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Chargement... The Law Is For All: The Authorized Popular Commentary of Liber Al Vel Legis Sub Figura CCXX, the Book of the Law (édition 1996)par Aleister Crowley
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Crowley discovered that the Book of the Law held the keys to the next step in human evolution but he felt he was too near to the subject matter to judge the value of his own commentaries. This authorized version of the commentaries was produced by editor Louis Wilkinson and completed posthumously. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Though it is possible that something is lost for the serious student of Magick in this edition, I appreciate that, having been edited by a poet rather than a Magician, it is geared toward the layman, for the most part avoiding long passages of indecipherable Magickal exposition, as Crowley does have a tendency to fully expound upon ideas that only high grade practitioners, or maybe only Crowley himself, could be able to fully grasp. However, he does not omit too much as to cheapen the value of the commentary, retaining a good amount of explication on Qabalisitc values and the many layers of symbolism present in the work.
Liber AL is, in my eyes at least, more philosophical than mystical, espousing the practically Nietzschean framework of the system of Thelema. Crowley elucidates verses with impassioned arguments for self liberation and sex positive feminism, though he is sometimes betrayed in these monologues by flashes of his inherent misogyny and arrogance. The commentary might hold even more to reveal about Crowley himself than the text, as we are given great insights into his views of humanity, as well as his struggles in accepting this work that, in part, evades even him. Whether the Book of the Law was transmitted to Crowley by mystical forces or was birthed by his pen as a sort of subconcious Jungian automation, I couldn't say. Regardless, this commentary offers a wide window into Crowley's thought, and illuminates the complexities of language and symbolism found within the text that is the cornerstone of his output. ( )