The Ending of the Words - Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley Quotes

“Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains. Liber AL vel Legis, II: 9”
― Aleister Crowley, The Ending of the Words - Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Through her union with Hadit the soul contracts; she withdraws from the volatility of sensory perceptions to be stabilised or alchemically “fixed” as a star in the body of Nuit. Thus, the way is open for the soul to partake of the joys of Nuit, infinitely expanding in her divine ecstasy and love.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“The manifold names of the Intelligence revealed in Liber AL vel Legis should not lead us to assume that a regression to polytheism is implied. Instead, man is called to knowledge that transcends the limitations of both polytheism and monotheism. For polytheism holds a fragmented view of creation while monotheism is always at risk of leading to a dualistic impasse, dissociating from its religious idea of God all those things that threaten human ideals and conventions. Thelema, however, is infinitely subtle. The Creator is polymorphous. The forms apprehended by consciousness conceal the Hidden One who is really none, or two.11 Manifested existence is a perennial process of self-renewal, and the universe finds stability through change – through the constant making and breaking of identities. Like the ouroboros, the great serpent that eats its own tail, and the pelican that feeds its children on its own blood, life periodically consumes itself to be recreated.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Thelema is a statement of the spiritual facts of life; it does not give a set of arbitrary rules or conditions that are supposed to be “lived up to”. The natural soul or prima materia must therefore be torn apart or dissembled by the wheels set in motion by the 93 current. Dying the “self slain” death of an Initiate she returns that which sprang from the source of Nuit. Only then is she able to break open the shell of her separate existence. The”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“From Liber AL vel Legis emerges a law of relativity; although Nuit is eternal and constant, her Will in creation depends upon time and place. Nothing in creation is of universal and absolute application. Nonetheless, some things are truly ordained whilst others miss the mark, being out of time and out of place, or without love. The Law of Thelema is particular in that it is time-sensitive.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Typhon is the Greek name for the multi-faceted god who perpetually brings about change in the universe. He appears in mythology under many names, including: Hadit, Set, Bes, or “the Beast”. One of his symbols is the Egyptian Sphinx. He is the son who manifests his mother, the primal goddess who, through him, takes on any number of forms and aspects.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Manifested existence is a perennial process of self-renewal, and the universe finds stability through change – through the constant making and breaking of identities. Like the ouroboros, the great serpent that eats its own tail, and the pelican that feeds its children on its own blood, life periodically consumes itself to be recreated.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“The letter “L” which appears in the title of the book, Liber AL vel Legis, corresponds qabalistically to the Hebrew letter Lamed. In the Tarot this letter corresponds to Atu VIII, Adjustment, attributed to the astrological sign of Libra, the Scales of the Egyptian goddess Maat. Maat is the ruler and preserver of universal equilibrium; she is the goddess of justice, that is, justification.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“To know the infinite is to pass beyond the suffering and sorrow that inevitably result from identification with the finite. Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains. Liber AL vel Legis, II: 9”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Thelema aims at bringing man to a new level of consciousness and spiritual maturity. To achieve this, the ideologies that produce the evils of self-righteousness, intolerance, and tyrannical repression must be overthrown.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Liber AL vel Legis is the book of the Last Judgement, the ultimate initiatory trial and nuclear transformation passed through by the soul.12 Thelema is a weighing of the heart and a considerable spiritual ordeal. Furthermore, the ambiguous nature of the Thelemic source text lends itself easily to the idiocy of fundamentalist interpretation. It is a book to listen to with the heart; reason alone is fated to suffer its curses.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“The Creator is polymorphous. The forms apprehended by consciousness conceal the Hidden One who is really none, or two.11 Manifested existence is a perennial process of self-renewal, and the universe finds stability through change – through the constant making and breaking of identities. Like the ouroboros, the great serpent that eats its own tail, and the pelican that feeds its children on its own blood, life periodically consumes itself to be recreated.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Suppression is no better than self-indulgence. If the soul silences the flesh by an act of violence, the flesh will take revenge upon the soul, secretly infecting her with a spirit of revenge. It is an error to suppose that spiritual life is a mere negation of matter. By the magick of Thelema everything we have to offer – mind body and soul – is to serve the Great Work through its intimate relation with the 93 current of love under will.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“They require an intelligent use of all her resources in order to deal effectively with enemies that are driven by the blind forces of the material universe.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“The three chapters of the book each reveal a level of Initiation. From the point of view of practical magick the book begins with chapter three, not one. Wisdom has to be followed back to her source. The work thus begins in chapter three with Ra Hoor Khuit, the Solar-Hermetic Lucifer whose action upon the soul prepares her for Initiation. His instructions largely concern works of sorcery aimed at overcoming all obstacles encountered on the path. For the soul, such preparations are war.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Conjoined with the Beast, the Scarlet Woman represents the self-polarisation of the Initiate. Her consciousness is magically directed towards a union of solar fire and lunar magnetism. The child of this union is born of Nuit and Hadit, who communicate through the Beast and the Scarlet Woman, the Prophet and Bride. The divine offspring is Ra Hoor Khuit, Horus the Crowned and Conquering Child of the Gods.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“Liber AL vel Legis convey to the Thelemic aspirant an undiluted Hermetic discourse. The book transmits key knowledge concerning the union of the soul with that which lies wholly beyond and outside the human personality. Herein are the mysteries of the soul, veiled as the “Scarlet Woman”, and of her transfiguration by the Law of Thelema. The colour of the soul is that of blood and fire. Her nature is lunar and therefore magical and elemental. In union with the solar fire of the transmitter of the will current called the “Beast” she is able to attain Hadit – who conveys the knowledge of her True Will. Through Thelema or love under will she is fully realised as a star in the infinite body of Nuit.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley

“The book speaks of an eternity that rests on relationship: individual existence defining itself by contrast with another by which it can know itself. “One” can only know itself by comparison with “minus one” its opposite: that which it is not.”
― Sophie di Jorio, The Ending of the Words : Magical Philosophy of Aleister Crowley