Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Magic"Magick is a subtle and curious thing and often works in ways you do not expect and at times you do not expect- but it always works. Every magical act brings a result, as you are about to learn." -Rodney Orpheus, from the Introduction "Abrahadabra is about the practice of the magick of Thelema- a system of physical, mental, and spiritual training and discipline based on two fundamental principles: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and "Love is the law, love under will." -Lon Milo DuQuette |
Contents
Introduction to the 2005 Edition | 1 |
Introduction | 3 |
Asana | 9 |
The Pentagram | 17 |
Thelemic Cosmology | 33 |
Pranayama and Mantrayoga | 45 |
Everyday Magick | 53 |
Thelemic Morality | 63 |
Invocation | 89 |
Magical Models | 121 |
Astral Traveling | 141 |
Magick Power | 157 |
Some Variations on the Pentagram Ritual | 173 |
Cakes of Light | 190 |
Epilogue | 191 |
Suggested Reading | 194 |
Common terms and phrases
ABRAHADABRA Aeon Aeon of Horus Aleister Crowley altar asana astral Babalon banishing Baphomet basic become begin Binah body breathing called cards chapter Chesed Chokmah circle color concentrate Cross of Light Da'ath Dagger deosil disk divine draw dream Earth exercise facing East feel force Geburah god-form goddess gods Hadit hand Holy Holy Guardian Angel Hoor-paar-kraat important invocation invoke keep Kether Liber live magi magical energy Magick Without Tears-Chapter Magick-Appendix VII Malkuth Manifester mantra means meditation mind Netzach Nu-Sphere Nuit occult path pentagram ritual perform person practice pranayama Qabalah Ra-Hoor-Khuit reality recommend remember rite Sephirah sexual simple Sphere star Stele of Revealing sword symbol tarot Temple of Thelema Thee Thelemic magicians Thelemic magick Thelemites Therion things Tiphareth Tree understand universe visualize wand weapons widdershins word Yesod yoga