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777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticae viae Explicandae, Fundamentum Hieroglyphicum Sanctissimorum Scientiae Summae, Table of Qabalistic Correspondence by Aleister Crowley

777 vel Prolegomena Symbolica ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticae viae Explicandae, Fundamentum Hieroglyphicum Sanctissimorum Scientiae Summae, Table of Qabalistic Correspondence; Aleister Crowley;printed by Orde Templi Orientis OTO(1980); Facsimile publication the 1909 edition printed by Walter Scott w/notes from Jack Parson’s  copy, errata: 1st thus; VG; NOT ex-lib, NOT remainder, NOT bk club; TP-Red paper wraps, stapled in channel w/black lettering minimal edgewear/bumping, staining , smudging; 54pp- first 15pgs smudging, slight blue ink staining (the most on first page- following pges vary from tiny spots to larger smudges), + couple brown spots, last 5pp very slight blue ink smudging, no writing, flat.

777 Vel Prolegoma Symbolica Ad Systemam Sceptico-Mysticae Viae Explicande, Fundamentum Hieroglyphicum Sanctissimorum Scientiae Summae is designated a "Class B" document by Crowley. The title refers to a lightning flash descending the diagrammatic worlds, the zig-zag pattern suggesting three diminishing 7s. It consists of roughly 191 columns, with each row corresponding to a specific Sephirah or path on the Tree of Life for a total of 35 rows and is used for a quick reference for corresponding mnemonics and factors of religion for use in magic (for instance, an evocation of Venus would have one looking across that column for the colour corresponding to Venus that will be the colour of his or her robe, and then Venusian incense, etc.).The first appearance of 777 was published anonymously in 1909 after Crowley had written it from memory in just a week. An introduction to one edition by "Frater N.'." states that Crowley may have published it anonymously because it was taken from a Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn manuscript that was obligatory for initiates to memorize.-Wikipedia

Crowley was natural polymath, and made a name for himself as a poet, novelist, journalist, mountaineer, explorer, ceremonial magician, drug experimenter, prankster, yogi, magician, prophet, early freedom fighter, human rights activist, philosopher, and artist. English occultist,ceremonial magician, poet, and mountaineer, who was responsible for founding the religion of Thelema. In his role as the founder of the Thelemite philosophy, he came to see himself as the prophet who was entrusted with informing humanity that it was entering the new Aeon of Horus in the early 20th century. During his lifetime, Crowley gained widespread notoriety, being openly bisexual, a recreational drug experimenter, and a social critic. As a result, he was denounced in the popular press as "the wickedest man in the world". Crowley has remained a highly influential figure over western esotericism and the counter-culture, and continues to be recognized as a prophet in Thelema.

 

Subject: Metaphysics
Topic: Magick