The Equinox Of The Gods
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''The Equinox of the Gods'' () is a book first published in 1936 detailing the events and circumstances leading up to
Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pro ...
's 1904 transcription of ''
The Book of the Law ''Liber AL vel Legis'' (), commonly known as ''The Book of the Law'', is the central sacred text of Thelema. Aleister Crowley said that it was dictated to him by a beyond-human being who called himself 'Aiwass'. Rose Edith Kelly, Crowley's w ...
'', the central text of
Thelema Thelema () is a Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy and new religious movement founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician. The word '' ...
. Included in ''The Equinox of the Gods'' are a facsimile of Crowley's handwritten manuscript of ''The Book of the Law'', personal diary extracts, and a full color reproduction of the
Stèle of Revealing The Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu (also known as the Stele of Revealing) is a painted, wooden offering stele located in Cairo, Egypt. It was discovered in 1858 by François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette at the mortuary temple of the 18th Dynasty Pharao ...
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The Equinox of the Gods
' — full text of the book Thelemite texts Works by Aleister Crowley 1936 books {{occult-book-stub