What is The Book of the Law?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Book of the Law''''' is the central sacred text of [[Thelema]], written by [[Aleister Crowley]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] in the year 1904. Its full title is ''Liber AL vel Legis, sub figura CCXX, as delivered by XCIII=418 to DCLXVI'', and it is commonly referred to as '''Liber AL vel Legis''' or just ''Liber Al''. It contains three chapters, each of which was written down in one hour, beginning at noon, on [[April 8]], [[April 9]], and [[April 10]].<ref>Crowley, Aleister. ''The Equinox of the Gods.''</ref> == Notes == {{reflist}} == References == * {{Harvard reference|Surname=Crowley|Given=Aleister|Authorlink=Aleister Crowley|Year=1974|Title=Equinox of the Gods|Place=New York, NY|Publisher=Gordon Press|URL=http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/eoftg/index.html}} == Other websites == * [http://oto-usa.org/l31.html OTO-USA scans of the Manuscript version of ''The Book of the Law''] * [http://www.hermetic.com/220/crowley-comments.html The Old and New Commentaries to Liber AL] {{DEFAULTSORT:Book of the Law, The}} [[Category:1900s books]] [[Category:Spiritual books]]