Freedom is a Two-Edged Sword and Other Essays Oriflamme 1 [Paperback]

John Whiteside Parsons (Author), Hymenaeus Beta (Editor)

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• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thelema Media, L.L.C. (March 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0972658327
• ISBN-13: 978-0972658324
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cOTO does something right once in a while...., July 19, 2005

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S_Mir (Pala) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freedom is a Two-Edged Sword and Other Essays Oriflamme 1 (Paperback)

Its nice cOTO (Caliphate OTO) ocassionally publishes something decent and useful like this instead of suing people and behaving like a scary little sister of Scientology, Inc. (Which Parsons can legitimately be co-credited with creating, due to his formative influence on L. Ron Hubbard)...

The Book itself? Classic Parsons, though it avoids some of his sharper and more controversial material (ie his letters and his 'Autobiography of a Master of the Temple') ; Its a good introduction to the wild mixture of deep insight and bullgoose insanity that was Jack Parsons.

A 'complete works' would be much more useful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading on Freedom, May 10, 2009

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This review is from: Freedom is a Two-Edged Sword and Other Essays Oriflamme 1 (Paperback)

Parson's essay Freedom is a Two-Edged Sword is a brillant work on individual liberty and how it can be realised by all. Alot of what Parson's has to say is in the tradition of John Locke, but written in a style more appealing to today's reader. Written in the 1940's his insight into moral, religious, social and sexual issues is still very relevant today. I promise you will find memorable quotes on every page of the main essay so be ready with either a good highlighter or red pencil to underline them because you will be doing alot of that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick and insight full read into the mind of Parsons., December 14, 2008

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Kyle Brogmus "SynerJetics" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freedom is a Two-Edged Sword and Other Essays Oriflamme 1 (Paperback)

The book starts out as an almost social studies essay about the problem of post World War 2 America, where Parsons writes to the reader as though he were a friend, a great sense of urgency in his tone conveying a message of Liberalism, Feminism, and Love. Then throughout the rest of the book-collection of essays, it goes deep into mystic and occult ideals and the framework of Parsons 'Spirituality' and Philosophy.