Liber Aleph Vel Cxi: The Book of Wisdom or Folly
Crowley, Aleister
ISBN 10: 0877287295 ISBN 13: 9780877287292
Published by Red Wheel/Weiser, 2005
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Liber Aleph vel CXI ? The Book of Wisdom or Folly ? Aleister Crowley ? Like New
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Like new condition. Clean, bright covers with minimal to no visible wear. Pages crisp, unmarked, and unread in appearance. Binding tight. An excellent copy.
Description:
Liber Aleph vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly is one of Aleister Crowley?s most important philosophical works, written as a series of epistles addressing themes of knowledge, will, ethics, and spiritual development within the framework of Thelema.
Structured as a sequence of letters, the work explores:
* The nature of True Will
* The relationship between wisdom and illusion
* Discipline, self-mastery, and initiation
* The philosophical foundations of Crowley?s system
Less introductory than The Law is for All, Liber Aleph is widely regarded as a deeper and more mature exposition of Crowley?s thought, making it especially sought after by serious students of Thelema and Western esotericism.
A desirable copy in excellent condition.
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Synopsis:
Liber Aleph vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly is the title of The Equinox, volume III, number VI, by Aleister Crowley. The book is written in the form of an epistle to his magical son, Charles Stansfeld Jones, Frater Achad, whom Crowley later doubted as being his true magical son, asserting that Achad had in fact gone insane, citing as evidence Achad’s “upending the tree of life” in his Q.B.L., or The Bride’s Reception, the first of Achad’s major Qabalistic works. The number 111 given to the title refers to the numerical value of the Hebrew letter Aleph spelt in full which in Hermetic teachings corresponds to the first Tarot trump The Fool. The 111, added to Crowley’s own number 666, produced the number of this magical son, 777.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Liber Aleph Vel Cxi: The Book of Wisdom or ...
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New