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The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema

The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema

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  • Author：Lon Milo DuQuette
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Summary

Aleister Crowley's ascension into the pantheon of alternative gurus was cemented by his appearance on The Beatles' Sgt。 Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover。 Unfortunately， he was known more for his reputation as "The Beast 666" and "The Wickedest Man in the World。" All well and good for publicity， but this infamy eclipsed his teachings， as did his technical and opaque writing style， meant more for adepts contemporary to him than the average modern reader。 Enter Lon Milo DuQuette to decipher and explain Crowley's texts and more important rituals。 Formerly titled The Magick of Thelema， this revised edition features extensive corrections， a new introduction， and a new ritual， "The Rites of Eleusis。" This is the perfect introductory text for readers who wonder what the works--rather than the myth--of Aleister Crowley are all about。 DuQuette takes the mystery out of both the rituals themselves and Crowley's writing in this modern grimoire。 Step by step， he presents a course of study in plain English， with examples of rituals and explanations of their significance。 DuQuette also includes a course of study for Crowley's original works with an extensive bibliography and fastidious footnotes。

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Reviews

G ，

Very practical。

Justin ，

Well written but not for me

5 Track ，

Hella useful。

Jordan Fitzgerald ，

1 of my top 10 recommended books to people new to learning practical Hermeticism。 Although， I would place this further in the back of the list。 This book fucking rocks（as do all of Lon's books）！ It explains a lot of difficult/abstract Thelemic concepts， that is very helpful to people who don't live within driving distance of an OTO lodge。 1 of my top 10 recommended books to people new to learning practical Hermeticism。 Although， I would place this further in the back of the list。 This book fucking rocks（as do all of Lon's books）！ It explains a lot of difficult/abstract Thelemic concepts， that is very helpful to people who don't live within driving distance of an OTO lodge。 。。。more

Todd Myers ，

DuQuette does a good job of presenting and translating the rituals and meaning of them from Crowley's work， one of the better interpretations I've seen。 DuQuette does a good job of presenting and translating the rituals and meaning of them from Crowley's work， one of the better interpretations I've seen。 。。。more

Tanner Butterfield ，

This is a great summary of thelema and ritual magick。 This is lon milos best work。 Included are pentagram rituals and i think hexagram rituals。 The best and most unique part of thelema is the ritual。 This book shouldnt be read alone but suppliament the scriptures Crowley wrote。

Aisllan ，

Very good book for beginners， explaining carefully some main aspects of Thelema， Aleister Crowley and some basic Rituals like the Sun Adoration （Liber Resh） and others。 Even after practicing and having a shallow background on the subject this book shed some light in some key aspects and stirred up the flames to take my studies and practices more seriously and in depth。 My only critic is including the Book of the Law。 I think it's unnecessary， no further explanation about it or anything it just o Very good book for beginners， explaining carefully some main aspects of Thelema， Aleister Crowley and some basic Rituals like the Sun Adoration （Liber Resh） and others。 Even after practicing and having a shallow background on the subject this book shed some light in some key aspects and stirred up the flames to take my studies and practices more seriously and in depth。 My only critic is including the Book of the Law。 I think it's unnecessary， no further explanation about it or anything it just occupied space IMO， plus you can find it easily online。 But besides that， great read for anyone interested in the subject but don't know where to start。93！ 。。。more

P ，

This book delivers what it promises to。 Yet， I would not have objected to an even more more in-depth commentary of the rituals presented within: thorough as this volume is， some rituals are only accompanied by a few introductory lines。

Tamsin ，

This type of "beginners book" gets people nowhere。 Better to dive straigth into Crowley if his magick interests you。 This type of "beginners book" gets people nowhere。 Better to dive straigth into Crowley if his magick interests you。 。。。more

Steven ，

Advanced， yet contradictory。 Use caution when using。

Jack Lhasa ，

Possibly the very best on Crowley and Thelema。

A。 ，

Lon's very best work。 Wish he had written more in this vein。 Lon's very best work。 Wish he had written more in this vein。 。。。more

Damien ，

I bought this when it first came out and at the time I thought it was the best book written on the subject after "Magick In Theory And Practice"。 Due to the low quality of the publisher， the pages fell apart。 Years later， upon reading "The Magick Of Aleister Crowley"， the revised edition of this book， I find that Lon Milo Duquette and this book are not as impressive as I once thought they were。 In fact， it seems that they are both （author AND book） a little off in their conclusions and explanat I bought this when it first came out and at the time I thought it was the best book written on the subject after "Magick In Theory And Practice"。 Due to the low quality of the publisher， the pages fell apart。 Years later， upon reading "The Magick Of Aleister Crowley"， the revised edition of this book， I find that Lon Milo Duquette and this book are not as impressive as I once thought they were。 In fact， it seems that they are both （author AND book） a little off in their conclusions and explanations and suggestions。 。。。more

Noel ，

I tend to stick pretty close to the bone in my occult readings。 There's been a lot of shit written over the last 20 years by people who have no business either writing books or professing expertise in occult matters。 DuQuette is a respected author of the Western Ceremonial/Crowlean magick traditions， and this book finds him tackling the man himself， and his modifications of prior rituals。 While the bulk of the book features yet more reprints of the same rituals you'll find everywhere else， his n I tend to stick pretty close to the bone in my occult readings。 There's been a lot of shit written over the last 20 years by people who have no business either writing books or professing expertise in occult matters。 DuQuette is a respected author of the Western Ceremonial/Crowlean magick traditions， and this book finds him tackling the man himself， and his modifications of prior rituals。 While the bulk of the book features yet more reprints of the same rituals you'll find everywhere else， his notes on same are quite valuable。 。。。more

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