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Works of Aleister Crowley (Libers)

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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.

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Liber No. Class Title
I 1 A Liber B vel
                Magi 
An account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which it is even possible to manifest in any way whatsoever upon this plane. Or so it is said by the Masters of
the Temple.
II 2 E Message of The
                Master Therion, The 
Explains the essence of the new
Law in a very simple manner.
III 3 D Liber III vel Jugorum
                
An instruction for the control
of speech, action, and thought.
IV 4   Liber
                ABA (Magick) 
A general account in elementary
terms of magical and mystical powers.
V 5 D Liber V vel
                Reguli 
Being the Ritual of the Mark of the Beast: an incantation proper to invoke the Energies of the Aeon of Horus, adapted for the
daily use of the Magician of whatever grade.
VI 6 B Liber O
                vel Manus et Sagittae 
Instructions given for the elementary study of the Qabalah, Assumption of God forms, Vibration of Divine Names, the Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram, and their uses in protection and invocation, a method of attaining astral visions so called, and an instruction in
the practice called rising on the Planes.
VII 7 A Liber Liberi
                vel Lapidis Lazuli 
‘The birth words of a Master of the Temple’. Being the Voluntary Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth Words of a Master of the Temple. It´s 7 Chapters are referred to the 7 Planets in the following order: Mars,
Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus.
VIII 8 D 8th Aether
                Liber CCCCXVIII 
And thus shall he do who will attain to the mystery of the knowledge and
conversation of his Holy Guardian Angel.
IX 9 B Liber E
                
Instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record. Suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. Gives instruction in Asana, Pranayama and Dharana, and advises the application of tests to the physical body, so that the student may thoroughly
understand his own limitations.
X 10 A Liber Porta
                Lucis 
An account of the sending forth of the Master Therion by the A.·.A.·. and an
explanation of his mission.
XI 11 D Liber NU
                
An instruction for attaining Nuit. An account of the task of the Aspirant from
Probationer to Adept. Meditations on AL.
XIII 13 D Liber
                Graduum Montis Abiegni 
An account of the tasks of the
aspirant from Probationer to Adept.
XV 15   Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae
XVI 16 B Liber Turris
                vel Domus Dei 
An instruction for attainment by the direct destruction of thoughts as they
arise in the mind.
XVII 17 D Liber IAO
                IAO. Sexual Magick. Gives three
                methods of attainment through a willed series of
thoughts. The active form of Liber CCCXLV.
XXI 21   Khing Kang
                King - The Classic of Purity 
Taoist classic put into rhyme. A new translation from the Chinese by the Master
Therion.
XXIV 24 B De Nuptis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus
Sexual magick.
XXV 25 D The Star Ruby
                
(There are two forms of this Ritual) An improved form of the ‘Lesser
Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram’.
XXVII 27 A Liber
                Trigrammaton 
Being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and Yang. An account of the Cosmic process: corresponding to
the stanzas of Dzyan in another system.
XXVIII 28 D Septem Regum Sanctorum - The Ceremony of
                the Seven Holy Kings 
Being an Initiation Ritual for
certain select probationers to A.·.A.·.
XXX 30 B Liber
                Librae - The Book of the Balance 
Karma Yoga. An elementary
course of morality suitable for the average man.
XXXI 31   Diary of Frater Achad, The
XXXIII 33 C An Account of
                A.·.A.·. 
Broadly based upon ‘Cloud on the Sanctuary’ by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen and now revised and rewritten in
the Universal Cipher.
XXXVI 36 D The Star
                Sapphire 
An improved for of the 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
 LI 51   Lost
                Continent, The 
An account of the continent of Atlantis: the manners and customs, magical rites and opinions of it´s people, together with a true account of the catastrophy, so-called, which ended in it´s disappearance. See also
‘Atlantis’.
 LII 52   Manifesto of
                the OTO 
This 1919 e.v. manifesto is by
Crowley - others exist by other people.
 LV 55  C Chymical
                Jousting of Brother Perardua, The 
An account of the Magical and
Mystic Path in the language of Alchemy.
 LVIII 58  B

The Qabalah
A general discussion of the Method and uses of the Qabalah. (The Temple of Solomon the King )

 LIX 59  C Across the Gulf
                
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.
 LXI 61  D Liber Causae
                
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.·.
 LXIV 64  B Liber Israfel
                
By Allen Bennet, Crowley, Others. Invocation of Thoth, as a prelude to preaching. Formerly called ‘Liber Anubis’, an instruction in a suitable method
of preaching.
 LXV 65  A Liber Cordis
                Cincti Serpente 
An account of the relations of
the aspirant and his Holy Guardian Angel.
 LXVI 66  A Liber
                Stellae Rubeae 
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.
 LXVII 67  C The Sword of
                Song 
Two Poems. A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism.
1925.
 LXX 70  C The Cross of a Frog
                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.
LXXI  71  B The Voice of the Silence / The Two Paths / The Seven Portals
                By H.P. Blavatsky, with an
extensive commentary by Crowley.
LXXIII  73   The Urn
                This is a sequel to “The
                Temple of Solomon the King”, 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.
 LXXVII 77   Liber
                OZ 
The Thelemic declaration of
rights of Man.
 LXXVIII 78  B On the Tarot
                
A complete treatise on the Tarot giving the correct designs of the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on
all planes.
LXXXI  81   Moonchild (The Butterfly
                Net) 
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.·.
 LXXXIV 84  B Liber
                Chanokh
A brief Abstract of the Symbolic Representation of the Universe. Derived by Dr. John Dee through the Scrying of Sir Edward
Kelley.
XC  90  A Liber
                Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus 
An account of Initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for
the same.
XCIII  93   Fountain of
                Hyacinth, The 
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.
XCV  95  C The Wake World
                A 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 Vision - The 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. (Sex Magick.)
 CI 101  B An Open
                Letter to those who may wish to join the Order
                
Enumerating the Duties and Privileges. These Regulations Come Into Force In Any District Where the Membership Exceeds One
Thousand Souls.
 CVI 106   Concerning
                Death 
A treatise on the nature of death and the proper attitude to be taken towards
it.
 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. Contains some of the deepest secrets of Initiation, with a clear solution of
many cosmic and ethical problems.
 CXX 120  D Ritual of
                passing through the Tuat, The 
A Ritual of Initiation for
certain Select Zelators.
CXXIV 124   Of Eden and the Sacred Oak
CXXXII  132   Apotheosis
                A treatise on the Incarnation
                of a God, instructions to Realize and Proclaim
His Identity.
 CXLVIII 148   The Soldier and
                The hunchback 
A general discussion on
philosophy.
 CL 150 De Lege
                Libellum 
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.
 CLVI 156  A Liber
                Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni 
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.
 CLVII 157   Tao
                Teh Ching 
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
 CLXI 161   Law of
                Thelema, The 
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.
 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 
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.
 CLXXXV 185  D Liber Colegii
                Sancti 
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.
 CXCIV 194   An Intimation
                with Reference to the Constitution of the Order
                
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.
 CXCVII 197  C Sir
                Palamedes the saracen knight 
A poetic account of the Great
Work and enumeration of many obstacles.
 CC 200  D Liber Resh
                vel Helios 
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.
 CCVI 206  D Liber RU vel
                Spiritus 
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.
CCVII  207   A syllabus
                of the official instructions of the A.·.A.·.
                
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 “The
Syllabus” was composed.
 CCXVI 216   The I Ching
                
A new translation, with a 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.
 CCXX 220  A Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law
 CCXXVIII 228  B De Natura Deorum
CCXXXI  231  A Liber
                Arcanorum 
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.
 CCXXLII 242  C AHA!
                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.
CCLXV  265   The Structure of the Mind
                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.
 CCC 300  E Khaps am
                Pekht 
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.
CCCXXXIII  333  C Book of lies,
                The 
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.
 CCCXXXV 335  C Adonis an
                Allegory 
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.
 CCCXLI 341   Liber H.H.H.
                
Gives three methods of
attainment through a willed series of thoughts.
 CCCXLIII 343   AMRITA
CCCLXV  365   The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia
                
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.
 CCCLXVII 367  B De Homunculo
 CCCLXX 370  A Liber A'ash
                vel Capricorni Pneumatici 
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.
 CD 400  A Liber Tau
                vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum (<a href="libers/liber400.pdf">PDF 

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                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.·.
CDXII  412  D Liber A vel
                Armorum 
An instruction for the
preparation of the Elemental Instruments.
 CDXIV 414   De Arte Magica -- Removed at the demand of the Ordo Templis Orientis
CDXV  415  AB Paris
                Working, The (including Esoteric record and
                sundrys) 
A record of homosexual magick
operations.
 CDXVIII 418  AB Vision and
                the Voice, The 
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.
 CDLI 451  B Liber CDLI -
                Eroto-comatose Lucidity 
The chapter «Of Eroto-comatose
Lucidity » in Liber CDXIV - De Arte Magica
 CDLXXIV 474  C Liber Os
                Abysmi vel Daath 
Gnana Yoga. An instruction in a
purely intellectual method of entering the Abyss.
 D 500  B Sepher
                Sephiroth
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.
 DXXXVI 536  B Liber
                Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia 
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.
 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 statement of certain ethical
considerations concerning Magick.
 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
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.
 DCCC 800  D Liber Samekh
                
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.
 DCCCVIII 808   Serpentis Nehushtan
DCCCXI  811  C Energised
                Enthusiasm 
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.
 DCCCXIII 813  A Ararita
                
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.
 DCCCXXXI 831  D Liber Yod
                
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.
DCCCXXXVII  837  C Law of
                Liberty, The 
This is a further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain
Ethical problems.
 DCCCLX 860  C John St.
                John 
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.
 DCCCLXVIII 868  B Liber Viarum
                Viae 
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.
 DCCCLXXXVIII 888   The Gospel
                According to Saint Bernard Shaw 
A complete study of the origins
of Christianity.
 CMXIII 913  B Liber
                ThIShARB 
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.)
 CMXXXIV 934   The Cactus
                A record of experiments with
the Mescal buttons.
 CMLXIII 963  AB Treasurehouse
                of Images, The 
A superb collection of Litanies
appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac.

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