The Book of Lies: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Book of Lies, credited to Aleister Crowley, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Book of Lies by Aleister Crowley. Read in English by P. J. Taylor. The Book of Lies, or Liber 333, is a holy book in the Western occult tradition of Thelema, consisting of 91 short chapters of poems, aphorisms, rituals, and metaphysics. This recording is of the original 1913 publication, and thus omits the further commentaries added by Crowley for subsequent additions. Those familiar with Crowley’s hermetic writings will recognize his subversive and playful style. Beneath the layers of symbolism, contradiction, and blasphemy lies a biting critique of the puritanical social, political, and religious values of the author’s generation. - Summary by P. J. Taylor.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Book of Lies
• Author credits: Aleister Crowley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 2
• Listed recording duration: 1:34:02

Catalogue topics

• religion
• mysticism
• metaphysics
• Occult
• thelema
• hermeticism
• western occult tradition

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapters 0-50 — 55:18
2. 02 - Chapters 51-91 — 38:44

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