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Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies extend far beyond the limits of his reputation. This controversial individual, a frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing, has inspired passionate--but seldom fair--assesments by historians. Sutin, by treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, and not simply a sorcerer or a charlatan, convinces skeptic readers that the self-styled 'Beast' remains a fascinating study in
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Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Nearly seventy years after his death Aleister Crowley, the notorious Beast 666, is only just beginning to attract serious academic attention. Even so we would not expect to find him on any mainstream university courses; he is still too much
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This oftmisunderstood phrase, which forms the basis for Crowley's practice of Magick, is found in The Book of the Law. Dictated to Crowley in Cairo between noon and 1:00p.m. on three successive days in April 1904, The Book of the Law is the source
The name 'Aleister Crowley' instantly conjures visions of diabolic ceremonies and orgiastic indulgences--and while the sardonic Crowley would perhaps be the last to challenge such a view, he was also much more than 'the Beast,' as this authoritative biography shows. Perdurabo (the magical name
This edition includes Liber 777, Gematria (from Equinox Volume 1, Number 5), and Sepher Sephiroth (from Equinox Volume 1, Number
Sherlock Holmes teams up with real-life occultist Aleister Crowley and ghost hunter Thomas Carnacki in Scotland for an investigation touched by the supernatural When several leading society figures begin acting out of character, Holmes is enlisted on an investigation that will see him team up with
First published in Liber ABA (Part II), Aleister Crowley's dark masterpiece Magick is essential reading for students of Thelema and the occult. This guide to the principle tenets of black magic is a concise version of the more dense four-book magnum opus Liber ABA or 'Book 4' and is recommended to
A capturing of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's personality and thoughts--known by relatively few people other than family and close friends--is made available to all in this intimate biography. The author, a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Chamberlain's alma mater, spent four years
The one indispensible biography of one of the most culturally significant authors in the world
Enochian magick is a powerful system of ceremonial magic based on the 16th-century writings of John Dee and Edward Kelly, who claimed that their information was presented to them directly from angels. It is named after the biblical prophet Enoch and is perhaps the most powerful and elegant of all
Aleister Crowley's 'The Book of Lies'.Created from high resolution scans of a 1913 first edition copy, this printing faithfully recreates the original printing as closely as possible. This oversized edition is aproximentally twice the size of the original for easy reading.Digital edition available
This is a true story. . . It is a terrible story/ but it is also a story of hope and of beauty. Written by Aleister Crowley, Diary of a Drug Fiend tells the story of young Peter Pendragon and his lover Louise Laleham, and their adventures traveling through Europe in a cocaine and heroin haze. The
Crowley's most famous novel. It deals with the endless battle between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. A young girl is drawn into a magical war between two men and is forced to choose between them. The reader is taken through an incredible series of magical intrigues involving a
This book originally appeared in Crowley's larger volume, The Equinox, in 1912. In is a complete and thorough study of all the cards of the tarot. Each is presented with a detailed description that is highly useful for those who read the cards or want to understand the symbolism better. Includes
Sex magick, the practice of utilising sexual energy and sacred sex rituals as a potent force to reach higher states of consciousness, has been cloaked in secrecy for centuries, passed down as a secret doctrine through many esoteric orders, from the Knights Templar to the Rosicrucians, the
Phyllis Seckler (1917-2004) was introduced to the teachings of Aleister Crowley in the late 1930s and became a regular participant in the activities of Agape Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis in California, and rose to become a Ninth Degree member of the 'Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis.' She was
Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled
Wilt is back - in form, and in a good deal of trouble. Henry Wilt is still teaching at the Fenland Tech, attempting to drill English into plasterers, dozing through tedious committee meetings and occasionally getting mildly plastered in 'The Pig in a Poke' with one of his few bearable
This second-revised edition of Crowley's magnum opus features new, more legible typesetting, text corrections based on a previously unseen corrected proof, and the previously unpublished Liber Testis Testitudinis.The original 'Book of the Law' was re-scanned for this edition, using the latest
This examination of the life and work of writer Lawrence by prolific biographer Meyers looks at Lawrence's tempestuous marriage and the intersections between his fiction (Lady Chatterly's Lover, Women in Love, Sons and Lovers) and the life that inspired
To quash an attack by God's Right Seat on Academy City, the mysterious Aleister Crowley will utilize even the corrupted power of an angel. But when Touma discovers that angel's identity, he'll stop at nothing to save her. Meanwhile, Accelerator is on a mission of his own to rescue Last Order from
Aleister Green loves playing late night TV horror host Aleister Arcane in his hometown of Jackson, OK... at least, until Jackson's establishment forces him off the air and into unhappy retirement, and an early grave. But Aleister has left a little gift behind -- will Jackson ever be the