Aleister Crowley bibliography explained

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.

1875–1947

Crowley published the following books during his lifetime:[1]

Posthumous editions (1947–present)

Books

The following is a list of notable editions published after Crowley's death:

1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

Poetry

Gordon Press collection, 13 vols.[3]
  1. Book: Songs of the Spirit . 1974 . 1898 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-220-5.
  2. Book: Jephthah . 1974 . 1898 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-217-5.
  3. Book: Jezebel, and Other Tragic Poems . 1974 . 1899 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-216-7.
  4. Book: The Soul of Osiris: Comprising the Temple of The Holy Ghost and The Mother's Tragedy . 1974 . 1899 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-177-2.
  5. Book: Tannhäuser . 1974 . 1901 . New York . Gordon Press.
  6. Book: Ahab, and Other Poems . 1974 . 1902 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-221-3.
  7. Book: The Argonauts . 1974 . 1904 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-222-1.
  8. Book: Orpheus: A Lyrical Legend . 1974 . 1904 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-176-4.
  9. Book: The Star and the Garter . 1974 . 1904 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-175-6.
  10. Book: The Sword of Song: Called by Christians, The Book of the Beast . 1974 . 1904 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-223-X.
  11. Book: Gargoyles: Being Strangely Wrought Images of Life and Death . 1974 . 1907 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-224-8.
  12. Book: . 1974 . 1909 . New York . Gordon Press . 0-87968-111-X.
  13. Book: . 1974 . 1913 . New York . Gordon Press.
Other editions

Libri of Aleister Crowley

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 LiberNo.ClassTitle and short description
I 1 ALiber B vel Magi — Crowley:
II 2 EThe Message of The Master Therion — Crowley:
III 3 DLiber III vel Jugorum — Crowley:
IV 4 ABDEABA, Book 4 — General account, in elementary terms, of magical and mystical powers in four parts:
V 5 DLiber V vel Reguli — Crowley:
VI 6 BLiber O vel Manus et Sagittæ — Crowley:
VII 7 ALiber 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 BLiber E vel Exercitiorum — Crowley:
X 10 ALiber Porta Lucis — Crowley:
XI 11 DLiber Nu — Instructions for attaining Nuit.
XIII 13 DGraduum Montis Abiegni — Crowley:
XV 15  Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicae Canon Missae. The Canon of the Mass according to the Gnostic Catholic Church – Crowley:
XVI 16 DLiber Turris vel Domus Dei — Crowley:
XVII 17 DLiber 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 DThe Ritual of the Star Ruby — Crowley:
XXVII 27 ALiber 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 DLiber Septem Regum Sanctorum. Ritual XXVIII. The Ceremony of The Seven Holy Kings. — Crowley: Unpublished.
XXX 30 BLiber Librae, The Book of Balance. — Crowley:
XXXI 31 AAL (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 CAn 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 DThe Star Sapphire — Crowley:
XLI 41 CVietnamese: Thien Tao, A Political Essay or the Synagogue of Satan — Crowley:
XLIV 44 DThe 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 CThe Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua with the seven Lances that he brake. — Crowley:
LVIII 58 BAn Article on the Qabalah — This is an article on the Qabalah in The Temple of Solomon the King.
LIX 59 CAcross the Gulf — Crowley:
LXI 61 DLiber Causæ. The Preliminary Lection, including the History Lection. — Crowley:
LXIV 64 BLiber Israfel — formally called Anubis. Crowley:
LXV 65 ALiber Cordis Cincti Serpente, also known as The Heart Girt with a Serpent. — Crowley:
LXVI 66 ALiber Stellæ Rubeæ, also known as The Book of the Ruby Star. — Crowley:
LXVII 67 CThe Sword of Song. Called by Christians The Book of the Beast. Dedicated to Bhikkhu Ananda Metteya (Allan Bennett) — Crowley:
LXX 70 DGreek, Modern (1453-);: Σταυρος Βατραχου — Crowley: A ritual proper to the VI° of O.T.O.
LXXI 71 BThe 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 DLiber Testis Testitudinis vel Ayin Daleth Sub Figura LXXIV — Previously unclassified.
LXXVII 77  "Liber OZ, the Book of the Goat" — Crowley:
LXXVIII 78 BA 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 BLiber vel Chanokh sub figura LXXXIV — Crowley: Part I: The Symbolic Representation of The Universe.
Part II: The Forty-Eight Calls or Keys.
XC 90 ALiber 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 CThe Wake World. A Tale for Babes and Sucklings. — Crowley:
XCVI 96 BLiber 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 BOrdo Templi Orientis: An Open Letter to Those who may Wish to Join the Order — Crowley:
CVI 106 BConcerning Death — Crowley:
CXI 111 BLiber Aleph. The Book of Wisdom or Folly — Crowley:
CXVI 116 B See XCVI (96)
CXX 120 DLiber 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 CThe Soldier and the Hunchback — Crowley:
CL 150 EDe Lege Libellum — Crowley:
CLVI 156 ALiber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni sub figura CLVI — Crowley:
CLVII 157  The — Crowley:
CLXI 161  The Law of Thelema — Thelemic epistle.
CLXV 165 BA Master of the TempleFrater Achad's magical diary with comments by Crowley.
CLXXV 175 DLiber Astarte vel Liber Berylli — On uniting oneself to a deity.
CLXXXV 185 DLiber 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 CSir Palamedes the saracen knight — A poetic account of the Great Work.
CC 200 DLiber Resh vel Helios — An instruction for the adoration of the Sun four times daily.
CCVI 206 DLiber 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 ALiber 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 ALiber Arcanorum — This is an account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot trumps.
CCXXLII 242 CAHA! — 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 EKhabs am Pekht — A special instruction for the Promulgation of the Law.
CCCXXXIII 333 CThe Book of Lies — A book of 93 brief chapters on many subjects.
CCCXXXV 335 CAdonis 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 ALiber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici — Analyzes the nature of the creative magical force in man (veiled sex magick).
CD 400 ALiber Tau vel Kabbalae Trium Literarum — A graphic interpretation of the Tarot on the plane of Initiation.
CDXII 412 DLiber 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 ABThe Paris Working — A record of homosexual magick operations.
CDXVIII 418 ABThe Vision and the Voice — The classic account of Crowley's travels through the Thirty Aethyrs.
CDLI 451 BEroto-comatose lucidity — Also known as Liber Siloam. Crowley: In Liber CDXIV (414) Chapter XV.
CDLXXIV 474 BLiber Os Abysmi vel Daath — A method for entering the Abyss.
D 500 BSepher Sephiroth — A dictionary of Hebrew words arranged according to their numerical value.
DXXXVI 536 BLiber Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia — Instruction in the expansion of the field of the mind.
DLV 555 DLiber HAD — Instructions for attaining Hadit.
DLXX 570 ALiber 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 DLiber DCLXXI vel Pyramidos — A ritual of self initiation based on the neophyte ritual.
DCCXXIX 729 CThe Amalantrah Working — Interviews with a discarnate entity.
DCCLXXVII 777 B777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico Mysticae — The qabalah and the tree of life, and their correspondences.
DCCC 800 DLiber 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 CEnergised Enthusiasm — Treatise on sex magick and the creative impulse.
DCCCXIII 813 ALiber 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 DLiber Yod — Three methods of reducing the manifold consciousness to the unity.
DCCCXXXVII 837 CThe Law of Liberty — Thelemic epistle.
DCCCLX 860 CJohn St. John — Record of Crowley's magical retirement.
DCCCLXVIII 868 BLiber 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 BLiber ThIShARB — Methods for attaining the magical memory
CMXXXIV 934  The Cactus — A record of experiments with the Mescal buttons.
CMLXIII 963 ABThe 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 CA Note on Genesis, by Allan Bennett, prefatory note by Aleister Crowley — Crowley:

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Aleister Crowley . O.T.O. U.S.A. . 16 February 2013 . 2024-01-24.
  2. Web site: Cornelius, J. Edward . 2001 . An Open Epistle Regarding Francis King's Book The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O. . Red Flame: A Thelemic Research Site . 2024-01-24.
  3. Web site: Thirteen volumes in the Gordon Press facsimile reprint series . Michael Trelour . 2024-01-23.