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Thelemic Texts gathers Liber AL vel Legis, also called The Book of the Law, and The Book of Thoth, both central to Aleister Crowley's Thelema. Liber AL vel Legis also appears under scripturetext as the canonical scripture of Thelema; it is catalogued here again for its place in the wider esoteric current Crowley drew on and shaped.

Facts
Origins
Era of Composition
From 1904: Liber AL vel Legis was received at Cairo on 8-10 April 1904 2
Founder
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) 2
Language
English 2
Overview
What Defines This Grouping
The scriptures and doctrinal works of Thelema, the religion Aleister Crowley founded on Liber AL vel Legis, received at Cairo in April 1904. 2
Directory
Category
Esoteric Texts 1
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 3
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The Thelemic Texts

This group gathers texts of Thelema, the religious and magical philosophy founded by Aleister Crowley in the early twentieth century, centred on the principle "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and on his revelation, The Book of the Law.

The browser will find the works the atlas gathers here. The entries describe each text and its teaching, treating Thelema as a modern religious movement and noting Crowley's foundational role.

Sources
2. Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism
Henrik Bogdan and Martin P. Starr (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2012introduction
3. The Occult World
Christopher Partridge (ed.), Routledge, 2015on ThelemaView the Source
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