Magick in Theory and Practice

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As with all Crowley, at times the book is vague, at others he drones on and on, and quite a few times do you find really beautiful poetry. I would implore the novice magus to place particular attention on the usage and effects of magical weapons. Much of the book was dictated by Crowley to his principal A∴A∴ students of the time, who would also ask questions to get clarification. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.

There are practices, rituals, operations, observances, and acts in full elaboration like the dead petals of a colorless rose pressed between the pages of an infrequently opened book.e. falling for the illusion which both meditation and magickal practice strive to liberate you from).

This book by Crowley promises much, and yet of Crowley's vast written output, few titles are found outside of the mausoleum, and fewer yet offer any biographical scope of the author. He sets down a list of precepts that by their own definition destroy man's ability to understand the world around him, stating explicitly that the concept of reason has no place in the world and is an illusion. that make this a great book, starting with his outline in the beginning of the book, defining magic, its theory and the postulates and theorems thereof. He recognizes them for the scourge they are, but needlessly falls short by only following such condemnations by asserting his own doctrines in their place. The original was privately printed in 1929 after Crowley failed to find a publisher in London and has been considered a scarce work since that time.

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Everyone else still probably thinks I went insane, for the first time in my life I knew whatever was happening to me was spiritually more real than anything I had ever experienced before. The section is essentially Crowley's system of yoga, which is designed to still the mind and enable single-pointed concentration.What I didn't get was the concept of "magical thinking" which insulated Crowley from understanding the fundamental flaws in his perceptions, the system of belief that says wishing makes it so (except for when it doesn't) so keep wishing because then things will change (or they won't). His writings might make me cringe at times, but they also challenge my thinking and that is what I primarily look for in the books I read.