THE RELIGION OF THELEMA

Thelema is an esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy and religious movement developed in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley. The Thelemic pantheon—a collection of gods and goddesses who either literally exist or serve as symbolic archetypes or metaphors—includes a number of deities, primarily a trio adapted from ancient Egyptian religion, who are the three speakers of The Book of the Law: Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. This book thoroughly explains thelemic belief system which is synthesised from many sources, including Eastern Yoga, Hermeticism, medieval grimoires, contemporary magical theories from writers like Eliphas Levi and Helena Blavatsky, and Crowley's own original contributions. Aspects of Thelema and Crowley's thought in general inspired the development of Wicca and, to a certain degree, the rise of Modern Paganism as a whole, as well as chaos magick and some variations of Satanism.

Contents:

The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis)

The Law of Liberty (Liber DCCCXXXVII)

Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Creed

Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici

Liber B vel Magi

Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni

Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente

Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita

Liber III vel Jugorum

Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli

Liber Librae

Liber LXI vel Causæ

Liber Porta Lucis

Liber Resh vel Helios

Liber Stellae Rubeae

Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus