From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liber OZ
Liber OZ
"Liber OZ" (or "Book 77" is a single page by English au-
77")
thor and occultist Aleister Crowley purporting to declare
See also
mankind’s basic and intrinsic rights according to Crow- • Libri of Aleister Crowley
ley’s philosophy of Thelema. Written in 1941,[1] the work
consists of five succinct and concise paragraphs, being
one of the latest and shortest of Crowley’s many "libri,"
References
or books[2]. [1] ^ Sabazius X°. "Observations on Liber OZ".
Crowley wrote the piece for Louis Wilkinson[1] in or- http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/ozgloss.htm.
der to convey as simply as possible the "O.T.O. plan in [2] The Equinox: The Review of Scientific Illuminism,
words of one syllable" broken down into "five sections: Samuel Weiser, 1990, page 144
moral, bodily, mental, sexual, and the safeguard tyranni- [3] Crowley, Aleister; Desti, Mary & Waddell, Leila
cide...".[3] (2004) [1997]. "Editor’s note to p. 689 Appendix
The document is written in very simple English. No VIII". In Hymenaeus Beta. Magick : Liber ABA, Book 4,
word within Liber OZ has more than one syllable. This is parts I-IV (2nd. revised ed.). York Beach, Maine: S.
to ensure that it will be understandable to anyone who Weiser. p. 788. ISBN 9780877289197.
reads it, no matter what their proficiency in English. OCLC 316894481. http://books.google.com/
The last enumerated statement, "Man has the right books?id=o2KUQHX9yZcC&lpg=RA1-PA788&ots=NnIE9JHON5&dq=
to kill those who would thwart these rights"[4], some- Retrieved 2009-09-13.
times arouses anger in readers who view this statement [4] Crowley, Aleister. "Liber OZ".
as justifying senseless murder. It should be understood http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib77.html.
that the document only allows the action: it does not pre- [5] Sabazius X. "Observations on Liber OZ".
vent or excuse anyone from the consequences of any ac- http://hermetic.com/sabazius/ozgloss.htm.
tions they partake in. Therefore, a man may kill those
who thwarts a right given to him in Liber OZ. However,
he is not spared accountability for the taking of the life
External links
of another human being. He is still subject to legal action, • Full text of Liber OZ (Book 77)
confinement and potential execution.[5]
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