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Ordo Templi Orientis

Thelema Texts

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This is a catalog page from Sacred-Texts.com listing the primary corpus of Thelemic scriptures, most authored by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), founder of the magical order A.'.A.'. and central figure of the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). The collection spans roughly 200 numbered texts ("Libri") covering the full range of Thelemic practice and doctrine, including ritual magic, Qabalah, sexual mysticism, initiation grades, yoga, and cosmology, as well as Crowley's translations of Taoist classics. Each entry is tagged with an OTO "Class" rating indicating its doctrinal importance, from Class A (considered the most authoritative, directly received texts) down through instructional and supplementary works. The page is notably candid about copyright tensions — the OTO claims rights over many documents that are arguably public domain, though the site hosts them for noncommercial use. Beyond Crowley, the catalog includes works by figures such as H.P. Blavatsky (with Crowley commentary), Jack Parsons, and Frater Achad, situating Thelema within the broader Western esoteric tradition. Someone deciding whether to read further would find this most useful as a structured entry point into primary Thelemic texts rather than any single argument — it is a reference index, not a thesis.