thelema

The Ars Goetia, also recognized as The Lesser Key of Solomon, dates back to the 17th century and serves as a grimoire, or magick book, detailing the 72 demons of Hell, collectively referred to as the Goetia. Practitioners of ceremonial magick believe these demons can be controlled or negotiated with. …

Crowley’s Personal Work with his HGA Aleister Crowley, a figure whose name is synonymous with 20th-century occultism and the founding of the religious philosophy known as Thelema, embarked on a lifelong quest to understand and commune with his Holy Guardian Angel (HGA). This entity, which Crowley identified as Aiwass, played …