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The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons: The Book of Babalon, The Book of Antichrist, and Other Esoteric Works of Magick

The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons: The Book of Babalon, The Book of Antichrist, and Other Esoteric Works of Magick

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Occult

ISBN13: 9791041942831
Publisher: Culturea
Published: Jan 31 2023
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.09 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons captures the profound duality of its author. Parsons was a dedicated occultist who sought to merge scientific methodology with the boundless possibilities of high magick. This volume, comprising The Book of Babalon, The Book of Antichrist, and Analysis By A Master Of The Temple, stands as a monumental testament to his spiritual journey. Written during a tumultuous period between 1946 and 1949, these texts chronicle a series of radical magical operations that have since become legendary within esoteric circles. The primary objective of these workings was the invocation and incarnation of the Goddess Babalon, an elemental force intended to bring a necessary counterbalance of love and understanding to the destructive, martial energies of the current Aeon of Horus. At the heart of this collection is The Book of Babalon, a meticulously detailed diary of a magical operation that began in January 1946. Parsons, operating within the framework of Thelemic magick established by Aleister Crowley, utilized the Enochian system developed by Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelley. The text records his daily use of the Enochian Air Tablet, consecrated daggers, and complex rituals. Readers are given an unprecedented look at the raw, volatile nature of these invocations, which culminated in the reception of Liber 49. This channeled document is presented as the fourth chapter of the Book of the Law. It contains the direct communications of Babalon, outlining the severe ordeals, the required altars of passion, and the ultimate promise of liberation from the restrictions of the old aeon. The inclusion of poetic works, such as The Birth of Babalon, further illustrates the intoxicating blend of religious fervor and dionysian ecstasy that characterized his practice. Following the transcendent highs of the Babalon working, the text delves into the devastating personal and material losses detailed in The Book of Antichrist. Stripped of his fortu

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