Motivating Burnt Out Members in Thelemic Organizations

- December 26, 2022December 11, 20225

by Soror Astrum Serpente Many of us who serve in Thelemic organizations struggle with exhaustion, depression, and burnout. As leaders in the community, what can we do to help members get through similar struggles? Encourage members to look within and use the power of their own True Will to find motivation. Remind

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,

3 Definitions of True Will in Thelema

- December 19, 2021December 19, 202114

by IAO131 Although there are many disagreements, virtually all Thelemites recognize the centrality of True Will to the system of Thelema. Doing your Will is the "whole of the Law", there is "no law beyond" it, and you have "no right but to do" it. What is "it"? What exactly is

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

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

A Review of: Thelema’s Post-Modern Wasteland: The Need For First Principles In Thelema’s Future by Brother Sol-Om-On

- March 6, 2020October 10, 20217

by Sib. James Gordon I thought this article published by Brother Sol-Om-On on Thelemic Union was important enough to warrant a full review. I don't usually speak critically of other people's writing, but this is very much the exemplar of a piece "full of sound and fury,. Signifying nothing." In a

Thelema’s Post-Modern Wasteland: The Need for First Principles in Thelema’s Future

- March 1, 2020October 10, 202112

by Brother Sol-Om-On Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Many people come to Thelema, drawn by the spiritual and intellectual freedom it promises. True, Thelema provides these freedoms if one has the grit (and the wit) to achieve them. However, the trend in the last few decades

Individual Why Discovery: A Method for Discovering Finite True Will

- December 31, 2017October 10, 20213

by Frater Entelecheia Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. “The great bond of all bonds is ignorance. How shall a man be free to act if he know not his own purpose? You must therefore first of all discover which star of all the stars you are,

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