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ΘΕΛΗΜΑ · THELEMA
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====== The Thelema Wiki ======

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Explore the writings, ideas and practices of Thelema: the system developed by Aleister Crowley, its sources, rituals, orders, people and cultural history.
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[[thelema|Start with Thelema]] [[article_index|Browse by subject]] [[a_z_index|Articles A–Z]]
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> Every man and every woman is a star.

[[the_book_of_the_law_liber_al_vel_legis|Liber AL vel Legis · I:3]]
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01 · FOUNDATIONS
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===== Start with the foundations =====
Begin with [[thelema|Thelema]], [[true_will|True Will]], [[love_under_will|love under will]] and [[ethics_morals_and_societal_implications_of_thelema|ethics and conduct]]. Put the ideas in context through the [[overview_history_and_development|history of Thelema]] and [[life_works_and_influence|Crowley’s biography]].
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02 · THE WRITINGS
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===== Read Crowley’s writings =====
Find your way through scripture, instructions, fiction and visionary records with the [[other_significant_writings_by_crowley|reading guide]]. Begin with [[the_book_of_the_law_liber_al_vel_legis|The Book of the Law]], [[book_4|Book 4]] or one of the routes below.
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03 · RESEARCH
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===== Explore the evidence =====
Use the [[source_guide|source guide]] to distinguish original texts, commentaries and historical claims. Follow the [[research_bibliography|research bibliography]] and [[crowley_archives|archive guide]] into documentary and academic sources.
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===== Choose a reading route =====
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==== Holy Books and scripture ====
[[the_book_of_the_law_liber_al_vel_legis|The Book of the Law]] and [[the_holy_books_of_thelema|the Holy Books of Thelema]].

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==== Instructions and manuals ====
[[book_4|Book 4]], [[liber_e|Liber E]] and [[liber_o|Liber O]].

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==== Essays and expositions ====
[[liber_ii|The Message of the Master Therion]], [[duty|Duty]] and [[de_lege_libellum|De Lege Libellum]].

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==== Fiction, poetry and drama ====
[[moonchild|Moonchild]], [[the_wake_world|The Wake World]] and [[rites_of_eleusis|The Rites of Eleusis]].

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==== Diaries and visionary records ====
[[john_st_john|John St. John]] and [[the_vision_and_the_voice|The Vision and the Voice]].

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==== Reference works and journals ====
[[liber_777|777]], [[the_equinox|The Equinox]] and [[aa_syllabus|the A∴A∴ syllabus]].

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These groups describe reading purposes. The [[classes_of_publication|A∴A∴ publication classes]] describe how a text is authorised and used within that system.

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==== Practice and observation ====
[[meditation|Meditation]], [[magical_record|the magical record]], [[scientific_illuminism|Scientific Illuminism]] and [[rituals|the ritual reading guide]].
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==== Initiation and community ====
[[great_work|The Great Work]], [[a_a_argenteum_astrum|A∴A∴]], [[ordo_templi_orientis_o.t.o|O.T.O.]] and [[thelemic_organisations|organisations and forms of study]].
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==== Symbols and images ====
[[egyptian_gods_summary|Egyptian gods and Thelemic adaptations]], [[the_kabbalah_and_its_role_in_thelema|Qabalah]] and [[tarot_and_the_thoth_tarot_deck|the Thoth Tarot]].
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==== People, places and culture ====
[[article_index#people|Biographies]], [[article_index#places|places]] and [[article_index#thelema_in_culture|Thelema in culture]].
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Articles pair explanation with cited passages and, where available, public-domain illustrations. To contribute, consult the [[editing_guide|editing guide]] and [[comment_policy|comment policy]].
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