{"product_id":"book-of-lies-3","title":"Book of Lies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis edition of master magician Aleister Crowley’s sly, witty, and instructive collection of paradoxes includes rarely published commentary by the author himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Written by the famed English occultist Aleister Crowley, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lies \u003c\/i\u003ewas\u003cb\u003e first published in 1913. But later, around 1921, Crowley wrote a separate text of short commentary\u003c\/b\u003e on each of the chapters to assist the reader in the qabalistic interpretation. That commentary is included in this edition from Weiser Books.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The book includes 93 chapters, each of which consists of one page of text. The chapters consist of \u003cb\u003erituals, instructions, obscure allusions, and cryptograms\u003c\/b\u003e. The subject of each chapter is generally determined by its number and its corresponding qabalistic meaning.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sometimes the text is serious and straightforward,” writes Crowley of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lies,\u003c\/i\u003e “sometimes its obscure oracles\u003c\/b\u003e demand deep knowledge of the Qabalah for interpretation, others contain obscure allusions, play upon words, secrets expressed in cryptogram, double or triple meaning which must be combined in order to appreciate the full flavor; others again are subtly ironical or cynical.\u003cb\u003e At first sight the book is a jumble of nonsense intended to insult the reader.\u003c\/b\u003e It requires infinite study, sympathy, intuition and initiation. Given this I do not hesitate to claim that\u003cb\u003e in none other of my writings have I given so profound and comprehensive an exposition of my philosophy.”\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55283874693464,"sku":"9780877285168","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780877285168_4484bbd8-0cc5-4f0f-9f4d-8dcecc50edcb.jpg?v=1778669156","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/book-of-lies-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}