 During the early 1990s , the Order stated that it was entering the second stage of its development , in which it would leave behind its prior focus on recruitment and public outreach within the occult community and that it would instead focus on refining its teachings ; its resulting quietness led some occultists to erroneously speculate that the ONA had become defunct . In 2000 , the ONA established a presence on the internet , using it as a medium to communicate with others and to distribute its writings . In 2008 , the ONA announced that it was entering the third phase in its history , in which it would once again focus heavily on promotion , utilising such social media as online blogs , forums , Facebook , and YouTube to spread its message . In 2011 , the " Old Guard " , a group of longstanding members of the Order , stated that they would withdraw from active , public work with the group . In March 2012 , Long announced that he would be withdrawing from public activity , although appears to have remained active in the Order . 
