The Magick of Aleister Crowley

Duquette, Lon Milo. The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema. 30th Anniversary edition. Forewords by Jason Louv and Hymenaeus Beta. Weiser Classics Series.  Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2022. 9781578637881; This is the perfect introductory text for readers who wonder what the works—and not the myths—of Aleister Crowley are all about, and which DuQuette takes time to separate.  DuQuette then explores the practice of rituals themselves unpacking Crowley's often opaque writing and offering his own commentary. Step by step and in plain English, he presents a course of study with examples of rituals and explanations of their significance. DuQuette also includes a survey of many of Crowley's original works with an extensive bibliography and endnotes. This is a 30th Anniversary republication of the classic Guide to Thelema: Aleister Crowley's Spiritual System of Ritual Magick with a new introduction by DuQuette. Lon Milo DuQuette has been involved with occult stu