BOOK 4: PARTS I & II (Sangreal 1972)

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Aleister Crowley (Frater Perdurabo), Mary d’Este Sturges (Soror Virakam)

Sangreal Foundation Inc, Dallas, Texas, 1972. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped red cloth boards. No dust-jacket. Small label on initial leaf and pencil price, otherwise a remarkably vibrant and attractive copy, Near Fine. Introduction by Israel Regardie. Consists of Part 1 Meditation & Part 2 Magick.

This book is the introduction, the foundation upon which all further magical work will be based. Its simplicity, clarity and depth is without equal occult literature. The First part of Book Four deals with Yoga in a very sound and methodical manner, stripping it of the mysterious and glitter. Soberly, Crowley describes each step as a technique of mental and/or physical discipline, ultimately resulting in complete control of the will and with this, control of the physical and mental body. Crowley speaks with authority as he is one of the few writers on the subject of Yoga and Magick who has attained Dhyana and Conversation with his Holy Guardian Angel through discipline and ritual practice. The second part of Book Four is an encyclopedia of magical symbolism, the working tools in practical magick. All of the paraphernalia employed in ritual magick are carefully explained in both psychological and mystical terms. The Wand is the will of man, his wisdom, his word, the Cup is man;s understanding, the vehicle of grace; the Sword is reason, the analytical faculty of man; and the Pantacle is man’s body, the temple of the Holy Ghost. All phenomena are sacraments. Every fact must enter into the Pantacle. It is the great storehouse from which the Magician draws. The laws and truths of the accult world which are presented here give the student a sound working knowledge and set him firmly on the path. Book Four is a concise, direct and honest presentation.

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was the most widely read author in 20th-century occultism. He single-handedly redefined magic as a field of inquiry and endeavor through his books and the order that he led–the A.A. and the O.T.O. He is the author several books including The Book of the Law, 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings, and The Book of Thoth.

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1972

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