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On April 22nd, 1917, Crowley wrote in his journal, “soul has no fear, nor can it. Therefore a man’s courage depends on the quantity of soul available. So, the most spiritual men are the most courageous.” Later that day he reports, “wrote Gayatri mantra”, which may be a reference to an obscure poem of his entitled A Meditation upon Gayatri Mantra…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Most within the Thelemic community will be familiar with Motta’s name and writings but few are aware that he is maybe best known in Brazil for his work in film – albeit short lived.  Motta tried his hand in both writing and directing films…

Earlier today a good friend delivered me Shoemaker’s new book “The Winds of Wisdom”.  I have now sat with it for approximately three hours which in this case is a fair amount of time being that the book is only about 120 pages – but as with much in life it’s about quality and not…

A new edition of the Holy Books is now available through Hell Fire Club Books a boutique book publisher out of England who produces high quality bindings and limited editions of titles of interest to the occult community.  What makes a Hell Fire Club production unique is the craftsmanship of one Eamonn Loughran.  A true master of his trade who lovingly crafts each…

About two weeks ago, I received a copy of the book “The Golden Flower” – a wonderful gift from my dear Brother (of no direct blood relations) Ricardo Flores and so I thought I would share my impressions with some of you. First, I should point out that Ricardo’s writings are not at all your…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The images above and below are of Grady McMurtry’s personal Thoth deck – one of the early Llewellyn editions.  Grady would be directly involved with the production of this deck which was first published in 1969.  This was the first time I had seen…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. There are several ways in which the various lines of A∴A∴ operating today differ.  Clerk Houses, which are found in branches of Grady’s lineage, are one of the more distinguishable differences – and for this reason I am often asked, “Just what is a…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The Yi King was Crowley’s preferred method of divination and he consulted it regularly if not daily.  He also cast an omen with every Word of the Equinox which were sent to members of the A∴A∴ as a sort of oracular “password” – (See The…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. In 1907 Crowley began the tradition of issuing a new “Word” at each equinox.  These were sent to each member of the A∴A∴ (Neophyte and above) in good standing.  Commonly issued on Crowley’s personal stationary featuring his “Mark of the Beast” or a lamen…

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.  By late 1911, Crowley noticed that many who approached the Great Work lacked the proper intellectual foundation.  This was placing a huge burden upon teachers, most of which were Neophytes at the time.  Hoping to alleviate the problem Crowley introduced the Student curriculum. What follows are three…