Ornaments on the Robe of Nuit

- August 13, 2022August 13, 20222

by Frater Aρετή Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Reality is Some(n)one The aim of our considerations will be the hidden transformation of everyday life; from profane, saturated with dead pressures and things of Non-Life, to a holy, indeed Holy Life full of No-thing (AL I:46), deities and

AL and LA: Thelema and the Death of God

- 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

Prophetic Speech and Silence: My Journey with The Comment

- 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

10 Myths about True Will in Thelema

- July 17, 2020October 10, 20212

by IAO131 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The concept of “True Will”, or simply “Will”, is fundamental to the Law of Thelema since our central tenet is “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” (AL I:40), along with “Thou hast no right but

On Thelemic Orthodoxy

- December 18, 2017October 10, 202110

by Rodney Orpheus Author’s note: this essay assumes a rudimentary familiarity with Thelemic literature and terminology. As such it is not intended for a general audience but for those who have some small experience in Thelemic magick, or who have been initiated into a Thelemic magical Order, even at a basic

5 Things You Won’t Believe Aren’t In Liber Legis

- 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