AL and LA: Thelema and the Death of God Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Way of Life November 3, 2021November 3, 20214 By Nic Laccetti Why was the Book of the Law renamed Liber AL vel Legis from Liber L vel Legis? More importantly, what is the meaning for us today of the interplay between AL and LA, “God” and “nothing,” as the key to the Thelemic holy book? It’s my contention that
Learning the Joy of Existence in Thelema Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Way of Life Thelemic Yoga September 15, 2020October 10, 20219 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
Prophetic Speech and Silence: My Journey with The Comment Uncategorized Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy July 21, 2020October 10, 20218 by Entelecheia When I first encountered Crowley and Thelema, I had very little appreciation for the Comment to Liber AL vel Legis. My background was in pragmatic dharma, where exalted experiences and even spiritual awakenings are more commonplace and are discussed more openly than in other forms of spirituality. As far
There’s Nothing Special About Meditation Thelemic Philosophy A.'.A.'. Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life April 21, 2020October 10, 20215 by Vincent St. Clare Zazen Meditation Eihei Dōgen (also known as Dōgen Kigen, 1200 – 1253), the founder of the Buddhist school of Sōtō Zen in Japan, and one of the most important and influential Zen masters, preached the omnipresence of Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)—that Buddha-nature, one’s true and enlightened nature, is present and
5 Things You Won’t Believe Aren’t In Liber Legis Thelemic Philosophy Thelemic Magick December 3, 2017October 10, 20216 by Rodney Orpheus Recently on Facebook I posted a link to cracked.com’s piece on 5 Things You Won’t Believe Aren’t In The Bible and was challenged (by some person with an evil sense of humour) to do the same thing with Aleister Crowley’s The Book of the Law. I dashed off the following in
