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PORTABLE Edited and annotated by Infamous for scandalizing society on both sides of the
Atlantic, Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) was a brilliant man whose
position as the major intellectual figure on the occult has often been
eclipsed by his own notoriety. In bringing together Crowley’s best
writings, editor Scott Michaelsen makes Crowleyan philosophy both accessible
and intelligible. As an intellectual and mystic, Crowley devoted his
life to the study of Qabalah, gematria, numerology, astrology, myth,
glyphs, yoga, and linguistics. In PORTABLE DARKNESS, Michaelsen has
sifted through this vast oeuvre in search of those works which
best display and illuminate the razor-sharp insight for which Crowley
has become known. The selections in PORTABLE DARKNESS are organized thematically according to Crowley’s favourite subjects: Qabalah and Magick, Yoga and Magick, Sex and Magick, Magick and Law, Magick and Lies. Accompanied by Michaelsen’s cogent essays, these texts represent the essential Aleister Crowley, guiding novice and adept alike through the complexities of his notoriously impenetrable writings. Enlightening and revelatory, PORTABLE DARKNESS is an indispensable lexicon for all those with an interest in the occult. With forewords by Robert Anton Wilson and Genesis P-Orridge, a magick chronology, bibliography, and 12-page photo section. LORDS OF THE
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