Liber Resh
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Liber Resh vel Helios,[1] commonly referred to as Liber Resh, is a set of daily solar adorations composed by Aleister Crowley, the founder of the religion of Thelema. The practice involves a series of invocations to the Sun at specific times of the day: dawn, noon, sunset, and midnight. These rituals are intended to align the practitioner with the natural cycles of the Sun, thus integrating the physical and spiritual dimensions of existence in accordance with Thelemic principles.[2]
The structure of Liber Resh consists of four adorations, each corresponding to a different position of the Sun in the sky. Practitioners perform these rituals facing the appropriate cardinal direction: east at dawn, south at noon, west at sunset, and north at midnight. This practice is not only a means of attuning oneself to the cosmic order but also serves as a daily reminder of the Thelemic axiom, "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law."[3]
In Thelema, the practice of Liber Resh is also closely tied to the Thelemic method of recording dates, which incorporates the formulae of the years of the Aeon of Horus. Practitioners often use the dates and times of these solar adorations as timestamps in their magical diaries to meticulously track their spiritual progress and experiences, marking off the degrees of progress through the zodiac.[4] The zodiac, an attribute of Chokmah (Wisdom), symbolizes the practitioner's alignment with cosmic wisdom and order. This integration of ritual practice and record-keeping exemplifies the disciplined approach to spiritual development advocated by Crowley.[5]
References
Citations
Works cited
- Crowley, Aleister. "Liber Resh vel Helios." The Equinox, Vol. III, No. I, 1919.
- DuQuette, Lon Milo. The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of Thelema. Weiser Books, 2003.
- Kaczynski, Richard. Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley. North Atlantic Books, 2012.
- Sutin, Lawrence. Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley. St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Further reading
- Crowley, Aleister. Magick: Liber ABA, Book 4. Weiser Books, 1997.
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