"The Record is both chart and log to the bold Sea-Captains of The Voyage Marvelous." Thus Aleister Crowley describes the practice of the Magical Diary, a central component of his system of spiritual attainment known as Scientific Illuminism . 
The collection presented here includes Crowley’s two most important instructional writings on the design and purpose of the Magical Diary. John St. John, first published in THE EQUINOX in 1909, chronicles his moment-to-moment progress during a 13-day Great Magical Retirement. Crowley referred to John St. John as "... a perfect model of what a magical record should be ..." 
A Master of the Temple is taken from the Magical Diary of Frater Achad (Charles Stansfeld Jones). It was included in EQUINOX III, 1 in 1919. Crowley edited the diary for publication — and added his invaluable commentary on Achad’s magical work — at a time when he felt Achad was his most successful student. 
James Wasserman has been practicing the Magical system of Aleister Crowley for many years. Drawing on other primary Crowley texts, as well as his own experience with the Magical Record, he explores the purpose and necessity of the journal

Aleister Crowley and the Practice of the Magical Diary

Religion & Spirituality

CROWLEY, Aleister

Wasserman, James

New Age & Spirituality

Sekmet Books

A battle is raging for the soul of America, and it is of critical interest to the survival of freedom worldwide. Our nation is surrendering its fundamental values of individual responsibility and self determination.Domestically we exchange our privacy and autonomy for the chimera of security; internationally we abdicate our ability to act in our national interest.Why are we squandering the precious jewels of the greatest political experiment in human history? What actions can thoughtful citizens take to protect and regain their personal freedoms?This important collection of essays is supplemented by lengthy appendices containing the primary reference materials that underlie the author's bold assertions.Readers will fearlessly explore the modern plague of collectivism, especially as embodied by the United Nations; learn the true political, historical, and spiritual roots of the September 11th attacks; revisit the Waco massacre without averting their glance; witness the cynical manipulations of the civilian disarmament movement; and be invited to contemplate the role of transcendent values in the battle to preserve and maintain freedom.

The Slaves Shall Serve: Meditations on Liberty

Politics & Social Sciences

James Wasserman

Philosophy

Aleister Crowley wrote the Gnostic Mass in 1913. He described it as the central ritual, public and private, of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). It is a mythic hymn to the wedding of scientific truth and religious aspiration; the celebrant is encouraged to leave superstition and dogma at the door and join in an ecstatic tribute to the glorious nature of reality. The Gnostic Mass offers a truly modern spirituality and it is being performed on a regular basis throughout the civilized world. The authors—both longtime O.T.O. members and consecrated bishops of the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholicae (EGC)—share between them over half a century of practicing the Mass. Their passionate devotion to the rite was rewarded in 2006 with an important, long-sought insight into the complex geometry of the ritual. In 2009, they published their research in the first edition of this book. Based on a continuing series of understandings, an even more accurate second edition was created in 2010. This third and final edition solves remaining subtleties in the choreography of the five officers and the overall conclusion of the rite. The detailed instructions presented here not only provide the missing performance keys to the geometrical puzzle of the Mass, but offer a window into the wider workings of magical ritual.

To Perfect this Feast: A Performance Commentary on the Gnostic Mass (Revised 3rd Edition)

Wasserman, Nancy

Occult & Paranormal

The Gnostic Mass is a hymn to the wedding of scientific truth and religious aspiration. It offers a truly modern spirituality. The celebrant is encouraged to leave superstition and dogma behind and join in an ecstatic tribute to the glorious nature of reality. Aleister Crowley wrote the Gnostic Mass in 1913. He described it as the central ritual public and private of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). Today it is being performed on a regular basis throughout the world.   The authors of this performance guide are both longtime O.T.O. members and consecrated bishops of the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica (E.G.C.). They share between them over half a century of diligent practice and training with this rite. Their devotion has been rewarded with long-sought-after insights into its complex choreography.   The detailed instructions presented here not only provide missing keys to the geometrical puzzle of the Mass, but offer a wider window into the workings of magical ritual. This book will thus be of value to spiritual aspirants, as well as to scholars and students of ancient myth, modern religious movements, and contemporary Gnosticism. The  authors believe the Gnostic Mass to be a doorway into the highest realms of spiritual development and make a compelling case for that assertion.

To Perfect This Feast: Limited Collector's Edition

ALEISTER CROWLEY

Nancy Wasserman

On May 16, 2015 ev, Ordo Templi Orientis celebrated its North American Centennial-commemorating the founding of Canada's British Columbia Lodge No. 1 in 1915-with a day-long conference hosted in Vancouver by O.T.O. Canada. Prominent researchers and leaders of O.T.O. were invited to deliver papers on this occasion, which are presented here along with additional essays to enhance the utility of this collection for Order members, and other students and practitioners of Thelemic spiritual development. This commemorative festschrift volume is dedicated to Frater Superior Hymenaeus Beta-for 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of his governing Ordo Templi Orientis. All of the conference presenters, supplemental essayists, Frater Superior's Representatives, and National Grand Masters are honored to be able to express our gratitude and appreciation for his leadership over these decades.

Success Is Your Proof: One Hundred Years of O.T.O. in North America by Lita-Luise Chappell (2015-12-23)

Lita-Luise Chappell

Vere Chappell

Cynthia Crosse

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