ESSAYS No.2 by Jerry Edward Cornelius (SIGNED)

Jerry Edward Cornelius; Erica M. Cornelius

Privately Printed, Berkeley, California, USA 2015. Hardcover. Limited Edition, limited to 200 signed hardcover copies. Leather bound, no dust jacket, 300 pages. 23 essays from Frater Achad Osher’s private archive, not previously available to the general public. Brand New. Photos are of Essays 1 but give an indication of the appearance of the Essays books.

From the A.’.A.’. Lineage who brought you Red Flame, A Thelemic Research Journal, The Aleister Crowley Desk Reference and The Magical Essence of Aleister Crowley and many other classics.

“As Thelemites, we embrace our divinity and do not shy away from exercising our unfettered creative Power. No moral codes bind us, except ‘Do what thou Wilt.’ But what is the difference between Will and Want? How do we balance Want with Will in practice? And how do those of us on a Vertical path use our unique personal sexuality to propel us upward on the Tree of Life?” – Erica Peterson

Many of the essays were written in response to a student’s request for information which they deemed not clearly explained in Crowley’s writings. Since many students ask the same questions, J. Edward Cornelius started writing his replies in the form of essays which could later be handed out or emailed to other students who might be asking the same if not similar questions. In this light the essays run the gamut of thought from easy magickal foundational information to more intricate theories related to the Qabalistic spheres on the Tree of Life in which the student resides. It is also important to note that some of these essays were written to male students, while others were written to female students. All these essays are considered foundational stones designed to open a dialogue between a student and their teacher on often difficult topics.

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

No.108 – ON THE NOTION OF VERTICALITY
No.97 – ON HOLY OBEDIENCE
No.106 – ON HOLY OBEDIENCE AND THE METHOD OF SCIENCE
No.105 – ON THE PHILOSOPHUS
No.101 – ON THE ROLE OF AN OUTER ADEPT
No.54 – ON THE RITUAL INVOCATION OF THE HIGHER SELF
No.73 – ON VIRGINITY
No.79 – ON BEING A VIRGIN
No.40 – ON AROUSAL, And the Sabbath of the Witches
No.66 – ON WOMEN’S SEXUAL FREEDOM
No.72 – ON THE PHASES OF THE MOON
No.74 – ON WOMEN IN AA, SHOULD THEY FOLLOW THE SAME PATHS UP THE TREE OF LIFE
No.60 – ON REDEMPTION AS A WOMAN: Or On Authoritatively Embracing One’s Receptivity
No.61 – ON FEMALE INDIVIDUATION AND REDEMPTION
No.75 – ON FEMALE INDIVIDUATION AND REDEMPTION
No.91 – ON TYKHE
No.77 – ON THE KUNDRIES OF DRACULA
No.52 – ON BANISHING PROPER
No.90 – ON LIGHTNING
No.50 – ON TRINC
No.62 – ON CHASTITY.
No.41 – ON TAKING THE OATH OF THE ABYSS
No.76 – ON FRATER ACHAD