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Thelema (/ θ ə ˈ l iː m ə /) is a Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy [1] and a new religious movement founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician. [2]
Thelema describes gods and goddesses other than the one true God of the Bible. It prioritizes finding one’s own will and path, a process where a person’s subjective path or truth is all that matters.
Thelema is a complicated set of magical, mystical, and religious beliefs formed in the 20th century by English occultist Aleister Crowley. Thelemites might be anything from atheists to polytheists, viewing the involved beings as actual entities or primal archetypes.
Thelema is the name of the philosophical school and religious matrix established in 1904 with the writing of Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law) by Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) and stands on the central axiom, the Law of Thelema. The Law is summed up in two phrases from the Book:
Thelema is a philosophical and religious system that was founded by English writer and occultist Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century. Crowley developed Thelema as a spiritual path that emphasizes individualism, personal responsibility, and the attainment of one’s true will.
Within Thelema, the Great Work is the spiritual endeavor aimed at realizing one's True Will and achieving a profound mystical union with Nuit, the Thelemic personification of the infinite and boundless expanse of the universe.
Ancient Egyptian deities appeared in Thelema, the religion established by English occultist Aleister Crowley in 1904, while völkisch (“folkish”) groups claiming to revive the pre-Christian religion of the Germanic peoples appeared in Germany and Austria during the 1910s.