Originally published in 1913 by famed English occultist Aleister Crowley, The Book of Lies includes 93 chapters filled with poems, rituals, instructions, and obscure information and cryptograms. The subject of each section determined by its number and its corresponding qabalistic meaning. In describing the book Crowley stated: “Sometimes the text is serious and straightforward, sometimes it's obscure oracles demand deep knowledge of the Qabalah for interpretation, others contain obscure allusions, play upon words, secrets expressed in cryptogram, double or triple meaning which must be combined in order to appreciate the full flavour; others again are subtly ironical or cynical. At first sight the book is a jumble of nonsense intended to insult the reader. It requires infinite study, sympathy, intuition and initiation. Given these I do not hesitate to claim that in none other of my writings have I given so profound and comprehensive an exposition of my philosophy.” This is book is a exact reproduction of the 1909 U.S. Edition.
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