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Author : Charles Robert Ashbee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Building of Thelema written by Charles Robert Ashbee and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J.M. Dent & Sons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (534 download)
Download or read book The Building of Thelema written by J.M. Dent & Sons and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin D. Campbell
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738755230
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Thelema written by Colin D. Campbell and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Legacy of One of History's Most Fascinating Magicians Thelema is one of the most powerful and influential systems of magick the world has ever known. But to truly understand the philosophy and practice of Thelema, you need to understand its charismatic founder, Aleister Crowley. Thelema reveals this enigmatic figure in all of his provocative and brilliant glory, providing a biography of Crowley and showing how his work evolved to become a paradigm-shifting system of magick. This book also explores the texts and writings that form the basis of Thelema, and it provides step-by-step instructions for practicing the basic rites and rituals of this often-misunderstood tradition. Thelema provides a multifaceted method for spiritual attainment that focuses on manifesting your true will. Discover how Crowley developed his remarkable techniques, and learn how to begin or deepen your own magical practice with elements of Qabalah, Gnosticism, Eastern philosophy, Egyptian spirituality, tarot, and more. Along the way, you'll learn about Crowley's involvement in the Golden Dawn and the O.T.O., his clandestine activities during both world wars, and the nature and influence of his personal relationships. Includes photos Foreword by Lon Milo DuQuette Praise: "Colin Campbell's earlier works have shown him to be one of the most thorough and thoughtful Thelemic authors of our era. In Thelema, Campbell brings this same acumen and clarity of expression to the life and work of Aleister Crowley. The book covers a wide range of territory—historical, theoretical, and practical—and will be a useful resource for beginners and more advanced students alike."—David Shoemaker, author of Living Thelema
Author : David Shoemaker
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1578637791
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)
Download or read book Living Thelema written by David Shoemaker and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2022-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most thorough and understandable exposition of the underlying theories and the practical applications of the spiritual disciplines of Thelema currently available. A landmark work." --Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley The system of spiritual attainment developed by Aleister Crowley is notoriously challenging in its scope. Living Thelema, adapted from the popular podcast of the same name, brings a welcome approachability to Crowley's material, without diminishing the depth of the system. The author focuses on the practical and experiential aspects of the path of Thelema, allowing the reader to grasp the true transformative power of the system. Beginners and advanced practitioners alike will find much useful advice here, as Shoemaker brings his characteristic down-to-earth style to bear on topics such as ritual and meditation practices, sex magick, astral projection, psychotherapy for magicians, the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, and that pinnacle of attainment known as the crossing of the Abyss. The author's background as a practicing psychotherapist allows an entirely unique fusion of esoteric wisdom and cognitive science. "In this entertaining and (dare I say it?) lively book, David Shoemaker reminds us that Thelema is not just a philosophy or a study but a spiritual practice. From applied 'how to' advice to thought-provoking 'how about' posers, Dr. Shoemaker offers his personal take--informed by twenty years of walking the talk, along with his incisiveness as a professional therapist--on how to get the most out of the fundamental Thelemic practices of yoga and ritual, both inside and outside of the temple." --Richard Kaczynski, author of Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book THE RELIGION OF THELEMA written by Aleister Crowley and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thelema is an esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy and religious movement developed in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley. The Thelemic pantheon—a collection of gods and goddesses who either literally exist or serve as symbolic archetypes or metaphors—includes a number of deities, primarily a trio adapted from ancient Egyptian religion, who are the three speakers of The Book of the Law: Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. This book thoroughly explains thelemic belief system which is synthesised from many sources, including Eastern Yoga, Hermeticism, medieval grimoires, contemporary magical theories from writers like Eliphas Levi and Helena Blavatsky, and Crowley's own original contributions. Aspects of Thelema and Crowley's thought in general inspired the development of Wicca and, to a certain degree, the rise of Modern Paganism as a whole, as well as chaos magick and some variations of Satanism. Contents: The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis) The Law of Liberty (Liber DCCCXXXVII) Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Creed Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici Liber B vel Magi Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita Liber III vel Jugorum Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli Liber Librae Liber LXI vel Causæ Liber Porta Lucis Liber Resh vel Helios Liber Stellae Rubeae Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Book of the Law (Liber Al Vel Legis) written by Aleister Crowley and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-22 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liber AL vel Legis, commonly known as The Book of the Law, is the central sacred text of Thelema. The book contains three chapters, each of which was alleged to be written down in one hour, beginning at noon, on 8 April, 9 April, and 10 April in Cairo, Egypt, in the year 1904. Crowley says that the author was an entity named Aiwass, whom he later referred to as his personal Holy Guardian Angel.
Author : David Shoemaker
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633412660
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Living Thelema written by David Shoemaker and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most thorough and understandable exposition of the underlying theories and the practical applications of the spiritual disciplines of Thelema currently available. A landmark work.” —Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley The system of spiritual attainment developed by Aleister Crowley is notoriously challenging in its scope. Living Thelema, adapted from the popular podcast of the same name, brings a welcome approachability to Crowley’s material, without diminishing the depth of the system. The author focuses on the practical and experiential aspects of the path of Thelema, allowing the reader to grasp the true transformative power of the system. Beginners and advanced practitioners alike will find much useful advice here, as Shoemaker brings his characteristic down-to-earth style to bear on topics such as ritual and meditation practices, sex magick, astral projection, psychotherapy for magicians, the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, and that pinnacle of attainment known as the crossing of the Abyss. The author’s background as a practicing psychotherapist allows an entirely unique fusion of esoteric wisdom and cognitive science. “In this entertaining and (dare I say it?) lively book, David Shoemaker reminds us that Thelema is not just a philosophy or a study but a spiritual practice. From applied ‘how to’ advice to thought-provoking ‘how about’ posers, Dr. Shoemaker offers his personal take—informed by twenty years of walking the talk, along with his incisiveness as a professional therapist—on how to get the most out of the fundamental Thelemic practices of yoga and ritual, both inside and outside of the temple.” —Richard Kaczynski, author of Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789525700015
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Holy Books of the A.'.A.' written by Aleister Crowley and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fiona MacCarthy
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 057132021X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)
Download or read book The Simple Life written by Fiona MacCarthy and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Simple Life (1981) was Fiona MacCarthy's first book, written while she was the Guardian's design correspondent (and before her acclaimed lives of Eric Gill, William Morris, and Edward Burne-Jones.) It tells of a venturesome effort to enact an Edwardian Utopia in a small town in the Cotswolds. The leader of this endeavour was progressive-minded architect Charles Robert Ashbee, who in 1888 founded the Guild of Handicraft in Whitechapel, specialising in metalworking, jewellery and furniture and informed by the desire to improve society. In 1902 Ashbee and his East London comrades removed the Guild to Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, hoping to construct a socialistic rural idyll. MacCarthy explores the impact of the experiment on the lives of the group and on the little town they occupied - tracing the Guild's fortunes and misfortunes, hilarious and grave, and the many fellow idealists and artists who were involved (among them William Morris, Roger Fry, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb.)
Author : Irish Order Of Thelema
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 132698120X
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Doorways of Perception written by Irish Order Of Thelema and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-18 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doorways of Perception is issue 7 of the Irish Order of Thelema's journal. Fortified Island. This issue features contributions on visions, altered states and the journey inwards. Contents include: Turas Istigh (building an inner grove) by Brian Breathnach, Science and Spirit: An Introduction to Neurotheology by frater Ildanach, Liber Astarte as Theurgic Ritual by Brandy Williams, Initiation in the Big Top by frater Gishtil and much, much more...
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 863 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Collected Works of Aleister Crowley written by Aleister Crowley and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully created collection presents the most important Aleister Crowley's works on Thelema and magick. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Thelema Texts_x000D_ The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis)_x000D_ The Law of Liberty (Liber DCCCXXXVII) _x000D_ Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Creed _x000D_ Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici _x000D_ Liber B vel Magi _x000D_ Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni _x000D_ Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente _x000D_ Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita _x000D_ Liber III vel Jugorum _x000D_ Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli _x000D_ Liber Librae _x000D_ Liber LXI vel Causæ _x000D_ Liber Porta Lucis _x000D_ Liber Resh vel Helios _x000D_ Liber Stellae Rubeae _x000D_ Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus _x000D_ Mysticism & Magick_x000D_ The Book Of Lies_x000D_ The Blue Equinox_x000D_ The Lesser Key of Solomon_x000D_ The Psychology of Hashish_x000D_ White Stains_x000D_ The Diary of a Drug Fiend
Author : Sam Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990392774
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Tantric Thelema written by Sam Webster and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a decade in development, Tantric Thelema develops author Sam Webster's Pagan Dharma work uniting Pagan, especially Thelemic spirituality with Buddhist wisdom and ritual technology. It gives a complete method for learning a Mahayoga Tantric technique for invoking the primary deity of Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Forty-seven practices are described in fine detail with clear theory to enable the reader to advance spiritually. For the first time ever the Initiatory and Couples practices are published, along with a practice to prepare for Death. Sam Webster, M. Div., Mage, has taught magick publicly since 1984. He graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley in 1993. He is an Adept of the Golden Dawn and a cofounder of the Chthonic-Ouranian Templar order, as well as an initiate of Wiccan, Buddhist, Hindu and Masonic traditions. His work has been published in a number of journals such as Green Egg, Reclaiming Quarterly, Mezlim, and Gnosis. He founded the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn in 2001 (www.OSOGD.org), and serves the Pagan community principally as a priest of Hermes.
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9780877287292
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Liber Aleph Vel CXI written by Aleister Crowley and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in New York City at the end of the First World War, this has been described by Crowley as an extended and elaborate commentary on The Book of the law, in the form of a letter from the Master Therion to his magical son.
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9780877286868
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Holy Books of Thelema written by Aleister Crowley and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1983-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of writings received by the author in trance states, this material forms the basis of his teachings. Extensive bibliographies and a preface provide a context for how the material was received and written. Produced and supervised by the O.T.O.
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Book Of Lies written by Aleister Crowley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Lies was written by English occultist and teacher Aleister Crowley under the pen name of Frater Perdurabo. As Crowley describes it: "This book deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly suggestive." The book consists of 91 chapters, each of which consists of one page of text. The chapters include a question mark, poems, rituals, instructions, and obscure allusions and cryptograms. The subject of each chapter is generally determined by its number and its corresponding Qabalistic meaning.
Author : Keith Readdy
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0892546778
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (925 download)
Download or read book One Truth and One Spirit written by Keith Readdy and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon academic research at the University of Amsterdam's Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents, One Truth and One Spirit is a much-needed work that covers a previously unexplored history of the modern religious movement known as Thelema. This work details the theoretical framework of Aleister Crowley's spiritual legacy in the O.T.O. and the A?A? and covers the years of Thelema since Crowley's death in 1947. One Truth and One Spirit approaches a complex topic with a complex history, with exhaustive citations and sources, but it is written for anyone interested in the subject of Thelema. The author utilizes published source material as well as previously unavailable information, which makes this a unique contribution to the available literature. One Truth and One Spirit is expected to be of interest to the novice, the scholar, and the seasoned practitioner of Thelema. The work provides a general historical overview of Thelema from a theoretical vantage point, explores the historical development of the movement from the 1960s to the 1990s, and applies the author's own critical discussions on the topic itself.
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)
Download or read book ΘΕλΗΜΑ written by Aleister Crowley and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holy Books of Thelema is the name recently given to the collection of those works that Aleister Crowley penned, but that he claimed were written through him--not by him. They therefore are to be considered 'inspired' works. The chief of these books, Liber AL vel Legis, is the only one that involved a voice dictating the text to him. Of all the others, Crowley writes in Confessions: "The spirit came upon me and I wrote a number of books in a way which I hardly know how to describe. They were not taken from dictation like The Book of the Law nor were they my own composition. I cannot even call them automatic writing. I can only say that I was not wholly conscious at the time of what I was writing...I cannot doubt that these books are the work of an intelligence independent of my own." Contents of ΘΕΛΗΜΑ Volume I Liber LXI vel Causæ--Explains the actual history and origin of the present movement. This text, being in Class D, is not technically a Holy Book, but was included in "ΘΕΛΗΜΑ" as an Introduction, and is thus listed here. Liber LXV: Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente--An account of the relations of the aspirant and his Holy Guardian Angel. Volume II Liber VII: Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli--These are the Birth Words of a Master of the Temple. Its 7 Chapters are referred to the 7 Planets in the following order: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus. Volume III Liber XXVII: Liber Trigrammaton sub Figura XXVII--Being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and yang. An account of the Cosmic process. Liber CCXX: Liber AL vel Legis sub Figura CCXX: The Book of the Law--Among the Holy Books of Thelema, the chief is The Book of the Law. Every Thelemite is expected to interpret the book, "each for himself". Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita--An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond. This book describes in magical language a very secret process of Initiation.
