TITLE: Aleister Crowley (editor) - The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King: Translated into the English Tongue by a Dead Hand and Adorned with Divers Other Matters Germane Delightful to the Wise
FORMAT: Book (hardcover)
CONDITION: VG+
PRICE: $111.00 CAN
INFO: This was the famous book of Aleister Crowley released in 1904. This refers to a practice which includes the invocation of angels or the evocation of demons, and usage of the term in English largely derives from the 17th century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon, which features an Ars Goetia as its first section. It contains descriptions of the evocation of seventy-two demons. Ars Goetia was the title of the first section of The Lesser Key of Solomon, it is containing descriptions of the seventy-two demons which King Solomon is said to have evoked and confined in a bronze vessel sealed by magic symbols, and that he obliged to work for him. There is also a legend which says that when Solomon was defeated, the army who entered and found the bronze vessel forcefully opened it and as you can imagine, nothing good came out of there. The Ars Goetia assigns a rank and a title of nobility to each member of the infernal hierarchy, and gives the demons "signs they have to pay allegiance to", or seals.
TITLE: Aleister Crowley, Ordo Templi Orientis - The Holy Books of Thelema (The Equinox #3.09)
FORMAT: Book (paperback)
CONDITION: NM
PRICE: $77.00 CAN
INFO: The first collection of writings received by the author in trance states, this material forms the basis of his teachings. Extensive bibliographies and a preface provide a context for how the material was received and written. Produced and supervised by the O.T.O.
TITLE: Aleister Crowley, Hymenaeus Beta (Editor) - Eight Lectures on Yoga (The Equinox #3.04)
FORMAT: Book (paperback)
CONDITION: NM
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INFO: Aleister Crowley was among the first Europeans to study, preactice and teach Yoga. His intellectual hallmark—a philosophical synthesis of mysticism, magick and science—is rooted in his Yoga studies in the East at the turn of the last century. These eight lectures, written in 1937, set forth some of Crowley's conclusions after a lifelong philosophical investigation.
Speaking in turns as mystic, magus, philosopher, scientist and seasoned adventurer, few sacred cows escape the Mahatma Guru Sri Paramahansa Shivaji, who even delights in poking fun at himself.
The first series of lectures is introductory, and is entitled Yoga for Yahoos. The elements of Yoga are introduced, examined and demystified with a view to extracting the practical essence of Yoga doctrine. Yoga is also correlated to astrology and the Qabalah.
The second, more advanced series of lectures is entitled Yoga for Yellowbellies. Here Crowley weaves Yoga into a conceptual framework that encompasses Western philosophy, magick and mathematical physics. He introduces relativity and quantum mechanics, and discusses their implications for ontology and consciousness.
Crowley's humor suffuses thee talks, which are as entertaining as they are illuminating, and his wit elucidates concepts that elude rational explanation.
Revised second edition, introduced and annotated by Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior of Ordo Templi Orientis. Includes a new author's portrait and index.