Thelemic Holy Books
The Book of the Law and the writings Crowley built around it.
Crowley reported receiving Liber AL vel Legis in Cairo in April 1904. He later classed several works as “Holy Books” and gathered them in The Equinox. His commentaries and manuals depend on these texts.
The page separates the received texts from Crowley’s own expositions.
The Lineage
Listed in approximate chronological order. The label above each title states how it relates to the rest of the family.
The Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law)
The foundational text of Thelema.
The Equinox Vol. III No. IX - Holy Books of Thelema
Collection of the texts Crowley designated Holy Books.
The Equinox of the Gods
Crowley’s account of the reception, with the text.
Magick in Theory and Practice
Practical manual interpreting the system.
The Book of Thoth
Tarot interpreted through Thelemic doctrine.
Relationship Labels
Root text: The earliest surviving text the family is organised around.
Direct textual relationship: Shares or reworks text, or is a translation or edition, of an earlier member (supported by manuscript or textual scholarship).
Influence: Draws on ideas, names or structures from earlier members without reproducing their text.