Magick Without Tears

Posted on 06 February 2017 by Aleister Crowley

In 1943 Aleister Crowley initiated a circle of correspondence by way of magickal training for a number of his students It eventually resulted in this volume of 80 letters, Crowley s personal commentary on his own magickal training and insight This is Crowley at his best, leading you gradually into the magickal philosophy behind one of the great mystics of our century and illuminating all that was previously unapproachable in earlier writing These letters show him not to be a drug dimmed addict, an image fostered by legend, but rather as a vital, intelligent avatar, perhaps lucid in these last years than in his youth Magick Without Tears is no less than a personal encyclopedia of magickal instruction, annotated by experience and explained in unguarded language Crowley covers how to use the Qabalah as a tool rather than merely a system of reference the symbols of magick etymology and its philosophy the three major schools of magick white, black, and yellow and their approach to life and use of power hints for meditation and astral projection the Yi King The Book of the Law the Tarot Astrology the importance of talismans, lamens and pentacles how to distinguish prophecy from coincidence etc etc. Free Download eBook Magick Without Tears By Aleister Crowley – kino-fada.fr This is among the most comprehensive introductions to magickal theory ever written Caveat emptor, Crowley makes it quite easy to spiral into his system, Thelema, at the exclusion of the traditional Western paths, i.e the Golden Dawn, from which Crowley emerged It s good to read other authors along with Crowley to gain a holistic understanding of the Western paradigm That being said, this book in conjunction with Book 4, is a pretty thorough introduction to the principles of ceremonial magi This is among the most comprehensive introductions to magickal theory ever written Caveat emptor, Crowley makes it quite easy to spiral into his system, Thelema, at the exclusion of the traditional Western paths, i.e the Golden Dawn, from which Crowley emerged It s good to read other authors along with Crowley to gain a holistic understanding of the Western paradigm That being said, this book in conjunction with Book 4, is a pretty thorough introduction to the principles of ceremonial magick Liber ABA is an expensive hardcover that contains Book Four, Magick Without Tears, and an explaination of Thelema as well.However, before one could even think about Practical Qabalah, they should have at least a cursory understanding of Qabalistic theory, and the Tarot For an introduction to the Qabalah, The Mystical Qabalah, by Dion Fortune is a great start For the Tarot, The Book of Thoth, by Aleister C...Easier to read than most of Crowley s works, still very difficult for me I will try to find asuitable for me launch pad into new ways of thought.This book is a marvelous compendium of letters from the pen of arguably the greatest Occultist of the 20th Century, written in the 1940 s to various of his beginning and intermediate students In them Crowley is the soul of brevity and wit, going straight to the point, time and time again, without the blinds, without the double meanings, without cryptic references, without obscure Greek and Latin passages, wri...If you want to know what Thelema is, and you want it straight from The Beasts mouth, then this is the book for you Magick without tears is a collection of over 80 letters between Aleister Crowley and several other students, but to avoid confusion, the recipient is given one name Cara Soror.The candidness with which Aleister Crowley writes, makes one wonder why he was so cryptic in most of his other writings.Oh that s right, because he was learning as he went...This is a most valuable tome that shows Crowley s mature thought, helping the reader navigate his previous work on Magick and Yoga Clear and concise, it provides the key that opens the lock to understanding of the titanic opus he authored.the title alonedear conjurers, nearly makes this book worthwhile In the form of a series of letters in response to a Sister of the Order, Crowley tells us much and in detail of various aspect of magic and the occult It is a truly worthy book However, the copy we had from New Falcon Publications, had a collating error so about 20 30 pages or so in the earlier part of the book appeared again and replaced a section later in the book So you might wish to check with your seller to see if th the title alonedear conjurers, nearly makes this book worthwhile In the form of a series of letters in response to a Sister of the Order, Crowley tells us much and in detail of va...This is an odd book, full of obscure occult references and ideas, moments of lucidity, and other moments of pure nonsense It is however entertaining, and is a good place to start reading Crowley, as it sums up a lot of his ideas in one volume Written as a series of letters to a students, Cara Soror, it has a very immediate and conversational feeling, and works just as much in a literary sense as in an instructive sense, almost as if it were a fake epistolary novel Crowley s interests indeed This is an odd book, full of obscure occult references and ideas, moments of lucidity, and other moments of pure nonsense It is however entertaining, and is a good place to start reading Crowley, as it sums up a lot of his ideas in one volume Written as a series of letters to a students, Cara Soror,...All words are magical that s the secret of witchcraft Brilliant insights and funny delusions on every one out of two pages.Plot A correspondence course of magic SeeatAnyone interested in the OTO Outer Head scandal involving Marcelo Motta and Karl Germer and Samuel Weiser should definitely check this book out if you ever find it Otherwise Motta s Unexpurgated and Commented version should be online.Crowley is at best a pompous ass

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06 February 2017

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