The Thelemites Dream Library
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Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Whole of the Law,
93 Everyone,
As my book collection is growing I ask myself what would the ideal Thelemites dream library contain as far as titles that relate not only to Thelema, but Magick and the Occult in general? I have attached an image below of my collection thus far, and I hope to see some of you post your pictures as well.
I have only been seriously studying Thelema for about a month or two, and even though I feel I have learned so much already and at the same time I feel like I haven't even grasped the slightest bit of the knowledge in these writings.
I know when you think of dream library one could name an endless amount of books, I would however like you to try and select a top 15-20 "must haves" for a serious student of Thelema. What do ya say?
My library(thus far):
- The Book of the Law (+Printed paper pdf version of the full commentary)
- Liber 777 ... Writings
- The Book of Thoth
- Mini Book 4 (Parts I + II)
- Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot - Lon Milo Duquette
- Chicken Qabalah - Lon Milo Duquette
Love is the Law , Love Under Will.
Frater IG
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You've got a great start. Others I might recommend:
Eshelman, James. Pearls of Wisdom. - The introductory essay "What is Thelema?" is probably the best thing I've read on the topic. The rest of the collection is excellent across a wide range of topics.
Regardie, Israel. The Golden Dawn. - Regardie's introduction to the first edition is an excellent overview of the structure and purpose of the Golden Dawn system on which so much of modern ceremonial magick is based. I remember Cris Monastre's intro having some gold as well.
Regardie, Israel. The One Year Manual. - Exactly what the title suggests. A twelve-month program that gets you through the foundational basics of practice. It's a thin volume and seemingly too simple to be useful. It's not. Spend a full year working through this book while you read everything you can get your hands on and your body will be prepped to do the practices of the actual work.
There are others... but, that's a start.
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93,
Thank you for your suggestions, I was immediately drawn to the 'One Year Manual' just off the title and description and lucky for me I found a full color PDF which I will be printing at work tomorrow. Thanks again. 93/93
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Actually, reading back over what I typed on my phone, I should make a little amendment:
Spend a full year working through this book while you read everything you can get your hands on and your body will be prepped by doing the practices of the actual work.