The Great Work of Uniting Nuit and Hadit

- December 19, 2022December 4, 20226

by Sibling Aleph Yod Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Nuit and Hadit are two deities in the religion of Thelema, an esoteric philosophy popularized by British occultist Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century. Nuit is a goddess representing the universe, while Hadit is a god

The Virtue of Self-Discipline in Thelema

- December 12, 2022December 4, 20222

by Soror 90% Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. About 90 % of Thelema, at a guess, is nothing but self-discipline. One is only allowed to do anything and everything so as to have more scope for exercising that virtue. Aleister Crowley, Magick Without Tears As you embark upon this spiritual

11 Tips for Starting with Thelemic Magick

- December 5, 2022December 5, 20220

by Soror Ana La Ahad 1. Understand the basic principles of Thelema, including the Law of Thelema, the concept of True Will, and the importance of the individual’s spiritual journey. The Law of Thelema is the central tenet of Thelema, a spiritual philosophy founded by Aleister Crowley in 1904. It states,

Aleister Crowley on the Origin of Religion in Genius

- December 3, 2022December 3, 20221

What follows is a brief attempt to summarize Crowley’s theory of the origin of religions and situate his understanding of spiritual experience….

Thelema as the Dance of Subject and Object

- November 5, 2022November 5, 20222

by Soror Ana La Ahad Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. "None, breathed the light, faint & faery, of the stars, and two. For I am divided for love’s sake, for the chance of union. This is the creation of the world, that the pain of

Is the Gnostic Mass a IX° Magical Ritual?

- July 12, 2022March 4, 202324

by Entelecheia Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Bishops Lon and Constance DuQuette believe that Liber XV: Ecclesiæ Gnostiæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ (the Gnostic Mass) is best understood as the ritualized enactment of Ordo Templi Orientis’s (O.T.O.’s) supreme secret of magick. They have popularized this interpretation in

Thelema as Tao

- June 13, 2022June 4, 20222

by Aion 131 The existential dilemma every follower of ‘Thelema’ must confront is that it 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

Crowley and Evola: Comparisons and Parallels

- December 22, 2021December 22, 20218

by Vincent St. Clare I enjoy “rambling” on comparisons and parallels between various thinkers; in particular I like to compare Aleister Crowley to his contemporaries, and compare their respective ideas—though I’ve never put these comparisons (and correlations) into text before now. In this essay I intend to do just those things,

Thelema as a Path of Erotic Liberation

- December 27, 2020October 10, 202118

by Entelecheia Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This article represents an attempt to interpret Thelema as a coherent path of spiritual liberation. This reconstruction resolves two problems of Thelema interpretation, what I have called the Coherence Problem and the Liberation Problem. I also believe it is

Learning the Joy of Existence in Thelema

- September 15, 2020October 10, 20218

by Vincent St. Clare “I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.”Henry Miller “Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains.”Liber AL vel Legis I've done enough suffering