The number 93 is of great significance in the religion of Thelema, originated by Aleister Crowley in 1904 with the writing of The Book of the Law. The central philosophy of Thelema is in the two phrases from Liber AL: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and "Love is the law, love under will." The two primary terms in these statements are Will and Love, respectively. In the greek language, they are Thelema (Will) and Agape (Love). Using the Greek technique of isopsephy, which applies a numerical value to letters, the letters of both of these words when added together equal 93: Thelema is the English spelling of the Greek word Θελημα which means will or intention. ... Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was a British occultist, mystic, writer, poet, astrologer, sexual revolutionary, drug addict, painter, mountain climber, and social critic. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Book of the Law, also known as Liber AL vel Legis, is the text central to philosophical / religious practice called Thelema founded by Aleister Crowley. ... Thelema is the English spelling of the Greek word Θελημα which means will or intention. ... Agapē (in Greek written αγάπη; pronounced ah-GAH-peh or AH-gah-peh) is the Greek word for divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. ... Isopsephy (iso meaning equal and psephos meaning pebble) is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. ...

• Thelema = Θελημα
  • Θ (Theta) = 9 +
  • ε (Epsilon) = 5 +
  • λ (Lambda) = 30 +
  • η (Eta) = 8 +
  • μ (Mu) = 40 +
  • α (Alpha) 1
  • = 93

• Agapé = Αγαπη
  • Α (Alpha) 1 +
  • γ (Gamma) 3 +
  • α (Alpha) 1 +
  • π (Pi) 80 +
  • η (Eta) 8
  • = 93

The relevance of this technique is found in the art of correspondence. When two words have the same value, they are said to have a meaningful connection. In this case, it is considered significant that the two central concepts of Thelema—Will and Love—are of equal value, and therefore have a direct connection. Similarly, since 23 is the ninth prime number, and 9 is 3 squared, some deem 23 an algebraic mirror to "thelema/agape=93"; see also wikipedia entries for number 23, the 23 enigma, and the 'other correspondences' section for the number 93. 23 (twenty-three) is the natural number following 22 and preceding 24. ... The 23 Enigma is a belief that the number 23 is of particular or unusual significance, especially in relation to disasters. ... 93 is the natural number following 92 and preceding 94. ...

Other correspondences to 93

There are other words found in Thelemic literature that add up to 93 using either isopsephy or gematria. These include: Isopsephy (iso meaning equal and psephos meaning pebble) is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. ... Gematria (גימטריה) is numerology of the Hebrew language and Hebrew alphabet. ...

• Aiwaz—Dictated Liber Legis to Aleister Crowley in 1904
• LAShTAL
• FIAOF
• MGN—Compound letter replacing the M in AUM.

Other correspondences include: The Book of the Law, also known as Liber AL vel Legis, is the text central to philosophical / religious practice called Thelema founded by Aleister Crowley. ... Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was a British occultist, mystic, writer, poet, astrologer, sexual revolutionary, drug addict, painter, mountain climber, and social critic. ... Trinity Mirror is a large United Kingdom newspaper and magazine publisher. ...

• Melie—"The Ash", as in Yggdrasil the World Tree
• TzBA—"Will; star, host"

Yggdrasil For other uses of the term Yggdrasil, see Yggdrasil (disambiguation) In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil (pron. ...

"93" as Salutation

It is common for Thelemites to greet each other with "93" in person as well as in the opening and closing of written correspondence. This custom derives from Aleister Crowley's guideline that Thelemites should greet each other with the Law. Since saying the entire Law can be cumbersome, using 93 has become a kind of shorthand. Thelema is the English spelling of the Greek word Θελημα which means will or intention. ...

In informal written correspondence, one often finds the number singly at the head of a letter and in the form "93 93/93" at the end. In this case, the initial "93" stands in for "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law," and "93 93/93" stands for "Love is the law, love under will." Some Thelemites find this usage excessively informal, even for everyday use; others point out that it is attested in Crowley's own letters and deem it acceptable as a result. Alternately, the salutation 23 (as explained above), became propagated by Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV and Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth; (later Thee Outher Peoples International) that included members of related groups Hafler Trio, 23 Skidoo, and Current 93.*** The Hafler Trio is a conceptual and sound art group that has released numerous albums and CDs in experimental musical styles ranging from electronica, cut-up, ambient, trance, environmental sound-scape, musique concrete, electro-acoustic, and audio-montage as cinema for the ears from 1986 to present, each of which... 23 Skidoo is an American slang popularized in the early Twentieth Century (first appearing before World War I and becoming popular in the Roaring Twenties). ... Current 93 is a British music group founded in 1982 by David Tibet (née David Michael Bunting, renamed Tibet by Genesis P-Orridge sometime prior to forming the group). ...

References

• Adapted from the Thelemapedia article, 93. Retrieved 04/05/2005.
  • Crowley, Aleister. (1997). Magick: Book Four. Edited, annotated, and introduced by Hymenaeus Beta. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
    • P-Orridge, Genesis. Thee Psychick Bible: The Apocraphal Scriptures ov Genesis P-Orridge & thee Third MIND ov Psychic TV. Edited by J.A. Rapoza. San Francisco: Alecto Enterprises, 1994.