Book of the Law (Liber Al vel Legis)

by Aleister Crowley

Paperback, 1976

Status

Available

Call number

133.93

Collection

Publication

Red Wheel (1987), Edition: Reissue, Paperback, 128 pages

Description

"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. 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 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 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 work contains the corrected text of the 1938 edition with a facsimile of the handwritten manuscript.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member paradoxosalpha
"FRATER PERDURABO composed His talisman by invoking His Holy Guardian Angel according to the Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage. That Angel wrote on the lamen the Word of the Aeon. The Book of the Law is this writing. To this lamen the Master Therion gave life by devoting His own life thereto. We
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may then regard this talisman, the Law, as the most powerful that has been made in the world's history, for previous talismans of the same type have been limited in their scope by conditions of race and country."

This book "is the Interpretation of the Secret Will of Man on every Plane of his By-coming."

P.S. "The study of this Book is forbidden."
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LibraryThing member Tarotica
An interesting document, whether "inspired" or formulated and crafted, it has been very influential—though also seldom read and less understood, even by its amanuensis. "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"—but "What wilt thou do?"
LibraryThing member bfgar
This is NOT a starting place for research into magic. Read THE GOLDEN DAWN. It's a better-written, better-researched book about Crowley and his work (as well as that of other member of the group). You'll learn a lot more, a lot more safely.

Language

Original publication date

1904

Physical description

128 p.; 4.76 x 0.39 inches

ISBN

0877283346 / 9780877283348

Local notes

Reissue of London OTO 1938 edition. Taken from the dictation of the spirit Aiwass in Cairo in 1904 to Aleister Crowley. Has highlighting text and noted connections to pages of ye Bok of the Art Magical by GBG.

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