Temple of Thelema

09/08/2026

In The Book of Thoth, Aleister Crowley portrays the Hanged Man as a cenotaph - an empty monument to a dead spiritual current.
And yet, he leaves the Hanged Man hanging.
Crowley was not shy about radically reinventing the Tarot when its symbolism no longer served the New Aeon. But here, he preserves the inversion, the suspension, the water - and the haunting image of the sacrificed god.

If sacrifice is obsolete, why preserve its hieroglyph?
If the formula is dead, why encode it so carefully?

The Hanged Man remains as a provocation - forcing us to confront a far more difficult question: What, if anything, must still be sacrificed in the Aeon of Horus?
And how do we distinguish genuine spiritual relinquishment from self-negation, martyrdom, and the glorification of suffering?

Join Tom Truty for “The Hanged Man and the Nature of Self-Sacrifice,” an exploration of the Hanged Man through Thelemic symbolism and the figure of Shiva. Through the themes of suspension, relinquishment, meditation, and dissolution, we will examine what happens when the striving self exhausts its own momentum - and what may emerge when the structures obscuring True Will begin to fall away.

09/08/2026

Aleister Crowley Quote, “One Star In Sight”

08/08/2026

In the Thelemic year of The Hanged Man, join us as we explore the symbolism behind the enigmatic Norse god Odin and the story of his self-sacrifice by hanging himself from the World Tree. Drawing on Norse mythology, archaeology, psychology, and philosophy, this talk explores themes of sacrifice, ecstatic experience, initiation, wisdom, and the transformative pursuit of spiritual knowledge.
We will explore how the principles of old stories can be transformed for a New Aeon that values personal responsibility, initiative, and freedom while walking the path of the Great Work.

08/07/2026

Quote from the Eight Lectures on Yoga, by Aleister Crowley

07/28/2026

Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions
At the Morgan Library and Museum

Friday, August 7th, 5-8 pm

Reservations are required. Tickets are available one week in advance. Book your ticket starting Aug. 1st.
https://www.themorgan.org/free-friday-evenings

Conceived in two parts, this exhibition explores the origins of tarot in Renaissance Italy and its contemporary relevance as an enduring source of inspiration for twentieth- and twenty-first-century artists.
This exhibition will include original paintings of the Thoth deck by Lady Frieda Harris, working with Aleister Crowley.

More info here:
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tarot

We will go as a group: there will be no tour, just the fellowship as we explore the exhibition together.

Meet in front of the museum at 4:45 pm.

225 Madison Avenue (between 36th and 37th Streets)
Take the 4,5,6,7 or S subway to Grand Central Station, and walk south on Madison.

07/23/2026

Happy Birthday - Lesser Feast of Rose Kelly Crowley
23 July 1874

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=883210447167385&set=a.10159007392280139

Rose Edith Kelly (23 July 1874 – 1932) married noted author, magician and occultist Aleister Crowley in 1903. In 1904, she aided him in the Cairo Working that led to the reception of The Book of the Law, on which Crowley based much of his philosophy and religion, Thelema.

07/20/2026

Tomorrow! Hope to see you there!

Guest speaker: Enrico Fales

07/20/2026

The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley

06/06/2026

"Liber LXI vel Cavsae: The Preliminary Lection" by A. Crowley

05/19/2026

Happening Tomorrow! Hope to see you there!

Details:

In this study group Brooke Stott will compare and contrast three ritual texts for invoking the Holy Guardian Angel: The Book of Abramelin, Liber VIlI (the ritual revealed in the vision of the 8th Aethyr), and Liber Samekh.

We’ll explore variations on a foundational formula to induce altered consciousness through ascetic practices of prayer, meditation, and ritual, with the goal of Knowledge and Conversation.

Some view grimoires and ritual texts as precise recipes that must be replicated with near perfection, while others see them as a formula, containing essential foundational elements integrated with personal preferences and relevant cultural contexts. Examining this series of texts provides an opportunity for a more nuanced exploration and discussion of this question of perfected replication.

Brooke Stott is a psychotherapist, researcher, and doctoral student at Columbia University, with a focus on self perception, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and transformational experiences.