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The Rituals of the Elements: Winter Solstice

Introduction It is written in Liber AL vel Legis II:36, “There are rituals of the elements and feasts of the times.” Crowley comments, “The entry of the Sun into the cardinal signs of the elements at...

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The Will in Thelema: The Symbolic Lessons of Life

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. All individuals are united by sharing a single task: finding and doing their True Will. “Thou hast no right but to do thy will” (Liber AL, I:42). The...

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Feasts of the Times: A Feast for the First Night of the Prophet and his Bride

A feast for the first night of the Prophet and his Bride by Frater IAO131 BACKGROUND This feast is celebrated on August 12, and its primary purpose is to celebrate the anniversary of Crowley’s marriage...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.1: Introduction & First Principles

Introduction Liber AL vel Legis sub figura CCXX was a treatise that Aleister Crowley wrote (or “received”) in Egypt in 1904. This book is the foundation of the philosophical-religious system of...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.2: Each person as a Star with a Will

Each person as a Star with a Will “The really valuable thing in the pageant of human life seems to me not the State but the creative, sentient individual, the personality; it alone creates the noble...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.3: The Notion of Sin Abolished

The Notion of Sin Abolished “The formula of this law is: Do what thou wilt. Its moral aspect is simple enough in theory. Do what thou wilt does not mean Do as you please, although it implies this...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.4: Curse against Reason

Curse against Reason Aside from the Will being beyond rest, purpose, attachment to results, and morality, it also transcends reason and the mind in general in an important sense. In the normal...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.5: Individuation and the True Will

Individuation and the True Will In the previous section of this essay, it was seen how the mind inhibits the full expression of the Will. The “factor infinite & unknown” is the “Subconscious...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.6: Psychological Model of Failure

Psychological Model of Failure Thelema constructs a completely practical psychological system, and it is established among familiar physiological lines. In the body, if all is working harmoniously –...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.7: Life and Death Instincts

Life and Death Instincts “I am the secret Serpent coiled about to spring: in my coiling there is joy. If I lift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom,...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.8: A New Perspective of Death

A New Perspective of Death A full psychological perspective must  take into account the many facets of life, and it must also take into account the universal fact that all things are impermanent and...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.9: Conclusions

Conclusions It was established in the introduction that this work would look at Thelema and its central text of Liber AL vel Legis strictly from the perspective of psychology, interpreting...

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Psychology of Liber AL – pt.10: Archetypes of the Star – or Spark – and the...

Postscript: Archetypes of the Star – or Spark – and the Night-Sky Two specific archetypes that Carl Jung gives attention to are of especial importance to this discussion. The first of these archetypes...

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Thelemic Mysticism – part 1: Introduction

PART 1: INTRODUCTION The intent of this essay is to set forth the basic theoretical principles and practical methods of Mysticism in the clearest possible language. This will therefore be neither...

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Thelemic Mysticism – part 2: Mysticism in Theory

PART 2: MYSTICISM IN THEORY Conceived as a Goal, Mysticism is the direct experience of the ultimate spiritual goal/truth. The Essential Nature of the Mystic Goal What is the basic, essential nature of...

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Thelemic Mysticism – part 3: Mysticism in Practice

[ ← Part 2: Mysticism in Theory ← | → Part 4: Mysticism in Practice (continued) → ] PART 3: MYSTICISM IN PRACTICE Conceived as a Path, Mysticism is the Science and Art of achieving the direct...

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11 Principles of Thelemites

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. In an ideal state, without jargon, without theology, what defines a Thelemite’s perspective? Is it possible to describe the essential characteristics...

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Thelemic Mysticism – part 4: Mysticism in Practice – The Lover

[ ← Part 3: Mysticism in Practice - Intro & The Man of Earth ← | → Part 5: Mysticism in Practice - Crossing the Abyss & The Hermit → ] PART 4: MYSTICISM IN PRACTICE – The Lover 2) The Lover:...

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Promulgation of Thelema on the Internet

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. There are a few individuals who have qualms about promulgation of the Law of Thelema on the Internet, specifically through social media outlets such as...

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Is Thelema a Religion or not?

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. One of the ever-present questions in the discourse about Thelema is whether or not it is a religion. I think this question is most poetically answered...

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