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by Aleister Crowley (Author), Rose Edith Crowley (Author), Hymenaeus Beta (Editor)
"This isn't just another printing of Liber Legis--it is a work of art. It is a beautiful addition to the bookshelf that every Thelemite will enjoy."--Scarlet Woman Lodge
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." This oft misunderstood phrase, which forms the basis for Crowley's practice of Magick, is found in The Book of the Law. The Book of the Law is the source book and key for Crowley students and for the occult in general. The holy text that forms the basis of Crowley's belief system, Thelema, was transmitted to him by the entity known as Aiwass over the course of three fateful April days in Cairo in 1904. With his wife Rose as the medium for what would become known as the Cairo Working, Crowley dutifully transcribed the communications on hotel stationery. This Weiser Books edition published in conjunction with the Ordo Templi Orientis contains the corrected text of the 1938 edition with a facsimile of Crowley's handwritten manuscript. This superlative centennial edition features two-color--black and red ink--printing on archival quality coated paper, in a sewn binding. It also features a full-color, color-corrected print of the Stele of Revealing, both obverse and reverse, and new scans of the original cipher manuscript. It is bound in a printed, flat-back case, with gold foil stamping, color endpaper, head and tail bands, and a silken ribbon bookmarker meant to last a lifetime.Front Jacket
For the first time the Book of the Law is offered in a deluxe, hardcover edition fittingly issued in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Liber AL vel Legis's transmission to Crowley.
Author Biography
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was the most widely read author in 20th-century occultism. He single-handedly redefined magic as a field of inquiry and endeavor through his books and the order that he led--the A.A. and the O.T.O. He is the author several books including The Book of the Law, 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings, and The Book of Thoth.
