[Main Page] Main Page | Recent changes | Edit this page | Page history

Printable version | #REDIRECT [[Thelemapedia:Disclaimers]] | Current revision

Not logged in
Log in | Help
 

Works of Aleister Crowley (Libers)

(Difference between revisions)

Revision as of 16:05, 3 Jun 2005
Ash (Talk | contribs)
Current revision
Keter (Talk | contribs)
added link to The Amalantrah Working
Line 1: Line 1:
 +{{works}}
 +
Many of the important works of [[Aleister Crowley]] are in the form of '''Libers''' (''lit.'' "books"), which are usually short documents consisting of core teachings, methodologies, practices, or [[Thelema|Thelemic]] scripture. All the libers are given a number in the Greek numbering system, and those that are part of the [[A.'.A.'.]] curriculum are assigned a "class" as follows: Many of the important works of [[Aleister Crowley]] are in the form of '''Libers''' (''lit.'' "books"), which are usually short documents consisting of core teachings, methodologies, practices, or [[Thelema|Thelemic]] scripture. All the libers are given a number in the Greek numbering system, and those that are part of the [[A.'.A.'.]] curriculum are assigned a "class" as follows:
Line 47: Line 49:
<td>5</td> <td>5</td>
<td>D</td> <td>D</td>
- <td>'''Liber V vel Reguli'''—The Ritual of the Mark of the Beast+ <td>'''[[Liber V vel Reguli]]'''—The Ritual of the Mark of the Beast
</td> </td>
</tr> </tr>
Line 98: Line 100:
<td>15</td> <td>15</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>'''Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae'''—The Gnostic Mass</td>+ <td>'''Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae'''—The [[Gnostic Mass]]</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
Line 129: Line 131:
<td>25</td> <td>25</td>
<td>D</td> <td>D</td>
- <td>'''The Star Ruby'''—An improved form of the [[Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram]].</td>+ <td>'''[[The Star Ruby]]'''—An improved form of the [[Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram]].</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
Line 159: Line 161:
<td>36</td> <td>36</td>
<td>D</td> <td>D</td>
- <td>'''The Star Sapphire'''—Improved [[Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram|Ritual of the Hexagram]].</td>+ <td>'''[[The Star Sapphire]]'''—Improved [[Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram|Ritual of the Hexagram]].</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
Line 171: Line 173:
<td>44</td> <td>44</td>
<td>D</td> <td>D</td>
- <td>'''The Mass of the Phoenix'''—A solar ritual.</td>+ <td>'''[[Mass of the Phoenix|The Mass of the Phoenix]]'''—A solar ritual.</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LI</td>+ <td>LI</td>
<td>51</td> <td>51</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
Line 180: Line 182:
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LII</td>+ <td>LII</td>
<td>52</td> <td>52</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Manifesto of + <td>'''Manifesto of the O.T.O.'''—From 1919.</td>
- the OTO <br> +
- This 1919 e.v. manifesto is by +
- Crowley - others exist by other people.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LV</td>+ <td>LV</td>
<td>55</td> <td>55</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>Chymical + <td>'''Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua, The '''—Treatise on alchemy.</td>
- Jousting of Brother Perardua, The <br> +
- An account of the Magical and +
- Mystic Path in the language of Alchemy.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LVIII</td>+ <td>LVIII</td>
<td>58</td> <td>58</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td> + <td>'''The Qabalah'''—Method and uses of the [[Qabalah]].</td>
- <p align="left">The +
- Qabalah <br> +
- A general discussion of the +
- Method and uses of the Qabalah. (The Temple of +
- Solomon the King )</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LIX</td>+ <td>LIX</td>
<td>59</td> <td>59</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>Across the Gulf + <td>'''Across the Gulf'''—An account of a past life in Egypt.</td>
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXI</td>+ <td>LXI</td>
<td>61</td> <td>61</td>
<td>&nbsp;D</td> <td>&nbsp;D</td>
- <td>Liber Causae + <td>'''Liber Causae'''—Origins of the A.'.A.'.</td>
- <br> +
- 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.·.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXIV</td>+ <td>LXIV</td>
<td>64</td> <td>64</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td>Liber Israfel + <td>'''[[Liber Israfel]]'''—Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to preaching.</td>
- <br> +
- By Allen Bennet, Crowley, +
- Others. Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to +
- preaching. Formerly called &#145;Liber +
- Anubis&#146;, an instruction in a suitable method +
- of preaching.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXV</td>+ <td>LXV</td>
<td>65</td> <td>65</td>
<td>&nbsp;A</td> <td>&nbsp;A</td>
- <td>Liber Cordis + <td>'''Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente'''—On the [[Holy Guardian Angel]].</td>
- Cincti Serpente <br> +
- An account of the relations of +
- the aspirant and his Holy Guardian Angel.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXVI</td>+ <td>LXVI</td>
<td>66</td> <td>66</td>
<td>&nbsp;A</td> <td>&nbsp;A</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Stellae Rubeae'''—A secret ritual of Apep; sex magick veiled in symbolism.</td>
- Stellae Rubeae <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXVII</td>+ <td>LXVII</td>
<td>67</td> <td>67</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>The Sword of + <td>'''The Sword of Song'''—A critical study of various philosophies</td>
- Song <br> +
- Two Poems. A critical study of +
- various philosophies. An account of Buddhism. +
- 1925.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXX</td>+ <td>LXX</td>
<td>70</td> <td>70</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>The Cross of a Frog <br> + <td>'''The Cross of a Frog'''—A ritual with a frog.</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>LXXI&nbsp;</td> + <td>LXXIII</td>
- <td>71</td> +
- <td>&nbsp;B</td> +
- <td>The Voice of the Silence / The Two Paths / The Seven Portals <br> +
- By H.P. Blavatsky, with an +
- extensive commentary by Crowley.</td> +
- </tr> +
- <tr align="left" valign="top"> +
- <td>LXXIII&nbsp;</td>+
<td>73</td> <td>73</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Urn <br> + <td>'''The Urn'''—The Diary of a Magus.</td>
- This is a sequel to &#147;The +
- Temple of Solomon the King&#148;, 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXXVII</td>+ <td>LXXVII</td>
<td>77</td> <td>77</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber OZ'''—The Thelemic declaration of rights of Man.</td>
- OZ <br> +
- The Thelemic declaration of +
- rights of Man.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXXVIII</td>+ <td>LXXVIII</td>
<td>78</td> <td>78</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>On the Tarot + <td>'''On the Tarot'''—A complete treatise on the [[Tarot]].</td>
- <br> +
- A complete treatise on the +
- Tarot giving the correct designs of the cards +
- with their attributions and symbolic meanings on +
- all planes.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>LXXXI&nbsp;</td>+ <td>LXXXI</td>
<td>81</td> <td>81</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Moonchild (The Butterfly + <td>'''Moonchild (The Butterfly Net)'''—Magical adventure story.</td>
- Net) <br> +
- 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.·.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;LXXXIV</td>+ <td>LXXXIV</td>
<td>84</td> <td>84</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Chanokh'''—Symbolic representation of the Universe.</td>
- Chanokh<br> +
- A brief Abstract of the +
- Symbolic Representation of the Universe. Derived +
- by Dr. John Dee through the Scrying of Sir Edward +
- Kelley.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>XC&nbsp;</td>+ <td>XC</td>
<td>90</td> <td>90</td>
<td>&nbsp;A</td> <td>&nbsp;A</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus'''—An account of Initiation.</td>
- Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus <br> +
- An account of Initiation, and +
- an indication as to those who are suitable for +
- the same.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>XCIII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>XCIII</td>
<td>93</td> <td>93</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Fountain of + <td>'''Fountain of Hyacinth, The'''—A diary of drug use.</td>
- Hyacinth, The <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>XCV&nbsp;</td>+ <td>XCV</td>
<td>95</td> <td>95</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>The Wake World <br> + <td>'''The Wake World'''—Poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian Angel.</td>
- A poetical allegory of the +
- relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian +
- Angel.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;XCVI</td>+ <td>XCVI</td>
<td>96</td> <td>96</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td>A Handbook + <td>'''A Handbook of Geomancy'''—A guide but with some intentional inaccuracies.</td>
- of Geomancy <br> +
- A guide but with some +
- intentional inaccuracies.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;XCVII</td>+ <td>XCVII</td>
<td>97</td> <td>97</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Soror + <td>'''Soror Achitha's Vision'''—[[The Amalantrah Working]]</td>
- Achitha´s Vision - The Amalantrah Working</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td>+ <td>C</td>
<td>100</td> <td>100</td>
<td>&nbsp;D</td> <td>&nbsp;D</td>
- <td>Agape, Azoth <br> + <td>'''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.</td>
- 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.)</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CI</td>+ <td>CI</td>
<td>101</td> <td>101</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td>An Open + <td>'''An Open Letter to those who may wish to join the Order'''—Enumerating the Duties and Privileges.</td>
- Letter to those who may wish to join the Order +
- <br> +
- Enumerating the Duties and +
- Privileges. These Regulations Come Into Force In +
- Any District Where the Membership Exceeds One +
- Thousand Souls.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CVI</td>+ <td>CVI</td>
<td>106</td> <td>106</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Concerning + <td>'''Concerning Death'''—A treatise on the nature of death.</td>
- Death <br> +
- A treatise on the nature of +
- death and the proper attitude to be taken towards +
- it.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CXI</td>+ <td>CXI</td>
<td>111</td> <td>111</td>
<td>&nbsp;B</td> <td>&nbsp;B</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''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. </td>
- Aleph <br> +
- An extended and elaborate +
- commentary on &#147;The Book of the Law&#148;, 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CXX</td>+ <td>CXX</td>
<td>120</td> <td>120</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Ritual of + <td>'''Ritual of passing through the Tuat, The'''—A Ritual of Initiation for certain Select Zelators of A.'.A.'.</td>
- passing through the Tuat, The <br> +
- A Ritual of Initiation for +
- certain Select Zelators.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
Line 453: Line 335:
<td>124</td> <td>124</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Of Eden and the Sacred Oak</td>+ <td>'''Of Eden and the Sacred Oak'''—On hospitlity in O.T.O.</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CXXXII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CXXXII</td>
<td>132</td> <td>132</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Apotheosis <br> + <td>'''Apotheosis'''—Treatise on the Incarnation of a God.</td>
- A treatise on the Incarnation +
- of a God, instructions to Realize and Proclaim +
- His Identity.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CXLVIII</td>+ <td>CXLVIII</td>
<td>148</td> <td>148</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Soldier and + <td>'''The Soldier and The hunchback'''—A general discussion on philosophy.</td>
- The hunchback <br> +
- A general discussion on +
- philosophy.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CL</td>+ <td>CL</td>
<td>150</td> <td>150</td>
<td>E&nbsp;</td> <td>E&nbsp;</td>
- <td>De Lege + <td>'''De Lege Libellum'''—Thelemic epistle on Light, Life, Love, and Liberty
- Libellum <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLVI</td>+ <td>CLVI</td>
<td>156</td> <td>156</td>
<td>&nbsp;A</td> <td>&nbsp;A</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni'''—Account of the task of the Exempt Adept (sex magick veiled in symbolism).</td>
- Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLVII</td>+ <td>CLVII</td>
<td>157</td> <td>157</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Tao + <td>'''Tao Teh Ching'''—A translation and commentary by Crowley. </td>
- Teh Ching <br> +
- 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</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLXI</td>+ <td>CLXI</td>
<td>161</td> <td>161</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Law of + <td>'''Law of Thelema, The'''—Thelemic epistle. 
- Thelema, The <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLXV</td>+ <td>CLXV</td>
<td>165</td> <td>165</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>A Master of the Temple <br> + <td>'''A Master of the Temple'''—Frater Achad's magical diary with comments by Crowley.</td>
- Frater Achad´s magical diary +
- with comments by Crowley.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLXXV</td>+ <td>CLXXV</td>
<td>175</td> <td>175</td>
<td>&nbsp;D</td> <td>&nbsp;D</td>
- <td>Liber Astarte + <td>'''Liber Astarte vel Liber Berylli'''—On uniting oneself to a Deity. </td>
- vel Liber Berylli <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CLXXXV</td>+ <td>CLXXXV</td>
<td>185</td> <td>185</td>
<td>&nbsp;D</td> <td>&nbsp;D</td>
- <td>Liber Colegii + <td>'''Liber Colegii Sancti'''—Tasks and Oaths of the Grades of A.'.A.'.</td>
- Sancti <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CXCIV</td>+ <td>CXCIV</td>
<td>194</td> <td>194</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>An Intimation + <td>'''An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order'''—the structure of O.T.O.</td>
- with Reference to the Constitution of the Order +
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CXCVII</td>+ <td>CXCVII</td>
<td>197</td> <td>197</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>Sir + <td>'''Sir Palamedes the saracen knight'''—A poetic account of the [[Great Work]].</td>
- Palamedes the saracen knight <br> +
- A poetic account of the Great +
- Work and enumeration of many obstacles.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CC</td>+ <td>CC</td>
<td>200</td> <td>200</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber Resh + <td>'''[[Liber Resh|Liber Resh vel Helios]]'''—An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily.</td>
- vel Helios <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCVI</td>+ <td>CCVI</td>
<td>206</td> <td>206</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber RU vel + <td>'''Liber RU vel Spiritus'''—Full instructions in Pranayama.</td>
- Spiritus <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CCVII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CCVII</td>
<td>207</td> <td>207</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>A syllabus + <td>'''A syllabus of the official instructions of the A.'..A.'.''' 
- of the official instructions of the A.·.A.·. +</td>
- <br> +
- 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 &#147;The +
- Syllabus&#148; was composed.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCXVI</td>+ <td>CCXVI</td>
<td>216</td> <td>216</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The I Ching + <td>'''The I Ching'''—A translation with commentary by Crowley.</td>
- <br> +
- A new translation, with +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCXX</td>+ <td>CCXX</td>
<td>220</td> <td>220</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;A</td> + <td>A</td> 
- <td>Liber AL vel Legis, + <td>'''[[The Book of the Law|Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law]]'''</td>
- <em>The Book of the Law</em></td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCXXVIII</td>+ <td>CCXXVIII</td>
<td>228</td> <td>228</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>De Natura Deorum</td>+ <td>'''De Natura Deorum'''</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CCXXXI&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CCXXXI</td>
<td>231</td> <td>231</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;A</td> + <td>A</td> 
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Arcanorum'''—treatise on the Trumps of the [[Tarot]]
- Arcanorum <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCXXLII</td>+ <td>CCXXLII</td>
<td>242</td> <td>242</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>AHA! <br> + <td>'''AHA!'''—An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained. </td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CCLXV&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CCLXV</td>
<td>265</td> <td>265</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Structure of the Mind <br> + <td>'''The Structure of the Mind'''—A treatise of physology from the mystic and magical standpoint.</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCC</td>+ <td>CCC</td>
<td>300</td> <td>300</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;E</td> + <td>E</td> 
- <td>Khaps am + <td>'''Khaps am Pekht'''—A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law.</td>
- Pekht <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CCCXXXIII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CCCXXXIII</td>
<td>333</td> <td>333</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>Book of lies, + <td>'''Book of Lies, The'''—A book of 93 brief chapters on many subjects
- The <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCCXXXV</td>+ <td>CCCXXXV</td>
<td>335</td> <td>335</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>Adonis an + <td>'''Adonis an Allegory'''—A short play. </td>
- Allegory <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCCXLI</td>+ <td>CCCXLI</td>
<td>341</td> <td>341</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Liber H.H.H. + <td>'''Liber H.H.H.'''—Three methods of attainment.</td>
- <br> +
- Gives three methods of +
- attainment through a willed series of thoughts.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCCXLIII</td>+ <td>CCCXLIII</td>
<td>343</td> <td>343</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>AMRITA</td>+ <td>'''AMRITA'''</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CCCLXV&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CCCLXV</td>
<td>365</td> <td>365</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia + <td>'''The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia'''—Similar to [[Liber Samekh]], but with some differences.</td>
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCCLXVII</td>+ <td>CCCLXVII</td>
<td>367</td> <td>367</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>De Homunculo</td>+ <td>'''De Homunculo'''</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CCCLXX</td>+ <td>CCCLXX</td>
<td>370</td> <td>370</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;A</td> + <td>A</td> 
- <td>Liber A'ash + <td>'''Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici'''—Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man (veiled sex magick).</td>
- vel Capricorni Pneumatici <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CD</td>+ <td>CD</td>
<td>400</td> <td>400</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;A</td> + <td>A</td> 
- <td>Liber Tau + <td>'''Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum'''—A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation. </td>
- vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum (<a href="libers/liber400.pdf">PDF  +
- Version</a>)<br> +
- 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.·.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CDXII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CDXII</td>
<td>412</td> <td>412</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber A vel + <td>'''Liber A vel Armorum'''—An instruction for the preparation of the Elemental Instruments.</td>
- Armorum <br> +
- An instruction for the +
- preparation of the Elemental Instruments.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CDXIV</td>+ <td>CDXIV</td>
<td>414</td> <td>414</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>De Arte + <td>'''De Arte Magica'''</td>
- Magica -- <strong>Removed at the demand of the Ordo Templis Orientis</strong></td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>CDXV&nbsp;</td>+ <td>CDXV</td>
<td>415</td> <td>415</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;AB</td> + <td>AB</td> 
- <td>Paris + <td>'''Paris Working, The'''—A record of homosexual magick operations.</td>
- Working, The (including Esoteric record and +
- sundrys) <br> +
- A record of homosexual magick +
- operations.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CDXVIII</td>+ <td>CDXVIII</td>
<td>418</td> <td>418</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;AB</td> + <td>AB</td> 
- <td>Vision and + <td>'''Vision and the Voice, The'''—The classic account of Crowley's travels through the Thirty Aethyrs. 
- the Voice, The <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CDLI</td>+ <td>CDLI</td>
<td>451</td> <td>451</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>Liber CDLI - + <td>'''Eroto-Comatose Lucidity'''—Treatise on sex magick</td>
- Eroto-comatose Lucidity <br> +
- The chapter «Of Eroto-comatose +
- Lucidity » in Liber CDXIV - De Arte Magica </td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CDLXXIV</td>+ <td>CDLXXIV</td>
<td>474</td> <td>474</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>Liber Os + <td>'''Liber Os Abysmi vel Daath'''—A method for entering the [[Abyss]].</td>
- Abysmi vel Daath <br> +
- Gnana Yoga. An instruction in a +
- purely intellectual method of entering the Abyss.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td>+ <td>D</td>
<td>500</td> <td>500</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>Sepher + <td>'''Sepher Sephiroth'''—A [[Qabalah|Qabalistic]] dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their value numerically.</td>
- Sephiroth<br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DXXXVI</td>+ <td>DXXXVI</td>
<td>536</td> <td>536</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia'''—Instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind.</td>
- Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DLV</td>+ <td>DLV</td>
<td>555</td> <td>555</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber HAD + <td>'''Liber HAD'''—An instruction for attaining [[Hadit]].</td>
- <br> +
- An instruction for attaining +
- Hadit.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DLXX</td>+ <td>DLXX</td>
<td>570</td> <td>570</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita'''—An account of the [[Hexagram]] and the method of reducing it to the Unity, and Beyond.</td>
- DCCCXIII vel Ararita <br> +
- An account of the Hexagram and +
- the method of reducing it to the Unity, and +
- Beyond.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCXXXIII</td>+ <td>DCXXXIII</td>
<td>633</td> <td>633</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>De + <td>'''De Thaumaturgia'''—A treatice on magical ethics.</td>
- Thaumaturgia <br> +
- A statement of certain ethical +
- considerations concerning Magick.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCLXXI</td>+ <td>DCLXXI</td>
<td>671</td> <td>671</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber DCLXXI + <td>'''Liber DCLXXI vel Pyramidos'''—A ritual of self Initiation based on the Neophyte ritual.</td>
- vel Pyramidos <br> +
- A ritual of self Initiation +
- based on the Neophyte ritual.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCXXIX</td>+ <td>DCCXXIX</td>
<td>729</td> <td>729</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>The + <td>'''The Amalantrah Working'''—Interviews with a discarnate entity.</td>
- Amalantrah Working <br> +
- Interviews with a discarnate entity.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCLXXVII</td>+ <td>DCCLXXVII</td>
<td>777</td> <td>777</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam + <td>'''777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico Mysticae'''—The Holy [[Qabalah]] and [[Tree_of_Life:777|its correspondences]]
- Sceptico Mysticae<br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCC</td>+ <td>DCCC</td>
<td>800</td> <td>800</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber Samekh + <td>'''[[Liber Samekh]]'''—Ritual for the Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]].</td>
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCVIII</td>+ <td>DCCCVIII</td>
<td>808</td> <td>808</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>Serpentis Nehushtan</td>+ <td>'''Serpentis Nehushtan'''</td>
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>DCCCXI&nbsp;</td>+ <td>DCCCXI</td>
<td>811</td> <td>811</td>
<td>&nbsp;C</td> <td>&nbsp;C</td>
- <td>Energised + <td>'''Energised Enthusiasm'''—Treatise on [[sex magick]] and the creative impulse
- Enthusiasm <br> +</td>
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCXIII</td>+ <td>DCCCXIII</td>
<td>813</td> <td>813</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;A</td> + <td>A</td> 
- <td>Ararita + <td>'''Ararita'''—An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond.</td>
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCXXXI</td>+ <td>DCCCXXXI</td>
<td>831</td> <td>831</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;D</td> + <td>D</td> 
- <td>Liber Yod + <td>'''Liber Yod'''—Three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the Unity.</td>
- <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>DCCCXXXVII&nbsp;</td>+ <td>DCCCXXXVII</td>
<td>837</td> <td>837</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>Law of + <td>'''Law of Liberty, The'''—Thelemic epistle. </td>
- Liberty, The <br> +
- This is a further explanation +
- of the Book of the Law in reference to certain +
- Ethical problems.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCLX</td>+ <td>DCCCLX</td>
<td>860</td> <td>860</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;C</td> + <td>C</td> 
- <td>John St. + <td>'''John St. John'''—Record of Crowley's magical retirement.</td>
- John <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCLXVIII</td>+ <td>DCCCLXVIII</td>
<td>868</td> <td>868</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>Liber Viarum + <td>'''Liber Viarum Viae'''— A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps.</td>
- Viae <br> +
- 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.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;DCCCLXXXVIII</td>+ <td>DCCCLXXXVIII</td>
<td>888</td> <td>888</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Gospel + <td>'''The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw'''—A complete study of the origins of [[Christianity]].</td>
- According to Saint Bernard Shaw <br> +
- A complete study of the origins +
- of Christianity.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CMXIII</td>+ <td>CMXIII</td>
<td>913</td> <td>913</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;B</td> + <td>B</td> 
- <td>Liber + <td>'''Liber ThIShARB'''—Methods for attaining the magical memory</td>
- ThIShARB <br> +
- 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.)</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CMXXXIV</td>+ <td>CMXXXIV</td>
<td>934</td> <td>934</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>
- <td>The Cactus <br> + <td>'''The Cactus'''—A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons.</td>
- A record of experiments with +
- the Mescal buttons.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"> <tr align="left" valign="top">
- <td>;&nbsp;CMLXIII</td>+ <td>CMLXIII</td>
<td>963</td> <td>963</td>
- <td>;&nbsp;AB</td> + <td>AB</td> 
- <td>Treasurehouse + <td>'''Treasurehouse of Images, The '''—Collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac.</td>
- of Images, The <br> +
- A superb collection of Litanies +
- appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac.</td>+
</tr> </tr>
</table> </table>
 +
 +==See also==
 +*[[Works of Aleister Crowley (Books)]]
 +*[[Works of Aleister Crowley (Poetry)]]
 +*[[Works of Aleister Crowley (Other)]]
 +
 +==External links==
 +*[http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/index.html The Libri of Aleister Crowley], on Hermetic.com. A complete listing with full text in most cases.
 +[[Category:Aleister Crowley]] [[Category:Works of Aleister Crowley]]

Current revision

Part of the Works of Aleister Crowley series

Many of the important works of Aleister Crowley are in the form of Libers (lit. "books"), which are usually short documents consisting of core teachings, methodologies, practices, or Thelemic scripture. All the libers are given a number in the Greek numbering system, and those that are part of the A.'.A.'. curriculum are assigned a "class" as follows:

The catalog of libers

Listed with liber number, roman number, class, full title, and a short description.

Liber No. Class Title
I 1 A Liber B vel Magi—An account of the Grade of Magus
II 2 E Message of The Master Therion, The—Thelemic epistle
III 3 D Liber III vel Jugorum—An instruction for the control of speech, action, and thought.
IV 4   Liber ABA—titled Magick, Book 4, Crowley's opus on magick and mysticism
V 5 D Liber V vel Reguli—The Ritual of the Mark of the Beast
VI 6 B Liber O vel Manus et Sagittae—Instruction in magical techniques
VII 7 A Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli —The birth words of a Master of the Temple
VIII 8 D 8th Aether—On the Holy Guardian Angel from The Vision and the Voice
IX 9 B Liber E—Instruction
X 10 A Liber Porta Lucis—A "Holy Book" regarding the Master Therion.
XI 11 D Liber NU—A mystical instruction for attaining Nuit.
XIII 13 D Liber Graduum Montis Abiegni—Tasks of the aspirant from Probationer to Adept.
XV 15   Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae—The Gnostic Mass
XVI 16 B Liber Turris vel Domus Dei—An instruction for attainment
XVII 17 D Liber IAO—Three methods of sexual magick.
XXI 21   Khing Kang King—The Classic of Purity—Taoist classic put into rhyme.
XXIV 24 B De Nuptis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus—Sexual magick.
XXV 25 D The Star Ruby—An improved form of the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram.
XXVII 27 A Liber Trigrammaton—Trigrams
XXVIII 28 D Septem Regum Sanctorum—The Ceremony of the Seven Holy Kings—Initiation Ritual for select probationers to A.·.A.·.
XXX 30 B Liber Librae—The Book of the Balance—Thelemic morality
XXXIII 33 C An Account of A.'.A.'.—An epistle regarding that Order
XXXVI 36 D The Star Sapphire—Improved 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—A solar ritual.
LI 51   Lost Continent, The— An account of Atlantis
LII 52   Manifesto of the O.T.O.—From 1919.
LV 55  C Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua, The —Treatise on alchemy.
LVIII 58  B The Qabalah—Method and uses of the Qabalah.
LIX 59  C Across the Gulf—An account of a past life in Egypt.
LXI 61  D Liber Causae—Origins of the A.'.A.'.
LXIV 64  B Liber Israfel—Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to preaching.
LXV 65  A Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente—On the Holy Guardian Angel.
LXVI 66  A Liber Stellae Rubeae—A secret ritual of Apep; sex magick veiled in symbolism.
LXVII 67  C The Sword of Song—A critical study of various philosophies
LXX 70  C The Cross of a Frog—A ritual with a frog.
LXXIII 73   The Urn—The Diary of a Magus.
LXXVII 77   Liber OZ—The Thelemic declaration of rights of Man.
LXXVIII 78 B On the Tarot—A complete treatise on the Tarot.
LXXXI 81   Moonchild (The Butterfly Net)—Magical adventure story.
LXXXIV 84  B Liber Chanokh—Symbolic representation of the Universe.
XC 90  A Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus—An account of Initiation.
XCIII 93   Fountain of Hyacinth, The—A diary of drug use.
XCV 95  C The Wake World—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 VisionThe Amalantrah Working
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.
CI 101  B An Open Letter to those who may wish to join the Order—Enumerating the Duties and Privileges.
CVI 106   Concerning Death—A treatise on the nature of death.
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.
CXX 120 D Ritual of passing through the Tuat, The—A Ritual of Initiation for certain Select Zelators of A.'.A.'.
CXXIV 124   Of Eden and the Sacred Oak—On hospitlity in O.T.O.
CXXXII 132   Apotheosis—Treatise on the Incarnation of a God.
CXLVIII 148   The Soldier and The hunchback—A general discussion on philosophy.
CL 150 De Lege Libellum—Thelemic epistle on Light, Life, Love, and Liberty.
CLVI 156  A Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni—Account of the task of the Exempt Adept (sex magick veiled in symbolism).
CLVII 157   Tao Teh Ching—A translation and commentary by Crowley.
CLXI 161   Law of Thelema, The—Thelemic epistle.
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—On uniting oneself to a Deity.
CLXXXV 185  D Liber Colegii Sancti—Tasks and Oaths of the Grades of A.'.A.'.
CXCIV 194   An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order—the structure of O.T.O.
CXCVII 197 C Sir Palamedes the saracen knight—A poetic account of the Great Work.
CC 200 D Liber Resh vel Helios—An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily.
CCVI 206 D Liber RU vel Spiritus—Full instructions in Pranayama.
CCVII 207   A syllabus of the official instructions of the A.'..A.'.
CCXVI 216   The I Ching—A translation with commentary by Crowley.
CCXX 220 A Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law
CCXXVIII 228 B De Natura Deorum
CCXXXI 231 A Liber Arcanorum—treatise on the Trumps of the Tarot.
CCXXLII 242 C AHA!—An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained.
CCLXV 265   The Structure of the Mind—A treatise of physology from the mystic and magical standpoint.
CCC 300 E Khaps am Pekht—A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law.
CCCXXXIII 333 C Book of Lies, The—A book of 93 brief chapters on many subjects.
CCCXXXV 335 C Adonis an Allegory—A short play.
CCCXLI 341   Liber H.H.H.—Three methods of attainment.
CCCXLIII 343   AMRITA
CCCLXV 365   The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia—Similar to Liber Samekh, but with some differences.
CCCLXVII 367 B De Homunculo
CCCLXX 370 A Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici—Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man (veiled sex magick).
CD 400 A Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum—A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation.
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—A record of homosexual magick operations.
CDXVIII 418 AB Vision and the Voice, The—The classic account of Crowley's travels through the Thirty Aethyrs.
CDLI 451 B Eroto-Comatose Lucidity—Treatise on sex magick
CDLXXIV 474 C Liber Os Abysmi vel Daath—A method for entering the Abyss.
D 500 B Sepher Sephiroth—A Qabalistic dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their value numerically.
DXXXVI 536 B Liber Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia—Instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind.
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.
DCXXXIII 633   De Thaumaturgia—A treatice on magical ethics.
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—The Holy Qabalah and its correspondences.
DCCC 800 D Liber Samekh—Ritual for the Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.
DCCCVIII 808   Serpentis Nehushtan
DCCCXI 811  C Energised Enthusiasm—Treatise on sex magick and the creative impulse.
DCCCXIII 813 A Ararita—An account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond.
DCCCXXXI 831 D Liber Yod—Three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the Unity.
DCCCXXXVII 837 C Law of Liberty, The—Thelemic epistle.
DCCCLX 860 C John St. John—Record of Crowley's magical retirement.
DCCCLXVIII 868 B Liber Viarum Viae— A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps.
DCCCLXXXVIII 888   The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw—A complete study of the origins of Christianity.
CMXIII 913 B Liber ThIShARB—Methods for attaining the magical memory
CMXXXIV 934   The Cactus—A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons.
CMLXIII 963 AB Treasurehouse of Images, The —Collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac.

See also

External links