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Encyclopedia > Abramelin oil
Thelema
WikiProject Thelema
Core topics

The Book of the Law
Aleister Crowley
True Will · 93
Aeon (Thelema) The Unicursal Hexagram, designed by Aleister Crowley, is one of the common symbols of Thelema Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun θέλημα: will, from the verb ἐθέλω: to will, wish, purpose. ... The Book of the Law (ISBN 0877283346), also known as Liber AL vel Legis, is the text central to a philosophical / magical / religious practice called Thelema, written by Aleister Crowley. ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, hedonist and sexual revolutionary. ... The phrase True Will does not appear in the Book of the Law, the central sacred text of Thelema. ... 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. ... Within the system of Thelema, history is taken and broken down into a series of Aeons, each with its own dominant concept of divinity and its own formula of redemption and advancement. ...

Mysticism

Thelemic mysticism
The Great Work
Holy Guardian Angel
Body of Light
Within the modern system of Thelema, developed by Aleister Crowley in the first half of the 20th century, is a complex mystical path designed to do two interrelated things: to learn ones unique True Will and to achieve union with the All. ... -1... Within the system of Thelema founded by Aleister Crowley in 1904, the Holy Guardian Angel is the Silent Self, representative of ones truest divine nature. ... Within the system of magick, the Body of Light—often referred to as the subtle body—is the part of a person that can leave the corporeal body and carry ones senses and consciousness during astral travels. ...

Thelemic texts

Works of Aleister Crowley
Holy Books of Thelema
Liber 777 · The Equinox Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)—mystic, occultist, and mountaineer—was a highly prolific writer, not only on the topic of Thelema and magick, but on philosophy, politics, and culture. ... Aleister Crowley, the founder of the religion of Thelema, designated his works as belonging to one of several classes. ... The full name of this Class B document by Aleister Crowley is Liber 777 Vel Prolegoma Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticae Viae Explicande, Fundamentum Hieroglyphicum Sanctissimorum Scientiae Summae. ... The Equinox was a large bi-annual periodical published by Aleister Crowley that served as the official organ of the A∴A∴ and later the O.T.O. It was subtitled The Review of Scientific Illuminism. ...

Magick and ritual

Magick · Tarot · Qabalah
The Gnostic Mass
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Thoth Tarot is a Tarot deck painted by Lady Frieda Harris according to instructions from Aleister Crowley. ... The tree of life Kabbalah (קבלה Reception, Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah) is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature. ... Aleister Crowley wrote The Gnostic Mass—technically called Liber XV or Book 15—in 1913 while travelling in Moscow. ...

Thelemic organisations

A∴A∴ · O.T.O. · E.G.C.
Argenteum Astrum, also known as Argentinum Astrum, Argentinium Astrum (Latin for silver star), Astron Argon (Greek for silver star), or simply A∴A∴, was a magical order created by Aleister Crowley after leaving the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. ... Lamen of Ordo Templi Orientis Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) (Order of the Temple of the East, or the Order of Oriental Templars) is an international fraternal and religious organization. ... Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (EGC), or the Gnostic Catholic Church, is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), an international fraternal initiatory organization devoted to promulgating the Law of Thelema. ...

Deities and personalities

Nuit · Hadit · Horus
Babalon · Chaos
Baphomet · Choronzon
Aiwass · Ankh-af-na-khonsu
For a strict look at Nuit from an ancient Egyptian point of view, see: Nuit (mythology) Nuit (alternatively Nu, Nut, or Nuith) is the speaker in the first Chapter of the Book of the Law, the sacred text of Thelema written in 1904 by Aleister Crowley. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Heru-ra-ha is a composite deity in Aleister Crowleys quasi-Egyptian mythology; composed of Ra-Hoor-Khuit and Hoor-par-kraat. ... This article is a work in progress. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Choronzon is an entity, described by Edward Kelley as that mighty devil. It is associated with the tenth Aethyr in the system of Enochian Magick devised by John Dee, and is the Dweller in the Abyss in the magickal system(s) developed by Aleister Crowley. ... Aiwass is the figure who is said to have dictated The Book of the Law to Aleister Crowley on April 8th, 9th, and 10th in 1904. ... Ankh-af-na-khonsu (lit. ...

Other topics

Stele of Revealing
Abrahadabra In the system of Thelema, Stèle of Revealing refers to an ancient Egyptian work of art that played a role in the creation of the system. ... Abracadabra is a word used as an incantation, considered by some to be the phrase that is pronounced most universally in other languages without translation. ...

Abramelin oil, also called Oil of Abramelin, is a ceremonial magical oil used by Aleister Crowley and his followers in the OTO. [citation needed] It was first mentioned in print in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, an important text in the religion Thelema religion. [citation needed] Sorcery redirects here. ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, hedonist and sexual revolutionary. ... Cover of a 1975 paperback reprint of Mathers 1897 English translation of The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage ; the art is an etching by Rembrandt titled Dr. Faustus and has nothing to do with the story of Abramelin. ... The Unicursal Hexagram, designed by Aleister Crowley, is one of the common symbols of Thelema Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun θέλημα: will, from the verb ἐθέλω: to will, wish, purpose. ...


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Abramelin oil (2920 words)
Abramelin oil experienced new popularity beginning in the 20th century due to several well-known occultists, especially S.
This is a highly fragranced oil that may be applied to the skin in more liberal amounts; it is a close, modern approximation of the oil described by Abramelin to Abraham of Worms.
Oil of Abramelin was seen as highly important by Aleister Crowley, the; founder of Thelema, and he used his version of it throughout his life.
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