The Book of the Law

At a glance

History, context & interpretation

The text and its story

The central text of Thelema, with three chapters spoken by the goddesses and gods Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. It inspired many modern occult movements.

Traditional attribution

Dictated to Aleister Crowley by a spirit called Aiwass.

Historical scholarship

Written by Crowley in Cairo over three days.

Context and curiosity

Crowley said an Egyptian funeral stele in a Cairo museum, numbered 666, set it off.

Chronology and transmission

This text belongs to Modern Revelations (Cairo / Britain). The catalogue gives its approximate dating as 8–10 April 1904 CE and original language or script as English. The dated manuscript witnesses and traditional claims may not refer to the same historical event.

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Sources and further reading

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Law

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