9781561840182

Book Description: New Falcon Publications / Ordo Templi Orientis, 1991. Soft cover. Book Condition: New. 1st Edition. 8vo. An absolutely flawless, unread copy .In 1943 Aleister Crowley initiated a circle of correspondence by way of magickal training for a number of his students. It eventually resulted in this volume of 80 letters, Crowley's personal commentary on his own magickal training and insight. This is Crowley at his best, leading you gradually into the magickal philosophy behind one of the great mystics of our century and illuminating all that was previously unapproachable in earlier writing. These letters show him not to be a drug-dimmed addict, an image fostered by legend, but rather as a vital, intelligent avatar, perhaps more lucid in these last years than in his youth. "Magick Without Tears" is no less than a personal encyclopedia of magickal instruction, annotated by experience and explained in unguarded language, covering: the Qabalah, how to use it as a tool rather than merely a system of reference; the symbols of magick; etymology and its philosophy; the three major schools of magick - white, black, and yellow - their approach to life and use of power; hints for meditation and astral projection of talismans, lamens and pentacles; how to distinguish prophesy from coincidence; etc. 528 pages. (Note: we have numerous other titles on esoterica available, as well as several dozen tarot decks in fine condition; please search via ABE's Booksellers page.). Bookseller Inventory # 001637

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