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Thelema

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Thelema

A spiritual and social philosophy developed in the early 1900s, calling each person to act in alignment with his or her True Will (which may or may not be the same as personal wishes) as a basis for spiritual growth.

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I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love and Liberty, the Word of whose Law is THELEMA . Aleister Crowley

DuQuette 2003, pp. 14–21 Doyle White 2016, p. 3 Thelema revolves around the idea that human beings each have their own True Will that they should discover and pursue, and that this exists in harmony with the Cosmic Will that pervades the universe. Source: Internet

Booth 2000, pp. 427–428 Sutin 2000, pp. 335–335 Kaczynski 2010, pp. 427–429 Churton 2011, p. 299. He also befriended Thomas Driberg ; Driberg did not accept Thelema either. Source: Internet

And one category of Thelemites are non-religious, and simply adhere to the philosophical law of Thelema. Source: Internet

Crowley took Olsen back to Tunisia for a magical retreat in Nefta, where he also wrote To Man (1924), a declaration of his own status as a prophet entrusted with bringing Thelema to humanity. Source: Internet

Crowley has remained a highly influential figure over Western esotericism and the counter-culture, and continues to be considered a prophet in Thelema. Source: Internet

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