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THE MAGICAL DIARIES OF
ALEISTER CROWLEY
edited by Stephen Skinner
Published by Samuel Weiser, 1999, includes bibliographical
references and index.
"The complete diaries of Aleister Crowley cover his entire career in magic,
from his initiation into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1898, to his death in 1947. These diaries record the
development of Crowley's synthesis of traditional Western ritual magic with
Eastern yoga, tantra and sexual magic-culminating in the creation of Crowley's "Thelemic Magick." The Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley: Tunisia 1923 show one
year in Crowley's life. This particular year was a major turning point in his life-he and his followers had just been banished by Mussolini from their beloved Abbey
of Thelema in Cefalu, Sicily. It marks the time of introspection for Crowley. In it he fully records his magical acts, the internal and external influences sureeounding these acts and
their results. Also included are references to the
commentaries on the Book of the Law, passages detailing drug use, the practice of sexual magic, descriptions of how he derived Qabalistic meaning from his works and life,
interpretations of "Yi King" ( I Ching) divination, and other thoughts of philosophic, religious, and magical naature. In these candid
glimpses into Crowley's mind, the reader can see both the egocentric, self-aggrandizing "Beast 666" and the doubts and misgivings of a man dedicated to the
spiritual path. Includes: Appendices listing Qabalistic tables of Greek and Hebrew Gematria,
Crowley's "magical mottos"-pseudonyms for people and places referred to in Diaries and other writings, abbreviations and
symbols used in Crowley's works, and the chronicle of his withdrawal from heroin during the period encompassed by the Diaries; A shor bibliography of Crowleyana and a
condensed chronological timetalbe of Crowley's life."
Book is in Mint+ condition. Never before read or even opened
all the way.
Great image of Crowley on the cover, 251 pages.
Good Luck Bidding!
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