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==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]]'': | 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: | ||