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The author focuses on the practical and experiential aspects of the path of Thelema, allowing the reader to grasp the true transformative power of the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginners and advanced practitioners alike will find much useful advice here. Shoemaker brings his characteristic down-to-earth style to bear on topics such as ritual and meditation practices, sex magick, astral projection, psychotherapy for magicians, the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, and that pinnacle of attainment known as the crossing of the Abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author's background as a practising psychotherapist allows an entirely unique fusion of esoteric wisdom and cognitive science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most thorough and understandable exposition of the underlying theories and the practical applications of the spiritual disciplines of Thelema currently available. 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