The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley

The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley

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The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley

"This isn't just another printing of Liber Legis--it is a work of art. It is a beautiful addition to the bookshelf that every Thelemite will enjoy."--Scarlet Woman Lodge
 
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law."
 
This oft misunderstood phrase, which forms the basis for Crowley's practice of Magick, is found in The Book of the Law. The Book of the Law is the source book and key for Crowley students and for the occult in general.
 
The holy text that forms the basis of Crowley's belief system, Thelema, was transmitted to him by the entity known as Aiwass over the course of three fateful April days in Cairo in 1904. With his wife Rose as the medium for what would become known as the Cairo Working, Crowley dutifully transcribed the communications on hotel stationery.
 
This Weiser Books edition published in conjunction with the Ordo Templi Orientis contains the corrected text of the 1938 edition with a facsimile of Crowley's handwritten manuscript. This superlative centennial edition features two-color--black and red ink--printing on archival quality coated paper, in a sewn binding. It also features a full-color, color-corrected print of the Stele of Revealing, both obverse and reverse, and new scans of the original cipher manuscript. It is bound in a printed, flat-back case, with gold foil stamping, color endpaper, head and tail bands, and a silken ribbon bookmarker meant to last a lifetime.

Aleister Crowley was occultist, magician, poet, painter and mountaineer who scandalized society throughout his lifetime. He was widely published and was also founder of the religion of Thelema. An open advocate of drugs, he embraced his notoriety - he was described as 'the wickedest man in the world' by the popular press.
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ISBN 13 9781578633081
ISBN 10 1578633087
Title The Book of the Law
Author Aleister Crowley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Red Wheel/Weiser
Year published 2004-04-15
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.