{"product_id":"aleister-crowley-and-the-practice-of-the-magical-diary-9781578633722","title":"Aleister Crowley and the Practice of the Magical Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis important collection includes Aleister Crowley's two most important instructional writings on the design and purpose of the magical diary, \u003ci\u003eJohn St. John\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Master of the Temple\u003c\/i\u003e. These were the only two works regarding the magical diary published in Crowley's lifetime. Both were first published in Crowley's immense collection of magical instruction, \u003ci\u003eThe Equinox\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eJohn St. John\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Crowley's momentbymoment progress during a 13day magical working. Crowley referred to it as \"a perfect model of what a magical record should be.\" A Master of the Temple is taken from the magical diary of Frater Achad at a time when he was Crowley's most valued and successful student. It provides an invaluable example of a student's record, plus direct commentary and instruction added by Crowley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith commentary and introductory material by editor James Wasserman, \u003ci\u003eAleister Crowley and the Practice of the Magical Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important and accessible instruction available to students of the occult regarding the practice of keeping a magical diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition includes a new introduction by Wasserman, a foreword by noted occult scholar J. Daniel Gunther, revisions throughout the text, a revised reading list for further study, plus Crowley's instructions on banishing from Liber O.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Weiser Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578633722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.10w x 0.86d","brand":"James Wasserman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507541700789,"sku":"9781578633722","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_48acf923-d31c-4d03-9e06-e3210f27e83f.jpg?v=1778565636","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/aleister-crowley-and-the-practice-of-the-magical-diary-9781578633722","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}