Publisher: [London : Wieland and Co. Publication date: 1913 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By R. MOSS
Format:Paperback
I bought this General Books "reprint" of Crowley's 1913 book because it seemed cheap. It turns out to have been automatically scanned and rewritten by Optical Character Recognition software. It therefore has no pictures, numerous typos and missing text. Crowley's terse and allusive original text demands accurate reproduction and this edition is wildly infuriating. In recognition of this major defect, the publishers offer access to an online pdf of the original. I wouldn't have bought the book if I wanted to read it on screen. I have ordered a proper copy elsewhere. Apparently cheap, but very poor value for money.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The first part outlines yoga very honestly and reflects brilliantly Crowley's personal experience of the art in Ceylon and elsewhere. Certainly he is being cruel to be kind and says it like it is. I was more keen to read part two, 'Magick'. Here we are given very precise instructions on the construction of the magical weapons and magical temple. And yes, here our suspicions are confirmed - to do so requires time, skill and most of all money. Even the gold pommel of the magical sword is in the four figures region. It is quite small though; I finished it, at leisure, within a week. The illustrations are sufficient to get the idea across. This book is the introduction of 'Magick' which some claim is THE Crowley text. If you are scared to dive in at the deep end perhaps this is the one for you.
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Crowley's observations concerning the religous leaders of history such as Paul, Moses, Jesus, Mohamet and Gautamma were excellent. He clearly alludes to a scientific process that occurs in humanity wereby a divine nature is attained. He does so in easy terms that seem to laugh from the pages at "over-thinkers."
Additionally, his pointing out of the lack of a "super-dog" in our world, like Pascal before him, is simple brilliance. Crowely certainly found some of his answers.
The first few pages of this book interested me, while the body of it did not - on the weight of those few pages though, I give it four stars.
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Not for beginners.
This book isn't ideal for beginners like me as most of crowleys works aren't but i still found parts of the book interesting and will come back to this in the future when i... Read more
Published 9 days ago by robert
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Superb
HAVING NOW READ THIS, I HAVE GOT TO SAY I THROUGHLY ENJOYED IT, BRILLIANT AUTHOR AND EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN,
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.
Published 17 months ago by Lindy
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Good Book!
This is one of Crowley's most accessible works: a good one to start with. His recommendations for ritual magic are not entirely practicable for those of us who aren't millionaires,... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2010 by Shaktidas
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Poorly arranged
Crowley had a habit of writing books in a very difficult to understand manner. This book is no different. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 1999
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
A classic on Magical Implements. This book was supposed to be a simple treatise on Magic, but ended up being not about Magic at all (other then the implements). Read more
Published on 31 Oct 1998
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The first step on a steep learning curve
This book is actually the "preface" to Magick in Theory and Practice by the same author. This book clearly explains some of the basic priniples of the weapons and... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 1998
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A book about magic, people and the world around
Book Four, Magick is book about magic and what is much more important a book about our relationship towards eachother. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 1998
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