An extended and elaborate commentary on the book of the law, in the form of a letter from the master. Confessions is his autobiography and excellent reading also. Many of the important works of aleister crowley are in the form of libers lit. Commentary on the mutus liber hermetic research series. It is explained that this triad lives in night, the night of pan, which is mystically called n. And they that read the book and debated thereon passed into the desolate land of barren words. Logos means meaning itself, and the forms that meaningfulness takes in. The fifteen plates of the mutus liber the mute book, are well known, and this book without words is recognized as a classic of the seventeenthcentury alchemical tradition. Liber al vel legis sub figura 220 the book of the law, the foundation of crowleys religious work.
This manuscript is a complete collection of commentaries to liber al vel legis yet assembled. Liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticusan account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. Book tzaddi or the book of the hermetic fishhook of the number 90. Nox adds to 210, which symbolises the reduction of duality to unity, and thence to negativity, and is thus a hieroglyph of the great work. It seems to have grown from a discussion of the book, to a discussion of what is meant by the word. Help me, o warrior lord of thebes, in my unveiling before the. Liber cccxxxiii the book of lies falsely so called. Liber aleph is another important book of commentary on the law. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rashi. Including a method of divination by their use h r u the great angel is set over the operations of the secret wisdom. Commentaries on the corrected version of the book of the law. May 16, 2017 in future classes we plan to discuss the other holy books, including, liber vii, liber trigrammaton, liber tau, and liber aash, to name a few. The full commentary on the book of the law is still unpublished. Crowley writes that this line from liber lxv describes the passage of the divine consciousness the hawk coloured by love green into the world commentary on lxv, ii.
The law of thelema by max demian religious tolerance. Magick by aleister crowley the first three sections of this work consist of parts iiii of aleister crowleys book four. Liber aleph scarlet woman lodgeordo templi orientis. Similarly liber vii is given to neophytes, as the grade of master of the temple is the next restingplace, and liber ccxx to the zelator, since that carries him to the highest of all possible grades. Liber ararita is a description of the spiritual path in extremely subtle and abstract language. Thoth tarot deck is crowleys design and bar none it is the best tarot deck.
Liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by lxxviii xciii unto dclxvi with a commentary by the beast, to mega therion 666 in the first edition this book is called l. The book of the law by aleister crowley liber al vel legis is the central text of thelema, written by aleister crowley in cairo, egypt in the year 1904. Liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus book tzaddi, or the book of the hermetic fishhook liber 156. Begun in 1909, it mainly features articles about occultism and magick, while several issues also contain poetry. This remark may be taken generally as a reference to his attribution to the path of gimel which joins kether and tiphereth crossing the abyss or desert whose essential characteristic is the absence of a soul. But i have just failed to find much reference to the middle pillar beyond israel regardie and hermetic order of the golden dawn books, or occult books referencing regardie andor the hermetic order of the golden dawn and incorporating that practice outside of thelemic circles. Crowleys text is given in its entirety the few exceptions are noted in the text, as his is the most superb introduction to the science of illumination written in the west. Liber al vel legis commentary crowleys commentary on the book of the law. Works of aleister crowley libers encyclopedia thelemica. Tzaddi is a hebrew letter that enumerates to 90 and means fishhook.
An account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same 27 liber ccccxviii. We will announce which book or books we will be discussing before each meeting. Books by swirling star members swirling star lodge. Please note that the comments both old and new by the master therion are in plain type. Liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus book tzaddi, or the book of the. Liber xxvii is given to the practicus, as in this book is the ultimate foundation of the highest theoretical qabalah, and liber dcccxiii to the. Reading liber tzaddi at noon its short and my favorite holy book saying will at meals. An extended and elaborate commentary on the book of the law, in the form of a. Catalog of aleister crowleys writings, books, essays. Liber lxxviii was expanded into the book of thoth, 1944. For a fuller commentary on nox, see liber vii, chapter i. In ms, the symbol found here is usually interpreted as the hebrew letter tzaddi. Although the engravings seem to outline an alchemical process in detail, their message is not immediately obvious and it really requires a commentary to make it intelligible to the presentday reader.
It is bound with love under will by frater zephyros in 1998 ev. On the lower edge of the card is the astroglyph for mars, the ruling planet. As mentioned before, the very name book tzaddi of the hermetic hook esoterically shows that the content of this book is about initiation. The holy books of thelema are remarkable by any standard, especially the two longest books, liber cordis cincti serpente and liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli, although personal hostility towards crowley has caused them not to be as widely regarded as they should. He also directed us to note that tzaddi means fishhook. The third and final edition is bound as a smythsewn paperback for a lifetime of hard use. Nov 14, 2015 provided to youtube by catapult reservatory, llc liber tzaddi sicktanick prometheus. These are texts relating to the philosophy of thelema, many of them written by the occultist aleister crowley who founded the organization a. An account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. Thelemagick library a compendium of the astrum argenteum.
An index to selected free online books of possible interest to pagans and magicians. Read about the course of study which includes these documents a syllabus of the official instructions of a. Books by swirling star members swirling star lodge ordo. Book of the law tag liber al archives ordo astriordo. The degree of adeptus minor, or minor adept, has a difference. Fortyfour is the number of blood, which forms the basis of this rite the mass of the phoenix.
Study further the system in which these documents participate in magick. The equinox of the gods the confessions of aleister crowley. Well, youre in luck ive recently made a close examination of the whole tzaddi is not the star situation in order to get a better personal understanding of the big picture surrounding the change, and everything involved. Iao1, i am not sure who you are, or how i stumbled onto to your writings these past months, but i am very grateful. Speech in the silence also features readings of the holy books of. However, this year i seemed to have done a deep dive after finally committing to study the thoth tarot. The libri of aleister crowley is a list of texts mostly written or adapted by aleister crowley. Catalog of aleister crowleys writings, books, essays, libri. The law is for all contains much of his commentary on the book of the law. The book of the law liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by xciii 418 to dclxvi. Books by swirling star members to perfect this feast.
Welcome to the holy books of thelema index page, listed alphabetically for your convenience. Aleister crowley, the founder of thelema, designated his works as belonging to one of several. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The new and old commentaries to liber al vel legis, the. The commentaries, old, new, and derivative, on the book of the law, liber al vel legis. Crowley provided many of his texts with numerical identifiers in latin. Dear brothers and sisters, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Ordo astri thelemic magical collegium articles, essays. Sorry tiger i am not ignoring you but i dont want to waffle so suffice to say understanding more each day thinking not to finish the moves i need to make with the mayet system until ground controls gc circuits are dead or its just going to get stolen again and used by gc which is not going to do the planet or the children of the earth any good. The exact wording of the blurbs are still a work in progress though.
The greatest exegete annotated kindle edition by liber, maurice, zahavy, tzvee. Any commentary of this type will say as much about the commentator as the text. The arcane archive acswitchgdswitch and hehtzaddi problems. The first chapter the new and old commentaries to liber al vel. An aspirants comments to liber vii liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli adymbratio kabbalae aegyptiorum sub figura vii being the voluntary emancipation of a certain exempt adept from his adeptship. Liber amalantrah sub figura 97 version 1 liber amalantrah sub figura 97 version 2 diary concerning the wizard amalantrah and the working of like name. Class a this book is an account of the sending forth of the master therion by the a\a\ and an explanation of his mission. Bboy radio entrepreneurs roundtable culture caucus grind. Via logic or via my providing you with a decipher method in this case ab, bc. The list was intended for students of crowleys magical order, the a. A brief commentary was later written by crowley in the form of marginalia. The full knowledge of the interpretation of this book is concealed from all save only the sixfold star. L is the sacred letter in the holy twelvefold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe.
Commentaries on the corrected version of the book of the law, old. Written in new york city and completed in march 1918 e. Provided to youtube by catapult reservatory, llc liber tzaddi sicktanick prometheus. Here is the place where you can find the complete list of subjects related to the law of thelema, as brought forth by master therion aka aleister crowley. The chief of these books, liber al vel legis, is the only one that involved a.
This book is an account of the sending forth of the master by the a. It should not occasion surprise to find that the book of the law not only. This month we will read and discuss liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus sub figura xc, also known as the book of the hermetic fishhook. Therefore, liber tzaddi starts with an account of the divine consciousness, represented by the hawkheaded horus whose nature is the green of love, entering the world. Is there an antiquated or obscure meaning im missing to this word. Thelemic order of the golden dawn and the middle pillar. Liber ararita is a description of the spiritual path in. Liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus sub figura xc iao1. These are the birthwords of a master of the temple. Liber porta lucis and liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus describe crowleys mission as thelemic prophet and the task of initiation in the new aeon.
I have dabbled in thelema and read various books on and off for about 20 years mostly off. The caption of these notes reads, comment penciled by nemo, sun 20 pisces, anno v, in vellum edition of liber vii belonging to vj. Asana meditation from liber e for 15 minutes in the morning. Crowley wrote that this book is an account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. An extended and elaborate commentary on the book of the law, in the form of a letter from the. Adam mcleans extensive commentary on this series of engravings reveals the mutus liber as a synthesis of spiritual, soul, and physical alchemy. Its full title is liber al vel legis, sub figura ccxx, as delivered by xciii418 to dclxvi,1 and it is commonly referred to as the book of the law. Class a consists of books of which may be changed not so much as the style of a letter. Liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus sub figura xc it is usually called liber xc by crowley and, contemporarily, it is usually referred to as liber tzaddi. Temple of thelema view topic some liber tzaddi questions. Commentaries on the holy books and other papers the equinox vol. Reading chapter 1 from book of the law in morning, 2 at noon, 3 at evening.