“Prove ail things; hold fast that which is good”. 
St. Paul. 
“Also the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the 
work of the wand and the work of the sword: these he shall learn 
and teach. 
“He must teach ; but he may make severe the ordeals. 
“The word of the Law is 0EAHMA.” 
LIBER AL vel xxxi: The Book of the Law. 
This book is for 
ALL: 
for every man, woman, and child. 
My former work has been misunderstood, and its scope limited, 
by my use of technical terms. It has attracted only too many 
dilettanti and eccentrics, weaklings seeking in “Magic” an escape 
from reality. I myself was first consciously drawn to the subject 
in this way. And it has repelled only too many scientific and 
practicai minds, such as I most designed to influence. 
But 
is for 
MAGICK 
ALL. 
I hâve written this book to help the Banker, the Pugilist, the 
Biologist, the Poet, the Navvy, the Grocer, the Factory Girl, the 
Mathematician, the Stenographer, the Golfer, the Wife, the 
Consul — and ail the rest — to fulfil themselves perfectly, each 
in his or her own proper function. 
Let me explain in a few words how it came about that I blazoned 
the word 
MAGICK 
upon the Banner that I hâve borne before me ail my life. 
Before I touched my teens, I was already aware that I was The 
Beast whose number is 666. I did not understand in the least 
— XV