Overthrowing the Old Gods: Aleister Crowley and the Book of

Overthrowing the Old Gods: Aleister Crowley and the Book of the Law
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New commentaries on Aleister Crowleyâ‚¬s Book of the Law reveal how it is connected to both Right- and Left-Hand Paths

â‚¬ Examines each line of the Book of the Law in the light of modern psychology, Egyptology, Gurdjieffâ‚¬s teachings, and contemporary Left-Hand Path thought

â‚¬ Explores Crowleyâ‚¬s identification with the First Beast of Revelation as well as his adoption of the Loki archetype for becoming a vessel of love for all humanity

â‚¬ Recasts the Cairo Working as a text of personal sovereignty and a relevant tool for personal transformation

â‚¬ Includes commentary on the Book of the Law by Dr. Michael A. Aquino, who served as High Priest of the Temple of Set from 1975 to 1996

Received by Aleister Crowley in April 1904 in Cairo, Egypt, the Book of the Law is the most provocative record of magical working in several hundred years, affecting not only organizations directly associated with Crowley such as the Ordo Templi Orientis but also modern Wicca, Chaos Magic, and the Temple of Set.

Boldly defying Crowleyâ‚¬s warning not to comment on the Book of the Law, Ipsissimus Don Webb provides in-depth interpretation from both Black and White Magical perspectives, including commentary from Dr. Michael A. Aquino, who served as High Priest of the Temple of Set from 1975 to 1996. Webb examines each line of the Book in the light of modern psychology, Egyptology, existentialism, and competing occult systems such as the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff and contemporary Left-Hand Path thought. Discarding the common image of Crowley formulated in a spiritually unsophisticated time when the devotee of the Left-Hand Path was dismissed as a selfish evil doer, Webb unveils a new side of Crowley based on his adoption of the Loki archetype and his aim to become a vessel of love for all humanity. In so doing, he shows how the Book of the Law is connected to both Right- and Left-Hand Paths and reveals how Crowleyâ‚¬s magical path of mastery over the self and Cosmos overthrew the gods of old religion, which had kept humanity asleep to dream the nightmare of history.

Providing in-depth analysis of Crowleyâ‚¬s sources and his self-identification with the First Beast of Revelation from a profound esoteric perspective, Webb takes his views out of the Golden Dawn matrix within which he received the Book of the Law and radically recasts the Cairo Working as a text of personal sovereignty and a relevant tool for personal transformation.
Country USA
Brand Inner Traditions
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781620551899
ReleaseDate 2013-11-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781620551899

Country	USA
Brand	Inner Traditions
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781620551899
ReleaseDate	2013-11-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781620551899

Overthrowing the Old Gods: Aleister Crowley and the Book of the Law

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