The Sacred book of Crowley the Mage.
In the Sacred Book of Abramelin the Mage a story is told about a magician named Abramelin teaching to his Apprentice Abraham the secret tequniques of communicating with ones holy guardian angel. Aleister Crowley attempted to complete the abramelin ritual on the Loch Ness Lake where he had bought a house specifically for this ritual and named it the Abbey of Thelema. Crowley failed to complete the ritual and some say he forgot to banish the spirits he had summoned. Some people believe these spirit followed him everywhere for the rest of his life.
In the book of wisdom and folly Aleister Crowley explains his magical system in the form of Epistles or short letters to his magical son Frater Ashad or to his heirs of the themelic tradition.
The cheapest copy you can find in print is 75$ on ebay. I dont have a copy yet but i have the pdf file.
Great read for someone who would like a better understanding of the magick passed down by aleister crowley the mage!
There is actually a newer and better translation of this book! I will post up the audio to the interview of the translator tomorrow I conducted in 2014.
You must mean the new translation by Georg Dhen and Steven Guth based on German manuscripts. This book is a real gem. I own first and second edition.
I'm looking forward to the audio interview. Georg is a real gentleman and very knowledgeable. It's always a pleasure to hear him speak.
Yep. I posted up that interview a few minutes ago :)
Aleister Crowley's house on Loch Ness is called the Boleskine House. Abbey of Thelema refers to his house in Cefalù in Sicily, Italy.
I read quite a few books by Crowley, but not the Book of Wisdom and Folly. I might check it out sometime! :)
Some believe the demons are responsible for Nessie sightings. Monster sightings predate Crowley by centuries, so this is very unlikely, but it sure makes a good story! :D