Aleister Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English writer, not only on the topic of Thelema and magick, but also on philosophy, politics, and culture. He was a published poet and playwright and left behind many personal letters and daily journal entries. Most of Crowley's published works entered the public domain in 2018.
Crowley published the following books during his lifetime:[1]
The following is a list of notable editions published after Crowley's death:
Many of the important works of Aleister Crowley are in the form of Libri (lit. "books"), which are usually short documents consisting of core teachings, methodologies, practices, or Thelemic scripture. All the libri are given a number in the Roman numeral system, and those that are part of the A∴A∴ curriculum are assigned a "class" as follows:
Many of the books and articles are major works of Aleister Crowley. This is a listing with liber number, Roman number, class, full title, and a short description.
| class=unsortable | Liber | No. | Class | Title and short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | A | Liber B vel Magi — Crowley: | |
| II | 2 | E | The Message of The Master Therion — Crowley: | |
| III | 3 | D | Liber III vel Jugorum — Crowley: | |
| IV | 4 | ABDE | ABA, Book 4 — General account, in elementary terms, of magical and mystical powers in four parts: | |
| V | 5 | D | Liber V vel Reguli — Crowley: | |
| VI | 6 | B | Liber O vel Manus et Sagittæ — Crowley: | |
| VII | 7 | A | Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Adumbratio Kabbalæ Ægypt sub figura VII, Also known as The Book of Lapis Lazuli. — Crowley: | |
| VIII | 8 | D | The official instructions for invoking the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel; see CDXVIII (418). | |
| IX | 9 | B | Liber E vel Exercitiorum — Crowley: | |
| X | 10 | A | Liber Porta Lucis — Crowley: | |
| XI | 11 | D | Liber Nu — Instructions for attaining Nuit. | |
| XIII | 13 | D | Graduum Montis Abiegni — Crowley: | |
| XV | 15 | Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae. The Canon of the Mass according to the Gnostic Catholic Church – Crowley: | ||
| XVI | 16 | D | Liber Turris vel Domus Dei — Crowley: | |
| XVII | 17 | D | Liber I.A.O. — Crowley: | |
| XXI | 21 | B | , The Classic of Purity — by Ko Yuen. Crowley: | |
| XXIV | 24 | De Nuptiis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus, Of the Secret Marriages of Gods with Men. Crowley: | ||
| XXV | 25 | D | The Ritual of the Star Ruby — Crowley: | |
| XXVII | 27 | A | Liber Trigrammaton, being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the TAO with the YIN and YANG. — Crowley: | |
| XXVIII | 28 | Liber TzBA vel Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικη sub figura XXVIII. The Fountain of Hyacinth — In three parts. | ||
| XXVIII | 28 | D | Liber Septem Regum Sanctorum. Ritual XXVIII. The Ceremony of The Seven Holy Kings. — Crowley: Unpublished. | |
| XXX | 30 | B | Liber Librae, The Book of Balance. — Crowley: | |
| XXXI | 31 | A | AL (Liber Legis) The Book of the Law sub figurâ XXXI — Crowley: Also: Liber L (Liber Legis), or The Book of the Law. Facsimile pages of the actual manuscript of The Book of the Law. This book is the foundation of the New Aeon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Received April 8, 9 and 10, 1904 by Aleister Crowley and Rose Kelly. | |
| XXXIII | 33 | C | An Account of A∴A∴ first written in the language of his period by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen, and now revised and rewritten in the Universal Cipher. — Crowley: | |
| XXXVI | 36 | D | The Star Sapphire — Crowley: | |
| XLI | 41 | C | Vietnamese: Thien Tao, A Political Essay or the Synagogue of Satan — Crowley: | |
| XLIV | 44 | D | The Mass of the Phoenix — Crowley: | |
| XLVI | 46 | The Key of the Mysteries. — Crowley: | ||
| XLIX | 49 | — Crowley: It is presumed that no full copy survives. | ||
| LI | 51 | The Lost Continent — Crowley: | ||
| LII | 52 | Manifesto of the O.T.O. — Crowley: | ||
| LV | 55 | C | The Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua with the seven Lances that he brake. — Crowley: | |
| LVIII | 58 | B | An Article on the Qabalah — This is an article on the Qabalah in The Temple of Solomon the King. | |
| LIX | 59 | C | Across the Gulf — Crowley: | |
| LXI | 61 | D | Liber Causæ. The Preliminary Lection, including the History Lection. — Crowley: | |
| LXIV | 64 | B | Liber Israfel — formally called Anubis. Crowley: | |
| LXV | 65 | A | Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente, also known as The Heart Girt with a Serpent. — Crowley: | |
| LXVI | 66 | A | Liber Stellæ Rubeæ, also known as The Book of the Ruby Star. — Crowley: | |
| LXVII | 67 | C | The Sword of Song. Called by Christians The Book of the Beast. Dedicated to Bhikkhu Ananda Metteya (Allan Bennett) — Crowley: | |
| LXX | 70 | D | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σταυρος Βατραχου — Crowley: A ritual proper to the VI° of O.T.O. | |
| LXXI | 71 | B | The Voice of the Silence, the Two Paths, the Seven Portals, by Helena Blavatsky, with an elaborate commentary by Frater O.M. | |
| LXXIII | 73 | The Urn — Crowley: | ||
| LXXIV | 74 | D | Liber Testis Testitudinis vel Ayin Daleth Sub Figura LXXIV — Previously unclassified. | |
| LXXVII | 77 | "Liber OZ, the Book of the Goat" — Crowley: | ||
| LXXVIII | 78 | B | A description of the Cards of the Tarot The Book of Thoth — Crowley: | |
| LXXXI | 81 | Moonchild. The Butterfly Net, also known as The Net. — Crowley: | ||
| LXXXIV | 84 | B | Liber vel Chanokh sub figura LXXXIV — Crowley: Part I: The Symbolic Representation of The Universe. Part II: The Forty-Eight Calls or Keys. | |
| XC | 90 | A | Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus sub figura XC, also known as The Book of the Hermetic Fish-Hook. — Crowley: | |
| XCIII | 93 | See XXVIII (28). | ||
| XCV | 95 | C | The Wake World. A Tale for Babes and Sucklings. — Crowley: | |
| XCVI | 96 | B | Liber Gaias sub figura XCVI. A Handbook of Geomancy — Describes a system of geomancy. | |
| XCVII | 97 | Soror Achitha's Vision — Unpublished; possibly not extant. Soror Achitha is the magical motto of Roddie Minor. | ||
| C | 100 | Liber Agape Azoth sal Philosophorum. The Book of the Unveiling of the Sangraal, wherein it is spoken of the Wine of the Sabbath of the Adepts. — Crowley: | ||
| CI | 101 | B | Ordo Templi Orientis: An Open Letter to Those who may Wish to Join the Order — Crowley: | |
| CVI | 106 | B | Concerning Death — Crowley: | |
| CXI | 111 | B | Liber Aleph. The Book of Wisdom or Folly — Crowley: | |
| CXVI | 116 | B | See XCVI (96) | |
| CXX | 120 | D | Liber Cadaveris. Ritual CXX, of Passing through the Tuat. — Crowley: | |
| CXXIV | 124 | Of Eden and the Sacred Oak; and of the Greater and Lesser Hospitality of the O.T.O. — Crowley: | ||
| CXXXII | 132 | Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Apotheosis|Αποθεοσις]] CXXXII — Crowley: | ||
| CXLVIII | 148 | C | The Soldier and the Hunchback — Crowley: | |
| CL | 150 | E | De Lege Libellum — Crowley: | |
| CLVI | 156 | A | Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni sub figura CLVI — Crowley: | |
| CLVII | 157 | The — Crowley: | ||
| CLXI | 161 | The Law of Thelema — Thelemic epistle. | ||
| CLXV | 165 | B | A Master of the Temple — Frater Achad's magical diary with comments by Crowley. | |
| CLXXV | 175 | D | Liber Astarte vel Liber Berylli — On uniting oneself to a deity. | |
| CLXXXV | 185 | D | Liber Collegii Sancti — Tasks and Oaths of the Grades of A∴A∴ | |
| CXCIV | 194 | An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order— the structure of O.T.O. | ||
| CXCVII | 197 | C | Sir Palamedes the saracen knight — A poetic account of the Great Work. | |
| CC | 200 | D | Liber Resh vel Helios — An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily. | |
| CCVI | 206 | D | Liber RU vel Spiritus — Full instructions in Pranayama. | |
| CCVII | 207 | A syllabus of the official instructions of the A∴.A∴ | ||
| CCXVI | 216 | The — A translation with commentary by Crowley. | ||
| CCXX | 220 | A | Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law | |
| CCXXVIII | 228 | De Natura Deorum Of the Nature of the Gods. A secret instruction of the VII° of O.T.O. | ||
| CCXXXI | 231 | A | Liber Arcanorum — This is an account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot trumps. | |
| CCXXLII | 242 | C | AHA! — An exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and the results obtained. | |
| CCLXV | 265 | The Structure of the Mind — A treatise of psychology from the mystic and magical standpoint. | ||
| CCC | 300 | E | Khabs am Pekht — A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law. | |
| CCCXXXIII | 333 | C | The Book of Lies — A book of 93 brief chapters on many subjects. | |
| CCCXXXV | 335 | C | Adonis an Allegory — A short play. | |
| CCCXLI | 341 | Liber H.H.H. — Three methods of attainment. | ||
| CCCXLIII | 343 | AMRITA | ||
| CCCLXV | 365 | The Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia — Similar to Liber Samekh, but with some differences. | ||
| CCCLXVII | 367 | De Homunculo A secret instruction of the X° of O.T.O. | ||
| CCCLXX | 370 | A | Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici — Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man (veiled sex magick). | |
| CD | 400 | A | Liber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum — A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation. | |
| CDXII | 412 | D | Liber A vel Armorum — An instruction for the preparation of the Elemental Instruments. | |
| CDXIV | 414 | De Arte Magica — An instruction of the IX° of O.T.O. | ||
| CDXV | 415 | AB | The Paris Working — A record of homosexual magick operations. | |
| CDXVIII | 418 | AB | The Vision and the Voice — The classic account of Crowley's travels through the Thirty Aethyrs. | |
| CDLI | 451 | B | Eroto-comatose lucidity — Also known as Liber Siloam. Crowley: In Liber CDXIV (414) Chapter XV. | |
| CDLXXIV | 474 | B | Liber Os Abysmi vel Daath — A method for entering the Abyss. | |
| D | 500 | B | Sepher Sephiroth — A dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their numerical value. | |
| DXXXVI | 536 | B | Liber Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia — Instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind. | |
| DLV | 555 | D | Liber HAD — Instructions for attaining Hadit. | |
| DLXX | 570 | A | Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita sub figura DLXX — An account of the hexagram, and the method of reducing it to the unity and beyond. See Liber DCCCXIII. | |
| DCXXXIII | 633 | De Thaumaturgia — A treatise on magical ethics. | ||
| DCLXXI | 671 | D | Liber DCLXXI vel Pyramidos — A ritual of self initiation based on the neophyte ritual. | |
| DCCXXIX | 729 | C | The Amalantrah Working — Interviews with a discarnate entity. | |
| DCCLXXVII | 777 | B | 777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico Mysticae — The qabalah and the tree of life, and their correspondences. | |
| DCCC | 800 | D | Liber Samekh — Ritual for the "Attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel". | |
| DCCC | 800 | C | The Ship — A Mystery Play. | |
| DCCCVIII | 808 | Serpentis Nehushtan — No copy exists, Gerald Yorke considers this ms. 'Lost'. | ||
| DCCCXI | 811 | C | Energised Enthusiasm — Treatise on sex magick and the creative impulse. | |
| DCCCXIII | 813 | A | Liber DCCCXIII vel Ararita sub figura DLXX — An account of the hexagram and the method of reducing it to the unity and beyond. See Liber DLXX. | |
| DCCCXXXI | 831 | D | Liber Yod — Three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the unity. | |
| DCCCXXXVII | 837 | C | The Law of Liberty — Thelemic epistle. | |
| DCCCLX | 860 | C | John St. John — Record of Crowley's magical retirement. | |
| DCCCLXVIII | 868 | B | Liber Viarum Viae — A graphic account of Magical powers classified under Tarot Trumps. | |
| DCCCLXXXVIII | 888 | The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw — A complete study of the origins of Christianity. | ||
| CMXIII | 913 | B | Liber ThIShARB — Methods for attaining the magical memory | |
| CMXXXIV | 934 | The Cactus — A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons. | ||
| CMLXIII | 963 | AB | The Treasurehouse of Images — Collection of Litanies appropriate to the Signs of the Zodiac, by J.F.C. Fuller. | |
| MCLI | 1151 | Being the requirements of Minerval to III° in study and work in O.T.O. in the Order as it has manifested under the Caliph. | ||
| MCXXXIX | 1139 | Title Unknown — Referred to as "The Utterance of the Pythoness" in Liber DCCCLXVIII. | ||
| MCCLXIV | 1264 | The Greek Qabalah — Crowley: This work has not survived intact and has been partially reconstructed. | ||
| MMCMXI | 2911 | C | A Note on Genesis, by Allan Bennett, prefatory note by Aleister Crowley — Crowley: |