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Notes on The Original Student Exam
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Like many aspects of the A∴ A∴ system, the Student exam has varied some over its history. However, it has never wandered far from its original design or intent. Compiled here are four examples of exams utilized by Crowley. The first dates from 1912 and bears the…
Words of Wisdom by Grady McMurtry
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This article was first included in the O.T.O. newsletter and written about a year and half after Grady swore the Oath of the Abyss. This was a very active time for Grady in both O.T.O. and A∴A∴. By this time he had chartered Thelema Lodge as Grand Lodge…
Notes on the Publication of Liber OZ
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Liber OZ,* which Crowley initially referred to as the “War Aims of the new Aeon”, was compiled over several months in the latter part of 1941 and during the second World War. This Proclamation of Man’s rights, drew almost entirely from two previously written sources;…
The Official Seals of the Officers of the A∴ A∴
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Rarely seen outside of the Order –are the original seals of its Officers as per Crowley design. Being that these seals are wax, they are fragile and very few have survived undamaged into modern times. For example, here are images of both Jane Wolfe…
Remembering Soror Meral
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Eleven years ago today Phyllis Seckler, AKA Soror Meral, Celebrated her Greater Feast. She was the first Thelemite I ever knew and the first I called teacher, but most importantly she was a dear friend. Someone who taught me how to BE a Thelemite….
The Star in the West
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Here is something you won’t see every day. It is a first edition of J. F. C. Fuller’s “The Star in the West” — A Critical Essay Upon the Works of Aleister Crowley – (1907). Signed by both Crowley and Fuller. This limited edition…