The Commentaries of AL: Being the Equinox Vol. 5, No. 1

""The Commentaries of AL" introduces a new series of "The Equinox" as Volume 5 Number 1, released under the auspices of Marcel Motta, the current Praemonstrator of the A∴A∴ It is the first book to bear the Imprimatur of the Order since the publication of "Liber Aleph" in 1962.

Liber AL vel Legis - The Book of the Law - is an Initiated text whose doctrine is propounded in 220 verses that are to be the guiding principles of makind for the next 2000 years. It was communicated in 1904 through Aleister Crowley, who continually sought to elucidate the mystery of this Book in all his subsequent works. His major effort, the New Comment, was written in the 1920′s.

Crowley's supremely modern point of view in the New Comment has been heightened by Marcelo Motta's editing, which seeks to eliminate matter of non-magickal value, and other material easily consulted in the published writings of the A∴A∴, now more readily available than in Crowley's own lifetime. He has himself written an extensive commentary (carefully distinguished by typestyle) that weaves in and through Crowley's writing with an artistry both provoking and illuminating.

He or she who seeks to penetrate these pages with honesty and courage will be brought to a deeper understanding of the significance of Liber AL, whose law was given for every man and every woman."

This edition includes the facsimile of the original handwritten manuscript of Liber AL.