{"product_id":"blue-equinox-paperback-1","title":"Blue Equinox - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleister Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for all students of Thelema\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in Detroit in 1919, the legendary \u003ci\u003eBlue Equinox \u003c\/i\u003ewas Aleister Crowley's first attempt to publicize the principles and aims of the magical secret society, Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), and its allied order, the A∴A∴. In it, Crowley lays out the esoteric, social, ethical, and philosophical ideas that he believed provided the framework for a new ethics and the liberated morality of the future. Upon publication, the book was threatened with suppression by the authorities of the day. Many of the papers in \u003ci\u003eBlue Equinox\u003c\/i\u003e anticipated social liberties we tend to take for granted today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Equinox\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Crowley's poem \"Hymn to Pan,\" a devotional work devoted to the ancient Greek deity, Pan. This is followed by an editorial, in which Crowley discusses Thelema, the O.T.O. and the A∴A∴, and the important role which he believed they had to play in the Aeon of Horus. It includes such topics as The Law of Liberty, The Gnostic Mass, and An Open Letter to Those Who May Wish to Join the Order. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleister Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1947) was the most widely read author in 20th-century occultism. He single-handedly redefined magic as a field of inquiry and endeavor through his books and the orders that he led--the A∴A∴ and the O.T.O. He is the author several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Law, 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Thoth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.5 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47200358727929,"sku":"9781578633531","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/jgXaJuFm_I9781578633531_1994d038-7783-4e69-bc11-c230e5056670.webp?v=1767972227","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/blue-equinox-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}