
The Greatest Works of Aleister Crowley
Thelemic Rituals, Golden Dawn Mysticism, Visionary Scripture, and Modern Occult PoetryBy Aleister Crowley, S. L. MacGregor Mathers, Mary d'Este SturgesLength49h 19m
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The Greatest Works of Aleister Crowley gathers writings associated with one of modern occultism's most provocative literary figures, placing visionary prose, ritual instruction, poetry, and esoteric speculation in a broader textual constellation. The volume's range illuminates the porous boundaries between decadent aesthetics, mystical autobiography, ceremonial magic, and philosophical experiment. Its most compelling passages reveal how literary form itself can become a vehicle for altered consciousness, symbolic inquiry, and spiritual challenge. Crowley's work is here read alongside material connected to S. L. MacGregor Mathers and Mary d'Este Sturges, figures linked to the late-Victorian and early-twentieth-century revival of Western esotericism. Their presence situates the collection within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's influential networks of translation, ritual practice, and occult scholarship. Together, these voices disclose a cultural milieu in which medieval, Renaissance, Eastern, and modern sources were imaginatively reassembled, enriching the reader's sense of the period's contested spiritual and literary ambitions. This volume rewards readers interested in occult literature, modernism, religious history, and the afterlives of ritual tradition. It offers a valuable opportunity to compare divergent styles and intellectual temperaments within a single anthology, while tracing the dialogue between magical theory, poetic expression, and cultural dissent.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length49 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateJul 16, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Magic of Éliphas Lévi (Annotated)
26Liber III vel Jugorum
2Thelema Texts:
270
3The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis)
28I
4Chapter I
29II
5Chapter II
30III
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6Chapter III
31Prologue of the Unborn
7The Law of Liberty (Liber DCCCXXXVII)
32I
8Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Creed
33II
9Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici
34III
10Liber B vel Magi
35IV
11Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni
36V
12Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente
37VI
13I
38VII
14II
39Liber Librae
15III
40Liber LXI vel Causæ
16IV
41The Preliminary Lection
17V
42The History Lection
18Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita
43Liber Porta Lucis
19I. א
44Liber Resh vel Helios
20II. ר
45Liber Stellae Rubeae
21III. א
46Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus
22IV. ר
47Aleister Crowley On Drugs:
23V. י
48The Diary of a Drug Fiend
24VI. ת
49Preface
25VII. א
50Book I. Paradiso