According to Aleister Crowley's instructions for the A ∴ A ∴, the pentacle is a disc of wax, gold, silver-gilt or Electrum Magicum, eight inches diameter and half an inch thick ; the Neophyte should " by his understanding and ingenium devise a symbol to represent the Universe ", and engrave this on the disc.

Visionary artist and mystic Austin Osman Spare, who was briefly a member of Aleister Crowley's A ∴ A ∴ but later broke with them to work independently, is largely the source of chaos magical theory and practice.

While the A ∴ A ∴ is not part of Ordo Templi Orientis, O. T. O.

Within the system of the magical Order A ∴ A ∴ founded by Aleister Crowley, one of the two most important goals is to consciously connect with one ’ s Holy Guardian Angel, the " Silent Self ", representative of one's truest divine nature: a process termed “ Knowledge and Conversation .”

The Equinox ( subtitle: " The Review of Scientific Illuminism ") is a series of publications in book form that serves as the official organ of the A ∴ A ∴, a magical order founded by Aleister Crowley ( although material is often of import to its sister organization, Ordo Templi Orientis ).

Within the system of the A ∴ A ∴ magical Order the Great Work of the Probationer Grade is considered to be the pursuit of self-knowledge to, as Crowley said in The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, " obtain the knowledge of the nature and powers of my own being.

Spare would also be invited to join Crowley's new Thelemite magical order, the A ∴ A ∴ or Argenteum Astrum, which had been co-founded with George Cecil Jones in 1907.

Crowley initiated Neuburg into his magical Order, the A ∴ A ∴, wherein he took the magical name of " Frater Omnia Vincam.

However Grant later claimed that his assumption of the XI ° ( Eleventh Degree ) was confirmed in 1946, presumably by Crowley, the same year that he was initiated into the A ∴ A ∴, an associated Thelemic magical order created by Crowley in 1907 after leaving the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

The A ∴ A ∴ was created in 1907 by Aleister Crowley and also teaches magick and Thelema.

The appointment included the opening of the British section of O. T. O., which was called the Mysteria Mystica Maxima or the M ∴ M ∴ M ∴.

Grant met Aleister Crowley in 1944 and was initiated into the A ∴ A ∴ in 1946.

An upgraded official reprint was released in 2011, with the benefit of annotations by Arturo de Hoyos, 33 °, G ∴ C ∴, the Scottish Rite ’ s Grand Archivist and Grand Historian.

The original printing had 861 pages of text, while a 218-page Digest-Index was added by Trevanion W. Hugo, 33 °, G ∴ C ∴, in 1909.

" In 1974 it was initially replaced by Clausen's Commentaries on Morals and Dogma, written by Henry Clausen, 33 °, Sovereign Grand Commander, which in 1988 was itself replaced by A Bridge To Light, by Rex Hutchens, 33 °, G ∴ C ∴, which book continues to be given to initiates into the Scottish Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction.

Titled Albert Pike ’ s Morals and Dogma: Annotated Edition, the work was prepared by Arturo de Hoyos, 33 °, G ∴ C ∴, K. Y. C. H., the Scottish Rite ’ s Grand Archivist and Grand Historian.

The general program was in line with the A ∴ A ∴ course of training, and included daily adorations to the sun, a study of Crowley's writings, regular yogic and ritual practices ( which were to be recorded ), as well as general domestic labor.

which was given the name Mysteria Mystica Maxima, or M ∴ M ∴ M ∴.

* Liber X: Liber Porta Lucis — An account of the sending forth of the Master Therion by the A ∴ A ∴ and an explanation of his mission.

Gaining a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington, he trained as a draughtsman, while also taking a personal interest in Theosophy and the wider Western Esoteric Tradition, becoming briefly involved with Aleister Crowley and his A ∴ A ∴.

Aleister Crowley, who formed the A ∴ A ∴, restructured the Golden Dawn system.

Within the year Crowley had written the Manifesto of the M ∴ M ∴ M ∴ which described its basic ten-degree system with Kellner ’ s three degree Academia Masonica forming the seventh, eighth and ninth degrees.

Various so-called " lineages " of the A ∴ A ∴ survive today that claim to be descended from Crowley.

Another lineage links itself to Crowley through Israel Regardie, claiming that he joined the A ∴ A ∴ when he became Crowley ’ s secretary in 1928, but distanced himself from the organization when the two men parted company four years later in 1932.

However presently there exists no single undisputed central authority of the A ∴ A ∴ such as existed under Crowley and Germer ; nor has any surviving mechanism for the transference of such temporal authority been preserved down to the present day.

Among the many organizations which practice forms of ceremonial magic aside from the Golden Dawn are the A ∴ A ∴, Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Builders of the Adytum.

In the calm which follows the reading of a poem, for example, is the effect produced by the enforced quiet, by the musical quality of words and rhythm, by the sentiments or sense of the poem, by the associations with earlier readings, if it is familiar, by the boost to the self-esteem for the semi-literate, by the diversion of attention, by the sense of security in a legitimized withdrawal, by a kind license for some variety of fantasy life regarded as forbidden, or by half-conscious ideas about the magical power of words??

But the `` marvelous person '' that is supposed to result from Zen exhibits more Chinese practicality than Indian speculation -- he possesses magical powers, and can use them to order nature and to redeem souls.

In certain obscure magical writings of Egyptian origin ἀβραξάς or ἀβρασάξ is found associated with other names which frequently accompany it on gems ; it is also found on the Greek metal tesseræ among other mystic words.

By a probably euphonic inversion the translator of Irenaeus and the other Latin authors have Abraxas, which is found in the magical papyri, and even, though most sparingly, on engraved stones.

Along with tarot divination, astrology is one of the core studies of Western esotericism, and as such has influenced systems of magical belief not only among Western esotericists and Hermeticists, but also belief systems such as Wicca that have borrowed from or been influenced by the Western esoteric tradition.

Hyperborea, which is a lost continent of the Miocene period, and Poseidonis, which is a remnant of Atlantis, are much the same, with a magical culture characterized by bizarreness, cruelty, death and postmortem horrors.

The elemental weapon of air is the dagger which must be painted yellow with magical names and sigils written upon it in violet.

In the Golden Dawn and many other magical systems, each element is associated with one of the cardinal points and is placed under the care of guardian Watchtowers.

It is also usually associated with an unconscious magical ritual to ward off anxiety engendered by these same women .”

Corum is a Vadhagh, one of a race of long-lived beings with limited magical abilities dedicated to peaceful pursuits such as art and poetry.

In circumstances where a character does not have control of an event, such as when a trap or magical effect is triggered or a spell is cast, a saving throw can be used to determine whether the resulting damage is reduced or avoided.

Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain.

In Culhwch and Olwen, it is one of Arthur's most valuable possessions and is used by Arthur's warrior Llenlleawg the Irishman to kill the Irish king Diwrnach while stealing his magical cauldron.

One of the most innovative ideas in Earthdawn is how magical items work.

Each magical item, therefore, is unique by virtue of its history and the scope of its powers.

; Forgotten Futures VIII: Fables and Frolics: Based on the fantasies of E. Nesbit, FF8 is a role-playing game set in a world of childhood magical adventures.

Femspec is a feminist academic journal specializing in speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, mythic explorations in poetry and post-modern fiction, and horror.

The pseudigraphic Testament of Solomon is one of the oldest magical texts.