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Liber AL Study Guide
Chapter II
| Verse | Reference | Context |
|---|---|---|
| AL II, 1–8 | ||
| AL II, 9 | Let there be no difference made | In relation to physical pain |
| Sin and salvation | In relation to similarities with James' idea of “healthy-mindedness” | |
| Stoicism and Thelema | In relation to refraining from reacting negatively to circumstance | |
| The Small Cards of the Tarot | In relation to the Ten of Swords of the Thoth Tarot Deck | |
| AL II, 10–16 | ||
| AL II, 17–18 | The vice of kings | In relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion |
| AL II, 19–20 | ||
| AL II, 21 | The vice of kings | A full examination of this verse, in relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion |
| AL II, 22–23 | True Will | In relation to the “divine order” notion of will |
| AL II, 24–25 | The vice of kings | In relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion |
| AL II, 26 | ||
| AL II, 27–29 | Because, because, because, because…! | A full examination of AL II, 27–33, in relation to “the pit called Because” and “reason is a lie” |
| AL II, 30–31 | Because, because, because, because…! | A full examination of AL II, 27–33, in relation to “the pit called Because” and “reason is a lie” |
| The Small Cards of the Tarot | In relation to the Eight of Wands of the Thoth Tarot Deck | |
| AL II, 32–33 | Because, because, because, because…! | A full examination of AL II, 27–33, in relation to “the pit called Because” and “reason is a lie” |
| AL II, 34–47 | ||
| AL II, 48–49 | The vice of kings | In relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion |
| AL II, 50–51 | ||
| AL II, 52 | The vice of kings | In relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion |
| AL II, 53–56 | ||
| AL II, 57–60 | What's the point of it all? | In relation to liberty and “freedom from purpose” |
| The Ethics of Thelema | In relation to the ethics of Thelema | |
| Thelema, libertarianism, and politics | In relation to a patriarchal rather than a classically libertarian or democractic system of politics | |
| Stoicism and Thelema | In relation to “equality” and “social justice” | |
| The vice of kings | In relation to the Thelemic attitude to compassion | |
| You are not entitled | In relation to external restrictions and feelings of entitlement | |
| More Khabs and Khu | In relation to “self-development” | |
| AL II, 61–70 | ||
| AL II, 71–72 | The Method of Love | In relation the doctrine of “love” as “Expansion … in all directions equally” |
| AL II, 73–76 | ||
| AL II, 77–78 | True Will | In relation to the “cosmic plan” notion of will |
| AL II, 78–79 | ||
