MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS (UNEXPURGATED, COMMENTED) Part II being Oriflamme Vol. VI, No. 4

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Aleister Crowley; Marcelo Ramos Motta

Society Ordo Templi Orientis International, 1984. Paperback. 569 pages plus adverts. A rare and sought after edition. Mild shelf-wear, otherwise Near Fine.

“Magick Without Tears was conceived by Aleister Crowley as a series of letters answering questions from beginners on Magick, mysticism, the work of occult orders, the techniques of the Masters, and the philosophy of Thelema. “Magick Without Tears” – meaning Magick put simply, to be learned without effort. In 1947 e.v. Crowley died in poverty and opprobrium, without seeing this, as many others of his works, reach the public.

In 1954 e.v. Magick Without Tears was published by Mr. Karl Johannes Germer, Crowley’s successor as Outer Head of the O.T.O. It was published under conditions of great hardship. Only one hundred and fifty copies were printed. The book quickly became a bibliphile rarity.

In 1962 e.v. Mr Germer died under suspicious circumstances, naming a Brazilian citizen, Marcelo Motta, his follower as Outer Head. Because of the interference of certain intelligence services, Mr. Motta did not learn of his heirship for eleven years. Meanwhile, disparate claims of O.T.O. authority were made by totally unworthy persons, and many Crowley books (the copyrights of which he left to the O.T.O.) were shamelessly pirated. One of these pirated books was Magick Without Tears. Two editions were published by a certain Israel Regardie. Fifteen thousands words of the original text were excised, totally castrating the author’s thought and intention.

This present, legitimate edition of Magick Without Tears restores the authentic Crowley text. Notes by Marcelo Motta not only clarify the meaning but indicate where, and why, Francis Regardie cut the original. As an invaluable addition, Mr. Motta has provided an essay, aptly titled “Intelligence Services are Not Intelligent”, which details the history of the O.T.O. since Crowley’s death, and explains how and why such organizations as the C.I.A. under Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, the Brazilian Junta of Cardinals and Generals, the Vatican and even the Israeli Secret Service have subreptiously tried to destroy the Order.” – From cover.

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Weight 0.941 kg