Showing posts with label Ordo Templi Orientis OTO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ordo Templi Orientis OTO. Show all posts

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Lon Milo DuQuette
Author, Musician, Occultist 
and Ceremonial Magician 
United States Deputy Grand Master 
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) 
Archbishop of 
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica 
32nd Degree Freemason 
Long Beach Scottish Rite Valley 
Member of Long Beach Lodge No. 327 
Grand Lodge of California
by Travis Simpkins


Lon Milo DuQuette - Qabalah

Lon Milo DuQuette


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Lon Milo DuQuette. Son of Chicken Qabalah. Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 
Israel Regardie 
Dr. Francis Israel Regardie 
born Francis Israel Regudy 
(1907 - 1985) 
Author and Occultist 
Ceremonial Magician 
Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley 
Member of 
Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the 
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 
Member of 
Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA) 
Known for the books: 
The Tree of Life 
A Garden of Pomegranates 
The Middle Pillar 
The Golden Dawn 
by Travis Simpkins



Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence


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Israel Regardie. Qabalah. The Tree of Life. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley. Magick. Occult. Thelema

777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley. Magick. Occult. Thelema
777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley. Magick. Occult. Thelema

 "777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley" is a useful book of correspondences.

A unique collection of Qabalistic texts that includes Gematria, 777, and Sepher Sephiroth.

Gematria provides essential explanations of theoretical and practical Qabalistic number analysis and philosophy. “An Essay in Number,” also included, provides invaluable insights into key numbers as well as techniques and safeguards for practical magical workGematria was first published in The Equinox, vol. 1. no. 5.

777 itself contains, in concise tabulated form, an overview of symbolism of the major world religions, as well as the system of correspondence of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. In short, it is a complete magical and philosophical dictionary—a key to all religion and practical occultism—an amazing work whose value has been recognized through many editions since its first appearance in 1909 and subsequent enlargement in 1955.

The third text in this collection is 
Sepher Sephiroth, a unique dictionary listing hundreds of Hebrew words arranged by numerical value. It was compiled jointly by Aleister Crowley and Allan Bennett and first appeared in The Equinox, vol. 1, no. 8.
 

Monday, December 30, 2024

The Dark Lord. H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic. Peter Levenda

The Dark Lord. H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic. Peter Levenda
The Dark Lord. H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic. Peter Levenda

 I'm keeping with a H.P. Lovecraft theme and reading "The Dark Lord" by Peter Levenda.

One of the most famous - yet least understood - manifestations of Thelemic thought has been the works of Kenneth Grant, the British occultist and one-time intimate of Aleister Crowley, who discovered a hidden world within the primary source materials of Crowley's Aeon of Horus. Using complementary texts from such disparate authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Parsons, Austin Osman Spare, and Charles Stansfeld Jones ("Frater Achad"), Grant formulated a system of magic that expanded upon that delineated in the rituals of the OTO: a system that included elements of Tantra, of Voudon, and in particular that of the Schlangekraft recension of the Necronomicon, all woven together in a dark tapestry of power and illumination.

The Dark Lord follows the themes in the writings of Kenneth Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Necronomicon, uncovering further meanings of the concepts of the famous writers of the Left Hand Path. It is for Thelemites, as well as lovers of the Lovecraft Mythos in all its forms, and for those who find the rituals of classical ceremonial magic inadequate for the New Aeon.

Traveling through the worlds of religion, literature, and the occult, Peter Levenda takes his readers on a deeply fascinating exploration on magic, evil, and The Dark Lord as he investigates of one of the most neglected theses in the history of modern occultism: the nature of the Typhonian Current and its relationship to Aleister Crowley's Thelema and H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon.

https://amzn.to/4iUiFtD 

 

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Necronomicon. Grimoire. Simon. Peter Levenda. H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu Mythos

Necronomicon. Grimoire. Simon. Peter Levenda. H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu Mythos
Necronomicon. Grimoire. Simon. Peter Levenda. H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu Mythos

 I'm keeping with a H.P. Lovecraft theme and reading the "Necronomicon"

"This is the testimony of all that I have seen, and all that I have learned. . . . For this is the Book of the Dead, the Book of the Black Earth, that I have writ down at the peril of my life..."

The classic and controversial grimoire—a book of magic, spells, and rituals, ready to be incorporated into your life

Since its initial publication in 1977, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon. Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax, while others have praised it as a powerful spell book. As the decades have passed, more information has come to light both on the book's origins and discovery, and on the information contained within its pages. Regardless of its origins, the Necronomicon has been found to contain formulae for spiritual transformation consistent with some of the most ancient mystical processes in the world—processes that were not public knowledge when the book was first published, processes that involve communion with the stars.

Despite the controversy, the first edition sold out before it was published—and it has never been out of print in the decades since then. If this book or the arcane practices that it claims to illuminate have ever piqued your interest, then wait no longer, and discover the truths that the Necronomicon has in store for you and the impact that it can have on your life.

https://amzn.to/3BAzWaN 

 

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 
Israel Regardie 
Dr. Francis Israel Regardie 
born Francis Israel Regudy 
(1907 - 1985) 
Author and Occultist 
Ceremonial Magician 
Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley 
Member of 
Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the 
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 
Member of 
Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA) 
Known for the books: 
The Tree of Life 
A Garden of Pomegranates 
The Middle Pillar 
The Golden Dawn 
by Travis Simpkins



Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence


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Israel Regardie. Qabalah. A Garden of Pomegranates. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Aleister Crowley. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Aleister Crowley. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Aleister Crowley
born Edward Alexander Crowley
( 1875 - 1947 )
Occultist, Ceremonial Magician, Artist
& Author of Magick and The Book of the Law
Founder of Thelema
called "The Wickedest Man in the World"
Member of
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
and
Ordo Templi Orientis ( O.T.O. )
by Travis Simpkins


 Aleister Crowley - The Great Beast

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley


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Aleister Crowley. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. OTO. Magick. Book 4. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Eliphas Levi. Occult Author and Ceremonial Magician. Transcendental Magic. by Travis Simpkins

Eliphas Levi. Occult Author. Transcendental Magic. Esoteric Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Eliphas Levi
Alphonse Louis Constant
( 1810 - 1875 )
Occult Author
Ceremonial Magician
former Freemason
Initiated at 
Lodge Rose du Parfait Silence
Grand Orient of France
March 14, 1861
by Travis Simpkins

Eliphas Levi - Symbolism and Magick


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Eliphas Levi. Occult Author. Transcendental Magic. Esoteric Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Lon Milo DuQuette
Author, Musician, Occultist 
and Ceremonial Magician 
United States Deputy Grand Master 
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) 
Archbishop of 
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica 
32nd Degree Freemason 
Long Beach Scottish Rite Valley 
Member of Long Beach Lodge No. 327 
Grand Lodge of California
by Travis Simpkins


Lon Milo DuQuette - Qabalah

Lon Milo DuQuette


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Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Low Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, September 23, 2024

Lectures of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry. John Yarker

Lectures of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry. John Yarker
Lectures of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry. John Yarker

 I'm enjoying "Lectures of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry" by John Yarker.



John Yarker provides a valuable resource for the lectures and catechisms of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry. Lectures of the Chapter, Senate, and Council, according to the forms of the Ancient and Primitive Rite, but embracing all Systems of High Grade Masonry.

https://amzn.to/4dfKkkW 

 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins
John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
John Yarker
(1833 -1913)
Author, Occultist and Freemason
International Grand Master of the
Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim
Member of the
Swedenborgian Rite
Cerneau Scottish Rite
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)
Martinist Order
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.)
and many other Orders

by Travis Simpkins


David Harrison talks about John Yarker

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John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins
John Yarker. Author and Occultist. Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, August 22, 2024

The Life and Death of John Yarker. David Harrison. Lewis Masonic

The Life and Death of John Yarker. David Harrison. Lewis Masonic
The Life and Death of John Yarker. David Harrison. Lewis Masonic

 I'm enjoying "The Life and Death of John Yarker" by David Harrison.



John Yarker was a Victorian Occultist, Freemason and esoteric Truth Seeker, who is now somewhat revered by both esoteric Freemasons and Occultists alike. He was born in Cumbria, but moved to Manchester, where he spent the rest of his life, and authored countless articles, short papers, and books that now fetch large sums at book auctions. He also collected together a number of Masonic and Oriental Orders, and he was said to have been the lynchpin for the founding of the O.T.O., a move that secured his Occult status. Indeed, Yarker was a strong influence on Aleister Crowley, introducing him to the Ancient and Primitive Rite.
This work is the first extensive biography written of John Yarker's life, and explores his early life, his Masonic career, and his eclectic collection of Rites and Orders, which include the Society of Eight, the Sat B'hai, the Swedenborgian Rite, the Ancient and Primitive Rite, Martinism and the Adoptive Rite, to name but a few.
The book also presents an examination of his extensive works, and looks at his legacy, focusing especially upon his collection of Rites and Orders, some of which survive today and are still practiced. The work highlights documents and letters from Yarker that have never before been published, including letters that chart the early beginnings of the Operatives and the O.T.O. The work also presents a deep insight into Yarker's life and legacy, especially examining how Yarker is still celebrated in certain esoteric lineages that exist today.
Highlights include:
Yarker's Orders, Societies and Rites include the Society of Eight, Sat B'hai, the Swedenborgian Rite, the Celestial Brotherhood, the Ancient and Primitive Rite, Martinism and the Adoptive Rite, to name but a few.
Includes documents and letters never before been published and an extensive list of Yarkers known works.
Discover Yarker's key role in the founding of the Order of the Operatives.
Learn about the mysterious order of the Sat B'hai, an Order that, like the Hermetic Brothers of Egypt, was inspired by the fashionable Orientalism of the period.
Explore the PanSophic Rites, which celebrate a connection to Yarker through a lineage of Orders.
Find out all about the Order of Zuzamites, whose members included some of the first Muslim converts in England. The leader of the Order was actually the man who opened the first Mosque in the UK.
Orders Covered in this volume include
The Adoptive Rite
Ancient and Primitive Rite (Memphis Misraim as 33°)
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Yarker version)
Swedenborgian Rite
Sat B'hai
Celestial Brotherhood
Society of Eight
Martinist Order (through Papus)
The Operatives
The Order of Zuzemites
Hermetic Brothers of Egypt
Order of Elijah
Red Order of Eri
Frater Lucis
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)
The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
The Order of Ishmael, or of Esau, and Reconciliation
The August Order of Light
The Ancient Order of Zuzimites
Martinist Order of Papus
The Grand College of England Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/latest-titles/the-life-and-death-of-john-yarker.htm 

 

Friday, August 9, 2024

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 
Israel Regardie 
Dr. Francis Israel Regardie 
born Francis Israel Regudy 
(1907 - 1985) 
Author and Occultist 
Ceremonial Magician 
Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley 
Member of 
Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the 
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 
Member of 
Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA) 
Known for the books: 
The Tree of Life 
A Garden of Pomegranates 
The Middle Pillar 
The Golden Dawn 
by Travis Simpkins



Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence


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Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, July 29, 2024

Jack Parsons. Rocket Engineer. Occult. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Jack Parsons. Rocket Engineer. Occult. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins
Jack Parsons. Rocket Engineer. Occult. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Jack Parsons
John Whiteside Parsons
(1914 - 1952)
Rocket Engineer and Chemist
Co-Founder of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Occultist and Thelemite
Member of the Agape Lodge
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)

by Travis Simpkins

 
Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley

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Jack Parsons. Rocket Engineer. Occult. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins
Jack Parsons. Rocket Engineer. Occult. Magick. Thelema. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Manifest Thy Glory. NOTOCON. 2011. Ordo Templi Orientis. O.T.O.

Manifest Thy Glory. NOTOCON. 2011. Ordo Templi Orientis. O.T.O.
Manifest Thy Glory. NOTOCON. 2011. Ordo Templi Orientis. O.T.O.

I'm Enjoying "Manifest Thy Glory"

Manifest Thy Gloryoffers a selection of papers from the eighth biennial National Ordo Templi Orientis Conference (NOTOCON) of the United States Grand Lodge of O.T.O., held in the Valley of Detroit, Michigan, in 2011 EV. The papers cover diverse topics including the Holy Guardian Angel, talismans in magick, spatial orientation in ritual, and other magical methods; occult history and biography, including the Stele of Revealing and Ida Craddock; promulgation of Thelema through publishing and podcasts; textual analysis from Catullus to “Liber Trigrammaton;” a touching reminiscence from the incomparable Lon Milo DuQuette; and even space, the final frontier. Other highlights include a street guide to Thelemic historical sites in Detroit, and the address given by U.S. National Grand Master Sabazius. They represent some of best modern practical and scholarly work on Ordo Templi Orientis, Thelema, and the magick of Aleister Crowley.

The first NOTOCON conference took place in 1997 EV in Akron, Ohio, and has since been held on alternate years in different cities around the United States. Manifest Thy Gloryis the third collection of papers from the national conference to be made available, following the inaugural volume Beauty & Strengthfor the 2007 EV conference.

Ordo Templi Orientis is an international fraternal order of men and women devoted to the pursuit of individual liberty, the study of magick, and the promulgation of the Law of Thelema. Founded in the early twentieth century, it has been shaped by such leading lights as Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss, Aleister Crowley, Karl Germer and Grady Louis McMurtry.

https://amzn.to/3KOQKf5


Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Lon Milo DuQuette
Author, Musician, Occultist 
and Ceremonial Magician 
United States Deputy Grand Master 
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) 
Archbishop of 
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica 
32nd Degree Freemason 
Long Beach Scottish Rite Valley 
Member of Long Beach Lodge No. 327 
Grand Lodge of California
by Travis Simpkins


Lon Milo DuQuette - Qabalah

Lon Milo DuQuette


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and


Lon Milo DuQuette. Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium. Ordo Templi Orientis. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 
Israel Regardie 
Dr. Francis Israel Regardie 
born Francis Israel Regudy 
(1907 - 1985) 
Author and Occultist 
Ceremonial Magician 
Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley 
Member of 
Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the 
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 
Member of 
Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA) 
Known for the books: 
The Tree of Life 
A Garden of Pomegranates 
The Middle Pillar 
The Golden Dawn 
by Travis Simpkins



Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence


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Israel Regardie. Qabalah. The Middle Pillar. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Lon Milo DuQuette. Author. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Lon Milo DuQuette
Author, Musician, Occultist 
and Ceremonial Magician 
United States Deputy Grand Master 
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) 
Archbishop of 
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica 
32nd Degree Freemason 
Long Beach Scottish Rite Valley 
Member of Long Beach Lodge No. 327 
Grand Lodge of California
by Travis Simpkins


Lon Milo DuQuette - Qabalah

Lon Milo DuQuette


For more info, please visit:
and


Lon Milo DuQuette. Tarot of Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. OTO. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Israel Regardie. Qabalah. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 
Israel Regardie 
Dr. Francis Israel Regardie 
born Francis Israel Regudy 
(1907 - 1985) 
Author and Occultist 
Ceremonial Magician 
Personal Secretary of Aleister Crowley 
Member of 
Stella Matutina, and offshoot of the 
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 
Member of 
Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIA) 
Known for the books: 
The Tree of Life 
A Garden of Pomegranates 
The Middle Pillar 
The Golden Dawn 
by Travis Simpkins



Israel Regardie - The Middle Pillar Exercise

Israel Regardie - Practice of the Presence


For more info, please visit:


Israel Regardie. Qabalah. The Tree of Life. The Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, December 11, 2023

Q.B.L. Qabalah. Tree of Life. Frater Achad. Thelema. Occult

Q.B.L. Qabalah. Tree of Life. Frater Achad. Occult
Q.B.L. Qabalah. Tree of Life. Frater Achad. Thelema. Occult

I'm enjoying "Q.B.L."- Frater Achad's classic book on the Qabalah/Tree of Life.

This newer edition includes an introduction by Lon Milo DuQuette




Q.B.L.is a masterpiece of Qabalah and controversy. Its importance to the world of modern occult literature can be measured not only by its value as a remarkable, understandable textbook of the fundamental principles of Qabalah, but also by the way it offers us a rare glimpse into the heart and mind of a brilliant and sincere seeker of wisdom and truth. Q.B.L. is a unique work in both Qabalah and Thelemic circles.

In the world of the Qabalah, Frater Achad revealed revolutionary new principles that caused students of the Qabalah to reexamine and thus deepen their knowledge of the Tree of Life. In Thelemic circles, Aleister Crowley named Frater Achad his magical heir and Achad was fully expected to lead the cause of Thelemic Magick after Crowley's deathuntil publication of this book caused a rift between the two and Crowley began to distance himself from Achad. This is a rare and valuable book, both for its insight and circumstances. True understanding of the Qabalah and its benefit in magical practice is clearly described, and the information contained is both practical and revelatory. The circumstances surrounding it--Frater Achad's falling out with Crowley and eventual descent into apparent insanity--prove a valuable lesson and warning for individual seekers and those associated with established mystery schools.