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777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley: Including Gematria & Sepher Sephiroth |  | Author: Aleister Crowley
Creator: Israel Regardie
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 92360
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0877286701
Dewey Decimal Number: 135.4
EAN: 9780877286707
ASIN: 0877286701
Publication Date: June 1, 1986
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This edition includes Liber 777, Gematria (from Equinox Volume 1, Number 5), and Sepher Sephiroth (from Equinox Volume 1, Number 8).
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 An exelent occult reference. June 10, 2010
Altjungr
The table of correspondence is probably Crowley's most genius undertaking. 777's attempt to interconnect the world's diverse traditions and occult topics together under one key scale is nothing short of monumental. While some of his attributions range from questionable to embarrassingly wrong (column XXXIII is particularly disappointing to me) the preponderance of it is not only useful to wizards but to students of comparative religion as well. There is even a section on the I-Ching.
As for the rest of the book, I could take it or leave it. It is mostly about Gematria, to wit, the use of ascribing numerical values to Hebrew letters. As it is well known to me that sounds can be numbers, I failed to get much out of it: hence only 4 stars. But Liber 777 is worth any unused pages.
THE reference book to end them all February 14, 2010
Cammy P (Athens, GA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since this book came out, there have been countless authors writing similar ones in the hopes of achieving a bit of what this one has accomplished. It's a guide for almost any symbol, color, number, planet, deity or archetype you can think of. The difference is that it wasn't meant to end there, yet there are authors making their own washed-down versions without half of the organization and explanations this one has (for example, Eileen Holland's Grimoire of Magical Correspondences), and not bringing anyting new to the table. If you want just one book to begin your research, whether for witchcraft or ceremonial magick, this one is the one for you.
A Fine Qabalstic Reference Guide January 15, 2010
Kelly (San Marino)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
First of all, I dislike the top review by "LVX "rosy-cross" (North America)" that starts out with a smear on Crowley's life. For one, it's a very biased account and second, what difference does it make? Does every book review start with a critique of the author's lifestyle?
As far as 777, the section on Qabalistic correspondences is the best. This is worth the price of admission because with it you can construct viable magick rituals for any purpose. Sure, you probably need another introductory book on magick before you can utilize it, but this is more of a reference book than a how-to manual.
The other two sections are important too, but Gematria is way too over-used in Qabalah, and is in fact not always a reliable way to test spirits and entities as Crowley claims.
Just an All Time Classic February 12, 2008
Allen M. Mahan (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can one say, really, about this . . . this . . . "Masterwork"?!!?
A "Lifetime of Correspondences" doesn't give it . . . "Justice," to me. I mean, it's like calling Martha Stewart's "Roladex-for-NYC Restaurants" a "Phone/cook Book," or something.
Okay: that was lame.
Crowley's _777_ certains makes the life of a "working magickian" one hell of a lot easier, doesn't it? What a misunderstood Master.
A genius, truly. The work is to vast and exacting that it's almost . . . an awe inspiring achievement, to be sure.
Twenty-years-old and STILL not met its match! (((_Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to Cabalistic Magic_, by David Godwin "might" be close, but . . . I've not read that one, yet!!!)))
a MUST HAVE for true occultists January 11, 2008
Tony H. (New England, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner."
~ Aleister Crowley(1875-1947)
Quite simply put, if you are a practicing occultist, Thelemite or not, you NEED this book. It is THE key text in magickal correspondences of our modern times.
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