The Mystery of the Letters and the Tree of Life: Interrelationships Among Symbols in the Aeon of the Child.
York Beach, Maine: Black Jackal Press, 2012. First Edition. Deluxe Limited Edition of 31 copies, of which this is copy number XXVII. Signed by the author on the title page. Octavo, xiv, 250 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered black leather over blue silk cloth covered boards with raised bands to spine. Publisher's original black cloth slipcase. The Mystery of the Letters and the Tree of Life: Interrelationships Among Symbols in the Aeon of the Child by Robert C. Stein is a substantial modern work of Thelemic studies, Qabalah, and occult symbolism, published by Black Jackal Press in 2012. Drawing heavily on Aleister Crowley’s Class A texts, especially The Book of the Law, Stein undertakes a serious and highly detailed examination of the interrelationships among letters, alphabets, trigrams, Tarot, and Tree of Life symbolism in Thelema, proposing fresh structural interpretations while grounding his study in close reading and comparative analysis. Far from an introductory guide, the book is a challenging and ambitious contribution to contemporary esoteric scholarship, of clear interest to collectors of Thelema, ceremonial magic, Qabalah, and modern occult literature. In fine condition. Item #250
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