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Libri of Aleister Crowley

The Libri of Aleister Crowley is a list of texts mostly written or adapted by Aleister Crowley. Some are attributed

to other authors. The list was intended for students of Crowley's magical order, the AA.

Content

Many of the books and articles are important works of Aleister Crowley. Here is a listing with liber number, Roman

number, class, full title, and a short description.

Liber No. Class Title

I 1 A Liber B vel Magi Crowley: 'This is an account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which it is ever

possible to manifest in any way whatever upon this plane. Or so it is said by the Masters of the Temple.' Also

known as The Book of the Magus.

II 2 E The Message of The Master Therion Crowley: 'It explains the essence of the New Law in a very simple

manner.'

III 3 D Liber III vel Jugorum Crowley: 'An instruction for the control of speech, action, and thought.'

IV 4 ABDE ABA. Book 4 Crowley: 'A general account in elementary terms of magical and mystical powers. In four parts:

1.Mysticism.

2.Magick(Elementary Theory).

3.Magick in Theory and Practice.

4. . The Law. The Equinox of the Gods.'

V 5 D Liber V vel Reguli Crowley: 'Being the Ritual of the Mark of the Beast: an incantation proper to invoke the

Energies of the on of Horus, adapted for the daily use of the Magician of whatever grade.'

VI 6 B Liber O vel Manus et Sagitt Crowley: 'The instructions given in this book are too loose to find a place in the

Class D publications. Instructions given for elementary study of the Qabalah, Assumption of God forms,

Vibration of Divine Names, the Rituals of Pentagram and Hexagram, and their uses in protection and invocation,a method of attaining astral visions so-called, and an instruction in the practice called Rising on the Planes.'

VII 7 A Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Adumbratio Kabbal gypt sub figura VII, Crowley: 'being the Voluntary

Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth Words of the Master of the

Temple. The nature of this book is sufficiently explained by its title. Its seven chapters are referred to the seven

planets in the following order: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus. Given in magical language an

account of the Initiation of a Master of the Temple. This is the only parallel, for Beauty of Ecstasy, to "Liber

LXV".' Also known as The Book of Lapis Lazuli.

VIII 8 D See CDXVIII (418).

IX 9 B Liber E vel Exercitiorum Crowley: 'This book instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record.

Suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. Gives instruction in sana, pryma and dhra, and

advises the application of tests to the physical body, in order that the student may thoroughly understand his ownlimitations.'

X 10 A Liber Porta Lucis Crowley: 'This book is an account of the sending forth of the Master Therion by the A.'.A.'.

and an explanation of His mission.' and 'Porta Lucis, the Gate of Light, is one of the titls of Malkuth, whose

number is X.'

XI 11 D Liber N Crowley: 'An instruction for attaining Nuit.'

XIII 13 D Graduum Montis Abiegni Crowley: 'A Syllabus of the Steps upon the Path.' being, 'An account of the task of

the Aspirant from Probationer to Adept.'

XV 15 Ecclesi Gnostic Catholicae Canon Missae. The Canon of the Mass according to the Gnostic Catholic Church

- Crowley: 'The central ceremony of the public and private celebration of the O.T.O., corresponding to the Mass

of the Roman Catholic Church. It represents the original and true pre-Christian Christianity.'

XVI 16 B Liber Turris vel Domus Dei Crowley: ...called 'The Tower; or the House of God.' 'An instruction for

attainment by the direct destruction of thoughts as they arise in the mind.'
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XVII 17 D Liber I.A.O. Crowley: 'Gives three methods of attainment through a willed series of thoughts. This book has

not been published. It is the active form ofLiber H.H.H. vel CCCXLI. The article Energized Enthusiasm is an

adumbration of this book.'

XXI 21 B Ch'ing-ching Ching (KHING KANG KING, TAO TEH KING, DAO DE JING). The Classic of Purity, by Kuo

Hsan (Ko Yuen, Ge Yuan). Crowley: 'A new translation from the Chinese by the Master Therion.' 'This is the

most exalted and yet practical of the Chinese classics.'

XXIV 24 B De Nuptiis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus Of the Secret Marriages of Gods with Men. Crowley: 'A secret

instruction of the VIII. Has not been, and at present will not be, published.'

XXV 25 D The Ritual of the Star Ruby Crowley: 'An improved form of the 'lesser' ritual of the Pentagram.'

XXVII 27 A Liber Trigrammaton, being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the TAO with the YIN and YANG.

Crowley: 'An account of the cosmic process: corresponding to the Stanzas of DZYAN in another system.'

XXVIII 28 Liber TzBA vel sub figura XXVIII. The Fountain of Hyacinth In three parts.

XXVIII 28 D Liber Septem Regum Sanctorum. Ritual XXVIII. The Ceremony of The Seven Holy Kings. Crowley: 'A ritual

of Initiation bestowed on certain selected Probationers.' Unpublished.

XXX 30 B Liber Librae Crowley: 'An elementary course of morality suitable for the average man.' The Book of

Balance.

XXXIII 33 C An Account of A.'.A.'. first written in the language of his period by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen, and now

revised and rewritten in the Universal Cipher. Crowley: 'An elementary suggestive account of the work of the

Order in its relation to the average man. The preliminary paper of M.'.M.'.M.'. (Liber LIIin the O.T.O.) may be

classed with this.'

XXXVI 36 D The Star Sapphire Crowley: 'An improved ritual of the Hexagram'

XLI 41 C Thien Tao, A Political Essay or the Synagogue of Satan Crowley: 'An advanced study of Attainment by the

method of equilibrium on the ethicals plane.'

XLIV 44 D The Mass of the Phoenix Crowley: 'An instruction in a simple and exoteric form of Eucharist.' 'A Ritual of the

Law.'

XLVI 46 The Key of the Mysteries. Crowley: 'A translation by Frater O.M. of the masterpiece of liphas Lvi,La Clef

des grands mystres '

XLIX 49 Shih I Ch'ien (SHIH YI CHIEN) Crowley: 'An account of the divine perfection illustrated by the sevenfold

permutation of the Dyad.' It is presumed that no full copy survives.

LI 51 The Lost Continent Crowley: 'An account of the continent of Atlantis: the manners and customs, magical rites

and opinions of its people, together witha true account of the catastrophe, so-called, which ended in its

disappearance.' and 'I sometimes feel that this lacks artistic unity. At times it is a fantastic rhapsody describing

my ideals of Utopian society; but some passages are a satire on the conditions of our existing civilization, while

others convey hints of certain profound magical secrets, or anticipations of discoveries in science.'

LII 52 Manifesto of the O.T.O. Crowley: 'An elementary suggestive account of the work of the Order. The

preliminary paper of the A.'.A.'. (Liber XXXIII) may be classed with this.'

LV 55 C The Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua with the seven Lances that he brake. Crowley: 'An account of theMagical and Mystic Path in the language of Alchemy.'

LVIII 58 B An Article on the Qabalah This is an article on the Qabalah in The Temple of Solomon the King.

LIX 59 C Across the Gulf Crowley: 'A fantastic account of a previous incarnation. Its principal interest is that its story

of the overthrowing of Isis by Osiris may help the reader to understand the meaning of the overthrowing of

Osiris by Horus in the present on.'

LXI 61 D Liber Caus. The Preliminary Lection, including the History Lection. Crowley: 'Explains the actual history

of the origin of the present movement. Its statements are accurate in the ordinary sense of the word. The object

of the book is to discount Mythopia. A manuscript giving an account of the history of the A.'.A.'. in recent

times. This history contains no mythology; it is a statement of facts susceptible of rational proof.'

LXIV 64 B Liber Israfel formally calledAnubis. Crowley: 'An instruction in a suitable method of preaching.'


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LXV 65 A Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente Crowley: 'An account of the relations of the Aspirant with his Holy Guardian

Angel. Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel is the Crown of the Outer

College. Similarly 'Liber VIIis given to Neophytes, as the grade of Master of the Temple is the next highest

resting-place, andLiber CCXXto the Zelator, since that carries him to the highest of all possible grades.Liber

XXVIIis given to the Practicus, as in this book is the ultimate foundation of the highest theoretical Qabalah, and

Liber DCCCXIIIto the Philosophus, as it is the foundation of the highest practical Qabalah. This magical

treatise describes particularly the relation of the Aspirant with his Higher Self. It is, alike in conception and

execution, a masterpiece of exaltation of thought, carved in Pure Beauty.' Also known as The Heart Girt with a

Serpent.

LXVI 66 A Liber Stell Rube Crowley: 'A secret ritual, the Heart of IAO-OAI, delivered unto V.V.V.V.V. for his use in

a certain matter ofLiber Legis, and written down under the figureLXVI. This book is sufficiently described by

its title.' Also known as The Book of the Ruby Star.

LXVII 67 C The Sword of Song. Called by Christians The Book of the Beast. Dedicated to Bhikkhu Ananda Metteya (Allan

Bennett) Crowley: 'A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism.'

LXX 70 D Crowley: 'The Ceremonies proper to the obtaining of a familiar spirit of a Mercurial

nature as described in the Apocalypse of St. John the Divine from a frog or toad.'

LXXI 71 B The Voice of the Silence, the Two Paths, the Seven Portals, by H. P. Blavatsky, with an elaborate commentary by

Frater O.M. Crowley: 'Frater O.M., 7 4, is the most learned of all the Brethren of the Order; he has giveneighteen years to the critical study of this masterpiece.'

LXXIII 73 The Urn Crowley: 'This is the sequel to The Temple of Solomon the King, and is the Diary of a Magus. This

book contains a detailed account of all the experiences passed through by The Master Therion in His attainment

of this grade of Initiation, the highest possible to any manifested Man.'

LXXIV 74 D Liber Testis Testitudinis vel Ayin Daleth Sub Figura LXXIV Previously unclassified.

LXXVII 77 Liber Oz, The Book of the Goat Crowley: 'The O.T.O. manifesto of the rights of mankind: moral, bodily,

mental, sexual freedom, and the safeguard tyrannicde. The O.T.O. plan in words of one syllable.' Also known as

The Book of Strength.

LXXVIII 78 B A description of the Cards of the TarotThe Book of Thoth Crowley: '... with their attributions; including a

method of divination by their use.' and on TBOT, 'A complete treatise on the Tarot giving the correct designs of

the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on all the planes.'

LXXXI 81 Moonchild . The Butterfly Net Crowley: 'An account of a magical operation, particularly concerning the

planet Luna, written in the form of a novel.' Also known as "The Net."

LXXXIV 84 B Vel Chanokh Crowley: 'A brief abstract of the Symbolic representation of the Universe derived by Dr. John

Dee through the Scrying of Sir Edward Kelly.'

Part I: The Symbolic Representation of The Universe.

Part II: The Forty-Eight Calls or Keys.

XC 90 A Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus sub figura XC Crowley: 'An account of Initiation, and an indication as to

those who are suitable for the same.' Also known as "The Book of the Hermetic Fish-Hook."

XCIII 93 SeeXXVIII (28).

XCV 95 C The Wake World. A Tale for Babes and Sucklings. Crowley: 'A poetical allegory of the relations of the soul

and the Holy Guardian Angel.'

XCVI 96 B Liber Gaias sub figura XCVI. A Handbook of Geomancy Crowley: 'Gives a simple and fairly satisfactory

system of Geomancy.'

XCVII 97 Soror Achitha's Vision Unpublished; possibly not extant. Soror Achitha is the magical motto of Roddie

Minor.

C 100 D Liber Kaph Peh(Final) Agape Azoth sal Philosphorum. The Book of the Unveiling of the Sangraal, wherein it is

spoken of the Wine of the Sabbath of the Adepts. Crowley: 'A secret instruction of the IX.' Has not been, and

at present will not be, published.

CI 101 B Ordo Templi Orientis: An Open Letter to Those who may Wish to Join the Order Crowley: 'An epistle of

Baphomet to Sir George MacNie Cowie VIII, enumerating the duties and privileges.'

CVI 106 B Concerning Death Crowley: 'An Epistle of Baphomet to Dame Anna Wright VI.'


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CXI 111 B Liber Aleph. The Book of Wisdom or Folly Crowley: 'An extended and elaborate commentary on The Book of

the Law, in the form of a letter from the Master Therion to his magical son. This Book contains some of the

deepest secrets of initiation, with a clear solution to many cosmic and ethical problems.'

CXVI 116 B SeeXCVI (96)

CXX 120 D Liber Cadaveris. Ritual CXX, of Passing through the Tuat. Crowley: 'A Ritual of Initiation of a Zelator.'

Unpublished.

CXXIV 124 Of Eden and the Sacred Oak; and of the Greater and Lesser Hospitality of the O.T.O. Crowley: 'An Epistle of

Baphomet to His Excellency Sir James Thomas Windram, V.H., V.I., V.I., Initiate of the Sanctuary of the

Gnosis, his Viceroy in the Union of South Africa.'

CXXXII 132 CXXXII Crowley: 'An Epistle of Baphomet to His Excellency Sir Wilfred Talbot Smith, T.H., T.I.

and T.I. Initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis, on the mystery of incarnation. Part : Birth of an Idea. Part :

Dead Reckoning, and the Fort. Part : The Captain's Ship's Discipline: Hints on Navigation.'

CXLVIII 148 C The Soldier and the Hunchback Crowley: 'An essay on the method of equilibrium on the intellectual plane.'

CL 150 E De Lege Libellum Crowley: 'A further explanation ofThe Book of the Law, with special reference to the

Powers and Privileges conferred by its acceptance.'

CLVI 156 A Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni sub figura CLVI Crowley: 'This book is a perfect account of the task of the

Exempt Adept, considered under the symbols of a particular plane, not the intellectual.'

CLVII 157 The Tao Te Ching Crowley: 'A new translation, with commentary, by the Master Therion. This is the most

exalted and yet practical of the Chinese classics.'

CLXI 161 Law of Thelema, TheThelemic epistle.

CLXV 165 B A Master of the TempleFrater Achad's magical diary with comments by Crowley.

CLXXV 175 D Liber Astarte vel Liber BerylliOn uniting oneself to a Deity.

CLXXXV 185 D Liber Collegii SanctiTasks and Oaths of the Grades of A.'.A.'.

CXCIV 194 An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Orderthe structure of O.T.O.

CXCVII 197 C Sir Palamedes the saracen knightA poetic account of the Great Work.

CC 200 D Liber Resh|Liber Resh vel HeliosAn instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily.

CCVI 206 D Liber RU vel SpiritusFull instructions in Pranayama.

CCVII 207 A syllabus of the official instructions of the A.'..A.'.

CCXVI 216 The I ChingA translation with commentary by Crowley.

CCXX 220 A The Book of the Law|Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law

CCXXVIII 228 B De Natura Deorum

CCXXXI 231 A Liber Arcanorumtreatise on the Trumps of the Tarot.

CCXXLII 242 C AHA!An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained.

CCLXV 265 The Structure of the MindA treatise of physology from the mystic and magical standpoint.

CCC 300 E Khabs am PekhtA special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law.

CCCXXXIII 333 C Book of Lies, TheA book of 93 brief chapters on many subjects.

CCCXXXV 335 C Adonis an AllegoryA short play.

CCCXLI 341 Liber H.H.H.Three methods of attainment.

CCCXLIII 343 AMRITA

CCCLXV 365 The Preliminary Invocation of the GoetiaSimilar to Liber Samekh, but with some differences.

CCCLXVII 367 B De Homunculo

CCCLXX 370 A Liber A'ash vel Capricorni PneumaticiAnalyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man (veiled sex

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CD 400 A Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium LiterarumA graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation.

CDXII 412 D Liber A vel ArmorumAn instruction for the preparation of the Elemental Instruments.

CDXIV 414 De Arte Magica

CDXV 415 AB Paris Working, TheA record of homosexual magick operations.

CDXVIII 418 AB Vision and the Voice, TheThe classic account of Crowley's travels through the Thirty Aethyrs.

CDLI 451 B Eroto-Comatose Lucidity Also known asLiber Siloam. Crowley: 'Not yet published. A direct method of

inducing trance.' In Liber CDXIV (414) Chapter XV.

CDLXXIV 474 C Liber Os Abysmi vel DaathA method for entering the Abyss.

D 500 B Sepher SephirothA dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their numerical value.

DXXXVI 536 B Liber BatrachophrenoboocosmomachiaInstruction in the expansion of the field of the mind.

DLV 555 D Liber HADAn instruction for attaining Hadit.

DLXX 570 Liber DCCCXIII vel AraritaAn account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity, and

Beyond.

DCXXXIII 633 De ThaumaturgiaA treatice on magical ethics.

DCLXXI 671 D Liber DCLXXI vel PyramidosA ritual of self Initiation based on the Neophyte ritual.

DCCXXIX 729 C The Amalantrah WorkingInterviews with a discarnate entity.

DCCLXXVII 777 B 777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico MysticaeThe Holy Qabalah and Tree_of_Life:777|its

correspondences.

DCCC 800 D Liber SamekhRitual for the Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

DCCC 800 C The ShipA Mystery Play.

DCCCVIII 808 Serpentis Nehushtan-No copy exists, Yorke considers this ms. 'Lost'.

DCCCXI 811 C Energised EnthusiasmTreatise on sex magick and the creative impulse.

DCCCXIII 813 A AraritaAn account of the Hexagram and the method of reducing it to the Unity and Beyond.

DCCCXXXI 831 D Liber YodThree methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the Unity.

DCCCXXXVII 837 C Law of Liberty, TheThelemic epistle.

DCCCLX 860 C John St. JohnRecord of Crowley's magical retirement.

DCCCLXVIII 868 B Liber Viarum Viae A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps.

DCCCLXXXVIII 888 The Gospel According to Saint Bernard ShawA complete study of the origins of Christianity.

CMXIII 913 B Liber ThIShARBMethods for attaining the magical memory

CMXXXIV 934 The CactusA record of experiments with the Mescal buttons. It is believed that no copy survives.

CMLXIII 963 AB Treasurehouse of Images, The

Collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac.MCLI 1151 O.T.O. Minerval Study Program.

MCXXXIX 1139 Title Unknown Referred to as "The Utterance of the Pythoness" inLiber DCCCLXVIII. May exist in a private

collection.

MCCLXIV 1264 The Greek Qabalah Crowley: 'A complete dictionary of all sacred and important words and phrases given in

the Books of the Gnosis and other important writings both in the Greek and the Coptic.' This work has not

survived intact and has been partially reconstructed.

MMCMXI 2911 C A Note on Genesis, by Allan Bennett, prefatory note by Aleister Crowley Crowley: 'A model of Qabalistic

ratiocination.'


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See also

Works of Aleister Crowley

Thelema

External links

OTO-USA Web Library [1] - A limited selection of high-quality, carefully proofread texts, including nearly all of

the Class A documents.

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errors or omissions.

References

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