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'''Thelema''' (/θəˈliːmə/) is an esoteric and [[occult]] social or spiritual philosophy and religious movement developed in the early 1900s by [[Aleister Crowley]], an English writer, mystic, and ceremonial magician. The word thelema is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα (pronounced [θéleema]), "will," from the verb θέλω (thélō): "to will, wish, want or purpose." | '''Thelema''' (/θəˈliːmə/) is an esoteric and [[occult]] social or spiritual philosophy and religious movement developed in the early 1900s by [[Aleister Crowley]], an English writer, mystic, and ceremonial [[magician]]. The word thelema is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα (pronounced [θéleema]), "will," from the verb θέλω (thélō): "to will, wish, want or purpose." | ||
Crowley asserted or believed himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Æon of Horus, based upon a spiritual experience that he and his wife, Rose Edith, had in Egypt in 1904. By his account, a possibly non-corporeal or "praeterhuman" being that called itself [[Aiwass]] contacted him (through Rose) and subsequently dictated a text known as ''[[The Book of the Law]]'' or ''Liber AL vel Legis,'' which outlined the principles of Thelema. | Crowley asserted or believed himself to be the [[prophet]] of a new age, the Æon of Horus, based upon a spiritual experience that he and his wife, Rose Edith, had in Egypt in 1904. By his account, a possibly non-corporeal or "praeterhuman" being that called itself [[Aiwass]] contacted him (through Rose) and subsequently dictated a text known as ''[[The Book of the Law]]'' or ''Liber AL vel Legis,'' which outlined the principles of Thelema. | ||
==Principles== | ==Principles== | ||
The '''Thelemic pantheon'''—a collection of gods and goddesses who either literally exist or serve as symbolic archetypes or metaphors—includes a number of deities, primarily a trio adapted from ancient Egyptian religion, who are the three speakers of The Book of the Law: [[Nuit]], [[Hadit]] and [[Ra-Hoor-Khuit]]. In at least one instance, Crowley described these deities as a "literary convenience". | The '''Thelemic pantheon'''—a collection of gods and goddesses who either literally exist or serve as symbolic archetypes or metaphors—includes a number of deities, primarily a trio adapted from ancient [[Egyptian religion]], who are the three speakers of ''[[The Book of the Law]]'': [[Nuit]], [[Hadit]] and [[Ra-Hoor-Khuit]]. In at least one instance, Crowley described these deities as a "literary convenience". | ||
Three statements in particular distill the practice and ethics of Thelema: | Three statements in particular distill the practice and ethics of Thelema: | ||