De Arte Magica

Aleister Crowley was a noted and controversial occultist, ceremonial magician and poet. He has been called "the wickedest man in the world" or "The Great Beast 666 " or "BAPHOMET" but he remained a highly influential figure over Western esotericism and the counterculture. He founded the religion of Thelema, which became adopted by the Ordo Templis Orientis (O.T.O.) as well as the magical order Argenteum Astrum, the Order of the Silver Star.Also known as Liber CDXIV, "De Arte Magica" is an essay on the secret of the IXth degree of the O.T.O. that was originally published in "Die Oriflamme," in Germany by Theodore Reuss in 1914. This text is a foundational text for Thelema and is recommended to initiates. This is a valuable book to anyone interested in occult studies.Excerpt: "This secret is the true Key to Magick; that is, by the right use of this secret man may impose his Will on Nature herself, as will appear hereafter in this comment.In this way, although all recorded Knowledge were destroyed, it would be possible for an adept of this secret to restore it."