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Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus
Posted by lashtal on Sol in 12° Pisces : Luna in 13° Libra : dies Martis : Anno IVxvii   (Mar 02, 2010 - 09:47 PM)
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I appear to have overlooked the release of this fascinating book by Paul Weston, a member of LAShTAL.COM. A review will follow…

Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus by Paul Weston is available now from www.aleistercrowley666.co.uk

384 pages. RRP £ 13.99. Worldwide postage.



An Aeon of Horus primer: from the Nazis to the atom bomb, LSD, and UFOlogy.

Beyond the legend of infamy:

Aleister Crowley the occult superstar, yogi, mountaineer, junkie, sexual adventurer, and mystical poet, the supreme prophet of the modern world?

Also Featuring:

Jack Parsons, L Ron Hubbard, Marjorie Cameron, JFC Fuller, Hitler, Jacques Vallee, Charles Manson, Timothy Leary, Guido von List, Meade Layne, Robert Anton Wilson, Phillip K Dick, Gerald Gardner, Rudolf Hess, HP Lovecraft, Rudolf Steiner, George Hunt Williamson, Anton Szandor LaVey, Wilhelm Reich, Gurdjieff, the Beatles, Robert Graves, George Van Tassell, Kenneth Grant, Alex Sanders, William Dudley Pelley, CG Jung, Kenneth Anger, Aldous Huxley, John Keel.

Dealing with diverse and extraordinary subjects:

Babalon Working, Sirius Mystery, Stele of Revealing, psychedelic sixties, Church of Satan, Process Church of the Final Judgement, rebirth of Witchcraft, Manson murders, Thule, orgone energy, Abraxas, Mothman, Illuminati, Men in Black, Gnostic revival, Nazi Occultism, Montauk, Loch Ness monster, Necronomicon, the psychology, magick, and mysticism of Thelema, the crossing of the Abyss, secret cipher, Extra-Terrestrial Gnosis.

An early review has called it "a worthy successor to Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Trigger".

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Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by brianlavelle on Mar 03, 2010 - 12:06 AM
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I finished this recently and really enjoyed it. Its fast pace and diversity of connections certainly reminded me of Wilson's 'Cosmic Trigger' series, so I think that's a very reasonable comparison. Recommended.

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by SSS on Mar 03, 2010 - 06:12 AM
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I just ordered this book, via Pay Pal. With international shipping and the conversion rate (USA) this cost over 30 USD. I'll comment back when I get it and read it.

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by MichaelStaley on Mar 03, 2010 - 02:15 PM
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This is an extremely imaginitive and interesting book with a broad and diverse sweep, making all sorts of connections between Crowley's work and that of others, which are at first sight very dissimilar but which shed a lot of light on both. A great achievement by Paul Weston, and I thoroughly recommend it.

Best wishes,

Michael.

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by gmugmble on Mar 04, 2010 - 09:37 PM
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I have to say, I was disappointed. The author obviously wanted his book to read like Cosmic Trigger or Morning of the Magicians, and show unexpected relationships among seemingly unrelated historical events, but I don't think he succeeded. Much of the book was just a flat account of events, and the connections Weston drew were often simply that two interesting people were doing interesting things at the same time.

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by SSS on Mar 10, 2010 - 08:27 PM
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Just received this book in the mail and noticed that it had not been handled properly when shipped. No Card board insert or stiffener was used during shipping and the binding is bent.A gauge is also taken out of the top of the binding. Not what you want to see when you pay 30USD for a book that cost 13 L.

As far as the contents of the book, one is struck immediately by the small paper inserted into the table of contents which contains corrections due to late changes in the editing process. The page numbers are wrong on a few occasions and a chapter or two is reversed in order. Rather than wait and print the book after the editing was completed they chose to simply print the book "as is". Slip in an insert with some corrections and ship it!

I went ahead and read the chapter entitled " Extraterrestrial Gnossis" and was pleasantly surprised that the book was very well written and NOT a rehash of the same material. The material is thoughtful, lucid, and at times quite funny. The quality of the authors work is well done, wish I could say the same for the publishers...

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by Avalon on Mar 11, 2010 - 04:51 PM
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I have replied directly to SSS re damage in transit as this is first feedback of its kind I have had after copies being shipped worldwide.
Errata slip an unfortunate effect of working to a difficult deadline and conforms to Crowley typo legend. Would like to think this is balanced out by the rather striking cover and the extent to which reading enjoyment might be compromised is minimal.

Re: Paul Weston: Aleister Crowley and the Aeon of Horus


by Chandira on Mar 11, 2010 - 11:14 PM
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Oh, so glad to see this book on here! I LOVED it!!! Paul Weston is a GREAT writer, and there were a whole bunch of things in this book that I hadn't come across before. I think he has a pretty unique and entertaining perspective, too. Doesn't take himself or anything too seriously. A true Agnostic.

I loved the comparison to RAW, because this book reminds me of Cosmic Trigger too!

I have had 3 copies arrive Stateside from the UK all in great condition.

I think whether you pay $13 or $30, you get a good deal. I know that ordering direct from the author supports 'one of us', and that's cool too. Still a great deal at $30. I have paid more for books before now that weren't nearly so good.



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