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Balderdash: A Treatise on Ethics

Politics & Social Sciences

Balk, Antti P.

Philosophy

Thelema Publications

"Eminently readable as well as being a work of tremendous erudition and scholarship." - Rt. Rev. Arild Strømsvåg, Ph.D.  This unique look at history elaborately recounts the birth of human civilization through the vehicle of ancient Egyptian deities, albeit in light of the most recent knowledge on archæology, anthropology, comparative religion, linguistics, sociology, and general history. It moves quickly but seamlessly  to Greece via Crete, revealing the relatively young age of Continental European (and by extension, all Western) culture, science, art, and religion, and their highly derivative nature-a point subtly repeated throughout this stunningly wide-ranging work.  It does not, however, presume to pass judgement, only to relate the events as they happened, the facts as they stand, even if many of them are little known ones, conspicuous by their absence in standard school history books. A book of contrasts, it constantly compares not only the Saints and the Sinners, but the East and the West, be the issues dealt with political or religious; in most cases, the one cannot be separated from the other.  "The literary style throughout is plain and lucid, with a proper attention paid to especially important and colourful episodes. It is a remarkable achievement of concision and narration." - Ronald Hutton, Professor of History, University of Bristol  Antti P. Balk is a Finnish author and an expert on world history and comparative religion. He is currently working on his second English title, Balderdash: A Treatise on Ethics.  "His conclusion, that democracy is a more dangerous form of government than monarchy..." - Reference & Research Book News

Saints & Sinners: An Account of Western Civilization

History

World

Though many books have ostensibly been written on Crowley's philosophy, this might well be the first one truly accessible to an intelligent reader with no prior or current interest in the occult--yet THE LAW OF THELEMA nowise pretends that one's True Will can be ascertained without the patient utilization of esoteric techniques.
In the tradition of Franz Hartmann's Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme (1891), the author organizes quotations from diverse works by Crowley into a set of themes, but mostly lets the Beast speak for himself. However, the author helps the reader parse through Crowley's unique combination of Western iconography and Eastern concepts, while showing how Thelema is similar to and different from other systematic methods of attainment.
Rather than turning himself and his readers into "centres of pestilence" by discussing the contents of Liber Legis, the author merely arranges the Prophet's own scattered comments into a coherent, carefully referenced whole. This book should thus also prove indispensable to anyone who genuinely wants to work Crowley's actual system, but may not have the time or resources to connect every last dot.
ANTTI P. BALK is a Finnish historian and philosopher best known for his scholarly translations of Aleister Crowley and kindred authors.

The Law of Thelema: Aleister Crowley's Philosophy of True Will

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Balderdash: A Treatise on Ethics

Saints & Sinners: An Account of Western Civilization

The Law of Thelema: Aleister Crowley's Philosophy of True Will