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Aleister Crowley This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it (*http://www./index.php?title=Aleister_Crowley&action=edit*). *One of the listed in Liber XV, * Aleister Crowley (Oct. 12, 1875-Dec. 1, ) — however one judges him — was a fascinating man who lived an amazing life. He is best known as being an infamous and the…

Richard Payne Knight Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824) was a Classical scholar and connoisseur best known for his interest in ancient phallic imagery and for his theories of picturesque beauty. He was born at Wormesley Grange in Herefordshire and was educated at home, but toured Italy and the continent from 1867 for several years. He was…

Anatta The doctrine of Anatta (Pāli) or Anātman (Sanskrit) specifies the absence of a supposedly permanent and unchanging self or soul (ātman). What is normally thought of as the “self” is in fact an agglomeration of constantly changing physical and mental constituents (“skandhas”) which give rise to unhappiness if clung to as though this temporary…

Ptah The Ennead The Ogdoad / / / / Other Egyptian Gods Ptah In , Ptah (“creator”) (or Tanen or Ta-tenen or Tathenen or Peteh) is a creator god and patron deity of Memphis, Egypt, as well as craftsmen. Unlike Seker, another crafts god, Ptah was associated with stone-based crafts. was his oracle. Later, he…

Pure Will In though the words will, wilt, and are used, the words “” never appear, though these words are often used elsewhere in Thelemic literature and discourse to indicate the very specific and essential meaning of the word will in Thelema. The alternate phrase “pure will” is used in the Book of the Law…

Ordo Templi Orientis Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) can be translated as *Order of Oriental Templars,* or *Order of the Temple of the East.* It is a secret, fraternal organization similar to that of , with a series of graded . For its teachings and principles of organization, it has accepted the Law of , which…

111 — *Part of the series.* From Liber L vel Legis Sub figura XXXI: > “My prophet is a fool with his one one > >   one; are not they the Ox and none > >   by the Book.” Mathematical Formula [^1] — Notes [^1]: This may not actually refer to 111, but 1-1-1. The…

Path of Aleph In the , the (named after the letters of the Hebrew alphabet) connect the ten on the “.” The first is the Path of Aleph, which connects with . The 22 paths are: 11 Aleph, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,…

Rising on the Planes — Rising on the Planes Quoted in full from Liber O parts V & VI V Let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed , having bathed and robed with the proper decorum. Let the place of working be free from all disturbance, and let the preliminary purifications,…

Babalon Babalon as depicted in the card “Lust” in the Thoth deckBabalon is referred to as the Scarlet Woman, the Great Mother, and the Mother of Abominations. Her godform is that of a sacred whore, and her primary symbol is the Chalice or Graal. Her consort is , the “Father of Life” and the male…