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Book of the Law Paperback – November 4, 2011

by Aleister Crowley (Author)

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"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." This oft-misunderstood phrase, which forms the basis for Crowley's practice of Magick, is found in The Book of the Law. Dictated to Crowley in Cairo between noon and 1:00p.m. on three successive days in April 1904, The Book of the Law is the source book and key for Crowley students and for the occult in general. The holy text that forms the basis of Crowley's belief system, Thelema, was transmitted to him by the entity known as Aiwass over the course of three fateful April days in 1904. With his wife Rose as the medium for what would become known as the Cairo Working, Crowley dutifully transcribed the communications on hotel stationery. This work contains the corrected text of the 1938 edition with a facsimile of the handwritten manuscript.

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For the first time the Book of the Law is offered in a deluxe, hardcover edition fittingly issued in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Liber AL vel Legis's transmission to Crowley. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), who claimed to be the re-incarnation of Dr. John Dee among others, lived in England from 1875 through 1947. He is the author of several Weiser Books titles, including Book of Thoth, Diary of a Drug Fiend, Magick, Book of Lies, Book of the Law and 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings. He was a poet, mountaineer, secret agent, magus, libertine, and prophet - was dubbed by the tabloids "The Wickedest Man in the World."

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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books; Reissue edition (May 1, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0877283346
ISBN-13: 978-0877283348
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 4.8 x 6.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (216 customer reviews)
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Should you buy this book?

ByNovus Focuson July 17, 2000

Format: Paperback

I love this book and read it again and again. Should you buy this book though? Well the entire text is available online all over the place. If you use a decent search engine like Google.com you will have no trouble finding it. So the reason for buying this book is if you wanted a nice bound copy of the text (In which case you have probably already read it a few times and know that's what you want and do not even need to bother reading this review).
If you aren't familiar with this book and you are curious I recommend first taking a look at it online and then purchasing "The Law Is for All : The Authorized Popular Commentary of Liber Al Vel Legis, the Book of the Law". The book of the law was kind of hard for me to read the first few times. "The Law is for All" is the Book of the Law with a Commentary by Aleister Crowleys. Parts of the commentary can really help out in studying the book of the law. Also I recommend visiting some of the thelemic websites out there (search "thelema"). Terms like Thelema, Nuit, Hadit, Khabs, Khu, Ankh-af-na-Khonsu, and Hoor Paar Kraat don't make much sense and are a little intimidating without a little outside commentary. There is also a very short paper called "Duty" by Aleister Crowley available on the internet which I think explains the major concepts of Thelema quite well. Highly recommended.

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To be studied, not simply read...

ByS. Crafton September 2, 2004

Format: Paperback

All the other reviews here express how I feel about this book. I would only like to add one more detail:

The Book of the Law requires serious, scholarly study. You will not understand it on the first read. Not unless you have Crowley's comments at hand, which is indeed a necessary companion to this text if you wish to understand it. Many people have put their lives into studying this book and still have not uncovered all of its hidden meanings. This is not a book that you can simply pick up and read one time through. Consider it as being similar to a full college course, because it will likely take that long to get a substantial understanding of it.

Crowley's comments on this text are published in "The Law Is For All," although I believe it's out of print. However, here is a link to a site with free electronic versions of various comments to this text, one of which is Crowley's own --> [...]

I'll end this review with one of my favorite passages from Liber AL (the technical name of The Book of the Law):

"Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains."

~2:9

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Gnosis for the New Age

ByMikeon June 17, 2005

Format: Paperback

Regardless of how some people may feel about Crowley, his works stand on their own. "The Book of the Law", is his most personal, central work, and Thelemite or no, you would have to lack a soul if you did not at the very least find much of the language contained therein as being quite beautiful, insightful, and inspired. This book will hit you in the head like a ton of bricks, and its prose and music is very comparable to many ancient religious writings, and we have the benefit of knowing that it has never lost anything in translation as it was originally written in the English language. For comparable writings....try "The Nag Hammadi Library", Carl Jungs "Seven Sermons to the Dead", and "The Holy Fire of St. Michael" by Richard Michael Willoughby.

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Thelemic sacred text book

ByKateyeson April 30, 2014

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So the average reader might read the first chapter, if that..realistically the first page, and think it's just rantings by a mad man, the "devil worshipper". The problem was that Crowley was and still is vilified by the church. When a person sees you reading Crowley you get the "dirty look". Those that do study Crowley's work know it's his works are very in depth and can be quite clever. My favorite quote is "Every man and woman is a star". Sounds insane, but the meaning is so perfectly explained in Lon Milo DuQuette's "Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot". I find that DuQuette is able to "decode" some of the more crazier parts of Crowley's works.
The Book of the Law is the "sacred text" of Thelema. It was supposively dictated to Crowley on his wedding night from an entity named Aiwass. The book only has 3 chapters, in the 1st person perspectives of Thelemic deities Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. The Book of the Law may be short in pages, but the amount of knowledge is intense and should be revisited as I find with most Crowley works, you just seem to find or understand more each time. So to completely review this book, it's difficult to explain to those that have not read it. It is not a "read through" book. It's very rich and loaded with interesting logic.

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Crowley's cornerstone work.

ByThe Dungeon Masteron April 26, 2016

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Aleister Crowley's cornerstone work is written in this book. However, this book is not for the feint of heart. Those who wish to read this book for the first time will be lost, and their mind blown. I would recommend the following curriculum when reading this book:

1. Read the Book of the Law.

2. Read Equinox of the Gods. This book as a standalone work is no longer in print, however you can acquire it by purchasing Crowley's Book 4 (which also contains this work as well). This book explains the origins of the Book of the Law and how to read it.

3. Read the Book of the Law again. Now you should have a better understanding of the work and not feel so lost in what seems to be a drug-induced ramble.

This is a pretty hard book to get through, although the Book of the Law itself is only about 100 pages long, if that. The book also contains the original manuscript with it, if you are interested in trying to read Crowley's hieroglyphs.

This book is for people who want to start studying Crowley, or for people who are advance magicians, or people who are interested in the O.T.O or the A.-.A.-., or simply just into metaphysical studies.

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I used this to cram for both finals and for the Bar, and I can attest that I would not have graduated magna cum laude without it.Read more

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Meh

The Book of the Law reads as an apology or divine excuse for hedonistic and selfish behavior. This was not enlightening. It was disappointing.

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Great for contemplation

To be read multiple times to fully understand the depth of aleister crowely's mind

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If you read only one occult book in your life then read this one.

Beautifully written piece on hedonism. A great philosophy to live by. Everyone man and woman is a star, in order words we should deify ourselves.Read more

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Very interesting Book by Crowley

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It's really like new

This is really a rare edition of the book of the law, its compact in size very beautiful very new although it was used.

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Do what you will. This book strips away a ...

Do what you will. This book strips away a lot of "BS" and forces us to rethink our notions about ourselves.

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Useless

The actual book of law is included as an illegible facsimile without a translation so the book does not live up to its promise and is a big dissapointment

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