| Revision as of 17:36, 26 July 2001 edit208.234.219.xxx (talk) The Greek word for 'will' and the name of a philosohpy founded by Aleister Crowley. | Revision as of 18:55, 26 July 2001 edit undo209.185.31.xxx (talk)No edit summaryNext edit → | ||
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| The english spelling of the Greek work for 'will' or 'intention.' Also the name of a philosophical/religious practice founded by ]. It is founded on the notion that knowing and doing one's True Will |
The english spelling of the Greek work for 'will' or 'intention.' Also the name of a philosophical/religious practice founded by ]. It is founded on the notion that knowing and doing one's True Will provides absolute freedom and enlightenment. Crowley's ] or ] is the central document which provides the basis for Thelema. This book declares that "Love is the law, love under will", "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law", and "The word of the Law is Thelema". | ||
| The Greek Thelema is the basis of the word ], coined by ], the sixteenth-century French humorist-philosopher in his classic work ], where it is used to describe the dwellers in a sort of anti-monastery, the Abbey of Thélème. | |||
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The english spelling of the Greek work for 'will' or 'intention.' Also the name of a philosophical/religious practice founded by Aleister Crowley. It is founded on the notion that knowing and doing one's True Will provides absolute freedom and enlightenment. Crowley's Liber AL vel Legis or The Book of the Law is the central document which provides the basis for Thelema. This book declares that "Love is the law, love under will", "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law", and "The word of the Law is Thelema".
The Greek Thelema is the basis of the word Thelemite, coined by François Rabelais, the sixteenth-century French humorist-philosopher in his classic work Gargantua, where it is used to describe the dwellers in a sort of anti-monastery, the Abbey of Thélème.