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A great book that will not make any sense if you have not already done some research in history, religion, the occult and the like. As far as the quality of this specific printing it is great and is the one I would recommend buying no regrets about this book. As far as the content it is extremely short, but had enough there to answer several questions that I had and is a book I come back to and reference often. With all that said if you just pick this up and read and that is it and expect it to teach you then you are sorely mistaken this is going to seem like nonsensical gibberish to you if you don't know what is being talked about. So if that is you then start with the following books.
The Kybalion.
Magick: Liber ABA
Doctrine & Covenants.
& any of the good book on Egyptian culture and theology.
At that point you will understand a lot of what is being said in this book.

On a side note I have seen quite a few reviews on here complaining about typos in this book... /facepalm this is incorrect there are no typos. this is an exact typed version of written pages that were written in the 1800s, they spelled things differently then and were not as picky about where they put an apostrophe or period etc... these are not typos.


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The Book of the Law Liber Al Vel Legis Aleister Crowley Rose Edith Crowley 9781578633081 Books Reviews

So the average reader might read the first chapter, if that..realistically the first page, and think it's just rantings by a mad man, the "devil worshipper". The problem was that Crowley was and still is vilified by the church. When a person sees you reading Crowley you get the "dirty look". Those that do study Crowley's work know it's his works are very in depth and can be quite clever. My favorite quote is "Every man and woman is a star". Sounds insane, but the meaning is so perfectly explained in Lon Milo DuQuette's "Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot". I find that DuQuette is able to "decode" some of the more crazier parts of Crowley's works.
The Book of the Law is the "sacred text" of Thelema. It was supposively dictated to Crowley on his wedding night from an entity named Aiwass. The book only has 3 chapters, in the 1st person perspectives of Thelemic deities Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. The Book of the Law may be short in pages, but the amount of knowledge is intense and should be revisited as I find with most Crowley works, you just seem to find or understand more each time. So to completely review this book, it's difficult to explain to those that have not read it. It is not a "read through" book. It's very rich and loaded with interesting logic.
I read "The Eye in the Triangle" first and don't know how I would have fared reading this first.
Nevertheless, my favourite book to quote from and live by.
The language is so powerful that it has become part of my being.
I have four copies in this format and about 10 in the other books it has appeared in..
This really is a spiritual text alerting us all to the opportunities of BEING THAT WHICH WE ARE. To follow out the spiritual purpose of one's beingness is the difficult, joyful and possible path of modern human beings. Every man and woman is a Star. A Star is similar to the Atman of the Hindus, the Yechidah of Kabbalah, and the Self of Jungian Psychology. Please, when studying this holy scripture, use the right brain to understand the symbolism of the Book of the Law. Don't be a fundamentalist in your interpretations. Open mind, open life. Good luck discovering your True Will, Actual Self and Abiding Truth(s)!
This book or "poetic essay" is quite ingenious if you're reading it from an experienced spiritual vantage point; (therefore I would say this book is not ideal for total beginners of the Path, but this is subjective of course). The style & quality definitely feels like channeled material, as Crowley alleges it to be, and if it's not, it's quite impressive -- and beneficial nonetheless.

• It's split up into 3 thematic sections, narrated by 3 different entity-characters Nuit, Hadit, & Ra-Hoor-Khuit.
The overall theme consists of overthrowing the old paradigm of self-repression based on dogmatic beliefs about life. With specific regard to the audience of ‘enlightened readers’, its overall message overthrows misguided beliefs about the Spiritual Path, and replaces them with a lucrative appealing alternative; SELF-WORTH -- and an absence of arbitrary, self-imposed limitations about what should or shouldn't be done. (Obviously, this does not entail doing away with discernment & empathy)

• Besides material that can be used to cultivate insights, there are a lot of impenetrable Mysteries/puzzles, and obscure allusions. But, that makes it fascinating. As well as frustrating.

• With a lot of the passages that seem to be saying something “controversial” at a glance, one can perceive the hidden/metaphorical meaning behind it. However there were some aspects of Ra-Hoor-Khuit’s section to which i had difficulty doing so, and so they seemed arbitrarily bizarre and disturbing. But perhaps the purpose in this case was to deter (“turn away”) people who up until this point didn't possess the proper discernment to extract the true value of all that was said thus far... Kind of like a final checkpoint. Whatever it means, I was incapable of benefiting from it, so I simply moved on.

ONLY COMPLAINT Very short for the price - I would have liked a version that provided a preface with more complete expository insight, and also some essential insights into the meaning of the material. Instead, the other half of the book has facsimiles (as advertised) of Aleister Crowley's handwritten copy of the book, which personally doesn't provide me with any extra value at all...
5 stars for the value of the material itself; as for the overall product, it would benefit from some revamping, so people can get the most out of the text, without having to undergo unnecessary & laborious external research efforts. (perhaps a more “complete” edition exists like I suggested, but if so I couldn't find it in search results. Maybe I suck.)

-Paul
It comes with a textured cover, not glossy or cheap. There's both printed and handwritten versions in the book. There are photocopied versions of the hand written (in cursive, but very legible) material included. For the price, the quality can't be beat. I nearly paid $60USD for another one on a different website, This book has exceeded my expectations. And bonus! It arrived early as well. is the best.
A great book that will not make any sense if you have not already done some research in history, religion, the occult and the like. As far as the quality of this specific printing it is great and is the one I would recommend buying no regrets about this book. As far as the content it is extremely short, but had enough there to answer several questions that I had and is a book I come back to and reference often. With all that said if you just pick this up and read and that is it and expect it to teach you then you are sorely mistaken this is going to seem like nonsensical gibberish to you if you don't know what is being talked about. So if that is you then start with the following books.
The Kybalion.
Magick Liber ABA
Doctrine & Covenants.
& any of the good book on Egyptian culture and theology.
At that point you will understand a lot of what is being said in this book.

On a side note I have seen quite a few reviews on here complaining about typos in this book... /facepalm this is incorrect there are no typos. this is an exact typed version of written pages that were written in the 1800s, they spelled things differently then and were not as picky about where they put an apostrophe or period etc... these are not typos.