Aleister Crowley ( 1875 - 1947 )—mystic, occultist, and mountaineer—was a highly prolific writer, not only on the topic of Thelema and Magick , but on philosophy, politics, and culture. He was also a published poet and playwright and left behind a countless number of personal letters and daily journal entries.
- ''''. (1982). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877282226
- ''''. (1996). Tempe, AZ : New Falcon Publications. ISBN 1561840351
- ''''. (1990). Kings Beach, CA : Thelema Publications. ISBN 0913576182
- ''''. (1992). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877282102
- ''''. (1981). New York : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877282684
- ''''. (1996). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877288887
- ''''. (1979). London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 0710001754
- ''''. (1985). Phoenix, AZ : Falcon Press. ISBN 0941404366
- ''''. (1991). Scottsdale, AZ : New Falcon Publications. ISBN 1561840297
- ''''. (2006).York Beach, ME : Weiser Books. ISBN 1578633516
- ''''. (2001). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877287198
- ''''. (1992). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877282102
- ''''. (1995). York Beach, ME : Samuel Weiser. ISBN 087728847X
- ''''. (1983). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877285799
- ''''. (1980). Kings Beach, CA : Thelema Publications. ISBN 0913576166
- ''''. (1990). Chicago : Teitan Press. ISBN 0933429045
- ''''. (1996). Tempe, AZ : New Falcon Publications. ISBN 1561840904
- ''''. (1991). York Beach, ME : Samuel Weiser. ISBN 0877287295
- ''''. (1996). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877288569
- ''''. (1972). London : Duckworth. ISBN 0715606360
- ''''. (1997). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877289190
- '' Moonchild ''. (1972). London : Sphere. ISBN 0722127030
- ''''. (1990). Thame : Mandrake Press. ISBN 1872736025
- ''''. (1973). New York, NY : Samuel Weiser. ISBN 0877282226
- ''''. (1971). Oceanside, CA. : H. P. Smith. ASIN B0006DYW0U
- ''''. (1974). New York : Gordon Press. ISBN 087968215
- ''''. (1976). Kings Beach, CA : Thelema Publications. ISBN 0913576069
- ''''. (1998). York Beach, ME : S. Weiser. ISBN 0877288879
Many of the important works of Aleister Crowley are in the form of (''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:
- consists of books of which may be changed not so much as the style of a letter: that is, they represent the utterance of an Adept entirely beyond the criticism of even the Visible Head of the Organization.
- consists of books or essays which are the result of ordinary scholarship, enlightened and earnest.
- consists of matter which is to be regarded rather as suggestive than anything else.
- consists of the Official Rituals and Instructions.
- consists of manifestos, broadsides, epistles and other public statements. Some publications are composite, and pertain to more than one class.
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 |
|