is no logical way to go from these assumptions to declaring that all unsigned articles are authored by the Editor. It is a logical step to say that if the Editor was willing to publish an article not bearing a signature he very likely agreed with the article in some way. However, there are some caveats. For example, according to the numerous footnotes a lot of articles were sourced from the internet. It is possible that transcription or transmission errors have occurred and that some articles may be either attributed to the incorrect author or the author may not be credited at all. This is backed up by the acknowledgment by Roel van Leeuwen on page 154 that “In the case of transcribed material, I often can not be sure whether mistakes in spelling, grammar or punctuation were present in the original or have crept in during the transcription process”.

It is also possible, even if unlikely, that the original publications misattributed an author or left out the credits for the author due to error rather than intent.

Can speculation of authorship be considered an example of excellent research? According to Dov Bing, one of the thesis supervisors it would seem that this is the high standard of the University of Waikato. Roel van Leeuwen also claims there to be good research in here too. Mr van Leeuwen, please be clear between what is research and what is speculation.

Mr Bolton lists examples of misattributed authorship as follows (square brackets show the claimed source stated by Roel van Leeuwen): Satanism and Race [Heretic #3, Heretic #6], Satanism, blasphemy and the black mass [Heretic #9], A sinister nobility [OSV essay], A master morality [OSV essay], Dark Forces [ODF essay], Political and social realities of Satanism [ODF essay], and Symphysis [ODF essay].

Satanism and Race: A quick search on the Intenet doesn’t find much, apart from a reference in a compendium of ONA articles where it is listed as part of another ONA publication entitled ‘NEXION – a Guide to Sinister Strategy’. However, in the body of the thesis Roel van Leeuwen attributes this article’s authorship as follows: “In issue 3 of The Watcher an article was published by the Order of Nine Angles, an English based Satanic group who had made earlier contributions to The Watcher and The Heretic, entitled ‘Satanism and Race’…” [page 23 DotD]. So, here we have an article listed as being in issue 3 of The Watcher, as well as issues 3 & 6 of the Heretic (in the bibliography). And who is the author, Kerry Bolton or someone from the Order of Nine Angles? Or, is this an attempt to Roel van Leeuwen to claim that this article was so important it was published 3 times, and that Kerry Bolton was a member of the Order of Nine Angles?

The article in question appears on Page 9 of The Heretic #3. At the very top is a large graphic image and the words “O.N.A.”. The article is signed ONA. Using the logic from above, a signed article does not necessarily reflect the Editor’s opinion.

However, it is also important about what the article actually says, so here is one brief quote: “The fundamental strategic (or ‘long-term’) aim of Satanism is to elevate the consciousness of all individuals* to at least what is now described by ‘Adept consciousness’. The footnote * reads “Regardless of race.”

Satanism And Race - The Heretic #3 - Page 9

Satanism And Race - The Heretic #3 - Page 10

Satanism And Race - The Heretic #3 - Page 11

Satanism And Race - The Heretic #3 - Page 12

This fits in with my research into the Order of Nine Angles writings of politics, that in essence there is no discrimination regarding race, gender, or ideologies. They are promoting a very extreme method of spiritual development – perhaps appropriate of the label Satanism, and Left Hand Path.

The Watcher #3 and Heretic #6 do not contain copies of this article.

The essay ‘Satanism, Blasphemy And The Black Mass’ is contained in the aforementioned document and appears to have been written by someone within the Order of Nine Angles in 1974 – 16 years before the founding of the Order of the Left Hand Path. It is found on pages 25-27 of The Heretic #9 and signed “ONA 1974eh.”

As of writing, I have been unable to find the essays entitled ‘A Sinister Nobility’ and ‘A Master Morality’, both attributed to the OSV period of the Order.

The ODF essays can be found on a webpage called Alternative Thinking. Dark Forces, Political and social realities of Satanism, and Symphysis – The Left Hand Path And Right Hand Path Dichotomy. There is no author attribution, however the date is given as 1997.

Accordingly to Roel van Leeuwen’s own statements “Even as Bolton started to withdraw from the Order, first resigning as Magister, or Grandmaster, of the Order in 1994 and then his membership in 1996, he maintained editorship of the journals and the journals, under his direction, still acted as the organ of the Order.” [pages 19-20 DotD]. This indicates that even van Leeuwen’s own research showed Mr Bolton had officially left the order by 1996. If the article dating is correct on the online ODF archive then these articles were published after Mr Bolton left the Order. Being “unsigned” and attributed to Order of the Deorc Fyre does not provide evidence either way as to who the author may be. Mr Bolton may have continued as ‘Editor’ of magazines, but it doesn’t prove he authored the articles, or agreed with them – they are signed “Order of the Deorc Fyre”, which would appear to indicate a “signed” article given that various Order of the Nine Angles articles are simple ’signed’ as ‘ONA’ or ‘Order of the Nine Angles’. Note, there is no reference here for evidence that the journal edited by Mr Bolton continued “as the organ of the Order”. This might seem “picky”, however quick research shows the existence of another journal entitle ‘Suspire’ which “was primarily a creative outlet for members of the OSV, as opposed to the broad-perspective open-forum provided by The Heretic (and The Watcher before it).” (Order of the Left Hand Path entry on Nation Master Encyclopedia).

Page 20 of The Nexus #4 shows an advert for Suspire, advertised as “Journal of Ordo Sinistra Vivendi” with the address as Hesperos Press, PO Box 83, Paekakariki, Wellington – not Kerry Bolton’s Renaissance Press address.

Advert for Suspire Journal from The Nexus #4, May 1996

Roel van Leeuwen was well aware of the existence of Suspire as the Journal of Ordo Sinistra Vivendi, as he writes, “The aims and organisational structure of the OSV were published in Suspire: the Journal of the Ordo Sinistra Vivendi…” [page 32, DotD].

A final point regarding the Bibliography. The aforementioned ODF essays attributed to Bolton could easily have been placed in the section Order Publications and Essays – Order of the Deorc Fyre, and left unattributed. Otherwise, the ‘Disablot’ essay (dated 1997) could likewise have been attributed to Mr Bolton. Why was this essay singled out as unattributable? Was it because it didn’t give enough support to “proving” a preconceived conclusion?

Tags: Dreamers of the Dark, Kerry Bolton, neo-Nazism, Roel van Leeuwen, Satanism, thesis, Waikato University