Following his release from prison, he became interested in esotericism, and joined AMORC, a large Rosicrucian organization.

During World War II, the workers of the company evacuated to Bordeaux, where Origas went as well, before he became a driver and interpreter for the Nazi Organisation Todt in Rochefort during the occupation.

This led to his arrest by his superiors in 1943; he was given two choices, either be deported to the Guernsey concentration camp or be incorporated into the Gestapo, of which he chose the latter.

[2] Origas escaped and hid with the aid of friends in Alsace, but in 1947 was charged and convicted for collaboration with the enemy.

He participated in many occult orders, including the French Saint Germain Foundation in Marseille; he came into contact with high ranking AMORC figure Jeanne Guesdon, reached the 12th degree in the organization, and became the chaplain of the Parisian Rosicrucian lodge.

[6][9] Even prior to the founding of ORT, he was affiliated with Alfred Zappelli, the leader of the Sovereign and Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (OSMTJ).

[10][3] Origas was negatively portrayed by the French media, who criticized him for his affiliation with European white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.

These ideals and connections to the Saint Germain Foundation led to him splitting from AMORC, and ORT became independent of it; the group experienced several schisms, forming various other organizations, and began to draw more concepts from Angela and from Breyer, revolving around messages given by the ascended masters and ideas about the end of the world.

[11] Origas also visited with the Golden Way Foundation (which involved Joseph Di Mambro, and later became the Order of the Solar Temple);[12] one ex member of the OTS described Julien Origas, Joseph Di Mambro and Breyer as "the three chums who spoke of esoteric things" during these early meetings.

[17] Jouret later claimed that this schism had been the will of the ascended masters, who had appeared to him two years prior and revealed to him a 13-year plan until the world ended.