Thelema

COLIN D. CAMPBELL (New Hampshire) has been teaching the elements of magical practice for over 25 years, giving lectures at both the local and national level. He is the author of several books, including A Concordance to the Holy Books of Thelema, The Magic Seal of Dr. John Dee: The Sigillum Dei Aemeth, and Of the Arte Goetia. www.Hermetic.com/Campbell/Index

"Colin Campbell's earlier works have shown him to be one of the most thorough and thoughtful Thelemic authors of our era. In Thelema, Campbell brings this same acumen and clarity of expression to the life and work of Aleister Crowley. The book covers a wide range of territory—historical, theoretical, and practical—and will be a useful resource for beginners and more advanced students alike."—David Shoemaker, author of Living Thelema

• ContentsForeword by Lon Milo Duquette xviiIntroduction 1Onion Peelings 51. Man, Myth, and Legend 7Birth and Early Childhood 8Early Adulthood 11Aleister Arrives 13The Dawn of the Magician 17Mr. & Mrs. Crowley 23The Equinox of the Gods 26The Magus and the Equinox 32The Temple of the East 38The Great War and the Great Work 42The Abbey 46Late Masterpieces: Thoth and Tears 50A Greater Feast 54Legacy 572. Philosophy 59The Philosophy of Thelema 60Do What Thou Wilt 60Love Is the Law 61Individuation 61The Religion of Thelema 63Do Thelemites Worship? 65The Stele of Revealing 67Sin 68Evil (So Called) and Black Magick 69Death 72The Great Work 74Magick 75The Magick of Abramelin 79Into the Abyss 81The Great Work (Redux) 83The Book of the Law 84The Aeon of Horus 88The Beast and the Scarlet Woman 90Boleskine House 91Qabalah 92Gematria 92The Tree of Life 93The Four Worlds 95Magical Formulæ of the New Aeon 96The IAO Formula 97FIAOF 98ABRAHADABRA 99LASHTAL 100AUMGN 1013. Practices and Observations 103Thelemic Greetings 104Saying Will 106The Magical Diary 107The Thelemic Calendar 110Holy Days 111Feasts of the Times 112The Prophet and His Bride 112The Three Days 112A Feast for Tahuti 113The Supreme Ritual 113The Equinox of the Gods 113Fire and Water 113Life 113Death 114Calendar 114Yoga 115Yama and Niyama 115Asana 116Pranayama 117Pratyahara 118Dharana 118Dhyana 119Samadhi 120The Basics of Thelemic Ritual 121Pentagrams 121Hexagrams 123God Forms and Signs 125Liber Resh vel Helios 131At Sunrise (Ra) 132At Midday (Ahathoor) 133At Sunset (Tum) 133At Midnight (Khephra) 133The Star Ruby 134The Qabalistic Cross 134Formulation of the Pentagrams 135Liber V vel Reguli 136The First Gesture 138The Second Gesture 140The Final Gesture 145The Gnostic Mass 147Dieu Garde 149Step and Sign of a Man and a Brother 150Hailing Sign of a Magician 150Flame of Adoration 150Attitude of Resurrection 150Striking the Breast 151Of the Furnishings of the Temple 152Of the Officers of the Mass 153Of the Ceremony of the Introit 153Of the Ceremony of the Opening of the Veil 157Of the Office of the Collects Which are Eleven in Number 161Of the Consecration of the Elements 166Of the Office of the Anthem 167Of the Mystic Marriage and Consummation of the Elements 1694. Modern Thelema 173Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) 173A A 176The Order of the Silver Star 176The Order of the Rosy Cross 177The Order of the Golden Dawn 177Bibliography 181Index 185