{"product_id":"aleister-crowley-and-the-practice-of-the-magical-diary","title":"Aleister Crowley And the Practice of the Magical Diary By Aleister Crowley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis important collection includes Aleister Crowley's two most important instructional writings on the design and purpose of the magical diary, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn St. John\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Master of the Temple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These were the only two works regarding the magical diary published in Crowley's lifetime. Both were first published in Crowley's immense collection of magical instruction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Equinox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn St. John\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chronicles Crowley's momentbymoment progress during a 13day magical working. Crowley referred to it as \"a perfect model of what a magical record should be.\" A Master of the Temple is taken from the magical diary of Frater Achad at a time when he was Crowley's most valued and successful student. It provides an invaluable example of a student's record, plus direct commentary and instruction added by Crowley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith commentary and introductory material by editor James Wasserman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAleister Crowley and the Practice of the Magical Diary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the most important and accessible instruction available to students of the occult regarding the practice of keeping a magical diary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis revised edition includes a new introduction by Wasserman, a foreword by noted occult scholar J. Daniel Gunther, revisions throughout the text, a revised reading list for further study, plus Crowley's instructions on banishing from Liber O.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42616348409934,"sku":"9781578633722","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/5329\/9534\/files\/9781578633722.jpg?v=1755110890","url":"https:\/\/namastebookshop.com\/products\/aleister-crowley-and-the-practice-of-the-magical-diary","provider":"Namaste Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}