Gems from the Equinox: Instructions by Aleister Crowley for His Own Magical Order

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In the original ten volumes of the "Equinox", Aleister Crowley succeeded in synthesizing the aim of religion and the method of science. Israel Regardie's selections in "Gems of the Equinox" make a volume that is invaluable to readers, students and adepts. It includes material on Crowley's magical order, magical rituals, yoga, invocations and sex magick, among many other topics. "Gems from the Equinox" is a unique resource that serves as a veritable textbook for the magickal orders AA and O.T.O.Although it is written for the advanced practitioner, beginners will gain much from its many pages of wisdom, including yoga postures and breathing techniques, ceremonial rituals and meditations, an Enochian magick primer, and "The Book of the Law". In "Gems from the Equinox", Israel Regardie's selections of Aleister Crowley's writings synthesize the aim of religion and the method of science, making it invaluable to readers, students, and adepts. "Gems" is a must have for every student of Occultism, Mysticism, Thelema, Magick, and comparative religion.

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Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was the most widely read author in 20th-century occultism. He single-handedly redefined magic as a field of inquiry and endeavor through his books and the order that he led--the A.A. and the O.T.O. He is the author several books including The Book of the Law, 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings, and The Book of Thoth. Israel Regardie, who died in 1985, is widely regarded for working to make Western mystery tradition material available to all.