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    The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

    Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

    “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
    “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

    Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

    This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
    An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

    It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
    Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
    For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

    Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

    I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

    James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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    • J Jim Eshelman

      The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

      Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

      “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
      “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

      Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

      This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
      An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

      It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
      Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
      For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

      Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

      I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

      James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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      Preface
      000 What is Thelema?
      00 The Gods of Thelema
      0 A New Era of Aspiration

      It’s in the Basics
      1 Give Yourself a Break!
      2 Diaries & Dictionaries
      3 Rehabilitating Subconsciousness
      4 “Now is Yoga Explained”
      5 The Ladders: Color is the Key

      Magick
      6 The Pentagram Ritual
      7 The Hexagram Ritual
      8 Liber Resh vel Helios
      9 The Star Ruby: An Analysis (Part 1)
      10 The Star Ruby: An Analysis (Part 2)
      11 The Star Ruby: An Analysis (Part 3)
      12 The Star Sapphire
      13 Magick Power & Karma Yoga
      14 Building the Pyramid: A Liber Legis Version
      15 The Ritual of the Pyramid (Greek Adaptation)
      16 Practical Notes on Evocation: A Personal Journey
      17 Reflections: A Ritual of the Path of Mem

      Qabalah
      18 Latin Qabalah Simplex
      19 Tarot Divination Summaries
      20 The 32 Paths of Wisdom: The Sephiroth
      21 The 32 Paths of Wisdom: Aleph
      22 Aleph, the 11th Path

      Thelema
      23 Sacred Readings for the Holy Season
      24 Let the Scarlet Woman Beware!
      25 The Eight Magi

      Sexual Mysteries
      26 Sexual Mysteries
      27 Commentary on “The Book of the Ruby Star”
      28 Temples of the Body: Bodily Dedication to the Great Work Through the Sexual Mysteries
      29 Tantra & Tarot: An Interpretation of the 22 Atus of Tahuti

      The Holy Guardian Angel
      30 Angels, Phalluses, & the Sun
      31 Letters From Saturn: Germer’s Writings on the HGA
      32 The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus
      33 The Sleep of Siloam
      34 Liber Amoris vel Calicis sub figurâ LXXII

      The Path
      35 Crawford: A Celebration of Life & Love
      36 Purple Beyond Purple
      37 One Bird in Flight
      38 Some Musings on How Formulae Change as One Ascends the Tree of Life
      39 The Soul in the Machine
      40 Para-Bhakti Yoga
      41 Ebon Sea of the Unknown
      42 In the Going…

      Appendices
      A Select Thelemic Holy Books (Liber L. vel Legis, Liber Cheth, Liber A'ash)
      B Star Ruby & Star Sapphire (source)
      C Qabalistic Basics

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      • J Jim Eshelman

        The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

        Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

        “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
        “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

        Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

        This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
        An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

        It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
        Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
        For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

        Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

        I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

        James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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        Cover: www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619775588040259&set=a.373179772699843.90979.125462470804909&type=1&theater

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        • J Jim Eshelman

          The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

          Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

          “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
          “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

          Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

          This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
          An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

          It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
          Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
          For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

          Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

          I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

          James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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          This is wondrous.

          Diolch.

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          • J Jim Eshelman

            The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

            Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

            “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
            “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

            Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

            This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
            An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

            It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
            Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
            For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

            Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

            I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

            James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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            Jim, as soon as you know what will be the pre-order price and shipping cost for Europe - let us know!
            (I need the info about the shipping for Serbia in particular, if it's not the same for all of Europe)

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            • J Jim Eshelman

              The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

              Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

              “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
              “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

              Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

              This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
              An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

              It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
              Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
              For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

              Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

              I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

              James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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              Any updates on the publication date yet? I'm really looking forward to this!

              Best,
              Thom

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              • J Jim Eshelman

                The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                @Thom Sparrow said

                "Any updates on the publication date yet? I'm really looking forward to this!"

                Thanks, Thom. The book is at the printing planet and being manufactured. The original "mid-August" is more like late August. (We pulled it back a couple of weeks to upgrade some illustrations.) I'm hoping to have a drop-shipped copy in my hand before I head back East late month (where my lady is on tour in a play). Whether they get mailed out third-to-fourth week of August or about as week later depends on whether the semi truck (driving slowly 2,200 miles across country) gets here before I leave town for a few days. (I want to sign all the early copies.)

                If I can find some time to update the ordering system, I'll have the pre-order link ready soon. The page is already in place awaiting the link at www.thelema.org/publication

                Again, thanks for the inquiry.

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                • J Jim Eshelman

                  The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                  Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                  “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                  “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                  Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                  This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                  An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                  It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                  Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                  For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                  Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                  I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                  James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                  You can now pre-order Pearls of Wisdom here: helema.org/publications/pw.html

                  The book is expected during August. All pre-orders by the time it arrives will be autographed and shipped first.

                  Please let me know if you have any questions.

                  Thanks.

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                  • J Jim Eshelman

                    The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                    Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                    “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                    “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                    Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                    This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                    An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                    It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                    Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                    For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                    Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                    I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                    James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                    😀

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                    • J Jim Eshelman

                      The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                      Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                      “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                      “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                      Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                      This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                      An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                      It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                      Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                      For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                      Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                      I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                      James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                      Based in Ireland here, any idea of when it will be available for preorder with the shipping + handling charge?

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                        The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                        Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                        “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                        “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                        Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                        This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                        An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                        It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                        Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                        For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                        Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                        I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                        James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                        "Based in Ireland here, any idea of when it will be available for preorder with the shipping + handling charge?"

                        I will probably have that working today or tomorrow (figuring out which of a couple of ways to program that), but I can tell you what it is. We pay part of the international shipping (the same amount we'd pay for domestic shipping) and then bill the balance of that. For international priority mail to your part of the world, add US$17.95.

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                        • J Jim Eshelman

                          The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                          Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                          “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                          “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                          Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                          This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                          An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                          It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                          Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                          For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                          Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                          I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                          James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                          @Jim Eshelman said

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                          @bdc said
                          "Based in Ireland here, any idea of when it will be available for preorder with the shipping + handling charge?"

                          I will probably have that working today or tomorrow (figuring out which of a couple of ways to program that), but I can tell you what it is. We pay part of the international shipping (the same amount we'd pay for domestic shipping) and then bill the balance of that. For international priority mail to your part of the world, add US$17.95."

                          I guess it will be the same (or almost the same) for my part of the world?

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                          • J Jim Eshelman

                            The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                            Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                            “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                            “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                            Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                            This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                            An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                            It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                            Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                            For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                            Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                            I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                            James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                            @danica said

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                            @Jim Eshelman said
                            "
                            @bdc said
                            "Based in Ireland here, any idea of when it will be available for preorder with the shipping + handling charge?"

                            I will probably have that working today or tomorrow (figuring out which of a couple of ways to program that), but I can tell you what it is. We pay part of the international shipping (the same amount we'd pay for domestic shipping) and then bill the balance of that. For international priority mail to your part of the world, add US$17.95."

                            I guess it will be the same (or almost the same) for my part of the world?"

                            That same price has been separately confirmed for Hungary, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Paraguay, and New Zealand. So, I think, outside of U.S. / U.K. / Canada, it's probably universal.

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                            • J Jim Eshelman

                              The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                              Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                              “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                              “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                              Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                              This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                              An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                              It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                              Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                              For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                              Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                              I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                              James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                              The ordering page now has choices that include international shipping:
                              helema.org/publications/pw.html

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                              • J Jim Eshelman

                                The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                                93,

                                When you select UK pearls it is 47.95, is this including shipping?

                                When I go into paypal and select my country the price adds another 34.10 dollars for shipping and totals at 82.05.

                                93, 93/93.

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                                • J Jim Eshelman

                                  The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                  Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                  “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                  “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                  Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                  This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                  An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                  It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                  Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                  For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                  Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                  I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                  James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                                  @mark0987 said

                                  "93,

                                  When you select UK pearls it is 47.95, is this including shipping?

                                  When I go into paypal and select my country the price adds another 34.10 dollars for shipping and totals at 82.05.

                                  93, 93/93."

                                  Thanks. You're only supposed to get charged the first time. I'll see where that legacy charge is. If U accidentally paid it, we'll refund it, of course.

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                                  • J Jim Eshelman

                                    The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                    Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                    “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                    “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                    Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                    This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                    An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                    It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                    Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                    For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                    Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                    I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                    James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                                    I see the problem. From the order page, the separate section on shipping charges is still present. I have to figure out how to make that disappear. I advise anyone using this (until I get it fixed) simply not to use the additional shipping calculator - shipping is built into the price already. (I'll have to dig through the code and find where those amounts are being cached. I won't due it tonight, probably, because my spouse is back in town for about 35 hours before hitting the road again, so I'm going to ignore the rest of you 😡 ).

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                                    • J Jim Eshelman

                                      The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                      Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                      “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                      “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                      Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                      This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                      An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                      It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                      Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                      For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                      Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                      I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                      James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                                      @mark0987 said

                                      "When you select UK pearls it is 47.95, is this including shipping?

                                      When I go into paypal and select my country the price adds another 34.10 dollars for shipping and totals at 82.05."

                                      Mark, this was easier to fix than I thought. I'm sorry for the original error. If you haven't placed you order, you can do so now and it will only charge you for the shipping once. If you HAVE placed it, please write the email address of the confirmation email you got, and ask for a correction.

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                                      • J Jim Eshelman

                                        The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                        Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                        “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                        “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                        Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                        This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                        An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                        It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                        Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                        For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                        Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                        I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                        James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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                                        Thanks, I didn't place the order anyway. I'm going to place another order now.

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                                        • J Jim Eshelman

                                          The publishing team has asked me to post the following announcement.

                                          Pearls of Wisdom by James A. Eshelman will be released in August (exact date to be determined). 480 pages. US $30.00 (standard shipping paid by C.O.T. in the U.S., and shipping partially subsidized elsewhere). Though this is our first paperback offering, we have stuck to our standard of high quality, durable binding (Smyth-sewn perfectbound) and acid-free components. - Here is the description from the back cover:

                                          “A Black Pearl of Infinite Preciousness”
                                          “Seek the New in the Old ~ Seek the Old in the New.” That was the motto of Black Pearl, College of Thelema’s biannual journal published 1997-2002. Author James A. Eshelman contributed 100 articles during one of the most prolific periods of his career. This anthology gathers over 40 essays – many of them substantially updated and expanded, and some of them never previously published.

                                          Pearls of Wisdom “seeks the new in the old” through a magnificent cache of wisdom teachings from one of Thelema’s most insightful, creative teachers.

                                          This is the “director’s cut” of Black Pearl – and more!
                                          An Introduction to Thelema – the ground shifting world-view of Aleister Crowley – explains Thelema’s core principles of Will, Love, and Star, then expands on the nature of True Will and Love Under Will; Thelema’s pantheon of gods; and the New Era of Aspiration now opening before us. The rest of the book is organized in 7 parts:

                                          It’s in the Basics * Magick * Qabalah * Thelema
                                          Sexual Mysteries * Holy Guardian Angel * The Path
                                          For example, one section (“Magick”) explores a dozen topics of ceremonial magick, including traditional and newer forms of the pentagram and hexagram rituals, Sun adorations, new adaptations of classic initiation rites, the ancient art of evocation, and a new ritual for becoming a purer reflection of your deepest spiritual ideal.

                                          Chapter 32, The Magical Record of Brother Proserpinus, is a modern tale of a brother of A.'.A.'. who undertook the Great Work and succeeded. Four times the size of excerpts published in Black Pearl, this is the centerpiece of the book.

                                          I have been blessed for many years with the love and instructive guidance of that ‘Sun of my soul’ which one of the Thelemic holy books calls ‘a black pearl of infinite preciousness.’ It is this that I always meant by the title of the journal.” – The author

                                          James A. Eshelman has been a writer and teacher of metaphysical subjects for over 40 years. Chancellor of College of Thelema and Prolocutor General of Temple of Thelema, he edited and contributed to Black Pearl for its entire six-year run. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with actress Marion DeSio.

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