The Mystical and Magical System of the A .'. A .'. - The Spiritual System of Aleister Crowley & George Cecil Jones Step-by-Step

Initiation is a reality. Humanity has a potential to grow far beyond its native state of consciousness and capability. This growth is a spiritual growth. Its fruits inform and empower every facet of human, mortal expression, while disclosing to each of us our own inherently immortal natures.

On this spiritual growth, more than any other thing, the future welfare and progress of humanity depends.

For thousands of years, Adepts have known how to unlock or awaken this growth how to mature it and unleash genius at will. Beginning in 1906, two such Adepts, Aleister Crowley and George Cecil Jones, organized and made public the mystical and magical disciplines by which any motivated person can achieve this spiritual maturity and have direct experience of realization, liberation, union with God, or cosmic consciousness.

They called their system A .'. A .'. Its methods are those of empirical science; its aims, those of devoted religion.

This book explores, step-by-step, the mystical and magical system of the A .'. A .'. For many in the West, it is a strange thought that spirituality can be drilled in the same way that a muscle is strengthened. Yet, an ear trained to listen to music detects wondrous subtleties that the untrained ear misses. The same is true of the palate trained to distinguish fine food and wine, or the eye trained to discriminate nuance in any of a thousand areas.

The same is true of spiritual experience. The stages of its unfolding are distinct: the discovery of ones True Will (or who one is in the Universe), and the practical means of expressing this in the world; the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel (or conscious union with the Divine); and the continued advance toward and through that vast gulf, or Abyss, which lies between humanity and Divinity.

The author, in more than 20 years of experience of the mystical and magical system of the A .'. A .'., has derived enormous value from it. This book is the clearest, most complete presentation of the system ever written.

Never before have the inner pathways of this Journey been so finely mapped, nor the Way so clearly marked. To you, dear children of the Light, do we deliver freely what has been given to us. May the Way be opened for all who would walk it, proudly, joyously, serenely with strength, wisdom, love, and the LIGHT which informs them with Beauty. from Chapter 11 of the Mystical and Magical System of the A .'. A .'.

The Temple of Thelema, with accordance to the Will of the A.'.A.'., produces a magnificent HC of previously unattainable works, within this Linage of the A.'.A.'. The Work of the A.'.A.'. is enhanced by this endeavor. Such alliances with a legendary organization known as Ordo Templi Orientis, by individual aspirants should be welcomed after reading this book.

Moreover, Brother James creates in a single volume, a treasure of references to be held by astute members of the Occult community. Brother James is a Legend in Temple lore, and should be held in the highest regard with all Aspirants.

Brother E.'. is to be held in the highest regards, and this work of the A.'.A.'. should be archived in all serious Thelemic students.

Those wishing to seperate the two Orgs. should see what he, the Cornelius, and MPS lines see of the A.'.A.'., and what is "Really there".

Love,

Love is the law, love under Will


Valuable source book for the A.'.A.'. system   January 12, 2003
 5 out of 15 found this review helpful

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

This book is very valuable for the students and practioners of the A.'.A.'. system. The material is logically ordened and there is a lot of useful backround information about the A.'.A.'.
The only problem I have is with the lineage talk. As far I know that the A.'.A.'. is One because there is just one eye in in the triangle and if people claim to be successors of past persons who were involved into the system they Profane the system in a political way. Who cares about past lineages? If you work seriously within this system you are a part of the A.'.A.'. current.

The other problem I have is with the accent on the use of "she" instead of "he" to get rid of the masculine influences. I believe this is very insignificant and not to the point. We are all stars in the first place no matter when you are male or female. I have to say that this annoyes me while reading the book.

Hopefully the editores will change this.

Love is the law, love under will.