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Thelema

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(Greek, “will”) A religion founded by English magus Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) and propagated by his followers since his death. The central text of Thelema is the Book of the Law, which was revealed to Crowley in 1904 by a disembodied intelligence named Aiwass.
source: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, John Michael Greer (Llewellyn Publications)

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ARTICLES

3 ARTICLES ON THELEMA


1. The Central Teaching of Thelema:
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2. Ordo Templi Orientis:
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3. The Astrum Argentum: After his split from Mathers, Aleister Crowley formed his own replacement order that was supposed to supersede the Golden Dawn. In 1907, with the help of George Cecil Jones, he founded the A.·. A.·. or Astrum Argentum.
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