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Thelema Texts
These are texts relating to the philosophy of Thelema, many of them written by the occultist Aleister Crowley who founded the organization A.’. A.’. (Argentium Astrum — the Silver Star) as well as others by members of the OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis — Order of the Eastern Temple) (founded by Theodor Reuss and Karl Kellner in 1895). These two organizations work together to promote Thelema.
The ‘Class’ is a OTO-assigned indication of the relative importance of the document. Some of the texts listed here are not available in electronic form for one reason or another; their descriptions have been left in the table for completeness.
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| I | 1 | A |  Liber B vel MagiAn account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which it is even possible to manifest in any way whatsoever upon this plane. Or so it is said by the Masters of the Temple. |
| II | 2 | E | Message of The Master Therion, The Explains the essence of the new Law in a very simple manner. |
| III | 3 | D | Liber III vel Jugorum An instruction for the control of speech, action, and thought. |
| IV | 4 | Liber ABA (Magick) A general account in elementary terms of magical and mystical powers. Includes Magick in Theory and Practice |
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| V | 5 | D | Liber V vel Reguli Being the Ritual of the Mark of the Beast: an incantation proper to invoke the Energies of the Aeon of Horus, adapted for the daily use of the Magician of whatever grade. |
| VI | 6 | B | Liber O vel Manus et Sagitae Instructions given for the elementary study of the Qabalah, Assumption of God forms, Vibration of Divine Names, the Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram, and their uses in protection and invocation, a method of attaining astral visions so called, and an instruction in the practice called rising on the Planes. |
| VII | 7 | A | Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli ‘The birth words of a Master of the Temple’. Being the Voluntary Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth Words of a Master of the Temple. It’s 7 Chapters are referred to the 7 Planets in the following order: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus. |
| VIII | 8 | D | 8th Aether Liber CCCCXVIII And thus shall he do who will attain to the mystery of the knowledge and conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel. |
| IX | 9 | B | Liber E Instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record. Suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. Gives instruction in Asana, Pranayama and Dharana, and advises the application of tests to the physical body, so that the student may thoroughly understand his own limitations. |
| X | 10 | A | Liber Porta Lucis An account of the sending forth of the Master Therion by the A.’.A.’. and an explanation of his mission. |
| XI | 11 | D | Liber NU An instruction for attaining Nuit. An account of the task of the Aspirant from Probationer to Adept. Meditations on AL. |
| XIII | 13 | D | Liber Graduum Montis Abiegni An account of the tasks of the aspirant from Probationer to Adept. |
| XV | 15 | Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ |
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| XVI | 16 | B | Liber Turris vel Domus Dei An instruction for attainment by the direct destruction of thoughts as they arise in the mind. |
| XVII | 17 | D | Liber IAO IAO. Sexual Magick. Gives three methods of attainment through a willed series of thoughts. The active form of Liber CCCXLV. |
| XXI | 21 | Khing Kang King – The Classic of Purity Taoist classic put into rhyme. A new translation from the Chinese by the Master Therion. |
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| XXIV | 24 | B | De Nuptis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus Sexual magick. |
| XXV | 25 | D | The Star Ruby (There are two forms of this Ritual) An improved form of the ‘Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram’. |
| XXVII | 27 | A | Liber Trigrammaton Being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and Yang. An account of the Cosmic process: corresponding to the stanzas of Dzyan in another system. |
| XXVIII | 28 | D | Septem Regum Sanctorum – The Ceremony of the Seven Holy Kings Being an Initiation Ritual for certain select probationers to A.’.A.’. |
| XXX | 30 | B | Liber Librae – The Book of the Balance Karma Yoga. An elementary course of morality suitable for the average man. |
| XXXI | 31 | Diary of Frater Achad, The |
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| XXXIII | 33 | C | An Account of A.’.A.’. Broadly based upon ‘Cloud on the Sanctuary’ by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen and now revised and rewritten in the Universal Cipher. |
| XXXVI | 36 | D | The Star Sapphire An improved for of the Ritual of the Hexagram. |
| XLI | 41 | C | Thien Tao An essay on Attainment by way of Equilibrium. |
| XLIV | 44 | D | The Mass of the Phoenix |
| XLIX | 49 | Collected writings of Jack Parsons, The |
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| LI | 51 | Lost Continent, The An account of the continent of Atlantis: the manners and customs, magical rites and opinions of it’s people, together with a true account of the catastrophy, so-called, which ended in it’s disappearance. See also ‘Atlantis’. |
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| LII | 52 | Manifesto of the OTO This 1919 e.v. manifesto is by Crowley – others exist by other people. |
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| LV | 55 | C | Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua, The An account of the Magical and Mystic Path in the language of Alchemy. |
| LVIII | 58 | B | The Qabalah A general discussion of the Method and uses of the Qabalah. (The Temple of Solomon the King ) |
| LIX | 59 | C | Across the Gulf A fantastic account of a past life in Egypt. It’s principal interest lies in the fact that it’s story of the overthrowing of Isis by Osiris may help the reader to understand the meaning of the overthrowing of Osiris by Horus in the present Aeon. |
| LXI | 61 | D | Liber Causae Explains the actual history and origin of the present movement. It’s statements are accurate in the ordinary sense of the word. The object of the book is to discount Mythopeia. In other words, the collapse of the Order of the G.’.D.’. and the founding of the A.’.A.’. |
| LXIV | 64 | B | Liber Israfel By Allen Bennet, Crowley, Others. Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to preaching. Formerly called ‘Liber Anubis’, an instruction in a suitable method of preaching. |
| LXV | 65 | A | Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente An account of the relations of the aspirant and his Holy Guardian Angel. |
| LXVI | 66 | A | Liber Stellae Rubeae A secret ritual of Apep, the heart of IAO-OAI, delivered unto V.V.V.V.V. for his use in a certain matter of Liber Legis. Sexual Magick veiled in symbolism. |
| LXVII | 67 | C | The Sword of Song Two Poems. A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism. 1925. |
| LXX | 70 | C | Liber LXX – The Cross of a Frog The Ceremonies proper to obtaining a familiar spirit of a Mercurial nature as described in the Apocalypse of St. John the Divine from a frog or toad. |
| LXXI | 71 | B | The Voice of the Silence / The Two Paths / The Seven Portals By H.P. Blavatsky, with an extensive commentary by Crowley. |
| LXXIII | 73 | The Urn This is a sequel to ‘The Temple of Solomon the King’, and is the Diary of a Magus. This book contains a detailed account of all the experiences passed through by the Master Therion in his attainment of this Grade of Initiation, the highest possible in any manifested Man. |
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| LXXVII | 77 | Liber OZ The Thelemic declaration of rights of Man. |
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| LXXVIII | 78 | B | On the Tarot A complete treatise on the Tarot giving the correct designs of the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on all planes. |
| LXXXI | 81 | Moonchild (The Butterfly Net) Magical adventure story concerning homunculi, particularly concerning the planet Luna, written in the form of a novel. Satirical of some members of the G.’.D.’. |
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| LXXXIV | 84 | B | Liber Chanokh A brief Abstract of the Symbolic Representation of the Universe. Derived by Dr. John Dee through the Scrying of Sir Edward Kelley. |
| XC | 90 | A | Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus An account of Initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. |
| XCIII | 93 | Fountain of Hyacinth, The A diary of the use of cocaine and heroin and the relations of the Magician therewith. See Liber Al vel Legis: Chapter Two, verse Twentytwo. |
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| XCV | 95 | C | The Wake World A poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian Angel. |
| XCVI | 96 | B | A Handbook of Geomancy A guide but with some intentional inaccuracies. |
| XCVII | 97 | Soror Achitha’s Vision – The Amalantrah Working |
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| C | 100 | D | Agape, Azoth The Book of the Unveiling of the Sangraal wherein it is spoken of the Wine of the Sabbath of the Adepts. Secrets instructions of the IX O.T.O. (Sex Magick.) |
| CI | 101 | B | An Open Letter to those who may wish to join the Order Enumerating the Duties and Privileges. These Regulations Come Into Force In Any District Where the Membership Exceeds One Thousand Souls. |
| CVI | 106 | Concerning Death A treatise on the nature of death and the proper attitude to be taken towards it. |
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| CXI | 111 | B | Liber Aleph An extended and elaborate commentary on ‘The Book of the Law’, in the form of a letter from the Master Therion to the son of mankind. Contains some of the deepest secrets of Initiation, with a clear solution of many cosmic and ethical problems. |
| CXX | 120 | D | Ritual of passing through the Tuat, The A Ritual of Initiation for certain Select Zelators. |
| CXXXII | 132 | Apotheosis A treatise on the Incarnation of a God, instructions to Realize and Proclaim His Identity. |
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| CXLVIII | 148 | Soldier and the hunchback, The A general discussion on philosophy. |
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| CL | 150 | E | De Lege Libellum A further explanation of the Book of the Law, with special reference to the Powers and Privileges conferred by it’s acceptance. The Law of Liberty Love Life and Light. |
| CLVI | 156 | A | Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni A perfect account of the task of the Exempt Adept considered under the Symbols of a particular plane, not the intellectual. Sexual magick veiled in symbolism. |
| CLVII | 157 | Tao Teh Ching A new translation with a commentary by the Master Therion. This is the most exalted and yet practical of the Chinese classics. Also called Liber LXXXI |
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| CLXI | 161 | Law of Thelema, The An epistle written to Professor L…B…K… who also himself waited for the New Aeon, concerning the O.T.O. and it’s solution of Property, and now reprinted for the General Circulation. |
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| CLXV | 165 | B | A Master of the Temple Frater Achad’s magical diary with comments by Crowley. |
| CLXXV | 175 | D | Liber Astarte vel Liber Berylli An instruction in attainment by the method of devotion, on Bhakta-Yoga; how one may unite oneself to any particular Deity. Both Magical and Mystical methods are given. |
| CLXXXV | 185 | D | Liber Colegii Sancti Being the tasks proper to the Grades and their Oaths proper to Liber XIII. This is the Official Paper of the various Grades. It includes the Task and Oath of all Grades to, and including, Adeptus Minor. |
| CXCIV | 194 | An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order Any Province of the O.T.O. is governed by the Grand Master and those to whom he delegates his Authority, until such time as the Order is established, which is the case when it possesses eleven or more Profess-houses in the province. Then the regular constitution is automatically Promulgated. The Quotation is slightly adapted from an address in one of the Rituals. |
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| CXCVII | 197 | C | Sir Palamedes the saracen knight A poetic account of the Great Work and enumeration of many obstacles. |
| CC | 200 | D | Liber Resh vel Helios An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily, with the object of composing the mind to meditation, thus to bring conscious relation with the center of our system; for advanced students, to make actual Magical contact with the Spiritual energy of the Sun and thus to draw actual force from Him. |
| CCVI | 206 | D | Liber RU vel Spiritus Full instructions in Pranayama, describes various practices of controlling the breath, how to insure success, what results to strive for, and how to use them for the Great Work. |
| CCVII | 207 | A syllabus of the official instructions of the A.’.A.’. An enumeration of the Official Publications of the A.’.A.’. with a brief description of the contains of each book; this Catalog is an expansion thereof, including those publications which were written after ‘The Syllabus’ was composed. |
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| CCXVI | 216 | The I Ching A new translation, with a commentary by the Master Therion. The Yi King is mathematical and philosophical in form. It’s structure is cognate with that of the Qabalah. The I Ching reduced expertly to a series of six-line mnemonic keys, one for each hexagram. |
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| CCXX | 220 | A | Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law |
| CCXXVIII | 228 | B | De Natura Deorum |
| CCXXXI | 231 | A | Liber Arcanorum An account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot Trumps. The sequence of the 22 Trumps is explained as a formula of Initiation. |
| CCXXLII | 242 | C | AHA! An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained. In the form of a Discourse between and Adept and His Pupil. |
| CCLXV | 265 | The Structure of the Mind A treatise of physology from the mystic and magical standpoint. It’s study will help the aspirant to make a detailed scientific analysis of his mind, and so learn to control it. |
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| CCC | 300 | E | Khaps am Pekht A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law. This is the first and most important duty of every aspirant of whatever grade. It builds up in him the character and Karma which forms the Spine of Attainment. |
| CCCXXXIII | 333 | C | Book of lies, The 93 short chapters each Qabalistically related to its chapter number. Deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an Official Publication for Babes of the Abyss, but it is recommended even to beginners as being highly suggestive. 1913. |
| CCCXXXV | 335 | C | Adonis an Allegory A short play. Set in the hanging gardens of Babylon in classical times with classical characters. An account in poetic language of the struggle of the human and divine elements in the consciousness of man, giving their harmony following on the victory of the latter. |
| CCCXLI | 341 | Liber H.H.H. Gives three methods of attainment through a willed series of thoughts. |
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| CCCXLIII | 343 | AMRITA |
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| CCCLXV | 365 | The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia With the barbarous names of evocation used therein, and the secret rubric of the ritual, by the Master Therion. This is the most potent invocation extant, and was used by the Master Himself in his Attainment. Please note that this ritual is identical with Liber Samekh in many aspects, however, there are differences. This is the 1904 version. |
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| CCCLXVII | 367 | B | De Homunculo |
| CCCLXX | 370 | A | Liber A’ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man, explains how to awaken it, how to use it and indicates the general as well as the particular objects to be gained thereby. Sexual magick heavily veiled in symbolism. |
| CD | 400 | A | Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation. Analyzes the Hebrew alphabet into seven triads, each of which forms a Trinity of sympathetic ideas relating respectively to the Three Orders comprised in the A.’.A.’. |
| CDXII | 412 | D | Liber A vel Armorum An instruction for the preparation of the Elemental Instruments. |
| CDXIV | 414 | De Arte Magica | |
| CDXV | 415 | AB | Paris Working, The (including Esoteric record and sundrys) A record of homosexual magick operations. |
| CDXVIII | 418 | AB | Vision and the Voice, The Being of the Angels of the Thirty Aethyrs, the Vision and the Voice. Besides being the classical account of the Thirty Aethyrs and a model of all visions, the cries of the Angels should be regarded as accurate, and the doctrine of the function of the Great White Brotherhood understood as the foundation of the Aspiration of the Adept. The account of the Master of the Temple should, in particular, be taken as authentic. |
| CDLI | 451 | B | Liber CDLI – Eroto-comatose Lucidity The chapter “Of Eroto-comatose Lucidity” in Liber CDXIV – De Arte Magica |
| CDLXXIV | 474 | C | Liber Os Abysmi vel Daath Gnana Yoga. An instruction in a purely intellectual method of entering the Abyss. |
| D | 500 | B | Sepher Sephiroth By Allen Bennet, Crowley and Friends. A dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their value numerically. This is an Encyclopedia of the Holy Qabalah, which is a map of the Universe, and enables man to attain Perfect Understanding. |
| DXXXVI | 536 | B | Liber Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia An instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind. Two practices designed to aid the student in developing an awareness of the Universe around him are given, one is active one passive. Requires Astronomical knowledge. |
| DLV | 555 | D | Liber HAD An instruction for attaining Hadit. |
| DLXX | 570 | Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity, and Beyond. |
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| DCXXXIII | 633 | De Thaumaturgia A statement of certain ethical considerations concerning Magick. |
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| DCLXXI | 671 | D | Liber DCLXXI vel Pyramidos A ritual of self Initiation based on the Neophyte ritual. |
| DCCXXIX | 729 | C | The Amalantrah Working Interviews with a discarnate entity. |
| DCCLXXVII | 777 | B | 777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico Mysticae A complete dictionary of the correspondences of all magical elements, reprinted with extensive additions, making it the only standard comprehensive book of reference ever published. It is to the language of Occultism what Webster or Murray is to the English language. |
| DCCC | 800 | D | Liber Samekh Being the Ritual employed by the Beast 666 for the Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel during the semester of His performance of the Operation of the Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage. |
| DCCCVIII | 808 | Serpentis Nehushtan | |
| DCCCXI | 811 | C | Energised Enthusiasm An essay developing the idea of creativity – and genius – as a sexual phenomenon. Specially adapted to the task of Attainment of Control of the Body of Light, development of Intuition and Hatha yoga. |
| DCCCXIII | 813 | A | Ararita An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond. This book describes in magical language a very secret process of Initiation. |
| DCCCXXXI | 831 | D | Liber Yod An instruction giving three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the Unity. Adapted to facilitate the task of Raja Yoga, and of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. |
| DCCCXXXVII | 837 | C | Law of Liberty, The This is a further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain Ethical problems. |
| DCCCLX | 860 | C | John St. John The Record of the Magical Retirement of G.H. Frater O.M. (Aleister Crowley). A model of what a magical record should be, so far as accurate analysis and fullness are concerned. |
| DCCCLXVIII | 868 | B | Liber Viarum Viae A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps. An analysis of the 22 letters. To each is attributed a magical or mystical practice of progressive difficuly until attainment is complete. |
| DCCCLXXXVIII | 888 | The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw A complete study of the origins of Christianity. |
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| CMXIII | 913 | B | Liber ThIShARB Gives methods for attaining the magical memory, or memory of past lives, and an insight into the function of the Aspirant in this present life. (So to enable the Aspirant to calculate his True Orbit in eternity.) |
| CMXXXIV | 934 | The Cactus A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons. |
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| CMLXIII | 963 | AB | Treasurehouse of Images, The A superb collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac. |
| 1151 | Liber MCLI By Jim Graeb IX O.T.O.. Being the requirements of Minerval to III, in study and work in the O.T.O., as it has manifested under the Caliph. |
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| 2261 | C | A Note on Genesis By Allen Bennet. A model of Qabalistic ratiocination. Specially adapted to Gnana Yoga. With a preface and notes by Crowley. |
Note: the OTO has claimed copyright on some of these documents (even though many are technically in the public domain by prevailing copyright laws); however, OTO texts have long been widely available on the web for non-commercial reproduction. We have left the copyright notice intact where found. Please contact the OTO for commercial inquiries, not sacred-texts.
Additional and related texts
I.N.R.I.: De Mysteriis Rosæ Rubeæ et Aureæ Crucis, by Frater Achad [1924]
