Technical Libers of Thelema

Liber Number Class Title Note
I 1 A Liber B vel Magi This is an account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which it is ever possible to manifest in any way whatever upon this plane. Or so it is said by the Masters of the Temple.
II 2 E The Message of The Master Therion Explains the essence of the new Law in a very simple manner.
III 3 D Liber III vel Jugorum An instruction for the control of speech, action, and thought.
IV 4 ABDE Liber ABA (Magick) A general account in elementary terms of magical and mystical powers.
V 5 D Liber V vel Reguli Being the Ritual of the Mark of the Beast: an incantation proper to invoke the Energies of the Aeon of Horus, adapted for the daily use of the Magician of whatever grade.
VI 6 B Liber O vel Manus et Sagittae Instructions given for the elementary study of the Qabalah, Assumption of God forms, Vibration of Divine Names, the Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram, and their uses in protection and invocation, a method of attaining astral visions so called, and an instruction in the practice called rising on the Planes.
VII 7 A Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Adumbratio Kabbalae Ægyptiorum sub figurâ VII “Liber Liberi Vel Lapidis Lazvli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Ægyptiorvm Svb Figvrâ VII, being the Voluntary Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth Words of a Master of the Temple.
The nature of this book is sufficiently explained by its title. Its seven chapters are referred to the seven planets in the following order: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus.”
Received Oct 29, 1907
VIII 8 D 8th Aether Liber CCCCXVIII And thus shall he do who will attain to the mystery of the knowledge and conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel. See also: Liber 418.
IX 9 B Liber E vel Excercitiorum Instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record. Suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. Gives instruction in Asana, Pranayama and Dharana, and advises the application of tests to the physical body, so that the student may thoroughly understand his own limitations. Equinox I i, p. 25; and Appendix VI of Book IV.
X 10 A Liber Porta Lucis “This book is an account of the sending forth of the Master by the A∴ A∴ and an explanation of his mission.” Received Dec 12, 1907. See also: Equinox I vi, p. 3; III, ix.
XI 11 D Liber NU An instruction for attaining Nuit. An account of the task of the Aspirant from Probationer to Adept. Meditations on AL. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 11.
XIII 13 D Liber Graduum Montis Abiegni An account of the tasks of the aspirant from Probationer to Adept. See also: Equinox I iii, p. 3
XV 15 D Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ The central public and private rite of Ordo Templi Orientis and its ecclesiastical arm, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica. Several equally canonical versions, with slight variations, of this document exist, published in several sources. This is a O.T.O. document.
Originally written in 1913, there are three versions that were published by Aleister Crowley:
published in The International, Vol XII Issue 3, March, 1918
published in The Equinox, III:i, 1919
published in Magic in Theory and Practice, 1923.
Imprimitur as Class D added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III.
XVI 16 B Liber Turris vel Domus Dei An instruction for attainment by the direct destruction of thoughts as they arise in the mind. See also: Equinox I vi, p. 9.
XVII 17 D Liber IAO IAO. Sexual Magick. Gives three methods of attainment through a willed series of thoughts. The active form of Liber CCCXLI. Thought to be lost, though there is a spurious Liber IAO floating around.
XXI 21 B Khing Kang King - The Classic of Purity Taoist classic put into rhyme. A new translation from the Chinese by the Master Therion.
XXII 22 A Liber XXII Domarum Mercurii Cum Suis Geniis This book is contained within Liber CCXXXI
XXIV 24 B De Nuptiis Secretis Deorum cum Hominibus Sexual magick. Written between Sep 6 and Oct 8, 1914
XXV 25 D The Star Ruby (There are two forms of this Ritual) An improved form of the ‘Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram’. See also: Liber CCCXXXIII, The Book of Lies, pp. 34–35; and appendix VI of Book IV.
XXVII 27 A Liber Trigrammaton “Liber Trigrammaton, being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the TAO with the YIN and the YANG. An account of the cosmic process: corresponding to the stanzas of Dzyan in another system.” Received Dec 14, 1907. See also: The Holy Books of Thelema (Equinox III ix)
XXVIII 28 D Liber Septem Regum Sanctorum, Ritual XXVIII, The Ceremony of the Seven Holy Kings Being an Initiation Ritual for certain select probationers to A∴A∴
XXVIII 28 Liber צ ב א vel Νικη sub figura XXVIII, The Fountain of Hyacinth (Liber Tzaddi Beth Aleph vel Nike) See p753 of Magick: Liber ABA. See: Book 93
XXX 30 B Liber Librae - The Book of the Balance Karma Yoga. An elementary course of morality suitable for the average man. See also: Equinox I i, p. 17; III x.
XXXI 31 Liber XXXI “Being a part of the diary of Frater O.I.V.V.I.O. concerning the fool Parzival and how he discovered the mystery of the one that is not. Written down in the fourteenth year of this Aeon when the sun was in the sign of Libra by Frater Arctaeon.” See also: Liber 31 See also: Equinox I i, p. 4; III x.
XXXI 31 A AL (Liber Legis) The Book of the Law Also: Liber L (Liber Legis), or The Book of the Law. Facsimile pages of the actual manuscript of The Book of the Law. This book is the foundation of the New Aeon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Received April 8, 9 and 10, 1904 by Aleister Crowley and Rose Kelly.
XXXIII 33 C An Account of A∴A∴ Broadly based upon “Cloud on the Sanctuary” by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen and now revised and rewritten in the Universal Cipher. See also: Equinox I i
XXXVI 36 D The Star Sapphire An improved form of the Ritual of the Hexagram. See also: Book IV; The Book of Lies
XLI 41 C Thien Tao or The Synagogue of Satan sub figurâ XLI An essay on Attainment by way of Equilibrium. Written 1907. See also: Konx Om Pax
XLIV 44 D The Mass of the Phœnix Liber CCCXXXIII (The Book of Lies); and Appendix VI in Book IV.
XLVI 46 The Key of the Mysteries A Translation of La Clef des Grands Mysteres, by Éliphas Lévi. Specially adapted to the task of the Attainment of Bhakta-Yoga. Also: The Key of the Mysteries Equinox Ix, Special Supplement.
XLIX 49 Shih Yi Chien An account of the divine perfection illustrated by the seven-fold permutation of the Dyad. No full version of this is thought to survive.
XLIX 49 Liber 49 Received by John Whiteside “Jack” Parsons (Belarion 8○ = 3□) on February 29, 1946 EV during the “Babalon Working”. Also: The Explosive Imagination of John Whiteside “Jack” Parsons
LI 51 The Lost Continent An account of the continent of Atlantis: the manners and customs, magical rites and opinions of its people, together with a true account of the catastrophe, so-called, which ended in its disappearance. See also ‘Atlantis’.
LII 52 Manifesto of the OTO This 1919 e.v. manifesto is by Crowley - others exist by other people. See also: Equinox III i; III x. This is an O.T.O. document.
LIII 53 The Stone of the Philosophers From Konx Om Pax, Aleister Crowley, 1907. Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
LV 55 C The Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua An account of the Magical and Mystic Path in the language of Alchemy. See also: Equinox I i, p. 88
LVIII 58 B Qabalah Also sometimes referred to as “Gematria” or “An Essay on Number”. A general discussion of the Method and uses of the Qabalah. This was originally published as The Temple of Solomon the King, Part V in Equinox I v.
LIX 59 C Across the Gulf A fantastic account of a past life in Egypt. Its principal interest lies in the fact that its story of the overthrowing of Isis by Osiris may help the reader to understand the meaning of the overthrowing of Osiris by Horus in the present Aeon. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 293
LX 60 The Ab-ul-Diz Working See also: Equinox IVii
LXI 61 D Liber LXI vel Causæ Explains the actual history and origin of the present movement. Its statements are accurate in the ordinary sense of the word. The object of the book is to discount Mythopeia. In other words, the collapse of the Order of the G∴D∴ and the founding of the A∴A∴. See Equinox III i; III ix. Rewritten Nov 16, 1907.
LXIV 64 B Liber Israfel By Allan Bennett, Aleister Crowley, Others. Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to preaching. Formerly called ‘Liber Anubis’, an instruction in a suitable method of preaching. See also: Equinox I vii.
LXV 65 A Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente sub figurâ אדני (Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente sub figurâ ADNI) “An account of the relations of the Aspirant with his Holy Guardian Angel. This book is given to Probationers, as the attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is the Crown of the Outer College. Similarly Liber VII is given to Neophytes, as the grade of Master of the Temple is the next resting-place, and Liber CCXX to Zelator, since that carries him to the highest of all possible grades. Liber XXVII is given to the Practicus, as in this book is the ultimate foundation of the highest theoretical Qabalah, and Liber DCCCXIII to the Philosophus, as it is the foundation of the highest practical Qabalah.” See also: Equinox I ix. Received Oct 30 – Nov 3, 1907.
LXVI 66 A Liber Stellæ Rubeæ “A secret ritual, the Heart of IAO- OAI, delivered unto V.V.V.V.V. for his use in a certain matter of Liber Legis, and written down under the figure LXVI. This book is sufficiently described by the title.” See Liber CCCXXXIII (The Book of Lies), pp. 34-5; III ix, p. 85; and Appendix VI of Book IV. Received Nov 25th, 1907.
LXVII 67 C The Sword of Song Two Poems. A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism. 1925. See also: Collected Works, Vol. ii, pp. 140-203.
LXX 70 C Σταυροσ Βατραχου - The Cross of a Frog (Stauros Batrachou) “&Sigmaταυροσ Βατραχου, the Ceremonies proper to obtaining a familiar spirit of a Mercurial nature as described in the Apocalypse of St. John the Divine from a frog or toad.”
LXXI 71 B The Voice of the Silence / The Two Paths / The Seven Portals By H.P. Blavatsky, with an extensive commentary by Crowley. Equinox III i, Supplement; IV i.
LXXIII 73 The Urn. This is a sequel to “The Temple of Solomon the King” Liber LVIII], and is the Diary of a Magus. This book contains a detailed account of all the experiences passed through by the Master Therion in his attainment of this Grade of Initiation, the highest possible in any manifested Man. The surviving portion of this Book appears in Equinox IVii. See: The Vision & the Voice With Commentary and Other Papers: The Collected Diaries of Aleister Crowley, 1909-1914 E.V. (Equinox)
LXXVI 74 D Liber Testis Testitudinis vel ע ד sub figurâ LXXIV
LXXVII 77 Liber OZ The Thelemic declaration of rights of Man, in five sections comprised of one syllable words. Written in 1941. See also Equinox III x.
LXXVIII 78 B On the Tarot “A description of the card of the tarot with their attributions; including a method of divination.” A complete treatise on the Tarot giving the correct designs of the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on all planes. See also: Equinox I viii, p.143.
LXXXI 81 The Butterfly Net (Moonchild) Magical adventure story concerning homunculi, particularly concerning the planet Luna, written in the form of a novel. Satirical of some members of the G∴D∴. Written 1918. See MOONCHILD
LXXXI 81 The Tao Teh King See Liber CLVII.
LXXXIV 84 B Liber Chanokh “A brief Abstract of the Symbolic Representation of the Universe Derived by Dr. John Dee through the Scrying of Sir Edward Kelley.” See also: Equinox I vii, p. 229 (part 1) & I viii, p. 99 (part 2).
XC 90 A Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus “An account of Initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same.” See also: Equinox I vi, p. 17; III ix
XCIII 93 Liber צ ב א vel Νικη sub figura XCIII, The Fountain of Hyacinth (Liber Tzaddi Beth Aleph vel Nike) A diary of the use of cocaine and heroin and the relations of the Magician therewith. See Liber Al vel Legis: Chapter Two, verse Twentytwo.
XCV 95 C The Wake World A poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian Angel. Written 1907. See also: Konx Om Pax, p. 1
XCVI 96 B Liber Gaias A Handbook of Geomancy. A guide but with some intentional inaccuracies.
XCVII 97 Soror Achitha’s Vision - The Amalantrah Working Book 729 is also “The Amalantrah Working”. Book 97 may be a different, and now lost, document. (See the note for p468 in Magick: Liber ABA)
C 100 D Liber כ ף, Αγαπη Αζοθ Sal Philosphorum, The Book of the Unveiling of the Sangraal. (Liber C Kaph Peh-final Agape Azoth sal Philosophorum) The Book of the Unveiling of the Sangraal wherein it is spoken of the Wine of the Sabbath of the Adepts. Secrets instructions of the IX○ O.T.O. (Sex Magick.)
CI 101 B An Open Letter to those who may wish to join the Order Enumerating the Duties and Privileges. These Regulations Come Into Force In Any District Where the Membership Exceeds One Thousand Souls. See also: Equinox III i; III x.
CVI 106 B Concerning Death A treatise on the nature of death and the proper attitude to be taken towards it. See also: Equinox III x.
CXI 111 B Liber CXI vel Aleph, The Book of Wisdom or Folly An extended and elaborate commentary on “The Book of the Law”, in the form of a letter from the Master Therion to the son of mankind. Contains some of the deepest secrets of Initiation, with a clear solution of many cosmic and ethical problems. This is Equinox III vi. See The Book of Wisdom or Folly
CXVI 116 B Original number for Book 96. See: Liber XCVI (See the note for p468 in Magick: Liber ABA)
CXX 120 D Liber Cadaveris, Ritual CXX, of Passing through the Tuat A Ritual of Initiation for certain Select Zelators.
CXX 120 Liber Samekh Theurgia Goetia Summæ, Congressus cum Dæmone See Liber DCCC
CXXIV 124 Of Eden and the Sacred Oak
CXXXII 132 Liber Apotheosis A treatise on the Incarnation of a God, instructions to Realize and Proclaim His Identity.
CXLVIII 148 C The Soldier and The Hunchback A general discussion on philosophy. See also: Equinox I i.
CL 150 E Liber Cl vel נעל, A Sandal, De Lege Libellum (Lamed Ayin Nun, A Sandal) A further explanation of the Book of the Law, with special reference to the Powers and Privileges conferred by its acceptance. The Law of Liberty Love Life and Light. Equinox III x
CLI 151 Liber QNA vel Namen Dei sub figurâ CLI Book by Frater Achad on the value and meaning of letters. See: Liber QNA
CLVI 156 A Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni “This book is a perfect account of the task of the Exempt Adept, considered under the symbols of a particular plane, not the intellectual.” Sexual magick veiled in symbolism. See also: Equinox I vi; III ix.
CLVII 157 B The Tao Teh Ching A new translation with a commentary by the Master Therion. This is the most exalted and yet practical of the Chinese classics. Also called Liber LXXXI. Equinox III viii. Imprimitur as Class B added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
CLXI 161 Concerning the Law of Thelema An epistle written to Professor L…B…K… who also himself waited for the New Aeon, concerning the O.T.O. and its solution of Property, and now reprinted for the General Circulation. This is an O.T.O. document. See also: Equinox III i; III x.
CLXV 165 B A Master of the Temple Frater Achad’s magical diary with comments by Crowley. See also: Equinox III I, p. 127
CLXXV 175 D Liber Astarté vel Liber Berylli An instruction in attainment by the method of devotion, on Bhakta-Yoga; how one may unite oneself to any particular Deity. Both Magical and Mystical methods are given. Equinox I vii, p. 37
CLXXXV 185 D Liber Collegii Sancti Being the tasks proper to the Grades and their Oaths proper to Liber XIII. This is the Official Paper of the various Grades. It includes the Task and Oath of all Grades to, and including, Adeptus Minor.
CLXXXVI 186 D Liber ק vel Gnosticorum Missa Minor (Liber Qoph vel Gnosticorum Missa Minor)
CXCIV 194 An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order Any Province of the O.T.O. is governed by the Grand Master and those to whom he delegates his Authority, until such time as the Order is established, which is the case when it possesses eleven or more Profess-houses in the province. Then the regular constitution is automatically Promulgated. The Quotation is slightly adapted from an address in one of the Rituals. See also: Equinox III i; III x. This is an O.T.O. document.
CXCVII 197 C The High History of Good Sir Palamedes the Saracen Knight and of his following of the Questing Beast A poetic account of the Great Work and enumeration of many obstacles. See also: Equinox I iv, Special Supplement.
CC 200 D Liber Resh vel Helios An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily, with the object of composing the mind to meditation, thus to bring conscious relation with the center of our system; for advanced students, to make actual Magical contact with the Spiritual energy of the Sun and thus to draw actual force from Him. See also: Equinox I vi, p. 29
CCVI 206 D Liber RU vel Spiritus Full instructions in Pranayama, describes various practices of controlling the breath, how to insure success, what results to strive for, and how to use them for the Great Work. Equinox I vii, p. 59
CCVII 207 A Syllabus of the Official Instructions of the A∴A∴ An enumeration of the Official Publications of the A∴A∴ with a brief description of the contains of each book; this Catalog is an expansion thereof, including those publications which were written after “The Syllabus” was composed. Equinox I x, p. 41
CCXVI 216 The Ye King (The I Ching) A new translation, with a commentary by the Master Therion. The Yi King is mathematical and philosophical in form. Its structure is cognate with that of the Qabalah. The I Ching reduced expertly to a series of six-line mnemonic keys, one for each hexagram. See also: Equinox III vii.
CCXX 220 A Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law Also: “Liber L. Vel Legis sub figurâ CCXX as delivered by XCIII = 418 unto DCLXVI. This book is the foundation of the New Æon, and thus of the whole of our Work.” Received April 8, 9 and 10, 1904. See also: AL (Liber Legis) The Book of the Law sub figurâ XXXI, LIBER L. VEL LEGIS, Liber Legis — The Book of the Law, Centres of Pestilence — Commentaries on Liber AL
CCXXVIII 228 B De Natura Deorum Written between Sep 6 and Oct 8, 1914
CCXXXI 231 A Liber Arcanorum Liber Arcanorum τών ATV τού TAHVTI QUAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI sub figurâ CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum τών QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis. Adduntur Sigilla et Nomina Eorum. This is an account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot Trumps.” Portions received Dec 5–6, 1907. Equinox I vii, p. 69; III ix.
CCXLII 242 C AHA! An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained. In the form of a Discourse between and Adept and His Pupil. Equinox I iii, p. 9; and Aha!
CCLXV 265 The Structure of the Mind A treatise of physiology from the mystic and magical standpoint. Its study will help the aspirant to make a detailed scientific analysis of his mind, and so learn to control it. Likely not written as a document separate from Crowley's diaries. (See p753 of Magick: Liber ABA)
CCXCVII 297 B The Goetia Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
CCC 300 E Khabs am Pekht A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law. This is the first and most important duty of every aspirant of whatever grade. It builds up in him the character and Karma which forms the Spine of Attainment. See also: Equinox III i, p. 171; III x
CCCV 305 The Herb Dangerous Serialized in The Equinox. Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
CCCXXV 325 The Bartzabel Working See: Equinox IVii
CCCXXXIII 333 C The Book of Lies The Book of Lies which is also Falsely Called Breaks. The Wanderings or Falsifications of the One Thought of Frater Perdurabo, which Thought is itself Untrue. Liber CCCXXXIII. 93 short chapters each Qabalistically related to its chapter number. Deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an Official Publication for Babes of the Abyss, but it is recommended even to beginners as being highly suggestive. 1913.
CCCXXXV 335 C Adonis an Allegory A short play. Set in the hanging gardens of Babylon in classical times with classical characters. An account in poetic language of the struggle of the human and divine elements in the consciousness of man, giving their harmony following on the victory of the latter.
CCCXLI 341 Liber HHH Gives three methods of attainment through a willed series of thoughts. See also: Equinox I v.
CCCXLIII 343 Amrita, The Elixir of Life
CCCLXV 365 |The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia With the barbarous names of evocation used therein, and the secret rubric of the ritual, by the Master Therion. This is the most potent invocation extant, and was used by the Master Himself in his Attainment. Please note that this ritual is identical with Liber Samekh in many aspects, however, there are differences. This is the 1904 version.
CCCLXVII 367 B De Homunculo Written between Sep 6 and Oct 8, 1914
CCCLXX 370 A Liber A’ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici “Liber A’ASH Vel Capricorni Pneumatici Sub Figura CCCLXX. Contains the true secret of all practical magick.” Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man, explains how to awaken it, how to use it and indicates the general as well as the particular objects to be gained thereby. Sexual magick heavily veiled in symbolism. See also: Equinox I vi; III ix.
CCCXCVII 397 Konx Om Pax Presumably the whole book, even though most of the contents are also under separate numbers. Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
CD 400 A Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum “Liber TAV Vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum Sub Figura CD. A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of initiation.” Analyzes the Hebrew alphabet into seven triads, each of which forms a Trinity of sympathetic ideas relating respectively to the Three Orders comprised in the A∴A∴. Received Dec 13, 1907. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 75; III ix.
CDXII 412 D Liber A vel Armorum An instruction for the preparation of the Elemental Instruments. See also: Equinox I iv, p. 15
CDXIV 414 De Arte Magica Secundum ritum Gradus Nonæ O.T.O. Baphometi Epistola anno belli universalis ne perdat arcanum scripta Written between Sep 6 and Oct 8, 1914
CDXV 415 AB Opus Lutetianum, The Paris Working (including Esoteric record and sundrys) A record of homosexual magick operations.
CDXVIII 418 AB Liber XXX Ærum vel Sæculi, The Vision and the Voice, The Being of the Angels of the Thirty Aethyrs, the Vision and the Voice. Besides being the classical account of the Thirty Aethyrs and a model of all visions, the cries of the Angels should be regarded as accurate, and the doctrine of the function of the Great White Brotherhood understood as the foundation of the Aspiration of the Adept. The account of the Master of the Temple should, in particular, be taken as authentic. See also: Equinox I v, Special Supplement. See The Vision and the Voice
CDLI 451 B Liber CDLI - Eroto-comatose Lucidity The chapter «Of Eroto-comatose Lucidity» in Liber CDXIV - De Arte Magica (Liber 414). Written c. 1914
CDXLI 441 Ameth Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
CDLI 451 D Liber Siloam Thought lost. Liber Siloam is mentioned by Crowley and also mentioned is a practice called “Sleep of Siloam” see]. A ritual called “Sleep of Siloam” was published in The Magical Link. Also, in Liber LXV IV.9, “the sleep of Shi-loh-am” is mentioned.
CDLXXIV 474 C Liber Os Abysmi vel Daath Gnana Yoga. An instruction in a purely intellectual method of entering the Abyss. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 77.
CDLXXXIX 489 B One Star in Sight sub figurâ CDLXXXIX Originally, this document had neither book number nor class. Both were applied later by some lineages of A∴A∴. See: Book Four, Appendix II
D 500 B Sepher Sephiroth By Allan Bennett, Crowley and Friends. A dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their value numerically. This is an Encyclopedia of the Holy Qabalah, which is a map of the Universe, and enables man to attain Perfect Understanding. See also: Equinox I viii, Special Supplement.
DXXXVI 536 Liber DXXXVI. On Astrology. A complete Treatise on Astrology. This is the only text book on astrology composed on scientific lines by classifying observed facts instead of deducting from a priori theories. Unpublished originally, but reconstructed from various sources in The General Principles of Astrology. See also: Aleister Crowley’s writings on astrology
DXXXVI 536 B Liber Βατραχοφρενοβοοκοσμομαχια (Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia) An instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind. Two practices designed to aid the student in developing an awareness of the Universe around him are given, one is active one passive. Requires Astronomical knowledge. See also: Equinox I x, p. 35.
DL 550 Tannhäuser Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
DLV 555 D Liber HAD An instruction for attaining Hadit. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 83
DLXX 570 Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity, and Beyond. See also: Equinox III ix.
DCXXXIII 633 De Thaumaturgia A statement of certain ethical considerations concerning Magick. See also: Equinox III x.
DCLXVI 666 B Liber Artemis Iota vel de Coitu Scholia Triviæ An instructional paper for members of Agapé Lodge O.T.O. on the topic of sexual ethics. This book was included as part of Chapter XV: Sex Morality in Magic Without Tears. (See p753 of Magick: Liber ABA)
DCLXVI 666 The Beast An A∴A∴ document which is an account of the Magical Personality who is the Logos of the present Æon. This could be a document called “The Master Therion, A Biographical Note”. See also: Equinox III x.
DCLXXI 671 D Liber DCLXXI vel Pyramidos A ritual of self-initiation based on the Neophyte ritual.
DCLXXI 671 D Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA A ritual of Initiation with officers passing Probationer to Neophyte in A∴A∴. The practice of this in relation to Liber Pyramidos varies in A∴A∴.
DCLXXII 672 D A sub-ritual of A∴A∴ in Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA
DCLXXIII 673 D A sub-ritual of A∴A∴ in Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA
DCLXXIV 674 D A sub-ritual of A∴A∴ in Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA
DCLXXV 675 D A sub-ritual of A∴A∴ in Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA
DCLXXVI 676 D A sub-ritual of A∴A∴ in Liber DCLXXI vel ThROA
DCC 700 Liber Vesta vel פרכח sub figurâ DCC A book on the robes of the Order. See: Equinox IVi. Note that this is a document of modern provenance, as it appears in Equinox IVi, which represents one specific set of robe designs. In general, there is substantial variance in robe design among the various A∴A∴.
DCCXIII 713 B Time Added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III based on the Lowry TS of Magick in Theory and Practice.
DCCXXIX 729 C The Amalantrah Working Interviews with a discarnate entity.
DCCLXXVII 777 B Liber 777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticæ Viæ Explicandæ, Fundamentum Hieroglyphicum Sanctissimorum Scientiæ Summæ A complete dictionary of the correspondences of all magical elements, reprinted with extensive additions, making it the only standard comprehensive book of reference ever published. It is to the language of Occultism what Webster or Murray is to the English language. See also: 777 and other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley; The Temple of Solomon the King on Gematria in Equinox I v; and, Sepher Sephiroth in Equinox I viii
DCCC 800 D Liber Samekh Theurgia Goetia Summæ, Congressus cum Dæmone Being the Ritual employed by the Beast 666 for the Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel during the semester of His performance of the Operation of the Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage.
DCCC 800 C The Ship A mystery play. This was the source of the first and father Anthem in Book 15. Appeared in Equinox Ix. See: The Ship. Portions also appear as the anthem in the Gnostic Mass, Liber XV
DCCCVIII 808 Liber Serpentis Nehushtan Considered lost, no known copy
DCCCXI 811 C Energised Enthusiasm An essay developing the idea of creativity - and genius - as a sexual phenomenon. Specially adapted to the task of Attainment of Control of the Body of Light, development of Intuition and Hatha yoga. See also: Equinox I ix, p. 17
DCCCXI 811 D Liber Collegii Internii
DCCCXIII 813 A Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita sub figurâ DLXX An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond. This book describes in magical language a very secret process of Initiation. See also: Equinox III ix.
DCCCXXXI 831 D Liber Iod Formerly Vesta. An instruction giving three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the Unity. Adapted to facilitate the task of Raja Yoga, and of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. See also: Equinox I vii, p. 101.
DCCCXXXVII 837 C The Law of Liberty This is a further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain Ethical problems. See also: Equinox III i, p. 45; III x
DCCCL 850 The Rites of Eleusis See also: Equinox I vi and The Rites of Eleusis
DCCCLX 860 C John St. John The Record of the Magical Retirement of G.H. Frater O.M. (Aleister Crowley). A model of what a magical record should be, so far as accurate analysis and fullness are concerned. Equinox I i, Supplement
DCCCLXVIII 868 B Liber Viarum Viæ A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps. An analysis of the 22 letters. To each is attributed a magical or mystical practice of progressive difficulty until attainment is complete. Equinox I vii, p. 101
DCCCLXXXVIII 888 The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw Also: “Jesus. A complete study of the origins of Christianity.” This was apparently also to have been Equinox III ii, which was not issued. See also: Preface to Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw on which Liber 888 is a commentary.
CMXIII 913 B תישארב, Liber Viæ Memoriæ (ThIShARB, Liber Viae Memoriae) Gives methods for attaining the magical memory, or memory of past lives, and an insight into the function of the Aspirant in this present life. (So to enable the Aspirant to calculate his True Orbit in eternity.) Equinox I vii, p. 105.
CMXXXIV 934 The Cactus A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons. No known copy exists, probably was just a collection of case study documents destroyed by British customs. (See p753 of Magick: Liber ABA)
CMLXIII or DCCCCLXIII 963 AB Liber ΘΗΣΑΥΡΟΥ ΕΙΔΩΛΩΝ, sub figurâ DCCCCLXIII, The Treasure House of Images A superb collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac. Also: Liber Thesaurou Eidolon, Liber DCCCCLXIII, The Treasure-House of Images. See also: Equinox I iii, Special Supplement
MCXXXIX 1139 The Utterance of the Pythoness Title and status uncertain, but Book 868 called this book “The Utterance of the Pythoness”.
MCLI 1151 Liber MCLI By Jim Graeb IX° O.T.O.. Being the requirements of Minerval to III°, in study and work in the O.T.O., as it has manifested under the Caliph.
MCCLXIV 1264 D The Greek Qabalah A complete dictionary of all sacred and important words and phrases given in the Books of the Gnosis and other important writings both in the Greek and the Coptic. It is to the Greek Qabalah what the Sephir Sephiroth is to the Hebrew. The present form is taken from Crowley’s notes by Bill Heidrick, IX○ O.T.O. who partially reconstructed the document.
MMCCLXI 2261 C A Note on Genesis By Allan Bennett. A model of Qabalistic ratiocination. Specially adapted to Gnana Yoga. With a preface and notes by Crowley. See also: Equinox I ii.
MMCMXI 2911 C A Note on Genesis See: Liber MMCCLXI
Liber Collegii Interni Unknown. Some material exists in Crowley's notebooks, on the theory and practice of running a Magical Order, but nothing is known to survive with this title. See also Liber DCCCXI
Liber Mysteriorum Unknown. This book is mentioned in Liber 185, as part of the task of a Dominus Liminis. However, a book with this name does not appear to have survived. Possibly this was/is documentation regarding A∴A∴ rituals.
B The Heart of the Master
B Initiation in the Aeon of the Child J Daniel Gunther’s The Inward Journey, Book I, Initiation in the Aeon of the Child 9780892542093 0892542098. Imprimatur class B added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III
B The Angel and the Abyss J Daniel Gunther’s The Inward Journey, Book II, The Angel and the Abyss 9780892542116 089254211X. Imprimatur class B added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III
B The Hieroglyphic Triad J Daniel Gunther’s The Inward Journey, Book III, The Hieroglyphic Triad 9780892542116 089254211X. Imprimatur class B added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III
C The Visions of the Pylons J. Daniel Gunther’s The Visions of the Pylons: A Magical Record of Exploration in the Starry Abode 9780892541836 0892541830. Imprimatur class B added 2021 in the Italian edition of Magick. Liber ABA. Libro quattro. Parti I-III
B The Tarot Trumps of Thoth and Psychology Phyllis Seckler (Soror Meral), in The Thoth Tarot, Astrology, & Other Selected Writings Amazon
B Living Thelema David Shoemaker's Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick Amazon
B The Winds of Wisdom David Shoemaker's The Winds of Wisdom: Visions from the Thirty Enochian Aethyrs 0989384446

 


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