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Thelema is a philosophical and mystical system founded by Aleister Crowley early in the 20th century. This is a list of Thelemites, self-professed adherents of Thelema (including those who identified as Thelemites during part of their lives but subsequently left the faith) who have Wikipedia articles. These individuals come from diverse ...
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]
This category comprises articles pertaining to Thelema, a philosophical/religious system established in the early twentieth century by Aleister Crowley. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Thelema is a path intended to do two interrelated things: to enable one to learn one's True Will; and to achieve union with Nuit, the Thelemic personification of the infinite and boundless expanse of the universe. [1] This unification of opposites, the individual and the universal, is reiterated by Crowley in his book Magick Without Tears:
"Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions. It is the Art of applying that understanding in action." [This quote needs a citation] "Magick is merely to be and to do." [This quote needs a citation] It contains many influential essays on various magical formulae, such as Tetragrammaton, Thelema, agape, AUMGN, and
Babalon / ˈ b æ b æ l ən / [citation needed] (also known as the Scarlet Woman, Great Mother or Mother of Abominations) is a goddess found in the occult system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with the writing of The Book of the Law by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley.
Thelema is a philosophy of life based on the rule or law, "Do what thou wilt." The ideal of "Do what thou wilt" and its association with the word Thelema goes back to François Rabelais , but was more fully developed and proselytized by Aleister Crowley , who founded a new religious movement called Thelema based on this ideal and his 1904 book ...
Within Thelema, each Aeon is characterised by its own specific magical formula, which is fundamental to the practice and understanding of Thelemic Magick. The transition between these Aeons is understood not merely as a change in religious or cultural practices, but as a profound shift in the underlying spiritual paradigm that governs human ...