The Thelemic Magician

- October 30, 20200

by IAO131 This article is an excerpt from the book Fresh Fever From the Skies: Collected Works of IAO131, a tome of over 700 pages on Thelemic philosophy and magick. What is a Magician? It is written, “Thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that, and no other shall

10 Myths about True Will in Thelema

- July 17, 2020July 17, 20201

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

Thelema and Postmodernism: A Response

- March 6, 2020March 6, 20202

by Frater Enetelecheia Editor's note: This article is a response to this article by Sib. James Gordon which was itself a response to this original article by Brother Sol-Om-On. Good grief. Somehow I made it all the way through the latest in Thelemic Union, a refutation of a prior article attacking “postmodern”

Occultism and Mental Illness: Returning Magic to its Healing Roots

- August 23, 2019August 23, 201919

By Frater Entelecheia I’ve seen the connection between spirituality (particularly occultism) and mental illness pointed out many times over the years. It is a commonplace now to suggest individuals supplement the magical path with psychotherapy. I won’t bother naming anyone or quoting anything in connection with these ideas. We’ve all read

Theosexuality: a Man’s Perspective

- April 13, 2018July 31, 20183

by Brother Marco I have been following, supporting, and encouraging the writings of Sister Georgia for several months now: as someone who has invested the last 20 years of his life in the Current, I have learned that what it needs is more empowered voices of empowered Women (with a capital

Yoga and Magick: The Cooperation of Lovers

- December 5, 2017August 5, 20182

by Frater Aletheia A Gestalt of the Goal of the Magical and Mystical Path Yoga constitutes one of two central pillars in the system of practical and spiritual attainment encompassed by the Law of Thelema—the other pillar of course being Magick. From his exposure to Yoga, Crowley took what he thought were

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

- December 3, 2017August 5, 20185

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

Is O.T.O. just for Occultists and Ceremonial Ritualists?

- November 28, 2017September 1, 20183

by Illuminating Shadows Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The Law is for All “The O.T.O. should be put forward as a complete solution of the social problem not merely as an occult society. That is as far as the general public are concerned; keep the occult side