Magick without tears

558 Pages·1989·165.34 MB·English

by  Aleister Crowley

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Edited and a Preface
by Israel Regardie
1989
Falcon Press
Golden Dawn Publications
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
USA
COPYRIGHT © 1989 Ordo Temple Orientis
All rights reserved. No part of this book, in part or in whole, may be
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International Standard Book Number: D-941404-17-X
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 82-083310
First Edition, 1973
Second Printing, 1973
Third Printing, Falcon Press, 1982
Fourth Printing, 1983
Fifth Printing, 1986
Sixth Printing, 1987
Seventh Printing, 1989
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Contents
Foreward IX
Preface XI
Introduction
I What Is Magick 27
2 The Necessity of Magick for All 39
3 Hieroglyphics: Life and Language 44
Necessarily Symbolic
4 The Qabalah: The Best Training for Memory 48
5 The Universe: The 0=2 Equation 52
6 The Three Schools of Magick (I) 64
7 The Three Schools of Magick (2) 72
8 The Three Schools of Magick (3) 83
9 The Secret Chiefs 91
10 The Scolex School 97
II Woolly Pomposities of the Pious "Teacher" 101
12 The Left-hand Path-The "Black Brothers" 109
13 The System of the O.T.O. 122
14 Noise 125
IS Sex Morality: Including Artemis Iota 128
16 On Concentration 138
17 Astral Journey-How to Do It: 141
How to Verify Your Experiences
18 The Importance of Our Conventional Greetings 149
19 The Act of Truth 152
20 Talismans: The Lamen: The Pentacle ISS
21 My Theory of Astrology 159
22 How to Learn the Practice of Astrology 163
23 Improvising a Temple 167
24 Necromancy and Spiritism 178
25 Fascinations, Invisibility, Levitation, 184
Transmutations, Kinks in Time
26 Mental Processes-Two Only Are Possible 194
27 Structure of Mind Based on That of Body 198
28 Need to Define "God" and "Self" 202
29 What Is Certainty? 209
30 Do You Believe in God? 215
31 Religion: Is Thelema a "New Religion"? 218
32 How Can a Yogi Ever Be Worried? 220
33 The Golden Mean 223
34 The Tao (1) 227
35 The Tao (2) 231
36 Quo Stet Olympus: Where the Gods 240
and Angels Live
37 Death-Fear-Magical Memory 242
38 Woman-Her Magical Formula 247
39 Prophecy 255
40 Coincidence 265
41 Are We Reincarnations of the 271
Ancient Egyptians?
42 This "Self" Introversion 274
43 The Holy Guardian Angel: 279
An Objective Individual
44 "Serious" Style of A.C. or the Apparent 283
Frivolity of Some of My Remarks
45 "Unserious" Conduct of a Pupil 286
46 Selfishness 292
47 Reincarnation 296
48 Morals of Liber AL 302
49 Thelemic Morality 308
50 A.C. and the "Masters": 314
Why They Chose Him
51 How to Recognize Masters, Angels, 320
and How They Work
52 Family: Public Enemy No.1 334
53 "Mother Love" 340
54 "On Meanness" 345
56 Marriage-Property-War Politics 353
57 Beings I Have Seen with My Physical Eye 356
58 Do Angels Ever Cut Themselves Shaving? 362
59 Geomancy 367
60 Knack 371
61 Power and Authority 374
62 The Elastic Mind 378
63 Fear: A Bad Astral Vision 380
64 Magical Power 391
65 Man 395
66 Vampires 397
67 Faith 403
68 The God-Letters 407
69 Original Sin 415
70 Morality (I) 419
71 Morality (2) 425
72 Education 430
73 "Monsters," Niggers, Jews 442
74 Obstacles on the Path 446
75 The A:. A :. and the Planet 453
76 The Gods:-How and Why They Overlap 464
77 Work Worthwhile: Why? 468
78 Sore Spots 473
79 Progress 481
80 Life A Gamble 487
81 Method of Training 491
82 Epistola Penultima: The Two Ways to Reality 495
83 Epistola Ultima 499
Appendix 507
Epilog 511
Index 515

Foreword
In 1943, Aleister Crowley met a lady who, having heard of
his wide knowledge and experience, asked his advice on
occult, spiritual and practical matters.
This chance connection resulted in a stimulating exchange
of letters. Crowley then asked others to put similar questions
to him. The result was this collection of over eighty letters
which are now being issued over the title that he chose,
Magick without Tears.
Crowley did not keep copies of his early letters to the
above mentioned lady, so was unable to include them in the
collection that he planned to publish. Fortunately they have
been preserved and are now included in the Introduction to
this book. Their original form has been retained with the
opening and closing formulas which Crowley used in all his
letters.
Crowley at fIrst intended to call the book "Aleister
Explains Everything," and sent the following circular to his
friends and disciples asking them to suggest subjects for
inclusion.
Aleister Explains Everything
Much gratifled was the author of The Book of Thoth to have
so many letters of appreciation, mostly from women,
thanking him for not "putting it in unintelligible language,"
for "making it all so clear that even I with my limited
intelligence can understand it, or think I do."
Nevertheless and notwithstanding! For many years the
Master Therion has felt acutely the need of some
groundwork-teaching suited to those who have only just
begun the study of Magick and its subsidiary sciences, or are
merely curious about it, or interested in it with intent to
study. Always he has done his utmost to make his meaning
clear to the average intelligent educated person, but even
those who understand him perfectly and are most
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