The Weiser Concise Guide To Aleister Crowley [Paperback]

In addition to the fascinating biographical sketch drawn by Richard Kaczynski, author of the classic biography Perdurabo, this book offers Crowley's teachings in his own words. A carefully chosen series of his instructions for concentration, meditation, magick, invocation, even sex magick are included. Crowley's descriptions of the teaching Orders A:.A:. and OTO are presented, along with the Creed of EGC. In addition, a suggested reading list of Crowley's top-eleven most important books is enhanced by an extensive bibliography for further in-depth research. This is the first and only introductory book that does not pretend to improve upon the Master's writings, but attempts to showcase them into a coherent introduction to his spiritual system.



. A practicing occultist whose mastery of western magick and eastern mysticism was unsurpassed by any of his contemporaries, and who continues to be an icon for many of today's practicing magicians.

. The founder and prophet of the new religious movement of Thelema, best known by its oft-misunderstood catchphrase, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

. A prolific poet whose Collected Works, by age thirty, filled three volumes, and whose last published work, Olla, was subtitled Sixty Years of Song.

. A maverick mountaineer whose numerous innovations and world records in the sport are acknowledged by even his most vocal critics.

. An adventurer whose exploits in the far east were serialized by Vanity Fair magazine as A Burmese River.

. An impresario who took the violin troupe, the Ragged Ragtime Girls, on a tour of Russia.

. A British secret agent who marshaled his literary and occult connections to the service of his country, including (reputedly) the invention of the V for Victory sign as a magical antidote to the swastika.

. A ranked chess master who could trounce many players without even looking at the chess board.

. A pioneering elÓ