College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

@Jim Eshelman said

"Not sure what you mean here. You're calling the Word of the Aeon "swill"? "

I'm showing my vast amount of inexperience. My apologies. I was referring to this infantile book, which I picked up a while ago. I, in all honesty, have very little understanding of most thelemic tenets, the word of the aeon being among them. My position is a difficult one. I can't stomach the majority introductory books that have complete contempt for the reader, but what I've read of Crowley thus far goes, mostly, way over my head.

Not exactly the spin that I wanted, but I started typing and that's what I thought it sounded like. I believe I posted on this in my introduction, but I think this may get more views. I'm looking for someone in the Chicago-land area with whom I could occasionally check in and discuss my studies.
There is probably another area for just this sort of thing, but damned if I can find it. On the outside chance that there isn't, I suppose this would be a great thread for beginner networking.

I am individually motivated and don't require (nor can I stomach) swill like abrahadabra. However, I'm wondering if someone can provide me with an ordered list of books, preferably by Crowley himself, to get me started on the path. I've begun reading Magick in Theory and Practice and gotten quite far. However, I understand that it is to be read in conjunction with a number of other books, in addition to those that Crowley cited in the text itself, and much of it makes very little sense.

Hi, I'm case and I'm very, very new to the forums. I'm 18, a self-confessed insomniac, a lover of philosophy and literature (particularly 18th and 19th century german), a struggling poet, musician, metal sculptor, and so much more and so much less.
I'm looking for someone in the chicago area with good credentials and experience under whom to study. I've been wracking my brain trying to understand and, as I'm sure is normal, I have thusfar only a basic understanding of Thelema. I'm the kind of person who needs to be aght in order to len for myself.
P.S. Is it considered wrong or heretical to read Liber Al Vel more than once as you are instructed against?

One thing I'm wondering about, given that independent study is very difficult with this topic, is whether there is anyone in the chicagoland area with good credentials under whom I could study.

Maybe it's just the copy I have, and this may part may not even be written by crowley. I'm using an ebook until I get my real copy. This is fairly poorly organized and has what appears to be some rearrangements, likely to avoid copyright violation. That said:

"Unity" transcends "consciousness". It is above all
division. The Father of thought --- the Word --- is called
Chaos --- the dyad. The number Three, the Mother, is
called Babalon. In connection with this the reader should
study "The Temple of Solomon the King" in Equinox I, V, and
Liber 418.
This first triad is essentially unity, in a manner
transcending reason. The comprehension of this Trinity is
a matter of spiritual experience. All true gods are
attributed to this Trinity.<>
An immeasurable abyss divides it from all manifestations
of Reason or the lower qualities of man. In the ultimate
analysis of Reason, we find all reason identified with this
abyss. Yet this abyss is the crown of the mind. Purely
intellectual faculties all obtain here. This abyss has no
number, for in it all is confusion.
Below this abyss we find the moral qualities of Man, of
which there are six. The highest is symbolised by the
number Four. Its nature is fatherly<>; Mercy and Authority
are the attributes of its dignity.
The number Five is balanced against it. The attributes
of Five are Energy and Justice. Four and Five are again
combined and harmonized in the number Six, whose nature is
beauty and harmony, mortality and immortality.
In the number Seven the feminine nature is again
predominant, {2} but it is the masculine type of female,
the Amazon, who is balanced in the number Eight by the
feminine type of male.
In the number Nine we reach the last of the purely
mental qualities. It identifies change with stability.
Pendant to this sixfold system is the number Ten

I'm one of those ridiculous beginners you guys probably have difficulty dealing with.
I've been reading Magick in theory and practice, and I'm wondering what the theories are on the six attributes of humanity and the correspondence to their respective numbers. I'm fairly certain it has some relation to the six attributes of God in hinduism, but beyond that, I'm fairly lost.
Also confused about the dyad and the triad.