Narrative
Narrative of the Organization's History
Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Order of Nine Angles.” Last modified July 1, 2022. https://mappingmilitants.org/node/481/
Narrative of the Organization's History
Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations
Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics
First Attacks, Largest Attacks, Notable Attacks
Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences
Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps
O9A’s ideology and goals are hard to distill, not only because the group has “produced literally thousands of pages of fiction, theory, and practical guides,” but also because it “delights in misinformation and contradiction.”[63] For example, on its website, O9A writes that it “does/does-not exist, never has existed, and is/is-not defunct; or is/was merely an urban myth; just as we are/are-not a confusing, dark, labyrinthine, satanic, entity.”[64]
Despite the ambiguity surrounding O9A, it is clear that the group’s ideology is rooted in satanism, and more specifically, “traditional Satanism.” According to the historian Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, David Myatt’s view of traditional satanism emphasizes “individual growth into realms of darkness and danger through practical acts of prowess, endurance and the risk of life.”[65] O9A holds that its brand of satanism is purer and more genuine than the satanism practiced by other satanic groups, such as the Church of Satan and the Temple of Set, who like the “glamour and danger associated with [satanism] in the public mind but who do not have the guts to be evil – to do dark deeds.”[66]
Along with satanism, a significant aspect of O9A’s ideology is the belief that “civilisations emerge, advance and decay in aeons, historical periods lasting 1,500 to 1,700 years.”[67] O9A believes that the current aeon of Western civilization has been corrupted by Judeo-Christian influences.[68] A distinctly neo-Nazi group, O9A laments the downfall of the Third Reich and champions Hitler for attempting to create a “Satanic empire.”[69] Moreover, in its text “Mass Of Heresy,” O9A writes: “Adolf Hitler was sent by our gods to guide us to greatness. We believe in the inequality of races and in the right of the Aryan to live according to the law of the folk. We acknowledge that the story of the Jewish ‘Holocaust’ is a lie to keep our race in chains and express our desire to see the truth revealed.”[70]
Given O9A’s view of the current world order, the group longs for the creation of a new civilization (or “aeon”) based on principles of fascism and satanism.[71] O9A believes that this shift will coincide with the emergence of “Vindex,” which the non-profit Hope not Hate has described as “a ludicrous sub-Nietzschean superman figure.”[72] To bring about this new aeon, O9A encourages members to undermine existing society by engaging in illegal acts, including murder, sexual assault, and culling (or human sacrifice).[73] O9A also encourages members to “secretly infiltrate organisations such as the military or Christian churches in order to destabilise them from within.”[74
There are no recorded political activities for this group.
O9A seeks to undermine and destabilize the current world order through the practice of magic and direct action.[75] The practice of magic involves “increasing chaotic and destabilizing energies,” while direct action involves committing evil and disruptive acts, including murder, rape, pedophilia, and “culling” or human sacrifice.[76] In The Dreccian Way—a manual written by the former Outer Representative Richard Moult— Moult writes: “Culling is natural and necessary. To cull humans is to be the ONA. To cull – according to our guidelines and tests – is what makes us ONA.”[77] Such culling may be achieved “either through magic or direct murder.”[78] Importantly, O9A encourages its members to not only carry out evil but, according to The Dreccian Way, to “spread it, encourage it, incite it, support it.”[79] O9A also encourages members “to infiltrate military and Christian organizations to subvert them from within.”[80] There is no evidence that O9A has ever planned or carried out a collective attack.
Disclaimer: These are some selected major attacks in the militant organization's history. It is not a comprehensive listing but captures some of the most famous attacks or turning points during the campaign.
Order of Nine Angles has not carried out any sophisticated attacks, but it has been linked to several attempted and committed violent crimes, including terrorist attacks, murders, and rapes.[81]
March 2019: Jack Reed, a 16-year-old British boy, was arrested on terror-related charges.[82] In November 2019, Reed was found guilty of planning a terrorist attack, becoming the youngest person to be convicted of such a crime in the United Kingdom.[83] According to police, Reed compiled a list of places in his hometown of Durham that were, in his words, “worth attacking.”[84] In his diary, Reed wrote of an “inevitable race war.”[85] The teenager was allegedly influenced by several individuals tied to O9A, which prosecutors characterized as the “most prominent and recognisable link between Satanism and the extreme right.”[86] In January 2020, Reed was sentenced to six years and eight months in custody.[87]
June 10, 2020: Ethan Melzer, a 22-year-old U.S. Army private from Louisville, Kentucky, was arrested by American authorities and charged with “planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending sensitive details about the unit – including information about its location, movements, and security” – to members of O9A over Telegram.[88] According to federal prosecutors, Melzer hoped to cause “the deaths of as many of his fellow service members as possible.”[89] On June 24, 2022, Melzer pled guilty to “attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and illegally transmitting national defense information.”[90] He faces up to 45 years in prison. Melzer’s sentencing date is scheduled for January 6, 2023.[91]
September 12, 2020: 34-year-old Guilherme (William) Von Neutegem stabbed and killed Mohamed-Aslim Zafis outside of a mosque in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[92] Von Neutegem was arrested by Canadian police a week later. His online presence reveals a connection to O9A. On Facebook, for example, Von Neutegem followed the pages of several O9A nexions. Additionally, on YouTube, Von Neutegem posted a video entitled “Chant (ONA)” in which a man chants over a monolith with an O9A symbol.[93] Von Neutegem is currently awaiting trial, which is scheduled to begin in January 2023.[94]
This group has not been designated as a terrorist organization by any major national government or international body. This could change, however, as several governments have come under pressure to label O9A as a terrorist group in recent years. For example, in 2020, the British anti-extremist group Hope not Hate launched a campaign to have O9A banned and listed as a terrorist organization by the British government.[95] Additionally, in April 2021, U.S. lawmaker Elissa Slotkin urged the Biden administration to designate O9A as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).[96]
As a secretive group that operates out of the public eye, O9A has not cultivated close relations with local communities.
O9A does not have any formal relationships with other groups. Rather than actively engaging with the groups listed below, O9A’s ties to them are based on the dissemination of its texts and ideology. Because of the secrecy surrounding membership in O9A, it is difficult to determine whether certain O9A-linked individuals from other far-right groups are genuine members of O9A or simply supportive of its ideology.
Atomwaffen Division/National Socialist Order[97]
The Atomwaffen Division (AWD) – known as National Socialist Order (NSO) after July 2020 – is an accelerationist neo-Nazi militant organization operating in the United States with affiliates overseas. The name “Atomwaffen” is German for “nuclear weapons.” AWD promotes the use of violence to overthrow the U.S. government, foment a race war, and establish a new society based on principles of national socialism and white supremacism. Founded in 2015, the group is known for its anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT, and apocalyptic beliefs. AWD has been linked to acts of violence in the United States, including killings, explosives and firearms offenses, and plots against critical infrastructure.[98] AWD has been designated as a terrorist organization by the British, Canadian, and Australian governments.[99]
After John Cameron Denton took over leadership of AWD in 2017, he integrated aspects of O9A’s ideology into AWD’s set of beliefs.[100] For example, Denton added O9A’s book Hostia: Secret Teachings of the Order of Nine Angles to his organization’s reading list.[101] Neo-Nazi satanism appears to be a long-term interest for Denton, evidenced by his social media posts featuring O9A logos in 2014 and 2015, well before he became the leader of AWD.[102] Though Denton’s ideological affinity for O9A alienated some members of AWD, proponents of O9A succeeded in reshaping the core tenets of AWD toward the neo-Nazi occult.[103] For example, in 2019, then-U.S. Army Private First Class Corwyn Storm Carver, reportedly a member of AWD, posted photos online of himself with O9A paraphernalia.[104] Other members of AWD have posted messages testifying to their support of O9A in online chat rooms.[105]
Tempel ov Blood
Tempel ov Blood (ToB) is a low-profile United States-based affiliate of O9A. Although ToB is officially independent of O9A, it derives its satanist neo-Nazi ideology from O9A.[106] The group describes itself as “a hybrid between a traditional satanic coven and a (religious) militant order.”[107] ToB is co-led by Joshua Caleb Sutter and his wife Jillian Hoy, who are based in South Carolina and who have a history of adherence to extremist ideologies.[108] In addition to leading ToB, Sutter has also served as a “prolific publisher of O9A-related books through his Martinet Press imprint.”[109]
Sonnenkrieg Division
The Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) is the United Kingdom-based affiliate of AWD. The German term “Sonnenkrieg” translates to “sun war” or “solar war.”[110] SKD originated as a splinter group of the System Resistance Network, which is an alias of National Action (NA), a proscribed British neo-Nazi organization. In early 2018, SKD’s leader Andrew Dymock and other NA members began feuding with the organization when NA rejected their growing interest in O9A and several of its principal ideas, including satanism, pedophilia, and rape.[111] These ideas, in addition to murder, became core tenets of SKD’s ideology and feature prominently in the group’s propaganda.[112] By the middle of 2018, the group reportedly broke with NA and became independent.[113]
SKD attracted widespread attention in December 2018 when two teenage members, Michal Szewczuk and Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, posted threats against the life of Great Britain’s Prince Harry on the internet.[114] The pair attacked Harry as a “race traitor” for his marriage to American actress Meghan Markle, who is of mixed race. SKD’s leader, Andrew Dymock, was arrested and charged with stirring up racial hatred and several terrorism offenses, including encouraging terrorism, disseminating terrorist publications, and terrorist fundraising.[115] The British and Australian governments designated the Sonnenkrieg Division as a terrorist organization in February 2020 and March 2021, respectively.[116]
National Action
National Action (NA) is a British neo-Nazi terrorist group that was banned by the British government in 2016.[117] Founded in 2013, the group is “unapologetically racist” and has “promoted ethnic cleansing and attacks on LGBTQ+ people and liberals.”[118] The British Prosecutor Barnaby Jameson characterized NA as a “direct throwback to the original Nazism of the 1930s.”[119] A well-known and outspoken member of the group is Ryan Fleming, who is also the leader of an O9A nexion in Yorkshire, England. According to a 2020 report by Hope not Hate, private messages on the now-defunct neo-Nazi web forum Iron March “show how Fleming guided interested users to readings on O9A and its ideology.”[120] In July 2017, Fleming was jailed for three years for raping a fourteen-year-old girl he met on Facebook.[121] Another member of National Action with ties to O9A is Garron Helm, a neo-Nazi who was jailed in 2014 “for racially abusing” Luciana Berger, a British former Member of Parliament.[122] Specifically, Helm sent Berger a tweet in which he called her a “communist jewess” and that included the hashtag “Hitler was right.”[123]
There are no identifiable external influences for this group.
[1] This date is an estimate. While scholars agree that O9A was founded at some point in the early 1970s, the group’s secrecy has made it difficult to determine any specifics regarding when and how it originated.
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