When Rose Kelly Heard Voices

- June 12, 2019June 12, 20190

by Brandy Williams Aleister Crowley was determined to impress his new wife, Rose (nee Kelly). For their honeymoon he planned a world tour. He showed off his big game hunting prowess. He organized a night in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid where he performed a goetic invocation. One night

Magick, Yoga & Phenomenology

- June 11, 2019June 12, 20190

by Robert Prince This essay examines the similarities between Magick, Yoga and the philosophical method known as “Phenomenology.” These similarities will be discussed in relation to the yogic model of psychology ,as set forth by Pantanjali, many centuries ago. Pantanjali’s “Yoga Sutra’s” is the first systematic text on yoga psychology in

Thelema is a Verb, Not a Noun

- June 11, 2019June 11, 20190

by Aion 131 The existential dilemma every follower of ‘Thelema’ must confront is that is is not nor can it ever be rooted in dogma because it is as relativistic as Truth, manifesting differently for and through each person in an utterly unique manner. How could it intrinsically ever be anything

Loving Babalon

- April 8, 2019April 8, 20192

by Brandy Williams Listen to a reading of this text on Speech in the Silence or on YouTube Babalon says: Loving me is the most radical practice. 1. You and your body, you are perfect, you are Divine, you are the form in which the Divine is made manifest. I stand before you. I hold

Satariel’s Shroud: Sex, Power and Ethics in Contemporary Thelema

- March 5, 2019March 4, 20197

By Shin Melitodes Dion Fortune (1890-1946) is a rather out-of-fashion occultist; she is rarely considered transgressive or florid enough to merit research in today’s edge-obsessed occult milieu. At one of the first academic conferences I ever attended I asked a fellow scholar what she thought of Fortune’s work. The scholar sneered, and said she had no

Breaking the Binary in the New Aeon

- February 12, 2019February 12, 20192

by Sib. Ayin / R.A.D. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Was Aleister Crowley (Baphomet) non-binary in terms of gender identity? A few sources seem to suggest he did not identify exclusively as "male" (in this life, or previous ones) despite his biological sex. If so,

The Orgasmic Ordeal: Sexual Magic in Thelema

- January 5, 2019February 6, 20198

by Fra. In Sterquiliniis Invenitur “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.” ― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Sexual magic is a magical

A Thanksgiving Invocation to Babalon, Chaos, and Nuit

- November 22, 2018January 20, 20191

by Frater Enatheleme Sun in 0° Sagittarius, Luna in 24° Taurus, Dies Jovii, Anno V:iv We give thanks unto our Earth, Babalon, Mother of Abominations, and unto our Sun, Chaos, Father of Life, for these products of their Love, our nourishment. We give praise for the capacity to thank. Our hearts to you, for we delight

Aleister Crowley on Race: An Overview

- November 8, 2018February 9, 20195

by Antonio Lau According to Lois G. Gordon, when Nancy Cunard met Aleister Crowley in 1933, her “extensive recollections of their meetings, including their participation at anti-fascist rallies and his consistent ‘anger against the persecution of the Jews and other ghastly events,’ convinced her that he ‘felt deeply about human injustice

Babalon the Warrior

- October 7, 20180

by Brandy Williams I sing of Babalon the warrior. I sing of Babalon who wields the sword. Her priestesses cry out against those who have transgressed against them. “We came to you offering holy joy and you have placed your eyes and hands on us against our will. That which was divine turned corrupt in your