Thelema · Facsimile
John St. John
Aleister Crowley
A published account of a magical retirement, arranged as a record of days. Read it beside the recording instructions in Liber E to compare a stated method with a worked literary example.
Open the source PDF ↗Where to begin
The Preface, then the opening entries of The First Day on printed pp. 11–13 (PDF pp. 11–13). Track changes between timed observations, recollection and interpretation.
Keep in mind
A published first-person record is a primary source for the author’s account, not independent confirmation of its spiritual claims. Its demanding regimen is not a template for a beginner.