The Vision and the Voice (Equinox IV:2)

Posted on 13 September 2018 by Aleister Crowley

Liber 418, The Vision and the Voice is the record of Aleister Crowley s exploration of the 30 thyrs of the Enochian system of magick developed by Elizabethan magicians Dr John Dee and Edward Kelley Crowley obtained these visions in Mexico in 1900m and in Algeria in 1909 The are the source of many key spiritual doctrines of Thelema, particularly concerning the theogony of the All Father Chaos and the goddess Babalon They give an account of the transcendence of the Ego by crossing the Abyss, and the attainment of the grade of Master of the Temple This new edition adds previously unpublished material, including new explanatory diagrams, illustrations designed by Crowley, and the actual Algerian diary record Unlike other available editions of The Vision and the Voice, this volume includes Crowley s extensive and illuminating commentary.This collection features several works that complement Liber 418, The Vision and the Voice, giving details of Crowley s other advanced initiations and magical workings Liber 325, The Bartzabel Working gives ritual instructions for the evocation of the Spirit of Mars, and includes the first publication of the actual record of the group ritual evocation of this spirit conducted by Crowley in 1910 Liber 60, The Ab ul Diz Working, gives an account of the astral communications with an Adept named Ab ul Diz in 1911 that led to the writing of Crowley sBook 4Liber 415, The Paris Working, is the record of a series of sexmagical workings conducted in 1914, designed to restore the worship of several of the gods of pagan antiquity It includes The Holy Hymns to the Great Gods of Heaven.This book collects the diaries of Aleister Crowley for 1909 1914 in one volume. Read The Vision and the Voice (Equinox IV:2) – kino-fada.fr While clearly one of the core texts of Crowley s system of Thelema, and key to understanding his cosmology, I found this particular edition of Liber 418 to be excessively confusing, even while it remained revelatory.Part of the problem is the system of commentary Since the text of the visions themselves is often rather opaque in its symbolism, especially for those not already well versed in the Thelemic Holy Books as well as Qabbala, Crowley added numerous footnotes some 15 years later In this While clearly one of the core texts of Crowley s system of Thelema, and key to understanding his cosmology, I found this particular edition of Liber 418 to be excessively confusing, even while it remained revelatory.Part of the problem is the system of commentary Since the text of the visions themselves is often rather opaque in its symbolism, especially for those not already well versed in the Thelemic Holy Books as well as Qabbala, Crowley added numerous footnotes some 15 years later In this edition, these are supplemented by further notes written still later by his student former secretary Israel Regardie Some of those notes are signed I.R but others, while referring to Crowley in third person, remain unsigned In all, this makes it very difficult to determine what was written by whom, when And even with all that, and the whole internet as a supplemental...Crowley s sex magickal exploration of the Enochian Heavens while wandering through the desert with Viktor Neuberg, messed up on hashish and mescaline Truly one of the most inspired workings of the 20th century His exploration of the Enochian heavens is still unequaled in scope and consistency of symbolism Understanding these documents are the key to understanding Crowley s actual realizations of consciousness, rather than the smoke and gun show he is commonly known for Not for the faint of Crowley s sex magickal e...a little difficult to understand all references having no previous knowledge of subject matters but still coolMust have for advanced Enochian students Not recommended for beginners as liable to unduly influence their work See the work of Jerry Schueler.A classic of the tradition of Thelema, containing the source of a great deal of its symbolism, mythology, and metaphysics.Intense and revealing, the work contains a great deal of insight by Crowley Glory and danger await beyond the threshold, which the Mage certainly learnt in the process Invaluable.

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13 September 2018

Aleister Crowley