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This is a general listing, in reference format, of common books cited on Thelemapedia. Please make any corrections, if needed, and add books as you see fit.

Table of contents
1 Books by Aleister Crowley
2 Linking to Holy Books and other short documents
3 Common books by others

3.1 Israel Regardie
3.2 Lon Milo DuQuette
3.3 Other Thelemic authors

4 Biographies on Crowley
5 Another primer on citing and referencing your sources
6 Where to go from here

Books by Aleister Crowley

Linking to Holy Books and other short documents

When you cite a quotation from a Holy Book or other non-book Liber by Crowley, there are a few formats you can use. For some, you can use the common title. Include the chapter and verse if relevant. Here are some examples:

Using a long liber number is not useful. Instead of this:

Use the common name:

Then at the bottom of your article, include a references section with the Liber you quoted from. If you want them to link to the actual text, here are some common libers that you can copy and paste into your edit field: 

*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_message.html Liber II, The Message of the Master Therion]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_lege.html Liber CL, De Lege Libellum]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_khabs.html Liber CCC, Khabs am Pekht]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_liberty.html Liber DCCCXXXVII, The Law of Liberty]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_mass.html Liber XV, The Gnostic Mass]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_intimation.html Liber CXCIV, An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_openletter.html Liber C, An Open Letter to Those Who May Wish to Join the Order]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_concerning.html Liber CLXI, Concerning the Law of Thelema]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_oz.html Liber LXXVI, Oz]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_duty.html Duty]
*[http://www.scarletwoman.org/docs/docs_balance.html Liber XXX, Liber Libræ (The Book of the Balance)]

Common books by others

Israel Regardie

Lon Milo DuQuette

Other Thelemic authors

Biographies on Crowley

Another primer on citing and referencing your sources

We are talking about this again because it is so important. Please, please, please cite your sources if you draw from a source, such as a publication or website. If you write something like "Crowley believed that the sky was yellow", you must tell us where he said that. Also, if you write something that is a statement or belief of a group or person, be sure you attribute that statement or belief to them. This is not necessary for beliefs that are commonly held by Thelemites or considered very common knowledge. It's your call, but be thoughtful about it.

In the text of an article, cite references parenthetically as "(Author-Last-Name, Year)". If necessary, add chapters ("chap. 3") or pages ("p. 15" or "pp. 12–23") after the year (+ comma), e.g. if the information is hard to find in a large book. When a reference is used as a noun, put the year in parentheses, e.g. "Milton (1653) says..." For two authors, use (Author1 & Author2, year); for more authors, use (Author1 et al., Year). See above for how to site common libers.

Put under the "References" header, again in a bulleted list, any books, articles, web pages, etcetera that you used in constructing the article and/or recommend as sources of further information to readers.

The most important thing is to include the complete citation information, just as you would for any other bibliography; the precise formatting is still debatable and can be fixed later. Citing sources provide references that help the reader to check the veracity of the article and to find more information. If you consult an external source while writing an article, citing it is basic intellectual honesty. More than that, you should actively search for authoritative references to cite. If you are writing from your own knowledge, then you should know enough to identify good references that the reader can consult on the subject. The main point is to help the reader—cite whatever you think will be most helpful. This applies when writing about opinions, as well—beware the temptation to write weasel phrases like, "Some people say..." Who said it, and where and when?

Where to go from here

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