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Tannhäuser by Aleister Crowley (Facsimile edition)
£46.00
Crowley finished "Tannhäuser" in Kandy, Ceylon in the beginning of 1900s during a period when he and his mentor Allan Bennet were in middle of intense yogic practices. The book is Crowley’s take on the 13th century legend of Minnesinger Tannhäuser. In Crowley’s dramatic version, which he referred as “The History of the Soul”, the traveling Rosicrucian poet journeys in the world of gods, men and demons in search of truth and harmony. Through Tannhäuser's reflections the book explores complex themes, such as the clash between earthly passions and spiritual aspirations, foreshadowing the conflicts and transformations Tannhäuser experiences throughout the story. The drama reflects Crowley's fascination with mysticism and the interplay of earthly desire and divine inspiration. Tho overlooked at its time, Crowley’s Tannhäuser play grew later into a seminal text in Thelema and in O.T.O.
Crowley’s gives the keys for deciphering the text in his preface written in Kandy in 1901 where he connects the drama’s scheme with John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim's Progress” (1678). Crowley advices the reader to observe Tannhäuser as the only “real” character of the play and other characters just merely reflections of the traveling poet’s own consciousness.
The publications is a facsimile reprint of the second edition published through Crowley’s own publishing house Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth aka S.P.R.T. in 1907. In the “new” edition Crowley used mainly unbound pages left over from the original 1902 Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.’s publication. Crowley’s disappointment with Kegan Paul's management of his book sales spurred him to distribute his own works via S.P.R.T.
The facsimile edition is published in large format hardback edition of 222 hand-numbered copies. Front and back cover and spine stamped with gilt. Binding: sewn. Endpapers: Malmero Abysse. Headband: Iranian turquoise. The book comes with a limited edition “Crowley in Ceylon” -bookmark.
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New edition of Crowley's last book, which has been out of print from many years, with an introduction and notes by Alan Chapman. Edited by Duncan Barford and Alan Chapman.
Casebound in Windsor cloth with Smyth sewn binding, printed endpapers, head and tail bands and a ribbon marker.
Let Aleister explain everything in this collection of letters designed to answer the many questions a student might put to the old master.
For the first time this edition includes the complete set of 93 letters - unabridged, organised and annotated as originally intended.
'Magick Without Tears' is prefaced by a critical introduction to the life and work of Aleister Crowley that radically redefines our understanding of his place in the history of Western Esotericism.
The Holy Books of the A.'.A.' by Aleister Crowley
£69.99
This is the first and only "red letter reference edition" of the Holy
Books of the Great White Brotherhood.
Features include:
Smyth-sewn and bound in soft Italian imitation leather;
Printed in black and red on heavy octavo Quran paper;
Rounded corners and red page edges on all sides;
A black double-sided satin ribbon marker;
Two-column format with a 10pt Roman typeface;
Cross-references between all "Class A" texts;
Brand-new critical apparatus to Libri CCXX and CDXVIII;
A legible reproduction of the holograph MS of Liber Legis;
No Egyptian portals, post-Crowley imprimaturs, or unclassified comments
to distract the reader.
Rituale Corvorum by Aleister Crowley
£55.00
Rituale Corvorum: Containing the Common Ceremonial and Codified Conduct of Cultic Crowleyanity
Official rituals and instructions of the Great White Brotherhood presented in a format similar to a Catholic Missal or a Protestant Prayer Book.
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