The Book of the Law
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The Book of the Law is the foundational occult text of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, presenting its core spiritual and philosophical doctrines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of the Law canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of the Law Context triple: [Ordo Templi Orientis, centralText, The Book of the Law]
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A.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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B.
Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is a foundational scriptural text in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally understood as a written compilation of divine commandments and teachings central to ancient Israelite religion.
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C.
The Key to Theosophy
The Key to Theosophy is a foundational 1889 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that systematically explains the principles, ethics, and aims of the Theosophical movement in a question-and-answer format.
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D.
The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine is Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s foundational theosophical work, presenting an esoteric cosmology and synthesis of religion, philosophy, and science.
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E.
Book of Coming Forth by Day
The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of the Law Target entity description: The Book of the Law is the foundational occult text of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, presenting its core spiritual and philosophical doctrines.
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A.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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B.
Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is a foundational scriptural text in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally understood as a written compilation of divine commandments and teachings central to ancient Israelite religion.
-
C.
The Key to Theosophy
The Key to Theosophy is a foundational 1889 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that systematically explains the principles, ethics, and aims of the Theosophical movement in a question-and-answer format.
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D.
The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine is Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s foundational theosophical work, presenting an esoteric cosmology and synthesis of religion, philosophy, and science.
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E.
Book of Coming Forth by Day
The Book of Coming Forth by Day is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thelemic scripture
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occult text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Liber AL
NERFINISHED
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Liber AL vel Legis NERFINISHED ⓘ Liber CCXX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hadit
NERFINISHED
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Nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra-Hoor-Khuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInThelema | primary scripture ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine | Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterOneSpeaker | Nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterThreeSpeaker | Ra-Hoor-Khuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterTwoSpeaker | Hadit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedSource | praeterhuman intelligence Aiwass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProphecyOf | Aeon of Horus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWritten | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDictation |
1904-04-08
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1904-04-09 ⓘ 1904-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1904 ⓘ |
| famousLine |
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
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Love is the law, love under will. ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| fullPublicationDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric literature
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Western esotericism
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ceremonial magick ⓘ modern occultism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Aeon of Horus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law of Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ True Will NERFINISHED ⓘ magick ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 3 ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
A∴A∴
NERFINISHED
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Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scribe | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | central holy book of Thelema ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters dictated on three successive days ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics of will
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mysticism ⓘ religious law ⓘ |
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