Liber Aleph Vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly, in the Form an Epistle of 666, the Great Wild Beast to His Son 777, Being the Equinox, Vo [Paperback]

Aleister Crowley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1991 | Series: The equinox

Paperback Book

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books; Rev Sub edition (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877287295
• ISBN-13: 978-0877287292
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Liber aleph: the book of wisdom or folly???? October 6, 2004

By rubyray1618

Format:Paperback

This book has some real character to it. Its topics and generalities are sometimes predictable. although the book was written in an olde english sort of manner, its delivery is stellar. One should expect nothing short of stunning insight, being you provide the patience and correctly aligned will. In the end i found myself uplifted by the random and cohesive nature that crowley presents for the reader. If you have never read any Crowley works this may be a good start. Philosophy and eastern mysticism in 208 chapters of occult wisdom

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very nice book for people that want a spiritual prespective for almost everything in life June 2, 2012

By Evod

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I believe that this is one of the greatest books of A.C. he gathers in it all the spiritual knowledge off a lifetime in some great advices. The language is formal, i really like that, sometimes it could be difficult to read, especially for people that English is not their first language, but it really worth's it. Also i think that this book is the perfect guide for people that have choose that lifestyle. For me the people who think that this book is not good they simply cannot understand it in deep....

10 of 18 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Either the new Bible, or hocus-pocus April 30, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

Crowley's Book of Wisdom and Folly must certainly be taken with pinches of salt here and there, and the reader must be prepared to skip parts altogether as nonsense. The reader must also be male - women are likely to throw the book away after the first page.

That said, The Book must be read for some of the magnificent insights, found elsewhere in Crowley's writings, but not in 'standard' books of 'philosophy'... this is not a philosophical work; neither is it Satanic, or any other label people have given it.

It is impossible to write a brief review of The Book, partly because of its 'heterogeneous' composition, lacking any central theme- seen from the point of view of a non-gnostic. For the general reader interested in finding - there is no other word for it but 'magnificent'- magnificent insights into ... into? This reviewer cannot even say insights into what.

The tone of authority here will be appreciated by some and criticized by others.

This reviewer is being as rambling as Crowley is in The Book- but if one cares to look through the rambling, the insights- indeed, truths- have the power to transform people's attitudes to philosophy, even people's philosophies.

Read The Book if you will to do so. Those readers who are struck by the first declaration of 'The Law' - and possibly only those readers- must read The Book: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.