Diamonds from the Equinox

by Joseph William Marek (Editor), Aleister Crowley

The discerning reader will notice a similarity in title between this comprehensive volume and the book known as “Gems from the Equinox”. We feel this book is a superior product because, unlike Gems, this tome does not have 250pp of sarcastic reviews. In that other volume, editor Israel Regardie noted the difficulty of organizing the contents by subject matter, citing that some instructions included both Yoga and Magical references. We have tackled that problem by organizing the material by the grade in which it is to be worked. Thoughtful consideration has led us to move a very few of these instructions in an effort to make the whole system easier to comprehend. Here is a partial list of items in Diamonds, that are not in The Praemonstrance of the A.’.A.’., The Curriculum of the A.’.A.’., Students Reading List, Liber E Supplementary Instruction in Asana, Postcards to Probationers, X-Rays on Ex-Probationers, The Treasure House of Images, A Description of the Cards of the Tarot, Liber Gaias, The Earth, Liber Viarum Viae, The Dangers of Mysticism, The Training of the Mind, A Note on Genesis, Science and Buddhism, The Soldier and the Hunchback, The High History of Good Sir Palamedes, The Chymical Jousting of Brother Perardua, Aha!, Across the Gulf, Adonis, Two Fragments of Ritual, The Wake World, The Ritual Proper for the Invocation of the Augoeides, Thien Tao, The Evocation of Batzibel, The Ship, The Three Worms and The Rites of Eleusis.

Genres: Thelema

1236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2019

Reviews

[Walter Five · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite phenomenally inclusive, making it of much greater use to the Student/Probationer-- this is a real improvement to Regardie's ''Gems.'' I bought a copy of this as a gift for my Student (and to save wear and tear on *my* rarer editions), and have been greatly impressed. Brother Joseph Marek is long-dedicated Brother of the A.'.A.'. whose self-published "Adeptus Exemptus Thesis Vols. I & II" and ''Hierophant's Task'' are his A.'.A.'. Thesis for those Grades, and clearly show that he's done the work; his familiarity with the tasks of the Probationer and Adeptus inform this edition, and Marek includes a lot of essential material here that one previously had to seek out in other out-of-print and sometimes costly editions of Crowley's works.

And being in paperback, it's affordable for the student. Marek's entire set of The Equinox Vols. 1-10 is also highly recommended, being the best paperback edition of the Equinox released since the Mandrake & Holmes edition from 20+ years ago. Volumes are only available separately.