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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. According to Aleister Crowley, his wife Rose had already reported a revelation from the god Horus. The couple went to the Boulaq museum in Cairo, Egypt to see if she could recognize Horus. Rose did recognize an image of the god, on a painted stèle bearing the catalogue number 666. This image shows the three main deities of Thelema: Nuit, Hadit (or Horus as the solar disk), and Ra-Hoor-Khuit (or Horus merged with Ra). Thelema is the English transliteration of the Greek word Θελημα which means will. ... Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 - 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, sexual revolutionary, and drug addict (especially heroin). ... Horus is an ancient god of Egyptian mythology, whose cult survived so long that he evolved dramatically over time and gained many names. ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... In Egyptian mythology, Nuit or Nut was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other mythologies, which usually have a sky father. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... , , or This article is about the Egyptian god. ...


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The title “Stele 666” is from the catalogue of the Boulaq Museum in Cairo where the tablet is on display.
The symbols of the stele combine to form a talisman that was believed to grant the Priest the power to transcend death through identification with the transpersonal archetypes of the supreme deities who represented the infinite stars of space and the solar flame at the core of every living being.
The paraphrase of the hieroglyphs of “Stele 666” was prepared in 1904 under the supervision of Egyptologist Brugseh Bey at the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, and it is reprinted in Aleister Crowley, The Holy Books of Thelema (NY: Weiser, 1983).
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