title: The Holy Books of Thelema
author:  Aleister Crowley 
description: Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), who claimed to be the re-incarnation of Dr. John Dee among others, lived in England from 1875 through 1947. He is the author of several Weiser Books titles, including Book of Thoth, Diary of a Drug Fiend, Magick, Book of Lies, Book of the Law and 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings.
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  Aleister Crowley (pronounced /ˈkroʊli/; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947),
  born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The
  Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, mystic and ceremonial
  magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema.
  Through this belief he came to see himself as the prophet who was entrusted
  with informing humanity that it was entering the new Aeon of Horus in 1904, a
  time when old ethical and religious systems would be replaced. Widely seen as
  one of the most influential occultists of all time, he was a member of the
  esoteric Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, as well as a co-founder of the
  A∴A∴ and eventually a leader of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). He is known
  today for his magical writings, especially The Book of the Law, the central
  sacred text of Thelema, although he also wrote widely on other subj